Wikiquote enwikiquote https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.39.0-wmf.22 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Wikiquote Wikiquote talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Gadget Gadget talk Gadget definition Gadget definition talk 4 93 3148749 3148622 2022-07-28T19:11:15Z Zuz (WMF) 3092543 /* Vote for Election Compass Statements */ wikitext text/x-wiki __NEWSECTIONLINK__ {{Wikiquote:Village pump/Header}} == Help needed == Originally when GRP create the ED page I forgot about it, now he's doing it again, could someone help get it deleted? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:51, 1 July 2022 (UTC) :The harder you try, the more likely it is to remain, and the more people will want to look at it. It's like that old fable of trying to catch your breath by running after it. :My advice: let it go. Let it go. Let - it - go. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 17:40, 2 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Antandrus}} {{done}} will do that, thanks for the advice. Also, I got a message from them as well, [https://encyclopediadramatica.online/User:MarioMario456/talk3 here]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:34, 2 July 2022 (UTC) == Results of Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is out! == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{int:please-translate}} [[File:Wiki Loves Folklore Logo.svg|right|150px|frameless]] Hi, Greetings The winners for '''[[c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022|Wiki Loves Folklore 2022]]''' is announced! We are happy to share with you winning images for this year's edition. This year saw over 8,584 images represented on commons in over 92 countries. Kindly see images '''[[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022/Winners|here]]''' Our profound gratitude to all the people who participated and organized local contests and photo walks for this project. We hope to have you contribute to the campaign next year. '''Thank you,''' '''Wiki Loves Folklore International Team''' --[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 16:12, 4 July 2022 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Tiven2240@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Non-Technical_Village_Pumps_distribution_list&oldid=23454230 --> == QOTD == <span style="position: absolute; {{#ifeq:{{{hide}}}|false||{{#ifeq:{{{hide}}}|no||visibility: hidden;}}}}">@[[User:Aphaia]] @[[User:BD2412]] @[[User:DannyS712]] @[[User:Ferien]] @[[User:GreenMeansGo]] @[[User:Illegitimate Barrister]] @[[User:Jusjih]] @[[User:Kalki]] @[[User:Koavf]] @[[User:Mdd]] @[[User:Miszatomic]] @[[User:Ningauble]] @[[User:Pmlineditor]] @[[User:UDScott]] @[[User:Ilovemydoodle]]</span> The Main Page is missing a QOTD! – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:30, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :Nice find. I made a redirect for the time being. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 00:32, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|koavf}} Wow! That was fast. Also, surprised that managed to slip through. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:47, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|koavf}} Also, did you get pinged? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:48, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :::did and got an email in my inbox. Thanks! —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:49, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|koavf}} Why did you get an email? (I didn't send one) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:02, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :::::[[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-watchlist]] —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:26, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::{{ping|Koavf}} Huh? I don't see an email option there. Also, could you please deal with the massive backlog over at [[WQ:VIP]]? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:36, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::My bad: [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-echo]] —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:40, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :Could you not ping all the admins in your message? This left me rather confused as there was no visible ping and I wasn't involved. If something needs urgent admin attention, please go to [[Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard]]. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 15:18, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :: +1. Please do not ping multitudes of people at once, and please do not ''hide'' invisible pings so nobody can see what is going on. ~ [[User:Ningauble|Ningauble]] ([[User talk:Ningauble|talk]]) 20:15, 9 July 2022 (UTC) == Abuse Filter feedback == What are you thoughts on [[User talk:Koavf#Abuse Filter|my proposed additions to the Abuse Filter]]? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:44, 10 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|Koavf|Ferien|Antandrus|UDScott}} Thoughts? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:21, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::I've edited the abuse filter before, but I'm not a whiz at it. Note that blocking edits outright based on some of these filters would certainly disrupt standard editing. I feel like this is probably not the best way to stop vandalism and would want to get more consensus from the community. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:28, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|koavf}} Which in particular concern you? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:40, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::I could easily see someone writing "globally blocked" and tripping an abuse filter tag or your username for that matter. Of course, some settings in the abuse filter will completely block an edit from happening and others will just log that it occurred, but either way is not desirable: stopping legitimate edits is bad and a log that is full of false positives is bad. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:42, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|koavf}} In my request it says that "globally blocked" would only trip it if it was in that specific capitalization (all letters capitalized). – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:50, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::But also "globally blocked lta" (any capitalization) and "et al"? Those are totally valid words that could be used. Also, as I recall, the edit filter takes a toll for computing on the backend, so it's best to not have many edit filter entries. I could be wrong about that, tho. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 07:03, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::::{{ping|koavf}} Well it says that it is only applies non-auto confirmed, so not that big of a deal. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:24, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::I could easily imagine a not auto-confirmed user writing "et al". —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 07:26, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::{{ping|koavf}} {{done|Fixed}}&nbsp; Any others remaining that you are still concerned about? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:29, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::thx/thanx would probably be it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 07:41, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::{{ping|koavf}} {{done|Fixed}}&nbsp; Any more? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:52, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::I don't think so. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 08:02, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::{{ping|koavf}} So, do you support now? And can you add it? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 08:05, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::This still needs consensus and I believe that the edit filter has a kind of high toll, so I'm still on the fence. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 08:07, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::{{ping|koavf}} High toll in terms of what? Also, (roughly) how many for votes for a consensus for something like this? 1? 2? 3? 5? 10? 100? The entire population of the United States?{{humor inline}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 08:09, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::Sorry that I was unclear: I've had a hard time sleeping. What I mean is that, in my recollection, the filter needs to do a lot of computing work, since it needs to review the contents of every edit in real time, so adding a lot of filter rules is advised against. I could be wrong, again, I'm not an edit filter whiz, but I have edited it a little on a couple of projects. Plus, as I called out before, there's a kind of human toll where you may end up with false positives or blocking edits that are valid and that takes manual oversight, so it's hard to know exactly what ruels will result in the most efficient use of time. As for how many are needed for consensus, I don't have a hard number in mind, but I would like to leave this open for a few weeks and I hope get a few others giving feedback, since I'm not terribly confident about my skills with the filter. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 14:23, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, I'm failing to see the point in even adding that to the abuse filter now you have made it public. The reason the abuse filter is private is to make sure LTAs have a hard time trying to edit. Not simply noticing "oh I can't say these words so let me change my behaviour/what I say". This LTA is always trying to get past the abuse filter and sometimes succeeds. There is a reason this abuse filter is rarely discussed on-wiki. Discussing abuse filters should not be on talk pages, let alone anywhere near the village pump. -[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 15:54, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass == :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hi all, Community members in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022|2022 Board of Trustees election]] are invited to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Community_Voting/Election_Compass|propose statements to use in the Election Compass.]] An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views. Here is the timeline for the Election Compass: July 8 - 20: Community members propose statements for the Election Compass July 21 - 22: Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements July 23 - August 1: Volunteers vote on the statements August 2 - 4: Elections Committee selects the top 15 statements August 5 - 12: candidates align themselves with the statements August 15: The Election Compass opens for voters to use to help guide their voting decision The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August. The Elections Committee will oversee the process, supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance team. MSG will check that the questions are clear, there are no duplicates, no typos, and so on. Best, Movement Strategy and Governance ''This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee'' [[User:Zuz (WMF)|Zuz (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Zuz (WMF)|talk]]) 13:30, 11 July 2022 (UTC) == Add template editor right == Some of the most used templates here are protected so only admins can edit, which is important for stopping vandalism, but, a lot of potential for fixes and improvements within these pages is also lost because of it. So, do you think that a separate template editor right should be added? (I'm not specifically talking about me, and by "improvements" I don't mean radical changes) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:30, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :I'm generally in favor of breaking off some of the admin user rights for individuals who have skills and motivation to do certain technical work (templates, interface admin) without doing things like blocking, protecting pages, deleting, etc. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 07:21, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :This seems like a good idea to me. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 02:54, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :'''Support''' – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:44, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :'''Support with caveat''' - Does this differ from 'interface editor' on other projects? [[User:ShakespeareFan00|ShakespeareFan00]] ([[User talk:ShakespeareFan00|talk]]) 14:44, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|ShakespeareFan00}} What is 'interface editor'? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 14:47, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::: [[m:Interface_editors]][[User:ShakespeareFan00|ShakespeareFan00]] ([[User talk:ShakespeareFan00|talk]]) 15:26, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|ShakespeareFan00}} Yes, very different, 'template editor' only includes the right to edit protected templates. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:28, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *I don't really consider myself much apart of the enwikiq community, but while I'm here just dropping a tech note. "template editor" currently would do nothing, for it to be useful the community would need to decide they want another protection level (normally more stringent than "semiprotected" and less stringent than "protected"); then administrators would need to actual configure this protection level on pages. The community would need to determine how this new template editing access should be managed (normally it is "by administrators" technically, with varying local policy rules that you would determine), then add this group to editors that you want to be able to edit the pages that are protected at that level. Most "smaller" (in terms of active editing communities) don't bother with this, the none/semi-protected/fully-protected scheme is sufficient. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 21:32, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :'''Oppose'''. Per [[Special:ProtectedPages]] There are currently 84 fully protected templates and no fully protected modules on this wiki. I do not think it is a good use of time to set up a user group, assign it to people and pages, create policies about use/abuse/granting/revocation, update everything else that comes along with big changes in user rights (templates, scripts, policy, help pages, interface messages, etc) when this new protection level will probably be used on 30-40 pages and will be probably only be granted to 1 or 2 people, it just seems like a lot of extra bureaucracy for not much benefit. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 00:27, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::Noting here that only 12 projects have template editor rights enabled, and one of those is the testing wiki. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 00:50, 18 July 2022 (UTC) : '''Oppose''' Fundamentally tainted proposal given the proposer's propensity to propose new user groups seemingly for the sake of doing so rather than to fill any actual need. [[User:Pppery|Pppery]] ([[User talk:Pppery|talk]]) 03:10, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Pppery}} I have had many occasions where this right would be useful for me. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:13, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Pppery}} Please see [[w:WP:HYE|WP:HYE]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:21, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|koavf}} Is this really a valid reason to vote against something? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:17, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::Any reason could be valid, but I don't think this is a very compelling reason for a no and were I closing this conversation, I don't know that I would count this as being very on-topic. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:46, 19 July 2022 (UTC) == Add revision importer right == {{discussion-closed-top|Withdrawn and starting new vote}} {{center|{{Ombox|image=&nbsp;|text=<h3>Voting results as of July 17, 2022</h2>{{Election results|alliance1=Support|aspan1=4|atotal4=3|apct1=50%|party1=Support|votes1=2|party2=Strong Support|votes2=0|party3=Weak Support|votes3=1|alliance5=Oppose|aspan5=4|atotal8=5|party5=Oppose|votes5=4|party6=Strong Oppose|votes6=0|party7=Weak Oppose|votes7=1|alliance9=Other|aspan9=4|atotal12=2|vatotal12=0|party9=Neutral|votes9=2|vatotal9=0|party10=Withdrawn/re-submitted/invalid|votes10=0|party11=Comment/question|votes11=0|color1=#20ff20|color2=#008e00|color3=#72ff72|color5=#ff0000|color6=#a80000|color7=#ff6868|color9=yellow|color10=black|color11=#efefef|valid=8|invalid=2}}}}}} {{ping|koavf}} This is still in very early stages, but here is a proposal for a new user group containing the following rights: * <code>import</code> * <code>importupload</code> * <code>override-export-depth</code> * <code>mergehistory</code> * <code>tboverride</code> * <code>noratelimit</code> * <code>autoconfirmed</code> * <code>delete-redirect</code> * <code>suppressredirect</code> * <code>oathauth-enable</code> * The ability to self-revoke the right from yourself. What do you think so far? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:27, 12 July 2022 (UTC) === Potential concerns === === Comments === :It's not obvious to me why all of these are lumped together and it seems like straight up importer would work, if the community thought it was necessary or a bureaucrat/steward saw fit to give someone the right. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 07:22, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|koavf}} Well, I am posting this in hopes of getting it approved on phab. Also for the explanations: ::* <code>import</code> Self-explanatory. ::* <code>importupload</code> Self-explanatory. ::* <code>override-export-depth</code> Useful for advanced importing. ::* <code>mergehistory</code> For merging older revisions into page that were not originally imported. ::* <code>noratelimit</code> In case the rate limit triggers from sending too much data. ::* <code>autoconfirmed</code> Basic right. ::* <code>delete-redirect</code> If a page imported page needs to be moved without redirect. ::* <code>oathauth-enable</code> Security reasons as with other user groups. ::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:34, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::I'm fine with it. If you file a ticket at [[phab:]], they will want to see more consensus than this before changing the site preferences. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 23:33, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Thank you! I needed to post this here to get consensus and to get feedback on possible improvements. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:34, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::::{{ping|koavf}} Also, do you think this right should be granted by stewards or bureaucrats? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:35, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::I don't see why this should have to escalate all the way up to stewards. I think the only rights that should be like that are CheckUser and Oversight, but I know that I'm in the minority on that. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 23:43, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::{{ping|koavf}} Wait, what rights other than those two require stewards? Also, I do agree with you. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:51, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::E.g. bureaucrats cannot remove any rights other than those that admins can and the bot flag. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 11:17, 13 July 2022 (UTC) :'''Support''' – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:12, 13 July 2022 (UTC) :<s>'''Neutral''' - I don't know that this is really needed, but I'm not as familiar with the way things work here on Wikiquote. Maybe there's a need that isn't covered by the importers user group? Maybe that group should be modified to include these additional rights? I don't know, so I'm neutral on this proposal. [[User:Nihonjoe|Nihonjoe]] ([[User talk:Nihonjoe|talk]]) 22:15, 13 July 2022 (UTC)</s> Changed to oppose. ::'''Oppose''', for several reasons. ::#I think you're going out of your way to harass anyone who is voting against (or in my case, neutral about) your proposal. Your attempts to strike Ferien's vote (or any of the votes of others whose reasons you deem "invalid") are especially disturbing. How about you let people have opinions that differ from yours, and leave it at that? ::#The gigantic warning (added and continually made more obnoxious with each edit [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Village_pump&diff=next&oldid=3143520 here], [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Village_pump&diff=next&oldid=3143522 here], [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Village_pump&diff=next&oldid=3143526 here], [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Village_pump&diff=next&oldid=3143527 here], and [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Village_pump&diff=next&oldid=3143528 here] is completely unnecessary and only serves to make you look unhinged. ::#As others have pointed out, you don't seem to fully grasp how the various user rights work, and your proposal contains a lot of unnecessary rights bundled together apparently because you want all of the bundled rights and not because they serve any useful general purpose bundled together as proposed. ::#Going off the last point, you have repeatedly failed to express valid reasons how this would be useful to anyone other than yourself. ::For all these reasons (and probably a few others I forgot while typing this), I don't see any valid need for this new user group. [[User:Nihonjoe|Nihonjoe]] ([[User talk:Nihonjoe|talk]]) 08:34, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :'''Seems okay'''; not really sure why it is needed, but I don't seen any compelling reason for not, so I guess that's a tentative support. Open to persuasion if I am missing something. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 02:53, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Antandrus}} Here is some more information/context: ::<code>import</code> I regularly need to import a lot of templates (including revisions), so this would be nice. ::<code>importupload</code> Useful for doing the above automatically, mass-importing pages from another wiki, or importing multiple levels deep. ::<code>override-export-depth</code> Useful for advanced importing. ::<code>mergehistory</code> For merging older revisions into page that were not originally imported. ::<code>tboverride</code> If a page/template you are importing contains/is on the blacklist. ::<code>noratelimit</code> In case you trigger the rate limit for creating too many pages. ::<code>autoconfirmed</code> Basic right. Also, similar to above. ::<code>delete-redirect</code> Deleting a page after it has been merged. ::<code>suppressredirect</code> Same as above. ::<code>oathauth-enable</code> Security reasons as with other user groups. ::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:06, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :'''Oppose''' Import is quite a dangerous tool. On Simple English Wikipedia we do have the importer right but it is rarely used or given out, mainly because you have to be really trusted to use it. Seeing as import could cause so much damage and that damage isn't really reversible without admin tools, you have to have a very large amount of trust in someone to give them import, and at that point if you can trust them so much to use import properly, why not give admin so they can clear up any mess they might make as well. While this is the general attitude on simplewiki, it applies to any WMF site. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 15:56, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Ferien}} Yes, it is a powerful tool, but why are you against this? If it is dangerous, we'll just be extra careful when giving out, like any other user right. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:01, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::It's a powerful tool and it's very difficult to reverse mistakes if you are not an admin. If you're not careful, you can import dozens of templates at once that may not be the ones you wanted to import, and you have to fix these pages or call an admin to delete these pages manually. I am also not voting against you as you seem to be implying below, import is already included in admin and so you are suggesting it should be given to non-admins, which I oppose for the reasons above. [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:44, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|Ferien}} It already '''is''' given to non-admins on many other wikis. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:50, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, but not on Wikiquote. Just because many other wikis have done it wrong doesn't mean we should do it wrong too. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:10, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::{{ping|Ferien}} ::::::{{Blockquote|Just because many other wikis have done it wrong}} ::::::I am not sure if this is humorous or not, but, if it isn't: ::::::: This is a ridiculous comment, just because you don't agree doesn't make it "wrong". Considering this has been done on dozens of wikis, it is probably a good choice for at-least some wikis. By making this comment, it makes your original vote look like it was made in bad faith. ::::::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:23, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, they have done it wrong ''in my opinion''. Your opinion may be different but as I said, I think the same applies for most wikis and unless you are including delete in importer or importer is only added if you have a role like one on some wikis called eliminator which has delete tools and block tools, but not protection, abuse filter etc, I do not think importer on its own is appropriate. That does not make my !vote done in bad faith. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:26, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::{{ping|Ferien}} If you don't think this should be done on ''any'' wiki, make a request on meta, rather than voting here. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:30, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::{{ping|Ferien}} Since your vote is about generally being against the <code>import</code> right for non-admins and not specifically about my request, may I please strike it? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:33, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, not sure why you want to strike my vote, because that is exactly what your request is about. While it doesn't specify non-admins specifically or mention non-admins, that is exactly what you are asking for. Admins already have the import right. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:35, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, I never said that importer being given on other wikis should be reversed. That wouldn't be done on meta anyway, it'd be done for individual communities as they decided to add it there. If other wikis feel that's what works for them, then that's fine. I am not really part of many other wikis' community. Only simplewiki, enwikiquote and to some extent metawiki and enwiki. However, what you were suggesting was that we should give non-admins importer on this wiki because it's done on other wikis, and as I disagree with the importer right being separate as a whole, I do not agree with that argument. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:33, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::{{ping|Ferien}} ::::::::::{{Blockquote|However, what you were suggesting was that we should give non-admins importer on this wiki because it's done on other wikis, and as I disagree with the importer right being separate as a whole, I do not agree with that argument.}} ::::::::::I am suggesting it should be done "because it is done on other wikis", I was just pointing that out. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:38, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::{{ping|Ferien}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 08:03, 16 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, I have already read the message. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 08:52, 16 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::{{ping|Ferien}} Could explain exactly ''why'' you oppose '''''the creation''''' of this right? You have already explained that it is dangerous right, in your opinion, and should be restricted, but why do you not want it created? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:04, 16 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Koavf}} What are your thoughts on this reply? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:17, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::Whether we should have importers and who should be importers are two different things. Admins have all these rights and more, so I don't see the problem. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:17, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|ferien|koavf}} {{u|Koavf}}, just what I was thinking! This isn't an RfRI, this is a feature request. While I would like to have it, whether I get should be held in a vote for that, not if should exist at all. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:33, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::::{{ping|Koavf}} Can the vote be striken-off as invalid? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:33, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::So I assume you're talking about my vote? Is there any reason why it should be struck as invalid? --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:40, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::No. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 10:46, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|Kalki}} Could you vote? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:42, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :: I do not see any compelling need for creating such a user group, and do see that it could develop complications and problems that would have to be sorted out in often tedious ways. ~ <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 20:44, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::I also '''oppose''' this - for many of the reasons already articulated above. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:29, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|Kalki|UDScott}} Could you be more specific, so I could try to improve/re-submit this? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 16:08, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|UDScott}} Could you give me some recommendations on how to improve my proposal? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:08, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::It's not a matter of making tweaks to your proposal that will suddenly convince me - I just don't think this is something we want. I would rather see more users become admins if qualified, rather than adding more roles. I also worry about imports being done improperly and causing other issues. Bottom line is that I just don't see the value in doing this, regardless of how the proposal to do so is worded. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:57, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::{{ping|UDScott}} ::::::{{Blockquote|I also worry about imports being done improperly and causing other issues.}} ::::::Well, I would assume if someone is given, they would know how to import properly. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:02, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::That's quite the logical fallacy you've got going there. Just because someone has garnered enough support to be granted a role in no way means that a process will be performed correctly. Everyone who has been in the admin role has at one time or another made an error - because of a misunderstanding, a lack of technical ability, or simply a mistake. The nomination and approval process that results in one gaining a role does not remove risk of issues. I just don't see the need for this role, especially given the risk involved (and the fact that if errors are made, it is a bit tedious to correct them). I do not support this proposal - I've explained this multiple times, even though I don't believe that I need to justify my lack of support. And a tip, especially as we are in active discussion: there's really no need to continually ping me every time you respond. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:12, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::{{ping|UDScott}} As {{u|Koavf}} said, "Whether we should have importers and who should be importers are two different things. Admins have all these rights and more, so I don't see the problem." Wouldn't that also apply to this vote? ::::::::{{Blockquote|And a tip, especially as we are in active discussion: there's really no need to continually ping me every time you respond.}} ::::::::That's usually how a one-to-one discussion works. ::::::::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:20, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::I am applying it to this vote - to me the risk is too high for ''any''one to have it when I don't see the need for it. And no, pinging someone and just addressing them in the text of the conversation are two different things. Imagine if we were standing at a door having a discussion. You could easily say my name and make your point - or you could ring the doorbell every time before you speak. One is standard behavior and the other is a bit annoying - see the difference? IMHO, pinging should only be used when you have received no response and wish to gain someone's attention. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:26, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::What exactly ''are'' the risks to importing? I understand how it could be used maliciously (e.g. spamming, faking edits, etc.), but I don't see how it could be destructive when used in good faith. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:32, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::I believe Ferien outlined the issues very well above. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:34, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::{{ping|UDScott}} Well, there already are the <code>import</code> and <code>importupload</code> user rights. I never said what the requirements would be or how strictly it would be given out, only the user rights it would contain and how it would work. Are you against the very idea of non-developers importing? And if so, wouldn't you the rights removed entirely? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:41, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|koavf}} Do you have any suggestions as to how I could improve this proposal? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 16:26, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::I do not. It seems like community consensus is tilting against it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 00:58, 16 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|koavf}} Currently the results are: 3 Support, 1 Neutral, 3 Oppose. So, even. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:07, 16 July 2022 (UTC) : '''oppose''' does not seem needed or useful, extremely sensitive rights --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 21:51, 16 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|DannyS712}} Please explain further. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:30, 17 July 2022 (UTC) : '''neutral''' I was aksed to leave feedback, but I rarely edit Wikiquote, how often would this need to be used? [[User:ShakespeareFan00|ShakespeareFan00]] ([[User talk:ShakespeareFan00|talk]]) 14:54, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|ShakespeareFan00}} Very often. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 14:56, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :According to [[Special:log/import]] since the software started logging imports in late 2007 the right has been used a grand total of 171 times, with 97 of those uses being the same person on the same day in 2019. The claim that this would be used "very often" appears to have no basis in the available facts. A breakdown of yearly usage stats for this right: {{collapse| :*2022 - 1 import :*2021 - 16 imports :*2020 - 2 imports :*2019 - 98 imports :*2018 - no imports :*2017 - no imports :*2016 - 1 import :*2015 - no imports :*2014 - no imports :*2013 - no imports :*2012 - no imports :*2011 - 16 imports :*2010 - no imports :*2009 - no imports :*2008 - 37 imports}} :There are also some parts of this proposal that seem bizarre and poorly thought out to me - e.g. why are you including autoconfirmed in this group? Anyone with this right should already be autoconfirmed - this isn't something that should be given to newbies. History merging is quite possibly the most dangerous user right on the site, and should not be given to anyone except admins who have the technical ability to fix any messes it creates. In what situations is the "delete-redirect" right going to be useful - pages don't need to have the exact same name on all wikis, and if there's an existing template redirect in the way importing a new template over the top of it could cause a disaster. "Supress redirect" seems to be unrelated to the act of actually importing pages and seems to have been chucked in so you can history merge stuff? Wikiquote also already has the unused [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=import importer] and [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=transwiki transwiki importers] user groups, which seem to do exactly what you're already asking for. :I don't know if wikiquote allows IP votes in policy decisions, but I would '''Oppose''' this proposal on the basis that the import functionality is so rarely used that the current workload can easily be handled by existing admins, this particular proposal seems to be poorly thought out and bundles a load of rights together that are, at best, tangentially related to importing pages, and that user groups to allow users to import pages already exist. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 20:09, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::# Autoconfirmed is a basic right. ::# How is history merging the most dangerous??? ::# Delete-redirect is '''required''' for this to be done properly '''most''' of the time. ::::* Because it is needed if new revisions are added to the page that the revisions are being imported from. ::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:18, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::Also, '''please''' read the banner at the top. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:19, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|192.76.8.85}} Does this count as a vote or comment. (I am assuming a vote for the timebeing) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:25, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::I don't know why you're directing me to read your idiotically large, obnoxious banner (made extra large and obnoxious in response to my comment!) and to ask you for technical explanations when your responses here are utter nonsense and demonstrate that you don't actually understand what you're proposing. :::*''Autoconfirmed is a basic right.'' - yes, which is why it is utterly pointless to bundle it into an advanced user right supposed to be given to trusted members of the community. Everyone who is granted the import right will already be autoconfirmed. There is no point giving them the right again, it makes as much sense as giving the <code>edit</code> right to admins. :::*''How is history merging the most dangerous???'' - because it can easily make an enormous mess and it has no "undo" functionality. If you accidentally merge together two pages with long co-existent history the only way to unmerge them is to delete the page then manually undelete individual revisions one at a time to separate the page histories out again. Fixing a history merge mistake can take literally hours. It is also completely unnecessary for importers to have this right because it is already built into the import function. :::*''Delete-redirect is required for this to be done properly most of the time. Because it is needed if new revisions are added to the page that the revisions are being imported from.'' - this makes no sense at all, I actually cannot understand what you are trying to say here. The import function can directly add old revisions to an existing page, you just set the import location to the title of the extant page - you don't have to import pages to some other title then merge them together afterwards. :::You can consider this to be a vote. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 20:50, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::::* History merge '''is''' necessary for the follow reason: ::::** Let’s say that Person 1 ''manually'' imports Page 1 to Page 2, then Person 2 (who is an importer) wants to properly import the revisions, but in between these two events Person 3 has modified Page 1, this would cause the import to fail. So what the importer would do is: ::::**# Import the original page to Page 3. ::::**# Merge all revisions in Page 3 (before Person 1 copied Page 1 to Page 2) into Page 2. ::::**# Redirect Page 2 to Page 3. ::::**# Merge all revisions before the redirect in Page 2 into Page 3. ::::**# Use <code>delete-redirect</code> to delete Page 2. ::::**# Use <code>supressredirect</code> to move Page 3 to Page 2. ::::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:59, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::::This doesn't make any kind of sense. You import the page with it's whole history, split the history via the history merge function (?), then combine the history back together, then delete the mess of pages you created? What you would end up with if you followed those instructions is page 3 with the entire edition history of persons 1 2 and 3 included? :::::Again, this work flow is complete and utter nonsense. If you want to perform an import and merge revisions into existing page then you just have to tell the import tool to include history information, and the merge will be done for you. If you just want to import the revisions from before the history fork then make an XML dump of the revisions you want and import that. There is no need at all for this histmerge and redirect mess. :::::Fundamentally though fixing history forking issues is not a job for page importers - it is a job for administrators who have access to the proper page deletion, undeletion and history toolbox. It makes no sense to give users some administrative tools to allow them to, via a unnecessarily convoluted methods, fix an issue that has never actually occurred to date. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 21:33, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::I have this issue very often, that's why I proposed it. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:36, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::{{ping|Koavf}} Is history merge very dangerous? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:43, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::What "issue" are you actually having, because "import revisions from another wiki and merge them into an existing page" is functionality that the import tool already has - you don't need all the extra user rights to do it. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 21:44, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::I meant merging within a wiki. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:47, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::"merging within a wiki" is not a part of any sensible workflow for importing pages. User rights should be set up as groups of related rights that multiple people should find useful, that have similar access requirements, and generally the ability to do an action should be bundled with the ability to undo it. Creating a user group isn't an opportunity to put together a "grab bag" of rights that you personally think you would like. An "importer" right should just contain the stuff needed to import pages, i.e. <code>import</code> and <code>importupload</code>. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 21:57, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::That why is called "'''revision''' importer" and not just "importer". – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:58, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::And what is the supposed difference between this "revision importer" and the regular "importer" right? You can already import revisions and add them to the history of pages using the <code>import</code> and <code>importupload</code> rights. To me this looks like a combination of you not actually knowing what the import right does, a bunch of utterly bizarre suggestions (like the bundled autoconfirmed right) and you trying to make your own personal user group with just the stuff you want in it. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 22:03, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::Maybe "revision editor" or "revision manager" would be a more accurate title? Also, this isn't just for me. If it was, it would also include many other rights (e.g. rollback, templateeditor). – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:06, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::We already have a user group that allows certain people to edit page histories, they're called "administrators". I do not think a user group which allows editors to screw up page histories but does not include the tools to fix them is a good idea. ''this isn't just for me.'' seems to be in direct contradiction to your statement below that the big issue with the existing importer groups is that ''Neither of which fully covers my needs.'' which is it - a general "importer" group for everyone, or a user group specifically tailored to what you want to do. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 00:41, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::A revision editor would be for '''revisions''', not general administrative rights. Revisions editing includes imports. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:42, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::::What is the difference between "general administrative rights" and "revision" rights. They are, as far as I can tell, the same thing. Pages on wikis are nothing but a string of revisions, how is messing around with revisions a distinct operation from messing around with pages? [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 00:50, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::I didn’t say it ''was'' used very often, I said it ''would'' be used very often, '''if implemented'''. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:15, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *I got pinged here from enwiki: enwikiquote already has local admins which have transwiki access, and if there is a good reason this community needs xmlimports the "importer" group could also be added via the existing group process. xmlimport can be "dangerous" so I'd suggest that you not add it to anyone that wouldn't otherwise qualify as an interface admin here. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 21:25, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *:{{ping|Xaosflux}} This would only be given to users who are '''at least''' as trustworthy as interface admins. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:29, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *::{{ping|Xaosflux}} Also, could you ask me more questions, so you could come to a final decision? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:31, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *:::I don't really consider myself part of the enwikiquote community - the primary governance of permissions for this project belongs to them. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 21:36, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *::::{{ping|Xaosflux}} Please, very few regulars here actually vote in these. Outside feedback would be very helpful. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:38, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *:wikiquote already has [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=import importer] and [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=transwiki transwiki importer] groups, but they're not currently used. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 21:35, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *::Neither of which fully covers my needs. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:37, 17 July 2022 (UTC) {{discussion-closed-bottom}} == Reverse-protection cross-(wiki?) RfC (phab) == What is your opinion on [[phab:T312835|this]] feature request? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:45, 12 July 2022 (UTC) == QOTD emergency == {{:WQT:PAA|hide=false}} QOTD is missing! {{done}} by Kalki. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:22, 14 July 2022 (UTC) : I just posted it a couple minutes ago — it is certainly NOT any extraordinary emergency. ~ <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 00:25, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Kalki}} Was already marking as fixed while you were leaving your comment. In-fact a got an edit conflict message. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:27, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{redlink|Redlinks}} on the front page are a pretty big deal. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:07, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|koavf}} Absolutely agreed. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:38, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, please stop pinging all administrators. If there is genuinely an emergency like this that needs an admin, please make your way to [[Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard]]. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 15:23, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == Notice about the revision importer proposal == Originally it was planned to be a discussion only for feedback and improvement, and not a vote since it was nowhere near done. But it accidentally turned into a vote, and as such, failed, as I could provide sufficient information about purpose or how it would work. I will be closing it shortly. I will start a new only for feedback and not voting, after I think it is sufficiently done, I will start a new vote. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:54, 18 July 2022 (UTC) == Feedback on proposal for new user right == {{Notice box|text='''This is not a vote,''' this is simply a discussion related to improving and fixing potential issues with this proposal, users who oppose this may provide feedback on how to make it less unappealing to them, but if you are entirely against it and have no constructive feedback to offer, '''do not comment here.'''<br><big>You may also ask questions here, '''regardless of what you think of the proposal.'''</big>}} This is a proposal for a 'revision importer' right, this would be primarily used for cross-wiki importing, though it will also be used for other purposes. This is needed because a lot of pages and templates that exist on other wikis do not exist here. Also, this can also be used for importing lost pages from dead wikis. (e.g. simple English Wikiquote) This right would be appointed by bureaucrats. Here are the user rights it is planned to contain so far: {{:User:Ilovemydoodle/proposal/usergroups/revision importer}} Here are the reasons for each right: * <code>import</code> — Self-explanatory. * <code>importupload</code> — Self-explanatory. Also helpful for mass-importing pages and in cases where revisions need to manually be modified. * <code>mergehistory</code> — This is needed if a template that has been imported, has been updated on another wiki. * <code>tboverride</code> — If an imported page is on the title blacklist. * <code>autoconfirmed</code> — Potential rate limit issues. (this might not be neccessary) * <code>delete-redirect</code> — Similar to <code>mergehistory</code> * <code>suppressredirect</code> — Same as <code>delete-redirect</code> * <code>oathauth-enable</code> — Security reasons as with other rights. === Examples === Here are some examples where this right would preform better than regular importers or administrators. ==== 1 ==== Let’s say that Person 1 ''manually'' imports Page 1 to Page 2, then Person 2 (who is a revision importer) wants to properly import the revisions, but in between these two events, Person 3 has modified Page 1, this would mean that if it was imported traditionally it would either fail, or would appear to succeed, but all revisions in-between wouldn't be valid for this wiki. (e.g. if a template has to have all mentions of 'Wikipedia' changed to 'Wikiquote', this is pretty obvious, but you could imagine more subtle issues). Then, if someone didn't like certain changes that were made, and rolled-back to an earlier revision, the new versiom wouldn't be valid for this wiki. With this type of importing, the revision import could manually edit the revisions before importing, so all revision would be valid. This could be done via the following process: # Import the original page (from the other wiki) to Page 3. # Merge all revisions in Page 3 (before Person 1 copied Page 1 to Page 2) into Page 2. # Redirect Page 2 to Page 3. # Merge all revisions before the redirect in Page 2 into Page 3. # Use <code>delete-redirect</code> to delete Page 2. # Use <code>supressredirect</code> to move Page 3 to Page 2. === Comments === – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:07, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|AC9016|Nihonjoe|Antandrus|Koavf|Stang|ShakespeareFan00|Rubbish computer|Dave Braunschweig|Atcovi|Ottawahitech}} Thoughts? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:29, 18 July 2022 (UTC) Why are you wasting everyone's time by repeating the exact same discussion as above which will lead to the exact same conclusion? This is an terrible idea for a user group - it is completely redundant to the existing "import" group, contains a load of disjointed and disconnected rights that have no business being bundled together and per the discussion above the proposer is unable to justify why this group should exist or what purpose it is supposed to serve. Going through the list of rights: * <code>import</code> — Already in the import group * <code>importupload</code> — Already in the import group * <code>override-export-depth</code> — Not enabled anywhere for any user group, even stewards. Has the ability to crash medium to large wikis, so the devs are unlikely to approve enabling. The proposer doesn't appear to understand what this does, it has nothing to do with templates, it's intended for content pages, when you export a page with this setting enabled it also exports all linked pages, and all pages linked to those pages and so on until you hit the depth limit. * <code>mergehistory</code> — Unneeded, Import can already merge page histories, extremely dangerous and can easily make a huge mess, should remain restricted to administrators. * <code>tboverride</code> — Unneeded. Not a frequently occurring issue, if a title is deemed unsuitable by the blacklist it can just be imported to a different title, pages don't need to have the same name everywhere. * <code>noratelimit</code> — Unneeded, no-one should be importing pages so quickly they hit the rate limit. * <code>autoconfirmed</code> — Unneeded - everyone even being considered for import user rights should be autoconfirmed. * <code>delete-redirect</code> — Unneeded, not related to importing pages, only included because the proposer apparently doesn't understand how importing pages works. * <code>suppressredirect</code> — Unneeded, not related to importing pages, only included because the proposer apparently doesn't understand how importing pages works. * <code>oathauth-enable</code> — Already in the import group The "proposed" user rights are not possible to implement (the database doesn't track which revisions have been imported) would not get past wmf legal (you cannot view any kind of deleted content without passing an RFA or equivalent process) and duplicate existing admin functionality. My opinion is that the proposer here does not understand what they are proposing, how user rights work, how importing work and has no idea what this user group is supposed to be used for. I am unimpressed that rather than answering the question "what is this supposed to be used for and how is it different from importer/administrator rights" they have decided to shut down the discussion above and start another one on exactly the same thing. I am even more unimpressed that they have left another "notice" telling people that unless they are coming here to tell them how amazing their idea is they are unwelcome to comment. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 01:54, 18 July 2022 (UTC) : '''This is not a vote,''' please read the header. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:55, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::Can you please point out where I voted? '''Please read my comment'''. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 01:56, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::<code>override-export-depth</code> — This might a problem, I will look into this. Thanks for the feedback. :::<code>mergehistory</code> — Already explained. :::<code>tboverride</code> Not frequent, but if you are importing a lot of pages, this could be an issue. :::<code>autoconfirmed</code> Specific cases (e.g. second account, changing accounts, bots, etc.), also there is no harm to adding this right. :::<code>delete-redirect</code> — Already explained. :::<code>supressredirect</code> — Already explained. :::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:03, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::::You haven't "explained <code>mergehistory</code> <code>delete-redirect</code> <code>supressredirect</code>. You've posted a completely ridiculous workflow which would involve using them to do something the import right can already do. ::::Why would <code>tboverride</code> be useful? What kinds of pages are you intending to import where the title would be so terrible it would hit an entry on the blacklist. ::::<code>noratelimit</code> you clearly do not understand what this does, I'll give you a clue, it has nothing to do with the "amount of data" that you're sending to the server. Another clue, import actions aren't even rate limited. ::::<code>autoconfirmed</code> why on earth would you include a user right that the person already has? It's a complete waste of time. If for some reason you need to import pages using a brand new alt account why couldn't you do the normal thing, and assign the user the "confirmed" user rights? ::::You still haven't answered the fundamental question - what is this right supposed to do that the "import" right can't already do, and why do you need all these extra user rights to re-implement functionality that already exists. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 02:16, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::::How do you ''modify'' a revision with regular import? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:22, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::You can use the "import from a file" option and edit the XML before you upload it. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 09:05, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::...which would require the removal and replacement of the existing revisions. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:09, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Why would you be replacing revisions with things that didn't actually exist? The whole point of the page history is to serve as the legally required record of who contributed what content to a page - there is no situation whatsoever where it would be appropriate to replace actual revisions with stuff you made up. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 09:12, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Please see example 1. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:13, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::example 1 is a completely ridiculous workflow that only demonstrates that you don't actually understand how anything works. Even so, at what stage of example 1 do you need to make up revisions that don't actually exist? [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 09:19, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::Anywhere between 2 and 4. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:21, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :This user right would '''not''' allow a user to view deleted content. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:12, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::The <code>view-deleted-imported-revision</code> would fall afoul of [[meta:Limits to configuration changes]], specifically ''Allow non-admins to view deleted stuff''. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 02:17, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::It would only allow the viewing of content deleted using this right, which would be stored separately to admin-deleted content. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:19, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Again, you don't appear to understand how anything actually works. Mediawiki doesn't store deleted revisions separately, they're in the main revision table but flagged as deleted. Non-admins are banned from viewing deleted content, it doesn't matter how it was deleted or what user right was involved. This is a hard limit by the WMF legal department and cannot be overturned via feature requests or consensus. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 09:08, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::::There is a way of storing it separately. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:09, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::Not in the current version of Mediawiki there isn't. Even suppressed material is stored in the main revision table with the <code>DELETED_RESTRICTED</code> flag set. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 09:17, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::It would be stored in the main archive table, it would be differentiated using the unused field <code>ar_flags</code> – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:20, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|koavf}} Do you think more should be addressed in this proposal? If so, what? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:50, 19 July 2022 (UTC) ::No. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:37, 19 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|Koavf}} Sorry, I just realized this now, I meant to say "more questions addressed". – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:53, 19 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Not really. I just think this is your proposal. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:24, 19 July 2022 (UTC) :::::{{ping|koavf}} Do you support it so far? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:25, 19 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::{{ping|koavf}} Also, what do you think the requirements to get this right should be? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:29, 19 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::Just asking for them and the community voting, just like with other rights. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:46, 19 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::I don't object, but I don't have strong feelings on it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:47, 19 July 2022 (UTC) I'm not a frequent contributor to Wikiquote, but I was asked to comment. I don't see a problem with the overall proposal if it meets a community need. However, I would not include <code>noratelimit</code>. There's almost no legitimate reason for a human being to trigger that limit. Save that right for bots. -- [[User:Dave Braunschweig|Dave Braunschweig]] ([[User talk:Dave Braunschweig|talk]]) 16:58, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:06, 18 July 2022 (UTC) *First of all, you should not have started another discussion. It was going fine and people were still giving their opinions on it. In fact there was a point I wanted to respond to you on but couldn't because you closed the discussion. Secondly, seeing as 50% of people opposed, and only 30% supported, I'm just curious why you are still trying to push this idea and encouraging others to not oppose it despite quite a clear result voting-wise but also consensus-wise that the community doesn't want this. And I'm especially concerned about how you have closed another discussion and opened another one where apparently if you are entirely against the proposal, you are not allowed to comment. This makes it harder to find the community consensus that seemed to quite clearly be "we don't want this." --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 19:42, 20 July 2022 (UTC) *:The main issue provided was that there wasn’t any reason to do this (because I did not include one in the original vote), so I am trying to redo this in a better way. Thanks. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:44, 20 July 2022 (UTC) *::You could have always edited the reason in the original discussion, and that would have had the benefit of not freezing the discussion for everyone else who participated... --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 19:50, 20 July 2022 (UTC) *:::Well, I am redoing the ''whole'' proposal, so most of those votes won't matter anymore. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:53, 20 July 2022 (UTC) *::::It seems like the proposal is very similar to the one you just suggested. Just because ''you'' don't think those "votes" don't matter anymore doesn't mean you should move to a completely different discussion on the exact same topic, with some bizarre restrictions on what I should comment and what I should not. I see no reason for you to have opened another discussion and am considering merging it so the community are more aware about what your plans are. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 21:46, 20 July 2022 (UTC) *:::::The original vote was poorly conceived, this is my second attempt, please don't associate this with the original. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:50, 20 July 2022 (UTC) *::::::Sorry but I see no reason to not associate this with the original proposal. Yes, there are a couple of changes based on feedback, however your proposal is essentially the same, but instead, you have decided to discourage people opposed to it from commenting. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 09:13, 21 July 2022 (UTC) *Ok seeing as my opinion is clear at this point - that giving importer to non-admins is generally a bad idea - let's focus on the problems with this proposal. Autoconfirmed is unnecessary. It shouldn't affect rate limit, for autoconfirmed users. Merge history is not needed, although I'm unsure if this is included within importer - you can just import the page again, or update it manually for situations where it's updated on one wiki but not another - which is rare. tboverride - not sure when an imported page would ever be on the title blacklist? Overall, seems as though even more unnecessary admin-level tools are going into a right where not as much trust is necessary. If a person needs this many rights, why not get admin?? --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 21:40, 20 July 2022 (UTC) == Sorry == For leaving feedback requests on far too many user pages, I have stopped, and will only ask users that are actually interested, and can help. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:19, 18 July 2022 (UTC) == Movement Strategy and Governance News - Issue 7 == <div style = "line-height: 1.2"> <span style="font-size:200%;">'''Movement Strategy and Governance News'''</span><br> <span style="font-size:120%; color:#404040;">'''Issue 7, July-September 2022'''</span><span style="font-size:120%; float:right;">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7|'''Read the full newsletter''']]</span> ---- Welcome to the 7th issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News! The newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the implementation of Wikimedia's [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives|Movement Strategy recommendations]], other relevant topics regarding Movement governance, as well as different projects and activities supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance (MSG) team of the Wikimedia Foundation. The MSG Newsletter is delivered quarterly, while the more frequent [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Updates|Movement Strategy Weekly]] will be delivered weekly. Please remember to subscribe [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/MSG Newsletter Subscription|here]] if you would like to receive future issues of this newsletter. </div><div style="margin-top:3px; padding:10px 10px 10px 20px; background:#fffff; border:2px solid #808080; border-radius:4px; font-size:100%;"> * '''Movement sustainability''': Wikimedia Foundation's annual sustainability report has been published. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A1</tvar>|continue reading]]) * '''Improving user experience''': recent improvements on the desktop interface for Wikimedia projects. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A2|continue reading]]) * '''Safety and inclusion''': updates on the revision process of the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A3|continue reading]]) * '''Equity in decisionmaking''': reports from Hubs pilots conversations, recent progress from the Movement Charter Drafting Committee, and a new white paper for futures of participation in the Wikimedia movement. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A4|continue reading]]) * '''Stakeholders coordination''': launch of a helpdesk for Affiliates and volunteer communities working on content partnership. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A5|continue reading]]) * '''Leadership development''': updates on leadership projects by Wikimedia movement organizers in Brazil and Cape Verde. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A6|continue reading]]) * '''Internal knowledge management''': launch of a new portal for technical documentation and community resources. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A7|continue reading]]) * '''Innovate in free knowledge''': high-quality audiovisual resources for scientific experiments and a new toolkit to record oral transcripts. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A8|continue reading]]) * '''Evaluate, iterate, and adapt''': results from the Equity Landscape project pilot ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A9|continue reading]]) * '''Other news and updates''': a new forum to discuss Movement Strategy implementation, upcoming Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election, a new podcast to discuss Movement Strategy, and change of personnel for the Foundation's Movement Strategy and Governance team. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A10|continue reading]]) </div><section end="msg-newsletter"/> [[User:Zuz (WMF)|Zuz (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Zuz (WMF)|talk]]) 22:59, 18 July 2022 (UTC) == Announcing the six candidates for the Board of Trustees election == :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Announcing the six candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election/Short|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Announcing the six candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election/Short}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hi everyone, The Affiliate Representatives have completed their voting period. The selected 2022 Board of Trustees candidates are: * Tobechukwu Precious Friday ([[:m:User:Tochiprecious|Tochiprecious]]) * Farah Jack Mustaklem ([[:m:User:Fjmustak|Fjmustak]]) * Shani Evenstein Sigalov ([[:m:User:Esh77|Esh77]]) * Kunal Mehta ([[:m:User:Legoktm|Legoktm]]) * Michał Buczyński ([[:m:User:Aegis Maelstrom|Aegis Maelstrom]]) * Mike Peel ([[:m:User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]]) You may see more information about the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Results|Results]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Stats|Statistics]] of this Board election. The Affiliate organizations selected representatives to vote on behalf of the Affiliate organization. The Affiliate Representatives proposed questions for the candidates to answer in mid-June. These answers from candidates and the information provided from the Analysis Committee provided support for the representatives as they made their decision. Please take a moment to appreciate the Affiliate Representatives and Analysis Committee members for taking part in this process and helping to grow the Board of Trustees in capacity and diversity. These hours of volunteer work connect us across understanding and perspective. Thank you for your participation. Thank you to the community members who put themselves forward as candidates for the Board of Trustees. Considering joining the Board of Trustees is no small decision. The time and dedication candidates have shown to this point speaks to their commitment to this movement. Congratulations to those candidates who have been selected. A great amount of appreciation and gratitude for those candidates not selected. Please continue to share your leadership with Wikimedia. What can voters do now? [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Results|Review the results of the Affiliate selection process]]. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Announcing the six candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election|Read more here about the next steps in the 2022 Board of Trustee election]]. Best, Movement Strategy and Governance ''This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee''</translate><br /><section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:Zuz (WMF)|Zuz (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Zuz (WMF)|talk]]) 19:35, 20 July 2022 (UTC) == Let's talk about the Desktop Improvements == [[File:Vector 2022 showing language menu with a blue menu trigger and blue menu items 01.jpg|thumb]] Join an online meeting with the team working on the [[mw:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|Desktop Improvements]]! It will take place on '''26 July 2022 at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20220726T1200 12:00 UTC] and [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20220726T1900 19:00 UTC]''' on Zoom. 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You can vote for the statements you would like to see included in the Election Compass on Meta-wiki. An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views. Here is the timeline for the Election Compass: *<s>July 8 - 20: Volunteers propose statements for the Election Compass</s> *<s>July 21 - 22: Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements</s> *July 23 - August 3: Volunteers vote on the statements *August 4: Elections Committee selects the top 15 statements *August 5 - 12: candidates align themselves with the statements *August 16: The Election Compass opens for voters to use to help guide their voting decision The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August Best, Movement Strategy and Governance ''This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee'' [[User:Zuz (WMF)|Zuz (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Zuz (WMF)|talk]]) 17:20, 26 July 2022 (UTC) == Names for cleanup categories == Hello, I'm going to start localising a load of imported clean-up templates over the next few weeks, and I wanted some feedback from the community on what terminology to use for the associated categories. Some of these clean-up templates sort main space pages into categories of the form "Articles needing foo", some of them sort them into categories of the form "Wikiquote pages needing foo" (and some templates have been half-localised and sort them into both!). What is the preferred terminology for these kind of pages? "Article" or "Wikiquote pages"? Just thought I'd get some feedback before editing dozens of templates and making dozens of categories. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 11:18, 28 July 2022 (UTC) hevzjytdi7robaxdxz99mqeo4g7cteh 3148957 3148749 2022-07-29T08:04:38Z Koavf 6765 /* Names for cleanup categories */ Reply wikitext text/x-wiki __NEWSECTIONLINK__ {{Wikiquote:Village pump/Header}} == Help needed == Originally when GRP create the ED page I forgot about it, now he's doing it again, could someone help get it deleted? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:51, 1 July 2022 (UTC) :The harder you try, the more likely it is to remain, and the more people will want to look at it. It's like that old fable of trying to catch your breath by running after it. :My advice: let it go. Let it go. Let - it - go. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 17:40, 2 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Antandrus}} {{done}} will do that, thanks for the advice. Also, I got a message from them as well, [https://encyclopediadramatica.online/User:MarioMario456/talk3 here]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:34, 2 July 2022 (UTC) == Results of Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is out! == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{int:please-translate}} [[File:Wiki Loves Folklore Logo.svg|right|150px|frameless]] Hi, Greetings The winners for '''[[c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022|Wiki Loves Folklore 2022]]''' is announced! We are happy to share with you winning images for this year's edition. This year saw over 8,584 images represented on commons in over 92 countries. Kindly see images '''[[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022/Winners|here]]''' Our profound gratitude to all the people who participated and organized local contests and photo walks for this project. We hope to have you contribute to the campaign next year. '''Thank you,''' '''Wiki Loves Folklore International Team''' --[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 16:12, 4 July 2022 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Tiven2240@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Non-Technical_Village_Pumps_distribution_list&oldid=23454230 --> == QOTD == <span style="position: absolute; {{#ifeq:{{{hide}}}|false||{{#ifeq:{{{hide}}}|no||visibility: hidden;}}}}">@[[User:Aphaia]] @[[User:BD2412]] @[[User:DannyS712]] @[[User:Ferien]] @[[User:GreenMeansGo]] @[[User:Illegitimate Barrister]] @[[User:Jusjih]] @[[User:Kalki]] @[[User:Koavf]] @[[User:Mdd]] @[[User:Miszatomic]] @[[User:Ningauble]] @[[User:Pmlineditor]] @[[User:UDScott]] @[[User:Ilovemydoodle]]</span> The Main Page is missing a QOTD! – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:30, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :Nice find. I made a redirect for the time being. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 00:32, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|koavf}} Wow! That was fast. Also, surprised that managed to slip through. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:47, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|koavf}} Also, did you get pinged? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:48, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :::did and got an email in my inbox. Thanks! —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:49, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|koavf}} Why did you get an email? (I didn't send one) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:02, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :::::[[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-watchlist]] —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:26, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::{{ping|Koavf}} Huh? I don't see an email option there. Also, could you please deal with the massive backlog over at [[WQ:VIP]]? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:36, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::My bad: [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-echo]] —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:40, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :Could you not ping all the admins in your message? This left me rather confused as there was no visible ping and I wasn't involved. If something needs urgent admin attention, please go to [[Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard]]. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 15:18, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :: +1. Please do not ping multitudes of people at once, and please do not ''hide'' invisible pings so nobody can see what is going on. ~ [[User:Ningauble|Ningauble]] ([[User talk:Ningauble|talk]]) 20:15, 9 July 2022 (UTC) == Abuse Filter feedback == What are you thoughts on [[User talk:Koavf#Abuse Filter|my proposed additions to the Abuse Filter]]? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:44, 10 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|Koavf|Ferien|Antandrus|UDScott}} Thoughts? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:21, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::I've edited the abuse filter before, but I'm not a whiz at it. Note that blocking edits outright based on some of these filters would certainly disrupt standard editing. I feel like this is probably not the best way to stop vandalism and would want to get more consensus from the community. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:28, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|koavf}} Which in particular concern you? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:40, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::I could easily see someone writing "globally blocked" and tripping an abuse filter tag or your username for that matter. Of course, some settings in the abuse filter will completely block an edit from happening and others will just log that it occurred, but either way is not desirable: stopping legitimate edits is bad and a log that is full of false positives is bad. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:42, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|koavf}} In my request it says that "globally blocked" would only trip it if it was in that specific capitalization (all letters capitalized). – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:50, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::But also "globally blocked lta" (any capitalization) and "et al"? Those are totally valid words that could be used. Also, as I recall, the edit filter takes a toll for computing on the backend, so it's best to not have many edit filter entries. I could be wrong about that, tho. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 07:03, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::::{{ping|koavf}} Well it says that it is only applies non-auto confirmed, so not that big of a deal. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:24, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::I could easily imagine a not auto-confirmed user writing "et al". —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 07:26, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::{{ping|koavf}} {{done|Fixed}}&nbsp; Any others remaining that you are still concerned about? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:29, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::thx/thanx would probably be it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 07:41, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::{{ping|koavf}} {{done|Fixed}}&nbsp; Any more? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:52, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::I don't think so. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 08:02, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::{{ping|koavf}} So, do you support now? And can you add it? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 08:05, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::This still needs consensus and I believe that the edit filter has a kind of high toll, so I'm still on the fence. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 08:07, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::{{ping|koavf}} High toll in terms of what? Also, (roughly) how many for votes for a consensus for something like this? 1? 2? 3? 5? 10? 100? The entire population of the United States?{{humor inline}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 08:09, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::Sorry that I was unclear: I've had a hard time sleeping. What I mean is that, in my recollection, the filter needs to do a lot of computing work, since it needs to review the contents of every edit in real time, so adding a lot of filter rules is advised against. I could be wrong, again, I'm not an edit filter whiz, but I have edited it a little on a couple of projects. Plus, as I called out before, there's a kind of human toll where you may end up with false positives or blocking edits that are valid and that takes manual oversight, so it's hard to know exactly what ruels will result in the most efficient use of time. As for how many are needed for consensus, I don't have a hard number in mind, but I would like to leave this open for a few weeks and I hope get a few others giving feedback, since I'm not terribly confident about my skills with the filter. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 14:23, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, I'm failing to see the point in even adding that to the abuse filter now you have made it public. The reason the abuse filter is private is to make sure LTAs have a hard time trying to edit. Not simply noticing "oh I can't say these words so let me change my behaviour/what I say". This LTA is always trying to get past the abuse filter and sometimes succeeds. There is a reason this abuse filter is rarely discussed on-wiki. Discussing abuse filters should not be on talk pages, let alone anywhere near the village pump. -[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 15:54, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass == :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hi all, Community members in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022|2022 Board of Trustees election]] are invited to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Community_Voting/Election_Compass|propose statements to use in the Election Compass.]] An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views. Here is the timeline for the Election Compass: July 8 - 20: Community members propose statements for the Election Compass July 21 - 22: Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements July 23 - August 1: Volunteers vote on the statements August 2 - 4: Elections Committee selects the top 15 statements August 5 - 12: candidates align themselves with the statements August 15: The Election Compass opens for voters to use to help guide their voting decision The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August. The Elections Committee will oversee the process, supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance team. MSG will check that the questions are clear, there are no duplicates, no typos, and so on. Best, Movement Strategy and Governance ''This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee'' [[User:Zuz (WMF)|Zuz (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Zuz (WMF)|talk]]) 13:30, 11 July 2022 (UTC) == Add template editor right == Some of the most used templates here are protected so only admins can edit, which is important for stopping vandalism, but, a lot of potential for fixes and improvements within these pages is also lost because of it. So, do you think that a separate template editor right should be added? (I'm not specifically talking about me, and by "improvements" I don't mean radical changes) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:30, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :I'm generally in favor of breaking off some of the admin user rights for individuals who have skills and motivation to do certain technical work (templates, interface admin) without doing things like blocking, protecting pages, deleting, etc. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 07:21, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :This seems like a good idea to me. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 02:54, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :'''Support''' – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:44, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :'''Support with caveat''' - Does this differ from 'interface editor' on other projects? [[User:ShakespeareFan00|ShakespeareFan00]] ([[User talk:ShakespeareFan00|talk]]) 14:44, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|ShakespeareFan00}} What is 'interface editor'? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 14:47, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::: [[m:Interface_editors]][[User:ShakespeareFan00|ShakespeareFan00]] ([[User talk:ShakespeareFan00|talk]]) 15:26, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|ShakespeareFan00}} Yes, very different, 'template editor' only includes the right to edit protected templates. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:28, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *I don't really consider myself much apart of the enwikiq community, but while I'm here just dropping a tech note. "template editor" currently would do nothing, for it to be useful the community would need to decide they want another protection level (normally more stringent than "semiprotected" and less stringent than "protected"); then administrators would need to actual configure this protection level on pages. The community would need to determine how this new template editing access should be managed (normally it is "by administrators" technically, with varying local policy rules that you would determine), then add this group to editors that you want to be able to edit the pages that are protected at that level. Most "smaller" (in terms of active editing communities) don't bother with this, the none/semi-protected/fully-protected scheme is sufficient. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 21:32, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :'''Oppose'''. Per [[Special:ProtectedPages]] There are currently 84 fully protected templates and no fully protected modules on this wiki. I do not think it is a good use of time to set up a user group, assign it to people and pages, create policies about use/abuse/granting/revocation, update everything else that comes along with big changes in user rights (templates, scripts, policy, help pages, interface messages, etc) when this new protection level will probably be used on 30-40 pages and will be probably only be granted to 1 or 2 people, it just seems like a lot of extra bureaucracy for not much benefit. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 00:27, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::Noting here that only 12 projects have template editor rights enabled, and one of those is the testing wiki. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 00:50, 18 July 2022 (UTC) : '''Oppose''' Fundamentally tainted proposal given the proposer's propensity to propose new user groups seemingly for the sake of doing so rather than to fill any actual need. [[User:Pppery|Pppery]] ([[User talk:Pppery|talk]]) 03:10, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Pppery}} I have had many occasions where this right would be useful for me. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:13, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Pppery}} Please see [[w:WP:HYE|WP:HYE]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:21, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|koavf}} Is this really a valid reason to vote against something? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:17, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::Any reason could be valid, but I don't think this is a very compelling reason for a no and were I closing this conversation, I don't know that I would count this as being very on-topic. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:46, 19 July 2022 (UTC) == Add revision importer right == {{discussion-closed-top|Withdrawn and starting new vote}} {{center|{{Ombox|image=&nbsp;|text=<h3>Voting results as of July 17, 2022</h2>{{Election results|alliance1=Support|aspan1=4|atotal4=3|apct1=50%|party1=Support|votes1=2|party2=Strong Support|votes2=0|party3=Weak Support|votes3=1|alliance5=Oppose|aspan5=4|atotal8=5|party5=Oppose|votes5=4|party6=Strong Oppose|votes6=0|party7=Weak Oppose|votes7=1|alliance9=Other|aspan9=4|atotal12=2|vatotal12=0|party9=Neutral|votes9=2|vatotal9=0|party10=Withdrawn/re-submitted/invalid|votes10=0|party11=Comment/question|votes11=0|color1=#20ff20|color2=#008e00|color3=#72ff72|color5=#ff0000|color6=#a80000|color7=#ff6868|color9=yellow|color10=black|color11=#efefef|valid=8|invalid=2}}}}}} {{ping|koavf}} This is still in very early stages, but here is a proposal for a new user group containing the following rights: * <code>import</code> * <code>importupload</code> * <code>override-export-depth</code> * <code>mergehistory</code> * <code>tboverride</code> * <code>noratelimit</code> * <code>autoconfirmed</code> * <code>delete-redirect</code> * <code>suppressredirect</code> * <code>oathauth-enable</code> * The ability to self-revoke the right from yourself. What do you think so far? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:27, 12 July 2022 (UTC) === Potential concerns === === Comments === :It's not obvious to me why all of these are lumped together and it seems like straight up importer would work, if the community thought it was necessary or a bureaucrat/steward saw fit to give someone the right. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 07:22, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|koavf}} Well, I am posting this in hopes of getting it approved on phab. Also for the explanations: ::* <code>import</code> Self-explanatory. ::* <code>importupload</code> Self-explanatory. ::* <code>override-export-depth</code> Useful for advanced importing. ::* <code>mergehistory</code> For merging older revisions into page that were not originally imported. ::* <code>noratelimit</code> In case the rate limit triggers from sending too much data. ::* <code>autoconfirmed</code> Basic right. ::* <code>delete-redirect</code> If a page imported page needs to be moved without redirect. ::* <code>oathauth-enable</code> Security reasons as with other user groups. ::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:34, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::I'm fine with it. If you file a ticket at [[phab:]], they will want to see more consensus than this before changing the site preferences. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 23:33, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Thank you! I needed to post this here to get consensus and to get feedback on possible improvements. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:34, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::::{{ping|koavf}} Also, do you think this right should be granted by stewards or bureaucrats? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:35, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::I don't see why this should have to escalate all the way up to stewards. I think the only rights that should be like that are CheckUser and Oversight, but I know that I'm in the minority on that. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 23:43, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::{{ping|koavf}} Wait, what rights other than those two require stewards? Also, I do agree with you. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:51, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::E.g. bureaucrats cannot remove any rights other than those that admins can and the bot flag. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 11:17, 13 July 2022 (UTC) :'''Support''' – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:12, 13 July 2022 (UTC) :<s>'''Neutral''' - I don't know that this is really needed, but I'm not as familiar with the way things work here on Wikiquote. Maybe there's a need that isn't covered by the importers user group? Maybe that group should be modified to include these additional rights? I don't know, so I'm neutral on this proposal. [[User:Nihonjoe|Nihonjoe]] ([[User talk:Nihonjoe|talk]]) 22:15, 13 July 2022 (UTC)</s> Changed to oppose. ::'''Oppose''', for several reasons. ::#I think you're going out of your way to harass anyone who is voting against (or in my case, neutral about) your proposal. Your attempts to strike Ferien's vote (or any of the votes of others whose reasons you deem "invalid") are especially disturbing. How about you let people have opinions that differ from yours, and leave it at that? ::#The gigantic warning (added and continually made more obnoxious with each edit [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Village_pump&diff=next&oldid=3143520 here], [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Village_pump&diff=next&oldid=3143522 here], [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Village_pump&diff=next&oldid=3143526 here], [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Village_pump&diff=next&oldid=3143527 here], and [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Village_pump&diff=next&oldid=3143528 here] is completely unnecessary and only serves to make you look unhinged. ::#As others have pointed out, you don't seem to fully grasp how the various user rights work, and your proposal contains a lot of unnecessary rights bundled together apparently because you want all of the bundled rights and not because they serve any useful general purpose bundled together as proposed. ::#Going off the last point, you have repeatedly failed to express valid reasons how this would be useful to anyone other than yourself. ::For all these reasons (and probably a few others I forgot while typing this), I don't see any valid need for this new user group. [[User:Nihonjoe|Nihonjoe]] ([[User talk:Nihonjoe|talk]]) 08:34, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :'''Seems okay'''; not really sure why it is needed, but I don't seen any compelling reason for not, so I guess that's a tentative support. Open to persuasion if I am missing something. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 02:53, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Antandrus}} Here is some more information/context: ::<code>import</code> I regularly need to import a lot of templates (including revisions), so this would be nice. ::<code>importupload</code> Useful for doing the above automatically, mass-importing pages from another wiki, or importing multiple levels deep. ::<code>override-export-depth</code> Useful for advanced importing. ::<code>mergehistory</code> For merging older revisions into page that were not originally imported. ::<code>tboverride</code> If a page/template you are importing contains/is on the blacklist. ::<code>noratelimit</code> In case you trigger the rate limit for creating too many pages. ::<code>autoconfirmed</code> Basic right. Also, similar to above. ::<code>delete-redirect</code> Deleting a page after it has been merged. ::<code>suppressredirect</code> Same as above. ::<code>oathauth-enable</code> Security reasons as with other user groups. ::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:06, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :'''Oppose''' Import is quite a dangerous tool. On Simple English Wikipedia we do have the importer right but it is rarely used or given out, mainly because you have to be really trusted to use it. Seeing as import could cause so much damage and that damage isn't really reversible without admin tools, you have to have a very large amount of trust in someone to give them import, and at that point if you can trust them so much to use import properly, why not give admin so they can clear up any mess they might make as well. While this is the general attitude on simplewiki, it applies to any WMF site. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 15:56, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Ferien}} Yes, it is a powerful tool, but why are you against this? If it is dangerous, we'll just be extra careful when giving out, like any other user right. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:01, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::It's a powerful tool and it's very difficult to reverse mistakes if you are not an admin. If you're not careful, you can import dozens of templates at once that may not be the ones you wanted to import, and you have to fix these pages or call an admin to delete these pages manually. I am also not voting against you as you seem to be implying below, import is already included in admin and so you are suggesting it should be given to non-admins, which I oppose for the reasons above. [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:44, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|Ferien}} It already '''is''' given to non-admins on many other wikis. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:50, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, but not on Wikiquote. Just because many other wikis have done it wrong doesn't mean we should do it wrong too. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:10, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::{{ping|Ferien}} ::::::{{Blockquote|Just because many other wikis have done it wrong}} ::::::I am not sure if this is humorous or not, but, if it isn't: ::::::: This is a ridiculous comment, just because you don't agree doesn't make it "wrong". Considering this has been done on dozens of wikis, it is probably a good choice for at-least some wikis. By making this comment, it makes your original vote look like it was made in bad faith. ::::::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:23, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, they have done it wrong ''in my opinion''. Your opinion may be different but as I said, I think the same applies for most wikis and unless you are including delete in importer or importer is only added if you have a role like one on some wikis called eliminator which has delete tools and block tools, but not protection, abuse filter etc, I do not think importer on its own is appropriate. That does not make my !vote done in bad faith. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:26, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::{{ping|Ferien}} If you don't think this should be done on ''any'' wiki, make a request on meta, rather than voting here. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:30, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::{{ping|Ferien}} Since your vote is about generally being against the <code>import</code> right for non-admins and not specifically about my request, may I please strike it? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:33, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, not sure why you want to strike my vote, because that is exactly what your request is about. While it doesn't specify non-admins specifically or mention non-admins, that is exactly what you are asking for. Admins already have the import right. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:35, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, I never said that importer being given on other wikis should be reversed. That wouldn't be done on meta anyway, it'd be done for individual communities as they decided to add it there. If other wikis feel that's what works for them, then that's fine. I am not really part of many other wikis' community. Only simplewiki, enwikiquote and to some extent metawiki and enwiki. However, what you were suggesting was that we should give non-admins importer on this wiki because it's done on other wikis, and as I disagree with the importer right being separate as a whole, I do not agree with that argument. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:33, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::{{ping|Ferien}} ::::::::::{{Blockquote|However, what you were suggesting was that we should give non-admins importer on this wiki because it's done on other wikis, and as I disagree with the importer right being separate as a whole, I do not agree with that argument.}} ::::::::::I am suggesting it should be done "because it is done on other wikis", I was just pointing that out. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:38, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::{{ping|Ferien}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 08:03, 16 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, I have already read the message. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 08:52, 16 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::{{ping|Ferien}} Could explain exactly ''why'' you oppose '''''the creation''''' of this right? You have already explained that it is dangerous right, in your opinion, and should be restricted, but why do you not want it created? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:04, 16 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Koavf}} What are your thoughts on this reply? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:17, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::Whether we should have importers and who should be importers are two different things. Admins have all these rights and more, so I don't see the problem. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:17, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|ferien|koavf}} {{u|Koavf}}, just what I was thinking! This isn't an RfRI, this is a feature request. While I would like to have it, whether I get should be held in a vote for that, not if should exist at all. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:33, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::::{{ping|Koavf}} Can the vote be striken-off as invalid? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:33, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::So I assume you're talking about my vote? Is there any reason why it should be struck as invalid? --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:40, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::No. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 10:46, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|Kalki}} Could you vote? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:42, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :: I do not see any compelling need for creating such a user group, and do see that it could develop complications and problems that would have to be sorted out in often tedious ways. ~ <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 20:44, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::I also '''oppose''' this - for many of the reasons already articulated above. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:29, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|Kalki|UDScott}} Could you be more specific, so I could try to improve/re-submit this? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 16:08, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|UDScott}} Could you give me some recommendations on how to improve my proposal? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:08, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::It's not a matter of making tweaks to your proposal that will suddenly convince me - I just don't think this is something we want. I would rather see more users become admins if qualified, rather than adding more roles. I also worry about imports being done improperly and causing other issues. Bottom line is that I just don't see the value in doing this, regardless of how the proposal to do so is worded. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:57, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::{{ping|UDScott}} ::::::{{Blockquote|I also worry about imports being done improperly and causing other issues.}} ::::::Well, I would assume if someone is given, they would know how to import properly. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:02, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::That's quite the logical fallacy you've got going there. Just because someone has garnered enough support to be granted a role in no way means that a process will be performed correctly. Everyone who has been in the admin role has at one time or another made an error - because of a misunderstanding, a lack of technical ability, or simply a mistake. The nomination and approval process that results in one gaining a role does not remove risk of issues. I just don't see the need for this role, especially given the risk involved (and the fact that if errors are made, it is a bit tedious to correct them). I do not support this proposal - I've explained this multiple times, even though I don't believe that I need to justify my lack of support. And a tip, especially as we are in active discussion: there's really no need to continually ping me every time you respond. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:12, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::{{ping|UDScott}} As {{u|Koavf}} said, "Whether we should have importers and who should be importers are two different things. Admins have all these rights and more, so I don't see the problem." Wouldn't that also apply to this vote? ::::::::{{Blockquote|And a tip, especially as we are in active discussion: there's really no need to continually ping me every time you respond.}} ::::::::That's usually how a one-to-one discussion works. ::::::::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:20, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::I am applying it to this vote - to me the risk is too high for ''any''one to have it when I don't see the need for it. And no, pinging someone and just addressing them in the text of the conversation are two different things. Imagine if we were standing at a door having a discussion. You could easily say my name and make your point - or you could ring the doorbell every time before you speak. One is standard behavior and the other is a bit annoying - see the difference? IMHO, pinging should only be used when you have received no response and wish to gain someone's attention. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:26, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::What exactly ''are'' the risks to importing? I understand how it could be used maliciously (e.g. spamming, faking edits, etc.), but I don't see how it could be destructive when used in good faith. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:32, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::I believe Ferien outlined the issues very well above. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:34, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::{{ping|UDScott}} Well, there already are the <code>import</code> and <code>importupload</code> user rights. I never said what the requirements would be or how strictly it would be given out, only the user rights it would contain and how it would work. Are you against the very idea of non-developers importing? And if so, wouldn't you the rights removed entirely? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:41, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|koavf}} Do you have any suggestions as to how I could improve this proposal? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 16:26, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::I do not. It seems like community consensus is tilting against it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 00:58, 16 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|koavf}} Currently the results are: 3 Support, 1 Neutral, 3 Oppose. So, even. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:07, 16 July 2022 (UTC) : '''oppose''' does not seem needed or useful, extremely sensitive rights --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 21:51, 16 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|DannyS712}} Please explain further. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:30, 17 July 2022 (UTC) : '''neutral''' I was aksed to leave feedback, but I rarely edit Wikiquote, how often would this need to be used? [[User:ShakespeareFan00|ShakespeareFan00]] ([[User talk:ShakespeareFan00|talk]]) 14:54, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|ShakespeareFan00}} Very often. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 14:56, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :According to [[Special:log/import]] since the software started logging imports in late 2007 the right has been used a grand total of 171 times, with 97 of those uses being the same person on the same day in 2019. The claim that this would be used "very often" appears to have no basis in the available facts. A breakdown of yearly usage stats for this right: {{collapse| :*2022 - 1 import :*2021 - 16 imports :*2020 - 2 imports :*2019 - 98 imports :*2018 - no imports :*2017 - no imports :*2016 - 1 import :*2015 - no imports :*2014 - no imports :*2013 - no imports :*2012 - no imports :*2011 - 16 imports :*2010 - no imports :*2009 - no imports :*2008 - 37 imports}} :There are also some parts of this proposal that seem bizarre and poorly thought out to me - e.g. why are you including autoconfirmed in this group? Anyone with this right should already be autoconfirmed - this isn't something that should be given to newbies. History merging is quite possibly the most dangerous user right on the site, and should not be given to anyone except admins who have the technical ability to fix any messes it creates. In what situations is the "delete-redirect" right going to be useful - pages don't need to have the exact same name on all wikis, and if there's an existing template redirect in the way importing a new template over the top of it could cause a disaster. "Supress redirect" seems to be unrelated to the act of actually importing pages and seems to have been chucked in so you can history merge stuff? Wikiquote also already has the unused [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=import importer] and [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=transwiki transwiki importers] user groups, which seem to do exactly what you're already asking for. :I don't know if wikiquote allows IP votes in policy decisions, but I would '''Oppose''' this proposal on the basis that the import functionality is so rarely used that the current workload can easily be handled by existing admins, this particular proposal seems to be poorly thought out and bundles a load of rights together that are, at best, tangentially related to importing pages, and that user groups to allow users to import pages already exist. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 20:09, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::# Autoconfirmed is a basic right. ::# How is history merging the most dangerous??? ::# Delete-redirect is '''required''' for this to be done properly '''most''' of the time. ::::* Because it is needed if new revisions are added to the page that the revisions are being imported from. ::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:18, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::Also, '''please''' read the banner at the top. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:19, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|192.76.8.85}} Does this count as a vote or comment. (I am assuming a vote for the timebeing) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:25, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::I don't know why you're directing me to read your idiotically large, obnoxious banner (made extra large and obnoxious in response to my comment!) and to ask you for technical explanations when your responses here are utter nonsense and demonstrate that you don't actually understand what you're proposing. :::*''Autoconfirmed is a basic right.'' - yes, which is why it is utterly pointless to bundle it into an advanced user right supposed to be given to trusted members of the community. Everyone who is granted the import right will already be autoconfirmed. There is no point giving them the right again, it makes as much sense as giving the <code>edit</code> right to admins. :::*''How is history merging the most dangerous???'' - because it can easily make an enormous mess and it has no "undo" functionality. If you accidentally merge together two pages with long co-existent history the only way to unmerge them is to delete the page then manually undelete individual revisions one at a time to separate the page histories out again. Fixing a history merge mistake can take literally hours. It is also completely unnecessary for importers to have this right because it is already built into the import function. :::*''Delete-redirect is required for this to be done properly most of the time. Because it is needed if new revisions are added to the page that the revisions are being imported from.'' - this makes no sense at all, I actually cannot understand what you are trying to say here. The import function can directly add old revisions to an existing page, you just set the import location to the title of the extant page - you don't have to import pages to some other title then merge them together afterwards. :::You can consider this to be a vote. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 20:50, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::::* History merge '''is''' necessary for the follow reason: ::::** Let’s say that Person 1 ''manually'' imports Page 1 to Page 2, then Person 2 (who is an importer) wants to properly import the revisions, but in between these two events Person 3 has modified Page 1, this would cause the import to fail. So what the importer would do is: ::::**# Import the original page to Page 3. ::::**# Merge all revisions in Page 3 (before Person 1 copied Page 1 to Page 2) into Page 2. ::::**# Redirect Page 2 to Page 3. ::::**# Merge all revisions before the redirect in Page 2 into Page 3. ::::**# Use <code>delete-redirect</code> to delete Page 2. ::::**# Use <code>supressredirect</code> to move Page 3 to Page 2. ::::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:59, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::::This doesn't make any kind of sense. You import the page with it's whole history, split the history via the history merge function (?), then combine the history back together, then delete the mess of pages you created? What you would end up with if you followed those instructions is page 3 with the entire edition history of persons 1 2 and 3 included? :::::Again, this work flow is complete and utter nonsense. If you want to perform an import and merge revisions into existing page then you just have to tell the import tool to include history information, and the merge will be done for you. If you just want to import the revisions from before the history fork then make an XML dump of the revisions you want and import that. There is no need at all for this histmerge and redirect mess. :::::Fundamentally though fixing history forking issues is not a job for page importers - it is a job for administrators who have access to the proper page deletion, undeletion and history toolbox. It makes no sense to give users some administrative tools to allow them to, via a unnecessarily convoluted methods, fix an issue that has never actually occurred to date. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 21:33, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::I have this issue very often, that's why I proposed it. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:36, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::{{ping|Koavf}} Is history merge very dangerous? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:43, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::What "issue" are you actually having, because "import revisions from another wiki and merge them into an existing page" is functionality that the import tool already has - you don't need all the extra user rights to do it. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 21:44, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::I meant merging within a wiki. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:47, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::"merging within a wiki" is not a part of any sensible workflow for importing pages. User rights should be set up as groups of related rights that multiple people should find useful, that have similar access requirements, and generally the ability to do an action should be bundled with the ability to undo it. Creating a user group isn't an opportunity to put together a "grab bag" of rights that you personally think you would like. An "importer" right should just contain the stuff needed to import pages, i.e. <code>import</code> and <code>importupload</code>. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 21:57, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::That why is called "'''revision''' importer" and not just "importer". – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:58, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::And what is the supposed difference between this "revision importer" and the regular "importer" right? You can already import revisions and add them to the history of pages using the <code>import</code> and <code>importupload</code> rights. To me this looks like a combination of you not actually knowing what the import right does, a bunch of utterly bizarre suggestions (like the bundled autoconfirmed right) and you trying to make your own personal user group with just the stuff you want in it. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 22:03, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::Maybe "revision editor" or "revision manager" would be a more accurate title? Also, this isn't just for me. If it was, it would also include many other rights (e.g. rollback, templateeditor). – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:06, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::We already have a user group that allows certain people to edit page histories, they're called "administrators". I do not think a user group which allows editors to screw up page histories but does not include the tools to fix them is a good idea. ''this isn't just for me.'' seems to be in direct contradiction to your statement below that the big issue with the existing importer groups is that ''Neither of which fully covers my needs.'' which is it - a general "importer" group for everyone, or a user group specifically tailored to what you want to do. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 00:41, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::A revision editor would be for '''revisions''', not general administrative rights. Revisions editing includes imports. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:42, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::::What is the difference between "general administrative rights" and "revision" rights. They are, as far as I can tell, the same thing. Pages on wikis are nothing but a string of revisions, how is messing around with revisions a distinct operation from messing around with pages? [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 00:50, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::I didn’t say it ''was'' used very often, I said it ''would'' be used very often, '''if implemented'''. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:15, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *I got pinged here from enwiki: enwikiquote already has local admins which have transwiki access, and if there is a good reason this community needs xmlimports the "importer" group could also be added via the existing group process. xmlimport can be "dangerous" so I'd suggest that you not add it to anyone that wouldn't otherwise qualify as an interface admin here. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 21:25, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *:{{ping|Xaosflux}} This would only be given to users who are '''at least''' as trustworthy as interface admins. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:29, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *::{{ping|Xaosflux}} Also, could you ask me more questions, so you could come to a final decision? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:31, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *:::I don't really consider myself part of the enwikiquote community - the primary governance of permissions for this project belongs to them. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 21:36, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *::::{{ping|Xaosflux}} Please, very few regulars here actually vote in these. Outside feedback would be very helpful. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:38, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *:wikiquote already has [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=import importer] and [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=transwiki transwiki importer] groups, but they're not currently used. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 21:35, 17 July 2022 (UTC) *::Neither of which fully covers my needs. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:37, 17 July 2022 (UTC) {{discussion-closed-bottom}} == Reverse-protection cross-(wiki?) RfC (phab) == What is your opinion on [[phab:T312835|this]] feature request? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:45, 12 July 2022 (UTC) == QOTD emergency == {{:WQT:PAA|hide=false}} QOTD is missing! {{done}} by Kalki. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:22, 14 July 2022 (UTC) : I just posted it a couple minutes ago — it is certainly NOT any extraordinary emergency. ~ <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 00:25, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Kalki}} Was already marking as fixed while you were leaving your comment. In-fact a got an edit conflict message. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:27, 14 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{redlink|Redlinks}} on the front page are a pretty big deal. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:07, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|koavf}} Absolutely agreed. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:38, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, please stop pinging all administrators. If there is genuinely an emergency like this that needs an admin, please make your way to [[Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard]]. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 15:23, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == Notice about the revision importer proposal == Originally it was planned to be a discussion only for feedback and improvement, and not a vote since it was nowhere near done. But it accidentally turned into a vote, and as such, failed, as I could provide sufficient information about purpose or how it would work. I will be closing it shortly. I will start a new only for feedback and not voting, after I think it is sufficiently done, I will start a new vote. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:54, 18 July 2022 (UTC) == Feedback on proposal for new user right == {{Notice box|text='''This is not a vote,''' this is simply a discussion related to improving and fixing potential issues with this proposal, users who oppose this may provide feedback on how to make it less unappealing to them, but if you are entirely against it and have no constructive feedback to offer, '''do not comment here.'''<br><big>You may also ask questions here, '''regardless of what you think of the proposal.'''</big>}} This is a proposal for a 'revision importer' right, this would be primarily used for cross-wiki importing, though it will also be used for other purposes. This is needed because a lot of pages and templates that exist on other wikis do not exist here. Also, this can also be used for importing lost pages from dead wikis. (e.g. simple English Wikiquote) This right would be appointed by bureaucrats. Here are the user rights it is planned to contain so far: {{:User:Ilovemydoodle/proposal/usergroups/revision importer}} Here are the reasons for each right: * <code>import</code> — Self-explanatory. * <code>importupload</code> — Self-explanatory. Also helpful for mass-importing pages and in cases where revisions need to manually be modified. * <code>mergehistory</code> — This is needed if a template that has been imported, has been updated on another wiki. * <code>tboverride</code> — If an imported page is on the title blacklist. * <code>autoconfirmed</code> — Potential rate limit issues. (this might not be neccessary) * <code>delete-redirect</code> — Similar to <code>mergehistory</code> * <code>suppressredirect</code> — Same as <code>delete-redirect</code> * <code>oathauth-enable</code> — Security reasons as with other rights. === Examples === Here are some examples where this right would preform better than regular importers or administrators. ==== 1 ==== Let’s say that Person 1 ''manually'' imports Page 1 to Page 2, then Person 2 (who is a revision importer) wants to properly import the revisions, but in between these two events, Person 3 has modified Page 1, this would mean that if it was imported traditionally it would either fail, or would appear to succeed, but all revisions in-between wouldn't be valid for this wiki. (e.g. if a template has to have all mentions of 'Wikipedia' changed to 'Wikiquote', this is pretty obvious, but you could imagine more subtle issues). Then, if someone didn't like certain changes that were made, and rolled-back to an earlier revision, the new versiom wouldn't be valid for this wiki. With this type of importing, the revision import could manually edit the revisions before importing, so all revision would be valid. This could be done via the following process: # Import the original page (from the other wiki) to Page 3. # Merge all revisions in Page 3 (before Person 1 copied Page 1 to Page 2) into Page 2. # Redirect Page 2 to Page 3. # Merge all revisions before the redirect in Page 2 into Page 3. # Use <code>delete-redirect</code> to delete Page 2. # Use <code>supressredirect</code> to move Page 3 to Page 2. === Comments === – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:07, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|AC9016|Nihonjoe|Antandrus|Koavf|Stang|ShakespeareFan00|Rubbish computer|Dave Braunschweig|Atcovi|Ottawahitech}} Thoughts? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:29, 18 July 2022 (UTC) Why are you wasting everyone's time by repeating the exact same discussion as above which will lead to the exact same conclusion? This is an terrible idea for a user group - it is completely redundant to the existing "import" group, contains a load of disjointed and disconnected rights that have no business being bundled together and per the discussion above the proposer is unable to justify why this group should exist or what purpose it is supposed to serve. Going through the list of rights: * <code>import</code> — Already in the import group * <code>importupload</code> — Already in the import group * <code>override-export-depth</code> — Not enabled anywhere for any user group, even stewards. Has the ability to crash medium to large wikis, so the devs are unlikely to approve enabling. The proposer doesn't appear to understand what this does, it has nothing to do with templates, it's intended for content pages, when you export a page with this setting enabled it also exports all linked pages, and all pages linked to those pages and so on until you hit the depth limit. * <code>mergehistory</code> — Unneeded, Import can already merge page histories, extremely dangerous and can easily make a huge mess, should remain restricted to administrators. * <code>tboverride</code> — Unneeded. Not a frequently occurring issue, if a title is deemed unsuitable by the blacklist it can just be imported to a different title, pages don't need to have the same name everywhere. * <code>noratelimit</code> — Unneeded, no-one should be importing pages so quickly they hit the rate limit. * <code>autoconfirmed</code> — Unneeded - everyone even being considered for import user rights should be autoconfirmed. * <code>delete-redirect</code> — Unneeded, not related to importing pages, only included because the proposer apparently doesn't understand how importing pages works. * <code>suppressredirect</code> — Unneeded, not related to importing pages, only included because the proposer apparently doesn't understand how importing pages works. * <code>oathauth-enable</code> — Already in the import group The "proposed" user rights are not possible to implement (the database doesn't track which revisions have been imported) would not get past wmf legal (you cannot view any kind of deleted content without passing an RFA or equivalent process) and duplicate existing admin functionality. My opinion is that the proposer here does not understand what they are proposing, how user rights work, how importing work and has no idea what this user group is supposed to be used for. I am unimpressed that rather than answering the question "what is this supposed to be used for and how is it different from importer/administrator rights" they have decided to shut down the discussion above and start another one on exactly the same thing. I am even more unimpressed that they have left another "notice" telling people that unless they are coming here to tell them how amazing their idea is they are unwelcome to comment. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 01:54, 18 July 2022 (UTC) : '''This is not a vote,''' please read the header. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:55, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::Can you please point out where I voted? '''Please read my comment'''. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 01:56, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::<code>override-export-depth</code> — This might a problem, I will look into this. Thanks for the feedback. :::<code>mergehistory</code> — Already explained. :::<code>tboverride</code> Not frequent, but if you are importing a lot of pages, this could be an issue. :::<code>autoconfirmed</code> Specific cases (e.g. second account, changing accounts, bots, etc.), also there is no harm to adding this right. :::<code>delete-redirect</code> — Already explained. :::<code>supressredirect</code> — Already explained. :::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:03, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::::You haven't "explained <code>mergehistory</code> <code>delete-redirect</code> <code>supressredirect</code>. You've posted a completely ridiculous workflow which would involve using them to do something the import right can already do. ::::Why would <code>tboverride</code> be useful? What kinds of pages are you intending to import where the title would be so terrible it would hit an entry on the blacklist. ::::<code>noratelimit</code> you clearly do not understand what this does, I'll give you a clue, it has nothing to do with the "amount of data" that you're sending to the server. Another clue, import actions aren't even rate limited. ::::<code>autoconfirmed</code> why on earth would you include a user right that the person already has? It's a complete waste of time. If for some reason you need to import pages using a brand new alt account why couldn't you do the normal thing, and assign the user the "confirmed" user rights? ::::You still haven't answered the fundamental question - what is this right supposed to do that the "import" right can't already do, and why do you need all these extra user rights to re-implement functionality that already exists. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 02:16, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::::How do you ''modify'' a revision with regular import? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:22, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::You can use the "import from a file" option and edit the XML before you upload it. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 09:05, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::...which would require the removal and replacement of the existing revisions. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:09, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Why would you be replacing revisions with things that didn't actually exist? The whole point of the page history is to serve as the legally required record of who contributed what content to a page - there is no situation whatsoever where it would be appropriate to replace actual revisions with stuff you made up. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 09:12, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Please see example 1. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:13, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::example 1 is a completely ridiculous workflow that only demonstrates that you don't actually understand how anything works. Even so, at what stage of example 1 do you need to make up revisions that don't actually exist? [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 09:19, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::Anywhere between 2 and 4. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:21, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :This user right would '''not''' allow a user to view deleted content. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:12, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::The <code>view-deleted-imported-revision</code> would fall afoul of [[meta:Limits to configuration changes]], specifically ''Allow non-admins to view deleted stuff''. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 02:17, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::It would only allow the viewing of content deleted using this right, which would be stored separately to admin-deleted content. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:19, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Again, you don't appear to understand how anything actually works. Mediawiki doesn't store deleted revisions separately, they're in the main revision table but flagged as deleted. Non-admins are banned from viewing deleted content, it doesn't matter how it was deleted or what user right was involved. This is a hard limit by the WMF legal department and cannot be overturned via feature requests or consensus. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 09:08, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::::There is a way of storing it separately. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:09, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::Not in the current version of Mediawiki there isn't. Even suppressed material is stored in the main revision table with the <code>DELETED_RESTRICTED</code> flag set. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 09:17, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::It would be stored in the main archive table, it would be differentiated using the unused field <code>ar_flags</code> – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:20, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|koavf}} Do you think more should be addressed in this proposal? If so, what? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:50, 19 July 2022 (UTC) ::No. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:37, 19 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|Koavf}} Sorry, I just realized this now, I meant to say "more questions addressed". – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:53, 19 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Not really. I just think this is your proposal. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:24, 19 July 2022 (UTC) :::::{{ping|koavf}} Do you support it so far? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:25, 19 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::{{ping|koavf}} Also, what do you think the requirements to get this right should be? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:29, 19 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::Just asking for them and the community voting, just like with other rights. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:46, 19 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::I don't object, but I don't have strong feelings on it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:47, 19 July 2022 (UTC) I'm not a frequent contributor to Wikiquote, but I was asked to comment. I don't see a problem with the overall proposal if it meets a community need. However, I would not include <code>noratelimit</code>. There's almost no legitimate reason for a human being to trigger that limit. Save that right for bots. -- [[User:Dave Braunschweig|Dave Braunschweig]] ([[User talk:Dave Braunschweig|talk]]) 16:58, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:06, 18 July 2022 (UTC) *First of all, you should not have started another discussion. It was going fine and people were still giving their opinions on it. In fact there was a point I wanted to respond to you on but couldn't because you closed the discussion. Secondly, seeing as 50% of people opposed, and only 30% supported, I'm just curious why you are still trying to push this idea and encouraging others to not oppose it despite quite a clear result voting-wise but also consensus-wise that the community doesn't want this. And I'm especially concerned about how you have closed another discussion and opened another one where apparently if you are entirely against the proposal, you are not allowed to comment. This makes it harder to find the community consensus that seemed to quite clearly be "we don't want this." --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 19:42, 20 July 2022 (UTC) *:The main issue provided was that there wasn’t any reason to do this (because I did not include one in the original vote), so I am trying to redo this in a better way. Thanks. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:44, 20 July 2022 (UTC) *::You could have always edited the reason in the original discussion, and that would have had the benefit of not freezing the discussion for everyone else who participated... --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 19:50, 20 July 2022 (UTC) *:::Well, I am redoing the ''whole'' proposal, so most of those votes won't matter anymore. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:53, 20 July 2022 (UTC) *::::It seems like the proposal is very similar to the one you just suggested. Just because ''you'' don't think those "votes" don't matter anymore doesn't mean you should move to a completely different discussion on the exact same topic, with some bizarre restrictions on what I should comment and what I should not. I see no reason for you to have opened another discussion and am considering merging it so the community are more aware about what your plans are. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 21:46, 20 July 2022 (UTC) *:::::The original vote was poorly conceived, this is my second attempt, please don't associate this with the original. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:50, 20 July 2022 (UTC) *::::::Sorry but I see no reason to not associate this with the original proposal. Yes, there are a couple of changes based on feedback, however your proposal is essentially the same, but instead, you have decided to discourage people opposed to it from commenting. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 09:13, 21 July 2022 (UTC) *Ok seeing as my opinion is clear at this point - that giving importer to non-admins is generally a bad idea - let's focus on the problems with this proposal. Autoconfirmed is unnecessary. It shouldn't affect rate limit, for autoconfirmed users. Merge history is not needed, although I'm unsure if this is included within importer - you can just import the page again, or update it manually for situations where it's updated on one wiki but not another - which is rare. tboverride - not sure when an imported page would ever be on the title blacklist? Overall, seems as though even more unnecessary admin-level tools are going into a right where not as much trust is necessary. If a person needs this many rights, why not get admin?? --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 21:40, 20 July 2022 (UTC) == Sorry == For leaving feedback requests on far too many user pages, I have stopped, and will only ask users that are actually interested, and can help. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:19, 18 July 2022 (UTC) == Movement Strategy and Governance News - Issue 7 == <div style = "line-height: 1.2"> <span style="font-size:200%;">'''Movement Strategy and Governance News'''</span><br> <span style="font-size:120%; color:#404040;">'''Issue 7, July-September 2022'''</span><span style="font-size:120%; float:right;">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7|'''Read the full newsletter''']]</span> ---- Welcome to the 7th issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News! 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His greatest work, [[w:The Divine Comedy|''The Divine Comedy'']] (''Divina Commedia''), is considered as one of the greatest literary statements produced in Europe in the medieval period, and is the basis of the modern Italian language. :'''''See also: [[Divine Comedy]]''''' == Quotes == === ''[[w:La Vita Nuova|La Vita Nuova]]'' (1293) === [[File:Dante and beatrice.jpg|thumb|Here [[begins]] a new [[life]].]] [[File:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Beata Beatrix, 1864-1870.jpg|thumb|To her perfection all of beauty tends.]] [[File:Dante-alighieri.jpg|thumb|right|[[Love]] hath so long possessed me for his own<br />And made his lordship so familiar.]] * ''In quella parte del libro de la mia memoria... si trova una rubrica la quale dice: ''Incipit vita nova''.'' ** '''In that book which is <br /> My [[memory]]... <br /> On the first page <br /> That is the chapter when <br /> I first met you <br /> Appear the [[words]]... <br /> Here [[begins]] a new [[life]].''' ** Chapter I, opening lines (as reported in ''The 100 Best Love Poems of All Time'' by Leslie Pockell) * ''Ecce deus fortior me, qui veniens dominabitur mihi.'' ** '''Behold a [[God]] more [[powerful]] than I who comes to [[rule]] over me.''' ** Chapter I (tr. Barbara Reynolds); of [[love]]. * ''ne le braccia avea <br /> madonna involta in un drappo dormendo. <br /> Poi la svegliava, e d'esto core ardendo <br /> lei paventosa umilmente pascea: <br /> appresso gir lo ne vedea piangendo.'' ** In his arms, my lady lay asleep, wrapped in a veil.<br />He woke her then and trembling and obedient<br />She ate that burning [[heart]] out of his [[hand]];<br />Weeping I saw him then depart from me. ** Chapter I, First Sonnet (tr. Mark Musa) * ''Ella è quanto de ben pò far natura;<br />per essemplo di lei bieltà si prova.'' ** She is the sum of nature's universe.<br />'''To her perfection all of [[beauty]] tends.''' ** Chapter XIV, lines 49–50 (tr. Barbara Reynolds) * ''Amore e 'l cor gentil sono una cosa...<br />e così esser l'un sanza l'altro osa<br />com'alma razional sanza ragione.'' ** Love and the gracious heart are a single thing...<br />one can no more be without the other<br />than the reasoning mind without its reason. ** Chapter XVI (tr. Mark Musa) * ''Sì lungiamente m'ha tenuto Amore <br /> e costumato a la sua segnoria'' ** [[Love]] hath so long possessed me for his own<br />And made his lordship so familiar. ** Chapter XXIV ===''[[w:Convivio|Il Convivio]]'' (1304–1307)=== * ''Amor che ne la mente mi ragiona <br /> de la mia donna disiosamente...<br /> che lo 'ntelletto sovr'esse disvia.'' ** Love with delight discourses in my [[mind]] <br />Upon my lady's admirable gifts...<br />Beyond the range of human [[intellect]]. ** ''Trattato Terzo'', line 1. * ''La moralitade è bellezza de la filosofia.'' ** Morality is the beauty of Philosophy. ** ''Trattato Terzo'', Ch. 15. === ''{{w|De Monarchia}}'' (1312-1313) === * ''Nam in omni actione principaliter intenditur ab agente, sive necessitate naturae, sive voluntarie agat, propriam similitudinem explicare, unde fit, quod omne agens, in quantum huiusmodi, delectatur; quia, quum omne quod est appetat suum esse, ac in agendo agentis esse quodammodo amplietur, sequiturde necessitate delectatio... Nihil igitur agit, nisi tale existens, quale patiens fieri debet''... ** For in every action what is primarily intended by the doer, whether he acts from natural necessity or out of free will, it is the disclosure of his own image. Hence it comes about that every doer, in so far as he does, takes delight in doing; since everything that is desires its own being, and since in action the being of the doer is somehow intensified, delight necessarily follows... Thus, nothing acts unless [by acting] it makes patent its latent self. ** Libri iii, Caput XIII, (XV.) emendati Johann Heinrich F. Karl Witte (1874) [https://www.google.com/books/edition/De_monarchia_libri_iii_emendati_per_C_Wi/_RhcAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA25&printsec=frontcover p. 25.] Translation as quoted by [[Hannah Arendt]], ''The Human Condition'' (1958) [https://archive.org/details/humancondition0000aren/page/175/mode/1up p. 175.] ===''Epistolae'' (Letters)=== [[File:Dante Domenico di Michelino Duomo Florence.jpg|thumb|The subject of the whole work, then, taken in the literal sense only is "the state of souls after death" without qualification, for the whole progress of the work hinges on it and about it. Whereas if the work be taken [[allegorically]], the subject is "man as by good or ill deserts, in the exercise of the freedom of his choice, he becomes liable to rewarding or punishing justice."]] * ''Hiis visis, manifestum est quod duplex oportet esse subiectum circa quod currant alterni sensus. Et ideo videndum est de subiecto huius operis, prout ad litteram accipitur; deinde de subiecto, prout allegorice sententiatur. Est ergo subiectum totius operis, litteraliter tantum accepti, status animarum post mortem simpliciter sumptus. Nam de illo et circa illum totius operis versatur processus. Si vero accipiatur opus allegorice, subiectum est homo, prout merendo et demerendo per arbitrii libertatem iustitie premiandi et puniendi obnoxius est.'' ** When we understand this we see clearly that the subject round which the alternative senses play must be twofold. And we must therefore consider the subject of this work [the ''Divine Comedy''] as literally understood, and then its subject as allegorically intended. The subject of the whole work, then, taken in the literal sense only is "the state of souls after death" without qualification, for the whole progress of the work hinges on it and about it. Whereas if the work be taken allegorically, the subject is "man as by good or ill deserts, in the exercise of the freedom of his choice, he becomes liable to rewarding or punishing justice." ** Letter to Can Grande (Epistle XIII, 23–25), as translated by Charles Singleton in his essay "Two Kinds of Allegory" published in ''Dante Studies'' 1 (Harvard University Press, 1954), p. 87. * ''Genus vero philosophie, sub quo hic in toto et parte proceditur, est morale negotium, sive ethica; quia non ad speculandum, sed ad opus inventum est totum et pars.'' ** Now the ''kind of philosophy'' under which we proceed in the whole and in the part is moral philosophy or ethics; because the whole was undertaken not for speculation but for practice. ** Letter to Can Grande (Epistle XIII, 40), as translated by Charles Latham in ''A Translation of Dante's Eleven Letters'' (1891), Letter XI, §16, p. 199. {{Misattributed begin}} == Misattributed == * The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crisis maintain their neutrality. ** [[Henry Powell Spring]] in 1944; popularized by [[John F. Kennedy]] [http://www.bartleby.com/73/1211.html misquoting Dante (24 June 1963)]. Dante placed those who "''non furon ribelli né fur fedeli''" [were neither for nor against God] in a special region near the mouth of Hell; the lowest part of Hell, a lake of ice, was for traitors. ** [http://www.jfklibrary.org/Research/Research-Aids/Ready-Reference/JFK-Quotations.aspx According to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum] President Kennedy got his facts wrong. Dante never made this statement. The closest to what President Kennedy meant is in the Inferno where the souls in the ante-room of hell, who "lived without disgrace and without praise," and the coward angels, who did not rebel but did not resist the cohorts of Lucifer, are condemned to continually chase a banner that is forever changing course while being stung by wasps and horseflies. ** See Canticle I (Inferno), Canto 3, vv 35-42 for the notion of neutrality and where JFK might have paraphrased from. {{Misattributed end}} == Quotes about Dante == :<small>Alphabetized by author </small> [[File:Thomas Stearns Eliot by Lady Ottoline Morrell (1934).jpg|thumb|Dante and [[Shakespeare]] divide the modern world between them; there is no third. ~ [[T. S. Eliot]]]] * And you, beloved children, whose lot it is to promote learning under the magisterium of the Church, continue as you are doing to love and tend the noble poet whom We do not hesitate to call the most eloquent singer of the Christian idea. ** [[Pope Benedict XV]], ''[http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xv/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xv_enc_30041921_in-praeclara-summorum_en.html In Praeclara Summorum]'' (April 30, 1921). * Dante does not come before us as a large catholic mind; rather as a narrow, and even sectarian mind: it is partly the fruit of his age and position, but partly too of his own nature. His greatness has, in all senses, concentred itself into fiery emphasis and depth. He is world-great not because he is world-wide, but because he is world-deep. Through all objects he pierces as it were down into the heart of Being. I know nothing so intense as Dante. ** [[Thomas Carlyle]], "The Hero as Poet" in ''Heroes and Hero-Worship'' (1841). * Redeth the grete poete of Itaille,<br />That highte Dant, for he can al devyse<br />Fro point to point, nat o word wol he faille. ** [[Geoffrey Chaucer]], ''[[w:The Canterbury Tales|The Canterbury Tales]]'' (c. 1390), [[s:Canterbury Tales (ed. Skeat)/Monk|The Monkes Tale]], lines 3650–3652. * I wanted my illustrations for the Dante to be like the faint markings of moisture in a divine cheese. This explains their variegated aspect of butterflies' wings. Mysticism is cheese; Christ is cheese, better still, mountains of cheese! ** [[Salvador Dalí]], ''Diary of a Genius'' (1965), p. 195. * Dante and Shakespeare divide the modern world between them; there is no third. ** [[T. S. Eliot]], "Dante" (1929). * Dante as a poet performs miracles in some of the openings of his lyrics or some of his verses in the ''Commedia''. In an age of convention and formalism he went to Virgil to school; in an age when nothing gave reason to hope for the appearance of a masterpiece of form and structure, he produced such a masterpiece. His creative work is immensely superior in merit to his theorizing, but even these show how, in spite of the limitations of contemporary philosophy and rhetoric he was able to slip through the meshes of the network which encircled him, and to bring the vernacular poetry of Italy, when it was still in its infancy, to heights of perfection and finish that have seldom been equalled and never surpassed. ** Cesare Foligno (1921, Annual Italian Lecture): {{cite journal|title=Dante: The Poet|journal=Proceedings of the British Academy, 1921–1923|volume=10|pages=81–96|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015041879613&view=1up&seq=120}} (quote on p. 96) * I would like to add my voice to those who consider Dante Alighieri an artist of the greatest universal esteem, who through his immortal works still has much to say and offer to those who desire to travel the way to true knowledge, to the authentic discovery of self, of the world, of life's profound and transcendent meaning. ... The ''Comedy'' can be read as a great itinerary, rather as a true pilgrimage, both personal and interior, as well as communal, ecclesial, social and historic. ... Dante is...a prophet of hope, a herald of humanity's possible redemption and liberation, of profound change in every man and woman, of all of humanity. ** [[Pope Francis]], [https://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2015/documents/papa-francesco_20150504_messaggio-dante-alighieri.html Message to the President of the Pontifical Council for Culture for the solemn celebration of the 750th anniversary of the birth of the supreme poet Dante Alighieri] (4 May 2015). * Dante was the first to sing of heaven and of hell, not as the dreams of mythological fiction, but as the objects of a real faith. He was the first who lanched from this promontory on which we stand, into the vast immensity of the universe, traversed the abyss amidst demons and infernal tortures, and mounting afterwards through angelic hosts and undiscovered worlds, gazed with stedfast eye upon the glories of the Highest... Dante was the Columbus who discovered this new world of poesy... Dante probably surpassed even Homer himself. ** Edmund Dorr Griffin, in ''Remains of the Rev. Edmund D. Griffin'' (1831), p. 335. * Dante's corpus as a whole is in certain respects like a testament to the closing medieval age; it shows what the Western world would have been had it not broken from its [[tradition]]. ** [[René Guénon]], ''Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power'' (1929), p. 77 * I love Dante almost as much as the Bible. He is my spiritual food, the rest is ballast. ** [[James Joyce]], as quoted in Richard Ellmann, ''James Joyce'' (1959), p. 226. * Dante has not deigned to take his inspiration from any other. He has wished to be himself, himself alone; in a word, to create. He has occupied a vast space, and has filled it with the superiority of a sublime mind. He is diverse, strong, and gracious. He has imagination, warmth, and enthusiasm. He makes his reader tremble, shed tears, feel the thrill of honor in a way that is the height of art. Severe and menacing, he has terrible imprecations for crime, scourgings for vice, sorrow for misfortune. As a citizen, affected by the laws of the republic, he thunders against its oppressors, but he is always ready to excuse his native city. Florence is ever to him his sweet, beloved country, dear to his heart. I am envious for my dear France, that she has never produced a rival to Dante; that this Colossus has not had his equal among us. No, there is no reputation which can be compared to his. ** [[Napoleon I of France]], ''"Napoleon: In His Own Words"'' (1916), p. 74. * His very words are instinct with spirit; each is as a spark, a burning atom of inextinguishable thought; and many yet lie covered in the ashes of their birth, and pregnant with the lightning which has yet found no conductor. ** [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]], [http://www.bartleby.com/27/23.html ''A Defence of Poetry''] (1821). * That great genius conceived, in his vast imagination, the mysteries of the invisible creation, and unveiled them to the eyes of the astonished world. ** [[w:Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi|Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi]], ''Historical view of the literature of the south of Europe'', translated by Thomas Roscoe, Vol. I (London, 1823), p. 366. * ''Sa réputation s'affermira toujours, parce qu'on ne le lit guère. II y a de lui une vingtaine de traits qu'on sait par cœur: cela suffit pour s'épargner la peine d'examiner le reste.'' ** His reputation will last because he is little read. Twenty pointed things in him are known by rote, which spare people the trouble of being acquainted with the remainder. ** [[Voltaire]], ''Dictionnaire Philosophique'', '[https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/v/voltaire/dictionary/chapter147.html Dante]' (1765), trans. William F. Fleming. ** Variant translation: He enjoys an immortal reputation because he is seldom read. 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templates}} <!-- July 20, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Muslim}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Vfd-template-new}} <!--July 21, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:LTADatabase}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:REDACTED}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Always substitute}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:T}} <!--July 22, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Change title}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Longquote}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ping active users}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Bansock}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Welcome-Formatting}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Banplz}} <!--July 24, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:First article}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Sandbox link}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Userspace linking templates}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:SpellCheck}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-g12}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-copyvio-notice}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of GRP}} <!--July 25, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Stephen Samuel Wise}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Vandalism information}} <!--July 26, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Blockedreason}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Uw-afd5}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ensure AAA contrast ratio}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Templatesnotice}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Closed and Template:Reopen}} <!--July 28, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Msubst}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/WQT Pseudo-namespace}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Module:RedactURL}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Module:Cutdoublenewline}} jfy68wy5i35xjf30gjkftnc2w4vvfy5 3148740 3148737 2022-07-28T18:38:19Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{/header}} [[Category:Votes for deletion|*]] <!--- Requests below ---> = Deletion candidates = <!-- December 30, 2021 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/The Northside Show (season 9)}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/The Northside Show (season 10)}} <!-- January 10, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Project Storm (TV series)}} <!-- March 6, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-meta}} <!-- March 9, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Nitin Pujari}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Chevron Corporation}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Steven Donziger}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/FakeWikipedia}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Tv.com show}} <!-- May 31, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Thisarana Arama}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/We Can Be Heroes}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Deserve it}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Jeremy Lent}} <!-- June 1, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/2022 monkeypox outbreak}} <!-- June 2, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Kelly Townsend}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Laurence Campbell Cooper}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Many Horses}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Mary Olubori}} <!-- June 3, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Tayyab Mahmood Sheikh}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Study Series}} <!-- June 5, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Turning Red}} <!-- June 7, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Tshepang Chilume}} <!-- June 8, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/KIAN BARAZANDEH}} <!-- June 9, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/The Fixies: Top Secret}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Hagumimana Robert}} <!-- June 10, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Kirby: Right Back At Ya!}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Onward (film)}} <!-- June 11, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Sea Patrol}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Pokémon/Season 23}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Alireza Kohany}} <!-- June 13, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:GRP}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:PGRP}} <!-- June 15, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps}} <!-- June 16, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Wiki-sisters}} <!-- June 17, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Knowledge Kids}} <!-- June 18, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Freaky Flyers}} <!-- June 19, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Elito Circa}} <!-- June 25, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:PotentialLTA}} <!-- June 26, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Media of India}} <!-- June 29, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Bowser}} <!-- July 2, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Joshua Habka}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Wataru Mimura}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/2008–09 Keynesian resurgence}} <!-- July 10, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Bulleh Shah}} <!-- July 11, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Mpho Kuaho}} <!-- July 12, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ice Age}} <!-- July 16, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Duplicate (10x)}} <!-- July 19, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Formatting}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:N}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:This}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Vote removed}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Strikethrough templates}} <!-- July 20, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Muslim}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Vfd-template-new}} <!--July 21, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:LTADatabase}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:REDACTED}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Always substitute}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:T}} <!--July 22, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Change title}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Longquote}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ping active users}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Bansock}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Welcome-Formatting}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Banplz}} <!--July 24, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:First article}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Sandbox link}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Userspace linking templates}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:SpellCheck}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-g12}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-copyvio-notice}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of GRP}} <!--July 25, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Stephen Samuel Wise}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Vandalism information}} <!--July 26, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Blockedreason}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Uw-afd5}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ensure AAA contrast ratio}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Templatesnotice}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Closed and Template:Reopen}} <!--July 28, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Msubst}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/WQT Pseudo-namespace}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Module:RedactURL}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Module:Cutdoublenewline}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Module:Cutdoublenewline}} jxxbtspadaetwcu3zwo1c1s34c1i6o3 3148741 3148740 2022-07-28T18:39:11Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{/header}} [[Category:Votes for deletion|*]] <!--- Requests below ---> = Deletion candidates = <!-- December 30, 2021 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/The Northside Show (season 9)}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/The Northside Show (season 10)}} <!-- January 10, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Project Storm (TV series)}} <!-- March 6, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-meta}} <!-- March 9, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Nitin Pujari}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Chevron Corporation}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Steven Donziger}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/FakeWikipedia}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Tv.com show}} <!-- May 31, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Thisarana Arama}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/We Can Be Heroes}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Deserve it}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Jeremy Lent}} <!-- June 1, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/2022 monkeypox outbreak}} <!-- June 2, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Kelly Townsend}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Laurence Campbell Cooper}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Many Horses}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Mary Olubori}} <!-- June 3, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Tayyab Mahmood Sheikh}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Study Series}} <!-- June 5, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Turning Red}} <!-- June 7, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Tshepang Chilume}} <!-- June 8, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/KIAN BARAZANDEH}} <!-- June 9, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/The Fixies: Top Secret}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Hagumimana Robert}} <!-- June 10, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Kirby: Right Back At Ya!}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Onward (film)}} <!-- June 11, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Sea Patrol}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Pokémon/Season 23}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Alireza Kohany}} <!-- June 13, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:GRP}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:PGRP}} <!-- June 15, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps}} <!-- June 16, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Wiki-sisters}} <!-- June 17, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Knowledge Kids}} <!-- June 18, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Freaky Flyers}} <!-- June 19, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Elito Circa}} <!-- June 25, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:PotentialLTA}} <!-- June 26, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Media of India}} <!-- June 29, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Bowser}} <!-- July 2, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Joshua Habka}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Wataru Mimura}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/2008–09 Keynesian resurgence}} <!-- July 10, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Bulleh Shah}} <!-- July 11, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Mpho Kuaho}} <!-- July 12, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ice Age}} <!-- July 16, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Duplicate (10x)}} <!-- July 19, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Formatting}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:N}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:This}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Vote removed}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Strikethrough templates}} <!-- July 20, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Muslim}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Vfd-template-new}} <!--July 21, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:LTADatabase}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:REDACTED}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Always substitute}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:T}} <!--July 22, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Change title}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Longquote}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ping active users}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Bansock}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Welcome-Formatting}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Banplz}} <!--July 24, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:First article}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Sandbox link}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Userspace linking templates}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:SpellCheck}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-g12}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-copyvio-notice}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of GRP}} <!--July 25, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Stephen Samuel Wise}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Vandalism information}} <!--July 26, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Blockedreason}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Uw-afd5}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ensure AAA contrast ratio}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Templatesnotice}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Closed and Template:Reopen}} <!--July 28, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Msubst}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/WQT Pseudo-namespace}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Module:RedactURL}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Module:Cutdoublenewline}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Module:Normalize}} pk5md9o4xatbu7sg07cgb483zz4ts7c 3148974 3148741 2022-07-29T10:31:30Z Rubbish computer 1947194 wikitext text/x-wiki {{/header}} [[Category:Votes for deletion|*]] <!--- Requests below ---> = Deletion candidates = <!-- December 30, 2021 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/The Northside Show (season 9)}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/The Northside Show (season 10)}} <!-- January 10, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Project Storm (TV series)}} <!-- March 6, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-meta}} <!-- March 9, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Nitin Pujari}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Chevron Corporation}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Steven Donziger}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/FakeWikipedia}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Tv.com show}} <!-- May 31, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Thisarana Arama}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/We Can Be Heroes}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Deserve it}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Jeremy Lent}} <!-- June 1, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/2022 monkeypox outbreak}} <!-- June 2, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Kelly Townsend}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Laurence Campbell Cooper}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Many Horses}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Mary Olubori}} <!-- June 3, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Tayyab Mahmood Sheikh}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Study Series}} <!-- June 5, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Turning Red}} <!-- June 7, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Tshepang Chilume}} <!-- June 8, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/KIAN BARAZANDEH}} <!-- June 9, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/The Fixies: Top Secret}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Hagumimana Robert}} <!-- June 10, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Kirby: Right Back At Ya!}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Onward (film)}} <!-- June 11, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Sea Patrol}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Pokémon/Season 23}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Alireza Kohany}} <!-- June 13, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:GRP}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:PGRP}} <!-- June 15, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps}} <!-- June 16, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Wiki-sisters}} <!-- June 17, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Knowledge Kids}} <!-- June 18, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Freaky Flyers}} <!-- June 19, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Elito Circa}} <!-- June 25, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:PotentialLTA}} <!-- June 26, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Media of India}} <!-- June 29, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Bowser}} <!-- July 2, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Joshua Habka}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Wataru Mimura}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/2008–09 Keynesian resurgence}} <!-- July 10, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Bulleh Shah}} <!-- July 11, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Mpho Kuaho}} <!-- July 12, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ice Age}} <!-- July 16, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Duplicate (10x)}} <!-- July 19, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Formatting}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:N}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:This}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Vote removed}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Strikethrough templates}} <!-- July 20, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Muslim}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Vfd-template-new}} <!--July 21, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:LTADatabase}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:REDACTED}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Always substitute}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:T}} <!--July 22, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Change title}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Longquote}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ping active users}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Bansock}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Welcome-Formatting}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Banplz}} <!--July 24, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:First article}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Sandbox link}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Userspace linking templates}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:SpellCheck}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-g12}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-copyvio-notice}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of GRP}} <!--July 25, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Stephen Samuel Wise}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Vandalism information}} <!--July 26, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Blockedreason}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Uw-afd5}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ensure AAA contrast ratio}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Templatesnotice}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Closed and Template:Reopen}} <!--July 28, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Msubst}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/WQT Pseudo-namespace}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Module:RedactURL}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Module:Cutdoublenewline}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Module:Normalize}} <!--July 29, 2022 nominations --> nq26uh7oykhi0znd3woxegdfz2r874r 3148975 3148974 2022-07-29T10:33:13Z Rubbish computer 1947194 wikitext text/x-wiki {{/header}} [[Category:Votes for deletion|*]] <!--- Requests below ---> = Deletion candidates = <!-- December 30, 2021 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/The Northside Show (season 9)}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/The Northside Show (season 10)}} <!-- January 10, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Project Storm (TV series)}} <!-- March 6, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-meta}} <!-- March 9, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Nitin Pujari}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Chevron Corporation}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Steven Donziger}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/FakeWikipedia}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Tv.com show}} <!-- May 31, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Thisarana Arama}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/We Can Be Heroes}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Deserve it}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Jeremy Lent}} <!-- June 1, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/2022 monkeypox outbreak}} <!-- June 2, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Kelly Townsend}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Laurence Campbell Cooper}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Many Horses}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Mary Olubori}} <!-- June 3, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Tayyab Mahmood Sheikh}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Study Series}} <!-- June 5, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Turning Red}} <!-- June 7, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Tshepang Chilume}} <!-- June 8, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/KIAN BARAZANDEH}} <!-- June 9, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/The Fixies: Top Secret}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Hagumimana Robert}} <!-- 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<!--July 29, 2022 nominations --> {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Canis}} {{Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Big Mori}} 016ia2fzdmr0zch6e0dv1l96aaf43d7 0 1547 3148764 3145895 2022-07-28T20:09:10Z 2601:147:4300:47C0:512B:E52D:4B18:13C2 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Lion King|The Lion King]]''''' is a [[w:1994 in film|1994]] Disney animated film in which an [[W:masai lion|East African lion]] cub and heir to the throne of Pride Rock learns his place in [[W:East Africa|Africa]]'s [[W:Tanzania|Tanzania]]'s [[W:Serengeti|Serengeti]]. Tricked into thinking he killed his father, he flees into exile and abandons his identity as the future King, only to return years later to face his past. : ''Directed by [[w:Roger Allers|Roger Allers]] & [[w:Rob Minkoff|Rob Minkoff]]. Screenplay by [[w:Irene Mecchi|Irene Mecchi]], [[w:Jonathan Roberts|Jonathan Roberts]], and [[w:Linda Woolverton|Linda Woolverton]]. Songs by [[w:Tim Rice|Tim Rice]] and [[Elton John]]. ==Pumbaa== * They call me ''MR. PIG!'' ''[looses a war cry]'' * Hey, Timon! You better come look. I think he's still alive. == Simba == * ''[calls out to the sky]'' Yummy! You look delicious, sky. I wanna eat you! * Little roar.. ''[scoffs]'' * Run.. run away, Scar.. and '''''never''''' return! == Scar == * ''[to a [[w:mouse|mouse]] he is about to eat]'' Life's not fair, is it? You see, I... well, I shall never be king. And you... shall never see the light of another day. Adieu. * ''[digs his claws into Mufasa's paws]'' Long live the king. ''[throws Mufasa off the cliff]'' * Run away, Simba. Run. Run away, and never return. * Mufasa's death was a terrible tragedy. But to lose Simba, who had barely begun to live... For me, it is a deep personal loss. So it is with a heavy heart that I assume the throne. Yet, out of the ashes of this tragedy, we shall rise to greet the dawning of a new era, in which [[w:lion|lion]] and [[w:hyena|hyena]] come together in a great and glorious future! == Dialogue == [[File:Serengeti, Tanzania (2337070731).jpg|thumb|When we die, our bodies become the grass, and the [[w:antelope|antelope]] eat the grass. And so we are all connected in the great Circle of Life.]] : '''Scar''': ''[Sarcastically overjoyed]'' Why! If it isn't my big brother descending from on high to mingle with the commoners. : '''Mufasa''': Sarabi and I didn't see you at the presentation of Simba. : '''Scar''': ''[Faking astonishment]'' That was ''TODAY?!'' Oh, I feel simply awful... ''[He turns and start scraping his claws on the rock wall. Zazu cringes at the sound. Admiring his claws]'' ...Must have slipped my mind. : '''Zazu''': Yes, well, as slippery as your mind is, as the king's brother, you should have been ''FIRST'' in line! : ''[Scar clicks his teeth at Zazu, who has flown near his face. Zazu takes cover behind Mufasa's foreleg. Scar bends down to speak to him.]'' : '''Scar''': Well, I was first in line... until the little ''HAIRBALL'' was born. : '''Mufasa''': ''[Lowering his head and meeting Scar eye to eye]'' That "hairball" is my son... and your future king. : '''Scar''': Ohh, I shall practice my curtsy. : ''[Scar turns away and starts to exit]'' : '''Mufasa''': ''[Warning]'' Don't turn your back on ''ME'', Scar. : '''Scar''': ''[Looking back]'' Oh, no, Mufasa. Perhaps ''YOU'' shouldn't turn ''YOUR'' back on me. : '''Mufasa''': ''[Roars and literally jumps in front of Scar, baring his teeth for the first time]'' '''''IS THAT A CHALLENGE?!''''' : '''Scar''': Temper, temper. I wouldn't ''DREAM'' of challenging you. : '''Zazu''': Pity! Why not? : '''Scar''': ''[Looking at Zazu]'' Well, as far as brains go, I got the lion's share. But, when it comes to ''BRUTE STRENGTH'' ''[looking at Mufasa]'' ...I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool. : ''[Exit Scar]'' : '''Zazu''': ''[Deep sigh]'' There's one in every family, sire... ''TWO'' in mine, actually. ''[perches on Mufasa's shoulder]'' And they always manage to ruin special occasions. : '''Mufasa''': What am I going to do with him? : '''Zazu''': He'd make a very handsome throw rug. : '''Mufasa''': Zazu! : '''Zazu''': And just think, whenever he gets dirty, you can take him out and ''BEAT'' him. : ''[Mufasa laughs]'' <hr width="50%" /> :'''Mufasa''': Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures, from the crawling [[w:Ant|ant]] to the leaping antelope. :'''Simba''': But, Dad, don't we eat the antelope? :'''Mufasa''': Yes, Simba, but let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass, and the antelope eat the grass. And so we are all connected in the great Circle of Life. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simba''': Hey, Uncle Scar, guess what? :'''Scar''': I despise guessing games. :'''Simba''': I'm gonna be King of Pride Rock. :'''Scar''': Oh, goody. :'''Simba''': My dad just showed me the whole kingdom. And I'm gonna rule it all. Heheh. :'''Scar''': Yes. Well, forgive me for not leaping for joy. Bad back, you know. ''[flops on his side]'' :'''Simba''': Hey, Uncle Scar, when I'm king, what'll that make you? :'''Scar''': A [[W:Vervet monkey|monkey]]'s uncle. :'''Simba''': ''[laughs]'' You're so weird! :'''Scar''': You have no idea. So, your father showed you the whole kingdom, did he? :'''Simba''': Everything. :'''Scar''': He didn't show you what's beyond that rise at the northern border...? :'''Simba''': {Disappointed} Well, no... he said I can't go there. :'''Scar''': And he's ''ABSOLUTELY'' right. It's ''FAR'' too dangerous. Only the bravest lions go there. :'''Simba''': Well, ''I'M'' brave! What's out th-- :'''Scar''': ''[Interrupting]'' No, I'm sorry, Simba, I just ''CAN'T' tell you. :'''Simba''': Why not? :'''Scar''': Simba, Simba, I'm only looking out for the well- being of my favorite nephew. :''[Scar rubs and pats Simba's head]'' :'''Simba''': ''[Snorts sarcastically]'' Yeah, right, I'm your only nephew. :'''Scar''': All the more reason for me to be protective... An [[w:African bush elephant|elephant]] graveyard is no place for a young prince... [faking surprise] Oops! :'''Simba''': ''[Enthusiastic]'' An elephant ''WHAT?'' Whoa. :'''Scar''': ''[Faking dismay]'' Oh ''DEAR'', I've said too much... Well, I suppose you'd have found sooner or later, you being ''SO'' clever and all... ''[pulling Simba near]'' Oh, just do me one favor - promise me you'll never visit that ''DREADFUL'' place. :'''Simba''': ''[Thinks]'' ''NO'' problem. :'''Scar''': There's a good lad. You run along now and have fun. And remember... it's our little secret. :''[Simba leaves the rock, Scar walks away with an evil smile]'' <hr width="50%" /> :'''Simba''': ''[As he and Nala are walking in the jungle]'' Isn't this a great place? :'''Nala''': It is beautiful. But I don't understand something. You've been alive all this time. Why didn't you come back to Pride Rock? :'''Simba''': ''[climbs in the vines]'' Well, I just needed to... get out on my own. Live my own life. And I did. And it's great. :'''Nala''': We've really need you back home. :'''Simba''': No one needs me. :'''Nala''': Yes, we do. You're the king. :'''Simba''': Nala, we've been through this. I'm not the king. Scar is. :'''Nala''': Simba. He let the hyenas take over the Pride Lands. :'''Simba''': ''[shocked]'' What? :'''Nala''': Everything is destroyed. There's no food. No water. Simba, if you don't do something soon, everyone will starve. :'''Simba''': I can't go back. :'''Nala''': Why?! :'''Simba''': You wouldn't understand. :'''Nala''': What would I understand?! :'''Simba''': No, no, no. It doesn't matter. Hakuna Matata. :'''Nala''': What? :'''Simba''': Hakuna Matata. It's something I learned out here. Look, sometimes bad things happen... :'''Nala''': Simba-! :'''Simba''': and there's nothing you can do about it. So why worry? :'''Nala''': Because it's your responsibility. :'''Simba''': What about you, you left? :'''Nala''': I left to find help, and I found you! Don't you understand?! We are only hope. :'''Simba''': Sorry. :'''Nala''': What's happened to you? You're not the Simba I remember. :'''Simba''': You're right. I'm not. Now are you satisfied? :'''Nala''': No, just disappointed :'''Simba''': You know, you're starting to sound like my father. [starts walking away] :'''Nala''': Good. At least one of us does. :'''Simba''': ''[He felt shocked at what Nala said, he angrily turns to her]'' Listen, you think you can just show up and tell me how to live my life?! You don't even know what I've been through! :'''Nala''': ''[worried]'' I would if you just tell me! :'''Simba''': ''[walking away]'' Forget it! :'''Nala''': ''[angry]'' Fine! ''[turns her head away]'' <hr width="50%" /> :'''Rafiki''': Look down there. :'''Simba''': ''[looks into a pond of water]'' That's not my father. That's just my reflection. :'''Rafiki''': No, look harder. :''[he touches the water; as it ripples, Simba's reflection changes to that of Mufasa]'' :'''Rafiki''': You see? He lives in you. :'''Mufasa''': ''[from above]'' Simba. :'''Simba''': Father? :''[Simba sees his father's spirit in the sky]'' :'''Mufasa''': Simba, you have forgotten me. :'''Simba''': No. How could I? :'''Mufasa''': You have forgotten who you are and so have forgotten me. Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become. You must take your place in the Circle of Life. :'''Simba''': How can I go back? I'm not who I used to be. :'''Mufasa''': Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true King. Remember who you are. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simba''': I know what I have to do. But going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long. :''[Rafiki hits Simba on the head with his stick]'' :'''Simba''': Ow! Jeez, what was that for? :'''Rafiki''': It doesn't matter. It's in the past. ''[laughs]'' :'''Simba''': Yeah, but it still hurts. :'''Rafiki''': Oh yes, the past can hurt. But from the way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it. ''[swings his stick again at Simba, who ducks out of the way]'' Ha. You see? So what are you going to do? :'''Simba''': First, I'm gonna take your stick. :''[Simba snatches Rafiki's stick and throws it and Rafiki runs to grab it]'' :'''Rafiki''': NO, NO, NO, NO, NOT THE STICK! HEY, WHERE YOU GOING?! :'''Simba''': I'M GOING BACK! :'''Rafiki''': GOOD! GO ON! GET OUT OF HERE! :''[Rafiki begins laughing and screeching loudly]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Simba, Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa, make it to the Pride Lands]'' :'''Timon''': [[w:spotted hyena|Hyenas]]. I hate hyenas. ''[whispers to Simba]'' So what your plan for getting past those guys? :'''Simba''': Live bait. :'''Timon''': Good idea. ''[reacts]'' ''HEY!'' :'''Simba''': Come on, Timon! You guys have to create a diversion. :'''Timon''': What do you want me to do, dress in drag and do the hula?! <hr width="50%" /> :'''Scar''': Ahh, so you haven't told them your little secret. Well, Simba, now's your chance to tell them. Tell them who is responsible for Mufasa's death! :'''Simba''': ''[pause]'' I am. :'''Sarabi''': ''[whispering]'' It's not true. Tell me it's not true. :'''Simba''': It's true. :'''Scar''': You see? He admits it. MURDERER! :'''Simba''': No! It was an accident! :'''Scar''': If it weren't for you, Mufasa would still be alive. It's your fault he's dead. Do you deny it? :'''Simba''': No. :'''Scar''': Then you're ''GUILTY''. :'''Simba''': No, I'm ''NOT'' a murderer! :'''Scar''': Oh, Simba, you're in trouble again. But this time Daddy isn't here to save you. And now EVERYONE KNOWS WHY! :''[Simba falls at the edge of a cliff while a fire burns below.]'' :'''Nala''': SIMBA! :'''Scar''': ''[looking at Simba who is clinging to the edge of the cliff]'' Now this looks familiar. Where have I seen this before? Hm, let me think. Oh, yes, I remember! This is just the way your father looked before he died. :''[He claws Simba's paws the same way he did to Mufasa]'' :'''Scar''': And here's ''my'' little secret. ''[whispers]'' I killed Mufasa! :'''Simba''': ''[Enraged, he leaps back up and pounces on Scar] '''NO! MURDERER!!!''' :'''Scar''': No, Simba! Please! :'''Simba''': Tell them the truth. :'''Scar''': Truth? But truth is in the eye of the behold... ''[Simba chokes him, he whispers]'' All right. All right. I did it. :'''Simba''': So they can hear you. :'''Scar''': I KILLED MUFASA! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Timon and Zazu are cornered by the hyenas]'' :'''Timon''': Please don't eat me! :'''Pumbaa''': DROP 'EM! :'''Banzai''': Hey! Who's the [[W:common warthog|pig]]? :'''Pumbaa''': Are you talkin' to me? :'''Timon''': Uh-oh! They called him the [[w:pig|pig]]. :'''Pumbaa''': Are you talking to me? :'''Timon''': Shouldn't have done that. :'''Pumbaa''': ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?! :'''Timon''': Now they're in for it! :'''Pumbaa''': They call me... MR. PIG!!! :''[he screams and charges at the hyenas]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simba''': Murderer. :'''Scar''': Simba, Simba, please. Please have mercy, I beg you. :'''Simba''': You don't deserve to live. :'''Scar''': But, Simba, I... am... family. It's the hyenas who are the real enemy. It was their fault. It was their idea! :'''Simba''': Why should I believe you? Everything you ever told me was a lie. :'''Scar''': What are you going to do? You wouldn't kill your ''OLD'' uncle...? :'''Simba''': No, Scar. I'm not like you. :'''Scar''': Oh, Simba, thank you. You are truly noble. I'll make it up to you, I promise. How can I, ah, prove myself to you? Tell me anything, anything. :'''Simba''': Run. Run away, Scar. And never return. :'''Scar''': Yes. Of course. As you wish, your MAJESTY! == Taglines == *See it for the first time ever in 3D (2011 3D re-release) *The greatest adventure of all is finding our place in the circle of life. *The King Has Returned. [for Christmas 2002 IMAX release.] *The Circle of Life == Cast == * [[w:Jonathan Taylor Thomas|Jonathan Taylor Thomas]] - Simba (young) * [[Matthew Broderick]] - Simba (mature) * [[Nathan Lane]] - Timon * [[w:Ernie Sabella|Ernie Sabella]] - Pumbaa * [[w:James Earl Jones|James Earl Jones]] - Mufasa * Niketa Calame - Nala (young) * [[w:Moira Kelly|Moira Kelly]] - Nala (mature) * [[Jeremy Irons]] - Scar * [[Whoopi Goldberg]] - Shenzi * [[w:Cheech Marin|Cheech Marin]] - Banzai * [[w:Jim Cummings|Jim Cummings]] - Ed * [[w:Robert Guillaume|Robert Guillaume]] - Rafiki * [[w:Rowan Atkinson|Rowan Atkinson]] - Zazu * [[w:Madge Sinclair|Madge Sinclair]] - Sarabi * Zoe Leader - Sarafina == External links == *{{wikipedia-inline|The Lion King|''The Lion King''}} *{{commonscat-inline|The Lion King|''The Lion King''}} * {{imdb title|0110357}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|lion_king}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lion King, The}} [[Category:1994 films]] [[Category:1990s American animated films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated musical films]] [[Category:American children's animated drama films]] [[Category:Animated drama films]] [[Category:Drama films]] [[Category:Epic films]] [[Category:Animated films about death]] [[Category:Films about animals]] [[Category:Films about revenge]] [[Category:Films set in Africa]] [[Category:Films set in jungles]] [[Category:Screenplays by Joe Ranft]] [[Category:The Lion King]] [[Category:United States National Film Registry films]] [[Category:Films directed by Roger Allers]] [[Category:Films directed by Rob Minkoff]] mzfntskuxzockqtls2gys7nc095f52g 0 2153 3148832 3146734 2022-07-28T23:16:44Z HearthHOTS 3120771 /* October 2020 */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|I don't do it for the money. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever need. I do it to do it. Deals are my art form.]] [[File:Trump CPAC (Improved).jpg|thumb|What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.]] '''[[w:Donald Trump|Donald John Trump]]''' (born [[June 14]], [[1946]]) is an American [[w:Political career of Donald Trump|politician]], [[w:Media career of Donald Trump|media personality]], and [[w:Business career of Donald Trump|businessman]] who served as the [[w:List of presidents of the United States|45th]] [[President of the United States|president]] of the [[United States|United States of America]] from 2017 to 2021. :See also: ::'''''[[Donald Trump on social media]]''''' ::'''''[[Presidency of Donald Trump]]''''' ::'''''[[Racial views of Donald Trump]]''''' ::'''''[[Trumpism]]''''' ==Quotes== ===1980s=== * '''Rona Barrett''': If you lost your fortune today, what would you do tomorrow?<br>'''Donald Trump''': Maybe I’d run for president. I don’t know. ** An [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-stat/graphics/politics/trump-archive/docs/rona-barrett-1980-interview-of-donald-trump.pdf interview] with [[w:Rona Barrett|Rona Barrett]] (1980) * '''Rona Barrett''': Would you like to be the President of the United States?<br>'''Donald Trump''': I really don't believe I would, Rona. But I would like to see somebody as the president who could do the fucking job, and there are very capable people in this country.<br>'''Barrett''': Why wouldn't you dedicate yourself to public service?<br>'''Trump''': Because I think it's a very mean life. I would love, and I would dedicate my life to this country but I see it as being a mean life, and I also see it in somebody with strong views, and somebody with the kind of views that are maybe a little bit unpopular, which may be right, but may be unpopular, wouldn't necessarily have a chance of getting elected against somebody with no great brain but a big smile. ** An [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-stat/graphics/politics/trump-archive/docs/rona-barrett-1980-interview-of-donald-trump.pdf interview] with [[w:Rona Barrett|Rona Barrett]] (1980) * '''Rona Barrett''': How would you like to be remembered?<br>'''Donald Trump''': Well, as somebody that’s contributed something to the United States and to the City of New York, and to the various other places that I’m going, and somebody that’s done a little bit better than other people at what he does. ** An [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-stat/graphics/politics/trump-archive/docs/rona-barrett-1980-interview-of-donald-trump.pdf interview] with [[w:Rona Barrett|Rona Barrett]] (1980) * I said, 'I will build you this incredible, gorgeous, gleaming hotel. I will put people to work in the construction trades and save hotel [[jobs]] and the Grand Central area will come around.' So the city made the deal. ** {{citation |title=The Empire and Ego of Donald Trump |journal=New York Times |date=1983-08-07 |first=Marilyn |last=Bender |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/07/business/the-empire-and-ego-of-donald-trump.html }} * "Give them the old Trump bullshit," he told the architect Der Scutt before a presentation of the Trump Tower design at a press conference in 1980. "Tell them it is going to be a million square feet, sixty-eight stories." ** 'After the Gold Rush', in [[w:Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]], by [[Marie Brenner]], September 1, 1990 * Some people have an ability to [[negotiate]]. It's an [[art]] you're basically born with. You either have it or you don't. * It would take an hour-and-a-half to learn everything there is to learn about missiles. I think I know most of it anyway. You're talking about just getting updated on a situation ** {{citation |title=Donald Trump, Holding All The Cards The Tower! The Team! The Money! The Future! |journal=Washington Post |date=1984-11-15 |first=Lois |last=Romano |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/archive/lifestyle/1984/11/15/donald-trump-holding-all-the-cards-the-tower-the-team-the-money-the-future/8be79254-7793-4812-a153-f2b88e81fa54/?resType=accessibility }}, talking about his desire to be involved in negotiations with the then Soviet Union * I have featured and will always continue to feature my name prominently in all my enterprises. **''[[w:Business Week|Business Week]]'' (22 July 1985) * I look at things for the art sake and the beauty sake and for the deal sake. **''[[w:New York (magazine)|New York]]'' (11 July 1988), p. 24 * I'm not big on compromise. I understand compromise. Sometimes compromise is the right answer, but oftentimes compromise is the equivalent of defeat, and I don't like being defeated. **''[[w:Life (magazine)|Life]]'', Vol. 12 (January 1989), p. iii * [[Ed Koch|Mayor Koch]] has stated that hate and rancor should be removed from our hearts. I do not think so. **[http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1838466.1403324800!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/trump21n-1-web.jpg "Bring Back the Death Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!"] An advert taken out by Trump in the [[w:New York Daily News|''New York Daily News'']] and other newspapers in the wake of the arrests of the [[wikipedia:Central Park jogger case|Central Park Five]] (whose convictions were eventually {{w|vacate}}d once the real perpetrator was identified in 2002) (1 May 1989) * How can [[w:Society of the United States|our great society]] tolerate the continued brutalization of [[w:Citizenship of the United States|its citizens]] by crazed misfits? [[w:Crime in the United States|Criminals]] must be told that their [[w:Civil liberties in the United States|CIVIL LIBERTIES]] END WHEN AN ATTACK ON OUR SAFETY BEGINS! **[http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1838466.1403324800!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/trump21n-1-web.jpg "Bring Back the Death Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!"] An advert taken out by Trump in the ''New York Daily News'' and other newspapers in the wake of the arrests of the [[wikipedia:Central Park jogger case|Central Park Five]] (whose convictions were eventually {{w|vacate}}d once the real perpetrator was identified in 2002) (1 May 1989) * Let [[w:Politics of the United States|our politicians]] give back our [[w:New York City Police Department|police department]]'s power to keep us safe. Unshackle them from the constant chant of "[[w:Police brutality in the United States|police brutality]]" which every [[w:Misdemeanor|petty criminal]] hurls immediately at an officer who has just risked his or her life to save another's. ** [http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1838466.1403324800!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/trump21n-1-web.jpg "Bring Back the Death Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!"] An advert taken out by Trump in the New York Daily News and other newspapers in the wake of the arrests of the [[wikipedia:Central Park jogger case|Central Park Five]] (whose convictions were eventually {{w|vacate}}d once the real perpetrator was identified in 2002) (1 May 1989) * Of course I hate these people and let's all hate these people because maybe hate is what we need if we're gonna get something done. ** In [http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/07/politics/trump-larry-king-central-park-five/index.html 1989 interview] with {{W|Larry King}}, about the [[wikipedia:Central Park jogger case|Central Park Five]] (who had, as was later discovered, been wrongfully convicted) * I like to hire people that I've seen in action. I often hire people that were on the opposing side of a deal that I respect. **''[[w:The Washington Post|The Washington Post]]'' (23 September 1989), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 25 * I think if this country gets any kinder or gentler, it's literally going to cease to exist. **''[[w:Playboy (magazine)|Playboy]]'', March 1990 ====''[[wikipedia:Trump: The Art of the Deal|Trump: The Art of the Deal]]'' (1987)==== : <small>Quotes from ''Trump: The Art of the Deal'' (1987) by Donald J. Trump with [[Tony Schwartz (author)|Tony Schwartz]].</small> * I don't do it for the [[money]]. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever [[need]]. I do it to do it. Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks. ** p. 1 * I try to [[learn]] from the [[past]], but I plan for the [[future]] by focusing exclusively on the [[present]]. ** p. 2 * Sometimes it pays to be a little wild. ** p. 5 * Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that '''sometimes your best [[investments]] are the ones you don't make.''' ** p. 28 * My [[philosophy]] is always to hire the best from the best. ** p. 31 * Deal-making is an ability you're born with. It's in the genes. ** p. 45 * I like thinking big. I always have. To me it's very simple: if you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big. Most people think small, because most people are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning. And that gives people like me a great advantage. ** p. 46 * I wasn't [[satisfied]] just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement. ** p. 47 * People think I'm a [[gambler]]. I've never gambled in my life. To me, a gambler is someone who plays slot machines. I prefer to own slot machines. It's a very good [[business]] being the house. ** p. 48 * The point is that you can't be too [[Greed|greedy]]. ** p. 48 * I'm a great believer in [[asking]] everyone for an [[opinion]] before I make a [[decision]]. ... I ask and I ask and I ask, until I begin to get a gut feeling about something. And that's when I make a decision. I have learned much more from conducting my own random surveys than I could ever have learned from the greatest of consulting firms. ** pp. 51–52 * The worst thing you can possibly do in a deal is seem desperate to make it. That makes the other guy smell blood, and then you're dead. The best thing you can do is deal from strength, and leverage is the biggest strength you can have. Leverage is having something the other guy wants. Or better yet, needs. Or best of all, simply can't do without. Unfortunately, that isn't always the case, which is why leverage often requires imagination, and salesmanship. ** p. 53 * The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people's fantasies. People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do. That's why a little hyperbole never hurts. People want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular. I call it truthful hyperbole. It's an innocent form of exaggeration—and a very effective form of promotion. ** p. 58 * My experience is that if you're fighting for something you believe in—even if it means alienating some people along the way—things usually work out for the best in the end. ** p. 59 * One of the problems when you become successful is that jealousy and envy inevitably follow. There are people—I categorize them as life's losers—who get their sense of accomplishment and achievement from trying to stop others. As far as I'm concerned, if they had any real ability they wouldn't be fighting me, they'd be doing something constructive themselves. ** p. 59 * '''You can't con people, at least not for long. You can create excitement, you can do wonderful promotion and get all kinds of press, and you can throw in a little hyperbole. But if you don't deliver the goods, people will eventually catch on.''' ** p. 60 [[File:Trump_1987.jpg|thumb|205x205px|Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.]] * '''[[Money]] was never a big [[motivation]] for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the [[game]].''' ** p. 63 * Get in, get it done, get it done right, and get out. ** p. 65 * The most important thing in life is to [[love]] what you're doing, because that's the only way you'll ever be really good at it. ** p. 67 * You can't be [[scared]]. You do your thing, you hold your ground, you stand up tall, and whatever happens, happens. ** p. 89 * [[w:Mary Anne MacLeod Trump|My own mother]] was a housewife all her life. And yet it's turned out that I've hired a lot of [[women]] for top jobs, and they've been among my best people. Often, in fact, they are far more effective than the [[men]] around them. ** p. 173 * In the end, you're measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish. ** p. 355 * What I admire most are people who put themselves directly on the line. ** p. 367 * In my life, there are two things I've found I'm very good at: overcoming obstacles and motivating good people to do their best work. ** p. 367 ===1990s=== [[File:Universal_health_care.svg|thumb|I'm very [[liberal]] when it comes to [[health care]]. I believe in {{w|universal health care}}. I believe in whatever it takes to make people well and better.]] [[File:Goddess_of_Democracy_at_UBC.jpg|thumb|When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but [[w:Tiananmen Square protests of 1989|they put it down with strength]]. That shows you the power of strength.]] * What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate. ** ''Trump: Surviving at the Top'' (1990), p. 3 *She turned out to be the wife of a man who was then the prime minister of a major country. I'd heard stories about this lady, but I never thought much of them until that night. We met at the house of the friend who'd phoned me. After we'd all chatted for a while in the living room, the four of us who already knew each other drifted out to the kitchen, leaving Ben and Madame X in the living room to get better acquainted. Which they did. In fact, when we drifted back in, about ten minutes later, she and Ben were involved in an incredibly torrid scene on the couch. I remember standing there and thinking to myself, "Well, Donald, you're not in Queens anymore." ** ''Trump: Surviving at the Top'' (1990), p. 52 * "When a man leaves a woman, especially when it was perceived that he has left for a piece of ass—a good one!—there are 50 percent of the population who will love the woman who was left," he told me. ** {{citation |date=1990-09-01|title=After the Gold Rush |periodical=Vanity Fair |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/07/donald-ivana-trump-divorce-prenup-marie-brenner}} by [[Marie Brenner]] * "I want five children, like in my own family, because with five, then I will know that one will be guaranteed to turn out like me," Donald told a close friend. ** {{citation |date=1990-09-01 |author=Marie Brenner |title=After the Gold Rush |periodical=Vanity Fair |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/07/donald-ivana-trump-divorce-prenup-marie-brenner}} * Very good question. (pause) I don't think it's a sin but I don't think it should be done. ** in response to the question, "Is [[adultery]] a sin." ** in the ''[[New York Post]]'', February 23, 1990, as [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/30/donald-trump-in-1990-adultery-is-not-a-sin.html archived at ''the Daily Beast''] * [[Leona Helmsley]] is a truly evil human being. She treated employees worse than any human being I've ever witnessed and I've dealt with some of the toughest human beings alive. ** {{citation |year=1990 |month=March |author=Glenn Plaskin |title=The Playboy Interview with Donald Trump |periodical={{w|Playboy}} |url=https://www.playboy.com/read/playboy-interview-donald-trump-1990}} * When [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests|the students poured into Tiananmen Square]], the {{w|Chinese government}} almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength. ** {{citation |year=1990 |month=March |author=Glenn Plaskin |title=The Playboy Interview with Donald Trump |periodical={{w|Playboy}} |url=https://www.playboy.com/read/playboy-interview-donald-trump-1990}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-10-20 |title=Bury Trump in a Landslide |periodical={{w|New York Daily News}} |url=http://interactive.nydailynews.com/2016/10/daily-news-editorial-bury-trump-in-landslide/}} * I said to the [[bankers]], "Listen, fellows, if I have a problem, then you have a problem. We have to find a way out or it's going to be a difficult time for both of us." ** ''Fortune'' (13 August 1990), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 44 ** Cf. [[J. Paul Getty]]: "If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem." * You know, it doesn't really matter what the media writes as long as you've got a young and beautiful piece of ass. ** [http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a24057/donald-trump-presidential-run-2016-072913/ Esquire Interview] (1991) * You have to treat 'em [women] like s--- {{sic}} ** Reported in {{cite news |title=Fighting Back: Trump Scrambles off the Canvas |first=Julie |last=Baumgold |work=New York |volume=25 |number=44 |date=1992-11-09 |page=43 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BeUCAAAAMBAJ&q=%22trump+is+talking+about+women+and+says%22#v=snippet&q=%22trump%20is%20talking%20about%20women%20and%20says%22&f=false}}. Bowdlerization in the original. * Wow! Just think — in a couple of years I'll be dating you. ** to two 14-year-old girls in 1992 ** from the {{w|Chicago Tribune}}, as archived at [http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/10/13/in_1992_trump_told_two_14_year_old_girls_in_a_couple_of_years_i_ll_be_dating.html Slate] * He's a good guy, and he's not going to hurt anybody. . . . He treated his wife well and . . . he will treat Marla well. :Actresses, people that you write about just call to see if they can go out with him and things. :I mean, he's living with Marla and he's got three other girlfriends. :He does things for himself. When he makes a decision, that will be a very lucky woman. :* Speaking about himself under the pseudonym of [[w:Pseudonyms of Donald Trump#"John Miller" (1991)|John Miller]] in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/13/transcript-the-full-text-of-john-miller-interview-about-donald-trump-with-people-reporter/?tid=a_inl a 1991 interview with a ''People'' reporter], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/13/transcript-the-full-text-of-john-miller-interview-about-donald-trump-with-people-reporter/?tid=a_inl Donald Trump masqueraded as publicist to brag about himself], Washington Post * I'm gonna be dating her in ten years. ** of a 10-year-old girl, in 1992 ** {{citation |date=2016-10-13 |author=Emily Schultheis |title=More allegations, questionable Trump comments on women surface |periodical=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-unearthed-footage-trump-says-of-10-year-old-i-am-going-to-be-dating-her-in-10-years/}} * '''Howard Stern''': So, you treat women with respect?<br>'''Donald Trump''': Uh, I can't say that either.<br>'''Stern''': Alright, good. ** An interview on ''[[w:The Howard Stern Show|The Howard Stern Show]]'', 1993 * You know, if you’re young, and in this era, and if you have any guilt about not having gone to Vietnam, we have our own Vietnam—it’s called the dating game... Dating is like being in Vietnam. You’re the equivalent of a soldier going over to Vietnam. ** An interview on ''The Howard Stern Show'', 1993, [https://people.com/politics/trump-boasted-of-avoiding-stds-while-dating-vaginas-are-landmines-it-was-my-personal-vietnam/ archived by ''People''] *I am not a {{w|law enforcement officer}}. I am not supposed to be going around checking {{w|Indian reservation}}s. That is what you have [[w:Federal Bureau of Investigation#Indian reservations|the FBI for]], and they are very capable, the most capable. **Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, October 5, 1993: In ''Implementation of Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress ... Public Law 100-497, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988'', Part 5, page 187 * Well, I think that she's got a lot of [[w:Marla Maples|Marla]] [Maples, Trump's second wife], she's a really beautiful baby, and she's got Marla's legs. We don't know whether she's got this part yet [gestures toward own chest], but time will tell... ** [http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/04/06/video_donald_trump_on_his_one_year_old_daughter_s_brests.html On his then-one year old daughter Tiffany], ''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'', 1994 * I'm [[w:Conservatism in the United States|conservative]], and even very [[conservative]]. But I'm quite [[w:Liberalism in the United States|liberal]] and getting much more [[w:Healthcare reform debate in the United States#Liberal arguments|liberal on health care]] and other things. I really say: What's the purpose of a country if you're not going to have defensive and [[health care]]? If you can't take care of your sick in the country, forget it, it's all over. I mean, it's no good. So I'm very liberal when it comes to health care. I believe in {{w|universal health care}}. I believe in whatever it takes to make people well and better. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/10/08/trump.transcript/ Interview with Larry King] ''CNN'' (October 1999) * Let's make a deal; if you promise not to get "personal" with me, I will promise not to show you as the crude, fat and obnoxious slob which everyone knows you are. Sincerely, Donald J. Trump. ** [http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/lifestyles/before-twitter-name-calling-letter-from-donald-trump/KaGSV40cQnefESyXhe5CuN/ Letter to journalist Shannon Donnelly], 1996 *“It’s amazing, I can’t even believe it. I’ve been so lucky in terms of that whole world, it is a dangerous world out there. It’s like Vietnam, sort of. It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave solider” **speaking of having [[sex]] and referring to women's genitals as “potential landmines”. ** An interview on ''The Howard Stern Show'', 1997, [https://people.com/politics/trump-boasted-of-avoiding-stds-while-dating-vaginas-are-landmines-it-was-my-personal-vietnam/ archived by ''People''] * I surround myself with the best people. I know the best people. ** On an interview (1999 November 26) * The part of my life I think I'm most disappointed in is that I have not had the great marriage. And I would have thought that would have happened, because I came from a home—you know, it's not like some of my [[Friend|friends]], they get divorced, but their parents were divorced twice or three times. I came from a home where marriage was just incredible. I mean, my parents truly loved each other. ** ''Good Morning America'' (2 December 1999), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 46 * I'm on the conservative side, but [[Pat Buchanan|[Pat] Buchanan]] is [[Attila]] the Hun. ** As quoted in ''Selected Quotes from Newsweek Magazine, 1999'' — {{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001015150910/http://www.sph.umich.edu/~rwatt/old_nw3.htm |title=Richard Watanabe - Newsweek Quotes, 1999 |publisher=Sph.umich.edu |date= |accessdate=2010-06-13}} * People want me to [run for president] all the time … I don't like it. Can you imagine how controversial I'd be? You think about him ''[Bill Clinton]'' and the women. How about me with the women? Can you imagine? ** On ''{{W|Hardball with Chris Matthews}}'', as quoted in {{citation |date=1999-07-12 |author=Deborah Orin |title=Trump ‘toys’ with prez run |periodical={{w|New York Post}} |url=http://nypost.com/1999/07/12/trump-toys-with-prez-run}} ===2000=== * I generally oppose [[w:Gun control in the United States|gun control]], but I support the ban on [[assault weapon]]s. **{{cite book |title=[[w:The America We Deserve|The America We Deserve]] |authorlink1=w:Donald Trump |first1=Donald |last1=Trump |first2=Dave |last2=Shiflett |year=2000 |publisher=[[w:Renaissance Books|Renaissance Books]] |isbn=1580631312}}; {{cite news |title=Trump's Evolving Positions on Gun Issues |first1=Linda |last1=Qiu |first2=Kitty |last2=Bennett |date=March 12, 2018 |newspaper=[[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]] |accessdate=September 6, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/us/politics/trump-evolving-positions-gun-issues.html}} * So the [[wikipedia:Reform Party of the United States of America|Reform Party]] now includes a Klansman, Mr. [[David Duke|Duke]], a [[neo-Nazi]], Mr. Buchanan, and a [[communist]], [[w:Lenora Fulani|Ms. Fulani]]. This is not company I wish to keep. ** As quoted in {{cite news |last= |first= |date=14 February 2000 |title=QUOTATION OF THE DAY |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/14/nyregion/quotation-of-the-day-815233.html |newspaper=The New York Times |location= |access-date= }}<!--{{cite news |last1=Kaczynski |first1=Andrew |last2=Massie| first2=Christopher |date= Aug. 26, 2015, at 11:27 p.m. |title=Top Racists And Neo-Nazis Back Donald Trump |url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/meet-the-prominent-white-nationalists-fired-up-to-support-do#.vuV8WvAdp |newspaper=BuzzFeed News |location= |access-date= }}--> * I judge people based on their capability, honesty, and merit. ** [https://books.google.com/books?id=smMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23&dq=%22Trump%20towers%22 "Trump towers"], interview with Paul Alexander, ''The Advocate'' (15 February 2000), p. 23 * It's very possible that I could be the first [[w:United States presidential election|presidential candidate]] to run and make money on it. ** Reported by Jerry Useem, [http://fortune.com/2000/04/03/what-does-donald-trump-really-want/ "What Does Donald Trump Really Want?"], ''Fortune'', 3 April 2000. ===2002=== * I think the regulations are very tough, but I think they could be made tougher. And where they really have to be made tougher is when somebody is proven [[w:Unfair business practices|to be dishonest]], not a mistake, not an honest mistake because look, people make bad business deals all the time. When somebody is proven to be dishonest, really harsh punishment has to take place. **''[[w:Hardball with Chris Matthews|Hardball with Chris Matthews]]'' (15 July 2002), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 23 * '''[[Howard Stern]]''': Are you for [[w:2003 invasion of Iraq|the invasion of Iraq]]? * '''Donald Trump''': Yeah, I guess so. I wish, uh, I wish [[Gulf War|the first time]] it was done correctly. ** Interview on [[wikipedia:The Howard Stern Show|Howard Stern Show]] (11 September 2002), reported by ''[https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/in-2002-donald-trump-said-he-supported-invading-iraq-on-the? BuzzFeed]'' (19 February 2016) * I've known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life. ** On [[w:Jeffrey Epstein|Jeffrey Epstein]]. Quoted in ''[https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/n_7912/ New York]'', 28 October 2002. * I don't know how you do it. I've put together some really impressive deals, but this thing you've pulled off, it's amazing: a Big N' Tasty for just a dollar. How do you do it? What's your secret? Together Grimace, we could own this town. ** Trump's lines in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4QNXnNftWk McDonald's advert] (2002), quoted in {{citation|date=2019-01-15|author=Rachel Desantis|title=Donald Trump’s lifelong love of fast food, from his 2002 McDonald’s commercial to ‘hamberders’|periodical=New York Daily News|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-news-donald-trump-has-always-loved-fast-food-20190115-story.html}} ===2003=== * I love beautiful women, and beautiful women love me. It has to be both ways. ** Interview with Norwegian talk show host [[wikipedia:Fredrik Skavlan|Fredrik Skavlan]] in (November 2003).{{fix cite}}<!-- published/quoted where? --> ===2004=== * Now, if your boss is a sadist, then you have a big problem. In that case, fire your boss and get a new job. ** ''Trump: How to Get Rich'' (2004) * If you don't tell people about your success, they probably won't know about it. ** ''Trump: How to Get Rich'' (2004), p. xiii * Get going. Move forward. Aim high. Plan for a takeoff. Don't just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won't happen. Change your attitude and gain some altitude. Believe me, you'll love it up here. ** ''Trump: How to Get Rich'' (2004), p. 74 * In business—every business—the bottom line is understanding the process. If you don't understand the process, you'll never reap the rewards of the process. ** ''Trump: How to Get Rich'' (2004), p. 86 * Watch, listen, and learn. You can't know it all yourself—anyone who thinks that they do is destined for mediocrity. ** ''Trump: The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received'' (2004), p. 20 * I don't like firing people. It's not a pleasant thing and it's sad. ... In some cases, it's a terrible, terrible situation for the person who gets fired, how strongly they take it. So it's not something that any rational or sane person can love doing, but it also happens to be a fact of life in business. ** ''Boston Herald'' (7 January 2004), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 16 * People say, "Do you have the same opportunity today as you had years ago?" And I said, "Absolutely." You always have an opportunity. There's always an opportunity, especially in this country. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/21/le.00.html Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer], ''CNN'' (21 March 2004) * All of the women on [[w:The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|''The Apprentice'']] flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected. **[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/donald-cuomo-mario-fired-article-1.612165 Ny Daily News] (24 March 2004) * ''[On "You're fired!":]'' There's a beauty in those two words. When you utter those words, there's very little that can be said. There's a succinctness to those words. ** {{citation |title=Trump TV / 'The Apprentice' takes realistic inside look at corporate world |journal=San Francisco Chronicle |date=2004-03-28 |first=David |last=Armstrong |url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Trump-TV-The-Apprentice-takes-realistic-2802491.php }} * My life is seeing everything in terms of "How would ''I'' handle that?" '''Look at the war in Iraq and the mess that we're in. I would never have handled it that way.''' Does anybody really believe that Iraq is going to be a wonderful democracy where people are going to run down to the voting box and gently put in their ballot and the winner is happily going to step up to lead the county? C'mon. Two minutes after we leave, there's going to be a [[revolution]], and the meanest, toughest, smartest, most vicious guy will take over. And he'll have [[w:Iraq and weapons of mass destruction|weapons of mass destruction]], which [[Saddam Hussein|Saddam]] didn't have. '''What was the purpose of this whole thing? Hundreds and hundreds of young people killed. And what about the people coming back with no arms and legs? Not to mention the other side. All those Iraqi kids who've been blown to pieces. And it turns out that all of the reasons for the war were blatantly wrong. All this for nothing!''' ** ''Esquire'' magazine (August 2004); [http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/interviews/a37230/donald-trump-esquire-cover-story-august-2004/ "Donald Trump: How I'd Run the Country (Better)" (18 August 2015)] * Pregnancy is "a wonderful thing for the woman, it's a wonderful thing for the husband, it's certainly an inconvenience for a business." ** About pregnancy (2004) * The concept of shaking hands is absolutely terrible, and statistically I’ve been proven right. ** Playboy, 2004 [https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/06/14/donald-trump-70-birthday-quotes/85619552/] * In many cases, I probably identify more as Democrat. It just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats than the Republicans. Now, it shouldn't be that way. But if you go back, I mean it just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats. ...But certainly we had some very good economies under Democrats, as well as Republicans. But we've had some pretty bad disaster under the Republicans. ** Said in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, as quoted by {{citation |title=Trump in '04: 'I probably identify more as Democrat' | journal=CNN | author=Chris Moody | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/21/politics/donald-trump-election-democrat/index.html }} ===2005=== * I'll go backstage, before a show, and everyone's getting dressed and ready and everything else. And you know, no men are anywhere. And I'm allowed to go in because I'm the owner of the pageant and therefore I'm inspecting it. You know I'm inspecting, I want to make sure everything is good, the dresses, "Is everyone OK?", you know they're standing there with no clothes, "Is everybody OK?", and you see these incredible-looking women, and so I sort of get away with things like that. ** [https://soundcloud.com/user-735086019/101g1 Comments about his ownership of Miss Universe on the Howard Stern Show] (11 April 2005) * They had a person who was extremely proud that a number of the women had become doctors. And I wasn't interested. ** [https://soundcloud.com/user-735086019/101g1 Comments about his ownership of Miss Universe on the Howard Stern Show] (11 April 2005) * I did try and fuck her. She was married. '''I moved on her like a bitch, but I couldn't get there.''' And she was married. Then all of a sudden I see her, she's now got the big phony tits and everything. She's totally changed her look. I've gotta use some [[w:Tic Tacs|Tic Tacs]], just in case I start kissing her. You know, I'm automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. '''Just kiss. I don't even wait. When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything... Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything.''' ** To {{w|Billy Bush}} in 2005; [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/donald-trump-tape-transcript.html "Transcript: Donald Trump's Taped Comments About Women"], ''The New York Times'' (8 October 2016) ===2006=== * It would be really disappointing — not really — but it would depend on what’s inside the magazine. I don’t think Ivanka would do that, although she does have a very nice figure. I’ve said if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her. ** On 7 March 2006 during an appearance on the daytime talk show ''[[w:The View (talk show)|The View]]'' while discussing the possibility of [[Ivanka Trump]]’s posing for ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine. As quoted in ''[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-date-daughter/ Did Donald Trump Say He’d Like to Date His Daughter?]'' by Dan Evon, 10 July 2015, ''{{w|Snopes}}'', and quoted with video clip in {{citation|date=2016-10-10|author=Adam Withnall|title=Donald Trump's unsettling record of comments about his daughter Ivanka|periodical=The Independent|location=UK|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-ivanka-trump-creepiest-most-unsettling-comments-a-roundup-a7353876.html}} * I thought today's women were independent and had a lot of sexual freedom. ... Well, I guess they fooled me. ** In April 2006, about women's disaproval of {{w|one-night stand}}s. As quoted in ''[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-on-clinton-in-2008-shed-make-a-good-president-2016-07-11 Trump on Clinton in 2008: ‘She'd make a good president']'' (July 11, 2016) by Michael Rothfield and {{w|Mark Maremont}}, ''{{w|MarketWatch}}''. * '''Jon Ward:''' There's a lot of talk, which you no doubt heard too, about a sort of [[real estate]] bubble. What's your take on that pessimism? * '''Donald Trump:''' Well, first of all, I sort of hope that happens because then people like me would go in and buy. ** ''How to Build a Fortune'' (2006), Trump University audiobook, quoted in {{citation|date=2016-05-19|author=Jeremy Diamond|title=Donald Trump in 2006: I 'sort of hope' real estate market tanks|periodical=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/donald-trump-2006-hopes-real-estate-market-crashes/index.html}} * No, I have no age — I mean, I have age limit. I don't want to be like Congressman Foley, with, you know, 12-year-olds, ** [https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trump-howard-stern-tapes-women-35_uk_57fa46e1e4b01fa2b904368b Donald Trump Howard Stern Tapes Show Him Saying 35 Is 'Check-Out Time' For Women And Agreeing His Daughter Is A 'Piece Of Ass'] (2006) When asked if he has an age limit for women he'll sleep with. ===2007=== * Since I love what I do, I do it vigorously and I do it better. Because I inject it with enthusiasm and passion, it doesn't feel like work. My passion spills over to everyone around me and motivates them to do their very best. ** ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=uuR61zcvMTgC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=%22since+I+LOVE+WHAT+I+DO,+I+DO+IT+VIGOROUSLY%22&source=bl&ots=ko6GrZPr-e&sig=x3zLQ1fWbNJIrx-7M0CzI-zPljg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjuncTq2OvRAhXCLMAKHTzHDNwQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=%22since%20I%20LOVE%20WHAT%20I%20DO%2C%20I%20DO%20IT%20VIGOROUSLY%22&f=false Trump 101 The Way to Success]'' (2007), p. 1 * Passion is absolutely necessary to achieve any kind of long-lasting success. I know this from experience. If you don't have passion, everything you do will ultimately fizzle out or, at best, be mediocre. ** ''Trump 101 The Way to Success'' (2007), p. 2 * [[Iraq War|The war]] is total disaster. It's a catastrophe, nothing less. It is such a shame that this took place. In fact, I gained a lot of respect for our current [[George H. W. Bush|president's father]] by the fact that he had the sense not to go in to [[Iraq]]. He won the war and then said let's not go the rest of the way and he turned out to be right. And [[Saddam Hussein]], whether they like him or didn't like him, he hated [[terrorists]]. He'd shoot and kill terrorists. When terrorists came in to his country, which he did control and he did dominate, he would kill terrorists. Now it's a breeding ground for terrorists. So, look, the war is a total catastrophe...and they have [[w:Sectarian violence in Iraq (2006–08)|a civil war]] going on. ** [http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0703/16/sitroom.03.html Interview on "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer] (16 March 2007) * I make that --- twice now, on a Monday I let returning Iraqi injured [[soldiers]] come to the premises. The most beautiful people I've ever seen. But they're missing arms and legs, they're with their wives, sometimes they're with their girlfriends. And the tears are coming down the faces of these people. I mean, thousands and maybe hundreds of thousands, and [[w:Casualties of the Iraq War#Total Iraqi casualties|the Iraqis that have been just maimed and killed]]. This war is a horrible thing. Now, President Bush says he's [[religious]]. And yet 400,000 people, the way I count it, have died, and probably millions have been badly maimed and injured. What's going on? What's going on? And the day we pull out it's going to explode. We're keeping the lid on a little bit. It's still a catastrophe, but the day we pull out, because they're in a civil war. Whether we want to admit it or not, they're in a civil war. ** [http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0703/16/sitroom.03.html Interview on "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer] (16 March 2007) * [[Hillary Clinton]] I think is a terrific woman. I am biased because I have known her for years. I live in New York. She lives in New York. I really like her and her husband both a lot. I think she really works hard. And I think, again, she's given an agenda, it is not all of her, but I think she really works hard and I think she does a good job. I like her. ** 2007 ''CNN'' interview, reported in [[w:Zeke J. Miller|Zeke J. Miller]], "[http://time.com/3962799/donald-trump-hillary-clinton/ When Donald Trump Praised Hillary Clinton]", ''[[w:Time (magazine)|Time]]'' (July 17, 2015). * {{w|Trump Steaks}} are the world's greatest steaks, and I mean that in every sense of the word. Treat yourself to the very, very best life has to offer you. And as a gift, Trump Steaks are the best you can give. One bite, and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about, and believe me. I understand steaks, it's my favorite food. ** Lines marking the introduction of Trump Steaks by The Sharper Image (2007) * Congratulations on being named Time magazine's 'Man of the Year' — you definitely deserve it. As you have probably heard, I'm a big fan of yours! ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/revealed-donald-trump-letters-to-vladimir-putin-miss-universe-russia-2020-8?r=US&IR=T Letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin] ===2008=== * They'll walk up, and they'll flip their top, and they'll flip their panties. ** [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-details-sexual-attractions-relationships-radio-interviews/story?id=37190691 Interview on ''The Howard Stern Show''] (2008) * Hillary Clinton said she'd consider naming [[Barack Obama]] as her vice president when she gets the nomination, but she's nowhere near a shoo-in. ** About the [[w:Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008|2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries]] in audio released by the ''Journal''. As quoted in ''[http://time.com/4402522/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-good-president/ Donald Trump Once Said Hillary Clinton Would Make A 'Good President']'' (July 12, 2016) by Tara John, ''{{w|The Times}}''. * For his part, Obama said he's just focused on winning the nomination although at least one member on his team said Clinton would make a good vice president. Well, I know her and she'd make a good president or good vice president. ** About the [[w:Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008|2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries]] in an audio from "Trumped!", a syndicated radio feature that aired from 2004 to 2008. As quoted in ''[http://time.com/4402522/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-good-president/ Donald Trump Once Said Hillary Clinton Would Make A 'Good President']'' (July 12, 2016) by Tara John, ''{{w|The Times}}''. * It's very exciting we have a new president. It would have been nice if he ended with a 500 point up instead of down. It's certainly very exciting. His speech was great last night. I thought it was inspiring in every way. And, hopefully he's going to do a great job. But the way I look at it, he cannot do worse [[w:Presidency of George W. Bush|than Bush]]. ** [http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/11/06/donald-trump-on-president-elect-obama-cannot-do-worse-than-bush.html "Donald Trump on President-Elect Obama: 'He Cannot Do Worse Than Bush'" Interview with Greta Van Susteren] [[Fox News]] (6 November 2008) ===2009=== * If I'd started in business thinking I knew everything, I'd have been sunk before I started... Never think of learning as being a burden or studying as being boring. It may require some discipline, but it can be an adventure. It can also prepare you for a new beginning. ** ''Think Like a Champion: An Informal Education In Business and Life'' (2009), pp. 16–17 * Without passion, you don't have energy; without energy, you have nothing. [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel|Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.]] ** As quoted in ''Social Networking for Authors: Untapped Possibilities for Wealth'' (2009) by Michael Volkin, p. 60 *let's just talk. I'll give you as much time as you want. I'll tell you what you need to know **2009 to [[w:Bradley Edwards|Bradley Edwards]] (attorney prosecuting [[Jeffrey Epstein]]) as narrated by Edwards in December 2018 interview, according to [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/prosecutor-in-2009-epstein-case-said-donald-trump-was-the-only-one-who-helped-him/ 7 July 2019 article by Joe Hoft of Gateway Pundit] ===2011=== * Part of the [[beauty]] of me is that I am very [[rich]]. ** Interview with [[w:Ashleigh Banfield|Ashleigh Banfield]] on ABC's ''[[w:Good Morning America|Good Morning America]]'' (17 March 2011); also in {{citation |date=2011-03-17 |author=Neil King Jr. |title=Trump on 2012: ‘Part of Beauty of Me Is I'm Very Rich’ |periodical=Washington Wire |publisher=Wall Street Journal |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/03/17/trump-on-2012-part-of-beauty-of-me-is-im-very-rich/}} * They asked [[John McCain]] for his [[w:Birth certificate|birth certificate]]. They've asked others for their birth certificate. They asked Bush for his birth certificate, by the way. I just found out over the weekend. And they would ask me for my birth certificate and by the way, it's sitting on the top of my desk. They give you a certificate of live birth, which anybody can get, just walk into the hospital, and you get a certificate of live birth. It's not even signed by people. Now, this guy either has a birth certificate or he doesn't. And I didn't think this was such a big deal, but I will tell you, it's turning out to be a very big deal because people now are calling me from all over saying, please don't give up on this issue. If you weren't born in this country, [[w:Natural-born-citizen clause|you cannot be president]]. ** About [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Barack Obama's birth certificate]]. {{citation |title=Fox & Friends |medium=Television |publisher=Fox News |date=2011-03-28}} ** {{citation |title=Fox Goes Birther: Trump Tells Unquestioning Co-hosts, "I'm Starting To Wonder...Whether Or Not <nowiki>[Obama]</nowiki> Was Born In This Country" |journal=[[w:Media Matters for America|Media Matters for America]] |date=2011-03-28 |url=http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201103280006 |accessdate=2011-03-30}} * So he could have come into the country, and they did it for social reasons they put it in! They did it for whatever reason. There are a lot of reasons you could have put an ad in. But he could have been born outside of this country. Why can't he produce a birth certificate and by the way, there is one story that his family doesn't even know what hospital he was born in! ** About [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Barack Obama's birth certificate]]. {{citation |title=Fox & Friends |medium=Television |publisher=Fox News |date=2011-03-28}} ** {{citation |title=Fox Goes Birther: Trump Tells Unquestioning Co-hosts, "I'm Starting To Wonder...Whether Or Not <nowiki>[Obama]</nowiki> Was Born In This Country" |journal=[[w:Media Matters for America|Media Matters for America]] |date=2011-03-28 |url=http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201103280006 |accessdate=2011-03-30}} * I start off every time I talk about [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories#Campaigners and proponents|the birthers]], I start off by saying, and it's very interesting, I was a great student at the best college in the country. You know? I want to let people know. I'm a smart guy. Because what they do to the birthers, and I don't even like the term, the birthers. I think it's unfair to them. These are people that want to see a birth certificate. They want to know that the president was born here! ** About [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Barack Obama's birth certificate]]. {{citation |title=Fox & Friends |medium=Television |publisher=Fox News |date=2011-03-28}} ** {{citation |title=Fox Goes Birther: Trump Tells Unquestioning Co-hosts, "I'm Starting To Wonder...Whether Or Not <nowiki>[Obama]</nowiki> Was Born In This Country" |journal=[[w:Media Matters for America|Media Matters for America]] |date=2011-03-28 |url=http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201103280006 |accessdate=2011-03-30}} * Because if you're not born in the United States, you cannot be president. And, there is a real question. And if this birth certificate exists, you know what I get a kick out of? [[w:Neil Abercrombie|The Governor of Hawaii]] says, "I remember when he was born 50 years ago." I doubt it. I think this guy should be investigated. I doubt it. He remembers when [[w:Early life and career of Barack Obama#Childhood years|Obama was born]]? Give me a break! He's just trying to do something for [[Democratic Party (United States)|his party]]. The fact is, if you're not born in the United States, you cannot be president. He is having a hard time — he spent millions of dollars trying to get away from this issue, millions of dollars in legal fees trying to get away from this issue. And I'll tell you what, I brought it up just routinely and all of a sudden, a lot of facts are emerging, and I'm starting to wonder myself whether or not he was born in this country. ** About [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Barack Obama's birth certificate]]. {{citation |title=Fox & Friends |medium=Television |publisher=Fox News |date=2011-03-28}} ** {{citation |title=Fox Goes Birther: Trump Tells Unquestioning Co-hosts, "I'm Starting To Wonder...Whether Or Not <nowiki>[Obama]</nowiki> Was Born In This Country" |journal=[[w:Media Matters for America|Media Matters for America]] |date=2011-03-28 |url=http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201103280006 |accessdate=2011-03-30}} * '''Donald Trump''': Meredith, he spent two million dollars in legal fees trying to get away from this issue. And if he weren't lying, why wouldn't he just solve it? And I wish he would, because if he doesn't, it's one of the greatest scams in the history of [[politics]], and in the history period. You are not allowed to be a president if you're not born in this country. He may not be born in this country. And I'll tell you what, three weeks ago I thought he was born in this country. Right now, I have some real doubts. I have people that actually have been studying it and they cannot believe what they're finding.<br>'''Meredith Vieira''': You have people now, down there searching—<br>'''Trump''': Absolutely.<br>'''Vieira''': I mean, in [[Hawaii]]?<br>'''Trump''': Absolutely. And they cannot believe what they're finding. I would like to have him show his birth certificate, and can I be honest with you, I hope he can. Because if he can't, if he can't, if he wasn't born in this country, which is a ''real'' possibility, I'm not saying it hap— I'm saying it's a ''real'' possibility, much greater than I thought two or three weeks ago, then he has pulled one of the great cons in the history of politics. And beyond politics. **{{citation |title=Today |date=2011-04-07 |publisher=NBC |medium=Television}} ** regarding Barack Obama ** Two million dollars is the sum of all the Obama presidential campaign's post-election legal expenses.[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/apr/12/donald-trump/donald-trump-claims-obama-has-spent-2-million-lega/] * '''[[w:David Brody (journalist)|David Brody]]''': [[Radical Islam]]: to [[w:Evangelicalism in the United States|Evangelicals]], this is a bread and butter issue. You said there's a Muslim problem in this country. What do you mean by that exactly? <br> '''Donald Trump''': [[Bill O'Reilly (commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] asked me is there a Muslim problem? And I said absolutely, yes. In fact I went a step further. I said I didn't see [[Sweden|Swedish]] people [[September 11 attacks|knocking down the World Trade Center]]. It was very interesting. I thought that was going to be a controversial statement and somebody, I think it was [[Dennis Miller]] introduced me, he was doing like an analysis of me, he said, I love it. The guy said what the truth is. He didn't mince his words. He didn't say, 'Oh, gee, no there's not a Muslim problem, everybody's wonderful.' And by the way, many, many, most Muslims are wonderful people, but is there a Muslim problem? Look what's happening. Look what happened right here in my city with the World Trade Center and lots of other places. So I said it and I thought it was going to be very controversial but actually it was very well received. I think people want the truth. I think they're tired of politicians. They're tired of [[politically correct]] stuff. I mean I could have said, 'Oh absolutely not Bill, there's no Muslim problem, everything is wonderful, just forget about the World Trade Center.' But you have to speak the truth. We're so politically correct that this country is falling apart. <br>'''Brody''': With some evangelicals there are some problems with the teachings of the [[Koran]]. Do you have concerns about the Koran? <br> '''Trump''': Well, I'll tell you what. The Koran is very interesting. A lot of people say it [[w:Religious views on love#Islam|teaches love]] and there is a very big group of people who really understand the Koran far better than I do. I'm certainly not an expert, to put it mildly. But there's something there that teaches some very negative vibe. I mean things are happening, when you look at people blowing up all over the streets that are in some of the countries over in the [[Middle East]], just blowing up a super market with not even soldiers, just people, when 250 people die in a super market that are shopping, where people die in a store or in a street. There's a lot of hatred there that's some place. Now I don't know if that's from the Koran. I don't know if that's from some place else. But there's tremendous hatred out there that I've never seen anything like it. So, you have two views. You have the view that the Koran is all about love and then you have the view that the Koran is, that there's a lot of [[w:Violence in the Quran|hate in the Koran]]. ** On [[w:CBN News|CBN News]]' "The Brody File" (12 April 2011) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWzDAvemJG8 video]) ([http://blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2011/04/12/brody-file-exclusive-donald-trump-says-something-in-koran-teaches.aspx transcript]) * I look very much forward to showing my financials. Because they are huge. ** {{citation |first=Michael |last=Scherer |title=In the presence of Donald Trump |date=2011-04-11 |journal=Time |url=http://swampland.time.com/2011/04/14/in-the-presence-of-donald-trump/ |accessdate=2019-10-28}} * I heard he was a terrible student, terrible. How does a bad student go to Columbia and then [[w:Early life and career of Barack Obama#Harvard Law School|to Harvard]]? I'm thinking about it, I'm certainly looking into it. Let him show his records. ** Associated Press interview, 2011-04-25 ** {{citation |first=Lucy |last=Madison |title=Trump: How did Obama get into the Ivy League? |date=2011-04-25 |journal=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20057214-503544.html |accessdate=2011-05-01|archiveurl=https://archive.is/dnCsg|archivedate=2013-06-28}} ** About [[w:Barack Obama#Education|Barack Obama's education]], who graduated from {{w|Columbia University}} in 1983 and graduated ''magna cum laude'' with a {{w|Juris doctorate}} from Harvard Law School in 1991 * Today I'm very [[proud]] of myself, because I've accomplished something that nobody else has been able to accomplish. I was just informed, while on the helicopter, that our president has finally released a birth certificate. I want to look at it, but I hope it's true, so that we can get on to much more important matters, so the press can stop asking me questions. He should have done it a long time ago. Why he didn't do it when the Clintons asked for it, why he didn't do it when everyone else was asking for it, I don't know. But I am really honored, frankly, to have played such a big role in hopefully, hopefully getting rid of this issue. Now, we have to look at it, we have to see, is it real? Is it proper? What's on it? But I hope it checks out beautifully. I am really proud, I am really honored. ** press conference, 2011-04-27 ** {{citation |title=Trump Questions Obama Birth Certificate |date=2011-04-27 |journal=TMZ |url=http://www.tmz.com/2011/04/27/donald-trump-barack-obama-birth-certificate-comment-quote/ |accessdate=2011-05-01}} ** Regarding the release of Barack Obama's full birth record from Hawaii that morning * The word is, according to what I've have read, is that he was a terrible student when he went to [[w:Occidental College|Occidental]]. He then gets to Columbia and then gets to Harvard. I heard at Columbia he was not a very good student, and then he then he gets into Harvard. How do you get into Harvard if you are not a good student? Maybe that's right, maybe that's wrong, but I don't know why he doesn't he release his records. Why doesn't he release his Occidental records? ** press conference, New Hampshire, 2011-04-27 ** {{citation |title=Schieffer: Racism underlying Trump's assertions |date=2011-04-27 |journal=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20058072-503544.html |accessdate=2011-05-01|archiveurl=https://archive.is/ryIny|archivedate=2013-06-28}} ** About [[Barack Obama]], who transferred to Columbia from Occidental College in 1981, graduated from Columbia in 1983, and graduated ''magna cum laude'' with a Juris doctorate from Harvard Law School in 1991 * It's like in golf. A lot of people — I don't want this to sound trivial — but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive. It's weird. You see these great players with these really long putters, because they can't sink three-footers anymore. And, I hate it. I am a traditionalist. I have so many fabulous friends who happen to be gay, but I am a traditionalist. **{{citation |title=After Roasting, Trump Reacts In Character |date=2011-05-01 |journal=New York Times |first=Michael |last=Barbaro |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/nyregion/after-roasting-trump-reacts-in-character.html |accessdate=2011-05-06}} ** on his opposition to [[same-sex marriage]] * I know the Chinese. I've made a lot of money with the Chinese. I understand the Chinese mind. ** As quoted in {{citation |date=2011-05-03 |author=Tony Pierce |title=Donald Trump has read a lot of books on China: 'I understand the Chinese mind' |periodical=Los Angeles Times |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/05/donald-trump-i-understand-the-chinese-mind.html}}, and in {{citation |date=2015-08-24 |author=John Mauldin |title=Playing the Chinese Trump Card |periodical=Forbes |url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmauldin/2015/08/24/playing-the-chinese-trump-card/}} * I dealt with {{W|Muammar Gaddafi|Gaddafi}}. I rented him a piece of land. He paid me more for one night than the land was worth for two years, and then I didn't let him use the land. That's what we should be doing. I don't want to use the word 'screwed,' but I screwed him. That's what we should be doing. ** As quoted in {{citation |date=2015-07-22 |title=Donald Trump: In his own colourful words |periodical=BBC News |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33619045}} * She's a slob, she talks like a truck driver. * If I were running my business, I'd fire Rosie, I mean, I'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers and say, "Rosie, you're fired." ** On an interview on why he hates [[Rosie O'Donnell]] (28 August 2011) * Our president will start a war with [[Iran]] because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He is weak and he is ineffective. So the only way he figures he is going to be reelected and as sure as you are sitting there, is to start a war with Iran. ** A now-deleted video on his YouTube video blog. {{citation |date=2020-01-03 |title=Trump repeatedly claimed in 2011 and 2012 that Obama would start a war with Iran to win reelection |author=Andrew Kaczynski |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/03/politics/kfile-trump-obama-2012-iran-war-reelection/index.html}} ===2012=== * [[Mitt Romney|Mitt]] is tough. He is smart. He is sharp. He is not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. So Gov. Romney, go out and get em. You can do it. ** Quoted in {{citation | date = 2012-02-02 | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57370443-503544/trump-endorses-mitt-romney-for-president/ | author = Corbett B. Daly | title = Trump endorses Mitt Romney for president | periodical = CBS News }} * No, I've never ''really'' changed. Nothing's ''changed'' my ''mind''. And by the way, you know, you have a huge group of people — I walk down the street, and people are screaming, "Please don't give that up." A lot of people are questioning his birth certificate. They're questioning the authenticity of his birth certificate. I've been known as being a very smart guy for a long time. I don't consider myself birther or not birther, but there are some major questions here and the press doesn't wanna cover it. The press just refuses to cover it. Now if that were somebody else, they would be covering it, and they'd be throwing people out of office. But they don't want to cover it. So it's interesting. ** {{citation | title = Telephone interview | publisher = CNBC | date = 2012-05-29 }}, quoted in {{citation | date = 2012-05-29 | title = Donald Trump Goes On Epic Birther Rant | newspaper = {{w|The Huffington Post}} | author = Melissa Jeltsen | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/donald-trump-romney-obama-birther_n_1553074.html }} * '''Wolf Blitzer:''' Donald, you're beginning to sound a little ridiculous, I have to tell you.<br>'''Donald Trump:''' No I think you are, Wolf. Now let me tell you something, I think ''you'' sound ridiculous, and if you'd ask me a question and let me answer it —<br>'''Blitzer:''' Here's the question, did the conspiracy start in 1961 where the [[w:Honolulu Star-Bulletin|''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'']] and the [[w:Honolulu Advertiser|''Honolulu Advertiser'']] contemporaneously published announcements that he was born in Hawaii?<br>'''Trump:''' That's right. That's right. And many people put those announcements in because they wanted to get the benefit because of getting so-called born in this country. Many people did it. It was something that was done by many people even though they weren't born in the country. You know and so do I... And so do a lot of your viewers. Although you don't have too many viewers. * '''Donald Trump''' (clip): I have people that actually have been studying it and they cannot believe what they're finding.<br>'''Meredith Vieira''' (clip): You have people now, down there searching—<br>'''Trump''' (clip): Absolutely.<br>'''Vieira''' (clip): I mean, in Hawaii?<br>'''Trump''' (clip): Absolutely. And they cannot believe what they're finding.<br>'''Wolf Blitzer''': All right, tell us what your people who were investigating in Hawaii, what they found.<br>'''Trump''': Oh, we don't have to go into old news. That's ''old'' news.<br>'''Blitzer''': Well, what did they find?<br>'''Trump''': There's been plenty found. You can call many people. You can read many, many articles on the authenticity of the certificate. You can read many articles from just recently as to what the publisher printed in a brochure as to what Obama told him, as to where his place of birth is. And that's fine, Wolf.<br>Now, it's appropriate, I think, that we get to the subject of hand, which is — at hand, which is jobs, which is [[Economy of the United States|the economy]], which is how our country is not doing well at all under this leadership, which is how are we going to do something about energy, which is really that things that I wanted to talk to you about, but you like to keep going back to the place of birth. ** {{citation | title = The Situation Room | publisher = CNN | date = 2012-05-29 }}, quoted in {{citation | date = 2012-05-29 | title = Wolf Blitzer Spars With Donald Trump Over Obama's Birth Certificate | author = Elizabeth Flock | newspaper = US News & World Report | url = http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/05/29/wolf-blitzer-spars-with-donald-trump-over-obamas-birth-certificate }} ** Referring to a 1991 promotional booklet by literary agency Acton & Dystel with bios of 89 authors, that erroneously described Barack Obama as "born in Kenya".[http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthers/booklet.asp] *@ariannahuff is unattractive both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man- he made a good decision. **28 August 2012 [https://archive.md/PtoCf tweet] * He [Obama] lost the popular vote by a lot and won the election. We should have a revolution in this country! * The phoney [sic] electoral college made a laughing stock out of our nation. The loser one! * More votes equals a loss... revolution! * This election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a democracy! * The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy. ** Tweets on November 6 and 7, 2012, some of which were later deleted. Trump falsely believed Barack Obama had lost the popular vote. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/11/15/trumps-flip-flop-on-the-electoral-college-from-disaster-to-genius/ Trump’s flip-flop on the electoral college: From ‘disaster’ to ‘genius’] * [[Republicans]] didn't have anything going for them with respect to {{w|Latinos}} and with respect to {{w|Asians}}... The [[Democrats]] didn't have a policy for dealing with illegal immigrants, but what they did have going for them is they weren't mean-spirited about it... They didn't know what the policy was, but what they were is they were kind... He had a crazy policy of self deportation which was maniacal... It sounded as bad as it was, and he lost all of the Latino vote... He lost the Asian vote. He lost everybody who is inspired to come into this country... Take care of this incredible problem that we have with respect to immigration, with respect to people wanting to be wonderful productive citizens of this country. ** Interview with Newsmax (November 2012), quoted in {{citation|date=2015-07-10|author=Jim Geraghty|title=Trump 2008: Bush Is Evil, Talk to Iran, Obama Cannot Do Worse Than Bush|periodical=National Review|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/420996/trump-2008-bush-evil-talk-iran-obama-cannot-do-worse-bush-jim-geraghty}} *[climate change was] "created by and for the Chinese in order to make US manufacturing non-competitive" ** said in 2012 according to [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51213003 What does Trump actually believe on climate change?] *"It doesn't matter who you vote for--it matters who is counting the votes." Be careful of voter fraud!. Oct 10 2012 [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/256063573669855232] ===2013=== * I’m a very compassionate person (with a very high IQ) with strong common sense. ** "[https://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/10/politics/donald-trump-tillerson-iq/index.html Donald Trump's IQ obsession, in 22 quotes]" (April 21, 2021) * Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure,it's not your fault ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/332308211321425920 Tweet 9 May 2013] * I keep asking, how long will we go on defending [[South Korea]] from [[North Korea]] without payment? South Korea is a very very rich country. They're rich because of us. They sell us [[Television|televisions]], they sell us cars. They sell us everything. They are making a fortune. We have a huge deficit with South Korea. They're friends of mine. I do deals with them. I've been partners with them, no problem. But they think we're stupid. They can't believe it. We are defending them against North Korea, we're doing it for nothing. We're not in that position. When will they start to pay us for this defense? Isn't it really ridiculous when you think of it? They make a fortune on the United States and then they got some problems, and what happens? They call the United States to defend them, and we get nothing? **[https://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=agk9ZCrYol4 "From the Desk of Donald Trump: South Korea"] ''[[w:YouTube|YouTube]]'' (10 April 2013) * Must be a pretty picture you dropping to your knees. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7NDpHfXTCI " to Brande Roderick, From The Apprentice, Season 6, Episode 1"] (3 March 2013) <!-- ''YouTube'' --> * Leadership: whatever happens, you're responsible. If it doesn't happen, you're responsible. ** [https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/398887965302091776 Tweet (8 November 2013)] * I do have a relationship and I can tell you that he's very interested in what we're doing here today, he's probably very interested in what you and I are saying today, and I'm sure he is going to be seeing it in some form. But I do have a relationship with him, and I think, er, it's very interesting to see what's happened. I mean, look, he's done a very brilliant job in terms of what he represents and who he's representing, if you look at what he's done with Syria, if you look at so many of the different things, he has really eaten our president's lunch, let's not kid ourselves. ** [http://www.msnbc.com/thomas-roberts/watch/trump-discusses-putin-in-2013-734124099973 Trump responding to a question about whether he had a relationship with Vladimir Putin during an interview with MSNBC's Thomas Roberts while visiting Moscow for the Miss Universe competition] (November 2013) ===2014=== * If this doctor, who so recklessly flew into New York from West Africa,has Ebola,then Obama should apologize to the American people & resign! ** [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-obama-ebola-tweet/ Snopes fact check: Did Trump Call for Obama to Resign After Ebola Doctor Returned to U.S.? (23 Oct)] ===2015=== ====May 2015==== * There is a way of beating [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]] so easily, so quickly, so effectively, and it would be so nice...I know a way that would absolutely give us guaranteed victory...the problem is then everybody will take the idea, run with it and then people will forget where it came from...'''I ran it past two or three people. [It's] so simple. It's like the paper clip.''' ** On his plan to defeat ISIS (May 2015) ====June 2015==== * So I said to myself, you know, nobody's ever going to know unless I run, because I'm really proud of my success. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-donald-trump-helped-democrats-pass-obamacare/2015/06/22/002f4c7c-18ea-11e5-ab92-c75ae6ab94b5_story.html Announcement speech] (June 2015) * I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will have Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words. ** Campaign launch rally, 15 June 2015 =====[[wikipedia:Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016#Announcement|Presidential Bid Announcement]] (June 16, 2015)===== [[File:Donald_Trump_crop_2016.jpeg|thumb|[[Sadly]], the [[American dream]] is [[dead]]. But if I get [[elected]] [[president]], I will bring it back bigger and better and stronger than ever before, and we will make [[America]] [[great]] again.]] : <small>At {{w|Trump Tower}}, {{#formatdate:2015-06-16}}, speech announcing his candidacy for U.S. president — {{citation | date = June 16, 2015 | title = Full text: Donald Trump announces a presidential bid | author = | newspaper = The Washington Post | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/16/full-text-donald-trump-announces-a-presidential-bid/ }}</small> * Our country is in serious trouble. We don't have [[victories]] anymore. We used to have victories, but we don't have them. When was the last time anybody saw us beating, let's say, China in a trade deal? They kill us. I beat China all the time. All the time. When did we beat [[Japan]] at anything? They send their cars over by the millions, and what do we do? When was the last time you saw a {{w|Chevrolet}} in {{w|Tokyo}}? It doesn't exist, folks. They beat us all the time. When do we beat Mexico at the border? They're laughing at us, at our stupidity. And now they are beating us [[economically]]. They are not our friend, believe me. But they're killing us economically. The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems. * '''When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing [[drugs]]. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are [[good]] people.''' But I speak to [[wikipedia:United States Border Patrol|border guards]] and they tell us what we're getting. And it only makes common sense. It only makes common sense. They're sending us not the right people. It's coming from more than Mexico. It's coming from all over South and Latin America, and it's coming probably – probably – from the Middle East. But we don't know. Because we have no protection and we have no competence, we don't know what's happening. And it's got to stop and it's got to stop fast. * {{w|Islamic terrorism}} is eating up large portions of the Middle East. They've become rich. I'm in competition with them. They just built a hotel in Syria. Can you believe this? They built a hotel. When I have to build a hotel, I pay interest. They don't have to pay interest, because they took the oil that, when we left Iraq, I said we should've taken. * I love the military, and I want to have the strongest military that we've ever had, and we need it more now than ever. But I said, "Don't hit Iraq," because you're going to totally destabilize the Middle East. Iran is going to take over the Middle East, Iran and somebody else will get the oil, and it turned out that Iran is now taking over Iraq. Think of it. Iran is taking over Iraq, and they're taking it over big league. * We lost thousands of lives, thousands in Iraq. We have wounded soldiers, who I love, I love — they're great — all over the place, thousands and thousands of wounded soldiers. And we have nothing. We can't even go there. We have nothing. And every time we give Iraq equipment, the first time a bullet goes off in the air, they leave it. * Last quarter, it was just announced our {{w|gross domestic product}} — a sign of [[strength]], right? But not for us. It was below zero. Whoever heard of this? It's never below zero. * A lot of people up there can't get jobs. They can't get jobs, because there are no jobs, because China has our jobs and Mexico has our jobs. They all have jobs. * Our [[enemies]] are getting stronger and stronger by the way, and we as a country are getting [[weaker]]. Even our [[nuclear arsenal]] doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked. And I thought it was horrible when it was broadcast on television, because boy, does that send signals to [[Vladimir Putin|Putin]] and all of the other people that look at us and they say, "That is a group of people, and that is a nation that truly has no clue. They don't know what they're doing. They don't know what they're doing." * We have a disaster called the big lie: {{w|Obamacare}}. ... We have to repeal Obamacare, and it can be — and — and it can be replaced with something much better for everybody. Let it be for everybody. But much better and much less expensive for people and for the [[government]]. And we can do it. * Remember the $5 billion Web site? $5 billion we spent on a Web site, and to this day it doesn't work. A $5 billion Web site. I have so many Web sites, I have them all over the place. I hire people, they do a Web site. It costs me $3. * I watch the speeches of these people, and they say the sun will rise, the moon will set, all sorts of wonderful things will happen. And people are saying, "What's going on? I just want a job. Just get me a job. I don't need the rhetoric. I want a job." * Obama is going to be out playing golf. He might be on one of my courses. I would invite him, I actually would say. I have the best courses in the world, so I'd say, you what, if he wants to — I have one right next to the White House, right on the Potomac. If he'd like to play, that's fine. In fact, I'd love him to leave early and play, that would be a very good thing. * I've watched the politicians. I've dealt with them all my life. If you can't make a good deal with a politician, then there's something wrong with you. You're certainly not very good. And that's what we have representing us. They will never make America great again. They don't even have a chance. They're controlled fully — they're controlled fully by the lobbyists, by the donors, and by the special interests, fully. * I have lobbyists. I have to tell you. I have lobbyists that can produce anything for me. They're great. But you know what? it won't happen. It won't happen. Because we have to stop doing things for some people, but for this country, it's destroying our country. We have to stop, and it has to stop now. * Our country needs a truly great leader, and we need a truly great leader now. We need a leader that wrote "[[wikipedia:Trump: The Art of the Deal|The Art of the Deal]]." We need a leader that can bring back our jobs, can bring back our manufacturing, can bring back our military, can take care of our vets. Our vets have been abandoned. And we also need a cheerleader. ... We need somebody that can take the brand of the United States and make it great again. It's not great again. * He (Barack Obama) was vibrant. He was young. I really thought that he would be a great cheerleader. ... But he wasn't a cheerleader. He's actually a negative force. He's been a negative force. He wasn't a cheerleader; he was the opposite. * We need somebody that can take the brand of the United States and make it great again. It's not great again. * We need -- we need somebody -- we need somebody that literally will take this country and make it great again. We can do that. * You know, all of my life, I've heard that a truly successful person, a really, really successful person and even modestly successful cannot run for public office. Just can't happen. And yet that's the kind of mindset that you need to make this country great again. * So, ladies and gentlemen, I am officially running for president of the United States, and we are going to make our country great again! * We have people that aren't working. We have people that have no incentive to work. But they're going to have incentive to work, because the greatest social program is a job. And they'll be proud, and they'll love it, and they'll make much more than they would've ever made, and they'll be — they'll be doing so well, and we're going to be thriving as a country, thriving. It can happen. I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created. I tell you that. * We owe China $1.3 trillion. We owe Japan more than that. So they come in, they take our jobs, they take our money, and then they loan us back the money, and we pay them in interest, and then the dollar goes up so their deal's even better. How stupid are our leaders? How stupid are these politicians to allow this to happen? How stupid are they? * I'm totally against the trade bill for a number of reasons. Number one, the people negotiating don't have a clue. Our president doesn't have a clue. He's a bad negotiator. He's the one that did [[Bowe Bergdahl|Bergdahl]]. We get Bergdahl, they get five killer terrorists that everybody wanted over there. We get Bergdahl. We get a [[traitor]]. We get a no-good traitor, and they get the five people that they wanted for years, and those people are now back on the battlefield trying to kill us. That's the negotiator we have. * [[Israel]] maybe won't exist very long. It's a disaster, and we have to protect Israel. * I'm a {{w|free trade}}r. But the problem with free trade is you need really [[Talent|talented]] people to negotiate for you. If you don't have talented people, if you don't have great leadership, if you don't have people that know business, not just a political hack that got the job because he made a contribution to a campaign, which is the way all jobs, just about, are gotten, free trade terrible. Free trade can be wonderful if you have smart people, but we have people that are stupid. We have people that aren't smart. And we have people that are controlled by special interests. And it's just not going to work. * I love China. The biggest bank in the world is from China. You know where their United States headquarters is located? In this building, in Trump Tower. I love China. People say, "Oh, you don't like China?" No, I love them. But their leaders are much smarter than our leaders, and we can't sustain ourself with that. * We have all the cards, but we don't know how to use them. We don't even know that we have the cards, because our leaders don't understand the game. We could turn off that spigot by charging them tax until they behave properly. * You have a problem with ISIS. You have a bigger problem with China. And, in my opinion, the new China, believe it or not, in terms of trade, is Mexico. * I know the smartest negotiators in the world. I know the good ones. I know the bad ones. I know the overrated ones. * I love the [[Saudis]]. Many are in this building. They make a billion dollars a day. Whenever they have problems, we send over the ships. We say "we're gonna protect." What are we doing? They've got nothing but money. * Saudi Arabia without us is gone. They're gone. * All of these politicians that I'm running against now, they're trying to disassociate. I mean, you looked at Bush, it took him five days to answer the question on Iraq. He couldn't answer the question. He didn't know. I said, "Is he [[intelligent]]?" Then I looked at [[Marco Rubio|Rubio]]. He was unable to answer the question, is Iraq a good thing or bad thing? He didn't know. He couldn't answer the [[question]]. How are these people gonna lead us? How are we gonna — how are we gonna go back and make it great again? We can't. They don't have a clue. They can't lead us. They can't. They can't even answer simple questions. It was terrible. * Saudi Arabia is in big, big trouble. Now, thanks to fracking and other things, the oil is all over the place. And I used to say it, there are ships at sea, and this was during the worst crisis, that were loaded up with oil, and the cartel kept the price up, because, again, they were smarter than our leaders. They were smarter than our leaders. * I think I am a nice person. People that know me, like me. Does my [[family]] like me? I think so, right. Look at my family. I'm proud of my family. * This is going to be an election that's based on competence, because people are tired of these nice people. And they're tired of being ripped off by everybody in the world. And they're tired of spending more money on education than any nation in the world per capita, than any nation in the world, and we are 26th in the world, 25 countries are better than us in education. And some of them are like third world countries. But we're becoming a third word country, because of our infrastructure, our airports, our roads, everything. So one of the things I did, and I said, you know what I'll do. I'll do it. Because a lot of people said, "He'll never run. Number one, he won't want to give up his lifestyle." They're right about that, but I'm doing it. * We have losers. We have people that don't have it. We have people that are morally corrupt. We have people that are selling this country down the drain. * I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I'll build them very inexpensively, I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall. * I will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons. And we won't be using a man like Secretary [[John Kerry|Kerry]] that has absolutely no concept of negotiation, who's making a horrible and laughable deal, who's just being tapped along as they make weapons right now, and then goes into a bicycle race at 72 years old, and falls and breaks his leg. I won't be doing that. And I promise I will never be in a bicycle race. That I can tell you. * Fully support and back up the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]]. * Bush is totally in favor of [[wikipedia:Common Core State Standards Initiative|Common Core]]. I don't see how he can possibly get the nomination. He's weak on immigration. He's in favor of Common Core. How the hell can you vote for this guy? You just can't do it. We have to end — education has to be local. * Rebuild the country's infrastructure. Nobody can do that like me. Believe me. It will be done on time, on budget, way below cost, way below what anyone ever thought. I look at the roads being built all over the country, and I say I can build those things for one-third. What they do is unbelievable, how bad. * Save {{w|Medicare}}, {{w|Medicaid}} and [[wikipedia:Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] without cuts. Have to do it. Get rid of the [[fraud]]. Get rid of the waste and abuse, but save it. People have been paying it for years. And now many of these candidates want to cut it. You save it by making the United States, by making us rich again, by taking back all of the money that's being lost. * We're in a [[wikipedia:Economic bubble|bubble]]. We have artificially low interest rates. We have a stock market that, frankly, has been good to me, but I still hate to see what's happening. We have a stock market that is so bloated. Be careful of a bubble because what you've seen in the past might be small potatoes compared to what happens. So be very, very careful. * Sadly, the American dream is dead. But if I get elected president, I will bring it back bigger and better and stronger than ever before, and we will make America great again. ====July 2015==== * '''Donald Trump''': Oh, well, if you look at the statistics, of people coming— I didn't say about Mexic— I say the ''illegal immigrants''— if you look at the statistics on [[rape]], on [[crime]], on everything, coming in illegally into this country, they're mind-boggling. If you go to [[w:Fusion News|Fusion]], you will see a story about 80% of the women coming in– I mean, you have to take a look at these stories. And you know who owns Fusion? [[w:Univision|Univision]]. It was in ''[[w:The Huffington Post|The Huffington Post]]''. I said, let me get some of these articles because I've heard some horrible things. I deal<!--sic--> a lot of talking with people on the border patrol. They're incredible people. They help our country.<br>'''Don Lemon''': But I want some clarification–<br>'''Trump''': No, but Don, all you have to do is go to Fusion and pick up the stories on ''rape'', and it's unbelievable when you look at what's going on. So all I'm doing is telling the truth.<br>'''Lemon''': I've read ''The Washington Post'', I read the Fusion, I read ''The Huffington Post''. And that's about women ''being'' raped, it's not about criminals coming across the border entering the country.<br>'''Trump''': Somebody's doing the raping, Don, I mean, you know– I mean, somebody's doing it. You think it's women being raped, well who's doing the raping? Who's doing the raping? I mean how can you say such a thing. So, the problem is you have to stop illegal immigration coming across the border. You have to create a strong border. If you don't, we don't have a country. **{{citation | date = 2015-07-01 | title = The Situation Room | medium = TV | publisher = CNN | url = http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/01/politics/donald-trump-immigrants-raping-comments/ }} [[File:Donald_Trump_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg|thumb|I can't apologize for the truth.]] * '''I can never apologize for the truth. I don't mind apologizing for things but I can't apologize for the truth.''' ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-02 | title = TRUMP: 'I use the word rape and all of a sudden everyone goes crazy' | author = | newspaper = finance.yahoo.com | url = https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-word-rape-sudden-everyone-172614480.html }} * I didn't know it was going to be this severe. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-04 | title = Trump stands by statements on Mexican illegal immigrants, surprised by backlash | author = | newspaper = FoxNews.com | url = http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/04/trump-stands-by-views-dangerous-mexican-illegal-immigrants-admits-surprised-by/ }} * I don't know. I really don't know. I don't know why he wouldn't release his records. ** When asked whether he thought [[Barack Obama]] was born in the U.S. — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-10 | title = Trump: I'm still a birther | author = Nick Gass | newspaper = Politico | url = http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/donald-trump-birther-obama-119945.html?hp=l2_4&cmpid=sf }} * The {{w|silent majority}} is back, and we're going to take the country back. ** Speech at a packed Phoenix Convention Cente, as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-12 | title = Trump: 'We're Going to Take the Country Back' | author = | newspaper = Fox News Insider | url = http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/07/12/donald-trump-phoenix-speech-were-going-take-country-back }} *The Obama Administration's agreement with Iran is very dangerous. Iran developing a nuclear weapon, either through uranium or nuclear fuel, and defying the world is still a very real possibility. The inspections will not be followed, and Iran will no longer have any sanctions. Iran gets everything and loses nothing. Every promise the Obama Administration made in the beginning of negotiations, including the vow (made at the beginning of the negotiations) to get our great American prisoners returned to the U. S. has been broken. This is a bad deal that sets a dangerous precedent. This deal sets off a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, which is the most-unstable region in the world. It is a horrible and perhaps catastrophic event for Israel. Furthermore, we should have kept the billions of dollars we have agreed to pay them. Any great dealmaker would know this is a perfect example of "tapping along" and because they have been unchecked for so long throughout this extremely lengthy process, I guarantee they are much closer to producing a nuclear weapon than they were at the start of negotiations. The fact is, the US has incompetent leaders and even more incompetent negotiators. We must do better for America and the world. We have to Make America Great Again. **[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-donald-j-trump-the-iran-agreement Statement by Donald J. Trump on the Iran Agreement], ''American Presidency Project'', 14 July 2015 * And I had an idea recently. When they send illegals into our country, we charge Mexico $100,000 for every illegal that crosses that border because it's trouble. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-15 | title = Fox News "Hannity"- Transcript: Trump On El Chappo And Undocumented Immigration | author = | newspaper = Fox News | url = https://votesmart.org/public-statement/1113598/fox-news-hannity-transcript-trump-on-el-chappo-and-undocumented-immigration#.XxcUdZMzbOQ }} * It's going to get worse in our country and we better start fighting a lot tougher than we're fighting right now. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-16 | title = Trump: 'Absolutely Ridiculous' Marines Not Allowed to Carry Guns at Centers | author = | newspaper = Fox News Insider | url = http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/07/16/donald-trump-reacts-chattanooga-shootings-oreilly-factor }} * '''Donald Trump:''' 15,000 people showed up to hear me speak. Bigger than anybody and everybody knows it. A beautiful day with incredible people that were wonderful, great Americans, I will tell you. [[John McCain]] goes, "Oh, boy, Trump makes my job difficult. He had 15,000 ''crazies'' show up." Crazies. He called them all crazy. I said, they weren't crazy. They were great Americans. These people— if you would have seen these people— you— I know what a crazy is. I know all about crazies. These weren't crazy. So he insulted me and he insulted everybody in that room...<br>'''Frank Luntz:''' He's a war hero.<br>'''Donald Trump:''' He's not a war hero.<br>'''Luntz:''' He's a war hero.<br>'''Trump:''' He is a war hero—<br>'''Luntz:''' Five and a half years in a POW camp.<br>'''Trump:''' He's a war hero 'cause he was captured. I like people that weren't captured, OK? I hate to tell you.<br>'''Luntz:''' Do you agree with that?<br>'''Trump:''' He's a war hero. He's a war hero because he was captured, OK? You can have— and I believe— perhaps he's a war hero, but— but right now he said some very bad things about a lot of people. ** Family Leadership Summit 2015, quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-18 | title = Donald Trump tells John McCain: 'I like people who weren't captured' | author = Harriet Alexander | newspaper = The Telegraph | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/republicans/11748859/Donald-Trump-tells-John-McCain-I-like-people-who-werent-captured.html }} * I see [[Rick Perry]] the other day. ... He's doing very poorly in the polls. He put on glasses so people will think he's smart. And it just doesn't work! You know people can see through the glasses! **{{citation | date = 2015-07-21 | title = Trump Campaign Statement on Rick Perry | author = | newspaper = NPR | url = http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/07/21/424994751/the-best-insults-of-the-trump-kickoff-speech }} * But you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me—it would have been so easy, and it's not as important as these lives are (nuclear is powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35 years ago; he would explain the power of what's going to happen and he was right—who would have thought?), but when you look at what's going on with the four prisoners—now it used to be three, now it's four—but when it was three and even now, I would have said it's all in the messenger; fellas, and it is fellas because, you know, they don't, they haven't figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so, you know, it's gonna take them about another 150 years—but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so, and they, they just killed, they just killed us. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-21 | title = Speech in Sun City, South Carolina | author = | newspaper = Slate | url = http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2015/07/31/donald_trump_this_run_on_sentence_from_a_speech_in_sun_city_south_carolina.html }} * If you can't get rich dealing with politicians, there's something wrong with you. ** [http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/07/donald-trump-campaign-speech-lindsey-graham Campaign Rally in South Carolina] ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImhJ2sFBJmA YouTube]<!--[Has to add exactly minute and second in this video]--> * I'm a Republican, I'm a conservative, I'm in first place, I want to run as a Republican and I think I'll get the nomination... [<nowiki/>[[Hillary Clinton]]] is easily the worst Secretary of State in the history of the country. She's going to be beaten and I'm the one to beat her. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-23 | title = Donald Trump tours Mexican border with Texas | author = | newspaper = BBC | url = http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33645971 }} * '''Jose Diaz-Balart:''' Mr. Trump, you know 53,000 [[w:Hispanic-American|Hispanics]] turn 18 years of age in this country every month, born in the country of voting age. 54 million plus Hispanics — many feel that what you said when you said that the people who cross the border are rapists and murderers—<br>'''Donald Trump:''' No, no, no! We're talking about [[w:Illegal immigration in the United States|illegal immigration]] and everybody understands that. And you know what? That's a typical case. That's a typical case of the press with misinterpretation. They take a half a sentence, they take a half a sentence, then they take quarter of a sentence and put it all together. It's a typical thing...<br>'''Diaz-Balart:''' I'm not finished with my question.<br>'''Trump:''' No, no! You're finished! **{{citation | date = 2015-07-23 | title = Crowd Erupts in Applause at How Donald Trump Handles MSNBC Host at Presser: 'You're Finished!' | author = Oliver Darcy | newspaper = TheBlaze | url = http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/07/23/crowd-erupts-in-applause-at-how-donald-trump-handles-msnbc-host-at-presser-youre-finished/ }} * I think that I would be a great uniter. I think that I would have great diplomatic skills. I think that I would be able to get along with people very well. I've had a great success in my life. I think the world would unite if I were the leader of the United States. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-30 | title = Trump: 'World would unite if I were the leader' | author = Jesse Byrnes | newspaper = The Hill | url = http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/249875-trump-world-would-unite-if-i-were-the-leader }} ====August 2015==== [[File:Donald_Trump_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg|thumb|I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct.]] * I think the big problem this country has is being [[Political correctness|politically correct]]. ** Republican Presidential Debate 2015 — {{citation | date = 2015-08-06 | title = Annotated transcript: The Aug. 6 GOP debate | author = | newspaper = The Washington Post | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/06/annotated-transcript-the-aug-6-gop-debate/ }} * You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/2015/08/08/politics/donald-trump-cnn-megyn-kelly-comment/ On Megyn Kelly] (7 August 2015) * I cherish women. I want to help women. I'm going to do things for women that no other candidate will be able to do. ** {{citation | date = 2015-08-09 | title = 12 times Donald Trump declared his 'respect' for women | author = Gregoy Krieg | newspaper = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/07/politics/donald-trump-respect-women/index.html }} * I will be phenomenal to the women. I mean, I want to help women. ** ''Face the Nation'', 9 August 2015 *I think there has to be a trust. There actually has to be a trust. If you don't trust, you're not going to do very well. **In response to a reporter's line of questioning on what his specific plans will be to achieve the goals of his campaign. [http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-hunter/trump-specifics-his-proposals-trust-me "Trump on Specifics of His Proposals: ‘Trust Me'"] (12 August 2015), by Melanie Hunter * We have to keep the families together, but they have to go. What if they have no place to go? ** During the [[w:Iowa State Fair|Iowa State Fair]] (2015 August 15) * You know, when you put out policy, like a 14-point plan? A lot of times in the first hour of negotiation, that 14-point plan goes astray, but you may end up with a better deal. That's the way it works. That's the way really life works. When I do a deal, I don't say, "Oh, here's 14 points." I got out and do it. I don't sit down and talk about 14 points. ** Appearance at Iowa State Fair - {{citation | date = 2015-08-15 | title = Donald Trump's surprisingly savvy analysis of American politics | author = | newspaper = The Washington Post | url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/08/16/donald-trumps-surprisingly-savvy-comment-about-american-politics/ }} * Hillary Clinton was the worst [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] in the history of the country. The world came apart under her reign... I will be the one to beat Hillary. **{{citation | date = 2015-08-20 | title = Donald Trump Explains All | author = | newspaper = Time | url = http://time.com/4003734/donald-trump-interview-transcript/ }} * If you start adding it up, our real unemployment rate is 42%. ** {{citation | date = 2015-08-20 | title = Donald Trump Explains All | author = | newspaper = Time | url = http://time.com/4003734/donald-trump-interview-transcript/ }}. For a discussion of this figure, see [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/upshot/the-real-jobless-rate-is-42-percent-donald-trump-has-a-point-sort-of.html?_r=0 "The Real Jobless Rate Is 42 Percent? Donald Trump Has a Point, Sort Of"] by Neil Irwin, ''The New York Times'' (10 February 2016). * You've seen my statements, I do very well, I don't mind paying some taxes. The [[w:Middle class|middle class]] is getting clobbered in this country. You know the middle class built this country, not the hedge fund guys, but I know people in hedge funds that pay almost nothing and it's ridiculous. ** Interview on [[w:Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]'s ''With All Due Respect'' — {{citation | date = 2015-08-26 | title = Donald Trump Says He Wants to Raise Taxes on Himself | author = David Knowles | newspaper = Bloomberg | url = http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-26/donald-trump-says-he-wants-to-raise-taxes-on-himself }} ====September 2015==== * We're a nation that speaks English. I think that, while we're in this nation, we should be speaking English... that's how we assimilate. ** {{citation | date = 2015-09-03 | title = Donald Trump: "While We're in This Nation, We Should Be Speaking English" | newspaper = The Hollywood Reporter | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/donald-trump-speak-english-spanish-820215 }} * "''Look'' at that face! [of [[Carly Fiorina]]] Would anyone ''vote'' for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next ''president''?!" ** {{citation | date = 2015-09-09 | title = Trump Seriously: On the Trail With the GOP's Tough Guy | newspaper = Rolling Stone | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/trump-seriously-20150909 }} * The fact is all lives matter. That includes black, and it includes white, and it includes everybody else. And we have... Democrats that are afraid to even say that. ** As quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-09 | title = Donald Trump trashes Black Lives Matter: 'I think they're trouble' | author = Colin Campbell | newspaper = Business Insider | url = http://uk.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-black-lives-matter-2015-9?r=US&IR=T }} * This is a country where we speak English, not Spanish. ** Criticizing Jeb Bush for speaking Spanish on the campaign trail during a Republican Presidential Debate on CNN (16 September 2015) * '''Audience member''': We have a problem in this country, it's called Muslims. Our current President is one. We know he's not even an American. We have training camps growing where they want to kill us. That's my question, when can we get rid of them? <br>'''Donald Trump''': We're going to be looking at a lot of different things. A lot of people are saying that and a lot of people are saying that bad things are happening out there. We're going to be looking at that and a lot of different things. ** At a town hall meeting in New Hampshire — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-17 | title = Here's How Donald Trump Responded to a Person Saying President Obama is Muslim | author = Maya Rhodan | newspaper = Time | url = http://time.com/4039658/trump-obama-muslim/ }} * Am I morally obligated to defend the president every time somebody says something bad or controversial about him? I don't think so! * This is the first time in my life that I have caused controversy by NOT saying something. ** Tweets — quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-20 | title = Trump defend Obama? 'I don't think so!' | author = Doina Chiacu | newspaper = Reuters | url = http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/20/us-usa-election-trump-idUSKCN0RJ0KT20150920 }} * You can be politically correct if you want, but are you trying to say we don't have a problem? ... Most Muslims, like most everything, I mean, these are fabulous people... But we certainly do have a problem, I mean, you have a problem throughout the world. ... It wasn't people from Sweden that blew up the World Trade Center. ** On CNN's "State of the Union" with Jake Tapper — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-20 | title = Trump: 'We certainly do have a problem' with some Muslims | author = Timothy Cama | newspaper = The Hill | url = http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/254307-trump-we-certainly-do-have-a-problem-with-some-muslims }} * The first thing I'd do in my first day as president is close up our borders so that illegal immigrants cannot come into our country. ** Twitter question and answer session from Twitter's New York office — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-21 | title = Trump: I'll close US borders 'in my first day' | author = Jesse Byrnes | newspaper = The Hill | url = http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/254391-trump-ill-close-us-borders-in-my-first-day }} * You ever see guys with nothing on their desk? They always fail. I don't know what it is. I've seen it for years. ** Explaining his messy desk, ''The New York Times Magazine'' interview. {{citation | date=2015-09-21 | title=Donald Trump is not going anywhere | author = Mark Leibovich | newspaper = The New York Times Magazine | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/magazine/donald-trump-is-not-going-anywhere.html }} * Why aren't we letting ISIS go and fight Assad and then we pick up the remnants? ** [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-60-minutes-scott-pelley/ Interview in ''60 Minutes''], 2015-09-27 ** Cited by [[Mitt Romney]] in [http://uk.businessinsider.com/mitt-romney-donald-trump-isis-60-minutes-ridiculous-2016-3?r=US&IR=T ''Business Insider''], 2016-03-03 * I will tell you in terms of leadership he is getting an 'A,' and our president is not doing so well. They did not look good together. ** {{citation |date=2015-09-30 |author=Reena Flores |title=Donald Trump gives Russia's Putin an 'A' in leadership |periodical=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-gives-russias-putin-an-a-in-leadership/}} ====October 2015==== *All my friends who work out all the time, they’re going for knee replacements, hip replacements — they’re a disaster **4 October 2015 interview with [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/magazine/donald-trump-is-not-going-anywhere.html New York Times] * I've always said, if you run for president, you shouldn't be allowed to use teleprompters. Because you don't even know if the guy is smart. ** Norcross, Georgia, {{#formatdate:2015-10-10}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-07-21 |title=Teleprompter Trump: the right temperament or low-energy Donald? |author=Joe Concha |periodical=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/288626-teleprompter-trump-the-right-temperament-or-low}} * He was such a nice guy. And he said, Oh, I'm never going to attack. But then his poll numbers tanked. He's got -- that's why he's on the end -- and he got nasty. And he got nasty. So you know what? You can have him. ** Response to [[John Kasich]] {{citation | date=2015-10-28 |title= CNBC Republican debate transcript |newspaper = CNBC |url = http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/29/cnbc-full-transcript-cnbcs-your-money-your-vote-the-republican-presidential-debate-part-2.html }} ====November 2015==== * '''Trump''': I'm Donald Trump, and I'm running for president. Our country is in deep trouble because let's face it: politics are all talk and no action. My opponents have no experience in creating jobs or making deals. The fact is, I'm going to make the greatest trade deals we've ever made in our country. And I'm going to bring jobs and money back to the United States. I'll take care of our veterans and make our military so strong that nobody will ever mess with us. I'll secure our borders, and yes, we will have a wall. You can't have a country without borders. [[w:Affordable Care Act|Obamacare]] is a total disaster. It will be repealed and replaced with something much better. If the people of Iowa vote for me, you'll never be disappointed. I don't disappoint people, I produce. Together, we're going to [[w:Make America Great Again|Make America Great Again]]. I'm Donald Trump, candidate for president, and I approve this message.<br>'''Female V/O''': Paid for by Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. ** Radio ad aired in Iowa (5 November 2015) * You're going to have a deportation force, and you're going to do it humanely and you're going to bring the country -- and, frankly, the people, because you have some excellent, wonderful people, some fantastic people hat have been here for a long period of time. Don't forget, Mika, that you have millions of people that are waiting in line to come into this country and they're waiting to come in legally. And I always say the wall, we're going to build the wall. It's going to be a real deal. It's going to be a real wall. There was a picture in one of the magazines where they had a wall this tall and they were taking drugs over the wall. They built a ramp over the wall and the truck was going up and down. They were using it like a highway; the wall is like a highway. It's not going to happen. It's going to be a Trump wall. It's going to be a real wall. And it's going to stop people and it's going to be good. But your friend [[Thomas Friedman]] called me and said, hah, there should be a big door. I said going to be a big door. I love the expression. There's going to be a big beautiful nice door. People are going to come in and they're going to come in legally. But we have no choice. Otherwise, we don't have a country. We don't even know how many people. We don't know if it's 8 million or if it's 20 million. We have no idea how many people are in our country. And then you see what happened with Kate in San Francisco. You see what happens with all of the things going on, all of the tremendous crime going on. It costs us $200 billion a year for illegal immigration right now. $200 billion a year, maybe $250, maybe $300. They don't even know. We're going to stop it. We're going to run it properly and we're going to stop it. ** On his immigration plan (2015 November 11) * Watch and study the [[Mosque|mosques]], because a lot of talk is going on at the mosques. ** As quoted in [http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/politics/donald-trump-paris-attacks-close-mosques/index.html "Donald Trump: 'Strongly consider' shutting mosques"] (16 November 2015), by Gregory Krieg, ''CNN'' (2015), Atlanta, Georgia: Cable News Network. * [When the government says] 'everybody gets equal pay,' you get away from the whole [[American Dream]]. ** An unequal answer about equal pay (19 November 2015) * I would certainly implement that. Absolutely... There should be a lot of systems, beyond databases. We should have a lot of systems... They have to be. They have to be... It's all about management. ** As quoted in [http://www.people.com/article/donald-trump-muslim-database-syrian-refugees "Donald Trump Says He Supports a Database and ID Cards to Track Muslims in the U.S.: 'We're Going to Have to Look at the Mosques'"] (20 November 2015), by Char Adams, ''People''. * Somebody said I’m the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters. ** Quoted by {{citation | date=2015-11-20 |title= Trump says he’s the Hemingway of Twitter |newspaper = The Hill | author = Bradford Richardson |url = https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/260949-trump-says-hes-the-hemingway-of-twitter }} * Get him the hell out of here. ** As quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-supporters-black-lives-matter-protester-clash-at-rally/ "Trump supporters, Black Lives Matter protester clash at rally"] (21 November 2015), by Reena Flores, ''CBS News'', CBS Interactive, Inc. *I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down. And I watched in [[w:Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City, N.J.]], where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. Thousands of people were cheering.<br>It was on television. I saw it. It was well covered at the time, George. Now, I know they don't like to talk about it, but it was well covered at the time. There were people over in New Jersey that were watching it, a heavy Arab population, that were cheering as the buildings came down. Not good. **21 November 2015 speech in [[w:Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, Alabama]], then next-day reply to [[George Stephanopoulos]], according to [https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/nov/22/donald-trump/fact-checking-trumps-claim-thousands-new-jersey-ch/ 22 November 2015 PolitiFact article] * Written by a nice reporter. Now the poor guy - you ought to see the guy: ‘Uhh I don't know what I said. I don't remember!' He's going, ‘I don't remember! Maybe that's what I said.' ** As quoted in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX9reO3QnUA&t=15 "Trump mocks reporter with disability"] (25 November 2015 by CNN) and [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/donald-trump/12019097/Donald-Trump-accused-of-mocking-disabled-reporter.html "Donald Trump accused of mocking disabled reporter"] (26 November 2015), by Rob Crilly regarding [[Serge Kovaleski]] =====''[[wikipedia:Crippled America|Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again]]'' (November 2015)===== :published 3 November 2015 * The enthusiasm was based on pure love and love of what we were doing. ** Preface, p. xiv * The fact is I give people what they need and deserve to hear - exactly what they don't get from politicians - and that is The Truth. Our country is a mess right now and we don't have time to pretend otherwise. We don't have time to waste on being politically correct. ** p. 8 * I use the media the way the media uses me—to attract attention. Once I have that attention, it's up to me to use it to my advantage. ** p. 10 * I've seen these so-called journalists flat-out lie. I say that because incompetence doesn't begin to explain the inaccurate stories they have written. ** p. 12 * Our country, our people, and our laws have to be our top priority. ** p. 30 * Citizenship is not a gift we can afford to keep giving away. ** p. 28 * I want good people to come here from all over the world, but I want them to do so legally. We can expedite the process, we can reward achievement and excellence, but we have to respect the legal process. And those people who take advantage of the system and come here illegally should never enjoy the benefits of being a resident--or citizen--of this nation. So I am against any path to citizenship for undocumented workers or anyone else who is in this country illegaly. They should--and need to--go home and get in line. ** p. 30 * Depending on the price of oil, Saudi Arabia earns somewhere between half a billion and a billion dollars every day. They wouldn't exist, let alone have that wealth, without our protection. We get nothing from them. Nothing. We defend Germany. We defend Japan. We defend South Korea. These are powerful and wealthy countries. We get nothing from them. It's time to change all that. It's time to win again. ** p. 34 * When Kuwait was attacked by Saddam Hussein, all the wealthy Kuwaitis ran to Paris. They didn't just rent suites—they took up whole buildings, entire hotels. They lived like kings while their country was occupied. Who did they turn to for help? Who else? Uncle Sucker. That's us. ** p. 34 * We can't be afraid to use our military, but sending our sons and daughters should be the very last resort. I've seen what wars do to our kids. I've seen their broken bodies, know all about the horrors that live in their heads, and the enormous effects of trauma. We cannot commit American troops to battle without a real and tangible objective. ** p. 35 * To me, for politicians to claim that we have an answer to every problem is silly. When you listen to some politicians reeling off their prepared answers, you almost fall for it. They're all experts. But nothing ever happens. ** p. 73 * I manage to blast through the ridiculous liberal bias of the media and speak right to the hearts of the people - or at least I try. ** p. 80 * It's not just jobs that are being lost to other countries. We are seeing whole industries vanish overseas. ** p. 85 * A great leader has to be flexible, holding his ground on the major principles but finding room for compromises that can bring people together. A great leader has to be savvy at negotiations so we don't drown every bill in pork barrel bridges to nowhere. I know how to stand my ground — but I also know that Republicans and Democrats need to find common ground to stand on as well. ** p. 96 * We look at politicians and think: This one's owned by this millionaire. That one's owned by that millionaire, or lobbyist, or special interest group. Me? I speak for the people. So the establishment attacks me. They can't own me, they can't dictate to me, so they search for ways to dismiss me. ** p. 97 ====December 2015==== * My policy has always been the same. We're fighting ISIS and Assad is fighting ISIS, but we're backing rebels to fight [[w:Bashar al-Assad|Assad]]. You can't fight everybody, you have to pick who you want to fight. And now you've got Turkey, who like ISIS more than they like others, no one really knows because we don't have people that know what they're doing. So in my opinion, you go along, and [[Russia]] does not like ISIS, and people are starting to find out. I mean in all fairness lost an airplane, got blew out of the air. So Russia is not a fan of ISIS. Russia is bombing the hell out of them, starting to bomb them. I say isis is our number one threat. We can't be fighting everybody at the same time. ISIS is our number one threat. I would bomb the hell out of them -- I like to do one thing at a time. I would knock the hell out of ISIS. I would hit them ... so hard like they've never been hit before. ** In an interview with ''{{w|Fox & Friends}}''. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/trump-kill-isil-families-216343] (December 2, 2015) * They're using them as shields. It's a horrible thing. They're using them as shields. But we're fighting a very politically correct war. And the other thing is with the terrorists. You have to take out their families. When you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families. They care about their lives. Don't kid yourself. But they say they don't care about their lives. You have to take out their families. ** When asked how he would deal with civilian casualties. In an interview with ''{{w|Fox & Friends}}''. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/trump-kill-isil-families-216343] (December 2, 2015) * If you're in the [[w:White House|White House]], who wants to take a vacation? You're in the White House!… What's better than the White House? Why these vacations? **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] December 5, 2015 rally * Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on... According to Pew Research, among others, there is great hatred towards Americans by large segments of the Muslim population. Most recently, a poll from the [[w:Center for Security Policy|Center for Security Policy]] released data showing "25% of those polled agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad" and 51% of those polled, "agreed that Muslims in America should have the choice of being governed according to [[Sharia|Shariah]]." Shariah authorizes such atrocities as murder against non-believers who won't convert, beheadings and more unthinkable acts that pose great harm to Americans, especially women. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-statement-on-preventing-muslim-immigration Statement on Preventing Muslim Immigration] (December 7, 2015) archived [https://archive.ph/TK7qR here] * We are losing a lot of people to the Internet. We have to do something. We have to go see [[Bill Gates]] and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening. We have to talk to them [about], maybe in certain areas, closing that Internet up in some way. '''Some people will say, ‘[[Freedom of speech]], Freedom of speech'. These are foolish people.''' ** [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/08/googles-eric-schmidt-spell-checkers-hate-harassment-terrorism Google's Eric Schmidt calls for 'spell-checkers for hate and harassment'], 8 December 2015, by Alex Hern. * We have places in [[London]] and other places that are so radicalised that the [[police]] are afraid for their own lives. We have to be very smart and very vigilant. ** As quoted in [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/donald-trump-claims-parts-of-london-are-so-radicalised-police-officers-are-afraid-for-their-lives-a6765026.html "Donald Trump claims parts of London are 'so radicalised' police officers are 'afraid for their lives'"] by Rose Troup Buchanan, ''[[w:The Independent|The Independent]]'' (8 December 2015); also in [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3352406/Scotland-Yard-mocks-Trump-s-claims-London-police-terrified-Muslim-areas-officers-claim-tycoon-RIGHT.html "'Trump's not wrong – we can't wear uniform in our OWN cars': Five police officers claim Donald Trump is RIGHT about parts of London being so 'radicalised' they are no-go areas"] by Martin Robinson, ''Daily Mail Online'' (9 December 2015) * These are people that are outside the country, so we're really not talking about the [[U.S. Constitution|Constitution]]. And it's not about religion. This is about safety. This has nothing to do with religion. It's about safety. ** Interview on ABC's "Life with Kelly and Michael", as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/262615-trump-muslim-ban-not-about-religion "Trump: Muslim ban 'not about religion'"] by Jesse Byrnes, ''The Hill'' (9 December 2015) * We're doing really well with the [[wikipedia:Evangelism|evangelicals]], and, by the way: And again, I do like [[Ted Cruz]] -- but not a lot of evangelicals come out of [[Cuba]], in all fairness. It's true. Not a lot come out. But I like him nevertheless. But I think we're going to do great, and we are doing great with evangelicals.<br>I'm with you. I'm with everybody. I'm with everybody, look, I'm self-funding. I have no oil company. I have no special [[interest]]. I have no lobbyists.<br>Well look he's from [[Texas]] -- to the best of my knowledge, there's a lot of oil in Texas, right? So, he gets a lot of money from the oil companies, and he's against ethanol and everything you're else talking about. And I'm not I'm totally in favor. And you know it's a big industry here, it's a big industry. You know if that industry is upset Iowa's got problems.<br>I really do, I like Ted Cruz a lot, I would say that we would certainly have things in mind for Ted, to be honest with you. I mean, he's somebody that I could certainly say that [about] because I like him. **During a rally in Iowa. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/12/11/donald-trump-questions-ted-cruzs-ties-to-major-oil-companies/][http://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-iowa-donald-trump-hits-ted-cruz-on-ethanol-and-religion/][http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2015/12/12/donald-trump-and-ted-cruz-are-best-of-frenemies/] (December 11, 2015) * We're rounding 'em up in a very humane way, in a very nice way. And they're going to be happy because they want to be legalized. And, by the way, I know it doesn't sound nice. But not everything is nice. ** ''60 Minutes'', 27 December 2015 * I know words. I have the best words. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn283OjPb1g Speech in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina], 30 December 2015, reported by [https://gawker.com/yet-another-bold-claim-from-donald-trump-i-know-words-1750331997 Gawker] and [https://dailycaller.com/2015/12/30/trump-i-know-words-i-have-the-best-words-obama-is-stupid-video/ The Daily Caller], among others. * I'm trying to figure out, let's see, I'm in my room, in New York city, and I want to put a little spray, so I can, you know [mimes spraying] right, right, but I hear they don't want me to use the hairspray, they want me to use the pump, because the other one, which I really like better than going [mimes pumping] bang, bang, bang, and then it comes out in big globs, right, and it's stuck in your hair and you say, "Oh my god I've got to take a shower again, my hair's all screwed up", right, I want to use hairspray, but they say "Don't use hairspray, it's bad for the ozone", so I'm sitting in this concealed [sic] apartment, this concealed unit (you know I do live in a very apartment, right) but it's sealed (it's beautiful) I don't think anything gets out, and I'm not supposed to be using hairspray! ** [https://www.c-span.org/video/?402610-1/donald-trump-campaign-rally-hilton-head-south-carolina Speaking at a rally in Hilton Head, SC] (30 December 2015) ===2016=== ====January 2016==== [[File:Donald_Trump_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg|thumb|I'm very angry. Because our country is being run horribly. I will gladly accept the mantle of anger. Our military is a disaster. Our healthcare is a horror show. Obamacare, we're going to repeal it and replace it.<br> We have no borders. Our vets are being treated horribly. Illegal immigration is beyond belief! Our country is being run by incompetent people and yes, I am angry. I'm angry because our country is a mess!]] * The entire world has been upset. The entire world, it's a different place. During Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's term, she's done a horrible job.<br>She has caused death. She has caused tremendous death with incompetent decisions. I was against the [[war in Iraq]]. I wasn't a politician, but I was against the war in Iraq. She voted for the war in Iraq.<br>Look at {{w|Libya}}. That was her baby. Look. I mean, I'm not even talking about the ambassador and the people with the ambassador. Young, wonderful people. With messages coming in by the hundreds, and she's not even responding. I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about all of the death that's been caused and not only our side.<br>There was nothing saved. If we would have never done anything in the Middle East, we would have a much safer world right now. ... All of this has led to the migration. All of this has led to tremendous death and destruction. And she for the most part was in charge of it along with Obama.<br>She's constantly playing the woman card. It's the only way she may get elected. I mean frankly... Personally, I'm not sure that anybody else other than me is going to beat her. And I think she's a flawed candidate. And you see what's happened recently. And it hasn't been a very pretty picture for her or for Bill. Because I'm the only one that's willing to talk about his problems. I mean, what he did and what he has gone through I think is frankly terrible, especially if she wants to play the woman card.<br>I have more respect for women by far than Hillary Clinton has. And I will do more for women than Hillary Clinton will. I will do far more including the protection of our country. She caused a lot of the problems that we have right now. ** CBS interview with John Dickerson (taped 1 January 2016) for ''[[wikipedia:Face the Nation|Face the Nation]]'' — as quoted in [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/trump-hillary-clinton-donald-217294 "Trump: Clinton has ruined the world"] by Nick Gass, ''Politico'' (3 January 2016) * They've created ISIS. Hillary Clinton created ISIS with Obama; created with Obama. But I love predicting because you know, ultimately, you need somebody with vision. ** At a rally, as quoted in [http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-created-isis-obama-2016-1 "TRUMP: 'Hillary Clinton created ISIS with Obama'"] by Colin Campbell, ''Business Insider'' (3 January 2016) * She [Clinton] has a terrible record as secretary of state. I mean, she's literally created ISIS. If you look at her, between her and Obama, they're the ones — we have this big ISIS problem they created with their bad policies and their bad thinking. ** On ''[[wikipedia:Fox & Friends|Fox & Friends]]'', as quoted in [http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-created-isis-obama-2016-1 "TRUMP: 'Hillary Clinton created ISIS with Obama'"] by Colin Campbell, ''Business Insider'' (3 January 2016) * Mexico is going to be the new China because what they're doing to us is unbelievable, although they did catch El Chapo. Good? Good? They did catch El Chapo, that's good. I mean I don't know, he better not escape a third time, you know? Those tunnels, bing, boom, right under the toilet, bing boom, right up. It's pretty amazing when you think about it, right? But anyway. I have an idea: Put him on the fourth floor this time, right? No more, no more first floors. ** Speech (9 January 2016), as quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/el-chapo-on-donald-trump-mi-amigo/ "El Chapo on Donald Trump: 'Mi Amigo!"], by Rebecca Kaplan, ''CBS News'' (10 January 2016). * I'm very angry because our country is being run horribly and I will gladly accept the mantle of anger. Our military is a disaster. Our healthcare is a horror show. Obamacare, we're going to repeal it and replace it. We have no borders. Our vets are being treated horribly. Illegal immigration is beyond belief. Our country is being run by incompetent people. And yes, I am angry. I'm angry because our country is a mess. ** [http://time.com/4182096/republican-debate-charleston-transcript-full-text/ Full Transcript of the Sixth Republican Debate in Charleston], ''[[wikipedia:Time (magazine)|Time]]'' (14 January 2016). * And just so — if I could, because he insulted a lot of people. I've had more calls on that statement that [[Ted Cruz|Ted]] made — New York is a great place. It's got great people, it's got loving people, wonderful people. When the World Trade Center came down, I saw something that no place on Earth could have handled more beautifully, more humanely than New York. You had two one hundred, you had two 110-story buildings come crashing down. I saw them come down. Thousands of people killed, and the cleanup started the next day, and it was the most horrific cleanup, probably in the history of doing this, and in construction. I was down there, and I've never seen anything like it. And the people in New York fought and fought and fought, and we saw more death, and even the smell of death — nobody understood it. And it was with us for months, the smell, the air. And we rebuilt downtown Manhattan, and everybody in the world watched and everybody in the world loved New York and loved New Yorkers. And I have to tell you, that was a very insulting statement that Ted made. ** [http://time.com/4182096/republican-debate-charleston-transcript-full-text/ Full Transcript of the Sixth Republican Debate in Charleston], ''[[wikipedia:Time (magazine)|Time]]'' (14 January 2016). * The truth is, he's a nasty guy. He was so nice to me. I mean, I knew it. I was watching. I kept saying, 'Come on Ted. Let's go, okay.' But he's a nasty guy. Nobody likes him. Nobody in Congress likes him. Nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him. He's a very –- he's got an edge that's not good. You can't make deals with people like that and it's not a good thing. It's not a good thing for the country. Very nasty guy. ** About [[Ted Cruz]] in an interview on ''[[wikipedia:This Week (ABC TV series)|This Week]]'' [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/01/17/donald_trump_ted_cruz_is_a_nasty_guy_nobody_likes_him.html] (January 17, 2016) * [[wikipedia:Tony Perkins (politician)|Tony Perkins]] wrote that out for me -- he actually wrote out 2, he wrote out the number 2 Corinthians, I took exactly what Tony said, and I said, 'Well Tony has to know better than anybody. * It's a very small deal, but a lot of people in different sections of the world say two, and I've had many, many people say that to me. My mother, as you know, was from Scotland, and they say two. ** In an interview with {{w|CNN}}'s {{w|Don Lemon}}, about saying "two Corinthians" instead of "Second Corinthians" during a speech at Liberty University. [http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/20/politics/donald-trump-tony-perkins-sarah-palin/] (January 22, 2016) * Ted Cruz lies. He's a liar. And that's why nobody likes him, that's why his Senate people won't endorse him. That's why he stands on the middle of the Senate floor and can't make a deal with anybody. He looks like a jerk. He's standing all by himself. And you know, there's something to say about having a little bit of ability to get other people to do things. You can't be a lone wolf and stand there. That's sort of what we have right now as a president. ** [http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/trump-ted-cruz-lies-he-s-a-liar-608990275597 Morning Joe] (26 January 2016) * But you cannot say anymore that the United States is going to pay for the wall. I am just going to say that we are working it out. Believe it or not, this is the least important thing that we are talking about, but politically this might be the most important talk about. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/australia-mexico-transcripts/?utm_term=.95d2f93766d6 Full transcripts of Trump's calls with Mexico and Australia By Greg Miller, Julie Vitkovskaya and Reuben Fischer-Baum; Aug. 3, 2017] (Friday, January 27, 2017) * So what I would like to recommend is – if we are going to have continued dialogue – we will work out the wall. They are going to say, "who is going to pay for the wall, Mr. President?" to both of us, and we should both say, "we will work it out." It will work out in the formula somehow. As opposed to you saying, "we will not pay" and me saying, "we will not pay." ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/australia-mexico-transcripts/?utm_term=.95d2f93766d6 Full transcripts of Trump's calls with Mexico and Australia By Greg Miller, Julie Vitkovskaya and Reuben Fischer-Baum; Aug. 3, 2017] (Friday, January 27, 2017) * Up in New Hampshire – I won New Hampshire because New Hampshire is a drug-infested den – is coming from the southern border. ** Actually, Clinton took NH; [https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/australia-mexico-transcripts/?utm_term=.95d2f93766d6 Full transcripts of Trump's calls with Mexico and Australia By Greg Miller, Julie Vitkovskaya and Reuben Fischer-Baum; Aug. 3, 2017] (Friday, January 27, 2017) =====Speech at {{w|Liberty University}} (18 January 2016)===== : <small>[http://www.c-span.org/video/?403331-1/donald-trump-remarks-liberty-university Presidential Candidate Donald Trump at Liberty University], ''C-SPAN'' (18 January 2016)</small> * I have read a lot about it and I watched it and Liberty University, like a rocket ship, a really great rocket ship. * I'm in first place. I said when you're in first place, you discuss polls. * I love Iowa, and I'm going there right after this, going up to New Hampshire, I'm going to Iowa because I want to win Iowa. Everyone says don't say that. Just say you're going to do well. That's the closest, but I can't do that. The safe way is, I think I'll do well. I want to win Iowa. * We've done great with the evangelicals. The evangelicals have been amazing. The [[Tea Party movement|Tea Party]] has been amazing and we're doing really well. * We're going to protect Christianity, and I can say that. I don't have to be {{w|politically correct}}. We're going to protect it. I hear this is a major theme right here, but [[wikipedia:2 Corinthians 3|two Corinthians, 3]]:17, that's the whole ball game. "''Where the Spirit of the Lord''", right, "''where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is [[liberty]]''", and here there is Liberty College, but Liberty University, but it is so true. You know, when you think -- and that's really -- is that the one? Is that the one you like? I think that's the one you like because I loved it, and it's so representative of what's taken place. But we are going to protect Christianity. And if you look what's going on throughout the world, you look at Syria where if you're Christian, they're chopping off heads. You look at the different places, and Christianity, it's under siege. * I'm a protestant. I'm very proud of it, Presbyterian to be exact, but I'm proud of it, very, very proud. And we've got to protect because bad things are happening, very bad things are happening, and we don't -- I don't know what it is. We don't band together, maybe. Other religions, frankly, they're banding together. * This is a movement. It is a movement going on. We want to take our country back. Our country is disappearing. You look at the kind of deals we make. You look at what's happening, our country is going in the wrong direction, and so wrong, and it's got to be stopped and it's got to be stopped fast. * And my generals, by the way, they're not going on television, OK? So the enemy can learn all about it. Oh, well, then we attack. * They have totally destabilized the Middle East. It's a disaster. * When our sailors were captured last week, I said that's one of the saddest things that I have seen when those young people were on their hands and knees in a begging position with their hands up and thugs behind them with guns, and then we talk like it's OK. It's not OK. It's lack of respect. We can't let that happen to this country. It's lack of respect. * The Persians, very good negotiators. Great negotiators, legendary negotiators. They're known for it. They're sitting across the table. * I hate to tell this to the woman, they're behind the fact, they're a little behind the fact. They haven't figured out that women may be in certain ways much better than men. But I don't want to say that because I will get myself in trouble with men. But they haven't figured this out yet but that's OK. * We're a debtor nation. We owe $19 trillion. We're not going to give you any money, and you want to be nice. You don't want to put it in their face. Just say, look, we're a poor nation. We've been mismanaged, we've been misrun. We don't know what the hell we're doing, right? * If I'm president, you're going to see 'Merry Christmas' in department stores, believe me. * We spent 5 trillion dollars in the Middle East and our country is going to hell. We gotta bring it back. We gotta knock the hell out of ISIS. * I want to see a woman president soon, but not [Hillary Clinton]. She's a disaster. She's a disaster. She's a disaster. I mean, just think of the corruption and the scandal... We don't want to go through it. We want to see winning. We want to see win, win, win – constant winning. And you'll say – if I'm president... 'Please, Mr. President, we're winning too much. We can't stand it anymore. Can't we have a loss?' And I'll say no, we're going to keep winning, winning, winning... because we're going to make America great again. And you'll say, 'Okay, Mr. President. Okay.' =====Speech at {{w|Dordt University}} (23 January 2016)===== *{{anchor|shoot somebody|reason=linked to from w:en:Template:FBDB}}The people, my people, are so smart, and you know what they say about my people? The polls. They say I have the most loyal people — did you ever see that? Where '''I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters'''. It's like incredible. No, they say, "Trump we love you too." Trump's voters are by far, ya know, I'm at sixty-eight and sixty-nine percent, I'm at ninety percent, total, like, "Will you say absolutely?" I think it's sixty-eight and sixty-nine percent. "Will you most likely stay?" That gets into the nineties. Other guys like a ten. A guy like Jeb Bush, he has a nobody, but he's like, they don't have people. They have nothing. Rubio, soft. They're all soft. My people stay, by the way, Cruz, soft. When they heard about this thing with that he was bordering Canada, nobody knew them? He lost a lot of people! He's gone down big in the polls. Ted Cruz has gone down big in the polls. That doesn't mean he's giving us a fight in Iowa, that doesn't mean you can stay home, okay, see, you with the smile? It doesn't mean that. You gotta go out cause we can't take any chances. ** [http://time.com/4191598/donald-trump-says-he-could-shoot-somebody-and-not-lose-voters/ Speech at campaign rally] (23 January 2016), Sioux Center, Iowa. ====February 2016==== * To have a crowd like this on our final day, can you believe it, this is the day. This is the day we take our country back. Remember that. This is the day we take our country back. So I got a little notice in case you see it. It's security guys. We have wonderful security guys. They said, "Mr. Trump, there may be somebody with tomatoes in the audience." So if you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them, would you? Seriously... Okay? Just knock the hell... I promise you I will pay for the legal fees, I promise. I promise. There won't be so much cause the courts agree with us too. What's going on in this country. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-knock-the-crap-out-of-tomato-throwers/2016/02/01/1d1fe1e2-c92b-11e5-b9ab-26591104bb19_video.html At a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.] (1 February 2016) * This has been going if it's not going to happen anymore, folks. We're going to bring businesses back. We're going to have businesses that used to be in New Hampshire, that are now in Mexico, come back to New Hampshire and you can tell them to go f--- themselves...because they let you down, and they left. We want the businesses that stay. I know a lot of businesses up here and I knew a lot of businesses up here. These are great people, they could've left and they wanna stay. They willing to stay, they're fighting to stay. It's hard. With a highest tax nation in the entire world. It's hard for them to stay and they stay. Those are the people we have to cherish and love. These are the people that are great. ** [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/may/18/priorities-usa-action/priorities-usa-donald-trump-women-ad/ At a rally in New Hampshire.] (4 February 2016) * '''Trump''': No, I didn't use the word. I never said the word, Bill. I don't know who told you -- I would never use the word. I didn't say the word. I said, "you can tell them to go [beat of silence] themselves."<br>'''O'Reilly''': But the lips kind of moved in the --<br>'''Trump''': Well, they might have. No, I didn't say the word. I wouldn't do that. Even I -- hey Bill, even I wouldn't do that, okay. No, I never said the word. ** On an interview on The O'Reilly Factor (6 February 2016) * [[Iraq|It]]'s the Harvard of Terrorists. ** [http://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/watch-as-charlie-rose-forces-trump-to-admit-he-agrees-with-obama-on-syria/ Interview with Charlie Rose] (17 February 2016) * Torture works, okay folks? [...] Believe me, it works. [...] Waterboarding is your minor form. Some people say it's not actually torture. Let's assume it is. But they asked me the question. What do you think of waterboarding? Absolutely fine. But we should go much stronger than waterboarding. That's the way I feel. ** [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-torture-works/ Donald Trump: "Torture works"]. CBS News (17 February 2016). Bluffton, South Carolina. * They were having terrorism problems, just like we do, and he caught 50 terrorists who did tremendous damage and killed many people. And he took the 50 terrorists, and he took 50 men and he dipped 50 bullets in pigs' blood — you heard that, right? He took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs' blood. And he had his men load his rifles, and he lined up the 50 people, and they shot 49 of those people. And the 50th person, he said: You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened. And for 25 years, there wasn't a problem. Okay? Twenty-five years, there wasn't a problem. ** During a campaign stop in {{w|Pawley's Island, South Carolina}} (February 19, 2016) [http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450574/donald-trump-tweet-fake-history-libel-war-crime]. Referring to a false story about [[John J. Pershing]] which has circulated on the Internet. * Bye bye. Look, see? He's smiling. See, he's having a good time. Oh, I love the old days, you know? You know what I hate? There's a guy, totally disruptive, throwing punches, we're not allowed to punch back anymore. I love the old days. You know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They'd be carried out on a stretcher, folks. You know, I love our police, and I really respect our police, and they're not getting enough. They're not. Honestly, I hate to see that. Here's a guy, throwing punches, nasty as hell, screaming at everything else when we're talking, and he's walking out, and we're not allowed -- you know, the guards are very gentle with him, he's walking out, like, big high fives, smiling, laughing -- I'd like to punch him in the face, I'll tell you. ** [http://www.weeklystandard.com/protester-would-be-carried-out-on-a-stretcher-in-the-old-days-trump-reminisces/article/2001211 At a rally in Las Vegas] (22 February 2016) * We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated. '''I love the poorly educated.''' ** [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/donald-trump-declares-i-love-the-poorly-educated-as-he-storms-to-victory-in-nevada-caucus-a6893106.html Donald Trump declares 'I love the poorly educated' as he storms to victory in Nevada caucus], 24 February 2016 * '''Ted Cruz''': Donald, relax.<br>'''Donald Trump''': I'm relaxed. You're the basket case. Go ahead, don't get nervous. ** [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-carlson-6454d89c-dc90-11e5-8210-f0bd8de915f6-20160226-story.html CNN-Telemundo Republican debate] (25 February 2016) ====March 2016==== * '''Donald Trump''': I think you've become very negative.<br>'''Bill O'Reilly''': Why would I do that?<br>'''Trump''': Who knows. You'll have to ask your psychiatrist. ** [http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/donald-trump-bill-oreilly-gop-debate-220241 "Trump to O'Reilly: 'I think you've become very negative'"] by Nick Gass, ''Politico'' (3 March 2016) * Look at those hands. Are they small hands? And he referred to my hands — if they're small, something else must be small. I guarantee you there's no problem, I guarantee. ** Fox News Republican debate, {{#formatdate:2016-03-03}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2016-03-04|author=Gregory Krieg|title=Donald Trump defends size of his penis|periodical=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/politics/donald-trump-small-hands-marco-rubio/index.html}} * '''Anderson Cooper''': Is Islam at war with the West?<br>'''Donald Trump''': I think Islam hates us. There is something there, there is a tremendous hatred there, and we have to get to the bottom of it. There is an unbelievable hatred of us.<br>'''Cooper''': In Islam itself?<br>'''Trump''': You're going to have to figure that out, but there is a tremendous hatred and we have to be very vigilant, we have to be very careful and we can't allow people coming into this country who have this hatred of the United States and of people that are not Muslim.<br>'''Cooper''': The question is is there a war between the West and radical Islam or is it between the West and Islam itself?<br>'''Trump''': Well it's radical but it's very hard to define, it's very hard to separate because you don't know who's who. ** 9 March CNN interview, as quoted in [http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-election-2016-donald-trump-tells-cnn-tv-interviewer-islam-hates-us-1548760 "US Election 2016: Donald Trump tells CNN TV interviewer 'Islam hates us'"] by Harriet Sinclair, ''International Business Times'' (10 March 2016) * Come on, get 'em out, police, please. Let's go! ... Nobody wants to hurt each other anymore. ** During a St Louis, Mo., rally, as quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/get-him-out-racial-tensions-explode-at-donald-trumps-rallies/2016/03/11/b9764884-e6ee-11e5-bc08-3e03a5b41910_story.html "‘Get 'em out!' Racial tensions explode at Donald Trump's rallies"], by Jose A. DelReal, ''The Washington Post'' (12 March 2016), Washington, D.C. * I promise you, I will not be taking very long vacations, if I take them at all. There's no time for vacations. We're not going to be big on vacations. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] March 14, 2016 rally *Iran has already, since the deal is in place, test-fired ballistic missiles three times. Those ballistic missiles, with a range of 1,250 miles, were designed to intimidate not only Israel, which is only 600 miles away, but also intended to frighten Europe and someday maybe hit even the United States. And we're not going to let that happen. We're not letting it happen. And we're not letting it happen to Israel, believe me.<br>Thank you. Thank you.<br>Do you want to hear something really shocking? As many of the great people in this room know, painted on those missiles in both Hebrew and Farsi were the words "'''Israel must be wiped off the face of the earth'''." You can forget that.<br>What kind of demented minds write that in Hebrew? **[http://time.com/4267058/donald-trump-aipac-speech-transcript/ 21 March 2016] address to AIPAC (America-Israel Public Affairs Committee) * '''Obama''': But you would rule in the possibility to fight against ISIS.<br>'''Trump''': Well, I'm never gonna rule anything out. And I wouldn't wanna say. Even if I felt -- it wasn't going -- I wouldn't wanna tell you that because, at a minimum, I want them to think maybe that we would use it. ** As part of a conversation with Barack Obama about ruling out the use of nuclear weapons (March 23, 2016) reported [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-open-to-nuclear-retaliation-after-brussels-attack/ 24 March 2016 by CBS] * If Saudi Arabia was without the cloak of American protection, I don't think it would be around. ** Interview on foreign policy given on 25 March 2016, published: [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/27/us/politics/donald-trump-foreign-policy.html ''In Donald Trump's Worldview, America Comes First, and Everybody Else Pays''], ''The New York Times'' (26 March 2016) * I was angry because they sued. ** explaining why he withdrew the medical benefits to his nephew's infant son who had cerebral palsy, after his nephew claimed that the exclusion from {{W|Fred Trump}}'s will was a result of Donald Trump and his siblings unduly influencing the older man ** as quoted in [http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/donald-trumps-cruel-streak/501554/ Donald Trump's Cruel Streak], by Conor Friedersdorf, in ''{{W|The Atlantic}}''; published September 26, 2016; retrieved October 24, 2016 * Talking about success, most people think success is measured in the form of monetary success. It's not really. I mean to be a successful person is to have a great family, is who loves the family, loves the children and the children love him or her. To me that's a much more successful person than a person that has made a billion dollars or ten billion dollars, and is miserable and doesn't have a good family and nobody likes that person. I think I've seen every type of person there is that God created. **<small>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xuAO0zKRAk Donald Trump talks about Success and Happiness - Motivational speech held in Wisconsin on March 30, 2016]'', Mike Mohamed on YouTube. (2:37 to 3:05)</small> ====April 2016==== * I can be presidential, but if I was presidential I would only have - about 20% of you would be here because it would be boring as hell. ** At a rally in Superior, Wisconsin (4 April 2016) * I love working. I'm not a vacation guy. Right? Like Obama, he plays golf in Hawaii. He flies in a 747. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] April 21, 2016 rally * If you love what you do, you're happy. You don't take vacations. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] April 22, 2016 rally =====Foreign Policy Speech (27 April 2016)===== [[File:Maga.png|thumb|No country has ever prospered that failed to put its own interests first.]] : <small>[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/us/politics/transcript-trump-foreign-policy.html Transcript: Donald Trump's Foreign Policy Speech], ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (27 April 2016)</small> * It's time to shake the rust off America's foreign policy. * My foreign policy will always put the interests of the American people and American security above all else... That will be the foundation of every single decision that I will make. America First will be the major and overriding theme of my administration. * Our foreign policy is a complete and total disaster. No vision. No purpose. No direction. No strategy. * President Obama has weakened our military by weakening our economy. He's crippled us with wasteful spending, massive debt, low growth, a huge trade deficit and open borders. * Our allies are not paying their fair share... The countries we are defending must pay for the cost of this defense, and if not, the U.S. must be prepared to let these countries defend themselves. We have no choice. * Israel, our great friend and the one true democracy in the Middle East has been snubbed and criticized by an administration that lacks moral clarity... President Obama has not been a friend to Israel. He has treated Iran with tender love and care and made it a great power. * We've let our rivals and challengers think they can get away with anything, and they do... If President Obama's goal had been to weaken America, he could not have done a better job. * We've made the Middle East more unstable and chaotic than ever before. We left Christians subject to intense persecution and even genocide. We have done nothing to help the Christians, nothing, and we should always be ashamed for that lack of action. * Hillary Clinton refuses to say the words radical Islam, even as she pushes for a massive increase in refugees coming into our country. After Secretary Clinton's failed intervention in Libya, [[wikipedia:2012 Benghazi attack|Islamic terrorists in Benghazi]] took down our consulate and killed our ambassador and three brave Americans. Then, instead of taking charge that night, Hillary Clinton decided to go home and sleep. Incredible. Clinton blames it all on a video, an excuse that was a total lie, proven to be absolutely a total lie. Our ambassador was murdered and our secretary of state misled the nation. * We're also going to have to change our trade, immigration and economic policies to make our economy strong again. And to put Americans first again. This will ensure that our own workers, right here in America, get the jobs and higher pay that will grow our tax revenues, increase our economic might as a nation. * I believe an easing of tensions, and improved relations with Russia from a position of strength only is possible. * Americans must know that we're putting the American people first again on trade, on immigration, on foreign policy. The jobs, incomes and security of the American worker will always be my first priority. No country has ever prospered that failed to put its own interests first. Both our friends and our enemies put their countries above ours and we, while being fair to them, must start doing the same. We will no longer surrender this country or its people to the false song of [[globalism]]. The nation-state remains the true foundation for happiness and harmony. I am skeptical of international unions that tie us up and bring America down, and will never enter America into any agreement that reduces our ability to control our own affairs. ====May 2016==== * We have a 500 billion dollar deficit, trade deficit with China. We're going to turn it around and we have the cards, don't forget, we're like the piggy bank that's being robbed. We have the cards, we have a lot of power with China. When China doesn't want to fix the problem in North Korea we say "Sorry folks, you've got to fix the problem." '''Because we can't continue to allow China to rape [[United States|our country]], and that's what they're doing. It's the greatest theft in the history of the world.''' **[https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-36185275/china-accused-of-trade-rape-by-donald-trump "China accused of trade 'rape' by Donald Trump"] ''BBC'' (2 May 2016) * You've been hearing me say it's a rigged system, but now I don't say it anymore because I won. It's true. Now I don't care. ** [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-gop-rigged-but-i-dont-care-because-i-won/article/2590545 "Trump: GOP 'rigged,' but I don't care because I won"] by Ryan Lovelace, ''Washington Examiner'' (5 May 2016) ====June 2016==== * It's going to be like this. I'm not changing. ** Answer to the question whether the American public could expect a similar dynamic if he would win the presidential elections, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-01 |title=Donald Trump: Questions on money for war veterans |author=Alan Fisher |periodical=Al Jazeera |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/americas/2016/05/donald-trump-fumes-veterans-money-questions-160531203455389.html}} * '''He's a Mexican'''. We're building a wall between here and Mexico. ** About American judge Gonzalo Curiel (3 June 2016), as quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-04 |title=Trump Presses Case That 'Mexican' Judge Curiel Is Biased Against Him |author=Nina Totenberg |periodical=National Public Radio |url=http://www.npr.org/2016/06/04/480714972/trump-presses-case-that-mexican-judge-curiel-is-biased-against-him}} * I'm truly honored by your support. Together, we accomplished what nobody thought was absolutely possible and you know what that is and we're only getting started and it's going to be beautiful, remember that. Tonight we close one chapter in history and we begin another. Our campaign received more primary votes than any GOP campaign in history, no matter who it is, no matter who they are, we received more votes. This is a great feeling. That's a great feeling. This is not a testament to me but a testament to all of the people who believed real change, not Obama change, but real change is possible. You've given me the honor to lead the Republican Party to victory this fall. ** Victory speech after winning New Jersey and other states Tuesday night (7 June 2016) – [http://time.com/4360872/donald-trump-new-jersey-victory-speech-transcript/ ''Time'' transcript] * To those who voted for someone else in either party, I will work hard to earn your support and I will work very hard to earn that support. To all of those [[Bernie Sanders]] voters who have been left out in the cold by a rigged system of super delegates, we welcome you with open arms. And by the way, the terrible trade deals that Bernie was so vehemently against and he's right on that will be taken care of far better than anyone ever thought possible and that's what I do. We are going to have fantastic trade deals. We're going to start making money and bringing in jobs. ** Victory speech after winning New Jersey and other states Tuesday night (7 June 2016) – [http://time.com/4360872/donald-trump-new-jersey-victory-speech-transcript/ ''Time'' transcript] * My goal is always again to bring people together. But if I'm forced to fight for something I really care about, I will never, ever back down and our country will never, ever back down. Thank you. I've fought for my family. I've fought for my business. I've fought for my employees. And now, I'm going to fight for you, the American people like nobody has ever fought before. ** Victory speech after winning New Jersey and other states Tuesday night (7 June 2016) – [http://time.com/4360872/donald-trump-new-jersey-victory-speech-transcript/ ''Time'' transcript] * We're led by [[Barack Obama|a man]] that either is not tough, not smart, or he's got something else in mind. And the something else in mind, you know, people can't believe it, people cannot believe that President Obama is acting the way he acts and can't even mention the words 'radical Islamic terrorism. There's something going on — it's inconceivable. There's something going on. He doesn't get it, or he gets it better than anybody understands. It's one or the other, and either one is unacceptable. ** Phone interview on ''Fox and Friends'', as quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-13 |title=Trump on Obama and Islam: 'There's something going on' |author=Jesse Byrnes |periodical=The Hill |url=http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/283246-trump-on-obama-and-islam-theres-something-going-on}} * Look, companies now are leaving the United States. Corporate inversion, they're leaving the United States, we have almost $5 trillion sitting out there, where they can't get the money back, they can't bring it in because there's no mechanism to bring it back in and the tax is so high. I'm going to bring tremendous amounts of money, tremendous amounts of jobs, tremendous numbers of companies, and yes the [[wikipedia:Political positions of Donald Trump#Taxes,_spending,_and_budget|tax is going to be cut]] from the highest tax nation anywhere in the world to a fairly low tax. Not the lowest in the world, but to a fairly low tax. * <p>'''Norah O'Donnell:''' Hillary Clinton called you the king of debt.</p><p>'''Donald Trump:''' Well, no she didn't call me, I called myself the king of debt. '''I'm the king of debt.''' I'm great with debt, nobody knows debt better than me. I made a fortune by using debt. And if things don't work out I renegotiate the debt, I mean that's a smart thing not a stupid thing. And I made a fortune.</p><p>'''O'Donnell:''' How do you renegotiate the debt?</p><p>'''Trump:''' Because you go back and you say, hey, guess what, the economy just crashed, I'm going to give you back half. I like debt for me, I don't like debt for the country. I like debt for my company, but I don't like debt for the country. For the country we have $19 trillion in debt, it's going to be very soon $21 trillion, not billion, $21 trillion in debt. And I will tell you we are sitting on a time bomb and Hillary Clinton doesn't have a clue. And President Obama has pretty much doubled the debt since he's been in office and somebody's going to pay a big price. We have to start chopping that debt down.</p><p>'''O'Donnell:''' Janet Yellen, who you know, the chairman of the Federal Reserve blasted you for saying that the U.S. could load up on debt and then make a deal with creditors if the economy has soured. She said there would be very severe consequences if an elected president tried to renegotiate the nation's debt.</p><p>'''Trump:''' I wouldn't renegotiate the debt.</p> ** In an interview with ''{{w|CBS This Morning'}}'' {{w|Norah O'Donnell}}, {{#formatdate:2016-06-22}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-22 |title=CBS' Norah O'Donnell Challenges Trump On His Economic Plan |periodical=Media Matters for America |url=https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/cbs-norah-odonnell-challenges-trump-his-economic-plan}} * Our enemies probably know every single one [of Clinton's deleted emails]. So they probably now have a blackmail file. . . . We can't hand over our government to someone whose deepest, darkest secrets may be in the hands of our enemies. Can't do it." ** speech, {{#formatdate:2016-06-22}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-22 |title=Nobody brings the crazy quite like Trump |author=Dana Milbank |periodical=Washington Post |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nobody-brings-the-crazy-quite-like-trump/2016/06/22/74ba5692-38bd-11e6-9ccd-d6005beac8b3_story.html}} =====Speech about the Orlando Shooting (June 13, 2016)===== : <small>Speech after the [[wikipedia:2016 Orlando nightclub shooting|2016 Orlando nightclub shooting]] ([http://time.com/4367120/orlando-shooting-donald-trump-transcript/ transcript])</small> * So many people — it's just hard to believe, but just so many people dead, so many people gravely injured, so much carnage, such a disgrace. The horror is beyond description. The families of these wonderful people are totally devastated, and they will be forever. Likewise, our whole nation and indeed the whole world is devastated. * Our nation stands together in solidarity with the members of Orlando's LGBT community. They have been through something that nobody could ever experience. This is a very dark moment in America's history. A radical Islamic terrorist targeted the [[wikipedia:Pulse (nightclub)|nightclub]], not only because he wanted to kill Americans, but in order to execute gay and lesbian citizens, because of their sexual orientation. * It's a strike at the heart and soul of who we are as a nation. It's an assault on the ability of free people to live their lives, love who they want, and express their identity. It's an attack on the right of every single American to live in peace and safety in their own country. * We're not acting clearly, we're not talking clearly, we've got problems. * We have a dysfunctional immigration system, which does not permit us to know who we let into our country, and it does not permit us to protect our citizens properly. We have an incompetent administration. * The [[wikipedia:List of United States immigration laws|immigration laws of the United States]] give the president powers to suspend entry into the country of any class of persons. Now, any class — it really is determined and to be determined by the president for the interests of the United States. And it's as he or she deems appropriate. Hopefully it's he in this case. * When I'm elected I will suspend immigration from areas of the world where there's a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe or our allies until we fully understand how to end these threats. ... After a full and partial and long — really long overdue security assessment we will develop a responsible immigration policy that serves the interests and values of America. * We cannot continue to allow thousands upon thousands of people to pour into our country many of whom have the same thought process as this savage killer. Many of the principles of radical Islam are incompatible with Western values and institutions. Remember this, radical Islam is anti-woman, anti-gay and anti- American. I refuse to allow America to become a place where gay people, Christian people, Jewish people are targets of persecution and intimation by radical Islamic preachers of hate and violence. This is not just a national security issue. It's a quality of life issue. If we want to protect the quality of life for all Americans — women and children, gay and straight, Jews and Christians and all people then we need to tell the truth about radical Islam and we need to do it now. We need to tell the truth also about how radical Islam is coming to our shores. And it's coming. * We're importing radical Islamic terrorism into the West through a failed immigration system and through an intelligence community held back by our president. * They share these oppressive views and values. We want to remain a free and open society. Then, and if we do, then we have to control our borders. We have to control, and we have to control them now, not later. Right now. * Hillary Clinton, for months, and despite so many attacks, repeatedly refused to even say the words radical Islam until I challenged her yesterday. And, guess what, she will probably say them. She sort of has said them, but let's see what happens. She really has no choice, but she doesn't want to. However, she's really been forced, and she has been forced to say these words. She supports, and the reason is, she supports so much of what is wrong, and what is wrong with this country, and what's going wrong with our country and our borders. She has no clue, in my opinion, what radical Islam is and she won't speak honestly about it if she does, in fact, know. She's in total denial, and her continuing reluctance to ever name the enemy broadcasts weakness across the entire world — true weakness. * She says the solution is to ban guns. They tried that in France which has among the toughest gun laws anywhere in the world, and 130 people were brutally murdered by Islamic terrorists in cold blood. Her plan is to disarm law abiding Americans, abolishing the Second Amendment, and leaving only the bad guys and terrorists with guns. No good. Not going to happen, folks. ... She wants to take away American's guns and then admit the very people who want to slaughter us. Let them come into the country, we don't have guns. Let them come in, let them have all the fun they want. * [[wikipedia:Political positions of Hillary Clinton#Immigration_policy|Hillary Clinton's catastrophic immigration plan]] will bring vastly more radical Islamic immigration into this country, threatening not only our society but our entire way of life. When it comes to radical Islamic terrorism, ignorance is not bliss. It's deadly — totally deadly. ... Clinton's State Department was in charge of admissions and the admissions process for people applying to enter from overseas. Having learned nothing from these attacks, she now plans to massively increase admissions without a screening plan including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country. Tell me, tell me – how stupid is that? This could be a better, bigger, more horrible version than the legendary [[Trojan Horse]] ever was. Altogether, under the Clinton plan, you'd be admitting hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Middle East with no system to vet them, or to prevent the radicalization of the children and their children. Not only their children, by the way, they're trying to take over our children and convince them how wonderful ISIS is and how wonderful Islam is and we don't know what's happening. The burden is on Hillary Clinton to tell us why she believes immigration from these dangerous countries should be increased without any effective system to really to screen. We're not screening people. * We have, just, no [[wikipedia:Intelligence gathering network|intelligence gathering information]]. We need this information so badly. ... We need an intelligence gathering system second to none. Second to none. That includes better cooperation between state, local and federal officials, and with our allies, very importantly. I will have an Attorney General, a Director of National Intelligence and a Secretary of Defense who'll know how to fight a war on radical Islamic terrorism. * They have put political correctness above common sense, above your safety, and above all else. I refuse to be politically correct. * The days of deadly ignorance will end, and they will end soon. * The media talks about home grown terrorism but Islamic radicalism and that's a very, very important term — a term that the president refuses to use and the networks that nurture it are imports from overseas whether you like it or whether you don't like it. Yes, there are many radicalized people already inside our country as a result of poor policies of the past. * Hillary Clinton can never claim to be a friend of the gay community as long as she continues to support immigration policies that bring [[Islamic extremists]] to our country and who suppress women, gays and anyone who doesn't share their views or values. * Clinton wants to allow radical Islamic terrorists to pour into our country. They enslave women, and they murder gays. I don't want them in our country. * Immigration is a privilege, and we should not let anyone into this country who doesn't support our communities. All of our communities, every single one of them. * I want every American to succeed including [[wikipedia:Islam in the United States|Muslims]]. But the Muslims have to work with us. They have to work with us. They know what's going on. They know that he was bad. They knew the people in San Bernardino were bad. But you know what? They didn't turn them in. And you know what? [[wikipedia:2015 San Bernardino attack|We had death, and destruction]]. * Hillary Clinton wants to empty out the {{w|Treasury}} to bring people into the country that include individuals who preach hate against our citizens. I want to protect our citizens, all of our citizens. * America must do more — much more — to protect its citizens, especially people who are potential victims of crimes based on their backgrounds or sexual orientation, as you just saw in Orlando. * The decision to overthrow the regime in Libya, then pushing for the overthrow of the regime in Syria, among other things, without plans for the day after, have created space for ISIS to expand and grow like nobody has ever seen before. These actions, along with our disastrous Iran deal, have also reduced our ability to work in partnership with our Muslim allies in the region. That is why our new goal must be to defeat Islamic terrorism not nation building. No more nation building. It's never going to work. * The last major [[NATO]] mission was Hillary Clinton's war in Libya. That mission helped to unleash ISIS on a new continent. * America must unite the whole civilized world in the fight against Islamic terrorism. Pretty much [[wikipedia:Anti-communism#United_States|like we did with communism]] during the [[Cold War]]. We tried it President Obama's way, doesn't work. He gave the world his apology tour. We got ISIS and many other problems in return. That's what we got. Remember the famous apology tour. We're sorry for everything. ====July 2016==== * Saddam Hussein was a bad guy. Right? He was a bad guy, really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn't read them the rights—they didn't talk, they were a terrorist, it was over. Today, Iraq is Harvard for terrorism. You want to be a terrorist, you go to Iraq. It's like Harvard. Okay? ** At a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina (July 5, 2016) * I'll stand up for Article Two, Article 12, you name it of the Constitution. ** About the U.S. Constitution, which only has seven articles and 27 amendments; as recounted by [[Mark Sanford]], quoted in [http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/trump-changes-few-minds-with-meeting-on-the-hill "Trump Manages To Give Some House GOPers More Heartburn In Hill Meeting"] (2016), ''Talking Points Memo'' (July 7, 2016). * ''[Interviewer: You're not known to be a humble man. But I wonder—]'' I think I am actually humble. I think I'm much more humble than you would understand. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R42mFx3_ss During an interview] by {{WP|Lesley Stahl}} on ''{{WP|60 Minutes}}'' (17 July 2016) * Look, having nuclear—my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr. John Trump at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]; good genes, very good genes, OK, very smart, the [[w:Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania|Wharton School of Finance]], very good, very smart—you know, if you're a conservative Republican, if I were a liberal, if, like, OK, if I ran as a liberal Democrat, they would say I'm one of the smartest people anywhere in the world—it's true!—but when you're a conservative Republican they try—oh, do they do a number—that's why I always start off: Went to Wharton, was a good student, went there, went there, did this, built a fortune—you know I have to give my like credentials all the time, because we're a little disadvantaged—but you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me—it would have been so easy, and it's not as important as these lives are—nuclear is powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35&nbsp;years ago; he would explain the power of what's going to happen and he was right, who would have thought?—but when you look at what's going on with the four prisoners—now it used to be three, now it's four—but when it was three and even now, I would have said it's all in the messenger; fellas, and it is fellas because, you know, they don't, they haven't figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so, you know, it's gonna take them about another 150&nbsp;years—but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so, and they, they just killed, they just killed us. ** Speech in South Carolina (19 July 2016) * Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. ** Press conference, reported in Ashley Parker and David E. Sanger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-clinton-emails.html? Donald Trump Calls on Russia to Find Hillary Clinton's Missing Emails], ''The New York Times'' (July 27, 2016). * Though Bernie is exhausted and has given up on his revolution, many of his voters still want to keep up the fight. I expect that millions of Bernie voters will refuse to vote for Hillary because of her support for the War in Iraq, the invasion of Libya, [[wikipedia:North American Free Trade Agreement|NAFTA]] and TPP, and of course because she is totally bought and sold by special interests. She and her husband have been paid millions and millions by global corporations and powerful interests who will control her every decision. She is their puppet, and they pull the strings. We welcome with open arms all voters who want an honest government and to fix our rigged system so it works for the people. This includes fixing one of Bernie's biggest issues, our terrible trade deals that strip our country of its jobs and wealth. ** ''[http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/donald-trump-reddit-ama-ask-me-anything/493361/ How Donald Trump Beat Reddit]'', ''{{w|The Atlantic}}'' (July 28, 2016) * The things that were said about me. … You know what, I wanted to hit a couple of those speakers so hard. ... I was gonna hit one guy in particular, a very little guy. I was gonna hit this guy so hard, his head would spin. He wouldn't know what the hell happened. ** Press conference, reported in Jacob Bogage, "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/29/i-wanted-to-hit-a-couple-of-those-speakers-so-hard-trump-says-of-dem-convention-critics/ ‘I wanted to hit a couple of those speakers so hard', Trump says of Democratic convention]", ''The Washington Post'' (July 29, 2016). * A guy who didn't have the guts to run for president. Little Michael. He doesn't know anything about me. But he never had the guts to run. He probably wished he did but he didn't. He spent millions of dollars on polling but he was missing one thing: guts. Little Michael. ** On [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s speech about Trump. At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * Obama gave a good speech but not nearly as good as the press would have you believe. Whether it's good or bad, the press will say it's fantastic. In many ways, I like Obama. It's hard to define. There's something about him I do like. I'm embarrassed to admit it. I give him a lot of credit. It's very unique and very hard to do and I give him tremendous credit. He became a two-term president of the United States. He's got some quality going. ** At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * Emails in general are terrible. There's no security. It happens so often. I'm old-fashioned. I put a letter in an envelope and have it hand delivered. My son is 10 years old, and he has grown up computer literate. They start using computers before they can walk. His computer was locked and he unlocked it. And I said, ‘Barron, how did you do that?' And he said, ‘I won't tell you, Dad. ** At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * Putin said I was a genius. I do say this: Wouldn't it be wonderful if we actually could get along with Russia and China and some other countries that we don't get along with, and then we go out and knock the hell out of ISIS? Wouldn't it be nice if we cleaned that mess up? Wouldn't it be smart? ** At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * I think he's a pervert. It's dangerous to allow him on the convention floor. ** About [[Anthony Weiner]] on the {{w|2016 Democratic National Convention}}. At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * Captain [[wikipedia:Humayun Khan (soldier)|Humayun Khan]] was a hero to our country and we should honor all who have made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our country safe. The real problem here are the radical Islamic terrorists who killed him, and the efforts of these radicals to enter our country to do us further harm. Given the state of the world today, we have to know everything about those looking to enter our country, and given the state of chaos in some of these countries, that is impossible. While I feel deeply for the loss of his son, Mr. Khan who has never met me, has no right to stand in front of millions of people and claim I have never read the Constitution, (which is false) and say many other inaccurate things. If I become President, I will make America safe again. * Hillary Clinton should be held accountable for her central role in destabilizing the Middle East. She voted to send the United States to war against Iraq, helped lead the disastrous withdrawal of American troops years later that created the vacuum allowing the rise of ISIS, and has never met a [[wikipedia:United States involvement in regime change|regime change]] she didn't like (which have all been disasters) – not to mention her invasion of Libya and her abandonment of American personnel in Benghazi. The loss of these lives in Libya is directly traceable to Clinton, but their families' testimonials were rejected by the media. * Clinton's actions have been reckless and have directly led to the loss of American lives. And her extreme immigration policies, as also laid out by American victims in Cleveland, will cause the preventable deaths of countless more -- while putting all residents, from all places, at greater risk of terrorism. As Bernie Sanders said on numerous occasions, Hillary Clinton suffers from "bad judgement." She is not qualified to serve as Commander in Chief. ** Written statement responding to [[Khizr M. Khan]] [http://web.archive.org/web/20160731082150/https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/setting-the-record-straight] (July 30, 2016) ====={{w|2016 Republican National Convention}} (21 July 2016)===== [[File:Donald Trump 2016 RNC speech (1).jpg|thumb|I have joined the [[political]] arena so that the [[powerful]] can no longer beat up on [[people]] that cannot defend themselves. <br /> Nobody knows the [[system]] better than me, which is why I alone can fix it.]] : <small>[https://www.vox.com/2016/7/21/12253426/donald-trump-acceptance-speech-transcript-republican-nomination-transcript "Full transcript of Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at the RNC", ''Vox'' (22 July 2016)] · [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs0pZ_GrTy8 "Donald Trump's entire Republican convention speech", ''CNN'' (21 July 2016)] · [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/full-transcript-donald-trump-nomination-acceptance-speech-at-rnc-225974 Donald Trump 2016 RNC draft speech transcript], ''{{w|Politico}}'' (21 July 2016)</small> * The attacks on our police, and the terrorism in our cities, threaten our very way of life. Any politician who does not grasp this danger is not fit to lead our country. * Americans watching this address tonight have seen the recent images of violence in our streets and the chaos in our communities. Many have witnessed this violence personally. Some have even been its victims. <br /> I have a message for all of you: The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon — and I mean very soon come to an end. Beginning on January 20th 2017, safety will be restored. <br /> The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a government unworthy to lead. * It is finally time for a straightforward assessment of the state of our nation. I will present the facts plainly and honestly. We cannot afford to be so politically correct anymore. <br /> So if you want to hear the corporate spin, the carefully-crafted lies, and the media myths — the Democrats are holding their convention next week. Go there. <br /> But here, at our convention, there will be no lies. We will honor the American people with the truth, and nothing else. * Decades of progress made in bringing down crime are now being reversed by this Administration's rollback of criminal enforcement. * America is far less safe – and the world is far less stable – than when Obama made the decision to put Hillary Clinton in charge of America's foreign policy. I am certain it is a decision he truly regrets. Her bad instincts and her bad judgment – something pointed out by Bernie Sanders – are what caused the disasters unfolding today. * This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton: death, destruction and weakness. * The problems we face now – [[Poverty in the United States|poverty]] and violence at home, war and destruction abroad – will last only as long as we continue relying on the same politicians who created them. A change in leadership is required to change these outcomes. * There can be no prosperity without [[wikipedia:Law and order (politics)|law and order]] * Our plan will put America First. [[wikipedia:Americanism (ideology)|Americanism]], not globalism, will be our credo. As long as we are led by politicians who will not put America First, then we can be assured that other nations will not treat America with respect. * Big business, elite media and major donors are lining up behind the campaign of my opponent because they know she will keep our rigged system in place. They are throwing money at her because they have total control over everything she does. She is their puppet, and they pull the strings. That is why Hillary Clinton's message is that things will never change. My message is that things have to change – and they have to change right now. * Every day I wake up determined to deliver for the people I have met all across this nation that have been neglected, ignored, and abandoned. I have visited the laid-off factory workers, and the communities crushed by our horrible and unfair trade deals. These are the forgotten men and women of our country, and they are forgotten, but they're not going to be forgotten long. These are people who work hard but no longer have a voice. I AM YOUR VOICE. * I have no patience for injustice, no tolerance for government incompetence, no sympathy for leaders who fail their citizens. * When innocent people suffer, because our political system lacks the will, or the courage, or the basic decency to enforce our [[Law|laws]] – or worse still, has sold out to some corporate lobbyist for cash – I am not able to look the other way. * When a Secretary of State illegally stores her emails on a private server, deletes 33,000 of them so the authorities can't see her crime, puts our country at risk, lies about it in every different form and faces no consequence – I know that corruption has reached a level like never before. * I have joined the political arena so that the powerful can no longer beat up on people that cannot defend themselves. '''Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it'''. <br /> I have seen firsthand how the system is rigged against our citizens, just like it was rigged against Bernie Sanders – he never had a chance. * [[Mike Pence|He]] (Mike Pence) is a man of character and accomplishment. He is the right man for the job. * An attack on law enforcement is an attack on all Americans. I have a message to every last person threatening the peace on our streets and the safety of our police: when I take the oath of office next year, I will restore law and order our country. * In this race for the White House, I am the Law And Order candidate. ... I will work to ensure that all of our kids are treated equally, and protected equally. ** "I am the law-and-order candidate" was a phrase used by [[Richard Nixon]] during his [[w:Richard Nixon 1968 presidential campaign|1968 presidential campaign]]. * Once again, [[France]] is the [[wikipedia:2016 Nice attack|victim of brutal Islamic terrorism]]. Men, women and children viciously mowed down. Lives ruined. Families ripped apart. A nation in mourning. * I will do everything in my power to protect our [[LGBT]] citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology. * We must work with all of our allies who share our goal of destroying ISIS and stamping out Islamic terror. This includes working with our greatest ally in the region, the State of Israel. * We must immediately suspend immigration from any nation that has been compromised by terrorism until such time as proven vetting mechanisms have been put in place. * I only want to admit individuals into our country who will support our values and love our people. Anyone who endorses violence, hatred or oppression is not welcome in our country and never will be. * Decades of record immigration have produced lower wages and higher unemployment for our citizens, especially for African-American and Latino workers. We are going to have an immigration system that works, but one that works for the American people. * Of all my travels in this country, nothing has affected me more deeply than the time I have spent with the mothers and fathers who have lost their children to violence spilling across our border. * We are going to build a great border wall to stop illegal immigration, to stop the gangs and the violence, and to stop the drugs from pouring into our communities. * Peace will be restored. * We are going to be considerate and compassionate to everyone. But my greatest compassion will be for our own struggling citizens. * Americans want relief from uncontrolled immigration. Communities want relief. * I'm going to make our country rich again. I am going to turn our bad trade agreements into great ones. * I pledge to never sign any trade agreement that hurts our workers, or that diminishes our freedom and independence. Instead, I will make individual deals with individual countries. * No longer will we enter into these massive deals, with many countries, that are thousands of pages long – and which no one from our country even reads or understands. We are going to enforce all trade violations, including through the use of taxes and tariffs, against any country that cheats. * We'll walk away if we don't get the deal that we want. * Reducing taxes will cause new companies and new jobs to come roaring back into our country. * My Dad, {{w|Fred Trump}}, was the smartest and hardest working man I ever knew. * I have loved my life in business. * We must break free from the petty politics of the past. * America is a nation of believers, dreamers, and strivers that is being led by a group of censors, critics, and cynics. * All of the people telling you that you can't have the country you want, are the same people telling you that I wouldn't be standing here tonight. No longer can we rely on those elites in media, and politics, who will say anything to keep a rigged system in place. * We must choose to Believe In America. History is watching us now. * My opponent asks her supporters to recite a three word loyalty pledge. It reads, "I'm with her." I choose to recite a different pledge. My pledge reads, "I'm with you – the American people." I am your voice. So to every parent who dreams for their child, and every child who dreams for a better future, I say these words to you tonight: I'm with you, and I will fight for you, and I will win for you. To all Americans tonight, in all of our cities and towns, I make this promise: We will make America proud again, we will make America strong again, we will make America safe again, and we will Make America Great Again! God bless you and good night! I love you! =====''[[wikipedia:This Week (ABC TV series)|This Week]]'' Interview (July 30, 2016)===== : <small>Interview on {{w|ABC News}}' ''{{w|This Week}}'' with [[George Stephanopoulos]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-donald-trump-vice-president-joe-biden/story?id=41020870 Transcript] (31 July 2016)</small> * She's (Hillary Clinton) a very dishonest person. I have one of the great temperaments. I have a winning temperament. She has a bad temperament. She's weak. We need a strong temperament and that's all it is, I have a strong temperament. ... I think I have a great temperament. I beat 16 very talented people in -- and I've never done this before. You don't do that with a bad temperament. ... I'm leading her in the polls, as you probably have noticed. And I think I have a great temperament. I have a temperament where I know how to win. She doesn't know how to win. She's not a winner. She doesn't know how to win. Honestly, she lies a lot and she really -- she should tell the truth. I honestly believe if she told the truth -- because she made some reference to my campaigning, I've had a beautiful -- I've had a -- had a flawless campaign. You'll be writing books about this campaign. And yet she's criticizing my campaign. * If you look at what's going on in terms of unity, the Bernie people are angry. They're angry. He was angry. What was amazing to me is when she was talking about Bernie last night, the camera was on him and he was angry. It almost looks like he has buyer's remorse, like he shouldn't have made the deal. * I have no relationship with Putin. I don't think I've ever met him. I never met him. I don't think I've ever met him. ... I have never spoken to him on the phone, no. I've speak -- I've spoken -- when we had the [[wikipedia:Miss Russia|Miss Universe]] contest a number of years ago, we had Miss Universe in Moscow, in the Moscow area, he was invited. He wanted to come. He wasn't able to come. That would have been a time when I would have met him. ... I don't know what it means by having a relationship. I mean he was saying very good things about me, but I don't have a relationship with him. I didn't meet him. I haven't spent time with him. I didn't have dinner with him. I didn't go hiking with him. I don't know -- and I wouldn't know him from Adam except I see his picture and I would know what he looks like. * If our country got along with Russia, that would be a great thing. When Putin goes out and tells everybody -- and you talk about a relationship, but he says Donald Trump is going to win and Donald Trump is a genius, and then I have people saying you should disavow. I said, I'm going to disavow that? ... If we can have a good relationship with Russia and if Russia would help us get rid of ISIS, frankly, as far as I'm concerned, you're talking about tremendous amounts of money and lives and everything else, that would be a positive thing, not a negative thing. * {{w|NATO}} is going to be just fine. But [[NATO]] countries -- we have 28 countries -- many of them are taking advantage of us because they're not paying. So we're protecting these countries and they're not paying. ... I'm all in favor of NATO. I said NATO is obsolete. I was asked a question by one of your competitors and I said NATO is obsolete, because it's not taking care of terror. * The people of {{w|Crimea}}, from what I've heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were. And you have to look at that, also. Now, that was under -- just so you understand, that was done under Obama's administration. And as far as the [[Ukraine]] is concerned, it's a mess. And that's under the Obama's administration, with his strong ties to [[NATO]]. So with all of these strong ties to NATO, Ukraine is a mess. [[wikipedia:Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|Crimea has been taken]]. Don't blame Donald Trump for that. * No debts. I have very little debt to anybody. I don't need debt. You know, it's very interesting, I'm so liquid, I don't need debt. And if I need debt, if I want debt, I can get it from banks in New York City very easily. * If you want to get a television today -- I buy thousands of television sets. If I want a television, I would love the buy American-made televisions like they used to have where they had [[wikipedia:General Electric#Television|GE]] and [[wikipedia:Sylvania Electric Products|Sylvania]] and all of the different. Today, it's {{w|Samsung}}, it's [[wikipedia:LG Electronics|LG]], it's {{w|Sony}}. We don't make televisions anymore. * When I do ties, I bid them out. And I go all over the place. You have companies over in different countries where they devalue their currency and they make it impossible for American companies to compete. The hat, {{w|Make America Great Again}}. I fought like crazy to find a company in this country that could make the hats. And I found one. And they're American-made, but it's -- because I knew the first thing people would do is, where is the hat made. OK, Make America Great. * He ([[Khizr M. Khan]]) was, you know, very emotional and probably looked like a nice guy to me. His wife, if you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say. You tell me. But plenty of people have written that. She was extremely quiet. And it looked like she had nothing to say. A lot of people have said that. And personally, I watched him. I wish him the best of luck. * I'd say we've had a lot of problems with radical Islamic terrorism. That's what I'd say. We have a lot of problems. ... I'd say you've got to take a look at that, because something is going on. And it's not good. * Well, that sounds - who wrote that? Did Hillary's scriptwriters write it? Because everybody that went out there, we also had [[wikipedia:John R. Allen|John Allen]] who failed with ISIS. I mean, he was a general, Allen, General Allen. He went out. And he was ranting and raving. And then I read a report. He was in there for a number of months. And he failed with ISIS. * The generals aren't doing so well right now. Now, I have a feeling it may be Obama's fault. But if you look at ISIS… General [[Douglas MacArthur|MacArthur]] and [[George S. Patton|General Patton]], they're spinning in their graves. The generals certainly aren't doing very well right now. * I think I've made a lot of sacrifices. I work very, very hard. I've created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs, built great structures. I've done, I've had tremendous success. I think I've done a lot. ... I think they're sacrifices. I think when I can employ thousands and thousands of people, take care of their education, take care of so many things, even in military. I mean, I was very responsible, along with a group of people, for getting the [[wikipedia:Vietnam Veterans Plaza|Vietnam Memorial]] built in [[wikipedia:Lower Manhattan|downtown Manhattan]], which to this day people thank me for. * I raised, and I have raised, millions of dollars for the vets. I'm helping the vets a lot. I think my popularity with the vets is through the roof, far greater than hers. She's done nothing. All she's done is tell everybody that the vets are in good shape. They're fine. And they're not fine. People are waiting on line for seven days to see a doctor. She thinks it's fine. * Our country's a mess. And that's why when she makes the speech, she doesn't talk about radical Islam. She doesn't talk about the problems that we have in this country and throughout the world. Many of the problems, she caused. I mean, she created ISIS with her stupidity and her lack of knowledge with her bad judgment. ====August 2016==== * Don't worry about that baby. I love babies. I hear that baby crying, I like it. What a baby. What a beautiful baby. Don't worry, don't worry. The mom's running around like—don't worry about it, you know. It's young and beautiful and healthy and that's what we want. [...] Actually, I was only kidding, you can get the baby out of here. That's all right. Don't worry. I, I think she really believed me that I love having a baby crying while I'm speaking. That's OK. People don't understand. That's OK. ** [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-kicks-out-baby-rally-226566 At a rally in Ashburn, Virginia.] (August 2, 2016) * He's a terrible president, he'll probably go down as the worst president in the history of our country, he's been a total disaster. ** On Barack Obama during an interview with [[wikipedia:WJLA-TV|WJLA]]. {{citation |date=2016-08-02 |author=Eric Bradner |title=Trump responds to Obama: 'He's a terrible president' |periodical=CNN |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/02/politics/donald-trump-obama-election-2016/}} * I'm going to be working for you. I'm not going to have time to go play golf. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/02/13/trump-used-to-have-a-slightly-different-opinion-of-presidents-playing-golf/?utm_term=.d2f026a42e9c Trump used to have a slightly different opinion of presidents playing golf] by Phillip Bump, Washington Post, August 8 Virginia rally (August 20, 2016) * [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary]] wants to abolish, essentially abolish, the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|second amendment]]. '''If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the second amendment people, maybe there is''', I don't know. But I'll tell you what, that will be a horrible day. ** Rally in [[w:Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington, North Carolina]] on August 9, 2016 ({{cite news |title=Donald Trump Suggests ‘Second Amendment People' Could Act Against Hillary Clinton |newspaper=[[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]] |first1=Nick |last1=Corasaniti |authorlink2=w:Maggie Haberman |first2=Maggie |last2=Haberman |date=August 9, 2016 |accessdate=November 15, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton.html}}; {{cite news |title=Donald Trump hints at assassination of Hillary Clinton by gun rights supporters |first=David |last=Smith |date=August 10, 2016 |accessdate=November 15, 2018 |newspaper=[[w:The Guardian|The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/09/trump-gun-owners-clinton-judges-second-amendment}}). * [[ISIS]] is honoring President Obama. He is the founder of ISIS. He founded ISIS. And I would say the co-founder would be crooked [[Hillary Clinton]]. ** During a Florida rally at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, as quoted in [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-president-barack-obama-founder-isis/story?id=41286869 "Donald Trump: President Barack Obama 'Is the Founder of ISIS'"] by David Caplan, ''ABC News'' (August 10, 2016) * But one thing I can promise you is this: <b>I will always tell you the truth. </b> I speak the truth for all of you, and for everyone in this country who doesn’t have a voice. ** Quoted by {{cite news |title=Three years ago today: Trump promised “I will always tell you the truth” |first=Jon |last=Perr |date=August 18, 2019 |accessdate=January 16, 2021 |newspaper=Daily Kos |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/8/18/1879762/-Three-years-ago-today-Trump-promised-I-will-always-tell-you-the-truth}}). * No group in America has been more harmed by Hillary Clinton's policies than African-Americans. If Hillary Clinton's goal was to inflict pain on the African-American community, she could not have done a better job. It's a disgrace. Tonight, I'm asking for the vote of every single African-American citizen in this country who wants to see a better future. The inner cities of our country have been run by the Democratic party for more than fifty years. Their policies have reduced only [[Poverty in the United States|poverty]], joblessness, failing schools and broken homes. It's time to hold Democratic politicians accountable for what they have done to these communities. At what point do we say, "enough?" It's time to hold failed leaders accountable for their results not just their empty words over and over again. Look at what the Democratic party has done to the city as an example and there are many others of Detroit: forty percent of Detroit's residents live in poverty. Half of all Detroit residents do not work and cannot work and can't get a job. Detroit tops the list of most dangerous cities in terms of violent crime. This is the legacy of the Democratic politicians who have run this city. This is the result of the policy agenda embraced by Hillary Clinton: thirty-three thousand emails gone. The only way to change results is to change leadership. We can never fix our problems by relying on the same politicians who created our problems in the first place. A new future requires brand new leadership. Look how much African-American communities suffered under Democratic control. To those I say the following: What do you have to lose by trying something new like Trump. What do you have to lose? I say it again, what do you have to lose. Look, what do you have to lose? You're living your poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs. Fifty-eight percent of your youth is unemployed? What the hell do you have to lose? And at the end of four years, I guarantee you, that I will get over ninety-five percent of the African-American vote. I promise you. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5B5m1S5VTA Speech to the African-American community in Dimondale, Michigan] (August 19, 2016) * Immigration security, we need to protect American jobs. We need to protect American safety. We're going to build a wall folks, don't worry, we're going to build a wall. That wall will go up so fast, your heads will spin. And you'll say, "you know, know he meant it!" And you know what else I mean? Mexico is going to pay for the wall. ** On immigration at a rally in Akron, Ohio (22 August 2016) * It's our right as a sovereign nation to choose immigrants that we think are the likeliest to thrive and flourish and love us. ** Immigration speech (31 August 2016), quoted in [http://fox59.com/2016/08/31/donald-trump-delivers-immigration-speech-after-meeting-with-mexican-president/ "Donald Trump delivers immigration speech after meeting with Mexican president"] by CNN Wire, ''[[wikipedia:WXIN|Fox 59]]''. * When politicians talk about immigration reform, they usually mean the following: amnesty, open borders, and lower wages. Immigration reform should mean something else entirely: it should mean improvements to our laws and policies to make life better for American citizens. But if we are going to make our immigration system work, then we have to be prepared to talk honestly and without fear about these important and sensitive issues. ** Immigration speech (31 August 2016) * To all the politicians, donors and special interests, hear these words from me today: there is only one core issue in the immigration debate and it is this: the well-being of the American people. Nothing even comes a close second. ** Immigration speech (31 August 2016) * You’re stealing my money! You’re stealing my fucking money! What the fuck is this? Why are you letting him steal my fucking money? ** When informed he was by law required to fund a transition.[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/sep/27/this-guy-doesnt-know-anything-the-inside-story-of-trumps-shambolic-transition-team] * Fuck the law. I don’t give a fuck about the law. I want my fucking money. ** When informed he was by law required to fund a transition.[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/sep/27/this-guy-doesnt-know-anything-the-inside-story-of-trumps-shambolic-transition-team] =====Speech at rally in Wilmington, North Carolina (August 9, 2016)===== : <small>Speech at rally in {{w|Wilmington, North Carolina}}. [http://time.com/4445813/donald-trump-second-amendment-speech/ Transcript] (August 9, 2016)</small> * I'm the messenger, but I'll tell you what, the message is the right message. * $400 million in all cash, anybody know what that looks like? That's a lot of cash. That's a lot of case. And honestly, it's so sad. Think of it, going to [[wikipedia:Iran and state-sponsored terrorism|Iran, a terrorist state]]. Now I happen to think they have plenty of money, we've given then $150 billion, so the $400 million is just, you know – I happen to think it goes into their accounts in Switzerland personally. Now, a lot of people say, "no, no, it's used for terror," and they use it for terror because it's the number one terror funder – not even close. But I also think that when you have $400 million in cash, different denominations, do you see the size of this? I guess they did release the pictures after all. They released pictures. ... Obama said that he did it because we don't have a working account with Iran. Do you believe that? How long does it take to set up an account? Right? You don't have a working account, you set up an account, right? * What's going on in this country is insane. And we have people running our country that don't know what they're doing, they're grossly incompetent, and it's time. We have to make change, real change. Not [[wikipedia:Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008#Slogan|Obama change]], we have to make change. * We get [[Bowe Bergdahl|Bergdahl]] who was a traitor, and they get five of the greatest killers that they've wanted for eight years. We get Bergdahl — I call it the five for one trade. For the [[wikipedia:Iran nuclear deal framework|Iran deal]], where we get nothing, we get nothing. They get ultimately, they have the path, beautiful path, they'll get way, way earlier than that. They'll get nuclear weapons, so if you get Trump you're going to see a lot of changes to that deal. That'll happen fast. * Remember {{w|Obamacare}}, "you're going to keep your doctor, you're going to keep your plan, over and over again, you're going to keep your doctor." It was a lie. And in fact, if he didn't make the lie, he would have never gotten it approved because most Democrats, many of the Democrats didn't want to do it. It was only that, that got them to sign it and to approve it. And it was a lie. * America first. We get a little tired of these deals where they actually put, and you know why, because of lobbyists and special interests and people representing and people wanting it to happen. It's just not that they want other countries to benefit over us. There are reasons for it and you know, when I raise money, and I'm putting up a lot of money for my own campaign, I'm funding me. And I'm raising for the Republican party. And we're getting a lot of money from the small donors. * '''Those cameras are not going on the move unless we have a protester. If we had a protester that's the only time they move because they're showing something that in their mind is a bad thing, so then they move.''' But I like that, I've always liked my protesters because the cameras show these massive crowds and people say wow, was that a big crowd. * She (Hillary Clinton) lacks judgment, she lacks temperament and I'm the one that used unfit many, many months ago. And now they've turned it around, use it on me, unfit? I'm unfit? That's — that's a first. But she lacks the temperament and the moral character to lead this country, its very simple. She really does. She's a dangerous person who doesn't tell the truth which has been proven very loudly. I've never seen a — I don't think we've ever had greater proof of that, of anybody. And she has disregarded the lives of Americans — you see what's happening — with what she has done with her server? And you know why she did that. So, I just look at this, and I said that if she gets elected, she will cause the destruction of this country from within. Remember that. ... She is disdainful of the rules set for everyone else and she hasn't changed a bit. This is — that was the good thing. I couldn't say the bad things. It was too much. Nobody would even — nobody would even believe it. You've got to see this book. Nobody would believe because it's so terrible, so terrible. And she comes across like this woman — nice, easy — but she's not. And — and she's — listen — she's not a leader, not a leader. And she is a liar. * '''France isn't France anymore.''' We're not going. And so many people are saying that. Look at what's going on with Germany. Look at what's happening with Germany. Look at the crime; look at the problems. We have enough problems in our country right now. We don't need additional problems, folks. We don't need additional problems. And for all we know, this could be the great [[Trojan Horse]]. This could be. We don't know who these people are. ... We have to get smart, folks. We don't need the problems — and we've already got those problems, just so you understand. Because they're coming into the country, they're being put where nobody even knows where they are. It's like, if I were the enemy, I would say, I can't believe they're that stupid. They're taking my people and they're putting them all over the place, because you have great military right here. * [[wikipedia:Hillary Clinton email controversy|33,000 e-mails are missing]]. And she's so guilty. She's so guilty. * Could you imagine if I said that "I short circuited"? They would be calling for my execution, — electric chair. They'd bring back the electric chair. It would be a whole different ball game if I said it, believe me. * [[wikipedia:Economic policy of Barack Obama|Obama-Clinton economic policies]] have produced 1.2 percent economic growth, the weakest so-called [[wikipedia:Financial crisis of 2007–08#Stabilization|recovery]] since the Great Depression. Now, this is, like, unbelievable — 1.2. Do you know China goes to 7 percent or 8 percent, it's like a national catastrophe. Now, what they do is they cut their currency. They devalue their currency, and big league, and then all of our businesses continue to be drained out of the United States. Our money, our jobs. They make our product, they sell our product to us. No tax, no nothing, you devalue — see devaluing is sort of cheating. * I see the carnage that [[wikipedia:Political positions of Donald Trump#NAFTA|NAFTA has caused]], I see the carnage. It's been horrible. ... It's a suicidal pact for our country. And you know I've watched for years. * I like Mexico. And I respect the leaders of Mexico because they're much smarter, they're much street smarter, but they're much smarter and more cunning than our leaders. But you have to see what's going on. * I can't believe I'm saying I'm a politician. * The Bernie ones were — they had a lot more spirit. I think we're going to get a lot of Bernie voters, if you want to know the truth. Because they do understand that trade is killing us. Trade. * The [[national debt]] has doubled. And you know the bad part about that? You think if the national debt has doubled, our infrastructure would be great, our country would be in great shape. We'd have beautiful roads, beautiful highways. You see where like 50 percent of the bridges are in danger in this country. And the roadways are a mess. * We have great people. We have the most loyal people. We have the smartest people. You know, so many of my people, they're so smart. They like to say, well, Trump, I don't know if he's got this right — let me tell you, we have the smartest people. We have the people that are the smartest, and the strongest, and the best and the hardest working. We have the smartest people. We'll put I.Q.s among — some of us, we couldn't say all of us, right — against any I.Q.s that we — we have to deal with, that I can tell you. I would love to do that. * Today, [[wikipedia:Home-ownership in the United States|homeownership]] is at its lowest rate in 51 years. ... Lowest that its been in so many years, 51 years. Nearly 12 million people and more Americans are dependent on food stamps and 2 million more Latino Americans live in poverty under Obama and Clinton — under Obama; because Clinton's just gonna carry on. * Hillary wants to raise taxes. It's a comparison. I want to lower them. * If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is. I don't know. But — but I'll tell you what. That will be a horrible day. If — if Hillary gets to put her judges — right now, we're tied. You see what's going on. * Hillary essentially wants to abolish the Second Amendment. * Hillary and President Obama refused to use the term radical {{w|Islamic terrorism}}. Big problem. Big problem. Hillary wants to release violent criminals and criminal offenders from prison, that's wonderful, enjoy yourselves. I want to work with our police. Our police are so incredible, they're not getting the respect they deserve. * We have to respect and cherish our police. * We're fighting a political correct war. It's a political correct war. I mean, you know what's going on. You know what's going on. These are people that chop off heads. These are people that, in steel cages, drop steel cages into the waters and drowned large numbers of people. These are people that buried people in the sand. We've got to knock them out. I was against the war in Iraq. We shouldn't have been to the war in Iraq. It destabilized the Middle East and I said that was going to happen. But we shouldn't have gotten out the way we got out. The way we got out was insane. And Obama gave a date, and he — and that's how ISIS happened, folks. Hence, the birth of ISIS. * If I'm ISIS, I call her (Hillary Clinton) up and I give her the most valuable player award. ... And I guarantee you with Libya, which was her baby, and all of the other mistakes she has made. Obama takes now, because obviously, for him, that's the better alternative, all right? But he has been an incompetent president. He has done a horrible job. =====Speech in Jackson, Mississippi (August 24, 2016)===== <small>Speech in {{w|Jackson, Mississippi}}. As quoted by ''{{w|CBS}}'' and ''{{w|The Hindu}}'' [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/08/24/trump-clinton-bigot/][http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/republican-presidential-candidate-donald-trump-speaks-at-an-election-rally-in-mississippi/article9031151.ece] (August 24, 2016)</small> * '''Hillary Clinton is a bigot who sees people of color only as votes, not as human beings worthy of a better future.''' She's going to do nothing for African-Americans. She's going to do nothing for the Hispanics. She's only going to take care of herself, her consultants, her donors, these are the people she cares about. She doesn't care what her policies have done to your communities. She doesn't care. Remember this, you've had her policies — Democrats running some of the inner cities for 50, 70, 80, even over 100 years. And look what you have right now: poverty, no education, crime, you can't walk down the street with your child. We're going to fix it. Hillary Clinton has no remorse. I will fight to create a better future for every American. * Eight years of Obama-Clinton policies have sacrificed our safety and undermined our freedom and independence. ... The Obama-Clinton foreign policy has unleashed ISIS, destabilised the Middle East and put the nation of Iran — which chants [[Death to America]] — in a dominant position of regional power and, in fact, aspiring to be a dominant world power. * Our jobs have moved overseas, Islamic terrorism has spread within our shores and an open border has crushed low-income workers and threatened our security. The issues we face here in America are similar to the issues faced in Britain during their referendum on membership in the EU. This is the movement known as Brexit * Hillary wants to surrender America to globalism. She wants a country without borders. She wants trade deals written for the benefit of foreign corporations. She wants a government that ignores the will of the people. She wants to sell out American security to the Clinton Foundation for a pile of cash. It is hard to tell where the Clinton Foundation ends and the State Department begins. ... Hillary Clinton has betrayed her duty to the people. * The job of a public official is to serve and protect the citizens of the United States. Not illegal immigrants, not foreign nationals seeking entry, but the people living here lawfully today — including millions of African-American and Hispanic citizens. * I will fight for their security, I will fight for their jobs, I will fight for their families. One American Nation. * It's time for America to recapture its destiny. Our government, our leaders, and our media have lost touch with the people. You need no better evidence of that than the fact that the media ignores the plight of Americans who have lost their children to illegal immigrants, but spends day after day pushing for amnesty for those here in violation of the law. * This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton: death, destruction, terrorism and weakness. But Hillary Clinton's legacy doesn't have to be America's legacy. * I have a message for the terrorists trying to kill our citizens: we will find you, we will destroy you, and we will win. This is not only a military fight, but we will also require cyberwarfare and financial warfare. It is also an ideological fight. We will confront directly the hateful ideology of Radical Islam — and promote American values, and American culture, and America's system of government. ====September 2016==== * We can't have someone in the Oval Office who doesn't understand the meaning of the word "confidential" or "classified". ** [http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/15/politics/donald-trump-classified-information/ Trump campaign speech in Greenville, North Carolina] (6 September 2016) * For the first time in a long while, [[Hillary Clinton|her]] true feelings came out, showing bigotry and hatred for millions of Americans. How can she be President of our country when she has such contempt and disdain for so many great Americans? ** {{cite news |title=Clinton walks back 'deplorables' comment: I 'regret' using the term to describe 'half' of Trump's supporters |first=Beremy |last=Berke |work=[[w:Business Insider|Business Insider]] |date=10 September 2016 |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/clinton-regrets-deplorables-comment-2016-9/}} * While my opponent slanders you as deplorable... I call you hard-working, American patriots. ** [https://www.c-span.org/video/?415085-1/donald-trump-campaigns-ashville-north-carolina Donald Trump Campaign Rally in Ashville, North Carolina], ''C-SPAN.org'' (12 September 2016). *OK, what I do is, wash it with Head and Shoulders. I don't dry it, though. I let it dry by itself. It takes about an hour. Then I read papers and things…I also watch TV…OK, so I've done all that. I then comb my hair. Yes, I do use a comb…<br>Do I comb it forward? No, I don't comb it forward…I actually don't have a bad hairline. When you think about it, it's not bad. I mean, I get a lot of credit for comb-overs. But it's not really a comb-over. It's sort of a little bit forward and back. I've combed it the same way for years. Same thing, every time. **[https://www.newsmax.com/thewire/jimmy-fallon-donald-trump-mess-up-hair/2016/09/16/id/748677/ 15 September 2016 to Jimmy Fallon] * Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. I finished it. I finished it. You know what I mean. President Barack Obama was born in the United States, period. Now we all want to get back to making America strong and great again. ** {{cite news |title=Trump finally says Obama born in U.S., blames Clinton for controversy |work=USA Today |date=16 September 2016 |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/09/16/donald-trump-barack-obama-hillary-clinton-presidential-campaign-birtherism/90471868/}} ** [[wikipedia:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's citizenship]] were not started by Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign according to ''[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/16/donald-trump/fact-checking-donald-trumps-claim-hillary-clinton-/ PolitiFact.com]'', and Trump continued to question Obama's citizenship for years after he released his long-form birth certificate in 2011[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/16/donald-trump/donald-trumps-pants-fire-claim-he-finished-obama-b/]. * People don't know how great you are. People don't know how smart you are. These are the smart people. These are the smart people. These are really the smart people. And they never like to say it, but I say it. And I'm a smart person. These are the smart. We have the smartest people. We have the smartest people. And they know it. Some say it, but they hate to say it. But we have the smartest people. ** Council Bluffs, Iowa, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-09-29 |title=Donald Trump's Bizarre Speech: 'You Are The Smartest People' |periodical=Leading Britain's Conversation |url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/politics/us-election/donald-trump/donald-trumps-bizarre-speech-smartest-people/}} * On the question if he would honor the results of the election should he lose:<br>"We're going to have to see. We're going to see what happens. We're going to have to see." ** [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/us/politics/donald-trump-interview-bill-hillary-clinton.html?_r=0 In an interview with the New York Times]; [http://www.nbcnews.com/card/trump-appears-back-pledge-support-clinton-if-she-wins-n657866 Trump Appears to Back Off Pledge to Support Clinton If She Wins], NBC News (30 September 2016) =====First presidential debate (September 26, 2016)===== <small>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/26/the-first-trump-clinton-presidential-debate-transcript-annotated/#annotations:10505575 Transcript], ''{{w|Washington Post}}''</small> * Our jobs are fleeing the country. They're going to Mexico. They're going to many other countries. You look at what China is doing to our country in terms of making our product. They're devaluing their currency, and there's nobody in our government to fight them. And we have a very good fight. And we have a winning fight. Because they're using our country as a piggy bank to rebuild China, and many other countries are doing the same thing. ... We have to stop our jobs from being stolen from us. We have to stop our companies from leaving the United States and, with it, firing all of their people. ... We cannot let it happen. Under my plan, I'll be reducing taxes tremendously, from 35 percent to 15 percent for companies, small and big businesses. That's going to be a job creator like we haven't seen since [[Ronald Reagan]]. It's going to be a beautiful thing to watch. Companies will come. They will build. They will expand. New companies will start. And I look very, very much forward to doing it. We have to renegotiate our trade deals, and we have to stop these countries from stealing our companies and our jobs. * Our country's in deep trouble. We don't know what we're doing when it comes to devaluations and all of these countries all over the world, especially China. They're the best, the best ever at it. What they're doing to us is a very, very sad thing. * But in all fairness to Secretary Clinton, when she started talking about this, it was really very recently. She's been doing this for 30 years. And why hasn't she made the agreements better? The NAFTA agreement is defective. Just because of the tax and many other reasons, but just because of the fact Secretary Clinton and others, politicians, should have been doing this for years, not right now, because of the fact that we've created a movement. * The first thing you do is don't let the jobs leave. The companies are leaving. I could name, I mean, there are thousands of them. They're leaving, and they're leaving in bigger numbers than ever. And what you do is you say, fine, you want to go to Mexico or some other country, good luck. We wish you a lot of luck. But if you think you're going to make your air conditioners or your cars or your cookies or whatever you make and bring them into our country without a tax, you're wrong. And once you say you're going to have to tax them coming in, and our politicians never do this, because they have special interests and the special interests want those companies to leave, because in many cases, they own the companies. So what I'm saying is, we can stop them from leaving. We have to stop them from leaving. And that's a big, big factor. * '''CLINTON''': Donald was one of the people who rooted for the [[wikipedia:United States housing bubble|housing crisis]]. He said, back in 2006, "Gee, I hope it does collapse, because then I can go in and buy some and make some money." Well, it did collapse. : '''TRUMP''': That's called business, by the way. * We invested in a solar company, our country. That was a disaster. They lost plenty of money on that one. Now, look, I'm a great believer in all forms of energy, but we're putting a lot of people out of work. Our energy policies are a disaster. Our country is losing so much in terms of energy, in terms of paying off our debt. You can't do what you're looking to do with $20 trillion in debt. The Obama administration, from the time they've come in, is over 230 years' worth of debt, and he's topped it. He's doubled it in a course of almost eight years, seven-and-a-half years, to be semi- exact. * We have to do a much better job at giving companies incentives to build new companies or to expand, because they're not doing it. * NAFTA is the worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere, but certainly ever signed in this country. And now you [Hillary Clinton] [[wikipedia:Political positions of Hillary Clinton#Trans-Pacific_Partnership|want to approve Trans-Pacific Partnership]]. You were totally in favor of it. Then you heard what I was saying, how bad it is, and you said, I can't win that debate. But you know that if you did win, you would approve that, and that will be almost as bad as NAFTA. Nothing will ever top NAFTA. * You are going to approve one of the [[wikipedia:Political positions of Hillary Clinton#Fiscal_policy_and_taxation|biggest tax cuts in history]]. You are going to approve one of the biggest tax increases in history. You are going to drive business out. Your regulations are a disaster, and you're going to increase regulations all over the place. And by the way, my tax cut is the biggest since [[wikipedia:Reaganomics|Ronald Reagan]]. I'm very proud of it. It will create tremendous numbers of new jobs. But regulations, you are going to regulate these businesses out of existence. ... The things that business as in people like the most is the fact that I'm cutting regulation. You have regulations on top of regulations, and new companies cannot form and old companies are going out of business. And you want to increase the regulations and make them even worse. I'm going to cut regulations. I'm going to cut taxes big league, and you're going to raise taxes big league, end of story. * She's telling us how to fight ISIS. Just go to her website. She tells you how to fight ISIS on her website. I don't think General Douglas MacArthur would like that too much. ... See, you're telling the enemy everything you want to do. No wonder you've been fighting ISIS your entire adult life. * I'm really calling for major jobs, because the wealthy are going create tremendous jobs. They're going to expand their companies. They're going to do a tremendous job. I'm getting rid of the carried interest provision. And if you really look, it's not a tax -- it's really not a great thing for the wealthy. It's a great thing for the middle class. It's a great thing for companies to expand. * We have the worst revival of an economy since the Great Depression. And believe me: '''We're in a bubble right now. And the only thing that looks good is the stock market, but if you raise interest rates even a little bit, that's going to come crashing down.''' * I will release them as soon as the audit. Look, I've been under audit almost for 15 years. I know a lot of wealthy people that have never been audited. I said, do you get audited? I get audited almost every year. And in a way, I should be complaining. I'm not even complaining. I don't mind it. It's almost become a way of life. I get audited by the IRS. But other people don't. I will say this. We have a situation in this country that has to be taken care of. I will release my tax returns -- against my lawyer's wishes -- when she [Hillary Clinton] releases her 33,000 e-mails that have been deleted. As soon as she releases them, I will release. ** About releasing his tax returns. * That makes me smart. ** About that Trump didn't pay [[wikipedia:Income tax in the United States|federal income taxes]]. * That was more than a mistake. That was done purposely. OK? That was not a mistake. That was done purposely. When you have your staff taking the [[Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fifth Amendment]], taking the Fifth so they're not prosecuted, when you have the man that set up the illegal server taking the Fifth, I think it's disgraceful. ** About {{w|Hillary Clinton email controversy}} * As far as my tax returns, you don't learn that much from tax returns. That I can tell you. You learn a lot from financial disclosure. And you should go down and take a look at that. * I am very under[[wiktionary:leverage|leveraged]]. I have a great company. I have a tremendous income. And the reason I say that is not in a braggadocios way. It's because it's about time that this country had somebody running it that has an idea about money. * Maybe he didn't do a good job and I was unsatisfied with his work ... On occasion, four times, we used certain laws that are there. And when Secretary Clinton talks about people that didn't get paid, first of all, they did get paid a lot, but taken advantage of the laws of the nation. Now, if you want to change the laws, you've been there a long time, change the laws. But I take advantage of the laws of the nation because I'm running a company. My obligation right now is to do well for myself, my family, my employees, for my companies. And that's what I do. ... She [Hillary Clinton] doesn't say is that tens of thousands of people that are unbelievably happy and that love me. ** About not having paid to some of his employees. * We need law and order. If we don't have it, we're not going to have a country. ... We need law and order in our country. * We have a situation where we have our inner cities, African- Americans, Hispanics are living in hell because it's so dangerous. You walk down the street, you get shot. * Now, whether or not in a place like Chicago you do [[wikipedia:Frisking|stop and frisk]], which worked very well, [[wikipedia:Rudolph Giuliani|Mayor Giuliani]] is here, [[wikipedia:Stop-and-frisk in New York City|worked very well in New York]]. It brought the crime rate way down. But you take the gun away from criminals that shouldn't be having it. We have [[wikipedia:Gangs in the United States|gangs roaming the street]]. And in many cases, they're illegally here, [[illegal immigrants]]. And they have guns. And they shoot people. And we have to be very strong. And we have to be very vigilant. * Our police, in many cases, are afraid to do anything. We have to protect our inner cities, because African-American communities are being decimated by crime, decimated. * '''HOLT''': Stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York, because it largely singled out black and Hispanic young men. : '''TRUMP''': No, you're wrong. It went before a judge, who was a very against-police judge. It was taken away from her. And our mayor, our new mayor, refused to go forward with the case. They would have won an appeal. If you look at it, throughout the country, there are many places where it's allowed. : '''HOLT''': The argument is that it's a form of racial profiling. : '''TRUMP''': No, the argument is that we have to take the guns away from these people that have them and they are bad people that shouldn't have them. * You need more police. You need a better community, you know, relation. ... You need better relationships between the communities and the police, because in some cases, it's not good. * So when you [Hillary Clinton] tried to act holier than thou, it really doesn't work. It really doesn't. * We should be better than anybody else, and perhaps we're not. I don't think anybody knows it was Russia that [[wikipedia:Democratic National Committee cyber attacks|broke into the DNC]]. She's saying Russia, Russia, Russia, but I don't -- maybe it was. I mean, it could be Russia, but it could also be China. It could also be lots of other people. It also could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds, OK? * We have to get very, very tough on cyber and cyber warfare. * President Obama and Secretary Clinton created a vacuum the way they got [[wikipedia:Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq|out of Iraq]], because they got out -- what, they shouldn't have been in, but once they got in, the way they got out was a disaster. And ISIS was formed. * I said it to you once, had we taken the [[oil]] -- and we should have taken the oil -- ISIS would not have been able to form either, because the [[wikipedia:Oil production and smuggling in ISIL|oil was their primary source of income]]. And now they have the oil all over the place, including the oil -- a lot of the oil in Libya, which was another one of her disasters. * You [Hillary Clinton] look at the Middle East, you started the Iran deal, that's another beauty where you have a country that was ready to fall, I mean, they were doing so badly. They were choking on the sanctions. And now they're going to be actually probably a major power at some point pretty soon, the way they're going. * I think we have to get [[NATO]] to go into the Middle East with us, in addition to surrounding nations, and we have to knock the hell out of ISIS, and we have to do it fast, when ISIS formed in this vacuum created by Barack Obama and Secretary Clinton. And believe me, you were the ones that took out the troops. ... When they formed, this is something that never should have happened. It should have never happened. Now, you're talking about taking out ISIS. But you were there, and you were secretary of state when it was a little infant. Now it's in over 30 countries. And you're going to stop them? I don't think so. * I think the best person in her [Clinton's] campaign is mainstream media. * The single greatest problem the world has is nuclear armament, nuclear weapons, not global warming, like you think and your -- your president thinks. ====October 2016==== * I'd never withdraw. I've never withdrawn in my life. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amid-growing-calls-to-drop-out-trump-vows-to-never-withdraw/2016/10/08/8c0b5b7a-8d68-11e6-bff0-d53f592f176e_story.html?postshare=8561475940907652&tid=ss_tw phone call to the Washington Post] (8 October 2016) * So important that you get out and vote. So important that you watch other communities, because we don't want this election stolen from us. We don't want this election stolen from us. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/11/donald-trump-unplugged-as-ever/ Transcript of speech] at [[wikipedia:Ambridge, Pennsylvania|Ambridge, Pennsylvania]] (October 10, 2016) * '''Donald Trump''': Now, he's supposed to look like Donald Trump, but he's actually much too good looking. ''[to toddler]'' You are really handsome... Do you want to go back to [your parents] or do you want to stay with Donald Trump?<br>'''Toddler''': Trump. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snou8qrElnM Little Trump Look-Alike Comes on Stage with Donald in Wilkes-Barre 10/10/16], [[wikipedia:Right Side Broadcasting Network|Right Side Broadcasting]], ''YouTube''. Quoted in [http://people.com/politics/donald-trump-meets-his-mini-me-at-pennsylvania-rally/ "Donald Trump Meets His Mini-Me at Pennsylvania Rally"] by Dave Quinn, ''People.com'' (October 11, 2016). * This event gives not only the candidates' chance to be with each other in very social setting it's also allowing the candidates the opportunity to meet the other candidate team, good team, I know Hillary met my campaign manager and I got chance meet people who are working so hard to get her elected, there they are...the head of NBC, CNN, CBS, ABC, there's the New York Times right over there and the Washington Post, they're working overtime, it's true...true... Oh this one gonna get me a trouble... ** Speech at the Al Smith Charity Dinner, 2016 * Hillary Clinton meets in secret with international banks to plot the destruction of U.S. sovereignty in order to enrich these global financial powers, her special interest friends and her donors. * Honestly, she should be locked up. She should be. Should be locked up. ** [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/us/politics/trump-comments-linked-to-antisemitism.html at a rally in West Palm Beach, Florida] (October 13, 2016) * She [Clinton] walks in front of me, she walks in front of me, you know. And when she walked in front of me, believe me I wasn't impressed. * Reporters at The New York Times are not journalists. They're corporate lobbyists for Carlos Slim and Hillary Clinton. * Believe me: She [one of the women accusing him of sexual assault] would not be my first choice, that I can tell you. ** [http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/14/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-appearance-debate/ at a rally in Greensboro, N.C.] Also quoted in [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/us/politics/trump-speech-highlights.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news Donald Trump's Barrage of Heated Rhetoric Has Little Precedent] (October 14, 2016) * Our movement is about replacing a failed and corrupt - and when I say corrupt, I'm talking about totally corrupt - political establishment [Obamacare] with a new government controlled by you, the American people. There is nothing the political establishment will not do. No lie that they won't tell to hold their prestige and power at your expense and that's what's been happening. The Washington establishment and the financial and media corporations that funded exist for only one reason: to protect and enrich itself. The establishment has trillions of dollars at stake in this election. As an example, just one single trade deal they'd like to pass involves trillions of dollars controlled by many countries, corporations, and lobbyists. For those who controlled the levels of power in Washington, and for the global special interests, they partner with these people that don't have your good in mind. Our campaign represents a true existential threat like they haven't seen before. ** At a campaign rally in Florida (13 October 2016) * No, no, lot of things are going on folks, lot of things. I think she's actually getting pumped up, if you want to know the truth, she's getting pumped up, you understand? In fact we're going to be talking about that in a few minutes. She's getting pumped up for Wednesday night. Let's see. You know, I don't know, maybe, we're like athletes, right? Hey, look, I beat seventeen senators, governors, I beat all these people, we're like athletes. Hillary beat Bernie, although it looks like Bernie got a little bit of a bad deal based on Wikileaks, right? If you look at Wikileaks. But we're like athletes, right? So athletes, they're making them more and more, but athletes, they make them take a drug test, right? I think we should take a drug test prior to the debate, I do. I think we should, why don't we do that? We should take a drug test, prior, because I don't know what's going on with her. But at the beginning of her last debate, she was all pumped up at the beginning, and at the end it was like, "Uh, take me down." She could barely reach her car. So I think we should take a drug test, I'm, er, anyway I'm willing to do it. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mE7YkeasOA At a rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, about his rival Hillary Clinton's performance during the presidential debates] (15 October 2016) * Such a nasty woman. [of Hillary Clinton] ** Third Presidential debate (19 October 2016), [http://fortune.com/2016/10/19/presidential-debate-third-transcript/ full transcript] at ''[[wikipedia:Fortune (magazine)|fortune.com]]''. * I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the people of the United States that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election, ''if I win''. ** 20 October 2016, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-10-20 |title=Donald Trump: 'I will totally accept' election results 'if I win' |author=Jeremy Diamond |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/20/politics/donald-trump-i-will-totally-accept-election-results-if-i-win/index.html}} * I'm going to fight for every American in every last part of this nation. We have a president who doesn't fight. He goes out and plays golf all the time. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] October 23 rally *She didn't know what to do, well how did you get him, uh well uh... they were sent by Russia! You know they're always using Russia **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smKITCJJMnc&t=18m30s October 25, 2016 rally in Sanford] regarding [[Donna Brazile]] * And I have to give the FBI credit, that was so bad, what happened, originally, and it took guts for [[wikipedia:James Comey|Director Comey]] to make the move that he made, in light of the kind of opposition he had, with their trying to protect her from criminal prosecution, you know that. It took a lot of guts, I really disagreed with him, I was not his fan, but I'll tell you what, what he did, he brought back his reputation, he brought it back. He's got to hang tough, because there's a lot of, lotta people, want him to do the wrong thing, what he did was the right thing. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/10/31/donald-trump-james-comey-has-guts-grand-rapids-sot.cnn At a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan] shortly after Comey announced the FBI would investigate further emails relating to Hillary Clinton, but before his statement that no incriminating information was found within them (31 October 2016) =====Second presidential debate (October 9, 2016)===== <small>[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/10/us/politics/transcript-second-debate.html Transcript], ''{{w|New York Times}}''</small> * '''[[Anderson Cooper]]''': You bragged that you have sexually assaulted women. Do you understand that?<br>'''Donald Trump''': No, I didn't say that at all. I don't think you understood what was — this was locker room talk. * I have great respect for women. Nobody has more respect for women than I do. * ...if I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your [Hilary Clinton's] situation, because there has never been so many lies, so much deception. There has never been anything like it, and we're going to have a special prosecutor. * '''Hillary Clinton''': ...it's just awfully good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law in our country.<br>'''Donald Trump''': Because you'd be in jail. * '''Cooper''': Please allow her to respond. She didn't talk while you talked.<br>'''Clinton''': Yes, that's true, I didn't.<br>'''Trump''': Because you have nothing to say. * '''[[wikipedia:Martha Raddatz|Martha Raddatz]]''': ...you, Secretary Clinton, purportedly say you need both a public and private position on certain issues....<br>'''Clinton''': As I recall, that was something I said about Abraham Lincoln after having seen the wonderful Steven Spielberg movie ...<br>'''Trump''': Now she's blaming the lie on the late, great Abraham Lincoln. That's one that I haven't... OK, Honest Abe, Honest Abe never lied. That's the good thing. That's the big difference between Abraham Lincoln and you. That's a big, big difference. We're talking about some difference. * I know nothing about Russia. I know — I know about Russia, but I know nothing about the inner workings of Russia. * '''Cooper''': Did you use that $916 million loss to avoid paying personal federal income taxes for years?<br>'''Trump''': Of course I do. Of course I do. And so do all of her donors, or most of her donors. ... I pay tremendous numbers of taxes. I absolutely used it. And so did Warren Buffett and so did George Soros and so did many of the other people that Hillary is getting money from. * ...NAFTA, signed by her husband, is perhaps the greatest disaster trade deal in the history of the world. ====November 2016==== * I'm also honored to have the greatest temperament that anybody has. ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Sam Stein | date=2016-11-03 |title=Donald Trump Is Honored To Have The Greatest Temperament, Donald Trump Says | periodical=Huffington Post | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-temperament_n_581b75d3e4b0b8e11a135eac}} * Our movement is about replacing a failed and corrupt political establishment with a new government controlled by you, the American people. The establishment has trillions of dollars at stake in this election. For those who control the levers of power in Washington and for the global special interests, they partner with these people that don't have your good in mind. The political establishment that is trying to stop us is the same group responsible for our disastrous trade deals, massive illegal immigration and economic and foreign policies that have bled our country dry. The political establishment has brought about the destruction of our factories and our jobs as they flee to Mexico, China and other countries all around the world. It's a global power structure that is responsible for the economic decisions that have robbed our working class, stripped our country of its wealth and put that money into the pockets of a handful of large corporations and political entities. The only thing that can stop this corrupt machine is you. The only force strong enough to save our country is us. The only people brave enough to vote out this corrupt establishment is you, the American people. I'm doing this for the people and the movement and we will take back this country for you and we will make America great again. I'm Donald Trump and I approve this message. ** Closing argument for America (4 November 2016) *** Lines recycled from Trump's campaign rally in West Palm Beach, FL (10/13/2016) * No dream is too big, no challenge is too great. Nothing we want for our future is beyond our reach. America will no longer settle for anything less than the best. ** [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/us/politics/trump-speech-transcript.html Victory Speech] (9 November 2016) * I think I'm a sober person. I think the press tries to make you into something a little bit different. In my case, a little bit of a wild man, I'm not, I'm actually not. I'm a very sober person. ** During an interview on 60 Minutes (11 November 2016) * Today, I would like to provide the American people with an update on the White House transition and our policy plans for the first 100 days. Our transition team is working very smoothly, efficiently, and effectively. Truly great and talented men and women, patriots indeed are being brought in and many will soon be a part of our government, helping us to Make America Great Again. My agenda will be based on a simple core principle: putting America First. Whether it's producing steel, building cars, or curing disease, I want the next generation of production and innovation to happen right here, in our great homeland: America – creating wealth and jobs for American workers. As part of this plan, I've asked my transition team to develop a list of executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs. It's about time. These include the following: On trade, I am going to issue our notification of intent to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a potential disaster for our country. Instead, we will negotiate fair, bilateral trade deals that bring jobs and industry back onto American shores. On energy, I will cancel job-killing restrictions on the production of American energy – including shale energy and clean coal – creating many millions of high-paying jobs. That's what we want, that's what we've been waiting for. On regulation, I will formulate a rule which says that for every one new regulation, two old regulations must be eliminated, it's so important. On national security, I will ask the Department of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to develop a comprehensive plan to protect America's vital infrastructure from cyber-attacks, and all other form of attacks. On immigration, I will direct the Department of Labor to investigate all abuses of visa programs that undercut the American worker. On ethics reform, as part of our plan to Drain the Swamp, we will impose a five-year ban on executive officials becoming lobbyists after they leave the Administration – and a lifetime ban on executive officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government. These are just a few of the steps we will take to reform Washington and rebuild our middle class. I will provide more updates in the coming days, as we work together to Make America Great Again for everyone. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xX_KaStFT8 A Message from President-Elect Donald J. Trump] (21 November 2016) * We are very blessed to call this nation our home. And that is what America is: it is our home. It's where we raise our families, care for our loved ones, look out for our neighbors, and live out our dreams. It is my prayer, that on this Thanksgiving, we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country, strengthened by a shared purpose and very, very common resolve. In declaring this national holiday, President Lincoln called upon Americans to speak with "one voice and one heart." That's just what we have to do. We have just finished a long and bruising political campaign. Emotions are raw and tensions just don't heal overnight. It doesn't go quickly, unfortunately, but we have before us the chance now to make history together to bring real change to Washington, real safety to our cities, and real prosperity to our communities, including our inner cities. So important to me, and so important to our country. But to succeed, we must enlist the effort of our entire nation. This historic political campaign is now over. Now begins a great national campaign to rebuild our country and to restore the full promise of America for all of our people. I am asking you to join me in this effort. It is time to restore the bonds of trust between citizens. Because when America is unified, there is nothing beyond our reach, and I mean absolutely nothing. Let us give thanks for all that we have, and let us boldly face the exciting new frontiers that lie ahead. Thank you. God Bless You and God Bless America. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUnv6Kb7syQ A Thanksgiving Message from President-Elect Donald J. Trump] (23 November 2016) =====''New York Times'' Interview (November 23, 2016)===== : <small>''{{w|New York Times}}'' Interview, [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/us/politics/trump-new-york-times-interview-transcript.html?smid=tw-share Transcript] (November 23, 2016)</small> * People are giving up tremendous careers in order to be subject to you folks and subject to a lot of other folks. But they're giving up a lot. I mean some are giving up tremendous businesses in order to sit for four or maybe eight or whatever the period of time is. But I think we're going to see some tremendous talent, tremendous talent coming in. We have many people for every job. I mean no matter what the job is, we have many incredible people. I think, [[wikipedia:Reince Priebus|Reince]], you can sort of just confirm that. The quality of the people is very good. ... We're trying very hard to get the best people. Not necessarily people that will be the most politically correct people, because that hasn't been working. So we have really experts in the field. Some are known and some are not known, but they're known within their field as being the best. That's very important to me. * I think the popular vote would have been easier in a true sense because you'd go to a few places. I think that's the genius of the Electoral College. I was never a fan of the Electoral College until now. * What we do want to do is we want to bring the country together, because the country is very, very divided, and that's one thing I did see, big league. It's very, very divided, and I'm going to work very hard to bring the country together. * I want to move forward, I don't want to move back. And I don't want to hurt the Clintons. I really don't. She went through a lot. And suffered greatly in many different ways. And I am not looking to hurt them at all. The campaign was vicious. They say it was the most vicious primary and the most vicious campaign. I guess, added together, it was definitely the most vicious; probably, I assume you sold a lot of newspapers. ... It's just not something that I feel very strongly about. ... I'm not looking to look back and go through this. This was a very painful period. This was a very painful election with all of the email things and all of the foundation things and all of the everything that they went through and the whole country went through. This was a very painful period of time. ** About not prosecuting Hillary Clinton. * Our country's really in bad, big trouble. We have a lot of trouble. A lot of problems. And one of the big problems, I talk about, [[divisiveness]]. I think that a lot of people will appreciate … I'm not doing it for that reason. I'm doing it because it's time to go in a different direction. * '''Clean air is vitally important. Clean water, crystal clean water is vitally important. Safety is vitally important.''' * Sometimes I'll say I'm actually an [[environmentalist]] and people will smile in some cases and other people that know me understand that's true. Open mind. * We're not a competitive nation with other nations anymore. We have to make ourselves competitive. We're not competitive for a lot of reasons. That's becoming more and more of the reason. Because a lot of these countries that we do business with, they make deals with our president, or whoever, and then they don't adhere to the deals, you know that. And it's much less expensive for their companies to produce products. So I'm going to be studying that very hard, and I think I have a very big voice in it. And I think my voice is listened to, especially by people that don't believe in it. And we'll let you know. * As far as the, you know, potential conflict of interests, though, I mean I know that from the standpoint, the law is totally on my side, meaning, the president can't have a conflict of interest. That's been reported very widely. Despite that, I don't want there to be a conflict of interest anyway. And the laws, the president can't. And I understand why the president can't have a conflict of interest now because everything a president does in some ways is like a conflict of interest. * I don't care about my company. ... Because it doesn't matter. The only thing that matters to me is running our country. * It's hard to explain. I don't care about anything having to do with anything having to do with anything other than the country. * In theory I could run my business perfectly, and then run the country perfectly. And there's never been a case like this where somebody's had, like, if you look at other people of wealth, they didn't have this kind of asset and this kind of wealth, frankly. It's just a different thing. * I've known {{w|Steve Bannon}} a long time. If I thought he was a [[racist]], or [[alt-right]], or any of the things that we can, you know, the terms we can use, I wouldn't even think about hiring him. First of all, I'm the one that makes the decision, not Steve Bannon or anybody else. * To me more important is taking care of the people that really have proven to be, to love Donald Trump, as opposed to the political people. And frankly if the political people don't take care of these people, they're not going to win and you're going to end up with maybe a total different kind of government than what you're looking at right now. These people are really angry. They're smart, they're workers, and they're angry. I call them the forgotten men and women. And I use that in speeches, I say they're the forgotten people — they were totally forgotten. * I would love to be able to be the one that made peace with Israel and the Palestinians. I would love that, that would be such a great achievement. Because nobody's been able to do it. ... I've had a lot of, actually, great Israeli businesspeople tell me, you can't do that, it's impossible. I disagree, I think you can make peace. I think people are tired now of being shot, killed. At some point, when do they come? I think we can do that. I have reason to believe I can do that. * [[The Times]] is, it's a great, great American jewel. A world jewel. ====December 2016==== * There is no global anthem, no global currency, no certificate of global citizenship, we pledge allegiance to one flag and that flag is the American Flag! ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBqIUF-cdgY#t=15m38s Thank You Tour - Cincinnati, Ohio] (01 December 2016) * Funny how that term caught on, isn't it? I tell everyone, I hated it. Somebody said 'drain the swamp' and I said, 'Oh, that is so hokey. That is so terrible.' I said, all right, I'll try it. So like a month ago I said 'drain the swamp' and the place went crazy. And I said 'Whoa, what's this?' Then I said it again. And then I start saying it like I meant it, right? And then I started to love it, and the place loved it. Drain the swamp. It's true. It's true. Drain the swamp. ** [http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/21/trump-adviser-says-he-is-ditching-drain-the-swamp.html During a rally in Des Moines, Iowa] (December 2016) * We will pursue a new foreign policy that finally learns from the mistakes of the past. We will stop looking to topple regimes and overthrow governments. ... Our goal is stability, not chaos, because we want to rebuild our country. It's time. ** Speaking at U.S. Bank Arena, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-12-01 |title=Trump's new foreign policy: 'We will stop looking to topple regimes' |author=Anna Giaritelli |periodical={{w|Washington Examiner}} |url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-new-foreign-policy-we-will-stop-looking-to-topple-regimes/article/2608687}} ===2017=== {| style="float:center; background:none;border: 1px solid silver;{{Border-radius|35px}}; margin:15px; background-color:#F6F6F6;" |- |<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:105%;"> 20 January 2017 [[File:Seal of the President of the United States.svg|20px]] - Donald Trump's presidency began |- |} ====January 2017==== * '''Reporter:''' Would a reasonable observer say that you are potentially vulnerable to blackmail by Russia or by its intelligence agencies?<br>'''Trump:''' Lemme just tell you what I do. When I leave our country, I'm a very high-profile person, would you say? I am extremely careful. I'm surrounded by bodyguards. I'm surrounded by people. And I always tell them—anywhere, but I always tell them if I'm leaving this country, "Be very careful, because in your hotel rooms and no matter where you go, you're gonna probably have cameras." I'm not referring just to Russia, but I would certainly put them in that category. And number one, "I hope you're gonna be good anyway. But in those rooms, you have cameras in the strangest places. Cameras that are so small with modern technology, you can't see them and you won't know. You better be careful, or you'll be watching yourself on nightly television." I tell this to people all the time. I was in Russia years ago, with the Miss Universe contest, which did very well—Moscow, the Moscow area did very, very well. And I told many people, "Be careful, because you don't wanna see yourself on television. Cameras all over the place."<br>And again, not just Russia, all over. Does anyone really believe that story? I'm also very much of a germaphobe, by the way, believe me. ** [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/politics/trump-press-conference-transcript.html, Donald Trump Press Conference at Trump Tower] (11 January 2017) [[File:Donald_Trump_delivering_inauguration_speech_01-20-17_(cropped).jpg|thumb|From this moment on, it's going to be America First.]][[File:2017_Presidential_Inauguration_CV6A0663.jpg|thumb|I looked out, the field was, looked like million, million and a half people.]] * I looked out, the field was, looked like million, million and a half people. They showed a field where there was practically nobody standing there. And they said, "Donald Trump did not draw well." I said, "It was almost raining!" The rain should've scared them away but God looked down and said we're not going to let it rain on your speech. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMBqDN7-QLg Trump speaking at the CIA Headquarters about his inauguration crowd and the press coverage], FOX 10 Phoenix (21 January 2017) * But when you look at this tremendous sea of love — I call it a "sea of love" — it's really something special. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDvoBoxv028 Trump describing a framed photograph of his inauguration crowd during an interview with David Muir], ABC (25 January 2017) * [About David Becker] He's grovelling again. You know, I always talk about the reporters that grovel when they want to write something that you want to hear but not necessarily millions of people want to hear or have to hear. ** [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38764653/ "Trump's voter fraud talk has liberals worried"], BBC (27 January 2017) * We want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/27/politics/trump-plans-to-sign-executive-action-on-refugees-extreme-vetting/ "Trump signs executive order to keep out 'radical Islamic terrorists'"], CNN (27 January 2017) * I've always felt the need to pray...I would say that the office is so powerful that you need God even more. ** [http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2017/january/worship-artist-credits-psalms-91-for-miraculous-cancer-healing Trump's interview with David Brody], CBN News (29 January 2017) =====Inaugural address, (January 20, 2017)===== <small>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/the-inaugural-address/ Transcript] (January 20, 2017)</small> *[[John Roberts|Chief Justice Roberts]], [[Jimmy Carter|President Carter]], President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: Thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people. Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come. We will face challenges, we will confront hardships, but we will get the job done. Every 4 years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama and [[Michelle Obama|First Lady Michelle Obama]] for their gracious aid throughout this transition. They have been magnificent. Thank you. * Today's ceremony, however, has very special meaning. '''Because today we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from Washington, DC, and giving it back to you, the people. For too long, a small group in our Nation's Capital has reaped the rewards of Government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth.''' '''Politicians prospered, but the jobs left, and the factories closed. The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country.''' '''Their victories have not been your victories; their triumphs have not been your triumphs; and while they celebrated in our Nation's Capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land.''' That all changes, starting right here and right now, because this moment is your moment: It belongs to you. It belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across America. This is your day. This is your celebration. And this, the United States of America, is your country. What truly matters is not which party controls our Government, but whether our Government is controlled by the people. '''January 20, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this Nation again. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now.''' * '''You came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement the likes of which the world has never seen before. At the center of this movement is a crucial conviction: that a nation exists to serve its citizens.''' Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families, and good jobs for themselves. These are just and reasonable demands of righteous people and a righteous public. But for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists: Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our Nation; an education system, flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge; and the crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential. This American carnage stops right here and stops right now. We are one Nation, and their pain is our pain, their dreams are our dreams, and their success will be our success. We share one heart, one home, and one glorious destiny. The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans. * For many decades, we've enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry, subsidized the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military. We've defended other nations' borders while refusing to defend our own and spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while America's infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay. We've made other countries rich while the wealth, strength, and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon. One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores, with not even a thought about the millions and millions of American workers that were left behind. The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world. But that is the past. And now we are looking only to the future. '''We, assembled here today, are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital, and in every hall of power. From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this this day forward, it's going to be only America first. America first.''' Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American workers and American families. * We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies, and destroying our jobs. Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength. I will fight for you with every breath in my body, and I will never, ever let you down. America will start winning again, winning like never before. We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth. And we will bring back our dreams. We will build new roads and highways and bridges and airports and tunnels and railways all across our wonderful Nation. We will get our people off of welfare and back to work, rebuilding our country with American hands and American labor. We will follow two simple rules: Buy American and hire American. We will seek friendship and good will with the nations of the world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first. We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example—we will shine—for everyone to follow. '''We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth.''' '''At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America, and through our loyalty to our country, we will rediscover our loyalty to each other. When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice. The Bible tells us, "How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity." We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity. When America is united, America is totally unstoppable.''' There should be no fear: We are protected, and we will always be protected. We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement, and most importantly, we will be protected by God. * Finally, we must think big and dream even bigger. In America, we understand that a nation is only living as long as it is striving. We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action, constantly complaining, but never doing anything about it. The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action. Do not allow anyone to tell you that it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America. We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again. We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the Earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries, and technologies of tomorrow. A new national pride will stir our souls, lift our sights, and heal our divisions. * It's time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are Black or Brown or White, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same great American flag. And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of [[Detroit]] or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty Creator. So to all Americans in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, from ocean to ocean, hear these words: You will never be ignored again. Your voice, your hopes, and your dreams will define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way. '''Together, we will make America strong again. We will make America wealthy again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again. And, yes, together, we will make America great again.''' Thank you. God bless you, and God bless America. Thank you. God bless America. ====February 2017==== * I am very proud now that we have a museum on the National Mall where people can learn about [[Reverend King]], so many other things, [[Frederick Douglass]] is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is getting recognized more and more, I notice. [[Harriet Tubman]], [[Rosa Parks]], and millions more [[black American]]s who made [[America] what it is today. Big impact ** [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/frederick-douglass-trump/515292/ Donald Trump's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass] February 1, 2017 *As we celebrate National African American History Month, we recognize the heritage and achievements of African Americans. The contributions African Americans have made and continue to make are an integral part of our society, and the history of African Americans exemplifies the resilience and innovative spirit that continue to make our Nation great **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-proclaims-february-national-african-american-history-month/ 2 February 2017] * For us here in Washington, we must never ever stop asking God for the wisdom to serve the public according to His will. But we had tremendous success on ''The Apprentice'' and, when I ran for President, I had to leave the show, that's when I knew for sure I was doing it, and they hired a big, big movie star, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], to take my place, and we know how that turned out. The ratings went right down the tubes, it's been a total disaster, and Mark [Burnett] will never, ever bet against Trump again, and I want to just pray for Arnold, if we can, for those rating, OK? ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyxacu5AslI Trump's "National Prayer Breakfast" speech] (2 February 2017) * We have to be tough. It's time we're going to be a little bit tough, folks. We're taken advantage by every nation in the world, virtually. It's not going to happen anymore. ** [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/02/donald-trump-australia-refugees-malcolm-turnbull-phone-call White House suggests US may still accept Australia refugees despite clash] (2 February 2017) * It's gotten to a point where it's not even being reported, and in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn't want to report it. They have their reasons and you understand that. ** [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38890090 Trump on the reporting of terrorist attacks during a speech given at MacDill Air Force Base] (6 February 2017) * Who is the state senator? Do you want to give me his name? We'll destroy his career. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1SKm1hTWq0 Trump responding to Sheriff Harold Eavenson's statement] about a Texas state senator proposing legislation to require convictions before sheriffs could receive forfeiture money. (7 February 2017) * I listened to a panel of judges and I'll comment on that — I will not comment on the statements made by, um, certainly one judge — but I have to be honest that if these judges wanted to, in my opinion, help the court, in terms of respect for the court, they'd do what they should be doing. I mean it's so sad, they should be, you know, when you read something so simple, and so beautifully written, and so perfectly written — other than the one statement, of course, having to do with "he" or "she" — but when you read something so perfectly written, and so clear to anybody, and then you have lawyers and you watched, I watched last night in amazement, and I heard things that I couldn't believe, things that really had nothing to do with what I just read, and I don't ever want to call a court biased, so I won't call it biased, and we haven't had a decision yet, but courts seem to be so political, and it would be so great for our justice system if they would be able to read a statement and do what's right. * Every child in America should be able to play outside without fear, walk home without danger, and attend a school without being worried about drugs or gangs or violence. ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/02/08/remarks-president-trump-mcca-winter-conference Remarks by President Trump at MCCA Winter Conference] (8 February 2017) * Well I just want to say that we are, you know, very honored by the victory that we had, 306 electoral college votes, we were not supposed to crack 220, you [turning to the Israeli PM] know that right? There was no way to 221, but then they said there's no way to 270 [Netanyahu tries to respond, but Trump continues, so then mouths "I thought he was talking to me"] and there's tremendous enthusiasm out there. I will say that, um, we are going to have peace, in this country, we are going to stop crime, in this country, we are going to do everything within our power to stop long-simmering racism, and every other thing that's going on, because a lot of bad things have been taking place over a long period of time. I think one of the reasons I won the election is we have a very, very divided nation, very divided, and hopefully I'll be able to do something about that, and I, you know, it's something that was very important to me. As far as people, Jewish people, so many friends, a daughter who happens to be here right now, a son-in-law, and three beautiful grandchildren, I think that you're going to see a lot different United States of America over the next three, four, or eight years, er, I think a lot of good things are happening, and you're going to see a lot of love, you're going to see a lot of love. ** Trump responding to a reporter's question about rising anti-Semitic incidents and a perception of xenophobia in his administration, during a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmfseeZt5fA joint press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel] (15 February 2017) * The press has become so dishonest that if we don't talk about, we are doing a tremendous disservice to the American people. Tremendous disservice. We have to talk to find out what's going on, because the press honestly is out of control. The level of dishonesty is out of control. * I guess it was the [[wikipedia:List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_Electoral_College_margin|biggest Electoral College win]] since Ronald Reagan. * This administration is running like a fine-tuned machine. [[File:Michael_Flynn_(30020745053).jpg|thumb|Mike Flynn is a fine person, and I asked for his resignation.]] * Mike Flynn is a fine person, and I asked for his resignation. He respectfully gave it. He is a man who there was a certain amount of information given to Vice President Pence, who is with us today. And I was not happy with the way that information was given. He didn't have to do that, because what he did wasn't wrong. What he did in terms of the information he saw. What was wrong was the way that other people, including yourselves in this room, were given that information, because that was classified information that was given illegally. That's the real problem. * Look, when I go to rallies, they turn around, they start screaming at CNN. They want to throw their placards at CNN. You know. I think you would do much better by being different. * Tomorrow, they will say, "Donald Trump rants and raves at the press." I'm not ranting and raving. I'm just telling you. You know, you're dishonest people. But, but I'm not ranting and raving. I love this. I'm having a good time doing it. But tomorrow, the headlines are going to be, "Donald Trump rants and raves." I'm not ranting and raving. [[File:HEUraniumC.jpg|thumb|You know what uranium is, right? It's a thing called nuclear weapons and other things like lots of things are done with uranium including some bad things.]] * You know what uranium is, right? It's a thing called nuclear weapons and other things like lots of things are done with uranium including some bad things. * In the meantime, Mosul is very, very difficult. Do you know why? Because I don't talk about military, and I don't talk about certain other things, you're going to be surprised to hear that. And by the way, my whole campaign, I'd say that. So I don't have to tell you. I don't want to be one of these guys that say, "Yes, here's what we're going to do." I don't have to do that. I don't have to tell you what I'm going to do in North Korea. Wait a minute. I don't have to tell you what I'm going to do in North Korea. And I don't have to tell you what I'm going to do with Iran. You know why? Because they shouldn't know. And eventually, you guys are going to get tired of asking that question. * Where are you from? [The reporter responds that he is from the BBC] Here's another beauty. * Do you want to set up the meeting? Are they friends of yours? [Addressing an African-American reporter and referring to the Congressional Black Caucus] ** [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/us/politics/donald-trump-press-conference-transcript.html?_r=0 Comments made during a news conference at the White House] (16 February 2017) *I am the least anti-Semitic person that you’ve ever seen in your entire life **17 February 2017 per [https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/16/donald-trump-i-am-the-least-anti-semitic-racist-person-that-youve-ever-seen.html CNBC] * You look at what's happening {{w|last night in Sweden}}. Sweden! Who would believe this, Sweden! They took in large numbers, they're having problems like they never thought possible. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMLK15edOUY Trump speaking at mass rally of his supporters in Melbourne, Florida] (18 February 2017) * And I want you all to know that we are fighting the fake news. It's fake, phony, fake. A few days ago I called the fake news the [[wikipedia:enemy of the people|enemy of the people]], and they are, they are the enemy of the people. * They shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name. Let their name be put out there. Let their name be put out. * I love Sweden, great country, great people, I love Sweden. But they understand, the people over there understand I'm right. Take a look at [[wikipedia:Crime in Sweden|what's happening in Sweden]]. * I have a friend, he's a very, very substantial guy. He loves the city of lights, he loves Paris. For years, every year during the summer, he would go to Paris, was automatic with his wife and his family. Hadn't seen him in a while and I said, Jim, let me ask you a question, how's Paris doing? "Paris? I don't go there anymore, Paris is no longer Paris." ** [http://time.com/4682023/cpac-donald-trump-speech-transcript/ Trump speaking at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference] (24 February 2017) * It's an unbelievably complex subject. Nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated. ** [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2017/feb/27/trump-healthcare-complicated-budget-video Speaking at the National Governors Association meeting at the White House] (27 February 2017) *Nations around the world, like Canada, Australia and many others – have a merit-based immigration system. It is a basic principle that those seeking to enter a country ought to be able to support themselves financially,<br>Yet, in America, we do not enforce this rule, straining the very public resources that our poorest citizens rely upon.<br>..<br>With the help of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, we have formed a Council with our neighbors in Canada to help ensure that women entrepreneurs have access to the networks, markets and capital they need to start a business and live out their financial dreams<br>..<br>America respects the right of all nations to chart their own path. My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America<br>..<br>It is not compassionate, but reckless, to allow uncontrolled entry from places where proper vetting cannot occur,<br>We cannot allow a beachhead of terrorism to form inside America -- we cannot allow our nation to become a sanctuary for extremists. **[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-politics/donald-trump-congress-speech-immigration/article34158135/ 28 February 2017, per Globe and Mail] ====March 2017==== * As we stand together with our Irish friends, I'm reminded of that proverb – and this is a good one, this is one I like, I've heard it for many many years and I love it – "Always remember to forget the friends that proved untrue, but never forget to remember those that have stuck by you." We know that, politically speaking, a lot of us know that, we know it well, it's a great phrase. ** [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/17/trumps-irish-proverb-causes-derision-on-the-web Trump speaking during a visit of Enda Kenny, the then Irish head of government] (17 March 2017) ====April 2017==== *Let's fucking kill him! Let's go in. Let's kill the fucking lot of them. **About [[Bashar al-Assad]], as quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bob-woodwards-new-book-reveals-a-nervous-breakdown-of-trumps-presidency/2018/09/04/b27a389e-ac60-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f1bf8ed6690c "Bob Woodward's new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown' of Trump's presidency"] (4 September 2018), by Philip Rucker and Robert Costa, ''The Washington Post'' *Today's chemical attack in Syria against innocent people, including women and children, is reprehensible and cannot be ignored by the civilized world. These heinous actions by the Bashar al-Assad regime are a consequence of the past administration's weakness and irresolution. President Obama said in 2012 that he would establish a "red line" against the use of chemical weapons and then did nothing. The United States stands with our allies across the globe to condemn this intolerable attack. **[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-the-chemical-weapons-attack-khan-sheikhoun-syria Statement on the Chemical Weapons Attack in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria], ''American Presidency Project'', (6 September 2017) * It was a slow and brutal death for so many…Even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack. ** President Trump on Syria's chemical weapons attack, [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-blasts-syria-murdering-civilians-u-s-strike-article-1.3027449 "President Trump blasts Syria for 'cruelly murdering' its own people as U.S. fires at least 50 missiles at airfield"], 6 April 2017. * We had finished dinner. We're now having dessert. And we had the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake that you've ever seen and President [[Xi Jinping|Xi]] was enjoying it. * So what happens is, I said we've just launched 59 missiles heading to Iraq. [Interviewer interrupts to correct him] Yes, heading toward Syria. ** President Trump explaining his decision to launch a missile strike while dining with Chinese President Xi Jinping, [http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/12/politics/donald-trump-xi-jingping-syria-chocolate-cake/ "Trump, Xi talked Syria strike over 'beautiful' chocolate cake"], 12 April 2017. * So this is promoting agriculture and rural prosperity in America. And, now, there's a lot of words I won't bother reading everything. ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/04/25/remarks-president-trump-farmers-roundtable-and-executive-order-signing Remarks by President Trump in Farmers Roundtable and Executive Order Signing Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America] (April 25, 2017) [[File:Shinzō_Abe_and_Donald_Trump_in_Palm_Beach_(3).jpeg|thumb|I thought it would be easier.]] * I thought it would be easier. ** [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-100days-idUSKBN17U0CA Trump discussing his first 100 days in interview with Reuters] (April 27, 2017) * I think we've done more than perhaps any president in the first 100 days.... Not since [President] [[Harry Truman]] has anybody done so much. ** Interview with President Trump, [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/full-interview-with-president-trump-on-his-first-100-days/article/2621516 "Full interview with President Trump on his first 100 days"], 28 April 2017. ====May 2017==== * People don't realize, you know, the Civil War, if you think about it, why? ** [http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-why-couldn-t-civil-war-have-been-avoided-n753241 Trump: Why Couldn't the Civil War Have Been Avoided?] (May 1, 2017) * No American should be forced to choose between the dictates of the federal government and the tenets of their faith. ** [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/05/04/what-trump-understands-about-religious-liberty-in-america.html What Trump understands about religious liberty in America?] (May 4, 2017) [[File:James_Comey_official_portrait.jpg|thumb|I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job.]] * I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job.<br>..<br>I faced great pressure because of Russia. That's taken off.<br>..<br>I'm not under investigation. ** [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/us/politics/trump-russia-comey.html Part of Trump's conversation with Russian officials invited to the White House], according to the official account of the meeting (10 May 2017) * Have you heard that expression used before? Because I haven't heard it. I mean, I just... I came up with it a couple of days ago and I thought it was good. It's what you have to do. ** [http://www.economist.com/Trumptranscript Trump claiming to have invented the term "prime the pump"] in the context of [[wikipedia:Stimulus_(economics)|economic stimulus]] during an interview published in [[The Economist]] (11 May 2017) * And in fact, when I decided to just do it, I said to myself, I said, "You know, this Russia thing, with Trump and Russia, is a made-up story, it's an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election." ** [http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/president-trump-this-russia-thing-is-a-made-up-story-941962819745 Trump admitting in an interview with NBC's Lester Holt] that annoyance at federal investigations was a motivation for firing FBI Director James Comey (11 May 2017) * Nothing is easier or more pathetic than being a critic. Because they're people that can't get the job done. But the future belongs to the dreamers, not to the critics. The future belongs to the people who follow their heart no matter what the critics say. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B421uhrOV-o&feature=youtu.be&t=12m34s Liberty University commencement speech] (13 May 2017) * Look at the way I have been treated lately, especially by the media. No politician in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse, or more unfairly. ** [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2017/may/17/donald-trump-media-coast-guard-speech-video Trump being a critic of the media during his speech at the US Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony] (17 May 2017) * Oh my God. This is terrible. '''This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked.''' ** On the appointment of a special counsel in the Russia investigation. As quoted in [[:commons:File:Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election.pdf|"Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election"]] by Robert S. Mueller III, Volume II, page 78. * So many young, beautiful, innocent people living and enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life, I won't call them monsters because they would like that term. They would think that's a great name. I will call them from now on losers because that's what they are. They're losers. And we'll have more of them. But they're losers—just remember that. ** [https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/05/trump-manchester-losers/527745/] ====June 2017==== * I was elected represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris. ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/01/statement-president-trump-paris-climate-accord Statement by President Trump on the Paris Climate Accord], announcing his intention to withdraw the US from the {{w|Paris Agreement}} (1 June 2017) * History is written by the dreamers, not the doubters. [[File:Family trump in the Easter Egg Roll (cropped).jpg|thumb|I love all people, rich or poor, but in those particular positions I just don't want a poor person.]] * I love all people, rich or poor, but in those particular positions I just don't want a poor person. * We're thinking about building the wall as a solar wall, so it [[wikipedia:Conservation of energy|creates energy]], and pays for itself. And this way Mexico will have to pay much less money, and that's good, right, is that good? You're the first group I've told that to, a solar wall, makes sense, let's see, we're working it out, we'll see, solar wall, panels, beautiful. I mean actually think of it, the higher it goes the more valuable it is, it's like... pretty good imagination ''[points to his own head]'', right, good? My idea. ** [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/21/president-trump-holds-iowa-rally-live-blog.html President Trump Holds a Rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa] (21 June 2017) * Well I didn't tape him — you never know what's happening, when you see that the Obama administration, and perhaps longer than that, was doing all of this unmasking and, er, surveillance, and you read all about it, and I've been reading about for the last couple of months about the seriousness of the, and horrible situation, with surveillance all over the place, and you've been hearing the word 'unmasking', a word you probably never heard before, so you never know what's out there — but I didn't tape, and I don't have any tape, and I didn't tape. * Well, er, it wasn't, er, it wasn't very stupid, I can tell you that. ''[In response to the interviewer suggesting that his tweeting that there were tapes was a smart tactic]'' ** [http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/23/trump-comey-tapes-tweet-mueller-probe-fox-friends-interview Trump interviewed by Ainsley Earhardt on Fox & Friends] (23 June 2017) * I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year's Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no! ** [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/business/media/trump-mika-brzezinski-facelift.html Trump Mocks Mika Brzezinski] (29 June 2017) [[File:Donald_Trump_(29273256122)_-_Cropped.jpg|thumb|The human soul yearns for discovery. By unlocking the mysteries of the universe, we unlock truths within ourselves.]] * The human soul yearns for discovery. By unlocking the mysteries of the universe, we unlock truths within ourselves. That's true. Our journey into space will not only make us stronger and more prosperous, but will unite us behind grand ambitions and bring us all closer together. Wouldn't that be nice? Can you believe that space is going to do that? I thought politics would do that. (Laughter.) Well, we'll have to rely on space instead. * Every launch into the skies is another step forward toward a future where our differences seem small against the vast expanse of our common humanity. Sometimes you have to view things from a distance in order to see the real truth. It is America's destiny to be at the forefront of humanity's eternal quest for knowledge and to be the leader amongst nations on our adventure into the great unknown. * Space. A lotta room out there, right? ''[Buzz Aldrin interjects: To infinity and beyond!]'' This is infinity, it could be infinity, we don't really don't know, but it could be, there's gotta be something, but it could be infinity, right? ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/30/remarks-president-signing-executive-order-national-space-council Trump speaking while signing an Executive Order on the National Space Council] (30 June 2017) ====July 2017==== * The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive. Do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost? Do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? Do we have the desire and the courage to preserve our civilization in the face of those who would subvert and destroy it? ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/07/06/remarks-president-trump-people-poland-july-6-2017 Remarks by President Trump to the People of Poland] (6 July 2017) * ...let Obamacare fail, it will be a lot easier. And I think we're probably in that position where we'll let Obamacare fail. We're not going to own it. I'm not going to own it. I can tell you the Republicans are not going to own it. We'll let Obamacare fail, and then the Democrats are going to come to us. ** White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2017-07-18}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2017-07-18|author=Thomas Kaplan|title=‘Let Obamacare Fail,’ Trump Says as G.O.P. Health Bill Collapses|periodical=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/us/politics/republicans-obamacare-repeal-now-replace-later.html}} * I am disappointed in the Attorney General, he should not have [[wikipedia:Judicial_disqualification|recused himself]], almost immediately after he took office, and if he was going to recuse himself he should have told me prior to taking office, and I would have quite simply picked somebody else, so I think that's a bad thing, not for the President but for the presidency, I think it's unfair to the presidency, and that's the way I feel. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgImDKyPZwg Trump responding to a question] about [[Jeff Sessions]] in a White House press briefing (25 July 2017) * I said please [[w:Police brutality in the United States|don't be too nice]]. Like when you guys put somebody in the car, and you're protecting their head, you know, the way you put the hand over, like, don't hit their head, and they've just killed somebody, don't hit their head? I said, you can take the hand away, OK. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFgjNPiq9Cw Speaking to police officers] at Suffolk County Community College, Long Island (28 July 2017) =====2017 National Scout Jamboree (July 24, 2017)===== <small>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TplF26czQVE Trump inspiring young people at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree] (24 July 2017)</small> * I said, who the hell wants to speak about politics when I'm in front of the boy scouts, right? * You know, I go to Washington and I see all these politicians, and I see the swamp, and it's not a good place, in fact, today I said we ought to change it from the word 'swamp' to the word 'cesspool' or perhaps to the word 'sewer'. But it's not good, not good. * Secretary Tom Price is also here. Today Dr. Price still lives the scout oath, helping to keep millions of Americans strong and healthy as our Secretary of Health and Human Services, and he's doing a great job. And, hopefully, he's going to get the votes tomorrow to start our path toward killing this horrible thing known as Obamacare that's really hurting us, folks. By the way, you going to get the votes? He better get them. He better get them. Oh, he better, otherwise I'll say, "Tom, you're fired." * Turn those cameras back there, please, that is so incredible. By the way, what do you think the chances are that this incredible, massive crowd, record-setting is going to be shown on television tonight? 1% or zero? The fake media will say, "President Trump", and you know what this is, "President Trump spoke before a small crowd of boy scouts today." * By the way, just a question, did President Obama ever come to a jamboree? * And you know we have a tremendous disadvantage in the electoral college, popular vote is much easier. ====August 2017==== * [[North Korea]] best not make any more {{w|Nuclear power in North Korea|threats to the United States}}. They will be met with '''fire and fury like the world has never seen'''. He has been very threatening beyond a normal state. They will be met with '''fire, fury, and frankly power''' the likes of which this world has never seen before. ** Comment on North Korean nuclear tests, made during a public meeting on the {{W|opioid epidemic}}. ** [http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/politics/trump-fire-fury-improvise-north-korea/index.html Trump's 'fire and fury' remark was improvised but familiar], CNN. August 9, 2017. * We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides [repeat intentional]. This had been going on for a long time in our country. Not Donald Trump, not Barack Obama. A long, long time. ** First statement regarding White Nationalist Rally terrorism in Charlottesville, VA. [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/12/charlottesville-protest-trump-condemns-violence-many-sides]. The Guardian. (12 August 2017) * Racism is evil -- and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans. Those who spread violence in the name of bigotry strike at the very core of America. As a candidate I promised to restore law and order to our country and our federal law enforcement agencies are following through on that pledge. We will spare no resource in fighting so that every American child can grow up free from violence and fear. We will defend and protect the sacred rights of all Americans and we will work together so that every citizen in this blessed land is free to follow their dreams, in their hearts, and to express the love and joy in our souls. ** Subsequent statement regarding the violence at a [[wikipedia:far-right|far-right]] [[wikipedia:2017 Unite the Right rally|Charlottesville, VA rally]] held on August 11-12, 2017; [http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/14/politics/trump-condemns-charlottesville-attackers/index.html Trump calls KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists 'repugnant'] (14 August 2017) * '''I think there's blame on both sides, you look at, you look at both sides, I think there's blame on both sides, and I have no doubt about it, and you don't have any doubt about it either.''' If you reported it accurately, you would say that the neo-Nazis started this thing. They showed up in Charlottesville. Excuse me. '''They didn't put themselves down as neo-Nazis.''' You had some very bad people in that group. '''You also had some very fine people on both sides.''' You had people in that group — excuse me, excuse me — I saw the same pictures as you did. You had people in that group that were there to protest the taking down of, to them, a very, very important statue and the renaming of a park from Robert E. Lee to another name. [Reporters crosstalk] Well, George Washington was a slave owner. Was George Washington a slave owner? So will George Washington now lose his status? Are we going to take down — excuse me — are we going to take down statues to George Washington? How about Thomas Jefferson? What do you think of Thomas Jefferson? You like him. Good. Are we going to take down his statue? He was a major slave owner. Are we going to take down his statue? It is fine. You are changing history and culture. You had people — and '''I'm not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, they should be condemned totally''' — you had '''many people in that group other than neo-Nazis and white nationalists'''. The press has treated them absolutely unfairly. Now, in the other group also, you had some fine people but you also had troublemakers and you see them come with '''the black outfits and with the helmets and with the baseball bats'''. You had a lot of bad people in the other group too. * The statement I made on Saturday, the first statement, was a fine statement. ** [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-virginia-protests-idUSKCN1AV0WT Trump, again, casts blame on both sides for deadly violence in Virginia] at a press briefing in Trump Tower, New York (15 August 2017) Transcripts: [https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/15/read-the-transcript-of-donald-trumps-jaw-dropping-press-conference.html][https://www.vox.com/2017/8/15/16154028/trump-press-conference-transcript-charlottesville] ====September 2017==== * The problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented. It's that socialism has been faithfully implemented. ** In his [[wikisource:Remarks by President Trump to the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly|first address to the United Nations]]. (19 September 2017) * The only thing you could do better is if you see it, even if it's one player, leave the stadium, I guarantee things will stop. Things will stop. Just pick up and leave. Pick up and leave. Not the same game anymore anyway. Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, you'd say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He's fired. He's fired! ** Referring at a rally in Huntsville, AL to [[wikipedia:U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)|protests by NFL players]] against the U.S. flag. ** {{citation |date=2017-09-22 |title=Donald Trump Called for NFL Players to Be Fired for National Anthem Kneeling — And They Responded |author=Aric Jenkins |periodical=Fortune |url=http://fortune.com/2017/09/23/donald-trump-nfl-players-anthem-response/}} * All appropriate departments of our government from Homeland Security to Defense are engaged fully in the disaster and the response and recovery effort probably has never been seen for something like this. This is an island surrounded by water, big water, ocean water. ** Regarding {{w|Hurricane Maria}} ** {{citation |date=2017-09-29 |title=Donald Trump says Puerto Rico is 'an island surrounded by big water' |author=Emily Shugerman |periodical=The Independent |location=UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-comments-island-big-water-a7975011.html}} ====October 2017==== * You guys know what this represents? Maybe it's the calm before the storm. ''[Reporter: What's the storm?]'' Could be the calm, the calm, before the storm. ''[Reporter: What storm Mr. President?]'' We have the world's great military people in this room, I'll tell you that, and we're going to have a great evening. ''[Reporter: What storm Mr. President?]'' You'll find out. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/10/06/trump-gathers-with-military-leaders-says-maybe-its-the-calm-before-the-storm/ Speaking during a photo op at the White House] (6 October 2017) * The media is — really, the word, I think one of the greatest of all terms I've come up with is "fake". I guess other people have used it, perhaps, over the years, but I've never noticed it. ** {{citation |date=2017-10-08 |title=Donald Trump defends paper towels in Puerto Rico, says Stephen Paddock was ‘probably smart' in bizarre TV interview: Analysis |author=Daniel Dale |periodical=TheStar.com |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/10/08/donald-trump-defends-paper-towels-in-puerto-rico-says-stephen-paddock-was-probably-smart-in-bizarre-tv-interview-analysis.html}} *Chain migration is one of the disasters. You allow one person and in that one person brings in 10 or 12 people **[https://abcnews.go.com/US/times-trump-slammed-chain-migration-apparently-helped-wifes/story?id=57132429 11 October 2017] being interviewed by [[Sean Hannity]] * And we see it in the mothers and the fathers who get up at the crack of dawn; they work two jobs and sometimes three jobs. They sacrifice every day for the furniture and — future of their children. ** [https://www.palmerreport.com/opinion/random-words-donald-trump/5573/ Remarks by President Trump at the 2017 Values Voter Summit] (13 October 2017) * Just out report: "United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror." Not good, we must keep America safe! ** [https://www.snopes.com/trump-uk-terrorism/ Tweet by @realDonaldTrump] (20 October 2017) * We have a very good relationship. People say we have the best relationship of any President-President, because he's called President also. Now some people might call him the King of China, but he's called President. ** [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/10/25/full_lou_dobbs_interview_trump_asks_what_could_be_more_fake_than_cbs_nbc_abc_and_cnn.html Interviewed by Lou Dobbs on Fox Business on the subject of Xi Jinping] (25 October 2017) ====November 2017==== * Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me "old," when I would NEVER call him "short and fat?" Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen! ** {{citation |date=2017-11-08 |title=Donald Trump calls Kim Jong-un ‘short and fat’ and says he’s ‘trying hard to be his friend’ |author=Corey Charlton |periodical=The Sun |url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4895959/donald-trump-calls-kim-jong-un-short-and-fat-and-says-hes-trying-hard-to-be-his-friend/}} ====December 2017==== *He killed many people, ran them over. Chain migration. According to chain migration, he may have as many as 22 to 24 people that came in with him. His grandfather, his grandmother, his mother, his father, his brother, his sisters. We have to end chain migration. We have to end chain migration. **[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/12/08/trump-time-congress-adopt-pro-american-immigration-agenda/ 8 December 2017] ===2018=== ====January 2018==== * The libel laws are very weak in this country. If they were strong, it would be very helpful. You wouldn't have things like that happen where you can say whatever comes to your head. ** Response to a question regarding Michael Wolff's ''Fire and Fury'', [https://factba.se/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-questions-camp-david-gop-retreat-january-6-2018 Camp David speech] (6 January 2018) *I get exercise. I mean I walk, I this, I that. I run over to a building next door. I get more exercise than people think.<br>A lot of people go to the gym and they’ll work out for two hours and all. I’ve seen people ... then they get their new knees when they’re 55 years old and they get their new hips and they do all those things. I don’t have those problems.<br>I guess they all realized they’re going to have to leave it to a president that scored the highest on tests. What can I tell you?<br>I was on a treadmill for the first time actually in quite a while, and it was at a very steep angle, and I was there for a very long time.<br>They were surprised. And they said, ‘Well you can stop now, that’s amazing.’ And I said, ‘I can go much longer than this if you want me to.<br>I’ve always been more of a believer in diet ‘cause I’m strong, you know? I hit the ball far. I mean, I’m strong, physically.<br>The people that do the food at the White House are extraordinary, but I think they can maybe make the portions a little bit smaller and maybe we’ll cut out some of the more fattening ingredients, and I’m okay with that. **17 January 2018 [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-fitness/exclusive-exercise-i-get-more-than-people-think-trump-says-idUSKBN1F633B interview with Reuters] *Right now, in a number of states, the laws allow a baby to be born from his or her mother's womb in the ninth month. It is wrong, it has to change. **As quoted in [http://mashable.com/2018/01/19/trump-march-for-life-childbirth/#NXYV1ubFzSqW "Trump just basically said he's anti-childbirth"] (19 January 2018), by Rachel Kraus, ''Mashable'' * If you're telling me they're horrible people, horrible racist people, I [[w:Non-apology apology|would certainly apologize]], if you'd like me to do that. ** [http://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/news/piers-morgan-donald-trump-says-sorry-to-britain Interviewed on Good Morning Britain] about his [[w:Donald_Trump_on_social_media#Britain_First_videos|retweeting of inflammatory and unverified anti-Muslim videos from Britain First]] the previous November (26 January 2018) * ''[Interviewer: Do you believe in climate change? Do you think it exists?]'' Er, there is a cooling and there is a heating, and I mean, look, [[w:Climate_change#Terminology|it used to not be climate change, it used to be global warming]]. ''[Interviewer: Right.]'' Right? That wasn't working too well, because it was getting too cold all over the place. The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they're setting records, OK, [[w:Retreat_of_glaciers_since_1850|they're at a record level]]. ** [https://www.itv.com/news/2018-01-29/what-we-learned-from-donald-trumps-interview-with-itv/ Interviewed on British TV] (28 January 2018) *in recent weeks, two terrorist attacks in New York were made possible by the visa lottery and chain migration **[https://www.breitbart.com/live/state-union-fact-check-analysis-livewire/fact-check-yes-nyc-terrorists-entered-u-s-chain-migration-visa-lottery/ 30 January 2018] *we celebrate National African American History Month to honor the significant contributions African Americans have made to our great Nation **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-proclaims-february-2018-national-african-american-history-month/ 31 January 2018] ***reposted on Twitter [https://twitter.com/statedept/status/959192815313080323 1 Feb 2018 by @StateDept] and [https://twitter.com/whitehouse/status/959481056373149696 2 Feb 2018 by @WhiteHouse] ====February 2018==== [[File:State_of_the_Union_(39974380282).jpg|thumb|Can we call that treason, why not?]] * You've got half the room going totally crazy, wild, they loved everything, they wanna do something great for our country, and you have the other side, even on positive news, really positive news, like that, they were like death, and [[w:Un-American|un-American]], un-American. Somebody said treasonous, I mean, yeah I guess, why not? Can we call that [[w:Treason_laws_in_the_United_States|treason]], why not? ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjwPiE1wCU0 Speaking in Cincinnati about Democrats did not clap] during his [[w:State of the Union|State of the Union Address]] (5 February 2018) *My administration has identified three major priorities for creating a safe, modern, and lawful immigration system: fully securing the border, ending chain migration, and canceling the visa lottery. Chain migration is a disaster, and very unfair to our country. The visa lottery is something that should have never been allowed in the first place. People enter a lottery to come into our country. What kind of a system is that? It is time for Congress to act and to protect Americans. **[https://abcnews.go.com/US/times-trump-slammed-chain-migration-apparently-helped-wifes/story?id=57132429 10 February 2018] * Because in America people don't worship government. They worship God. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsUZCo7hasI CPAC conference] (23 February 2018) * Or, Mike, take the firearms first and then go to court, because that’s another system. Because a lot of times, by the time you go to court, it takes so long to go to court, to get the due process procedures. '''I like taking the guns early.''' Like in this crazy man’s case that just took place in Florida, he had a lot of firearms – they saw everything – to go to court would have taken a long time, so you could do exactly what you’re saying, '''but take the guns first, go through due process second.''' ** meeting on gun violence Feb. 28, 2018[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/10/14/fact-check-trump-made-comment-taking-guns-without-due-process/6070319001/][https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4907473/user-clip-trump-pence-feb-28-2018][https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trump-said-i-like-taking-the-guns-early-not-harris/] ====March 2018==== * Don't forget China's great, and Xi is a great gentleman. He's now president for life. President for life. And he's great. And look, he was able to do that. I think it’s great. Maybe we'll have to give that a shot someday. ** Fundraiser, Mar-a-Lago, quoted in {{citation|date=2018-03-03|author=Kevin Liptak|title=Trump on China's Xi consolidating power: 'Maybe we'll give that a shot some day'|periodical=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/03/politics/trump-maralago-remarks/index.html}} ====April 2018==== * I want to thank the White House Historical Association and all of the people that work so hard with Melania, with everybody, to keep this incredible house or building, or whatever you want to call it — because there really is no name for it; it is special — and we keep it in tip-top shape. We call it sometimes tippy-top shape. And it's a great, great place. ** Referring to the [[White House]], during a speech given for Easter (April 2, 2018) *And chain migration -- think of that. So you come in, and now you can bring your family, and then you can bring your mother and your father. You can bring your grandmother. You can bring your this; you can bring -- we had somebody on the West Side Highway, which I know very well -- in Manhattan -- he ran over -- I think he killed about eight people **[https://abcnews.go.com/US/times-trump-slammed-chain-migration-apparently-helped-wifes/story?id=57132429 5 April 2018] ====May 2018==== [[File:Protests after US decision to withdraw from JCPOA, around former US embassy, Tehran - 8 May 2018 26.jpg|thumb|We will not allow [[:w:Government of Islamic Republic of Iran|a regime]] that chants "[[Death to America]]" to gain access to [[:w:Nuclear program of Iran|the most deadly weapons on Earth]].]] * America will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail. We will not allow American cities to be threatened with destruction. And '''we will not allow a regime that chants "Death to America" to gain access to the most deadly weapons on Earth.''' ** statement on the [[:w:Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|Iran nuclear deal]] on May 8, 2018 [https://www.vox.com/world/2018/5/8/17332494/read-trump-iran-nuclear-deal-speech-full-text-announcement-transcript vox.com] ====June 2018==== *In the meantime, people are suffering because of the Democrats. So we've created, and they've created, and they've let it happen — a massive child-smuggling industry. That's exactly what it's become. Traffickers — if you think about this — human traffickers are making a fortune. It's a disgrace. These loopholes force the release of alien families and minors into the country when they illegally cross the border. **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-cabinet-meeting-9/ Remarks by President Trump at Cabinet Meeting Issued on: June 21, 2018] ====July 2018==== * but we have to do it gently because we're in the #MeToo generation, so we have to be very gentle.<br>we will very gently take that kit, and we will slowly toss it, hoping it doesn't hit her and injure her arm. **[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-mocks-metoo-movement-in-montana-rally/2018/07/05/fad40ce2-80b3-11e8-b660-4d0f9f0351f1_story.html?noredirect=on 5 July 2018 per Washington Post] * Allowing the immigration to take place in Europe is a shame. I think it changed the fabric of Europe and, unless you act very quickly, it's never going to be what it was and I don't mean that in a positive way. So I think allowing millions and millions of people to come into Europe is very, very sad. I think you are losing your culture. ** [https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6766531/trump-may-brexit-us-deal-off/ Interview with ''The Sun''] (13 July 2018) * The border with the Sahara can't be bigger than ours with Mexico. ** In a phone call to the Spain's foreign minister, Josep Borrell, in the context of Trump's idea for Spain to build a border wall across Sahara dessert to stem Spain's Mediterranean migrant crisis.[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/09/20/trump-spain-wall-sahara-desert/1365944002/ Foreign minister: Trump advised Spain to build wall across Sahara to stop migrants] * To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS! ** [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/covfefe-trump-typo-turned-meme/579763/ The Atlantic: "Six Hours and Three Minutes of Internet Chaos"] * What you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2018-07-24 |title= 'What You're Seeing... Is Not What's Happening.' People Are Comparing This Trump Quote to George Orwell |author=Mahita Gajanan |periodical=Time |url=https://time.com/5347737/trump-quote-george-orwell-vfw-speech/}} * We're ordering 147 new F-35 Lightning fighters. This is an incredible plane. It's stealth; you can't see it. So when I talk to even people from the other side, they're trying to order our plane. They like the fact that you can't see it. I said, 'How would it do in battle with your plane?' They say, 'Well, we have one problem: We can't see your plane.' ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2018-07-24 |title= Trump Keeps Saying the F-35 Is Invisible |author=Kyle Mizokami |periodical=Popular Mechanics |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/amp33658771/trump-keeps-saying-the-f-35-is-invisible/}} ====August 2018==== *We have the worst laws! How about chain migration? One person comes in and you end up with 32 people. The person that ran down 18 people on the West Side Highway, he's allowed to have -- and I think eight died. He has 22 members of his family in the United States because of chain migration. So we have to change this stuff, Rush, **1 August 2018 interview with [[Rush Limbaugh]] *How about chain migration? How about that? Somebody comes in, he brings his mother, and his father, and his aunt and uncle, 15 times removed. He brings them all **[https://abcnews.go.com/US/times-trump-slammed-chain-migration-apparently-helped-wifes/story?id=57132429 August 8 campaign rally in Ohio] ====September 2018==== * They haven't seen anything like what's coming at us in 25, 30 years. Maybe ever. It's tremendously big and tremendously wet. Tremendous amounts of water. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqHwQhZC8jQ Trump Says Hurricane Florence Is 'Tremendously Big And Tremendously Wet'] * I just wanna thank all of the incredible men and women who have done such a great job in helping with Florence. This is a tough hurricane. One of the wettest we've ever seen from a standpoint of water. ** [https://youtube.com/watch?v=RiDpRVqqXfk&t=30 Trump Describes Hurricane Florence "Wettest We've Seen From Standpoint Of Water"] * And you know the interesting? When I did it, and I was really being tough, and so was he, and we were going back and forth, and then we fell in love. OK? No, really. He wrote me beautiful letters. And they're great letters. We fell in love. ** {{citation |date=2018-09-30 |title=Trump says he and Kim Jong-un ‘fell in love’ after sending each other ‘beautiful letters’ |periodical=The Independent |location=UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-kim-jong-un-love-letters-relationship-denuclearisation-nuclear-weapons-a8561701.html}} *Reliance on a single foreign supplier can leave nations vulnerable to extortion and intimidation and that is why we congratulate European states such as Poland for leading construction of a [[w:Baltic Pipe|Baltic pipeline]] so that nations are not dependent on Russia to meet their energy needs. Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course. ** Address to the UN General Assembly, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-09-25 |title=At U.N., Trump hails Poland, slams Germany over Russian energy reliance |author= Reuters Staff |periodical=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-assembly-usa-germany-idUSKCN1M527Y}} * Today I stand before the United Nations General Assembly to share the extraordinary progress we've made. In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country. America's— so true. ''[assembly laughs]'' I didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK. ** Address to UN General Assembly, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-09-26 |title=Trump's U.N. speech pitting globalism against patriotism proves the president has no idea what patriotism means |author=Daniel Shapiro |periodical=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-u-n-speech-pitting-globalism-against-patriotism-proves-ncna913141}} * America is governed by Americans. We reject the ideology of globalism and we embrace the doctrine of patriotism. ** Address to UN General Assembly, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-09-25 |title=Trump’s Speech at the U.N. Triggers Laughter—and Disbelief |author=Robin Wright |periodical=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trumps-speech-at-the-un-triggers-laughterand-disbelief}} ====October 2018==== * I know you're not thinking. You never do. ** Donald Trump to a reporter who was going to ask a question. {{citation |date=2018-10-02 |title=President Donald Trump To Reporter: ‘I Know You’re Not Thinking. You Never Do’ |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASOTct1woo8}} *Only do it if I can test her personally. That will not be something I enjoy doing either. ** regarding acknowledging [[Elizabeth Warren]] as Native American ** {{citation |date=2018-10-15 |title=Trump promised $1 million to charity if Warren proved her Native American DNA. Now he’s waffling. |author=Amy B Wang and Deanna Paul |periodical=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/15/trump-dared-elizabeth-warren-take-dna-test-prove-her-native-american-ancestry-now-what/}} * I have a natural instinct for science ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2018-10-15 |title=Trump: My ‘Natural Instinct for Science’ Tells Me Climate Science Is Wrong |author=Jonathan Chait |periodical=New York Intelligencer |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/trump-i-have-a-natural-instinct-for-science.html}} *You know they have a word, it sort of became old-fashioned, it's called a nationalist,<br>And I say 'really, we're not supposed to use that word?' Do you know what I am? I'm a nationalist. **22 October 2018, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-10-23 |title=Trump declares himself a 'nationalist' while stumping for Ted Cruz |author=John Walsh |periodical=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/trump-declares-himself-a-nationalist-while-stumping-for-ted-cruz/articleshow/66327534.cms}} *Now how ridiculous: we're the only country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States for 85 years with all of those benefits **{{citation |date=2018-10-30 |title=Trump wants to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. |author=Associated Press |periodical=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-birthright-citizenship-1.4883589}} *It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don't,<br>Number one, you don't need that. Number two, you can definitely do it with an act of Congress. But now they're saying I can do it just with an executive order.<br>It's in the process,<br>It'll happen, with an executive order. **{{citation |date=2018-10-30 |title=Can Trump End Birthright Citizenship by Executive Order? |author=Robert Farley |periodical=FactCheck.org |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2018/10/can-trump-end-birthright-citizenship-by-executive-order/}} ====November 2018==== * You gotta take care of the floors. You know, the floors of the forest. It's very important. You look at other countries where they do it differently, and it's a whole different story. I was with the president of Finland, and he said, "We have a much different— we're a forest nation." He called it a forest nation. And they spend a lot of time on raking and cleaning and doing things, and they don't have any problem. ** Paradise, California, {{#formatdate:2018-11-17}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-11-20 |title=#RakeNews: People in Finland Mock Trump With Leaf-Raking Photos After He Said the Country 'Rakes the Forest' |author=Ashley Hoffman |periodical=Time |url=https://time.com/5458605/trump-finland-raking-reactions/}}, and with video in {{citation |date=2018-11-18 |title=Trump Says California Can Learn From Finland on Fires. Is He Right? |author=Patrick Kingsley |periodical=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/18/world/europe/finland-california-wildfires-trump-raking.html}} ** Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said he didn't recall anything being said about raking.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/finnish-president-says-he-briefed-trump-on-forest-monitoring/2018/11/18/dd46a57e-eb32-11e8-8b47-bd0975fd6199_story.html] * '''Reporter''': Have you read the climate report yet?<br />'''Trump''': I've seen it. I've read some of it and — it's fine.<br />'''Reporter''': They say the economic impact could be devastating.<br />'''Trump''': Yeah. I don't believe it.<br />'''Reporter''': You don't believe it?<br />'''Trump''': No, no. I don't believe it. And here's the other thing: You're going to have to have China and Japan and all of Asia and all of these other countries — you know, it addresses our country. Right now, we're at the cleanest we've ever been, and that's very important to me. But if we're clean but every other place on Earth is dirty, that's not so good. ** November 26, 2018, on the [[w:Fourth National Climate Assessment|Fourth National Climate Assessment]] ({{cite news |title=Trump responds to his administration's report indicating a huge cost from climate change: ‘I don't believe it' |first=Philip |last=Bump |newspaper=[[w:The Washington Post|The Washington Post]] |date=November 26, 2018 |accessdate=December 1, 2018 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/26/trump-responds-report-indicating-huge-cost-climate-change-i-dont-believe-it/}}; {{cite news |agency=[[w:BBC News|BBC News]] |title='I don't believe it' - Trump on climate report |date=November 26, 2018 |accessdate=December 1, 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-46324405/i-don-t-believe-it-trump-on-climate-report}}; {{cite news |newspaper=[[w:The Guardian|The Guardian]] |agency=[[w:Associated Press|Associated Press]] |title=‘Yeah, I don't believe it': Trump on his administration's own climate report |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2018/nov/26/yeah-i-dont-believe-it-trump-on-administrations-own-climate-report-video}}). * One of the problems that a lot of people like myself we have very high levels of intelligence, but we're not necessarily such believers. You look at our air and our water, and it's now at a record clean. But when you look at China and you look at parts of Asia and when you look at South America, and when you look at many other places in this world, including Russia, including just many other places, the air is incredibly dirty and when you're talking about an atmosphere, oceans are very small and it blows over and it sails over. I mean, we take thousands of tons of garbage off our beaches all the time that comes over from Asia. It just flows right down the Pacific, if flows, and we say where does this come from. And it takes many people to start off with. **28th November, ''Washington Post'' interview, Donald Trump on whether he believes in global warming reports of the 13 of agencies of his administration. [https://splinternews.com/man-with-very-high-level-of-intelligence-says-oceans-ar-1830699334] ====December 2018==== *I want to thank Vice President Mike Pence,<br>A tremendous supporter, a tremendous supporter of yours. And Karen. And they go there and they love your country. They love your country. And they love this country. That's a good combination, right? **[https://forward.com/opinion/415676/trump-just-accused-jews-of-loving-israel-not-america-and-his-fans-cheered/ 7 December 2018] *I am proud to shut down the government for border security, Chuck. People in this country don't want criminals and people that have lots of problems and drugs pouring into our country. I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I won't blame you for it. The last time, you shut it down. It didn't work. I will take the mantle of shutting it down. **Oval Office meeting with {{W|Nancy Pelosi}} and {{W|Chuck Schumer}}, leading to the {{w|2018–19 United States federal government shutdown}}. "[https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/12/11/Trump-proud-to-shut-down-government-in-wall-talks-with-Democrats/6271544554657/ Trump 'proud' to shut down government in wall talks with Democrats]", {{W|United Press International}} (December 12, 2018) *Well, I don't see it. I spoke with Bibi, I told Bibi.<br>And, you know, we give Israel $4.5 billion a year.<br>And they're doing very well defending themselves, if you take a look.<br>So that's the way it is.<br>The United States cannot continue to be the policeman of the world,<br>We don't want to do that. **[https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-we-give-israel-billions-it-can-defend-itself-in-syria/ 27 December 2018] re [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] ===2019=== ====January 2019==== *we're getting out and we're getting out smart and we're winning, we're winning. OK. But just to answer your question, '''Over a period of time'''. I never said I'm getting out tomorrow I said I'm pulling our soldiers out and they will be pulled back in Syria, that we're getting out of Syria. Yeah absolutely. But we're getting out very powerfully. **[http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/a1e8659d9ffa2e6b1572a49d86627be5 2 January 2019] *Iran is no longer the same country<br>Iran is pulling people out of Syria.<br>'''They can do what they want there, frankly''', but they're pulling people out.<br>They're pulling people out of Yemen.<br>Iran wants to survive now. **{{citation |date=2019-01-02 |title=Trump: Iran ‘can do what they want’ in Syria |author=Eric Cortellessa |periodical=Times of Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-iran-can-do-what-they-want-in-syria/}} *We are born free, and we will stay free. Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country. **{{citation |date=2019-01-05 |title=Trump to Ocasio-Cortez: 'America will never be a socialist country' |author=Joel Gehrke |periodical=Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/trump-to-ocasio-cortez-america-will-never-be-a-socialist-country}} * <p>''Q:'' Does the buck stop with you over this shutdown?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' '''The buck stops with everybody.'''</p> **White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2019-01-10}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2019-01-10 |title=Rejecting responsibility, Trump declares, ‘The buck stops with everybody’ |author=Steve Benen |periodical=MSNBC |url=http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/rejecting-responsibility-trump-declares-the-buck-stops-everybody}}, and with video in {{citation |date=2019-01-10 |title=Trump: 'Buck stops with everybody' for shutdown he was proud to own |author=Oliver Willis |periodical=American Independent |url=https://americanindependent.com/trump-buck-stops-with-everybody-shutdown-proud/}} *National African American History Month<br>is an occasion to rediscover the enduring stories of African Americans and the<br>gifts of freedom, purpose, and opportunity they have bestowed on future<br>generations. **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-national-african-american-history-month-2019/ early 31 January 2019 proclamation on WhiteHouse.gov] regarding [[Wikipedia:Black History Month|black history month]] ***[https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1091427927475085312 reposted 1 February 2019 on Twitter] ====February 2019==== *They're starting to, as we gain the remainder, the final remainder of the caliphate of the area, they'll be going to our base in Iraq, and ultimately some will be coming home. But we're going to be there and we're going to be staying--<br>We have to protect Israel. We have to protect other things that we have. But we're- yeah, they'll be coming back in a matter of time. Look, we're protecting the world. We're spending more money than anybody's ever spent in history, by a lot. We spent, over the last five years, close to 50 billion dollars a year in Afghanistan. That's more than most countries spend for everything including education, medical, and everything else, other than a few countries.<br> **[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-interview-face-the-nation-margaret-brennan-today-2019-02-01/ 1 February 2019] broadcast [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-president-trump-on-face-the-nation-february-3-2019/ 3 February 2019] * We stand with the [[Venezuela|Venezuelan]] people in their noble quest for freedom—and we condemn the brutality of the [[Maduro]] regime, whose socialist policies have turned that nation from being the wealthiest in [[South America]] into a state of abject [[poverty]] and [[despair]] ** "[https://fair.org/home/the-media-myth-of-once-prosperous-and-democratic-venezuela-before-chavez/ The Media Myth of ‘Once Prosperous’ and Democratic Venezuela Before Chávez]" (February 6, 2019) *Since the founding of our nation, many of our greatest strides — from gaining our independence to abolition of civil rights to extending the vote for women — have been led by people of faith **[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-civil-rights-abolition-prayer-breakfast_us_5c5e14ace4b0eec79b236874 08 February 2019] * In fact, I think I can say this, Prime Minister [[w:Shinzō Abe|Abe]] of Japan gave me the most beautiful copy of a letter that he sent to the people who give out a thing called the [[w:Nobel Prize|Nobel Prize]]. He said: '''"I have nominated you, respectfully, on behalf of Japan. I am asking them to give you the Nobel Peace Prize."''' I said, 'Thank you.'<br>We do a lot of good work. This administration does a tremendous job and we don't get credit for it. '''So Prime Minister Abe gave me — I mean it's the most beautiful five-page letter, Nobel Prize, he sent it to them.''' You know why? Because he had rocket ships and he had missiles flying over Japan, and they had alarms going off — you know that. Now all of the sudden they feel good, they feel safe. I did that. ** 15 February 2019 ({{cite news |title=You won't believe what Trump just said: 6 eye-popping moments |first=Dareh |last=Gregorian |agency=[[w:NBC News|NBC News]] |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/you-won-t-believe-what-trump-just-said-6-eye-n972166}}) ====Spring 2019==== *there will be some people in the room that don't like this. We're down to 3.7 percent unemployment — the lowest number in a long time. But think of this: I got all these companies moving in. They need workers. We have to bring people into our country to work these great plants that are opening up all over the place. This was not necessarily what I was saying during the campaign because I never knew we would be as successful as we've been. Companies are roaring back into our country, and now we want people to come in. We need workers to come in, but they've got to come in legally, and they've got to come in through merit, merit, merit. **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-2019-conservative-political-action-conference/ 3 March 2019] *Hello, everybody. The economic numbers just came out; they're very, very good. Our country is doing unbelievably well, economically. Most of you don't report that, because it doesn't sound good from your perspective. But the country is doing really, really well. We have a lot of very exciting things going on. A lot of companies will be announcing shortly they're moving back into the United States. They're all coming back. They want to be where the action is. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900207/html/DCPD-201900207.htm 5 April 2019] * If you have a windmill anywhere near your house, congratulations, your house just went down 75 percent in value. <b>And they say the noise causes cancer. </b> You told me that one, OK. ''[makes circles with his hands and a noise with his mouth]'' You know the thing makes so... and of course it's like a graveyard for birds. ** Speech to Republican National Congressional Committee, {{#formatdate:2019-04-02}}, quoted in {{cite news|date= {{#formatdate:2019-04-03}}|title=Trump's war on windmills now includes wild cancer claim|author=Zachary B. Wolf|work=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/03/politics/trumps-war-on-windmills-now-includes-wild-cancer-claim/index.html}} and in {{cite web|date=2019-04-08|accessdate=2019-08-18|website={{w|Politifact}}|title=Donald Trump's ridiculous link between cancer, wind turbines|author=Jon Greenberg|url=https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/apr/08/donald-trump/republicans-dismiss-trumps-windmill-and-cancer-cla/}} *The Jews always flip. **attested to by Michael Wolff [https://forward.com/fast-forward/425037/trump-jews-always-flip-michael-wolff-michael-cohen-david-pecker/ 28 May 2019] ====June 2019==== *There is no basis whatsoever for impeachment. None. There was no collusion. There was no obstruction. There was no crime. The crime was by the Democrats. The crime was by the Democrats. There is no legal basis for impeachment. It's a big witch hunt. Everybody knows it, including the Democrats. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900366/html/DCPD-201900366.htm 2 June 2019] * This week, we commemorate a mighty endeavor of righteous nations and one of the greatest undertakings in all of history. Seventy-five years ago, more than 150,000 Allied troops were preparing on this island to parachute into France, storm the beaches of Normandy, and win back our civilization. As Her Majesty remembers, the British people had hoped and prayed and fought for this day for nearly 5 years. When Britain stood alone during the Blitz of 1940 and 1941, the Nazi war machine dropped thousands of bombs on this country and right on this magnificent city. Buckingham Palace alone was bombed on 16 separate occasions. In that dark hour, the people of this nation showed the world what it means to be British. They cleared wreckage from the streets, displayed the Union Jack from their shattered homes, and kept fighting on to victory. They only wanted victory. The courage of the United Kingdom's sons and daughters ensured that your destiny would always remain in your own hands. Through it all, the royal family was the resolute face of the Commonwealth's unwavering solidarity. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900368/html/DCPD-201900368.htm 3 June 2019] * This evening we thank God for the brave sons of the United Kingdom and the United States who defeated the Nazis and the Nazi regime and liberated millions from tyranny. The bond between our nations was forever sealed in that "Great Crusade." As we honor our shared victory and heritage, we affirm the common values that will unite us long into the future: freedom, sovereignty, self-determination, the rule of law, and reverence for the rights given to us by Almighty God. From the Second World War to today, Her Majesty has stood as a constant symbol of these priceless traditions. She has embodied the spirit of dignity, duty, and patriotism that beats proudly in every British heart. On behalf of all Americans, I offer a toast to the eternal friendship of our people, the vitality of our nations, and to the long, cherished, and truly remarkable reign of Her Majesty the Queen. Thank you. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900368/html/DCPD-201900368.htm 3 June 2019] * You’re talking about Vietnam and at that time nobody had ever heard of the country ** Trump was describing the US knowledge about Vietnam in 1968, when about one half million US troops were stationed in Vietnam, as quoted in {{cite news|date={{#formatdate:2019-06-05}}|title=Trump says was 'never a fan' of Vietnam War, and that Americans hadn't heard of country in 1968|work=Japan Times|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/06/06/world/politics-diplomacy-world/trump-says-never-fan-vietnam-war-claims-americans-hadnt-heard-country-1968/#.XraZ4hMzbOQ}} * I think a lot of progress was made yesterday, but we have to make a lot of progress. Mexico has been making, for many, many years, hundreds of billions of dollars. And then, they've been making an absolute fortune on the United States. They have to step up, and they have to step up to the plate, and perhaps they will. We're going to see. They can solve the problem. The Democrats—Congress has been a disaster. They won't change. They won't do anything. They want free immigration—immigration to pour into our country. They don't care who it is. They don't care what kind of a record they have. It doesn't make any difference. They're not going to be changing anything. We go to them, we say, "Let's fix the immigration laws." They just want it to do badly. The worse it does, the happier they are. So that's the way it is, and I guess that's the way it will be until after the election. It's just a disgrace. Because, frankly, we could solve this problem so easy if the Democrats in Congress were willing to make some changes, but they're not. And that's the way it is. They want to just ride it out. They want to have a real bad time. They don't care about crime. They don't care about drugs pouring into our country. They couldn't care less. It's all politics. It's a vicious business. So that's the way it is. But we're having a great talk with Mexico. We'll see what happens. But something pretty dramatic could happen. We've told Mexico the tariffs go on. And I mean it too. And I'm very happy with it. And lot of people, Senators included, they have no idea what they're talking about when it comes to tariffs. They have no—absolutely no idea. When you have the money, when you have the product, when you have the thing that everybody wants, you're in a position to do very well with tariffs, and that's where we are. We're the piggybank. The United States is the piggybank. It has all the money that others want to take from us, but they're not taking it so easy anymore. It's a lot different. Our talks with China—a lot of interesting things are happening. We'll see what happens. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900372/html/DCPD-201900372.htm 6 June 2019] * ''Reporter:'' Are you willing to go to war with Iran?<br />''Trump:'' You'll find out. You'll find out. ** {{cite news|date={{#formatdate:2019-06-20}}|title=Trump tells public 'you'll find out' when asked about a war with Iran|work=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/trump-tells-public-youll-find-out-when-asked-about-a-war-with-iran/2019/06/20/18f8c92d-b370-4a01-a948-4144be20f730_video.html}} * For some reason we have a certain chemistry — or whatever. Let's see what happens. We have a long way to go. But I'm in no rush... So, I just want to say that we are going to be heading out to the DMZ and '''it's something I planned long ago but had the idea yesterday''' to maybe say hello, just shake hands quickly and say hello. ** press conference, Blue House, Seoul, South Korea, quoted in {{citation |date=2019-06-30 |title=Trump: Kim and I "have a certain chemistry" |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-dmz-kim-live-intl-hnk/h_8b23e071903b007d8ff1934be8457d2c}} =====Remarks on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day in Colleville-sur-Mer, France===== <small>[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900373/html/DCPD-201900373.htm Transcript] (June 6, 2016)</small> * Here with you are over 60 veterans who landed on [[w:D-Day|D-day]]. Our debt to you is everlasting. Today we express our undying gratitude. When you were young, these men enlisted their lives in a great crusade, one of the greatest of all times. Their mission is the story of an epic battle and the ferocious, eternal struggle between good and evil. On the 6th of June, 1944, they joined a liberation force of awesome power and breathtaking scale. After months of planning, the Allies had chosen this ancient coastline to mount their campaign to vanquish the wicked tyranny of the [[Nazism|Nazi]] empire from the face of the Earth. The battle began in the skies above us. In those first tense midnight hours, 1,000 aircraft roared overhead, with 17,000 Allied airborne troops preparing to leap into the darkness beyond these trees. Then came dawn. The enemy who had occupied these heights saw the largest naval armada in the history of the world. Just a few miles offshore were 7,000 vessels bearing 130,000 warriors. * They were the citizens of free and independent nations, united by their duty to their compatriots and to millions yet unborn. There were the British, whose nobility and fortitude saw them through the worst of [[w:Battle of Dunkirk|Dunkirk]] and the [[w:London Blitz|London Blitz]]. The full violence of Nazi fury was no match for the full grandeur of British pride. Thank you. There were the [[Canada|Canadians]], whose robust sense of honor and loyalty compelled them to take up arms alongside Britain from the very, very beginning. There were the fighting [[Poland|Poles]], the tough [[Norway|Norwegians]], and the intrepid [[Australia|Aussies]]. There were the gallant French commandos, soon to be met by thousands of their brave countrymen ready to write a new chapter in the long history of French valor. And finally, there were the Americans. They came from the farms of a vast heartland, the streets of glowing cities and the forges of mighty industrial towns. Before the war, many had never ventured beyond their own community. Now they had come to offer their lives half a world from home. * This beach, codenamed [[w:Omaha Beach|Omaha]], was defended by the Nazis with monstrous firepower, thousands and thousands of mines and spikes driven into the sand, so deeply. It was here that tens of thousands of the Americans came. The GIs who boarded the landing craft that morning knew that they carried on their shoulders not just the pack of a soldier, but the fate of the world. Colonel [[w:George A. Taylor|George Taylor]], whose [[w:16th Infantry Regiment (United States)|16th Infantry Regiment]] would join in the first wave, was asked: What would happen if the Germans stopped right then and there, cold on the beach, just stopped them? What would happen? This great American replied: "Why, the 18th Infantry is coming in right behind us. The 26th Infantry will come on too. Then, there is the [[w:2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]] already afloat. And the 9th Division. And the 2d Armored. And the 3d Armored. And all the rest. Maybe the 16th won't make it, but someone will." * Nine thousand three hundred and eighty-eight young Americans rest beneath the white crosses and Stars of David arrayed on these beautiful grounds. Each one has been adopted by a French family that thinks of him as their own. They come from all over France to look after our boys. They kneel. They cry. They pray. They place flowers. And they never forget. Today America embraces the French people and thanks you for honoring our beloved dead. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. * To all of our friends and partners: Our cherished alliance was forged in the heat of battle, tested in the trials of war, and proven in the blessings of peace. Our bond is unbreakable. * From across the Earth, Americans are drawn to this place as though it were a part of our very soul. We come not only because of what they did here, we come because of who they were. They were young men with their entire lives before them. They were husbands who said goodbye to their young brides and took their duty as their fate. They were fathers who would never meet their infant sons and daughters because they had a job to do. And with God as their witness, they were going to get it done. They came wave after wave, without question, without hesitation, and without complaint. * More powerful than the strength of American arms was the strength of American hearts. These men ran through the fires of hell moved by a force no weapon could destroy: the fierce patriotism of a free, proud, and sovereign people. They battled not for control and domination, but for liberty, democracy, and self-rule. They pressed on for love in home and country, the main streets, the schoolyards, the churches and neighbors, the families and communities that gave us men such as these. They were sustained by the confidence that America can do anything because we are a noble nation, with a virtuous people, praying to a righteous God. The exceptional might came from a truly exceptional spirit. The abundance of courage came from an abundance of faith. The great deeds of an Army came from the great depths of their love. As they confronted their fate, the Americans and the Allies placed themselves into the palm of God's hand. * The men behind me will tell you that they are just the lucky ones. As one of them recently put it, "All the heroes are buried here." But we know what these men did. We knew how brave they were. They came here and saved freedom, and then, they went home and showed us all what freedom is all about. The American sons and daughters who saw us to victory were no less extraordinary in peace. They built families. They built industries. They built a national culture that inspired the entire world. In the decades that followed, America defeated communism, secured civil rights, revolutionized science, launched a man to the Moon, and then kept on pushing to new frontiers. And today, America is stronger than ever before. * Seven decades ago, the warriors of D-day fought a sinister enemy who spoke of a thousand-year empire. In defeating that evil, they left a legacy that will last not only for a thousand years, but for all time—for as long as the soul knows of duty and honor; for as long as freedom keeps its hold on the human heart. To the men who sit behind me, and to the boys who rest in the field before me, your example will never, ever grow old. Your legend will never tire. Your spirit—brave, unyielding, and true—will never die. The blood that they spilled, the tears that they shed, the lives that they gave, the sacrifice that they made, did not just win a battle. It did not just win a war. Those who fought here won a future for our Nation. They won the survival of our civilization. And they showed us the way to love, cherish, and defend our way of life for many centuries to come. Today, as we stand together upon this sacred Earth, we pledge that our nations will forever be strong and united. We will forever be together. Our people will forever be bold. Our hearts will forever be loyal. And our children, and their children, will forever and always be free. May God bless our great veterans, may God bless our Allies, may God bless the heroes of D-day, and may God bless America. Thank you. Thank you very much. ====July 2019==== * Our army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do. ** Trump was describing battles in 1775, as quoted in [https://www.bbc.com/news/48885319 Trump blames 'airports' gaffe on teleprompter] *The kidney has a very special place in the heart. **[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/jul/11/the-kidney-has-a-very-special-place-in-the-heart-says-donald-trump-video 11 July 2019] * "I said, you know, you don't like me and I don't like you. I never have liked you and you never liked me but you're going to support me because you're a rich guy. And if you don't support me, you're going to be so goddamn poor you're not going to believe it." ** Trump was referring to an unnamed businessperson, as quoted by {{citation |date=2019-07-17 |title=Analysis: The 51 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's NC rally |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=WLOS.com |url=https://wlos.com/news/local/analysis-the-51-most-outrageous-lines-from-donald-trumps-nc-rally}} * Everybody calls me Mr. President. It's true. It's a funny thing. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2019-07-17 |title=Analysis: The 51 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's NC rally |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=WLOS.com |url=https://wlos.com/news/local/analysis-the-51-most-outrageous-lines-from-donald-trumps-nc-rally}} * ...[[Boris Johnson]], good man he is tough but he is smart. They call him Brittain Trump..They like me over there ** [www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0wO89TT9vI Trump on Johnson: 'They call him Britain Trump' - BBC News] July 24, 2019 *These people [Democrats] are clowns **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-signing-safe-third-country-agreement-guatemala/ from the White House on July 26 (video)] *I am the least racist person there is anywhere in the world **30 July 2019 [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/jul/30/trump-claims-least-racist-person-in-the-world per The Guardian] ====August 2019==== * I think my rhetoric is a very – it brings people together. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2019-08-07 |title=While slamming critics, Trump says his words ‘bring people together’ |author=Steve Benen |periodical=MSNBC |url=http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/while-slamming-critics-trump-says-his-words-bring-people-together}} * I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat -- it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2019-08-21 |title=Jewish leaders outraged by Trump saying Jews disloyal if they vote for Democrats |author=Maegan Vazquez, Jim Acosta |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/20/politics/donald-trump-jewish-americans-democrat-disloyalty/index.html?no-st=9999999999}} * I am the chosen one. Somebody had to do it, so I'm taking on China... and you know what we're winning. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2019-08-21 |title=Donald Trump: 'I am the chosen one' |author=Tola Mbakwe|periodical=CNN |url=https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/donald-trump-i-am-the-chosen-one}} ====September 2019==== * Where’s my favorite dictator? ** Trump was looking for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, as quoted by {{citation |date=2019-09-13 |title=Trump, Awaiting Egyptian Counterpart at Summit, Called Out for ‘My Favorite Dictator’ | author=By Nancy A. Youssef, Vivian Salama and Michael C. Bender | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-awaiting-egyptian-counterpart-at-summit-called-out-for-my-favorite-dictator-11568403645?tesla=y&mod=e2twp}} * I always look orange. And so do you. The light is the worst. ** Trump complained about energy-saving light bulbs, quoted by {{citation |date=2019-09-24 |title=Trump on Why He Doesn’t Like Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs: “I Always Look Orange” |author=Elliot Hannon |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/09/trump-on-why-he-doesnt-like-energy-efficient-light-bulbs-i-always-look-orange.html}} * The truth is plain to see — if you want freedom, take pride in your country; if you want democracy, hold onto your sovereignty, and if you want peace, love your nation. Wise leaders always put the good of their own people and their own country first. The future does not belong to globalists. The future belongs to patriots. The future belongs to sovereign and independent nations who protect their citizens, respect their neighbours, and honor the differences that make each country special and unique. ** Address to United Nations General Assembly, quoted in {{citation |date=2019-09-13 |title=Trump UN speech knocks globalism: The future belongs to nationalism |author=Tim Pearce |periodical=Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-un-speech-knocks-globalism-the-future-belongs-to-nationalism}} ====October 2019==== =====Statement on the Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi===== [[File:President Trump Watches as U.S. Special Operations Forces Close in on ISIS Leader (48967991042).jpg|thumb|Last night, the [[United States]] brought the [[world]]'s number one [[terrorist]] [[leader]] to [[justice]]. [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]] is [[dead]]. He was the founder and leader of [[ISIS]], the most ruthless and violent terror organization in the World.]] :<small>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-president-death-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi/ Offiical release at Whitehouse.gov (27 October 2019)] · [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/us/trump-transcript-isis-al-baghdadi.html Transcript of delivered remarks at ''The New York Times'' (27 October 2019)] · [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6YvsrGILrw "President Trump's full announcement on the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi", ''The Washington Post'' YouTube channel (27 October 2019)]</small> * Last night, the [[United States]] brought the [[world]]'s number one [[terrorist]] [[leader]] to [[justice]]. [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]] is [[dead]]. He was the founder and leader of [[ISIS]], the most ruthless and violent terror organization in the World. The United States has been searching for Baghdadi for many years. Capturing or killing Baghdadi has been the top [[national security]] priority of my Administration. U.S. Special Operations forces executed a [[dangerous]] and [[daring]] nighttime raid into Northwestern [[Syria]] to [[accomplish]] this [[mission]]. * Terrorists who oppress and murder innocent people should never sleep soundly, knowing that we will completely destroy them. These savage monsters will not escape their fate – and they will not escape the final judgement of God. * This raid was impeccable, and could only have taken place with the acknowledgement and help of certain other nations and people. <br /> I want to thank the nations of Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iraq, and I also want to thank the Syrian Kurds for certain support they were able to give us. Thank you as well to the great intelligence professionals who helped make this very successful journey possible. * Last night was a great night for the United States and for the World. A brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death, was violently eliminated – he will never again harm another innocent man, woman or child. He died like a dog. He died like a coward. The world is now a much safer place. * I don't want to say how, but we had absolutely perfect -- as though you were watching a movie. It was -- that -- that in -- the technology there alone is -- is really great. **[https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/27/politics/donald-trump-baghdadi-death-isis/index.html 27 October 2019] ====November 2019==== *I WANT NOTHING I WANT NOTHING I WANT NO QUID PRO QUO. TELL {{w|Volodymyr Zelensky|ZELLINSKY}} TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THIS IS THE FINAL WORD FROM THE PRES. OF THE U.S. **[https://www.vox.com/2019/11/20/20974383/trump-big-sharpie-notes-on-impeachment-testimony Remarks on a notepad, White House lawn, November 20], after Ambassador Gordon Sondland's testimony. ====December 2019==== * We have a situation where we're looking very strongly at sinks and showers, and other elements of bathrooms.<br>You turn on the faucet and you don't get any water..<br>People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times.<br>They have so much water that it comes down. It's called rain. ** Quoted in {{citation |author=Matthew Cantor |title=Trump says people 'flush the toilet 10 times' and seeks solution |periodical=The Guardian |date=2019-12-06 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/06/trump-says-people-flush-the-toilet-10-times-and-seeks-solution}} * So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill! ** Trump was commenting on the Swedish school pupil and climate activist Greta Thunberg after she was named Time’s Person of the Year for 2019, as quoted by {{citation | author=Reuters staff | title=Climate activist Thunberg hits back at Trump over anger management taunt | periodical=Reuters | date=2019-12-06 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-thunberg-idUSKBN27M0TN}} * I never understood wind. I know windmills very much, I have studied it better than anybody. I know it is very expensive. They are made in China and Germany mostly, very few made here, almost none, but they are manufactured, tremendous—if you are into this—tremendous fumes and gases are spewing into the atmosphere. You know we have a world, right?<br>So the world is tiny compared to the universe. So tremendous, tremendous amount of fumes and everything. You talk about the carbon footprint, fumes are spewing into the air, right spewing, whether it is China or Germany, is going into the air.<br>You see all those [windmills]. They’re all different shades of color. They’re like sort of white, but one is like an orange-white. It’s my favorite color, orange. **[[w:Turning Point USA|Turning Point USA]] conference, {{#formatdate:2019-12-21}}, quoted in {{citation |author=Connor Mannion |title=Trump Attacks Windmills in Speech to Conservative Group: ‘I Never Understood Wind’ |periodical=Mediaite |date=2019-12-22 |url=https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-attacks-windmills-in-speech-to-conservative-group-i-never-understood-wind/}} ===2020=== * My administration will never stop fighting for Americans of faith ** At a rally for evangelicals earlier in 2020 according to [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-secretly-mocks-his-christian-supporters/616522/ Trump Secretly Mocks His Christian Supporters] September 29, 2020 ====January 2020==== * <!--[00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ&t=0s): Tesla's now worth more than GM and Ford; do you have comments on Elon Musk? --><!-- [00:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ&t=4s):--> Well, you have to give [[Elon Musk|him]] credit. I spoke to him very recently, and he's also doing the rockets, he likes rockets, and he does good at rockets too, by the way. I never saw… where [[w:Falcon 9 first-stage booster|the engines]] come down with no wings, no anything, [[w:Falcon 9 first-stage landings|and they're landing]]. I've said I've never seen that before. <!--[00:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ&t=19s):--> And I was worried about him, because he's one of our great geniuses, and we have to protect our genius. We have to protect [[Thomas Edison]], we have to protect all of these people that came up originally with the [[w:light bulb|light bulb]], and the [[w:wheel|wheel]], and all of these things. And he's one of our very smart people, and we want to cherish those people, that's very important. But he's done a very good job. <!--[00:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ&t=41s):--> Shocking, how well, …how it's come so fast. You go back a year, and they were talking about the end of [[w:Tesla, Inc.|the company]] and all of a sudden they're talking about these great things. He's going to be building [[w:Gigafactory|a very big plant]] in the United States. He has to. Because we help him, so he has to help us. ** on [[Elon Musk]], [[Tesla]], and [[SpaceX]] after Tesla stock valuation beat [[w:General Motors|General Motors]] and [[w:Ford Motor Company|Ford]] combined ** {{citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ|title=Trump on Elon Musk: I was worried about him, because he's one of our great geniuses|interviewer=[[w:Joe Kernen|Joe Kernen]]|date=2020-01-22|work=CNBC Television|via=Youtube|location=[[w:World Economic Forum|World Economic Forum]], [[w:Davos|Davos]], Switzerland}} *'''{{w|Joe Kernen}}''': It was a couple of years ago. Before we get started-- with- we're going talk about the economy and a lot of other things--the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]]-- has identified a case of [[w:2020 coronavirus pandemic in Washington (state)|coronavirus-- in Washington state]]. The {{w|Wuhan}} strain of this. If you remember {{w|SARS}}, that affected [[GDP]]. Travel-related effects. Do you-- have you been briefed by the CDC? And-- :'''Donald Trump''': I have, and-- :'''Joe Kernen''': --are there worries about a pandemic at this point? :'''Donald Trump''': No. Not at all. And-- we're-- we have it totally under control. <b>It's one person coming in from [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China|China]], and we have it under control.</b> It's—going to be just fine. :'''Joe Kernen''': Okay. And [[w:President of the People's Republic of China|President]] Xi-- there's just some-- talk in China that maybe the transparency isn't everything that it's going to be. Do you trust that we're going to know everything we need to know from China? :'''Donald Trump''': I do. I do. I have a great relationship with President Xi. [[w:China–United States trade war#2020|We just signed]] probably the biggest deal ever made. It certainly has the potential to be the biggest deal ever made. And-- it was a very interesting period of time time {{sic}}. :'''Joe Kernen''': Yeah. Let’s get into that-- :'''Donald Trump''': But we got it done, and-- no, I do. I think-- the relationship is very, very good. :* Interview with {{w|CNBC}}'s {{w|Joe Kernen}} at the {{w|World Economic Forum}} in {{w|Davos, Switzerland}}, January 22, 2020. [https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/22/cnbc-transcript-president-donald-trump-sits-down-with-cnbcs-joe-kernen-at-the-world-economic-forum-in-davos-switzerland.html Transcript online] at ''{{w|CNBC}}'' * China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. ** Cited by {{citation |date=2020-01-24 |title=Trump Is Inciting a Coronavirus Culture War to Save Himself |author=Adam Serwer |periodical=The Atlantic |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/trump-is-the-chinese-governments-most-useful-idiot/608638/}} *During National African American History Month, we honor the extraordinary contributions made by African Americans throughout the history of our Republic **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-national-african-american-history-month-2020/ 31 January 2020] ***[https://twitter.com/CFTC/status/1233507203853758468 reposted 28 February 2020 by CFTC] ====February 2020==== * And by the way, the virus. They're working hard. Looks like by April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away. I hope that's true. ** Regarding [[Covid-19 pandemic in the United States|coronavirus]] ** Rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, {{#formatdate:2020-02-10}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2020-02-26|title=Trump’s dangerous message on coronavirus|author=Doyle McManus|periodical=LA Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-02-26/trumps-dangerous-message-on-coronavirus}} * There are a lot of dishonest slimeballs out there. Dishonest scum. Dirty cops, lot of dirty cops … the ones on top, they were absolute scum. ** Trump described former senior law enforcement officials who were involved in the FBI probes into his campaign, as quoted in {{citation|date=2020-02-20|title=Trump repeatedly struggles to pronounce words during conspiracy-laden rally, before suggesting he'll pardon Roger Stone in late-night tweet |author=Tom Embury-Dennis |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-rally-twitter-roger-stone-sentence-pardon-2020-election-rally-phoenix-arizona-a9345956.html}} * And again, when you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that's a pretty good job we've done. ** Regarding known [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|coronavirus cases]]. ** White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2020-02-26}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-11 |title=Coronavirus: US passes 1,000 cases – two weeks after Trump said number would soon be 'close to zero' |author=Chris Riotta |periodical=The Independent |location=UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-cases-us-map-trump-how-many-infected-a9393061.html}} * We know all the people. We know all the good people. It's a question I asked the doctors before. Some of the people we cut, they haven't been used for many, many years, and if we ever need them, we can get them very quickly. And rather than spending the money — I'm a businessperson, I don't like having thousands of people around when you don't need 'em, when we need 'em, we can get them back very quickly. ** Asked about his consistent [[w:Criticism of response to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic#Funding cut by Trump administration|budget cuts]] to the CDC, the NIH, and the WHO. ** White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2020-02-26}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-02-28 |title=As the World Reaches for Face Masks, Trump Buries His Head in the Sand |author=Jonathan Chait |periodical=New York |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/trump-coronavirus-response.html}} * Can we get like ''Gone with the Wind' back please? 'Sunset Boulevard,' so many great movies. ** [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/trump-slams-oscar-winning-south-korean-film-parasite-praises-gone-with-the-wind/videoshow/74251536.cms] ** [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/trump-slams-oscar-winning-south-korean-film-parasite-praises-gone-with-the-wind/videoshow/74251536.cms Trump slams Oscar-winning South Korean film 'Parasite', praises 'Gone with the Wind']video posted February 22, 2020 * It's going to disappear. One day it's like a miracle, it will disappear. And from our shores, we — you know, it could get worse before it gets better. It could maybe go away. We'll see what happens. Nobody really knows. ** Regarding coronavirus ** African American History Month reception, White House, {{#formatdate:2020-02-27}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-02-29 |title=Inside Trump’s frantic attempts to minimize the coronavirus crisis |author= Yasmeen Abutaleb, Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey |periodical=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-trumps-frantic-attempts-to-minimize-the-coronavirus-crisis/2020/02/29/7ebc882a-5b25-11ea-9b35-def5a027d470_story.html}}. Video of the event avalable at [https://www.c-span.org/video/?469786-1/president-trump-hosts-african-american-history-month-reception cspan] =====Donald Trump Charleston, South Carolina Rally (February 28, 2020)===== :<small>Donald Trump Charleston, South Carolina Rally (February 28, 2020), [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-charleston-south-carolina-rally-transcript-february-28-2020 transcript online] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''.</small> * Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All I can say is that the fake news just doesn't get it, do they? They don't get it. [inaudible 00:02:54] They just don't get it. Hello Charleston, and I'm thrilled to be back in the great state of South Carolina with thousands of hardworking American Patriots who believe in faith, family, God, and country. Thank you. It's a phenomenal crowd, only topped by the number of people outside that didn't get in. If anybody would like to give up where you're standing or your seat, please raise your hand. All right. Then let's begin, right? Thank you all very much though. This is great. No, they don't get it. Down the road, they have a rally for one of the people that are going to be running tomorrow. They're trying to get to a hundred, but they're not going to make it. So I think they're going to set up a round table. Well, that's what they do. So people want to go to a rally, they end up sitting at a round table talking about their definition of impeachment. Crazy. * No, it's crazy. Crazy! It's a crazy deal. No, the fake news media, they've been trying to figure this out for years. They still don't get it though. They don't get it. Look at all of those cameras. Look at all of those cameras. That's a lot of cameras. That's a lot of cameras, Lindsey and Tim, that's a lot of... They heard you guys were here. They heard Tim was here and that Lindsey was here and that... And they said, "We're not going to attend that rally," but when we heard those two guys plus our great congressmen, they're here, great congressmen. But this is an incredible time for our nation. We're thrilled to be in the midst of what we call the Great American Comeback and that's what it is. Jobs are booming, incomes are soaring, factories are returning, poverty is plummeting, confidence is surging, and we have completely rebuilt the awesome power of the United States military. Our country is stronger than ever before. * We are stronger, we are better, but while we are building a great future, the radical left Democrats in Washington are trying to burn it all down. They have spent the last three years, and I can even go further than that, three years since the election, but we go before the election, working to erase your ballots and overthrow our democracy. But with your help, we have exposed the far left's corruption and defeated their sinister schemes and let's see what happens in the coming months. Let's watch. Let's just watch. Very dishonest people. Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus, you know that right? Coronavirus, they're politicizing it. We did one of the great jobs. You say, "How's President Trump doing?" They go, "Oh, not good, not good." They have no clue. They don't have any clue. They can't even count their votes in Iowa. They can't even count. No, they can't. They can't count their votes. * One of my people came up to me and said, "Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia." That didn't work out too well. They couldn't do it. They tried the impeachment hoax. That was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything. They tried it over and over. They'd been doing it since you got in. It's all turning. They lost. It's all turning. Think of it. Think of it. '''And this is their new hoax.''' But we did something that's been pretty amazing. We have 15 people in this massive country and because of the fact that we went early. We went early, we could have had a lot more than that. We're doing great. Our country is doing so great. We are so unified. We are so unified. The Republican party has never ever been unified like it is now. There has never been a movement in the history of our country like we have now. Never been a movement. So a statistic that we want to talk about, go ahead. Say USA. It's okay. USA. So a number that nobody heard of, that I heard of recently and I was shocked to hear it, 35,000 people on average die each year from the flu. Did anyone know that? 35,000, that's a lot of people. It could go to 100,000, it could be 27,000. They say usually a minimum of 27, goes up to 100,000 people a year die. And so far we have lost nobody to [[w:2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States|coronavirus in the United States]]. Nobody. And it doesn't mean we won't and we are totally prepared. It doesn't mean we won't, but think of it. You hear 35 and 40,000 people and we've lost nobody and you wonder the press is in hysteria mode. CNN fake news and the camera just went off, the camera. The camera just went off. Turn it back on. Hey, by the way, hold it. Look at this, and honestly, all events are like this. It's about us. It's all about us. I wish they'd take the camera, show the arena please. They never do. They never do. They never do it. They never show the arena. You can hear it because when you hear it, that's not 200 people. That's not a hundred people. That's thousands and thousands of people including people outside. You can hear it. They always show my face. See that face? They show my face. I want them to show the arena, not my face, right? [...] While the extreme left has been wasting America's time with these vile hoaxes, we've been killing terrorists, creating jobs, raising wages, enacting fair trade deals, securing our border, and lifting up citizens of every race, religion, color, and creed. We added another 225,000 jobs last month alone. And that makes seven million jobs since our election, seven million. The unemployment rate in the great state of South Carolina. You ever hear of that place? * Practically every one. Can you believe it? I'm sure your husbands are thrilled, right? They're thrilled. Where are you going tonight? I'm going to another Trump rally. Cool. Number 114. What do your husbands say about that? This group up here. She said, "We don't care." Thank you. Thank you. Democrats will only say horrible things even though they know we're doing a great job. We're doing a great job with what we have to work with. It's incredible. The Democrats want us to fail so badly. Even if their actions, and you take a look, hurt the people of this country, they'll hurt the people themselves, their wealth, their everything. They're willing to hurt our country in order to say bad, even if they know it's not so. We made an unbelievable deal with Mexico, with Canada, with China, with South Korea, with Japan. And if you put a microphone with these people back there like the Academy Awards used to be, not anymore. Best movie of the year. It's made in South Korea. What's that all about? I'm waiting to see the best movie of the year- * And it's made... He said, "It's garbage." Only in South Carolina can you say that. Only in South Carolina. You're going to get us in trouble. No, I'm just repeating what he said for the fake news. No, but seriously the Academy Awards has gone way, way down in ratings. Do you know why? Because they started attacking us and we don't believe in it anymore. That's why. No, but they had the best movie of the year made in South Korea. They make enough stuff for us, right? And they're good. They're our friends. Take advantage of us, that's okay. Not so much anymore. We are really, you take a look, magnificently organized with the best professionals in the world. We're prepared for the absolute worst. You have to be prepared for the worst, but hopefully it will all amount to very little. That's why I tell you when we have the flu with 35,000 people and this one we have to take it very, very seriously. That's what we're doing. We are preparing for the worst. * My administration has taken the most aggressive action in modern history to prevent the spread of this illness in the United States. We are ready. We are ready. Totally ready. On January 31st, I ordered the suspension of foreign nationals who have recently been in China from entering the United States. An action which the Democrats loudly criticized and protested and now everybody's complimenting me saying, "Thank you very much. You were 100% correct." Could've been a whole different story. But I say, so let's get this right. A virus starts in China, bleeds its way into various countries all around the world, doesn't spread widely at all in the United States because of the early actions that myself and my administration took against a lot of other wishes, and the Democrats' single talking point, and you see it, is that it's Donald Trump's fault, right? It's Donald Trump's fault. No, just things that happened. * But you know what this does show you? Things happen. Whoever thought of this two weeks ago? Who would've thought this could be going on four weeks ago? You wouldn't. But things happen in life and you have to be prepared and you have to be flexible and you have to be able to go out and get it. And my guys that we have the best professionals in the world, the best in the world and we are so ready. At the same time that I initiated the first federally mandated quarantine in over 50 years. We had a quarantine some people. They weren't happy, they weren't happy about it. I want to tell you there are a lot of people that not so happy, but after two weeks they got happy. You know who got happy? The people around them got happy. That's who got happy. **Note: [[Luciana Borio]], former director of Medical and Biodefense Preparedness Policy at the {{w|National Security Council}}, said at a symposium at {{w|Emory University}} in [[Atlanta]] in 2018, marking the 100th anniversary of [[1918 flu pandemic]]: "[[Disease X|The threat]] of {{w|pandemic flu}} is the number one health security concern, are we ready to respond? I fear the answer is no." As quoted in ''[https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/contrary-to-trumps-claim-a-pandemic-was-widely-expected-at-some-point/ Contrary to Trump's Claim, A Pandemic Was Widely Expected at Some Point]'' (March 20, 2020) by Rem Rieder, ''{{w|FactCheck.org}}''. * I also created a [[White House Coronavirus Task Force|White House virus task force]]. It's a big thing, a virus task force. I requested 2.5 billion dollars to ensure we have the resources we need. The Democrats said, "That's terrible. He's doing the wrong thing. He needs eight and a half billion, not two and a half." I've never had that before. I ask for two and a half, they want to give me eight and a half, so I said, "I'll take it." Does that make me a bad... I'll take it. I'll take it. I never had that before. I never had it. We want two and a half million. That's plenty. We demand you take eight and a half. He doesn't know what he's doing. We want eight and a half. These people are crazy. We must understand that border security is also health security. And you've all seen the wall has gone up like magic. It's gone up like magic. You think that was an easy one? That was not an easy one. It's going up great and we're up now 132 miles and this is the exact wall that border security, water, everything. * So I don't know what the record attendance is in this arena, but I was told that we broke it by a lot. And you got the people outside. Are we allowed to tell them who we would like them to vote for? Because you're allowed to skip. All right, so wait a minute, let's do a poll. We do this for the fake news back there. Ready? Who would be the best candidate for us? Not for them. We're ready. Ready? So let's go through them just quickly. We won't include Steyer because he's a loser. He's out, okay? We won't include him. Who would be the best? This is a real poll. This isn't one of those fake polls taken by ... In all fairness, I love you, Fox, taken by Fox, the worst pollster. This guy ... this pollster hates Trump's guts. I was losing the last election by a fortune. They said, "He did great with women." Everything was wrong. And they never replaced this guy. But watch this. You ready? * We had a great event yesterday, an event that was so beautiful, young African American leaders. One of the things I asked them, and I’ve been thinking about this for a long time… And great people, great people. Some of them are here tonight. Do you like the name African American or Black? And they said, “Black!” all at the same time. No, true. I tell you. Because you say, “African American or Black?” And they said almost immediately, “Black.” But we had an incredible group of people and what happened is {{w|NBC}}… It was such a love fest. It was so incredible. It went on for 45 minutes. It was a love fest. It was incredible. NBC turned down… There they are right there. They turned down… {{w|Comcast}}, which owns NBC… Actually NBC, I think, we call it [[w:List of nicknames used by Donald Trump#Organizations|MSDNC]], right? MSDNC. But NBC I think is worse than {{w|CNN}}. I actually do. And Comcast, a company that spends millions and millions of dollars on their image… I’ll do everything possible to destroy their image because they are terrible. They are terrible. They’re a terrible group of people. And they paid me a fortune for years for [[w:The Apprentice (American TV series)|the Apprentice]]. They paid me a fortune. And when I left the show, it was doing great. When I left the show, 14 seasons, think of that, they got a [[Arnold Schwarzenegger|big movie star]]. I won’t tell you his name. Nobody would know. Actually nobody will know his name because he was on for such a short period of time. But the show went down the tubes very quickly after they had Trump. But the country in five years from now, of course you want to upset them, five years or nine years or 13 years. Or 18 years! 10 more years. Nah. Oh, they go crazy when you say it. When you say to them five more years, so it’s five, but you then say maybe nine, maybe 13, maybe 17, maybe 21, or not, maybe 21. Let’s do this. Let’s term limit ourselves at 25 years. No more than 25 years. No more. Okay. They’ll pass something in the Senate. Tim, pass it in the Senate with Lindsey, a 25 year term limit please. ====March 2020==== * Well, I think the 3.4% is really a false number. Now, and this is just my hunch, and — but based on a lot of conversations with a lot of people that do this. Because a lot people will have this and it's very mild. They'll get better very rapidly. They don't even see a doctor. They don't even call a doctor. You never hear about those people. So you can't put them down in the category of the overall population in terms of this [[Coronavirus|corona flu and/or virus]]. So you just can't do that. So, if, you know, we have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people that get better just by, you know, sitting around and even going to work. Some of them go to work, but they get better. ** ''Hannity'', Fox News, {{#formatdate:2020-03-04}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-05 |author=Inae Oh |title=Trump Unleashes More Coronavirus Misinformation on National Television |periodical=Mother Jones |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/03/donald-trump-coronavirus-sean-hannity/}} * But as of right now and yesterday, anybody that needs a test — That's the important thing. And [[w:2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States#COVID-19 testing|the tests]] are all perfect. Like, the letter was perfect. The transcription was perfect. Right? This was not as perfect as that but pretty good. ** Comparing coronavirus tests to his Ukraine phone call that led to his impeachment ** during tour of Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, {{#formatdate:2020-03-06}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2020-03-06|title=Trump Says Coronavirus Testing Is as ‘Perfect’ as His Ukraine Call|author=Chas Danner|periodical=New York|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/trump-coronavirus-testing-as-perfect-as-ukraine-call.html}} * They would like to have the people come off. I'd rather have the people stay, but I'd go with them. I told them to make the final decision. I would rather — because I like the numbers being where they are. I don't need to have the numbers double because of one ship that wasn't our fault. ** regarding Grand Princess cruise ship with 21 diagnosed cases of coronavirus ** during tour of Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, {{#formatdate:2020-03-06}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2020-03-06|title=Trump Says ‘People Have to Remain Calm’ Amid Coronavirus Outbreak|author=Peter Baker|periodical=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-cdc.html}} * You know, my uncle was a great person. He was at MIT. He taught at MIT for, I think, like a record number of years. He was a great super genius. Dr. John Trump. I like this stuff. I really get it. People are surprised that I understand it. Every one of these doctors said, "How do you know so much about this?" Maybe I have a natural ability. Maybe I should have done that instead of running for President. ** during tour of Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, {{#formatdate:2020-03-06}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2020-03-06|title=‘Maybe I have a natural ability’: Trump plays medical expert on coronavirus by second-guessing the professionals|author=David Nakamura|periodical=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/maybe-i-have-a-natural-ability-trump-plays-medical-expert-on-coronavirus-by-second-guessing-the-professionals/2020/03/06/3ee0574c-5ffb-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html}} * I've been briefed on every contingency you can possibly imagine. Many contingencies. A lot of—a lot of positive. Different numbers. All different numbers. Very large numbers. And some small numbers too, by the way. ** Regarding coronavirus. Posed question: "Mr. President, have you been briefed that up to 100 million Americans would ultimately be exposed to the virus?" ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-republican-senators-2/ Briefing at the White House] ({{#formatdate:2020-03-10}}) * No, '''I don't take responsibility at all''', because we were given a set of circumstances and we were given rules, regulations and specifications from a different time. ** Asked if he took responsibility for the lag in coronavirus testing ** White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2020-03-13}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-13 |title='I don't take responsibility at all': Trump pushes back on complaints about coronavirus testing |author=Zachary Halaschak |periodical=Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all-trump-pushes-back-on-complaints-about-coronavirus-testing}} * They're trying to scare everybody, from meetings, cancel the meetings, close the schools—you know, destroy the country. And that's okay, as long as we can win the election. ** Fundraiser, Mar-a-Lago, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-15 |title=Trump says media 'scare' coverage of coronavirus response OK 'as long as we can win the election': Report |author=Daniel Chaitin |periodical=Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-says-media-scare-coverage-of-coronavirus-response-okay-as-long-as-we-can-win-the-election-report}} * It's a very contagious virus. It's incredible. But it's something we have tremendous control of. I think very important the young people, people of good health and groups of people just are not strongly affected. ** In a White House briefing, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-15 |title=Fact check: Trump falsely claims US has 'tremendous control' of the coronavirus |author=Daniel Dale |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/15/politics/fact-check-trump-control-coronavirus/index.html}} * Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment—try getting it yourselves. We will be backing you, but try getting it yourselves. Point of sales, much better, much more direct if you can get it yourself. ** Call with governors, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-16 |title=Trump tells governors to seek out respirators and other vital equipment on their own. |author=''The New York Times'' staff |periodical=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/world/coronavirus-news.html}} * We have an invisible enemy. We have a problem a month ago nobody ever thought about. [...] This is a bad one, this is a very bad one. This is bad in the sense that it's so contagious. It's just so contagious. Sort of record-setting type contagion. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-16}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-17 |title=The Last Great Pandemic |author=Jarrett Stepman |periodical=The Daily Signal |url=https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/03/17/the-last-great-pandemic/}} * <p>''Q:'' Very simple question; does the buck stop with you? And on a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your response to this crisis?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' I'd rate it a 10. I think we've done a great job. And it started with the fact that we kept a very highly infected country, despite all of the—even the professionals saying no, it's too early to do that, we were very, very early with respect to China. And we would have a whole different situation in this country if we didn't do that. I would rate it a very, very—I would rate ourselves and—and the professionals—I think the professionals have done a fantastic job.</p> ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-16}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-16 |title=Trump: I'd Rate My Response To Coronavirus a 10 |author=Ian Schwartz |periodical=RealClearPolitics |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/03/16/trump_id_rate_my_response_to_coronavirus_a_10.html}} * <p>''Q:'' Does the buck stop with you, Mr. President? Does the buck stop with you?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' Yeah, normally. But I think when you hear the—you know, this has never been done before in this country.</p> ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-16}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-16 |title=Trump says buck 'normally' stops with him — but not for coronavirus |author=Oliver Willis |periodical=American Independent |url=https://americanindependent.com/donald-trump-coronavirus-response-buck-stops-here-white-house-covid-19/}} * <p>''Peter Alexander:'' How are non-symptomatic professional athletes getting tests while others are waiting in line and can't get them?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' No, I wouldn’t say so, but '''perhaps that’s been the story of life'''. That does happen on occasion and I’ve noticed where some people have been tested fairly quickly.</p> ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-18}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-18 |title=Coronavirus: Trump says it may be 'the story of life' that well-connected get testing first |author=Janelle Griffith |periodical=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/coronavirus-nyc-mayor-slams-nets-over-testing-trump-weighs-n1162971}} * <p>''Peter Alexander:'' What do you say to Americans who are scared though? I guess, nearly 200 dead, 14,000 who are sick, millions, as you witnessed, who are scared right now? What do you say to Americans who are watching you right now who are scared?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' I say that you're a terrible reporter, that's what I say. I think that's a very nasty question.</p> ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-20}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-20 |title=Trump launches into tirade against media, insults NBC reporter at coronavirus briefing |author=Adam Edelman |periodical=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-rips-reporter-who-asked-him-calm-scared-americans-terrible-n1165031}} * We're [[w:Trump administration communication during the COVID-19 pandemic#Lifting restrictions|opening up]] this incredible country. Because we have to do that. I'd love to have it open by Easter. I would love to have it opened by Easter. It's such an important day for other reasons, but I will make it an important day for this, too. I would love to have the country opened up and just rarin' to go by Easter. ** Fox News town hall, {{#formatdate:2020-03-24}} * Look, Easter's a very special day for me. And I see it's sort of in that timeline that I'm thinking about. And I say, "Wouldn't it be great to have all of the churches full?" – you know the churches aren't allowed, essentially, to have much of a congregation there. And most of 'em, I watched on Sunday, online. And it was terrific, by the way, but online is never going to be like being there. So I think Easter Sunday, and you'll have packed churches all over our country. I think it would be a beautiful time. And it's just about the timeline that I think is right. ** Fox News interview, {{#formatdate:2020-03-24}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-24 |title=Coronavirus: Trump says Easter with ‘packed churches’ would be ‘beautiful time’ to reopen US |author=John T Bennett |periodical=The Independent |location=UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-coronavirus-news-reopen-us-borders-easter-holiday-a9423041.html}} * I have a feeling that a lot of the numbers that are being said in some areas are just bigger than they’re going to be, I don't believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators. You go into major hospitals sometimes, and they’ll have two ventilators. And now all of a sudden they’re saying, 'Can we order 30,000 ventilators?' ** Speaking with [[Sean Hannity]] on [[Fox News]] on 26 March 2020. As quoted in ''[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/26/trump-ventilators-coronavirus-151311 Trump: I don't believe you really need that many ventilators]'', 27 March 2020, ''{{w|Politico}}''. * Don't be a cutie pie, okay? ** Trump responding to the question “But everybody who needs one will be able to get a ventilator?” from reporter Jonathan Karl. As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-03-27 |title=Trump to reporter pressing him about ventilators: 'Don't be a cutie pie' |author=Tal Axelrod |periodical=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/489958-trump-to-reporter-pressing-him-about-ventilators-dont-be-a-cutie-pie}} * ...young people are really, this is an incredible phenomenon, but they are attacked, successfully attacked to a much lesser extent by [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|this pandemic]], by this disease. This whatever they want to call it. '''You call it a germ, you can call it a flu, you can call it a virus. You know, you can call it many different names. I'm not sure anybody even knows what it is''', but the children do very well. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-27}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-27 |title=Trump on Coronavirus: "I'm Not Sure Anybody Even Knows What It Is"; "You Can Call It A Germ, You Can Call It A Flu" |author=Ian Schwartz |periodical=RealClearPolitics |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/03/27/trump_on_coronavirus_im_not_sure_anybody_even_knows_what_it_is_you_can_call_it_a_germ_you_can_call_it_a_flu.html}} * Just finished a very good conversation with President Xi of China. Discussed in great detail the CoronaVirus that is ravaging large parts of our Planet. China has been through much & has developed a strong understanding of the Virus. We are working closely together. Much respect! ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-27 |title=Trump claims Asian Americans are angry at 'what China has done' to U.S. |author=Kimmy Yam |periodical=Yahoo News / NBC News |url=https://news.yahoo.com/trump-claims-asian-americans-angry-190959445.html}} * Nobody could have imagined a thing like this — a tragedy like this would have happened: the invisible enemy. ** As quoted in ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-supply-chain-distributors-covid-19/ Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with Supply Chain Distributors on COVID-19]'' (March 29, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}''. * The federal government has done something that nobody has done anything like this other than perhaps wartime. And that’s what we’re in: We’re in a war. ** As quoted in ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-supply-chain-distributors-covid-19/ Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with Supply Chain Distributors on COVID-19]'' (March 29, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}''. * My administration has done a job on really working across government and with the private sector, and it’s been incredible. It’s a beautiful thing to watch, I have to say. Unfortunately, the end result of the group we’re fighting — which are hundreds of billions and trillions of germs, or whatever you want to call them — they are bad news. This virus is bad news and it moves quickly, and it spreads as easily as anything anyone has ever seen. ** As quoted in ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-supply-chain-distributors-covid-19/ Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with Supply Chain Distributors on COVID-19]'' (March 29, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}''. * I just want to reiterate, because a lot of people have been asking, well, what would have happened if we did nothing? Did nothing, we just rode it out, and I’ve been asking that question to Tony and Deborah, and they’ve been talking to me about it for a long time, other people have been asking that question, and I think we got our most accurate study today, or certainly most comprehensive. Think of the number, potentially, 2.2 million people if we did nothing. If we didn’t do the distancing, if we didn’t do all of the things that we’re doing. When you hear those numbers, you start to realize that, with the kind of work we went through last week, with the $2.2 trillion, it no longer sounds like a lot, right? You’re talking about, when I heard the number today, first time I’ve heard that number, because I’ve been asking the same question that some people have been asking, I felt even better about what we did last week with the $2.2 trillion, because you’re talking about a potential of up to 2.2 million, and some people said it could even be higher than that. So you’re talking about 2.2 million deaths. 2.2 million people from this. If we can hold that down as we’re saying, to 100,000, it’s a horrible number. Maybe even less, but to 100,000, so we have between 100 and 200,000, we altogether have done a very good job. 2.2, up to 2.2 million deaths and maybe even beyond that? I’m feeling very good about what we did last week. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, March 29, 2020, [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-march-29-trump-extends-task-force-guidelines-to-april-30 transcript online] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]'' * I know South Korea better than anybody, it's a very tight — do you know how many people are in Seoul? Do you know how big the city of Seoul is? 38 million people. That's bigger than anything we have. ** Trump talking about Seoul, which is a city with 10 million people according to the city government's English language website. As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-03-30 |title=Trump tried to flex by asking a reporter about the population of Seoul. Then he got it wrong by 28 million. |author=Jake Lahut |periodical=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-trump-got-the-population-of-seoul-wrong-by-millions-2020-3?r=US&IR=T}} ====April 2020==== * It's called "social media." It's social media. It gets out. I have, you know, hundreds of millions of people. Number one on Facebook. Did you know I was number one on Facebook? I mean, I just found out I'm number one on Facebook. I thought that was very nice for whatever it means. No, it represents something. And when I can explain to people: Just don't do it. You know, it's going to be bad if you do it. It's going to be really bad. And they don't need to do it. They have enough problems. Iran has enough problems without doing that. But we’ve been pulling back very substantially over the last year, in Iraq. And so, you know, that's the way it is. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-04-01}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-04-01 |title=Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing |author=James S. Brady |periodical=White House |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-briefing-16/}}. ** Note: At April 1, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200401020635if_/https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/ Trump's official page], with 26.8 million likes and 28.5 million followers, was not among the [[w:List of most-followed Facebook pages|most-followed Facebook pages]]. At January 6, speaking on [[Rush Limbaugh]]'s radio show Trump stated that [[Mark Zuckerberg]] told him that he was "number one on Facebook", claim that was not refuted by Facebook as reported in ''[https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/trump-mark-zuckerberg-facebook_n_5e12e125e4b0843d3615393f Trump Claims Mark Zuckerberg Told Him He's 'Number One On Facebook']'' (January 8, 2020) by Josephine Harvey, ''{{w|HuffPost Australia}}'' * We’re working to ensure that the supplies are delivered where and when they’re needed, and in some cases, we’re telling governors we can’t go there because we don’t think you need it and we think someplace else needs it. And pretty much, so far, we’ve been right about that. And we’ll continue to do it. As it really gets — this will be probably the toughest week between this week and next week. And there’ll be a lot of death, unfortunately, but a lot less death than if this wasn’t done. But there will be death. ** As quoted in ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-briefing-19/ Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing]'' (April 4, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}'' * So we’ve done 1,670,000 tests. Think of that 1,670,000 tests. And we have a great system. Now we’re working with the states in almost all instances, but we have a great system. And the other thing that we bought a tremendous amount of is the [[Hydroxychloroquine|hydroxy chloroquine]]. Hydroxy chloroquine, which I think is, you know, it’s a great [[malaria]] drug. It’s worked unbelievably. It’s a powerful drug on malaria and [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#COVID-19|there are signs]] that it works on this, some very strong signs and in the meantime it’s been around a long time. It also works very powerfully on lupus, so there are some very strong powerful signs and we’ll have to see because again, it’s tested. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, April 5. [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. * Now this is a new thing that just happened to as the invisible enemy we call it. And if you can, if you have a no signs of heart problems, the {{w|azithromycin}}, which will kill certain things that you don’t want living within your body. It’s a powerful drug. If you don’t have a problem, a heart problem, we would say, let your doctor think about it, but as a combination, I think they’re going to be, I think there’s two things that should be looked at very strongly. Now, we have purchased and we have stockpiled 29 million pills of the hydroxy chloroquine, 29 million. A lot of drug stores have them by prescription and also, and they’re not expensive. Also, we’re sending them to various labs. Our military, we’re sending them to the hospitals, we’re sending them all over. I just think it’s something, you know the expression, I’ve used it for certain reasons. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, April 5. [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. * What do you have to lose? What do you have to lose? And a lot of people are saying that when … and are taking it, if you’re a doctor, a nurse, a first responder, a medical person going into hospitals, they say taking it before the fact is good, but what do you have to lose? They say, take it, I’m not looking at it one way or the other, but we want to get out of this. If it does work, it would be a shame if we didn’t do it early. But we have some very good signs. So that’s hydroxy chloroquine and as azithromycin, and again, you have to go through your medical people get the approval. But I’ve seen things that I sort of like, so what do I know? I’m not a doctor, I’m not a doctor, but I have common sense. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, April 5. [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. * The [[w:Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] feels good about it. They’ve, as you know, they’ve approved it. They gave it a rapid approved approval. And the reason because it’s been out there for a long time and they know the side effects and they also know the potential. So based on that, we have sent it throughout the country. We have it stockpiled about 29 million doses, 29 million doses. We have a lot of it. We hope it works. Driven by the goal of the brightest minds in science. We have the brightest minds in science, but we were driven by the goal of getting rid of this plague, getting rid of this scourge, getting rid of this virus. These brilliant minds are working on the most effective antiviral therapies and vaccines. We are working very, very hard. I have met many of the doctors that are doing it. These are doctors that are working so hard on vanquishing the virus. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, April 5. [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. ** Note: Hydroxychloroquine use is not approved by the FDA [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#COVID-19|for COVID-19]] as of 7 April 2020. * I want them to try it. It may work, and it may not work. But if it doesn’t work, it’s nothing lost by doing it. Nothing. Because we know long-term what I want. I want to save lives, and I don’t want it to be in a lab for the next year-and-a-half as people are dying all over the place. In [[w:2020 coronavirus pandemic in France|France]], they had a very good test. They’re continuing. But we don’t have time to go and say, gee, let’s take a couple of years and test it out, and let’s go and test with the test tubes and the laboratories. We don’t have time. I’d love to do that, but we have people dying today. As we speak, there are people dying. If it works, that’d be great. If it doesn’t work, we know for many years malaria, it’s incredible what it’s done for malaria. It’s incredible what it’s done for lupus, but it doesn’t kill people. ** On using the drug as treatment for [[coronavirus disease 2019]] (COVID-19). Coronavirus Task Force Briefing (April 5, 2020). [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. * '''Speaker to [[Anthony Fauci]]''': And would you also weigh in on this issue of hydroxychloroquine? What do you think about this and what is the medical evidence? :'''Donald Trump''': You know how many times he’s answered that question? :'''Speaker''': I’d love to hear from the doctor. :'''Donald Trump''': Maybe 15. 15 times. You don’t have to ask the question. :'''Speaker''': He’s your medical expert, correct? :'''Donald Trump''': He answered that question 15 times. :* On using the drug as treatment for [[coronavirus disease 2019]] (COVID-19). Coronavirus Task Force Briefing (April 5, 2020). [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]'' * She created over 15 million jobs. ** Donald Trump talking about his daughter Ivanka Trump in a call with business leaders. No explanation or supporting evidence was provided. {{citation |date=2020-04-07 |title=Trump claims that his daughter created 10 percent of all the jobs in the United States |author=Ian Millhiser |periodical=Vox |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/4/8/21212802/trump-ivanka-10-percent-jobs-walmart-15-million}} * This is a very brilliant enemy. You know, it's a brilliant enemy. They develop drugs like the antibiotics, you see it. Antibiotics used to solve every problem. Now one of the biggest problems the world has is the germ has gotten so brilliant, that the antibiotic can't keep up with it. And they're constantly trying to come up with a new— People go to a hospital and they catch– They go for a heart operation, that's no problem, but they end up dying from, from... problems. You know the problems I'm talking about. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-04-10}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-04-10 |title=Watch: Trump Appears To Believe That Coronavirus Is A Bacteria, Not A Virus |author=Jake Thomas |periodical=The Intellectualist |url=https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/watch-trump-appears-to-believe-that-coronavirus-is-a-bacteria-not-a-virus-qNAKtyts0UCLxCPxQv0EQg}} * When someone is president of the United States the authority is total. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-04-13}}, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-13 |title=CNN reporter flat-out contradicts Trump to his face when he claims king-like authority |author=Cody Fenwick |periodical=RawStory |url=https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/cnn-reporter-flat-out-contradicts-trump-to-his-face-when-he-claims-king-like-authority/}} * The delays the [[WHO]] experienced in declaring a public health emergency cost valuable time tremendous amounts of time; more time was lost in the delay it took to get a team of international experts and to examine the outbreak which we wanted to do which they should have done. The inability of the WHO to obtain virus samples to this date has deprived the scientific community of essential data. New data that emerges across the world on a daily basis points to the unreliability of the initial reports and the world received all sorts of false information about transmission and mortality. The silence of the WHO on the disappearance of scientific researchers and doctors and new restrictions on the sharing of research into the origins of COVID-19 in the country of origin is deeply concerning especially when we put up by far the largest amount of money, not even close. Had the WHO done its job to get medical experts into China to objectively assess the situation on the ground and to call out China's lack of transparency, the outbreak could have been contained as a source with very little death, very little death, and certainly very little death by comparison. This would have saved thousands of lives and avoided worldwide economic damage. Instead the WHO willingly took China's assurances to face value, and they took it just at face value and defended the actions of the Chinese government, even praising China for its so-called transparency. I don't think so. The WHO pushed China's misinformation about the virus, saying it was not communicable, and there was no need for travel bans. They told us when we put on our travel ban a very strong travel ban, there was no need to do it. Don't do it; they actually fought us. The WHO's reliance on China's disclosures likely caused a 20-fold increase in cases worldwide, and it may be much more than that. ** White House coronavirus task force briefing (April 14, 2020), [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/04/14/trump_halts_who_funding_full_accountability_for_pushing_chinas_misinformation_about_coronavirus.html transcript online] at ''{{w|RealClearPolitics}}'' * Look, I could tell you about — and I’m not going to do it, because I didn’t want to bring it up — but I could tell you about events that took place. And I said things like, “You’ll never do that again” or “You’ll never do this again” or — I don’t even want to mention the events. I don’t want to mention what you’re supposed to be doing because — and you know one of them was so horrible.  I said, “A certain industry will be out of business — never happen again.” Two weeks later, it was like nothing ever happened. Hopefully, we get rid of this. We have tremendous talent up here and all over, including governors, including local governments, state governments. ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-briefing-april-17-2020/ Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing | April 17, 2020] * That’s why your ratings are so bad because you’re pathetic. Go ahead. Let’s go. Your ratings are terrible. You got to get back to real news. Go ahead. ** Trump interrupting a reporter who started a question with "The first of the month is next week ... " White House coronavirus task force briefing (April 19, 2020), [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-press-conference-transcript-april-19 Donald Trump Coronavirus Press Conference Transcript April 19] * I think I read yesterday a report that we’ve done more than everybody — every other country — combined, <BR> * We’ve tested more than every other country in the world even put together. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-21 |title=Trump just said the US has done more coronavirus testing than the rest of the world. Not even close. |author=Aaron Rupar |periodical=Vox |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/4/21/21230400/trump-coronavirus-briefing-testing-other-countries-combined}} ** Note: At that time, the US had done just above 4 million tests, while worldwide more than 20 million tests had been done. *And then I see '''the disinfectant''' where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute.<br>And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning?<br>Because, you see, it gets on the lungs, and it does a tremendous number on the lungs.<br>So it'd be interesting to check that.<br>So that you're going to have to use medical doctors, but it sounds — it sounds interesting to me. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-23 |title='It's irresponsible and it's dangerous': Experts rip Trump's idea of injecting disinfectant to treat COVID-19 |author=Jan C. Timm |periodical=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/it-s-irresponsible-it-s-dangerous-experts-rip-trump-s-n1191246}} ** Note: Trump's Food and Drug Administration specifically warned against drinking the chemicals in disinfectants, noting that consumption of such products "can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and symptoms of severe dehydration." ***despite this, Biden in July 2020 misquoted Trump as advocating drinking bleach * So supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light and I think you said that hasn't been checked but you’re going to test it. And then I said supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. ** Trump, suggesting a way to cure COVID-19, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-23 |title='Jaw-Dropping’: Trump Slammed for Touting Dangerous New Virus Treatments After Favored Drug Is Discredited |author=Hunter Woodall |periodical=Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-slammed-for-touting-sunlight-uv-light-bleach-as-possible-covid-19-treatments-during-briefing}} * And we’re — really, I’m very happy the governors have been — the governors, really, have been doing a really good job working with us, and it’s — it’s, really, pretty impressive to see. I’ve spoken to numerous leaders of countries over the last 48 hours, and they are saying we’re leading the way. We’re really leading the way in so many different ways. ** White House coronavirus task force briefing (April 23, 2020), [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-press-conference-transcript-april-23 Donald Trump Coronavirus Press Conference Transcript April 23] * I work from early in the morning until late at night, haven’t left the White House in many months (except to launch Hospital Ship Comfort) in order to take care of Trade Deals, Military Rebuilding etc., and then I read a phony story in the failing @nytimes about my work schedule and eating habits, written by a third rate reporter who knows nothing about me. I will often be in the Oval Office late into the night & read & see that I am angrily eating a hamberger & Diet Coke in my bedroom. People with me are always stunned. Anything to demean! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-26 |title='Hambergers' and 'Noble prizes': Trump attacks press in furious Twitter rant riddled with spelling errors |author=Alex Woodward |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-latest-coronavirus-hamburger-nobel-prize-russia-a9485006.html}} * When will all of the 'reporters' who have received Noble Prizes for their work on Russia, Russia, Russia, only to have been proven totally wrong (and, in fact, it was the other side who committed the crimes) be turning back their cherished 'Nobles' so that they can be given to the REAL REPORTERS & JOURNALISTS who got it right. ** Tweet, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-26 |title=Trump calls for journalists who covered the Russia investigation to return their 'Noble Prizes' in Twitter rant before deleting it |author=James Pasley |periodical=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-deletes-tweet-calling-for-journalists-to-return-noble-prizes-2020-4?r=US&IR=T}} * What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately. They get record ratings, & the American people get nothing but Fake News. Not worth the time & effort! ** Tweet, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-26 |title=Trump says briefings 'not worth the effort' amid fallout from disinfectant comments |author=Lauren Aratani |periodical=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/25/donald-trump-stays-away-from-briefings-amid-fallout-from-disinfectant-comments}} * I can't imagine why. ** Trump was answering a question from a journalist about rise in misuse of disinfectants the last few days, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-27 |title=Trump Says He Takes No Responsibility For People Ingesting Disinfectant |author=Lydia O'Connor |periodical=Huffpost |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-no-responsibility-disinfectant-use_n_5ea75b7dc5b6a30004e6e509}} * The only reason the U.S. has reported one million cases of CoronaVirus is that our Testing is sooo much better than any other country in the World. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-29 |title=Trump still seems to not understand how bad the coronavirus crisis is |author=Stephen Collinson |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/29/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-politics-pence/index.html}} * '''Donald Trump:''' And you have to understand: When we took over, the cupboards were bare. And the thing that — frankly, it’s not as tough as the ventilator situation. We’re the king of ventilators. But what we have done is — on testing, we’re doing numbers the likes of which nobody has ever seen before. And I told you, the President of South Korea, President Moon, called me to congratulate me on testing. And we did more tests than any other country anywhere in the world. And I think they told me yesterday a number — if you add up the rest of the world, we’ve done more testing. And it’s a higher quality test. So I think we’ve done a — I think the whole team, federal government — we built hospitals for you and others. : '''{{w|Phil Murphy}}:''' You bet. : '''Donald Trump:''' We built medical centers. And I’m talking about thousands and thousands of beds. Many, many medical centers. We had — as you know, we had the governor of Florida and the governor of Louisiana over the last two days. They could not have been — and one was a Democrat, and this gentleman happens to be a proud Democrat. They could not have been more supportive of the effort of the federal government. And I’ll tell you, Jim — : '''{{w|James Acosta}}:''' But aren’t you seeing massive lines for food? : '''Donald Trump:''' Let me just tell you, we have — we started off with empty cupboards. The last administration left us nothing. We started off with bad, broken tests and obsolete tests. What we’ve come up with, between the {{w|Abbott Laboratories}}, where you have the five-minute test. Did they test you today? : '''Phil Murphy:''' They did test me. : '''Donald Trump:''' Good. Now I feel better. (Laughter.) : '''Phil Murphy:''' Yeah, yeah, yeah. I’m negative. : '''Donald Trump:''' You did the five-minute — the Abbott test. : '''Phil Murphy:''' I did the quick turnaround. : '''Donald Trump:''' It’s so great. : '''Phil Murphy:''' I feel like a new man. : '''Donald Trump:''' That’s a brand — you know what? That’s a brand-new test. That didn’t exist eight weeks ago, and now it’s like the rage. Everybody wants that test. No, I think we’ve done — I think we’ve done a really great job. :* About [[Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic|the lack]] of tests for the novel coronavirus, ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-governor-murphy-new-jersey/ Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with Governor Murphy of New Jersey]'' (April 30, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}''. Quoted in ''[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-blame-obama-covid-tests/ Did Trump Blame Obama for ‘Bad’ COVID-19 Tests?]'' by Bethania Palma, 1 May 2020, ''{{w|Snopes}}'' :* Note: No previous administration could have prepared a test for a disease which had yet to emerge. COVID-19 emerged during [[Trump's presidency]], the test was designed in 2020 by the [[Centers for Disease Control]] under the Trump administration. See {{w|Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic#Presidential}} * These are very good people, but they are angry. ** Trump described armed demonstrators who stormed the state Capitol in Michigan, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-01 |title=Trump urges Michigan governor to give in to ‘very good people’ who stormed statehouse with guns |author=Travis Gettys |periodical=Rawstory |url=https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/trump-urges-michigan-governor-to-give-in-to-very-good-people-who-stormed-statehouse-with-guns/}} ====May 2020==== * I can't tell you that. I'm not allowed to tell you that. ** Trump was answering what his basis was for claiming that the coronavirus emerged from a virology lab in the Wuhan city of China, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-01 |title='It Came Out Of China, Could Have Been Stopped': Prez Donald Trump On Coronavirus |author=PTI |periodical=Outlook |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/world-news-it-came-out-of-china-could-have-been-stopped-prez-donald-trump-on-coronavirus/351848}} * We will be AIDS-free within 8 years. We started, 10 years. Should've started in the previous administration. They did nothing. It started at my administration. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-03 |title=Fact check: Trump peppers Fox News town hall with false claims on coronavirus and other topics |author=Daniel Dale |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/03/politics/fact-check-fox-news-townhall-trump-may-3/index.html}} * With all of that unity we have, in one sense, we have great unity, in another sense, I think they're going to come along, I mean, you know, I certainly hope so, but the main thing I have to do is bring our country back, and I want to get it back to where it was or maybe beyond where it was, you know, we have tremendous stimulus, all the money we've been talking about so far tonight. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-04 |title=The 45 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Lincoln Memorial Fox town hall |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/04/politics/donald-trump-fox-lincoln-memorial/index.html}} * So in California, the Democrats, who fought like crazy to get all mail in only ballots, and succeeded, have just opened a voting booth in the most Democrat area in the State. They are trying to steal another election. It’s all rigged out there. These votes must not count. SCAM! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-09 |title=In Deranged Tweets Trump Says that All California Votes ‘Must Not Count’ |author=Mark NC |periodical=News Corpse |url=https://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=45212}} * We are getting great marks for the handling of the CoronaVirus pandemic, especially the very early BAN of people from China, the infectious source, entering the USA. Compare that to the Obama/Sleepy [[Joe Biden|Joe]] disaster known as H1N1 Swine Flu. Poor marks, bad polls - didn’t have a clue! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-10 |title=Trump claims he is ‘getting great marks’ for coronavirus response as US death toll nears 80,000 |author=Richard Hall |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-coronavirus-us-response-barack-obama-joe-biden-a9507346.html}} * If people want to get tested, they get tested. ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-11 |title=Fact check: Trump falsely claims, again, that anybody who wants a test can get one |author=By Daniel Dale, David Wright, Arman Azad, Holmes Lybrand | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/11/politics/trump-fact-check-may-11/index.html}} * Coronavirus numbers are looking MUCH better, going down almost everywhere. ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-11 |title=Trump points to 'the numbers,' which don't say what he thinks they say |author=Steve Benen |periodical=MSNBC | url=https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-points-numbers-which-don-t-say-what-he-thinks-n1205336}} * We have to close the country. And I said, say it again. They said, sir, you have to close the country. Nobody ever heard of a thing like this but they were right because if I didn't we would have lost two million, two and a half million, maybe more than that people. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-11 |title=Why Donald Trump's idea that he saved millions of lives is laughable |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/11/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-quarantine/index.html}} * Asian Americans are VERY angry at what China has done to our Country, and the World. Chinese Americans are the most angry of all. I don’t blame them! ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-12 |title=Trump claims Asian Americans are angry at 'what China has done' to U.S. |author=Kimmy Yam |periodical=Yahoo News / NBC News |url=https://news.yahoo.com/trump-claims-asian-americans-angry-190959445.html}} * To me it's not an acceptable answer, especially when it comes to schools ** Trump was commenting on a statement from infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, warning that getting businesses and schools back open too quickly would lead to unnecessary suffering and death, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-13 |title=Trump's rebuke of Fauci encapsulates rejection of science in virus fight |author=Stephen Collinson |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/14/politics/donald-trump-anthony-fauci-science-coronavirus/index.html}} * If we didn’t do any testing, we would have very few cases ** As quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-16 |title=Trump seems to think there’d be no coronavirus if there was no testing. It doesn’t work like that. |author=Aaron Rupar |periodical=VOX |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/5/15/21259888/trump-coronavirus-testing-very-few-cases}} * A lot of doctors take it. I take it. * I would have told you that three or four days ago, but we never had a chance, because you never asked me the question. ** Trump, about taking the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to prevent Covid-19 disease, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-18 |title=FDA: This Drug Could Kill You. Trump: I’m Taking It! |author=Justin Paragona, Adam Rawnsley |periodical=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-reveals-hes-now-taking-unproven-anti-malarial-drug-fda-warned-against}} * When we have a lot of cases, I don’t look at that as a bad thing — I look at that in a certain respect as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better. ... So I view it as a badge of honour, really, ** Trump talked about the 1.59 million confirmed cases of Covid-19, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-19 |title=Coronavirus: Trump says it’s ‘badge of honour’ for US to lead world in Covid-19 cases |author=Oliver O'Connell |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-coronavirus-cases-us-covid-death-toll-a9523166.html}} * Breaking: Michigan sends absentee ballots to 7.7 million people ahead of Primaries and the General Election. This was done illegally and without authorization by a rogue Secretary of State. I will ask to hold up funding to Michigan if they want to go down this Voter Fraud path! ** As quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-20 |title=Trump’s False Tweet About Michigan Absentee Ballot Applications |author=D'Angelo Gore |periodical=FactCheck.org |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/05/trumps-false-tweet-about-michigan-absentee-ballot-applications/}} * And, you know, when you say “per capita,” there’s many per capitas. It’s, like, per capita relative to what? But you can look at just about any category, and we’re really at the top, meaning positive on a per capita basis, too. They’ve done a great job. ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-20 |title=Did Trump Say There Are ‘Many Per Capitas’ During a COVID-19 Discussion? |author=Kim LaCapria |periodical=TruthOrFiction.com |url=https://www.truthorfiction.com/did-president-trump-say-there-were-many-per-capitas-in-a-covid-19-discussion/}} * I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it. ** Trump commented on why he didn't wear a face mask as a protection against the coronavirus at a visit to a factory, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-21 |title=Trump Goes Without Mask For Public Tour of Michigan Factory, Says He ‘Didn’t Want to Give the Press the Pleasure’ of Seeing Him Wearing One |author=Madeleine Carlisle |periodical=Time |url=https://time.com/5840833/trump-michigan-ford-plant-tour-mask/}} * Yeah. I tested positively toward negative, right? So, no, I tested perfectly this morning, meaning—meaning I tested negative... But that’s a way of saying it: positively toward the negative. ** On having had a coronavirus test, spoken to reporters on the White House lawn, 2020-05-21. {{citation |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tested-very-positively/ |title=Did Trump Say He ‘Tested Very Positively’ for COVID-19, Meaning Negative? | publisher={{w|Snopes}} |date=May 22, 2020 |accessdate=May 22, 2020 |author=Bethania Palma}} * I was honored five years ago, ‘man of the year’ in Michigan. ** {{citation |date=2020-05-22 |title=Trump’s Dubious Michigan ‘Man of the Year’ Boast |author=Robert Farley |periodical=FactCheck.org |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2019/08/trumps-dubious-michigan-man-of-the-year-boast/}} * There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent. Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed. The Governor of California is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one. That will be followed up with professionals telling all of these people, many of whom have never even thought of voting before, how, and for whom, to vote. This will be a Rigged Election. No way! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1265255835124539392 Twitter (26 May 2020)] * Imagine if your local phone companies tried to edit or censor what you said. Social media companies have far more power. ** {{citation |date=2020-05-28 |title=Donald Trump just used a ridiculous comparison to justify his social media crackdown |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/donald-trump-twitter-facebook-social-media-executive-order/index.html}} ====June 2020==== [[File:President Trump Visits St. John's Episcopal Church (49963649028).jpg|thumb|You have to dominate or you'll look like a bunch of jerks, you have to arrest and try people.]] * You have to dominate or you'll look like a bunch of jerks, you have to arrest and try people. * You don't have to be too careful. ** Trump ordering US governors on how to react against people protesting against police violence following the death of George Floyd, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-01 |title=An agitated Trump encourages governors to use aggressive tactics on protesters |author=Kevin Liptak, Ryan Nobles, Sarah Westwood |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/01/politics/donald-trump-race-police/index.html}} *Washington, D.C., was the safest place on earth last night! **[https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1267959729361485825 2 June 2020 tweet] quoted [https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-06-07/ap-fact-check-trump-exaggerations-on-blacks-economic-gains 8 June 2020] by [[US News]] * It’s a great day for him. It’s a great day for everybody. This is a great, great day in terms of quality. ** Trump claimed that the US economy was "back on track", and connected this with George Floyd, who had been killed by the police some days earlier, as quoted by by {{citation |date=2020-06-05 |title=Trump Criticised For Saying George Floyd Is Looking Down And Calling It ‘A Great Day’ |author=Emma Rosemurgey |periodical=UNILAD |url=https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/trump-criticised-for-saying-george-floyd-is-looking-down-and-calling-it-a-great-day/}} * Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. @OANN I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up? ** Trump repeated suggestions, without providing evidence, regarding the peaceful protester Martin Gugino who suffered brain damage after being handled brutally by the police. Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-09 |title=Trump Accuses 75-Year-Old Knocked Down By Buffalo Police Of Faking Fall |author=Cameron Frew |periodical=UNILAD |url=https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/trump-accuses-75-year-old-knocked-down-by-buffalo-police-of-faking-fall/}} * I think I’ve done more for the black community than any other President and let’s take a pass on Abraham Lincoln because he did good but although it’s always questionable, you know in other words the end result. **Trump discussing his leadership and relationship with the African-American community during the {{w|George Floyd killing protests}}, spoken on a Fox News interview, archived at "[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/what-was-trump-trying-to-say-about-abraham-lincoln.html What Was Trump Trying to Say About Abraham Lincoln?]" by Jeremy Stahl (June 12, 2020), published in ''{{w|Slate (magazine)|Slate}}''. * He is a liar ... everybody in the White House hated [[John Bolton]]. ** Trump described John Bolton, who was picked by Trump to be Security Adviser, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-15 |title=Trump brands John Bolton a ‘LIAR’ and says ‘everybody in the White House hated him’ after bombshell book extracts |author=Nicole Darrah |periodical=The Sun |url=https://www.the-sun.com/news/999925/trump-john-bolton-book-white-house-liar/}} * These are the people – the best, the smartest, the most brilliant anywhere, and they’ve come up with the AIDS vaccine. They’ve come up with ... various things. ** Claimed about scientists, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-16 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump on an AIDS vaccine that doesn’t exist |author=Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen |periodical=News 12 |url=https://www.kxii.com/content/news/AP-FACT-CHECK-Trump-on-an-AIDS-vaccine-that-doesnt-exist-571309161.html/}} *I did something good: I made [[Juneteenth]] very famous.<br>It’s actually an important event, an important time. But nobody had ever heard of it. **Wednesday 17 June 2020 interview in the Oval Office according to [https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-talks-juneteenth-john-bolton-economy-in-wsj-interview-11592493771 19 June 2020 article] by [[Michael Bender]] of [[Wall Street Journal]], highlighted [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/20/donald-trump-tulsa-rally-crowd-empty-seats 21 June 2020] by [[Richard Wolffe]] of [[The Guardian]] * I said, 'General, there's no way I can make it down that ramp without falling on my ass, general. I have no railing.' ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-20 |title=1,798 words that prove how obsessed Donald Trump is with the West Point ramp story |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/22/politics/donald-trump-tulsa-rally-west-point-ramp/index.html |lang=en-US}} * Your 401(k)s and money itself will be worthless. ** Claimed about what will happen if Joe Biden wins the next president election, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-20 |title=Lying again about the pandemic, Trump made 200 false claims from early June to early July |author=Daniel Dale, Tara Subramaniam |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/18/politics/fact-check-trump-june-july-2020/index.html |lang=en-US}} *By the way, it’s a disease, without question [that] has more names than any disease in history. I can name “kung flu.” I can name 19 different versions of names. Many call it a virus, which it is. Many call it a flu. What difference? I think we have 19 or 20 different versions of the name. ** Discussing the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] at a {{w|Donald Trump's Tulsa rally|campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 21}}, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-21 |title=This Is How Trump Plans to Beat Biden |author=Osita Nwanevu |periodical={{w|The New Republic}} |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/158245/trump-plans-beat-biden |lang=en-US}} * RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES! ** Claim quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-22 |title=FACT CHECK: Trump Spreads Unfounded Claims About Voting By Mail |author=Miles Parks |periodical=NPR |url=https://apnews.com/1d1a98892bdc7e1df97807b3be48bb13 |lang=en-US}} * Cases up only because of our big number testing. Mortality rate way down!!! * It’s fading away, it’s going to fade away. * We have got the greatest testing program anywhere in the world. * We’ve done too good a job. * You know testing is a double-edged sword. ... Here’s the bad part. When you test to that extent, you are going to find more people, find more cases. So I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down please.’ ** Claimed about the Covid-19 pandemic, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-23 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Sober science weighs in on Trump’s virus take |author=Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen |periodical=AP |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/06/22/881598655/fact-check-trump-spreads-unfounded-claims-about-voting-by-mail |lang=en-US}} *I said to my people <i>slow the testing down please</i> ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baHR5E952H8 referring to [[COVID-19 testing]] during a Jun 21, 2020 campaign ralley in [[w:Tulsa, Oklahoma]] ] * Well, one of the things that will be really great, you know the word experience is still good. I always say talent is more important than experience. I’ve always said that. But the word experience is a very important word. It’s an — a very important meaning. I never did this before. I never slept over in Washington. I was in Washington, I think, 17 times. All of a sudden, I’m president of the United States. You know the story. I’m riding down Pennsylvania Avenue with our First Lady and I say, ‘This is great. But I didn’t know very many people in Washington. It wasn’t my thing. I was from Manhattan, from New York. Now I know everybody, and I have great people in the administration. You make some mistakes. Like, you know, an idiot like Bolton. All he wanted to do was drop bombs on everybody. You don’t have to drop bombs on everybody. You don’t have to kill people. ** Trump was responding to the question "What are your top priorities for a second term?", as quoted by {{citation |date=2019-07-17 |title=Trump Rambles Unintelligibly About Plan for Second Term |author=Adam K Raymond |periodical= NY Mag|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/trump-hannity-interview-full-of-unintelligible-rambling.html }} * Nobody briefed or told me, @VP Pence, or Chief of Staff @MarkMeadows about the so-called attacks on our troops in Afghanistan by Russians ** Trump commented on a news report saying that Russian spies are paying Taliban for killing US soldiers in Afghanistan, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-28 | title=Trump denies he was briefed on reported bounties on US troops |author=Kyle Balluck |periodical=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/504890-trump-denies-he-was-briefed-on-reported-bounties-on-us-troops |lang=en-US}} * Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something? ** Said in June 2020, about demonstrators in the streets around the White House following the death of George Floyd, according to former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, quoted in [https://www.axios.com/mark-esper-book-trump-protesters-24e93272-2af5-423d-be3b-164daab7b43d.html "Scoop: Esper says Trump wanted to shoot protesters"], Axios, 2 May 2022 ====July 2020==== * I think we’re gonna be very good with the coronavirus. I think that at some point that’s going to, sort of, just disappear—I hope. ** Spoken on a morning news talk show regarding the [[COVID-19]] pandemic; at the time, the United States had over 120,000 deaths from the virus and over 2.5{{nbsp}}million infections. As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-01 |title=Trump again claims coronavirus is ‘going to just disappear’ as US sees record number of new cases |author=Richard Hall |periodical=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-coronavirus-cases-us-fox-news-interview-today-covid-a9596631.html}} * Against every law of society and nature, our children are taught in school to hate their own country and to believe that the men and women who built it were not heroes but that were villains. The radical view of American history is a web of lies, all perspective is removed, every virtue is obscured, every motive is twisted, every fact is distorted, and every flaw is magnified until the history is purged and the record is disfigured beyond all recognition. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-03 |title=Biden tells teachers they have ‘the most important’ job on same day Trump says they teach children to ‘hate their country’ |author=Valerie Strauss |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election/biden-trump-teachers-education-policy-2020-election-a9603156.html}} * In our schools, our newsrooms, even our corporate boardrooms, there is a new far left fascism that demands absolute allegiance. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-03 |title=The 28 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's Mount Rushmore speech |author=Valerie Strauss |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/04/politics/donald-trump-mount-rushmore-south-dakota-speech-lines/index.html}} * We got hit by the virus that came from China. We’ve made a lot of progress. Our strategy is moving along well. * We’ve learned how to put out the flame. * Now we have tested almost 40m people. By so doing, we show cases, 99% of which are totally harmless. ** Trump was describing the situation with Covid-19, where more than 128 000 had died out of around 2,800,000 found cases at that time, a death rate of more than 4 %, and around 40,000 to 50,000 new cases were found per day, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-04 |title=Trump claims 99% of US Covid-19 cases are 'totally harmless' as infections surge |author=David Smith |periodical=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/05/trump-claims-99-of-us-covid-19-cases-are-totally-harmless-as-infections-surge}} * We’re very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-07 |title=Column: Trump demands schools reopen or funds might be cut — our (expendable) kids must face the virus! |author=Rex Huppke |periodical=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-coronavirus-schools-trump-reopen-devos-florida-texas-covid-huppke-20200708-eeb6di3ml5cilk35hzl5ix5l6m-story.html}} * We have -- consumer confidence has risen 12 points since April, an all-time high. Think of that. ** Untrue claim, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-09 |title=Fact check: Exaggerating again, Trump claims four non-record economic figures are records |author=Daniel Dale |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/06/politics/fact-check-trump-june-jobs-exaggerations/index.html}} * Too many Universities and School Systems are about Radical Left Indoctrination, not Education. Therefore, I am telling the Treasury Department to re-examine their Tax-Exempt Status and/or Funding, which will be taken away if this Propaganda or Act Against Public Policy continues. Our children must be Educated, not Indoctrinated! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-11 |title=Doctors, teachers reject Trump's pressure to reopen U.S. schools |author=Susan Heavey |periodical=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-uda-education/in-bid-to-reopen-u-s-schools-trump-threatens-their-tax-exempt-status-idUSKBN24B2D3?il=0}} * Deaths in the U.S. are way down. * For the 1/100th time, the reason we show so many Cases, compared to other countries that haven’t done nearly as well as we have, is that our TESTING is much bigger and better. We have tested 40,000,000 people. If we did 20,000,000 instead, Cases would be half, etc. NOT REPORTED! * We have the lowest Mortality Rate in the World. * Job growth is biggest in history. * Economy and Jobs are growing MUCH faster than anyone (except me!) expected. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-11 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump keeps repeating false pandemic information |author= Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, and Christopher Rugaber|periodical=Sentinel Colorado |url=https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/nation-world/fact-check/ap-fact-check-trump-keeps-repeating-false-pandemic-information/}} * I disagreed with doing this very small (tiny) section of wall, in a tricky area, by a private group which raised money by ads. It was only done to make me look bad, and perhsps it now doesn't even work. Should have been built like rest of Wall, 500 plus miles. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-12 |title=Trump says possibly unstable section of border wall funded by supporters was 'only done to make me look bad'|author= Catherine Garcia | periodical=The Week |url=https://theweek.com/speedreads/925124/trump-says-possibly-unstable-section-border-wall-funded-by-supporters-only-done-make-look-bad}} * I know people that like the Confederate flag and they're not thinking about slavery. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-18 |title=Trump keeps fighting a Confederate flag battle many supporters have conceded |author= Tina Nguyen | periodical=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/18/trump-confederate-flag-battle-368607}} * Look, I take responsibility always for everything because it's ultimately my job, too. I have to get everybody in line. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-19 |title=Trump pushes back against critics on coronavirus, addresses whether he will accept election results in exclusive interview |author= Ronn Blitzer | periodical=Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-pushes-back-against-critics-on-coronavirus-addresses-whether-he-will-accept-election-results-in-exclusive-interview}} * I’m not a big fan of Fox, I’ll be honest with you. * We’re signing a healthcare plan within two weeks, a full and complete healthcare plan that the supreme court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve – we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a healthcare plan, and various other plans. And nobody will have done what I’m doing in the next four weeks. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-19 |title=Donald Trump v Fox News Sunday: extraordinary moments from a wild interview |author= Amanda Holpuch | periodical=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/19/donald-trump-fox-news-sunday-chris-wallace-interview}} * We've done much better than most. And with the fatality rate at a lower rate than most, it's something that we can talk about. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-21 |title=AP FACT CHECK: A More Measured Trump Doesn't Mean Accurate |author= | periodical=VOA |url=https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/ap-fact-check-more-measured-trump-doesnt-mean-accurate}} * Well, you see something that looks good and you don’t investigate it. ** Trump was describing his habit of retweeting content that has sometimes been odd, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-22 |title=Donald Trump admits he regrets his tweets 'too often', says his retweets 'get him in trouble' and reminisces about the 'old days when you could write a letter and let it sit for a day' |author= Ariel Zilber | periodical=DailyMail |url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8558493/Trump-says-regrets-Twitter-posts-admits-times-love-it.html}} * So it sort of is curious. A man works for us, with us, very closely, Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx also, very highly thought of -- and yet, they're highly thought of, but <b>nobody likes me</b>? It can only be my personality, that's all. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-28 |title='Nobody likes me': Trump ponders pandemic popularity of Fauci and Birx |author= Kevin Liptak | periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/28/politics/donald-trump-anthony-fauci-approval-rating/index.html}} * If it reached my desk I would have done something about it. ** Trump was commenting on a U.S. intelligence assessment that Russia was paying a bounty to militants in Afghanistan to kill Americans there, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-28 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump hype on drug costs, hydroxychloroquine |author=Hope Yen and Calvin Woodward | periodical=Star Tribune |url=https://www.startribune.com/ap-fact-check-trump-hype-on-drug-costs-hydroxychloroquine/571989352/}} * You can look at large portions of our country, it's corona-free. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-28 |title=Fact check: Trump falsely says 'large portions' of the US are 'corona-free,' repeats claim that protests are leading to rising cases |author=Holmes Lybrand, Tara Subramaniam, Nathan McDermott and Em Steck | periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/28/politics/coronavirus-trump-kodak-press-briefing-fact-check/index.html}} * Anarchists, Agitators or Protestors who vandalize or damage our Federal Courthouse in Portland, or any Federal Buildings in any of our Cities or States, will be prosecuted under our recently re-enacted [[Statues & Monuments Act]]. MINIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON. Don’t do it! ** [https://mobile.twitter.com/Oijans/status/1346916360178302978 Tweet] 28 July 2020 * I think she'd be a fine choice, Kamala Harris. She'd be a fine choice. ** Trump commented on the possibility of Kamala Harris becoming vice president candidate, according to a [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-marine-one-departure-072920/ White House transcript]. * With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote??? ** A tweet ({{citation |url=https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1288818160389558273 |title=With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote??? |date=2020-07-30 |accessdate=2020-07-30 |publisher={{w|Twitter}} |lang=en-US |author=Donald Trump}}) that received substantial attention with many further sources quoting it, such as {{citation |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53599363 |title=Republicans to Trump: You can't delay 2020 election |date=2020-07-30 |accessdate=2020-07-30 |publisher={{w|BBC}} |lang=en-GB}} * Must know Election results on the night of the Election, not days, months, or even years later! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-29 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s election agitations and distortions |author=Calvin Woodward | periodical=Seattle Times |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/ap-fact-check-trumps-election-agitations-and-distortions/}} * Young people are almost immune to this disease. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-30 |title=Trump says he can't assure school safety amid pandemic: 'Can you assure anybody of anything?' |author=Jessie Hellman | periodical=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/509902-trump-says-he-cant-assure-school-safety-amid-pandemic-can-you-assure}} ====August 2020==== * When you see the Drug Companies taking massive television ads against me, forget what they say (which is false), YOU KNOW THAT DRUG PRICES ARE COMING DOWN, BIG. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-08-02 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump hype on drug costs, hydroxychloroquine |author=Hope Yen and Calvin Woodward | periodical=APNEWS |url=https://apnews.com/d7f1d2003aeaa95466e12b875b7b4619}} * They are dying. That's true. And you -- it is what it is. But that doesn't mean we aren't doing everything we can. <b>It's under control as much as you can control it.</b> This is a horrible plague that beset us. ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Stephen Collinson | date=2020-08-03 |title=Trump spinning virus failure as a win again by celebrating 'encouraging' progress | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-pence-birx/index.html}} * You can take the number of cases and look <b>we're last, meaning we're first</b>. ** Trump was explaining the virus situation, as quoted by {{citation | author=James Walker | date=2020-08-03 |title=5 Takeaways From Trump's Axios Interview | periodical=Newsweek | url=https://www.newsweek.com/five-takeaways-donald-trump-axios-interview-1522596}} * In an <b>illegal late night coup</b>, Nevada’s clubhouse Governor made it impossible for Republicans to win the state. <b>Post Office could never handle the Traffic of Mail-In Votes without preparation</b>. Using Covid to steal the state. See you in Court! ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Quint Forgey | date=2020-08-03 |title=Trump threatens lawsuit to block mail-in voting in Nevada | periodical=Politico | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/trump-nevada-mail-voting-lawsuit-390878}} * Whether you call it Vote by Mail or Absentee Voting, in Florida the election system is Safe and Secure, Tried and True. Florida's Voting system has been cleaned up (we defeated Democrats attempts at change), so <b>in Florida I encourage all to request a Ballot & Vote by Mail! </b>#MAGA, ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Betsy Klein | date=2020-08-03 |title=In apparent reversal, Trump encourages Floridians to vote by mail | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/donald-trump-mail-in-voting-florida/index.html}} * There is no way you can go through a mail-in vote without massive cheating. ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Daniel Dale | date=2020-08-03 |title=Jonathan Swan reveals the simple secret to exposing Trump's lies: basic follow-up questions | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/fact-check-jonathan-swan-axios-hbo-interview-trump-coronavirus/index.html}} * I read a lot. I comprehend extraordinarily well. Probably better than anybody you’ve interviewed in a long time, ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Aaron Rupar | date=2020-08-03 |title=“They are dying. That’s true. It is what it is.” Trump’s Axios interview was a disaster. | periodical=VOX | url=https://www.vox.com/2020/8/4/21354055/trump-axios-interview-jonathan-swan}} * I don't know. I really don't know. I don't know. I don't know John Lewis. He chose not to come to my inauguration. He chose -- I don't -- I never met John Lewis actually, I don't believe. ** Trump was responding to how civil rights icon John Lewis will be remembered, as quoted by {{citation | author=Tyler Olson | date=2020-08-03 |title=Trump withholds praise for John Lewis, notes he 'didn't come to my inauguration'| periodical=Fox News| url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-john-lewis-inauguration}} * When I took over we didn't even have a test. ** Trump pointed out that in 2017, there was no test for the coronavirus that emerged in 2019, as quoted by {{citation | author=Steve Benen | date=2020-08-03 |title=Trump points to imagined 'manuals' to argue against virus tests | periodical=MSNBC | url=https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-points-imagined-manuals-argue-against-virus-tests-n1235815}} * we have done an incredible job, everything is under control [referring to the United states handling of the [[Covid Pandemic]] ] ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaaTZkqsaxY interview] by [[w:Jonathan Swan]] of [[w:Axios (website)|Axios]] on [[w:HBO]] * It would seem like it based on the explosion. I met with some of our great generals and they just seem to feel that it was. This was not a — some kind of a manufacturing explosion type of a event. … They seem to think it was a attack. It was a bomb of some kind, yes. ** When asked why he called an explosion in Beirut an attack and not an accident, as quoted by {{citation | author=Darlene Superville/AP | date=2020-08-04 |title=Trump Says Massive Explosion in Beirut Likely an 'Attack' | periodical=Time | url=time.com/5875784/trump-explosion-beirut-attack/}} * '''Q''': (Inaudible) if 160,000 people had died on President Obama's watch, do you think you would have called for his resignation? : '''Trump''': No, I wouldn’t have done that. I think it’s — I think it’s been amazing what we’ve been able to do. If we didn’t close up our country, we would have had one and a half or two million people already dead. We’ve called it right; now we don’t have to close it. We understand the disease. Nobody understood it because nobody has ever seen anything like this. The closest thing is, in 1917, they say — right? The great — the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing, where they lost, anywhere from 50- to 100 million people. Probably ended the [[Second World War]]; all the soldiers were sick. That was a — that was a terrible situation. And this is highly contagious. This one is highly, highly contagious. No, if I would have listened to a lot of people, we would have kept it open. And, by the way, we keep it open now, all the way. We keep it open. But we would have kept it open and you could be up to a million and a half or two million people right now — one and a half to two million people. Our people have done a fantastic job — our consultants and our doctors. You know, and with disagreements and with a lot of things happening. :* ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-press-briefing-august-10-2020/ Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing | August 10, 2020]'', issued on: August 11, 2020, ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}'' :* Note: In October 2014, Donald Trump [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/525431218910027776 tweeted] that U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] should resign because a doctor who had treated [[Ebola]] patients in Guinea returned to the U.S, reported in ''[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-obama-ebola-tweet/ Did Trump Call for Obama to Resign After Ebola Doctor Returned to U.S.?]'' by David Mikkelson, 15 May 2020, ''{{w|Snopes}}''. And the [[1918 flu pandemic]] lasted from February 1918 to April 1920, years before the [[World War II]] which started in 1939. * If Biden would win, he's going to double, triple, everybody's taxes. ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Daniel Dale, Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam | date=2020-08-04 |title=Fact Check: At briefings, Trump is settling into a routine of false claims and exaggeration | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/12/politics/donald-trump-press-briefing-biden-tax-plan-coronavirus-fact-check/index.html}} * Nasty * Horrible * Person who has told many many stories that weren't true * Extraordinarily nasty * Nasty to a level that was just a horrible thing * Very very nasty to Joe Biden * Probably nastier even than Pocahontas * Meanest, most horrible, most disrespectful of anybody in the U.S. Senate. ** On [[Kamala Harris]], as quoted by {{citation | author=Andrew Solender | date=2020-08-11 | title=Trump Repeatedly Calls Kamala Harris ‘Nasty’ And ‘Horrible’ In White House Briefing | periodical=Forbes | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/08/11/trump-repeatedly-calls-kamala-harris-nasty-and-horrible-in-white-house-briefing/#440e0fb54570}} * Europe has experienced a nearly 40% higher excess mortality rate than the United States ** Claimed about the coronavirus, as quoted by {{citation | author=Jessica McDonald | date=2020-08-11 | title=Trump Touts Misleading and Flawed Excess Mortality Statistic | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/08/trump-touts-misleading-and-flawed-excess-mortality-statistic/}} * If I don’t win the election, China will own the United States — you will have to learn to speak Chinese! ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Justin Paragona | date=2020-08-12 |title=Trump: If I Lose to Biden, Get Ready to ‘Have to Learn to Speak Chinese’| periodical=Daily Beast | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-if-i-lose-to-biden-get-ready-to-have-to-learn-to-speak-chinese/}} * So showerheads — you take a shower, the water doesn’t come out. You want to wash your hands, the water doesn’t come out. So what do you do? You just stand there longer or you take a shower longer? Because my hair — I don’t know about you, but it has to be perfect. Perfect. ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Debbie White, Jon Rogers, Fionnuala O'Leary | date=2020-08-12 |title=US proposes change to shower rules after President’s hair-washing complaint | periodical=The SUN | url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12369436/donald-trump-latest-news-live-updates/}} * Leave Democrat cities. Let them rot. ** Retweeted by Trump, as quoted by {{citation | author=James Gordon | date=2020-08-16 |title='Let them rot!': Trump retweets supporter's message calling for Democrat-led cities such as NYC and Chicago to be abandoned - along with a video of protesters threatening drivers in Manhattan | periodical=CNN | url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8633677/Let-rot-Trump-retweets-supporters-message-democrat-cities.html}} * New Zealand, by the way, had a big outbreak ** Said about the Covid-19 virus, which at that time had caused the death of a total of 22 persons in New Zealand. Quoted by {{citation | author=Daniel Dale | date=2020-08-18 |title=Fact check: Trump says New Zealand has had a 'big outbreak.' It reported 5 new cases on Thursday | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/fact-check-trump-new-zealand-outbreak/index.html}} * Don't buy GOODYEAR TIRES - They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS. Get better tires for far less! (This is what the Radical Left Democrats do. Two can play the same game, and we have to start playing it now!) ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Betsy Klein | date=2020-08-19 |title=Trump 'cancels' Goodyear tires as he campaigns against 'cancel culture' | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/19/politics/trump-goodyear-cancel-culture/index.html}} * I don't know much about the movement other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate ** Said about the QAnon group, as quoted by {{citation | author=Kevin Liptak | date=2020-08-20 |title=Trump embraces QAnon conspiracy because 'they like me' | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/19/politics/donald-trump-qanon/index.html}} * I see again the forest fires are starting. They’re starting again in California. I said, you gotta clean your floors, you gotta clean your forests — there are many, many years of leaves and broken trees and they’re like, like, so flammable, you touch them and it goes up. Maybe we’re just going to have to make them pay for it because they don’t listen to us. ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Jeremy B. White | date=2020-08-19 |title=Trump blames California for wildfires, tells state 'you gotta clean your floors' | periodical=Politico | url=https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/08/20/trump-blames-california-for-wildfires-tells-state-you-gotta-clean-your-floors-1311059}} * I know nothing about the project other than I didn't like when I read about it, I didn't like it. * I think it's a very sad thing for Mr. Bannon. I didn't know any of the other people, either. ** Trump talked about the private "We build the wall" project, as quoted by {{citation | author=Andrew Kaczynski, Em Steck | date=2020-08-20 |title=Fact check: Trump knows most people involved in private border wall project, despite claiming not to | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/fact-check-trump-private-border-wall-project/index.html}} * The only way they're gonna win is by a rigged election. I really believe that. I saw the crowd outside. ** Said about Democrats, as quoted by {{citation | author=Daniel Dale | date=2020-08-20 |title=Fact check: Trump delivers blizzard of false claims in Pennsylvania speech attacking Biden | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/trump-false-claims-pennsylvania-speech-biden-fact-check/index.html}} * We're going to have sheriffs, and we're going to have law enforcement, and we're going to have, hopefully, US attorneys, and we're going to have everybody and attorney generals [sic] ** Trump told about his plan for monitoring and preventing voter fraud, as quoted by {{citation | author=Tara Subramariam | date=2020-08-21 |title=Fact Check: Can the President send law enforcement officers to polling places? | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/21/politics/donald-trump-law-enforcement-election-polls-fact-check/index.html}} * The deep state, or whoever, over at the FDA is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the vaccines and therapeutics. Obviously, they are hoping to delay the answer until after November 3rd. Must focus on speed, and saving lives ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward | date=2020-08-24 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump's baseless claim of 'deep state' at FDA| periodical=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | url=https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2020/08/24/AP-FACT-CHECK-Trump-s-baseless-claim-of-deep-state-at-FDA/stories/202008240037}} ====September 2020==== * The entire city is ablaze all the time. ** Claimed about Portland, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-09-01 |title=Fact check: Trump makes more false claims about Biden and protests | author=By Daniel Dale, Tara Subramaniam, Holmes Lybrand | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/31/politics/trump-kenosha-briefing-fact-check/index.html}} * CNN reported that I had a heart attack. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-09-03 |title=Even Fox News is choosing not to cover Trump's rallies in full, but his falsehoods are still eye-popping |author=Brian Stelter | periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/04/media/donald-trump-pennsylvania-reliable-sources/index.html}} * Hospitalizations and deaths have declined radically over the past week. ** Claimed about the Covid-19 pandemic, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-09-03 |title=Even Fox News is choosing not to cover Trump's rallies in full, but his falsehoods are still eye-popping |author=Brian Stelter | periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/04/media/donald-trump-pennsylvania-reliable-sources/index.html}} * The Dow Jones Industrial just closed above 29,000! You are so lucky to have me as your President. With Joe Hiden’ it would crash. ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1301249968091455488 Tweet] * Did you ever see a man who likes a mask as much as him? He has it hanging down. Because it gives him a feeling of security. If I were a psychiatrist, right, you know I'd say: 'This guy's got some big issues. Hanging down. Hanging down'. ** Said about President candidate Joe Biden wearing a face mask for protection against Covid-19, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-04 |title=Donald Trump mocks Joe Biden for manner of wearing mask | periodical=Independent.ie | url=https://www.independent.ie/videos/donald-trump-mocks-joe-biden-for-manner-of-wearing-mask-39502878.html}} * If it has not been counted, vote -- which is every citizen's right to do -- you go and vote. You press the lever and vote. So if it hasn't been counted, if it doesn't show up, go and vote, and then, if your mail-in ballot arrives after you vote, which it shouldn't but possibly it could perhaps, that ballot will not be used or counted in that your vote has already been cast and tabulated, so this way you're guaranteed to have your vote count. ** Trump suggested voting twice, which is a federal crime, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-04 | title=Ignoring warnings from election officials, Trump again suggests supporters should try to vote twice | author= Dianne Gallagher, Caroline Kelly, Marshall Cohen, Brian Rokus | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/05/politics/trump-vote-twice-north-carolina/index.html}} * The top people in the [[w:The Pentagon|Pentagon]]... want to do nothing but fight wars so all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy ** In front of the [[w:White House|White House]] at a [https://www.trtworld.com/americas/trump-pentagon-chiefs-fighting-wars-to-oblige-arms-companies-39561 US Labor Day news conference on September 7, 2020] * Under Operation Warp Speed, we've pioneered groundbreaking therapies, reducing the fatality rate 85% since April. * We're way ahead on the nuclear front. We've upgraded our nuclear. * When reports come out that certain countries don't really like me too much, that's not because of my personality, although it could be that also, frankly. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-08 | title=The 37 most absurd lines from Donald Trump's Labor Day 'news conference' | author= Chris Cillizza | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/08/politics/donald-trump-labor-day-press-conference/index.html}} * The president of the United States calls the shots (Trump says in ~second 50 of video) * If [[Bob Woodward]] thought what I said was bad then he should have immediately, right after I said it, gone out to the authorities so they can prepare, ** Trump was talking about what he told Bob Woodward regarding downplaying the coronavirus threat, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-10 | title=Someone needs to remind Donald Trump that Bob Woodward isn't president of the United States | author= Chris Cillizza | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/10/politics/trump-bob-woodward-rage/index.html}} * I think there’s probably – possibly – drugs involved ** Claimed about President Candidate Joe Biden, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-10 | title=Trump uses Fox News interview to accuse Biden of taking drugs | author= Martin Pengelly | periodical=The Guardian | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/12/trump-biden-drugs-fox-news-interview}} * Tell your governor to open up your state ** On September 14, 2020, in front of hundreds of supporters packed together, according to [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/13/donald-trump-latino-voters-las-vegas-ahead-rally/5784501002/ ''Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak says Trump took 'reckless and selfish actions' by holding indoor rally''] * I don't think science knows, actually. * It'll start getting cooler. You just watch. ** Trump described his stance on climate science and global warming, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-14 | title=Trump baselessly questions climate science during California wildfire briefing | author= Maegan Vazquez | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/14/politics/donald-trump-wildfires-briefing-climate-change/index.html}} * Nobody knew the seniors are susceptible ** Claimed about the coronavirus, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-16 | title=Fact check: Trump made at least 22 false or misleading claims at ABC town hall | author= Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/16/politics/fact-check-trump-abc-town-hall/index.html}} * We’re on track to deliver and distribute the vaccine in a very, very safe and effective manner. We think we can start sometime in October. So as soon as it is announced, we’ll be able to start. That’ll be from mid-October on. It may be a little bit later than that, but we’ll be all set. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-16 | title=Trump Again Overstates Speed of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout | author= Jessica McDonald | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trump-again-overstates-speed-of-covid-19-vaccine-rollout/}} * As soon as the FDA approves the vaccine... we’ll be able to distribute 100 million doses by the end of 2020 and a large number much sooner than that ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-16 | title=Trump says U.S. could distribute at least 100 million COVID vaccine doses by end of 2020 | author= Reuters staff | periodical=Reuters| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/healthcoronavirus-trump-vaccine/trump-says-u-s-could-distribute-at-least-100-million-covid-vaccine-doses-by-end-of-2020-idINW1N2FG089}} * You saw what happened in Pennsylvania. Some state Supreme Court justice just ruled that they can take as long as they want to count the ballots. That means I’ll be leading and winning Pennsylvania like we did last time. Yeah, yeah. We’ll be leading, we’ll be winning Pennsylvania. We’re going to win it easy. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-16 | title=Trump’s False Statement About Counting Ballots in Pennsylvania | author= Rem Rieder | periodical=FactCheck.org| url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trumps-false-statement-about-counting-ballots-in-pennsylvania/}} * Can you believe it, in one week they nominated me, not for one, but for two Nobel prizes. But you know, you have a president, you love your president, and your president gets honored, because I’m not being honored, you’re being honored with the Nobel Peace Prize, for Israel, what we did with Israel. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-19 | title=Trump’s Nobel Nonsense | author= Robert Farley | periodical=FactCheck.org| url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trumps-nobel-nonsense/}} * I’m the only man that got nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and I didn’t get any press. They wouldn’t. For two of them. Last week, I’m not bragging about it. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-21 | title=Trump’s Nobel Nonsense | author= Robert Farley | periodical=FactCheck.org| url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trumps-nobel-nonsense/}} * I said, ‘Shinzo, please do me a favor, we need more car companies. ... We want them built here, not in Japan, please.’ He said, ‘But we cannot do that, this is a free enterprise system.’ I said, ‘... Please, I need some car companies.’ ... I said, ‘Shinzo, you have to do it.’ Next day, it was the story: ‘Five car companies opened up in Michigan.‘ ** Claimed as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-21 | title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s made-up car plants, court revisionism | author= Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Tom Krisher | periodical=AP | url=https://apnews.com/ec85b88102464c9651d32b475c01c183}} * I saved it. I put our miners back to work. ** Claimed about the US coal mining industry, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-21 | title=Fact check: Trump makes false claims about his record on manufacturing and coal jobs | author= Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/23/politics/fact-check-trump-jobs-manufacturing-coal/index.html}} * Now we know it. It [the coronavirus] affects elderly people, elderly people with heart problems and other problems. If they have other problems. That's what it really affects. That's it. You know, In some states, thousands of people—nobody young. Below the age of 18, like, nobody. They have a strong immune system, who knows? You look...Take your hat off to the young, because they have a hell of an immune system. But it affects virtually nobody. It's an amazing thing. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-22 | title=Trump Says Coronavirus 'Affects Virtually Nobody,' As U.S. Has World's Highest Death Toll | author= Kashmira Gander | periodical=Newsweek | url=https://www.newsweek.com/trump-covid-virtually-nobody-rally-ohio-1533452}} * The stated goal of BLM people is to achieve the destruction of the nuclear family, abolish the police, abolish prisons, abolish border security, abolish capitalism and abolish school choice. ** Claimed about the Black Lives Matter movement, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-25 | title=Donald Trump launches blistering attack on the Black Lives Matter movement | author= Graeme Massie | periodical=Independent.co.uk | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-rally-today-blm-black-lives-matter-b604727.html}} * Totally fake news ** [https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/27/trump-calls-nyt-tax-report-totally-fake-news-422330Trump responding] to the NYT report on the alleged tax avoidance by Donald Trump * We’re leading in Pennsylvania. We’re leading in Florida. I think we’re leading everywhere. ** Claimed as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-28 | title=FactChecking Trump’s Weekend Claims | author=Lori Robertson, Robert Farley, Rem Rieder, Eugene Kiely, Jessica McDonald, D'Angelo Gore | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/factchecking-trumps-weekend-claims/}} * Drug prices will be coming down 80 or 90 percent. * It's a rigged election. ** Claimed as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-30 | title=Fact check: False claims flood Trump-Biden debate | author=AP staff | periodical=MPR news| url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/09/30/fact-check-false-claims-flood-trumpbiden-debate}} * I read today where at least 1% of the ballots for 2016 were invalidated. They take 'em. 'We don't like 'em. We don't like 'em.' They throw them out, left and right * Take a look at West Virginia, mailmen selling the ballots. They're being sold. * Number two, they cheat. They cheat. Hey, they found ballots in a wastepaper basket three days ago, and they all had the name military ballots -- there were military -- they all had the name Trump on 'em. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-30 | title=Fact check: Almost every single one of Trump's debate claims about mail-in voting was wrong | author=Daniel Dale, Marshall Cohen | periodical=CNN| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/30/politics/fact-check-trump-first-debate-mail-voting-fraud/index.html}} * [[Steve Jobs]] would not be happy that his wife is wasting money he left her on a failing Radical Left Magazine that is run by a con man (Goldberg) and spews FAKE NEWS & HATE. Call her, write her, let her know how you feel!!! ** [[Trump]] in [https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/06/business/donald-trump-laurene-powell-jobs/?iid=ob_lockedrail_longstory_pool Trump attacks the sixth-richest woman in the world for her ties to] [[w:The Atlantic|The Atlantic]] on September 6, 2020 ====October 2020==== [[File:President Trump Works at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (50423775191).jpg|thumb|[[Feeling]] really [[good]]! Don’t be [[afraid]] of [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid]]. [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|Don’t let it dominate]] your [[life]]. We have developed, under the [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Trump Administration]], some really great [[drugs]] & [[knowledge]]. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!]] * Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for [[COVID-19]]. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1311892190680014849 through twitter] on October 1, 2020 * OUR GREAT USA WANTS & NEEDS STIMULUS. WORK TOGETHER AND GET IT DONE. Thank you! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1312449034154504192 via tweet] on October 3, 2020 * If you look at the therapeutics, which I’m taking right now, some of them, and others are coming out soon that are looking like, frankly, they’re miracles, if you want to know the truth, they’re miracles. People criticize me when I say that, but we have things happening that look like they’re miracles, coming down from God. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-03 |title=Trump’s COVID-19 Misinformation Since Testing Positive | author= Jessica McDonald, Eugene Kiely, Lori Robertson | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/10/trumps-covid-19-misinformation-since-testing-positive/}} * I learned a lot about COVID. I learned it by really going to school. This is the real school, this isn’t the let’s-read-a-book school. And I get it and I understand it and it’s a very interesting thing and I’m gonna be letting you know about it. ** Said while being treated in hospital for Covid-19, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-05 |title=Editorial: President Trump’s learn-by-doing approach to COVID-19 | author=LA Times Editorial Board | periodical=LA Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-10-06/trump-covid-school}} * I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1313186529058136070 Via twitter] posted 11:37 AM · Oct 5, 2020 * Flu season is coming up! Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, die from the Flu. Are we going to close down our Country? No, we have learned to live with it, just like we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations far less lethal!!! ** Claimed in a tweet that was later labeled as misleading and in a Facebook posting that was later deleted by Facebook, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-06 |title=Facebook, Twitter block Trump post that falsely claims coronavirus is less deadly than flu | author=Jessica Bursztynsky | periodical=CNBC | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/06/facebook-removes-trump-post-falsely-comparing-coronavirus-and-the-flu.html}} * REPEAL SECTION 230!!! ** Tweeted about [[w:Section 230|Section 230]] of the United States Communications Decency Act, which allows online platforms to moderate and remove harmful content without being penalized. Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-06 |title=Facebook, Twitter block Trump post that falsely claims coronavirus is less deadly than flu | author=Jessica Bursztynsky | periodical=CNBC | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/06/facebook-removes-trump-post-falsely-comparing-coronavirus-and-the-flu.html}} *I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business. ** According to [https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-stimulus-negotiations-7d464d0e-924f-46f5-90d2-9e8097c9c8f7.html Trump says he will not negotiate on COVID relief until after election] * We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas! ** Via [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1313984510749544450 tweet] October 7, 2020 * I think this was a blessing from God that I caught it. It was a blessing in disguise. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=Trump returns to Oval Office and says coronavirus diagnosis was 'blessing from God' | author=Kevin Liptak | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/07/politics/trump-oval-office-coronavirus/index.html}} * I don’t think I’m contagious at all. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=President Trump says he’s not ‘contagious at all’ days after leaving hospital with coronavirus | author=Will Feuer | periodical=CNBC | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/08/president-trump-says-hes-not-contagious-at-all-days-after-leaving-hospital-with-coronavirus-.html}} * I'm not going to do a virtual debate. I’m not going to waste my time at a virtual debate. ** Trump commented on the initiative of having the presidential candidates participating from remote locations for the second presidential debate, in view of his Covid-19 infection, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=Trump says he will 'not waste my time' with a 'virtual debate' after CPD announces changes | author=Brooke Singman | periodical=Fox News | url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/second-trump-biden-debate-will-be-virtual-organizers-say}} * Monster .. Communist .. Horrible .. Totally unlikeable ** Trump was referring to Vice President candidate Kamala Harris, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=Trump insults Harris as 'a monster' morning after vice presidential debate | author=Elizabeth Thomas | periodical=ABC News | url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-insults-harris-monster-morning-vice-presidential-debate/story?id=73498918}} * We want to do a rally in Florida, probably in Florida on Saturday night, might come back and do one in Pennsylvania on the following night. I feel so good!<br>Well, what we’re doing is probably, the test will be tomorrow, and the actual test, because there’s no reason to test all the time, but they found very little infection or virus, if any. I don’t know if they found any, I didn’t go into it greatly with the doctors. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=Coughing Through Hannity Interview, Trump Says He Wants to Do Saturday Rally | author=Justin Baragona | periodical=Daily Beast | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-coughing-through-hannity-interview-says-he-wants-to-do-saturday-rally}} * Nobody ever even heard of tariffs. They never even heard of tariffs. Nobody. In fact, when I first started doing it, they didn't even know what it meant. ** Claimed about tariffs on imports from China, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-11 |title=Fact check: Trump makes at least 14 false claims in first post-hospital interview on Fox Business | author=Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/08/politics/fact-check-trump-interview-bartiromo-fox-business/index.html}} * I'll walk into that audience. I'll walk in there, I'll kiss everyone in that audience. I'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women and the -- everybody. I'll just give everybody a big, fat kiss. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-12 |title=Trump mocks virus as he launches potential superspreader sprint to win reelection | author=Stephen Collinson | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/13/politics/donald-trump-election-2020-campaign/index.html}} * They say he was born in Scranton, but he left, he left. He abandoned you. ** Trump referred back to when Joe Biden was 10 years old and the family moved from Pennsylvania to Delaware because his father started in a new job, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-14 |title=Fact check: Trump continues dishonesty bombardment at Pennsylvania rally | author=Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/14/politics/fact-check-trump-rally-johnstown-pennsylvania/index.html}} * My plan: we’re gonna crush the virus very quickly. It’s happening already. It’s happening. * And Mexico is paying for the wall, by the way. You know that. I’ve been saying it. They hate to hear that. But they’re paying. * We passed VA Choice. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-14 |title=Trump’s lies are getting sillier, stupider, and staler. Last night’s superspreader rally was a doozy | author=Aldous Pennyfarthing | periodical=Daily sound and fury | url=https://dailysoundandfury.com/trumps-lies-are-getting-sillier-stupider-and-staler-last-nights-superspreader-rally-was-a-doozy/}} * I’m OK with masks. I tell people, wear a mask. But just the other day they came out with a statement that 85% of the people that wear masks catch it. ** Claimed about the coronavirus, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-16 |title=FactChecking Trump’s Town Hall | author=Brooks Jackson, Lori Robertson, Robert Farley, Angelo Fichera, Jessica McDonald, Rem Rieder, Katie Busch, Eugene Kiely | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/10/factchecking-trumps-town-hall/}} * That was an opinion of somebody and that was a retweet. I’ll put it out there. People can decide for themselves. ** Trump explained why he retweeted a claim that Osama bin Laden’s killing was staged and that members of Navy SEAL Team 6 had been killed to cover it up. Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-16 |title=Column: Trump and Biden town halls showed us two worlds, and only one of them is terrifying | author=Rex Huppke | periodical=Chicago Tribune| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-biden-town-hall-qanon-rogers-calm-election-polls-huppke-20201016-3oke7rhwhbdrfcshgbnpqmimbe-story.html}} * When I see thousands of ballots dumped in a garbage can and they happen to have my name on it? I’m not happy about it. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-17 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump sees what others do not in the pandemic | author=Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen | periodical=AP News| url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-ap-fact-check-donald-trump-technology-a6ddb8360fa9b1ff95acbbc1e03f437e}} * Would you like a nice low-income housing project next to your suburban beautiful ranch style house? Generally speaking, no. I saved your suburbs -- <b>women -- suburban women, you're supposed to love Trump.</b> ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-17 |title=Trump continues bizarre appeals to suburban women as he campaigns in Covid hotspots | author=Maeve Reston| periodical=CNN| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/18/politics/donald-trump-women-gretchen-whitmer/index.html}} * Fauci is a disaster. People are tired of coronavirus. People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-17 |title=Trump says Americans 'tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots' discuss Covid | author=Joan E Greve| periodical= The Guardian| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/19/trump-fauci-idiot-experts-criticism-coronavirus}} * Did you see they found 50,000 ballots in like a river? * Even without the vaccine, the pandemic's going to end. It's gonna run its course. It's gonna end. They'll go crazy. He said 'without the vaccine' -- watch, it'll be a headline tomorrow. These people are crazy. No, it's running its course. We're rounding the turn. You see the numbers, and we're rounding the turn. * The United States shows more CASES than other countries, which the Lamestream Fake News Media pounces on daily, because it TESTS at such a high (and costly) level. * Since the China virus, we have created --- a record in the history of our country -- 11.4 million jobs over just a short period of months. * We're now setting records for employment, unemployment. We're setting all sorts of records economically * I signed a bill that gives you 10 years in jail if you rip down any federal statue. * Mexico is paying for the wall. * We gave the greatest -- the biggest tax cut in history. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-20 |title=Fact-checking Trump's dishonest weekend: The President made at least 66 false or misleading claims in three days | author=Daniel Dale| periodical= CNN| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/19/politics/fact-check-trump-dishonest-weekend-florida-michigan-georgia-wisconsin/index.html}} * <i> (About “phony fake ballots":) </i> How about the ones that were printed without my name on it, right? They had everything on it. They had every race, they had everything. You had the Senate, you had everything, they forgot to put me down. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-20 |title=Trump Misleads on Ballots Again | author=Lori Robertson| periodical= FactCheck.org| url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/10/trump-misleads-on-ballots-again/}} * We're not entering a dark winter, we are entering the final turn and the light at the end of the tunnel ** Said on October 23, 2020 According to ''Fox News Sunday with [[Chris Wallace]]'' [https://www.foxnews.com/shows/fox-news-sunday] * We're not supposed to have a socialist — look we're not going to be a socialist nation. <b> We're not going to have a socialist president, especially a female socialist president,</b> we're not gonna have it, we're not gonna put up with it. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-24 |title=Trump targets Kamala Harris in sexist rant against the Democratic vice-presidential nominee | author=Sarah Al-Arshani| periodical= Business Insider| url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-targets-kamala-harris-in-sexist-rant-2020-10?r=US&IR=T}} * We won’t have a president that threatens people with jail for just criticizing him ** On the campaign trail for [[Joe Biden]] in [[https://www.wlrn.org/2020-10-25/obama-hits-campaign-trail-in-south-florida-criticizing-trumps-behavior-as-worse-than-florida-man Obama Hits Campaign Trail In South Florida, Criticizing Trump's Behavior As Worse Than Florida Man] October 25, 2020 * Lock'em all up. ** Said about an undefined group of people, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-26 |title=Fact check: Trump makes at least 16 false or misleading claims to '60 Minutes' | author=Daniel Dale| periodical= CNN| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/25/politics/fact-check-trump-60-minutes-lesley-stahl/index.html}} * If I didn’t have social media, I’d have no way of getting out my voice. ** {{citation |date=2020-10-26 |title=CBS releases footage of Trump walking out of 60 Minutes interview | author=Martin Melam| periodical= The Guardian| url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/26/cbs-releases-footage-trump-walking-out-60-minutes-interview}} * Big problems and discrepancies with Mail In Ballots all over the USA. Must have final total on November 3rd ** Tweet, labelled as "Misleading", as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-26 |title=Twitter slapped yet another Trump tweet about mail-in voting with a 'misleading' label and stopped other users from retweeting it | author=Isobel Asher Hamilton| periodical=Business Insider| url=https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-trump-tweet-mail-voting-warning-label-minsinformation-block-retweet-2020-10?r=US&IR=T}} * We’re rounding the turn,our numbers are incredible. ** at a rally on October 26, 2020 according to [https://www.vox.com/21541967/covid-19-record-cases-us-coronavirus-winter-spike-surge 89,000 new Covid-19 cases per day. And the worst may be yet to come.] * COVID COVID COVID.. we are rounding the turn all they want to talk about is COVID by the way on Nov 4 you won't be hearing much more about it..Cases are up because we TEST TEST TEST ** During election campaign in [[w:Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] ''Trump calls U.S. coronavirus case spike a media ‘conspiracy’'' [https://globalnews.ca/news/7422033/coronavirus-trump-testing-conspiracy-tweet/ video] * The only thing you can do in Pennsylvania is a protest. You can't go to church. You can't pray to your God. You can't be with your pastors, your priests, your rabbis. You can't be -- none of that. You can't do anything ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-27 |title=Fact check: Trump falsely claims Pennsylvanians 'can't go to church' | author=Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/27/politics/trump-false-claim-pennsylvania-cant-go-to-church-fact-check/index.html}} * He’ll bury you in regulations, dismantle your police departments, dissolve our borders, confiscate your guns, terminate religious liberty, destroy your suburbs. * If you vote for Biden, it means no kids in school, no graduations, no weddings, no Thanksgiving, no Christmas and no Fourth of July together ** Claimed about Democrat President Candidate Joe Biden, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-29 |title=With typical hyperbole, Trump paints apocalyptic portrait of life under Biden | author=Darlene Superville | periodical=The Times of Israel | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-typical-hyperbole-trump-paints-apocalyptic-portrait-of-life-under-biden/}} *You know in Germany, if you have a bad heart and you’re ready to die, or if you have cancer and you’re going to be dying soon and you catch Covid, that happens: we mark it down to Covid.<br>You know, our doctors get more money if somebody dies from Covid. You know that, right?<br>I mean our doctors are very smart people. So what they do is, they say, "I’m sorry, but you know everybody dies of Covid."<br>But in Germany and other places, if you have a heart attack, or if you have cancer, you’re terminally ill, you catch Covid, they say you died of cancer, you died of a heart attack.<br>With us? When in doubt, choose Covid.<br>Now, it’s true. Now, they’ll say ‘oh, it’s terrible what he said’, but that’s true. It’s like $2,000 more. **[https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1322244374479040512 30 October 2020] ***Trump's estimate is too high, as [https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1320492597320863751 Ashish Ja states], the bump for documenting Covid ranges from $1600-$2200 which is an average of only $1900 more. ====November 2020==== * We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election. This is a major fraud on our nation. We want the law to be used in a proper manner. So we’ll be going to the U.S. Supreme Court. We want all voting to stop. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-03 |title=U.S. presidency still undecided; Biden opens leads in key Midwestern states | author= Trevor Hunnicutt, Jeff Mason | periodical=Reuters | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election/us-presidency-still-undecided-biden-opens-leads-in-key-midwestern-states-idUSKBN27J0FZ}} *I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT! **[https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1325099845045071873 7 November 2020] *REPORT: DOMINION DELETED 2.7 MILLION TRUMP VOTES NATIONWIDE. DATA ANALYSIS FINDS 221,000 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES SWITCHED FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BIDEN. 941,000 TRUMP VOTES DELETED. STATES USING DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS SWITCHED 435,000 VOTES FROM TRUMP TO BIDEN. ** Disputed tweet, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-13 |title=AP fact check: Trump tweets a tall tale of 'deleted' votes | author= Ali Swenson, Amanda Seitz | periodical=AP News | url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-ap-fact-check-joe-biden-donald-trump-technology-13c104367924b8192b4fcecf334f7806}} *FoxNews and the Fake News Networks aren’t showing these massive gatherings. Instead they have their reporters standing in almost empty streets. We now have SUPPRESSION BY THE PRESS **[https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1327724046595842049 14 November 2020] * The vaccine will be available to the entire general population with the exception of places like New York state where for political reasons the governor decided to say — and I don’t think it’s good politically, I think it’s very bad from a health standpoint — but he wants to take his time with a vaccine. We can’t be delivering it to a state that won’t be giving it to its people immediately. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-30 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts on vaccine, state distribution | author= Hope Yen, Laura Neergard, Candice Choi | periodical=AP | url=https://apnews.com/article/ap-fact-check-joe-biden-donald-trump-politics-coronavirus-pandemic-76d1580f82b1586b207990396c1e3b5f}} * Big victory moments ago in the State of Nevada. The all Democrat County Commissioner race, on same ballot as President, just thrown out because of large scale voter discrepancy. Clark County officials do not have confidence in their own election security. Major impact! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1328483862490574849 Tweet] dated November 16, 2020 * I won the Election! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1328334945148952576 Tweet] November 16, 2020, with the warning by twitter: "Multiple sources called this election differently" * The recent statement by / [[w:Chris Krebs|Chris Krebs]] on the security of the [[2020 Election]] was highly inaccurate... Therefore, effective immediately, Chris Krebs has been terminated as Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. ** Trump fires his Director of the Cybersecurity via twitter according to [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/17/trump-ousts-homeland-security-chris-krebs-called-election-secure/6276676002/ Trump ousts Homeland Security cyber chief Chris Krebs, who called election secure] published November 18, 2020 * You wouldn’t have vaccine if it weren’t for me, for another four years. ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-20 |title=Trump Suggests Vaccine Companies Orchestrated Revenge-Filled Conspiracy to Make Him Lose | author= Rachel Olding | periodical=Daily Beast | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-suggests-vaccine-companies-orchestrated-revenge-filled-conspiracy-to-make-him-lose}} * Don't talk to me that way, you are lightweight. I'm the president of the United States. Don't ever talk to the president that way. **Responding to a reporter's questions at a Thanksgiving press conference in [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/trump-news-live-twitter-biden-election-b1762621.html Trump news – live: President promises to leave White House before erupting at #DiaperDon Twitter trend (video)] published November 27, 2020 *[[Big Tech]] and the [[Fake News]] Media have partnered to Suppress. Freedom of the Press is gone, a thing of the past. That’s why they refuse to report the real facts and figures of the 2020 Election... ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1332349861774155778?s=20 Tweet] posted November 27, 2020 which [[Twitter]] tagged with "This claim about election fraud is disputed" * Biden can only enter the White House as President if he can prove that his ridiculous '80,000,000 votes' were not fraudulently or illegally obtained. When you see what happened in Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia & Milwaukee, massive voter fraud, he's got a big unsolvable problem. ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-28 |title=Trump implies he won't leave the White House unless Biden 'can prove' he won 80 million votes, as the president continues to tweet lies and conspiracy theories about the election | author= Grace Panetta | periodical=Business Insider | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-he-wont-leave-white-house-biden-disproves-fraud-2020-11?r=US&IR=T}} * Specific allegations were made, and we have massive proof, in the Pennsylvania case. Some people just don’t want to see it. They want nothing to do with saving our Country. Sad!!! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1332778938121203720 Tweet] posted November 28, 2020 * @FoxNews daytime is virtually unwatchable, especially during the weekends. ** Tweet, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-29 |title=Trump tells viewers to watch 'anything else' but Fox News ahead of his 1st interview since Election Day | author= Yelena Dzhanova | periodical=Business Insider | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-calls-fox-news-unwatchable-criticism-newsmax-2020-11?r=US&IR=T}} * We don't have freedom of the press in this country, we have suppression of the press ** In a phone interview with [[Maria Bartiromo]] on [[Fox News]] November 29, 2020 * I came up with vaccines that people didn't think we'd have for five years * We had glitches where they moved thousands of votes from my account to Biden's account * <i> (About the handling of the coronavirus in the US:) </i> We're doing better than the rest of the world ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-29 |title=Fox News' Maria Bartiromo gave Trump his first TV interview since the election. It was filled with lies | author= Alexis Benveniste | periodical= CNN Business | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/29/media/bartiromo-trump-interview/index.html}} * Who needs Democrats when you have Republicans like Brian Kemp and Doug Ducey? ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-30 |title=Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey defends election process after Trump attack | author= Caroline Kelly, Alison Main | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/30/politics/doug-ducey-defends-election-arizona-trump/index.html}} ====December 2020==== * Actually, I won Wisconsin. ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-05 |title=Fact check: Among baseless claims of rigged election, Trump says he won Wisconsin | author= D.L. Davis, Politifact | periodical=Houston Cronicle | url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/texas-politics/politifact/article/Fact-check-Among-baseless-claims-of-rigged-15794749.php}} * You know we won Georgia, just so you understand. ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-05 |title=Fact Check: Trump Makes Bogus Swing State Claim During Campaign Stop In Georgia | author= Eugene Kiely | periodical=GA Today | url=https://www.gpb.org/news/2020/12/09/fact-check-trump-makes-bogus-swing-state-claim-during-campaign-stop-in-georgia}} * If I lost, I’d be a very gracious loser. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-06 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump floods rally with audacious falsehoods | author= Calvin Woodward | periodical=AP News | url=https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-donald-trump-rally-falsehoods-424834660f894040b55b415aecb2a443}} * RINOS @BrianKempGA, @GeoffDuncanGA, & Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, will be solely responsible for the potential loss of our two GREAT Senators from Georgia, @sendavidperdue & @KLoeffler. Won’t call a Special Session or check for Signature Verification! People are ANGRY! ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-07 |title=Trump Says 'RINOS' Kemp, Raffensperger 'Solely Responsible' If Loeffler, Perdue Lose Election | author= Jeffery Martin | periodical=Newsweek | url=https://www.newsweek.com/trump-says-rinos-kemp-raffensperger-solely-responsible-if-loeffler-perdue-lose-election-1553024}} * The Supreme Court really let us down. No Wisdom, No Courage! ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-11 |title='No Wisdom, No Courage!': Trump lashes out at the Supreme Court after it rejected a Texas bid to overturn the election results| author= Kelsey Vlamis | periodical=MSN News | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/no-wisdom-no-courage-trump-lashes-out-at-the-supreme-court-after-it-rejected-a-texas-bid-to-overturn-the-election-results/ar-BB1bRIqA}} * WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!!! ** Tweeted about contesting the 2020 Presidential election result, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-11 |title=Trump engages in self-sabotage ahead of historic vaccine rollout | author= Maeve Reston | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/13/politics/donald-trump-william-barr-pfizer-vaccine/index.html}} * It's not over. We keep going and we're going to continue to go forward. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-12 |title=Trump tells 'Fox & Friends' election challenges 'not over' ahead of Electoral College vote | author= Ronn Blitzner | periodical=Fox News | url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-fox-and-friends-election-challenges-not-over-electoral-college-vote}} * Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for [[w:Stop the Steal|Stop the Steal]]. Didn't know about this, but I'll be seeing them! #MAGA ** [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Conservative_groups_hold_rally_in_Washington_D.C._claiming_U.S._elections_were_stolen_from_President_Trump Conservative groups hold rally in Washington D.C. claiming U.S. elections were stolen from President Trump]December 15, 2020 * I saved at least 8 Republican Senators, including Mitch, from losing in the last Rigged (for President) Election. Now they (almost all) sit back and watch me fight against a crooked and vicious foe, the Radical Left Democrats. I will NEVER FORGET! ** Disputed [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1342245390540804096 Tweet], 25 December 2020. {{Anchor|Supreme Court totally incompetent}} * The U.S. Supreme Court has been totally incompetent and weak on the massive Election Fraud that took place in the 2020 Presidential Election. We have absolute PROOF, but they don't want to see it - No 'standing', they say. If we have corrupt elections, we have no country! ** Disputed tweet, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-26 |title=With less than a month left in office, Trump lashes out at 'totally incompetent' Supreme Court for refusing to overturn his election loss | author= Connor Perrett | periodical=Business Insider | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-supreme-court-totally-incompetent-for-refusing-to-overturn-election-2020-12?r=US&IR=T}} * Weak and tired Republican “leadership” will allow the bad Defense Bill to pass. ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1342245390540804096 Tweet], 29 December 2020. * Republican leadership only wants the path of least resistance. Our leaders (not me, of course!) are pathetic. ** Tweet, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-29 | title=Trump lashes out at Republicans after they override his veto | author= Zachary B. Wolfe | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/29/politics/donald-trump-house-votes/index.html}} ===2021=== {| style="float:center; background:none;border: 1px solid silver;{{Border-radius|35px}}; margin:15px; background-color:#F6F6F6;" |- |<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:105%;"> 20 January 2021 [[File:Seal of the President of the United States.svg|20px]] - End of presidency |- |} ====January 2021==== *So, look, all I wanna do, is I wanna find 11,780 votes. **Spoken to Georgia election officials on January 2, pressuring Secretary of State {{w|Brian Kemp}} to recalculate the [[w:2020 United States presidential election|2020 United States presidential election]] vote in his favor. {{citation |date=2020-01-03 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/audio-trump-berates-ga-secretary-of-state-urges-him-to-find-votes/2021/01/03/aba64f5f-8c3c-490f-af34-618ccea732d7_video.html |title=Audio: Trump berates Ga. secretary of state, urges him to ‘find’ votes |publisher=''{{w|The Washington Post}}''}} * So dead people voted. And I think the number is close to 5,000 people [in Georgia] * [There] were thousands and thousands of ballots in a box that was not an official or a sealed box. * They ran out because of a water-main break. And there was no water main, there was nothing. There was no break. * You had out-of-state voters - they voted in Georgia but they were from out of state - of 4,925 * They're shredding ballots. And you should look at that very carefully. Because that's so illegal. * We have not gone through your Dominion [voting machines], so we can't give them blessing. I mean, in other states, we think we found tremendous corruption with Dominion machines... ** {{citation |date=2020-01-03 | author = BBC News Reality Check Team | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-55529230 |title=Georgia election: Donald Trump's phone call fact-checked |publisher=BBC News}} *One thing we know is you, [[w:Jeffrey A. Rosen|Rosen]], aren't going to do anything to overturn the election ** "[https://www.npr.org/2021/10/07/1044015379/senate-report-details-trumps-efforts-to-use-doj-to-overturn-election-results Senate report details Trump's efforts to use DOJ to overturn election results]" (January 3, 2021) *Rudy, you did a great job. He's got guts. You know what? He's got guts, unlike a lot of people in the Republican Party. He's got guts. He fights, he fights.<br>..<br>We fight like hell. And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore.<br>..<br>We’re going walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women.<br>I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to '''peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard'''.<br>we’re going to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue, I love Pennsylvania Avenue, and we’re going to the Capitol and we’re going to try and give…<br>our Republicans, the weak ones, because the strong ones don’t need any of our help,<br>we’re going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need<br>So let’s walk down Pennsylvania Avenue. **[https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-speech-save-america-rally-transcript-january-6 Save America Rally Speech] on 6 January 2021 * Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify. USA demands the truth! **[https://archive.is/jCmfK 11:24am tweet] on 6 January 2021 *I am asking for everyone at the [[U.S. Capitol]] to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of [[Law & Order]] – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you! **[https://archive.is/IvpaU 12:13pm tweet] on 6 January 2021 *We love you. You are very special. **In video in tweet (later deleted) aimed at protestors who entered into the United States Capitol. Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-01-06 | author = Eliza Relman, Oma Seddiq, Jake Lahut | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-video-statement-capitol-rioters-we-love-you-very-special-2021-1?r=US&IR=T |title=Trump tells his violent supporters who stormed the Capitol 'you're very special,' but asks them 'to go home' |publisher=Business Insider}} * To all of my wonderful supporters, I know you are disappointed, but I also want you to know that our incredible journey is just beginning ** video (2;28) from [https://archive.is/o4JN6 4:28pm tweet] posted by [[Ivanka Trump]] on 7 January 2020 *I ’d like to begin by addressing the heinous attack on the United States Capitol. Like all Americans I am outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem. I immediately deployed the [[w:United States National Guard|National Guard]] and federal [[Law enforcement in the United States|law enforcement]] to secure the building and expel the intruders. America is and must always be a nation of law and order. To demonstrators who infiltrated the Capitol: you have defiled the seat of American democracy. To those who engage in the acts of violence and destruction: you do not represent our country. And to those who broke the law: you will pay. We have just been through an intense election and emotions are high. But now, tempers must be cooled and calm restored. We must get on with the business of America. ** post-January 6 speech, (7 January 2021), as quoted in ''Vital Speeches of the Day'', 87(3), p. 53. * To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th. **[https://archive.is/tzc2r 7:44am tweet] on 8 January 2021 * His ingenuity, genius, and creativity earned him immense wealth, but his character and philanthropic generosity his great name. Sheldon was also a staunch supporter of our great ally the State of [[Israel]] ** [[President Trump]] in [https://www.npr.org/2021/01/12/693679109/sheldon-adelson-conservative-donor-and-casino-titan-dies-at-87 Sheldon Adelson, Conservative Donor And Casino Titan, Dies At 87] January 12, 2021 * We will be back in some form ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-01-20 | author = Kevin Liptak | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/donald-trump-leaves-white-house/index.html |title=Trump departs Washington a pariah as his era in power ends |publisher=CNN}} ====February 2021==== * The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political “leaders” like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm. McConnell’s dedication to business as usual, status quo policies, together with his lack of political insight, wisdom, skill, and personality, has rapidly driven him from Majority Leader to Minority Leader, and it will only get worse. The Democrats and Chuck Schumer play McConnell like a fiddle—they’ve never had it so good—and they want to keep it that way! We know our America First agenda is a winner, not McConnell’s Beltway First agenda or Biden’s America Last. * It was a complete election disaster in Georgia, and certain other swing states. McConnell did nothing, and will never do what needs to be done in order to secure a fair and just electoral system into the future. He doesn’t have what it takes, never did, and never will. * Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again. He will never do what needs to be done, or what is right for our Country. ** [https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000177-ad2a-d713-a777-edee3b100000 Statement by Donald J. Trump, February 16, 2021] ====March 2021==== * Do you miss me yet? Do you miss me? * Mr. McLaughlin just gave me numbers that nobody's ever heard of before, more popular than anybody. That's all of us. It's all of us. * We won the election twice. I mean, you know, think about it ... * But who knows? Who knows? I may even decide to beat them for a third time, OK? For a third time. * This election was rigged. And the Supreme Court and other courts didn't want to do anything about it. * And the only people that should be allowed to vote by mail are people that can be proven to be either very sick or out of the country or military where they can't do it. One day. * And then a Republican president will make a triumphant return to the White House. And I wonder who that will be. I wonder who that will be. Who, who, who will that be, I wonder? ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-01 | author = Chris Cillizza | title = The 50 most ridiculous lines from Donald Trump's CPAC speech | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/01/politics/donald-trump-cpac-speech/index.html |publisher=CNN}} * Karl Rove has been losing for years, except for himself. * He's a RINO of the highest order, who came to the Oval Office lobbying for 5G for him and a group. * He's a pompous fool with bad advice and always has an agenda. * If the Republican Party is going to be successful, they're going to have to stop dealing with the likes of Karl Rove and just let him float away, or retire, like Liddle' Bob Corker, Jeff 'Flakey' Flake, and others like Toomey of Pennsylvania, who will soon follow. * 31 million people listened to my CPAC speech online, and it had among the largest television audience of the week, even though it was on cable at 4pm on Sunday afternoon. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-05 | author = Chris Cillizza | title = The 17 most outlandish lines from Donald Trump's attack on Karl Rove | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/05/politics/donald-trump-karl-rove-2020-election/index.html |publisher=CNN}} * I will not be endorsing, under any circumstances, the failed candidate from the great State of Alaska, [[w:Lisa Murkowski|Lisa Murkowski]]. She represents her state badly and her country even worse. I do not know where other people will be next year, but I know where I will be — in Alaska campaigning against a disloyal and very bad Senator. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-06 | author = Alex Isenstadt | title = Trump vows to campaign against 'disloyal' Murkowski | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/06/trump-lisa-murkowski-2022-474028 |publisher=Politico}} * No more money for RINOS. They do nothing but hurt the Republican Party and our great voting base--they will never lead us to Greatness. Send your donation to Save America PAC at DonaldJTrump.com. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-10 | author = Michael Warren, Fredreka Schouten, Eric Bradner | title = Trump's clash with GOP over using his name in fundraising ignites midterm worries | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/10/politics/trump-republican-fundraising-midterms/index.html |publisher=CNN}} * I would recommend it, and I would recommend it to a lot of people that don't want to get it and a lot of those people voted for me, frankly. But again, we have our freedoms and we have to live by that and I agree with that also. But it is a great vaccine. It is a safe vaccine and it is something that works. ** On the COVID-19 vaccine. Quoted by {{citation|date=2021-3-16|author=Meredith McGraw|title=Trump encourages Americans to get the Covid vaccine|publisher=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/16/trump-americans-covid-vaccine-476479}} * <i> About the {{w|2021 storming of the United States Capitol}}:</i> It was zero threat, right from the start, it was zero threat. Look, they went in, they shouldn't have done it. Some of them went in, and they are hugging and kissing the police and the guards, you know, they had great relationships. A lot of the people were waved in, and then they walked in and they walked out. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-26 | author = Veronica Stracqualursi | title = Trump lies about Capitol riot by claiming his supporters were 'hugging and kissing' cops | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/26/politics/donald-trump-january-6-rioters-arrests/index.html |publisher=CNN}} * And China, the same thing, they never treated us that way, right? You saw what happened a few days ago, was terrible, and uh, the border is not good, the border is the worst anybody’s ever seen it, and what you see now, multiply it times 10, Jim — he’s the only one I know who would handle the border tougher than me. We have to, and the tough is…in the most humanitarian way, because that’s what it is. What’s happening to the kids, they’re living in squalor, they are living like nobody has ever seen anybody, there’s never been anything like what’s, and you’re gonna have hundreds, and you have it now, they have the airplane photos, the shocks, and they call ’em shocks, and these things are showing thousands and thousands of people coming up from South America and it’s gonna be, it’s just uh, look, it’s a disaster. It’s a humanitarian disaster from their standpoint, and it’s gonna destroy the country, and frankly, the country can’t afford it because you’re talking about massive, just incredibly massive amounts. Our school systems, our hospital systems, everything. ** Wedding toast, quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-29 | author = Bess Levin | title = Of course Donald Trump crashed a wedding a gave a rambling, incoherent speech about Biden, Iran and China | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/03/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-wedding-speech |publisher=Vanity Fair}} * Based on their interviews, I felt it was time to speak up about Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx, two self-promoters trying to reinvent history to cover for their bad instincts and faulty recommendations, which I fortunately almost always overturned. They had bad policy decisions that would have left our country open to China and others, closed to reopening our economy, and years away from an approved vaccine — putting millions of lives at risk * Dr. Birx was a terrible medical advisor, which is why I seldom followed her advice. * I only kept Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx on because they worked for the U.S. government for so long — they are like a bad habit! ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-29 | author = Benjamin Din | title = Trump lashes out at Fauci and Birx after CNN documentary | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/29/trump-fauci-birx-cnn-documentary-478422 |publisher=Politico}} * Dr. Birx is a proven liar with very little credibility left. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-29 | author = Brett Samuels | title = Trump targets Fauci, Birx in lengthy diatribe | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/545472-trump-targets-fauci-birx-in-lengthy-diatribe |publisher=The Hill}} ====April 2021==== * Happy Easter to ALL, including the Radical Left CRAZIES who rigged our Presidential Election, and want to destroy our Country! ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-04-05 | author = Martin Pengelly | title = Who needs Twitter? Trump wishes happy Easter to 'radical left crazies' | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/04/trump-wishes-happy-easter-to-radical-left-crazies |publisher=The Guardian}} * I'll give you a little breaking news, [[Pfizer]] is in with the FDA. What the FDA did with [[Johnson and Johnson]] is so stupid ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20210627112356/https://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/industrynews/2021/trump-blasts-fda-for-j-and-j-vax-pause-says-pfizer-in-with-the-agency/ TV interview with Sean Hannity] * Getting out of Afghanistan is a wonderful and positive thing to do. I planned to withdraw on May 1st, and we should keep as close to that schedule as possible. ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-biden-afghanistan-pullout-wonderful-and-positive-thing-to-do-2021-4?r=US&IR=T "Trump says Biden's plan to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan is a 'wonderful and positive thing to do'"], Business Insider, 19 April 2021 ====May 2021==== *If a thief robs a jewelry store of all of its diamonds (the 2020 Presidential Election), the diamonds must be returned. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-05.10.21-4 10 May 2021] *The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED! This is illegal and the Arizona State Senate, who is leading the Forensic Audit, is up in arms. Additionally, seals were broken on the boxes that hold the votes, ballots are missing, and worse. Mark Brnovich, the Attorney General of Arizona, will now be forced to look into this unbelievable Election crime. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/desk/desk-4yeh37peju/ 15 May 2021] ====June 2021==== *Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President. More COUNTRIES should ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech — all voices should be heard. Zuckerberg kept calling me and coming to the White House for dinner telling me how great I was. ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-more-countries-should-ban-twitter-facebook-zuckerberg-2021-6] *They may allow me back in two years. We got to stop that. We can’t let it happen. So unfair. They are shutting down an entire group of people. Not just me. They are shutting down the voice of a much more powerful and a much larger group. ** about Facebook banning him, in rally speech [https://deadline.com/2021/06/donald-trump-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-1234770087/] ====July 2021==== *The American people’s birthright of freedom must prevail against Big Tech and other forces that seek to destroy it. **7 July 2021 [https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/07/trump-big-tech-lawsuit-498536 Politico, Trump plans class action suit against Twitter, Facebook] *The de facto censorship arm of the US government. **7 July 2021 [https://www.rt.com/usa/528607-donald-trump-facebook-twitter/ Russia Today] *Many say I am the greatest star-maker of all time. But some of the stars I produced are actually made of garbage. **[https://web.archive.org/web/20210715183933/https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-07.15.21-06 15 July 2021 on DonaldJTrump.com] ====August 2021==== *There is massive and unconditional evidence that the election was shattered with fraud and irregularities at a level that our Country has never seen before. Much of it is already public, and a great deal more is coming out in the very near future. Every time you read a statement that there is “no evidence of election fraud,” about the 2020 election scam, just attribute that statement to a crooked and collusive media (they work closely together with the Radical Left Democrats) that will do anything to hide the real facts of this election fiasco. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-qvb8wmvsyn0 1 August 2021] *If I were President right now, with COVID raging back, people being shot and killed in record numbers all over our cities, and the Border totally open with criminals and heavily infected COVID people pouring through our Southern Border and into our communities, the Fake News Media would be having an absolute field day. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-kyatp4nd8q0 2 August 2021] * If our soccer team, headed by a radical group of Leftist Maniacs, wasn’t woke, they would have won the Gold Medal instead of the Bronze. * Woke means you lose, everything that is woke goes bad, and our soccer team certainly has. * They should replace the wokesters with Patriots and start winning again. The woman with the purple hair played terribly and spends too much time thinking about Radical Left politics and not doing her job! ** Said about the US women's national soccer team after winning a bronze medal in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, as quoted in [https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/05/donald-trump-uswnt-usa-soccer-olympics-bronze-megan-rapinoe-tokyo-2020 "‘Woke means you lose’: Donald Trump rails at USWNT after Olympic bronze"], The Guardian, 5 August 2021 * I have quietly said for years that Mitch McConnell is the most overrated man in politics— now I don't have to be quiet anymore. ** Quoted in [https://www.newsweek.com/trump-calls-mitch-mcconnell-most-overrated-man-politics-ahead-infrastructure-vote-1617944 "Trump Calls Mitch McConnell 'Most Overrated Man in Politics' Ahead of Infrastructure Vote"], Newsweek, 10 August 2021 * I recommend: take the vaccines. I did it. It’s good. Take the vaccines. ** [https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/22/trump-booed-at-alabama-rally-after-telling-supporters-to-get-vaccinated.html "Trump booed at Alabama rally after telling supporters to get vaccinated"], CNBC, 22 August 2021 ====September 2021==== * If they let you do your job you wouldn’t have crime in New York! * I’ve been given so much support by the people who do what you do. * We love the blue. I’ll say it loud. You know, you’re not supposed to say that. We love the blue. **[https://nypost.com/2021/09/11/trump-makes-surprise-visit-to-new-york-police-and-firefighters/ Trump makes surprise visit to New York police and firefighters on 9/11] * We’re not going to have a country left in three years, I’ll tell you that. ** [https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-predicts-america-end-002940784.html "Donald Trump Predicts America Will End Within 3 Years"], quoted by David Moye, Yahoo News, 15 September 2021 * [[w:Anthony Gonzalez (politician)|1]] down, 9 to go! ** "[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/17/trump-celebrates-gonzalezs-exit-1-down-9-go/ Trump celebrates Gonzalez’s exit: ‘1 down, 9 to go!’]" (September 17, 2021) * Everybody will be watching Arizona tomorrow to see what the highly respected auditors and Arizona State Senate found out regarding the so-called Election! ** "[https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/24/arizona-review-draft-report-tally-biden-won-514088 GOP-led Arizona election review closely matches Biden's winning margin]" (September 23) * They want to go after me because I have, they think, a big mouth. I don't have a big mouth, you know what I have, I have a mouth that tells the truth. ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-has-mouth-tells-truth-while-lying-georgia-rally-2021-9?r=US&IR=T "Trump says he has 'a mouth that tells the truth' while making false statements at Georgia rally"], Insider, 26 September 2021 ====October 2021==== * Nobody has done more for [[Christianity]] or for [[evangelicals]] — or for [[religion]] itself — than I have. ** Quoted in [https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-claims-nobody-has-done-more-religion-itself-him-1635036 "Donald Trump Claims Nobody Has Done More 'for Religion Itself' Than Him"], Newsweek, 2 October 2021 * the real insurrection happened on November 3rd, the Presidential Election, not on [[January 6th]]—which was a day of protesting the Fake Election results ** [https://www.npr.org/2021/10/06/1043746455/trump-continues-to-lie-says-real-insurrection-happened-when-he-lost-election Trump continues to lie, says 'real insurrection' happened when he lost election]" (October 6, 2021) * [[Republican]] [[Senators]], do not [[vote]] for this terrible deal ([[debt]] limit) being pushed by folding [[Mitch McConnell]]. Stand strong for our Country.  * The [[American]] people are with you! ** In an emailed statement "[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/575876-trump-urged-gop-senators-to-vote-against-mcconnell-debt-deal Trump urges GOP senators to vote against McConnell debt deal]" (October 7,2021) * If we don't solve the Presidential Election Fraud of 2020 (which we have thoroughly and conclusively documented), Republicans will not be voting in '22 or '24. It is the single most important thing for Republicans to do. ** According to an MSNBC article and a short video "[https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/democrats-finally-have-reason-celebrate-one-trump-s-threats-n1281494 Democrats finally have reason to celebrate one of Trump's threats]" (October 13, 2021) * It’s so sad when you see that they are approving these windmills — worst form of energy, the most expensive. You talk about carbon emissions, well they are making them. More goes into the air than if you ran something for 30 years. * I’m not into golden showers. ** [https://news.yahoo.com/trump-touts-putin-relationship-rails-233840649.html "Trump Touts Putin Relationship, Rails About Wind Energy's 'Carbon Emissions' In Speech"], Yahoo News (October 16 2021) * After years of litigation, I was pleased to have had the opportunity to tell my side of this ridiculous story — Just one more example of baseless harassment of your favorite president ** "[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-faces-pile-civil-lawsuits-depositions-begin-n1281612 Trump faces a pile of civil lawsuits as depositions begin]" (October 18, 2021) * Wonderful to see [[Colin Powell]], who made big mistakes on Iraq and famously, so-called weapons of mass destruction, be treated in death so beautifully by the Fake News Media. Hope that happens to me someday. He was a classic RINO, if even that, always being the first to attack other Republicans. He made plenty of mistakes, but anyway, may he rest in peace! ** {{cite news|author=Chris Cillizza |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/politics/donald-trump-colin-powell-death/index.html |title=Donald Trump (yet again) proves there's no bottom |work=cnn.com|date=October 19, 2021 |accessdate=October 19, 2021}} *We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American president has been silenced **"[https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/trump-announces-social-media-platform-launch-plan-spac-deal.html Trump announces social media platform launch plan, SPAC deal]" (October 20, 2021) *[[Israel]] doesn’t even control [[Congress]] anymore. **29 October 2021 per https://thepostmillennial.com/exclusive-president-donald-j-trump-speaks-to-the-post-millennial ====November 2021==== *RINOs who supported infrastructure bill should be ashamed of themselves **on Sky News Australia [[Youtube]] channel '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZG-D0e8T0A video]''' (November 7, 2021) ====December 2021==== *He was very early. Like earlier than most. I haven’t spoken to him since. Fuck him, **10 December 2021 interview with Barak Ravid about [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] per [https://www.timesofisrael.com/fck-him-in-interview-trump-rages-at-netanyahu-over-congratulations-to-biden/ Times of Israel] *Bibi did not want to make a deal. Even most recently, when we came up with the maps. Now I don’t know if he didn’t want to make it for political reasons, or for other reasons. I wish he would have said he didn’t want to make a deal, instead of…. Because a lot of people devoted a lot of work. But I don’t think Bibi would have ever made a deal. That’s my opinion. I think the general [Gantz] wanted to make a deal. **11 December 2021 quoted by [https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-i-thought-israelis-would-do-anything-for-peace-but-found-that-not-to-be-true/ Times of Israel] *There’s people in this country that are Jewish that no longer love Israel.<br>I’ll tell you the Evangelical Christians love Israel more than the Jews in this country.<br>It used to be that Israel had absolute power over Congress and today I think it’s the exact opposite, and I think Obama and Biden did that.<br>And yet in the election, they still get a lot of votes from Jewish people…which tells you that the Jewish people, and I’ve said this for a long time.<br>The Jewish people in the United States either don’t like Israel or don’t care about Israel.<br>I mean, you look at The New York Times, The New York Times hates Israel, hates them, and they’re Jewish people that run The New York Times, I mean the Sulzberger family. **17 December 2021 per [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/12/donald-trump-anti-semitism-jews-israel Vanity Fair] *I think the origins are so obvious. They came out of the Wuhan lab. And I think if anybody thinks anything differently, they’re just kidding themselves. So, you can ask — China has to pay. They have to do something. '''They have to pay reparations'''. And China doesn’t have the money to pay those reparations. I believe that worldwide — I’m not just talking United States — worldwide, '''$60 trillion of damage''', $60 trillion. China doesn’t have $60 trillion. But they have to do something to make up for what they’ve done. What they’ve done to the world is so horrible. It’s been horrible, all over the world. And it doesn’t stop. **[https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/19/trump-china-must-pay-for-covid-origins-they-have-to-pay-reparations/ 19 December 2021] * <i> About developing vaccines against Covid-19: </i> Look, we did something that was historic, we saved tens of millions of lives worldwide. We, together, all of us, not me. ** [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/donald-trump-booster-shot-boos/index.html "Trump met with boos after revealing he received Covid-19 booster"], CNN, 21 December 2021 * I came up with a vaccine, with three vaccines. ** [https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/587079-trump-pushes-back-on-candace-owens-people-arent-dying "Trump pushes back on Candace Owens: 'People aren't dying when they take the vaccine'"], The Hill, 23 December 2021 ===2022=== ====January 2022==== * If you take [[COVID-19 vaccine|the vaccine]], you're protected. Look, the results of the vaccine are very good, and if you do get it, it's a very minor form. People aren't dying when they take the vaccine. ** 6 January 2022, interviewed by [[Candace Owens]], discussing the [[COVID-19 vaccine]]; reported in Bruce Y. Lee, "[https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/12/24/trump-tells-candace-owens-that-covid-19-vaccines-work-one-of-the-greatest-achievements-of-mankind/ Trump Tells Candace Owens That Covid-19 Vaccines Work: 'One Of The Greatest Achievements Of Mankind']", [[Forbes]] (Jan 6, 2022) *I ran twice and we won twice.<br>This crowd is a massive symbol of what took place, because people are hungry for the truth. They want their country back. **15 January 2022 [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/01/trump-arizona-rally-2024-election/621244/ via Elaine Godfrey of The Atlantic] *If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from January sixth fairly. We will treat them fairly.<br>And if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons. Because they are being treated so unfairly. **30 January 2022 [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01/hope-go-jail-get-book-thrown-deserve-lindsey-graham-susan-collins-buck-trump-vow-persecute-jan-6ers/ reported by TGP] *Actually, what they are saying, is that Mike Pence did have the right to change the outcome, and they now want to take that right away. Unfortunately, he didn’t exercise that power. '''He could have overturned the election!''' **31 January 2022, at a rally in Conroe Texas, as quoted in “[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/31/donald-trump-mike-pence-overturn-election Quiet part loud: Trump says Pence ‘could have overturned the election’]”, by Martin Pengelly, for ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. ====February 2022==== *I was right and everyone knows it. If there is fraud or large scale irregularities, it would have been appropriate to send those votes back to the legislatures to figure it out. **4 February 2022 per 7 February 2022 report by Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pence-says-trump-was-wrong-that-he-could-have-overturned-2020-election-result-2022-02-04/ Pence says Trump was wrong that he could have overturned 2020 election] by Alexandra Ulmer * I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, 'This is genius.' Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine, of Ukraine, Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that's wonderful. So Putin is now saying, 'It's independent,' a large section of Ukraine. I said, 'How smart is that?' And he's going to go in and be a peacekeeper. That's the strongest peace force. We could use that on our southern border. That's the strongest peace force I've ever seen. ... Here's a guy who's very savvy. ... I know him very well. Very, very well. ** Said about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in an interview at The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, as quoted in [https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/23/politics/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-joe-biden/index.html "Trump sides with Putin as Biden tries to stop a war"], CNN, 23 February 2022. * They say, 'Trump said Putin's smart.' I mean, he's taking over a country for two dollars' worth of sanctions. I'd say that's pretty smart. He's taking over a country — really a vast, vast location, a great piece of land with a lot of people, and just walking right in. ** [https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/24/politics/donald-trump-praises-putin/index.html "Why Donald Trump can't stop praising Vladimir Putin"], CNN, 24 February 2022 ====March 2022==== *They laid down the welcome mat and gave Russia the opening, now Putin may be getting everything he wanted, with Ukraine and the rest of the World suffering the consequences. It’s terrible, but this is what you get with Biden, the Democrats, and RINO warmongers! [https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-cxhdzqwssb1663 03/01/22 ] * The vote counter is often more important than the candidate. ** [https://news.yahoo.com/trump-says-gop-needs-tougher-211714688.html "Trump says the GOP needs to get 'tougher' at the ballot box: 'The vote counter is often more important than the candidate'"], yahoo news, 6 March 2022 *Whatever happened to free speech in our Country? Incredibly, but not surprisingly, the Big Tech lunatics have taken down my interview with the very popular NELK Boys so that nobody can watch it or in any way listen to it....In Russia, the people are not allowed to know that they’re fighting a war with Ukraine, that’s where our media is going, and that’s where our Country is going because it quickly follows—just study history.We need freedom of speech again, we don’t have it and it’s getting worse every day! **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-tayryvrzzk1694 Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America 03/11/22] *She owes me nearly $300,000, Now all I have to do is wait for all of the money she owes me. **[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/21/donald-trump-crows-liberal-9th-circuit-court-seals/ Trump crows as liberal 9th Circuit seals victory over Stormy Daniels, Michael Avenatti] *I listen to him constantly using the n-word, that’s the n-word, and he’s constantly using it, the nuclear word.They didn’t attack any other countries under us. I’m the only one where that didn’t happen. And with Bush, they took Georgia, and they took Crimea with Biden and Obama. And now he said ‘to hell with it. Let’s take the whole thing'. **[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-putin-nuclear-n-word-b2040702.html Trump says Putin keeps using the ‘n-word’ meaning ‘nuclear’ as he claims Russian leader is ‘different’ man to one he dealt with] *Single most dangerous time for our country in history... yet you have people like John Kerry worrying about the climate! The climate! Oh, I heard that the other day. Here we are, [Russian President Vladimir Putin is] threatening us [and] he’s worried about the ocean will rise one-hundredth of one percent over the next 300 fucking’ years. **[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/28/two-stark-reminders-about-political-challenge-tackling-climate-change/ Two stark reminders about the political challenge of tackling climate change] *The Left has become so extreme that we now have a justice being nominated to the Supreme Court who testified under oath that she could not say what a woman is, And a party that's unwilling to admit that men and women are biologically different in defiance of all scientific and human history, is a party that should not be anywhere near the levers of power in the United States of America. **[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/watch-single-most-dangerous-time-trump-blasts-climate-change-crt-and-kbj ‘Single most dangerous time’: Trump blasts climate change, CRT, and KBJ] ====April 2022==== *Happy Easter to all including the Radical Left Maniacs who are trying everything to destroy our country May they not succeed, but let them, nevertheless, be happy, healthy, wealthy and well! **[https://news.yahoo.com/biden-trump-release-very-different-202600019.html Yahoo!] *He went out of his way to deceptively edit an interview and got caught. That is a big story, isn’t it? **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-hm9chvnk6z0 Donald Trump], [https://www.mediaite.com/tv/listen-trump-releases-audio-to-ending-of-doctored-interview-with-fool-piers-morgan/ mediaite] * But when I didn’t win the election .. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DrQC-oNAeQ Marjorie Taylor Greene & Matt Gaetz NOT HAPPY with Jimmy & Trump FINALLY Admits Defeat] (Apr 11, 2022) (video) * Which would you rather be, a dumb person or a dictator? Perhaps a dictator would be better. I don't want to be a dumb person. ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-rather-be-a-dictator-than-a-dumb-person-video-2022-4?r=US&IR=T Trump says he'd rather be 'a dictator' than 'a dumb person' after bragging about the cognitive test he took in 2018], Business Insider, 22 April 2022 ====May 2022==== *With rampant and record setting crime, a 42.8% increase over last year was just announced, and every other unimaginable problem, no wonder everyone is leaving the New York State, including businesses left and right. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-sarvcupgsh1991 Save America] * I am not currently in possession of any Trump Organization-issued phones, computers or similar devices. :I believe the last phone or device I was issued by the Trump Organization was a cellphone in 2015. I no longer have the cellphone in my possession and I am not aware of its current location. :Since January 1, 2010, I previously owned two flip phones and a Samsung mobile phone. I do not have the two flips [sic] phones in my possession and I do not know their current whereabouts.” :[Samsung] it was taken from me at some point while I was president. I do not have the Samsung in my possession and I do not know its current whereabouts. :* '''[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/11/trump-fine-contempt-new-york-letitia-james Trump must pay $110,000 fine to purge contempt, judge says]''' (Wed 11 May 2022 18.53 BST) *[[w:Kathy Barnette | Kathy Barnette]] will never be able to win the general election against the radical left democrats. She has many things in her past which have not been properly explained or vetted, but if she is able to do so, she will have a wonderful future in the Republican Party — and I will be behind her all the way ** [[Trump]] according to [https://www.smerconish.com/exclusive-content/pennsylvania-my-primary-concern Pennsylvania: My Primary Concern] (May 14) ==== July 2022 ==== * Warmongering and despicable human being Liz Cheney, who is hated by the great people of Wyoming (down 35!), keeps saying, over and over again, that HER Fake Unselect Committee may recommend CRIMINAL CHARGES against a President of the United States who got more votes than any sitting President in history, ** Said about Republican Congress Member Liz Cheney after she mentioned the possibility of raising criminal charges against Trump for his role in connection with the January 6 attack on the Congress of the United States, quoted in [https://nypost.com/2022/07/04/trump-rips-liz-cheney-after-she-suggests-jan-6-charges/ "Trump rips ‘despicable’ Liz Cheney after she suggests Jan. 6 charges for ex-president"], New York Post, 4 July 2022 * I feel very confident that, if I decide to run, I’ll win. * In my own mind, I’ve already made that decision, so nothing factors in anymore. In my own mind, I’ve already made that decision. * I made America great again, and I may have to do it again. ** [https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/donald-trump-2024-decision.html "Donald Trump on 2024: ‘I’ve Already Made That Decision’ The only question left in the former president’s mind is when he’ll announce"], Intelligencer, 14 July 2022 {{Disputed begin}} == Disputed == * These people should be executed. They are scumbags. ** About whistleblowers and journalists. Attributed by [[John Bolton]] in ''{{w|The Room Where It Happened}}'', ''{{w|Simon & Schuster}}'', 2020, [https://books.google.com/books?id=QjTMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT290 p. 290] {{cite book |isbn=978-1-9821-4805-8}} *Do you still like having sex with your wife? How often? You must have had a better fuck than your wife? Tell me about it. I have girls coming in from [[Los Angeles]] at three o'clock. We can go upstairs and have a great time. I promise. **Reported by Michael Wolff in [http://web.archive.org/web/20180107223847if_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSpgpeyVMAAMcS1.jpg ''Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House''] (5 January 2018) * I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go. ** Reported as being the words of President Trump recorded in a memo that [[James Comey]], FBI Director at the time, wrote shortly after a meeting held in the Oval Office on 14 February 2017, referring to the federal investigation into links to the Russian government of national security adviser, [[Michael T. Flynn]], who had resigned the day before. In a statement, the White House has denied the version of events in the memo. — [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/politics/james-comey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html New York Times (16 May 2017)] ** Comey confirmed under oath his account of Trump's words while [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/us/politics/senate-hearing-transcript.html appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee] (8 June 2017) ** When asked about Comey's testimony during a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hplM_DYp-Vk press conference on 9 June 2017], Trump said, "I didn't say that. I will tell you I didn't say that. And there'd be nothing wrong if I did say it according to everybody that I've read today, but I did not say that." * Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here? ** Reportedly said in a meeting with lawmakers on immigration, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/368576-trump-rips-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in "Trump criticized immigration from 's---hole' countries: report"] (11 January 2018), by Avery Anapol, ''The Hill''. Variant: "Why do we want all these people from shithole countries coming here?" As quoted in [http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/politics/trump-rock-bottom/index.html Trump's 'shithole' comment is his new rock bottom], ''CNN'', 12 January 2018. Trump denied making this comment. *** "The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used." [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/951793123985973248 Tweet by @realDonaldTrump] (12 January 2018) *Why do we want all these people from Africa here? They're shithole countries ... We should have more people from Norway. **[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-norway/thanks-but-no-thanks-norwegians-reject-trumps-immigration-offer-idUSKBN1F11QK 12 January 2018, per Reuters' source] *Why do we need more Haitians? Take them out. **Reportedly said in a meeting with lawmakers on immigration, as quoted in [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-shthole-countries-response-from-haiti-africa-el-salvador/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab8a&linkId=46885064 "'Sh*thole countries' respond to Trump's rhetoric"], ''CBS News''. Trump denied making this comment. ** "Never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is, obviously, a very poor and troubled country. Never said "take them out." Made up by Dems. I have a wonderful relationship with Haitians. Probably should record future meetings - unfortunately, no trust!" [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/951813216291708928 Tweet by @realDonaldTrump] (12 January 2018) *[B]lack people are too stupid to vote for me. **As quoted in [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/11/michael-cohen-trump-racist-language "Michael Cohen Says Trump Repeatedly Used Racist Language in Private"] (2 November 2018), by Emily Jane Fox, ''Vanity Fair''. In a post-2018 midterm press conference, Trump denied making the comment and dismissed Cohen's claims: "That's false" — as quoted in [https://www.yahoo.com/news/president-trump-says-never-used-racist-remarks-195529076.html "President Trump says he has 'never used racist remarks'"] (7 November 2018), by Hunter Walker, ''Yahoo News''. *Name one country run by a black person that's not a shithole... Name one city. **As quoted in [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/11/michael-cohen-trump-racist-language "Michael Cohen Says Trump Repeatedly Used Racist Language in Private"] (2 November 2018), by Emily Jane Fox, ''Vanity Fair''. "White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders denied those comments at the time." *Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers .. suckers .. Who were the good guys in this war? **[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/white-house-decision-cancel-veteran-s-cemetery-france-visit-creates-n934796 Saturday 10 November 2018] two hours before a scheduled 30-minute helicopter ride from Paris to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, the visit was cancelled with White House stating a rainy forecast made it too dangerous **[https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/ 3 September 2020] TheAtlantic.com writer [[Jeffrey Goldberg]] stated that "four people with firsthand knowledge of the discussion that day" (Goldberg did not provide any names) that "Trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain, and because he did not believe it important to honor American war dead", and described the two-sentence quote above as part of "a conversation with senior staff members on the morning of the scheduled visit". ***Goldberg also stated that during the trip (in a separate conversation) that Trump used the term "suckers" to collectively describe the 1800+ marines who died at Belleau Wood, but did not provide any surrounding words (the purported quote was the only word in quotation marks) ***the sentence about "good guys" Goldberg says was stated towards aides (not senior staff members) ****Goldberg did state a number regarding witness count of the other two statements, only for the "losers" one **[https://nationalpost.com/news/world/donald-trump-the-atlantic-john-mccain-loserstrump-denies-account-of-him-disparaging-u-s-war-dead-mccain 4 September 2020] Trump responded to Goldberg's piece "It’s a total lie. It’s fake news". **Trump also [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1301893907295371266 tweeted that day]: "The Atlantic Magazine is dying, like most magazines, so they make up a fake story in order to gain some relevance. Story already refuted, but this is what we are up against." **press secretary [[Layleigh McEnany]] also [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/09/04/whs_mcenany_atlantic_report_on_trump_has_been_categorically_debunked_by_witnesses_clearly_fake_news.html on September 4th] stated "The story in the Atlantic has been categorically debunked by eyewitnesses and contemporaneous documents", quoting two service members: ***""I was with the president the morning after the scheduled visit. He was extremely disappointed that arrangements could not be made to get him to the site and that the trip had been cancelled. I have worked with the president for his entire administration .. I have never heard him utter a disparaging remark of any kind about our troops." - Derek Lyons ***"there was a bad weather called in France and that the helicopters were unable to safely make the flight. Overall, the president's support and respect for our American troops past and present is unquestionable" - Dan Walsh **following Goldberg's piece that same day, [[James LaPorta]] wrote [https://apnews.com/article/b823f2c285641a4a09a96a0b195636ed on AP] "A senior Defense Department official with firsthand knowledge of events and a senior U.S. Marine Corps officer who was told about Trump’s comments confirmed some of the remarks to The Associated Press, including the 2018 cemetery comments." {{Disputed end}} {{misattributed begin}} == Misattributed == * I have a really high IQ, Phil. I mean, c'mon. It's impossible for me to not be atheist. ** Attributed by photo meme to an appearance on ''The Phil Donahue Show'' in 1989. [http://www.snopes.com/trump-donahue-atheist-1989/ According to Snopes.com], there is no evidence he ever said this, nor that he even appeared on ''The Phil Donahue Show'' in 1989. * If I were to run, I'd run as a Republican. They're the dumbest group of voters in the country. They believe anything on Fox News. I could lie and they'd still eat it up. I bet my numbers would be terrific. ** There is no record of Trump ever saying this; sometimes "''People'' magazine, 1998" is ''incorrectly'' given as the "source" of this quotation — [http://www.snopes.com/1998-trump-people-quote/ snopes.com]; [https://www.truthorfiction.com/donald-trump-said-republicans-are-the-dumbest-group-of-voters/ truthorfiction.com] * The harder I work, the luckier I get. ** Originated with [[Samuel Goldwyn]] as a paraphrase of a proverb from a collection by Coleman Cox, but similar proverbs have existed since the 16th century. [http://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/07/21/luck-hard-work/] * Life is what you do while you're waiting to die. ** [[w:Fred Ebb|Fred Ebb]], ''[[w:Zorba (musical)|Zorba]]'' (1968) * People are dying today that have never died before. ** [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-quote-never-died-before/ According to Snopes.com], there is no record of Trump saying this. * The doctors said they've never seen a body kill the Coronavirus like my body. They tested my DNA and it wasn't DNA. It was USA. ** Reportedly said by Trump after he was hospitalized with [[w:Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]], following [[w:White House COVID-19 outbreak|an outbreak of the disease in the White House]]; the quote actually originates from an image featuring a fabricated subtitle overlaid on a video released by the President while he was in [[w:Walter Reed National Military Medical Center|Walter Reed National Military Medical Center]]. [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-coronavirus-kill-body/] * My blood IS the vaccine!!!!! ** Originates from a fabricated screenshot of a tweet allegedly posted on October 5, 2020, the same day Trump was released from [[w:Walter Reed National Military Medical Center|Walter Reed National Military Medical Center]] after his diagnosis of [[w:Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]]. [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-my-blood-is-the-vaccine/] The fictitious quote likely refers to the donation of the [[w:blood plasma|blood plasma]] of COVID-19 survivors as a treatment method against catching the disease, a treatment of which Trump has been a vocal supporter. Trump has, however, suggested that he would consider donating his own plasma for this purpose. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-donate-plasma-covid-19-coronavirus/] {{misattributed end}} ==Quotes about Trump== :<small>Alphabetized by surname.</small> :<small>[[#A|A]] · [[#B|B]] · [[#C|C]] · [[#D|D]] · [[#E|E]] · [[#F|F]] · [[#G|G]] · [[#H|H]] · [[#I|I]] · [[#J|J]] · [[#K|K]] · [[#L|L]] · [[#M|M]] · [[#N|N]] · [[#O|O]] · [[#P|P]] · [[#Q|Q]] · [[#R|R]] · [[#S|S]] · [[#T|T]] · [[#U|U]] · [[#V|V]] · [[#W|W]] · [[#X|X]] · [[#Y|Y]] · [[#Z|Z]] · [[#See also|See&nbsp;also]] · [[#External links|External&nbsp;links]]</small> [[File:Lou Barletta.jpg|thumb|Donald Trump's voice is resonating with average Americans who feel their voice has been lost by their party. I believe this will become a new Republican Party, one that we should embrace. We should be the party of working men and women, the party of America first. ~ [[w:Lou Barletta|Lou Barletta]]]] [[File:Glenn Beck by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg|thumb|Donald Trump, I really truly [[believe]] is a very [[dangerous]] man. If you listen to the things he said... He has joked about killing reporters. ~ [[Glenn Beck]] ]] {{npov}} === A === [[File:Bashar al-Assad (cropped).jpg|thumb|I don't know him, when I sit with him face-to-face, I can judge him. But I only look at the person on the TV. ~ [[Bashar al-Assad]]]] * The meta-impact of President Trump routinely doing the "[[impossibility|impossible]]" is that it changes how all of us view our world. If Trump can keep doing the impossible, time and time again, why can't we? [...] [D]on't be surprised if 2018 is the year when people all over the world shed their mental prisons and take on the "impossibles" in ways we have never seen. Thanks to President Trump, people everywhere are beginning to recognize the difference between real impossibilities and simple failures of imagination. ** [[Scott Adams]], [http://blog.dilbert.com/2018/01/02/president-trump-changed-imagination/ "How President Trump Changed Your Imagination"] (2 January 2018) *Trump gives about four months for Syria troop pull-out: NYT **Aljazeera, [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/trump-months-syria-troop-pull-nyt-190101143234181.html 1 January 2019] in response to [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/politics/trump-troop-withdrawal-syria-months.html?action=click&login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock 31 December 2019] article by Eric Schmitt and Maggie Haberman of New York Times titled "Trump to Allow Months for Troop Withdrawal in Syria, Officials Say" that says "Trump has agreed to give the military about four months to withdraw the 2,000 United States troops in Syria, administration officials said on Monday" * I think it's funny because Donald Trump is kind of in the spirit of old Greek tyrants where they used to vote in a guy that had no encumbrances. So the smartest thing about him, which is probably most overlooked, to me, is that he doesn't owe anybody anything and if he would just stick to fixing the bridges, roads and infrastructures that's what he knows how to do...just keep him doing that. ** [[Tim Allen]], as quoted in [http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/01/13/tim-allen-says-leans-left-leans-right-and-ends-up-center-right.html "Tim Allen says he leans left, leans right, and ends up 'center right'"] by Blanche Johnson, ''FoxNews.com'' (13 January 2016) * I think Trump failed to pull off his coup because of three enduring weaknesses in his character. First, many high school students know more about how the American government works than he does. He particularly does not understand the way the Constitution’s division of powers, even after all the growth in executive power over the decades, still can check an overreaching president. Thus he seems to have assumed that Republican judges would agree the election had been rigged simply because they were Republicans, when actually they were foremost judges in an independent judiciary bound by precedent, by a duty to see that justice is done, and by a demand for evidence. Similarly, Congress has many ties to executive agencies such as the FBI and the Department of Defense, especially the ties that bind with purse strings, that give it considerable influence in these agencies. <br>Second, organizing something as complicated as a coup d’etat takes some serious cognitive chops, and by 2020 Donald Trump had trouble “staying on topic” for even a minute. If he were huddling with a conspirator over, say, control of the U.S. Marshalls during a takeover, he would soon be talking about how windmills kill eagles or the steam catapults on aircraft carriers. His thinking processes were too chaotic to orchestrate a coup. <br>Third, even though Donald Trump convinced millions that he was a self-assured, super-confident, take-charge individualist, he has long lacked resolve. He always had the courage of his convictions, which meant he had almost none. He frequently changed positions on important issues, notoriously being swayed by whoever spoke to him last, and his decision-making could be fairly characterized as “Charge ahead impulsively, then quickly retreat.” For example, two days after the networks declared Joe Biden had won the election, Trump signed an executive order commanding the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and elsewhere by inauguration day. This surprised everyone at the Pentagon, whose officials immediately pointed out the dangers of precipitate withdrawals. Trump almost never went toe-to-toe with advisors who stood up to him. Instead he just sulked and complained about having “too many lawyers.” Like the executive order Trump signed curtailing military aid to South Korea that an aide simply took off his desk and deep-sixed, the order about Afghanistan was ignored. <br>'''[[Harry S. Truman|Harry Truman]] famously said, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen,” and he had a sign on his desk that read, “The buck stops here.” Trump can’t stand the heat, and accordingly he always makes sure the buck stops somewhere else. Like most [[Bullying|bullies]], he usually gets another person to do his dirty work and face all the danger. The mob who attacked the Capitol on January 6th were the latest version of the throngs who bought Trump’s junk bonds in earlier days, taking all the risks, for his benefit, while he watched.''' ** [[Bob Altemeyer]], [https://theauthoritarians.org/lessons-of-the-2020-american-election-january-6th-and-beyond/ "Lessons of the 2020 American Election, January 6th, and Beyond"], October 20, 2021. * People's memories are so short and America's propaganda is so powerful that most, even the greatest losers of this appropriation, have forgotten that a profound change occurred, which we now take for granted. We have been conditioned to react skeptically, even hostilely, to criticism of our current corporate values, values which form the foundation of everyday life today. What's more appalling is that huge numbers of those left behind in the wealth transfer genuflected to the new plutocratic class, celebrating the most vicious of the uber-CEOs. This craven CEO-worshipping is still going on today- middle Americans drag themselves home after work in order to gather around the television and watch billionaire assholes like Donald Trump deliver his "You're fired!" line to some desperate, stressed-out Smithers-abee. ** [[Mark Ames]], ''Going Postal: Rage, Murder and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond'' (2005), p. 87-88 * Petty malice is now the major premise of American life. This meanness has become so common that it even dominates our leisure time, with Americans worshipping mega-millionaire assholes like Bill O'Reilly and Donald Trump. It's an utterly masochistic addiction- and no wonder, since Middle America has taken so much shit over the past 30 years, we've grown not only used to the meanness, but we can even get a rush off it. America is now Zed Nation: addicted to the pain that our masters so lovingly deliver to us, rewarding them not only with greater incomes, but with our admiration, our leisure time, and our souls. ** Mark Ames, ''Going Postal: Rage, Murder and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond'' (2005), p. 205 *[[w:Neo-Nazis|We]] support Trump because he is the savior of the White race, sent by God to free us from the shackles of the Jew occupation and establish a 1000 Reich. ** {{w|Andrew Anglin}}, as quoted in [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-neo-nazis-jews_us_5747397be4b0dacf7ad4480e "Trump's Neo-Nazi And Jewish Backers Are Both Convinced He's Secretly On Their Side"] (26 May 2016), by Jessica Schulberg, ''The Huffington Post'' * Yes, Trump is worse than imperfect. So what? We can lament until we choke the lack of a great statesman to address the fundamental issues of our time—or, more importantly, to connect them. Since [[Pat Buchanan]]'s three failures, occasionally a candidate arose who saw one piece: [[Dick Gephardt]] on trade, [[Ron Paul]] on war, [[Tom Tancredo]] on immigration. Yet, among recent political figures—great statesmen, dangerous demagogues, and mewling gnats alike—only Trump-the-alleged-buffoon not merely saw all three and their essential connectivity, ''but was able to win on them''. The alleged buffoon is thus more prudent—more practically wise—than all of our wise-and-good who so bitterly oppose him. This should embarrass them. That their failures instead embolden them is only further proof of their foolishness and hubris. **{{w|Michael Anton}} (as "Publius Decius Mus"), [http://www.claremont.org/crb/basicpage/the-flight-93-election/ "The Flight 93 Election"], ''The Claremont Institute'' (September 5, 2016) * Trump is not the only president in the modern era to have switched sides. [[Ronald Reagan]] famously changed from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, but the change was driven by principle, and the change stuck. He didn't sway back and forth, again and again. It would be tough for anyone to claim Donald Trump flipped parties on "principle" like Reagan. Some have sought to dig into Trump's ideological evolution, figuring out what changed or who inspired him to become a Republican. I'll spare them the needless waste of effort. Donald Trump became a conservative when it became politically convenient for him. I have no doubt he would have become the raucous rising star of the Democratic Party, too, if that looked like a shorter path to the Oval Office. Either way, he did with his belief system what he did with any Trump product. He outsourced it for low-cost manufacturing to someone else, then slapped his name on it. A handful of hired minions gave him the bare-bones requirements of a "conservative" platform. And he covered it with gaudy gold plating to make it his own. ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 97 * Donald Trump has America back on the road to bankruptcy, an area where he has unparalleled expertise for a president of the United States. The small band of fiscal conservatives who remain in the Trump administration warned the president about the eventual dangers of his out-of-control spending addiction. In one such meeting, Trump reportedly said, "Yeah, but I won't be here." I never heard him say those words, but it doesn't come as a surprise. That's how he thinks. What does he care if the federal government goes belly-up? By then it won't be his problem. ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 101 * The president's denial-turned-apathy to Moscow's actions is why America responded with the diplomatic equivalent of a whimper to one of the biggest foreign affronts to our democracy. Of all the failures of Trump's foreign policy, letting Russia off the hook is perhaps the most frustrating. The outgoing Obama administration imposed modest sanctions on Moscow, including expelling several dozen alleged Russian agents from the United States, but it left the rest to the incoming White House. Trump was reluctant to take further action that might offend Putin, with whom he hoped to develop a close working relationship. He hesitated to even raise the subject in conversations with the Russian leader, dumbfounding people on the inside. I remember when Congress sanctioned Russia in summer 2017. Representatives vented their anger over how little the administration had done to hold Russia accountable, so they took matters into their own hands and passed legislation punishing the country. Though he would later take credit for the sanctions in order to claim our administration had been unusually tough on Moscow, Trump in fact was furious. He felt Congress was getting in the way of his goal of a warm friendship with the Kremlin. Russia responded to the sanctions by kicking out hundreds of US embassy staff from their country and seizing US diplomatic compounds. President Trump's response was startling. "I want to thank him because we're trying to cut down on payroll," Trump told reporters about Putin's move, without a hint of irony. "And as far as I'm concerned, I'm very thankful that he let go a large number of people, because now we have a smaller payroll. There's no real reason for them to go back. So I greatly appreciate the fact that we've been able to cut our payroll of the United States. We'll save a lot of money." ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 164-165 * Trump's cavalier attitude toward the Russian security threat has had a predictable yet devastating consequence. Moscow has not been deterred from attacking American interests. It has been emboldened. They continue to take advantage of the United States, around the world and on our own soil. Former director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testified in January 2019 that Russia was still sowing social, racial, and political discord in the United States through influence operations, and several months later, Robert Mueller said the same. "It wasn't a single attempt," he testified to Congress. "They're doing it as we sit here. And they expect to do it during the next campaign." This should be a national scandal, a cause for outrage and action against the Russian government. Instead, it's being ignored where it should matter most- in the Oval Office. Reporters asked Trump about Mueller's assessment days later and quizzed him again on whether he'd pressed Putin on the topic. "You don't really believe this," he shot back. "Do you believe this? Okay, fine. We didn't talk about it." Then he boarded Marine One. ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 167 * As we tried to make sense of Donald Trump's positions or when one of us tried to argue against them, we first had to ask: Why is the president so attracted to autocrats? After a contentious meeting about the president's engagement with a foreign dictator, a top national security aide offered me his take. "The president sees in these guys what he wishes he had: total power, no term limits, enforced popularity, and the ability to silence critics for good." He was spot on. It was the simplest explanation. ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 171 * Mr. Trump is a wild card, but he is likely to sign pro-life measures, and he is seeking advice now from the right people to appoint a plausible successor to [[Antonin Scalia|Justice Scalia]]. In this Guide for the Perplexed, we may find reason to bite our lips and take the Wild Card over the brutal Sure Thing on the other side. ** [[w:Hadley Arkes|Hadley Arkes]], [https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2016/05/04/a-guide-for-the-perplexed/ "A Guide for the Perplexed"], ''The Catholic Thing'' (4 May 2016) * '''I don't know him, when I sit with him face-to-face, I can judge him. But I only look at the person on the TV,''' you know, on the TV you can manipulate everything, you can...rehearse, you can prepare yourself... ** [[Bashar al-Assad]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45odEv_1DAY Interview with Bill Neely] (July 2016) on "[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/syria-s-president-bashar-al-assad-speaks-nbc-news-n608746 NBC: Exclusive Interview with Bashar al-Assad]" * My analysis is that Trump would not be permitted to win. Why do I say that? Because he has had every establishment off his side. Trump does not have one establishment, maybe with the exception of the Evangelicals, if you can call them an establishment. Banks, intelligence, arms companies, foreign money, etc. are all united behind [[Hillary Clinton]]. And the media as well. Media owners, and the journalists themselves. ** [[Julian Assange]], interview with John Pilger; [https://www.rt.com/news/365299-assange-pilger-saudi-clinton/ "Assange: Clinton & ISIS funded by same money, Trump won't be allowed to win"], ''[[w:RT (TV network)|RT.com]]'' (4 November 2016) * [Trump] is consistent. He is the same person that you see behind the scenes as he is in the public or through the media. ** [[Jacinda Ardern]] in [https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/20-08-2020/the-complete-history-of-donald-trump-v-jacinda-ardern/ A brief history of Donald Trump v Jacinda Ardern] * There is no greater sacrifice than to lay down one's life for their country, and that's the sacrifice that Captain Humayum Khan made fighting to defend our freedom and our constitutional rights. He was a true American hero. The Khan family deserves nothing less than our deepest support, respect, and gratitude, and they have every right to express themselves in any way they choose. I am appalled that Donald Trump would disparage them and that he had the gall to compare his own sacrifices to those of a Gold Star family. ** {{w|Kelly Ayotte}}, statement regarding Donald Trump's comments about Khizr and Ghazala Khan [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/31/khizr-khan-calls-trump-a-black-soul-says-mcconnell-ryan-have-moral-obligation-to-repudiate-him/] (July 31, 2016) === B === * Attached hereto is a copy of Mr. Trump's birth certificate, demonstrating that he is the son of Fred Trump, not an orangutan. **Scott Balber, Donald Trump's lawyer, to comedian [[Bill Maher]] (2013), in response to Maher's facetious assertion that he'd pay Trump $5 million dollars upon release of Trump's birth certificate to prove he was not sired by an {{w|orangutan}}. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/celebrity-news/my-dad-was-not-an-orangutan-donald-trump-says-in-lawsuit/article8467052/] [http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-maher-nukes-trump-over-lawsuit-the-law-is-not-a-toy-for-rich-idiots-to-play-with/] *Come on. You know it's only socialism when it helps the working class. Farm bailout will primarily help big Ag. (referring to [https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-trump-farm-bailout-20190528-story.html?outputType=amp ''Los Angeles Times'' article: Rich farmers, not mom-and-pop farms, will collect most of Trump's tariff bailout (31 May 2019)] **[[Krystal Ball]] in [https://twitter.com/krystalball/status/1144018130357882880 ''Twitter Post,''] (26 June 2019) *Interesting nugget here as well. @tparsi had been informed by a Hill staffer in touch with the Pentagon that military strikes were imminent. Apparently everyone thought these strikes were really happening right up until the last moment. @esaagar ... @tparsi also warns that any military strike could easily lead to full blown conflict. "The Idea that there's such a thing as a limited strike on Iran is frankly preposterous." ... Interview with Head of the National Iranian American Council @tparsi . He told us it would be "political suicide" for any Iranian politician to meet with Trump as long as Bolton/Pompeo are around. @esaagar ... #rising #sanctions #Iran #iranwar **[[Krystal Ball]] in [https://twitter.com/krystalball ''Twitter Post''], (24 June 2019) *Wait... you only thought to ask about how many people would die 10 minutes before the strike??? That's a rather important piece of info to nearly overlook. **[[Krystal Ball]] in [https://twitter.com/krystalball ''Twitter Post''], (21 June 2019) * Mr Khan, shame on you & #CrookedHillary (Hillary Clinton) for not being truthful to all in attacks at @realDonaldTrump (Donald Trump). ** {{w|Al Baldasaro}}, [https://twitter.com/Al_Baldasaro/status/760122082323795968 Twitter, August 1, 2016] * As Democrats jeer that Trump has merely laid bare the true soul of the GOP, some Republicans wonder, with considerable anguish, whether they're right. ** {{w|Molly Ball}}, ''[http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/can-the-republican-party-survive-trumo/402074/ Can the Republican Party Survive Trump?]'', ''{{w|The Atlantic}}'' (August 24, 2015) * Viewed through any conventional lens, [[President of the United States|President]]-elect Donald Trump's candidacy was [[improbable]] from start to finish. Today, two things about his [[victory]] seem to be in sharper focus: one, that Trump's victory might best be understood as the success of the country's first [[independent]] [[president]], and second, that the Trump coalition may be even more uniquely his than President [[Barack Obama|Obama]]'s has turned out to be.<br>Trump owes his [[success]] in part to the fact that he ran for president in an environment that favored [[change]] over the [[status quo]]. But his [[luck]] or [[genius]] goes beyond that. It has long been noted that the conditions have existed for an independent candidate to run a serious campaign for president.<br>Trump took the elements of an independent candidacy — the lack of clear [[ideology]], the name recognition of a national [[celebrity]] and the personal [[fortune]] needed to fund a presidential campaign — and then did what no one seemed to have thought of before. He staged a hostile takeover of an existing major party. He had the best of both worlds, an outsider candidacy with crosscutting ideological appeal and the platform of a major party to wage the general election. By the time he had finished, he had taken down two political dynasties: the [[w:Bush family|Bush dynasty]] in the primaries and the [[w:Clinton family|Clinton dynasty]] in the general election. ** [[Dan Balz]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-americas-first-independent-president/2016/11/19/b09e1cc6-ade2-11e6-8b45-f8e493f06fcd_story.html Donald Trump, America's first independent president]'' (November 19, 2016) * It should not have taken a pandemic to raise these resources. In June 2019, we presented a Poor People’s Moral Budget to the House Budget Committee, showing that we can meet these needs for this entire country. '''If you had taken up this Moral Budget, we would have already moved towards infusing more than $1.2 trillion into the economy to invest in health care, good jobs, living wages, housing, water and sanitation services and more.<BR>This is not the time for trickle-down solutions. We know that when you lift from the bottom, everybody rises. There are concrete solutions to this immediate crisis and the longer term illnesses we have been battling for months, years and decades before. We will continue to organize and build power until you meet these demands. Many millions of us have been hurting for far too long. We will not be silent anymore.'''<br>With its broad sweep, the [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] has forced us into an unprecedented [[w:State of emergency|national emergency]]. This emergency, however, results from a deeper and much longer term crisis — that of [[Poverty in the United States|poverty]] and [[w:Inequality in the United States|inequality]], and of a [[w:Society of the United States|society]] that ignores the needs of 140 million people who are poor or a $400 emergency away from being poor. **[[Rev William Barber II]] in Letter to President [[Donald Trump]], Vice President [[Mike Pence]] and Members of the [[w:116th United States Congress|116th Congress]], ''[https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/poverty-amidst-pandemic/ Poverty Amidst Pandemic: A Moral Response to COVID-19]'' (March 19, 2020), co-written with [[Liz Theoharis]], [[Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival]] [[File:Interfaith Health Care Vigil 6291113.jpg|thumb|Trump and Pence need to let the people go. They’ve been holding poor and low-wealth people hostage, essential workers hostage. It’s time for a change in this country. ~ [[Rev. William Barber II]] ]] *On the issue of the economy, I think there couldn’t be a more fundamental difference between Donald Trump and [[Joe Biden]]. Joe Biden believes you measure the health and the strength of America’s economy based on the health and the strength of the American worker and the American family. On the other hand, you have '''Donald Trump, who measures the strength of the economy based on how rich people are doing, which is why he passed a tax bill benefiting the top 1% and the biggest corporations of America, leading to a $2 trillion deficit that the American people are going to have to pay for'''<br>'''Not only will Pence and Trump not acknowledge racism when it comes to police violence, they are not even acknowledging the disparate racism in economics and in healthcare, and... wanting to only secure the wealthy and the greedy...<BR> '''The Trump-Pence plan is talking about giving more money to the wealthy. In fact, the Trump-Pence-McConnell plan, they refuse to pass a stimulus because they want another $200 billion in tax cuts''', they want money for a fighter jet, and they want to protect corporations from liability when those corporations didn’t protect their people from coronavirus. **[[Rev William Barber II]], quoted in [https://www.democracynow.org/2020/10/8/mike_pence_kamala_harris_vp_debate Rev. William Barber: Millions Are Struggling. So Why Do the Debates Ignore Poverty?, ''DemocracyNow''], (8 October 2020) *What I saw in North Carolina, what we defeated in North Carolina, what we filed suit against in North Carolina, is now what Trump and Pence are talking about doing on the national level: surgical racism with surgical precision... '''Pence and Trump don’t believe in [[W:Voting Rights Act|the Voting Rights Act]]... They know they cannot win if everybody votes. They are terribly afraid of poor and low-wealth Black and Brown people voting.'''<br>And then stop saying Trump won the last time. He was elected by the Electoral College because of 80,000 votes. We have to end this mythology that he had some kind of superpower. The fact of the matter is, 100 million people did not vote. .. I couldn’t help but go to the [[Book of Exodus]], where it talked about where God said, “If you don’t let my people go, I’m going to cause flies to come as a sign of what’s wrong. But I won’t let the flies be on the people, but the fly will be a symbol that you’re just wrong. You’re lying. Let my people go.” And Trump and Pence need to let the people go. They’ve been holding poor and low-wealth people hostage, essential workers hostage. It’s time for a change in this country. **[[Rev. William Barber II]] in [https://www.democracynow.org/2020/10/8/rev_william_barber_voting_2020 Rev. William Barber on Voter Suppression: Republicans Know They Can’t Win If Everyone Casts a Ballot'], [[w:''Democracy Now!''|''Democracy Now!'']], (8 October 2020) * '''Donald Trump's voice is resonating with average Americans who feel their voice has been lost by their party. I believe this will become a new Republican Party, one that we should embrace. We should be the party of working men and women, the party of America first.''' ** {{w|Lou Barletta}}, as quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/22/lou-barletta-an-immigration-hard-liner-in-congress-endorses-trump/ "Lou Barletta, an immigration hard-liner in Congress, endorses Trump"] by Robert Costa, ''The Washington Post'' (22 March 2016) * Orchestrating a mob to pressure [[Congress]] is inexcusable. ** William Barr, Former Attorney General, as quoted in [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/barr-says-trump-s-conduct-betrayal-presidency-n1253281 "Barr says Trump's conduct is a 'betrayal' of the presidency"] January 7 2021 <i> NBC News </i> * You can’t trust him. * He has no principles. None. None. * His goddamned tweet and the lying, oh, my God. * The change of stories. The lack of preparation. The lying. Holy shit. ** Maryanne Trump Barry, sister of Donald Trump, as quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/22/lou-barletta-an-immigration-hard-liner-in-congress-endorses-trump/ Trump’s Sister Says He Is a Liar With “No Principles” in Secret Recordings: “You Can’t Trust Him”] by Daniel Politi, ''Slate'' (22 August 2020) *Iran's actions can hardly be said to have occurred in a vacuum... it has been the recent policy of "maximum pressure" on Tehran under the incoherent foreign policy of the Trump administration that has exacerbated the current tensions... the [[W:United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|Trump administration has withdrawn]] unilaterally from the internationally agreed – and successful – [[w:Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) of 2015]]... It is not hard, then, to see how these moves might be viewed in Tehran: as part of an escalating offensive from multiple sources threatening its own home front in a campaign of [[w:economic warfare|economic warfare]] designed to weaken the regime....The depth of the US stake in this increasingly dangerous game is far harder to judge, given the usual confusion of Trump's flip-flopping and the machinations of Bolton... All of which leaves us to contemplate the most frightening element of all in a complex crisis: that the current occupant of the White House lacks any of the skills required to successfully defuse it. **[[Peter Beaumont (journalist)|Peter Beaumont]] in [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/14/trump-iran-oil-tanker-attacks ''Trump's fanned the flames in Iran, now the fire risks getting out of control, The Guardian,''] (14 June 2019) *When conservatives desperately needed allies in the fight against big government, Donald Trump didn't stand on the sidelines. He consistently advocated that your money be spent, that your government grow, and that your Constitution be ignored... Trump's potential primary victory would provide Hillary Clinton with the easiest imaginable path to the White House. But it's far worse than that. If Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination, there will once again be no opposition to an ever-expanding government. This is a crisis for conservatism. And, once again, this crisis will not go to waste. **[[Glenn Beck]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' *'''Donald Trump, I really truly believe is a very dangerous man. If you listen to the things he said''' this weekend... 'I could go onto Fifth Avenue and shoot people and I wouldn't lose a vote'. '''He has joked about killing reporters''' — and 'not' killing reporters like [[Vladimir Putin|Putin]] does... We don't change with the mood of the country. That is the problem with our country right now. The Constitution is to anchor us in principles that help temper the mood of the country... The mood of the country is very angry, but you never make a good decision when you are angry... The worst thing we can do is to now start looking at, who is going to get revenge? One of the things that Donald Trump does, when you have a guy who is angry and then has an enemies list and starts to just take people down over and over and over again — if you disagree with him, he destroys you. If that is the mood of the country, we are in more trouble than I thought. **[[Glenn Beck]], [http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/politics/glenn-beck-donald-trump-dangerous/index.html interview on ''New Day''] (January 2016), ''CNN'', Georgia: Cable News Network * '''Trump may be vulgar, Trump may be abrasive, but in terms of racism, corruption, and destruction, he is Mr[[Reagan]]'s true heir. Trump's Republican Party is what it has been at least since the 1980s, only more so.''' ** Larry Beinhart ''[https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/donald-ronald-190811202546763.html Donald and Ronald]'', 12 August 2019, ''{{w|Al Jazeera English}}''. * "The words from his mouths begin in foolishness, and his talk ends in wicked madness, yet Trump talks on and on." ** [[w:Shlomo ben David|Shlomo Ben-David]] on [[w:Ro'im Olam|''Ro'im Olam'']], May 12, 2018. * He does not seem to be able to differentiate between fact and fiction. ** Ben Berzin jr., Midatlantic Bank, quoted by Steven Malanga in [https://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/donald-trump-art-tease-3007.html Donald Trump: The Art of the Tease] (06 April 2011), ''{{w|Manhattan Institute}}'' * The evidence shows: Donald Trump cannot retain an ally, keep a promise, uphold a principle, maintain a story, change a mind or show a heart. ** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preet_Bharara Preet Bharara] on [https://twitter.com/preetbharara/status/917198254923710464?lang=de Twitter] (8 October 2017) *When it comes to COVID-19, after months of doing nothing, other than predicting the virus would disappear or maybe, if you drank bleach, you may be okay, Trump has simply given up. **[[Joe Biden]] on [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-unveils-1st-portion-build-back-economic-plan/story?id=71681986 9 July 2020] regarding Trump's April 2020 citation of [[William Bryan]]'s research regarding disinfectants: Trump never specified using bleach or ingesting it * In an age of pussified [[political correctness]], you have to respect the people who remain unfiltered. ** {{w|Dan Bilzerian}}, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/263480-instagram-star-praises-unfiltered-trump "'King of Instagram' praises 'unfiltered' Trump"] by Jesse Byrnes, ''The Hill'' (16 December 2015) *Donald found out about [Cohn's HIV diagnosis] and just dropped him like a hot potato. It was like night and day. ** Susan Bell, longtime secretary of Trump's lawyer {{W|Roy Cohn}}, as quoted in [http://theweek.com/speedreads/617343/donald-trump-turned-back-closest-friend-when-heard-aids Donald Trump turned his back on his closest friend when he heard he had AIDS], at ''{{W|The Week}}'', published April 8, 2016 * Donald Trump was a [[joke]] until nominated, unelectable until elected, incompetent until he succeeded on most fronts, and about to be impeached until he debunked the collusion nonsense; he has had a very [[success]]ful year. His enemies have been weighed in the balance and they have been found wanting. They shall have their reward. ** [[Conrad Black]], "[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454754/donald-trump-2017-successful Trump's Whirlwind Year]", ''National Review'' (December 19, 2017) * ...it is merely Marxist drivel to think that employers have more power than employees (tell that to Michael Jordan and Jerry Reinsdorf) or landlords than tenants (tell that to the landlord of Bill Gates or Donald Trump). ** [[w:Walter Block|Walter E. Block]], ''The Case for Discrimination'' (2010, Ludwig von Mises Institute) p. 404 *Americans think it would be better to have a businessman than a politician as president, and I sympathize with them. Alas, the only businessmen crazy enough to run for president seem to be, well, crazy. At least Ross Perot kept his craziness confined mostly to private matters, such as the looming disruption of his daughter's wedding. Donald Trump puts it front and center. From a libertarian point of view, and I think serious conservatives and liberals would share this view, Trump's greatest offenses against American tradition and our founding principles are his nativism and his promise of one-man rule. Not since [[George Wallace]] has there been a presidential candidate who made racial and religious scapegoating so central to his campaign. Trump launched his campaign talking about Mexican rapists and has gone on to rant about mass deportation, bans on Muslim immigration, shutting down mosques, and building a wall around America. America is an exceptional nation in large part because we've aspired to rise above such prejudices and guarantee life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to everyone. ** {{w|David Boaz}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''{{w|National Review}}'' * Where Washington and New York-based GOP leaders pledge outreach to immigrants, moderate Muslims and other [[minorities]], the reality TV star plays more overt racial politics than any national candidate since [[George Wallace]]. Trump's brand of nativist, nationalist isolationism marked the path to victory. ** Igor Bobic and Ryan Grim, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-south-carolina_us_56c87f72e4b041136f1725b8 "What Donald Trump's Win In South Carolina Says About The Republican Party"] (20 February 2016), ''The Huffington Post''. * Trump spoke with [[Xi Jinping]] by phone on June 18, ahead of [[w:2019 G20 Osaka summit|2019's Osaka G20 summit]], when they would next meet. Trump began by telling Xi he missed him and then said that the most popular thing he had ever been involved with was making a trade deal with China, which would be a big plus politically. They agreed their economic teams could continue meeting. The [[w:2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit|G20 bilateral]] arrived, and during the usual media mayhem at the start, Trump said, "we've become friends. My trip to Beijing with my family was one of the most incredible of my life." With the press gone, Xi said this is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. He said that some (unnamed) political figures in the United States were making erroneous judgments by calling for a new cold war, this time between [[China–United States relations|China and the United States]]. Whether Xi meant to finger the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], or some of us sitting on the US side of the table, I don't know, but Trump immediately assumed Xi meant the Democrats. Trump said approvingly that there was great hostility among the Democrats. He then, stunningly, turned the conversation to the [[2020 United States presidential election|coming US presidential election]], alluding to China's economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns, pleading with Xi to ensure he'd win. He stressed the importance of farmers, and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome. I would print Trump's exact words, but the government's prepublication review process [[w:Censorship in the United States#Trump administration|has decided otherwise]]. ** [[John Bolton]], ''{{w|The Room Where It Happened}}'', ''{{w|Simon & Schuster}}'', 2020, [https://books.google.com/books?id=QjTMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT202 p. 202] {{cite book |isbn=978-1-9821-4805-8}} *Trump... though representing the most reactionary US government in recent memory, paradoxically has also led to an opening to challenge US power. The first reason is that he and his administration are much less disciplined about obscuring their true intentions behind insincere proclamations of benevolent motives. Whereas the George W. Bush administration in the run up to the Iraq War successfully manufactured consent amongst a large swath of the US public by scaring them over false claims about "weapons of mass destruction," the Trump administration doesn't even hide the fact that its foreign policy is motivated by advancing the US economic interests. **Peter Bolton of ''[[W:CounterPunch|CounterPunch]]'', [https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/06/27/the-failed-venezuelan-coup-and-the-decline-of-us-hegemony/ ''The Failed Venezuelan Coup and the Decline of US Hegemony,''] (27 June 2019) * Trump is a fascist. And that's not a term I use loosely or often. But he's earned it. ** [[Max Boot]], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-isnt-todays-wendell-willkie-hes-todays-benito-mussolini/2015/12/08/77c81b0c-9ddc-11e5-a3c5-c77f2cc5a43c_story.html ''Twitter''] (2015) * Republican Party is dead. ... It has been killed by Donald Trump. * Trump is an ignorant [[demagogue]] who traffics in [[racist]] and [[misogynistic]] slurs and [[crazy]] [[conspiracy theories]]. He champions protectionism and isolationism — the policies that brought us the [[Great Depression]] and [[World War II]]. He wants to undertake a police-state roundup of undocumented immigrants and to bar [[Muslims]] from coming to this country. He encourages his followers to assault protesters and threatens to sue or smear critics. He would abandon [[Japan]] and [[South Korea]] and break up the most successful [[alliance]] in [[history]] — {{w|NATO}}. But he has kind words for [[tyrant]]s such as [[Vladimir Putin]]. There has never been a major party nominee in U.S. history as unqualified for the presidency. The risk of Trump winning, however remote, represents the biggest national security threat that the United States faces today. * I only know one thing for sure: I won't vote for Trump. My hope is that he will lose by a landslide, and the Republican Party will come to its senses, rejecting both his ugly, nativist populism and the extreme, holier-than-thou conservatism represented by [[Ted Cruz]]. ** [[Max Boot]] {{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-boot-republicans-in-exile-20160508-story.html|title=The Republican Party is dead|date=May 8, 2016|website=latimes.com|publisher={{w|Los Angeles Times}}}} * If an unapologetic {{w|ignoramus}} wins the presidency, the consequences will be no laughing matter. * Donald J. Trump, a presidential candidate who truly is the know-nothing his Republican predecessors only pretended to be ... It is genuinely terrifying that someone who advances such offensive and ridiculous proposals could win the nomination of a party once led by [[Teddy Roosevelt]], who wrote more books than Mr. Trump has probably read. It's one thing to appeal to voters by pretending to be an average guy. It's another to be an average guy who doesn't know the first thing about governing or public policy. The Trump acolytes claim it doesn't matter; he can hire experts to advise him. But experts always disagree with one another and it is the president alone who must make the most difficult decisions in the world. That's not something he can do since he lacks the most basic grounding in the issues and is prey to fundamental misconceptions. ** [[Max Boot]] {{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/opinion/how-the-stupid-party-created-donald-trump.html|title=How the ‘Stupid Party' Created Trump|date=August 2, 2016|website=nytimes.com|publisher={{w|The New York Times}}}} * As media scramble to figure out Trump's evolving position on [[immigration]], remember he cares *only* about feeding his ego. Policy irrelevant. ** [[Max Boot]], [https://twitter.com/MaxBoot/status/767160352262029312 Twitter, August 20, 2016] * The GOP base is clearly disgusted and looking for new leadership. Enter Donald Trump, not just with policy prescriptions that challenge the cynical GOP leadership but with an attitude of disdain for that leadership—precisely in line with the sentiment of the base. Many conservatives are relishing this, but ah, the rub. Trump might be the greatest charlatan of them all. ** L. Brent Bozell III, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' * It was spring, four years ago. Donald and Ivana Trump were seated at opposite ends of their long Sheraton table in Mrs. Marjorie Merriweather Post's former dining room. They were posed in imperial style, as if they were a king and queen. They were at the height of their ride, and it was plenty glorious. Trump was seen on the news shows offering his services to negotiate with the Russians. There was talk that he might make a run for president. Ivana had had so much publicity that she now offered interviewers a press kit of flattering clips. Anything seemed possible, the Trumps had grown to such stature in the golden city of New York. ** [[w:Marie Brenner|Marie Brenner]], [https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/07/donald-ivana-trump-divorce-prenup-marie-brenner/amp "After the Gold Rush"] (1 September, 1990), ''Vanity Fair'' *The religious Right is the latest version of an old model of American politics, variously incarnated by Puritans, abolitionists, and William Jennings Bryan. It, like its predecessors, has argued that America and individual Americans need to have a godly or at least moral character to thrive. Now the religious Right adores [[w:Donald Trump|a thrice-married cad and casual liar]]. But it is not alone. Historians and psychologists of the martial virtues salute the bone-spurred draft-dodger whose Khe Sanh was not catching the clap. Cultural critics who deplored academic fads and slipshod aesthetics explicate a man who has never read a book, not even the ones he has signed. Followers of [[Harry Jaffa]], the most important Lincoln scholar of the last 60 years, rally round a Republican who does not know why the Civil War happened. Straussians, after leaving the cave, find themselves in Mar-a-Lago. Econocons put their money on a serial bankrupt. **[[w:Richard Brookhiser|Richard Brookhiser]], [https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/02/17/william-f-buckley-trump-conservatism-needs-rebuilding/ "WFB Today"] (16 February 2018), ''National Review'' * Donald Trump betrays. It can start with Trump University, where Trump betrayed schoolteachers and others who dreamed of building a better life for themselves. ** [[David Brooks]], [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html?rref=opinion "Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer"] (4 March 2016), ''The New York Times'' * Donald Trump just has more courage. Whatever you might think of him, and I don't think much of him, but he has more courage than his opponents... He's a marketing genius who offers no substance. And people either got pushed into subprime loans by Trump Mortgage, or they got suckered into racking up huge credit card debt to buy courses on Trump University, and they were left high and dry when those things went belly up. And so that's a story that I think can be told. In a country which is feeling betrayed, he is a mass and serial betrayer... Given the numbers now, it's very hard to see he could win, given the huge numbers of Americans, the vast majority of Americans who say they could not support the guy. And I still find it hard to believe that somebody as policy-thin and as knowledge-thin would very well — he might be able to wear well with the electorate that we have. ** [[David Brooks]], as quoted in [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/shields-and-brooks-on-the-gop-push-to-stop-trump/ "Shields and Brooks on the GOP push to stop Trump"] (4 March 2016), ''PBS NewsHour'' * Are we really here? Is this really happening? Is this America? Are we a great country talking about trying to straddle the world and create opportunity in this country? It's just mind-boggling. And we have sort of become acculturated, because this campaign has been so ugly. We have become acculturated to sleaze and unhappiness that you just want to shower from every 15 minutes. The Trump comparison of the looks of the wives, he does have, over the course of his life, a consistent misogynistic view of women as arm candy, as pieces of meat. It's a consistent attitude toward women which is the stuff of a diseased adolescent. And so we have seen a bit of that show up again. But if you go back over his past, calling into radio shows bragging about his affairs, talking about his sex life in public, he is childish in his immaturity. And his — even his misogyny is a childish misogyny. And that's why I do not think Republicans, standard Republicans, can say, yes, I'm going to vote for this guy because he's our nominee. He's of a different order than your normal candidate. And this whole week is just another reminder of that... The odd thing about his whole career and his whole language, his whole world view is there is no room for love in it. You get a sense of a man who received no love, can give no love, so his relationship with women, it has no love in it. It's trophy. And his relationship toward the world is one of competition and beating, and as if he's going to win by competition what other people get by love. And so you really are seeing someone who just has an odd psychology unleavened by kindness and charity, but where it's all winners and losers, beating and being beat. And that's part of the authoritarian personality, but it comes out in his attitude towards women. ** [[David Brooks]], as quoted in [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/shields-and-brooks-on-trump-cruz-wife-feud-isis-terror-in-brussels/ "Shields and Brooks on Trump-Cruz wife feud, ISIS terror in Brussels"] (25 March 2016), ''PBS NewsHour'' * You need to be an outsider to be a change agent. There's only one person who can do that. And that is Donald Trump. ** {{w|Scott Brown}} endorsing Donald Trump, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/267988-brown-trump-is-the-agent-of-change-to-fix-washington "Brown: Trump is the ‘agent of change' to fix Washington"] by Elliot Smilowitz, ''The Hill'' (2 February 2016) * Trump is sui generis, unlike any candidate of recent times. And his success is attributable not only to his stance on issues, but to his persona, his defiance of political correctness, his relish of political combat with all comers, his "damn the torpedos" charging in frontally where others refuse to tread... ** [[Pat Buchanan]] — [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/12/pat-buchanan-believes-donald-trump-is-the-future-of-the-republican-party/ "Pat Buchanan says Donald Trump is the future of the Republican Party"], ''The Washington Post'' (12 January 2016) *When he looks at a glass, he is mesmerized by its reflection. If Donald Trump were shaped a little differently, he would compete for Miss America. **[[William F. Buckley]], as quoted in [https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/02/17/william-f-buckley-trump-conservatism-needs-rebuilding/ "WFB Today"] (16 February 2018), by [[w:Richard Brookhiser|Richard Brookhiser]], ''National Review'' * I do not support Trump, and believe he would be a disastrous president and {{w|commander in chief}}.<br>Trump has no coherent [[organizing]] economic philosophy, spent decades acting like and supporting traditional [[liberal]] [[Democrats]], has repeatedly shifted his positions on major issues and has little more trust from economists than he has earned among the general electorate.<br>Trump is that he is a {{w|crony capitalist}}, who now states that he supported the Clintons and other liberals with donations for so long because he wanted to obtain influence with them while they were in [[power]]. He has led several businesses to [[bankruptcy]]. He has called himself the "king of debt," a description that Johnson or Paul and other leading libertarians would never use to describe themselves. ... The viewpoints offered by Trump seem to change like the leaves that change their colors when summer gives way to fall. ... Can anyone suggest we know what Trump will believe tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow? ** [[Brent Budowsky]], ''[http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/291092-why-libertarian-gary-johnson-must-be-included-in Why Libertarian Gary Johnson must be included in debates]'', ''[[w:The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' (August 11, 2016) * He is his own art installation he is his own performance of himself, I don't know what else I can spin other than wonder, you know, who that 5-year old boy was and what his dad was telling him ** [[Bo Burnham]] on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbPxMsOKQ5o video (4:30)] (Writers Roundtable: [[John Krasinski]], Bo Burnham, [[Tamara Jenkins]], [[Peter Farrelly]], [[Eric Roth]] | Close Up) posted February 11, 2019 * The President bears responsibility for today’s events by promoting the unfounded conspiracy theories that have led to this point. It is past time to accept the will of American voters and to allow our nation to move forward. ** Richard Burr, quoted in [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533034-richard-burr-says-trump-bears-responsibility-for-riot "GOP senator says Trump 'bears responsibility' for Capitol riot"] 7 January 2021 <i> The Hill </i> * And we, all of us, the Jews, helped them get there. ** [[Bradley Burston]], ''[http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/u-s-election-2016/1.752064 Trump's Win, the Greatest Victory for anti-Semitism in America Since 1941]'', ''{{w|Haaretz}}'' (10-11-2016) * It’s difficult to say that the [[prosperity gospel]] itself led to Donald Trump’s inauguration. Again, only 17 percent of American Christians identify with it explicitly. It’s far more true, however, to say that the same cultural forces that led to the prosperity gospel’s proliferation in America — individualism, an affinity for ostentatious and charismatic leaders, the [[Protestant work ethic]], and a cultural obsession with the power of “positive thinking” — shape how we, as a nation, approach politics. ** Tara Isabella Burton, [https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/9/1/15951874/prosperity-gospel-explained-why-joel-osteen-believes-prayer-can-make-you-rich-trump “The prosperity gospel, explained: Why Joel Osteen believes that prayer can make you rich”], ''Vox'', (Sep 1, 2017) * '''He's an ass.''' ** [[George H. W. Bush]] in 2011 interviewed by [[Maureen Dowd]] of ''[[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]]'' ({{cite news |first=Maureen |last=Dowd |authorlink=Maureen Dowd |date=December 2, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018 |title=The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/02/opinion/george-hw-bush-maureen-dowd.html |newspaper=[[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]]}}; {{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/politics/presidents-club-trump-bush-funeral/index.html |agency=[[w:CNN|CNN]] |title=Uneasy presidents club convenes at Bush funeral |first1=Kevin |last1=Liptak |first2=Jeff |last2=Zeleny |authorlink2=w:Jeff Zeleny |date=December 5, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018}}; {{cite news |title=George W. Bush Eulogizes 'Best Father' at Solemn State Funeral |magazine=[[w:Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=December 5, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018 |agency=[[w:Bloomberg News|Bloomberg News]] |url=http://fortune.com/2018/12/05/george-hw-bush-eulogy-funeral/}}; {{cite news |title=George W. Bush Eulogizes ‘Best Father' at Solemn State Funeral |first=Jennifer |last=Epstein |date=December 5, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018 |agency=[[w:Bloomberg News|Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-05/trump-bush-family-set-aside-mutual-disdain-for-state-funeral}}; {{cite book |title=The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics |first=Maureen |last=Dowd |authorlink=Maureen Dowd |publisher=[[w:Grand Central Publishing|Grand Central Publishing]] |year=2016 |isbn=9781455539246}}; {{cite news |title=Trump breaks character in show of respect for George H.W. Bush |newspaper=[[w:Newsday|Newsday]] |first1=William |last1=Goldschlag |first2=Dan |last2=Janison |date=December 3, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018 |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/trump-bush-mueller-china-nafta-1.24156908}}) * '''We've seen nationalism distorted into nativism – forgotten the dynamism that immigration has always brought to America. We see a fading confidence in the value of free markets and international trade – forgetting that conflict, instability, and poverty follow in the wake of protectionism.''' ** [[George W. Bush]], indirectly referencing Trump, [https://www.npr.org/2017/10/19/558788556/george-w-bush-slams-bigotry-politics-of-populism-that-led-to-trump-sanders "George W. Bush Slams 'Bigotry,' Politics Of Populism That Led To Trump, Sanders"], ''[[w:NPR|NPR]]'', (October 19, 2017) * Whatever his views are this morning, they might change this afternoon, and they were different than they were last night, and they'll be different tomorrow. ... They seem to be ever, ever-changing, depending on what crowd he's in front of. Sounds like a typical politician, by the way, where you get in front of one crowd and say one thing, and then say something else to another crowd that may want to hear a different view. All the things that Donald Trump railed against, he seems to be morphing into — it's kind of disturbing. ... He doesn't believe in things, this is all a game. ** [[Jeb Bush]], about Trump's views — ''[https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/jeb-bush-says-hes-not-buying-the-trump-immigration-shift?utm_term=.xtWW3bwaw#.iaPobDJKJ Jeb Bush Says He's Not Buying The Trump Immigration Shift]'', ''{{w|BuzzFeed}}'' (August 25, 2016) *Donald Trump Is Bad for Israel via @NYTimes. Hopefully our President will reverse his decision to abandon Syria. **[[Jeb Bush]] on [https://twitter.com/jebbush/status/1078111467558313984 26 December 2018] * [[Donald Trump]] destroyed the Reagan Republican paradigm in 2016, but he didn’t exactly elucidate a new set of ideas, policies, and alliances. Trump’s devastation of the old order produced a grand struggle on the right to build a new one on Trumpian populist lines. <br>The NatCons are wrong to think there is a unified thing called “the left” that hates America. This is just the apocalyptic menace many of them had to invent in order to justify their decision to vote for Donald Trump. <br>They are wrong, too, to think there is a wokeist Anschluss taking over all the institutions of American life. For people who spend so much time railing about the evils of social media, they sure seem to spend an awful lot of their lives on [[Twitter]]. Ninety percent of their discourse is about the discourse. Anecdotalism was also rampant at the conference—generalizing from three anecdotes about people who got canceled to conclude that all of American life is a woke hellscape. They need to get out more. ** [[David Brooks]], as quoted in [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/scary-future-american-right-national-conservatism-conference/620746/ The Terrifying Future of the American Right (18 November 2021), ''The Atlantic''] === C === [[File:Donald Trump supporters (25218962886).jpg|thumb|They love him in spite of everything they've heard. They love him, often, in spite of himself. They're not deluded. They know exactly who Trump is. They love him anyway. They love Donald Trump because no one else loves them. ~ [[Tucker Carlson]]]] * Hillary is stealing America, whereas Donald Trump is trying to save our society. ** [[Herman Cain]], on "{{w|Hannity}}" (29 July 2016) [http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2016/07/29/reince-priebus-reality-will-catch-up-with-hillary-clinton-gorka-dnc-has-been/ transcript] *If this guy pretends that closing the borders to anywhere either for trade (or) for people is going to provide prosperity to the United States, he is completely crazy... He is not very well informed. ** [[w:Felipe Calderón|Felipe Calderón]], [http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/08/mexico-wont-pay-single-cent-for-trumps-stupid-wall.html interview with CNBC] (6 February 2016). * If he came to visit [[United Kingdom|our country]], I think he would unite us all against him. ** [[David Cameron]], as quoted in [http://www.edition.cnn.com/2016/01/18/politics/donald-trump-uk-united-kingdom-ban/index.html "Donald Trump debate: Could UK really ban him?"] (18 January 2016), by Max Foster, ''CNN'', [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]: Cable News Network * He's a talker, a boaster, a booster, a compulsive self-promoter. At times, he's a full-blown BS artist. ** [[Tucker Carlson]], as quoted in ''[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tucker-carlson-fox-news-liar-inauguration-election-a9222061.html Fox News host Tucker Carlson admits media is right about Trump's lying: 'He's a full-blown BS artist']'' by Conrad Duncan, 28 November 2019, ''{{w|The Independent}}'' * You can regularly say embarrassing things on television, you can hire [[w:Omarosa Manigault Newman|Omarosa]] to work at the White House. All of that will be forgiven if you protect your people. But if you do not protect them... then you’re done. ** [[Tucker Carlson]], as quoted in ''[https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-blames-jared-kushner-for-trumps-protest-catastrophe Tucker Carlson Blames Jared Kushner for Trump’s Protest Catastrophe]'' by Justin Baragona, ''Daily Beast'' (June 1, 2020) * Millions of Americans sincerely love Donald Trump. '''They love him in spite of everything they've heard. They love him, often, in spite of himself. They're not deluded. They know exactly who Trump is. They love him anyway. They love Donald Trump because no one else loves them.''' The country they built, the country their ancestors fought for over hundreds of years, has left them to die in unfashionable little towns, mocked and despised by the sneering halfwits with finance degrees -- but no actual skills -- who seem to run everything all of a sudden. Whatever Donald Trump's faults, he is better than the rest of the people in charge. At least he doesn't hate them for their weakness. Donald Trump, in other words, is and has always been a living indictment of the people who run this country. That was true four years ago when he came out of nowhere to win the presidency. And it's every bit as true right now, maybe even more true than it's ever been. It will remain true regardless of whether Donald Trump wins reelection. **[[Tucker Carlson]], as quoted in {{citation|date=November 2, 2020|first=Tucker|last=Carlson|periodical=Fox News|url=https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-2020-election-trump-supporters-love-him|title=Tucker Carlson: Why Donald Trump's supporters love him so much}}; {{citation|date=November 2, 2020|first=Christina|last=Zhao|periodical=Newsweek|url=https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-says-millions-americans-love-donald-trump-because-no-one-else-loves-them-1544219|title=Tucker Carlson Says Millions of Americans Love Donald Trump 'Because No One Else Loves Them'}} * I've come to know Donald Trump, he is actually a very intelligent man who cares deeply about America. ** [[Ben Carson]] endorsing Donald Trump, as quoted in [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/6994118/He-is-actually-a-very-intelligent-man-Former-candidate-Ben-Carson-endorses-Donald-Trump.html "'He is actually a very intelligent man'; Former candidate Ben Carson endorses Donald Trump"] by Alain Tolhurst, ''The Sun'' (11 March 2016) * The American people are smart enough to pick a new administration if they don’t like the old one. And they just did. * He was removed by the voters. ** Bruce Castor, lawyer for Trump, said after Trump lost the 2020 election, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-02-09 | title = WATCH: Lawyer for Trump concedes he lost election during impeachment trial | newspaper = PBS News Hour | url = https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-lawyer-for-trump-concedes-he-lost-election-during-impeachment-trial }} * Okay, look, this is weird. Because a lot of people on both sides are saying there's nothing funny about Trump being hospitalized with coronavirus. And those people are obviously wrong. There's a lot funny about this. Maybe not from a moral standpoint. But mathematically, if you were constructing a joke, this has all the ingredients you need. The problem is, it’s almost too funny. Like, it’s so on the nose. It would be like if I were making fun of people who wear belts and my pants just immediately fell down. ** [[Michael Che]] on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', October 3, 2020, quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/10/04/snl-premiere-trump-covid-jim-carrey-joe-biden/ "SNL premiere does not hold back on jokes about Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis: ‘It’s almost too funny’"], ''The Washington Post''. * [[Trump]] probably met discharge requirements Sunday ** [[w:Sean Conley|Dr Sean Conley]] (Physician to the President) via [https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/10/05/dr-conley-trump-probably-met-discharge-requirements-sunday.html cnbc video]on October 5, 2020 *The myriad vulgarities of Donald Trump—examples of which are retailed daily on Web sites and front pages these days—are not news to those of us who have been living downwind of him for any period of time. I first encountered Trump more than 30 years ago. Back then he was a flashy go-getter from an outer borough eager to make his name in Manhattan real estate. Which he succeeded in doing in the only way he knew how: by putting his name in oversize type on anything he was associated with—buildings, yes, but also vodka, golf courses, starchy ties, and even a sham of a real-estate school... Just to drive him a little bit crazy, I took to referring to him as a "short-fingered vulgarian" in the pages of ''Spy'' magazine. That was more than a quarter of a century ago. To this day, I receive the occasional envelope from Trump. There is always a photo of him—generally a tear sheet from a magazine. On all of them he has circled his hand in gold Sharpie in a valiant effort to highlight the length of his fingers. ** {{w|Graydon Carter}}, [http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/10/graydon-carter-donald-trump "Why Donald Trump Will Always Be a "Short-Fingered Vulgarian"], ''Vanity Fair'' (November 2015) * I think I would choose Trump, which may surprise some of you, but the reason is Trump has proven already that he's completely malleable. I don't think he has any fixed opinions that he would really go to the White House and fight for. [[Ted Cruz]] is not malleable. He has {{w|far right-wing}} policies, in my opinion, that would be pursued aggressively if and when he would become president. ** [[Jimmy Carter]] to the {{w|House of Lords}}, when asked about the {{w|2016 United States presidential election}}. As quoted in ''[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-carter-i-would-choose-donald-trump-over-ted-cruz/ Jimmy Carter: I would choose Donald Trump over Ted Cruz]'' (February 3, 2016) by Stephanie Condon, ''{{w|CBS News}}'' * I think the media have been harder on Trump than any other president certainly that I’ve known about, I think they feel free to claim that Trump is mentally deranged and everything else without hesitation. ** [[Jimmy Carter]], as quoted in [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/10/22/jimmy-carter-media-has-been-harder-trump-than-predecessors/788558001/ "Jimmy Carter: The media has been harder on Trump than predecessors"] by David Jackson, ''[[w:USA Today|USA Today]]'', (October 22, 2017) *At times he is extremely abrasive. I know that's kind of his campaign, but I think time will tell, he's already locked up in some controversial business and it certainly doesn't speak proudly for America that the person who sits in the Oval Office is involved in controversy, so that's never a good thing, but time will tell, a man's legacy is defined by time. ** [[John Cena]], as quoted in [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4642784/If-John-Cena-got-ring-Donald-Trump.html "If John Cena 'got in the ring' with Donald Trump"] by Alex Michael, ''[[w:Daily Mail|Daily Mail]]'' (27 June 2017) *I can no longer in good conscience endorse this person for president. {{W|Donald Trump and Billy Bush recording|It}} is some of the most abhorrent and offensive comments that you can possibly imagine. My wife and I, we have a 15-year-old daughter, and if I can't look her in the eye and tell her these things, I can't endorse this person. ** {{w|Jason Chaffetz}} [http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/10/08/jason_chaffetz_pulls_trump_endorsement_because_he_has_a_15_year_old_daughter.html Jason Chaffetz Pulls Trump Endorsement Because He Has a 15-Year-Old Daughter] (October 2016) *We're all tying ourselves in knots about what Donald Trump said about Mexicans... Just as Dylann Roof doesn't represent white people, Mexican rapists don't represent anyone other than themselves either... While I like a good brawl as much as the next person, it seems that Trump is the answer only if the question is: Why can't we get more oafish egomaniacs into politics? Just when the Republican Party needs finesse and sensitivity when discussing immigration; just when it needs to focus on issues that unite all sectors of the electorate, including Hispanic and Asian voters; it gets a blowhard with all the nuance of a grenade... Trump's smear about Mexican immigrants was about as far away as you can get from Ronald Reagan... He tarred most Mexican immigrants as drug dealers, criminals, and rapists, allowing only as an afterthought that some may be good people. He claimed to have discussed the matter with border guards. Would those officers please step forward? In any case, crude and vulgar people always preen that they are brave truth tellers. ** {{w|Mona Charen}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/420974/donald-trump-immigration-controversy-helps-democrats "The Trump Sideshow Plays Right into Democrats' Hands"] (10 July 2015), ''{{w|National Review}}'' *Put aside for a moment Trump's countless past departures from conservative principle on defense, racial quotas, abortion, taxes, single-payer health care, and immigration. That's right. In 2012, he derided Mitt Romney for being too aggressive on the question, and he's made extensive use of illegal-immigrant labor in his serially bankrupt businesses. The man has demonstrated an emotional immaturity bordering on personality disorder, and it ought to disqualify him from being a mayor, to say nothing of a commander-in-chief. Trump has made a career out of egotism, while conservatism implies a certain modesty about government. The two cannot mix... When a con man swindles you, you can sue—as many embittered former Trump associates who thought themselves ill used have done. When you elect a con man, there's no recourse. ** {{w|Mona Charen}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''{{w|National Review}}''. *It seems, at times, as though your administration’s approach has more in common with Obama’s foreign policy than traditional Republican foreign policy. ** [[Dick Cheney]], speaking to Mike Pence, [https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/11/cheney-mike-pence-foreign-policy-1216663 "Cheney grills Pence on Trump's foreign policy"], ''[[w:Politico|Politico]]'', (March 11, 2019) * I don't believe that he should be playing a role in the future of the party or the country. ** [[Liz Cheney]], House GOP Conference Chair, R-Wyo., the third-ranking House Republican, as quoted in [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/awkward-moment-house-republican-leaders-clash-trump-speaking/story?id=76090236 "Awkward moment as House Republican leaders clash over Trump speaking at CPAC"], Benjamin Siegel, ABC News (24 February 2021) [[File:Nuclear explosion.jpg|thumb| [President Trump] is perfectly right when he says we should have better relations with [[Russia]]... at the Russian border, there are very extreme tensions, that could blow up anytime and lead to... a [[W:Nuclear holocaust|terminal nuclear war]], terminal for the species and life on Earth. We're very close to that... it's because [[NATO]] expanded after the collapse of the [[w:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]], in violation of... promises to [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], mostly under Clinton, partly under first Bush... those are all issues that should be of primary concern. The fate of... organized human society, even of the survival of the species, depends on this. How much attention is given to these things as compared with, you know, whether Trump lied about something? ~ Professor [[Noam Chomsky]]]] *'''[President Trump] is perfectly right when he says we should have better relations with [[Russia]]'''. Being dragged through the mud for that is outlandish... Russia shouldn't refuse to deal with the United States because the U.S. carried out the worst crime of the century in the invasion of Iraq, much worse than anything Russia has done. But they shouldn't refuse to deal with us for that reason, and we shouldn't refuse to deal with them for whatever infractions they may have carried out, which certainly exist. This is just absurd. We have to move towards better—right '''at the Russian border, there are very extreme tensions, that could blow up anytime and lead to''' what would in fact be '''a [[W:Nuclear holocaust|terminal nuclear war]], terminal for the species and life on Earth. We're very close to that...''' First of all, we should do things to ameliorate it. Secondly, we should ask why. Well, '''it's because [[NATO]] expanded after the collapse of the Soviet Union, in violation of''' verbal '''promises to Mikhail Gorbachev, mostly under Clinton, partly under first Bush''', then Clinton expanded right to the Russian border, expanded further under Obama... '''The fate of... organized human society, even of the survival of the species, depends on this. How much attention is given to these things as compared with, you know, whether Trump lied about something?''' ** [[Noam Chomsky]], [https://www.democracynow.org/2018/7/27/noam_chomsky_on_mass_media_obsession ''Noam Chomsky on Mass Media Obsession with Russia & the Stories Not Being Covered in the Trump Era''], ''[[w:Democracy Now!|Democracy Now!]]'' (27 July 2018) *The [[coronavirus]] is serious enough but it's worth recalling that there is a much greater horror approaching, we are racing to the edge of disaster, far worse than anything that's ever happened in human history.... [[Donald Trump]] & his minions are in the lead, in racing to the abyss. In fact there are two immense threats that we are facing... the growing threat of [[Nuclear war|nuclear war,]] which has exacerbated it by the tearing what's left of the [[W:arms control|arms control regime]] and the other of course is the growing threat of [[global warming]]... If we're leaving our fate to [[w:sociopathic|sociopathic]] buffoons, we're finished... Trump is the worst, that's because of US power which is overwhelming. We are talking about U.S. decline but you just look at the world, you don't see that when the U.S. imposes [[W:Economic sanctions|sanctions]], murderous, devastating sanctions, that's the only country that can do that, but everyone has to follow... they have to follow the master, or else they get kicked out of the [[Global financial system|international financial system]]...<BR>And back to the coronavirus, one of the most shocking harsh aspects of it, is the use of [[w:Economic sanctions|sanctions]], to maximize the pain, perfectly consciously, [[Iran]] is in a zone, enormous internal problems by the stranglehold of tightening sanctions, which are consciously designed to make them suffer and suffer bitterly... The Crisis, the civilizational crisis of the West at this point is devastating... it does bring up childhood memories of listening to [[Hitler]] raving on the radio to raucous crowds... it makes you wonder if this species is even viable. ** [[Noam Chomsky]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-N3In2rLI4 Coronavirus - What is at stake?] | [[W:Democracy in Europe Movement 2025|''Democracy in Europe Movement 2025'' (DiEM25)]] (Mar 28, 2020) * The scale of [[Coronavirus pandemic|the plague]] is surprising, indeed shocking, but not its appearance. Nor the fact that [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States|the U.S.]] has the worst record in [[w:COVID-19 pandemic in the United States#Government responses|responding]] to the [[w:Health crisis|crisis]]. Scientists have been warning of a pandemic for years. [...] But scientific understanding is not enough. There has to be someone to pick up the ball and run with it. [...] There will be recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, at severe and possibly horrendous [[w:Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic|cost]], particularly for [[w:Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic#Coronavirus and inequality|the poor and more vulnerable]]. But there will be no recovery from the [[w:Climate change in the Arctic|melting of the polar ice sheets]] and the other devastating [[w:Effects of global warming|consequences]] of [[global warming]]. [...] Trump has reacted during his years in office in the manner to which we have become accustomed: by defunding and dismantling every relevant part of government and assiduously implementing the instructions of his [[Corporatocracy|corporate masters]] to eliminate the [[regulation]]s that impede profits while saving lives — and leading the race to the abyss of {{w|environmental catastrophe}}, by far his greatest crime — in fact, the greatest crime in history when we consider the consequences. ** [[Noam Chomsky]], in an interview with C.J. Polychroniou, ''[https://truthout.org/articles/chomsky-ventilator-shortage-exposes-the-cruelty-of-neoliberal-capitalism/ Chomsky: Ventilator Shortage Exposes the Cruelty of Neoliberal Capitalism]'' (April 1, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Trump was not silent, however. He issued a stream of confident [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States#President Trump|pronouncements]] informing the public that it was just a cough; he has everything under control; he gets a 10 out of 10 for his handling of the crisis; it’s very serious but he knew it was a pandemic before anyone else; and the rest of the sorry performance. The technique is well-designed, much like the practice of reeling out lies so fast that the very concept of truth vanishes. Whatever happens, Trump is sure to be vindicated among his loyal followers. When you shoot arrows at random, some are likely to hit the target. [...] This only skims the surface of [[Trumpian]] malevolence, but there's no space for more here. It is tempting to cast the blame on Trump for the disastrous response to the crisis. But if we hope to avert future catastrophes, we must look beyond him. Trump came to office in a sick society, afflicted by 40 years of neoliberalism, with still deeper roots. ** [[Noam Chomsky]], in an interview with C.J. Polychroniou, ''[https://truthout.org/articles/chomsky-ventilator-shortage-exposes-the-cruelty-of-neoliberal-capitalism/ Chomsky: Ventilator Shortage Exposes the Cruelty of Neoliberal Capitalism]'' (April 1, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Donald is a leader. He is a successful person that, like me, isn't afraid to tell it like it is. Our system is broken and it won't be fixed from the inside. I am proud to offer my endorsement of his candidacy for President. ** [[Chris Christie]], endorsing Donald Trump for President, at a campaign rally in Fort Worth, TX [http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/feb/26/us-election-2016-campaign-live-trump-rubio-cruz-super-tuesday-clinton-sanders] (2016) *Please stop it with voting for Trump. It was funny for a little while. But the guy is Hitler. And by that I mean that we are being Germany in the 30s. Do you think they saw the shit coming? Hitler was just some hilarious and refreshing dude with a weird comb over. *Trump is not your best. He's the worst of all of us. He's a symptom to a problem that is very real. But don't vote for your own cancer. You're better than that. ** [[Louis C.K.]] in an email to fans, quoted in [http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/louis-c-k-donald-trump-insane-bigot-dangerous-1201723679/ Louis C.K. Compares Donald Trump to Hitler: ‘He's an Insane Bigot'] (2016) * A Trump supporter, a middle-aged woman, was asked how she felt about Trump's comments that being a celebrity meant women could expect him to grope their private parts. The woman said he would never have said it if Trump had known he was being recorded. That made me laugh. ** [[John Cleese]], as quoted in [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-cleese-how-donald-trump-is-stealing-comedians-best-lines-1030458 "John Cleese on How Donald Trump Is Stealing Comedians' Best Lines"] by Nick Holdsworth, ''[[w:The Hollywood Reporter|The Hollywood Reporter]]'', (August 17, 2017) * Donald Trump has been uncommonly nice to [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary]] and me. We're all [[New York]]ers. And I like him. And I love playing golf with him. ** [[Bill Clinton]], as quoted in [http://www.salon.com/2012/06/04/bill_clinton_said_what/singleton/ "Bill Clinton Said What?"] (4 June 2012), ''Salon'' * '''He's a master brander, and he's the most interesting character out there. And...he says something that overrides the ideological differences. There is a macho appeal to saying, 'I'm just sick of nothing happening. I'll make things – vote for me.'''' ** [[Bill Clinton]] on CBS '[[w:The Late Show with Stephen Colbert|Late Show]]' — {{citation | date = 2015-10-06 | title = Bill Clinton to Stephen Colbert: Donald Trump Has a "Macho Appeal" | author = Ryan Gajewski | newspaper = The Hollywood Reporter | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bill-clinton-donald-trump-has-830195 }} *Despite what you hear, we don't need to make America great again. America has never stopped being great. But we do need to make America whole again. Instead of building walls, we need to be tearing down barriers. **[[Hillary Clinton]], [http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/02/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-slogan-219908 speech] (February 2016) * We cannot let him roll the dice with America. **[[Hillary Clinton]] during an election speech, as quoted on [https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2016/06/02/hillary-clinton-trump-cannot-let-roll-dice-america boston.com], 2 June 2016 * It is insufficient to state the obvious of Donald Trump: that he is a white man who would not be president were it not for this fact. With one immediate exception, Trump's predecessors made their way to high office through the passive power of whiteness—that bloody heirloom which cannot ensure mastery of all events but can conjure a tailwind for most of them. Land theft and human plunder cleared the grounds for Trump's forefathers and barred others from it. Once upon the field, these men became soldiers, statesmen, and scholars; held court in Paris; presided at Princeton; advanced into the Wilderness and then into the White House. Their individual triumphs made this exclusive party seem above America's founding sins, and it was forgotten that the former was in fact bound to the latter, that all their victories had transpired on cleared grounds. No such elegant detachment can be attributed to Donald Trump—a president who, more than any other, has made the awful inheritance explicit. * Any empirical evaluation of the relationship between Trump and the white working class would reveal that one adjective in that phrase is doing more work than the other. In 2016, Trump enjoyed majority or plurality support among every economic branch of whites. It is true that his strongest support among whites came from those making $50,000 to $99,999. This would be something more than working-class in many nonwhite neighborhoods, but even if one accepts that branch as the working class, the difference between how various groups in this income bracket voted is revealing. Sixty-one percent of whites in this "working class" supported Trump. Only 24 percent of Hispanics and 11 percent of blacks did. Indeed, the plurality of all voters making less than $100,000 and the majority making less than $50,000 voted for the Democratic candidate. So when [George] Packer laments [in the ''New Yorker''] the fact that "Democrats can no longer really claim to be the party of working people—not white ones, anyway," he commits a kind of category error. The real problem is that Democrats aren't the party of white people—working or otherwise. White workers are not divided by the fact of labor from other white demographics; they are divided from all other laborers by the fact of their whiteness. * Obama himself, underestimating Trump and thus underestimating the power of whiteness, believed the Republican nominee too objectionable to actually win. In this Obama was, tragically, wrong. And so the most powerful country in the world has handed over all its affairs—the prosperity of its entire economy; the security of its 300 million citizens; the purity of its water, the viability of its air, the safety of its food; the future of its vast system of education; the soundness of its national highways, airways, and railways; the apocalyptic potential of its nuclear arsenal—to a carnival barker who introduced the phrase "grab 'em by the pussy" into the national lexicon. It is as if the white tribe united in demonstration to say, "If a black man can be president, then any white man—no matter how fallen—can be president." **[[Ta-Nehisi Coates]], [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/10/the-first-white-president-ta-nehisi-coates/537909/ "The First White President,"] The Atlantic, October 2017 issue. * I would never trust him to follow the law. We're dealing with a dangerous egomaniac who has no control of himself, recognizes no limits, no bounds and does not recognize the constraints of law or anything else. ** {{W|Eliot A. Cohen}}, in [http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/analysis-vengeful-world-donald-trump-why-it-matters-n671721 Analysis: The Vengeful World of Donald Trump, and Why It Matters], at NBC News; published October 31, 2016 * [[Donald Trump]] never thought he was going to win this election, he actually did not want to win this election, this was supposed to be the greatest infomercial in the history of politics. If you take that line, and you add the to it the Trump a la Moscow project, you'll understand that this was a branding deal, that's all the presidential campaign started out as.. there only one problem, one problem, he won. ** [[Michael Cohen]] on the [[Rachel Maddow] Show on [https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cohen-trump-2016-campaign-was-just-a-branding-opportunity-91291717556 September 8, 2020] * Apart from his wife and children, I knew Trump better than anyone else did. In some ways, I knew him better than even his family did because I bore witness to the real man, in strip clubs, shady business meetings, and in the unguarded moments when he revealed who he really was: a cheat, a liar, a fraud, a bully, a racist, a predator, a con man... He has no one he trusts to keep his secrets. For ten years, he certainly had me, and I was always there for him, and look what happened to me. I urge you to really consider that fact: Trump has no true friends. He has lived his entire life avoiding and evading taking responsibility for his actions. He crushed or cheated all who stood in his way, but I know where the skeletons are buried because I was the one who buried them ** Michael Cohen, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2020-08-13 | title = Michael Cohen offers preview of tell-all Trump book: 'I know where the skeletons are buried' | author = Joseph A Wulfsohn | newspaper = Fox News | url = https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michael-cohen-trump-disloyal-skeletons }} *A warning label should be affixed to Trump's forehead. **Richard Cohen, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/reince-priebus-fool/2016/05/16/decae58a-1b88-11e6-9c81-4be1c14fb8c8_story.html "Reince Priebus, fool"] (16 May 2016), ''The Washington Post'', Washington, D.C. * I can't believe he's doing this to me. Donald pisses ice water. ** {{W|Roy Cohn}}, upon being ostracized by Trump for having contracted HIV. (from {{W|Wayne Barrett}}'s 1992 ''Trump: The Deals and the Downfall'', as quoted in [https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2016/03/27/donald-trump-is-the-red-sanders-candidate-winning-isnt-everything-its-the-only-thing/#7c70fd80358c Donald Trump Is The 'Red' Sanders Candidate: 'Winning Isn't Everything; It's The Only Thing.'] at Forbes.com) *A war crimes complaint has been filed against President Donald Trump, [[Benjamin Netanyahu|Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu]] and Trump adviser [[Jared Kushner]] in the [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC).... The complaint, filed by [[w:Middlesex University|Middlesex University]] law professor [[w:William Schabas|William Schabas]] on June 30 on behalf of four [[Palestinians]] who live in the [[w:West Bank|West Bank]], states “there is credible evidence” that Trump, Netanyahu and Kushner “are complicit in acts that may amount to [[war crimes]] relating to the transfer of populations into occupied territory and the annexation of the sovereign territory of the State of Palestine.” Under article 15 of the ICC’s [[w:Rome Statute|Rome Statute]], any individual, group or organization can bring a complaint to the Office of the Prosecutor. ... Schabas’ complaint comes on the heels of unusual moves last month from the Trump administration, which declared a “national emergency” in June in an effort to shield U.S. and Israeli officials from ICC accountability for war crimes and [[crimes against humanity]]. **[[Marjorie Cohn]] in [https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-trying-to-hide-us-and-israeli-war-crimes-by-attacking-the-icc/ ''Trump Is Trying to Hide US & Israeli War Crimes by Attacking the International Criminal Court, TruthOut,''] (8 July 2020) * There's a populism to Trump that I found very appealing. The party elders would like him to go away, but the people have decided that he is not going to... [T]here is something really hopeful about the fact that, well, 36 percent of the likely voters want him to win, so the people in the machine don't get to say otherwise. ** [[Stephen Colbert]], as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-very-appealing "Colbert: Trump's populism 'very appealing'"] by Bradford Richardson, ''The Hill'' (23 December 2015) * [[w:John_Dickerson_(journalist)|John Dickerson]] has way too much dignity to trade insults with the President of the United States to his face. But I, sir, am no John Dickerson. Let me introduce you to something we call the [[w:Tiffany_Network|Tiffany Way]]. When you insult one member of the CBS family, you insult us all. Bazinga. All right. Here we go. All right. Mr. Trump, your presidency, I love your presidency, I call it "Disgrace the Nation". You're not the POTUS, you're the BLOATUS. You're the glutton with the button. You're a regular Gorge Washington. You're the presi-dunce, but you're turning into a real prick-tator. Sir, you attract more skinheads than free [[w:Minoxidil|Rogaine]]. You have more people marching against you than cancer. You talk like a sign-language gorilla who got hit in the head. In fact the only thing your mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin's cock holster. Your {{w|presidential library}} is going to be a kids' menu and a couple of {{w|Juggs}} magazines. The only thing smaller than your hands is your "tax returns" [holds up little finger] and you can take that any way you want. ** [[Stephen Colbert]], during his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaHwlSTqA7s opening monologue] of ''{{w|The Late Show with Stephen Colbert}}'', after showing a clip of Trump calling the CBS reporter part of the "fake media" and referring to [[w:Face the Nation|his show]] as "Deface the Nation". The Trump-designated chairman of the FCC, {{w|Ajit Pai}}, has since stated he would investigate the comedian for broadcasting this material (1 May 2017) * '''There once was a man in Nantucket<br>Whose poll numbers really did suck it;<br>At least he is not<br>That orange pol pot<br>Who ate all his meals from a bucket.''' ** [[Stephen Colbert]]; limerick from his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8qFuh-qNaE opening monologue] of ''{{w|The Late Show with Stephen Colbert}}'' of 25 November 2021, after reading about [[President Biden]]'s revival of his family's tradition of visiting Nantucket at Thanksgiving. * Do you know how bad of a job you have to be doing to get fired while you're getting fired? ** Steve Colbert, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-14 | title = Late night hosts mock Trump's second impeachment: 'I wonder if he's tired of all the winning yet?' | author = Frank Pallotta | newspaper = CNN Business | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/14/media/late-night-trump-impeachment/index.html }} * Trump denied knowing that [[w:Serge Kovaleski|Serge]] (Kovaleski) was disabled, and demanded an apology, saying that anyone could see his imitation was of a flustered, frightened reporter, not a disabled person. It's true that Trump was not mimicking any mannerisms that Serge has. He doesn't jerk around or flail his arms. He's not retarded. He sits calmly, but if you look at his wrists, you'll see they are curved in. That's not the imitation Trump was doing—he was doing a standard retard, waving his arms and sounding stupid: "'Ahhh, I don't know what I said—ahhh, I don't remember!' He's going, ‘Ahhh, I don't remember, maybe that's what I said!'" * There's nothing Trump can do that won't be forgiven, except change his immigration policies. ** ''In Trump We Trust'' [http://theslot.jezebel.com/ann-coulter-donald-trump-wasnt-mocking-reporters-disab-1785766218][http://www.nbcnews.com/card/real-quote-ann-coulters-new-book-n637676] (2016) * Trump is an unreflective beneficiary of every sort of white privilege on offer, from his inherited fortune to his mass-media celebrity to his ability to lie with utter impunity about his career, his finances, and his easily documented record of public statements. If Barack Obama had committed but one of the transgressions Trump reveled in during his 2016 presidential run—deriding John McCain's war record, to take a comparatively minor instance—he would have suffered a torrent of righteous white moralizing that would have been unprecedented even in a country renowned for its righteous white moralizing. And if he'd been caught on tape bragging about a celebrity-enabled history of sexual assault—well, suffice it to say that it would have been a high-tech lynching on a scale that Clarence Thomas could scarcely begin to imagine. **[[Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw]], ''[https://thebaffler.com/salvos/race-to-bottom-crenshaw Race to the Bottom: How the post-racial revolution became a whitewash]'' * President Trump doubled down Sunday on his push for the use of [[w:Antimalarial medications|an anti-malarial drug]] against the [[coronavirus]], issuing {{w|medical advice}} that goes well beyond scant evidence of the [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#COVID-19|drug’s effectiveness]] as well as the advice of doctors and {{w|public health}} experts. Mr. Trump’s recommendation of hydroxychloroquine, for the second day in a row at a White House briefing, was a striking example of his brazen willingness [[w:Veracity of statements by Donald Trump#Coronavirus pandemic|to distort and outright defy]] expert opinion and {{w|scientific evidence}} when it does not suit his [[w:Political agenda|agenda]]. ** [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020), ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. * Standing alongside two top public health officials who have declined to endorse his call for widely administering the drug, Mr. Trump suggested that he was speaking on gut instinct and acknowledged that he had no [[expertise]] on the subject. Saying that the drug is “being tested now,” Mr. Trump said that “there are some very strong, powerful signs” of its potential, although health experts say that the data is extremely limited and that more study of the drug’s effectiveness against the coronavirus is needed. [...] Mr. Trump, who once predicted that the virus might “miraculously” disappear by April because of warm weather, and who has [[Denial|rejected]] {{w|scientific consensus}} on issues like [[w:Environmental policy of the Donald Trump administration#Climate change|climate change]], was undaunted by [[skeptical]] questioning. “What do you have to lose?” Mr. Trump asked, for the second day in a row, saying that [[w:Terminal illness|terminally ill]] patients should be willing [[w:Terminal illness#Continued treatment|to try any treatment]] that has shown some promise. ** [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020), ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. * Even as Mr. Trump has promoted the drug, which is also often prescribed for patients with {{w|lupus}}, it has created rifts within his own coronavirus task force. And while many [[w:Medical centers in the United States|hospitals]] have chosen to use hydroxychloroquine in a desperate attempt to treat dying patients who have few other options, others have noted that it carries [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#Side effects|serious risks]]. In particular, the drug can cause a {{w|heart arrhythmia}} that can lead to {{w|cardiac arrest}}. ** [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020), ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. * Hydroxychloroquine has not been proved to work against Covid-19 in any significant clinical trials. A small trial by Chinese researchers made public last week found that it helped speed the recovery in moderately ill patients, but the study was not peer-reviewed and had significant limitations. Earlier reports from France and China have drawn criticism because they did not include control groups to compare treated patients with untreated ones, and researchers have called the reports anecdotal. Without controls, they said, it is impossible to determine whether the drugs worked. But Mr. Trump on Sunday dismissed the notion that doctors should wait for further study. ** [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020), ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. * I have been pointing out, and I have been screaming to the rooftops, that Donald Trump is the Charlie Sheen of politics. [...] I have to tell you, I love Charlie Sheen, I loved working with him when he was sober, but he was, he's full of shit. He has been full of shit, you know, he has serious addiction. You know, his addiction is obviously serious, drugs, and, but, Trump is just addicted to feeling important. You know, and I think if anybody is under the delusion that he cares about, uh, uh, anybody in America besides himself, they are, they are stoned and need to rethink their priorities, 'cause he's, you know, 'cause it's just ridiculous that's he's gotten as far as he has. ** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Cryer Jon Cryer] on the May 5, 2016, episode of the podcast Never Not Funny. *When the voters examine Donald, they'll discover he actually embodies Washington corruption, the Washington deal-making that they're so angry about. **[[Ted Cruz]], [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sen-ted-cruz-on-donald-trump-post-super-tuesday-strongest-campaign/ interview with Charlie Rose] (1 March 2016), ''CBS This Morning'' *People are asking themselves, 'How would we feel if our children came in repeating the words of the president of the United States if that president was Donald Trump?' And if it would embarrass you to have your children repeat the words of the president, that's not a good thing... A president should unify us, should appeal to our better angels, should appeal to our shared values that make America who we are. ** [[Ted Cruz]], [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-cruz-criticizes-donald-trump-a-president-should-not-embarrass-election-2016/ interview with John Dickerson] (March 2016), ''Face the Nation'' *It's not easy to tick me off... I don't get angry often. But you mess with my wife, you mess with my kids; that'll do it every time. Donald, you're a sniveling coward and leave Heidi the hell alone. ** [[Ted Cruz]], as quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-cruz-bashes-sniveling-coward-donald-trump/ "Cruz calls Trump "sniveling coward" and says 'leave Heidi the hell alone'"] (24 March 2016), by Reena Flores, ''CBS News'' * Let me be clear: Donald Trump may be a rat, but I have no desire [[w:Ratfucking|to copulate]] with him. ** [[Ted Cruz]], as quoted in [http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a43332/ted-cruz-donald-trump-rat-copulate/ Ted Cruz Will Do Anything for Love, But He Won't Do Rats] [25 March 2016], by Matt Miller, ''Esquire'' * The best thing to happen to politics in a long long time. I don't care what his actual positions are. I don't care if he says the wrong thing. He says what's on his mind. He gives honest answers rather than prepared answers. This is more important than anything any candidate has done in years. ** {{w|Mark Cuban}}, as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-27 | title = Mark Cuban: Congrats, Donald: You're best thing to happen to politics in a long time | author = | newspaper = Dallas Mavericks Blog | url = http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/mark-cuban-congrats-donald-youre-best-thing-to-happen-to-politics-in-a-long-time.html/ }} ==== Hillary Clinton, speech in Warren, Michigan (August 11, 2016) ==== :<small> Speech in {{w|Warren, Michigan}}. Transcript by ''{{w|Newsweek}}'' [http://www.newsweek.com/hillary-clinton-full-transcript-economic-speech-489602] (August 11, 2016) </small> * He's made a career out of stiffing small businesses from Atlantic City to Las Vegas. There are companies that were left hanging because he refused to pay their bills. A lot of those companies scraped together what the could [sic] to pay their employees, and many of them put their businesses at risk and some of them ended up taking bankruptcy. It wasn't because Trump couldn't pay them, it was because he wouldn't pay them. * It's just not right that Donald Trump can ignore his debts, but students and families can't refinance their debt. * Mr. Trump may talk a big game on trade, but his approach is based on fear, not strength. Fear that we can't compete with the rest of the world even when the rules are fair. Fear that our country has no choice but to hide behind walls. * Let's remember where Trump makes many of his own products. Because it sure is not America. ... One positive thing Trump could do to make America great again is actually make great things in America again. * Trump would roll back the tough rules that we have imposed on the Financial Industry. I'll do the opposite – I think we should strengthen those rules so that Wall Street can never wreck Main Street again. * He called for a new tax loophole – let's call it the Trump Loophole – because it would allow him to pay less than half the current tax rate on income from many of his companies. He'd pay a lower rate than millions of middle class families. * He's making a big promise. But his advisors have said, his own advisors have said, he may not stand by them. ... One of the differences between Donald Trump and me is I'm telling you what I will do, I'm laying out my plans, and I will stand by them, and I want you to hold me accountable for delivering results. This all reminds me of that old saying, ‘if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.' * Guaranteeing equal pay won't just increase paychecks for women – it will boost family budgets and get incomes rising across the board. And I don't understand why Trump's against that. Paid family leave won't only make life easier for Moms and Dads – it will also keep skilled, talented Americans in the workforce and grow our economy. That's why every other advanced country already has it. Again, he's against it. Raising the federal minimum wage won't just put more money in the pockets of low-income families – it also means they will spend more at the businesses in their neighborhoods. Trump's against that as well. * Based on what we know from the Trump campaign, he wants America to work for him and his friends, at the expense of everyone else. ==== Hillary Clinton, speech in Reno, Nevada (August 25, 2016) ==== <small> Speech in {{w|Reno, Nevada}}. Transcript by ''[[w:Vox (website)|Vox]]'' [http://www.vox.com/2016/8/25/12647810/hillary-clinton-speech-alt-right] (August 25, 2016) </small> * Donald Trump has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia. He's taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over one of America's two major political parties. His disregard for the values that make our country great is profoundly dangerous. In just the past week, under the guise of "outreach" to African Americans, Trump has stood up in front of largely white audiences and described black communities in insulting and ignorant terms. * Donald Trump misses so much. He doesn't see the success of black leaders in every field… The vibrancy of [[w:African-American Businesses|black-owned businesses]]…Or the strength of the black church… He doesn't see the excellence of historically black colleges and universities or the pride of black parents watching their children thrive… And he certainly doesn't have any solutions to take on the reality of systemic racism and create more equity and opportunity in communities of color. It takes a lot of nerve to ask people he's ignored and mistreated for decades, "What do you have to lose?" The answer is everything! * Trump's lack of knowledge or experience or solutions would be bad enough. But what he's doing here is more sinister. Trump is reinforcing harmful stereotypes and offering a dog whistle to his most hateful supporters. It's a disturbing preview of what kind of President he'd be. * A man with a long history of racial discrimination, who traffics in dark conspiracy theories drawn from the pages of supermarket tabloids and the far reaches of the internet, should never run our government or command our military. If he doesn't respect respect all Americans, he can't serve all Americans! ... There's no other Donald Trump. This is it. * Well, throughout his career and this campaign, Donald Trump has shown us exactly who he is. We should believe him. When Trump was getting his start in business, he was sued by the Justice Department for refusing to rent apartments to black and Latino tenants. Three years later, the Justice Department took Trump back to court because he hadn't changed. The pattern continued through the decades. * Someone detached from reality should never be in charge of making decisions that are as real as they come. * He'd abolish the bedrock constitutional principle that says if you're born in the United States, you're an American citizen. He says that children born in America to undocumented parents are, quote, "anchor babies" and should be deported. Millions of them. * He'd ban Muslims around the world – 1.5 billion men, women, and children –from entering our country just because of their religion. * Ever since the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, America has distinguished itself as a haven for people fleeing religious persecution. Under Donald Trump, America would distinguish itself as the only country in the world to impose a religious test at the border. * Trump likes to say he only hires the "best people." But he's had to fire so many campaign managers it's like an episode of the Apprentice. === D === * Donald Trump...is the last hope for America. I don't want nuance, I want bold colors: red, white, and blue... When I saw those guys on the boats on their knees, I mean, that sends a picture about America that I haven't seen ever before. And I think we need Donald Trump right now. The country needs him. ** {{w|Robert Davi}}, as quoted in [http://dailycaller.com/2016/01/14/die-hard-actor-robert-davi-donald-trump-is-the-last-hope-for-america-video/ "‘Die Hard' Actor Robert Davi: Donald Trump Is The ‘Last Hope For America'"] by Steve Guest, ''The Daily Caller'' (14 January 2016) * Let's say five years ago, someone wanted to tell an end-of-the-world story. Governments have broken down, diplomacy has gone out the window, and lunatic nutbags are running things. If the storyteller wanted to provide a shorthand to establish how things could have possibly gone so wrong, all he would have to do is have a newscaster talking about "President Trump." Because five years ago, the audience would have snorted and said, "Well, sure, I totally believe that if this country was stupid enough to put Trump into office, then it makes sense that the entire world is falling apart." **{{W|Peter David}}, [http://www.peterdavid.net/2017/08/04/freak-out-friday-august-4-2017/ Freak Out Friday], August 4 2017 * Loser of the year <i> German: "Der Verlierer des Jahres </i> ** Der Spiegel, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-11 |title=German magazine Der Spiegel names Trump 'Loser of the Year' | author= Celine Castronuovo | periodical=The Hill | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/529830-german-magazine-der-spiegel-names-trump-loser-of-the-year}} * Trump has been said to have extended his initial 30-day deadline to four months **Karen DeYoun of Washington Post, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/john-bolton-to-meet-with-turks-to-discuss-announced-us-withdrawal-from-syria/2019/01/04/30e39c92-1044-11e9-8938-5898adc28fa2_story.html 4 January 2019] * The case for constitutional limited government is the case against Donald Trump. To the degree we take him at his word — understanding that Trump is a negotiator whose positions are often purposefully deceptive — what he advocates is a rejection of our Madisonian inheritance and an embrace of Barack Obama's authoritarianism. Trump assures voters that he will use authoritarian power for good, to help those who feel — with good reason — ignored by both parties. But the American experiment in self-government was the work of a generation that risked all to defeat a tyrannical monarch and establish a government of laws, not men. A government of the people, by the people, and for the people is precisely what the Constitution offers, and what is most threatened by "great men" impatient to impose their will on the nation. Conservatives should reject Trump's hollow, Euro-style identity politics. **Ben Domenech, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * If your claim to fame is that you’ve taken money from other people and haven’t delivered what you promised, that doesn’t make you a genius businessman, that makes you a [[thief]]. **{{w|Kathy Duva}}, as quoted in [http://theboxingtribune.com/2017/01/19/donald-trump-was-awful-at-boxing-too/ "Donald Trump was awful at boxing, too"] by Paul Gagno, ''The Boxing Tribune'' (January 19, 2017) === E === *In his State of the Union address on February 6, 2019, Donald Trump said: ''...we condemn the brutality of the Maduro regime, whose socialist policies have turned that nation from being the wealthiest in South America into a state of abject poverty and despair.'' Trump’s ridiculous comment was not considered controversial, because the Western media, including the anti-Trump outlets like the New York Times, have spent many years conveying a lie: that Venezuela had been very prosperous and democratic until [[Hugo Chávez]], and then his successor [[Nicolás Maduro]], came along and ruined everything. If readers believe that, then they may indeed wonder, “Why shouldn’t the US government help Venezuelans return to that prosperous state?” **[https://fair.org/home/the-media-myth-of-once-prosperous-and-democratic-venezuela-before-chavez/ The Media Myth of ‘Once Prosperous’ and Democratic Venezuela Before Chávez, Joe Emersberger and Justin Podur, ''Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting'' (FAIR),] (26 August 2021) * People are looking for somebody who is outspoken and who isn't afraid. And [Trump] seems to have kind of a fearless attitude. ** [[Clint Eastwood]], as quoted in [http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/clint-eastwood-praises-trump/2015/12/25/id/707110/ "Clint Eastwood Praises Trump, Carson: 'Really Good People'"] by Todd Beamon, ''Newsmax'' (25 December 2015) * I'd have to go for Trump ... you know, [because] [[Hillary Clinton|she]]'s declared that she's gonna follow in [President] Obama's footsteps. I mean, it's a tough voice to listen to for four years. It could be a tough one. If she's just gonna follow what we've been doing, then I wouldn't be for her. She's made a lot of dough out of a being a politician. I gave up dough to be a politician. I'm sure that [former President] Ronald Reagan gave up dough to be a politician. ... [Trump]'s onto something, because secretly everybody's getting tired of political correctness, kissing up. That's the kiss-ass generation we're in right now. We're really in a p-ssy generation. ** [[Clint Eastwood]], interview with ''Esquire'' as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/290324-clint-eastwood-id-have-to-go-for-trump-over-clinton "Clint Eastwood: 'I'd have to go for Trump' over Clinton"] by Mark Hensch, ''The Hill'' (3 August 2016) *The only thing that I can say about President Trump is that he is the only person who, in 2009 when I served a lot of subpoenas on a lot of people, or at least gave notice to some pretty connected people, that I want to talk to them, is the only person who picked up the phone and said, let's just talk. I'll give you as much time as you want. I'll tell you what you need to know, and was very helpful, in the information that he gave, and gave no indication whatsoever that he was involved in anything untoward whatsoever, but had good information. That checked out and that helped us and we didn't have to take a deposition of him in 2009. **Bradley Edwards (attorney prosecuting [[Jeffrey Epstein]]) in December 2018, according to [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/prosecutor-in-2009-epstein-case-said-donald-trump-was-the-only-one-who-helped-him/ 7 July 2019 article by Joe Hoft of Gateway Pundit] * (Said in 2016) [Narcissistic] idiot,bully, [and someone who] really cannot be trusted to be consistent or accurate in anything ** [[w:Jenna Ellis|Jenna Ellis]], senior legal adviser to the Trump 2020 campaign and the president, [https://www.axios.com/jenna-ellis-trump-adviser-87cebdba-a44f-4bbb-bdc3-3e044e76b746.html constitutional law attorney] and former law professor from Colorado according to [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-lawyer-jenna-ellis-idiot-campaign-b1731162.htmlTrump’s lawyer once called him an ‘idiot’ who ‘really cannot be trusted’ to tell truth] published November 18, 2020 *I will not be voting for Donald Trump in the primary. I take my conservatism seriously, and I also take Saint Paul seriously. In setting out the qualifications for overseers, or bishops, Saint Paul admonished Timothy... We should not put a new conservative in charge of conservatism or the country, so that he does not become puffed up with conceit and fall into condemnation. Republicans have wandered in the wilderness already by letting leaders define conservatism in their own image. Donald Trump needs more time and more testing of his new conservative convictions. **Erick Erickson, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' *Hitler is not Hillary Clinton either. The neo-nazis and white supremacists backing Donald Trump fetishize Hitler too. Trump dog whistles to them. **Erick Erickson, [http://theresurgent.com/republicans-for-hitler/ "Republicans for Hitler"] (17 May 2016), ''The Resurgent'' === F === * I was trying to let science guide our policy, but he was putting as much stock in anecdotal things that turned out not to be true as he was in what scientists like myself were saying. That caused unnecessary and uncomfortable conflict where I had to essentially correct what he was saying, and put me at great odds with his people. ** [[Anthony Fauci | Dr. Anthony Fauci]], the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as quoted in [https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/dr-fauci-says-trump-would-do-terrible-things-anytime-he-disagreed-with-him-publicly/ "Dr Fauci Says Trump Would Do ‘Terrible Things’ Anytime He Disagreed With Him Publicly"], Cameron Frew, Unila, 20 February 2021. * Trump is Hillary Clinton's Christmas gift wrapped up under a tree. **[[Carly Fiorina]], [http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/09/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-conspiracy/index.html ''Twitter''] (8 December 2015) *I think Trump says a lot of things that are crazy... [repeating what a 10-year-old girl said] Trump's a moron. **[[Carly Fiorina]], as quoted in [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/carly-fiorina-repeats-girl-donald-trumps-moron/story?id=36327939 "Carly Fiorina Repeats After Girl: 'Donald Trump's a Moron'"] (16 January 2016), by Ben Gittleson, ''{{w|ABC News}}'' *He reminds me of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]. **{{w|Vicente Fox}}, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/26/politics/vicente-fox-donald-trump-hitler/index.html interview with Anderson Cooper] (February 2016) * Most amateur diagnosticians have mislabeled President Trump with the diagnosis of [[w:Narcissistic personality disorder|narcissistic personality disorder]]. I wrote the criteria that define this disorder, and Mr. Trump doesn't meet them. He may be a world-class [[narcissism|narcissist]], but this doesn't make him mentally ill, because he does not suffer from the distress and impairment required to diagnose mental disorder. :Mr. Trump causes severe distress rather than experiencing it and has been richly rewarded, rather than punished, for his grandiosity, self-absorption and lack of [[empathy]]. It is a stigmatizing insult to the mentally ill (who are mostly well behaved and well meaning) to be lumped with Mr. Trump (who is neither). :* [[w:Allen Frances|Allen Frances]], [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/opinion/an-eminent-psychiatrist-demurs-on-trumps-mental-state.html?_r=0 "An Eminent Psychiatrist Demurs on Trump's Mental State,"] [[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]], February 14, 2017. *A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not of building bridges, is not Christian. This is not the gospel... I say only that this man is not Christian if he has said things like that. We must see if he said things in that way and I will give him the benefit of the doubt. **[[Pope Francis]], as quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-francis-trump-is-not-christian/ "Pope Francis: Donald Trump 'is not Christian'"] (18 February 2016), by Rebecca Kaplan, ''{{w|CBS News}}'' *I was wrong. Weeks ago I said on a number of radio interviews that while I opposed Trump in the primary, I'd back him if he won the GOP nomination. I hadn't yet seen, or had been unwilling to believe, the full extent of his contempt for the truth, his fondness for far-left conspiracy theories, and his sheer malice. When I saw Trump in full, my decision was easy. Never Trump... I cannot abide the notion of voting for a man whose 'war strategy' is a child-killing war crime. **David French, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/432237/donald-trump-why-i-cant-vote-trump-nevertrump "Why I Changed My Mind and Joined the #NeverTrump Movement"] (2 March 2016), ''National Review'' *There is an Ivy League grad who has spent most of his life in [[New York City|Manhattan]], where he is chauffeured around in limousines. He frequently brags to strangers about his massive personal wealth. In public statements, he has advocated government healthcare, a woman's right to an abortion, an assault weapons ban, and paying off the national debt by forcing rich people to forfeit 14.25 percent of their total wealth. When the man married his third wife, he invited Bill and Hillary Clinton to the wedding, and he has given many thousands to their political campaigns and their foundation. He's donated many thousands more that helped elect Democrats to the Senate and the House. And George W. Bush was "maybe the worst president in the history of this country," the man said in 2008. "He was so incompetent, so bad, so evil." On paper, this is not someone you'd expect to excel in the 2016 Republican Party primary. But Donald Trump is excelling. Thanks to his celebrity, a few epic flip-flops, and his willingness to pander to the most xenophobic element of the GOP's base, the real-estate developer and reality-TV star is polling near the top of the field. **Conor Friedersdorf, [http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/donald-trump-running-for-president/398345/ "Donald Trump Is No Conservative"] (13 July 2015), ''The Atlantic'' === G === * Donald Trump is a serial liar. ** Neal Gabler, [http://www.salon.com/2016/05/15/donald_trump_is_a_serial_liar_more_upsetting_is_that_no_one_seems_to_care_partner/ "Donald Trump is a serial liar. More upsetting is that no one seems to care"] (15 May 2016), ''Salon'' * We thought about it when we made the movie! Are you kidding? You watch Part II again and there's a scene where Marty confronts Biff in his office and there's a huge portrait of Biff on the wall behind Biff, and there's one moment where Biff kind of stands up and he takes exactly the same pose as the portrait? Yeah. **[[w:Bob Gale|Bob Gale]], [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/21/how-back-to-the-future-predicted-trump.html ‘Back to the Future' Writer: Biff Tannen Is Based on Donald Trump], The Daily Beast (October 15, 2015) *Donald Trump rightly criticized the [[w:Humayun Khan (soldier)|Khan]] parents. Clearly, Trump does not oppose Muslim soldiers serving in the military. Nonsense. Trump opposes Muslim immigration from jihad-hot regions. We know Islamic terror groups are plotting attacks on the West and using the migration to import their soldiers. ** [[Pamela Geller]], ''[http://pamelageller.com/2016/07/dnc-mainstream-medias-new-spox-muslim-parents.html/ DNC, Mainstream Media's New SPOX — Muslim Parents of Fallen Soldier WHO OPPOSE TRUMP BUT NOT JIHAD TERROR @chucktodd @meetthepress]'' (July 31, 2016) *I remain a skeptic about Donald Trump. Trump fans look at us skeptics with incredulity that we could possibly object to their man... Yet I see people comparing Trump to Reagan. Donald Trump has been a conservative for about ten minutes. **[[Jim Geraghty]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/420996/trump-2008-bush-evil-talk-iran-obama-cannot-do-worse-bush-jim-geraghty "The Corner"], ''National Review'' * @realdonaldtrump you are full of shit! **Chrysler executive {{W|Ralph Gilles}} **[http://jalopnik.com/5956093/chrysler-exec-calls-donald-trump-full-of-shit-on-twitter Chrysler Exec Calls Donald Trump "Full Of Shit" On Twitter], at {{W|Jalopnik}} (2012) * [W]e have to learn something from history here. [[Fascism]] begins with the rhetoric of dehumanization, humiliation, and [[wiktionary:reification#Noun|reification]], right? It starts with the language of brutality, which it normalizes. It legitimates hatred and racism and violence. It views certain groups through rhetoric as enemies of the American people. It operates off of the rhetoric of war, anti-intellectualism, and white supremacy. It operates off of the language of disposability. That language doesn’t just simply normalize increasingly the notions of white nationalism, white supremacy, racism, and [[xenophobia]]; it also enacts policies and it creates a culture of utter stupidity, a culture of ignorance. And, unfortunately, it functions so as to enable violence against groups labeled as dangerous, other, excess, and a threat to the whitewashed notion of citizenship.<br />With respect to the latter, when people can’t tell the difference between fact and fiction, they can’t tell the difference between good and evil. They can’t recognize a crime when they see one or what lawlessness looks like. All standards of truth go out the window. It’s a very dangerous moment because it means that people become more susceptible to [[demagogue]]s, to people like Trump, and I think that the media has played an enormous role in creating a [[wiktionary:formative#Adjective|formative]] culture that at its worst legitimates and at its best enables what we see happening in the United States today. ** [[Henry Giroux]], ''[https://mediaforus.org/interviews/2019/8/12/henrygiroux Henry Giroux on His Latest Book — The Terror of the Unforeseen — and How Neoliberal Capitalism Sets the Stage for Fascism]'' (August 19, 2019), ''Media For Us'' interview. *President Trump made history Sunday when he became the first sitting U.S. president to step foot in North Korea. Trump was there to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the military demarcation line at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Kim then invited Trump to cross the line, which has divided North and South Korea since 1953. Trump then took about 20 steps into North Korea. Following the meeting at the DMZ, Trump and Kim held a three-way gathering with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Sunday marked Trump and Kim's first meeting since nuclear talks broke down in February... It appears another round of nuclear talks could begin in the coming weeks. **[[Amy Goodman]] in [https://www.democracynow.org/2019/7/1/trump_kim_jong_un_dmz_meeting ''Trump Makes History by Walking into North Korea. Could This Help to Finally End the Korean War?'' DemocracyNow!] (1 July 2019) *As a party, we are better to risk losing without Donald Trump than trying to win with him. Enough already with Mister Trump. **[[Lindsey Graham]], [http://www.examiner.com/article/lindsey-graham-better-for-a-democrat-to-win-the-white-house-than-donald-trump ''Twitter'' post] (August 2015) * If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it. ** [[Lindsey Graham]], [https://twitter.com/lindseygrahamsc/status/727604522156228608 ''Twitter'' post], (May 2016) *Ku Klux Klan leader [[David Duke]] told radio show listeners that {{'}}Jewish tribal nature{{'}} is to blame for the media's harsh treatment of Trump and compared Jews to {{'}}a pack of wild dogs.{{'}} The white supremacist is a vocal supporter of Trump. **Shanika Gunaratna, [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/neo-nazis-tag-jews-on-twitter-harassment-hate-speech-politics/ "Neo-Nazis Tag Jews on Twitter: Harassment, Hate Speech, Politics"] (10 June 2016), ''CBS News'', CBS Interactive, Inc. *Last week, the New York Times reported that the FBI, in 2017, launched an investigation of President Trump "to consider whether the president's own actions constituted a possible threat to national security" and specifically "whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests." ...As usual – this melodrama was accomplished by steadfastly ignoring the now-standard, always-buried paragraph pointing out the boring fact that no actual evidence of guilt has yet emerged. *The FBI's counterintelligence investigation of Trump is far from the first time that the FBI has monitored, surveilled and investigated U.S. elected officials.... It is not difficult to understand what is so ominous and even tyrannical about the FBI investigating domestic political figures whose loyalties they regard as "suspicious," and whose political career they regard as a "national security threat," simply because those politicians express policy positions about U.S. adversaries that the FBI dislikes... If a politician adopts policy views... which is unduly accommodating to America's adversaries or "enemies," that's not a crime and the FBI thus has no business using its vast investigative powers against...[them]...the FBI investigation... clearly based, at least in part, on the FBI's disagreements with Trump's foreign policy views and the agency's assessment that such policies fail to safeguard "U.S. interests" as the FBI defines them. ** [[Glenn Greenwald]], [https://theintercept.com/2019/01/14/the-fbis-investigation-of-trump-as-a-national-security-threat-is-itself-a-serious-danger-but-j-edgar-hoover-pioneered-the-tactic/ The FBI's Investigation of Trump as a "National Security Threat" is Itself a Serious Danger. But J. Edgar Hoover Pioneered the Tactic] ''[[w:The Intercept|The Intercept]]'' (14 January 2019) [[File:Richard Nixon presidential portrait.jpg|thumb|As you can imagine, [Pat] is an expert on politics and she predicts whenever you decide to run for office you will be a winner! ~ [[Richard Nixon]]]] [[File:Jimmy Carter (cropped).jpg|thumb|I think the media have been harder on Trump than any other president certainly that I’ve known about, I think they feel free to claim that Trump is mentally deranged and everything else without hesitation. ~ [[Jimmy Carter]]]] [[File:George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped).jpg|thumb|He's an ass. ~ [[George H. W. Bush]]]] [[File:Bill Clinton.jpg|thumb|He's a master brander, and he's the most interesting character out there. And...he says something that overrides the ideological differences. There is a macho appeal to saying, 'I'm just sick of nothing happening. I'll make things – vote for me.' ~ [[Bill Clinton]]]] [[File:George-W-Bush.jpeg|thumb|We've seen nationalism distorted into nativism – forgotten the dynamism that immigration has always brought to America. We see a fading confidence in the value of free markets and international trade – forgetting that conflict, instability, and poverty follow in the wake of protectionism. ~ [[George W. Bush]]]] [[File:Official portrait of Barack Obama.jpg|thumb|We're shocked that somebody would be saying these things. We're shocked that somebody is fanning anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-Muslim sentiment. We're shocked! We're shocked that somebody could be loose with the facts. Or distort someone's record -- shocked... This is the guy, remember, who was sure that I was born in Kenya. Who just wouldn't let it go. And all this same Republican establishment, they weren't saying nothing. As long as it was directed at me, they were fine with it. They thought it was a hoot. Wanted to get his endorsement... What is happening in this primary is just a distillation of what's been happening inside their party for more than a decade. ~ [[Barack Obama]]]] === H === * When I tell you I’m angry, it’s an understatement. [[Mike Pence|Mike]] has been nothing but loyal to that [[Trump|man]]. He’s been nothing but a good friend of that man... I am so disappointed in the fact that [despite] the [[loyalty]] and [[friendship]] he had with Mike Pence, that he would do that to him. Like, I’m disgusted by it. ** [[Nikki Haley]] in [https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/ Nikki Haley’s Time for Choosing The 2024 hopeful can’t decide] February 12, 2021 * I think he could be a great leader, because he's inspiring a lot of people, and especially people, including me, who are tired of Republicans being weak. I'm so sick of it. ** [[Sean Hannity]] — {{citation | date = 2015-07-30 | title = Hannity on Trump: 'That Boldness Needs to Be There If Republicans Want to Win' | newspaper = Fox News Insider | url = http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/07/30/sean-hannity-donald-trump-boldness-needs-be-there-if-republicans-want-win }} *The conservative president we desperately need requires a paradoxical combination of boldness and restraint. The president will need to be bold in challenging the runaway power and reach of his own branch, against the fury of the bureaucracy itself, its client groups, and the media. This boldness is necessary to restore the restraint that a republican executive should have in our constitutional order. Trump exhibits no awareness of this supreme constitutional task. **Steven F. Hayward, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' *Donald Trump is the result of a long process of political, cultural and social decay. He is a product of our failed democracy. The longer we perpetuate the fiction that we live in a functioning democracy, that Trump and the political mutations around him are somehow an aberrant deviation that can be vanquished in the next election, the more we will hurtle toward tyranny. The problem is not Trump. It is a political system, dominated by corporate power and the mandarins of the two major political parties, in which we don’t count. We will wrest back political control by dismantling the corporate state, and this means massive and sustained civil disobedience, like that demonstrated by teachers around the country this year... <BR>As a foreign correspondent I covered collapsed societies... It is impossible for any doomed population to grasp how fragile the decayed financial, social and political system is on the eve of implosion. All the harbingers of collapse are visible... We suffer the usual pathologies of impending death. I would be happy to be wrong. But I have seen this before. I know the warning signs. All I can say is get ready. **[[Chris Hedges]] in [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/05/21/coming-collapse The Coming Collapse], [[w:Common Dreams|''Common Dreams'']], (21 May 2018) *He doesn't know the Constitution, history, law, political philosophy, nuclear strategy, diplomacy, defense, economics beyond real estate, or even, despite his low-level-mafioso comportment, how ordinary people live. But trumping all this is a greater flaw presented as his chief strength. Governing a great nation in parlous times is far more than making "deals." Compared with the weight of the office he seeks, his deals are microscopic in scale, and as he faced far deeper complexities he would lead the country into continual Russian roulette. If despite his poor judgment he could engage talented advisers, as they presented him with contending and fateful options the buck would stop with a man who simply grasps anything that floats by. Following Obama's, a Trump presidency would be yet more adventure [[tourism]] for a formerly serious republic. **Mark Helprin, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' * What bitch is Donald Trump hanging his dick inside of today? ** {{w|Doug Henderson}}, guitarist/singer/lyricist of {{w|Spongehead}} in the song "Nothing" from ''[[w:Curn Your Dogma|Curb Your Dogma]]'' (Triple X Records, 1993) * There’s no question that America would be better off if the president would resign or be removed from office. If that’s going to happen or how that should happen, I don’t know. But we need leadership right now, and we need to stop all of this craziness. ** Larry Hogan, Republican Governor, as quoted in [https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-hogan-capitol-20210107-7gjx3ksoqrhmrixhqr7zz2byom-story.html "Maryland Gov. Hogan: ‘America would be better off’ if Trump resigns or is removed from office"], 7 January 2021, <i> The Baltimore Sun </i> * <p>Trump undermines the free press because he wants to be the only ''legitimate'' source of information in society. He lies all the time to break down the processes by which we discern the truth about the world around us, and compile the observations and facts which make up the tapestry of reality. He has exposed the paper-thin vulnerability of our democratic society, which depends mightily on observing social norms—like yielding to shame—and a shared acceptance of some common set of truths.</p><p>The American president is determined to bulldoze this architecture of social structures, and usher in an era where force, not deliberation and cooperation, determines the path our society will take. If he never acknowledges any truth besides his own, he never has to do anything outside his own direct interests. He does not have to actually respond to any kind of criticism, or ever reconsider his course of action. Relentless lying, after all, is a form of coercion, in which you bend others to your will by forcing them to accept the infrastructure of your false reality—or to give up caring whether anything is true or false in the first place. Don't believe your eyes and ears. Everybody was cheering for me.</p> ** Jack Holmes, Politics editor at Esquire.com, [https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a27718993/donald-trump-press-conference-theresa-may-thousands-protesters/ "Donald Trump's Press Conference With Theresa May Would Not Be Complete Without an Assault on Truth"], Esquire.com (June 4, 2019) * Donald Trump regularly incites political [[violence]] and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and {{w|birther}} who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims — 1.6 billion members of an entire religion — from entering the U.S. ** Note appended to every article about Trump published by {{W|the Huffington Post}} as of January 2016, but removed after Trump's presidential victory. **[http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/01/huffpost-to-publish-anti-trump-kicker-with-all-trump-coverage-218345 HuffPost to publish anti-Trump kicker with all Trump coverage], at {{W|Politico}}, published January 28, 2016 * [The] [[w:General Services Administration|agency]]'s ability to manage the [[Trump|former President]]'s [[conflicts of interest]] during his term in office when he was effectively on both sides of the [[contract]], as [[landlord]] and [[tenant]] ** [[w:House Oversight Committee|House Oversight Committee]] "[ https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/politics/trump-hotel-dc/index.html Trump DC hotel incurred more than $70 million in losses while Trump was president, documents show]" (October 8, 2021) *Casting the Trump administration's credibility gap into sharp relief, allies like Japan and Germany have demanded more "credible" evidence to support the U.S. claim. While President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have been unequivocal in their assertion that Iran was responsible for the attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week, some of America's closest allies are demanding more proof. <BR>Both Japan and Germany have requested more concrete evidence... Jeremy Corbyn, Britain's opposition leader, said more "credible evidence" was needed to support Trump's allegation.... According to ''The New York Times'', other European leaders have also been hesitant to lay the blame on Iran ― a doubt fueled in part by their "distrust of the Trump administration and its hawkish policy toward Tehran," the paper said. **[[w:Huffington Post|Huffington Post]], [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-administration-allies-iran-tanker-pompeo_n_5d072ea3e4b0985c419ff17d ''Pompeo Claims There's ‘No Doubt' Iran Attacked Tankers, But U.S. Allies Want Proof, Huffington Post,'' Dominique Mosbergen] (17 June 2019) === J === * Mr. Trump has crossed the line. More than one line. Captain Khan died in battle trying valiantly to save others. There is no place for criticism, stated or implied, of this brave soldier. He served our country. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery along with those of many ethnic backgrounds and religious denominations. They served our country. Mr. Trump did not. Criticizing Mrs. Khan for not speaking on stage is vile beyond words. No Gold Star Mother should ever be treated like that. Mr. Trump, you owe Mrs. Khan and all Gold Star families a huge apology. ** {{w|Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America}}, about Trump's statements on the [[Khizr and Ghazala Khan|Khan family]] ''[http://www.jwv.org/content/press_release/jewish_war_veterans_condemns_remarks_of_donald_trump Jewish War Veterans Condemns Remarks of Donald Trump]'' (2016) *Of course, I recognize the president’s unique relationship with the press and how it compares with past presidents. I am curious myself how it will impact the future, if at all. But the tension between the press and the president is nothing new. President Trump expresses it more frequently and more … colorfully than others. **[[Weijia Jiang]], as quoted in in [https://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/cbs-news-weijia-jiang-newsroom-diversity-covid-19-racism-and-covering-president-trump "CBS News' Weijia Jiang on Newsroom Diversity, COVID-19 Racism, and Covering President Trump" in ''Asia Society'' (27 May 2020)] * The problem is, I know Trump, so my [[optimism]] has been squashed like a baby bird ... Everything bad I had to say about him, I said to his face. ... I think he's very good, very compelling on that show [''Celebrity Apprentice''] ... I really like him because of his absence of filters. I really like the glimpse we get into the human [[heart]] we get when someone loses their filters ... "[[Thelonious Monk|A genius is the one most like himself.]]" In a really weird way, Donald Trump has achieved that. If he weren't running for president, you'd be seeing essays from me about how much I learned from Donald Trump and how much I loved being on the show ... I'm feeling so, so, so guilty, because I feel like, along with millions of other people, I played right into this. The [[cynicism]] of the Clintons, the careful, tightrope walk of all politicians, forced me, as an atheist, to get down on my knees and [[pray]] that someone would come along with some kind of [[authenticity]]. Well, [[God|someone]] called my bluff, goddamn it. ... The stuff [Trump] is saying on immigration, the stuff he saying on [[torture]], the stuff he is saying on [[war]], is absolutely unforgivable ... He is coming out directly against the Statue of Liberty. I'm a pure and utter peacenik. I want a president who sings the praises of people, sings the praises of [[peace]] and sings the praises of working together for a great country ... [[Abraham Lincoln]] wouldn't have laughed about waterboarding ... I want a president that is [[kinder]], [[smarter]] and more measured than me. ... I disagree with [[Hillary Clinton]] on just about everything there is to disagree with a person about. If it comes down to Trump and Hillary, I will put a Hillary Clinton sticker on my fucking car. ... Someone who is paying [[attention]] can do the same thing that Trump is doing with [[hate]], and do it with [[love]], and become president ... That's kind of beautiful. There's nothing more optimistic than that. ... Donald Trump does, when it comes right down to it, fuck up everything ... He fucks up his casinos. He fucks up his buildings.... Maybe he'll fuck up his campaign before he fucks up the country. ** [[Penn Jillette]], as quoted in [http://www.newsweek.com/penn-jillette-terrified-president-trump-431837 "Why Penn Jillette is Terrified of a President Trump" by Grant Burningham, in ''Newsweek'' (1 March 2016)] * The only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump. ** [[Boris Johnson]], as quoted in [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson/12039931/Boris-Johnson-The-only-reason-I-wouldnt-visit-some-parts-of-New-York-is-the-real-risk-of-meeting-Donald-Trump.html Boris Johnson: 'The only reason I wouldn't visit some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump'] by Helena Horton, ''[[w:The Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' (8 December 2015) * Donald Trump's a pussy. **[[Gary Johnson]], in [http://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/gary-johnson-calls-donald-trump-pussy-at-libertarian-debate/4064122/#.VuDZG5wrLqY U.S. Libertarian Party debate] (2016) === K === *I'm rooting for him to do well for the same reason I root for a pilot on my airplane to do well. **{{W|John Kasich}}, [http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/332198-kasich-i-dont-know-what-im-going-to-do-in-2020 Kasich: ‘I don't know what I'm going to do' in 2020], ''The Hill'', May 6 2017 * The Trump phenomenon is better understood as an amalgam of three different, largely pathological strains in [[American history quotes|American history]] and [[culture]]... The first and perhaps most obvious strain is hostility toward immigrants... In the 1850s, the American Party, labeled the 'Know-Nothings' by its opponents, accused Irish and German Catholics of being agents of the pope and a threat... Later in the century, white workers on the Pacific coast led a mass campaign against Chinese newcomers, whom they blamed for undercutting wages... Federal lawmakers affirmed their bigotry by excluding any Chinese laborers... In the 1920s, fears of Slavs, Jews, Italians, and others suspected of being hostile to America's white 'Nordic' heritage persuaded Congress to impose quotas that all but banned immigrants... Trump's attacks on 'rapists and murderers' crossing the southern border and on potential Muslim terrorists jetting across the Atlantic belong to this long and ignominious tradition. ** {{w|Michael Kazin}}, [https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/trump-in-context-us-history-know-nothing "Trump in Context"] (14 December 2015), ''Dissent'' * His vow to 'Make America Great Again' lacks any explanation of what or who made it so wonderful before. Searching his website for clues turns up no proposals that might credibly bring about a national revival, unless one believes that a simplified tax code and a stern crackdown on illegal immigration amount to a sufficient blueprint for major change. ** {{w|Michael Kazin}}, [https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/trump-in-context-us-history-know-nothing "Trump in Context"] (14 December 2015), ''Dissent'' * The allure of Trump's candidacy and the dread it provokes at home and abroad stem from the same impulses, which run deep in U.S. political culture. A rich man whose name is familiar to everyone bashes people whom many citizens either fear or mistrust and makes vague promises to fix whatever ails the nation. And he does all this with a smirk, a threat, and yet also with a yearning for respect, even from those he routinely assaults in speeches. Trump probably will not be elected president, and it would be a disaster if he was. But his act is hardly as novel as he, and many of his fans and his critics, believe. After he leaves the stage, another wealthy performer with a talent for bombast and no political record to defend may well take his place. ** {{w|Michael Kazin}}, [https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/trump-in-context-us-history-know-nothing "Trump in Context"] (14 December 2015), ''Dissent'' * Trump is no true conservative. He's not even a reactionary in the best sense of the word. He's a self-aggrandizing opportunist. His policies go no further than his catchphrase, 'you're fired'. Listening to his first television ad is like a preview for a bad movie; an empty supercut of the highlights, or lowlights, without the plot being revealed because it's so thin. Trump is no everyman. He built his empire with $100 million from his wealthy father. Far from born into working or middle class, Trump never struggled a day in his life except by his own failings in business and the resulting repeated bankruptcies. His privileged background enabled him to make money off money; not exactly high on the hierarchy of middle-class values. As for being incorruptible, Trump gave big to politicians. He admitted that was meant to buy favors. His policy positions are similarly ephemeral; he supported the Big Government policies of Democrats and slippery values of the Clintons when it suited him. Steadfast, he is not. ** Sean Kennedy, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/07/opinions/kennedy-donald-trump/index.html "Donald Trump must be destroyed"] (8 January 2016), ''CNN'', Georgia: Cable News Network * Donald Trump is convincingly playing the role of a pandering demagogue. He seeks to stir up a passionate reaction that serves the purposes of his ambition. America's founders repeatedly warned against such demagoguery, because it sets people up for tyranny. Given his background, it's advisable to assume Donald Trump is being used by the enemies of rightful liberty to lead otherwise sincerely conservative people down a blind canyon into the withering fire of their elitist foes... Given this track record, before following Trump's lead, shouldn't people sincerely anxious to restore America's constitutional liberty carefully examine the nature of his purported advocacy? With much fanfare, Trump is being attacked by his erstwhile elitist faction buddies. But has he attacked them for treacherous betrayal of the security and sovereignty of the American people? ** [[Alan Keyes]], [http://www.wnd.com/2015/07/is-donald-the-elitist-factions-trump/#edXLUkSiiwg8yZ3j.99 "Is Donald the Elitist Faction's Trump?"] (16 July 2015), ''WND'' * Every president lies at some point, for diplomatic or national security reasons or to sell a policy. But Trump is not known for one big lie — just a constant stream of exaggerated, invented, inconsistent, dubious and false claims. In the nine years I have run The Fact Checker, I have never encountered a politician so cavalier about the facts, so unconcerned with accuracy, so willing to attack people for made-up reasons and so determined to falsely depict his achievements. ** Glenn Kessler, editor and chief writer of The Washington Post Fact Checker, in [https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/06/02/fact-checking-donald-trump-essential-american-politics-column/5301135002/ Fact-checking Trump: He's on a dangerous path that must be documented and discouraged (June 2, 2020)] * Donald Trump has asked why I did not speak at the Democratic convention. He said he would like to hear from me. Here is my answer to Donald Trump: Because without saying a thing, all the world, all America, felt my pain. I am a Gold Star mother. Whoever saw me felt me in their heart. * Donald Trump said I had nothing to say. I do. My son Humayun Khan, an Army captain, died 12 years ago in Iraq. He loved America, where we moved when he was 2 years old. He had volunteered to help his country, signing up for the ROTC at the University of Virginia. This was before the attack of Sept. 11, 2001. He didn't have to do this, but he wanted to. * I cannot walk into a room with pictures of Humayun. For all these years, I haven't been able to clean the closet where his things are — I had to ask my daughter-in-law to do it. Walking onto the convention stage, with a huge picture of my son behind me, I could hardly control myself. What mother could? Donald Trump has children whom he loves. Does he really need to wonder why I did not speak? * Donald Trump said that maybe I wasn't allowed to say anything. That is not true. My husband asked me if I wanted to speak, but I told him I could not. My religion teaches me that all human beings are equal in God's eyes. Husband and wife are part of each other; you should love and respect each other so you can take care of the family. When Donald Trump is talking about Islam, he is ignorant. If he studied the real Islam and Koran, all the ideas he gets from terrorists would change, because terrorism is a different religion. Donald Trump said he has made a lot of sacrifices. He doesn't know what the word sacrifice means. ** [[Ghazala Khan]], mother of fallen U.S. Army Captain [[w:Humayun Khan (soldier)|Humayun S. M. Khan]]. ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ghazala-khan-donald-trump-criticized-my-silence-he-knows-nothing-about-true-sacrifice/2016/07/31/c46e52ec-571c-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html Ghazala Khan: Trump criticized my silence. He knows nothing about true sacrifice.]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (July 31, 2016) * Muslims are American, Muslims are [[citizens]], Muslims participate in the well-being of this country as American citizens. We are proud American citizens. It's the values of this country that brought us here, not our religion. Trump's position on these issues do not represent those values. ** Khizr M. Khan in an interview with ''{{w|Vocativ}}''. [http://www.vocativ.com/259159/the-father-of-a-muslim-war-hero-has-this-to-say-to-donald-trump/] (December 08, 2015) * If it was up to Donald Trump, he never would have been in America. Donald Trump consistently smears the character of Muslims. He disrespects other minorities, women, [[judges]], even his own party leadership. He vows to build walls and ban us from this country. Donald Trump, you are asking Americans to [[trust]] you with our [[future]]. Let me ask you: Have you even read the U.S. Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy. In this document, look for the words "liberty" and "equal protection of law." Have you ever been to {{w|Arlington Cemetery}}? Go look at the graves of the brave [[patriots]] who died defending America — you will see all faiths, genders, and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing and no one. We can't solve our problems by building walls and sowing division. We are Stronger Together. ** [[Khizr M. Khan]], speech during the final day of the {{w|2016 Democratic National Convention}} in [[Philadelphia]]. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/dnc-2016-khizr-khan-donald-trump-read-full-transcript-father-muslim-soldier-a7161616.html] (29 July 2016) * His policies, his practices, do not reflect that he has any understanding of the basic, fundamental [[constitutional]] [[principles]] of this country, what makes this country [[exceptional]], what makes this country exceptional in the [[history]] of the mankind. There are principles of equal [[dignity]], principle of liberty. He talks about excluding people, [[disrespecting]] judges, the entire judicial system, immigrants, Muslim immigrants. These are divisive rhetoric that is totally against the basic constitutional principle. If you read the Constitution, you will either deliberately would be violating those principles or you have not read. That is why I have watched whole ear and rest of the world has watched, and the [[love]] and affection and support that we have received after my statement, at every corner of the street, at every place. The [[affection]], the support, the love that I have received, that we continue to receive is a testament that he is talking about [[ignorance]]. He is not fully aware of these principles. * Two things are absolutely necessary in any [[leader]] or any person that aspires, wishes, to be a leader. That is [[moral]] compass and second is [[empathy]]. This candidate is void of both traits that are necessary for the stewardship of this country. * I do not believe his whole year-long rhetoric, division, excluding people, talking about them derogatorily, has prepared him. He promised to the Republican leadership that he will change his manner, he will not be as ignorant as he had been. But he had continued. Those two traits of moral compass and empathy are absolutely necessary for the leader of a free world leader of nation like United States. * This candidate for [[presidency]] to not be aware of the respect of a gold star mother standing there, and he had to take that shot at her, this is height of ignorance. This is why I showed him that Constitution. Had he read that, he would know what status a gold star mother holds in that nation. This country holds such a person in the highest regard. And he has no [[knowledge]], no awareness. That is height of his ignorance. She is ill. She had high blood pressure. People that know her, looked at her face, and she said, "I may fall off the stage." And I told her that, you have to assemble yourself and stand for the [[beauty]] of this tribute that is being paid. This person is total incapable of empathy. I want his [[family]] to counsel him, teach him some empathy. He will be a better person if he could become -- but he is a black soul. And this is totally unfit for the leadership of this beautiful country, the love and affection that we have received affirms that our beliefs, our experience in this country had been correct and positive. The world is receiving us like we have never seen. They have seen the blackness of his character, of his [[soul]], that he is void of recognizing, empathizing with people. ** [[Khizr M. Khan]], on an interview with {{w|CNN}} about Donald Trump saying that Khan's wife didn't speak because she was forbidden. [http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/07/31/cnn-khizr-khan-shreds-trumps-height-ignorance-response-his-democratic-convention-speech/212039] (July 31, 2016) * I have exactly the same rights as he does. He had been abusing, disrespecting women, judges, all decent Americans. He had been so abusive of them. I exercise exactly the same rights. That, again, proves his ignorance. He wants to have one set of rights for himself, and he wants to have another set of rights for others. No, somebody should tell him that there is equal dignity, equal protection of law in this country. That is why that Constitution came to play. I keep that in my pocket, because I cherish this document. I wish somebody would read it to him. Certain fundamental values that enshrine in this document. * Donald Trump needs to sit with his advisers and portray to this world that he is empathetic. You solve the problems with empathy, putting people together. There are bad people among us, but there are good people among us, as well. You gather good people to get rid of bad people, but you do not malign the whole religion -- the whole culture. * We are the solution to the dealing with the terrorism in the United States. Join hands with good Muslims. Only war is not the solution. It is one of the solutions. Communities coming together is the solution. We are as concerned as Donald Trump is about the safety of this country. We are testament to the goodness of this country. We need to stop fighting with one another, but we need a leader that will unite us, not disrespect, not by derogatory remarks. I feel bad about the discourse that this campaign -- this election campaign has taken. We need to join hands. We have a very serious problem of this for the safety of the citizens of this country. We are solution. Look, the treatment of Muslims in France and other places, there is much worse security issues than United States does. ** [[Khizr M. Khan]], in an interview in ''New Day'' on CNN Monday [http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1608/01/nday.03.html] (August 1, 2016) * When a person becomes Commander-in- Chief, president, you are president and Commander-in-Chief of everybody that has supported you and that has not supported you. ** [[Khizr M. Khan]], in an interview in ''{{w|Anderson Cooper 360°}}'' [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1608/02/acd.02.html Transcript] (August 2, 2016) * But, far from making remarks of any persuasive power that can be viewed to be helpful to defusing tension, he made unprecedented rude nonsense one has never heard from any of his predecessors. A frightened dog barks louder. [...] He is unfit to hold the prerogative of supreme command of a country, and he is surely a rogue and a gangster fond of playing with fire, rather than a politician. [...] Action is the best option in treating the dotard who, hard of hearing, is uttering only what he wants to say. [...] I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged U.S. dotard with fire. ** [[Kim Jong-un]], quoted in {{citation |date=2018-09-22 |title=Trump Is A Rogue And Gangster Playing With Fire- North Korean Leader, Kim Jong |author=Seun Oyedele |periodical=Odua Voice |url=https://www.oduavoice.com/2017/09/22/trump-is-a-rogue-and-gangster-playing-with-fire-north-korean-leader-kim-jong/}} * Donald Trump is a [[fascist]]. ... Not in the sense of an all-purpose [[bad]] guy, but in the sense of somebody who sincerely believes that the toxic combination of strong [[government]] and strong [[corporations]] should run the [[nation]] and the [[world]]. He spent his previous career negotiating with the government on behalf of corporations; now he has switched teams. But it's the same game. ** [[Michael Kinsley]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-is-actually-a-fascist/2016/12/09/e193a2b6-bd77-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html?utm_term=.6aa47d53b2b7 Donald Trump is actually a fascist]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (December 9, 2016) * If instead of having ten fingers, I had ten combs for fingers, I'd love to meet Donald Trump, just so I could run my fingers through his hair. ** {{citation | author = Jarod Kintz | date = 2011-05-18 | title = This Book is Not For Sale }} * We want every vote counted, yes every legal vote (of course). But, if you have legit concerns about fraud present EVIDENCE and take it to court. <b>STOP Spreading debunked misinformation... This is getting insane. </b> ** Adam Kinzinger, Republican Congress member (2020-11-06) to Donald Trump about the 2020 election, <i>[https://twitter.com/RepKinzinger/status/1324503564891414528 Tweet] </i> * Yesterday, it became evident that not only has the president abdicated his duty to protect the people and the people’s house, he invoked and inflamed passions that only gave fuel to the insurrection that we saw here. When pressed to move and denounce the violence, he barely did so while of course victimizing himself and seeming to give a wink and a nod to those doing it. All indications are that the president has become unmoored, not just from his duty or even his oath but reality, itself. It is for this reason that I call on the vice president and members of the Cabinet to ensure the next few weeks are safe for the American people and that we have a sane captain of the ship. ** Adam Kinzinger, quoted by {{citation | author = Rick Pearson, Lisa Donovan | date = 2020-01-07 | title = Republican US Rep. Adam Kinzinger calls for 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-trump-calls-for-invoking-25th-amendment-20210107-ldf2chdunbecbo6ry6uino4dpq-story.html }} * The worst president the USA ever had. He was a liar and a charlatan. And he was a man with a most fragile ego I ever met. ** Adam Kinzinger, quoted by {{citation | author = Bradley Cortright | date = 2022-02-07 | title = Kinzinger Ramps Up Criticism of Trump: I Will Tell My Son He Was the 'Worst President' | url = https://ijr.com/kinzinger-ramps-criticism-trump-will-tell-son-worst-president/ }} * I have spent my life building bridges and tearing down barriers — not building walls. That’s why I find Donald Trump’s belief that an American-born judge of Mexican descent is incapable of fairly presiding over his case is not only dead wrong, it is un-American. As the Presidential campaign progressed, I was hoping the rhetoric would tone down and reflect a campaign that was inclusive, thoughtful and principled. While I oppose the Democratic nominee, Donald Trump’s latest statements, in context with past attacks on Hispanics, women and the disabled like me, make it certain that I cannot and will not support my party’s nominee for President regardless of the political impact on my candidacy or the Republican Party. It is absolutely essential that we are guided by a commander-in-chief with a responsible and proper temperament, discretion and judgment. Our President must be fit to command the most powerful military the world has ever seen, including an arsenal of thousands of nuclear weapons. After much consideration, I have concluded that Donald Trump has not demonstrated the temperament necessary to assume the greatest office in the world. ** [[Mark Kirk]], quoted in ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160608015204/http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sen-mark-kirk-withdraws-support-for-trump/ Sen. Mark Kirk withdraws support for Trump]'' by Lynn Sweet, 7 June 2016, ''{{w|Chicago Sun-Times}}''. * Donald Trump — a political neophyte, a New York loudmouth who plays fast and loose with the truth, a massive [[egotism|egotist]] and a not altogether pleasant human being — has delivered conservatives one of the greatest years in living memory and has made our government more [[morality|moral]] in the process. The left and many on the right didn't see it coming because they [[hate]] the man. And because they didn't see it coming, they won't see that it's come. ** [[Andrew Klavan]], "[https://pjmedia.com/andrewklavan/trump-has-made-our-government-more-moral/ Trump Has Made Our Government More Moral]", ''PJ Media'' (December 15, 2017) * President Trump has violated many of the norms and [[w:Law of the United States|laws]] on which our democracy depends. He circumvents [[United States Congress|Congress]] [[w:National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States|by declaring the “crisis” at the border a national emergency]]. He orders his staff to ignore {{w|subpoena}}s. He uses his presidential status to enhance his [[w:Trump family|family]]’s wealth. He demands absolute loyalty from his appointees. He treats truth like a despot and jokes with [[Vladimir Putin]] about his “[[w:Fake news#Usage of the term by Donald Trump|fake news]]” problem. He boasts about [[w:Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations|his misogyny]] and [[Racial views of Donald Trump|spews racist insults]]. Trump is not a [[despot]]. But neither were [[Mussolini]] and [[Hitler]] early on. No [[w:Blackshirts|black]] or {{w|brown shirts}} march in our streets. President Trump’s enablers wear white shirts and black robes. They are unified. Democrats are not. ** [[Claudia Koonz]], ''[https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/173030 Autocrats do not need a majority to destroy democracy. A divided opposition helps them.]'' (September 15, 2019), ''{{w|History News Network}}''. * Look, Trump has been elected, he will be our president and he has the right to choose conservatives. But instead of turning to the many principled Republicans available, he seems drawn to hotheads and [[bigots]], embarrassing himself and our nation. ** [[Nicholas D. Kristof]], ''[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/opinion/sunday/so-many-options-yet-donald-trump-picks-the-ugly.html Trump Embarrasses Himself and Our Country]'', ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (November 19, 2016) *Isn't Donald Trump the very epitome of vulgarity? In sum... Isn't Trumpism a two-bit Caesarism of a kind that American conservatives have always disdained? Isn't the task of conservatives today to stand athwart Trumpism, yelling Stop? ** [[Bill Kristol|William Kristol]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * What do African-Americans have to lose, asks Donald Trump. ** [[Paul Krugman]], about the comments of Trump on African Americans in the United States. [https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/766985736843165696 Twitter, August 20, 2016] === L === * There is nothing like a common adversary to make people recognize what they have in common. Once there was consensus that civility, compassion, immigration, equal opportunity and foreign allies were good; that racism, misogyny, discrimination, voter suppression and foreign autocrats were bad; that respect for the U.S. military, intelligence community, political leaders, science, the Constitution and the rule of law was a given; that the American promise was based on good faith, compromise and checks and balances; and that presidents should be role models. ** {{citation |date=2020-10-19 |title=Trump’s COVID-19 Misinformation Since Testing Positive | author= Jill Lawren | periodical=USA Today | url=https://usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/10/19/never-trump-conservatives-for-biden-patriots-role-models-column/3696503001/}} * On January 20, 2017, Donald John Trump became president, unskilled in the machinery of government and unmoved morally by the calling of the position, but aglow in his unmatched power. The first three years of Trump's term revealed a presidency of one, in which the universal value was loyalty- not to the country, but to the president himself. Scandal, bluster, and uninhibited chaos reigned. Decisions were driven by a reflexive logic of self-preservation and self-aggrandizement. Delusions born of narcissism and insecurity overtook reality. ** Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 1 * The year 2020 will be remembered in the American epoch as one of anguish and abject failure. The coronavirus pandemic killed more than half a million people in the United States and infected tens of millions more, the deadliest health crisis in a century. Through the administration's Operation Warp Speed helped produce vaccines in record time, its overall coronavirus response was mismanaged by the president and marred by ineptitude and backbiting. The virus was only one of the crises Trump confronted in 2020. The pandemic paralyzed the economy, plunging the nation into a recession during which low-wage workers, many of them minorities, suffered the most. The May 25 killing of George Floyd, a Black man, under the knee of a white police officer ignited protests for racial justice and an end to police discrimination and brutality. Yet Trump sought to exploit the simmering divisions for personal political gain, quickly declared himself "your president of law and order" and relentlessly pressured Pentagon leaders to deploy active-duty troops against Black Lives Matter protestors. The worsening climate crisis, meanwhile, was almost entirely ignored Trump, who earlier in his term had rolled back environmental regulations and withdrawn the United States from the Paris Agreement. The president was instead preoccupied with stoking doubts about the legitimacy of the election. After he lost to Joe Biden, Trump fanned the flames of conspiracies and howled about fraud that did not exist. His false claims of a "rigged election" inspired thousands of people to storm the Capitol in a violent and ultimately failed insurrection on January 6, 2021. ** Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 2 * Most of Trump's failings can be explained by a simple truth: He cared more about himself than the country. Whether managing the coronavirus or reacting to his election defeat, Trump prioritized what he thought to be his political and personal interests over the common good. ** Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 4 * ...shrewdness, coupled with shamelessness and unnatural political stamina, allowed Trump to deliver on many of his political promises. He pleased his conservative base by remaking the federal judiciary, including with three nominations to the Supreme Court; cutting taxes on corporations and the wealthy; expanding the military; toughening border enforcement; and weakening the regulatory state. Trump also forged new bilateral trade agreements, negotiated peace accords in the Middle East, and won concessions from European allies he had argued were taking advantage of the United States. Trump nearly won a second term. More than 74 million people voted to reelect him- the second-highest total ever recorded, the highest being Biden's 81 million. Were it not for Biden's victories in a handful of swing states, Trump would have won the electoral college and secured four more years in office. It would be foolhardy then to dismiss his presidency as a failure and to turn the page on this period. Rather, we must try to understand what made him so appealing to so many, and what that reveals about the country. ** Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 6-7 *Deserate people do desperate things in desperate times, unfortunately the American people are facing desperate times of [[COVID-19]], but '''this president is in desperate times'''... as he speaks ill about senator Harris '''he speaks ill about women''', and we hear it and it is a '''loud siren across this nation''' **[[Sheila Jackson Lee]] on [https://www.facebook.com/AC360/videos/trump-intentionally-mispronouncing-kamala-harris-name/715040455763281/ Anderson Cooper 360 (video)] on October 26, 2020 * Sadism has even found a prominent position in popular culture.Many prime-time television series now owe their staying power to the sadistic impulses they exploit on the tube. Audience members find tremendous enjoyment in viewing horrified contestants who devour worms and insects on NBC's ''Fear Factor''; Donald Trump who exclaims without nuance, "You're fired" on his wildly popular series, ''The Apprentice''... ** Jack Levin and James Alan Fox, "Normalcy in Behavioral Characteristics of the Sadistic Serial Killer", Chapter 1 in ''Serial Murder and the Psychology of Violent Crimes'', edited by Richard N. Kocsis, 2008 Humana Press; p. 12-13 *Donald Trump is no conservative. That's not a crime, it's just a reason to vote against him. Many fine people are not conservatives. But the reason Trump's candidacy should worry the Right runs much deeper than that. He poses a direct challenge to conservatism, because he embodies the empty promise of managerial leadership outside of politics. ** Yuval Levin, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. *We have now arrived at a point where what is being spouted by Donald Trump, and others, amounts to a shallow, vulgar, uncompassionate conservatism. Sadly, to many Republicans, [[George W. Bush|Bush]] is now a punchline, and Trump is the fad of the moment. ** Matt Lewis, [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/25/you-guys-i-m-starting-to-miss-dubya.html "You Guys, I'm Starting to Miss Dubya"] (25 November 2015), ''The Daily Beast'' *President Trump’s order to take out Qasem Soleimani was morally, constitutionally and strategically correct. It deserves more bipartisan support than the begrudging or negative reactions it has received thus far from my fellow Democrats. ** [[Joe Lieberman]], [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-and-iran-11578262553 "The Democrats and Iran"], ''[[w:The Wall Street Journal|The Wall Street Journal]]'' (January 5, 2020) *I know Donald Trump. He's been a frequent guest on my radio and television programs, and I introduced him at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2015. He has always been amiable and complimentary. I genuinely like him. But not as my presidential pick. ** Dana Loesch, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * Trump's time in the White House is finally over. His presidency can be summarized as chaos, division, threats and hate. It's a wake up call for what can happen when hate and extremism are let in. ** Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden, on [https://www.facebook.com/stefanlofven/posts/5326105824096935 FaceBook, January 20 2021] (in Swedish). *While Trump's appeal to various groups may be understandable, he makes a terrible champion for Republicans, and especially for conservatives. By the standards we typically use to evaluate candidates — their records, their views, their popularity with the general public, their experience, their temperament, their character — Trump should be dismissed out of hand. No candidate is perfect, but large numbers of conservatives have never before supported any candidate so obviously deficient in all of these respects. That Trump has a long history of liberal positions that extends even into the fairly recent past should not by itself be disqualifying. Conservatism has always welcomed converts. But conservatives have also expected some demonstrated commitment to their principles, some action that advanced their causes, before seeking to elevate a convert to high office. When Mitt Romney ran for the Senate in 1994, for example, he tried to distance himself from Reagan-era conservatism. He later moved right. But even on his least conservative day, Romney was arguing for a smaller government and lower taxes (and for an end to Ted Kennedy's career). Trump, by contrast, has done essentially nothing for any conservative cause prior to deciding to run for the Republican presidential nomination. ** [[Rich Lowry]] and Ramesh Ponnuru, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/425010/donald-trump-lowry-ponnuru "Trump Wrongs The Right"] (19 October 2015), ''National Review''. * Trump obviously never meant to impose a wealth test on his administration, or he would have failed it himself. He is proof that a fortune isn't necessarily an obstacle to being a champion of an agenda of {{w|populist}} reform. ** [[Rich Lowry]], ''[http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/no-the-swamp-wont-be-drained-214493 No, the Swamp Won't Be Drained]'', ''{{w|Politico}}'' (December 01, 2016) * He wouldn't {{w|drain the swamp}}, but merely feed different alligators. ** [[Rich Lowry]], ''[http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/no-the-swamp-wont-be-drained-214493 No, the Swamp Won't Be Drained]'', ''{{w|Politico}}'' (December 01, 2016) * No participant in an administration that caged children, performed involuntary surgeries on captive women, and scoffed at science as millions were infected with a deadly virus should be enriched by the almost rote largesse of a big book deal. And no one who incited, suborned, instigated, or otherwise supported the January 6, 2021 coup attempt should have their philosophies remunerated and disseminated through our beloved publishing houses. ** Barry Lyga, novelist, in a letter signed by more than 250 authors, editors, agents, professors and others in the American literary community, as quoted in {{citation |date=2021-01-15 |title=Hundreds in publishing sign letter objecting to book deals for the Trump administration | author= Dorany Pineda | periodical=Los Angeles Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-01-15/book-world-signs-letter-to-block-trump-book-deals}} * When you get up there and try to say you want to see Hillary Clinton win, that wouldn't go over so big. Trump has sold me. What more can I say? I just think he's the only one who's going to turn this country around. ** [[Loretta Lynn]], as quoted in [http://dailycaller.com/2016/01/13/this-huge-country-star-just-revealed-the-republican-shes-supporting-for-president/ "This Huge Country Star Just Revealed The Republican She's Supporting For President"] by Kaitlan Collins, ''The Daily Caller'' (13 January 2016) === M === * [Trump ... alpha male] they’re overcompensating for how insecure they feel — a man who is secure with himself, a human who is secure with themselves, doesn’t have to go around bullying people all the time. ** [[Madonna]] stating it was not true that she had ever asked Donald Trump for a date according to [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/magazine/madonna-madame-x.html Madonna at Sixty] published June 5, 2019 *Donald Trump, for all of his bluster, is at least authentically stupid... All these other guys are clown posers. Trump is the genuine article. And, God help me, I think I'd rather have him sitting in the Oval Office, getting stupidly out-maneuvered by the politicians under him, than bringing in a guy like [[Ben Carson|Carson]] who is willing to shred every last bit of his intellectual credibility in order to lord over a citizenry he doesn't seem to have much respect for. ** {{w|Drew Magary}}, [http://www.gq.com/story/fuck-ben-carson "F*ck Ben Carson"], ''GQ'' (8 October 2015) * New Rule: Whenever you think the Tea Party can't get any dumber, they get dumber. Now they're in love with Donald Trump. Because nothing says "We're serious about fiscal responsibility" quite like a billionaire whose corporations have filed for bankruptcy three times. ** {{citation | author = [[Bill Maher]] | year = 2011 | title = The New New Rules: A Funny Look At How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass | location = New York | publisher = Blue Rider Press | isbn = 978-0399158414 }} * Here's the thing about Donald Trump: He never apologizes. He's never wrong, no matter what crazy thing he says. He's totally— he's the white [[Kanye West|Kanye]]. And they are gonna love him. For a party whose base adores belligerence, this is the guy. ** [[Bill Maher]], {{citation | date = 2015-06-26 | title = Real Time with Bill Maher | medium = TV | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTL-M3e6lq0 }} * Did you know that of the 14 states with the highest number of painkiller prescriptions per person, they all went for Trump? ** [[Bill Maher]] ''Real Time with Bill Maher'', January 20th 2017 * His behavior defies the traditional definition of what it means to be "manly." He wears bronzer, loves gold and gossip, is obsessed with his physical appearance, whines constantly, can't control his emotions, watches daytime television, enjoys parades and interior decorating, and used to sell perfume. ** Windsor Mann, {{citation | date = 2019-02-18 | title = The least macho president | publisher = The Week | url = https://theweek.com/articles/816310/least-macho-president }} * He set us back like 10 years. We have worked so hard to promote our values, values that made him president when he hawked them, and now he does this, leaving everything in shambles? Nah, destroy him. Let it be a lesson to every other 'populist'. ** Frances Martel, international news editor at Breitbart News, as quoted by {{citation | author = Will Sommer | date = 2021-01-15 | title = ‘Destroy Trump’: Breitbart Staffers Seethe After Capitol Riot | publisher = Daily Beast | url = https://www.thedailybeast.com/breitbart-staffers-clashed-over-blaming-trump-for-capitol-riot-leaked-chats-show?ref=home?ref=home }} * I think even during the campaign I said that Trump reminded me most of [[w:Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]. They have the same level of emotional maturity. And Joffrey likes to remind everyone that he's king. And he thinks that gives him the ability to do anything. And we're not an absolute monarchy, like Westeros is. We're a constitutional republic. And yet, Trump doesn't seem to know what that means. He thinks the presidency gives him the power to do anything. And so, yeah, Joffrey is Trump. ** [[George R. R. Martin]], interviewed by Jamie Sims in the ''T: The New York Times Style Magazine'', [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/t-magazine/george-rr-martin-qanda-game-of-thrones.html "George R. R. Martin Answers Times Staffers’ Burning Questions,"] October 16, 2018. * Today's violent assault on our Capitol, an effort to subjugate American democracy by mob rule, was fomented by Mr. Trump. His use of the Presidency to destroy trust in our election and to poison our respect for fellow citizens has been enabled by pseudo political leaders whose names will live in infamy as profiles in cowardice. Our Constitution and our Republic will overcome this stain and We the People will come together again in our never-ending effort to form a more perfect Union, while Mr. Trump will deservedly be left a man without a country. ** James Mattis {{citation | date = 2020-01-07 | title = Former Defense Secretary Mattis says Trump 'fomented' the security breach at the US Capitol | publisher = abc NEWS | url = https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/defense-secretary-mattis-trump-fomented-security-breach-us/story?id=75100611 }} * Trump is a potential disaster as commander-in-chief—uninformed, volatile, poor judgment. Hard to believe this is the candidate of a major political party. ** [[Barry McCaffrey]], retired four-star U.S. Army general, as quoted in [https://www.yahoo.com/news/does-military-think-donald-trump-204408128.html "What Does the Military Think of Donald Trump?"] (15 June 2016), ''Time'' * In recent days, Donald Trump disparaged a fallen soldier's parents. He has suggested that the likes of their son should not be allowed in the United States — to say nothing of entering its service. I cannot emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump's statement. I hope Americans understand that the remarks do not represent the views of our Republican Party, its officers, or candidates. ** [[John McCain]], statement regarding Donald Trump's comments about [[Khizr M. Khan|Khizr]] and Ghazala Khan ([http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/01/politics/john-mccain-statement-khan-family/index.html transcript] by {{w|CNN}}) (August 1, 2016) * I claim no moral superiority over Donald Trump. I have a long and well-known public and private record for which I will have to answer at the Final Judgment, and I repose my hope in the promise of mercy and the moderation of age. I challenge the nominee to set the example for what our country can and should represent. ** [[John McCain]], statement regarding Donald Trump's comments about [[Khizr M. Khan|Khizr]] and Ghazala Khan ([http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/01/politics/john-mccain-statement-khan-family/index.html transcript] by {{w|CNN}}) (August 1, 2016) * Arizona is watching. It is time for Donald Trump to set the example for our country and the future of the Republican Party. While our Party has bestowed upon him the nomination, it is not accompanied by unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us. ** [[John McCain]], statement regarding Donald Trump's comments about [[Khizr M. Khan|Khizr]] and Ghazala Khan ([http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/01/politics/john-mccain-statement-khan-family/index.html transcript] by {{w|CNN}}) (August 1, 2016) * [[2018 Russia–United States summit|Today's press conference in Helsinki]] was one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory. The damage inflicted by [[President Trump]]'s [[naiveté]], [[egotism]], [[false]] [[equivalence]], and [[sympathy]] for [[autocrats]] is difficult to calculate. … President Trump proved not only unable, but unwilling to stand up to [[Putin]]. He and Putin seemed to be speaking from the same script as the president made a conscious [[choice]] to defend a [[tyrant]] against the fair questions of a [[free press]], and to grant Putin an uncontested platform to spew [[propaganda]] and [[lies]] to the [[world]]. … No prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant. Not only did President Trump fail to speak the [[truth]] about an adversary; but speaking for America to the world, our president failed to [[defend]] all that makes us who we are — a [[republic]] of [[free]] [[people]] dedicated to the cause of [[liberty]] at home and abroad. American presidents must be the champions of that cause if it is to [[succeed]]. Americans are [[waiting]] and hoping for President Trump to embrace that [[sacred]] [[responsibility]]. One can only [[hope]] they are not waiting totally in vain. ** [[John McCain]], official statement: [https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=press-releases&id=A99FDA26-673D-4560-B4EA-5AEDF0685EC5 "SASC Chairman John Mccain on Trump-Putin Meeting" (16 July 2018)] *The presidency's most crucial duty is the protection of American national security. Yet, interviewed by Hugh Hewitt months into his campaign, Donald Trump did not know the key leaders of the global jihad. The man who would be commander-in-chief was unfamiliar with Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader who has been murdering Americans for over 30 years; Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's longtime deputy who has quite notoriously commanded al-Qaeda since the network's leader was killed by U.S. forces in 2011; and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic State (ISIS) and a jihadist so globally notorious that many teenagers are aware of him. Of course a man who wants to be president should make it his business to know such things. **Andrew C. McCarthy, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. <i> About the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|attack on US Capitol]]: </i> * The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. ** Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Republican, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-19 | author = Alex Rogers, Clare Foran | title = Mitch McConnell: Capitol Hill mob was 'provoked' by Trump | publisher = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/mitch-mcconnell-rioters-provoked/index.html }} <i> About the attack on US Capitol: </i> * Former President Trump's actions that preceded the riot were a disgraceful, disgraceful dereliction of duty. Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. * Impeachment was never meant to be the final forum for American justice * We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former Presidents are not immune from being held accountable by either one. * He did not do his job. He didn't take steps so federal law could be faithfully executed and order restored. No. Instead, according to public reports, he watched television happily -- happily -- as the chaos unfolded. ** Mitch McConnell, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-02-13 | author = Alex Rogers and Manu Raju | title = McConnell blames Trump but voted not guilty anyway | publisher = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/13/politics/mitch-mcconnell-acquit-trump/index.html }} *When you think of how far we have come, and at what cost, and with what faith, to just turn it all over to this monstrous clown with a monstrous ego, with no experience, never served his country in any way — it's just crazy. We can't stand by and let it happen. The Republican Party shouldn't stand by and let it happen. ** {{w|David McCullough}}, quoted by Jim Dwyer in ''{{w|The New York Times}}'', [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/nyregion/donald-trump-david-mccullough-ken-burns.html "Scholars Steeped in Dead Politicians Take On a Live One: Donald Trump,"] July 12 2016. *Trump had been calling for better relations with [[Russia]] during his presidential campaign... Stooping to a new low, Friday's (New York) Times headline screamed: "F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia." For those interested in evidence — or the lack of it— regarding collusion between Russia and the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, we can thank the usual Russia-gate promoters at [[Mainstream media|The New York Times and CNN]] for inadvertently filling in some gaps in recent days... NYT readers had to get down to paragraph 9 to read: "No evidence has emerged..." **[[Ray McGovern]] in [https://consortiumnews.com/2019/01/15/russia-gate-evidence-please/ ''Ray McGovern: Russia-gate Evidence, Please,''] (15 January 2019) * Donald Trump is no conservative. He's a populist whose theme is: Our government is broken, and I'll fix it. He's right on point one: Both parties have failed to lead. Obama and congressional Democrats manipulate the levers of power to push America farther toward European socialism; Republicans promise free-market alternatives but end up caving in to pressure or carrying water for the GOP's own big-government special interests. The American people have signaled in recent elections that they've had enough of business as usual, and now they want to clean house. Yet Trump is no better than what we already have. He'll say anything to get a vote but give us more of the same if he gets into office. Trump beguiles us, defies the politically correct media, and bullies anyone who points out that the emperor has no clothes. None of that makes him a conservative who cherishes liberty... For decades, Trump has argued for big government. ** David McIntosh, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * Trump himself thought it was a good idea in the recent past to support Hillary Clinton, including to be President. ** Dan McLaughlin, [http://www.redstate.com/dan_mclaughlin/2016/05/17/never-trump-movement-neither-anti-american-hypocritical/ "The Never Trump Movement Is Neither Anti-American Nor Hypocritical"] (17 May 2016), ''Red State'' * Trump is unexpectedly increasing my enthusiasm for [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary]]. What he is saying is not based on facts: it's based on immaturity, bad judgment and ignorance, and I think it's going to be hard for people in uniform who are thoughtful about this, to vote for him. ** [[Merrill McPeak]], retired U.S. Air Force chief of staff, as quoted in [https://www.yahoo.com/news/does-military-think-donald-trump-204408128.html "What Does the Military Think of Donald Trump?"] (15 June 2016), ''Time'' * Donald Trump is an original ** [[John McWhorter]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phsU1vVHOQI Language Expert: Donald Trump's Way Of Speaking Is 'Oddly Adolescent' | The 11th Hour | MSNBC]''' (September 15, 2017) * Trump's brawling, blustery, mean-spirited public persona serves to associate conservatives with all the negative stereotypes that liberals have for decades attached to their opponents on the right. According to conventional caricature, conservatives are selfish, greedy, materialistic, bullying, misogynistic, angry, and intolerant. They are, we're told, privileged and pampered elitists who revel in the advantages of inherited wealth while displaying only cruel contempt for the less fortunate and the less powerful. The Left tried to smear Ronald Reagan in such terms but failed miserably because he displayed none of the stereotypical traits... Trump is the living, breathing, bellowing personification of all the nasty characteristics Democrats routinely ascribe to Republicans. ** {{w|Michael Medved}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * There are two tactical approaches for candidates seeking their party's nomination in election campaigns. One is to strongly debate the issues and firmly advocate your positions, but to avoid personal attacks on your opponents or needless divisiveness. The other is to vigorously attack your fellow candidates, disparaging them personally and seeking to raise yourself up by dragging them down. Ronald Reagan was famous for epitomizing the former path. Donald Trump, unfortunately, has chosen to follow the latter course... At a time when the nation is suffering under one of the most divisive and incompetent presidents in history, our people need positive, unifying leadership, not negative, destructive political rhetoric. ** [[Edwin Meese]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * Trump owes less to Willkie's tradition than to Benito Mussolini's, and not only because of the superficial: Trump's chin-out toughness, sweeping right-hand gestures and talk of his "huge" successes and his "stupid" opponents all evoke the Italian dictator's style. Monday's breathtaking announcement that he would block all Muslims from entering the United States has many pointing out the obvious fascist overtones... Trump uses many of the fascist's tools: a contempt for facts, spreading a pervasive sense of fear and overwhelming crisis, portraying his backers as victims, assigning blame to foreign or alien actors and suggesting only his powerful personality can transcend the crisis. He endorsed the violence done to a dissenter at one of his rallies, and he now floats the idea of making entry to the United States contingent on religion. ** [[Dana Milbank]], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-isnt-todays-wendell-willkie-hes-todays-benito-mussolini/2015/12/08/77c81b0c-9ddc-11e5-a3c5-c77f2cc5a43c_story.html "Donald Trump, America's modern Mussolini"] (8 December 2015), ''The Washington Post''. * For all the promises Trump is breaking, there is one he has kept without wavering: his vow to be unpredictable. ... Some suggest that there is a method to Trump's [[madness]], that he is trying to make would-be adversaries think he is [[irrational]] and capricious, thereby making [[foes]] and [[rivals]] wary of pushing him too far. ... But in Trump's application of the {{w|Madman Theory}} there seems to be less [[theory]] than madman. There may be advantages to keeping foes and opponents off guard, but Trump is baffling [[friends]] and [[allies]], too. In [[foreign affairs]], unpredictability spooks allies and spreads instability. And unpredictable [[policy]] at home has long been seen as toxic for business. ... The widespread [[chaos]] suggests Trump isn't signaling new policies as much as he's winging it. His unpredictability is not a theory. It's the absence of one. ** [[Dana Milbank]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-one-consistent-policy-chaos/2016/12/06/f1a5a5ae-bbf7-11e6-91ee-1adddfe36cbe_story.html?utm_term=.f664c9ebc888 Trump's one consistent policy: Chaos]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (December 6, 2016) * You never know where the president's trigger point is ** Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley according to "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcGUVBJgZnE Milley took top-secret action to limit Trump's ability to order military strike, book says]" (January8, 2021) *He needs no introduction. His name is familiar to every person on the planet Earth. His name comes up in almost every conversation in the world on global politics. His every word is followed by tens of millions. He has left a deep and lasting impact everywhere. **[[Narendra Modi]], speaking at the "Howdy Modi" rally at NRG Stadium in Houston, United States, ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhFC-Un3J9Q ETV Andhra Pradesh]'' (22 September 2019) [[File:Moon Jae-in presidential portrait.jpg|thumb|President Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize. ~ [[Moon Jae-in]]]] * '''President Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize.''' ** [[Moon Jae-in]], as quoted in [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-trump/trump-should-win-the-nobel-peace-prize-says-south-koreas-moon-idUSKBN1I10OD "South Korea president says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize"] by Hyonhee Shin, ''Reuters'' (30 April 2018) * The three primary goals of religious conservatives: to protect all human life, including that of the unborn; to reinforce the sanctity of marriage and the family; and to conserve the religious freedom of all persons. All three goals would be in jeopardy under a Trump presidency. Yes, Trump says that he is pro-life now, despite having supported partial-birth abortion in the past. The problem is not whether he can check a box. Pro-life voters expect leaders to have a coherent vision of human dignity and to be able to defend against assaults on human life in the future—some of which may be unimaginable today and will present themselves only as new technologies develop. ** Russell Moore, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * Trump's proposal would assure the enmity of all Muslims, including those whose support we need if we are to prevail. Even assuming an infallible way to identify who is Muslim, the proposal is both under- and over-inclusive. It is under-inclusive because it does not address potential terrorists who have U.S. passports or residence permits, or are already here, or may threaten us abroad; it is over-inclusive because it bars the huge majority of Muslims who are not potential terrorists. Trump says he would order the military to kill the families of terrorists. That would be a direct violation of the most basic laws of armed conflict, which require that deadly force be used only when required by military necessity, under circumstances that allow distinction between military and civilian targets, and when incidental damage to non-military targets is proportional to the military advantage gained. A military that adhered to the laws of armed conflict would necessarily disobey such an order; if it followed the order, both the person who gave it and those who followed it would be subject to prosecution for war crimes. ** Michael B. Mukasey, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. *What a fucking idiot. **[[Rupert Murdoch]], as quoted in [http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/michael-wolff-fire-and-fury-book-donald-trump.html "Donald Trump Didn't Want to Be President"] (January 2017), by Michael Wolff, ''NY Mag'' * I want him out. He has caused enough damage. ** Lisa Murkovski, Republican senator, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-10 | author = Kate Sullivan, Nicky Robertson | title = Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says he thinks Trump 'committed impeachable offenses' | publisher = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/pat-toomey-trump-impeachable-offenses/index.html }} *Trump has gotten six or seven stories in his [[President of the United States|presidency]] so far, that if they happened in 1981, there would have been serious talk about the president needing to resign. And that's gone now, that ray gun of, ''"We don't do this. You can't get away with that"'' is pretty much gone... Everything is a [[Bigotry|racial stereotype]] with him half the time. We've got to admit that about [[Trump]]. **[[Mike Murphy]], [http://conversationswithbillkristol.org/video/mike-murphy/ interview with Bill Kristol] (20 June 2017) *A Moscow loving grifter is on the loose in the White House. Shame on the Vichy Republicans who constantly enable him. **[[Mike Murphy (political consultant)|Mike Murphy]], [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/04/playbook-birthday-mike-murphy-620654 interview with Daniel Lippman] (2018) * I don't hate the man, but it's time for Trump to hang up his hat & sail into the sunset. * Do we really want a bull in a china shop situation every single day!? Also, I think the legal maximum age for start of Presidential term should be 69. ** Elon Musk, quoted in [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/other/3554566-elon-musk-time-for-trump-to-hang-up-his-hat-sail-into-the-sunset/ "Elon Musk: Time for Trump to ‘hang up his hat & sail into the sunset’"], 7 July 2022 * What kind of son have I created? ** [[w:Mary Anne MacLeod Trump|Mary Trump|]] (Trump's mother), [https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/share/e515a2cd-a51b-4f83-8d61-6ebb9a104e0a is said] to have asked [[Ivana Trump]] === N === * When Trump came for the Mexicans, I did not speak out — as I was not a Mexican. When he came for the Muslims I did not speak out — as I was not a Muslim. Then he came for me. ** [[New York Daily News|The Daily News]], variant of ''{{w|First they came ...}}'' by [[Martin Niemöller]], as quoted in ''[https://www.businessinsider.com/daily-news-donald-trump-muslim-cover-2015-12 Daily News cover shows Donald Trump cutting off the Statue of Liberty's head]'' (December 09, 2015) by Colin Campbell, ''{{w|Business Insider}}'' * I love Donald, and he would make a great [[President of the United States|president]]. Number one, he tells the truth. Number two, he's been where most of these guys want to be, in terms of riding on his own plane. He doesn't have to worry about what hotels he stays in, he doesn't have to worry about how his family gets to Hawaii, so on and so forth. I could give you so many reasons. But most of all, most important I think for Mr. Trump, is he tells it like it is. Look, we can talk about these radicals all we want, but it's my opinion, and I heard [Trump] say this too: They're only going to be as radical as we let them be. ** [[w:Wayne Newton|Wayne Newton]] on {{citation | date = 2015-10-06 | title = [[w:Fox & Friends|Fox & Friends]] | medium = TV }} — as quoted in [http://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/256070-wayne-newton-all-in-on-trump "Wayne Newton all in on Trump"] by Judy Kurtz, ''The Hill'' (6 October 2015) * Mr President... STOP THE INSANITY You lost the election - here's how to save your legacy ** New York Post, quoted in [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/28/media/new-york-post-donald-trump-editorial/index.html "New York Post to Donald Trump: Stop the insanity"], David Goldman, ''CNN'' (29 December 2020) *Trump has chosen to identify himself as a Republican as a matter of egotistical convenience. ** Tom Nichols, [http://thefederalist.com/2016/02/24/ill-take-hillary-clinton-over-donald-trump/ "I'll Take Hillary Clinton Over Donald Trump"] (24 February 2016), ''The Federalist'' *'''As you can imagine, [Pat] is an expert on politics and she predicts whenever you decide to run for office you will be a winner!''' ** [[Richard Nixon]], crediting his wife [[w:Pat Nixon|Pat Nixon]] in a letter to Trump in 1987, [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nixon-predicted-trump-success/ FACT CHECK: Did Richard Nixon Write a Letter Predicting Donald Trump’s Success in Politics?], ''[[w:Snopes|Snopes]]'', (May 18, 2017) *Have you ever argued with a toddler? Because if you have, you probably lost that argument, or you killed the toddler. Either way, you didn't win the argument, because you can't win an argument against a toddler. Toddlers will say the most outlandish shit. [...] Over the course of this election season, we've come to realize that president-elect Donald Trump might have the mind of a toddler. And if you think about it, it makes sense. He loves the same things that toddlers do. They like building things. They love attention, always grabbing things they're not supposed to. [...] You don't argue with a child if you want to win. Don't amplify the toddler's voice, because you'll just get trapped in the toddler's world. Rather, just keep asking the toddler to elaborate. Because logic is the downfall of every toddler. The point is to gently demoralize the toddler and smother his tantrums. And, as a bonus, stop him from delegitimizing the press. **[[Trevor Noah]], ''[[The Daily Show]]'', November 30, 2016. Quoted in ''[https://www.businessinsider.com/trevor-noah-trump-toddler-2016-11 Trevor Noah: How journalists really need to deal with Trump]'' (November 30, 2016) by Paul Schrodt, ''{{w|Business Insider}}'' * Donald Trump should be given the [[w:Presidential Medal of Freedom|Medal of Freedom]] for speaking his mind in such a bold, honest and straight-forward manner. ** [[Ted Nugent]], ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150710040259/http://www.wnd.com/2015/07/give-trump-the-medal-of-freedom/ Give Trump the Medal of Freedom]'', ''{{w|WorldNetDaily}}'' (August 7, 2015). Quoted in ''[https://www.factcheck.org/2018/09/shaq-didnt-call-trump-the-best-president/ Shaq Didn’t Call Trump the 'Best President']'' (September 17, 2018) by Catherine Monk, ''{{w|FactCheck.org}}'' * Donald Trump comes closer than anyone else to being the archetype of the species; crossing genres, he exemplifies all the ways an asshole can capture our attention. ** {{citation | author = Geoffrey Nunberg | date = 2012-08-14 | title = [[w:Ascent of the A-Word|Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years]] | location = New York | publisher = PublicAffairs | isbn = 978-1610391757 | pages = 164-165 }} === O === * [Americans have] a continuing normative commitment to the ideals of individual freedom and mobility, values that extend far beyond the issue of race in the American mind. The depth of this commitment may be summarily dismissed as the unfounded optimism of the average American—I may not be Donald Trump now, but just you wait; if I don't make it, my children will. ** [[Barack Obama]], in a 1991 law school paper called "Race and Rights Rhetoric", as quoted in ''Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama'' (2017) by David Garrow, and reported in [https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/young-obama-said-the-american-dream-is-to-be-donald-trump "Young Obama Said the American Dream Is to Be Donald Trump", ''Vice'' (12 May 2017)] *We've got a debate inside the other party that is fantasy and schoolyard taunts and selling stuff like it's the Home Shopping Network. And then you've got the Republican establishment -- they're very exercised: We're shocked that somebody would be saying these things. We're shocked that somebody is fanning anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-Muslim sentiment. '''We're shocked! We're shocked that somebody could be loose with the facts. Or distort someone's record -- shocked... This is the guy, remember, who was sure that I was born in Kenya. Who just wouldn't let it go. And all this same Republican establishment, they weren't saying nothing. As long as it was directed at me, they were fine with it. They thought it was a hoot. Wanted to get his endorsement... What is happening in this primary is just a distillation of what's been happening inside their party for more than a decade.''' I mean, the reason that many of their voters are responding is because this is what's been fed through the messages they've been sending for a long time -- that you just make flat assertions that don't comport with the facts. That you just deny the evidence of science. That compromise is a betrayal. That the other side isn't simply wrong, or we just disagree, we want to take a different approach, but the other side is destroying the country, or treasonous. I mean, that's - look it up. That's what they've been saying. So they can't be surprised when somebody suddenly looks and says, you know what, I can do that even better. I can make stuff up better than that. I can be more outrageous than that. I can insult people even better than that. I can be even more uncivil. **Barack Obama on Trump, [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/03/14/remarks-president-dnc-reception-austin-tx March 2016] * I did hope, for the sake of our country, that Donald Trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously … But he never did. For close to four years now, he’s shown no interest in putting in the work; no interest in finding common ground; no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends; no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves. … Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t. **Barack Obama on Trump, [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/08/democratic-national-convention-kamala-harris-barack-obama 20 August 2020] * I like Donald Trump because he speaks from the heart. Make America Great Again is a great slogan. I would like to meet him. ** [[w:Family of Barack Obama#Malik_Obama|Malik Obama]], President Obama's half-brother, as quoted in [http://nypost.com/2016/07/24/why-obamas-half-brother-says-hell-be-voting-for-donald-trump/ "Why Obama's half-brother says he'll be voting for Donald Trump"] by Isabel Vincent, ''New York Post'' (24 July 2016) *Let's take a page from Donald Trump's book and ignore political correctness for a moment. If you support Trump, you support his sexist, bigoted and racist views. There are no ifs, ands or buts about it, and this is especially true for GOP party leaders, elected officials and even community leaders. Some have said things such as, 'I don't like Trump's history of demeaning women, but I think he will be good for the economy'. Sorry, you don't get a pass because you like one of his policy proposals. It's akin to saying, 'I supported Hitler for his tax plan'. And no, I'm absolutely not comparing Trump to Hitler. But Anne Frank's 86-year-old stepsister, Eva Schloss, who survived Auschwitz, did just that a few weeks ago, telling ''Newsweek'' that Trump 'is acting like another Hitler by inciting racism'. **Dean Obeidallah, [http://www.edition.cnn.com/2016/02/24/opinions/support-trump-support-bigotry-obeidallah/index.html "A Vote For Trump Is A Vote"] (24 February 2016), ''CNN'', State of Georgia: Cable News Network *He said to me, "if you're ever caught cheating, you deny, deny, deny, and wear them out, and they will believe you eventually because you've denied so long." **Jack O'Donnell, former president of the Trump Plaza casino in Atlantic City, [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/us/politics/stephen-moore-donald-trump-sexual-misconduct.html Believing Him: For Trump, Sticking With Men Like Stephen Moore Is Nothing New] (26 April 2019), ''New York Times'' * <p>This young girl, {{w|Tara Conner}}, how old is she? 20? 21. She went out and she was partying. She's from Kentucky. She went to New York and she was hanging out at all the parties, and doing what [[Paris Hilton|Paris]] and [[Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay]] do — you know, dancing, whatever. And so he held a press conference to announce whether or not she was going to ''retain'' her ''crown''. And then she started to cry, going, "I just want to thank Donald for giving me a second chance." And there he is, hair looping, going ''[flipping hair over top of her head, imitating Trump]'' "Everyone deserves a second chance. I'm going to give her a second chance."</p><p>He annoys me on a multitude of levels. ''He's'' the moral authority? Left the first wife, had an affair. Left the second wife, had an affair. Had kids both times, but ''he's'' the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America. Donald, sit and spin, my friend! I don't enjoy him. No. No, no, no.</p> * He inherited a lot of money — wait a minute — and he's been bankrupt so many times where he didn't have to pay. But the people beneath him who he owed money to got shorted out of the money, but he got to again, try again and again. And you know what saved him the second time? After his father died, with ''that'' money, he paid off all his bankruptcy. This is not a self-made man. * I just think that this man is sort of like one of those, you know, snake oil salesmen in ''Little House on the Prairie''. ** Rosie O'Donnell, ''The View'' (2006), quoted in "[http://www.people.com/article/rosie-odonnell-addresses-donald-trump-attack-presidential-debate Rosie O'Donnell Hits Back at Donald Trump After Debate Bashing - and Calls Him an 'Orange Anus']", ''People'' ({{#formatdate:2016-09-27}}) ** Referring to Trump's announcement that he would give Miss USA 2006 a "second chance" after her substance abuse scandal. *This man just can't be [[w:President of the United States|president]]. They've got this button — this briefcase. He's going to find it. **[[P. J. O'Rourke]], alluding to the nuclear codes the commander-in-chief takes control of upon assuming office, [http://www.npr.org/2016/05/09/477339063/conservative-author-pj-orourke-reluctantly-backs-clinton May 7, 2016] on [[w:NPR|NPR]] * The [[w:Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Fathers]] created a system of {{w|checks and balances}} to limit the power of the President, but it only works if someone fucking checks or balances. And if you don't, it's no longer on Trump, it's on you. Because when you've got the presidential equivalent of a five-year-old shitting on the salad bar of a {{w|Ruby Tuesdays}}, at some point you stop blaming the five-year-old, and you start blaming the people who are not stopping him. Stop that boy, that's what I am saying. Stop that boy, now. ** [[John Oliver]] during a piece on the aftermath of Trump's firing of FBI Director [[James Comey]] on his [[w:Last Week Tonight with John Oliver|Last Week Tonight]] show (14 May 2017) * Now that he’s president-elect, you just hope that he can make the world a better place. He won fair and square. We have to give him a chance. There’s no need talking about recounts and this and that. ** [[Shaquille O'Neal]], as quoted in ''[https://www.factcheck.org/2018/09/shaq-didnt-call-trump-the-best-president/ Shaq Didn’t Call Trump the 'Best President']'' (September 17, 2018) by Catherine Monk, ''{{w|FactCheck.org}}'' === P === *I'm happy with what Trump has done, because he's totally blown up the media! All of a sudden, ‘BOOM!' That lack of caution and shooting from the hip. He's not a president, of course. He's not remotely a president. He has no political skills of any kind. He's simply an American citizen who is creating his own bully pulpit. ** [[Camille Paglia]], as quoted by Luke Morgan Britan, "[http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/before-calling-taylor-swift-a-nazi-barbie-camille-paglia-laid-into-plenty-of-other-celebrities-765347#SFT3Db4CgkKHb7QH.99 Before Calling Taylor Swift A ‘Nazi Barbie', Camille Paglia Laid Into Plenty Of Other Celebrities]", NME.com, Dec 11, 2015; retrieved 15 September 2017 *Had Hillary won, everyone would have expected disappointed Trump voters to show a modicum of respect for the electoral results as well as for the historic ceremony of the inauguration, during which former combatants momentarily unite to pay homage to the peaceful transition of power in our democracy. But that was not the reaction of a vast cadre of Democrats shocked by Trump's win. In an abject failure of leadership that may be one of the most disgraceful episodes in the history of the modern Democratic party, Chuck Schumer, who had risen to become the Senate Democratic leader after the retirement of Harry Reid, asserted absolutely no moral authority as the party spun out of control in a nationwide orgy of rage and spite. Nor were there statesmanlike words of caution and restraint from two seasoned politicians whom I have admired for decades and believe should have run for president long ago—Senator Dianne Feinstein and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. How do Democrats imagine they can ever expand their electoral support if they go on and on in this self-destructive way, impugning half the nation as vile racists and homophobes?<br/>All of which brings us to the issue of Trump's performance to date. The initial conundrum was: could he shift from being the slashing, caustic ex-reality show star of the campaign to a more measured, presidential persona? Perhaps to the dismay of his diehard critics, Trump did indeed make that transition at the Capitol on inauguration morning, when he appeared grave and focused, palpably conveying a sense of the awesome burdens of the highest office. As for his particular actions as president, I am no fan of executive orders, which usurp congressional prerogatives and which I was already denouncing when Obama was constantly signing them (with very little protest, one might add, from the mainstream media). ** [[Camille Paglia]], as quoted by Johnathan V. Last, "[http://www.weeklystandard.com/camille-paglia-on-trump-democrats-transgenderism-and-islamist-terror/article/2008464 Camille Paglia: On Trump, Democrats, Transgenderism, and Islamist Terror]", The Weekly Standard, June 15, 2017 * Only one candidate's record of success proves he is the master of [[w:Trump: The Art of the Deal|the art of the deal]]... I'm here to support the next president of the United States, Donald Trump. ** [[Sarah Palin]], [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/sarah-palins-speech-endorsing-donald-trump-in-full-a6822771.html "Sarah Palin's speech endorsing Donald Trump in full"], ''Independent'' (20 January 2016) *With Donald Trump as the presumptive presidential nominee, we are witnessing a populist hijacking of one of the United States' great political parties... [R]ooted in ignorance, prejudice, fear and isolationism... This troubles me deeply as a Republican, but it troubles me even more as an American... Enough is enough... It's time to put country before party and say it together: Never Trump. ** [[Henry Paulson]], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/when-it-comes-to-trump-a-republican-treasury-secretary-says-choose-country-over-party/2016/06/24/c7bdba34-3942-11e6-8f7c-d4c723a2becb_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory "Choose country over party"] (24 June 2016), ''The Washington Post'', Washington, D.C., as quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-henry-paulson-op-ed-hillary-clinton-election-2016/ ''CBS News''] (June 2016) *Trump has made a living out of preying on and bullying society's most vulnerable, with the help of government. He isn't an outsider, but rather an unelected politician of the worst kind. He admits that he's bought off elected officials in order get his way and to openly abuse the system. The rabid defense he gets from some quarters is astonishing. Trump's liberal positions aren't in the distant past—he has openly promoted them on the campaign trail. Trump isn't fighting for anyone but himself, which has been his pattern for decades. Conservatives have a serious decision. Do we truly believe in our long-held principles and insist that politicians have records demonstrating fealty to them? Or are we willing to throw these principles away because an entertainer who has been a liberal Democrat for decades simply says some of the right things? ** {{w|Katie Pavlich}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' * Observing his behavior, I have concluded that he is like the man who refuses to ask for directions. * All of the answers are there. And yet the president continues to go down the wrong path and refuses to ask for directions from scientists who know better than any of us. ** [[Nancy Pelosi]], talking about the need for testing, contact tracing, treatment, social distancing, masking and equipment for handling the Coronavirus pandemic, as quoted by Marisa Schultz, [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-compares-trump-to-the-man-who-refuses-to-ask-for-directions "Pelosi compares Trump to 'the man who refuses to ask for directions'"], July 17 2020, <i>CNN</i> * We might get somebody of his ilk who's sane, and that would really be dangerous, because it could be who's smart, who's strategic, and the rest. This is a slob. He doesn't believe in science. He's a snake-oil salesman. And he's shrewd. Give him credit for his shrewdness. ** [[Nancy Pelosi]], as quoted by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 6 * Donald Trump and I believe that Captain [[w:Humayun S. M. Khan|Humayun Khan]] is an American hero and his family, like all Gold Star families, should be cherished by every American. Captain Khan gave his life to defend our country in the global war on terror. Due to the disastrous decisions of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, a once stable Middle East has now been overrun by ISIS. This must not stand. By suspending immigration from countries that have been compromised by terrorism, rebuilding our military, defeating ISIS at its source and projecting strength on the global stage, we will reduce the likelihood that other American families will face the enduring heartbreak of the Khan family. ** [[Mike Pence]], about the statements of Donald Trump on the fallen Captain {{w|Humayun S. M. Khan}}'s family — [https://www.facebook.com/mikepence/posts/10153921668637862 Facebook, July 31, 2016] * It really is remarkable to think about the progress the American people have made over the last several months. When the president tapped me to lead the [[White House Coronavirus Task Force]], he gave us the first objective is to save lives. And to focus on slowing the spread, [[w:Flattening the curve|bending the curve]]. [...] Secondly, the president made it clear to us that we were to make sure the [[w:Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitals|hospitals]] in impacted areas had the resources and the [[w:COVID-19 pandemic in the United States#Medical supplies|equipment]] that they needed to be able to save as many lives as possible. ** [[Mike Pence]], in an interview with {{w|Chuck Todd}} at ''{{w|Meet the Press}}'' (April 19, 2020). [https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-april-19-2020-n1187411 Transcript online] at ''{{w|NBCNews.com}}'' * The president has made it clear that we want the governors to implement testing and deploy testing where they deem it's most appropriate in their state, we're going to continue to fully partner with states around the country to increase the supply, to make sure that they have the reagents and the test kits necessary to perform those tests. But I want to say again, it is truly -- it's a tribute to the president's leadership that early on in this process he brought in the top commercial labs in the country. They formed an alliance. And we went from one month ago to 80,000 tests being done to four million tests being completed as of yesterday. We'll continue to increase that. We'll continue to make governors aware of that. ** [[Mike Pence]], in an interview with {{w|Chuck Todd}} at ''{{w|Meet the Press}}'' (April 19, 2020). [https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-april-19-2020-n1187411 Transcript online] at ''{{w|NBCNews.com}}'' * I've seen that report in the papers this morning. And I know that [[w:United States Department of Health and Human Services|HHS]] is making inquiries. But we believe those issues were resolved on that particular test by early February. But it's important for your viewers to know that that test, the slow lab-based test that is typical for [[CDC]] and {{w|public health}} labs would never have been able to meet the needs of testing in this coronavirus epidemic. That's why President Trump was so right when he brought together these commercial labs and formed a consortium. And literally took us from -- at that time in February we had done some 20,000 tests total across the country. Now we've done more than four million and we believe we'll have done more than five million tests before the end of this month. None of that would have been possible without the president's leadership, without the innovation, without the incredible efforts of companies like [[w:Roche Diagnostics|Roche]] and [[w:Avid Technology|Avid Laboratories]]. ** [[Mike Pence]] on a [[w:Food and Drug Administration|FDA]]'s report stating that CDC's initial test was faulty, in an interview with {{w|Chuck Todd}} at ''{{w|Meet the Press}}'' (April 19, 2020). [https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-april-19-2020-n1187411 Transcript online] at ''{{w|NBCNews.com}}'' * The American people can be confident that this president wants [[w:Trump administration communication during the COVID-19 pandemic#Lifting restrictions|to reopen]] the American economy as soon as we can safely and responsibly do it. ** [[Mike Pence]], in an interview with {{w|Chuck Todd}} at ''{{w|Meet the Press}}'' (April 19, 2020). [https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-april-19-2020-n1187411 Transcript online] at ''{{w|NBCNews.com}}'' * I wrote the scripture reference, which is 2 Corinthians 3:17, which is how it's written, I'm guilty as charged. That's exactly what I did. I sent him a couple of suggestions of some things he could talk about as a connection point. <br /> It shows that he's not familiar with Bible, Donald Trump's a very interesting guy. There are some things about him that I find fascinating, that I like about him, as well as other evangelicals. ** [[w:Tony Perkins (politician)|Tony Perkins]], in an interview with {{w|CNN}}'s {{w|Erin Burnett}} on ''[[w:Erin Burnett OutFront|OutFront]]'', about Trump saying "two Corinthians" instead of "Second Corinthians" during a speech at Liberty University. [http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/20/politics/donald-trump-tony-perkins-sarah-palin/] (January 22, 2016) * He offers a barking carnival act that can be best described as Trumpism: a toxic mix of demagoguery, mean-spiritedness and nonsense that will lead the Republican Party to perdition if pursued... Let no one be mistaken: Donald Trump's candidacy is a cancer on conservatism, and it must be clearly diagnosed, excised and discarded. ... Donald Trump is the modern-day incarnation of the {{w|Know Nothing}} movement. ** [[Rick Perry]], campaign event, Willard Hotel, {{#formatdate:2015-07-22}}, quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-22 | title = Perry: Trump's campaign ‘a barking carnival act' and ‘a cancer on conservatism' | first = Jose A. | last = DelReal | newspaper = The Washington Post | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/07/22/rick-perry-donald-trumps-campaign-a-barking-carnival-act-and-a-cancer-on-conservatism/ }} * I don't know how far Trump will go. But in giving confidence to the American people and exposing establishment hypocrisy, he has already done a great service for our country. ** [[w:Jesse Lee Peterson|Jesse Lee Peterson]], [http://www.wnd.com/2015/09/cowards-join-forces-to-attack-the-bully/ "Cowards join forces to attack the 'bully'"], ''[[w:WorldNetDaily|WND]]'' (21 September 2015) *To most of us, the American presidential campaign is a media freak show, in which Donald Trump is the arch villain. But Trump is loathed by those with power in the United States for reasons that have little to do with his obnoxious behaviour and opinions. To the invisible government in Washington, the unpredictable Trump is an obstacle to America’s design for the 21st century...To the militarists in Washington, the real problem with Trump is that, in his lucid moments, he seems not to want a war with Russia; he wants to talk with the Russian president, not fight him; he says he wants to talk with the president of China. In the first debate with Hillary Clinton, Trump promised not to be the first to introduce nuclear weapons into a conflict. He said, “I would certainly not do first strike. Once the nuclear alternative happens, it’s over.” That was not news... what is clear is that Trump is considered a serious threat to the status quo maintained by the vast national security machine that runs the United States, regardless of who is in the White House. The CIA wants him beaten. The Pentagon wants him beaten. The media wants him beaten. Even his own party wants him beaten. He is a threat to the rulers of the world – unlike Clinton who has left no doubt she is prepared to go to war with nuclear-armed Russia and China... Without a shred of evidence, she has accused Russia of supporting Trump and hacking her emails. **[[John Pilger]], [http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article45752.htm Inside the Invisible Government: War, Propaganda, Clinton & Trump], ''Information Clearing House'', October 28, 2016 *The coming war on [[China]] is likely to happen by mistake or accident as a result of deliberate provocations by the US and its echoes. Under cover of the pandemic, the Trump regime is sending strategic bombers and spy drones within sight of China itself. Our silence is our peril. **[[John Pilger]], [https://twitter.com/johnpilger/status/1273141084500250625 Twitter] (17 June 2020) *Trump is an unbalanced force. He is the politicized American id. Should his election results match his polls, he would be, unquestionably, the worst thing to happen to the American common culture in my lifetime. ** {{w|John Podhoretz}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''{{w|National Review}}''. *Donald Trump was so awful, so horrible, so disgusting... His lies, his distortions, his deceits, and his libels thicker and fouler than they've yet been... Since he began running he has demonstrated he knows things we don't know about the emotions roiling in the American underbelly. Maybe he knows this too... He interrupts, he yells over them, he insults them, he goes over his allotted time, and the whirlwind he creates turns into a vacuum that sucks all the air out of the place and right into his attention-whore lungs. ** {{w|John Podhoretz}}, [http://nypost.com/2016/02/13/trump-was-out-of-control-in-south-carolina-debate/ "Trump was out of control in South Carolina debate"] (13 February 2016), ''{{w|New York Post}}''. * There is no comparison between the stance of Vietnam’s [[w:Nguyen Xuan Phuc|Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc]] and U.S. President [[Donald Trump]]: the former had a sober, [[science]]-based attitude, while the latter has consistently laughed off the coronavirus as a simple flu as recently as June 24. ** [[Vijay Prashad]] in [https://consortiumnews.com/2020/07/16/covid-19-why-laos-vietnam-china-have-beaten-the-virus-and-india-brazil-and-the-us-have-not/ COVID-19: Why Laos, Vietnam & China Have Beaten the Virus and India, Brazil and the US Have Not, ''Consortium News''] (16 July 2020) * It’s not surprising that a criminal like Trump pardons other criminals. But apparently to get a pardon, one has to be either a Republican, a convicted child murderer or a turkey. ** Senior US District Judge Robert Pratt of the Southern District of Iowa, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-30 |title='A criminal like Trump': Federal judge ridicules President's pardons | author= Ryan J. Foley | periodical=The Sydney Morning Herald | url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/a-criminal-like-trump-federal-judge-in-iowa-ridicules-trump-s-pardons-20201230-p56qrs.html}} * Donald Trump and his top [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] allies in [[w:115th United States Congress|Congress]] are fighting a war, and the battle lines have begun to clarify themselves. Their war is not being waged against [[COVID-19]], the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]] that has [[COVID-19 pandemic deaths|killed]] tens of thousands [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|in this nation]] alone. Their war is being waged against the nation itself, and specifically against areas of the nation that are heavy on [[w:Demographics of the United States|population]] but light on Trump supporters. In other words, the big-city [[w:Red states and blue states|blue states]], whose [[w:Governor (United States)|governors]] have refused to fawn over Trump's gibberish-flecked "leadership" during this crisis. ** [[William Rivers Pitt]], ''[https://truthout.org/articles/trump-and-mcconnell-arent-waging-war-on-covid-theyre-waging-war-on-us/ Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.]'' (April 28, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Trump has been treating the delivery of [[w:U.S. federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic#Speculative proposals|federal aid]] to the states like his own personal {{w|spoils system}}: rewarding loyalty, punishing critics, and demanding to be praised for doing his job whenever he actually does it, but especially when he doesn't. ** [[William Rivers Pitt]], ''[https://truthout.org/articles/trump-and-mcconnell-arent-waging-war-on-covid-theyre-waging-war-on-us/ Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.]'' (April 28, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * If you don’t pay your bills, your bank account stays full. It’s a trick Trump learned a long time ago. ** [[William Rivers Pitt]], ''[https://truthout.org/articles/trump-and-mcconnell-arent-waging-war-on-covid-theyre-waging-war-on-us/ Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.]'' (April 28, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Trump and McConnell know these states are reopening too soon, but they don’t care, because they need to make the money happy. [...] The utter cruelty of these tactics, the nihilistic self-destruction of it in the face of more than 55,000 dead and thousands more to follow, has scarce precedent in the annals of [[U.S. politics]]. Instead of helping the entire country in this time of grievous crisis, Trump and McConnell are putting their boots to the neck of every state they deem ideologically unfit. It will be a damn miracle if the nation survives this, and them. ** [[William Rivers Pitt]], ''[https://truthout.org/articles/trump-and-mcconnell-arent-waging-war-on-covid-theyre-waging-war-on-us/ Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.]'' (April 28, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Mr. Trump, I know you take your business seriously, and I take mine seriously. I hereby hold you in [[civil contempt]] ** Presiding judge [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ny-trump-organization-contempt-1.6430134 Donald Trump found in contempt of court in New York civil case] (Apr 25, 2022) [[File:Vladimir Putin (2020-02-20).jpg|thumb|He's a really brilliant and talented person, without any doubt. It's not our job to judge his qualities, that's a job for American voters, but he's the absolute leader in the presidential race. ~ [[Vladimir Putin]]]] * '''He's a really brilliant and talented person, without any doubt. It's not our job to judge his qualities, that's a job for American voters, but he's the absolute leader in the presidential race.''' ** [[Vladimir Putin]], as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/263555-putin-praises-trump-hes-a-really-brilliant-and-talented-person "Putin praises Trump: 'He's a really brilliant and talented person'"] by Neetzan Zimmerman, ''The Hill'' (17 December 2015) === R === * Donald Trump lost the election fair and square. ** Brad Raffensperger, Republican and top voting official in Georgia, quoted in [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/25/trump-rally-perry-georgia-republican-raffensperger-herschel-walker "‘He knows he lost’: Georgia Republican braces for Trump rally in Perry"], the Guardian, 25 sept 2021 * There are [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#Side effects|side effects]] to [[hydroxychloroquine]]. It causes psychiatric symptoms, cardiac problems and a host of other bad side effects. [...] There may be a role for it for some people, but to tell Americans ‘you don’t have anything to lose,’ that’s not true. People certainly have something to lose by taking it indiscriminately. ** [[Megan Ranney]], in response to Trump's statement on using the drug as treatment for [[coronavirus disease 2019]] (COVID-19. Quoted in ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020) by [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. *Your reminder that America's richest 1 percent now own half the value of the U.S. stock market. The richest 10 percent own 92 percent. So when Trump says the stock market is the economy, know who he's really talking about. **[[Robert Reich]], [https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1279924108411596802 Twitter,] (5 Jul 2020) *As the pandemic surges back, Trump and his lackeys have: :—Tried to dismantle the Affordable Care Act :—Rallied to pass a $740,000,000,000 defense spending bill :—Declined extending additional unemployment benefits to out-of-work Americans :Their priorities are crystal clear. :*[[Robert Reich]], [https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1279957396115390466 Twitter,] (5 Jul 2020) * You may not agree with his authenticity but he's authentic. People like that. He speaks his mind, which reminds me of me once in a while. I think that's something that's refreshing. ** [[Harry Reid]], as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/269202-reid-praises-trump-for-being-authentic "Reid praises Trump for being 'authentic'"] by Rebecca Savransky, ''The Hill'' (11 February 2016) *He presents himself as a Strong Man who promises to knock heads and make things right again. In this, he has a lot more in common with South American populist demagogues than with our tradition of political leaders... The middle-class consensus in America has collapsed. This is the most important political and social earthquake since World War II. The conservative movement's leadership isn't up to the challenge, and a good number of voters are willing to gamble on Trump's bluster. Bad bet. Our nation's solidarity is being tested. It will only make things worse if we go Trumpster diving. **R.R. Reno, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * For anyone to compare their 'sacrifice' to a [[w:Service flag|Gold Star]] family member is insulting, foolish and ignorant. Especially someone who has never served himself and has no children serving, our county has been at war for a decade and a half and the truth is most Americans have sacrificed nothing. Most of them are smart and grounded enough to admit it. ** [[w:Paul Rieckoff|Paul Rieckoff]], in response to Trump's comparison of his sacrifices with those of someone like [[Khizr M. Khan]] — ''[http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-father-fallen-soldier-ive-made-lot/story?id=41015051 Donald Trump to Father of Fallen Soldier: 'I've Made a Lot of Sacrifices']'', ''{{w|ABC News}}'' (July 30, 2016) * He is a successful man for a reason. He's actually created a dialogue [and] forced conversations. He has gotten more people engaged in the political process and current events and what's going on in the world than anyone else has for a long time. More people are engaged than ever before. I think whether you agree with Donald or you don't agree with Donald, he starts conversations. That's what democracy is — you've got to get people engaged to make this country run. ** {{w|Melissa Rivers}}, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/262626-melissa-rivers-trump-is-a-successful-man-for-a-reason "Melissa Rivers: Trump is ‘a successful man for a reason'"] by Mark Hensch, ''The Hill'' (9 December 2015) * With all his talent, and the ability to raise money and draw large crowds, the President still lives in an alternate reality. He really does. People say, 'Well he lies about this, that and the other.' But he isn't lying. To him, that's the truth. ** Pat Robertson, televangelist, as quoted in [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/22/politics/pat-robertson-trump-2020-election/index.html "Televangelist Pat Robertson says Trump lives in an 'alternate reality' and should move on from election loss"] by Veronica Stracqualursi and Jason Hoffman, ''CNN'' (22 December 2020) * He has by far the largest voice and a big impact in my party. I don't know if he's planning to run in 2024 or not, but if he does, I'm pretty sure he would win the nomination. ** [[Mitt Romney]], as quoted in [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/24/politics/mitt-romney-donald-trump-gop-2024/index.html "What Mitt Romney gets *exactly* right about Donald Trump"], Chris Cillizza, CNN, 25 February 2021 *It's impossible to ignore the conspicuous regularity with which Donald Trump issues intentionally provocative, news-cycle-dominating comments. It's equally difficult to look past their timing, which tends to often coincide with scandalous revelations that reflect poorly on Democratic politicians... This is far from an isolated event; it's a pattern. First, a Democrat becomes embroiled in a controversy or an external event reflects negatively on the party. Donald Trump then makes an outrageous comment calculated for maximum political impact. Like clockwork, the press abandons their critical examination of Democratic policies, and Republicans are back at each other's throats. This is a measurable phenomenon. In just the last six months, there are almost too many examples to count. **Noah Rothman, [https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/campaigns-elections/many-times-donald-trump-rescued-democrats/ "The Many Times Trump Rescued Dems"] (8 December 2015), ''Commentary'' * Mr. Trump lacks the focus or self-discipline to do the basic work required of a president. His chronic impulsiveness is apparently unstoppable and clearly self-defeating. ** {{W|Karl Rove}}, Republican strategist, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/political-death-by-1-000-tweets-1496875182 Political Death by 1,000 Tweets], in the {{W|Wall Street Journal}}, June 7, 2017 * Donald Trump, champion and avatar of the shallow state, has won power because his supporters are threatened by what they don't understand, and what they don't understand is almost everything. Indeed, from evolution to data about our economy to the science of vaccines to the threats we face in the world, they reject vast subjects rooted in fact in order to have reality conform to their worldviews. They don't dig for truth; they skim the media for anything that makes them feel better about themselves. To many of them, knowledge is not a useful tool but a cunning barrier elites have created to keep power from the average man and woman. The same is true for experience, skills, and know-how. These things require time and work and study and often challenge our systems of belief. Truth is hard; shallowness is easy. ** [[w:David Rothkopf|David Rothkopf]], [http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/22/the-shallow-state-trump/ "The Shallow State,"] Foreign Policy, February 22, 2017. * I think it's time for a war president. Republicans, conservatives and Christians, and capitalist, any who love capitalism, any who loves America, patriots, I think we need a war president and I think God sent us someone named Donald Trump, I think he's perfect for this election. We needed someone who is a bit coarse and foul-mouthed and vicious and fights with a gun in a gunfight, not with a knife in a gun fight. ** {{w|Wayne Allyn Root}} [https://soundcloud.com/rightwingwatch/wayne-allyn-root-donald-trump-is-a-vicious-vengeful-foul-mouthed-war-president-sent-by-god] (August 8, 2016) * Voldemort was nowhere near as bad. ** [[J.K. Rowling]], [https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/674196610683940864 ''Twitter'' post] (8 December 2015) * Dishonesty is Trump's hallmark: He claimed that he had spoken clearly and boldly against going into Iraq. Wrong, he spoke in favor of invading Iraq. He said he saw thousands of Muslims in New Jersey celebrating [[9/11]]. Wrong, he saw no such thing. He imagined it. His is not the temperament of a stable, thoughtful leader. His imagination must not be married to real power. * We have long referred to him as "The Donald." He is the only person in America to whom we have added an article before his name. It wasn't because he had attributes we admired. ** [[Mitt Romney]], remarks on Donald Trump and the 2016 race at the {{w|University of Utah}}. [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/full-transcript-mitt-romneys-remarks-on-donald-trump-and-the-2016-race-220176] (March 3, 2016) === S === [[File:Bernie Sanders.jpg|thumb|Donald Trump...his entire political strategy is to divide the American people...So you have a president who gives tax breaks to billionaires...who tried to throw 32 million people off health care...who gave 83 percent of the tax benefits to the top one percent...So how do you win an election? What do you say — You see those undocumented people, they all your enemy. 'Stand with me. Hate them. Let's divide this country up.' ~ [[Bernie Sanders]] ]] *What '''[Donald Trump]''' is doing and this is '''his entire political strategy is to divide the American people''' up based on where we came...'''So you have a president who gives tax breaks to billionaires''' and wants to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. That's not what he's going to run on. You've got a president '''who tried to throw 32 million people off health care'''. He ain't gonna run on that one. You got a president '''who gave 83 percent of the tax benefits to the top one percent''', not going to run on that one. '''So how do you win an election? What do you say — You see those undocumented people, they all your enemy. 'Stand with me. Hate them. Let's divide this country up.'''' I think that is an incredibly ugly and dangerous thing to be done. And I will do everything I can to stop that." **[https://www.newsweek.com/stand-me-hate-them-bernie-sanders-says-trumps-reelection-plan-based-dividing-country-1445407 ''Stand With Me. Hate Them: Bernie Sanders says Trump's Relection Plan is Based on Dividing the Country, Newsweek,'' Chris Morran] (23 June 2019) *Attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman are unacceptable and must be fully investigated... but this incident must not be used as a pretext for a war with Iran, a war which would be an unmitigated disaster for the United States, Iran, the region, and the world... The time is now for the United States to exert international leadership,... and bring the countries in the region together to forge a diplomatic solution to the growing tensions...I would also remind President Trump that there is no congressional authorization for a war with Iran... A unilateral U.S. attack on Iran would be illegal and unconstitutional. ** [[Bernie Sanders]], [https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/06/14/trump-must-not-be-allowed-use-gulf-oman-incidents-pretext-illegal-war-iran-bernie ''Trump Must Not Be Allowed to Use Gulf of Oman Incidents as 'Pretext for Illegal War With Iran': Bernie Sanders, Common Dreams'', Andrea Germanos,] (14 June 2019) * I think that the American people are never going to elect a president who insults [[Mexicans]], who insults [[Muslims]], who insults women, who insults [[African-American]]s. And let us not forget that several years ago, Trump was in the middle of the so- called [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|birther movement]], trying to delegitimize the president of the United States of America. You know, I find it very interesting, Karen, my dad was born in [[Poland]]. I know a little bit about the immigrant experience. Nobody has ever asked me for my birth certificate. Maybe it has something to do with the [[color]] of my skin. ** [[Bernie Sanders]], Democratic Presidential Debate in Miami. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/us/politics/transcript-democratic-presidential-debate.html?_r=0 transcript] by ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (March 9, 2016) * In this country, [[immigration]] reform is a very hot [[debate]]. It's divided the country. But I would [[hope]] very much, that as we have that debate, we do not, as Donald Trump and others have done, resort to [[racism]] and [[xenophobia]] and [[bigotry]]. '''This idea of suddenly, one day or maybe a night, rounding up 11 million people and taking them outside of this country is a vulgar, absurd idea that I would hope very few people in America support.''' ** [[Bernie Sanders]], Democratic Presidential Debate in Miami. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/us/politics/transcript-democratic-presidential-debate.html?_r=0 transcript] by ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (March 9, 2016) * When you have Republican candidates for president and in Congress telling you that climate change is a hoax, which is Donald Trump and other candidates' position, what they are really saying is, we don't have the guts to take on the fossil fuel industry. ... You know what happens to that Republican who listens to the scientists? On that day, that Republican loses his campaign funding from the [[w:Koch family|Koch brothers]] and the fossil fuel industry. ** [[Bernie Sanders]], Democratic Presidential Debate in Miami. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/us/politics/transcript-democratic-presidential-debate.html?_r=0 transcript] by ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (March 9, 2016) * Donald Trump is a pathological liar. ** [[Bernie Sanders]], [https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/779795585641615360] (September 24, 2016) * Yes, we must donate and volunteer and protest and vote, all while reminding ourselves daily that [[Hillary Clinton]] won the popular vote. And we must commit to defending our friends, neighbors, and coworkers who are immigrants (documented or not), Muslims (American born, immigrants, or refugees), people of color, women seeking reproductive health care, trans men and women seeking safety, lesbian and gay men seeking to protect their families, and everyone and everything else Trump has threatened to harm, up to and including the planet we all live on. : But we must make time for [[joy]] and [[pleasure]] and [[laughter]] and [[friends]] and [[food]] and [[art]] and [[music]] and [[sex]]. During the darkest days of the [[HIV/AIDS]] epidemic, when Republicans and religious conservatives controlled the federal government and were doing everything in their power to harm the sick and dying, [[queer]]s organized and protested and volunteered and mourned. We also made music and theater and art. We took care of each other, and we danced and loved and fucked. Embracing joy and art and sex in the face of fear and uncertainty made us feel better—it kept us sane—and it had the added benefit of driving our enemies crazy. They couldn't understand how we could be anything but miserable, given the challenges we faced—their greed, their indifference, their bigotry—but we created and experienced joy despite their hatred and despite this awful disease. We turned to each other—we turned to our lovers and friends and sometimes strangers—and said, "Fuck them. Now fuck me." : [...] We may never eradicate racism and sexism and hatred. But fight it we will. And don't listen to anyone who tells you that music and dance and art and sex and joy are a distraction from the fight. They are a part of the fight. :* [[Dan Savage]], [http://www.thestranger.com/savage-love/2016/11/15/24691092/savage-love ''Mourning in America''], ''Savage Love'' column, ''The Stranger'', 15 November 2016 * [[Winston Churchill]] of our time. ** [[Michael Savage]] — {{citation | date = 2015-07-29 | title = Savage: Trump is 'Winston Churchill of our time' | newspaper = WND | url = http://www.wnd.com/2015/07/savage-trump-is-winston-churchill-of-our-time/ }} * I found that when I was briefing him, I had to put pictures of him in the briefing. When I put the pictures in, it was a good sign, and when I didn’t put the pictures in, you couldn’t get him to focus on it. * Here’s the bad news, though. Even if you got him to focus on it, he wouldn’t listen to you anyway because he’s so maniacally narcissistic. ** Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director serving under Trump, as quoted by David Smith, {{citation | date = 2020-07-17 | title = 'The guy stinks and he’s a racist': Anthony Scaramucci on Donald Trump | newspaper = the Guardian | url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jul/17/the-guy-stinks-and-hes-a-racist-anthony-scaramucci-on-donald-trump }} * No two people on this planet seem less concerned with criticism, more content with themselves, or more oblivious to the obscenity of the words they speak. ** Dave Schilling on Donald Trump and [[Sarah Palin]], [http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/20/sarah-palin-donald-trump-endorsement-speech-quotes "Apocalypse now: Sarah Palin's bizarre Trump endorsement analyzed"] (20 January 2016), ''The Guardian''. * He does look like he's the last hope [for America]. We don't hear anybody saying what he's saying. In fact, most of the people who ought to be lining up with him are attacking him. They're probably jealous of the amount of press coverage he gets. But the reason he gets so much press coverage is the grassroots are fed up with people who are running things, and they do want a change. They do want people to stand up for America. It really resonates when he says he wants to 'Make America Great Again.' ** [[Phyllis Schlafly]], as quoted in [http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/top-conservative-trump-is-last-hope-for-america/ "Phyllis Schlafly: Trump is 'last hope for America'"], ''WND'' (21 December 2015) * It [Trump University] was a classic bait-and-switch scheme ** State Attorney General [[w:Eric Schneiderman|Eric Schneiderman]] in [https://money.cnn.com/2016/03/08/news/trump-university-controversy-donald-trump/ Trump University controversy ... in 2 minutes] March 8, 2016 *Donald Trump and I have known each other 25 years. I marched on him with Central Park Five. I dealt with him on the birther issue. He can say what he wants. He called me a troublemaker? Yes. I make trouble for bigots. I made trouble for him with Central Park. I made trouble with him for birtherism. I'm going to keep making trouble for bigots. As far as me being a con man, if he really thought I was a con man, he'd be nominating me for his cabinet. ** [[Al Sharpton]], as quoted in [https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/29/1875148/-Al-Sharpton-If-Trump-really-thought-I-was-a-con-man-he-d-be-nominating-me-for-his-cabinet Al Sharpton: 'If Trump really thought I was a con man, he'd be nominating me for his cabinet'], ''Daily Kos'' (29 July 2019). *If Donald Trump becomes the next [[President of the United States|president]] of [[United States|the U.S.]] it would be a complete disaster... I think he is acting like another Hitler by inciting racism... I remember how upset the world was when the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961 and now everybody is building walls again to keep people out. It's absurd. **Eva Schloss, Anne Frank's step-sister, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/27/politics/anne-frank-donald-trump-adolf-hitler/ interview with ''Newsweek''] (January 2016) *I put lipstick on a pig. I feel a deep sense of remorse that I contributed to presenting Trump in a way that brought him wider attention and made him more appealing than he is. I genuinely believe that if Trump wins and gets the [[w:Gold Codes|nuclear codes]], there is an excellent [[possibility]] it will lead to the [[w:Global catastrophic risk|end of civilization]]. **[[Tony Schwartz (author)|Tony Schwartz]], as quoted in ''[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all Donald Trump's Ghostwriter Tells All]'' (July 25, 2016) by {{w|Jane Mayer}}, ''{{w|The New Yorker}}''. * There are two Trumps. The one he presents to the [[world]] is all bluster, {{w|bullying}} and certainty. The other, which I have long felt haunts his inner world, is the [[frightened]] [[child]] of a relentlessly critical and bullying [[w:Fred Trump|father]] and a distant and disengaged [[w:Mary Anne MacLeod Trump|mother]] who couldn't or wouldn't protect him. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/fear-donald-trump-us-president-art-of-the-deal I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child]'' (18 January 2018), ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. * Trump's [[temperament]] and his habits have hardened with age. He was always cartoonish, but compared with the man for whom I wrote [[w:Trump: The Art of the Deal|The Art of the Deal]] 30 years ago, he is significantly [[angrier]] today: more reactive, deceitful, distracted, vindictive, impulsive and, above all, self-absorbed – assuming the last is possible. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/fear-donald-trump-us-president-art-of-the-deal I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child]'' (18 January 2018), ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. * Fear is the [[hidden]] through-line in Trump's [[life]] – fear of [[weakness]], of inadequacy, of [[failure]], of [[criticism]] and of insignificance. He has spent his life trying to outrun these fears by "[[winning]]" – as he puts it – and by redefining [[reality]] whenever the facts don't serve the narrative he seeks to create. It hasn't worked, but not for lack of effort. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/fear-donald-trump-us-president-art-of-the-deal I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child]'' (18 January 2018), ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. * Whatever happens, may the worst of Trump [[inspire]] the best in us. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/fear-donald-trump-us-president-art-of-the-deal I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child]'' (18 January 2018), ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. * Lying is second nature to him. More than anyone else I have ever met, Trump has the ability to convince himself that whatever he is saying at any given moment is true, or sort of true, or at least ought to be true. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-ghostwriter-regrets-art-of-the-deal-2884723-Jul2016/ 'Lying is second nature to him': Trump's ghostwriter regrets penning Art of the Deal]'' (19 July 2016), ''{{w|TheJournal.ie}}''. * President Trump sought to overturn the results of an election, of a fair election. He sought a coup by misleading people with lies. * President Trump is a failed leader. He will go down in history as the worst President ever. ** Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Republican governor, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-11 | title = Arnold Schwarzenegger calls Trump 'worst president' ever, 'failed leader' after Capitol riot | newspaper = abc7 | url = https://abc7.com/politics/arnold-schwarzenegger-calls-trump-worst-president-ever/9533922/ }}{{dead link}} * He is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational art, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man. ** [[Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.]], in ''The New York Times'', February 28, 2017. * Trump wants to institute a ban that will keep all Muslims out of America... Of course such a ban will not come to pass. The Constitution forbids it. Republicans and Democrats oppose it. Even Israeli politicians, who have a far longer history of confronting terrorism, have chided him for equating Islam with terrorism... Republicans support Trump because he appears to be authentic, isn't afraid to tell it like it is and is not worried about being politically correct. I see the opposite. He isn't authentic, he is cynically opportunistic. ** Khosrow Semnani, [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865643874/Trump7s-fear-mongering-threatens-Republican-Party.html?pg=all "My view: Trump's Fear-Mongering Threatens Republican Party"] (17 December 2015), ''Deseret News'' * Their cruelty made them feel good, it made them feel proud, it made them feel happy. And it made them feel closer to one another…Their shared laughter at the suffering of others is an adhesive that binds them to one another, and to Trump. ** [[Adam Serwer]], The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump's America (2021) * Donald Trump, whose uncritical support for Israel and belief that America is fundamentally a nation for white Christians exacerbates a divide between the two largest Jewish populations in the world. ** [[Adam Serwer]], The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump's America (2021) *And [then] you end up in idiocies like Donald Trump on stage waiving around a Bible, pretending he gives a damn what's in it. Right, after two marriages, and several adulterous affairs, and all that and bragging about having his experiences with married women; standing up there with a Bible and going 'this is an even better book than the odd of the deals'." ** {{w|Ben Shapiro}}, ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rQ_mphb7HU Ben Shapiro on Gay Marriage, Gun Control, and Piers Morgan]'', The Rubin Report on ''{{w|YouTube}}''. (12:39 to 13:07) (February 18, 2016) * We know Hillary will be a terrible, hard-core ideological leftist; there is probably a 75 percent chance that Trump would govern less badly than Hillary. There is also a 25 percent chance that Trump would do something so catastrophically awful that he seriously harmed the country in ways Hillary wouldn't dream of. His trade policy alone could cast America back into recession; his foreign policy is a shambles. Any talk of him listening to advisers must be based on conjecture — so far, Trump hasn't just been a bull in a china shop, he's been a tank in a glass factory. ** {{w|Ben Shapiro}}, ''[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/438623/conservatisms-moral-crisis-defending-trumps-lies Conservatism's Sad and Ugly Transformation into Trumpism]'', ''{{w|National Review}}'' (August 3, 2016) *We have predicted nine of his last eight stumbles, and they have yet to all materialize... I think it's more than childish and juvenile and adolescent. There is something creepy about this, his attitude toward women. Take Megyn Kelly of FOX News, who he just has an absolute obsession about, and he's constantly writing about, you know, how awful she is and no talent and this and that. It's an obsession. And I don't know if he's just never had women — strong, independent women in his life who have spoken to him. It doesn't seem that way. His daughter... But there is something really creepy about this that's beyond locker room. It's almost like a stalker, and I just — I thought this was — it actually did the impossible. It made Ted Cruz look like an honorable, tough guy on the right side of an issue. ** Mark Shields, as quoted in [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/shields-and-brooks-on-trump-cruz-wife-feud-isis-terror-in-brussels/ "Shields and Brooks on Trump-Cruz wife feud, ISIS terror in Brussels"] (25 March 2016), ''PBS NewsHour'' * I've known Donald for a few decades, and what you can say without argument is that he's a good father. His kids have turned out really well. There's nothing bad you can say about that. ** [[Gene Simmons]], [http://radio.com/2016/07/06/gene-simmons-on-trump-hes-a-good-father/ Interview with ''Radio.com''] (July 6, 2016) * [Trump] is not someone who would rule justly or wisely. His track record shows that he is a man of coveting and self-serving – a liar and a cheat should not hold that position. ** Art Sisneros, Republican member of the Electoral College who resigned rather than vote for Trump.[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/30/faithless-electors-electoral-college-donald-trump Teen becomes seventh 'faithless elector' to protest Trump as president-elect] at ''{{w|the Guardian}}'', November 30 2016 * Quite simply: there never would have been a president Donald Trump without talkshow host [[Rush Limbaugh]] paving the way ** [[Michael Smerconish]] on [[CNN]] "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxF_SN2-zyc [[YouTube]] video]" (February 20, 2021) * A great leader treats people with respect even when they present different opinions. Without a variety of views and opinions, we would have no innovation or creativity in our nation. Being a bully and being strong are not the same thing. Being strong is standing up for your convictions. Being a bully is trying to intimidate those who are perceived to be weaker or a threat. As a proud nerd, I had to deal with bullies over many years; it is tragedy watching our world suffer from one. In addition, President Trump lacks a moral compass. He ignores the truth. ** Rick Snyder, Republican governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2018. [https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/09/03/rick-snyder-why-im-voting-joe-biden-even-republican-column/5696508002/ Former Michigan governor Rick Snyder: I am a Republican vote for Biden] at USA Today, September 3 2020 *It's very difficult to respond in a serious way to any statement that's made by Donald Trump. ** [[Edward Snowden]] in response to Trump calling Snowden "a total traitor" and "a bad guy" and saying "there is still a thing called execution." **"[http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/03/edward-snowden-hillary-clinton-email-server Edward Snowden says Hillary Clinton 'ridiculous' to think emails were secure]", ''The Guardian'' (3 September 2015) * Donald Trump is a thin-skinned reality TV star with an authoritarian streak. ** Robby Soave, [http://www.edition.cnn.com/2016/06/01/opinions/third-party-candidate-options-robby-soave/index.html "Don't fall for 'lesser of two evils' argument"] (1 June 2016), ''CNN'', State of Georgia: Cable News Network * He is, as of this writing, the most mocked man in the world. (...) He is the {{W|The Fisherman and His Wife|old fisherman's wife who wished for everything and sooner or later he will end up with nothing}}. **{{w|Rebecca Solnit}}, [http://lithub.com/rebecca-solnit-the-loneliness-of-donald-trump/ The Loneliness of Donald Trump], May 30, 2017 * Let me put this in language Donald Trump understands... You're a loser. You're a third-rate politician, who clearly doesn't understand issues, and is so scared of Megyn Kelly exposing it, that you're looking to use veterans to protect you from facing her questions. ** Jon Soltz, [https://www.yahoo.com/politics/veterans-to-trump-were-not-your-megyn-kelly-170202551.html ''VoteVets''] (January 2016) * Donald Trump is the son of a rich father, who was raised on money since he was a child. I grew up in wealth too. My father would jokingly warn me when I was a child, "Don’t be like Trump." ** {{w|Alexander Soros}}, interviewed by Nahum Barnea for {{w|YNet}}, [https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5241290,00.html "Why they hate George Soros"]. *In a country with more than 300 million people, it is remarkable how obsessed the media have become with just one—Donald Trump. What is even more remarkable is that, after seven years of repeated disasters, both domestically and internationally, under a glib egomaniac in the White House, so many potential voters are turning to another glib egomaniac to be his successor. **[[Thomas Sowell]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * I had some friends over for dinner and we were of course talking about Trump. People are saying, we don't think Trump's going to be the nominee. I said, I'll tell you what: I think he is. I'll tell you why I think he's going to be the nominee: he's proven that no matter what he says, people dig him. ... I think more or less, people are super tired of politicians, meaning that they like the idea of a successful businessman running the country who might actually be able to get shit done. ** [[Howard Stern]] — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-08-24 | author = Matt Wilstein | title = Howard Stern Predicts Trump Will Be GOP Nominee: He 'Gets Sh*t Done' | newspaper = Mediaite.com | url = http://www.mediaite.com/online/howard-stern-predicts-trump-will-be-gop-nominee-he-gets-sht-done/ }} *His stance on Muslim immigration, which he would cease until the terror threat is brought under control, is racist. Trump does not care about the things that regular conservatives have dedicated their lives to fighting for: controls on abortion, protection of marriage, reform of the healthcare market. His inclination towards expanding the government and putting it on the side of his people isn't terribly constitutional. And his claim in a debate that the purpose of conservatism is to conserve wealth is spiritually impoverished. The Republican Party needs to stop him; and sooner rather than later. **Timothy Stanley, [http://www.edition.cnn.com/2016/02/10/opinions/donald-trump-republican-party-stanley/index.html "Donald Trump can win &ndash; and he must be stopped"] (10 February 2016), ''CNN'', State of Georgia: Cable News Network *In the past few months, a Republican front-runner has emerged who has praised Planned Parenthood, pushed elements of a big spending agenda and questioned the neoconservative agenda. There's a case for saying that some or all of these were in need of analysis and revision. But Trump has taken a wrecking ball to the American conservative movement that threatens to leave it in pieces. It's a revolutionary moment and, unless I'm very much mistaken, conservatives are not supposed to be the revolutionaries. They exist to bring order to chaos, rationality over passion. Trump seems to exist to "mix things up." He is "nasty" and "fun" - although more the former than the latter. His enthusiasm for torture is unpleasant to say the least. **Timothy Stanley, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/20/opinions/trump-south-carolina-victory-opinion-timothy-stanley/index.html "Trump is blowing up conservatism - can he be stopped?"] (21 February 2016), ''CNN'', State of Georgia: Cable News Network *In January 2018, the experts at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock to two minutes before midnight, where it had stood during the darkest days of the Cold War, from 1953 to 1960. The latest move of the hands was precipitated by the recklessness in Trump's nuclear thinking... Trump wondered aloud about the point of having nuclear weapons if he couldn't use them.<BR> His answer was to make them more usable, which he did with his new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), the first since Obama's 2010 NPR, which had reduced the role of nuclear weapons in the US defense posture. The 2018 NPR significantly elevated their role, permitting use in response to vaguely defined "extreme circumstances," such as cyberattacks or attacks on the infrastructure of both the United States and its "allies and partners." The review doubled down on Obama's unconscionable 30-year trillion-dollar modernization of all parts of the nuclear arsenal. The actual cost looks to be closer to $1.7 trillion and climbing. To make matters worse, all eight other nuclear powers are undertaking their own modernizations, though on a far more modest scale. Russia, it should be noted, actually cut its defense spending this past year. *On top of this, we have the rapid and accelerating drift toward planetary disaster exacerbated by the climate change–denying troglodytes in the Trump administration. **[https://www.thenation.com/article/untold-history-of-the-united-states-rerelease/ ''2 Minutes and Counting, Crises that seemed contained not long ago have now spiraled out of control—and the prospects for resolving them peacefully look depressingly bleak, the Nation,''] [[w:Oliver Stone|Oliver Stone]] and [[w:Peter Kuznick|Peter Kuznick]], (April 2019) * Trump is not just a wacky politician of the far right, or a riveting television spectacle, or a Twitter phenom and bizarre working-class hero. He is not just another candidate to be parsed and analyzed by TV pundits in the same breath as all the others. '''In terms of our [[liberal democracy]] and constitutional order, Trump is an extinction-level event. It's long past time we started treating him as such.''' ** [[Andrew Sullivan]], in [http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/america-tyranny-donald-trump.html "America Has Never Been So Ripe for Tyranny" in ''New York'' (2 May 2016)] * Trump is, of course, a master of distraction and {{w|media ma­nipu­la­tion}}. It's possible to resist being his chump, but it takes continued self-regulation. ** [[Margaret Sullivan (journalist)|Margaret Sullivan]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/journalists-in-the-age-of-trump-lose-the-smugness-keep-the-mission/2016/11/29/1ee85a28-b64b-11e6-a677-b608fbb3aaf6_story.html Journalists in the age of Trump: Lose the smugness, keep the mission.]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (November 29, 2016) * The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I’ll say it this way: I don't think he’s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain’t getting out! ** [[w:Chris Sununu | Chris Sununu]], Republican, governor in New Hampshire, quoted in [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/04/03/a-night-of-laughter-and-cringe-at-the-gridiron-00022578 "POLITICO Playbook: A night of laughter and cringe at the Gridiron"], Politico, 4 April 2022 * Premise: [[Twitter]] did @[[Glenn Youngkin]] a solid by banning Donald Trump from tweeting, since voters were not reminded of the bogeyman himself, not via [[McAuliffe]]’s lame efforts, but in daily insanities. Discuss and vote! ** [[w:Kara Swisher|Kara Swisher]] via a [https://twitter.com/karaswisher/status/1455912695899766784 tweet] (November 3, 2021) *But at some point—if you understand, and this is not just ideological, it's not just the fact that he's abandoned one position after another or that he has the penchant for internet hoaxes or conspiracy theories. I mean a week ago tonight, remember, he was peddling the notion that Ted Cruz's dad had something do with the JFK assassination. So there are people who say that just because of party loyalty we're supposed to forget all of that. I just don't buy that. Because I've cautioned my fellow conservatives, you embrace Donald Trump, you embrace it all. You embrace every slur, every insult, every outrage, every falsehood. You're going to spend the next six months defending, rationalizing, evading all that. And afterwards, you come back to women, to minorities, to young people and say, that wasn't us. That's not what we're about. The reality is, if you support him to be president of the United States, that is who you are, and you own it. **Charlie Sykes, on [http://www.weeklystandard.com/sykes-if-you-embrace-trump-you-embrace-every-slur-insult-outrage-falsehood/article/2002334 ''The Kelly File''] (2016), FOX News === T === *All of Trump's constant bragging about his money and his poll numbers and his virility speak directly to this surprisingly vibrant middle American fantasy about a castrated white America struggling to re-grow its mojo... as basketball star turned pundit Kareem Abdul-Jabbar pointed out earlier this week, PC isn’t a new thing, or even a thing at all. It’s just an “emotional challenge every generation has had to go through.” We get older, our kids correct our bad habits, it happens. Not to Trump’s supporters. They’ve turned some minor cultural changes into a vast conspiracy of white victimhood. They're eating up Trump's ''Make America Great Again'' theme, which one supporter hilariously explained must be his true goal, because 'it's on his hat', because it's a fantasy tale of a once-great culture ruined by an invasion of mongrel criminals. **Matt Taibbi, [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-gop-is-now-officially-the-party-of-dumb-white-people-20150904 "The Republicans Are Now Officially the Party of White Paranoia"], ''Rolling Stone''. * The [[Biden]] team is trying to go on with business as usual, but at some point, barring Trump getting a personality transplant, this is going to come to a head. The President is refusing to concede, he is refusing to allow the transition process to begin... ** [[w:Jake Tapper|Jake Tapper]] on CNN's [https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/11/18/lead-warner-live-jake-tapper.cnn The lead with Jake Tapper (video)] November 18, 2020 at 4:22et * What we saw week in and week out, for me, after two and a half years in that administration, was terrifying. We would go in to try to talk to him about a pressing national security issue -- cyberattack, terrorism threat -- he wasn't interested in those things. To him, they weren't priorities. * Given what I have experienced in the administration, I have to support Joe Biden for president and even though I am not a Democrat, even though I disagree on key issues, I'm confident that Joe Biden will protect the country and I'm confident that he won't make the same mistakes as this President. * I saw firsthand how dangerous Trump is for America. ** Miles Taylor, who served as chief of staff to Department of Homeland Security Secretary in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2019. Quoted by {{citation | date = 2020-08-17 | author = Gillian Turner, Paul Steinhauser | title = Former senior Trump administration official backs Biden | newspaper = Fox News | url = https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-senior-trump-administration-official-backs-biden }} * What we saw week in and week out and for me after two and a half years in that administration was terrifying ** Miles Taylor, former DHS chief of staff [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/miles-taylor-homeland-security-trump-terrifying/ on CBS News] * [T]he media always is taking Trump literally. It never takes him seriously, but it always takes him literally. I think a lot of the voters who vote for Trump take Trump seriously, but not literally. ** [[Peter Thiel]], [http://www.press.org/sites/default/files/20161031_thiel.pdf Speech at the National Press Club] (October 31, 2016) *Trump has given more than $100,000 to the Democratic House and Senate campaign committees. In 2006, the year Democrats took back Congress, he gave $25,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee... Trump wanted Nancy Pelosi to be speaker of the House and Harry Reid the Senate majority leader. Which is not surprising. At the time he made those contributions, from August 2001 to September 2009, Trump was a registered Democrat... Trump continued to support Reid as majority leader in the election immediately after the passage of Obamacare... With all his past support for Democrats, Trump ought to be asked: Will he commit to supporting whoever is the eventual Republican nominee? After all, why should he be welcomed into the Republican fold if he is going to end up throwing his support to Clinton? The fact is, Trump isn't a Democrat or a Republican; he is an opportunist... He's less a candidate than a brand. And running for president is great for the Trump brand, an opportunity for Donald Trump to take the national stage and tell us all how great he is. He pretty much admitted as much during his announcement speech, when he pointed out that some questioned whether he was really as successful as he claimed. ** Marc A. Thiessen, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-donald-trump-helped-democrats-pass-obamacare/2015/06/22/002f4c7c-18ea-11e5-ab92-c75ae6ab94b5_story.html "How Donald Trump helped Democrats pass Obamacare"] (22 June 2015), ''The Washington Post'' *I wanted to like Donald Trump, much as I wanted to like Richard Nixon's vice president, Spiro Agnew. Both men have said many things with which I agree. Agnew attacked media bias, and Trump attacks the establishment's failure to "make America great," as he nonspecifically puts it. But a proper diagnosis does not equal competence in administering a cure. If I developed a brain tumor, I would want Ben Carson to operate on me, but do I want Donald Trump "operating" on America? Everyone has a temperament. The dictionary defines it as "the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person." Would Trump's "combination" make him a good president? I think not. **Cal Thomas, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * I do think the President committed impeachable offenses. ** Pat Tooomey, Republican senator, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-10 | author = Kate Sullivan, Nicky Robertson | title = Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says he thinks Trump 'committed impeachable offenses' | newspaper = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/pat-toomey-trump-impeachable-offenses/index.html }} * [[w:Criticism of response to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|The governments]] that have been negligent from the beginning [...] are afraid of demonstrating their ineptitude in the face of such a health crisis. At the last minute, Trump declared a "[[w:Public health emergency (United States)|national emergency]]" and agreed with the Democrats in Congress on a special package for {{w|sick leave}} and rapid testing. If he appears incompetent in the face of a crisis and thousands of [[w:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic#Deaths|people die]], he could lose the [[2020 United States presidential election|U.S. presidency]], even to Biden. ** [[Trotskyist Fraction – Fourth International]], ''[https://www.leftvoice.org/coronavirus-and-the-healthcare-crisis-our-lives-are-worth-more-than-their-profits Coronavirus and the Healthcare Crisis: Our Lives Are Worth More than Their Profits!]'' (March 14, 2020), ''Left Voice''. * He's got to condemn this sh*t ASAP. * We need an Oval office address. He has to lead now. It has gone too far and gotten out of hand. ** Donald Trump Jr. writing [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/13/politics/trump-jr-text-mark-meadows-january-6/index.html text messages] to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 6 2021, urging Meadows to make Donald Trump stop the attack on the Congress Building. * I think he would be a great president... He is one of the most dynamic people in the world. He looks presidential, and he talks presidential, and he would make the changes he promises. ** [[w:Ivana Trump|Ivana Trump]], as quoted in {{citation | date = 2016-02-11 | author = Eddie Roche | title = Daily Exclusive: Ivana Trump Uncensored | newspaper = Daily Front Row | url = http://fashionweekdaily.com/daily-exclusive-ivana-trump-uncensored/ }} * My father is an unbelievable listener, and I don't think people realize that until they actually know him. And he ultimately makes his own decisions and that's what any leader needs to do. ** [[Ivanka Trump]], as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-10-14 | author = Judy Kurtz | title = Ivanka Trump: Dad's conflict with Megyn Kelly 'very sensationalized' | newspaper = The Hill | url = http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/256903-ivanka-trump-dads-conflict-with-megyn-kelly-very }} * Today, Donald is much as he was at three years old: incapable of growing, learning, or evolving, unable to regulate his emotions, moderate his responses, or take in & synthesize information. ** {{citation | date = 2020-07-07 | author = Mary Trump (niece of Donald Trump) | title = The explosive tell-all book by Trump's niece is coming out two weeks earlier than expected | newspaper = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/06/media/mary-trump-book-release-date/index.html }} * Donald's pathologies are so complex and his behaviors so often inexplicable that coming up with an accurate and comprehensive diagnosis would require a full battery of psychological and neurophysical tests that he'll never sit for ** {{citation | date = 2020-07-08 | author = William Goldschlag, Dan Janison | title = Donald Trump's niece: He lies, cheats, is cruel, incompetent and cheap | newspaper = Newsday | url = https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/trump-niece-mary-book-conway-coronavirus-schools-reopening-biden-who-jacksonville-rnc-tiktok-1.46510343 }} * I have no problem calling Donald a narcissist — he meets all nine criteria. ** Mary Trump, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2020-07-14 | author = Kurt Andersen | title = Review: The most devastating thing about Mary Trump’s portrait is her empathy for Donald Trump | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-07-14/the-most-devastating-thing-about-mary-trumps-portrait-of-trump-is-i }} * In order to understand what brought Donald- and all of us- to this point, we need to start with my grandfather and his own need for recognition, a need that propelled him to encourage Donald's reckless hyperbole and unearned confidence that hid Donald's pathological weaknesses and insecurities. As Donald grew up, he was forced to become his own cheerleader, first, because he needed his father to believe he was a better and more confident son than Freddy was; then because Fred required it of him; and finally because he began to believe his own hype, even as he paradoxically suspected on a very deep level that nobody else did. By the time of the election, Donald met any challenges to his sense of superiority with anger, his fear and vulnerabilities so effectively buried that he didn't even have to acknowledge they existed. And he never would. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 11 * In the 1970s, after my grandfather had already been preferring and promoting Donald for years, the New York media picked up the baton and began disseminating Donald's unsubstantiated hype. In the 1980s, the banks joined in when they began to fund his ventures. Their willingness (and then their need) to foster his increasingly unfounded claims to success hung on the hopes of recouping their losses. After a decade during which Donald floundered, dragged down by bankruptcies and reduced to fronting for a series of failed products from steaks to vodka, the television producer Mark Burnett gave him yet another chance. ''The Apprentice'' traded on Donald's image as the brash, self-made dealmaker, a myth that had been the creation of my grandfather five decades earlier and astonishingly, considering the vast trove of evidence disproving it, had survived into the new millennium almost entirely unaltered. By the time Donald announced his run for the Republican Party nomination in 2015, a significant percentage of the American population had been primed to believe that myth. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 11 * To this day, the lies, misrepresentations, and fabrications that are the sum total of who my uncle is are perpetuated by the Republican Party and white evangelical Christians. People who know better, such as Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell; true believers, such as Representative Kevin McCarthy, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Attorney General William Barr; and others too numerous to name, have become, unwittingly or not, complicit in their perpetuation. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 11-12 * The fact is, Donald's pathologies are so complex and his behaviors so often inexplicable that coming up with an accurate and comprehensive diagnosis would require a full battery of psychological and neuropsychological tests that he'll never sit for. At this point, we can't evaluate his day-to-day functioning because he is, in the West Wing, essentially institutionalized. Donald has been institutionalized for most of his adult life, so there is no way to know how he would thrive, or even survive, on his own in the real world. At the end of my aunt's birthday party in 2017, as we lined up for our pictures, I could see that Donald was already under a kind of stress he'd never experienced before. As the pressures upon him have continued to mount over the course of the last three years, the disparity between the level of competence required for running a country and his incompetence has widened, revealing his delusions more starkly than ever before. Many, but by no means all of us, have been shielded until now from the worst effects of his pathologies by a stable economy and a lack of serious crises. But the out-of-control COVID-19 pandemic, the possibility of an economic depression, deepening social divides along political lines thanks to Donald's penchant for division, and devastating uncertainty about our country's future have created a perfect storm of catastrophes that no one is less equipped than my uncle to manage. Doing so would require courage, strength of character, deference to experts, and the confidence to take responsibility and to course correct after admitting mistakes. His ability to control unfavorable situations by lying, spinning, and obfuscating has diminished to the point of impotence in the midst of the tragedies we are currently facing. His egregious and arguably intentional mishandling of the current catastrophe has led to a level of scrutiny and pushback that he's never experienced before, increasing his belligerence and need for petty revenge as he withholds vital funding, personal protective equipment, and ventilators that your tax dollars have paid for from states whose governors don't kiss his ass sufficiently. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 13-14 * After the election, Donald called his big sister, ostensibly to find out how he was doing. Of course, he thought he already knew the answer; otherwise he wouldn't have made the call in the first place. He merely wanted her to confirm very strongly that he was doing a fantastic job. When she said, "Not that good," Donald immediately went on offense. "That's nasty," he said. She could see the sneer on his face. Then, seemingly apropos of nothing, he asked her, "Maryanne, where would you be without me?" It was a smug reference to the fact that Maryanne owed her first federal judgeship to Donald because Roy Cohn had done him (and her) a favor all those years ago. My aunt has always insisted that she earned her position on the bench entirely on her own merits, and she shot back at him, "If you say that one more time, I will ''level'' you." But it was an empty threat. Although Maryanne had prided herself on being the only person on the planet Donald ever listened to, those days were long past, which was illustrated not long after, in June 2018. On the eve of Donald's first summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, Maryanne called the White House and left a message with his secretary: "Tell him his older sister called with a little sisterly advice. Prepare. Learn from those who know what they are doing. Stay away from Dennis Rodman. And leave his Twitter alone." He ignored all of it. The ''Politico'' headline the following day read "Trump Says Kim Meeting Will Be About 'Attitude,' Not Prep Work." If Maryanne had ever had any sway over her little brother, it was gone now. Aside from the requisite birthday call, they didn't speak much after that. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 188-189 * Donald was to my grandfather what the border wall as been for Donald: a vanity project funded at the expense of more worthy pursuits. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 194 * He's smart, he's tough, he knows what he's doing. He's speaking from his heart. He's the best. ** {{w|Melania Trump}}, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/263527-melania-trump-not-nervous-for-husband "Melania Trump not nervous for husband"] by Judy Kurtz, ''The Hill'' (16 December 2015) *Trump's entire personal and professional history is Obama-esque. When it serves his interests, Trump lies. He has lied to business associates, employees, friends, spouses, and now to millions of prospective voters. Anyone who thinks that Trump will not lie to them, or that he will at least tell the truth about 'important things', immigration or ISIS or whatever, is deluding himself. When it becomes expedient for Trump to lie, he will. **Ian Tuttle, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/431755/donald-trumps-huge-lies "Donald Trump's Huge Lies"], ''National Review'' * After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence. ** Twitter, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-08 | author = Brian Fung | title = Twitter bans President Trump permanently | newspaper = CNN Business | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/08/tech/trump-twitter-ban/index.html }} * Right now, I’m not sure whether he should stay in place for a week or step down immediately. ** Christian Tybring-Gjedde, quoted in [https://www.thelocal.no/20210107/trump-scares-norwegian-politician-who-nominated-him-for-nobel-peace-prize "Trump 'scares' Norwegian politician who nominated him for Nobel Peace Prize"] 7 January 2021 * We're really good friends, we go back to '86, '87. Most of my successful and best fights were at [[w:Trump International Hotel and Tower|Trump's hotels]]. He didn't manage me, though. He was just helping me with my [[w:Mike Tyson#Rape conviction, prison, and conversion|court case]]. '''We're the same guy, a thrust for power, a drive for power. Whatever field we're in, we need power in that field. That's just who we are. Balls of energy. We're not even who we think we are. We're fire. We're made of this crap—water, motion, dirt, diamonds, emeralds. We're made out of that stuff, can you believe it?''' * That shit is the real deal. Listen: I'm a black motherfucker from the poorest town in the country. I've been through a lot in life. And I know him. When I see him, he shakes my hand and respects my family. None of them—[[Barack Obama|Barack]], whoever—nobody else does that. They're gonna be who they are and disregard me, my family. So I'm voting for him. If I can get 20,000 people or more to vote for him, I'm gonna do it. ** [[Mike Tyson]], in an interview with {{w|The Daily Caller}}. [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/21/mike-tyson-why-i-m-a-muslim-for-donald-trump.html] (January 21, 2016) === U === [[File:Trump Second Impeachment Vote.png |thumb|President Trump gravely [[endangered]] the [[security]] of the [[United States]] and its [[institutions]] of [[Government]]. He threatened the [[integrity]] of the [[democratic]] [[system]], interfered with the [[peaceful]] transition of [[power]], and imperiled a coequal branch of Government.]] * President Trump gravely [[endangered]] the [[security]] of the [[United States]] and its [[institutions]] of [[Government]]. He threatened the [[integrity]] of the [[democratic]] [[system]], interfered with the [[peaceful]] transition of [[power]], and imperiled a coequal branch of Government. He thereby betrayed his trust as President, to the manifest [[injury]] of the [[people]] of the United States. <br /> Wherefore, Donald John Trump, by such [[conduct]], has [[demonstrated]] that he will remain a threat to national security, democracy, and [[United States Constitution|the Constitution]] if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the [[rule of law]]. Donald John Trump thus warrants [[impeachment]] and [[trial]], removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of [[honor]], [[trust]], or [[profit]] under the United States. ** [[United States Congress|United States House of Representatives]]; the concluding lines of [https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/24/text "H.Res.24 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors", introduced 11 January 2021, and approved 13 January 2021] === V === * People no longer trust the career politicians, no longer trust the status-quo because they screwed it up so bad. I loved listening to you talk to those other talking heads about 'Donald Trump could be the destruction of the whole Republican party.' I throw my hands up in the air and cheer. I hope it happens! And I hope [[Bernie Sanders]] is the destruction of the Democratic Party. It's time to break up the two party dictatorship. ** [[Jesse Ventura]] on CNN with Don Lemon, as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-10-07 | author = Chris Enloe | title = Jesse Ventura Wants to Destroy the Political Establishment and He's Named Two Guys to Do It | newspaper = IJ Review | url = https://www.ijreview.com/2015/10/439711-jesse-ventura-supports-donald-trump-bernie-sanders-destroying-political-establishment/ }} *We believe your final decision yesterday was the right one — given the so-called "fog of war" and against the background of a long list of intelligence mistakes, not to mention "cooking" shenanigans. We... think Tucker Carlson had it right yesterday evening: "The very people — in some cases, literally the same people who lured us into the Iraq quagmire 16 years ago — are demanding a new war — this one with Iran. Carlson described you as "skeptical." We believe ample skepticism is warranted. **[[Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity]], in [https://consortiumnews.com/2019/06/21/vips-memo-to-the-president-is-pompeos-agenda-the-same-as-yours/ ''VIPS Memo to the President: Is Pompeo's Iran Agenda the Same As Yours?''] (21 June 2019) *After the close call yesterday when you called off the planned military strike on Iran, we remain concerned that you are about to be mousetrapped into war with Iran. You have said you do not want such a war (no sane person would), and our comments below are based on that premise. There are troubling signs that [[Mike Pompeo|Secretary Pompeo]] is not likely to jettison his more warlike approach, More importantly, we know from personal experience with Pompeo's dismissive attitude to instructions from you that his agenda can deviate from yours on issues of major consequence... Pompeo's behavior betrays a strong desire to resort to military action — perhaps even without your approval — to Iranian provocations (real or imagined), with no discernible strategic goal other than to advance the interests of Israel, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. **[[Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity]], in [https://consortiumnews.com/2019/06/21/vips-memo-to-the-president-is-pompeos-agenda-the-same-as-yours/ ''VIPS Memo to the President: Is Pompeo's Iran Agenda the Same As Yours?''] (21 June 2019) *If Pompeo failed to report back to you on the conversation you instructed him to have with [[William Binney|Binney]], you might ask him about it now (even though the flimsy evidence of Russia hacking the DNC has now evaporated, with Binney vindicated). There were two note-takers present at the October 24, 2017 meeting at CIA headquarters. There is also a good chance the session was also recorded. You might ask Pompeo about that... Binney had the impression Pompeo was simply going through the motions — and disingenuously, at that. If he "really wanted to know about Russian hacking," he would have acquainted himself with the conclusions that VIPS, with Binney in the lead, had reached in mid-2017, and which apparently caught your eye.... Had he pursued the matter seriously with Binney, we might not have had to wait until the Justice Department itself put nails in the coffin of Russiagate, CrowdStrike, and Comey. In sum, Pompeo could have prevented two additional years of "everyone knows that the Russians hacked into the DNC." Why did he not? **[[Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity]], in [https://consortiumnews.com/2019/06/21/vips-memo-to-the-president-is-pompeos-agenda-the-same-as-yours/ ''VIPS Memo to the President: Is Pompeo's Iran Agenda the Same As Yours?''] (21 June 2019) * We are all Gold Star Families, '''who have lost those we love the most in war. Ours is a sacrifice you will never know. Ours is a sacrifice we would never want you to know.''' * Your recent comments regarding the Khan family were repugnant, and personally offensive to us. When you question a mother's pain, by implying that her religion, not her grief, kept her from addressing an arena of people, you are attacking us. When you say your job building buildings is akin to our sacrifice, you are attacking our sacrifice. You are not just attacking us, you are cheapening the sacrifice made by those we lost. You are minimizing the risk our service members make for all of us. This goes beyond politics. It is about a sense of decency. That kind decency you mock as "political correctness." ** [[w:VoteVets.org|VoteVets]]' Gold Star Family Members, open letter to Trump [http://www.votevets.org/press/gold-star-letter] (August 1, 2016) === W === * We've never had a president whose business created as many potential {{w|conflicts of interest}} as Donald Trump, and at the same time we've never had a president who cared less about conflicts of interest as Donald Trump. Indeed, he and his children are making it quite clear that they will use the presidency as a tool to make as much money as they can. And Republicans, particularly [[United States Congress|Congress]], have apparently decided that if Trump does it, it's okay. ** [[Paul Waldman]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/12/05/republicans-are-already-making-it-clear-trump-can-do-whatever-he-wants/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.4d816d92b558 Republicans are already making it clear: Trump can do whatever he wants]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (December 5, 2016) * Can we get Trump to prove he's a good citizen or we'll deport him? ** {{w|Shannon Wheeler}}, cartoonist, [https://twitter.com/muchcoffee twitted] 10.10 * Trump actually faces unique obstacles as he courts black voters. The mogul has a long history of using racially charged rhetoric and his real estate company was sued for allegedly discriminating against black renters in the 1970s. His stance on Muslims, which has drawn praise from white supremacists, could also prove problematic, since over 25 percent of American Muslims are black. **Hunter Walker, [https://www.yahoo.com/politics/donald-trump-has-a-huge-1317867072716854.html "Donald Trump has a plan to win ‘100 percent' of the black vote and prove he's not a racist"] (10 December 2015), ''Yahoo! News'' *America has lost more than 12 million jobs in the last six months. An estimated 12 million people have lost their employer-sponsored health insurance during the worst pandemic in a century. Tens of millions report not having enough to eat. But one month ago, tens of millions of unemployed Americans lost... a $600 weekly federal unemployment insurance benefit that Congress failed to renew... How can this happen in a democracy? This is a question that everyone who works for a living... might want to consider on this Labor Day... If the facts of this political disaster were more widely known and understood, Republicans could lose not only the presidency but also the Senate in November. After all, millions of unemployed Republicans lost most of their income as a result of what their political party...did... Who would want to be forcing layoffs — potentially totaling millions at the state and local level — during a depression and pandemic? Ask Sen. McConnell and Donald Trump. **[[Mark Weisbrot]], [https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/opinion/times-commentary/story/2020/sep/06/weisbrot-whour-government-doing-labor/531611/ What is our government doing to labor?], [[w:Chattanooga Times Free Press|Times Free Press]], (6 September 2020) * You will never hear me say a negative thing about Donald Trump. Me and Donald are cool. ... Donald will get my vote. ** [[Dana White]], as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/263033-ufc-chief-dana-white-endorses-trump "UFC head Dana White endorses Trump"] by Sylvan Lane, ''The Hill'' (12 December 2015) * He will be a real American leader, who might not always be the best one from Europe's perspective but defends the interests of his own people. I wish we had political leaders like this in the Netherlands who defend their own country... and forget the rest. ** [[Geert Wilders]], on BNR radio, as quoted in [http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2016/07/93300-2/ "Geert Wilders says the Netherlands needs a leader like Donald Trump"] (18 July 2016), ''DutchNews.nl''. * I'd vote for a bowling ball covered in dog shit and pubic hair before I vote for Trump. ** bestselling author {{W|Chuck Wendig}}, [http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2016/06/08/im-with-her/ "I'm With Her"], June 8, 2016 * The cost of appearing with a bloviating ignoramus is obvious, it seems to me. Donald Trump is redundant evidence that if your net worth is high enough, your IQ can be very low and you can still intrude into American politics. ** [[George Will]] on {{citation | date = 2012-05-27 | title = This Week | publisher = ABC }}, quoted in {{citation | date = 2012-05-27 | title = George Will Calls Donald Trump a ‘Bloviating Ignoramus' | first = Jake | last = Tapper | periodical = ABC News | url = http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/george-will-calls-donald-trump-a-bloviating-ignoramus-on-this-week/ }} *It has come to this. The GOP, formerly the party of Lincoln and ostensibly the party of liberty and limited government, is being defined by clamors for a mass roundup and deportation of millions of human beings. To will an end is to will the means for the end, so the Republican clamors are also for the requisite expansion of government's size and coercive powers... Trump evidently plans to deport almost 10 percent of California's workers, and 13 percent of that state's K–12 students. He is, however, at his most Republican when he honors family values: He proposes to deport intact families, including children who are citizens... Trump proposes seizing money that illegal immigrants from Mexico try to send home. This might involve sacrificing mail privacy, but desperate times require desperate measures. He would vastly enlarge the federal government's enforcement apparatus, but he who praises single-payer health care systems and favors vast eminent domain powers has never made a fetish of small government. **George Will, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/422916/donald-trump-immigration-deportation-republicans "Trump Should Have No Place in the Party of Liberty and Limited Government"] (22 August 2015), ''National Review'' *If Donald Trump were a Democratic mole placed in the Republican Party to disrupt things, how would his behavior be any different? I don't think it would be. **George Will, as quoted in [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35066940 "Is Donald Trump a Democratic secret agent?"] (11 December 2015), by Anthony Zurcher, ''BBC News'', United Kingdom: British Broadcasting Corporation * What you saw was the real Trump, unbound by facts, reason, logic, the law, or the Constitution ** Conservative campaign consultant Rick Wilson, commenting on a coronavirus press briefing [https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/rick-wilson-trumps-press-conference-meltdown-was-a-manic-ragefest-by-americas-worst-president/ "Rick Wilson: Trump’s press conference meltdown was a ‘manic ragefest by America’s Worst President’"] (14 April 2020), ''Rawstory'' * Shortly after 8pm on Election Night, when the unexpected trend - Trump might actually win - seemed confirmed, Don Jr told a friend that his father, or DJT, as he calls him, looked as if he had seen a ghost. Melania was in tears - and not of joy. There was, in the space of little more than an hour, in Steve Bannon's not unamused observation, a befuddled Trump morphing into a disbelieving Trump and then into a horrified Trump. But still to come was the final transformation: Suddenly, Donald Trump became a man who believed that he deserved to be, and was wholly capable of being, the president of the United States. ** p. 18 * Trump did not enjoy his own inauguration. He was angry that A-level stars had snubbed the event, disgruntled with the accommodations at Blair House, and visibly fighting with his wife, who seemed on the verge of tears. Throughout the day, he wore what some around him had taken to calling his golf face: angry and pissed off, shoulders hunched, arms swinging, brow furled, lips pursed. * In pursuing a friend's wife, he would try to persuade the wife that her husband was perhaps not what she thought. ** p. 23 * Trump, in fact, found the White House to be vexing and even a little scary. He retreated to his own bedroom - the first time since the Kennedy White House that a presidential couple had maintained separate rooms. In the first days, he ordered two television screens in addition to the one already there, and a lock on the door, precipitating a brief standoff with the Secret Service, who insisted they have access to the room. * She [Ivanka Trump] treated her father with a degree of detachment, even irony, going so far as to make fun of his comb-over to others. She often described the mechanics behind it to friends: an absolutely clean pate - a contained island after scalp-reduction -surgery - surrounded by a furry circle of hair around the sides and front, from which all ends are drawn up to meet in the center and then swept back and secured by a stiffening spray. The color, she would point out to comical effect, was from a product called Just for Men - the longer it was left on, the darker it got. Impatience resulted in Trump's orange-blond hair color. * Rupert Murdoch, heretofore doubtlessly certain Trump was a charlatan and a fool, said he and his new wife, Jerry Hall, would pay a call on the president-elect. But Murdoch was late- quite late. Trump kept assuring his guests that Rupert was on his way, coming soon. When some of the guests made a move to leave, Trump cajoled them to stay a little longer. ''You'll want to stay to see Rupert''. (Or, one of the guests interpreted, you'll want to stay to see Trump with Rupert.) It was a matched set of odd reversals- an ironic symmetry. Trump, perhaps not yet appreciating the difference between becoming president and elevating his social standing, was trying mightily to curry favor with the previously disdainful media mogul. And Murdoch, finally arriving at the party he was in more than one way sorely late to, was as subdued and thrown as everyone else, and struggling to adjust his view of a man who, for more than a generation, had been at best a clown prince among the rich and famous. ** p. 20 * Murdoch suggested that taking a liberal approach to H-1B visas, which open America's doors to select immigrants, might be hard to square with his promises to build a wall and close the borders. But Trump seemed unconcerned, assuring Murdoch, 'We'll figure it out.' "What a fucking idiot," said Murdoch, shrugging, as he got off the phone. ** p. 36 * The unique problem here was partly how to get information to someone who did not (or could not or would not) read, and who at best listened only selectively. But the other part of the problem was how best to qualify the information that he liked to get... The information he did not get was formal information. The data. The details. The options. The analysis. He didn't do PowerPoint. For anything that smacked of a classroom or of being lectured to- "professor" was one of his bad words, and he was proud of never going to class, never buying a textbook, never taking a note- he got up and left the room. ** p. 188 * The president liked generals. The more fruit salad they wore, the better. The president was very pleased with the compliments he got for appointing generals who commanded the respect that Mattis and Kelly and McMaster were accorded (pay no attention to Michael Flynn). What the president did not like was ''listening'' to generals, who, for the most part, were skilled in the new Army jargon of PowerPoint, data dumps, McKinsey-like presentations. One of the things that endeared Flynn to the president was the fact that Flynn, quite the conspiracist and drama queen, had good storytelling sense. ** p. 188 ** [[w:Michael_Wolff_(journalist)|Michael Wolff]], ''Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House'' (2018) *Let's begin with [Trump's] the simplest assertion: we are doing "great" economically... over the last 20 years the United States has had a hard time achieving economic growth. The last year or two are slightly better... because the government gave an enormous boost... not private capitalist corporations, the government gave... The 2017 tax cut... gave corporations... hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes they don't have to pay anymore... and they mostly used it to increase salaries of executives... very good for the top one percent, but not for the rest of the American people. *Chinese workers, the average amount of money they get adjusted for inflation, has quadrupled in the last 12, 15 years. What happened to the average wage in America, adjusted for inflation? It hardly budged... Excluding that from the conversation - prancing around as if the economy here is the envy of the world - that's not just nonsense. *...he spent more time... demonizing [[immigrants]] than on any other topic.... the United States is an economy of three hundred and twenty five million people; the number of [[w:Illegal immigration to the United States|undocumented immigrants in the United States is estimated between 10 and 12 million [~3.4]%]] ...Focusing on immigrants is pure scapegoating; it's focusing people on something that doesn't matter because you don't want them to focus on what does matter. **[[Richard Wolffe]] in [https://www.rdwolff.com/prof_wolff_on_sotu '''''Wolff responds to Trump's "State of the Union" address,'''''] (6 February 2019) * I still call myself a [[conservative]], but only in full knowledge that there is a blot on the escutcheon, and many a writer who claims that title is an open [[treason|traitor]] to all I in truth uphold and he in word only. Because, honestly, a conservative who opposes Trump on the grounds of [[ideal]]s, despite what this administration has already done in deregulating and defanging the [[bureaucracy]], reversing foreign policy mistakes, and appointing originalist judges, falls into the same error of being a [[cult]]ist and not a political thinker. ** [[John C. Wright]], [http://www.scifiwright.com/2017/06/objectivism-and-alt-right/ "Objectivism and Alt-Right"] (2017) === Y === * He's the classic demagogue described well in the Federalist Papers that our system is designed to stop. ** {{W|John Yoo}}, [http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/analysis-vengeful-world-donald-trump-why-it-matters-n671721 Analysis: the Vengeful World of Donald Trump and Why It Matters], at NBC News, published October 31, 2016 * Donald Trump is also a coward. For all of his tough talk and bluster, the president of the United States is a punk ass bitch. And this has also been apparent for as long as we've known who he is. * He slipped out of draft duty because of ... bone spurs. Bone spurs don't even get you on the NFL injury report, but he used it to stay the fuck away from actually having to fight. We know his history of bullying and insulting women. And, since he's been in office, we've seen him cower to Kim Jong Un and literally get Deeboed by Vladimir Putin — two men who, for all of their faults, would definitely whoop Trump's ass. * We've had racist presidents before. We've had malignant misogynists in office before. But never has our president been such a fucking wimp. ** Damon Young, [https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/just-remember-that-your-punk-ass-president-would-never-1828105410 Just Remember That Your Punk-Ass President Would Never, Ever, Ever Call LeBron James Dumb to His Face], in {{W|The Root (magazine)|The Root}}, published August 4, 2018. === Z === *Donald Trump would be an awesome GOP nominee if he was remotely conservative, suited to beat Hillary, or had the temperament of a good POTUS. **John Ziegler, [https://twitter.com/Zigmanfreud/status/697866127163043841 ''Twitter'' post] (February 2016) * His decision to use his platform to condone rather than condemn the actions of his supporters at the Capitol building has rightly disturbed people in the US and around the world. We removed these statements yesterday because we judged that their effect — and likely their intent — would be to provoke further violence. * We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great. Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete. ** Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Facebook, quoted in [https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/07/mark-zuckerberg-announces-trump-banned-from-facebook-and-instagram-for-at-least-the-next-two-weeks/ "Mark Zuckerberg announces Trump banned from facebook and instagram for 'at least the next two weeks'"] (January 7 2021) <i> Tech Crunch </i> *Could Donald Trump be a secret double-agent, sent by Democrats to destroy their party from within? Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, who has borne the brunt of more than a few Trump barbs, seems to think there's a possibility... He's belittling his Republican colleagues. He's pulling the party to the nativist right in direct conflict with the goal set by strategists in 2013 to appeal to a more ethnically diverse nation. And he's generally sucking up all the political oxygen, making it harder for other candidates to get their message out. All in all, many experts say he's making it much more difficult for a Republican to win the general election next fall. Maybe he's doing it on purpose... But as the saying goes, even paranoids have enemies. And, at least for the moment, there are some Republicans who see Donald Trump much more of an enemy than a friend. **Anthony Zurcher, [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35066940 "Is Donald Trump a Democratic secret agent?"] (11 December 2015), ''BBC News'', United Kingdom: British Broadcasting Corporation *Trump has forged a coalition between the workers and the patriotic elite. I strongly believe in the coalition that has brought Trump together. Just like Boris Johnson. That, I think, is the political axis of the future. ** [https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2402214-hoe-de-franse-trump-eric-zemmour-de-politiek-op-zijn-kop-zet How the 'French Trump' Éric Zemmour is turning politics upside down.] ==See also== * [[Donald Trump on social media]] * [[Donald Trump Jr.]] * [[Impeachment of Donald Trump]] * [[List of presidents of the United States]] * [[Presidency of Donald Trump]] * [[Racial views of Donald Trump]] * [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections]] * [[2020 United States presidential election]] == External links== {{Sister project links|w=Donald Trump|wikt=no|b=no|s=Author:Donald Trump|commons=Donald Trump|n=Donald Trump|v=no|species=no|d=Q22686|voy=no|m=no|mw=no}} * [https://www.donaldjtrump.com/ Official website] * [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/23/opinion/trumps-lies.html "Trump's Lies"] by [[w:David Leonhardt|David Leonhardt]] and Stuart A. Thompson - a catalog of "nearly every outright lie he has told publicly" in his first five months in office, in ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (23 June 2017) {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Trump, Donald}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Presidents of the United States]] [[Category:Businesspeople from the United States]] [[Category:People from New York City]] [[Category:Presbyterians from the United States]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Memoirists from the United States]] [[Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States]] [[Category:Television personalities]] [[Category:Television producers]] [[Category:Producers from the United States]] [[Category:Donald Trump| ]] [[Category:United States presidential candidates, 2016]] [[Category:United States presidential candidates, 2000]] [[Category:Conspiracy theorists]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] [[fi:Donald Trump]] r0jqo7k6ghnmtblvnhf8icmwx04tsa2 3148833 3148832 2022-07-28T23:17:51Z HearthHOTS 3120771 /* October 2020 */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|I don't do it for the money. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever need. I do it to do it. Deals are my art form.]] [[File:Trump CPAC (Improved).jpg|thumb|What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.]] '''[[w:Donald Trump|Donald John Trump]]''' (born [[June 14]], [[1946]]) is an American [[w:Political career of Donald Trump|politician]], [[w:Media career of Donald Trump|media personality]], and [[w:Business career of Donald Trump|businessman]] who served as the [[w:List of presidents of the United States|45th]] [[President of the United States|president]] of the [[United States|United States of America]] from 2017 to 2021. :See also: ::'''''[[Donald Trump on social media]]''''' ::'''''[[Presidency of Donald Trump]]''''' ::'''''[[Racial views of Donald Trump]]''''' ::'''''[[Trumpism]]''''' ==Quotes== ===1980s=== * '''Rona Barrett''': If you lost your fortune today, what would you do tomorrow?<br>'''Donald Trump''': Maybe I’d run for president. I don’t know. ** An [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-stat/graphics/politics/trump-archive/docs/rona-barrett-1980-interview-of-donald-trump.pdf interview] with [[w:Rona Barrett|Rona Barrett]] (1980) * '''Rona Barrett''': Would you like to be the President of the United States?<br>'''Donald Trump''': I really don't believe I would, Rona. But I would like to see somebody as the president who could do the fucking job, and there are very capable people in this country.<br>'''Barrett''': Why wouldn't you dedicate yourself to public service?<br>'''Trump''': Because I think it's a very mean life. I would love, and I would dedicate my life to this country but I see it as being a mean life, and I also see it in somebody with strong views, and somebody with the kind of views that are maybe a little bit unpopular, which may be right, but may be unpopular, wouldn't necessarily have a chance of getting elected against somebody with no great brain but a big smile. ** An [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-stat/graphics/politics/trump-archive/docs/rona-barrett-1980-interview-of-donald-trump.pdf interview] with [[w:Rona Barrett|Rona Barrett]] (1980) * '''Rona Barrett''': How would you like to be remembered?<br>'''Donald Trump''': Well, as somebody that’s contributed something to the United States and to the City of New York, and to the various other places that I’m going, and somebody that’s done a little bit better than other people at what he does. ** An [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-stat/graphics/politics/trump-archive/docs/rona-barrett-1980-interview-of-donald-trump.pdf interview] with [[w:Rona Barrett|Rona Barrett]] (1980) * I said, 'I will build you this incredible, gorgeous, gleaming hotel. I will put people to work in the construction trades and save hotel [[jobs]] and the Grand Central area will come around.' So the city made the deal. ** {{citation |title=The Empire and Ego of Donald Trump |journal=New York Times |date=1983-08-07 |first=Marilyn |last=Bender |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/07/business/the-empire-and-ego-of-donald-trump.html }} * "Give them the old Trump bullshit," he told the architect Der Scutt before a presentation of the Trump Tower design at a press conference in 1980. "Tell them it is going to be a million square feet, sixty-eight stories." ** 'After the Gold Rush', in [[w:Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]], by [[Marie Brenner]], September 1, 1990 * Some people have an ability to [[negotiate]]. It's an [[art]] you're basically born with. You either have it or you don't. * It would take an hour-and-a-half to learn everything there is to learn about missiles. I think I know most of it anyway. You're talking about just getting updated on a situation ** {{citation |title=Donald Trump, Holding All The Cards The Tower! The Team! The Money! The Future! |journal=Washington Post |date=1984-11-15 |first=Lois |last=Romano |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/archive/lifestyle/1984/11/15/donald-trump-holding-all-the-cards-the-tower-the-team-the-money-the-future/8be79254-7793-4812-a153-f2b88e81fa54/?resType=accessibility }}, talking about his desire to be involved in negotiations with the then Soviet Union * I have featured and will always continue to feature my name prominently in all my enterprises. **''[[w:Business Week|Business Week]]'' (22 July 1985) * I look at things for the art sake and the beauty sake and for the deal sake. **''[[w:New York (magazine)|New York]]'' (11 July 1988), p. 24 * I'm not big on compromise. I understand compromise. Sometimes compromise is the right answer, but oftentimes compromise is the equivalent of defeat, and I don't like being defeated. **''[[w:Life (magazine)|Life]]'', Vol. 12 (January 1989), p. iii * [[Ed Koch|Mayor Koch]] has stated that hate and rancor should be removed from our hearts. I do not think so. **[http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1838466.1403324800!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/trump21n-1-web.jpg "Bring Back the Death Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!"] An advert taken out by Trump in the [[w:New York Daily News|''New York Daily News'']] and other newspapers in the wake of the arrests of the [[wikipedia:Central Park jogger case|Central Park Five]] (whose convictions were eventually {{w|vacate}}d once the real perpetrator was identified in 2002) (1 May 1989) * How can [[w:Society of the United States|our great society]] tolerate the continued brutalization of [[w:Citizenship of the United States|its citizens]] by crazed misfits? [[w:Crime in the United States|Criminals]] must be told that their [[w:Civil liberties in the United States|CIVIL LIBERTIES]] END WHEN AN ATTACK ON OUR SAFETY BEGINS! **[http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1838466.1403324800!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/trump21n-1-web.jpg "Bring Back the Death Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!"] An advert taken out by Trump in the ''New York Daily News'' and other newspapers in the wake of the arrests of the [[wikipedia:Central Park jogger case|Central Park Five]] (whose convictions were eventually {{w|vacate}}d once the real perpetrator was identified in 2002) (1 May 1989) * Let [[w:Politics of the United States|our politicians]] give back our [[w:New York City Police Department|police department]]'s power to keep us safe. Unshackle them from the constant chant of "[[w:Police brutality in the United States|police brutality]]" which every [[w:Misdemeanor|petty criminal]] hurls immediately at an officer who has just risked his or her life to save another's. ** [http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1838466.1403324800!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/trump21n-1-web.jpg "Bring Back the Death Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!"] An advert taken out by Trump in the New York Daily News and other newspapers in the wake of the arrests of the [[wikipedia:Central Park jogger case|Central Park Five]] (whose convictions were eventually {{w|vacate}}d once the real perpetrator was identified in 2002) (1 May 1989) * Of course I hate these people and let's all hate these people because maybe hate is what we need if we're gonna get something done. ** In [http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/07/politics/trump-larry-king-central-park-five/index.html 1989 interview] with {{W|Larry King}}, about the [[wikipedia:Central Park jogger case|Central Park Five]] (who had, as was later discovered, been wrongfully convicted) * I like to hire people that I've seen in action. I often hire people that were on the opposing side of a deal that I respect. **''[[w:The Washington Post|The Washington Post]]'' (23 September 1989), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 25 * I think if this country gets any kinder or gentler, it's literally going to cease to exist. **''[[w:Playboy (magazine)|Playboy]]'', March 1990 ====''[[wikipedia:Trump: The Art of the Deal|Trump: The Art of the Deal]]'' (1987)==== : <small>Quotes from ''Trump: The Art of the Deal'' (1987) by Donald J. Trump with [[Tony Schwartz (author)|Tony Schwartz]].</small> * I don't do it for the [[money]]. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever [[need]]. I do it to do it. Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks. ** p. 1 * I try to [[learn]] from the [[past]], but I plan for the [[future]] by focusing exclusively on the [[present]]. ** p. 2 * Sometimes it pays to be a little wild. ** p. 5 * Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that '''sometimes your best [[investments]] are the ones you don't make.''' ** p. 28 * My [[philosophy]] is always to hire the best from the best. ** p. 31 * Deal-making is an ability you're born with. It's in the genes. ** p. 45 * I like thinking big. I always have. To me it's very simple: if you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big. Most people think small, because most people are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning. And that gives people like me a great advantage. ** p. 46 * I wasn't [[satisfied]] just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement. ** p. 47 * People think I'm a [[gambler]]. I've never gambled in my life. To me, a gambler is someone who plays slot machines. I prefer to own slot machines. It's a very good [[business]] being the house. ** p. 48 * The point is that you can't be too [[Greed|greedy]]. ** p. 48 * I'm a great believer in [[asking]] everyone for an [[opinion]] before I make a [[decision]]. ... I ask and I ask and I ask, until I begin to get a gut feeling about something. And that's when I make a decision. I have learned much more from conducting my own random surveys than I could ever have learned from the greatest of consulting firms. ** pp. 51–52 * The worst thing you can possibly do in a deal is seem desperate to make it. That makes the other guy smell blood, and then you're dead. The best thing you can do is deal from strength, and leverage is the biggest strength you can have. Leverage is having something the other guy wants. Or better yet, needs. Or best of all, simply can't do without. Unfortunately, that isn't always the case, which is why leverage often requires imagination, and salesmanship. ** p. 53 * The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people's fantasies. People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do. That's why a little hyperbole never hurts. People want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular. I call it truthful hyperbole. It's an innocent form of exaggeration—and a very effective form of promotion. ** p. 58 * My experience is that if you're fighting for something you believe in—even if it means alienating some people along the way—things usually work out for the best in the end. ** p. 59 * One of the problems when you become successful is that jealousy and envy inevitably follow. There are people—I categorize them as life's losers—who get their sense of accomplishment and achievement from trying to stop others. As far as I'm concerned, if they had any real ability they wouldn't be fighting me, they'd be doing something constructive themselves. ** p. 59 * '''You can't con people, at least not for long. You can create excitement, you can do wonderful promotion and get all kinds of press, and you can throw in a little hyperbole. But if you don't deliver the goods, people will eventually catch on.''' ** p. 60 [[File:Trump_1987.jpg|thumb|205x205px|Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.]] * '''[[Money]] was never a big [[motivation]] for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the [[game]].''' ** p. 63 * Get in, get it done, get it done right, and get out. ** p. 65 * The most important thing in life is to [[love]] what you're doing, because that's the only way you'll ever be really good at it. ** p. 67 * You can't be [[scared]]. You do your thing, you hold your ground, you stand up tall, and whatever happens, happens. ** p. 89 * [[w:Mary Anne MacLeod Trump|My own mother]] was a housewife all her life. And yet it's turned out that I've hired a lot of [[women]] for top jobs, and they've been among my best people. Often, in fact, they are far more effective than the [[men]] around them. ** p. 173 * In the end, you're measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish. ** p. 355 * What I admire most are people who put themselves directly on the line. ** p. 367 * In my life, there are two things I've found I'm very good at: overcoming obstacles and motivating good people to do their best work. ** p. 367 ===1990s=== [[File:Universal_health_care.svg|thumb|I'm very [[liberal]] when it comes to [[health care]]. I believe in {{w|universal health care}}. I believe in whatever it takes to make people well and better.]] [[File:Goddess_of_Democracy_at_UBC.jpg|thumb|When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but [[w:Tiananmen Square protests of 1989|they put it down with strength]]. That shows you the power of strength.]] * What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate. ** ''Trump: Surviving at the Top'' (1990), p. 3 *She turned out to be the wife of a man who was then the prime minister of a major country. I'd heard stories about this lady, but I never thought much of them until that night. We met at the house of the friend who'd phoned me. After we'd all chatted for a while in the living room, the four of us who already knew each other drifted out to the kitchen, leaving Ben and Madame X in the living room to get better acquainted. Which they did. In fact, when we drifted back in, about ten minutes later, she and Ben were involved in an incredibly torrid scene on the couch. I remember standing there and thinking to myself, "Well, Donald, you're not in Queens anymore." ** ''Trump: Surviving at the Top'' (1990), p. 52 * "When a man leaves a woman, especially when it was perceived that he has left for a piece of ass—a good one!—there are 50 percent of the population who will love the woman who was left," he told me. ** {{citation |date=1990-09-01|title=After the Gold Rush |periodical=Vanity Fair |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/07/donald-ivana-trump-divorce-prenup-marie-brenner}} by [[Marie Brenner]] * "I want five children, like in my own family, because with five, then I will know that one will be guaranteed to turn out like me," Donald told a close friend. ** {{citation |date=1990-09-01 |author=Marie Brenner |title=After the Gold Rush |periodical=Vanity Fair |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/07/donald-ivana-trump-divorce-prenup-marie-brenner}} * Very good question. (pause) I don't think it's a sin but I don't think it should be done. ** in response to the question, "Is [[adultery]] a sin." ** in the ''[[New York Post]]'', February 23, 1990, as [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/30/donald-trump-in-1990-adultery-is-not-a-sin.html archived at ''the Daily Beast''] * [[Leona Helmsley]] is a truly evil human being. She treated employees worse than any human being I've ever witnessed and I've dealt with some of the toughest human beings alive. ** {{citation |year=1990 |month=March |author=Glenn Plaskin |title=The Playboy Interview with Donald Trump |periodical={{w|Playboy}} |url=https://www.playboy.com/read/playboy-interview-donald-trump-1990}} * When [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests|the students poured into Tiananmen Square]], the {{w|Chinese government}} almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength. ** {{citation |year=1990 |month=March |author=Glenn Plaskin |title=The Playboy Interview with Donald Trump |periodical={{w|Playboy}} |url=https://www.playboy.com/read/playboy-interview-donald-trump-1990}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-10-20 |title=Bury Trump in a Landslide |periodical={{w|New York Daily News}} |url=http://interactive.nydailynews.com/2016/10/daily-news-editorial-bury-trump-in-landslide/}} * I said to the [[bankers]], "Listen, fellows, if I have a problem, then you have a problem. We have to find a way out or it's going to be a difficult time for both of us." ** ''Fortune'' (13 August 1990), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 44 ** Cf. [[J. Paul Getty]]: "If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem." * You know, it doesn't really matter what the media writes as long as you've got a young and beautiful piece of ass. ** [http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a24057/donald-trump-presidential-run-2016-072913/ Esquire Interview] (1991) * You have to treat 'em [women] like s--- {{sic}} ** Reported in {{cite news |title=Fighting Back: Trump Scrambles off the Canvas |first=Julie |last=Baumgold |work=New York |volume=25 |number=44 |date=1992-11-09 |page=43 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BeUCAAAAMBAJ&q=%22trump+is+talking+about+women+and+says%22#v=snippet&q=%22trump%20is%20talking%20about%20women%20and%20says%22&f=false}}. Bowdlerization in the original. * Wow! Just think — in a couple of years I'll be dating you. ** to two 14-year-old girls in 1992 ** from the {{w|Chicago Tribune}}, as archived at [http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/10/13/in_1992_trump_told_two_14_year_old_girls_in_a_couple_of_years_i_ll_be_dating.html Slate] * He's a good guy, and he's not going to hurt anybody. . . . He treated his wife well and . . . he will treat Marla well. :Actresses, people that you write about just call to see if they can go out with him and things. :I mean, he's living with Marla and he's got three other girlfriends. :He does things for himself. When he makes a decision, that will be a very lucky woman. :* Speaking about himself under the pseudonym of [[w:Pseudonyms of Donald Trump#"John Miller" (1991)|John Miller]] in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/13/transcript-the-full-text-of-john-miller-interview-about-donald-trump-with-people-reporter/?tid=a_inl a 1991 interview with a ''People'' reporter], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/13/transcript-the-full-text-of-john-miller-interview-about-donald-trump-with-people-reporter/?tid=a_inl Donald Trump masqueraded as publicist to brag about himself], Washington Post * I'm gonna be dating her in ten years. ** of a 10-year-old girl, in 1992 ** {{citation |date=2016-10-13 |author=Emily Schultheis |title=More allegations, questionable Trump comments on women surface |periodical=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-unearthed-footage-trump-says-of-10-year-old-i-am-going-to-be-dating-her-in-10-years/}} * '''Howard Stern''': So, you treat women with respect?<br>'''Donald Trump''': Uh, I can't say that either.<br>'''Stern''': Alright, good. ** An interview on ''[[w:The Howard Stern Show|The Howard Stern Show]]'', 1993 * You know, if you’re young, and in this era, and if you have any guilt about not having gone to Vietnam, we have our own Vietnam—it’s called the dating game... Dating is like being in Vietnam. You’re the equivalent of a soldier going over to Vietnam. ** An interview on ''The Howard Stern Show'', 1993, [https://people.com/politics/trump-boasted-of-avoiding-stds-while-dating-vaginas-are-landmines-it-was-my-personal-vietnam/ archived by ''People''] *I am not a {{w|law enforcement officer}}. I am not supposed to be going around checking {{w|Indian reservation}}s. That is what you have [[w:Federal Bureau of Investigation#Indian reservations|the FBI for]], and they are very capable, the most capable. **Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, October 5, 1993: In ''Implementation of Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress ... Public Law 100-497, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988'', Part 5, page 187 * Well, I think that she's got a lot of [[w:Marla Maples|Marla]] [Maples, Trump's second wife], she's a really beautiful baby, and she's got Marla's legs. We don't know whether she's got this part yet [gestures toward own chest], but time will tell... ** [http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/04/06/video_donald_trump_on_his_one_year_old_daughter_s_brests.html On his then-one year old daughter Tiffany], ''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'', 1994 * I'm [[w:Conservatism in the United States|conservative]], and even very [[conservative]]. But I'm quite [[w:Liberalism in the United States|liberal]] and getting much more [[w:Healthcare reform debate in the United States#Liberal arguments|liberal on health care]] and other things. I really say: What's the purpose of a country if you're not going to have defensive and [[health care]]? If you can't take care of your sick in the country, forget it, it's all over. I mean, it's no good. So I'm very liberal when it comes to health care. I believe in {{w|universal health care}}. I believe in whatever it takes to make people well and better. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/10/08/trump.transcript/ Interview with Larry King] ''CNN'' (October 1999) * Let's make a deal; if you promise not to get "personal" with me, I will promise not to show you as the crude, fat and obnoxious slob which everyone knows you are. Sincerely, Donald J. Trump. ** [http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/lifestyles/before-twitter-name-calling-letter-from-donald-trump/KaGSV40cQnefESyXhe5CuN/ Letter to journalist Shannon Donnelly], 1996 *“It’s amazing, I can’t even believe it. I’ve been so lucky in terms of that whole world, it is a dangerous world out there. It’s like Vietnam, sort of. It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave solider” **speaking of having [[sex]] and referring to women's genitals as “potential landmines”. ** An interview on ''The Howard Stern Show'', 1997, [https://people.com/politics/trump-boasted-of-avoiding-stds-while-dating-vaginas-are-landmines-it-was-my-personal-vietnam/ archived by ''People''] * I surround myself with the best people. I know the best people. ** On an interview (1999 November 26) * The part of my life I think I'm most disappointed in is that I have not had the great marriage. And I would have thought that would have happened, because I came from a home—you know, it's not like some of my [[Friend|friends]], they get divorced, but their parents were divorced twice or three times. I came from a home where marriage was just incredible. I mean, my parents truly loved each other. ** ''Good Morning America'' (2 December 1999), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 46 * I'm on the conservative side, but [[Pat Buchanan|[Pat] Buchanan]] is [[Attila]] the Hun. ** As quoted in ''Selected Quotes from Newsweek Magazine, 1999'' — {{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001015150910/http://www.sph.umich.edu/~rwatt/old_nw3.htm |title=Richard Watanabe - Newsweek Quotes, 1999 |publisher=Sph.umich.edu |date= |accessdate=2010-06-13}} * People want me to [run for president] all the time … I don't like it. Can you imagine how controversial I'd be? You think about him ''[Bill Clinton]'' and the women. How about me with the women? Can you imagine? ** On ''{{W|Hardball with Chris Matthews}}'', as quoted in {{citation |date=1999-07-12 |author=Deborah Orin |title=Trump ‘toys’ with prez run |periodical={{w|New York Post}} |url=http://nypost.com/1999/07/12/trump-toys-with-prez-run}} ===2000=== * I generally oppose [[w:Gun control in the United States|gun control]], but I support the ban on [[assault weapon]]s. **{{cite book |title=[[w:The America We Deserve|The America We Deserve]] |authorlink1=w:Donald Trump |first1=Donald |last1=Trump |first2=Dave |last2=Shiflett |year=2000 |publisher=[[w:Renaissance Books|Renaissance Books]] |isbn=1580631312}}; {{cite news |title=Trump's Evolving Positions on Gun Issues |first1=Linda |last1=Qiu |first2=Kitty |last2=Bennett |date=March 12, 2018 |newspaper=[[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]] |accessdate=September 6, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/us/politics/trump-evolving-positions-gun-issues.html}} * So the [[wikipedia:Reform Party of the United States of America|Reform Party]] now includes a Klansman, Mr. [[David Duke|Duke]], a [[neo-Nazi]], Mr. Buchanan, and a [[communist]], [[w:Lenora Fulani|Ms. Fulani]]. This is not company I wish to keep. ** As quoted in {{cite news |last= |first= |date=14 February 2000 |title=QUOTATION OF THE DAY |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/14/nyregion/quotation-of-the-day-815233.html |newspaper=The New York Times |location= |access-date= }}<!--{{cite news |last1=Kaczynski |first1=Andrew |last2=Massie| first2=Christopher |date= Aug. 26, 2015, at 11:27 p.m. |title=Top Racists And Neo-Nazis Back Donald Trump |url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/meet-the-prominent-white-nationalists-fired-up-to-support-do#.vuV8WvAdp |newspaper=BuzzFeed News |location= |access-date= }}--> * I judge people based on their capability, honesty, and merit. ** [https://books.google.com/books?id=smMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23&dq=%22Trump%20towers%22 "Trump towers"], interview with Paul Alexander, ''The Advocate'' (15 February 2000), p. 23 * It's very possible that I could be the first [[w:United States presidential election|presidential candidate]] to run and make money on it. ** Reported by Jerry Useem, [http://fortune.com/2000/04/03/what-does-donald-trump-really-want/ "What Does Donald Trump Really Want?"], ''Fortune'', 3 April 2000. ===2002=== * I think the regulations are very tough, but I think they could be made tougher. And where they really have to be made tougher is when somebody is proven [[w:Unfair business practices|to be dishonest]], not a mistake, not an honest mistake because look, people make bad business deals all the time. When somebody is proven to be dishonest, really harsh punishment has to take place. **''[[w:Hardball with Chris Matthews|Hardball with Chris Matthews]]'' (15 July 2002), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 23 * '''[[Howard Stern]]''': Are you for [[w:2003 invasion of Iraq|the invasion of Iraq]]? * '''Donald Trump''': Yeah, I guess so. I wish, uh, I wish [[Gulf War|the first time]] it was done correctly. ** Interview on [[wikipedia:The Howard Stern Show|Howard Stern Show]] (11 September 2002), reported by ''[https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/in-2002-donald-trump-said-he-supported-invading-iraq-on-the? BuzzFeed]'' (19 February 2016) * I've known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life. ** On [[w:Jeffrey Epstein|Jeffrey Epstein]]. Quoted in ''[https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/n_7912/ New York]'', 28 October 2002. * I don't know how you do it. I've put together some really impressive deals, but this thing you've pulled off, it's amazing: a Big N' Tasty for just a dollar. How do you do it? What's your secret? Together Grimace, we could own this town. ** Trump's lines in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4QNXnNftWk McDonald's advert] (2002), quoted in {{citation|date=2019-01-15|author=Rachel Desantis|title=Donald Trump’s lifelong love of fast food, from his 2002 McDonald’s commercial to ‘hamberders’|periodical=New York Daily News|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-news-donald-trump-has-always-loved-fast-food-20190115-story.html}} ===2003=== * I love beautiful women, and beautiful women love me. It has to be both ways. ** Interview with Norwegian talk show host [[wikipedia:Fredrik Skavlan|Fredrik Skavlan]] in (November 2003).{{fix cite}}<!-- published/quoted where? --> ===2004=== * Now, if your boss is a sadist, then you have a big problem. In that case, fire your boss and get a new job. ** ''Trump: How to Get Rich'' (2004) * If you don't tell people about your success, they probably won't know about it. ** ''Trump: How to Get Rich'' (2004), p. xiii * Get going. Move forward. Aim high. Plan for a takeoff. Don't just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won't happen. Change your attitude and gain some altitude. Believe me, you'll love it up here. ** ''Trump: How to Get Rich'' (2004), p. 74 * In business—every business—the bottom line is understanding the process. If you don't understand the process, you'll never reap the rewards of the process. ** ''Trump: How to Get Rich'' (2004), p. 86 * Watch, listen, and learn. You can't know it all yourself—anyone who thinks that they do is destined for mediocrity. ** ''Trump: The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received'' (2004), p. 20 * I don't like firing people. It's not a pleasant thing and it's sad. ... In some cases, it's a terrible, terrible situation for the person who gets fired, how strongly they take it. So it's not something that any rational or sane person can love doing, but it also happens to be a fact of life in business. ** ''Boston Herald'' (7 January 2004), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 16 * People say, "Do you have the same opportunity today as you had years ago?" And I said, "Absolutely." You always have an opportunity. There's always an opportunity, especially in this country. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/21/le.00.html Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer], ''CNN'' (21 March 2004) * All of the women on [[w:The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|''The Apprentice'']] flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected. **[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/donald-cuomo-mario-fired-article-1.612165 Ny Daily News] (24 March 2004) * ''[On "You're fired!":]'' There's a beauty in those two words. When you utter those words, there's very little that can be said. There's a succinctness to those words. ** {{citation |title=Trump TV / 'The Apprentice' takes realistic inside look at corporate world |journal=San Francisco Chronicle |date=2004-03-28 |first=David |last=Armstrong |url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Trump-TV-The-Apprentice-takes-realistic-2802491.php }} * My life is seeing everything in terms of "How would ''I'' handle that?" '''Look at the war in Iraq and the mess that we're in. I would never have handled it that way.''' Does anybody really believe that Iraq is going to be a wonderful democracy where people are going to run down to the voting box and gently put in their ballot and the winner is happily going to step up to lead the county? C'mon. Two minutes after we leave, there's going to be a [[revolution]], and the meanest, toughest, smartest, most vicious guy will take over. And he'll have [[w:Iraq and weapons of mass destruction|weapons of mass destruction]], which [[Saddam Hussein|Saddam]] didn't have. '''What was the purpose of this whole thing? Hundreds and hundreds of young people killed. And what about the people coming back with no arms and legs? Not to mention the other side. All those Iraqi kids who've been blown to pieces. And it turns out that all of the reasons for the war were blatantly wrong. All this for nothing!''' ** ''Esquire'' magazine (August 2004); [http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/interviews/a37230/donald-trump-esquire-cover-story-august-2004/ "Donald Trump: How I'd Run the Country (Better)" (18 August 2015)] * Pregnancy is "a wonderful thing for the woman, it's a wonderful thing for the husband, it's certainly an inconvenience for a business." ** About pregnancy (2004) * The concept of shaking hands is absolutely terrible, and statistically I’ve been proven right. ** Playboy, 2004 [https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/06/14/donald-trump-70-birthday-quotes/85619552/] * In many cases, I probably identify more as Democrat. It just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats than the Republicans. Now, it shouldn't be that way. But if you go back, I mean it just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats. ...But certainly we had some very good economies under Democrats, as well as Republicans. But we've had some pretty bad disaster under the Republicans. ** Said in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, as quoted by {{citation |title=Trump in '04: 'I probably identify more as Democrat' | journal=CNN | author=Chris Moody | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/21/politics/donald-trump-election-democrat/index.html }} ===2005=== * I'll go backstage, before a show, and everyone's getting dressed and ready and everything else. And you know, no men are anywhere. And I'm allowed to go in because I'm the owner of the pageant and therefore I'm inspecting it. You know I'm inspecting, I want to make sure everything is good, the dresses, "Is everyone OK?", you know they're standing there with no clothes, "Is everybody OK?", and you see these incredible-looking women, and so I sort of get away with things like that. ** [https://soundcloud.com/user-735086019/101g1 Comments about his ownership of Miss Universe on the Howard Stern Show] (11 April 2005) * They had a person who was extremely proud that a number of the women had become doctors. And I wasn't interested. ** [https://soundcloud.com/user-735086019/101g1 Comments about his ownership of Miss Universe on the Howard Stern Show] (11 April 2005) * I did try and fuck her. She was married. '''I moved on her like a bitch, but I couldn't get there.''' And she was married. Then all of a sudden I see her, she's now got the big phony tits and everything. She's totally changed her look. I've gotta use some [[w:Tic Tacs|Tic Tacs]], just in case I start kissing her. You know, I'm automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. '''Just kiss. I don't even wait. When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything... Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything.''' ** To {{w|Billy Bush}} in 2005; [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/donald-trump-tape-transcript.html "Transcript: Donald Trump's Taped Comments About Women"], ''The New York Times'' (8 October 2016) ===2006=== * It would be really disappointing — not really — but it would depend on what’s inside the magazine. I don’t think Ivanka would do that, although she does have a very nice figure. I’ve said if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her. ** On 7 March 2006 during an appearance on the daytime talk show ''[[w:The View (talk show)|The View]]'' while discussing the possibility of [[Ivanka Trump]]’s posing for ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine. As quoted in ''[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-date-daughter/ Did Donald Trump Say He’d Like to Date His Daughter?]'' by Dan Evon, 10 July 2015, ''{{w|Snopes}}'', and quoted with video clip in {{citation|date=2016-10-10|author=Adam Withnall|title=Donald Trump's unsettling record of comments about his daughter Ivanka|periodical=The Independent|location=UK|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-ivanka-trump-creepiest-most-unsettling-comments-a-roundup-a7353876.html}} * I thought today's women were independent and had a lot of sexual freedom. ... Well, I guess they fooled me. ** In April 2006, about women's disaproval of {{w|one-night stand}}s. As quoted in ''[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-on-clinton-in-2008-shed-make-a-good-president-2016-07-11 Trump on Clinton in 2008: ‘She'd make a good president']'' (July 11, 2016) by Michael Rothfield and {{w|Mark Maremont}}, ''{{w|MarketWatch}}''. * '''Jon Ward:''' There's a lot of talk, which you no doubt heard too, about a sort of [[real estate]] bubble. What's your take on that pessimism? * '''Donald Trump:''' Well, first of all, I sort of hope that happens because then people like me would go in and buy. ** ''How to Build a Fortune'' (2006), Trump University audiobook, quoted in {{citation|date=2016-05-19|author=Jeremy Diamond|title=Donald Trump in 2006: I 'sort of hope' real estate market tanks|periodical=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/donald-trump-2006-hopes-real-estate-market-crashes/index.html}} * No, I have no age — I mean, I have age limit. I don't want to be like Congressman Foley, with, you know, 12-year-olds, ** [https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trump-howard-stern-tapes-women-35_uk_57fa46e1e4b01fa2b904368b Donald Trump Howard Stern Tapes Show Him Saying 35 Is 'Check-Out Time' For Women And Agreeing His Daughter Is A 'Piece Of Ass'] (2006) When asked if he has an age limit for women he'll sleep with. ===2007=== * Since I love what I do, I do it vigorously and I do it better. Because I inject it with enthusiasm and passion, it doesn't feel like work. My passion spills over to everyone around me and motivates them to do their very best. ** ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=uuR61zcvMTgC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=%22since+I+LOVE+WHAT+I+DO,+I+DO+IT+VIGOROUSLY%22&source=bl&ots=ko6GrZPr-e&sig=x3zLQ1fWbNJIrx-7M0CzI-zPljg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjuncTq2OvRAhXCLMAKHTzHDNwQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=%22since%20I%20LOVE%20WHAT%20I%20DO%2C%20I%20DO%20IT%20VIGOROUSLY%22&f=false Trump 101 The Way to Success]'' (2007), p. 1 * Passion is absolutely necessary to achieve any kind of long-lasting success. I know this from experience. If you don't have passion, everything you do will ultimately fizzle out or, at best, be mediocre. ** ''Trump 101 The Way to Success'' (2007), p. 2 * [[Iraq War|The war]] is total disaster. It's a catastrophe, nothing less. It is such a shame that this took place. In fact, I gained a lot of respect for our current [[George H. W. Bush|president's father]] by the fact that he had the sense not to go in to [[Iraq]]. He won the war and then said let's not go the rest of the way and he turned out to be right. And [[Saddam Hussein]], whether they like him or didn't like him, he hated [[terrorists]]. He'd shoot and kill terrorists. When terrorists came in to his country, which he did control and he did dominate, he would kill terrorists. Now it's a breeding ground for terrorists. So, look, the war is a total catastrophe...and they have [[w:Sectarian violence in Iraq (2006–08)|a civil war]] going on. ** [http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0703/16/sitroom.03.html Interview on "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer] (16 March 2007) * I make that --- twice now, on a Monday I let returning Iraqi injured [[soldiers]] come to the premises. The most beautiful people I've ever seen. But they're missing arms and legs, they're with their wives, sometimes they're with their girlfriends. And the tears are coming down the faces of these people. I mean, thousands and maybe hundreds of thousands, and [[w:Casualties of the Iraq War#Total Iraqi casualties|the Iraqis that have been just maimed and killed]]. This war is a horrible thing. Now, President Bush says he's [[religious]]. And yet 400,000 people, the way I count it, have died, and probably millions have been badly maimed and injured. What's going on? What's going on? And the day we pull out it's going to explode. We're keeping the lid on a little bit. It's still a catastrophe, but the day we pull out, because they're in a civil war. Whether we want to admit it or not, they're in a civil war. ** [http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0703/16/sitroom.03.html Interview on "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer] (16 March 2007) * [[Hillary Clinton]] I think is a terrific woman. I am biased because I have known her for years. I live in New York. She lives in New York. I really like her and her husband both a lot. I think she really works hard. And I think, again, she's given an agenda, it is not all of her, but I think she really works hard and I think she does a good job. I like her. ** 2007 ''CNN'' interview, reported in [[w:Zeke J. Miller|Zeke J. Miller]], "[http://time.com/3962799/donald-trump-hillary-clinton/ When Donald Trump Praised Hillary Clinton]", ''[[w:Time (magazine)|Time]]'' (July 17, 2015). * {{w|Trump Steaks}} are the world's greatest steaks, and I mean that in every sense of the word. Treat yourself to the very, very best life has to offer you. And as a gift, Trump Steaks are the best you can give. One bite, and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about, and believe me. I understand steaks, it's my favorite food. ** Lines marking the introduction of Trump Steaks by The Sharper Image (2007) * Congratulations on being named Time magazine's 'Man of the Year' — you definitely deserve it. As you have probably heard, I'm a big fan of yours! ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/revealed-donald-trump-letters-to-vladimir-putin-miss-universe-russia-2020-8?r=US&IR=T Letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin] ===2008=== * They'll walk up, and they'll flip their top, and they'll flip their panties. ** [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-details-sexual-attractions-relationships-radio-interviews/story?id=37190691 Interview on ''The Howard Stern Show''] (2008) * Hillary Clinton said she'd consider naming [[Barack Obama]] as her vice president when she gets the nomination, but she's nowhere near a shoo-in. ** About the [[w:Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008|2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries]] in audio released by the ''Journal''. As quoted in ''[http://time.com/4402522/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-good-president/ Donald Trump Once Said Hillary Clinton Would Make A 'Good President']'' (July 12, 2016) by Tara John, ''{{w|The Times}}''. * For his part, Obama said he's just focused on winning the nomination although at least one member on his team said Clinton would make a good vice president. Well, I know her and she'd make a good president or good vice president. ** About the [[w:Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008|2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries]] in an audio from "Trumped!", a syndicated radio feature that aired from 2004 to 2008. As quoted in ''[http://time.com/4402522/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-good-president/ Donald Trump Once Said Hillary Clinton Would Make A 'Good President']'' (July 12, 2016) by Tara John, ''{{w|The Times}}''. * It's very exciting we have a new president. It would have been nice if he ended with a 500 point up instead of down. It's certainly very exciting. His speech was great last night. I thought it was inspiring in every way. And, hopefully he's going to do a great job. But the way I look at it, he cannot do worse [[w:Presidency of George W. Bush|than Bush]]. ** [http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/11/06/donald-trump-on-president-elect-obama-cannot-do-worse-than-bush.html "Donald Trump on President-Elect Obama: 'He Cannot Do Worse Than Bush'" Interview with Greta Van Susteren] [[Fox News]] (6 November 2008) ===2009=== * If I'd started in business thinking I knew everything, I'd have been sunk before I started... Never think of learning as being a burden or studying as being boring. It may require some discipline, but it can be an adventure. It can also prepare you for a new beginning. ** ''Think Like a Champion: An Informal Education In Business and Life'' (2009), pp. 16–17 * Without passion, you don't have energy; without energy, you have nothing. [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel|Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.]] ** As quoted in ''Social Networking for Authors: Untapped Possibilities for Wealth'' (2009) by Michael Volkin, p. 60 *let's just talk. I'll give you as much time as you want. I'll tell you what you need to know **2009 to [[w:Bradley Edwards|Bradley Edwards]] (attorney prosecuting [[Jeffrey Epstein]]) as narrated by Edwards in December 2018 interview, according to [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/prosecutor-in-2009-epstein-case-said-donald-trump-was-the-only-one-who-helped-him/ 7 July 2019 article by Joe Hoft of Gateway Pundit] ===2011=== * Part of the [[beauty]] of me is that I am very [[rich]]. ** Interview with [[w:Ashleigh Banfield|Ashleigh Banfield]] on ABC's ''[[w:Good Morning America|Good Morning America]]'' (17 March 2011); also in {{citation |date=2011-03-17 |author=Neil King Jr. |title=Trump on 2012: ‘Part of Beauty of Me Is I'm Very Rich’ |periodical=Washington Wire |publisher=Wall Street Journal |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/03/17/trump-on-2012-part-of-beauty-of-me-is-im-very-rich/}} * They asked [[John McCain]] for his [[w:Birth certificate|birth certificate]]. They've asked others for their birth certificate. They asked Bush for his birth certificate, by the way. I just found out over the weekend. And they would ask me for my birth certificate and by the way, it's sitting on the top of my desk. They give you a certificate of live birth, which anybody can get, just walk into the hospital, and you get a certificate of live birth. It's not even signed by people. Now, this guy either has a birth certificate or he doesn't. And I didn't think this was such a big deal, but I will tell you, it's turning out to be a very big deal because people now are calling me from all over saying, please don't give up on this issue. If you weren't born in this country, [[w:Natural-born-citizen clause|you cannot be president]]. ** About [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Barack Obama's birth certificate]]. {{citation |title=Fox & Friends |medium=Television |publisher=Fox News |date=2011-03-28}} ** {{citation |title=Fox Goes Birther: Trump Tells Unquestioning Co-hosts, "I'm Starting To Wonder...Whether Or Not <nowiki>[Obama]</nowiki> Was Born In This Country" |journal=[[w:Media Matters for America|Media Matters for America]] |date=2011-03-28 |url=http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201103280006 |accessdate=2011-03-30}} * So he could have come into the country, and they did it for social reasons they put it in! They did it for whatever reason. There are a lot of reasons you could have put an ad in. But he could have been born outside of this country. Why can't he produce a birth certificate and by the way, there is one story that his family doesn't even know what hospital he was born in! ** About [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Barack Obama's birth certificate]]. {{citation |title=Fox & Friends |medium=Television |publisher=Fox News |date=2011-03-28}} ** {{citation |title=Fox Goes Birther: Trump Tells Unquestioning Co-hosts, "I'm Starting To Wonder...Whether Or Not <nowiki>[Obama]</nowiki> Was Born In This Country" |journal=[[w:Media Matters for America|Media Matters for America]] |date=2011-03-28 |url=http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201103280006 |accessdate=2011-03-30}} * I start off every time I talk about [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories#Campaigners and proponents|the birthers]], I start off by saying, and it's very interesting, I was a great student at the best college in the country. You know? I want to let people know. I'm a smart guy. Because what they do to the birthers, and I don't even like the term, the birthers. I think it's unfair to them. These are people that want to see a birth certificate. They want to know that the president was born here! ** About [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Barack Obama's birth certificate]]. {{citation |title=Fox & Friends |medium=Television |publisher=Fox News |date=2011-03-28}} ** {{citation |title=Fox Goes Birther: Trump Tells Unquestioning Co-hosts, "I'm Starting To Wonder...Whether Or Not <nowiki>[Obama]</nowiki> Was Born In This Country" |journal=[[w:Media Matters for America|Media Matters for America]] |date=2011-03-28 |url=http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201103280006 |accessdate=2011-03-30}} * Because if you're not born in the United States, you cannot be president. And, there is a real question. And if this birth certificate exists, you know what I get a kick out of? [[w:Neil Abercrombie|The Governor of Hawaii]] says, "I remember when he was born 50 years ago." I doubt it. I think this guy should be investigated. I doubt it. He remembers when [[w:Early life and career of Barack Obama#Childhood years|Obama was born]]? Give me a break! He's just trying to do something for [[Democratic Party (United States)|his party]]. The fact is, if you're not born in the United States, you cannot be president. He is having a hard time — he spent millions of dollars trying to get away from this issue, millions of dollars in legal fees trying to get away from this issue. And I'll tell you what, I brought it up just routinely and all of a sudden, a lot of facts are emerging, and I'm starting to wonder myself whether or not he was born in this country. ** About [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Barack Obama's birth certificate]]. {{citation |title=Fox & Friends |medium=Television |publisher=Fox News |date=2011-03-28}} ** {{citation |title=Fox Goes Birther: Trump Tells Unquestioning Co-hosts, "I'm Starting To Wonder...Whether Or Not <nowiki>[Obama]</nowiki> Was Born In This Country" |journal=[[w:Media Matters for America|Media Matters for America]] |date=2011-03-28 |url=http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201103280006 |accessdate=2011-03-30}} * '''Donald Trump''': Meredith, he spent two million dollars in legal fees trying to get away from this issue. And if he weren't lying, why wouldn't he just solve it? And I wish he would, because if he doesn't, it's one of the greatest scams in the history of [[politics]], and in the history period. You are not allowed to be a president if you're not born in this country. He may not be born in this country. And I'll tell you what, three weeks ago I thought he was born in this country. Right now, I have some real doubts. I have people that actually have been studying it and they cannot believe what they're finding.<br>'''Meredith Vieira''': You have people now, down there searching—<br>'''Trump''': Absolutely.<br>'''Vieira''': I mean, in [[Hawaii]]?<br>'''Trump''': Absolutely. And they cannot believe what they're finding. I would like to have him show his birth certificate, and can I be honest with you, I hope he can. Because if he can't, if he can't, if he wasn't born in this country, which is a ''real'' possibility, I'm not saying it hap— I'm saying it's a ''real'' possibility, much greater than I thought two or three weeks ago, then he has pulled one of the great cons in the history of politics. And beyond politics. **{{citation |title=Today |date=2011-04-07 |publisher=NBC |medium=Television}} ** regarding Barack Obama ** Two million dollars is the sum of all the Obama presidential campaign's post-election legal expenses.[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/apr/12/donald-trump/donald-trump-claims-obama-has-spent-2-million-lega/] * '''[[w:David Brody (journalist)|David Brody]]''': [[Radical Islam]]: to [[w:Evangelicalism in the United States|Evangelicals]], this is a bread and butter issue. You said there's a Muslim problem in this country. What do you mean by that exactly? <br> '''Donald Trump''': [[Bill O'Reilly (commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] asked me is there a Muslim problem? And I said absolutely, yes. In fact I went a step further. I said I didn't see [[Sweden|Swedish]] people [[September 11 attacks|knocking down the World Trade Center]]. It was very interesting. I thought that was going to be a controversial statement and somebody, I think it was [[Dennis Miller]] introduced me, he was doing like an analysis of me, he said, I love it. The guy said what the truth is. He didn't mince his words. He didn't say, 'Oh, gee, no there's not a Muslim problem, everybody's wonderful.' And by the way, many, many, most Muslims are wonderful people, but is there a Muslim problem? Look what's happening. Look what happened right here in my city with the World Trade Center and lots of other places. So I said it and I thought it was going to be very controversial but actually it was very well received. I think people want the truth. I think they're tired of politicians. They're tired of [[politically correct]] stuff. I mean I could have said, 'Oh absolutely not Bill, there's no Muslim problem, everything is wonderful, just forget about the World Trade Center.' But you have to speak the truth. We're so politically correct that this country is falling apart. <br>'''Brody''': With some evangelicals there are some problems with the teachings of the [[Koran]]. Do you have concerns about the Koran? <br> '''Trump''': Well, I'll tell you what. The Koran is very interesting. A lot of people say it [[w:Religious views on love#Islam|teaches love]] and there is a very big group of people who really understand the Koran far better than I do. I'm certainly not an expert, to put it mildly. But there's something there that teaches some very negative vibe. I mean things are happening, when you look at people blowing up all over the streets that are in some of the countries over in the [[Middle East]], just blowing up a super market with not even soldiers, just people, when 250 people die in a super market that are shopping, where people die in a store or in a street. There's a lot of hatred there that's some place. Now I don't know if that's from the Koran. I don't know if that's from some place else. But there's tremendous hatred out there that I've never seen anything like it. So, you have two views. You have the view that the Koran is all about love and then you have the view that the Koran is, that there's a lot of [[w:Violence in the Quran|hate in the Koran]]. ** On [[w:CBN News|CBN News]]' "The Brody File" (12 April 2011) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWzDAvemJG8 video]) ([http://blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2011/04/12/brody-file-exclusive-donald-trump-says-something-in-koran-teaches.aspx transcript]) * I look very much forward to showing my financials. Because they are huge. ** {{citation |first=Michael |last=Scherer |title=In the presence of Donald Trump |date=2011-04-11 |journal=Time |url=http://swampland.time.com/2011/04/14/in-the-presence-of-donald-trump/ |accessdate=2019-10-28}} * I heard he was a terrible student, terrible. How does a bad student go to Columbia and then [[w:Early life and career of Barack Obama#Harvard Law School|to Harvard]]? I'm thinking about it, I'm certainly looking into it. Let him show his records. ** Associated Press interview, 2011-04-25 ** {{citation |first=Lucy |last=Madison |title=Trump: How did Obama get into the Ivy League? |date=2011-04-25 |journal=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20057214-503544.html |accessdate=2011-05-01|archiveurl=https://archive.is/dnCsg|archivedate=2013-06-28}} ** About [[w:Barack Obama#Education|Barack Obama's education]], who graduated from {{w|Columbia University}} in 1983 and graduated ''magna cum laude'' with a {{w|Juris doctorate}} from Harvard Law School in 1991 * Today I'm very [[proud]] of myself, because I've accomplished something that nobody else has been able to accomplish. I was just informed, while on the helicopter, that our president has finally released a birth certificate. I want to look at it, but I hope it's true, so that we can get on to much more important matters, so the press can stop asking me questions. He should have done it a long time ago. Why he didn't do it when the Clintons asked for it, why he didn't do it when everyone else was asking for it, I don't know. But I am really honored, frankly, to have played such a big role in hopefully, hopefully getting rid of this issue. Now, we have to look at it, we have to see, is it real? Is it proper? What's on it? But I hope it checks out beautifully. I am really proud, I am really honored. ** press conference, 2011-04-27 ** {{citation |title=Trump Questions Obama Birth Certificate |date=2011-04-27 |journal=TMZ |url=http://www.tmz.com/2011/04/27/donald-trump-barack-obama-birth-certificate-comment-quote/ |accessdate=2011-05-01}} ** Regarding the release of Barack Obama's full birth record from Hawaii that morning * The word is, according to what I've have read, is that he was a terrible student when he went to [[w:Occidental College|Occidental]]. He then gets to Columbia and then gets to Harvard. I heard at Columbia he was not a very good student, and then he then he gets into Harvard. How do you get into Harvard if you are not a good student? Maybe that's right, maybe that's wrong, but I don't know why he doesn't he release his records. Why doesn't he release his Occidental records? ** press conference, New Hampshire, 2011-04-27 ** {{citation |title=Schieffer: Racism underlying Trump's assertions |date=2011-04-27 |journal=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20058072-503544.html |accessdate=2011-05-01|archiveurl=https://archive.is/ryIny|archivedate=2013-06-28}} ** About [[Barack Obama]], who transferred to Columbia from Occidental College in 1981, graduated from Columbia in 1983, and graduated ''magna cum laude'' with a Juris doctorate from Harvard Law School in 1991 * It's like in golf. A lot of people — I don't want this to sound trivial — but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive. It's weird. You see these great players with these really long putters, because they can't sink three-footers anymore. And, I hate it. I am a traditionalist. I have so many fabulous friends who happen to be gay, but I am a traditionalist. **{{citation |title=After Roasting, Trump Reacts In Character |date=2011-05-01 |journal=New York Times |first=Michael |last=Barbaro |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/nyregion/after-roasting-trump-reacts-in-character.html |accessdate=2011-05-06}} ** on his opposition to [[same-sex marriage]] * I know the Chinese. I've made a lot of money with the Chinese. I understand the Chinese mind. ** As quoted in {{citation |date=2011-05-03 |author=Tony Pierce |title=Donald Trump has read a lot of books on China: 'I understand the Chinese mind' |periodical=Los Angeles Times |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/05/donald-trump-i-understand-the-chinese-mind.html}}, and in {{citation |date=2015-08-24 |author=John Mauldin |title=Playing the Chinese Trump Card |periodical=Forbes |url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmauldin/2015/08/24/playing-the-chinese-trump-card/}} * I dealt with {{W|Muammar Gaddafi|Gaddafi}}. I rented him a piece of land. He paid me more for one night than the land was worth for two years, and then I didn't let him use the land. That's what we should be doing. I don't want to use the word 'screwed,' but I screwed him. That's what we should be doing. ** As quoted in {{citation |date=2015-07-22 |title=Donald Trump: In his own colourful words |periodical=BBC News |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33619045}} * She's a slob, she talks like a truck driver. * If I were running my business, I'd fire Rosie, I mean, I'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers and say, "Rosie, you're fired." ** On an interview on why he hates [[Rosie O'Donnell]] (28 August 2011) * Our president will start a war with [[Iran]] because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He is weak and he is ineffective. So the only way he figures he is going to be reelected and as sure as you are sitting there, is to start a war with Iran. ** A now-deleted video on his YouTube video blog. {{citation |date=2020-01-03 |title=Trump repeatedly claimed in 2011 and 2012 that Obama would start a war with Iran to win reelection |author=Andrew Kaczynski |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/03/politics/kfile-trump-obama-2012-iran-war-reelection/index.html}} ===2012=== * [[Mitt Romney|Mitt]] is tough. He is smart. He is sharp. He is not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. So Gov. Romney, go out and get em. You can do it. ** Quoted in {{citation | date = 2012-02-02 | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57370443-503544/trump-endorses-mitt-romney-for-president/ | author = Corbett B. Daly | title = Trump endorses Mitt Romney for president | periodical = CBS News }} * No, I've never ''really'' changed. Nothing's ''changed'' my ''mind''. And by the way, you know, you have a huge group of people — I walk down the street, and people are screaming, "Please don't give that up." A lot of people are questioning his birth certificate. They're questioning the authenticity of his birth certificate. I've been known as being a very smart guy for a long time. I don't consider myself birther or not birther, but there are some major questions here and the press doesn't wanna cover it. The press just refuses to cover it. Now if that were somebody else, they would be covering it, and they'd be throwing people out of office. But they don't want to cover it. So it's interesting. ** {{citation | title = Telephone interview | publisher = CNBC | date = 2012-05-29 }}, quoted in {{citation | date = 2012-05-29 | title = Donald Trump Goes On Epic Birther Rant | newspaper = {{w|The Huffington Post}} | author = Melissa Jeltsen | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/donald-trump-romney-obama-birther_n_1553074.html }} * '''Wolf Blitzer:''' Donald, you're beginning to sound a little ridiculous, I have to tell you.<br>'''Donald Trump:''' No I think you are, Wolf. Now let me tell you something, I think ''you'' sound ridiculous, and if you'd ask me a question and let me answer it —<br>'''Blitzer:''' Here's the question, did the conspiracy start in 1961 where the [[w:Honolulu Star-Bulletin|''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'']] and the [[w:Honolulu Advertiser|''Honolulu Advertiser'']] contemporaneously published announcements that he was born in Hawaii?<br>'''Trump:''' That's right. That's right. And many people put those announcements in because they wanted to get the benefit because of getting so-called born in this country. Many people did it. It was something that was done by many people even though they weren't born in the country. You know and so do I... And so do a lot of your viewers. Although you don't have too many viewers. * '''Donald Trump''' (clip): I have people that actually have been studying it and they cannot believe what they're finding.<br>'''Meredith Vieira''' (clip): You have people now, down there searching—<br>'''Trump''' (clip): Absolutely.<br>'''Vieira''' (clip): I mean, in Hawaii?<br>'''Trump''' (clip): Absolutely. And they cannot believe what they're finding.<br>'''Wolf Blitzer''': All right, tell us what your people who were investigating in Hawaii, what they found.<br>'''Trump''': Oh, we don't have to go into old news. That's ''old'' news.<br>'''Blitzer''': Well, what did they find?<br>'''Trump''': There's been plenty found. You can call many people. You can read many, many articles on the authenticity of the certificate. You can read many articles from just recently as to what the publisher printed in a brochure as to what Obama told him, as to where his place of birth is. And that's fine, Wolf.<br>Now, it's appropriate, I think, that we get to the subject of hand, which is — at hand, which is jobs, which is [[Economy of the United States|the economy]], which is how our country is not doing well at all under this leadership, which is how are we going to do something about energy, which is really that things that I wanted to talk to you about, but you like to keep going back to the place of birth. ** {{citation | title = The Situation Room | publisher = CNN | date = 2012-05-29 }}, quoted in {{citation | date = 2012-05-29 | title = Wolf Blitzer Spars With Donald Trump Over Obama's Birth Certificate | author = Elizabeth Flock | newspaper = US News & World Report | url = http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/05/29/wolf-blitzer-spars-with-donald-trump-over-obamas-birth-certificate }} ** Referring to a 1991 promotional booklet by literary agency Acton & Dystel with bios of 89 authors, that erroneously described Barack Obama as "born in Kenya".[http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthers/booklet.asp] *@ariannahuff is unattractive both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man- he made a good decision. **28 August 2012 [https://archive.md/PtoCf tweet] * He [Obama] lost the popular vote by a lot and won the election. We should have a revolution in this country! * The phoney [sic] electoral college made a laughing stock out of our nation. The loser one! * More votes equals a loss... revolution! * This election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a democracy! * The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy. ** Tweets on November 6 and 7, 2012, some of which were later deleted. Trump falsely believed Barack Obama had lost the popular vote. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/11/15/trumps-flip-flop-on-the-electoral-college-from-disaster-to-genius/ Trump’s flip-flop on the electoral college: From ‘disaster’ to ‘genius’] * [[Republicans]] didn't have anything going for them with respect to {{w|Latinos}} and with respect to {{w|Asians}}... The [[Democrats]] didn't have a policy for dealing with illegal immigrants, but what they did have going for them is they weren't mean-spirited about it... They didn't know what the policy was, but what they were is they were kind... He had a crazy policy of self deportation which was maniacal... It sounded as bad as it was, and he lost all of the Latino vote... He lost the Asian vote. He lost everybody who is inspired to come into this country... Take care of this incredible problem that we have with respect to immigration, with respect to people wanting to be wonderful productive citizens of this country. ** Interview with Newsmax (November 2012), quoted in {{citation|date=2015-07-10|author=Jim Geraghty|title=Trump 2008: Bush Is Evil, Talk to Iran, Obama Cannot Do Worse Than Bush|periodical=National Review|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/420996/trump-2008-bush-evil-talk-iran-obama-cannot-do-worse-bush-jim-geraghty}} *[climate change was] "created by and for the Chinese in order to make US manufacturing non-competitive" ** said in 2012 according to [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51213003 What does Trump actually believe on climate change?] *"It doesn't matter who you vote for--it matters who is counting the votes." Be careful of voter fraud!. Oct 10 2012 [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/256063573669855232] ===2013=== * I’m a very compassionate person (with a very high IQ) with strong common sense. ** "[https://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/10/politics/donald-trump-tillerson-iq/index.html Donald Trump's IQ obsession, in 22 quotes]" (April 21, 2021) * Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure,it's not your fault ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/332308211321425920 Tweet 9 May 2013] * I keep asking, how long will we go on defending [[South Korea]] from [[North Korea]] without payment? South Korea is a very very rich country. They're rich because of us. They sell us [[Television|televisions]], they sell us cars. They sell us everything. They are making a fortune. We have a huge deficit with South Korea. They're friends of mine. I do deals with them. I've been partners with them, no problem. But they think we're stupid. They can't believe it. We are defending them against North Korea, we're doing it for nothing. We're not in that position. When will they start to pay us for this defense? Isn't it really ridiculous when you think of it? They make a fortune on the United States and then they got some problems, and what happens? They call the United States to defend them, and we get nothing? **[https://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=agk9ZCrYol4 "From the Desk of Donald Trump: South Korea"] ''[[w:YouTube|YouTube]]'' (10 April 2013) * Must be a pretty picture you dropping to your knees. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7NDpHfXTCI " to Brande Roderick, From The Apprentice, Season 6, Episode 1"] (3 March 2013) <!-- ''YouTube'' --> * Leadership: whatever happens, you're responsible. If it doesn't happen, you're responsible. ** [https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/398887965302091776 Tweet (8 November 2013)] * I do have a relationship and I can tell you that he's very interested in what we're doing here today, he's probably very interested in what you and I are saying today, and I'm sure he is going to be seeing it in some form. But I do have a relationship with him, and I think, er, it's very interesting to see what's happened. I mean, look, he's done a very brilliant job in terms of what he represents and who he's representing, if you look at what he's done with Syria, if you look at so many of the different things, he has really eaten our president's lunch, let's not kid ourselves. ** [http://www.msnbc.com/thomas-roberts/watch/trump-discusses-putin-in-2013-734124099973 Trump responding to a question about whether he had a relationship with Vladimir Putin during an interview with MSNBC's Thomas Roberts while visiting Moscow for the Miss Universe competition] (November 2013) ===2014=== * If this doctor, who so recklessly flew into New York from West Africa,has Ebola,then Obama should apologize to the American people & resign! ** [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-obama-ebola-tweet/ Snopes fact check: Did Trump Call for Obama to Resign After Ebola Doctor Returned to U.S.? (23 Oct)] ===2015=== ====May 2015==== * There is a way of beating [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]] so easily, so quickly, so effectively, and it would be so nice...I know a way that would absolutely give us guaranteed victory...the problem is then everybody will take the idea, run with it and then people will forget where it came from...'''I ran it past two or three people. [It's] so simple. It's like the paper clip.''' ** On his plan to defeat ISIS (May 2015) ====June 2015==== * So I said to myself, you know, nobody's ever going to know unless I run, because I'm really proud of my success. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-donald-trump-helped-democrats-pass-obamacare/2015/06/22/002f4c7c-18ea-11e5-ab92-c75ae6ab94b5_story.html Announcement speech] (June 2015) * I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will have Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words. ** Campaign launch rally, 15 June 2015 =====[[wikipedia:Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016#Announcement|Presidential Bid Announcement]] (June 16, 2015)===== [[File:Donald_Trump_crop_2016.jpeg|thumb|[[Sadly]], the [[American dream]] is [[dead]]. But if I get [[elected]] [[president]], I will bring it back bigger and better and stronger than ever before, and we will make [[America]] [[great]] again.]] : <small>At {{w|Trump Tower}}, {{#formatdate:2015-06-16}}, speech announcing his candidacy for U.S. president — {{citation | date = June 16, 2015 | title = Full text: Donald Trump announces a presidential bid | author = | newspaper = The Washington Post | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/16/full-text-donald-trump-announces-a-presidential-bid/ }}</small> * Our country is in serious trouble. We don't have [[victories]] anymore. We used to have victories, but we don't have them. When was the last time anybody saw us beating, let's say, China in a trade deal? They kill us. I beat China all the time. All the time. When did we beat [[Japan]] at anything? They send their cars over by the millions, and what do we do? When was the last time you saw a {{w|Chevrolet}} in {{w|Tokyo}}? It doesn't exist, folks. They beat us all the time. When do we beat Mexico at the border? They're laughing at us, at our stupidity. And now they are beating us [[economically]]. They are not our friend, believe me. But they're killing us economically. The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems. * '''When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing [[drugs]]. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are [[good]] people.''' But I speak to [[wikipedia:United States Border Patrol|border guards]] and they tell us what we're getting. And it only makes common sense. It only makes common sense. They're sending us not the right people. It's coming from more than Mexico. It's coming from all over South and Latin America, and it's coming probably – probably – from the Middle East. But we don't know. Because we have no protection and we have no competence, we don't know what's happening. And it's got to stop and it's got to stop fast. * {{w|Islamic terrorism}} is eating up large portions of the Middle East. They've become rich. I'm in competition with them. They just built a hotel in Syria. Can you believe this? They built a hotel. When I have to build a hotel, I pay interest. They don't have to pay interest, because they took the oil that, when we left Iraq, I said we should've taken. * I love the military, and I want to have the strongest military that we've ever had, and we need it more now than ever. But I said, "Don't hit Iraq," because you're going to totally destabilize the Middle East. Iran is going to take over the Middle East, Iran and somebody else will get the oil, and it turned out that Iran is now taking over Iraq. Think of it. Iran is taking over Iraq, and they're taking it over big league. * We lost thousands of lives, thousands in Iraq. We have wounded soldiers, who I love, I love — they're great — all over the place, thousands and thousands of wounded soldiers. And we have nothing. We can't even go there. We have nothing. And every time we give Iraq equipment, the first time a bullet goes off in the air, they leave it. * Last quarter, it was just announced our {{w|gross domestic product}} — a sign of [[strength]], right? But not for us. It was below zero. Whoever heard of this? It's never below zero. * A lot of people up there can't get jobs. They can't get jobs, because there are no jobs, because China has our jobs and Mexico has our jobs. They all have jobs. * Our [[enemies]] are getting stronger and stronger by the way, and we as a country are getting [[weaker]]. Even our [[nuclear arsenal]] doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked. And I thought it was horrible when it was broadcast on television, because boy, does that send signals to [[Vladimir Putin|Putin]] and all of the other people that look at us and they say, "That is a group of people, and that is a nation that truly has no clue. They don't know what they're doing. They don't know what they're doing." * We have a disaster called the big lie: {{w|Obamacare}}. ... We have to repeal Obamacare, and it can be — and — and it can be replaced with something much better for everybody. Let it be for everybody. But much better and much less expensive for people and for the [[government]]. And we can do it. * Remember the $5 billion Web site? $5 billion we spent on a Web site, and to this day it doesn't work. A $5 billion Web site. I have so many Web sites, I have them all over the place. I hire people, they do a Web site. It costs me $3. * I watch the speeches of these people, and they say the sun will rise, the moon will set, all sorts of wonderful things will happen. And people are saying, "What's going on? I just want a job. Just get me a job. I don't need the rhetoric. I want a job." * Obama is going to be out playing golf. He might be on one of my courses. I would invite him, I actually would say. I have the best courses in the world, so I'd say, you what, if he wants to — I have one right next to the White House, right on the Potomac. If he'd like to play, that's fine. In fact, I'd love him to leave early and play, that would be a very good thing. * I've watched the politicians. I've dealt with them all my life. If you can't make a good deal with a politician, then there's something wrong with you. You're certainly not very good. And that's what we have representing us. They will never make America great again. They don't even have a chance. They're controlled fully — they're controlled fully by the lobbyists, by the donors, and by the special interests, fully. * I have lobbyists. I have to tell you. I have lobbyists that can produce anything for me. They're great. But you know what? it won't happen. It won't happen. Because we have to stop doing things for some people, but for this country, it's destroying our country. We have to stop, and it has to stop now. * Our country needs a truly great leader, and we need a truly great leader now. We need a leader that wrote "[[wikipedia:Trump: The Art of the Deal|The Art of the Deal]]." We need a leader that can bring back our jobs, can bring back our manufacturing, can bring back our military, can take care of our vets. Our vets have been abandoned. And we also need a cheerleader. ... We need somebody that can take the brand of the United States and make it great again. It's not great again. * He (Barack Obama) was vibrant. He was young. I really thought that he would be a great cheerleader. ... But he wasn't a cheerleader. He's actually a negative force. He's been a negative force. He wasn't a cheerleader; he was the opposite. * We need somebody that can take the brand of the United States and make it great again. It's not great again. * We need -- we need somebody -- we need somebody that literally will take this country and make it great again. We can do that. * You know, all of my life, I've heard that a truly successful person, a really, really successful person and even modestly successful cannot run for public office. Just can't happen. And yet that's the kind of mindset that you need to make this country great again. * So, ladies and gentlemen, I am officially running for president of the United States, and we are going to make our country great again! * We have people that aren't working. We have people that have no incentive to work. But they're going to have incentive to work, because the greatest social program is a job. And they'll be proud, and they'll love it, and they'll make much more than they would've ever made, and they'll be — they'll be doing so well, and we're going to be thriving as a country, thriving. It can happen. I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created. I tell you that. * We owe China $1.3 trillion. We owe Japan more than that. So they come in, they take our jobs, they take our money, and then they loan us back the money, and we pay them in interest, and then the dollar goes up so their deal's even better. How stupid are our leaders? How stupid are these politicians to allow this to happen? How stupid are they? * I'm totally against the trade bill for a number of reasons. Number one, the people negotiating don't have a clue. Our president doesn't have a clue. He's a bad negotiator. He's the one that did [[Bowe Bergdahl|Bergdahl]]. We get Bergdahl, they get five killer terrorists that everybody wanted over there. We get Bergdahl. We get a [[traitor]]. We get a no-good traitor, and they get the five people that they wanted for years, and those people are now back on the battlefield trying to kill us. That's the negotiator we have. * [[Israel]] maybe won't exist very long. It's a disaster, and we have to protect Israel. * I'm a {{w|free trade}}r. But the problem with free trade is you need really [[Talent|talented]] people to negotiate for you. If you don't have talented people, if you don't have great leadership, if you don't have people that know business, not just a political hack that got the job because he made a contribution to a campaign, which is the way all jobs, just about, are gotten, free trade terrible. Free trade can be wonderful if you have smart people, but we have people that are stupid. We have people that aren't smart. And we have people that are controlled by special interests. And it's just not going to work. * I love China. The biggest bank in the world is from China. You know where their United States headquarters is located? In this building, in Trump Tower. I love China. People say, "Oh, you don't like China?" No, I love them. But their leaders are much smarter than our leaders, and we can't sustain ourself with that. * We have all the cards, but we don't know how to use them. We don't even know that we have the cards, because our leaders don't understand the game. We could turn off that spigot by charging them tax until they behave properly. * You have a problem with ISIS. You have a bigger problem with China. And, in my opinion, the new China, believe it or not, in terms of trade, is Mexico. * I know the smartest negotiators in the world. I know the good ones. I know the bad ones. I know the overrated ones. * I love the [[Saudis]]. Many are in this building. They make a billion dollars a day. Whenever they have problems, we send over the ships. We say "we're gonna protect." What are we doing? They've got nothing but money. * Saudi Arabia without us is gone. They're gone. * All of these politicians that I'm running against now, they're trying to disassociate. I mean, you looked at Bush, it took him five days to answer the question on Iraq. He couldn't answer the question. He didn't know. I said, "Is he [[intelligent]]?" Then I looked at [[Marco Rubio|Rubio]]. He was unable to answer the question, is Iraq a good thing or bad thing? He didn't know. He couldn't answer the [[question]]. How are these people gonna lead us? How are we gonna — how are we gonna go back and make it great again? We can't. They don't have a clue. They can't lead us. They can't. They can't even answer simple questions. It was terrible. * Saudi Arabia is in big, big trouble. Now, thanks to fracking and other things, the oil is all over the place. And I used to say it, there are ships at sea, and this was during the worst crisis, that were loaded up with oil, and the cartel kept the price up, because, again, they were smarter than our leaders. They were smarter than our leaders. * I think I am a nice person. People that know me, like me. Does my [[family]] like me? I think so, right. Look at my family. I'm proud of my family. * This is going to be an election that's based on competence, because people are tired of these nice people. And they're tired of being ripped off by everybody in the world. And they're tired of spending more money on education than any nation in the world per capita, than any nation in the world, and we are 26th in the world, 25 countries are better than us in education. And some of them are like third world countries. But we're becoming a third word country, because of our infrastructure, our airports, our roads, everything. So one of the things I did, and I said, you know what I'll do. I'll do it. Because a lot of people said, "He'll never run. Number one, he won't want to give up his lifestyle." They're right about that, but I'm doing it. * We have losers. We have people that don't have it. We have people that are morally corrupt. We have people that are selling this country down the drain. * I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I'll build them very inexpensively, I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall. * I will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons. And we won't be using a man like Secretary [[John Kerry|Kerry]] that has absolutely no concept of negotiation, who's making a horrible and laughable deal, who's just being tapped along as they make weapons right now, and then goes into a bicycle race at 72 years old, and falls and breaks his leg. I won't be doing that. And I promise I will never be in a bicycle race. That I can tell you. * Fully support and back up the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]]. * Bush is totally in favor of [[wikipedia:Common Core State Standards Initiative|Common Core]]. I don't see how he can possibly get the nomination. He's weak on immigration. He's in favor of Common Core. How the hell can you vote for this guy? You just can't do it. We have to end — education has to be local. * Rebuild the country's infrastructure. Nobody can do that like me. Believe me. It will be done on time, on budget, way below cost, way below what anyone ever thought. I look at the roads being built all over the country, and I say I can build those things for one-third. What they do is unbelievable, how bad. * Save {{w|Medicare}}, {{w|Medicaid}} and [[wikipedia:Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] without cuts. Have to do it. Get rid of the [[fraud]]. Get rid of the waste and abuse, but save it. People have been paying it for years. And now many of these candidates want to cut it. You save it by making the United States, by making us rich again, by taking back all of the money that's being lost. * We're in a [[wikipedia:Economic bubble|bubble]]. We have artificially low interest rates. We have a stock market that, frankly, has been good to me, but I still hate to see what's happening. We have a stock market that is so bloated. Be careful of a bubble because what you've seen in the past might be small potatoes compared to what happens. So be very, very careful. * Sadly, the American dream is dead. But if I get elected president, I will bring it back bigger and better and stronger than ever before, and we will make America great again. ====July 2015==== * '''Donald Trump''': Oh, well, if you look at the statistics, of people coming— I didn't say about Mexic— I say the ''illegal immigrants''— if you look at the statistics on [[rape]], on [[crime]], on everything, coming in illegally into this country, they're mind-boggling. If you go to [[w:Fusion News|Fusion]], you will see a story about 80% of the women coming in– I mean, you have to take a look at these stories. And you know who owns Fusion? [[w:Univision|Univision]]. It was in ''[[w:The Huffington Post|The Huffington Post]]''. I said, let me get some of these articles because I've heard some horrible things. I deal<!--sic--> a lot of talking with people on the border patrol. They're incredible people. They help our country.<br>'''Don Lemon''': But I want some clarification–<br>'''Trump''': No, but Don, all you have to do is go to Fusion and pick up the stories on ''rape'', and it's unbelievable when you look at what's going on. So all I'm doing is telling the truth.<br>'''Lemon''': I've read ''The Washington Post'', I read the Fusion, I read ''The Huffington Post''. And that's about women ''being'' raped, it's not about criminals coming across the border entering the country.<br>'''Trump''': Somebody's doing the raping, Don, I mean, you know– I mean, somebody's doing it. You think it's women being raped, well who's doing the raping? Who's doing the raping? I mean how can you say such a thing. So, the problem is you have to stop illegal immigration coming across the border. You have to create a strong border. If you don't, we don't have a country. **{{citation | date = 2015-07-01 | title = The Situation Room | medium = TV | publisher = CNN | url = http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/01/politics/donald-trump-immigrants-raping-comments/ }} [[File:Donald_Trump_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg|thumb|I can't apologize for the truth.]] * '''I can never apologize for the truth. I don't mind apologizing for things but I can't apologize for the truth.''' ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-02 | title = TRUMP: 'I use the word rape and all of a sudden everyone goes crazy' | author = | newspaper = finance.yahoo.com | url = https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-word-rape-sudden-everyone-172614480.html }} * I didn't know it was going to be this severe. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-04 | title = Trump stands by statements on Mexican illegal immigrants, surprised by backlash | author = | newspaper = FoxNews.com | url = http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/04/trump-stands-by-views-dangerous-mexican-illegal-immigrants-admits-surprised-by/ }} * I don't know. I really don't know. I don't know why he wouldn't release his records. ** When asked whether he thought [[Barack Obama]] was born in the U.S. — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-10 | title = Trump: I'm still a birther | author = Nick Gass | newspaper = Politico | url = http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/donald-trump-birther-obama-119945.html?hp=l2_4&cmpid=sf }} * The {{w|silent majority}} is back, and we're going to take the country back. ** Speech at a packed Phoenix Convention Cente, as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-12 | title = Trump: 'We're Going to Take the Country Back' | author = | newspaper = Fox News Insider | url = http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/07/12/donald-trump-phoenix-speech-were-going-take-country-back }} *The Obama Administration's agreement with Iran is very dangerous. Iran developing a nuclear weapon, either through uranium or nuclear fuel, and defying the world is still a very real possibility. The inspections will not be followed, and Iran will no longer have any sanctions. Iran gets everything and loses nothing. Every promise the Obama Administration made in the beginning of negotiations, including the vow (made at the beginning of the negotiations) to get our great American prisoners returned to the U. S. has been broken. This is a bad deal that sets a dangerous precedent. This deal sets off a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, which is the most-unstable region in the world. It is a horrible and perhaps catastrophic event for Israel. Furthermore, we should have kept the billions of dollars we have agreed to pay them. Any great dealmaker would know this is a perfect example of "tapping along" and because they have been unchecked for so long throughout this extremely lengthy process, I guarantee they are much closer to producing a nuclear weapon than they were at the start of negotiations. The fact is, the US has incompetent leaders and even more incompetent negotiators. We must do better for America and the world. We have to Make America Great Again. **[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-donald-j-trump-the-iran-agreement Statement by Donald J. Trump on the Iran Agreement], ''American Presidency Project'', 14 July 2015 * And I had an idea recently. When they send illegals into our country, we charge Mexico $100,000 for every illegal that crosses that border because it's trouble. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-15 | title = Fox News "Hannity"- Transcript: Trump On El Chappo And Undocumented Immigration | author = | newspaper = Fox News | url = https://votesmart.org/public-statement/1113598/fox-news-hannity-transcript-trump-on-el-chappo-and-undocumented-immigration#.XxcUdZMzbOQ }} * It's going to get worse in our country and we better start fighting a lot tougher than we're fighting right now. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-16 | title = Trump: 'Absolutely Ridiculous' Marines Not Allowed to Carry Guns at Centers | author = | newspaper = Fox News Insider | url = http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/07/16/donald-trump-reacts-chattanooga-shootings-oreilly-factor }} * '''Donald Trump:''' 15,000 people showed up to hear me speak. Bigger than anybody and everybody knows it. A beautiful day with incredible people that were wonderful, great Americans, I will tell you. [[John McCain]] goes, "Oh, boy, Trump makes my job difficult. He had 15,000 ''crazies'' show up." Crazies. He called them all crazy. I said, they weren't crazy. They were great Americans. These people— if you would have seen these people— you— I know what a crazy is. I know all about crazies. These weren't crazy. So he insulted me and he insulted everybody in that room...<br>'''Frank Luntz:''' He's a war hero.<br>'''Donald Trump:''' He's not a war hero.<br>'''Luntz:''' He's a war hero.<br>'''Trump:''' He is a war hero—<br>'''Luntz:''' Five and a half years in a POW camp.<br>'''Trump:''' He's a war hero 'cause he was captured. I like people that weren't captured, OK? I hate to tell you.<br>'''Luntz:''' Do you agree with that?<br>'''Trump:''' He's a war hero. He's a war hero because he was captured, OK? You can have— and I believe— perhaps he's a war hero, but— but right now he said some very bad things about a lot of people. ** Family Leadership Summit 2015, quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-18 | title = Donald Trump tells John McCain: 'I like people who weren't captured' | author = Harriet Alexander | newspaper = The Telegraph | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/republicans/11748859/Donald-Trump-tells-John-McCain-I-like-people-who-werent-captured.html }} * I see [[Rick Perry]] the other day. ... He's doing very poorly in the polls. He put on glasses so people will think he's smart. And it just doesn't work! You know people can see through the glasses! **{{citation | date = 2015-07-21 | title = Trump Campaign Statement on Rick Perry | author = | newspaper = NPR | url = http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/07/21/424994751/the-best-insults-of-the-trump-kickoff-speech }} * But you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me—it would have been so easy, and it's not as important as these lives are (nuclear is powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35 years ago; he would explain the power of what's going to happen and he was right—who would have thought?), but when you look at what's going on with the four prisoners—now it used to be three, now it's four—but when it was three and even now, I would have said it's all in the messenger; fellas, and it is fellas because, you know, they don't, they haven't figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so, you know, it's gonna take them about another 150 years—but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so, and they, they just killed, they just killed us. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-21 | title = Speech in Sun City, South Carolina | author = | newspaper = Slate | url = http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2015/07/31/donald_trump_this_run_on_sentence_from_a_speech_in_sun_city_south_carolina.html }} * If you can't get rich dealing with politicians, there's something wrong with you. ** [http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/07/donald-trump-campaign-speech-lindsey-graham Campaign Rally in South Carolina] ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImhJ2sFBJmA YouTube]<!--[Has to add exactly minute and second in this video]--> * I'm a Republican, I'm a conservative, I'm in first place, I want to run as a Republican and I think I'll get the nomination... [<nowiki/>[[Hillary Clinton]]] is easily the worst Secretary of State in the history of the country. She's going to be beaten and I'm the one to beat her. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-23 | title = Donald Trump tours Mexican border with Texas | author = | newspaper = BBC | url = http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33645971 }} * '''Jose Diaz-Balart:''' Mr. Trump, you know 53,000 [[w:Hispanic-American|Hispanics]] turn 18 years of age in this country every month, born in the country of voting age. 54 million plus Hispanics — many feel that what you said when you said that the people who cross the border are rapists and murderers—<br>'''Donald Trump:''' No, no, no! We're talking about [[w:Illegal immigration in the United States|illegal immigration]] and everybody understands that. And you know what? That's a typical case. That's a typical case of the press with misinterpretation. They take a half a sentence, they take a half a sentence, then they take quarter of a sentence and put it all together. It's a typical thing...<br>'''Diaz-Balart:''' I'm not finished with my question.<br>'''Trump:''' No, no! You're finished! **{{citation | date = 2015-07-23 | title = Crowd Erupts in Applause at How Donald Trump Handles MSNBC Host at Presser: 'You're Finished!' | author = Oliver Darcy | newspaper = TheBlaze | url = http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/07/23/crowd-erupts-in-applause-at-how-donald-trump-handles-msnbc-host-at-presser-youre-finished/ }} * I think that I would be a great uniter. I think that I would have great diplomatic skills. I think that I would be able to get along with people very well. I've had a great success in my life. I think the world would unite if I were the leader of the United States. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-30 | title = Trump: 'World would unite if I were the leader' | author = Jesse Byrnes | newspaper = The Hill | url = http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/249875-trump-world-would-unite-if-i-were-the-leader }} ====August 2015==== [[File:Donald_Trump_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg|thumb|I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct.]] * I think the big problem this country has is being [[Political correctness|politically correct]]. ** Republican Presidential Debate 2015 — {{citation | date = 2015-08-06 | title = Annotated transcript: The Aug. 6 GOP debate | author = | newspaper = The Washington Post | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/06/annotated-transcript-the-aug-6-gop-debate/ }} * You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/2015/08/08/politics/donald-trump-cnn-megyn-kelly-comment/ On Megyn Kelly] (7 August 2015) * I cherish women. I want to help women. I'm going to do things for women that no other candidate will be able to do. ** {{citation | date = 2015-08-09 | title = 12 times Donald Trump declared his 'respect' for women | author = Gregoy Krieg | newspaper = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/07/politics/donald-trump-respect-women/index.html }} * I will be phenomenal to the women. I mean, I want to help women. ** ''Face the Nation'', 9 August 2015 *I think there has to be a trust. There actually has to be a trust. If you don't trust, you're not going to do very well. **In response to a reporter's line of questioning on what his specific plans will be to achieve the goals of his campaign. [http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-hunter/trump-specifics-his-proposals-trust-me "Trump on Specifics of His Proposals: ‘Trust Me'"] (12 August 2015), by Melanie Hunter * We have to keep the families together, but they have to go. What if they have no place to go? ** During the [[w:Iowa State Fair|Iowa State Fair]] (2015 August 15) * You know, when you put out policy, like a 14-point plan? A lot of times in the first hour of negotiation, that 14-point plan goes astray, but you may end up with a better deal. That's the way it works. That's the way really life works. When I do a deal, I don't say, "Oh, here's 14 points." I got out and do it. I don't sit down and talk about 14 points. ** Appearance at Iowa State Fair - {{citation | date = 2015-08-15 | title = Donald Trump's surprisingly savvy analysis of American politics | author = | newspaper = The Washington Post | url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/08/16/donald-trumps-surprisingly-savvy-comment-about-american-politics/ }} * Hillary Clinton was the worst [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] in the history of the country. The world came apart under her reign... I will be the one to beat Hillary. **{{citation | date = 2015-08-20 | title = Donald Trump Explains All | author = | newspaper = Time | url = http://time.com/4003734/donald-trump-interview-transcript/ }} * If you start adding it up, our real unemployment rate is 42%. ** {{citation | date = 2015-08-20 | title = Donald Trump Explains All | author = | newspaper = Time | url = http://time.com/4003734/donald-trump-interview-transcript/ }}. For a discussion of this figure, see [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/upshot/the-real-jobless-rate-is-42-percent-donald-trump-has-a-point-sort-of.html?_r=0 "The Real Jobless Rate Is 42 Percent? Donald Trump Has a Point, Sort Of"] by Neil Irwin, ''The New York Times'' (10 February 2016). * You've seen my statements, I do very well, I don't mind paying some taxes. The [[w:Middle class|middle class]] is getting clobbered in this country. You know the middle class built this country, not the hedge fund guys, but I know people in hedge funds that pay almost nothing and it's ridiculous. ** Interview on [[w:Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]'s ''With All Due Respect'' — {{citation | date = 2015-08-26 | title = Donald Trump Says He Wants to Raise Taxes on Himself | author = David Knowles | newspaper = Bloomberg | url = http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-26/donald-trump-says-he-wants-to-raise-taxes-on-himself }} ====September 2015==== * We're a nation that speaks English. I think that, while we're in this nation, we should be speaking English... that's how we assimilate. ** {{citation | date = 2015-09-03 | title = Donald Trump: "While We're in This Nation, We Should Be Speaking English" | newspaper = The Hollywood Reporter | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/donald-trump-speak-english-spanish-820215 }} * "''Look'' at that face! [of [[Carly Fiorina]]] Would anyone ''vote'' for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next ''president''?!" ** {{citation | date = 2015-09-09 | title = Trump Seriously: On the Trail With the GOP's Tough Guy | newspaper = Rolling Stone | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/trump-seriously-20150909 }} * The fact is all lives matter. That includes black, and it includes white, and it includes everybody else. And we have... Democrats that are afraid to even say that. ** As quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-09 | title = Donald Trump trashes Black Lives Matter: 'I think they're trouble' | author = Colin Campbell | newspaper = Business Insider | url = http://uk.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-black-lives-matter-2015-9?r=US&IR=T }} * This is a country where we speak English, not Spanish. ** Criticizing Jeb Bush for speaking Spanish on the campaign trail during a Republican Presidential Debate on CNN (16 September 2015) * '''Audience member''': We have a problem in this country, it's called Muslims. Our current President is one. We know he's not even an American. We have training camps growing where they want to kill us. That's my question, when can we get rid of them? <br>'''Donald Trump''': We're going to be looking at a lot of different things. A lot of people are saying that and a lot of people are saying that bad things are happening out there. We're going to be looking at that and a lot of different things. ** At a town hall meeting in New Hampshire — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-17 | title = Here's How Donald Trump Responded to a Person Saying President Obama is Muslim | author = Maya Rhodan | newspaper = Time | url = http://time.com/4039658/trump-obama-muslim/ }} * Am I morally obligated to defend the president every time somebody says something bad or controversial about him? I don't think so! * This is the first time in my life that I have caused controversy by NOT saying something. ** Tweets — quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-20 | title = Trump defend Obama? 'I don't think so!' | author = Doina Chiacu | newspaper = Reuters | url = http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/20/us-usa-election-trump-idUSKCN0RJ0KT20150920 }} * You can be politically correct if you want, but are you trying to say we don't have a problem? ... Most Muslims, like most everything, I mean, these are fabulous people... But we certainly do have a problem, I mean, you have a problem throughout the world. ... It wasn't people from Sweden that blew up the World Trade Center. ** On CNN's "State of the Union" with Jake Tapper — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-20 | title = Trump: 'We certainly do have a problem' with some Muslims | author = Timothy Cama | newspaper = The Hill | url = http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/254307-trump-we-certainly-do-have-a-problem-with-some-muslims }} * The first thing I'd do in my first day as president is close up our borders so that illegal immigrants cannot come into our country. ** Twitter question and answer session from Twitter's New York office — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-21 | title = Trump: I'll close US borders 'in my first day' | author = Jesse Byrnes | newspaper = The Hill | url = http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/254391-trump-ill-close-us-borders-in-my-first-day }} * You ever see guys with nothing on their desk? They always fail. I don't know what it is. I've seen it for years. ** Explaining his messy desk, ''The New York Times Magazine'' interview. {{citation | date=2015-09-21 | title=Donald Trump is not going anywhere | author = Mark Leibovich | newspaper = The New York Times Magazine | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/magazine/donald-trump-is-not-going-anywhere.html }} * Why aren't we letting ISIS go and fight Assad and then we pick up the remnants? ** [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-60-minutes-scott-pelley/ Interview in ''60 Minutes''], 2015-09-27 ** Cited by [[Mitt Romney]] in [http://uk.businessinsider.com/mitt-romney-donald-trump-isis-60-minutes-ridiculous-2016-3?r=US&IR=T ''Business Insider''], 2016-03-03 * I will tell you in terms of leadership he is getting an 'A,' and our president is not doing so well. They did not look good together. ** {{citation |date=2015-09-30 |author=Reena Flores |title=Donald Trump gives Russia's Putin an 'A' in leadership |periodical=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-gives-russias-putin-an-a-in-leadership/}} ====October 2015==== *All my friends who work out all the time, they’re going for knee replacements, hip replacements — they’re a disaster **4 October 2015 interview with [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/magazine/donald-trump-is-not-going-anywhere.html New York Times] * I've always said, if you run for president, you shouldn't be allowed to use teleprompters. Because you don't even know if the guy is smart. ** Norcross, Georgia, {{#formatdate:2015-10-10}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-07-21 |title=Teleprompter Trump: the right temperament or low-energy Donald? |author=Joe Concha |periodical=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/288626-teleprompter-trump-the-right-temperament-or-low}} * He was such a nice guy. And he said, Oh, I'm never going to attack. But then his poll numbers tanked. He's got -- that's why he's on the end -- and he got nasty. And he got nasty. So you know what? You can have him. ** Response to [[John Kasich]] {{citation | date=2015-10-28 |title= CNBC Republican debate transcript |newspaper = CNBC |url = http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/29/cnbc-full-transcript-cnbcs-your-money-your-vote-the-republican-presidential-debate-part-2.html }} ====November 2015==== * '''Trump''': I'm Donald Trump, and I'm running for president. Our country is in deep trouble because let's face it: politics are all talk and no action. My opponents have no experience in creating jobs or making deals. The fact is, I'm going to make the greatest trade deals we've ever made in our country. And I'm going to bring jobs and money back to the United States. I'll take care of our veterans and make our military so strong that nobody will ever mess with us. I'll secure our borders, and yes, we will have a wall. You can't have a country without borders. [[w:Affordable Care Act|Obamacare]] is a total disaster. It will be repealed and replaced with something much better. If the people of Iowa vote for me, you'll never be disappointed. I don't disappoint people, I produce. Together, we're going to [[w:Make America Great Again|Make America Great Again]]. I'm Donald Trump, candidate for president, and I approve this message.<br>'''Female V/O''': Paid for by Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. ** Radio ad aired in Iowa (5 November 2015) * You're going to have a deportation force, and you're going to do it humanely and you're going to bring the country -- and, frankly, the people, because you have some excellent, wonderful people, some fantastic people hat have been here for a long period of time. Don't forget, Mika, that you have millions of people that are waiting in line to come into this country and they're waiting to come in legally. And I always say the wall, we're going to build the wall. It's going to be a real deal. It's going to be a real wall. There was a picture in one of the magazines where they had a wall this tall and they were taking drugs over the wall. They built a ramp over the wall and the truck was going up and down. They were using it like a highway; the wall is like a highway. It's not going to happen. It's going to be a Trump wall. It's going to be a real wall. And it's going to stop people and it's going to be good. But your friend [[Thomas Friedman]] called me and said, hah, there should be a big door. I said going to be a big door. I love the expression. There's going to be a big beautiful nice door. People are going to come in and they're going to come in legally. But we have no choice. Otherwise, we don't have a country. We don't even know how many people. We don't know if it's 8 million or if it's 20 million. We have no idea how many people are in our country. And then you see what happened with Kate in San Francisco. You see what happens with all of the things going on, all of the tremendous crime going on. It costs us $200 billion a year for illegal immigration right now. $200 billion a year, maybe $250, maybe $300. They don't even know. We're going to stop it. We're going to run it properly and we're going to stop it. ** On his immigration plan (2015 November 11) * Watch and study the [[Mosque|mosques]], because a lot of talk is going on at the mosques. ** As quoted in [http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/politics/donald-trump-paris-attacks-close-mosques/index.html "Donald Trump: 'Strongly consider' shutting mosques"] (16 November 2015), by Gregory Krieg, ''CNN'' (2015), Atlanta, Georgia: Cable News Network. * [When the government says] 'everybody gets equal pay,' you get away from the whole [[American Dream]]. ** An unequal answer about equal pay (19 November 2015) * I would certainly implement that. Absolutely... There should be a lot of systems, beyond databases. We should have a lot of systems... They have to be. They have to be... It's all about management. ** As quoted in [http://www.people.com/article/donald-trump-muslim-database-syrian-refugees "Donald Trump Says He Supports a Database and ID Cards to Track Muslims in the U.S.: 'We're Going to Have to Look at the Mosques'"] (20 November 2015), by Char Adams, ''People''. * Somebody said I’m the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters. ** Quoted by {{citation | date=2015-11-20 |title= Trump says he’s the Hemingway of Twitter |newspaper = The Hill | author = Bradford Richardson |url = https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/260949-trump-says-hes-the-hemingway-of-twitter }} * Get him the hell out of here. ** As quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-supporters-black-lives-matter-protester-clash-at-rally/ "Trump supporters, Black Lives Matter protester clash at rally"] (21 November 2015), by Reena Flores, ''CBS News'', CBS Interactive, Inc. *I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down. And I watched in [[w:Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City, N.J.]], where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. Thousands of people were cheering.<br>It was on television. I saw it. It was well covered at the time, George. Now, I know they don't like to talk about it, but it was well covered at the time. There were people over in New Jersey that were watching it, a heavy Arab population, that were cheering as the buildings came down. Not good. **21 November 2015 speech in [[w:Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, Alabama]], then next-day reply to [[George Stephanopoulos]], according to [https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/nov/22/donald-trump/fact-checking-trumps-claim-thousands-new-jersey-ch/ 22 November 2015 PolitiFact article] * Written by a nice reporter. Now the poor guy - you ought to see the guy: ‘Uhh I don't know what I said. I don't remember!' He's going, ‘I don't remember! Maybe that's what I said.' ** As quoted in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX9reO3QnUA&t=15 "Trump mocks reporter with disability"] (25 November 2015 by CNN) and [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/donald-trump/12019097/Donald-Trump-accused-of-mocking-disabled-reporter.html "Donald Trump accused of mocking disabled reporter"] (26 November 2015), by Rob Crilly regarding [[Serge Kovaleski]] =====''[[wikipedia:Crippled America|Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again]]'' (November 2015)===== :published 3 November 2015 * The enthusiasm was based on pure love and love of what we were doing. ** Preface, p. xiv * The fact is I give people what they need and deserve to hear - exactly what they don't get from politicians - and that is The Truth. Our country is a mess right now and we don't have time to pretend otherwise. We don't have time to waste on being politically correct. ** p. 8 * I use the media the way the media uses me—to attract attention. Once I have that attention, it's up to me to use it to my advantage. ** p. 10 * I've seen these so-called journalists flat-out lie. I say that because incompetence doesn't begin to explain the inaccurate stories they have written. ** p. 12 * Our country, our people, and our laws have to be our top priority. ** p. 30 * Citizenship is not a gift we can afford to keep giving away. ** p. 28 * I want good people to come here from all over the world, but I want them to do so legally. We can expedite the process, we can reward achievement and excellence, but we have to respect the legal process. And those people who take advantage of the system and come here illegally should never enjoy the benefits of being a resident--or citizen--of this nation. So I am against any path to citizenship for undocumented workers or anyone else who is in this country illegaly. They should--and need to--go home and get in line. ** p. 30 * Depending on the price of oil, Saudi Arabia earns somewhere between half a billion and a billion dollars every day. They wouldn't exist, let alone have that wealth, without our protection. We get nothing from them. Nothing. We defend Germany. We defend Japan. We defend South Korea. These are powerful and wealthy countries. We get nothing from them. It's time to change all that. It's time to win again. ** p. 34 * When Kuwait was attacked by Saddam Hussein, all the wealthy Kuwaitis ran to Paris. They didn't just rent suites—they took up whole buildings, entire hotels. They lived like kings while their country was occupied. Who did they turn to for help? Who else? Uncle Sucker. That's us. ** p. 34 * We can't be afraid to use our military, but sending our sons and daughters should be the very last resort. I've seen what wars do to our kids. I've seen their broken bodies, know all about the horrors that live in their heads, and the enormous effects of trauma. We cannot commit American troops to battle without a real and tangible objective. ** p. 35 * To me, for politicians to claim that we have an answer to every problem is silly. When you listen to some politicians reeling off their prepared answers, you almost fall for it. They're all experts. But nothing ever happens. ** p. 73 * I manage to blast through the ridiculous liberal bias of the media and speak right to the hearts of the people - or at least I try. ** p. 80 * It's not just jobs that are being lost to other countries. We are seeing whole industries vanish overseas. ** p. 85 * A great leader has to be flexible, holding his ground on the major principles but finding room for compromises that can bring people together. A great leader has to be savvy at negotiations so we don't drown every bill in pork barrel bridges to nowhere. I know how to stand my ground — but I also know that Republicans and Democrats need to find common ground to stand on as well. ** p. 96 * We look at politicians and think: This one's owned by this millionaire. That one's owned by that millionaire, or lobbyist, or special interest group. Me? I speak for the people. So the establishment attacks me. They can't own me, they can't dictate to me, so they search for ways to dismiss me. ** p. 97 ====December 2015==== * My policy has always been the same. We're fighting ISIS and Assad is fighting ISIS, but we're backing rebels to fight [[w:Bashar al-Assad|Assad]]. You can't fight everybody, you have to pick who you want to fight. And now you've got Turkey, who like ISIS more than they like others, no one really knows because we don't have people that know what they're doing. So in my opinion, you go along, and [[Russia]] does not like ISIS, and people are starting to find out. I mean in all fairness lost an airplane, got blew out of the air. So Russia is not a fan of ISIS. Russia is bombing the hell out of them, starting to bomb them. I say isis is our number one threat. We can't be fighting everybody at the same time. ISIS is our number one threat. I would bomb the hell out of them -- I like to do one thing at a time. I would knock the hell out of ISIS. I would hit them ... so hard like they've never been hit before. ** In an interview with ''{{w|Fox & Friends}}''. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/trump-kill-isil-families-216343] (December 2, 2015) * They're using them as shields. It's a horrible thing. They're using them as shields. But we're fighting a very politically correct war. And the other thing is with the terrorists. You have to take out their families. When you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families. They care about their lives. Don't kid yourself. But they say they don't care about their lives. You have to take out their families. ** When asked how he would deal with civilian casualties. In an interview with ''{{w|Fox & Friends}}''. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/trump-kill-isil-families-216343] (December 2, 2015) * If you're in the [[w:White House|White House]], who wants to take a vacation? You're in the White House!… What's better than the White House? Why these vacations? **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] December 5, 2015 rally * Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on... According to Pew Research, among others, there is great hatred towards Americans by large segments of the Muslim population. Most recently, a poll from the [[w:Center for Security Policy|Center for Security Policy]] released data showing "25% of those polled agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad" and 51% of those polled, "agreed that Muslims in America should have the choice of being governed according to [[Sharia|Shariah]]." Shariah authorizes such atrocities as murder against non-believers who won't convert, beheadings and more unthinkable acts that pose great harm to Americans, especially women. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-statement-on-preventing-muslim-immigration Statement on Preventing Muslim Immigration] (December 7, 2015) archived [https://archive.ph/TK7qR here] * We are losing a lot of people to the Internet. We have to do something. We have to go see [[Bill Gates]] and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening. We have to talk to them [about], maybe in certain areas, closing that Internet up in some way. '''Some people will say, ‘[[Freedom of speech]], Freedom of speech'. These are foolish people.''' ** [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/08/googles-eric-schmidt-spell-checkers-hate-harassment-terrorism Google's Eric Schmidt calls for 'spell-checkers for hate and harassment'], 8 December 2015, by Alex Hern. * We have places in [[London]] and other places that are so radicalised that the [[police]] are afraid for their own lives. We have to be very smart and very vigilant. ** As quoted in [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/donald-trump-claims-parts-of-london-are-so-radicalised-police-officers-are-afraid-for-their-lives-a6765026.html "Donald Trump claims parts of London are 'so radicalised' police officers are 'afraid for their lives'"] by Rose Troup Buchanan, ''[[w:The Independent|The Independent]]'' (8 December 2015); also in [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3352406/Scotland-Yard-mocks-Trump-s-claims-London-police-terrified-Muslim-areas-officers-claim-tycoon-RIGHT.html "'Trump's not wrong – we can't wear uniform in our OWN cars': Five police officers claim Donald Trump is RIGHT about parts of London being so 'radicalised' they are no-go areas"] by Martin Robinson, ''Daily Mail Online'' (9 December 2015) * These are people that are outside the country, so we're really not talking about the [[U.S. Constitution|Constitution]]. And it's not about religion. This is about safety. This has nothing to do with religion. It's about safety. ** Interview on ABC's "Life with Kelly and Michael", as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/262615-trump-muslim-ban-not-about-religion "Trump: Muslim ban 'not about religion'"] by Jesse Byrnes, ''The Hill'' (9 December 2015) * We're doing really well with the [[wikipedia:Evangelism|evangelicals]], and, by the way: And again, I do like [[Ted Cruz]] -- but not a lot of evangelicals come out of [[Cuba]], in all fairness. It's true. Not a lot come out. But I like him nevertheless. But I think we're going to do great, and we are doing great with evangelicals.<br>I'm with you. I'm with everybody. I'm with everybody, look, I'm self-funding. I have no oil company. I have no special [[interest]]. I have no lobbyists.<br>Well look he's from [[Texas]] -- to the best of my knowledge, there's a lot of oil in Texas, right? So, he gets a lot of money from the oil companies, and he's against ethanol and everything you're else talking about. And I'm not I'm totally in favor. And you know it's a big industry here, it's a big industry. You know if that industry is upset Iowa's got problems.<br>I really do, I like Ted Cruz a lot, I would say that we would certainly have things in mind for Ted, to be honest with you. I mean, he's somebody that I could certainly say that [about] because I like him. **During a rally in Iowa. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/12/11/donald-trump-questions-ted-cruzs-ties-to-major-oil-companies/][http://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-iowa-donald-trump-hits-ted-cruz-on-ethanol-and-religion/][http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2015/12/12/donald-trump-and-ted-cruz-are-best-of-frenemies/] (December 11, 2015) * We're rounding 'em up in a very humane way, in a very nice way. And they're going to be happy because they want to be legalized. And, by the way, I know it doesn't sound nice. But not everything is nice. ** ''60 Minutes'', 27 December 2015 * I know words. I have the best words. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn283OjPb1g Speech in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina], 30 December 2015, reported by [https://gawker.com/yet-another-bold-claim-from-donald-trump-i-know-words-1750331997 Gawker] and [https://dailycaller.com/2015/12/30/trump-i-know-words-i-have-the-best-words-obama-is-stupid-video/ The Daily Caller], among others. * I'm trying to figure out, let's see, I'm in my room, in New York city, and I want to put a little spray, so I can, you know [mimes spraying] right, right, but I hear they don't want me to use the hairspray, they want me to use the pump, because the other one, which I really like better than going [mimes pumping] bang, bang, bang, and then it comes out in big globs, right, and it's stuck in your hair and you say, "Oh my god I've got to take a shower again, my hair's all screwed up", right, I want to use hairspray, but they say "Don't use hairspray, it's bad for the ozone", so I'm sitting in this concealed [sic] apartment, this concealed unit (you know I do live in a very apartment, right) but it's sealed (it's beautiful) I don't think anything gets out, and I'm not supposed to be using hairspray! ** [https://www.c-span.org/video/?402610-1/donald-trump-campaign-rally-hilton-head-south-carolina Speaking at a rally in Hilton Head, SC] (30 December 2015) ===2016=== ====January 2016==== [[File:Donald_Trump_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg|thumb|I'm very angry. Because our country is being run horribly. I will gladly accept the mantle of anger. Our military is a disaster. Our healthcare is a horror show. Obamacare, we're going to repeal it and replace it.<br> We have no borders. Our vets are being treated horribly. Illegal immigration is beyond belief! Our country is being run by incompetent people and yes, I am angry. I'm angry because our country is a mess!]] * The entire world has been upset. The entire world, it's a different place. During Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's term, she's done a horrible job.<br>She has caused death. She has caused tremendous death with incompetent decisions. I was against the [[war in Iraq]]. I wasn't a politician, but I was against the war in Iraq. She voted for the war in Iraq.<br>Look at {{w|Libya}}. That was her baby. Look. I mean, I'm not even talking about the ambassador and the people with the ambassador. Young, wonderful people. With messages coming in by the hundreds, and she's not even responding. I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about all of the death that's been caused and not only our side.<br>There was nothing saved. If we would have never done anything in the Middle East, we would have a much safer world right now. ... All of this has led to the migration. All of this has led to tremendous death and destruction. And she for the most part was in charge of it along with Obama.<br>She's constantly playing the woman card. It's the only way she may get elected. I mean frankly... Personally, I'm not sure that anybody else other than me is going to beat her. And I think she's a flawed candidate. And you see what's happened recently. And it hasn't been a very pretty picture for her or for Bill. Because I'm the only one that's willing to talk about his problems. I mean, what he did and what he has gone through I think is frankly terrible, especially if she wants to play the woman card.<br>I have more respect for women by far than Hillary Clinton has. And I will do more for women than Hillary Clinton will. I will do far more including the protection of our country. She caused a lot of the problems that we have right now. ** CBS interview with John Dickerson (taped 1 January 2016) for ''[[wikipedia:Face the Nation|Face the Nation]]'' — as quoted in [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/trump-hillary-clinton-donald-217294 "Trump: Clinton has ruined the world"] by Nick Gass, ''Politico'' (3 January 2016) * They've created ISIS. Hillary Clinton created ISIS with Obama; created with Obama. But I love predicting because you know, ultimately, you need somebody with vision. ** At a rally, as quoted in [http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-created-isis-obama-2016-1 "TRUMP: 'Hillary Clinton created ISIS with Obama'"] by Colin Campbell, ''Business Insider'' (3 January 2016) * She [Clinton] has a terrible record as secretary of state. I mean, she's literally created ISIS. If you look at her, between her and Obama, they're the ones — we have this big ISIS problem they created with their bad policies and their bad thinking. ** On ''[[wikipedia:Fox & Friends|Fox & Friends]]'', as quoted in [http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-created-isis-obama-2016-1 "TRUMP: 'Hillary Clinton created ISIS with Obama'"] by Colin Campbell, ''Business Insider'' (3 January 2016) * Mexico is going to be the new China because what they're doing to us is unbelievable, although they did catch El Chapo. Good? Good? They did catch El Chapo, that's good. I mean I don't know, he better not escape a third time, you know? Those tunnels, bing, boom, right under the toilet, bing boom, right up. It's pretty amazing when you think about it, right? But anyway. I have an idea: Put him on the fourth floor this time, right? No more, no more first floors. ** Speech (9 January 2016), as quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/el-chapo-on-donald-trump-mi-amigo/ "El Chapo on Donald Trump: 'Mi Amigo!"], by Rebecca Kaplan, ''CBS News'' (10 January 2016). * I'm very angry because our country is being run horribly and I will gladly accept the mantle of anger. Our military is a disaster. Our healthcare is a horror show. Obamacare, we're going to repeal it and replace it. We have no borders. Our vets are being treated horribly. Illegal immigration is beyond belief. Our country is being run by incompetent people. And yes, I am angry. I'm angry because our country is a mess. ** [http://time.com/4182096/republican-debate-charleston-transcript-full-text/ Full Transcript of the Sixth Republican Debate in Charleston], ''[[wikipedia:Time (magazine)|Time]]'' (14 January 2016). * And just so — if I could, because he insulted a lot of people. I've had more calls on that statement that [[Ted Cruz|Ted]] made — New York is a great place. It's got great people, it's got loving people, wonderful people. When the World Trade Center came down, I saw something that no place on Earth could have handled more beautifully, more humanely than New York. You had two one hundred, you had two 110-story buildings come crashing down. I saw them come down. Thousands of people killed, and the cleanup started the next day, and it was the most horrific cleanup, probably in the history of doing this, and in construction. I was down there, and I've never seen anything like it. And the people in New York fought and fought and fought, and we saw more death, and even the smell of death — nobody understood it. And it was with us for months, the smell, the air. And we rebuilt downtown Manhattan, and everybody in the world watched and everybody in the world loved New York and loved New Yorkers. And I have to tell you, that was a very insulting statement that Ted made. ** [http://time.com/4182096/republican-debate-charleston-transcript-full-text/ Full Transcript of the Sixth Republican Debate in Charleston], ''[[wikipedia:Time (magazine)|Time]]'' (14 January 2016). * The truth is, he's a nasty guy. He was so nice to me. I mean, I knew it. I was watching. I kept saying, 'Come on Ted. Let's go, okay.' But he's a nasty guy. Nobody likes him. Nobody in Congress likes him. Nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him. He's a very –- he's got an edge that's not good. You can't make deals with people like that and it's not a good thing. It's not a good thing for the country. Very nasty guy. ** About [[Ted Cruz]] in an interview on ''[[wikipedia:This Week (ABC TV series)|This Week]]'' [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/01/17/donald_trump_ted_cruz_is_a_nasty_guy_nobody_likes_him.html] (January 17, 2016) * [[wikipedia:Tony Perkins (politician)|Tony Perkins]] wrote that out for me -- he actually wrote out 2, he wrote out the number 2 Corinthians, I took exactly what Tony said, and I said, 'Well Tony has to know better than anybody. * It's a very small deal, but a lot of people in different sections of the world say two, and I've had many, many people say that to me. My mother, as you know, was from Scotland, and they say two. ** In an interview with {{w|CNN}}'s {{w|Don Lemon}}, about saying "two Corinthians" instead of "Second Corinthians" during a speech at Liberty University. [http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/20/politics/donald-trump-tony-perkins-sarah-palin/] (January 22, 2016) * Ted Cruz lies. He's a liar. And that's why nobody likes him, that's why his Senate people won't endorse him. That's why he stands on the middle of the Senate floor and can't make a deal with anybody. He looks like a jerk. He's standing all by himself. And you know, there's something to say about having a little bit of ability to get other people to do things. You can't be a lone wolf and stand there. That's sort of what we have right now as a president. ** [http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/trump-ted-cruz-lies-he-s-a-liar-608990275597 Morning Joe] (26 January 2016) * But you cannot say anymore that the United States is going to pay for the wall. I am just going to say that we are working it out. Believe it or not, this is the least important thing that we are talking about, but politically this might be the most important talk about. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/australia-mexico-transcripts/?utm_term=.95d2f93766d6 Full transcripts of Trump's calls with Mexico and Australia By Greg Miller, Julie Vitkovskaya and Reuben Fischer-Baum; Aug. 3, 2017] (Friday, January 27, 2017) * So what I would like to recommend is – if we are going to have continued dialogue – we will work out the wall. They are going to say, "who is going to pay for the wall, Mr. President?" to both of us, and we should both say, "we will work it out." It will work out in the formula somehow. As opposed to you saying, "we will not pay" and me saying, "we will not pay." ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/australia-mexico-transcripts/?utm_term=.95d2f93766d6 Full transcripts of Trump's calls with Mexico and Australia By Greg Miller, Julie Vitkovskaya and Reuben Fischer-Baum; Aug. 3, 2017] (Friday, January 27, 2017) * Up in New Hampshire – I won New Hampshire because New Hampshire is a drug-infested den – is coming from the southern border. ** Actually, Clinton took NH; [https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/australia-mexico-transcripts/?utm_term=.95d2f93766d6 Full transcripts of Trump's calls with Mexico and Australia By Greg Miller, Julie Vitkovskaya and Reuben Fischer-Baum; Aug. 3, 2017] (Friday, January 27, 2017) =====Speech at {{w|Liberty University}} (18 January 2016)===== : <small>[http://www.c-span.org/video/?403331-1/donald-trump-remarks-liberty-university Presidential Candidate Donald Trump at Liberty University], ''C-SPAN'' (18 January 2016)</small> * I have read a lot about it and I watched it and Liberty University, like a rocket ship, a really great rocket ship. * I'm in first place. I said when you're in first place, you discuss polls. * I love Iowa, and I'm going there right after this, going up to New Hampshire, I'm going to Iowa because I want to win Iowa. Everyone says don't say that. Just say you're going to do well. That's the closest, but I can't do that. The safe way is, I think I'll do well. I want to win Iowa. * We've done great with the evangelicals. The evangelicals have been amazing. The [[Tea Party movement|Tea Party]] has been amazing and we're doing really well. * We're going to protect Christianity, and I can say that. I don't have to be {{w|politically correct}}. We're going to protect it. I hear this is a major theme right here, but [[wikipedia:2 Corinthians 3|two Corinthians, 3]]:17, that's the whole ball game. "''Where the Spirit of the Lord''", right, "''where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is [[liberty]]''", and here there is Liberty College, but Liberty University, but it is so true. You know, when you think -- and that's really -- is that the one? Is that the one you like? I think that's the one you like because I loved it, and it's so representative of what's taken place. But we are going to protect Christianity. And if you look what's going on throughout the world, you look at Syria where if you're Christian, they're chopping off heads. You look at the different places, and Christianity, it's under siege. * I'm a protestant. I'm very proud of it, Presbyterian to be exact, but I'm proud of it, very, very proud. And we've got to protect because bad things are happening, very bad things are happening, and we don't -- I don't know what it is. We don't band together, maybe. Other religions, frankly, they're banding together. * This is a movement. It is a movement going on. We want to take our country back. Our country is disappearing. You look at the kind of deals we make. You look at what's happening, our country is going in the wrong direction, and so wrong, and it's got to be stopped and it's got to be stopped fast. * And my generals, by the way, they're not going on television, OK? So the enemy can learn all about it. Oh, well, then we attack. * They have totally destabilized the Middle East. It's a disaster. * When our sailors were captured last week, I said that's one of the saddest things that I have seen when those young people were on their hands and knees in a begging position with their hands up and thugs behind them with guns, and then we talk like it's OK. It's not OK. It's lack of respect. We can't let that happen to this country. It's lack of respect. * The Persians, very good negotiators. Great negotiators, legendary negotiators. They're known for it. They're sitting across the table. * I hate to tell this to the woman, they're behind the fact, they're a little behind the fact. They haven't figured out that women may be in certain ways much better than men. But I don't want to say that because I will get myself in trouble with men. But they haven't figured this out yet but that's OK. * We're a debtor nation. We owe $19 trillion. We're not going to give you any money, and you want to be nice. You don't want to put it in their face. Just say, look, we're a poor nation. We've been mismanaged, we've been misrun. We don't know what the hell we're doing, right? * If I'm president, you're going to see 'Merry Christmas' in department stores, believe me. * We spent 5 trillion dollars in the Middle East and our country is going to hell. We gotta bring it back. We gotta knock the hell out of ISIS. * I want to see a woman president soon, but not [Hillary Clinton]. She's a disaster. She's a disaster. She's a disaster. I mean, just think of the corruption and the scandal... We don't want to go through it. We want to see winning. We want to see win, win, win – constant winning. And you'll say – if I'm president... 'Please, Mr. President, we're winning too much. We can't stand it anymore. Can't we have a loss?' And I'll say no, we're going to keep winning, winning, winning... because we're going to make America great again. And you'll say, 'Okay, Mr. President. Okay.' =====Speech at {{w|Dordt University}} (23 January 2016)===== *{{anchor|shoot somebody|reason=linked to from w:en:Template:FBDB}}The people, my people, are so smart, and you know what they say about my people? The polls. They say I have the most loyal people — did you ever see that? Where '''I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters'''. It's like incredible. No, they say, "Trump we love you too." Trump's voters are by far, ya know, I'm at sixty-eight and sixty-nine percent, I'm at ninety percent, total, like, "Will you say absolutely?" I think it's sixty-eight and sixty-nine percent. "Will you most likely stay?" That gets into the nineties. Other guys like a ten. A guy like Jeb Bush, he has a nobody, but he's like, they don't have people. They have nothing. Rubio, soft. They're all soft. My people stay, by the way, Cruz, soft. When they heard about this thing with that he was bordering Canada, nobody knew them? He lost a lot of people! He's gone down big in the polls. Ted Cruz has gone down big in the polls. That doesn't mean he's giving us a fight in Iowa, that doesn't mean you can stay home, okay, see, you with the smile? It doesn't mean that. You gotta go out cause we can't take any chances. ** [http://time.com/4191598/donald-trump-says-he-could-shoot-somebody-and-not-lose-voters/ Speech at campaign rally] (23 January 2016), Sioux Center, Iowa. ====February 2016==== * To have a crowd like this on our final day, can you believe it, this is the day. This is the day we take our country back. Remember that. This is the day we take our country back. So I got a little notice in case you see it. It's security guys. We have wonderful security guys. They said, "Mr. Trump, there may be somebody with tomatoes in the audience." So if you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them, would you? Seriously... Okay? Just knock the hell... I promise you I will pay for the legal fees, I promise. I promise. There won't be so much cause the courts agree with us too. What's going on in this country. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-knock-the-crap-out-of-tomato-throwers/2016/02/01/1d1fe1e2-c92b-11e5-b9ab-26591104bb19_video.html At a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.] (1 February 2016) * This has been going if it's not going to happen anymore, folks. We're going to bring businesses back. We're going to have businesses that used to be in New Hampshire, that are now in Mexico, come back to New Hampshire and you can tell them to go f--- themselves...because they let you down, and they left. We want the businesses that stay. I know a lot of businesses up here and I knew a lot of businesses up here. These are great people, they could've left and they wanna stay. They willing to stay, they're fighting to stay. It's hard. With a highest tax nation in the entire world. It's hard for them to stay and they stay. Those are the people we have to cherish and love. These are the people that are great. ** [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/may/18/priorities-usa-action/priorities-usa-donald-trump-women-ad/ At a rally in New Hampshire.] (4 February 2016) * '''Trump''': No, I didn't use the word. I never said the word, Bill. I don't know who told you -- I would never use the word. I didn't say the word. I said, "you can tell them to go [beat of silence] themselves."<br>'''O'Reilly''': But the lips kind of moved in the --<br>'''Trump''': Well, they might have. No, I didn't say the word. I wouldn't do that. Even I -- hey Bill, even I wouldn't do that, okay. No, I never said the word. ** On an interview on The O'Reilly Factor (6 February 2016) * [[Iraq|It]]'s the Harvard of Terrorists. ** [http://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/watch-as-charlie-rose-forces-trump-to-admit-he-agrees-with-obama-on-syria/ Interview with Charlie Rose] (17 February 2016) * Torture works, okay folks? [...] Believe me, it works. [...] Waterboarding is your minor form. Some people say it's not actually torture. Let's assume it is. But they asked me the question. What do you think of waterboarding? Absolutely fine. But we should go much stronger than waterboarding. That's the way I feel. ** [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-torture-works/ Donald Trump: "Torture works"]. CBS News (17 February 2016). Bluffton, South Carolina. * They were having terrorism problems, just like we do, and he caught 50 terrorists who did tremendous damage and killed many people. And he took the 50 terrorists, and he took 50 men and he dipped 50 bullets in pigs' blood — you heard that, right? He took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs' blood. And he had his men load his rifles, and he lined up the 50 people, and they shot 49 of those people. And the 50th person, he said: You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened. And for 25 years, there wasn't a problem. Okay? Twenty-five years, there wasn't a problem. ** During a campaign stop in {{w|Pawley's Island, South Carolina}} (February 19, 2016) [http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450574/donald-trump-tweet-fake-history-libel-war-crime]. Referring to a false story about [[John J. Pershing]] which has circulated on the Internet. * Bye bye. Look, see? He's smiling. See, he's having a good time. Oh, I love the old days, you know? You know what I hate? There's a guy, totally disruptive, throwing punches, we're not allowed to punch back anymore. I love the old days. You know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They'd be carried out on a stretcher, folks. You know, I love our police, and I really respect our police, and they're not getting enough. They're not. Honestly, I hate to see that. Here's a guy, throwing punches, nasty as hell, screaming at everything else when we're talking, and he's walking out, and we're not allowed -- you know, the guards are very gentle with him, he's walking out, like, big high fives, smiling, laughing -- I'd like to punch him in the face, I'll tell you. ** [http://www.weeklystandard.com/protester-would-be-carried-out-on-a-stretcher-in-the-old-days-trump-reminisces/article/2001211 At a rally in Las Vegas] (22 February 2016) * We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated. '''I love the poorly educated.''' ** [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/donald-trump-declares-i-love-the-poorly-educated-as-he-storms-to-victory-in-nevada-caucus-a6893106.html Donald Trump declares 'I love the poorly educated' as he storms to victory in Nevada caucus], 24 February 2016 * '''Ted Cruz''': Donald, relax.<br>'''Donald Trump''': I'm relaxed. You're the basket case. Go ahead, don't get nervous. ** [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-carlson-6454d89c-dc90-11e5-8210-f0bd8de915f6-20160226-story.html CNN-Telemundo Republican debate] (25 February 2016) ====March 2016==== * '''Donald Trump''': I think you've become very negative.<br>'''Bill O'Reilly''': Why would I do that?<br>'''Trump''': Who knows. You'll have to ask your psychiatrist. ** [http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/donald-trump-bill-oreilly-gop-debate-220241 "Trump to O'Reilly: 'I think you've become very negative'"] by Nick Gass, ''Politico'' (3 March 2016) * Look at those hands. Are they small hands? And he referred to my hands — if they're small, something else must be small. I guarantee you there's no problem, I guarantee. ** Fox News Republican debate, {{#formatdate:2016-03-03}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2016-03-04|author=Gregory Krieg|title=Donald Trump defends size of his penis|periodical=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/politics/donald-trump-small-hands-marco-rubio/index.html}} * '''Anderson Cooper''': Is Islam at war with the West?<br>'''Donald Trump''': I think Islam hates us. There is something there, there is a tremendous hatred there, and we have to get to the bottom of it. There is an unbelievable hatred of us.<br>'''Cooper''': In Islam itself?<br>'''Trump''': You're going to have to figure that out, but there is a tremendous hatred and we have to be very vigilant, we have to be very careful and we can't allow people coming into this country who have this hatred of the United States and of people that are not Muslim.<br>'''Cooper''': The question is is there a war between the West and radical Islam or is it between the West and Islam itself?<br>'''Trump''': Well it's radical but it's very hard to define, it's very hard to separate because you don't know who's who. ** 9 March CNN interview, as quoted in [http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-election-2016-donald-trump-tells-cnn-tv-interviewer-islam-hates-us-1548760 "US Election 2016: Donald Trump tells CNN TV interviewer 'Islam hates us'"] by Harriet Sinclair, ''International Business Times'' (10 March 2016) * Come on, get 'em out, police, please. Let's go! ... Nobody wants to hurt each other anymore. ** During a St Louis, Mo., rally, as quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/get-him-out-racial-tensions-explode-at-donald-trumps-rallies/2016/03/11/b9764884-e6ee-11e5-bc08-3e03a5b41910_story.html "‘Get 'em out!' Racial tensions explode at Donald Trump's rallies"], by Jose A. DelReal, ''The Washington Post'' (12 March 2016), Washington, D.C. * I promise you, I will not be taking very long vacations, if I take them at all. There's no time for vacations. We're not going to be big on vacations. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] March 14, 2016 rally *Iran has already, since the deal is in place, test-fired ballistic missiles three times. Those ballistic missiles, with a range of 1,250 miles, were designed to intimidate not only Israel, which is only 600 miles away, but also intended to frighten Europe and someday maybe hit even the United States. And we're not going to let that happen. We're not letting it happen. And we're not letting it happen to Israel, believe me.<br>Thank you. Thank you.<br>Do you want to hear something really shocking? As many of the great people in this room know, painted on those missiles in both Hebrew and Farsi were the words "'''Israel must be wiped off the face of the earth'''." You can forget that.<br>What kind of demented minds write that in Hebrew? **[http://time.com/4267058/donald-trump-aipac-speech-transcript/ 21 March 2016] address to AIPAC (America-Israel Public Affairs Committee) * '''Obama''': But you would rule in the possibility to fight against ISIS.<br>'''Trump''': Well, I'm never gonna rule anything out. And I wouldn't wanna say. Even if I felt -- it wasn't going -- I wouldn't wanna tell you that because, at a minimum, I want them to think maybe that we would use it. ** As part of a conversation with Barack Obama about ruling out the use of nuclear weapons (March 23, 2016) reported [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-open-to-nuclear-retaliation-after-brussels-attack/ 24 March 2016 by CBS] * If Saudi Arabia was without the cloak of American protection, I don't think it would be around. ** Interview on foreign policy given on 25 March 2016, published: [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/27/us/politics/donald-trump-foreign-policy.html ''In Donald Trump's Worldview, America Comes First, and Everybody Else Pays''], ''The New York Times'' (26 March 2016) * I was angry because they sued. ** explaining why he withdrew the medical benefits to his nephew's infant son who had cerebral palsy, after his nephew claimed that the exclusion from {{W|Fred Trump}}'s will was a result of Donald Trump and his siblings unduly influencing the older man ** as quoted in [http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/donald-trumps-cruel-streak/501554/ Donald Trump's Cruel Streak], by Conor Friedersdorf, in ''{{W|The Atlantic}}''; published September 26, 2016; retrieved October 24, 2016 * Talking about success, most people think success is measured in the form of monetary success. It's not really. I mean to be a successful person is to have a great family, is who loves the family, loves the children and the children love him or her. To me that's a much more successful person than a person that has made a billion dollars or ten billion dollars, and is miserable and doesn't have a good family and nobody likes that person. I think I've seen every type of person there is that God created. **<small>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xuAO0zKRAk Donald Trump talks about Success and Happiness - Motivational speech held in Wisconsin on March 30, 2016]'', Mike Mohamed on YouTube. (2:37 to 3:05)</small> ====April 2016==== * I can be presidential, but if I was presidential I would only have - about 20% of you would be here because it would be boring as hell. ** At a rally in Superior, Wisconsin (4 April 2016) * I love working. I'm not a vacation guy. Right? Like Obama, he plays golf in Hawaii. He flies in a 747. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] April 21, 2016 rally * If you love what you do, you're happy. You don't take vacations. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] April 22, 2016 rally =====Foreign Policy Speech (27 April 2016)===== [[File:Maga.png|thumb|No country has ever prospered that failed to put its own interests first.]] : <small>[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/us/politics/transcript-trump-foreign-policy.html Transcript: Donald Trump's Foreign Policy Speech], ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (27 April 2016)</small> * It's time to shake the rust off America's foreign policy. * My foreign policy will always put the interests of the American people and American security above all else... That will be the foundation of every single decision that I will make. America First will be the major and overriding theme of my administration. * Our foreign policy is a complete and total disaster. No vision. No purpose. No direction. No strategy. * President Obama has weakened our military by weakening our economy. He's crippled us with wasteful spending, massive debt, low growth, a huge trade deficit and open borders. * Our allies are not paying their fair share... The countries we are defending must pay for the cost of this defense, and if not, the U.S. must be prepared to let these countries defend themselves. We have no choice. * Israel, our great friend and the one true democracy in the Middle East has been snubbed and criticized by an administration that lacks moral clarity... President Obama has not been a friend to Israel. He has treated Iran with tender love and care and made it a great power. * We've let our rivals and challengers think they can get away with anything, and they do... If President Obama's goal had been to weaken America, he could not have done a better job. * We've made the Middle East more unstable and chaotic than ever before. We left Christians subject to intense persecution and even genocide. We have done nothing to help the Christians, nothing, and we should always be ashamed for that lack of action. * Hillary Clinton refuses to say the words radical Islam, even as she pushes for a massive increase in refugees coming into our country. After Secretary Clinton's failed intervention in Libya, [[wikipedia:2012 Benghazi attack|Islamic terrorists in Benghazi]] took down our consulate and killed our ambassador and three brave Americans. Then, instead of taking charge that night, Hillary Clinton decided to go home and sleep. Incredible. Clinton blames it all on a video, an excuse that was a total lie, proven to be absolutely a total lie. Our ambassador was murdered and our secretary of state misled the nation. * We're also going to have to change our trade, immigration and economic policies to make our economy strong again. And to put Americans first again. This will ensure that our own workers, right here in America, get the jobs and higher pay that will grow our tax revenues, increase our economic might as a nation. * I believe an easing of tensions, and improved relations with Russia from a position of strength only is possible. * Americans must know that we're putting the American people first again on trade, on immigration, on foreign policy. The jobs, incomes and security of the American worker will always be my first priority. No country has ever prospered that failed to put its own interests first. Both our friends and our enemies put their countries above ours and we, while being fair to them, must start doing the same. We will no longer surrender this country or its people to the false song of [[globalism]]. The nation-state remains the true foundation for happiness and harmony. I am skeptical of international unions that tie us up and bring America down, and will never enter America into any agreement that reduces our ability to control our own affairs. ====May 2016==== * We have a 500 billion dollar deficit, trade deficit with China. We're going to turn it around and we have the cards, don't forget, we're like the piggy bank that's being robbed. We have the cards, we have a lot of power with China. When China doesn't want to fix the problem in North Korea we say "Sorry folks, you've got to fix the problem." '''Because we can't continue to allow China to rape [[United States|our country]], and that's what they're doing. It's the greatest theft in the history of the world.''' **[https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-36185275/china-accused-of-trade-rape-by-donald-trump "China accused of trade 'rape' by Donald Trump"] ''BBC'' (2 May 2016) * You've been hearing me say it's a rigged system, but now I don't say it anymore because I won. It's true. Now I don't care. ** [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-gop-rigged-but-i-dont-care-because-i-won/article/2590545 "Trump: GOP 'rigged,' but I don't care because I won"] by Ryan Lovelace, ''Washington Examiner'' (5 May 2016) ====June 2016==== * It's going to be like this. I'm not changing. ** Answer to the question whether the American public could expect a similar dynamic if he would win the presidential elections, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-01 |title=Donald Trump: Questions on money for war veterans |author=Alan Fisher |periodical=Al Jazeera |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/americas/2016/05/donald-trump-fumes-veterans-money-questions-160531203455389.html}} * '''He's a Mexican'''. We're building a wall between here and Mexico. ** About American judge Gonzalo Curiel (3 June 2016), as quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-04 |title=Trump Presses Case That 'Mexican' Judge Curiel Is Biased Against Him |author=Nina Totenberg |periodical=National Public Radio |url=http://www.npr.org/2016/06/04/480714972/trump-presses-case-that-mexican-judge-curiel-is-biased-against-him}} * I'm truly honored by your support. Together, we accomplished what nobody thought was absolutely possible and you know what that is and we're only getting started and it's going to be beautiful, remember that. Tonight we close one chapter in history and we begin another. Our campaign received more primary votes than any GOP campaign in history, no matter who it is, no matter who they are, we received more votes. This is a great feeling. That's a great feeling. This is not a testament to me but a testament to all of the people who believed real change, not Obama change, but real change is possible. You've given me the honor to lead the Republican Party to victory this fall. ** Victory speech after winning New Jersey and other states Tuesday night (7 June 2016) – [http://time.com/4360872/donald-trump-new-jersey-victory-speech-transcript/ ''Time'' transcript] * To those who voted for someone else in either party, I will work hard to earn your support and I will work very hard to earn that support. To all of those [[Bernie Sanders]] voters who have been left out in the cold by a rigged system of super delegates, we welcome you with open arms. And by the way, the terrible trade deals that Bernie was so vehemently against and he's right on that will be taken care of far better than anyone ever thought possible and that's what I do. We are going to have fantastic trade deals. We're going to start making money and bringing in jobs. ** Victory speech after winning New Jersey and other states Tuesday night (7 June 2016) – [http://time.com/4360872/donald-trump-new-jersey-victory-speech-transcript/ ''Time'' transcript] * My goal is always again to bring people together. But if I'm forced to fight for something I really care about, I will never, ever back down and our country will never, ever back down. Thank you. I've fought for my family. I've fought for my business. I've fought for my employees. And now, I'm going to fight for you, the American people like nobody has ever fought before. ** Victory speech after winning New Jersey and other states Tuesday night (7 June 2016) – [http://time.com/4360872/donald-trump-new-jersey-victory-speech-transcript/ ''Time'' transcript] * We're led by [[Barack Obama|a man]] that either is not tough, not smart, or he's got something else in mind. And the something else in mind, you know, people can't believe it, people cannot believe that President Obama is acting the way he acts and can't even mention the words 'radical Islamic terrorism. There's something going on — it's inconceivable. There's something going on. He doesn't get it, or he gets it better than anybody understands. It's one or the other, and either one is unacceptable. ** Phone interview on ''Fox and Friends'', as quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-13 |title=Trump on Obama and Islam: 'There's something going on' |author=Jesse Byrnes |periodical=The Hill |url=http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/283246-trump-on-obama-and-islam-theres-something-going-on}} * Look, companies now are leaving the United States. Corporate inversion, they're leaving the United States, we have almost $5 trillion sitting out there, where they can't get the money back, they can't bring it in because there's no mechanism to bring it back in and the tax is so high. I'm going to bring tremendous amounts of money, tremendous amounts of jobs, tremendous numbers of companies, and yes the [[wikipedia:Political positions of Donald Trump#Taxes,_spending,_and_budget|tax is going to be cut]] from the highest tax nation anywhere in the world to a fairly low tax. Not the lowest in the world, but to a fairly low tax. * <p>'''Norah O'Donnell:''' Hillary Clinton called you the king of debt.</p><p>'''Donald Trump:''' Well, no she didn't call me, I called myself the king of debt. '''I'm the king of debt.''' I'm great with debt, nobody knows debt better than me. I made a fortune by using debt. And if things don't work out I renegotiate the debt, I mean that's a smart thing not a stupid thing. And I made a fortune.</p><p>'''O'Donnell:''' How do you renegotiate the debt?</p><p>'''Trump:''' Because you go back and you say, hey, guess what, the economy just crashed, I'm going to give you back half. I like debt for me, I don't like debt for the country. I like debt for my company, but I don't like debt for the country. For the country we have $19 trillion in debt, it's going to be very soon $21 trillion, not billion, $21 trillion in debt. And I will tell you we are sitting on a time bomb and Hillary Clinton doesn't have a clue. And President Obama has pretty much doubled the debt since he's been in office and somebody's going to pay a big price. We have to start chopping that debt down.</p><p>'''O'Donnell:''' Janet Yellen, who you know, the chairman of the Federal Reserve blasted you for saying that the U.S. could load up on debt and then make a deal with creditors if the economy has soured. She said there would be very severe consequences if an elected president tried to renegotiate the nation's debt.</p><p>'''Trump:''' I wouldn't renegotiate the debt.</p> ** In an interview with ''{{w|CBS This Morning'}}'' {{w|Norah O'Donnell}}, {{#formatdate:2016-06-22}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-22 |title=CBS' Norah O'Donnell Challenges Trump On His Economic Plan |periodical=Media Matters for America |url=https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/cbs-norah-odonnell-challenges-trump-his-economic-plan}} * Our enemies probably know every single one [of Clinton's deleted emails]. So they probably now have a blackmail file. . . . We can't hand over our government to someone whose deepest, darkest secrets may be in the hands of our enemies. Can't do it." ** speech, {{#formatdate:2016-06-22}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-22 |title=Nobody brings the crazy quite like Trump |author=Dana Milbank |periodical=Washington Post |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nobody-brings-the-crazy-quite-like-trump/2016/06/22/74ba5692-38bd-11e6-9ccd-d6005beac8b3_story.html}} =====Speech about the Orlando Shooting (June 13, 2016)===== : <small>Speech after the [[wikipedia:2016 Orlando nightclub shooting|2016 Orlando nightclub shooting]] ([http://time.com/4367120/orlando-shooting-donald-trump-transcript/ transcript])</small> * So many people — it's just hard to believe, but just so many people dead, so many people gravely injured, so much carnage, such a disgrace. The horror is beyond description. The families of these wonderful people are totally devastated, and they will be forever. Likewise, our whole nation and indeed the whole world is devastated. * Our nation stands together in solidarity with the members of Orlando's LGBT community. They have been through something that nobody could ever experience. This is a very dark moment in America's history. A radical Islamic terrorist targeted the [[wikipedia:Pulse (nightclub)|nightclub]], not only because he wanted to kill Americans, but in order to execute gay and lesbian citizens, because of their sexual orientation. * It's a strike at the heart and soul of who we are as a nation. It's an assault on the ability of free people to live their lives, love who they want, and express their identity. It's an attack on the right of every single American to live in peace and safety in their own country. * We're not acting clearly, we're not talking clearly, we've got problems. * We have a dysfunctional immigration system, which does not permit us to know who we let into our country, and it does not permit us to protect our citizens properly. We have an incompetent administration. * The [[wikipedia:List of United States immigration laws|immigration laws of the United States]] give the president powers to suspend entry into the country of any class of persons. Now, any class — it really is determined and to be determined by the president for the interests of the United States. And it's as he or she deems appropriate. Hopefully it's he in this case. * When I'm elected I will suspend immigration from areas of the world where there's a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe or our allies until we fully understand how to end these threats. ... After a full and partial and long — really long overdue security assessment we will develop a responsible immigration policy that serves the interests and values of America. * We cannot continue to allow thousands upon thousands of people to pour into our country many of whom have the same thought process as this savage killer. Many of the principles of radical Islam are incompatible with Western values and institutions. Remember this, radical Islam is anti-woman, anti-gay and anti- American. I refuse to allow America to become a place where gay people, Christian people, Jewish people are targets of persecution and intimation by radical Islamic preachers of hate and violence. This is not just a national security issue. It's a quality of life issue. If we want to protect the quality of life for all Americans — women and children, gay and straight, Jews and Christians and all people then we need to tell the truth about radical Islam and we need to do it now. We need to tell the truth also about how radical Islam is coming to our shores. And it's coming. * We're importing radical Islamic terrorism into the West through a failed immigration system and through an intelligence community held back by our president. * They share these oppressive views and values. We want to remain a free and open society. Then, and if we do, then we have to control our borders. We have to control, and we have to control them now, not later. Right now. * Hillary Clinton, for months, and despite so many attacks, repeatedly refused to even say the words radical Islam until I challenged her yesterday. And, guess what, she will probably say them. She sort of has said them, but let's see what happens. She really has no choice, but she doesn't want to. However, she's really been forced, and she has been forced to say these words. She supports, and the reason is, she supports so much of what is wrong, and what is wrong with this country, and what's going wrong with our country and our borders. She has no clue, in my opinion, what radical Islam is and she won't speak honestly about it if she does, in fact, know. She's in total denial, and her continuing reluctance to ever name the enemy broadcasts weakness across the entire world — true weakness. * She says the solution is to ban guns. They tried that in France which has among the toughest gun laws anywhere in the world, and 130 people were brutally murdered by Islamic terrorists in cold blood. Her plan is to disarm law abiding Americans, abolishing the Second Amendment, and leaving only the bad guys and terrorists with guns. No good. Not going to happen, folks. ... She wants to take away American's guns and then admit the very people who want to slaughter us. Let them come into the country, we don't have guns. Let them come in, let them have all the fun they want. * [[wikipedia:Political positions of Hillary Clinton#Immigration_policy|Hillary Clinton's catastrophic immigration plan]] will bring vastly more radical Islamic immigration into this country, threatening not only our society but our entire way of life. When it comes to radical Islamic terrorism, ignorance is not bliss. It's deadly — totally deadly. ... Clinton's State Department was in charge of admissions and the admissions process for people applying to enter from overseas. Having learned nothing from these attacks, she now plans to massively increase admissions without a screening plan including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country. Tell me, tell me – how stupid is that? This could be a better, bigger, more horrible version than the legendary [[Trojan Horse]] ever was. Altogether, under the Clinton plan, you'd be admitting hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Middle East with no system to vet them, or to prevent the radicalization of the children and their children. Not only their children, by the way, they're trying to take over our children and convince them how wonderful ISIS is and how wonderful Islam is and we don't know what's happening. The burden is on Hillary Clinton to tell us why she believes immigration from these dangerous countries should be increased without any effective system to really to screen. We're not screening people. * We have, just, no [[wikipedia:Intelligence gathering network|intelligence gathering information]]. We need this information so badly. ... We need an intelligence gathering system second to none. Second to none. That includes better cooperation between state, local and federal officials, and with our allies, very importantly. I will have an Attorney General, a Director of National Intelligence and a Secretary of Defense who'll know how to fight a war on radical Islamic terrorism. * They have put political correctness above common sense, above your safety, and above all else. I refuse to be politically correct. * The days of deadly ignorance will end, and they will end soon. * The media talks about home grown terrorism but Islamic radicalism and that's a very, very important term — a term that the president refuses to use and the networks that nurture it are imports from overseas whether you like it or whether you don't like it. Yes, there are many radicalized people already inside our country as a result of poor policies of the past. * Hillary Clinton can never claim to be a friend of the gay community as long as she continues to support immigration policies that bring [[Islamic extremists]] to our country and who suppress women, gays and anyone who doesn't share their views or values. * Clinton wants to allow radical Islamic terrorists to pour into our country. They enslave women, and they murder gays. I don't want them in our country. * Immigration is a privilege, and we should not let anyone into this country who doesn't support our communities. All of our communities, every single one of them. * I want every American to succeed including [[wikipedia:Islam in the United States|Muslims]]. But the Muslims have to work with us. They have to work with us. They know what's going on. They know that he was bad. They knew the people in San Bernardino were bad. But you know what? They didn't turn them in. And you know what? [[wikipedia:2015 San Bernardino attack|We had death, and destruction]]. * Hillary Clinton wants to empty out the {{w|Treasury}} to bring people into the country that include individuals who preach hate against our citizens. I want to protect our citizens, all of our citizens. * America must do more — much more — to protect its citizens, especially people who are potential victims of crimes based on their backgrounds or sexual orientation, as you just saw in Orlando. * The decision to overthrow the regime in Libya, then pushing for the overthrow of the regime in Syria, among other things, without plans for the day after, have created space for ISIS to expand and grow like nobody has ever seen before. These actions, along with our disastrous Iran deal, have also reduced our ability to work in partnership with our Muslim allies in the region. That is why our new goal must be to defeat Islamic terrorism not nation building. No more nation building. It's never going to work. * The last major [[NATO]] mission was Hillary Clinton's war in Libya. That mission helped to unleash ISIS on a new continent. * America must unite the whole civilized world in the fight against Islamic terrorism. Pretty much [[wikipedia:Anti-communism#United_States|like we did with communism]] during the [[Cold War]]. We tried it President Obama's way, doesn't work. He gave the world his apology tour. We got ISIS and many other problems in return. That's what we got. Remember the famous apology tour. We're sorry for everything. ====July 2016==== * Saddam Hussein was a bad guy. Right? He was a bad guy, really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn't read them the rights—they didn't talk, they were a terrorist, it was over. Today, Iraq is Harvard for terrorism. You want to be a terrorist, you go to Iraq. It's like Harvard. Okay? ** At a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina (July 5, 2016) * I'll stand up for Article Two, Article 12, you name it of the Constitution. ** About the U.S. Constitution, which only has seven articles and 27 amendments; as recounted by [[Mark Sanford]], quoted in [http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/trump-changes-few-minds-with-meeting-on-the-hill "Trump Manages To Give Some House GOPers More Heartburn In Hill Meeting"] (2016), ''Talking Points Memo'' (July 7, 2016). * ''[Interviewer: You're not known to be a humble man. But I wonder—]'' I think I am actually humble. I think I'm much more humble than you would understand. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R42mFx3_ss During an interview] by {{WP|Lesley Stahl}} on ''{{WP|60 Minutes}}'' (17 July 2016) * Look, having nuclear—my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr. John Trump at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]; good genes, very good genes, OK, very smart, the [[w:Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania|Wharton School of Finance]], very good, very smart—you know, if you're a conservative Republican, if I were a liberal, if, like, OK, if I ran as a liberal Democrat, they would say I'm one of the smartest people anywhere in the world—it's true!—but when you're a conservative Republican they try—oh, do they do a number—that's why I always start off: Went to Wharton, was a good student, went there, went there, did this, built a fortune—you know I have to give my like credentials all the time, because we're a little disadvantaged—but you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me—it would have been so easy, and it's not as important as these lives are—nuclear is powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35&nbsp;years ago; he would explain the power of what's going to happen and he was right, who would have thought?—but when you look at what's going on with the four prisoners—now it used to be three, now it's four—but when it was three and even now, I would have said it's all in the messenger; fellas, and it is fellas because, you know, they don't, they haven't figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so, you know, it's gonna take them about another 150&nbsp;years—but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so, and they, they just killed, they just killed us. ** Speech in South Carolina (19 July 2016) * Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. ** Press conference, reported in Ashley Parker and David E. Sanger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-clinton-emails.html? Donald Trump Calls on Russia to Find Hillary Clinton's Missing Emails], ''The New York Times'' (July 27, 2016). * Though Bernie is exhausted and has given up on his revolution, many of his voters still want to keep up the fight. I expect that millions of Bernie voters will refuse to vote for Hillary because of her support for the War in Iraq, the invasion of Libya, [[wikipedia:North American Free Trade Agreement|NAFTA]] and TPP, and of course because she is totally bought and sold by special interests. She and her husband have been paid millions and millions by global corporations and powerful interests who will control her every decision. She is their puppet, and they pull the strings. We welcome with open arms all voters who want an honest government and to fix our rigged system so it works for the people. This includes fixing one of Bernie's biggest issues, our terrible trade deals that strip our country of its jobs and wealth. ** ''[http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/donald-trump-reddit-ama-ask-me-anything/493361/ How Donald Trump Beat Reddit]'', ''{{w|The Atlantic}}'' (July 28, 2016) * The things that were said about me. … You know what, I wanted to hit a couple of those speakers so hard. ... I was gonna hit one guy in particular, a very little guy. I was gonna hit this guy so hard, his head would spin. He wouldn't know what the hell happened. ** Press conference, reported in Jacob Bogage, "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/29/i-wanted-to-hit-a-couple-of-those-speakers-so-hard-trump-says-of-dem-convention-critics/ ‘I wanted to hit a couple of those speakers so hard', Trump says of Democratic convention]", ''The Washington Post'' (July 29, 2016). * A guy who didn't have the guts to run for president. Little Michael. He doesn't know anything about me. But he never had the guts to run. He probably wished he did but he didn't. He spent millions of dollars on polling but he was missing one thing: guts. Little Michael. ** On [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s speech about Trump. At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * Obama gave a good speech but not nearly as good as the press would have you believe. Whether it's good or bad, the press will say it's fantastic. In many ways, I like Obama. It's hard to define. There's something about him I do like. I'm embarrassed to admit it. I give him a lot of credit. It's very unique and very hard to do and I give him tremendous credit. He became a two-term president of the United States. He's got some quality going. ** At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * Emails in general are terrible. There's no security. It happens so often. I'm old-fashioned. I put a letter in an envelope and have it hand delivered. My son is 10 years old, and he has grown up computer literate. They start using computers before they can walk. His computer was locked and he unlocked it. And I said, ‘Barron, how did you do that?' And he said, ‘I won't tell you, Dad. ** At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * Putin said I was a genius. I do say this: Wouldn't it be wonderful if we actually could get along with Russia and China and some other countries that we don't get along with, and then we go out and knock the hell out of ISIS? Wouldn't it be nice if we cleaned that mess up? Wouldn't it be smart? ** At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * I think he's a pervert. It's dangerous to allow him on the convention floor. ** About [[Anthony Weiner]] on the {{w|2016 Democratic National Convention}}. At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * Captain [[wikipedia:Humayun Khan (soldier)|Humayun Khan]] was a hero to our country and we should honor all who have made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our country safe. The real problem here are the radical Islamic terrorists who killed him, and the efforts of these radicals to enter our country to do us further harm. Given the state of the world today, we have to know everything about those looking to enter our country, and given the state of chaos in some of these countries, that is impossible. While I feel deeply for the loss of his son, Mr. Khan who has never met me, has no right to stand in front of millions of people and claim I have never read the Constitution, (which is false) and say many other inaccurate things. If I become President, I will make America safe again. * Hillary Clinton should be held accountable for her central role in destabilizing the Middle East. She voted to send the United States to war against Iraq, helped lead the disastrous withdrawal of American troops years later that created the vacuum allowing the rise of ISIS, and has never met a [[wikipedia:United States involvement in regime change|regime change]] she didn't like (which have all been disasters) – not to mention her invasion of Libya and her abandonment of American personnel in Benghazi. The loss of these lives in Libya is directly traceable to Clinton, but their families' testimonials were rejected by the media. * Clinton's actions have been reckless and have directly led to the loss of American lives. And her extreme immigration policies, as also laid out by American victims in Cleveland, will cause the preventable deaths of countless more -- while putting all residents, from all places, at greater risk of terrorism. As Bernie Sanders said on numerous occasions, Hillary Clinton suffers from "bad judgement." She is not qualified to serve as Commander in Chief. ** Written statement responding to [[Khizr M. Khan]] [http://web.archive.org/web/20160731082150/https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/setting-the-record-straight] (July 30, 2016) ====={{w|2016 Republican National Convention}} (21 July 2016)===== [[File:Donald Trump 2016 RNC speech (1).jpg|thumb|I have joined the [[political]] arena so that the [[powerful]] can no longer beat up on [[people]] that cannot defend themselves. <br /> Nobody knows the [[system]] better than me, which is why I alone can fix it.]] : <small>[https://www.vox.com/2016/7/21/12253426/donald-trump-acceptance-speech-transcript-republican-nomination-transcript "Full transcript of Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at the RNC", ''Vox'' (22 July 2016)] · [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs0pZ_GrTy8 "Donald Trump's entire Republican convention speech", ''CNN'' (21 July 2016)] · [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/full-transcript-donald-trump-nomination-acceptance-speech-at-rnc-225974 Donald Trump 2016 RNC draft speech transcript], ''{{w|Politico}}'' (21 July 2016)</small> * The attacks on our police, and the terrorism in our cities, threaten our very way of life. Any politician who does not grasp this danger is not fit to lead our country. * Americans watching this address tonight have seen the recent images of violence in our streets and the chaos in our communities. Many have witnessed this violence personally. Some have even been its victims. <br /> I have a message for all of you: The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon — and I mean very soon come to an end. Beginning on January 20th 2017, safety will be restored. <br /> The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a government unworthy to lead. * It is finally time for a straightforward assessment of the state of our nation. I will present the facts plainly and honestly. We cannot afford to be so politically correct anymore. <br /> So if you want to hear the corporate spin, the carefully-crafted lies, and the media myths — the Democrats are holding their convention next week. Go there. <br /> But here, at our convention, there will be no lies. We will honor the American people with the truth, and nothing else. * Decades of progress made in bringing down crime are now being reversed by this Administration's rollback of criminal enforcement. * America is far less safe – and the world is far less stable – than when Obama made the decision to put Hillary Clinton in charge of America's foreign policy. I am certain it is a decision he truly regrets. Her bad instincts and her bad judgment – something pointed out by Bernie Sanders – are what caused the disasters unfolding today. * This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton: death, destruction and weakness. * The problems we face now – [[Poverty in the United States|poverty]] and violence at home, war and destruction abroad – will last only as long as we continue relying on the same politicians who created them. A change in leadership is required to change these outcomes. * There can be no prosperity without [[wikipedia:Law and order (politics)|law and order]] * Our plan will put America First. [[wikipedia:Americanism (ideology)|Americanism]], not globalism, will be our credo. As long as we are led by politicians who will not put America First, then we can be assured that other nations will not treat America with respect. * Big business, elite media and major donors are lining up behind the campaign of my opponent because they know she will keep our rigged system in place. They are throwing money at her because they have total control over everything she does. She is their puppet, and they pull the strings. That is why Hillary Clinton's message is that things will never change. My message is that things have to change – and they have to change right now. * Every day I wake up determined to deliver for the people I have met all across this nation that have been neglected, ignored, and abandoned. I have visited the laid-off factory workers, and the communities crushed by our horrible and unfair trade deals. These are the forgotten men and women of our country, and they are forgotten, but they're not going to be forgotten long. These are people who work hard but no longer have a voice. I AM YOUR VOICE. * I have no patience for injustice, no tolerance for government incompetence, no sympathy for leaders who fail their citizens. * When innocent people suffer, because our political system lacks the will, or the courage, or the basic decency to enforce our [[Law|laws]] – or worse still, has sold out to some corporate lobbyist for cash – I am not able to look the other way. * When a Secretary of State illegally stores her emails on a private server, deletes 33,000 of them so the authorities can't see her crime, puts our country at risk, lies about it in every different form and faces no consequence – I know that corruption has reached a level like never before. * I have joined the political arena so that the powerful can no longer beat up on people that cannot defend themselves. '''Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it'''. <br /> I have seen firsthand how the system is rigged against our citizens, just like it was rigged against Bernie Sanders – he never had a chance. * [[Mike Pence|He]] (Mike Pence) is a man of character and accomplishment. He is the right man for the job. * An attack on law enforcement is an attack on all Americans. I have a message to every last person threatening the peace on our streets and the safety of our police: when I take the oath of office next year, I will restore law and order our country. * In this race for the White House, I am the Law And Order candidate. ... I will work to ensure that all of our kids are treated equally, and protected equally. ** "I am the law-and-order candidate" was a phrase used by [[Richard Nixon]] during his [[w:Richard Nixon 1968 presidential campaign|1968 presidential campaign]]. * Once again, [[France]] is the [[wikipedia:2016 Nice attack|victim of brutal Islamic terrorism]]. Men, women and children viciously mowed down. Lives ruined. Families ripped apart. A nation in mourning. * I will do everything in my power to protect our [[LGBT]] citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology. * We must work with all of our allies who share our goal of destroying ISIS and stamping out Islamic terror. This includes working with our greatest ally in the region, the State of Israel. * We must immediately suspend immigration from any nation that has been compromised by terrorism until such time as proven vetting mechanisms have been put in place. * I only want to admit individuals into our country who will support our values and love our people. Anyone who endorses violence, hatred or oppression is not welcome in our country and never will be. * Decades of record immigration have produced lower wages and higher unemployment for our citizens, especially for African-American and Latino workers. We are going to have an immigration system that works, but one that works for the American people. * Of all my travels in this country, nothing has affected me more deeply than the time I have spent with the mothers and fathers who have lost their children to violence spilling across our border. * We are going to build a great border wall to stop illegal immigration, to stop the gangs and the violence, and to stop the drugs from pouring into our communities. * Peace will be restored. * We are going to be considerate and compassionate to everyone. But my greatest compassion will be for our own struggling citizens. * Americans want relief from uncontrolled immigration. Communities want relief. * I'm going to make our country rich again. I am going to turn our bad trade agreements into great ones. * I pledge to never sign any trade agreement that hurts our workers, or that diminishes our freedom and independence. Instead, I will make individual deals with individual countries. * No longer will we enter into these massive deals, with many countries, that are thousands of pages long – and which no one from our country even reads or understands. We are going to enforce all trade violations, including through the use of taxes and tariffs, against any country that cheats. * We'll walk away if we don't get the deal that we want. * Reducing taxes will cause new companies and new jobs to come roaring back into our country. * My Dad, {{w|Fred Trump}}, was the smartest and hardest working man I ever knew. * I have loved my life in business. * We must break free from the petty politics of the past. * America is a nation of believers, dreamers, and strivers that is being led by a group of censors, critics, and cynics. * All of the people telling you that you can't have the country you want, are the same people telling you that I wouldn't be standing here tonight. No longer can we rely on those elites in media, and politics, who will say anything to keep a rigged system in place. * We must choose to Believe In America. History is watching us now. * My opponent asks her supporters to recite a three word loyalty pledge. It reads, "I'm with her." I choose to recite a different pledge. My pledge reads, "I'm with you – the American people." I am your voice. So to every parent who dreams for their child, and every child who dreams for a better future, I say these words to you tonight: I'm with you, and I will fight for you, and I will win for you. To all Americans tonight, in all of our cities and towns, I make this promise: We will make America proud again, we will make America strong again, we will make America safe again, and we will Make America Great Again! God bless you and good night! I love you! =====''[[wikipedia:This Week (ABC TV series)|This Week]]'' Interview (July 30, 2016)===== : <small>Interview on {{w|ABC News}}' ''{{w|This Week}}'' with [[George Stephanopoulos]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-donald-trump-vice-president-joe-biden/story?id=41020870 Transcript] (31 July 2016)</small> * She's (Hillary Clinton) a very dishonest person. I have one of the great temperaments. I have a winning temperament. She has a bad temperament. She's weak. We need a strong temperament and that's all it is, I have a strong temperament. ... I think I have a great temperament. I beat 16 very talented people in -- and I've never done this before. You don't do that with a bad temperament. ... I'm leading her in the polls, as you probably have noticed. And I think I have a great temperament. I have a temperament where I know how to win. She doesn't know how to win. She's not a winner. She doesn't know how to win. Honestly, she lies a lot and she really -- she should tell the truth. I honestly believe if she told the truth -- because she made some reference to my campaigning, I've had a beautiful -- I've had a -- had a flawless campaign. You'll be writing books about this campaign. And yet she's criticizing my campaign. * If you look at what's going on in terms of unity, the Bernie people are angry. They're angry. He was angry. What was amazing to me is when she was talking about Bernie last night, the camera was on him and he was angry. It almost looks like he has buyer's remorse, like he shouldn't have made the deal. * I have no relationship with Putin. I don't think I've ever met him. I never met him. I don't think I've ever met him. ... I have never spoken to him on the phone, no. I've speak -- I've spoken -- when we had the [[wikipedia:Miss Russia|Miss Universe]] contest a number of years ago, we had Miss Universe in Moscow, in the Moscow area, he was invited. He wanted to come. He wasn't able to come. That would have been a time when I would have met him. ... I don't know what it means by having a relationship. I mean he was saying very good things about me, but I don't have a relationship with him. I didn't meet him. I haven't spent time with him. I didn't have dinner with him. I didn't go hiking with him. I don't know -- and I wouldn't know him from Adam except I see his picture and I would know what he looks like. * If our country got along with Russia, that would be a great thing. When Putin goes out and tells everybody -- and you talk about a relationship, but he says Donald Trump is going to win and Donald Trump is a genius, and then I have people saying you should disavow. I said, I'm going to disavow that? ... If we can have a good relationship with Russia and if Russia would help us get rid of ISIS, frankly, as far as I'm concerned, you're talking about tremendous amounts of money and lives and everything else, that would be a positive thing, not a negative thing. * {{w|NATO}} is going to be just fine. But [[NATO]] countries -- we have 28 countries -- many of them are taking advantage of us because they're not paying. So we're protecting these countries and they're not paying. ... I'm all in favor of NATO. I said NATO is obsolete. I was asked a question by one of your competitors and I said NATO is obsolete, because it's not taking care of terror. * The people of {{w|Crimea}}, from what I've heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were. And you have to look at that, also. Now, that was under -- just so you understand, that was done under Obama's administration. And as far as the [[Ukraine]] is concerned, it's a mess. And that's under the Obama's administration, with his strong ties to [[NATO]]. So with all of these strong ties to NATO, Ukraine is a mess. [[wikipedia:Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|Crimea has been taken]]. Don't blame Donald Trump for that. * No debts. I have very little debt to anybody. I don't need debt. You know, it's very interesting, I'm so liquid, I don't need debt. And if I need debt, if I want debt, I can get it from banks in New York City very easily. * If you want to get a television today -- I buy thousands of television sets. If I want a television, I would love the buy American-made televisions like they used to have where they had [[wikipedia:General Electric#Television|GE]] and [[wikipedia:Sylvania Electric Products|Sylvania]] and all of the different. Today, it's {{w|Samsung}}, it's [[wikipedia:LG Electronics|LG]], it's {{w|Sony}}. We don't make televisions anymore. * When I do ties, I bid them out. And I go all over the place. You have companies over in different countries where they devalue their currency and they make it impossible for American companies to compete. The hat, {{w|Make America Great Again}}. I fought like crazy to find a company in this country that could make the hats. And I found one. And they're American-made, but it's -- because I knew the first thing people would do is, where is the hat made. OK, Make America Great. * He ([[Khizr M. Khan]]) was, you know, very emotional and probably looked like a nice guy to me. His wife, if you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say. You tell me. But plenty of people have written that. She was extremely quiet. And it looked like she had nothing to say. A lot of people have said that. And personally, I watched him. I wish him the best of luck. * I'd say we've had a lot of problems with radical Islamic terrorism. That's what I'd say. We have a lot of problems. ... I'd say you've got to take a look at that, because something is going on. And it's not good. * Well, that sounds - who wrote that? Did Hillary's scriptwriters write it? Because everybody that went out there, we also had [[wikipedia:John R. Allen|John Allen]] who failed with ISIS. I mean, he was a general, Allen, General Allen. He went out. And he was ranting and raving. And then I read a report. He was in there for a number of months. And he failed with ISIS. * The generals aren't doing so well right now. Now, I have a feeling it may be Obama's fault. But if you look at ISIS… General [[Douglas MacArthur|MacArthur]] and [[George S. Patton|General Patton]], they're spinning in their graves. The generals certainly aren't doing very well right now. * I think I've made a lot of sacrifices. I work very, very hard. I've created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs, built great structures. I've done, I've had tremendous success. I think I've done a lot. ... I think they're sacrifices. I think when I can employ thousands and thousands of people, take care of their education, take care of so many things, even in military. I mean, I was very responsible, along with a group of people, for getting the [[wikipedia:Vietnam Veterans Plaza|Vietnam Memorial]] built in [[wikipedia:Lower Manhattan|downtown Manhattan]], which to this day people thank me for. * I raised, and I have raised, millions of dollars for the vets. I'm helping the vets a lot. I think my popularity with the vets is through the roof, far greater than hers. She's done nothing. All she's done is tell everybody that the vets are in good shape. They're fine. And they're not fine. People are waiting on line for seven days to see a doctor. She thinks it's fine. * Our country's a mess. And that's why when she makes the speech, she doesn't talk about radical Islam. She doesn't talk about the problems that we have in this country and throughout the world. Many of the problems, she caused. I mean, she created ISIS with her stupidity and her lack of knowledge with her bad judgment. ====August 2016==== * Don't worry about that baby. I love babies. I hear that baby crying, I like it. What a baby. What a beautiful baby. Don't worry, don't worry. The mom's running around like—don't worry about it, you know. It's young and beautiful and healthy and that's what we want. [...] Actually, I was only kidding, you can get the baby out of here. That's all right. Don't worry. I, I think she really believed me that I love having a baby crying while I'm speaking. That's OK. People don't understand. That's OK. ** [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-kicks-out-baby-rally-226566 At a rally in Ashburn, Virginia.] (August 2, 2016) * He's a terrible president, he'll probably go down as the worst president in the history of our country, he's been a total disaster. ** On Barack Obama during an interview with [[wikipedia:WJLA-TV|WJLA]]. {{citation |date=2016-08-02 |author=Eric Bradner |title=Trump responds to Obama: 'He's a terrible president' |periodical=CNN |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/02/politics/donald-trump-obama-election-2016/}} * I'm going to be working for you. I'm not going to have time to go play golf. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/02/13/trump-used-to-have-a-slightly-different-opinion-of-presidents-playing-golf/?utm_term=.d2f026a42e9c Trump used to have a slightly different opinion of presidents playing golf] by Phillip Bump, Washington Post, August 8 Virginia rally (August 20, 2016) * [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary]] wants to abolish, essentially abolish, the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|second amendment]]. '''If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the second amendment people, maybe there is''', I don't know. But I'll tell you what, that will be a horrible day. ** Rally in [[w:Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington, North Carolina]] on August 9, 2016 ({{cite news |title=Donald Trump Suggests ‘Second Amendment People' Could Act Against Hillary Clinton |newspaper=[[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]] |first1=Nick |last1=Corasaniti |authorlink2=w:Maggie Haberman |first2=Maggie |last2=Haberman |date=August 9, 2016 |accessdate=November 15, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton.html}}; {{cite news |title=Donald Trump hints at assassination of Hillary Clinton by gun rights supporters |first=David |last=Smith |date=August 10, 2016 |accessdate=November 15, 2018 |newspaper=[[w:The Guardian|The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/09/trump-gun-owners-clinton-judges-second-amendment}}). * [[ISIS]] is honoring President Obama. He is the founder of ISIS. He founded ISIS. And I would say the co-founder would be crooked [[Hillary Clinton]]. ** During a Florida rally at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, as quoted in [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-president-barack-obama-founder-isis/story?id=41286869 "Donald Trump: President Barack Obama 'Is the Founder of ISIS'"] by David Caplan, ''ABC News'' (August 10, 2016) * But one thing I can promise you is this: <b>I will always tell you the truth. </b> I speak the truth for all of you, and for everyone in this country who doesn’t have a voice. ** Quoted by {{cite news |title=Three years ago today: Trump promised “I will always tell you the truth” |first=Jon |last=Perr |date=August 18, 2019 |accessdate=January 16, 2021 |newspaper=Daily Kos |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/8/18/1879762/-Three-years-ago-today-Trump-promised-I-will-always-tell-you-the-truth}}). * No group in America has been more harmed by Hillary Clinton's policies than African-Americans. If Hillary Clinton's goal was to inflict pain on the African-American community, she could not have done a better job. It's a disgrace. Tonight, I'm asking for the vote of every single African-American citizen in this country who wants to see a better future. The inner cities of our country have been run by the Democratic party for more than fifty years. Their policies have reduced only [[Poverty in the United States|poverty]], joblessness, failing schools and broken homes. It's time to hold Democratic politicians accountable for what they have done to these communities. At what point do we say, "enough?" It's time to hold failed leaders accountable for their results not just their empty words over and over again. Look at what the Democratic party has done to the city as an example and there are many others of Detroit: forty percent of Detroit's residents live in poverty. Half of all Detroit residents do not work and cannot work and can't get a job. Detroit tops the list of most dangerous cities in terms of violent crime. This is the legacy of the Democratic politicians who have run this city. This is the result of the policy agenda embraced by Hillary Clinton: thirty-three thousand emails gone. The only way to change results is to change leadership. We can never fix our problems by relying on the same politicians who created our problems in the first place. A new future requires brand new leadership. Look how much African-American communities suffered under Democratic control. To those I say the following: What do you have to lose by trying something new like Trump. What do you have to lose? I say it again, what do you have to lose. Look, what do you have to lose? You're living your poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs. Fifty-eight percent of your youth is unemployed? What the hell do you have to lose? And at the end of four years, I guarantee you, that I will get over ninety-five percent of the African-American vote. I promise you. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5B5m1S5VTA Speech to the African-American community in Dimondale, Michigan] (August 19, 2016) * Immigration security, we need to protect American jobs. We need to protect American safety. We're going to build a wall folks, don't worry, we're going to build a wall. That wall will go up so fast, your heads will spin. And you'll say, "you know, know he meant it!" And you know what else I mean? Mexico is going to pay for the wall. ** On immigration at a rally in Akron, Ohio (22 August 2016) * It's our right as a sovereign nation to choose immigrants that we think are the likeliest to thrive and flourish and love us. ** Immigration speech (31 August 2016), quoted in [http://fox59.com/2016/08/31/donald-trump-delivers-immigration-speech-after-meeting-with-mexican-president/ "Donald Trump delivers immigration speech after meeting with Mexican president"] by CNN Wire, ''[[wikipedia:WXIN|Fox 59]]''. * When politicians talk about immigration reform, they usually mean the following: amnesty, open borders, and lower wages. Immigration reform should mean something else entirely: it should mean improvements to our laws and policies to make life better for American citizens. But if we are going to make our immigration system work, then we have to be prepared to talk honestly and without fear about these important and sensitive issues. ** Immigration speech (31 August 2016) * To all the politicians, donors and special interests, hear these words from me today: there is only one core issue in the immigration debate and it is this: the well-being of the American people. Nothing even comes a close second. ** Immigration speech (31 August 2016) * You’re stealing my money! You’re stealing my fucking money! What the fuck is this? Why are you letting him steal my fucking money? ** When informed he was by law required to fund a transition.[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/sep/27/this-guy-doesnt-know-anything-the-inside-story-of-trumps-shambolic-transition-team] * Fuck the law. I don’t give a fuck about the law. I want my fucking money. ** When informed he was by law required to fund a transition.[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/sep/27/this-guy-doesnt-know-anything-the-inside-story-of-trumps-shambolic-transition-team] =====Speech at rally in Wilmington, North Carolina (August 9, 2016)===== : <small>Speech at rally in {{w|Wilmington, North Carolina}}. [http://time.com/4445813/donald-trump-second-amendment-speech/ Transcript] (August 9, 2016)</small> * I'm the messenger, but I'll tell you what, the message is the right message. * $400 million in all cash, anybody know what that looks like? That's a lot of cash. That's a lot of case. And honestly, it's so sad. Think of it, going to [[wikipedia:Iran and state-sponsored terrorism|Iran, a terrorist state]]. Now I happen to think they have plenty of money, we've given then $150 billion, so the $400 million is just, you know – I happen to think it goes into their accounts in Switzerland personally. Now, a lot of people say, "no, no, it's used for terror," and they use it for terror because it's the number one terror funder – not even close. But I also think that when you have $400 million in cash, different denominations, do you see the size of this? I guess they did release the pictures after all. They released pictures. ... Obama said that he did it because we don't have a working account with Iran. Do you believe that? How long does it take to set up an account? Right? You don't have a working account, you set up an account, right? * What's going on in this country is insane. And we have people running our country that don't know what they're doing, they're grossly incompetent, and it's time. We have to make change, real change. Not [[wikipedia:Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008#Slogan|Obama change]], we have to make change. * We get [[Bowe Bergdahl|Bergdahl]] who was a traitor, and they get five of the greatest killers that they've wanted for eight years. We get Bergdahl — I call it the five for one trade. For the [[wikipedia:Iran nuclear deal framework|Iran deal]], where we get nothing, we get nothing. They get ultimately, they have the path, beautiful path, they'll get way, way earlier than that. They'll get nuclear weapons, so if you get Trump you're going to see a lot of changes to that deal. That'll happen fast. * Remember {{w|Obamacare}}, "you're going to keep your doctor, you're going to keep your plan, over and over again, you're going to keep your doctor." It was a lie. And in fact, if he didn't make the lie, he would have never gotten it approved because most Democrats, many of the Democrats didn't want to do it. It was only that, that got them to sign it and to approve it. And it was a lie. * America first. We get a little tired of these deals where they actually put, and you know why, because of lobbyists and special interests and people representing and people wanting it to happen. It's just not that they want other countries to benefit over us. There are reasons for it and you know, when I raise money, and I'm putting up a lot of money for my own campaign, I'm funding me. And I'm raising for the Republican party. And we're getting a lot of money from the small donors. * '''Those cameras are not going on the move unless we have a protester. If we had a protester that's the only time they move because they're showing something that in their mind is a bad thing, so then they move.''' But I like that, I've always liked my protesters because the cameras show these massive crowds and people say wow, was that a big crowd. * She (Hillary Clinton) lacks judgment, she lacks temperament and I'm the one that used unfit many, many months ago. And now they've turned it around, use it on me, unfit? I'm unfit? That's — that's a first. But she lacks the temperament and the moral character to lead this country, its very simple. She really does. She's a dangerous person who doesn't tell the truth which has been proven very loudly. I've never seen a — I don't think we've ever had greater proof of that, of anybody. And she has disregarded the lives of Americans — you see what's happening — with what she has done with her server? And you know why she did that. So, I just look at this, and I said that if she gets elected, she will cause the destruction of this country from within. Remember that. ... She is disdainful of the rules set for everyone else and she hasn't changed a bit. This is — that was the good thing. I couldn't say the bad things. It was too much. Nobody would even — nobody would even believe it. You've got to see this book. Nobody would believe because it's so terrible, so terrible. And she comes across like this woman — nice, easy — but she's not. And — and she's — listen — she's not a leader, not a leader. And she is a liar. * '''France isn't France anymore.''' We're not going. And so many people are saying that. Look at what's going on with Germany. Look at what's happening with Germany. Look at the crime; look at the problems. We have enough problems in our country right now. We don't need additional problems, folks. We don't need additional problems. And for all we know, this could be the great [[Trojan Horse]]. This could be. We don't know who these people are. ... We have to get smart, folks. We don't need the problems — and we've already got those problems, just so you understand. Because they're coming into the country, they're being put where nobody even knows where they are. It's like, if I were the enemy, I would say, I can't believe they're that stupid. They're taking my people and they're putting them all over the place, because you have great military right here. * [[wikipedia:Hillary Clinton email controversy|33,000 e-mails are missing]]. And she's so guilty. She's so guilty. * Could you imagine if I said that "I short circuited"? They would be calling for my execution, — electric chair. They'd bring back the electric chair. It would be a whole different ball game if I said it, believe me. * [[wikipedia:Economic policy of Barack Obama|Obama-Clinton economic policies]] have produced 1.2 percent economic growth, the weakest so-called [[wikipedia:Financial crisis of 2007–08#Stabilization|recovery]] since the Great Depression. Now, this is, like, unbelievable — 1.2. Do you know China goes to 7 percent or 8 percent, it's like a national catastrophe. Now, what they do is they cut their currency. They devalue their currency, and big league, and then all of our businesses continue to be drained out of the United States. Our money, our jobs. They make our product, they sell our product to us. No tax, no nothing, you devalue — see devaluing is sort of cheating. * I see the carnage that [[wikipedia:Political positions of Donald Trump#NAFTA|NAFTA has caused]], I see the carnage. It's been horrible. ... It's a suicidal pact for our country. And you know I've watched for years. * I like Mexico. And I respect the leaders of Mexico because they're much smarter, they're much street smarter, but they're much smarter and more cunning than our leaders. But you have to see what's going on. * I can't believe I'm saying I'm a politician. * The Bernie ones were — they had a lot more spirit. I think we're going to get a lot of Bernie voters, if you want to know the truth. Because they do understand that trade is killing us. Trade. * The [[national debt]] has doubled. And you know the bad part about that? You think if the national debt has doubled, our infrastructure would be great, our country would be in great shape. We'd have beautiful roads, beautiful highways. You see where like 50 percent of the bridges are in danger in this country. And the roadways are a mess. * We have great people. We have the most loyal people. We have the smartest people. You know, so many of my people, they're so smart. They like to say, well, Trump, I don't know if he's got this right — let me tell you, we have the smartest people. We have the people that are the smartest, and the strongest, and the best and the hardest working. We have the smartest people. We'll put I.Q.s among — some of us, we couldn't say all of us, right — against any I.Q.s that we — we have to deal with, that I can tell you. I would love to do that. * Today, [[wikipedia:Home-ownership in the United States|homeownership]] is at its lowest rate in 51 years. ... Lowest that its been in so many years, 51 years. Nearly 12 million people and more Americans are dependent on food stamps and 2 million more Latino Americans live in poverty under Obama and Clinton — under Obama; because Clinton's just gonna carry on. * Hillary wants to raise taxes. It's a comparison. I want to lower them. * If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is. I don't know. But — but I'll tell you what. That will be a horrible day. If — if Hillary gets to put her judges — right now, we're tied. You see what's going on. * Hillary essentially wants to abolish the Second Amendment. * Hillary and President Obama refused to use the term radical {{w|Islamic terrorism}}. Big problem. Big problem. Hillary wants to release violent criminals and criminal offenders from prison, that's wonderful, enjoy yourselves. I want to work with our police. Our police are so incredible, they're not getting the respect they deserve. * We have to respect and cherish our police. * We're fighting a political correct war. It's a political correct war. I mean, you know what's going on. You know what's going on. These are people that chop off heads. These are people that, in steel cages, drop steel cages into the waters and drowned large numbers of people. These are people that buried people in the sand. We've got to knock them out. I was against the war in Iraq. We shouldn't have been to the war in Iraq. It destabilized the Middle East and I said that was going to happen. But we shouldn't have gotten out the way we got out. The way we got out was insane. And Obama gave a date, and he — and that's how ISIS happened, folks. Hence, the birth of ISIS. * If I'm ISIS, I call her (Hillary Clinton) up and I give her the most valuable player award. ... And I guarantee you with Libya, which was her baby, and all of the other mistakes she has made. Obama takes now, because obviously, for him, that's the better alternative, all right? But he has been an incompetent president. He has done a horrible job. =====Speech in Jackson, Mississippi (August 24, 2016)===== <small>Speech in {{w|Jackson, Mississippi}}. As quoted by ''{{w|CBS}}'' and ''{{w|The Hindu}}'' [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/08/24/trump-clinton-bigot/][http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/republican-presidential-candidate-donald-trump-speaks-at-an-election-rally-in-mississippi/article9031151.ece] (August 24, 2016)</small> * '''Hillary Clinton is a bigot who sees people of color only as votes, not as human beings worthy of a better future.''' She's going to do nothing for African-Americans. She's going to do nothing for the Hispanics. She's only going to take care of herself, her consultants, her donors, these are the people she cares about. She doesn't care what her policies have done to your communities. She doesn't care. Remember this, you've had her policies — Democrats running some of the inner cities for 50, 70, 80, even over 100 years. And look what you have right now: poverty, no education, crime, you can't walk down the street with your child. We're going to fix it. Hillary Clinton has no remorse. I will fight to create a better future for every American. * Eight years of Obama-Clinton policies have sacrificed our safety and undermined our freedom and independence. ... The Obama-Clinton foreign policy has unleashed ISIS, destabilised the Middle East and put the nation of Iran — which chants [[Death to America]] — in a dominant position of regional power and, in fact, aspiring to be a dominant world power. * Our jobs have moved overseas, Islamic terrorism has spread within our shores and an open border has crushed low-income workers and threatened our security. The issues we face here in America are similar to the issues faced in Britain during their referendum on membership in the EU. This is the movement known as Brexit * Hillary wants to surrender America to globalism. She wants a country without borders. She wants trade deals written for the benefit of foreign corporations. She wants a government that ignores the will of the people. She wants to sell out American security to the Clinton Foundation for a pile of cash. It is hard to tell where the Clinton Foundation ends and the State Department begins. ... Hillary Clinton has betrayed her duty to the people. * The job of a public official is to serve and protect the citizens of the United States. Not illegal immigrants, not foreign nationals seeking entry, but the people living here lawfully today — including millions of African-American and Hispanic citizens. * I will fight for their security, I will fight for their jobs, I will fight for their families. One American Nation. * It's time for America to recapture its destiny. Our government, our leaders, and our media have lost touch with the people. You need no better evidence of that than the fact that the media ignores the plight of Americans who have lost their children to illegal immigrants, but spends day after day pushing for amnesty for those here in violation of the law. * This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton: death, destruction, terrorism and weakness. But Hillary Clinton's legacy doesn't have to be America's legacy. * I have a message for the terrorists trying to kill our citizens: we will find you, we will destroy you, and we will win. This is not only a military fight, but we will also require cyberwarfare and financial warfare. It is also an ideological fight. We will confront directly the hateful ideology of Radical Islam — and promote American values, and American culture, and America's system of government. ====September 2016==== * We can't have someone in the Oval Office who doesn't understand the meaning of the word "confidential" or "classified". ** [http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/15/politics/donald-trump-classified-information/ Trump campaign speech in Greenville, North Carolina] (6 September 2016) * For the first time in a long while, [[Hillary Clinton|her]] true feelings came out, showing bigotry and hatred for millions of Americans. How can she be President of our country when she has such contempt and disdain for so many great Americans? ** {{cite news |title=Clinton walks back 'deplorables' comment: I 'regret' using the term to describe 'half' of Trump's supporters |first=Beremy |last=Berke |work=[[w:Business Insider|Business Insider]] |date=10 September 2016 |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/clinton-regrets-deplorables-comment-2016-9/}} * While my opponent slanders you as deplorable... I call you hard-working, American patriots. ** [https://www.c-span.org/video/?415085-1/donald-trump-campaigns-ashville-north-carolina Donald Trump Campaign Rally in Ashville, North Carolina], ''C-SPAN.org'' (12 September 2016). *OK, what I do is, wash it with Head and Shoulders. I don't dry it, though. I let it dry by itself. It takes about an hour. Then I read papers and things…I also watch TV…OK, so I've done all that. I then comb my hair. Yes, I do use a comb…<br>Do I comb it forward? No, I don't comb it forward…I actually don't have a bad hairline. When you think about it, it's not bad. I mean, I get a lot of credit for comb-overs. But it's not really a comb-over. It's sort of a little bit forward and back. I've combed it the same way for years. Same thing, every time. **[https://www.newsmax.com/thewire/jimmy-fallon-donald-trump-mess-up-hair/2016/09/16/id/748677/ 15 September 2016 to Jimmy Fallon] * Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. I finished it. I finished it. You know what I mean. President Barack Obama was born in the United States, period. Now we all want to get back to making America strong and great again. ** {{cite news |title=Trump finally says Obama born in U.S., blames Clinton for controversy |work=USA Today |date=16 September 2016 |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/09/16/donald-trump-barack-obama-hillary-clinton-presidential-campaign-birtherism/90471868/}} ** [[wikipedia:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's citizenship]] were not started by Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign according to ''[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/16/donald-trump/fact-checking-donald-trumps-claim-hillary-clinton-/ PolitiFact.com]'', and Trump continued to question Obama's citizenship for years after he released his long-form birth certificate in 2011[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/16/donald-trump/donald-trumps-pants-fire-claim-he-finished-obama-b/]. * People don't know how great you are. People don't know how smart you are. These are the smart people. These are the smart people. These are really the smart people. And they never like to say it, but I say it. And I'm a smart person. These are the smart. We have the smartest people. We have the smartest people. And they know it. Some say it, but they hate to say it. But we have the smartest people. ** Council Bluffs, Iowa, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-09-29 |title=Donald Trump's Bizarre Speech: 'You Are The Smartest People' |periodical=Leading Britain's Conversation |url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/politics/us-election/donald-trump/donald-trumps-bizarre-speech-smartest-people/}} * On the question if he would honor the results of the election should he lose:<br>"We're going to have to see. We're going to see what happens. We're going to have to see." ** [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/us/politics/donald-trump-interview-bill-hillary-clinton.html?_r=0 In an interview with the New York Times]; [http://www.nbcnews.com/card/trump-appears-back-pledge-support-clinton-if-she-wins-n657866 Trump Appears to Back Off Pledge to Support Clinton If She Wins], NBC News (30 September 2016) =====First presidential debate (September 26, 2016)===== <small>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/26/the-first-trump-clinton-presidential-debate-transcript-annotated/#annotations:10505575 Transcript], ''{{w|Washington Post}}''</small> * Our jobs are fleeing the country. They're going to Mexico. They're going to many other countries. You look at what China is doing to our country in terms of making our product. They're devaluing their currency, and there's nobody in our government to fight them. And we have a very good fight. And we have a winning fight. Because they're using our country as a piggy bank to rebuild China, and many other countries are doing the same thing. ... We have to stop our jobs from being stolen from us. We have to stop our companies from leaving the United States and, with it, firing all of their people. ... We cannot let it happen. Under my plan, I'll be reducing taxes tremendously, from 35 percent to 15 percent for companies, small and big businesses. That's going to be a job creator like we haven't seen since [[Ronald Reagan]]. It's going to be a beautiful thing to watch. Companies will come. They will build. They will expand. New companies will start. And I look very, very much forward to doing it. We have to renegotiate our trade deals, and we have to stop these countries from stealing our companies and our jobs. * Our country's in deep trouble. We don't know what we're doing when it comes to devaluations and all of these countries all over the world, especially China. They're the best, the best ever at it. What they're doing to us is a very, very sad thing. * But in all fairness to Secretary Clinton, when she started talking about this, it was really very recently. She's been doing this for 30 years. And why hasn't she made the agreements better? The NAFTA agreement is defective. Just because of the tax and many other reasons, but just because of the fact Secretary Clinton and others, politicians, should have been doing this for years, not right now, because of the fact that we've created a movement. * The first thing you do is don't let the jobs leave. The companies are leaving. I could name, I mean, there are thousands of them. They're leaving, and they're leaving in bigger numbers than ever. And what you do is you say, fine, you want to go to Mexico or some other country, good luck. We wish you a lot of luck. But if you think you're going to make your air conditioners or your cars or your cookies or whatever you make and bring them into our country without a tax, you're wrong. And once you say you're going to have to tax them coming in, and our politicians never do this, because they have special interests and the special interests want those companies to leave, because in many cases, they own the companies. So what I'm saying is, we can stop them from leaving. We have to stop them from leaving. And that's a big, big factor. * '''CLINTON''': Donald was one of the people who rooted for the [[wikipedia:United States housing bubble|housing crisis]]. He said, back in 2006, "Gee, I hope it does collapse, because then I can go in and buy some and make some money." Well, it did collapse. : '''TRUMP''': That's called business, by the way. * We invested in a solar company, our country. That was a disaster. They lost plenty of money on that one. Now, look, I'm a great believer in all forms of energy, but we're putting a lot of people out of work. Our energy policies are a disaster. Our country is losing so much in terms of energy, in terms of paying off our debt. You can't do what you're looking to do with $20 trillion in debt. The Obama administration, from the time they've come in, is over 230 years' worth of debt, and he's topped it. He's doubled it in a course of almost eight years, seven-and-a-half years, to be semi- exact. * We have to do a much better job at giving companies incentives to build new companies or to expand, because they're not doing it. * NAFTA is the worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere, but certainly ever signed in this country. And now you [Hillary Clinton] [[wikipedia:Political positions of Hillary Clinton#Trans-Pacific_Partnership|want to approve Trans-Pacific Partnership]]. You were totally in favor of it. Then you heard what I was saying, how bad it is, and you said, I can't win that debate. But you know that if you did win, you would approve that, and that will be almost as bad as NAFTA. Nothing will ever top NAFTA. * You are going to approve one of the [[wikipedia:Political positions of Hillary Clinton#Fiscal_policy_and_taxation|biggest tax cuts in history]]. You are going to approve one of the biggest tax increases in history. You are going to drive business out. Your regulations are a disaster, and you're going to increase regulations all over the place. And by the way, my tax cut is the biggest since [[wikipedia:Reaganomics|Ronald Reagan]]. I'm very proud of it. It will create tremendous numbers of new jobs. But regulations, you are going to regulate these businesses out of existence. ... The things that business as in people like the most is the fact that I'm cutting regulation. You have regulations on top of regulations, and new companies cannot form and old companies are going out of business. And you want to increase the regulations and make them even worse. I'm going to cut regulations. I'm going to cut taxes big league, and you're going to raise taxes big league, end of story. * She's telling us how to fight ISIS. Just go to her website. She tells you how to fight ISIS on her website. I don't think General Douglas MacArthur would like that too much. ... See, you're telling the enemy everything you want to do. No wonder you've been fighting ISIS your entire adult life. * I'm really calling for major jobs, because the wealthy are going create tremendous jobs. They're going to expand their companies. They're going to do a tremendous job. I'm getting rid of the carried interest provision. And if you really look, it's not a tax -- it's really not a great thing for the wealthy. It's a great thing for the middle class. It's a great thing for companies to expand. * We have the worst revival of an economy since the Great Depression. And believe me: '''We're in a bubble right now. And the only thing that looks good is the stock market, but if you raise interest rates even a little bit, that's going to come crashing down.''' * I will release them as soon as the audit. Look, I've been under audit almost for 15 years. I know a lot of wealthy people that have never been audited. I said, do you get audited? I get audited almost every year. And in a way, I should be complaining. I'm not even complaining. I don't mind it. It's almost become a way of life. I get audited by the IRS. But other people don't. I will say this. We have a situation in this country that has to be taken care of. I will release my tax returns -- against my lawyer's wishes -- when she [Hillary Clinton] releases her 33,000 e-mails that have been deleted. As soon as she releases them, I will release. ** About releasing his tax returns. * That makes me smart. ** About that Trump didn't pay [[wikipedia:Income tax in the United States|federal income taxes]]. * That was more than a mistake. That was done purposely. OK? That was not a mistake. That was done purposely. When you have your staff taking the [[Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fifth Amendment]], taking the Fifth so they're not prosecuted, when you have the man that set up the illegal server taking the Fifth, I think it's disgraceful. ** About {{w|Hillary Clinton email controversy}} * As far as my tax returns, you don't learn that much from tax returns. That I can tell you. You learn a lot from financial disclosure. And you should go down and take a look at that. * I am very under[[wiktionary:leverage|leveraged]]. I have a great company. I have a tremendous income. And the reason I say that is not in a braggadocios way. It's because it's about time that this country had somebody running it that has an idea about money. * Maybe he didn't do a good job and I was unsatisfied with his work ... On occasion, four times, we used certain laws that are there. And when Secretary Clinton talks about people that didn't get paid, first of all, they did get paid a lot, but taken advantage of the laws of the nation. Now, if you want to change the laws, you've been there a long time, change the laws. But I take advantage of the laws of the nation because I'm running a company. My obligation right now is to do well for myself, my family, my employees, for my companies. And that's what I do. ... She [Hillary Clinton] doesn't say is that tens of thousands of people that are unbelievably happy and that love me. ** About not having paid to some of his employees. * We need law and order. If we don't have it, we're not going to have a country. ... We need law and order in our country. * We have a situation where we have our inner cities, African- Americans, Hispanics are living in hell because it's so dangerous. You walk down the street, you get shot. * Now, whether or not in a place like Chicago you do [[wikipedia:Frisking|stop and frisk]], which worked very well, [[wikipedia:Rudolph Giuliani|Mayor Giuliani]] is here, [[wikipedia:Stop-and-frisk in New York City|worked very well in New York]]. It brought the crime rate way down. But you take the gun away from criminals that shouldn't be having it. We have [[wikipedia:Gangs in the United States|gangs roaming the street]]. And in many cases, they're illegally here, [[illegal immigrants]]. And they have guns. And they shoot people. And we have to be very strong. And we have to be very vigilant. * Our police, in many cases, are afraid to do anything. We have to protect our inner cities, because African-American communities are being decimated by crime, decimated. * '''HOLT''': Stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York, because it largely singled out black and Hispanic young men. : '''TRUMP''': No, you're wrong. It went before a judge, who was a very against-police judge. It was taken away from her. And our mayor, our new mayor, refused to go forward with the case. They would have won an appeal. If you look at it, throughout the country, there are many places where it's allowed. : '''HOLT''': The argument is that it's a form of racial profiling. : '''TRUMP''': No, the argument is that we have to take the guns away from these people that have them and they are bad people that shouldn't have them. * You need more police. You need a better community, you know, relation. ... You need better relationships between the communities and the police, because in some cases, it's not good. * So when you [Hillary Clinton] tried to act holier than thou, it really doesn't work. It really doesn't. * We should be better than anybody else, and perhaps we're not. I don't think anybody knows it was Russia that [[wikipedia:Democratic National Committee cyber attacks|broke into the DNC]]. She's saying Russia, Russia, Russia, but I don't -- maybe it was. I mean, it could be Russia, but it could also be China. It could also be lots of other people. It also could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds, OK? * We have to get very, very tough on cyber and cyber warfare. * President Obama and Secretary Clinton created a vacuum the way they got [[wikipedia:Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq|out of Iraq]], because they got out -- what, they shouldn't have been in, but once they got in, the way they got out was a disaster. And ISIS was formed. * I said it to you once, had we taken the [[oil]] -- and we should have taken the oil -- ISIS would not have been able to form either, because the [[wikipedia:Oil production and smuggling in ISIL|oil was their primary source of income]]. And now they have the oil all over the place, including the oil -- a lot of the oil in Libya, which was another one of her disasters. * You [Hillary Clinton] look at the Middle East, you started the Iran deal, that's another beauty where you have a country that was ready to fall, I mean, they were doing so badly. They were choking on the sanctions. And now they're going to be actually probably a major power at some point pretty soon, the way they're going. * I think we have to get [[NATO]] to go into the Middle East with us, in addition to surrounding nations, and we have to knock the hell out of ISIS, and we have to do it fast, when ISIS formed in this vacuum created by Barack Obama and Secretary Clinton. And believe me, you were the ones that took out the troops. ... When they formed, this is something that never should have happened. It should have never happened. Now, you're talking about taking out ISIS. But you were there, and you were secretary of state when it was a little infant. Now it's in over 30 countries. And you're going to stop them? I don't think so. * I think the best person in her [Clinton's] campaign is mainstream media. * The single greatest problem the world has is nuclear armament, nuclear weapons, not global warming, like you think and your -- your president thinks. ====October 2016==== * I'd never withdraw. I've never withdrawn in my life. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amid-growing-calls-to-drop-out-trump-vows-to-never-withdraw/2016/10/08/8c0b5b7a-8d68-11e6-bff0-d53f592f176e_story.html?postshare=8561475940907652&tid=ss_tw phone call to the Washington Post] (8 October 2016) * So important that you get out and vote. So important that you watch other communities, because we don't want this election stolen from us. We don't want this election stolen from us. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/11/donald-trump-unplugged-as-ever/ Transcript of speech] at [[wikipedia:Ambridge, Pennsylvania|Ambridge, Pennsylvania]] (October 10, 2016) * '''Donald Trump''': Now, he's supposed to look like Donald Trump, but he's actually much too good looking. ''[to toddler]'' You are really handsome... Do you want to go back to [your parents] or do you want to stay with Donald Trump?<br>'''Toddler''': Trump. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snou8qrElnM Little Trump Look-Alike Comes on Stage with Donald in Wilkes-Barre 10/10/16], [[wikipedia:Right Side Broadcasting Network|Right Side Broadcasting]], ''YouTube''. Quoted in [http://people.com/politics/donald-trump-meets-his-mini-me-at-pennsylvania-rally/ "Donald Trump Meets His Mini-Me at Pennsylvania Rally"] by Dave Quinn, ''People.com'' (October 11, 2016). * This event gives not only the candidates' chance to be with each other in very social setting it's also allowing the candidates the opportunity to meet the other candidate team, good team, I know Hillary met my campaign manager and I got chance meet people who are working so hard to get her elected, there they are...the head of NBC, CNN, CBS, ABC, there's the New York Times right over there and the Washington Post, they're working overtime, it's true...true... Oh this one gonna get me a trouble... ** Speech at the Al Smith Charity Dinner, 2016 * Hillary Clinton meets in secret with international banks to plot the destruction of U.S. sovereignty in order to enrich these global financial powers, her special interest friends and her donors. * Honestly, she should be locked up. She should be. Should be locked up. ** [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/us/politics/trump-comments-linked-to-antisemitism.html at a rally in West Palm Beach, Florida] (October 13, 2016) * She [Clinton] walks in front of me, she walks in front of me, you know. And when she walked in front of me, believe me I wasn't impressed. * Reporters at The New York Times are not journalists. They're corporate lobbyists for Carlos Slim and Hillary Clinton. * Believe me: She [one of the women accusing him of sexual assault] would not be my first choice, that I can tell you. ** [http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/14/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-appearance-debate/ at a rally in Greensboro, N.C.] Also quoted in [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/us/politics/trump-speech-highlights.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news Donald Trump's Barrage of Heated Rhetoric Has Little Precedent] (October 14, 2016) * Our movement is about replacing a failed and corrupt - and when I say corrupt, I'm talking about totally corrupt - political establishment [Obamacare] with a new government controlled by you, the American people. There is nothing the political establishment will not do. No lie that they won't tell to hold their prestige and power at your expense and that's what's been happening. The Washington establishment and the financial and media corporations that funded exist for only one reason: to protect and enrich itself. The establishment has trillions of dollars at stake in this election. As an example, just one single trade deal they'd like to pass involves trillions of dollars controlled by many countries, corporations, and lobbyists. For those who controlled the levels of power in Washington, and for the global special interests, they partner with these people that don't have your good in mind. Our campaign represents a true existential threat like they haven't seen before. ** At a campaign rally in Florida (13 October 2016) * No, no, lot of things are going on folks, lot of things. I think she's actually getting pumped up, if you want to know the truth, she's getting pumped up, you understand? In fact we're going to be talking about that in a few minutes. She's getting pumped up for Wednesday night. Let's see. You know, I don't know, maybe, we're like athletes, right? Hey, look, I beat seventeen senators, governors, I beat all these people, we're like athletes. Hillary beat Bernie, although it looks like Bernie got a little bit of a bad deal based on Wikileaks, right? If you look at Wikileaks. But we're like athletes, right? So athletes, they're making them more and more, but athletes, they make them take a drug test, right? I think we should take a drug test prior to the debate, I do. I think we should, why don't we do that? We should take a drug test, prior, because I don't know what's going on with her. But at the beginning of her last debate, she was all pumped up at the beginning, and at the end it was like, "Uh, take me down." She could barely reach her car. So I think we should take a drug test, I'm, er, anyway I'm willing to do it. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mE7YkeasOA At a rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, about his rival Hillary Clinton's performance during the presidential debates] (15 October 2016) * Such a nasty woman. [of Hillary Clinton] ** Third Presidential debate (19 October 2016), [http://fortune.com/2016/10/19/presidential-debate-third-transcript/ full transcript] at ''[[wikipedia:Fortune (magazine)|fortune.com]]''. * I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the people of the United States that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election, ''if I win''. ** 20 October 2016, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-10-20 |title=Donald Trump: 'I will totally accept' election results 'if I win' |author=Jeremy Diamond |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/20/politics/donald-trump-i-will-totally-accept-election-results-if-i-win/index.html}} * I'm going to fight for every American in every last part of this nation. We have a president who doesn't fight. He goes out and plays golf all the time. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] October 23 rally *She didn't know what to do, well how did you get him, uh well uh... they were sent by Russia! You know they're always using Russia **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smKITCJJMnc&t=18m30s October 25, 2016 rally in Sanford] regarding [[Donna Brazile]] * And I have to give the FBI credit, that was so bad, what happened, originally, and it took guts for [[wikipedia:James Comey|Director Comey]] to make the move that he made, in light of the kind of opposition he had, with their trying to protect her from criminal prosecution, you know that. It took a lot of guts, I really disagreed with him, I was not his fan, but I'll tell you what, what he did, he brought back his reputation, he brought it back. He's got to hang tough, because there's a lot of, lotta people, want him to do the wrong thing, what he did was the right thing. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/10/31/donald-trump-james-comey-has-guts-grand-rapids-sot.cnn At a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan] shortly after Comey announced the FBI would investigate further emails relating to Hillary Clinton, but before his statement that no incriminating information was found within them (31 October 2016) =====Second presidential debate (October 9, 2016)===== <small>[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/10/us/politics/transcript-second-debate.html Transcript], ''{{w|New York Times}}''</small> * '''[[Anderson Cooper]]''': You bragged that you have sexually assaulted women. Do you understand that?<br>'''Donald Trump''': No, I didn't say that at all. I don't think you understood what was — this was locker room talk. * I have great respect for women. Nobody has more respect for women than I do. * ...if I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your [Hilary Clinton's] situation, because there has never been so many lies, so much deception. There has never been anything like it, and we're going to have a special prosecutor. * '''Hillary Clinton''': ...it's just awfully good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law in our country.<br>'''Donald Trump''': Because you'd be in jail. * '''Cooper''': Please allow her to respond. She didn't talk while you talked.<br>'''Clinton''': Yes, that's true, I didn't.<br>'''Trump''': Because you have nothing to say. * '''[[wikipedia:Martha Raddatz|Martha Raddatz]]''': ...you, Secretary Clinton, purportedly say you need both a public and private position on certain issues....<br>'''Clinton''': As I recall, that was something I said about Abraham Lincoln after having seen the wonderful Steven Spielberg movie ...<br>'''Trump''': Now she's blaming the lie on the late, great Abraham Lincoln. That's one that I haven't... OK, Honest Abe, Honest Abe never lied. That's the good thing. That's the big difference between Abraham Lincoln and you. That's a big, big difference. We're talking about some difference. * I know nothing about Russia. I know — I know about Russia, but I know nothing about the inner workings of Russia. * '''Cooper''': Did you use that $916 million loss to avoid paying personal federal income taxes for years?<br>'''Trump''': Of course I do. Of course I do. And so do all of her donors, or most of her donors. ... I pay tremendous numbers of taxes. I absolutely used it. And so did Warren Buffett and so did George Soros and so did many of the other people that Hillary is getting money from. * ...NAFTA, signed by her husband, is perhaps the greatest disaster trade deal in the history of the world. ====November 2016==== * I'm also honored to have the greatest temperament that anybody has. ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Sam Stein | date=2016-11-03 |title=Donald Trump Is Honored To Have The Greatest Temperament, Donald Trump Says | periodical=Huffington Post | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-temperament_n_581b75d3e4b0b8e11a135eac}} * Our movement is about replacing a failed and corrupt political establishment with a new government controlled by you, the American people. The establishment has trillions of dollars at stake in this election. For those who control the levers of power in Washington and for the global special interests, they partner with these people that don't have your good in mind. The political establishment that is trying to stop us is the same group responsible for our disastrous trade deals, massive illegal immigration and economic and foreign policies that have bled our country dry. The political establishment has brought about the destruction of our factories and our jobs as they flee to Mexico, China and other countries all around the world. It's a global power structure that is responsible for the economic decisions that have robbed our working class, stripped our country of its wealth and put that money into the pockets of a handful of large corporations and political entities. The only thing that can stop this corrupt machine is you. The only force strong enough to save our country is us. The only people brave enough to vote out this corrupt establishment is you, the American people. I'm doing this for the people and the movement and we will take back this country for you and we will make America great again. I'm Donald Trump and I approve this message. ** Closing argument for America (4 November 2016) *** Lines recycled from Trump's campaign rally in West Palm Beach, FL (10/13/2016) * No dream is too big, no challenge is too great. Nothing we want for our future is beyond our reach. America will no longer settle for anything less than the best. ** [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/us/politics/trump-speech-transcript.html Victory Speech] (9 November 2016) * I think I'm a sober person. I think the press tries to make you into something a little bit different. In my case, a little bit of a wild man, I'm not, I'm actually not. I'm a very sober person. ** During an interview on 60 Minutes (11 November 2016) * Today, I would like to provide the American people with an update on the White House transition and our policy plans for the first 100 days. Our transition team is working very smoothly, efficiently, and effectively. Truly great and talented men and women, patriots indeed are being brought in and many will soon be a part of our government, helping us to Make America Great Again. My agenda will be based on a simple core principle: putting America First. Whether it's producing steel, building cars, or curing disease, I want the next generation of production and innovation to happen right here, in our great homeland: America – creating wealth and jobs for American workers. As part of this plan, I've asked my transition team to develop a list of executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs. It's about time. These include the following: On trade, I am going to issue our notification of intent to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a potential disaster for our country. Instead, we will negotiate fair, bilateral trade deals that bring jobs and industry back onto American shores. On energy, I will cancel job-killing restrictions on the production of American energy – including shale energy and clean coal – creating many millions of high-paying jobs. That's what we want, that's what we've been waiting for. On regulation, I will formulate a rule which says that for every one new regulation, two old regulations must be eliminated, it's so important. On national security, I will ask the Department of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to develop a comprehensive plan to protect America's vital infrastructure from cyber-attacks, and all other form of attacks. On immigration, I will direct the Department of Labor to investigate all abuses of visa programs that undercut the American worker. On ethics reform, as part of our plan to Drain the Swamp, we will impose a five-year ban on executive officials becoming lobbyists after they leave the Administration – and a lifetime ban on executive officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government. These are just a few of the steps we will take to reform Washington and rebuild our middle class. I will provide more updates in the coming days, as we work together to Make America Great Again for everyone. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xX_KaStFT8 A Message from President-Elect Donald J. Trump] (21 November 2016) * We are very blessed to call this nation our home. And that is what America is: it is our home. It's where we raise our families, care for our loved ones, look out for our neighbors, and live out our dreams. It is my prayer, that on this Thanksgiving, we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country, strengthened by a shared purpose and very, very common resolve. In declaring this national holiday, President Lincoln called upon Americans to speak with "one voice and one heart." That's just what we have to do. We have just finished a long and bruising political campaign. Emotions are raw and tensions just don't heal overnight. It doesn't go quickly, unfortunately, but we have before us the chance now to make history together to bring real change to Washington, real safety to our cities, and real prosperity to our communities, including our inner cities. So important to me, and so important to our country. But to succeed, we must enlist the effort of our entire nation. This historic political campaign is now over. Now begins a great national campaign to rebuild our country and to restore the full promise of America for all of our people. I am asking you to join me in this effort. It is time to restore the bonds of trust between citizens. Because when America is unified, there is nothing beyond our reach, and I mean absolutely nothing. Let us give thanks for all that we have, and let us boldly face the exciting new frontiers that lie ahead. Thank you. God Bless You and God Bless America. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUnv6Kb7syQ A Thanksgiving Message from President-Elect Donald J. Trump] (23 November 2016) =====''New York Times'' Interview (November 23, 2016)===== : <small>''{{w|New York Times}}'' Interview, [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/us/politics/trump-new-york-times-interview-transcript.html?smid=tw-share Transcript] (November 23, 2016)</small> * People are giving up tremendous careers in order to be subject to you folks and subject to a lot of other folks. But they're giving up a lot. I mean some are giving up tremendous businesses in order to sit for four or maybe eight or whatever the period of time is. But I think we're going to see some tremendous talent, tremendous talent coming in. We have many people for every job. I mean no matter what the job is, we have many incredible people. I think, [[wikipedia:Reince Priebus|Reince]], you can sort of just confirm that. The quality of the people is very good. ... We're trying very hard to get the best people. Not necessarily people that will be the most politically correct people, because that hasn't been working. So we have really experts in the field. Some are known and some are not known, but they're known within their field as being the best. That's very important to me. * I think the popular vote would have been easier in a true sense because you'd go to a few places. I think that's the genius of the Electoral College. I was never a fan of the Electoral College until now. * What we do want to do is we want to bring the country together, because the country is very, very divided, and that's one thing I did see, big league. It's very, very divided, and I'm going to work very hard to bring the country together. * I want to move forward, I don't want to move back. And I don't want to hurt the Clintons. I really don't. She went through a lot. And suffered greatly in many different ways. And I am not looking to hurt them at all. The campaign was vicious. They say it was the most vicious primary and the most vicious campaign. I guess, added together, it was definitely the most vicious; probably, I assume you sold a lot of newspapers. ... It's just not something that I feel very strongly about. ... I'm not looking to look back and go through this. This was a very painful period. This was a very painful election with all of the email things and all of the foundation things and all of the everything that they went through and the whole country went through. This was a very painful period of time. ** About not prosecuting Hillary Clinton. * Our country's really in bad, big trouble. We have a lot of trouble. A lot of problems. And one of the big problems, I talk about, [[divisiveness]]. I think that a lot of people will appreciate … I'm not doing it for that reason. I'm doing it because it's time to go in a different direction. * '''Clean air is vitally important. Clean water, crystal clean water is vitally important. Safety is vitally important.''' * Sometimes I'll say I'm actually an [[environmentalist]] and people will smile in some cases and other people that know me understand that's true. Open mind. * We're not a competitive nation with other nations anymore. We have to make ourselves competitive. We're not competitive for a lot of reasons. That's becoming more and more of the reason. Because a lot of these countries that we do business with, they make deals with our president, or whoever, and then they don't adhere to the deals, you know that. And it's much less expensive for their companies to produce products. So I'm going to be studying that very hard, and I think I have a very big voice in it. And I think my voice is listened to, especially by people that don't believe in it. And we'll let you know. * As far as the, you know, potential conflict of interests, though, I mean I know that from the standpoint, the law is totally on my side, meaning, the president can't have a conflict of interest. That's been reported very widely. Despite that, I don't want there to be a conflict of interest anyway. And the laws, the president can't. And I understand why the president can't have a conflict of interest now because everything a president does in some ways is like a conflict of interest. * I don't care about my company. ... Because it doesn't matter. The only thing that matters to me is running our country. * It's hard to explain. I don't care about anything having to do with anything having to do with anything other than the country. * In theory I could run my business perfectly, and then run the country perfectly. And there's never been a case like this where somebody's had, like, if you look at other people of wealth, they didn't have this kind of asset and this kind of wealth, frankly. It's just a different thing. * I've known {{w|Steve Bannon}} a long time. If I thought he was a [[racist]], or [[alt-right]], or any of the things that we can, you know, the terms we can use, I wouldn't even think about hiring him. First of all, I'm the one that makes the decision, not Steve Bannon or anybody else. * To me more important is taking care of the people that really have proven to be, to love Donald Trump, as opposed to the political people. And frankly if the political people don't take care of these people, they're not going to win and you're going to end up with maybe a total different kind of government than what you're looking at right now. These people are really angry. They're smart, they're workers, and they're angry. I call them the forgotten men and women. And I use that in speeches, I say they're the forgotten people — they were totally forgotten. * I would love to be able to be the one that made peace with Israel and the Palestinians. I would love that, that would be such a great achievement. Because nobody's been able to do it. ... I've had a lot of, actually, great Israeli businesspeople tell me, you can't do that, it's impossible. I disagree, I think you can make peace. I think people are tired now of being shot, killed. At some point, when do they come? I think we can do that. I have reason to believe I can do that. * [[The Times]] is, it's a great, great American jewel. A world jewel. ====December 2016==== * There is no global anthem, no global currency, no certificate of global citizenship, we pledge allegiance to one flag and that flag is the American Flag! ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBqIUF-cdgY#t=15m38s Thank You Tour - Cincinnati, Ohio] (01 December 2016) * Funny how that term caught on, isn't it? I tell everyone, I hated it. Somebody said 'drain the swamp' and I said, 'Oh, that is so hokey. That is so terrible.' I said, all right, I'll try it. So like a month ago I said 'drain the swamp' and the place went crazy. And I said 'Whoa, what's this?' Then I said it again. And then I start saying it like I meant it, right? And then I started to love it, and the place loved it. Drain the swamp. It's true. It's true. Drain the swamp. ** [http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/21/trump-adviser-says-he-is-ditching-drain-the-swamp.html During a rally in Des Moines, Iowa] (December 2016) * We will pursue a new foreign policy that finally learns from the mistakes of the past. We will stop looking to topple regimes and overthrow governments. ... Our goal is stability, not chaos, because we want to rebuild our country. It's time. ** Speaking at U.S. Bank Arena, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-12-01 |title=Trump's new foreign policy: 'We will stop looking to topple regimes' |author=Anna Giaritelli |periodical={{w|Washington Examiner}} |url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-new-foreign-policy-we-will-stop-looking-to-topple-regimes/article/2608687}} ===2017=== {| style="float:center; background:none;border: 1px solid silver;{{Border-radius|35px}}; margin:15px; background-color:#F6F6F6;" |- |<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:105%;"> 20 January 2017 [[File:Seal of the President of the United States.svg|20px]] - Donald Trump's presidency began |- |} ====January 2017==== * '''Reporter:''' Would a reasonable observer say that you are potentially vulnerable to blackmail by Russia or by its intelligence agencies?<br>'''Trump:''' Lemme just tell you what I do. When I leave our country, I'm a very high-profile person, would you say? I am extremely careful. I'm surrounded by bodyguards. I'm surrounded by people. And I always tell them—anywhere, but I always tell them if I'm leaving this country, "Be very careful, because in your hotel rooms and no matter where you go, you're gonna probably have cameras." I'm not referring just to Russia, but I would certainly put them in that category. And number one, "I hope you're gonna be good anyway. But in those rooms, you have cameras in the strangest places. Cameras that are so small with modern technology, you can't see them and you won't know. You better be careful, or you'll be watching yourself on nightly television." I tell this to people all the time. I was in Russia years ago, with the Miss Universe contest, which did very well—Moscow, the Moscow area did very, very well. And I told many people, "Be careful, because you don't wanna see yourself on television. Cameras all over the place."<br>And again, not just Russia, all over. Does anyone really believe that story? I'm also very much of a germaphobe, by the way, believe me. ** [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/politics/trump-press-conference-transcript.html, Donald Trump Press Conference at Trump Tower] (11 January 2017) [[File:Donald_Trump_delivering_inauguration_speech_01-20-17_(cropped).jpg|thumb|From this moment on, it's going to be America First.]][[File:2017_Presidential_Inauguration_CV6A0663.jpg|thumb|I looked out, the field was, looked like million, million and a half people.]] * I looked out, the field was, looked like million, million and a half people. They showed a field where there was practically nobody standing there. And they said, "Donald Trump did not draw well." I said, "It was almost raining!" The rain should've scared them away but God looked down and said we're not going to let it rain on your speech. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMBqDN7-QLg Trump speaking at the CIA Headquarters about his inauguration crowd and the press coverage], FOX 10 Phoenix (21 January 2017) * But when you look at this tremendous sea of love — I call it a "sea of love" — it's really something special. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDvoBoxv028 Trump describing a framed photograph of his inauguration crowd during an interview with David Muir], ABC (25 January 2017) * [About David Becker] He's grovelling again. You know, I always talk about the reporters that grovel when they want to write something that you want to hear but not necessarily millions of people want to hear or have to hear. ** [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38764653/ "Trump's voter fraud talk has liberals worried"], BBC (27 January 2017) * We want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/27/politics/trump-plans-to-sign-executive-action-on-refugees-extreme-vetting/ "Trump signs executive order to keep out 'radical Islamic terrorists'"], CNN (27 January 2017) * I've always felt the need to pray...I would say that the office is so powerful that you need God even more. ** [http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2017/january/worship-artist-credits-psalms-91-for-miraculous-cancer-healing Trump's interview with David Brody], CBN News (29 January 2017) =====Inaugural address, (January 20, 2017)===== <small>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/the-inaugural-address/ Transcript] (January 20, 2017)</small> *[[John Roberts|Chief Justice Roberts]], [[Jimmy Carter|President Carter]], President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: Thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people. Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come. We will face challenges, we will confront hardships, but we will get the job done. Every 4 years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama and [[Michelle Obama|First Lady Michelle Obama]] for their gracious aid throughout this transition. They have been magnificent. Thank you. * Today's ceremony, however, has very special meaning. '''Because today we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from Washington, DC, and giving it back to you, the people. For too long, a small group in our Nation's Capital has reaped the rewards of Government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth.''' '''Politicians prospered, but the jobs left, and the factories closed. The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country.''' '''Their victories have not been your victories; their triumphs have not been your triumphs; and while they celebrated in our Nation's Capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land.''' That all changes, starting right here and right now, because this moment is your moment: It belongs to you. It belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across America. This is your day. This is your celebration. And this, the United States of America, is your country. What truly matters is not which party controls our Government, but whether our Government is controlled by the people. '''January 20, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this Nation again. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now.''' * '''You came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement the likes of which the world has never seen before. At the center of this movement is a crucial conviction: that a nation exists to serve its citizens.''' Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families, and good jobs for themselves. These are just and reasonable demands of righteous people and a righteous public. But for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists: Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our Nation; an education system, flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge; and the crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential. This American carnage stops right here and stops right now. We are one Nation, and their pain is our pain, their dreams are our dreams, and their success will be our success. We share one heart, one home, and one glorious destiny. The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans. * For many decades, we've enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry, subsidized the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military. We've defended other nations' borders while refusing to defend our own and spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while America's infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay. We've made other countries rich while the wealth, strength, and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon. One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores, with not even a thought about the millions and millions of American workers that were left behind. The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world. But that is the past. And now we are looking only to the future. '''We, assembled here today, are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital, and in every hall of power. From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this this day forward, it's going to be only America first. America first.''' Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American workers and American families. * We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies, and destroying our jobs. Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength. I will fight for you with every breath in my body, and I will never, ever let you down. America will start winning again, winning like never before. We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth. And we will bring back our dreams. We will build new roads and highways and bridges and airports and tunnels and railways all across our wonderful Nation. We will get our people off of welfare and back to work, rebuilding our country with American hands and American labor. We will follow two simple rules: Buy American and hire American. We will seek friendship and good will with the nations of the world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first. We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example—we will shine—for everyone to follow. '''We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth.''' '''At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America, and through our loyalty to our country, we will rediscover our loyalty to each other. When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice. The Bible tells us, "How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity." We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity. When America is united, America is totally unstoppable.''' There should be no fear: We are protected, and we will always be protected. We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement, and most importantly, we will be protected by God. * Finally, we must think big and dream even bigger. In America, we understand that a nation is only living as long as it is striving. We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action, constantly complaining, but never doing anything about it. The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action. Do not allow anyone to tell you that it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America. We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again. We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the Earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries, and technologies of tomorrow. A new national pride will stir our souls, lift our sights, and heal our divisions. * It's time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are Black or Brown or White, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same great American flag. And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of [[Detroit]] or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty Creator. So to all Americans in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, from ocean to ocean, hear these words: You will never be ignored again. Your voice, your hopes, and your dreams will define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way. '''Together, we will make America strong again. We will make America wealthy again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again. And, yes, together, we will make America great again.''' Thank you. God bless you, and God bless America. Thank you. God bless America. ====February 2017==== * I am very proud now that we have a museum on the National Mall where people can learn about [[Reverend King]], so many other things, [[Frederick Douglass]] is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is getting recognized more and more, I notice. [[Harriet Tubman]], [[Rosa Parks]], and millions more [[black American]]s who made [[America] what it is today. Big impact ** [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/frederick-douglass-trump/515292/ Donald Trump's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass] February 1, 2017 *As we celebrate National African American History Month, we recognize the heritage and achievements of African Americans. The contributions African Americans have made and continue to make are an integral part of our society, and the history of African Americans exemplifies the resilience and innovative spirit that continue to make our Nation great **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-proclaims-february-national-african-american-history-month/ 2 February 2017] * For us here in Washington, we must never ever stop asking God for the wisdom to serve the public according to His will. But we had tremendous success on ''The Apprentice'' and, when I ran for President, I had to leave the show, that's when I knew for sure I was doing it, and they hired a big, big movie star, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], to take my place, and we know how that turned out. The ratings went right down the tubes, it's been a total disaster, and Mark [Burnett] will never, ever bet against Trump again, and I want to just pray for Arnold, if we can, for those rating, OK? ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyxacu5AslI Trump's "National Prayer Breakfast" speech] (2 February 2017) * We have to be tough. It's time we're going to be a little bit tough, folks. We're taken advantage by every nation in the world, virtually. It's not going to happen anymore. ** [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/02/donald-trump-australia-refugees-malcolm-turnbull-phone-call White House suggests US may still accept Australia refugees despite clash] (2 February 2017) * It's gotten to a point where it's not even being reported, and in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn't want to report it. They have their reasons and you understand that. ** [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38890090 Trump on the reporting of terrorist attacks during a speech given at MacDill Air Force Base] (6 February 2017) * Who is the state senator? Do you want to give me his name? We'll destroy his career. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1SKm1hTWq0 Trump responding to Sheriff Harold Eavenson's statement] about a Texas state senator proposing legislation to require convictions before sheriffs could receive forfeiture money. (7 February 2017) * I listened to a panel of judges and I'll comment on that — I will not comment on the statements made by, um, certainly one judge — but I have to be honest that if these judges wanted to, in my opinion, help the court, in terms of respect for the court, they'd do what they should be doing. I mean it's so sad, they should be, you know, when you read something so simple, and so beautifully written, and so perfectly written — other than the one statement, of course, having to do with "he" or "she" — but when you read something so perfectly written, and so clear to anybody, and then you have lawyers and you watched, I watched last night in amazement, and I heard things that I couldn't believe, things that really had nothing to do with what I just read, and I don't ever want to call a court biased, so I won't call it biased, and we haven't had a decision yet, but courts seem to be so political, and it would be so great for our justice system if they would be able to read a statement and do what's right. * Every child in America should be able to play outside without fear, walk home without danger, and attend a school without being worried about drugs or gangs or violence. ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/02/08/remarks-president-trump-mcca-winter-conference Remarks by President Trump at MCCA Winter Conference] (8 February 2017) * Well I just want to say that we are, you know, very honored by the victory that we had, 306 electoral college votes, we were not supposed to crack 220, you [turning to the Israeli PM] know that right? There was no way to 221, but then they said there's no way to 270 [Netanyahu tries to respond, but Trump continues, so then mouths "I thought he was talking to me"] and there's tremendous enthusiasm out there. I will say that, um, we are going to have peace, in this country, we are going to stop crime, in this country, we are going to do everything within our power to stop long-simmering racism, and every other thing that's going on, because a lot of bad things have been taking place over a long period of time. I think one of the reasons I won the election is we have a very, very divided nation, very divided, and hopefully I'll be able to do something about that, and I, you know, it's something that was very important to me. As far as people, Jewish people, so many friends, a daughter who happens to be here right now, a son-in-law, and three beautiful grandchildren, I think that you're going to see a lot different United States of America over the next three, four, or eight years, er, I think a lot of good things are happening, and you're going to see a lot of love, you're going to see a lot of love. ** Trump responding to a reporter's question about rising anti-Semitic incidents and a perception of xenophobia in his administration, during a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmfseeZt5fA joint press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel] (15 February 2017) * The press has become so dishonest that if we don't talk about, we are doing a tremendous disservice to the American people. Tremendous disservice. We have to talk to find out what's going on, because the press honestly is out of control. The level of dishonesty is out of control. * I guess it was the [[wikipedia:List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_Electoral_College_margin|biggest Electoral College win]] since Ronald Reagan. * This administration is running like a fine-tuned machine. [[File:Michael_Flynn_(30020745053).jpg|thumb|Mike Flynn is a fine person, and I asked for his resignation.]] * Mike Flynn is a fine person, and I asked for his resignation. He respectfully gave it. He is a man who there was a certain amount of information given to Vice President Pence, who is with us today. And I was not happy with the way that information was given. He didn't have to do that, because what he did wasn't wrong. What he did in terms of the information he saw. What was wrong was the way that other people, including yourselves in this room, were given that information, because that was classified information that was given illegally. That's the real problem. * Look, when I go to rallies, they turn around, they start screaming at CNN. They want to throw their placards at CNN. You know. I think you would do much better by being different. * Tomorrow, they will say, "Donald Trump rants and raves at the press." I'm not ranting and raving. I'm just telling you. You know, you're dishonest people. But, but I'm not ranting and raving. I love this. I'm having a good time doing it. But tomorrow, the headlines are going to be, "Donald Trump rants and raves." I'm not ranting and raving. [[File:HEUraniumC.jpg|thumb|You know what uranium is, right? It's a thing called nuclear weapons and other things like lots of things are done with uranium including some bad things.]] * You know what uranium is, right? It's a thing called nuclear weapons and other things like lots of things are done with uranium including some bad things. * In the meantime, Mosul is very, very difficult. Do you know why? Because I don't talk about military, and I don't talk about certain other things, you're going to be surprised to hear that. And by the way, my whole campaign, I'd say that. So I don't have to tell you. I don't want to be one of these guys that say, "Yes, here's what we're going to do." I don't have to do that. I don't have to tell you what I'm going to do in North Korea. Wait a minute. I don't have to tell you what I'm going to do in North Korea. And I don't have to tell you what I'm going to do with Iran. You know why? Because they shouldn't know. And eventually, you guys are going to get tired of asking that question. * Where are you from? [The reporter responds that he is from the BBC] Here's another beauty. * Do you want to set up the meeting? Are they friends of yours? [Addressing an African-American reporter and referring to the Congressional Black Caucus] ** [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/us/politics/donald-trump-press-conference-transcript.html?_r=0 Comments made during a news conference at the White House] (16 February 2017) *I am the least anti-Semitic person that you’ve ever seen in your entire life **17 February 2017 per [https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/16/donald-trump-i-am-the-least-anti-semitic-racist-person-that-youve-ever-seen.html CNBC] * You look at what's happening {{w|last night in Sweden}}. Sweden! Who would believe this, Sweden! They took in large numbers, they're having problems like they never thought possible. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMLK15edOUY Trump speaking at mass rally of his supporters in Melbourne, Florida] (18 February 2017) * And I want you all to know that we are fighting the fake news. It's fake, phony, fake. A few days ago I called the fake news the [[wikipedia:enemy of the people|enemy of the people]], and they are, they are the enemy of the people. * They shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name. Let their name be put out there. Let their name be put out. * I love Sweden, great country, great people, I love Sweden. But they understand, the people over there understand I'm right. Take a look at [[wikipedia:Crime in Sweden|what's happening in Sweden]]. * I have a friend, he's a very, very substantial guy. He loves the city of lights, he loves Paris. For years, every year during the summer, he would go to Paris, was automatic with his wife and his family. Hadn't seen him in a while and I said, Jim, let me ask you a question, how's Paris doing? "Paris? I don't go there anymore, Paris is no longer Paris." ** [http://time.com/4682023/cpac-donald-trump-speech-transcript/ Trump speaking at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference] (24 February 2017) * It's an unbelievably complex subject. Nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated. ** [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2017/feb/27/trump-healthcare-complicated-budget-video Speaking at the National Governors Association meeting at the White House] (27 February 2017) *Nations around the world, like Canada, Australia and many others – have a merit-based immigration system. It is a basic principle that those seeking to enter a country ought to be able to support themselves financially,<br>Yet, in America, we do not enforce this rule, straining the very public resources that our poorest citizens rely upon.<br>..<br>With the help of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, we have formed a Council with our neighbors in Canada to help ensure that women entrepreneurs have access to the networks, markets and capital they need to start a business and live out their financial dreams<br>..<br>America respects the right of all nations to chart their own path. My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America<br>..<br>It is not compassionate, but reckless, to allow uncontrolled entry from places where proper vetting cannot occur,<br>We cannot allow a beachhead of terrorism to form inside America -- we cannot allow our nation to become a sanctuary for extremists. **[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-politics/donald-trump-congress-speech-immigration/article34158135/ 28 February 2017, per Globe and Mail] ====March 2017==== * As we stand together with our Irish friends, I'm reminded of that proverb – and this is a good one, this is one I like, I've heard it for many many years and I love it – "Always remember to forget the friends that proved untrue, but never forget to remember those that have stuck by you." We know that, politically speaking, a lot of us know that, we know it well, it's a great phrase. ** [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/17/trumps-irish-proverb-causes-derision-on-the-web Trump speaking during a visit of Enda Kenny, the then Irish head of government] (17 March 2017) ====April 2017==== *Let's fucking kill him! Let's go in. Let's kill the fucking lot of them. **About [[Bashar al-Assad]], as quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bob-woodwards-new-book-reveals-a-nervous-breakdown-of-trumps-presidency/2018/09/04/b27a389e-ac60-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f1bf8ed6690c "Bob Woodward's new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown' of Trump's presidency"] (4 September 2018), by Philip Rucker and Robert Costa, ''The Washington Post'' *Today's chemical attack in Syria against innocent people, including women and children, is reprehensible and cannot be ignored by the civilized world. These heinous actions by the Bashar al-Assad regime are a consequence of the past administration's weakness and irresolution. President Obama said in 2012 that he would establish a "red line" against the use of chemical weapons and then did nothing. The United States stands with our allies across the globe to condemn this intolerable attack. **[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-the-chemical-weapons-attack-khan-sheikhoun-syria Statement on the Chemical Weapons Attack in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria], ''American Presidency Project'', (6 September 2017) * It was a slow and brutal death for so many…Even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack. ** President Trump on Syria's chemical weapons attack, [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-blasts-syria-murdering-civilians-u-s-strike-article-1.3027449 "President Trump blasts Syria for 'cruelly murdering' its own people as U.S. fires at least 50 missiles at airfield"], 6 April 2017. * We had finished dinner. We're now having dessert. And we had the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake that you've ever seen and President [[Xi Jinping|Xi]] was enjoying it. * So what happens is, I said we've just launched 59 missiles heading to Iraq. [Interviewer interrupts to correct him] Yes, heading toward Syria. ** President Trump explaining his decision to launch a missile strike while dining with Chinese President Xi Jinping, [http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/12/politics/donald-trump-xi-jingping-syria-chocolate-cake/ "Trump, Xi talked Syria strike over 'beautiful' chocolate cake"], 12 April 2017. * So this is promoting agriculture and rural prosperity in America. And, now, there's a lot of words I won't bother reading everything. ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/04/25/remarks-president-trump-farmers-roundtable-and-executive-order-signing Remarks by President Trump in Farmers Roundtable and Executive Order Signing Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America] (April 25, 2017) [[File:Shinzō_Abe_and_Donald_Trump_in_Palm_Beach_(3).jpeg|thumb|I thought it would be easier.]] * I thought it would be easier. ** [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-100days-idUSKBN17U0CA Trump discussing his first 100 days in interview with Reuters] (April 27, 2017) * I think we've done more than perhaps any president in the first 100 days.... Not since [President] [[Harry Truman]] has anybody done so much. ** Interview with President Trump, [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/full-interview-with-president-trump-on-his-first-100-days/article/2621516 "Full interview with President Trump on his first 100 days"], 28 April 2017. ====May 2017==== * People don't realize, you know, the Civil War, if you think about it, why? ** [http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-why-couldn-t-civil-war-have-been-avoided-n753241 Trump: Why Couldn't the Civil War Have Been Avoided?] (May 1, 2017) * No American should be forced to choose between the dictates of the federal government and the tenets of their faith. ** [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/05/04/what-trump-understands-about-religious-liberty-in-america.html What Trump understands about religious liberty in America?] (May 4, 2017) [[File:James_Comey_official_portrait.jpg|thumb|I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job.]] * I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job.<br>..<br>I faced great pressure because of Russia. That's taken off.<br>..<br>I'm not under investigation. ** [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/us/politics/trump-russia-comey.html Part of Trump's conversation with Russian officials invited to the White House], according to the official account of the meeting (10 May 2017) * Have you heard that expression used before? Because I haven't heard it. I mean, I just... I came up with it a couple of days ago and I thought it was good. It's what you have to do. ** [http://www.economist.com/Trumptranscript Trump claiming to have invented the term "prime the pump"] in the context of [[wikipedia:Stimulus_(economics)|economic stimulus]] during an interview published in [[The Economist]] (11 May 2017) * And in fact, when I decided to just do it, I said to myself, I said, "You know, this Russia thing, with Trump and Russia, is a made-up story, it's an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election." ** [http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/president-trump-this-russia-thing-is-a-made-up-story-941962819745 Trump admitting in an interview with NBC's Lester Holt] that annoyance at federal investigations was a motivation for firing FBI Director James Comey (11 May 2017) * Nothing is easier or more pathetic than being a critic. Because they're people that can't get the job done. But the future belongs to the dreamers, not to the critics. The future belongs to the people who follow their heart no matter what the critics say. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B421uhrOV-o&feature=youtu.be&t=12m34s Liberty University commencement speech] (13 May 2017) * Look at the way I have been treated lately, especially by the media. No politician in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse, or more unfairly. ** [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2017/may/17/donald-trump-media-coast-guard-speech-video Trump being a critic of the media during his speech at the US Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony] (17 May 2017) * Oh my God. This is terrible. '''This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked.''' ** On the appointment of a special counsel in the Russia investigation. As quoted in [[:commons:File:Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election.pdf|"Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election"]] by Robert S. Mueller III, Volume II, page 78. * So many young, beautiful, innocent people living and enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life, I won't call them monsters because they would like that term. They would think that's a great name. I will call them from now on losers because that's what they are. They're losers. And we'll have more of them. But they're losers—just remember that. ** [https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/05/trump-manchester-losers/527745/] ====June 2017==== * I was elected represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris. ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/01/statement-president-trump-paris-climate-accord Statement by President Trump on the Paris Climate Accord], announcing his intention to withdraw the US from the {{w|Paris Agreement}} (1 June 2017) * History is written by the dreamers, not the doubters. [[File:Family trump in the Easter Egg Roll (cropped).jpg|thumb|I love all people, rich or poor, but in those particular positions I just don't want a poor person.]] * I love all people, rich or poor, but in those particular positions I just don't want a poor person. * We're thinking about building the wall as a solar wall, so it [[wikipedia:Conservation of energy|creates energy]], and pays for itself. And this way Mexico will have to pay much less money, and that's good, right, is that good? You're the first group I've told that to, a solar wall, makes sense, let's see, we're working it out, we'll see, solar wall, panels, beautiful. I mean actually think of it, the higher it goes the more valuable it is, it's like... pretty good imagination ''[points to his own head]'', right, good? My idea. ** [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/21/president-trump-holds-iowa-rally-live-blog.html President Trump Holds a Rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa] (21 June 2017) * Well I didn't tape him — you never know what's happening, when you see that the Obama administration, and perhaps longer than that, was doing all of this unmasking and, er, surveillance, and you read all about it, and I've been reading about for the last couple of months about the seriousness of the, and horrible situation, with surveillance all over the place, and you've been hearing the word 'unmasking', a word you probably never heard before, so you never know what's out there — but I didn't tape, and I don't have any tape, and I didn't tape. * Well, er, it wasn't, er, it wasn't very stupid, I can tell you that. ''[In response to the interviewer suggesting that his tweeting that there were tapes was a smart tactic]'' ** [http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/23/trump-comey-tapes-tweet-mueller-probe-fox-friends-interview Trump interviewed by Ainsley Earhardt on Fox & Friends] (23 June 2017) * I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year's Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no! ** [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/business/media/trump-mika-brzezinski-facelift.html Trump Mocks Mika Brzezinski] (29 June 2017) [[File:Donald_Trump_(29273256122)_-_Cropped.jpg|thumb|The human soul yearns for discovery. By unlocking the mysteries of the universe, we unlock truths within ourselves.]] * The human soul yearns for discovery. By unlocking the mysteries of the universe, we unlock truths within ourselves. That's true. Our journey into space will not only make us stronger and more prosperous, but will unite us behind grand ambitions and bring us all closer together. Wouldn't that be nice? Can you believe that space is going to do that? I thought politics would do that. (Laughter.) Well, we'll have to rely on space instead. * Every launch into the skies is another step forward toward a future where our differences seem small against the vast expanse of our common humanity. Sometimes you have to view things from a distance in order to see the real truth. It is America's destiny to be at the forefront of humanity's eternal quest for knowledge and to be the leader amongst nations on our adventure into the great unknown. * Space. A lotta room out there, right? ''[Buzz Aldrin interjects: To infinity and beyond!]'' This is infinity, it could be infinity, we don't really don't know, but it could be, there's gotta be something, but it could be infinity, right? ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/30/remarks-president-signing-executive-order-national-space-council Trump speaking while signing an Executive Order on the National Space Council] (30 June 2017) ====July 2017==== * The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive. Do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost? Do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? Do we have the desire and the courage to preserve our civilization in the face of those who would subvert and destroy it? ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/07/06/remarks-president-trump-people-poland-july-6-2017 Remarks by President Trump to the People of Poland] (6 July 2017) * ...let Obamacare fail, it will be a lot easier. And I think we're probably in that position where we'll let Obamacare fail. We're not going to own it. I'm not going to own it. I can tell you the Republicans are not going to own it. We'll let Obamacare fail, and then the Democrats are going to come to us. ** White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2017-07-18}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2017-07-18|author=Thomas Kaplan|title=‘Let Obamacare Fail,’ Trump Says as G.O.P. Health Bill Collapses|periodical=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/us/politics/republicans-obamacare-repeal-now-replace-later.html}} * I am disappointed in the Attorney General, he should not have [[wikipedia:Judicial_disqualification|recused himself]], almost immediately after he took office, and if he was going to recuse himself he should have told me prior to taking office, and I would have quite simply picked somebody else, so I think that's a bad thing, not for the President but for the presidency, I think it's unfair to the presidency, and that's the way I feel. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgImDKyPZwg Trump responding to a question] about [[Jeff Sessions]] in a White House press briefing (25 July 2017) * I said please [[w:Police brutality in the United States|don't be too nice]]. Like when you guys put somebody in the car, and you're protecting their head, you know, the way you put the hand over, like, don't hit their head, and they've just killed somebody, don't hit their head? I said, you can take the hand away, OK. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFgjNPiq9Cw Speaking to police officers] at Suffolk County Community College, Long Island (28 July 2017) =====2017 National Scout Jamboree (July 24, 2017)===== <small>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TplF26czQVE Trump inspiring young people at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree] (24 July 2017)</small> * I said, who the hell wants to speak about politics when I'm in front of the boy scouts, right? * You know, I go to Washington and I see all these politicians, and I see the swamp, and it's not a good place, in fact, today I said we ought to change it from the word 'swamp' to the word 'cesspool' or perhaps to the word 'sewer'. But it's not good, not good. * Secretary Tom Price is also here. Today Dr. Price still lives the scout oath, helping to keep millions of Americans strong and healthy as our Secretary of Health and Human Services, and he's doing a great job. And, hopefully, he's going to get the votes tomorrow to start our path toward killing this horrible thing known as Obamacare that's really hurting us, folks. By the way, you going to get the votes? He better get them. He better get them. Oh, he better, otherwise I'll say, "Tom, you're fired." * Turn those cameras back there, please, that is so incredible. By the way, what do you think the chances are that this incredible, massive crowd, record-setting is going to be shown on television tonight? 1% or zero? The fake media will say, "President Trump", and you know what this is, "President Trump spoke before a small crowd of boy scouts today." * By the way, just a question, did President Obama ever come to a jamboree? * And you know we have a tremendous disadvantage in the electoral college, popular vote is much easier. ====August 2017==== * [[North Korea]] best not make any more {{w|Nuclear power in North Korea|threats to the United States}}. They will be met with '''fire and fury like the world has never seen'''. He has been very threatening beyond a normal state. They will be met with '''fire, fury, and frankly power''' the likes of which this world has never seen before. ** Comment on North Korean nuclear tests, made during a public meeting on the {{W|opioid epidemic}}. ** [http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/politics/trump-fire-fury-improvise-north-korea/index.html Trump's 'fire and fury' remark was improvised but familiar], CNN. August 9, 2017. * We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides [repeat intentional]. This had been going on for a long time in our country. Not Donald Trump, not Barack Obama. A long, long time. ** First statement regarding White Nationalist Rally terrorism in Charlottesville, VA. [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/12/charlottesville-protest-trump-condemns-violence-many-sides]. The Guardian. (12 August 2017) * Racism is evil -- and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans. Those who spread violence in the name of bigotry strike at the very core of America. As a candidate I promised to restore law and order to our country and our federal law enforcement agencies are following through on that pledge. We will spare no resource in fighting so that every American child can grow up free from violence and fear. We will defend and protect the sacred rights of all Americans and we will work together so that every citizen in this blessed land is free to follow their dreams, in their hearts, and to express the love and joy in our souls. ** Subsequent statement regarding the violence at a [[wikipedia:far-right|far-right]] [[wikipedia:2017 Unite the Right rally|Charlottesville, VA rally]] held on August 11-12, 2017; [http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/14/politics/trump-condemns-charlottesville-attackers/index.html Trump calls KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists 'repugnant'] (14 August 2017) * '''I think there's blame on both sides, you look at, you look at both sides, I think there's blame on both sides, and I have no doubt about it, and you don't have any doubt about it either.''' If you reported it accurately, you would say that the neo-Nazis started this thing. They showed up in Charlottesville. Excuse me. '''They didn't put themselves down as neo-Nazis.''' You had some very bad people in that group. '''You also had some very fine people on both sides.''' You had people in that group — excuse me, excuse me — I saw the same pictures as you did. You had people in that group that were there to protest the taking down of, to them, a very, very important statue and the renaming of a park from Robert E. Lee to another name. [Reporters crosstalk] Well, George Washington was a slave owner. Was George Washington a slave owner? So will George Washington now lose his status? Are we going to take down — excuse me — are we going to take down statues to George Washington? How about Thomas Jefferson? What do you think of Thomas Jefferson? You like him. Good. Are we going to take down his statue? He was a major slave owner. Are we going to take down his statue? It is fine. You are changing history and culture. You had people — and '''I'm not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, they should be condemned totally''' — you had '''many people in that group other than neo-Nazis and white nationalists'''. The press has treated them absolutely unfairly. Now, in the other group also, you had some fine people but you also had troublemakers and you see them come with '''the black outfits and with the helmets and with the baseball bats'''. You had a lot of bad people in the other group too. * The statement I made on Saturday, the first statement, was a fine statement. ** [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-virginia-protests-idUSKCN1AV0WT Trump, again, casts blame on both sides for deadly violence in Virginia] at a press briefing in Trump Tower, New York (15 August 2017) Transcripts: [https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/15/read-the-transcript-of-donald-trumps-jaw-dropping-press-conference.html][https://www.vox.com/2017/8/15/16154028/trump-press-conference-transcript-charlottesville] ====September 2017==== * The problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented. It's that socialism has been faithfully implemented. ** In his [[wikisource:Remarks by President Trump to the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly|first address to the United Nations]]. (19 September 2017) * The only thing you could do better is if you see it, even if it's one player, leave the stadium, I guarantee things will stop. Things will stop. Just pick up and leave. Pick up and leave. Not the same game anymore anyway. Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, you'd say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He's fired. He's fired! ** Referring at a rally in Huntsville, AL to [[wikipedia:U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)|protests by NFL players]] against the U.S. flag. ** {{citation |date=2017-09-22 |title=Donald Trump Called for NFL Players to Be Fired for National Anthem Kneeling — And They Responded |author=Aric Jenkins |periodical=Fortune |url=http://fortune.com/2017/09/23/donald-trump-nfl-players-anthem-response/}} * All appropriate departments of our government from Homeland Security to Defense are engaged fully in the disaster and the response and recovery effort probably has never been seen for something like this. This is an island surrounded by water, big water, ocean water. ** Regarding {{w|Hurricane Maria}} ** {{citation |date=2017-09-29 |title=Donald Trump says Puerto Rico is 'an island surrounded by big water' |author=Emily Shugerman |periodical=The Independent |location=UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-comments-island-big-water-a7975011.html}} ====October 2017==== * You guys know what this represents? Maybe it's the calm before the storm. ''[Reporter: What's the storm?]'' Could be the calm, the calm, before the storm. ''[Reporter: What storm Mr. President?]'' We have the world's great military people in this room, I'll tell you that, and we're going to have a great evening. ''[Reporter: What storm Mr. President?]'' You'll find out. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/10/06/trump-gathers-with-military-leaders-says-maybe-its-the-calm-before-the-storm/ Speaking during a photo op at the White House] (6 October 2017) * The media is — really, the word, I think one of the greatest of all terms I've come up with is "fake". I guess other people have used it, perhaps, over the years, but I've never noticed it. ** {{citation |date=2017-10-08 |title=Donald Trump defends paper towels in Puerto Rico, says Stephen Paddock was ‘probably smart' in bizarre TV interview: Analysis |author=Daniel Dale |periodical=TheStar.com |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/10/08/donald-trump-defends-paper-towels-in-puerto-rico-says-stephen-paddock-was-probably-smart-in-bizarre-tv-interview-analysis.html}} *Chain migration is one of the disasters. You allow one person and in that one person brings in 10 or 12 people **[https://abcnews.go.com/US/times-trump-slammed-chain-migration-apparently-helped-wifes/story?id=57132429 11 October 2017] being interviewed by [[Sean Hannity]] * And we see it in the mothers and the fathers who get up at the crack of dawn; they work two jobs and sometimes three jobs. They sacrifice every day for the furniture and — future of their children. ** [https://www.palmerreport.com/opinion/random-words-donald-trump/5573/ Remarks by President Trump at the 2017 Values Voter Summit] (13 October 2017) * Just out report: "United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror." Not good, we must keep America safe! ** [https://www.snopes.com/trump-uk-terrorism/ Tweet by @realDonaldTrump] (20 October 2017) * We have a very good relationship. People say we have the best relationship of any President-President, because he's called President also. Now some people might call him the King of China, but he's called President. ** [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/10/25/full_lou_dobbs_interview_trump_asks_what_could_be_more_fake_than_cbs_nbc_abc_and_cnn.html Interviewed by Lou Dobbs on Fox Business on the subject of Xi Jinping] (25 October 2017) ====November 2017==== * Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me "old," when I would NEVER call him "short and fat?" Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen! ** {{citation |date=2017-11-08 |title=Donald Trump calls Kim Jong-un ‘short and fat’ and says he’s ‘trying hard to be his friend’ |author=Corey Charlton |periodical=The Sun |url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4895959/donald-trump-calls-kim-jong-un-short-and-fat-and-says-hes-trying-hard-to-be-his-friend/}} ====December 2017==== *He killed many people, ran them over. Chain migration. According to chain migration, he may have as many as 22 to 24 people that came in with him. His grandfather, his grandmother, his mother, his father, his brother, his sisters. We have to end chain migration. We have to end chain migration. **[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/12/08/trump-time-congress-adopt-pro-american-immigration-agenda/ 8 December 2017] ===2018=== ====January 2018==== * The libel laws are very weak in this country. If they were strong, it would be very helpful. You wouldn't have things like that happen where you can say whatever comes to your head. ** Response to a question regarding Michael Wolff's ''Fire and Fury'', [https://factba.se/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-questions-camp-david-gop-retreat-january-6-2018 Camp David speech] (6 January 2018) *I get exercise. I mean I walk, I this, I that. I run over to a building next door. I get more exercise than people think.<br>A lot of people go to the gym and they’ll work out for two hours and all. I’ve seen people ... then they get their new knees when they’re 55 years old and they get their new hips and they do all those things. I don’t have those problems.<br>I guess they all realized they’re going to have to leave it to a president that scored the highest on tests. What can I tell you?<br>I was on a treadmill for the first time actually in quite a while, and it was at a very steep angle, and I was there for a very long time.<br>They were surprised. And they said, ‘Well you can stop now, that’s amazing.’ And I said, ‘I can go much longer than this if you want me to.<br>I’ve always been more of a believer in diet ‘cause I’m strong, you know? I hit the ball far. I mean, I’m strong, physically.<br>The people that do the food at the White House are extraordinary, but I think they can maybe make the portions a little bit smaller and maybe we’ll cut out some of the more fattening ingredients, and I’m okay with that. **17 January 2018 [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-fitness/exclusive-exercise-i-get-more-than-people-think-trump-says-idUSKBN1F633B interview with Reuters] *Right now, in a number of states, the laws allow a baby to be born from his or her mother's womb in the ninth month. It is wrong, it has to change. **As quoted in [http://mashable.com/2018/01/19/trump-march-for-life-childbirth/#NXYV1ubFzSqW "Trump just basically said he's anti-childbirth"] (19 January 2018), by Rachel Kraus, ''Mashable'' * If you're telling me they're horrible people, horrible racist people, I [[w:Non-apology apology|would certainly apologize]], if you'd like me to do that. ** [http://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/news/piers-morgan-donald-trump-says-sorry-to-britain Interviewed on Good Morning Britain] about his [[w:Donald_Trump_on_social_media#Britain_First_videos|retweeting of inflammatory and unverified anti-Muslim videos from Britain First]] the previous November (26 January 2018) * ''[Interviewer: Do you believe in climate change? Do you think it exists?]'' Er, there is a cooling and there is a heating, and I mean, look, [[w:Climate_change#Terminology|it used to not be climate change, it used to be global warming]]. ''[Interviewer: Right.]'' Right? That wasn't working too well, because it was getting too cold all over the place. The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they're setting records, OK, [[w:Retreat_of_glaciers_since_1850|they're at a record level]]. ** [https://www.itv.com/news/2018-01-29/what-we-learned-from-donald-trumps-interview-with-itv/ Interviewed on British TV] (28 January 2018) *in recent weeks, two terrorist attacks in New York were made possible by the visa lottery and chain migration **[https://www.breitbart.com/live/state-union-fact-check-analysis-livewire/fact-check-yes-nyc-terrorists-entered-u-s-chain-migration-visa-lottery/ 30 January 2018] *we celebrate National African American History Month to honor the significant contributions African Americans have made to our great Nation **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-proclaims-february-2018-national-african-american-history-month/ 31 January 2018] ***reposted on Twitter [https://twitter.com/statedept/status/959192815313080323 1 Feb 2018 by @StateDept] and [https://twitter.com/whitehouse/status/959481056373149696 2 Feb 2018 by @WhiteHouse] ====February 2018==== [[File:State_of_the_Union_(39974380282).jpg|thumb|Can we call that treason, why not?]] * You've got half the room going totally crazy, wild, they loved everything, they wanna do something great for our country, and you have the other side, even on positive news, really positive news, like that, they were like death, and [[w:Un-American|un-American]], un-American. Somebody said treasonous, I mean, yeah I guess, why not? Can we call that [[w:Treason_laws_in_the_United_States|treason]], why not? ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjwPiE1wCU0 Speaking in Cincinnati about Democrats did not clap] during his [[w:State of the Union|State of the Union Address]] (5 February 2018) *My administration has identified three major priorities for creating a safe, modern, and lawful immigration system: fully securing the border, ending chain migration, and canceling the visa lottery. Chain migration is a disaster, and very unfair to our country. The visa lottery is something that should have never been allowed in the first place. People enter a lottery to come into our country. What kind of a system is that? It is time for Congress to act and to protect Americans. **[https://abcnews.go.com/US/times-trump-slammed-chain-migration-apparently-helped-wifes/story?id=57132429 10 February 2018] * Because in America people don't worship government. They worship God. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsUZCo7hasI CPAC conference] (23 February 2018) * Or, Mike, take the firearms first and then go to court, because that’s another system. Because a lot of times, by the time you go to court, it takes so long to go to court, to get the due process procedures. '''I like taking the guns early.''' Like in this crazy man’s case that just took place in Florida, he had a lot of firearms – they saw everything – to go to court would have taken a long time, so you could do exactly what you’re saying, '''but take the guns first, go through due process second.''' ** meeting on gun violence Feb. 28, 2018[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/10/14/fact-check-trump-made-comment-taking-guns-without-due-process/6070319001/][https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4907473/user-clip-trump-pence-feb-28-2018][https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trump-said-i-like-taking-the-guns-early-not-harris/] ====March 2018==== * Don't forget China's great, and Xi is a great gentleman. He's now president for life. President for life. And he's great. And look, he was able to do that. I think it’s great. Maybe we'll have to give that a shot someday. ** Fundraiser, Mar-a-Lago, quoted in {{citation|date=2018-03-03|author=Kevin Liptak|title=Trump on China's Xi consolidating power: 'Maybe we'll give that a shot some day'|periodical=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/03/politics/trump-maralago-remarks/index.html}} ====April 2018==== * I want to thank the White House Historical Association and all of the people that work so hard with Melania, with everybody, to keep this incredible house or building, or whatever you want to call it — because there really is no name for it; it is special — and we keep it in tip-top shape. We call it sometimes tippy-top shape. And it's a great, great place. ** Referring to the [[White House]], during a speech given for Easter (April 2, 2018) *And chain migration -- think of that. So you come in, and now you can bring your family, and then you can bring your mother and your father. You can bring your grandmother. You can bring your this; you can bring -- we had somebody on the West Side Highway, which I know very well -- in Manhattan -- he ran over -- I think he killed about eight people **[https://abcnews.go.com/US/times-trump-slammed-chain-migration-apparently-helped-wifes/story?id=57132429 5 April 2018] ====May 2018==== [[File:Protests after US decision to withdraw from JCPOA, around former US embassy, Tehran - 8 May 2018 26.jpg|thumb|We will not allow [[:w:Government of Islamic Republic of Iran|a regime]] that chants "[[Death to America]]" to gain access to [[:w:Nuclear program of Iran|the most deadly weapons on Earth]].]] * America will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail. We will not allow American cities to be threatened with destruction. And '''we will not allow a regime that chants "Death to America" to gain access to the most deadly weapons on Earth.''' ** statement on the [[:w:Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|Iran nuclear deal]] on May 8, 2018 [https://www.vox.com/world/2018/5/8/17332494/read-trump-iran-nuclear-deal-speech-full-text-announcement-transcript vox.com] ====June 2018==== *In the meantime, people are suffering because of the Democrats. So we've created, and they've created, and they've let it happen — a massive child-smuggling industry. That's exactly what it's become. Traffickers — if you think about this — human traffickers are making a fortune. It's a disgrace. These loopholes force the release of alien families and minors into the country when they illegally cross the border. **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-cabinet-meeting-9/ Remarks by President Trump at Cabinet Meeting Issued on: June 21, 2018] ====July 2018==== * but we have to do it gently because we're in the #MeToo generation, so we have to be very gentle.<br>we will very gently take that kit, and we will slowly toss it, hoping it doesn't hit her and injure her arm. **[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-mocks-metoo-movement-in-montana-rally/2018/07/05/fad40ce2-80b3-11e8-b660-4d0f9f0351f1_story.html?noredirect=on 5 July 2018 per Washington Post] * Allowing the immigration to take place in Europe is a shame. I think it changed the fabric of Europe and, unless you act very quickly, it's never going to be what it was and I don't mean that in a positive way. So I think allowing millions and millions of people to come into Europe is very, very sad. I think you are losing your culture. ** [https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6766531/trump-may-brexit-us-deal-off/ Interview with ''The Sun''] (13 July 2018) * The border with the Sahara can't be bigger than ours with Mexico. ** In a phone call to the Spain's foreign minister, Josep Borrell, in the context of Trump's idea for Spain to build a border wall across Sahara dessert to stem Spain's Mediterranean migrant crisis.[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/09/20/trump-spain-wall-sahara-desert/1365944002/ Foreign minister: Trump advised Spain to build wall across Sahara to stop migrants] * To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS! ** [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/covfefe-trump-typo-turned-meme/579763/ The Atlantic: "Six Hours and Three Minutes of Internet Chaos"] * What you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2018-07-24 |title= 'What You're Seeing... Is Not What's Happening.' People Are Comparing This Trump Quote to George Orwell |author=Mahita Gajanan |periodical=Time |url=https://time.com/5347737/trump-quote-george-orwell-vfw-speech/}} * We're ordering 147 new F-35 Lightning fighters. This is an incredible plane. It's stealth; you can't see it. So when I talk to even people from the other side, they're trying to order our plane. They like the fact that you can't see it. I said, 'How would it do in battle with your plane?' They say, 'Well, we have one problem: We can't see your plane.' ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2018-07-24 |title= Trump Keeps Saying the F-35 Is Invisible |author=Kyle Mizokami |periodical=Popular Mechanics |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/amp33658771/trump-keeps-saying-the-f-35-is-invisible/}} ====August 2018==== *We have the worst laws! How about chain migration? One person comes in and you end up with 32 people. The person that ran down 18 people on the West Side Highway, he's allowed to have -- and I think eight died. He has 22 members of his family in the United States because of chain migration. So we have to change this stuff, Rush, **1 August 2018 interview with [[Rush Limbaugh]] *How about chain migration? How about that? Somebody comes in, he brings his mother, and his father, and his aunt and uncle, 15 times removed. He brings them all **[https://abcnews.go.com/US/times-trump-slammed-chain-migration-apparently-helped-wifes/story?id=57132429 August 8 campaign rally in Ohio] ====September 2018==== * They haven't seen anything like what's coming at us in 25, 30 years. Maybe ever. It's tremendously big and tremendously wet. Tremendous amounts of water. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqHwQhZC8jQ Trump Says Hurricane Florence Is 'Tremendously Big And Tremendously Wet'] * I just wanna thank all of the incredible men and women who have done such a great job in helping with Florence. This is a tough hurricane. One of the wettest we've ever seen from a standpoint of water. ** [https://youtube.com/watch?v=RiDpRVqqXfk&t=30 Trump Describes Hurricane Florence "Wettest We've Seen From Standpoint Of Water"] * And you know the interesting? When I did it, and I was really being tough, and so was he, and we were going back and forth, and then we fell in love. OK? No, really. He wrote me beautiful letters. And they're great letters. We fell in love. ** {{citation |date=2018-09-30 |title=Trump says he and Kim Jong-un ‘fell in love’ after sending each other ‘beautiful letters’ |periodical=The Independent |location=UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-kim-jong-un-love-letters-relationship-denuclearisation-nuclear-weapons-a8561701.html}} *Reliance on a single foreign supplier can leave nations vulnerable to extortion and intimidation and that is why we congratulate European states such as Poland for leading construction of a [[w:Baltic Pipe|Baltic pipeline]] so that nations are not dependent on Russia to meet their energy needs. Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course. ** Address to the UN General Assembly, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-09-25 |title=At U.N., Trump hails Poland, slams Germany over Russian energy reliance |author= Reuters Staff |periodical=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-assembly-usa-germany-idUSKCN1M527Y}} * Today I stand before the United Nations General Assembly to share the extraordinary progress we've made. In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country. America's— so true. ''[assembly laughs]'' I didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK. ** Address to UN General Assembly, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-09-26 |title=Trump's U.N. speech pitting globalism against patriotism proves the president has no idea what patriotism means |author=Daniel Shapiro |periodical=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-u-n-speech-pitting-globalism-against-patriotism-proves-ncna913141}} * America is governed by Americans. We reject the ideology of globalism and we embrace the doctrine of patriotism. ** Address to UN General Assembly, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-09-25 |title=Trump’s Speech at the U.N. Triggers Laughter—and Disbelief |author=Robin Wright |periodical=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trumps-speech-at-the-un-triggers-laughterand-disbelief}} ====October 2018==== * I know you're not thinking. You never do. ** Donald Trump to a reporter who was going to ask a question. {{citation |date=2018-10-02 |title=President Donald Trump To Reporter: ‘I Know You’re Not Thinking. You Never Do’ |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASOTct1woo8}} *Only do it if I can test her personally. That will not be something I enjoy doing either. ** regarding acknowledging [[Elizabeth Warren]] as Native American ** {{citation |date=2018-10-15 |title=Trump promised $1 million to charity if Warren proved her Native American DNA. Now he’s waffling. |author=Amy B Wang and Deanna Paul |periodical=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/15/trump-dared-elizabeth-warren-take-dna-test-prove-her-native-american-ancestry-now-what/}} * I have a natural instinct for science ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2018-10-15 |title=Trump: My ‘Natural Instinct for Science’ Tells Me Climate Science Is Wrong |author=Jonathan Chait |periodical=New York Intelligencer |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/trump-i-have-a-natural-instinct-for-science.html}} *You know they have a word, it sort of became old-fashioned, it's called a nationalist,<br>And I say 'really, we're not supposed to use that word?' Do you know what I am? I'm a nationalist. **22 October 2018, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-10-23 |title=Trump declares himself a 'nationalist' while stumping for Ted Cruz |author=John Walsh |periodical=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/trump-declares-himself-a-nationalist-while-stumping-for-ted-cruz/articleshow/66327534.cms}} *Now how ridiculous: we're the only country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States for 85 years with all of those benefits **{{citation |date=2018-10-30 |title=Trump wants to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. |author=Associated Press |periodical=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-birthright-citizenship-1.4883589}} *It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don't,<br>Number one, you don't need that. Number two, you can definitely do it with an act of Congress. But now they're saying I can do it just with an executive order.<br>It's in the process,<br>It'll happen, with an executive order. **{{citation |date=2018-10-30 |title=Can Trump End Birthright Citizenship by Executive Order? |author=Robert Farley |periodical=FactCheck.org |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2018/10/can-trump-end-birthright-citizenship-by-executive-order/}} ====November 2018==== * You gotta take care of the floors. You know, the floors of the forest. It's very important. You look at other countries where they do it differently, and it's a whole different story. I was with the president of Finland, and he said, "We have a much different— we're a forest nation." He called it a forest nation. And they spend a lot of time on raking and cleaning and doing things, and they don't have any problem. ** Paradise, California, {{#formatdate:2018-11-17}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-11-20 |title=#RakeNews: People in Finland Mock Trump With Leaf-Raking Photos After He Said the Country 'Rakes the Forest' |author=Ashley Hoffman |periodical=Time |url=https://time.com/5458605/trump-finland-raking-reactions/}}, and with video in {{citation |date=2018-11-18 |title=Trump Says California Can Learn From Finland on Fires. Is He Right? |author=Patrick Kingsley |periodical=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/18/world/europe/finland-california-wildfires-trump-raking.html}} ** Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said he didn't recall anything being said about raking.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/finnish-president-says-he-briefed-trump-on-forest-monitoring/2018/11/18/dd46a57e-eb32-11e8-8b47-bd0975fd6199_story.html] * '''Reporter''': Have you read the climate report yet?<br />'''Trump''': I've seen it. I've read some of it and — it's fine.<br />'''Reporter''': They say the economic impact could be devastating.<br />'''Trump''': Yeah. I don't believe it.<br />'''Reporter''': You don't believe it?<br />'''Trump''': No, no. I don't believe it. And here's the other thing: You're going to have to have China and Japan and all of Asia and all of these other countries — you know, it addresses our country. Right now, we're at the cleanest we've ever been, and that's very important to me. But if we're clean but every other place on Earth is dirty, that's not so good. ** November 26, 2018, on the [[w:Fourth National Climate Assessment|Fourth National Climate Assessment]] ({{cite news |title=Trump responds to his administration's report indicating a huge cost from climate change: ‘I don't believe it' |first=Philip |last=Bump |newspaper=[[w:The Washington Post|The Washington Post]] |date=November 26, 2018 |accessdate=December 1, 2018 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/26/trump-responds-report-indicating-huge-cost-climate-change-i-dont-believe-it/}}; {{cite news |agency=[[w:BBC News|BBC News]] |title='I don't believe it' - Trump on climate report |date=November 26, 2018 |accessdate=December 1, 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-46324405/i-don-t-believe-it-trump-on-climate-report}}; {{cite news |newspaper=[[w:The Guardian|The Guardian]] |agency=[[w:Associated Press|Associated Press]] |title=‘Yeah, I don't believe it': Trump on his administration's own climate report |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2018/nov/26/yeah-i-dont-believe-it-trump-on-administrations-own-climate-report-video}}). * One of the problems that a lot of people like myself we have very high levels of intelligence, but we're not necessarily such believers. You look at our air and our water, and it's now at a record clean. But when you look at China and you look at parts of Asia and when you look at South America, and when you look at many other places in this world, including Russia, including just many other places, the air is incredibly dirty and when you're talking about an atmosphere, oceans are very small and it blows over and it sails over. I mean, we take thousands of tons of garbage off our beaches all the time that comes over from Asia. It just flows right down the Pacific, if flows, and we say where does this come from. And it takes many people to start off with. **28th November, ''Washington Post'' interview, Donald Trump on whether he believes in global warming reports of the 13 of agencies of his administration. [https://splinternews.com/man-with-very-high-level-of-intelligence-says-oceans-ar-1830699334] ====December 2018==== *I want to thank Vice President Mike Pence,<br>A tremendous supporter, a tremendous supporter of yours. And Karen. And they go there and they love your country. They love your country. And they love this country. That's a good combination, right? **[https://forward.com/opinion/415676/trump-just-accused-jews-of-loving-israel-not-america-and-his-fans-cheered/ 7 December 2018] *I am proud to shut down the government for border security, Chuck. People in this country don't want criminals and people that have lots of problems and drugs pouring into our country. I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I won't blame you for it. The last time, you shut it down. It didn't work. I will take the mantle of shutting it down. **Oval Office meeting with {{W|Nancy Pelosi}} and {{W|Chuck Schumer}}, leading to the {{w|2018–19 United States federal government shutdown}}. "[https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/12/11/Trump-proud-to-shut-down-government-in-wall-talks-with-Democrats/6271544554657/ Trump 'proud' to shut down government in wall talks with Democrats]", {{W|United Press International}} (December 12, 2018) *Well, I don't see it. I spoke with Bibi, I told Bibi.<br>And, you know, we give Israel $4.5 billion a year.<br>And they're doing very well defending themselves, if you take a look.<br>So that's the way it is.<br>The United States cannot continue to be the policeman of the world,<br>We don't want to do that. **[https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-we-give-israel-billions-it-can-defend-itself-in-syria/ 27 December 2018] re [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] ===2019=== ====January 2019==== *we're getting out and we're getting out smart and we're winning, we're winning. OK. But just to answer your question, '''Over a period of time'''. I never said I'm getting out tomorrow I said I'm pulling our soldiers out and they will be pulled back in Syria, that we're getting out of Syria. Yeah absolutely. But we're getting out very powerfully. **[http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/a1e8659d9ffa2e6b1572a49d86627be5 2 January 2019] *Iran is no longer the same country<br>Iran is pulling people out of Syria.<br>'''They can do what they want there, frankly''', but they're pulling people out.<br>They're pulling people out of Yemen.<br>Iran wants to survive now. **{{citation |date=2019-01-02 |title=Trump: Iran ‘can do what they want’ in Syria |author=Eric Cortellessa |periodical=Times of Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-iran-can-do-what-they-want-in-syria/}} *We are born free, and we will stay free. Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country. **{{citation |date=2019-01-05 |title=Trump to Ocasio-Cortez: 'America will never be a socialist country' |author=Joel Gehrke |periodical=Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/trump-to-ocasio-cortez-america-will-never-be-a-socialist-country}} * <p>''Q:'' Does the buck stop with you over this shutdown?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' '''The buck stops with everybody.'''</p> **White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2019-01-10}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2019-01-10 |title=Rejecting responsibility, Trump declares, ‘The buck stops with everybody’ |author=Steve Benen |periodical=MSNBC |url=http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/rejecting-responsibility-trump-declares-the-buck-stops-everybody}}, and with video in {{citation |date=2019-01-10 |title=Trump: 'Buck stops with everybody' for shutdown he was proud to own |author=Oliver Willis |periodical=American Independent |url=https://americanindependent.com/trump-buck-stops-with-everybody-shutdown-proud/}} *National African American History Month<br>is an occasion to rediscover the enduring stories of African Americans and the<br>gifts of freedom, purpose, and opportunity they have bestowed on future<br>generations. **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-national-african-american-history-month-2019/ early 31 January 2019 proclamation on WhiteHouse.gov] regarding [[Wikipedia:Black History Month|black history month]] ***[https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1091427927475085312 reposted 1 February 2019 on Twitter] ====February 2019==== *They're starting to, as we gain the remainder, the final remainder of the caliphate of the area, they'll be going to our base in Iraq, and ultimately some will be coming home. But we're going to be there and we're going to be staying--<br>We have to protect Israel. We have to protect other things that we have. But we're- yeah, they'll be coming back in a matter of time. Look, we're protecting the world. We're spending more money than anybody's ever spent in history, by a lot. We spent, over the last five years, close to 50 billion dollars a year in Afghanistan. That's more than most countries spend for everything including education, medical, and everything else, other than a few countries.<br> **[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-interview-face-the-nation-margaret-brennan-today-2019-02-01/ 1 February 2019] broadcast [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-president-trump-on-face-the-nation-february-3-2019/ 3 February 2019] * We stand with the [[Venezuela|Venezuelan]] people in their noble quest for freedom—and we condemn the brutality of the [[Maduro]] regime, whose socialist policies have turned that nation from being the wealthiest in [[South America]] into a state of abject [[poverty]] and [[despair]] ** "[https://fair.org/home/the-media-myth-of-once-prosperous-and-democratic-venezuela-before-chavez/ The Media Myth of ‘Once Prosperous’ and Democratic Venezuela Before Chávez]" (February 6, 2019) *Since the founding of our nation, many of our greatest strides — from gaining our independence to abolition of civil rights to extending the vote for women — have been led by people of faith **[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-civil-rights-abolition-prayer-breakfast_us_5c5e14ace4b0eec79b236874 08 February 2019] * In fact, I think I can say this, Prime Minister [[w:Shinzō Abe|Abe]] of Japan gave me the most beautiful copy of a letter that he sent to the people who give out a thing called the [[w:Nobel Prize|Nobel Prize]]. He said: '''"I have nominated you, respectfully, on behalf of Japan. I am asking them to give you the Nobel Peace Prize."''' I said, 'Thank you.'<br>We do a lot of good work. This administration does a tremendous job and we don't get credit for it. '''So Prime Minister Abe gave me — I mean it's the most beautiful five-page letter, Nobel Prize, he sent it to them.''' You know why? Because he had rocket ships and he had missiles flying over Japan, and they had alarms going off — you know that. Now all of the sudden they feel good, they feel safe. I did that. ** 15 February 2019 ({{cite news |title=You won't believe what Trump just said: 6 eye-popping moments |first=Dareh |last=Gregorian |agency=[[w:NBC News|NBC News]] |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/you-won-t-believe-what-trump-just-said-6-eye-n972166}}) ====Spring 2019==== *there will be some people in the room that don't like this. We're down to 3.7 percent unemployment — the lowest number in a long time. But think of this: I got all these companies moving in. They need workers. We have to bring people into our country to work these great plants that are opening up all over the place. This was not necessarily what I was saying during the campaign because I never knew we would be as successful as we've been. Companies are roaring back into our country, and now we want people to come in. We need workers to come in, but they've got to come in legally, and they've got to come in through merit, merit, merit. **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-2019-conservative-political-action-conference/ 3 March 2019] *Hello, everybody. The economic numbers just came out; they're very, very good. Our country is doing unbelievably well, economically. Most of you don't report that, because it doesn't sound good from your perspective. But the country is doing really, really well. We have a lot of very exciting things going on. A lot of companies will be announcing shortly they're moving back into the United States. They're all coming back. They want to be where the action is. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900207/html/DCPD-201900207.htm 5 April 2019] * If you have a windmill anywhere near your house, congratulations, your house just went down 75 percent in value. <b>And they say the noise causes cancer. </b> You told me that one, OK. ''[makes circles with his hands and a noise with his mouth]'' You know the thing makes so... and of course it's like a graveyard for birds. ** Speech to Republican National Congressional Committee, {{#formatdate:2019-04-02}}, quoted in {{cite news|date= {{#formatdate:2019-04-03}}|title=Trump's war on windmills now includes wild cancer claim|author=Zachary B. Wolf|work=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/03/politics/trumps-war-on-windmills-now-includes-wild-cancer-claim/index.html}} and in {{cite web|date=2019-04-08|accessdate=2019-08-18|website={{w|Politifact}}|title=Donald Trump's ridiculous link between cancer, wind turbines|author=Jon Greenberg|url=https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/apr/08/donald-trump/republicans-dismiss-trumps-windmill-and-cancer-cla/}} *The Jews always flip. **attested to by Michael Wolff [https://forward.com/fast-forward/425037/trump-jews-always-flip-michael-wolff-michael-cohen-david-pecker/ 28 May 2019] ====June 2019==== *There is no basis whatsoever for impeachment. None. There was no collusion. There was no obstruction. There was no crime. The crime was by the Democrats. The crime was by the Democrats. There is no legal basis for impeachment. It's a big witch hunt. Everybody knows it, including the Democrats. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900366/html/DCPD-201900366.htm 2 June 2019] * This week, we commemorate a mighty endeavor of righteous nations and one of the greatest undertakings in all of history. Seventy-five years ago, more than 150,000 Allied troops were preparing on this island to parachute into France, storm the beaches of Normandy, and win back our civilization. As Her Majesty remembers, the British people had hoped and prayed and fought for this day for nearly 5 years. When Britain stood alone during the Blitz of 1940 and 1941, the Nazi war machine dropped thousands of bombs on this country and right on this magnificent city. Buckingham Palace alone was bombed on 16 separate occasions. In that dark hour, the people of this nation showed the world what it means to be British. They cleared wreckage from the streets, displayed the Union Jack from their shattered homes, and kept fighting on to victory. They only wanted victory. The courage of the United Kingdom's sons and daughters ensured that your destiny would always remain in your own hands. Through it all, the royal family was the resolute face of the Commonwealth's unwavering solidarity. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900368/html/DCPD-201900368.htm 3 June 2019] * This evening we thank God for the brave sons of the United Kingdom and the United States who defeated the Nazis and the Nazi regime and liberated millions from tyranny. The bond between our nations was forever sealed in that "Great Crusade." As we honor our shared victory and heritage, we affirm the common values that will unite us long into the future: freedom, sovereignty, self-determination, the rule of law, and reverence for the rights given to us by Almighty God. From the Second World War to today, Her Majesty has stood as a constant symbol of these priceless traditions. She has embodied the spirit of dignity, duty, and patriotism that beats proudly in every British heart. On behalf of all Americans, I offer a toast to the eternal friendship of our people, the vitality of our nations, and to the long, cherished, and truly remarkable reign of Her Majesty the Queen. Thank you. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900368/html/DCPD-201900368.htm 3 June 2019] * You’re talking about Vietnam and at that time nobody had ever heard of the country ** Trump was describing the US knowledge about Vietnam in 1968, when about one half million US troops were stationed in Vietnam, as quoted in {{cite news|date={{#formatdate:2019-06-05}}|title=Trump says was 'never a fan' of Vietnam War, and that Americans hadn't heard of country in 1968|work=Japan Times|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/06/06/world/politics-diplomacy-world/trump-says-never-fan-vietnam-war-claims-americans-hadnt-heard-country-1968/#.XraZ4hMzbOQ}} * I think a lot of progress was made yesterday, but we have to make a lot of progress. Mexico has been making, for many, many years, hundreds of billions of dollars. And then, they've been making an absolute fortune on the United States. They have to step up, and they have to step up to the plate, and perhaps they will. We're going to see. They can solve the problem. The Democrats—Congress has been a disaster. They won't change. They won't do anything. They want free immigration—immigration to pour into our country. They don't care who it is. They don't care what kind of a record they have. It doesn't make any difference. They're not going to be changing anything. We go to them, we say, "Let's fix the immigration laws." They just want it to do badly. The worse it does, the happier they are. So that's the way it is, and I guess that's the way it will be until after the election. It's just a disgrace. Because, frankly, we could solve this problem so easy if the Democrats in Congress were willing to make some changes, but they're not. And that's the way it is. They want to just ride it out. They want to have a real bad time. They don't care about crime. They don't care about drugs pouring into our country. They couldn't care less. It's all politics. It's a vicious business. So that's the way it is. But we're having a great talk with Mexico. We'll see what happens. But something pretty dramatic could happen. We've told Mexico the tariffs go on. And I mean it too. And I'm very happy with it. And lot of people, Senators included, they have no idea what they're talking about when it comes to tariffs. They have no—absolutely no idea. When you have the money, when you have the product, when you have the thing that everybody wants, you're in a position to do very well with tariffs, and that's where we are. We're the piggybank. The United States is the piggybank. It has all the money that others want to take from us, but they're not taking it so easy anymore. It's a lot different. Our talks with China—a lot of interesting things are happening. We'll see what happens. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900372/html/DCPD-201900372.htm 6 June 2019] * ''Reporter:'' Are you willing to go to war with Iran?<br />''Trump:'' You'll find out. You'll find out. ** {{cite news|date={{#formatdate:2019-06-20}}|title=Trump tells public 'you'll find out' when asked about a war with Iran|work=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/trump-tells-public-youll-find-out-when-asked-about-a-war-with-iran/2019/06/20/18f8c92d-b370-4a01-a948-4144be20f730_video.html}} * For some reason we have a certain chemistry — or whatever. Let's see what happens. We have a long way to go. But I'm in no rush... So, I just want to say that we are going to be heading out to the DMZ and '''it's something I planned long ago but had the idea yesterday''' to maybe say hello, just shake hands quickly and say hello. ** press conference, Blue House, Seoul, South Korea, quoted in {{citation |date=2019-06-30 |title=Trump: Kim and I "have a certain chemistry" |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-dmz-kim-live-intl-hnk/h_8b23e071903b007d8ff1934be8457d2c}} =====Remarks on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day in Colleville-sur-Mer, France===== <small>[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900373/html/DCPD-201900373.htm Transcript] (June 6, 2016)</small> * Here with you are over 60 veterans who landed on [[w:D-Day|D-day]]. Our debt to you is everlasting. Today we express our undying gratitude. When you were young, these men enlisted their lives in a great crusade, one of the greatest of all times. Their mission is the story of an epic battle and the ferocious, eternal struggle between good and evil. On the 6th of June, 1944, they joined a liberation force of awesome power and breathtaking scale. After months of planning, the Allies had chosen this ancient coastline to mount their campaign to vanquish the wicked tyranny of the [[Nazism|Nazi]] empire from the face of the Earth. The battle began in the skies above us. In those first tense midnight hours, 1,000 aircraft roared overhead, with 17,000 Allied airborne troops preparing to leap into the darkness beyond these trees. Then came dawn. The enemy who had occupied these heights saw the largest naval armada in the history of the world. Just a few miles offshore were 7,000 vessels bearing 130,000 warriors. * They were the citizens of free and independent nations, united by their duty to their compatriots and to millions yet unborn. There were the British, whose nobility and fortitude saw them through the worst of [[w:Battle of Dunkirk|Dunkirk]] and the [[w:London Blitz|London Blitz]]. The full violence of Nazi fury was no match for the full grandeur of British pride. Thank you. There were the [[Canada|Canadians]], whose robust sense of honor and loyalty compelled them to take up arms alongside Britain from the very, very beginning. There were the fighting [[Poland|Poles]], the tough [[Norway|Norwegians]], and the intrepid [[Australia|Aussies]]. There were the gallant French commandos, soon to be met by thousands of their brave countrymen ready to write a new chapter in the long history of French valor. And finally, there were the Americans. They came from the farms of a vast heartland, the streets of glowing cities and the forges of mighty industrial towns. Before the war, many had never ventured beyond their own community. Now they had come to offer their lives half a world from home. * This beach, codenamed [[w:Omaha Beach|Omaha]], was defended by the Nazis with monstrous firepower, thousands and thousands of mines and spikes driven into the sand, so deeply. It was here that tens of thousands of the Americans came. The GIs who boarded the landing craft that morning knew that they carried on their shoulders not just the pack of a soldier, but the fate of the world. Colonel [[w:George A. Taylor|George Taylor]], whose [[w:16th Infantry Regiment (United States)|16th Infantry Regiment]] would join in the first wave, was asked: What would happen if the Germans stopped right then and there, cold on the beach, just stopped them? What would happen? This great American replied: "Why, the 18th Infantry is coming in right behind us. The 26th Infantry will come on too. Then, there is the [[w:2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]] already afloat. And the 9th Division. And the 2d Armored. And the 3d Armored. And all the rest. Maybe the 16th won't make it, but someone will." * Nine thousand three hundred and eighty-eight young Americans rest beneath the white crosses and Stars of David arrayed on these beautiful grounds. Each one has been adopted by a French family that thinks of him as their own. They come from all over France to look after our boys. They kneel. They cry. They pray. They place flowers. And they never forget. Today America embraces the French people and thanks you for honoring our beloved dead. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. * To all of our friends and partners: Our cherished alliance was forged in the heat of battle, tested in the trials of war, and proven in the blessings of peace. Our bond is unbreakable. * From across the Earth, Americans are drawn to this place as though it were a part of our very soul. We come not only because of what they did here, we come because of who they were. They were young men with their entire lives before them. They were husbands who said goodbye to their young brides and took their duty as their fate. They were fathers who would never meet their infant sons and daughters because they had a job to do. And with God as their witness, they were going to get it done. They came wave after wave, without question, without hesitation, and without complaint. * More powerful than the strength of American arms was the strength of American hearts. These men ran through the fires of hell moved by a force no weapon could destroy: the fierce patriotism of a free, proud, and sovereign people. They battled not for control and domination, but for liberty, democracy, and self-rule. They pressed on for love in home and country, the main streets, the schoolyards, the churches and neighbors, the families and communities that gave us men such as these. They were sustained by the confidence that America can do anything because we are a noble nation, with a virtuous people, praying to a righteous God. The exceptional might came from a truly exceptional spirit. The abundance of courage came from an abundance of faith. The great deeds of an Army came from the great depths of their love. As they confronted their fate, the Americans and the Allies placed themselves into the palm of God's hand. * The men behind me will tell you that they are just the lucky ones. As one of them recently put it, "All the heroes are buried here." But we know what these men did. We knew how brave they were. They came here and saved freedom, and then, they went home and showed us all what freedom is all about. The American sons and daughters who saw us to victory were no less extraordinary in peace. They built families. They built industries. They built a national culture that inspired the entire world. In the decades that followed, America defeated communism, secured civil rights, revolutionized science, launched a man to the Moon, and then kept on pushing to new frontiers. And today, America is stronger than ever before. * Seven decades ago, the warriors of D-day fought a sinister enemy who spoke of a thousand-year empire. In defeating that evil, they left a legacy that will last not only for a thousand years, but for all time—for as long as the soul knows of duty and honor; for as long as freedom keeps its hold on the human heart. To the men who sit behind me, and to the boys who rest in the field before me, your example will never, ever grow old. Your legend will never tire. Your spirit—brave, unyielding, and true—will never die. The blood that they spilled, the tears that they shed, the lives that they gave, the sacrifice that they made, did not just win a battle. It did not just win a war. Those who fought here won a future for our Nation. They won the survival of our civilization. And they showed us the way to love, cherish, and defend our way of life for many centuries to come. Today, as we stand together upon this sacred Earth, we pledge that our nations will forever be strong and united. We will forever be together. Our people will forever be bold. Our hearts will forever be loyal. And our children, and their children, will forever and always be free. May God bless our great veterans, may God bless our Allies, may God bless the heroes of D-day, and may God bless America. Thank you. Thank you very much. ====July 2019==== * Our army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do. ** Trump was describing battles in 1775, as quoted in [https://www.bbc.com/news/48885319 Trump blames 'airports' gaffe on teleprompter] *The kidney has a very special place in the heart. **[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/jul/11/the-kidney-has-a-very-special-place-in-the-heart-says-donald-trump-video 11 July 2019] * "I said, you know, you don't like me and I don't like you. I never have liked you and you never liked me but you're going to support me because you're a rich guy. And if you don't support me, you're going to be so goddamn poor you're not going to believe it." ** Trump was referring to an unnamed businessperson, as quoted by {{citation |date=2019-07-17 |title=Analysis: The 51 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's NC rally |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=WLOS.com |url=https://wlos.com/news/local/analysis-the-51-most-outrageous-lines-from-donald-trumps-nc-rally}} * Everybody calls me Mr. President. It's true. It's a funny thing. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2019-07-17 |title=Analysis: The 51 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's NC rally |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=WLOS.com |url=https://wlos.com/news/local/analysis-the-51-most-outrageous-lines-from-donald-trumps-nc-rally}} * ...[[Boris Johnson]], good man he is tough but he is smart. They call him Brittain Trump..They like me over there ** [www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0wO89TT9vI Trump on Johnson: 'They call him Britain Trump' - BBC News] July 24, 2019 *These people [Democrats] are clowns **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-signing-safe-third-country-agreement-guatemala/ from the White House on July 26 (video)] *I am the least racist person there is anywhere in the world **30 July 2019 [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/jul/30/trump-claims-least-racist-person-in-the-world per The Guardian] ====August 2019==== * I think my rhetoric is a very – it brings people together. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2019-08-07 |title=While slamming critics, Trump says his words ‘bring people together’ |author=Steve Benen |periodical=MSNBC |url=http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/while-slamming-critics-trump-says-his-words-bring-people-together}} * I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat -- it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2019-08-21 |title=Jewish leaders outraged by Trump saying Jews disloyal if they vote for Democrats |author=Maegan Vazquez, Jim Acosta |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/20/politics/donald-trump-jewish-americans-democrat-disloyalty/index.html?no-st=9999999999}} * I am the chosen one. Somebody had to do it, so I'm taking on China... and you know what we're winning. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2019-08-21 |title=Donald Trump: 'I am the chosen one' |author=Tola Mbakwe|periodical=CNN |url=https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/donald-trump-i-am-the-chosen-one}} ====September 2019==== * Where’s my favorite dictator? ** Trump was looking for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, as quoted by {{citation |date=2019-09-13 |title=Trump, Awaiting Egyptian Counterpart at Summit, Called Out for ‘My Favorite Dictator’ | author=By Nancy A. Youssef, Vivian Salama and Michael C. Bender | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-awaiting-egyptian-counterpart-at-summit-called-out-for-my-favorite-dictator-11568403645?tesla=y&mod=e2twp}} * I always look orange. And so do you. The light is the worst. ** Trump complained about energy-saving light bulbs, quoted by {{citation |date=2019-09-24 |title=Trump on Why He Doesn’t Like Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs: “I Always Look Orange” |author=Elliot Hannon |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/09/trump-on-why-he-doesnt-like-energy-efficient-light-bulbs-i-always-look-orange.html}} * The truth is plain to see — if you want freedom, take pride in your country; if you want democracy, hold onto your sovereignty, and if you want peace, love your nation. Wise leaders always put the good of their own people and their own country first. The future does not belong to globalists. The future belongs to patriots. The future belongs to sovereign and independent nations who protect their citizens, respect their neighbours, and honor the differences that make each country special and unique. ** Address to United Nations General Assembly, quoted in {{citation |date=2019-09-13 |title=Trump UN speech knocks globalism: The future belongs to nationalism |author=Tim Pearce |periodical=Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-un-speech-knocks-globalism-the-future-belongs-to-nationalism}} ====October 2019==== =====Statement on the Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi===== [[File:President Trump Watches as U.S. Special Operations Forces Close in on ISIS Leader (48967991042).jpg|thumb|Last night, the [[United States]] brought the [[world]]'s number one [[terrorist]] [[leader]] to [[justice]]. [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]] is [[dead]]. He was the founder and leader of [[ISIS]], the most ruthless and violent terror organization in the World.]] :<small>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-president-death-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi/ Offiical release at Whitehouse.gov (27 October 2019)] · [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/us/trump-transcript-isis-al-baghdadi.html Transcript of delivered remarks at ''The New York Times'' (27 October 2019)] · [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6YvsrGILrw "President Trump's full announcement on the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi", ''The Washington Post'' YouTube channel (27 October 2019)]</small> * Last night, the [[United States]] brought the [[world]]'s number one [[terrorist]] [[leader]] to [[justice]]. [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]] is [[dead]]. He was the founder and leader of [[ISIS]], the most ruthless and violent terror organization in the World. The United States has been searching for Baghdadi for many years. Capturing or killing Baghdadi has been the top [[national security]] priority of my Administration. U.S. Special Operations forces executed a [[dangerous]] and [[daring]] nighttime raid into Northwestern [[Syria]] to [[accomplish]] this [[mission]]. * Terrorists who oppress and murder innocent people should never sleep soundly, knowing that we will completely destroy them. These savage monsters will not escape their fate – and they will not escape the final judgement of God. * This raid was impeccable, and could only have taken place with the acknowledgement and help of certain other nations and people. <br /> I want to thank the nations of Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iraq, and I also want to thank the Syrian Kurds for certain support they were able to give us. Thank you as well to the great intelligence professionals who helped make this very successful journey possible. * Last night was a great night for the United States and for the World. A brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death, was violently eliminated – he will never again harm another innocent man, woman or child. He died like a dog. He died like a coward. The world is now a much safer place. * I don't want to say how, but we had absolutely perfect -- as though you were watching a movie. It was -- that -- that in -- the technology there alone is -- is really great. **[https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/27/politics/donald-trump-baghdadi-death-isis/index.html 27 October 2019] ====November 2019==== *I WANT NOTHING I WANT NOTHING I WANT NO QUID PRO QUO. TELL {{w|Volodymyr Zelensky|ZELLINSKY}} TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THIS IS THE FINAL WORD FROM THE PRES. OF THE U.S. **[https://www.vox.com/2019/11/20/20974383/trump-big-sharpie-notes-on-impeachment-testimony Remarks on a notepad, White House lawn, November 20], after Ambassador Gordon Sondland's testimony. ====December 2019==== * We have a situation where we're looking very strongly at sinks and showers, and other elements of bathrooms.<br>You turn on the faucet and you don't get any water..<br>People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times.<br>They have so much water that it comes down. It's called rain. ** Quoted in {{citation |author=Matthew Cantor |title=Trump says people 'flush the toilet 10 times' and seeks solution |periodical=The Guardian |date=2019-12-06 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/06/trump-says-people-flush-the-toilet-10-times-and-seeks-solution}} * So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill! ** Trump was commenting on the Swedish school pupil and climate activist Greta Thunberg after she was named Time’s Person of the Year for 2019, as quoted by {{citation | author=Reuters staff | title=Climate activist Thunberg hits back at Trump over anger management taunt | periodical=Reuters | date=2019-12-06 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-thunberg-idUSKBN27M0TN}} * I never understood wind. I know windmills very much, I have studied it better than anybody. I know it is very expensive. They are made in China and Germany mostly, very few made here, almost none, but they are manufactured, tremendous—if you are into this—tremendous fumes and gases are spewing into the atmosphere. You know we have a world, right?<br>So the world is tiny compared to the universe. So tremendous, tremendous amount of fumes and everything. You talk about the carbon footprint, fumes are spewing into the air, right spewing, whether it is China or Germany, is going into the air.<br>You see all those [windmills]. They’re all different shades of color. They’re like sort of white, but one is like an orange-white. It’s my favorite color, orange. **[[w:Turning Point USA|Turning Point USA]] conference, {{#formatdate:2019-12-21}}, quoted in {{citation |author=Connor Mannion |title=Trump Attacks Windmills in Speech to Conservative Group: ‘I Never Understood Wind’ |periodical=Mediaite |date=2019-12-22 |url=https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-attacks-windmills-in-speech-to-conservative-group-i-never-understood-wind/}} ===2020=== * My administration will never stop fighting for Americans of faith ** At a rally for evangelicals earlier in 2020 according to [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-secretly-mocks-his-christian-supporters/616522/ Trump Secretly Mocks His Christian Supporters] September 29, 2020 ====January 2020==== * <!--[00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ&t=0s): Tesla's now worth more than GM and Ford; do you have comments on Elon Musk? --><!-- [00:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ&t=4s):--> Well, you have to give [[Elon Musk|him]] credit. I spoke to him very recently, and he's also doing the rockets, he likes rockets, and he does good at rockets too, by the way. I never saw… where [[w:Falcon 9 first-stage booster|the engines]] come down with no wings, no anything, [[w:Falcon 9 first-stage landings|and they're landing]]. I've said I've never seen that before. <!--[00:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ&t=19s):--> And I was worried about him, because he's one of our great geniuses, and we have to protect our genius. We have to protect [[Thomas Edison]], we have to protect all of these people that came up originally with the [[w:light bulb|light bulb]], and the [[w:wheel|wheel]], and all of these things. And he's one of our very smart people, and we want to cherish those people, that's very important. But he's done a very good job. <!--[00:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ&t=41s):--> Shocking, how well, …how it's come so fast. You go back a year, and they were talking about the end of [[w:Tesla, Inc.|the company]] and all of a sudden they're talking about these great things. He's going to be building [[w:Gigafactory|a very big plant]] in the United States. He has to. Because we help him, so he has to help us. ** on [[Elon Musk]], [[Tesla]], and [[SpaceX]] after Tesla stock valuation beat [[w:General Motors|General Motors]] and [[w:Ford Motor Company|Ford]] combined ** {{citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ|title=Trump on Elon Musk: I was worried about him, because he's one of our great geniuses|interviewer=[[w:Joe Kernen|Joe Kernen]]|date=2020-01-22|work=CNBC Television|via=Youtube|location=[[w:World Economic Forum|World Economic Forum]], [[w:Davos|Davos]], Switzerland}} *'''{{w|Joe Kernen}}''': It was a couple of years ago. Before we get started-- with- we're going talk about the economy and a lot of other things--the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]]-- has identified a case of [[w:2020 coronavirus pandemic in Washington (state)|coronavirus-- in Washington state]]. The {{w|Wuhan}} strain of this. If you remember {{w|SARS}}, that affected [[GDP]]. Travel-related effects. Do you-- have you been briefed by the CDC? And-- :'''Donald Trump''': I have, and-- :'''Joe Kernen''': --are there worries about a pandemic at this point? :'''Donald Trump''': No. Not at all. And-- we're-- we have it totally under control. <b>It's one person coming in from [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China|China]], and we have it under control.</b> It's—going to be just fine. :'''Joe Kernen''': Okay. And [[w:President of the People's Republic of China|President]] Xi-- there's just some-- talk in China that maybe the transparency isn't everything that it's going to be. Do you trust that we're going to know everything we need to know from China? :'''Donald Trump''': I do. I do. I have a great relationship with President Xi. [[w:China–United States trade war#2020|We just signed]] probably the biggest deal ever made. It certainly has the potential to be the biggest deal ever made. And-- it was a very interesting period of time time {{sic}}. :'''Joe Kernen''': Yeah. Let’s get into that-- :'''Donald Trump''': But we got it done, and-- no, I do. I think-- the relationship is very, very good. :* Interview with {{w|CNBC}}'s {{w|Joe Kernen}} at the {{w|World Economic Forum}} in {{w|Davos, Switzerland}}, January 22, 2020. [https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/22/cnbc-transcript-president-donald-trump-sits-down-with-cnbcs-joe-kernen-at-the-world-economic-forum-in-davos-switzerland.html Transcript online] at ''{{w|CNBC}}'' * China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. ** Cited by {{citation |date=2020-01-24 |title=Trump Is Inciting a Coronavirus Culture War to Save Himself |author=Adam Serwer |periodical=The Atlantic |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/trump-is-the-chinese-governments-most-useful-idiot/608638/}} *During National African American History Month, we honor the extraordinary contributions made by African Americans throughout the history of our Republic **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-national-african-american-history-month-2020/ 31 January 2020] ***[https://twitter.com/CFTC/status/1233507203853758468 reposted 28 February 2020 by CFTC] ====February 2020==== * And by the way, the virus. They're working hard. Looks like by April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away. I hope that's true. ** Regarding [[Covid-19 pandemic in the United States|coronavirus]] ** Rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, {{#formatdate:2020-02-10}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2020-02-26|title=Trump’s dangerous message on coronavirus|author=Doyle McManus|periodical=LA Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-02-26/trumps-dangerous-message-on-coronavirus}} * There are a lot of dishonest slimeballs out there. Dishonest scum. Dirty cops, lot of dirty cops … the ones on top, they were absolute scum. ** Trump described former senior law enforcement officials who were involved in the FBI probes into his campaign, as quoted in {{citation|date=2020-02-20|title=Trump repeatedly struggles to pronounce words during conspiracy-laden rally, before suggesting he'll pardon Roger Stone in late-night tweet |author=Tom Embury-Dennis |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-rally-twitter-roger-stone-sentence-pardon-2020-election-rally-phoenix-arizona-a9345956.html}} * And again, when you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that's a pretty good job we've done. ** Regarding known [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|coronavirus cases]]. ** White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2020-02-26}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-11 |title=Coronavirus: US passes 1,000 cases – two weeks after Trump said number would soon be 'close to zero' |author=Chris Riotta |periodical=The Independent |location=UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-cases-us-map-trump-how-many-infected-a9393061.html}} * We know all the people. We know all the good people. It's a question I asked the doctors before. Some of the people we cut, they haven't been used for many, many years, and if we ever need them, we can get them very quickly. And rather than spending the money — I'm a businessperson, I don't like having thousands of people around when you don't need 'em, when we need 'em, we can get them back very quickly. ** Asked about his consistent [[w:Criticism of response to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic#Funding cut by Trump administration|budget cuts]] to the CDC, the NIH, and the WHO. ** White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2020-02-26}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-02-28 |title=As the World Reaches for Face Masks, Trump Buries His Head in the Sand |author=Jonathan Chait |periodical=New York |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/trump-coronavirus-response.html}} * Can we get like ''Gone with the Wind' back please? 'Sunset Boulevard,' so many great movies. ** [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/trump-slams-oscar-winning-south-korean-film-parasite-praises-gone-with-the-wind/videoshow/74251536.cms] ** [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/trump-slams-oscar-winning-south-korean-film-parasite-praises-gone-with-the-wind/videoshow/74251536.cms Trump slams Oscar-winning South Korean film 'Parasite', praises 'Gone with the Wind']video posted February 22, 2020 * It's going to disappear. One day it's like a miracle, it will disappear. And from our shores, we — you know, it could get worse before it gets better. It could maybe go away. We'll see what happens. Nobody really knows. ** Regarding coronavirus ** African American History Month reception, White House, {{#formatdate:2020-02-27}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-02-29 |title=Inside Trump’s frantic attempts to minimize the coronavirus crisis |author= Yasmeen Abutaleb, Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey |periodical=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-trumps-frantic-attempts-to-minimize-the-coronavirus-crisis/2020/02/29/7ebc882a-5b25-11ea-9b35-def5a027d470_story.html}}. Video of the event avalable at [https://www.c-span.org/video/?469786-1/president-trump-hosts-african-american-history-month-reception cspan] =====Donald Trump Charleston, South Carolina Rally (February 28, 2020)===== :<small>Donald Trump Charleston, South Carolina Rally (February 28, 2020), [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-charleston-south-carolina-rally-transcript-february-28-2020 transcript online] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''.</small> * Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All I can say is that the fake news just doesn't get it, do they? They don't get it. [inaudible 00:02:54] They just don't get it. Hello Charleston, and I'm thrilled to be back in the great state of South Carolina with thousands of hardworking American Patriots who believe in faith, family, God, and country. Thank you. It's a phenomenal crowd, only topped by the number of people outside that didn't get in. If anybody would like to give up where you're standing or your seat, please raise your hand. All right. Then let's begin, right? Thank you all very much though. This is great. No, they don't get it. Down the road, they have a rally for one of the people that are going to be running tomorrow. They're trying to get to a hundred, but they're not going to make it. So I think they're going to set up a round table. Well, that's what they do. So people want to go to a rally, they end up sitting at a round table talking about their definition of impeachment. Crazy. * No, it's crazy. Crazy! It's a crazy deal. No, the fake news media, they've been trying to figure this out for years. They still don't get it though. They don't get it. Look at all of those cameras. Look at all of those cameras. That's a lot of cameras. That's a lot of cameras, Lindsey and Tim, that's a lot of... They heard you guys were here. They heard Tim was here and that Lindsey was here and that... And they said, "We're not going to attend that rally," but when we heard those two guys plus our great congressmen, they're here, great congressmen. But this is an incredible time for our nation. We're thrilled to be in the midst of what we call the Great American Comeback and that's what it is. Jobs are booming, incomes are soaring, factories are returning, poverty is plummeting, confidence is surging, and we have completely rebuilt the awesome power of the United States military. Our country is stronger than ever before. * We are stronger, we are better, but while we are building a great future, the radical left Democrats in Washington are trying to burn it all down. They have spent the last three years, and I can even go further than that, three years since the election, but we go before the election, working to erase your ballots and overthrow our democracy. But with your help, we have exposed the far left's corruption and defeated their sinister schemes and let's see what happens in the coming months. Let's watch. Let's just watch. Very dishonest people. Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus, you know that right? Coronavirus, they're politicizing it. We did one of the great jobs. You say, "How's President Trump doing?" They go, "Oh, not good, not good." They have no clue. They don't have any clue. They can't even count their votes in Iowa. They can't even count. No, they can't. They can't count their votes. * One of my people came up to me and said, "Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia." That didn't work out too well. They couldn't do it. They tried the impeachment hoax. That was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything. They tried it over and over. They'd been doing it since you got in. It's all turning. They lost. It's all turning. Think of it. Think of it. '''And this is their new hoax.''' But we did something that's been pretty amazing. We have 15 people in this massive country and because of the fact that we went early. We went early, we could have had a lot more than that. We're doing great. Our country is doing so great. We are so unified. We are so unified. The Republican party has never ever been unified like it is now. There has never been a movement in the history of our country like we have now. Never been a movement. So a statistic that we want to talk about, go ahead. Say USA. It's okay. USA. So a number that nobody heard of, that I heard of recently and I was shocked to hear it, 35,000 people on average die each year from the flu. Did anyone know that? 35,000, that's a lot of people. It could go to 100,000, it could be 27,000. They say usually a minimum of 27, goes up to 100,000 people a year die. And so far we have lost nobody to [[w:2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States|coronavirus in the United States]]. Nobody. And it doesn't mean we won't and we are totally prepared. It doesn't mean we won't, but think of it. You hear 35 and 40,000 people and we've lost nobody and you wonder the press is in hysteria mode. CNN fake news and the camera just went off, the camera. The camera just went off. Turn it back on. Hey, by the way, hold it. Look at this, and honestly, all events are like this. It's about us. It's all about us. I wish they'd take the camera, show the arena please. They never do. They never do. They never do it. They never show the arena. You can hear it because when you hear it, that's not 200 people. That's not a hundred people. That's thousands and thousands of people including people outside. You can hear it. They always show my face. See that face? They show my face. I want them to show the arena, not my face, right? [...] While the extreme left has been wasting America's time with these vile hoaxes, we've been killing terrorists, creating jobs, raising wages, enacting fair trade deals, securing our border, and lifting up citizens of every race, religion, color, and creed. We added another 225,000 jobs last month alone. And that makes seven million jobs since our election, seven million. The unemployment rate in the great state of South Carolina. You ever hear of that place? * Practically every one. Can you believe it? I'm sure your husbands are thrilled, right? They're thrilled. Where are you going tonight? I'm going to another Trump rally. Cool. Number 114. What do your husbands say about that? This group up here. She said, "We don't care." Thank you. Thank you. Democrats will only say horrible things even though they know we're doing a great job. We're doing a great job with what we have to work with. It's incredible. The Democrats want us to fail so badly. Even if their actions, and you take a look, hurt the people of this country, they'll hurt the people themselves, their wealth, their everything. They're willing to hurt our country in order to say bad, even if they know it's not so. We made an unbelievable deal with Mexico, with Canada, with China, with South Korea, with Japan. And if you put a microphone with these people back there like the Academy Awards used to be, not anymore. Best movie of the year. It's made in South Korea. What's that all about? I'm waiting to see the best movie of the year- * And it's made... He said, "It's garbage." Only in South Carolina can you say that. Only in South Carolina. You're going to get us in trouble. No, I'm just repeating what he said for the fake news. No, but seriously the Academy Awards has gone way, way down in ratings. Do you know why? Because they started attacking us and we don't believe in it anymore. That's why. No, but they had the best movie of the year made in South Korea. They make enough stuff for us, right? And they're good. They're our friends. Take advantage of us, that's okay. Not so much anymore. We are really, you take a look, magnificently organized with the best professionals in the world. We're prepared for the absolute worst. You have to be prepared for the worst, but hopefully it will all amount to very little. That's why I tell you when we have the flu with 35,000 people and this one we have to take it very, very seriously. That's what we're doing. We are preparing for the worst. * My administration has taken the most aggressive action in modern history to prevent the spread of this illness in the United States. We are ready. We are ready. Totally ready. On January 31st, I ordered the suspension of foreign nationals who have recently been in China from entering the United States. An action which the Democrats loudly criticized and protested and now everybody's complimenting me saying, "Thank you very much. You were 100% correct." Could've been a whole different story. But I say, so let's get this right. A virus starts in China, bleeds its way into various countries all around the world, doesn't spread widely at all in the United States because of the early actions that myself and my administration took against a lot of other wishes, and the Democrats' single talking point, and you see it, is that it's Donald Trump's fault, right? It's Donald Trump's fault. No, just things that happened. * But you know what this does show you? Things happen. Whoever thought of this two weeks ago? Who would've thought this could be going on four weeks ago? You wouldn't. But things happen in life and you have to be prepared and you have to be flexible and you have to be able to go out and get it. And my guys that we have the best professionals in the world, the best in the world and we are so ready. At the same time that I initiated the first federally mandated quarantine in over 50 years. We had a quarantine some people. They weren't happy, they weren't happy about it. I want to tell you there are a lot of people that not so happy, but after two weeks they got happy. You know who got happy? The people around them got happy. That's who got happy. **Note: [[Luciana Borio]], former director of Medical and Biodefense Preparedness Policy at the {{w|National Security Council}}, said at a symposium at {{w|Emory University}} in [[Atlanta]] in 2018, marking the 100th anniversary of [[1918 flu pandemic]]: "[[Disease X|The threat]] of {{w|pandemic flu}} is the number one health security concern, are we ready to respond? I fear the answer is no." As quoted in ''[https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/contrary-to-trumps-claim-a-pandemic-was-widely-expected-at-some-point/ Contrary to Trump's Claim, A Pandemic Was Widely Expected at Some Point]'' (March 20, 2020) by Rem Rieder, ''{{w|FactCheck.org}}''. * I also created a [[White House Coronavirus Task Force|White House virus task force]]. It's a big thing, a virus task force. I requested 2.5 billion dollars to ensure we have the resources we need. The Democrats said, "That's terrible. He's doing the wrong thing. He needs eight and a half billion, not two and a half." I've never had that before. I ask for two and a half, they want to give me eight and a half, so I said, "I'll take it." Does that make me a bad... I'll take it. I'll take it. I never had that before. I never had it. We want two and a half million. That's plenty. We demand you take eight and a half. He doesn't know what he's doing. We want eight and a half. These people are crazy. We must understand that border security is also health security. And you've all seen the wall has gone up like magic. It's gone up like magic. You think that was an easy one? That was not an easy one. It's going up great and we're up now 132 miles and this is the exact wall that border security, water, everything. * So I don't know what the record attendance is in this arena, but I was told that we broke it by a lot. And you got the people outside. Are we allowed to tell them who we would like them to vote for? Because you're allowed to skip. All right, so wait a minute, let's do a poll. We do this for the fake news back there. Ready? Who would be the best candidate for us? Not for them. We're ready. Ready? So let's go through them just quickly. We won't include Steyer because he's a loser. He's out, okay? We won't include him. Who would be the best? This is a real poll. This isn't one of those fake polls taken by ... In all fairness, I love you, Fox, taken by Fox, the worst pollster. This guy ... this pollster hates Trump's guts. I was losing the last election by a fortune. They said, "He did great with women." Everything was wrong. And they never replaced this guy. But watch this. You ready? * We had a great event yesterday, an event that was so beautiful, young African American leaders. One of the things I asked them, and I’ve been thinking about this for a long time… And great people, great people. Some of them are here tonight. Do you like the name African American or Black? And they said, “Black!” all at the same time. No, true. I tell you. Because you say, “African American or Black?” And they said almost immediately, “Black.” But we had an incredible group of people and what happened is {{w|NBC}}… It was such a love fest. It was so incredible. It went on for 45 minutes. It was a love fest. It was incredible. NBC turned down… There they are right there. They turned down… {{w|Comcast}}, which owns NBC… Actually NBC, I think, we call it [[w:List of nicknames used by Donald Trump#Organizations|MSDNC]], right? MSDNC. But NBC I think is worse than {{w|CNN}}. I actually do. And Comcast, a company that spends millions and millions of dollars on their image… I’ll do everything possible to destroy their image because they are terrible. They are terrible. They’re a terrible group of people. And they paid me a fortune for years for [[w:The Apprentice (American TV series)|the Apprentice]]. They paid me a fortune. And when I left the show, it was doing great. When I left the show, 14 seasons, think of that, they got a [[Arnold Schwarzenegger|big movie star]]. I won’t tell you his name. Nobody would know. Actually nobody will know his name because he was on for such a short period of time. But the show went down the tubes very quickly after they had Trump. But the country in five years from now, of course you want to upset them, five years or nine years or 13 years. Or 18 years! 10 more years. Nah. Oh, they go crazy when you say it. When you say to them five more years, so it’s five, but you then say maybe nine, maybe 13, maybe 17, maybe 21, or not, maybe 21. Let’s do this. Let’s term limit ourselves at 25 years. No more than 25 years. No more. Okay. They’ll pass something in the Senate. Tim, pass it in the Senate with Lindsey, a 25 year term limit please. ====March 2020==== * Well, I think the 3.4% is really a false number. Now, and this is just my hunch, and — but based on a lot of conversations with a lot of people that do this. Because a lot people will have this and it's very mild. They'll get better very rapidly. They don't even see a doctor. They don't even call a doctor. You never hear about those people. So you can't put them down in the category of the overall population in terms of this [[Coronavirus|corona flu and/or virus]]. So you just can't do that. So, if, you know, we have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people that get better just by, you know, sitting around and even going to work. Some of them go to work, but they get better. ** ''Hannity'', Fox News, {{#formatdate:2020-03-04}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-05 |author=Inae Oh |title=Trump Unleashes More Coronavirus Misinformation on National Television |periodical=Mother Jones |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/03/donald-trump-coronavirus-sean-hannity/}} * But as of right now and yesterday, anybody that needs a test — That's the important thing. And [[w:2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States#COVID-19 testing|the tests]] are all perfect. Like, the letter was perfect. The transcription was perfect. Right? This was not as perfect as that but pretty good. ** Comparing coronavirus tests to his Ukraine phone call that led to his impeachment ** during tour of Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, {{#formatdate:2020-03-06}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2020-03-06|title=Trump Says Coronavirus Testing Is as ‘Perfect’ as His Ukraine Call|author=Chas Danner|periodical=New York|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/trump-coronavirus-testing-as-perfect-as-ukraine-call.html}} * They would like to have the people come off. I'd rather have the people stay, but I'd go with them. I told them to make the final decision. I would rather — because I like the numbers being where they are. I don't need to have the numbers double because of one ship that wasn't our fault. ** regarding Grand Princess cruise ship with 21 diagnosed cases of coronavirus ** during tour of Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, {{#formatdate:2020-03-06}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2020-03-06|title=Trump Says ‘People Have to Remain Calm’ Amid Coronavirus Outbreak|author=Peter Baker|periodical=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-cdc.html}} * You know, my uncle was a great person. He was at MIT. He taught at MIT for, I think, like a record number of years. He was a great super genius. Dr. John Trump. I like this stuff. I really get it. People are surprised that I understand it. Every one of these doctors said, "How do you know so much about this?" Maybe I have a natural ability. Maybe I should have done that instead of running for President. ** during tour of Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, {{#formatdate:2020-03-06}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2020-03-06|title=‘Maybe I have a natural ability’: Trump plays medical expert on coronavirus by second-guessing the professionals|author=David Nakamura|periodical=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/maybe-i-have-a-natural-ability-trump-plays-medical-expert-on-coronavirus-by-second-guessing-the-professionals/2020/03/06/3ee0574c-5ffb-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html}} * I've been briefed on every contingency you can possibly imagine. Many contingencies. A lot of—a lot of positive. Different numbers. All different numbers. Very large numbers. And some small numbers too, by the way. ** Regarding coronavirus. Posed question: "Mr. President, have you been briefed that up to 100 million Americans would ultimately be exposed to the virus?" ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-republican-senators-2/ Briefing at the White House] ({{#formatdate:2020-03-10}}) * No, '''I don't take responsibility at all''', because we were given a set of circumstances and we were given rules, regulations and specifications from a different time. ** Asked if he took responsibility for the lag in coronavirus testing ** White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2020-03-13}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-13 |title='I don't take responsibility at all': Trump pushes back on complaints about coronavirus testing |author=Zachary Halaschak |periodical=Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all-trump-pushes-back-on-complaints-about-coronavirus-testing}} * They're trying to scare everybody, from meetings, cancel the meetings, close the schools—you know, destroy the country. And that's okay, as long as we can win the election. ** Fundraiser, Mar-a-Lago, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-15 |title=Trump says media 'scare' coverage of coronavirus response OK 'as long as we can win the election': Report |author=Daniel Chaitin |periodical=Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-says-media-scare-coverage-of-coronavirus-response-okay-as-long-as-we-can-win-the-election-report}} * It's a very contagious virus. It's incredible. But it's something we have tremendous control of. I think very important the young people, people of good health and groups of people just are not strongly affected. ** In a White House briefing, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-15 |title=Fact check: Trump falsely claims US has 'tremendous control' of the coronavirus |author=Daniel Dale |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/15/politics/fact-check-trump-control-coronavirus/index.html}} * Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment—try getting it yourselves. We will be backing you, but try getting it yourselves. Point of sales, much better, much more direct if you can get it yourself. ** Call with governors, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-16 |title=Trump tells governors to seek out respirators and other vital equipment on their own. |author=''The New York Times'' staff |periodical=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/world/coronavirus-news.html}} * We have an invisible enemy. We have a problem a month ago nobody ever thought about. [...] This is a bad one, this is a very bad one. This is bad in the sense that it's so contagious. It's just so contagious. Sort of record-setting type contagion. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-16}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-17 |title=The Last Great Pandemic |author=Jarrett Stepman |periodical=The Daily Signal |url=https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/03/17/the-last-great-pandemic/}} * <p>''Q:'' Very simple question; does the buck stop with you? And on a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your response to this crisis?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' I'd rate it a 10. I think we've done a great job. And it started with the fact that we kept a very highly infected country, despite all of the—even the professionals saying no, it's too early to do that, we were very, very early with respect to China. And we would have a whole different situation in this country if we didn't do that. I would rate it a very, very—I would rate ourselves and—and the professionals—I think the professionals have done a fantastic job.</p> ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-16}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-16 |title=Trump: I'd Rate My Response To Coronavirus a 10 |author=Ian Schwartz |periodical=RealClearPolitics |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/03/16/trump_id_rate_my_response_to_coronavirus_a_10.html}} * <p>''Q:'' Does the buck stop with you, Mr. President? Does the buck stop with you?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' Yeah, normally. But I think when you hear the—you know, this has never been done before in this country.</p> ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-16}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-16 |title=Trump says buck 'normally' stops with him — but not for coronavirus |author=Oliver Willis |periodical=American Independent |url=https://americanindependent.com/donald-trump-coronavirus-response-buck-stops-here-white-house-covid-19/}} * <p>''Peter Alexander:'' How are non-symptomatic professional athletes getting tests while others are waiting in line and can't get them?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' No, I wouldn’t say so, but '''perhaps that’s been the story of life'''. That does happen on occasion and I’ve noticed where some people have been tested fairly quickly.</p> ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-18}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-18 |title=Coronavirus: Trump says it may be 'the story of life' that well-connected get testing first |author=Janelle Griffith |periodical=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/coronavirus-nyc-mayor-slams-nets-over-testing-trump-weighs-n1162971}} * <p>''Peter Alexander:'' What do you say to Americans who are scared though? I guess, nearly 200 dead, 14,000 who are sick, millions, as you witnessed, who are scared right now? What do you say to Americans who are watching you right now who are scared?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' I say that you're a terrible reporter, that's what I say. I think that's a very nasty question.</p> ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-20}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-20 |title=Trump launches into tirade against media, insults NBC reporter at coronavirus briefing |author=Adam Edelman |periodical=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-rips-reporter-who-asked-him-calm-scared-americans-terrible-n1165031}} * We're [[w:Trump administration communication during the COVID-19 pandemic#Lifting restrictions|opening up]] this incredible country. Because we have to do that. I'd love to have it open by Easter. I would love to have it opened by Easter. It's such an important day for other reasons, but I will make it an important day for this, too. I would love to have the country opened up and just rarin' to go by Easter. ** Fox News town hall, {{#formatdate:2020-03-24}} * Look, Easter's a very special day for me. And I see it's sort of in that timeline that I'm thinking about. And I say, "Wouldn't it be great to have all of the churches full?" – you know the churches aren't allowed, essentially, to have much of a congregation there. And most of 'em, I watched on Sunday, online. And it was terrific, by the way, but online is never going to be like being there. So I think Easter Sunday, and you'll have packed churches all over our country. I think it would be a beautiful time. And it's just about the timeline that I think is right. ** Fox News interview, {{#formatdate:2020-03-24}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-24 |title=Coronavirus: Trump says Easter with ‘packed churches’ would be ‘beautiful time’ to reopen US |author=John T Bennett |periodical=The Independent |location=UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-coronavirus-news-reopen-us-borders-easter-holiday-a9423041.html}} * I have a feeling that a lot of the numbers that are being said in some areas are just bigger than they’re going to be, I don't believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators. You go into major hospitals sometimes, and they’ll have two ventilators. And now all of a sudden they’re saying, 'Can we order 30,000 ventilators?' ** Speaking with [[Sean Hannity]] on [[Fox News]] on 26 March 2020. As quoted in ''[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/26/trump-ventilators-coronavirus-151311 Trump: I don't believe you really need that many ventilators]'', 27 March 2020, ''{{w|Politico}}''. * Don't be a cutie pie, okay? ** Trump responding to the question “But everybody who needs one will be able to get a ventilator?” from reporter Jonathan Karl. As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-03-27 |title=Trump to reporter pressing him about ventilators: 'Don't be a cutie pie' |author=Tal Axelrod |periodical=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/489958-trump-to-reporter-pressing-him-about-ventilators-dont-be-a-cutie-pie}} * ...young people are really, this is an incredible phenomenon, but they are attacked, successfully attacked to a much lesser extent by [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|this pandemic]], by this disease. This whatever they want to call it. '''You call it a germ, you can call it a flu, you can call it a virus. You know, you can call it many different names. I'm not sure anybody even knows what it is''', but the children do very well. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-27}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-27 |title=Trump on Coronavirus: "I'm Not Sure Anybody Even Knows What It Is"; "You Can Call It A Germ, You Can Call It A Flu" |author=Ian Schwartz |periodical=RealClearPolitics |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/03/27/trump_on_coronavirus_im_not_sure_anybody_even_knows_what_it_is_you_can_call_it_a_germ_you_can_call_it_a_flu.html}} * Just finished a very good conversation with President Xi of China. Discussed in great detail the CoronaVirus that is ravaging large parts of our Planet. China has been through much & has developed a strong understanding of the Virus. We are working closely together. Much respect! ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-27 |title=Trump claims Asian Americans are angry at 'what China has done' to U.S. |author=Kimmy Yam |periodical=Yahoo News / NBC News |url=https://news.yahoo.com/trump-claims-asian-americans-angry-190959445.html}} * Nobody could have imagined a thing like this — a tragedy like this would have happened: the invisible enemy. ** As quoted in ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-supply-chain-distributors-covid-19/ Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with Supply Chain Distributors on COVID-19]'' (March 29, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}''. * The federal government has done something that nobody has done anything like this other than perhaps wartime. And that’s what we’re in: We’re in a war. ** As quoted in ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-supply-chain-distributors-covid-19/ Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with Supply Chain Distributors on COVID-19]'' (March 29, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}''. * My administration has done a job on really working across government and with the private sector, and it’s been incredible. It’s a beautiful thing to watch, I have to say. Unfortunately, the end result of the group we’re fighting — which are hundreds of billions and trillions of germs, or whatever you want to call them — they are bad news. This virus is bad news and it moves quickly, and it spreads as easily as anything anyone has ever seen. ** As quoted in ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-supply-chain-distributors-covid-19/ Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with Supply Chain Distributors on COVID-19]'' (March 29, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}''. * I just want to reiterate, because a lot of people have been asking, well, what would have happened if we did nothing? Did nothing, we just rode it out, and I’ve been asking that question to Tony and Deborah, and they’ve been talking to me about it for a long time, other people have been asking that question, and I think we got our most accurate study today, or certainly most comprehensive. Think of the number, potentially, 2.2 million people if we did nothing. If we didn’t do the distancing, if we didn’t do all of the things that we’re doing. When you hear those numbers, you start to realize that, with the kind of work we went through last week, with the $2.2 trillion, it no longer sounds like a lot, right? You’re talking about, when I heard the number today, first time I’ve heard that number, because I’ve been asking the same question that some people have been asking, I felt even better about what we did last week with the $2.2 trillion, because you’re talking about a potential of up to 2.2 million, and some people said it could even be higher than that. So you’re talking about 2.2 million deaths. 2.2 million people from this. If we can hold that down as we’re saying, to 100,000, it’s a horrible number. Maybe even less, but to 100,000, so we have between 100 and 200,000, we altogether have done a very good job. 2.2, up to 2.2 million deaths and maybe even beyond that? I’m feeling very good about what we did last week. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, March 29, 2020, [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-march-29-trump-extends-task-force-guidelines-to-april-30 transcript online] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]'' * I know South Korea better than anybody, it's a very tight — do you know how many people are in Seoul? Do you know how big the city of Seoul is? 38 million people. That's bigger than anything we have. ** Trump talking about Seoul, which is a city with 10 million people according to the city government's English language website. As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-03-30 |title=Trump tried to flex by asking a reporter about the population of Seoul. Then he got it wrong by 28 million. |author=Jake Lahut |periodical=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-trump-got-the-population-of-seoul-wrong-by-millions-2020-3?r=US&IR=T}} ====April 2020==== * It's called "social media." It's social media. It gets out. I have, you know, hundreds of millions of people. Number one on Facebook. Did you know I was number one on Facebook? I mean, I just found out I'm number one on Facebook. I thought that was very nice for whatever it means. No, it represents something. And when I can explain to people: Just don't do it. You know, it's going to be bad if you do it. It's going to be really bad. And they don't need to do it. They have enough problems. Iran has enough problems without doing that. But we’ve been pulling back very substantially over the last year, in Iraq. And so, you know, that's the way it is. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-04-01}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-04-01 |title=Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing |author=James S. Brady |periodical=White House |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-briefing-16/}}. ** Note: At April 1, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200401020635if_/https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/ Trump's official page], with 26.8 million likes and 28.5 million followers, was not among the [[w:List of most-followed Facebook pages|most-followed Facebook pages]]. At January 6, speaking on [[Rush Limbaugh]]'s radio show Trump stated that [[Mark Zuckerberg]] told him that he was "number one on Facebook", claim that was not refuted by Facebook as reported in ''[https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/trump-mark-zuckerberg-facebook_n_5e12e125e4b0843d3615393f Trump Claims Mark Zuckerberg Told Him He's 'Number One On Facebook']'' (January 8, 2020) by Josephine Harvey, ''{{w|HuffPost Australia}}'' * We’re working to ensure that the supplies are delivered where and when they’re needed, and in some cases, we’re telling governors we can’t go there because we don’t think you need it and we think someplace else needs it. And pretty much, so far, we’ve been right about that. And we’ll continue to do it. As it really gets — this will be probably the toughest week between this week and next week. And there’ll be a lot of death, unfortunately, but a lot less death than if this wasn’t done. But there will be death. ** As quoted in ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-briefing-19/ Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing]'' (April 4, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}'' * So we’ve done 1,670,000 tests. Think of that 1,670,000 tests. And we have a great system. Now we’re working with the states in almost all instances, but we have a great system. And the other thing that we bought a tremendous amount of is the [[Hydroxychloroquine|hydroxy chloroquine]]. Hydroxy chloroquine, which I think is, you know, it’s a great [[malaria]] drug. It’s worked unbelievably. It’s a powerful drug on malaria and [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#COVID-19|there are signs]] that it works on this, some very strong signs and in the meantime it’s been around a long time. It also works very powerfully on lupus, so there are some very strong powerful signs and we’ll have to see because again, it’s tested. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, April 5. [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. * Now this is a new thing that just happened to as the invisible enemy we call it. And if you can, if you have a no signs of heart problems, the {{w|azithromycin}}, which will kill certain things that you don’t want living within your body. It’s a powerful drug. If you don’t have a problem, a heart problem, we would say, let your doctor think about it, but as a combination, I think they’re going to be, I think there’s two things that should be looked at very strongly. Now, we have purchased and we have stockpiled 29 million pills of the hydroxy chloroquine, 29 million. A lot of drug stores have them by prescription and also, and they’re not expensive. Also, we’re sending them to various labs. Our military, we’re sending them to the hospitals, we’re sending them all over. I just think it’s something, you know the expression, I’ve used it for certain reasons. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, April 5. [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. * What do you have to lose? What do you have to lose? And a lot of people are saying that when … and are taking it, if you’re a doctor, a nurse, a first responder, a medical person going into hospitals, they say taking it before the fact is good, but what do you have to lose? They say, take it, I’m not looking at it one way or the other, but we want to get out of this. If it does work, it would be a shame if we didn’t do it early. But we have some very good signs. So that’s hydroxy chloroquine and as azithromycin, and again, you have to go through your medical people get the approval. But I’ve seen things that I sort of like, so what do I know? I’m not a doctor, I’m not a doctor, but I have common sense. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, April 5. [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. * The [[w:Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] feels good about it. They’ve, as you know, they’ve approved it. They gave it a rapid approved approval. And the reason because it’s been out there for a long time and they know the side effects and they also know the potential. So based on that, we have sent it throughout the country. We have it stockpiled about 29 million doses, 29 million doses. We have a lot of it. We hope it works. Driven by the goal of the brightest minds in science. We have the brightest minds in science, but we were driven by the goal of getting rid of this plague, getting rid of this scourge, getting rid of this virus. These brilliant minds are working on the most effective antiviral therapies and vaccines. We are working very, very hard. I have met many of the doctors that are doing it. These are doctors that are working so hard on vanquishing the virus. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, April 5. [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. ** Note: Hydroxychloroquine use is not approved by the FDA [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#COVID-19|for COVID-19]] as of 7 April 2020. * I want them to try it. It may work, and it may not work. But if it doesn’t work, it’s nothing lost by doing it. Nothing. Because we know long-term what I want. I want to save lives, and I don’t want it to be in a lab for the next year-and-a-half as people are dying all over the place. In [[w:2020 coronavirus pandemic in France|France]], they had a very good test. They’re continuing. But we don’t have time to go and say, gee, let’s take a couple of years and test it out, and let’s go and test with the test tubes and the laboratories. We don’t have time. I’d love to do that, but we have people dying today. As we speak, there are people dying. If it works, that’d be great. If it doesn’t work, we know for many years malaria, it’s incredible what it’s done for malaria. It’s incredible what it’s done for lupus, but it doesn’t kill people. ** On using the drug as treatment for [[coronavirus disease 2019]] (COVID-19). Coronavirus Task Force Briefing (April 5, 2020). [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. * '''Speaker to [[Anthony Fauci]]''': And would you also weigh in on this issue of hydroxychloroquine? What do you think about this and what is the medical evidence? :'''Donald Trump''': You know how many times he’s answered that question? :'''Speaker''': I’d love to hear from the doctor. :'''Donald Trump''': Maybe 15. 15 times. You don’t have to ask the question. :'''Speaker''': He’s your medical expert, correct? :'''Donald Trump''': He answered that question 15 times. :* On using the drug as treatment for [[coronavirus disease 2019]] (COVID-19). Coronavirus Task Force Briefing (April 5, 2020). [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]'' * She created over 15 million jobs. ** Donald Trump talking about his daughter Ivanka Trump in a call with business leaders. No explanation or supporting evidence was provided. {{citation |date=2020-04-07 |title=Trump claims that his daughter created 10 percent of all the jobs in the United States |author=Ian Millhiser |periodical=Vox |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/4/8/21212802/trump-ivanka-10-percent-jobs-walmart-15-million}} * This is a very brilliant enemy. You know, it's a brilliant enemy. They develop drugs like the antibiotics, you see it. Antibiotics used to solve every problem. Now one of the biggest problems the world has is the germ has gotten so brilliant, that the antibiotic can't keep up with it. And they're constantly trying to come up with a new— People go to a hospital and they catch– They go for a heart operation, that's no problem, but they end up dying from, from... problems. You know the problems I'm talking about. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-04-10}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-04-10 |title=Watch: Trump Appears To Believe That Coronavirus Is A Bacteria, Not A Virus |author=Jake Thomas |periodical=The Intellectualist |url=https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/watch-trump-appears-to-believe-that-coronavirus-is-a-bacteria-not-a-virus-qNAKtyts0UCLxCPxQv0EQg}} * When someone is president of the United States the authority is total. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-04-13}}, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-13 |title=CNN reporter flat-out contradicts Trump to his face when he claims king-like authority |author=Cody Fenwick |periodical=RawStory |url=https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/cnn-reporter-flat-out-contradicts-trump-to-his-face-when-he-claims-king-like-authority/}} * The delays the [[WHO]] experienced in declaring a public health emergency cost valuable time tremendous amounts of time; more time was lost in the delay it took to get a team of international experts and to examine the outbreak which we wanted to do which they should have done. The inability of the WHO to obtain virus samples to this date has deprived the scientific community of essential data. New data that emerges across the world on a daily basis points to the unreliability of the initial reports and the world received all sorts of false information about transmission and mortality. The silence of the WHO on the disappearance of scientific researchers and doctors and new restrictions on the sharing of research into the origins of COVID-19 in the country of origin is deeply concerning especially when we put up by far the largest amount of money, not even close. Had the WHO done its job to get medical experts into China to objectively assess the situation on the ground and to call out China's lack of transparency, the outbreak could have been contained as a source with very little death, very little death, and certainly very little death by comparison. This would have saved thousands of lives and avoided worldwide economic damage. Instead the WHO willingly took China's assurances to face value, and they took it just at face value and defended the actions of the Chinese government, even praising China for its so-called transparency. I don't think so. The WHO pushed China's misinformation about the virus, saying it was not communicable, and there was no need for travel bans. They told us when we put on our travel ban a very strong travel ban, there was no need to do it. Don't do it; they actually fought us. The WHO's reliance on China's disclosures likely caused a 20-fold increase in cases worldwide, and it may be much more than that. ** White House coronavirus task force briefing (April 14, 2020), [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/04/14/trump_halts_who_funding_full_accountability_for_pushing_chinas_misinformation_about_coronavirus.html transcript online] at ''{{w|RealClearPolitics}}'' * Look, I could tell you about — and I’m not going to do it, because I didn’t want to bring it up — but I could tell you about events that took place. And I said things like, “You’ll never do that again” or “You’ll never do this again” or — I don’t even want to mention the events. I don’t want to mention what you’re supposed to be doing because — and you know one of them was so horrible.  I said, “A certain industry will be out of business — never happen again.” Two weeks later, it was like nothing ever happened. Hopefully, we get rid of this. We have tremendous talent up here and all over, including governors, including local governments, state governments. ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-briefing-april-17-2020/ Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing | April 17, 2020] * That’s why your ratings are so bad because you’re pathetic. Go ahead. Let’s go. Your ratings are terrible. You got to get back to real news. Go ahead. ** Trump interrupting a reporter who started a question with "The first of the month is next week ... " White House coronavirus task force briefing (April 19, 2020), [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-press-conference-transcript-april-19 Donald Trump Coronavirus Press Conference Transcript April 19] * I think I read yesterday a report that we’ve done more than everybody — every other country — combined, <BR> * We’ve tested more than every other country in the world even put together. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-21 |title=Trump just said the US has done more coronavirus testing than the rest of the world. Not even close. |author=Aaron Rupar |periodical=Vox |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/4/21/21230400/trump-coronavirus-briefing-testing-other-countries-combined}} ** Note: At that time, the US had done just above 4 million tests, while worldwide more than 20 million tests had been done. *And then I see '''the disinfectant''' where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute.<br>And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning?<br>Because, you see, it gets on the lungs, and it does a tremendous number on the lungs.<br>So it'd be interesting to check that.<br>So that you're going to have to use medical doctors, but it sounds — it sounds interesting to me. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-23 |title='It's irresponsible and it's dangerous': Experts rip Trump's idea of injecting disinfectant to treat COVID-19 |author=Jan C. Timm |periodical=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/it-s-irresponsible-it-s-dangerous-experts-rip-trump-s-n1191246}} ** Note: Trump's Food and Drug Administration specifically warned against drinking the chemicals in disinfectants, noting that consumption of such products "can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and symptoms of severe dehydration." ***despite this, Biden in July 2020 misquoted Trump as advocating drinking bleach * So supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light and I think you said that hasn't been checked but you’re going to test it. And then I said supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. ** Trump, suggesting a way to cure COVID-19, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-23 |title='Jaw-Dropping’: Trump Slammed for Touting Dangerous New Virus Treatments After Favored Drug Is Discredited |author=Hunter Woodall |periodical=Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-slammed-for-touting-sunlight-uv-light-bleach-as-possible-covid-19-treatments-during-briefing}} * And we’re — really, I’m very happy the governors have been — the governors, really, have been doing a really good job working with us, and it’s — it’s, really, pretty impressive to see. I’ve spoken to numerous leaders of countries over the last 48 hours, and they are saying we’re leading the way. We’re really leading the way in so many different ways. ** White House coronavirus task force briefing (April 23, 2020), [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-press-conference-transcript-april-23 Donald Trump Coronavirus Press Conference Transcript April 23] * I work from early in the morning until late at night, haven’t left the White House in many months (except to launch Hospital Ship Comfort) in order to take care of Trade Deals, Military Rebuilding etc., and then I read a phony story in the failing @nytimes about my work schedule and eating habits, written by a third rate reporter who knows nothing about me. I will often be in the Oval Office late into the night & read & see that I am angrily eating a hamberger & Diet Coke in my bedroom. People with me are always stunned. Anything to demean! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-26 |title='Hambergers' and 'Noble prizes': Trump attacks press in furious Twitter rant riddled with spelling errors |author=Alex Woodward |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-latest-coronavirus-hamburger-nobel-prize-russia-a9485006.html}} * When will all of the 'reporters' who have received Noble Prizes for their work on Russia, Russia, Russia, only to have been proven totally wrong (and, in fact, it was the other side who committed the crimes) be turning back their cherished 'Nobles' so that they can be given to the REAL REPORTERS & JOURNALISTS who got it right. ** Tweet, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-26 |title=Trump calls for journalists who covered the Russia investigation to return their 'Noble Prizes' in Twitter rant before deleting it |author=James Pasley |periodical=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-deletes-tweet-calling-for-journalists-to-return-noble-prizes-2020-4?r=US&IR=T}} * What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately. They get record ratings, & the American people get nothing but Fake News. Not worth the time & effort! ** Tweet, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-26 |title=Trump says briefings 'not worth the effort' amid fallout from disinfectant comments |author=Lauren Aratani |periodical=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/25/donald-trump-stays-away-from-briefings-amid-fallout-from-disinfectant-comments}} * I can't imagine why. ** Trump was answering a question from a journalist about rise in misuse of disinfectants the last few days, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-27 |title=Trump Says He Takes No Responsibility For People Ingesting Disinfectant |author=Lydia O'Connor |periodical=Huffpost |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-no-responsibility-disinfectant-use_n_5ea75b7dc5b6a30004e6e509}} * The only reason the U.S. has reported one million cases of CoronaVirus is that our Testing is sooo much better than any other country in the World. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-29 |title=Trump still seems to not understand how bad the coronavirus crisis is |author=Stephen Collinson |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/29/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-politics-pence/index.html}} * '''Donald Trump:''' And you have to understand: When we took over, the cupboards were bare. And the thing that — frankly, it’s not as tough as the ventilator situation. We’re the king of ventilators. But what we have done is — on testing, we’re doing numbers the likes of which nobody has ever seen before. And I told you, the President of South Korea, President Moon, called me to congratulate me on testing. And we did more tests than any other country anywhere in the world. And I think they told me yesterday a number — if you add up the rest of the world, we’ve done more testing. And it’s a higher quality test. So I think we’ve done a — I think the whole team, federal government — we built hospitals for you and others. : '''{{w|Phil Murphy}}:''' You bet. : '''Donald Trump:''' We built medical centers. And I’m talking about thousands and thousands of beds. Many, many medical centers. We had — as you know, we had the governor of Florida and the governor of Louisiana over the last two days. They could not have been — and one was a Democrat, and this gentleman happens to be a proud Democrat. They could not have been more supportive of the effort of the federal government. And I’ll tell you, Jim — : '''{{w|James Acosta}}:''' But aren’t you seeing massive lines for food? : '''Donald Trump:''' Let me just tell you, we have — we started off with empty cupboards. The last administration left us nothing. We started off with bad, broken tests and obsolete tests. What we’ve come up with, between the {{w|Abbott Laboratories}}, where you have the five-minute test. Did they test you today? : '''Phil Murphy:''' They did test me. : '''Donald Trump:''' Good. Now I feel better. (Laughter.) : '''Phil Murphy:''' Yeah, yeah, yeah. I’m negative. : '''Donald Trump:''' You did the five-minute — the Abbott test. : '''Phil Murphy:''' I did the quick turnaround. : '''Donald Trump:''' It’s so great. : '''Phil Murphy:''' I feel like a new man. : '''Donald Trump:''' That’s a brand — you know what? That’s a brand-new test. That didn’t exist eight weeks ago, and now it’s like the rage. Everybody wants that test. No, I think we’ve done — I think we’ve done a really great job. :* About [[Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic|the lack]] of tests for the novel coronavirus, ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-governor-murphy-new-jersey/ Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with Governor Murphy of New Jersey]'' (April 30, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}''. Quoted in ''[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-blame-obama-covid-tests/ Did Trump Blame Obama for ‘Bad’ COVID-19 Tests?]'' by Bethania Palma, 1 May 2020, ''{{w|Snopes}}'' :* Note: No previous administration could have prepared a test for a disease which had yet to emerge. COVID-19 emerged during [[Trump's presidency]], the test was designed in 2020 by the [[Centers for Disease Control]] under the Trump administration. See {{w|Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic#Presidential}} * These are very good people, but they are angry. ** Trump described armed demonstrators who stormed the state Capitol in Michigan, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-01 |title=Trump urges Michigan governor to give in to ‘very good people’ who stormed statehouse with guns |author=Travis Gettys |periodical=Rawstory |url=https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/trump-urges-michigan-governor-to-give-in-to-very-good-people-who-stormed-statehouse-with-guns/}} ====May 2020==== * I can't tell you that. I'm not allowed to tell you that. ** Trump was answering what his basis was for claiming that the coronavirus emerged from a virology lab in the Wuhan city of China, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-01 |title='It Came Out Of China, Could Have Been Stopped': Prez Donald Trump On Coronavirus |author=PTI |periodical=Outlook |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/world-news-it-came-out-of-china-could-have-been-stopped-prez-donald-trump-on-coronavirus/351848}} * We will be AIDS-free within 8 years. We started, 10 years. Should've started in the previous administration. They did nothing. It started at my administration. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-03 |title=Fact check: Trump peppers Fox News town hall with false claims on coronavirus and other topics |author=Daniel Dale |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/03/politics/fact-check-fox-news-townhall-trump-may-3/index.html}} * With all of that unity we have, in one sense, we have great unity, in another sense, I think they're going to come along, I mean, you know, I certainly hope so, but the main thing I have to do is bring our country back, and I want to get it back to where it was or maybe beyond where it was, you know, we have tremendous stimulus, all the money we've been talking about so far tonight. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-04 |title=The 45 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Lincoln Memorial Fox town hall |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/04/politics/donald-trump-fox-lincoln-memorial/index.html}} * So in California, the Democrats, who fought like crazy to get all mail in only ballots, and succeeded, have just opened a voting booth in the most Democrat area in the State. They are trying to steal another election. It’s all rigged out there. These votes must not count. SCAM! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-09 |title=In Deranged Tweets Trump Says that All California Votes ‘Must Not Count’ |author=Mark NC |periodical=News Corpse |url=https://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=45212}} * We are getting great marks for the handling of the CoronaVirus pandemic, especially the very early BAN of people from China, the infectious source, entering the USA. Compare that to the Obama/Sleepy [[Joe Biden|Joe]] disaster known as H1N1 Swine Flu. Poor marks, bad polls - didn’t have a clue! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-10 |title=Trump claims he is ‘getting great marks’ for coronavirus response as US death toll nears 80,000 |author=Richard Hall |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-coronavirus-us-response-barack-obama-joe-biden-a9507346.html}} * If people want to get tested, they get tested. ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-11 |title=Fact check: Trump falsely claims, again, that anybody who wants a test can get one |author=By Daniel Dale, David Wright, Arman Azad, Holmes Lybrand | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/11/politics/trump-fact-check-may-11/index.html}} * Coronavirus numbers are looking MUCH better, going down almost everywhere. ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-11 |title=Trump points to 'the numbers,' which don't say what he thinks they say |author=Steve Benen |periodical=MSNBC | url=https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-points-numbers-which-don-t-say-what-he-thinks-n1205336}} * We have to close the country. And I said, say it again. They said, sir, you have to close the country. Nobody ever heard of a thing like this but they were right because if I didn't we would have lost two million, two and a half million, maybe more than that people. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-11 |title=Why Donald Trump's idea that he saved millions of lives is laughable |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/11/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-quarantine/index.html}} * Asian Americans are VERY angry at what China has done to our Country, and the World. Chinese Americans are the most angry of all. I don’t blame them! ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-12 |title=Trump claims Asian Americans are angry at 'what China has done' to U.S. |author=Kimmy Yam |periodical=Yahoo News / NBC News |url=https://news.yahoo.com/trump-claims-asian-americans-angry-190959445.html}} * To me it's not an acceptable answer, especially when it comes to schools ** Trump was commenting on a statement from infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, warning that getting businesses and schools back open too quickly would lead to unnecessary suffering and death, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-13 |title=Trump's rebuke of Fauci encapsulates rejection of science in virus fight |author=Stephen Collinson |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/14/politics/donald-trump-anthony-fauci-science-coronavirus/index.html}} * If we didn’t do any testing, we would have very few cases ** As quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-16 |title=Trump seems to think there’d be no coronavirus if there was no testing. It doesn’t work like that. |author=Aaron Rupar |periodical=VOX |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/5/15/21259888/trump-coronavirus-testing-very-few-cases}} * A lot of doctors take it. I take it. * I would have told you that three or four days ago, but we never had a chance, because you never asked me the question. ** Trump, about taking the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to prevent Covid-19 disease, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-18 |title=FDA: This Drug Could Kill You. Trump: I’m Taking It! |author=Justin Paragona, Adam Rawnsley |periodical=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-reveals-hes-now-taking-unproven-anti-malarial-drug-fda-warned-against}} * When we have a lot of cases, I don’t look at that as a bad thing — I look at that in a certain respect as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better. ... So I view it as a badge of honour, really, ** Trump talked about the 1.59 million confirmed cases of Covid-19, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-19 |title=Coronavirus: Trump says it’s ‘badge of honour’ for US to lead world in Covid-19 cases |author=Oliver O'Connell |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-coronavirus-cases-us-covid-death-toll-a9523166.html}} * Breaking: Michigan sends absentee ballots to 7.7 million people ahead of Primaries and the General Election. This was done illegally and without authorization by a rogue Secretary of State. I will ask to hold up funding to Michigan if they want to go down this Voter Fraud path! ** As quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-20 |title=Trump’s False Tweet About Michigan Absentee Ballot Applications |author=D'Angelo Gore |periodical=FactCheck.org |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/05/trumps-false-tweet-about-michigan-absentee-ballot-applications/}} * And, you know, when you say “per capita,” there’s many per capitas. It’s, like, per capita relative to what? But you can look at just about any category, and we’re really at the top, meaning positive on a per capita basis, too. They’ve done a great job. ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-20 |title=Did Trump Say There Are ‘Many Per Capitas’ During a COVID-19 Discussion? |author=Kim LaCapria |periodical=TruthOrFiction.com |url=https://www.truthorfiction.com/did-president-trump-say-there-were-many-per-capitas-in-a-covid-19-discussion/}} * I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it. ** Trump commented on why he didn't wear a face mask as a protection against the coronavirus at a visit to a factory, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-21 |title=Trump Goes Without Mask For Public Tour of Michigan Factory, Says He ‘Didn’t Want to Give the Press the Pleasure’ of Seeing Him Wearing One |author=Madeleine Carlisle |periodical=Time |url=https://time.com/5840833/trump-michigan-ford-plant-tour-mask/}} * Yeah. I tested positively toward negative, right? So, no, I tested perfectly this morning, meaning—meaning I tested negative... But that’s a way of saying it: positively toward the negative. ** On having had a coronavirus test, spoken to reporters on the White House lawn, 2020-05-21. {{citation |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tested-very-positively/ |title=Did Trump Say He ‘Tested Very Positively’ for COVID-19, Meaning Negative? | publisher={{w|Snopes}} |date=May 22, 2020 |accessdate=May 22, 2020 |author=Bethania Palma}} * I was honored five years ago, ‘man of the year’ in Michigan. ** {{citation |date=2020-05-22 |title=Trump’s Dubious Michigan ‘Man of the Year’ Boast |author=Robert Farley |periodical=FactCheck.org |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2019/08/trumps-dubious-michigan-man-of-the-year-boast/}} * There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent. Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed. The Governor of California is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one. That will be followed up with professionals telling all of these people, many of whom have never even thought of voting before, how, and for whom, to vote. This will be a Rigged Election. No way! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1265255835124539392 Twitter (26 May 2020)] * Imagine if your local phone companies tried to edit or censor what you said. Social media companies have far more power. ** {{citation |date=2020-05-28 |title=Donald Trump just used a ridiculous comparison to justify his social media crackdown |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/donald-trump-twitter-facebook-social-media-executive-order/index.html}} ====June 2020==== [[File:President Trump Visits St. John's Episcopal Church (49963649028).jpg|thumb|You have to dominate or you'll look like a bunch of jerks, you have to arrest and try people.]] * You have to dominate or you'll look like a bunch of jerks, you have to arrest and try people. * You don't have to be too careful. ** Trump ordering US governors on how to react against people protesting against police violence following the death of George Floyd, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-01 |title=An agitated Trump encourages governors to use aggressive tactics on protesters |author=Kevin Liptak, Ryan Nobles, Sarah Westwood |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/01/politics/donald-trump-race-police/index.html}} *Washington, D.C., was the safest place on earth last night! **[https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1267959729361485825 2 June 2020 tweet] quoted [https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-06-07/ap-fact-check-trump-exaggerations-on-blacks-economic-gains 8 June 2020] by [[US News]] * It’s a great day for him. It’s a great day for everybody. This is a great, great day in terms of quality. ** Trump claimed that the US economy was "back on track", and connected this with George Floyd, who had been killed by the police some days earlier, as quoted by by {{citation |date=2020-06-05 |title=Trump Criticised For Saying George Floyd Is Looking Down And Calling It ‘A Great Day’ |author=Emma Rosemurgey |periodical=UNILAD |url=https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/trump-criticised-for-saying-george-floyd-is-looking-down-and-calling-it-a-great-day/}} * Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. @OANN I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up? ** Trump repeated suggestions, without providing evidence, regarding the peaceful protester Martin Gugino who suffered brain damage after being handled brutally by the police. Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-09 |title=Trump Accuses 75-Year-Old Knocked Down By Buffalo Police Of Faking Fall |author=Cameron Frew |periodical=UNILAD |url=https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/trump-accuses-75-year-old-knocked-down-by-buffalo-police-of-faking-fall/}} * I think I’ve done more for the black community than any other President and let’s take a pass on Abraham Lincoln because he did good but although it’s always questionable, you know in other words the end result. **Trump discussing his leadership and relationship with the African-American community during the {{w|George Floyd killing protests}}, spoken on a Fox News interview, archived at "[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/what-was-trump-trying-to-say-about-abraham-lincoln.html What Was Trump Trying to Say About Abraham Lincoln?]" by Jeremy Stahl (June 12, 2020), published in ''{{w|Slate (magazine)|Slate}}''. * He is a liar ... everybody in the White House hated [[John Bolton]]. ** Trump described John Bolton, who was picked by Trump to be Security Adviser, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-15 |title=Trump brands John Bolton a ‘LIAR’ and says ‘everybody in the White House hated him’ after bombshell book extracts |author=Nicole Darrah |periodical=The Sun |url=https://www.the-sun.com/news/999925/trump-john-bolton-book-white-house-liar/}} * These are the people – the best, the smartest, the most brilliant anywhere, and they’ve come up with the AIDS vaccine. They’ve come up with ... various things. ** Claimed about scientists, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-16 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump on an AIDS vaccine that doesn’t exist |author=Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen |periodical=News 12 |url=https://www.kxii.com/content/news/AP-FACT-CHECK-Trump-on-an-AIDS-vaccine-that-doesnt-exist-571309161.html/}} *I did something good: I made [[Juneteenth]] very famous.<br>It’s actually an important event, an important time. But nobody had ever heard of it. **Wednesday 17 June 2020 interview in the Oval Office according to [https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-talks-juneteenth-john-bolton-economy-in-wsj-interview-11592493771 19 June 2020 article] by [[Michael Bender]] of [[Wall Street Journal]], highlighted [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/20/donald-trump-tulsa-rally-crowd-empty-seats 21 June 2020] by [[Richard Wolffe]] of [[The Guardian]] * I said, 'General, there's no way I can make it down that ramp without falling on my ass, general. I have no railing.' ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-20 |title=1,798 words that prove how obsessed Donald Trump is with the West Point ramp story |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/22/politics/donald-trump-tulsa-rally-west-point-ramp/index.html |lang=en-US}} * Your 401(k)s and money itself will be worthless. ** Claimed about what will happen if Joe Biden wins the next president election, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-20 |title=Lying again about the pandemic, Trump made 200 false claims from early June to early July |author=Daniel Dale, Tara Subramaniam |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/18/politics/fact-check-trump-june-july-2020/index.html |lang=en-US}} *By the way, it’s a disease, without question [that] has more names than any disease in history. I can name “kung flu.” I can name 19 different versions of names. Many call it a virus, which it is. Many call it a flu. What difference? I think we have 19 or 20 different versions of the name. ** Discussing the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] at a {{w|Donald Trump's Tulsa rally|campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 21}}, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-21 |title=This Is How Trump Plans to Beat Biden |author=Osita Nwanevu |periodical={{w|The New Republic}} |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/158245/trump-plans-beat-biden |lang=en-US}} * RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES! ** Claim quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-22 |title=FACT CHECK: Trump Spreads Unfounded Claims About Voting By Mail |author=Miles Parks |periodical=NPR |url=https://apnews.com/1d1a98892bdc7e1df97807b3be48bb13 |lang=en-US}} * Cases up only because of our big number testing. Mortality rate way down!!! * It’s fading away, it’s going to fade away. * We have got the greatest testing program anywhere in the world. * We’ve done too good a job. * You know testing is a double-edged sword. ... Here’s the bad part. When you test to that extent, you are going to find more people, find more cases. So I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down please.’ ** Claimed about the Covid-19 pandemic, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-23 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Sober science weighs in on Trump’s virus take |author=Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen |periodical=AP |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/06/22/881598655/fact-check-trump-spreads-unfounded-claims-about-voting-by-mail |lang=en-US}} *I said to my people <i>slow the testing down please</i> ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baHR5E952H8 referring to [[COVID-19 testing]] during a Jun 21, 2020 campaign ralley in [[w:Tulsa, Oklahoma]] ] * Well, one of the things that will be really great, you know the word experience is still good. I always say talent is more important than experience. I’ve always said that. But the word experience is a very important word. It’s an — a very important meaning. I never did this before. I never slept over in Washington. I was in Washington, I think, 17 times. All of a sudden, I’m president of the United States. You know the story. I’m riding down Pennsylvania Avenue with our First Lady and I say, ‘This is great. But I didn’t know very many people in Washington. It wasn’t my thing. I was from Manhattan, from New York. Now I know everybody, and I have great people in the administration. You make some mistakes. Like, you know, an idiot like Bolton. All he wanted to do was drop bombs on everybody. You don’t have to drop bombs on everybody. You don’t have to kill people. ** Trump was responding to the question "What are your top priorities for a second term?", as quoted by {{citation |date=2019-07-17 |title=Trump Rambles Unintelligibly About Plan for Second Term |author=Adam K Raymond |periodical= NY Mag|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/trump-hannity-interview-full-of-unintelligible-rambling.html }} * Nobody briefed or told me, @VP Pence, or Chief of Staff @MarkMeadows about the so-called attacks on our troops in Afghanistan by Russians ** Trump commented on a news report saying that Russian spies are paying Taliban for killing US soldiers in Afghanistan, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-28 | title=Trump denies he was briefed on reported bounties on US troops |author=Kyle Balluck |periodical=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/504890-trump-denies-he-was-briefed-on-reported-bounties-on-us-troops |lang=en-US}} * Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something? ** Said in June 2020, about demonstrators in the streets around the White House following the death of George Floyd, according to former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, quoted in [https://www.axios.com/mark-esper-book-trump-protesters-24e93272-2af5-423d-be3b-164daab7b43d.html "Scoop: Esper says Trump wanted to shoot protesters"], Axios, 2 May 2022 ====July 2020==== * I think we’re gonna be very good with the coronavirus. I think that at some point that’s going to, sort of, just disappear—I hope. ** Spoken on a morning news talk show regarding the [[COVID-19]] pandemic; at the time, the United States had over 120,000 deaths from the virus and over 2.5{{nbsp}}million infections. As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-01 |title=Trump again claims coronavirus is ‘going to just disappear’ as US sees record number of new cases |author=Richard Hall |periodical=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-coronavirus-cases-us-fox-news-interview-today-covid-a9596631.html}} * Against every law of society and nature, our children are taught in school to hate their own country and to believe that the men and women who built it were not heroes but that were villains. The radical view of American history is a web of lies, all perspective is removed, every virtue is obscured, every motive is twisted, every fact is distorted, and every flaw is magnified until the history is purged and the record is disfigured beyond all recognition. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-03 |title=Biden tells teachers they have ‘the most important’ job on same day Trump says they teach children to ‘hate their country’ |author=Valerie Strauss |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election/biden-trump-teachers-education-policy-2020-election-a9603156.html}} * In our schools, our newsrooms, even our corporate boardrooms, there is a new far left fascism that demands absolute allegiance. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-03 |title=The 28 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's Mount Rushmore speech |author=Valerie Strauss |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/04/politics/donald-trump-mount-rushmore-south-dakota-speech-lines/index.html}} * We got hit by the virus that came from China. We’ve made a lot of progress. Our strategy is moving along well. * We’ve learned how to put out the flame. * Now we have tested almost 40m people. By so doing, we show cases, 99% of which are totally harmless. ** Trump was describing the situation with Covid-19, where more than 128 000 had died out of around 2,800,000 found cases at that time, a death rate of more than 4 %, and around 40,000 to 50,000 new cases were found per day, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-04 |title=Trump claims 99% of US Covid-19 cases are 'totally harmless' as infections surge |author=David Smith |periodical=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/05/trump-claims-99-of-us-covid-19-cases-are-totally-harmless-as-infections-surge}} * We’re very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-07 |title=Column: Trump demands schools reopen or funds might be cut — our (expendable) kids must face the virus! |author=Rex Huppke |periodical=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-coronavirus-schools-trump-reopen-devos-florida-texas-covid-huppke-20200708-eeb6di3ml5cilk35hzl5ix5l6m-story.html}} * We have -- consumer confidence has risen 12 points since April, an all-time high. Think of that. ** Untrue claim, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-09 |title=Fact check: Exaggerating again, Trump claims four non-record economic figures are records |author=Daniel Dale |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/06/politics/fact-check-trump-june-jobs-exaggerations/index.html}} * Too many Universities and School Systems are about Radical Left Indoctrination, not Education. Therefore, I am telling the Treasury Department to re-examine their Tax-Exempt Status and/or Funding, which will be taken away if this Propaganda or Act Against Public Policy continues. Our children must be Educated, not Indoctrinated! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-11 |title=Doctors, teachers reject Trump's pressure to reopen U.S. schools |author=Susan Heavey |periodical=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-uda-education/in-bid-to-reopen-u-s-schools-trump-threatens-their-tax-exempt-status-idUSKBN24B2D3?il=0}} * Deaths in the U.S. are way down. * For the 1/100th time, the reason we show so many Cases, compared to other countries that haven’t done nearly as well as we have, is that our TESTING is much bigger and better. We have tested 40,000,000 people. If we did 20,000,000 instead, Cases would be half, etc. NOT REPORTED! * We have the lowest Mortality Rate in the World. * Job growth is biggest in history. * Economy and Jobs are growing MUCH faster than anyone (except me!) expected. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-11 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump keeps repeating false pandemic information |author= Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, and Christopher Rugaber|periodical=Sentinel Colorado |url=https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/nation-world/fact-check/ap-fact-check-trump-keeps-repeating-false-pandemic-information/}} * I disagreed with doing this very small (tiny) section of wall, in a tricky area, by a private group which raised money by ads. It was only done to make me look bad, and perhsps it now doesn't even work. Should have been built like rest of Wall, 500 plus miles. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-12 |title=Trump says possibly unstable section of border wall funded by supporters was 'only done to make me look bad'|author= Catherine Garcia | periodical=The Week |url=https://theweek.com/speedreads/925124/trump-says-possibly-unstable-section-border-wall-funded-by-supporters-only-done-make-look-bad}} * I know people that like the Confederate flag and they're not thinking about slavery. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-18 |title=Trump keeps fighting a Confederate flag battle many supporters have conceded |author= Tina Nguyen | periodical=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/18/trump-confederate-flag-battle-368607}} * Look, I take responsibility always for everything because it's ultimately my job, too. I have to get everybody in line. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-19 |title=Trump pushes back against critics on coronavirus, addresses whether he will accept election results in exclusive interview |author= Ronn Blitzer | periodical=Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-pushes-back-against-critics-on-coronavirus-addresses-whether-he-will-accept-election-results-in-exclusive-interview}} * I’m not a big fan of Fox, I’ll be honest with you. * We’re signing a healthcare plan within two weeks, a full and complete healthcare plan that the supreme court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve – we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a healthcare plan, and various other plans. And nobody will have done what I’m doing in the next four weeks. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-19 |title=Donald Trump v Fox News Sunday: extraordinary moments from a wild interview |author= Amanda Holpuch | periodical=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/19/donald-trump-fox-news-sunday-chris-wallace-interview}} * We've done much better than most. And with the fatality rate at a lower rate than most, it's something that we can talk about. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-21 |title=AP FACT CHECK: A More Measured Trump Doesn't Mean Accurate |author= | periodical=VOA |url=https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/ap-fact-check-more-measured-trump-doesnt-mean-accurate}} * Well, you see something that looks good and you don’t investigate it. ** Trump was describing his habit of retweeting content that has sometimes been odd, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-22 |title=Donald Trump admits he regrets his tweets 'too often', says his retweets 'get him in trouble' and reminisces about the 'old days when you could write a letter and let it sit for a day' |author= Ariel Zilber | periodical=DailyMail |url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8558493/Trump-says-regrets-Twitter-posts-admits-times-love-it.html}} * So it sort of is curious. A man works for us, with us, very closely, Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx also, very highly thought of -- and yet, they're highly thought of, but <b>nobody likes me</b>? It can only be my personality, that's all. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-28 |title='Nobody likes me': Trump ponders pandemic popularity of Fauci and Birx |author= Kevin Liptak | periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/28/politics/donald-trump-anthony-fauci-approval-rating/index.html}} * If it reached my desk I would have done something about it. ** Trump was commenting on a U.S. intelligence assessment that Russia was paying a bounty to militants in Afghanistan to kill Americans there, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-28 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump hype on drug costs, hydroxychloroquine |author=Hope Yen and Calvin Woodward | periodical=Star Tribune |url=https://www.startribune.com/ap-fact-check-trump-hype-on-drug-costs-hydroxychloroquine/571989352/}} * You can look at large portions of our country, it's corona-free. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-28 |title=Fact check: Trump falsely says 'large portions' of the US are 'corona-free,' repeats claim that protests are leading to rising cases |author=Holmes Lybrand, Tara Subramaniam, Nathan McDermott and Em Steck | periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/28/politics/coronavirus-trump-kodak-press-briefing-fact-check/index.html}} * Anarchists, Agitators or Protestors who vandalize or damage our Federal Courthouse in Portland, or any Federal Buildings in any of our Cities or States, will be prosecuted under our recently re-enacted [[Statues & Monuments Act]]. MINIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON. Don’t do it! ** [https://mobile.twitter.com/Oijans/status/1346916360178302978 Tweet] 28 July 2020 * I think she'd be a fine choice, Kamala Harris. She'd be a fine choice. ** Trump commented on the possibility of Kamala Harris becoming vice president candidate, according to a [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-marine-one-departure-072920/ White House transcript]. * With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote??? ** A tweet ({{citation |url=https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1288818160389558273 |title=With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote??? |date=2020-07-30 |accessdate=2020-07-30 |publisher={{w|Twitter}} |lang=en-US |author=Donald Trump}}) that received substantial attention with many further sources quoting it, such as {{citation |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53599363 |title=Republicans to Trump: You can't delay 2020 election |date=2020-07-30 |accessdate=2020-07-30 |publisher={{w|BBC}} |lang=en-GB}} * Must know Election results on the night of the Election, not days, months, or even years later! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-29 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s election agitations and distortions |author=Calvin Woodward | periodical=Seattle Times |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/ap-fact-check-trumps-election-agitations-and-distortions/}} * Young people are almost immune to this disease. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-30 |title=Trump says he can't assure school safety amid pandemic: 'Can you assure anybody of anything?' |author=Jessie Hellman | periodical=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/509902-trump-says-he-cant-assure-school-safety-amid-pandemic-can-you-assure}} ====August 2020==== * When you see the Drug Companies taking massive television ads against me, forget what they say (which is false), YOU KNOW THAT DRUG PRICES ARE COMING DOWN, BIG. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-08-02 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump hype on drug costs, hydroxychloroquine |author=Hope Yen and Calvin Woodward | periodical=APNEWS |url=https://apnews.com/d7f1d2003aeaa95466e12b875b7b4619}} * They are dying. That's true. And you -- it is what it is. But that doesn't mean we aren't doing everything we can. <b>It's under control as much as you can control it.</b> This is a horrible plague that beset us. ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Stephen Collinson | date=2020-08-03 |title=Trump spinning virus failure as a win again by celebrating 'encouraging' progress | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-pence-birx/index.html}} * You can take the number of cases and look <b>we're last, meaning we're first</b>. ** Trump was explaining the virus situation, as quoted by {{citation | author=James Walker | date=2020-08-03 |title=5 Takeaways From Trump's Axios Interview | periodical=Newsweek | url=https://www.newsweek.com/five-takeaways-donald-trump-axios-interview-1522596}} * In an <b>illegal late night coup</b>, Nevada’s clubhouse Governor made it impossible for Republicans to win the state. <b>Post Office could never handle the Traffic of Mail-In Votes without preparation</b>. Using Covid to steal the state. See you in Court! ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Quint Forgey | date=2020-08-03 |title=Trump threatens lawsuit to block mail-in voting in Nevada | periodical=Politico | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/trump-nevada-mail-voting-lawsuit-390878}} * Whether you call it Vote by Mail or Absentee Voting, in Florida the election system is Safe and Secure, Tried and True. Florida's Voting system has been cleaned up (we defeated Democrats attempts at change), so <b>in Florida I encourage all to request a Ballot & Vote by Mail! </b>#MAGA, ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Betsy Klein | date=2020-08-03 |title=In apparent reversal, Trump encourages Floridians to vote by mail | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/donald-trump-mail-in-voting-florida/index.html}} * There is no way you can go through a mail-in vote without massive cheating. ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Daniel Dale | date=2020-08-03 |title=Jonathan Swan reveals the simple secret to exposing Trump's lies: basic follow-up questions | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/fact-check-jonathan-swan-axios-hbo-interview-trump-coronavirus/index.html}} * I read a lot. I comprehend extraordinarily well. Probably better than anybody you’ve interviewed in a long time, ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Aaron Rupar | date=2020-08-03 |title=“They are dying. That’s true. It is what it is.” Trump’s Axios interview was a disaster. | periodical=VOX | url=https://www.vox.com/2020/8/4/21354055/trump-axios-interview-jonathan-swan}} * I don't know. I really don't know. I don't know. I don't know John Lewis. He chose not to come to my inauguration. He chose -- I don't -- I never met John Lewis actually, I don't believe. ** Trump was responding to how civil rights icon John Lewis will be remembered, as quoted by {{citation | author=Tyler Olson | date=2020-08-03 |title=Trump withholds praise for John Lewis, notes he 'didn't come to my inauguration'| periodical=Fox News| url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-john-lewis-inauguration}} * When I took over we didn't even have a test. ** Trump pointed out that in 2017, there was no test for the coronavirus that emerged in 2019, as quoted by {{citation | author=Steve Benen | date=2020-08-03 |title=Trump points to imagined 'manuals' to argue against virus tests | periodical=MSNBC | url=https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-points-imagined-manuals-argue-against-virus-tests-n1235815}} * we have done an incredible job, everything is under control [referring to the United states handling of the [[Covid Pandemic]] ] ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaaTZkqsaxY interview] by [[w:Jonathan Swan]] of [[w:Axios (website)|Axios]] on [[w:HBO]] * It would seem like it based on the explosion. I met with some of our great generals and they just seem to feel that it was. This was not a — some kind of a manufacturing explosion type of a event. … They seem to think it was a attack. It was a bomb of some kind, yes. ** When asked why he called an explosion in Beirut an attack and not an accident, as quoted by {{citation | author=Darlene Superville/AP | date=2020-08-04 |title=Trump Says Massive Explosion in Beirut Likely an 'Attack' | periodical=Time | url=time.com/5875784/trump-explosion-beirut-attack/}} * '''Q''': (Inaudible) if 160,000 people had died on President Obama's watch, do you think you would have called for his resignation? : '''Trump''': No, I wouldn’t have done that. I think it’s — I think it’s been amazing what we’ve been able to do. If we didn’t close up our country, we would have had one and a half or two million people already dead. We’ve called it right; now we don’t have to close it. We understand the disease. Nobody understood it because nobody has ever seen anything like this. The closest thing is, in 1917, they say — right? The great — the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing, where they lost, anywhere from 50- to 100 million people. Probably ended the [[Second World War]]; all the soldiers were sick. That was a — that was a terrible situation. And this is highly contagious. This one is highly, highly contagious. No, if I would have listened to a lot of people, we would have kept it open. And, by the way, we keep it open now, all the way. We keep it open. But we would have kept it open and you could be up to a million and a half or two million people right now — one and a half to two million people. Our people have done a fantastic job — our consultants and our doctors. You know, and with disagreements and with a lot of things happening. :* ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-press-briefing-august-10-2020/ Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing | August 10, 2020]'', issued on: August 11, 2020, ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}'' :* Note: In October 2014, Donald Trump [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/525431218910027776 tweeted] that U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] should resign because a doctor who had treated [[Ebola]] patients in Guinea returned to the U.S, reported in ''[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-obama-ebola-tweet/ Did Trump Call for Obama to Resign After Ebola Doctor Returned to U.S.?]'' by David Mikkelson, 15 May 2020, ''{{w|Snopes}}''. And the [[1918 flu pandemic]] lasted from February 1918 to April 1920, years before the [[World War II]] which started in 1939. * If Biden would win, he's going to double, triple, everybody's taxes. ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Daniel Dale, Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam | date=2020-08-04 |title=Fact Check: At briefings, Trump is settling into a routine of false claims and exaggeration | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/12/politics/donald-trump-press-briefing-biden-tax-plan-coronavirus-fact-check/index.html}} * Nasty * Horrible * Person who has told many many stories that weren't true * Extraordinarily nasty * Nasty to a level that was just a horrible thing * Very very nasty to Joe Biden * Probably nastier even than Pocahontas * Meanest, most horrible, most disrespectful of anybody in the U.S. Senate. ** On [[Kamala Harris]], as quoted by {{citation | author=Andrew Solender | date=2020-08-11 | title=Trump Repeatedly Calls Kamala Harris ‘Nasty’ And ‘Horrible’ In White House Briefing | periodical=Forbes | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/08/11/trump-repeatedly-calls-kamala-harris-nasty-and-horrible-in-white-house-briefing/#440e0fb54570}} * Europe has experienced a nearly 40% higher excess mortality rate than the United States ** Claimed about the coronavirus, as quoted by {{citation | author=Jessica McDonald | date=2020-08-11 | title=Trump Touts Misleading and Flawed Excess Mortality Statistic | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/08/trump-touts-misleading-and-flawed-excess-mortality-statistic/}} * If I don’t win the election, China will own the United States — you will have to learn to speak Chinese! ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Justin Paragona | date=2020-08-12 |title=Trump: If I Lose to Biden, Get Ready to ‘Have to Learn to Speak Chinese’| periodical=Daily Beast | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-if-i-lose-to-biden-get-ready-to-have-to-learn-to-speak-chinese/}} * So showerheads — you take a shower, the water doesn’t come out. You want to wash your hands, the water doesn’t come out. So what do you do? You just stand there longer or you take a shower longer? Because my hair — I don’t know about you, but it has to be perfect. Perfect. ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Debbie White, Jon Rogers, Fionnuala O'Leary | date=2020-08-12 |title=US proposes change to shower rules after President’s hair-washing complaint | periodical=The SUN | url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12369436/donald-trump-latest-news-live-updates/}} * Leave Democrat cities. Let them rot. ** Retweeted by Trump, as quoted by {{citation | author=James Gordon | date=2020-08-16 |title='Let them rot!': Trump retweets supporter's message calling for Democrat-led cities such as NYC and Chicago to be abandoned - along with a video of protesters threatening drivers in Manhattan | periodical=CNN | url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8633677/Let-rot-Trump-retweets-supporters-message-democrat-cities.html}} * New Zealand, by the way, had a big outbreak ** Said about the Covid-19 virus, which at that time had caused the death of a total of 22 persons in New Zealand. Quoted by {{citation | author=Daniel Dale | date=2020-08-18 |title=Fact check: Trump says New Zealand has had a 'big outbreak.' It reported 5 new cases on Thursday | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/fact-check-trump-new-zealand-outbreak/index.html}} * Don't buy GOODYEAR TIRES - They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS. Get better tires for far less! (This is what the Radical Left Democrats do. Two can play the same game, and we have to start playing it now!) ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Betsy Klein | date=2020-08-19 |title=Trump 'cancels' Goodyear tires as he campaigns against 'cancel culture' | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/19/politics/trump-goodyear-cancel-culture/index.html}} * I don't know much about the movement other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate ** Said about the QAnon group, as quoted by {{citation | author=Kevin Liptak | date=2020-08-20 |title=Trump embraces QAnon conspiracy because 'they like me' | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/19/politics/donald-trump-qanon/index.html}} * I see again the forest fires are starting. They’re starting again in California. I said, you gotta clean your floors, you gotta clean your forests — there are many, many years of leaves and broken trees and they’re like, like, so flammable, you touch them and it goes up. Maybe we’re just going to have to make them pay for it because they don’t listen to us. ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Jeremy B. White | date=2020-08-19 |title=Trump blames California for wildfires, tells state 'you gotta clean your floors' | periodical=Politico | url=https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/08/20/trump-blames-california-for-wildfires-tells-state-you-gotta-clean-your-floors-1311059}} * I know nothing about the project other than I didn't like when I read about it, I didn't like it. * I think it's a very sad thing for Mr. Bannon. I didn't know any of the other people, either. ** Trump talked about the private "We build the wall" project, as quoted by {{citation | author=Andrew Kaczynski, Em Steck | date=2020-08-20 |title=Fact check: Trump knows most people involved in private border wall project, despite claiming not to | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/fact-check-trump-private-border-wall-project/index.html}} * The only way they're gonna win is by a rigged election. I really believe that. I saw the crowd outside. ** Said about Democrats, as quoted by {{citation | author=Daniel Dale | date=2020-08-20 |title=Fact check: Trump delivers blizzard of false claims in Pennsylvania speech attacking Biden | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/trump-false-claims-pennsylvania-speech-biden-fact-check/index.html}} * We're going to have sheriffs, and we're going to have law enforcement, and we're going to have, hopefully, US attorneys, and we're going to have everybody and attorney generals [sic] ** Trump told about his plan for monitoring and preventing voter fraud, as quoted by {{citation | author=Tara Subramariam | date=2020-08-21 |title=Fact Check: Can the President send law enforcement officers to polling places? | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/21/politics/donald-trump-law-enforcement-election-polls-fact-check/index.html}} * The deep state, or whoever, over at the FDA is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the vaccines and therapeutics. Obviously, they are hoping to delay the answer until after November 3rd. Must focus on speed, and saving lives ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward | date=2020-08-24 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump's baseless claim of 'deep state' at FDA| periodical=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | url=https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2020/08/24/AP-FACT-CHECK-Trump-s-baseless-claim-of-deep-state-at-FDA/stories/202008240037}} ====September 2020==== * The entire city is ablaze all the time. ** Claimed about Portland, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-09-01 |title=Fact check: Trump makes more false claims about Biden and protests | author=By Daniel Dale, Tara Subramaniam, Holmes Lybrand | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/31/politics/trump-kenosha-briefing-fact-check/index.html}} * CNN reported that I had a heart attack. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-09-03 |title=Even Fox News is choosing not to cover Trump's rallies in full, but his falsehoods are still eye-popping |author=Brian Stelter | periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/04/media/donald-trump-pennsylvania-reliable-sources/index.html}} * Hospitalizations and deaths have declined radically over the past week. ** Claimed about the Covid-19 pandemic, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-09-03 |title=Even Fox News is choosing not to cover Trump's rallies in full, but his falsehoods are still eye-popping |author=Brian Stelter | periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/04/media/donald-trump-pennsylvania-reliable-sources/index.html}} * The Dow Jones Industrial just closed above 29,000! You are so lucky to have me as your President. With Joe Hiden’ it would crash. ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1301249968091455488 Tweet] * Did you ever see a man who likes a mask as much as him? He has it hanging down. Because it gives him a feeling of security. If I were a psychiatrist, right, you know I'd say: 'This guy's got some big issues. Hanging down. Hanging down'. ** Said about President candidate Joe Biden wearing a face mask for protection against Covid-19, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-04 |title=Donald Trump mocks Joe Biden for manner of wearing mask | periodical=Independent.ie | url=https://www.independent.ie/videos/donald-trump-mocks-joe-biden-for-manner-of-wearing-mask-39502878.html}} * If it has not been counted, vote -- which is every citizen's right to do -- you go and vote. You press the lever and vote. So if it hasn't been counted, if it doesn't show up, go and vote, and then, if your mail-in ballot arrives after you vote, which it shouldn't but possibly it could perhaps, that ballot will not be used or counted in that your vote has already been cast and tabulated, so this way you're guaranteed to have your vote count. ** Trump suggested voting twice, which is a federal crime, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-04 | title=Ignoring warnings from election officials, Trump again suggests supporters should try to vote twice | author= Dianne Gallagher, Caroline Kelly, Marshall Cohen, Brian Rokus | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/05/politics/trump-vote-twice-north-carolina/index.html}} * The top people in the [[w:The Pentagon|Pentagon]]... want to do nothing but fight wars so all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy ** In front of the [[w:White House|White House]] at a [https://www.trtworld.com/americas/trump-pentagon-chiefs-fighting-wars-to-oblige-arms-companies-39561 US Labor Day news conference on September 7, 2020] * Under Operation Warp Speed, we've pioneered groundbreaking therapies, reducing the fatality rate 85% since April. * We're way ahead on the nuclear front. We've upgraded our nuclear. * When reports come out that certain countries don't really like me too much, that's not because of my personality, although it could be that also, frankly. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-08 | title=The 37 most absurd lines from Donald Trump's Labor Day 'news conference' | author= Chris Cillizza | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/08/politics/donald-trump-labor-day-press-conference/index.html}} * The president of the United States calls the shots (Trump says in ~second 50 of video) * If [[Bob Woodward]] thought what I said was bad then he should have immediately, right after I said it, gone out to the authorities so they can prepare, ** Trump was talking about what he told Bob Woodward regarding downplaying the coronavirus threat, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-10 | title=Someone needs to remind Donald Trump that Bob Woodward isn't president of the United States | author= Chris Cillizza | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/10/politics/trump-bob-woodward-rage/index.html}} * I think there’s probably – possibly – drugs involved ** Claimed about President Candidate Joe Biden, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-10 | title=Trump uses Fox News interview to accuse Biden of taking drugs | author= Martin Pengelly | periodical=The Guardian | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/12/trump-biden-drugs-fox-news-interview}} * Tell your governor to open up your state ** On September 14, 2020, in front of hundreds of supporters packed together, according to [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/13/donald-trump-latino-voters-las-vegas-ahead-rally/5784501002/ ''Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak says Trump took 'reckless and selfish actions' by holding indoor rally''] * I don't think science knows, actually. * It'll start getting cooler. You just watch. ** Trump described his stance on climate science and global warming, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-14 | title=Trump baselessly questions climate science during California wildfire briefing | author= Maegan Vazquez | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/14/politics/donald-trump-wildfires-briefing-climate-change/index.html}} * Nobody knew the seniors are susceptible ** Claimed about the coronavirus, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-16 | title=Fact check: Trump made at least 22 false or misleading claims at ABC town hall | author= Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/16/politics/fact-check-trump-abc-town-hall/index.html}} * We’re on track to deliver and distribute the vaccine in a very, very safe and effective manner. We think we can start sometime in October. So as soon as it is announced, we’ll be able to start. That’ll be from mid-October on. It may be a little bit later than that, but we’ll be all set. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-16 | title=Trump Again Overstates Speed of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout | author= Jessica McDonald | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trump-again-overstates-speed-of-covid-19-vaccine-rollout/}} * As soon as the FDA approves the vaccine... we’ll be able to distribute 100 million doses by the end of 2020 and a large number much sooner than that ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-16 | title=Trump says U.S. could distribute at least 100 million COVID vaccine doses by end of 2020 | author= Reuters staff | periodical=Reuters| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/healthcoronavirus-trump-vaccine/trump-says-u-s-could-distribute-at-least-100-million-covid-vaccine-doses-by-end-of-2020-idINW1N2FG089}} * You saw what happened in Pennsylvania. Some state Supreme Court justice just ruled that they can take as long as they want to count the ballots. That means I’ll be leading and winning Pennsylvania like we did last time. Yeah, yeah. We’ll be leading, we’ll be winning Pennsylvania. We’re going to win it easy. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-16 | title=Trump’s False Statement About Counting Ballots in Pennsylvania | author= Rem Rieder | periodical=FactCheck.org| url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trumps-false-statement-about-counting-ballots-in-pennsylvania/}} * Can you believe it, in one week they nominated me, not for one, but for two Nobel prizes. But you know, you have a president, you love your president, and your president gets honored, because I’m not being honored, you’re being honored with the Nobel Peace Prize, for Israel, what we did with Israel. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-19 | title=Trump’s Nobel Nonsense | author= Robert Farley | periodical=FactCheck.org| url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trumps-nobel-nonsense/}} * I’m the only man that got nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and I didn’t get any press. They wouldn’t. For two of them. Last week, I’m not bragging about it. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-21 | title=Trump’s Nobel Nonsense | author= Robert Farley | periodical=FactCheck.org| url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trumps-nobel-nonsense/}} * I said, ‘Shinzo, please do me a favor, we need more car companies. ... We want them built here, not in Japan, please.’ He said, ‘But we cannot do that, this is a free enterprise system.’ I said, ‘... Please, I need some car companies.’ ... I said, ‘Shinzo, you have to do it.’ Next day, it was the story: ‘Five car companies opened up in Michigan.‘ ** Claimed as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-21 | title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s made-up car plants, court revisionism | author= Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Tom Krisher | periodical=AP | url=https://apnews.com/ec85b88102464c9651d32b475c01c183}} * I saved it. I put our miners back to work. ** Claimed about the US coal mining industry, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-21 | title=Fact check: Trump makes false claims about his record on manufacturing and coal jobs | author= Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/23/politics/fact-check-trump-jobs-manufacturing-coal/index.html}} * Now we know it. It [the coronavirus] affects elderly people, elderly people with heart problems and other problems. If they have other problems. That's what it really affects. That's it. You know, In some states, thousands of people—nobody young. Below the age of 18, like, nobody. They have a strong immune system, who knows? You look...Take your hat off to the young, because they have a hell of an immune system. But it affects virtually nobody. It's an amazing thing. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-22 | title=Trump Says Coronavirus 'Affects Virtually Nobody,' As U.S. Has World's Highest Death Toll | author= Kashmira Gander | periodical=Newsweek | url=https://www.newsweek.com/trump-covid-virtually-nobody-rally-ohio-1533452}} * The stated goal of BLM people is to achieve the destruction of the nuclear family, abolish the police, abolish prisons, abolish border security, abolish capitalism and abolish school choice. ** Claimed about the Black Lives Matter movement, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-25 | title=Donald Trump launches blistering attack on the Black Lives Matter movement | author= Graeme Massie | periodical=Independent.co.uk | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-rally-today-blm-black-lives-matter-b604727.html}} * Totally fake news ** [https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/27/trump-calls-nyt-tax-report-totally-fake-news-422330Trump responding] to the NYT report on the alleged tax avoidance by Donald Trump * We’re leading in Pennsylvania. We’re leading in Florida. I think we’re leading everywhere. ** Claimed as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-28 | title=FactChecking Trump’s Weekend Claims | author=Lori Robertson, Robert Farley, Rem Rieder, Eugene Kiely, Jessica McDonald, D'Angelo Gore | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/factchecking-trumps-weekend-claims/}} * Drug prices will be coming down 80 or 90 percent. * It's a rigged election. ** Claimed as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-30 | title=Fact check: False claims flood Trump-Biden debate | author=AP staff | periodical=MPR news| url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/09/30/fact-check-false-claims-flood-trumpbiden-debate}} * I read today where at least 1% of the ballots for 2016 were invalidated. They take 'em. 'We don't like 'em. We don't like 'em.' They throw them out, left and right * Take a look at West Virginia, mailmen selling the ballots. They're being sold. * Number two, they cheat. They cheat. Hey, they found ballots in a wastepaper basket three days ago, and they all had the name military ballots -- there were military -- they all had the name Trump on 'em. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-30 | title=Fact check: Almost every single one of Trump's debate claims about mail-in voting was wrong | author=Daniel Dale, Marshall Cohen | periodical=CNN| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/30/politics/fact-check-trump-first-debate-mail-voting-fraud/index.html}} * [[Steve Jobs]] would not be happy that his wife is wasting money he left her on a failing Radical Left Magazine that is run by a con man (Goldberg) and spews FAKE NEWS & HATE. Call her, write her, let her know how you feel!!! ** [[Trump]] in [https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/06/business/donald-trump-laurene-powell-jobs/?iid=ob_lockedrail_longstory_pool Trump attacks the sixth-richest woman in the world for her ties to] [[w:The Atlantic|The Atlantic]] on September 6, 2020 ====October 2020==== [[File:President Trump Works at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (50423775191).jpg|thumb|[[Feeling]] really [[good]]! Don’t be [[afraid]] of [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid]]. [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|Don’t let it dominate]] your [[life]]. We have developed, under the [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Trump Administration]], some really great [[drugs]] & [[knowledge]]. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!]] * Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for [[COVID-19]]. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1311892190680014849 through twitter] on October 1, 2020 * OUR GREAT USA WANTS & NEEDS STIMULUS. WORK TOGETHER AND GET IT DONE. Thank you! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1312449034154504192 via tweet] on October 3, 2020 * If you look at the therapeutics, which I’m taking right now, some of them, and others are coming out soon that are looking like, frankly, they’re miracles, if you want to know the truth, they’re miracles. People criticize me when I say that, but we have things happening that look like they’re miracles, coming down from God. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-03 |title=Trump’s COVID-19 Misinformation Since Testing Positive | author= Jessica McDonald, Eugene Kiely, Lori Robertson | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/10/trumps-covid-19-misinformation-since-testing-positive/}} * I learned a lot about COVID. I learned it by really going to school. This is the real school, this isn’t the let’s-read-a-book school. And I get it and I understand it and it’s a very interesting thing and I’m gonna be letting you know about it. ** Said while being treated in hospital for Covid-19, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-05 |title=Editorial: President Trump’s learn-by-doing approach to COVID-19 | author=LA Times Editorial Board | periodical=LA Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-10-06/trump-covid-school}} * I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1313186529058136070 Via twitter] posted 11:37 AM · Oct 5, 2020 * Flu season is coming up! Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, die from the Flu. Are we going to close down our Country? No, we have learned to live with it, just like we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations far less lethal!!! ** Claimed in a tweet that was later labeled as misleading and in a Facebook posting that was later deleted by Facebook, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-06 |title=Facebook, Twitter block Trump post that falsely claims coronavirus is less deadly than flu | author=Jessica Bursztynsky | periodical=CNBC | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/06/facebook-removes-trump-post-falsely-comparing-coronavirus-and-the-flu.html}} * REPEAL SECTION 230!!! ** Tweeted about [[w:Section 230|Section 230]] of the United States Communications Decency Act, which allows online platforms to moderate and remove harmful content without being penalized. Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-06 |title=Facebook, Twitter block Trump post that falsely claims coronavirus is less deadly than flu | author=Jessica Bursztynsky | periodical=CNBC | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/06/facebook-removes-trump-post-falsely-comparing-coronavirus-and-the-flu.html}} *I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business. ** According to [https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-stimulus-negotiations-7d464d0e-924f-46f5-90d2-9e8097c9c8f7.html Trump says he will not negotiate on COVID relief until after election] * We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas! ** Via [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1313984510749544450 tweet] October 7, 2020 * I think this was a blessing from God that I caught it. It was a blessing in disguise. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=Trump returns to Oval Office and says coronavirus diagnosis was 'blessing from God' | author=Kevin Liptak | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/07/politics/trump-oval-office-coronavirus/index.html}} * I don’t think I’m contagious at all. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=President Trump says he’s not ‘contagious at all’ days after leaving hospital with coronavirus | author=Will Feuer | periodical=CNBC | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/08/president-trump-says-hes-not-contagious-at-all-days-after-leaving-hospital-with-coronavirus-.html}} * I'm not going to do a virtual debate. I’m not going to waste my time at a virtual debate. ** Trump commented on the initiative of having the presidential candidates participating from remote locations for the second presidential debate, in view of his Covid-19 infection, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=Trump says he will 'not waste my time' with a 'virtual debate' after CPD announces changes | author=Brooke Singman | periodical=Fox News | url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/second-trump-biden-debate-will-be-virtual-organizers-say}} * Monster .. Communist .. Horrible .. Totally unlikeable ** Trump was referring to Vice President candidate Kamala Harris, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=Trump insults Harris as 'a monster' morning after vice presidential debate | author=Elizabeth Thomas | periodical=ABC News | url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-insults-harris-monster-morning-vice-presidential-debate/story?id=73498918}} * We want to do a rally in Florida, probably in Florida on Saturday night, might come back and do one in Pennsylvania on the following night. I feel so good!<br>Well, what we’re doing is probably, the test will be tomorrow, and the actual test, because there’s no reason to test all the time, but they found very little infection or virus, if any. I don’t know if they found any, I didn’t go into it greatly with the doctors. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=Coughing Through Hannity Interview, Trump Says He Wants to Do Saturday Rally | author=Justin Baragona | periodical=Daily Beast | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-coughing-through-hannity-interview-says-he-wants-to-do-saturday-rally}} * Nobody ever even heard of tariffs. They never even heard of tariffs. Nobody. In fact, when I first started doing it, they didn't even know what it meant. ** Claimed about tariffs on imports from China, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-11 |title=Fact check: Trump makes at least 14 false claims in first post-hospital interview on Fox Business | author=Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/08/politics/fact-check-trump-interview-bartiromo-fox-business/index.html}} * I'll walk into that audience. I'll walk in there, I'll kiss everyone in that audience. I'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women and the -- everybody. I'll just give everybody a big, fat kiss. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-12 |title=Trump mocks virus as he launches potential superspreader sprint to win reelection | author=Stephen Collinson | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/13/politics/donald-trump-election-2020-campaign/index.html}} * They say he was born in Scranton, but he left, he left. He abandoned you. ** Trump referred back to when Joe Biden was 10 years old and the family moved from Pennsylvania to Delaware because his father started in a new job, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-14 |title=Fact check: Trump continues dishonesty bombardment at Pennsylvania rally | author=Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/14/politics/fact-check-trump-rally-johnstown-pennsylvania/index.html}} * My plan: we’re gonna crush the virus very quickly. It’s happening already. It’s happening.<br>And Mexico is paying for the wall, by the way. You know that. I’ve been saying it. They hate to hear that. But they’re paying.<br>We passed VA Choice. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-14 |title=Trump’s lies are getting sillier, stupider, and staler. Last night’s superspreader rally was a doozy | author=Aldous Pennyfarthing | periodical=Daily sound and fury | url=https://dailysoundandfury.com/trumps-lies-are-getting-sillier-stupider-and-staler-last-nights-superspreader-rally-was-a-doozy/}} * I’m OK with masks. I tell people, wear a mask. But just the other day they came out with a statement that 85% of the people that wear masks catch it. ** Claimed about the coronavirus, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-16 |title=FactChecking Trump’s Town Hall | author=Brooks Jackson, Lori Robertson, Robert Farley, Angelo Fichera, Jessica McDonald, Rem Rieder, Katie Busch, Eugene Kiely | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/10/factchecking-trumps-town-hall/}} * That was an opinion of somebody and that was a retweet. I’ll put it out there. People can decide for themselves. ** Trump explained why he retweeted a claim that Osama bin Laden’s killing was staged and that members of Navy SEAL Team 6 had been killed to cover it up. Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-16 |title=Column: Trump and Biden town halls showed us two worlds, and only one of them is terrifying | author=Rex Huppke | periodical=Chicago Tribune| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-biden-town-hall-qanon-rogers-calm-election-polls-huppke-20201016-3oke7rhwhbdrfcshgbnpqmimbe-story.html}} * When I see thousands of ballots dumped in a garbage can and they happen to have my name on it? I’m not happy about it. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-17 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump sees what others do not in the pandemic | author=Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen | periodical=AP News| url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-ap-fact-check-donald-trump-technology-a6ddb8360fa9b1ff95acbbc1e03f437e}} * Would you like a nice low-income housing project next to your suburban beautiful ranch style house? Generally speaking, no. I saved your suburbs -- <b>women -- suburban women, you're supposed to love Trump.</b> ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-17 |title=Trump continues bizarre appeals to suburban women as he campaigns in Covid hotspots | author=Maeve Reston| periodical=CNN| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/18/politics/donald-trump-women-gretchen-whitmer/index.html}} * Fauci is a disaster. People are tired of coronavirus. People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-17 |title=Trump says Americans 'tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots' discuss Covid | author=Joan E Greve| periodical= The Guardian| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/19/trump-fauci-idiot-experts-criticism-coronavirus}} * Did you see they found 50,000 ballots in like a river?<br>Even without the vaccine, the pandemic's going to end. It's gonna run its course. It's gonna end. They'll go crazy. He said 'without the vaccine' -- watch, it'll be a headline tomorrow. These people are crazy. No, it's running its course. We're rounding the turn. You see the numbers, and we're rounding the turn.<br>The United States shows more CASES than other countries, which the Lamestream Fake News Media pounces on daily, because it TESTS at such a high (and costly) level.<br>Since the China virus, we have created --- a record in the history of our country -- 11.4 million jobs over just a short period of months.<br>We're now setting records for employment, unemployment. We're setting all sorts of records economically<br>I signed a bill that gives you 10 years in jail if you rip down any federal statue.<br>Mexico is paying for the wall.<br>We gave the greatest -- the biggest tax cut in history. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-20 |title=Fact-checking Trump's dishonest weekend: The President made at least 66 false or misleading claims in three days | author=Daniel Dale| periodical= CNN| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/19/politics/fact-check-trump-dishonest-weekend-florida-michigan-georgia-wisconsin/index.html}} * <i> (About “phony fake ballots":) </i> How about the ones that were printed without my name on it, right? They had everything on it. They had every race, they had everything. You had the Senate, you had everything, they forgot to put me down. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-20 |title=Trump Misleads on Ballots Again | author=Lori Robertson| periodical= FactCheck.org| url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/10/trump-misleads-on-ballots-again/}} * We're not entering a dark winter, we are entering the final turn and the light at the end of the tunnel ** Said on October 23, 2020 According to ''Fox News Sunday with [[Chris Wallace]]'' [https://www.foxnews.com/shows/fox-news-sunday] * We're not supposed to have a socialist — look we're not going to be a socialist nation. <b> We're not going to have a socialist president, especially a female socialist president,</b> we're not gonna have it, we're not gonna put up with it. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-24 |title=Trump targets Kamala Harris in sexist rant against the Democratic vice-presidential nominee | author=Sarah Al-Arshani| periodical= Business Insider| url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-targets-kamala-harris-in-sexist-rant-2020-10?r=US&IR=T}} * We won’t have a president that threatens people with jail for just criticizing him ** On the campaign trail for [[Joe Biden]] in [[https://www.wlrn.org/2020-10-25/obama-hits-campaign-trail-in-south-florida-criticizing-trumps-behavior-as-worse-than-florida-man Obama Hits Campaign Trail In South Florida, Criticizing Trump's Behavior As Worse Than Florida Man] October 25, 2020 * Lock'em all up. ** Said about an undefined group of people, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-26 |title=Fact check: Trump makes at least 16 false or misleading claims to '60 Minutes' | author=Daniel Dale| periodical= CNN| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/25/politics/fact-check-trump-60-minutes-lesley-stahl/index.html}} * If I didn’t have social media, I’d have no way of getting out my voice. ** {{citation |date=2020-10-26 |title=CBS releases footage of Trump walking out of 60 Minutes interview | author=Martin Melam| periodical= The Guardian| url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/26/cbs-releases-footage-trump-walking-out-60-minutes-interview}} * Big problems and discrepancies with Mail In Ballots all over the USA. Must have final total on November 3rd ** Tweet, labelled as "Misleading", as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-26 |title=Twitter slapped yet another Trump tweet about mail-in voting with a 'misleading' label and stopped other users from retweeting it | author=Isobel Asher Hamilton| periodical=Business Insider| url=https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-trump-tweet-mail-voting-warning-label-minsinformation-block-retweet-2020-10?r=US&IR=T}} * We’re rounding the turn,our numbers are incredible. ** at a rally on October 26, 2020 according to [https://www.vox.com/21541967/covid-19-record-cases-us-coronavirus-winter-spike-surge 89,000 new Covid-19 cases per day. And the worst may be yet to come.] * COVID COVID COVID.. we are rounding the turn all they want to talk about is COVID by the way on Nov 4 you won't be hearing much more about it..Cases are up because we TEST TEST TEST ** During election campaign in [[w:Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] ''Trump calls U.S. coronavirus case spike a media ‘conspiracy’'' [https://globalnews.ca/news/7422033/coronavirus-trump-testing-conspiracy-tweet/ video] * The only thing you can do in Pennsylvania is a protest. You can't go to church. You can't pray to your God. You can't be with your pastors, your priests, your rabbis. You can't be -- none of that. You can't do anything ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-27 |title=Fact check: Trump falsely claims Pennsylvanians 'can't go to church' | author=Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/27/politics/trump-false-claim-pennsylvania-cant-go-to-church-fact-check/index.html}} * He’ll bury you in regulations, dismantle your police departments, dissolve our borders, confiscate your guns, terminate religious liberty, destroy your suburbs. * If you vote for Biden, it means no kids in school, no graduations, no weddings, no Thanksgiving, no Christmas and no Fourth of July together ** Claimed about Democrat President Candidate Joe Biden, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-29 |title=With typical hyperbole, Trump paints apocalyptic portrait of life under Biden | author=Darlene Superville | periodical=The Times of Israel | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-typical-hyperbole-trump-paints-apocalyptic-portrait-of-life-under-biden/}} *You know in Germany, if you have a bad heart and you’re ready to die, or if you have cancer and you’re going to be dying soon and you catch Covid, that happens: we mark it down to Covid.<br>You know, our doctors get more money if somebody dies from Covid. You know that, right?<br>I mean our doctors are very smart people. So what they do is, they say, "I’m sorry, but you know everybody dies of Covid."<br>But in Germany and other places, if you have a heart attack, or if you have cancer, you’re terminally ill, you catch Covid, they say you died of cancer, you died of a heart attack.<br>With us? When in doubt, choose Covid.<br>Now, it’s true. Now, they’ll say ‘oh, it’s terrible what he said’, but that’s true. It’s like $2,000 more. **[https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1322244374479040512 30 October 2020] ***Trump's estimate is too high, as [https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1320492597320863751 Ashish Ja states], the bump for documenting Covid ranges from $1600-$2200 which is an average of only $1900 more. ====November 2020==== * We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election. This is a major fraud on our nation. We want the law to be used in a proper manner. So we’ll be going to the U.S. Supreme Court. We want all voting to stop. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-03 |title=U.S. presidency still undecided; Biden opens leads in key Midwestern states | author= Trevor Hunnicutt, Jeff Mason | periodical=Reuters | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election/us-presidency-still-undecided-biden-opens-leads-in-key-midwestern-states-idUSKBN27J0FZ}} *I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT! **[https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1325099845045071873 7 November 2020] *REPORT: DOMINION DELETED 2.7 MILLION TRUMP VOTES NATIONWIDE. DATA ANALYSIS FINDS 221,000 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES SWITCHED FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BIDEN. 941,000 TRUMP VOTES DELETED. STATES USING DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS SWITCHED 435,000 VOTES FROM TRUMP TO BIDEN. ** Disputed tweet, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-13 |title=AP fact check: Trump tweets a tall tale of 'deleted' votes | author= Ali Swenson, Amanda Seitz | periodical=AP News | url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-ap-fact-check-joe-biden-donald-trump-technology-13c104367924b8192b4fcecf334f7806}} *FoxNews and the Fake News Networks aren’t showing these massive gatherings. Instead they have their reporters standing in almost empty streets. We now have SUPPRESSION BY THE PRESS **[https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1327724046595842049 14 November 2020] * The vaccine will be available to the entire general population with the exception of places like New York state where for political reasons the governor decided to say — and I don’t think it’s good politically, I think it’s very bad from a health standpoint — but he wants to take his time with a vaccine. We can’t be delivering it to a state that won’t be giving it to its people immediately. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-30 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts on vaccine, state distribution | author= Hope Yen, Laura Neergard, Candice Choi | periodical=AP | url=https://apnews.com/article/ap-fact-check-joe-biden-donald-trump-politics-coronavirus-pandemic-76d1580f82b1586b207990396c1e3b5f}} * Big victory moments ago in the State of Nevada. The all Democrat County Commissioner race, on same ballot as President, just thrown out because of large scale voter discrepancy. Clark County officials do not have confidence in their own election security. Major impact! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1328483862490574849 Tweet] dated November 16, 2020 * I won the Election! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1328334945148952576 Tweet] November 16, 2020, with the warning by twitter: "Multiple sources called this election differently" * The recent statement by / [[w:Chris Krebs|Chris Krebs]] on the security of the [[2020 Election]] was highly inaccurate... Therefore, effective immediately, Chris Krebs has been terminated as Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. ** Trump fires his Director of the Cybersecurity via twitter according to [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/17/trump-ousts-homeland-security-chris-krebs-called-election-secure/6276676002/ Trump ousts Homeland Security cyber chief Chris Krebs, who called election secure] published November 18, 2020 * You wouldn’t have vaccine if it weren’t for me, for another four years. ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-20 |title=Trump Suggests Vaccine Companies Orchestrated Revenge-Filled Conspiracy to Make Him Lose | author= Rachel Olding | periodical=Daily Beast | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-suggests-vaccine-companies-orchestrated-revenge-filled-conspiracy-to-make-him-lose}} * Don't talk to me that way, you are lightweight. I'm the president of the United States. Don't ever talk to the president that way. **Responding to a reporter's questions at a Thanksgiving press conference in [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/trump-news-live-twitter-biden-election-b1762621.html Trump news – live: President promises to leave White House before erupting at #DiaperDon Twitter trend (video)] published November 27, 2020 *[[Big Tech]] and the [[Fake News]] Media have partnered to Suppress. Freedom of the Press is gone, a thing of the past. That’s why they refuse to report the real facts and figures of the 2020 Election... ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1332349861774155778?s=20 Tweet] posted November 27, 2020 which [[Twitter]] tagged with "This claim about election fraud is disputed" * Biden can only enter the White House as President if he can prove that his ridiculous '80,000,000 votes' were not fraudulently or illegally obtained. When you see what happened in Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia & Milwaukee, massive voter fraud, he's got a big unsolvable problem. ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-28 |title=Trump implies he won't leave the White House unless Biden 'can prove' he won 80 million votes, as the president continues to tweet lies and conspiracy theories about the election | author= Grace Panetta | periodical=Business Insider | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-he-wont-leave-white-house-biden-disproves-fraud-2020-11?r=US&IR=T}} * Specific allegations were made, and we have massive proof, in the Pennsylvania case. Some people just don’t want to see it. They want nothing to do with saving our Country. Sad!!! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1332778938121203720 Tweet] posted November 28, 2020 * @FoxNews daytime is virtually unwatchable, especially during the weekends. ** Tweet, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-29 |title=Trump tells viewers to watch 'anything else' but Fox News ahead of his 1st interview since Election Day | author= Yelena Dzhanova | periodical=Business Insider | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-calls-fox-news-unwatchable-criticism-newsmax-2020-11?r=US&IR=T}} * We don't have freedom of the press in this country, we have suppression of the press ** In a phone interview with [[Maria Bartiromo]] on [[Fox News]] November 29, 2020 * I came up with vaccines that people didn't think we'd have for five years * We had glitches where they moved thousands of votes from my account to Biden's account * <i> (About the handling of the coronavirus in the US:) </i> We're doing better than the rest of the world ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-29 |title=Fox News' Maria Bartiromo gave Trump his first TV interview since the election. It was filled with lies | author= Alexis Benveniste | periodical= CNN Business | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/29/media/bartiromo-trump-interview/index.html}} * Who needs Democrats when you have Republicans like Brian Kemp and Doug Ducey? ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-30 |title=Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey defends election process after Trump attack | author= Caroline Kelly, Alison Main | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/30/politics/doug-ducey-defends-election-arizona-trump/index.html}} ====December 2020==== * Actually, I won Wisconsin. ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-05 |title=Fact check: Among baseless claims of rigged election, Trump says he won Wisconsin | author= D.L. Davis, Politifact | periodical=Houston Cronicle | url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/texas-politics/politifact/article/Fact-check-Among-baseless-claims-of-rigged-15794749.php}} * You know we won Georgia, just so you understand. ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-05 |title=Fact Check: Trump Makes Bogus Swing State Claim During Campaign Stop In Georgia | author= Eugene Kiely | periodical=GA Today | url=https://www.gpb.org/news/2020/12/09/fact-check-trump-makes-bogus-swing-state-claim-during-campaign-stop-in-georgia}} * If I lost, I’d be a very gracious loser. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-06 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump floods rally with audacious falsehoods | author= Calvin Woodward | periodical=AP News | url=https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-donald-trump-rally-falsehoods-424834660f894040b55b415aecb2a443}} * RINOS @BrianKempGA, @GeoffDuncanGA, & Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, will be solely responsible for the potential loss of our two GREAT Senators from Georgia, @sendavidperdue & @KLoeffler. Won’t call a Special Session or check for Signature Verification! People are ANGRY! ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-07 |title=Trump Says 'RINOS' Kemp, Raffensperger 'Solely Responsible' If Loeffler, Perdue Lose Election | author= Jeffery Martin | periodical=Newsweek | url=https://www.newsweek.com/trump-says-rinos-kemp-raffensperger-solely-responsible-if-loeffler-perdue-lose-election-1553024}} * The Supreme Court really let us down. No Wisdom, No Courage! ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-11 |title='No Wisdom, No Courage!': Trump lashes out at the Supreme Court after it rejected a Texas bid to overturn the election results| author= Kelsey Vlamis | periodical=MSN News | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/no-wisdom-no-courage-trump-lashes-out-at-the-supreme-court-after-it-rejected-a-texas-bid-to-overturn-the-election-results/ar-BB1bRIqA}} * WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!!! ** Tweeted about contesting the 2020 Presidential election result, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-11 |title=Trump engages in self-sabotage ahead of historic vaccine rollout | author= Maeve Reston | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/13/politics/donald-trump-william-barr-pfizer-vaccine/index.html}} * It's not over. We keep going and we're going to continue to go forward. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-12 |title=Trump tells 'Fox & Friends' election challenges 'not over' ahead of Electoral College vote | author= Ronn Blitzner | periodical=Fox News | url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-fox-and-friends-election-challenges-not-over-electoral-college-vote}} * Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for [[w:Stop the Steal|Stop the Steal]]. Didn't know about this, but I'll be seeing them! #MAGA ** [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Conservative_groups_hold_rally_in_Washington_D.C._claiming_U.S._elections_were_stolen_from_President_Trump Conservative groups hold rally in Washington D.C. claiming U.S. elections were stolen from President Trump]December 15, 2020 * I saved at least 8 Republican Senators, including Mitch, from losing in the last Rigged (for President) Election. Now they (almost all) sit back and watch me fight against a crooked and vicious foe, the Radical Left Democrats. I will NEVER FORGET! ** Disputed [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1342245390540804096 Tweet], 25 December 2020. {{Anchor|Supreme Court totally incompetent}} * The U.S. Supreme Court has been totally incompetent and weak on the massive Election Fraud that took place in the 2020 Presidential Election. We have absolute PROOF, but they don't want to see it - No 'standing', they say. If we have corrupt elections, we have no country! ** Disputed tweet, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-26 |title=With less than a month left in office, Trump lashes out at 'totally incompetent' Supreme Court for refusing to overturn his election loss | author= Connor Perrett | periodical=Business Insider | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-supreme-court-totally-incompetent-for-refusing-to-overturn-election-2020-12?r=US&IR=T}} * Weak and tired Republican “leadership” will allow the bad Defense Bill to pass. ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1342245390540804096 Tweet], 29 December 2020. * Republican leadership only wants the path of least resistance. Our leaders (not me, of course!) are pathetic. ** Tweet, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-29 | title=Trump lashes out at Republicans after they override his veto | author= Zachary B. Wolfe | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/29/politics/donald-trump-house-votes/index.html}} ===2021=== {| style="float:center; background:none;border: 1px solid silver;{{Border-radius|35px}}; margin:15px; background-color:#F6F6F6;" |- |<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:105%;"> 20 January 2021 [[File:Seal of the President of the United States.svg|20px]] - End of presidency |- |} ====January 2021==== *So, look, all I wanna do, is I wanna find 11,780 votes. **Spoken to Georgia election officials on January 2, pressuring Secretary of State {{w|Brian Kemp}} to recalculate the [[w:2020 United States presidential election|2020 United States presidential election]] vote in his favor. {{citation |date=2020-01-03 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/audio-trump-berates-ga-secretary-of-state-urges-him-to-find-votes/2021/01/03/aba64f5f-8c3c-490f-af34-618ccea732d7_video.html |title=Audio: Trump berates Ga. secretary of state, urges him to ‘find’ votes |publisher=''{{w|The Washington Post}}''}} * So dead people voted. And I think the number is close to 5,000 people [in Georgia] * [There] were thousands and thousands of ballots in a box that was not an official or a sealed box. * They ran out because of a water-main break. And there was no water main, there was nothing. There was no break. * You had out-of-state voters - they voted in Georgia but they were from out of state - of 4,925 * They're shredding ballots. And you should look at that very carefully. Because that's so illegal. * We have not gone through your Dominion [voting machines], so we can't give them blessing. I mean, in other states, we think we found tremendous corruption with Dominion machines... ** {{citation |date=2020-01-03 | author = BBC News Reality Check Team | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-55529230 |title=Georgia election: Donald Trump's phone call fact-checked |publisher=BBC News}} *One thing we know is you, [[w:Jeffrey A. Rosen|Rosen]], aren't going to do anything to overturn the election ** "[https://www.npr.org/2021/10/07/1044015379/senate-report-details-trumps-efforts-to-use-doj-to-overturn-election-results Senate report details Trump's efforts to use DOJ to overturn election results]" (January 3, 2021) *Rudy, you did a great job. He's got guts. You know what? He's got guts, unlike a lot of people in the Republican Party. He's got guts. He fights, he fights.<br>..<br>We fight like hell. And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore.<br>..<br>We’re going walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women.<br>I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to '''peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard'''.<br>we’re going to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue, I love Pennsylvania Avenue, and we’re going to the Capitol and we’re going to try and give…<br>our Republicans, the weak ones, because the strong ones don’t need any of our help,<br>we’re going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need<br>So let’s walk down Pennsylvania Avenue. **[https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-speech-save-america-rally-transcript-january-6 Save America Rally Speech] on 6 January 2021 * Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify. USA demands the truth! **[https://archive.is/jCmfK 11:24am tweet] on 6 January 2021 *I am asking for everyone at the [[U.S. Capitol]] to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of [[Law & Order]] – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you! **[https://archive.is/IvpaU 12:13pm tweet] on 6 January 2021 *We love you. You are very special. **In video in tweet (later deleted) aimed at protestors who entered into the United States Capitol. Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-01-06 | author = Eliza Relman, Oma Seddiq, Jake Lahut | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-video-statement-capitol-rioters-we-love-you-very-special-2021-1?r=US&IR=T |title=Trump tells his violent supporters who stormed the Capitol 'you're very special,' but asks them 'to go home' |publisher=Business Insider}} * To all of my wonderful supporters, I know you are disappointed, but I also want you to know that our incredible journey is just beginning ** video (2;28) from [https://archive.is/o4JN6 4:28pm tweet] posted by [[Ivanka Trump]] on 7 January 2020 *I ’d like to begin by addressing the heinous attack on the United States Capitol. Like all Americans I am outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem. I immediately deployed the [[w:United States National Guard|National Guard]] and federal [[Law enforcement in the United States|law enforcement]] to secure the building and expel the intruders. America is and must always be a nation of law and order. To demonstrators who infiltrated the Capitol: you have defiled the seat of American democracy. To those who engage in the acts of violence and destruction: you do not represent our country. And to those who broke the law: you will pay. We have just been through an intense election and emotions are high. But now, tempers must be cooled and calm restored. We must get on with the business of America. ** post-January 6 speech, (7 January 2021), as quoted in ''Vital Speeches of the Day'', 87(3), p. 53. * To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th. **[https://archive.is/tzc2r 7:44am tweet] on 8 January 2021 * His ingenuity, genius, and creativity earned him immense wealth, but his character and philanthropic generosity his great name. Sheldon was also a staunch supporter of our great ally the State of [[Israel]] ** [[President Trump]] in [https://www.npr.org/2021/01/12/693679109/sheldon-adelson-conservative-donor-and-casino-titan-dies-at-87 Sheldon Adelson, Conservative Donor And Casino Titan, Dies At 87] January 12, 2021 * We will be back in some form ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-01-20 | author = Kevin Liptak | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/donald-trump-leaves-white-house/index.html |title=Trump departs Washington a pariah as his era in power ends |publisher=CNN}} ====February 2021==== * The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political “leaders” like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm. McConnell’s dedication to business as usual, status quo policies, together with his lack of political insight, wisdom, skill, and personality, has rapidly driven him from Majority Leader to Minority Leader, and it will only get worse. The Democrats and Chuck Schumer play McConnell like a fiddle—they’ve never had it so good—and they want to keep it that way! We know our America First agenda is a winner, not McConnell’s Beltway First agenda or Biden’s America Last. * It was a complete election disaster in Georgia, and certain other swing states. McConnell did nothing, and will never do what needs to be done in order to secure a fair and just electoral system into the future. He doesn’t have what it takes, never did, and never will. * Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again. He will never do what needs to be done, or what is right for our Country. ** [https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000177-ad2a-d713-a777-edee3b100000 Statement by Donald J. Trump, February 16, 2021] ====March 2021==== * Do you miss me yet? Do you miss me? * Mr. McLaughlin just gave me numbers that nobody's ever heard of before, more popular than anybody. That's all of us. It's all of us. * We won the election twice. I mean, you know, think about it ... * But who knows? Who knows? I may even decide to beat them for a third time, OK? For a third time. * This election was rigged. And the Supreme Court and other courts didn't want to do anything about it. * And the only people that should be allowed to vote by mail are people that can be proven to be either very sick or out of the country or military where they can't do it. One day. * And then a Republican president will make a triumphant return to the White House. And I wonder who that will be. I wonder who that will be. Who, who, who will that be, I wonder? ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-01 | author = Chris Cillizza | title = The 50 most ridiculous lines from Donald Trump's CPAC speech | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/01/politics/donald-trump-cpac-speech/index.html |publisher=CNN}} * Karl Rove has been losing for years, except for himself. * He's a RINO of the highest order, who came to the Oval Office lobbying for 5G for him and a group. * He's a pompous fool with bad advice and always has an agenda. * If the Republican Party is going to be successful, they're going to have to stop dealing with the likes of Karl Rove and just let him float away, or retire, like Liddle' Bob Corker, Jeff 'Flakey' Flake, and others like Toomey of Pennsylvania, who will soon follow. * 31 million people listened to my CPAC speech online, and it had among the largest television audience of the week, even though it was on cable at 4pm on Sunday afternoon. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-05 | author = Chris Cillizza | title = The 17 most outlandish lines from Donald Trump's attack on Karl Rove | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/05/politics/donald-trump-karl-rove-2020-election/index.html |publisher=CNN}} * I will not be endorsing, under any circumstances, the failed candidate from the great State of Alaska, [[w:Lisa Murkowski|Lisa Murkowski]]. She represents her state badly and her country even worse. I do not know where other people will be next year, but I know where I will be — in Alaska campaigning against a disloyal and very bad Senator. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-06 | author = Alex Isenstadt | title = Trump vows to campaign against 'disloyal' Murkowski | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/06/trump-lisa-murkowski-2022-474028 |publisher=Politico}} * No more money for RINOS. They do nothing but hurt the Republican Party and our great voting base--they will never lead us to Greatness. Send your donation to Save America PAC at DonaldJTrump.com. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-10 | author = Michael Warren, Fredreka Schouten, Eric Bradner | title = Trump's clash with GOP over using his name in fundraising ignites midterm worries | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/10/politics/trump-republican-fundraising-midterms/index.html |publisher=CNN}} * I would recommend it, and I would recommend it to a lot of people that don't want to get it and a lot of those people voted for me, frankly. But again, we have our freedoms and we have to live by that and I agree with that also. But it is a great vaccine. It is a safe vaccine and it is something that works. ** On the COVID-19 vaccine. Quoted by {{citation|date=2021-3-16|author=Meredith McGraw|title=Trump encourages Americans to get the Covid vaccine|publisher=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/16/trump-americans-covid-vaccine-476479}} * <i> About the {{w|2021 storming of the United States Capitol}}:</i> It was zero threat, right from the start, it was zero threat. Look, they went in, they shouldn't have done it. Some of them went in, and they are hugging and kissing the police and the guards, you know, they had great relationships. A lot of the people were waved in, and then they walked in and they walked out. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-26 | author = Veronica Stracqualursi | title = Trump lies about Capitol riot by claiming his supporters were 'hugging and kissing' cops | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/26/politics/donald-trump-january-6-rioters-arrests/index.html |publisher=CNN}} * And China, the same thing, they never treated us that way, right? You saw what happened a few days ago, was terrible, and uh, the border is not good, the border is the worst anybody’s ever seen it, and what you see now, multiply it times 10, Jim — he’s the only one I know who would handle the border tougher than me. We have to, and the tough is…in the most humanitarian way, because that’s what it is. What’s happening to the kids, they’re living in squalor, they are living like nobody has ever seen anybody, there’s never been anything like what’s, and you’re gonna have hundreds, and you have it now, they have the airplane photos, the shocks, and they call ’em shocks, and these things are showing thousands and thousands of people coming up from South America and it’s gonna be, it’s just uh, look, it’s a disaster. It’s a humanitarian disaster from their standpoint, and it’s gonna destroy the country, and frankly, the country can’t afford it because you’re talking about massive, just incredibly massive amounts. Our school systems, our hospital systems, everything. ** Wedding toast, quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-29 | author = Bess Levin | title = Of course Donald Trump crashed a wedding a gave a rambling, incoherent speech about Biden, Iran and China | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/03/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-wedding-speech |publisher=Vanity Fair}} * Based on their interviews, I felt it was time to speak up about Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx, two self-promoters trying to reinvent history to cover for their bad instincts and faulty recommendations, which I fortunately almost always overturned. They had bad policy decisions that would have left our country open to China and others, closed to reopening our economy, and years away from an approved vaccine — putting millions of lives at risk * Dr. Birx was a terrible medical advisor, which is why I seldom followed her advice. * I only kept Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx on because they worked for the U.S. government for so long — they are like a bad habit! ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-29 | author = Benjamin Din | title = Trump lashes out at Fauci and Birx after CNN documentary | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/29/trump-fauci-birx-cnn-documentary-478422 |publisher=Politico}} * Dr. Birx is a proven liar with very little credibility left. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-29 | author = Brett Samuels | title = Trump targets Fauci, Birx in lengthy diatribe | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/545472-trump-targets-fauci-birx-in-lengthy-diatribe |publisher=The Hill}} ====April 2021==== * Happy Easter to ALL, including the Radical Left CRAZIES who rigged our Presidential Election, and want to destroy our Country! ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-04-05 | author = Martin Pengelly | title = Who needs Twitter? Trump wishes happy Easter to 'radical left crazies' | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/04/trump-wishes-happy-easter-to-radical-left-crazies |publisher=The Guardian}} * I'll give you a little breaking news, [[Pfizer]] is in with the FDA. What the FDA did with [[Johnson and Johnson]] is so stupid ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20210627112356/https://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/industrynews/2021/trump-blasts-fda-for-j-and-j-vax-pause-says-pfizer-in-with-the-agency/ TV interview with Sean Hannity] * Getting out of Afghanistan is a wonderful and positive thing to do. I planned to withdraw on May 1st, and we should keep as close to that schedule as possible. ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-biden-afghanistan-pullout-wonderful-and-positive-thing-to-do-2021-4?r=US&IR=T "Trump says Biden's plan to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan is a 'wonderful and positive thing to do'"], Business Insider, 19 April 2021 ====May 2021==== *If a thief robs a jewelry store of all of its diamonds (the 2020 Presidential Election), the diamonds must be returned. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-05.10.21-4 10 May 2021] *The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED! This is illegal and the Arizona State Senate, who is leading the Forensic Audit, is up in arms. Additionally, seals were broken on the boxes that hold the votes, ballots are missing, and worse. Mark Brnovich, the Attorney General of Arizona, will now be forced to look into this unbelievable Election crime. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/desk/desk-4yeh37peju/ 15 May 2021] ====June 2021==== *Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President. More COUNTRIES should ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech — all voices should be heard. Zuckerberg kept calling me and coming to the White House for dinner telling me how great I was. ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-more-countries-should-ban-twitter-facebook-zuckerberg-2021-6] *They may allow me back in two years. We got to stop that. We can’t let it happen. So unfair. They are shutting down an entire group of people. Not just me. They are shutting down the voice of a much more powerful and a much larger group. ** about Facebook banning him, in rally speech [https://deadline.com/2021/06/donald-trump-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-1234770087/] ====July 2021==== *The American people’s birthright of freedom must prevail against Big Tech and other forces that seek to destroy it. **7 July 2021 [https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/07/trump-big-tech-lawsuit-498536 Politico, Trump plans class action suit against Twitter, Facebook] *The de facto censorship arm of the US government. **7 July 2021 [https://www.rt.com/usa/528607-donald-trump-facebook-twitter/ Russia Today] *Many say I am the greatest star-maker of all time. But some of the stars I produced are actually made of garbage. **[https://web.archive.org/web/20210715183933/https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-07.15.21-06 15 July 2021 on DonaldJTrump.com] ====August 2021==== *There is massive and unconditional evidence that the election was shattered with fraud and irregularities at a level that our Country has never seen before. Much of it is already public, and a great deal more is coming out in the very near future. Every time you read a statement that there is “no evidence of election fraud,” about the 2020 election scam, just attribute that statement to a crooked and collusive media (they work closely together with the Radical Left Democrats) that will do anything to hide the real facts of this election fiasco. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-qvb8wmvsyn0 1 August 2021] *If I were President right now, with COVID raging back, people being shot and killed in record numbers all over our cities, and the Border totally open with criminals and heavily infected COVID people pouring through our Southern Border and into our communities, the Fake News Media would be having an absolute field day. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-kyatp4nd8q0 2 August 2021] * If our soccer team, headed by a radical group of Leftist Maniacs, wasn’t woke, they would have won the Gold Medal instead of the Bronze. * Woke means you lose, everything that is woke goes bad, and our soccer team certainly has. * They should replace the wokesters with Patriots and start winning again. The woman with the purple hair played terribly and spends too much time thinking about Radical Left politics and not doing her job! ** Said about the US women's national soccer team after winning a bronze medal in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, as quoted in [https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/05/donald-trump-uswnt-usa-soccer-olympics-bronze-megan-rapinoe-tokyo-2020 "‘Woke means you lose’: Donald Trump rails at USWNT after Olympic bronze"], The Guardian, 5 August 2021 * I have quietly said for years that Mitch McConnell is the most overrated man in politics— now I don't have to be quiet anymore. ** Quoted in [https://www.newsweek.com/trump-calls-mitch-mcconnell-most-overrated-man-politics-ahead-infrastructure-vote-1617944 "Trump Calls Mitch McConnell 'Most Overrated Man in Politics' Ahead of Infrastructure Vote"], Newsweek, 10 August 2021 * I recommend: take the vaccines. I did it. It’s good. Take the vaccines. ** [https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/22/trump-booed-at-alabama-rally-after-telling-supporters-to-get-vaccinated.html "Trump booed at Alabama rally after telling supporters to get vaccinated"], CNBC, 22 August 2021 ====September 2021==== * If they let you do your job you wouldn’t have crime in New York! * I’ve been given so much support by the people who do what you do. * We love the blue. I’ll say it loud. You know, you’re not supposed to say that. We love the blue. **[https://nypost.com/2021/09/11/trump-makes-surprise-visit-to-new-york-police-and-firefighters/ Trump makes surprise visit to New York police and firefighters on 9/11] * We’re not going to have a country left in three years, I’ll tell you that. ** [https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-predicts-america-end-002940784.html "Donald Trump Predicts America Will End Within 3 Years"], quoted by David Moye, Yahoo News, 15 September 2021 * [[w:Anthony Gonzalez (politician)|1]] down, 9 to go! ** "[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/17/trump-celebrates-gonzalezs-exit-1-down-9-go/ Trump celebrates Gonzalez’s exit: ‘1 down, 9 to go!’]" (September 17, 2021) * Everybody will be watching Arizona tomorrow to see what the highly respected auditors and Arizona State Senate found out regarding the so-called Election! ** "[https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/24/arizona-review-draft-report-tally-biden-won-514088 GOP-led Arizona election review closely matches Biden's winning margin]" (September 23) * They want to go after me because I have, they think, a big mouth. I don't have a big mouth, you know what I have, I have a mouth that tells the truth. ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-has-mouth-tells-truth-while-lying-georgia-rally-2021-9?r=US&IR=T "Trump says he has 'a mouth that tells the truth' while making false statements at Georgia rally"], Insider, 26 September 2021 ====October 2021==== * Nobody has done more for [[Christianity]] or for [[evangelicals]] — or for [[religion]] itself — than I have. ** Quoted in [https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-claims-nobody-has-done-more-religion-itself-him-1635036 "Donald Trump Claims Nobody Has Done More 'for Religion Itself' Than Him"], Newsweek, 2 October 2021 * the real insurrection happened on November 3rd, the Presidential Election, not on [[January 6th]]—which was a day of protesting the Fake Election results ** [https://www.npr.org/2021/10/06/1043746455/trump-continues-to-lie-says-real-insurrection-happened-when-he-lost-election Trump continues to lie, says 'real insurrection' happened when he lost election]" (October 6, 2021) * [[Republican]] [[Senators]], do not [[vote]] for this terrible deal ([[debt]] limit) being pushed by folding [[Mitch McConnell]]. Stand strong for our Country.  * The [[American]] people are with you! ** In an emailed statement "[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/575876-trump-urged-gop-senators-to-vote-against-mcconnell-debt-deal Trump urges GOP senators to vote against McConnell debt deal]" (October 7,2021) * If we don't solve the Presidential Election Fraud of 2020 (which we have thoroughly and conclusively documented), Republicans will not be voting in '22 or '24. It is the single most important thing for Republicans to do. ** According to an MSNBC article and a short video "[https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/democrats-finally-have-reason-celebrate-one-trump-s-threats-n1281494 Democrats finally have reason to celebrate one of Trump's threats]" (October 13, 2021) * It’s so sad when you see that they are approving these windmills — worst form of energy, the most expensive. You talk about carbon emissions, well they are making them. More goes into the air than if you ran something for 30 years. * I’m not into golden showers. ** [https://news.yahoo.com/trump-touts-putin-relationship-rails-233840649.html "Trump Touts Putin Relationship, Rails About Wind Energy's 'Carbon Emissions' In Speech"], Yahoo News (October 16 2021) * After years of litigation, I was pleased to have had the opportunity to tell my side of this ridiculous story — Just one more example of baseless harassment of your favorite president ** "[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-faces-pile-civil-lawsuits-depositions-begin-n1281612 Trump faces a pile of civil lawsuits as depositions begin]" (October 18, 2021) * Wonderful to see [[Colin Powell]], who made big mistakes on Iraq and famously, so-called weapons of mass destruction, be treated in death so beautifully by the Fake News Media. Hope that happens to me someday. He was a classic RINO, if even that, always being the first to attack other Republicans. He made plenty of mistakes, but anyway, may he rest in peace! ** {{cite news|author=Chris Cillizza |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/politics/donald-trump-colin-powell-death/index.html |title=Donald Trump (yet again) proves there's no bottom |work=cnn.com|date=October 19, 2021 |accessdate=October 19, 2021}} *We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American president has been silenced **"[https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/trump-announces-social-media-platform-launch-plan-spac-deal.html Trump announces social media platform launch plan, SPAC deal]" (October 20, 2021) *[[Israel]] doesn’t even control [[Congress]] anymore. **29 October 2021 per https://thepostmillennial.com/exclusive-president-donald-j-trump-speaks-to-the-post-millennial ====November 2021==== *RINOs who supported infrastructure bill should be ashamed of themselves **on Sky News Australia [[Youtube]] channel '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZG-D0e8T0A video]''' (November 7, 2021) ====December 2021==== *He was very early. Like earlier than most. I haven’t spoken to him since. Fuck him, **10 December 2021 interview with Barak Ravid about [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] per [https://www.timesofisrael.com/fck-him-in-interview-trump-rages-at-netanyahu-over-congratulations-to-biden/ Times of Israel] *Bibi did not want to make a deal. Even most recently, when we came up with the maps. Now I don’t know if he didn’t want to make it for political reasons, or for other reasons. I wish he would have said he didn’t want to make a deal, instead of…. Because a lot of people devoted a lot of work. But I don’t think Bibi would have ever made a deal. That’s my opinion. I think the general [Gantz] wanted to make a deal. **11 December 2021 quoted by [https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-i-thought-israelis-would-do-anything-for-peace-but-found-that-not-to-be-true/ Times of Israel] *There’s people in this country that are Jewish that no longer love Israel.<br>I’ll tell you the Evangelical Christians love Israel more than the Jews in this country.<br>It used to be that Israel had absolute power over Congress and today I think it’s the exact opposite, and I think Obama and Biden did that.<br>And yet in the election, they still get a lot of votes from Jewish people…which tells you that the Jewish people, and I’ve said this for a long time.<br>The Jewish people in the United States either don’t like Israel or don’t care about Israel.<br>I mean, you look at The New York Times, The New York Times hates Israel, hates them, and they’re Jewish people that run The New York Times, I mean the Sulzberger family. **17 December 2021 per [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/12/donald-trump-anti-semitism-jews-israel Vanity Fair] *I think the origins are so obvious. They came out of the Wuhan lab. And I think if anybody thinks anything differently, they’re just kidding themselves. So, you can ask — China has to pay. They have to do something. '''They have to pay reparations'''. And China doesn’t have the money to pay those reparations. I believe that worldwide — I’m not just talking United States — worldwide, '''$60 trillion of damage''', $60 trillion. China doesn’t have $60 trillion. But they have to do something to make up for what they’ve done. What they’ve done to the world is so horrible. It’s been horrible, all over the world. And it doesn’t stop. **[https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/19/trump-china-must-pay-for-covid-origins-they-have-to-pay-reparations/ 19 December 2021] * <i> About developing vaccines against Covid-19: </i> Look, we did something that was historic, we saved tens of millions of lives worldwide. We, together, all of us, not me. ** [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/donald-trump-booster-shot-boos/index.html "Trump met with boos after revealing he received Covid-19 booster"], CNN, 21 December 2021 * I came up with a vaccine, with three vaccines. ** [https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/587079-trump-pushes-back-on-candace-owens-people-arent-dying "Trump pushes back on Candace Owens: 'People aren't dying when they take the vaccine'"], The Hill, 23 December 2021 ===2022=== ====January 2022==== * If you take [[COVID-19 vaccine|the vaccine]], you're protected. Look, the results of the vaccine are very good, and if you do get it, it's a very minor form. People aren't dying when they take the vaccine. ** 6 January 2022, interviewed by [[Candace Owens]], discussing the [[COVID-19 vaccine]]; reported in Bruce Y. Lee, "[https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/12/24/trump-tells-candace-owens-that-covid-19-vaccines-work-one-of-the-greatest-achievements-of-mankind/ Trump Tells Candace Owens That Covid-19 Vaccines Work: 'One Of The Greatest Achievements Of Mankind']", [[Forbes]] (Jan 6, 2022) *I ran twice and we won twice.<br>This crowd is a massive symbol of what took place, because people are hungry for the truth. They want their country back. **15 January 2022 [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/01/trump-arizona-rally-2024-election/621244/ via Elaine Godfrey of The Atlantic] *If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from January sixth fairly. We will treat them fairly.<br>And if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons. Because they are being treated so unfairly. **30 January 2022 [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01/hope-go-jail-get-book-thrown-deserve-lindsey-graham-susan-collins-buck-trump-vow-persecute-jan-6ers/ reported by TGP] *Actually, what they are saying, is that Mike Pence did have the right to change the outcome, and they now want to take that right away. Unfortunately, he didn’t exercise that power. '''He could have overturned the election!''' **31 January 2022, at a rally in Conroe Texas, as quoted in “[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/31/donald-trump-mike-pence-overturn-election Quiet part loud: Trump says Pence ‘could have overturned the election’]”, by Martin Pengelly, for ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. ====February 2022==== *I was right and everyone knows it. If there is fraud or large scale irregularities, it would have been appropriate to send those votes back to the legislatures to figure it out. **4 February 2022 per 7 February 2022 report by Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pence-says-trump-was-wrong-that-he-could-have-overturned-2020-election-result-2022-02-04/ Pence says Trump was wrong that he could have overturned 2020 election] by Alexandra Ulmer * I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, 'This is genius.' Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine, of Ukraine, Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that's wonderful. So Putin is now saying, 'It's independent,' a large section of Ukraine. I said, 'How smart is that?' And he's going to go in and be a peacekeeper. That's the strongest peace force. We could use that on our southern border. That's the strongest peace force I've ever seen. ... Here's a guy who's very savvy. ... I know him very well. Very, very well. ** Said about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in an interview at The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, as quoted in [https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/23/politics/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-joe-biden/index.html "Trump sides with Putin as Biden tries to stop a war"], CNN, 23 February 2022. * They say, 'Trump said Putin's smart.' I mean, he's taking over a country for two dollars' worth of sanctions. I'd say that's pretty smart. He's taking over a country — really a vast, vast location, a great piece of land with a lot of people, and just walking right in. ** [https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/24/politics/donald-trump-praises-putin/index.html "Why Donald Trump can't stop praising Vladimir Putin"], CNN, 24 February 2022 ====March 2022==== *They laid down the welcome mat and gave Russia the opening, now Putin may be getting everything he wanted, with Ukraine and the rest of the World suffering the consequences. It’s terrible, but this is what you get with Biden, the Democrats, and RINO warmongers! [https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-cxhdzqwssb1663 03/01/22 ] * The vote counter is often more important than the candidate. ** [https://news.yahoo.com/trump-says-gop-needs-tougher-211714688.html "Trump says the GOP needs to get 'tougher' at the ballot box: 'The vote counter is often more important than the candidate'"], yahoo news, 6 March 2022 *Whatever happened to free speech in our Country? Incredibly, but not surprisingly, the Big Tech lunatics have taken down my interview with the very popular NELK Boys so that nobody can watch it or in any way listen to it....In Russia, the people are not allowed to know that they’re fighting a war with Ukraine, that’s where our media is going, and that’s where our Country is going because it quickly follows—just study history.We need freedom of speech again, we don’t have it and it’s getting worse every day! **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-tayryvrzzk1694 Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America 03/11/22] *She owes me nearly $300,000, Now all I have to do is wait for all of the money she owes me. **[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/21/donald-trump-crows-liberal-9th-circuit-court-seals/ Trump crows as liberal 9th Circuit seals victory over Stormy Daniels, Michael Avenatti] *I listen to him constantly using the n-word, that’s the n-word, and he’s constantly using it, the nuclear word.They didn’t attack any other countries under us. I’m the only one where that didn’t happen. And with Bush, they took Georgia, and they took Crimea with Biden and Obama. And now he said ‘to hell with it. Let’s take the whole thing'. **[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-putin-nuclear-n-word-b2040702.html Trump says Putin keeps using the ‘n-word’ meaning ‘nuclear’ as he claims Russian leader is ‘different’ man to one he dealt with] *Single most dangerous time for our country in history... yet you have people like John Kerry worrying about the climate! The climate! Oh, I heard that the other day. Here we are, [Russian President Vladimir Putin is] threatening us [and] he’s worried about the ocean will rise one-hundredth of one percent over the next 300 fucking’ years. **[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/28/two-stark-reminders-about-political-challenge-tackling-climate-change/ Two stark reminders about the political challenge of tackling climate change] *The Left has become so extreme that we now have a justice being nominated to the Supreme Court who testified under oath that she could not say what a woman is, And a party that's unwilling to admit that men and women are biologically different in defiance of all scientific and human history, is a party that should not be anywhere near the levers of power in the United States of America. **[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/watch-single-most-dangerous-time-trump-blasts-climate-change-crt-and-kbj ‘Single most dangerous time’: Trump blasts climate change, CRT, and KBJ] ====April 2022==== *Happy Easter to all including the Radical Left Maniacs who are trying everything to destroy our country May they not succeed, but let them, nevertheless, be happy, healthy, wealthy and well! **[https://news.yahoo.com/biden-trump-release-very-different-202600019.html Yahoo!] *He went out of his way to deceptively edit an interview and got caught. That is a big story, isn’t it? **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-hm9chvnk6z0 Donald Trump], [https://www.mediaite.com/tv/listen-trump-releases-audio-to-ending-of-doctored-interview-with-fool-piers-morgan/ mediaite] * But when I didn’t win the election .. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DrQC-oNAeQ Marjorie Taylor Greene & Matt Gaetz NOT HAPPY with Jimmy & Trump FINALLY Admits Defeat] (Apr 11, 2022) (video) * Which would you rather be, a dumb person or a dictator? Perhaps a dictator would be better. I don't want to be a dumb person. ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-rather-be-a-dictator-than-a-dumb-person-video-2022-4?r=US&IR=T Trump says he'd rather be 'a dictator' than 'a dumb person' after bragging about the cognitive test he took in 2018], Business Insider, 22 April 2022 ====May 2022==== *With rampant and record setting crime, a 42.8% increase over last year was just announced, and every other unimaginable problem, no wonder everyone is leaving the New York State, including businesses left and right. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-sarvcupgsh1991 Save America] * I am not currently in possession of any Trump Organization-issued phones, computers or similar devices. :I believe the last phone or device I was issued by the Trump Organization was a cellphone in 2015. I no longer have the cellphone in my possession and I am not aware of its current location. :Since January 1, 2010, I previously owned two flip phones and a Samsung mobile phone. I do not have the two flips [sic] phones in my possession and I do not know their current whereabouts.” :[Samsung] it was taken from me at some point while I was president. I do not have the Samsung in my possession and I do not know its current whereabouts. :* '''[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/11/trump-fine-contempt-new-york-letitia-james Trump must pay $110,000 fine to purge contempt, judge says]''' (Wed 11 May 2022 18.53 BST) *[[w:Kathy Barnette | Kathy Barnette]] will never be able to win the general election against the radical left democrats. She has many things in her past which have not been properly explained or vetted, but if she is able to do so, she will have a wonderful future in the Republican Party — and I will be behind her all the way ** [[Trump]] according to [https://www.smerconish.com/exclusive-content/pennsylvania-my-primary-concern Pennsylvania: My Primary Concern] (May 14) ==== July 2022 ==== * Warmongering and despicable human being Liz Cheney, who is hated by the great people of Wyoming (down 35!), keeps saying, over and over again, that HER Fake Unselect Committee may recommend CRIMINAL CHARGES against a President of the United States who got more votes than any sitting President in history, ** Said about Republican Congress Member Liz Cheney after she mentioned the possibility of raising criminal charges against Trump for his role in connection with the January 6 attack on the Congress of the United States, quoted in [https://nypost.com/2022/07/04/trump-rips-liz-cheney-after-she-suggests-jan-6-charges/ "Trump rips ‘despicable’ Liz Cheney after she suggests Jan. 6 charges for ex-president"], New York Post, 4 July 2022 * I feel very confident that, if I decide to run, I’ll win. * In my own mind, I’ve already made that decision, so nothing factors in anymore. In my own mind, I’ve already made that decision. * I made America great again, and I may have to do it again. ** [https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/donald-trump-2024-decision.html "Donald Trump on 2024: ‘I’ve Already Made That Decision’ The only question left in the former president’s mind is when he’ll announce"], Intelligencer, 14 July 2022 {{Disputed begin}} == Disputed == * These people should be executed. They are scumbags. ** About whistleblowers and journalists. Attributed by [[John Bolton]] in ''{{w|The Room Where It Happened}}'', ''{{w|Simon & Schuster}}'', 2020, [https://books.google.com/books?id=QjTMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT290 p. 290] {{cite book |isbn=978-1-9821-4805-8}} *Do you still like having sex with your wife? How often? You must have had a better fuck than your wife? Tell me about it. I have girls coming in from [[Los Angeles]] at three o'clock. We can go upstairs and have a great time. I promise. **Reported by Michael Wolff in [http://web.archive.org/web/20180107223847if_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSpgpeyVMAAMcS1.jpg ''Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House''] (5 January 2018) * I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go. ** Reported as being the words of President Trump recorded in a memo that [[James Comey]], FBI Director at the time, wrote shortly after a meeting held in the Oval Office on 14 February 2017, referring to the federal investigation into links to the Russian government of national security adviser, [[Michael T. Flynn]], who had resigned the day before. In a statement, the White House has denied the version of events in the memo. — [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/politics/james-comey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html New York Times (16 May 2017)] ** Comey confirmed under oath his account of Trump's words while [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/us/politics/senate-hearing-transcript.html appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee] (8 June 2017) ** When asked about Comey's testimony during a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hplM_DYp-Vk press conference on 9 June 2017], Trump said, "I didn't say that. I will tell you I didn't say that. And there'd be nothing wrong if I did say it according to everybody that I've read today, but I did not say that." * Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here? ** Reportedly said in a meeting with lawmakers on immigration, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/368576-trump-rips-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in "Trump criticized immigration from 's---hole' countries: report"] (11 January 2018), by Avery Anapol, ''The Hill''. Variant: "Why do we want all these people from shithole countries coming here?" As quoted in [http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/politics/trump-rock-bottom/index.html Trump's 'shithole' comment is his new rock bottom], ''CNN'', 12 January 2018. Trump denied making this comment. *** "The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used." [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/951793123985973248 Tweet by @realDonaldTrump] (12 January 2018) *Why do we want all these people from Africa here? They're shithole countries ... We should have more people from Norway. **[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-norway/thanks-but-no-thanks-norwegians-reject-trumps-immigration-offer-idUSKBN1F11QK 12 January 2018, per Reuters' source] *Why do we need more Haitians? Take them out. **Reportedly said in a meeting with lawmakers on immigration, as quoted in [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-shthole-countries-response-from-haiti-africa-el-salvador/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab8a&linkId=46885064 "'Sh*thole countries' respond to Trump's rhetoric"], ''CBS News''. Trump denied making this comment. ** "Never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is, obviously, a very poor and troubled country. Never said "take them out." Made up by Dems. I have a wonderful relationship with Haitians. Probably should record future meetings - unfortunately, no trust!" [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/951813216291708928 Tweet by @realDonaldTrump] (12 January 2018) *[B]lack people are too stupid to vote for me. **As quoted in [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/11/michael-cohen-trump-racist-language "Michael Cohen Says Trump Repeatedly Used Racist Language in Private"] (2 November 2018), by Emily Jane Fox, ''Vanity Fair''. In a post-2018 midterm press conference, Trump denied making the comment and dismissed Cohen's claims: "That's false" — as quoted in [https://www.yahoo.com/news/president-trump-says-never-used-racist-remarks-195529076.html "President Trump says he has 'never used racist remarks'"] (7 November 2018), by Hunter Walker, ''Yahoo News''. *Name one country run by a black person that's not a shithole... Name one city. **As quoted in [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/11/michael-cohen-trump-racist-language "Michael Cohen Says Trump Repeatedly Used Racist Language in Private"] (2 November 2018), by Emily Jane Fox, ''Vanity Fair''. "White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders denied those comments at the time." *Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers .. suckers .. Who were the good guys in this war? **[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/white-house-decision-cancel-veteran-s-cemetery-france-visit-creates-n934796 Saturday 10 November 2018] two hours before a scheduled 30-minute helicopter ride from Paris to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, the visit was cancelled with White House stating a rainy forecast made it too dangerous **[https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/ 3 September 2020] TheAtlantic.com writer [[Jeffrey Goldberg]] stated that "four people with firsthand knowledge of the discussion that day" (Goldberg did not provide any names) that "Trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain, and because he did not believe it important to honor American war dead", and described the two-sentence quote above as part of "a conversation with senior staff members on the morning of the scheduled visit". ***Goldberg also stated that during the trip (in a separate conversation) that Trump used the term "suckers" to collectively describe the 1800+ marines who died at Belleau Wood, but did not provide any surrounding words (the purported quote was the only word in quotation marks) ***the sentence about "good guys" Goldberg says was stated towards aides (not senior staff members) ****Goldberg did state a number regarding witness count of the other two statements, only for the "losers" one **[https://nationalpost.com/news/world/donald-trump-the-atlantic-john-mccain-loserstrump-denies-account-of-him-disparaging-u-s-war-dead-mccain 4 September 2020] Trump responded to Goldberg's piece "It’s a total lie. It’s fake news". **Trump also [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1301893907295371266 tweeted that day]: "The Atlantic Magazine is dying, like most magazines, so they make up a fake story in order to gain some relevance. Story already refuted, but this is what we are up against." **press secretary [[Layleigh McEnany]] also [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/09/04/whs_mcenany_atlantic_report_on_trump_has_been_categorically_debunked_by_witnesses_clearly_fake_news.html on September 4th] stated "The story in the Atlantic has been categorically debunked by eyewitnesses and contemporaneous documents", quoting two service members: ***""I was with the president the morning after the scheduled visit. He was extremely disappointed that arrangements could not be made to get him to the site and that the trip had been cancelled. I have worked with the president for his entire administration .. I have never heard him utter a disparaging remark of any kind about our troops." - Derek Lyons ***"there was a bad weather called in France and that the helicopters were unable to safely make the flight. Overall, the president's support and respect for our American troops past and present is unquestionable" - Dan Walsh **following Goldberg's piece that same day, [[James LaPorta]] wrote [https://apnews.com/article/b823f2c285641a4a09a96a0b195636ed on AP] "A senior Defense Department official with firsthand knowledge of events and a senior U.S. Marine Corps officer who was told about Trump’s comments confirmed some of the remarks to The Associated Press, including the 2018 cemetery comments." {{Disputed end}} {{misattributed begin}} == Misattributed == * I have a really high IQ, Phil. I mean, c'mon. It's impossible for me to not be atheist. ** Attributed by photo meme to an appearance on ''The Phil Donahue Show'' in 1989. [http://www.snopes.com/trump-donahue-atheist-1989/ According to Snopes.com], there is no evidence he ever said this, nor that he even appeared on ''The Phil Donahue Show'' in 1989. * If I were to run, I'd run as a Republican. They're the dumbest group of voters in the country. They believe anything on Fox News. I could lie and they'd still eat it up. I bet my numbers would be terrific. ** There is no record of Trump ever saying this; sometimes "''People'' magazine, 1998" is ''incorrectly'' given as the "source" of this quotation — [http://www.snopes.com/1998-trump-people-quote/ snopes.com]; [https://www.truthorfiction.com/donald-trump-said-republicans-are-the-dumbest-group-of-voters/ truthorfiction.com] * The harder I work, the luckier I get. ** Originated with [[Samuel Goldwyn]] as a paraphrase of a proverb from a collection by Coleman Cox, but similar proverbs have existed since the 16th century. [http://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/07/21/luck-hard-work/] * Life is what you do while you're waiting to die. ** [[w:Fred Ebb|Fred Ebb]], ''[[w:Zorba (musical)|Zorba]]'' (1968) * People are dying today that have never died before. ** [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-quote-never-died-before/ According to Snopes.com], there is no record of Trump saying this. * The doctors said they've never seen a body kill the Coronavirus like my body. They tested my DNA and it wasn't DNA. It was USA. ** Reportedly said by Trump after he was hospitalized with [[w:Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]], following [[w:White House COVID-19 outbreak|an outbreak of the disease in the White House]]; the quote actually originates from an image featuring a fabricated subtitle overlaid on a video released by the President while he was in [[w:Walter Reed National Military Medical Center|Walter Reed National Military Medical Center]]. [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-coronavirus-kill-body/] * My blood IS the vaccine!!!!! ** Originates from a fabricated screenshot of a tweet allegedly posted on October 5, 2020, the same day Trump was released from [[w:Walter Reed National Military Medical Center|Walter Reed National Military Medical Center]] after his diagnosis of [[w:Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]]. [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-my-blood-is-the-vaccine/] The fictitious quote likely refers to the donation of the [[w:blood plasma|blood plasma]] of COVID-19 survivors as a treatment method against catching the disease, a treatment of which Trump has been a vocal supporter. Trump has, however, suggested that he would consider donating his own plasma for this purpose. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-donate-plasma-covid-19-coronavirus/] {{misattributed end}} ==Quotes about Trump== :<small>Alphabetized by surname.</small> :<small>[[#A|A]] · [[#B|B]] · [[#C|C]] · [[#D|D]] · [[#E|E]] · [[#F|F]] · [[#G|G]] · [[#H|H]] · [[#I|I]] · [[#J|J]] · [[#K|K]] · [[#L|L]] · [[#M|M]] · [[#N|N]] · [[#O|O]] · [[#P|P]] · [[#Q|Q]] · [[#R|R]] · [[#S|S]] · [[#T|T]] · [[#U|U]] · [[#V|V]] · [[#W|W]] · [[#X|X]] · [[#Y|Y]] · [[#Z|Z]] · [[#See also|See&nbsp;also]] · [[#External links|External&nbsp;links]]</small> [[File:Lou Barletta.jpg|thumb|Donald Trump's voice is resonating with average Americans who feel their voice has been lost by their party. I believe this will become a new Republican Party, one that we should embrace. We should be the party of working men and women, the party of America first. ~ [[w:Lou Barletta|Lou Barletta]]]] [[File:Glenn Beck by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg|thumb|Donald Trump, I really truly [[believe]] is a very [[dangerous]] man. If you listen to the things he said... He has joked about killing reporters. ~ [[Glenn Beck]] ]] {{npov}} === A === [[File:Bashar al-Assad (cropped).jpg|thumb|I don't know him, when I sit with him face-to-face, I can judge him. But I only look at the person on the TV. ~ [[Bashar al-Assad]]]] * The meta-impact of President Trump routinely doing the "[[impossibility|impossible]]" is that it changes how all of us view our world. If Trump can keep doing the impossible, time and time again, why can't we? [...] [D]on't be surprised if 2018 is the year when people all over the world shed their mental prisons and take on the "impossibles" in ways we have never seen. Thanks to President Trump, people everywhere are beginning to recognize the difference between real impossibilities and simple failures of imagination. ** [[Scott Adams]], [http://blog.dilbert.com/2018/01/02/president-trump-changed-imagination/ "How President Trump Changed Your Imagination"] (2 January 2018) *Trump gives about four months for Syria troop pull-out: NYT **Aljazeera, [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/trump-months-syria-troop-pull-nyt-190101143234181.html 1 January 2019] in response to [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/politics/trump-troop-withdrawal-syria-months.html?action=click&login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock 31 December 2019] article by Eric Schmitt and Maggie Haberman of New York Times titled "Trump to Allow Months for Troop Withdrawal in Syria, Officials Say" that says "Trump has agreed to give the military about four months to withdraw the 2,000 United States troops in Syria, administration officials said on Monday" * I think it's funny because Donald Trump is kind of in the spirit of old Greek tyrants where they used to vote in a guy that had no encumbrances. So the smartest thing about him, which is probably most overlooked, to me, is that he doesn't owe anybody anything and if he would just stick to fixing the bridges, roads and infrastructures that's what he knows how to do...just keep him doing that. ** [[Tim Allen]], as quoted in [http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/01/13/tim-allen-says-leans-left-leans-right-and-ends-up-center-right.html "Tim Allen says he leans left, leans right, and ends up 'center right'"] by Blanche Johnson, ''FoxNews.com'' (13 January 2016) * I think Trump failed to pull off his coup because of three enduring weaknesses in his character. First, many high school students know more about how the American government works than he does. He particularly does not understand the way the Constitution’s division of powers, even after all the growth in executive power over the decades, still can check an overreaching president. Thus he seems to have assumed that Republican judges would agree the election had been rigged simply because they were Republicans, when actually they were foremost judges in an independent judiciary bound by precedent, by a duty to see that justice is done, and by a demand for evidence. Similarly, Congress has many ties to executive agencies such as the FBI and the Department of Defense, especially the ties that bind with purse strings, that give it considerable influence in these agencies. <br>Second, organizing something as complicated as a coup d’etat takes some serious cognitive chops, and by 2020 Donald Trump had trouble “staying on topic” for even a minute. If he were huddling with a conspirator over, say, control of the U.S. Marshalls during a takeover, he would soon be talking about how windmills kill eagles or the steam catapults on aircraft carriers. His thinking processes were too chaotic to orchestrate a coup. <br>Third, even though Donald Trump convinced millions that he was a self-assured, super-confident, take-charge individualist, he has long lacked resolve. He always had the courage of his convictions, which meant he had almost none. He frequently changed positions on important issues, notoriously being swayed by whoever spoke to him last, and his decision-making could be fairly characterized as “Charge ahead impulsively, then quickly retreat.” For example, two days after the networks declared Joe Biden had won the election, Trump signed an executive order commanding the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and elsewhere by inauguration day. This surprised everyone at the Pentagon, whose officials immediately pointed out the dangers of precipitate withdrawals. Trump almost never went toe-to-toe with advisors who stood up to him. Instead he just sulked and complained about having “too many lawyers.” Like the executive order Trump signed curtailing military aid to South Korea that an aide simply took off his desk and deep-sixed, the order about Afghanistan was ignored. <br>'''[[Harry S. Truman|Harry Truman]] famously said, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen,” and he had a sign on his desk that read, “The buck stops here.” Trump can’t stand the heat, and accordingly he always makes sure the buck stops somewhere else. Like most [[Bullying|bullies]], he usually gets another person to do his dirty work and face all the danger. The mob who attacked the Capitol on January 6th were the latest version of the throngs who bought Trump’s junk bonds in earlier days, taking all the risks, for his benefit, while he watched.''' ** [[Bob Altemeyer]], [https://theauthoritarians.org/lessons-of-the-2020-american-election-january-6th-and-beyond/ "Lessons of the 2020 American Election, January 6th, and Beyond"], October 20, 2021. * People's memories are so short and America's propaganda is so powerful that most, even the greatest losers of this appropriation, have forgotten that a profound change occurred, which we now take for granted. We have been conditioned to react skeptically, even hostilely, to criticism of our current corporate values, values which form the foundation of everyday life today. What's more appalling is that huge numbers of those left behind in the wealth transfer genuflected to the new plutocratic class, celebrating the most vicious of the uber-CEOs. This craven CEO-worshipping is still going on today- middle Americans drag themselves home after work in order to gather around the television and watch billionaire assholes like Donald Trump deliver his "You're fired!" line to some desperate, stressed-out Smithers-abee. ** [[Mark Ames]], ''Going Postal: Rage, Murder and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond'' (2005), p. 87-88 * Petty malice is now the major premise of American life. This meanness has become so common that it even dominates our leisure time, with Americans worshipping mega-millionaire assholes like Bill O'Reilly and Donald Trump. It's an utterly masochistic addiction- and no wonder, since Middle America has taken so much shit over the past 30 years, we've grown not only used to the meanness, but we can even get a rush off it. America is now Zed Nation: addicted to the pain that our masters so lovingly deliver to us, rewarding them not only with greater incomes, but with our admiration, our leisure time, and our souls. ** Mark Ames, ''Going Postal: Rage, Murder and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond'' (2005), p. 205 *[[w:Neo-Nazis|We]] support Trump because he is the savior of the White race, sent by God to free us from the shackles of the Jew occupation and establish a 1000 Reich. ** {{w|Andrew Anglin}}, as quoted in [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-neo-nazis-jews_us_5747397be4b0dacf7ad4480e "Trump's Neo-Nazi And Jewish Backers Are Both Convinced He's Secretly On Their Side"] (26 May 2016), by Jessica Schulberg, ''The Huffington Post'' * Yes, Trump is worse than imperfect. So what? We can lament until we choke the lack of a great statesman to address the fundamental issues of our time—or, more importantly, to connect them. Since [[Pat Buchanan]]'s three failures, occasionally a candidate arose who saw one piece: [[Dick Gephardt]] on trade, [[Ron Paul]] on war, [[Tom Tancredo]] on immigration. Yet, among recent political figures—great statesmen, dangerous demagogues, and mewling gnats alike—only Trump-the-alleged-buffoon not merely saw all three and their essential connectivity, ''but was able to win on them''. The alleged buffoon is thus more prudent—more practically wise—than all of our wise-and-good who so bitterly oppose him. This should embarrass them. That their failures instead embolden them is only further proof of their foolishness and hubris. **{{w|Michael Anton}} (as "Publius Decius Mus"), [http://www.claremont.org/crb/basicpage/the-flight-93-election/ "The Flight 93 Election"], ''The Claremont Institute'' (September 5, 2016) * Trump is not the only president in the modern era to have switched sides. [[Ronald Reagan]] famously changed from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, but the change was driven by principle, and the change stuck. He didn't sway back and forth, again and again. It would be tough for anyone to claim Donald Trump flipped parties on "principle" like Reagan. Some have sought to dig into Trump's ideological evolution, figuring out what changed or who inspired him to become a Republican. I'll spare them the needless waste of effort. Donald Trump became a conservative when it became politically convenient for him. I have no doubt he would have become the raucous rising star of the Democratic Party, too, if that looked like a shorter path to the Oval Office. Either way, he did with his belief system what he did with any Trump product. He outsourced it for low-cost manufacturing to someone else, then slapped his name on it. A handful of hired minions gave him the bare-bones requirements of a "conservative" platform. And he covered it with gaudy gold plating to make it his own. ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 97 * Donald Trump has America back on the road to bankruptcy, an area where he has unparalleled expertise for a president of the United States. The small band of fiscal conservatives who remain in the Trump administration warned the president about the eventual dangers of his out-of-control spending addiction. In one such meeting, Trump reportedly said, "Yeah, but I won't be here." I never heard him say those words, but it doesn't come as a surprise. That's how he thinks. What does he care if the federal government goes belly-up? By then it won't be his problem. ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 101 * The president's denial-turned-apathy to Moscow's actions is why America responded with the diplomatic equivalent of a whimper to one of the biggest foreign affronts to our democracy. Of all the failures of Trump's foreign policy, letting Russia off the hook is perhaps the most frustrating. The outgoing Obama administration imposed modest sanctions on Moscow, including expelling several dozen alleged Russian agents from the United States, but it left the rest to the incoming White House. Trump was reluctant to take further action that might offend Putin, with whom he hoped to develop a close working relationship. He hesitated to even raise the subject in conversations with the Russian leader, dumbfounding people on the inside. I remember when Congress sanctioned Russia in summer 2017. Representatives vented their anger over how little the administration had done to hold Russia accountable, so they took matters into their own hands and passed legislation punishing the country. Though he would later take credit for the sanctions in order to claim our administration had been unusually tough on Moscow, Trump in fact was furious. He felt Congress was getting in the way of his goal of a warm friendship with the Kremlin. Russia responded to the sanctions by kicking out hundreds of US embassy staff from their country and seizing US diplomatic compounds. President Trump's response was startling. "I want to thank him because we're trying to cut down on payroll," Trump told reporters about Putin's move, without a hint of irony. "And as far as I'm concerned, I'm very thankful that he let go a large number of people, because now we have a smaller payroll. There's no real reason for them to go back. So I greatly appreciate the fact that we've been able to cut our payroll of the United States. We'll save a lot of money." ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 164-165 * Trump's cavalier attitude toward the Russian security threat has had a predictable yet devastating consequence. Moscow has not been deterred from attacking American interests. It has been emboldened. They continue to take advantage of the United States, around the world and on our own soil. Former director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testified in January 2019 that Russia was still sowing social, racial, and political discord in the United States through influence operations, and several months later, Robert Mueller said the same. "It wasn't a single attempt," he testified to Congress. "They're doing it as we sit here. And they expect to do it during the next campaign." This should be a national scandal, a cause for outrage and action against the Russian government. Instead, it's being ignored where it should matter most- in the Oval Office. Reporters asked Trump about Mueller's assessment days later and quizzed him again on whether he'd pressed Putin on the topic. "You don't really believe this," he shot back. "Do you believe this? Okay, fine. We didn't talk about it." Then he boarded Marine One. ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 167 * As we tried to make sense of Donald Trump's positions or when one of us tried to argue against them, we first had to ask: Why is the president so attracted to autocrats? After a contentious meeting about the president's engagement with a foreign dictator, a top national security aide offered me his take. "The president sees in these guys what he wishes he had: total power, no term limits, enforced popularity, and the ability to silence critics for good." He was spot on. It was the simplest explanation. ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 171 * Mr. Trump is a wild card, but he is likely to sign pro-life measures, and he is seeking advice now from the right people to appoint a plausible successor to [[Antonin Scalia|Justice Scalia]]. In this Guide for the Perplexed, we may find reason to bite our lips and take the Wild Card over the brutal Sure Thing on the other side. ** [[w:Hadley Arkes|Hadley Arkes]], [https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2016/05/04/a-guide-for-the-perplexed/ "A Guide for the Perplexed"], ''The Catholic Thing'' (4 May 2016) * '''I don't know him, when I sit with him face-to-face, I can judge him. But I only look at the person on the TV,''' you know, on the TV you can manipulate everything, you can...rehearse, you can prepare yourself... ** [[Bashar al-Assad]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45odEv_1DAY Interview with Bill Neely] (July 2016) on "[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/syria-s-president-bashar-al-assad-speaks-nbc-news-n608746 NBC: Exclusive Interview with Bashar al-Assad]" * My analysis is that Trump would not be permitted to win. Why do I say that? Because he has had every establishment off his side. Trump does not have one establishment, maybe with the exception of the Evangelicals, if you can call them an establishment. Banks, intelligence, arms companies, foreign money, etc. are all united behind [[Hillary Clinton]]. And the media as well. Media owners, and the journalists themselves. ** [[Julian Assange]], interview with John Pilger; [https://www.rt.com/news/365299-assange-pilger-saudi-clinton/ "Assange: Clinton & ISIS funded by same money, Trump won't be allowed to win"], ''[[w:RT (TV network)|RT.com]]'' (4 November 2016) * [Trump] is consistent. He is the same person that you see behind the scenes as he is in the public or through the media. ** [[Jacinda Ardern]] in [https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/20-08-2020/the-complete-history-of-donald-trump-v-jacinda-ardern/ A brief history of Donald Trump v Jacinda Ardern] * There is no greater sacrifice than to lay down one's life for their country, and that's the sacrifice that Captain Humayum Khan made fighting to defend our freedom and our constitutional rights. He was a true American hero. The Khan family deserves nothing less than our deepest support, respect, and gratitude, and they have every right to express themselves in any way they choose. I am appalled that Donald Trump would disparage them and that he had the gall to compare his own sacrifices to those of a Gold Star family. ** {{w|Kelly Ayotte}}, statement regarding Donald Trump's comments about Khizr and Ghazala Khan [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/31/khizr-khan-calls-trump-a-black-soul-says-mcconnell-ryan-have-moral-obligation-to-repudiate-him/] (July 31, 2016) === B === * Attached hereto is a copy of Mr. Trump's birth certificate, demonstrating that he is the son of Fred Trump, not an orangutan. **Scott Balber, Donald Trump's lawyer, to comedian [[Bill Maher]] (2013), in response to Maher's facetious assertion that he'd pay Trump $5 million dollars upon release of Trump's birth certificate to prove he was not sired by an {{w|orangutan}}. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/celebrity-news/my-dad-was-not-an-orangutan-donald-trump-says-in-lawsuit/article8467052/] [http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-maher-nukes-trump-over-lawsuit-the-law-is-not-a-toy-for-rich-idiots-to-play-with/] *Come on. You know it's only socialism when it helps the working class. Farm bailout will primarily help big Ag. (referring to [https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-trump-farm-bailout-20190528-story.html?outputType=amp ''Los Angeles Times'' article: Rich farmers, not mom-and-pop farms, will collect most of Trump's tariff bailout (31 May 2019)] **[[Krystal Ball]] in [https://twitter.com/krystalball/status/1144018130357882880 ''Twitter Post,''] (26 June 2019) *Interesting nugget here as well. @tparsi had been informed by a Hill staffer in touch with the Pentagon that military strikes were imminent. Apparently everyone thought these strikes were really happening right up until the last moment. @esaagar ... @tparsi also warns that any military strike could easily lead to full blown conflict. "The Idea that there's such a thing as a limited strike on Iran is frankly preposterous." ... Interview with Head of the National Iranian American Council @tparsi . He told us it would be "political suicide" for any Iranian politician to meet with Trump as long as Bolton/Pompeo are around. @esaagar ... #rising #sanctions #Iran #iranwar **[[Krystal Ball]] in [https://twitter.com/krystalball ''Twitter Post''], (24 June 2019) *Wait... you only thought to ask about how many people would die 10 minutes before the strike??? That's a rather important piece of info to nearly overlook. **[[Krystal Ball]] in [https://twitter.com/krystalball ''Twitter Post''], (21 June 2019) * Mr Khan, shame on you & #CrookedHillary (Hillary Clinton) for not being truthful to all in attacks at @realDonaldTrump (Donald Trump). ** {{w|Al Baldasaro}}, [https://twitter.com/Al_Baldasaro/status/760122082323795968 Twitter, August 1, 2016] * As Democrats jeer that Trump has merely laid bare the true soul of the GOP, some Republicans wonder, with considerable anguish, whether they're right. ** {{w|Molly Ball}}, ''[http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/can-the-republican-party-survive-trumo/402074/ Can the Republican Party Survive Trump?]'', ''{{w|The Atlantic}}'' (August 24, 2015) * Viewed through any conventional lens, [[President of the United States|President]]-elect Donald Trump's candidacy was [[improbable]] from start to finish. Today, two things about his [[victory]] seem to be in sharper focus: one, that Trump's victory might best be understood as the success of the country's first [[independent]] [[president]], and second, that the Trump coalition may be even more uniquely his than President [[Barack Obama|Obama]]'s has turned out to be.<br>Trump owes his [[success]] in part to the fact that he ran for president in an environment that favored [[change]] over the [[status quo]]. But his [[luck]] or [[genius]] goes beyond that. It has long been noted that the conditions have existed for an independent candidate to run a serious campaign for president.<br>Trump took the elements of an independent candidacy — the lack of clear [[ideology]], the name recognition of a national [[celebrity]] and the personal [[fortune]] needed to fund a presidential campaign — and then did what no one seemed to have thought of before. He staged a hostile takeover of an existing major party. He had the best of both worlds, an outsider candidacy with crosscutting ideological appeal and the platform of a major party to wage the general election. By the time he had finished, he had taken down two political dynasties: the [[w:Bush family|Bush dynasty]] in the primaries and the [[w:Clinton family|Clinton dynasty]] in the general election. ** [[Dan Balz]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-americas-first-independent-president/2016/11/19/b09e1cc6-ade2-11e6-8b45-f8e493f06fcd_story.html Donald Trump, America's first independent president]'' (November 19, 2016) * It should not have taken a pandemic to raise these resources. In June 2019, we presented a Poor People’s Moral Budget to the House Budget Committee, showing that we can meet these needs for this entire country. '''If you had taken up this Moral Budget, we would have already moved towards infusing more than $1.2 trillion into the economy to invest in health care, good jobs, living wages, housing, water and sanitation services and more.<BR>This is not the time for trickle-down solutions. We know that when you lift from the bottom, everybody rises. There are concrete solutions to this immediate crisis and the longer term illnesses we have been battling for months, years and decades before. We will continue to organize and build power until you meet these demands. Many millions of us have been hurting for far too long. We will not be silent anymore.'''<br>With its broad sweep, the [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] has forced us into an unprecedented [[w:State of emergency|national emergency]]. This emergency, however, results from a deeper and much longer term crisis — that of [[Poverty in the United States|poverty]] and [[w:Inequality in the United States|inequality]], and of a [[w:Society of the United States|society]] that ignores the needs of 140 million people who are poor or a $400 emergency away from being poor. **[[Rev William Barber II]] in Letter to President [[Donald Trump]], Vice President [[Mike Pence]] and Members of the [[w:116th United States Congress|116th Congress]], ''[https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/poverty-amidst-pandemic/ Poverty Amidst Pandemic: A Moral Response to COVID-19]'' (March 19, 2020), co-written with [[Liz Theoharis]], [[Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival]] [[File:Interfaith Health Care Vigil 6291113.jpg|thumb|Trump and Pence need to let the people go. They’ve been holding poor and low-wealth people hostage, essential workers hostage. It’s time for a change in this country. ~ [[Rev. William Barber II]] ]] *On the issue of the economy, I think there couldn’t be a more fundamental difference between Donald Trump and [[Joe Biden]]. Joe Biden believes you measure the health and the strength of America’s economy based on the health and the strength of the American worker and the American family. On the other hand, you have '''Donald Trump, who measures the strength of the economy based on how rich people are doing, which is why he passed a tax bill benefiting the top 1% and the biggest corporations of America, leading to a $2 trillion deficit that the American people are going to have to pay for'''<br>'''Not only will Pence and Trump not acknowledge racism when it comes to police violence, they are not even acknowledging the disparate racism in economics and in healthcare, and... wanting to only secure the wealthy and the greedy...<BR> '''The Trump-Pence plan is talking about giving more money to the wealthy. In fact, the Trump-Pence-McConnell plan, they refuse to pass a stimulus because they want another $200 billion in tax cuts''', they want money for a fighter jet, and they want to protect corporations from liability when those corporations didn’t protect their people from coronavirus. **[[Rev William Barber II]], quoted in [https://www.democracynow.org/2020/10/8/mike_pence_kamala_harris_vp_debate Rev. William Barber: Millions Are Struggling. So Why Do the Debates Ignore Poverty?, ''DemocracyNow''], (8 October 2020) *What I saw in North Carolina, what we defeated in North Carolina, what we filed suit against in North Carolina, is now what Trump and Pence are talking about doing on the national level: surgical racism with surgical precision... '''Pence and Trump don’t believe in [[W:Voting Rights Act|the Voting Rights Act]]... They know they cannot win if everybody votes. They are terribly afraid of poor and low-wealth Black and Brown people voting.'''<br>And then stop saying Trump won the last time. He was elected by the Electoral College because of 80,000 votes. We have to end this mythology that he had some kind of superpower. The fact of the matter is, 100 million people did not vote. .. I couldn’t help but go to the [[Book of Exodus]], where it talked about where God said, “If you don’t let my people go, I’m going to cause flies to come as a sign of what’s wrong. But I won’t let the flies be on the people, but the fly will be a symbol that you’re just wrong. You’re lying. Let my people go.” And Trump and Pence need to let the people go. They’ve been holding poor and low-wealth people hostage, essential workers hostage. It’s time for a change in this country. **[[Rev. William Barber II]] in [https://www.democracynow.org/2020/10/8/rev_william_barber_voting_2020 Rev. William Barber on Voter Suppression: Republicans Know They Can’t Win If Everyone Casts a Ballot'], [[w:''Democracy Now!''|''Democracy Now!'']], (8 October 2020) * '''Donald Trump's voice is resonating with average Americans who feel their voice has been lost by their party. I believe this will become a new Republican Party, one that we should embrace. We should be the party of working men and women, the party of America first.''' ** {{w|Lou Barletta}}, as quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/22/lou-barletta-an-immigration-hard-liner-in-congress-endorses-trump/ "Lou Barletta, an immigration hard-liner in Congress, endorses Trump"] by Robert Costa, ''The Washington Post'' (22 March 2016) * Orchestrating a mob to pressure [[Congress]] is inexcusable. ** William Barr, Former Attorney General, as quoted in [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/barr-says-trump-s-conduct-betrayal-presidency-n1253281 "Barr says Trump's conduct is a 'betrayal' of the presidency"] January 7 2021 <i> NBC News </i> * You can’t trust him. * He has no principles. None. None. * His goddamned tweet and the lying, oh, my God. * The change of stories. The lack of preparation. The lying. Holy shit. ** Maryanne Trump Barry, sister of Donald Trump, as quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/22/lou-barletta-an-immigration-hard-liner-in-congress-endorses-trump/ Trump’s Sister Says He Is a Liar With “No Principles” in Secret Recordings: “You Can’t Trust Him”] by Daniel Politi, ''Slate'' (22 August 2020) *Iran's actions can hardly be said to have occurred in a vacuum... it has been the recent policy of "maximum pressure" on Tehran under the incoherent foreign policy of the Trump administration that has exacerbated the current tensions... the [[W:United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|Trump administration has withdrawn]] unilaterally from the internationally agreed – and successful – [[w:Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) of 2015]]... It is not hard, then, to see how these moves might be viewed in Tehran: as part of an escalating offensive from multiple sources threatening its own home front in a campaign of [[w:economic warfare|economic warfare]] designed to weaken the regime....The depth of the US stake in this increasingly dangerous game is far harder to judge, given the usual confusion of Trump's flip-flopping and the machinations of Bolton... All of which leaves us to contemplate the most frightening element of all in a complex crisis: that the current occupant of the White House lacks any of the skills required to successfully defuse it. **[[Peter Beaumont (journalist)|Peter Beaumont]] in [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/14/trump-iran-oil-tanker-attacks ''Trump's fanned the flames in Iran, now the fire risks getting out of control, The Guardian,''] (14 June 2019) *When conservatives desperately needed allies in the fight against big government, Donald Trump didn't stand on the sidelines. He consistently advocated that your money be spent, that your government grow, and that your Constitution be ignored... Trump's potential primary victory would provide Hillary Clinton with the easiest imaginable path to the White House. But it's far worse than that. If Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination, there will once again be no opposition to an ever-expanding government. This is a crisis for conservatism. And, once again, this crisis will not go to waste. **[[Glenn Beck]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' *'''Donald Trump, I really truly believe is a very dangerous man. If you listen to the things he said''' this weekend... 'I could go onto Fifth Avenue and shoot people and I wouldn't lose a vote'. '''He has joked about killing reporters''' — and 'not' killing reporters like [[Vladimir Putin|Putin]] does... We don't change with the mood of the country. That is the problem with our country right now. The Constitution is to anchor us in principles that help temper the mood of the country... The mood of the country is very angry, but you never make a good decision when you are angry... The worst thing we can do is to now start looking at, who is going to get revenge? One of the things that Donald Trump does, when you have a guy who is angry and then has an enemies list and starts to just take people down over and over and over again — if you disagree with him, he destroys you. If that is the mood of the country, we are in more trouble than I thought. **[[Glenn Beck]], [http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/politics/glenn-beck-donald-trump-dangerous/index.html interview on ''New Day''] (January 2016), ''CNN'', Georgia: Cable News Network * '''Trump may be vulgar, Trump may be abrasive, but in terms of racism, corruption, and destruction, he is Mr[[Reagan]]'s true heir. Trump's Republican Party is what it has been at least since the 1980s, only more so.''' ** Larry Beinhart ''[https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/donald-ronald-190811202546763.html Donald and Ronald]'', 12 August 2019, ''{{w|Al Jazeera English}}''. * "The words from his mouths begin in foolishness, and his talk ends in wicked madness, yet Trump talks on and on." ** [[w:Shlomo ben David|Shlomo Ben-David]] on [[w:Ro'im Olam|''Ro'im Olam'']], May 12, 2018. * He does not seem to be able to differentiate between fact and fiction. ** Ben Berzin jr., Midatlantic Bank, quoted by Steven Malanga in [https://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/donald-trump-art-tease-3007.html Donald Trump: The Art of the Tease] (06 April 2011), ''{{w|Manhattan Institute}}'' * The evidence shows: Donald Trump cannot retain an ally, keep a promise, uphold a principle, maintain a story, change a mind or show a heart. ** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preet_Bharara Preet Bharara] on [https://twitter.com/preetbharara/status/917198254923710464?lang=de Twitter] (8 October 2017) *When it comes to COVID-19, after months of doing nothing, other than predicting the virus would disappear or maybe, if you drank bleach, you may be okay, Trump has simply given up. **[[Joe Biden]] on [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-unveils-1st-portion-build-back-economic-plan/story?id=71681986 9 July 2020] regarding Trump's April 2020 citation of [[William Bryan]]'s research regarding disinfectants: Trump never specified using bleach or ingesting it * In an age of pussified [[political correctness]], you have to respect the people who remain unfiltered. ** {{w|Dan Bilzerian}}, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/263480-instagram-star-praises-unfiltered-trump "'King of Instagram' praises 'unfiltered' Trump"] by Jesse Byrnes, ''The Hill'' (16 December 2015) *Donald found out about [Cohn's HIV diagnosis] and just dropped him like a hot potato. It was like night and day. ** Susan Bell, longtime secretary of Trump's lawyer {{W|Roy Cohn}}, as quoted in [http://theweek.com/speedreads/617343/donald-trump-turned-back-closest-friend-when-heard-aids Donald Trump turned his back on his closest friend when he heard he had AIDS], at ''{{W|The Week}}'', published April 8, 2016 * Donald Trump was a [[joke]] until nominated, unelectable until elected, incompetent until he succeeded on most fronts, and about to be impeached until he debunked the collusion nonsense; he has had a very [[success]]ful year. His enemies have been weighed in the balance and they have been found wanting. They shall have their reward. ** [[Conrad Black]], "[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454754/donald-trump-2017-successful Trump's Whirlwind Year]", ''National Review'' (December 19, 2017) * ...it is merely Marxist drivel to think that employers have more power than employees (tell that to Michael Jordan and Jerry Reinsdorf) or landlords than tenants (tell that to the landlord of Bill Gates or Donald Trump). ** [[w:Walter Block|Walter E. Block]], ''The Case for Discrimination'' (2010, Ludwig von Mises Institute) p. 404 *Americans think it would be better to have a businessman than a politician as president, and I sympathize with them. Alas, the only businessmen crazy enough to run for president seem to be, well, crazy. At least Ross Perot kept his craziness confined mostly to private matters, such as the looming disruption of his daughter's wedding. Donald Trump puts it front and center. From a libertarian point of view, and I think serious conservatives and liberals would share this view, Trump's greatest offenses against American tradition and our founding principles are his nativism and his promise of one-man rule. Not since [[George Wallace]] has there been a presidential candidate who made racial and religious scapegoating so central to his campaign. Trump launched his campaign talking about Mexican rapists and has gone on to rant about mass deportation, bans on Muslim immigration, shutting down mosques, and building a wall around America. America is an exceptional nation in large part because we've aspired to rise above such prejudices and guarantee life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to everyone. ** {{w|David Boaz}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''{{w|National Review}}'' * Where Washington and New York-based GOP leaders pledge outreach to immigrants, moderate Muslims and other [[minorities]], the reality TV star plays more overt racial politics than any national candidate since [[George Wallace]]. Trump's brand of nativist, nationalist isolationism marked the path to victory. ** Igor Bobic and Ryan Grim, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-south-carolina_us_56c87f72e4b041136f1725b8 "What Donald Trump's Win In South Carolina Says About The Republican Party"] (20 February 2016), ''The Huffington Post''. * Trump spoke with [[Xi Jinping]] by phone on June 18, ahead of [[w:2019 G20 Osaka summit|2019's Osaka G20 summit]], when they would next meet. Trump began by telling Xi he missed him and then said that the most popular thing he had ever been involved with was making a trade deal with China, which would be a big plus politically. They agreed their economic teams could continue meeting. The [[w:2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit|G20 bilateral]] arrived, and during the usual media mayhem at the start, Trump said, "we've become friends. My trip to Beijing with my family was one of the most incredible of my life." With the press gone, Xi said this is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. He said that some (unnamed) political figures in the United States were making erroneous judgments by calling for a new cold war, this time between [[China–United States relations|China and the United States]]. Whether Xi meant to finger the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], or some of us sitting on the US side of the table, I don't know, but Trump immediately assumed Xi meant the Democrats. Trump said approvingly that there was great hostility among the Democrats. He then, stunningly, turned the conversation to the [[2020 United States presidential election|coming US presidential election]], alluding to China's economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns, pleading with Xi to ensure he'd win. He stressed the importance of farmers, and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome. I would print Trump's exact words, but the government's prepublication review process [[w:Censorship in the United States#Trump administration|has decided otherwise]]. ** [[John Bolton]], ''{{w|The Room Where It Happened}}'', ''{{w|Simon & Schuster}}'', 2020, [https://books.google.com/books?id=QjTMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT202 p. 202] {{cite book |isbn=978-1-9821-4805-8}} *Trump... though representing the most reactionary US government in recent memory, paradoxically has also led to an opening to challenge US power. The first reason is that he and his administration are much less disciplined about obscuring their true intentions behind insincere proclamations of benevolent motives. Whereas the George W. Bush administration in the run up to the Iraq War successfully manufactured consent amongst a large swath of the US public by scaring them over false claims about "weapons of mass destruction," the Trump administration doesn't even hide the fact that its foreign policy is motivated by advancing the US economic interests. **Peter Bolton of ''[[W:CounterPunch|CounterPunch]]'', [https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/06/27/the-failed-venezuelan-coup-and-the-decline-of-us-hegemony/ ''The Failed Venezuelan Coup and the Decline of US Hegemony,''] (27 June 2019) * Trump is a fascist. And that's not a term I use loosely or often. But he's earned it. ** [[Max Boot]], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-isnt-todays-wendell-willkie-hes-todays-benito-mussolini/2015/12/08/77c81b0c-9ddc-11e5-a3c5-c77f2cc5a43c_story.html ''Twitter''] (2015) * Republican Party is dead. ... It has been killed by Donald Trump. * Trump is an ignorant [[demagogue]] who traffics in [[racist]] and [[misogynistic]] slurs and [[crazy]] [[conspiracy theories]]. He champions protectionism and isolationism — the policies that brought us the [[Great Depression]] and [[World War II]]. He wants to undertake a police-state roundup of undocumented immigrants and to bar [[Muslims]] from coming to this country. He encourages his followers to assault protesters and threatens to sue or smear critics. He would abandon [[Japan]] and [[South Korea]] and break up the most successful [[alliance]] in [[history]] — {{w|NATO}}. But he has kind words for [[tyrant]]s such as [[Vladimir Putin]]. There has never been a major party nominee in U.S. history as unqualified for the presidency. The risk of Trump winning, however remote, represents the biggest national security threat that the United States faces today. * I only know one thing for sure: I won't vote for Trump. My hope is that he will lose by a landslide, and the Republican Party will come to its senses, rejecting both his ugly, nativist populism and the extreme, holier-than-thou conservatism represented by [[Ted Cruz]]. ** [[Max Boot]] {{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-boot-republicans-in-exile-20160508-story.html|title=The Republican Party is dead|date=May 8, 2016|website=latimes.com|publisher={{w|Los Angeles Times}}}} * If an unapologetic {{w|ignoramus}} wins the presidency, the consequences will be no laughing matter. * Donald J. Trump, a presidential candidate who truly is the know-nothing his Republican predecessors only pretended to be ... It is genuinely terrifying that someone who advances such offensive and ridiculous proposals could win the nomination of a party once led by [[Teddy Roosevelt]], who wrote more books than Mr. Trump has probably read. It's one thing to appeal to voters by pretending to be an average guy. It's another to be an average guy who doesn't know the first thing about governing or public policy. The Trump acolytes claim it doesn't matter; he can hire experts to advise him. But experts always disagree with one another and it is the president alone who must make the most difficult decisions in the world. That's not something he can do since he lacks the most basic grounding in the issues and is prey to fundamental misconceptions. ** [[Max Boot]] {{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/opinion/how-the-stupid-party-created-donald-trump.html|title=How the ‘Stupid Party' Created Trump|date=August 2, 2016|website=nytimes.com|publisher={{w|The New York Times}}}} * As media scramble to figure out Trump's evolving position on [[immigration]], remember he cares *only* about feeding his ego. Policy irrelevant. ** [[Max Boot]], [https://twitter.com/MaxBoot/status/767160352262029312 Twitter, August 20, 2016] * The GOP base is clearly disgusted and looking for new leadership. Enter Donald Trump, not just with policy prescriptions that challenge the cynical GOP leadership but with an attitude of disdain for that leadership—precisely in line with the sentiment of the base. Many conservatives are relishing this, but ah, the rub. Trump might be the greatest charlatan of them all. ** L. Brent Bozell III, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' * It was spring, four years ago. Donald and Ivana Trump were seated at opposite ends of their long Sheraton table in Mrs. Marjorie Merriweather Post's former dining room. They were posed in imperial style, as if they were a king and queen. They were at the height of their ride, and it was plenty glorious. Trump was seen on the news shows offering his services to negotiate with the Russians. There was talk that he might make a run for president. Ivana had had so much publicity that she now offered interviewers a press kit of flattering clips. Anything seemed possible, the Trumps had grown to such stature in the golden city of New York. ** [[w:Marie Brenner|Marie Brenner]], [https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/07/donald-ivana-trump-divorce-prenup-marie-brenner/amp "After the Gold Rush"] (1 September, 1990), ''Vanity Fair'' *The religious Right is the latest version of an old model of American politics, variously incarnated by Puritans, abolitionists, and William Jennings Bryan. It, like its predecessors, has argued that America and individual Americans need to have a godly or at least moral character to thrive. Now the religious Right adores [[w:Donald Trump|a thrice-married cad and casual liar]]. But it is not alone. Historians and psychologists of the martial virtues salute the bone-spurred draft-dodger whose Khe Sanh was not catching the clap. Cultural critics who deplored academic fads and slipshod aesthetics explicate a man who has never read a book, not even the ones he has signed. Followers of [[Harry Jaffa]], the most important Lincoln scholar of the last 60 years, rally round a Republican who does not know why the Civil War happened. Straussians, after leaving the cave, find themselves in Mar-a-Lago. Econocons put their money on a serial bankrupt. **[[w:Richard Brookhiser|Richard Brookhiser]], [https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/02/17/william-f-buckley-trump-conservatism-needs-rebuilding/ "WFB Today"] (16 February 2018), ''National Review'' * Donald Trump betrays. It can start with Trump University, where Trump betrayed schoolteachers and others who dreamed of building a better life for themselves. ** [[David Brooks]], [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html?rref=opinion "Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer"] (4 March 2016), ''The New York Times'' * Donald Trump just has more courage. Whatever you might think of him, and I don't think much of him, but he has more courage than his opponents... He's a marketing genius who offers no substance. And people either got pushed into subprime loans by Trump Mortgage, or they got suckered into racking up huge credit card debt to buy courses on Trump University, and they were left high and dry when those things went belly up. And so that's a story that I think can be told. In a country which is feeling betrayed, he is a mass and serial betrayer... Given the numbers now, it's very hard to see he could win, given the huge numbers of Americans, the vast majority of Americans who say they could not support the guy. And I still find it hard to believe that somebody as policy-thin and as knowledge-thin would very well — he might be able to wear well with the electorate that we have. ** [[David Brooks]], as quoted in [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/shields-and-brooks-on-the-gop-push-to-stop-trump/ "Shields and Brooks on the GOP push to stop Trump"] (4 March 2016), ''PBS NewsHour'' * Are we really here? Is this really happening? Is this America? Are we a great country talking about trying to straddle the world and create opportunity in this country? It's just mind-boggling. And we have sort of become acculturated, because this campaign has been so ugly. We have become acculturated to sleaze and unhappiness that you just want to shower from every 15 minutes. The Trump comparison of the looks of the wives, he does have, over the course of his life, a consistent misogynistic view of women as arm candy, as pieces of meat. It's a consistent attitude toward women which is the stuff of a diseased adolescent. And so we have seen a bit of that show up again. But if you go back over his past, calling into radio shows bragging about his affairs, talking about his sex life in public, he is childish in his immaturity. And his — even his misogyny is a childish misogyny. And that's why I do not think Republicans, standard Republicans, can say, yes, I'm going to vote for this guy because he's our nominee. He's of a different order than your normal candidate. And this whole week is just another reminder of that... The odd thing about his whole career and his whole language, his whole world view is there is no room for love in it. You get a sense of a man who received no love, can give no love, so his relationship with women, it has no love in it. It's trophy. And his relationship toward the world is one of competition and beating, and as if he's going to win by competition what other people get by love. And so you really are seeing someone who just has an odd psychology unleavened by kindness and charity, but where it's all winners and losers, beating and being beat. And that's part of the authoritarian personality, but it comes out in his attitude towards women. ** [[David Brooks]], as quoted in [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/shields-and-brooks-on-trump-cruz-wife-feud-isis-terror-in-brussels/ "Shields and Brooks on Trump-Cruz wife feud, ISIS terror in Brussels"] (25 March 2016), ''PBS NewsHour'' * You need to be an outsider to be a change agent. There's only one person who can do that. And that is Donald Trump. ** {{w|Scott Brown}} endorsing Donald Trump, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/267988-brown-trump-is-the-agent-of-change-to-fix-washington "Brown: Trump is the ‘agent of change' to fix Washington"] by Elliot Smilowitz, ''The Hill'' (2 February 2016) * Trump is sui generis, unlike any candidate of recent times. And his success is attributable not only to his stance on issues, but to his persona, his defiance of political correctness, his relish of political combat with all comers, his "damn the torpedos" charging in frontally where others refuse to tread... ** [[Pat Buchanan]] — [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/12/pat-buchanan-believes-donald-trump-is-the-future-of-the-republican-party/ "Pat Buchanan says Donald Trump is the future of the Republican Party"], ''The Washington Post'' (12 January 2016) *When he looks at a glass, he is mesmerized by its reflection. If Donald Trump were shaped a little differently, he would compete for Miss America. **[[William F. Buckley]], as quoted in [https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/02/17/william-f-buckley-trump-conservatism-needs-rebuilding/ "WFB Today"] (16 February 2018), by [[w:Richard Brookhiser|Richard Brookhiser]], ''National Review'' * I do not support Trump, and believe he would be a disastrous president and {{w|commander in chief}}.<br>Trump has no coherent [[organizing]] economic philosophy, spent decades acting like and supporting traditional [[liberal]] [[Democrats]], has repeatedly shifted his positions on major issues and has little more trust from economists than he has earned among the general electorate.<br>Trump is that he is a {{w|crony capitalist}}, who now states that he supported the Clintons and other liberals with donations for so long because he wanted to obtain influence with them while they were in [[power]]. He has led several businesses to [[bankruptcy]]. He has called himself the "king of debt," a description that Johnson or Paul and other leading libertarians would never use to describe themselves. ... The viewpoints offered by Trump seem to change like the leaves that change their colors when summer gives way to fall. ... Can anyone suggest we know what Trump will believe tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow? ** [[Brent Budowsky]], ''[http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/291092-why-libertarian-gary-johnson-must-be-included-in Why Libertarian Gary Johnson must be included in debates]'', ''[[w:The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' (August 11, 2016) * He is his own art installation he is his own performance of himself, I don't know what else I can spin other than wonder, you know, who that 5-year old boy was and what his dad was telling him ** [[Bo Burnham]] on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbPxMsOKQ5o video (4:30)] (Writers Roundtable: [[John Krasinski]], Bo Burnham, [[Tamara Jenkins]], [[Peter Farrelly]], [[Eric Roth]] | Close Up) posted February 11, 2019 * The President bears responsibility for today’s events by promoting the unfounded conspiracy theories that have led to this point. It is past time to accept the will of American voters and to allow our nation to move forward. ** Richard Burr, quoted in [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533034-richard-burr-says-trump-bears-responsibility-for-riot "GOP senator says Trump 'bears responsibility' for Capitol riot"] 7 January 2021 <i> The Hill </i> * And we, all of us, the Jews, helped them get there. ** [[Bradley Burston]], ''[http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/u-s-election-2016/1.752064 Trump's Win, the Greatest Victory for anti-Semitism in America Since 1941]'', ''{{w|Haaretz}}'' (10-11-2016) * It’s difficult to say that the [[prosperity gospel]] itself led to Donald Trump’s inauguration. Again, only 17 percent of American Christians identify with it explicitly. It’s far more true, however, to say that the same cultural forces that led to the prosperity gospel’s proliferation in America — individualism, an affinity for ostentatious and charismatic leaders, the [[Protestant work ethic]], and a cultural obsession with the power of “positive thinking” — shape how we, as a nation, approach politics. ** Tara Isabella Burton, [https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/9/1/15951874/prosperity-gospel-explained-why-joel-osteen-believes-prayer-can-make-you-rich-trump “The prosperity gospel, explained: Why Joel Osteen believes that prayer can make you rich”], ''Vox'', (Sep 1, 2017) * '''He's an ass.''' ** [[George H. W. Bush]] in 2011 interviewed by [[Maureen Dowd]] of ''[[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]]'' ({{cite news |first=Maureen |last=Dowd |authorlink=Maureen Dowd |date=December 2, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018 |title=The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/02/opinion/george-hw-bush-maureen-dowd.html |newspaper=[[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]]}}; {{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/politics/presidents-club-trump-bush-funeral/index.html |agency=[[w:CNN|CNN]] |title=Uneasy presidents club convenes at Bush funeral |first1=Kevin |last1=Liptak |first2=Jeff |last2=Zeleny |authorlink2=w:Jeff Zeleny |date=December 5, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018}}; {{cite news |title=George W. Bush Eulogizes 'Best Father' at Solemn State Funeral |magazine=[[w:Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=December 5, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018 |agency=[[w:Bloomberg News|Bloomberg News]] |url=http://fortune.com/2018/12/05/george-hw-bush-eulogy-funeral/}}; {{cite news |title=George W. Bush Eulogizes ‘Best Father' at Solemn State Funeral |first=Jennifer |last=Epstein |date=December 5, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018 |agency=[[w:Bloomberg News|Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-05/trump-bush-family-set-aside-mutual-disdain-for-state-funeral}}; {{cite book |title=The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics |first=Maureen |last=Dowd |authorlink=Maureen Dowd |publisher=[[w:Grand Central Publishing|Grand Central Publishing]] |year=2016 |isbn=9781455539246}}; {{cite news |title=Trump breaks character in show of respect for George H.W. Bush |newspaper=[[w:Newsday|Newsday]] |first1=William |last1=Goldschlag |first2=Dan |last2=Janison |date=December 3, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018 |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/trump-bush-mueller-china-nafta-1.24156908}}) * '''We've seen nationalism distorted into nativism – forgotten the dynamism that immigration has always brought to America. We see a fading confidence in the value of free markets and international trade – forgetting that conflict, instability, and poverty follow in the wake of protectionism.''' ** [[George W. Bush]], indirectly referencing Trump, [https://www.npr.org/2017/10/19/558788556/george-w-bush-slams-bigotry-politics-of-populism-that-led-to-trump-sanders "George W. Bush Slams 'Bigotry,' Politics Of Populism That Led To Trump, Sanders"], ''[[w:NPR|NPR]]'', (October 19, 2017) * Whatever his views are this morning, they might change this afternoon, and they were different than they were last night, and they'll be different tomorrow. ... They seem to be ever, ever-changing, depending on what crowd he's in front of. Sounds like a typical politician, by the way, where you get in front of one crowd and say one thing, and then say something else to another crowd that may want to hear a different view. All the things that Donald Trump railed against, he seems to be morphing into — it's kind of disturbing. ... He doesn't believe in things, this is all a game. ** [[Jeb Bush]], about Trump's views — ''[https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/jeb-bush-says-hes-not-buying-the-trump-immigration-shift?utm_term=.xtWW3bwaw#.iaPobDJKJ Jeb Bush Says He's Not Buying The Trump Immigration Shift]'', ''{{w|BuzzFeed}}'' (August 25, 2016) *Donald Trump Is Bad for Israel via @NYTimes. Hopefully our President will reverse his decision to abandon Syria. **[[Jeb Bush]] on [https://twitter.com/jebbush/status/1078111467558313984 26 December 2018] * [[Donald Trump]] destroyed the Reagan Republican paradigm in 2016, but he didn’t exactly elucidate a new set of ideas, policies, and alliances. Trump’s devastation of the old order produced a grand struggle on the right to build a new one on Trumpian populist lines. <br>The NatCons are wrong to think there is a unified thing called “the left” that hates America. This is just the apocalyptic menace many of them had to invent in order to justify their decision to vote for Donald Trump. <br>They are wrong, too, to think there is a wokeist Anschluss taking over all the institutions of American life. For people who spend so much time railing about the evils of social media, they sure seem to spend an awful lot of their lives on [[Twitter]]. Ninety percent of their discourse is about the discourse. Anecdotalism was also rampant at the conference—generalizing from three anecdotes about people who got canceled to conclude that all of American life is a woke hellscape. They need to get out more. ** [[David Brooks]], as quoted in [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/scary-future-american-right-national-conservatism-conference/620746/ The Terrifying Future of the American Right (18 November 2021), ''The Atlantic''] === C === [[File:Donald Trump supporters (25218962886).jpg|thumb|They love him in spite of everything they've heard. They love him, often, in spite of himself. They're not deluded. They know exactly who Trump is. They love him anyway. They love Donald Trump because no one else loves them. ~ [[Tucker Carlson]]]] * Hillary is stealing America, whereas Donald Trump is trying to save our society. ** [[Herman Cain]], on "{{w|Hannity}}" (29 July 2016) [http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2016/07/29/reince-priebus-reality-will-catch-up-with-hillary-clinton-gorka-dnc-has-been/ transcript] *If this guy pretends that closing the borders to anywhere either for trade (or) for people is going to provide prosperity to the United States, he is completely crazy... He is not very well informed. ** [[w:Felipe Calderón|Felipe Calderón]], [http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/08/mexico-wont-pay-single-cent-for-trumps-stupid-wall.html interview with CNBC] (6 February 2016). * If he came to visit [[United Kingdom|our country]], I think he would unite us all against him. ** [[David Cameron]], as quoted in [http://www.edition.cnn.com/2016/01/18/politics/donald-trump-uk-united-kingdom-ban/index.html "Donald Trump debate: Could UK really ban him?"] (18 January 2016), by Max Foster, ''CNN'', [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]: Cable News Network * He's a talker, a boaster, a booster, a compulsive self-promoter. At times, he's a full-blown BS artist. ** [[Tucker Carlson]], as quoted in ''[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tucker-carlson-fox-news-liar-inauguration-election-a9222061.html Fox News host Tucker Carlson admits media is right about Trump's lying: 'He's a full-blown BS artist']'' by Conrad Duncan, 28 November 2019, ''{{w|The Independent}}'' * You can regularly say embarrassing things on television, you can hire [[w:Omarosa Manigault Newman|Omarosa]] to work at the White House. All of that will be forgiven if you protect your people. But if you do not protect them... then you’re done. ** [[Tucker Carlson]], as quoted in ''[https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-blames-jared-kushner-for-trumps-protest-catastrophe Tucker Carlson Blames Jared Kushner for Trump’s Protest Catastrophe]'' by Justin Baragona, ''Daily Beast'' (June 1, 2020) * Millions of Americans sincerely love Donald Trump. '''They love him in spite of everything they've heard. They love him, often, in spite of himself. They're not deluded. They know exactly who Trump is. They love him anyway. They love Donald Trump because no one else loves them.''' The country they built, the country their ancestors fought for over hundreds of years, has left them to die in unfashionable little towns, mocked and despised by the sneering halfwits with finance degrees -- but no actual skills -- who seem to run everything all of a sudden. Whatever Donald Trump's faults, he is better than the rest of the people in charge. At least he doesn't hate them for their weakness. Donald Trump, in other words, is and has always been a living indictment of the people who run this country. That was true four years ago when he came out of nowhere to win the presidency. And it's every bit as true right now, maybe even more true than it's ever been. It will remain true regardless of whether Donald Trump wins reelection. **[[Tucker Carlson]], as quoted in {{citation|date=November 2, 2020|first=Tucker|last=Carlson|periodical=Fox News|url=https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-2020-election-trump-supporters-love-him|title=Tucker Carlson: Why Donald Trump's supporters love him so much}}; {{citation|date=November 2, 2020|first=Christina|last=Zhao|periodical=Newsweek|url=https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-says-millions-americans-love-donald-trump-because-no-one-else-loves-them-1544219|title=Tucker Carlson Says Millions of Americans Love Donald Trump 'Because No One Else Loves Them'}} * I've come to know Donald Trump, he is actually a very intelligent man who cares deeply about America. ** [[Ben Carson]] endorsing Donald Trump, as quoted in [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/6994118/He-is-actually-a-very-intelligent-man-Former-candidate-Ben-Carson-endorses-Donald-Trump.html "'He is actually a very intelligent man'; Former candidate Ben Carson endorses Donald Trump"] by Alain Tolhurst, ''The Sun'' (11 March 2016) * The American people are smart enough to pick a new administration if they don’t like the old one. And they just did. * He was removed by the voters. ** Bruce Castor, lawyer for Trump, said after Trump lost the 2020 election, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-02-09 | title = WATCH: Lawyer for Trump concedes he lost election during impeachment trial | newspaper = PBS News Hour | url = https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-lawyer-for-trump-concedes-he-lost-election-during-impeachment-trial }} * Okay, look, this is weird. Because a lot of people on both sides are saying there's nothing funny about Trump being hospitalized with coronavirus. And those people are obviously wrong. There's a lot funny about this. Maybe not from a moral standpoint. But mathematically, if you were constructing a joke, this has all the ingredients you need. The problem is, it’s almost too funny. Like, it’s so on the nose. It would be like if I were making fun of people who wear belts and my pants just immediately fell down. ** [[Michael Che]] on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', October 3, 2020, quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/10/04/snl-premiere-trump-covid-jim-carrey-joe-biden/ "SNL premiere does not hold back on jokes about Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis: ‘It’s almost too funny’"], ''The Washington Post''. * [[Trump]] probably met discharge requirements Sunday ** [[w:Sean Conley|Dr Sean Conley]] (Physician to the President) via [https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/10/05/dr-conley-trump-probably-met-discharge-requirements-sunday.html cnbc video]on October 5, 2020 *The myriad vulgarities of Donald Trump—examples of which are retailed daily on Web sites and front pages these days—are not news to those of us who have been living downwind of him for any period of time. I first encountered Trump more than 30 years ago. Back then he was a flashy go-getter from an outer borough eager to make his name in Manhattan real estate. Which he succeeded in doing in the only way he knew how: by putting his name in oversize type on anything he was associated with—buildings, yes, but also vodka, golf courses, starchy ties, and even a sham of a real-estate school... Just to drive him a little bit crazy, I took to referring to him as a "short-fingered vulgarian" in the pages of ''Spy'' magazine. That was more than a quarter of a century ago. To this day, I receive the occasional envelope from Trump. There is always a photo of him—generally a tear sheet from a magazine. On all of them he has circled his hand in gold Sharpie in a valiant effort to highlight the length of his fingers. ** {{w|Graydon Carter}}, [http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/10/graydon-carter-donald-trump "Why Donald Trump Will Always Be a "Short-Fingered Vulgarian"], ''Vanity Fair'' (November 2015) * I think I would choose Trump, which may surprise some of you, but the reason is Trump has proven already that he's completely malleable. I don't think he has any fixed opinions that he would really go to the White House and fight for. [[Ted Cruz]] is not malleable. He has {{w|far right-wing}} policies, in my opinion, that would be pursued aggressively if and when he would become president. ** [[Jimmy Carter]] to the {{w|House of Lords}}, when asked about the {{w|2016 United States presidential election}}. As quoted in ''[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-carter-i-would-choose-donald-trump-over-ted-cruz/ Jimmy Carter: I would choose Donald Trump over Ted Cruz]'' (February 3, 2016) by Stephanie Condon, ''{{w|CBS News}}'' * I think the media have been harder on Trump than any other president certainly that I’ve known about, I think they feel free to claim that Trump is mentally deranged and everything else without hesitation. ** [[Jimmy Carter]], as quoted in [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/10/22/jimmy-carter-media-has-been-harder-trump-than-predecessors/788558001/ "Jimmy Carter: The media has been harder on Trump than predecessors"] by David Jackson, ''[[w:USA Today|USA Today]]'', (October 22, 2017) *At times he is extremely abrasive. I know that's kind of his campaign, but I think time will tell, he's already locked up in some controversial business and it certainly doesn't speak proudly for America that the person who sits in the Oval Office is involved in controversy, so that's never a good thing, but time will tell, a man's legacy is defined by time. ** [[John Cena]], as quoted in [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4642784/If-John-Cena-got-ring-Donald-Trump.html "If John Cena 'got in the ring' with Donald Trump"] by Alex Michael, ''[[w:Daily Mail|Daily Mail]]'' (27 June 2017) *I can no longer in good conscience endorse this person for president. {{W|Donald Trump and Billy Bush recording|It}} is some of the most abhorrent and offensive comments that you can possibly imagine. My wife and I, we have a 15-year-old daughter, and if I can't look her in the eye and tell her these things, I can't endorse this person. ** {{w|Jason Chaffetz}} [http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/10/08/jason_chaffetz_pulls_trump_endorsement_because_he_has_a_15_year_old_daughter.html Jason Chaffetz Pulls Trump Endorsement Because He Has a 15-Year-Old Daughter] (October 2016) *We're all tying ourselves in knots about what Donald Trump said about Mexicans... Just as Dylann Roof doesn't represent white people, Mexican rapists don't represent anyone other than themselves either... While I like a good brawl as much as the next person, it seems that Trump is the answer only if the question is: Why can't we get more oafish egomaniacs into politics? Just when the Republican Party needs finesse and sensitivity when discussing immigration; just when it needs to focus on issues that unite all sectors of the electorate, including Hispanic and Asian voters; it gets a blowhard with all the nuance of a grenade... Trump's smear about Mexican immigrants was about as far away as you can get from Ronald Reagan... He tarred most Mexican immigrants as drug dealers, criminals, and rapists, allowing only as an afterthought that some may be good people. He claimed to have discussed the matter with border guards. Would those officers please step forward? In any case, crude and vulgar people always preen that they are brave truth tellers. ** {{w|Mona Charen}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/420974/donald-trump-immigration-controversy-helps-democrats "The Trump Sideshow Plays Right into Democrats' Hands"] (10 July 2015), ''{{w|National Review}}'' *Put aside for a moment Trump's countless past departures from conservative principle on defense, racial quotas, abortion, taxes, single-payer health care, and immigration. That's right. In 2012, he derided Mitt Romney for being too aggressive on the question, and he's made extensive use of illegal-immigrant labor in his serially bankrupt businesses. The man has demonstrated an emotional immaturity bordering on personality disorder, and it ought to disqualify him from being a mayor, to say nothing of a commander-in-chief. Trump has made a career out of egotism, while conservatism implies a certain modesty about government. The two cannot mix... When a con man swindles you, you can sue—as many embittered former Trump associates who thought themselves ill used have done. When you elect a con man, there's no recourse. ** {{w|Mona Charen}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''{{w|National Review}}''. *It seems, at times, as though your administration’s approach has more in common with Obama’s foreign policy than traditional Republican foreign policy. ** [[Dick Cheney]], speaking to Mike Pence, [https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/11/cheney-mike-pence-foreign-policy-1216663 "Cheney grills Pence on Trump's foreign policy"], ''[[w:Politico|Politico]]'', (March 11, 2019) * I don't believe that he should be playing a role in the future of the party or the country. ** [[Liz Cheney]], House GOP Conference Chair, R-Wyo., the third-ranking House Republican, as quoted in [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/awkward-moment-house-republican-leaders-clash-trump-speaking/story?id=76090236 "Awkward moment as House Republican leaders clash over Trump speaking at CPAC"], Benjamin Siegel, ABC News (24 February 2021) [[File:Nuclear explosion.jpg|thumb| [President Trump] is perfectly right when he says we should have better relations with [[Russia]]... at the Russian border, there are very extreme tensions, that could blow up anytime and lead to... a [[W:Nuclear holocaust|terminal nuclear war]], terminal for the species and life on Earth. We're very close to that... it's because [[NATO]] expanded after the collapse of the [[w:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]], in violation of... promises to [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], mostly under Clinton, partly under first Bush... those are all issues that should be of primary concern. The fate of... organized human society, even of the survival of the species, depends on this. How much attention is given to these things as compared with, you know, whether Trump lied about something? ~ Professor [[Noam Chomsky]]]] *'''[President Trump] is perfectly right when he says we should have better relations with [[Russia]]'''. Being dragged through the mud for that is outlandish... Russia shouldn't refuse to deal with the United States because the U.S. carried out the worst crime of the century in the invasion of Iraq, much worse than anything Russia has done. But they shouldn't refuse to deal with us for that reason, and we shouldn't refuse to deal with them for whatever infractions they may have carried out, which certainly exist. This is just absurd. We have to move towards better—right '''at the Russian border, there are very extreme tensions, that could blow up anytime and lead to''' what would in fact be '''a [[W:Nuclear holocaust|terminal nuclear war]], terminal for the species and life on Earth. We're very close to that...''' First of all, we should do things to ameliorate it. Secondly, we should ask why. Well, '''it's because [[NATO]] expanded after the collapse of the Soviet Union, in violation of''' verbal '''promises to Mikhail Gorbachev, mostly under Clinton, partly under first Bush''', then Clinton expanded right to the Russian border, expanded further under Obama... '''The fate of... organized human society, even of the survival of the species, depends on this. How much attention is given to these things as compared with, you know, whether Trump lied about something?''' ** [[Noam Chomsky]], [https://www.democracynow.org/2018/7/27/noam_chomsky_on_mass_media_obsession ''Noam Chomsky on Mass Media Obsession with Russia & the Stories Not Being Covered in the Trump Era''], ''[[w:Democracy Now!|Democracy Now!]]'' (27 July 2018) *The [[coronavirus]] is serious enough but it's worth recalling that there is a much greater horror approaching, we are racing to the edge of disaster, far worse than anything that's ever happened in human history.... [[Donald Trump]] & his minions are in the lead, in racing to the abyss. In fact there are two immense threats that we are facing... the growing threat of [[Nuclear war|nuclear war,]] which has exacerbated it by the tearing what's left of the [[W:arms control|arms control regime]] and the other of course is the growing threat of [[global warming]]... If we're leaving our fate to [[w:sociopathic|sociopathic]] buffoons, we're finished... Trump is the worst, that's because of US power which is overwhelming. We are talking about U.S. decline but you just look at the world, you don't see that when the U.S. imposes [[W:Economic sanctions|sanctions]], murderous, devastating sanctions, that's the only country that can do that, but everyone has to follow... they have to follow the master, or else they get kicked out of the [[Global financial system|international financial system]]...<BR>And back to the coronavirus, one of the most shocking harsh aspects of it, is the use of [[w:Economic sanctions|sanctions]], to maximize the pain, perfectly consciously, [[Iran]] is in a zone, enormous internal problems by the stranglehold of tightening sanctions, which are consciously designed to make them suffer and suffer bitterly... The Crisis, the civilizational crisis of the West at this point is devastating... it does bring up childhood memories of listening to [[Hitler]] raving on the radio to raucous crowds... it makes you wonder if this species is even viable. ** [[Noam Chomsky]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-N3In2rLI4 Coronavirus - What is at stake?] | [[W:Democracy in Europe Movement 2025|''Democracy in Europe Movement 2025'' (DiEM25)]] (Mar 28, 2020) * The scale of [[Coronavirus pandemic|the plague]] is surprising, indeed shocking, but not its appearance. Nor the fact that [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States|the U.S.]] has the worst record in [[w:COVID-19 pandemic in the United States#Government responses|responding]] to the [[w:Health crisis|crisis]]. Scientists have been warning of a pandemic for years. [...] But scientific understanding is not enough. There has to be someone to pick up the ball and run with it. [...] There will be recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, at severe and possibly horrendous [[w:Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic|cost]], particularly for [[w:Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic#Coronavirus and inequality|the poor and more vulnerable]]. But there will be no recovery from the [[w:Climate change in the Arctic|melting of the polar ice sheets]] and the other devastating [[w:Effects of global warming|consequences]] of [[global warming]]. [...] Trump has reacted during his years in office in the manner to which we have become accustomed: by defunding and dismantling every relevant part of government and assiduously implementing the instructions of his [[Corporatocracy|corporate masters]] to eliminate the [[regulation]]s that impede profits while saving lives — and leading the race to the abyss of {{w|environmental catastrophe}}, by far his greatest crime — in fact, the greatest crime in history when we consider the consequences. ** [[Noam Chomsky]], in an interview with C.J. Polychroniou, ''[https://truthout.org/articles/chomsky-ventilator-shortage-exposes-the-cruelty-of-neoliberal-capitalism/ Chomsky: Ventilator Shortage Exposes the Cruelty of Neoliberal Capitalism]'' (April 1, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Trump was not silent, however. He issued a stream of confident [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States#President Trump|pronouncements]] informing the public that it was just a cough; he has everything under control; he gets a 10 out of 10 for his handling of the crisis; it’s very serious but he knew it was a pandemic before anyone else; and the rest of the sorry performance. The technique is well-designed, much like the practice of reeling out lies so fast that the very concept of truth vanishes. Whatever happens, Trump is sure to be vindicated among his loyal followers. When you shoot arrows at random, some are likely to hit the target. [...] This only skims the surface of [[Trumpian]] malevolence, but there's no space for more here. It is tempting to cast the blame on Trump for the disastrous response to the crisis. But if we hope to avert future catastrophes, we must look beyond him. Trump came to office in a sick society, afflicted by 40 years of neoliberalism, with still deeper roots. ** [[Noam Chomsky]], in an interview with C.J. Polychroniou, ''[https://truthout.org/articles/chomsky-ventilator-shortage-exposes-the-cruelty-of-neoliberal-capitalism/ Chomsky: Ventilator Shortage Exposes the Cruelty of Neoliberal Capitalism]'' (April 1, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Donald is a leader. He is a successful person that, like me, isn't afraid to tell it like it is. Our system is broken and it won't be fixed from the inside. I am proud to offer my endorsement of his candidacy for President. ** [[Chris Christie]], endorsing Donald Trump for President, at a campaign rally in Fort Worth, TX [http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/feb/26/us-election-2016-campaign-live-trump-rubio-cruz-super-tuesday-clinton-sanders] (2016) *Please stop it with voting for Trump. It was funny for a little while. But the guy is Hitler. And by that I mean that we are being Germany in the 30s. Do you think they saw the shit coming? Hitler was just some hilarious and refreshing dude with a weird comb over. *Trump is not your best. He's the worst of all of us. He's a symptom to a problem that is very real. But don't vote for your own cancer. You're better than that. ** [[Louis C.K.]] in an email to fans, quoted in [http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/louis-c-k-donald-trump-insane-bigot-dangerous-1201723679/ Louis C.K. Compares Donald Trump to Hitler: ‘He's an Insane Bigot'] (2016) * A Trump supporter, a middle-aged woman, was asked how she felt about Trump's comments that being a celebrity meant women could expect him to grope their private parts. The woman said he would never have said it if Trump had known he was being recorded. That made me laugh. ** [[John Cleese]], as quoted in [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-cleese-how-donald-trump-is-stealing-comedians-best-lines-1030458 "John Cleese on How Donald Trump Is Stealing Comedians' Best Lines"] by Nick Holdsworth, ''[[w:The Hollywood Reporter|The Hollywood Reporter]]'', (August 17, 2017) * Donald Trump has been uncommonly nice to [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary]] and me. We're all [[New York]]ers. And I like him. And I love playing golf with him. ** [[Bill Clinton]], as quoted in [http://www.salon.com/2012/06/04/bill_clinton_said_what/singleton/ "Bill Clinton Said What?"] (4 June 2012), ''Salon'' * '''He's a master brander, and he's the most interesting character out there. And...he says something that overrides the ideological differences. There is a macho appeal to saying, 'I'm just sick of nothing happening. I'll make things – vote for me.'''' ** [[Bill Clinton]] on CBS '[[w:The Late Show with Stephen Colbert|Late Show]]' — {{citation | date = 2015-10-06 | title = Bill Clinton to Stephen Colbert: Donald Trump Has a "Macho Appeal" | author = Ryan Gajewski | newspaper = The Hollywood Reporter | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bill-clinton-donald-trump-has-830195 }} *Despite what you hear, we don't need to make America great again. America has never stopped being great. But we do need to make America whole again. Instead of building walls, we need to be tearing down barriers. **[[Hillary Clinton]], [http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/02/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-slogan-219908 speech] (February 2016) * We cannot let him roll the dice with America. **[[Hillary Clinton]] during an election speech, as quoted on [https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2016/06/02/hillary-clinton-trump-cannot-let-roll-dice-america boston.com], 2 June 2016 * It is insufficient to state the obvious of Donald Trump: that he is a white man who would not be president were it not for this fact. With one immediate exception, Trump's predecessors made their way to high office through the passive power of whiteness—that bloody heirloom which cannot ensure mastery of all events but can conjure a tailwind for most of them. Land theft and human plunder cleared the grounds for Trump's forefathers and barred others from it. Once upon the field, these men became soldiers, statesmen, and scholars; held court in Paris; presided at Princeton; advanced into the Wilderness and then into the White House. Their individual triumphs made this exclusive party seem above America's founding sins, and it was forgotten that the former was in fact bound to the latter, that all their victories had transpired on cleared grounds. No such elegant detachment can be attributed to Donald Trump—a president who, more than any other, has made the awful inheritance explicit. * Any empirical evaluation of the relationship between Trump and the white working class would reveal that one adjective in that phrase is doing more work than the other. In 2016, Trump enjoyed majority or plurality support among every economic branch of whites. It is true that his strongest support among whites came from those making $50,000 to $99,999. This would be something more than working-class in many nonwhite neighborhoods, but even if one accepts that branch as the working class, the difference between how various groups in this income bracket voted is revealing. Sixty-one percent of whites in this "working class" supported Trump. Only 24 percent of Hispanics and 11 percent of blacks did. Indeed, the plurality of all voters making less than $100,000 and the majority making less than $50,000 voted for the Democratic candidate. So when [George] Packer laments [in the ''New Yorker''] the fact that "Democrats can no longer really claim to be the party of working people—not white ones, anyway," he commits a kind of category error. The real problem is that Democrats aren't the party of white people—working or otherwise. White workers are not divided by the fact of labor from other white demographics; they are divided from all other laborers by the fact of their whiteness. * Obama himself, underestimating Trump and thus underestimating the power of whiteness, believed the Republican nominee too objectionable to actually win. In this Obama was, tragically, wrong. And so the most powerful country in the world has handed over all its affairs—the prosperity of its entire economy; the security of its 300 million citizens; the purity of its water, the viability of its air, the safety of its food; the future of its vast system of education; the soundness of its national highways, airways, and railways; the apocalyptic potential of its nuclear arsenal—to a carnival barker who introduced the phrase "grab 'em by the pussy" into the national lexicon. It is as if the white tribe united in demonstration to say, "If a black man can be president, then any white man—no matter how fallen—can be president." **[[Ta-Nehisi Coates]], [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/10/the-first-white-president-ta-nehisi-coates/537909/ "The First White President,"] The Atlantic, October 2017 issue. * I would never trust him to follow the law. We're dealing with a dangerous egomaniac who has no control of himself, recognizes no limits, no bounds and does not recognize the constraints of law or anything else. ** {{W|Eliot A. Cohen}}, in [http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/analysis-vengeful-world-donald-trump-why-it-matters-n671721 Analysis: The Vengeful World of Donald Trump, and Why It Matters], at NBC News; published October 31, 2016 * [[Donald Trump]] never thought he was going to win this election, he actually did not want to win this election, this was supposed to be the greatest infomercial in the history of politics. If you take that line, and you add the to it the Trump a la Moscow project, you'll understand that this was a branding deal, that's all the presidential campaign started out as.. there only one problem, one problem, he won. ** [[Michael Cohen]] on the [[Rachel Maddow] Show on [https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cohen-trump-2016-campaign-was-just-a-branding-opportunity-91291717556 September 8, 2020] * Apart from his wife and children, I knew Trump better than anyone else did. In some ways, I knew him better than even his family did because I bore witness to the real man, in strip clubs, shady business meetings, and in the unguarded moments when he revealed who he really was: a cheat, a liar, a fraud, a bully, a racist, a predator, a con man... He has no one he trusts to keep his secrets. For ten years, he certainly had me, and I was always there for him, and look what happened to me. I urge you to really consider that fact: Trump has no true friends. He has lived his entire life avoiding and evading taking responsibility for his actions. He crushed or cheated all who stood in his way, but I know where the skeletons are buried because I was the one who buried them ** Michael Cohen, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2020-08-13 | title = Michael Cohen offers preview of tell-all Trump book: 'I know where the skeletons are buried' | author = Joseph A Wulfsohn | newspaper = Fox News | url = https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michael-cohen-trump-disloyal-skeletons }} *A warning label should be affixed to Trump's forehead. **Richard Cohen, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/reince-priebus-fool/2016/05/16/decae58a-1b88-11e6-9c81-4be1c14fb8c8_story.html "Reince Priebus, fool"] (16 May 2016), ''The Washington Post'', Washington, D.C. * I can't believe he's doing this to me. Donald pisses ice water. ** {{W|Roy Cohn}}, upon being ostracized by Trump for having contracted HIV. (from {{W|Wayne Barrett}}'s 1992 ''Trump: The Deals and the Downfall'', as quoted in [https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2016/03/27/donald-trump-is-the-red-sanders-candidate-winning-isnt-everything-its-the-only-thing/#7c70fd80358c Donald Trump Is The 'Red' Sanders Candidate: 'Winning Isn't Everything; It's The Only Thing.'] at Forbes.com) *A war crimes complaint has been filed against President Donald Trump, [[Benjamin Netanyahu|Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu]] and Trump adviser [[Jared Kushner]] in the [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC).... The complaint, filed by [[w:Middlesex University|Middlesex University]] law professor [[w:William Schabas|William Schabas]] on June 30 on behalf of four [[Palestinians]] who live in the [[w:West Bank|West Bank]], states “there is credible evidence” that Trump, Netanyahu and Kushner “are complicit in acts that may amount to [[war crimes]] relating to the transfer of populations into occupied territory and the annexation of the sovereign territory of the State of Palestine.” Under article 15 of the ICC’s [[w:Rome Statute|Rome Statute]], any individual, group or organization can bring a complaint to the Office of the Prosecutor. ... Schabas’ complaint comes on the heels of unusual moves last month from the Trump administration, which declared a “national emergency” in June in an effort to shield U.S. and Israeli officials from ICC accountability for war crimes and [[crimes against humanity]]. **[[Marjorie Cohn]] in [https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-trying-to-hide-us-and-israeli-war-crimes-by-attacking-the-icc/ ''Trump Is Trying to Hide US & Israeli War Crimes by Attacking the International Criminal Court, TruthOut,''] (8 July 2020) * There's a populism to Trump that I found very appealing. The party elders would like him to go away, but the people have decided that he is not going to... [T]here is something really hopeful about the fact that, well, 36 percent of the likely voters want him to win, so the people in the machine don't get to say otherwise. ** [[Stephen Colbert]], as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-very-appealing "Colbert: Trump's populism 'very appealing'"] by Bradford Richardson, ''The Hill'' (23 December 2015) * [[w:John_Dickerson_(journalist)|John Dickerson]] has way too much dignity to trade insults with the President of the United States to his face. But I, sir, am no John Dickerson. Let me introduce you to something we call the [[w:Tiffany_Network|Tiffany Way]]. When you insult one member of the CBS family, you insult us all. Bazinga. All right. Here we go. All right. Mr. Trump, your presidency, I love your presidency, I call it "Disgrace the Nation". You're not the POTUS, you're the BLOATUS. You're the glutton with the button. You're a regular Gorge Washington. You're the presi-dunce, but you're turning into a real prick-tator. Sir, you attract more skinheads than free [[w:Minoxidil|Rogaine]]. You have more people marching against you than cancer. You talk like a sign-language gorilla who got hit in the head. In fact the only thing your mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin's cock holster. Your {{w|presidential library}} is going to be a kids' menu and a couple of {{w|Juggs}} magazines. The only thing smaller than your hands is your "tax returns" [holds up little finger] and you can take that any way you want. ** [[Stephen Colbert]], during his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaHwlSTqA7s opening monologue] of ''{{w|The Late Show with Stephen Colbert}}'', after showing a clip of Trump calling the CBS reporter part of the "fake media" and referring to [[w:Face the Nation|his show]] as "Deface the Nation". The Trump-designated chairman of the FCC, {{w|Ajit Pai}}, has since stated he would investigate the comedian for broadcasting this material (1 May 2017) * '''There once was a man in Nantucket<br>Whose poll numbers really did suck it;<br>At least he is not<br>That orange pol pot<br>Who ate all his meals from a bucket.''' ** [[Stephen Colbert]]; limerick from his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8qFuh-qNaE opening monologue] of ''{{w|The Late Show with Stephen Colbert}}'' of 25 November 2021, after reading about [[President Biden]]'s revival of his family's tradition of visiting Nantucket at Thanksgiving. * Do you know how bad of a job you have to be doing to get fired while you're getting fired? ** Steve Colbert, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-14 | title = Late night hosts mock Trump's second impeachment: 'I wonder if he's tired of all the winning yet?' | author = Frank Pallotta | newspaper = CNN Business | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/14/media/late-night-trump-impeachment/index.html }} * Trump denied knowing that [[w:Serge Kovaleski|Serge]] (Kovaleski) was disabled, and demanded an apology, saying that anyone could see his imitation was of a flustered, frightened reporter, not a disabled person. It's true that Trump was not mimicking any mannerisms that Serge has. He doesn't jerk around or flail his arms. He's not retarded. He sits calmly, but if you look at his wrists, you'll see they are curved in. That's not the imitation Trump was doing—he was doing a standard retard, waving his arms and sounding stupid: "'Ahhh, I don't know what I said—ahhh, I don't remember!' He's going, ‘Ahhh, I don't remember, maybe that's what I said!'" * There's nothing Trump can do that won't be forgiven, except change his immigration policies. ** ''In Trump We Trust'' [http://theslot.jezebel.com/ann-coulter-donald-trump-wasnt-mocking-reporters-disab-1785766218][http://www.nbcnews.com/card/real-quote-ann-coulters-new-book-n637676] (2016) * Trump is an unreflective beneficiary of every sort of white privilege on offer, from his inherited fortune to his mass-media celebrity to his ability to lie with utter impunity about his career, his finances, and his easily documented record of public statements. If Barack Obama had committed but one of the transgressions Trump reveled in during his 2016 presidential run—deriding John McCain's war record, to take a comparatively minor instance—he would have suffered a torrent of righteous white moralizing that would have been unprecedented even in a country renowned for its righteous white moralizing. And if he'd been caught on tape bragging about a celebrity-enabled history of sexual assault—well, suffice it to say that it would have been a high-tech lynching on a scale that Clarence Thomas could scarcely begin to imagine. **[[Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw]], ''[https://thebaffler.com/salvos/race-to-bottom-crenshaw Race to the Bottom: How the post-racial revolution became a whitewash]'' * President Trump doubled down Sunday on his push for the use of [[w:Antimalarial medications|an anti-malarial drug]] against the [[coronavirus]], issuing {{w|medical advice}} that goes well beyond scant evidence of the [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#COVID-19|drug’s effectiveness]] as well as the advice of doctors and {{w|public health}} experts. Mr. Trump’s recommendation of hydroxychloroquine, for the second day in a row at a White House briefing, was a striking example of his brazen willingness [[w:Veracity of statements by Donald Trump#Coronavirus pandemic|to distort and outright defy]] expert opinion and {{w|scientific evidence}} when it does not suit his [[w:Political agenda|agenda]]. ** [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020), ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. * Standing alongside two top public health officials who have declined to endorse his call for widely administering the drug, Mr. Trump suggested that he was speaking on gut instinct and acknowledged that he had no [[expertise]] on the subject. Saying that the drug is “being tested now,” Mr. Trump said that “there are some very strong, powerful signs” of its potential, although health experts say that the data is extremely limited and that more study of the drug’s effectiveness against the coronavirus is needed. [...] Mr. Trump, who once predicted that the virus might “miraculously” disappear by April because of warm weather, and who has [[Denial|rejected]] {{w|scientific consensus}} on issues like [[w:Environmental policy of the Donald Trump administration#Climate change|climate change]], was undaunted by [[skeptical]] questioning. “What do you have to lose?” Mr. Trump asked, for the second day in a row, saying that [[w:Terminal illness|terminally ill]] patients should be willing [[w:Terminal illness#Continued treatment|to try any treatment]] that has shown some promise. ** [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020), ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. * Even as Mr. Trump has promoted the drug, which is also often prescribed for patients with {{w|lupus}}, it has created rifts within his own coronavirus task force. And while many [[w:Medical centers in the United States|hospitals]] have chosen to use hydroxychloroquine in a desperate attempt to treat dying patients who have few other options, others have noted that it carries [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#Side effects|serious risks]]. In particular, the drug can cause a {{w|heart arrhythmia}} that can lead to {{w|cardiac arrest}}. ** [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020), ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. * Hydroxychloroquine has not been proved to work against Covid-19 in any significant clinical trials. A small trial by Chinese researchers made public last week found that it helped speed the recovery in moderately ill patients, but the study was not peer-reviewed and had significant limitations. Earlier reports from France and China have drawn criticism because they did not include control groups to compare treated patients with untreated ones, and researchers have called the reports anecdotal. Without controls, they said, it is impossible to determine whether the drugs worked. But Mr. Trump on Sunday dismissed the notion that doctors should wait for further study. ** [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020), ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. * I have been pointing out, and I have been screaming to the rooftops, that Donald Trump is the Charlie Sheen of politics. [...] I have to tell you, I love Charlie Sheen, I loved working with him when he was sober, but he was, he's full of shit. He has been full of shit, you know, he has serious addiction. You know, his addiction is obviously serious, drugs, and, but, Trump is just addicted to feeling important. You know, and I think if anybody is under the delusion that he cares about, uh, uh, anybody in America besides himself, they are, they are stoned and need to rethink their priorities, 'cause he's, you know, 'cause it's just ridiculous that's he's gotten as far as he has. ** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Cryer Jon Cryer] on the May 5, 2016, episode of the podcast Never Not Funny. *When the voters examine Donald, they'll discover he actually embodies Washington corruption, the Washington deal-making that they're so angry about. **[[Ted Cruz]], [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sen-ted-cruz-on-donald-trump-post-super-tuesday-strongest-campaign/ interview with Charlie Rose] (1 March 2016), ''CBS This Morning'' *People are asking themselves, 'How would we feel if our children came in repeating the words of the president of the United States if that president was Donald Trump?' And if it would embarrass you to have your children repeat the words of the president, that's not a good thing... A president should unify us, should appeal to our better angels, should appeal to our shared values that make America who we are. ** [[Ted Cruz]], [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-cruz-criticizes-donald-trump-a-president-should-not-embarrass-election-2016/ interview with John Dickerson] (March 2016), ''Face the Nation'' *It's not easy to tick me off... I don't get angry often. But you mess with my wife, you mess with my kids; that'll do it every time. Donald, you're a sniveling coward and leave Heidi the hell alone. ** [[Ted Cruz]], as quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-cruz-bashes-sniveling-coward-donald-trump/ "Cruz calls Trump "sniveling coward" and says 'leave Heidi the hell alone'"] (24 March 2016), by Reena Flores, ''CBS News'' * Let me be clear: Donald Trump may be a rat, but I have no desire [[w:Ratfucking|to copulate]] with him. ** [[Ted Cruz]], as quoted in [http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a43332/ted-cruz-donald-trump-rat-copulate/ Ted Cruz Will Do Anything for Love, But He Won't Do Rats] [25 March 2016], by Matt Miller, ''Esquire'' * The best thing to happen to politics in a long long time. I don't care what his actual positions are. I don't care if he says the wrong thing. He says what's on his mind. He gives honest answers rather than prepared answers. This is more important than anything any candidate has done in years. ** {{w|Mark Cuban}}, as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-27 | title = Mark Cuban: Congrats, Donald: You're best thing to happen to politics in a long time | author = | newspaper = Dallas Mavericks Blog | url = http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/mark-cuban-congrats-donald-youre-best-thing-to-happen-to-politics-in-a-long-time.html/ }} ==== Hillary Clinton, speech in Warren, Michigan (August 11, 2016) ==== :<small> Speech in {{w|Warren, Michigan}}. Transcript by ''{{w|Newsweek}}'' [http://www.newsweek.com/hillary-clinton-full-transcript-economic-speech-489602] (August 11, 2016) </small> * He's made a career out of stiffing small businesses from Atlantic City to Las Vegas. There are companies that were left hanging because he refused to pay their bills. A lot of those companies scraped together what the could [sic] to pay their employees, and many of them put their businesses at risk and some of them ended up taking bankruptcy. It wasn't because Trump couldn't pay them, it was because he wouldn't pay them. * It's just not right that Donald Trump can ignore his debts, but students and families can't refinance their debt. * Mr. Trump may talk a big game on trade, but his approach is based on fear, not strength. Fear that we can't compete with the rest of the world even when the rules are fair. Fear that our country has no choice but to hide behind walls. * Let's remember where Trump makes many of his own products. Because it sure is not America. ... One positive thing Trump could do to make America great again is actually make great things in America again. * Trump would roll back the tough rules that we have imposed on the Financial Industry. I'll do the opposite – I think we should strengthen those rules so that Wall Street can never wreck Main Street again. * He called for a new tax loophole – let's call it the Trump Loophole – because it would allow him to pay less than half the current tax rate on income from many of his companies. He'd pay a lower rate than millions of middle class families. * He's making a big promise. But his advisors have said, his own advisors have said, he may not stand by them. ... One of the differences between Donald Trump and me is I'm telling you what I will do, I'm laying out my plans, and I will stand by them, and I want you to hold me accountable for delivering results. This all reminds me of that old saying, ‘if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.' * Guaranteeing equal pay won't just increase paychecks for women – it will boost family budgets and get incomes rising across the board. And I don't understand why Trump's against that. Paid family leave won't only make life easier for Moms and Dads – it will also keep skilled, talented Americans in the workforce and grow our economy. That's why every other advanced country already has it. Again, he's against it. Raising the federal minimum wage won't just put more money in the pockets of low-income families – it also means they will spend more at the businesses in their neighborhoods. Trump's against that as well. * Based on what we know from the Trump campaign, he wants America to work for him and his friends, at the expense of everyone else. ==== Hillary Clinton, speech in Reno, Nevada (August 25, 2016) ==== <small> Speech in {{w|Reno, Nevada}}. Transcript by ''[[w:Vox (website)|Vox]]'' [http://www.vox.com/2016/8/25/12647810/hillary-clinton-speech-alt-right] (August 25, 2016) </small> * Donald Trump has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia. He's taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over one of America's two major political parties. His disregard for the values that make our country great is profoundly dangerous. In just the past week, under the guise of "outreach" to African Americans, Trump has stood up in front of largely white audiences and described black communities in insulting and ignorant terms. * Donald Trump misses so much. He doesn't see the success of black leaders in every field… The vibrancy of [[w:African-American Businesses|black-owned businesses]]…Or the strength of the black church… He doesn't see the excellence of historically black colleges and universities or the pride of black parents watching their children thrive… And he certainly doesn't have any solutions to take on the reality of systemic racism and create more equity and opportunity in communities of color. It takes a lot of nerve to ask people he's ignored and mistreated for decades, "What do you have to lose?" The answer is everything! * Trump's lack of knowledge or experience or solutions would be bad enough. But what he's doing here is more sinister. Trump is reinforcing harmful stereotypes and offering a dog whistle to his most hateful supporters. It's a disturbing preview of what kind of President he'd be. * A man with a long history of racial discrimination, who traffics in dark conspiracy theories drawn from the pages of supermarket tabloids and the far reaches of the internet, should never run our government or command our military. If he doesn't respect respect all Americans, he can't serve all Americans! ... There's no other Donald Trump. This is it. * Well, throughout his career and this campaign, Donald Trump has shown us exactly who he is. We should believe him. When Trump was getting his start in business, he was sued by the Justice Department for refusing to rent apartments to black and Latino tenants. Three years later, the Justice Department took Trump back to court because he hadn't changed. The pattern continued through the decades. * Someone detached from reality should never be in charge of making decisions that are as real as they come. * He'd abolish the bedrock constitutional principle that says if you're born in the United States, you're an American citizen. He says that children born in America to undocumented parents are, quote, "anchor babies" and should be deported. Millions of them. * He'd ban Muslims around the world – 1.5 billion men, women, and children –from entering our country just because of their religion. * Ever since the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, America has distinguished itself as a haven for people fleeing religious persecution. Under Donald Trump, America would distinguish itself as the only country in the world to impose a religious test at the border. * Trump likes to say he only hires the "best people." But he's had to fire so many campaign managers it's like an episode of the Apprentice. === D === * Donald Trump...is the last hope for America. I don't want nuance, I want bold colors: red, white, and blue... When I saw those guys on the boats on their knees, I mean, that sends a picture about America that I haven't seen ever before. And I think we need Donald Trump right now. The country needs him. ** {{w|Robert Davi}}, as quoted in [http://dailycaller.com/2016/01/14/die-hard-actor-robert-davi-donald-trump-is-the-last-hope-for-america-video/ "‘Die Hard' Actor Robert Davi: Donald Trump Is The ‘Last Hope For America'"] by Steve Guest, ''The Daily Caller'' (14 January 2016) * Let's say five years ago, someone wanted to tell an end-of-the-world story. Governments have broken down, diplomacy has gone out the window, and lunatic nutbags are running things. If the storyteller wanted to provide a shorthand to establish how things could have possibly gone so wrong, all he would have to do is have a newscaster talking about "President Trump." Because five years ago, the audience would have snorted and said, "Well, sure, I totally believe that if this country was stupid enough to put Trump into office, then it makes sense that the entire world is falling apart." **{{W|Peter David}}, [http://www.peterdavid.net/2017/08/04/freak-out-friday-august-4-2017/ Freak Out Friday], August 4 2017 * Loser of the year <i> German: "Der Verlierer des Jahres </i> ** Der Spiegel, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-11 |title=German magazine Der Spiegel names Trump 'Loser of the Year' | author= Celine Castronuovo | periodical=The Hill | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/529830-german-magazine-der-spiegel-names-trump-loser-of-the-year}} * Trump has been said to have extended his initial 30-day deadline to four months **Karen DeYoun of Washington Post, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/john-bolton-to-meet-with-turks-to-discuss-announced-us-withdrawal-from-syria/2019/01/04/30e39c92-1044-11e9-8938-5898adc28fa2_story.html 4 January 2019] * The case for constitutional limited government is the case against Donald Trump. To the degree we take him at his word — understanding that Trump is a negotiator whose positions are often purposefully deceptive — what he advocates is a rejection of our Madisonian inheritance and an embrace of Barack Obama's authoritarianism. Trump assures voters that he will use authoritarian power for good, to help those who feel — with good reason — ignored by both parties. But the American experiment in self-government was the work of a generation that risked all to defeat a tyrannical monarch and establish a government of laws, not men. A government of the people, by the people, and for the people is precisely what the Constitution offers, and what is most threatened by "great men" impatient to impose their will on the nation. Conservatives should reject Trump's hollow, Euro-style identity politics. **Ben Domenech, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * If your claim to fame is that you’ve taken money from other people and haven’t delivered what you promised, that doesn’t make you a genius businessman, that makes you a [[thief]]. **{{w|Kathy Duva}}, as quoted in [http://theboxingtribune.com/2017/01/19/donald-trump-was-awful-at-boxing-too/ "Donald Trump was awful at boxing, too"] by Paul Gagno, ''The Boxing Tribune'' (January 19, 2017) === E === *In his State of the Union address on February 6, 2019, Donald Trump said: ''...we condemn the brutality of the Maduro regime, whose socialist policies have turned that nation from being the wealthiest in South America into a state of abject poverty and despair.'' Trump’s ridiculous comment was not considered controversial, because the Western media, including the anti-Trump outlets like the New York Times, have spent many years conveying a lie: that Venezuela had been very prosperous and democratic until [[Hugo Chávez]], and then his successor [[Nicolás Maduro]], came along and ruined everything. If readers believe that, then they may indeed wonder, “Why shouldn’t the US government help Venezuelans return to that prosperous state?” **[https://fair.org/home/the-media-myth-of-once-prosperous-and-democratic-venezuela-before-chavez/ The Media Myth of ‘Once Prosperous’ and Democratic Venezuela Before Chávez, Joe Emersberger and Justin Podur, ''Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting'' (FAIR),] (26 August 2021) * People are looking for somebody who is outspoken and who isn't afraid. And [Trump] seems to have kind of a fearless attitude. ** [[Clint Eastwood]], as quoted in [http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/clint-eastwood-praises-trump/2015/12/25/id/707110/ "Clint Eastwood Praises Trump, Carson: 'Really Good People'"] by Todd Beamon, ''Newsmax'' (25 December 2015) * I'd have to go for Trump ... you know, [because] [[Hillary Clinton|she]]'s declared that she's gonna follow in [President] Obama's footsteps. I mean, it's a tough voice to listen to for four years. It could be a tough one. If she's just gonna follow what we've been doing, then I wouldn't be for her. She's made a lot of dough out of a being a politician. I gave up dough to be a politician. I'm sure that [former President] Ronald Reagan gave up dough to be a politician. ... [Trump]'s onto something, because secretly everybody's getting tired of political correctness, kissing up. That's the kiss-ass generation we're in right now. We're really in a p-ssy generation. ** [[Clint Eastwood]], interview with ''Esquire'' as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/290324-clint-eastwood-id-have-to-go-for-trump-over-clinton "Clint Eastwood: 'I'd have to go for Trump' over Clinton"] by Mark Hensch, ''The Hill'' (3 August 2016) *The only thing that I can say about President Trump is that he is the only person who, in 2009 when I served a lot of subpoenas on a lot of people, or at least gave notice to some pretty connected people, that I want to talk to them, is the only person who picked up the phone and said, let's just talk. I'll give you as much time as you want. I'll tell you what you need to know, and was very helpful, in the information that he gave, and gave no indication whatsoever that he was involved in anything untoward whatsoever, but had good information. That checked out and that helped us and we didn't have to take a deposition of him in 2009. **Bradley Edwards (attorney prosecuting [[Jeffrey Epstein]]) in December 2018, according to [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/prosecutor-in-2009-epstein-case-said-donald-trump-was-the-only-one-who-helped-him/ 7 July 2019 article by Joe Hoft of Gateway Pundit] * (Said in 2016) [Narcissistic] idiot,bully, [and someone who] really cannot be trusted to be consistent or accurate in anything ** [[w:Jenna Ellis|Jenna Ellis]], senior legal adviser to the Trump 2020 campaign and the president, [https://www.axios.com/jenna-ellis-trump-adviser-87cebdba-a44f-4bbb-bdc3-3e044e76b746.html constitutional law attorney] and former law professor from Colorado according to [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-lawyer-jenna-ellis-idiot-campaign-b1731162.htmlTrump’s lawyer once called him an ‘idiot’ who ‘really cannot be trusted’ to tell truth] published November 18, 2020 *I will not be voting for Donald Trump in the primary. I take my conservatism seriously, and I also take Saint Paul seriously. In setting out the qualifications for overseers, or bishops, Saint Paul admonished Timothy... We should not put a new conservative in charge of conservatism or the country, so that he does not become puffed up with conceit and fall into condemnation. Republicans have wandered in the wilderness already by letting leaders define conservatism in their own image. Donald Trump needs more time and more testing of his new conservative convictions. **Erick Erickson, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' *Hitler is not Hillary Clinton either. The neo-nazis and white supremacists backing Donald Trump fetishize Hitler too. Trump dog whistles to them. **Erick Erickson, [http://theresurgent.com/republicans-for-hitler/ "Republicans for Hitler"] (17 May 2016), ''The Resurgent'' === F === * I was trying to let science guide our policy, but he was putting as much stock in anecdotal things that turned out not to be true as he was in what scientists like myself were saying. That caused unnecessary and uncomfortable conflict where I had to essentially correct what he was saying, and put me at great odds with his people. ** [[Anthony Fauci | Dr. Anthony Fauci]], the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as quoted in [https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/dr-fauci-says-trump-would-do-terrible-things-anytime-he-disagreed-with-him-publicly/ "Dr Fauci Says Trump Would Do ‘Terrible Things’ Anytime He Disagreed With Him Publicly"], Cameron Frew, Unila, 20 February 2021. * Trump is Hillary Clinton's Christmas gift wrapped up under a tree. **[[Carly Fiorina]], [http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/09/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-conspiracy/index.html ''Twitter''] (8 December 2015) *I think Trump says a lot of things that are crazy... [repeating what a 10-year-old girl said] Trump's a moron. **[[Carly Fiorina]], as quoted in [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/carly-fiorina-repeats-girl-donald-trumps-moron/story?id=36327939 "Carly Fiorina Repeats After Girl: 'Donald Trump's a Moron'"] (16 January 2016), by Ben Gittleson, ''{{w|ABC News}}'' *He reminds me of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]. **{{w|Vicente Fox}}, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/26/politics/vicente-fox-donald-trump-hitler/index.html interview with Anderson Cooper] (February 2016) * Most amateur diagnosticians have mislabeled President Trump with the diagnosis of [[w:Narcissistic personality disorder|narcissistic personality disorder]]. I wrote the criteria that define this disorder, and Mr. Trump doesn't meet them. He may be a world-class [[narcissism|narcissist]], but this doesn't make him mentally ill, because he does not suffer from the distress and impairment required to diagnose mental disorder. :Mr. Trump causes severe distress rather than experiencing it and has been richly rewarded, rather than punished, for his grandiosity, self-absorption and lack of [[empathy]]. It is a stigmatizing insult to the mentally ill (who are mostly well behaved and well meaning) to be lumped with Mr. Trump (who is neither). :* [[w:Allen Frances|Allen Frances]], [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/opinion/an-eminent-psychiatrist-demurs-on-trumps-mental-state.html?_r=0 "An Eminent Psychiatrist Demurs on Trump's Mental State,"] [[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]], February 14, 2017. *A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not of building bridges, is not Christian. This is not the gospel... I say only that this man is not Christian if he has said things like that. We must see if he said things in that way and I will give him the benefit of the doubt. **[[Pope Francis]], as quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-francis-trump-is-not-christian/ "Pope Francis: Donald Trump 'is not Christian'"] (18 February 2016), by Rebecca Kaplan, ''{{w|CBS News}}'' *I was wrong. Weeks ago I said on a number of radio interviews that while I opposed Trump in the primary, I'd back him if he won the GOP nomination. I hadn't yet seen, or had been unwilling to believe, the full extent of his contempt for the truth, his fondness for far-left conspiracy theories, and his sheer malice. When I saw Trump in full, my decision was easy. Never Trump... I cannot abide the notion of voting for a man whose 'war strategy' is a child-killing war crime. **David French, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/432237/donald-trump-why-i-cant-vote-trump-nevertrump "Why I Changed My Mind and Joined the #NeverTrump Movement"] (2 March 2016), ''National Review'' *There is an Ivy League grad who has spent most of his life in [[New York City|Manhattan]], where he is chauffeured around in limousines. He frequently brags to strangers about his massive personal wealth. In public statements, he has advocated government healthcare, a woman's right to an abortion, an assault weapons ban, and paying off the national debt by forcing rich people to forfeit 14.25 percent of their total wealth. When the man married his third wife, he invited Bill and Hillary Clinton to the wedding, and he has given many thousands to their political campaigns and their foundation. He's donated many thousands more that helped elect Democrats to the Senate and the House. And George W. Bush was "maybe the worst president in the history of this country," the man said in 2008. "He was so incompetent, so bad, so evil." On paper, this is not someone you'd expect to excel in the 2016 Republican Party primary. But Donald Trump is excelling. Thanks to his celebrity, a few epic flip-flops, and his willingness to pander to the most xenophobic element of the GOP's base, the real-estate developer and reality-TV star is polling near the top of the field. **Conor Friedersdorf, [http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/donald-trump-running-for-president/398345/ "Donald Trump Is No Conservative"] (13 July 2015), ''The Atlantic'' === G === * Donald Trump is a serial liar. ** Neal Gabler, [http://www.salon.com/2016/05/15/donald_trump_is_a_serial_liar_more_upsetting_is_that_no_one_seems_to_care_partner/ "Donald Trump is a serial liar. More upsetting is that no one seems to care"] (15 May 2016), ''Salon'' * We thought about it when we made the movie! Are you kidding? You watch Part II again and there's a scene where Marty confronts Biff in his office and there's a huge portrait of Biff on the wall behind Biff, and there's one moment where Biff kind of stands up and he takes exactly the same pose as the portrait? Yeah. **[[w:Bob Gale|Bob Gale]], [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/21/how-back-to-the-future-predicted-trump.html ‘Back to the Future' Writer: Biff Tannen Is Based on Donald Trump], The Daily Beast (October 15, 2015) *Donald Trump rightly criticized the [[w:Humayun Khan (soldier)|Khan]] parents. Clearly, Trump does not oppose Muslim soldiers serving in the military. Nonsense. Trump opposes Muslim immigration from jihad-hot regions. We know Islamic terror groups are plotting attacks on the West and using the migration to import their soldiers. ** [[Pamela Geller]], ''[http://pamelageller.com/2016/07/dnc-mainstream-medias-new-spox-muslim-parents.html/ DNC, Mainstream Media's New SPOX — Muslim Parents of Fallen Soldier WHO OPPOSE TRUMP BUT NOT JIHAD TERROR @chucktodd @meetthepress]'' (July 31, 2016) *I remain a skeptic about Donald Trump. Trump fans look at us skeptics with incredulity that we could possibly object to their man... Yet I see people comparing Trump to Reagan. Donald Trump has been a conservative for about ten minutes. **[[Jim Geraghty]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/420996/trump-2008-bush-evil-talk-iran-obama-cannot-do-worse-bush-jim-geraghty "The Corner"], ''National Review'' * @realdonaldtrump you are full of shit! **Chrysler executive {{W|Ralph Gilles}} **[http://jalopnik.com/5956093/chrysler-exec-calls-donald-trump-full-of-shit-on-twitter Chrysler Exec Calls Donald Trump "Full Of Shit" On Twitter], at {{W|Jalopnik}} (2012) * [W]e have to learn something from history here. [[Fascism]] begins with the rhetoric of dehumanization, humiliation, and [[wiktionary:reification#Noun|reification]], right? It starts with the language of brutality, which it normalizes. It legitimates hatred and racism and violence. It views certain groups through rhetoric as enemies of the American people. It operates off of the rhetoric of war, anti-intellectualism, and white supremacy. It operates off of the language of disposability. That language doesn’t just simply normalize increasingly the notions of white nationalism, white supremacy, racism, and [[xenophobia]]; it also enacts policies and it creates a culture of utter stupidity, a culture of ignorance. And, unfortunately, it functions so as to enable violence against groups labeled as dangerous, other, excess, and a threat to the whitewashed notion of citizenship.<br />With respect to the latter, when people can’t tell the difference between fact and fiction, they can’t tell the difference between good and evil. They can’t recognize a crime when they see one or what lawlessness looks like. All standards of truth go out the window. It’s a very dangerous moment because it means that people become more susceptible to [[demagogue]]s, to people like Trump, and I think that the media has played an enormous role in creating a [[wiktionary:formative#Adjective|formative]] culture that at its worst legitimates and at its best enables what we see happening in the United States today. ** [[Henry Giroux]], ''[https://mediaforus.org/interviews/2019/8/12/henrygiroux Henry Giroux on His Latest Book — The Terror of the Unforeseen — and How Neoliberal Capitalism Sets the Stage for Fascism]'' (August 19, 2019), ''Media For Us'' interview. *President Trump made history Sunday when he became the first sitting U.S. president to step foot in North Korea. Trump was there to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the military demarcation line at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Kim then invited Trump to cross the line, which has divided North and South Korea since 1953. Trump then took about 20 steps into North Korea. Following the meeting at the DMZ, Trump and Kim held a three-way gathering with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Sunday marked Trump and Kim's first meeting since nuclear talks broke down in February... It appears another round of nuclear talks could begin in the coming weeks. **[[Amy Goodman]] in [https://www.democracynow.org/2019/7/1/trump_kim_jong_un_dmz_meeting ''Trump Makes History by Walking into North Korea. Could This Help to Finally End the Korean War?'' DemocracyNow!] (1 July 2019) *As a party, we are better to risk losing without Donald Trump than trying to win with him. Enough already with Mister Trump. **[[Lindsey Graham]], [http://www.examiner.com/article/lindsey-graham-better-for-a-democrat-to-win-the-white-house-than-donald-trump ''Twitter'' post] (August 2015) * If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it. ** [[Lindsey Graham]], [https://twitter.com/lindseygrahamsc/status/727604522156228608 ''Twitter'' post], (May 2016) *Ku Klux Klan leader [[David Duke]] told radio show listeners that {{'}}Jewish tribal nature{{'}} is to blame for the media's harsh treatment of Trump and compared Jews to {{'}}a pack of wild dogs.{{'}} The white supremacist is a vocal supporter of Trump. **Shanika Gunaratna, [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/neo-nazis-tag-jews-on-twitter-harassment-hate-speech-politics/ "Neo-Nazis Tag Jews on Twitter: Harassment, Hate Speech, Politics"] (10 June 2016), ''CBS News'', CBS Interactive, Inc. *Last week, the New York Times reported that the FBI, in 2017, launched an investigation of President Trump "to consider whether the president's own actions constituted a possible threat to national security" and specifically "whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests." ...As usual – this melodrama was accomplished by steadfastly ignoring the now-standard, always-buried paragraph pointing out the boring fact that no actual evidence of guilt has yet emerged. *The FBI's counterintelligence investigation of Trump is far from the first time that the FBI has monitored, surveilled and investigated U.S. elected officials.... It is not difficult to understand what is so ominous and even tyrannical about the FBI investigating domestic political figures whose loyalties they regard as "suspicious," and whose political career they regard as a "national security threat," simply because those politicians express policy positions about U.S. adversaries that the FBI dislikes... If a politician adopts policy views... which is unduly accommodating to America's adversaries or "enemies," that's not a crime and the FBI thus has no business using its vast investigative powers against...[them]...the FBI investigation... clearly based, at least in part, on the FBI's disagreements with Trump's foreign policy views and the agency's assessment that such policies fail to safeguard "U.S. interests" as the FBI defines them. ** [[Glenn Greenwald]], [https://theintercept.com/2019/01/14/the-fbis-investigation-of-trump-as-a-national-security-threat-is-itself-a-serious-danger-but-j-edgar-hoover-pioneered-the-tactic/ The FBI's Investigation of Trump as a "National Security Threat" is Itself a Serious Danger. But J. Edgar Hoover Pioneered the Tactic] ''[[w:The Intercept|The Intercept]]'' (14 January 2019) [[File:Richard Nixon presidential portrait.jpg|thumb|As you can imagine, [Pat] is an expert on politics and she predicts whenever you decide to run for office you will be a winner! ~ [[Richard Nixon]]]] [[File:Jimmy Carter (cropped).jpg|thumb|I think the media have been harder on Trump than any other president certainly that I’ve known about, I think they feel free to claim that Trump is mentally deranged and everything else without hesitation. ~ [[Jimmy Carter]]]] [[File:George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped).jpg|thumb|He's an ass. ~ [[George H. W. Bush]]]] [[File:Bill Clinton.jpg|thumb|He's a master brander, and he's the most interesting character out there. And...he says something that overrides the ideological differences. There is a macho appeal to saying, 'I'm just sick of nothing happening. I'll make things – vote for me.' ~ [[Bill Clinton]]]] [[File:George-W-Bush.jpeg|thumb|We've seen nationalism distorted into nativism – forgotten the dynamism that immigration has always brought to America. We see a fading confidence in the value of free markets and international trade – forgetting that conflict, instability, and poverty follow in the wake of protectionism. ~ [[George W. Bush]]]] [[File:Official portrait of Barack Obama.jpg|thumb|We're shocked that somebody would be saying these things. We're shocked that somebody is fanning anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-Muslim sentiment. We're shocked! We're shocked that somebody could be loose with the facts. Or distort someone's record -- shocked... This is the guy, remember, who was sure that I was born in Kenya. Who just wouldn't let it go. And all this same Republican establishment, they weren't saying nothing. As long as it was directed at me, they were fine with it. They thought it was a hoot. Wanted to get his endorsement... What is happening in this primary is just a distillation of what's been happening inside their party for more than a decade. ~ [[Barack Obama]]]] === H === * When I tell you I’m angry, it’s an understatement. [[Mike Pence|Mike]] has been nothing but loyal to that [[Trump|man]]. He’s been nothing but a good friend of that man... I am so disappointed in the fact that [despite] the [[loyalty]] and [[friendship]] he had with Mike Pence, that he would do that to him. Like, I’m disgusted by it. ** [[Nikki Haley]] in [https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/ Nikki Haley’s Time for Choosing The 2024 hopeful can’t decide] February 12, 2021 * I think he could be a great leader, because he's inspiring a lot of people, and especially people, including me, who are tired of Republicans being weak. I'm so sick of it. ** [[Sean Hannity]] — {{citation | date = 2015-07-30 | title = Hannity on Trump: 'That Boldness Needs to Be There If Republicans Want to Win' | newspaper = Fox News Insider | url = http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/07/30/sean-hannity-donald-trump-boldness-needs-be-there-if-republicans-want-win }} *The conservative president we desperately need requires a paradoxical combination of boldness and restraint. The president will need to be bold in challenging the runaway power and reach of his own branch, against the fury of the bureaucracy itself, its client groups, and the media. This boldness is necessary to restore the restraint that a republican executive should have in our constitutional order. Trump exhibits no awareness of this supreme constitutional task. **Steven F. Hayward, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' *Donald Trump is the result of a long process of political, cultural and social decay. He is a product of our failed democracy. The longer we perpetuate the fiction that we live in a functioning democracy, that Trump and the political mutations around him are somehow an aberrant deviation that can be vanquished in the next election, the more we will hurtle toward tyranny. The problem is not Trump. It is a political system, dominated by corporate power and the mandarins of the two major political parties, in which we don’t count. We will wrest back political control by dismantling the corporate state, and this means massive and sustained civil disobedience, like that demonstrated by teachers around the country this year... <BR>As a foreign correspondent I covered collapsed societies... It is impossible for any doomed population to grasp how fragile the decayed financial, social and political system is on the eve of implosion. All the harbingers of collapse are visible... We suffer the usual pathologies of impending death. I would be happy to be wrong. But I have seen this before. I know the warning signs. All I can say is get ready. **[[Chris Hedges]] in [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/05/21/coming-collapse The Coming Collapse], [[w:Common Dreams|''Common Dreams'']], (21 May 2018) *He doesn't know the Constitution, history, law, political philosophy, nuclear strategy, diplomacy, defense, economics beyond real estate, or even, despite his low-level-mafioso comportment, how ordinary people live. But trumping all this is a greater flaw presented as his chief strength. Governing a great nation in parlous times is far more than making "deals." Compared with the weight of the office he seeks, his deals are microscopic in scale, and as he faced far deeper complexities he would lead the country into continual Russian roulette. If despite his poor judgment he could engage talented advisers, as they presented him with contending and fateful options the buck would stop with a man who simply grasps anything that floats by. Following Obama's, a Trump presidency would be yet more adventure [[tourism]] for a formerly serious republic. **Mark Helprin, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' * What bitch is Donald Trump hanging his dick inside of today? ** {{w|Doug Henderson}}, guitarist/singer/lyricist of {{w|Spongehead}} in the song "Nothing" from ''[[w:Curn Your Dogma|Curb Your Dogma]]'' (Triple X Records, 1993) * There’s no question that America would be better off if the president would resign or be removed from office. If that’s going to happen or how that should happen, I don’t know. But we need leadership right now, and we need to stop all of this craziness. ** Larry Hogan, Republican Governor, as quoted in [https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-hogan-capitol-20210107-7gjx3ksoqrhmrixhqr7zz2byom-story.html "Maryland Gov. Hogan: ‘America would be better off’ if Trump resigns or is removed from office"], 7 January 2021, <i> The Baltimore Sun </i> * <p>Trump undermines the free press because he wants to be the only ''legitimate'' source of information in society. He lies all the time to break down the processes by which we discern the truth about the world around us, and compile the observations and facts which make up the tapestry of reality. He has exposed the paper-thin vulnerability of our democratic society, which depends mightily on observing social norms—like yielding to shame—and a shared acceptance of some common set of truths.</p><p>The American president is determined to bulldoze this architecture of social structures, and usher in an era where force, not deliberation and cooperation, determines the path our society will take. If he never acknowledges any truth besides his own, he never has to do anything outside his own direct interests. He does not have to actually respond to any kind of criticism, or ever reconsider his course of action. Relentless lying, after all, is a form of coercion, in which you bend others to your will by forcing them to accept the infrastructure of your false reality—or to give up caring whether anything is true or false in the first place. Don't believe your eyes and ears. Everybody was cheering for me.</p> ** Jack Holmes, Politics editor at Esquire.com, [https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a27718993/donald-trump-press-conference-theresa-may-thousands-protesters/ "Donald Trump's Press Conference With Theresa May Would Not Be Complete Without an Assault on Truth"], Esquire.com (June 4, 2019) * Donald Trump regularly incites political [[violence]] and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and {{w|birther}} who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims — 1.6 billion members of an entire religion — from entering the U.S. ** Note appended to every article about Trump published by {{W|the Huffington Post}} as of January 2016, but removed after Trump's presidential victory. **[http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/01/huffpost-to-publish-anti-trump-kicker-with-all-trump-coverage-218345 HuffPost to publish anti-Trump kicker with all Trump coverage], at {{W|Politico}}, published January 28, 2016 * [The] [[w:General Services Administration|agency]]'s ability to manage the [[Trump|former President]]'s [[conflicts of interest]] during his term in office when he was effectively on both sides of the [[contract]], as [[landlord]] and [[tenant]] ** [[w:House Oversight Committee|House Oversight Committee]] "[ https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/politics/trump-hotel-dc/index.html Trump DC hotel incurred more than $70 million in losses while Trump was president, documents show]" (October 8, 2021) *Casting the Trump administration's credibility gap into sharp relief, allies like Japan and Germany have demanded more "credible" evidence to support the U.S. claim. While President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have been unequivocal in their assertion that Iran was responsible for the attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week, some of America's closest allies are demanding more proof. <BR>Both Japan and Germany have requested more concrete evidence... Jeremy Corbyn, Britain's opposition leader, said more "credible evidence" was needed to support Trump's allegation.... According to ''The New York Times'', other European leaders have also been hesitant to lay the blame on Iran ― a doubt fueled in part by their "distrust of the Trump administration and its hawkish policy toward Tehran," the paper said. **[[w:Huffington Post|Huffington Post]], [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-administration-allies-iran-tanker-pompeo_n_5d072ea3e4b0985c419ff17d ''Pompeo Claims There's ‘No Doubt' Iran Attacked Tankers, But U.S. Allies Want Proof, Huffington Post,'' Dominique Mosbergen] (17 June 2019) === J === * Mr. Trump has crossed the line. More than one line. Captain Khan died in battle trying valiantly to save others. There is no place for criticism, stated or implied, of this brave soldier. He served our country. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery along with those of many ethnic backgrounds and religious denominations. They served our country. Mr. Trump did not. Criticizing Mrs. Khan for not speaking on stage is vile beyond words. No Gold Star Mother should ever be treated like that. Mr. Trump, you owe Mrs. Khan and all Gold Star families a huge apology. ** {{w|Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America}}, about Trump's statements on the [[Khizr and Ghazala Khan|Khan family]] ''[http://www.jwv.org/content/press_release/jewish_war_veterans_condemns_remarks_of_donald_trump Jewish War Veterans Condemns Remarks of Donald Trump]'' (2016) *Of course, I recognize the president’s unique relationship with the press and how it compares with past presidents. I am curious myself how it will impact the future, if at all. But the tension between the press and the president is nothing new. President Trump expresses it more frequently and more … colorfully than others. **[[Weijia Jiang]], as quoted in in [https://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/cbs-news-weijia-jiang-newsroom-diversity-covid-19-racism-and-covering-president-trump "CBS News' Weijia Jiang on Newsroom Diversity, COVID-19 Racism, and Covering President Trump" in ''Asia Society'' (27 May 2020)] * The problem is, I know Trump, so my [[optimism]] has been squashed like a baby bird ... Everything bad I had to say about him, I said to his face. ... I think he's very good, very compelling on that show [''Celebrity Apprentice''] ... I really like him because of his absence of filters. I really like the glimpse we get into the human [[heart]] we get when someone loses their filters ... "[[Thelonious Monk|A genius is the one most like himself.]]" In a really weird way, Donald Trump has achieved that. If he weren't running for president, you'd be seeing essays from me about how much I learned from Donald Trump and how much I loved being on the show ... I'm feeling so, so, so guilty, because I feel like, along with millions of other people, I played right into this. The [[cynicism]] of the Clintons, the careful, tightrope walk of all politicians, forced me, as an atheist, to get down on my knees and [[pray]] that someone would come along with some kind of [[authenticity]]. Well, [[God|someone]] called my bluff, goddamn it. ... The stuff [Trump] is saying on immigration, the stuff he saying on [[torture]], the stuff he is saying on [[war]], is absolutely unforgivable ... He is coming out directly against the Statue of Liberty. I'm a pure and utter peacenik. I want a president who sings the praises of people, sings the praises of [[peace]] and sings the praises of working together for a great country ... [[Abraham Lincoln]] wouldn't have laughed about waterboarding ... I want a president that is [[kinder]], [[smarter]] and more measured than me. ... I disagree with [[Hillary Clinton]] on just about everything there is to disagree with a person about. If it comes down to Trump and Hillary, I will put a Hillary Clinton sticker on my fucking car. ... Someone who is paying [[attention]] can do the same thing that Trump is doing with [[hate]], and do it with [[love]], and become president ... That's kind of beautiful. There's nothing more optimistic than that. ... Donald Trump does, when it comes right down to it, fuck up everything ... He fucks up his casinos. He fucks up his buildings.... Maybe he'll fuck up his campaign before he fucks up the country. ** [[Penn Jillette]], as quoted in [http://www.newsweek.com/penn-jillette-terrified-president-trump-431837 "Why Penn Jillette is Terrified of a President Trump" by Grant Burningham, in ''Newsweek'' (1 March 2016)] * The only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump. ** [[Boris Johnson]], as quoted in [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson/12039931/Boris-Johnson-The-only-reason-I-wouldnt-visit-some-parts-of-New-York-is-the-real-risk-of-meeting-Donald-Trump.html Boris Johnson: 'The only reason I wouldn't visit some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump'] by Helena Horton, ''[[w:The Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' (8 December 2015) * Donald Trump's a pussy. **[[Gary Johnson]], in [http://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/gary-johnson-calls-donald-trump-pussy-at-libertarian-debate/4064122/#.VuDZG5wrLqY U.S. Libertarian Party debate] (2016) === K === *I'm rooting for him to do well for the same reason I root for a pilot on my airplane to do well. **{{W|John Kasich}}, [http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/332198-kasich-i-dont-know-what-im-going-to-do-in-2020 Kasich: ‘I don't know what I'm going to do' in 2020], ''The Hill'', May 6 2017 * The Trump phenomenon is better understood as an amalgam of three different, largely pathological strains in [[American history quotes|American history]] and [[culture]]... The first and perhaps most obvious strain is hostility toward immigrants... In the 1850s, the American Party, labeled the 'Know-Nothings' by its opponents, accused Irish and German Catholics of being agents of the pope and a threat... Later in the century, white workers on the Pacific coast led a mass campaign against Chinese newcomers, whom they blamed for undercutting wages... Federal lawmakers affirmed their bigotry by excluding any Chinese laborers... In the 1920s, fears of Slavs, Jews, Italians, and others suspected of being hostile to America's white 'Nordic' heritage persuaded Congress to impose quotas that all but banned immigrants... Trump's attacks on 'rapists and murderers' crossing the southern border and on potential Muslim terrorists jetting across the Atlantic belong to this long and ignominious tradition. ** {{w|Michael Kazin}}, [https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/trump-in-context-us-history-know-nothing "Trump in Context"] (14 December 2015), ''Dissent'' * His vow to 'Make America Great Again' lacks any explanation of what or who made it so wonderful before. Searching his website for clues turns up no proposals that might credibly bring about a national revival, unless one believes that a simplified tax code and a stern crackdown on illegal immigration amount to a sufficient blueprint for major change. ** {{w|Michael Kazin}}, [https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/trump-in-context-us-history-know-nothing "Trump in Context"] (14 December 2015), ''Dissent'' * The allure of Trump's candidacy and the dread it provokes at home and abroad stem from the same impulses, which run deep in U.S. political culture. A rich man whose name is familiar to everyone bashes people whom many citizens either fear or mistrust and makes vague promises to fix whatever ails the nation. And he does all this with a smirk, a threat, and yet also with a yearning for respect, even from those he routinely assaults in speeches. Trump probably will not be elected president, and it would be a disaster if he was. But his act is hardly as novel as he, and many of his fans and his critics, believe. After he leaves the stage, another wealthy performer with a talent for bombast and no political record to defend may well take his place. ** {{w|Michael Kazin}}, [https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/trump-in-context-us-history-know-nothing "Trump in Context"] (14 December 2015), ''Dissent'' * Trump is no true conservative. He's not even a reactionary in the best sense of the word. He's a self-aggrandizing opportunist. His policies go no further than his catchphrase, 'you're fired'. Listening to his first television ad is like a preview for a bad movie; an empty supercut of the highlights, or lowlights, without the plot being revealed because it's so thin. Trump is no everyman. He built his empire with $100 million from his wealthy father. Far from born into working or middle class, Trump never struggled a day in his life except by his own failings in business and the resulting repeated bankruptcies. His privileged background enabled him to make money off money; not exactly high on the hierarchy of middle-class values. As for being incorruptible, Trump gave big to politicians. He admitted that was meant to buy favors. His policy positions are similarly ephemeral; he supported the Big Government policies of Democrats and slippery values of the Clintons when it suited him. Steadfast, he is not. ** Sean Kennedy, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/07/opinions/kennedy-donald-trump/index.html "Donald Trump must be destroyed"] (8 January 2016), ''CNN'', Georgia: Cable News Network * Donald Trump is convincingly playing the role of a pandering demagogue. He seeks to stir up a passionate reaction that serves the purposes of his ambition. America's founders repeatedly warned against such demagoguery, because it sets people up for tyranny. Given his background, it's advisable to assume Donald Trump is being used by the enemies of rightful liberty to lead otherwise sincerely conservative people down a blind canyon into the withering fire of their elitist foes... Given this track record, before following Trump's lead, shouldn't people sincerely anxious to restore America's constitutional liberty carefully examine the nature of his purported advocacy? With much fanfare, Trump is being attacked by his erstwhile elitist faction buddies. But has he attacked them for treacherous betrayal of the security and sovereignty of the American people? ** [[Alan Keyes]], [http://www.wnd.com/2015/07/is-donald-the-elitist-factions-trump/#edXLUkSiiwg8yZ3j.99 "Is Donald the Elitist Faction's Trump?"] (16 July 2015), ''WND'' * Every president lies at some point, for diplomatic or national security reasons or to sell a policy. But Trump is not known for one big lie — just a constant stream of exaggerated, invented, inconsistent, dubious and false claims. In the nine years I have run The Fact Checker, I have never encountered a politician so cavalier about the facts, so unconcerned with accuracy, so willing to attack people for made-up reasons and so determined to falsely depict his achievements. ** Glenn Kessler, editor and chief writer of The Washington Post Fact Checker, in [https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/06/02/fact-checking-donald-trump-essential-american-politics-column/5301135002/ Fact-checking Trump: He's on a dangerous path that must be documented and discouraged (June 2, 2020)] * Donald Trump has asked why I did not speak at the Democratic convention. He said he would like to hear from me. Here is my answer to Donald Trump: Because without saying a thing, all the world, all America, felt my pain. I am a Gold Star mother. Whoever saw me felt me in their heart. * Donald Trump said I had nothing to say. I do. My son Humayun Khan, an Army captain, died 12 years ago in Iraq. He loved America, where we moved when he was 2 years old. He had volunteered to help his country, signing up for the ROTC at the University of Virginia. This was before the attack of Sept. 11, 2001. He didn't have to do this, but he wanted to. * I cannot walk into a room with pictures of Humayun. For all these years, I haven't been able to clean the closet where his things are — I had to ask my daughter-in-law to do it. Walking onto the convention stage, with a huge picture of my son behind me, I could hardly control myself. What mother could? Donald Trump has children whom he loves. Does he really need to wonder why I did not speak? * Donald Trump said that maybe I wasn't allowed to say anything. That is not true. My husband asked me if I wanted to speak, but I told him I could not. My religion teaches me that all human beings are equal in God's eyes. Husband and wife are part of each other; you should love and respect each other so you can take care of the family. When Donald Trump is talking about Islam, he is ignorant. If he studied the real Islam and Koran, all the ideas he gets from terrorists would change, because terrorism is a different religion. Donald Trump said he has made a lot of sacrifices. He doesn't know what the word sacrifice means. ** [[Ghazala Khan]], mother of fallen U.S. Army Captain [[w:Humayun Khan (soldier)|Humayun S. M. Khan]]. ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ghazala-khan-donald-trump-criticized-my-silence-he-knows-nothing-about-true-sacrifice/2016/07/31/c46e52ec-571c-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html Ghazala Khan: Trump criticized my silence. He knows nothing about true sacrifice.]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (July 31, 2016) * Muslims are American, Muslims are [[citizens]], Muslims participate in the well-being of this country as American citizens. We are proud American citizens. It's the values of this country that brought us here, not our religion. Trump's position on these issues do not represent those values. ** Khizr M. Khan in an interview with ''{{w|Vocativ}}''. [http://www.vocativ.com/259159/the-father-of-a-muslim-war-hero-has-this-to-say-to-donald-trump/] (December 08, 2015) * If it was up to Donald Trump, he never would have been in America. Donald Trump consistently smears the character of Muslims. He disrespects other minorities, women, [[judges]], even his own party leadership. He vows to build walls and ban us from this country. Donald Trump, you are asking Americans to [[trust]] you with our [[future]]. Let me ask you: Have you even read the U.S. Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy. In this document, look for the words "liberty" and "equal protection of law." Have you ever been to {{w|Arlington Cemetery}}? Go look at the graves of the brave [[patriots]] who died defending America — you will see all faiths, genders, and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing and no one. We can't solve our problems by building walls and sowing division. We are Stronger Together. ** [[Khizr M. Khan]], speech during the final day of the {{w|2016 Democratic National Convention}} in [[Philadelphia]]. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/dnc-2016-khizr-khan-donald-trump-read-full-transcript-father-muslim-soldier-a7161616.html] (29 July 2016) * His policies, his practices, do not reflect that he has any understanding of the basic, fundamental [[constitutional]] [[principles]] of this country, what makes this country [[exceptional]], what makes this country exceptional in the [[history]] of the mankind. There are principles of equal [[dignity]], principle of liberty. He talks about excluding people, [[disrespecting]] judges, the entire judicial system, immigrants, Muslim immigrants. These are divisive rhetoric that is totally against the basic constitutional principle. If you read the Constitution, you will either deliberately would be violating those principles or you have not read. That is why I have watched whole ear and rest of the world has watched, and the [[love]] and affection and support that we have received after my statement, at every corner of the street, at every place. The [[affection]], the support, the love that I have received, that we continue to receive is a testament that he is talking about [[ignorance]]. He is not fully aware of these principles. * Two things are absolutely necessary in any [[leader]] or any person that aspires, wishes, to be a leader. That is [[moral]] compass and second is [[empathy]]. This candidate is void of both traits that are necessary for the stewardship of this country. * I do not believe his whole year-long rhetoric, division, excluding people, talking about them derogatorily, has prepared him. He promised to the Republican leadership that he will change his manner, he will not be as ignorant as he had been. But he had continued. Those two traits of moral compass and empathy are absolutely necessary for the leader of a free world leader of nation like United States. * This candidate for [[presidency]] to not be aware of the respect of a gold star mother standing there, and he had to take that shot at her, this is height of ignorance. This is why I showed him that Constitution. Had he read that, he would know what status a gold star mother holds in that nation. This country holds such a person in the highest regard. And he has no [[knowledge]], no awareness. That is height of his ignorance. She is ill. She had high blood pressure. People that know her, looked at her face, and she said, "I may fall off the stage." And I told her that, you have to assemble yourself and stand for the [[beauty]] of this tribute that is being paid. This person is total incapable of empathy. I want his [[family]] to counsel him, teach him some empathy. He will be a better person if he could become -- but he is a black soul. And this is totally unfit for the leadership of this beautiful country, the love and affection that we have received affirms that our beliefs, our experience in this country had been correct and positive. The world is receiving us like we have never seen. They have seen the blackness of his character, of his [[soul]], that he is void of recognizing, empathizing with people. ** [[Khizr M. Khan]], on an interview with {{w|CNN}} about Donald Trump saying that Khan's wife didn't speak because she was forbidden. [http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/07/31/cnn-khizr-khan-shreds-trumps-height-ignorance-response-his-democratic-convention-speech/212039] (July 31, 2016) * I have exactly the same rights as he does. He had been abusing, disrespecting women, judges, all decent Americans. He had been so abusive of them. I exercise exactly the same rights. That, again, proves his ignorance. He wants to have one set of rights for himself, and he wants to have another set of rights for others. No, somebody should tell him that there is equal dignity, equal protection of law in this country. That is why that Constitution came to play. I keep that in my pocket, because I cherish this document. I wish somebody would read it to him. Certain fundamental values that enshrine in this document. * Donald Trump needs to sit with his advisers and portray to this world that he is empathetic. You solve the problems with empathy, putting people together. There are bad people among us, but there are good people among us, as well. You gather good people to get rid of bad people, but you do not malign the whole religion -- the whole culture. * We are the solution to the dealing with the terrorism in the United States. Join hands with good Muslims. Only war is not the solution. It is one of the solutions. Communities coming together is the solution. We are as concerned as Donald Trump is about the safety of this country. We are testament to the goodness of this country. We need to stop fighting with one another, but we need a leader that will unite us, not disrespect, not by derogatory remarks. I feel bad about the discourse that this campaign -- this election campaign has taken. We need to join hands. We have a very serious problem of this for the safety of the citizens of this country. We are solution. Look, the treatment of Muslims in France and other places, there is much worse security issues than United States does. ** [[Khizr M. Khan]], in an interview in ''New Day'' on CNN Monday [http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1608/01/nday.03.html] (August 1, 2016) * When a person becomes Commander-in- Chief, president, you are president and Commander-in-Chief of everybody that has supported you and that has not supported you. ** [[Khizr M. Khan]], in an interview in ''{{w|Anderson Cooper 360°}}'' [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1608/02/acd.02.html Transcript] (August 2, 2016) * But, far from making remarks of any persuasive power that can be viewed to be helpful to defusing tension, he made unprecedented rude nonsense one has never heard from any of his predecessors. A frightened dog barks louder. [...] He is unfit to hold the prerogative of supreme command of a country, and he is surely a rogue and a gangster fond of playing with fire, rather than a politician. [...] Action is the best option in treating the dotard who, hard of hearing, is uttering only what he wants to say. [...] I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged U.S. dotard with fire. ** [[Kim Jong-un]], quoted in {{citation |date=2018-09-22 |title=Trump Is A Rogue And Gangster Playing With Fire- North Korean Leader, Kim Jong |author=Seun Oyedele |periodical=Odua Voice |url=https://www.oduavoice.com/2017/09/22/trump-is-a-rogue-and-gangster-playing-with-fire-north-korean-leader-kim-jong/}} * Donald Trump is a [[fascist]]. ... Not in the sense of an all-purpose [[bad]] guy, but in the sense of somebody who sincerely believes that the toxic combination of strong [[government]] and strong [[corporations]] should run the [[nation]] and the [[world]]. He spent his previous career negotiating with the government on behalf of corporations; now he has switched teams. But it's the same game. ** [[Michael Kinsley]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-is-actually-a-fascist/2016/12/09/e193a2b6-bd77-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html?utm_term=.6aa47d53b2b7 Donald Trump is actually a fascist]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (December 9, 2016) * If instead of having ten fingers, I had ten combs for fingers, I'd love to meet Donald Trump, just so I could run my fingers through his hair. ** {{citation | author = Jarod Kintz | date = 2011-05-18 | title = This Book is Not For Sale }} * We want every vote counted, yes every legal vote (of course). But, if you have legit concerns about fraud present EVIDENCE and take it to court. <b>STOP Spreading debunked misinformation... This is getting insane. </b> ** Adam Kinzinger, Republican Congress member (2020-11-06) to Donald Trump about the 2020 election, <i>[https://twitter.com/RepKinzinger/status/1324503564891414528 Tweet] </i> * Yesterday, it became evident that not only has the president abdicated his duty to protect the people and the people’s house, he invoked and inflamed passions that only gave fuel to the insurrection that we saw here. When pressed to move and denounce the violence, he barely did so while of course victimizing himself and seeming to give a wink and a nod to those doing it. All indications are that the president has become unmoored, not just from his duty or even his oath but reality, itself. It is for this reason that I call on the vice president and members of the Cabinet to ensure the next few weeks are safe for the American people and that we have a sane captain of the ship. ** Adam Kinzinger, quoted by {{citation | author = Rick Pearson, Lisa Donovan | date = 2020-01-07 | title = Republican US Rep. Adam Kinzinger calls for 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-trump-calls-for-invoking-25th-amendment-20210107-ldf2chdunbecbo6ry6uino4dpq-story.html }} * The worst president the USA ever had. He was a liar and a charlatan. And he was a man with a most fragile ego I ever met. ** Adam Kinzinger, quoted by {{citation | author = Bradley Cortright | date = 2022-02-07 | title = Kinzinger Ramps Up Criticism of Trump: I Will Tell My Son He Was the 'Worst President' | url = https://ijr.com/kinzinger-ramps-criticism-trump-will-tell-son-worst-president/ }} * I have spent my life building bridges and tearing down barriers — not building walls. That’s why I find Donald Trump’s belief that an American-born judge of Mexican descent is incapable of fairly presiding over his case is not only dead wrong, it is un-American. As the Presidential campaign progressed, I was hoping the rhetoric would tone down and reflect a campaign that was inclusive, thoughtful and principled. While I oppose the Democratic nominee, Donald Trump’s latest statements, in context with past attacks on Hispanics, women and the disabled like me, make it certain that I cannot and will not support my party’s nominee for President regardless of the political impact on my candidacy or the Republican Party. It is absolutely essential that we are guided by a commander-in-chief with a responsible and proper temperament, discretion and judgment. Our President must be fit to command the most powerful military the world has ever seen, including an arsenal of thousands of nuclear weapons. After much consideration, I have concluded that Donald Trump has not demonstrated the temperament necessary to assume the greatest office in the world. ** [[Mark Kirk]], quoted in ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160608015204/http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sen-mark-kirk-withdraws-support-for-trump/ Sen. Mark Kirk withdraws support for Trump]'' by Lynn Sweet, 7 June 2016, ''{{w|Chicago Sun-Times}}''. * Donald Trump — a political neophyte, a New York loudmouth who plays fast and loose with the truth, a massive [[egotism|egotist]] and a not altogether pleasant human being — has delivered conservatives one of the greatest years in living memory and has made our government more [[morality|moral]] in the process. The left and many on the right didn't see it coming because they [[hate]] the man. And because they didn't see it coming, they won't see that it's come. ** [[Andrew Klavan]], "[https://pjmedia.com/andrewklavan/trump-has-made-our-government-more-moral/ Trump Has Made Our Government More Moral]", ''PJ Media'' (December 15, 2017) * President Trump has violated many of the norms and [[w:Law of the United States|laws]] on which our democracy depends. He circumvents [[United States Congress|Congress]] [[w:National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States|by declaring the “crisis” at the border a national emergency]]. He orders his staff to ignore {{w|subpoena}}s. He uses his presidential status to enhance his [[w:Trump family|family]]’s wealth. He demands absolute loyalty from his appointees. He treats truth like a despot and jokes with [[Vladimir Putin]] about his “[[w:Fake news#Usage of the term by Donald Trump|fake news]]” problem. He boasts about [[w:Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations|his misogyny]] and [[Racial views of Donald Trump|spews racist insults]]. Trump is not a [[despot]]. But neither were [[Mussolini]] and [[Hitler]] early on. No [[w:Blackshirts|black]] or {{w|brown shirts}} march in our streets. President Trump’s enablers wear white shirts and black robes. They are unified. Democrats are not. ** [[Claudia Koonz]], ''[https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/173030 Autocrats do not need a majority to destroy democracy. A divided opposition helps them.]'' (September 15, 2019), ''{{w|History News Network}}''. * Look, Trump has been elected, he will be our president and he has the right to choose conservatives. But instead of turning to the many principled Republicans available, he seems drawn to hotheads and [[bigots]], embarrassing himself and our nation. ** [[Nicholas D. Kristof]], ''[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/opinion/sunday/so-many-options-yet-donald-trump-picks-the-ugly.html Trump Embarrasses Himself and Our Country]'', ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (November 19, 2016) *Isn't Donald Trump the very epitome of vulgarity? In sum... Isn't Trumpism a two-bit Caesarism of a kind that American conservatives have always disdained? Isn't the task of conservatives today to stand athwart Trumpism, yelling Stop? ** [[Bill Kristol|William Kristol]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * What do African-Americans have to lose, asks Donald Trump. ** [[Paul Krugman]], about the comments of Trump on African Americans in the United States. [https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/766985736843165696 Twitter, August 20, 2016] === L === * There is nothing like a common adversary to make people recognize what they have in common. Once there was consensus that civility, compassion, immigration, equal opportunity and foreign allies were good; that racism, misogyny, discrimination, voter suppression and foreign autocrats were bad; that respect for the U.S. military, intelligence community, political leaders, science, the Constitution and the rule of law was a given; that the American promise was based on good faith, compromise and checks and balances; and that presidents should be role models. ** {{citation |date=2020-10-19 |title=Trump’s COVID-19 Misinformation Since Testing Positive | author= Jill Lawren | periodical=USA Today | url=https://usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/10/19/never-trump-conservatives-for-biden-patriots-role-models-column/3696503001/}} * On January 20, 2017, Donald John Trump became president, unskilled in the machinery of government and unmoved morally by the calling of the position, but aglow in his unmatched power. The first three years of Trump's term revealed a presidency of one, in which the universal value was loyalty- not to the country, but to the president himself. Scandal, bluster, and uninhibited chaos reigned. Decisions were driven by a reflexive logic of self-preservation and self-aggrandizement. Delusions born of narcissism and insecurity overtook reality. ** Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 1 * The year 2020 will be remembered in the American epoch as one of anguish and abject failure. The coronavirus pandemic killed more than half a million people in the United States and infected tens of millions more, the deadliest health crisis in a century. Through the administration's Operation Warp Speed helped produce vaccines in record time, its overall coronavirus response was mismanaged by the president and marred by ineptitude and backbiting. The virus was only one of the crises Trump confronted in 2020. The pandemic paralyzed the economy, plunging the nation into a recession during which low-wage workers, many of them minorities, suffered the most. The May 25 killing of George Floyd, a Black man, under the knee of a white police officer ignited protests for racial justice and an end to police discrimination and brutality. Yet Trump sought to exploit the simmering divisions for personal political gain, quickly declared himself "your president of law and order" and relentlessly pressured Pentagon leaders to deploy active-duty troops against Black Lives Matter protestors. The worsening climate crisis, meanwhile, was almost entirely ignored Trump, who earlier in his term had rolled back environmental regulations and withdrawn the United States from the Paris Agreement. The president was instead preoccupied with stoking doubts about the legitimacy of the election. After he lost to Joe Biden, Trump fanned the flames of conspiracies and howled about fraud that did not exist. His false claims of a "rigged election" inspired thousands of people to storm the Capitol in a violent and ultimately failed insurrection on January 6, 2021. ** Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 2 * Most of Trump's failings can be explained by a simple truth: He cared more about himself than the country. Whether managing the coronavirus or reacting to his election defeat, Trump prioritized what he thought to be his political and personal interests over the common good. ** Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 4 * ...shrewdness, coupled with shamelessness and unnatural political stamina, allowed Trump to deliver on many of his political promises. He pleased his conservative base by remaking the federal judiciary, including with three nominations to the Supreme Court; cutting taxes on corporations and the wealthy; expanding the military; toughening border enforcement; and weakening the regulatory state. Trump also forged new bilateral trade agreements, negotiated peace accords in the Middle East, and won concessions from European allies he had argued were taking advantage of the United States. Trump nearly won a second term. More than 74 million people voted to reelect him- the second-highest total ever recorded, the highest being Biden's 81 million. Were it not for Biden's victories in a handful of swing states, Trump would have won the electoral college and secured four more years in office. It would be foolhardy then to dismiss his presidency as a failure and to turn the page on this period. Rather, we must try to understand what made him so appealing to so many, and what that reveals about the country. ** Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 6-7 *Deserate people do desperate things in desperate times, unfortunately the American people are facing desperate times of [[COVID-19]], but '''this president is in desperate times'''... as he speaks ill about senator Harris '''he speaks ill about women''', and we hear it and it is a '''loud siren across this nation''' **[[Sheila Jackson Lee]] on [https://www.facebook.com/AC360/videos/trump-intentionally-mispronouncing-kamala-harris-name/715040455763281/ Anderson Cooper 360 (video)] on October 26, 2020 * Sadism has even found a prominent position in popular culture.Many prime-time television series now owe their staying power to the sadistic impulses they exploit on the tube. Audience members find tremendous enjoyment in viewing horrified contestants who devour worms and insects on NBC's ''Fear Factor''; Donald Trump who exclaims without nuance, "You're fired" on his wildly popular series, ''The Apprentice''... ** Jack Levin and James Alan Fox, "Normalcy in Behavioral Characteristics of the Sadistic Serial Killer", Chapter 1 in ''Serial Murder and the Psychology of Violent Crimes'', edited by Richard N. Kocsis, 2008 Humana Press; p. 12-13 *Donald Trump is no conservative. That's not a crime, it's just a reason to vote against him. Many fine people are not conservatives. But the reason Trump's candidacy should worry the Right runs much deeper than that. He poses a direct challenge to conservatism, because he embodies the empty promise of managerial leadership outside of politics. ** Yuval Levin, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. *We have now arrived at a point where what is being spouted by Donald Trump, and others, amounts to a shallow, vulgar, uncompassionate conservatism. Sadly, to many Republicans, [[George W. Bush|Bush]] is now a punchline, and Trump is the fad of the moment. ** Matt Lewis, [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/25/you-guys-i-m-starting-to-miss-dubya.html "You Guys, I'm Starting to Miss Dubya"] (25 November 2015), ''The Daily Beast'' *President Trump’s order to take out Qasem Soleimani was morally, constitutionally and strategically correct. It deserves more bipartisan support than the begrudging or negative reactions it has received thus far from my fellow Democrats. ** [[Joe Lieberman]], [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-and-iran-11578262553 "The Democrats and Iran"], ''[[w:The Wall Street Journal|The Wall Street Journal]]'' (January 5, 2020) *I know Donald Trump. He's been a frequent guest on my radio and television programs, and I introduced him at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2015. He has always been amiable and complimentary. I genuinely like him. But not as my presidential pick. ** Dana Loesch, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * Trump's time in the White House is finally over. His presidency can be summarized as chaos, division, threats and hate. It's a wake up call for what can happen when hate and extremism are let in. ** Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden, on [https://www.facebook.com/stefanlofven/posts/5326105824096935 FaceBook, January 20 2021] (in Swedish). *While Trump's appeal to various groups may be understandable, he makes a terrible champion for Republicans, and especially for conservatives. By the standards we typically use to evaluate candidates — their records, their views, their popularity with the general public, their experience, their temperament, their character — Trump should be dismissed out of hand. No candidate is perfect, but large numbers of conservatives have never before supported any candidate so obviously deficient in all of these respects. That Trump has a long history of liberal positions that extends even into the fairly recent past should not by itself be disqualifying. Conservatism has always welcomed converts. But conservatives have also expected some demonstrated commitment to their principles, some action that advanced their causes, before seeking to elevate a convert to high office. When Mitt Romney ran for the Senate in 1994, for example, he tried to distance himself from Reagan-era conservatism. He later moved right. But even on his least conservative day, Romney was arguing for a smaller government and lower taxes (and for an end to Ted Kennedy's career). Trump, by contrast, has done essentially nothing for any conservative cause prior to deciding to run for the Republican presidential nomination. ** [[Rich Lowry]] and Ramesh Ponnuru, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/425010/donald-trump-lowry-ponnuru "Trump Wrongs The Right"] (19 October 2015), ''National Review''. * Trump obviously never meant to impose a wealth test on his administration, or he would have failed it himself. He is proof that a fortune isn't necessarily an obstacle to being a champion of an agenda of {{w|populist}} reform. ** [[Rich Lowry]], ''[http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/no-the-swamp-wont-be-drained-214493 No, the Swamp Won't Be Drained]'', ''{{w|Politico}}'' (December 01, 2016) * He wouldn't {{w|drain the swamp}}, but merely feed different alligators. ** [[Rich Lowry]], ''[http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/no-the-swamp-wont-be-drained-214493 No, the Swamp Won't Be Drained]'', ''{{w|Politico}}'' (December 01, 2016) * No participant in an administration that caged children, performed involuntary surgeries on captive women, and scoffed at science as millions were infected with a deadly virus should be enriched by the almost rote largesse of a big book deal. And no one who incited, suborned, instigated, or otherwise supported the January 6, 2021 coup attempt should have their philosophies remunerated and disseminated through our beloved publishing houses. ** Barry Lyga, novelist, in a letter signed by more than 250 authors, editors, agents, professors and others in the American literary community, as quoted in {{citation |date=2021-01-15 |title=Hundreds in publishing sign letter objecting to book deals for the Trump administration | author= Dorany Pineda | periodical=Los Angeles Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-01-15/book-world-signs-letter-to-block-trump-book-deals}} * When you get up there and try to say you want to see Hillary Clinton win, that wouldn't go over so big. Trump has sold me. What more can I say? I just think he's the only one who's going to turn this country around. ** [[Loretta Lynn]], as quoted in [http://dailycaller.com/2016/01/13/this-huge-country-star-just-revealed-the-republican-shes-supporting-for-president/ "This Huge Country Star Just Revealed The Republican She's Supporting For President"] by Kaitlan Collins, ''The Daily Caller'' (13 January 2016) === M === * [Trump ... alpha male] they’re overcompensating for how insecure they feel — a man who is secure with himself, a human who is secure with themselves, doesn’t have to go around bullying people all the time. ** [[Madonna]] stating it was not true that she had ever asked Donald Trump for a date according to [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/magazine/madonna-madame-x.html Madonna at Sixty] published June 5, 2019 *Donald Trump, for all of his bluster, is at least authentically stupid... All these other guys are clown posers. Trump is the genuine article. And, God help me, I think I'd rather have him sitting in the Oval Office, getting stupidly out-maneuvered by the politicians under him, than bringing in a guy like [[Ben Carson|Carson]] who is willing to shred every last bit of his intellectual credibility in order to lord over a citizenry he doesn't seem to have much respect for. ** {{w|Drew Magary}}, [http://www.gq.com/story/fuck-ben-carson "F*ck Ben Carson"], ''GQ'' (8 October 2015) * New Rule: Whenever you think the Tea Party can't get any dumber, they get dumber. Now they're in love with Donald Trump. Because nothing says "We're serious about fiscal responsibility" quite like a billionaire whose corporations have filed for bankruptcy three times. ** {{citation | author = [[Bill Maher]] | year = 2011 | title = The New New Rules: A Funny Look At How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass | location = New York | publisher = Blue Rider Press | isbn = 978-0399158414 }} * Here's the thing about Donald Trump: He never apologizes. He's never wrong, no matter what crazy thing he says. He's totally— he's the white [[Kanye West|Kanye]]. And they are gonna love him. For a party whose base adores belligerence, this is the guy. ** [[Bill Maher]], {{citation | date = 2015-06-26 | title = Real Time with Bill Maher | medium = TV | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTL-M3e6lq0 }} * Did you know that of the 14 states with the highest number of painkiller prescriptions per person, they all went for Trump? ** [[Bill Maher]] ''Real Time with Bill Maher'', January 20th 2017 * His behavior defies the traditional definition of what it means to be "manly." He wears bronzer, loves gold and gossip, is obsessed with his physical appearance, whines constantly, can't control his emotions, watches daytime television, enjoys parades and interior decorating, and used to sell perfume. ** Windsor Mann, {{citation | date = 2019-02-18 | title = The least macho president | publisher = The Week | url = https://theweek.com/articles/816310/least-macho-president }} * He set us back like 10 years. We have worked so hard to promote our values, values that made him president when he hawked them, and now he does this, leaving everything in shambles? Nah, destroy him. Let it be a lesson to every other 'populist'. ** Frances Martel, international news editor at Breitbart News, as quoted by {{citation | author = Will Sommer | date = 2021-01-15 | title = ‘Destroy Trump’: Breitbart Staffers Seethe After Capitol Riot | publisher = Daily Beast | url = https://www.thedailybeast.com/breitbart-staffers-clashed-over-blaming-trump-for-capitol-riot-leaked-chats-show?ref=home?ref=home }} * I think even during the campaign I said that Trump reminded me most of [[w:Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]. They have the same level of emotional maturity. And Joffrey likes to remind everyone that he's king. And he thinks that gives him the ability to do anything. And we're not an absolute monarchy, like Westeros is. We're a constitutional republic. And yet, Trump doesn't seem to know what that means. He thinks the presidency gives him the power to do anything. And so, yeah, Joffrey is Trump. ** [[George R. R. Martin]], interviewed by Jamie Sims in the ''T: The New York Times Style Magazine'', [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/t-magazine/george-rr-martin-qanda-game-of-thrones.html "George R. R. Martin Answers Times Staffers’ Burning Questions,"] October 16, 2018. * Today's violent assault on our Capitol, an effort to subjugate American democracy by mob rule, was fomented by Mr. Trump. His use of the Presidency to destroy trust in our election and to poison our respect for fellow citizens has been enabled by pseudo political leaders whose names will live in infamy as profiles in cowardice. Our Constitution and our Republic will overcome this stain and We the People will come together again in our never-ending effort to form a more perfect Union, while Mr. Trump will deservedly be left a man without a country. ** James Mattis {{citation | date = 2020-01-07 | title = Former Defense Secretary Mattis says Trump 'fomented' the security breach at the US Capitol | publisher = abc NEWS | url = https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/defense-secretary-mattis-trump-fomented-security-breach-us/story?id=75100611 }} * Trump is a potential disaster as commander-in-chief—uninformed, volatile, poor judgment. Hard to believe this is the candidate of a major political party. ** [[Barry McCaffrey]], retired four-star U.S. Army general, as quoted in [https://www.yahoo.com/news/does-military-think-donald-trump-204408128.html "What Does the Military Think of Donald Trump?"] (15 June 2016), ''Time'' * In recent days, Donald Trump disparaged a fallen soldier's parents. He has suggested that the likes of their son should not be allowed in the United States — to say nothing of entering its service. I cannot emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump's statement. I hope Americans understand that the remarks do not represent the views of our Republican Party, its officers, or candidates. ** [[John McCain]], statement regarding Donald Trump's comments about [[Khizr M. Khan|Khizr]] and Ghazala Khan ([http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/01/politics/john-mccain-statement-khan-family/index.html transcript] by {{w|CNN}}) (August 1, 2016) * I claim no moral superiority over Donald Trump. I have a long and well-known public and private record for which I will have to answer at the Final Judgment, and I repose my hope in the promise of mercy and the moderation of age. I challenge the nominee to set the example for what our country can and should represent. ** [[John McCain]], statement regarding Donald Trump's comments about [[Khizr M. Khan|Khizr]] and Ghazala Khan ([http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/01/politics/john-mccain-statement-khan-family/index.html transcript] by {{w|CNN}}) (August 1, 2016) * Arizona is watching. It is time for Donald Trump to set the example for our country and the future of the Republican Party. While our Party has bestowed upon him the nomination, it is not accompanied by unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us. ** [[John McCain]], statement regarding Donald Trump's comments about [[Khizr M. Khan|Khizr]] and Ghazala Khan ([http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/01/politics/john-mccain-statement-khan-family/index.html transcript] by {{w|CNN}}) (August 1, 2016) * [[2018 Russia–United States summit|Today's press conference in Helsinki]] was one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory. The damage inflicted by [[President Trump]]'s [[naiveté]], [[egotism]], [[false]] [[equivalence]], and [[sympathy]] for [[autocrats]] is difficult to calculate. … President Trump proved not only unable, but unwilling to stand up to [[Putin]]. He and Putin seemed to be speaking from the same script as the president made a conscious [[choice]] to defend a [[tyrant]] against the fair questions of a [[free press]], and to grant Putin an uncontested platform to spew [[propaganda]] and [[lies]] to the [[world]]. … No prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant. Not only did President Trump fail to speak the [[truth]] about an adversary; but speaking for America to the world, our president failed to [[defend]] all that makes us who we are — a [[republic]] of [[free]] [[people]] dedicated to the cause of [[liberty]] at home and abroad. American presidents must be the champions of that cause if it is to [[succeed]]. Americans are [[waiting]] and hoping for President Trump to embrace that [[sacred]] [[responsibility]]. One can only [[hope]] they are not waiting totally in vain. ** [[John McCain]], official statement: [https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=press-releases&id=A99FDA26-673D-4560-B4EA-5AEDF0685EC5 "SASC Chairman John Mccain on Trump-Putin Meeting" (16 July 2018)] *The presidency's most crucial duty is the protection of American national security. Yet, interviewed by Hugh Hewitt months into his campaign, Donald Trump did not know the key leaders of the global jihad. The man who would be commander-in-chief was unfamiliar with Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader who has been murdering Americans for over 30 years; Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's longtime deputy who has quite notoriously commanded al-Qaeda since the network's leader was killed by U.S. forces in 2011; and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic State (ISIS) and a jihadist so globally notorious that many teenagers are aware of him. Of course a man who wants to be president should make it his business to know such things. **Andrew C. McCarthy, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. <i> About the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|attack on US Capitol]]: </i> * The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. ** Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Republican, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-19 | author = Alex Rogers, Clare Foran | title = Mitch McConnell: Capitol Hill mob was 'provoked' by Trump | publisher = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/mitch-mcconnell-rioters-provoked/index.html }} <i> About the attack on US Capitol: </i> * Former President Trump's actions that preceded the riot were a disgraceful, disgraceful dereliction of duty. Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. * Impeachment was never meant to be the final forum for American justice * We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former Presidents are not immune from being held accountable by either one. * He did not do his job. He didn't take steps so federal law could be faithfully executed and order restored. No. Instead, according to public reports, he watched television happily -- happily -- as the chaos unfolded. ** Mitch McConnell, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-02-13 | author = Alex Rogers and Manu Raju | title = McConnell blames Trump but voted not guilty anyway | publisher = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/13/politics/mitch-mcconnell-acquit-trump/index.html }} *When you think of how far we have come, and at what cost, and with what faith, to just turn it all over to this monstrous clown with a monstrous ego, with no experience, never served his country in any way — it's just crazy. We can't stand by and let it happen. The Republican Party shouldn't stand by and let it happen. ** {{w|David McCullough}}, quoted by Jim Dwyer in ''{{w|The New York Times}}'', [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/nyregion/donald-trump-david-mccullough-ken-burns.html "Scholars Steeped in Dead Politicians Take On a Live One: Donald Trump,"] July 12 2016. *Trump had been calling for better relations with [[Russia]] during his presidential campaign... Stooping to a new low, Friday's (New York) Times headline screamed: "F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia." For those interested in evidence — or the lack of it— regarding collusion between Russia and the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, we can thank the usual Russia-gate promoters at [[Mainstream media|The New York Times and CNN]] for inadvertently filling in some gaps in recent days... NYT readers had to get down to paragraph 9 to read: "No evidence has emerged..." **[[Ray McGovern]] in [https://consortiumnews.com/2019/01/15/russia-gate-evidence-please/ ''Ray McGovern: Russia-gate Evidence, Please,''] (15 January 2019) * Donald Trump is no conservative. He's a populist whose theme is: Our government is broken, and I'll fix it. He's right on point one: Both parties have failed to lead. Obama and congressional Democrats manipulate the levers of power to push America farther toward European socialism; Republicans promise free-market alternatives but end up caving in to pressure or carrying water for the GOP's own big-government special interests. The American people have signaled in recent elections that they've had enough of business as usual, and now they want to clean house. Yet Trump is no better than what we already have. He'll say anything to get a vote but give us more of the same if he gets into office. Trump beguiles us, defies the politically correct media, and bullies anyone who points out that the emperor has no clothes. None of that makes him a conservative who cherishes liberty... For decades, Trump has argued for big government. ** David McIntosh, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * Trump himself thought it was a good idea in the recent past to support Hillary Clinton, including to be President. ** Dan McLaughlin, [http://www.redstate.com/dan_mclaughlin/2016/05/17/never-trump-movement-neither-anti-american-hypocritical/ "The Never Trump Movement Is Neither Anti-American Nor Hypocritical"] (17 May 2016), ''Red State'' * Trump is unexpectedly increasing my enthusiasm for [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary]]. What he is saying is not based on facts: it's based on immaturity, bad judgment and ignorance, and I think it's going to be hard for people in uniform who are thoughtful about this, to vote for him. ** [[Merrill McPeak]], retired U.S. Air Force chief of staff, as quoted in [https://www.yahoo.com/news/does-military-think-donald-trump-204408128.html "What Does the Military Think of Donald Trump?"] (15 June 2016), ''Time'' * Donald Trump is an original ** [[John McWhorter]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phsU1vVHOQI Language Expert: Donald Trump's Way Of Speaking Is 'Oddly Adolescent' | The 11th Hour | MSNBC]''' (September 15, 2017) * Trump's brawling, blustery, mean-spirited public persona serves to associate conservatives with all the negative stereotypes that liberals have for decades attached to their opponents on the right. According to conventional caricature, conservatives are selfish, greedy, materialistic, bullying, misogynistic, angry, and intolerant. They are, we're told, privileged and pampered elitists who revel in the advantages of inherited wealth while displaying only cruel contempt for the less fortunate and the less powerful. The Left tried to smear Ronald Reagan in such terms but failed miserably because he displayed none of the stereotypical traits... Trump is the living, breathing, bellowing personification of all the nasty characteristics Democrats routinely ascribe to Republicans. ** {{w|Michael Medved}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * There are two tactical approaches for candidates seeking their party's nomination in election campaigns. One is to strongly debate the issues and firmly advocate your positions, but to avoid personal attacks on your opponents or needless divisiveness. The other is to vigorously attack your fellow candidates, disparaging them personally and seeking to raise yourself up by dragging them down. Ronald Reagan was famous for epitomizing the former path. Donald Trump, unfortunately, has chosen to follow the latter course... At a time when the nation is suffering under one of the most divisive and incompetent presidents in history, our people need positive, unifying leadership, not negative, destructive political rhetoric. ** [[Edwin Meese]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * Trump owes less to Willkie's tradition than to Benito Mussolini's, and not only because of the superficial: Trump's chin-out toughness, sweeping right-hand gestures and talk of his "huge" successes and his "stupid" opponents all evoke the Italian dictator's style. Monday's breathtaking announcement that he would block all Muslims from entering the United States has many pointing out the obvious fascist overtones... Trump uses many of the fascist's tools: a contempt for facts, spreading a pervasive sense of fear and overwhelming crisis, portraying his backers as victims, assigning blame to foreign or alien actors and suggesting only his powerful personality can transcend the crisis. He endorsed the violence done to a dissenter at one of his rallies, and he now floats the idea of making entry to the United States contingent on religion. ** [[Dana Milbank]], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-isnt-todays-wendell-willkie-hes-todays-benito-mussolini/2015/12/08/77c81b0c-9ddc-11e5-a3c5-c77f2cc5a43c_story.html "Donald Trump, America's modern Mussolini"] (8 December 2015), ''The Washington Post''. * For all the promises Trump is breaking, there is one he has kept without wavering: his vow to be unpredictable. ... Some suggest that there is a method to Trump's [[madness]], that he is trying to make would-be adversaries think he is [[irrational]] and capricious, thereby making [[foes]] and [[rivals]] wary of pushing him too far. ... But in Trump's application of the {{w|Madman Theory}} there seems to be less [[theory]] than madman. There may be advantages to keeping foes and opponents off guard, but Trump is baffling [[friends]] and [[allies]], too. In [[foreign affairs]], unpredictability spooks allies and spreads instability. And unpredictable [[policy]] at home has long been seen as toxic for business. ... The widespread [[chaos]] suggests Trump isn't signaling new policies as much as he's winging it. His unpredictability is not a theory. It's the absence of one. ** [[Dana Milbank]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-one-consistent-policy-chaos/2016/12/06/f1a5a5ae-bbf7-11e6-91ee-1adddfe36cbe_story.html?utm_term=.f664c9ebc888 Trump's one consistent policy: Chaos]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (December 6, 2016) * You never know where the president's trigger point is ** Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley according to "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcGUVBJgZnE Milley took top-secret action to limit Trump's ability to order military strike, book says]" (January8, 2021) *He needs no introduction. His name is familiar to every person on the planet Earth. His name comes up in almost every conversation in the world on global politics. His every word is followed by tens of millions. He has left a deep and lasting impact everywhere. **[[Narendra Modi]], speaking at the "Howdy Modi" rally at NRG Stadium in Houston, United States, ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhFC-Un3J9Q ETV Andhra Pradesh]'' (22 September 2019) [[File:Moon Jae-in presidential portrait.jpg|thumb|President Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize. ~ [[Moon Jae-in]]]] * '''President Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize.''' ** [[Moon Jae-in]], as quoted in [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-trump/trump-should-win-the-nobel-peace-prize-says-south-koreas-moon-idUSKBN1I10OD "South Korea president says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize"] by Hyonhee Shin, ''Reuters'' (30 April 2018) * The three primary goals of religious conservatives: to protect all human life, including that of the unborn; to reinforce the sanctity of marriage and the family; and to conserve the religious freedom of all persons. All three goals would be in jeopardy under a Trump presidency. Yes, Trump says that he is pro-life now, despite having supported partial-birth abortion in the past. The problem is not whether he can check a box. Pro-life voters expect leaders to have a coherent vision of human dignity and to be able to defend against assaults on human life in the future—some of which may be unimaginable today and will present themselves only as new technologies develop. ** Russell Moore, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * Trump's proposal would assure the enmity of all Muslims, including those whose support we need if we are to prevail. Even assuming an infallible way to identify who is Muslim, the proposal is both under- and over-inclusive. It is under-inclusive because it does not address potential terrorists who have U.S. passports or residence permits, or are already here, or may threaten us abroad; it is over-inclusive because it bars the huge majority of Muslims who are not potential terrorists. Trump says he would order the military to kill the families of terrorists. That would be a direct violation of the most basic laws of armed conflict, which require that deadly force be used only when required by military necessity, under circumstances that allow distinction between military and civilian targets, and when incidental damage to non-military targets is proportional to the military advantage gained. A military that adhered to the laws of armed conflict would necessarily disobey such an order; if it followed the order, both the person who gave it and those who followed it would be subject to prosecution for war crimes. ** Michael B. Mukasey, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. *What a fucking idiot. **[[Rupert Murdoch]], as quoted in [http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/michael-wolff-fire-and-fury-book-donald-trump.html "Donald Trump Didn't Want to Be President"] (January 2017), by Michael Wolff, ''NY Mag'' * I want him out. He has caused enough damage. ** Lisa Murkovski, Republican senator, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-10 | author = Kate Sullivan, Nicky Robertson | title = Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says he thinks Trump 'committed impeachable offenses' | publisher = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/pat-toomey-trump-impeachable-offenses/index.html }} *Trump has gotten six or seven stories in his [[President of the United States|presidency]] so far, that if they happened in 1981, there would have been serious talk about the president needing to resign. And that's gone now, that ray gun of, ''"We don't do this. You can't get away with that"'' is pretty much gone... Everything is a [[Bigotry|racial stereotype]] with him half the time. We've got to admit that about [[Trump]]. **[[Mike Murphy]], [http://conversationswithbillkristol.org/video/mike-murphy/ interview with Bill Kristol] (20 June 2017) *A Moscow loving grifter is on the loose in the White House. Shame on the Vichy Republicans who constantly enable him. **[[Mike Murphy (political consultant)|Mike Murphy]], [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/04/playbook-birthday-mike-murphy-620654 interview with Daniel Lippman] (2018) * I don't hate the man, but it's time for Trump to hang up his hat & sail into the sunset. * Do we really want a bull in a china shop situation every single day!? Also, I think the legal maximum age for start of Presidential term should be 69. ** Elon Musk, quoted in [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/other/3554566-elon-musk-time-for-trump-to-hang-up-his-hat-sail-into-the-sunset/ "Elon Musk: Time for Trump to ‘hang up his hat & sail into the sunset’"], 7 July 2022 * What kind of son have I created? ** [[w:Mary Anne MacLeod Trump|Mary Trump|]] (Trump's mother), [https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/share/e515a2cd-a51b-4f83-8d61-6ebb9a104e0a is said] to have asked [[Ivana Trump]] === N === * When Trump came for the Mexicans, I did not speak out — as I was not a Mexican. When he came for the Muslims I did not speak out — as I was not a Muslim. Then he came for me. ** [[New York Daily News|The Daily News]], variant of ''{{w|First they came ...}}'' by [[Martin Niemöller]], as quoted in ''[https://www.businessinsider.com/daily-news-donald-trump-muslim-cover-2015-12 Daily News cover shows Donald Trump cutting off the Statue of Liberty's head]'' (December 09, 2015) by Colin Campbell, ''{{w|Business Insider}}'' * I love Donald, and he would make a great [[President of the United States|president]]. Number one, he tells the truth. Number two, he's been where most of these guys want to be, in terms of riding on his own plane. He doesn't have to worry about what hotels he stays in, he doesn't have to worry about how his family gets to Hawaii, so on and so forth. I could give you so many reasons. But most of all, most important I think for Mr. Trump, is he tells it like it is. Look, we can talk about these radicals all we want, but it's my opinion, and I heard [Trump] say this too: They're only going to be as radical as we let them be. ** [[w:Wayne Newton|Wayne Newton]] on {{citation | date = 2015-10-06 | title = [[w:Fox & Friends|Fox & Friends]] | medium = TV }} — as quoted in [http://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/256070-wayne-newton-all-in-on-trump "Wayne Newton all in on Trump"] by Judy Kurtz, ''The Hill'' (6 October 2015) * Mr President... STOP THE INSANITY You lost the election - here's how to save your legacy ** New York Post, quoted in [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/28/media/new-york-post-donald-trump-editorial/index.html "New York Post to Donald Trump: Stop the insanity"], David Goldman, ''CNN'' (29 December 2020) *Trump has chosen to identify himself as a Republican as a matter of egotistical convenience. ** Tom Nichols, [http://thefederalist.com/2016/02/24/ill-take-hillary-clinton-over-donald-trump/ "I'll Take Hillary Clinton Over Donald Trump"] (24 February 2016), ''The Federalist'' *'''As you can imagine, [Pat] is an expert on politics and she predicts whenever you decide to run for office you will be a winner!''' ** [[Richard Nixon]], crediting his wife [[w:Pat Nixon|Pat Nixon]] in a letter to Trump in 1987, [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nixon-predicted-trump-success/ FACT CHECK: Did Richard Nixon Write a Letter Predicting Donald Trump’s Success in Politics?], ''[[w:Snopes|Snopes]]'', (May 18, 2017) *Have you ever argued with a toddler? Because if you have, you probably lost that argument, or you killed the toddler. Either way, you didn't win the argument, because you can't win an argument against a toddler. Toddlers will say the most outlandish shit. [...] Over the course of this election season, we've come to realize that president-elect Donald Trump might have the mind of a toddler. And if you think about it, it makes sense. He loves the same things that toddlers do. They like building things. They love attention, always grabbing things they're not supposed to. [...] You don't argue with a child if you want to win. Don't amplify the toddler's voice, because you'll just get trapped in the toddler's world. Rather, just keep asking the toddler to elaborate. Because logic is the downfall of every toddler. The point is to gently demoralize the toddler and smother his tantrums. And, as a bonus, stop him from delegitimizing the press. **[[Trevor Noah]], ''[[The Daily Show]]'', November 30, 2016. Quoted in ''[https://www.businessinsider.com/trevor-noah-trump-toddler-2016-11 Trevor Noah: How journalists really need to deal with Trump]'' (November 30, 2016) by Paul Schrodt, ''{{w|Business Insider}}'' * Donald Trump should be given the [[w:Presidential Medal of Freedom|Medal of Freedom]] for speaking his mind in such a bold, honest and straight-forward manner. ** [[Ted Nugent]], ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150710040259/http://www.wnd.com/2015/07/give-trump-the-medal-of-freedom/ Give Trump the Medal of Freedom]'', ''{{w|WorldNetDaily}}'' (August 7, 2015). Quoted in ''[https://www.factcheck.org/2018/09/shaq-didnt-call-trump-the-best-president/ Shaq Didn’t Call Trump the 'Best President']'' (September 17, 2018) by Catherine Monk, ''{{w|FactCheck.org}}'' * Donald Trump comes closer than anyone else to being the archetype of the species; crossing genres, he exemplifies all the ways an asshole can capture our attention. ** {{citation | author = Geoffrey Nunberg | date = 2012-08-14 | title = [[w:Ascent of the A-Word|Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years]] | location = New York | publisher = PublicAffairs | isbn = 978-1610391757 | pages = 164-165 }} === O === * [Americans have] a continuing normative commitment to the ideals of individual freedom and mobility, values that extend far beyond the issue of race in the American mind. The depth of this commitment may be summarily dismissed as the unfounded optimism of the average American—I may not be Donald Trump now, but just you wait; if I don't make it, my children will. ** [[Barack Obama]], in a 1991 law school paper called "Race and Rights Rhetoric", as quoted in ''Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama'' (2017) by David Garrow, and reported in [https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/young-obama-said-the-american-dream-is-to-be-donald-trump "Young Obama Said the American Dream Is to Be Donald Trump", ''Vice'' (12 May 2017)] *We've got a debate inside the other party that is fantasy and schoolyard taunts and selling stuff like it's the Home Shopping Network. And then you've got the Republican establishment -- they're very exercised: We're shocked that somebody would be saying these things. We're shocked that somebody is fanning anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-Muslim sentiment. '''We're shocked! We're shocked that somebody could be loose with the facts. Or distort someone's record -- shocked... This is the guy, remember, who was sure that I was born in Kenya. Who just wouldn't let it go. And all this same Republican establishment, they weren't saying nothing. As long as it was directed at me, they were fine with it. They thought it was a hoot. Wanted to get his endorsement... What is happening in this primary is just a distillation of what's been happening inside their party for more than a decade.''' I mean, the reason that many of their voters are responding is because this is what's been fed through the messages they've been sending for a long time -- that you just make flat assertions that don't comport with the facts. That you just deny the evidence of science. That compromise is a betrayal. That the other side isn't simply wrong, or we just disagree, we want to take a different approach, but the other side is destroying the country, or treasonous. I mean, that's - look it up. That's what they've been saying. So they can't be surprised when somebody suddenly looks and says, you know what, I can do that even better. I can make stuff up better than that. I can be more outrageous than that. I can insult people even better than that. I can be even more uncivil. **Barack Obama on Trump, [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/03/14/remarks-president-dnc-reception-austin-tx March 2016] * I did hope, for the sake of our country, that Donald Trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously … But he never did. For close to four years now, he’s shown no interest in putting in the work; no interest in finding common ground; no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends; no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves. … Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t. **Barack Obama on Trump, [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/08/democratic-national-convention-kamala-harris-barack-obama 20 August 2020] * I like Donald Trump because he speaks from the heart. Make America Great Again is a great slogan. I would like to meet him. ** [[w:Family of Barack Obama#Malik_Obama|Malik Obama]], President Obama's half-brother, as quoted in [http://nypost.com/2016/07/24/why-obamas-half-brother-says-hell-be-voting-for-donald-trump/ "Why Obama's half-brother says he'll be voting for Donald Trump"] by Isabel Vincent, ''New York Post'' (24 July 2016) *Let's take a page from Donald Trump's book and ignore political correctness for a moment. If you support Trump, you support his sexist, bigoted and racist views. There are no ifs, ands or buts about it, and this is especially true for GOP party leaders, elected officials and even community leaders. Some have said things such as, 'I don't like Trump's history of demeaning women, but I think he will be good for the economy'. Sorry, you don't get a pass because you like one of his policy proposals. It's akin to saying, 'I supported Hitler for his tax plan'. And no, I'm absolutely not comparing Trump to Hitler. But Anne Frank's 86-year-old stepsister, Eva Schloss, who survived Auschwitz, did just that a few weeks ago, telling ''Newsweek'' that Trump 'is acting like another Hitler by inciting racism'. **Dean Obeidallah, [http://www.edition.cnn.com/2016/02/24/opinions/support-trump-support-bigotry-obeidallah/index.html "A Vote For Trump Is A Vote"] (24 February 2016), ''CNN'', State of Georgia: Cable News Network *He said to me, "if you're ever caught cheating, you deny, deny, deny, and wear them out, and they will believe you eventually because you've denied so long." **Jack O'Donnell, former president of the Trump Plaza casino in Atlantic City, [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/us/politics/stephen-moore-donald-trump-sexual-misconduct.html Believing Him: For Trump, Sticking With Men Like Stephen Moore Is Nothing New] (26 April 2019), ''New York Times'' * <p>This young girl, {{w|Tara Conner}}, how old is she? 20? 21. She went out and she was partying. She's from Kentucky. She went to New York and she was hanging out at all the parties, and doing what [[Paris Hilton|Paris]] and [[Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay]] do — you know, dancing, whatever. And so he held a press conference to announce whether or not she was going to ''retain'' her ''crown''. And then she started to cry, going, "I just want to thank Donald for giving me a second chance." And there he is, hair looping, going ''[flipping hair over top of her head, imitating Trump]'' "Everyone deserves a second chance. I'm going to give her a second chance."</p><p>He annoys me on a multitude of levels. ''He's'' the moral authority? Left the first wife, had an affair. Left the second wife, had an affair. Had kids both times, but ''he's'' the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America. Donald, sit and spin, my friend! I don't enjoy him. No. No, no, no.</p> * He inherited a lot of money — wait a minute — and he's been bankrupt so many times where he didn't have to pay. But the people beneath him who he owed money to got shorted out of the money, but he got to again, try again and again. And you know what saved him the second time? After his father died, with ''that'' money, he paid off all his bankruptcy. This is not a self-made man. * I just think that this man is sort of like one of those, you know, snake oil salesmen in ''Little House on the Prairie''. ** Rosie O'Donnell, ''The View'' (2006), quoted in "[http://www.people.com/article/rosie-odonnell-addresses-donald-trump-attack-presidential-debate Rosie O'Donnell Hits Back at Donald Trump After Debate Bashing - and Calls Him an 'Orange Anus']", ''People'' ({{#formatdate:2016-09-27}}) ** Referring to Trump's announcement that he would give Miss USA 2006 a "second chance" after her substance abuse scandal. *This man just can't be [[w:President of the United States|president]]. They've got this button — this briefcase. He's going to find it. **[[P. J. O'Rourke]], alluding to the nuclear codes the commander-in-chief takes control of upon assuming office, [http://www.npr.org/2016/05/09/477339063/conservative-author-pj-orourke-reluctantly-backs-clinton May 7, 2016] on [[w:NPR|NPR]] * The [[w:Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Fathers]] created a system of {{w|checks and balances}} to limit the power of the President, but it only works if someone fucking checks or balances. And if you don't, it's no longer on Trump, it's on you. Because when you've got the presidential equivalent of a five-year-old shitting on the salad bar of a {{w|Ruby Tuesdays}}, at some point you stop blaming the five-year-old, and you start blaming the people who are not stopping him. Stop that boy, that's what I am saying. Stop that boy, now. ** [[John Oliver]] during a piece on the aftermath of Trump's firing of FBI Director [[James Comey]] on his [[w:Last Week Tonight with John Oliver|Last Week Tonight]] show (14 May 2017) * Now that he’s president-elect, you just hope that he can make the world a better place. He won fair and square. We have to give him a chance. There’s no need talking about recounts and this and that. ** [[Shaquille O'Neal]], as quoted in ''[https://www.factcheck.org/2018/09/shaq-didnt-call-trump-the-best-president/ Shaq Didn’t Call Trump the 'Best President']'' (September 17, 2018) by Catherine Monk, ''{{w|FactCheck.org}}'' === P === *I'm happy with what Trump has done, because he's totally blown up the media! All of a sudden, ‘BOOM!' That lack of caution and shooting from the hip. He's not a president, of course. He's not remotely a president. He has no political skills of any kind. He's simply an American citizen who is creating his own bully pulpit. ** [[Camille Paglia]], as quoted by Luke Morgan Britan, "[http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/before-calling-taylor-swift-a-nazi-barbie-camille-paglia-laid-into-plenty-of-other-celebrities-765347#SFT3Db4CgkKHb7QH.99 Before Calling Taylor Swift A ‘Nazi Barbie', Camille Paglia Laid Into Plenty Of Other Celebrities]", NME.com, Dec 11, 2015; retrieved 15 September 2017 *Had Hillary won, everyone would have expected disappointed Trump voters to show a modicum of respect for the electoral results as well as for the historic ceremony of the inauguration, during which former combatants momentarily unite to pay homage to the peaceful transition of power in our democracy. But that was not the reaction of a vast cadre of Democrats shocked by Trump's win. In an abject failure of leadership that may be one of the most disgraceful episodes in the history of the modern Democratic party, Chuck Schumer, who had risen to become the Senate Democratic leader after the retirement of Harry Reid, asserted absolutely no moral authority as the party spun out of control in a nationwide orgy of rage and spite. Nor were there statesmanlike words of caution and restraint from two seasoned politicians whom I have admired for decades and believe should have run for president long ago—Senator Dianne Feinstein and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. How do Democrats imagine they can ever expand their electoral support if they go on and on in this self-destructive way, impugning half the nation as vile racists and homophobes?<br/>All of which brings us to the issue of Trump's performance to date. The initial conundrum was: could he shift from being the slashing, caustic ex-reality show star of the campaign to a more measured, presidential persona? Perhaps to the dismay of his diehard critics, Trump did indeed make that transition at the Capitol on inauguration morning, when he appeared grave and focused, palpably conveying a sense of the awesome burdens of the highest office. As for his particular actions as president, I am no fan of executive orders, which usurp congressional prerogatives and which I was already denouncing when Obama was constantly signing them (with very little protest, one might add, from the mainstream media). ** [[Camille Paglia]], as quoted by Johnathan V. Last, "[http://www.weeklystandard.com/camille-paglia-on-trump-democrats-transgenderism-and-islamist-terror/article/2008464 Camille Paglia: On Trump, Democrats, Transgenderism, and Islamist Terror]", The Weekly Standard, June 15, 2017 * Only one candidate's record of success proves he is the master of [[w:Trump: The Art of the Deal|the art of the deal]]... I'm here to support the next president of the United States, Donald Trump. ** [[Sarah Palin]], [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/sarah-palins-speech-endorsing-donald-trump-in-full-a6822771.html "Sarah Palin's speech endorsing Donald Trump in full"], ''Independent'' (20 January 2016) *With Donald Trump as the presumptive presidential nominee, we are witnessing a populist hijacking of one of the United States' great political parties... [R]ooted in ignorance, prejudice, fear and isolationism... This troubles me deeply as a Republican, but it troubles me even more as an American... Enough is enough... It's time to put country before party and say it together: Never Trump. ** [[Henry Paulson]], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/when-it-comes-to-trump-a-republican-treasury-secretary-says-choose-country-over-party/2016/06/24/c7bdba34-3942-11e6-8f7c-d4c723a2becb_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory "Choose country over party"] (24 June 2016), ''The Washington Post'', Washington, D.C., as quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-henry-paulson-op-ed-hillary-clinton-election-2016/ ''CBS News''] (June 2016) *Trump has made a living out of preying on and bullying society's most vulnerable, with the help of government. He isn't an outsider, but rather an unelected politician of the worst kind. He admits that he's bought off elected officials in order get his way and to openly abuse the system. The rabid defense he gets from some quarters is astonishing. Trump's liberal positions aren't in the distant past—he has openly promoted them on the campaign trail. Trump isn't fighting for anyone but himself, which has been his pattern for decades. Conservatives have a serious decision. Do we truly believe in our long-held principles and insist that politicians have records demonstrating fealty to them? Or are we willing to throw these principles away because an entertainer who has been a liberal Democrat for decades simply says some of the right things? ** {{w|Katie Pavlich}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' * Observing his behavior, I have concluded that he is like the man who refuses to ask for directions. * All of the answers are there. And yet the president continues to go down the wrong path and refuses to ask for directions from scientists who know better than any of us. ** [[Nancy Pelosi]], talking about the need for testing, contact tracing, treatment, social distancing, masking and equipment for handling the Coronavirus pandemic, as quoted by Marisa Schultz, [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-compares-trump-to-the-man-who-refuses-to-ask-for-directions "Pelosi compares Trump to 'the man who refuses to ask for directions'"], July 17 2020, <i>CNN</i> * We might get somebody of his ilk who's sane, and that would really be dangerous, because it could be who's smart, who's strategic, and the rest. This is a slob. He doesn't believe in science. He's a snake-oil salesman. And he's shrewd. Give him credit for his shrewdness. ** [[Nancy Pelosi]], as quoted by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 6 * Donald Trump and I believe that Captain [[w:Humayun S. M. Khan|Humayun Khan]] is an American hero and his family, like all Gold Star families, should be cherished by every American. Captain Khan gave his life to defend our country in the global war on terror. Due to the disastrous decisions of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, a once stable Middle East has now been overrun by ISIS. This must not stand. By suspending immigration from countries that have been compromised by terrorism, rebuilding our military, defeating ISIS at its source and projecting strength on the global stage, we will reduce the likelihood that other American families will face the enduring heartbreak of the Khan family. ** [[Mike Pence]], about the statements of Donald Trump on the fallen Captain {{w|Humayun S. M. Khan}}'s family — [https://www.facebook.com/mikepence/posts/10153921668637862 Facebook, July 31, 2016] * It really is remarkable to think about the progress the American people have made over the last several months. When the president tapped me to lead the [[White House Coronavirus Task Force]], he gave us the first objective is to save lives. And to focus on slowing the spread, [[w:Flattening the curve|bending the curve]]. [...] Secondly, the president made it clear to us that we were to make sure the [[w:Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitals|hospitals]] in impacted areas had the resources and the [[w:COVID-19 pandemic in the United States#Medical supplies|equipment]] that they needed to be able to save as many lives as possible. ** [[Mike Pence]], in an interview with {{w|Chuck Todd}} at ''{{w|Meet the Press}}'' (April 19, 2020). [https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-april-19-2020-n1187411 Transcript online] at ''{{w|NBCNews.com}}'' * The president has made it clear that we want the governors to implement testing and deploy testing where they deem it's most appropriate in their state, we're going to continue to fully partner with states around the country to increase the supply, to make sure that they have the reagents and the test kits necessary to perform those tests. But I want to say again, it is truly -- it's a tribute to the president's leadership that early on in this process he brought in the top commercial labs in the country. They formed an alliance. And we went from one month ago to 80,000 tests being done to four million tests being completed as of yesterday. We'll continue to increase that. We'll continue to make governors aware of that. ** [[Mike Pence]], in an interview with {{w|Chuck Todd}} at ''{{w|Meet the Press}}'' (April 19, 2020). [https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-april-19-2020-n1187411 Transcript online] at ''{{w|NBCNews.com}}'' * I've seen that report in the papers this morning. And I know that [[w:United States Department of Health and Human Services|HHS]] is making inquiries. But we believe those issues were resolved on that particular test by early February. But it's important for your viewers to know that that test, the slow lab-based test that is typical for [[CDC]] and {{w|public health}} labs would never have been able to meet the needs of testing in this coronavirus epidemic. That's why President Trump was so right when he brought together these commercial labs and formed a consortium. And literally took us from -- at that time in February we had done some 20,000 tests total across the country. Now we've done more than four million and we believe we'll have done more than five million tests before the end of this month. None of that would have been possible without the president's leadership, without the innovation, without the incredible efforts of companies like [[w:Roche Diagnostics|Roche]] and [[w:Avid Technology|Avid Laboratories]]. ** [[Mike Pence]] on a [[w:Food and Drug Administration|FDA]]'s report stating that CDC's initial test was faulty, in an interview with {{w|Chuck Todd}} at ''{{w|Meet the Press}}'' (April 19, 2020). [https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-april-19-2020-n1187411 Transcript online] at ''{{w|NBCNews.com}}'' * The American people can be confident that this president wants [[w:Trump administration communication during the COVID-19 pandemic#Lifting restrictions|to reopen]] the American economy as soon as we can safely and responsibly do it. ** [[Mike Pence]], in an interview with {{w|Chuck Todd}} at ''{{w|Meet the Press}}'' (April 19, 2020). [https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-april-19-2020-n1187411 Transcript online] at ''{{w|NBCNews.com}}'' * I wrote the scripture reference, which is 2 Corinthians 3:17, which is how it's written, I'm guilty as charged. That's exactly what I did. I sent him a couple of suggestions of some things he could talk about as a connection point. <br /> It shows that he's not familiar with Bible, Donald Trump's a very interesting guy. There are some things about him that I find fascinating, that I like about him, as well as other evangelicals. ** [[w:Tony Perkins (politician)|Tony Perkins]], in an interview with {{w|CNN}}'s {{w|Erin Burnett}} on ''[[w:Erin Burnett OutFront|OutFront]]'', about Trump saying "two Corinthians" instead of "Second Corinthians" during a speech at Liberty University. [http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/20/politics/donald-trump-tony-perkins-sarah-palin/] (January 22, 2016) * He offers a barking carnival act that can be best described as Trumpism: a toxic mix of demagoguery, mean-spiritedness and nonsense that will lead the Republican Party to perdition if pursued... Let no one be mistaken: Donald Trump's candidacy is a cancer on conservatism, and it must be clearly diagnosed, excised and discarded. ... Donald Trump is the modern-day incarnation of the {{w|Know Nothing}} movement. ** [[Rick Perry]], campaign event, Willard Hotel, {{#formatdate:2015-07-22}}, quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-22 | title = Perry: Trump's campaign ‘a barking carnival act' and ‘a cancer on conservatism' | first = Jose A. | last = DelReal | newspaper = The Washington Post | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/07/22/rick-perry-donald-trumps-campaign-a-barking-carnival-act-and-a-cancer-on-conservatism/ }} * I don't know how far Trump will go. But in giving confidence to the American people and exposing establishment hypocrisy, he has already done a great service for our country. ** [[w:Jesse Lee Peterson|Jesse Lee Peterson]], [http://www.wnd.com/2015/09/cowards-join-forces-to-attack-the-bully/ "Cowards join forces to attack the 'bully'"], ''[[w:WorldNetDaily|WND]]'' (21 September 2015) *To most of us, the American presidential campaign is a media freak show, in which Donald Trump is the arch villain. But Trump is loathed by those with power in the United States for reasons that have little to do with his obnoxious behaviour and opinions. To the invisible government in Washington, the unpredictable Trump is an obstacle to America’s design for the 21st century...To the militarists in Washington, the real problem with Trump is that, in his lucid moments, he seems not to want a war with Russia; he wants to talk with the Russian president, not fight him; he says he wants to talk with the president of China. In the first debate with Hillary Clinton, Trump promised not to be the first to introduce nuclear weapons into a conflict. He said, “I would certainly not do first strike. Once the nuclear alternative happens, it’s over.” That was not news... what is clear is that Trump is considered a serious threat to the status quo maintained by the vast national security machine that runs the United States, regardless of who is in the White House. The CIA wants him beaten. The Pentagon wants him beaten. The media wants him beaten. Even his own party wants him beaten. He is a threat to the rulers of the world – unlike Clinton who has left no doubt she is prepared to go to war with nuclear-armed Russia and China... Without a shred of evidence, she has accused Russia of supporting Trump and hacking her emails. **[[John Pilger]], [http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article45752.htm Inside the Invisible Government: War, Propaganda, Clinton & Trump], ''Information Clearing House'', October 28, 2016 *The coming war on [[China]] is likely to happen by mistake or accident as a result of deliberate provocations by the US and its echoes. Under cover of the pandemic, the Trump regime is sending strategic bombers and spy drones within sight of China itself. Our silence is our peril. **[[John Pilger]], [https://twitter.com/johnpilger/status/1273141084500250625 Twitter] (17 June 2020) *Trump is an unbalanced force. He is the politicized American id. Should his election results match his polls, he would be, unquestionably, the worst thing to happen to the American common culture in my lifetime. ** {{w|John Podhoretz}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''{{w|National Review}}''. *Donald Trump was so awful, so horrible, so disgusting... His lies, his distortions, his deceits, and his libels thicker and fouler than they've yet been... Since he began running he has demonstrated he knows things we don't know about the emotions roiling in the American underbelly. Maybe he knows this too... He interrupts, he yells over them, he insults them, he goes over his allotted time, and the whirlwind he creates turns into a vacuum that sucks all the air out of the place and right into his attention-whore lungs. ** {{w|John Podhoretz}}, [http://nypost.com/2016/02/13/trump-was-out-of-control-in-south-carolina-debate/ "Trump was out of control in South Carolina debate"] (13 February 2016), ''{{w|New York Post}}''. * There is no comparison between the stance of Vietnam’s [[w:Nguyen Xuan Phuc|Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc]] and U.S. President [[Donald Trump]]: the former had a sober, [[science]]-based attitude, while the latter has consistently laughed off the coronavirus as a simple flu as recently as June 24. ** [[Vijay Prashad]] in [https://consortiumnews.com/2020/07/16/covid-19-why-laos-vietnam-china-have-beaten-the-virus-and-india-brazil-and-the-us-have-not/ COVID-19: Why Laos, Vietnam & China Have Beaten the Virus and India, Brazil and the US Have Not, ''Consortium News''] (16 July 2020) * It’s not surprising that a criminal like Trump pardons other criminals. But apparently to get a pardon, one has to be either a Republican, a convicted child murderer or a turkey. ** Senior US District Judge Robert Pratt of the Southern District of Iowa, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-30 |title='A criminal like Trump': Federal judge ridicules President's pardons | author= Ryan J. Foley | periodical=The Sydney Morning Herald | url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/a-criminal-like-trump-federal-judge-in-iowa-ridicules-trump-s-pardons-20201230-p56qrs.html}} * Donald Trump and his top [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] allies in [[w:115th United States Congress|Congress]] are fighting a war, and the battle lines have begun to clarify themselves. Their war is not being waged against [[COVID-19]], the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]] that has [[COVID-19 pandemic deaths|killed]] tens of thousands [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|in this nation]] alone. Their war is being waged against the nation itself, and specifically against areas of the nation that are heavy on [[w:Demographics of the United States|population]] but light on Trump supporters. In other words, the big-city [[w:Red states and blue states|blue states]], whose [[w:Governor (United States)|governors]] have refused to fawn over Trump's gibberish-flecked "leadership" during this crisis. ** [[William Rivers Pitt]], ''[https://truthout.org/articles/trump-and-mcconnell-arent-waging-war-on-covid-theyre-waging-war-on-us/ Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.]'' (April 28, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Trump has been treating the delivery of [[w:U.S. federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic#Speculative proposals|federal aid]] to the states like his own personal {{w|spoils system}}: rewarding loyalty, punishing critics, and demanding to be praised for doing his job whenever he actually does it, but especially when he doesn't. ** [[William Rivers Pitt]], ''[https://truthout.org/articles/trump-and-mcconnell-arent-waging-war-on-covid-theyre-waging-war-on-us/ Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.]'' (April 28, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * If you don’t pay your bills, your bank account stays full. It’s a trick Trump learned a long time ago. ** [[William Rivers Pitt]], ''[https://truthout.org/articles/trump-and-mcconnell-arent-waging-war-on-covid-theyre-waging-war-on-us/ Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.]'' (April 28, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Trump and McConnell know these states are reopening too soon, but they don’t care, because they need to make the money happy. [...] The utter cruelty of these tactics, the nihilistic self-destruction of it in the face of more than 55,000 dead and thousands more to follow, has scarce precedent in the annals of [[U.S. politics]]. Instead of helping the entire country in this time of grievous crisis, Trump and McConnell are putting their boots to the neck of every state they deem ideologically unfit. It will be a damn miracle if the nation survives this, and them. ** [[William Rivers Pitt]], ''[https://truthout.org/articles/trump-and-mcconnell-arent-waging-war-on-covid-theyre-waging-war-on-us/ Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.]'' (April 28, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Mr. Trump, I know you take your business seriously, and I take mine seriously. I hereby hold you in [[civil contempt]] ** Presiding judge [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ny-trump-organization-contempt-1.6430134 Donald Trump found in contempt of court in New York civil case] (Apr 25, 2022) [[File:Vladimir Putin (2020-02-20).jpg|thumb|He's a really brilliant and talented person, without any doubt. It's not our job to judge his qualities, that's a job for American voters, but he's the absolute leader in the presidential race. ~ [[Vladimir Putin]]]] * '''He's a really brilliant and talented person, without any doubt. It's not our job to judge his qualities, that's a job for American voters, but he's the absolute leader in the presidential race.''' ** [[Vladimir Putin]], as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/263555-putin-praises-trump-hes-a-really-brilliant-and-talented-person "Putin praises Trump: 'He's a really brilliant and talented person'"] by Neetzan Zimmerman, ''The Hill'' (17 December 2015) === R === * Donald Trump lost the election fair and square. ** Brad Raffensperger, Republican and top voting official in Georgia, quoted in [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/25/trump-rally-perry-georgia-republican-raffensperger-herschel-walker "‘He knows he lost’: Georgia Republican braces for Trump rally in Perry"], the Guardian, 25 sept 2021 * There are [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#Side effects|side effects]] to [[hydroxychloroquine]]. It causes psychiatric symptoms, cardiac problems and a host of other bad side effects. [...] There may be a role for it for some people, but to tell Americans ‘you don’t have anything to lose,’ that’s not true. People certainly have something to lose by taking it indiscriminately. ** [[Megan Ranney]], in response to Trump's statement on using the drug as treatment for [[coronavirus disease 2019]] (COVID-19. Quoted in ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020) by [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. *Your reminder that America's richest 1 percent now own half the value of the U.S. stock market. The richest 10 percent own 92 percent. So when Trump says the stock market is the economy, know who he's really talking about. **[[Robert Reich]], [https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1279924108411596802 Twitter,] (5 Jul 2020) *As the pandemic surges back, Trump and his lackeys have: :—Tried to dismantle the Affordable Care Act :—Rallied to pass a $740,000,000,000 defense spending bill :—Declined extending additional unemployment benefits to out-of-work Americans :Their priorities are crystal clear. :*[[Robert Reich]], [https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1279957396115390466 Twitter,] (5 Jul 2020) * You may not agree with his authenticity but he's authentic. People like that. He speaks his mind, which reminds me of me once in a while. I think that's something that's refreshing. ** [[Harry Reid]], as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/269202-reid-praises-trump-for-being-authentic "Reid praises Trump for being 'authentic'"] by Rebecca Savransky, ''The Hill'' (11 February 2016) *He presents himself as a Strong Man who promises to knock heads and make things right again. In this, he has a lot more in common with South American populist demagogues than with our tradition of political leaders... The middle-class consensus in America has collapsed. This is the most important political and social earthquake since World War II. The conservative movement's leadership isn't up to the challenge, and a good number of voters are willing to gamble on Trump's bluster. Bad bet. Our nation's solidarity is being tested. It will only make things worse if we go Trumpster diving. **R.R. Reno, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * For anyone to compare their 'sacrifice' to a [[w:Service flag|Gold Star]] family member is insulting, foolish and ignorant. Especially someone who has never served himself and has no children serving, our county has been at war for a decade and a half and the truth is most Americans have sacrificed nothing. Most of them are smart and grounded enough to admit it. ** [[w:Paul Rieckoff|Paul Rieckoff]], in response to Trump's comparison of his sacrifices with those of someone like [[Khizr M. Khan]] — ''[http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-father-fallen-soldier-ive-made-lot/story?id=41015051 Donald Trump to Father of Fallen Soldier: 'I've Made a Lot of Sacrifices']'', ''{{w|ABC News}}'' (July 30, 2016) * He is a successful man for a reason. He's actually created a dialogue [and] forced conversations. He has gotten more people engaged in the political process and current events and what's going on in the world than anyone else has for a long time. More people are engaged than ever before. I think whether you agree with Donald or you don't agree with Donald, he starts conversations. That's what democracy is — you've got to get people engaged to make this country run. ** {{w|Melissa Rivers}}, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/262626-melissa-rivers-trump-is-a-successful-man-for-a-reason "Melissa Rivers: Trump is ‘a successful man for a reason'"] by Mark Hensch, ''The Hill'' (9 December 2015) * With all his talent, and the ability to raise money and draw large crowds, the President still lives in an alternate reality. He really does. People say, 'Well he lies about this, that and the other.' But he isn't lying. To him, that's the truth. ** Pat Robertson, televangelist, as quoted in [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/22/politics/pat-robertson-trump-2020-election/index.html "Televangelist Pat Robertson says Trump lives in an 'alternate reality' and should move on from election loss"] by Veronica Stracqualursi and Jason Hoffman, ''CNN'' (22 December 2020) * He has by far the largest voice and a big impact in my party. I don't know if he's planning to run in 2024 or not, but if he does, I'm pretty sure he would win the nomination. ** [[Mitt Romney]], as quoted in [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/24/politics/mitt-romney-donald-trump-gop-2024/index.html "What Mitt Romney gets *exactly* right about Donald Trump"], Chris Cillizza, CNN, 25 February 2021 *It's impossible to ignore the conspicuous regularity with which Donald Trump issues intentionally provocative, news-cycle-dominating comments. It's equally difficult to look past their timing, which tends to often coincide with scandalous revelations that reflect poorly on Democratic politicians... This is far from an isolated event; it's a pattern. First, a Democrat becomes embroiled in a controversy or an external event reflects negatively on the party. Donald Trump then makes an outrageous comment calculated for maximum political impact. Like clockwork, the press abandons their critical examination of Democratic policies, and Republicans are back at each other's throats. This is a measurable phenomenon. In just the last six months, there are almost too many examples to count. **Noah Rothman, [https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/campaigns-elections/many-times-donald-trump-rescued-democrats/ "The Many Times Trump Rescued Dems"] (8 December 2015), ''Commentary'' * Mr. Trump lacks the focus or self-discipline to do the basic work required of a president. His chronic impulsiveness is apparently unstoppable and clearly self-defeating. ** {{W|Karl Rove}}, Republican strategist, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/political-death-by-1-000-tweets-1496875182 Political Death by 1,000 Tweets], in the {{W|Wall Street Journal}}, June 7, 2017 * Donald Trump, champion and avatar of the shallow state, has won power because his supporters are threatened by what they don't understand, and what they don't understand is almost everything. Indeed, from evolution to data about our economy to the science of vaccines to the threats we face in the world, they reject vast subjects rooted in fact in order to have reality conform to their worldviews. They don't dig for truth; they skim the media for anything that makes them feel better about themselves. To many of them, knowledge is not a useful tool but a cunning barrier elites have created to keep power from the average man and woman. The same is true for experience, skills, and know-how. These things require time and work and study and often challenge our systems of belief. Truth is hard; shallowness is easy. ** [[w:David Rothkopf|David Rothkopf]], [http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/22/the-shallow-state-trump/ "The Shallow State,"] Foreign Policy, February 22, 2017. * I think it's time for a war president. Republicans, conservatives and Christians, and capitalist, any who love capitalism, any who loves America, patriots, I think we need a war president and I think God sent us someone named Donald Trump, I think he's perfect for this election. We needed someone who is a bit coarse and foul-mouthed and vicious and fights with a gun in a gunfight, not with a knife in a gun fight. ** {{w|Wayne Allyn Root}} [https://soundcloud.com/rightwingwatch/wayne-allyn-root-donald-trump-is-a-vicious-vengeful-foul-mouthed-war-president-sent-by-god] (August 8, 2016) * Voldemort was nowhere near as bad. ** [[J.K. Rowling]], [https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/674196610683940864 ''Twitter'' post] (8 December 2015) * Dishonesty is Trump's hallmark: He claimed that he had spoken clearly and boldly against going into Iraq. Wrong, he spoke in favor of invading Iraq. He said he saw thousands of Muslims in New Jersey celebrating [[9/11]]. Wrong, he saw no such thing. He imagined it. His is not the temperament of a stable, thoughtful leader. His imagination must not be married to real power. * We have long referred to him as "The Donald." He is the only person in America to whom we have added an article before his name. It wasn't because he had attributes we admired. ** [[Mitt Romney]], remarks on Donald Trump and the 2016 race at the {{w|University of Utah}}. [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/full-transcript-mitt-romneys-remarks-on-donald-trump-and-the-2016-race-220176] (March 3, 2016) === S === [[File:Bernie Sanders.jpg|thumb|Donald Trump...his entire political strategy is to divide the American people...So you have a president who gives tax breaks to billionaires...who tried to throw 32 million people off health care...who gave 83 percent of the tax benefits to the top one percent...So how do you win an election? What do you say — You see those undocumented people, they all your enemy. 'Stand with me. Hate them. Let's divide this country up.' ~ [[Bernie Sanders]] ]] *What '''[Donald Trump]''' is doing and this is '''his entire political strategy is to divide the American people''' up based on where we came...'''So you have a president who gives tax breaks to billionaires''' and wants to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. That's not what he's going to run on. You've got a president '''who tried to throw 32 million people off health care'''. He ain't gonna run on that one. You got a president '''who gave 83 percent of the tax benefits to the top one percent''', not going to run on that one. '''So how do you win an election? What do you say — You see those undocumented people, they all your enemy. 'Stand with me. Hate them. Let's divide this country up.'''' I think that is an incredibly ugly and dangerous thing to be done. And I will do everything I can to stop that." **[https://www.newsweek.com/stand-me-hate-them-bernie-sanders-says-trumps-reelection-plan-based-dividing-country-1445407 ''Stand With Me. Hate Them: Bernie Sanders says Trump's Relection Plan is Based on Dividing the Country, Newsweek,'' Chris Morran] (23 June 2019) *Attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman are unacceptable and must be fully investigated... but this incident must not be used as a pretext for a war with Iran, a war which would be an unmitigated disaster for the United States, Iran, the region, and the world... The time is now for the United States to exert international leadership,... and bring the countries in the region together to forge a diplomatic solution to the growing tensions...I would also remind President Trump that there is no congressional authorization for a war with Iran... A unilateral U.S. attack on Iran would be illegal and unconstitutional. ** [[Bernie Sanders]], [https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/06/14/trump-must-not-be-allowed-use-gulf-oman-incidents-pretext-illegal-war-iran-bernie ''Trump Must Not Be Allowed to Use Gulf of Oman Incidents as 'Pretext for Illegal War With Iran': Bernie Sanders, Common Dreams'', Andrea Germanos,] (14 June 2019) * I think that the American people are never going to elect a president who insults [[Mexicans]], who insults [[Muslims]], who insults women, who insults [[African-American]]s. And let us not forget that several years ago, Trump was in the middle of the so- called [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|birther movement]], trying to delegitimize the president of the United States of America. You know, I find it very interesting, Karen, my dad was born in [[Poland]]. I know a little bit about the immigrant experience. Nobody has ever asked me for my birth certificate. Maybe it has something to do with the [[color]] of my skin. ** [[Bernie Sanders]], Democratic Presidential Debate in Miami. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/us/politics/transcript-democratic-presidential-debate.html?_r=0 transcript] by ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (March 9, 2016) * In this country, [[immigration]] reform is a very hot [[debate]]. It's divided the country. But I would [[hope]] very much, that as we have that debate, we do not, as Donald Trump and others have done, resort to [[racism]] and [[xenophobia]] and [[bigotry]]. '''This idea of suddenly, one day or maybe a night, rounding up 11 million people and taking them outside of this country is a vulgar, absurd idea that I would hope very few people in America support.''' ** [[Bernie Sanders]], Democratic Presidential Debate in Miami. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/us/politics/transcript-democratic-presidential-debate.html?_r=0 transcript] by ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (March 9, 2016) * When you have Republican candidates for president and in Congress telling you that climate change is a hoax, which is Donald Trump and other candidates' position, what they are really saying is, we don't have the guts to take on the fossil fuel industry. ... You know what happens to that Republican who listens to the scientists? On that day, that Republican loses his campaign funding from the [[w:Koch family|Koch brothers]] and the fossil fuel industry. ** [[Bernie Sanders]], Democratic Presidential Debate in Miami. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/us/politics/transcript-democratic-presidential-debate.html?_r=0 transcript] by ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (March 9, 2016) * Donald Trump is a pathological liar. ** [[Bernie Sanders]], [https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/779795585641615360] (September 24, 2016) * Yes, we must donate and volunteer and protest and vote, all while reminding ourselves daily that [[Hillary Clinton]] won the popular vote. And we must commit to defending our friends, neighbors, and coworkers who are immigrants (documented or not), Muslims (American born, immigrants, or refugees), people of color, women seeking reproductive health care, trans men and women seeking safety, lesbian and gay men seeking to protect their families, and everyone and everything else Trump has threatened to harm, up to and including the planet we all live on. : But we must make time for [[joy]] and [[pleasure]] and [[laughter]] and [[friends]] and [[food]] and [[art]] and [[music]] and [[sex]]. During the darkest days of the [[HIV/AIDS]] epidemic, when Republicans and religious conservatives controlled the federal government and were doing everything in their power to harm the sick and dying, [[queer]]s organized and protested and volunteered and mourned. We also made music and theater and art. We took care of each other, and we danced and loved and fucked. Embracing joy and art and sex in the face of fear and uncertainty made us feel better—it kept us sane—and it had the added benefit of driving our enemies crazy. They couldn't understand how we could be anything but miserable, given the challenges we faced—their greed, their indifference, their bigotry—but we created and experienced joy despite their hatred and despite this awful disease. We turned to each other—we turned to our lovers and friends and sometimes strangers—and said, "Fuck them. Now fuck me." : [...] We may never eradicate racism and sexism and hatred. But fight it we will. And don't listen to anyone who tells you that music and dance and art and sex and joy are a distraction from the fight. They are a part of the fight. :* [[Dan Savage]], [http://www.thestranger.com/savage-love/2016/11/15/24691092/savage-love ''Mourning in America''], ''Savage Love'' column, ''The Stranger'', 15 November 2016 * [[Winston Churchill]] of our time. ** [[Michael Savage]] — {{citation | date = 2015-07-29 | title = Savage: Trump is 'Winston Churchill of our time' | newspaper = WND | url = http://www.wnd.com/2015/07/savage-trump-is-winston-churchill-of-our-time/ }} * I found that when I was briefing him, I had to put pictures of him in the briefing. When I put the pictures in, it was a good sign, and when I didn’t put the pictures in, you couldn’t get him to focus on it. * Here’s the bad news, though. Even if you got him to focus on it, he wouldn’t listen to you anyway because he’s so maniacally narcissistic. ** Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director serving under Trump, as quoted by David Smith, {{citation | date = 2020-07-17 | title = 'The guy stinks and he’s a racist': Anthony Scaramucci on Donald Trump | newspaper = the Guardian | url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jul/17/the-guy-stinks-and-hes-a-racist-anthony-scaramucci-on-donald-trump }} * No two people on this planet seem less concerned with criticism, more content with themselves, or more oblivious to the obscenity of the words they speak. ** Dave Schilling on Donald Trump and [[Sarah Palin]], [http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/20/sarah-palin-donald-trump-endorsement-speech-quotes "Apocalypse now: Sarah Palin's bizarre Trump endorsement analyzed"] (20 January 2016), ''The Guardian''. * He does look like he's the last hope [for America]. We don't hear anybody saying what he's saying. In fact, most of the people who ought to be lining up with him are attacking him. They're probably jealous of the amount of press coverage he gets. But the reason he gets so much press coverage is the grassroots are fed up with people who are running things, and they do want a change. They do want people to stand up for America. It really resonates when he says he wants to 'Make America Great Again.' ** [[Phyllis Schlafly]], as quoted in [http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/top-conservative-trump-is-last-hope-for-america/ "Phyllis Schlafly: Trump is 'last hope for America'"], ''WND'' (21 December 2015) * It [Trump University] was a classic bait-and-switch scheme ** State Attorney General [[w:Eric Schneiderman|Eric Schneiderman]] in [https://money.cnn.com/2016/03/08/news/trump-university-controversy-donald-trump/ Trump University controversy ... in 2 minutes] March 8, 2016 *Donald Trump and I have known each other 25 years. I marched on him with Central Park Five. I dealt with him on the birther issue. He can say what he wants. He called me a troublemaker? Yes. I make trouble for bigots. I made trouble for him with Central Park. I made trouble with him for birtherism. I'm going to keep making trouble for bigots. As far as me being a con man, if he really thought I was a con man, he'd be nominating me for his cabinet. ** [[Al Sharpton]], as quoted in [https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/29/1875148/-Al-Sharpton-If-Trump-really-thought-I-was-a-con-man-he-d-be-nominating-me-for-his-cabinet Al Sharpton: 'If Trump really thought I was a con man, he'd be nominating me for his cabinet'], ''Daily Kos'' (29 July 2019). *If Donald Trump becomes the next [[President of the United States|president]] of [[United States|the U.S.]] it would be a complete disaster... I think he is acting like another Hitler by inciting racism... I remember how upset the world was when the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961 and now everybody is building walls again to keep people out. It's absurd. **Eva Schloss, Anne Frank's step-sister, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/27/politics/anne-frank-donald-trump-adolf-hitler/ interview with ''Newsweek''] (January 2016) *I put lipstick on a pig. I feel a deep sense of remorse that I contributed to presenting Trump in a way that brought him wider attention and made him more appealing than he is. I genuinely believe that if Trump wins and gets the [[w:Gold Codes|nuclear codes]], there is an excellent [[possibility]] it will lead to the [[w:Global catastrophic risk|end of civilization]]. **[[Tony Schwartz (author)|Tony Schwartz]], as quoted in ''[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all Donald Trump's Ghostwriter Tells All]'' (July 25, 2016) by {{w|Jane Mayer}}, ''{{w|The New Yorker}}''. * There are two Trumps. The one he presents to the [[world]] is all bluster, {{w|bullying}} and certainty. The other, which I have long felt haunts his inner world, is the [[frightened]] [[child]] of a relentlessly critical and bullying [[w:Fred Trump|father]] and a distant and disengaged [[w:Mary Anne MacLeod Trump|mother]] who couldn't or wouldn't protect him. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/fear-donald-trump-us-president-art-of-the-deal I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child]'' (18 January 2018), ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. * Trump's [[temperament]] and his habits have hardened with age. He was always cartoonish, but compared with the man for whom I wrote [[w:Trump: The Art of the Deal|The Art of the Deal]] 30 years ago, he is significantly [[angrier]] today: more reactive, deceitful, distracted, vindictive, impulsive and, above all, self-absorbed – assuming the last is possible. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/fear-donald-trump-us-president-art-of-the-deal I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child]'' (18 January 2018), ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. * Fear is the [[hidden]] through-line in Trump's [[life]] – fear of [[weakness]], of inadequacy, of [[failure]], of [[criticism]] and of insignificance. He has spent his life trying to outrun these fears by "[[winning]]" – as he puts it – and by redefining [[reality]] whenever the facts don't serve the narrative he seeks to create. It hasn't worked, but not for lack of effort. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/fear-donald-trump-us-president-art-of-the-deal I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child]'' (18 January 2018), ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. * Whatever happens, may the worst of Trump [[inspire]] the best in us. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/fear-donald-trump-us-president-art-of-the-deal I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child]'' (18 January 2018), ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. * Lying is second nature to him. More than anyone else I have ever met, Trump has the ability to convince himself that whatever he is saying at any given moment is true, or sort of true, or at least ought to be true. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-ghostwriter-regrets-art-of-the-deal-2884723-Jul2016/ 'Lying is second nature to him': Trump's ghostwriter regrets penning Art of the Deal]'' (19 July 2016), ''{{w|TheJournal.ie}}''. * President Trump sought to overturn the results of an election, of a fair election. He sought a coup by misleading people with lies. * President Trump is a failed leader. He will go down in history as the worst President ever. ** Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Republican governor, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-11 | title = Arnold Schwarzenegger calls Trump 'worst president' ever, 'failed leader' after Capitol riot | newspaper = abc7 | url = https://abc7.com/politics/arnold-schwarzenegger-calls-trump-worst-president-ever/9533922/ }}{{dead link}} * He is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational art, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man. ** [[Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.]], in ''The New York Times'', February 28, 2017. * Trump wants to institute a ban that will keep all Muslims out of America... Of course such a ban will not come to pass. The Constitution forbids it. Republicans and Democrats oppose it. Even Israeli politicians, who have a far longer history of confronting terrorism, have chided him for equating Islam with terrorism... Republicans support Trump because he appears to be authentic, isn't afraid to tell it like it is and is not worried about being politically correct. I see the opposite. He isn't authentic, he is cynically opportunistic. ** Khosrow Semnani, [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865643874/Trump7s-fear-mongering-threatens-Republican-Party.html?pg=all "My view: Trump's Fear-Mongering Threatens Republican Party"] (17 December 2015), ''Deseret News'' * Their cruelty made them feel good, it made them feel proud, it made them feel happy. And it made them feel closer to one another…Their shared laughter at the suffering of others is an adhesive that binds them to one another, and to Trump. ** [[Adam Serwer]], The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump's America (2021) * Donald Trump, whose uncritical support for Israel and belief that America is fundamentally a nation for white Christians exacerbates a divide between the two largest Jewish populations in the world. ** [[Adam Serwer]], The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump's America (2021) *And [then] you end up in idiocies like Donald Trump on stage waiving around a Bible, pretending he gives a damn what's in it. Right, after two marriages, and several adulterous affairs, and all that and bragging about having his experiences with married women; standing up there with a Bible and going 'this is an even better book than the odd of the deals'." ** {{w|Ben Shapiro}}, ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rQ_mphb7HU Ben Shapiro on Gay Marriage, Gun Control, and Piers Morgan]'', The Rubin Report on ''{{w|YouTube}}''. (12:39 to 13:07) (February 18, 2016) * We know Hillary will be a terrible, hard-core ideological leftist; there is probably a 75 percent chance that Trump would govern less badly than Hillary. There is also a 25 percent chance that Trump would do something so catastrophically awful that he seriously harmed the country in ways Hillary wouldn't dream of. His trade policy alone could cast America back into recession; his foreign policy is a shambles. Any talk of him listening to advisers must be based on conjecture — so far, Trump hasn't just been a bull in a china shop, he's been a tank in a glass factory. ** {{w|Ben Shapiro}}, ''[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/438623/conservatisms-moral-crisis-defending-trumps-lies Conservatism's Sad and Ugly Transformation into Trumpism]'', ''{{w|National Review}}'' (August 3, 2016) *We have predicted nine of his last eight stumbles, and they have yet to all materialize... I think it's more than childish and juvenile and adolescent. There is something creepy about this, his attitude toward women. Take Megyn Kelly of FOX News, who he just has an absolute obsession about, and he's constantly writing about, you know, how awful she is and no talent and this and that. It's an obsession. And I don't know if he's just never had women — strong, independent women in his life who have spoken to him. It doesn't seem that way. His daughter... But there is something really creepy about this that's beyond locker room. It's almost like a stalker, and I just — I thought this was — it actually did the impossible. It made Ted Cruz look like an honorable, tough guy on the right side of an issue. ** Mark Shields, as quoted in [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/shields-and-brooks-on-trump-cruz-wife-feud-isis-terror-in-brussels/ "Shields and Brooks on Trump-Cruz wife feud, ISIS terror in Brussels"] (25 March 2016), ''PBS NewsHour'' * I've known Donald for a few decades, and what you can say without argument is that he's a good father. His kids have turned out really well. There's nothing bad you can say about that. ** [[Gene Simmons]], [http://radio.com/2016/07/06/gene-simmons-on-trump-hes-a-good-father/ Interview with ''Radio.com''] (July 6, 2016) * [Trump] is not someone who would rule justly or wisely. His track record shows that he is a man of coveting and self-serving – a liar and a cheat should not hold that position. ** Art Sisneros, Republican member of the Electoral College who resigned rather than vote for Trump.[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/30/faithless-electors-electoral-college-donald-trump Teen becomes seventh 'faithless elector' to protest Trump as president-elect] at ''{{w|the Guardian}}'', November 30 2016 * Quite simply: there never would have been a president Donald Trump without talkshow host [[Rush Limbaugh]] paving the way ** [[Michael Smerconish]] on [[CNN]] "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxF_SN2-zyc [[YouTube]] video]" (February 20, 2021) * A great leader treats people with respect even when they present different opinions. Without a variety of views and opinions, we would have no innovation or creativity in our nation. Being a bully and being strong are not the same thing. Being strong is standing up for your convictions. Being a bully is trying to intimidate those who are perceived to be weaker or a threat. As a proud nerd, I had to deal with bullies over many years; it is tragedy watching our world suffer from one. In addition, President Trump lacks a moral compass. He ignores the truth. ** Rick Snyder, Republican governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2018. [https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/09/03/rick-snyder-why-im-voting-joe-biden-even-republican-column/5696508002/ Former Michigan governor Rick Snyder: I am a Republican vote for Biden] at USA Today, September 3 2020 *It's very difficult to respond in a serious way to any statement that's made by Donald Trump. ** [[Edward Snowden]] in response to Trump calling Snowden "a total traitor" and "a bad guy" and saying "there is still a thing called execution." **"[http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/03/edward-snowden-hillary-clinton-email-server Edward Snowden says Hillary Clinton 'ridiculous' to think emails were secure]", ''The Guardian'' (3 September 2015) * Donald Trump is a thin-skinned reality TV star with an authoritarian streak. ** Robby Soave, [http://www.edition.cnn.com/2016/06/01/opinions/third-party-candidate-options-robby-soave/index.html "Don't fall for 'lesser of two evils' argument"] (1 June 2016), ''CNN'', State of Georgia: Cable News Network * He is, as of this writing, the most mocked man in the world. (...) He is the {{W|The Fisherman and His Wife|old fisherman's wife who wished for everything and sooner or later he will end up with nothing}}. **{{w|Rebecca Solnit}}, [http://lithub.com/rebecca-solnit-the-loneliness-of-donald-trump/ The Loneliness of Donald Trump], May 30, 2017 * Let me put this in language Donald Trump understands... You're a loser. You're a third-rate politician, who clearly doesn't understand issues, and is so scared of Megyn Kelly exposing it, that you're looking to use veterans to protect you from facing her questions. ** Jon Soltz, [https://www.yahoo.com/politics/veterans-to-trump-were-not-your-megyn-kelly-170202551.html ''VoteVets''] (January 2016) * Donald Trump is the son of a rich father, who was raised on money since he was a child. I grew up in wealth too. My father would jokingly warn me when I was a child, "Don’t be like Trump." ** {{w|Alexander Soros}}, interviewed by Nahum Barnea for {{w|YNet}}, [https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5241290,00.html "Why they hate George Soros"]. *In a country with more than 300 million people, it is remarkable how obsessed the media have become with just one—Donald Trump. What is even more remarkable is that, after seven years of repeated disasters, both domestically and internationally, under a glib egomaniac in the White House, so many potential voters are turning to another glib egomaniac to be his successor. **[[Thomas Sowell]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * I had some friends over for dinner and we were of course talking about Trump. People are saying, we don't think Trump's going to be the nominee. I said, I'll tell you what: I think he is. I'll tell you why I think he's going to be the nominee: he's proven that no matter what he says, people dig him. ... I think more or less, people are super tired of politicians, meaning that they like the idea of a successful businessman running the country who might actually be able to get shit done. ** [[Howard Stern]] — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-08-24 | author = Matt Wilstein | title = Howard Stern Predicts Trump Will Be GOP Nominee: He 'Gets Sh*t Done' | newspaper = Mediaite.com | url = http://www.mediaite.com/online/howard-stern-predicts-trump-will-be-gop-nominee-he-gets-sht-done/ }} *His stance on Muslim immigration, which he would cease until the terror threat is brought under control, is racist. Trump does not care about the things that regular conservatives have dedicated their lives to fighting for: controls on abortion, protection of marriage, reform of the healthcare market. His inclination towards expanding the government and putting it on the side of his people isn't terribly constitutional. And his claim in a debate that the purpose of conservatism is to conserve wealth is spiritually impoverished. The Republican Party needs to stop him; and sooner rather than later. **Timothy Stanley, [http://www.edition.cnn.com/2016/02/10/opinions/donald-trump-republican-party-stanley/index.html "Donald Trump can win &ndash; and he must be stopped"] (10 February 2016), ''CNN'', State of Georgia: Cable News Network *In the past few months, a Republican front-runner has emerged who has praised Planned Parenthood, pushed elements of a big spending agenda and questioned the neoconservative agenda. There's a case for saying that some or all of these were in need of analysis and revision. But Trump has taken a wrecking ball to the American conservative movement that threatens to leave it in pieces. It's a revolutionary moment and, unless I'm very much mistaken, conservatives are not supposed to be the revolutionaries. They exist to bring order to chaos, rationality over passion. Trump seems to exist to "mix things up." He is "nasty" and "fun" - although more the former than the latter. His enthusiasm for torture is unpleasant to say the least. **Timothy Stanley, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/20/opinions/trump-south-carolina-victory-opinion-timothy-stanley/index.html "Trump is blowing up conservatism - can he be stopped?"] (21 February 2016), ''CNN'', State of Georgia: Cable News Network *In January 2018, the experts at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock to two minutes before midnight, where it had stood during the darkest days of the Cold War, from 1953 to 1960. The latest move of the hands was precipitated by the recklessness in Trump's nuclear thinking... Trump wondered aloud about the point of having nuclear weapons if he couldn't use them.<BR> His answer was to make them more usable, which he did with his new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), the first since Obama's 2010 NPR, which had reduced the role of nuclear weapons in the US defense posture. The 2018 NPR significantly elevated their role, permitting use in response to vaguely defined "extreme circumstances," such as cyberattacks or attacks on the infrastructure of both the United States and its "allies and partners." The review doubled down on Obama's unconscionable 30-year trillion-dollar modernization of all parts of the nuclear arsenal. The actual cost looks to be closer to $1.7 trillion and climbing. To make matters worse, all eight other nuclear powers are undertaking their own modernizations, though on a far more modest scale. Russia, it should be noted, actually cut its defense spending this past year. *On top of this, we have the rapid and accelerating drift toward planetary disaster exacerbated by the climate change–denying troglodytes in the Trump administration. **[https://www.thenation.com/article/untold-history-of-the-united-states-rerelease/ ''2 Minutes and Counting, Crises that seemed contained not long ago have now spiraled out of control—and the prospects for resolving them peacefully look depressingly bleak, the Nation,''] [[w:Oliver Stone|Oliver Stone]] and [[w:Peter Kuznick|Peter Kuznick]], (April 2019) * Trump is not just a wacky politician of the far right, or a riveting television spectacle, or a Twitter phenom and bizarre working-class hero. He is not just another candidate to be parsed and analyzed by TV pundits in the same breath as all the others. '''In terms of our [[liberal democracy]] and constitutional order, Trump is an extinction-level event. It's long past time we started treating him as such.''' ** [[Andrew Sullivan]], in [http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/america-tyranny-donald-trump.html "America Has Never Been So Ripe for Tyranny" in ''New York'' (2 May 2016)] * Trump is, of course, a master of distraction and {{w|media ma­nipu­la­tion}}. It's possible to resist being his chump, but it takes continued self-regulation. ** [[Margaret Sullivan (journalist)|Margaret Sullivan]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/journalists-in-the-age-of-trump-lose-the-smugness-keep-the-mission/2016/11/29/1ee85a28-b64b-11e6-a677-b608fbb3aaf6_story.html Journalists in the age of Trump: Lose the smugness, keep the mission.]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (November 29, 2016) * The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I’ll say it this way: I don't think he’s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain’t getting out! ** [[w:Chris Sununu | Chris Sununu]], Republican, governor in New Hampshire, quoted in [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/04/03/a-night-of-laughter-and-cringe-at-the-gridiron-00022578 "POLITICO Playbook: A night of laughter and cringe at the Gridiron"], Politico, 4 April 2022 * Premise: [[Twitter]] did @[[Glenn Youngkin]] a solid by banning Donald Trump from tweeting, since voters were not reminded of the bogeyman himself, not via [[McAuliffe]]’s lame efforts, but in daily insanities. Discuss and vote! ** [[w:Kara Swisher|Kara Swisher]] via a [https://twitter.com/karaswisher/status/1455912695899766784 tweet] (November 3, 2021) *But at some point—if you understand, and this is not just ideological, it's not just the fact that he's abandoned one position after another or that he has the penchant for internet hoaxes or conspiracy theories. I mean a week ago tonight, remember, he was peddling the notion that Ted Cruz's dad had something do with the JFK assassination. So there are people who say that just because of party loyalty we're supposed to forget all of that. I just don't buy that. Because I've cautioned my fellow conservatives, you embrace Donald Trump, you embrace it all. You embrace every slur, every insult, every outrage, every falsehood. You're going to spend the next six months defending, rationalizing, evading all that. And afterwards, you come back to women, to minorities, to young people and say, that wasn't us. That's not what we're about. The reality is, if you support him to be president of the United States, that is who you are, and you own it. **Charlie Sykes, on [http://www.weeklystandard.com/sykes-if-you-embrace-trump-you-embrace-every-slur-insult-outrage-falsehood/article/2002334 ''The Kelly File''] (2016), FOX News === T === *All of Trump's constant bragging about his money and his poll numbers and his virility speak directly to this surprisingly vibrant middle American fantasy about a castrated white America struggling to re-grow its mojo... as basketball star turned pundit Kareem Abdul-Jabbar pointed out earlier this week, PC isn’t a new thing, or even a thing at all. It’s just an “emotional challenge every generation has had to go through.” We get older, our kids correct our bad habits, it happens. Not to Trump’s supporters. They’ve turned some minor cultural changes into a vast conspiracy of white victimhood. They're eating up Trump's ''Make America Great Again'' theme, which one supporter hilariously explained must be his true goal, because 'it's on his hat', because it's a fantasy tale of a once-great culture ruined by an invasion of mongrel criminals. **Matt Taibbi, [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-gop-is-now-officially-the-party-of-dumb-white-people-20150904 "The Republicans Are Now Officially the Party of White Paranoia"], ''Rolling Stone''. * The [[Biden]] team is trying to go on with business as usual, but at some point, barring Trump getting a personality transplant, this is going to come to a head. The President is refusing to concede, he is refusing to allow the transition process to begin... ** [[w:Jake Tapper|Jake Tapper]] on CNN's [https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/11/18/lead-warner-live-jake-tapper.cnn The lead with Jake Tapper (video)] November 18, 2020 at 4:22et * What we saw week in and week out, for me, after two and a half years in that administration, was terrifying. We would go in to try to talk to him about a pressing national security issue -- cyberattack, terrorism threat -- he wasn't interested in those things. To him, they weren't priorities. * Given what I have experienced in the administration, I have to support Joe Biden for president and even though I am not a Democrat, even though I disagree on key issues, I'm confident that Joe Biden will protect the country and I'm confident that he won't make the same mistakes as this President. * I saw firsthand how dangerous Trump is for America. ** Miles Taylor, who served as chief of staff to Department of Homeland Security Secretary in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2019. Quoted by {{citation | date = 2020-08-17 | author = Gillian Turner, Paul Steinhauser | title = Former senior Trump administration official backs Biden | newspaper = Fox News | url = https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-senior-trump-administration-official-backs-biden }} * What we saw week in and week out and for me after two and a half years in that administration was terrifying ** Miles Taylor, former DHS chief of staff [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/miles-taylor-homeland-security-trump-terrifying/ on CBS News] * [T]he media always is taking Trump literally. It never takes him seriously, but it always takes him literally. I think a lot of the voters who vote for Trump take Trump seriously, but not literally. ** [[Peter Thiel]], [http://www.press.org/sites/default/files/20161031_thiel.pdf Speech at the National Press Club] (October 31, 2016) *Trump has given more than $100,000 to the Democratic House and Senate campaign committees. In 2006, the year Democrats took back Congress, he gave $25,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee... Trump wanted Nancy Pelosi to be speaker of the House and Harry Reid the Senate majority leader. Which is not surprising. At the time he made those contributions, from August 2001 to September 2009, Trump was a registered Democrat... Trump continued to support Reid as majority leader in the election immediately after the passage of Obamacare... With all his past support for Democrats, Trump ought to be asked: Will he commit to supporting whoever is the eventual Republican nominee? After all, why should he be welcomed into the Republican fold if he is going to end up throwing his support to Clinton? The fact is, Trump isn't a Democrat or a Republican; he is an opportunist... He's less a candidate than a brand. And running for president is great for the Trump brand, an opportunity for Donald Trump to take the national stage and tell us all how great he is. He pretty much admitted as much during his announcement speech, when he pointed out that some questioned whether he was really as successful as he claimed. ** Marc A. Thiessen, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-donald-trump-helped-democrats-pass-obamacare/2015/06/22/002f4c7c-18ea-11e5-ab92-c75ae6ab94b5_story.html "How Donald Trump helped Democrats pass Obamacare"] (22 June 2015), ''The Washington Post'' *I wanted to like Donald Trump, much as I wanted to like Richard Nixon's vice president, Spiro Agnew. Both men have said many things with which I agree. Agnew attacked media bias, and Trump attacks the establishment's failure to "make America great," as he nonspecifically puts it. But a proper diagnosis does not equal competence in administering a cure. If I developed a brain tumor, I would want Ben Carson to operate on me, but do I want Donald Trump "operating" on America? Everyone has a temperament. The dictionary defines it as "the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person." Would Trump's "combination" make him a good president? I think not. **Cal Thomas, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * I do think the President committed impeachable offenses. ** Pat Tooomey, Republican senator, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-10 | author = Kate Sullivan, Nicky Robertson | title = Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says he thinks Trump 'committed impeachable offenses' | newspaper = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/pat-toomey-trump-impeachable-offenses/index.html }} * [[w:Criticism of response to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|The governments]] that have been negligent from the beginning [...] are afraid of demonstrating their ineptitude in the face of such a health crisis. At the last minute, Trump declared a "[[w:Public health emergency (United States)|national emergency]]" and agreed with the Democrats in Congress on a special package for {{w|sick leave}} and rapid testing. If he appears incompetent in the face of a crisis and thousands of [[w:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic#Deaths|people die]], he could lose the [[2020 United States presidential election|U.S. presidency]], even to Biden. ** [[Trotskyist Fraction – Fourth International]], ''[https://www.leftvoice.org/coronavirus-and-the-healthcare-crisis-our-lives-are-worth-more-than-their-profits Coronavirus and the Healthcare Crisis: Our Lives Are Worth More than Their Profits!]'' (March 14, 2020), ''Left Voice''. * He's got to condemn this sh*t ASAP. * We need an Oval office address. He has to lead now. It has gone too far and gotten out of hand. ** Donald Trump Jr. writing [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/13/politics/trump-jr-text-mark-meadows-january-6/index.html text messages] to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 6 2021, urging Meadows to make Donald Trump stop the attack on the Congress Building. * I think he would be a great president... He is one of the most dynamic people in the world. He looks presidential, and he talks presidential, and he would make the changes he promises. ** [[w:Ivana Trump|Ivana Trump]], as quoted in {{citation | date = 2016-02-11 | author = Eddie Roche | title = Daily Exclusive: Ivana Trump Uncensored | newspaper = Daily Front Row | url = http://fashionweekdaily.com/daily-exclusive-ivana-trump-uncensored/ }} * My father is an unbelievable listener, and I don't think people realize that until they actually know him. And he ultimately makes his own decisions and that's what any leader needs to do. ** [[Ivanka Trump]], as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-10-14 | author = Judy Kurtz | title = Ivanka Trump: Dad's conflict with Megyn Kelly 'very sensationalized' | newspaper = The Hill | url = http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/256903-ivanka-trump-dads-conflict-with-megyn-kelly-very }} * Today, Donald is much as he was at three years old: incapable of growing, learning, or evolving, unable to regulate his emotions, moderate his responses, or take in & synthesize information. ** {{citation | date = 2020-07-07 | author = Mary Trump (niece of Donald Trump) | title = The explosive tell-all book by Trump's niece is coming out two weeks earlier than expected | newspaper = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/06/media/mary-trump-book-release-date/index.html }} * Donald's pathologies are so complex and his behaviors so often inexplicable that coming up with an accurate and comprehensive diagnosis would require a full battery of psychological and neurophysical tests that he'll never sit for ** {{citation | date = 2020-07-08 | author = William Goldschlag, Dan Janison | title = Donald Trump's niece: He lies, cheats, is cruel, incompetent and cheap | newspaper = Newsday | url = https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/trump-niece-mary-book-conway-coronavirus-schools-reopening-biden-who-jacksonville-rnc-tiktok-1.46510343 }} * I have no problem calling Donald a narcissist — he meets all nine criteria. ** Mary Trump, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2020-07-14 | author = Kurt Andersen | title = Review: The most devastating thing about Mary Trump’s portrait is her empathy for Donald Trump | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-07-14/the-most-devastating-thing-about-mary-trumps-portrait-of-trump-is-i }} * In order to understand what brought Donald- and all of us- to this point, we need to start with my grandfather and his own need for recognition, a need that propelled him to encourage Donald's reckless hyperbole and unearned confidence that hid Donald's pathological weaknesses and insecurities. As Donald grew up, he was forced to become his own cheerleader, first, because he needed his father to believe he was a better and more confident son than Freddy was; then because Fred required it of him; and finally because he began to believe his own hype, even as he paradoxically suspected on a very deep level that nobody else did. By the time of the election, Donald met any challenges to his sense of superiority with anger, his fear and vulnerabilities so effectively buried that he didn't even have to acknowledge they existed. And he never would. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 11 * In the 1970s, after my grandfather had already been preferring and promoting Donald for years, the New York media picked up the baton and began disseminating Donald's unsubstantiated hype. In the 1980s, the banks joined in when they began to fund his ventures. Their willingness (and then their need) to foster his increasingly unfounded claims to success hung on the hopes of recouping their losses. After a decade during which Donald floundered, dragged down by bankruptcies and reduced to fronting for a series of failed products from steaks to vodka, the television producer Mark Burnett gave him yet another chance. ''The Apprentice'' traded on Donald's image as the brash, self-made dealmaker, a myth that had been the creation of my grandfather five decades earlier and astonishingly, considering the vast trove of evidence disproving it, had survived into the new millennium almost entirely unaltered. By the time Donald announced his run for the Republican Party nomination in 2015, a significant percentage of the American population had been primed to believe that myth. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 11 * To this day, the lies, misrepresentations, and fabrications that are the sum total of who my uncle is are perpetuated by the Republican Party and white evangelical Christians. People who know better, such as Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell; true believers, such as Representative Kevin McCarthy, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Attorney General William Barr; and others too numerous to name, have become, unwittingly or not, complicit in their perpetuation. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 11-12 * The fact is, Donald's pathologies are so complex and his behaviors so often inexplicable that coming up with an accurate and comprehensive diagnosis would require a full battery of psychological and neuropsychological tests that he'll never sit for. At this point, we can't evaluate his day-to-day functioning because he is, in the West Wing, essentially institutionalized. Donald has been institutionalized for most of his adult life, so there is no way to know how he would thrive, or even survive, on his own in the real world. At the end of my aunt's birthday party in 2017, as we lined up for our pictures, I could see that Donald was already under a kind of stress he'd never experienced before. As the pressures upon him have continued to mount over the course of the last three years, the disparity between the level of competence required for running a country and his incompetence has widened, revealing his delusions more starkly than ever before. Many, but by no means all of us, have been shielded until now from the worst effects of his pathologies by a stable economy and a lack of serious crises. But the out-of-control COVID-19 pandemic, the possibility of an economic depression, deepening social divides along political lines thanks to Donald's penchant for division, and devastating uncertainty about our country's future have created a perfect storm of catastrophes that no one is less equipped than my uncle to manage. Doing so would require courage, strength of character, deference to experts, and the confidence to take responsibility and to course correct after admitting mistakes. His ability to control unfavorable situations by lying, spinning, and obfuscating has diminished to the point of impotence in the midst of the tragedies we are currently facing. His egregious and arguably intentional mishandling of the current catastrophe has led to a level of scrutiny and pushback that he's never experienced before, increasing his belligerence and need for petty revenge as he withholds vital funding, personal protective equipment, and ventilators that your tax dollars have paid for from states whose governors don't kiss his ass sufficiently. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 13-14 * After the election, Donald called his big sister, ostensibly to find out how he was doing. Of course, he thought he already knew the answer; otherwise he wouldn't have made the call in the first place. He merely wanted her to confirm very strongly that he was doing a fantastic job. When she said, "Not that good," Donald immediately went on offense. "That's nasty," he said. She could see the sneer on his face. Then, seemingly apropos of nothing, he asked her, "Maryanne, where would you be without me?" It was a smug reference to the fact that Maryanne owed her first federal judgeship to Donald because Roy Cohn had done him (and her) a favor all those years ago. My aunt has always insisted that she earned her position on the bench entirely on her own merits, and she shot back at him, "If you say that one more time, I will ''level'' you." But it was an empty threat. Although Maryanne had prided herself on being the only person on the planet Donald ever listened to, those days were long past, which was illustrated not long after, in June 2018. On the eve of Donald's first summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, Maryanne called the White House and left a message with his secretary: "Tell him his older sister called with a little sisterly advice. Prepare. Learn from those who know what they are doing. Stay away from Dennis Rodman. And leave his Twitter alone." He ignored all of it. The ''Politico'' headline the following day read "Trump Says Kim Meeting Will Be About 'Attitude,' Not Prep Work." If Maryanne had ever had any sway over her little brother, it was gone now. Aside from the requisite birthday call, they didn't speak much after that. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 188-189 * Donald was to my grandfather what the border wall as been for Donald: a vanity project funded at the expense of more worthy pursuits. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 194 * He's smart, he's tough, he knows what he's doing. He's speaking from his heart. He's the best. ** {{w|Melania Trump}}, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/263527-melania-trump-not-nervous-for-husband "Melania Trump not nervous for husband"] by Judy Kurtz, ''The Hill'' (16 December 2015) *Trump's entire personal and professional history is Obama-esque. When it serves his interests, Trump lies. He has lied to business associates, employees, friends, spouses, and now to millions of prospective voters. Anyone who thinks that Trump will not lie to them, or that he will at least tell the truth about 'important things', immigration or ISIS or whatever, is deluding himself. When it becomes expedient for Trump to lie, he will. **Ian Tuttle, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/431755/donald-trumps-huge-lies "Donald Trump's Huge Lies"], ''National Review'' * After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence. ** Twitter, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-08 | author = Brian Fung | title = Twitter bans President Trump permanently | newspaper = CNN Business | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/08/tech/trump-twitter-ban/index.html }} * Right now, I’m not sure whether he should stay in place for a week or step down immediately. ** Christian Tybring-Gjedde, quoted in [https://www.thelocal.no/20210107/trump-scares-norwegian-politician-who-nominated-him-for-nobel-peace-prize "Trump 'scares' Norwegian politician who nominated him for Nobel Peace Prize"] 7 January 2021 * We're really good friends, we go back to '86, '87. Most of my successful and best fights were at [[w:Trump International Hotel and Tower|Trump's hotels]]. He didn't manage me, though. He was just helping me with my [[w:Mike Tyson#Rape conviction, prison, and conversion|court case]]. '''We're the same guy, a thrust for power, a drive for power. Whatever field we're in, we need power in that field. That's just who we are. Balls of energy. We're not even who we think we are. We're fire. We're made of this crap—water, motion, dirt, diamonds, emeralds. We're made out of that stuff, can you believe it?''' * That shit is the real deal. Listen: I'm a black motherfucker from the poorest town in the country. I've been through a lot in life. And I know him. When I see him, he shakes my hand and respects my family. None of them—[[Barack Obama|Barack]], whoever—nobody else does that. They're gonna be who they are and disregard me, my family. So I'm voting for him. If I can get 20,000 people or more to vote for him, I'm gonna do it. ** [[Mike Tyson]], in an interview with {{w|The Daily Caller}}. [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/21/mike-tyson-why-i-m-a-muslim-for-donald-trump.html] (January 21, 2016) === U === [[File:Trump Second Impeachment Vote.png |thumb|President Trump gravely [[endangered]] the [[security]] of the [[United States]] and its [[institutions]] of [[Government]]. He threatened the [[integrity]] of the [[democratic]] [[system]], interfered with the [[peaceful]] transition of [[power]], and imperiled a coequal branch of Government.]] * President Trump gravely [[endangered]] the [[security]] of the [[United States]] and its [[institutions]] of [[Government]]. He threatened the [[integrity]] of the [[democratic]] [[system]], interfered with the [[peaceful]] transition of [[power]], and imperiled a coequal branch of Government. He thereby betrayed his trust as President, to the manifest [[injury]] of the [[people]] of the United States. <br /> Wherefore, Donald John Trump, by such [[conduct]], has [[demonstrated]] that he will remain a threat to national security, democracy, and [[United States Constitution|the Constitution]] if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the [[rule of law]]. Donald John Trump thus warrants [[impeachment]] and [[trial]], removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of [[honor]], [[trust]], or [[profit]] under the United States. ** [[United States Congress|United States House of Representatives]]; the concluding lines of [https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/24/text "H.Res.24 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors", introduced 11 January 2021, and approved 13 January 2021] === V === * People no longer trust the career politicians, no longer trust the status-quo because they screwed it up so bad. I loved listening to you talk to those other talking heads about 'Donald Trump could be the destruction of the whole Republican party.' I throw my hands up in the air and cheer. I hope it happens! And I hope [[Bernie Sanders]] is the destruction of the Democratic Party. It's time to break up the two party dictatorship. ** [[Jesse Ventura]] on CNN with Don Lemon, as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-10-07 | author = Chris Enloe | title = Jesse Ventura Wants to Destroy the Political Establishment and He's Named Two Guys to Do It | newspaper = IJ Review | url = https://www.ijreview.com/2015/10/439711-jesse-ventura-supports-donald-trump-bernie-sanders-destroying-political-establishment/ }} *We believe your final decision yesterday was the right one — given the so-called "fog of war" and against the background of a long list of intelligence mistakes, not to mention "cooking" shenanigans. We... think Tucker Carlson had it right yesterday evening: "The very people — in some cases, literally the same people who lured us into the Iraq quagmire 16 years ago — are demanding a new war — this one with Iran. Carlson described you as "skeptical." We believe ample skepticism is warranted. **[[Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity]], in [https://consortiumnews.com/2019/06/21/vips-memo-to-the-president-is-pompeos-agenda-the-same-as-yours/ ''VIPS Memo to the President: Is Pompeo's Iran Agenda the Same As Yours?''] (21 June 2019) *After the close call yesterday when you called off the planned military strike on Iran, we remain concerned that you are about to be mousetrapped into war with Iran. You have said you do not want such a war (no sane person would), and our comments below are based on that premise. There are troubling signs that [[Mike Pompeo|Secretary Pompeo]] is not likely to jettison his more warlike approach, More importantly, we know from personal experience with Pompeo's dismissive attitude to instructions from you that his agenda can deviate from yours on issues of major consequence... Pompeo's behavior betrays a strong desire to resort to military action — perhaps even without your approval — to Iranian provocations (real or imagined), with no discernible strategic goal other than to advance the interests of Israel, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. **[[Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity]], in [https://consortiumnews.com/2019/06/21/vips-memo-to-the-president-is-pompeos-agenda-the-same-as-yours/ ''VIPS Memo to the President: Is Pompeo's Iran Agenda the Same As Yours?''] (21 June 2019) *If Pompeo failed to report back to you on the conversation you instructed him to have with [[William Binney|Binney]], you might ask him about it now (even though the flimsy evidence of Russia hacking the DNC has now evaporated, with Binney vindicated). There were two note-takers present at the October 24, 2017 meeting at CIA headquarters. There is also a good chance the session was also recorded. You might ask Pompeo about that... Binney had the impression Pompeo was simply going through the motions — and disingenuously, at that. If he "really wanted to know about Russian hacking," he would have acquainted himself with the conclusions that VIPS, with Binney in the lead, had reached in mid-2017, and which apparently caught your eye.... Had he pursued the matter seriously with Binney, we might not have had to wait until the Justice Department itself put nails in the coffin of Russiagate, CrowdStrike, and Comey. In sum, Pompeo could have prevented two additional years of "everyone knows that the Russians hacked into the DNC." Why did he not? **[[Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity]], in [https://consortiumnews.com/2019/06/21/vips-memo-to-the-president-is-pompeos-agenda-the-same-as-yours/ ''VIPS Memo to the President: Is Pompeo's Iran Agenda the Same As Yours?''] (21 June 2019) * We are all Gold Star Families, '''who have lost those we love the most in war. Ours is a sacrifice you will never know. Ours is a sacrifice we would never want you to know.''' * Your recent comments regarding the Khan family were repugnant, and personally offensive to us. When you question a mother's pain, by implying that her religion, not her grief, kept her from addressing an arena of people, you are attacking us. When you say your job building buildings is akin to our sacrifice, you are attacking our sacrifice. You are not just attacking us, you are cheapening the sacrifice made by those we lost. You are minimizing the risk our service members make for all of us. This goes beyond politics. It is about a sense of decency. That kind decency you mock as "political correctness." ** [[w:VoteVets.org|VoteVets]]' Gold Star Family Members, open letter to Trump [http://www.votevets.org/press/gold-star-letter] (August 1, 2016) === W === * We've never had a president whose business created as many potential {{w|conflicts of interest}} as Donald Trump, and at the same time we've never had a president who cared less about conflicts of interest as Donald Trump. Indeed, he and his children are making it quite clear that they will use the presidency as a tool to make as much money as they can. And Republicans, particularly [[United States Congress|Congress]], have apparently decided that if Trump does it, it's okay. ** [[Paul Waldman]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/12/05/republicans-are-already-making-it-clear-trump-can-do-whatever-he-wants/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.4d816d92b558 Republicans are already making it clear: Trump can do whatever he wants]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (December 5, 2016) * Can we get Trump to prove he's a good citizen or we'll deport him? ** {{w|Shannon Wheeler}}, cartoonist, [https://twitter.com/muchcoffee twitted] 10.10 * Trump actually faces unique obstacles as he courts black voters. The mogul has a long history of using racially charged rhetoric and his real estate company was sued for allegedly discriminating against black renters in the 1970s. His stance on Muslims, which has drawn praise from white supremacists, could also prove problematic, since over 25 percent of American Muslims are black. **Hunter Walker, [https://www.yahoo.com/politics/donald-trump-has-a-huge-1317867072716854.html "Donald Trump has a plan to win ‘100 percent' of the black vote and prove he's not a racist"] (10 December 2015), ''Yahoo! News'' *America has lost more than 12 million jobs in the last six months. An estimated 12 million people have lost their employer-sponsored health insurance during the worst pandemic in a century. Tens of millions report not having enough to eat. But one month ago, tens of millions of unemployed Americans lost... a $600 weekly federal unemployment insurance benefit that Congress failed to renew... How can this happen in a democracy? This is a question that everyone who works for a living... might want to consider on this Labor Day... If the facts of this political disaster were more widely known and understood, Republicans could lose not only the presidency but also the Senate in November. After all, millions of unemployed Republicans lost most of their income as a result of what their political party...did... Who would want to be forcing layoffs — potentially totaling millions at the state and local level — during a depression and pandemic? Ask Sen. McConnell and Donald Trump. **[[Mark Weisbrot]], [https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/opinion/times-commentary/story/2020/sep/06/weisbrot-whour-government-doing-labor/531611/ What is our government doing to labor?], [[w:Chattanooga Times Free Press|Times Free Press]], (6 September 2020) * You will never hear me say a negative thing about Donald Trump. Me and Donald are cool. ... Donald will get my vote. ** [[Dana White]], as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/263033-ufc-chief-dana-white-endorses-trump "UFC head Dana White endorses Trump"] by Sylvan Lane, ''The Hill'' (12 December 2015) * He will be a real American leader, who might not always be the best one from Europe's perspective but defends the interests of his own people. I wish we had political leaders like this in the Netherlands who defend their own country... and forget the rest. ** [[Geert Wilders]], on BNR radio, as quoted in [http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2016/07/93300-2/ "Geert Wilders says the Netherlands needs a leader like Donald Trump"] (18 July 2016), ''DutchNews.nl''. * I'd vote for a bowling ball covered in dog shit and pubic hair before I vote for Trump. ** bestselling author {{W|Chuck Wendig}}, [http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2016/06/08/im-with-her/ "I'm With Her"], June 8, 2016 * The cost of appearing with a bloviating ignoramus is obvious, it seems to me. Donald Trump is redundant evidence that if your net worth is high enough, your IQ can be very low and you can still intrude into American politics. ** [[George Will]] on {{citation | date = 2012-05-27 | title = This Week | publisher = ABC }}, quoted in {{citation | date = 2012-05-27 | title = George Will Calls Donald Trump a ‘Bloviating Ignoramus' | first = Jake | last = Tapper | periodical = ABC News | url = http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/george-will-calls-donald-trump-a-bloviating-ignoramus-on-this-week/ }} *It has come to this. The GOP, formerly the party of Lincoln and ostensibly the party of liberty and limited government, is being defined by clamors for a mass roundup and deportation of millions of human beings. To will an end is to will the means for the end, so the Republican clamors are also for the requisite expansion of government's size and coercive powers... Trump evidently plans to deport almost 10 percent of California's workers, and 13 percent of that state's K–12 students. He is, however, at his most Republican when he honors family values: He proposes to deport intact families, including children who are citizens... Trump proposes seizing money that illegal immigrants from Mexico try to send home. This might involve sacrificing mail privacy, but desperate times require desperate measures. He would vastly enlarge the federal government's enforcement apparatus, but he who praises single-payer health care systems and favors vast eminent domain powers has never made a fetish of small government. **George Will, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/422916/donald-trump-immigration-deportation-republicans "Trump Should Have No Place in the Party of Liberty and Limited Government"] (22 August 2015), ''National Review'' *If Donald Trump were a Democratic mole placed in the Republican Party to disrupt things, how would his behavior be any different? I don't think it would be. **George Will, as quoted in [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35066940 "Is Donald Trump a Democratic secret agent?"] (11 December 2015), by Anthony Zurcher, ''BBC News'', United Kingdom: British Broadcasting Corporation * What you saw was the real Trump, unbound by facts, reason, logic, the law, or the Constitution ** Conservative campaign consultant Rick Wilson, commenting on a coronavirus press briefing [https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/rick-wilson-trumps-press-conference-meltdown-was-a-manic-ragefest-by-americas-worst-president/ "Rick Wilson: Trump’s press conference meltdown was a ‘manic ragefest by America’s Worst President’"] (14 April 2020), ''Rawstory'' * Shortly after 8pm on Election Night, when the unexpected trend - Trump might actually win - seemed confirmed, Don Jr told a friend that his father, or DJT, as he calls him, looked as if he had seen a ghost. Melania was in tears - and not of joy. There was, in the space of little more than an hour, in Steve Bannon's not unamused observation, a befuddled Trump morphing into a disbelieving Trump and then into a horrified Trump. But still to come was the final transformation: Suddenly, Donald Trump became a man who believed that he deserved to be, and was wholly capable of being, the president of the United States. ** p. 18 * Trump did not enjoy his own inauguration. He was angry that A-level stars had snubbed the event, disgruntled with the accommodations at Blair House, and visibly fighting with his wife, who seemed on the verge of tears. Throughout the day, he wore what some around him had taken to calling his golf face: angry and pissed off, shoulders hunched, arms swinging, brow furled, lips pursed. * In pursuing a friend's wife, he would try to persuade the wife that her husband was perhaps not what she thought. ** p. 23 * Trump, in fact, found the White House to be vexing and even a little scary. He retreated to his own bedroom - the first time since the Kennedy White House that a presidential couple had maintained separate rooms. In the first days, he ordered two television screens in addition to the one already there, and a lock on the door, precipitating a brief standoff with the Secret Service, who insisted they have access to the room. * She [Ivanka Trump] treated her father with a degree of detachment, even irony, going so far as to make fun of his comb-over to others. She often described the mechanics behind it to friends: an absolutely clean pate - a contained island after scalp-reduction -surgery - surrounded by a furry circle of hair around the sides and front, from which all ends are drawn up to meet in the center and then swept back and secured by a stiffening spray. The color, she would point out to comical effect, was from a product called Just for Men - the longer it was left on, the darker it got. Impatience resulted in Trump's orange-blond hair color. * Rupert Murdoch, heretofore doubtlessly certain Trump was a charlatan and a fool, said he and his new wife, Jerry Hall, would pay a call on the president-elect. But Murdoch was late- quite late. Trump kept assuring his guests that Rupert was on his way, coming soon. When some of the guests made a move to leave, Trump cajoled them to stay a little longer. ''You'll want to stay to see Rupert''. (Or, one of the guests interpreted, you'll want to stay to see Trump with Rupert.) It was a matched set of odd reversals- an ironic symmetry. Trump, perhaps not yet appreciating the difference between becoming president and elevating his social standing, was trying mightily to curry favor with the previously disdainful media mogul. And Murdoch, finally arriving at the party he was in more than one way sorely late to, was as subdued and thrown as everyone else, and struggling to adjust his view of a man who, for more than a generation, had been at best a clown prince among the rich and famous. ** p. 20 * Murdoch suggested that taking a liberal approach to H-1B visas, which open America's doors to select immigrants, might be hard to square with his promises to build a wall and close the borders. But Trump seemed unconcerned, assuring Murdoch, 'We'll figure it out.' "What a fucking idiot," said Murdoch, shrugging, as he got off the phone. ** p. 36 * The unique problem here was partly how to get information to someone who did not (or could not or would not) read, and who at best listened only selectively. But the other part of the problem was how best to qualify the information that he liked to get... The information he did not get was formal information. The data. The details. The options. The analysis. He didn't do PowerPoint. For anything that smacked of a classroom or of being lectured to- "professor" was one of his bad words, and he was proud of never going to class, never buying a textbook, never taking a note- he got up and left the room. ** p. 188 * The president liked generals. The more fruit salad they wore, the better. The president was very pleased with the compliments he got for appointing generals who commanded the respect that Mattis and Kelly and McMaster were accorded (pay no attention to Michael Flynn). What the president did not like was ''listening'' to generals, who, for the most part, were skilled in the new Army jargon of PowerPoint, data dumps, McKinsey-like presentations. One of the things that endeared Flynn to the president was the fact that Flynn, quite the conspiracist and drama queen, had good storytelling sense. ** p. 188 ** [[w:Michael_Wolff_(journalist)|Michael Wolff]], ''Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House'' (2018) *Let's begin with [Trump's] the simplest assertion: we are doing "great" economically... over the last 20 years the United States has had a hard time achieving economic growth. The last year or two are slightly better... because the government gave an enormous boost... not private capitalist corporations, the government gave... The 2017 tax cut... gave corporations... hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes they don't have to pay anymore... and they mostly used it to increase salaries of executives... very good for the top one percent, but not for the rest of the American people. *Chinese workers, the average amount of money they get adjusted for inflation, has quadrupled in the last 12, 15 years. What happened to the average wage in America, adjusted for inflation? It hardly budged... Excluding that from the conversation - prancing around as if the economy here is the envy of the world - that's not just nonsense. *...he spent more time... demonizing [[immigrants]] than on any other topic.... the United States is an economy of three hundred and twenty five million people; the number of [[w:Illegal immigration to the United States|undocumented immigrants in the United States is estimated between 10 and 12 million [~3.4]%]] ...Focusing on immigrants is pure scapegoating; it's focusing people on something that doesn't matter because you don't want them to focus on what does matter. **[[Richard Wolffe]] in [https://www.rdwolff.com/prof_wolff_on_sotu '''''Wolff responds to Trump's "State of the Union" address,'''''] (6 February 2019) * I still call myself a [[conservative]], but only in full knowledge that there is a blot on the escutcheon, and many a writer who claims that title is an open [[treason|traitor]] to all I in truth uphold and he in word only. Because, honestly, a conservative who opposes Trump on the grounds of [[ideal]]s, despite what this administration has already done in deregulating and defanging the [[bureaucracy]], reversing foreign policy mistakes, and appointing originalist judges, falls into the same error of being a [[cult]]ist and not a political thinker. ** [[John C. Wright]], [http://www.scifiwright.com/2017/06/objectivism-and-alt-right/ "Objectivism and Alt-Right"] (2017) === Y === * He's the classic demagogue described well in the Federalist Papers that our system is designed to stop. ** {{W|John Yoo}}, [http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/analysis-vengeful-world-donald-trump-why-it-matters-n671721 Analysis: the Vengeful World of Donald Trump and Why It Matters], at NBC News, published October 31, 2016 * Donald Trump is also a coward. For all of his tough talk and bluster, the president of the United States is a punk ass bitch. And this has also been apparent for as long as we've known who he is. * He slipped out of draft duty because of ... bone spurs. Bone spurs don't even get you on the NFL injury report, but he used it to stay the fuck away from actually having to fight. We know his history of bullying and insulting women. And, since he's been in office, we've seen him cower to Kim Jong Un and literally get Deeboed by Vladimir Putin — two men who, for all of their faults, would definitely whoop Trump's ass. * We've had racist presidents before. We've had malignant misogynists in office before. But never has our president been such a fucking wimp. ** Damon Young, [https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/just-remember-that-your-punk-ass-president-would-never-1828105410 Just Remember That Your Punk-Ass President Would Never, Ever, Ever Call LeBron James Dumb to His Face], in {{W|The Root (magazine)|The Root}}, published August 4, 2018. === Z === *Donald Trump would be an awesome GOP nominee if he was remotely conservative, suited to beat Hillary, or had the temperament of a good POTUS. **John Ziegler, [https://twitter.com/Zigmanfreud/status/697866127163043841 ''Twitter'' post] (February 2016) * His decision to use his platform to condone rather than condemn the actions of his supporters at the Capitol building has rightly disturbed people in the US and around the world. We removed these statements yesterday because we judged that their effect — and likely their intent — would be to provoke further violence. * We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great. Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete. ** Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Facebook, quoted in [https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/07/mark-zuckerberg-announces-trump-banned-from-facebook-and-instagram-for-at-least-the-next-two-weeks/ "Mark Zuckerberg announces Trump banned from facebook and instagram for 'at least the next two weeks'"] (January 7 2021) <i> Tech Crunch </i> *Could Donald Trump be a secret double-agent, sent by Democrats to destroy their party from within? Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, who has borne the brunt of more than a few Trump barbs, seems to think there's a possibility... He's belittling his Republican colleagues. He's pulling the party to the nativist right in direct conflict with the goal set by strategists in 2013 to appeal to a more ethnically diverse nation. And he's generally sucking up all the political oxygen, making it harder for other candidates to get their message out. All in all, many experts say he's making it much more difficult for a Republican to win the general election next fall. Maybe he's doing it on purpose... But as the saying goes, even paranoids have enemies. And, at least for the moment, there are some Republicans who see Donald Trump much more of an enemy than a friend. **Anthony Zurcher, [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35066940 "Is Donald Trump a Democratic secret agent?"] (11 December 2015), ''BBC News'', United Kingdom: British Broadcasting Corporation *Trump has forged a coalition between the workers and the patriotic elite. I strongly believe in the coalition that has brought Trump together. Just like Boris Johnson. That, I think, is the political axis of the future. ** [https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2402214-hoe-de-franse-trump-eric-zemmour-de-politiek-op-zijn-kop-zet How the 'French Trump' Éric Zemmour is turning politics upside down.] ==See also== * [[Donald Trump on social media]] * [[Donald Trump Jr.]] * [[Impeachment of Donald Trump]] * [[List of presidents of the United States]] * [[Presidency of Donald Trump]] * [[Racial views of Donald Trump]] * [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections]] * [[2020 United States presidential election]] == External links== {{Sister project links|w=Donald Trump|wikt=no|b=no|s=Author:Donald Trump|commons=Donald Trump|n=Donald Trump|v=no|species=no|d=Q22686|voy=no|m=no|mw=no}} * [https://www.donaldjtrump.com/ Official website] * [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/23/opinion/trumps-lies.html "Trump's Lies"] by [[w:David Leonhardt|David Leonhardt]] and Stuart A. 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I've got enough, much more than I'll ever need. I do it to do it. Deals are my art form.]] [[File:Trump CPAC (Improved).jpg|thumb|What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.]] '''[[w:Donald Trump|Donald John Trump]]''' (born [[June 14]], [[1946]]) is an American [[w:Political career of Donald Trump|politician]], [[w:Media career of Donald Trump|media personality]], and [[w:Business career of Donald Trump|businessman]] who served as the [[w:List of presidents of the United States|45th]] [[President of the United States|president]] of the [[United States|United States of America]] from 2017 to 2021. :See also: ::'''''[[Donald Trump on social media]]''''' ::'''''[[Presidency of Donald Trump]]''''' ::'''''[[Racial views of Donald Trump]]''''' ::'''''[[Trumpism]]''''' ==Quotes== ===1980s=== * '''Rona Barrett''': If you lost your fortune today, what would you do tomorrow?<br>'''Donald Trump''': Maybe I’d run for president. I don’t know. ** An [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-stat/graphics/politics/trump-archive/docs/rona-barrett-1980-interview-of-donald-trump.pdf interview] with [[w:Rona Barrett|Rona Barrett]] (1980) * '''Rona Barrett''': Would you like to be the President of the United States?<br>'''Donald Trump''': I really don't believe I would, Rona. But I would like to see somebody as the president who could do the fucking job, and there are very capable people in this country.<br>'''Barrett''': Why wouldn't you dedicate yourself to public service?<br>'''Trump''': Because I think it's a very mean life. I would love, and I would dedicate my life to this country but I see it as being a mean life, and I also see it in somebody with strong views, and somebody with the kind of views that are maybe a little bit unpopular, which may be right, but may be unpopular, wouldn't necessarily have a chance of getting elected against somebody with no great brain but a big smile. ** An [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-stat/graphics/politics/trump-archive/docs/rona-barrett-1980-interview-of-donald-trump.pdf interview] with [[w:Rona Barrett|Rona Barrett]] (1980) * '''Rona Barrett''': How would you like to be remembered?<br>'''Donald Trump''': Well, as somebody that’s contributed something to the United States and to the City of New York, and to the various other places that I’m going, and somebody that’s done a little bit better than other people at what he does. ** An [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-stat/graphics/politics/trump-archive/docs/rona-barrett-1980-interview-of-donald-trump.pdf interview] with [[w:Rona Barrett|Rona Barrett]] (1980) * I said, 'I will build you this incredible, gorgeous, gleaming hotel. I will put people to work in the construction trades and save hotel [[jobs]] and the Grand Central area will come around.' So the city made the deal. ** {{citation |title=The Empire and Ego of Donald Trump |journal=New York Times |date=1983-08-07 |first=Marilyn |last=Bender |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/07/business/the-empire-and-ego-of-donald-trump.html }} * "Give them the old Trump bullshit," he told the architect Der Scutt before a presentation of the Trump Tower design at a press conference in 1980. "Tell them it is going to be a million square feet, sixty-eight stories." ** 'After the Gold Rush', in [[w:Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]], by [[Marie Brenner]], September 1, 1990 * Some people have an ability to [[negotiate]]. It's an [[art]] you're basically born with. You either have it or you don't. * It would take an hour-and-a-half to learn everything there is to learn about missiles. I think I know most of it anyway. You're talking about just getting updated on a situation ** {{citation |title=Donald Trump, Holding All The Cards The Tower! The Team! The Money! The Future! |journal=Washington Post |date=1984-11-15 |first=Lois |last=Romano |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/archive/lifestyle/1984/11/15/donald-trump-holding-all-the-cards-the-tower-the-team-the-money-the-future/8be79254-7793-4812-a153-f2b88e81fa54/?resType=accessibility }}, talking about his desire to be involved in negotiations with the then Soviet Union * I have featured and will always continue to feature my name prominently in all my enterprises. **''[[w:Business Week|Business Week]]'' (22 July 1985) * I look at things for the art sake and the beauty sake and for the deal sake. **''[[w:New York (magazine)|New York]]'' (11 July 1988), p. 24 * I'm not big on compromise. I understand compromise. Sometimes compromise is the right answer, but oftentimes compromise is the equivalent of defeat, and I don't like being defeated. **''[[w:Life (magazine)|Life]]'', Vol. 12 (January 1989), p. iii * [[Ed Koch|Mayor Koch]] has stated that hate and rancor should be removed from our hearts. I do not think so. **[http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1838466.1403324800!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/trump21n-1-web.jpg "Bring Back the Death Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!"] An advert taken out by Trump in the [[w:New York Daily News|''New York Daily News'']] and other newspapers in the wake of the arrests of the [[wikipedia:Central Park jogger case|Central Park Five]] (whose convictions were eventually {{w|vacate}}d once the real perpetrator was identified in 2002) (1 May 1989) * How can [[w:Society of the United States|our great society]] tolerate the continued brutalization of [[w:Citizenship of the United States|its citizens]] by crazed misfits? [[w:Crime in the United States|Criminals]] must be told that their [[w:Civil liberties in the United States|CIVIL LIBERTIES]] END WHEN AN ATTACK ON OUR SAFETY BEGINS! **[http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1838466.1403324800!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/trump21n-1-web.jpg "Bring Back the Death Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!"] An advert taken out by Trump in the ''New York Daily News'' and other newspapers in the wake of the arrests of the [[wikipedia:Central Park jogger case|Central Park Five]] (whose convictions were eventually {{w|vacate}}d once the real perpetrator was identified in 2002) (1 May 1989) * Let [[w:Politics of the United States|our politicians]] give back our [[w:New York City Police Department|police department]]'s power to keep us safe. Unshackle them from the constant chant of "[[w:Police brutality in the United States|police brutality]]" which every [[w:Misdemeanor|petty criminal]] hurls immediately at an officer who has just risked his or her life to save another's. ** [http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1838466.1403324800!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/trump21n-1-web.jpg "Bring Back the Death Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!"] An advert taken out by Trump in the New York Daily News and other newspapers in the wake of the arrests of the [[wikipedia:Central Park jogger case|Central Park Five]] (whose convictions were eventually {{w|vacate}}d once the real perpetrator was identified in 2002) (1 May 1989) * Of course I hate these people and let's all hate these people because maybe hate is what we need if we're gonna get something done. ** In [http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/07/politics/trump-larry-king-central-park-five/index.html 1989 interview] with {{W|Larry King}}, about the [[wikipedia:Central Park jogger case|Central Park Five]] (who had, as was later discovered, been wrongfully convicted) * I like to hire people that I've seen in action. I often hire people that were on the opposing side of a deal that I respect. **''[[w:The Washington Post|The Washington Post]]'' (23 September 1989), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 25 * I think if this country gets any kinder or gentler, it's literally going to cease to exist. **''[[w:Playboy (magazine)|Playboy]]'', March 1990 ====''[[wikipedia:Trump: The Art of the Deal|Trump: The Art of the Deal]]'' (1987)==== : <small>Quotes from ''Trump: The Art of the Deal'' (1987) by Donald J. Trump with [[Tony Schwartz (author)|Tony Schwartz]].</small> * I don't do it for the [[money]]. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever [[need]]. I do it to do it. Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks. ** p. 1 * I try to [[learn]] from the [[past]], but I plan for the [[future]] by focusing exclusively on the [[present]]. ** p. 2 * Sometimes it pays to be a little wild. ** p. 5 * Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that '''sometimes your best [[investments]] are the ones you don't make.''' ** p. 28 * My [[philosophy]] is always to hire the best from the best. ** p. 31 * Deal-making is an ability you're born with. It's in the genes. ** p. 45 * I like thinking big. I always have. To me it's very simple: if you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big. Most people think small, because most people are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning. And that gives people like me a great advantage. ** p. 46 * I wasn't [[satisfied]] just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement. ** p. 47 * People think I'm a [[gambler]]. I've never gambled in my life. To me, a gambler is someone who plays slot machines. I prefer to own slot machines. It's a very good [[business]] being the house. ** p. 48 * The point is that you can't be too [[Greed|greedy]]. ** p. 48 * I'm a great believer in [[asking]] everyone for an [[opinion]] before I make a [[decision]]. ... I ask and I ask and I ask, until I begin to get a gut feeling about something. And that's when I make a decision. I have learned much more from conducting my own random surveys than I could ever have learned from the greatest of consulting firms. ** pp. 51–52 * The worst thing you can possibly do in a deal is seem desperate to make it. That makes the other guy smell blood, and then you're dead. The best thing you can do is deal from strength, and leverage is the biggest strength you can have. Leverage is having something the other guy wants. Or better yet, needs. Or best of all, simply can't do without. Unfortunately, that isn't always the case, which is why leverage often requires imagination, and salesmanship. ** p. 53 * The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people's fantasies. People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do. That's why a little hyperbole never hurts. People want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular. I call it truthful hyperbole. It's an innocent form of exaggeration—and a very effective form of promotion. ** p. 58 * My experience is that if you're fighting for something you believe in—even if it means alienating some people along the way—things usually work out for the best in the end. ** p. 59 * One of the problems when you become successful is that jealousy and envy inevitably follow. There are people—I categorize them as life's losers—who get their sense of accomplishment and achievement from trying to stop others. As far as I'm concerned, if they had any real ability they wouldn't be fighting me, they'd be doing something constructive themselves. ** p. 59 * '''You can't con people, at least not for long. You can create excitement, you can do wonderful promotion and get all kinds of press, and you can throw in a little hyperbole. But if you don't deliver the goods, people will eventually catch on.''' ** p. 60 [[File:Trump_1987.jpg|thumb|205x205px|Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.]] * '''[[Money]] was never a big [[motivation]] for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the [[game]].''' ** p. 63 * Get in, get it done, get it done right, and get out. ** p. 65 * The most important thing in life is to [[love]] what you're doing, because that's the only way you'll ever be really good at it. ** p. 67 * You can't be [[scared]]. You do your thing, you hold your ground, you stand up tall, and whatever happens, happens. ** p. 89 * [[w:Mary Anne MacLeod Trump|My own mother]] was a housewife all her life. And yet it's turned out that I've hired a lot of [[women]] for top jobs, and they've been among my best people. Often, in fact, they are far more effective than the [[men]] around them. ** p. 173 * In the end, you're measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish. ** p. 355 * What I admire most are people who put themselves directly on the line. ** p. 367 * In my life, there are two things I've found I'm very good at: overcoming obstacles and motivating good people to do their best work. ** p. 367 ===1990s=== [[File:Universal_health_care.svg|thumb|I'm very [[liberal]] when it comes to [[health care]]. I believe in {{w|universal health care}}. I believe in whatever it takes to make people well and better.]] [[File:Goddess_of_Democracy_at_UBC.jpg|thumb|When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but [[w:Tiananmen Square protests of 1989|they put it down with strength]]. That shows you the power of strength.]] * What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate. ** ''Trump: Surviving at the Top'' (1990), p. 3 *She turned out to be the wife of a man who was then the prime minister of a major country. I'd heard stories about this lady, but I never thought much of them until that night. We met at the house of the friend who'd phoned me. After we'd all chatted for a while in the living room, the four of us who already knew each other drifted out to the kitchen, leaving Ben and Madame X in the living room to get better acquainted. Which they did. In fact, when we drifted back in, about ten minutes later, she and Ben were involved in an incredibly torrid scene on the couch. I remember standing there and thinking to myself, "Well, Donald, you're not in Queens anymore." ** ''Trump: Surviving at the Top'' (1990), p. 52 * "When a man leaves a woman, especially when it was perceived that he has left for a piece of ass—a good one!—there are 50 percent of the population who will love the woman who was left," he told me. ** {{citation |date=1990-09-01|title=After the Gold Rush |periodical=Vanity Fair |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/07/donald-ivana-trump-divorce-prenup-marie-brenner}} by [[Marie Brenner]] * "I want five children, like in my own family, because with five, then I will know that one will be guaranteed to turn out like me," Donald told a close friend. ** {{citation |date=1990-09-01 |author=Marie Brenner |title=After the Gold Rush |periodical=Vanity Fair |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/07/donald-ivana-trump-divorce-prenup-marie-brenner}} * Very good question. (pause) I don't think it's a sin but I don't think it should be done. ** in response to the question, "Is [[adultery]] a sin." ** in the ''[[New York Post]]'', February 23, 1990, as [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/30/donald-trump-in-1990-adultery-is-not-a-sin.html archived at ''the Daily Beast''] * [[Leona Helmsley]] is a truly evil human being. She treated employees worse than any human being I've ever witnessed and I've dealt with some of the toughest human beings alive. ** {{citation |year=1990 |month=March |author=Glenn Plaskin |title=The Playboy Interview with Donald Trump |periodical={{w|Playboy}} |url=https://www.playboy.com/read/playboy-interview-donald-trump-1990}} * When [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests|the students poured into Tiananmen Square]], the {{w|Chinese government}} almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength. ** {{citation |year=1990 |month=March |author=Glenn Plaskin |title=The Playboy Interview with Donald Trump |periodical={{w|Playboy}} |url=https://www.playboy.com/read/playboy-interview-donald-trump-1990}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-10-20 |title=Bury Trump in a Landslide |periodical={{w|New York Daily News}} |url=http://interactive.nydailynews.com/2016/10/daily-news-editorial-bury-trump-in-landslide/}} * I said to the [[bankers]], "Listen, fellows, if I have a problem, then you have a problem. We have to find a way out or it's going to be a difficult time for both of us." ** ''Fortune'' (13 August 1990), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 44 ** Cf. [[J. Paul Getty]]: "If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem." * You know, it doesn't really matter what the media writes as long as you've got a young and beautiful piece of ass. ** [http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a24057/donald-trump-presidential-run-2016-072913/ Esquire Interview] (1991) * You have to treat 'em [women] like s--- {{sic}} ** Reported in {{cite news |title=Fighting Back: Trump Scrambles off the Canvas |first=Julie |last=Baumgold |work=New York |volume=25 |number=44 |date=1992-11-09 |page=43 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BeUCAAAAMBAJ&q=%22trump+is+talking+about+women+and+says%22#v=snippet&q=%22trump%20is%20talking%20about%20women%20and%20says%22&f=false}}. Bowdlerization in the original. * Wow! Just think — in a couple of years I'll be dating you. ** to two 14-year-old girls in 1992 ** from the {{w|Chicago Tribune}}, as archived at [http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/10/13/in_1992_trump_told_two_14_year_old_girls_in_a_couple_of_years_i_ll_be_dating.html Slate] * He's a good guy, and he's not going to hurt anybody. . . . He treated his wife well and . . . he will treat Marla well. :Actresses, people that you write about just call to see if they can go out with him and things. :I mean, he's living with Marla and he's got three other girlfriends. :He does things for himself. When he makes a decision, that will be a very lucky woman. :* Speaking about himself under the pseudonym of [[w:Pseudonyms of Donald Trump#"John Miller" (1991)|John Miller]] in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/13/transcript-the-full-text-of-john-miller-interview-about-donald-trump-with-people-reporter/?tid=a_inl a 1991 interview with a ''People'' reporter], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/13/transcript-the-full-text-of-john-miller-interview-about-donald-trump-with-people-reporter/?tid=a_inl Donald Trump masqueraded as publicist to brag about himself], Washington Post * I'm gonna be dating her in ten years. ** of a 10-year-old girl, in 1992 ** {{citation |date=2016-10-13 |author=Emily Schultheis |title=More allegations, questionable Trump comments on women surface |periodical=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-unearthed-footage-trump-says-of-10-year-old-i-am-going-to-be-dating-her-in-10-years/}} * '''Howard Stern''': So, you treat women with respect?<br>'''Donald Trump''': Uh, I can't say that either.<br>'''Stern''': Alright, good. ** An interview on ''[[w:The Howard Stern Show|The Howard Stern Show]]'', 1993 * You know, if you’re young, and in this era, and if you have any guilt about not having gone to Vietnam, we have our own Vietnam—it’s called the dating game... Dating is like being in Vietnam. You’re the equivalent of a soldier going over to Vietnam. ** An interview on ''The Howard Stern Show'', 1993, [https://people.com/politics/trump-boasted-of-avoiding-stds-while-dating-vaginas-are-landmines-it-was-my-personal-vietnam/ archived by ''People''] *I am not a {{w|law enforcement officer}}. I am not supposed to be going around checking {{w|Indian reservation}}s. That is what you have [[w:Federal Bureau of Investigation#Indian reservations|the FBI for]], and they are very capable, the most capable. **Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, October 5, 1993: In ''Implementation of Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress ... Public Law 100-497, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988'', Part 5, page 187 * Well, I think that she's got a lot of [[w:Marla Maples|Marla]] [Maples, Trump's second wife], she's a really beautiful baby, and she's got Marla's legs. We don't know whether she's got this part yet [gestures toward own chest], but time will tell... ** [http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/04/06/video_donald_trump_on_his_one_year_old_daughter_s_brests.html On his then-one year old daughter Tiffany], ''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'', 1994 * I'm [[w:Conservatism in the United States|conservative]], and even very [[conservative]]. But I'm quite [[w:Liberalism in the United States|liberal]] and getting much more [[w:Healthcare reform debate in the United States#Liberal arguments|liberal on health care]] and other things. I really say: What's the purpose of a country if you're not going to have defensive and [[health care]]? If you can't take care of your sick in the country, forget it, it's all over. I mean, it's no good. So I'm very liberal when it comes to health care. I believe in {{w|universal health care}}. I believe in whatever it takes to make people well and better. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/10/08/trump.transcript/ Interview with Larry King] ''CNN'' (October 1999) * Let's make a deal; if you promise not to get "personal" with me, I will promise not to show you as the crude, fat and obnoxious slob which everyone knows you are. Sincerely, Donald J. Trump. ** [http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/lifestyles/before-twitter-name-calling-letter-from-donald-trump/KaGSV40cQnefESyXhe5CuN/ Letter to journalist Shannon Donnelly], 1996 *“It’s amazing, I can’t even believe it. I’ve been so lucky in terms of that whole world, it is a dangerous world out there. It’s like Vietnam, sort of. It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave solider” **speaking of having [[sex]] and referring to women's genitals as “potential landmines”. ** An interview on ''The Howard Stern Show'', 1997, [https://people.com/politics/trump-boasted-of-avoiding-stds-while-dating-vaginas-are-landmines-it-was-my-personal-vietnam/ archived by ''People''] * I surround myself with the best people. I know the best people. ** On an interview (1999 November 26) * The part of my life I think I'm most disappointed in is that I have not had the great marriage. And I would have thought that would have happened, because I came from a home—you know, it's not like some of my [[Friend|friends]], they get divorced, but their parents were divorced twice or three times. I came from a home where marriage was just incredible. I mean, my parents truly loved each other. ** ''Good Morning America'' (2 December 1999), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 46 * I'm on the conservative side, but [[Pat Buchanan|[Pat] Buchanan]] is [[Attila]] the Hun. ** As quoted in ''Selected Quotes from Newsweek Magazine, 1999'' — {{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001015150910/http://www.sph.umich.edu/~rwatt/old_nw3.htm |title=Richard Watanabe - Newsweek Quotes, 1999 |publisher=Sph.umich.edu |date= |accessdate=2010-06-13}} * People want me to [run for president] all the time … I don't like it. Can you imagine how controversial I'd be? You think about him ''[Bill Clinton]'' and the women. How about me with the women? Can you imagine? ** On ''{{W|Hardball with Chris Matthews}}'', as quoted in {{citation |date=1999-07-12 |author=Deborah Orin |title=Trump ‘toys’ with prez run |periodical={{w|New York Post}} |url=http://nypost.com/1999/07/12/trump-toys-with-prez-run}} ===2000=== * I generally oppose [[w:Gun control in the United States|gun control]], but I support the ban on [[assault weapon]]s. **{{cite book |title=[[w:The America We Deserve|The America We Deserve]] |authorlink1=w:Donald Trump |first1=Donald |last1=Trump |first2=Dave |last2=Shiflett |year=2000 |publisher=[[w:Renaissance Books|Renaissance Books]] |isbn=1580631312}}; {{cite news |title=Trump's Evolving Positions on Gun Issues |first1=Linda |last1=Qiu |first2=Kitty |last2=Bennett |date=March 12, 2018 |newspaper=[[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]] |accessdate=September 6, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/us/politics/trump-evolving-positions-gun-issues.html}} * So the [[wikipedia:Reform Party of the United States of America|Reform Party]] now includes a Klansman, Mr. [[David Duke|Duke]], a [[neo-Nazi]], Mr. Buchanan, and a [[communist]], [[w:Lenora Fulani|Ms. Fulani]]. This is not company I wish to keep. ** As quoted in {{cite news |last= |first= |date=14 February 2000 |title=QUOTATION OF THE DAY |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/14/nyregion/quotation-of-the-day-815233.html |newspaper=The New York Times |location= |access-date= }}<!--{{cite news |last1=Kaczynski |first1=Andrew |last2=Massie| first2=Christopher |date= Aug. 26, 2015, at 11:27 p.m. |title=Top Racists And Neo-Nazis Back Donald Trump |url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/meet-the-prominent-white-nationalists-fired-up-to-support-do#.vuV8WvAdp |newspaper=BuzzFeed News |location= |access-date= }}--> * I judge people based on their capability, honesty, and merit. ** [https://books.google.com/books?id=smMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23&dq=%22Trump%20towers%22 "Trump towers"], interview with Paul Alexander, ''The Advocate'' (15 February 2000), p. 23 * It's very possible that I could be the first [[w:United States presidential election|presidential candidate]] to run and make money on it. ** Reported by Jerry Useem, [http://fortune.com/2000/04/03/what-does-donald-trump-really-want/ "What Does Donald Trump Really Want?"], ''Fortune'', 3 April 2000. ===2002=== * I think the regulations are very tough, but I think they could be made tougher. And where they really have to be made tougher is when somebody is proven [[w:Unfair business practices|to be dishonest]], not a mistake, not an honest mistake because look, people make bad business deals all the time. When somebody is proven to be dishonest, really harsh punishment has to take place. **''[[w:Hardball with Chris Matthews|Hardball with Chris Matthews]]'' (15 July 2002), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 23 * '''[[Howard Stern]]''': Are you for [[w:2003 invasion of Iraq|the invasion of Iraq]]? * '''Donald Trump''': Yeah, I guess so. I wish, uh, I wish [[Gulf War|the first time]] it was done correctly. ** Interview on [[wikipedia:The Howard Stern Show|Howard Stern Show]] (11 September 2002), reported by ''[https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/in-2002-donald-trump-said-he-supported-invading-iraq-on-the? BuzzFeed]'' (19 February 2016) * I've known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life. ** On [[w:Jeffrey Epstein|Jeffrey Epstein]]. Quoted in ''[https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/n_7912/ New York]'', 28 October 2002. * I don't know how you do it. I've put together some really impressive deals, but this thing you've pulled off, it's amazing: a Big N' Tasty for just a dollar. How do you do it? What's your secret? Together Grimace, we could own this town. ** Trump's lines in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4QNXnNftWk McDonald's advert] (2002), quoted in {{citation|date=2019-01-15|author=Rachel Desantis|title=Donald Trump’s lifelong love of fast food, from his 2002 McDonald’s commercial to ‘hamberders’|periodical=New York Daily News|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-news-donald-trump-has-always-loved-fast-food-20190115-story.html}} ===2003=== * I love beautiful women, and beautiful women love me. It has to be both ways. ** Interview with Norwegian talk show host [[wikipedia:Fredrik Skavlan|Fredrik Skavlan]] in (November 2003).{{fix cite}}<!-- published/quoted where? --> ===2004=== * Now, if your boss is a sadist, then you have a big problem. In that case, fire your boss and get a new job. ** ''Trump: How to Get Rich'' (2004) * If you don't tell people about your success, they probably won't know about it. ** ''Trump: How to Get Rich'' (2004), p. xiii * Get going. Move forward. Aim high. Plan for a takeoff. Don't just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won't happen. Change your attitude and gain some altitude. Believe me, you'll love it up here. ** ''Trump: How to Get Rich'' (2004), p. 74 * In business—every business—the bottom line is understanding the process. If you don't understand the process, you'll never reap the rewards of the process. ** ''Trump: How to Get Rich'' (2004), p. 86 * Watch, listen, and learn. You can't know it all yourself—anyone who thinks that they do is destined for mediocrity. ** ''Trump: The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received'' (2004), p. 20 * I don't like firing people. It's not a pleasant thing and it's sad. ... In some cases, it's a terrible, terrible situation for the person who gets fired, how strongly they take it. So it's not something that any rational or sane person can love doing, but it also happens to be a fact of life in business. ** ''Boston Herald'' (7 January 2004), as quoted in ''The World According to Trump'' (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 16 * People say, "Do you have the same opportunity today as you had years ago?" And I said, "Absolutely." You always have an opportunity. There's always an opportunity, especially in this country. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/21/le.00.html Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer], ''CNN'' (21 March 2004) * All of the women on [[w:The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|''The Apprentice'']] flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected. **[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/donald-cuomo-mario-fired-article-1.612165 Ny Daily News] (24 March 2004) * ''[On "You're fired!":]'' There's a beauty in those two words. When you utter those words, there's very little that can be said. There's a succinctness to those words. ** {{citation |title=Trump TV / 'The Apprentice' takes realistic inside look at corporate world |journal=San Francisco Chronicle |date=2004-03-28 |first=David |last=Armstrong |url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Trump-TV-The-Apprentice-takes-realistic-2802491.php }} * My life is seeing everything in terms of "How would ''I'' handle that?" '''Look at the war in Iraq and the mess that we're in. I would never have handled it that way.''' Does anybody really believe that Iraq is going to be a wonderful democracy where people are going to run down to the voting box and gently put in their ballot and the winner is happily going to step up to lead the county? C'mon. Two minutes after we leave, there's going to be a [[revolution]], and the meanest, toughest, smartest, most vicious guy will take over. And he'll have [[w:Iraq and weapons of mass destruction|weapons of mass destruction]], which [[Saddam Hussein|Saddam]] didn't have. '''What was the purpose of this whole thing? Hundreds and hundreds of young people killed. And what about the people coming back with no arms and legs? Not to mention the other side. All those Iraqi kids who've been blown to pieces. And it turns out that all of the reasons for the war were blatantly wrong. All this for nothing!''' ** ''Esquire'' magazine (August 2004); [http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/interviews/a37230/donald-trump-esquire-cover-story-august-2004/ "Donald Trump: How I'd Run the Country (Better)" (18 August 2015)] * Pregnancy is "a wonderful thing for the woman, it's a wonderful thing for the husband, it's certainly an inconvenience for a business." ** About pregnancy (2004) * The concept of shaking hands is absolutely terrible, and statistically I’ve been proven right. ** Playboy, 2004 [https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/06/14/donald-trump-70-birthday-quotes/85619552/] * In many cases, I probably identify more as Democrat. It just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats than the Republicans. Now, it shouldn't be that way. But if you go back, I mean it just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats. ...But certainly we had some very good economies under Democrats, as well as Republicans. But we've had some pretty bad disaster under the Republicans. ** Said in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, as quoted by {{citation |title=Trump in '04: 'I probably identify more as Democrat' | journal=CNN | author=Chris Moody | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/21/politics/donald-trump-election-democrat/index.html }} ===2005=== * I'll go backstage, before a show, and everyone's getting dressed and ready and everything else. And you know, no men are anywhere. And I'm allowed to go in because I'm the owner of the pageant and therefore I'm inspecting it. You know I'm inspecting, I want to make sure everything is good, the dresses, "Is everyone OK?", you know they're standing there with no clothes, "Is everybody OK?", and you see these incredible-looking women, and so I sort of get away with things like that. ** [https://soundcloud.com/user-735086019/101g1 Comments about his ownership of Miss Universe on the Howard Stern Show] (11 April 2005) * They had a person who was extremely proud that a number of the women had become doctors. And I wasn't interested. ** [https://soundcloud.com/user-735086019/101g1 Comments about his ownership of Miss Universe on the Howard Stern Show] (11 April 2005) * I did try and fuck her. She was married. '''I moved on her like a bitch, but I couldn't get there.''' And she was married. Then all of a sudden I see her, she's now got the big phony tits and everything. She's totally changed her look. I've gotta use some [[w:Tic Tacs|Tic Tacs]], just in case I start kissing her. You know, I'm automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. '''Just kiss. I don't even wait. When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything... Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything.''' ** To {{w|Billy Bush}} in 2005; [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/donald-trump-tape-transcript.html "Transcript: Donald Trump's Taped Comments About Women"], ''The New York Times'' (8 October 2016) ===2006=== * It would be really disappointing — not really — but it would depend on what’s inside the magazine. I don’t think Ivanka would do that, although she does have a very nice figure. I’ve said if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her. ** On 7 March 2006 during an appearance on the daytime talk show ''[[w:The View (talk show)|The View]]'' while discussing the possibility of [[Ivanka Trump]]’s posing for ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine. As quoted in ''[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-date-daughter/ Did Donald Trump Say He’d Like to Date His Daughter?]'' by Dan Evon, 10 July 2015, ''{{w|Snopes}}'', and quoted with video clip in {{citation|date=2016-10-10|author=Adam Withnall|title=Donald Trump's unsettling record of comments about his daughter Ivanka|periodical=The Independent|location=UK|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-ivanka-trump-creepiest-most-unsettling-comments-a-roundup-a7353876.html}} * I thought today's women were independent and had a lot of sexual freedom. ... Well, I guess they fooled me. ** In April 2006, about women's disaproval of {{w|one-night stand}}s. As quoted in ''[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-on-clinton-in-2008-shed-make-a-good-president-2016-07-11 Trump on Clinton in 2008: ‘She'd make a good president']'' (July 11, 2016) by Michael Rothfield and {{w|Mark Maremont}}, ''{{w|MarketWatch}}''. * '''Jon Ward:''' There's a lot of talk, which you no doubt heard too, about a sort of [[real estate]] bubble. What's your take on that pessimism? * '''Donald Trump:''' Well, first of all, I sort of hope that happens because then people like me would go in and buy. ** ''How to Build a Fortune'' (2006), Trump University audiobook, quoted in {{citation|date=2016-05-19|author=Jeremy Diamond|title=Donald Trump in 2006: I 'sort of hope' real estate market tanks|periodical=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/donald-trump-2006-hopes-real-estate-market-crashes/index.html}} * No, I have no age — I mean, I have age limit. I don't want to be like Congressman Foley, with, you know, 12-year-olds, ** [https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trump-howard-stern-tapes-women-35_uk_57fa46e1e4b01fa2b904368b Donald Trump Howard Stern Tapes Show Him Saying 35 Is 'Check-Out Time' For Women And Agreeing His Daughter Is A 'Piece Of Ass'] (2006) When asked if he has an age limit for women he'll sleep with. ===2007=== * Since I love what I do, I do it vigorously and I do it better. Because I inject it with enthusiasm and passion, it doesn't feel like work. My passion spills over to everyone around me and motivates them to do their very best. ** ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=uuR61zcvMTgC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=%22since+I+LOVE+WHAT+I+DO,+I+DO+IT+VIGOROUSLY%22&source=bl&ots=ko6GrZPr-e&sig=x3zLQ1fWbNJIrx-7M0CzI-zPljg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjuncTq2OvRAhXCLMAKHTzHDNwQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=%22since%20I%20LOVE%20WHAT%20I%20DO%2C%20I%20DO%20IT%20VIGOROUSLY%22&f=false Trump 101 The Way to Success]'' (2007), p. 1 * Passion is absolutely necessary to achieve any kind of long-lasting success. I know this from experience. If you don't have passion, everything you do will ultimately fizzle out or, at best, be mediocre. ** ''Trump 101 The Way to Success'' (2007), p. 2 * [[Iraq War|The war]] is total disaster. It's a catastrophe, nothing less. It is such a shame that this took place. In fact, I gained a lot of respect for our current [[George H. W. Bush|president's father]] by the fact that he had the sense not to go in to [[Iraq]]. He won the war and then said let's not go the rest of the way and he turned out to be right. And [[Saddam Hussein]], whether they like him or didn't like him, he hated [[terrorists]]. He'd shoot and kill terrorists. When terrorists came in to his country, which he did control and he did dominate, he would kill terrorists. Now it's a breeding ground for terrorists. So, look, the war is a total catastrophe...and they have [[w:Sectarian violence in Iraq (2006–08)|a civil war]] going on. ** [http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0703/16/sitroom.03.html Interview on "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer] (16 March 2007) * I make that --- twice now, on a Monday I let returning Iraqi injured [[soldiers]] come to the premises. The most beautiful people I've ever seen. But they're missing arms and legs, they're with their wives, sometimes they're with their girlfriends. And the tears are coming down the faces of these people. I mean, thousands and maybe hundreds of thousands, and [[w:Casualties of the Iraq War#Total Iraqi casualties|the Iraqis that have been just maimed and killed]]. This war is a horrible thing. Now, President Bush says he's [[religious]]. And yet 400,000 people, the way I count it, have died, and probably millions have been badly maimed and injured. What's going on? What's going on? And the day we pull out it's going to explode. We're keeping the lid on a little bit. It's still a catastrophe, but the day we pull out, because they're in a civil war. Whether we want to admit it or not, they're in a civil war. ** [http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0703/16/sitroom.03.html Interview on "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer] (16 March 2007) * [[Hillary Clinton]] I think is a terrific woman. I am biased because I have known her for years. I live in New York. She lives in New York. I really like her and her husband both a lot. I think she really works hard. And I think, again, she's given an agenda, it is not all of her, but I think she really works hard and I think she does a good job. I like her. ** 2007 ''CNN'' interview, reported in [[w:Zeke J. Miller|Zeke J. Miller]], "[http://time.com/3962799/donald-trump-hillary-clinton/ When Donald Trump Praised Hillary Clinton]", ''[[w:Time (magazine)|Time]]'' (July 17, 2015). * {{w|Trump Steaks}} are the world's greatest steaks, and I mean that in every sense of the word. Treat yourself to the very, very best life has to offer you. And as a gift, Trump Steaks are the best you can give. One bite, and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about, and believe me. I understand steaks, it's my favorite food. ** Lines marking the introduction of Trump Steaks by The Sharper Image (2007) * Congratulations on being named Time magazine's 'Man of the Year' — you definitely deserve it. As you have probably heard, I'm a big fan of yours! ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/revealed-donald-trump-letters-to-vladimir-putin-miss-universe-russia-2020-8?r=US&IR=T Letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin] ===2008=== * They'll walk up, and they'll flip their top, and they'll flip their panties. ** [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-details-sexual-attractions-relationships-radio-interviews/story?id=37190691 Interview on ''The Howard Stern Show''] (2008) * Hillary Clinton said she'd consider naming [[Barack Obama]] as her vice president when she gets the nomination, but she's nowhere near a shoo-in. ** About the [[w:Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008|2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries]] in audio released by the ''Journal''. As quoted in ''[http://time.com/4402522/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-good-president/ Donald Trump Once Said Hillary Clinton Would Make A 'Good President']'' (July 12, 2016) by Tara John, ''{{w|The Times}}''. * For his part, Obama said he's just focused on winning the nomination although at least one member on his team said Clinton would make a good vice president. Well, I know her and she'd make a good president or good vice president. ** About the [[w:Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008|2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries]] in an audio from "Trumped!", a syndicated radio feature that aired from 2004 to 2008. As quoted in ''[http://time.com/4402522/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-good-president/ Donald Trump Once Said Hillary Clinton Would Make A 'Good President']'' (July 12, 2016) by Tara John, ''{{w|The Times}}''. * It's very exciting we have a new president. It would have been nice if he ended with a 500 point up instead of down. It's certainly very exciting. His speech was great last night. I thought it was inspiring in every way. And, hopefully he's going to do a great job. But the way I look at it, he cannot do worse [[w:Presidency of George W. Bush|than Bush]]. ** [http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/11/06/donald-trump-on-president-elect-obama-cannot-do-worse-than-bush.html "Donald Trump on President-Elect Obama: 'He Cannot Do Worse Than Bush'" Interview with Greta Van Susteren] [[Fox News]] (6 November 2008) ===2009=== * If I'd started in business thinking I knew everything, I'd have been sunk before I started... Never think of learning as being a burden or studying as being boring. It may require some discipline, but it can be an adventure. It can also prepare you for a new beginning. ** ''Think Like a Champion: An Informal Education In Business and Life'' (2009), pp. 16–17 * Without passion, you don't have energy; without energy, you have nothing. [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel|Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.]] ** As quoted in ''Social Networking for Authors: Untapped Possibilities for Wealth'' (2009) by Michael Volkin, p. 60 *let's just talk. I'll give you as much time as you want. I'll tell you what you need to know **2009 to [[w:Bradley Edwards|Bradley Edwards]] (attorney prosecuting [[Jeffrey Epstein]]) as narrated by Edwards in December 2018 interview, according to [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/prosecutor-in-2009-epstein-case-said-donald-trump-was-the-only-one-who-helped-him/ 7 July 2019 article by Joe Hoft of Gateway Pundit] ===2011=== * Part of the [[beauty]] of me is that I am very [[rich]]. ** Interview with [[w:Ashleigh Banfield|Ashleigh Banfield]] on ABC's ''[[w:Good Morning America|Good Morning America]]'' (17 March 2011); also in {{citation |date=2011-03-17 |author=Neil King Jr. |title=Trump on 2012: ‘Part of Beauty of Me Is I'm Very Rich’ |periodical=Washington Wire |publisher=Wall Street Journal |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/03/17/trump-on-2012-part-of-beauty-of-me-is-im-very-rich/}} * They asked [[John McCain]] for his [[w:Birth certificate|birth certificate]]. They've asked others for their birth certificate. They asked Bush for his birth certificate, by the way. I just found out over the weekend. And they would ask me for my birth certificate and by the way, it's sitting on the top of my desk. They give you a certificate of live birth, which anybody can get, just walk into the hospital, and you get a certificate of live birth. It's not even signed by people. Now, this guy either has a birth certificate or he doesn't. And I didn't think this was such a big deal, but I will tell you, it's turning out to be a very big deal because people now are calling me from all over saying, please don't give up on this issue. If you weren't born in this country, [[w:Natural-born-citizen clause|you cannot be president]]. ** About [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Barack Obama's birth certificate]]. {{citation |title=Fox & Friends |medium=Television |publisher=Fox News |date=2011-03-28}} ** {{citation |title=Fox Goes Birther: Trump Tells Unquestioning Co-hosts, "I'm Starting To Wonder...Whether Or Not <nowiki>[Obama]</nowiki> Was Born In This Country" |journal=[[w:Media Matters for America|Media Matters for America]] |date=2011-03-28 |url=http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201103280006 |accessdate=2011-03-30}} * So he could have come into the country, and they did it for social reasons they put it in! They did it for whatever reason. There are a lot of reasons you could have put an ad in. But he could have been born outside of this country. Why can't he produce a birth certificate and by the way, there is one story that his family doesn't even know what hospital he was born in! ** About [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Barack Obama's birth certificate]]. {{citation |title=Fox & Friends |medium=Television |publisher=Fox News |date=2011-03-28}} ** {{citation |title=Fox Goes Birther: Trump Tells Unquestioning Co-hosts, "I'm Starting To Wonder...Whether Or Not <nowiki>[Obama]</nowiki> Was Born In This Country" |journal=[[w:Media Matters for America|Media Matters for America]] |date=2011-03-28 |url=http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201103280006 |accessdate=2011-03-30}} * I start off every time I talk about [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories#Campaigners and proponents|the birthers]], I start off by saying, and it's very interesting, I was a great student at the best college in the country. You know? I want to let people know. I'm a smart guy. Because what they do to the birthers, and I don't even like the term, the birthers. I think it's unfair to them. These are people that want to see a birth certificate. They want to know that the president was born here! ** About [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Barack Obama's birth certificate]]. {{citation |title=Fox & Friends |medium=Television |publisher=Fox News |date=2011-03-28}} ** {{citation |title=Fox Goes Birther: Trump Tells Unquestioning Co-hosts, "I'm Starting To Wonder...Whether Or Not <nowiki>[Obama]</nowiki> Was Born In This Country" |journal=[[w:Media Matters for America|Media Matters for America]] |date=2011-03-28 |url=http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201103280006 |accessdate=2011-03-30}} * Because if you're not born in the United States, you cannot be president. And, there is a real question. And if this birth certificate exists, you know what I get a kick out of? [[w:Neil Abercrombie|The Governor of Hawaii]] says, "I remember when he was born 50 years ago." I doubt it. I think this guy should be investigated. I doubt it. He remembers when [[w:Early life and career of Barack Obama#Childhood years|Obama was born]]? Give me a break! He's just trying to do something for [[Democratic Party (United States)|his party]]. The fact is, if you're not born in the United States, you cannot be president. He is having a hard time — he spent millions of dollars trying to get away from this issue, millions of dollars in legal fees trying to get away from this issue. And I'll tell you what, I brought it up just routinely and all of a sudden, a lot of facts are emerging, and I'm starting to wonder myself whether or not he was born in this country. ** About [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Barack Obama's birth certificate]]. {{citation |title=Fox & Friends |medium=Television |publisher=Fox News |date=2011-03-28}} ** {{citation |title=Fox Goes Birther: Trump Tells Unquestioning Co-hosts, "I'm Starting To Wonder...Whether Or Not <nowiki>[Obama]</nowiki> Was Born In This Country" |journal=[[w:Media Matters for America|Media Matters for America]] |date=2011-03-28 |url=http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201103280006 |accessdate=2011-03-30}} * '''Donald Trump''': Meredith, he spent two million dollars in legal fees trying to get away from this issue. And if he weren't lying, why wouldn't he just solve it? And I wish he would, because if he doesn't, it's one of the greatest scams in the history of [[politics]], and in the history period. You are not allowed to be a president if you're not born in this country. He may not be born in this country. And I'll tell you what, three weeks ago I thought he was born in this country. Right now, I have some real doubts. I have people that actually have been studying it and they cannot believe what they're finding.<br>'''Meredith Vieira''': You have people now, down there searching—<br>'''Trump''': Absolutely.<br>'''Vieira''': I mean, in [[Hawaii]]?<br>'''Trump''': Absolutely. And they cannot believe what they're finding. I would like to have him show his birth certificate, and can I be honest with you, I hope he can. Because if he can't, if he can't, if he wasn't born in this country, which is a ''real'' possibility, I'm not saying it hap— I'm saying it's a ''real'' possibility, much greater than I thought two or three weeks ago, then he has pulled one of the great cons in the history of politics. And beyond politics. **{{citation |title=Today |date=2011-04-07 |publisher=NBC |medium=Television}} ** regarding Barack Obama ** Two million dollars is the sum of all the Obama presidential campaign's post-election legal expenses.[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/apr/12/donald-trump/donald-trump-claims-obama-has-spent-2-million-lega/] * '''[[w:David Brody (journalist)|David Brody]]''': [[Radical Islam]]: to [[w:Evangelicalism in the United States|Evangelicals]], this is a bread and butter issue. You said there's a Muslim problem in this country. What do you mean by that exactly? <br> '''Donald Trump''': [[Bill O'Reilly (commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] asked me is there a Muslim problem? And I said absolutely, yes. In fact I went a step further. I said I didn't see [[Sweden|Swedish]] people [[September 11 attacks|knocking down the World Trade Center]]. It was very interesting. I thought that was going to be a controversial statement and somebody, I think it was [[Dennis Miller]] introduced me, he was doing like an analysis of me, he said, I love it. The guy said what the truth is. He didn't mince his words. He didn't say, 'Oh, gee, no there's not a Muslim problem, everybody's wonderful.' And by the way, many, many, most Muslims are wonderful people, but is there a Muslim problem? Look what's happening. Look what happened right here in my city with the World Trade Center and lots of other places. So I said it and I thought it was going to be very controversial but actually it was very well received. I think people want the truth. I think they're tired of politicians. They're tired of [[politically correct]] stuff. I mean I could have said, 'Oh absolutely not Bill, there's no Muslim problem, everything is wonderful, just forget about the World Trade Center.' But you have to speak the truth. We're so politically correct that this country is falling apart. <br>'''Brody''': With some evangelicals there are some problems with the teachings of the [[Koran]]. Do you have concerns about the Koran? <br> '''Trump''': Well, I'll tell you what. The Koran is very interesting. A lot of people say it [[w:Religious views on love#Islam|teaches love]] and there is a very big group of people who really understand the Koran far better than I do. I'm certainly not an expert, to put it mildly. But there's something there that teaches some very negative vibe. I mean things are happening, when you look at people blowing up all over the streets that are in some of the countries over in the [[Middle East]], just blowing up a super market with not even soldiers, just people, when 250 people die in a super market that are shopping, where people die in a store or in a street. There's a lot of hatred there that's some place. Now I don't know if that's from the Koran. I don't know if that's from some place else. But there's tremendous hatred out there that I've never seen anything like it. So, you have two views. You have the view that the Koran is all about love and then you have the view that the Koran is, that there's a lot of [[w:Violence in the Quran|hate in the Koran]]. ** On [[w:CBN News|CBN News]]' "The Brody File" (12 April 2011) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWzDAvemJG8 video]) ([http://blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2011/04/12/brody-file-exclusive-donald-trump-says-something-in-koran-teaches.aspx transcript]) * I look very much forward to showing my financials. Because they are huge. ** {{citation |first=Michael |last=Scherer |title=In the presence of Donald Trump |date=2011-04-11 |journal=Time |url=http://swampland.time.com/2011/04/14/in-the-presence-of-donald-trump/ |accessdate=2019-10-28}} * I heard he was a terrible student, terrible. How does a bad student go to Columbia and then [[w:Early life and career of Barack Obama#Harvard Law School|to Harvard]]? I'm thinking about it, I'm certainly looking into it. Let him show his records. ** Associated Press interview, 2011-04-25 ** {{citation |first=Lucy |last=Madison |title=Trump: How did Obama get into the Ivy League? |date=2011-04-25 |journal=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20057214-503544.html |accessdate=2011-05-01|archiveurl=https://archive.is/dnCsg|archivedate=2013-06-28}} ** About [[w:Barack Obama#Education|Barack Obama's education]], who graduated from {{w|Columbia University}} in 1983 and graduated ''magna cum laude'' with a {{w|Juris doctorate}} from Harvard Law School in 1991 * Today I'm very [[proud]] of myself, because I've accomplished something that nobody else has been able to accomplish. I was just informed, while on the helicopter, that our president has finally released a birth certificate. I want to look at it, but I hope it's true, so that we can get on to much more important matters, so the press can stop asking me questions. He should have done it a long time ago. Why he didn't do it when the Clintons asked for it, why he didn't do it when everyone else was asking for it, I don't know. But I am really honored, frankly, to have played such a big role in hopefully, hopefully getting rid of this issue. Now, we have to look at it, we have to see, is it real? Is it proper? What's on it? But I hope it checks out beautifully. I am really proud, I am really honored. ** press conference, 2011-04-27 ** {{citation |title=Trump Questions Obama Birth Certificate |date=2011-04-27 |journal=TMZ |url=http://www.tmz.com/2011/04/27/donald-trump-barack-obama-birth-certificate-comment-quote/ |accessdate=2011-05-01}} ** Regarding the release of Barack Obama's full birth record from Hawaii that morning * The word is, according to what I've have read, is that he was a terrible student when he went to [[w:Occidental College|Occidental]]. He then gets to Columbia and then gets to Harvard. I heard at Columbia he was not a very good student, and then he then he gets into Harvard. How do you get into Harvard if you are not a good student? Maybe that's right, maybe that's wrong, but I don't know why he doesn't he release his records. Why doesn't he release his Occidental records? ** press conference, New Hampshire, 2011-04-27 ** {{citation |title=Schieffer: Racism underlying Trump's assertions |date=2011-04-27 |journal=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20058072-503544.html |accessdate=2011-05-01|archiveurl=https://archive.is/ryIny|archivedate=2013-06-28}} ** About [[Barack Obama]], who transferred to Columbia from Occidental College in 1981, graduated from Columbia in 1983, and graduated ''magna cum laude'' with a Juris doctorate from Harvard Law School in 1991 * It's like in golf. A lot of people — I don't want this to sound trivial — but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive. It's weird. You see these great players with these really long putters, because they can't sink three-footers anymore. And, I hate it. I am a traditionalist. I have so many fabulous friends who happen to be gay, but I am a traditionalist. **{{citation |title=After Roasting, Trump Reacts In Character |date=2011-05-01 |journal=New York Times |first=Michael |last=Barbaro |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/nyregion/after-roasting-trump-reacts-in-character.html |accessdate=2011-05-06}} ** on his opposition to [[same-sex marriage]] * I know the Chinese. I've made a lot of money with the Chinese. I understand the Chinese mind. ** As quoted in {{citation |date=2011-05-03 |author=Tony Pierce |title=Donald Trump has read a lot of books on China: 'I understand the Chinese mind' |periodical=Los Angeles Times |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/05/donald-trump-i-understand-the-chinese-mind.html}}, and in {{citation |date=2015-08-24 |author=John Mauldin |title=Playing the Chinese Trump Card |periodical=Forbes |url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmauldin/2015/08/24/playing-the-chinese-trump-card/}} * I dealt with {{W|Muammar Gaddafi|Gaddafi}}. I rented him a piece of land. He paid me more for one night than the land was worth for two years, and then I didn't let him use the land. That's what we should be doing. I don't want to use the word 'screwed,' but I screwed him. That's what we should be doing. ** As quoted in {{citation |date=2015-07-22 |title=Donald Trump: In his own colourful words |periodical=BBC News |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33619045}} * She's a slob, she talks like a truck driver. * If I were running my business, I'd fire Rosie, I mean, I'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers and say, "Rosie, you're fired." ** On an interview on why he hates [[Rosie O'Donnell]] (28 August 2011) * Our president will start a war with [[Iran]] because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He is weak and he is ineffective. So the only way he figures he is going to be reelected and as sure as you are sitting there, is to start a war with Iran. ** A now-deleted video on his YouTube video blog. {{citation |date=2020-01-03 |title=Trump repeatedly claimed in 2011 and 2012 that Obama would start a war with Iran to win reelection |author=Andrew Kaczynski |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/03/politics/kfile-trump-obama-2012-iran-war-reelection/index.html}} ===2012=== * [[Mitt Romney|Mitt]] is tough. He is smart. He is sharp. He is not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. So Gov. Romney, go out and get em. You can do it. ** Quoted in {{citation | date = 2012-02-02 | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57370443-503544/trump-endorses-mitt-romney-for-president/ | author = Corbett B. Daly | title = Trump endorses Mitt Romney for president | periodical = CBS News }} * No, I've never ''really'' changed. Nothing's ''changed'' my ''mind''. And by the way, you know, you have a huge group of people — I walk down the street, and people are screaming, "Please don't give that up." A lot of people are questioning his birth certificate. They're questioning the authenticity of his birth certificate. I've been known as being a very smart guy for a long time. I don't consider myself birther or not birther, but there are some major questions here and the press doesn't wanna cover it. The press just refuses to cover it. Now if that were somebody else, they would be covering it, and they'd be throwing people out of office. But they don't want to cover it. So it's interesting. ** {{citation | title = Telephone interview | publisher = CNBC | date = 2012-05-29 }}, quoted in {{citation | date = 2012-05-29 | title = Donald Trump Goes On Epic Birther Rant | newspaper = {{w|The Huffington Post}} | author = Melissa Jeltsen | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/donald-trump-romney-obama-birther_n_1553074.html }} * '''Wolf Blitzer:''' Donald, you're beginning to sound a little ridiculous, I have to tell you.<br>'''Donald Trump:''' No I think you are, Wolf. Now let me tell you something, I think ''you'' sound ridiculous, and if you'd ask me a question and let me answer it —<br>'''Blitzer:''' Here's the question, did the conspiracy start in 1961 where the [[w:Honolulu Star-Bulletin|''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'']] and the [[w:Honolulu Advertiser|''Honolulu Advertiser'']] contemporaneously published announcements that he was born in Hawaii?<br>'''Trump:''' That's right. That's right. And many people put those announcements in because they wanted to get the benefit because of getting so-called born in this country. Many people did it. It was something that was done by many people even though they weren't born in the country. You know and so do I... And so do a lot of your viewers. Although you don't have too many viewers. * '''Donald Trump''' (clip): I have people that actually have been studying it and they cannot believe what they're finding.<br>'''Meredith Vieira''' (clip): You have people now, down there searching—<br>'''Trump''' (clip): Absolutely.<br>'''Vieira''' (clip): I mean, in Hawaii?<br>'''Trump''' (clip): Absolutely. And they cannot believe what they're finding.<br>'''Wolf Blitzer''': All right, tell us what your people who were investigating in Hawaii, what they found.<br>'''Trump''': Oh, we don't have to go into old news. That's ''old'' news.<br>'''Blitzer''': Well, what did they find?<br>'''Trump''': There's been plenty found. You can call many people. You can read many, many articles on the authenticity of the certificate. You can read many articles from just recently as to what the publisher printed in a brochure as to what Obama told him, as to where his place of birth is. And that's fine, Wolf.<br>Now, it's appropriate, I think, that we get to the subject of hand, which is — at hand, which is jobs, which is [[Economy of the United States|the economy]], which is how our country is not doing well at all under this leadership, which is how are we going to do something about energy, which is really that things that I wanted to talk to you about, but you like to keep going back to the place of birth. ** {{citation | title = The Situation Room | publisher = CNN | date = 2012-05-29 }}, quoted in {{citation | date = 2012-05-29 | title = Wolf Blitzer Spars With Donald Trump Over Obama's Birth Certificate | author = Elizabeth Flock | newspaper = US News & World Report | url = http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/05/29/wolf-blitzer-spars-with-donald-trump-over-obamas-birth-certificate }} ** Referring to a 1991 promotional booklet by literary agency Acton & Dystel with bios of 89 authors, that erroneously described Barack Obama as "born in Kenya".[http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthers/booklet.asp] *@ariannahuff is unattractive both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man- he made a good decision. **28 August 2012 [https://archive.md/PtoCf tweet] * He [Obama] lost the popular vote by a lot and won the election. We should have a revolution in this country! * The phoney [sic] electoral college made a laughing stock out of our nation. The loser one! * More votes equals a loss... revolution! * This election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a democracy! * The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy. ** Tweets on November 6 and 7, 2012, some of which were later deleted. Trump falsely believed Barack Obama had lost the popular vote. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/11/15/trumps-flip-flop-on-the-electoral-college-from-disaster-to-genius/ Trump’s flip-flop on the electoral college: From ‘disaster’ to ‘genius’] * [[Republicans]] didn't have anything going for them with respect to {{w|Latinos}} and with respect to {{w|Asians}}... The [[Democrats]] didn't have a policy for dealing with illegal immigrants, but what they did have going for them is they weren't mean-spirited about it... They didn't know what the policy was, but what they were is they were kind... He had a crazy policy of self deportation which was maniacal... It sounded as bad as it was, and he lost all of the Latino vote... He lost the Asian vote. He lost everybody who is inspired to come into this country... Take care of this incredible problem that we have with respect to immigration, with respect to people wanting to be wonderful productive citizens of this country. ** Interview with Newsmax (November 2012), quoted in {{citation|date=2015-07-10|author=Jim Geraghty|title=Trump 2008: Bush Is Evil, Talk to Iran, Obama Cannot Do Worse Than Bush|periodical=National Review|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/420996/trump-2008-bush-evil-talk-iran-obama-cannot-do-worse-bush-jim-geraghty}} *[climate change was] "created by and for the Chinese in order to make US manufacturing non-competitive" ** said in 2012 according to [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51213003 What does Trump actually believe on climate change?] *"It doesn't matter who you vote for--it matters who is counting the votes." Be careful of voter fraud!. Oct 10 2012 [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/256063573669855232] ===2013=== * I’m a very compassionate person (with a very high IQ) with strong common sense. ** "[https://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/10/politics/donald-trump-tillerson-iq/index.html Donald Trump's IQ obsession, in 22 quotes]" (April 21, 2021) * Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure,it's not your fault ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/332308211321425920 Tweet 9 May 2013] * I keep asking, how long will we go on defending [[South Korea]] from [[North Korea]] without payment? South Korea is a very very rich country. They're rich because of us. They sell us [[Television|televisions]], they sell us cars. They sell us everything. They are making a fortune. We have a huge deficit with South Korea. They're friends of mine. I do deals with them. I've been partners with them, no problem. But they think we're stupid. They can't believe it. We are defending them against North Korea, we're doing it for nothing. We're not in that position. When will they start to pay us for this defense? Isn't it really ridiculous when you think of it? They make a fortune on the United States and then they got some problems, and what happens? They call the United States to defend them, and we get nothing? **[https://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=agk9ZCrYol4 "From the Desk of Donald Trump: South Korea"] ''[[w:YouTube|YouTube]]'' (10 April 2013) * Must be a pretty picture you dropping to your knees. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7NDpHfXTCI " to Brande Roderick, From The Apprentice, Season 6, Episode 1"] (3 March 2013) <!-- ''YouTube'' --> * Leadership: whatever happens, you're responsible. If it doesn't happen, you're responsible. ** [https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/398887965302091776 Tweet (8 November 2013)] * I do have a relationship and I can tell you that he's very interested in what we're doing here today, he's probably very interested in what you and I are saying today, and I'm sure he is going to be seeing it in some form. But I do have a relationship with him, and I think, er, it's very interesting to see what's happened. I mean, look, he's done a very brilliant job in terms of what he represents and who he's representing, if you look at what he's done with Syria, if you look at so many of the different things, he has really eaten our president's lunch, let's not kid ourselves. ** [http://www.msnbc.com/thomas-roberts/watch/trump-discusses-putin-in-2013-734124099973 Trump responding to a question about whether he had a relationship with Vladimir Putin during an interview with MSNBC's Thomas Roberts while visiting Moscow for the Miss Universe competition] (November 2013) ===2014=== * If this doctor, who so recklessly flew into New York from West Africa,has Ebola,then Obama should apologize to the American people & resign! ** [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-obama-ebola-tweet/ Snopes fact check: Did Trump Call for Obama to Resign After Ebola Doctor Returned to U.S.? (23 Oct)] ===2015=== ====May 2015==== * There is a way of beating [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]] so easily, so quickly, so effectively, and it would be so nice...I know a way that would absolutely give us guaranteed victory...the problem is then everybody will take the idea, run with it and then people will forget where it came from...'''I ran it past two or three people. [It's] so simple. It's like the paper clip.''' ** On his plan to defeat ISIS (May 2015) ====June 2015==== * So I said to myself, you know, nobody's ever going to know unless I run, because I'm really proud of my success. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-donald-trump-helped-democrats-pass-obamacare/2015/06/22/002f4c7c-18ea-11e5-ab92-c75ae6ab94b5_story.html Announcement speech] (June 2015) * I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will have Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words. ** Campaign launch rally, 15 June 2015 =====[[wikipedia:Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016#Announcement|Presidential Bid Announcement]] (June 16, 2015)===== [[File:Donald_Trump_crop_2016.jpeg|thumb|[[Sadly]], the [[American dream]] is [[dead]]. But if I get [[elected]] [[president]], I will bring it back bigger and better and stronger than ever before, and we will make [[America]] [[great]] again.]] : <small>At {{w|Trump Tower}}, {{#formatdate:2015-06-16}}, speech announcing his candidacy for U.S. president — {{citation | date = June 16, 2015 | title = Full text: Donald Trump announces a presidential bid | author = | newspaper = The Washington Post | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/16/full-text-donald-trump-announces-a-presidential-bid/ }}</small> * Our country is in serious trouble. We don't have [[victories]] anymore. We used to have victories, but we don't have them. When was the last time anybody saw us beating, let's say, China in a trade deal? They kill us. I beat China all the time. All the time. When did we beat [[Japan]] at anything? They send their cars over by the millions, and what do we do? When was the last time you saw a {{w|Chevrolet}} in {{w|Tokyo}}? It doesn't exist, folks. They beat us all the time. When do we beat Mexico at the border? They're laughing at us, at our stupidity. And now they are beating us [[economically]]. They are not our friend, believe me. But they're killing us economically. The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems. * '''When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing [[drugs]]. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are [[good]] people.''' But I speak to [[wikipedia:United States Border Patrol|border guards]] and they tell us what we're getting. And it only makes common sense. It only makes common sense. They're sending us not the right people. It's coming from more than Mexico. It's coming from all over South and Latin America, and it's coming probably – probably – from the Middle East. But we don't know. Because we have no protection and we have no competence, we don't know what's happening. And it's got to stop and it's got to stop fast. * {{w|Islamic terrorism}} is eating up large portions of the Middle East. They've become rich. I'm in competition with them. They just built a hotel in Syria. Can you believe this? They built a hotel. When I have to build a hotel, I pay interest. They don't have to pay interest, because they took the oil that, when we left Iraq, I said we should've taken. * I love the military, and I want to have the strongest military that we've ever had, and we need it more now than ever. But I said, "Don't hit Iraq," because you're going to totally destabilize the Middle East. Iran is going to take over the Middle East, Iran and somebody else will get the oil, and it turned out that Iran is now taking over Iraq. Think of it. Iran is taking over Iraq, and they're taking it over big league. * We lost thousands of lives, thousands in Iraq. We have wounded soldiers, who I love, I love — they're great — all over the place, thousands and thousands of wounded soldiers. And we have nothing. We can't even go there. We have nothing. And every time we give Iraq equipment, the first time a bullet goes off in the air, they leave it. * Last quarter, it was just announced our {{w|gross domestic product}} — a sign of [[strength]], right? But not for us. It was below zero. Whoever heard of this? It's never below zero. * A lot of people up there can't get jobs. They can't get jobs, because there are no jobs, because China has our jobs and Mexico has our jobs. They all have jobs. * Our [[enemies]] are getting stronger and stronger by the way, and we as a country are getting [[weaker]]. Even our [[nuclear arsenal]] doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked. And I thought it was horrible when it was broadcast on television, because boy, does that send signals to [[Vladimir Putin|Putin]] and all of the other people that look at us and they say, "That is a group of people, and that is a nation that truly has no clue. They don't know what they're doing. They don't know what they're doing." * We have a disaster called the big lie: {{w|Obamacare}}. ... We have to repeal Obamacare, and it can be — and — and it can be replaced with something much better for everybody. Let it be for everybody. But much better and much less expensive for people and for the [[government]]. And we can do it. * Remember the $5 billion Web site? $5 billion we spent on a Web site, and to this day it doesn't work. A $5 billion Web site. I have so many Web sites, I have them all over the place. I hire people, they do a Web site. It costs me $3. * I watch the speeches of these people, and they say the sun will rise, the moon will set, all sorts of wonderful things will happen. And people are saying, "What's going on? I just want a job. Just get me a job. I don't need the rhetoric. I want a job." * Obama is going to be out playing golf. He might be on one of my courses. I would invite him, I actually would say. I have the best courses in the world, so I'd say, you what, if he wants to — I have one right next to the White House, right on the Potomac. If he'd like to play, that's fine. In fact, I'd love him to leave early and play, that would be a very good thing. * I've watched the politicians. I've dealt with them all my life. If you can't make a good deal with a politician, then there's something wrong with you. You're certainly not very good. And that's what we have representing us. They will never make America great again. They don't even have a chance. They're controlled fully — they're controlled fully by the lobbyists, by the donors, and by the special interests, fully. * I have lobbyists. I have to tell you. I have lobbyists that can produce anything for me. They're great. But you know what? it won't happen. It won't happen. Because we have to stop doing things for some people, but for this country, it's destroying our country. We have to stop, and it has to stop now. * Our country needs a truly great leader, and we need a truly great leader now. We need a leader that wrote "[[wikipedia:Trump: The Art of the Deal|The Art of the Deal]]." We need a leader that can bring back our jobs, can bring back our manufacturing, can bring back our military, can take care of our vets. Our vets have been abandoned. And we also need a cheerleader. ... We need somebody that can take the brand of the United States and make it great again. It's not great again. * He (Barack Obama) was vibrant. He was young. I really thought that he would be a great cheerleader. ... But he wasn't a cheerleader. He's actually a negative force. He's been a negative force. He wasn't a cheerleader; he was the opposite. * We need somebody that can take the brand of the United States and make it great again. It's not great again. * We need -- we need somebody -- we need somebody that literally will take this country and make it great again. We can do that. * You know, all of my life, I've heard that a truly successful person, a really, really successful person and even modestly successful cannot run for public office. Just can't happen. And yet that's the kind of mindset that you need to make this country great again. * So, ladies and gentlemen, I am officially running for president of the United States, and we are going to make our country great again! * We have people that aren't working. We have people that have no incentive to work. But they're going to have incentive to work, because the greatest social program is a job. And they'll be proud, and they'll love it, and they'll make much more than they would've ever made, and they'll be — they'll be doing so well, and we're going to be thriving as a country, thriving. It can happen. I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created. I tell you that. * We owe China $1.3 trillion. We owe Japan more than that. So they come in, they take our jobs, they take our money, and then they loan us back the money, and we pay them in interest, and then the dollar goes up so their deal's even better. How stupid are our leaders? How stupid are these politicians to allow this to happen? How stupid are they? * I'm totally against the trade bill for a number of reasons. Number one, the people negotiating don't have a clue. Our president doesn't have a clue. He's a bad negotiator. He's the one that did [[Bowe Bergdahl|Bergdahl]]. We get Bergdahl, they get five killer terrorists that everybody wanted over there. We get Bergdahl. We get a [[traitor]]. We get a no-good traitor, and they get the five people that they wanted for years, and those people are now back on the battlefield trying to kill us. That's the negotiator we have. * [[Israel]] maybe won't exist very long. It's a disaster, and we have to protect Israel. * I'm a {{w|free trade}}r. But the problem with free trade is you need really [[Talent|talented]] people to negotiate for you. If you don't have talented people, if you don't have great leadership, if you don't have people that know business, not just a political hack that got the job because he made a contribution to a campaign, which is the way all jobs, just about, are gotten, free trade terrible. Free trade can be wonderful if you have smart people, but we have people that are stupid. We have people that aren't smart. And we have people that are controlled by special interests. And it's just not going to work. * I love China. The biggest bank in the world is from China. You know where their United States headquarters is located? In this building, in Trump Tower. I love China. People say, "Oh, you don't like China?" No, I love them. But their leaders are much smarter than our leaders, and we can't sustain ourself with that. * We have all the cards, but we don't know how to use them. We don't even know that we have the cards, because our leaders don't understand the game. We could turn off that spigot by charging them tax until they behave properly. * You have a problem with ISIS. You have a bigger problem with China. And, in my opinion, the new China, believe it or not, in terms of trade, is Mexico. * I know the smartest negotiators in the world. I know the good ones. I know the bad ones. I know the overrated ones. * I love the [[Saudis]]. Many are in this building. They make a billion dollars a day. Whenever they have problems, we send over the ships. We say "we're gonna protect." What are we doing? They've got nothing but money. * Saudi Arabia without us is gone. They're gone. * All of these politicians that I'm running against now, they're trying to disassociate. I mean, you looked at Bush, it took him five days to answer the question on Iraq. He couldn't answer the question. He didn't know. I said, "Is he [[intelligent]]?" Then I looked at [[Marco Rubio|Rubio]]. He was unable to answer the question, is Iraq a good thing or bad thing? He didn't know. He couldn't answer the [[question]]. How are these people gonna lead us? How are we gonna — how are we gonna go back and make it great again? We can't. They don't have a clue. They can't lead us. They can't. They can't even answer simple questions. It was terrible. * Saudi Arabia is in big, big trouble. Now, thanks to fracking and other things, the oil is all over the place. And I used to say it, there are ships at sea, and this was during the worst crisis, that were loaded up with oil, and the cartel kept the price up, because, again, they were smarter than our leaders. They were smarter than our leaders. * I think I am a nice person. People that know me, like me. Does my [[family]] like me? I think so, right. Look at my family. I'm proud of my family. * This is going to be an election that's based on competence, because people are tired of these nice people. And they're tired of being ripped off by everybody in the world. And they're tired of spending more money on education than any nation in the world per capita, than any nation in the world, and we are 26th in the world, 25 countries are better than us in education. And some of them are like third world countries. But we're becoming a third word country, because of our infrastructure, our airports, our roads, everything. So one of the things I did, and I said, you know what I'll do. I'll do it. Because a lot of people said, "He'll never run. Number one, he won't want to give up his lifestyle." They're right about that, but I'm doing it. * We have losers. We have people that don't have it. We have people that are morally corrupt. We have people that are selling this country down the drain. * I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I'll build them very inexpensively, I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall. * I will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons. And we won't be using a man like Secretary [[John Kerry|Kerry]] that has absolutely no concept of negotiation, who's making a horrible and laughable deal, who's just being tapped along as they make weapons right now, and then goes into a bicycle race at 72 years old, and falls and breaks his leg. I won't be doing that. And I promise I will never be in a bicycle race. That I can tell you. * Fully support and back up the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]]. * Bush is totally in favor of [[wikipedia:Common Core State Standards Initiative|Common Core]]. I don't see how he can possibly get the nomination. He's weak on immigration. He's in favor of Common Core. How the hell can you vote for this guy? You just can't do it. We have to end — education has to be local. * Rebuild the country's infrastructure. Nobody can do that like me. Believe me. It will be done on time, on budget, way below cost, way below what anyone ever thought. I look at the roads being built all over the country, and I say I can build those things for one-third. What they do is unbelievable, how bad. * Save {{w|Medicare}}, {{w|Medicaid}} and [[wikipedia:Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] without cuts. Have to do it. Get rid of the [[fraud]]. Get rid of the waste and abuse, but save it. People have been paying it for years. And now many of these candidates want to cut it. You save it by making the United States, by making us rich again, by taking back all of the money that's being lost. * We're in a [[wikipedia:Economic bubble|bubble]]. We have artificially low interest rates. We have a stock market that, frankly, has been good to me, but I still hate to see what's happening. We have a stock market that is so bloated. Be careful of a bubble because what you've seen in the past might be small potatoes compared to what happens. So be very, very careful. * Sadly, the American dream is dead. But if I get elected president, I will bring it back bigger and better and stronger than ever before, and we will make America great again. ====July 2015==== * '''Donald Trump''': Oh, well, if you look at the statistics, of people coming— I didn't say about Mexic— I say the ''illegal immigrants''— if you look at the statistics on [[rape]], on [[crime]], on everything, coming in illegally into this country, they're mind-boggling. If you go to [[w:Fusion News|Fusion]], you will see a story about 80% of the women coming in– I mean, you have to take a look at these stories. And you know who owns Fusion? [[w:Univision|Univision]]. It was in ''[[w:The Huffington Post|The Huffington Post]]''. I said, let me get some of these articles because I've heard some horrible things. I deal<!--sic--> a lot of talking with people on the border patrol. They're incredible people. They help our country.<br>'''Don Lemon''': But I want some clarification–<br>'''Trump''': No, but Don, all you have to do is go to Fusion and pick up the stories on ''rape'', and it's unbelievable when you look at what's going on. So all I'm doing is telling the truth.<br>'''Lemon''': I've read ''The Washington Post'', I read the Fusion, I read ''The Huffington Post''. And that's about women ''being'' raped, it's not about criminals coming across the border entering the country.<br>'''Trump''': Somebody's doing the raping, Don, I mean, you know– I mean, somebody's doing it. You think it's women being raped, well who's doing the raping? Who's doing the raping? I mean how can you say such a thing. So, the problem is you have to stop illegal immigration coming across the border. You have to create a strong border. If you don't, we don't have a country. **{{citation | date = 2015-07-01 | title = The Situation Room | medium = TV | publisher = CNN | url = http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/01/politics/donald-trump-immigrants-raping-comments/ }} [[File:Donald_Trump_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg|thumb|I can't apologize for the truth.]] * '''I can never apologize for the truth. I don't mind apologizing for things but I can't apologize for the truth.''' ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-02 | title = TRUMP: 'I use the word rape and all of a sudden everyone goes crazy' | author = | newspaper = finance.yahoo.com | url = https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-word-rape-sudden-everyone-172614480.html }} * I didn't know it was going to be this severe. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-04 | title = Trump stands by statements on Mexican illegal immigrants, surprised by backlash | author = | newspaper = FoxNews.com | url = http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/04/trump-stands-by-views-dangerous-mexican-illegal-immigrants-admits-surprised-by/ }} * I don't know. I really don't know. I don't know why he wouldn't release his records. ** When asked whether he thought [[Barack Obama]] was born in the U.S. — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-10 | title = Trump: I'm still a birther | author = Nick Gass | newspaper = Politico | url = http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/donald-trump-birther-obama-119945.html?hp=l2_4&cmpid=sf }} * The {{w|silent majority}} is back, and we're going to take the country back. ** Speech at a packed Phoenix Convention Cente, as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-12 | title = Trump: 'We're Going to Take the Country Back' | author = | newspaper = Fox News Insider | url = http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/07/12/donald-trump-phoenix-speech-were-going-take-country-back }} *The Obama Administration's agreement with Iran is very dangerous. Iran developing a nuclear weapon, either through uranium or nuclear fuel, and defying the world is still a very real possibility. The inspections will not be followed, and Iran will no longer have any sanctions. Iran gets everything and loses nothing. Every promise the Obama Administration made in the beginning of negotiations, including the vow (made at the beginning of the negotiations) to get our great American prisoners returned to the U. S. has been broken. This is a bad deal that sets a dangerous precedent. This deal sets off a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, which is the most-unstable region in the world. It is a horrible and perhaps catastrophic event for Israel. Furthermore, we should have kept the billions of dollars we have agreed to pay them. Any great dealmaker would know this is a perfect example of "tapping along" and because they have been unchecked for so long throughout this extremely lengthy process, I guarantee they are much closer to producing a nuclear weapon than they were at the start of negotiations. The fact is, the US has incompetent leaders and even more incompetent negotiators. We must do better for America and the world. We have to Make America Great Again. **[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-donald-j-trump-the-iran-agreement Statement by Donald J. Trump on the Iran Agreement], ''American Presidency Project'', 14 July 2015 * And I had an idea recently. When they send illegals into our country, we charge Mexico $100,000 for every illegal that crosses that border because it's trouble. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-15 | title = Fox News "Hannity"- Transcript: Trump On El Chappo And Undocumented Immigration | author = | newspaper = Fox News | url = https://votesmart.org/public-statement/1113598/fox-news-hannity-transcript-trump-on-el-chappo-and-undocumented-immigration#.XxcUdZMzbOQ }} * It's going to get worse in our country and we better start fighting a lot tougher than we're fighting right now. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-16 | title = Trump: 'Absolutely Ridiculous' Marines Not Allowed to Carry Guns at Centers | author = | newspaper = Fox News Insider | url = http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/07/16/donald-trump-reacts-chattanooga-shootings-oreilly-factor }} * '''Donald Trump:''' 15,000 people showed up to hear me speak. Bigger than anybody and everybody knows it. A beautiful day with incredible people that were wonderful, great Americans, I will tell you. [[John McCain]] goes, "Oh, boy, Trump makes my job difficult. He had 15,000 ''crazies'' show up." Crazies. He called them all crazy. I said, they weren't crazy. They were great Americans. These people— if you would have seen these people— you— I know what a crazy is. I know all about crazies. These weren't crazy. So he insulted me and he insulted everybody in that room...<br>'''Frank Luntz:''' He's a war hero.<br>'''Donald Trump:''' He's not a war hero.<br>'''Luntz:''' He's a war hero.<br>'''Trump:''' He is a war hero—<br>'''Luntz:''' Five and a half years in a POW camp.<br>'''Trump:''' He's a war hero 'cause he was captured. I like people that weren't captured, OK? I hate to tell you.<br>'''Luntz:''' Do you agree with that?<br>'''Trump:''' He's a war hero. He's a war hero because he was captured, OK? You can have— and I believe— perhaps he's a war hero, but— but right now he said some very bad things about a lot of people. ** Family Leadership Summit 2015, quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-18 | title = Donald Trump tells John McCain: 'I like people who weren't captured' | author = Harriet Alexander | newspaper = The Telegraph | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/republicans/11748859/Donald-Trump-tells-John-McCain-I-like-people-who-werent-captured.html }} * I see [[Rick Perry]] the other day. ... He's doing very poorly in the polls. He put on glasses so people will think he's smart. And it just doesn't work! You know people can see through the glasses! **{{citation | date = 2015-07-21 | title = Trump Campaign Statement on Rick Perry | author = | newspaper = NPR | url = http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/07/21/424994751/the-best-insults-of-the-trump-kickoff-speech }} * But you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me—it would have been so easy, and it's not as important as these lives are (nuclear is powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35 years ago; he would explain the power of what's going to happen and he was right—who would have thought?), but when you look at what's going on with the four prisoners—now it used to be three, now it's four—but when it was three and even now, I would have said it's all in the messenger; fellas, and it is fellas because, you know, they don't, they haven't figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so, you know, it's gonna take them about another 150 years—but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so, and they, they just killed, they just killed us. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-21 | title = Speech in Sun City, South Carolina | author = | newspaper = Slate | url = http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2015/07/31/donald_trump_this_run_on_sentence_from_a_speech_in_sun_city_south_carolina.html }} * If you can't get rich dealing with politicians, there's something wrong with you. ** [http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/07/donald-trump-campaign-speech-lindsey-graham Campaign Rally in South Carolina] ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImhJ2sFBJmA YouTube]<!--[Has to add exactly minute and second in this video]--> * I'm a Republican, I'm a conservative, I'm in first place, I want to run as a Republican and I think I'll get the nomination... [<nowiki/>[[Hillary Clinton]]] is easily the worst Secretary of State in the history of the country. She's going to be beaten and I'm the one to beat her. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-23 | title = Donald Trump tours Mexican border with Texas | author = | newspaper = BBC | url = http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33645971 }} * '''Jose Diaz-Balart:''' Mr. Trump, you know 53,000 [[w:Hispanic-American|Hispanics]] turn 18 years of age in this country every month, born in the country of voting age. 54 million plus Hispanics — many feel that what you said when you said that the people who cross the border are rapists and murderers—<br>'''Donald Trump:''' No, no, no! We're talking about [[w:Illegal immigration in the United States|illegal immigration]] and everybody understands that. And you know what? That's a typical case. That's a typical case of the press with misinterpretation. They take a half a sentence, they take a half a sentence, then they take quarter of a sentence and put it all together. It's a typical thing...<br>'''Diaz-Balart:''' I'm not finished with my question.<br>'''Trump:''' No, no! You're finished! **{{citation | date = 2015-07-23 | title = Crowd Erupts in Applause at How Donald Trump Handles MSNBC Host at Presser: 'You're Finished!' | author = Oliver Darcy | newspaper = TheBlaze | url = http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/07/23/crowd-erupts-in-applause-at-how-donald-trump-handles-msnbc-host-at-presser-youre-finished/ }} * I think that I would be a great uniter. I think that I would have great diplomatic skills. I think that I would be able to get along with people very well. I've had a great success in my life. I think the world would unite if I were the leader of the United States. ** {{citation | date = 2015-07-30 | title = Trump: 'World would unite if I were the leader' | author = Jesse Byrnes | newspaper = The Hill | url = http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/249875-trump-world-would-unite-if-i-were-the-leader }} ====August 2015==== [[File:Donald_Trump_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg|thumb|I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct.]] * I think the big problem this country has is being [[Political correctness|politically correct]]. ** Republican Presidential Debate 2015 — {{citation | date = 2015-08-06 | title = Annotated transcript: The Aug. 6 GOP debate | author = | newspaper = The Washington Post | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/06/annotated-transcript-the-aug-6-gop-debate/ }} * You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/2015/08/08/politics/donald-trump-cnn-megyn-kelly-comment/ On Megyn Kelly] (7 August 2015) * I cherish women. I want to help women. I'm going to do things for women that no other candidate will be able to do. ** {{citation | date = 2015-08-09 | title = 12 times Donald Trump declared his 'respect' for women | author = Gregoy Krieg | newspaper = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/07/politics/donald-trump-respect-women/index.html }} * I will be phenomenal to the women. I mean, I want to help women. ** ''Face the Nation'', 9 August 2015 *I think there has to be a trust. There actually has to be a trust. If you don't trust, you're not going to do very well. **In response to a reporter's line of questioning on what his specific plans will be to achieve the goals of his campaign. [http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-hunter/trump-specifics-his-proposals-trust-me "Trump on Specifics of His Proposals: ‘Trust Me'"] (12 August 2015), by Melanie Hunter * We have to keep the families together, but they have to go. What if they have no place to go? ** During the [[w:Iowa State Fair|Iowa State Fair]] (2015 August 15) * You know, when you put out policy, like a 14-point plan? A lot of times in the first hour of negotiation, that 14-point plan goes astray, but you may end up with a better deal. That's the way it works. That's the way really life works. When I do a deal, I don't say, "Oh, here's 14 points." I got out and do it. I don't sit down and talk about 14 points. ** Appearance at Iowa State Fair - {{citation | date = 2015-08-15 | title = Donald Trump's surprisingly savvy analysis of American politics | author = | newspaper = The Washington Post | url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/08/16/donald-trumps-surprisingly-savvy-comment-about-american-politics/ }} * Hillary Clinton was the worst [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] in the history of the country. The world came apart under her reign... I will be the one to beat Hillary. **{{citation | date = 2015-08-20 | title = Donald Trump Explains All | author = | newspaper = Time | url = http://time.com/4003734/donald-trump-interview-transcript/ }} * If you start adding it up, our real unemployment rate is 42%. ** {{citation | date = 2015-08-20 | title = Donald Trump Explains All | author = | newspaper = Time | url = http://time.com/4003734/donald-trump-interview-transcript/ }}. For a discussion of this figure, see [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/upshot/the-real-jobless-rate-is-42-percent-donald-trump-has-a-point-sort-of.html?_r=0 "The Real Jobless Rate Is 42 Percent? Donald Trump Has a Point, Sort Of"] by Neil Irwin, ''The New York Times'' (10 February 2016). * You've seen my statements, I do very well, I don't mind paying some taxes. The [[w:Middle class|middle class]] is getting clobbered in this country. You know the middle class built this country, not the hedge fund guys, but I know people in hedge funds that pay almost nothing and it's ridiculous. ** Interview on [[w:Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]'s ''With All Due Respect'' — {{citation | date = 2015-08-26 | title = Donald Trump Says He Wants to Raise Taxes on Himself | author = David Knowles | newspaper = Bloomberg | url = http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-26/donald-trump-says-he-wants-to-raise-taxes-on-himself }} ====September 2015==== * We're a nation that speaks English. I think that, while we're in this nation, we should be speaking English... that's how we assimilate. ** {{citation | date = 2015-09-03 | title = Donald Trump: "While We're in This Nation, We Should Be Speaking English" | newspaper = The Hollywood Reporter | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/donald-trump-speak-english-spanish-820215 }} * "''Look'' at that face! [of [[Carly Fiorina]]] Would anyone ''vote'' for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next ''president''?!" ** {{citation | date = 2015-09-09 | title = Trump Seriously: On the Trail With the GOP's Tough Guy | newspaper = Rolling Stone | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/trump-seriously-20150909 }} * The fact is all lives matter. That includes black, and it includes white, and it includes everybody else. And we have... Democrats that are afraid to even say that. ** As quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-09 | title = Donald Trump trashes Black Lives Matter: 'I think they're trouble' | author = Colin Campbell | newspaper = Business Insider | url = http://uk.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-black-lives-matter-2015-9?r=US&IR=T }} * This is a country where we speak English, not Spanish. ** Criticizing Jeb Bush for speaking Spanish on the campaign trail during a Republican Presidential Debate on CNN (16 September 2015) * '''Audience member''': We have a problem in this country, it's called Muslims. Our current President is one. We know he's not even an American. We have training camps growing where they want to kill us. That's my question, when can we get rid of them? <br>'''Donald Trump''': We're going to be looking at a lot of different things. A lot of people are saying that and a lot of people are saying that bad things are happening out there. We're going to be looking at that and a lot of different things. ** At a town hall meeting in New Hampshire — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-17 | title = Here's How Donald Trump Responded to a Person Saying President Obama is Muslim | author = Maya Rhodan | newspaper = Time | url = http://time.com/4039658/trump-obama-muslim/ }} * Am I morally obligated to defend the president every time somebody says something bad or controversial about him? I don't think so! * This is the first time in my life that I have caused controversy by NOT saying something. ** Tweets — quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-20 | title = Trump defend Obama? 'I don't think so!' | author = Doina Chiacu | newspaper = Reuters | url = http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/20/us-usa-election-trump-idUSKCN0RJ0KT20150920 }} * You can be politically correct if you want, but are you trying to say we don't have a problem? ... Most Muslims, like most everything, I mean, these are fabulous people... But we certainly do have a problem, I mean, you have a problem throughout the world. ... It wasn't people from Sweden that blew up the World Trade Center. ** On CNN's "State of the Union" with Jake Tapper — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-20 | title = Trump: 'We certainly do have a problem' with some Muslims | author = Timothy Cama | newspaper = The Hill | url = http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/254307-trump-we-certainly-do-have-a-problem-with-some-muslims }} * The first thing I'd do in my first day as president is close up our borders so that illegal immigrants cannot come into our country. ** Twitter question and answer session from Twitter's New York office — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-09-21 | title = Trump: I'll close US borders 'in my first day' | author = Jesse Byrnes | newspaper = The Hill | url = http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/254391-trump-ill-close-us-borders-in-my-first-day }} * You ever see guys with nothing on their desk? They always fail. I don't know what it is. I've seen it for years. ** Explaining his messy desk, ''The New York Times Magazine'' interview. {{citation | date=2015-09-21 | title=Donald Trump is not going anywhere | author = Mark Leibovich | newspaper = The New York Times Magazine | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/magazine/donald-trump-is-not-going-anywhere.html }} * Why aren't we letting ISIS go and fight Assad and then we pick up the remnants? ** [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-60-minutes-scott-pelley/ Interview in ''60 Minutes''], 2015-09-27 ** Cited by [[Mitt Romney]] in [http://uk.businessinsider.com/mitt-romney-donald-trump-isis-60-minutes-ridiculous-2016-3?r=US&IR=T ''Business Insider''], 2016-03-03 * I will tell you in terms of leadership he is getting an 'A,' and our president is not doing so well. They did not look good together. ** {{citation |date=2015-09-30 |author=Reena Flores |title=Donald Trump gives Russia's Putin an 'A' in leadership |periodical=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-gives-russias-putin-an-a-in-leadership/}} ====October 2015==== *All my friends who work out all the time, they’re going for knee replacements, hip replacements — they’re a disaster **4 October 2015 interview with [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/magazine/donald-trump-is-not-going-anywhere.html New York Times] * I've always said, if you run for president, you shouldn't be allowed to use teleprompters. Because you don't even know if the guy is smart. ** Norcross, Georgia, {{#formatdate:2015-10-10}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-07-21 |title=Teleprompter Trump: the right temperament or low-energy Donald? |author=Joe Concha |periodical=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/288626-teleprompter-trump-the-right-temperament-or-low}} * He was such a nice guy. And he said, Oh, I'm never going to attack. But then his poll numbers tanked. He's got -- that's why he's on the end -- and he got nasty. And he got nasty. So you know what? You can have him. ** Response to [[John Kasich]] {{citation | date=2015-10-28 |title= CNBC Republican debate transcript |newspaper = CNBC |url = http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/29/cnbc-full-transcript-cnbcs-your-money-your-vote-the-republican-presidential-debate-part-2.html }} ====November 2015==== * '''Trump''': I'm Donald Trump, and I'm running for president. Our country is in deep trouble because let's face it: politics are all talk and no action. My opponents have no experience in creating jobs or making deals. The fact is, I'm going to make the greatest trade deals we've ever made in our country. And I'm going to bring jobs and money back to the United States. I'll take care of our veterans and make our military so strong that nobody will ever mess with us. I'll secure our borders, and yes, we will have a wall. You can't have a country without borders. [[w:Affordable Care Act|Obamacare]] is a total disaster. It will be repealed and replaced with something much better. If the people of Iowa vote for me, you'll never be disappointed. I don't disappoint people, I produce. Together, we're going to [[w:Make America Great Again|Make America Great Again]]. I'm Donald Trump, candidate for president, and I approve this message.<br>'''Female V/O''': Paid for by Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. ** Radio ad aired in Iowa (5 November 2015) * You're going to have a deportation force, and you're going to do it humanely and you're going to bring the country -- and, frankly, the people, because you have some excellent, wonderful people, some fantastic people hat have been here for a long period of time. Don't forget, Mika, that you have millions of people that are waiting in line to come into this country and they're waiting to come in legally. And I always say the wall, we're going to build the wall. It's going to be a real deal. It's going to be a real wall. There was a picture in one of the magazines where they had a wall this tall and they were taking drugs over the wall. They built a ramp over the wall and the truck was going up and down. They were using it like a highway; the wall is like a highway. It's not going to happen. It's going to be a Trump wall. It's going to be a real wall. And it's going to stop people and it's going to be good. But your friend [[Thomas Friedman]] called me and said, hah, there should be a big door. I said going to be a big door. I love the expression. There's going to be a big beautiful nice door. People are going to come in and they're going to come in legally. But we have no choice. Otherwise, we don't have a country. We don't even know how many people. We don't know if it's 8 million or if it's 20 million. We have no idea how many people are in our country. And then you see what happened with Kate in San Francisco. You see what happens with all of the things going on, all of the tremendous crime going on. It costs us $200 billion a year for illegal immigration right now. $200 billion a year, maybe $250, maybe $300. They don't even know. We're going to stop it. We're going to run it properly and we're going to stop it. ** On his immigration plan (2015 November 11) * Watch and study the [[Mosque|mosques]], because a lot of talk is going on at the mosques. ** As quoted in [http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/politics/donald-trump-paris-attacks-close-mosques/index.html "Donald Trump: 'Strongly consider' shutting mosques"] (16 November 2015), by Gregory Krieg, ''CNN'' (2015), Atlanta, Georgia: Cable News Network. * [When the government says] 'everybody gets equal pay,' you get away from the whole [[American Dream]]. ** An unequal answer about equal pay (19 November 2015) * I would certainly implement that. Absolutely... There should be a lot of systems, beyond databases. We should have a lot of systems... They have to be. They have to be... It's all about management. ** As quoted in [http://www.people.com/article/donald-trump-muslim-database-syrian-refugees "Donald Trump Says He Supports a Database and ID Cards to Track Muslims in the U.S.: 'We're Going to Have to Look at the Mosques'"] (20 November 2015), by Char Adams, ''People''. * Somebody said I’m the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters. ** Quoted by {{citation | date=2015-11-20 |title= Trump says he’s the Hemingway of Twitter |newspaper = The Hill | author = Bradford Richardson |url = https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/260949-trump-says-hes-the-hemingway-of-twitter }} * Get him the hell out of here. ** As quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-supporters-black-lives-matter-protester-clash-at-rally/ "Trump supporters, Black Lives Matter protester clash at rally"] (21 November 2015), by Reena Flores, ''CBS News'', CBS Interactive, Inc. *I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down. And I watched in [[w:Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City, N.J.]], where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. Thousands of people were cheering.<br>It was on television. I saw it. It was well covered at the time, George. Now, I know they don't like to talk about it, but it was well covered at the time. There were people over in New Jersey that were watching it, a heavy Arab population, that were cheering as the buildings came down. Not good. **21 November 2015 speech in [[w:Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, Alabama]], then next-day reply to [[George Stephanopoulos]], according to [https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/nov/22/donald-trump/fact-checking-trumps-claim-thousands-new-jersey-ch/ 22 November 2015 PolitiFact article] * Written by a nice reporter. Now the poor guy - you ought to see the guy: ‘Uhh I don't know what I said. I don't remember!' He's going, ‘I don't remember! Maybe that's what I said.' ** As quoted in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX9reO3QnUA&t=15 "Trump mocks reporter with disability"] (25 November 2015 by CNN) and [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/donald-trump/12019097/Donald-Trump-accused-of-mocking-disabled-reporter.html "Donald Trump accused of mocking disabled reporter"] (26 November 2015), by Rob Crilly regarding [[Serge Kovaleski]] =====''[[wikipedia:Crippled America|Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again]]'' (November 2015)===== :published 3 November 2015 * The enthusiasm was based on pure love and love of what we were doing. ** Preface, p. xiv * The fact is I give people what they need and deserve to hear - exactly what they don't get from politicians - and that is The Truth. Our country is a mess right now and we don't have time to pretend otherwise. We don't have time to waste on being politically correct. ** p. 8 * I use the media the way the media uses me—to attract attention. Once I have that attention, it's up to me to use it to my advantage. ** p. 10 * I've seen these so-called journalists flat-out lie. I say that because incompetence doesn't begin to explain the inaccurate stories they have written. ** p. 12 * Our country, our people, and our laws have to be our top priority. ** p. 30 * Citizenship is not a gift we can afford to keep giving away. ** p. 28 * I want good people to come here from all over the world, but I want them to do so legally. We can expedite the process, we can reward achievement and excellence, but we have to respect the legal process. And those people who take advantage of the system and come here illegally should never enjoy the benefits of being a resident--or citizen--of this nation. So I am against any path to citizenship for undocumented workers or anyone else who is in this country illegaly. They should--and need to--go home and get in line. ** p. 30 * Depending on the price of oil, Saudi Arabia earns somewhere between half a billion and a billion dollars every day. They wouldn't exist, let alone have that wealth, without our protection. We get nothing from them. Nothing. We defend Germany. We defend Japan. We defend South Korea. These are powerful and wealthy countries. We get nothing from them. It's time to change all that. It's time to win again. ** p. 34 * When Kuwait was attacked by Saddam Hussein, all the wealthy Kuwaitis ran to Paris. They didn't just rent suites—they took up whole buildings, entire hotels. They lived like kings while their country was occupied. Who did they turn to for help? Who else? Uncle Sucker. That's us. ** p. 34 * We can't be afraid to use our military, but sending our sons and daughters should be the very last resort. I've seen what wars do to our kids. I've seen their broken bodies, know all about the horrors that live in their heads, and the enormous effects of trauma. We cannot commit American troops to battle without a real and tangible objective. ** p. 35 * To me, for politicians to claim that we have an answer to every problem is silly. When you listen to some politicians reeling off their prepared answers, you almost fall for it. They're all experts. But nothing ever happens. ** p. 73 * I manage to blast through the ridiculous liberal bias of the media and speak right to the hearts of the people - or at least I try. ** p. 80 * It's not just jobs that are being lost to other countries. We are seeing whole industries vanish overseas. ** p. 85 * A great leader has to be flexible, holding his ground on the major principles but finding room for compromises that can bring people together. A great leader has to be savvy at negotiations so we don't drown every bill in pork barrel bridges to nowhere. I know how to stand my ground — but I also know that Republicans and Democrats need to find common ground to stand on as well. ** p. 96 * We look at politicians and think: This one's owned by this millionaire. That one's owned by that millionaire, or lobbyist, or special interest group. Me? I speak for the people. So the establishment attacks me. They can't own me, they can't dictate to me, so they search for ways to dismiss me. ** p. 97 ====December 2015==== * My policy has always been the same. We're fighting ISIS and Assad is fighting ISIS, but we're backing rebels to fight [[w:Bashar al-Assad|Assad]]. You can't fight everybody, you have to pick who you want to fight. And now you've got Turkey, who like ISIS more than they like others, no one really knows because we don't have people that know what they're doing. So in my opinion, you go along, and [[Russia]] does not like ISIS, and people are starting to find out. I mean in all fairness lost an airplane, got blew out of the air. So Russia is not a fan of ISIS. Russia is bombing the hell out of them, starting to bomb them. I say isis is our number one threat. We can't be fighting everybody at the same time. ISIS is our number one threat. I would bomb the hell out of them -- I like to do one thing at a time. I would knock the hell out of ISIS. I would hit them ... so hard like they've never been hit before. ** In an interview with ''{{w|Fox & Friends}}''. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/trump-kill-isil-families-216343] (December 2, 2015) * They're using them as shields. It's a horrible thing. They're using them as shields. But we're fighting a very politically correct war. And the other thing is with the terrorists. You have to take out their families. When you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families. They care about their lives. Don't kid yourself. But they say they don't care about their lives. You have to take out their families. ** When asked how he would deal with civilian casualties. In an interview with ''{{w|Fox & Friends}}''. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/trump-kill-isil-families-216343] (December 2, 2015) * If you're in the [[w:White House|White House]], who wants to take a vacation? You're in the White House!… What's better than the White House? Why these vacations? **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] December 5, 2015 rally * Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on... According to Pew Research, among others, there is great hatred towards Americans by large segments of the Muslim population. Most recently, a poll from the [[w:Center for Security Policy|Center for Security Policy]] released data showing "25% of those polled agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad" and 51% of those polled, "agreed that Muslims in America should have the choice of being governed according to [[Sharia|Shariah]]." Shariah authorizes such atrocities as murder against non-believers who won't convert, beheadings and more unthinkable acts that pose great harm to Americans, especially women. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-statement-on-preventing-muslim-immigration Statement on Preventing Muslim Immigration] (December 7, 2015) archived [https://archive.ph/TK7qR here] * We are losing a lot of people to the Internet. We have to do something. We have to go see [[Bill Gates]] and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening. We have to talk to them [about], maybe in certain areas, closing that Internet up in some way. '''Some people will say, ‘[[Freedom of speech]], Freedom of speech'. These are foolish people.''' ** [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/08/googles-eric-schmidt-spell-checkers-hate-harassment-terrorism Google's Eric Schmidt calls for 'spell-checkers for hate and harassment'], 8 December 2015, by Alex Hern. * We have places in [[London]] and other places that are so radicalised that the [[police]] are afraid for their own lives. We have to be very smart and very vigilant. ** As quoted in [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/donald-trump-claims-parts-of-london-are-so-radicalised-police-officers-are-afraid-for-their-lives-a6765026.html "Donald Trump claims parts of London are 'so radicalised' police officers are 'afraid for their lives'"] by Rose Troup Buchanan, ''[[w:The Independent|The Independent]]'' (8 December 2015); also in [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3352406/Scotland-Yard-mocks-Trump-s-claims-London-police-terrified-Muslim-areas-officers-claim-tycoon-RIGHT.html "'Trump's not wrong – we can't wear uniform in our OWN cars': Five police officers claim Donald Trump is RIGHT about parts of London being so 'radicalised' they are no-go areas"] by Martin Robinson, ''Daily Mail Online'' (9 December 2015) * These are people that are outside the country, so we're really not talking about the [[U.S. Constitution|Constitution]]. And it's not about religion. This is about safety. This has nothing to do with religion. It's about safety. ** Interview on ABC's "Life with Kelly and Michael", as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/262615-trump-muslim-ban-not-about-religion "Trump: Muslim ban 'not about religion'"] by Jesse Byrnes, ''The Hill'' (9 December 2015) * We're doing really well with the [[wikipedia:Evangelism|evangelicals]], and, by the way: And again, I do like [[Ted Cruz]] -- but not a lot of evangelicals come out of [[Cuba]], in all fairness. It's true. Not a lot come out. But I like him nevertheless. But I think we're going to do great, and we are doing great with evangelicals.<br>I'm with you. I'm with everybody. I'm with everybody, look, I'm self-funding. I have no oil company. I have no special [[interest]]. I have no lobbyists.<br>Well look he's from [[Texas]] -- to the best of my knowledge, there's a lot of oil in Texas, right? So, he gets a lot of money from the oil companies, and he's against ethanol and everything you're else talking about. And I'm not I'm totally in favor. And you know it's a big industry here, it's a big industry. You know if that industry is upset Iowa's got problems.<br>I really do, I like Ted Cruz a lot, I would say that we would certainly have things in mind for Ted, to be honest with you. I mean, he's somebody that I could certainly say that [about] because I like him. **During a rally in Iowa. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/12/11/donald-trump-questions-ted-cruzs-ties-to-major-oil-companies/][http://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-iowa-donald-trump-hits-ted-cruz-on-ethanol-and-religion/][http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2015/12/12/donald-trump-and-ted-cruz-are-best-of-frenemies/] (December 11, 2015) * We're rounding 'em up in a very humane way, in a very nice way. And they're going to be happy because they want to be legalized. And, by the way, I know it doesn't sound nice. But not everything is nice. ** ''60 Minutes'', 27 December 2015 * I know words. I have the best words. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn283OjPb1g Speech in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina], 30 December 2015, reported by [https://gawker.com/yet-another-bold-claim-from-donald-trump-i-know-words-1750331997 Gawker] and [https://dailycaller.com/2015/12/30/trump-i-know-words-i-have-the-best-words-obama-is-stupid-video/ The Daily Caller], among others. * I'm trying to figure out, let's see, I'm in my room, in New York city, and I want to put a little spray, so I can, you know [mimes spraying] right, right, but I hear they don't want me to use the hairspray, they want me to use the pump, because the other one, which I really like better than going [mimes pumping] bang, bang, bang, and then it comes out in big globs, right, and it's stuck in your hair and you say, "Oh my god I've got to take a shower again, my hair's all screwed up", right, I want to use hairspray, but they say "Don't use hairspray, it's bad for the ozone", so I'm sitting in this concealed [sic] apartment, this concealed unit (you know I do live in a very apartment, right) but it's sealed (it's beautiful) I don't think anything gets out, and I'm not supposed to be using hairspray! ** [https://www.c-span.org/video/?402610-1/donald-trump-campaign-rally-hilton-head-south-carolina Speaking at a rally in Hilton Head, SC] (30 December 2015) ===2016=== ====January 2016==== [[File:Donald_Trump_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg|thumb|I'm very angry. Because our country is being run horribly. I will gladly accept the mantle of anger. Our military is a disaster. Our healthcare is a horror show. Obamacare, we're going to repeal it and replace it.<br> We have no borders. Our vets are being treated horribly. Illegal immigration is beyond belief! Our country is being run by incompetent people and yes, I am angry. I'm angry because our country is a mess!]] * The entire world has been upset. The entire world, it's a different place. During Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's term, she's done a horrible job.<br>She has caused death. She has caused tremendous death with incompetent decisions. I was against the [[war in Iraq]]. I wasn't a politician, but I was against the war in Iraq. She voted for the war in Iraq.<br>Look at {{w|Libya}}. That was her baby. Look. I mean, I'm not even talking about the ambassador and the people with the ambassador. Young, wonderful people. With messages coming in by the hundreds, and she's not even responding. I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about all of the death that's been caused and not only our side.<br>There was nothing saved. If we would have never done anything in the Middle East, we would have a much safer world right now. ... All of this has led to the migration. All of this has led to tremendous death and destruction. And she for the most part was in charge of it along with Obama.<br>She's constantly playing the woman card. It's the only way she may get elected. I mean frankly... Personally, I'm not sure that anybody else other than me is going to beat her. And I think she's a flawed candidate. And you see what's happened recently. And it hasn't been a very pretty picture for her or for Bill. Because I'm the only one that's willing to talk about his problems. I mean, what he did and what he has gone through I think is frankly terrible, especially if she wants to play the woman card.<br>I have more respect for women by far than Hillary Clinton has. And I will do more for women than Hillary Clinton will. I will do far more including the protection of our country. She caused a lot of the problems that we have right now. ** CBS interview with John Dickerson (taped 1 January 2016) for ''[[wikipedia:Face the Nation|Face the Nation]]'' — as quoted in [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/trump-hillary-clinton-donald-217294 "Trump: Clinton has ruined the world"] by Nick Gass, ''Politico'' (3 January 2016) * They've created ISIS. Hillary Clinton created ISIS with Obama; created with Obama. But I love predicting because you know, ultimately, you need somebody with vision. ** At a rally, as quoted in [http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-created-isis-obama-2016-1 "TRUMP: 'Hillary Clinton created ISIS with Obama'"] by Colin Campbell, ''Business Insider'' (3 January 2016) * She [Clinton] has a terrible record as secretary of state. I mean, she's literally created ISIS. If you look at her, between her and Obama, they're the ones — we have this big ISIS problem they created with their bad policies and their bad thinking. ** On ''[[wikipedia:Fox & Friends|Fox & Friends]]'', as quoted in [http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-created-isis-obama-2016-1 "TRUMP: 'Hillary Clinton created ISIS with Obama'"] by Colin Campbell, ''Business Insider'' (3 January 2016) * Mexico is going to be the new China because what they're doing to us is unbelievable, although they did catch El Chapo. Good? Good? They did catch El Chapo, that's good. I mean I don't know, he better not escape a third time, you know? Those tunnels, bing, boom, right under the toilet, bing boom, right up. It's pretty amazing when you think about it, right? But anyway. I have an idea: Put him on the fourth floor this time, right? No more, no more first floors. ** Speech (9 January 2016), as quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/el-chapo-on-donald-trump-mi-amigo/ "El Chapo on Donald Trump: 'Mi Amigo!"], by Rebecca Kaplan, ''CBS News'' (10 January 2016). * I'm very angry because our country is being run horribly and I will gladly accept the mantle of anger. Our military is a disaster. Our healthcare is a horror show. Obamacare, we're going to repeal it and replace it. We have no borders. Our vets are being treated horribly. Illegal immigration is beyond belief. Our country is being run by incompetent people. And yes, I am angry. I'm angry because our country is a mess. ** [http://time.com/4182096/republican-debate-charleston-transcript-full-text/ Full Transcript of the Sixth Republican Debate in Charleston], ''[[wikipedia:Time (magazine)|Time]]'' (14 January 2016). * And just so — if I could, because he insulted a lot of people. I've had more calls on that statement that [[Ted Cruz|Ted]] made — New York is a great place. It's got great people, it's got loving people, wonderful people. When the World Trade Center came down, I saw something that no place on Earth could have handled more beautifully, more humanely than New York. You had two one hundred, you had two 110-story buildings come crashing down. I saw them come down. Thousands of people killed, and the cleanup started the next day, and it was the most horrific cleanup, probably in the history of doing this, and in construction. I was down there, and I've never seen anything like it. And the people in New York fought and fought and fought, and we saw more death, and even the smell of death — nobody understood it. And it was with us for months, the smell, the air. And we rebuilt downtown Manhattan, and everybody in the world watched and everybody in the world loved New York and loved New Yorkers. And I have to tell you, that was a very insulting statement that Ted made. ** [http://time.com/4182096/republican-debate-charleston-transcript-full-text/ Full Transcript of the Sixth Republican Debate in Charleston], ''[[wikipedia:Time (magazine)|Time]]'' (14 January 2016). * The truth is, he's a nasty guy. He was so nice to me. I mean, I knew it. I was watching. I kept saying, 'Come on Ted. Let's go, okay.' But he's a nasty guy. Nobody likes him. Nobody in Congress likes him. Nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him. He's a very –- he's got an edge that's not good. You can't make deals with people like that and it's not a good thing. It's not a good thing for the country. Very nasty guy. ** About [[Ted Cruz]] in an interview on ''[[wikipedia:This Week (ABC TV series)|This Week]]'' [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/01/17/donald_trump_ted_cruz_is_a_nasty_guy_nobody_likes_him.html] (January 17, 2016) * [[wikipedia:Tony Perkins (politician)|Tony Perkins]] wrote that out for me -- he actually wrote out 2, he wrote out the number 2 Corinthians, I took exactly what Tony said, and I said, 'Well Tony has to know better than anybody. * It's a very small deal, but a lot of people in different sections of the world say two, and I've had many, many people say that to me. My mother, as you know, was from Scotland, and they say two. ** In an interview with {{w|CNN}}'s {{w|Don Lemon}}, about saying "two Corinthians" instead of "Second Corinthians" during a speech at Liberty University. [http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/20/politics/donald-trump-tony-perkins-sarah-palin/] (January 22, 2016) * Ted Cruz lies. He's a liar. And that's why nobody likes him, that's why his Senate people won't endorse him. That's why he stands on the middle of the Senate floor and can't make a deal with anybody. He looks like a jerk. He's standing all by himself. And you know, there's something to say about having a little bit of ability to get other people to do things. You can't be a lone wolf and stand there. That's sort of what we have right now as a president. ** [http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/trump-ted-cruz-lies-he-s-a-liar-608990275597 Morning Joe] (26 January 2016) * But you cannot say anymore that the United States is going to pay for the wall. I am just going to say that we are working it out. Believe it or not, this is the least important thing that we are talking about, but politically this might be the most important talk about. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/australia-mexico-transcripts/?utm_term=.95d2f93766d6 Full transcripts of Trump's calls with Mexico and Australia By Greg Miller, Julie Vitkovskaya and Reuben Fischer-Baum; Aug. 3, 2017] (Friday, January 27, 2017) * So what I would like to recommend is – if we are going to have continued dialogue – we will work out the wall. They are going to say, "who is going to pay for the wall, Mr. President?" to both of us, and we should both say, "we will work it out." It will work out in the formula somehow. As opposed to you saying, "we will not pay" and me saying, "we will not pay." ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/australia-mexico-transcripts/?utm_term=.95d2f93766d6 Full transcripts of Trump's calls with Mexico and Australia By Greg Miller, Julie Vitkovskaya and Reuben Fischer-Baum; Aug. 3, 2017] (Friday, January 27, 2017) * Up in New Hampshire – I won New Hampshire because New Hampshire is a drug-infested den – is coming from the southern border. ** Actually, Clinton took NH; [https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/australia-mexico-transcripts/?utm_term=.95d2f93766d6 Full transcripts of Trump's calls with Mexico and Australia By Greg Miller, Julie Vitkovskaya and Reuben Fischer-Baum; Aug. 3, 2017] (Friday, January 27, 2017) =====Speech at {{w|Liberty University}} (18 January 2016)===== : <small>[http://www.c-span.org/video/?403331-1/donald-trump-remarks-liberty-university Presidential Candidate Donald Trump at Liberty University], ''C-SPAN'' (18 January 2016)</small> * I have read a lot about it and I watched it and Liberty University, like a rocket ship, a really great rocket ship. * I'm in first place. I said when you're in first place, you discuss polls. * I love Iowa, and I'm going there right after this, going up to New Hampshire, I'm going to Iowa because I want to win Iowa. Everyone says don't say that. Just say you're going to do well. That's the closest, but I can't do that. The safe way is, I think I'll do well. I want to win Iowa. * We've done great with the evangelicals. The evangelicals have been amazing. The [[Tea Party movement|Tea Party]] has been amazing and we're doing really well. * We're going to protect Christianity, and I can say that. I don't have to be {{w|politically correct}}. We're going to protect it. I hear this is a major theme right here, but [[wikipedia:2 Corinthians 3|two Corinthians, 3]]:17, that's the whole ball game. "''Where the Spirit of the Lord''", right, "''where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is [[liberty]]''", and here there is Liberty College, but Liberty University, but it is so true. You know, when you think -- and that's really -- is that the one? Is that the one you like? I think that's the one you like because I loved it, and it's so representative of what's taken place. But we are going to protect Christianity. And if you look what's going on throughout the world, you look at Syria where if you're Christian, they're chopping off heads. You look at the different places, and Christianity, it's under siege. * I'm a protestant. I'm very proud of it, Presbyterian to be exact, but I'm proud of it, very, very proud. And we've got to protect because bad things are happening, very bad things are happening, and we don't -- I don't know what it is. We don't band together, maybe. Other religions, frankly, they're banding together. * This is a movement. It is a movement going on. We want to take our country back. Our country is disappearing. You look at the kind of deals we make. You look at what's happening, our country is going in the wrong direction, and so wrong, and it's got to be stopped and it's got to be stopped fast. * And my generals, by the way, they're not going on television, OK? So the enemy can learn all about it. Oh, well, then we attack. * They have totally destabilized the Middle East. It's a disaster. * When our sailors were captured last week, I said that's one of the saddest things that I have seen when those young people were on their hands and knees in a begging position with their hands up and thugs behind them with guns, and then we talk like it's OK. It's not OK. It's lack of respect. We can't let that happen to this country. It's lack of respect. * The Persians, very good negotiators. Great negotiators, legendary negotiators. They're known for it. They're sitting across the table. * I hate to tell this to the woman, they're behind the fact, they're a little behind the fact. They haven't figured out that women may be in certain ways much better than men. But I don't want to say that because I will get myself in trouble with men. But they haven't figured this out yet but that's OK. * We're a debtor nation. We owe $19 trillion. We're not going to give you any money, and you want to be nice. You don't want to put it in their face. Just say, look, we're a poor nation. We've been mismanaged, we've been misrun. We don't know what the hell we're doing, right? * If I'm president, you're going to see 'Merry Christmas' in department stores, believe me. * We spent 5 trillion dollars in the Middle East and our country is going to hell. We gotta bring it back. We gotta knock the hell out of ISIS. * I want to see a woman president soon, but not [Hillary Clinton]. She's a disaster. She's a disaster. She's a disaster. I mean, just think of the corruption and the scandal... We don't want to go through it. We want to see winning. We want to see win, win, win – constant winning. And you'll say – if I'm president... 'Please, Mr. President, we're winning too much. We can't stand it anymore. Can't we have a loss?' And I'll say no, we're going to keep winning, winning, winning... because we're going to make America great again. And you'll say, 'Okay, Mr. President. Okay.' =====Speech at {{w|Dordt University}} (23 January 2016)===== *{{anchor|shoot somebody|reason=linked to from w:en:Template:FBDB}}The people, my people, are so smart, and you know what they say about my people? The polls. They say I have the most loyal people — did you ever see that? Where '''I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters'''. It's like incredible. No, they say, "Trump we love you too." Trump's voters are by far, ya know, I'm at sixty-eight and sixty-nine percent, I'm at ninety percent, total, like, "Will you say absolutely?" I think it's sixty-eight and sixty-nine percent. "Will you most likely stay?" That gets into the nineties. Other guys like a ten. A guy like Jeb Bush, he has a nobody, but he's like, they don't have people. They have nothing. Rubio, soft. They're all soft. My people stay, by the way, Cruz, soft. When they heard about this thing with that he was bordering Canada, nobody knew them? He lost a lot of people! He's gone down big in the polls. Ted Cruz has gone down big in the polls. That doesn't mean he's giving us a fight in Iowa, that doesn't mean you can stay home, okay, see, you with the smile? It doesn't mean that. You gotta go out cause we can't take any chances. ** [http://time.com/4191598/donald-trump-says-he-could-shoot-somebody-and-not-lose-voters/ Speech at campaign rally] (23 January 2016), Sioux Center, Iowa. ====February 2016==== * To have a crowd like this on our final day, can you believe it, this is the day. This is the day we take our country back. Remember that. This is the day we take our country back. So I got a little notice in case you see it. It's security guys. We have wonderful security guys. They said, "Mr. Trump, there may be somebody with tomatoes in the audience." So if you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them, would you? Seriously... Okay? Just knock the hell... I promise you I will pay for the legal fees, I promise. I promise. There won't be so much cause the courts agree with us too. What's going on in this country. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-knock-the-crap-out-of-tomato-throwers/2016/02/01/1d1fe1e2-c92b-11e5-b9ab-26591104bb19_video.html At a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.] (1 February 2016) * This has been going if it's not going to happen anymore, folks. We're going to bring businesses back. We're going to have businesses that used to be in New Hampshire, that are now in Mexico, come back to New Hampshire and you can tell them to go f--- themselves...because they let you down, and they left. We want the businesses that stay. I know a lot of businesses up here and I knew a lot of businesses up here. These are great people, they could've left and they wanna stay. They willing to stay, they're fighting to stay. It's hard. With a highest tax nation in the entire world. It's hard for them to stay and they stay. Those are the people we have to cherish and love. These are the people that are great. ** [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/may/18/priorities-usa-action/priorities-usa-donald-trump-women-ad/ At a rally in New Hampshire.] (4 February 2016) * '''Trump''': No, I didn't use the word. I never said the word, Bill. I don't know who told you -- I would never use the word. I didn't say the word. I said, "you can tell them to go [beat of silence] themselves."<br>'''O'Reilly''': But the lips kind of moved in the --<br>'''Trump''': Well, they might have. No, I didn't say the word. I wouldn't do that. Even I -- hey Bill, even I wouldn't do that, okay. No, I never said the word. ** On an interview on The O'Reilly Factor (6 February 2016) * [[Iraq|It]]'s the Harvard of Terrorists. ** [http://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/watch-as-charlie-rose-forces-trump-to-admit-he-agrees-with-obama-on-syria/ Interview with Charlie Rose] (17 February 2016) * Torture works, okay folks? [...] Believe me, it works. [...] Waterboarding is your minor form. Some people say it's not actually torture. Let's assume it is. But they asked me the question. What do you think of waterboarding? Absolutely fine. But we should go much stronger than waterboarding. That's the way I feel. ** [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-torture-works/ Donald Trump: "Torture works"]. CBS News (17 February 2016). Bluffton, South Carolina. * They were having terrorism problems, just like we do, and he caught 50 terrorists who did tremendous damage and killed many people. And he took the 50 terrorists, and he took 50 men and he dipped 50 bullets in pigs' blood — you heard that, right? He took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs' blood. And he had his men load his rifles, and he lined up the 50 people, and they shot 49 of those people. And the 50th person, he said: You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened. And for 25 years, there wasn't a problem. Okay? Twenty-five years, there wasn't a problem. ** During a campaign stop in {{w|Pawley's Island, South Carolina}} (February 19, 2016) [http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450574/donald-trump-tweet-fake-history-libel-war-crime]. Referring to a false story about [[John J. Pershing]] which has circulated on the Internet. * Bye bye. Look, see? He's smiling. See, he's having a good time. Oh, I love the old days, you know? You know what I hate? There's a guy, totally disruptive, throwing punches, we're not allowed to punch back anymore. I love the old days. You know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They'd be carried out on a stretcher, folks. You know, I love our police, and I really respect our police, and they're not getting enough. They're not. Honestly, I hate to see that. Here's a guy, throwing punches, nasty as hell, screaming at everything else when we're talking, and he's walking out, and we're not allowed -- you know, the guards are very gentle with him, he's walking out, like, big high fives, smiling, laughing -- I'd like to punch him in the face, I'll tell you. ** [http://www.weeklystandard.com/protester-would-be-carried-out-on-a-stretcher-in-the-old-days-trump-reminisces/article/2001211 At a rally in Las Vegas] (22 February 2016) * We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated. '''I love the poorly educated.''' ** [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/donald-trump-declares-i-love-the-poorly-educated-as-he-storms-to-victory-in-nevada-caucus-a6893106.html Donald Trump declares 'I love the poorly educated' as he storms to victory in Nevada caucus], 24 February 2016 * '''Ted Cruz''': Donald, relax.<br>'''Donald Trump''': I'm relaxed. You're the basket case. Go ahead, don't get nervous. ** [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-carlson-6454d89c-dc90-11e5-8210-f0bd8de915f6-20160226-story.html CNN-Telemundo Republican debate] (25 February 2016) ====March 2016==== * '''Donald Trump''': I think you've become very negative.<br>'''Bill O'Reilly''': Why would I do that?<br>'''Trump''': Who knows. You'll have to ask your psychiatrist. ** [http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/donald-trump-bill-oreilly-gop-debate-220241 "Trump to O'Reilly: 'I think you've become very negative'"] by Nick Gass, ''Politico'' (3 March 2016) * Look at those hands. Are they small hands? And he referred to my hands — if they're small, something else must be small. I guarantee you there's no problem, I guarantee. ** Fox News Republican debate, {{#formatdate:2016-03-03}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2016-03-04|author=Gregory Krieg|title=Donald Trump defends size of his penis|periodical=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/politics/donald-trump-small-hands-marco-rubio/index.html}} * '''Anderson Cooper''': Is Islam at war with the West?<br>'''Donald Trump''': I think Islam hates us. There is something there, there is a tremendous hatred there, and we have to get to the bottom of it. There is an unbelievable hatred of us.<br>'''Cooper''': In Islam itself?<br>'''Trump''': You're going to have to figure that out, but there is a tremendous hatred and we have to be very vigilant, we have to be very careful and we can't allow people coming into this country who have this hatred of the United States and of people that are not Muslim.<br>'''Cooper''': The question is is there a war between the West and radical Islam or is it between the West and Islam itself?<br>'''Trump''': Well it's radical but it's very hard to define, it's very hard to separate because you don't know who's who. ** 9 March CNN interview, as quoted in [http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-election-2016-donald-trump-tells-cnn-tv-interviewer-islam-hates-us-1548760 "US Election 2016: Donald Trump tells CNN TV interviewer 'Islam hates us'"] by Harriet Sinclair, ''International Business Times'' (10 March 2016) * Come on, get 'em out, police, please. Let's go! ... Nobody wants to hurt each other anymore. ** During a St Louis, Mo., rally, as quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/get-him-out-racial-tensions-explode-at-donald-trumps-rallies/2016/03/11/b9764884-e6ee-11e5-bc08-3e03a5b41910_story.html "‘Get 'em out!' Racial tensions explode at Donald Trump's rallies"], by Jose A. DelReal, ''The Washington Post'' (12 March 2016), Washington, D.C. * I promise you, I will not be taking very long vacations, if I take them at all. There's no time for vacations. We're not going to be big on vacations. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] March 14, 2016 rally *Iran has already, since the deal is in place, test-fired ballistic missiles three times. Those ballistic missiles, with a range of 1,250 miles, were designed to intimidate not only Israel, which is only 600 miles away, but also intended to frighten Europe and someday maybe hit even the United States. And we're not going to let that happen. We're not letting it happen. And we're not letting it happen to Israel, believe me.<br>Thank you. Thank you.<br>Do you want to hear something really shocking? As many of the great people in this room know, painted on those missiles in both Hebrew and Farsi were the words "'''Israel must be wiped off the face of the earth'''." You can forget that.<br>What kind of demented minds write that in Hebrew? **[http://time.com/4267058/donald-trump-aipac-speech-transcript/ 21 March 2016] address to AIPAC (America-Israel Public Affairs Committee) * '''Obama''': But you would rule in the possibility to fight against ISIS.<br>'''Trump''': Well, I'm never gonna rule anything out. And I wouldn't wanna say. Even if I felt -- it wasn't going -- I wouldn't wanna tell you that because, at a minimum, I want them to think maybe that we would use it. ** As part of a conversation with Barack Obama about ruling out the use of nuclear weapons (March 23, 2016) reported [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-open-to-nuclear-retaliation-after-brussels-attack/ 24 March 2016 by CBS] * If Saudi Arabia was without the cloak of American protection, I don't think it would be around. ** Interview on foreign policy given on 25 March 2016, published: [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/27/us/politics/donald-trump-foreign-policy.html ''In Donald Trump's Worldview, America Comes First, and Everybody Else Pays''], ''The New York Times'' (26 March 2016) * I was angry because they sued. ** explaining why he withdrew the medical benefits to his nephew's infant son who had cerebral palsy, after his nephew claimed that the exclusion from {{W|Fred Trump}}'s will was a result of Donald Trump and his siblings unduly influencing the older man ** as quoted in [http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/donald-trumps-cruel-streak/501554/ Donald Trump's Cruel Streak], by Conor Friedersdorf, in ''{{W|The Atlantic}}''; published September 26, 2016; retrieved October 24, 2016 * Talking about success, most people think success is measured in the form of monetary success. It's not really. I mean to be a successful person is to have a great family, is who loves the family, loves the children and the children love him or her. To me that's a much more successful person than a person that has made a billion dollars or ten billion dollars, and is miserable and doesn't have a good family and nobody likes that person. I think I've seen every type of person there is that God created. **<small>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xuAO0zKRAk Donald Trump talks about Success and Happiness - Motivational speech held in Wisconsin on March 30, 2016]'', Mike Mohamed on YouTube. (2:37 to 3:05)</small> ====April 2016==== * I can be presidential, but if I was presidential I would only have - about 20% of you would be here because it would be boring as hell. ** At a rally in Superior, Wisconsin (4 April 2016) * I love working. I'm not a vacation guy. Right? Like Obama, he plays golf in Hawaii. He flies in a 747. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] April 21, 2016 rally * If you love what you do, you're happy. You don't take vacations. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] April 22, 2016 rally =====Foreign Policy Speech (27 April 2016)===== [[File:Maga.png|thumb|No country has ever prospered that failed to put its own interests first.]] : <small>[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/us/politics/transcript-trump-foreign-policy.html Transcript: Donald Trump's Foreign Policy Speech], ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (27 April 2016)</small> * It's time to shake the rust off America's foreign policy. * My foreign policy will always put the interests of the American people and American security above all else... That will be the foundation of every single decision that I will make. America First will be the major and overriding theme of my administration. * Our foreign policy is a complete and total disaster. No vision. No purpose. No direction. No strategy. * President Obama has weakened our military by weakening our economy. He's crippled us with wasteful spending, massive debt, low growth, a huge trade deficit and open borders. * Our allies are not paying their fair share... The countries we are defending must pay for the cost of this defense, and if not, the U.S. must be prepared to let these countries defend themselves. We have no choice. * Israel, our great friend and the one true democracy in the Middle East has been snubbed and criticized by an administration that lacks moral clarity... President Obama has not been a friend to Israel. He has treated Iran with tender love and care and made it a great power. * We've let our rivals and challengers think they can get away with anything, and they do... If President Obama's goal had been to weaken America, he could not have done a better job. * We've made the Middle East more unstable and chaotic than ever before. We left Christians subject to intense persecution and even genocide. We have done nothing to help the Christians, nothing, and we should always be ashamed for that lack of action. * Hillary Clinton refuses to say the words radical Islam, even as she pushes for a massive increase in refugees coming into our country. After Secretary Clinton's failed intervention in Libya, [[wikipedia:2012 Benghazi attack|Islamic terrorists in Benghazi]] took down our consulate and killed our ambassador and three brave Americans. Then, instead of taking charge that night, Hillary Clinton decided to go home and sleep. Incredible. Clinton blames it all on a video, an excuse that was a total lie, proven to be absolutely a total lie. Our ambassador was murdered and our secretary of state misled the nation. * We're also going to have to change our trade, immigration and economic policies to make our economy strong again. And to put Americans first again. This will ensure that our own workers, right here in America, get the jobs and higher pay that will grow our tax revenues, increase our economic might as a nation. * I believe an easing of tensions, and improved relations with Russia from a position of strength only is possible. * Americans must know that we're putting the American people first again on trade, on immigration, on foreign policy. The jobs, incomes and security of the American worker will always be my first priority. No country has ever prospered that failed to put its own interests first. Both our friends and our enemies put their countries above ours and we, while being fair to them, must start doing the same. We will no longer surrender this country or its people to the false song of [[globalism]]. The nation-state remains the true foundation for happiness and harmony. I am skeptical of international unions that tie us up and bring America down, and will never enter America into any agreement that reduces our ability to control our own affairs. ====May 2016==== * We have a 500 billion dollar deficit, trade deficit with China. We're going to turn it around and we have the cards, don't forget, we're like the piggy bank that's being robbed. We have the cards, we have a lot of power with China. When China doesn't want to fix the problem in North Korea we say "Sorry folks, you've got to fix the problem." '''Because we can't continue to allow China to rape [[United States|our country]], and that's what they're doing. It's the greatest theft in the history of the world.''' **[https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-36185275/china-accused-of-trade-rape-by-donald-trump "China accused of trade 'rape' by Donald Trump"] ''BBC'' (2 May 2016) * You've been hearing me say it's a rigged system, but now I don't say it anymore because I won. It's true. Now I don't care. ** [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-gop-rigged-but-i-dont-care-because-i-won/article/2590545 "Trump: GOP 'rigged,' but I don't care because I won"] by Ryan Lovelace, ''Washington Examiner'' (5 May 2016) ====June 2016==== * It's going to be like this. I'm not changing. ** Answer to the question whether the American public could expect a similar dynamic if he would win the presidential elections, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-01 |title=Donald Trump: Questions on money for war veterans |author=Alan Fisher |periodical=Al Jazeera |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/americas/2016/05/donald-trump-fumes-veterans-money-questions-160531203455389.html}} * '''He's a Mexican'''. We're building a wall between here and Mexico. ** About American judge Gonzalo Curiel (3 June 2016), as quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-04 |title=Trump Presses Case That 'Mexican' Judge Curiel Is Biased Against Him |author=Nina Totenberg |periodical=National Public Radio |url=http://www.npr.org/2016/06/04/480714972/trump-presses-case-that-mexican-judge-curiel-is-biased-against-him}} * I'm truly honored by your support. Together, we accomplished what nobody thought was absolutely possible and you know what that is and we're only getting started and it's going to be beautiful, remember that. Tonight we close one chapter in history and we begin another. Our campaign received more primary votes than any GOP campaign in history, no matter who it is, no matter who they are, we received more votes. This is a great feeling. That's a great feeling. This is not a testament to me but a testament to all of the people who believed real change, not Obama change, but real change is possible. You've given me the honor to lead the Republican Party to victory this fall. ** Victory speech after winning New Jersey and other states Tuesday night (7 June 2016) – [http://time.com/4360872/donald-trump-new-jersey-victory-speech-transcript/ ''Time'' transcript] * To those who voted for someone else in either party, I will work hard to earn your support and I will work very hard to earn that support. To all of those [[Bernie Sanders]] voters who have been left out in the cold by a rigged system of super delegates, we welcome you with open arms. And by the way, the terrible trade deals that Bernie was so vehemently against and he's right on that will be taken care of far better than anyone ever thought possible and that's what I do. We are going to have fantastic trade deals. We're going to start making money and bringing in jobs. ** Victory speech after winning New Jersey and other states Tuesday night (7 June 2016) – [http://time.com/4360872/donald-trump-new-jersey-victory-speech-transcript/ ''Time'' transcript] * My goal is always again to bring people together. But if I'm forced to fight for something I really care about, I will never, ever back down and our country will never, ever back down. Thank you. I've fought for my family. I've fought for my business. I've fought for my employees. And now, I'm going to fight for you, the American people like nobody has ever fought before. ** Victory speech after winning New Jersey and other states Tuesday night (7 June 2016) – [http://time.com/4360872/donald-trump-new-jersey-victory-speech-transcript/ ''Time'' transcript] * We're led by [[Barack Obama|a man]] that either is not tough, not smart, or he's got something else in mind. And the something else in mind, you know, people can't believe it, people cannot believe that President Obama is acting the way he acts and can't even mention the words 'radical Islamic terrorism. There's something going on — it's inconceivable. There's something going on. He doesn't get it, or he gets it better than anybody understands. It's one or the other, and either one is unacceptable. ** Phone interview on ''Fox and Friends'', as quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-13 |title=Trump on Obama and Islam: 'There's something going on' |author=Jesse Byrnes |periodical=The Hill |url=http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/283246-trump-on-obama-and-islam-theres-something-going-on}} * Look, companies now are leaving the United States. Corporate inversion, they're leaving the United States, we have almost $5 trillion sitting out there, where they can't get the money back, they can't bring it in because there's no mechanism to bring it back in and the tax is so high. I'm going to bring tremendous amounts of money, tremendous amounts of jobs, tremendous numbers of companies, and yes the [[wikipedia:Political positions of Donald Trump#Taxes,_spending,_and_budget|tax is going to be cut]] from the highest tax nation anywhere in the world to a fairly low tax. Not the lowest in the world, but to a fairly low tax. * <p>'''Norah O'Donnell:''' Hillary Clinton called you the king of debt.</p><p>'''Donald Trump:''' Well, no she didn't call me, I called myself the king of debt. '''I'm the king of debt.''' I'm great with debt, nobody knows debt better than me. I made a fortune by using debt. And if things don't work out I renegotiate the debt, I mean that's a smart thing not a stupid thing. And I made a fortune.</p><p>'''O'Donnell:''' How do you renegotiate the debt?</p><p>'''Trump:''' Because you go back and you say, hey, guess what, the economy just crashed, I'm going to give you back half. I like debt for me, I don't like debt for the country. I like debt for my company, but I don't like debt for the country. For the country we have $19 trillion in debt, it's going to be very soon $21 trillion, not billion, $21 trillion in debt. And I will tell you we are sitting on a time bomb and Hillary Clinton doesn't have a clue. And President Obama has pretty much doubled the debt since he's been in office and somebody's going to pay a big price. We have to start chopping that debt down.</p><p>'''O'Donnell:''' Janet Yellen, who you know, the chairman of the Federal Reserve blasted you for saying that the U.S. could load up on debt and then make a deal with creditors if the economy has soured. She said there would be very severe consequences if an elected president tried to renegotiate the nation's debt.</p><p>'''Trump:''' I wouldn't renegotiate the debt.</p> ** In an interview with ''{{w|CBS This Morning'}}'' {{w|Norah O'Donnell}}, {{#formatdate:2016-06-22}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-22 |title=CBS' Norah O'Donnell Challenges Trump On His Economic Plan |periodical=Media Matters for America |url=https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/cbs-norah-odonnell-challenges-trump-his-economic-plan}} * Our enemies probably know every single one [of Clinton's deleted emails]. So they probably now have a blackmail file. . . . We can't hand over our government to someone whose deepest, darkest secrets may be in the hands of our enemies. Can't do it." ** speech, {{#formatdate:2016-06-22}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-06-22 |title=Nobody brings the crazy quite like Trump |author=Dana Milbank |periodical=Washington Post |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nobody-brings-the-crazy-quite-like-trump/2016/06/22/74ba5692-38bd-11e6-9ccd-d6005beac8b3_story.html}} =====Speech about the Orlando Shooting (June 13, 2016)===== : <small>Speech after the [[wikipedia:2016 Orlando nightclub shooting|2016 Orlando nightclub shooting]] ([http://time.com/4367120/orlando-shooting-donald-trump-transcript/ transcript])</small> * So many people — it's just hard to believe, but just so many people dead, so many people gravely injured, so much carnage, such a disgrace. The horror is beyond description. The families of these wonderful people are totally devastated, and they will be forever. Likewise, our whole nation and indeed the whole world is devastated. * Our nation stands together in solidarity with the members of Orlando's LGBT community. They have been through something that nobody could ever experience. This is a very dark moment in America's history. A radical Islamic terrorist targeted the [[wikipedia:Pulse (nightclub)|nightclub]], not only because he wanted to kill Americans, but in order to execute gay and lesbian citizens, because of their sexual orientation. * It's a strike at the heart and soul of who we are as a nation. It's an assault on the ability of free people to live their lives, love who they want, and express their identity. It's an attack on the right of every single American to live in peace and safety in their own country. * We're not acting clearly, we're not talking clearly, we've got problems. * We have a dysfunctional immigration system, which does not permit us to know who we let into our country, and it does not permit us to protect our citizens properly. We have an incompetent administration. * The [[wikipedia:List of United States immigration laws|immigration laws of the United States]] give the president powers to suspend entry into the country of any class of persons. Now, any class — it really is determined and to be determined by the president for the interests of the United States. And it's as he or she deems appropriate. Hopefully it's he in this case. * When I'm elected I will suspend immigration from areas of the world where there's a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe or our allies until we fully understand how to end these threats. ... After a full and partial and long — really long overdue security assessment we will develop a responsible immigration policy that serves the interests and values of America. * We cannot continue to allow thousands upon thousands of people to pour into our country many of whom have the same thought process as this savage killer. Many of the principles of radical Islam are incompatible with Western values and institutions. Remember this, radical Islam is anti-woman, anti-gay and anti- American. I refuse to allow America to become a place where gay people, Christian people, Jewish people are targets of persecution and intimation by radical Islamic preachers of hate and violence. This is not just a national security issue. It's a quality of life issue. If we want to protect the quality of life for all Americans — women and children, gay and straight, Jews and Christians and all people then we need to tell the truth about radical Islam and we need to do it now. We need to tell the truth also about how radical Islam is coming to our shores. And it's coming. * We're importing radical Islamic terrorism into the West through a failed immigration system and through an intelligence community held back by our president. * They share these oppressive views and values. We want to remain a free and open society. Then, and if we do, then we have to control our borders. We have to control, and we have to control them now, not later. Right now. * Hillary Clinton, for months, and despite so many attacks, repeatedly refused to even say the words radical Islam until I challenged her yesterday. And, guess what, she will probably say them. She sort of has said them, but let's see what happens. She really has no choice, but she doesn't want to. However, she's really been forced, and she has been forced to say these words. She supports, and the reason is, she supports so much of what is wrong, and what is wrong with this country, and what's going wrong with our country and our borders. She has no clue, in my opinion, what radical Islam is and she won't speak honestly about it if she does, in fact, know. She's in total denial, and her continuing reluctance to ever name the enemy broadcasts weakness across the entire world — true weakness. * She says the solution is to ban guns. They tried that in France which has among the toughest gun laws anywhere in the world, and 130 people were brutally murdered by Islamic terrorists in cold blood. Her plan is to disarm law abiding Americans, abolishing the Second Amendment, and leaving only the bad guys and terrorists with guns. No good. Not going to happen, folks. ... She wants to take away American's guns and then admit the very people who want to slaughter us. Let them come into the country, we don't have guns. Let them come in, let them have all the fun they want. * [[wikipedia:Political positions of Hillary Clinton#Immigration_policy|Hillary Clinton's catastrophic immigration plan]] will bring vastly more radical Islamic immigration into this country, threatening not only our society but our entire way of life. When it comes to radical Islamic terrorism, ignorance is not bliss. It's deadly — totally deadly. ... Clinton's State Department was in charge of admissions and the admissions process for people applying to enter from overseas. Having learned nothing from these attacks, she now plans to massively increase admissions without a screening plan including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country. Tell me, tell me – how stupid is that? This could be a better, bigger, more horrible version than the legendary [[Trojan Horse]] ever was. Altogether, under the Clinton plan, you'd be admitting hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Middle East with no system to vet them, or to prevent the radicalization of the children and their children. Not only their children, by the way, they're trying to take over our children and convince them how wonderful ISIS is and how wonderful Islam is and we don't know what's happening. The burden is on Hillary Clinton to tell us why she believes immigration from these dangerous countries should be increased without any effective system to really to screen. We're not screening people. * We have, just, no [[wikipedia:Intelligence gathering network|intelligence gathering information]]. We need this information so badly. ... We need an intelligence gathering system second to none. Second to none. That includes better cooperation between state, local and federal officials, and with our allies, very importantly. I will have an Attorney General, a Director of National Intelligence and a Secretary of Defense who'll know how to fight a war on radical Islamic terrorism. * They have put political correctness above common sense, above your safety, and above all else. I refuse to be politically correct. * The days of deadly ignorance will end, and they will end soon. * The media talks about home grown terrorism but Islamic radicalism and that's a very, very important term — a term that the president refuses to use and the networks that nurture it are imports from overseas whether you like it or whether you don't like it. Yes, there are many radicalized people already inside our country as a result of poor policies of the past. * Hillary Clinton can never claim to be a friend of the gay community as long as she continues to support immigration policies that bring [[Islamic extremists]] to our country and who suppress women, gays and anyone who doesn't share their views or values. * Clinton wants to allow radical Islamic terrorists to pour into our country. They enslave women, and they murder gays. I don't want them in our country. * Immigration is a privilege, and we should not let anyone into this country who doesn't support our communities. All of our communities, every single one of them. * I want every American to succeed including [[wikipedia:Islam in the United States|Muslims]]. But the Muslims have to work with us. They have to work with us. They know what's going on. They know that he was bad. They knew the people in San Bernardino were bad. But you know what? They didn't turn them in. And you know what? [[wikipedia:2015 San Bernardino attack|We had death, and destruction]]. * Hillary Clinton wants to empty out the {{w|Treasury}} to bring people into the country that include individuals who preach hate against our citizens. I want to protect our citizens, all of our citizens. * America must do more — much more — to protect its citizens, especially people who are potential victims of crimes based on their backgrounds or sexual orientation, as you just saw in Orlando. * The decision to overthrow the regime in Libya, then pushing for the overthrow of the regime in Syria, among other things, without plans for the day after, have created space for ISIS to expand and grow like nobody has ever seen before. These actions, along with our disastrous Iran deal, have also reduced our ability to work in partnership with our Muslim allies in the region. That is why our new goal must be to defeat Islamic terrorism not nation building. No more nation building. It's never going to work. * The last major [[NATO]] mission was Hillary Clinton's war in Libya. That mission helped to unleash ISIS on a new continent. * America must unite the whole civilized world in the fight against Islamic terrorism. Pretty much [[wikipedia:Anti-communism#United_States|like we did with communism]] during the [[Cold War]]. We tried it President Obama's way, doesn't work. He gave the world his apology tour. We got ISIS and many other problems in return. That's what we got. Remember the famous apology tour. We're sorry for everything. ====July 2016==== * Saddam Hussein was a bad guy. Right? He was a bad guy, really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn't read them the rights—they didn't talk, they were a terrorist, it was over. Today, Iraq is Harvard for terrorism. You want to be a terrorist, you go to Iraq. It's like Harvard. Okay? ** At a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina (July 5, 2016) * I'll stand up for Article Two, Article 12, you name it of the Constitution. ** About the U.S. Constitution, which only has seven articles and 27 amendments; as recounted by [[Mark Sanford]], quoted in [http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/trump-changes-few-minds-with-meeting-on-the-hill "Trump Manages To Give Some House GOPers More Heartburn In Hill Meeting"] (2016), ''Talking Points Memo'' (July 7, 2016). * ''[Interviewer: You're not known to be a humble man. But I wonder—]'' I think I am actually humble. I think I'm much more humble than you would understand. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R42mFx3_ss During an interview] by {{WP|Lesley Stahl}} on ''{{WP|60 Minutes}}'' (17 July 2016) * Look, having nuclear—my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr. John Trump at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]; good genes, very good genes, OK, very smart, the [[w:Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania|Wharton School of Finance]], very good, very smart—you know, if you're a conservative Republican, if I were a liberal, if, like, OK, if I ran as a liberal Democrat, they would say I'm one of the smartest people anywhere in the world—it's true!—but when you're a conservative Republican they try—oh, do they do a number—that's why I always start off: Went to Wharton, was a good student, went there, went there, did this, built a fortune—you know I have to give my like credentials all the time, because we're a little disadvantaged—but you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me—it would have been so easy, and it's not as important as these lives are—nuclear is powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35&nbsp;years ago; he would explain the power of what's going to happen and he was right, who would have thought?—but when you look at what's going on with the four prisoners—now it used to be three, now it's four—but when it was three and even now, I would have said it's all in the messenger; fellas, and it is fellas because, you know, they don't, they haven't figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so, you know, it's gonna take them about another 150&nbsp;years—but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so, and they, they just killed, they just killed us. ** Speech in South Carolina (19 July 2016) * Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. ** Press conference, reported in Ashley Parker and David E. Sanger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-clinton-emails.html? Donald Trump Calls on Russia to Find Hillary Clinton's Missing Emails], ''The New York Times'' (July 27, 2016). * Though Bernie is exhausted and has given up on his revolution, many of his voters still want to keep up the fight. I expect that millions of Bernie voters will refuse to vote for Hillary because of her support for the War in Iraq, the invasion of Libya, [[wikipedia:North American Free Trade Agreement|NAFTA]] and TPP, and of course because she is totally bought and sold by special interests. She and her husband have been paid millions and millions by global corporations and powerful interests who will control her every decision. She is their puppet, and they pull the strings. We welcome with open arms all voters who want an honest government and to fix our rigged system so it works for the people. This includes fixing one of Bernie's biggest issues, our terrible trade deals that strip our country of its jobs and wealth. ** ''[http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/donald-trump-reddit-ama-ask-me-anything/493361/ How Donald Trump Beat Reddit]'', ''{{w|The Atlantic}}'' (July 28, 2016) * The things that were said about me. … You know what, I wanted to hit a couple of those speakers so hard. ... I was gonna hit one guy in particular, a very little guy. I was gonna hit this guy so hard, his head would spin. He wouldn't know what the hell happened. ** Press conference, reported in Jacob Bogage, "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/29/i-wanted-to-hit-a-couple-of-those-speakers-so-hard-trump-says-of-dem-convention-critics/ ‘I wanted to hit a couple of those speakers so hard', Trump says of Democratic convention]", ''The Washington Post'' (July 29, 2016). * A guy who didn't have the guts to run for president. Little Michael. He doesn't know anything about me. But he never had the guts to run. He probably wished he did but he didn't. He spent millions of dollars on polling but he was missing one thing: guts. Little Michael. ** On [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s speech about Trump. At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * Obama gave a good speech but not nearly as good as the press would have you believe. Whether it's good or bad, the press will say it's fantastic. In many ways, I like Obama. It's hard to define. There's something about him I do like. I'm embarrassed to admit it. I give him a lot of credit. It's very unique and very hard to do and I give him tremendous credit. He became a two-term president of the United States. He's got some quality going. ** At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * Emails in general are terrible. There's no security. It happens so often. I'm old-fashioned. I put a letter in an envelope and have it hand delivered. My son is 10 years old, and he has grown up computer literate. They start using computers before they can walk. His computer was locked and he unlocked it. And I said, ‘Barron, how did you do that?' And he said, ‘I won't tell you, Dad. ** At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * Putin said I was a genius. I do say this: Wouldn't it be wonderful if we actually could get along with Russia and China and some other countries that we don't get along with, and then we go out and knock the hell out of ISIS? Wouldn't it be nice if we cleaned that mess up? Wouldn't it be smart? ** At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * I think he's a pervert. It's dangerous to allow him on the convention floor. ** About [[Anthony Weiner]] on the {{w|2016 Democratic National Convention}}. At an interview with ''[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times'<nowiki/>]]'' [[Maureen Dowd]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/trumps-thunderbolts.html] (July 29, 2016) * Captain [[wikipedia:Humayun Khan (soldier)|Humayun Khan]] was a hero to our country and we should honor all who have made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our country safe. The real problem here are the radical Islamic terrorists who killed him, and the efforts of these radicals to enter our country to do us further harm. Given the state of the world today, we have to know everything about those looking to enter our country, and given the state of chaos in some of these countries, that is impossible. While I feel deeply for the loss of his son, Mr. Khan who has never met me, has no right to stand in front of millions of people and claim I have never read the Constitution, (which is false) and say many other inaccurate things. If I become President, I will make America safe again. * Hillary Clinton should be held accountable for her central role in destabilizing the Middle East. She voted to send the United States to war against Iraq, helped lead the disastrous withdrawal of American troops years later that created the vacuum allowing the rise of ISIS, and has never met a [[wikipedia:United States involvement in regime change|regime change]] she didn't like (which have all been disasters) – not to mention her invasion of Libya and her abandonment of American personnel in Benghazi. The loss of these lives in Libya is directly traceable to Clinton, but their families' testimonials were rejected by the media. * Clinton's actions have been reckless and have directly led to the loss of American lives. And her extreme immigration policies, as also laid out by American victims in Cleveland, will cause the preventable deaths of countless more -- while putting all residents, from all places, at greater risk of terrorism. As Bernie Sanders said on numerous occasions, Hillary Clinton suffers from "bad judgement." She is not qualified to serve as Commander in Chief. ** Written statement responding to [[Khizr M. Khan]] [http://web.archive.org/web/20160731082150/https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/setting-the-record-straight] (July 30, 2016) ====={{w|2016 Republican National Convention}} (21 July 2016)===== [[File:Donald Trump 2016 RNC speech (1).jpg|thumb|I have joined the [[political]] arena so that the [[powerful]] can no longer beat up on [[people]] that cannot defend themselves. <br /> Nobody knows the [[system]] better than me, which is why I alone can fix it.]] : <small>[https://www.vox.com/2016/7/21/12253426/donald-trump-acceptance-speech-transcript-republican-nomination-transcript "Full transcript of Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at the RNC", ''Vox'' (22 July 2016)] · [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs0pZ_GrTy8 "Donald Trump's entire Republican convention speech", ''CNN'' (21 July 2016)] · [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/full-transcript-donald-trump-nomination-acceptance-speech-at-rnc-225974 Donald Trump 2016 RNC draft speech transcript], ''{{w|Politico}}'' (21 July 2016)</small> * The attacks on our police, and the terrorism in our cities, threaten our very way of life. Any politician who does not grasp this danger is not fit to lead our country. * Americans watching this address tonight have seen the recent images of violence in our streets and the chaos in our communities. Many have witnessed this violence personally. Some have even been its victims. <br /> I have a message for all of you: The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon — and I mean very soon come to an end. Beginning on January 20th 2017, safety will be restored. <br /> The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a government unworthy to lead. * It is finally time for a straightforward assessment of the state of our nation. I will present the facts plainly and honestly. We cannot afford to be so politically correct anymore. <br /> So if you want to hear the corporate spin, the carefully-crafted lies, and the media myths — the Democrats are holding their convention next week. Go there. <br /> But here, at our convention, there will be no lies. We will honor the American people with the truth, and nothing else. * Decades of progress made in bringing down crime are now being reversed by this Administration's rollback of criminal enforcement. * America is far less safe – and the world is far less stable – than when Obama made the decision to put Hillary Clinton in charge of America's foreign policy. I am certain it is a decision he truly regrets. Her bad instincts and her bad judgment – something pointed out by Bernie Sanders – are what caused the disasters unfolding today. * This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton: death, destruction and weakness. * The problems we face now – [[Poverty in the United States|poverty]] and violence at home, war and destruction abroad – will last only as long as we continue relying on the same politicians who created them. A change in leadership is required to change these outcomes. * There can be no prosperity without [[wikipedia:Law and order (politics)|law and order]] * Our plan will put America First. [[wikipedia:Americanism (ideology)|Americanism]], not globalism, will be our credo. As long as we are led by politicians who will not put America First, then we can be assured that other nations will not treat America with respect. * Big business, elite media and major donors are lining up behind the campaign of my opponent because they know she will keep our rigged system in place. They are throwing money at her because they have total control over everything she does. She is their puppet, and they pull the strings. That is why Hillary Clinton's message is that things will never change. My message is that things have to change – and they have to change right now. * Every day I wake up determined to deliver for the people I have met all across this nation that have been neglected, ignored, and abandoned. I have visited the laid-off factory workers, and the communities crushed by our horrible and unfair trade deals. These are the forgotten men and women of our country, and they are forgotten, but they're not going to be forgotten long. These are people who work hard but no longer have a voice. I AM YOUR VOICE. * I have no patience for injustice, no tolerance for government incompetence, no sympathy for leaders who fail their citizens. * When innocent people suffer, because our political system lacks the will, or the courage, or the basic decency to enforce our [[Law|laws]] – or worse still, has sold out to some corporate lobbyist for cash – I am not able to look the other way. * When a Secretary of State illegally stores her emails on a private server, deletes 33,000 of them so the authorities can't see her crime, puts our country at risk, lies about it in every different form and faces no consequence – I know that corruption has reached a level like never before. * I have joined the political arena so that the powerful can no longer beat up on people that cannot defend themselves. '''Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it'''. <br /> I have seen firsthand how the system is rigged against our citizens, just like it was rigged against Bernie Sanders – he never had a chance. * [[Mike Pence|He]] (Mike Pence) is a man of character and accomplishment. He is the right man for the job. * An attack on law enforcement is an attack on all Americans. I have a message to every last person threatening the peace on our streets and the safety of our police: when I take the oath of office next year, I will restore law and order our country. * In this race for the White House, I am the Law And Order candidate. ... I will work to ensure that all of our kids are treated equally, and protected equally. ** "I am the law-and-order candidate" was a phrase used by [[Richard Nixon]] during his [[w:Richard Nixon 1968 presidential campaign|1968 presidential campaign]]. * Once again, [[France]] is the [[wikipedia:2016 Nice attack|victim of brutal Islamic terrorism]]. Men, women and children viciously mowed down. Lives ruined. Families ripped apart. A nation in mourning. * I will do everything in my power to protect our [[LGBT]] citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology. * We must work with all of our allies who share our goal of destroying ISIS and stamping out Islamic terror. This includes working with our greatest ally in the region, the State of Israel. * We must immediately suspend immigration from any nation that has been compromised by terrorism until such time as proven vetting mechanisms have been put in place. * I only want to admit individuals into our country who will support our values and love our people. Anyone who endorses violence, hatred or oppression is not welcome in our country and never will be. * Decades of record immigration have produced lower wages and higher unemployment for our citizens, especially for African-American and Latino workers. We are going to have an immigration system that works, but one that works for the American people. * Of all my travels in this country, nothing has affected me more deeply than the time I have spent with the mothers and fathers who have lost their children to violence spilling across our border. * We are going to build a great border wall to stop illegal immigration, to stop the gangs and the violence, and to stop the drugs from pouring into our communities. * Peace will be restored. * We are going to be considerate and compassionate to everyone. But my greatest compassion will be for our own struggling citizens. * Americans want relief from uncontrolled immigration. Communities want relief. * I'm going to make our country rich again. I am going to turn our bad trade agreements into great ones. * I pledge to never sign any trade agreement that hurts our workers, or that diminishes our freedom and independence. Instead, I will make individual deals with individual countries. * No longer will we enter into these massive deals, with many countries, that are thousands of pages long – and which no one from our country even reads or understands. We are going to enforce all trade violations, including through the use of taxes and tariffs, against any country that cheats. * We'll walk away if we don't get the deal that we want. * Reducing taxes will cause new companies and new jobs to come roaring back into our country. * My Dad, {{w|Fred Trump}}, was the smartest and hardest working man I ever knew. * I have loved my life in business. * We must break free from the petty politics of the past. * America is a nation of believers, dreamers, and strivers that is being led by a group of censors, critics, and cynics. * All of the people telling you that you can't have the country you want, are the same people telling you that I wouldn't be standing here tonight. No longer can we rely on those elites in media, and politics, who will say anything to keep a rigged system in place. * We must choose to Believe In America. History is watching us now. * My opponent asks her supporters to recite a three word loyalty pledge. It reads, "I'm with her." I choose to recite a different pledge. My pledge reads, "I'm with you – the American people." I am your voice. So to every parent who dreams for their child, and every child who dreams for a better future, I say these words to you tonight: I'm with you, and I will fight for you, and I will win for you. To all Americans tonight, in all of our cities and towns, I make this promise: We will make America proud again, we will make America strong again, we will make America safe again, and we will Make America Great Again! God bless you and good night! I love you! =====''[[wikipedia:This Week (ABC TV series)|This Week]]'' Interview (July 30, 2016)===== : <small>Interview on {{w|ABC News}}' ''{{w|This Week}}'' with [[George Stephanopoulos]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-donald-trump-vice-president-joe-biden/story?id=41020870 Transcript] (31 July 2016)</small> * She's (Hillary Clinton) a very dishonest person. I have one of the great temperaments. I have a winning temperament. She has a bad temperament. She's weak. We need a strong temperament and that's all it is, I have a strong temperament. ... I think I have a great temperament. I beat 16 very talented people in -- and I've never done this before. You don't do that with a bad temperament. ... I'm leading her in the polls, as you probably have noticed. And I think I have a great temperament. I have a temperament where I know how to win. She doesn't know how to win. She's not a winner. She doesn't know how to win. Honestly, she lies a lot and she really -- she should tell the truth. I honestly believe if she told the truth -- because she made some reference to my campaigning, I've had a beautiful -- I've had a -- had a flawless campaign. You'll be writing books about this campaign. And yet she's criticizing my campaign. * If you look at what's going on in terms of unity, the Bernie people are angry. They're angry. He was angry. What was amazing to me is when she was talking about Bernie last night, the camera was on him and he was angry. It almost looks like he has buyer's remorse, like he shouldn't have made the deal. * I have no relationship with Putin. I don't think I've ever met him. I never met him. I don't think I've ever met him. ... I have never spoken to him on the phone, no. I've speak -- I've spoken -- when we had the [[wikipedia:Miss Russia|Miss Universe]] contest a number of years ago, we had Miss Universe in Moscow, in the Moscow area, he was invited. He wanted to come. He wasn't able to come. That would have been a time when I would have met him. ... I don't know what it means by having a relationship. I mean he was saying very good things about me, but I don't have a relationship with him. I didn't meet him. I haven't spent time with him. I didn't have dinner with him. I didn't go hiking with him. I don't know -- and I wouldn't know him from Adam except I see his picture and I would know what he looks like. * If our country got along with Russia, that would be a great thing. When Putin goes out and tells everybody -- and you talk about a relationship, but he says Donald Trump is going to win and Donald Trump is a genius, and then I have people saying you should disavow. I said, I'm going to disavow that? ... If we can have a good relationship with Russia and if Russia would help us get rid of ISIS, frankly, as far as I'm concerned, you're talking about tremendous amounts of money and lives and everything else, that would be a positive thing, not a negative thing. * {{w|NATO}} is going to be just fine. But [[NATO]] countries -- we have 28 countries -- many of them are taking advantage of us because they're not paying. So we're protecting these countries and they're not paying. ... I'm all in favor of NATO. I said NATO is obsolete. I was asked a question by one of your competitors and I said NATO is obsolete, because it's not taking care of terror. * The people of {{w|Crimea}}, from what I've heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were. And you have to look at that, also. Now, that was under -- just so you understand, that was done under Obama's administration. And as far as the [[Ukraine]] is concerned, it's a mess. And that's under the Obama's administration, with his strong ties to [[NATO]]. So with all of these strong ties to NATO, Ukraine is a mess. [[wikipedia:Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|Crimea has been taken]]. Don't blame Donald Trump for that. * No debts. I have very little debt to anybody. I don't need debt. You know, it's very interesting, I'm so liquid, I don't need debt. And if I need debt, if I want debt, I can get it from banks in New York City very easily. * If you want to get a television today -- I buy thousands of television sets. If I want a television, I would love the buy American-made televisions like they used to have where they had [[wikipedia:General Electric#Television|GE]] and [[wikipedia:Sylvania Electric Products|Sylvania]] and all of the different. Today, it's {{w|Samsung}}, it's [[wikipedia:LG Electronics|LG]], it's {{w|Sony}}. We don't make televisions anymore. * When I do ties, I bid them out. And I go all over the place. You have companies over in different countries where they devalue their currency and they make it impossible for American companies to compete. The hat, {{w|Make America Great Again}}. I fought like crazy to find a company in this country that could make the hats. And I found one. And they're American-made, but it's -- because I knew the first thing people would do is, where is the hat made. OK, Make America Great. * He ([[Khizr M. Khan]]) was, you know, very emotional and probably looked like a nice guy to me. His wife, if you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say. You tell me. But plenty of people have written that. She was extremely quiet. And it looked like she had nothing to say. A lot of people have said that. And personally, I watched him. I wish him the best of luck. * I'd say we've had a lot of problems with radical Islamic terrorism. That's what I'd say. We have a lot of problems. ... I'd say you've got to take a look at that, because something is going on. And it's not good. * Well, that sounds - who wrote that? Did Hillary's scriptwriters write it? Because everybody that went out there, we also had [[wikipedia:John R. Allen|John Allen]] who failed with ISIS. I mean, he was a general, Allen, General Allen. He went out. And he was ranting and raving. And then I read a report. He was in there for a number of months. And he failed with ISIS. * The generals aren't doing so well right now. Now, I have a feeling it may be Obama's fault. But if you look at ISIS… General [[Douglas MacArthur|MacArthur]] and [[George S. Patton|General Patton]], they're spinning in their graves. The generals certainly aren't doing very well right now. * I think I've made a lot of sacrifices. I work very, very hard. I've created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs, built great structures. I've done, I've had tremendous success. I think I've done a lot. ... I think they're sacrifices. I think when I can employ thousands and thousands of people, take care of their education, take care of so many things, even in military. I mean, I was very responsible, along with a group of people, for getting the [[wikipedia:Vietnam Veterans Plaza|Vietnam Memorial]] built in [[wikipedia:Lower Manhattan|downtown Manhattan]], which to this day people thank me for. * I raised, and I have raised, millions of dollars for the vets. I'm helping the vets a lot. I think my popularity with the vets is through the roof, far greater than hers. She's done nothing. All she's done is tell everybody that the vets are in good shape. They're fine. And they're not fine. People are waiting on line for seven days to see a doctor. She thinks it's fine. * Our country's a mess. And that's why when she makes the speech, she doesn't talk about radical Islam. She doesn't talk about the problems that we have in this country and throughout the world. Many of the problems, she caused. I mean, she created ISIS with her stupidity and her lack of knowledge with her bad judgment. ====August 2016==== * Don't worry about that baby. I love babies. I hear that baby crying, I like it. What a baby. What a beautiful baby. Don't worry, don't worry. The mom's running around like—don't worry about it, you know. It's young and beautiful and healthy and that's what we want. [...] Actually, I was only kidding, you can get the baby out of here. That's all right. Don't worry. I, I think she really believed me that I love having a baby crying while I'm speaking. That's OK. People don't understand. That's OK. ** [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-kicks-out-baby-rally-226566 At a rally in Ashburn, Virginia.] (August 2, 2016) * He's a terrible president, he'll probably go down as the worst president in the history of our country, he's been a total disaster. ** On Barack Obama during an interview with [[wikipedia:WJLA-TV|WJLA]]. {{citation |date=2016-08-02 |author=Eric Bradner |title=Trump responds to Obama: 'He's a terrible president' |periodical=CNN |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/02/politics/donald-trump-obama-election-2016/}} * I'm going to be working for you. I'm not going to have time to go play golf. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/02/13/trump-used-to-have-a-slightly-different-opinion-of-presidents-playing-golf/?utm_term=.d2f026a42e9c Trump used to have a slightly different opinion of presidents playing golf] by Phillip Bump, Washington Post, August 8 Virginia rally (August 20, 2016) * [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary]] wants to abolish, essentially abolish, the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|second amendment]]. '''If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the second amendment people, maybe there is''', I don't know. But I'll tell you what, that will be a horrible day. ** Rally in [[w:Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington, North Carolina]] on August 9, 2016 ({{cite news |title=Donald Trump Suggests ‘Second Amendment People' Could Act Against Hillary Clinton |newspaper=[[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]] |first1=Nick |last1=Corasaniti |authorlink2=w:Maggie Haberman |first2=Maggie |last2=Haberman |date=August 9, 2016 |accessdate=November 15, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton.html}}; {{cite news |title=Donald Trump hints at assassination of Hillary Clinton by gun rights supporters |first=David |last=Smith |date=August 10, 2016 |accessdate=November 15, 2018 |newspaper=[[w:The Guardian|The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/09/trump-gun-owners-clinton-judges-second-amendment}}). * [[ISIS]] is honoring President Obama. He is the founder of ISIS. He founded ISIS. And I would say the co-founder would be crooked [[Hillary Clinton]]. ** During a Florida rally at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, as quoted in [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-president-barack-obama-founder-isis/story?id=41286869 "Donald Trump: President Barack Obama 'Is the Founder of ISIS'"] by David Caplan, ''ABC News'' (August 10, 2016) * But one thing I can promise you is this: <b>I will always tell you the truth. </b> I speak the truth for all of you, and for everyone in this country who doesn’t have a voice. ** Quoted by {{cite news |title=Three years ago today: Trump promised “I will always tell you the truth” |first=Jon |last=Perr |date=August 18, 2019 |accessdate=January 16, 2021 |newspaper=Daily Kos |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/8/18/1879762/-Three-years-ago-today-Trump-promised-I-will-always-tell-you-the-truth}}). * No group in America has been more harmed by Hillary Clinton's policies than African-Americans. If Hillary Clinton's goal was to inflict pain on the African-American community, she could not have done a better job. It's a disgrace. Tonight, I'm asking for the vote of every single African-American citizen in this country who wants to see a better future. The inner cities of our country have been run by the Democratic party for more than fifty years. Their policies have reduced only [[Poverty in the United States|poverty]], joblessness, failing schools and broken homes. It's time to hold Democratic politicians accountable for what they have done to these communities. At what point do we say, "enough?" It's time to hold failed leaders accountable for their results not just their empty words over and over again. Look at what the Democratic party has done to the city as an example and there are many others of Detroit: forty percent of Detroit's residents live in poverty. Half of all Detroit residents do not work and cannot work and can't get a job. Detroit tops the list of most dangerous cities in terms of violent crime. This is the legacy of the Democratic politicians who have run this city. This is the result of the policy agenda embraced by Hillary Clinton: thirty-three thousand emails gone. The only way to change results is to change leadership. We can never fix our problems by relying on the same politicians who created our problems in the first place. A new future requires brand new leadership. Look how much African-American communities suffered under Democratic control. To those I say the following: What do you have to lose by trying something new like Trump. What do you have to lose? I say it again, what do you have to lose. Look, what do you have to lose? You're living your poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs. Fifty-eight percent of your youth is unemployed? What the hell do you have to lose? And at the end of four years, I guarantee you, that I will get over ninety-five percent of the African-American vote. I promise you. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5B5m1S5VTA Speech to the African-American community in Dimondale, Michigan] (August 19, 2016) * Immigration security, we need to protect American jobs. We need to protect American safety. We're going to build a wall folks, don't worry, we're going to build a wall. That wall will go up so fast, your heads will spin. And you'll say, "you know, know he meant it!" And you know what else I mean? Mexico is going to pay for the wall. ** On immigration at a rally in Akron, Ohio (22 August 2016) * It's our right as a sovereign nation to choose immigrants that we think are the likeliest to thrive and flourish and love us. ** Immigration speech (31 August 2016), quoted in [http://fox59.com/2016/08/31/donald-trump-delivers-immigration-speech-after-meeting-with-mexican-president/ "Donald Trump delivers immigration speech after meeting with Mexican president"] by CNN Wire, ''[[wikipedia:WXIN|Fox 59]]''. * When politicians talk about immigration reform, they usually mean the following: amnesty, open borders, and lower wages. Immigration reform should mean something else entirely: it should mean improvements to our laws and policies to make life better for American citizens. But if we are going to make our immigration system work, then we have to be prepared to talk honestly and without fear about these important and sensitive issues. ** Immigration speech (31 August 2016) * To all the politicians, donors and special interests, hear these words from me today: there is only one core issue in the immigration debate and it is this: the well-being of the American people. Nothing even comes a close second. ** Immigration speech (31 August 2016) * You’re stealing my money! You’re stealing my fucking money! What the fuck is this? Why are you letting him steal my fucking money? ** When informed he was by law required to fund a transition.[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/sep/27/this-guy-doesnt-know-anything-the-inside-story-of-trumps-shambolic-transition-team] * Fuck the law. I don’t give a fuck about the law. I want my fucking money. ** When informed he was by law required to fund a transition.[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/sep/27/this-guy-doesnt-know-anything-the-inside-story-of-trumps-shambolic-transition-team] =====Speech at rally in Wilmington, North Carolina (August 9, 2016)===== : <small>Speech at rally in {{w|Wilmington, North Carolina}}. [http://time.com/4445813/donald-trump-second-amendment-speech/ Transcript] (August 9, 2016)</small> * I'm the messenger, but I'll tell you what, the message is the right message. * $400 million in all cash, anybody know what that looks like? That's a lot of cash. That's a lot of case. And honestly, it's so sad. Think of it, going to [[wikipedia:Iran and state-sponsored terrorism|Iran, a terrorist state]]. Now I happen to think they have plenty of money, we've given then $150 billion, so the $400 million is just, you know – I happen to think it goes into their accounts in Switzerland personally. Now, a lot of people say, "no, no, it's used for terror," and they use it for terror because it's the number one terror funder – not even close. But I also think that when you have $400 million in cash, different denominations, do you see the size of this? I guess they did release the pictures after all. They released pictures. ... Obama said that he did it because we don't have a working account with Iran. Do you believe that? How long does it take to set up an account? Right? You don't have a working account, you set up an account, right? * What's going on in this country is insane. And we have people running our country that don't know what they're doing, they're grossly incompetent, and it's time. We have to make change, real change. Not [[wikipedia:Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008#Slogan|Obama change]], we have to make change. * We get [[Bowe Bergdahl|Bergdahl]] who was a traitor, and they get five of the greatest killers that they've wanted for eight years. We get Bergdahl — I call it the five for one trade. For the [[wikipedia:Iran nuclear deal framework|Iran deal]], where we get nothing, we get nothing. They get ultimately, they have the path, beautiful path, they'll get way, way earlier than that. They'll get nuclear weapons, so if you get Trump you're going to see a lot of changes to that deal. That'll happen fast. * Remember {{w|Obamacare}}, "you're going to keep your doctor, you're going to keep your plan, over and over again, you're going to keep your doctor." It was a lie. And in fact, if he didn't make the lie, he would have never gotten it approved because most Democrats, many of the Democrats didn't want to do it. It was only that, that got them to sign it and to approve it. And it was a lie. * America first. We get a little tired of these deals where they actually put, and you know why, because of lobbyists and special interests and people representing and people wanting it to happen. It's just not that they want other countries to benefit over us. There are reasons for it and you know, when I raise money, and I'm putting up a lot of money for my own campaign, I'm funding me. And I'm raising for the Republican party. And we're getting a lot of money from the small donors. * '''Those cameras are not going on the move unless we have a protester. If we had a protester that's the only time they move because they're showing something that in their mind is a bad thing, so then they move.''' But I like that, I've always liked my protesters because the cameras show these massive crowds and people say wow, was that a big crowd. * She (Hillary Clinton) lacks judgment, she lacks temperament and I'm the one that used unfit many, many months ago. And now they've turned it around, use it on me, unfit? I'm unfit? That's — that's a first. But she lacks the temperament and the moral character to lead this country, its very simple. She really does. She's a dangerous person who doesn't tell the truth which has been proven very loudly. I've never seen a — I don't think we've ever had greater proof of that, of anybody. And she has disregarded the lives of Americans — you see what's happening — with what she has done with her server? And you know why she did that. So, I just look at this, and I said that if she gets elected, she will cause the destruction of this country from within. Remember that. ... She is disdainful of the rules set for everyone else and she hasn't changed a bit. This is — that was the good thing. I couldn't say the bad things. It was too much. Nobody would even — nobody would even believe it. You've got to see this book. Nobody would believe because it's so terrible, so terrible. And she comes across like this woman — nice, easy — but she's not. And — and she's — listen — she's not a leader, not a leader. And she is a liar. * '''France isn't France anymore.''' We're not going. And so many people are saying that. Look at what's going on with Germany. Look at what's happening with Germany. Look at the crime; look at the problems. We have enough problems in our country right now. We don't need additional problems, folks. We don't need additional problems. And for all we know, this could be the great [[Trojan Horse]]. This could be. We don't know who these people are. ... We have to get smart, folks. We don't need the problems — and we've already got those problems, just so you understand. Because they're coming into the country, they're being put where nobody even knows where they are. It's like, if I were the enemy, I would say, I can't believe they're that stupid. They're taking my people and they're putting them all over the place, because you have great military right here. * [[wikipedia:Hillary Clinton email controversy|33,000 e-mails are missing]]. And she's so guilty. She's so guilty. * Could you imagine if I said that "I short circuited"? They would be calling for my execution, — electric chair. They'd bring back the electric chair. It would be a whole different ball game if I said it, believe me. * [[wikipedia:Economic policy of Barack Obama|Obama-Clinton economic policies]] have produced 1.2 percent economic growth, the weakest so-called [[wikipedia:Financial crisis of 2007–08#Stabilization|recovery]] since the Great Depression. Now, this is, like, unbelievable — 1.2. Do you know China goes to 7 percent or 8 percent, it's like a national catastrophe. Now, what they do is they cut their currency. They devalue their currency, and big league, and then all of our businesses continue to be drained out of the United States. Our money, our jobs. They make our product, they sell our product to us. No tax, no nothing, you devalue — see devaluing is sort of cheating. * I see the carnage that [[wikipedia:Political positions of Donald Trump#NAFTA|NAFTA has caused]], I see the carnage. It's been horrible. ... It's a suicidal pact for our country. And you know I've watched for years. * I like Mexico. And I respect the leaders of Mexico because they're much smarter, they're much street smarter, but they're much smarter and more cunning than our leaders. But you have to see what's going on. * I can't believe I'm saying I'm a politician. * The Bernie ones were — they had a lot more spirit. I think we're going to get a lot of Bernie voters, if you want to know the truth. Because they do understand that trade is killing us. Trade. * The [[national debt]] has doubled. And you know the bad part about that? You think if the national debt has doubled, our infrastructure would be great, our country would be in great shape. We'd have beautiful roads, beautiful highways. You see where like 50 percent of the bridges are in danger in this country. And the roadways are a mess. * We have great people. We have the most loyal people. We have the smartest people. You know, so many of my people, they're so smart. They like to say, well, Trump, I don't know if he's got this right — let me tell you, we have the smartest people. We have the people that are the smartest, and the strongest, and the best and the hardest working. We have the smartest people. We'll put I.Q.s among — some of us, we couldn't say all of us, right — against any I.Q.s that we — we have to deal with, that I can tell you. I would love to do that. * Today, [[wikipedia:Home-ownership in the United States|homeownership]] is at its lowest rate in 51 years. ... Lowest that its been in so many years, 51 years. Nearly 12 million people and more Americans are dependent on food stamps and 2 million more Latino Americans live in poverty under Obama and Clinton — under Obama; because Clinton's just gonna carry on. * Hillary wants to raise taxes. It's a comparison. I want to lower them. * If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is. I don't know. But — but I'll tell you what. That will be a horrible day. If — if Hillary gets to put her judges — right now, we're tied. You see what's going on. * Hillary essentially wants to abolish the Second Amendment. * Hillary and President Obama refused to use the term radical {{w|Islamic terrorism}}. Big problem. Big problem. Hillary wants to release violent criminals and criminal offenders from prison, that's wonderful, enjoy yourselves. I want to work with our police. Our police are so incredible, they're not getting the respect they deserve. * We have to respect and cherish our police. * We're fighting a political correct war. It's a political correct war. I mean, you know what's going on. You know what's going on. These are people that chop off heads. These are people that, in steel cages, drop steel cages into the waters and drowned large numbers of people. These are people that buried people in the sand. We've got to knock them out. I was against the war in Iraq. We shouldn't have been to the war in Iraq. It destabilized the Middle East and I said that was going to happen. But we shouldn't have gotten out the way we got out. The way we got out was insane. And Obama gave a date, and he — and that's how ISIS happened, folks. Hence, the birth of ISIS. * If I'm ISIS, I call her (Hillary Clinton) up and I give her the most valuable player award. ... And I guarantee you with Libya, which was her baby, and all of the other mistakes she has made. Obama takes now, because obviously, for him, that's the better alternative, all right? But he has been an incompetent president. He has done a horrible job. =====Speech in Jackson, Mississippi (August 24, 2016)===== <small>Speech in {{w|Jackson, Mississippi}}. As quoted by ''{{w|CBS}}'' and ''{{w|The Hindu}}'' [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/08/24/trump-clinton-bigot/][http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/republican-presidential-candidate-donald-trump-speaks-at-an-election-rally-in-mississippi/article9031151.ece] (August 24, 2016)</small> * '''Hillary Clinton is a bigot who sees people of color only as votes, not as human beings worthy of a better future.''' She's going to do nothing for African-Americans. She's going to do nothing for the Hispanics. She's only going to take care of herself, her consultants, her donors, these are the people she cares about. She doesn't care what her policies have done to your communities. She doesn't care. Remember this, you've had her policies — Democrats running some of the inner cities for 50, 70, 80, even over 100 years. And look what you have right now: poverty, no education, crime, you can't walk down the street with your child. We're going to fix it. Hillary Clinton has no remorse. I will fight to create a better future for every American. * Eight years of Obama-Clinton policies have sacrificed our safety and undermined our freedom and independence. ... The Obama-Clinton foreign policy has unleashed ISIS, destabilised the Middle East and put the nation of Iran — which chants [[Death to America]] — in a dominant position of regional power and, in fact, aspiring to be a dominant world power. * Our jobs have moved overseas, Islamic terrorism has spread within our shores and an open border has crushed low-income workers and threatened our security. The issues we face here in America are similar to the issues faced in Britain during their referendum on membership in the EU. This is the movement known as Brexit * Hillary wants to surrender America to globalism. She wants a country without borders. She wants trade deals written for the benefit of foreign corporations. She wants a government that ignores the will of the people. She wants to sell out American security to the Clinton Foundation for a pile of cash. It is hard to tell where the Clinton Foundation ends and the State Department begins. ... Hillary Clinton has betrayed her duty to the people. * The job of a public official is to serve and protect the citizens of the United States. Not illegal immigrants, not foreign nationals seeking entry, but the people living here lawfully today — including millions of African-American and Hispanic citizens. * I will fight for their security, I will fight for their jobs, I will fight for their families. One American Nation. * It's time for America to recapture its destiny. Our government, our leaders, and our media have lost touch with the people. You need no better evidence of that than the fact that the media ignores the plight of Americans who have lost their children to illegal immigrants, but spends day after day pushing for amnesty for those here in violation of the law. * This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton: death, destruction, terrorism and weakness. But Hillary Clinton's legacy doesn't have to be America's legacy. * I have a message for the terrorists trying to kill our citizens: we will find you, we will destroy you, and we will win. This is not only a military fight, but we will also require cyberwarfare and financial warfare. It is also an ideological fight. We will confront directly the hateful ideology of Radical Islam — and promote American values, and American culture, and America's system of government. ====September 2016==== * We can't have someone in the Oval Office who doesn't understand the meaning of the word "confidential" or "classified". ** [http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/15/politics/donald-trump-classified-information/ Trump campaign speech in Greenville, North Carolina] (6 September 2016) * For the first time in a long while, [[Hillary Clinton|her]] true feelings came out, showing bigotry and hatred for millions of Americans. How can she be President of our country when she has such contempt and disdain for so many great Americans? ** {{cite news |title=Clinton walks back 'deplorables' comment: I 'regret' using the term to describe 'half' of Trump's supporters |first=Beremy |last=Berke |work=[[w:Business Insider|Business Insider]] |date=10 September 2016 |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/clinton-regrets-deplorables-comment-2016-9/}} * While my opponent slanders you as deplorable... I call you hard-working, American patriots. ** [https://www.c-span.org/video/?415085-1/donald-trump-campaigns-ashville-north-carolina Donald Trump Campaign Rally in Ashville, North Carolina], ''C-SPAN.org'' (12 September 2016). *OK, what I do is, wash it with Head and Shoulders. I don't dry it, though. I let it dry by itself. It takes about an hour. Then I read papers and things…I also watch TV…OK, so I've done all that. I then comb my hair. Yes, I do use a comb…<br>Do I comb it forward? No, I don't comb it forward…I actually don't have a bad hairline. When you think about it, it's not bad. I mean, I get a lot of credit for comb-overs. But it's not really a comb-over. It's sort of a little bit forward and back. I've combed it the same way for years. Same thing, every time. **[https://www.newsmax.com/thewire/jimmy-fallon-donald-trump-mess-up-hair/2016/09/16/id/748677/ 15 September 2016 to Jimmy Fallon] * Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. I finished it. I finished it. You know what I mean. President Barack Obama was born in the United States, period. Now we all want to get back to making America strong and great again. ** {{cite news |title=Trump finally says Obama born in U.S., blames Clinton for controversy |work=USA Today |date=16 September 2016 |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/09/16/donald-trump-barack-obama-hillary-clinton-presidential-campaign-birtherism/90471868/}} ** [[wikipedia:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|Conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's citizenship]] were not started by Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign according to ''[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/16/donald-trump/fact-checking-donald-trumps-claim-hillary-clinton-/ PolitiFact.com]'', and Trump continued to question Obama's citizenship for years after he released his long-form birth certificate in 2011[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/16/donald-trump/donald-trumps-pants-fire-claim-he-finished-obama-b/]. * People don't know how great you are. People don't know how smart you are. These are the smart people. These are the smart people. These are really the smart people. And they never like to say it, but I say it. And I'm a smart person. These are the smart. We have the smartest people. We have the smartest people. And they know it. Some say it, but they hate to say it. But we have the smartest people. ** Council Bluffs, Iowa, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-09-29 |title=Donald Trump's Bizarre Speech: 'You Are The Smartest People' |periodical=Leading Britain's Conversation |url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/politics/us-election/donald-trump/donald-trumps-bizarre-speech-smartest-people/}} * On the question if he would honor the results of the election should he lose:<br>"We're going to have to see. We're going to see what happens. We're going to have to see." ** [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/us/politics/donald-trump-interview-bill-hillary-clinton.html?_r=0 In an interview with the New York Times]; [http://www.nbcnews.com/card/trump-appears-back-pledge-support-clinton-if-she-wins-n657866 Trump Appears to Back Off Pledge to Support Clinton If She Wins], NBC News (30 September 2016) =====First presidential debate (September 26, 2016)===== <small>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/26/the-first-trump-clinton-presidential-debate-transcript-annotated/#annotations:10505575 Transcript], ''{{w|Washington Post}}''</small> * Our jobs are fleeing the country. They're going to Mexico. They're going to many other countries. You look at what China is doing to our country in terms of making our product. They're devaluing their currency, and there's nobody in our government to fight them. And we have a very good fight. And we have a winning fight. Because they're using our country as a piggy bank to rebuild China, and many other countries are doing the same thing. ... We have to stop our jobs from being stolen from us. We have to stop our companies from leaving the United States and, with it, firing all of their people. ... We cannot let it happen. Under my plan, I'll be reducing taxes tremendously, from 35 percent to 15 percent for companies, small and big businesses. That's going to be a job creator like we haven't seen since [[Ronald Reagan]]. It's going to be a beautiful thing to watch. Companies will come. They will build. They will expand. New companies will start. And I look very, very much forward to doing it. We have to renegotiate our trade deals, and we have to stop these countries from stealing our companies and our jobs. * Our country's in deep trouble. We don't know what we're doing when it comes to devaluations and all of these countries all over the world, especially China. They're the best, the best ever at it. What they're doing to us is a very, very sad thing. * But in all fairness to Secretary Clinton, when she started talking about this, it was really very recently. She's been doing this for 30 years. And why hasn't she made the agreements better? The NAFTA agreement is defective. Just because of the tax and many other reasons, but just because of the fact Secretary Clinton and others, politicians, should have been doing this for years, not right now, because of the fact that we've created a movement. * The first thing you do is don't let the jobs leave. The companies are leaving. I could name, I mean, there are thousands of them. They're leaving, and they're leaving in bigger numbers than ever. And what you do is you say, fine, you want to go to Mexico or some other country, good luck. We wish you a lot of luck. But if you think you're going to make your air conditioners or your cars or your cookies or whatever you make and bring them into our country without a tax, you're wrong. And once you say you're going to have to tax them coming in, and our politicians never do this, because they have special interests and the special interests want those companies to leave, because in many cases, they own the companies. So what I'm saying is, we can stop them from leaving. We have to stop them from leaving. And that's a big, big factor. * '''CLINTON''': Donald was one of the people who rooted for the [[wikipedia:United States housing bubble|housing crisis]]. He said, back in 2006, "Gee, I hope it does collapse, because then I can go in and buy some and make some money." Well, it did collapse. : '''TRUMP''': That's called business, by the way. * We invested in a solar company, our country. That was a disaster. They lost plenty of money on that one. Now, look, I'm a great believer in all forms of energy, but we're putting a lot of people out of work. Our energy policies are a disaster. Our country is losing so much in terms of energy, in terms of paying off our debt. You can't do what you're looking to do with $20 trillion in debt. The Obama administration, from the time they've come in, is over 230 years' worth of debt, and he's topped it. He's doubled it in a course of almost eight years, seven-and-a-half years, to be semi- exact. * We have to do a much better job at giving companies incentives to build new companies or to expand, because they're not doing it. * NAFTA is the worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere, but certainly ever signed in this country. And now you [Hillary Clinton] [[wikipedia:Political positions of Hillary Clinton#Trans-Pacific_Partnership|want to approve Trans-Pacific Partnership]]. You were totally in favor of it. Then you heard what I was saying, how bad it is, and you said, I can't win that debate. But you know that if you did win, you would approve that, and that will be almost as bad as NAFTA. Nothing will ever top NAFTA. * You are going to approve one of the [[wikipedia:Political positions of Hillary Clinton#Fiscal_policy_and_taxation|biggest tax cuts in history]]. You are going to approve one of the biggest tax increases in history. You are going to drive business out. Your regulations are a disaster, and you're going to increase regulations all over the place. And by the way, my tax cut is the biggest since [[wikipedia:Reaganomics|Ronald Reagan]]. I'm very proud of it. It will create tremendous numbers of new jobs. But regulations, you are going to regulate these businesses out of existence. ... The things that business as in people like the most is the fact that I'm cutting regulation. You have regulations on top of regulations, and new companies cannot form and old companies are going out of business. And you want to increase the regulations and make them even worse. I'm going to cut regulations. I'm going to cut taxes big league, and you're going to raise taxes big league, end of story. * She's telling us how to fight ISIS. Just go to her website. She tells you how to fight ISIS on her website. I don't think General Douglas MacArthur would like that too much. ... See, you're telling the enemy everything you want to do. No wonder you've been fighting ISIS your entire adult life. * I'm really calling for major jobs, because the wealthy are going create tremendous jobs. They're going to expand their companies. They're going to do a tremendous job. I'm getting rid of the carried interest provision. And if you really look, it's not a tax -- it's really not a great thing for the wealthy. It's a great thing for the middle class. It's a great thing for companies to expand. * We have the worst revival of an economy since the Great Depression. And believe me: '''We're in a bubble right now. And the only thing that looks good is the stock market, but if you raise interest rates even a little bit, that's going to come crashing down.''' * I will release them as soon as the audit. Look, I've been under audit almost for 15 years. I know a lot of wealthy people that have never been audited. I said, do you get audited? I get audited almost every year. And in a way, I should be complaining. I'm not even complaining. I don't mind it. It's almost become a way of life. I get audited by the IRS. But other people don't. I will say this. We have a situation in this country that has to be taken care of. I will release my tax returns -- against my lawyer's wishes -- when she [Hillary Clinton] releases her 33,000 e-mails that have been deleted. As soon as she releases them, I will release. ** About releasing his tax returns. * That makes me smart. ** About that Trump didn't pay [[wikipedia:Income tax in the United States|federal income taxes]]. * That was more than a mistake. That was done purposely. OK? That was not a mistake. That was done purposely. When you have your staff taking the [[Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fifth Amendment]], taking the Fifth so they're not prosecuted, when you have the man that set up the illegal server taking the Fifth, I think it's disgraceful. ** About {{w|Hillary Clinton email controversy}} * As far as my tax returns, you don't learn that much from tax returns. That I can tell you. You learn a lot from financial disclosure. And you should go down and take a look at that. * I am very under[[wiktionary:leverage|leveraged]]. I have a great company. I have a tremendous income. And the reason I say that is not in a braggadocios way. It's because it's about time that this country had somebody running it that has an idea about money. * Maybe he didn't do a good job and I was unsatisfied with his work ... On occasion, four times, we used certain laws that are there. And when Secretary Clinton talks about people that didn't get paid, first of all, they did get paid a lot, but taken advantage of the laws of the nation. Now, if you want to change the laws, you've been there a long time, change the laws. But I take advantage of the laws of the nation because I'm running a company. My obligation right now is to do well for myself, my family, my employees, for my companies. And that's what I do. ... She [Hillary Clinton] doesn't say is that tens of thousands of people that are unbelievably happy and that love me. ** About not having paid to some of his employees. * We need law and order. If we don't have it, we're not going to have a country. ... We need law and order in our country. * We have a situation where we have our inner cities, African- Americans, Hispanics are living in hell because it's so dangerous. You walk down the street, you get shot. * Now, whether or not in a place like Chicago you do [[wikipedia:Frisking|stop and frisk]], which worked very well, [[wikipedia:Rudolph Giuliani|Mayor Giuliani]] is here, [[wikipedia:Stop-and-frisk in New York City|worked very well in New York]]. It brought the crime rate way down. But you take the gun away from criminals that shouldn't be having it. We have [[wikipedia:Gangs in the United States|gangs roaming the street]]. And in many cases, they're illegally here, [[illegal immigrants]]. And they have guns. And they shoot people. And we have to be very strong. And we have to be very vigilant. * Our police, in many cases, are afraid to do anything. We have to protect our inner cities, because African-American communities are being decimated by crime, decimated. * '''HOLT''': Stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York, because it largely singled out black and Hispanic young men. : '''TRUMP''': No, you're wrong. It went before a judge, who was a very against-police judge. It was taken away from her. And our mayor, our new mayor, refused to go forward with the case. They would have won an appeal. If you look at it, throughout the country, there are many places where it's allowed. : '''HOLT''': The argument is that it's a form of racial profiling. : '''TRUMP''': No, the argument is that we have to take the guns away from these people that have them and they are bad people that shouldn't have them. * You need more police. You need a better community, you know, relation. ... You need better relationships between the communities and the police, because in some cases, it's not good. * So when you [Hillary Clinton] tried to act holier than thou, it really doesn't work. It really doesn't. * We should be better than anybody else, and perhaps we're not. I don't think anybody knows it was Russia that [[wikipedia:Democratic National Committee cyber attacks|broke into the DNC]]. She's saying Russia, Russia, Russia, but I don't -- maybe it was. I mean, it could be Russia, but it could also be China. It could also be lots of other people. It also could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds, OK? * We have to get very, very tough on cyber and cyber warfare. * President Obama and Secretary Clinton created a vacuum the way they got [[wikipedia:Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq|out of Iraq]], because they got out -- what, they shouldn't have been in, but once they got in, the way they got out was a disaster. And ISIS was formed. * I said it to you once, had we taken the [[oil]] -- and we should have taken the oil -- ISIS would not have been able to form either, because the [[wikipedia:Oil production and smuggling in ISIL|oil was their primary source of income]]. And now they have the oil all over the place, including the oil -- a lot of the oil in Libya, which was another one of her disasters. * You [Hillary Clinton] look at the Middle East, you started the Iran deal, that's another beauty where you have a country that was ready to fall, I mean, they were doing so badly. They were choking on the sanctions. And now they're going to be actually probably a major power at some point pretty soon, the way they're going. * I think we have to get [[NATO]] to go into the Middle East with us, in addition to surrounding nations, and we have to knock the hell out of ISIS, and we have to do it fast, when ISIS formed in this vacuum created by Barack Obama and Secretary Clinton. And believe me, you were the ones that took out the troops. ... When they formed, this is something that never should have happened. It should have never happened. Now, you're talking about taking out ISIS. But you were there, and you were secretary of state when it was a little infant. Now it's in over 30 countries. And you're going to stop them? I don't think so. * I think the best person in her [Clinton's] campaign is mainstream media. * The single greatest problem the world has is nuclear armament, nuclear weapons, not global warming, like you think and your -- your president thinks. ====October 2016==== * I'd never withdraw. I've never withdrawn in my life. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amid-growing-calls-to-drop-out-trump-vows-to-never-withdraw/2016/10/08/8c0b5b7a-8d68-11e6-bff0-d53f592f176e_story.html?postshare=8561475940907652&tid=ss_tw phone call to the Washington Post] (8 October 2016) * So important that you get out and vote. So important that you watch other communities, because we don't want this election stolen from us. We don't want this election stolen from us. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/11/donald-trump-unplugged-as-ever/ Transcript of speech] at [[wikipedia:Ambridge, Pennsylvania|Ambridge, Pennsylvania]] (October 10, 2016) * '''Donald Trump''': Now, he's supposed to look like Donald Trump, but he's actually much too good looking. ''[to toddler]'' You are really handsome... Do you want to go back to [your parents] or do you want to stay with Donald Trump?<br>'''Toddler''': Trump. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snou8qrElnM Little Trump Look-Alike Comes on Stage with Donald in Wilkes-Barre 10/10/16], [[wikipedia:Right Side Broadcasting Network|Right Side Broadcasting]], ''YouTube''. Quoted in [http://people.com/politics/donald-trump-meets-his-mini-me-at-pennsylvania-rally/ "Donald Trump Meets His Mini-Me at Pennsylvania Rally"] by Dave Quinn, ''People.com'' (October 11, 2016). * This event gives not only the candidates' chance to be with each other in very social setting it's also allowing the candidates the opportunity to meet the other candidate team, good team, I know Hillary met my campaign manager and I got chance meet people who are working so hard to get her elected, there they are...the head of NBC, CNN, CBS, ABC, there's the New York Times right over there and the Washington Post, they're working overtime, it's true...true... Oh this one gonna get me a trouble... ** Speech at the Al Smith Charity Dinner, 2016 * Hillary Clinton meets in secret with international banks to plot the destruction of U.S. sovereignty in order to enrich these global financial powers, her special interest friends and her donors. * Honestly, she should be locked up. She should be. Should be locked up. ** [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/us/politics/trump-comments-linked-to-antisemitism.html at a rally in West Palm Beach, Florida] (October 13, 2016) * She [Clinton] walks in front of me, she walks in front of me, you know. And when she walked in front of me, believe me I wasn't impressed. * Reporters at The New York Times are not journalists. They're corporate lobbyists for Carlos Slim and Hillary Clinton. * Believe me: She [one of the women accusing him of sexual assault] would not be my first choice, that I can tell you. ** [http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/14/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-appearance-debate/ at a rally in Greensboro, N.C.] Also quoted in [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/us/politics/trump-speech-highlights.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news Donald Trump's Barrage of Heated Rhetoric Has Little Precedent] (October 14, 2016) * Our movement is about replacing a failed and corrupt - and when I say corrupt, I'm talking about totally corrupt - political establishment [Obamacare] with a new government controlled by you, the American people. There is nothing the political establishment will not do. No lie that they won't tell to hold their prestige and power at your expense and that's what's been happening. The Washington establishment and the financial and media corporations that funded exist for only one reason: to protect and enrich itself. The establishment has trillions of dollars at stake in this election. As an example, just one single trade deal they'd like to pass involves trillions of dollars controlled by many countries, corporations, and lobbyists. For those who controlled the levels of power in Washington, and for the global special interests, they partner with these people that don't have your good in mind. Our campaign represents a true existential threat like they haven't seen before. ** At a campaign rally in Florida (13 October 2016) * No, no, lot of things are going on folks, lot of things. I think she's actually getting pumped up, if you want to know the truth, she's getting pumped up, you understand? In fact we're going to be talking about that in a few minutes. She's getting pumped up for Wednesday night. Let's see. You know, I don't know, maybe, we're like athletes, right? Hey, look, I beat seventeen senators, governors, I beat all these people, we're like athletes. Hillary beat Bernie, although it looks like Bernie got a little bit of a bad deal based on Wikileaks, right? If you look at Wikileaks. But we're like athletes, right? So athletes, they're making them more and more, but athletes, they make them take a drug test, right? I think we should take a drug test prior to the debate, I do. I think we should, why don't we do that? We should take a drug test, prior, because I don't know what's going on with her. But at the beginning of her last debate, she was all pumped up at the beginning, and at the end it was like, "Uh, take me down." She could barely reach her car. So I think we should take a drug test, I'm, er, anyway I'm willing to do it. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mE7YkeasOA At a rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, about his rival Hillary Clinton's performance during the presidential debates] (15 October 2016) * Such a nasty woman. [of Hillary Clinton] ** Third Presidential debate (19 October 2016), [http://fortune.com/2016/10/19/presidential-debate-third-transcript/ full transcript] at ''[[wikipedia:Fortune (magazine)|fortune.com]]''. * I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the people of the United States that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election, ''if I win''. ** 20 October 2016, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-10-20 |title=Donald Trump: 'I will totally accept' election results 'if I win' |author=Jeremy Diamond |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/20/politics/donald-trump-i-will-totally-accept-election-results-if-i-win/index.html}} * I'm going to fight for every American in every last part of this nation. We have a president who doesn't fight. He goes out and plays golf all the time. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_3IxKcQIA Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017] October 23 rally *She didn't know what to do, well how did you get him, uh well uh... they were sent by Russia! You know they're always using Russia **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smKITCJJMnc&t=18m30s October 25, 2016 rally in Sanford] regarding [[Donna Brazile]] * And I have to give the FBI credit, that was so bad, what happened, originally, and it took guts for [[wikipedia:James Comey|Director Comey]] to make the move that he made, in light of the kind of opposition he had, with their trying to protect her from criminal prosecution, you know that. It took a lot of guts, I really disagreed with him, I was not his fan, but I'll tell you what, what he did, he brought back his reputation, he brought it back. He's got to hang tough, because there's a lot of, lotta people, want him to do the wrong thing, what he did was the right thing. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/10/31/donald-trump-james-comey-has-guts-grand-rapids-sot.cnn At a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan] shortly after Comey announced the FBI would investigate further emails relating to Hillary Clinton, but before his statement that no incriminating information was found within them (31 October 2016) =====Second presidential debate (October 9, 2016)===== <small>[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/10/us/politics/transcript-second-debate.html Transcript], ''{{w|New York Times}}''</small> * '''[[Anderson Cooper]]''': You bragged that you have sexually assaulted women. Do you understand that?<br>'''Donald Trump''': No, I didn't say that at all. I don't think you understood what was — this was locker room talk. * I have great respect for women. Nobody has more respect for women than I do. * ...if I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your [Hilary Clinton's] situation, because there has never been so many lies, so much deception. There has never been anything like it, and we're going to have a special prosecutor. * '''Hillary Clinton''': ...it's just awfully good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law in our country.<br>'''Donald Trump''': Because you'd be in jail. * '''Cooper''': Please allow her to respond. She didn't talk while you talked.<br>'''Clinton''': Yes, that's true, I didn't.<br>'''Trump''': Because you have nothing to say. * '''[[wikipedia:Martha Raddatz|Martha Raddatz]]''': ...you, Secretary Clinton, purportedly say you need both a public and private position on certain issues....<br>'''Clinton''': As I recall, that was something I said about Abraham Lincoln after having seen the wonderful Steven Spielberg movie ...<br>'''Trump''': Now she's blaming the lie on the late, great Abraham Lincoln. That's one that I haven't... OK, Honest Abe, Honest Abe never lied. That's the good thing. That's the big difference between Abraham Lincoln and you. That's a big, big difference. We're talking about some difference. * I know nothing about Russia. I know — I know about Russia, but I know nothing about the inner workings of Russia. * '''Cooper''': Did you use that $916 million loss to avoid paying personal federal income taxes for years?<br>'''Trump''': Of course I do. Of course I do. And so do all of her donors, or most of her donors. ... I pay tremendous numbers of taxes. I absolutely used it. And so did Warren Buffett and so did George Soros and so did many of the other people that Hillary is getting money from. * ...NAFTA, signed by her husband, is perhaps the greatest disaster trade deal in the history of the world. ====November 2016==== * I'm also honored to have the greatest temperament that anybody has. ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Sam Stein | date=2016-11-03 |title=Donald Trump Is Honored To Have The Greatest Temperament, Donald Trump Says | periodical=Huffington Post | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-temperament_n_581b75d3e4b0b8e11a135eac}} * Our movement is about replacing a failed and corrupt political establishment with a new government controlled by you, the American people. The establishment has trillions of dollars at stake in this election. For those who control the levers of power in Washington and for the global special interests, they partner with these people that don't have your good in mind. The political establishment that is trying to stop us is the same group responsible for our disastrous trade deals, massive illegal immigration and economic and foreign policies that have bled our country dry. The political establishment has brought about the destruction of our factories and our jobs as they flee to Mexico, China and other countries all around the world. It's a global power structure that is responsible for the economic decisions that have robbed our working class, stripped our country of its wealth and put that money into the pockets of a handful of large corporations and political entities. The only thing that can stop this corrupt machine is you. The only force strong enough to save our country is us. The only people brave enough to vote out this corrupt establishment is you, the American people. I'm doing this for the people and the movement and we will take back this country for you and we will make America great again. I'm Donald Trump and I approve this message. ** Closing argument for America (4 November 2016) *** Lines recycled from Trump's campaign rally in West Palm Beach, FL (10/13/2016) * No dream is too big, no challenge is too great. Nothing we want for our future is beyond our reach. America will no longer settle for anything less than the best. ** [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/us/politics/trump-speech-transcript.html Victory Speech] (9 November 2016) * I think I'm a sober person. I think the press tries to make you into something a little bit different. In my case, a little bit of a wild man, I'm not, I'm actually not. I'm a very sober person. ** During an interview on 60 Minutes (11 November 2016) * Today, I would like to provide the American people with an update on the White House transition and our policy plans for the first 100 days. Our transition team is working very smoothly, efficiently, and effectively. Truly great and talented men and women, patriots indeed are being brought in and many will soon be a part of our government, helping us to Make America Great Again. My agenda will be based on a simple core principle: putting America First. Whether it's producing steel, building cars, or curing disease, I want the next generation of production and innovation to happen right here, in our great homeland: America – creating wealth and jobs for American workers. As part of this plan, I've asked my transition team to develop a list of executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs. It's about time. These include the following: On trade, I am going to issue our notification of intent to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a potential disaster for our country. Instead, we will negotiate fair, bilateral trade deals that bring jobs and industry back onto American shores. On energy, I will cancel job-killing restrictions on the production of American energy – including shale energy and clean coal – creating many millions of high-paying jobs. That's what we want, that's what we've been waiting for. On regulation, I will formulate a rule which says that for every one new regulation, two old regulations must be eliminated, it's so important. On national security, I will ask the Department of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to develop a comprehensive plan to protect America's vital infrastructure from cyber-attacks, and all other form of attacks. On immigration, I will direct the Department of Labor to investigate all abuses of visa programs that undercut the American worker. On ethics reform, as part of our plan to Drain the Swamp, we will impose a five-year ban on executive officials becoming lobbyists after they leave the Administration – and a lifetime ban on executive officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government. These are just a few of the steps we will take to reform Washington and rebuild our middle class. I will provide more updates in the coming days, as we work together to Make America Great Again for everyone. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xX_KaStFT8 A Message from President-Elect Donald J. Trump] (21 November 2016) * We are very blessed to call this nation our home. And that is what America is: it is our home. It's where we raise our families, care for our loved ones, look out for our neighbors, and live out our dreams. It is my prayer, that on this Thanksgiving, we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country, strengthened by a shared purpose and very, very common resolve. In declaring this national holiday, President Lincoln called upon Americans to speak with "one voice and one heart." That's just what we have to do. We have just finished a long and bruising political campaign. Emotions are raw and tensions just don't heal overnight. It doesn't go quickly, unfortunately, but we have before us the chance now to make history together to bring real change to Washington, real safety to our cities, and real prosperity to our communities, including our inner cities. So important to me, and so important to our country. But to succeed, we must enlist the effort of our entire nation. This historic political campaign is now over. Now begins a great national campaign to rebuild our country and to restore the full promise of America for all of our people. I am asking you to join me in this effort. It is time to restore the bonds of trust between citizens. Because when America is unified, there is nothing beyond our reach, and I mean absolutely nothing. Let us give thanks for all that we have, and let us boldly face the exciting new frontiers that lie ahead. Thank you. God Bless You and God Bless America. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUnv6Kb7syQ A Thanksgiving Message from President-Elect Donald J. Trump] (23 November 2016) =====''New York Times'' Interview (November 23, 2016)===== : <small>''{{w|New York Times}}'' Interview, [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/us/politics/trump-new-york-times-interview-transcript.html?smid=tw-share Transcript] (November 23, 2016)</small> * People are giving up tremendous careers in order to be subject to you folks and subject to a lot of other folks. But they're giving up a lot. I mean some are giving up tremendous businesses in order to sit for four or maybe eight or whatever the period of time is. But I think we're going to see some tremendous talent, tremendous talent coming in. We have many people for every job. I mean no matter what the job is, we have many incredible people. I think, [[wikipedia:Reince Priebus|Reince]], you can sort of just confirm that. The quality of the people is very good. ... We're trying very hard to get the best people. Not necessarily people that will be the most politically correct people, because that hasn't been working. So we have really experts in the field. Some are known and some are not known, but they're known within their field as being the best. That's very important to me. * I think the popular vote would have been easier in a true sense because you'd go to a few places. I think that's the genius of the Electoral College. I was never a fan of the Electoral College until now. * What we do want to do is we want to bring the country together, because the country is very, very divided, and that's one thing I did see, big league. It's very, very divided, and I'm going to work very hard to bring the country together. * I want to move forward, I don't want to move back. And I don't want to hurt the Clintons. I really don't. She went through a lot. And suffered greatly in many different ways. And I am not looking to hurt them at all. The campaign was vicious. They say it was the most vicious primary and the most vicious campaign. I guess, added together, it was definitely the most vicious; probably, I assume you sold a lot of newspapers. ... It's just not something that I feel very strongly about. ... I'm not looking to look back and go through this. This was a very painful period. This was a very painful election with all of the email things and all of the foundation things and all of the everything that they went through and the whole country went through. This was a very painful period of time. ** About not prosecuting Hillary Clinton. * Our country's really in bad, big trouble. We have a lot of trouble. A lot of problems. And one of the big problems, I talk about, [[divisiveness]]. I think that a lot of people will appreciate … I'm not doing it for that reason. I'm doing it because it's time to go in a different direction. * '''Clean air is vitally important. Clean water, crystal clean water is vitally important. Safety is vitally important.''' * Sometimes I'll say I'm actually an [[environmentalist]] and people will smile in some cases and other people that know me understand that's true. Open mind. * We're not a competitive nation with other nations anymore. We have to make ourselves competitive. We're not competitive for a lot of reasons. That's becoming more and more of the reason. Because a lot of these countries that we do business with, they make deals with our president, or whoever, and then they don't adhere to the deals, you know that. And it's much less expensive for their companies to produce products. So I'm going to be studying that very hard, and I think I have a very big voice in it. And I think my voice is listened to, especially by people that don't believe in it. And we'll let you know. * As far as the, you know, potential conflict of interests, though, I mean I know that from the standpoint, the law is totally on my side, meaning, the president can't have a conflict of interest. That's been reported very widely. Despite that, I don't want there to be a conflict of interest anyway. And the laws, the president can't. And I understand why the president can't have a conflict of interest now because everything a president does in some ways is like a conflict of interest. * I don't care about my company. ... Because it doesn't matter. The only thing that matters to me is running our country. * It's hard to explain. I don't care about anything having to do with anything having to do with anything other than the country. * In theory I could run my business perfectly, and then run the country perfectly. And there's never been a case like this where somebody's had, like, if you look at other people of wealth, they didn't have this kind of asset and this kind of wealth, frankly. It's just a different thing. * I've known {{w|Steve Bannon}} a long time. If I thought he was a [[racist]], or [[alt-right]], or any of the things that we can, you know, the terms we can use, I wouldn't even think about hiring him. First of all, I'm the one that makes the decision, not Steve Bannon or anybody else. * To me more important is taking care of the people that really have proven to be, to love Donald Trump, as opposed to the political people. And frankly if the political people don't take care of these people, they're not going to win and you're going to end up with maybe a total different kind of government than what you're looking at right now. These people are really angry. They're smart, they're workers, and they're angry. I call them the forgotten men and women. And I use that in speeches, I say they're the forgotten people — they were totally forgotten. * I would love to be able to be the one that made peace with Israel and the Palestinians. I would love that, that would be such a great achievement. Because nobody's been able to do it. ... I've had a lot of, actually, great Israeli businesspeople tell me, you can't do that, it's impossible. I disagree, I think you can make peace. I think people are tired now of being shot, killed. At some point, when do they come? I think we can do that. I have reason to believe I can do that. * [[The Times]] is, it's a great, great American jewel. A world jewel. ====December 2016==== * There is no global anthem, no global currency, no certificate of global citizenship, we pledge allegiance to one flag and that flag is the American Flag! ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBqIUF-cdgY#t=15m38s Thank You Tour - Cincinnati, Ohio] (01 December 2016) * Funny how that term caught on, isn't it? I tell everyone, I hated it. Somebody said 'drain the swamp' and I said, 'Oh, that is so hokey. That is so terrible.' I said, all right, I'll try it. So like a month ago I said 'drain the swamp' and the place went crazy. And I said 'Whoa, what's this?' Then I said it again. And then I start saying it like I meant it, right? And then I started to love it, and the place loved it. Drain the swamp. It's true. It's true. Drain the swamp. ** [http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/21/trump-adviser-says-he-is-ditching-drain-the-swamp.html During a rally in Des Moines, Iowa] (December 2016) * We will pursue a new foreign policy that finally learns from the mistakes of the past. We will stop looking to topple regimes and overthrow governments. ... Our goal is stability, not chaos, because we want to rebuild our country. It's time. ** Speaking at U.S. Bank Arena, quoted in {{citation |date=2016-12-01 |title=Trump's new foreign policy: 'We will stop looking to topple regimes' |author=Anna Giaritelli |periodical={{w|Washington Examiner}} |url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-new-foreign-policy-we-will-stop-looking-to-topple-regimes/article/2608687}} ===2017=== {| style="float:center; background:none;border: 1px solid silver;{{Border-radius|35px}}; margin:15px; background-color:#F6F6F6;" |- |<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:105%;"> 20 January 2017 [[File:Seal of the President of the United States.svg|20px]] - Donald Trump's presidency began |- |} ====January 2017==== * '''Reporter:''' Would a reasonable observer say that you are potentially vulnerable to blackmail by Russia or by its intelligence agencies?<br>'''Trump:''' Lemme just tell you what I do. When I leave our country, I'm a very high-profile person, would you say? I am extremely careful. I'm surrounded by bodyguards. I'm surrounded by people. And I always tell them—anywhere, but I always tell them if I'm leaving this country, "Be very careful, because in your hotel rooms and no matter where you go, you're gonna probably have cameras." I'm not referring just to Russia, but I would certainly put them in that category. And number one, "I hope you're gonna be good anyway. But in those rooms, you have cameras in the strangest places. Cameras that are so small with modern technology, you can't see them and you won't know. You better be careful, or you'll be watching yourself on nightly television." I tell this to people all the time. I was in Russia years ago, with the Miss Universe contest, which did very well—Moscow, the Moscow area did very, very well. And I told many people, "Be careful, because you don't wanna see yourself on television. Cameras all over the place."<br>And again, not just Russia, all over. Does anyone really believe that story? I'm also very much of a germaphobe, by the way, believe me. ** [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/politics/trump-press-conference-transcript.html, Donald Trump Press Conference at Trump Tower] (11 January 2017) [[File:Donald_Trump_delivering_inauguration_speech_01-20-17_(cropped).jpg|thumb|From this moment on, it's going to be America First.]][[File:2017_Presidential_Inauguration_CV6A0663.jpg|thumb|I looked out, the field was, looked like million, million and a half people.]] * I looked out, the field was, looked like million, million and a half people. They showed a field where there was practically nobody standing there. And they said, "Donald Trump did not draw well." I said, "It was almost raining!" The rain should've scared them away but God looked down and said we're not going to let it rain on your speech. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMBqDN7-QLg Trump speaking at the CIA Headquarters about his inauguration crowd and the press coverage], FOX 10 Phoenix (21 January 2017) * But when you look at this tremendous sea of love — I call it a "sea of love" — it's really something special. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDvoBoxv028 Trump describing a framed photograph of his inauguration crowd during an interview with David Muir], ABC (25 January 2017) * [About David Becker] He's grovelling again. You know, I always talk about the reporters that grovel when they want to write something that you want to hear but not necessarily millions of people want to hear or have to hear. ** [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38764653/ "Trump's voter fraud talk has liberals worried"], BBC (27 January 2017) * We want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. ** [http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/27/politics/trump-plans-to-sign-executive-action-on-refugees-extreme-vetting/ "Trump signs executive order to keep out 'radical Islamic terrorists'"], CNN (27 January 2017) * I've always felt the need to pray...I would say that the office is so powerful that you need God even more. ** [http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2017/january/worship-artist-credits-psalms-91-for-miraculous-cancer-healing Trump's interview with David Brody], CBN News (29 January 2017) =====Inaugural address, (January 20, 2017)===== <small>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/the-inaugural-address/ Transcript] (January 20, 2017)</small> *[[John Roberts|Chief Justice Roberts]], [[Jimmy Carter|President Carter]], President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: Thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people. Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come. We will face challenges, we will confront hardships, but we will get the job done. Every 4 years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama and [[Michelle Obama|First Lady Michelle Obama]] for their gracious aid throughout this transition. They have been magnificent. Thank you. * Today's ceremony, however, has very special meaning. '''Because today we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from Washington, DC, and giving it back to you, the people. For too long, a small group in our Nation's Capital has reaped the rewards of Government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth.''' '''Politicians prospered, but the jobs left, and the factories closed. The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country.''' '''Their victories have not been your victories; their triumphs have not been your triumphs; and while they celebrated in our Nation's Capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land.''' That all changes, starting right here and right now, because this moment is your moment: It belongs to you. It belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across America. This is your day. This is your celebration. And this, the United States of America, is your country. What truly matters is not which party controls our Government, but whether our Government is controlled by the people. '''January 20, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this Nation again. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now.''' * '''You came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement the likes of which the world has never seen before. At the center of this movement is a crucial conviction: that a nation exists to serve its citizens.''' Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families, and good jobs for themselves. These are just and reasonable demands of righteous people and a righteous public. But for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists: Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our Nation; an education system, flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge; and the crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential. This American carnage stops right here and stops right now. We are one Nation, and their pain is our pain, their dreams are our dreams, and their success will be our success. We share one heart, one home, and one glorious destiny. The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans. * For many decades, we've enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry, subsidized the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military. We've defended other nations' borders while refusing to defend our own and spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while America's infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay. We've made other countries rich while the wealth, strength, and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon. One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores, with not even a thought about the millions and millions of American workers that were left behind. The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world. But that is the past. And now we are looking only to the future. '''We, assembled here today, are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital, and in every hall of power. From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this this day forward, it's going to be only America first. America first.''' Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American workers and American families. * We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies, and destroying our jobs. Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength. I will fight for you with every breath in my body, and I will never, ever let you down. America will start winning again, winning like never before. We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth. And we will bring back our dreams. We will build new roads and highways and bridges and airports and tunnels and railways all across our wonderful Nation. We will get our people off of welfare and back to work, rebuilding our country with American hands and American labor. We will follow two simple rules: Buy American and hire American. We will seek friendship and good will with the nations of the world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first. We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example—we will shine—for everyone to follow. '''We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth.''' '''At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America, and through our loyalty to our country, we will rediscover our loyalty to each other. When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice. The Bible tells us, "How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity." We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity. When America is united, America is totally unstoppable.''' There should be no fear: We are protected, and we will always be protected. We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement, and most importantly, we will be protected by God. * Finally, we must think big and dream even bigger. In America, we understand that a nation is only living as long as it is striving. We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action, constantly complaining, but never doing anything about it. The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action. Do not allow anyone to tell you that it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America. We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again. We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the Earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries, and technologies of tomorrow. A new national pride will stir our souls, lift our sights, and heal our divisions. * It's time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are Black or Brown or White, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same great American flag. And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of [[Detroit]] or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty Creator. So to all Americans in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, from ocean to ocean, hear these words: You will never be ignored again. Your voice, your hopes, and your dreams will define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way. '''Together, we will make America strong again. We will make America wealthy again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again. And, yes, together, we will make America great again.''' Thank you. God bless you, and God bless America. Thank you. God bless America. ====February 2017==== * I am very proud now that we have a museum on the National Mall where people can learn about [[Reverend King]], so many other things, [[Frederick Douglass]] is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is getting recognized more and more, I notice. [[Harriet Tubman]], [[Rosa Parks]], and millions more [[black American]]s who made [[America] what it is today. Big impact ** [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/frederick-douglass-trump/515292/ Donald Trump's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass] February 1, 2017 *As we celebrate National African American History Month, we recognize the heritage and achievements of African Americans. The contributions African Americans have made and continue to make are an integral part of our society, and the history of African Americans exemplifies the resilience and innovative spirit that continue to make our Nation great **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-proclaims-february-national-african-american-history-month/ 2 February 2017] * For us here in Washington, we must never ever stop asking God for the wisdom to serve the public according to His will. But we had tremendous success on ''The Apprentice'' and, when I ran for President, I had to leave the show, that's when I knew for sure I was doing it, and they hired a big, big movie star, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], to take my place, and we know how that turned out. The ratings went right down the tubes, it's been a total disaster, and Mark [Burnett] will never, ever bet against Trump again, and I want to just pray for Arnold, if we can, for those rating, OK? ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyxacu5AslI Trump's "National Prayer Breakfast" speech] (2 February 2017) * We have to be tough. It's time we're going to be a little bit tough, folks. We're taken advantage by every nation in the world, virtually. It's not going to happen anymore. ** [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/02/donald-trump-australia-refugees-malcolm-turnbull-phone-call White House suggests US may still accept Australia refugees despite clash] (2 February 2017) * It's gotten to a point where it's not even being reported, and in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn't want to report it. They have their reasons and you understand that. ** [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38890090 Trump on the reporting of terrorist attacks during a speech given at MacDill Air Force Base] (6 February 2017) * Who is the state senator? Do you want to give me his name? We'll destroy his career. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1SKm1hTWq0 Trump responding to Sheriff Harold Eavenson's statement] about a Texas state senator proposing legislation to require convictions before sheriffs could receive forfeiture money. (7 February 2017) * I listened to a panel of judges and I'll comment on that — I will not comment on the statements made by, um, certainly one judge — but I have to be honest that if these judges wanted to, in my opinion, help the court, in terms of respect for the court, they'd do what they should be doing. I mean it's so sad, they should be, you know, when you read something so simple, and so beautifully written, and so perfectly written — other than the one statement, of course, having to do with "he" or "she" — but when you read something so perfectly written, and so clear to anybody, and then you have lawyers and you watched, I watched last night in amazement, and I heard things that I couldn't believe, things that really had nothing to do with what I just read, and I don't ever want to call a court biased, so I won't call it biased, and we haven't had a decision yet, but courts seem to be so political, and it would be so great for our justice system if they would be able to read a statement and do what's right. * Every child in America should be able to play outside without fear, walk home without danger, and attend a school without being worried about drugs or gangs or violence. ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/02/08/remarks-president-trump-mcca-winter-conference Remarks by President Trump at MCCA Winter Conference] (8 February 2017) * Well I just want to say that we are, you know, very honored by the victory that we had, 306 electoral college votes, we were not supposed to crack 220, you [turning to the Israeli PM] know that right? There was no way to 221, but then they said there's no way to 270 [Netanyahu tries to respond, but Trump continues, so then mouths "I thought he was talking to me"] and there's tremendous enthusiasm out there. I will say that, um, we are going to have peace, in this country, we are going to stop crime, in this country, we are going to do everything within our power to stop long-simmering racism, and every other thing that's going on, because a lot of bad things have been taking place over a long period of time. I think one of the reasons I won the election is we have a very, very divided nation, very divided, and hopefully I'll be able to do something about that, and I, you know, it's something that was very important to me. As far as people, Jewish people, so many friends, a daughter who happens to be here right now, a son-in-law, and three beautiful grandchildren, I think that you're going to see a lot different United States of America over the next three, four, or eight years, er, I think a lot of good things are happening, and you're going to see a lot of love, you're going to see a lot of love. ** Trump responding to a reporter's question about rising anti-Semitic incidents and a perception of xenophobia in his administration, during a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmfseeZt5fA joint press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel] (15 February 2017) * The press has become so dishonest that if we don't talk about, we are doing a tremendous disservice to the American people. Tremendous disservice. We have to talk to find out what's going on, because the press honestly is out of control. The level of dishonesty is out of control. * I guess it was the [[wikipedia:List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_Electoral_College_margin|biggest Electoral College win]] since Ronald Reagan. * This administration is running like a fine-tuned machine. [[File:Michael_Flynn_(30020745053).jpg|thumb|Mike Flynn is a fine person, and I asked for his resignation.]] * Mike Flynn is a fine person, and I asked for his resignation. He respectfully gave it. He is a man who there was a certain amount of information given to Vice President Pence, who is with us today. And I was not happy with the way that information was given. He didn't have to do that, because what he did wasn't wrong. What he did in terms of the information he saw. What was wrong was the way that other people, including yourselves in this room, were given that information, because that was classified information that was given illegally. That's the real problem. * Look, when I go to rallies, they turn around, they start screaming at CNN. They want to throw their placards at CNN. You know. I think you would do much better by being different. * Tomorrow, they will say, "Donald Trump rants and raves at the press." I'm not ranting and raving. I'm just telling you. You know, you're dishonest people. But, but I'm not ranting and raving. I love this. I'm having a good time doing it. But tomorrow, the headlines are going to be, "Donald Trump rants and raves." I'm not ranting and raving. [[File:HEUraniumC.jpg|thumb|You know what uranium is, right? It's a thing called nuclear weapons and other things like lots of things are done with uranium including some bad things.]] * You know what uranium is, right? It's a thing called nuclear weapons and other things like lots of things are done with uranium including some bad things. * In the meantime, Mosul is very, very difficult. Do you know why? Because I don't talk about military, and I don't talk about certain other things, you're going to be surprised to hear that. And by the way, my whole campaign, I'd say that. So I don't have to tell you. I don't want to be one of these guys that say, "Yes, here's what we're going to do." I don't have to do that. I don't have to tell you what I'm going to do in North Korea. Wait a minute. I don't have to tell you what I'm going to do in North Korea. And I don't have to tell you what I'm going to do with Iran. You know why? Because they shouldn't know. And eventually, you guys are going to get tired of asking that question. * Where are you from? [The reporter responds that he is from the BBC] Here's another beauty. * Do you want to set up the meeting? Are they friends of yours? [Addressing an African-American reporter and referring to the Congressional Black Caucus] ** [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/us/politics/donald-trump-press-conference-transcript.html?_r=0 Comments made during a news conference at the White House] (16 February 2017) *I am the least anti-Semitic person that you’ve ever seen in your entire life **17 February 2017 per [https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/16/donald-trump-i-am-the-least-anti-semitic-racist-person-that-youve-ever-seen.html CNBC] * You look at what's happening {{w|last night in Sweden}}. Sweden! Who would believe this, Sweden! They took in large numbers, they're having problems like they never thought possible. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMLK15edOUY Trump speaking at mass rally of his supporters in Melbourne, Florida] (18 February 2017) * And I want you all to know that we are fighting the fake news. It's fake, phony, fake. A few days ago I called the fake news the [[wikipedia:enemy of the people|enemy of the people]], and they are, they are the enemy of the people. * They shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name. Let their name be put out there. Let their name be put out. * I love Sweden, great country, great people, I love Sweden. But they understand, the people over there understand I'm right. Take a look at [[wikipedia:Crime in Sweden|what's happening in Sweden]]. * I have a friend, he's a very, very substantial guy. He loves the city of lights, he loves Paris. For years, every year during the summer, he would go to Paris, was automatic with his wife and his family. Hadn't seen him in a while and I said, Jim, let me ask you a question, how's Paris doing? "Paris? I don't go there anymore, Paris is no longer Paris." ** [http://time.com/4682023/cpac-donald-trump-speech-transcript/ Trump speaking at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference] (24 February 2017) * It's an unbelievably complex subject. Nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated. ** [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2017/feb/27/trump-healthcare-complicated-budget-video Speaking at the National Governors Association meeting at the White House] (27 February 2017) *Nations around the world, like Canada, Australia and many others – have a merit-based immigration system. It is a basic principle that those seeking to enter a country ought to be able to support themselves financially,<br>Yet, in America, we do not enforce this rule, straining the very public resources that our poorest citizens rely upon.<br>..<br>With the help of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, we have formed a Council with our neighbors in Canada to help ensure that women entrepreneurs have access to the networks, markets and capital they need to start a business and live out their financial dreams<br>..<br>America respects the right of all nations to chart their own path. My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America<br>..<br>It is not compassionate, but reckless, to allow uncontrolled entry from places where proper vetting cannot occur,<br>We cannot allow a beachhead of terrorism to form inside America -- we cannot allow our nation to become a sanctuary for extremists. **[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-politics/donald-trump-congress-speech-immigration/article34158135/ 28 February 2017, per Globe and Mail] ====March 2017==== * As we stand together with our Irish friends, I'm reminded of that proverb – and this is a good one, this is one I like, I've heard it for many many years and I love it – "Always remember to forget the friends that proved untrue, but never forget to remember those that have stuck by you." We know that, politically speaking, a lot of us know that, we know it well, it's a great phrase. ** [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/17/trumps-irish-proverb-causes-derision-on-the-web Trump speaking during a visit of Enda Kenny, the then Irish head of government] (17 March 2017) ====April 2017==== *Let's fucking kill him! Let's go in. Let's kill the fucking lot of them. **About [[Bashar al-Assad]], as quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bob-woodwards-new-book-reveals-a-nervous-breakdown-of-trumps-presidency/2018/09/04/b27a389e-ac60-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f1bf8ed6690c "Bob Woodward's new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown' of Trump's presidency"] (4 September 2018), by Philip Rucker and Robert Costa, ''The Washington Post'' *Today's chemical attack in Syria against innocent people, including women and children, is reprehensible and cannot be ignored by the civilized world. These heinous actions by the Bashar al-Assad regime are a consequence of the past administration's weakness and irresolution. President Obama said in 2012 that he would establish a "red line" against the use of chemical weapons and then did nothing. The United States stands with our allies across the globe to condemn this intolerable attack. **[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-the-chemical-weapons-attack-khan-sheikhoun-syria Statement on the Chemical Weapons Attack in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria], ''American Presidency Project'', (6 September 2017) * It was a slow and brutal death for so many…Even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack. ** President Trump on Syria's chemical weapons attack, [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-blasts-syria-murdering-civilians-u-s-strike-article-1.3027449 "President Trump blasts Syria for 'cruelly murdering' its own people as U.S. fires at least 50 missiles at airfield"], 6 April 2017. * We had finished dinner. We're now having dessert. And we had the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake that you've ever seen and President [[Xi Jinping|Xi]] was enjoying it. * So what happens is, I said we've just launched 59 missiles heading to Iraq. [Interviewer interrupts to correct him] Yes, heading toward Syria. ** President Trump explaining his decision to launch a missile strike while dining with Chinese President Xi Jinping, [http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/12/politics/donald-trump-xi-jingping-syria-chocolate-cake/ "Trump, Xi talked Syria strike over 'beautiful' chocolate cake"], 12 April 2017. * So this is promoting agriculture and rural prosperity in America. And, now, there's a lot of words I won't bother reading everything. ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/04/25/remarks-president-trump-farmers-roundtable-and-executive-order-signing Remarks by President Trump in Farmers Roundtable and Executive Order Signing Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America] (April 25, 2017) [[File:Shinzō_Abe_and_Donald_Trump_in_Palm_Beach_(3).jpeg|thumb|I thought it would be easier.]] * I thought it would be easier. ** [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-100days-idUSKBN17U0CA Trump discussing his first 100 days in interview with Reuters] (April 27, 2017) * I think we've done more than perhaps any president in the first 100 days.... Not since [President] [[Harry Truman]] has anybody done so much. ** Interview with President Trump, [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/full-interview-with-president-trump-on-his-first-100-days/article/2621516 "Full interview with President Trump on his first 100 days"], 28 April 2017. ====May 2017==== * People don't realize, you know, the Civil War, if you think about it, why? ** [http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-why-couldn-t-civil-war-have-been-avoided-n753241 Trump: Why Couldn't the Civil War Have Been Avoided?] (May 1, 2017) * No American should be forced to choose between the dictates of the federal government and the tenets of their faith. ** [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/05/04/what-trump-understands-about-religious-liberty-in-america.html What Trump understands about religious liberty in America?] (May 4, 2017) [[File:James_Comey_official_portrait.jpg|thumb|I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job.]] * I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job.<br>..<br>I faced great pressure because of Russia. That's taken off.<br>..<br>I'm not under investigation. ** [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/us/politics/trump-russia-comey.html Part of Trump's conversation with Russian officials invited to the White House], according to the official account of the meeting (10 May 2017) * Have you heard that expression used before? Because I haven't heard it. I mean, I just... I came up with it a couple of days ago and I thought it was good. It's what you have to do. ** [http://www.economist.com/Trumptranscript Trump claiming to have invented the term "prime the pump"] in the context of [[wikipedia:Stimulus_(economics)|economic stimulus]] during an interview published in [[The Economist]] (11 May 2017) * And in fact, when I decided to just do it, I said to myself, I said, "You know, this Russia thing, with Trump and Russia, is a made-up story, it's an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election." ** [http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/president-trump-this-russia-thing-is-a-made-up-story-941962819745 Trump admitting in an interview with NBC's Lester Holt] that annoyance at federal investigations was a motivation for firing FBI Director James Comey (11 May 2017) * Nothing is easier or more pathetic than being a critic. Because they're people that can't get the job done. But the future belongs to the dreamers, not to the critics. The future belongs to the people who follow their heart no matter what the critics say. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B421uhrOV-o&feature=youtu.be&t=12m34s Liberty University commencement speech] (13 May 2017) * Look at the way I have been treated lately, especially by the media. No politician in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse, or more unfairly. ** [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2017/may/17/donald-trump-media-coast-guard-speech-video Trump being a critic of the media during his speech at the US Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony] (17 May 2017) * Oh my God. This is terrible. '''This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked.''' ** On the appointment of a special counsel in the Russia investigation. As quoted in [[:commons:File:Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election.pdf|"Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election"]] by Robert S. Mueller III, Volume II, page 78. * So many young, beautiful, innocent people living and enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life, I won't call them monsters because they would like that term. They would think that's a great name. I will call them from now on losers because that's what they are. They're losers. And we'll have more of them. But they're losers—just remember that. ** [https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/05/trump-manchester-losers/527745/] ====June 2017==== * I was elected represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris. ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/01/statement-president-trump-paris-climate-accord Statement by President Trump on the Paris Climate Accord], announcing his intention to withdraw the US from the {{w|Paris Agreement}} (1 June 2017) * History is written by the dreamers, not the doubters. [[File:Family trump in the Easter Egg Roll (cropped).jpg|thumb|I love all people, rich or poor, but in those particular positions I just don't want a poor person.]] * I love all people, rich or poor, but in those particular positions I just don't want a poor person. * We're thinking about building the wall as a solar wall, so it [[wikipedia:Conservation of energy|creates energy]], and pays for itself. And this way Mexico will have to pay much less money, and that's good, right, is that good? You're the first group I've told that to, a solar wall, makes sense, let's see, we're working it out, we'll see, solar wall, panels, beautiful. I mean actually think of it, the higher it goes the more valuable it is, it's like... pretty good imagination ''[points to his own head]'', right, good? My idea. ** [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/21/president-trump-holds-iowa-rally-live-blog.html President Trump Holds a Rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa] (21 June 2017) * Well I didn't tape him — you never know what's happening, when you see that the Obama administration, and perhaps longer than that, was doing all of this unmasking and, er, surveillance, and you read all about it, and I've been reading about for the last couple of months about the seriousness of the, and horrible situation, with surveillance all over the place, and you've been hearing the word 'unmasking', a word you probably never heard before, so you never know what's out there — but I didn't tape, and I don't have any tape, and I didn't tape. * Well, er, it wasn't, er, it wasn't very stupid, I can tell you that. ''[In response to the interviewer suggesting that his tweeting that there were tapes was a smart tactic]'' ** [http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/23/trump-comey-tapes-tweet-mueller-probe-fox-friends-interview Trump interviewed by Ainsley Earhardt on Fox & Friends] (23 June 2017) * I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year's Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no! ** [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/business/media/trump-mika-brzezinski-facelift.html Trump Mocks Mika Brzezinski] (29 June 2017) [[File:Donald_Trump_(29273256122)_-_Cropped.jpg|thumb|The human soul yearns for discovery. By unlocking the mysteries of the universe, we unlock truths within ourselves.]] * The human soul yearns for discovery. By unlocking the mysteries of the universe, we unlock truths within ourselves. That's true. Our journey into space will not only make us stronger and more prosperous, but will unite us behind grand ambitions and bring us all closer together. Wouldn't that be nice? Can you believe that space is going to do that? I thought politics would do that. (Laughter.) Well, we'll have to rely on space instead. * Every launch into the skies is another step forward toward a future where our differences seem small against the vast expanse of our common humanity. Sometimes you have to view things from a distance in order to see the real truth. It is America's destiny to be at the forefront of humanity's eternal quest for knowledge and to be the leader amongst nations on our adventure into the great unknown. * Space. A lotta room out there, right? ''[Buzz Aldrin interjects: To infinity and beyond!]'' This is infinity, it could be infinity, we don't really don't know, but it could be, there's gotta be something, but it could be infinity, right? ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/30/remarks-president-signing-executive-order-national-space-council Trump speaking while signing an Executive Order on the National Space Council] (30 June 2017) ====July 2017==== * The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive. Do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost? Do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? Do we have the desire and the courage to preserve our civilization in the face of those who would subvert and destroy it? ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/07/06/remarks-president-trump-people-poland-july-6-2017 Remarks by President Trump to the People of Poland] (6 July 2017) * ...let Obamacare fail, it will be a lot easier. And I think we're probably in that position where we'll let Obamacare fail. We're not going to own it. I'm not going to own it. I can tell you the Republicans are not going to own it. We'll let Obamacare fail, and then the Democrats are going to come to us. ** White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2017-07-18}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2017-07-18|author=Thomas Kaplan|title=‘Let Obamacare Fail,’ Trump Says as G.O.P. Health Bill Collapses|periodical=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/us/politics/republicans-obamacare-repeal-now-replace-later.html}} * I am disappointed in the Attorney General, he should not have [[wikipedia:Judicial_disqualification|recused himself]], almost immediately after he took office, and if he was going to recuse himself he should have told me prior to taking office, and I would have quite simply picked somebody else, so I think that's a bad thing, not for the President but for the presidency, I think it's unfair to the presidency, and that's the way I feel. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgImDKyPZwg Trump responding to a question] about [[Jeff Sessions]] in a White House press briefing (25 July 2017) * I said please [[w:Police brutality in the United States|don't be too nice]]. Like when you guys put somebody in the car, and you're protecting their head, you know, the way you put the hand over, like, don't hit their head, and they've just killed somebody, don't hit their head? I said, you can take the hand away, OK. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFgjNPiq9Cw Speaking to police officers] at Suffolk County Community College, Long Island (28 July 2017) =====2017 National Scout Jamboree (July 24, 2017)===== <small>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TplF26czQVE Trump inspiring young people at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree] (24 July 2017)</small> * I said, who the hell wants to speak about politics when I'm in front of the boy scouts, right? * You know, I go to Washington and I see all these politicians, and I see the swamp, and it's not a good place, in fact, today I said we ought to change it from the word 'swamp' to the word 'cesspool' or perhaps to the word 'sewer'. But it's not good, not good. * Secretary Tom Price is also here. Today Dr. Price still lives the scout oath, helping to keep millions of Americans strong and healthy as our Secretary of Health and Human Services, and he's doing a great job. And, hopefully, he's going to get the votes tomorrow to start our path toward killing this horrible thing known as Obamacare that's really hurting us, folks. By the way, you going to get the votes? He better get them. He better get them. Oh, he better, otherwise I'll say, "Tom, you're fired." * Turn those cameras back there, please, that is so incredible. By the way, what do you think the chances are that this incredible, massive crowd, record-setting is going to be shown on television tonight? 1% or zero? The fake media will say, "President Trump", and you know what this is, "President Trump spoke before a small crowd of boy scouts today." * By the way, just a question, did President Obama ever come to a jamboree? * And you know we have a tremendous disadvantage in the electoral college, popular vote is much easier. ====August 2017==== * [[North Korea]] best not make any more {{w|Nuclear power in North Korea|threats to the United States}}. They will be met with '''fire and fury like the world has never seen'''. He has been very threatening beyond a normal state. They will be met with '''fire, fury, and frankly power''' the likes of which this world has never seen before. ** Comment on North Korean nuclear tests, made during a public meeting on the {{W|opioid epidemic}}. ** [http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/politics/trump-fire-fury-improvise-north-korea/index.html Trump's 'fire and fury' remark was improvised but familiar], CNN. August 9, 2017. * We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides [repeat intentional]. This had been going on for a long time in our country. Not Donald Trump, not Barack Obama. A long, long time. ** First statement regarding White Nationalist Rally terrorism in Charlottesville, VA. [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/12/charlottesville-protest-trump-condemns-violence-many-sides]. The Guardian. (12 August 2017) * Racism is evil -- and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans. Those who spread violence in the name of bigotry strike at the very core of America. As a candidate I promised to restore law and order to our country and our federal law enforcement agencies are following through on that pledge. We will spare no resource in fighting so that every American child can grow up free from violence and fear. We will defend and protect the sacred rights of all Americans and we will work together so that every citizen in this blessed land is free to follow their dreams, in their hearts, and to express the love and joy in our souls. ** Subsequent statement regarding the violence at a [[wikipedia:far-right|far-right]] [[wikipedia:2017 Unite the Right rally|Charlottesville, VA rally]] held on August 11-12, 2017; [http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/14/politics/trump-condemns-charlottesville-attackers/index.html Trump calls KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists 'repugnant'] (14 August 2017) * '''I think there's blame on both sides, you look at, you look at both sides, I think there's blame on both sides, and I have no doubt about it, and you don't have any doubt about it either.''' If you reported it accurately, you would say that the neo-Nazis started this thing. They showed up in Charlottesville. Excuse me. '''They didn't put themselves down as neo-Nazis.''' You had some very bad people in that group. '''You also had some very fine people on both sides.''' You had people in that group — excuse me, excuse me — I saw the same pictures as you did. You had people in that group that were there to protest the taking down of, to them, a very, very important statue and the renaming of a park from Robert E. Lee to another name. [Reporters crosstalk] Well, George Washington was a slave owner. Was George Washington a slave owner? So will George Washington now lose his status? Are we going to take down — excuse me — are we going to take down statues to George Washington? How about Thomas Jefferson? What do you think of Thomas Jefferson? You like him. Good. Are we going to take down his statue? He was a major slave owner. Are we going to take down his statue? It is fine. You are changing history and culture. You had people — and '''I'm not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, they should be condemned totally''' — you had '''many people in that group other than neo-Nazis and white nationalists'''. The press has treated them absolutely unfairly. Now, in the other group also, you had some fine people but you also had troublemakers and you see them come with '''the black outfits and with the helmets and with the baseball bats'''. You had a lot of bad people in the other group too. * The statement I made on Saturday, the first statement, was a fine statement. ** [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-virginia-protests-idUSKCN1AV0WT Trump, again, casts blame on both sides for deadly violence in Virginia] at a press briefing in Trump Tower, New York (15 August 2017) Transcripts: [https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/15/read-the-transcript-of-donald-trumps-jaw-dropping-press-conference.html][https://www.vox.com/2017/8/15/16154028/trump-press-conference-transcript-charlottesville] ====September 2017==== * The problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented. It's that socialism has been faithfully implemented. ** In his [[wikisource:Remarks by President Trump to the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly|first address to the United Nations]]. (19 September 2017) * The only thing you could do better is if you see it, even if it's one player, leave the stadium, I guarantee things will stop. Things will stop. Just pick up and leave. Pick up and leave. Not the same game anymore anyway. Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, you'd say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He's fired. He's fired! ** Referring at a rally in Huntsville, AL to [[wikipedia:U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)|protests by NFL players]] against the U.S. flag. ** {{citation |date=2017-09-22 |title=Donald Trump Called for NFL Players to Be Fired for National Anthem Kneeling — And They Responded |author=Aric Jenkins |periodical=Fortune |url=http://fortune.com/2017/09/23/donald-trump-nfl-players-anthem-response/}} * All appropriate departments of our government from Homeland Security to Defense are engaged fully in the disaster and the response and recovery effort probably has never been seen for something like this. This is an island surrounded by water, big water, ocean water. ** Regarding {{w|Hurricane Maria}} ** {{citation |date=2017-09-29 |title=Donald Trump says Puerto Rico is 'an island surrounded by big water' |author=Emily Shugerman |periodical=The Independent |location=UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-comments-island-big-water-a7975011.html}} ====October 2017==== * You guys know what this represents? Maybe it's the calm before the storm. ''[Reporter: What's the storm?]'' Could be the calm, the calm, before the storm. ''[Reporter: What storm Mr. President?]'' We have the world's great military people in this room, I'll tell you that, and we're going to have a great evening. ''[Reporter: What storm Mr. President?]'' You'll find out. ** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/10/06/trump-gathers-with-military-leaders-says-maybe-its-the-calm-before-the-storm/ Speaking during a photo op at the White House] (6 October 2017) * The media is — really, the word, I think one of the greatest of all terms I've come up with is "fake". I guess other people have used it, perhaps, over the years, but I've never noticed it. ** {{citation |date=2017-10-08 |title=Donald Trump defends paper towels in Puerto Rico, says Stephen Paddock was ‘probably smart' in bizarre TV interview: Analysis |author=Daniel Dale |periodical=TheStar.com |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/10/08/donald-trump-defends-paper-towels-in-puerto-rico-says-stephen-paddock-was-probably-smart-in-bizarre-tv-interview-analysis.html}} *Chain migration is one of the disasters. You allow one person and in that one person brings in 10 or 12 people **[https://abcnews.go.com/US/times-trump-slammed-chain-migration-apparently-helped-wifes/story?id=57132429 11 October 2017] being interviewed by [[Sean Hannity]] * And we see it in the mothers and the fathers who get up at the crack of dawn; they work two jobs and sometimes three jobs. They sacrifice every day for the furniture and — future of their children. ** [https://www.palmerreport.com/opinion/random-words-donald-trump/5573/ Remarks by President Trump at the 2017 Values Voter Summit] (13 October 2017) * Just out report: "United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror." Not good, we must keep America safe! ** [https://www.snopes.com/trump-uk-terrorism/ Tweet by @realDonaldTrump] (20 October 2017) * We have a very good relationship. People say we have the best relationship of any President-President, because he's called President also. Now some people might call him the King of China, but he's called President. ** [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/10/25/full_lou_dobbs_interview_trump_asks_what_could_be_more_fake_than_cbs_nbc_abc_and_cnn.html Interviewed by Lou Dobbs on Fox Business on the subject of Xi Jinping] (25 October 2017) ====November 2017==== * Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me "old," when I would NEVER call him "short and fat?" Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen! ** {{citation |date=2017-11-08 |title=Donald Trump calls Kim Jong-un ‘short and fat’ and says he’s ‘trying hard to be his friend’ |author=Corey Charlton |periodical=The Sun |url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4895959/donald-trump-calls-kim-jong-un-short-and-fat-and-says-hes-trying-hard-to-be-his-friend/}} ====December 2017==== *He killed many people, ran them over. Chain migration. According to chain migration, he may have as many as 22 to 24 people that came in with him. His grandfather, his grandmother, his mother, his father, his brother, his sisters. We have to end chain migration. We have to end chain migration. **[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/12/08/trump-time-congress-adopt-pro-american-immigration-agenda/ 8 December 2017] ===2018=== ====January 2018==== * The libel laws are very weak in this country. If they were strong, it would be very helpful. You wouldn't have things like that happen where you can say whatever comes to your head. ** Response to a question regarding Michael Wolff's ''Fire and Fury'', [https://factba.se/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-questions-camp-david-gop-retreat-january-6-2018 Camp David speech] (6 January 2018) *I get exercise. I mean I walk, I this, I that. I run over to a building next door. I get more exercise than people think.<br>A lot of people go to the gym and they’ll work out for two hours and all. I’ve seen people ... then they get their new knees when they’re 55 years old and they get their new hips and they do all those things. I don’t have those problems.<br>I guess they all realized they’re going to have to leave it to a president that scored the highest on tests. What can I tell you?<br>I was on a treadmill for the first time actually in quite a while, and it was at a very steep angle, and I was there for a very long time.<br>They were surprised. And they said, ‘Well you can stop now, that’s amazing.’ And I said, ‘I can go much longer than this if you want me to.<br>I’ve always been more of a believer in diet ‘cause I’m strong, you know? I hit the ball far. I mean, I’m strong, physically.<br>The people that do the food at the White House are extraordinary, but I think they can maybe make the portions a little bit smaller and maybe we’ll cut out some of the more fattening ingredients, and I’m okay with that. **17 January 2018 [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-fitness/exclusive-exercise-i-get-more-than-people-think-trump-says-idUSKBN1F633B interview with Reuters] *Right now, in a number of states, the laws allow a baby to be born from his or her mother's womb in the ninth month. It is wrong, it has to change. **As quoted in [http://mashable.com/2018/01/19/trump-march-for-life-childbirth/#NXYV1ubFzSqW "Trump just basically said he's anti-childbirth"] (19 January 2018), by Rachel Kraus, ''Mashable'' * If you're telling me they're horrible people, horrible racist people, I [[w:Non-apology apology|would certainly apologize]], if you'd like me to do that. ** [http://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/news/piers-morgan-donald-trump-says-sorry-to-britain Interviewed on Good Morning Britain] about his [[w:Donald_Trump_on_social_media#Britain_First_videos|retweeting of inflammatory and unverified anti-Muslim videos from Britain First]] the previous November (26 January 2018) * ''[Interviewer: Do you believe in climate change? Do you think it exists?]'' Er, there is a cooling and there is a heating, and I mean, look, [[w:Climate_change#Terminology|it used to not be climate change, it used to be global warming]]. ''[Interviewer: Right.]'' Right? That wasn't working too well, because it was getting too cold all over the place. The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they're setting records, OK, [[w:Retreat_of_glaciers_since_1850|they're at a record level]]. ** [https://www.itv.com/news/2018-01-29/what-we-learned-from-donald-trumps-interview-with-itv/ Interviewed on British TV] (28 January 2018) *in recent weeks, two terrorist attacks in New York were made possible by the visa lottery and chain migration **[https://www.breitbart.com/live/state-union-fact-check-analysis-livewire/fact-check-yes-nyc-terrorists-entered-u-s-chain-migration-visa-lottery/ 30 January 2018] *we celebrate National African American History Month to honor the significant contributions African Americans have made to our great Nation **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-proclaims-february-2018-national-african-american-history-month/ 31 January 2018] ***reposted on Twitter [https://twitter.com/statedept/status/959192815313080323 1 Feb 2018 by @StateDept] and [https://twitter.com/whitehouse/status/959481056373149696 2 Feb 2018 by @WhiteHouse] ====February 2018==== [[File:State_of_the_Union_(39974380282).jpg|thumb|Can we call that treason, why not?]] * You've got half the room going totally crazy, wild, they loved everything, they wanna do something great for our country, and you have the other side, even on positive news, really positive news, like that, they were like death, and [[w:Un-American|un-American]], un-American. Somebody said treasonous, I mean, yeah I guess, why not? Can we call that [[w:Treason_laws_in_the_United_States|treason]], why not? ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjwPiE1wCU0 Speaking in Cincinnati about Democrats did not clap] during his [[w:State of the Union|State of the Union Address]] (5 February 2018) *My administration has identified three major priorities for creating a safe, modern, and lawful immigration system: fully securing the border, ending chain migration, and canceling the visa lottery. Chain migration is a disaster, and very unfair to our country. The visa lottery is something that should have never been allowed in the first place. People enter a lottery to come into our country. What kind of a system is that? It is time for Congress to act and to protect Americans. **[https://abcnews.go.com/US/times-trump-slammed-chain-migration-apparently-helped-wifes/story?id=57132429 10 February 2018] * Because in America people don't worship government. They worship God. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsUZCo7hasI CPAC conference] (23 February 2018) * Or, Mike, take the firearms first and then go to court, because that’s another system. Because a lot of times, by the time you go to court, it takes so long to go to court, to get the due process procedures. '''I like taking the guns early.''' Like in this crazy man’s case that just took place in Florida, he had a lot of firearms – they saw everything – to go to court would have taken a long time, so you could do exactly what you’re saying, '''but take the guns first, go through due process second.''' ** meeting on gun violence Feb. 28, 2018[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/10/14/fact-check-trump-made-comment-taking-guns-without-due-process/6070319001/][https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4907473/user-clip-trump-pence-feb-28-2018][https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trump-said-i-like-taking-the-guns-early-not-harris/] ====March 2018==== * Don't forget China's great, and Xi is a great gentleman. He's now president for life. President for life. And he's great. And look, he was able to do that. I think it’s great. Maybe we'll have to give that a shot someday. ** Fundraiser, Mar-a-Lago, quoted in {{citation|date=2018-03-03|author=Kevin Liptak|title=Trump on China's Xi consolidating power: 'Maybe we'll give that a shot some day'|periodical=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/03/politics/trump-maralago-remarks/index.html}} ====April 2018==== * I want to thank the White House Historical Association and all of the people that work so hard with Melania, with everybody, to keep this incredible house or building, or whatever you want to call it — because there really is no name for it; it is special — and we keep it in tip-top shape. We call it sometimes tippy-top shape. And it's a great, great place. ** Referring to the [[White House]], during a speech given for Easter (April 2, 2018) *And chain migration -- think of that. So you come in, and now you can bring your family, and then you can bring your mother and your father. You can bring your grandmother. You can bring your this; you can bring -- we had somebody on the West Side Highway, which I know very well -- in Manhattan -- he ran over -- I think he killed about eight people **[https://abcnews.go.com/US/times-trump-slammed-chain-migration-apparently-helped-wifes/story?id=57132429 5 April 2018] ====May 2018==== [[File:Protests after US decision to withdraw from JCPOA, around former US embassy, Tehran - 8 May 2018 26.jpg|thumb|We will not allow [[:w:Government of Islamic Republic of Iran|a regime]] that chants "[[Death to America]]" to gain access to [[:w:Nuclear program of Iran|the most deadly weapons on Earth]].]] * America will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail. We will not allow American cities to be threatened with destruction. And '''we will not allow a regime that chants "Death to America" to gain access to the most deadly weapons on Earth.''' ** statement on the [[:w:Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|Iran nuclear deal]] on May 8, 2018 [https://www.vox.com/world/2018/5/8/17332494/read-trump-iran-nuclear-deal-speech-full-text-announcement-transcript vox.com] ====June 2018==== *In the meantime, people are suffering because of the Democrats. So we've created, and they've created, and they've let it happen — a massive child-smuggling industry. That's exactly what it's become. Traffickers — if you think about this — human traffickers are making a fortune. It's a disgrace. These loopholes force the release of alien families and minors into the country when they illegally cross the border. **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-cabinet-meeting-9/ Remarks by President Trump at Cabinet Meeting Issued on: June 21, 2018] ====July 2018==== * but we have to do it gently because we're in the #MeToo generation, so we have to be very gentle.<br>we will very gently take that kit, and we will slowly toss it, hoping it doesn't hit her and injure her arm. **[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-mocks-metoo-movement-in-montana-rally/2018/07/05/fad40ce2-80b3-11e8-b660-4d0f9f0351f1_story.html?noredirect=on 5 July 2018 per Washington Post] * Allowing the immigration to take place in Europe is a shame. I think it changed the fabric of Europe and, unless you act very quickly, it's never going to be what it was and I don't mean that in a positive way. So I think allowing millions and millions of people to come into Europe is very, very sad. I think you are losing your culture. ** [https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6766531/trump-may-brexit-us-deal-off/ Interview with ''The Sun''] (13 July 2018) * The border with the Sahara can't be bigger than ours with Mexico. ** In a phone call to the Spain's foreign minister, Josep Borrell, in the context of Trump's idea for Spain to build a border wall across Sahara dessert to stem Spain's Mediterranean migrant crisis.[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/09/20/trump-spain-wall-sahara-desert/1365944002/ Foreign minister: Trump advised Spain to build wall across Sahara to stop migrants] * To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS! ** [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/covfefe-trump-typo-turned-meme/579763/ The Atlantic: "Six Hours and Three Minutes of Internet Chaos"] * What you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2018-07-24 |title= 'What You're Seeing... Is Not What's Happening.' People Are Comparing This Trump Quote to George Orwell |author=Mahita Gajanan |periodical=Time |url=https://time.com/5347737/trump-quote-george-orwell-vfw-speech/}} * We're ordering 147 new F-35 Lightning fighters. This is an incredible plane. It's stealth; you can't see it. So when I talk to even people from the other side, they're trying to order our plane. They like the fact that you can't see it. I said, 'How would it do in battle with your plane?' They say, 'Well, we have one problem: We can't see your plane.' ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2018-07-24 |title= Trump Keeps Saying the F-35 Is Invisible |author=Kyle Mizokami |periodical=Popular Mechanics |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/amp33658771/trump-keeps-saying-the-f-35-is-invisible/}} ====August 2018==== *We have the worst laws! How about chain migration? One person comes in and you end up with 32 people. The person that ran down 18 people on the West Side Highway, he's allowed to have -- and I think eight died. He has 22 members of his family in the United States because of chain migration. So we have to change this stuff, Rush, **1 August 2018 interview with [[Rush Limbaugh]] *How about chain migration? How about that? Somebody comes in, he brings his mother, and his father, and his aunt and uncle, 15 times removed. He brings them all **[https://abcnews.go.com/US/times-trump-slammed-chain-migration-apparently-helped-wifes/story?id=57132429 August 8 campaign rally in Ohio] ====September 2018==== * They haven't seen anything like what's coming at us in 25, 30 years. Maybe ever. It's tremendously big and tremendously wet. Tremendous amounts of water. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqHwQhZC8jQ Trump Says Hurricane Florence Is 'Tremendously Big And Tremendously Wet'] * I just wanna thank all of the incredible men and women who have done such a great job in helping with Florence. This is a tough hurricane. One of the wettest we've ever seen from a standpoint of water. ** [https://youtube.com/watch?v=RiDpRVqqXfk&t=30 Trump Describes Hurricane Florence "Wettest We've Seen From Standpoint Of Water"] * And you know the interesting? When I did it, and I was really being tough, and so was he, and we were going back and forth, and then we fell in love. OK? No, really. He wrote me beautiful letters. And they're great letters. We fell in love. ** {{citation |date=2018-09-30 |title=Trump says he and Kim Jong-un ‘fell in love’ after sending each other ‘beautiful letters’ |periodical=The Independent |location=UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-kim-jong-un-love-letters-relationship-denuclearisation-nuclear-weapons-a8561701.html}} *Reliance on a single foreign supplier can leave nations vulnerable to extortion and intimidation and that is why we congratulate European states such as Poland for leading construction of a [[w:Baltic Pipe|Baltic pipeline]] so that nations are not dependent on Russia to meet their energy needs. Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course. ** Address to the UN General Assembly, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-09-25 |title=At U.N., Trump hails Poland, slams Germany over Russian energy reliance |author= Reuters Staff |periodical=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-assembly-usa-germany-idUSKCN1M527Y}} * Today I stand before the United Nations General Assembly to share the extraordinary progress we've made. In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country. America's— so true. ''[assembly laughs]'' I didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK. ** Address to UN General Assembly, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-09-26 |title=Trump's U.N. speech pitting globalism against patriotism proves the president has no idea what patriotism means |author=Daniel Shapiro |periodical=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-u-n-speech-pitting-globalism-against-patriotism-proves-ncna913141}} * America is governed by Americans. We reject the ideology of globalism and we embrace the doctrine of patriotism. ** Address to UN General Assembly, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-09-25 |title=Trump’s Speech at the U.N. Triggers Laughter—and Disbelief |author=Robin Wright |periodical=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trumps-speech-at-the-un-triggers-laughterand-disbelief}} ====October 2018==== * I know you're not thinking. You never do. ** Donald Trump to a reporter who was going to ask a question. {{citation |date=2018-10-02 |title=President Donald Trump To Reporter: ‘I Know You’re Not Thinking. You Never Do’ |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASOTct1woo8}} *Only do it if I can test her personally. That will not be something I enjoy doing either. ** regarding acknowledging [[Elizabeth Warren]] as Native American ** {{citation |date=2018-10-15 |title=Trump promised $1 million to charity if Warren proved her Native American DNA. Now he’s waffling. |author=Amy B Wang and Deanna Paul |periodical=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/15/trump-dared-elizabeth-warren-take-dna-test-prove-her-native-american-ancestry-now-what/}} * I have a natural instinct for science ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2018-10-15 |title=Trump: My ‘Natural Instinct for Science’ Tells Me Climate Science Is Wrong |author=Jonathan Chait |periodical=New York Intelligencer |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/trump-i-have-a-natural-instinct-for-science.html}} *You know they have a word, it sort of became old-fashioned, it's called a nationalist,<br>And I say 'really, we're not supposed to use that word?' Do you know what I am? I'm a nationalist. **22 October 2018, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-10-23 |title=Trump declares himself a 'nationalist' while stumping for Ted Cruz |author=John Walsh |periodical=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/trump-declares-himself-a-nationalist-while-stumping-for-ted-cruz/articleshow/66327534.cms}} *Now how ridiculous: we're the only country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States for 85 years with all of those benefits **{{citation |date=2018-10-30 |title=Trump wants to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. |author=Associated Press |periodical=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-birthright-citizenship-1.4883589}} *It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don't,<br>Number one, you don't need that. Number two, you can definitely do it with an act of Congress. But now they're saying I can do it just with an executive order.<br>It's in the process,<br>It'll happen, with an executive order. **{{citation |date=2018-10-30 |title=Can Trump End Birthright Citizenship by Executive Order? |author=Robert Farley |periodical=FactCheck.org |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2018/10/can-trump-end-birthright-citizenship-by-executive-order/}} ====November 2018==== * You gotta take care of the floors. You know, the floors of the forest. It's very important. You look at other countries where they do it differently, and it's a whole different story. I was with the president of Finland, and he said, "We have a much different— we're a forest nation." He called it a forest nation. And they spend a lot of time on raking and cleaning and doing things, and they don't have any problem. ** Paradise, California, {{#formatdate:2018-11-17}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2018-11-20 |title=#RakeNews: People in Finland Mock Trump With Leaf-Raking Photos After He Said the Country 'Rakes the Forest' |author=Ashley Hoffman |periodical=Time |url=https://time.com/5458605/trump-finland-raking-reactions/}}, and with video in {{citation |date=2018-11-18 |title=Trump Says California Can Learn From Finland on Fires. Is He Right? |author=Patrick Kingsley |periodical=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/18/world/europe/finland-california-wildfires-trump-raking.html}} ** Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said he didn't recall anything being said about raking.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/finnish-president-says-he-briefed-trump-on-forest-monitoring/2018/11/18/dd46a57e-eb32-11e8-8b47-bd0975fd6199_story.html] * '''Reporter''': Have you read the climate report yet?<br />'''Trump''': I've seen it. I've read some of it and — it's fine.<br />'''Reporter''': They say the economic impact could be devastating.<br />'''Trump''': Yeah. I don't believe it.<br />'''Reporter''': You don't believe it?<br />'''Trump''': No, no. I don't believe it. And here's the other thing: You're going to have to have China and Japan and all of Asia and all of these other countries — you know, it addresses our country. Right now, we're at the cleanest we've ever been, and that's very important to me. But if we're clean but every other place on Earth is dirty, that's not so good. ** November 26, 2018, on the [[w:Fourth National Climate Assessment|Fourth National Climate Assessment]] ({{cite news |title=Trump responds to his administration's report indicating a huge cost from climate change: ‘I don't believe it' |first=Philip |last=Bump |newspaper=[[w:The Washington Post|The Washington Post]] |date=November 26, 2018 |accessdate=December 1, 2018 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/26/trump-responds-report-indicating-huge-cost-climate-change-i-dont-believe-it/}}; {{cite news |agency=[[w:BBC News|BBC News]] |title='I don't believe it' - Trump on climate report |date=November 26, 2018 |accessdate=December 1, 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-46324405/i-don-t-believe-it-trump-on-climate-report}}; {{cite news |newspaper=[[w:The Guardian|The Guardian]] |agency=[[w:Associated Press|Associated Press]] |title=‘Yeah, I don't believe it': Trump on his administration's own climate report |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2018/nov/26/yeah-i-dont-believe-it-trump-on-administrations-own-climate-report-video}}). * One of the problems that a lot of people like myself we have very high levels of intelligence, but we're not necessarily such believers. You look at our air and our water, and it's now at a record clean. But when you look at China and you look at parts of Asia and when you look at South America, and when you look at many other places in this world, including Russia, including just many other places, the air is incredibly dirty and when you're talking about an atmosphere, oceans are very small and it blows over and it sails over. I mean, we take thousands of tons of garbage off our beaches all the time that comes over from Asia. It just flows right down the Pacific, if flows, and we say where does this come from. And it takes many people to start off with. **28th November, ''Washington Post'' interview, Donald Trump on whether he believes in global warming reports of the 13 of agencies of his administration. [https://splinternews.com/man-with-very-high-level-of-intelligence-says-oceans-ar-1830699334] ====December 2018==== *I want to thank Vice President Mike Pence,<br>A tremendous supporter, a tremendous supporter of yours. And Karen. And they go there and they love your country. They love your country. And they love this country. That's a good combination, right? **[https://forward.com/opinion/415676/trump-just-accused-jews-of-loving-israel-not-america-and-his-fans-cheered/ 7 December 2018] *I am proud to shut down the government for border security, Chuck. People in this country don't want criminals and people that have lots of problems and drugs pouring into our country. I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I won't blame you for it. The last time, you shut it down. It didn't work. I will take the mantle of shutting it down. **Oval Office meeting with {{W|Nancy Pelosi}} and {{W|Chuck Schumer}}, leading to the {{w|2018–19 United States federal government shutdown}}. "[https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/12/11/Trump-proud-to-shut-down-government-in-wall-talks-with-Democrats/6271544554657/ Trump 'proud' to shut down government in wall talks with Democrats]", {{W|United Press International}} (December 12, 2018) *Well, I don't see it. I spoke with Bibi, I told Bibi.<br>And, you know, we give Israel $4.5 billion a year.<br>And they're doing very well defending themselves, if you take a look.<br>So that's the way it is.<br>The United States cannot continue to be the policeman of the world,<br>We don't want to do that. **[https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-we-give-israel-billions-it-can-defend-itself-in-syria/ 27 December 2018] re [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] ===2019=== ====January 2019==== *we're getting out and we're getting out smart and we're winning, we're winning. OK. But just to answer your question, '''Over a period of time'''. I never said I'm getting out tomorrow I said I'm pulling our soldiers out and they will be pulled back in Syria, that we're getting out of Syria. Yeah absolutely. But we're getting out very powerfully. **[http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/a1e8659d9ffa2e6b1572a49d86627be5 2 January 2019] *Iran is no longer the same country<br>Iran is pulling people out of Syria.<br>'''They can do what they want there, frankly''', but they're pulling people out.<br>They're pulling people out of Yemen.<br>Iran wants to survive now. **{{citation |date=2019-01-02 |title=Trump: Iran ‘can do what they want’ in Syria |author=Eric Cortellessa |periodical=Times of Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-iran-can-do-what-they-want-in-syria/}} *We are born free, and we will stay free. Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country. **{{citation |date=2019-01-05 |title=Trump to Ocasio-Cortez: 'America will never be a socialist country' |author=Joel Gehrke |periodical=Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/trump-to-ocasio-cortez-america-will-never-be-a-socialist-country}} * <p>''Q:'' Does the buck stop with you over this shutdown?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' '''The buck stops with everybody.'''</p> **White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2019-01-10}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2019-01-10 |title=Rejecting responsibility, Trump declares, ‘The buck stops with everybody’ |author=Steve Benen |periodical=MSNBC |url=http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/rejecting-responsibility-trump-declares-the-buck-stops-everybody}}, and with video in {{citation |date=2019-01-10 |title=Trump: 'Buck stops with everybody' for shutdown he was proud to own |author=Oliver Willis |periodical=American Independent |url=https://americanindependent.com/trump-buck-stops-with-everybody-shutdown-proud/}} *National African American History Month<br>is an occasion to rediscover the enduring stories of African Americans and the<br>gifts of freedom, purpose, and opportunity they have bestowed on future<br>generations. **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-national-african-american-history-month-2019/ early 31 January 2019 proclamation on WhiteHouse.gov] regarding [[Wikipedia:Black History Month|black history month]] ***[https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1091427927475085312 reposted 1 February 2019 on Twitter] ====February 2019==== *They're starting to, as we gain the remainder, the final remainder of the caliphate of the area, they'll be going to our base in Iraq, and ultimately some will be coming home. But we're going to be there and we're going to be staying--<br>We have to protect Israel. We have to protect other things that we have. But we're- yeah, they'll be coming back in a matter of time. Look, we're protecting the world. We're spending more money than anybody's ever spent in history, by a lot. We spent, over the last five years, close to 50 billion dollars a year in Afghanistan. That's more than most countries spend for everything including education, medical, and everything else, other than a few countries.<br> **[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-interview-face-the-nation-margaret-brennan-today-2019-02-01/ 1 February 2019] broadcast [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-president-trump-on-face-the-nation-february-3-2019/ 3 February 2019] * We stand with the [[Venezuela|Venezuelan]] people in their noble quest for freedom—and we condemn the brutality of the [[Maduro]] regime, whose socialist policies have turned that nation from being the wealthiest in [[South America]] into a state of abject [[poverty]] and [[despair]] ** "[https://fair.org/home/the-media-myth-of-once-prosperous-and-democratic-venezuela-before-chavez/ The Media Myth of ‘Once Prosperous’ and Democratic Venezuela Before Chávez]" (February 6, 2019) *Since the founding of our nation, many of our greatest strides — from gaining our independence to abolition of civil rights to extending the vote for women — have been led by people of faith **[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-civil-rights-abolition-prayer-breakfast_us_5c5e14ace4b0eec79b236874 08 February 2019] * In fact, I think I can say this, Prime Minister [[w:Shinzō Abe|Abe]] of Japan gave me the most beautiful copy of a letter that he sent to the people who give out a thing called the [[w:Nobel Prize|Nobel Prize]]. He said: '''"I have nominated you, respectfully, on behalf of Japan. I am asking them to give you the Nobel Peace Prize."''' I said, 'Thank you.'<br>We do a lot of good work. This administration does a tremendous job and we don't get credit for it. '''So Prime Minister Abe gave me — I mean it's the most beautiful five-page letter, Nobel Prize, he sent it to them.''' You know why? Because he had rocket ships and he had missiles flying over Japan, and they had alarms going off — you know that. Now all of the sudden they feel good, they feel safe. I did that. ** 15 February 2019 ({{cite news |title=You won't believe what Trump just said: 6 eye-popping moments |first=Dareh |last=Gregorian |agency=[[w:NBC News|NBC News]] |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/you-won-t-believe-what-trump-just-said-6-eye-n972166}}) ====Spring 2019==== *there will be some people in the room that don't like this. We're down to 3.7 percent unemployment — the lowest number in a long time. But think of this: I got all these companies moving in. They need workers. We have to bring people into our country to work these great plants that are opening up all over the place. This was not necessarily what I was saying during the campaign because I never knew we would be as successful as we've been. Companies are roaring back into our country, and now we want people to come in. We need workers to come in, but they've got to come in legally, and they've got to come in through merit, merit, merit. **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-2019-conservative-political-action-conference/ 3 March 2019] *Hello, everybody. The economic numbers just came out; they're very, very good. Our country is doing unbelievably well, economically. Most of you don't report that, because it doesn't sound good from your perspective. But the country is doing really, really well. We have a lot of very exciting things going on. A lot of companies will be announcing shortly they're moving back into the United States. They're all coming back. They want to be where the action is. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900207/html/DCPD-201900207.htm 5 April 2019] * If you have a windmill anywhere near your house, congratulations, your house just went down 75 percent in value. <b>And they say the noise causes cancer. </b> You told me that one, OK. ''[makes circles with his hands and a noise with his mouth]'' You know the thing makes so... and of course it's like a graveyard for birds. ** Speech to Republican National Congressional Committee, {{#formatdate:2019-04-02}}, quoted in {{cite news|date= {{#formatdate:2019-04-03}}|title=Trump's war on windmills now includes wild cancer claim|author=Zachary B. Wolf|work=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/03/politics/trumps-war-on-windmills-now-includes-wild-cancer-claim/index.html}} and in {{cite web|date=2019-04-08|accessdate=2019-08-18|website={{w|Politifact}}|title=Donald Trump's ridiculous link between cancer, wind turbines|author=Jon Greenberg|url=https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/apr/08/donald-trump/republicans-dismiss-trumps-windmill-and-cancer-cla/}} *The Jews always flip. **attested to by Michael Wolff [https://forward.com/fast-forward/425037/trump-jews-always-flip-michael-wolff-michael-cohen-david-pecker/ 28 May 2019] ====June 2019==== *There is no basis whatsoever for impeachment. None. There was no collusion. There was no obstruction. There was no crime. The crime was by the Democrats. The crime was by the Democrats. There is no legal basis for impeachment. It's a big witch hunt. Everybody knows it, including the Democrats. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900366/html/DCPD-201900366.htm 2 June 2019] * This week, we commemorate a mighty endeavor of righteous nations and one of the greatest undertakings in all of history. Seventy-five years ago, more than 150,000 Allied troops were preparing on this island to parachute into France, storm the beaches of Normandy, and win back our civilization. As Her Majesty remembers, the British people had hoped and prayed and fought for this day for nearly 5 years. When Britain stood alone during the Blitz of 1940 and 1941, the Nazi war machine dropped thousands of bombs on this country and right on this magnificent city. Buckingham Palace alone was bombed on 16 separate occasions. In that dark hour, the people of this nation showed the world what it means to be British. They cleared wreckage from the streets, displayed the Union Jack from their shattered homes, and kept fighting on to victory. They only wanted victory. The courage of the United Kingdom's sons and daughters ensured that your destiny would always remain in your own hands. Through it all, the royal family was the resolute face of the Commonwealth's unwavering solidarity. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900368/html/DCPD-201900368.htm 3 June 2019] * This evening we thank God for the brave sons of the United Kingdom and the United States who defeated the Nazis and the Nazi regime and liberated millions from tyranny. The bond between our nations was forever sealed in that "Great Crusade." As we honor our shared victory and heritage, we affirm the common values that will unite us long into the future: freedom, sovereignty, self-determination, the rule of law, and reverence for the rights given to us by Almighty God. From the Second World War to today, Her Majesty has stood as a constant symbol of these priceless traditions. She has embodied the spirit of dignity, duty, and patriotism that beats proudly in every British heart. On behalf of all Americans, I offer a toast to the eternal friendship of our people, the vitality of our nations, and to the long, cherished, and truly remarkable reign of Her Majesty the Queen. Thank you. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900368/html/DCPD-201900368.htm 3 June 2019] * You’re talking about Vietnam and at that time nobody had ever heard of the country ** Trump was describing the US knowledge about Vietnam in 1968, when about one half million US troops were stationed in Vietnam, as quoted in {{cite news|date={{#formatdate:2019-06-05}}|title=Trump says was 'never a fan' of Vietnam War, and that Americans hadn't heard of country in 1968|work=Japan Times|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/06/06/world/politics-diplomacy-world/trump-says-never-fan-vietnam-war-claims-americans-hadnt-heard-country-1968/#.XraZ4hMzbOQ}} * I think a lot of progress was made yesterday, but we have to make a lot of progress. Mexico has been making, for many, many years, hundreds of billions of dollars. And then, they've been making an absolute fortune on the United States. They have to step up, and they have to step up to the plate, and perhaps they will. We're going to see. They can solve the problem. The Democrats—Congress has been a disaster. They won't change. They won't do anything. They want free immigration—immigration to pour into our country. They don't care who it is. They don't care what kind of a record they have. It doesn't make any difference. They're not going to be changing anything. We go to them, we say, "Let's fix the immigration laws." They just want it to do badly. The worse it does, the happier they are. So that's the way it is, and I guess that's the way it will be until after the election. It's just a disgrace. Because, frankly, we could solve this problem so easy if the Democrats in Congress were willing to make some changes, but they're not. And that's the way it is. They want to just ride it out. They want to have a real bad time. They don't care about crime. They don't care about drugs pouring into our country. They couldn't care less. It's all politics. It's a vicious business. So that's the way it is. But we're having a great talk with Mexico. We'll see what happens. But something pretty dramatic could happen. We've told Mexico the tariffs go on. And I mean it too. And I'm very happy with it. And lot of people, Senators included, they have no idea what they're talking about when it comes to tariffs. They have no—absolutely no idea. When you have the money, when you have the product, when you have the thing that everybody wants, you're in a position to do very well with tariffs, and that's where we are. We're the piggybank. The United States is the piggybank. It has all the money that others want to take from us, but they're not taking it so easy anymore. It's a lot different. Our talks with China—a lot of interesting things are happening. We'll see what happens. **[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900372/html/DCPD-201900372.htm 6 June 2019] * ''Reporter:'' Are you willing to go to war with Iran?<br />''Trump:'' You'll find out. You'll find out. ** {{cite news|date={{#formatdate:2019-06-20}}|title=Trump tells public 'you'll find out' when asked about a war with Iran|work=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/trump-tells-public-youll-find-out-when-asked-about-a-war-with-iran/2019/06/20/18f8c92d-b370-4a01-a948-4144be20f730_video.html}} * For some reason we have a certain chemistry — or whatever. Let's see what happens. We have a long way to go. But I'm in no rush... So, I just want to say that we are going to be heading out to the DMZ and '''it's something I planned long ago but had the idea yesterday''' to maybe say hello, just shake hands quickly and say hello. ** press conference, Blue House, Seoul, South Korea, quoted in {{citation |date=2019-06-30 |title=Trump: Kim and I "have a certain chemistry" |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-dmz-kim-live-intl-hnk/h_8b23e071903b007d8ff1934be8457d2c}} =====Remarks on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day in Colleville-sur-Mer, France===== <small>[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201900373/html/DCPD-201900373.htm Transcript] (June 6, 2016)</small> * Here with you are over 60 veterans who landed on [[w:D-Day|D-day]]. Our debt to you is everlasting. Today we express our undying gratitude. When you were young, these men enlisted their lives in a great crusade, one of the greatest of all times. Their mission is the story of an epic battle and the ferocious, eternal struggle between good and evil. On the 6th of June, 1944, they joined a liberation force of awesome power and breathtaking scale. After months of planning, the Allies had chosen this ancient coastline to mount their campaign to vanquish the wicked tyranny of the [[Nazism|Nazi]] empire from the face of the Earth. The battle began in the skies above us. In those first tense midnight hours, 1,000 aircraft roared overhead, with 17,000 Allied airborne troops preparing to leap into the darkness beyond these trees. Then came dawn. The enemy who had occupied these heights saw the largest naval armada in the history of the world. Just a few miles offshore were 7,000 vessels bearing 130,000 warriors. * They were the citizens of free and independent nations, united by their duty to their compatriots and to millions yet unborn. There were the British, whose nobility and fortitude saw them through the worst of [[w:Battle of Dunkirk|Dunkirk]] and the [[w:London Blitz|London Blitz]]. The full violence of Nazi fury was no match for the full grandeur of British pride. Thank you. There were the [[Canada|Canadians]], whose robust sense of honor and loyalty compelled them to take up arms alongside Britain from the very, very beginning. There were the fighting [[Poland|Poles]], the tough [[Norway|Norwegians]], and the intrepid [[Australia|Aussies]]. There were the gallant French commandos, soon to be met by thousands of their brave countrymen ready to write a new chapter in the long history of French valor. And finally, there were the Americans. They came from the farms of a vast heartland, the streets of glowing cities and the forges of mighty industrial towns. Before the war, many had never ventured beyond their own community. Now they had come to offer their lives half a world from home. * This beach, codenamed [[w:Omaha Beach|Omaha]], was defended by the Nazis with monstrous firepower, thousands and thousands of mines and spikes driven into the sand, so deeply. It was here that tens of thousands of the Americans came. The GIs who boarded the landing craft that morning knew that they carried on their shoulders not just the pack of a soldier, but the fate of the world. Colonel [[w:George A. Taylor|George Taylor]], whose [[w:16th Infantry Regiment (United States)|16th Infantry Regiment]] would join in the first wave, was asked: What would happen if the Germans stopped right then and there, cold on the beach, just stopped them? What would happen? This great American replied: "Why, the 18th Infantry is coming in right behind us. The 26th Infantry will come on too. Then, there is the [[w:2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]] already afloat. And the 9th Division. And the 2d Armored. And the 3d Armored. And all the rest. Maybe the 16th won't make it, but someone will." * Nine thousand three hundred and eighty-eight young Americans rest beneath the white crosses and Stars of David arrayed on these beautiful grounds. Each one has been adopted by a French family that thinks of him as their own. They come from all over France to look after our boys. They kneel. They cry. They pray. They place flowers. And they never forget. Today America embraces the French people and thanks you for honoring our beloved dead. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. * To all of our friends and partners: Our cherished alliance was forged in the heat of battle, tested in the trials of war, and proven in the blessings of peace. Our bond is unbreakable. * From across the Earth, Americans are drawn to this place as though it were a part of our very soul. We come not only because of what they did here, we come because of who they were. They were young men with their entire lives before them. They were husbands who said goodbye to their young brides and took their duty as their fate. They were fathers who would never meet their infant sons and daughters because they had a job to do. And with God as their witness, they were going to get it done. They came wave after wave, without question, without hesitation, and without complaint. * More powerful than the strength of American arms was the strength of American hearts. These men ran through the fires of hell moved by a force no weapon could destroy: the fierce patriotism of a free, proud, and sovereign people. They battled not for control and domination, but for liberty, democracy, and self-rule. They pressed on for love in home and country, the main streets, the schoolyards, the churches and neighbors, the families and communities that gave us men such as these. They were sustained by the confidence that America can do anything because we are a noble nation, with a virtuous people, praying to a righteous God. The exceptional might came from a truly exceptional spirit. The abundance of courage came from an abundance of faith. The great deeds of an Army came from the great depths of their love. As they confronted their fate, the Americans and the Allies placed themselves into the palm of God's hand. * The men behind me will tell you that they are just the lucky ones. As one of them recently put it, "All the heroes are buried here." But we know what these men did. We knew how brave they were. They came here and saved freedom, and then, they went home and showed us all what freedom is all about. The American sons and daughters who saw us to victory were no less extraordinary in peace. They built families. They built industries. They built a national culture that inspired the entire world. In the decades that followed, America defeated communism, secured civil rights, revolutionized science, launched a man to the Moon, and then kept on pushing to new frontiers. And today, America is stronger than ever before. * Seven decades ago, the warriors of D-day fought a sinister enemy who spoke of a thousand-year empire. In defeating that evil, they left a legacy that will last not only for a thousand years, but for all time—for as long as the soul knows of duty and honor; for as long as freedom keeps its hold on the human heart. To the men who sit behind me, and to the boys who rest in the field before me, your example will never, ever grow old. Your legend will never tire. Your spirit—brave, unyielding, and true—will never die. The blood that they spilled, the tears that they shed, the lives that they gave, the sacrifice that they made, did not just win a battle. It did not just win a war. Those who fought here won a future for our Nation. They won the survival of our civilization. And they showed us the way to love, cherish, and defend our way of life for many centuries to come. Today, as we stand together upon this sacred Earth, we pledge that our nations will forever be strong and united. We will forever be together. Our people will forever be bold. Our hearts will forever be loyal. And our children, and their children, will forever and always be free. May God bless our great veterans, may God bless our Allies, may God bless the heroes of D-day, and may God bless America. Thank you. Thank you very much. ====July 2019==== * Our army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do. ** Trump was describing battles in 1775, as quoted in [https://www.bbc.com/news/48885319 Trump blames 'airports' gaffe on teleprompter] *The kidney has a very special place in the heart. **[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/jul/11/the-kidney-has-a-very-special-place-in-the-heart-says-donald-trump-video 11 July 2019] * "I said, you know, you don't like me and I don't like you. I never have liked you and you never liked me but you're going to support me because you're a rich guy. And if you don't support me, you're going to be so goddamn poor you're not going to believe it." ** Trump was referring to an unnamed businessperson, as quoted by {{citation |date=2019-07-17 |title=Analysis: The 51 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's NC rally |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=WLOS.com |url=https://wlos.com/news/local/analysis-the-51-most-outrageous-lines-from-donald-trumps-nc-rally}} * Everybody calls me Mr. President. It's true. It's a funny thing. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2019-07-17 |title=Analysis: The 51 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's NC rally |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=WLOS.com |url=https://wlos.com/news/local/analysis-the-51-most-outrageous-lines-from-donald-trumps-nc-rally}} * ...[[Boris Johnson]], good man he is tough but he is smart. They call him Brittain Trump..They like me over there ** [www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0wO89TT9vI Trump on Johnson: 'They call him Britain Trump' - BBC News] July 24, 2019 *These people [Democrats] are clowns **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-signing-safe-third-country-agreement-guatemala/ from the White House on July 26 (video)] *I am the least racist person there is anywhere in the world **30 July 2019 [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/jul/30/trump-claims-least-racist-person-in-the-world per The Guardian] ====August 2019==== * I think my rhetoric is a very – it brings people together. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2019-08-07 |title=While slamming critics, Trump says his words ‘bring people together’ |author=Steve Benen |periodical=MSNBC |url=http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/while-slamming-critics-trump-says-his-words-bring-people-together}} * I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat -- it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2019-08-21 |title=Jewish leaders outraged by Trump saying Jews disloyal if they vote for Democrats |author=Maegan Vazquez, Jim Acosta |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/20/politics/donald-trump-jewish-americans-democrat-disloyalty/index.html?no-st=9999999999}} * I am the chosen one. Somebody had to do it, so I'm taking on China... and you know what we're winning. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2019-08-21 |title=Donald Trump: 'I am the chosen one' |author=Tola Mbakwe|periodical=CNN |url=https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/donald-trump-i-am-the-chosen-one}} ====September 2019==== * Where’s my favorite dictator? ** Trump was looking for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, as quoted by {{citation |date=2019-09-13 |title=Trump, Awaiting Egyptian Counterpart at Summit, Called Out for ‘My Favorite Dictator’ | author=By Nancy A. Youssef, Vivian Salama and Michael C. Bender | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-awaiting-egyptian-counterpart-at-summit-called-out-for-my-favorite-dictator-11568403645?tesla=y&mod=e2twp}} * I always look orange. And so do you. The light is the worst. ** Trump complained about energy-saving light bulbs, quoted by {{citation |date=2019-09-24 |title=Trump on Why He Doesn’t Like Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs: “I Always Look Orange” |author=Elliot Hannon |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/09/trump-on-why-he-doesnt-like-energy-efficient-light-bulbs-i-always-look-orange.html}} * The truth is plain to see — if you want freedom, take pride in your country; if you want democracy, hold onto your sovereignty, and if you want peace, love your nation. Wise leaders always put the good of their own people and their own country first. The future does not belong to globalists. The future belongs to patriots. The future belongs to sovereign and independent nations who protect their citizens, respect their neighbours, and honor the differences that make each country special and unique. ** Address to United Nations General Assembly, quoted in {{citation |date=2019-09-13 |title=Trump UN speech knocks globalism: The future belongs to nationalism |author=Tim Pearce |periodical=Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-un-speech-knocks-globalism-the-future-belongs-to-nationalism}} ====October 2019==== =====Statement on the Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi===== [[File:President Trump Watches as U.S. Special Operations Forces Close in on ISIS Leader (48967991042).jpg|thumb|Last night, the [[United States]] brought the [[world]]'s number one [[terrorist]] [[leader]] to [[justice]]. [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]] is [[dead]]. He was the founder and leader of [[ISIS]], the most ruthless and violent terror organization in the World.]] :<small>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-president-death-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi/ Offiical release at Whitehouse.gov (27 October 2019)] · [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/us/trump-transcript-isis-al-baghdadi.html Transcript of delivered remarks at ''The New York Times'' (27 October 2019)] · [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6YvsrGILrw "President Trump's full announcement on the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi", ''The Washington Post'' YouTube channel (27 October 2019)]</small> * Last night, the [[United States]] brought the [[world]]'s number one [[terrorist]] [[leader]] to [[justice]]. [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]] is [[dead]]. He was the founder and leader of [[ISIS]], the most ruthless and violent terror organization in the World. The United States has been searching for Baghdadi for many years. Capturing or killing Baghdadi has been the top [[national security]] priority of my Administration. U.S. Special Operations forces executed a [[dangerous]] and [[daring]] nighttime raid into Northwestern [[Syria]] to [[accomplish]] this [[mission]]. * Terrorists who oppress and murder innocent people should never sleep soundly, knowing that we will completely destroy them. These savage monsters will not escape their fate – and they will not escape the final judgement of God. * This raid was impeccable, and could only have taken place with the acknowledgement and help of certain other nations and people. <br /> I want to thank the nations of Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iraq, and I also want to thank the Syrian Kurds for certain support they were able to give us. Thank you as well to the great intelligence professionals who helped make this very successful journey possible. * Last night was a great night for the United States and for the World. A brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death, was violently eliminated – he will never again harm another innocent man, woman or child. He died like a dog. He died like a coward. The world is now a much safer place. * I don't want to say how, but we had absolutely perfect -- as though you were watching a movie. It was -- that -- that in -- the technology there alone is -- is really great. **[https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/27/politics/donald-trump-baghdadi-death-isis/index.html 27 October 2019] ====November 2019==== *I WANT NOTHING I WANT NOTHING I WANT NO QUID PRO QUO. TELL {{w|Volodymyr Zelensky|ZELLINSKY}} TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THIS IS THE FINAL WORD FROM THE PRES. OF THE U.S. **[https://www.vox.com/2019/11/20/20974383/trump-big-sharpie-notes-on-impeachment-testimony Remarks on a notepad, White House lawn, November 20], after Ambassador Gordon Sondland's testimony. ====December 2019==== * We have a situation where we're looking very strongly at sinks and showers, and other elements of bathrooms.<br>You turn on the faucet and you don't get any water..<br>People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times.<br>They have so much water that it comes down. It's called rain. ** Quoted in {{citation |author=Matthew Cantor |title=Trump says people 'flush the toilet 10 times' and seeks solution |periodical=The Guardian |date=2019-12-06 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/06/trump-says-people-flush-the-toilet-10-times-and-seeks-solution}} * So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill! ** Trump was commenting on the Swedish school pupil and climate activist Greta Thunberg after she was named Time’s Person of the Year for 2019, as quoted by {{citation | author=Reuters staff | title=Climate activist Thunberg hits back at Trump over anger management taunt | periodical=Reuters | date=2019-12-06 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-thunberg-idUSKBN27M0TN}} * I never understood wind. I know windmills very much, I have studied it better than anybody. I know it is very expensive. They are made in China and Germany mostly, very few made here, almost none, but they are manufactured, tremendous—if you are into this—tremendous fumes and gases are spewing into the atmosphere. You know we have a world, right?<br>So the world is tiny compared to the universe. So tremendous, tremendous amount of fumes and everything. You talk about the carbon footprint, fumes are spewing into the air, right spewing, whether it is China or Germany, is going into the air.<br>You see all those [windmills]. They’re all different shades of color. They’re like sort of white, but one is like an orange-white. It’s my favorite color, orange. **[[w:Turning Point USA|Turning Point USA]] conference, {{#formatdate:2019-12-21}}, quoted in {{citation |author=Connor Mannion |title=Trump Attacks Windmills in Speech to Conservative Group: ‘I Never Understood Wind’ |periodical=Mediaite |date=2019-12-22 |url=https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-attacks-windmills-in-speech-to-conservative-group-i-never-understood-wind/}} ===2020=== * My administration will never stop fighting for Americans of faith ** At a rally for evangelicals earlier in 2020 according to [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-secretly-mocks-his-christian-supporters/616522/ Trump Secretly Mocks His Christian Supporters] September 29, 2020 ====January 2020==== * <!--[00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ&t=0s): Tesla's now worth more than GM and Ford; do you have comments on Elon Musk? --><!-- [00:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ&t=4s):--> Well, you have to give [[Elon Musk|him]] credit. I spoke to him very recently, and he's also doing the rockets, he likes rockets, and he does good at rockets too, by the way. I never saw… where [[w:Falcon 9 first-stage booster|the engines]] come down with no wings, no anything, [[w:Falcon 9 first-stage landings|and they're landing]]. I've said I've never seen that before. <!--[00:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ&t=19s):--> And I was worried about him, because he's one of our great geniuses, and we have to protect our genius. We have to protect [[Thomas Edison]], we have to protect all of these people that came up originally with the [[w:light bulb|light bulb]], and the [[w:wheel|wheel]], and all of these things. And he's one of our very smart people, and we want to cherish those people, that's very important. But he's done a very good job. <!--[00:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ&t=41s):--> Shocking, how well, …how it's come so fast. You go back a year, and they were talking about the end of [[w:Tesla, Inc.|the company]] and all of a sudden they're talking about these great things. He's going to be building [[w:Gigafactory|a very big plant]] in the United States. He has to. Because we help him, so he has to help us. ** on [[Elon Musk]], [[Tesla]], and [[SpaceX]] after Tesla stock valuation beat [[w:General Motors|General Motors]] and [[w:Ford Motor Company|Ford]] combined ** {{citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEwTFJG1DQ|title=Trump on Elon Musk: I was worried about him, because he's one of our great geniuses|interviewer=[[w:Joe Kernen|Joe Kernen]]|date=2020-01-22|work=CNBC Television|via=Youtube|location=[[w:World Economic Forum|World Economic Forum]], [[w:Davos|Davos]], Switzerland}} *'''{{w|Joe Kernen}}''': It was a couple of years ago. Before we get started-- with- we're going talk about the economy and a lot of other things--the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]]-- has identified a case of [[w:2020 coronavirus pandemic in Washington (state)|coronavirus-- in Washington state]]. The {{w|Wuhan}} strain of this. If you remember {{w|SARS}}, that affected [[GDP]]. Travel-related effects. Do you-- have you been briefed by the CDC? And-- :'''Donald Trump''': I have, and-- :'''Joe Kernen''': --are there worries about a pandemic at this point? :'''Donald Trump''': No. Not at all. And-- we're-- we have it totally under control. <b>It's one person coming in from [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China|China]], and we have it under control.</b> It's—going to be just fine. :'''Joe Kernen''': Okay. And [[w:President of the People's Republic of China|President]] Xi-- there's just some-- talk in China that maybe the transparency isn't everything that it's going to be. Do you trust that we're going to know everything we need to know from China? :'''Donald Trump''': I do. I do. I have a great relationship with President Xi. [[w:China–United States trade war#2020|We just signed]] probably the biggest deal ever made. It certainly has the potential to be the biggest deal ever made. And-- it was a very interesting period of time time {{sic}}. :'''Joe Kernen''': Yeah. Let’s get into that-- :'''Donald Trump''': But we got it done, and-- no, I do. I think-- the relationship is very, very good. :* Interview with {{w|CNBC}}'s {{w|Joe Kernen}} at the {{w|World Economic Forum}} in {{w|Davos, Switzerland}}, January 22, 2020. [https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/22/cnbc-transcript-president-donald-trump-sits-down-with-cnbcs-joe-kernen-at-the-world-economic-forum-in-davos-switzerland.html Transcript online] at ''{{w|CNBC}}'' * China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. ** Cited by {{citation |date=2020-01-24 |title=Trump Is Inciting a Coronavirus Culture War to Save Himself |author=Adam Serwer |periodical=The Atlantic |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/trump-is-the-chinese-governments-most-useful-idiot/608638/}} *During National African American History Month, we honor the extraordinary contributions made by African Americans throughout the history of our Republic **[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-national-african-american-history-month-2020/ 31 January 2020] ***[https://twitter.com/CFTC/status/1233507203853758468 reposted 28 February 2020 by CFTC] ====February 2020==== * And by the way, the virus. They're working hard. Looks like by April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away. I hope that's true. ** Regarding [[Covid-19 pandemic in the United States|coronavirus]] ** Rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, {{#formatdate:2020-02-10}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2020-02-26|title=Trump’s dangerous message on coronavirus|author=Doyle McManus|periodical=LA Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-02-26/trumps-dangerous-message-on-coronavirus}} * There are a lot of dishonest slimeballs out there. Dishonest scum. Dirty cops, lot of dirty cops … the ones on top, they were absolute scum. ** Trump described former senior law enforcement officials who were involved in the FBI probes into his campaign, as quoted in {{citation|date=2020-02-20|title=Trump repeatedly struggles to pronounce words during conspiracy-laden rally, before suggesting he'll pardon Roger Stone in late-night tweet |author=Tom Embury-Dennis |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-rally-twitter-roger-stone-sentence-pardon-2020-election-rally-phoenix-arizona-a9345956.html}} * And again, when you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that's a pretty good job we've done. ** Regarding known [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|coronavirus cases]]. ** White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2020-02-26}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-11 |title=Coronavirus: US passes 1,000 cases – two weeks after Trump said number would soon be 'close to zero' |author=Chris Riotta |periodical=The Independent |location=UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-cases-us-map-trump-how-many-infected-a9393061.html}} * We know all the people. We know all the good people. It's a question I asked the doctors before. Some of the people we cut, they haven't been used for many, many years, and if we ever need them, we can get them very quickly. And rather than spending the money — I'm a businessperson, I don't like having thousands of people around when you don't need 'em, when we need 'em, we can get them back very quickly. ** Asked about his consistent [[w:Criticism of response to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic#Funding cut by Trump administration|budget cuts]] to the CDC, the NIH, and the WHO. ** White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2020-02-26}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-02-28 |title=As the World Reaches for Face Masks, Trump Buries His Head in the Sand |author=Jonathan Chait |periodical=New York |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/trump-coronavirus-response.html}} * Can we get like ''Gone with the Wind' back please? 'Sunset Boulevard,' so many great movies. ** [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/trump-slams-oscar-winning-south-korean-film-parasite-praises-gone-with-the-wind/videoshow/74251536.cms] ** [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/trump-slams-oscar-winning-south-korean-film-parasite-praises-gone-with-the-wind/videoshow/74251536.cms Trump slams Oscar-winning South Korean film 'Parasite', praises 'Gone with the Wind']video posted February 22, 2020 * It's going to disappear. One day it's like a miracle, it will disappear. And from our shores, we — you know, it could get worse before it gets better. It could maybe go away. We'll see what happens. Nobody really knows. ** Regarding coronavirus ** African American History Month reception, White House, {{#formatdate:2020-02-27}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-02-29 |title=Inside Trump’s frantic attempts to minimize the coronavirus crisis |author= Yasmeen Abutaleb, Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey |periodical=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-trumps-frantic-attempts-to-minimize-the-coronavirus-crisis/2020/02/29/7ebc882a-5b25-11ea-9b35-def5a027d470_story.html}}. Video of the event avalable at [https://www.c-span.org/video/?469786-1/president-trump-hosts-african-american-history-month-reception cspan] =====Donald Trump Charleston, South Carolina Rally (February 28, 2020)===== :<small>Donald Trump Charleston, South Carolina Rally (February 28, 2020), [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-charleston-south-carolina-rally-transcript-february-28-2020 transcript online] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''.</small> * Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All I can say is that the fake news just doesn't get it, do they? They don't get it. [inaudible 00:02:54] They just don't get it. Hello Charleston, and I'm thrilled to be back in the great state of South Carolina with thousands of hardworking American Patriots who believe in faith, family, God, and country. Thank you. It's a phenomenal crowd, only topped by the number of people outside that didn't get in. If anybody would like to give up where you're standing or your seat, please raise your hand. All right. Then let's begin, right? Thank you all very much though. This is great. No, they don't get it. Down the road, they have a rally for one of the people that are going to be running tomorrow. They're trying to get to a hundred, but they're not going to make it. So I think they're going to set up a round table. Well, that's what they do. So people want to go to a rally, they end up sitting at a round table talking about their definition of impeachment. Crazy. * No, it's crazy. Crazy! It's a crazy deal. No, the fake news media, they've been trying to figure this out for years. They still don't get it though. They don't get it. Look at all of those cameras. Look at all of those cameras. That's a lot of cameras. That's a lot of cameras, Lindsey and Tim, that's a lot of... They heard you guys were here. They heard Tim was here and that Lindsey was here and that... And they said, "We're not going to attend that rally," but when we heard those two guys plus our great congressmen, they're here, great congressmen. But this is an incredible time for our nation. We're thrilled to be in the midst of what we call the Great American Comeback and that's what it is. Jobs are booming, incomes are soaring, factories are returning, poverty is plummeting, confidence is surging, and we have completely rebuilt the awesome power of the United States military. Our country is stronger than ever before. * We are stronger, we are better, but while we are building a great future, the radical left Democrats in Washington are trying to burn it all down. They have spent the last three years, and I can even go further than that, three years since the election, but we go before the election, working to erase your ballots and overthrow our democracy. But with your help, we have exposed the far left's corruption and defeated their sinister schemes and let's see what happens in the coming months. Let's watch. Let's just watch. Very dishonest people. Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus, you know that right? Coronavirus, they're politicizing it. We did one of the great jobs. You say, "How's President Trump doing?" They go, "Oh, not good, not good." They have no clue. They don't have any clue. They can't even count their votes in Iowa. They can't even count. No, they can't. They can't count their votes. * One of my people came up to me and said, "Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia." That didn't work out too well. They couldn't do it. They tried the impeachment hoax. That was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything. They tried it over and over. They'd been doing it since you got in. It's all turning. They lost. It's all turning. Think of it. Think of it. '''And this is their new hoax.''' But we did something that's been pretty amazing. We have 15 people in this massive country and because of the fact that we went early. We went early, we could have had a lot more than that. We're doing great. Our country is doing so great. We are so unified. We are so unified. The Republican party has never ever been unified like it is now. There has never been a movement in the history of our country like we have now. Never been a movement. So a statistic that we want to talk about, go ahead. Say USA. It's okay. USA. So a number that nobody heard of, that I heard of recently and I was shocked to hear it, 35,000 people on average die each year from the flu. Did anyone know that? 35,000, that's a lot of people. It could go to 100,000, it could be 27,000. They say usually a minimum of 27, goes up to 100,000 people a year die. And so far we have lost nobody to [[w:2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States|coronavirus in the United States]]. Nobody. And it doesn't mean we won't and we are totally prepared. It doesn't mean we won't, but think of it. You hear 35 and 40,000 people and we've lost nobody and you wonder the press is in hysteria mode. CNN fake news and the camera just went off, the camera. The camera just went off. Turn it back on. Hey, by the way, hold it. Look at this, and honestly, all events are like this. It's about us. It's all about us. I wish they'd take the camera, show the arena please. They never do. They never do. They never do it. They never show the arena. You can hear it because when you hear it, that's not 200 people. That's not a hundred people. That's thousands and thousands of people including people outside. You can hear it. They always show my face. See that face? They show my face. I want them to show the arena, not my face, right? [...] While the extreme left has been wasting America's time with these vile hoaxes, we've been killing terrorists, creating jobs, raising wages, enacting fair trade deals, securing our border, and lifting up citizens of every race, religion, color, and creed. We added another 225,000 jobs last month alone. And that makes seven million jobs since our election, seven million. The unemployment rate in the great state of South Carolina. You ever hear of that place? * Practically every one. Can you believe it? I'm sure your husbands are thrilled, right? They're thrilled. Where are you going tonight? I'm going to another Trump rally. Cool. Number 114. What do your husbands say about that? This group up here. She said, "We don't care." Thank you. Thank you. Democrats will only say horrible things even though they know we're doing a great job. We're doing a great job with what we have to work with. It's incredible. The Democrats want us to fail so badly. Even if their actions, and you take a look, hurt the people of this country, they'll hurt the people themselves, their wealth, their everything. They're willing to hurt our country in order to say bad, even if they know it's not so. We made an unbelievable deal with Mexico, with Canada, with China, with South Korea, with Japan. And if you put a microphone with these people back there like the Academy Awards used to be, not anymore. Best movie of the year. It's made in South Korea. What's that all about? I'm waiting to see the best movie of the year- * And it's made... He said, "It's garbage." Only in South Carolina can you say that. Only in South Carolina. You're going to get us in trouble. No, I'm just repeating what he said for the fake news. No, but seriously the Academy Awards has gone way, way down in ratings. Do you know why? Because they started attacking us and we don't believe in it anymore. That's why. No, but they had the best movie of the year made in South Korea. They make enough stuff for us, right? And they're good. They're our friends. Take advantage of us, that's okay. Not so much anymore. We are really, you take a look, magnificently organized with the best professionals in the world. We're prepared for the absolute worst. You have to be prepared for the worst, but hopefully it will all amount to very little. That's why I tell you when we have the flu with 35,000 people and this one we have to take it very, very seriously. That's what we're doing. We are preparing for the worst. * My administration has taken the most aggressive action in modern history to prevent the spread of this illness in the United States. We are ready. We are ready. Totally ready. On January 31st, I ordered the suspension of foreign nationals who have recently been in China from entering the United States. An action which the Democrats loudly criticized and protested and now everybody's complimenting me saying, "Thank you very much. You were 100% correct." Could've been a whole different story. But I say, so let's get this right. A virus starts in China, bleeds its way into various countries all around the world, doesn't spread widely at all in the United States because of the early actions that myself and my administration took against a lot of other wishes, and the Democrats' single talking point, and you see it, is that it's Donald Trump's fault, right? It's Donald Trump's fault. No, just things that happened. * But you know what this does show you? Things happen. Whoever thought of this two weeks ago? Who would've thought this could be going on four weeks ago? You wouldn't. But things happen in life and you have to be prepared and you have to be flexible and you have to be able to go out and get it. And my guys that we have the best professionals in the world, the best in the world and we are so ready. At the same time that I initiated the first federally mandated quarantine in over 50 years. We had a quarantine some people. They weren't happy, they weren't happy about it. I want to tell you there are a lot of people that not so happy, but after two weeks they got happy. You know who got happy? The people around them got happy. That's who got happy. **Note: [[Luciana Borio]], former director of Medical and Biodefense Preparedness Policy at the {{w|National Security Council}}, said at a symposium at {{w|Emory University}} in [[Atlanta]] in 2018, marking the 100th anniversary of [[1918 flu pandemic]]: "[[Disease X|The threat]] of {{w|pandemic flu}} is the number one health security concern, are we ready to respond? I fear the answer is no." As quoted in ''[https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/contrary-to-trumps-claim-a-pandemic-was-widely-expected-at-some-point/ Contrary to Trump's Claim, A Pandemic Was Widely Expected at Some Point]'' (March 20, 2020) by Rem Rieder, ''{{w|FactCheck.org}}''. * I also created a [[White House Coronavirus Task Force|White House virus task force]]. It's a big thing, a virus task force. I requested 2.5 billion dollars to ensure we have the resources we need. The Democrats said, "That's terrible. He's doing the wrong thing. He needs eight and a half billion, not two and a half." I've never had that before. I ask for two and a half, they want to give me eight and a half, so I said, "I'll take it." Does that make me a bad... I'll take it. I'll take it. I never had that before. I never had it. We want two and a half million. That's plenty. We demand you take eight and a half. He doesn't know what he's doing. We want eight and a half. These people are crazy. We must understand that border security is also health security. And you've all seen the wall has gone up like magic. It's gone up like magic. You think that was an easy one? That was not an easy one. It's going up great and we're up now 132 miles and this is the exact wall that border security, water, everything. * So I don't know what the record attendance is in this arena, but I was told that we broke it by a lot. And you got the people outside. Are we allowed to tell them who we would like them to vote for? Because you're allowed to skip. All right, so wait a minute, let's do a poll. We do this for the fake news back there. Ready? Who would be the best candidate for us? Not for them. We're ready. Ready? So let's go through them just quickly. We won't include Steyer because he's a loser. He's out, okay? We won't include him. Who would be the best? This is a real poll. This isn't one of those fake polls taken by ... In all fairness, I love you, Fox, taken by Fox, the worst pollster. This guy ... this pollster hates Trump's guts. I was losing the last election by a fortune. They said, "He did great with women." Everything was wrong. And they never replaced this guy. But watch this. You ready? * We had a great event yesterday, an event that was so beautiful, young African American leaders. One of the things I asked them, and I’ve been thinking about this for a long time… And great people, great people. Some of them are here tonight. Do you like the name African American or Black? And they said, “Black!” all at the same time. No, true. I tell you. Because you say, “African American or Black?” And they said almost immediately, “Black.” But we had an incredible group of people and what happened is {{w|NBC}}… It was such a love fest. It was so incredible. It went on for 45 minutes. It was a love fest. It was incredible. NBC turned down… There they are right there. They turned down… {{w|Comcast}}, which owns NBC… Actually NBC, I think, we call it [[w:List of nicknames used by Donald Trump#Organizations|MSDNC]], right? MSDNC. But NBC I think is worse than {{w|CNN}}. I actually do. And Comcast, a company that spends millions and millions of dollars on their image… I’ll do everything possible to destroy their image because they are terrible. They are terrible. They’re a terrible group of people. And they paid me a fortune for years for [[w:The Apprentice (American TV series)|the Apprentice]]. They paid me a fortune. And when I left the show, it was doing great. When I left the show, 14 seasons, think of that, they got a [[Arnold Schwarzenegger|big movie star]]. I won’t tell you his name. Nobody would know. Actually nobody will know his name because he was on for such a short period of time. But the show went down the tubes very quickly after they had Trump. But the country in five years from now, of course you want to upset them, five years or nine years or 13 years. Or 18 years! 10 more years. Nah. Oh, they go crazy when you say it. When you say to them five more years, so it’s five, but you then say maybe nine, maybe 13, maybe 17, maybe 21, or not, maybe 21. Let’s do this. Let’s term limit ourselves at 25 years. No more than 25 years. No more. Okay. They’ll pass something in the Senate. Tim, pass it in the Senate with Lindsey, a 25 year term limit please. ====March 2020==== * Well, I think the 3.4% is really a false number. Now, and this is just my hunch, and — but based on a lot of conversations with a lot of people that do this. Because a lot people will have this and it's very mild. They'll get better very rapidly. They don't even see a doctor. They don't even call a doctor. You never hear about those people. So you can't put them down in the category of the overall population in terms of this [[Coronavirus|corona flu and/or virus]]. So you just can't do that. So, if, you know, we have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people that get better just by, you know, sitting around and even going to work. Some of them go to work, but they get better. ** ''Hannity'', Fox News, {{#formatdate:2020-03-04}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-05 |author=Inae Oh |title=Trump Unleashes More Coronavirus Misinformation on National Television |periodical=Mother Jones |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/03/donald-trump-coronavirus-sean-hannity/}} * But as of right now and yesterday, anybody that needs a test — That's the important thing. And [[w:2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States#COVID-19 testing|the tests]] are all perfect. Like, the letter was perfect. The transcription was perfect. Right? This was not as perfect as that but pretty good. ** Comparing coronavirus tests to his Ukraine phone call that led to his impeachment ** during tour of Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, {{#formatdate:2020-03-06}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2020-03-06|title=Trump Says Coronavirus Testing Is as ‘Perfect’ as His Ukraine Call|author=Chas Danner|periodical=New York|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/trump-coronavirus-testing-as-perfect-as-ukraine-call.html}} * They would like to have the people come off. I'd rather have the people stay, but I'd go with them. I told them to make the final decision. I would rather — because I like the numbers being where they are. I don't need to have the numbers double because of one ship that wasn't our fault. ** regarding Grand Princess cruise ship with 21 diagnosed cases of coronavirus ** during tour of Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, {{#formatdate:2020-03-06}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2020-03-06|title=Trump Says ‘People Have to Remain Calm’ Amid Coronavirus Outbreak|author=Peter Baker|periodical=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-cdc.html}} * You know, my uncle was a great person. He was at MIT. He taught at MIT for, I think, like a record number of years. He was a great super genius. Dr. John Trump. I like this stuff. I really get it. People are surprised that I understand it. Every one of these doctors said, "How do you know so much about this?" Maybe I have a natural ability. Maybe I should have done that instead of running for President. ** during tour of Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, {{#formatdate:2020-03-06}}, quoted in {{citation|date=2020-03-06|title=‘Maybe I have a natural ability’: Trump plays medical expert on coronavirus by second-guessing the professionals|author=David Nakamura|periodical=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/maybe-i-have-a-natural-ability-trump-plays-medical-expert-on-coronavirus-by-second-guessing-the-professionals/2020/03/06/3ee0574c-5ffb-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html}} * I've been briefed on every contingency you can possibly imagine. Many contingencies. A lot of—a lot of positive. Different numbers. All different numbers. Very large numbers. And some small numbers too, by the way. ** Regarding coronavirus. Posed question: "Mr. President, have you been briefed that up to 100 million Americans would ultimately be exposed to the virus?" ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-republican-senators-2/ Briefing at the White House] ({{#formatdate:2020-03-10}}) * No, '''I don't take responsibility at all''', because we were given a set of circumstances and we were given rules, regulations and specifications from a different time. ** Asked if he took responsibility for the lag in coronavirus testing ** White House press conference, {{#formatdate:2020-03-13}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-13 |title='I don't take responsibility at all': Trump pushes back on complaints about coronavirus testing |author=Zachary Halaschak |periodical=Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all-trump-pushes-back-on-complaints-about-coronavirus-testing}} * They're trying to scare everybody, from meetings, cancel the meetings, close the schools—you know, destroy the country. And that's okay, as long as we can win the election. ** Fundraiser, Mar-a-Lago, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-15 |title=Trump says media 'scare' coverage of coronavirus response OK 'as long as we can win the election': Report |author=Daniel Chaitin |periodical=Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-says-media-scare-coverage-of-coronavirus-response-okay-as-long-as-we-can-win-the-election-report}} * It's a very contagious virus. It's incredible. But it's something we have tremendous control of. I think very important the young people, people of good health and groups of people just are not strongly affected. ** In a White House briefing, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-15 |title=Fact check: Trump falsely claims US has 'tremendous control' of the coronavirus |author=Daniel Dale |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/15/politics/fact-check-trump-control-coronavirus/index.html}} * Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment—try getting it yourselves. We will be backing you, but try getting it yourselves. Point of sales, much better, much more direct if you can get it yourself. ** Call with governors, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-16 |title=Trump tells governors to seek out respirators and other vital equipment on their own. |author=''The New York Times'' staff |periodical=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/world/coronavirus-news.html}} * We have an invisible enemy. We have a problem a month ago nobody ever thought about. [...] This is a bad one, this is a very bad one. This is bad in the sense that it's so contagious. It's just so contagious. Sort of record-setting type contagion. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-16}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-17 |title=The Last Great Pandemic |author=Jarrett Stepman |periodical=The Daily Signal |url=https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/03/17/the-last-great-pandemic/}} * <p>''Q:'' Very simple question; does the buck stop with you? And on a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your response to this crisis?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' I'd rate it a 10. I think we've done a great job. And it started with the fact that we kept a very highly infected country, despite all of the—even the professionals saying no, it's too early to do that, we were very, very early with respect to China. And we would have a whole different situation in this country if we didn't do that. I would rate it a very, very—I would rate ourselves and—and the professionals—I think the professionals have done a fantastic job.</p> ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-16}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-16 |title=Trump: I'd Rate My Response To Coronavirus a 10 |author=Ian Schwartz |periodical=RealClearPolitics |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/03/16/trump_id_rate_my_response_to_coronavirus_a_10.html}} * <p>''Q:'' Does the buck stop with you, Mr. President? Does the buck stop with you?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' Yeah, normally. But I think when you hear the—you know, this has never been done before in this country.</p> ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-16}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-16 |title=Trump says buck 'normally' stops with him — but not for coronavirus |author=Oliver Willis |periodical=American Independent |url=https://americanindependent.com/donald-trump-coronavirus-response-buck-stops-here-white-house-covid-19/}} * <p>''Peter Alexander:'' How are non-symptomatic professional athletes getting tests while others are waiting in line and can't get them?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' No, I wouldn’t say so, but '''perhaps that’s been the story of life'''. That does happen on occasion and I’ve noticed where some people have been tested fairly quickly.</p> ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-18}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-18 |title=Coronavirus: Trump says it may be 'the story of life' that well-connected get testing first |author=Janelle Griffith |periodical=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/coronavirus-nyc-mayor-slams-nets-over-testing-trump-weighs-n1162971}} * <p>''Peter Alexander:'' What do you say to Americans who are scared though? I guess, nearly 200 dead, 14,000 who are sick, millions, as you witnessed, who are scared right now? What do you say to Americans who are watching you right now who are scared?</p><p>''Donald Trump:'' I say that you're a terrible reporter, that's what I say. I think that's a very nasty question.</p> ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-20}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-20 |title=Trump launches into tirade against media, insults NBC reporter at coronavirus briefing |author=Adam Edelman |periodical=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-rips-reporter-who-asked-him-calm-scared-americans-terrible-n1165031}} * We're [[w:Trump administration communication during the COVID-19 pandemic#Lifting restrictions|opening up]] this incredible country. Because we have to do that. I'd love to have it open by Easter. I would love to have it opened by Easter. It's such an important day for other reasons, but I will make it an important day for this, too. I would love to have the country opened up and just rarin' to go by Easter. ** Fox News town hall, {{#formatdate:2020-03-24}} * Look, Easter's a very special day for me. And I see it's sort of in that timeline that I'm thinking about. And I say, "Wouldn't it be great to have all of the churches full?" – you know the churches aren't allowed, essentially, to have much of a congregation there. And most of 'em, I watched on Sunday, online. And it was terrific, by the way, but online is never going to be like being there. So I think Easter Sunday, and you'll have packed churches all over our country. I think it would be a beautiful time. And it's just about the timeline that I think is right. ** Fox News interview, {{#formatdate:2020-03-24}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-24 |title=Coronavirus: Trump says Easter with ‘packed churches’ would be ‘beautiful time’ to reopen US |author=John T Bennett |periodical=The Independent |location=UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-coronavirus-news-reopen-us-borders-easter-holiday-a9423041.html}} * I have a feeling that a lot of the numbers that are being said in some areas are just bigger than they’re going to be, I don't believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators. You go into major hospitals sometimes, and they’ll have two ventilators. And now all of a sudden they’re saying, 'Can we order 30,000 ventilators?' ** Speaking with [[Sean Hannity]] on [[Fox News]] on 26 March 2020. As quoted in ''[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/26/trump-ventilators-coronavirus-151311 Trump: I don't believe you really need that many ventilators]'', 27 March 2020, ''{{w|Politico}}''. * Don't be a cutie pie, okay? ** Trump responding to the question “But everybody who needs one will be able to get a ventilator?” from reporter Jonathan Karl. As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-03-27 |title=Trump to reporter pressing him about ventilators: 'Don't be a cutie pie' |author=Tal Axelrod |periodical=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/489958-trump-to-reporter-pressing-him-about-ventilators-dont-be-a-cutie-pie}} * ...young people are really, this is an incredible phenomenon, but they are attacked, successfully attacked to a much lesser extent by [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|this pandemic]], by this disease. This whatever they want to call it. '''You call it a germ, you can call it a flu, you can call it a virus. You know, you can call it many different names. I'm not sure anybody even knows what it is''', but the children do very well. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-03-27}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-27 |title=Trump on Coronavirus: "I'm Not Sure Anybody Even Knows What It Is"; "You Can Call It A Germ, You Can Call It A Flu" |author=Ian Schwartz |periodical=RealClearPolitics |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/03/27/trump_on_coronavirus_im_not_sure_anybody_even_knows_what_it_is_you_can_call_it_a_germ_you_can_call_it_a_flu.html}} * Just finished a very good conversation with President Xi of China. Discussed in great detail the CoronaVirus that is ravaging large parts of our Planet. China has been through much & has developed a strong understanding of the Virus. We are working closely together. Much respect! ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-03-27 |title=Trump claims Asian Americans are angry at 'what China has done' to U.S. |author=Kimmy Yam |periodical=Yahoo News / NBC News |url=https://news.yahoo.com/trump-claims-asian-americans-angry-190959445.html}} * Nobody could have imagined a thing like this — a tragedy like this would have happened: the invisible enemy. ** As quoted in ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-supply-chain-distributors-covid-19/ Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with Supply Chain Distributors on COVID-19]'' (March 29, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}''. * The federal government has done something that nobody has done anything like this other than perhaps wartime. And that’s what we’re in: We’re in a war. ** As quoted in ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-supply-chain-distributors-covid-19/ Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with Supply Chain Distributors on COVID-19]'' (March 29, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}''. * My administration has done a job on really working across government and with the private sector, and it’s been incredible. It’s a beautiful thing to watch, I have to say. Unfortunately, the end result of the group we’re fighting — which are hundreds of billions and trillions of germs, or whatever you want to call them — they are bad news. This virus is bad news and it moves quickly, and it spreads as easily as anything anyone has ever seen. ** As quoted in ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-supply-chain-distributors-covid-19/ Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with Supply Chain Distributors on COVID-19]'' (March 29, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}''. * I just want to reiterate, because a lot of people have been asking, well, what would have happened if we did nothing? Did nothing, we just rode it out, and I’ve been asking that question to Tony and Deborah, and they’ve been talking to me about it for a long time, other people have been asking that question, and I think we got our most accurate study today, or certainly most comprehensive. Think of the number, potentially, 2.2 million people if we did nothing. If we didn’t do the distancing, if we didn’t do all of the things that we’re doing. When you hear those numbers, you start to realize that, with the kind of work we went through last week, with the $2.2 trillion, it no longer sounds like a lot, right? You’re talking about, when I heard the number today, first time I’ve heard that number, because I’ve been asking the same question that some people have been asking, I felt even better about what we did last week with the $2.2 trillion, because you’re talking about a potential of up to 2.2 million, and some people said it could even be higher than that. So you’re talking about 2.2 million deaths. 2.2 million people from this. If we can hold that down as we’re saying, to 100,000, it’s a horrible number. Maybe even less, but to 100,000, so we have between 100 and 200,000, we altogether have done a very good job. 2.2, up to 2.2 million deaths and maybe even beyond that? I’m feeling very good about what we did last week. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, March 29, 2020, [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-march-29-trump-extends-task-force-guidelines-to-april-30 transcript online] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]'' * I know South Korea better than anybody, it's a very tight — do you know how many people are in Seoul? Do you know how big the city of Seoul is? 38 million people. That's bigger than anything we have. ** Trump talking about Seoul, which is a city with 10 million people according to the city government's English language website. As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-03-30 |title=Trump tried to flex by asking a reporter about the population of Seoul. Then he got it wrong by 28 million. |author=Jake Lahut |periodical=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-trump-got-the-population-of-seoul-wrong-by-millions-2020-3?r=US&IR=T}} ====April 2020==== * It's called "social media." It's social media. It gets out. I have, you know, hundreds of millions of people. Number one on Facebook. Did you know I was number one on Facebook? I mean, I just found out I'm number one on Facebook. I thought that was very nice for whatever it means. No, it represents something. And when I can explain to people: Just don't do it. You know, it's going to be bad if you do it. It's going to be really bad. And they don't need to do it. They have enough problems. Iran has enough problems without doing that. But we’ve been pulling back very substantially over the last year, in Iraq. And so, you know, that's the way it is. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-04-01}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-04-01 |title=Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing |author=James S. Brady |periodical=White House |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-briefing-16/}}. ** Note: At April 1, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200401020635if_/https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/ Trump's official page], with 26.8 million likes and 28.5 million followers, was not among the [[w:List of most-followed Facebook pages|most-followed Facebook pages]]. At January 6, speaking on [[Rush Limbaugh]]'s radio show Trump stated that [[Mark Zuckerberg]] told him that he was "number one on Facebook", claim that was not refuted by Facebook as reported in ''[https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/trump-mark-zuckerberg-facebook_n_5e12e125e4b0843d3615393f Trump Claims Mark Zuckerberg Told Him He's 'Number One On Facebook']'' (January 8, 2020) by Josephine Harvey, ''{{w|HuffPost Australia}}'' * We’re working to ensure that the supplies are delivered where and when they’re needed, and in some cases, we’re telling governors we can’t go there because we don’t think you need it and we think someplace else needs it. And pretty much, so far, we’ve been right about that. And we’ll continue to do it. As it really gets — this will be probably the toughest week between this week and next week. And there’ll be a lot of death, unfortunately, but a lot less death than if this wasn’t done. But there will be death. ** As quoted in ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-briefing-19/ Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing]'' (April 4, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}'' * So we’ve done 1,670,000 tests. Think of that 1,670,000 tests. And we have a great system. Now we’re working with the states in almost all instances, but we have a great system. And the other thing that we bought a tremendous amount of is the [[Hydroxychloroquine|hydroxy chloroquine]]. Hydroxy chloroquine, which I think is, you know, it’s a great [[malaria]] drug. It’s worked unbelievably. It’s a powerful drug on malaria and [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#COVID-19|there are signs]] that it works on this, some very strong signs and in the meantime it’s been around a long time. It also works very powerfully on lupus, so there are some very strong powerful signs and we’ll have to see because again, it’s tested. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, April 5. [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. * Now this is a new thing that just happened to as the invisible enemy we call it. And if you can, if you have a no signs of heart problems, the {{w|azithromycin}}, which will kill certain things that you don’t want living within your body. It’s a powerful drug. If you don’t have a problem, a heart problem, we would say, let your doctor think about it, but as a combination, I think they’re going to be, I think there’s two things that should be looked at very strongly. Now, we have purchased and we have stockpiled 29 million pills of the hydroxy chloroquine, 29 million. A lot of drug stores have them by prescription and also, and they’re not expensive. Also, we’re sending them to various labs. Our military, we’re sending them to the hospitals, we’re sending them all over. I just think it’s something, you know the expression, I’ve used it for certain reasons. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, April 5. [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. * What do you have to lose? What do you have to lose? And a lot of people are saying that when … and are taking it, if you’re a doctor, a nurse, a first responder, a medical person going into hospitals, they say taking it before the fact is good, but what do you have to lose? They say, take it, I’m not looking at it one way or the other, but we want to get out of this. If it does work, it would be a shame if we didn’t do it early. But we have some very good signs. So that’s hydroxy chloroquine and as azithromycin, and again, you have to go through your medical people get the approval. But I’ve seen things that I sort of like, so what do I know? I’m not a doctor, I’m not a doctor, but I have common sense. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, April 5. [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. * The [[w:Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] feels good about it. They’ve, as you know, they’ve approved it. They gave it a rapid approved approval. And the reason because it’s been out there for a long time and they know the side effects and they also know the potential. So based on that, we have sent it throughout the country. We have it stockpiled about 29 million doses, 29 million doses. We have a lot of it. We hope it works. Driven by the goal of the brightest minds in science. We have the brightest minds in science, but we were driven by the goal of getting rid of this plague, getting rid of this scourge, getting rid of this virus. These brilliant minds are working on the most effective antiviral therapies and vaccines. We are working very, very hard. I have met many of the doctors that are doing it. These are doctors that are working so hard on vanquishing the virus. ** Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, April 5. [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. ** Note: Hydroxychloroquine use is not approved by the FDA [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#COVID-19|for COVID-19]] as of 7 April 2020. * I want them to try it. It may work, and it may not work. But if it doesn’t work, it’s nothing lost by doing it. Nothing. Because we know long-term what I want. I want to save lives, and I don’t want it to be in a lab for the next year-and-a-half as people are dying all over the place. In [[w:2020 coronavirus pandemic in France|France]], they had a very good test. They’re continuing. But we don’t have time to go and say, gee, let’s take a couple of years and test it out, and let’s go and test with the test tubes and the laboratories. We don’t have time. I’d love to do that, but we have people dying today. As we speak, there are people dying. If it works, that’d be great. If it doesn’t work, we know for many years malaria, it’s incredible what it’s done for malaria. It’s incredible what it’s done for lupus, but it doesn’t kill people. ** On using the drug as treatment for [[coronavirus disease 2019]] (COVID-19). Coronavirus Task Force Briefing (April 5, 2020). [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]''. * '''Speaker to [[Anthony Fauci]]''': And would you also weigh in on this issue of hydroxychloroquine? What do you think about this and what is the medical evidence? :'''Donald Trump''': You know how many times he’s answered that question? :'''Speaker''': I’d love to hear from the doctor. :'''Donald Trump''': Maybe 15. 15 times. You don’t have to ask the question. :'''Speaker''': He’s your medical expert, correct? :'''Donald Trump''': He answered that question 15 times. :* On using the drug as treatment for [[coronavirus disease 2019]] (COVID-19). Coronavirus Task Force Briefing (April 5, 2020). [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-transcript-april-5 Transcript] at ''[[w:Rev (company)|Rev]]'' * She created over 15 million jobs. ** Donald Trump talking about his daughter Ivanka Trump in a call with business leaders. No explanation or supporting evidence was provided. {{citation |date=2020-04-07 |title=Trump claims that his daughter created 10 percent of all the jobs in the United States |author=Ian Millhiser |periodical=Vox |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/4/8/21212802/trump-ivanka-10-percent-jobs-walmart-15-million}} * This is a very brilliant enemy. You know, it's a brilliant enemy. They develop drugs like the antibiotics, you see it. Antibiotics used to solve every problem. Now one of the biggest problems the world has is the germ has gotten so brilliant, that the antibiotic can't keep up with it. And they're constantly trying to come up with a new— People go to a hospital and they catch– They go for a heart operation, that's no problem, but they end up dying from, from... problems. You know the problems I'm talking about. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-04-10}}, quoted in {{citation |date=2020-04-10 |title=Watch: Trump Appears To Believe That Coronavirus Is A Bacteria, Not A Virus |author=Jake Thomas |periodical=The Intellectualist |url=https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/watch-trump-appears-to-believe-that-coronavirus-is-a-bacteria-not-a-virus-qNAKtyts0UCLxCPxQv0EQg}} * When someone is president of the United States the authority is total. ** Coronavirus task force press briefing, {{#formatdate:2020-04-13}}, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-13 |title=CNN reporter flat-out contradicts Trump to his face when he claims king-like authority |author=Cody Fenwick |periodical=RawStory |url=https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/cnn-reporter-flat-out-contradicts-trump-to-his-face-when-he-claims-king-like-authority/}} * The delays the [[WHO]] experienced in declaring a public health emergency cost valuable time tremendous amounts of time; more time was lost in the delay it took to get a team of international experts and to examine the outbreak which we wanted to do which they should have done. The inability of the WHO to obtain virus samples to this date has deprived the scientific community of essential data. New data that emerges across the world on a daily basis points to the unreliability of the initial reports and the world received all sorts of false information about transmission and mortality. The silence of the WHO on the disappearance of scientific researchers and doctors and new restrictions on the sharing of research into the origins of COVID-19 in the country of origin is deeply concerning especially when we put up by far the largest amount of money, not even close. Had the WHO done its job to get medical experts into China to objectively assess the situation on the ground and to call out China's lack of transparency, the outbreak could have been contained as a source with very little death, very little death, and certainly very little death by comparison. This would have saved thousands of lives and avoided worldwide economic damage. Instead the WHO willingly took China's assurances to face value, and they took it just at face value and defended the actions of the Chinese government, even praising China for its so-called transparency. I don't think so. The WHO pushed China's misinformation about the virus, saying it was not communicable, and there was no need for travel bans. They told us when we put on our travel ban a very strong travel ban, there was no need to do it. Don't do it; they actually fought us. The WHO's reliance on China's disclosures likely caused a 20-fold increase in cases worldwide, and it may be much more than that. ** White House coronavirus task force briefing (April 14, 2020), [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/04/14/trump_halts_who_funding_full_accountability_for_pushing_chinas_misinformation_about_coronavirus.html transcript online] at ''{{w|RealClearPolitics}}'' * Look, I could tell you about — and I’m not going to do it, because I didn’t want to bring it up — but I could tell you about events that took place. And I said things like, “You’ll never do that again” or “You’ll never do this again” or — I don’t even want to mention the events. I don’t want to mention what you’re supposed to be doing because — and you know one of them was so horrible.  I said, “A certain industry will be out of business — never happen again.” Two weeks later, it was like nothing ever happened. Hopefully, we get rid of this. We have tremendous talent up here and all over, including governors, including local governments, state governments. ** [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-briefing-april-17-2020/ Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing | April 17, 2020] * That’s why your ratings are so bad because you’re pathetic. Go ahead. Let’s go. Your ratings are terrible. You got to get back to real news. Go ahead. ** Trump interrupting a reporter who started a question with "The first of the month is next week ... " White House coronavirus task force briefing (April 19, 2020), [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-press-conference-transcript-april-19 Donald Trump Coronavirus Press Conference Transcript April 19] * I think I read yesterday a report that we’ve done more than everybody — every other country — combined, <BR> * We’ve tested more than every other country in the world even put together. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-21 |title=Trump just said the US has done more coronavirus testing than the rest of the world. Not even close. |author=Aaron Rupar |periodical=Vox |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/4/21/21230400/trump-coronavirus-briefing-testing-other-countries-combined}} ** Note: At that time, the US had done just above 4 million tests, while worldwide more than 20 million tests had been done. *And then I see '''the disinfectant''' where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute.<br>And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning?<br>Because, you see, it gets on the lungs, and it does a tremendous number on the lungs.<br>So it'd be interesting to check that.<br>So that you're going to have to use medical doctors, but it sounds — it sounds interesting to me. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-23 |title='It's irresponsible and it's dangerous': Experts rip Trump's idea of injecting disinfectant to treat COVID-19 |author=Jan C. Timm |periodical=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/it-s-irresponsible-it-s-dangerous-experts-rip-trump-s-n1191246}} ** Note: Trump's Food and Drug Administration specifically warned against drinking the chemicals in disinfectants, noting that consumption of such products "can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and symptoms of severe dehydration." ***despite this, Biden in July 2020 misquoted Trump as advocating drinking bleach * So supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light and I think you said that hasn't been checked but you’re going to test it. And then I said supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. ** Trump, suggesting a way to cure COVID-19, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-23 |title='Jaw-Dropping’: Trump Slammed for Touting Dangerous New Virus Treatments After Favored Drug Is Discredited |author=Hunter Woodall |periodical=Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-slammed-for-touting-sunlight-uv-light-bleach-as-possible-covid-19-treatments-during-briefing}} * And we’re — really, I’m very happy the governors have been — the governors, really, have been doing a really good job working with us, and it’s — it’s, really, pretty impressive to see. I’ve spoken to numerous leaders of countries over the last 48 hours, and they are saying we’re leading the way. We’re really leading the way in so many different ways. ** White House coronavirus task force briefing (April 23, 2020), [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-press-conference-transcript-april-23 Donald Trump Coronavirus Press Conference Transcript April 23] * I work from early in the morning until late at night, haven’t left the White House in many months (except to launch Hospital Ship Comfort) in order to take care of Trade Deals, Military Rebuilding etc., and then I read a phony story in the failing @nytimes about my work schedule and eating habits, written by a third rate reporter who knows nothing about me. I will often be in the Oval Office late into the night & read & see that I am angrily eating a hamberger & Diet Coke in my bedroom. People with me are always stunned. Anything to demean! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-26 |title='Hambergers' and 'Noble prizes': Trump attacks press in furious Twitter rant riddled with spelling errors |author=Alex Woodward |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-latest-coronavirus-hamburger-nobel-prize-russia-a9485006.html}} * When will all of the 'reporters' who have received Noble Prizes for their work on Russia, Russia, Russia, only to have been proven totally wrong (and, in fact, it was the other side who committed the crimes) be turning back their cherished 'Nobles' so that they can be given to the REAL REPORTERS & JOURNALISTS who got it right. ** Tweet, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-26 |title=Trump calls for journalists who covered the Russia investigation to return their 'Noble Prizes' in Twitter rant before deleting it |author=James Pasley |periodical=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-deletes-tweet-calling-for-journalists-to-return-noble-prizes-2020-4?r=US&IR=T}} * What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately. They get record ratings, & the American people get nothing but Fake News. Not worth the time & effort! ** Tweet, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-26 |title=Trump says briefings 'not worth the effort' amid fallout from disinfectant comments |author=Lauren Aratani |periodical=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/25/donald-trump-stays-away-from-briefings-amid-fallout-from-disinfectant-comments}} * I can't imagine why. ** Trump was answering a question from a journalist about rise in misuse of disinfectants the last few days, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-27 |title=Trump Says He Takes No Responsibility For People Ingesting Disinfectant |author=Lydia O'Connor |periodical=Huffpost |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-no-responsibility-disinfectant-use_n_5ea75b7dc5b6a30004e6e509}} * The only reason the U.S. has reported one million cases of CoronaVirus is that our Testing is sooo much better than any other country in the World. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-04-29 |title=Trump still seems to not understand how bad the coronavirus crisis is |author=Stephen Collinson |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/29/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-politics-pence/index.html}} * '''Donald Trump:''' And you have to understand: When we took over, the cupboards were bare. And the thing that — frankly, it’s not as tough as the ventilator situation. We’re the king of ventilators. But what we have done is — on testing, we’re doing numbers the likes of which nobody has ever seen before. And I told you, the President of South Korea, President Moon, called me to congratulate me on testing. And we did more tests than any other country anywhere in the world. And I think they told me yesterday a number — if you add up the rest of the world, we’ve done more testing. And it’s a higher quality test. So I think we’ve done a — I think the whole team, federal government — we built hospitals for you and others. : '''{{w|Phil Murphy}}:''' You bet. : '''Donald Trump:''' We built medical centers. And I’m talking about thousands and thousands of beds. Many, many medical centers. We had — as you know, we had the governor of Florida and the governor of Louisiana over the last two days. They could not have been — and one was a Democrat, and this gentleman happens to be a proud Democrat. They could not have been more supportive of the effort of the federal government. And I’ll tell you, Jim — : '''{{w|James Acosta}}:''' But aren’t you seeing massive lines for food? : '''Donald Trump:''' Let me just tell you, we have — we started off with empty cupboards. The last administration left us nothing. We started off with bad, broken tests and obsolete tests. What we’ve come up with, between the {{w|Abbott Laboratories}}, where you have the five-minute test. Did they test you today? : '''Phil Murphy:''' They did test me. : '''Donald Trump:''' Good. Now I feel better. (Laughter.) : '''Phil Murphy:''' Yeah, yeah, yeah. I’m negative. : '''Donald Trump:''' You did the five-minute — the Abbott test. : '''Phil Murphy:''' I did the quick turnaround. : '''Donald Trump:''' It’s so great. : '''Phil Murphy:''' I feel like a new man. : '''Donald Trump:''' That’s a brand — you know what? That’s a brand-new test. That didn’t exist eight weeks ago, and now it’s like the rage. Everybody wants that test. No, I think we’ve done — I think we’ve done a really great job. :* About [[Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic|the lack]] of tests for the novel coronavirus, ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-governor-murphy-new-jersey/ Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with Governor Murphy of New Jersey]'' (April 30, 2020), ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}''. Quoted in ''[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-blame-obama-covid-tests/ Did Trump Blame Obama for ‘Bad’ COVID-19 Tests?]'' by Bethania Palma, 1 May 2020, ''{{w|Snopes}}'' :* Note: No previous administration could have prepared a test for a disease which had yet to emerge. COVID-19 emerged during [[Trump's presidency]], the test was designed in 2020 by the [[Centers for Disease Control]] under the Trump administration. See {{w|Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic#Presidential}} * These are very good people, but they are angry. ** Trump described armed demonstrators who stormed the state Capitol in Michigan, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-01 |title=Trump urges Michigan governor to give in to ‘very good people’ who stormed statehouse with guns |author=Travis Gettys |periodical=Rawstory |url=https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/trump-urges-michigan-governor-to-give-in-to-very-good-people-who-stormed-statehouse-with-guns/}} ====May 2020==== * I can't tell you that. I'm not allowed to tell you that. ** Trump was answering what his basis was for claiming that the coronavirus emerged from a virology lab in the Wuhan city of China, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-01 |title='It Came Out Of China, Could Have Been Stopped': Prez Donald Trump On Coronavirus |author=PTI |periodical=Outlook |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/world-news-it-came-out-of-china-could-have-been-stopped-prez-donald-trump-on-coronavirus/351848}} * We will be AIDS-free within 8 years. We started, 10 years. Should've started in the previous administration. They did nothing. It started at my administration. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-03 |title=Fact check: Trump peppers Fox News town hall with false claims on coronavirus and other topics |author=Daniel Dale |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/03/politics/fact-check-fox-news-townhall-trump-may-3/index.html}} * With all of that unity we have, in one sense, we have great unity, in another sense, I think they're going to come along, I mean, you know, I certainly hope so, but the main thing I have to do is bring our country back, and I want to get it back to where it was or maybe beyond where it was, you know, we have tremendous stimulus, all the money we've been talking about so far tonight. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-04 |title=The 45 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Lincoln Memorial Fox town hall |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/04/politics/donald-trump-fox-lincoln-memorial/index.html}} * So in California, the Democrats, who fought like crazy to get all mail in only ballots, and succeeded, have just opened a voting booth in the most Democrat area in the State. They are trying to steal another election. It’s all rigged out there. These votes must not count. SCAM! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-09 |title=In Deranged Tweets Trump Says that All California Votes ‘Must Not Count’ |author=Mark NC |periodical=News Corpse |url=https://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=45212}} * We are getting great marks for the handling of the CoronaVirus pandemic, especially the very early BAN of people from China, the infectious source, entering the USA. Compare that to the Obama/Sleepy [[Joe Biden|Joe]] disaster known as H1N1 Swine Flu. Poor marks, bad polls - didn’t have a clue! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-10 |title=Trump claims he is ‘getting great marks’ for coronavirus response as US death toll nears 80,000 |author=Richard Hall |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-coronavirus-us-response-barack-obama-joe-biden-a9507346.html}} * If people want to get tested, they get tested. ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-11 |title=Fact check: Trump falsely claims, again, that anybody who wants a test can get one |author=By Daniel Dale, David Wright, Arman Azad, Holmes Lybrand | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/11/politics/trump-fact-check-may-11/index.html}} * Coronavirus numbers are looking MUCH better, going down almost everywhere. ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-11 |title=Trump points to 'the numbers,' which don't say what he thinks they say |author=Steve Benen |periodical=MSNBC | url=https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-points-numbers-which-don-t-say-what-he-thinks-n1205336}} * We have to close the country. And I said, say it again. They said, sir, you have to close the country. Nobody ever heard of a thing like this but they were right because if I didn't we would have lost two million, two and a half million, maybe more than that people. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-05-11 |title=Why Donald Trump's idea that he saved millions of lives is laughable |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/11/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-quarantine/index.html}} * Asian Americans are VERY angry at what China has done to our Country, and the World. Chinese Americans are the most angry of all. I don’t blame them! ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-12 |title=Trump claims Asian Americans are angry at 'what China has done' to U.S. |author=Kimmy Yam |periodical=Yahoo News / NBC News |url=https://news.yahoo.com/trump-claims-asian-americans-angry-190959445.html}} * To me it's not an acceptable answer, especially when it comes to schools ** Trump was commenting on a statement from infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, warning that getting businesses and schools back open too quickly would lead to unnecessary suffering and death, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-13 |title=Trump's rebuke of Fauci encapsulates rejection of science in virus fight |author=Stephen Collinson |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/14/politics/donald-trump-anthony-fauci-science-coronavirus/index.html}} * If we didn’t do any testing, we would have very few cases ** As quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-16 |title=Trump seems to think there’d be no coronavirus if there was no testing. It doesn’t work like that. |author=Aaron Rupar |periodical=VOX |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/5/15/21259888/trump-coronavirus-testing-very-few-cases}} * A lot of doctors take it. I take it. * I would have told you that three or four days ago, but we never had a chance, because you never asked me the question. ** Trump, about taking the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to prevent Covid-19 disease, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-18 |title=FDA: This Drug Could Kill You. Trump: I’m Taking It! |author=Justin Paragona, Adam Rawnsley |periodical=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-reveals-hes-now-taking-unproven-anti-malarial-drug-fda-warned-against}} * When we have a lot of cases, I don’t look at that as a bad thing — I look at that in a certain respect as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better. ... So I view it as a badge of honour, really, ** Trump talked about the 1.59 million confirmed cases of Covid-19, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-19 |title=Coronavirus: Trump says it’s ‘badge of honour’ for US to lead world in Covid-19 cases |author=Oliver O'Connell |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-coronavirus-cases-us-covid-death-toll-a9523166.html}} * Breaking: Michigan sends absentee ballots to 7.7 million people ahead of Primaries and the General Election. This was done illegally and without authorization by a rogue Secretary of State. I will ask to hold up funding to Michigan if they want to go down this Voter Fraud path! ** As quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-20 |title=Trump’s False Tweet About Michigan Absentee Ballot Applications |author=D'Angelo Gore |periodical=FactCheck.org |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/05/trumps-false-tweet-about-michigan-absentee-ballot-applications/}} * And, you know, when you say “per capita,” there’s many per capitas. It’s, like, per capita relative to what? But you can look at just about any category, and we’re really at the top, meaning positive on a per capita basis, too. They’ve done a great job. ** Quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-20 |title=Did Trump Say There Are ‘Many Per Capitas’ During a COVID-19 Discussion? |author=Kim LaCapria |periodical=TruthOrFiction.com |url=https://www.truthorfiction.com/did-president-trump-say-there-were-many-per-capitas-in-a-covid-19-discussion/}} * I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it. ** Trump commented on why he didn't wear a face mask as a protection against the coronavirus at a visit to a factory, as quoted in {{citation |date=2020-05-21 |title=Trump Goes Without Mask For Public Tour of Michigan Factory, Says He ‘Didn’t Want to Give the Press the Pleasure’ of Seeing Him Wearing One |author=Madeleine Carlisle |periodical=Time |url=https://time.com/5840833/trump-michigan-ford-plant-tour-mask/}} * Yeah. I tested positively toward negative, right? So, no, I tested perfectly this morning, meaning—meaning I tested negative... But that’s a way of saying it: positively toward the negative. ** On having had a coronavirus test, spoken to reporters on the White House lawn, 2020-05-21. {{citation |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tested-very-positively/ |title=Did Trump Say He ‘Tested Very Positively’ for COVID-19, Meaning Negative? | publisher={{w|Snopes}} |date=May 22, 2020 |accessdate=May 22, 2020 |author=Bethania Palma}} * I was honored five years ago, ‘man of the year’ in Michigan. ** {{citation |date=2020-05-22 |title=Trump’s Dubious Michigan ‘Man of the Year’ Boast |author=Robert Farley |periodical=FactCheck.org |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2019/08/trumps-dubious-michigan-man-of-the-year-boast/}} * There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent. Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed. The Governor of California is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one. That will be followed up with professionals telling all of these people, many of whom have never even thought of voting before, how, and for whom, to vote. This will be a Rigged Election. No way! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1265255835124539392 Twitter (26 May 2020)] * Imagine if your local phone companies tried to edit or censor what you said. Social media companies have far more power. ** {{citation |date=2020-05-28 |title=Donald Trump just used a ridiculous comparison to justify his social media crackdown |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/donald-trump-twitter-facebook-social-media-executive-order/index.html}} ====June 2020==== [[File:President Trump Visits St. John's Episcopal Church (49963649028).jpg|thumb|You have to dominate or you'll look like a bunch of jerks, you have to arrest and try people.]] * You have to dominate or you'll look like a bunch of jerks, you have to arrest and try people. * You don't have to be too careful. ** Trump ordering US governors on how to react against people protesting against police violence following the death of George Floyd, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-01 |title=An agitated Trump encourages governors to use aggressive tactics on protesters |author=Kevin Liptak, Ryan Nobles, Sarah Westwood |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/01/politics/donald-trump-race-police/index.html}} *Washington, D.C., was the safest place on earth last night! **[https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1267959729361485825 2 June 2020 tweet] quoted [https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-06-07/ap-fact-check-trump-exaggerations-on-blacks-economic-gains 8 June 2020] by [[US News]] * It’s a great day for him. It’s a great day for everybody. This is a great, great day in terms of quality. ** Trump claimed that the US economy was "back on track", and connected this with George Floyd, who had been killed by the police some days earlier, as quoted by by {{citation |date=2020-06-05 |title=Trump Criticised For Saying George Floyd Is Looking Down And Calling It ‘A Great Day’ |author=Emma Rosemurgey |periodical=UNILAD |url=https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/trump-criticised-for-saying-george-floyd-is-looking-down-and-calling-it-a-great-day/}} * Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. @OANN I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up? ** Trump repeated suggestions, without providing evidence, regarding the peaceful protester Martin Gugino who suffered brain damage after being handled brutally by the police. Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-09 |title=Trump Accuses 75-Year-Old Knocked Down By Buffalo Police Of Faking Fall |author=Cameron Frew |periodical=UNILAD |url=https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/trump-accuses-75-year-old-knocked-down-by-buffalo-police-of-faking-fall/}} * I think I’ve done more for the black community than any other President and let’s take a pass on Abraham Lincoln because he did good but although it’s always questionable, you know in other words the end result. **Trump discussing his leadership and relationship with the African-American community during the {{w|George Floyd killing protests}}, spoken on a Fox News interview, archived at "[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/what-was-trump-trying-to-say-about-abraham-lincoln.html What Was Trump Trying to Say About Abraham Lincoln?]" by Jeremy Stahl (June 12, 2020), published in ''{{w|Slate (magazine)|Slate}}''. * He is a liar ... everybody in the White House hated [[John Bolton]]. ** Trump described John Bolton, who was picked by Trump to be Security Adviser, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-15 |title=Trump brands John Bolton a ‘LIAR’ and says ‘everybody in the White House hated him’ after bombshell book extracts |author=Nicole Darrah |periodical=The Sun |url=https://www.the-sun.com/news/999925/trump-john-bolton-book-white-house-liar/}} * These are the people – the best, the smartest, the most brilliant anywhere, and they’ve come up with the AIDS vaccine. They’ve come up with ... various things. ** Claimed about scientists, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-16 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump on an AIDS vaccine that doesn’t exist |author=Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen |periodical=News 12 |url=https://www.kxii.com/content/news/AP-FACT-CHECK-Trump-on-an-AIDS-vaccine-that-doesnt-exist-571309161.html/}} *I did something good: I made [[Juneteenth]] very famous.<br>It’s actually an important event, an important time. But nobody had ever heard of it. **Wednesday 17 June 2020 interview in the Oval Office according to [https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-talks-juneteenth-john-bolton-economy-in-wsj-interview-11592493771 19 June 2020 article] by [[Michael Bender]] of [[Wall Street Journal]], highlighted [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/20/donald-trump-tulsa-rally-crowd-empty-seats 21 June 2020] by [[Richard Wolffe]] of [[The Guardian]] * I said, 'General, there's no way I can make it down that ramp without falling on my ass, general. I have no railing.' ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-20 |title=1,798 words that prove how obsessed Donald Trump is with the West Point ramp story |author=Chris Cillizza |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/22/politics/donald-trump-tulsa-rally-west-point-ramp/index.html |lang=en-US}} * Your 401(k)s and money itself will be worthless. ** Claimed about what will happen if Joe Biden wins the next president election, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-20 |title=Lying again about the pandemic, Trump made 200 false claims from early June to early July |author=Daniel Dale, Tara Subramaniam |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/18/politics/fact-check-trump-june-july-2020/index.html |lang=en-US}} *By the way, it’s a disease, without question [that] has more names than any disease in history. I can name “kung flu.” I can name 19 different versions of names. Many call it a virus, which it is. Many call it a flu. What difference? I think we have 19 or 20 different versions of the name. ** Discussing the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] at a {{w|Donald Trump's Tulsa rally|campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 21}}, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-21 |title=This Is How Trump Plans to Beat Biden |author=Osita Nwanevu |periodical={{w|The New Republic}} |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/158245/trump-plans-beat-biden |lang=en-US}} * RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES! ** Claim quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-22 |title=FACT CHECK: Trump Spreads Unfounded Claims About Voting By Mail |author=Miles Parks |periodical=NPR |url=https://apnews.com/1d1a98892bdc7e1df97807b3be48bb13 |lang=en-US}} * Cases up only because of our big number testing. Mortality rate way down!!! * It’s fading away, it’s going to fade away. * We have got the greatest testing program anywhere in the world. * We’ve done too good a job. * You know testing is a double-edged sword. ... Here’s the bad part. When you test to that extent, you are going to find more people, find more cases. So I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down please.’ ** Claimed about the Covid-19 pandemic, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-23 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Sober science weighs in on Trump’s virus take |author=Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen |periodical=AP |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/06/22/881598655/fact-check-trump-spreads-unfounded-claims-about-voting-by-mail |lang=en-US}} *I said to my people <i>slow the testing down please</i> ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baHR5E952H8 referring to [[COVID-19 testing]] during a Jun 21, 2020 campaign ralley in [[w:Tulsa, Oklahoma]] ] * Well, one of the things that will be really great, you know the word experience is still good. I always say talent is more important than experience. I’ve always said that. But the word experience is a very important word. It’s an — a very important meaning. I never did this before. I never slept over in Washington. I was in Washington, I think, 17 times. All of a sudden, I’m president of the United States. You know the story. I’m riding down Pennsylvania Avenue with our First Lady and I say, ‘This is great. But I didn’t know very many people in Washington. It wasn’t my thing. I was from Manhattan, from New York. Now I know everybody, and I have great people in the administration. You make some mistakes. Like, you know, an idiot like Bolton. All he wanted to do was drop bombs on everybody. You don’t have to drop bombs on everybody. You don’t have to kill people. ** Trump was responding to the question "What are your top priorities for a second term?", as quoted by {{citation |date=2019-07-17 |title=Trump Rambles Unintelligibly About Plan for Second Term |author=Adam K Raymond |periodical= NY Mag|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/trump-hannity-interview-full-of-unintelligible-rambling.html }} * Nobody briefed or told me, @VP Pence, or Chief of Staff @MarkMeadows about the so-called attacks on our troops in Afghanistan by Russians ** Trump commented on a news report saying that Russian spies are paying Taliban for killing US soldiers in Afghanistan, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-06-28 | title=Trump denies he was briefed on reported bounties on US troops |author=Kyle Balluck |periodical=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/504890-trump-denies-he-was-briefed-on-reported-bounties-on-us-troops |lang=en-US}} * Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something? ** Said in June 2020, about demonstrators in the streets around the White House following the death of George Floyd, according to former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, quoted in [https://www.axios.com/mark-esper-book-trump-protesters-24e93272-2af5-423d-be3b-164daab7b43d.html "Scoop: Esper says Trump wanted to shoot protesters"], Axios, 2 May 2022 ====July 2020==== * I think we’re gonna be very good with the coronavirus. I think that at some point that’s going to, sort of, just disappear—I hope. ** Spoken on a morning news talk show regarding the [[COVID-19]] pandemic; at the time, the United States had over 120,000 deaths from the virus and over 2.5{{nbsp}}million infections. As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-01 |title=Trump again claims coronavirus is ‘going to just disappear’ as US sees record number of new cases |author=Richard Hall |periodical=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-coronavirus-cases-us-fox-news-interview-today-covid-a9596631.html}} * Against every law of society and nature, our children are taught in school to hate their own country and to believe that the men and women who built it were not heroes but that were villains. The radical view of American history is a web of lies, all perspective is removed, every virtue is obscured, every motive is twisted, every fact is distorted, and every flaw is magnified until the history is purged and the record is disfigured beyond all recognition. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-03 |title=Biden tells teachers they have ‘the most important’ job on same day Trump says they teach children to ‘hate their country’ |author=Valerie Strauss |periodical=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election/biden-trump-teachers-education-policy-2020-election-a9603156.html}} * In our schools, our newsrooms, even our corporate boardrooms, there is a new far left fascism that demands absolute allegiance. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-03 |title=The 28 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's Mount Rushmore speech |author=Valerie Strauss |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/04/politics/donald-trump-mount-rushmore-south-dakota-speech-lines/index.html}} * We got hit by the virus that came from China. We’ve made a lot of progress. Our strategy is moving along well. * We’ve learned how to put out the flame. * Now we have tested almost 40m people. By so doing, we show cases, 99% of which are totally harmless. ** Trump was describing the situation with Covid-19, where more than 128 000 had died out of around 2,800,000 found cases at that time, a death rate of more than 4 %, and around 40,000 to 50,000 new cases were found per day, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-04 |title=Trump claims 99% of US Covid-19 cases are 'totally harmless' as infections surge |author=David Smith |periodical=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/05/trump-claims-99-of-us-covid-19-cases-are-totally-harmless-as-infections-surge}} * We’re very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-07 |title=Column: Trump demands schools reopen or funds might be cut — our (expendable) kids must face the virus! |author=Rex Huppke |periodical=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-coronavirus-schools-trump-reopen-devos-florida-texas-covid-huppke-20200708-eeb6di3ml5cilk35hzl5ix5l6m-story.html}} * We have -- consumer confidence has risen 12 points since April, an all-time high. Think of that. ** Untrue claim, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-09 |title=Fact check: Exaggerating again, Trump claims four non-record economic figures are records |author=Daniel Dale |periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/06/politics/fact-check-trump-june-jobs-exaggerations/index.html}} * Too many Universities and School Systems are about Radical Left Indoctrination, not Education. Therefore, I am telling the Treasury Department to re-examine their Tax-Exempt Status and/or Funding, which will be taken away if this Propaganda or Act Against Public Policy continues. Our children must be Educated, not Indoctrinated! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-11 |title=Doctors, teachers reject Trump's pressure to reopen U.S. schools |author=Susan Heavey |periodical=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-uda-education/in-bid-to-reopen-u-s-schools-trump-threatens-their-tax-exempt-status-idUSKBN24B2D3?il=0}} * Deaths in the U.S. are way down. * For the 1/100th time, the reason we show so many Cases, compared to other countries that haven’t done nearly as well as we have, is that our TESTING is much bigger and better. We have tested 40,000,000 people. If we did 20,000,000 instead, Cases would be half, etc. NOT REPORTED! * We have the lowest Mortality Rate in the World. * Job growth is biggest in history. * Economy and Jobs are growing MUCH faster than anyone (except me!) expected. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-11 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump keeps repeating false pandemic information |author= Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, and Christopher Rugaber|periodical=Sentinel Colorado |url=https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/nation-world/fact-check/ap-fact-check-trump-keeps-repeating-false-pandemic-information/}} * I disagreed with doing this very small (tiny) section of wall, in a tricky area, by a private group which raised money by ads. It was only done to make me look bad, and perhsps it now doesn't even work. Should have been built like rest of Wall, 500 plus miles. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-12 |title=Trump says possibly unstable section of border wall funded by supporters was 'only done to make me look bad'|author= Catherine Garcia | periodical=The Week |url=https://theweek.com/speedreads/925124/trump-says-possibly-unstable-section-border-wall-funded-by-supporters-only-done-make-look-bad}} * I know people that like the Confederate flag and they're not thinking about slavery. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-18 |title=Trump keeps fighting a Confederate flag battle many supporters have conceded |author= Tina Nguyen | periodical=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/18/trump-confederate-flag-battle-368607}} * Look, I take responsibility always for everything because it's ultimately my job, too. I have to get everybody in line. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-19 |title=Trump pushes back against critics on coronavirus, addresses whether he will accept election results in exclusive interview |author= Ronn Blitzer | periodical=Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-pushes-back-against-critics-on-coronavirus-addresses-whether-he-will-accept-election-results-in-exclusive-interview}} * I’m not a big fan of Fox, I’ll be honest with you. * We’re signing a healthcare plan within two weeks, a full and complete healthcare plan that the supreme court decision on DACA gave me the right to do. So we’re going to solve – we’re going to sign an immigration plan, a healthcare plan, and various other plans. And nobody will have done what I’m doing in the next four weeks. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-19 |title=Donald Trump v Fox News Sunday: extraordinary moments from a wild interview |author= Amanda Holpuch | periodical=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/19/donald-trump-fox-news-sunday-chris-wallace-interview}} * We've done much better than most. And with the fatality rate at a lower rate than most, it's something that we can talk about. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-21 |title=AP FACT CHECK: A More Measured Trump Doesn't Mean Accurate |author= | periodical=VOA |url=https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/ap-fact-check-more-measured-trump-doesnt-mean-accurate}} * Well, you see something that looks good and you don’t investigate it. ** Trump was describing his habit of retweeting content that has sometimes been odd, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-22 |title=Donald Trump admits he regrets his tweets 'too often', says his retweets 'get him in trouble' and reminisces about the 'old days when you could write a letter and let it sit for a day' |author= Ariel Zilber | periodical=DailyMail |url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8558493/Trump-says-regrets-Twitter-posts-admits-times-love-it.html}} * So it sort of is curious. A man works for us, with us, very closely, Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx also, very highly thought of -- and yet, they're highly thought of, but <b>nobody likes me</b>? It can only be my personality, that's all. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-28 |title='Nobody likes me': Trump ponders pandemic popularity of Fauci and Birx |author= Kevin Liptak | periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/28/politics/donald-trump-anthony-fauci-approval-rating/index.html}} * If it reached my desk I would have done something about it. ** Trump was commenting on a U.S. intelligence assessment that Russia was paying a bounty to militants in Afghanistan to kill Americans there, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-28 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump hype on drug costs, hydroxychloroquine |author=Hope Yen and Calvin Woodward | periodical=Star Tribune |url=https://www.startribune.com/ap-fact-check-trump-hype-on-drug-costs-hydroxychloroquine/571989352/}} * You can look at large portions of our country, it's corona-free. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-28 |title=Fact check: Trump falsely says 'large portions' of the US are 'corona-free,' repeats claim that protests are leading to rising cases |author=Holmes Lybrand, Tara Subramaniam, Nathan McDermott and Em Steck | periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/28/politics/coronavirus-trump-kodak-press-briefing-fact-check/index.html}} * Anarchists, Agitators or Protestors who vandalize or damage our Federal Courthouse in Portland, or any Federal Buildings in any of our Cities or States, will be prosecuted under our recently re-enacted [[Statues & Monuments Act]]. MINIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON. Don’t do it! ** [https://mobile.twitter.com/Oijans/status/1346916360178302978 Tweet] 28 July 2020 * I think she'd be a fine choice, Kamala Harris. She'd be a fine choice. ** Trump commented on the possibility of Kamala Harris becoming vice president candidate, according to a [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-marine-one-departure-072920/ White House transcript]. * With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote??? ** A tweet ({{citation |url=https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1288818160389558273 |title=With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote??? |date=2020-07-30 |accessdate=2020-07-30 |publisher={{w|Twitter}} |lang=en-US |author=Donald Trump}}) that received substantial attention with many further sources quoting it, such as {{citation |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53599363 |title=Republicans to Trump: You can't delay 2020 election |date=2020-07-30 |accessdate=2020-07-30 |publisher={{w|BBC}} |lang=en-GB}} * Must know Election results on the night of the Election, not days, months, or even years later! ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-29 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s election agitations and distortions |author=Calvin Woodward | periodical=Seattle Times |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/ap-fact-check-trumps-election-agitations-and-distortions/}} * Young people are almost immune to this disease. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-07-30 |title=Trump says he can't assure school safety amid pandemic: 'Can you assure anybody of anything?' |author=Jessie Hellman | periodical=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/509902-trump-says-he-cant-assure-school-safety-amid-pandemic-can-you-assure}} ====August 2020==== * When you see the Drug Companies taking massive television ads against me, forget what they say (which is false), YOU KNOW THAT DRUG PRICES ARE COMING DOWN, BIG. ** As quoted by {{citation |date=2020-08-02 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump hype on drug costs, hydroxychloroquine |author=Hope Yen and Calvin Woodward | periodical=APNEWS |url=https://apnews.com/d7f1d2003aeaa95466e12b875b7b4619}} * They are dying. That's true. And you -- it is what it is. But that doesn't mean we aren't doing everything we can. <b>It's under control as much as you can control it.</b> This is a horrible plague that beset us. ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Stephen Collinson | date=2020-08-03 |title=Trump spinning virus failure as a win again by celebrating 'encouraging' progress | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-pence-birx/index.html}} * You can take the number of cases and look <b>we're last, meaning we're first</b>. ** Trump was explaining the virus situation, as quoted by {{citation | author=James Walker | date=2020-08-03 |title=5 Takeaways From Trump's Axios Interview | periodical=Newsweek | url=https://www.newsweek.com/five-takeaways-donald-trump-axios-interview-1522596}} * In an <b>illegal late night coup</b>, Nevada’s clubhouse Governor made it impossible for Republicans to win the state. <b>Post Office could never handle the Traffic of Mail-In Votes without preparation</b>. Using Covid to steal the state. See you in Court! ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Quint Forgey | date=2020-08-03 |title=Trump threatens lawsuit to block mail-in voting in Nevada | periodical=Politico | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/trump-nevada-mail-voting-lawsuit-390878}} * Whether you call it Vote by Mail or Absentee Voting, in Florida the election system is Safe and Secure, Tried and True. Florida's Voting system has been cleaned up (we defeated Democrats attempts at change), so <b>in Florida I encourage all to request a Ballot & Vote by Mail! </b>#MAGA, ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Betsy Klein | date=2020-08-03 |title=In apparent reversal, Trump encourages Floridians to vote by mail | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/donald-trump-mail-in-voting-florida/index.html}} * There is no way you can go through a mail-in vote without massive cheating. ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Daniel Dale | date=2020-08-03 |title=Jonathan Swan reveals the simple secret to exposing Trump's lies: basic follow-up questions | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/fact-check-jonathan-swan-axios-hbo-interview-trump-coronavirus/index.html}} * I read a lot. I comprehend extraordinarily well. Probably better than anybody you’ve interviewed in a long time, ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Aaron Rupar | date=2020-08-03 |title=“They are dying. That’s true. It is what it is.” Trump’s Axios interview was a disaster. | periodical=VOX | url=https://www.vox.com/2020/8/4/21354055/trump-axios-interview-jonathan-swan}} * I don't know. I really don't know. I don't know. I don't know John Lewis. He chose not to come to my inauguration. He chose -- I don't -- I never met John Lewis actually, I don't believe. ** Trump was responding to how civil rights icon John Lewis will be remembered, as quoted by {{citation | author=Tyler Olson | date=2020-08-03 |title=Trump withholds praise for John Lewis, notes he 'didn't come to my inauguration'| periodical=Fox News| url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-john-lewis-inauguration}} * When I took over we didn't even have a test. ** Trump pointed out that in 2017, there was no test for the coronavirus that emerged in 2019, as quoted by {{citation | author=Steve Benen | date=2020-08-03 |title=Trump points to imagined 'manuals' to argue against virus tests | periodical=MSNBC | url=https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-points-imagined-manuals-argue-against-virus-tests-n1235815}} * we have done an incredible job, everything is under control [referring to the United states handling of the [[Covid Pandemic]] ] ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaaTZkqsaxY interview] by [[w:Jonathan Swan]] of [[w:Axios (website)|Axios]] on [[w:HBO]] * It would seem like it based on the explosion. I met with some of our great generals and they just seem to feel that it was. This was not a — some kind of a manufacturing explosion type of a event. … They seem to think it was a attack. It was a bomb of some kind, yes. ** When asked why he called an explosion in Beirut an attack and not an accident, as quoted by {{citation | author=Darlene Superville/AP | date=2020-08-04 |title=Trump Says Massive Explosion in Beirut Likely an 'Attack' | periodical=Time | url=time.com/5875784/trump-explosion-beirut-attack/}} * '''Q''': (Inaudible) if 160,000 people had died on President Obama's watch, do you think you would have called for his resignation? : '''Trump''': No, I wouldn’t have done that. I think it’s — I think it’s been amazing what we’ve been able to do. If we didn’t close up our country, we would have had one and a half or two million people already dead. We’ve called it right; now we don’t have to close it. We understand the disease. Nobody understood it because nobody has ever seen anything like this. The closest thing is, in 1917, they say — right? The great — the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing, where they lost, anywhere from 50- to 100 million people. Probably ended the [[Second World War]]; all the soldiers were sick. That was a — that was a terrible situation. And this is highly contagious. This one is highly, highly contagious. No, if I would have listened to a lot of people, we would have kept it open. And, by the way, we keep it open now, all the way. We keep it open. But we would have kept it open and you could be up to a million and a half or two million people right now — one and a half to two million people. Our people have done a fantastic job — our consultants and our doctors. You know, and with disagreements and with a lot of things happening. :* ''[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-press-briefing-august-10-2020/ Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing | August 10, 2020]'', issued on: August 11, 2020, ''{{w|whitehouse.gov}}'' :* Note: In October 2014, Donald Trump [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/525431218910027776 tweeted] that U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] should resign because a doctor who had treated [[Ebola]] patients in Guinea returned to the U.S, reported in ''[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-obama-ebola-tweet/ Did Trump Call for Obama to Resign After Ebola Doctor Returned to U.S.?]'' by David Mikkelson, 15 May 2020, ''{{w|Snopes}}''. And the [[1918 flu pandemic]] lasted from February 1918 to April 1920, years before the [[World War II]] which started in 1939. * If Biden would win, he's going to double, triple, everybody's taxes. ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Daniel Dale, Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam | date=2020-08-04 |title=Fact Check: At briefings, Trump is settling into a routine of false claims and exaggeration | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/12/politics/donald-trump-press-briefing-biden-tax-plan-coronavirus-fact-check/index.html}} * Nasty * Horrible * Person who has told many many stories that weren't true * Extraordinarily nasty * Nasty to a level that was just a horrible thing * Very very nasty to Joe Biden * Probably nastier even than Pocahontas * Meanest, most horrible, most disrespectful of anybody in the U.S. Senate. ** On [[Kamala Harris]], as quoted by {{citation | author=Andrew Solender | date=2020-08-11 | title=Trump Repeatedly Calls Kamala Harris ‘Nasty’ And ‘Horrible’ In White House Briefing | periodical=Forbes | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/08/11/trump-repeatedly-calls-kamala-harris-nasty-and-horrible-in-white-house-briefing/#440e0fb54570}} * Europe has experienced a nearly 40% higher excess mortality rate than the United States ** Claimed about the coronavirus, as quoted by {{citation | author=Jessica McDonald | date=2020-08-11 | title=Trump Touts Misleading and Flawed Excess Mortality Statistic | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/08/trump-touts-misleading-and-flawed-excess-mortality-statistic/}} * If I don’t win the election, China will own the United States — you will have to learn to speak Chinese! ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Justin Paragona | date=2020-08-12 |title=Trump: If I Lose to Biden, Get Ready to ‘Have to Learn to Speak Chinese’| periodical=Daily Beast | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-if-i-lose-to-biden-get-ready-to-have-to-learn-to-speak-chinese/}} * So showerheads — you take a shower, the water doesn’t come out. You want to wash your hands, the water doesn’t come out. So what do you do? You just stand there longer or you take a shower longer? Because my hair — I don’t know about you, but it has to be perfect. Perfect. ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Debbie White, Jon Rogers, Fionnuala O'Leary | date=2020-08-12 |title=US proposes change to shower rules after President’s hair-washing complaint | periodical=The SUN | url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12369436/donald-trump-latest-news-live-updates/}} * Leave Democrat cities. Let them rot. ** Retweeted by Trump, as quoted by {{citation | author=James Gordon | date=2020-08-16 |title='Let them rot!': Trump retweets supporter's message calling for Democrat-led cities such as NYC and Chicago to be abandoned - along with a video of protesters threatening drivers in Manhattan | periodical=CNN | url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8633677/Let-rot-Trump-retweets-supporters-message-democrat-cities.html}} * New Zealand, by the way, had a big outbreak ** Said about the Covid-19 virus, which at that time had caused the death of a total of 22 persons in New Zealand. Quoted by {{citation | author=Daniel Dale | date=2020-08-18 |title=Fact check: Trump says New Zealand has had a 'big outbreak.' It reported 5 new cases on Thursday | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/fact-check-trump-new-zealand-outbreak/index.html}} * Don't buy GOODYEAR TIRES - They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS. Get better tires for far less! (This is what the Radical Left Democrats do. Two can play the same game, and we have to start playing it now!) ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Betsy Klein | date=2020-08-19 |title=Trump 'cancels' Goodyear tires as he campaigns against 'cancel culture' | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/19/politics/trump-goodyear-cancel-culture/index.html}} * I don't know much about the movement other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate ** Said about the QAnon group, as quoted by {{citation | author=Kevin Liptak | date=2020-08-20 |title=Trump embraces QAnon conspiracy because 'they like me' | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/19/politics/donald-trump-qanon/index.html}} * I see again the forest fires are starting. They’re starting again in California. I said, you gotta clean your floors, you gotta clean your forests — there are many, many years of leaves and broken trees and they’re like, like, so flammable, you touch them and it goes up. Maybe we’re just going to have to make them pay for it because they don’t listen to us. ** Quoted by {{citation | author=Jeremy B. White | date=2020-08-19 |title=Trump blames California for wildfires, tells state 'you gotta clean your floors' | periodical=Politico | url=https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/08/20/trump-blames-california-for-wildfires-tells-state-you-gotta-clean-your-floors-1311059}} * I know nothing about the project other than I didn't like when I read about it, I didn't like it. * I think it's a very sad thing for Mr. Bannon. I didn't know any of the other people, either. ** Trump talked about the private "We build the wall" project, as quoted by {{citation | author=Andrew Kaczynski, Em Steck | date=2020-08-20 |title=Fact check: Trump knows most people involved in private border wall project, despite claiming not to | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/fact-check-trump-private-border-wall-project/index.html}} * The only way they're gonna win is by a rigged election. I really believe that. I saw the crowd outside. ** Said about Democrats, as quoted by {{citation | author=Daniel Dale | date=2020-08-20 |title=Fact check: Trump delivers blizzard of false claims in Pennsylvania speech attacking Biden | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/trump-false-claims-pennsylvania-speech-biden-fact-check/index.html}} * We're going to have sheriffs, and we're going to have law enforcement, and we're going to have, hopefully, US attorneys, and we're going to have everybody and attorney generals [sic] ** Trump told about his plan for monitoring and preventing voter fraud, as quoted by {{citation | author=Tara Subramariam | date=2020-08-21 |title=Fact Check: Can the President send law enforcement officers to polling places? | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/21/politics/donald-trump-law-enforcement-election-polls-fact-check/index.html}} * The deep state, or whoever, over at the FDA is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the vaccines and therapeutics. Obviously, they are hoping to delay the answer until after November 3rd. Must focus on speed, and saving lives ** As quoted by {{citation | author=Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward | date=2020-08-24 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump's baseless claim of 'deep state' at FDA| periodical=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | url=https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2020/08/24/AP-FACT-CHECK-Trump-s-baseless-claim-of-deep-state-at-FDA/stories/202008240037}} ====September 2020==== * The entire city is ablaze all the time. ** Claimed about Portland, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-09-01 |title=Fact check: Trump makes more false claims about Biden and protests | author=By Daniel Dale, Tara Subramaniam, Holmes Lybrand | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/31/politics/trump-kenosha-briefing-fact-check/index.html}} * CNN reported that I had a heart attack. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-09-03 |title=Even Fox News is choosing not to cover Trump's rallies in full, but his falsehoods are still eye-popping |author=Brian Stelter | periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/04/media/donald-trump-pennsylvania-reliable-sources/index.html}} * Hospitalizations and deaths have declined radically over the past week. ** Claimed about the Covid-19 pandemic, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-09-03 |title=Even Fox News is choosing not to cover Trump's rallies in full, but his falsehoods are still eye-popping |author=Brian Stelter | periodical=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/04/media/donald-trump-pennsylvania-reliable-sources/index.html}} * The Dow Jones Industrial just closed above 29,000! You are so lucky to have me as your President. With Joe Hiden’ it would crash. ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1301249968091455488 Tweet] * Did you ever see a man who likes a mask as much as him? He has it hanging down. Because it gives him a feeling of security. If I were a psychiatrist, right, you know I'd say: 'This guy's got some big issues. Hanging down. Hanging down'. ** Said about President candidate Joe Biden wearing a face mask for protection against Covid-19, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-04 |title=Donald Trump mocks Joe Biden for manner of wearing mask | periodical=Independent.ie | url=https://www.independent.ie/videos/donald-trump-mocks-joe-biden-for-manner-of-wearing-mask-39502878.html}} * If it has not been counted, vote -- which is every citizen's right to do -- you go and vote. You press the lever and vote. So if it hasn't been counted, if it doesn't show up, go and vote, and then, if your mail-in ballot arrives after you vote, which it shouldn't but possibly it could perhaps, that ballot will not be used or counted in that your vote has already been cast and tabulated, so this way you're guaranteed to have your vote count. ** Trump suggested voting twice, which is a federal crime, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-04 | title=Ignoring warnings from election officials, Trump again suggests supporters should try to vote twice | author= Dianne Gallagher, Caroline Kelly, Marshall Cohen, Brian Rokus | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/05/politics/trump-vote-twice-north-carolina/index.html}} * The top people in the [[w:The Pentagon|Pentagon]]... want to do nothing but fight wars so all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy ** In front of the [[w:White House|White House]] at a [https://www.trtworld.com/americas/trump-pentagon-chiefs-fighting-wars-to-oblige-arms-companies-39561 US Labor Day news conference on September 7, 2020] * Under Operation Warp Speed, we've pioneered groundbreaking therapies, reducing the fatality rate 85% since April. * We're way ahead on the nuclear front. We've upgraded our nuclear. * When reports come out that certain countries don't really like me too much, that's not because of my personality, although it could be that also, frankly. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-08 | title=The 37 most absurd lines from Donald Trump's Labor Day 'news conference' | author= Chris Cillizza | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/08/politics/donald-trump-labor-day-press-conference/index.html}} * The president of the United States calls the shots (Trump says in ~second 50 of video) * If [[Bob Woodward]] thought what I said was bad then he should have immediately, right after I said it, gone out to the authorities so they can prepare, ** Trump was talking about what he told Bob Woodward regarding downplaying the coronavirus threat, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-10 | title=Someone needs to remind Donald Trump that Bob Woodward isn't president of the United States | author= Chris Cillizza | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/10/politics/trump-bob-woodward-rage/index.html}} * I think there’s probably – possibly – drugs involved ** Claimed about President Candidate Joe Biden, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-10 | title=Trump uses Fox News interview to accuse Biden of taking drugs | author= Martin Pengelly | periodical=The Guardian | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/12/trump-biden-drugs-fox-news-interview}} * Tell your governor to open up your state ** On September 14, 2020, in front of hundreds of supporters packed together, according to [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/13/donald-trump-latino-voters-las-vegas-ahead-rally/5784501002/ ''Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak says Trump took 'reckless and selfish actions' by holding indoor rally''] * I don't think science knows, actually. * It'll start getting cooler. You just watch. ** Trump described his stance on climate science and global warming, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-14 | title=Trump baselessly questions climate science during California wildfire briefing | author= Maegan Vazquez | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/14/politics/donald-trump-wildfires-briefing-climate-change/index.html}} * Nobody knew the seniors are susceptible ** Claimed about the coronavirus, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-16 | title=Fact check: Trump made at least 22 false or misleading claims at ABC town hall | author= Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/16/politics/fact-check-trump-abc-town-hall/index.html}} * We’re on track to deliver and distribute the vaccine in a very, very safe and effective manner. We think we can start sometime in October. So as soon as it is announced, we’ll be able to start. That’ll be from mid-October on. It may be a little bit later than that, but we’ll be all set. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-16 | title=Trump Again Overstates Speed of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout | author= Jessica McDonald | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trump-again-overstates-speed-of-covid-19-vaccine-rollout/}} * As soon as the FDA approves the vaccine... we’ll be able to distribute 100 million doses by the end of 2020 and a large number much sooner than that ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-16 | title=Trump says U.S. could distribute at least 100 million COVID vaccine doses by end of 2020 | author= Reuters staff | periodical=Reuters| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/healthcoronavirus-trump-vaccine/trump-says-u-s-could-distribute-at-least-100-million-covid-vaccine-doses-by-end-of-2020-idINW1N2FG089}} * You saw what happened in Pennsylvania. Some state Supreme Court justice just ruled that they can take as long as they want to count the ballots. That means I’ll be leading and winning Pennsylvania like we did last time. Yeah, yeah. We’ll be leading, we’ll be winning Pennsylvania. We’re going to win it easy. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-16 | title=Trump’s False Statement About Counting Ballots in Pennsylvania | author= Rem Rieder | periodical=FactCheck.org| url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trumps-false-statement-about-counting-ballots-in-pennsylvania/}} * Can you believe it, in one week they nominated me, not for one, but for two Nobel prizes. But you know, you have a president, you love your president, and your president gets honored, because I’m not being honored, you’re being honored with the Nobel Peace Prize, for Israel, what we did with Israel. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-19 | title=Trump’s Nobel Nonsense | author= Robert Farley | periodical=FactCheck.org| url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trumps-nobel-nonsense/}} * I’m the only man that got nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and I didn’t get any press. They wouldn’t. For two of them. Last week, I’m not bragging about it. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-21 | title=Trump’s Nobel Nonsense | author= Robert Farley | periodical=FactCheck.org| url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trumps-nobel-nonsense/}} * I said, ‘Shinzo, please do me a favor, we need more car companies. ... We want them built here, not in Japan, please.’ He said, ‘But we cannot do that, this is a free enterprise system.’ I said, ‘... Please, I need some car companies.’ ... I said, ‘Shinzo, you have to do it.’ Next day, it was the story: ‘Five car companies opened up in Michigan.‘ ** Claimed as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-21 | title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s made-up car plants, court revisionism | author= Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Tom Krisher | periodical=AP | url=https://apnews.com/ec85b88102464c9651d32b475c01c183}} * I saved it. I put our miners back to work. ** Claimed about the US coal mining industry, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-21 | title=Fact check: Trump makes false claims about his record on manufacturing and coal jobs | author= Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/23/politics/fact-check-trump-jobs-manufacturing-coal/index.html}} * Now we know it. It [the coronavirus] affects elderly people, elderly people with heart problems and other problems. If they have other problems. That's what it really affects. That's it. You know, In some states, thousands of people—nobody young. Below the age of 18, like, nobody. They have a strong immune system, who knows? You look...Take your hat off to the young, because they have a hell of an immune system. But it affects virtually nobody. It's an amazing thing. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-22 | title=Trump Says Coronavirus 'Affects Virtually Nobody,' As U.S. Has World's Highest Death Toll | author= Kashmira Gander | periodical=Newsweek | url=https://www.newsweek.com/trump-covid-virtually-nobody-rally-ohio-1533452}} * The stated goal of BLM people is to achieve the destruction of the nuclear family, abolish the police, abolish prisons, abolish border security, abolish capitalism and abolish school choice. ** Claimed about the Black Lives Matter movement, as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-25 | title=Donald Trump launches blistering attack on the Black Lives Matter movement | author= Graeme Massie | periodical=Independent.co.uk | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-rally-today-blm-black-lives-matter-b604727.html}} * Totally fake news ** [https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/27/trump-calls-nyt-tax-report-totally-fake-news-422330Trump responding] to the NYT report on the alleged tax avoidance by Donald Trump * We’re leading in Pennsylvania. We’re leading in Florida. I think we’re leading everywhere. ** Claimed as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-28 | title=FactChecking Trump’s Weekend Claims | author=Lori Robertson, Robert Farley, Rem Rieder, Eugene Kiely, Jessica McDonald, D'Angelo Gore | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/factchecking-trumps-weekend-claims/}} * Drug prices will be coming down 80 or 90 percent. * It's a rigged election. ** Claimed as quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-30 | title=Fact check: False claims flood Trump-Biden debate | author=AP staff | periodical=MPR news| url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/09/30/fact-check-false-claims-flood-trumpbiden-debate}} * I read today where at least 1% of the ballots for 2016 were invalidated. They take 'em. 'We don't like 'em. We don't like 'em.' They throw them out, left and right * Take a look at West Virginia, mailmen selling the ballots. They're being sold. * Number two, they cheat. They cheat. Hey, they found ballots in a wastepaper basket three days ago, and they all had the name military ballots -- there were military -- they all had the name Trump on 'em. ** Quoted in {{citation | date=2020-09-30 | title=Fact check: Almost every single one of Trump's debate claims about mail-in voting was wrong | author=Daniel Dale, Marshall Cohen | periodical=CNN| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/30/politics/fact-check-trump-first-debate-mail-voting-fraud/index.html}} * [[Steve Jobs]] would not be happy that his wife is wasting money he left her on a failing Radical Left Magazine that is run by a con man (Goldberg) and spews FAKE NEWS & HATE. Call her, write her, let her know how you feel!!! ** [[Trump]] in [https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/06/business/donald-trump-laurene-powell-jobs/?iid=ob_lockedrail_longstory_pool Trump attacks the sixth-richest woman in the world for her ties to] [[w:The Atlantic|The Atlantic]] on September 6, 2020 ====October 2020==== [[File:President Trump Works at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (50423775191).jpg|thumb|[[Feeling]] really [[good]]! Don’t be [[afraid]] of [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid]]. [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|Don’t let it dominate]] your [[life]]. We have developed, under the [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Trump Administration]], some really great [[drugs]] & [[knowledge]]. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!]] * Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for [[COVID-19]]. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1311892190680014849 through twitter] on October 1, 2020 * OUR GREAT USA WANTS & NEEDS STIMULUS. WORK TOGETHER AND GET IT DONE. Thank you! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1312449034154504192 via tweet] on October 3, 2020 * If you look at the therapeutics, which I’m taking right now, some of them, and others are coming out soon that are looking like, frankly, they’re miracles, if you want to know the truth, they’re miracles. People criticize me when I say that, but we have things happening that look like they’re miracles, coming down from God. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-03 |title=Trump’s COVID-19 Misinformation Since Testing Positive | author= Jessica McDonald, Eugene Kiely, Lori Robertson | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/10/trumps-covid-19-misinformation-since-testing-positive/}} * I learned a lot about COVID. I learned it by really going to school. This is the real school, this isn’t the let’s-read-a-book school. And I get it and I understand it and it’s a very interesting thing and I’m gonna be letting you know about it. ** Said while being treated in hospital for Covid-19, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-05 |title=Editorial: President Trump’s learn-by-doing approach to COVID-19 | author=LA Times Editorial Board | periodical=LA Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-10-06/trump-covid-school}} * I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1313186529058136070 Via twitter] posted 11:37 AM · Oct 5, 2020 * Flu season is coming up! Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, die from the Flu. Are we going to close down our Country? No, we have learned to live with it, just like we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations far less lethal!!! ** Claimed in a tweet that was later labeled as misleading and in a Facebook posting that was later deleted by Facebook, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-06 |title=Facebook, Twitter block Trump post that falsely claims coronavirus is less deadly than flu | author=Jessica Bursztynsky | periodical=CNBC | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/06/facebook-removes-trump-post-falsely-comparing-coronavirus-and-the-flu.html}} * REPEAL SECTION 230!!! ** Tweeted about [[w:Section 230|Section 230]] of the United States Communications Decency Act, which allows online platforms to moderate and remove harmful content without being penalized. Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-06 |title=Facebook, Twitter block Trump post that falsely claims coronavirus is less deadly than flu | author=Jessica Bursztynsky | periodical=CNBC | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/06/facebook-removes-trump-post-falsely-comparing-coronavirus-and-the-flu.html}} *I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business. ** According to [https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-stimulus-negotiations-7d464d0e-924f-46f5-90d2-9e8097c9c8f7.html Trump says he will not negotiate on COVID relief until after election] * We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas! ** Via [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1313984510749544450 tweet] October 7, 2020 * I think this was a blessing from God that I caught it. It was a blessing in disguise. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=Trump returns to Oval Office and says coronavirus diagnosis was 'blessing from God' | author=Kevin Liptak | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/07/politics/trump-oval-office-coronavirus/index.html}} * I don’t think I’m contagious at all. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=President Trump says he’s not ‘contagious at all’ days after leaving hospital with coronavirus | author=Will Feuer | periodical=CNBC | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/08/president-trump-says-hes-not-contagious-at-all-days-after-leaving-hospital-with-coronavirus-.html}} * I'm not going to do a virtual debate. I’m not going to waste my time at a virtual debate. ** Trump commented on the initiative of having the presidential candidates participating from remote locations for the second presidential debate, in view of his Covid-19 infection, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=Trump says he will 'not waste my time' with a 'virtual debate' after CPD announces changes | author=Brooke Singman | periodical=Fox News | url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/second-trump-biden-debate-will-be-virtual-organizers-say}} * Monster .. Communist .. Horrible .. Totally unlikeable ** Trump was referring to Vice President candidate Kamala Harris, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=Trump insults Harris as 'a monster' morning after vice presidential debate | author=Elizabeth Thomas | periodical=ABC News | url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-insults-harris-monster-morning-vice-presidential-debate/story?id=73498918}} * We want to do a rally in Florida, probably in Florida on Saturday night, might come back and do one in Pennsylvania on the following night. I feel so good!<br>Well, what we’re doing is probably, the test will be tomorrow, and the actual test, because there’s no reason to test all the time, but they found very little infection or virus, if any. I don’t know if they found any, I didn’t go into it greatly with the doctors. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-08 |title=Coughing Through Hannity Interview, Trump Says He Wants to Do Saturday Rally | author=Justin Baragona | periodical=Daily Beast | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-coughing-through-hannity-interview-says-he-wants-to-do-saturday-rally}} * Nobody ever even heard of tariffs. They never even heard of tariffs. Nobody. In fact, when I first started doing it, they didn't even know what it meant. ** Claimed about tariffs on imports from China, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-11 |title=Fact check: Trump makes at least 14 false claims in first post-hospital interview on Fox Business | author=Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/08/politics/fact-check-trump-interview-bartiromo-fox-business/index.html}} * I'll walk into that audience. I'll walk in there, I'll kiss everyone in that audience. I'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women and the -- everybody. I'll just give everybody a big, fat kiss. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-12 |title=Trump mocks virus as he launches potential superspreader sprint to win reelection | author=Stephen Collinson | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/13/politics/donald-trump-election-2020-campaign/index.html}} * They say he was born in Scranton, but he left, he left. He abandoned you. ** Trump referred back to when Joe Biden was 10 years old and the family moved from Pennsylvania to Delaware because his father started in a new job, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-14 |title=Fact check: Trump continues dishonesty bombardment at Pennsylvania rally | author=Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/14/politics/fact-check-trump-rally-johnstown-pennsylvania/index.html}} * My plan: we’re gonna crush the virus very quickly. It’s happening already. It’s happening.<br>And Mexico is paying for the wall, by the way. You know that. I’ve been saying it. They hate to hear that. But they’re paying.<br>We passed VA Choice. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-14 |title=Trump’s lies are getting sillier, stupider, and staler. Last night’s superspreader rally was a doozy | author=Aldous Pennyfarthing | periodical=Daily sound and fury | url=https://dailysoundandfury.com/trumps-lies-are-getting-sillier-stupider-and-staler-last-nights-superspreader-rally-was-a-doozy/}} * I’m OK with masks. I tell people, wear a mask. But just the other day they came out with a statement that 85% of the people that wear masks catch it. ** Claimed about the coronavirus, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-16 |title=FactChecking Trump’s Town Hall | author=Brooks Jackson, Lori Robertson, Robert Farley, Angelo Fichera, Jessica McDonald, Rem Rieder, Katie Busch, Eugene Kiely | periodical=FactCheck.org | url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/10/factchecking-trumps-town-hall/}} * That was an opinion of somebody and that was a retweet. I’ll put it out there. People can decide for themselves. ** Trump explained why he retweeted a claim that Osama bin Laden’s killing was staged and that members of Navy SEAL Team 6 had been killed to cover it up. Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-16 |title=Column: Trump and Biden town halls showed us two worlds, and only one of them is terrifying | author=Rex Huppke | periodical=Chicago Tribune| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-biden-town-hall-qanon-rogers-calm-election-polls-huppke-20201016-3oke7rhwhbdrfcshgbnpqmimbe-story.html}} * When I see thousands of ballots dumped in a garbage can and they happen to have my name on it? I’m not happy about it. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-17 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump sees what others do not in the pandemic | author=Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen | periodical=AP News| url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-ap-fact-check-donald-trump-technology-a6ddb8360fa9b1ff95acbbc1e03f437e}} * Would you like a nice low-income housing project next to your suburban beautiful ranch style house? Generally speaking, no. I saved your suburbs -- <b>women -- suburban women, you're supposed to love Trump.</b> ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-17 |title=Trump continues bizarre appeals to suburban women as he campaigns in Covid hotspots | author=Maeve Reston| periodical=CNN| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/18/politics/donald-trump-women-gretchen-whitmer/index.html}} * Fauci is a disaster. People are tired of coronavirus. People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-17 |title=Trump says Americans 'tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots' discuss Covid | author=Joan E Greve| periodical= The Guardian| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/19/trump-fauci-idiot-experts-criticism-coronavirus}} * Did you see they found 50,000 ballots in like a river?<br>Even without the vaccine, the pandemic's going to end. It's gonna run its course. It's gonna end. They'll go crazy. He said 'without the vaccine' -- watch, it'll be a headline tomorrow. These people are crazy. No, it's running its course. We're rounding the turn. You see the numbers, and we're rounding the turn.<br>The United States shows more CASES than other countries, which the Lamestream Fake News Media pounces on daily, because it TESTS at such a high (and costly) level.<br>Since the China virus, we have created --- a record in the history of our country -- 11.4 million jobs over just a short period of months.<br>We're now setting records for employment, unemployment. We're setting all sorts of records economically<br>I signed a bill that gives you 10 years in jail if you rip down any federal statue.<br>Mexico is paying for the wall.<br>We gave the greatest -- the biggest tax cut in history. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-20 |title=Fact-checking Trump's dishonest weekend: The President made at least 66 false or misleading claims in three days | author=Daniel Dale| periodical= CNN| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/19/politics/fact-check-trump-dishonest-weekend-florida-michigan-georgia-wisconsin/index.html}} * <i> (About “phony fake ballots":) </i> How about the ones that were printed without my name on it, right? They had everything on it. They had every race, they had everything. You had the Senate, you had everything, they forgot to put me down. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-20 |title=Trump Misleads on Ballots Again | author=Lori Robertson| periodical= FactCheck.org| url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/10/trump-misleads-on-ballots-again/}} * We're not entering a dark winter, we are entering the final turn and the light at the end of the tunnel ** Said on October 23, 2020 According to ''Fox News Sunday with [[Chris Wallace]]'' [https://www.foxnews.com/shows/fox-news-sunday] * We're not supposed to have a socialist — look we're not going to be a socialist nation. <b> We're not going to have a socialist president, especially a female socialist president,</b> we're not gonna have it, we're not gonna put up with it. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-24 |title=Trump targets Kamala Harris in sexist rant against the Democratic vice-presidential nominee | author=Sarah Al-Arshani| periodical= Business Insider| url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-targets-kamala-harris-in-sexist-rant-2020-10?r=US&IR=T}} * We won’t have a president that threatens people with jail for just criticizing him ** On the campaign trail for [[Joe Biden]] in [[https://www.wlrn.org/2020-10-25/obama-hits-campaign-trail-in-south-florida-criticizing-trumps-behavior-as-worse-than-florida-man Obama Hits Campaign Trail In South Florida, Criticizing Trump's Behavior As Worse Than Florida Man] October 25, 2020 * Lock'em all up. ** Said about an undefined group of people, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-26 |title=Fact check: Trump makes at least 16 false or misleading claims to '60 Minutes' | author=Daniel Dale| periodical= CNN| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/25/politics/fact-check-trump-60-minutes-lesley-stahl/index.html}} * If I didn’t have social media, I’d have no way of getting out my voice. ** {{citation |date=2020-10-26 |title=CBS releases footage of Trump walking out of 60 Minutes interview | author=Martin Melam| periodical= The Guardian| url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/26/cbs-releases-footage-trump-walking-out-60-minutes-interview}} * Big problems and discrepancies with Mail In Ballots all over the USA. Must have final total on November 3rd ** Tweet, labelled as "Misleading", as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-26 |title=Twitter slapped yet another Trump tweet about mail-in voting with a 'misleading' label and stopped other users from retweeting it | author=Isobel Asher Hamilton| periodical=Business Insider| url=https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-trump-tweet-mail-voting-warning-label-minsinformation-block-retweet-2020-10?r=US&IR=T}} * We’re rounding the turn,our numbers are incredible. ** at a rally on October 26, 2020 according to [https://www.vox.com/21541967/covid-19-record-cases-us-coronavirus-winter-spike-surge 89,000 new Covid-19 cases per day. And the worst may be yet to come.] * COVID COVID COVID.. we are rounding the turn all they want to talk about is COVID by the way on Nov 4 you won't be hearing much more about it..Cases are up because we TEST TEST TEST ** During election campaign in [[w:Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] ''Trump calls U.S. coronavirus case spike a media ‘conspiracy’'' [https://globalnews.ca/news/7422033/coronavirus-trump-testing-conspiracy-tweet/ video] * The only thing you can do in Pennsylvania is a protest. You can't go to church. You can't pray to your God. You can't be with your pastors, your priests, your rabbis. You can't be -- none of that. You can't do anything ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-27 |title=Fact check: Trump falsely claims Pennsylvanians 'can't go to church' | author=Daniel Dale | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/27/politics/trump-false-claim-pennsylvania-cant-go-to-church-fact-check/index.html}} * He’ll bury you in regulations, dismantle your police departments, dissolve our borders, confiscate your guns, terminate religious liberty, destroy your suburbs. * If you vote for Biden, it means no kids in school, no graduations, no weddings, no Thanksgiving, no Christmas and no Fourth of July together ** Claimed about Democrat President Candidate Joe Biden, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-10-29 |title=With typical hyperbole, Trump paints apocalyptic portrait of life under Biden | author=Darlene Superville | periodical=The Times of Israel | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-typical-hyperbole-trump-paints-apocalyptic-portrait-of-life-under-biden/}} *You know in Germany, if you have a bad heart and you’re ready to die, or if you have cancer and you’re going to be dying soon and you catch Covid, that happens: we mark it down to Covid.<br>You know, our doctors get more money if somebody dies from Covid. You know that, right?<br>I mean our doctors are very smart people. So what they do is, they say, "I’m sorry, but you know everybody dies of Covid."<br>But in Germany and other places, if you have a heart attack, or if you have cancer, you’re terminally ill, you catch Covid, they say you died of cancer, you died of a heart attack.<br>With us? When in doubt, choose Covid.<br>Now, it’s true. Now, they’ll say ‘oh, it’s terrible what he said’, but that’s true. It’s like $2,000 more. **[https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1322244374479040512 30 October 2020] ***Trump's estimate is too high, as [https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1320492597320863751 Ashish Ja states], the bump for documenting Covid ranges from $1600-$2200 which is an average of only $1900 more. ====November 2020==== * We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election. This is a major fraud on our nation. We want the law to be used in a proper manner. So we’ll be going to the U.S. Supreme Court. We want all voting to stop. ** Claimed as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-03 |title=U.S. presidency still undecided; Biden opens leads in key Midwestern states | author= Trevor Hunnicutt, Jeff Mason | periodical=Reuters | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election/us-presidency-still-undecided-biden-opens-leads-in-key-midwestern-states-idUSKBN27J0FZ}} *I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT! **[https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1325099845045071873 7 November 2020] *REPORT: DOMINION DELETED 2.7 MILLION TRUMP VOTES NATIONWIDE. DATA ANALYSIS FINDS 221,000 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES SWITCHED FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BIDEN. 941,000 TRUMP VOTES DELETED. STATES USING DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS SWITCHED 435,000 VOTES FROM TRUMP TO BIDEN. ** Disputed tweet, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-13 |title=AP fact check: Trump tweets a tall tale of 'deleted' votes | author= Ali Swenson, Amanda Seitz | periodical=AP News | url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-ap-fact-check-joe-biden-donald-trump-technology-13c104367924b8192b4fcecf334f7806}} *FoxNews and the Fake News Networks aren’t showing these massive gatherings. Instead they have their reporters standing in almost empty streets. We now have SUPPRESSION BY THE PRESS **[https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1327724046595842049 14 November 2020] * The vaccine will be available to the entire general population with the exception of places like New York state where for political reasons the governor decided to say — and I don’t think it’s good politically, I think it’s very bad from a health standpoint — but he wants to take his time with a vaccine. We can’t be delivering it to a state that won’t be giving it to its people immediately. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-30 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts on vaccine, state distribution | author= Hope Yen, Laura Neergard, Candice Choi | periodical=AP | url=https://apnews.com/article/ap-fact-check-joe-biden-donald-trump-politics-coronavirus-pandemic-76d1580f82b1586b207990396c1e3b5f}} * Big victory moments ago in the State of Nevada. The all Democrat County Commissioner race, on same ballot as President, just thrown out because of large scale voter discrepancy. Clark County officials do not have confidence in their own election security. Major impact! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1328483862490574849 Tweet] dated November 16, 2020 * I won the Election! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1328334945148952576 Tweet] November 16, 2020, with the warning by twitter: "Multiple sources called this election differently" * The recent statement by / [[w:Chris Krebs|Chris Krebs]] on the security of the [[2020 Election]] was highly inaccurate... Therefore, effective immediately, Chris Krebs has been terminated as Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. ** Trump fires his Director of the Cybersecurity via twitter according to [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/17/trump-ousts-homeland-security-chris-krebs-called-election-secure/6276676002/ Trump ousts Homeland Security cyber chief Chris Krebs, who called election secure] published November 18, 2020 * You wouldn’t have vaccine if it weren’t for me, for another four years. ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-20 |title=Trump Suggests Vaccine Companies Orchestrated Revenge-Filled Conspiracy to Make Him Lose | author= Rachel Olding | periodical=Daily Beast | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-suggests-vaccine-companies-orchestrated-revenge-filled-conspiracy-to-make-him-lose}} * Don't talk to me that way, you are lightweight. I'm the president of the United States. Don't ever talk to the president that way. **Responding to a reporter's questions at a Thanksgiving press conference in [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/trump-news-live-twitter-biden-election-b1762621.html Trump news – live: President promises to leave White House before erupting at #DiaperDon Twitter trend (video)] published November 27, 2020 *[[Big Tech]] and the [[Fake News]] Media have partnered to Suppress. Freedom of the Press is gone, a thing of the past. That’s why they refuse to report the real facts and figures of the 2020 Election... ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1332349861774155778?s=20 Tweet] posted November 27, 2020 which [[Twitter]] tagged with "This claim about election fraud is disputed" * Biden can only enter the White House as President if he can prove that his ridiculous '80,000,000 votes' were not fraudulently or illegally obtained. When you see what happened in Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia & Milwaukee, massive voter fraud, he's got a big unsolvable problem. ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-28 |title=Trump implies he won't leave the White House unless Biden 'can prove' he won 80 million votes, as the president continues to tweet lies and conspiracy theories about the election | author= Grace Panetta | periodical=Business Insider | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-he-wont-leave-white-house-biden-disproves-fraud-2020-11?r=US&IR=T}} * Specific allegations were made, and we have massive proof, in the Pennsylvania case. Some people just don’t want to see it. They want nothing to do with saving our Country. Sad!!! ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1332778938121203720 Tweet] posted November 28, 2020 * @FoxNews daytime is virtually unwatchable, especially during the weekends. ** Tweet, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-29 |title=Trump tells viewers to watch 'anything else' but Fox News ahead of his 1st interview since Election Day | author= Yelena Dzhanova | periodical=Business Insider | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-calls-fox-news-unwatchable-criticism-newsmax-2020-11?r=US&IR=T}} * We don't have freedom of the press in this country, we have suppression of the press ** In a phone interview with [[Maria Bartiromo]] on [[Fox News]] November 29, 2020 * I came up with vaccines that people didn't think we'd have for five years * We had glitches where they moved thousands of votes from my account to Biden's account * <i> (About the handling of the coronavirus in the US:) </i> We're doing better than the rest of the world ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-29 |title=Fox News' Maria Bartiromo gave Trump his first TV interview since the election. It was filled with lies | author= Alexis Benveniste | periodical= CNN Business | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/29/media/bartiromo-trump-interview/index.html}} * Who needs Democrats when you have Republicans like Brian Kemp and Doug Ducey? ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-11-30 |title=Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey defends election process after Trump attack | author= Caroline Kelly, Alison Main | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/30/politics/doug-ducey-defends-election-arizona-trump/index.html}} ====December 2020==== * Actually, I won Wisconsin. ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-05 |title=Fact check: Among baseless claims of rigged election, Trump says he won Wisconsin | author= D.L. Davis, Politifact | periodical=Houston Cronicle | url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/texas-politics/politifact/article/Fact-check-Among-baseless-claims-of-rigged-15794749.php}} * You know we won Georgia, just so you understand. ** Claimed, without evidence, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-05 |title=Fact Check: Trump Makes Bogus Swing State Claim During Campaign Stop In Georgia | author= Eugene Kiely | periodical=GA Today | url=https://www.gpb.org/news/2020/12/09/fact-check-trump-makes-bogus-swing-state-claim-during-campaign-stop-in-georgia}} * If I lost, I’d be a very gracious loser. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-06 |title=AP FACT CHECK: Trump floods rally with audacious falsehoods | author= Calvin Woodward | periodical=AP News | url=https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-donald-trump-rally-falsehoods-424834660f894040b55b415aecb2a443}} * RINOS @BrianKempGA, @GeoffDuncanGA, & Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, will be solely responsible for the potential loss of our two GREAT Senators from Georgia, @sendavidperdue & @KLoeffler. Won’t call a Special Session or check for Signature Verification! People are ANGRY! ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-07 |title=Trump Says 'RINOS' Kemp, Raffensperger 'Solely Responsible' If Loeffler, Perdue Lose Election | author= Jeffery Martin | periodical=Newsweek | url=https://www.newsweek.com/trump-says-rinos-kemp-raffensperger-solely-responsible-if-loeffler-perdue-lose-election-1553024}} * The Supreme Court really let us down. No Wisdom, No Courage! ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-11 |title='No Wisdom, No Courage!': Trump lashes out at the Supreme Court after it rejected a Texas bid to overturn the election results| author= Kelsey Vlamis | periodical=MSN News | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/no-wisdom-no-courage-trump-lashes-out-at-the-supreme-court-after-it-rejected-a-texas-bid-to-overturn-the-election-results/ar-BB1bRIqA}} * WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!!! ** Tweeted about contesting the 2020 Presidential election result, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-11 |title=Trump engages in self-sabotage ahead of historic vaccine rollout | author= Maeve Reston | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/13/politics/donald-trump-william-barr-pfizer-vaccine/index.html}} * It's not over. We keep going and we're going to continue to go forward. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-12 |title=Trump tells 'Fox & Friends' election challenges 'not over' ahead of Electoral College vote | author= Ronn Blitzner | periodical=Fox News | url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-fox-and-friends-election-challenges-not-over-electoral-college-vote}} * Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for [[w:Stop the Steal|Stop the Steal]]. Didn't know about this, but I'll be seeing them! #MAGA ** [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Conservative_groups_hold_rally_in_Washington_D.C._claiming_U.S._elections_were_stolen_from_President_Trump Conservative groups hold rally in Washington D.C. claiming U.S. elections were stolen from President Trump]December 15, 2020 * I saved at least 8 Republican Senators, including Mitch, from losing in the last Rigged (for President) Election. Now they (almost all) sit back and watch me fight against a crooked and vicious foe, the Radical Left Democrats. I will NEVER FORGET! ** Disputed [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1342245390540804096 Tweet], 25 December 2020. {{Anchor|Supreme Court totally incompetent}} * The U.S. Supreme Court has been totally incompetent and weak on the massive Election Fraud that took place in the 2020 Presidential Election. We have absolute PROOF, but they don't want to see it - No 'standing', they say. If we have corrupt elections, we have no country! ** Disputed tweet, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-26 |title=With less than a month left in office, Trump lashes out at 'totally incompetent' Supreme Court for refusing to overturn his election loss | author= Connor Perrett | periodical=Business Insider | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-supreme-court-totally-incompetent-for-refusing-to-overturn-election-2020-12?r=US&IR=T}} * Weak and tired Republican “leadership” will allow the bad Defense Bill to pass. ** [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1342245390540804096 Tweet], 29 December 2020. * Republican leadership only wants the path of least resistance. Our leaders (not me, of course!) are pathetic. ** Tweet, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-29 | title=Trump lashes out at Republicans after they override his veto | author= Zachary B. Wolfe | periodical=CNN | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/29/politics/donald-trump-house-votes/index.html}} ===2021=== {| style="float:center; background:none;border: 1px solid silver;{{Border-radius|35px}}; margin:15px; background-color:#F6F6F6;" |- |<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:105%;"> 20 January 2021 [[File:Seal of the President of the United States.svg|20px]] - End of presidency |- |} ====January 2021==== *So, look, all I wanna do, is I wanna find 11,780 votes. **Spoken to Georgia election officials on January 2, pressuring Secretary of State {{w|Brian Kemp}} to recalculate the [[w:2020 United States presidential election|2020 United States presidential election]] vote in his favor. {{citation |date=2020-01-03 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/audio-trump-berates-ga-secretary-of-state-urges-him-to-find-votes/2021/01/03/aba64f5f-8c3c-490f-af34-618ccea732d7_video.html |title=Audio: Trump berates Ga. secretary of state, urges him to ‘find’ votes |publisher=''{{w|The Washington Post}}''}} * So dead people voted. And I think the number is close to 5,000 people [in Georgia] .. [There] were thousands and thousands of ballots in a box that was not an official or a sealed box.<br>They ran out because of a water-main break. And there was no water main, there was nothing. There was no break.<br>You had out-of-state voters - they voted in Georgia but they were from out of state - of 4,925<br>They're shredding ballots. And you should look at that very carefully. Because that's so illegal.<br>We have not gone through your Dominion [voting machines], so we can't give them blessing. I mean, in other states, we think we found tremendous corruption with Dominion machines... ** {{citation |date=2020-01-03 | author = BBC News Reality Check Team | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-55529230 |title=Georgia election: Donald Trump's phone call fact-checked |publisher=BBC News}} *One thing we know is you, [[w:Jeffrey A. Rosen|Rosen]], aren't going to do anything to overturn the election ** "[https://www.npr.org/2021/10/07/1044015379/senate-report-details-trumps-efforts-to-use-doj-to-overturn-election-results Senate report details Trump's efforts to use DOJ to overturn election results]" (January 3, 2021) *Rudy, you did a great job. He's got guts. You know what? He's got guts, unlike a lot of people in the Republican Party. He's got guts. He fights, he fights.<br>..<br>We fight like hell. And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore.<br>..<br>We’re going walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women.<br>I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to '''peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard'''.<br>we’re going to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue, I love Pennsylvania Avenue, and we’re going to the Capitol and we’re going to try and give…<br>our Republicans, the weak ones, because the strong ones don’t need any of our help,<br>we’re going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need<br>So let’s walk down Pennsylvania Avenue. **[https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-speech-save-america-rally-transcript-january-6 Save America Rally Speech] on 6 January 2021 * Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify. USA demands the truth! **[https://archive.is/jCmfK 11:24am tweet] on 6 January 2021 *I am asking for everyone at the [[U.S. Capitol]] to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of [[Law & Order]] – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you! **[https://archive.is/IvpaU 12:13pm tweet] on 6 January 2021 *We love you. You are very special. **In video in tweet (later deleted) aimed at protestors who entered into the United States Capitol. Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-01-06 | author = Eliza Relman, Oma Seddiq, Jake Lahut | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-video-statement-capitol-rioters-we-love-you-very-special-2021-1?r=US&IR=T |title=Trump tells his violent supporters who stormed the Capitol 'you're very special,' but asks them 'to go home' |publisher=Business Insider}} *To all of my wonderful supporters, I know you are disappointed, but I also want you to know that our incredible journey is just beginning ** video (2;28) from [https://archive.is/o4JN6 4:28pm tweet] posted by [[Ivanka Trump]] on 7 January 2020 *I’d like to begin by addressing the heinous attack on the United States Capitol. Like all Americans I am outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem. I immediately deployed the [[w:United States National Guard|National Guard]] and federal [[Law enforcement in the United States|law enforcement]] to secure the building and expel the intruders. America is and must always be a nation of law and order. To demonstrators who infiltrated the Capitol: you have defiled the seat of American democracy. To those who engage in the acts of violence and destruction: you do not represent our country. And to those who broke the law: you will pay. We have just been through an intense election and emotions are high. But now, tempers must be cooled and calm restored. We must get on with the business of America. **post-January 6 speech, (7 January 2021), as quoted in ''Vital Speeches of the Day'', 87(3), p. 53. *To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th. **[https://archive.is/tzc2r 7:44am tweet] on 8 January 2021 * His ingenuity, genius, and creativity earned him immense wealth, but his character and philanthropic generosity his great name. Sheldon was also a staunch supporter of our great ally the State of [[Israel]] ** [[President Trump]] in [https://www.npr.org/2021/01/12/693679109/sheldon-adelson-conservative-donor-and-casino-titan-dies-at-87 Sheldon Adelson, Conservative Donor And Casino Titan, Dies At 87] January 12, 2021 * We will be back in some form ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2020-01-20 | author = Kevin Liptak | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/donald-trump-leaves-white-house/index.html |title=Trump departs Washington a pariah as his era in power ends |publisher=CNN}} ====February 2021==== * The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political “leaders” like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm. McConnell’s dedication to business as usual, status quo policies, together with his lack of political insight, wisdom, skill, and personality, has rapidly driven him from Majority Leader to Minority Leader, and it will only get worse. The Democrats and Chuck Schumer play McConnell like a fiddle—they’ve never had it so good—and they want to keep it that way! We know our America First agenda is a winner, not McConnell’s Beltway First agenda or Biden’s America Last. * It was a complete election disaster in Georgia, and certain other swing states. McConnell did nothing, and will never do what needs to be done in order to secure a fair and just electoral system into the future. He doesn’t have what it takes, never did, and never will. * Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again. He will never do what needs to be done, or what is right for our Country. ** [https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000177-ad2a-d713-a777-edee3b100000 Statement by Donald J. Trump, February 16, 2021] ====March 2021==== * Do you miss me yet? Do you miss me? * Mr. McLaughlin just gave me numbers that nobody's ever heard of before, more popular than anybody. That's all of us. It's all of us. * We won the election twice. I mean, you know, think about it ... * But who knows? Who knows? I may even decide to beat them for a third time, OK? For a third time. * This election was rigged. And the Supreme Court and other courts didn't want to do anything about it. * And the only people that should be allowed to vote by mail are people that can be proven to be either very sick or out of the country or military where they can't do it. One day. * And then a Republican president will make a triumphant return to the White House. And I wonder who that will be. I wonder who that will be. Who, who, who will that be, I wonder? ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-01 | author = Chris Cillizza | title = The 50 most ridiculous lines from Donald Trump's CPAC speech | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/01/politics/donald-trump-cpac-speech/index.html |publisher=CNN}} * Karl Rove has been losing for years, except for himself. * He's a RINO of the highest order, who came to the Oval Office lobbying for 5G for him and a group. * He's a pompous fool with bad advice and always has an agenda. * If the Republican Party is going to be successful, they're going to have to stop dealing with the likes of Karl Rove and just let him float away, or retire, like Liddle' Bob Corker, Jeff 'Flakey' Flake, and others like Toomey of Pennsylvania, who will soon follow. * 31 million people listened to my CPAC speech online, and it had among the largest television audience of the week, even though it was on cable at 4pm on Sunday afternoon. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-05 | author = Chris Cillizza | title = The 17 most outlandish lines from Donald Trump's attack on Karl Rove | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/05/politics/donald-trump-karl-rove-2020-election/index.html |publisher=CNN}} * I will not be endorsing, under any circumstances, the failed candidate from the great State of Alaska, [[w:Lisa Murkowski|Lisa Murkowski]]. She represents her state badly and her country even worse. I do not know where other people will be next year, but I know where I will be — in Alaska campaigning against a disloyal and very bad Senator. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-06 | author = Alex Isenstadt | title = Trump vows to campaign against 'disloyal' Murkowski | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/06/trump-lisa-murkowski-2022-474028 |publisher=Politico}} * No more money for RINOS. They do nothing but hurt the Republican Party and our great voting base--they will never lead us to Greatness. Send your donation to Save America PAC at DonaldJTrump.com. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-10 | author = Michael Warren, Fredreka Schouten, Eric Bradner | title = Trump's clash with GOP over using his name in fundraising ignites midterm worries | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/10/politics/trump-republican-fundraising-midterms/index.html |publisher=CNN}} * I would recommend it, and I would recommend it to a lot of people that don't want to get it and a lot of those people voted for me, frankly. But again, we have our freedoms and we have to live by that and I agree with that also. But it is a great vaccine. It is a safe vaccine and it is something that works. ** On the COVID-19 vaccine. Quoted by {{citation|date=2021-3-16|author=Meredith McGraw|title=Trump encourages Americans to get the Covid vaccine|publisher=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/16/trump-americans-covid-vaccine-476479}} * <i> About the {{w|2021 storming of the United States Capitol}}:</i> It was zero threat, right from the start, it was zero threat. Look, they went in, they shouldn't have done it. Some of them went in, and they are hugging and kissing the police and the guards, you know, they had great relationships. A lot of the people were waved in, and then they walked in and they walked out. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-26 | author = Veronica Stracqualursi | title = Trump lies about Capitol riot by claiming his supporters were 'hugging and kissing' cops | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/26/politics/donald-trump-january-6-rioters-arrests/index.html |publisher=CNN}} * And China, the same thing, they never treated us that way, right? You saw what happened a few days ago, was terrible, and uh, the border is not good, the border is the worst anybody’s ever seen it, and what you see now, multiply it times 10, Jim — he’s the only one I know who would handle the border tougher than me. We have to, and the tough is…in the most humanitarian way, because that’s what it is. What’s happening to the kids, they’re living in squalor, they are living like nobody has ever seen anybody, there’s never been anything like what’s, and you’re gonna have hundreds, and you have it now, they have the airplane photos, the shocks, and they call ’em shocks, and these things are showing thousands and thousands of people coming up from South America and it’s gonna be, it’s just uh, look, it’s a disaster. It’s a humanitarian disaster from their standpoint, and it’s gonna destroy the country, and frankly, the country can’t afford it because you’re talking about massive, just incredibly massive amounts. Our school systems, our hospital systems, everything. ** Wedding toast, quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-29 | author = Bess Levin | title = Of course Donald Trump crashed a wedding a gave a rambling, incoherent speech about Biden, Iran and China | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/03/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-wedding-speech |publisher=Vanity Fair}} * Based on their interviews, I felt it was time to speak up about Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx, two self-promoters trying to reinvent history to cover for their bad instincts and faulty recommendations, which I fortunately almost always overturned. They had bad policy decisions that would have left our country open to China and others, closed to reopening our economy, and years away from an approved vaccine — putting millions of lives at risk * Dr. Birx was a terrible medical advisor, which is why I seldom followed her advice. * I only kept Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx on because they worked for the U.S. government for so long — they are like a bad habit! ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-29 | author = Benjamin Din | title = Trump lashes out at Fauci and Birx after CNN documentary | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/29/trump-fauci-birx-cnn-documentary-478422 |publisher=Politico}} * Dr. Birx is a proven liar with very little credibility left. ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-03-29 | author = Brett Samuels | title = Trump targets Fauci, Birx in lengthy diatribe | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/545472-trump-targets-fauci-birx-in-lengthy-diatribe |publisher=The Hill}} ====April 2021==== * Happy Easter to ALL, including the Radical Left CRAZIES who rigged our Presidential Election, and want to destroy our Country! ** Quoted by {{citation |date=2021-04-05 | author = Martin Pengelly | title = Who needs Twitter? Trump wishes happy Easter to 'radical left crazies' | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/04/trump-wishes-happy-easter-to-radical-left-crazies |publisher=The Guardian}} * I'll give you a little breaking news, [[Pfizer]] is in with the FDA. What the FDA did with [[Johnson and Johnson]] is so stupid ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20210627112356/https://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/industrynews/2021/trump-blasts-fda-for-j-and-j-vax-pause-says-pfizer-in-with-the-agency/ TV interview with Sean Hannity] * Getting out of Afghanistan is a wonderful and positive thing to do. I planned to withdraw on May 1st, and we should keep as close to that schedule as possible. ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-biden-afghanistan-pullout-wonderful-and-positive-thing-to-do-2021-4?r=US&IR=T "Trump says Biden's plan to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan is a 'wonderful and positive thing to do'"], Business Insider, 19 April 2021 ====May 2021==== *If a thief robs a jewelry store of all of its diamonds (the 2020 Presidential Election), the diamonds must be returned. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-05.10.21-4 10 May 2021] *The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED! This is illegal and the Arizona State Senate, who is leading the Forensic Audit, is up in arms. Additionally, seals were broken on the boxes that hold the votes, ballots are missing, and worse. Mark Brnovich, the Attorney General of Arizona, will now be forced to look into this unbelievable Election crime. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/desk/desk-4yeh37peju/ 15 May 2021] ====June 2021==== *Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President. More COUNTRIES should ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech — all voices should be heard. Zuckerberg kept calling me and coming to the White House for dinner telling me how great I was. ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-more-countries-should-ban-twitter-facebook-zuckerberg-2021-6] *They may allow me back in two years. We got to stop that. We can’t let it happen. So unfair. They are shutting down an entire group of people. Not just me. They are shutting down the voice of a much more powerful and a much larger group. ** about Facebook banning him, in rally speech [https://deadline.com/2021/06/donald-trump-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-1234770087/] ====July 2021==== *The American people’s birthright of freedom must prevail against Big Tech and other forces that seek to destroy it. **7 July 2021 [https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/07/trump-big-tech-lawsuit-498536 Politico, Trump plans class action suit against Twitter, Facebook] *The de facto censorship arm of the US government. **7 July 2021 [https://www.rt.com/usa/528607-donald-trump-facebook-twitter/ Russia Today] *Many say I am the greatest star-maker of all time. But some of the stars I produced are actually made of garbage. **[https://web.archive.org/web/20210715183933/https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-07.15.21-06 15 July 2021 on DonaldJTrump.com] ====August 2021==== *There is massive and unconditional evidence that the election was shattered with fraud and irregularities at a level that our Country has never seen before. Much of it is already public, and a great deal more is coming out in the very near future. Every time you read a statement that there is “no evidence of election fraud,” about the 2020 election scam, just attribute that statement to a crooked and collusive media (they work closely together with the Radical Left Democrats) that will do anything to hide the real facts of this election fiasco. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-qvb8wmvsyn0 1 August 2021] *If I were President right now, with COVID raging back, people being shot and killed in record numbers all over our cities, and the Border totally open with criminals and heavily infected COVID people pouring through our Southern Border and into our communities, the Fake News Media would be having an absolute field day. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-kyatp4nd8q0 2 August 2021] * If our soccer team, headed by a radical group of Leftist Maniacs, wasn’t woke, they would have won the Gold Medal instead of the Bronze. * Woke means you lose, everything that is woke goes bad, and our soccer team certainly has. * They should replace the wokesters with Patriots and start winning again. The woman with the purple hair played terribly and spends too much time thinking about Radical Left politics and not doing her job! ** Said about the US women's national soccer team after winning a bronze medal in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, as quoted in [https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/05/donald-trump-uswnt-usa-soccer-olympics-bronze-megan-rapinoe-tokyo-2020 "‘Woke means you lose’: Donald Trump rails at USWNT after Olympic bronze"], The Guardian, 5 August 2021 * I have quietly said for years that Mitch McConnell is the most overrated man in politics— now I don't have to be quiet anymore. ** Quoted in [https://www.newsweek.com/trump-calls-mitch-mcconnell-most-overrated-man-politics-ahead-infrastructure-vote-1617944 "Trump Calls Mitch McConnell 'Most Overrated Man in Politics' Ahead of Infrastructure Vote"], Newsweek, 10 August 2021 * I recommend: take the vaccines. I did it. It’s good. Take the vaccines. ** [https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/22/trump-booed-at-alabama-rally-after-telling-supporters-to-get-vaccinated.html "Trump booed at Alabama rally after telling supporters to get vaccinated"], CNBC, 22 August 2021 ====September 2021==== * If they let you do your job you wouldn’t have crime in New York! * I’ve been given so much support by the people who do what you do. * We love the blue. I’ll say it loud. You know, you’re not supposed to say that. We love the blue. **[https://nypost.com/2021/09/11/trump-makes-surprise-visit-to-new-york-police-and-firefighters/ Trump makes surprise visit to New York police and firefighters on 9/11] * We’re not going to have a country left in three years, I’ll tell you that. ** [https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-predicts-america-end-002940784.html "Donald Trump Predicts America Will End Within 3 Years"], quoted by David Moye, Yahoo News, 15 September 2021 * [[w:Anthony Gonzalez (politician)|1]] down, 9 to go! ** "[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/17/trump-celebrates-gonzalezs-exit-1-down-9-go/ Trump celebrates Gonzalez’s exit: ‘1 down, 9 to go!’]" (September 17, 2021) * Everybody will be watching Arizona tomorrow to see what the highly respected auditors and Arizona State Senate found out regarding the so-called Election! ** "[https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/24/arizona-review-draft-report-tally-biden-won-514088 GOP-led Arizona election review closely matches Biden's winning margin]" (September 23) * They want to go after me because I have, they think, a big mouth. I don't have a big mouth, you know what I have, I have a mouth that tells the truth. ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-has-mouth-tells-truth-while-lying-georgia-rally-2021-9?r=US&IR=T "Trump says he has 'a mouth that tells the truth' while making false statements at Georgia rally"], Insider, 26 September 2021 ====October 2021==== * Nobody has done more for [[Christianity]] or for [[evangelicals]] — or for [[religion]] itself — than I have. ** Quoted in [https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-claims-nobody-has-done-more-religion-itself-him-1635036 "Donald Trump Claims Nobody Has Done More 'for Religion Itself' Than Him"], Newsweek, 2 October 2021 * the real insurrection happened on November 3rd, the Presidential Election, not on [[January 6th]]—which was a day of protesting the Fake Election results ** [https://www.npr.org/2021/10/06/1043746455/trump-continues-to-lie-says-real-insurrection-happened-when-he-lost-election Trump continues to lie, says 'real insurrection' happened when he lost election]" (October 6, 2021) * [[Republican]] [[Senators]], do not [[vote]] for this terrible deal ([[debt]] limit) being pushed by folding [[Mitch McConnell]]. Stand strong for our Country.  * The [[American]] people are with you! ** In an emailed statement "[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/575876-trump-urged-gop-senators-to-vote-against-mcconnell-debt-deal Trump urges GOP senators to vote against McConnell debt deal]" (October 7,2021) * If we don't solve the Presidential Election Fraud of 2020 (which we have thoroughly and conclusively documented), Republicans will not be voting in '22 or '24. It is the single most important thing for Republicans to do. ** According to an MSNBC article and a short video "[https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/democrats-finally-have-reason-celebrate-one-trump-s-threats-n1281494 Democrats finally have reason to celebrate one of Trump's threats]" (October 13, 2021) * It’s so sad when you see that they are approving these windmills — worst form of energy, the most expensive. You talk about carbon emissions, well they are making them. More goes into the air than if you ran something for 30 years. * I’m not into golden showers. ** [https://news.yahoo.com/trump-touts-putin-relationship-rails-233840649.html "Trump Touts Putin Relationship, Rails About Wind Energy's 'Carbon Emissions' In Speech"], Yahoo News (October 16 2021) * After years of litigation, I was pleased to have had the opportunity to tell my side of this ridiculous story — Just one more example of baseless harassment of your favorite president ** "[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-faces-pile-civil-lawsuits-depositions-begin-n1281612 Trump faces a pile of civil lawsuits as depositions begin]" (October 18, 2021) * Wonderful to see [[Colin Powell]], who made big mistakes on Iraq and famously, so-called weapons of mass destruction, be treated in death so beautifully by the Fake News Media. Hope that happens to me someday. He was a classic RINO, if even that, always being the first to attack other Republicans. He made plenty of mistakes, but anyway, may he rest in peace! ** {{cite news|author=Chris Cillizza |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/politics/donald-trump-colin-powell-death/index.html |title=Donald Trump (yet again) proves there's no bottom |work=cnn.com|date=October 19, 2021 |accessdate=October 19, 2021}} *We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American president has been silenced **"[https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/trump-announces-social-media-platform-launch-plan-spac-deal.html Trump announces social media platform launch plan, SPAC deal]" (October 20, 2021) *[[Israel]] doesn’t even control [[Congress]] anymore. **29 October 2021 per https://thepostmillennial.com/exclusive-president-donald-j-trump-speaks-to-the-post-millennial ====November 2021==== *RINOs who supported infrastructure bill should be ashamed of themselves **on Sky News Australia [[Youtube]] channel '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZG-D0e8T0A video]''' (November 7, 2021) ====December 2021==== *He was very early. Like earlier than most. I haven’t spoken to him since. Fuck him, **10 December 2021 interview with Barak Ravid about [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] per [https://www.timesofisrael.com/fck-him-in-interview-trump-rages-at-netanyahu-over-congratulations-to-biden/ Times of Israel] *Bibi did not want to make a deal. Even most recently, when we came up with the maps. Now I don’t know if he didn’t want to make it for political reasons, or for other reasons. I wish he would have said he didn’t want to make a deal, instead of…. Because a lot of people devoted a lot of work. But I don’t think Bibi would have ever made a deal. That’s my opinion. I think the general [Gantz] wanted to make a deal. **11 December 2021 quoted by [https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-i-thought-israelis-would-do-anything-for-peace-but-found-that-not-to-be-true/ Times of Israel] *There’s people in this country that are Jewish that no longer love Israel.<br>I’ll tell you the Evangelical Christians love Israel more than the Jews in this country.<br>It used to be that Israel had absolute power over Congress and today I think it’s the exact opposite, and I think Obama and Biden did that.<br>And yet in the election, they still get a lot of votes from Jewish people…which tells you that the Jewish people, and I’ve said this for a long time.<br>The Jewish people in the United States either don’t like Israel or don’t care about Israel.<br>I mean, you look at The New York Times, The New York Times hates Israel, hates them, and they’re Jewish people that run The New York Times, I mean the Sulzberger family. **17 December 2021 per [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/12/donald-trump-anti-semitism-jews-israel Vanity Fair] *I think the origins are so obvious. They came out of the Wuhan lab. And I think if anybody thinks anything differently, they’re just kidding themselves. So, you can ask — China has to pay. They have to do something. '''They have to pay reparations'''. And China doesn’t have the money to pay those reparations. I believe that worldwide — I’m not just talking United States — worldwide, '''$60 trillion of damage''', $60 trillion. China doesn’t have $60 trillion. But they have to do something to make up for what they’ve done. What they’ve done to the world is so horrible. It’s been horrible, all over the world. And it doesn’t stop. **[https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/19/trump-china-must-pay-for-covid-origins-they-have-to-pay-reparations/ 19 December 2021] * <i> About developing vaccines against Covid-19: </i> Look, we did something that was historic, we saved tens of millions of lives worldwide. We, together, all of us, not me. ** [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/donald-trump-booster-shot-boos/index.html "Trump met with boos after revealing he received Covid-19 booster"], CNN, 21 December 2021 * I came up with a vaccine, with three vaccines. ** [https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/587079-trump-pushes-back-on-candace-owens-people-arent-dying "Trump pushes back on Candace Owens: 'People aren't dying when they take the vaccine'"], The Hill, 23 December 2021 ===2022=== ====January 2022==== * If you take [[COVID-19 vaccine|the vaccine]], you're protected. Look, the results of the vaccine are very good, and if you do get it, it's a very minor form. People aren't dying when they take the vaccine. ** 6 January 2022, interviewed by [[Candace Owens]], discussing the [[COVID-19 vaccine]]; reported in Bruce Y. Lee, "[https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/12/24/trump-tells-candace-owens-that-covid-19-vaccines-work-one-of-the-greatest-achievements-of-mankind/ Trump Tells Candace Owens That Covid-19 Vaccines Work: 'One Of The Greatest Achievements Of Mankind']", [[Forbes]] (Jan 6, 2022) *I ran twice and we won twice.<br>This crowd is a massive symbol of what took place, because people are hungry for the truth. They want their country back. **15 January 2022 [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/01/trump-arizona-rally-2024-election/621244/ via Elaine Godfrey of The Atlantic] *If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from January sixth fairly. We will treat them fairly.<br>And if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons. Because they are being treated so unfairly. **30 January 2022 [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01/hope-go-jail-get-book-thrown-deserve-lindsey-graham-susan-collins-buck-trump-vow-persecute-jan-6ers/ reported by TGP] *Actually, what they are saying, is that Mike Pence did have the right to change the outcome, and they now want to take that right away. Unfortunately, he didn’t exercise that power. '''He could have overturned the election!''' **31 January 2022, at a rally in Conroe Texas, as quoted in “[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/31/donald-trump-mike-pence-overturn-election Quiet part loud: Trump says Pence ‘could have overturned the election’]”, by Martin Pengelly, for ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. ====February 2022==== *I was right and everyone knows it. If there is fraud or large scale irregularities, it would have been appropriate to send those votes back to the legislatures to figure it out. **4 February 2022 per 7 February 2022 report by Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pence-says-trump-was-wrong-that-he-could-have-overturned-2020-election-result-2022-02-04/ Pence says Trump was wrong that he could have overturned 2020 election] by Alexandra Ulmer * I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, 'This is genius.' Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine, of Ukraine, Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that's wonderful. So Putin is now saying, 'It's independent,' a large section of Ukraine. I said, 'How smart is that?' And he's going to go in and be a peacekeeper. That's the strongest peace force. We could use that on our southern border. That's the strongest peace force I've ever seen. ... Here's a guy who's very savvy. ... I know him very well. Very, very well. ** Said about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in an interview at The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, as quoted in [https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/23/politics/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-joe-biden/index.html "Trump sides with Putin as Biden tries to stop a war"], CNN, 23 February 2022. * They say, 'Trump said Putin's smart.' I mean, he's taking over a country for two dollars' worth of sanctions. I'd say that's pretty smart. He's taking over a country — really a vast, vast location, a great piece of land with a lot of people, and just walking right in. ** [https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/24/politics/donald-trump-praises-putin/index.html "Why Donald Trump can't stop praising Vladimir Putin"], CNN, 24 February 2022 ====March 2022==== *They laid down the welcome mat and gave Russia the opening, now Putin may be getting everything he wanted, with Ukraine and the rest of the World suffering the consequences. It’s terrible, but this is what you get with Biden, the Democrats, and RINO warmongers! [https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-cxhdzqwssb1663 03/01/22 ] * The vote counter is often more important than the candidate. ** [https://news.yahoo.com/trump-says-gop-needs-tougher-211714688.html "Trump says the GOP needs to get 'tougher' at the ballot box: 'The vote counter is often more important than the candidate'"], yahoo news, 6 March 2022 *Whatever happened to free speech in our Country? Incredibly, but not surprisingly, the Big Tech lunatics have taken down my interview with the very popular NELK Boys so that nobody can watch it or in any way listen to it....In Russia, the people are not allowed to know that they’re fighting a war with Ukraine, that’s where our media is going, and that’s where our Country is going because it quickly follows—just study history.We need freedom of speech again, we don’t have it and it’s getting worse every day! **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-tayryvrzzk1694 Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America 03/11/22] *She owes me nearly $300,000, Now all I have to do is wait for all of the money she owes me. **[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/21/donald-trump-crows-liberal-9th-circuit-court-seals/ Trump crows as liberal 9th Circuit seals victory over Stormy Daniels, Michael Avenatti] *I listen to him constantly using the n-word, that’s the n-word, and he’s constantly using it, the nuclear word.They didn’t attack any other countries under us. I’m the only one where that didn’t happen. And with Bush, they took Georgia, and they took Crimea with Biden and Obama. And now he said ‘to hell with it. Let’s take the whole thing'. **[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-putin-nuclear-n-word-b2040702.html Trump says Putin keeps using the ‘n-word’ meaning ‘nuclear’ as he claims Russian leader is ‘different’ man to one he dealt with] *Single most dangerous time for our country in history... yet you have people like John Kerry worrying about the climate! The climate! Oh, I heard that the other day. Here we are, [Russian President Vladimir Putin is] threatening us [and] he’s worried about the ocean will rise one-hundredth of one percent over the next 300 fucking’ years. **[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/28/two-stark-reminders-about-political-challenge-tackling-climate-change/ Two stark reminders about the political challenge of tackling climate change] *The Left has become so extreme that we now have a justice being nominated to the Supreme Court who testified under oath that she could not say what a woman is, And a party that's unwilling to admit that men and women are biologically different in defiance of all scientific and human history, is a party that should not be anywhere near the levers of power in the United States of America. **[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/watch-single-most-dangerous-time-trump-blasts-climate-change-crt-and-kbj ‘Single most dangerous time’: Trump blasts climate change, CRT, and KBJ] ====April 2022==== *Happy Easter to all including the Radical Left Maniacs who are trying everything to destroy our country May they not succeed, but let them, nevertheless, be happy, healthy, wealthy and well! **[https://news.yahoo.com/biden-trump-release-very-different-202600019.html Yahoo!] *He went out of his way to deceptively edit an interview and got caught. That is a big story, isn’t it? **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-hm9chvnk6z0 Donald Trump], [https://www.mediaite.com/tv/listen-trump-releases-audio-to-ending-of-doctored-interview-with-fool-piers-morgan/ mediaite] * But when I didn’t win the election .. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DrQC-oNAeQ Marjorie Taylor Greene & Matt Gaetz NOT HAPPY with Jimmy & Trump FINALLY Admits Defeat] (Apr 11, 2022) (video) * Which would you rather be, a dumb person or a dictator? Perhaps a dictator would be better. I don't want to be a dumb person. ** [https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-rather-be-a-dictator-than-a-dumb-person-video-2022-4?r=US&IR=T Trump says he'd rather be 'a dictator' than 'a dumb person' after bragging about the cognitive test he took in 2018], Business Insider, 22 April 2022 ====May 2022==== *With rampant and record setting crime, a 42.8% increase over last year was just announced, and every other unimaginable problem, no wonder everyone is leaving the New York State, including businesses left and right. **[https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-sarvcupgsh1991 Save America] * I am not currently in possession of any Trump Organization-issued phones, computers or similar devices. :I believe the last phone or device I was issued by the Trump Organization was a cellphone in 2015. I no longer have the cellphone in my possession and I am not aware of its current location. :Since January 1, 2010, I previously owned two flip phones and a Samsung mobile phone. I do not have the two flips [sic] phones in my possession and I do not know their current whereabouts.” :[Samsung] it was taken from me at some point while I was president. I do not have the Samsung in my possession and I do not know its current whereabouts. :* '''[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/11/trump-fine-contempt-new-york-letitia-james Trump must pay $110,000 fine to purge contempt, judge says]''' (Wed 11 May 2022 18.53 BST) *[[w:Kathy Barnette | Kathy Barnette]] will never be able to win the general election against the radical left democrats. She has many things in her past which have not been properly explained or vetted, but if she is able to do so, she will have a wonderful future in the Republican Party — and I will be behind her all the way ** [[Trump]] according to [https://www.smerconish.com/exclusive-content/pennsylvania-my-primary-concern Pennsylvania: My Primary Concern] (May 14) ==== July 2022 ==== * Warmongering and despicable human being Liz Cheney, who is hated by the great people of Wyoming (down 35!), keeps saying, over and over again, that HER Fake Unselect Committee may recommend CRIMINAL CHARGES against a President of the United States who got more votes than any sitting President in history, ** Said about Republican Congress Member Liz Cheney after she mentioned the possibility of raising criminal charges against Trump for his role in connection with the January 6 attack on the Congress of the United States, quoted in [https://nypost.com/2022/07/04/trump-rips-liz-cheney-after-she-suggests-jan-6-charges/ "Trump rips ‘despicable’ Liz Cheney after she suggests Jan. 6 charges for ex-president"], New York Post, 4 July 2022 * I feel very confident that, if I decide to run, I’ll win. * In my own mind, I’ve already made that decision, so nothing factors in anymore. In my own mind, I’ve already made that decision. * I made America great again, and I may have to do it again. ** [https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/donald-trump-2024-decision.html "Donald Trump on 2024: ‘I’ve Already Made That Decision’ The only question left in the former president’s mind is when he’ll announce"], Intelligencer, 14 July 2022 {{Disputed begin}} == Disputed == * These people should be executed. They are scumbags. ** About whistleblowers and journalists. Attributed by [[John Bolton]] in ''{{w|The Room Where It Happened}}'', ''{{w|Simon & Schuster}}'', 2020, [https://books.google.com/books?id=QjTMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT290 p. 290] {{cite book |isbn=978-1-9821-4805-8}} *Do you still like having sex with your wife? How often? You must have had a better fuck than your wife? Tell me about it. I have girls coming in from [[Los Angeles]] at three o'clock. We can go upstairs and have a great time. I promise. **Reported by Michael Wolff in [http://web.archive.org/web/20180107223847if_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSpgpeyVMAAMcS1.jpg ''Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House''] (5 January 2018) * I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go. ** Reported as being the words of President Trump recorded in a memo that [[James Comey]], FBI Director at the time, wrote shortly after a meeting held in the Oval Office on 14 February 2017, referring to the federal investigation into links to the Russian government of national security adviser, [[Michael T. Flynn]], who had resigned the day before. In a statement, the White House has denied the version of events in the memo. — [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/politics/james-comey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html New York Times (16 May 2017)] ** Comey confirmed under oath his account of Trump's words while [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/us/politics/senate-hearing-transcript.html appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee] (8 June 2017) ** When asked about Comey's testimony during a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hplM_DYp-Vk press conference on 9 June 2017], Trump said, "I didn't say that. I will tell you I didn't say that. And there'd be nothing wrong if I did say it according to everybody that I've read today, but I did not say that." * Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here? ** Reportedly said in a meeting with lawmakers on immigration, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/368576-trump-rips-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in "Trump criticized immigration from 's---hole' countries: report"] (11 January 2018), by Avery Anapol, ''The Hill''. Variant: "Why do we want all these people from shithole countries coming here?" As quoted in [http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/politics/trump-rock-bottom/index.html Trump's 'shithole' comment is his new rock bottom], ''CNN'', 12 January 2018. Trump denied making this comment. *** "The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used." [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/951793123985973248 Tweet by @realDonaldTrump] (12 January 2018) *Why do we want all these people from Africa here? They're shithole countries ... We should have more people from Norway. **[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-norway/thanks-but-no-thanks-norwegians-reject-trumps-immigration-offer-idUSKBN1F11QK 12 January 2018, per Reuters' source] *Why do we need more Haitians? Take them out. **Reportedly said in a meeting with lawmakers on immigration, as quoted in [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-shthole-countries-response-from-haiti-africa-el-salvador/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab8a&linkId=46885064 "'Sh*thole countries' respond to Trump's rhetoric"], ''CBS News''. Trump denied making this comment. ** "Never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is, obviously, a very poor and troubled country. Never said "take them out." Made up by Dems. I have a wonderful relationship with Haitians. Probably should record future meetings - unfortunately, no trust!" [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/951813216291708928 Tweet by @realDonaldTrump] (12 January 2018) *[B]lack people are too stupid to vote for me. **As quoted in [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/11/michael-cohen-trump-racist-language "Michael Cohen Says Trump Repeatedly Used Racist Language in Private"] (2 November 2018), by Emily Jane Fox, ''Vanity Fair''. In a post-2018 midterm press conference, Trump denied making the comment and dismissed Cohen's claims: "That's false" — as quoted in [https://www.yahoo.com/news/president-trump-says-never-used-racist-remarks-195529076.html "President Trump says he has 'never used racist remarks'"] (7 November 2018), by Hunter Walker, ''Yahoo News''. *Name one country run by a black person that's not a shithole... Name one city. **As quoted in [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/11/michael-cohen-trump-racist-language "Michael Cohen Says Trump Repeatedly Used Racist Language in Private"] (2 November 2018), by Emily Jane Fox, ''Vanity Fair''. "White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders denied those comments at the time." *Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers .. suckers .. Who were the good guys in this war? **[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/white-house-decision-cancel-veteran-s-cemetery-france-visit-creates-n934796 Saturday 10 November 2018] two hours before a scheduled 30-minute helicopter ride from Paris to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, the visit was cancelled with White House stating a rainy forecast made it too dangerous **[https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/ 3 September 2020] TheAtlantic.com writer [[Jeffrey Goldberg]] stated that "four people with firsthand knowledge of the discussion that day" (Goldberg did not provide any names) that "Trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain, and because he did not believe it important to honor American war dead", and described the two-sentence quote above as part of "a conversation with senior staff members on the morning of the scheduled visit". ***Goldberg also stated that during the trip (in a separate conversation) that Trump used the term "suckers" to collectively describe the 1800+ marines who died at Belleau Wood, but did not provide any surrounding words (the purported quote was the only word in quotation marks) ***the sentence about "good guys" Goldberg says was stated towards aides (not senior staff members) ****Goldberg did state a number regarding witness count of the other two statements, only for the "losers" one **[https://nationalpost.com/news/world/donald-trump-the-atlantic-john-mccain-loserstrump-denies-account-of-him-disparaging-u-s-war-dead-mccain 4 September 2020] Trump responded to Goldberg's piece "It’s a total lie. It’s fake news". **Trump also [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1301893907295371266 tweeted that day]: "The Atlantic Magazine is dying, like most magazines, so they make up a fake story in order to gain some relevance. Story already refuted, but this is what we are up against." **press secretary [[Layleigh McEnany]] also [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/09/04/whs_mcenany_atlantic_report_on_trump_has_been_categorically_debunked_by_witnesses_clearly_fake_news.html on September 4th] stated "The story in the Atlantic has been categorically debunked by eyewitnesses and contemporaneous documents", quoting two service members: ***""I was with the president the morning after the scheduled visit. He was extremely disappointed that arrangements could not be made to get him to the site and that the trip had been cancelled. I have worked with the president for his entire administration .. I have never heard him utter a disparaging remark of any kind about our troops." - Derek Lyons ***"there was a bad weather called in France and that the helicopters were unable to safely make the flight. Overall, the president's support and respect for our American troops past and present is unquestionable" - Dan Walsh **following Goldberg's piece that same day, [[James LaPorta]] wrote [https://apnews.com/article/b823f2c285641a4a09a96a0b195636ed on AP] "A senior Defense Department official with firsthand knowledge of events and a senior U.S. Marine Corps officer who was told about Trump’s comments confirmed some of the remarks to The Associated Press, including the 2018 cemetery comments." {{Disputed end}} {{misattributed begin}} == Misattributed == * I have a really high IQ, Phil. I mean, c'mon. It's impossible for me to not be atheist. ** Attributed by photo meme to an appearance on ''The Phil Donahue Show'' in 1989. [http://www.snopes.com/trump-donahue-atheist-1989/ According to Snopes.com], there is no evidence he ever said this, nor that he even appeared on ''The Phil Donahue Show'' in 1989. * If I were to run, I'd run as a Republican. They're the dumbest group of voters in the country. They believe anything on Fox News. I could lie and they'd still eat it up. I bet my numbers would be terrific. ** There is no record of Trump ever saying this; sometimes "''People'' magazine, 1998" is ''incorrectly'' given as the "source" of this quotation — [http://www.snopes.com/1998-trump-people-quote/ snopes.com]; [https://www.truthorfiction.com/donald-trump-said-republicans-are-the-dumbest-group-of-voters/ truthorfiction.com] * The harder I work, the luckier I get. ** Originated with [[Samuel Goldwyn]] as a paraphrase of a proverb from a collection by Coleman Cox, but similar proverbs have existed since the 16th century. [http://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/07/21/luck-hard-work/] * Life is what you do while you're waiting to die. ** [[w:Fred Ebb|Fred Ebb]], ''[[w:Zorba (musical)|Zorba]]'' (1968) * People are dying today that have never died before. ** [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-quote-never-died-before/ According to Snopes.com], there is no record of Trump saying this. * The doctors said they've never seen a body kill the Coronavirus like my body. They tested my DNA and it wasn't DNA. It was USA. ** Reportedly said by Trump after he was hospitalized with [[w:Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]], following [[w:White House COVID-19 outbreak|an outbreak of the disease in the White House]]; the quote actually originates from an image featuring a fabricated subtitle overlaid on a video released by the President while he was in [[w:Walter Reed National Military Medical Center|Walter Reed National Military Medical Center]]. [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-coronavirus-kill-body/] * My blood IS the vaccine!!!!! ** Originates from a fabricated screenshot of a tweet allegedly posted on October 5, 2020, the same day Trump was released from [[w:Walter Reed National Military Medical Center|Walter Reed National Military Medical Center]] after his diagnosis of [[w:Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]]. [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-my-blood-is-the-vaccine/] The fictitious quote likely refers to the donation of the [[w:blood plasma|blood plasma]] of COVID-19 survivors as a treatment method against catching the disease, a treatment of which Trump has been a vocal supporter. Trump has, however, suggested that he would consider donating his own plasma for this purpose. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-donate-plasma-covid-19-coronavirus/] {{misattributed end}} ==Quotes about Trump== :<small>Alphabetized by surname.</small> :<small>[[#A|A]] · [[#B|B]] · [[#C|C]] · [[#D|D]] · [[#E|E]] · [[#F|F]] · [[#G|G]] · [[#H|H]] · [[#I|I]] · [[#J|J]] · [[#K|K]] · [[#L|L]] · [[#M|M]] · [[#N|N]] · [[#O|O]] · [[#P|P]] · [[#Q|Q]] · [[#R|R]] · [[#S|S]] · [[#T|T]] · [[#U|U]] · [[#V|V]] · [[#W|W]] · [[#X|X]] · [[#Y|Y]] · [[#Z|Z]] · [[#See also|See&nbsp;also]] · [[#External links|External&nbsp;links]]</small> [[File:Lou Barletta.jpg|thumb|Donald Trump's voice is resonating with average Americans who feel their voice has been lost by their party. I believe this will become a new Republican Party, one that we should embrace. We should be the party of working men and women, the party of America first. ~ [[w:Lou Barletta|Lou Barletta]]]] [[File:Glenn Beck by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg|thumb|Donald Trump, I really truly [[believe]] is a very [[dangerous]] man. If you listen to the things he said... He has joked about killing reporters. ~ [[Glenn Beck]] ]] {{npov}} === A === [[File:Bashar al-Assad (cropped).jpg|thumb|I don't know him, when I sit with him face-to-face, I can judge him. But I only look at the person on the TV. ~ [[Bashar al-Assad]]]] * The meta-impact of President Trump routinely doing the "[[impossibility|impossible]]" is that it changes how all of us view our world. If Trump can keep doing the impossible, time and time again, why can't we? [...] [D]on't be surprised if 2018 is the year when people all over the world shed their mental prisons and take on the "impossibles" in ways we have never seen. Thanks to President Trump, people everywhere are beginning to recognize the difference between real impossibilities and simple failures of imagination. ** [[Scott Adams]], [http://blog.dilbert.com/2018/01/02/president-trump-changed-imagination/ "How President Trump Changed Your Imagination"] (2 January 2018) *Trump gives about four months for Syria troop pull-out: NYT **Aljazeera, [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/trump-months-syria-troop-pull-nyt-190101143234181.html 1 January 2019] in response to [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/politics/trump-troop-withdrawal-syria-months.html?action=click&login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock 31 December 2019] article by Eric Schmitt and Maggie Haberman of New York Times titled "Trump to Allow Months for Troop Withdrawal in Syria, Officials Say" that says "Trump has agreed to give the military about four months to withdraw the 2,000 United States troops in Syria, administration officials said on Monday" * I think it's funny because Donald Trump is kind of in the spirit of old Greek tyrants where they used to vote in a guy that had no encumbrances. So the smartest thing about him, which is probably most overlooked, to me, is that he doesn't owe anybody anything and if he would just stick to fixing the bridges, roads and infrastructures that's what he knows how to do...just keep him doing that. ** [[Tim Allen]], as quoted in [http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/01/13/tim-allen-says-leans-left-leans-right-and-ends-up-center-right.html "Tim Allen says he leans left, leans right, and ends up 'center right'"] by Blanche Johnson, ''FoxNews.com'' (13 January 2016) * I think Trump failed to pull off his coup because of three enduring weaknesses in his character. First, many high school students know more about how the American government works than he does. He particularly does not understand the way the Constitution’s division of powers, even after all the growth in executive power over the decades, still can check an overreaching president. Thus he seems to have assumed that Republican judges would agree the election had been rigged simply because they were Republicans, when actually they were foremost judges in an independent judiciary bound by precedent, by a duty to see that justice is done, and by a demand for evidence. Similarly, Congress has many ties to executive agencies such as the FBI and the Department of Defense, especially the ties that bind with purse strings, that give it considerable influence in these agencies. <br>Second, organizing something as complicated as a coup d’etat takes some serious cognitive chops, and by 2020 Donald Trump had trouble “staying on topic” for even a minute. If he were huddling with a conspirator over, say, control of the U.S. Marshalls during a takeover, he would soon be talking about how windmills kill eagles or the steam catapults on aircraft carriers. His thinking processes were too chaotic to orchestrate a coup. <br>Third, even though Donald Trump convinced millions that he was a self-assured, super-confident, take-charge individualist, he has long lacked resolve. He always had the courage of his convictions, which meant he had almost none. He frequently changed positions on important issues, notoriously being swayed by whoever spoke to him last, and his decision-making could be fairly characterized as “Charge ahead impulsively, then quickly retreat.” For example, two days after the networks declared Joe Biden had won the election, Trump signed an executive order commanding the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and elsewhere by inauguration day. This surprised everyone at the Pentagon, whose officials immediately pointed out the dangers of precipitate withdrawals. Trump almost never went toe-to-toe with advisors who stood up to him. Instead he just sulked and complained about having “too many lawyers.” Like the executive order Trump signed curtailing military aid to South Korea that an aide simply took off his desk and deep-sixed, the order about Afghanistan was ignored. <br>'''[[Harry S. Truman|Harry Truman]] famously said, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen,” and he had a sign on his desk that read, “The buck stops here.” Trump can’t stand the heat, and accordingly he always makes sure the buck stops somewhere else. Like most [[Bullying|bullies]], he usually gets another person to do his dirty work and face all the danger. The mob who attacked the Capitol on January 6th were the latest version of the throngs who bought Trump’s junk bonds in earlier days, taking all the risks, for his benefit, while he watched.''' ** [[Bob Altemeyer]], [https://theauthoritarians.org/lessons-of-the-2020-american-election-january-6th-and-beyond/ "Lessons of the 2020 American Election, January 6th, and Beyond"], October 20, 2021. * People's memories are so short and America's propaganda is so powerful that most, even the greatest losers of this appropriation, have forgotten that a profound change occurred, which we now take for granted. We have been conditioned to react skeptically, even hostilely, to criticism of our current corporate values, values which form the foundation of everyday life today. What's more appalling is that huge numbers of those left behind in the wealth transfer genuflected to the new plutocratic class, celebrating the most vicious of the uber-CEOs. This craven CEO-worshipping is still going on today- middle Americans drag themselves home after work in order to gather around the television and watch billionaire assholes like Donald Trump deliver his "You're fired!" line to some desperate, stressed-out Smithers-abee. ** [[Mark Ames]], ''Going Postal: Rage, Murder and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond'' (2005), p. 87-88 * Petty malice is now the major premise of American life. This meanness has become so common that it even dominates our leisure time, with Americans worshipping mega-millionaire assholes like Bill O'Reilly and Donald Trump. It's an utterly masochistic addiction- and no wonder, since Middle America has taken so much shit over the past 30 years, we've grown not only used to the meanness, but we can even get a rush off it. America is now Zed Nation: addicted to the pain that our masters so lovingly deliver to us, rewarding them not only with greater incomes, but with our admiration, our leisure time, and our souls. ** Mark Ames, ''Going Postal: Rage, Murder and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond'' (2005), p. 205 *[[w:Neo-Nazis|We]] support Trump because he is the savior of the White race, sent by God to free us from the shackles of the Jew occupation and establish a 1000 Reich. ** {{w|Andrew Anglin}}, as quoted in [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-neo-nazis-jews_us_5747397be4b0dacf7ad4480e "Trump's Neo-Nazi And Jewish Backers Are Both Convinced He's Secretly On Their Side"] (26 May 2016), by Jessica Schulberg, ''The Huffington Post'' * Yes, Trump is worse than imperfect. So what? We can lament until we choke the lack of a great statesman to address the fundamental issues of our time—or, more importantly, to connect them. Since [[Pat Buchanan]]'s three failures, occasionally a candidate arose who saw one piece: [[Dick Gephardt]] on trade, [[Ron Paul]] on war, [[Tom Tancredo]] on immigration. Yet, among recent political figures—great statesmen, dangerous demagogues, and mewling gnats alike—only Trump-the-alleged-buffoon not merely saw all three and their essential connectivity, ''but was able to win on them''. The alleged buffoon is thus more prudent—more practically wise—than all of our wise-and-good who so bitterly oppose him. This should embarrass them. That their failures instead embolden them is only further proof of their foolishness and hubris. **{{w|Michael Anton}} (as "Publius Decius Mus"), [http://www.claremont.org/crb/basicpage/the-flight-93-election/ "The Flight 93 Election"], ''The Claremont Institute'' (September 5, 2016) * Trump is not the only president in the modern era to have switched sides. [[Ronald Reagan]] famously changed from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, but the change was driven by principle, and the change stuck. He didn't sway back and forth, again and again. It would be tough for anyone to claim Donald Trump flipped parties on "principle" like Reagan. Some have sought to dig into Trump's ideological evolution, figuring out what changed or who inspired him to become a Republican. I'll spare them the needless waste of effort. Donald Trump became a conservative when it became politically convenient for him. I have no doubt he would have become the raucous rising star of the Democratic Party, too, if that looked like a shorter path to the Oval Office. Either way, he did with his belief system what he did with any Trump product. He outsourced it for low-cost manufacturing to someone else, then slapped his name on it. A handful of hired minions gave him the bare-bones requirements of a "conservative" platform. And he covered it with gaudy gold plating to make it his own. ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 97 * Donald Trump has America back on the road to bankruptcy, an area where he has unparalleled expertise for a president of the United States. The small band of fiscal conservatives who remain in the Trump administration warned the president about the eventual dangers of his out-of-control spending addiction. In one such meeting, Trump reportedly said, "Yeah, but I won't be here." I never heard him say those words, but it doesn't come as a surprise. That's how he thinks. What does he care if the federal government goes belly-up? By then it won't be his problem. ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 101 * The president's denial-turned-apathy to Moscow's actions is why America responded with the diplomatic equivalent of a whimper to one of the biggest foreign affronts to our democracy. Of all the failures of Trump's foreign policy, letting Russia off the hook is perhaps the most frustrating. The outgoing Obama administration imposed modest sanctions on Moscow, including expelling several dozen alleged Russian agents from the United States, but it left the rest to the incoming White House. Trump was reluctant to take further action that might offend Putin, with whom he hoped to develop a close working relationship. He hesitated to even raise the subject in conversations with the Russian leader, dumbfounding people on the inside. I remember when Congress sanctioned Russia in summer 2017. Representatives vented their anger over how little the administration had done to hold Russia accountable, so they took matters into their own hands and passed legislation punishing the country. Though he would later take credit for the sanctions in order to claim our administration had been unusually tough on Moscow, Trump in fact was furious. He felt Congress was getting in the way of his goal of a warm friendship with the Kremlin. Russia responded to the sanctions by kicking out hundreds of US embassy staff from their country and seizing US diplomatic compounds. President Trump's response was startling. "I want to thank him because we're trying to cut down on payroll," Trump told reporters about Putin's move, without a hint of irony. "And as far as I'm concerned, I'm very thankful that he let go a large number of people, because now we have a smaller payroll. There's no real reason for them to go back. So I greatly appreciate the fact that we've been able to cut our payroll of the United States. We'll save a lot of money." ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 164-165 * Trump's cavalier attitude toward the Russian security threat has had a predictable yet devastating consequence. Moscow has not been deterred from attacking American interests. It has been emboldened. They continue to take advantage of the United States, around the world and on our own soil. Former director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testified in January 2019 that Russia was still sowing social, racial, and political discord in the United States through influence operations, and several months later, Robert Mueller said the same. "It wasn't a single attempt," he testified to Congress. "They're doing it as we sit here. And they expect to do it during the next campaign." This should be a national scandal, a cause for outrage and action against the Russian government. Instead, it's being ignored where it should matter most- in the Oval Office. Reporters asked Trump about Mueller's assessment days later and quizzed him again on whether he'd pressed Putin on the topic. "You don't really believe this," he shot back. "Do you believe this? Okay, fine. We didn't talk about it." Then he boarded Marine One. ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 167 * As we tried to make sense of Donald Trump's positions or when one of us tried to argue against them, we first had to ask: Why is the president so attracted to autocrats? After a contentious meeting about the president's engagement with a foreign dictator, a top national security aide offered me his take. "The president sees in these guys what he wishes he had: total power, no term limits, enforced popularity, and the ability to silence critics for good." He was spot on. It was the simplest explanation. ** Anonymous, ''A Warning'' (2019), p. 171 * Mr. Trump is a wild card, but he is likely to sign pro-life measures, and he is seeking advice now from the right people to appoint a plausible successor to [[Antonin Scalia|Justice Scalia]]. In this Guide for the Perplexed, we may find reason to bite our lips and take the Wild Card over the brutal Sure Thing on the other side. ** [[w:Hadley Arkes|Hadley Arkes]], [https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2016/05/04/a-guide-for-the-perplexed/ "A Guide for the Perplexed"], ''The Catholic Thing'' (4 May 2016) * '''I don't know him, when I sit with him face-to-face, I can judge him. But I only look at the person on the TV,''' you know, on the TV you can manipulate everything, you can...rehearse, you can prepare yourself... ** [[Bashar al-Assad]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45odEv_1DAY Interview with Bill Neely] (July 2016) on "[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/syria-s-president-bashar-al-assad-speaks-nbc-news-n608746 NBC: Exclusive Interview with Bashar al-Assad]" * My analysis is that Trump would not be permitted to win. Why do I say that? Because he has had every establishment off his side. Trump does not have one establishment, maybe with the exception of the Evangelicals, if you can call them an establishment. Banks, intelligence, arms companies, foreign money, etc. are all united behind [[Hillary Clinton]]. And the media as well. Media owners, and the journalists themselves. ** [[Julian Assange]], interview with John Pilger; [https://www.rt.com/news/365299-assange-pilger-saudi-clinton/ "Assange: Clinton & ISIS funded by same money, Trump won't be allowed to win"], ''[[w:RT (TV network)|RT.com]]'' (4 November 2016) * [Trump] is consistent. He is the same person that you see behind the scenes as he is in the public or through the media. ** [[Jacinda Ardern]] in [https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/20-08-2020/the-complete-history-of-donald-trump-v-jacinda-ardern/ A brief history of Donald Trump v Jacinda Ardern] * There is no greater sacrifice than to lay down one's life for their country, and that's the sacrifice that Captain Humayum Khan made fighting to defend our freedom and our constitutional rights. He was a true American hero. The Khan family deserves nothing less than our deepest support, respect, and gratitude, and they have every right to express themselves in any way they choose. I am appalled that Donald Trump would disparage them and that he had the gall to compare his own sacrifices to those of a Gold Star family. ** {{w|Kelly Ayotte}}, statement regarding Donald Trump's comments about Khizr and Ghazala Khan [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/31/khizr-khan-calls-trump-a-black-soul-says-mcconnell-ryan-have-moral-obligation-to-repudiate-him/] (July 31, 2016) === B === * Attached hereto is a copy of Mr. Trump's birth certificate, demonstrating that he is the son of Fred Trump, not an orangutan. **Scott Balber, Donald Trump's lawyer, to comedian [[Bill Maher]] (2013), in response to Maher's facetious assertion that he'd pay Trump $5 million dollars upon release of Trump's birth certificate to prove he was not sired by an {{w|orangutan}}. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/celebrity-news/my-dad-was-not-an-orangutan-donald-trump-says-in-lawsuit/article8467052/] [http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-maher-nukes-trump-over-lawsuit-the-law-is-not-a-toy-for-rich-idiots-to-play-with/] *Come on. You know it's only socialism when it helps the working class. Farm bailout will primarily help big Ag. (referring to [https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-trump-farm-bailout-20190528-story.html?outputType=amp ''Los Angeles Times'' article: Rich farmers, not mom-and-pop farms, will collect most of Trump's tariff bailout (31 May 2019)] **[[Krystal Ball]] in [https://twitter.com/krystalball/status/1144018130357882880 ''Twitter Post,''] (26 June 2019) *Interesting nugget here as well. @tparsi had been informed by a Hill staffer in touch with the Pentagon that military strikes were imminent. Apparently everyone thought these strikes were really happening right up until the last moment. @esaagar ... @tparsi also warns that any military strike could easily lead to full blown conflict. "The Idea that there's such a thing as a limited strike on Iran is frankly preposterous." ... Interview with Head of the National Iranian American Council @tparsi . He told us it would be "political suicide" for any Iranian politician to meet with Trump as long as Bolton/Pompeo are around. @esaagar ... #rising #sanctions #Iran #iranwar **[[Krystal Ball]] in [https://twitter.com/krystalball ''Twitter Post''], (24 June 2019) *Wait... you only thought to ask about how many people would die 10 minutes before the strike??? That's a rather important piece of info to nearly overlook. **[[Krystal Ball]] in [https://twitter.com/krystalball ''Twitter Post''], (21 June 2019) * Mr Khan, shame on you & #CrookedHillary (Hillary Clinton) for not being truthful to all in attacks at @realDonaldTrump (Donald Trump). ** {{w|Al Baldasaro}}, [https://twitter.com/Al_Baldasaro/status/760122082323795968 Twitter, August 1, 2016] * As Democrats jeer that Trump has merely laid bare the true soul of the GOP, some Republicans wonder, with considerable anguish, whether they're right. ** {{w|Molly Ball}}, ''[http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/can-the-republican-party-survive-trumo/402074/ Can the Republican Party Survive Trump?]'', ''{{w|The Atlantic}}'' (August 24, 2015) * Viewed through any conventional lens, [[President of the United States|President]]-elect Donald Trump's candidacy was [[improbable]] from start to finish. Today, two things about his [[victory]] seem to be in sharper focus: one, that Trump's victory might best be understood as the success of the country's first [[independent]] [[president]], and second, that the Trump coalition may be even more uniquely his than President [[Barack Obama|Obama]]'s has turned out to be.<br>Trump owes his [[success]] in part to the fact that he ran for president in an environment that favored [[change]] over the [[status quo]]. But his [[luck]] or [[genius]] goes beyond that. It has long been noted that the conditions have existed for an independent candidate to run a serious campaign for president.<br>Trump took the elements of an independent candidacy — the lack of clear [[ideology]], the name recognition of a national [[celebrity]] and the personal [[fortune]] needed to fund a presidential campaign — and then did what no one seemed to have thought of before. He staged a hostile takeover of an existing major party. He had the best of both worlds, an outsider candidacy with crosscutting ideological appeal and the platform of a major party to wage the general election. By the time he had finished, he had taken down two political dynasties: the [[w:Bush family|Bush dynasty]] in the primaries and the [[w:Clinton family|Clinton dynasty]] in the general election. ** [[Dan Balz]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-americas-first-independent-president/2016/11/19/b09e1cc6-ade2-11e6-8b45-f8e493f06fcd_story.html Donald Trump, America's first independent president]'' (November 19, 2016) * It should not have taken a pandemic to raise these resources. In June 2019, we presented a Poor People’s Moral Budget to the House Budget Committee, showing that we can meet these needs for this entire country. '''If you had taken up this Moral Budget, we would have already moved towards infusing more than $1.2 trillion into the economy to invest in health care, good jobs, living wages, housing, water and sanitation services and more.<BR>This is not the time for trickle-down solutions. We know that when you lift from the bottom, everybody rises. There are concrete solutions to this immediate crisis and the longer term illnesses we have been battling for months, years and decades before. We will continue to organize and build power until you meet these demands. Many millions of us have been hurting for far too long. We will not be silent anymore.'''<br>With its broad sweep, the [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] has forced us into an unprecedented [[w:State of emergency|national emergency]]. This emergency, however, results from a deeper and much longer term crisis — that of [[Poverty in the United States|poverty]] and [[w:Inequality in the United States|inequality]], and of a [[w:Society of the United States|society]] that ignores the needs of 140 million people who are poor or a $400 emergency away from being poor. **[[Rev William Barber II]] in Letter to President [[Donald Trump]], Vice President [[Mike Pence]] and Members of the [[w:116th United States Congress|116th Congress]], ''[https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/poverty-amidst-pandemic/ Poverty Amidst Pandemic: A Moral Response to COVID-19]'' (March 19, 2020), co-written with [[Liz Theoharis]], [[Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival]] [[File:Interfaith Health Care Vigil 6291113.jpg|thumb|Trump and Pence need to let the people go. They’ve been holding poor and low-wealth people hostage, essential workers hostage. It’s time for a change in this country. ~ [[Rev. William Barber II]] ]] *On the issue of the economy, I think there couldn’t be a more fundamental difference between Donald Trump and [[Joe Biden]]. Joe Biden believes you measure the health and the strength of America’s economy based on the health and the strength of the American worker and the American family. On the other hand, you have '''Donald Trump, who measures the strength of the economy based on how rich people are doing, which is why he passed a tax bill benefiting the top 1% and the biggest corporations of America, leading to a $2 trillion deficit that the American people are going to have to pay for'''<br>'''Not only will Pence and Trump not acknowledge racism when it comes to police violence, they are not even acknowledging the disparate racism in economics and in healthcare, and... wanting to only secure the wealthy and the greedy...<BR> '''The Trump-Pence plan is talking about giving more money to the wealthy. In fact, the Trump-Pence-McConnell plan, they refuse to pass a stimulus because they want another $200 billion in tax cuts''', they want money for a fighter jet, and they want to protect corporations from liability when those corporations didn’t protect their people from coronavirus. **[[Rev William Barber II]], quoted in [https://www.democracynow.org/2020/10/8/mike_pence_kamala_harris_vp_debate Rev. William Barber: Millions Are Struggling. So Why Do the Debates Ignore Poverty?, ''DemocracyNow''], (8 October 2020) *What I saw in North Carolina, what we defeated in North Carolina, what we filed suit against in North Carolina, is now what Trump and Pence are talking about doing on the national level: surgical racism with surgical precision... '''Pence and Trump don’t believe in [[W:Voting Rights Act|the Voting Rights Act]]... They know they cannot win if everybody votes. They are terribly afraid of poor and low-wealth Black and Brown people voting.'''<br>And then stop saying Trump won the last time. He was elected by the Electoral College because of 80,000 votes. We have to end this mythology that he had some kind of superpower. The fact of the matter is, 100 million people did not vote. .. I couldn’t help but go to the [[Book of Exodus]], where it talked about where God said, “If you don’t let my people go, I’m going to cause flies to come as a sign of what’s wrong. But I won’t let the flies be on the people, but the fly will be a symbol that you’re just wrong. You’re lying. Let my people go.” And Trump and Pence need to let the people go. They’ve been holding poor and low-wealth people hostage, essential workers hostage. It’s time for a change in this country. **[[Rev. William Barber II]] in [https://www.democracynow.org/2020/10/8/rev_william_barber_voting_2020 Rev. William Barber on Voter Suppression: Republicans Know They Can’t Win If Everyone Casts a Ballot'], [[w:''Democracy Now!''|''Democracy Now!'']], (8 October 2020) * '''Donald Trump's voice is resonating with average Americans who feel their voice has been lost by their party. I believe this will become a new Republican Party, one that we should embrace. We should be the party of working men and women, the party of America first.''' ** {{w|Lou Barletta}}, as quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/22/lou-barletta-an-immigration-hard-liner-in-congress-endorses-trump/ "Lou Barletta, an immigration hard-liner in Congress, endorses Trump"] by Robert Costa, ''The Washington Post'' (22 March 2016) * Orchestrating a mob to pressure [[Congress]] is inexcusable. ** William Barr, Former Attorney General, as quoted in [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/barr-says-trump-s-conduct-betrayal-presidency-n1253281 "Barr says Trump's conduct is a 'betrayal' of the presidency"] January 7 2021 <i> NBC News </i> * You can’t trust him. * He has no principles. None. None. * His goddamned tweet and the lying, oh, my God. * The change of stories. The lack of preparation. The lying. Holy shit. ** Maryanne Trump Barry, sister of Donald Trump, as quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/22/lou-barletta-an-immigration-hard-liner-in-congress-endorses-trump/ Trump’s Sister Says He Is a Liar With “No Principles” in Secret Recordings: “You Can’t Trust Him”] by Daniel Politi, ''Slate'' (22 August 2020) *Iran's actions can hardly be said to have occurred in a vacuum... it has been the recent policy of "maximum pressure" on Tehran under the incoherent foreign policy of the Trump administration that has exacerbated the current tensions... the [[W:United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|Trump administration has withdrawn]] unilaterally from the internationally agreed – and successful – [[w:Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) of 2015]]... It is not hard, then, to see how these moves might be viewed in Tehran: as part of an escalating offensive from multiple sources threatening its own home front in a campaign of [[w:economic warfare|economic warfare]] designed to weaken the regime....The depth of the US stake in this increasingly dangerous game is far harder to judge, given the usual confusion of Trump's flip-flopping and the machinations of Bolton... All of which leaves us to contemplate the most frightening element of all in a complex crisis: that the current occupant of the White House lacks any of the skills required to successfully defuse it. **[[Peter Beaumont (journalist)|Peter Beaumont]] in [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/14/trump-iran-oil-tanker-attacks ''Trump's fanned the flames in Iran, now the fire risks getting out of control, The Guardian,''] (14 June 2019) *When conservatives desperately needed allies in the fight against big government, Donald Trump didn't stand on the sidelines. He consistently advocated that your money be spent, that your government grow, and that your Constitution be ignored... Trump's potential primary victory would provide Hillary Clinton with the easiest imaginable path to the White House. But it's far worse than that. If Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination, there will once again be no opposition to an ever-expanding government. This is a crisis for conservatism. And, once again, this crisis will not go to waste. **[[Glenn Beck]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' *'''Donald Trump, I really truly believe is a very dangerous man. If you listen to the things he said''' this weekend... 'I could go onto Fifth Avenue and shoot people and I wouldn't lose a vote'. '''He has joked about killing reporters''' — and 'not' killing reporters like [[Vladimir Putin|Putin]] does... We don't change with the mood of the country. That is the problem with our country right now. The Constitution is to anchor us in principles that help temper the mood of the country... The mood of the country is very angry, but you never make a good decision when you are angry... The worst thing we can do is to now start looking at, who is going to get revenge? One of the things that Donald Trump does, when you have a guy who is angry and then has an enemies list and starts to just take people down over and over and over again — if you disagree with him, he destroys you. If that is the mood of the country, we are in more trouble than I thought. **[[Glenn Beck]], [http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/politics/glenn-beck-donald-trump-dangerous/index.html interview on ''New Day''] (January 2016), ''CNN'', Georgia: Cable News Network * '''Trump may be vulgar, Trump may be abrasive, but in terms of racism, corruption, and destruction, he is Mr[[Reagan]]'s true heir. Trump's Republican Party is what it has been at least since the 1980s, only more so.''' ** Larry Beinhart ''[https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/donald-ronald-190811202546763.html Donald and Ronald]'', 12 August 2019, ''{{w|Al Jazeera English}}''. * "The words from his mouths begin in foolishness, and his talk ends in wicked madness, yet Trump talks on and on." ** [[w:Shlomo ben David|Shlomo Ben-David]] on [[w:Ro'im Olam|''Ro'im Olam'']], May 12, 2018. * He does not seem to be able to differentiate between fact and fiction. ** Ben Berzin jr., Midatlantic Bank, quoted by Steven Malanga in [https://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/donald-trump-art-tease-3007.html Donald Trump: The Art of the Tease] (06 April 2011), ''{{w|Manhattan Institute}}'' * The evidence shows: Donald Trump cannot retain an ally, keep a promise, uphold a principle, maintain a story, change a mind or show a heart. ** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preet_Bharara Preet Bharara] on [https://twitter.com/preetbharara/status/917198254923710464?lang=de Twitter] (8 October 2017) *When it comes to COVID-19, after months of doing nothing, other than predicting the virus would disappear or maybe, if you drank bleach, you may be okay, Trump has simply given up. **[[Joe Biden]] on [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-unveils-1st-portion-build-back-economic-plan/story?id=71681986 9 July 2020] regarding Trump's April 2020 citation of [[William Bryan]]'s research regarding disinfectants: Trump never specified using bleach or ingesting it * In an age of pussified [[political correctness]], you have to respect the people who remain unfiltered. ** {{w|Dan Bilzerian}}, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/263480-instagram-star-praises-unfiltered-trump "'King of Instagram' praises 'unfiltered' Trump"] by Jesse Byrnes, ''The Hill'' (16 December 2015) *Donald found out about [Cohn's HIV diagnosis] and just dropped him like a hot potato. It was like night and day. ** Susan Bell, longtime secretary of Trump's lawyer {{W|Roy Cohn}}, as quoted in [http://theweek.com/speedreads/617343/donald-trump-turned-back-closest-friend-when-heard-aids Donald Trump turned his back on his closest friend when he heard he had AIDS], at ''{{W|The Week}}'', published April 8, 2016 * Donald Trump was a [[joke]] until nominated, unelectable until elected, incompetent until he succeeded on most fronts, and about to be impeached until he debunked the collusion nonsense; he has had a very [[success]]ful year. His enemies have been weighed in the balance and they have been found wanting. They shall have their reward. ** [[Conrad Black]], "[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454754/donald-trump-2017-successful Trump's Whirlwind Year]", ''National Review'' (December 19, 2017) * ...it is merely Marxist drivel to think that employers have more power than employees (tell that to Michael Jordan and Jerry Reinsdorf) or landlords than tenants (tell that to the landlord of Bill Gates or Donald Trump). ** [[w:Walter Block|Walter E. Block]], ''The Case for Discrimination'' (2010, Ludwig von Mises Institute) p. 404 *Americans think it would be better to have a businessman than a politician as president, and I sympathize with them. Alas, the only businessmen crazy enough to run for president seem to be, well, crazy. At least Ross Perot kept his craziness confined mostly to private matters, such as the looming disruption of his daughter's wedding. Donald Trump puts it front and center. From a libertarian point of view, and I think serious conservatives and liberals would share this view, Trump's greatest offenses against American tradition and our founding principles are his nativism and his promise of one-man rule. Not since [[George Wallace]] has there been a presidential candidate who made racial and religious scapegoating so central to his campaign. Trump launched his campaign talking about Mexican rapists and has gone on to rant about mass deportation, bans on Muslim immigration, shutting down mosques, and building a wall around America. America is an exceptional nation in large part because we've aspired to rise above such prejudices and guarantee life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to everyone. ** {{w|David Boaz}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''{{w|National Review}}'' * Where Washington and New York-based GOP leaders pledge outreach to immigrants, moderate Muslims and other [[minorities]], the reality TV star plays more overt racial politics than any national candidate since [[George Wallace]]. Trump's brand of nativist, nationalist isolationism marked the path to victory. ** Igor Bobic and Ryan Grim, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-south-carolina_us_56c87f72e4b041136f1725b8 "What Donald Trump's Win In South Carolina Says About The Republican Party"] (20 February 2016), ''The Huffington Post''. * Trump spoke with [[Xi Jinping]] by phone on June 18, ahead of [[w:2019 G20 Osaka summit|2019's Osaka G20 summit]], when they would next meet. Trump began by telling Xi he missed him and then said that the most popular thing he had ever been involved with was making a trade deal with China, which would be a big plus politically. They agreed their economic teams could continue meeting. The [[w:2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit|G20 bilateral]] arrived, and during the usual media mayhem at the start, Trump said, "we've become friends. My trip to Beijing with my family was one of the most incredible of my life." With the press gone, Xi said this is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. He said that some (unnamed) political figures in the United States were making erroneous judgments by calling for a new cold war, this time between [[China–United States relations|China and the United States]]. Whether Xi meant to finger the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], or some of us sitting on the US side of the table, I don't know, but Trump immediately assumed Xi meant the Democrats. Trump said approvingly that there was great hostility among the Democrats. He then, stunningly, turned the conversation to the [[2020 United States presidential election|coming US presidential election]], alluding to China's economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns, pleading with Xi to ensure he'd win. He stressed the importance of farmers, and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome. I would print Trump's exact words, but the government's prepublication review process [[w:Censorship in the United States#Trump administration|has decided otherwise]]. ** [[John Bolton]], ''{{w|The Room Where It Happened}}'', ''{{w|Simon & Schuster}}'', 2020, [https://books.google.com/books?id=QjTMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT202 p. 202] {{cite book |isbn=978-1-9821-4805-8}} *Trump... though representing the most reactionary US government in recent memory, paradoxically has also led to an opening to challenge US power. The first reason is that he and his administration are much less disciplined about obscuring their true intentions behind insincere proclamations of benevolent motives. Whereas the George W. Bush administration in the run up to the Iraq War successfully manufactured consent amongst a large swath of the US public by scaring them over false claims about "weapons of mass destruction," the Trump administration doesn't even hide the fact that its foreign policy is motivated by advancing the US economic interests. **Peter Bolton of ''[[W:CounterPunch|CounterPunch]]'', [https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/06/27/the-failed-venezuelan-coup-and-the-decline-of-us-hegemony/ ''The Failed Venezuelan Coup and the Decline of US Hegemony,''] (27 June 2019) * Trump is a fascist. And that's not a term I use loosely or often. But he's earned it. ** [[Max Boot]], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-isnt-todays-wendell-willkie-hes-todays-benito-mussolini/2015/12/08/77c81b0c-9ddc-11e5-a3c5-c77f2cc5a43c_story.html ''Twitter''] (2015) * Republican Party is dead. ... It has been killed by Donald Trump. * Trump is an ignorant [[demagogue]] who traffics in [[racist]] and [[misogynistic]] slurs and [[crazy]] [[conspiracy theories]]. He champions protectionism and isolationism — the policies that brought us the [[Great Depression]] and [[World War II]]. He wants to undertake a police-state roundup of undocumented immigrants and to bar [[Muslims]] from coming to this country. He encourages his followers to assault protesters and threatens to sue or smear critics. He would abandon [[Japan]] and [[South Korea]] and break up the most successful [[alliance]] in [[history]] — {{w|NATO}}. But he has kind words for [[tyrant]]s such as [[Vladimir Putin]]. There has never been a major party nominee in U.S. history as unqualified for the presidency. The risk of Trump winning, however remote, represents the biggest national security threat that the United States faces today. * I only know one thing for sure: I won't vote for Trump. My hope is that he will lose by a landslide, and the Republican Party will come to its senses, rejecting both his ugly, nativist populism and the extreme, holier-than-thou conservatism represented by [[Ted Cruz]]. ** [[Max Boot]] {{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-boot-republicans-in-exile-20160508-story.html|title=The Republican Party is dead|date=May 8, 2016|website=latimes.com|publisher={{w|Los Angeles Times}}}} * If an unapologetic {{w|ignoramus}} wins the presidency, the consequences will be no laughing matter. * Donald J. Trump, a presidential candidate who truly is the know-nothing his Republican predecessors only pretended to be ... It is genuinely terrifying that someone who advances such offensive and ridiculous proposals could win the nomination of a party once led by [[Teddy Roosevelt]], who wrote more books than Mr. Trump has probably read. It's one thing to appeal to voters by pretending to be an average guy. It's another to be an average guy who doesn't know the first thing about governing or public policy. The Trump acolytes claim it doesn't matter; he can hire experts to advise him. But experts always disagree with one another and it is the president alone who must make the most difficult decisions in the world. That's not something he can do since he lacks the most basic grounding in the issues and is prey to fundamental misconceptions. ** [[Max Boot]] {{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/opinion/how-the-stupid-party-created-donald-trump.html|title=How the ‘Stupid Party' Created Trump|date=August 2, 2016|website=nytimes.com|publisher={{w|The New York Times}}}} * As media scramble to figure out Trump's evolving position on [[immigration]], remember he cares *only* about feeding his ego. Policy irrelevant. ** [[Max Boot]], [https://twitter.com/MaxBoot/status/767160352262029312 Twitter, August 20, 2016] * The GOP base is clearly disgusted and looking for new leadership. Enter Donald Trump, not just with policy prescriptions that challenge the cynical GOP leadership but with an attitude of disdain for that leadership—precisely in line with the sentiment of the base. Many conservatives are relishing this, but ah, the rub. Trump might be the greatest charlatan of them all. ** L. Brent Bozell III, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' * It was spring, four years ago. Donald and Ivana Trump were seated at opposite ends of their long Sheraton table in Mrs. Marjorie Merriweather Post's former dining room. They were posed in imperial style, as if they were a king and queen. They were at the height of their ride, and it was plenty glorious. Trump was seen on the news shows offering his services to negotiate with the Russians. There was talk that he might make a run for president. Ivana had had so much publicity that she now offered interviewers a press kit of flattering clips. Anything seemed possible, the Trumps had grown to such stature in the golden city of New York. ** [[w:Marie Brenner|Marie Brenner]], [https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/07/donald-ivana-trump-divorce-prenup-marie-brenner/amp "After the Gold Rush"] (1 September, 1990), ''Vanity Fair'' *The religious Right is the latest version of an old model of American politics, variously incarnated by Puritans, abolitionists, and William Jennings Bryan. It, like its predecessors, has argued that America and individual Americans need to have a godly or at least moral character to thrive. Now the religious Right adores [[w:Donald Trump|a thrice-married cad and casual liar]]. But it is not alone. Historians and psychologists of the martial virtues salute the bone-spurred draft-dodger whose Khe Sanh was not catching the clap. Cultural critics who deplored academic fads and slipshod aesthetics explicate a man who has never read a book, not even the ones he has signed. Followers of [[Harry Jaffa]], the most important Lincoln scholar of the last 60 years, rally round a Republican who does not know why the Civil War happened. Straussians, after leaving the cave, find themselves in Mar-a-Lago. Econocons put their money on a serial bankrupt. **[[w:Richard Brookhiser|Richard Brookhiser]], [https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/02/17/william-f-buckley-trump-conservatism-needs-rebuilding/ "WFB Today"] (16 February 2018), ''National Review'' * Donald Trump betrays. It can start with Trump University, where Trump betrayed schoolteachers and others who dreamed of building a better life for themselves. ** [[David Brooks]], [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html?rref=opinion "Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer"] (4 March 2016), ''The New York Times'' * Donald Trump just has more courage. Whatever you might think of him, and I don't think much of him, but he has more courage than his opponents... He's a marketing genius who offers no substance. And people either got pushed into subprime loans by Trump Mortgage, or they got suckered into racking up huge credit card debt to buy courses on Trump University, and they were left high and dry when those things went belly up. And so that's a story that I think can be told. In a country which is feeling betrayed, he is a mass and serial betrayer... Given the numbers now, it's very hard to see he could win, given the huge numbers of Americans, the vast majority of Americans who say they could not support the guy. And I still find it hard to believe that somebody as policy-thin and as knowledge-thin would very well — he might be able to wear well with the electorate that we have. ** [[David Brooks]], as quoted in [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/shields-and-brooks-on-the-gop-push-to-stop-trump/ "Shields and Brooks on the GOP push to stop Trump"] (4 March 2016), ''PBS NewsHour'' * Are we really here? Is this really happening? Is this America? Are we a great country talking about trying to straddle the world and create opportunity in this country? It's just mind-boggling. And we have sort of become acculturated, because this campaign has been so ugly. We have become acculturated to sleaze and unhappiness that you just want to shower from every 15 minutes. The Trump comparison of the looks of the wives, he does have, over the course of his life, a consistent misogynistic view of women as arm candy, as pieces of meat. It's a consistent attitude toward women which is the stuff of a diseased adolescent. And so we have seen a bit of that show up again. But if you go back over his past, calling into radio shows bragging about his affairs, talking about his sex life in public, he is childish in his immaturity. And his — even his misogyny is a childish misogyny. And that's why I do not think Republicans, standard Republicans, can say, yes, I'm going to vote for this guy because he's our nominee. He's of a different order than your normal candidate. And this whole week is just another reminder of that... The odd thing about his whole career and his whole language, his whole world view is there is no room for love in it. You get a sense of a man who received no love, can give no love, so his relationship with women, it has no love in it. It's trophy. And his relationship toward the world is one of competition and beating, and as if he's going to win by competition what other people get by love. And so you really are seeing someone who just has an odd psychology unleavened by kindness and charity, but where it's all winners and losers, beating and being beat. And that's part of the authoritarian personality, but it comes out in his attitude towards women. ** [[David Brooks]], as quoted in [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/shields-and-brooks-on-trump-cruz-wife-feud-isis-terror-in-brussels/ "Shields and Brooks on Trump-Cruz wife feud, ISIS terror in Brussels"] (25 March 2016), ''PBS NewsHour'' * You need to be an outsider to be a change agent. There's only one person who can do that. And that is Donald Trump. ** {{w|Scott Brown}} endorsing Donald Trump, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/267988-brown-trump-is-the-agent-of-change-to-fix-washington "Brown: Trump is the ‘agent of change' to fix Washington"] by Elliot Smilowitz, ''The Hill'' (2 February 2016) * Trump is sui generis, unlike any candidate of recent times. And his success is attributable not only to his stance on issues, but to his persona, his defiance of political correctness, his relish of political combat with all comers, his "damn the torpedos" charging in frontally where others refuse to tread... ** [[Pat Buchanan]] — [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/12/pat-buchanan-believes-donald-trump-is-the-future-of-the-republican-party/ "Pat Buchanan says Donald Trump is the future of the Republican Party"], ''The Washington Post'' (12 January 2016) *When he looks at a glass, he is mesmerized by its reflection. If Donald Trump were shaped a little differently, he would compete for Miss America. **[[William F. Buckley]], as quoted in [https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/02/17/william-f-buckley-trump-conservatism-needs-rebuilding/ "WFB Today"] (16 February 2018), by [[w:Richard Brookhiser|Richard Brookhiser]], ''National Review'' * I do not support Trump, and believe he would be a disastrous president and {{w|commander in chief}}.<br>Trump has no coherent [[organizing]] economic philosophy, spent decades acting like and supporting traditional [[liberal]] [[Democrats]], has repeatedly shifted his positions on major issues and has little more trust from economists than he has earned among the general electorate.<br>Trump is that he is a {{w|crony capitalist}}, who now states that he supported the Clintons and other liberals with donations for so long because he wanted to obtain influence with them while they were in [[power]]. He has led several businesses to [[bankruptcy]]. He has called himself the "king of debt," a description that Johnson or Paul and other leading libertarians would never use to describe themselves. ... The viewpoints offered by Trump seem to change like the leaves that change their colors when summer gives way to fall. ... Can anyone suggest we know what Trump will believe tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow? ** [[Brent Budowsky]], ''[http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/291092-why-libertarian-gary-johnson-must-be-included-in Why Libertarian Gary Johnson must be included in debates]'', ''[[w:The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' (August 11, 2016) * He is his own art installation he is his own performance of himself, I don't know what else I can spin other than wonder, you know, who that 5-year old boy was and what his dad was telling him ** [[Bo Burnham]] on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbPxMsOKQ5o video (4:30)] (Writers Roundtable: [[John Krasinski]], Bo Burnham, [[Tamara Jenkins]], [[Peter Farrelly]], [[Eric Roth]] | Close Up) posted February 11, 2019 * The President bears responsibility for today’s events by promoting the unfounded conspiracy theories that have led to this point. It is past time to accept the will of American voters and to allow our nation to move forward. ** Richard Burr, quoted in [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533034-richard-burr-says-trump-bears-responsibility-for-riot "GOP senator says Trump 'bears responsibility' for Capitol riot"] 7 January 2021 <i> The Hill </i> * And we, all of us, the Jews, helped them get there. ** [[Bradley Burston]], ''[http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/u-s-election-2016/1.752064 Trump's Win, the Greatest Victory for anti-Semitism in America Since 1941]'', ''{{w|Haaretz}}'' (10-11-2016) * It’s difficult to say that the [[prosperity gospel]] itself led to Donald Trump’s inauguration. Again, only 17 percent of American Christians identify with it explicitly. It’s far more true, however, to say that the same cultural forces that led to the prosperity gospel’s proliferation in America — individualism, an affinity for ostentatious and charismatic leaders, the [[Protestant work ethic]], and a cultural obsession with the power of “positive thinking” — shape how we, as a nation, approach politics. ** Tara Isabella Burton, [https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/9/1/15951874/prosperity-gospel-explained-why-joel-osteen-believes-prayer-can-make-you-rich-trump “The prosperity gospel, explained: Why Joel Osteen believes that prayer can make you rich”], ''Vox'', (Sep 1, 2017) * '''He's an ass.''' ** [[George H. W. Bush]] in 2011 interviewed by [[Maureen Dowd]] of ''[[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]]'' ({{cite news |first=Maureen |last=Dowd |authorlink=Maureen Dowd |date=December 2, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018 |title=The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/02/opinion/george-hw-bush-maureen-dowd.html |newspaper=[[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]]}}; {{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/politics/presidents-club-trump-bush-funeral/index.html |agency=[[w:CNN|CNN]] |title=Uneasy presidents club convenes at Bush funeral |first1=Kevin |last1=Liptak |first2=Jeff |last2=Zeleny |authorlink2=w:Jeff Zeleny |date=December 5, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018}}; {{cite news |title=George W. Bush Eulogizes 'Best Father' at Solemn State Funeral |magazine=[[w:Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=December 5, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018 |agency=[[w:Bloomberg News|Bloomberg News]] |url=http://fortune.com/2018/12/05/george-hw-bush-eulogy-funeral/}}; {{cite news |title=George W. Bush Eulogizes ‘Best Father' at Solemn State Funeral |first=Jennifer |last=Epstein |date=December 5, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018 |agency=[[w:Bloomberg News|Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-05/trump-bush-family-set-aside-mutual-disdain-for-state-funeral}}; {{cite book |title=The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics |first=Maureen |last=Dowd |authorlink=Maureen Dowd |publisher=[[w:Grand Central Publishing|Grand Central Publishing]] |year=2016 |isbn=9781455539246}}; {{cite news |title=Trump breaks character in show of respect for George H.W. Bush |newspaper=[[w:Newsday|Newsday]] |first1=William |last1=Goldschlag |first2=Dan |last2=Janison |date=December 3, 2018 |accessdate=December 10, 2018 |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/trump-bush-mueller-china-nafta-1.24156908}}) * '''We've seen nationalism distorted into nativism – forgotten the dynamism that immigration has always brought to America. We see a fading confidence in the value of free markets and international trade – forgetting that conflict, instability, and poverty follow in the wake of protectionism.''' ** [[George W. Bush]], indirectly referencing Trump, [https://www.npr.org/2017/10/19/558788556/george-w-bush-slams-bigotry-politics-of-populism-that-led-to-trump-sanders "George W. Bush Slams 'Bigotry,' Politics Of Populism That Led To Trump, Sanders"], ''[[w:NPR|NPR]]'', (October 19, 2017) * Whatever his views are this morning, they might change this afternoon, and they were different than they were last night, and they'll be different tomorrow. ... They seem to be ever, ever-changing, depending on what crowd he's in front of. Sounds like a typical politician, by the way, where you get in front of one crowd and say one thing, and then say something else to another crowd that may want to hear a different view. All the things that Donald Trump railed against, he seems to be morphing into — it's kind of disturbing. ... He doesn't believe in things, this is all a game. ** [[Jeb Bush]], about Trump's views — ''[https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/jeb-bush-says-hes-not-buying-the-trump-immigration-shift?utm_term=.xtWW3bwaw#.iaPobDJKJ Jeb Bush Says He's Not Buying The Trump Immigration Shift]'', ''{{w|BuzzFeed}}'' (August 25, 2016) *Donald Trump Is Bad for Israel via @NYTimes. Hopefully our President will reverse his decision to abandon Syria. **[[Jeb Bush]] on [https://twitter.com/jebbush/status/1078111467558313984 26 December 2018] * [[Donald Trump]] destroyed the Reagan Republican paradigm in 2016, but he didn’t exactly elucidate a new set of ideas, policies, and alliances. Trump’s devastation of the old order produced a grand struggle on the right to build a new one on Trumpian populist lines. <br>The NatCons are wrong to think there is a unified thing called “the left” that hates America. This is just the apocalyptic menace many of them had to invent in order to justify their decision to vote for Donald Trump. <br>They are wrong, too, to think there is a wokeist Anschluss taking over all the institutions of American life. For people who spend so much time railing about the evils of social media, they sure seem to spend an awful lot of their lives on [[Twitter]]. Ninety percent of their discourse is about the discourse. Anecdotalism was also rampant at the conference—generalizing from three anecdotes about people who got canceled to conclude that all of American life is a woke hellscape. They need to get out more. ** [[David Brooks]], as quoted in [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/scary-future-american-right-national-conservatism-conference/620746/ The Terrifying Future of the American Right (18 November 2021), ''The Atlantic''] === C === [[File:Donald Trump supporters (25218962886).jpg|thumb|They love him in spite of everything they've heard. They love him, often, in spite of himself. They're not deluded. They know exactly who Trump is. They love him anyway. They love Donald Trump because no one else loves them. ~ [[Tucker Carlson]]]] * Hillary is stealing America, whereas Donald Trump is trying to save our society. ** [[Herman Cain]], on "{{w|Hannity}}" (29 July 2016) [http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2016/07/29/reince-priebus-reality-will-catch-up-with-hillary-clinton-gorka-dnc-has-been/ transcript] *If this guy pretends that closing the borders to anywhere either for trade (or) for people is going to provide prosperity to the United States, he is completely crazy... He is not very well informed. ** [[w:Felipe Calderón|Felipe Calderón]], [http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/08/mexico-wont-pay-single-cent-for-trumps-stupid-wall.html interview with CNBC] (6 February 2016). * If he came to visit [[United Kingdom|our country]], I think he would unite us all against him. ** [[David Cameron]], as quoted in [http://www.edition.cnn.com/2016/01/18/politics/donald-trump-uk-united-kingdom-ban/index.html "Donald Trump debate: Could UK really ban him?"] (18 January 2016), by Max Foster, ''CNN'', [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]: Cable News Network * He's a talker, a boaster, a booster, a compulsive self-promoter. At times, he's a full-blown BS artist. ** [[Tucker Carlson]], as quoted in ''[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tucker-carlson-fox-news-liar-inauguration-election-a9222061.html Fox News host Tucker Carlson admits media is right about Trump's lying: 'He's a full-blown BS artist']'' by Conrad Duncan, 28 November 2019, ''{{w|The Independent}}'' * You can regularly say embarrassing things on television, you can hire [[w:Omarosa Manigault Newman|Omarosa]] to work at the White House. All of that will be forgiven if you protect your people. But if you do not protect them... then you’re done. ** [[Tucker Carlson]], as quoted in ''[https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-blames-jared-kushner-for-trumps-protest-catastrophe Tucker Carlson Blames Jared Kushner for Trump’s Protest Catastrophe]'' by Justin Baragona, ''Daily Beast'' (June 1, 2020) * Millions of Americans sincerely love Donald Trump. '''They love him in spite of everything they've heard. They love him, often, in spite of himself. They're not deluded. They know exactly who Trump is. They love him anyway. They love Donald Trump because no one else loves them.''' The country they built, the country their ancestors fought for over hundreds of years, has left them to die in unfashionable little towns, mocked and despised by the sneering halfwits with finance degrees -- but no actual skills -- who seem to run everything all of a sudden. Whatever Donald Trump's faults, he is better than the rest of the people in charge. At least he doesn't hate them for their weakness. Donald Trump, in other words, is and has always been a living indictment of the people who run this country. That was true four years ago when he came out of nowhere to win the presidency. And it's every bit as true right now, maybe even more true than it's ever been. It will remain true regardless of whether Donald Trump wins reelection. **[[Tucker Carlson]], as quoted in {{citation|date=November 2, 2020|first=Tucker|last=Carlson|periodical=Fox News|url=https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-2020-election-trump-supporters-love-him|title=Tucker Carlson: Why Donald Trump's supporters love him so much}}; {{citation|date=November 2, 2020|first=Christina|last=Zhao|periodical=Newsweek|url=https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-says-millions-americans-love-donald-trump-because-no-one-else-loves-them-1544219|title=Tucker Carlson Says Millions of Americans Love Donald Trump 'Because No One Else Loves Them'}} * I've come to know Donald Trump, he is actually a very intelligent man who cares deeply about America. ** [[Ben Carson]] endorsing Donald Trump, as quoted in [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/6994118/He-is-actually-a-very-intelligent-man-Former-candidate-Ben-Carson-endorses-Donald-Trump.html "'He is actually a very intelligent man'; Former candidate Ben Carson endorses Donald Trump"] by Alain Tolhurst, ''The Sun'' (11 March 2016) * The American people are smart enough to pick a new administration if they don’t like the old one. And they just did. * He was removed by the voters. ** Bruce Castor, lawyer for Trump, said after Trump lost the 2020 election, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-02-09 | title = WATCH: Lawyer for Trump concedes he lost election during impeachment trial | newspaper = PBS News Hour | url = https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-lawyer-for-trump-concedes-he-lost-election-during-impeachment-trial }} * Okay, look, this is weird. Because a lot of people on both sides are saying there's nothing funny about Trump being hospitalized with coronavirus. And those people are obviously wrong. There's a lot funny about this. Maybe not from a moral standpoint. But mathematically, if you were constructing a joke, this has all the ingredients you need. The problem is, it’s almost too funny. Like, it’s so on the nose. It would be like if I were making fun of people who wear belts and my pants just immediately fell down. ** [[Michael Che]] on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', October 3, 2020, quoted in [https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/10/04/snl-premiere-trump-covid-jim-carrey-joe-biden/ "SNL premiere does not hold back on jokes about Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis: ‘It’s almost too funny’"], ''The Washington Post''. * [[Trump]] probably met discharge requirements Sunday ** [[w:Sean Conley|Dr Sean Conley]] (Physician to the President) via [https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/10/05/dr-conley-trump-probably-met-discharge-requirements-sunday.html cnbc video]on October 5, 2020 *The myriad vulgarities of Donald Trump—examples of which are retailed daily on Web sites and front pages these days—are not news to those of us who have been living downwind of him for any period of time. I first encountered Trump more than 30 years ago. Back then he was a flashy go-getter from an outer borough eager to make his name in Manhattan real estate. Which he succeeded in doing in the only way he knew how: by putting his name in oversize type on anything he was associated with—buildings, yes, but also vodka, golf courses, starchy ties, and even a sham of a real-estate school... Just to drive him a little bit crazy, I took to referring to him as a "short-fingered vulgarian" in the pages of ''Spy'' magazine. That was more than a quarter of a century ago. To this day, I receive the occasional envelope from Trump. There is always a photo of him—generally a tear sheet from a magazine. On all of them he has circled his hand in gold Sharpie in a valiant effort to highlight the length of his fingers. ** {{w|Graydon Carter}}, [http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/10/graydon-carter-donald-trump "Why Donald Trump Will Always Be a "Short-Fingered Vulgarian"], ''Vanity Fair'' (November 2015) * I think I would choose Trump, which may surprise some of you, but the reason is Trump has proven already that he's completely malleable. I don't think he has any fixed opinions that he would really go to the White House and fight for. [[Ted Cruz]] is not malleable. He has {{w|far right-wing}} policies, in my opinion, that would be pursued aggressively if and when he would become president. ** [[Jimmy Carter]] to the {{w|House of Lords}}, when asked about the {{w|2016 United States presidential election}}. As quoted in ''[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-carter-i-would-choose-donald-trump-over-ted-cruz/ Jimmy Carter: I would choose Donald Trump over Ted Cruz]'' (February 3, 2016) by Stephanie Condon, ''{{w|CBS News}}'' * I think the media have been harder on Trump than any other president certainly that I’ve known about, I think they feel free to claim that Trump is mentally deranged and everything else without hesitation. ** [[Jimmy Carter]], as quoted in [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/10/22/jimmy-carter-media-has-been-harder-trump-than-predecessors/788558001/ "Jimmy Carter: The media has been harder on Trump than predecessors"] by David Jackson, ''[[w:USA Today|USA Today]]'', (October 22, 2017) *At times he is extremely abrasive. I know that's kind of his campaign, but I think time will tell, he's already locked up in some controversial business and it certainly doesn't speak proudly for America that the person who sits in the Oval Office is involved in controversy, so that's never a good thing, but time will tell, a man's legacy is defined by time. ** [[John Cena]], as quoted in [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4642784/If-John-Cena-got-ring-Donald-Trump.html "If John Cena 'got in the ring' with Donald Trump"] by Alex Michael, ''[[w:Daily Mail|Daily Mail]]'' (27 June 2017) *I can no longer in good conscience endorse this person for president. {{W|Donald Trump and Billy Bush recording|It}} is some of the most abhorrent and offensive comments that you can possibly imagine. My wife and I, we have a 15-year-old daughter, and if I can't look her in the eye and tell her these things, I can't endorse this person. ** {{w|Jason Chaffetz}} [http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/10/08/jason_chaffetz_pulls_trump_endorsement_because_he_has_a_15_year_old_daughter.html Jason Chaffetz Pulls Trump Endorsement Because He Has a 15-Year-Old Daughter] (October 2016) *We're all tying ourselves in knots about what Donald Trump said about Mexicans... Just as Dylann Roof doesn't represent white people, Mexican rapists don't represent anyone other than themselves either... While I like a good brawl as much as the next person, it seems that Trump is the answer only if the question is: Why can't we get more oafish egomaniacs into politics? Just when the Republican Party needs finesse and sensitivity when discussing immigration; just when it needs to focus on issues that unite all sectors of the electorate, including Hispanic and Asian voters; it gets a blowhard with all the nuance of a grenade... Trump's smear about Mexican immigrants was about as far away as you can get from Ronald Reagan... He tarred most Mexican immigrants as drug dealers, criminals, and rapists, allowing only as an afterthought that some may be good people. He claimed to have discussed the matter with border guards. Would those officers please step forward? In any case, crude and vulgar people always preen that they are brave truth tellers. ** {{w|Mona Charen}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/420974/donald-trump-immigration-controversy-helps-democrats "The Trump Sideshow Plays Right into Democrats' Hands"] (10 July 2015), ''{{w|National Review}}'' *Put aside for a moment Trump's countless past departures from conservative principle on defense, racial quotas, abortion, taxes, single-payer health care, and immigration. That's right. In 2012, he derided Mitt Romney for being too aggressive on the question, and he's made extensive use of illegal-immigrant labor in his serially bankrupt businesses. The man has demonstrated an emotional immaturity bordering on personality disorder, and it ought to disqualify him from being a mayor, to say nothing of a commander-in-chief. Trump has made a career out of egotism, while conservatism implies a certain modesty about government. The two cannot mix... When a con man swindles you, you can sue—as many embittered former Trump associates who thought themselves ill used have done. When you elect a con man, there's no recourse. ** {{w|Mona Charen}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''{{w|National Review}}''. *It seems, at times, as though your administration’s approach has more in common with Obama’s foreign policy than traditional Republican foreign policy. ** [[Dick Cheney]], speaking to Mike Pence, [https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/11/cheney-mike-pence-foreign-policy-1216663 "Cheney grills Pence on Trump's foreign policy"], ''[[w:Politico|Politico]]'', (March 11, 2019) * I don't believe that he should be playing a role in the future of the party or the country. ** [[Liz Cheney]], House GOP Conference Chair, R-Wyo., the third-ranking House Republican, as quoted in [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/awkward-moment-house-republican-leaders-clash-trump-speaking/story?id=76090236 "Awkward moment as House Republican leaders clash over Trump speaking at CPAC"], Benjamin Siegel, ABC News (24 February 2021) [[File:Nuclear explosion.jpg|thumb| [President Trump] is perfectly right when he says we should have better relations with [[Russia]]... at the Russian border, there are very extreme tensions, that could blow up anytime and lead to... a [[W:Nuclear holocaust|terminal nuclear war]], terminal for the species and life on Earth. We're very close to that... it's because [[NATO]] expanded after the collapse of the [[w:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]], in violation of... promises to [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], mostly under Clinton, partly under first Bush... those are all issues that should be of primary concern. The fate of... organized human society, even of the survival of the species, depends on this. How much attention is given to these things as compared with, you know, whether Trump lied about something? ~ Professor [[Noam Chomsky]]]] *'''[President Trump] is perfectly right when he says we should have better relations with [[Russia]]'''. Being dragged through the mud for that is outlandish... Russia shouldn't refuse to deal with the United States because the U.S. carried out the worst crime of the century in the invasion of Iraq, much worse than anything Russia has done. But they shouldn't refuse to deal with us for that reason, and we shouldn't refuse to deal with them for whatever infractions they may have carried out, which certainly exist. This is just absurd. We have to move towards better—right '''at the Russian border, there are very extreme tensions, that could blow up anytime and lead to''' what would in fact be '''a [[W:Nuclear holocaust|terminal nuclear war]], terminal for the species and life on Earth. We're very close to that...''' First of all, we should do things to ameliorate it. Secondly, we should ask why. Well, '''it's because [[NATO]] expanded after the collapse of the Soviet Union, in violation of''' verbal '''promises to Mikhail Gorbachev, mostly under Clinton, partly under first Bush''', then Clinton expanded right to the Russian border, expanded further under Obama... '''The fate of... organized human society, even of the survival of the species, depends on this. How much attention is given to these things as compared with, you know, whether Trump lied about something?''' ** [[Noam Chomsky]], [https://www.democracynow.org/2018/7/27/noam_chomsky_on_mass_media_obsession ''Noam Chomsky on Mass Media Obsession with Russia & the Stories Not Being Covered in the Trump Era''], ''[[w:Democracy Now!|Democracy Now!]]'' (27 July 2018) *The [[coronavirus]] is serious enough but it's worth recalling that there is a much greater horror approaching, we are racing to the edge of disaster, far worse than anything that's ever happened in human history.... [[Donald Trump]] & his minions are in the lead, in racing to the abyss. In fact there are two immense threats that we are facing... the growing threat of [[Nuclear war|nuclear war,]] which has exacerbated it by the tearing what's left of the [[W:arms control|arms control regime]] and the other of course is the growing threat of [[global warming]]... If we're leaving our fate to [[w:sociopathic|sociopathic]] buffoons, we're finished... Trump is the worst, that's because of US power which is overwhelming. We are talking about U.S. decline but you just look at the world, you don't see that when the U.S. imposes [[W:Economic sanctions|sanctions]], murderous, devastating sanctions, that's the only country that can do that, but everyone has to follow... they have to follow the master, or else they get kicked out of the [[Global financial system|international financial system]]...<BR>And back to the coronavirus, one of the most shocking harsh aspects of it, is the use of [[w:Economic sanctions|sanctions]], to maximize the pain, perfectly consciously, [[Iran]] is in a zone, enormous internal problems by the stranglehold of tightening sanctions, which are consciously designed to make them suffer and suffer bitterly... The Crisis, the civilizational crisis of the West at this point is devastating... it does bring up childhood memories of listening to [[Hitler]] raving on the radio to raucous crowds... it makes you wonder if this species is even viable. ** [[Noam Chomsky]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-N3In2rLI4 Coronavirus - What is at stake?] | [[W:Democracy in Europe Movement 2025|''Democracy in Europe Movement 2025'' (DiEM25)]] (Mar 28, 2020) * The scale of [[Coronavirus pandemic|the plague]] is surprising, indeed shocking, but not its appearance. Nor the fact that [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States|the U.S.]] has the worst record in [[w:COVID-19 pandemic in the United States#Government responses|responding]] to the [[w:Health crisis|crisis]]. Scientists have been warning of a pandemic for years. [...] But scientific understanding is not enough. There has to be someone to pick up the ball and run with it. [...] There will be recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, at severe and possibly horrendous [[w:Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic|cost]], particularly for [[w:Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic#Coronavirus and inequality|the poor and more vulnerable]]. But there will be no recovery from the [[w:Climate change in the Arctic|melting of the polar ice sheets]] and the other devastating [[w:Effects of global warming|consequences]] of [[global warming]]. [...] Trump has reacted during his years in office in the manner to which we have become accustomed: by defunding and dismantling every relevant part of government and assiduously implementing the instructions of his [[Corporatocracy|corporate masters]] to eliminate the [[regulation]]s that impede profits while saving lives — and leading the race to the abyss of {{w|environmental catastrophe}}, by far his greatest crime — in fact, the greatest crime in history when we consider the consequences. ** [[Noam Chomsky]], in an interview with C.J. Polychroniou, ''[https://truthout.org/articles/chomsky-ventilator-shortage-exposes-the-cruelty-of-neoliberal-capitalism/ Chomsky: Ventilator Shortage Exposes the Cruelty of Neoliberal Capitalism]'' (April 1, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Trump was not silent, however. He issued a stream of confident [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States#President Trump|pronouncements]] informing the public that it was just a cough; he has everything under control; he gets a 10 out of 10 for his handling of the crisis; it’s very serious but he knew it was a pandemic before anyone else; and the rest of the sorry performance. The technique is well-designed, much like the practice of reeling out lies so fast that the very concept of truth vanishes. Whatever happens, Trump is sure to be vindicated among his loyal followers. When you shoot arrows at random, some are likely to hit the target. [...] This only skims the surface of [[Trumpian]] malevolence, but there's no space for more here. It is tempting to cast the blame on Trump for the disastrous response to the crisis. But if we hope to avert future catastrophes, we must look beyond him. Trump came to office in a sick society, afflicted by 40 years of neoliberalism, with still deeper roots. ** [[Noam Chomsky]], in an interview with C.J. Polychroniou, ''[https://truthout.org/articles/chomsky-ventilator-shortage-exposes-the-cruelty-of-neoliberal-capitalism/ Chomsky: Ventilator Shortage Exposes the Cruelty of Neoliberal Capitalism]'' (April 1, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Donald is a leader. He is a successful person that, like me, isn't afraid to tell it like it is. Our system is broken and it won't be fixed from the inside. I am proud to offer my endorsement of his candidacy for President. ** [[Chris Christie]], endorsing Donald Trump for President, at a campaign rally in Fort Worth, TX [http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/feb/26/us-election-2016-campaign-live-trump-rubio-cruz-super-tuesday-clinton-sanders] (2016) *Please stop it with voting for Trump. It was funny for a little while. But the guy is Hitler. And by that I mean that we are being Germany in the 30s. Do you think they saw the shit coming? Hitler was just some hilarious and refreshing dude with a weird comb over. *Trump is not your best. He's the worst of all of us. He's a symptom to a problem that is very real. But don't vote for your own cancer. You're better than that. ** [[Louis C.K.]] in an email to fans, quoted in [http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/louis-c-k-donald-trump-insane-bigot-dangerous-1201723679/ Louis C.K. Compares Donald Trump to Hitler: ‘He's an Insane Bigot'] (2016) * A Trump supporter, a middle-aged woman, was asked how she felt about Trump's comments that being a celebrity meant women could expect him to grope their private parts. The woman said he would never have said it if Trump had known he was being recorded. That made me laugh. ** [[John Cleese]], as quoted in [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-cleese-how-donald-trump-is-stealing-comedians-best-lines-1030458 "John Cleese on How Donald Trump Is Stealing Comedians' Best Lines"] by Nick Holdsworth, ''[[w:The Hollywood Reporter|The Hollywood Reporter]]'', (August 17, 2017) * Donald Trump has been uncommonly nice to [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary]] and me. We're all [[New York]]ers. And I like him. And I love playing golf with him. ** [[Bill Clinton]], as quoted in [http://www.salon.com/2012/06/04/bill_clinton_said_what/singleton/ "Bill Clinton Said What?"] (4 June 2012), ''Salon'' * '''He's a master brander, and he's the most interesting character out there. And...he says something that overrides the ideological differences. There is a macho appeal to saying, 'I'm just sick of nothing happening. I'll make things – vote for me.'''' ** [[Bill Clinton]] on CBS '[[w:The Late Show with Stephen Colbert|Late Show]]' — {{citation | date = 2015-10-06 | title = Bill Clinton to Stephen Colbert: Donald Trump Has a "Macho Appeal" | author = Ryan Gajewski | newspaper = The Hollywood Reporter | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bill-clinton-donald-trump-has-830195 }} *Despite what you hear, we don't need to make America great again. America has never stopped being great. But we do need to make America whole again. Instead of building walls, we need to be tearing down barriers. **[[Hillary Clinton]], [http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/02/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-slogan-219908 speech] (February 2016) * We cannot let him roll the dice with America. **[[Hillary Clinton]] during an election speech, as quoted on [https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2016/06/02/hillary-clinton-trump-cannot-let-roll-dice-america boston.com], 2 June 2016 * It is insufficient to state the obvious of Donald Trump: that he is a white man who would not be president were it not for this fact. With one immediate exception, Trump's predecessors made their way to high office through the passive power of whiteness—that bloody heirloom which cannot ensure mastery of all events but can conjure a tailwind for most of them. Land theft and human plunder cleared the grounds for Trump's forefathers and barred others from it. Once upon the field, these men became soldiers, statesmen, and scholars; held court in Paris; presided at Princeton; advanced into the Wilderness and then into the White House. Their individual triumphs made this exclusive party seem above America's founding sins, and it was forgotten that the former was in fact bound to the latter, that all their victories had transpired on cleared grounds. No such elegant detachment can be attributed to Donald Trump—a president who, more than any other, has made the awful inheritance explicit. * Any empirical evaluation of the relationship between Trump and the white working class would reveal that one adjective in that phrase is doing more work than the other. In 2016, Trump enjoyed majority or plurality support among every economic branch of whites. It is true that his strongest support among whites came from those making $50,000 to $99,999. This would be something more than working-class in many nonwhite neighborhoods, but even if one accepts that branch as the working class, the difference between how various groups in this income bracket voted is revealing. Sixty-one percent of whites in this "working class" supported Trump. Only 24 percent of Hispanics and 11 percent of blacks did. Indeed, the plurality of all voters making less than $100,000 and the majority making less than $50,000 voted for the Democratic candidate. So when [George] Packer laments [in the ''New Yorker''] the fact that "Democrats can no longer really claim to be the party of working people—not white ones, anyway," he commits a kind of category error. The real problem is that Democrats aren't the party of white people—working or otherwise. White workers are not divided by the fact of labor from other white demographics; they are divided from all other laborers by the fact of their whiteness. * Obama himself, underestimating Trump and thus underestimating the power of whiteness, believed the Republican nominee too objectionable to actually win. In this Obama was, tragically, wrong. And so the most powerful country in the world has handed over all its affairs—the prosperity of its entire economy; the security of its 300 million citizens; the purity of its water, the viability of its air, the safety of its food; the future of its vast system of education; the soundness of its national highways, airways, and railways; the apocalyptic potential of its nuclear arsenal—to a carnival barker who introduced the phrase "grab 'em by the pussy" into the national lexicon. It is as if the white tribe united in demonstration to say, "If a black man can be president, then any white man—no matter how fallen—can be president." **[[Ta-Nehisi Coates]], [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/10/the-first-white-president-ta-nehisi-coates/537909/ "The First White President,"] The Atlantic, October 2017 issue. * I would never trust him to follow the law. We're dealing with a dangerous egomaniac who has no control of himself, recognizes no limits, no bounds and does not recognize the constraints of law or anything else. ** {{W|Eliot A. Cohen}}, in [http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/analysis-vengeful-world-donald-trump-why-it-matters-n671721 Analysis: The Vengeful World of Donald Trump, and Why It Matters], at NBC News; published October 31, 2016 * [[Donald Trump]] never thought he was going to win this election, he actually did not want to win this election, this was supposed to be the greatest infomercial in the history of politics. If you take that line, and you add the to it the Trump a la Moscow project, you'll understand that this was a branding deal, that's all the presidential campaign started out as.. there only one problem, one problem, he won. ** [[Michael Cohen]] on the [[Rachel Maddow] Show on [https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cohen-trump-2016-campaign-was-just-a-branding-opportunity-91291717556 September 8, 2020] * Apart from his wife and children, I knew Trump better than anyone else did. In some ways, I knew him better than even his family did because I bore witness to the real man, in strip clubs, shady business meetings, and in the unguarded moments when he revealed who he really was: a cheat, a liar, a fraud, a bully, a racist, a predator, a con man... He has no one he trusts to keep his secrets. For ten years, he certainly had me, and I was always there for him, and look what happened to me. I urge you to really consider that fact: Trump has no true friends. He has lived his entire life avoiding and evading taking responsibility for his actions. He crushed or cheated all who stood in his way, but I know where the skeletons are buried because I was the one who buried them ** Michael Cohen, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2020-08-13 | title = Michael Cohen offers preview of tell-all Trump book: 'I know where the skeletons are buried' | author = Joseph A Wulfsohn | newspaper = Fox News | url = https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michael-cohen-trump-disloyal-skeletons }} *A warning label should be affixed to Trump's forehead. **Richard Cohen, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/reince-priebus-fool/2016/05/16/decae58a-1b88-11e6-9c81-4be1c14fb8c8_story.html "Reince Priebus, fool"] (16 May 2016), ''The Washington Post'', Washington, D.C. * I can't believe he's doing this to me. Donald pisses ice water. ** {{W|Roy Cohn}}, upon being ostracized by Trump for having contracted HIV. (from {{W|Wayne Barrett}}'s 1992 ''Trump: The Deals and the Downfall'', as quoted in [https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2016/03/27/donald-trump-is-the-red-sanders-candidate-winning-isnt-everything-its-the-only-thing/#7c70fd80358c Donald Trump Is The 'Red' Sanders Candidate: 'Winning Isn't Everything; It's The Only Thing.'] at Forbes.com) *A war crimes complaint has been filed against President Donald Trump, [[Benjamin Netanyahu|Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu]] and Trump adviser [[Jared Kushner]] in the [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC).... The complaint, filed by [[w:Middlesex University|Middlesex University]] law professor [[w:William Schabas|William Schabas]] on June 30 on behalf of four [[Palestinians]] who live in the [[w:West Bank|West Bank]], states “there is credible evidence” that Trump, Netanyahu and Kushner “are complicit in acts that may amount to [[war crimes]] relating to the transfer of populations into occupied territory and the annexation of the sovereign territory of the State of Palestine.” Under article 15 of the ICC’s [[w:Rome Statute|Rome Statute]], any individual, group or organization can bring a complaint to the Office of the Prosecutor. ... Schabas’ complaint comes on the heels of unusual moves last month from the Trump administration, which declared a “national emergency” in June in an effort to shield U.S. and Israeli officials from ICC accountability for war crimes and [[crimes against humanity]]. **[[Marjorie Cohn]] in [https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-trying-to-hide-us-and-israeli-war-crimes-by-attacking-the-icc/ ''Trump Is Trying to Hide US & Israeli War Crimes by Attacking the International Criminal Court, TruthOut,''] (8 July 2020) * There's a populism to Trump that I found very appealing. The party elders would like him to go away, but the people have decided that he is not going to... [T]here is something really hopeful about the fact that, well, 36 percent of the likely voters want him to win, so the people in the machine don't get to say otherwise. ** [[Stephen Colbert]], as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-very-appealing "Colbert: Trump's populism 'very appealing'"] by Bradford Richardson, ''The Hill'' (23 December 2015) * [[w:John_Dickerson_(journalist)|John Dickerson]] has way too much dignity to trade insults with the President of the United States to his face. But I, sir, am no John Dickerson. Let me introduce you to something we call the [[w:Tiffany_Network|Tiffany Way]]. When you insult one member of the CBS family, you insult us all. Bazinga. All right. Here we go. All right. Mr. Trump, your presidency, I love your presidency, I call it "Disgrace the Nation". You're not the POTUS, you're the BLOATUS. You're the glutton with the button. You're a regular Gorge Washington. You're the presi-dunce, but you're turning into a real prick-tator. Sir, you attract more skinheads than free [[w:Minoxidil|Rogaine]]. You have more people marching against you than cancer. You talk like a sign-language gorilla who got hit in the head. In fact the only thing your mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin's cock holster. Your {{w|presidential library}} is going to be a kids' menu and a couple of {{w|Juggs}} magazines. The only thing smaller than your hands is your "tax returns" [holds up little finger] and you can take that any way you want. ** [[Stephen Colbert]], during his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaHwlSTqA7s opening monologue] of ''{{w|The Late Show with Stephen Colbert}}'', after showing a clip of Trump calling the CBS reporter part of the "fake media" and referring to [[w:Face the Nation|his show]] as "Deface the Nation". The Trump-designated chairman of the FCC, {{w|Ajit Pai}}, has since stated he would investigate the comedian for broadcasting this material (1 May 2017) * '''There once was a man in Nantucket<br>Whose poll numbers really did suck it;<br>At least he is not<br>That orange pol pot<br>Who ate all his meals from a bucket.''' ** [[Stephen Colbert]]; limerick from his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8qFuh-qNaE opening monologue] of ''{{w|The Late Show with Stephen Colbert}}'' of 25 November 2021, after reading about [[President Biden]]'s revival of his family's tradition of visiting Nantucket at Thanksgiving. * Do you know how bad of a job you have to be doing to get fired while you're getting fired? ** Steve Colbert, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-14 | title = Late night hosts mock Trump's second impeachment: 'I wonder if he's tired of all the winning yet?' | author = Frank Pallotta | newspaper = CNN Business | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/14/media/late-night-trump-impeachment/index.html }} * Trump denied knowing that [[w:Serge Kovaleski|Serge]] (Kovaleski) was disabled, and demanded an apology, saying that anyone could see his imitation was of a flustered, frightened reporter, not a disabled person. It's true that Trump was not mimicking any mannerisms that Serge has. He doesn't jerk around or flail his arms. He's not retarded. He sits calmly, but if you look at his wrists, you'll see they are curved in. That's not the imitation Trump was doing—he was doing a standard retard, waving his arms and sounding stupid: "'Ahhh, I don't know what I said—ahhh, I don't remember!' He's going, ‘Ahhh, I don't remember, maybe that's what I said!'" * There's nothing Trump can do that won't be forgiven, except change his immigration policies. ** ''In Trump We Trust'' [http://theslot.jezebel.com/ann-coulter-donald-trump-wasnt-mocking-reporters-disab-1785766218][http://www.nbcnews.com/card/real-quote-ann-coulters-new-book-n637676] (2016) * Trump is an unreflective beneficiary of every sort of white privilege on offer, from his inherited fortune to his mass-media celebrity to his ability to lie with utter impunity about his career, his finances, and his easily documented record of public statements. If Barack Obama had committed but one of the transgressions Trump reveled in during his 2016 presidential run—deriding John McCain's war record, to take a comparatively minor instance—he would have suffered a torrent of righteous white moralizing that would have been unprecedented even in a country renowned for its righteous white moralizing. And if he'd been caught on tape bragging about a celebrity-enabled history of sexual assault—well, suffice it to say that it would have been a high-tech lynching on a scale that Clarence Thomas could scarcely begin to imagine. **[[Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw]], ''[https://thebaffler.com/salvos/race-to-bottom-crenshaw Race to the Bottom: How the post-racial revolution became a whitewash]'' * President Trump doubled down Sunday on his push for the use of [[w:Antimalarial medications|an anti-malarial drug]] against the [[coronavirus]], issuing {{w|medical advice}} that goes well beyond scant evidence of the [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#COVID-19|drug’s effectiveness]] as well as the advice of doctors and {{w|public health}} experts. Mr. Trump’s recommendation of hydroxychloroquine, for the second day in a row at a White House briefing, was a striking example of his brazen willingness [[w:Veracity of statements by Donald Trump#Coronavirus pandemic|to distort and outright defy]] expert opinion and {{w|scientific evidence}} when it does not suit his [[w:Political agenda|agenda]]. ** [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020), ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. * Standing alongside two top public health officials who have declined to endorse his call for widely administering the drug, Mr. Trump suggested that he was speaking on gut instinct and acknowledged that he had no [[expertise]] on the subject. Saying that the drug is “being tested now,” Mr. Trump said that “there are some very strong, powerful signs” of its potential, although health experts say that the data is extremely limited and that more study of the drug’s effectiveness against the coronavirus is needed. [...] Mr. Trump, who once predicted that the virus might “miraculously” disappear by April because of warm weather, and who has [[Denial|rejected]] {{w|scientific consensus}} on issues like [[w:Environmental policy of the Donald Trump administration#Climate change|climate change]], was undaunted by [[skeptical]] questioning. “What do you have to lose?” Mr. Trump asked, for the second day in a row, saying that [[w:Terminal illness|terminally ill]] patients should be willing [[w:Terminal illness#Continued treatment|to try any treatment]] that has shown some promise. ** [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020), ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. * Even as Mr. Trump has promoted the drug, which is also often prescribed for patients with {{w|lupus}}, it has created rifts within his own coronavirus task force. And while many [[w:Medical centers in the United States|hospitals]] have chosen to use hydroxychloroquine in a desperate attempt to treat dying patients who have few other options, others have noted that it carries [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#Side effects|serious risks]]. In particular, the drug can cause a {{w|heart arrhythmia}} that can lead to {{w|cardiac arrest}}. ** [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020), ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. * Hydroxychloroquine has not been proved to work against Covid-19 in any significant clinical trials. A small trial by Chinese researchers made public last week found that it helped speed the recovery in moderately ill patients, but the study was not peer-reviewed and had significant limitations. Earlier reports from France and China have drawn criticism because they did not include control groups to compare treated patients with untreated ones, and researchers have called the reports anecdotal. Without controls, they said, it is impossible to determine whether the drugs worked. But Mr. Trump on Sunday dismissed the notion that doctors should wait for further study. ** [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020), ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. * I have been pointing out, and I have been screaming to the rooftops, that Donald Trump is the Charlie Sheen of politics. [...] I have to tell you, I love Charlie Sheen, I loved working with him when he was sober, but he was, he's full of shit. He has been full of shit, you know, he has serious addiction. You know, his addiction is obviously serious, drugs, and, but, Trump is just addicted to feeling important. You know, and I think if anybody is under the delusion that he cares about, uh, uh, anybody in America besides himself, they are, they are stoned and need to rethink their priorities, 'cause he's, you know, 'cause it's just ridiculous that's he's gotten as far as he has. ** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Cryer Jon Cryer] on the May 5, 2016, episode of the podcast Never Not Funny. *When the voters examine Donald, they'll discover he actually embodies Washington corruption, the Washington deal-making that they're so angry about. **[[Ted Cruz]], [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sen-ted-cruz-on-donald-trump-post-super-tuesday-strongest-campaign/ interview with Charlie Rose] (1 March 2016), ''CBS This Morning'' *People are asking themselves, 'How would we feel if our children came in repeating the words of the president of the United States if that president was Donald Trump?' And if it would embarrass you to have your children repeat the words of the president, that's not a good thing... A president should unify us, should appeal to our better angels, should appeal to our shared values that make America who we are. ** [[Ted Cruz]], [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-cruz-criticizes-donald-trump-a-president-should-not-embarrass-election-2016/ interview with John Dickerson] (March 2016), ''Face the Nation'' *It's not easy to tick me off... I don't get angry often. But you mess with my wife, you mess with my kids; that'll do it every time. Donald, you're a sniveling coward and leave Heidi the hell alone. ** [[Ted Cruz]], as quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-cruz-bashes-sniveling-coward-donald-trump/ "Cruz calls Trump "sniveling coward" and says 'leave Heidi the hell alone'"] (24 March 2016), by Reena Flores, ''CBS News'' * Let me be clear: Donald Trump may be a rat, but I have no desire [[w:Ratfucking|to copulate]] with him. ** [[Ted Cruz]], as quoted in [http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a43332/ted-cruz-donald-trump-rat-copulate/ Ted Cruz Will Do Anything for Love, But He Won't Do Rats] [25 March 2016], by Matt Miller, ''Esquire'' * The best thing to happen to politics in a long long time. I don't care what his actual positions are. I don't care if he says the wrong thing. He says what's on his mind. He gives honest answers rather than prepared answers. This is more important than anything any candidate has done in years. ** {{w|Mark Cuban}}, as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-27 | title = Mark Cuban: Congrats, Donald: You're best thing to happen to politics in a long time | author = | newspaper = Dallas Mavericks Blog | url = http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/mark-cuban-congrats-donald-youre-best-thing-to-happen-to-politics-in-a-long-time.html/ }} ==== Hillary Clinton, speech in Warren, Michigan (August 11, 2016) ==== :<small> Speech in {{w|Warren, Michigan}}. Transcript by ''{{w|Newsweek}}'' [http://www.newsweek.com/hillary-clinton-full-transcript-economic-speech-489602] (August 11, 2016) </small> * He's made a career out of stiffing small businesses from Atlantic City to Las Vegas. There are companies that were left hanging because he refused to pay their bills. A lot of those companies scraped together what the could [sic] to pay their employees, and many of them put their businesses at risk and some of them ended up taking bankruptcy. It wasn't because Trump couldn't pay them, it was because he wouldn't pay them. * It's just not right that Donald Trump can ignore his debts, but students and families can't refinance their debt. * Mr. Trump may talk a big game on trade, but his approach is based on fear, not strength. Fear that we can't compete with the rest of the world even when the rules are fair. Fear that our country has no choice but to hide behind walls. * Let's remember where Trump makes many of his own products. Because it sure is not America. ... One positive thing Trump could do to make America great again is actually make great things in America again. * Trump would roll back the tough rules that we have imposed on the Financial Industry. I'll do the opposite – I think we should strengthen those rules so that Wall Street can never wreck Main Street again. * He called for a new tax loophole – let's call it the Trump Loophole – because it would allow him to pay less than half the current tax rate on income from many of his companies. He'd pay a lower rate than millions of middle class families. * He's making a big promise. But his advisors have said, his own advisors have said, he may not stand by them. ... One of the differences between Donald Trump and me is I'm telling you what I will do, I'm laying out my plans, and I will stand by them, and I want you to hold me accountable for delivering results. This all reminds me of that old saying, ‘if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.' * Guaranteeing equal pay won't just increase paychecks for women – it will boost family budgets and get incomes rising across the board. And I don't understand why Trump's against that. Paid family leave won't only make life easier for Moms and Dads – it will also keep skilled, talented Americans in the workforce and grow our economy. That's why every other advanced country already has it. Again, he's against it. Raising the federal minimum wage won't just put more money in the pockets of low-income families – it also means they will spend more at the businesses in their neighborhoods. Trump's against that as well. * Based on what we know from the Trump campaign, he wants America to work for him and his friends, at the expense of everyone else. ==== Hillary Clinton, speech in Reno, Nevada (August 25, 2016) ==== <small> Speech in {{w|Reno, Nevada}}. Transcript by ''[[w:Vox (website)|Vox]]'' [http://www.vox.com/2016/8/25/12647810/hillary-clinton-speech-alt-right] (August 25, 2016) </small> * Donald Trump has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia. He's taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over one of America's two major political parties. His disregard for the values that make our country great is profoundly dangerous. In just the past week, under the guise of "outreach" to African Americans, Trump has stood up in front of largely white audiences and described black communities in insulting and ignorant terms. * Donald Trump misses so much. He doesn't see the success of black leaders in every field… The vibrancy of [[w:African-American Businesses|black-owned businesses]]…Or the strength of the black church… He doesn't see the excellence of historically black colleges and universities or the pride of black parents watching their children thrive… And he certainly doesn't have any solutions to take on the reality of systemic racism and create more equity and opportunity in communities of color. It takes a lot of nerve to ask people he's ignored and mistreated for decades, "What do you have to lose?" The answer is everything! * Trump's lack of knowledge or experience or solutions would be bad enough. But what he's doing here is more sinister. Trump is reinforcing harmful stereotypes and offering a dog whistle to his most hateful supporters. It's a disturbing preview of what kind of President he'd be. * A man with a long history of racial discrimination, who traffics in dark conspiracy theories drawn from the pages of supermarket tabloids and the far reaches of the internet, should never run our government or command our military. If he doesn't respect respect all Americans, he can't serve all Americans! ... There's no other Donald Trump. This is it. * Well, throughout his career and this campaign, Donald Trump has shown us exactly who he is. We should believe him. When Trump was getting his start in business, he was sued by the Justice Department for refusing to rent apartments to black and Latino tenants. Three years later, the Justice Department took Trump back to court because he hadn't changed. The pattern continued through the decades. * Someone detached from reality should never be in charge of making decisions that are as real as they come. * He'd abolish the bedrock constitutional principle that says if you're born in the United States, you're an American citizen. He says that children born in America to undocumented parents are, quote, "anchor babies" and should be deported. Millions of them. * He'd ban Muslims around the world – 1.5 billion men, women, and children –from entering our country just because of their religion. * Ever since the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, America has distinguished itself as a haven for people fleeing religious persecution. Under Donald Trump, America would distinguish itself as the only country in the world to impose a religious test at the border. * Trump likes to say he only hires the "best people." But he's had to fire so many campaign managers it's like an episode of the Apprentice. === D === * Donald Trump...is the last hope for America. I don't want nuance, I want bold colors: red, white, and blue... When I saw those guys on the boats on their knees, I mean, that sends a picture about America that I haven't seen ever before. And I think we need Donald Trump right now. The country needs him. ** {{w|Robert Davi}}, as quoted in [http://dailycaller.com/2016/01/14/die-hard-actor-robert-davi-donald-trump-is-the-last-hope-for-america-video/ "‘Die Hard' Actor Robert Davi: Donald Trump Is The ‘Last Hope For America'"] by Steve Guest, ''The Daily Caller'' (14 January 2016) * Let's say five years ago, someone wanted to tell an end-of-the-world story. Governments have broken down, diplomacy has gone out the window, and lunatic nutbags are running things. If the storyteller wanted to provide a shorthand to establish how things could have possibly gone so wrong, all he would have to do is have a newscaster talking about "President Trump." Because five years ago, the audience would have snorted and said, "Well, sure, I totally believe that if this country was stupid enough to put Trump into office, then it makes sense that the entire world is falling apart." **{{W|Peter David}}, [http://www.peterdavid.net/2017/08/04/freak-out-friday-august-4-2017/ Freak Out Friday], August 4 2017 * Loser of the year <i> German: "Der Verlierer des Jahres </i> ** Der Spiegel, quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-11 |title=German magazine Der Spiegel names Trump 'Loser of the Year' | author= Celine Castronuovo | periodical=The Hill | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/529830-german-magazine-der-spiegel-names-trump-loser-of-the-year}} * Trump has been said to have extended his initial 30-day deadline to four months **Karen DeYoun of Washington Post, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/john-bolton-to-meet-with-turks-to-discuss-announced-us-withdrawal-from-syria/2019/01/04/30e39c92-1044-11e9-8938-5898adc28fa2_story.html 4 January 2019] * The case for constitutional limited government is the case against Donald Trump. To the degree we take him at his word — understanding that Trump is a negotiator whose positions are often purposefully deceptive — what he advocates is a rejection of our Madisonian inheritance and an embrace of Barack Obama's authoritarianism. Trump assures voters that he will use authoritarian power for good, to help those who feel — with good reason — ignored by both parties. But the American experiment in self-government was the work of a generation that risked all to defeat a tyrannical monarch and establish a government of laws, not men. A government of the people, by the people, and for the people is precisely what the Constitution offers, and what is most threatened by "great men" impatient to impose their will on the nation. Conservatives should reject Trump's hollow, Euro-style identity politics. **Ben Domenech, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * If your claim to fame is that you’ve taken money from other people and haven’t delivered what you promised, that doesn’t make you a genius businessman, that makes you a [[thief]]. **{{w|Kathy Duva}}, as quoted in [http://theboxingtribune.com/2017/01/19/donald-trump-was-awful-at-boxing-too/ "Donald Trump was awful at boxing, too"] by Paul Gagno, ''The Boxing Tribune'' (January 19, 2017) === E === *In his State of the Union address on February 6, 2019, Donald Trump said: ''...we condemn the brutality of the Maduro regime, whose socialist policies have turned that nation from being the wealthiest in South America into a state of abject poverty and despair.'' Trump’s ridiculous comment was not considered controversial, because the Western media, including the anti-Trump outlets like the New York Times, have spent many years conveying a lie: that Venezuela had been very prosperous and democratic until [[Hugo Chávez]], and then his successor [[Nicolás Maduro]], came along and ruined everything. If readers believe that, then they may indeed wonder, “Why shouldn’t the US government help Venezuelans return to that prosperous state?” **[https://fair.org/home/the-media-myth-of-once-prosperous-and-democratic-venezuela-before-chavez/ The Media Myth of ‘Once Prosperous’ and Democratic Venezuela Before Chávez, Joe Emersberger and Justin Podur, ''Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting'' (FAIR),] (26 August 2021) * People are looking for somebody who is outspoken and who isn't afraid. And [Trump] seems to have kind of a fearless attitude. ** [[Clint Eastwood]], as quoted in [http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/clint-eastwood-praises-trump/2015/12/25/id/707110/ "Clint Eastwood Praises Trump, Carson: 'Really Good People'"] by Todd Beamon, ''Newsmax'' (25 December 2015) * I'd have to go for Trump ... you know, [because] [[Hillary Clinton|she]]'s declared that she's gonna follow in [President] Obama's footsteps. I mean, it's a tough voice to listen to for four years. It could be a tough one. If she's just gonna follow what we've been doing, then I wouldn't be for her. She's made a lot of dough out of a being a politician. I gave up dough to be a politician. I'm sure that [former President] Ronald Reagan gave up dough to be a politician. ... [Trump]'s onto something, because secretly everybody's getting tired of political correctness, kissing up. That's the kiss-ass generation we're in right now. We're really in a p-ssy generation. ** [[Clint Eastwood]], interview with ''Esquire'' as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/290324-clint-eastwood-id-have-to-go-for-trump-over-clinton "Clint Eastwood: 'I'd have to go for Trump' over Clinton"] by Mark Hensch, ''The Hill'' (3 August 2016) *The only thing that I can say about President Trump is that he is the only person who, in 2009 when I served a lot of subpoenas on a lot of people, or at least gave notice to some pretty connected people, that I want to talk to them, is the only person who picked up the phone and said, let's just talk. I'll give you as much time as you want. I'll tell you what you need to know, and was very helpful, in the information that he gave, and gave no indication whatsoever that he was involved in anything untoward whatsoever, but had good information. That checked out and that helped us and we didn't have to take a deposition of him in 2009. **Bradley Edwards (attorney prosecuting [[Jeffrey Epstein]]) in December 2018, according to [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/prosecutor-in-2009-epstein-case-said-donald-trump-was-the-only-one-who-helped-him/ 7 July 2019 article by Joe Hoft of Gateway Pundit] * (Said in 2016) [Narcissistic] idiot,bully, [and someone who] really cannot be trusted to be consistent or accurate in anything ** [[w:Jenna Ellis|Jenna Ellis]], senior legal adviser to the Trump 2020 campaign and the president, [https://www.axios.com/jenna-ellis-trump-adviser-87cebdba-a44f-4bbb-bdc3-3e044e76b746.html constitutional law attorney] and former law professor from Colorado according to [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-lawyer-jenna-ellis-idiot-campaign-b1731162.htmlTrump’s lawyer once called him an ‘idiot’ who ‘really cannot be trusted’ to tell truth] published November 18, 2020 *I will not be voting for Donald Trump in the primary. I take my conservatism seriously, and I also take Saint Paul seriously. In setting out the qualifications for overseers, or bishops, Saint Paul admonished Timothy... We should not put a new conservative in charge of conservatism or the country, so that he does not become puffed up with conceit and fall into condemnation. Republicans have wandered in the wilderness already by letting leaders define conservatism in their own image. Donald Trump needs more time and more testing of his new conservative convictions. **Erick Erickson, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' *Hitler is not Hillary Clinton either. The neo-nazis and white supremacists backing Donald Trump fetishize Hitler too. Trump dog whistles to them. **Erick Erickson, [http://theresurgent.com/republicans-for-hitler/ "Republicans for Hitler"] (17 May 2016), ''The Resurgent'' === F === * I was trying to let science guide our policy, but he was putting as much stock in anecdotal things that turned out not to be true as he was in what scientists like myself were saying. That caused unnecessary and uncomfortable conflict where I had to essentially correct what he was saying, and put me at great odds with his people. ** [[Anthony Fauci | Dr. Anthony Fauci]], the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as quoted in [https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/dr-fauci-says-trump-would-do-terrible-things-anytime-he-disagreed-with-him-publicly/ "Dr Fauci Says Trump Would Do ‘Terrible Things’ Anytime He Disagreed With Him Publicly"], Cameron Frew, Unila, 20 February 2021. * Trump is Hillary Clinton's Christmas gift wrapped up under a tree. **[[Carly Fiorina]], [http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/09/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-conspiracy/index.html ''Twitter''] (8 December 2015) *I think Trump says a lot of things that are crazy... [repeating what a 10-year-old girl said] Trump's a moron. **[[Carly Fiorina]], as quoted in [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/carly-fiorina-repeats-girl-donald-trumps-moron/story?id=36327939 "Carly Fiorina Repeats After Girl: 'Donald Trump's a Moron'"] (16 January 2016), by Ben Gittleson, ''{{w|ABC News}}'' *He reminds me of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]. **{{w|Vicente Fox}}, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/26/politics/vicente-fox-donald-trump-hitler/index.html interview with Anderson Cooper] (February 2016) * Most amateur diagnosticians have mislabeled President Trump with the diagnosis of [[w:Narcissistic personality disorder|narcissistic personality disorder]]. I wrote the criteria that define this disorder, and Mr. Trump doesn't meet them. He may be a world-class [[narcissism|narcissist]], but this doesn't make him mentally ill, because he does not suffer from the distress and impairment required to diagnose mental disorder. :Mr. Trump causes severe distress rather than experiencing it and has been richly rewarded, rather than punished, for his grandiosity, self-absorption and lack of [[empathy]]. It is a stigmatizing insult to the mentally ill (who are mostly well behaved and well meaning) to be lumped with Mr. Trump (who is neither). :* [[w:Allen Frances|Allen Frances]], [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/opinion/an-eminent-psychiatrist-demurs-on-trumps-mental-state.html?_r=0 "An Eminent Psychiatrist Demurs on Trump's Mental State,"] [[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]], February 14, 2017. *A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not of building bridges, is not Christian. This is not the gospel... I say only that this man is not Christian if he has said things like that. We must see if he said things in that way and I will give him the benefit of the doubt. **[[Pope Francis]], as quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-francis-trump-is-not-christian/ "Pope Francis: Donald Trump 'is not Christian'"] (18 February 2016), by Rebecca Kaplan, ''{{w|CBS News}}'' *I was wrong. Weeks ago I said on a number of radio interviews that while I opposed Trump in the primary, I'd back him if he won the GOP nomination. I hadn't yet seen, or had been unwilling to believe, the full extent of his contempt for the truth, his fondness for far-left conspiracy theories, and his sheer malice. When I saw Trump in full, my decision was easy. Never Trump... I cannot abide the notion of voting for a man whose 'war strategy' is a child-killing war crime. **David French, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/432237/donald-trump-why-i-cant-vote-trump-nevertrump "Why I Changed My Mind and Joined the #NeverTrump Movement"] (2 March 2016), ''National Review'' *There is an Ivy League grad who has spent most of his life in [[New York City|Manhattan]], where he is chauffeured around in limousines. He frequently brags to strangers about his massive personal wealth. In public statements, he has advocated government healthcare, a woman's right to an abortion, an assault weapons ban, and paying off the national debt by forcing rich people to forfeit 14.25 percent of their total wealth. When the man married his third wife, he invited Bill and Hillary Clinton to the wedding, and he has given many thousands to their political campaigns and their foundation. He's donated many thousands more that helped elect Democrats to the Senate and the House. And George W. Bush was "maybe the worst president in the history of this country," the man said in 2008. "He was so incompetent, so bad, so evil." On paper, this is not someone you'd expect to excel in the 2016 Republican Party primary. But Donald Trump is excelling. Thanks to his celebrity, a few epic flip-flops, and his willingness to pander to the most xenophobic element of the GOP's base, the real-estate developer and reality-TV star is polling near the top of the field. **Conor Friedersdorf, [http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/donald-trump-running-for-president/398345/ "Donald Trump Is No Conservative"] (13 July 2015), ''The Atlantic'' === G === * Donald Trump is a serial liar. ** Neal Gabler, [http://www.salon.com/2016/05/15/donald_trump_is_a_serial_liar_more_upsetting_is_that_no_one_seems_to_care_partner/ "Donald Trump is a serial liar. More upsetting is that no one seems to care"] (15 May 2016), ''Salon'' * We thought about it when we made the movie! Are you kidding? You watch Part II again and there's a scene where Marty confronts Biff in his office and there's a huge portrait of Biff on the wall behind Biff, and there's one moment where Biff kind of stands up and he takes exactly the same pose as the portrait? Yeah. **[[w:Bob Gale|Bob Gale]], [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/21/how-back-to-the-future-predicted-trump.html ‘Back to the Future' Writer: Biff Tannen Is Based on Donald Trump], The Daily Beast (October 15, 2015) *Donald Trump rightly criticized the [[w:Humayun Khan (soldier)|Khan]] parents. Clearly, Trump does not oppose Muslim soldiers serving in the military. Nonsense. Trump opposes Muslim immigration from jihad-hot regions. We know Islamic terror groups are plotting attacks on the West and using the migration to import their soldiers. ** [[Pamela Geller]], ''[http://pamelageller.com/2016/07/dnc-mainstream-medias-new-spox-muslim-parents.html/ DNC, Mainstream Media's New SPOX — Muslim Parents of Fallen Soldier WHO OPPOSE TRUMP BUT NOT JIHAD TERROR @chucktodd @meetthepress]'' (July 31, 2016) *I remain a skeptic about Donald Trump. Trump fans look at us skeptics with incredulity that we could possibly object to their man... Yet I see people comparing Trump to Reagan. Donald Trump has been a conservative for about ten minutes. **[[Jim Geraghty]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/420996/trump-2008-bush-evil-talk-iran-obama-cannot-do-worse-bush-jim-geraghty "The Corner"], ''National Review'' * @realdonaldtrump you are full of shit! **Chrysler executive {{W|Ralph Gilles}} **[http://jalopnik.com/5956093/chrysler-exec-calls-donald-trump-full-of-shit-on-twitter Chrysler Exec Calls Donald Trump "Full Of Shit" On Twitter], at {{W|Jalopnik}} (2012) * [W]e have to learn something from history here. [[Fascism]] begins with the rhetoric of dehumanization, humiliation, and [[wiktionary:reification#Noun|reification]], right? It starts with the language of brutality, which it normalizes. It legitimates hatred and racism and violence. It views certain groups through rhetoric as enemies of the American people. It operates off of the rhetoric of war, anti-intellectualism, and white supremacy. It operates off of the language of disposability. That language doesn’t just simply normalize increasingly the notions of white nationalism, white supremacy, racism, and [[xenophobia]]; it also enacts policies and it creates a culture of utter stupidity, a culture of ignorance. And, unfortunately, it functions so as to enable violence against groups labeled as dangerous, other, excess, and a threat to the whitewashed notion of citizenship.<br />With respect to the latter, when people can’t tell the difference between fact and fiction, they can’t tell the difference between good and evil. They can’t recognize a crime when they see one or what lawlessness looks like. All standards of truth go out the window. It’s a very dangerous moment because it means that people become more susceptible to [[demagogue]]s, to people like Trump, and I think that the media has played an enormous role in creating a [[wiktionary:formative#Adjective|formative]] culture that at its worst legitimates and at its best enables what we see happening in the United States today. ** [[Henry Giroux]], ''[https://mediaforus.org/interviews/2019/8/12/henrygiroux Henry Giroux on His Latest Book — The Terror of the Unforeseen — and How Neoliberal Capitalism Sets the Stage for Fascism]'' (August 19, 2019), ''Media For Us'' interview. *President Trump made history Sunday when he became the first sitting U.S. president to step foot in North Korea. Trump was there to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the military demarcation line at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Kim then invited Trump to cross the line, which has divided North and South Korea since 1953. Trump then took about 20 steps into North Korea. Following the meeting at the DMZ, Trump and Kim held a three-way gathering with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Sunday marked Trump and Kim's first meeting since nuclear talks broke down in February... It appears another round of nuclear talks could begin in the coming weeks. **[[Amy Goodman]] in [https://www.democracynow.org/2019/7/1/trump_kim_jong_un_dmz_meeting ''Trump Makes History by Walking into North Korea. Could This Help to Finally End the Korean War?'' DemocracyNow!] (1 July 2019) *As a party, we are better to risk losing without Donald Trump than trying to win with him. Enough already with Mister Trump. **[[Lindsey Graham]], [http://www.examiner.com/article/lindsey-graham-better-for-a-democrat-to-win-the-white-house-than-donald-trump ''Twitter'' post] (August 2015) * If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it. ** [[Lindsey Graham]], [https://twitter.com/lindseygrahamsc/status/727604522156228608 ''Twitter'' post], (May 2016) *Ku Klux Klan leader [[David Duke]] told radio show listeners that {{'}}Jewish tribal nature{{'}} is to blame for the media's harsh treatment of Trump and compared Jews to {{'}}a pack of wild dogs.{{'}} The white supremacist is a vocal supporter of Trump. **Shanika Gunaratna, [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/neo-nazis-tag-jews-on-twitter-harassment-hate-speech-politics/ "Neo-Nazis Tag Jews on Twitter: Harassment, Hate Speech, Politics"] (10 June 2016), ''CBS News'', CBS Interactive, Inc. *Last week, the New York Times reported that the FBI, in 2017, launched an investigation of President Trump "to consider whether the president's own actions constituted a possible threat to national security" and specifically "whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests." ...As usual – this melodrama was accomplished by steadfastly ignoring the now-standard, always-buried paragraph pointing out the boring fact that no actual evidence of guilt has yet emerged. *The FBI's counterintelligence investigation of Trump is far from the first time that the FBI has monitored, surveilled and investigated U.S. elected officials.... It is not difficult to understand what is so ominous and even tyrannical about the FBI investigating domestic political figures whose loyalties they regard as "suspicious," and whose political career they regard as a "national security threat," simply because those politicians express policy positions about U.S. adversaries that the FBI dislikes... If a politician adopts policy views... which is unduly accommodating to America's adversaries or "enemies," that's not a crime and the FBI thus has no business using its vast investigative powers against...[them]...the FBI investigation... clearly based, at least in part, on the FBI's disagreements with Trump's foreign policy views and the agency's assessment that such policies fail to safeguard "U.S. interests" as the FBI defines them. ** [[Glenn Greenwald]], [https://theintercept.com/2019/01/14/the-fbis-investigation-of-trump-as-a-national-security-threat-is-itself-a-serious-danger-but-j-edgar-hoover-pioneered-the-tactic/ The FBI's Investigation of Trump as a "National Security Threat" is Itself a Serious Danger. But J. Edgar Hoover Pioneered the Tactic] ''[[w:The Intercept|The Intercept]]'' (14 January 2019) [[File:Richard Nixon presidential portrait.jpg|thumb|As you can imagine, [Pat] is an expert on politics and she predicts whenever you decide to run for office you will be a winner! ~ [[Richard Nixon]]]] [[File:Jimmy Carter (cropped).jpg|thumb|I think the media have been harder on Trump than any other president certainly that I’ve known about, I think they feel free to claim that Trump is mentally deranged and everything else without hesitation. ~ [[Jimmy Carter]]]] [[File:George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped).jpg|thumb|He's an ass. ~ [[George H. W. Bush]]]] [[File:Bill Clinton.jpg|thumb|He's a master brander, and he's the most interesting character out there. And...he says something that overrides the ideological differences. There is a macho appeal to saying, 'I'm just sick of nothing happening. I'll make things – vote for me.' ~ [[Bill Clinton]]]] [[File:George-W-Bush.jpeg|thumb|We've seen nationalism distorted into nativism – forgotten the dynamism that immigration has always brought to America. We see a fading confidence in the value of free markets and international trade – forgetting that conflict, instability, and poverty follow in the wake of protectionism. ~ [[George W. Bush]]]] [[File:Official portrait of Barack Obama.jpg|thumb|We're shocked that somebody would be saying these things. We're shocked that somebody is fanning anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-Muslim sentiment. We're shocked! We're shocked that somebody could be loose with the facts. Or distort someone's record -- shocked... This is the guy, remember, who was sure that I was born in Kenya. Who just wouldn't let it go. And all this same Republican establishment, they weren't saying nothing. As long as it was directed at me, they were fine with it. They thought it was a hoot. Wanted to get his endorsement... What is happening in this primary is just a distillation of what's been happening inside their party for more than a decade. ~ [[Barack Obama]]]] === H === * When I tell you I’m angry, it’s an understatement. [[Mike Pence|Mike]] has been nothing but loyal to that [[Trump|man]]. He’s been nothing but a good friend of that man... I am so disappointed in the fact that [despite] the [[loyalty]] and [[friendship]] he had with Mike Pence, that he would do that to him. Like, I’m disgusted by it. ** [[Nikki Haley]] in [https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/ Nikki Haley’s Time for Choosing The 2024 hopeful can’t decide] February 12, 2021 * I think he could be a great leader, because he's inspiring a lot of people, and especially people, including me, who are tired of Republicans being weak. I'm so sick of it. ** [[Sean Hannity]] — {{citation | date = 2015-07-30 | title = Hannity on Trump: 'That Boldness Needs to Be There If Republicans Want to Win' | newspaper = Fox News Insider | url = http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/07/30/sean-hannity-donald-trump-boldness-needs-be-there-if-republicans-want-win }} *The conservative president we desperately need requires a paradoxical combination of boldness and restraint. The president will need to be bold in challenging the runaway power and reach of his own branch, against the fury of the bureaucracy itself, its client groups, and the media. This boldness is necessary to restore the restraint that a republican executive should have in our constitutional order. Trump exhibits no awareness of this supreme constitutional task. **Steven F. Hayward, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' *Donald Trump is the result of a long process of political, cultural and social decay. He is a product of our failed democracy. The longer we perpetuate the fiction that we live in a functioning democracy, that Trump and the political mutations around him are somehow an aberrant deviation that can be vanquished in the next election, the more we will hurtle toward tyranny. The problem is not Trump. It is a political system, dominated by corporate power and the mandarins of the two major political parties, in which we don’t count. We will wrest back political control by dismantling the corporate state, and this means massive and sustained civil disobedience, like that demonstrated by teachers around the country this year... <BR>As a foreign correspondent I covered collapsed societies... It is impossible for any doomed population to grasp how fragile the decayed financial, social and political system is on the eve of implosion. All the harbingers of collapse are visible... We suffer the usual pathologies of impending death. I would be happy to be wrong. But I have seen this before. I know the warning signs. All I can say is get ready. **[[Chris Hedges]] in [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/05/21/coming-collapse The Coming Collapse], [[w:Common Dreams|''Common Dreams'']], (21 May 2018) *He doesn't know the Constitution, history, law, political philosophy, nuclear strategy, diplomacy, defense, economics beyond real estate, or even, despite his low-level-mafioso comportment, how ordinary people live. But trumping all this is a greater flaw presented as his chief strength. Governing a great nation in parlous times is far more than making "deals." Compared with the weight of the office he seeks, his deals are microscopic in scale, and as he faced far deeper complexities he would lead the country into continual Russian roulette. If despite his poor judgment he could engage talented advisers, as they presented him with contending and fateful options the buck would stop with a man who simply grasps anything that floats by. Following Obama's, a Trump presidency would be yet more adventure [[tourism]] for a formerly serious republic. **Mark Helprin, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' * What bitch is Donald Trump hanging his dick inside of today? ** {{w|Doug Henderson}}, guitarist/singer/lyricist of {{w|Spongehead}} in the song "Nothing" from ''[[w:Curn Your Dogma|Curb Your Dogma]]'' (Triple X Records, 1993) * There’s no question that America would be better off if the president would resign or be removed from office. If that’s going to happen or how that should happen, I don’t know. But we need leadership right now, and we need to stop all of this craziness. ** Larry Hogan, Republican Governor, as quoted in [https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-hogan-capitol-20210107-7gjx3ksoqrhmrixhqr7zz2byom-story.html "Maryland Gov. Hogan: ‘America would be better off’ if Trump resigns or is removed from office"], 7 January 2021, <i> The Baltimore Sun </i> * <p>Trump undermines the free press because he wants to be the only ''legitimate'' source of information in society. He lies all the time to break down the processes by which we discern the truth about the world around us, and compile the observations and facts which make up the tapestry of reality. He has exposed the paper-thin vulnerability of our democratic society, which depends mightily on observing social norms—like yielding to shame—and a shared acceptance of some common set of truths.</p><p>The American president is determined to bulldoze this architecture of social structures, and usher in an era where force, not deliberation and cooperation, determines the path our society will take. If he never acknowledges any truth besides his own, he never has to do anything outside his own direct interests. He does not have to actually respond to any kind of criticism, or ever reconsider his course of action. Relentless lying, after all, is a form of coercion, in which you bend others to your will by forcing them to accept the infrastructure of your false reality—or to give up caring whether anything is true or false in the first place. Don't believe your eyes and ears. Everybody was cheering for me.</p> ** Jack Holmes, Politics editor at Esquire.com, [https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a27718993/donald-trump-press-conference-theresa-may-thousands-protesters/ "Donald Trump's Press Conference With Theresa May Would Not Be Complete Without an Assault on Truth"], Esquire.com (June 4, 2019) * Donald Trump regularly incites political [[violence]] and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and {{w|birther}} who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims — 1.6 billion members of an entire religion — from entering the U.S. ** Note appended to every article about Trump published by {{W|the Huffington Post}} as of January 2016, but removed after Trump's presidential victory. **[http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/01/huffpost-to-publish-anti-trump-kicker-with-all-trump-coverage-218345 HuffPost to publish anti-Trump kicker with all Trump coverage], at {{W|Politico}}, published January 28, 2016 * [The] [[w:General Services Administration|agency]]'s ability to manage the [[Trump|former President]]'s [[conflicts of interest]] during his term in office when he was effectively on both sides of the [[contract]], as [[landlord]] and [[tenant]] ** [[w:House Oversight Committee|House Oversight Committee]] "[ https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/politics/trump-hotel-dc/index.html Trump DC hotel incurred more than $70 million in losses while Trump was president, documents show]" (October 8, 2021) *Casting the Trump administration's credibility gap into sharp relief, allies like Japan and Germany have demanded more "credible" evidence to support the U.S. claim. While President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have been unequivocal in their assertion that Iran was responsible for the attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week, some of America's closest allies are demanding more proof. <BR>Both Japan and Germany have requested more concrete evidence... Jeremy Corbyn, Britain's opposition leader, said more "credible evidence" was needed to support Trump's allegation.... According to ''The New York Times'', other European leaders have also been hesitant to lay the blame on Iran ― a doubt fueled in part by their "distrust of the Trump administration and its hawkish policy toward Tehran," the paper said. **[[w:Huffington Post|Huffington Post]], [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-administration-allies-iran-tanker-pompeo_n_5d072ea3e4b0985c419ff17d ''Pompeo Claims There's ‘No Doubt' Iran Attacked Tankers, But U.S. Allies Want Proof, Huffington Post,'' Dominique Mosbergen] (17 June 2019) === J === * Mr. Trump has crossed the line. More than one line. Captain Khan died in battle trying valiantly to save others. There is no place for criticism, stated or implied, of this brave soldier. He served our country. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery along with those of many ethnic backgrounds and religious denominations. They served our country. Mr. Trump did not. Criticizing Mrs. Khan for not speaking on stage is vile beyond words. No Gold Star Mother should ever be treated like that. Mr. Trump, you owe Mrs. Khan and all Gold Star families a huge apology. ** {{w|Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America}}, about Trump's statements on the [[Khizr and Ghazala Khan|Khan family]] ''[http://www.jwv.org/content/press_release/jewish_war_veterans_condemns_remarks_of_donald_trump Jewish War Veterans Condemns Remarks of Donald Trump]'' (2016) *Of course, I recognize the president’s unique relationship with the press and how it compares with past presidents. I am curious myself how it will impact the future, if at all. But the tension between the press and the president is nothing new. President Trump expresses it more frequently and more … colorfully than others. **[[Weijia Jiang]], as quoted in in [https://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/cbs-news-weijia-jiang-newsroom-diversity-covid-19-racism-and-covering-president-trump "CBS News' Weijia Jiang on Newsroom Diversity, COVID-19 Racism, and Covering President Trump" in ''Asia Society'' (27 May 2020)] * The problem is, I know Trump, so my [[optimism]] has been squashed like a baby bird ... Everything bad I had to say about him, I said to his face. ... I think he's very good, very compelling on that show [''Celebrity Apprentice''] ... I really like him because of his absence of filters. I really like the glimpse we get into the human [[heart]] we get when someone loses their filters ... "[[Thelonious Monk|A genius is the one most like himself.]]" In a really weird way, Donald Trump has achieved that. If he weren't running for president, you'd be seeing essays from me about how much I learned from Donald Trump and how much I loved being on the show ... I'm feeling so, so, so guilty, because I feel like, along with millions of other people, I played right into this. The [[cynicism]] of the Clintons, the careful, tightrope walk of all politicians, forced me, as an atheist, to get down on my knees and [[pray]] that someone would come along with some kind of [[authenticity]]. Well, [[God|someone]] called my bluff, goddamn it. ... The stuff [Trump] is saying on immigration, the stuff he saying on [[torture]], the stuff he is saying on [[war]], is absolutely unforgivable ... He is coming out directly against the Statue of Liberty. I'm a pure and utter peacenik. I want a president who sings the praises of people, sings the praises of [[peace]] and sings the praises of working together for a great country ... [[Abraham Lincoln]] wouldn't have laughed about waterboarding ... I want a president that is [[kinder]], [[smarter]] and more measured than me. ... I disagree with [[Hillary Clinton]] on just about everything there is to disagree with a person about. If it comes down to Trump and Hillary, I will put a Hillary Clinton sticker on my fucking car. ... Someone who is paying [[attention]] can do the same thing that Trump is doing with [[hate]], and do it with [[love]], and become president ... That's kind of beautiful. There's nothing more optimistic than that. ... Donald Trump does, when it comes right down to it, fuck up everything ... He fucks up his casinos. He fucks up his buildings.... Maybe he'll fuck up his campaign before he fucks up the country. ** [[Penn Jillette]], as quoted in [http://www.newsweek.com/penn-jillette-terrified-president-trump-431837 "Why Penn Jillette is Terrified of a President Trump" by Grant Burningham, in ''Newsweek'' (1 March 2016)] * The only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump. ** [[Boris Johnson]], as quoted in [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson/12039931/Boris-Johnson-The-only-reason-I-wouldnt-visit-some-parts-of-New-York-is-the-real-risk-of-meeting-Donald-Trump.html Boris Johnson: 'The only reason I wouldn't visit some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump'] by Helena Horton, ''[[w:The Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' (8 December 2015) * Donald Trump's a pussy. **[[Gary Johnson]], in [http://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/gary-johnson-calls-donald-trump-pussy-at-libertarian-debate/4064122/#.VuDZG5wrLqY U.S. Libertarian Party debate] (2016) === K === *I'm rooting for him to do well for the same reason I root for a pilot on my airplane to do well. **{{W|John Kasich}}, [http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/332198-kasich-i-dont-know-what-im-going-to-do-in-2020 Kasich: ‘I don't know what I'm going to do' in 2020], ''The Hill'', May 6 2017 * The Trump phenomenon is better understood as an amalgam of three different, largely pathological strains in [[American history quotes|American history]] and [[culture]]... The first and perhaps most obvious strain is hostility toward immigrants... In the 1850s, the American Party, labeled the 'Know-Nothings' by its opponents, accused Irish and German Catholics of being agents of the pope and a threat... Later in the century, white workers on the Pacific coast led a mass campaign against Chinese newcomers, whom they blamed for undercutting wages... Federal lawmakers affirmed their bigotry by excluding any Chinese laborers... In the 1920s, fears of Slavs, Jews, Italians, and others suspected of being hostile to America's white 'Nordic' heritage persuaded Congress to impose quotas that all but banned immigrants... Trump's attacks on 'rapists and murderers' crossing the southern border and on potential Muslim terrorists jetting across the Atlantic belong to this long and ignominious tradition. ** {{w|Michael Kazin}}, [https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/trump-in-context-us-history-know-nothing "Trump in Context"] (14 December 2015), ''Dissent'' * His vow to 'Make America Great Again' lacks any explanation of what or who made it so wonderful before. Searching his website for clues turns up no proposals that might credibly bring about a national revival, unless one believes that a simplified tax code and a stern crackdown on illegal immigration amount to a sufficient blueprint for major change. ** {{w|Michael Kazin}}, [https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/trump-in-context-us-history-know-nothing "Trump in Context"] (14 December 2015), ''Dissent'' * The allure of Trump's candidacy and the dread it provokes at home and abroad stem from the same impulses, which run deep in U.S. political culture. A rich man whose name is familiar to everyone bashes people whom many citizens either fear or mistrust and makes vague promises to fix whatever ails the nation. And he does all this with a smirk, a threat, and yet also with a yearning for respect, even from those he routinely assaults in speeches. Trump probably will not be elected president, and it would be a disaster if he was. But his act is hardly as novel as he, and many of his fans and his critics, believe. After he leaves the stage, another wealthy performer with a talent for bombast and no political record to defend may well take his place. ** {{w|Michael Kazin}}, [https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/trump-in-context-us-history-know-nothing "Trump in Context"] (14 December 2015), ''Dissent'' * Trump is no true conservative. He's not even a reactionary in the best sense of the word. He's a self-aggrandizing opportunist. His policies go no further than his catchphrase, 'you're fired'. Listening to his first television ad is like a preview for a bad movie; an empty supercut of the highlights, or lowlights, without the plot being revealed because it's so thin. Trump is no everyman. He built his empire with $100 million from his wealthy father. Far from born into working or middle class, Trump never struggled a day in his life except by his own failings in business and the resulting repeated bankruptcies. His privileged background enabled him to make money off money; not exactly high on the hierarchy of middle-class values. As for being incorruptible, Trump gave big to politicians. He admitted that was meant to buy favors. His policy positions are similarly ephemeral; he supported the Big Government policies of Democrats and slippery values of the Clintons when it suited him. Steadfast, he is not. ** Sean Kennedy, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/07/opinions/kennedy-donald-trump/index.html "Donald Trump must be destroyed"] (8 January 2016), ''CNN'', Georgia: Cable News Network * Donald Trump is convincingly playing the role of a pandering demagogue. He seeks to stir up a passionate reaction that serves the purposes of his ambition. America's founders repeatedly warned against such demagoguery, because it sets people up for tyranny. Given his background, it's advisable to assume Donald Trump is being used by the enemies of rightful liberty to lead otherwise sincerely conservative people down a blind canyon into the withering fire of their elitist foes... Given this track record, before following Trump's lead, shouldn't people sincerely anxious to restore America's constitutional liberty carefully examine the nature of his purported advocacy? With much fanfare, Trump is being attacked by his erstwhile elitist faction buddies. But has he attacked them for treacherous betrayal of the security and sovereignty of the American people? ** [[Alan Keyes]], [http://www.wnd.com/2015/07/is-donald-the-elitist-factions-trump/#edXLUkSiiwg8yZ3j.99 "Is Donald the Elitist Faction's Trump?"] (16 July 2015), ''WND'' * Every president lies at some point, for diplomatic or national security reasons or to sell a policy. But Trump is not known for one big lie — just a constant stream of exaggerated, invented, inconsistent, dubious and false claims. In the nine years I have run The Fact Checker, I have never encountered a politician so cavalier about the facts, so unconcerned with accuracy, so willing to attack people for made-up reasons and so determined to falsely depict his achievements. ** Glenn Kessler, editor and chief writer of The Washington Post Fact Checker, in [https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/06/02/fact-checking-donald-trump-essential-american-politics-column/5301135002/ Fact-checking Trump: He's on a dangerous path that must be documented and discouraged (June 2, 2020)] * Donald Trump has asked why I did not speak at the Democratic convention. He said he would like to hear from me. Here is my answer to Donald Trump: Because without saying a thing, all the world, all America, felt my pain. I am a Gold Star mother. Whoever saw me felt me in their heart. * Donald Trump said I had nothing to say. I do. My son Humayun Khan, an Army captain, died 12 years ago in Iraq. He loved America, where we moved when he was 2 years old. He had volunteered to help his country, signing up for the ROTC at the University of Virginia. This was before the attack of Sept. 11, 2001. He didn't have to do this, but he wanted to. * I cannot walk into a room with pictures of Humayun. For all these years, I haven't been able to clean the closet where his things are — I had to ask my daughter-in-law to do it. Walking onto the convention stage, with a huge picture of my son behind me, I could hardly control myself. What mother could? Donald Trump has children whom he loves. Does he really need to wonder why I did not speak? * Donald Trump said that maybe I wasn't allowed to say anything. That is not true. My husband asked me if I wanted to speak, but I told him I could not. My religion teaches me that all human beings are equal in God's eyes. Husband and wife are part of each other; you should love and respect each other so you can take care of the family. When Donald Trump is talking about Islam, he is ignorant. If he studied the real Islam and Koran, all the ideas he gets from terrorists would change, because terrorism is a different religion. Donald Trump said he has made a lot of sacrifices. He doesn't know what the word sacrifice means. ** [[Ghazala Khan]], mother of fallen U.S. Army Captain [[w:Humayun Khan (soldier)|Humayun S. M. Khan]]. ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ghazala-khan-donald-trump-criticized-my-silence-he-knows-nothing-about-true-sacrifice/2016/07/31/c46e52ec-571c-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html Ghazala Khan: Trump criticized my silence. He knows nothing about true sacrifice.]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (July 31, 2016) * Muslims are American, Muslims are [[citizens]], Muslims participate in the well-being of this country as American citizens. We are proud American citizens. It's the values of this country that brought us here, not our religion. Trump's position on these issues do not represent those values. ** Khizr M. Khan in an interview with ''{{w|Vocativ}}''. [http://www.vocativ.com/259159/the-father-of-a-muslim-war-hero-has-this-to-say-to-donald-trump/] (December 08, 2015) * If it was up to Donald Trump, he never would have been in America. Donald Trump consistently smears the character of Muslims. He disrespects other minorities, women, [[judges]], even his own party leadership. He vows to build walls and ban us from this country. Donald Trump, you are asking Americans to [[trust]] you with our [[future]]. Let me ask you: Have you even read the U.S. Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy. In this document, look for the words "liberty" and "equal protection of law." Have you ever been to {{w|Arlington Cemetery}}? Go look at the graves of the brave [[patriots]] who died defending America — you will see all faiths, genders, and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing and no one. We can't solve our problems by building walls and sowing division. We are Stronger Together. ** [[Khizr M. Khan]], speech during the final day of the {{w|2016 Democratic National Convention}} in [[Philadelphia]]. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/dnc-2016-khizr-khan-donald-trump-read-full-transcript-father-muslim-soldier-a7161616.html] (29 July 2016) * His policies, his practices, do not reflect that he has any understanding of the basic, fundamental [[constitutional]] [[principles]] of this country, what makes this country [[exceptional]], what makes this country exceptional in the [[history]] of the mankind. There are principles of equal [[dignity]], principle of liberty. He talks about excluding people, [[disrespecting]] judges, the entire judicial system, immigrants, Muslim immigrants. These are divisive rhetoric that is totally against the basic constitutional principle. If you read the Constitution, you will either deliberately would be violating those principles or you have not read. That is why I have watched whole ear and rest of the world has watched, and the [[love]] and affection and support that we have received after my statement, at every corner of the street, at every place. The [[affection]], the support, the love that I have received, that we continue to receive is a testament that he is talking about [[ignorance]]. He is not fully aware of these principles. * Two things are absolutely necessary in any [[leader]] or any person that aspires, wishes, to be a leader. That is [[moral]] compass and second is [[empathy]]. This candidate is void of both traits that are necessary for the stewardship of this country. * I do not believe his whole year-long rhetoric, division, excluding people, talking about them derogatorily, has prepared him. He promised to the Republican leadership that he will change his manner, he will not be as ignorant as he had been. But he had continued. Those two traits of moral compass and empathy are absolutely necessary for the leader of a free world leader of nation like United States. * This candidate for [[presidency]] to not be aware of the respect of a gold star mother standing there, and he had to take that shot at her, this is height of ignorance. This is why I showed him that Constitution. Had he read that, he would know what status a gold star mother holds in that nation. This country holds such a person in the highest regard. And he has no [[knowledge]], no awareness. That is height of his ignorance. She is ill. She had high blood pressure. People that know her, looked at her face, and she said, "I may fall off the stage." And I told her that, you have to assemble yourself and stand for the [[beauty]] of this tribute that is being paid. This person is total incapable of empathy. I want his [[family]] to counsel him, teach him some empathy. He will be a better person if he could become -- but he is a black soul. And this is totally unfit for the leadership of this beautiful country, the love and affection that we have received affirms that our beliefs, our experience in this country had been correct and positive. The world is receiving us like we have never seen. They have seen the blackness of his character, of his [[soul]], that he is void of recognizing, empathizing with people. ** [[Khizr M. Khan]], on an interview with {{w|CNN}} about Donald Trump saying that Khan's wife didn't speak because she was forbidden. [http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/07/31/cnn-khizr-khan-shreds-trumps-height-ignorance-response-his-democratic-convention-speech/212039] (July 31, 2016) * I have exactly the same rights as he does. He had been abusing, disrespecting women, judges, all decent Americans. He had been so abusive of them. I exercise exactly the same rights. That, again, proves his ignorance. He wants to have one set of rights for himself, and he wants to have another set of rights for others. No, somebody should tell him that there is equal dignity, equal protection of law in this country. That is why that Constitution came to play. I keep that in my pocket, because I cherish this document. I wish somebody would read it to him. Certain fundamental values that enshrine in this document. * Donald Trump needs to sit with his advisers and portray to this world that he is empathetic. You solve the problems with empathy, putting people together. There are bad people among us, but there are good people among us, as well. You gather good people to get rid of bad people, but you do not malign the whole religion -- the whole culture. * We are the solution to the dealing with the terrorism in the United States. Join hands with good Muslims. Only war is not the solution. It is one of the solutions. Communities coming together is the solution. We are as concerned as Donald Trump is about the safety of this country. We are testament to the goodness of this country. We need to stop fighting with one another, but we need a leader that will unite us, not disrespect, not by derogatory remarks. I feel bad about the discourse that this campaign -- this election campaign has taken. We need to join hands. We have a very serious problem of this for the safety of the citizens of this country. We are solution. Look, the treatment of Muslims in France and other places, there is much worse security issues than United States does. ** [[Khizr M. Khan]], in an interview in ''New Day'' on CNN Monday [http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1608/01/nday.03.html] (August 1, 2016) * When a person becomes Commander-in- Chief, president, you are president and Commander-in-Chief of everybody that has supported you and that has not supported you. ** [[Khizr M. Khan]], in an interview in ''{{w|Anderson Cooper 360°}}'' [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1608/02/acd.02.html Transcript] (August 2, 2016) * But, far from making remarks of any persuasive power that can be viewed to be helpful to defusing tension, he made unprecedented rude nonsense one has never heard from any of his predecessors. A frightened dog barks louder. [...] He is unfit to hold the prerogative of supreme command of a country, and he is surely a rogue and a gangster fond of playing with fire, rather than a politician. [...] Action is the best option in treating the dotard who, hard of hearing, is uttering only what he wants to say. [...] I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged U.S. dotard with fire. ** [[Kim Jong-un]], quoted in {{citation |date=2018-09-22 |title=Trump Is A Rogue And Gangster Playing With Fire- North Korean Leader, Kim Jong |author=Seun Oyedele |periodical=Odua Voice |url=https://www.oduavoice.com/2017/09/22/trump-is-a-rogue-and-gangster-playing-with-fire-north-korean-leader-kim-jong/}} * Donald Trump is a [[fascist]]. ... Not in the sense of an all-purpose [[bad]] guy, but in the sense of somebody who sincerely believes that the toxic combination of strong [[government]] and strong [[corporations]] should run the [[nation]] and the [[world]]. He spent his previous career negotiating with the government on behalf of corporations; now he has switched teams. But it's the same game. ** [[Michael Kinsley]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-is-actually-a-fascist/2016/12/09/e193a2b6-bd77-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html?utm_term=.6aa47d53b2b7 Donald Trump is actually a fascist]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (December 9, 2016) * If instead of having ten fingers, I had ten combs for fingers, I'd love to meet Donald Trump, just so I could run my fingers through his hair. ** {{citation | author = Jarod Kintz | date = 2011-05-18 | title = This Book is Not For Sale }} * We want every vote counted, yes every legal vote (of course). But, if you have legit concerns about fraud present EVIDENCE and take it to court. <b>STOP Spreading debunked misinformation... This is getting insane. </b> ** Adam Kinzinger, Republican Congress member (2020-11-06) to Donald Trump about the 2020 election, <i>[https://twitter.com/RepKinzinger/status/1324503564891414528 Tweet] </i> * Yesterday, it became evident that not only has the president abdicated his duty to protect the people and the people’s house, he invoked and inflamed passions that only gave fuel to the insurrection that we saw here. When pressed to move and denounce the violence, he barely did so while of course victimizing himself and seeming to give a wink and a nod to those doing it. All indications are that the president has become unmoored, not just from his duty or even his oath but reality, itself. It is for this reason that I call on the vice president and members of the Cabinet to ensure the next few weeks are safe for the American people and that we have a sane captain of the ship. ** Adam Kinzinger, quoted by {{citation | author = Rick Pearson, Lisa Donovan | date = 2020-01-07 | title = Republican US Rep. Adam Kinzinger calls for 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-trump-calls-for-invoking-25th-amendment-20210107-ldf2chdunbecbo6ry6uino4dpq-story.html }} * The worst president the USA ever had. He was a liar and a charlatan. And he was a man with a most fragile ego I ever met. ** Adam Kinzinger, quoted by {{citation | author = Bradley Cortright | date = 2022-02-07 | title = Kinzinger Ramps Up Criticism of Trump: I Will Tell My Son He Was the 'Worst President' | url = https://ijr.com/kinzinger-ramps-criticism-trump-will-tell-son-worst-president/ }} * I have spent my life building bridges and tearing down barriers — not building walls. That’s why I find Donald Trump’s belief that an American-born judge of Mexican descent is incapable of fairly presiding over his case is not only dead wrong, it is un-American. As the Presidential campaign progressed, I was hoping the rhetoric would tone down and reflect a campaign that was inclusive, thoughtful and principled. While I oppose the Democratic nominee, Donald Trump’s latest statements, in context with past attacks on Hispanics, women and the disabled like me, make it certain that I cannot and will not support my party’s nominee for President regardless of the political impact on my candidacy or the Republican Party. It is absolutely essential that we are guided by a commander-in-chief with a responsible and proper temperament, discretion and judgment. Our President must be fit to command the most powerful military the world has ever seen, including an arsenal of thousands of nuclear weapons. After much consideration, I have concluded that Donald Trump has not demonstrated the temperament necessary to assume the greatest office in the world. ** [[Mark Kirk]], quoted in ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160608015204/http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sen-mark-kirk-withdraws-support-for-trump/ Sen. Mark Kirk withdraws support for Trump]'' by Lynn Sweet, 7 June 2016, ''{{w|Chicago Sun-Times}}''. * Donald Trump — a political neophyte, a New York loudmouth who plays fast and loose with the truth, a massive [[egotism|egotist]] and a not altogether pleasant human being — has delivered conservatives one of the greatest years in living memory and has made our government more [[morality|moral]] in the process. The left and many on the right didn't see it coming because they [[hate]] the man. And because they didn't see it coming, they won't see that it's come. ** [[Andrew Klavan]], "[https://pjmedia.com/andrewklavan/trump-has-made-our-government-more-moral/ Trump Has Made Our Government More Moral]", ''PJ Media'' (December 15, 2017) * President Trump has violated many of the norms and [[w:Law of the United States|laws]] on which our democracy depends. He circumvents [[United States Congress|Congress]] [[w:National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States|by declaring the “crisis” at the border a national emergency]]. He orders his staff to ignore {{w|subpoena}}s. He uses his presidential status to enhance his [[w:Trump family|family]]’s wealth. He demands absolute loyalty from his appointees. He treats truth like a despot and jokes with [[Vladimir Putin]] about his “[[w:Fake news#Usage of the term by Donald Trump|fake news]]” problem. He boasts about [[w:Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations|his misogyny]] and [[Racial views of Donald Trump|spews racist insults]]. Trump is not a [[despot]]. But neither were [[Mussolini]] and [[Hitler]] early on. No [[w:Blackshirts|black]] or {{w|brown shirts}} march in our streets. President Trump’s enablers wear white shirts and black robes. They are unified. Democrats are not. ** [[Claudia Koonz]], ''[https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/173030 Autocrats do not need a majority to destroy democracy. A divided opposition helps them.]'' (September 15, 2019), ''{{w|History News Network}}''. * Look, Trump has been elected, he will be our president and he has the right to choose conservatives. But instead of turning to the many principled Republicans available, he seems drawn to hotheads and [[bigots]], embarrassing himself and our nation. ** [[Nicholas D. Kristof]], ''[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/opinion/sunday/so-many-options-yet-donald-trump-picks-the-ugly.html Trump Embarrasses Himself and Our Country]'', ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (November 19, 2016) *Isn't Donald Trump the very epitome of vulgarity? In sum... Isn't Trumpism a two-bit Caesarism of a kind that American conservatives have always disdained? Isn't the task of conservatives today to stand athwart Trumpism, yelling Stop? ** [[Bill Kristol|William Kristol]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * What do African-Americans have to lose, asks Donald Trump. ** [[Paul Krugman]], about the comments of Trump on African Americans in the United States. [https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/766985736843165696 Twitter, August 20, 2016] === L === * There is nothing like a common adversary to make people recognize what they have in common. Once there was consensus that civility, compassion, immigration, equal opportunity and foreign allies were good; that racism, misogyny, discrimination, voter suppression and foreign autocrats were bad; that respect for the U.S. military, intelligence community, political leaders, science, the Constitution and the rule of law was a given; that the American promise was based on good faith, compromise and checks and balances; and that presidents should be role models. ** {{citation |date=2020-10-19 |title=Trump’s COVID-19 Misinformation Since Testing Positive | author= Jill Lawren | periodical=USA Today | url=https://usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/10/19/never-trump-conservatives-for-biden-patriots-role-models-column/3696503001/}} * On January 20, 2017, Donald John Trump became president, unskilled in the machinery of government and unmoved morally by the calling of the position, but aglow in his unmatched power. The first three years of Trump's term revealed a presidency of one, in which the universal value was loyalty- not to the country, but to the president himself. Scandal, bluster, and uninhibited chaos reigned. Decisions were driven by a reflexive logic of self-preservation and self-aggrandizement. Delusions born of narcissism and insecurity overtook reality. ** Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 1 * The year 2020 will be remembered in the American epoch as one of anguish and abject failure. The coronavirus pandemic killed more than half a million people in the United States and infected tens of millions more, the deadliest health crisis in a century. Through the administration's Operation Warp Speed helped produce vaccines in record time, its overall coronavirus response was mismanaged by the president and marred by ineptitude and backbiting. The virus was only one of the crises Trump confronted in 2020. The pandemic paralyzed the economy, plunging the nation into a recession during which low-wage workers, many of them minorities, suffered the most. The May 25 killing of George Floyd, a Black man, under the knee of a white police officer ignited protests for racial justice and an end to police discrimination and brutality. Yet Trump sought to exploit the simmering divisions for personal political gain, quickly declared himself "your president of law and order" and relentlessly pressured Pentagon leaders to deploy active-duty troops against Black Lives Matter protestors. The worsening climate crisis, meanwhile, was almost entirely ignored Trump, who earlier in his term had rolled back environmental regulations and withdrawn the United States from the Paris Agreement. The president was instead preoccupied with stoking doubts about the legitimacy of the election. After he lost to Joe Biden, Trump fanned the flames of conspiracies and howled about fraud that did not exist. His false claims of a "rigged election" inspired thousands of people to storm the Capitol in a violent and ultimately failed insurrection on January 6, 2021. ** Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 2 * Most of Trump's failings can be explained by a simple truth: He cared more about himself than the country. Whether managing the coronavirus or reacting to his election defeat, Trump prioritized what he thought to be his political and personal interests over the common good. ** Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 4 * ...shrewdness, coupled with shamelessness and unnatural political stamina, allowed Trump to deliver on many of his political promises. He pleased his conservative base by remaking the federal judiciary, including with three nominations to the Supreme Court; cutting taxes on corporations and the wealthy; expanding the military; toughening border enforcement; and weakening the regulatory state. Trump also forged new bilateral trade agreements, negotiated peace accords in the Middle East, and won concessions from European allies he had argued were taking advantage of the United States. Trump nearly won a second term. More than 74 million people voted to reelect him- the second-highest total ever recorded, the highest being Biden's 81 million. Were it not for Biden's victories in a handful of swing states, Trump would have won the electoral college and secured four more years in office. It would be foolhardy then to dismiss his presidency as a failure and to turn the page on this period. Rather, we must try to understand what made him so appealing to so many, and what that reveals about the country. ** Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 6-7 *Deserate people do desperate things in desperate times, unfortunately the American people are facing desperate times of [[COVID-19]], but '''this president is in desperate times'''... as he speaks ill about senator Harris '''he speaks ill about women''', and we hear it and it is a '''loud siren across this nation''' **[[Sheila Jackson Lee]] on [https://www.facebook.com/AC360/videos/trump-intentionally-mispronouncing-kamala-harris-name/715040455763281/ Anderson Cooper 360 (video)] on October 26, 2020 * Sadism has even found a prominent position in popular culture.Many prime-time television series now owe their staying power to the sadistic impulses they exploit on the tube. Audience members find tremendous enjoyment in viewing horrified contestants who devour worms and insects on NBC's ''Fear Factor''; Donald Trump who exclaims without nuance, "You're fired" on his wildly popular series, ''The Apprentice''... ** Jack Levin and James Alan Fox, "Normalcy in Behavioral Characteristics of the Sadistic Serial Killer", Chapter 1 in ''Serial Murder and the Psychology of Violent Crimes'', edited by Richard N. Kocsis, 2008 Humana Press; p. 12-13 *Donald Trump is no conservative. That's not a crime, it's just a reason to vote against him. Many fine people are not conservatives. But the reason Trump's candidacy should worry the Right runs much deeper than that. He poses a direct challenge to conservatism, because he embodies the empty promise of managerial leadership outside of politics. ** Yuval Levin, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. *We have now arrived at a point where what is being spouted by Donald Trump, and others, amounts to a shallow, vulgar, uncompassionate conservatism. Sadly, to many Republicans, [[George W. Bush|Bush]] is now a punchline, and Trump is the fad of the moment. ** Matt Lewis, [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/25/you-guys-i-m-starting-to-miss-dubya.html "You Guys, I'm Starting to Miss Dubya"] (25 November 2015), ''The Daily Beast'' *President Trump’s order to take out Qasem Soleimani was morally, constitutionally and strategically correct. It deserves more bipartisan support than the begrudging or negative reactions it has received thus far from my fellow Democrats. ** [[Joe Lieberman]], [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-and-iran-11578262553 "The Democrats and Iran"], ''[[w:The Wall Street Journal|The Wall Street Journal]]'' (January 5, 2020) *I know Donald Trump. He's been a frequent guest on my radio and television programs, and I introduced him at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2015. He has always been amiable and complimentary. I genuinely like him. But not as my presidential pick. ** Dana Loesch, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * Trump's time in the White House is finally over. His presidency can be summarized as chaos, division, threats and hate. It's a wake up call for what can happen when hate and extremism are let in. ** Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden, on [https://www.facebook.com/stefanlofven/posts/5326105824096935 FaceBook, January 20 2021] (in Swedish). *While Trump's appeal to various groups may be understandable, he makes a terrible champion for Republicans, and especially for conservatives. By the standards we typically use to evaluate candidates — their records, their views, their popularity with the general public, their experience, their temperament, their character — Trump should be dismissed out of hand. No candidate is perfect, but large numbers of conservatives have never before supported any candidate so obviously deficient in all of these respects. That Trump has a long history of liberal positions that extends even into the fairly recent past should not by itself be disqualifying. Conservatism has always welcomed converts. But conservatives have also expected some demonstrated commitment to their principles, some action that advanced their causes, before seeking to elevate a convert to high office. When Mitt Romney ran for the Senate in 1994, for example, he tried to distance himself from Reagan-era conservatism. He later moved right. But even on his least conservative day, Romney was arguing for a smaller government and lower taxes (and for an end to Ted Kennedy's career). Trump, by contrast, has done essentially nothing for any conservative cause prior to deciding to run for the Republican presidential nomination. ** [[Rich Lowry]] and Ramesh Ponnuru, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/425010/donald-trump-lowry-ponnuru "Trump Wrongs The Right"] (19 October 2015), ''National Review''. * Trump obviously never meant to impose a wealth test on his administration, or he would have failed it himself. He is proof that a fortune isn't necessarily an obstacle to being a champion of an agenda of {{w|populist}} reform. ** [[Rich Lowry]], ''[http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/no-the-swamp-wont-be-drained-214493 No, the Swamp Won't Be Drained]'', ''{{w|Politico}}'' (December 01, 2016) * He wouldn't {{w|drain the swamp}}, but merely feed different alligators. ** [[Rich Lowry]], ''[http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/no-the-swamp-wont-be-drained-214493 No, the Swamp Won't Be Drained]'', ''{{w|Politico}}'' (December 01, 2016) * No participant in an administration that caged children, performed involuntary surgeries on captive women, and scoffed at science as millions were infected with a deadly virus should be enriched by the almost rote largesse of a big book deal. And no one who incited, suborned, instigated, or otherwise supported the January 6, 2021 coup attempt should have their philosophies remunerated and disseminated through our beloved publishing houses. ** Barry Lyga, novelist, in a letter signed by more than 250 authors, editors, agents, professors and others in the American literary community, as quoted in {{citation |date=2021-01-15 |title=Hundreds in publishing sign letter objecting to book deals for the Trump administration | author= Dorany Pineda | periodical=Los Angeles Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-01-15/book-world-signs-letter-to-block-trump-book-deals}} * When you get up there and try to say you want to see Hillary Clinton win, that wouldn't go over so big. Trump has sold me. What more can I say? I just think he's the only one who's going to turn this country around. ** [[Loretta Lynn]], as quoted in [http://dailycaller.com/2016/01/13/this-huge-country-star-just-revealed-the-republican-shes-supporting-for-president/ "This Huge Country Star Just Revealed The Republican She's Supporting For President"] by Kaitlan Collins, ''The Daily Caller'' (13 January 2016) === M === * [Trump ... alpha male] they’re overcompensating for how insecure they feel — a man who is secure with himself, a human who is secure with themselves, doesn’t have to go around bullying people all the time. ** [[Madonna]] stating it was not true that she had ever asked Donald Trump for a date according to [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/magazine/madonna-madame-x.html Madonna at Sixty] published June 5, 2019 *Donald Trump, for all of his bluster, is at least authentically stupid... All these other guys are clown posers. Trump is the genuine article. And, God help me, I think I'd rather have him sitting in the Oval Office, getting stupidly out-maneuvered by the politicians under him, than bringing in a guy like [[Ben Carson|Carson]] who is willing to shred every last bit of his intellectual credibility in order to lord over a citizenry he doesn't seem to have much respect for. ** {{w|Drew Magary}}, [http://www.gq.com/story/fuck-ben-carson "F*ck Ben Carson"], ''GQ'' (8 October 2015) * New Rule: Whenever you think the Tea Party can't get any dumber, they get dumber. Now they're in love with Donald Trump. Because nothing says "We're serious about fiscal responsibility" quite like a billionaire whose corporations have filed for bankruptcy three times. ** {{citation | author = [[Bill Maher]] | year = 2011 | title = The New New Rules: A Funny Look At How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass | location = New York | publisher = Blue Rider Press | isbn = 978-0399158414 }} * Here's the thing about Donald Trump: He never apologizes. He's never wrong, no matter what crazy thing he says. He's totally— he's the white [[Kanye West|Kanye]]. And they are gonna love him. For a party whose base adores belligerence, this is the guy. ** [[Bill Maher]], {{citation | date = 2015-06-26 | title = Real Time with Bill Maher | medium = TV | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTL-M3e6lq0 }} * Did you know that of the 14 states with the highest number of painkiller prescriptions per person, they all went for Trump? ** [[Bill Maher]] ''Real Time with Bill Maher'', January 20th 2017 * His behavior defies the traditional definition of what it means to be "manly." He wears bronzer, loves gold and gossip, is obsessed with his physical appearance, whines constantly, can't control his emotions, watches daytime television, enjoys parades and interior decorating, and used to sell perfume. ** Windsor Mann, {{citation | date = 2019-02-18 | title = The least macho president | publisher = The Week | url = https://theweek.com/articles/816310/least-macho-president }} * He set us back like 10 years. We have worked so hard to promote our values, values that made him president when he hawked them, and now he does this, leaving everything in shambles? Nah, destroy him. Let it be a lesson to every other 'populist'. ** Frances Martel, international news editor at Breitbart News, as quoted by {{citation | author = Will Sommer | date = 2021-01-15 | title = ‘Destroy Trump’: Breitbart Staffers Seethe After Capitol Riot | publisher = Daily Beast | url = https://www.thedailybeast.com/breitbart-staffers-clashed-over-blaming-trump-for-capitol-riot-leaked-chats-show?ref=home?ref=home }} * I think even during the campaign I said that Trump reminded me most of [[w:Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]. They have the same level of emotional maturity. And Joffrey likes to remind everyone that he's king. And he thinks that gives him the ability to do anything. And we're not an absolute monarchy, like Westeros is. We're a constitutional republic. And yet, Trump doesn't seem to know what that means. He thinks the presidency gives him the power to do anything. And so, yeah, Joffrey is Trump. ** [[George R. R. Martin]], interviewed by Jamie Sims in the ''T: The New York Times Style Magazine'', [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/t-magazine/george-rr-martin-qanda-game-of-thrones.html "George R. R. Martin Answers Times Staffers’ Burning Questions,"] October 16, 2018. * Today's violent assault on our Capitol, an effort to subjugate American democracy by mob rule, was fomented by Mr. Trump. His use of the Presidency to destroy trust in our election and to poison our respect for fellow citizens has been enabled by pseudo political leaders whose names will live in infamy as profiles in cowardice. Our Constitution and our Republic will overcome this stain and We the People will come together again in our never-ending effort to form a more perfect Union, while Mr. Trump will deservedly be left a man without a country. ** James Mattis {{citation | date = 2020-01-07 | title = Former Defense Secretary Mattis says Trump 'fomented' the security breach at the US Capitol | publisher = abc NEWS | url = https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/defense-secretary-mattis-trump-fomented-security-breach-us/story?id=75100611 }} * Trump is a potential disaster as commander-in-chief—uninformed, volatile, poor judgment. Hard to believe this is the candidate of a major political party. ** [[Barry McCaffrey]], retired four-star U.S. Army general, as quoted in [https://www.yahoo.com/news/does-military-think-donald-trump-204408128.html "What Does the Military Think of Donald Trump?"] (15 June 2016), ''Time'' * In recent days, Donald Trump disparaged a fallen soldier's parents. He has suggested that the likes of their son should not be allowed in the United States — to say nothing of entering its service. I cannot emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump's statement. I hope Americans understand that the remarks do not represent the views of our Republican Party, its officers, or candidates. ** [[John McCain]], statement regarding Donald Trump's comments about [[Khizr M. Khan|Khizr]] and Ghazala Khan ([http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/01/politics/john-mccain-statement-khan-family/index.html transcript] by {{w|CNN}}) (August 1, 2016) * I claim no moral superiority over Donald Trump. I have a long and well-known public and private record for which I will have to answer at the Final Judgment, and I repose my hope in the promise of mercy and the moderation of age. I challenge the nominee to set the example for what our country can and should represent. ** [[John McCain]], statement regarding Donald Trump's comments about [[Khizr M. Khan|Khizr]] and Ghazala Khan ([http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/01/politics/john-mccain-statement-khan-family/index.html transcript] by {{w|CNN}}) (August 1, 2016) * Arizona is watching. It is time for Donald Trump to set the example for our country and the future of the Republican Party. While our Party has bestowed upon him the nomination, it is not accompanied by unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us. ** [[John McCain]], statement regarding Donald Trump's comments about [[Khizr M. Khan|Khizr]] and Ghazala Khan ([http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/01/politics/john-mccain-statement-khan-family/index.html transcript] by {{w|CNN}}) (August 1, 2016) * [[2018 Russia–United States summit|Today's press conference in Helsinki]] was one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory. The damage inflicted by [[President Trump]]'s [[naiveté]], [[egotism]], [[false]] [[equivalence]], and [[sympathy]] for [[autocrats]] is difficult to calculate. … President Trump proved not only unable, but unwilling to stand up to [[Putin]]. He and Putin seemed to be speaking from the same script as the president made a conscious [[choice]] to defend a [[tyrant]] against the fair questions of a [[free press]], and to grant Putin an uncontested platform to spew [[propaganda]] and [[lies]] to the [[world]]. … No prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant. Not only did President Trump fail to speak the [[truth]] about an adversary; but speaking for America to the world, our president failed to [[defend]] all that makes us who we are — a [[republic]] of [[free]] [[people]] dedicated to the cause of [[liberty]] at home and abroad. American presidents must be the champions of that cause if it is to [[succeed]]. Americans are [[waiting]] and hoping for President Trump to embrace that [[sacred]] [[responsibility]]. One can only [[hope]] they are not waiting totally in vain. ** [[John McCain]], official statement: [https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=press-releases&id=A99FDA26-673D-4560-B4EA-5AEDF0685EC5 "SASC Chairman John Mccain on Trump-Putin Meeting" (16 July 2018)] *The presidency's most crucial duty is the protection of American national security. Yet, interviewed by Hugh Hewitt months into his campaign, Donald Trump did not know the key leaders of the global jihad. The man who would be commander-in-chief was unfamiliar with Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader who has been murdering Americans for over 30 years; Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's longtime deputy who has quite notoriously commanded al-Qaeda since the network's leader was killed by U.S. forces in 2011; and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic State (ISIS) and a jihadist so globally notorious that many teenagers are aware of him. Of course a man who wants to be president should make it his business to know such things. **Andrew C. McCarthy, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. <i> About the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|attack on US Capitol]]: </i> * The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. ** Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Republican, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-19 | author = Alex Rogers, Clare Foran | title = Mitch McConnell: Capitol Hill mob was 'provoked' by Trump | publisher = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/mitch-mcconnell-rioters-provoked/index.html }} <i> About the attack on US Capitol: </i> * Former President Trump's actions that preceded the riot were a disgraceful, disgraceful dereliction of duty. Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. * Impeachment was never meant to be the final forum for American justice * We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former Presidents are not immune from being held accountable by either one. * He did not do his job. He didn't take steps so federal law could be faithfully executed and order restored. No. Instead, according to public reports, he watched television happily -- happily -- as the chaos unfolded. ** Mitch McConnell, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-02-13 | author = Alex Rogers and Manu Raju | title = McConnell blames Trump but voted not guilty anyway | publisher = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/13/politics/mitch-mcconnell-acquit-trump/index.html }} *When you think of how far we have come, and at what cost, and with what faith, to just turn it all over to this monstrous clown with a monstrous ego, with no experience, never served his country in any way — it's just crazy. We can't stand by and let it happen. The Republican Party shouldn't stand by and let it happen. ** {{w|David McCullough}}, quoted by Jim Dwyer in ''{{w|The New York Times}}'', [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/nyregion/donald-trump-david-mccullough-ken-burns.html "Scholars Steeped in Dead Politicians Take On a Live One: Donald Trump,"] July 12 2016. *Trump had been calling for better relations with [[Russia]] during his presidential campaign... Stooping to a new low, Friday's (New York) Times headline screamed: "F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia." For those interested in evidence — or the lack of it— regarding collusion between Russia and the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, we can thank the usual Russia-gate promoters at [[Mainstream media|The New York Times and CNN]] for inadvertently filling in some gaps in recent days... NYT readers had to get down to paragraph 9 to read: "No evidence has emerged..." **[[Ray McGovern]] in [https://consortiumnews.com/2019/01/15/russia-gate-evidence-please/ ''Ray McGovern: Russia-gate Evidence, Please,''] (15 January 2019) * Donald Trump is no conservative. He's a populist whose theme is: Our government is broken, and I'll fix it. He's right on point one: Both parties have failed to lead. Obama and congressional Democrats manipulate the levers of power to push America farther toward European socialism; Republicans promise free-market alternatives but end up caving in to pressure or carrying water for the GOP's own big-government special interests. The American people have signaled in recent elections that they've had enough of business as usual, and now they want to clean house. Yet Trump is no better than what we already have. He'll say anything to get a vote but give us more of the same if he gets into office. Trump beguiles us, defies the politically correct media, and bullies anyone who points out that the emperor has no clothes. None of that makes him a conservative who cherishes liberty... For decades, Trump has argued for big government. ** David McIntosh, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * Trump himself thought it was a good idea in the recent past to support Hillary Clinton, including to be President. ** Dan McLaughlin, [http://www.redstate.com/dan_mclaughlin/2016/05/17/never-trump-movement-neither-anti-american-hypocritical/ "The Never Trump Movement Is Neither Anti-American Nor Hypocritical"] (17 May 2016), ''Red State'' * Trump is unexpectedly increasing my enthusiasm for [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary]]. What he is saying is not based on facts: it's based on immaturity, bad judgment and ignorance, and I think it's going to be hard for people in uniform who are thoughtful about this, to vote for him. ** [[Merrill McPeak]], retired U.S. Air Force chief of staff, as quoted in [https://www.yahoo.com/news/does-military-think-donald-trump-204408128.html "What Does the Military Think of Donald Trump?"] (15 June 2016), ''Time'' * Donald Trump is an original ** [[John McWhorter]] '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phsU1vVHOQI Language Expert: Donald Trump's Way Of Speaking Is 'Oddly Adolescent' | The 11th Hour | MSNBC]''' (September 15, 2017) * Trump's brawling, blustery, mean-spirited public persona serves to associate conservatives with all the negative stereotypes that liberals have for decades attached to their opponents on the right. According to conventional caricature, conservatives are selfish, greedy, materialistic, bullying, misogynistic, angry, and intolerant. They are, we're told, privileged and pampered elitists who revel in the advantages of inherited wealth while displaying only cruel contempt for the less fortunate and the less powerful. The Left tried to smear Ronald Reagan in such terms but failed miserably because he displayed none of the stereotypical traits... Trump is the living, breathing, bellowing personification of all the nasty characteristics Democrats routinely ascribe to Republicans. ** {{w|Michael Medved}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * There are two tactical approaches for candidates seeking their party's nomination in election campaigns. One is to strongly debate the issues and firmly advocate your positions, but to avoid personal attacks on your opponents or needless divisiveness. The other is to vigorously attack your fellow candidates, disparaging them personally and seeking to raise yourself up by dragging them down. Ronald Reagan was famous for epitomizing the former path. Donald Trump, unfortunately, has chosen to follow the latter course... At a time when the nation is suffering under one of the most divisive and incompetent presidents in history, our people need positive, unifying leadership, not negative, destructive political rhetoric. ** [[Edwin Meese]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * Trump owes less to Willkie's tradition than to Benito Mussolini's, and not only because of the superficial: Trump's chin-out toughness, sweeping right-hand gestures and talk of his "huge" successes and his "stupid" opponents all evoke the Italian dictator's style. Monday's breathtaking announcement that he would block all Muslims from entering the United States has many pointing out the obvious fascist overtones... Trump uses many of the fascist's tools: a contempt for facts, spreading a pervasive sense of fear and overwhelming crisis, portraying his backers as victims, assigning blame to foreign or alien actors and suggesting only his powerful personality can transcend the crisis. He endorsed the violence done to a dissenter at one of his rallies, and he now floats the idea of making entry to the United States contingent on religion. ** [[Dana Milbank]], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-isnt-todays-wendell-willkie-hes-todays-benito-mussolini/2015/12/08/77c81b0c-9ddc-11e5-a3c5-c77f2cc5a43c_story.html "Donald Trump, America's modern Mussolini"] (8 December 2015), ''The Washington Post''. * For all the promises Trump is breaking, there is one he has kept without wavering: his vow to be unpredictable. ... Some suggest that there is a method to Trump's [[madness]], that he is trying to make would-be adversaries think he is [[irrational]] and capricious, thereby making [[foes]] and [[rivals]] wary of pushing him too far. ... But in Trump's application of the {{w|Madman Theory}} there seems to be less [[theory]] than madman. There may be advantages to keeping foes and opponents off guard, but Trump is baffling [[friends]] and [[allies]], too. In [[foreign affairs]], unpredictability spooks allies and spreads instability. And unpredictable [[policy]] at home has long been seen as toxic for business. ... The widespread [[chaos]] suggests Trump isn't signaling new policies as much as he's winging it. His unpredictability is not a theory. It's the absence of one. ** [[Dana Milbank]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-one-consistent-policy-chaos/2016/12/06/f1a5a5ae-bbf7-11e6-91ee-1adddfe36cbe_story.html?utm_term=.f664c9ebc888 Trump's one consistent policy: Chaos]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (December 6, 2016) * You never know where the president's trigger point is ** Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley according to "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcGUVBJgZnE Milley took top-secret action to limit Trump's ability to order military strike, book says]" (January8, 2021) *He needs no introduction. His name is familiar to every person on the planet Earth. His name comes up in almost every conversation in the world on global politics. His every word is followed by tens of millions. He has left a deep and lasting impact everywhere. **[[Narendra Modi]], speaking at the "Howdy Modi" rally at NRG Stadium in Houston, United States, ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhFC-Un3J9Q ETV Andhra Pradesh]'' (22 September 2019) [[File:Moon Jae-in presidential portrait.jpg|thumb|President Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize. ~ [[Moon Jae-in]]]] * '''President Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize.''' ** [[Moon Jae-in]], as quoted in [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-trump/trump-should-win-the-nobel-peace-prize-says-south-koreas-moon-idUSKBN1I10OD "South Korea president says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize"] by Hyonhee Shin, ''Reuters'' (30 April 2018) * The three primary goals of religious conservatives: to protect all human life, including that of the unborn; to reinforce the sanctity of marriage and the family; and to conserve the religious freedom of all persons. All three goals would be in jeopardy under a Trump presidency. Yes, Trump says that he is pro-life now, despite having supported partial-birth abortion in the past. The problem is not whether he can check a box. Pro-life voters expect leaders to have a coherent vision of human dignity and to be able to defend against assaults on human life in the future—some of which may be unimaginable today and will present themselves only as new technologies develop. ** Russell Moore, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * Trump's proposal would assure the enmity of all Muslims, including those whose support we need if we are to prevail. Even assuming an infallible way to identify who is Muslim, the proposal is both under- and over-inclusive. It is under-inclusive because it does not address potential terrorists who have U.S. passports or residence permits, or are already here, or may threaten us abroad; it is over-inclusive because it bars the huge majority of Muslims who are not potential terrorists. Trump says he would order the military to kill the families of terrorists. That would be a direct violation of the most basic laws of armed conflict, which require that deadly force be used only when required by military necessity, under circumstances that allow distinction between military and civilian targets, and when incidental damage to non-military targets is proportional to the military advantage gained. A military that adhered to the laws of armed conflict would necessarily disobey such an order; if it followed the order, both the person who gave it and those who followed it would be subject to prosecution for war crimes. ** Michael B. Mukasey, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. *What a fucking idiot. **[[Rupert Murdoch]], as quoted in [http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/michael-wolff-fire-and-fury-book-donald-trump.html "Donald Trump Didn't Want to Be President"] (January 2017), by Michael Wolff, ''NY Mag'' * I want him out. He has caused enough damage. ** Lisa Murkovski, Republican senator, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-10 | author = Kate Sullivan, Nicky Robertson | title = Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says he thinks Trump 'committed impeachable offenses' | publisher = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/pat-toomey-trump-impeachable-offenses/index.html }} *Trump has gotten six or seven stories in his [[President of the United States|presidency]] so far, that if they happened in 1981, there would have been serious talk about the president needing to resign. And that's gone now, that ray gun of, ''"We don't do this. You can't get away with that"'' is pretty much gone... Everything is a [[Bigotry|racial stereotype]] with him half the time. We've got to admit that about [[Trump]]. **[[Mike Murphy]], [http://conversationswithbillkristol.org/video/mike-murphy/ interview with Bill Kristol] (20 June 2017) *A Moscow loving grifter is on the loose in the White House. Shame on the Vichy Republicans who constantly enable him. **[[Mike Murphy (political consultant)|Mike Murphy]], [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/04/playbook-birthday-mike-murphy-620654 interview with Daniel Lippman] (2018) * I don't hate the man, but it's time for Trump to hang up his hat & sail into the sunset. * Do we really want a bull in a china shop situation every single day!? Also, I think the legal maximum age for start of Presidential term should be 69. ** Elon Musk, quoted in [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/other/3554566-elon-musk-time-for-trump-to-hang-up-his-hat-sail-into-the-sunset/ "Elon Musk: Time for Trump to ‘hang up his hat & sail into the sunset’"], 7 July 2022 * What kind of son have I created? ** [[w:Mary Anne MacLeod Trump|Mary Trump|]] (Trump's mother), [https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/share/e515a2cd-a51b-4f83-8d61-6ebb9a104e0a is said] to have asked [[Ivana Trump]] === N === * When Trump came for the Mexicans, I did not speak out — as I was not a Mexican. When he came for the Muslims I did not speak out — as I was not a Muslim. Then he came for me. ** [[New York Daily News|The Daily News]], variant of ''{{w|First they came ...}}'' by [[Martin Niemöller]], as quoted in ''[https://www.businessinsider.com/daily-news-donald-trump-muslim-cover-2015-12 Daily News cover shows Donald Trump cutting off the Statue of Liberty's head]'' (December 09, 2015) by Colin Campbell, ''{{w|Business Insider}}'' * I love Donald, and he would make a great [[President of the United States|president]]. Number one, he tells the truth. Number two, he's been where most of these guys want to be, in terms of riding on his own plane. He doesn't have to worry about what hotels he stays in, he doesn't have to worry about how his family gets to Hawaii, so on and so forth. I could give you so many reasons. But most of all, most important I think for Mr. Trump, is he tells it like it is. Look, we can talk about these radicals all we want, but it's my opinion, and I heard [Trump] say this too: They're only going to be as radical as we let them be. ** [[w:Wayne Newton|Wayne Newton]] on {{citation | date = 2015-10-06 | title = [[w:Fox & Friends|Fox & Friends]] | medium = TV }} — as quoted in [http://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/256070-wayne-newton-all-in-on-trump "Wayne Newton all in on Trump"] by Judy Kurtz, ''The Hill'' (6 October 2015) * Mr President... STOP THE INSANITY You lost the election - here's how to save your legacy ** New York Post, quoted in [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/28/media/new-york-post-donald-trump-editorial/index.html "New York Post to Donald Trump: Stop the insanity"], David Goldman, ''CNN'' (29 December 2020) *Trump has chosen to identify himself as a Republican as a matter of egotistical convenience. ** Tom Nichols, [http://thefederalist.com/2016/02/24/ill-take-hillary-clinton-over-donald-trump/ "I'll Take Hillary Clinton Over Donald Trump"] (24 February 2016), ''The Federalist'' *'''As you can imagine, [Pat] is an expert on politics and she predicts whenever you decide to run for office you will be a winner!''' ** [[Richard Nixon]], crediting his wife [[w:Pat Nixon|Pat Nixon]] in a letter to Trump in 1987, [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nixon-predicted-trump-success/ FACT CHECK: Did Richard Nixon Write a Letter Predicting Donald Trump’s Success in Politics?], ''[[w:Snopes|Snopes]]'', (May 18, 2017) *Have you ever argued with a toddler? Because if you have, you probably lost that argument, or you killed the toddler. Either way, you didn't win the argument, because you can't win an argument against a toddler. Toddlers will say the most outlandish shit. [...] Over the course of this election season, we've come to realize that president-elect Donald Trump might have the mind of a toddler. And if you think about it, it makes sense. He loves the same things that toddlers do. They like building things. They love attention, always grabbing things they're not supposed to. [...] You don't argue with a child if you want to win. Don't amplify the toddler's voice, because you'll just get trapped in the toddler's world. Rather, just keep asking the toddler to elaborate. Because logic is the downfall of every toddler. The point is to gently demoralize the toddler and smother his tantrums. And, as a bonus, stop him from delegitimizing the press. **[[Trevor Noah]], ''[[The Daily Show]]'', November 30, 2016. Quoted in ''[https://www.businessinsider.com/trevor-noah-trump-toddler-2016-11 Trevor Noah: How journalists really need to deal with Trump]'' (November 30, 2016) by Paul Schrodt, ''{{w|Business Insider}}'' * Donald Trump should be given the [[w:Presidential Medal of Freedom|Medal of Freedom]] for speaking his mind in such a bold, honest and straight-forward manner. ** [[Ted Nugent]], ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150710040259/http://www.wnd.com/2015/07/give-trump-the-medal-of-freedom/ Give Trump the Medal of Freedom]'', ''{{w|WorldNetDaily}}'' (August 7, 2015). Quoted in ''[https://www.factcheck.org/2018/09/shaq-didnt-call-trump-the-best-president/ Shaq Didn’t Call Trump the 'Best President']'' (September 17, 2018) by Catherine Monk, ''{{w|FactCheck.org}}'' * Donald Trump comes closer than anyone else to being the archetype of the species; crossing genres, he exemplifies all the ways an asshole can capture our attention. ** {{citation | author = Geoffrey Nunberg | date = 2012-08-14 | title = [[w:Ascent of the A-Word|Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years]] | location = New York | publisher = PublicAffairs | isbn = 978-1610391757 | pages = 164-165 }} === O === * [Americans have] a continuing normative commitment to the ideals of individual freedom and mobility, values that extend far beyond the issue of race in the American mind. The depth of this commitment may be summarily dismissed as the unfounded optimism of the average American—I may not be Donald Trump now, but just you wait; if I don't make it, my children will. ** [[Barack Obama]], in a 1991 law school paper called "Race and Rights Rhetoric", as quoted in ''Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama'' (2017) by David Garrow, and reported in [https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/young-obama-said-the-american-dream-is-to-be-donald-trump "Young Obama Said the American Dream Is to Be Donald Trump", ''Vice'' (12 May 2017)] *We've got a debate inside the other party that is fantasy and schoolyard taunts and selling stuff like it's the Home Shopping Network. And then you've got the Republican establishment -- they're very exercised: We're shocked that somebody would be saying these things. We're shocked that somebody is fanning anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-Muslim sentiment. '''We're shocked! We're shocked that somebody could be loose with the facts. Or distort someone's record -- shocked... This is the guy, remember, who was sure that I was born in Kenya. Who just wouldn't let it go. And all this same Republican establishment, they weren't saying nothing. As long as it was directed at me, they were fine with it. They thought it was a hoot. Wanted to get his endorsement... What is happening in this primary is just a distillation of what's been happening inside their party for more than a decade.''' I mean, the reason that many of their voters are responding is because this is what's been fed through the messages they've been sending for a long time -- that you just make flat assertions that don't comport with the facts. That you just deny the evidence of science. That compromise is a betrayal. That the other side isn't simply wrong, or we just disagree, we want to take a different approach, but the other side is destroying the country, or treasonous. I mean, that's - look it up. That's what they've been saying. So they can't be surprised when somebody suddenly looks and says, you know what, I can do that even better. I can make stuff up better than that. I can be more outrageous than that. I can insult people even better than that. I can be even more uncivil. **Barack Obama on Trump, [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/03/14/remarks-president-dnc-reception-austin-tx March 2016] * I did hope, for the sake of our country, that Donald Trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously … But he never did. For close to four years now, he’s shown no interest in putting in the work; no interest in finding common ground; no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends; no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves. … Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t. **Barack Obama on Trump, [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/08/democratic-national-convention-kamala-harris-barack-obama 20 August 2020] * I like Donald Trump because he speaks from the heart. Make America Great Again is a great slogan. I would like to meet him. ** [[w:Family of Barack Obama#Malik_Obama|Malik Obama]], President Obama's half-brother, as quoted in [http://nypost.com/2016/07/24/why-obamas-half-brother-says-hell-be-voting-for-donald-trump/ "Why Obama's half-brother says he'll be voting for Donald Trump"] by Isabel Vincent, ''New York Post'' (24 July 2016) *Let's take a page from Donald Trump's book and ignore political correctness for a moment. If you support Trump, you support his sexist, bigoted and racist views. There are no ifs, ands or buts about it, and this is especially true for GOP party leaders, elected officials and even community leaders. Some have said things such as, 'I don't like Trump's history of demeaning women, but I think he will be good for the economy'. Sorry, you don't get a pass because you like one of his policy proposals. It's akin to saying, 'I supported Hitler for his tax plan'. And no, I'm absolutely not comparing Trump to Hitler. But Anne Frank's 86-year-old stepsister, Eva Schloss, who survived Auschwitz, did just that a few weeks ago, telling ''Newsweek'' that Trump 'is acting like another Hitler by inciting racism'. **Dean Obeidallah, [http://www.edition.cnn.com/2016/02/24/opinions/support-trump-support-bigotry-obeidallah/index.html "A Vote For Trump Is A Vote"] (24 February 2016), ''CNN'', State of Georgia: Cable News Network *He said to me, "if you're ever caught cheating, you deny, deny, deny, and wear them out, and they will believe you eventually because you've denied so long." **Jack O'Donnell, former president of the Trump Plaza casino in Atlantic City, [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/us/politics/stephen-moore-donald-trump-sexual-misconduct.html Believing Him: For Trump, Sticking With Men Like Stephen Moore Is Nothing New] (26 April 2019), ''New York Times'' * <p>This young girl, {{w|Tara Conner}}, how old is she? 20? 21. She went out and she was partying. She's from Kentucky. She went to New York and she was hanging out at all the parties, and doing what [[Paris Hilton|Paris]] and [[Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay]] do — you know, dancing, whatever. And so he held a press conference to announce whether or not she was going to ''retain'' her ''crown''. And then she started to cry, going, "I just want to thank Donald for giving me a second chance." And there he is, hair looping, going ''[flipping hair over top of her head, imitating Trump]'' "Everyone deserves a second chance. I'm going to give her a second chance."</p><p>He annoys me on a multitude of levels. ''He's'' the moral authority? Left the first wife, had an affair. Left the second wife, had an affair. Had kids both times, but ''he's'' the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America. Donald, sit and spin, my friend! I don't enjoy him. No. No, no, no.</p> * He inherited a lot of money — wait a minute — and he's been bankrupt so many times where he didn't have to pay. But the people beneath him who he owed money to got shorted out of the money, but he got to again, try again and again. And you know what saved him the second time? After his father died, with ''that'' money, he paid off all his bankruptcy. This is not a self-made man. * I just think that this man is sort of like one of those, you know, snake oil salesmen in ''Little House on the Prairie''. ** Rosie O'Donnell, ''The View'' (2006), quoted in "[http://www.people.com/article/rosie-odonnell-addresses-donald-trump-attack-presidential-debate Rosie O'Donnell Hits Back at Donald Trump After Debate Bashing - and Calls Him an 'Orange Anus']", ''People'' ({{#formatdate:2016-09-27}}) ** Referring to Trump's announcement that he would give Miss USA 2006 a "second chance" after her substance abuse scandal. *This man just can't be [[w:President of the United States|president]]. They've got this button — this briefcase. He's going to find it. **[[P. J. O'Rourke]], alluding to the nuclear codes the commander-in-chief takes control of upon assuming office, [http://www.npr.org/2016/05/09/477339063/conservative-author-pj-orourke-reluctantly-backs-clinton May 7, 2016] on [[w:NPR|NPR]] * The [[w:Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Fathers]] created a system of {{w|checks and balances}} to limit the power of the President, but it only works if someone fucking checks or balances. And if you don't, it's no longer on Trump, it's on you. Because when you've got the presidential equivalent of a five-year-old shitting on the salad bar of a {{w|Ruby Tuesdays}}, at some point you stop blaming the five-year-old, and you start blaming the people who are not stopping him. Stop that boy, that's what I am saying. Stop that boy, now. ** [[John Oliver]] during a piece on the aftermath of Trump's firing of FBI Director [[James Comey]] on his [[w:Last Week Tonight with John Oliver|Last Week Tonight]] show (14 May 2017) * Now that he’s president-elect, you just hope that he can make the world a better place. He won fair and square. We have to give him a chance. There’s no need talking about recounts and this and that. ** [[Shaquille O'Neal]], as quoted in ''[https://www.factcheck.org/2018/09/shaq-didnt-call-trump-the-best-president/ Shaq Didn’t Call Trump the 'Best President']'' (September 17, 2018) by Catherine Monk, ''{{w|FactCheck.org}}'' === P === *I'm happy with what Trump has done, because he's totally blown up the media! All of a sudden, ‘BOOM!' That lack of caution and shooting from the hip. He's not a president, of course. He's not remotely a president. He has no political skills of any kind. He's simply an American citizen who is creating his own bully pulpit. ** [[Camille Paglia]], as quoted by Luke Morgan Britan, "[http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/before-calling-taylor-swift-a-nazi-barbie-camille-paglia-laid-into-plenty-of-other-celebrities-765347#SFT3Db4CgkKHb7QH.99 Before Calling Taylor Swift A ‘Nazi Barbie', Camille Paglia Laid Into Plenty Of Other Celebrities]", NME.com, Dec 11, 2015; retrieved 15 September 2017 *Had Hillary won, everyone would have expected disappointed Trump voters to show a modicum of respect for the electoral results as well as for the historic ceremony of the inauguration, during which former combatants momentarily unite to pay homage to the peaceful transition of power in our democracy. But that was not the reaction of a vast cadre of Democrats shocked by Trump's win. In an abject failure of leadership that may be one of the most disgraceful episodes in the history of the modern Democratic party, Chuck Schumer, who had risen to become the Senate Democratic leader after the retirement of Harry Reid, asserted absolutely no moral authority as the party spun out of control in a nationwide orgy of rage and spite. Nor were there statesmanlike words of caution and restraint from two seasoned politicians whom I have admired for decades and believe should have run for president long ago—Senator Dianne Feinstein and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. How do Democrats imagine they can ever expand their electoral support if they go on and on in this self-destructive way, impugning half the nation as vile racists and homophobes?<br/>All of which brings us to the issue of Trump's performance to date. The initial conundrum was: could he shift from being the slashing, caustic ex-reality show star of the campaign to a more measured, presidential persona? Perhaps to the dismay of his diehard critics, Trump did indeed make that transition at the Capitol on inauguration morning, when he appeared grave and focused, palpably conveying a sense of the awesome burdens of the highest office. As for his particular actions as president, I am no fan of executive orders, which usurp congressional prerogatives and which I was already denouncing when Obama was constantly signing them (with very little protest, one might add, from the mainstream media). ** [[Camille Paglia]], as quoted by Johnathan V. Last, "[http://www.weeklystandard.com/camille-paglia-on-trump-democrats-transgenderism-and-islamist-terror/article/2008464 Camille Paglia: On Trump, Democrats, Transgenderism, and Islamist Terror]", The Weekly Standard, June 15, 2017 * Only one candidate's record of success proves he is the master of [[w:Trump: The Art of the Deal|the art of the deal]]... I'm here to support the next president of the United States, Donald Trump. ** [[Sarah Palin]], [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/sarah-palins-speech-endorsing-donald-trump-in-full-a6822771.html "Sarah Palin's speech endorsing Donald Trump in full"], ''Independent'' (20 January 2016) *With Donald Trump as the presumptive presidential nominee, we are witnessing a populist hijacking of one of the United States' great political parties... [R]ooted in ignorance, prejudice, fear and isolationism... This troubles me deeply as a Republican, but it troubles me even more as an American... Enough is enough... It's time to put country before party and say it together: Never Trump. ** [[Henry Paulson]], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/when-it-comes-to-trump-a-republican-treasury-secretary-says-choose-country-over-party/2016/06/24/c7bdba34-3942-11e6-8f7c-d4c723a2becb_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory "Choose country over party"] (24 June 2016), ''The Washington Post'', Washington, D.C., as quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-henry-paulson-op-ed-hillary-clinton-election-2016/ ''CBS News''] (June 2016) *Trump has made a living out of preying on and bullying society's most vulnerable, with the help of government. He isn't an outsider, but rather an unelected politician of the worst kind. He admits that he's bought off elected officials in order get his way and to openly abuse the system. The rabid defense he gets from some quarters is astonishing. Trump's liberal positions aren't in the distant past—he has openly promoted them on the campaign trail. Trump isn't fighting for anyone but himself, which has been his pattern for decades. Conservatives have a serious decision. Do we truly believe in our long-held principles and insist that politicians have records demonstrating fealty to them? Or are we willing to throw these principles away because an entertainer who has been a liberal Democrat for decades simply says some of the right things? ** {{w|Katie Pavlich}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review'' * Observing his behavior, I have concluded that he is like the man who refuses to ask for directions. * All of the answers are there. And yet the president continues to go down the wrong path and refuses to ask for directions from scientists who know better than any of us. ** [[Nancy Pelosi]], talking about the need for testing, contact tracing, treatment, social distancing, masking and equipment for handling the Coronavirus pandemic, as quoted by Marisa Schultz, [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-compares-trump-to-the-man-who-refuses-to-ask-for-directions "Pelosi compares Trump to 'the man who refuses to ask for directions'"], July 17 2020, <i>CNN</i> * We might get somebody of his ilk who's sane, and that would really be dangerous, because it could be who's smart, who's strategic, and the rest. This is a slob. He doesn't believe in science. He's a snake-oil salesman. And he's shrewd. Give him credit for his shrewdness. ** [[Nancy Pelosi]], as quoted by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, ''I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year'' (2021), p. 6 * Donald Trump and I believe that Captain [[w:Humayun S. M. Khan|Humayun Khan]] is an American hero and his family, like all Gold Star families, should be cherished by every American. Captain Khan gave his life to defend our country in the global war on terror. Due to the disastrous decisions of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, a once stable Middle East has now been overrun by ISIS. This must not stand. By suspending immigration from countries that have been compromised by terrorism, rebuilding our military, defeating ISIS at its source and projecting strength on the global stage, we will reduce the likelihood that other American families will face the enduring heartbreak of the Khan family. ** [[Mike Pence]], about the statements of Donald Trump on the fallen Captain {{w|Humayun S. M. Khan}}'s family — [https://www.facebook.com/mikepence/posts/10153921668637862 Facebook, July 31, 2016] * It really is remarkable to think about the progress the American people have made over the last several months. When the president tapped me to lead the [[White House Coronavirus Task Force]], he gave us the first objective is to save lives. And to focus on slowing the spread, [[w:Flattening the curve|bending the curve]]. [...] Secondly, the president made it clear to us that we were to make sure the [[w:Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitals|hospitals]] in impacted areas had the resources and the [[w:COVID-19 pandemic in the United States#Medical supplies|equipment]] that they needed to be able to save as many lives as possible. ** [[Mike Pence]], in an interview with {{w|Chuck Todd}} at ''{{w|Meet the Press}}'' (April 19, 2020). [https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-april-19-2020-n1187411 Transcript online] at ''{{w|NBCNews.com}}'' * The president has made it clear that we want the governors to implement testing and deploy testing where they deem it's most appropriate in their state, we're going to continue to fully partner with states around the country to increase the supply, to make sure that they have the reagents and the test kits necessary to perform those tests. But I want to say again, it is truly -- it's a tribute to the president's leadership that early on in this process he brought in the top commercial labs in the country. They formed an alliance. And we went from one month ago to 80,000 tests being done to four million tests being completed as of yesterday. We'll continue to increase that. We'll continue to make governors aware of that. ** [[Mike Pence]], in an interview with {{w|Chuck Todd}} at ''{{w|Meet the Press}}'' (April 19, 2020). [https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-april-19-2020-n1187411 Transcript online] at ''{{w|NBCNews.com}}'' * I've seen that report in the papers this morning. And I know that [[w:United States Department of Health and Human Services|HHS]] is making inquiries. But we believe those issues were resolved on that particular test by early February. But it's important for your viewers to know that that test, the slow lab-based test that is typical for [[CDC]] and {{w|public health}} labs would never have been able to meet the needs of testing in this coronavirus epidemic. That's why President Trump was so right when he brought together these commercial labs and formed a consortium. And literally took us from -- at that time in February we had done some 20,000 tests total across the country. Now we've done more than four million and we believe we'll have done more than five million tests before the end of this month. None of that would have been possible without the president's leadership, without the innovation, without the incredible efforts of companies like [[w:Roche Diagnostics|Roche]] and [[w:Avid Technology|Avid Laboratories]]. ** [[Mike Pence]] on a [[w:Food and Drug Administration|FDA]]'s report stating that CDC's initial test was faulty, in an interview with {{w|Chuck Todd}} at ''{{w|Meet the Press}}'' (April 19, 2020). [https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-april-19-2020-n1187411 Transcript online] at ''{{w|NBCNews.com}}'' * The American people can be confident that this president wants [[w:Trump administration communication during the COVID-19 pandemic#Lifting restrictions|to reopen]] the American economy as soon as we can safely and responsibly do it. ** [[Mike Pence]], in an interview with {{w|Chuck Todd}} at ''{{w|Meet the Press}}'' (April 19, 2020). [https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-april-19-2020-n1187411 Transcript online] at ''{{w|NBCNews.com}}'' * I wrote the scripture reference, which is 2 Corinthians 3:17, which is how it's written, I'm guilty as charged. That's exactly what I did. I sent him a couple of suggestions of some things he could talk about as a connection point. <br /> It shows that he's not familiar with Bible, Donald Trump's a very interesting guy. There are some things about him that I find fascinating, that I like about him, as well as other evangelicals. ** [[w:Tony Perkins (politician)|Tony Perkins]], in an interview with {{w|CNN}}'s {{w|Erin Burnett}} on ''[[w:Erin Burnett OutFront|OutFront]]'', about Trump saying "two Corinthians" instead of "Second Corinthians" during a speech at Liberty University. [http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/20/politics/donald-trump-tony-perkins-sarah-palin/] (January 22, 2016) * He offers a barking carnival act that can be best described as Trumpism: a toxic mix of demagoguery, mean-spiritedness and nonsense that will lead the Republican Party to perdition if pursued... Let no one be mistaken: Donald Trump's candidacy is a cancer on conservatism, and it must be clearly diagnosed, excised and discarded. ... Donald Trump is the modern-day incarnation of the {{w|Know Nothing}} movement. ** [[Rick Perry]], campaign event, Willard Hotel, {{#formatdate:2015-07-22}}, quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-07-22 | title = Perry: Trump's campaign ‘a barking carnival act' and ‘a cancer on conservatism' | first = Jose A. | last = DelReal | newspaper = The Washington Post | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/07/22/rick-perry-donald-trumps-campaign-a-barking-carnival-act-and-a-cancer-on-conservatism/ }} * I don't know how far Trump will go. But in giving confidence to the American people and exposing establishment hypocrisy, he has already done a great service for our country. ** [[w:Jesse Lee Peterson|Jesse Lee Peterson]], [http://www.wnd.com/2015/09/cowards-join-forces-to-attack-the-bully/ "Cowards join forces to attack the 'bully'"], ''[[w:WorldNetDaily|WND]]'' (21 September 2015) *To most of us, the American presidential campaign is a media freak show, in which Donald Trump is the arch villain. But Trump is loathed by those with power in the United States for reasons that have little to do with his obnoxious behaviour and opinions. To the invisible government in Washington, the unpredictable Trump is an obstacle to America’s design for the 21st century...To the militarists in Washington, the real problem with Trump is that, in his lucid moments, he seems not to want a war with Russia; he wants to talk with the Russian president, not fight him; he says he wants to talk with the president of China. In the first debate with Hillary Clinton, Trump promised not to be the first to introduce nuclear weapons into a conflict. He said, “I would certainly not do first strike. Once the nuclear alternative happens, it’s over.” That was not news... what is clear is that Trump is considered a serious threat to the status quo maintained by the vast national security machine that runs the United States, regardless of who is in the White House. The CIA wants him beaten. The Pentagon wants him beaten. The media wants him beaten. Even his own party wants him beaten. He is a threat to the rulers of the world – unlike Clinton who has left no doubt she is prepared to go to war with nuclear-armed Russia and China... Without a shred of evidence, she has accused Russia of supporting Trump and hacking her emails. **[[John Pilger]], [http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article45752.htm Inside the Invisible Government: War, Propaganda, Clinton & Trump], ''Information Clearing House'', October 28, 2016 *The coming war on [[China]] is likely to happen by mistake or accident as a result of deliberate provocations by the US and its echoes. Under cover of the pandemic, the Trump regime is sending strategic bombers and spy drones within sight of China itself. Our silence is our peril. **[[John Pilger]], [https://twitter.com/johnpilger/status/1273141084500250625 Twitter] (17 June 2020) *Trump is an unbalanced force. He is the politicized American id. Should his election results match his polls, he would be, unquestionably, the worst thing to happen to the American common culture in my lifetime. ** {{w|John Podhoretz}}, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''{{w|National Review}}''. *Donald Trump was so awful, so horrible, so disgusting... His lies, his distortions, his deceits, and his libels thicker and fouler than they've yet been... Since he began running he has demonstrated he knows things we don't know about the emotions roiling in the American underbelly. Maybe he knows this too... He interrupts, he yells over them, he insults them, he goes over his allotted time, and the whirlwind he creates turns into a vacuum that sucks all the air out of the place and right into his attention-whore lungs. ** {{w|John Podhoretz}}, [http://nypost.com/2016/02/13/trump-was-out-of-control-in-south-carolina-debate/ "Trump was out of control in South Carolina debate"] (13 February 2016), ''{{w|New York Post}}''. * There is no comparison between the stance of Vietnam’s [[w:Nguyen Xuan Phuc|Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc]] and U.S. President [[Donald Trump]]: the former had a sober, [[science]]-based attitude, while the latter has consistently laughed off the coronavirus as a simple flu as recently as June 24. ** [[Vijay Prashad]] in [https://consortiumnews.com/2020/07/16/covid-19-why-laos-vietnam-china-have-beaten-the-virus-and-india-brazil-and-the-us-have-not/ COVID-19: Why Laos, Vietnam & China Have Beaten the Virus and India, Brazil and the US Have Not, ''Consortium News''] (16 July 2020) * It’s not surprising that a criminal like Trump pardons other criminals. But apparently to get a pardon, one has to be either a Republican, a convicted child murderer or a turkey. ** Senior US District Judge Robert Pratt of the Southern District of Iowa, as quoted by {{citation |date=2020-12-30 |title='A criminal like Trump': Federal judge ridicules President's pardons | author= Ryan J. Foley | periodical=The Sydney Morning Herald | url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/a-criminal-like-trump-federal-judge-in-iowa-ridicules-trump-s-pardons-20201230-p56qrs.html}} * Donald Trump and his top [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] allies in [[w:115th United States Congress|Congress]] are fighting a war, and the battle lines have begun to clarify themselves. Their war is not being waged against [[COVID-19]], the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]] that has [[COVID-19 pandemic deaths|killed]] tens of thousands [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|in this nation]] alone. Their war is being waged against the nation itself, and specifically against areas of the nation that are heavy on [[w:Demographics of the United States|population]] but light on Trump supporters. In other words, the big-city [[w:Red states and blue states|blue states]], whose [[w:Governor (United States)|governors]] have refused to fawn over Trump's gibberish-flecked "leadership" during this crisis. ** [[William Rivers Pitt]], ''[https://truthout.org/articles/trump-and-mcconnell-arent-waging-war-on-covid-theyre-waging-war-on-us/ Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.]'' (April 28, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Trump has been treating the delivery of [[w:U.S. federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic#Speculative proposals|federal aid]] to the states like his own personal {{w|spoils system}}: rewarding loyalty, punishing critics, and demanding to be praised for doing his job whenever he actually does it, but especially when he doesn't. ** [[William Rivers Pitt]], ''[https://truthout.org/articles/trump-and-mcconnell-arent-waging-war-on-covid-theyre-waging-war-on-us/ Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.]'' (April 28, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * If you don’t pay your bills, your bank account stays full. It’s a trick Trump learned a long time ago. ** [[William Rivers Pitt]], ''[https://truthout.org/articles/trump-and-mcconnell-arent-waging-war-on-covid-theyre-waging-war-on-us/ Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.]'' (April 28, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Trump and McConnell know these states are reopening too soon, but they don’t care, because they need to make the money happy. [...] The utter cruelty of these tactics, the nihilistic self-destruction of it in the face of more than 55,000 dead and thousands more to follow, has scarce precedent in the annals of [[U.S. politics]]. Instead of helping the entire country in this time of grievous crisis, Trump and McConnell are putting their boots to the neck of every state they deem ideologically unfit. It will be a damn miracle if the nation survives this, and them. ** [[William Rivers Pitt]], ''[https://truthout.org/articles/trump-and-mcconnell-arent-waging-war-on-covid-theyre-waging-war-on-us/ Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.]'' (April 28, 2020), ''{{w|Truthout}}'' * Mr. Trump, I know you take your business seriously, and I take mine seriously. I hereby hold you in [[civil contempt]] ** Presiding judge [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ny-trump-organization-contempt-1.6430134 Donald Trump found in contempt of court in New York civil case] (Apr 25, 2022) [[File:Vladimir Putin (2020-02-20).jpg|thumb|He's a really brilliant and talented person, without any doubt. It's not our job to judge his qualities, that's a job for American voters, but he's the absolute leader in the presidential race. ~ [[Vladimir Putin]]]] * '''He's a really brilliant and talented person, without any doubt. It's not our job to judge his qualities, that's a job for American voters, but he's the absolute leader in the presidential race.''' ** [[Vladimir Putin]], as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/263555-putin-praises-trump-hes-a-really-brilliant-and-talented-person "Putin praises Trump: 'He's a really brilliant and talented person'"] by Neetzan Zimmerman, ''The Hill'' (17 December 2015) === R === * Donald Trump lost the election fair and square. ** Brad Raffensperger, Republican and top voting official in Georgia, quoted in [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/25/trump-rally-perry-georgia-republican-raffensperger-herschel-walker "‘He knows he lost’: Georgia Republican braces for Trump rally in Perry"], the Guardian, 25 sept 2021 * There are [[w:Hydroxychloroquine#Side effects|side effects]] to [[hydroxychloroquine]]. It causes psychiatric symptoms, cardiac problems and a host of other bad side effects. [...] There may be a role for it for some people, but to tell Americans ‘you don’t have anything to lose,’ that’s not true. People certainly have something to lose by taking it indiscriminately. ** [[Megan Ranney]], in response to Trump's statement on using the drug as treatment for [[coronavirus disease 2019]] (COVID-19. Quoted in ''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine]'' (April 5, 2020) by [[Michael Crowley (journalist)|Michael Crowley]], Katie Thomas and [[Maggie Haberman]], ''{{w|The New York Times}}''. *Your reminder that America's richest 1 percent now own half the value of the U.S. stock market. The richest 10 percent own 92 percent. So when Trump says the stock market is the economy, know who he's really talking about. **[[Robert Reich]], [https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1279924108411596802 Twitter,] (5 Jul 2020) *As the pandemic surges back, Trump and his lackeys have: :—Tried to dismantle the Affordable Care Act :—Rallied to pass a $740,000,000,000 defense spending bill :—Declined extending additional unemployment benefits to out-of-work Americans :Their priorities are crystal clear. :*[[Robert Reich]], [https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1279957396115390466 Twitter,] (5 Jul 2020) * You may not agree with his authenticity but he's authentic. People like that. He speaks his mind, which reminds me of me once in a while. I think that's something that's refreshing. ** [[Harry Reid]], as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/269202-reid-praises-trump-for-being-authentic "Reid praises Trump for being 'authentic'"] by Rebecca Savransky, ''The Hill'' (11 February 2016) *He presents himself as a Strong Man who promises to knock heads and make things right again. In this, he has a lot more in common with South American populist demagogues than with our tradition of political leaders... The middle-class consensus in America has collapsed. This is the most important political and social earthquake since World War II. The conservative movement's leadership isn't up to the challenge, and a good number of voters are willing to gamble on Trump's bluster. Bad bet. Our nation's solidarity is being tested. It will only make things worse if we go Trumpster diving. **R.R. Reno, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * For anyone to compare their 'sacrifice' to a [[w:Service flag|Gold Star]] family member is insulting, foolish and ignorant. Especially someone who has never served himself and has no children serving, our county has been at war for a decade and a half and the truth is most Americans have sacrificed nothing. Most of them are smart and grounded enough to admit it. ** [[w:Paul Rieckoff|Paul Rieckoff]], in response to Trump's comparison of his sacrifices with those of someone like [[Khizr M. Khan]] — ''[http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-father-fallen-soldier-ive-made-lot/story?id=41015051 Donald Trump to Father of Fallen Soldier: 'I've Made a Lot of Sacrifices']'', ''{{w|ABC News}}'' (July 30, 2016) * He is a successful man for a reason. He's actually created a dialogue [and] forced conversations. He has gotten more people engaged in the political process and current events and what's going on in the world than anyone else has for a long time. More people are engaged than ever before. I think whether you agree with Donald or you don't agree with Donald, he starts conversations. That's what democracy is — you've got to get people engaged to make this country run. ** {{w|Melissa Rivers}}, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/262626-melissa-rivers-trump-is-a-successful-man-for-a-reason "Melissa Rivers: Trump is ‘a successful man for a reason'"] by Mark Hensch, ''The Hill'' (9 December 2015) * With all his talent, and the ability to raise money and draw large crowds, the President still lives in an alternate reality. He really does. People say, 'Well he lies about this, that and the other.' But he isn't lying. To him, that's the truth. ** Pat Robertson, televangelist, as quoted in [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/22/politics/pat-robertson-trump-2020-election/index.html "Televangelist Pat Robertson says Trump lives in an 'alternate reality' and should move on from election loss"] by Veronica Stracqualursi and Jason Hoffman, ''CNN'' (22 December 2020) * He has by far the largest voice and a big impact in my party. I don't know if he's planning to run in 2024 or not, but if he does, I'm pretty sure he would win the nomination. ** [[Mitt Romney]], as quoted in [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/24/politics/mitt-romney-donald-trump-gop-2024/index.html "What Mitt Romney gets *exactly* right about Donald Trump"], Chris Cillizza, CNN, 25 February 2021 *It's impossible to ignore the conspicuous regularity with which Donald Trump issues intentionally provocative, news-cycle-dominating comments. It's equally difficult to look past their timing, which tends to often coincide with scandalous revelations that reflect poorly on Democratic politicians... This is far from an isolated event; it's a pattern. First, a Democrat becomes embroiled in a controversy or an external event reflects negatively on the party. Donald Trump then makes an outrageous comment calculated for maximum political impact. Like clockwork, the press abandons their critical examination of Democratic policies, and Republicans are back at each other's throats. This is a measurable phenomenon. In just the last six months, there are almost too many examples to count. **Noah Rothman, [https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/campaigns-elections/many-times-donald-trump-rescued-democrats/ "The Many Times Trump Rescued Dems"] (8 December 2015), ''Commentary'' * Mr. Trump lacks the focus or self-discipline to do the basic work required of a president. His chronic impulsiveness is apparently unstoppable and clearly self-defeating. ** {{W|Karl Rove}}, Republican strategist, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/political-death-by-1-000-tweets-1496875182 Political Death by 1,000 Tweets], in the {{W|Wall Street Journal}}, June 7, 2017 * Donald Trump, champion and avatar of the shallow state, has won power because his supporters are threatened by what they don't understand, and what they don't understand is almost everything. Indeed, from evolution to data about our economy to the science of vaccines to the threats we face in the world, they reject vast subjects rooted in fact in order to have reality conform to their worldviews. They don't dig for truth; they skim the media for anything that makes them feel better about themselves. To many of them, knowledge is not a useful tool but a cunning barrier elites have created to keep power from the average man and woman. The same is true for experience, skills, and know-how. These things require time and work and study and often challenge our systems of belief. Truth is hard; shallowness is easy. ** [[w:David Rothkopf|David Rothkopf]], [http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/22/the-shallow-state-trump/ "The Shallow State,"] Foreign Policy, February 22, 2017. * I think it's time for a war president. Republicans, conservatives and Christians, and capitalist, any who love capitalism, any who loves America, patriots, I think we need a war president and I think God sent us someone named Donald Trump, I think he's perfect for this election. We needed someone who is a bit coarse and foul-mouthed and vicious and fights with a gun in a gunfight, not with a knife in a gun fight. ** {{w|Wayne Allyn Root}} [https://soundcloud.com/rightwingwatch/wayne-allyn-root-donald-trump-is-a-vicious-vengeful-foul-mouthed-war-president-sent-by-god] (August 8, 2016) * Voldemort was nowhere near as bad. ** [[J.K. Rowling]], [https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/674196610683940864 ''Twitter'' post] (8 December 2015) * Dishonesty is Trump's hallmark: He claimed that he had spoken clearly and boldly against going into Iraq. Wrong, he spoke in favor of invading Iraq. He said he saw thousands of Muslims in New Jersey celebrating [[9/11]]. Wrong, he saw no such thing. He imagined it. His is not the temperament of a stable, thoughtful leader. His imagination must not be married to real power. * We have long referred to him as "The Donald." He is the only person in America to whom we have added an article before his name. It wasn't because he had attributes we admired. ** [[Mitt Romney]], remarks on Donald Trump and the 2016 race at the {{w|University of Utah}}. [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/full-transcript-mitt-romneys-remarks-on-donald-trump-and-the-2016-race-220176] (March 3, 2016) === S === [[File:Bernie Sanders.jpg|thumb|Donald Trump...his entire political strategy is to divide the American people...So you have a president who gives tax breaks to billionaires...who tried to throw 32 million people off health care...who gave 83 percent of the tax benefits to the top one percent...So how do you win an election? What do you say — You see those undocumented people, they all your enemy. 'Stand with me. Hate them. Let's divide this country up.' ~ [[Bernie Sanders]] ]] *What '''[Donald Trump]''' is doing and this is '''his entire political strategy is to divide the American people''' up based on where we came...'''So you have a president who gives tax breaks to billionaires''' and wants to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. That's not what he's going to run on. You've got a president '''who tried to throw 32 million people off health care'''. He ain't gonna run on that one. You got a president '''who gave 83 percent of the tax benefits to the top one percent''', not going to run on that one. '''So how do you win an election? What do you say — You see those undocumented people, they all your enemy. 'Stand with me. Hate them. Let's divide this country up.'''' I think that is an incredibly ugly and dangerous thing to be done. And I will do everything I can to stop that." **[https://www.newsweek.com/stand-me-hate-them-bernie-sanders-says-trumps-reelection-plan-based-dividing-country-1445407 ''Stand With Me. Hate Them: Bernie Sanders says Trump's Relection Plan is Based on Dividing the Country, Newsweek,'' Chris Morran] (23 June 2019) *Attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman are unacceptable and must be fully investigated... but this incident must not be used as a pretext for a war with Iran, a war which would be an unmitigated disaster for the United States, Iran, the region, and the world... The time is now for the United States to exert international leadership,... and bring the countries in the region together to forge a diplomatic solution to the growing tensions...I would also remind President Trump that there is no congressional authorization for a war with Iran... A unilateral U.S. attack on Iran would be illegal and unconstitutional. ** [[Bernie Sanders]], [https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/06/14/trump-must-not-be-allowed-use-gulf-oman-incidents-pretext-illegal-war-iran-bernie ''Trump Must Not Be Allowed to Use Gulf of Oman Incidents as 'Pretext for Illegal War With Iran': Bernie Sanders, Common Dreams'', Andrea Germanos,] (14 June 2019) * I think that the American people are never going to elect a president who insults [[Mexicans]], who insults [[Muslims]], who insults women, who insults [[African-American]]s. And let us not forget that several years ago, Trump was in the middle of the so- called [[w:Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|birther movement]], trying to delegitimize the president of the United States of America. You know, I find it very interesting, Karen, my dad was born in [[Poland]]. I know a little bit about the immigrant experience. Nobody has ever asked me for my birth certificate. Maybe it has something to do with the [[color]] of my skin. ** [[Bernie Sanders]], Democratic Presidential Debate in Miami. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/us/politics/transcript-democratic-presidential-debate.html?_r=0 transcript] by ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (March 9, 2016) * In this country, [[immigration]] reform is a very hot [[debate]]. It's divided the country. But I would [[hope]] very much, that as we have that debate, we do not, as Donald Trump and others have done, resort to [[racism]] and [[xenophobia]] and [[bigotry]]. '''This idea of suddenly, one day or maybe a night, rounding up 11 million people and taking them outside of this country is a vulgar, absurd idea that I would hope very few people in America support.''' ** [[Bernie Sanders]], Democratic Presidential Debate in Miami. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/us/politics/transcript-democratic-presidential-debate.html?_r=0 transcript] by ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (March 9, 2016) * When you have Republican candidates for president and in Congress telling you that climate change is a hoax, which is Donald Trump and other candidates' position, what they are really saying is, we don't have the guts to take on the fossil fuel industry. ... You know what happens to that Republican who listens to the scientists? On that day, that Republican loses his campaign funding from the [[w:Koch family|Koch brothers]] and the fossil fuel industry. ** [[Bernie Sanders]], Democratic Presidential Debate in Miami. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/us/politics/transcript-democratic-presidential-debate.html?_r=0 transcript] by ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (March 9, 2016) * Donald Trump is a pathological liar. ** [[Bernie Sanders]], [https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/779795585641615360] (September 24, 2016) * Yes, we must donate and volunteer and protest and vote, all while reminding ourselves daily that [[Hillary Clinton]] won the popular vote. And we must commit to defending our friends, neighbors, and coworkers who are immigrants (documented or not), Muslims (American born, immigrants, or refugees), people of color, women seeking reproductive health care, trans men and women seeking safety, lesbian and gay men seeking to protect their families, and everyone and everything else Trump has threatened to harm, up to and including the planet we all live on. : But we must make time for [[joy]] and [[pleasure]] and [[laughter]] and [[friends]] and [[food]] and [[art]] and [[music]] and [[sex]]. During the darkest days of the [[HIV/AIDS]] epidemic, when Republicans and religious conservatives controlled the federal government and were doing everything in their power to harm the sick and dying, [[queer]]s organized and protested and volunteered and mourned. We also made music and theater and art. We took care of each other, and we danced and loved and fucked. Embracing joy and art and sex in the face of fear and uncertainty made us feel better—it kept us sane—and it had the added benefit of driving our enemies crazy. They couldn't understand how we could be anything but miserable, given the challenges we faced—their greed, their indifference, their bigotry—but we created and experienced joy despite their hatred and despite this awful disease. We turned to each other—we turned to our lovers and friends and sometimes strangers—and said, "Fuck them. Now fuck me." : [...] We may never eradicate racism and sexism and hatred. But fight it we will. And don't listen to anyone who tells you that music and dance and art and sex and joy are a distraction from the fight. They are a part of the fight. :* [[Dan Savage]], [http://www.thestranger.com/savage-love/2016/11/15/24691092/savage-love ''Mourning in America''], ''Savage Love'' column, ''The Stranger'', 15 November 2016 * [[Winston Churchill]] of our time. ** [[Michael Savage]] — {{citation | date = 2015-07-29 | title = Savage: Trump is 'Winston Churchill of our time' | newspaper = WND | url = http://www.wnd.com/2015/07/savage-trump-is-winston-churchill-of-our-time/ }} * I found that when I was briefing him, I had to put pictures of him in the briefing. When I put the pictures in, it was a good sign, and when I didn’t put the pictures in, you couldn’t get him to focus on it. * Here’s the bad news, though. Even if you got him to focus on it, he wouldn’t listen to you anyway because he’s so maniacally narcissistic. ** Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director serving under Trump, as quoted by David Smith, {{citation | date = 2020-07-17 | title = 'The guy stinks and he’s a racist': Anthony Scaramucci on Donald Trump | newspaper = the Guardian | url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jul/17/the-guy-stinks-and-hes-a-racist-anthony-scaramucci-on-donald-trump }} * No two people on this planet seem less concerned with criticism, more content with themselves, or more oblivious to the obscenity of the words they speak. ** Dave Schilling on Donald Trump and [[Sarah Palin]], [http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/20/sarah-palin-donald-trump-endorsement-speech-quotes "Apocalypse now: Sarah Palin's bizarre Trump endorsement analyzed"] (20 January 2016), ''The Guardian''. * He does look like he's the last hope [for America]. We don't hear anybody saying what he's saying. In fact, most of the people who ought to be lining up with him are attacking him. They're probably jealous of the amount of press coverage he gets. But the reason he gets so much press coverage is the grassroots are fed up with people who are running things, and they do want a change. They do want people to stand up for America. It really resonates when he says he wants to 'Make America Great Again.' ** [[Phyllis Schlafly]], as quoted in [http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/top-conservative-trump-is-last-hope-for-america/ "Phyllis Schlafly: Trump is 'last hope for America'"], ''WND'' (21 December 2015) * It [Trump University] was a classic bait-and-switch scheme ** State Attorney General [[w:Eric Schneiderman|Eric Schneiderman]] in [https://money.cnn.com/2016/03/08/news/trump-university-controversy-donald-trump/ Trump University controversy ... in 2 minutes] March 8, 2016 *Donald Trump and I have known each other 25 years. I marched on him with Central Park Five. I dealt with him on the birther issue. He can say what he wants. He called me a troublemaker? Yes. I make trouble for bigots. I made trouble for him with Central Park. I made trouble with him for birtherism. I'm going to keep making trouble for bigots. As far as me being a con man, if he really thought I was a con man, he'd be nominating me for his cabinet. ** [[Al Sharpton]], as quoted in [https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/29/1875148/-Al-Sharpton-If-Trump-really-thought-I-was-a-con-man-he-d-be-nominating-me-for-his-cabinet Al Sharpton: 'If Trump really thought I was a con man, he'd be nominating me for his cabinet'], ''Daily Kos'' (29 July 2019). *If Donald Trump becomes the next [[President of the United States|president]] of [[United States|the U.S.]] it would be a complete disaster... I think he is acting like another Hitler by inciting racism... I remember how upset the world was when the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961 and now everybody is building walls again to keep people out. It's absurd. **Eva Schloss, Anne Frank's step-sister, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/27/politics/anne-frank-donald-trump-adolf-hitler/ interview with ''Newsweek''] (January 2016) *I put lipstick on a pig. I feel a deep sense of remorse that I contributed to presenting Trump in a way that brought him wider attention and made him more appealing than he is. I genuinely believe that if Trump wins and gets the [[w:Gold Codes|nuclear codes]], there is an excellent [[possibility]] it will lead to the [[w:Global catastrophic risk|end of civilization]]. **[[Tony Schwartz (author)|Tony Schwartz]], as quoted in ''[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all Donald Trump's Ghostwriter Tells All]'' (July 25, 2016) by {{w|Jane Mayer}}, ''{{w|The New Yorker}}''. * There are two Trumps. The one he presents to the [[world]] is all bluster, {{w|bullying}} and certainty. The other, which I have long felt haunts his inner world, is the [[frightened]] [[child]] of a relentlessly critical and bullying [[w:Fred Trump|father]] and a distant and disengaged [[w:Mary Anne MacLeod Trump|mother]] who couldn't or wouldn't protect him. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/fear-donald-trump-us-president-art-of-the-deal I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child]'' (18 January 2018), ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. * Trump's [[temperament]] and his habits have hardened with age. He was always cartoonish, but compared with the man for whom I wrote [[w:Trump: The Art of the Deal|The Art of the Deal]] 30 years ago, he is significantly [[angrier]] today: more reactive, deceitful, distracted, vindictive, impulsive and, above all, self-absorbed – assuming the last is possible. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/fear-donald-trump-us-president-art-of-the-deal I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child]'' (18 January 2018), ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. * Fear is the [[hidden]] through-line in Trump's [[life]] – fear of [[weakness]], of inadequacy, of [[failure]], of [[criticism]] and of insignificance. He has spent his life trying to outrun these fears by "[[winning]]" – as he puts it – and by redefining [[reality]] whenever the facts don't serve the narrative he seeks to create. It hasn't worked, but not for lack of effort. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/fear-donald-trump-us-president-art-of-the-deal I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child]'' (18 January 2018), ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. * Whatever happens, may the worst of Trump [[inspire]] the best in us. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/fear-donald-trump-us-president-art-of-the-deal I wrote The Art of the Deal with Trump. He's still a scared child]'' (18 January 2018), ''{{w|The Guardian}}''. * Lying is second nature to him. More than anyone else I have ever met, Trump has the ability to convince himself that whatever he is saying at any given moment is true, or sort of true, or at least ought to be true. ** [[Tony Schwartz (author)]], ''[https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-ghostwriter-regrets-art-of-the-deal-2884723-Jul2016/ 'Lying is second nature to him': Trump's ghostwriter regrets penning Art of the Deal]'' (19 July 2016), ''{{w|TheJournal.ie}}''. * President Trump sought to overturn the results of an election, of a fair election. He sought a coup by misleading people with lies. * President Trump is a failed leader. He will go down in history as the worst President ever. ** Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Republican governor, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-11 | title = Arnold Schwarzenegger calls Trump 'worst president' ever, 'failed leader' after Capitol riot | newspaper = abc7 | url = https://abc7.com/politics/arnold-schwarzenegger-calls-trump-worst-president-ever/9533922/ }}{{dead link}} * He is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational art, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man. ** [[Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.]], in ''The New York Times'', February 28, 2017. * Trump wants to institute a ban that will keep all Muslims out of America... Of course such a ban will not come to pass. The Constitution forbids it. Republicans and Democrats oppose it. Even Israeli politicians, who have a far longer history of confronting terrorism, have chided him for equating Islam with terrorism... Republicans support Trump because he appears to be authentic, isn't afraid to tell it like it is and is not worried about being politically correct. I see the opposite. He isn't authentic, he is cynically opportunistic. ** Khosrow Semnani, [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865643874/Trump7s-fear-mongering-threatens-Republican-Party.html?pg=all "My view: Trump's Fear-Mongering Threatens Republican Party"] (17 December 2015), ''Deseret News'' * Their cruelty made them feel good, it made them feel proud, it made them feel happy. And it made them feel closer to one another…Their shared laughter at the suffering of others is an adhesive that binds them to one another, and to Trump. ** [[Adam Serwer]], The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump's America (2021) * Donald Trump, whose uncritical support for Israel and belief that America is fundamentally a nation for white Christians exacerbates a divide between the two largest Jewish populations in the world. ** [[Adam Serwer]], The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump's America (2021) *And [then] you end up in idiocies like Donald Trump on stage waiving around a Bible, pretending he gives a damn what's in it. Right, after two marriages, and several adulterous affairs, and all that and bragging about having his experiences with married women; standing up there with a Bible and going 'this is an even better book than the odd of the deals'." ** {{w|Ben Shapiro}}, ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rQ_mphb7HU Ben Shapiro on Gay Marriage, Gun Control, and Piers Morgan]'', The Rubin Report on ''{{w|YouTube}}''. (12:39 to 13:07) (February 18, 2016) * We know Hillary will be a terrible, hard-core ideological leftist; there is probably a 75 percent chance that Trump would govern less badly than Hillary. There is also a 25 percent chance that Trump would do something so catastrophically awful that he seriously harmed the country in ways Hillary wouldn't dream of. His trade policy alone could cast America back into recession; his foreign policy is a shambles. Any talk of him listening to advisers must be based on conjecture — so far, Trump hasn't just been a bull in a china shop, he's been a tank in a glass factory. ** {{w|Ben Shapiro}}, ''[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/438623/conservatisms-moral-crisis-defending-trumps-lies Conservatism's Sad and Ugly Transformation into Trumpism]'', ''{{w|National Review}}'' (August 3, 2016) *We have predicted nine of his last eight stumbles, and they have yet to all materialize... I think it's more than childish and juvenile and adolescent. There is something creepy about this, his attitude toward women. Take Megyn Kelly of FOX News, who he just has an absolute obsession about, and he's constantly writing about, you know, how awful she is and no talent and this and that. It's an obsession. And I don't know if he's just never had women — strong, independent women in his life who have spoken to him. It doesn't seem that way. His daughter... But there is something really creepy about this that's beyond locker room. It's almost like a stalker, and I just — I thought this was — it actually did the impossible. It made Ted Cruz look like an honorable, tough guy on the right side of an issue. ** Mark Shields, as quoted in [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/shields-and-brooks-on-trump-cruz-wife-feud-isis-terror-in-brussels/ "Shields and Brooks on Trump-Cruz wife feud, ISIS terror in Brussels"] (25 March 2016), ''PBS NewsHour'' * I've known Donald for a few decades, and what you can say without argument is that he's a good father. His kids have turned out really well. There's nothing bad you can say about that. ** [[Gene Simmons]], [http://radio.com/2016/07/06/gene-simmons-on-trump-hes-a-good-father/ Interview with ''Radio.com''] (July 6, 2016) * [Trump] is not someone who would rule justly or wisely. His track record shows that he is a man of coveting and self-serving – a liar and a cheat should not hold that position. ** Art Sisneros, Republican member of the Electoral College who resigned rather than vote for Trump.[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/30/faithless-electors-electoral-college-donald-trump Teen becomes seventh 'faithless elector' to protest Trump as president-elect] at ''{{w|the Guardian}}'', November 30 2016 * Quite simply: there never would have been a president Donald Trump without talkshow host [[Rush Limbaugh]] paving the way ** [[Michael Smerconish]] on [[CNN]] "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxF_SN2-zyc [[YouTube]] video]" (February 20, 2021) * A great leader treats people with respect even when they present different opinions. Without a variety of views and opinions, we would have no innovation or creativity in our nation. Being a bully and being strong are not the same thing. Being strong is standing up for your convictions. Being a bully is trying to intimidate those who are perceived to be weaker or a threat. As a proud nerd, I had to deal with bullies over many years; it is tragedy watching our world suffer from one. In addition, President Trump lacks a moral compass. He ignores the truth. ** Rick Snyder, Republican governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2018. [https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/09/03/rick-snyder-why-im-voting-joe-biden-even-republican-column/5696508002/ Former Michigan governor Rick Snyder: I am a Republican vote for Biden] at USA Today, September 3 2020 *It's very difficult to respond in a serious way to any statement that's made by Donald Trump. ** [[Edward Snowden]] in response to Trump calling Snowden "a total traitor" and "a bad guy" and saying "there is still a thing called execution." **"[http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/03/edward-snowden-hillary-clinton-email-server Edward Snowden says Hillary Clinton 'ridiculous' to think emails were secure]", ''The Guardian'' (3 September 2015) * Donald Trump is a thin-skinned reality TV star with an authoritarian streak. ** Robby Soave, [http://www.edition.cnn.com/2016/06/01/opinions/third-party-candidate-options-robby-soave/index.html "Don't fall for 'lesser of two evils' argument"] (1 June 2016), ''CNN'', State of Georgia: Cable News Network * He is, as of this writing, the most mocked man in the world. (...) He is the {{W|The Fisherman and His Wife|old fisherman's wife who wished for everything and sooner or later he will end up with nothing}}. **{{w|Rebecca Solnit}}, [http://lithub.com/rebecca-solnit-the-loneliness-of-donald-trump/ The Loneliness of Donald Trump], May 30, 2017 * Let me put this in language Donald Trump understands... You're a loser. You're a third-rate politician, who clearly doesn't understand issues, and is so scared of Megyn Kelly exposing it, that you're looking to use veterans to protect you from facing her questions. ** Jon Soltz, [https://www.yahoo.com/politics/veterans-to-trump-were-not-your-megyn-kelly-170202551.html ''VoteVets''] (January 2016) * Donald Trump is the son of a rich father, who was raised on money since he was a child. I grew up in wealth too. My father would jokingly warn me when I was a child, "Don’t be like Trump." ** {{w|Alexander Soros}}, interviewed by Nahum Barnea for {{w|YNet}}, [https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5241290,00.html "Why they hate George Soros"]. *In a country with more than 300 million people, it is remarkable how obsessed the media have become with just one—Donald Trump. What is even more remarkable is that, after seven years of repeated disasters, both domestically and internationally, under a glib egomaniac in the White House, so many potential voters are turning to another glib egomaniac to be his successor. **[[Thomas Sowell]], [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * I had some friends over for dinner and we were of course talking about Trump. People are saying, we don't think Trump's going to be the nominee. I said, I'll tell you what: I think he is. I'll tell you why I think he's going to be the nominee: he's proven that no matter what he says, people dig him. ... I think more or less, people are super tired of politicians, meaning that they like the idea of a successful businessman running the country who might actually be able to get shit done. ** [[Howard Stern]] — as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-08-24 | author = Matt Wilstein | title = Howard Stern Predicts Trump Will Be GOP Nominee: He 'Gets Sh*t Done' | newspaper = Mediaite.com | url = http://www.mediaite.com/online/howard-stern-predicts-trump-will-be-gop-nominee-he-gets-sht-done/ }} *His stance on Muslim immigration, which he would cease until the terror threat is brought under control, is racist. Trump does not care about the things that regular conservatives have dedicated their lives to fighting for: controls on abortion, protection of marriage, reform of the healthcare market. His inclination towards expanding the government and putting it on the side of his people isn't terribly constitutional. And his claim in a debate that the purpose of conservatism is to conserve wealth is spiritually impoverished. The Republican Party needs to stop him; and sooner rather than later. **Timothy Stanley, [http://www.edition.cnn.com/2016/02/10/opinions/donald-trump-republican-party-stanley/index.html "Donald Trump can win &ndash; and he must be stopped"] (10 February 2016), ''CNN'', State of Georgia: Cable News Network *In the past few months, a Republican front-runner has emerged who has praised Planned Parenthood, pushed elements of a big spending agenda and questioned the neoconservative agenda. There's a case for saying that some or all of these were in need of analysis and revision. But Trump has taken a wrecking ball to the American conservative movement that threatens to leave it in pieces. It's a revolutionary moment and, unless I'm very much mistaken, conservatives are not supposed to be the revolutionaries. They exist to bring order to chaos, rationality over passion. Trump seems to exist to "mix things up." He is "nasty" and "fun" - although more the former than the latter. His enthusiasm for torture is unpleasant to say the least. **Timothy Stanley, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/20/opinions/trump-south-carolina-victory-opinion-timothy-stanley/index.html "Trump is blowing up conservatism - can he be stopped?"] (21 February 2016), ''CNN'', State of Georgia: Cable News Network *In January 2018, the experts at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock to two minutes before midnight, where it had stood during the darkest days of the Cold War, from 1953 to 1960. The latest move of the hands was precipitated by the recklessness in Trump's nuclear thinking... Trump wondered aloud about the point of having nuclear weapons if he couldn't use them.<BR> His answer was to make them more usable, which he did with his new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), the first since Obama's 2010 NPR, which had reduced the role of nuclear weapons in the US defense posture. The 2018 NPR significantly elevated their role, permitting use in response to vaguely defined "extreme circumstances," such as cyberattacks or attacks on the infrastructure of both the United States and its "allies and partners." The review doubled down on Obama's unconscionable 30-year trillion-dollar modernization of all parts of the nuclear arsenal. The actual cost looks to be closer to $1.7 trillion and climbing. To make matters worse, all eight other nuclear powers are undertaking their own modernizations, though on a far more modest scale. Russia, it should be noted, actually cut its defense spending this past year. *On top of this, we have the rapid and accelerating drift toward planetary disaster exacerbated by the climate change–denying troglodytes in the Trump administration. **[https://www.thenation.com/article/untold-history-of-the-united-states-rerelease/ ''2 Minutes and Counting, Crises that seemed contained not long ago have now spiraled out of control—and the prospects for resolving them peacefully look depressingly bleak, the Nation,''] [[w:Oliver Stone|Oliver Stone]] and [[w:Peter Kuznick|Peter Kuznick]], (April 2019) * Trump is not just a wacky politician of the far right, or a riveting television spectacle, or a Twitter phenom and bizarre working-class hero. He is not just another candidate to be parsed and analyzed by TV pundits in the same breath as all the others. '''In terms of our [[liberal democracy]] and constitutional order, Trump is an extinction-level event. It's long past time we started treating him as such.''' ** [[Andrew Sullivan]], in [http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/america-tyranny-donald-trump.html "America Has Never Been So Ripe for Tyranny" in ''New York'' (2 May 2016)] * Trump is, of course, a master of distraction and {{w|media ma­nipu­la­tion}}. It's possible to resist being his chump, but it takes continued self-regulation. ** [[Margaret Sullivan (journalist)|Margaret Sullivan]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/journalists-in-the-age-of-trump-lose-the-smugness-keep-the-mission/2016/11/29/1ee85a28-b64b-11e6-a677-b608fbb3aaf6_story.html Journalists in the age of Trump: Lose the smugness, keep the mission.]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (November 29, 2016) * The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I’ll say it this way: I don't think he’s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain’t getting out! ** [[w:Chris Sununu | Chris Sununu]], Republican, governor in New Hampshire, quoted in [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/04/03/a-night-of-laughter-and-cringe-at-the-gridiron-00022578 "POLITICO Playbook: A night of laughter and cringe at the Gridiron"], Politico, 4 April 2022 * Premise: [[Twitter]] did @[[Glenn Youngkin]] a solid by banning Donald Trump from tweeting, since voters were not reminded of the bogeyman himself, not via [[McAuliffe]]’s lame efforts, but in daily insanities. Discuss and vote! ** [[w:Kara Swisher|Kara Swisher]] via a [https://twitter.com/karaswisher/status/1455912695899766784 tweet] (November 3, 2021) *But at some point—if you understand, and this is not just ideological, it's not just the fact that he's abandoned one position after another or that he has the penchant for internet hoaxes or conspiracy theories. I mean a week ago tonight, remember, he was peddling the notion that Ted Cruz's dad had something do with the JFK assassination. So there are people who say that just because of party loyalty we're supposed to forget all of that. I just don't buy that. Because I've cautioned my fellow conservatives, you embrace Donald Trump, you embrace it all. You embrace every slur, every insult, every outrage, every falsehood. You're going to spend the next six months defending, rationalizing, evading all that. And afterwards, you come back to women, to minorities, to young people and say, that wasn't us. That's not what we're about. The reality is, if you support him to be president of the United States, that is who you are, and you own it. **Charlie Sykes, on [http://www.weeklystandard.com/sykes-if-you-embrace-trump-you-embrace-every-slur-insult-outrage-falsehood/article/2002334 ''The Kelly File''] (2016), FOX News === T === *All of Trump's constant bragging about his money and his poll numbers and his virility speak directly to this surprisingly vibrant middle American fantasy about a castrated white America struggling to re-grow its mojo... as basketball star turned pundit Kareem Abdul-Jabbar pointed out earlier this week, PC isn’t a new thing, or even a thing at all. It’s just an “emotional challenge every generation has had to go through.” We get older, our kids correct our bad habits, it happens. Not to Trump’s supporters. They’ve turned some minor cultural changes into a vast conspiracy of white victimhood. They're eating up Trump's ''Make America Great Again'' theme, which one supporter hilariously explained must be his true goal, because 'it's on his hat', because it's a fantasy tale of a once-great culture ruined by an invasion of mongrel criminals. **Matt Taibbi, [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-gop-is-now-officially-the-party-of-dumb-white-people-20150904 "The Republicans Are Now Officially the Party of White Paranoia"], ''Rolling Stone''. * The [[Biden]] team is trying to go on with business as usual, but at some point, barring Trump getting a personality transplant, this is going to come to a head. The President is refusing to concede, he is refusing to allow the transition process to begin... ** [[w:Jake Tapper|Jake Tapper]] on CNN's [https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/11/18/lead-warner-live-jake-tapper.cnn The lead with Jake Tapper (video)] November 18, 2020 at 4:22et * What we saw week in and week out, for me, after two and a half years in that administration, was terrifying. We would go in to try to talk to him about a pressing national security issue -- cyberattack, terrorism threat -- he wasn't interested in those things. To him, they weren't priorities. * Given what I have experienced in the administration, I have to support Joe Biden for president and even though I am not a Democrat, even though I disagree on key issues, I'm confident that Joe Biden will protect the country and I'm confident that he won't make the same mistakes as this President. * I saw firsthand how dangerous Trump is for America. ** Miles Taylor, who served as chief of staff to Department of Homeland Security Secretary in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2019. Quoted by {{citation | date = 2020-08-17 | author = Gillian Turner, Paul Steinhauser | title = Former senior Trump administration official backs Biden | newspaper = Fox News | url = https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-senior-trump-administration-official-backs-biden }} * What we saw week in and week out and for me after two and a half years in that administration was terrifying ** Miles Taylor, former DHS chief of staff [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/miles-taylor-homeland-security-trump-terrifying/ on CBS News] * [T]he media always is taking Trump literally. It never takes him seriously, but it always takes him literally. I think a lot of the voters who vote for Trump take Trump seriously, but not literally. ** [[Peter Thiel]], [http://www.press.org/sites/default/files/20161031_thiel.pdf Speech at the National Press Club] (October 31, 2016) *Trump has given more than $100,000 to the Democratic House and Senate campaign committees. In 2006, the year Democrats took back Congress, he gave $25,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee... Trump wanted Nancy Pelosi to be speaker of the House and Harry Reid the Senate majority leader. Which is not surprising. At the time he made those contributions, from August 2001 to September 2009, Trump was a registered Democrat... Trump continued to support Reid as majority leader in the election immediately after the passage of Obamacare... With all his past support for Democrats, Trump ought to be asked: Will he commit to supporting whoever is the eventual Republican nominee? After all, why should he be welcomed into the Republican fold if he is going to end up throwing his support to Clinton? The fact is, Trump isn't a Democrat or a Republican; he is an opportunist... He's less a candidate than a brand. And running for president is great for the Trump brand, an opportunity for Donald Trump to take the national stage and tell us all how great he is. He pretty much admitted as much during his announcement speech, when he pointed out that some questioned whether he was really as successful as he claimed. ** Marc A. Thiessen, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-donald-trump-helped-democrats-pass-obamacare/2015/06/22/002f4c7c-18ea-11e5-ab92-c75ae6ab94b5_story.html "How Donald Trump helped Democrats pass Obamacare"] (22 June 2015), ''The Washington Post'' *I wanted to like Donald Trump, much as I wanted to like Richard Nixon's vice president, Spiro Agnew. Both men have said many things with which I agree. Agnew attacked media bias, and Trump attacks the establishment's failure to "make America great," as he nonspecifically puts it. But a proper diagnosis does not equal competence in administering a cure. If I developed a brain tumor, I would want Ben Carson to operate on me, but do I want Donald Trump "operating" on America? Everyone has a temperament. The dictionary defines it as "the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person." Would Trump's "combination" make him a good president? I think not. **Cal Thomas, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination "Conservatives Against Trump"] (21 January 2016), ''National Review''. * I do think the President committed impeachable offenses. ** Pat Tooomey, Republican senator, quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-10 | author = Kate Sullivan, Nicky Robertson | title = Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says he thinks Trump 'committed impeachable offenses' | newspaper = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/pat-toomey-trump-impeachable-offenses/index.html }} * [[w:Criticism of response to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|The governments]] that have been negligent from the beginning [...] are afraid of demonstrating their ineptitude in the face of such a health crisis. At the last minute, Trump declared a "[[w:Public health emergency (United States)|national emergency]]" and agreed with the Democrats in Congress on a special package for {{w|sick leave}} and rapid testing. If he appears incompetent in the face of a crisis and thousands of [[w:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic#Deaths|people die]], he could lose the [[2020 United States presidential election|U.S. presidency]], even to Biden. ** [[Trotskyist Fraction – Fourth International]], ''[https://www.leftvoice.org/coronavirus-and-the-healthcare-crisis-our-lives-are-worth-more-than-their-profits Coronavirus and the Healthcare Crisis: Our Lives Are Worth More than Their Profits!]'' (March 14, 2020), ''Left Voice''. * He's got to condemn this sh*t ASAP. * We need an Oval office address. He has to lead now. It has gone too far and gotten out of hand. ** Donald Trump Jr. writing [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/13/politics/trump-jr-text-mark-meadows-january-6/index.html text messages] to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 6 2021, urging Meadows to make Donald Trump stop the attack on the Congress Building. * I think he would be a great president... He is one of the most dynamic people in the world. He looks presidential, and he talks presidential, and he would make the changes he promises. ** [[w:Ivana Trump|Ivana Trump]], as quoted in {{citation | date = 2016-02-11 | author = Eddie Roche | title = Daily Exclusive: Ivana Trump Uncensored | newspaper = Daily Front Row | url = http://fashionweekdaily.com/daily-exclusive-ivana-trump-uncensored/ }} * My father is an unbelievable listener, and I don't think people realize that until they actually know him. And he ultimately makes his own decisions and that's what any leader needs to do. ** [[Ivanka Trump]], as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-10-14 | author = Judy Kurtz | title = Ivanka Trump: Dad's conflict with Megyn Kelly 'very sensationalized' | newspaper = The Hill | url = http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/256903-ivanka-trump-dads-conflict-with-megyn-kelly-very }} * Today, Donald is much as he was at three years old: incapable of growing, learning, or evolving, unable to regulate his emotions, moderate his responses, or take in & synthesize information. ** {{citation | date = 2020-07-07 | author = Mary Trump (niece of Donald Trump) | title = The explosive tell-all book by Trump's niece is coming out two weeks earlier than expected | newspaper = CNN | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/06/media/mary-trump-book-release-date/index.html }} * Donald's pathologies are so complex and his behaviors so often inexplicable that coming up with an accurate and comprehensive diagnosis would require a full battery of psychological and neurophysical tests that he'll never sit for ** {{citation | date = 2020-07-08 | author = William Goldschlag, Dan Janison | title = Donald Trump's niece: He lies, cheats, is cruel, incompetent and cheap | newspaper = Newsday | url = https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/trump-niece-mary-book-conway-coronavirus-schools-reopening-biden-who-jacksonville-rnc-tiktok-1.46510343 }} * I have no problem calling Donald a narcissist — he meets all nine criteria. ** Mary Trump, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2020-07-14 | author = Kurt Andersen | title = Review: The most devastating thing about Mary Trump’s portrait is her empathy for Donald Trump | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-07-14/the-most-devastating-thing-about-mary-trumps-portrait-of-trump-is-i }} * In order to understand what brought Donald- and all of us- to this point, we need to start with my grandfather and his own need for recognition, a need that propelled him to encourage Donald's reckless hyperbole and unearned confidence that hid Donald's pathological weaknesses and insecurities. As Donald grew up, he was forced to become his own cheerleader, first, because he needed his father to believe he was a better and more confident son than Freddy was; then because Fred required it of him; and finally because he began to believe his own hype, even as he paradoxically suspected on a very deep level that nobody else did. By the time of the election, Donald met any challenges to his sense of superiority with anger, his fear and vulnerabilities so effectively buried that he didn't even have to acknowledge they existed. And he never would. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 11 * In the 1970s, after my grandfather had already been preferring and promoting Donald for years, the New York media picked up the baton and began disseminating Donald's unsubstantiated hype. In the 1980s, the banks joined in when they began to fund his ventures. Their willingness (and then their need) to foster his increasingly unfounded claims to success hung on the hopes of recouping their losses. After a decade during which Donald floundered, dragged down by bankruptcies and reduced to fronting for a series of failed products from steaks to vodka, the television producer Mark Burnett gave him yet another chance. ''The Apprentice'' traded on Donald's image as the brash, self-made dealmaker, a myth that had been the creation of my grandfather five decades earlier and astonishingly, considering the vast trove of evidence disproving it, had survived into the new millennium almost entirely unaltered. By the time Donald announced his run for the Republican Party nomination in 2015, a significant percentage of the American population had been primed to believe that myth. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 11 * To this day, the lies, misrepresentations, and fabrications that are the sum total of who my uncle is are perpetuated by the Republican Party and white evangelical Christians. People who know better, such as Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell; true believers, such as Representative Kevin McCarthy, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Attorney General William Barr; and others too numerous to name, have become, unwittingly or not, complicit in their perpetuation. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 11-12 * The fact is, Donald's pathologies are so complex and his behaviors so often inexplicable that coming up with an accurate and comprehensive diagnosis would require a full battery of psychological and neuropsychological tests that he'll never sit for. At this point, we can't evaluate his day-to-day functioning because he is, in the West Wing, essentially institutionalized. Donald has been institutionalized for most of his adult life, so there is no way to know how he would thrive, or even survive, on his own in the real world. At the end of my aunt's birthday party in 2017, as we lined up for our pictures, I could see that Donald was already under a kind of stress he'd never experienced before. As the pressures upon him have continued to mount over the course of the last three years, the disparity between the level of competence required for running a country and his incompetence has widened, revealing his delusions more starkly than ever before. Many, but by no means all of us, have been shielded until now from the worst effects of his pathologies by a stable economy and a lack of serious crises. But the out-of-control COVID-19 pandemic, the possibility of an economic depression, deepening social divides along political lines thanks to Donald's penchant for division, and devastating uncertainty about our country's future have created a perfect storm of catastrophes that no one is less equipped than my uncle to manage. Doing so would require courage, strength of character, deference to experts, and the confidence to take responsibility and to course correct after admitting mistakes. His ability to control unfavorable situations by lying, spinning, and obfuscating has diminished to the point of impotence in the midst of the tragedies we are currently facing. His egregious and arguably intentional mishandling of the current catastrophe has led to a level of scrutiny and pushback that he's never experienced before, increasing his belligerence and need for petty revenge as he withholds vital funding, personal protective equipment, and ventilators that your tax dollars have paid for from states whose governors don't kiss his ass sufficiently. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 13-14 * After the election, Donald called his big sister, ostensibly to find out how he was doing. Of course, he thought he already knew the answer; otherwise he wouldn't have made the call in the first place. He merely wanted her to confirm very strongly that he was doing a fantastic job. When she said, "Not that good," Donald immediately went on offense. "That's nasty," he said. She could see the sneer on his face. Then, seemingly apropos of nothing, he asked her, "Maryanne, where would you be without me?" It was a smug reference to the fact that Maryanne owed her first federal judgeship to Donald because Roy Cohn had done him (and her) a favor all those years ago. My aunt has always insisted that she earned her position on the bench entirely on her own merits, and she shot back at him, "If you say that one more time, I will ''level'' you." But it was an empty threat. Although Maryanne had prided herself on being the only person on the planet Donald ever listened to, those days were long past, which was illustrated not long after, in June 2018. On the eve of Donald's first summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, Maryanne called the White House and left a message with his secretary: "Tell him his older sister called with a little sisterly advice. Prepare. Learn from those who know what they are doing. Stay away from Dennis Rodman. And leave his Twitter alone." He ignored all of it. The ''Politico'' headline the following day read "Trump Says Kim Meeting Will Be About 'Attitude,' Not Prep Work." If Maryanne had ever had any sway over her little brother, it was gone now. Aside from the requisite birthday call, they didn't speak much after that. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 188-189 * Donald was to my grandfather what the border wall as been for Donald: a vanity project funded at the expense of more worthy pursuits. ** Mary L. Trump, ''Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'' (2020), p. 194 * He's smart, he's tough, he knows what he's doing. He's speaking from his heart. He's the best. ** {{w|Melania Trump}}, as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/263527-melania-trump-not-nervous-for-husband "Melania Trump not nervous for husband"] by Judy Kurtz, ''The Hill'' (16 December 2015) *Trump's entire personal and professional history is Obama-esque. When it serves his interests, Trump lies. He has lied to business associates, employees, friends, spouses, and now to millions of prospective voters. Anyone who thinks that Trump will not lie to them, or that he will at least tell the truth about 'important things', immigration or ISIS or whatever, is deluding himself. When it becomes expedient for Trump to lie, he will. **Ian Tuttle, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/431755/donald-trumps-huge-lies "Donald Trump's Huge Lies"], ''National Review'' * After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence. ** Twitter, as quoted by {{citation | date = 2021-01-08 | author = Brian Fung | title = Twitter bans President Trump permanently | newspaper = CNN Business | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/08/tech/trump-twitter-ban/index.html }} * Right now, I’m not sure whether he should stay in place for a week or step down immediately. ** Christian Tybring-Gjedde, quoted in [https://www.thelocal.no/20210107/trump-scares-norwegian-politician-who-nominated-him-for-nobel-peace-prize "Trump 'scares' Norwegian politician who nominated him for Nobel Peace Prize"] 7 January 2021 * We're really good friends, we go back to '86, '87. Most of my successful and best fights were at [[w:Trump International Hotel and Tower|Trump's hotels]]. He didn't manage me, though. He was just helping me with my [[w:Mike Tyson#Rape conviction, prison, and conversion|court case]]. '''We're the same guy, a thrust for power, a drive for power. Whatever field we're in, we need power in that field. That's just who we are. Balls of energy. We're not even who we think we are. We're fire. We're made of this crap—water, motion, dirt, diamonds, emeralds. We're made out of that stuff, can you believe it?''' * That shit is the real deal. Listen: I'm a black motherfucker from the poorest town in the country. I've been through a lot in life. And I know him. When I see him, he shakes my hand and respects my family. None of them—[[Barack Obama|Barack]], whoever—nobody else does that. They're gonna be who they are and disregard me, my family. So I'm voting for him. If I can get 20,000 people or more to vote for him, I'm gonna do it. ** [[Mike Tyson]], in an interview with {{w|The Daily Caller}}. [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/21/mike-tyson-why-i-m-a-muslim-for-donald-trump.html] (January 21, 2016) === U === [[File:Trump Second Impeachment Vote.png |thumb|President Trump gravely [[endangered]] the [[security]] of the [[United States]] and its [[institutions]] of [[Government]]. He threatened the [[integrity]] of the [[democratic]] [[system]], interfered with the [[peaceful]] transition of [[power]], and imperiled a coequal branch of Government.]] * President Trump gravely [[endangered]] the [[security]] of the [[United States]] and its [[institutions]] of [[Government]]. He threatened the [[integrity]] of the [[democratic]] [[system]], interfered with the [[peaceful]] transition of [[power]], and imperiled a coequal branch of Government. He thereby betrayed his trust as President, to the manifest [[injury]] of the [[people]] of the United States. <br /> Wherefore, Donald John Trump, by such [[conduct]], has [[demonstrated]] that he will remain a threat to national security, democracy, and [[United States Constitution|the Constitution]] if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the [[rule of law]]. Donald John Trump thus warrants [[impeachment]] and [[trial]], removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of [[honor]], [[trust]], or [[profit]] under the United States. ** [[United States Congress|United States House of Representatives]]; the concluding lines of [https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/24/text "H.Res.24 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors", introduced 11 January 2021, and approved 13 January 2021] === V === * People no longer trust the career politicians, no longer trust the status-quo because they screwed it up so bad. I loved listening to you talk to those other talking heads about 'Donald Trump could be the destruction of the whole Republican party.' I throw my hands up in the air and cheer. I hope it happens! And I hope [[Bernie Sanders]] is the destruction of the Democratic Party. It's time to break up the two party dictatorship. ** [[Jesse Ventura]] on CNN with Don Lemon, as quoted in {{citation | date = 2015-10-07 | author = Chris Enloe | title = Jesse Ventura Wants to Destroy the Political Establishment and He's Named Two Guys to Do It | newspaper = IJ Review | url = https://www.ijreview.com/2015/10/439711-jesse-ventura-supports-donald-trump-bernie-sanders-destroying-political-establishment/ }} *We believe your final decision yesterday was the right one — given the so-called "fog of war" and against the background of a long list of intelligence mistakes, not to mention "cooking" shenanigans. We... think Tucker Carlson had it right yesterday evening: "The very people — in some cases, literally the same people who lured us into the Iraq quagmire 16 years ago — are demanding a new war — this one with Iran. Carlson described you as "skeptical." We believe ample skepticism is warranted. **[[Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity]], in [https://consortiumnews.com/2019/06/21/vips-memo-to-the-president-is-pompeos-agenda-the-same-as-yours/ ''VIPS Memo to the President: Is Pompeo's Iran Agenda the Same As Yours?''] (21 June 2019) *After the close call yesterday when you called off the planned military strike on Iran, we remain concerned that you are about to be mousetrapped into war with Iran. You have said you do not want such a war (no sane person would), and our comments below are based on that premise. There are troubling signs that [[Mike Pompeo|Secretary Pompeo]] is not likely to jettison his more warlike approach, More importantly, we know from personal experience with Pompeo's dismissive attitude to instructions from you that his agenda can deviate from yours on issues of major consequence... Pompeo's behavior betrays a strong desire to resort to military action — perhaps even without your approval — to Iranian provocations (real or imagined), with no discernible strategic goal other than to advance the interests of Israel, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. **[[Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity]], in [https://consortiumnews.com/2019/06/21/vips-memo-to-the-president-is-pompeos-agenda-the-same-as-yours/ ''VIPS Memo to the President: Is Pompeo's Iran Agenda the Same As Yours?''] (21 June 2019) *If Pompeo failed to report back to you on the conversation you instructed him to have with [[William Binney|Binney]], you might ask him about it now (even though the flimsy evidence of Russia hacking the DNC has now evaporated, with Binney vindicated). There were two note-takers present at the October 24, 2017 meeting at CIA headquarters. There is also a good chance the session was also recorded. You might ask Pompeo about that... Binney had the impression Pompeo was simply going through the motions — and disingenuously, at that. If he "really wanted to know about Russian hacking," he would have acquainted himself with the conclusions that VIPS, with Binney in the lead, had reached in mid-2017, and which apparently caught your eye.... Had he pursued the matter seriously with Binney, we might not have had to wait until the Justice Department itself put nails in the coffin of Russiagate, CrowdStrike, and Comey. In sum, Pompeo could have prevented two additional years of "everyone knows that the Russians hacked into the DNC." Why did he not? **[[Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity]], in [https://consortiumnews.com/2019/06/21/vips-memo-to-the-president-is-pompeos-agenda-the-same-as-yours/ ''VIPS Memo to the President: Is Pompeo's Iran Agenda the Same As Yours?''] (21 June 2019) * We are all Gold Star Families, '''who have lost those we love the most in war. Ours is a sacrifice you will never know. Ours is a sacrifice we would never want you to know.''' * Your recent comments regarding the Khan family were repugnant, and personally offensive to us. When you question a mother's pain, by implying that her religion, not her grief, kept her from addressing an arena of people, you are attacking us. When you say your job building buildings is akin to our sacrifice, you are attacking our sacrifice. You are not just attacking us, you are cheapening the sacrifice made by those we lost. You are minimizing the risk our service members make for all of us. This goes beyond politics. It is about a sense of decency. That kind decency you mock as "political correctness." ** [[w:VoteVets.org|VoteVets]]' Gold Star Family Members, open letter to Trump [http://www.votevets.org/press/gold-star-letter] (August 1, 2016) === W === * We've never had a president whose business created as many potential {{w|conflicts of interest}} as Donald Trump, and at the same time we've never had a president who cared less about conflicts of interest as Donald Trump. Indeed, he and his children are making it quite clear that they will use the presidency as a tool to make as much money as they can. And Republicans, particularly [[United States Congress|Congress]], have apparently decided that if Trump does it, it's okay. ** [[Paul Waldman]], ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/12/05/republicans-are-already-making-it-clear-trump-can-do-whatever-he-wants/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.4d816d92b558 Republicans are already making it clear: Trump can do whatever he wants]'', ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' (December 5, 2016) * Can we get Trump to prove he's a good citizen or we'll deport him? ** {{w|Shannon Wheeler}}, cartoonist, [https://twitter.com/muchcoffee twitted] 10.10 * Trump actually faces unique obstacles as he courts black voters. The mogul has a long history of using racially charged rhetoric and his real estate company was sued for allegedly discriminating against black renters in the 1970s. His stance on Muslims, which has drawn praise from white supremacists, could also prove problematic, since over 25 percent of American Muslims are black. **Hunter Walker, [https://www.yahoo.com/politics/donald-trump-has-a-huge-1317867072716854.html "Donald Trump has a plan to win ‘100 percent' of the black vote and prove he's not a racist"] (10 December 2015), ''Yahoo! News'' *America has lost more than 12 million jobs in the last six months. An estimated 12 million people have lost their employer-sponsored health insurance during the worst pandemic in a century. Tens of millions report not having enough to eat. But one month ago, tens of millions of unemployed Americans lost... a $600 weekly federal unemployment insurance benefit that Congress failed to renew... How can this happen in a democracy? This is a question that everyone who works for a living... might want to consider on this Labor Day... If the facts of this political disaster were more widely known and understood, Republicans could lose not only the presidency but also the Senate in November. After all, millions of unemployed Republicans lost most of their income as a result of what their political party...did... Who would want to be forcing layoffs — potentially totaling millions at the state and local level — during a depression and pandemic? Ask Sen. McConnell and Donald Trump. **[[Mark Weisbrot]], [https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/opinion/times-commentary/story/2020/sep/06/weisbrot-whour-government-doing-labor/531611/ What is our government doing to labor?], [[w:Chattanooga Times Free Press|Times Free Press]], (6 September 2020) * You will never hear me say a negative thing about Donald Trump. Me and Donald are cool. ... Donald will get my vote. ** [[Dana White]], as quoted in [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/263033-ufc-chief-dana-white-endorses-trump "UFC head Dana White endorses Trump"] by Sylvan Lane, ''The Hill'' (12 December 2015) * He will be a real American leader, who might not always be the best one from Europe's perspective but defends the interests of his own people. I wish we had political leaders like this in the Netherlands who defend their own country... and forget the rest. ** [[Geert Wilders]], on BNR radio, as quoted in [http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2016/07/93300-2/ "Geert Wilders says the Netherlands needs a leader like Donald Trump"] (18 July 2016), ''DutchNews.nl''. * I'd vote for a bowling ball covered in dog shit and pubic hair before I vote for Trump. ** bestselling author {{W|Chuck Wendig}}, [http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2016/06/08/im-with-her/ "I'm With Her"], June 8, 2016 * The cost of appearing with a bloviating ignoramus is obvious, it seems to me. Donald Trump is redundant evidence that if your net worth is high enough, your IQ can be very low and you can still intrude into American politics. ** [[George Will]] on {{citation | date = 2012-05-27 | title = This Week | publisher = ABC }}, quoted in {{citation | date = 2012-05-27 | title = George Will Calls Donald Trump a ‘Bloviating Ignoramus' | first = Jake | last = Tapper | periodical = ABC News | url = http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/george-will-calls-donald-trump-a-bloviating-ignoramus-on-this-week/ }} *It has come to this. The GOP, formerly the party of Lincoln and ostensibly the party of liberty and limited government, is being defined by clamors for a mass roundup and deportation of millions of human beings. To will an end is to will the means for the end, so the Republican clamors are also for the requisite expansion of government's size and coercive powers... Trump evidently plans to deport almost 10 percent of California's workers, and 13 percent of that state's K–12 students. He is, however, at his most Republican when he honors family values: He proposes to deport intact families, including children who are citizens... Trump proposes seizing money that illegal immigrants from Mexico try to send home. This might involve sacrificing mail privacy, but desperate times require desperate measures. He would vastly enlarge the federal government's enforcement apparatus, but he who praises single-payer health care systems and favors vast eminent domain powers has never made a fetish of small government. **George Will, [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/422916/donald-trump-immigration-deportation-republicans "Trump Should Have No Place in the Party of Liberty and Limited Government"] (22 August 2015), ''National Review'' *If Donald Trump were a Democratic mole placed in the Republican Party to disrupt things, how would his behavior be any different? I don't think it would be. **George Will, as quoted in [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35066940 "Is Donald Trump a Democratic secret agent?"] (11 December 2015), by Anthony Zurcher, ''BBC News'', United Kingdom: British Broadcasting Corporation * What you saw was the real Trump, unbound by facts, reason, logic, the law, or the Constitution ** Conservative campaign consultant Rick Wilson, commenting on a coronavirus press briefing [https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/rick-wilson-trumps-press-conference-meltdown-was-a-manic-ragefest-by-americas-worst-president/ "Rick Wilson: Trump’s press conference meltdown was a ‘manic ragefest by America’s Worst President’"] (14 April 2020), ''Rawstory'' * Shortly after 8pm on Election Night, when the unexpected trend - Trump might actually win - seemed confirmed, Don Jr told a friend that his father, or DJT, as he calls him, looked as if he had seen a ghost. Melania was in tears - and not of joy. There was, in the space of little more than an hour, in Steve Bannon's not unamused observation, a befuddled Trump morphing into a disbelieving Trump and then into a horrified Trump. But still to come was the final transformation: Suddenly, Donald Trump became a man who believed that he deserved to be, and was wholly capable of being, the president of the United States. ** p. 18 * Trump did not enjoy his own inauguration. He was angry that A-level stars had snubbed the event, disgruntled with the accommodations at Blair House, and visibly fighting with his wife, who seemed on the verge of tears. Throughout the day, he wore what some around him had taken to calling his golf face: angry and pissed off, shoulders hunched, arms swinging, brow furled, lips pursed. * In pursuing a friend's wife, he would try to persuade the wife that her husband was perhaps not what she thought. ** p. 23 * Trump, in fact, found the White House to be vexing and even a little scary. He retreated to his own bedroom - the first time since the Kennedy White House that a presidential couple had maintained separate rooms. In the first days, he ordered two television screens in addition to the one already there, and a lock on the door, precipitating a brief standoff with the Secret Service, who insisted they have access to the room. * She [Ivanka Trump] treated her father with a degree of detachment, even irony, going so far as to make fun of his comb-over to others. She often described the mechanics behind it to friends: an absolutely clean pate - a contained island after scalp-reduction -surgery - surrounded by a furry circle of hair around the sides and front, from which all ends are drawn up to meet in the center and then swept back and secured by a stiffening spray. The color, she would point out to comical effect, was from a product called Just for Men - the longer it was left on, the darker it got. Impatience resulted in Trump's orange-blond hair color. * Rupert Murdoch, heretofore doubtlessly certain Trump was a charlatan and a fool, said he and his new wife, Jerry Hall, would pay a call on the president-elect. But Murdoch was late- quite late. Trump kept assuring his guests that Rupert was on his way, coming soon. When some of the guests made a move to leave, Trump cajoled them to stay a little longer. ''You'll want to stay to see Rupert''. (Or, one of the guests interpreted, you'll want to stay to see Trump with Rupert.) It was a matched set of odd reversals- an ironic symmetry. Trump, perhaps not yet appreciating the difference between becoming president and elevating his social standing, was trying mightily to curry favor with the previously disdainful media mogul. And Murdoch, finally arriving at the party he was in more than one way sorely late to, was as subdued and thrown as everyone else, and struggling to adjust his view of a man who, for more than a generation, had been at best a clown prince among the rich and famous. ** p. 20 * Murdoch suggested that taking a liberal approach to H-1B visas, which open America's doors to select immigrants, might be hard to square with his promises to build a wall and close the borders. But Trump seemed unconcerned, assuring Murdoch, 'We'll figure it out.' "What a fucking idiot," said Murdoch, shrugging, as he got off the phone. ** p. 36 * The unique problem here was partly how to get information to someone who did not (or could not or would not) read, and who at best listened only selectively. But the other part of the problem was how best to qualify the information that he liked to get... The information he did not get was formal information. The data. The details. The options. The analysis. He didn't do PowerPoint. For anything that smacked of a classroom or of being lectured to- "professor" was one of his bad words, and he was proud of never going to class, never buying a textbook, never taking a note- he got up and left the room. ** p. 188 * The president liked generals. The more fruit salad they wore, the better. The president was very pleased with the compliments he got for appointing generals who commanded the respect that Mattis and Kelly and McMaster were accorded (pay no attention to Michael Flynn). What the president did not like was ''listening'' to generals, who, for the most part, were skilled in the new Army jargon of PowerPoint, data dumps, McKinsey-like presentations. One of the things that endeared Flynn to the president was the fact that Flynn, quite the conspiracist and drama queen, had good storytelling sense. ** p. 188 ** [[w:Michael_Wolff_(journalist)|Michael Wolff]], ''Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House'' (2018) *Let's begin with [Trump's] the simplest assertion: we are doing "great" economically... over the last 20 years the United States has had a hard time achieving economic growth. The last year or two are slightly better... because the government gave an enormous boost... not private capitalist corporations, the government gave... The 2017 tax cut... gave corporations... hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes they don't have to pay anymore... and they mostly used it to increase salaries of executives... very good for the top one percent, but not for the rest of the American people. *Chinese workers, the average amount of money they get adjusted for inflation, has quadrupled in the last 12, 15 years. What happened to the average wage in America, adjusted for inflation? It hardly budged... Excluding that from the conversation - prancing around as if the economy here is the envy of the world - that's not just nonsense. *...he spent more time... demonizing [[immigrants]] than on any other topic.... the United States is an economy of three hundred and twenty five million people; the number of [[w:Illegal immigration to the United States|undocumented immigrants in the United States is estimated between 10 and 12 million [~3.4]%]] ...Focusing on immigrants is pure scapegoating; it's focusing people on something that doesn't matter because you don't want them to focus on what does matter. **[[Richard Wolffe]] in [https://www.rdwolff.com/prof_wolff_on_sotu '''''Wolff responds to Trump's "State of the Union" address,'''''] (6 February 2019) * I still call myself a [[conservative]], but only in full knowledge that there is a blot on the escutcheon, and many a writer who claims that title is an open [[treason|traitor]] to all I in truth uphold and he in word only. Because, honestly, a conservative who opposes Trump on the grounds of [[ideal]]s, despite what this administration has already done in deregulating and defanging the [[bureaucracy]], reversing foreign policy mistakes, and appointing originalist judges, falls into the same error of being a [[cult]]ist and not a political thinker. ** [[John C. Wright]], [http://www.scifiwright.com/2017/06/objectivism-and-alt-right/ "Objectivism and Alt-Right"] (2017) === Y === * He's the classic demagogue described well in the Federalist Papers that our system is designed to stop. ** {{W|John Yoo}}, [http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/analysis-vengeful-world-donald-trump-why-it-matters-n671721 Analysis: the Vengeful World of Donald Trump and Why It Matters], at NBC News, published October 31, 2016 * Donald Trump is also a coward. For all of his tough talk and bluster, the president of the United States is a punk ass bitch. And this has also been apparent for as long as we've known who he is. * He slipped out of draft duty because of ... bone spurs. Bone spurs don't even get you on the NFL injury report, but he used it to stay the fuck away from actually having to fight. We know his history of bullying and insulting women. And, since he's been in office, we've seen him cower to Kim Jong Un and literally get Deeboed by Vladimir Putin — two men who, for all of their faults, would definitely whoop Trump's ass. * We've had racist presidents before. We've had malignant misogynists in office before. But never has our president been such a fucking wimp. ** Damon Young, [https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/just-remember-that-your-punk-ass-president-would-never-1828105410 Just Remember That Your Punk-Ass President Would Never, Ever, Ever Call LeBron James Dumb to His Face], in {{W|The Root (magazine)|The Root}}, published August 4, 2018. === Z === *Donald Trump would be an awesome GOP nominee if he was remotely conservative, suited to beat Hillary, or had the temperament of a good POTUS. **John Ziegler, [https://twitter.com/Zigmanfreud/status/697866127163043841 ''Twitter'' post] (February 2016) * His decision to use his platform to condone rather than condemn the actions of his supporters at the Capitol building has rightly disturbed people in the US and around the world. We removed these statements yesterday because we judged that their effect — and likely their intent — would be to provoke further violence. * We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great. Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete. ** Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Facebook, quoted in [https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/07/mark-zuckerberg-announces-trump-banned-from-facebook-and-instagram-for-at-least-the-next-two-weeks/ "Mark Zuckerberg announces Trump banned from facebook and instagram for 'at least the next two weeks'"] (January 7 2021) <i> Tech Crunch </i> *Could Donald Trump be a secret double-agent, sent by Democrats to destroy their party from within? Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, who has borne the brunt of more than a few Trump barbs, seems to think there's a possibility... He's belittling his Republican colleagues. He's pulling the party to the nativist right in direct conflict with the goal set by strategists in 2013 to appeal to a more ethnically diverse nation. And he's generally sucking up all the political oxygen, making it harder for other candidates to get their message out. All in all, many experts say he's making it much more difficult for a Republican to win the general election next fall. Maybe he's doing it on purpose... But as the saying goes, even paranoids have enemies. And, at least for the moment, there are some Republicans who see Donald Trump much more of an enemy than a friend. **Anthony Zurcher, [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35066940 "Is Donald Trump a Democratic secret agent?"] (11 December 2015), ''BBC News'', United Kingdom: British Broadcasting Corporation *Trump has forged a coalition between the workers and the patriotic elite. I strongly believe in the coalition that has brought Trump together. Just like Boris Johnson. That, I think, is the political axis of the future. ** [https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2402214-hoe-de-franse-trump-eric-zemmour-de-politiek-op-zijn-kop-zet How the 'French Trump' Éric Zemmour is turning politics upside down.] ==See also== * [[Donald Trump on social media]] * [[Donald Trump Jr.]] * [[Impeachment of Donald Trump]] * [[List of presidents of the United States]] * [[Presidency of Donald Trump]] * [[Racial views of Donald Trump]] * [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections]] * [[2020 United States presidential election]] == External links== {{Sister project links|w=Donald Trump|wikt=no|b=no|s=Author:Donald Trump|commons=Donald Trump|n=Donald Trump|v=no|species=no|d=Q22686|voy=no|m=no|mw=no}} * [https://www.donaldjtrump.com/ Official website] * [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/23/opinion/trumps-lies.html "Trump's Lies"] by [[w:David Leonhardt|David Leonhardt]] and Stuart A. Thompson - a catalog of "nearly every outright lie he has told publicly" in his first five months in office, in ''{{w|The New York Times}}'' (23 June 2017) {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Trump, Donald}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Presidents of the United States]] [[Category:Businesspeople from the United States]] [[Category:People from New York City]] [[Category:Presbyterians from the United States]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Memoirists from the United States]] [[Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States]] [[Category:Television personalities]] [[Category:Television producers]] [[Category:Producers from the United States]] [[Category:Donald Trump| ]] [[Category:United States presidential candidates, 2016]] [[Category:United States presidential candidates, 2000]] [[Category:Conspiracy theorists]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] [[fi:Donald Trump]] 40zfzz9wxm6y5vwjjhm3ke6f5ykk0vn 0 2156 3148890 2901133 2022-07-29T01:00:45Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Anne Hathaway at the 2007 Deauville American Film Festival-01A.jpg|thumb|right|Taking a year off and going to school was the best thing I could have done after ''[[The Princess Diaries]]''.]] ''' [[w:Anne Hathaway|Anne Jacqueline Hathaway]]''' (born [[12 November]] [[1982]]) is an [[:Category:Actors|American actress]]. {{actor-stub}} == Quotes == [[File:Anne Hathaway (actress).jpg|thumb|right|My entire film career's been dependent on my ability to look unattractive.]] [[File:Anne Hathaway (cropped) (cropped).png|thumb|right|I’m always hyper-aware of how not to be a you-know-what. ]] * I was hanging out the other night with a bunch of friends I've known forever. They were saying, "Look at you. You've grown into a swan." I looked at them and said, "My awkward phase lasted about three years longer than all of yours combined." I related to the physical and emotional awkwardness Mia goes through. She has incredibly low self-esteem. A lot of my life was spent having the same thing, but I'm getting over that now. ** As quoted in "Anne Hathaway : Royal Role" by Jeffrey Epstein in E! Online (20 July 2001) * Taking a year off and going to school was the best thing I could have done after ''[[The Princess Diaries]]''. It taught me that I don't need Hollywood or a job to make me happy. ** As quoted in ''Teenpeople.com'' (May 2002) * We've all done things we shouldn't, it's just I did stuff at college, when nobody knew about it, so I'm not a saint. … I wasted time doing self-destructive things but it didn't work. I found out you can only dance on so many tabletops. I got that all out of my system and now I'm healthy and I'm grounded. ** As quoted in [https://people.com/celebrity/anne-hathaway-im-not-a-saint/ "Anne Hathaway : I'm Not a Saint"] in ''[[w:People (magazine)|People]]'' (20 February 2007) * Before I met him, I wasted so much time. I was just annoying and narcissistic and smelled bad. He’s protective without being possessive, passionate without needing to show his temper. ** On her boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri, as quoted in "Anne Hathaway : I'm Not a Saint" in ''People'' (20 February 2007) * My entire film career's been dependent on my ability to look unattractive. ** As quoted in [https://people.com/celebrity/anne-hathaway-id-rather-be-strong-than-skinny/ "Anne Hathaway: 'I'd Rather Be Strong Than Skinny'"] in ''People'' (8 March 2007) * I have a lot more respect for it as a business. I understand fashion a lot more. Style, for me, is something I still can't get right. ** About Fashion industry, [https://www.chicagotribune.com/zap-annehathawaydevilwearsprada-story.html "Prada Star Hathaway Doesn't Like It Haute"]. ''[[w:Chicago Tribune|Chicago Tribune]]''. (December 18, 2008). * When I was younger I thought about becoming a nun for a while. You know how it is when you're growing up and you're going to be a lot of different things, but I actually wanted to be an actress before I wanted to be a nun. The nun was more of a side-bar thing. ** [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/anne-hathaway-wanted-to-be-a-nun-2343678.html "Anne Hathaway wanted to be a nun"]. ''[[w:The Independent|The Independent]]''. (August 25, 2011). * It's easier to think about the way I'm least daring. When I meet people for the first time, I'm friendly but shy. I'm much less outwardly nervous than I used to be, but I still get anxious sometimes. I'm not very daring in my street style, usually because there's a photographer around! I am getting more daring now—I'll wear my mom jeans in public that haven't been tailored 'just so' yet, just because they feel good. For a long time I was afraid of the harsh things people would say about me, but I might as well be happy. ** [https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a3888/anne-hathaway-interview-1114/ "Kiss & Make Up With Anne Hathaway: We Dare You"]. ''Harper's Bazaar''. (October 9, 2014). * I did work at Christie’s for a couple of weeks, getting ready for ''[[w:The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]'', getting people coffee and doing whatever they needed around the office. It was amazing. I got to see some wonderful art and everybody was really nice. It was great. ** [https://www.etonline.com/news/172470_anne_hathaway_was_an_intern_after_she_got_famous_find_out_why "Anne Hathaway Was an Intern After She Got Famous: Find Out Whyu"]. ''Entertainment Tonight''. (September 22, 2015). * I’m always hyper-aware of how not to be a you-know-what. So to actually let it go and to lean into all the ridiculous fame nonsense that I’ve been trying to side-step for all of these years just felt really, really fun. It just felt great and to play someone who had such an enormous ego and someone who takes herself so seriously, and is so insufferable, came very naturally to me. ** [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/oceans-8-cate-blanchett-anne-hathaway-filming-sandra-bullock-starring-heist-1118232 "'Ocean's 8' Cast Says Female Heist Story Is Not a "Message Film""]. ''The Hollywood Reporter''. (June 8, 2018). == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{IMDb name|4266}} {{DEFAULTSORT: Hathaway, Anne}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Feminists]] [[Category:LGBT rights activists]] [[Category:Activists from the United States]] [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from New York City]] [[Category:Academy Award winners]] [[Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners]] 8mg013yepzzk1w3qj0tgvdwyq1r2nyl 0 2367 3148769 3140999 2022-07-28T20:28:25Z UDScott 4304 /* Manchester, Part I */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]''''' (1999–2006) is a television show about a fictional United States presidential administration, set mainly in the West Wing of the White House.__NOTOC__ <!-- START TABLE OF CONTENTS --> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! [[#Season One|Season 1]] ! [[#Season Two|Season 2]] ! 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Con-172|H. Con-172]] | [[#Holy Night|Holy Night]] | [[#The Benign Prerogative|The Benign Prerogative]] | [[#Opposition Research|Opposition Research]] | [[#Internal Displacement|Internal Displacement]] |- | [[#He Shall, from Time to Time...|He Shall, from Time to Time...]] | [[#The Drop-In|The Drop-In]] | [[#100,000 Airplanes|100,000 Airplanes]] | [[#Guns Not Butter|Guns Not Butter]] | [[#Slow News Day|Slow News Day]] | [[#365 Days|365 Days]] | [[#Duck and Cover|Duck and Cover]] |- | [[#Take Out the Trash Day|Take Out the Trash Day]] | [[#Bartlet's Third State of the Union|Third State of the Union]] | [[#The Two Bartlets|The Two Bartlets]] | [[#The Long Goodbye|The Long Goodbye]] | [[#The Warfare of Genghis Khan|The Warfare of Genghis Khan]] | [[#King Corn|King Corn]] | [[#The Cold|The Cold]] |- | [[#Take this Sabbath Day|Take this Sabbath Day]] | [[#The War at Home|The War at Home]] | [[#Night Five|Night Five]] | [[#Inauguration, Part I|Inauguration (1)]] | [[#An Khe|An Khe]] | [[#The Wake Up Call|The Wake Up Call]] | [[#Two Weeks Out|Two Weeks Out]] |- | [[#Celestial Navigation|Celestial Navigation]] | [[#Ellie|Ellie]] | [[#Hartsfield's Landing|Hartsfield's Landing]] | [[#Inauguration, Over There|Inauguration, Over There (2)]] | [[#Full Disclosure|Full Disclosure]] | [[#Freedonia|Freedonia]] | [[#Welcome to Wherever You Are|Welcome to Wherever You Are]] |- | [[#20 Hours in L.A.|20 Hours in L.A.]] | [[#Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail|Somebody's Going to Jail]] | [[#Dead Irish Writers|Dead Irish Writers]] | [[#The California 47th|The California 47th]] | [[#Eppur Si Muove|Eppur Si Muove]] | [[#Drought Conditions|Drought Conditions]] | [[#Election Day, Part One|Election Day (1)]] |- | [[#The White House Pro-Am|The White House Pro-Am]] | [[#The Stackhouse Filibuster|The Stackhouse Filibuster]] | [[#The U.S. Poet Laureate|The U.S. Poet Laureate]] | [[#Red Haven's on Fire|Red Haven's on Fire]] | [[#The Supremes|The Supremes]] | [[#A Good Day|A Good Day]] | [[#Election Day, Part Two|Election Day (2)]] |- | [[#Six Meetings Before Lunch|Six Meetings Before Lunch]] | [[#17 People|17 People]] | [[#Stirred|Stirred]] | [[#Privateers|Privateers]] | [[#Access|Access]] | [[#La Palabra|La Palabra]] | [[#Requiem|Requiem]] |- | [[#Let Bartlet Be Bartlet|Let Bartlet Be Bartlet]] | [[#Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising]] | [[#Enemies Foreign and Domestic|Enemies, Foreign & Domestic]] | [[#Angel Maintenance|Angel Maintenance]] | [[#Talking Points|Talking Points]] | [[#Ninety Miles Away|Ninety Miles Away]] | [[#Transition|Transition]] |- | [[#Mandatory Minimums|Mandatory Minimums]] | [[#The Fall's Gonna Kill You|The Fall's Gonna Kill You]] | [[#The Black Vera Wang|The Black Vera Wang]] | [[#Evidence of Things Not Seen|Evidence of Things Not Seen]] | [[#No Exit|No Exit]] | [[#In God We Trust|In God We Trust]] | [[#The Last Hurrah|The Last Hurrah]] |- | [[#Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics|Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics]] | [[#18th and Potomac|18th and Potomac]] | [[#We Killed Yamamoto|We Killed Yamamoto]] | [[#Life on Mars|Life on Mars]] | [[#Gaza|Gaza]] | [[#Things Fall Apart|Things Fall Apart]] | [[#Institutional Memory|Institutional Memory]] |- | [[#What Kind of Day Has It Been|What Kind of Day Has It Been]] | [[#Two Cathedrals|Two Cathedrals]] | [[#Posse Comitatus|Posse Comitatus]] | [[#Commencement|Commencement]] | [[#Memorial Day|Memorial Day]] | [[#2162 Votes|2162 Votes]] | [[#Tomorrow|Tomorrow]] |- | colspan=3 bgcolor=#DDDDDD | [[#Cast|Cast]] | [[#Twenty-Five|Twenty-Five]] | colspan=3 bgcolor=#DDDDDD | [[#External links|External links]] |}<!-- END TABLE OF CONTENTS --> == Season One == === ''[[w:Pilot (The West Wing)|Pilot]]'' === :'''Flight Attendant''': Sir, I'm going to have to ask that you turn off your cellular phone. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': We're flying in a [[w:L-1011_Tristar|Lockheed Eagle Series L-1011]]. Came off the line ten months ago. Carries a Sim-5 transponder tracking system. And you're telling me I can still flummox this thing with something I bought at [[w:Radio Shack|Radio Shack]]? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': ''[on the phone with the [[w:New York Times|New York Times]]]'' 17 across. Yes, 17 across is wrong... You're spelling [[w:Muammar Gaddafi|his name]] wrong... What's my name? My name doesn't matter. I am just an ordinary citizen who relies on the Times crossword for stimulation. And I'm telling you that I met the man twice. And I recommended a pre-emptive [[w:Exocet|Exocet]] missile strike against his air force, so I think I know how... :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Leo. :'''Leo''': They hang up on me every time. :'''C.J''': That's almost hard to believe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Ms. O'Brien, I understand your feelings, but please believe me when I tell you that I'm a nice guy having a bad day. I just found out the Times is publishing a poll that says a considerable portion of Americans feel the White House has lost energy and focus. A perception that's not likely to be altered by the video footage of the President riding his bicycle into a tree. As we speak, the Coast Guard is fishing Cubans out of the Atlantic Ocean while the Governor of Florida wants to blockade the Port of Miami. A good friend of mine's about to get fired for going on television and making sense, and it turns out I accidentally slept with a prostitute last night. Now would you please, in the name of compassion, tell me which one of those kids is my boss's daughter? :'''[[w:List of The West Wing characters#Leo McGarry's family|Mallory]]''': That would be me. :'''Sam''': You. :'''Mallory''': Yes. :'''Sam''': Leo's daughter's fourth-grade class. :'''Mallory''': Yes. :'''Sam''': Well, this is bad on so many levels. <hr width="50%"/> :'''John Van Dyke''': The First Commandment says "Honor thy father." :'''Toby''': No, it doesn't! :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh Lyman]]''': Toby— :'''Toby''': It doesn't! ''[C.J. tries to stop him]'' No! If I'm gonna make you sit through this preposterous exercise, we're gonna get the names of the damn Commandments right! :'''Mary Marsh''': Okay, here we go. :'''Toby''': "Honor thy father" is the ''Third'' Commandment! :'''Van Dyke''': Then what's the First Commandment? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': "I am the Lord your God; thou shalt worship no other god before me." ''[enters the room, walking with a cane]'' Boy, those were the days, huh? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Van Dyke''': If our children can buy pornography on any street corner for five dollars, isn't that too high a price to pay for free speech? :'''Bartlet''': No. :'''Van Dyke''': Really? :'''Bartlet''': On the other hand, I do think that five dollars is too high a price to pay for pornography. :'''C.J.''': Why don’t we all sit down? :'''Bartlet''': No. Let’s not, C.J. These people won’t be staying that long. May I have some coffee, Mr. Lewis? Al, how many times have I asked you to denounce the practices of a fringe group that calls itself The Lambs of God? :'''Caldwell''': Sir, it’s not up to me to— :'''Bartlet''': Crap. It ''is'' up to you, Al. You know, my wife, Abbey, she never wants me to do anything while I’m upset. ''[a staffer hands him coffee]'' Thank you, Mr. Lewis. Twenty-eight years ago, I come home from a very bad day at the [[w:New Hampshire State House|State House]]. I tell Abbey I’m going out for a drive. I get in the station wagon and put it in reverse, and pull out of the garage full speed. ''[Leo and Sam appear in the doorway and quietly enter into the room.]'' Except I forgot to open the garage door. Abbey told me to not drive while I was upset and she was right. She was right yesterday when she told me not to get on that damn bicycle while I was upset, but I did it anyway, and I guess I was just about as angry as I’ve ever been in my life. It seems my granddaughter, Annie, had given an interview in one of the teen magazines. And somewhere between movie stars and makeup tips, she talked about her feelings on a woman’s right to choose. Now Annie, all of 12, has always been precocious, but she’s got a good head on her shoulders and I like it when she uses it. So I couldn’t understand it when her mother called me in tears yesterday. I said, "Elizabeth, what’s wrong?" She said, "It’s Annie." Now, I love my family and I’ve read my Bible from cover to cover. So I want you to tell me from what part of the Holy Scripture do you suppose the Lambs of God drew their Divine inspiration when they sent my 12 year-old granddaughter a Raggedy Ann doll with a knife stuck through its throat? ''[pause]'' You’ll denounce these people, Al. You’ll do it publicly. And until you do, you can all get your fat asses out of my White House. C.J., show these people out. :'''Mary Marsh''': I believe we can find the door. :'''Bartlet''': Find it ''now''. === ''[[w:Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (The West Wing)|Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc]]'' === :'''Lloyd Russell''': ''[referring to his Presidential run, speaking to Mandy, who just drove her car onto a curb]'' It wasn't going to happen. :'''[[w:Mandy Hampton|Mandy]]''': You know what the worst part about this is? :'''Lloyd Russell''': Well, I think you dinged up your suspension pretty good. :'''Mandy''': No, Lloyd, it's the party they're having, right now, in the West Wing, at my expense. :'''Lloyd Russell''': They're not having a party in the West Wing. :'''Mandy''': I've worked with these people for two and a half years. They like to win and they like to gloat. :'''Lloyd Russell''': I'm sure you're wrong. :'''Mandy''': I'm sure I'm not. :'''Lloyd Russell''': There are very serious people working at the White House. A blow is struck for party unity today, there's no cause to gloat. :''[cut to the White House]'' :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Victory is mine, victory is mine. Great day in the morning, people, victory is mine. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Morning Josh. :'''Josh''': I drink from the keg of glory, Donna. Bring me the finest muffins and bagels in all the land. ''[pumps his fists]'' :'''Donna''': It's going to be an unbearable day. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Mrs. Landingham, does the President have free time this morning? :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': The President has nothing ''but'' free time, Toby. Right now he's in the residence eating [[w:Cheerios|Cheerios]] and enjoying [[w:Live! with Kelly and Michael|Regis and Kathie Lee]]. Should I get him for you? :'''Toby''': Sarcasm's a disturbing thing coming from a woman of your age, Mrs. Landingham. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': What age would that be, Toby? :'''Toby''': ...Late twenties? :'''Mrs. Landingham:''' Atta boy. :'''Toby''': Can I have a cookie? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': No. :''[Sam walks in]'' :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Good morning, Sam. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Good morning. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Have a cookie, Sam. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Sir, this may be a good time to talk about your sense of humor. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I've got an intelligence briefing, a security briefing, and a 90-minute budget meeting all scheduled for the same 45 minutes. You sure this is a good time to talk about my sense of humor? :'''C.J.''': No. :'''Bartlet''': Me neither. :'''C.J.''': It's just that it's not the first time that it's happened. :'''Bartlet''': I know. :'''Toby''': We're talking about Texas, sir. :'''Bartlet''': I know. :'''C.J.''': [[w:USA Today|USA Today]] asks you why you don't spend more time campaigning in Texas and you say it's because you don't look good in funny hats. :'''Sam''': It was big hats. :'''C.J.''': What difference does it make? :'''Bartlet''': It makes a difference. :'''C.J.''': The point is we got whomped in Texas. :'''Josh''': We got whomped in Texas twice. :'''C.J.''': We got whomped in the primary and we got whomped in November. :'''Bartlet''': I think I was there. :'''C.J.''': And it was avoidable. Sir. :'''Bartlet''': C.J., on your tombstone it's gonna read '[[w:Post hoc, ergo propter hoc|Post hoc ergo propter hoc]].' :'''CJ''': Okay, but none of my visitors are going to be able to understand my tombstone. :'''Bartlet''': Twenty-seven lawyers in the room, anybody know 'post hoc, ergo propter hoc'? Josh? :'''Josh''': Ah, post, after hoc, ergo, therefore... After hoc, therefore something else hoc. :'''Bartlet''': Thank you. Next? Leo. :'''Leo''': 'After it, therefore because of it'. :'''Bartlet''': 'After it, therefore because of it'. It means one thing follows the other, therefore it was caused by the other. But it's not always true. In fact it's hardly ever true. We did not lose Texas because of the hat joke. Do you know when we lost Texas? :'''C.J.''': When you learned to speak Latin? :'''Bartlet''': Go figure. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': What is that? :'''Morris''': It's a flu shot. :'''Bartlet''': I don't need a flu shot. :'''Morris''': You do need a flu shot. :'''Bartlet''': How do I know this isn't the start of a military coup? :'''Morris''': Sir? :'''Bartlet''': I want the Secret Service in here right away. :'''Morris''': In the event of a military coup, sir, what makes you think the Secret Service is gonna be on your side? :'''Bartlet''': Now that's a thought that's gonna fester. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': About a week ago I accidentally slept with a prostitute. :'''Toby''': Really? :'''Sam''': Yes. :'''Toby''': You accidentally slept with a prostitute. :'''Sam''': Call girl. :'''Toby''': Accidentally. :'''Sam''': Yes. :'''Toby''': I don't understand. Did you ''trip'' over something? <hr width="50%"/> :''[after the President is informed that a plane carrying his personal physician was shot down on the orders of the Syrian government]'' :'''Bartlet''': Leo? I'm not frightened. I'm going to blow them off the face of the earth with the fury of God's own thunder. === ''[[w:A Proportional Response|A Proportional Response]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': A couple of things for you to bear in mind. First of all, he didn't know she was a call girl when he slept with her. He did not pay her money. He didn't participate in, have knowledge of, or witness anything illegal. Or for that matter, unethical, immoral, or suspect. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Okay. A couple things for you to bear in mind. None of that matters on ''[[w:Hard Copy|Hard Copy]]''! :'''Josh''': You're overreacting. :'''C.J.''': Am I? :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': As women are prone to do. :'''Josh''': That's not what I meant. :'''C.J.''': That's always what you mean. :'''Josh''': You know what, C.J., I really think I'm the best judge of what I mean, you paranoid [[w:University of California, Berkeley|Berkeley]] ''[[w:shiksa|shiksa]]'' ''feminista''! ...whoa, that was way too far. :'''C.J.''': No, no. Well, I've got a staff meeting to go to and so do you, you elitist [[w:Harvard University|Harvard]] fascist ''missed-the-dean's-list-two-semesters-in-a-row'' Yankee jackass! :'''Josh''': Feel better getting that off your chest there, C.J.? :'''C.J.''': I'm a whole new woman. :'''Josh''': You look like a million bucks, by the way. :'''C.J.''': Don't try to make up with me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[reading a newspaper article, quoting a congressman]'' "Folks down here are patriotic, fiercely patriotic. The President better not be planning on making any visits to this base. If he does, he may not get out alive." :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': He said that? Sitting there with military officers? :'''Josh''': Don't take the bait. :'''Toby''': Josh. :'''Josh''': Don't take the bait! :'''Toby''': You'd better believe I'm going to take the bait. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': There ought to be a law against it. :'''Josh''': Why'd you get him started? :''[Leo shrugs]'' :'''Toby''': There ''is'' a law against it! How about threatening the life of the President? He was talking to other people: how about conspiracy? They were military officers, how about treason? That was a member of our own party, Leo. That was a ''Democrat'' who said that! :'''Leo''': It's bad, I know. :'''Toby''': That's it? :'''Leo''': What are you going to do? :'''Toby''': Have the [[w:United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] bring him in pending felony charges. :'''Josh''': Toby's right. What's the good of being in power if you're not going to haul your enemies in for questioning? :'''Toby''': We're really not gonna do anything about this? :'''Leo''': Yeah, cause what we really need to do is arrest people for being mean to the President. :'''Toby''': There is no law. There is no decency. :'''Josh''': He’s just getting that now. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': What's the virtue of the proportional response? :'''[[w:Percy Fitzwallace|Admiral Fitzwallace]]''': I'm sorry? :'''Bartlet''': What is the virtue of a proportional response? Why's it good? They hit an airplane, so we hit a transmitter, right? That's a proportional response. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': Sir, in the case of Pericles 1 -- :'''Bartlet''': ''[talking over him]'' They hit a barracks, so we hit two transmitters. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': That's roughly it, yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': This is what we do. I mean, ''this'' is what we do. :'''Leo''': Yes, sir, it's what we do. It's what we've always done. :'''Bartlet''': Well, if it's what we do, if it's what we've always done, don't ''they know'' we're going to do it? :'''Leo''': Sir, if you'd turn your attention to Pericles 1 -- :'''Bartlet''': I have ''turned'' my attention to Pericles 1. It's two ammo dumps, an abandoned railroad bridge and a Syrian intelligence agency. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': Those ''are'' four highly-rated targets, sir. :'''Bartlet''': But they ''know'' we're gonna do that. They know we're gonna do that! Those areas have been abandoned for three days now. We know that from the satellite, right? We have the intelligence. ''[over Leo's attempt to speak up]'' They did that, so we did this. It's the cost of doing business. It's been factored in, right? :'''Leo''': Mr. President -- :'''Bartlet''': Am I right, or am I missing something here? :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': No, sir. You're right, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Then I ask again, what is the virtue of a proportional response? :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': It isn't virtuous, Mr. President. It's all there is, sir. :'''Bartlet''': It is not ''all'' there is. :'''Leo''': Sir, Admiral Fitzwallace -- :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': Excuse me, Leo...pardon me, Mr. President, just what else is there? :'''Bartlet''': The ''disproportional'' response. Let the word ring forth, from this time and this place, gentlemen, you kill an American, any American, we don't come back with a proportional response. We come back with total disaster! ''[He bangs the table]'' :'''General''': Are you suggesting that we [[w:Carpet bombing|carpet-bomb]] [[w:Damascus|Damascus]]? :'''Bartlet''': I am suggesting, General, that you, and Admiral Fitzwallace, and Secretary Hutchinson, and the rest of the National Security Team take the next sixty minutes and put together an American response scenario that doesn't make me think we're just docking somebody's damn allowance! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Did you know that two thousand years ago a Roman citizen could walk across the face of the known world free of the fear of molestation? He could walk across the Earth unharmed, cloaked only in the protection of the words ''[[w:Civis romanus sum|civis Romanus]]'' -- I am a Roman citizen. So great was the retribution of Rome, universally understood as certain, should any harm befall even one of its citizens. Where was Morris's protection, or anybody else on that airplane? Where was the retribution for the families, and where is the warning to the rest of the world that Americans shall walk this Earth unharmed, lest the clenched fist of the most mighty military force in the history of mankind comes crashing down on your house?! In other words, Leo, what the hell are we doing here?! :'''Leo''': We are behaving the way a [[w:superpower|superpower]] ought to behave. :'''Bartlet''': Well our behavior has produced some crappy results; in fact I'm not a hundred per cent sure it hasn't ''induced'' it. :'''Leo''': What are you talking about? :'''Bartlet''': I'm talking about [[w:1983 Beirut barracks bombing|two hundred and eighty-six American marines in Beirut]], I'm talking about [[w:Operation Restore Hope|Somalia]], I'm talking about [[w:1998 United States embassy bombings|Nairobi]]- :'''Leo''': And you think ratcheting up the body count's gonna act as a deterrent? :'''Bartlet''': You're damn right I- :'''Leo''': Oh, then you are just as stupid as these guys who think [[w:capital punishment|capital punishment]] is going to be a deterrent for drug kingpins. As if drug kingpins didn't live their day to day lives under the possibility of execution, and their executions are a lot less dainty than ours and tend to take place without the bother and expense of [[w:due process|due process]]. So, my friend, if you want to start using American military strength as the arm of the Lord, you can do that. We're the only superpower left. You can conquer the world, like [[w:Charlemagne|Charlemagne]]! But you better be prepared to kill everyone. And you better start with me, because I will raise up an army against you and I will beat you! :'''Bartlet''': ''[pause]'' He had a ten-day old baby at home. :'''Leo''': I know. :'''Bartlet''': We are doing nothing. :'''Leo''': We are not doing nothing. :'''Bartlet''': We're destroying- :'''Leo''': Four high-rated military targets! :'''Bartlet''' And this is good? :'''Leo''': Of course it's not good. There is no good. It's what there is! It's how you behave if you're the most powerful nation in the world. It's proportional, it's reasonable, it's responsible, it's merciful! It's not nothing. Four high-rated military targets. :'''Bartlet''': Which they'll rebuild again in six months. :'''Leo''': Then we'll blow 'em up again in six months! We're getting really good at it... It's what our fathers taught us. :'''Bartlet''': ''[sarcastically]'' Why didn't you say so? ''[sitting down]'' Oh, man, Leo...when I think of all the work you put in to get me to run, when I think of all the work you did to get me elected...I could pummel your ass with a baseball bat. :''[Leo and Bartlet laugh]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': I have to tell you, he's ordinarily an extremely kind man, placing a very high premium on civility. Today...it's just been a very difficult few days for him. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': I think I should probably go. :''[Bartlet comes in]'' :'''Bartlet''': Excuse me, Charlie? Can I see you inside, please? Come on, it's okay. :''[Charlie walks toward him hesitantly and Bartlet sticks out his hand]'' :'''Bartlet''': I'm Jed Bartlet. :'''Charlie''': I'm Charles Young, sir. :'''Bartlet''': But you prefer Charlie, right? Listen, Leo McGarry filled me in on the situation with your mother. I'm so very sorry. I hope you don't mind, but I took the liberty of calling Tom Connolly, the FBI Director, and we had the computer spit out some quick information. Your mother was killed by a Western .38 revolver firing [[w:Teflon-coated bullet|KTWs]], or what are known as cop-killer bullets. Now, we have not had a whole lot of success yet in banning that weapon and those bullets off the streets, but we're planning on taking a big whack at it when Congress comes back from recess. So, what do you say? You want to come help us out? :'''Charlie''': ''[smiling]'' Yes, sir, I do. :'''Bartlet''': Thank you, Charlie. ''[shakes his hand]'' :... :'''Charlie''': I've never felt like this before. :'''Josh''': It doesn't go away. === ''[[w:Five Votes Down|Five Votes Down]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Forgive my bluntness, and I say this with all due respect, Congressman, but vote yes, or you're not even going to be on the ballot two years from now. :'''Katzenmoyer''': How do you figure? :'''Josh''': You're going to lose in the primary. :'''Katzenmoyer''': There's no [[w:United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] running against me. :'''Josh''': Sure there is. :'''Katzenmoyer''': Who? :'''Josh''': Whomever we pick. :'''Katzenmoyer''': You're bluffing. :'''Josh''': Okay. :'''Katzenmoyer''': I'm in your own party! :'''Josh''': Doesn't seem to be doing us much good now, does it? :'''Katzenmoyer''': Against an incumbent Democrat. You'll go to the press and endorse a challenger? :'''Josh''': No sir. We're going to do it in person. See, you won with fifty-two percent, but the President took your district with fifty-nine. And I think it's high time we come back and say thanks. Do you have any idea how much noise [[w:Air Force One|Air Force One]] makes when it lands in [[w:Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire, Wisconsin]]? We're going to have a party, Congressman. You should come, it's gonna be great. And when the watermelon's done, right in town square, right in the band [[w:gazebo|gazebo]]... You guys got a band gazebo? :'''Katzenmoyer''': Josh... :'''Josh''': Doesn't matter, we'll build one. Right in the band gazebo, that's where the President is going to drape his arm around the shoulder of some assistant DA we like. And you should have your camera with you. You should get a picture of that. 'Cause that's gonna be the moment you're finished in Democratic politics. President Bartlet's a good man. He's got a good heart. He doesn't hold a grudge. That's what he pays me for. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[on pain medication]'' What's going on here? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Nothing you need to concern yourself with, Mr. President. Merely a perception issue regarding Toby and the financial disclosure. :'''Bartlet''': Well, I like to roll up my sleeves and, you know ... get involved. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Mr. President. Did you by any chance take your back pills? :'''Bartlet''': I don't mind telling you C.J. I was in a little pain there. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Which did you take, sir, the [[w:Hydrocodone|Vicodin]] or the [[w:Oxycodone|Percocet]]? :'''Bartlet''': I wasn't supposed to take 'em both? :'''C.J.''': Okay, Mr. President, we're going to have someone take you back to bed. :'''Bartlet''': No no no. Sit sit sit. One of you's got a problem, and I'm here to help. You guys are like family. You've always been there for me. You've always been loyal, honest, hard-working good people, and I love you all very much, and I don't say that often enough. ''[to Sam]'' So, tell me what the problem is, Toby. :'''Sam''': I'm Sam, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Sam, of course you are. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Sir, the situation basically is this. I arranged for a friend to testify to [[w:United States Department of Commerce|Commerce]] on Internet stocks, while simultaneously, but unrelated to that, bought a technology issue which, partly due to my friend's testimony, shot through the roof. :'''Bartlet''': Toby. Toby, Toby, Toby. Toby's a nice name, don't you think? :'''Toby''': Can we possibly do this meeting at another time? :'''Bartlet''': No no no, I know my body. I know my muscles aren't, you know, but my mind is sharp. I can focus. I'm focused. You all know that about me. Here's what I think we ought to do. ''[beat]'' Was I just saying something? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': There's two things in the world you never want to let people see how you make 'em: laws and sausages. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Reporter''': I'm curious about the President's farm in Manchester. The property value increased $750,000. What's that due to? :'''C.J.''': Secret Service improvements. :'''Reporter''': Can you go into detail, please? :'''C.J.''': The property now includes a helipad and the ability to run a global war from the sun porch. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': You know, I realize that as an adult not everyone shares my view of the world, and with an issue as hot as gun control I'm prepared to accept a lot of different points of view as being perfectly valid, but we can all get together on the grenade launcher, right? === ''[[w:The Crackpots and These Women|The Crackpots and These Women]]'' === :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': It's not so much that you cheat sir, its how brazenly bad you are at it. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I beg your pardon! When have I ever cheated? :'''Toby''': How about in Florida, playing mixed doubles with me and C.J., you tried to tell us your partner worked at the American Consulate in Vienna. :'''Bartlet''': She did. :'''Toby''': It was [[w:Steffi Graf|Steffi Graf]], sir! :'''Bartlet''': I'll admit the woman bore a striking resemblance to her. :'''Toby''': You crazy lunatic! You think I'm not going to recognize Steffi Graf when she's serving a tennis ball at me?! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': [[w:Andrew Jackson|Andrew Jackson]], in the main foyer of his White House had a [[w:Big Block of Cheese Day|big block of cheese]]. :'''Toby''': Huh. :'''Leo''': I am making a mental list of those who are snickering, and even as I speak I am preparing appropriate retribution. The block of cheese was huge - over two tons. And it was there for any and all who might be hungry. :'''Toby''': Leo, wouldn't this time be better spent plotting a war against a country that can't possibly defend itself against us? :'''Leo''': We can do that later, Toby. Right now I'm talking about President Andrew Jackson. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''' Actually, right now, you're talking about a big block of cheese. :'''Leo''': And Sam goes on my list! :'''Sam''': What about Toby? :'''Leo''': I'm unpredictable. Jackson wanted the White House to belong to the people, so from time to time, he opened his doors to those who wished an audience. :'''[[w:Mandy Hampton|Mandy]]''': And then he locked the doors behind them and made them eat two tons of cheese. :'''Leo''': It is in that spirit... :'''Sam''': Hang on. Mandy doesn't go on the list? :'''Leo''': Mandy's new. :'''Sam''': So it's just me... on the list? :'''Leo''': Yes. It is in the spirit of Andrew Jackson that I, from time to time, ask senior staff to have face-to-face meetings with those people representing organizations who have a difficult time getting our attention. I know the more jaded among you, see this as something rather beneath you. But I assure you that listening to the voices of passionate Americans is beneath no one, and surely not the peoples' servants. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[walks in with C.J.]'' Sorry, we're late. Is it "Total Crackpot Day" again? :'''Leo''': Yes, it is. :'''Sam''': And let us please note that Josh does not go on the list. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Hey, everybody, listen up - Zoey's down from [[w:Hanover, New Hampshire|Hanover]] and I'm making chili for everyone tonight! :''[Everyone looks horrified]'' :'''Josh''': Oh God... :'''Various''': ''[With a noticeable lack of enthusiasm]'' Great! Great! :'''Bartlet''': ''[Put out]'' Okay, you know what? Let's do this. Everybody look down at the big seal in the middle of my carpet. ''[Everyone looks down at the Presidential seal]'' Now look back up at me. ''[They do so]'' Zoey's down from Hanover and I'm making chili for everyone tonight! :'''Everyone''': ''[With more convincing forced enthusiasm]'' That's great! I love chili! Terrific! :'''Bartlet''': There! You see how benevolent I can be when everybody just does what I tell them to do? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Josh is in his office, with [[w:Ave Maria (Schubert)|Schubert's "Ave Maria"]] playing on his boombox]'' :'''Josh''': C.J., an N.S.C. staffer gave me a card with instructions on it for what I'm supposed to do in the event of a nuclear attack. They want me up in the plane or down in a bunker. They don't want you... or Sam, or Toby, for that matter. I didn't want to be friends with you and have you not know. :'''C.J.''': ''[surprised]'' Josh, have you been upset about this? :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': You're very sweet sometimes. You really are. :'''Josh''': C.J... :'''C.J.''': Of course they don't want me, Josh! I'm a press secretary. I don't think they're going to be issuing a whole lot of releases. Sam and Toby are communications and my guess is that speech writing won't be a priority either. Come, have some fun. ''[starts to leave]'' :'''Josh''': ''[points at his boombox]'' This is a beautiful piece of music. Do you know this? :'''C.J.''': ...I'm Catholic. :'''Josh''': Hang on. Listen. Listen. ''[turns up his boombox at the words "O Jungfrau, sieh der Jungfrau Sorgen"]'' There, right there. It's... miraculous. ''[beat]'' [[w:Franz Schubert|Schubert]] was crazy, you know. :'''C.J.''': ''[nods]'' Yes. :'''Josh''': Do you think you have to be crazy to create something powerful? :'''C.J.''': Josh, the Cold War is over. There's not going to be a nuclear– :'''Josh''': God, C.J. It's not going to be like that. It's not gonna be the [[w:red telephone|red phone]] and nuclear bombs. :'''C.J.''': What's it going to be? :'''Josh''': It's going to be this! It's going to be something like this. Smallpox has been gone for fifty years. No one has an acquired immunity. Flies through the air. You get it, you carry a ten foot cloud around with you. One in three people die. If 100 people in New York City got it, you'd have to encircle them with 100 ''million'' vaccinated people to contain it. Do you know how many doses of smallpox vaccines exist in the country? Seven! If 100 people in New York City get it, there's gonna be a global medical emergency that's gonna make HIV look like cold and flu season. That's how it's gonna be, a little test tube with a... a rubber cap that's deteriorating... a guy steps out of [[w:Times Square-42nd Street|Times Square station]], ''[imitates a smashing noise]''. smashes it on the sidewalk... there is a world war right there. :'''C.J.''': We'll make more vaccine. :'''Josh''': You better hurry, 'cause I'm the only one with one of these cards. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[about a "UFO"]'' It was not a space ship from another planet, just another time -- a long since abandoned Soviet satellite. One of its booster rockets didn't fire and it couldn't escape Earth's orbit. A sad reminder of the time when two powerful nations challenged each other and then boldly raced into outer space. What will be the next thing that challenges us, Toby? That makes us go farther and work harder? You know that when [[w:Smallpox#Eradication|smallpox was eradicated]], it was considered the single greatest humanitarian achievement of this century? Surely we can do it again, as we did in the time when our eyes looked towards the heavens, and with outstretched fingers we touched the face of God. Here's to absent friends and the ones that are here now. Cheers. === ''[[w:Mr. Willis of Ohio|Mr. Willis of Ohio]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': C.J., we've been working on this commerce bill for three weeks, I hear you talk about the [[w:United States Census|census]] all the time. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yeah. Yeah. :'''Sam''': Well... I don't understand. How could you- :'''C.J.''': I've been faking it. :'''Sam''': You've been faking it? :'''C.J.''': I've been playing it fast and loose there's no doubt about it, but sitting in on some of the meetings we've been having, and reading the briefing book last night, I have to say that the census is starting to sound to me like it's, well, important. :'''Sam''': Ah-hah. :'''C.J.''': And, I've come to the realization that if I'm gonna be talking about it all week, it's probably best that I understand what I'm saying. :'''Sam''': When? :'''C.J.''': When what? :'''Sam''': When did you come to this realization? :'''C.J.''': About an hour ago. :'''Sam''': Okay. Let's... I tell you what, let's forget the fact that you're coming a little late to the party and embrace the fact that you showed up at all. :'''C.J.''': That's what I say. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Sam, I'm taking Charlie for a beer tonight before the vote. Zoey and Mallory are coming. :'''Sam''': Sounds good. :'''C.J.''': I like beer. :'''Josh''': If you want to come I guess that'd be okay. :'''C.J.''': Why, Josh, you've swept me off my feet. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Josh and Sam have joined Charlie in confronting the guys who are hassling Zoey]'' :'''Josh''': ''[Pressing Zoey's panic button]'' Yeah. You guys don't realize it, but you're having a pretty bad night. :''' Guy 1''': ''[Sarcastic and aggressive]'' Oh really - and who's gonna give it to us, huh? :''[The door slams open and Secret Service agents burst in]'' :'''Agent''': Federal agents! :''[Josh and Sam raise their arms and point at the three guys]'' :'''Sam and Josh''': Right here! :''[The agents grab the startled and protesting guys and force them head-first onto the bar whilst one grabs Zoey and guides her out protectively]'' :'''Agent''': Shut up! I swear to God I'll blow your head off. Everybody stand back. :'''Guy 1''': ''[to Charlie]'' Hey, I ain't done with you, Sammy. :'''Charlie''': My name is Charlie Young, jackass. And if that bulge in your pocket's an 8-ball of blow, you'll be spending Spring Break in a federal prison. ''[to Josh]'' ''Now'' I'm having a good time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': The [[w:United States Secret Service|Secret Service]]... :'''[[w:Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]]''': The Secret Service should worry about you getting shot! :'''Bartlet''': They ''are'' worried about me getting shot. ''I'm'' worried about me getting shot! But that is nothing compared to how terrified we are of ''you''. You scare the hell out of the Secret Service, Zoey, and you scare the hell out of me, too. My getting killed would be bad enough, but that is not the nightmare scenario. The nightmare scenario, sweetheart, is ''you'' getting kidnapped. You go out to a bar or a party in some club and you get up to go to the restroom. Somebody comes up from behind, puts their hand across your mouth and whisks you out the back door. You're so petrified you don't even notice the bodies of two Secret Service agents lying on the ground with bullet holes in their heads. Then you're whisked away in a car. It's a big party with lots of noise and lots of people coming and going and it's a half hour before someone says, "Hey, where's Zoey?" Another fifteen minutes before the first phone call. It's another hour and a half before anyone even ''thinks'' to shut down all the airports! And now we're off to the races! You're tied to a chair in a cargo shack somewhere in the middle of [[w:Uganda|Uganda]] and I am told that I have seventy-two hours to get Israel to free four hundred and sixty terrorist prisoners. So I'm on the phone, pleading with [[w:Benjamin Netanyahu|Binyamin]] and he's saying "I'm sorry Mr President, but Israel simply does not negotiate with terrorists, period! It's the only way we can survive." So now we got a new problem, because this country no longer has a commander-in-chief but has a father who's out of his mind because his little girl is in a shack somewhere in Uganda with a ''gun to her head''! Do you get it?! <hr width="50%"/> :''[In response to Josh's earlier speech to Donna about why the government does not issue refund checks for each person's portion of the budget surplus.]'' :'''Josh''': Donna? How much were the sandwiches? :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': $12.95 :'''Josh''': I gave you a twenty. :'''Donna''': Yes, as it turns out, actually, you gave me more money than I needed to buy what you asked for. However, knowing you, as I do, I'm afraid I can't trust you to spend the change wisely. I've decided to invest it for you. :'''Josh''': That was nice. That was a little parable. :'''Donna''': I want my money back. === ''[[w:The State Dinner|The State Dinner]]'' === :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': I’m not wild about this whole [[w:Indonesia|Indonesian]] thing. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': What’s the problem? :'''Donna''': I’ve been doing some reading on my own. :'''Josh''': I wish you wouldn’t do that. :'''Donna''': Why? :'''Josh''': Because you tend to cull some bizarre factoid from a less than reputable source and then you blow it all out of proportion. :'''Donna''': I do not. :'''Josh''': Donna... :'''Donna''': I just thought you might like to know that in certain parts of Indonesia, they summarily execute people they suspect of being [[w:Magician (paranormal)|sorcerers]]. :'''Josh''': What? :'''Donna''': I read it. :'''Josh''': They... summarily execute people they suspect of being sorcerers? :'''Donna''': They behead them. :'''Josh''': Sorcerers. :'''Donna''': Gangs of roving people. Beheading those they suspect of being sorcerers. You know with... what’s that thing that [[w:Death (personification)|Death]] carries? :'''Josh''': A [[w:Scythe|scythe]]. :'''Donna''': They’re doing it with a scythe. :'''Josh''': Well, thanks for the head’s up. :'''Donna''': I thought you might like to know who’s coming over for dinner. :'''Josh''': You bet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Harry''': Mr. President? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': No questions right now, Harry. :'''Harry''': A short one. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': She’s not worried about the length of your question, she’s worried about the length of my response. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Mandy Hampton|Mandy]]''': It really bugs you that the President listens to me sometimes. :'''Josh''': Yes, but you shouldn’t take it personally. It bugs me when the President listens to anyone who isn’t me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mandy''': What about a negotiator? :'''Military officer''': Negotiate what? :'''Mandy''': A peaceful settlement. :'''Josh''': This is a standoff with federal officers. A peaceful settlement is "put your guns down, you’re under arrest." :'''Mandy''': I think it would be wise if we demonstrated that we exhausted every possible peaceful solution before we got all [[w:John Rambo|Ramboed]] up. :'''Josh''': I don’t think it’s unreasonably macho for the White House to be aggressive in preserving democracy. :'''Mandy''': Let me tell you something. Ultimately, it is not the nuts that are the greatest threat to democracy, as history has shown us over and over and over again, the greatest threat to democracy is the unbridled power of the state over its citizens. Which, by the way, that power is always unleashed in the name of preservation. :'''Josh''': This isn’t abstract, Mandy. This isn’t a theoretical problem. The FBI says come out with your hands up, you come out with your hands up. At which point, you’re free to avail yourself of the entire justice system. :'''Mandy''': Do you really believe that? Or are you just pissed off because I got into the game? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Time’s up. :'''Little''': Actually, if I may, Mr. President. I didn’t get my full five minutes. :'''Bartlet''': Yes, I know. But I got tired of listening to you. Now you listen to me. I have a [[w:Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize in Economics]] and I’m here to tell you that none of you know what the hell you’re talking about. At 12:01 am, I’m using my executive power to [[w:Nationalization|nationalize]] the trucking industry. :'''Little''': You can’t do that, Mr. President... :'''Bartlet''': Fourteen White House lawyers disagree. [[w:1952 steel strike|Truman did it in ‘52 with the coal mines]]. :'''Little''': And it was struck down by the Supreme Court. :'''Bartlet''': In 50 years. There’s a new bench and I’ll take my chances. As for Labor, I am calling Congress into Emergency Session to grant me the authority to draft the truckers into military service. ''[Russo and the Truckers Union delegates look dumbfounded]'' You’re going to love our food. Nice talking to you folks. If this isn’t settled in 47 minutes, don’t worry. We know where to find you. === ''[[w:Enemies (The West Wing)|Enemies]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': We should organize a staff field-trip to [[w:Shenandoah National Park|Shenandoah]]. I could even act as the guide. What do you think? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[Under his breath]'' Good a place as any to dump your body. :'''Bartlet''': What was that? :'''Josh''': ... Did I say that out loud? :'''Bartlet''': See, and I was gonna let you go home. :'''Josh''': ''[Sinking feeling]'' ... But instead? :'''Bartlet''': We're gonna talk about [[w:Yosemite National Park|Yosemite]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': All right... It couldn't have gone far, right? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': No. :'''Toby''': Somewhere in this building... is our talent. :'''Sam''': Yes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': I find these [[w:United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] meetings to be a fairly mind-numbing experience, but Leo assures me they are Constitutionally required. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': You're asking me out on a date. :'''[[w:List of The West Wing characters#Leo_McGarry's family|Mallory]]''': No, I'm asking you to accompany me to see an internationally renowned opera company perform a work indigenous to its culture. :'''Sam''': Right, and in what way will it distinguish itself from a date? :'''Mallory''': There will be, under no circumstances, sex for you at the end of the evening. :'''Sam''': Right. :'''Mallory''': So what do you say? :'''Sam''': Well, like most people I'm an absolute nut for Chinese opera. The Chinese being known the world over for their soaring and romantic melodies, and what with your guarantee that there won’t be sex, I don’t see how I could say no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:List of The West Wing politicians#Executive_branch|Hoynes]]''': What did I do? Where in our past, what did I do to make you treat me this way? :'''Bartlet''': John... :'''Hoynes''': What did I ever do except deliver the South? :'''Bartlet''': You shouldn't have made me beg, John. I was asking you to be [[w:Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]. :'''Hoynes''': Due respect, Mr President, you had just kicked my ass in the primary. I'm 15 years younger than you are and I have my career to think of. :'''Bartlet''': Then don’t stand there and ask the question, John. It weakened me right out of the gate. You shouldn’t have made me beg. === ''[[w:The Short List|The Short List]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': One in three? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yes. :'''Leo''': He said one in three White House staffers are on drugs? :'''C.J.''': Yes. :'''Leo''': Where does he get these stats? :'''C.J.''': Leo- :'''Leo''': I mean where does he pull them from? :'''C.J.''': Out of the clear blue sky, but that doesn’t matter! :'''Leo''': ''[to Margaret]'' Is somebody bringing me a tape of this? :'''Margaret''': They're getting it. ''[leaves]'' :'''[[w:Mandy Hampton|Mandy]]''': This isn’t happening to me. :'''Leo''': Nothing’s happening. Stay cool. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[walks in]'' Is it possible for Peter Lillianfield to be a bigger jackass? You think if he tried hard, there’s room for him to be a slightly bigger horse's ass than he’s being right now? :'''C.J.''': At some point you hit your head on the ceiling, don’t you? :'''Sam''': I think there’s unexplored potential. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[enters]'' ‘Sup. :'''Mandy''': Josh. :'''Josh''': Five White House staffers in the room. I would like to say to the 1.6 of you who are stoned right now that it’s time to share. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': In 1787, there was a sizable block of delegates who were initially opposed to the [[w:United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]]. This is what a member of the Georgia delegation had to say by way of opposition; 'If we list a set of rights, some fools in the future are going to claim that people are entitled only to those rights enumerated and no others.' So the Framers knew– :'''Harrison''': Were you just calling me a fool, Mr. Seaborn? :'''Sam''': I wasn't calling you a fool, sir. The brand new state of Georgia was. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': It's not just about abortion, it's about the next 20 years. Twenties and Thirties it was the role of government, Fifties and Sixties it was civil rights. The next two decades it's gonna be privacy. I'm talking about the Internet. I'm talking about cell phones. I'm talking about health records and who's gay and who's not. And moreover, in a country born on the will to be free, what could be more fundamental than this? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Did you have a drink yesterday? :'''Leo''': No, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Do you plan to have a drink today? :'''Leo''': No, sir. :'''Bartlet''': That's all you ever have to say to me. :'''Leo''': You know it's gonna make things very hard for a while. :'''Bartlet''': You fought in a war, got me elected, and you run the country. I think we all owe you one, don't you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Would it surprise you to know that for the last few months you have been on a short list of candidates for the [[w:Supreme Court of the United States|bench]]? :'''Mendoza''': Yes, it would. :'''Bartlet''': Well then this is gonna knock your socks off. Tomorrow evening at 5 o’clock, I am naming you as my nominee to be the next [[w:Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court]]. You were not the first choice, but you are the last one, and the right one. Will you accept the nomination? :'''Mendoza''': With honor. :'''Bartlet''': Good. :''[Everyone stands.]'' :'''Bartlet''': Thank you. Sam and Toby will be in charge of your confirmation. :'''Sam''': Congratulations, Judge. :'''Mendoza''': Thank you. ''[shakes hands]'' :'''Toby''': It's gonna be an excruciating battle, Mr. Justice, one I have no intention of losing. :'''Bartlet''': What do you say, Leo? You up for a good fight? :'''Leo''': I believe I have one in me, yes sir. :'''Bartlet''': Good. Let the good fight begin. === ''[[w:In Excelsis Deo|In Excelsis Deo]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': What's your secret service code name? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': They just changed them. :'''C.J.''': I know. What's yours? :'''Sam''': Princeton. :'''C.J.''': Mine's Flamingo. :'''Sam''': It's nice. :'''C.J.''': No. It's not nice. :'''Sam''': Flamingo is a nice looking bird. :'''C.J.''': The flamingo is a ridiculous looking bird. :'''Sam''': You're not ridiculous looking. :'''C.J.''': I know I'm not ridiculous looking. :'''Sam''': Any way for me to get out of this conversation? :'''C.J.''': I'm gonna go talk to someone. :'''Sam''': Excellent. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': This place looks great doesn't it? :'''[[w:Mrs. Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': I've never seen a Christmas look like this, the trees, and the lights, and everybody singing. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': The presents... :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': I brought it up because, I don't know, you seem a little down this week. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah, I know Charlie. I tend to get a little down during he holidays. :'''Charlie''': You don't like Christmas? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': I miss my boys. :'''Charlie''': I never knew you had kids. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Twins. Andrew and Simon. I tried not, you know, I dressed them differently, but they still did everything together. They went off to medical school together, and then they finished their second year at the same time, and of course their lottery number came up at the same time. :'''Charlie''': For the draft? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': Well I would have thought they could get a deferment to finish med school. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': They didn't want one. Their father and I begged them, but they wanted to go where people needed doctors. Their father and I begged them, but you can't tell kids anything. So they joined up as medics and four months later hey were pinned down during a fight in DaNang and were killed by enemy fire. That was Christmas Eve 1970. ''[beat]'' You know, they were so young, Charlie, they were your age. It's hard when that happens so far away, you know because, with the noises and the shooting, they had to be so scared. It's hard not to think that right then they needed their mother... Anyway, I miss my boys. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': An hour with you in a rare book store. Couldn't you just drop me off the top of the [[w:Washington Monument|Washington Monument]] instead? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': It's Christmas, Josh! No reason we can't do both. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You went and did it? :'''Josh''': What? :'''Leo''': Exactly what I asked you not to do. :'''Josh''': Leo. :'''Leo''': You went and saw Sam's friend? :'''Sam''': How'd you know? :'''Leo''': I had you tailed. :'''Josh''': You had us tailed? :'''Leo''': Yes. :'''Sam''': Why did you have us tailed? :'''Leo''': On the off chance that you're as stupid as you look. Whose idea was this? :'''Josh''': It was mine. Sam was a reluctant accomplice. You had us tailed? :'''Leo''': Get over it. :'''Sam''': She didn't give us anything. :'''Leo''': I should hope not. :'''Josh''': Leo. :'''Leo''': It's not what we do, Josh. :'''Sam''': That may be true, but still... :'''Leo''': It's not what we do. :'''Sam''': Yes, sir. :'''Leo''': You should apologize to that girl for even asking. :'''Sam''': I did. :'''Leo''': Then apologize again. :'''Sam''': Yes, sir. :'''Leo''': Like I'm not gonna have enough problems without the [[w:Keystone Cops|Keystone Cops]]. :'''Josh''': We meant well. :'''Leo''': Is that supposed to mean something to me? :'''Josh''': No. :'''Leo''': ''[beat]'' Well, it does. :'''Josh''': I'm glad. :'''Leo''': Go back to work. :'''Sam''': It's Christmas Eve. :'''Leo''': What, the country isn't open Christmas Eve? :'''Sam''': Fair point. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Apparently, I’ve arranged for an honor guard for somebody. :'''[[w:Toby Zeigler|Toby]]''': Yes, sir. I’m sorry. :'''Bartlet''': No no. Just tell me, is there anything else I’ve arranged for? We’re still in [[w:NATO|NATO]] right? :'''Toby''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': What’s going on? :'''Toby''': A homeless man died last night; a [[w:Korean War|Korean War]] veteran, who was wearing a coat that I gave to the [[w:Goodwill Industries|Goodwill]]. It had my card in it. :'''Bartlet''': Toby, you’re not responsible for … :'''Toby''': An hour and twenty minutes for the ambulance to get there. A [[w:Lance_corporal#United_States|Lance Corporal]], United States Marine Corps, Second of the Seventh. The guy got better treatment at [[w:Panmunjom|Panmunjom]]. :'''Bartlet''': Toby, if we start pulling strings like this, you don’t think every homeless veteran would come out of the woodwork? :'''Toby''': I can only hope, sir. === ''[[w:Lord John Marbury (The West Wing)|Lord John Marbury]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': There's an India expert I want to bring in. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Who? :''[Bartlet looks at him pointedly.]'' :'''Leo''': No. :'''Bartlet''': You guys are gonna love him. :'''Leo''': He's a lunatic! :'''Bartlet''': He's colorful. :'''Leo''': He's certifiable! :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Who? :'''Bartlet''': Lord John Marbury, former ambassador to New Delhi from the Court of Saint James. :'''Sam''': Where do we find him? :'''Leo''': A psychiatric institution. :'''Bartlet''': He's colorful, Leo. :'''Leo''': You're really gonna let him loose in the White House, where there's liquor and women? :'''Bartlet''': We can hide the women. But the man deserves a drink. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I was warned that coming to talk to you might be insulting to your professionalism. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Well, you wouldn't want to do that. :'''Toby''': I wasn't ready for the press yet. :'''C.J.''': Could've told me that before sending me in there. :'''Toby''': C.J. :'''C.J.''': I flatly denied it. I said I was in the Oval Office ten minutes ago and nothing's going on. :'''Toby''': They don't think you lied to them. :'''C.J.''': I know that. They think you lied to me, which is what happened. They don't know me. I'm from nowhere. I was just starting to get credible. I was just starting to get their respect. You know how long it's going to take me to get it back? :'''Toby''': There's a concern. :'''C.J.''': Don't ask C.J.; she doesn't know anything. :'''Toby''': There is a concern that you're too friendly with the press. :'''C.J.''': Really. :'''Toby''': We know it's important that you have a friendly relationship with them... :'''C.J.''': It's important for all of us. :'''Toby''': I don't disagree. :'''C.J.''': Does this have to do with Danny Concannon? :'''Toby''': People see you with Danny. :'''C.J.''': This is outrageous. :'''Toby''': This is one time, and if we erred, it's on the side of trying to... :'''C.J.''': You sent me in there uninformed so that I'd lie to the press. :'''Toby''': We sent you in there uninformed because we thought there was a chance you couldn't. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Mr. President, I was wondering if I could ask you a question. :'''Bartlet''': Sure. :'''Charlie''': I was wondering how you would feel about my going out on a date with Zoey. :'''Bartlet''': I'm sorry? :'''Charlie''': Well, Zoey was talking to me before, and she mentioned that if I had a free night... :'''Bartlet''': My daughter asked you out? :'''Charlie''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': I should've locked her in the dungeon. :'''Charlie''': I don't think you've got one, sir. :'''Bartlet''': I could've built one. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Thank you for coming. How was your flight? :'''[[w:Lord John Marbury|Marbury]]''': Intoxicating. :'''Leo''': So I see. :'''Marbury''': ''[to Leo]'' Allow me to present myself...Lord John Marbury, I was summoned by your President. :'''Leo''': Yes. We've met, 10 or 12 times. I'm Leo McGarry. :'''Marbury''': I thought you were the butler. :'''Leo''': No, I'm the [[w:White House Chief of Staff|White House Chief of Staff]]. :'''Marbury''': Nonetheless, would you have something with which to light my cigarette? :'''Leo''': No, I'm afraid we don't allow smoking in this part of the world. :'''Marbury''': Really? :'''Leo''': Yes, sir. :'''Marbury''': In this part over here we encourage it. :'''Leo''': Sir. :'''Marbury''': It's 'Your Lordship,' as a matter of fact, but it couldn't possibly make the least difference. So, tell me, how can I be of service to you? If it's within my power to give, you shall have it. :'''Bartlet''': We need your take on the situation, John. :'''Marbury''': What is your 'take' on the situation? :'''Bartlet''': The world is coming apart at the seams. :'''Marbury''': Well, then... ''[hands his coat to Leo]'' ...thank God you sent for me! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Say, listen. My hesitation about your going out with Zoey before, you know, it's not 'cause you're black. :'''Charlie''': I didn't think it was. :'''Bartlet''': It's not. :'''Charlie''': I thought it was 'cause I'm a guy. :'''Bartlet''': It is. :'''Charlie''': I understand. :'''Bartlet''': Still, I want you to go out with her if that's what you both want to do. :'''Charlie''': I'd like to. :'''Bartlet''': That's fine. :'''Charlie''': Thank you, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Just remember these two things: She's nineteen years old, and the 82nd Airborne works for me. :'''Charlie''': Yes sir. === ''[[w:He Shall, from Time to Time...|He Shall, from Time to Time...]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I was watching a television program before, with a kind of roving moderator who spoke to a seated panel of young women who were having some sort of problem with their boyfriends - apparently, because the boyfriends had all slept with the girlfriends' mothers. And they brought the boyfriends out, and they fought, right there on television. Toby, tell me: these people don't vote, do they? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[practicing the State of the Union speech]'' I came to this hallowed chamber one year ago on a mission, to restore the American dream for all our people as we gaze at the vast horizon of possibilities open to us... in the 321st century. Wow, that was ambitious of me, wasn't it? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Leo. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Let's take a break. :'''Bartlet''': We meant 'stronger' here, right? :'''Sam''': What does it say? :'''Bartlet''': I'm proud to report our country's ''stranger'' than it was a year ago? :'''Sam''': That's a typo. :'''Bartlet''': Could go either way. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': So if the [[w:United States Capitol|Capitol building]] blows up, the man my country [[w:Presidential Succession Act|will be looking to]] is the [[w:United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]]? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': It's my country too. :'''Donna''': Yeah, but you'll be dead. :'''Josh''': Which is why I really don't care that much. :'''Donna''': Josh– :'''Josh''': ''[Cutting Donna off]'' Donna, I really don't anticipate the [[w:United States Capitol|Capitol building]] exploding. :'''Donna''': What percentage of things exploding have been anticipated? :'''Josh''': Now you're bringing me down. :'''Donna''': I would think so. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': What's on your mind? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': "The era of big government is over." :'''Bartlet''': You want to cut the line? :'''Toby''': I want to change the sentiment. ''[pause]'' We're running away from ourselves and I know we can score points that way, I was a principal architect of that campaign strategy right along with you, Josh. But we're here now, tomorrow night we do an immense thing; we have to say what we feel, that government, no matter what its failures in the past and in times to come for that matter, government can be a place where people come together and where no one gets left behind. No one...gets left behind. An instrument of good. <hr width="50%"/> :''[with the Secretary of Agriculture, Roger Tribbey, the cabinet member staying behind during a State of the Union address]'' :'''Bartlet''': OK, Roger. If anything happened, you know what to do, right? :'''Roger Tribbey''': I honestly hadn't thought about it, sir. :'''Bartlet''': First thing always is national security. Get your commanders together. Appoint Joint Chiefs, appoint a chairman. Take us to [[w:DEFCON|DEFCON]] 4. Have the governors send emergency delegates to Washington. The assistant [[w:United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] is going to be the Acting A.G. If he tells you he wants to bring out the National Guard, do what he tells you. ''[pause]'' You got a best friend? :'''Roger Tribbey''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Is he smarter than you? :'''Roger Tribbey''': ''[chuckles]'' Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Would you trust him with your life? :'''Roger Tribbey''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': That's your chief of staff. === ''[[w:Take Out the Trash Day|Take Out the Trash Day]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': We've got a bit of a sticky wicket. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Please don't tell me I'm staying here and working late tonight. :'''Josh''': I need you to read a report. :'''C.J.''': I'm a woman in her prime, Josh, I'm a prime woman. :'''Josh''': There's no doubt about it, but I need you to read this anyway. :'''C.J.''': What is it? :'''Josh''': We want Congress to sign off on funds for a hundred thousand new teachers. They say, fine, but you gotta stipulate that in Sex Ed classes.... :'''C.J.''': Abstinence only? :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': I would have no trouble passing such a class. :'''Josh''': We commissioned a report about a year ago on Sex Education in public schools, and, well, this is it. :'''C.J.''': What's it say? :'''Josh''': It's not good. :'''C.J.''': How's it not good? :'''Josh''': It says basically that teaching 'abstinence only' doesn't work&mdash;that people are going to be prone to have sex whether they're cautioned against it or not. :'''C.J.''': Well, what are they recommending? :'''Josh''': Something called "abstinence plus". :'''C.J.''': Abstinence plus? :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': What's that mean? :'''Josh''': Well, Sam's renamed it 'everything but'. :'''C.J.''': Everything but? :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': Ah. :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': They want teachers to teach... :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': And so the sticky wicket joke was..? :'''Josh''': A regrettable pun. Should I order you some food? :'''C.J.''': Y'know, I can't remember the last time I got home before midnight. :'''Josh''': By the way, pages 27 to 33? A couple of things every girl should know. :'''C.J.''': Get me a salad. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Hamlin''': ''[on why the government should cut funding to PBS]'' Product licensing for this merchandise brings in over $20 million a year, none of which goes to PBS, all of which goes to the show's producer, the Children's Television Workshop. Now this is a company whose chief executive earns high six-figures in salary and benefits per year. Yet ''[[Sesame Street]]'' is subsidized by taxpayer dollars. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': It's a perfectly reasonable complaint. :'''Sondra''': And? :'''Toby''': I don't care. :'''Hamlin''': Toby... :'''Toby''': We're gonna see to all those things. In the meantime, at a time when the public is rightly concerned about the impact of sex and violence on TV this administration is gonna protect the ''[[w:Muppets|Muppets]]'', we're gonna protect ''[[w:Wall $treet Week|Wall Street Week]]'', we're gonna protect ''[[w:Lincoln Center for Performing Arts|Live From Lincoln Center]]'' and by God, we are going to protect [[w:Julia Child|Julia Child]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': If you call Mr. and Mrs. Lydell in St. Paul and ask them why... :'''Danny''': Don't. :'''C.J.''': Look... :'''Danny''': Don't leak me a story. :'''C.J.''': I wasn't. :'''Danny''': I've seen this look on the face of four other press secretaries before you. You've got a story in the trash this week that's a story, you want it out there and someone said, "No." :'''C.J.''': They're all stories this week. :'''Danny''': That happens sometimes. :'''C.J.''': Four other press secretaries and you never took a free lead? :'''Danny''': I always took a free lead. :'''C.J.''': Then... :'''Danny''': Not from you. :'''C.J.''': Why? :'''Danny''': Cause twenty minutes from now, you're gonna remember you're a professional and you're not gonna like me anymore. :'''C.J.''': What makes you think I like you now? :'''Danny''': I don't know. But, as long as you keep grabbing me and kissing me, what the hell do I care? :'''C.J.''': Good point. :'''Danny''': If there's a story, I'll find it. :'''C.J.''': No, you won't. :'''Danny''': How do you know? :'''C.J.''': Cause we've gotten very good at this. :'''Danny''': Yes, you have. :'''C.J.''' Yes, we have. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Mrs. Landingham. :'''[[w:Mrs. Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': Yes sir? :'''Bartlet''': You're not going to believe this but I think I'd actually like a banana. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': I'm afraid not sir, no. :'''Bartlet''': Why not? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': You were offered one earlier, sir, and you were snippy. :'''Bartlet''': I wasn't snippy! :'''Mrs. Landingham''': I'm afraid you were, Mr. President. ''[looks toward the oval office]'' C.J.'s waiting, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Thank you, Mrs. Landingham. ''[To C.J. as he enters the Oval Office]'' She withholds food from me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Lydell''': The hate crimes bill is fine. Who gives a damn? It's fine, I don't care. If you ask me, we shouldn't be making laws against what's in a person's head but I don't give a damn, it's fine. I don't understand how this president, who I voted for, I don't understand how he can take such a completely weak ass position on gay rights. Gays in the military, same sex marriage, gay adoption, boards of education. Where the hell is he? I want to know what quality necessary to being a parent the president feels my son lacked. I want to know from this president who has served not one day in uniform - I had two terms in Vietnam - I want to know what quality necessary to being a soldier this president feels my son lacked. Lady I'm not embarrassed that my son is gay, my government is. === ''[[w:Take this Sabbath Day|Take this Sabbath Day]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': The U.S. is one of five countries on earth that puts to death people who're under the age of 18 when they committed a crime. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Nigeria. :'''Sam''': Pakistan. :'''Charlie''': Saudi Arabia and Iran? :'''Sam''': Yeah. So, that's a list we definitely want to be on. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': The [[w:Torah|Torah]] doesn't prohibit capital punishment. :'''Rabbi Glassman''': No. :'''Toby''': It says, 'An eye for an eye'. :'''Rabbi Glassman''': You know what it also says? It says a rebellious child can be brought to the city gates and stoned to death. It says homosexuality is an abomination and punishable by death. It says men can be polygamous and slavery is acceptable. For all I know, that thinking reflected the best wisdom of its time, but it's just plain wrong by any modern standard. Society has a right to protect itself, but it doesn't have a right to be vengeful. It has a right to punish, but it doesn't have a right to kill. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': You want me to walk into the Oval Office and say, "Vengeance is not Jewish?" :'''Rabbi Glassman''': Why not? :'''Toby''': Well, for one thing, neither is the President! :'''Rabbi Glassman''': Say what you will about the Catholic Church, but their position on life is unimpeachable: no abortion, no death penalty. :'''Toby''': I spent yesterday... :'''Rabbi Glassman''': You spent yesterday hoping the President wouldn't call the Pope. :'''Toby''': You're damn right I did. :'''Rabbi Glassman''': If he had done it, after doing so, the fear of every non-Catholic who voted for him would be realized. :'''Toby''': Congratulations Rabbi Glassman, you may now join the White House communications staff! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Charlie, I'm going to ask you a question. And this is one of those times that it's OK to tell me I've stepped over the line, and I should shut my mouth, okay? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Okay. :'''Bartlet''': What happened to the guy who shot your mother? :'''Charlie''': They haven't found him yet, sir. :'''Bartlet''': If they did, would you want to see him executed? Killing a police officer is a capital crime. I figured you must have thought about it. :'''Charlie''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': And? :'''Charlie''': I wouldn't want to see him executed, Mr. President. ''[pause]'' I'd want to do it myself. :'''Bartlet''': ''[looks thoughtful]'' Yeah. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I want you to know that I had a number of people on my staff search for a reason the public would find palatable to commute the sentence. Technicality. Any evidence of racism. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': So your staff spent the weekend looking for a way out. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': Like the kid in right field who doesn't want the ball to get hit to him. :'''Bartlet''': I'm the leader of a democracy, Tom. 71% of the people support capital punishment. The people have spoken. The courts have spoken. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': Did you call the Pope? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': And how do you do that? :'''Bartlet''': Oh, for crying out loud, Tom. I open my mouth and say, "Somebody get me the Pope." :'''Father Cavanaugh''': ''[raising a finger to emphasize his point]'' Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. President, but I was thinking... ''[pause]'' You're just this kid from my parish, and now you're calling the Pope. :'''Bartlet''': Anyway...I looked for a way out, I really did. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': "Vengeance is mine," sayeth the Lord. You know what that means? God is the only one who gets to kill people. :'''Bartlet''': I know. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': That was your way out. :'''Bartlet''': I know. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': Did you pray? :'''Bartlet''': I did, Tom. I know it's hard to believe, but I prayed for wisdom. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': And none came? :'''Bartlet''': It never has. And I'm a little pissed off about that. ''[glances at his watch as it hits midnight]'' I'm not kidding. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': You know, you remind me of the man that lived by the river. He heard a radio report that the river was going to rush up and flood the town. And that all the residents should evacuate their homes. But the man said, "I’m religious. I pray. God loves me. God will save me." :The waters rose up. A guy in a row boat came along and he shouted, "Hey, hey you! You in there. The town is flooding. Let me take you to safety." But the man shouted back, "I’m religious. I pray. God loves me. God will save me." :A helicopter was hovering overhead. And a guy with a megaphone shouted, "Hey you, you down there. The town is flooding. Let me drop this ladder and I’ll take you to safety." But the man shouted back that he was religious, that he prayed, that God loved him and that God will take him to safety. :Well... the man drowned. And standing at the gates of St. Peter, he demanded an audience with God. "Lord," he said, "I’m a religious man, I pray. I thought you loved me. Why did this happen?" God said, "I sent you a radio report, a helicopter, and a guy in a rowboat. What the hell are you doing here?" ''[pause]'' He sent you a priest, a rabbi, and a Quaker, Mr. President. Not to mention his son, Jesus Christ. What do you want from him? :''[C.J. knocks on the door and enters]'' :'''C.J.''': Excuse me. ''[she hands the President a note, then leaves; Bartlet stands, and leans on his desk in silence for a moment]'' :'''Father Cavanaugh''': Jed...would you like me to hear your confession? :'''Bartlet''': Yes, please. ''[takes up his rosary and kneels next to Cavanaugh, crossing himself]'' Bless me, Father, for I have sinned... === ''[[w:Celestial Navigation (The West Wing)|Celestial Navigation]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[knocks on Josh's door]'' Josh... :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[looks up]'' What the hell happened? :'''C.J.''': I had [[w:Endodontic therapy|woot canal]]. :'''Josh''': What happened to your cheeks? :'''C.J.''': I had woot canal! :'''Josh''': Why are you talking like that? :'''C.J.''': I had woot canal! :'''Josh''': Yeah, I heard you the first time, I was just amusing myself. :'''C.J.''': I can suggesht some ovva fings you can do wif yourshelf! :'''Josh''': Are you in pain? :'''C.J.''': I HAD WOOT CANAL! :'''Josh''': You're gonna need to stop saying that, 'cause you just look and sound so ridiculous. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': First, I'm happy to tell you that the incident involving Secretary O'Leary and Congressman Wooden has been dispensed with... though not really, and I'll get to that at the end. Sam asked C.J. to move the briefing to two o'clock so that we could fold in the teachers. C.J. had emergency root canal surgery at noon and so was unable to brief. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Who did? :'''Josh''': I did. :'''Bartlet''': Oh, God. :'''Josh''': You're going to be reading a bit today about your secret plan to fight inflation. :'''Bartlet''': I have a secret plan to fight inflation? :'''Josh''': No. :'''Bartlet''': Why am I going to be reading that I do? :'''Josh''': It was suggested in the press room that you do. :'''Bartlet''': By who? :'''Josh''': By me. :'''Bartlet''': You told the press I have a secret plan to fight inflation? :'''Josh''': No, I did not. Let me be absolutely clear, I did not do that. Except, yes, I did that. :'''Bartlet''': Josh, I'm a little confused. :'''Josh''': Sir, there was this idiotic round robin. It was sarcastic. There was no way they didn't know that. They were just mad at me for imposing discipline and calling them stupid. :'''Bartlet''': Okay, before we go on: C.J., if blood is gushing from a head wound you just recieved from a herd of stampeding bison, you'll do the press briefings. :'''C.J.''': Yes sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': I denied it for half an hour, they wouldn't take no for an answer! :'''Bartlet''': You were clear? :'''Josh''': I was crystal clear! They said, "Do you think that if the President has a plan to fight inflation, it's right that he keep it a secret?" I said, of course not! :'''Bartlet''': Are you telling me that not only did you invent a secret plan to fight inflation, but now you don't support it? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo Mcgarry|Leo]]''': ''[about Judge Mendoza]'' He’s driving from [[w:Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia]] to Washington? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Yeah. :'''Leo''': How’s a person do that? :'''Sam''': Oh, my guess is, he’ll take the [[w:Trans-Canada Highway|Trans-Canada Highway]] to [[w:New Brunswick|New Brunswick]], then maybe catch the [[w:U.S. Route 1|1]] and take the scenic route along the coast of Maine. [[w:Interstate 95|95]] through New Hampshire to the [[w:Massachusetts Turnpike|Mass Pike]], and then cut over to the [[w:Merritt Parkway|Merritt Parkway]] 'round Milford. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Something really kinda freakish about you, you know that? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mendoza''': You pull all the strings you want, Toby, but not for me. Come Monday, I'm gonna avail myself of the criminal justice system for which I have worked my entire adult life. :'''Toby''': Judge, due respect. Get your things and let's go. :'''Mendoza''': ''[angrily]'' My kid was in the car, Toby. They patted me down and they handcuffed me in front of my nine-year-old boy. Then he and his mother got to see them put me in the squad car and drive away. :'''Toby''': He's also seen you wearing a robe with a gavel in your hand. :'''Mendoza''': He doesn't understand that. He doesn't know what that is. He understands what the police are because he watches television. That's what he's gonna remember, his father being handcuffed. So America just got another pissed-off guy with dark skin. === ''[[w:20 Hours in L.A.|20 Hours in L.A.]]'' === :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': ''[on Air Force 1]'' How you doing? :'''[[w:Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]]''': Hi. :'''Charlie''': Listen, uh, I don't know if I'm going to be able to be as attentive on this trip as you would like. :'''Zoey''': That's okay. You're working. :'''Charlie''': Well, I've been trying to listen to some of the many lessons you've been giving me on how to be a better boyfriend and I know that attentiveness-- :'''Zoey''': No, this is one of the times when it's okay. :'''Charlie''': Okay. It's hard to tell the difference between those times and the other times. :'''Zoey''': I know. Doesn't that suck for you? :'''Charlie''': A little bit, yeah. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Okay. Zoey's 19 and she wants to be a teenager. She wants a college experience, and I can't blame her. I loved college. So did my other daughters. I want Zoey to be comfortable with her protection, I don't want her to try and give you the slip. It's not your job to tell me she wants to cut English Lit, it's not your job to tell me if she's dying her hair blue, or going to a strip club, or whatever it is she's doing with her friends. You know what your job is. :'''Gina''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Thank you. :'''Gina''': ''[gets up and shakes his hand]'' Thank you, Mr. President. :'''Bartlet''': Gina? :'''Gina''': Yes, sir? :'''Bartlet''': If she's cutting English Lit, I want to know about it. :'''Gina''': No deal, Mr. President. :'''Bartlet''': Okay. ''[smiles]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': We'll see you there. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': What, I'm not coming in the car? :'''Bartlet''': No, and you know why? Because you made fun of the [[w:guacamole|guacamole]]. :'''Toby''': I didn't! :'''Bartlet''': I could tell you were thinking it. :'''Toby''': ...Fair enough. <hr width="50%"/> :''[over the phone]'' :'''Bartlet''': I'm running out of reasons not to fire him, Leo. :'''Leo''': Well, sir, when you've exhausted all the other reasons, the last can be that you can't fire the Vice-President. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Al Kiefer''': Mr. President, do you want to sew up reelection right now? Do you want a lock on your second term right here, right now in this room? :'''Bartlet''': What do you got? :'''Josh''': Why do you encourage him? :'''Bartlet''': What do you got, Al? :'''Al Kiefer''': A truckload of voters, Mr. President, about 47%, overwhelmingly white men, pool and patio types, who voted against you by 20 plus points. They share an affinity towards authority, a President. And they see you as smart and having vision, so why didn't they vote for you? Because they also see you as a wimp. Two-thirds of them on a thermometer place you as some degree of weak. :'''Josh''': We've heard these numbers before. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, but I never get tired of hearing them, you know. Especially in front of my daughter. :'''Al Kiefer''': Look, I get that this is not the most popular idea in the room. But I got numbers, and I know numbers, and I trust numbers. And the reason you're all looking a little pale right now is so do you. This is not theoretical. The flag burning amendment made it through the House with 20 votes over the required two-thirds. It hasn't made it through the Senate yet, but that day will come, that day will come, that day will come soon. Laws against flag burning are favored overwhelmingly in the polls, and a constitutional amendment won't be subject to a Presidential veto, or overturning by the Supreme Court. :'''Toby''': Look... :'''Al Kiefer''': This all adds up to one thing, Mr. President. It's over! The game's been played and won. But because of guys like me, you get the results before anyone else does, so you get to pick which side you're on. And not only do we get to be on the winning team, we get to lead the winning team. :''[Josh's phone rings. He walks away from the table.]'' :'''Josh''': Excuse me. :'''Al Kiefer''': Toby, you're smiling. :'''Toby''': I just figured out who you were. :'''Al Kiefer''': He's going to say Satan. :'''Toby''': No. You're the guy that runs into 7-Eleven to get Satan a pack of cigarettes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': John, I know we've had our ups and downs, but let me be your guy here for a second. You can't be thinking about being the first vice president in history to break a tie going the other way. :'''[[w:List of The West Wing politicians#Executive_branch|Hoynes]]''': I'm not looking to make history. :'''Leo''': Then what are you looking for, John? You're going to get ink either way. :'''Hoynes''': Leo. :'''Leo''': I know that it eats at you that there is friction between you and my staff. You think they don't respect you. And they do. They just don't trust you. And frankly, neither does the President. :'''Hoynes''': Well... :'''Leo''': I mean I know that's tough. But God, John, I'm the one that convinced him to put you on the ticket. And I'm going to be the one standing here when you make history, whether you're going to or not. :'''Hoynes''': Leo, one of these days you're going to have to allow for the possibility that my motives might not always be sinister. You and your staff are remarkably smug, and frankly so is the President. And the fact that you think I give a damn that there is some friction between me and your staff is certainly proof enough of that. :'''Leo''': John, you will not be able to set foot in the West Wing. You will not be on the ticket in three years. :'''Hoynes''': Leo, I think you guys set me up. :'''Leo''': You think the President of the United States can arrange for a 50-50 tie in the Senate? :'''Hoynes''': I think the President of the United States can do pretty much whatever he wants. :'''Leo''': You're wrong. === ''[[w:The White House Pro-Am|The White House Pro-Am]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': We're gonna do '[[w:Good cop/Bad cop|good cop, bad cop]].' :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': No, we're really not. :'''Josh''': Why not? :'''Toby''': 'Cause this isn't an episode of ''[[Hawaii Five-O]]''. How about you be the good cop and I be the cop that doesn't go to the meeting? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': You're concerned about American labor and manufacturing? :'''Congressman''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': What kind of car do you drive? :'''Congressman''': Toyota. :'''Toby''': Then shut up. :... :'''Josh''': ''[in the hall]'' This, right here, this is the reason why you have a reputation as a pain in the ass. :'''Toby''': I've cultivated that reputation. :... :'''Josh''': What would you have done if he had said he drove an American car? :'''Toby''': Found some other way of humiliating him. :'''Josh''': You like winning, don't you? :'''Toby''': Saves you from having to say the word please. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Danny Concannon|Danny]]''': ''[sitting outside the Oval Office]'' How you doing. Mrs. Landingham? :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': [smiles] Fine. Thank you, Danny. :'''Danny''': ''[smiles]'' You keep glancing over like you're afraid I'm gonna steal something. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': No, I'm not used to having members of the print media in here. :'''Danny''': I'll try not to get ink on the furniture. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Aw, Danny, and I was just about to offer you a cookie. :'''Danny''': And now? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': No. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Danny''': I saw you guys are going to the opening on Friday. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': No. :'''Danny''': No? :'''Charlie''': Security. :'''Danny''': Is Zoey bothered? :'''Charlie''': You know, Danny, I don't mind talking, but I say it here and 10 million people read about tomorrow. :'''Danny''': Thanks for the boost in my circulation but I'm actually off the record up here. :'''Charlie''': ''[looks down]'' It's not going to work. :'''Danny''': What's not going to work? :'''Charlie''': You know what I'm talking about. :'''Danny''': You and Zoey? :'''Charlie''': Yeah. :'''Danny''': Why? :'''Charlie''': ''[angry]'' Look, I do what I do...I go where I go. If it's a problem for the Secret Service that I'm black... :'''Danny''': Whoa.... :'''Charlie''': ...then that's the way it is. But she shouldn't expect candy and flowers, you know what I mean? :'''Danny''': I know what you're saying. But I don't' think the problem is you're black. I think the problem is you're stupid. :'''Charlie''': Well, thanks, Danny. You picked me right up. :'''Danny''': You bet. Listen, the Hardy Boys in the letters they're talking about, they may be heavily armed but I wouldn't put a lot of money on their marksmanship. One of these days they're gonna miss her and hit me. Two thousand marriage proposals, 2,000 death threats, a dozen bodyguards. Everyone wants to get close. Everyone wants a thing. Plus, and I say this standing fifteen feet from the Oval Office, life with father couldn't have been a real company picnic, you know. If it was me, just for now, I'd make sure I was the one guy in her life who was hassle free. That's just me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': Okay. So just ease up on the high ground. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': On that point I concede the high ground. :'''Abbey''': And I concede I was wrong about the thing. :'''Bartlet''': Good. :'''Abbey''': However... :'''Bartlet''': No. No "however". Just be wrong. Just stand there in your wrongness and be wrong and get used to it. === ''[[w:Six Meetings Before Lunch|Six Meetings Before Lunch]]'' === :'''Jeff Breckenridge''': You got a dollar? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Yeah. :'''Jeff Breckenridge''': Take it out. Look at the back. The [[w:U.S._one_dollar_bill#Reverse_of_current_.241_bill|seal, the pyramid]], it's unfinished, with the eye of God looking over it, and the words ''[[w:Annuit cœptis|annuit coeptis]]'' - he, God, favors our undertaking. The seal is meant to be unfinished, because this country's meant to be unfinished. We're meant to keep doing better. We're meant to keep discussing and debating. And, we're meant to read books by great historical scholars and then talk about them... <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Mallory, everything that you're saying makes sense. I just think that the state of urban schools is such that if you can save even one kid... :'''Mallory''': ''[stands]'' You ''can'' save more than one kid... :'''Sam''': Tell me how. :'''Mallory''': By asking Congress to approve, not just a little, but a lot more money for public education. :''[Sam laughs]'' :'''Mallory''': What? :'''Sam''': ''[stands]'' Public education has been a public policy disaster for 40 years. Having spent around four trillion dollars on public schools since 1965, the result has been a steady and inexorable decline in every measurable standard of student performance, to say nothing of health and safety. But don't worry about it, because the U.S. House of Representatives is on the case. I feel better already. :'''Mallory''':''[beat]'' Wow. :'''Sam''': What? :'''Mallory''': For a guy who's trying to date me, that was pretty snotty. :'''Sam''': Well, hang on. These are office hours. If I'd known I was working on that I would have had a whole different attitude. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mallory''': He's in favor of school vouchers, Dad. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': No, Mallory. He's really not. :'''Mallory''': Yes, he is. :'''Leo''': No, he's not. :'''Mallory''': I read the position paper. :'''Leo''': It's opposition prep. :'''Mallory''': Opposition prep? :'''Leo''': When we're gearing up for a debate, we have the smart guys take the other side. :'''Mallory''': ''[to Sam]'' You stood there and argued with me. :'''Sam''': Yes. :'''Mallory''': Why? :'''Sam''': You made an appointment. :'''Mallory''': Sam... :'''Leo''': Would the two of you take it outside? :'''Sam''': I thought you were trying to drive a wedge between us. :'''Leo''': Yeah, but now you're just boring the crap out of me. :'''Mallory''': Hey... :'''Sam''': Mallory, education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don't need little changes. We need gigantic revolutionary changes. Schools should be palaces. Competition for the best teachers should be fierce. They should be getting six-figure salaries. Schools should be incredibly expensive for government and absolutely free of charge for its citizens, just like national defense. That is my position. I just haven't figured out how to do it yet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I feel like I've lost 180 pounds. I am smiling, I am laughing, I am enjoying the people I work with - I gotta snap outta this. What's on your mind? :'''[[w:Mandy Hampton|Mandy]]''': I want you to help me get the Chinese to give us a new panda bear to replace LumLum. :''[Very long pause]'' :'''Toby''': Well that did the trick. <hr width="50%"/> :''[The office staff watches the Senate start to vote on Mendoza's confirmation to the Supreme Court and begin celebrating. Bonnie starts handing around a bottle of champagne]'' :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Put it down! Put it down! :'''Bonnie''': Toby! :'''Toby''': No champagne. :'''Bonnie''': We're just getting-- :'''Toby''': Put it down. Everyone in this room, let me have your attention! Please. The law of our land mandates that Presidential appointees be confirmed by a ''majority'' of the Senate, a majority being a total of half plus one for a total of what, Ginger? :'''Ginger''': Fifty-one. :'''Toby''': Fifty-one 'yea' votes is what we see on these screens ''before'' a drop of wine is swallowed! Because there's a little thing called what, Bonnie? :'''Bonnie''': "Tempting fate"? :'''Toby''': "Tempting fate" is what it's called. In the three months that this man has been on my radar screen, I have aged forty-eight years. This is ''my'' day of jubilee, I will not have it screwed up by what, Bonnie? :'''Bonnie''': By tempting fate. :'''Toby''': By tempting fate! These things take patience. These things take skill. These things take luck. In the fifteen months we've been in office, what kind of luck have we had? Ginger? :'''Ginger''': Bad luck. :'''Toby''': ''[clears his throat and raises his eyebrows]'' ''What'' kind of luck? :'''Ginger''': ''Very'' bad luck. :'''Toby''': We've had very bad luck. === ''[[w:Let Bartlet Be Bartlet|Let Bartlet Be Bartlet]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': The theme of the Egg Hunt is "learning is delightful and delicious" - as, by the way, am I. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Can we get this god-forsaken event over with so I can get back to presiding over a civilization gone to hell in a hand cart? :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': Nice talk for a president. :'''Bartlet''': Leave me alone. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': You know what this is, don't you, sir? :'''Bartlet''': What what is? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Your mood, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Nothing wrong with my mood. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': It's your diet. :'''Bartlet''': Will you get off me with that? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': You're not getting enough [[w:Dietary fiber|roughage]] in your diet. You know I'm right about that. :'''Bartlet''': I know I'd like to beat you senseless with a head of cabbage, I know that for damn sure. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Once again you display an immaturity about vegetables that I think is not at all presidential. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Major Tate''': Sir, we're not prejudiced toward homosexuals. :'''[[w:Percy Fitzwallace|Admiral Fitzwallace]]''': You just don't want to see them serving in the Armed Forces? :'''Major Tate''': No, sir, I don't. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': 'Cause they impose a threat to unit discipline and cohesion. :'''Major Tate''': Yes, sir. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': That's what I think, too. I also think the military wasn't designed to be an instrument of social change. :'''Major Tate''': Yes, sir. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': The problem with that is, that's what they were saying to me fifty years ago. "Blacks shouldn't serve with whites. It would disrupt the unit." You know what? It ''did'' disrupt the unit. The unit got over it. The unit changed. I'm an admiral in the U.S. Navy and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... Beat that with a stick. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Leo, if I ever told you to get aggressive about campaign finance or gays in the military, you would tell me, 'Don't run too fast or go to far.' :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': If you ever told me to get aggressive about anything, I'd say I serve at the pleasure of the President. ''[pause]'' But we'll never know, sir, because I don't think you're ever gonna say it. :'''Bartlet''': I have said it, and nothing's ever happened! :'''Leo''': You want to see me orchestrate this right now? You want to see me mobilize these people? These people who would walk into fire if you told them to. These people who showed up to lead. These people who showed up to fight. ''[points at Charlie]'' That guy gets death threats because he’s black and he dates your daughter! He was warned: “Do not show up to this place. Your life will be in danger.” He said, “To hell with that, I’m going anyway.” You said, “No.” Prudent or not prudent, this 21 year old at 600 dollars a week says, “I’m going where I want to, because a man stands up!” ''[pause]'' Everyone's waiting for you. I don't know how much longer. :'''Bartlet''': I don't want to feel like this anymore. :'''Leo''': You don't have to. :'''Bartlet''': I don't want to go to sleep like this. :'''Leo''': You don't have to. :'''Bartlet''': I want to speak. :'''Leo''': Say it out loud. Say it to me. :'''Bartlet''': This is more important than reelection. I want to speak now. :'''Leo''': Say it again. :'''Bartlet''': This is more important than reelection. I want to speak now. :'''Leo''': Now we're in business! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': Listen up. Our ground game isn't working; we're gonna put the ball in the air. If we're gonna walk into walls, I want us running into them full-speed. :'''Josh''': What are you saying? :'''Leo''': Well, you can start by telling the [[w:United States Congress|Hill]] the President's named his nominees to the [[w:Federal Election Commission|FEC]]. And we're gonna lose some of these battles. And we might even lose the White House. But we're not going to be threatened by issues: we're going to put 'em front and center. We're gonna raise the level of public debate in this country, and let ''that'' be our legacy. That sound alright to you Josh? :'''Josh''': I serve at the pleasure of the [[w:President of the United States|President of the United States]]. :'''Leo''': Yeah? :'''C.J.''': I serve at the pleasure of the President. :'''Sam''': I serve at the pleasure of President Bartlet. :'''Leo''': Toby? :'''Toby''': I serve at the pleasure of the President. === ''[[w:Mandatory Minimums|Mandatory Minimums]]'' === :'''Bonnie''': ''[after Josh told the Senate Majority Leader to "shove his legislative agenda up [his] ass"]'' [[w:John Rambo|Rambo]]! :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You talking to me? :'''Bonnie''': Nice phone call. :'''Josh''': That's how we do things in New England, my friends. :'''Bonnie''': In Indiana, we're not allowed to talk like that. :'''[[w:Ginger (The West Wing)|Ginger]]''': In New Jersey, we encourage it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': [[w:Mandatory sentencing|Mandatory Minimums]] are racist. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I understand that. :'''Sam''': They're a [[w:red herring|red herring]]. :'''Toby''': I understand that, too. :'''Sam''': It's a way of looking like you're tough on crime, without assuming the burden of being tough on crime. :'''Toby''': Everything you've said I understand. :'''Sam''': I'm saying... :'''Toby''': We do things one thing at a time. :'''Sam''': But I'm saying we don't have time to do things one thing at a time. :'''Toby''': We're talking about treatment. :'''Sam''': I'm talking about treatment and I'm talking about Mandatory Minimums and I'm saying it's a red herring and I'm saying it's racist. :'''Toby''': When you talk to the President, I want you talking about treatment. I want you talking about treatment vs. enforcement and I don't want you to stray from that! :'''Sam''': Toby, is this what you meant when you said, "Sam, you're completely in charge of this"? :'''Toby''': Yes, I meant, you're completely in charge of this, in the sense that you're subordinate to me in every way. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': ''[to Andy]'' I have to get back to work. And you, being a Congresswoman... I'm sure you need to be back out there... you know, screwing the people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': Take it easy. :'''Sam''': I won’t take it easy! Give me the phone. I'm gonna call the Senator and I'm gonna tell him that he can shove his legislative agenda up his ass! :'''Josh''': I've already done that. :'''Sam''': I'll do it again. :'''Josh''': You know what this is like? This is like ''[[The Godfather]]''. When [[w:Al Pacino|Pacino]] tells [[w:James Caan|James Caan]] that he's gonna kill the cop. It's a lot like that scene, only not really. :... :'''Josh''': It ''is'' like that scene. I'm James Caan. ''[to Sam]'' You're...you're Al Pacino. :'''Toby''': Let's go. :'''Josh''': Toby, you're the guy who shows Pacino how to make tomato sauce. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': Mr. President. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': We were almost done. :'''Toby''': I... met with Congresswoman Wyatt today. :'''Bartlet''': When you were married to her, did you call her Congresswoman Wyatt? :'''Toby''': No, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Sometimes I call my wife Dr. Bartlet. :'''Toby''': I call her Andy or uh... Andrea. :'''Bartlet''': Okay. :'''Toby''': Mandatory Minimums. :'''Bartlet''': You're whupped, my friend. :'''Toby''': Sir. :'''Bartlet''': No, she's been talking to you for a year about Mandatory Minimums. You've been saying no. Looks like we know who wears the pants in the Ziegler family. :'''Toby''': You call your wife “Dr. Bartlet”? :'''Bartlet''': Just for the turn-on. === ''[[w:Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics|Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': We agree on nothing, Max. :'''Senator Lobell''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Education, guns, drugs, school prayer, gays, defense spending, taxes - you name it, we disagree. :'''Senator Lobell''': You know why? :'''Bartlet''': Because I'm a lily-livered, bleeding-heart, liberal, egghead communist. :'''Senator Lobell''': Yes, sir. And I'm a gun-toting, redneck son-of-a-bitch. :'''Bartlet''': Yes, you are. :'''Senator Lobell''': We agree about that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Since when are you an expert on language? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': In polling models? :'''Toby''': Okay. :'''C.J.''': 1993. Since when are you an uptight pain in the ass? :'''Toby''': Since long before that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': What do we do with him? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Make him the Ambassador to Paraguay. :'''Bartlet''': What do we do with the Ambassador to Paraguay? :'''Sam''': Make him Ambassador to Bulgaria. :'''Bartlet''': I like this. Because, if everybody keeps moving up one, I can go home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Toby, are you in here sticking up for Sam? :'''Toby''': I know it's strange, sir. But I'm feeling a... a certain... big brotherly connection right now. You know, obviously, I'd like that feeling to go away as soon as possible, but for the moment I think there's no danger in the White House standing by Sam and aggressively going after the people who set him up. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ambassador Cochran''': I'm sorry to do this, but I'd like to speak to your supervisor. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Well, I'm Personal Aide to the President, so my supervisor's a little busy right now trying to find a back door to this place to shove you out of, but I'll let him know you'd like to lodge a complaint. === ''[[w:What Kind of Day Has It Been|What Kind of Day Has It Been]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Here’s another one. Two politicians are having an argument. One of them stands up and says, "You’re lying!" The other one answers, "Yes, I am, but hear me out." ''[audience laughs]'' :'''Moderator''': Mr. President, do you have time for one more question? :'''Bartlet''': I don’t think I answered the last one. Suzanne’s got me telling jokes. Here’s an answer to your question that I don’t think you’re going to like: the current crop of 18-25 year olds is the most politically apathetic generation in American history. In 1972, half of that age group voted. In the last election, 32%. Your generation is considerably less likely than any previous one to write or call public officials, attend rallies, or work on political campaigns. A man once said this, "decisions are made by those who show up." So are we failing you, or are you failing us? It's a little of both. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[while jogging]'' There was a reckless deregulation of the S&L industry by a Democratic Congress, it was flooded with S&L donations. A disaster which nearly collapsed the banking industry and cost the taxpayers 500 billion dollars. :'''[[w:List of The West Wing politicians#Executive_branch|Hoynes]]''': What's your point? :'''Josh''': We're no better with the money than they are. :'''Hoynes''': Tell me about it. :'''Josh''': Three-quarters of all soft money coming to the Democratic party isn't coming from labor unions, it's coming from corporations. :'''Hoynes''': Yes, I know. :'''Josh''': Over a hundred businesses gave both parties in excess of $125,000 in the last election. :'''Hoynes''': I know. :'''Josh''': They gave it to both parties! This isn't free speech or political values, Mr. Vice President. I don't know how we've done it, but we've legalized bribery. :'''Hoynes''': Yup. :'''Josh''': So, now what we've got is two corporate parties - one pro-life, one pro-choice. :'''Hoynes''': Josh, like I said, what's your point? I mean, what's your point? :'''Josh''': We've noticed the sudden increase in racquetball and late-night poker games with democratic opponents of campaign finance reform. :'''Hoynes''': Come on, Josh, this is Washington, DC. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Democratic opponent of campaign finance reform. :'''Josh''': Can we stop running for a second? ''[They stop running]'' You're backing the wrong horse. You read the same polls I do. President's gone up nine points in three weeks. 51% job approval - big deal. But he's going on national television tonight, that's going to be another 5 that's 56%, a 14-point bump in a month. :'''Hoynes''': Look, Josh... :'''Josh''': Hang on. If we bring this pilot back home alive, that's another 10 points. And then we're off to the races with a job approval rating in the high 60s. Now every Democratic congressman in a tight race is looking to get his picture taken with the president, and you're looking around the racquetball court, saying, "Where did everybody go?" You've had some experience battling Jed Bartlet when he's right, and you've had some experience battling him when he's popular. Why in the world would you want to try it when he's both at the same time? :'''Hoynes''': You know something, Josh, sometimes I wonder if I'd listened to you two years ago, would I be President right now? Do you ever wonder that? :'''Josh''': No sir, I know it for sure. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Danny, I don't even want to hear it. I did exactly the right thing. Your nose is bent out of joint, and I don't give a damn. :'''[[w:Danny Concannon|Danny]]''': You looked at me point-blank and told me you were looking at a diplomatic... :'''C.J.''': Danny... :'''Danny''': You looked at me and told me... :'''C.J.''': What did you think I was going to do, Danny? Give you longitude and latitude? Did you think I was going to fork over the radio frequency that we're transmitting on? :'''Danny''': You didn't have to answer the question. :'''C.J.''': I did! :'''Danny''': You could have said, "Danny, we're not ruling anything in or out, and I'm not going to let you take me down that path" and we would have been done with it. :'''C.J.''': Danny, if by standing up and lying, I misdirected Iraqi intelligence for even half a beat, then it was absolutely worth it. That's a no-brainer. And if I didn't, it was certainly worth trying. There were only 50 people in the world who can't understand why I lied this morning, and they all work in the White House pressroom. I'm sleeping fine tonight. :'''Danny''': You didn't have to call on me. Every hand shot up, everybody's hand shot up, everybody was going to ask the same question, you knew what your answer was going to be, and you called on me. :'''C.J.''': Well, yes, I did. :'''Danny''': And you wouldn't have rather done that to a journalist that's been less supportive of this administration than I have? :'''C.J.''': No, I chose you. :'''Danny''': C.J., I'm not staying in the [[w:penalty box|penalty box]] forever. I have covered the White House for eight years and I've done it with the [[w:New York Times|New York Times]], the [[w:Washington Post|Washington Post]], [[w:Time Magazine|Time Magazine]], and ''the [[w:Dallas Morning News|Dallas Morning News]]''! And I'm telling you you can't mess me around like this! :'''C.J.''': Danny, I just gotta tell you, that was - seriously - that was a turn-on when you said that, though I don't know why you decided to be your most haughty on the ''Dallas Morning News'' in that sentence. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': You're not going to spoil my good time for me. :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': Oh, sir, I think we both know from experience that's not true. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': You need to be in the car ten minutes ago, Mr. President. :'''Bartlet''': Do you see me walking out the door? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': No, I see you standing and arguing with a senior citizen. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': They’re telling me that we’re out of time. I just want to mention that at several points during the evening, I was referred to as both a [[w:Liberalism|liberal]] and a [[w:Populism|populist]], and a fellow fourth from the back called me a [[w:Socialism|socialist]], which is nice, I haven’t heard that for a while. Actually, I’m an economics professor. My great-grandfather’s great-grandfather was Dr. Josiah Bartlett, who was the New Hampshire delegate representative to the [[w:Second Continental Congress|Second Continental Congress]], the one that sat in session in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776 and announced to the world that we were no longer subjects of [[w:George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]], but rather a self-governing people. "[[w:United States Declaration of Independence#Preamble|We hold these truths to be self-evident]]," they said, "[[w:All men are created equal|that all men are created equal]]." Strange as it may seem, that was the first time in history that anyone had ever bothered to write that down. Decisions are made by those who show up. Class dismissed. Thank you, everyone. God bless you. And God bless America. == Season Two == === ''[[w:In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part I|In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part I]]'' === :''[the President's motorcade races away from an assassination attempt]'' :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Is anybody dead back there? :'''Special Agent Ron Butterfield''': We don't know. We don't think so. :'''Bartlet''': ''[seeing a bloodstained cloth wrapped around Agent Butterfield's right hand]'' What happened to your hand? :'''Butterfield''': I got hit. :'''Bartlet''': Oh, God. ''[to the driver]'' Coop, turn around! We've gotta go to a hospital! :'''Butterfield''': No. We're going to the White House. :'''Bartlet''': We're going to a hospital! Let's go! :'''Butterfield:''' I have to put you inside the White House, Mr. President! This isn't something we discuss. :'''Bartlet''': This isn't-! ''[angrily]'' My daughter is throwing up on the floor of car behind us! You're losing blood by the liter, not to mention God knows how many broken bones you've got in your hand! ''[blood begins to leak from the corner of his mouth]'' But let's make sure that I'm tucked in bed before we- :'''Butterfield''': Mr. President! ''[quickly checks the President's head and upper body for signs of injury, finding blood when he reaches the President's stomach; turning to the driver]'' [[w:George Washington University Hospital|GW!]] Blue, blue, ''blue!'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]]''': ''[at the hospital]'' Dad? :'''Bartlet''': I'm okay. :'''Zoey''': Daddy?! :'''Bartlet''': It didn't hit anything, they're just gonna look around and make sure. :'''Zoey''': Are you in a lot of pain? :'''Bartlet''': No... :'''Zoey''': Are you lying? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, cause I want these guys to tell reporters that I was brave and joking around. :'''Zoey''': You ''are'' brave. You were ''so'' good tonight, Dad. :'''Bartlet''': Honey, I'm fine. I'm just so happy to see you. :'''Zoey''': Mom's on her way. :'''Bartlet''': Mom's gonna be pretty pissed. :'''Zoey''': Yeah. :''[Leo enters]'' :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': How you doing, kid? :'''Zoey''': I'm fine. :'''Bartlet''': She booted all over the back of her car. You know they're gonna bill me for that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': What about our people? :'''Leo''': C.J. hit her head on the ground, but other than that... :'''Bartlet''': Get the [[w:Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]] together, and the [[w:United States National Security Council|Security Council]]. Tell Jerome to suspend trading on the [[w:New York Stock Exchange|stock exchange]]. :'''Leo''': Yeah. :'''Bartlet''': Do we know who the shooters were? :'''Leo''': ''[shaking his head]'' No. :'''Bartlet''': I'm gonna be under anesthesia for a couple hours. :'''Leo''': It'll be fine. :'''Bartlet''': You know what I'm talking about, right? :'''Leo''': I'll talk to Abbey. :'''Doctor:''': ''[grabbing Leo's arm]'' Sir, it's time. :'''Bartlet''': Hey, come here. ''[Leo leans in toward the President and turns his head. Bartlet plants a reassuring kiss on Leo's cheek.]'' It's okay. :'''Leo''': I'll see you in a few hours Mr. President. <hr width="50%"/> :''[flashback]'' :'''Woman''': You've been a... um, uh, what did you call it? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Professional political operative. :'''Woman''': You've been one your whole life. :'''Toby''': Well, there was a while back there when I was in elementary school. :'''Woman''': ''[laughs]'' You any good? :'''Toby''': ''[long pause]'' I'm very good at it. :'''Woman''': What's your record? :'''Toby''': My record? :'''Woman''': How many elections have you won? :'''Toby''': Altogether? :''[The woman nods]'' :'''Toby''': Including city council, two Congressional elections, a senate race, a Gubernatorial campaign, and a national campaign? ''[long pause]'' None. :'''Woman''': None of them? :'''Toby''': You gotta be impressed with my consistency. <hr width="50%"/> :''[flashback]'' :'''Man''': Governor Bartlet, when you were a member of Congress, you voted against the New England Dairy Farming Compact. That vote hurt me sir. I'm a businessman. That vote hurt me to the tune of maybe, 10 cents a gallon. I voted for you three times for Congress. I voted for you twice for Governor. And I'm here sir, and I'd like to ask you for an explanation. :'''Bartlet''': ''[pause]'' Yeah, I screwed you on that one. :'''Man''': I'm sorry? :'''Bartlet''': I screwed you. You got hosed. :'''Man''': Sir, I... :'''Bartlet''': And not just you. A lot of my constituents. I put the hammer to farms in Concord, Salem, Laconia, Pelham, Hampton, Hudson. You guys got rogered but good. Today for the first time in history, the largest group of Americans living in poverty are children. 1 in 5 children live in the most abject, dangerous, hopeless, back-breaking, gut-wrenching poverty any of us could imagine. 1 in 5, and they're children. If fidelity to freedom of democracy is the code of our civic religion then surely the code of our humanity is faithful service to that unwritten commandment that says we shall give our children better than we ourselves received. Let me put it this way: I voted against the bill because I didn't want to make it harder for people to buy milk. I stopped some money from flowing into your pocket. If that angers you, if you resent me, I completely respect that. But if you expect anything different from the President of the United States, you should vote for someone else. Thanks very much. Hope you enjoyed the chicken. <hr width="50%"/> :''[flashback]'' :'''Bartlet''': Why are you doing this? You're a player. You're bigger in the party than I am. Hoynes would probably make you National Chairman. Leo, tell me this isn't one of the twelve steps. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': That's what it is. Right after admitting that we are powerless over alcohol and a higher power can restore us to sanity. That's where you come in. :'''Bartlet''': Leo... :'''Leo''': Because I'm tired of it! Year, after year, after year of having to choose between the lesser of who cares? Of trying to get myself excited over a candidate who can speak in complete sentences. Of setting the bar so low, I can hardly look at it. They say a good man can't get elected president. I don't believe that, do you? :'''Bartlet''': And you think I'm that man? :'''Leo''': Yes. :'''Bartlet''': Doesn't it matter that I'm not as sure? :'''Leo''': Nah. 'Act as if ye have faith and faith shall be given to you.' Put another way: 'Fake it until you make it.' === ''[[w:In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part II|In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part II]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': We're confirming now that a suspect is in custody, and is being questioned by federal law enforcement. At this time, we cannot... we are not releasing any information whatsoever about the suspect. :'''Steve''': Can you tell us anything, his name, where he's from, his ethnicity, if you guys suspect a motive? :'''C.J.''': Yes, Steve, I can tell you those things, because when I said that we weren't releasing any information whatsoever, I meant except his name, his address, his ethnicity, and what we think his motives are. <hr width="50%"/> :''[flashback]'' :'''C.J.''': Bartlet's impressed with me? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Very impressed. And one of the big keys to his game plan is bringing you on as Press Secretary. :'''C.J.''': He's never heard of me, has he? :'''Toby''': No. :'''C.J.''': Toby... :'''Toby''': I'm here on instructions from Leo McGarry. :'''C.J.''': McGarry wants me. :'''Toby''': Yes. Come join the campaign. :'''C.J.''': How much does it pay? :'''Toby''': How much were you making before? :'''C.J.''': $550,000 a year. :'''Toby''': This pays $600 a week. :'''C.J.''': So this would be less. :'''Toby''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': Toby. Does he know I've only ever worked statewide? Does he know I've never worked on a national campaign before? :'''Toby''': Yes. It's Graduation Day. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Margaret Hooper|Margaret]]''': Can I - can I just say something for the future? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Yeah. :'''Margaret''': I can sign the President's name. I have his signature down pretty good. :'''Leo''': You can sign the President's name? :'''Margaret''': Yeah. :'''Leo''': On a [[w:25th_amendment#Section three: Voluntary withdrawal|document]] removing him from power and handing it to someone else? :'''Margaret''': Yeah. Or... do you think the White House Counsel would say that was a bad idea? :'''Leo''': I think the [[w:White House Counsel|White House Counsel]] would say it was a ''[[w:Coup d'état|coup d'état]]''! :'''Margaret''': Well...I'd probably end up doing some time for that. :'''Leo''': I would think! And what the hell were you doing practicing the President's signature? :'''Margaret''': It was just for fun. :'''Leo''': We've got separation of powers, checks and balances, and Margaret vetoing things and sending them back to the Hill! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': C.J.'s starting to get some questions about why the President's exit wasn't covered in Rosslyn. :'''Ron''': The Secret Service doesn't comment on procedure. :'''Toby''': Yeah. Ron, a few weeks after the President was sworn in, you got a memo about his protection. :'''Ron''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': It said he wanted to enter and exit in the open air, and he didn't like the feeling of traveling around in an armored tank. :'''Ron''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': Specifically, it said he wouldn't use the tent or the canopy anymore. :'''Ron''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': I wrote that memo, and the President signed it at my urging. :'''Ron''': I know. :'''Toby''': Ron, I don't think it's right that the Secret Service get blamed for what happened last night, I want the Treasury Department to hand over my memo to the Press. :'''Ron''': No, we can't do that. :'''Toby''': There are going to be a lot of questions. :'''Ron''': There are always a lot of questions. :'''Toby''': Ron. :'''Ron''': Don't worry about it, Toby. :'''Toby''': It's not right. You're the guys - look at your hand. :'''Ron''': My hand is fine. :'''Toby''': Your hand is not fine. :'''Ron''': Toby. :'''Toby''': Let me go over there and tell them it was my fault. :'''Ron''': It wasn't your fault. :'''Toby''': Ron. :'''Ron''': It wasn't your fault. It wasn't Gina's fault, it wasn't Charlie's fault, it wasn't anybody's fault, Toby. It was an act of madmen. You think a tent was going to stop them? We got the President in the car. We got Zoey in the car. And at a hundred and fifty yards, five stories up, the shooters were down nine point two seconds after the first shot was fired. I would never let you not let me protect the President. You tell us you don't like something, we figure out something else. It was an act of madmen. Anyway, the Secret Service doesn't comment on procedure. :'''Toby''': Okay. :''[Ron walks away.]'' :'''Toby''': Good job last night. :'''Ron''': Thank you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': This is our fifth press briefing since midnight. Obviously, there's one story that's going to dominate news around the world for the next few days, and it would be easy to think that President Bartlet, Joshua Lyman, and Stephanie Abbott were the only victims of a gun crime last night. They weren't. Mark Davis and Sheila Evans of Philadelphia were killed by a gun last night. He was a biology teacher and she was a nursing student. Tina Bishop and Linda Larkin were killed with a gun last night. They were 12. There were 36 homicides last night. 480 sexual assaults, 3,411 robberies, 3,685 aggravated assaults, all at gunpoint. And if anyone thinks those crimes could have been prevented if the victims themselves had been carrying guns, I'd only remind you that the President of the United States was shot last night while surrounded by the best trained armed guards in the history of the world. Back to the briefing. <hr width="50%"/> :''[flashback]'' :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Tonight, what began on the commons in [[w:Concord, Massachusetts|Concord, Massachusetts]], as an alliance of farmers and workers, of cobblers and tinsmiths, of statesmen and students, of mothers and wives, of men and boys, lives two centuries later as America! My name is Josiah Bartlet, and I accept your nomination for the Presidency of the United States! === ''[[w:The Midterms|The Midterms]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Good morning, everybody. Anybody know what the word '[[w:acalculia|acalculia]]' means? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': It's the inability to perform arithmetic functions...I'm sorry, Mr. President. You wanted to answer your own question, didn't you? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, but I'll get over it. :'''Sam''': Good for you, sir. That's very mature. :'''Bartlet''': Shut up. :'''Sam''': You're not over it yet, are you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Toby, I'm drinking the most fantastic thing I've ever tasted in my life: chocolate syrup, whole milk, and seltzer. I know it sounds terrible, but trust me, I don't know where this has been all my life. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': It's called an [[w:egg cream|egg cream]], Mr. President. We invented them in Brooklyn. :'''Bartlet''': In Brooklyn? Not New England? :'''Toby''': There are many good things in this world ''not'' from New England, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Toby, don't ever let me hear you say that again. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''' Okay. Zoey and I are going out. I'll be on my pager. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You're going out? :'''Charlie''': Yeah. :'''Leo''': Charlie, you're taking extra protection, right? :'''Charlie''': Hey, Leo... :'''Leo''': Secret Service protection, Charlie. But thanks for loading me up with that image. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': I like your show. I like how you call homosexuality an abomination. :'''Dr. Jenna Jacobs''': I don't say homosexuality is an abomination, Mr. President. [[w:The Bible and homosexuality|The Bible does]]. :'''President Josiah Bartlet''': Yes it does. [[w:Leviticus|Leviticus]]. :'''Dr. Jenna Jacobs''': 18:22. :'''President Josiah Bartlet''': Chapter and verse. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I have you here. I'm interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in [[w:Exodus|Exodus]] 21:7. She's a [[w:Georgetown University|Georgetown]] sophomore, speaks fluent Italian, always cleared the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be? While thinking about that, can I ask another? My Chief of Staff Leo McGarry insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself or is it okay to call the police? Here's one that's really important because we've got a lot of sports fans in this town: touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean. Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the [[w:Washington Redskins|Washington Redskins]] still play football? Can [[w:University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]? Can [[w:United States Military Academy|West Point]]? Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother John for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads? Think about those questions, would you? One last thing: while you may be mistaking this for your monthly meeting of the Ignorant Tight-Ass Club, in this building, when the President stands, nobody sits. :''[Dr. Jenna Jacobs stands]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': The House stayed the same? After four months and 400 million dollars, everything stayed the same. :'''Sam''': Yup. :'''Josh''': Tell me democracy doesn't have a sense of humor. We sit here, we drink this beer out here on the stoop, in violation of about 47 city ordinances. I don't know, Toby, it's election night. What do you say about a government that goes out of its way to protect even citizens that try to destroy it? :'''Toby''': God bless America. === ''[[w:In this White House|In this White House]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Toby, come quick, Sam's getting his ass kicked by a girl. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Ginger, get the popcorn. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Charlie, I wanna hire a woman whose voice I think would fit in nicely around here. She's a conservative Republican. You think I should do it? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Absolutely, Mr. President, cause I'm told that theirs is the party of inclusion. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': I'll ask again: for what purpose was I brought here today? :'''Leo''': So I could offer you a job. :'''Ainsley''': I'm asking because I do not think that it is fair that I be expected to play the role of the mouse to the White House's cat in the game of... you know the game? :'''Leo''': Cat and mouse? :'''Ainsley''': Yes. And it's not like I'm not, you know. The fact that I may not look like some of the other Republicans who have crossed your path does not mean that I'm any less inclined toward... :'''Leo''': Here it comes. :'''Ainsley''': Did you say offer me a job? :'''Leo''': Yes. Associate White House counsel. You'd report to the deputy White House counsel who reports to the White House counsel who reports to me. :'''Ainsley''': I'm sorry... a job in ''this'' White House? :'''Leo''': You want a glass of scotch? :'''Ainsley''': Yes, please. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''' You're not taking the job? :'''Ainsley''': No. But thank you for talking to me, instead of about me. :'''Josh''': Hey, I'm still back on he offered you the job... but you're not taking the job? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': No, man, why participate in the process when you can get a job commenting on it? :'''Ainsley''': You think because I don't want to work here it's because I can get a better gig on ''Geraldo''? Gosh, let's see if there could possibly be any other reason why I wouldn't want to work in this White House? This White House that feels that government is better for children than parents are. That looks at forty years of degrading and humiliating free lunches handed out in a spectacularly failed effort to level the playing field and says, 'Let's try forty more.' This White House that says of anyone that points that out to them, that they are cold and mean and racist, and then accuses Republicans of using the politics of fear. This White House that loves the Bill of Rights, all of them - except the second one. :'''Sam''': This is the wrong place to talk about guns right now. I thought your column was idiotic. :'''Ainsley''': Imagine my surprise. :'''Sam''': But for a brilliant surgical team and two centimeters of a miracle, this guy's [Josh] dead right now. From bullets fired from a gun bought legally. They bought guns, they loaded 'em, they drove from Wheeling to Rosslyn, and until they pulled the trigger they had yet to commit a crime. I am so off the charts tired of the gun lobby tossing around words like personal freedom and nobody calling 'em on it. It's not about personal freedom. And it certainly has nothing to do with public safety. It's just that some people like guns. :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': Yes, they do. But do you know what's even more insidious than that? Your gun control position doesn't have anything to do with public safety, and it's certainly not about personal freedom. It's about that you don't like the people who do like guns. You don't like the people. Think about that the next time you make a joke about the South. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bruce''': ''[about Ainsley being offered a job at the White House]'' Oh, damn. I wanted you to say it to his face. I wanted to see... :'''Harriet''': I hate these people. :'''Bruce''': Did you meet anyone there who isn't worthless? :'''Ainsley''': Don't say that. :'''Bruce''': Did you meet anyone there who has any - ? :'''Ainsley''': I said don't say that. Say they are smug and superior. Say their approach to public policy makes you want to tear your hair out. Say they like high taxes and spending your money. Say they want to take your guns and open your borders but don't call them worthless. At least don't do it in front of me. The people I have met have been extraordinarily qualified. Their intent is good. Their commitment is true. They are righteous, and they are patriots. And I'm their lawyer. === ''[[w:And It's Surely to Their Credit|And It's Surely to Their Credit]]'' === :'''Engineer''': Cut take. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Sorry, everybody. This is gonna be it. Four is my lucky number. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': This is take five, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Five is my lucky number. "Fifth-take Bartlet" - that's what [[w:Jack L. Warner|Jack Warner]] used to call me. :'''Donna''': Did you really know Jack Warner, Mr. President? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, because I used to be a contract player in Hollywood and I'm 97 years old. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Engineer''': Saturday morning radio address, take 21. :'''Donna''': I have a really good feeling about this one, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Is this still my first term? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': He was okay with it? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': He thinks it's a great idea. He can't wait to meet you. :'''Ainsley''': Lionel Tribbey. :'''Leo''': Yeah. :'''Ainsley''': Lionel Tribbey thinks hiring me was a great idea. :'''Leo''': Why are you surprised? :'''Ainsley''': Well, because I am a Republican and Lionel Tribbey is... incredibly not. :'''Leo''': Lionel Tribbey is the White House Counsel. He's a brilliant and fair-minded attorney, and he will accept you on his staff because he is... well, fair-minded and because... :'''Ainsley''': You haven't told him yet! :'''Leo''': I have, in fact, not told him yet, no. :'''Ainsley''': So you lied to me just then. :'''Leo''': I'm a politician, Ainsley. Of course I lied to you just then. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': This is Ainsley Hayes. She's scared of meeting you, so be nice. :'''Tribbey''': The girl who's been writing the columns? :'''Leo''': Yeah. :'''Tribbey''': ''[to Ainsley]'' You're an idiot. :'''Ainsley''': Oh God– :'''Leo''': She's not an idiot, Lionel, she clerked for Dreifort! :'''Tribbey''': Well, Dreifort's an idiot. :'''Leo''': Dreifort's a Supreme Court Justice, Lionel, so let's speak of him with respect and practice some tolerance for those who disagree with us. :'''Tribbey''': I believe, as long as Justice Dreifort is intolerant toward gays, lesbians, blacks, unions, women, poor people, and the first, fourth, fifth, and ninth amendments, I will remain intolerant toward him! ''[to Ainsley]'' Nice meeting you. :'''Leo''': She's working for you, Lionel. :'''Tribbey''': Excuse me? :'''Leo''': She's working for you. The president asked me to hire her for your office. :'''Tribbey''': The President of ''what'', asked you to hire her for my office? :'''Leo''': The United States. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tribby''': ''[storming into the Oval Office]'' Mr. President, have you lost what little was left of your mind? I can't possibly work like this! :'''Donna''': Oh, dear God. :'''Technician''': Cut! :'''Bartlet''': I had it! :'''Tribbey''': Excuse me, sir, is this a bad time? :'''Bartlet''': It's a bit of a bad time, Lionel... :'''Tribbey''': Well, forgive me, sir, but when you have a few moments, I would like to discuss the hiring of a blonde and leggy fascist whose knowledge does not include the proper order of the alphabet for positions of the White House Counsel's office. :'''Bartlet''': And we will, Lionel, but right now I don't know if you noticed but there are thirty or forty other people in the room, many of whom have donated significant amounts of money to the Democratic Party, so perhaps you could put a tighter grip on your horses and we will talk about it later. :'''Tribbey''': Yes. Well. Good morning, everyone! Thank you, Mr. President. :''[walks out of the room in complete silence]'' :'''Bartlet''': Well, obviously, Lionel Tribbey is a brilliant lawyer whom we cannot live without, or there would be very little reason not to put him in prison. === ''[[w:The Lame Duck Congress|The Lame Duck Congress]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Charlie! :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Can I have a couple of aspirin or a weapon of some kind to kill people with? :'''Charlie''': Yes sir. :'''Bartlet''': Leo? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Look, even when they're here in session, trying to get a hundred Senators in line is still like getting cats to march in parade. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': I don't need your help. I'm asking for your help so let's not make a federal... :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': ''[into her phone]'' Dad, it's me. Sam's asking for my help. :'''Sam''': Put the phone down. :'''Ainsley''': ''[into her phone]'' Gotta go, dad, I need to help Sam. :'''Sam''': That must have rolled them in the aisles back in Georgia. :'''Ainsley''': I'm from North Carolina. :'''Sam''': Wherever it was you studied baton twirling. :'''Ainsley''': That'd be [[w:Harvard Law School|Harvard Law School]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ainsley''': I'm not going to say anything. I'm not going to spill anything. I'm not going to get Republican juice on you. I'm just going to sit there and learn. :'''Sam''': Look... :'''Ainsley''': From the master, Sam, I want to learn from the master. :'''Sam''': ''[stopping]'' See, women think that kind of thing works, but it doesn't. :'''Ainsley''': ''[steps close]'' It really does, Sam. :''[Sam looks at her. They start walking again.]'' :'''Sam''': I let you come to the Hill, you'll summarize my memo? :'''Ainsley''': I'll use punctuation and everything. You might even get extra credit. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': So, I'm being used. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Yes. :'''Donna''': As a dupe. :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''Donna''': How am I supposed to feel about that? :'''Josh''': How do you usually feel about that? :'''Donna''': My value here is that I have no value. :'''Josh''': You have enormous value to me. You have absolutely no value to Eastern Europe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': You know we forget sometimes, in all the talk about democracy we forget it's not a democracy, it's a republic. People don't make the decisions, they choose the people who make the decisions. Could they do a better job choosing? Yeah. But when you consider the alternative... === ''[[w:The Portland Trip|The Portland Trip]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': The Assistant Energy Secretary is flying to Portland in the middle of the night so he can meet with me on Air Force One on the way back? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Yes sir. :'''Bartlet''': The day-to-day experience of my life has changed in many ways since taking this job. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Oratory should raise your heart rate. Oratory should blow the doors off the place. We should be talking about not being satisfied with past solutions. We should be talking about a permanent revolution. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Where have I heard that? :'''Sam''': Permanent Revolution? :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Sam''': I got it from a book. :'''Toby''': What book? :'''Sam''': ''[[w:Quotations from Chairman Mao|The Little Red Book]]'' :'''Toby''': You think we should quote [[Mao Zedong|Mao Tse-tung]]? :'''Sam''': We do need a permanent revolution. :'''Toby''': Still, I think we'll stay away from quoting Communists. :'''Sam''': You think a Communist never wrote an elegant phrase? How do you think they ''got'' everyone to be Communist? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': A long flight across the night. You know why late flights are good? Because we cease to be earthbound and burdened with practicality. Asking important questions. Talking about the idea that nobody has thought about yet. Put it a different way... :'''Sam''': Be poets. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': I have an excellent sense about these things. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Actually, you have no sense about these things. You have no vibe, you have terrible taste in men, and your desire to be coupled up will always and forever drown out any sense of self or self-worth that you may have. :'''Donna''': You're a downer, you know that? I'm calling you Deputy Downer from now on. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Danny Concannon|Danny]]''': ''[asking why C.J is going on the Portland Trip]'' Are you being punished? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': I'm not being punished. I'm going on the trip. :'''Danny''': If the whole bus goes off the record, will you tell us why you're going on the trip? :'''C.J.''': ''[hesitating]'' I made fun of Notre Dame. ''[the journalists collectively groaned]'' Usually I get away with it. :'''Danny''': They're playing Michigan tomorrow. :'''C.J.''': I know that now. :'''Danny''': You can't do that when they're playing Michigan. === ''[[w:Shibboleth (The West Wing)|Shibboleth]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Over three and a half centuries ago, linked by faith and bound by a common desire for liberty, a small band of pilgrims sought out a place in the New World where they could worship according to their own beliefs... and solve crimes. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Sam... :'''Sam''': It'd be good. By day, they churn butter and worship according to their own beliefs, and by night they solve crimes. :'''Toby''': Read the thing. :'''Sam''': Pilgrim detectives. :'''Toby''': Do you see me laughing? :'''Sam''': I think you're laughing on the inside. :'''Toby''': Okay. :'''Sam''': With the big hats. :'''Toby''': Give me the speech. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': In the following days, we will be meeting with Reverend Al Caldwell, members of Beijing's Embassy and INS agents. The President has asked Josh Lyman and Sam Seaborn to run these meetings so it's entirely possible that by week's end we'll have alienated Christians, China, and our own government. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': They sent me two turkeys. The most photo-friendly of the two gets a Presidential pardon and a full life at a children's zoo. The runner-up gets eaten. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': If the Oscars were like that, I'd watch. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': There are questions as to the veracity of your claim to the asylum. :'''Jhin-Wei''': Yes sir. :'''Bartlet''': How did you become a Christian? :'''Jhin-Wei''': I began attending a house church with my wife in Fujian. Eventually, I was baptized. :'''Bartlet''': How do you practice? :'''Jhin-Wei''': We share bibles--we don't have enough. We sing hymns. We hear sermons. We recite the Lord's Prayer. We are charitable. :'''Bartlet''': Who's the head of your church? :'''Jhin-Wei''': The head of our parish is an 84 year old man named Wen-Ling. He's been beaten and imprisoned many times. The head of our church is Jesus Christ. :'''Bartlet''': Can you name any of Jesus' disciples? ''[beat]'' If you can't, that's okay. I usually can't remember the names of my kids, or for that matter... :'''Jhin-Wei''': [[Saint Peter|Peter]], [[w:Andrew the Apostle|Andrew]], [[w:John the Apostle|John]], [[w:Philip the Apostle|Phillip]], [[w:Bartholomew the Apostle|Bartholomew]], [[w:Thomas the Apostle|Thomas]], [[w:Matthew the Apostle|Matthew]], [[w:Jude the Apostle|Thaddeus]], [[w:Simon the Zealot|Simon]], [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] and [[w:James, son of Alphaeus|James]]. ''[beat]'' Mr. President, Christianity is not demonstrated through a recitation of facts. You're seeking evidence of faith, a wholehearted acceptance of God's promise for a better world. 'For we hold that man is justified by faith alone' is what [[Paul of Tarsus|St. Paul]] said. 'Justified by faith alone.' Faith is the true... uh, I'm trying to... [[w:shibboleth|shibboleth]]. Faith is the true shibboleth. :'''Bartlet''': ''[beat]'' Yes, it is. And you sir, just said the magic word in more ways than one. Thank you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Okay, Mr. President, I say this with all possible respect, but each of these knives cut, you know, meat. Why is it important? :'''Bartlet''': Because it's something we pass on. Something with a history so we can say, 'My father gave this to me. His father gave it to him.' :'''Charlie''': Well, okay, sir, but if that's true, then why don't you already have one? :'''Bartlet''': I do have one. :'''Charlie''': Why do you need a new one? :'''Bartlet''': I'm giving mine away. :'''Charlie''': To who? :'''Bartlet''': Whom. :'''Charlie''': To whom? :'''Bartlet''': Funny you should ask. ''[takes out knife case from his drawer]'' Charlie, my father gave this to me, and his father gave it to him, and now I'm giving it to you. Take a look. The fully tapered bolster allows for sharpening the entire edge of the blade. :'''Charlie''': It says 'P.R.' I thought I knew them all, but I don't recognize the manufacturer. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. This was made for my family by a Boston silversmith named [[w:Paul Revere|Paul Revere]]...I'm proud of you Charlie. === ''[[w:Galileo (The West Wing)|Galileo]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Who wrote this intro? :'''Tate''': I did. :'''Sam''': You're from NASA Public Affairs? :'''Tate''': Yep. :'''Sam''': You mind if I give it a polish? :'''Tate''': Is there a problem? :'''Sam''': No, it's great. You mind if I change it? :'''Tate''': I'd prefer if you didn't. :'''Sam''': Just the same... :'''Tate''': The Public Affairs has cleared the text. If it's gonna be changed, I'd prefer that the President change it. :'''Sam''': See, that's kind of what he pays me to do, so... :'''Tate''': Look, I don't want to step on your toes. You don't want to step on mine. We're both writers. :'''Sam''': Yes, I suppose, if you broaden the definition to those who can't spell. :'''Tate''': Excuse me? :... :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Can I see the intro? :'''Sam''': It's up on the Prompter. :'''Bartlet''': ''[reads]'' "Good morning! I'm speaking to you live from the West Wing of the White House. Today we have a very unique opportunity to take part live in an extremely historic event which..." Whoa, boy... :'''Sam''': ''[waves and smiles]'' How you doing, Mr. President? :'''Bartlet''': Who wrote this intro? :'''Tate''': I did, sir. I'm Scott Tate from NASA Public Affairs. :'''Bartlet''': ''[gets up and shakes his hand]'' Scott. "Unique" means "one of a kind." Something can't be very unique, nor can it be extremely historic. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': While we're at it, do we have to use the word "live" twice in the first two sentences like we just cracked the technology? :'''Tate''': Look... :'''C.J.''': We're also broadcasting in living color, right? :'''Bartlet''': Sam? :'''Sam''': Yeah. :'''Bartlet''': Sam's gonna make some changes. :'''Tate''': Are you going to clear them with me? :'''Sam''': Probably not. ''[to the recorder]'' Write this. Eleven months ago, a 1,200-pound spacecraft blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Eighteen hours ago...18 hours, do I have that right? It's going to be noon Eastern time. :'''C.J.''': Yep. :'''Sam''': Eighteen hours ago, it landed on the planet Mars. You, me, and 60,000 of your fellow students across the country, along with astroscientists and engineers from the [[w:Jet Propulsion Laboratory|Jet Propulsion Lab]] in Southern California, [[w:NASA|NASA]] Houston, and right here at the White House are going to be to the first to see what it sees, and to chronicle the extraordinary voyage of an unmanned ship called 'Galileo V.' :'''Bartlet''': ''[to C.J.]'' He said it right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': There's a Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Yes. :'''Josh''': Made up of members of the There-But-For-The-Grace-of-God-go-I Club? :'''Leo''': You wanna mock people or let me talk to Toby? :'''Josh''': I wanna mock people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': There are a lot of hungry people in the world, Mal, and none of them are hungry 'cause we went to the moon. None of them are colder and certainly none of them are dumber 'cause we went to the moon. :'''Mallory''': And we went to the moon. Do we really have to go to Mars? :'''Sam''': Yes. :'''Mallory''': Why? :'''Sam''': 'Cause it's next. 'Cause we came out of the cave and we looked over the hill and we saw fire. And we crossed the ocean and we pioneered the West and we took to the sky. The history of man is hung on a timeline of exploration, and this is what's next. :'''Mallory''': I know. :'''Sam''': People like you, who say that... ''[beat]'' What? :'''Mallory''': I said I know. We're supposed to be explorers. :'''Sam''': Then what the hell? :'''Mallory''': I just want to hear you talk about it. :'''Sam''': You know something? :'''Mallory''': You get all puffed up. :'''Sam''': You're a pain in the ass. :'''Mallory''': Yes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[to Leo, about a Russian warhead explosion:]'' Leo, at the time the [[w:UR-100N|SS-19]] exploded, it was being drained of its liquid hydrogen in an attempt by deserting soldiers to – wait for it... :'''Leo''': Steal the warhead? :'''Bartlet''': Steal the warhead! ''[to the [[w:Russian Ambassador to the United States|Russian Ambassador]] ]'' When were you gonna tell us about that? You realize how dangerous– :'''Russian Ambassador''': Mr. President, you shouldn't be concerned with the welfare of the Russian people. :'''Bartlet''': Well, I am concerned with the welfare of the Russian people, but that's not what they pay me for. You guys fall asleep at the switch in [[w:Minsk|Minsk]], and I've got a whole hemisphere hiding under the bed. How do you not tell us this is going on? How do you not ask us for help? :'''Russian Ambassador''': We'll not need help finding the leaders of the black market network– :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, thanks. We're sending in [[w:NATO|NATO]] inspectors. :'''Russian Ambassador''': Leo and I were just discussing the terms. :'''Leo''': The terms are we're sending in NATO or he's taking a walk to the press room. :'''Bartlet''': ''[to the Russian Ambassador]'' Get your foreign minister on the phone. ''[pauses]'' I honestly don't know from where you guys get the nerve. :'''Russian Ambassador''': From a long, hard winter, Mr. President. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': We have at our disposal a captive audience of schoolchildren. Some of them don't go to the blackboard or raise their hand cause they think they're going to be wrong. I think you should say to these kids, "You think ''you'' get it wrong sometimes, you should come down here and see how the big boys do it." I think you should tell them you haven't given up hope, and that it may turn up, but in the meantime, you want NASA to put its best people in the room, and you want them to start building Galileo VI. Some of them will laugh and most of them won't care, but for some they might honestly see that it's about going to the blackboard and raising your hand. === ''[[w:Noël (The West Wing)|Noël]]'' === :'''Dr. Keyworth''': We're from ATVA. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Yeah. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': That's the American Trauma Victims Association. :'''Josh''': Yeah. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': We're commonly called in by the government to work with trauma victims. I'll give you some examples. The pipe bomb at Lancaster Middle School. We worked with the parents and the kids... :'''Josh''': ''[interrupts]'' Tulsa, Hurricane Beth, the Chatham fires, the Iowa tornadoes, the FBI raid in Rock Creek. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': So, you are familiar with us? :'''Josh''': Dr. Keyworth, I'm the Deputy White House Chief of Staff. I oversee 1100 White House employees. I answer directly to Leo McGarry and the President of the United States. Do you think you're talking to the paperboy? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': No. :'''Josh''': In your wildest dreams did you imagine that I'd walk in this room without knowing exactly who you are and what you do? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': No. :'''Josh''': Then why did you lie to me right off the bat? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Josh... :'''Josh''': ''[indicating Kaytha]'' She's not here training! :'''Dr. Keyworth''': As a matter of fact, she is. :'''Josh''': I read briefing books everyday on subjects considerably more complicated than ATVA. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': She is here training in trauma therapy. :'''Josh''': Yeah, but that's not why there are two of you. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': No. :'''Josh''': That's not the reason why there are two of you. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': No. :'''Josh''': I get up, go to the bathroom, go to my office, answer the phone -- one of you watches me. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Yeah. :'''Josh''': Stanley, you got off to a bad start. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Yes, I did. :'''Josh''': Yes, you did. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Let's start again. :'''Josh''': You gonna lie to me this time? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': No. You gonna lie to me? :'''Josh''': Haven't yet. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Really? :'''Josh''': Yeah. :''[Dr. Keyworth nods and waits a moment.]'' :'''Dr. Keyworth''': How did you cut your hand? ''[pause]'' You're not talking to the paperboy, either, Josh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Christmas cards. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': How many am I sending out? :'''Charlie''': One million, one hundred and ten thousand. :... :'''Charlie''': There are about a thousand names on the First Family's list, then there are about a hundred thousand campaign workers and contributors. :'''Bartlet''': Who are the other million? :'''Charlie''': You send a Christmas card to everyone who writes a letter to the White House. :'''Bartlet''': I do? :'''Charlie''': Yes, sir. And somewhere around a million people wrote you letters this year. :'''Bartlet''': Okay, but some of those were death threats. :'''Charlie''': They've weeded those out. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. Keyworth''': I swear, I am completely unimpressed with clever answers. :'''Josh''': And I was so hoping we'd have a second day. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': ''[pause]'' You're in nine kinds of pain. You don't even know what's going on inside of you. And you are so locked into damage control that you can't... :'''Josh''': You diagnosed me in eight hours? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Josh, I diagnosed you in five minutes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': Why would the music have started it? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Well, I know it's going to sound like I'm telling you that two plus two equals a bushel of potatoes, but at this moment, in your head, music is the same thing as... :'''Josh''': ...as sirens. So that's going to be my reaction every time I hear music? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': No. :'''Josh''': Why not? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Because... we get better. :'''Josh''': All the same, I need some more therapy. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Oh, you're gonna get some. :'''Josh''': I mean now. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Merry Christmas, Josh. :'''Josh''': We can order a pizza! :'''Dr. Keyworth''': ''[laughs]'' Have a good night. :'''Josh''': Stanley, I haven't told you my dreams yet! :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Fax 'em over to me. :'''Josh''': Merry Christmas. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': How'd it go? :'''Josh''': Did you wait around for me? :'''Leo''': How'd it go? :'''Josh''': He thinks I may have an eating disorder... :'''Leo''': Josh... :'''Josh''': ...and a fear of rectangles. That's not weird, is it? ''[pause]'' I didn't cut my hand on a glass. I broke a window in my apartment. :'''Leo''': This guy's walking down a street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep, he can't get out. A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up, "Hey you, can you help me out?" The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a priest comes along, and the guy shouts up "Father, I'm down in this hole, can you help me out?" The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a friend walks by. "Hey Joe, it's me, can you help me out?" And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, "Are you stupid? Now we're both down here." The friend says, "Yeah, but I've been down here before, and I know the way out." ''[pause]'' Long as I got a job, you got a job, you understand? === ''[[w:The Leadership Breakfast|The Leadership Breakfast]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': It's a private poll. The press doesn't have access to it... The only way they'd know what questions were being asked is if they were actually called by one of the pollsters and... Oh my god! :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yes. :'''Sam''': A reporter got called by one of the pollsters? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Wow. What are the chances of that? :'''Sam''': The chances of that are astronomical. :'''Josh''': We can calculate it. They sample 800 respondents... :'''C.J.''': Would the two of you stop being amazed by the mathematics! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Josh, this was delivered by messenger. :'''Josh''': What is it? :'''Donna''': It's... wait... wait... no. Damn, my [[w:x-ray vision|x-ray vision]] is failing me today. :'''Josh''': Gimme that! :... :'''Josh''': Donna? :'''Donna''': What was in the envelope? :'''Josh''': Your underwear. :'''Donna''': What? :'''Josh''': I'm holding your underwear in my hand right now. And the way I know it's your underwear is that your name is sewn in the back which, obviously, we'll spend some time talking about at a later date. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': Why were you holding women's underwear before? :'''Josh''': Never really needed a reason. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Donna wants me to call Karen Cahill and make it clear she wasn't hitting on her when she gave her her underwear. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Yeah, that's because I made fun of her shoes and Sam said there were nuclear weapons in [[w:Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyzstan]] and Donna went to clear up the mix up and accidentally left her underwear. :'''Bartlet''': There can't ''possibly'' be nuclear weapons in Kyrgyzstan... :'''Leo''': Mr. President, please don't wade hip deep into this story. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': [[Alexander Hamilton]] didn’t think we should have political parties. Neither did [[John Adams]]. He thought political parties led to divisiveness. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': They do. They should. We have honest disagreements. Arguments are good. :'''Leo''': Only if they lead to statesmanship. Or it’s just theatre. And statesmanship is compromise. :'''Toby''': What about persuasion? They’re coming for us, Leo. :'''Leo''': I know. :'''Toby''': I mean they’re coming for us ''now''. :'''Leo''': Toby, if you knew what it was like getting him to run the first time... :'''Toby''': I know. :'''Leo''': Like pushing molasses up a sandy hill. If I go and tell him it’s time to run again he’s going to get crazy... and frustrated. He’s going to sink into his head and he’s going to say he’s not running. :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Leo''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': So we’ve got to do it for him. We’ll keep it away from this office but we’ve got to get real now. Leo, Ann Stark’s a war time [[w:consigliere|consigliere]]. That’s why she was bumped up. :'''Leo''': I’m a wartime consigliere too, Toby. I was just hoping it’d be peace time a little longer. :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Leo''': Shake my hand. :''[Toby and Leo shake hands]'' :'''Leo''': We just formed it. :'''Toby''': Formed what? :'''Leo''': The Committee to Reelect the President. === ''The Drop-In'' === :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': ''[about the missile shield]'' You're testing that preposterous contraption again. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': It's not preposterous, it's not a contraption, and mind your own business. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': In my day we knew how to protect ourselves. :'''Leo''': Well, in your day you could pretty much turn back the Indians with a [[w:Daniel Boone|Daniel Boone]] musket, couldn't you? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Ah, sarcasm, the grumpy man's wit. :'''Leo''': Go sharpen a pencil, would you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Is it true that Leo can't stand a guy named Lord John Marbury? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Why? :'''Donna''': A reporter asked me. :'''Josh''': What's a reporter doing talking to you? :'''Donna''': He's a friend of a friend. :'''Josh''': Leo McGarry has nothing but respect and affection for John Marbury. :'''Donna''': That's what I said. :'''Josh''': Good, 'cause Leo thinks he's a lunatic. :'''Donna''': He's very handsome. :'''Josh''': That may be so, but Leo thinks he's a lunatic. :'''Donna''': Are you threatened by his brilliance? :'''Josh''': No. :'''Donna''': You seem to be threatened by his brilliance. :'''Josh''': How do you know he's brilliant? :'''Donna''': I saw his picture. :'''Josh''': I'm not threatened by his brilliance, nor am I threatened by his good looks. :'''Donna''': What about his charm? :'''Josh''': I'm not threatened at all... :'''Donna''': I'm sorry, I meant Leo. :'''Josh''': Neither Leo or I are threatened by his brains, his looks or his charm. He is, however, a lunatic Brit and we're grateful there's an ocean between us. :'''Donna''': There isn't anymore. :'''Josh''': There isn't what? :'''Donna''': An ocean between you. :'''Josh''': Please, don't tell me... :'''Donna''': He's the new British ambassador to the United States. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Margaret''': There's someone here to see you. :'''Leo''': Who? :'''[[w:Lord John Marbury|Lord John Marbury]]''': ''[from outer office]'' Gerald? :'''Leo''': Oh, God. :'''Lord John Marbury''': ''[enters]'' Gerald! Old friend! :'''Leo''': Good to see you, ambassador. :''[They shake hands. Margaret leaves.]'' :'''Lord John Marbury''': It's as if the gods themselves insist we be not long apart, you and I. :'''Leo''': They do seem to strongly insist upon that, yes. :'''Lord John Marbury''': Your assistant, Margaret, is looking positively buxom. :'''Leo''': ''[awkwardly]'' Thank you. I'll tell her. :'''Margaret''': ''[from outer office]'' Thank you! :'''Lord John Marbury''': Oh, yes! Well done! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': You know, can I say this? Why don't we just give the $60 billion to North Korea in exchange for not bombing us? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': It's almost hard to believe that you're not on the [[w:United States National Security Council|National Security Council]]. :'''Josh''': I know, I feel like they're missing an important voice. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Where are you on the missile shield? :'''Lord John Marbury''': Well, I think it's dangerous, illegal...fiscally irresponsible, technologically unsound, and a threat to all people everywhere. :'''Bartlett''': Leo? :'''Leo''': I think the world invented a nuclear weapon. I think the world owes it to itself to see if it can't invent something to make it irrelevant. :'''Lord John Marbury''': Well that's the right sentiment... and certainly a credible one from a man who's fought in a war. You think you can make it stop? Well, you can't. We build a shield and somebody will build a better missile. :'''Bartlet''': Well, it's a discussion for serious men. They say a statesman is a politician who's been dead for fifteen years. I'd like us to be statesmen while we're still alive. === ''[[w:Bartlet's Third State of the Union|Bartlet's Third State of the Union]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': They have bathrobes at the gym? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': In the women's locker room. :'''Sam''': But not the men's. :'''C.J.''': Yeah. :'''Sam''': Now, that's outrageous. There's a thousand men working here and fifty women... :'''C.J.''': Yeah, and it's the bathrobes that's outrageous. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': The President was balancing his checkbook and came across an outstanding check for $500 that was never cashed. A check was written by the First Lady to a woman the President has never heard of and he would like you to ask her about it. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': The President was balancing his checkbook? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': Why? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': He does it to relax. :'''Charlie''': Okay. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': And why doesn't he ask the First Lady about the $500 check himself in the normal course of, you know, being married to her. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': When the President inquires into the First Lady's personal bookkeeping, the First Lady gets angry at him... and yells. :'''Charlie''': Well, she's gonna get angry and yell when I inquire too. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Well, the President doesn't care so much about that. :'''Charlie''': Yeah, okay. This is a good job. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': How have you never met the President? :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': I haven't. :'''Sam''': You've been working here three months. :'''Ainsley''': He works in the Oval Office and I work in the Steam Pipe Trunk Distribution Venue. I can't believe we haven't run into each other. :... :'''Sam''': Okay, can I talk to you about adrenaline for a second? :'''Ainsley''': Adrenaline? :'''Sam''': Yeah. You’re feeling it right now and it’s gonna get even more cause it’s a big night, and you were a hit and you’ve never experienced anything like this. :'''Ainsley''': And you think I’m going to have a nutty. :'''Sam''': I’m saying don’t drink until you’re off television. :'''Ainsley''': God! Thanks Sam for that debating tip. You have a feel for nuances. You say I shouldn’t be drunk when I’m representing the White House. :'''Sam''': Yeah. And remember you’re a blond, Republican girl and that nobody likes you. :'''Ainsley''': I'm going back on television now. :'''Sam''': Try to remember you're on our side. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Donna''': You have to ask a girl out on a date. You can't just randomly tumble into a girl sidewise and hope she breaks up with you soon, like you always do. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Why not? :'''Donna''': Because you can't! :'''Josh''': You just said I always do. :'''Donna''': Josh, I can help you or I can not help you. It's up to you. :'''Josh''': Then I absolutely choose not helping me. :'''Donna''': You want me to ask her out for you? :'''Josh''': Yeah. That's exactly what I want you to do. :'''Donna''': ''[Joey walks in]'' Joey... :'''Josh''': Sit down. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Congressman Shallick''': Excuse me. But this White House uses the first amendment to protect flag burning, to protect pornography, to ban school prayer. Why when the [[w:Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]] clearly says that the federal government will not infringe upon citizen’s... :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Because it doesn't... :'''Congressman Shallick''': ...right to keep and bear arms... :'''Toby''': It doesn't really say that. :'''Congressman Shallick''': Toby! :'''Toby''': In fact it doesn't say that at all. The only way it says that at all is if you remove some words from it. :'''Congressman Shallick''': Oh, look. Will you...? :'''Toby''': It says a well-regulated militia, being necessary for the security of the free state, the government shall not infringe. The words regulated and militia are in the first sentence. I don't think the Framer's were thinking of three guys in a Dodge Durango. :'''Congressman Shallick''': Well, you don't really know what the Framers were thinking, do you? :'''Toby''': No. But I do know that if you combine the populations of Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark and Australia you've got a population roughly the size of the United States. We had 32,000 gun deaths last year and they had 112. Do you think it's because Americans are more homicidal by nature? Or do you think it's because those guys have gun control laws? === ''[[w:The War at Home (The West Wing)|The War at Home]]'' === :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': ''[about the President]'' You have to arrange another introduction! :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Last night you were scared to meet him. :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': And I'm still scared to meet him, but I'll overcome that in order to erase the humiliation that I've brought upon myself and my father. :'''Sam''': You are just in your own little [[w:Euripides|Euripides]] play over there, aren't you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': ''[angry]'' I don't think it's a good idea for us to talk about this now. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Why? :'''Abbey''': Cause you've got to focus on Columbia. :'''Bartlet''': ''[angry]'' I can do two things at once. :'''Abbey''': You don't have two things at once, Jed. You have ninety-two things at once and one of them is five hostages in Columbia. :'''Bartlet''': Yes and I'd like to go about my day without this black cloud around me so I'd like to talk now! :'''Abbey''': And I'm saying this is a longer conversation than that. I don't want you all over the place and we can talk about it later and you should focus. :'''Bartlet''': What are you, my Zen master? Can I be in charge of my own mind?! :'''Abbey''': Let me tell you something, jackass! Get as chippy as you want if that makes you feel better. I am your wife... I love you... you have a crisis... you have to deal with it. When it's done we'll talk. :'''Bartlet''': ''[pause]'' I feel better already. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Damn it! How the hell did it happen? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': It was bad intelligence, sir. :'''Bartlet''': You ''think''? :'''Leo''': Ferente left behind a radio and a soldier at the outpost. And they were deliberately sending us misinformation. :'''Bartlet''': We never anticipated that somebody might try that? We weren't prepared for someone to try and outfox us with a stratagem so sophisticated it's an entire generation behind "Hey look, your shoelaces are untied!?" Is that how I just lost nine guys, to a damn street gang with a ham radio? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': I didn't make the decision to run again! :'''Abbey''': Yes, you did! ''[faces him angrily]'' If we're gonna talk about this, let's talk about this. The moves over the last few weeks... the changes in last night's speech. This whole place is in reelection mode. :'''Bartlet''': That's what we do, Abbey. We run for things! From the day a Congressman is sworn in he's got to raise $10,000 a week to get reelected! A President gets to govern for eighteen months. We try to get people to vote for us and in the process we hope the people force us to do good things. :'''Abbey''': We had a deal! :'''Bartlet''': Yes, we had a deal. :'''Abbey''': Yes, Jed. ''[She walks back over and sits across from him.]'' Look at me! ''[He reluctantly looks at her.]'' Do you get that you have M.S.? :'''Bartlet''': Abbey... :'''Abbey''': Do you get that your own immune system is shredding your brain? And I can't tell you why. ''[tearfully]'' Do you have any idea how good a doctor I am and that I can't tell you why? :'''Bartlet''': I've had one episode in two years. :'''Abbey''': Yes, but relapsing-remitting M.S. can turn into secondary-progressive M.S. oftentimes ten years after the initial diagnosis which is exactly where we'll be in two years! Do you know what that's going to look like when it happens? :'''Bartlet''': I know what it's going to... :'''Abbey''': Fatigue... an inability to get through the day... :'''Bartlet''': Look... :'''Abbey''': ...memory lapses... loss of cognitive function... failure to reason... failure to think clearly. And I can't tell you if it's going to happen. I don't know if it's going to get better I don't know if it's going to get worse. But we had a deal. And that deal is how you justified keeping it a secret from the world. It's how you justified it to God. It's how you justified it to me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': I fought a [[w:Vietnam War|jungle war]]. I'm not doing it again. If I could put myself anywhere in time, it would be the Cabinet room, on August 4, 1964. When our [[w:Gulf of Tonkin Incident|ships were attacked by North Vietnam in the Tonkin Gulf]]. I'd say, "[[Lyndon B. Johnson|Mr. President]]...don't do it. Don't consider authorizing a massive commitment of troops and throwing in our lot with torturers and panderers, leaders without principle and soldiers without conviction; no clear mission, and no end in sight." This war is at home. The casualties are in our prisons, and not our hospitals. The amount of money the American government is spending in Colombia is the exact same amount American consumers are spending buying drugs from Colombia, we're funding both sides of this war and we'll never win it that way. === ''[[w:Ellie (The West Wing)|Ellie]]'' === :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': And what was the other one about? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': "Prince of New York?" :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': ''[reading off a sheet of paper]'' It's an updated version of [[Dostoyevsky]]'s "The Idiot" which tells the story of a Christ-like epileptic young man who embodies goodness, but encounters sex, crime, and family dysfunction. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Hard to imagine why you didn't think the President would enjoy that, Charlie. :'''Charlie''': ''[about the President's movie options]'' Well, he would have especially enjoyed the scene where the [[w:The Idiot (novel)|Prince Myshkin]] character has a seizure while engaging in an erotic fantasy in a Long Island church. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Charlie, please don't say the word "erotic" in the Oval Office. :'''Charlie''': I'd be perfectly happy never to say any of those words anywhere ever again. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Margaret Hooper|Margaret]]''': Red meat has been found to cause cancer in white rats. [[w:Maraschino cherry|Maraschino cherries]] have been found to cause cancer in white rats. Cellular phones have been found to cause cancer in white rats. Has anyone examined the possibility that cancer might be hereditary in white rats? :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': Let me tell you something, I'm not a hundred percent sure we've ruled that out. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': What the hell are you doing talking to a reporter? :'''[[w:Eleanor Bartlet|Ellie]]''': I... :'''Bartlet''': I have set up monumental, unprecedented, unbreakable rules about my children and the press. I have gotten White House reporters transferred to Yemen for approaching Zoey and Elizabeth. It is the law! Well, I'm sure before you gave the quote you cleared it with the Communications Office. I'm sure you went over the exact wording with C.J. Cregg and coordinated with White House strategy so that the timing was right in the news cycle. I'm certain you consulted the appropriate party leadership because you're a pretty knowledgeable operative having spent so much time with me. Ellie? :'''Ellie''': Dad... :'''Bartlet''': What? :'''Ellie''': ''[about the Surgeon General]'' She was... she was... :'''Bartlet''': WHAT? :'''Ellie''': She was doing... :'''Bartlet''': Pick your head up! :'''Ellie''': She was doing exactly what she is supposed to do! She... I'm sorry. She was asked a question, and she said what she knew to be true. And when you start firing doctors for that, you've crossed the line somewhere. :'''Bartlet''': There is politics involved in this, Ellie. And you knew it would make me unhappy, and that's why you did it. And that's cheap. :'''Ellie''': I didn't do it to make you unhappy, Dad. :'''Bartlet''': Well, you sure didn't do it to make me happy! :'''Ellie''': I don't know ''how'' to make you happy, Dad! For that, you've got to talk to Zoey or Liz. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': ''[about Ellie]'' You frightened her. :'''Bartlet''': ''[incredulous]'' No, I didn't! How did I frighten her? :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': Jed, look where you're standing! :'''Bartlet''': I was elected two years ago! She's 24 years old! :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': You've been the king of whatever room you've walked into ''her entire life''. :'''Bartlet''': Never seemed to intimidate Zoey or Liz. :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': Well, kids are different! They're not the same! You'd be amazed, you'd be ''stunned'', at how soon they understand they're not their father's favorite. :'''Bartlet''': That's not true. :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': Sir... :'''Bartlet''': That's not true. :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': Mr. President- :'''Bartlet''': No no no! I will bear with the nonsense of the Christian right, and the Hollywood left, and the AFL-CIO, and the AARP, and the cannabis society of Japan! But I will not stand and allow someone to tell ''me'' that I love one of my children less than the others! ''[beat]'' She's frightened of me? :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': She ain't the only one. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': I hear you’re thinking about [[w:ophthalmology|ophthalmology]]. :'''Ellie''': [[w:Oncology|Oncology]]. :'''Bartlet''': Why would you want to study people’s feet? :'''Ellie''': That’s [[w:podiatry|podiatry]]. :'''Bartlet''': That’s children’s medicine. :'''Ellie''': [[w:Pediatrics|Pediatrics]]. :'''Bartlet''': I thought it was [[w:obstetrics|obstetrics]]. :'''Ellie''': That’s pregnant women. :'''Bartlet''': And what’s the study of feet? :'''Ellie''': Dad, you’re not going to make me laugh. :'''Bartlet''': The only thing you ever had to do to make me happy was come home at the end of the day. === ''[[w:Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail|Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': I'm just going to change my shirt. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You look bad. You're tired. You slept in the office. It's Friday. Go home. :'''Sam''': Why? :'''Leo''': Because I think you're putting too much faith in the magical powers of a new shirt. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': No cameras. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': You negotiated that? :'''C.J.''': Yes. :'''Toby''': They agreed to it? :'''C.J.''': You want to make out with me right now, don't you? :'''Toby''': Well, when don't I? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': So, now you have two choices - meeting with an unruly mob or meeting with lunatic mapmakers. :'''Toby''': Or getting paid a lot more money working almost anywhere else I want. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': You want the benefits of [[w:free trade|free trade]]? Food is cheaper. :'''Officer Rhonda Sachs''': Yes. :'''Toby''': Food is cheaper! Clothes are cheaper, steel is cheaper, cars are cheaper ... Phone service is cheaper! You feel me building a rhythm here? That's because I'm a speech writer and I know how to make a point. :'''Officer Rhonda Sachs''': Toby. :'''Toby''': It lowers prices, and it raises income. You see what I did with 'lowers' and 'raises' there? :'''Officer Rhonda Sachs''': Yes. :'''Toby''': It's called the science of listener attention. We did repetition, we did floating opposites, and now you end with the one that's not like the others. Ready? Free trade stops wars. And that's it. Free trade stops wars, and we figure out how to fix the rest. One world, one peace... I'm sure I've seen that on a sign somewhere. :'''Officer Rhonda Sachs''': ''[sarcastic]'' God, Toby. Wouldn't it be great if there was someone around with the communication skills who could go in there and tell them that? :'''Toby''': ''[beat]'' Shut up. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': ''[After Sam learns the identity of a deceased Communist spy]'' It was people pushing paper around fifty years ago. Why does it matter? :'''Sam''': It was high treason, and it mattered a great deal! This country is an idea, and one that’s lit the world for two centuries and treason against that idea is not just a crime against the living! This ground holds the graves of people who died for it, who gave what [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]] called the last full measure of devotion, of fidelity. === ''[[w:The Stackhouse Filibuster|The Stackhouse Filibuster]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': If you ever have a free two hours and are so inclined, try standing up without leaning on anything and talking the whole time. You won't make it. I wouldn't make it. Stackhouse wasn't supposed to last 15 minutes. He's 78 years old. He has a head cold. This bill is going to pass. Well, somebody forgot to tell Stackhouse, Dad, cause he just went into hour number eight. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You just spent six billion dollars on health care. How do you feel? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I'd feel better if it meant just once I could go to a doctor without filling out something on a clipboard. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': C.J., let me tell you something, don't ever ever underestimate the will of a grandfather. We're madmen, we don't give a damn, we got here before you and they'll be here after. We'll make enemies, we'll break laws, we'll break bones, but you will not mess with the grandchildren. :'''Leo''': There was quite a bit of sugar in the creme' d'caramel. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Mr. Vice President? :'''Hoynes''': Didn't I do it right? :'''Toby''': No, sir, you did it very well. I appreciate it. :'''Hoynes''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': I'm sure you know I was curious about why you'd volunteer for something like that. :'''Hoynes''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': So I got a hold of some private polling you've had done. :'''Hoynes''': Oh. Yeah? :'''Toby''': A significant number of people are concerned over your close ties to big oil. :'''Hoynes''': Well, not anymore. :'''Toby''': Yeah, but what I was wondering was why did you put the poll in the field at all? Mr. Vice President, what do you know that I don't? :'''Hoynes''': Toby, the total tonnage of what I know that you don't could stun a team of oxen in its tracks. Good night. <hr width="50%"/> :''[all in voiceovers]'' :'''C.J.''': There are so many days where you can't imagine anything good will happen. :'''Josh''': You're buried under a black fog of partisanship and self-promotion and stupidity... :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ...and a brand of politics that's just plain mean. :'''C.J.''': Yes, Hoynes had us nervous with his admonishment of big oil and, yes, the president was making us nervous too. But that's for tomorrow. Tonight, I've seen a man with no legs stay standing, Dad, and a guy with no voice keep shouting. And if politics brings out the worst in people, maybe people bring out the best. Because I'm looking at the TV right now, and damn if 28 U.S. senators haven't just walked onto the floor to help. === ''[[w:17 People|17 People]]'' === :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': I'm going up to [[w:Smith College|Smith College]] tomorrow. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Why? :'''Ainsley''': It's my alma mater. :'''Sam''': Reunion? :'''Ainsley''': The women's studies department is holding a panel on resurrecting the [[w:Equal Rights Amendment|ERA]]. :'''Sam''': Who else is on the panel? :'''Ainsley''': [[w:Rebecca Walker|Rebecca Walker]], [[Gloria Steinem]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Naomi Wolf]]... :'''Sam''': You know, something like 40% of all women oppose the ERA, and in my entire lifetime, I've yet to meet one of them. :'''Ainsley''': ''[extending hand]'' Ainsley Hayes, pleased to meet you. :'''Sam''': You're not... :'''Ainsley''': Yes. :'''Sam''': You're not! :'''Ainsley''': Yes. :'''Sam''': You're not, you're not, you're not one of those people! :'''Ainsley''': Sam, if, by those people, you're referring to Episcopalians... :'''Sam''': You're going back to Smith College, the cradle of feminism, to argue in opposition of the Equal Rights Amendment? :'''Ainsley''': And get some decent pizza, yeah. :'''Sam''': They're gonna hate you. :'''Ainsley''': I'm a straight Republican from North Carolina. You don't think they hated me the first time around? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': I flat-out guarantee you that if men were biologically responsible for procreation, there'd be paid family leave in every Fortune 500. :'''Ainsley''': Sam, if men were biologically responsible for procreation, they'd fall down and die at the first [[w:Medical ultrasonography|sonogram]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': So guys, when I was downstairs I made a decision: I'm going to register with the Republican Party. And I'll tell you why, if you're curious. It's because they're a freedom-loving people. :'''Ainsley''': We also like beef. :'''Sam''': You know, you insist that government is depraved for not legislating against what we can see on the newsstands, or what we can see in an art exhibit, or what we can burn in protest, or which sex we're allowed to have sex with, or a woman's right to choose. But don't you dare try to regulate this deadly weapon I have concealed on me, for that would encroach against my freedom. :'''Ainsley''': Yeah, and Democrats believe in free speech as long as it isn't prayer while you're standing in school. You believe in the [[w:Freedom of Information Act (United States)|Freedom of Information Act]], except if you want to find out if your 14-year-old daughter has had an abortion. :'''Sam''': We believe in the ERA. :'''Ainsley''': Well, go get them. :'''Sam''': How can you have an objection... :'''Ainsley''': Because it's humiliating! A new amendment we vote on declaring that I'm equal under the law to a man? I am mortified to discover there's reason to believe I wasn't before. I am a citizen of this country. I am not a special subset in need of your protection. I do not have to have my rights handed down to me by a bunch of old, white men. The same [[w:Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Article 14]] that protects you, protects me and I went to law school just to make sure. And with that, I'm going back down to the mess, because I thought I may have seen there a peach. :'''Sam''': ''[to Ed and Larry]'': I would have countered that, but I already moved on to other things in my head. <hr wdith="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jed Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Toby's concerned that the peaceful solution I brokered in Kashmir last year was the result of a drug-induced haze. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': I was there with him. So was Fitz. So was Cashman, Hutchinson, Berryhill... :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Well, that's fantastic. :'''Leo''': Toby. :'''Toby''': None of you were elected! :'''Bartlet''': ''I'' was elected, ''they'' were appointed. The Vice President was elected. He has the constitutional authority to assume my-- :'''Toby''': Not last May, he didn't. Last May, when you were under general anesthesia. :'''Bartlet''': That's because I never signed the letter, but I don't think I got shot because I got [[w:Multiple sclerosis|MS]]! :'''Toby''': No, I don't think you did either, sir. I meant that during a night of extreme chaos and fear when we didn't yet know if we'd been the victims of domestic or foreign terrorism, or even an act of war, there was uncertainty as to who was giving the national security orders and it was because you never signed the letter. So I'm led to wonder, given your condition and its lack of predictability, why there isn’t simply a signed letter sitting in a file someplace. And the answer, of course, is that ''[chuckles]'' if there was a–a signed letter sitting in a file someplace, somebody would ask why. The [[w:Commander-in-chief#United_States|Commander in Chief]] had just been attacked, he was under a general anesthetic, a fugitive was at large, the manhunt included every federal state and local law enforcement agency. The Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware National Guard units were federalized. The [[w:KH-11 Kennan|KH-10s]] showed [[w:Republican Guard (Iraq)|Republican Guard]] movement in southern Iraq. And twelve hours earlier, an [[w:Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk|F-117]] was shot down in the [[w:Iraqi no-fly zones|no-fly]], and the Vice President's authority was murky ''at best''! The [[w:National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Advisor]] and the [[w:United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] didn't know who they were taking their orders from. I wasn't in the [[w:White House Situation Room|Situation Room]] that night, but I'll bet all the money in my pockets against all the money in your pockets that it was Leo. Who ''no one'' elected! For ninety minutes that night, there was a [[w:coup d'état|coup d'état]] in this country. :'''Bartlet''': ''[sarcastically]'' And the walls came tumbling down. I feel fine, by the way, thanks for asking. ''[interjecting as Leo tries to speak up]'' No, Leo, Toby's concern for my health is moving me in ways... :'''Toby''': Mr. President -- :'''Bartlet''': ''[suddenly infuriated, throws a stack of papers against his desk]'' SHUT UP! ''[circles around his desk, staring Toby in the face]'' You know, your indignation would be a lot more interesting to me if it weren't quite so covered in ''crap''! :'''Charlie''': ''[poking his head in]'' Sir... :'''Bartlet''': ''[sharply]'' Yeah? :'''Charlie''': Mr. Gareth. :'''Bartlet''': Thanks. ''[glares back at Toby]'' Are you pissed because I didn't say anything, or are you pissed because there are fifteen people who knew before you did? I feel fine, by the way, thanks for asking. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': When I came back, you remember I had a bandage on my ankle? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Yeah. :'''Donna''': I told you I slipped on the ice on the front walk? :'''Josh''': Yeah. You know why? 'Cause you didn't put down the kitty litter. :'''Donna''': I was actually in a car accident. :'''Josh''': You were in a car accident? :'''Donna''': It was... :'''Josh''': Seriously, you were in an accident? :'''Donna''': It was no big deal. :'''Josh''': You told me it was a late thaw. :'''Donna''': ''[smiles]'' Yes. I did. Anyway, they took me to the hospital and I called him and he came to get me and on the way he stopped and met some friends of his for a beer. :'''Josh''': ''[incredulously]'' He stopped on the way to the hospital for a beer? :'''Donna''': Yes. And that's why I left him. Which was the point of my telling you this. I left him. So stop remembering that. What I remember is that you took me back when you had absolutely no reason to trust me again, and you didn't make fun of me or him, and you had every reason to. :'''Josh''': Donna... :'''Donna''': You're gonna make fun of him now, aren't you? :'''Josh''': No. :'''Donna''': 'Cause that's why I didn't tell you in the first place. :'''Josh''': I'm not gonna make fun of him. :'''Donna''': Good. :'''Josh''': But just what kind of a dumbkes were you... :'''Donna''': He was supposed to meet some of his friends. He stopped on the way to tell them that he couldn't. :'''Josh''': And had a beer? :'''Donna''': Does this make you feel superior? :''[Josh looks away and starts to say something, but doesn't.]'' :'''Donna''': Yes, you are better than my old boyfriend. :''[Josh stands up and walks toward the door, but stops in the doorway.]'' :'''Josh''': I'm just sayin', if you were in an accident, I wouldn't stop for a beer. :'''Donna''': ''[stands up]'' If you were in an accident, I wouldn't stop for red lights. Thanks for taking me back. ''[walks out of his office]'' Oh, and the flowers are beautiful. === ''[[w:Bad Moon Rising (The West Wing)|Bad Moon Rising]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You're scared of Babish. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Oh, like you're not. :'''Leo''': No, because we are both men of Chicago. :'''Bartlet''': What is it with people from Chicago that they're so happy to have been born there? I meet so many people who can't wait to tell me they're from Chicago and when I meet them, they're living anywhere but Chicago. :'''Leo''': You wouldn't understand. :'''Bartlet''': He looks down his nose at me 'cause I'm not a lawyer. :'''Leo''': Yes. :'''Bartlet''': I didn't go to law school. I got a PhD in economics instead. :'''Leo''': Your parents were very proud. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, and all that happened was I won a [[w:Nobel Prize|Nobel Prize]] and got elected President so I guess that decision didn't really pay off. :'''Leo''': Yeah. :'''Bartlet''': Should I run back and get my Nobel Prize? :'''Leo''': I think he knows you've got one. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': You got a phone call while you were in there. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': From who? :'''Josh''': Europe, in 1939. :'''Donna''': Yeah? :'''Josh''': Yeah, I jotted it down. Apparently, they're at war, but we'd taken a firm stand as an isolationist nation and refused to get involved. Our resources are ours, and their problems are on the other side of the world, though, they do have problems. Sounds to me from what they said on the phone that France, Austria, and England are getting absolutely pounded by the Germans and with no end in sight. They say that by 1941 they're gonna desperately need our help if they have any chance of survival, but I think they're just being hysterical. This son of a customs agent with the [[w:Charlie Chaplin|Charlie Chaplin]] mustache ain't going anywhere, but there's no telling that to [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Roosevelt]], who's trying to convince his country to get involved. That's why he came up with this. :'''Donna''': An eighth-grade social studies textbook? :'''Josh''': Turn to the page I flagged. :'''Donna''': The [[w:Lend-Lease|Lend-Lease Act]]. :'''Josh''': Yeah. Simply put, a loan of arms to Russia and Britain with the understanding that they pay us back when the war was over. And he said this - he said, "If your neighbor's house is on fire, you don't haggle over the price of your garden hose." ... There are too many things in the world we can't do. Mexico's on fire. Why help them? Because we can. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': It was a leak. Leaks happen. They've happened since the beginning of time. In this White House, in every White House. There's no malicious intent. Things get out. It's a company town. Everybody talks to everybody, and junior staffers try to impress reporters by showing they're in the know. There is no group of people this large in the world that can keep a secret. I find it comforting. It's how I know for sure that the government isn't covering up [[w:Roswell_UFO_incident|aliens in New Mexico]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': We won't discuss this any more for the time being. It'll be public soon enough. And the more conversations you have with me, the more lawyers you're gonna have to talk to, and they bill in an hour what you take home in a week, so we won't discuss it except to say this: you're gonna be subpoenaed. I'm confident in your loyalty to me; I'm confident in your love for me. If you lie to protect me, if you lie just once, if you lie just a little, if you lie 'cause you can't stand what's happening to me and the people making it happen, if you ever, ever lie, you're finished with me. You understand? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Say you understand. :'''Charlie''': I understand, sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': This isn't what you signed up for. Leo begged you to take this job. This isn't what you signed up for. If you leave, I'd appreciate it if you did it now, so it doesn't look like my lawyer bailed on me when the rain starts. No one's gonna hold it against you. :'''Babish''': Well, I appreciate that, Mr. President. ''[pause]'' If I stay, will you do exactly what I tell you to do? :'''Bartlet''': I guess it depends. :'''Babish''': I'm afraid it can't depend, sir. :'''Bartlet''': ''[pauses and thinks]'' What would my first step be? :'''Babish''': First tell your staff. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Babish''': Then, decide how to make a public announcement. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Babish''': Then, order the attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor. Not just any special prosecutor, the most blood-spitting, Bartlet-hating Republican in the Bar. He's gonna have an unlimited budget and a staff like an army. The new slogan around here is gonna be "Bring it on!" He's gonna have access to every piece of paper you ever touched. If you invoke executive privilege one time, I'm gone. An assistant D.A in Ducksworth wants to take your deposition, you're on the next plane. A freshman Congressman wants your testimony, you'll sit in his kitchen. They wanna drag you to The Hague and charge you with war crimes, what'll we say? :'''Bartlet''': Bring it on. === ''[[w:The Fall's Gonna Kill You|The Fall's Gonna Kill You]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': You guys are like [[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid|Butch and Sundance]] peering over the edge of a cliff to the boulder-filled rapids 300 feet below, thinking you better not jump 'cause there's a chance you might drown. The President has this disease and has been lying about it, and you guys are worried that the polling might make us look bad? It's the fall that's gonna kill ya. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I told her we were commissioning a poll to explore attitudes towards subsurface agricultural products. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Subsurface agricultural - What the hell? :'''Josh''': Underground. We think Americans are eating more beets. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': He calls you and me the Batman and Robin of speech-writing. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Well, I don't think he does... :'''Toby''': He doesn't, but he should, 'cause that's what we are. :'''Sam''': Okay. :'''Toby''': We're Batman and Robin! :'''Sam''': Which one's which? :'''Toby''': Look at me, Sam. Am I Robin? :'''Sam''': I'm not Robin. :'''Toby''': Yes, you are. :'''Sam''': Okay, well, let's move off this. :'''Toby''': You bet, little friend. :'''Sam''': Listen, we're really not Batman and Robin. :'''Toby''': No, we'll keep those identities secret. I'm Bruce Wayne, and you're my ward... :'''Sam''': Toby... :'''Toby''': ...Dick something. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': A thing the size of a garbage truck is gonna be in a two-thousand-mile-an-hour free fall and no one knows where it's gonna hit! :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': I'm rooting for Zurich. :'''Donna''': Charlie? :'''Charlie''': I've had it up to here with the Swiss. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Babish''': "Are you not able to recognize a standard medical history form when it is put in front of your face?" :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': I didn't read it! I didn't think it was important! :'''Babish''': What else have you signed without thinking it was important? Prescriptions? :'''Abbey''': No! :'''Babish''': Patient instructions? :'''Abbey''': No! :'''Babish''': Oh, so just this? :'''Abbey''': Oliver, I am not an expert in the diseases of the central nervous system, but I can tell you that MS is not hereditary. The President's condition has absolutely no relevance to Zoey's health status. :'''Babish''': Well, now you're changing your story, Mrs. Bartlet. :'''Abbey''': No, I'm not. :'''Babish''': Did you sign it because you were absent-minded or did you sign it because you knew best? :'''Abbey''': I signed it 'cause...I just signed it...It was a form...And I think making a big thing out of it is what makes it into a big thing! :'''Babish''': Really? :'''Abbey''': And I'm not a hundred percent sure that that's not what you're going for. :'''Babish''': Why would I want to make it a big thing? :'''Abbey''': Because defending the President in primetime looks good on a resume. :'''Babish''': Well, I've got a pretty good-looking resume already, Mrs. Bartlet. And it's not a big thing because I say so, ma'am; it's a ''big thing''. You're gonna get all the questions I just asked you, and quite a few more. And then they're gonna ask the President if he was in the room when you signed it. And that's when he's gonna give everyone's favorite answer from a President who has just announced that he has MS: "I. DON'T. REMEMBER." === ''[[w:18th and Potomac|18th and Potomac]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Are you saying that people who start smoking and get addicted to nicotine are too stupid to live? :'''Senator Rossitter''': No, I'm saying they're too stupid to be protected by the courts. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': You know I could beat you up anytime I want, sir. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Secret Service would have you down like a calf at a rodeo. :... :'''Mrs. Landingham''': ''[on her new car]'' When you get inside, there's this... :'''Bartlet''': Smell? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': How did you know? :'''Bartlet''': It's the smell of freedom... and the chemicals they treat your dashboard with. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Babish''': Mrs. Bartlet, I want to talk to you about... :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': ''[firmly]'' Dr. Bartlet. ''[pause]'' When did I stop being "Dr." Bartlet? When in the campaign did I decide that women were gonna like me more if I called myself "Mrs."? When did I decide that women were that stupid? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': We're not going to stop, soften, detour, postpone, circumvent, obfuscate or trade a single one of our goals to allow for whatever extracurricular nonsense is coming our way in the next days, weeks and months. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': When did we decide this? :'''Leo''': Just now. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Charlie is standing behind his desk staring silently at the phone receiver in his hand.]'' :'''Leo''': Charlie? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Leo, there was an accident at 18th and Potomac. Mrs. Landingham was driving her car back here. :'''Leo''': What happened? :'''Charlie''': There was a drunk driver and they ran the light at 18th and Potomac. They ran it at a high speed. :'''Leo''': Charlie, is she all right? :'''Charlie''': No...She's dead. :''[Leo stares at Charlie for several moments, completely stunned.]'' :'''Leo''': ''[a bit hoarse]'' Is he alone? :'''Charlie''': Yeah. :''[Leo enters the Oval Office to tell the president]'' === ''[[w:Two Cathedrals|Two Cathedrals]]'' === :''[Flashback]'' :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Young Bartlet]]''': Why do you talk to me like this? :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': You've never had a big sister and you need one. Look at you. You're a Boy King. You're a foot smarter than the smartest kid in the class. You're blessed with inspiration. You must know this by now. You must have sensed it. Look, if you think we're wrong... if you think Mr. Hopkins should honestly get paid more than Mrs. Chadwick, then I respect that. But if you think we're right and you won't speak up because you can't be bothered, then God, Jed, I don't even want to know you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[standing in the [[w:Washington National Cathedral|National Cathedral]], walking towards the altar and talking to God about Mrs. Landingham]'' You're a son-of-a-bitch, You know that? She bought her first new car and You hit her with a drunk driver. What, was that supposed to be funny? "You can't conceive, nor can I, the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God," says [[w:Graham Greene|Graham Greene]]. I don't know whose ass he was kissing there 'cause I think You're just vindictive. What was Josh Lyman? A warning shot? That was my ''son''. What did I ever do to Yours except praise His glory and praise His name? There's a tropical storm that's gaining speed and power. They say we haven't had a storm this bad since [[w:The State Dinner|You took out that tender ship of mine in the north Atlantic last year]], 68 crew. Do You know what a tender ship does? Fixes the other ships. Doesn't even carry guns, just goes around, fixes the other ships and delivers the mail, that's all it can do. ''Gratias Tibi ago, domine'' (I give thanks to You, O Lord). Yes, I lied. It was a sin. I've committed many sins. Have I displeased You, You feckless thug? Three point eight million new jobs, that wasn't good? Bailed out Mexico, increased foreign trade, 30 million new acres of land for conservation, put Mendoza on the bench, we're not fighting a war, I've raised three children... that's not enough to buy me out of the doghouse? ''Haec credam a deo pio? A deo iusto? A deo scito? Cruciatus in crucem! Tuus in terra servus nuntius fui officium perfeci. Cruciatus in crucem. Eas in crucem!'' (Am I to believe those were the acts of a loving God? A just God? A wise God? To hell with Your punishments! I was Your servant on Earth - I spread Your word and did Your work. To hell with your punishments! To hell with You!) ''[walks away from the altar, lights a cigarette, takes one puff, throws it to the ground, puts it out with his foot and proceeds to leave]'' You get Hoynes! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': We'll call them Answer A and Answer B. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Yeah. :'''C.J.''' Mr. President does this mean you won't be seeking a second term? Answer A is 'You bet. I will absolutely be seeking a second term. I'm looking forward to the campaign. There is great work that is yet to be done.' :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': Answer B... :'''Josh''': 'Are you out of your mind? I can't possibly win re-election. I lied about a degenerative illness. I'm the target of a Grand Jury investigation and Congress is about to take me out to lunch. I'd sooner have my family take their clothes off and dance the [[w:Tarantella|Tarantella]] on the [[w:Truman Balcony|Truman Balcony]] than go through a campaign with this around my neck.' ''[pause]'' You think that's too on the nose? :'''C.J.''': I do. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Bartlet stands alone in the Oval Office, in the middle of a raging storm. The back door suddenly flies open]'' :'''Bartlet''': God damn it...Mrs. Landingham! :''[Mrs. Landingham suddenly walks through the main door of the Oval Office]'' :'''Mrs. Landingham''': I really wish you wouldn't shout, Mr. President. :''[Bartlet stares at her for a few seconds]'' :'''Bartlet''': The door keeps blowin' open. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yes, but there's an intercom and you could use it to call me at my desk. :'''Bartlet''': I was- :'''Mrs. Landingham''': You don't know how to use the intercom. :'''Bartlet''': It's not that I don't know how to use it. It's just that I haven't learned yet. :''[Pause. Mrs. Landingham smiles at him]'' :'''Bartlet''': I have MS, and I didn't tell anybody. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. So, you're having a little bit of a day. :'''Bartlet''': You're gonna make jokes? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': God doesn't make cars crash and you know it. Stop using me as an excuse. :'''Bartlet''': ''[nods]'' The Party's not going to want me to run. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': The Party'll come back. You'll get them back. :'''Bartlet''': I've got a secret for you, Mrs. Landingham, I've never been the most popular guy in the Democratic Party. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': I've got a secret for you, Mr. President. Your father was a prick who could never get over the fact that he wasn't as smart as his brothers. Are you in a tough spot? Yes. Do I feel sorry for you? I do not. Why? Because there are people way worse off than you. :'''Bartlet''': ''[nods]'' Give me numbers. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': I don't know numbers. You give them to me. :'''Bartlet''': How about a child born in this minute has a one in five chances of being born into poverty? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': How many Americans don't have health insurance? :'''Bartlet''': 44 million. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': What's the number one cause of death for black men under 35? :'''Bartlett''': Homicide. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': How many Americans are behind bars? :'''Bartlet''': Three million. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': How many Americans are drug addicts? :'''Bartlett''': Five million. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': And one in five kids in poverty? :'''Bartlet''': That's thirteen million American children. Three and a half million kids go to schools that are literally falling apart. We need 127 billion in school construction, and we need it today! :'''Mrs. Landingham''': To say nothing of 53 people trapped in an embassy. :'''Bartlet''': Yes. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': You know, if you don't want to run again, I respect that. ''[stands up]'' But if you don't run 'cause you think it's gonna be too hard or you think you're gonna lose - well, God, Jed, I don't even want to know you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sandy''': Mr. President, can you tell us right now if you'll be seeking a second term? :'''Bartlet''': I'm sorry, Sandy, there was a bit of noise there, could you repeat the question? :'''Sandy''': Can you tell us right now if you'll be seeking a second term? :''[pause]'' :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Watch this... :''[Bartlet slides his hands off the podium, puts them in his pockets, looks away and smiles]'' == Season Three == ===''{{w|Isaac and Ishmael}}'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': What's [[Islamic extremism]]? It's strict adherence to a particular interpretation of 7th century Islamic law as practiced by the prophet [[Mohammed]], and when I say "strict adherence," I'm not kidding around. Men are forced to pray, wear their beards a certain length. Among my favorites is there's only one acceptable cheer at a soccer match: '[[w:Takbir|Allah-hu-Akbar]].' "God is great." If your guys are getting creamed, then you're on your own. Things are a lot less comic for women, who aren't allowed to attend school or have jobs. They're not allowed to be unaccompanied, and oftentimes get publicly stoned to death for crimes like not wearing a veil. I don't have to tell you they don't need to shout at a soccer match because they're never going to go to one. So what bothers them about us? Well, the variety of cheers alone coming from the cheap seats at Giants stadium when they're playing the Cowboys is enough for a [[jihad]], to say nothing of street corners lined church next to synagogue, next to mosque, newspapers that can print anything they want, women who can do anything they want including taking a rocket ship to outer space, vote, and play soccer. This is a plural society. That means we accept more than one idea. It offends them... You want to get these people? I mean, you really want to reach in and kill them where they live? Keep accepting more than one idea. It makes them absolutely crazy. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': When you think of [[Afghanistan]], think of [[Poland]]. When you think of the [[Taliban]], think of the [[Nazism|Nazis]]. When you think of the citizens of Afghanistan, think of the Jews in [[w:Nazi concentration camps|concentration camps]]. A friend of my dad's was at one of the camps. He used to come over to the house, and he and my dad used to shoot some [[w:pinochle|pinochle]]. He said he once saw a guy at the camp kneeling and praying. He said, "What are you doing?" The guy said he was thanking God. And my dad's friend said, "What could you possibly be thanking God for?" He said, "I'm thanking God for not making me like them." Bad people can't be recognized on sight. There's no point in trying. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': A [[w:martyr|martyr]] would rather suffer death at the hands of an oppressor than renounce his beliefs. Killing yourself and innocent people to make a point is sick, twisted, brutal, dumb-ass murder. And let me leave you with this thought before I go searching for the apples that were rightfully mine: we don't need martyrs right now. We need heroes. A hero would die for his country but he'd much rather live for it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Student''': What do you call a society that has to just live every day with the idea that the pizza place you are eating in could just blow up without any warning? :'''Sam''': Israel. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': But listen, don't worry about all this right now. We got you covered. Worry about school. Worry about what you'll tell your parents when you break curfew. You're gonna meet guys. You're gonna meet girls. Not so much you, Fred. Learn things, be good to each other. Read the newspapers, go to the movies, go to a party, read a book. In the meantime, remember [[w:pluralism|pluralism]]. You want to get these people? I mean, you really want to go in and kill them where they live? Keep accepting more than one idea. Makes them absolutely crazy. === ''[[w:Manchester Part I and Part II|Manchester, Part I]]'' === :'''Sandy''': Can you tell us right now if you'll be seeking a second term? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Yeah. And I'm gonna win. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Reporter''': Was he physically and emotionally prepared to make a life and death decision after what he'd just been through? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': He'd been through a TV interview and a press conference. The President finds you all annoying but not prohibitively debilitating. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Aren't you supposed to be writing? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I ''am'' writing. :'''Charlie''': I don't see paper. :'''Toby''': 'We can sit back and admit with great sensitivity that life isn't fair... and the less-advantaged are destined to their lot in life... and the problems of those on the other side of the world should stay there... and our leaders are cynical and can never be an instrument of change... but that, my friends, is not worthy of you; it's not worthy of a President; it's not worthy of a great nation; it's not worthy of America.' Paper's for wimps. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Oliver Babish|Babish]]''': Today, the President is going to direct the Attorney General to appoint a Special Prosecutor. :'''Charlie''': Yes. :'''Babish''': Now, you know what that means, right? :'''Charlie''': Yeah. :'''Babish''': Okay, so you'll need a lawyer. :'''Charlie''': Actually, Mr. Babish, I don't think I need one. :'''Babish''': You do. :'''Charlie''': I think I'll be fine. :'''Babish''': Really? :'''Charlie''': Yeah. :'''Babish''': He's going to ask you about everything you'd seen and heard since you started working at the White House. :'''Charlie''': I can answer those questions truthfully. :'''Babish''': Then he's going to call you back a month later and ask you the exact same questions. If your answers change even a little bit, he'll prosecute you for perjury. :'''Charlie''': Mr. Babish... :'''Babish''': Oliver's fine. Are you prepared to describe every conversation you've ever had with the President? Whether he asked you for an aspirin? Whether his hands quivered? Are you prepared to answer questions about your relationship with his youngest daughter? This is NFL football. :'''Charlie''': When is this all going to happen? :'''Babish''': I don't know. :'''Charlie''': How can you not know? :'''Babish''': Because grand jury investigations are secret. :'''Charlie''': So they can just knock on my door one morning? :'''Babish''': They ''will'' knock on your door one morning. :'''Charlie''': How much? You know, how much do you think... :'''Babish''': Assuming you did nothing wrong, saw nothing wrong and heard nothing wrong - about a hundred thousand dollars. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': It's a typical marriage, I've been there. :'''Charlie''': Well, I haven't, but he's the President of the United States, so my guess is no, it's probably not a typical marriage. === ''[[w:Manchester Part I and Part II|Manchester, Part II]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': It occurs to me, I never said I'm sorry. I am. For the lawyers, for the press, for the mess, for the fear. Bruno, Doug, Connie -- these guys are good. They want to win. So do we. The only thing we want more is to be right. I wonder if you can't do both. There's a new book... and we're going to write it. You can win, if you run a smart disciplined campaign. If you studiously say nothing, nothing that causes you trouble, nothing that's a gaff. Nothing that shows that you might think the wrong thing, nothing that shows you think. But it just isn't worthy of us, is it Toby, It isn't worth of us, it isn't worthy of America, and it isn't worthy of a great nation. We're going to write a new book, right here, right now. Today. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': I've been thinking it might not be such a bad idea to lock you all in here and set the place on fire. We have 48 hours before we kick off this campaign. We will work hard, we will work well, and we will work together. Or so help me, mother of God, I will stick a pitchfork so far up your asses you will quite simply be dead. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Connie''': I was trying to find a Starbucks. A guy in a gas station said, "Round here, people don't pay four bucks for a cup of coffee." :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': New Hampshire. Live free or cheap. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bruno''': You were the one who sent them the press releases, right? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': What press releases? :'''Bruno''': Subcommittee. About tobacco. :'''Josh''': Yes, I was. :'''Bruno''': Well, that was stupid. :'''Josh''': You think? :'''Bruno''': No, I know. :'''Josh''': I got two years as legislative director in the House, two years as floor director in the Senate, and thirty months as Deputy Chief of Staff. What do you got? :'''Bruno''': Josh... :'''Josh''': Kalmbach's a fat-ass Rotarian gasbag. I knew once I sent the thing he'd raise the profile and give us the press we needed. :'''Bruno''': Kalmbach is vulnerable in his home state. He's got an influx of tech and other clean industries along his Route Nine corridor, along with the suburban voters that go with it - affluent parents who don't want their kids smoking. :'''Josh''': We got the money, Bruno. :'''Bruno''': You don't want the money. You want the issue. You should have waited until the fall when the bell rings and then we hammer them with it. Then Kalmbach, Leder, Ross, Roark, Steve - whoever gets the nomination - has it hanging around their necks they're nicotine pushers. ''[beat]'' Plus, you get the money. ''[long pause]'' The sooner you get I know what I'm talking about, and I'm on your side, the sooner your world gets better. Of course, you got the money. I'm amazed they didn't send it to you with candy and a stripper. Pennsylvania. Michigan. Ohio. Three swing states you could have brought over with that. That's an election. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Did you know that hardly any of the guys who landed on the moon are married to the same people they were married to before they went there? :'''[[w:Abigail Bartlet|Abbey]]''': What? :'''Bartlet''': I'm just saying, it could have been worse: I could have been an astronaut. :'''Abbey''': You could not have been an astronaut. :'''Bartlet''': I would have been a great astronaut. :'''Abbey''': You're afraid of heights, speed, fire, and small enclosed spaces. :'''Bartlet''': I'd have overcome it to go to the moon. :'''Abbey''': I know you would have. ''[pause]'' There's something important I have to say. I haven't really made up my mind yet, but at the moment, I'm leaning towards voting for you. === ''[[w:Ways and Means (The West Wing)|Ways and Means]]'' === :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': I grew up on a farm. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You grew up in a condo. :'''Donna''': I grew up ''near'' a farm. And I was cute and I was peppy. And I always did well on my 19th Century English Literature midterm until you came along and sucked me into your life of crime! :'''Josh''': Hey, I'm not the- :'''Donna''': White collar crime boy! You know what they do to a girl like me on the cell block? I've seen those movies. :'''Josh''': Yeah, me too. :'''Donna''': I bet you have. :'''Josh''': Look- :'''Donna''': Sell my farm girl ass for a carton of Luckys. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Oliver Babish|Babish]]''': A subpoena is just a legal agreement to produce certain testimony and documents. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yeah, but isn't that like the way a mugger uses a gun to produce your wallet? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': What do you need? :'''C.J.''': I want you to get together with one of your friends in the press room from a conservative paper. :'''Ainsley''': You really think we have a secret handshake, don't you? :'''C.J.''': Do you? :'''Ainsley''': Yes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Donna''': Why are you a Republican? :'''[[w:Clifford Calley|Cliff]]''': Because I hate poor people. I hate them, Donna. They're all so poor, and many of 'em talk funny, and don't have proper table manners... my father slaved away at the Fortune 500 company he inherited so that I could go to Choate, Brown and Harvard and see that this country isn't overrun by poor people and lesbians. No... I'm Republican because I believe in smaller government. This country was founded on the principle of freedom, and freedom stands opposed to constraints, and the bigger the government, the more the constraints. :'''Donna''': Wow. :'''Cliff''': You agree with that? :'''Donna''': No, it's crap but you're really cute. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': What have you got? :'''C.J.''': Nothing. And you know why? :'''Leo''': Rollins likes us. :'''C.J.''': I don't know if he likes us, but he doesn't hate us. :'''Leo''': Well, that's just because he doesn't know us. :'''C.J.''': Leo, we need to be investigated by someone who wants to kill us just to watch us die. We need someone perceived by the American people to be irresponsible, untrustworthy, partisan, ambitious, and thirsty for the limelight. Am I crazy, or is this not a job for the U.S. House of Representatives? === ''[[w:On the Day Before|On the Day Before]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': You know what we're starting with tonight? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': No, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Hot pumpkin soup with cheese [[w:gnocchi|gnocchi]] and a [[w:Goat cheese|chèvre]] [[w:brioche|brioche]]. :'''Josh''': Was anything you just said food? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': They're going to miss hot pumpkin soup with a cheese gnocchi and a chèvre brioche. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Yeah. :'''Bartlet''': That's a pretty big price to pay just to override my veto. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': They don't have the votes to override. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Says you. :'''Toby''': Says me, Josh, the Office of Political Liaison, Legislative Liaison and the Minority Whip. :'''Bartlet''': Sometimes it's like I don't even need to be here. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': He can have a member try to attach an amendment to the override vote. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': What kind of amendment? :'''Josh''': Doesn't matter. "To qualify for the estate tax repeal, the estates have to have Astroturf." :'''Donna''': And still it's hard to figure why Congress can't get anything done. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': I changed my clothes because I didn't think it was appropriate to talk about two dead teenagers while wearing a ball gown and you know that because you're stupid but you're not ''stupid'', you know what I'm saying? Security's gonna take your press credentials, you'll call my office every day, and I'll decide if you get into the room. I'm taking your spot on Pebble Beach, you can do your stand-ups from [[w:Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.|Lafayette Park]]. :'''Sherri''': Who the hell do you- :'''C.J.''': One more word out of your mouth and every local station but yours gets an exclusive with the President. Hunting season on me is over. ''[Sherri exits]'' And the chemical formula for table salt is NaCl! === ''[[w:War Crimes (The West Wing)|War Crimes]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Words when spoken out loud for the sake of performance are music. They have rhythm and pitch and timbre and volume. These are the properties of music and music has the ability to find us and move us and lift us up in ways that literal meaning can't. :'''[[w:Abigail Bartlet|Abbey]]''': You are an oratorical snob. :'''Bartlet''': Yes, and God loves me for it. :'''Abbey''': You said he was sending you to hell. :'''Bartlet''': For other stuff, not for this. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gen. Adamle''': Sultan Bin Abu Azir ain't what he used to be. Last time I was in Kuwait he gave me a gold-inlaid [[w:Umm Qais|Gadara]] sword originating from the Bin Hamar tribe. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': What'd you get this time? :'''Gen. Adamle''': Nothing. :'''Leo''': Wanna go down to the Situation Room, blow 'em off the face of the earth? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Somebody said you were hanging out with some tribe, and they made you a king. :'''Will Sawyer''': I'm a god. :'''C.J.''': Oh. :'''Will Sawyer''': I'm the only white man to ever witness the sacrificial rites of the [[w:Bau Island|Bau]] tribe of Fiji. I was almost a victim myself, until they made me The Supporter of the World. :'''C.J.''': How'd you swing that? :'''Will Sawyer''': Using my [[w:Palm Pilot|Palm Pilot]], I convinced the Bau I had the power to make the gods' writing appear at will, and more significantly, predict the next day's weather. :'''C.J.''': So you're a god? :'''Will Sawyer''': I'm the god of Good Harvest and the Land of the Dead. :'''C.J.''': I gotta go there and bring my laptop. It quacks when I have e-mail. :'''Will Sawyer''': No, you're too tall. :'''C.J.''': What would happen? :'''Will Sawyer''': They would paint your face and...other body parts black so as to resemble a warrior ornamented for feast or combat. Then you would be garroted by a length of boar tripe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': This country is populated with unbalanced people, many of whom find their way to Washington, as if the continent funnels them into this one spot. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[on the Vice President's refusal to endorse gun control in his home state]'' You're a hero in Texas! :'''[[w:List of The West Wing politicians#Executive_branch|Hoynes]]''': I ''was'' a hero in Texas. :'''Bartlet''': Texans don't like that you have the courage of your convictions? :'''Hoynes''': They're not my convictions, they're yours. :'''Bartlet''': Oh, yeah, I forgot. === ''[[w:Gone Quiet|Gone Quiet]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': We've got to meet with Albie. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''' He's going to scold me. He's been at the State Department since [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]]. He thinks I'm a kid and that he outranks me. :'''Leo''': You'll be fine. :'''Bartlet''': I've got to tell him I lost a submarine. Can I make something up like say 'what if a friend of mine hypothetically...' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': I was hiking, Oliver. I was hiking. Are you really that much an enemy of nature? :'''[[w:Oliver Babish|Babish]]''': Nature is to be protected from. Nature, like a woman, will seduce you with its sights…and its scents and its touch…and then it breaks your ankle, also like a woman. :'''Abbey''': What the hell kind of dates are you going on, Oliver? :'''Babish''': I hear ya. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': The Majority Leader got the question last night. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Yeah. And he just kept on diggin'. ''[quoting]'' 'We have the greatest technology of any people, of any country in the world, along with the greatest - not the greatest, but very serious problems confronting our people. And I want to be President in order to focus on these problems in a way that uses the energy of our people to move us forward, basically.' :'''C.J.''': Yes! :'''Josh''': It's the 'basically' that makes it art. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Babish''': You broke some laws, Abbey, and quite frankly you should be ashamed of yourself, but this investigation isn't about that. :'''Abbey''': Look– :'''Babish''': It's about the criminalization of politics. An attempt to do in the hearing room what they couldn't do at the ballot box. :'''Abbey''': I understand, but we don't have the luxury... :'''Babish''': Abbey, stop eating fruits, stop eating vegetables, it's doing something bad to you. Fruits and vegetables will seduce you, like a woman, with their... :'''Abbey''': Oliver! :'''Babish''': Truth isn't a luxury. You're going to go in there, you're going to swear an oath, you're going to get asked questions, and you're going to tell the truth. It's the way you stand up and say 'Stop!' :'''Abbey''': You should be careful, Oliver. You keep talking like a person, they're going to kick you out of the bar. :'''Babish''': I've been kicked out of bars before. :'''Abbey''': I meant– :'''Babish''': I know what you meant. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Why are you so bent on countering these idiot leaflets? :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': Because I am tired of working for candidates who make me think I should be embarrassed to believe what I believe, Sam. I'm tired of getting them elected. You all need some therapy, because somebody came along and said liberal means soft on crime, soft on drugs, soft on communism, soft on defense, and we're going to tax you back to the stone age, because people shouldn't have to go to work if they don't want to. And instead of saying 'Well, excuse me, you right-wing, reactionary, xenophobic, homophobic, anti-education, anti-choice, pro-gun, Leave it to Beaver trip back to the fifties,' we cowered in the corner. And said 'Please don't hurt me.' No more. I really don't care who's right, who's wrong. We're both right. We're both wrong. Let's have two parties, huh, what do you say? === ''[[w:The Indians in the Lobby|The Indians in the Lobby]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Were we talking about something? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': I don't know sir, when I came in here – back in the late 50s – there was a purpose to it but then one thing led to another and I blacked out. I mean, I can hang in there with the best of them, sir, but somewhere during the conversation about [[w:anise|anise]] and [[w:coriander|coriander]] and the other fifteen spices you like to use to baste a turkey I simply lost consciousness. :'''Bartlet''': You know that line you're not supposed to cross with the President? :'''C.J.''': I'm coming up to it? :'''Bartlet''': No, no, look behind you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': ''[to Bartlet]'' I have difficulty sometimes talking to people who don't race sailboats. When I was a teenager, I crewed Larchmont to Nassau on a 58-foot [[w:sloop|sloop]] called ''Cantice''. There was a little piece of kelp that was stuck to the hull, and even though it was little, you don't want anything stuck to the hull. So, I take a boat hook on a pole and I stick it in the water and I try to get the kelp off, when seven guys start screaming at me, right? 'Cause now the pole is causing more drag than the kelp was. See, what you gotta do is you gotta drop it in and let the water lift it out in a windmill motion. Drop it in, and let the water take it by the kelp and lift it out. In, and out. In, and out, till you got it. The voters aren't choosing a plumber, Mr. President. They are choosing a president. And if you don't think that your family should matter, my suggestion to you is to get out of professional politics. And if you think that I'm going to miss even one opportunity to pick up half-a-knot boat speed, you're absolutely out of your mind. When it costs us nothing, when we give up nothing?! You're out of your mind. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Operator''': Hello, welcome to the Butterball Hotline. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': What the hell is... :'''Bartlet''': Shhhh. Hello!! :'''Operator''': How can I help you, sir? :'''Bartlet''': Well, first let me say, I think this is a wonderful service you provide. :'''Operator''': Well, thank you. May I have your name please? :'''Bartlet''': I'm a citizen. :'''Operator''': I'm sure you are, sir, but if I have your name I can put your comments in our customer feedback form. :'''Bartlet''': I'm Joe Betherson...ton. That's one 't', and with an 'h' in there. :'''Operator''': And your address? :'''Bartlet''': Fargo. :'''Operator''': Your street address, please? :'''Toby''': ''[picks up another phone, into it]'' Zip code, Fargo, North Dakota, right now. ''[hangs up]'' :'''Bartlet''': My street address is 114... 54 Pruder Street, and it's very important that you put 'street' down there because sometimes it gets confused with Pruder Way and Pruder Lane. Apartment 23 R... Fargo, North Dakota... ''[Charlie walks in with a piece of paper, Bartlet grabs it.]'' Zip code 50504. :'''Operator''': Thank you. Your voice sounds very familiar to me. :'''Bartlet''': I do radio commercials for... products. :'''Operator''': And how can I help you? :'''Bartlet''': ''[sits down]'' Stuffing should be stuffed inside the turkey, am I correct? :'''Operator''': It can also be baked in a casserole dish. :'''Bartlet''': Well, then we'd have to call it something else, wouldn't we? ''[Toby sits down and puts his hand under his chin.]'' :'''Operator''': I suppose. :'''Bartlet''': If I cook it inside the turkey, is there a chance I could kill my guests? I'm not saying that's necessarily a deal-breaker. :'''Operator''': Well, there are some concerns. Two main bacterial problems are [[w:Salmonella|Salmonella]] and [[w:Campylobacter jejuni|Campylobacter jejuni.]] :'''Bartlet''': All right. Well, first of all, I think you made the second bacteria up, and second of all, how do I avoid it? :'''Operator''': Make sure all the ingredients are cooked first. Sauté any vegetables, fried sausage, oysters, etc. :'''Bartlet''': Excellent! Let's talk temperature. :'''Operator''': One hundred and sixty-five degrees. :'''Bartlet''': No, see, I was testing you! The USDA calls for turkeys to be cooked to an internal temperature of 180 to 185 degrees. :'''Operator''': Yes, sir, I was talking about the stuffing which you want to cook to 165 to avoid health risks. :'''Bartlet''': Okay. Good testing! :'''Operator''': Do you have an accurate thermometer? :'''Bartlet''': Oh yeah. It was presented to me as a gift from the personal sous chef to the king of... ''[Toby raises his hand and Bartlet catches himself]'' auto sales in... :'''Toby''': ''[whispering]'' Fargo. :'''Bartlet''': Fargo. Phil Baharnd. The man can sell a car like... well, like anything. :'''Operator''': Very good, sir. You have a good Thanksgiving! :'''Bartlet''': And you do, too. Thanks a lot! ''[hangs up the phone]'' That was excellent! We should do that once a week. :Note: The actual residential ZIP codes for Fargo range from 58102 to 58106. The zip code given, 50504, is not a valid USPS ZIP code [https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&companyName=&address1=&address2=&city=FARGO&state=ND&urbanCode=&postalCode=&zip=] [https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=2&companyName=&address1=&address2=&city=&state=Select&urbanCode=&postalCode=50504&zip=] <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': With the ingredients for stuffing you have to cook them before you put them in the turkey, and you're not going to know whether I did or not. :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': I'll do what I always do with anything you cook. I'll wait for the girls to eat it first. :'''Bartlet''': Me, too. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': How do you keep fighting these smaller injustices when they're all from the Mother of Injustices? :'''[[w:Maggie Morningstar-Charles|Maggie]]''': What's the alternative? === ''[[w:The Women of Qumar|The Women of Qumar]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': A national seat-belt law is never gonna happen. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Why? :'''Leo''': What's the most important state in the primaries? :'''Sam''': New Hampshire. :'''Leo''': What's the most important state in the general? :'''Sam''': Michigan. :'''Leo''': What's the only state without a mandatory seat-belt law? :'''Sam''': New Hampshire. :'''Leo''': And where do they make the cars? :'''Sam''': Fair enough. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I just came from seeing Amy Gardner. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yeah? How'd it go? :'''Josh''': I showed her who's boss. :'''C.J.''': Who'd it turn out to be? :'''Josh''': It's still unclear. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': You know, if I was living in Qumar, I wouldn't be allowed to say 'Shove it up your ass, Toby,' but since I'm not: Shove it up your ass, Toby! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': How's making prostitution illegal not suppressing women's rights? :'''[[w:Amy Gardner|Amy]]''': How is making heroin use illegal not suppressing a heroin user's rights? :'''Josh''': It is, but heroin's bad for you. :'''Amy''': So's being a prostitute. :'''Josh''': How am I not supposed to call you a hypocrite when you say that the government shouldn't tell women what to do with their bodies? :'''Amy''': Exercise some self control, I guess. Prostitution is about the subjugation of women by men for profit. :'''Josh''': But the profit goes to the women. :'''Amy''': In some cases. But I know of no little girl, and neither do you, who says "I want to be a prostitute when I grow up." <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': They beat women, Nancy. They hate women. The only reason they keep Qumari women alive is to make more Qumari men. :'''Nancy''': So what do you want me to do about it? :'''C.J.''': How about instead of suggesting that we sell the guns to them, suggesting that we shoot the guns at them? And by the way, not to change the subject, but how are we supposed to have any moral credibility when we talk about gun control and making sure that guns don't get in the hands of the wrong people? God, Nancy! What the hell are we defining as the right people? :'''Nancy''': This is the real world, and we can't isolate our enemies. :'''C.J.''': I know about the real world, and I'm not suggesting we isolate them. :'''Nancy''': You're suggesting we eliminate them. :'''C.J.''': I have a briefing. :'''Nancy''': You're suggesting that... :'''C.J.''': I'm not suggesting anything. I don't suggest foreign policy around here. :'''Nancy''': You are right now. :'''C.J.''': It's the twenty-first century, Nancy. The world's gotten smaller. I don't know how we can tolerate this kind of suffering anymore, particularly when all it does is continue the cycle of anti-American hatred. But that's not the point, either. :'''Nancy''': What's the point? :'''C.J.''': The point is that apartheid was an Easthampton clambake compared to what we laughingly refer to as the life these women lead. And if we had sold M1-A1s to South Africa fifteen years ago, you'd have set the building on fire. Thank God we never needed to refuel in Johannesburg! :'''Nancy''': ''[nods]'' It's a big world, C.J. And everybody has guns, and I'm doing the best I can. :'''C.J.''': ''[in tears]'' They're beating the women, Nancy! === ''[[w:Bartlet for America|Bartlet for America]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[on phone]'' Listen, I don't care that much about your ass but if you need to perjure yourself to protect me you're going to damn well do it. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Sir, this isn't a secure call, so I'm going to say to the 17 global intelligence agencies that are listening in that he was kidding just then. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': How'd you get him? :'''Mike''': He was pulled over for a bad brake light and he thought it was something else. :'''Bartlet''': A two-year investigation gets its first crack from a broken taillight. :'''Mike''': In thirteen years with the bureau I've discovered that there's no amount of money, man-power or knowledge that can equal the person you're looking for being stupid. :'''Bartlet''': Good, well, some of the stupidest criminals in the world are working right here in America. I've always been very proud of that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': The President was at the debate site, walking the stage. A podium is a holy place for him. He makes it his own like it's an extension of his body. You ever see a pitcher work the mound so the dirt does exactly what his feet want it to do? That's the President. He sees it as a genuine opportunity to change minds – also his best way of contributing to the team. He likes teams. I love him so much. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': I'm an alcoholic. I don't have ''one'' drink. ''[pauses]'' I don't understand people who have one drink. I don't understand people who leave half a glass of wine on the table. I don't understand people who say they've had enough. How can you have enough of feeling like this? How can you not want to feel like this longer? ''[pauses, sighs]'' My brain works differently. :... :'''Jordan''': I don't understand how you could have a drink. I don't understand how, after everything you worked for, how on that day of all days you could be so stupid. :'''Leo''': That's because you think it has something to do with smart and stupid. Do you have any idea how many alcoholics are in [[w:Mensa International|Mensa]]? You think it's a lack of willpower? That's like thinking somebody with [[w:anorexia nervosa|anorexia nervosa]] has an overdeveloped sense of vanity. My father was an alcoholic. His father was an alcoholic. So, in my case... :'''Jordan''': ''[nods]'' Ain't nothin' but a family thing. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Clifford Calley|Cliff]]''': ''[to a Republican senator]'' This is bush league. This is why good people hate us. This, right here. This thing. This isn't what these hearings are about. He cannot possibly have been properly prepared by counsel for these questions, nor should he ever have to answer them publicly. And if you proceed with this line of questioning, I will resign this Committee, and wait in the tall grass for you, Congressman. Because you are killing the party. === ''[[w:H. Con-172|H. Con-172]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Okay. Well, I'll just call the President and suggest to him that he allow a huge bipartisan vote on the floor of the [[w:United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] calling him a liar and that he welcome the result. Then, I'm going to flap my wings and fly to [[w:Neverland|Neverland]]. :'''Jordan''': Leo– :'''Leo''': You think I am so desperate to save my ass, I'm gonna roll over on Jed Bartlet? :'''[[w:Clifford Calley|Cliff]]''': I don't think it's a matter of– :'''Leo''': I take a bullet for the President. He doesn't take one for me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Well, I'm a straight shooter. I think my record's pretty clear on that. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Yeah. :'''Josh''': ''[about Amy Gardner]'' I'd like to see her again. :'''Toby''': Call her. :'''Josh''': And ask her out? :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Josh''': No, no. 'Cause there's a potential she says no and then I have to move someplace where it'll never be spoken of again. :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Josh''': I need to come in under the cover of business. :'''Toby''': 'Cause you're a straight shooter. :'''Josh''': Yeah. I need a point of friction. An issue where the feministas and the White House disagree. That way, I can go to her, break the bad news, stand tough, smooth it over and then, you know, I take it from there. :'''Toby''': How about the word "feministas"? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': This is five hundred and thirty-five Congressmen and Senators standing up and saying the President lied and should be ashamed of himself. And this is us, standing up and saying 'You're right.' This would be the first time in history a President has been censured. Congress isn't talk radio – it's the seat of democracy. Their opinion matters, and their condemnation doesn't have to come with handcuffs to be devastating to this President. That is the force and effect. And it's not gonna happen 'cause of me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[about an inaccurate tell-all book]'' I'm sorry. We can't sit on the sidelines and ignore this crap. I'm not going to. Why am I the only one taking this seriously? :'''Toby''': That's a reasonable question and we should explore that for a minute. :'''Sam''': It's not the reason you think. :'''Toby''': You hired the guy. :'''Sam''': Yes, I hired the guy, but that's not... Legitimate news organizations are going to cover this to say nothing of the people who hate us who are going to run it over, over, over, over, over...This guy was here for three minutes and he was fired. He is not credible. I'm a lawyer, I'm telling you. That has to be made clear. Every time he makes a factual mistake we got to come out with a press release. Every time he misquotes or misidentifies anyone we need to have an affidavit swearing to the truth. If there's a comma in the wrong place he needs to be killed until he is dead and he needs to be killed again or he is going to keep biting at our ankles and I mean all through the campaign. He needs to be a joke, or we're going to be. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[snapping fingers rhythmically]'' Boy, boy, crazy boy. Keep cool, boy... :'''Sam''': I'm not screwing around. :'''C.J.''': Me neither. Sit down. :'''Sam''': I'm not going to be a victim of this. :'''C.J.''': Let me tell you something I've learned in my years. There are victims of fires. There are victims of car accidents. This kind of thing, there are no victims - just volunteers. Of course we'll get in the game. I'll talk to the editors of the major papers but we're not going to publicly refute every bogus charge. First of all, there are too many of them. Second of all, I'm not going to give this guy and his book the weight of the White House. As far as the press is concerned I've read the book because I had to. You have a vague recollection of the guy but he wasn't here long enough to make a lasting impression. Have you read the book? Of course not. You're too busy doing a job. :'''Sam''': While you're convincing the ''Post'' and the ''Times'' that it's ridiculous... :'''C.J.''': Sam! Once again, we don't know what's going on in the Oval Office. Obviously, there's a problem. When it's our turn to worry about it they won't be shy about telling us. Let's not fixate on the knuckleheaded stuff we think we can fix in the meantime. And it feels a lot like...that's what you're doing. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Amy''': You didn't talk to me much at school. :'''Josh''': You were having quite a bit of sex with Chris. :'''Amy''': There were times I wasn't. :'''Josh''': I studied a lot in school. I studied hard in high school and at Harvard and in law school. My IQ doesn't break the bank and I wanted to do this, so I studied all the time. And I missed something, or it's like I skipped a year, cause I never learned what you do after you think you like somebody - what you do next. And everybody did learn. A lot of other people, anyway. I didn't walk out tonight. When my phone rings at 11 o'clock, it's important, not important to me, important. And I'm not puffing myself so that you're - :'''Amy''': [Cutting him off] You know what? Maybe not so much for you with the talking. :''[They kiss]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': ''[about the resolution]'' It doesn't clear us up for the campaign. It's just a different looking stage weight around our ankle and now it comes with the Congressional Seal. It doesn't give us any room to argue the point. We've got two, maybe as many as three dozen House Democrats in tight races, and you've still got MS. Doing this to save me the embarrassment I've got coming to me is about the dumbest reason I can think... :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': There's another reason. :'''Leo''': What? :'''Bartlet''': I was wrong. I was. I was just...I was wrong. Come on, you know that. Lots of times we don't know what right or wrong is but lots of times we do and come on, this is one. I may not have had sinister intent at the outset but there were plenty of opportunities for me to make it right. No one in government takes responsibility for anything anymore. We foster, we obfuscate, we rationalize. "Everybody does it." That's what we say. So we come to occupy a moral safe house where everyone's to blame so no one's guilty. I'm to blame. I was wrong. === ''[[w:100,000 Airplanes|100,000 Airplanes]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[on the President]'' He's all right? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': He's about to be censured, and then he's gonna deliver the State of the Union, and then he's gonna run for reelection. My guess is, that there are some things on his mind. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I'm seeing Amy again tonight. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Second date? :'''Josh''': First date, really. Last night was more of a ... you know ... :'''Donna''': Scheme. :'''Josh''': Yeah. :'''Donna''': Good, 'cause the second date's usually where the wheels come off the wagon for you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': I think you should. I think ambition is good. I think overreaching is good. I think giving people a vision of government that's more than Social Security checks and debt reduction is good. I think government should be optimistic. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carol''': ''[after the State of the Union speech]'' Congratulations, boss! :'''C.J.''': Nice job. Take the rest of the night off. :'''Carol''': Yeah, it's one in the morning. :'''C.J.''': Well, you've earned it! Sam, Sam, the sunshine man. Get on the couch, I'm gonna do you right here. :'''Sam''': Okay. :'''C.J.''': Sorry, I was still talking to Carol. :'''Sam''': What is wrong with you? :'''C.J.''': We really don't know. :... :'''Sam''': Hey, I'm just, you know. Anyway, congratulations. And if you're serious about that thing with Carol, I can just sit in the corner and not even say– :'''C.J.''':''[laughing]'' Get out! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': ''[reading an excerpt rejected from the State of the Union speech]'' 'Over the past half century, we've split the atom, we've spliced the gene and we've roamed [[w:Tranquility Base|Tranquility Base]]. We've reached for the stars and never have we been closer to having them in our grasp. New science, new technology is making the difference between life and death, and so we need a national commitment equal to this unparalleled moment of possibility. And so I announce to you tonight that I will bring the full resources of the Federal Government and the full reach of my office to this fundamental goal: We will cure cancer by the end of this decade.' === ''[[w:The Two Bartlets|The Two Bartlets]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': So, the [[w:4-H|4-H]] convention. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': We're not going. :'''C.J.''': I don't get it. How can you not want to see the butter cow? :'''Toby''': I'm that way. :'''C.J.''': You understand it's a life-size cow made entirely of butter. :'''Toby''': We're not going. :'''C.J.''': There's also a butter [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]] and a butter [[w:Last Supper|Last Supper]] which has, I swear to God, Toby... :'''Toby''': Butter on the table? :'''C.J.''': It's got butter on the table right there between butter [[w:James, son of Zebedee|James]] and butter [[w:Saint Peter|Peter]], an almost mind-blowing vortex of art and material that dares the viewer to recall [[w:Marcel Duchamp|Marcel Duchamp]]. :'''Toby''': How do they keep it from melting? :'''C.J.''': How, indeed. :'''Nancy''': Toby, you have a phone call in the staff cabin. :'''Toby''': Thank you. :'''C.J.''': Butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, butter. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': [[Marcel Duchamp|Duchamp]] was the father of [[Dadaism]]. :'''Toby''': I know. :'''C.J.''': The da-da of Dada. :'''Toby''': It's like there's nothing you can do about that joke. It's coming, and you just have to stand there. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': I'm the wrong Democrat to talk to about [[w:affirmative action|affirmative action]]. :'''Toby''': Why? :'''C.J.''': Because... After my father fought in Korea, he became what this government begs every college graduate to become. He became a teacher. And he raised a family on a teacher's salary, and he paid his taxes and always crossed at the green. And any time there was opportunity for career advancement, it took him an extra five years because invariably there was a less qualified black woman in the picture. So instead of retiring as superintendent of the Ohio Valley Union Free School District, he retired head of the math department at William Henry Harrison Junior High. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': I was a telemarketer for about a week. I can't remember what we were selling, but you worked off a script. "Hi. Good evening. My name is..." And "Toby Ziegler" was okay for New York, but once I got into the other time zones, I needed a name that wasn't gonna bother anybody. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Toby, if you have something to say, please say it. :'''Toby''': Ritchie's good for all time zones. :'''Bartlet''': My family signed the [[w:United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]. You think I've got an ethnicity problem? :'''Toby''': Well, the line isn't between light skin and dark skin. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah? :'''Toby''': It's between educated and masculine. Or Eastern academic elite and plain-spoken. :'''Bartlet''': It's always been like that. :'''Toby''': Yeah, but a funny thing happened when the White House got demystified. The impression was left that anybody could do it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': Sir, I don't think I need to tell you that the level of respect with which the staff speaks of you doesn't change, depending on whether or not you're in the room. :'''Bartlet''': But? :'''Toby''': Well, there's always been a concern about the two Bartlets. The absent-minded professor with the 'Aw, Dad' sense of humor. Disarming and unthreatening. Good for all time zones. And the Nobel Laureate. Still searching for salvation. Lonely, frustrated, lethal. :'''Bartlet''': You're gonna sing a country western song? :'''Toby''': The one whose father never liked him because he was too smart. :'''Bartlet''': This stopped being fun for me a little while ago. :'''Toby''': Sir? :'''Bartlet''': It was actually never fun for me. I was just being polite. === ''[[w:Night Five|Night Five]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': 32-50 is a consolidated appropriations act that we want to drop in the U.N. speech for Monday morning. I need you to review the final legislative language so we can shop it around the Hill over the weekend. :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': What does it call for? :'''Sam''': Uh, I don't know. :'''Ainsley''': Sam. :'''Sam''': It authorizes payment of nine hundred and twenty-six million in U.N. dues over three years for an exchange in the reduction of U.N. bureaucracy as well as peace-keeping assessments by the General Assembly. :'''Ainsley''': And what are we concerned about? :'''Sam''': Well, the language was drafted by Republicans. :'''Ainsley''': We're inscrutable. :'''Sam''': I just want you to look for legal land mines. :'''Ainsley''': Like what? :'''Sam''': I don't know. A ban on German food, or hidden amendment saying how annoying the French are. :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': How about this? We drop out of the UN entirely and use the 926 million to take everyone in the country out to brunch? :'''Sam''': Why don't you write that suggestion in the margins? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I can't sleep. I can't sleep. I'll be tired and I'll lie there and it doesn't happen. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': What happened four nights ago? :'''Bartlet''': I won the Iowa Caucus. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Anything else? :'''Bartlet''': That's not enough? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Mr. President...If you were any other patient... :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Say what you'd say to any other patient. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': I'd say, screw around if you want, but it's your money, it's about to be my money, and I sleep fine. :'''Bartlet''': I had a conversation with one of my aides that night after we got back from Iowa. He called me on something. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': What? :'''Bartlet''': Well, I guess we talked about a lot of things: who we think the Republican challenger is gonna be, and incumbency, and campaign strategy - strategic overview, but the long and short of it is, my father never liked me, at all. ''[long pause]'' :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Well, at least we're closer to my area now. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, I thought you'd enjoy that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Celia, I asked Ainsley, and she said she didn't mind at all. Plus, Charlie said he's fine with it. :'''Celia''': Charlie's a man. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Damn right. :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': Sam. :'''Sam''': Yes. :'''Ainsley''': We need to be clear we're not going to take a bath when other countries can afford to take on more. :'''Sam''': Yes. :'''Ainsley''': This is important. :'''Sam''': I also think it's important to make it clear that I'm not a sexist. :'''Charlie''': And that I'm all man. :'''Ainsley''': You're Celia? :'''Celia''': Yes. :'''Ainsley''': He's not a sexist. :'''Celia''': If you're willing to let your sexuality diminish your power. :'''Ainsley''': I'm sorry? :'''Celia''': I said I'm surprised you're willing to let your sexuality diminish your power. :'''Ainsley''': I don't even know what that means. :'''Celia''': I think you do. :'''Ainsley''': And I think you think I'm made out of candy glass, Celia. If somebody says something that offends you, tell them. But all women don't have to think alike. :'''Celia''': I didn't say they did and when somebody said something that offended me, I did say so. :'''Ainsley''': I like it when the guys tease me. It's an inadvertent show of respect I'm on the team and I don't mind it when it gets sexual. And you know why? I like sex. :'''Charlie''': Hello. :'''Ainsley''': I don't think whatever sexuality I may have diminishes my power. I think it enhances it. :'''Celia''': And what kind of feminism do you call that? :'''Ainsley''': My kind. :'''Bonney''': It's called Lipstick Feminism. I call it Stiletto Feminism. :'''Sam''': Stilettos? :'''Ainsley''': You're not in enough trouble already? :'''Sam''': I suppose I am. :'''Celia''': Isn't the point that Sam wouldn't have been able to find another way to be chummy with a woman who wasn't sexually appealing? :'''Ainsley''': He would be able to, but that isn't the point. The point is that sexual revolution tends to get in the way of actual revolution. Nonsense issues distract attention away from real ones: pay equity, child care, honest-to-God sexual harassment, and in this case a speech in front of the U.N. General Assembly. So, you, ''[to Sam]'' 25% on the assessments for Category A. ''[To Charlie]'' You...I don't know what your thing is. ''[To Celia]'' And, you, stop trying to take the fun out of my day. With that, I'm going to get a cupcake. :'''Sam''': Well, for the moment, I'm going to do what she's telling me to do. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Our goal is to proclaim American values. :'''Andy''': This speech isn't supposed to be about ideology. It's supposed to be about reality. :'''Toby''': I think the President will decide what the speech is suppose to be about, but the reality is, the United States of America no longer sucks up to reactionaries, and our staunch allies will know what we mean. :'''Andy''': We don't have any staunch allies in the Arab world; just reluctant ones. We've a coalition held together with duct tape! A coalition without which we cannot fight! :'''Toby''': Nobody's blowing off the coalition, and that coalition will be plenty strong. :'''Andy''': Oh, when we win? :'''Toby''': That's right. :'''Andy''': What's Egypt going to think? Or Pakistan? :'''Toby''': That freedom and democracy are coming soon to a theatre near them, so get dressed. :'''Andy''': Toby... you guys are on a thing right now. And I'm behind you. You know I'm behind you; a lot of House Democrats are... :'''Toby''': Not enough. :'''Andy''': And plenty of Republicans. But this one moment in time, you have to get off your horse and just... simply put - be nice to the Arab world. :'''Toby''': Be nice? :'''Andy''': Yes. :'''Toby''': Well... How about when we, instead of blowing Iraq back to the seventh century for harboring terrorists and trying to develop nuclear weapons, we just imposed economic sanctions and were reviled by the Arab world for not giving them a global charge card and a free trade treaty? How about when we pushed Israel to give up land for peace? How about when we sent American soldiers to protect Saudi Arabia, and the Arab world told us we were desecrating their holy land? We'll ignore the fact that we were invited. How about two weeks ago, in the State of the Union when the President praised the Islamic people as faithful and hardworking only to be denounced in the Arab press as knowing nothing about [[Islam]]? But none of that is the point. :'''Andy''': What's the point? :'''Toby''': I don't remember having to explain to Italians that our problem wasn't with them, but with [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]! Why does the U.S. have to take every Arab country out for an ice cream cone? They'll like us when we win! ''[long pause]'' Thousands of [[w:Madrasa|madrasas]] teaching children nothing, nothing, nothing but the [[Koran]] and to hate America. Who do we see about that? Do I want to preach America? Judeo-Christianity? No. If their religion forbids them from playing the trumpet, so be it. But I want those kids to... ''look'' at a globe. Be exposed to social sciences, history. ''Some'' literature. ''[pause]'' They'll like us when we win. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. Keyworth''': They keep moving the goalpost on you, don't they? Get A's, good college, Latin honors. Get into the London School of Economics. Get a good teaching job. Ivy League school, tenure. Now you gotta publish, now you gotta go to Stockholm. :'''Bartlet''': It's not good for a person to keep setting goals? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': It probably is, but it's tricky for somebody who's still trying to get his father to stop hitting him. :'''Bartlet''': Well, I'm told that most men lead lives of quiet desperation. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Yeah, but that's most men. That's not you. That's the other people, the ones who feel stress. You're destined for something else. :'''Bartlet''': I have abilities. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': And now you have an opportunity to use them. :'''Bartlet''': I think I have. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': That room I passed down the hall, on the left, it's got a name, right? :'''Bartlet''': I think you're talking about the Lincoln Bedroom. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Right. This is a hell of a curve you get graded on now. Lincoln freed the slaves and won the Civil War. "Thank you. Next! And what will you be singing for us today, Mr. Bartlet?" "Well, we've had six straight quarters of economic growth." :'''Bartlet''': That's not easy. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Okay. :'''Bartlet''': It's not easy. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': I believe you. :'''Bartlet''': I think I've made tough choices. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': I think Lincoln did what he thought was right, even though it meant losing half the country. I think you don't do what you think is right if it means losing Michigan's electoral votes. :'''Bartlet''': You don't know anything. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': I'll be the first to admit that. :'''Bartlet''': I'm not trying to get my father to like me. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Good. 'Cause it's never, never gonna happen. Look, we're done for the night. :'''Bartlet''': What? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': We've been here for two hours. It was a double session. We're done for the night. :'''Bartlet''': Stanley, I hate to put it this way, but I'm me, and you're you, and we're done when I say we're done. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': No. ''[pause]'' I think you could use some assistance right now, sir. Use me, don't use me, but all I can offer you is this: I'll be the only person in the world, other than your family, who doesn't care that you're the President. ''[pause]'' Our time is up. === ''[[w:Hartsfield's Landing|Hartsfield's Landing]]'' === :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Where is it? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': How would I know? :'''Charlie''': Where is it? :'''C.J.''': I just hope you didn't leave the building with it. :'''Charlie''': Give it up, Tiny. :'''C.J.''': ''[laughing]'' Think you're going to want to talk nicer to me than that, because when a reporter finds it, they're going to come to me, and that thing is stamped D12, and you signed out D12, and rules are rules. :'''Charlie''': Funny. :'''C.J.''': What? :'''Charlie''': I never told you it was D12. :'''C.J.''': How about that? :'''Charlie''': Look, C.J.– :'''C.J.''': ''[stopping by Larry and Ed]'' You'll find it in your filing cabinet under A for anal. :'''Larry''': I don't really wanna know what he's going to find in his filing cabinet, do you? :'''Ed''': No. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[playing chess]'' Let me tell you, you're really showing me something tonight. A lot of spunk, a lot of pluck, this game isn't all about size, you know. There's a little thing called heart, and you've got it, my friend. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': You know what, old man? The very minute they swear in the next guy, you and I are going round and round. :... :'''Bartlet''': You think the strike against me is nobody likes the smartest kid in the class. :'''Toby''': Ooh I don't know, sir. Being the smartest kid in the class is a pretty good pitch. It's not a strike, unless you watch it as it sails by. :'''Bartlet''': I don't do that. :'''Toby''': Check. :'''Bartlet''': And I'm not a snob. :'''Toby''': I don't believe you are. :'''Bartlet''': If a guy's a good neighbor, if he puts in a day, if every once in a while he laughs, if every once in a while he thinks about somebody else, and above all else if he can find his way to compassion and-and tolerance, then he's my brother and I don't give a damn if he didn't get past fingerpainting. What I can't stomach are people who are out to convince people that the educated are soft and privileged and out to make them feel like they're less than - you know - "he may be educated, but I'm plain-spoken just like you". Especially when we ''know'' education can be the silver bullet, it can be the silver bullet Toby! For crime, poverty, unemployment, drugs, hatred- :'''Toby''': Who are you trying to convince? :'''Bartlet''': I'm saying I don't watch the pitch go by. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': Abbey told me this story once. She said you were at a party once where you were bending the guy's ear. You were telling him that Ellie had mastered her multiplication tables and she was in third grade reading at a fifth-grade level and she loved books and she scored two goals for her soccer team the week before, you were going on and on... And what made that story remarkable was that the party you were at was in Stockholm and the man you were talking you was King Gustav, who two hours earlier had given you the Nobel Prize in economics. ''[laughs]'' I mean, my god, you just won the Nobel Prize and all you wanted to talk about to the King of Sweden was Ellie's multiplication tables! :'''Bartlet''': ''[approaches to sit across from him]'' What's your point? :'''Toby''': You're a good father, you don't have to act like it. You're the President, you don't have to act like it. You're a good man, you don't have to act like it. You're not just folks, you're not plain-spoken... Do not, do not, do not act like it! :'''Bartlet''': I don't want to be killed. :'''Toby''': Then make this election about smart, and not... Make it about engaged, and not. Qualified, and not. Make it about a heavyweight. ''You're'' a heavyweight. And you've been holding me up for too many rounds. :''[Toby lays down his king on the board to retire. Bartlet stands and turns to walk out.]'' :'''Bartlet''': Pick your king up. We're not done playing yet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': So, how long do you usually make people your bitch? :'''Charlie''': Depends. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': How does this end? :''[Leo knocks and walks into the office.]'' :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Sir. :'''Bartlet''': ''[to Sam]'' Like this. :''[Bartlet walks to Leo to read the note he brought him.]'' :'''Bartlet''': Turn them around. I'll make some calls and thank people. :'''Leo''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Thank you, by the way. :'''Leo''': You, too. ''[leaves]'' :''[Bartlet returns to Sam and hands him the piece of paper.]'' :'''Sam''': I'd like to try it without looking at the note. :'''Bartlet''': ''[sits down]'' Okay. :'''Sam''': China agrees to stand down the war games. :'''Bartlet''': Right. :'''Sam''': And they agree to let Taiwan test the Patriots. One Patriot. :'''Bartlet''': Yes. :'''Sam''': And we... please, I want to be right about this. We agree not to sell Taiwan the Aegis Destroyers for a period of I don't know... five years. :'''Bartlet''': Ten years, but you've got it. :'''Sam''': Sir, the Aegis... the Aegis radar technology isn't not something... I mean, what if Taiwan did fall to China? Now they have...and plus these ships cost something like $800 million apiece. Buying four of them would eat half of Taiwan's defense budget. :'''Bartlet''': And so? :'''Sam''': You never were going to sell them the destroyers. :'''Bartlet''': ''[shakes his head]'' But everybody wakes up alive in the morning and saves a little face. :'''Sam''': ''[amazed]'' I don't know how you... I don't know what the word... I don't know how you do it. :'''Bartlet''': You have a lot of help. You listen to everybody and then you call the play. ''[rises to his feet]'' Sam. You're gonna run for President one day. Don't be scared. You can do it. I believe in you. ''[looks at the board]'' Checkmate. === ''[[w:Dead Irish Writers|Dead Irish Writers]]'' === :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': Do you like these earrings? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[without looking]'' I do. :'''Abbey''': You want to look at them first? :'''Bartlet''': ''[still not looking]'' Are they new? :'''Abbey''': No. :'''Bartlet''': ''[still not looking]'' You've worn them? :'''Abbey''': Yeah. :'''Bartlet''': ''[working a crossword puzzle]'' I love them. "Laissez-faire doctrine." 15 letters. :'''Abbey''': Social Darwinism. :'''Bartlet''': No, that's not the answer. See, 'cause Social Darwinism isn't a doctrine. It's a force of nature. The answer is "libertarianism." :'''Abbey''': I'm gonna be ready in two minutes. :'''Bartlet''': Take your time. :'''Abbey''': Passive-aggression is not gonna get me out the door any faster. :'''Bartlet''': Boo boo, I gave up on getting you out the door in the late 70's. Plus, it's your birthday. You're old, and you don't move around that fast. :'''Abbey''': Libertarianism has 14 letters not 15. :'''Bartlet''': I know, so I'm shading in the extra box. :'''Abbey''': And it's not my birthday. :'''Bartlet''': It's your birthday week. It's a week of festivities like Mardi Gras or Lent. Three letters. "It may be bitter." "Tea," right? :'''Abbey''': "It may be bitter?" :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Abbey''': Why "tea"? :'''Bartlet''': 'Cause "woman" doesn't fit. :'''Abbey''': "End," you idiot. "Bitter end." <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Lord John Marbury|Lord John Marbury]]''': Abigail. :'''Bartlet''': Now it's a party. :'''Abbey''': Oh. Yes, your lordship. :'''Lord John Marbury''': Your breasts are magnificent. :'''Abbey''': Oh. Um... thank you, John. :'''Lord John Marbury''': May I inquire, Mr. President – the first thing that attracted you to Abigail - was it her magnificent breasts? :'''Abbey''': It was. :'''Bartlet''': You know John, there are places in the world where it might be considered rude to talk about the physical attributes of another man's wife. :'''Lord John Marbury''': My god. Really? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Abbey''': Amy. :'''[[w:Amy Gardner|Amy]]''': Yes, ma'am? :'''Abbey''': C.J. and I are gonna get drunk. Come on. :'''Amy''': Yes, ma'am. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You're going? :'''Amy''': The First Lady just asked me to get boozy with her. You don't think I want to write a book one day? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': I need you to tell me everything you can tell me about the [[w:Superconducting Super Collider|Superconducting Super Collider]]. :'''Professor Milgate''': How much time do we have? :'''Sam''': About ten minutes. :'''Professor Milgate''': If you pay very close attention, stay very, very quiet – I can teach you how to spell it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Senator Enlow''': If we could only say what benefit this thing has. No one’s been able to do that... :'''Professor Milgate''': That’s because great achievement has no road map. Well, the [[w:X-ray|X-ray]]’s pretty good. So is [[w:penicillin|penicillin]]. Neither were discovered with a practical objective in mind. I mean, when the electron was discovered in 1897, it was useless. Now we have an entire world run by electronics. [[w:Joseph Haydn|Haydn]] and [[w:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] never studied the classics. They couldn’t&mdash;they invented them. :'''Sam''': Discovery :'''Professor Milgate''': What? :'''Sam''': Discovery is what&mdash;that's what this is used for. It's for discovery. === ''[[w:The U.S. Poet Laureate|The U.S. Poet Laureate]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[after Bartlet's slight on Ritchie's intelligence]'' We're focusing on energy and dependence this week. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': No, we're focusing on ''this'' this week. I can try a non-apology apology. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Try it. :'''C.J.''': "The President didn't realize that the camera was hot and he said something he shouldn't have, as we all do from time to time." :'''Josh''': Nice. :'''Sam''': Yeah. It's a head-fake towards contrition. :'''Josh''': And we hold our heads high. All right. :'''Sam''': Good. We'll see how it goes. :'''Josh''': Why do you think this one's so hard to spin? :'''C.J.''': 'Cause it's the classic Washington scandal. We screwed up by telling the truth. :'''Josh''': All right. Let's try not to do that too much. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': By the way, my Princeton Tigers could whip your Cal Bears any day of the week. :'''C.J.''': At what? :'''Sam''': Logarithms possibly. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tabatha Fortis''': Nice office. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Exactly sixty-three feet from the Oval Office. If you don't think we measure, you're out of your mind. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': ''[about his fan website]'' C.J., it's a... crazy place. It's got this dictatorial leader, who I'm sure wears a muumuu and chain smokes Parliaments. :'''C.J.''': What did you go there for in the first place? :'''Josh''': It's called LemonLyman.com. :'''C.J.''': Let me explain something to you. This is sort of my field. The people on these sites? They're the cast of ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)|One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest]]''. The muu-muu-wearing Parliament smoker? That's [[w:Nurse Ratched|Nurse Ratched]]. When Nurse Ratched is unhappy, the patients are unhappy. You? You're [[w:Randle McMurphy|McMurphy]]. You swoop in with your card games and fishing trips - :'''Josh''': I didn't swoop in, I came in the exact same way everyone else did. :'''C.J.''': Well, now I'm telling you to open the wardroom window and climb on out before they give you a pre-frontal [[w:lobotomy|lobotomy]] and I have to smother you with a pillow. :'''Josh''': ''[pause]'' You're...? :'''C.J.''': ''[nodding]'' I'm [[w:Chief Bromden|Chief Bromden]], yes, at this particular moment. I'm assigning an intern from the press office to that website. They're going to check it every night before they go home. If they discover you've been there I'm going to shove a motherboard so far up your ass - ''What?'' :'''Josh''': Technically, I outrank you... :'''C.J.''': ''So far up'' your ass! :'''Josh''': Okay. :'''C.J.''': Okay. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tabatha Fortis''': ''[to Toby]'' You think I think that an artist's job is to speak the truth. An artist's job is to captivate you for however long we've asked for your attention. If we stumble into truth, we got lucky, and I don't get to decide what truth is. === ''[[w:Stirred|Stirred]]'' === :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': I shall do those things. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You shall? :'''Donna''': I shall... and I'll tell you what I'd like in exchange. :'''Josh''': How about a weekly salary of some kind? :'''Donna''': Yes, plus a favor. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I love doing this. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Really? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': Filing tax returns? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': Okay... :'''Bartlet''': What? :'''Charlie''': I was just thinking about the plurality of Americans who made the decision to pull a lever that had your name next to it. :'''Bartlet''': Suckers. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Can I tell you what's messed up about [[w:James Bond|James Bond]]? :'''Charlie''': Nothing. :'''Bartlet''': [[w:Shaken, not stirred|Shaken, not stirred]] will get you cold water with a dash of gin and dry vermouth. The reason you stir it with a special spoon is so not to chip the ice. James is ordering a weak martini and being snooty about it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Charlie''': They're saying I owe the federal government money? :'''Bartlet''': And you don't even need a stamp. Hand it over. :'''Charlie''': There's a mistake. :'''Bartlet''': Whatever. Hand it over. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Donna''': ''[on the phone to her former teacher]'' Sally Seidelman told me you were retiring. :'''Mrs. Morello''': At the end of this year. :'''Donna''': Well, I... I just wanted to say. I don't know, I just... I just wanted to say... I don't know. :'''Mrs. Morello''': Are--Are you sure everything's all right? :'''Bartlet''': ''[whispering]'' Tell her where you are. :'''Donna''': Mrs. Morello, I am standing in the Oval Office with the President of the United States and it is because of you. ''[silence]'' Mrs. Morello? :'''Mrs. Morello''': What a thing to say. Well, we're all very proud of you, Donna. :'''Bartlet''': She didn't do anything. :'''Mrs. Morello''': Was that...? :'''Bartlet''': It's Jed Bartlet, Mrs. Morello. I've got a few questions. When you taught [[w:Beowulf|Beowulf]], did you make the kids read it in the original [[w:Middle English|Middle English]] or did you use a translation? :'''Mrs. Morello''': We used a translation, Mr. President. :'''Bartlet''': Okay. We're going to call that the James Bond version. === ''[[w:Enemies Foreign and Domestic|Enemies Foreign and Domestic]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[about the treatment of women in [[w:Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]]]'' Outraged? I'm barely surprised. This is a country where women aren't allowed to drive a car. They're not allowed to be in the company of any man other than a close relative. They're required to adhere to a dress code that would make a [[w:Maryknoll|Maryknoll]] nun look like Malibu [[w:Barbie|Barbie]]. They beheaded a hundred and twenty-one people last year for robbery, rape, and drug trafficking. They have no free press, no elected government, no political parties. And the [[w:House of Saud|Royal Family]] allows the [[w:Islamic religious police|Religious Police]] to travel in groups of six carrying nightsticks and they freely and publicly beat women. But '[[w:Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears|Brutus is an honorable man]].' Seventeen schoolgirls were forced to burn alive because they weren't wearing the proper clothing. Am I outraged? No, Steve; no, Mark; no, Chris: that is Saudi Arabia, our partners in peace. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[negotiating a meeting with the Russian president]'' It's a coincidence that you should happen to mention the time of the meeting. See, President Chigorin only has to fly through one time zone. President Bartlet has to fly through seven. Don't get me wrong, this President can do three shows a night, but there's no one in the Western Hemisphere who has a worse reaction to jetlag than he does. Any trip 8 hours or longer and someone gets fired at the end of it, and it's already been me three times, so... :'''Nikolai''': We'll pass it on. :'''Sam''': I think everyone on the White House staff would agree when I say that one is a deal-breaker. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Nikolai''': It is freezing too cold in [[w:Reykjavík|Reykjavík]]. It is freezing too cold in [[w:Helsinki|Helsinki]]. It is freezing too cold in [[w:Gstaad|Gstaad]]. Why must every American President bound out of an automobile like as at a yacht club, while in com... :'''George''': Comparison. :'''Nikolai''': Comparison, our leader looks like... I don't even know what word is. :'''Sam''': Frumpy? :'''Nikolai''': I don't know what "frumpy" is, but [[w:Onomatopoeia|onomatopoetically]], sounds right. :... :'''Sam:''' It's hard not to like a guy who doesn't know 'frumpy,' but knows 'onomatopoeia.' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Percy Fitzwallace|Admiral Fitzwallace]]''': Mr. President. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Fitz! Fitz, you old polecat, you old so-and-so. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': Trying to be "one of the fellas," sir? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': Well, well done, sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': ''[walking into the Oval Office]'' Good morning, Mr. President. :'''Bartlet''': You're gonna get Secret Service protection, but I can't order it unless you sign this piece of paper, so sign this piece of paper. :'''C.J.''' Sir, can I ask why you feel it's necessary... :'''Bartlet''': Because Ron says it is, and around here we do whatever Ron says. :'''C.J.''': Well, I think it might be an over-reaction. :'''Bartlet''': Good for you. With all your years of training and experience in sniffing out crime, your opinion really carries a lot of weight with me. :'''C.J.''': I don't want to appear fragile. :'''Bartlet''': Are you kidding? :'''C.J.''': Sir... :'''Bartlet''': We're talking about one bodyguard. I have twelve, and that's before I leave the house. You ever count the number of guns that come along with me when Abbey and I take in a play at the Kennedy Center? Do I seem fragile to you? :'''C.J.''': No, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Then... :'''C.J.''': You're also not a woman in a man's job. To say nothing of the fact that you're required by law to be protected by the Treasury Department. You don't have a choice. And frankly, sir, you and I both know that you score points frequently with the public and with the press by shrugging off your Secret Service and doing whatever... going to a book store. :'''Bartlet''': I don't care. :'''C.J.''': Sir... :'''Bartlet''': I don't care! You're part of my family, and this thing is happening and I simply won't permit it. Sign the piece of paper. === ''[[w:The Black Vera Wang|The Black Vera Wang]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[holding up an envelope]'' What's this? :'''Ginger''': I don't know. It's marked "personal." :'''Sam''': You don't know who sent it? :'''Ginger''': There's no return address. :'''Sam''': Think it's porn? :'''Ginger''': I don't know. :'''Sam''': 'Cause I'm pretty tired, but if it's porn&mdash;I mean really good porn&mdash;by the way if my innocent joking's making you uncomfortable in any way&mdash; :'''Ginger''': No, I'm hoping it's porn. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': This isn't bad, Sam. Let me show you bad. ''[they walk out to where all the TVs are running the ad]'' :'''Sam''': Oh, God. :'''Bruno''': It's on free media. Everywhere. All day, all night, for free. You got played, Sam. And you forgot that all warfare is based on deception. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': There's no way you're letting me walk out the door, so what is it we're doing? :'''Simon''': I'm sorry? :'''C.J.''': What's your plan for me? :'''Simon''': I don't have a plan. :'''C.J.''': Are you gonna let me drive myself home? :'''Simon''': No. ''[holding up something]'' I've got your spark plug. Is that what you meant? :'''C.J.''': You've got my spark plug? :'''Simon''': And your battery. Fuel pump, starter relay, timing belt, the ignition fuse. And well also the engine, I guess. :'''C.J.''': Did you leave me anything? :'''Simon''': Wiper fluid. You can clean your windshield. No, actually, you need the battery. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': Anything else, Agent Sunshine? :'''Simon''': It's Special Agent Sunshine, but that couldn't matter less. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I'm not going to the bunker. There are going to be people who aren't going to the bunker, and when I get out I'm not going to be able to tell them what to do anymore and I like doing that. Let's get Abbey to New Hampshire but I'm not going to the bunker. And if you say I have to, I'm walking across the alley with the Chief Justice and I'm handing John Hoynes my resignation. And as soon as he's sworn in I'm telling him to appoint me his Vice President because I'm not going to the bunker. If the agents come, the agents come, but tell Ron he'd better bring more than a couple of guys. === ''[[w:We Killed Yamamoto|We Killed Yamamoto]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': I know it was a screw-up, but I loved how he stormed into it, full speed, bam, like there's now a Sam Seaborn-shaped hole in the wall. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': We spent millions of dollars developing a pen for the astronauts that would work in zero gravity. Know what the Russians did? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Used a pencil? :'''Leo''': They used a pencil. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[about replacing Mrs. Landingham]'' So it's been a year. Why don't you organize the search, you know for a new Executive Secretary. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Yes, sir. Absolutely. :'''Bartlet''': I may not like the first couple of candidates. It may take a while. :'''Charlie''': No, I don't imagine you're going to hire somebody sir, but this is a step in the right direction. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Eliminating the term 'north' from North Dakota is an important state issue and the President feels it should be resolved on a state level. While the President is sympathetic towards the cause and understands the large economics ramifications of this name change, he feels the issue is not yet ripe for national attention. The President wishes you well on your endeavors and thanks you for your support. :'''Man''': Uh, Miss Moss? Are you aware that studies clearly show the word 'north' leaves the impression that this state is cold, snowy and flat, significantly depressing tourism and business startup. :'''Donna''': With due respect, sir, your average temperature is 7 degrees. Your average snowfall: 42 inches, and a name change isn't going to take care of that. :'''Woman''': We enjoy roughly the same climate as South Dakota. We took in 73.7 million in tourism revenue last year. They took in 1.2 billion. They have the word 'south'. :'''Donna''': Also [[w:Mount Rushmore|Mount Rushmore]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Percy Fitzwallace|Admiral Fitzwallace]]''': I don't know who the world's leading expert on warfare is, but any list of the top has got to include me and I can't tell when it's peacetime and wartime anymore. :'''Leo''': Look, international law has always recognized certain protected persons who you couldn't attack. It's been this way since the Romans. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': In peacetime. :'''Leo''': Yes. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': The [[w:Battle of Agincourt|Battle of Agincourt]]...this was the French fighting against the British archers. This was like a polo match. The battles were observed by heralds, and they picked the winners. And if a soldier laid down his arms, he was treated humanely... :'''Leo''': Yeah. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': And the international laws you're talking about...this is where a lot of them were written, at a time and in a place where a person ''could'' tell between peacetime and wartime. The idea of targeting ''one'' person was ridiculous. It wouldn't have occurred to the French to try to kill [[w:William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham|William Pitt]]. That all changed after [[w:Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]]– :'''Leo''': I don't like where this conversation's going...In the Situation Room, Fitz... :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': We killed Yamamoto. We shot down his plane. :'''Leo''': We declared war... :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': If [[w:Dietrich_Bonhoeffer|Dietrich Bonhoeffer]] had been successful... :'''Leo''': ...and the [[w:20 July plot|plot]] to kill [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] was an internal rebellion. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': ...there would have been statues built of an assassin. We'd've had to explain that to our kids! :'''Leo''': I'm going to get back to the office. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': We measure the success of a mission by two things: was it successful and how few civilians did we hurt. They measure success by how many. Pregnant women are delivering bombs! You're talking to me about ''international laws''? The laws of ''nature'' don't even apply here! I've been a soldier for thirty-eight years, and I've found an enemy I can kill. He can't cancel Shareef's trip, Leo. You've got to tell him, he can't cancel it. === ''[[w:Posse Comitatus (The West Wing)|Posse Comitatus]]'' === :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Okay. Okay, that was my fault. I didn't properly prepare you for the meeting. That was bad staff work. Before your next job interview with the President, I'm gonna remind you that you probably don't want to be stoned. :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': There's gonna be a second interview? :'''Charlie''': There's gonna be as many as it takes. We're gonna get this right. :'''Debbie''': Well, let me back you up a second. Have we done the first one yet? :'''Charlie''': I'm calling a cab now. :'''Debbie''': Okay. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': He's [Gov. Ritchie] at the Yankee game right now? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Local news covered it. He said that this was how ordinary Americans got their entertainment. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I've been to 441 baseball games at Yankee Stadium. There's not one person there who's ordinary. :'''Sam''': I know. :'''Toby''': You making fun of the Yankees? :'''Sam''': Uh...no... :'''Toby''': Now? :'''Sam''': I'm not. :'''Toby''': They went to the Yankee game. :'''Sam''': He's coming at intermission. :'''Toby''': Well, I'm not sure that suits me. :'''Sam''': I know what you mean. :'''Toby''': Making an entrance after the President. That's just not how we play bridge. It's not how we say cricket. :'''Sam''': Okay, but you're starting to freak me out a little bit. :'''Toby''': Just talk to me a minute. :'''Sam''': How many people are at the game? :'''Toby''': It's a good game. About 40,000 probably. :'''Sam''': There was an incumbent President, who was facing a primary challenge, and on the day of the primary, his staff sent his motorcade into a district that was heavily favored by his opponent in order to tie up traffic. Now I would like it plain that I would never do anything to tamper with an election, but... :''[Toby pats Sam's cheek a few times and squishes his mouth.]'' :'''Toby''': I am so... proud of you. :'''Sam''': You're really very much freaking me out. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Reporter #1''': Toby, it's already intermission, and Governor Ritchie's stuck in traffic. He won't get here until the middle of the second act. :'''Toby''': He should have taken the Cross Bronx to the West Side. :'''Reporter #2''': Sam? :'''Sam''': I don't know... but I want to tell you some good facts. $1.8 million raised for the Catholic charities tonight. Thanks to the people who made it. While we're talking, the House is passing the President's welfare reform bill, and he appreciates all the governors who worked the vote. :'''Toby''': And the Yankees are about to snap a 12-game winning streak. Thanks a lot. :'''Sam''': What Toby means to say that if 90% of success is showing up, we're just happy that someone's standing up for the other ten. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': What's going on? :'''Charlie''': Nothing, sir. ''[pause]'' I'll be arranging a second meeting with Deborah Fiderer when we get back to town. :'''Bartlet''': From this afternoon? :'''Charlie''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Are you pledging a fraternity or something, 'cause this would be a good one. :'''Charlie''': Sir? :'''Bartlet''': What's with you and this woman? :'''Charlie''': She hired me. That's why she was fired. :''[Bartlet nods]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Something horrible happened about an hour ago. C.J. Cregg was getting threats so we put an agent on her. He's a good guy. He was on my detail for a while, and he was in Rosslyn. He walked in the middle of an armed robbery, and was shot and killed after detaining one of the suspects. :'''Gov. Ritchie''': Oh. Crime...Boy, I don't know. :'''Bartlet''': ''[sighs]'' We should have a great debate, Rob. We owe it to everyone. When I was running as a governor, I didn't know anything. I made them start Bartlet college in my dining room. Two hours every morning on foreign affairs and the military. You can do that. :'''Gov. Ritchie''': How many different ways you think you're gonna find to call me dumb? :'''Bartlet''': I wasn't, Rob. But you've turned being un-engaged into a Zen-like thing, and you shouldn't enjoy it so much is all, and if it appears at times as if I don't like you, that's the reason why. :'''Gov. Ritchie''': You're what my friends call a superior sumbitch. You're an academic elitist and a snob. You're, uh, Hollywood, you're weak, you're liberal, and you can't be trusted. And if it appears from time to time as if I don't like you, well, those are just a few of the many reasons why. :''[Music begins in the theater]'' :'''Bartlet''': They're playing my song. ''[walks away, then turns back]'' In the future, if you're wondering, "Crime. Boy, I don't know" is when I decided to kick your ass. == Season Four == === ''[[w:20 Hours in America, Part I|20 Hours in America, Part I]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': There's a guy down here holding a sign that says, "Eight more years." Don't get me wrong, I like your thinking, but I've probably tested the Constitution about as far as Abbey's going to allow me to for a little while. ''[Crowd cheers and applauds.]'' You know the story about the guy whose car gets stuck in a muddy hole? A farmer comes along and says he'll pull the car out of the mud but he's going to have to charge 50 bucks 'cause this is the tenth time he's had to pull one out of the mud today. The driver says, "God, when do you have time to plow your land, at night?" The farmer says, "No, no. Nighttime is when I fill the hole with water." ''[Crowd laughs.]'' We need to find energy alternatives. We're getting our cue. We're getting it right now. The Republicans are busy. They're trying to convince us that they care about new energy and that they're not in the vest pockets of big oil, and that's a tough sell. I don't envy them, 'cause their only hope is that we don't notice that they're the ones who are filling the hole with water every night, and I think Americans are smarter than that. I think we noticed. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J]]''': We've got a new addition to our running list of things Robert Ritchie's not. Speaking this morning at the Philadelphia Financial Council the Governor said, "I'm no scientist, but I know a thing or two about physics." So, for the week, you can add "scientist" to "doctor," "mind reader," and "Chinese." <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[on his answering machine]'' Hi, it's Sam. I'm going to sleep now for a little bit, but if you really need me just yell really loud and I'll probably wake up. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': SAM!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': Do we have some sort of condensed... [[w:Reader's Digest|Reader's Digest]] index... of, well... all human knowledge? :'''Ginger''': We usually just use Margaret. <hr width="50%'/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Excuse me. I'm so sorry to interrupt in what obviously is a private moment between the two of you and your... two friends. We came in this morning... :'''Girl 2''': We know who you are. We're not rednecks. :'''Donna''': Okay. Well, I'm Donna Moss and this is my boss. :'''Josh''': Josh Lyman. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Toby Ziegler. :'''Donna''': Anyway, we're very crunched for time and we think that you... :'''Toby''': I work at the White House. :'''Girl 1''': Wow. Humongous whoop. :'''Josh''': Come on! He's Communications Director. It's a decent sized whoop. :'''Girl 2''': How many unborn babies did you guys kill today? :'''Josh''': Whoa, hey. Danger, Will Robinson. === ''[[w:20 Hours in America, Part II|20 Hours in America, Part II]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ...restoring abundance amid an economic shortfall, securing peace in a time of global conflict, sustaining hope in this winter of anxiety and fear. More than any time in recent history, America's destiny is not of our own choosing. We did not seek nor did we provoke an assault on our freedom and our way of life. We did not expect nor did we invite a confrontation with evil. Yet the true measure of a people's strength is how they rise to master that moment when it does arrive. Forty-four people were killed a couple of hours ago at Kennison State University. Three swimmers from the men's team were killed and two others are in critical condition, when, after having heard the explosion from their practice facility, they ran into the fire to help get people out. Ran ''into'' the fire. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight. They're our students and our teachers and our parents and our friends. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels, but every time we think we have measured our capacity to meet a challenge, we look up and we're reminded that that capacity may well be limitless. This is a time for American heroes. We will do what is hard. We will achieve what is great. This is a time for American heroes and we reach for the stars. God bless their memory, God bless you and God bless the United States of America. Thank you. :'''Bruno''': When did you write that last part? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': In the car. :'''Bruno''': Freak. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You have an inadvertent habit of putting down my Judaism by implying that you have a sharper anti-Semitism meter than I do. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': You know, the ancient Hebrews had a word for Jews from Westport: they pronounced it "Presbyterian." :'''Josh''': And by saying things like that. :'''Toby''': I'm just saying, I'm from Brighton Beach. :'''Josh''': Well, Mohammed al Mohammed el Mohammed bin Bizir doesn't make the distinction when he suits up in the morning. :'''Toby''': Well, as long as you have a good grasp of the complexity of that situation. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': What the hell are the two of you talking about? :'''Toby''': I assure you neither one of us knows. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Nancy McNally|McNally]]''': Leo. Yeoman Fitzwallace. :'''[[w:Percy Fitzwallace|Admiral Fitzwallace]]''': Dr. McNally. :'''McNally''': Let's attack. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': Who? :'''McNally''': Qumar. Let's recommend to the President that we attack. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Why? :'''McNally''': 'Cause I've had it. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': I don't think the UN is going to let us do it for that reason. :'''McNally''': That's 'cause you're a sissy. You want peace in the Middle East? Give me a pair of third generation [[w:Intercontinental ballistic missile|ICBM's]] and a compass. You get [[w:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2 Spirit stealth bombers]] over Qumar right now, as if the Qumari Air Defense Sytem requires stealth capability. Just fly in at night, and while you're at it, could you order the ''[[w:USS Louisiana (SSBN-743)|USS Louisiana]]'' to fire off a [[w:UGM-133 Trident II|D5 Trident]] just to see if it works? What's the worst that could happen? :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': ''[to Leo, bewildered]'' Is she talking to me? :'''McNally''': Yes! :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': Well, 98% of all living organisms within a seven mile radius would die instantly in a torrent of fire. :'''McNally''': Admiral Sissymary... We're running out of options on the menu. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Matt Kelley''': Flight's delayed? :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Matt Kelley''': Me, too. I'm going to St. Louis. :'''Toby''': Washington. :'''Matt Kelley''': I'm with my daughter. She's up, uh, stairs in the room, but we were out here looking at Notre Dame. :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Matt Kelley''': You got kids? :'''Toby''': No. :'''Matt Kelley''': Wait till you take your oldest to look at colleges. It's an incredible feeling. You wish they'd go to college across the street from your house, but you know... :'''Toby''': Yeah. ''[to the bartender]'' A Jack Daniels rocks. :'''Bartender''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': My boss went to Notre Dame. :'''Matt Kelley''': Beautiful campus. I've never seen anything like it. She-she's not going to get to sleep tonight. ''[pause]'' You see what happened in the market today? :'''Toby''': Yeah, I-I saw. You invested? :'''Matt Kelley''': Ehh... Mutual fund that's supposed to send her to college. I never imagined at $55,000 a year, I'd have trouble making ends meet. And my wife brings in another 25. My son's in public school. It's no good. I mean, there's 37 kids in the class, uh, no art and music, no advanced placement classes. Other kids, their mother has to make them practice the piano. You can't pull my son away from the piano. He needs teachers. I spend half the day thinking about what happens if I slip and fall down on my own front porch, you know? It should be hard. I like that it's hard. Putting your daughter through college, that's-that's a man's job. A man's accomplishment. But it should be a little easier. Just a little easier. 'Cause in that difference is... everything. ''[pause]'' I'm sorry. I'm, uh, I-I'm Matt Kelley. :'''Toby''': I'm Toby Ziegler. I work at the White House. Have a minute to talk? We'd, uh... like to buy you a beer. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Toby''': We don’t know what the next president is going to face. If we choose someone with vision, someone with guts, someone with [[w:gravitas|gravitas]], who is connected to other peoples lives and cares about making them better. If we choose someone who inspires us then we will be able to face what comes our way and achieve things we can’t imagine yet. === ''[[w:College Kids|College Kids]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Listen, I know we're here for a serious purpose, for a sober purpose, but I wanted to say I've never been a part of a street gang before, and that's basically what we are – a pretty well-financed one – but anyway, I wanted to say it feels good, and I think when we're done with this meeting, I think we should go out and get girls, and I don't know, maybe knock over a fruit stand or something. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Debbie Fiderer|Debbie]]''': At my last job, the background check wasn't nearly as extensive... :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': You have a button on your phone, a crash button. :'''Debbie''': Hmm? :'''Sam''': You have a crash button which will bring the Secret Service in instantly and turn your office into a live microphone which will be broadcast all over the building. It's the button you push if someone's trying to take the Oval Office. This isn't your last job. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ...'Joy cometh in the morning,' scripture tells us. I hope so. I don't know if life would be worth living if it didn't. And I don't yet know who set off the bomb at Kennison State. I don't know if it's one person or ten, and I don't know what they want. All I know for sure, all I know for certain, is that they weren't born wanting to do this. There's evil in the world, there'll always be, and we can't do anything about that. But there's violence in our schools, too much mayhem in our culture, and we can do something about that. There's not enough character, discipline, and depth in our classrooms; there aren't enough teachers in our classrooms. There isn't nearly enough, not nearly enough, not nearly enough money in our classrooms, and we can do something about that. We're not doing nearly enough, not nearly enough to teach our children well, and we can do better, and we must do better, and we will do better, and we will start this moment today! They weren't born wanting to do this. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jordan''': All I meant by 'cloak and dagger' is that I'm not cut out for the security meetings and the secret this and the back channel ambassadors. It's like you're in the Mafia. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Well, it may be like I'm in the Mafia, but I'm not. I work for the good guys. :'''Jordan''': It was one sentence. The problem was that you were never at the other end of the phone. :'''Leo''': That's an entirely different kettle of beans and we can have that discussion, but history has shown if you just wait and tell it to a divorce lawyer you can have half of my stuff. :'''Jordan''': I don't want your stuff. :'''Leo''': You don't know; some of it's good stuff. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[to Sam]'' Would you tell him he doesn't have to worry about the district court? :'''Sam''': ''[to Josh]'' I told him. ''[to Bruno]'' They're not going to rule for Sullivan. :'''Josh''': He's worried 'cause it's Wengland. :'''Sam''': He's not that crazy. :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': I'll tell you, I'm not that comfortable with a federal judge being even a little bit crazy. === ''[[w:The Red Mass|The Red Mass]]'' === :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': When we mention that we want five debates, say what they are. One on the economy, one on foreign policy, with another on global threats and national security, one on the environment, and one on strengthening family life, which would include health care, education, and retirement. I also think there should be one on parts of speech and sentence structure, and one on fractions. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Is there any chance I'm going to get an opportunity to speak in this conversation, or are you just writing out loud? :'''Toby''': I didn't even know you were in the room. :'''C.J.''': Toby, I'm absolutely terrified we're going to lose the expectations game. I can't believe how many times I get asked what would be a win in the debates. At this point I feel like if - and only if - Ritchie accidentally lights his podium on fire does the President have a fighting chance. :'''Toby''': I disagree. :'''C.J.''': Disagree all you want, but I'm right. :'''Toby''': These two men are going to be side by side on the stage, answering questions. That's the ball game. :'''C.J.''': If the whole thing is, he can't tie his shoelaces and it turns out he can, then ''that'' is the ball game. :'''Toby''': And I believe he'll have to do more than tie his shoelaces. :'''C.J.''': Not much more. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Can you make a run to the staff secretary's office? Ella's not there, but someone should be. Make sure you just take what needs to be signed today. They're gonna try to give you a whole stack, and right there's where you become a man. :'''Emily''': Should I use sex as a tactic? :'''Charlie''': If you need to. Hell, even if you just want to. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Mike, pick yourself out a daughter. My oldest is married, but I can have it annulled. The Pope said he'd do it, I swear to God. :'''Casper''': That's very friendly of you, sir. Thank you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': It's not even the number of debates, as much as the format. Two-minute response followed by a one-minute reply. That's not a debate. That's not a debate! It's a joint press conference. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': What is really the difference between one debate and two debates? :'''Toby''': "What's the diff–"! It's a whole other debate! It's a second debate! It's 100% more debate! :'''C.J.''': "Someone should ask him if he's aware taxpayers pay $9,000 this instead of $200,000 that. And somebody should ask him what he means by, and somebody should ask him how he plans on..." You said that, and you were right! :'''Toby''': What if he has a bad night? It's happened. What if he gets himself into trouble? What if Ritchie comes after Abbey or the kids and the President goes postal? That's what I'd try to do. Stress, hot lights... What if he has an episode? :'''C.J.''': We lose. When you can't lower expectations, you only have one thing you can do. You have to meet them. === ''[[w:Debate Camp (The West Wing)|Debate Camp]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[to Leo]'' Honey, if we're going to have this fight, can we not do it in front of the Joint Chiefs? It just scares the hell out of them. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': A couple of things. I need you to look at a couple of answers on defense readiness. I need concrete examples of waste in Pentagon procurement. We need two more members of the IRC for post spin. I need you to fill out this marriage license and paperwork for a joint checking account and review this 60-second answer on Rwanda. :'''[[w:Andrea Wyatt|Andy]]''': Okay, okay, okay and um, under no circumstances, and sure. :'''Toby''': See, by my count, you said under no circumstances to the IRC post spin and sure... :'''Andy''': I said under no circumstances to marrying you again. :'''Toby''': May I ask why? :'''Andy''': I have the unique experience of having done it once before. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': What's going on with you and Andy? :'''Toby''': Nothing. :'''Sam''': I think you're wrong. :'''Toby''': I'm not. :'''Sam''': I think you're getting back together. :'''Toby''': We're not. :'''Sam''': But you want to. :'''Toby''': Yes. :'''Sam''': I think... Wait. What? :'''Toby''': See, sometimes if I slam on the brakes, you run right past. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Okay, fill us in on everything you've got so far between the two of you. :'''Toby''': Yeah, that's what's going to happen right now. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': We're choosing pictures from the collection at the [[w:National Gallery of Art|National Gallery]]. :'''Bartlet''': They'll loan stuff? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Anything you want in the National Gallery or the whole [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian]]. :'''Bartlet''': Really? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. :'''Bartlet''': I want [[w:Apollo 11|Apollo 11]]. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Well, you can't have that. :'''Bartlet''': Then don't bother me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Josh and Sam talked to me. I'm on board. :'''Toby''': With what? :'''Charlie''': Team Toby. :'''Toby''': See, I lent voice to thought and that was my mistake. :'''Charlie''': If you want to marry Andy, then, damn it, so do I... :'''Toby''': Okay. :'''Charlie''': ...want that, you know, to happen to you. :'''Toby''': I get it. :'''Charlie''': Do you? Because this is about love. :'''Toby''': I think you have a different motivation. :'''Charlie''': Laughs? :'''Toby''': Yes. :'''Charlie''': Sure, but also as much love, really, as I think either one of us are comfortable with. === ''[[w:Game On (The West Wing)|Game On]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Ten words: "I will make America's defenses the strongest in the history of the world." :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': "In the history of the world?" When we say that, are we comparing ourselves to the [[w:Visigoths|Visigoths]], adjusted for inflation? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Robert Ritchie (TV character)|Gov. Ritchie]]''': My view of this is simple: we don't need a Federal Department of Education telling us our children have to learn [[w:Esperanto|Esperanto]], they have to learn Eskimo poetry. Let the states decide, let the communities decide on health care, on education, on lower taxes, not higher taxes. Now, he's going to throw a big word at you - "[[w:unfunded mandate|unfunded mandate]]." He's going to say if Washington lets the states do it, it's an unfunded mandate. But what he doesn't like is the federal government losing power. But I call it the ingenuity of the American people. :'''Moderator''': President Bartlet, you have 60 seconds for a question and an answer. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Well, first of all, let's clear up a couple of things. "Unfunded mandate" is two words, not one big word. There are times when we're fifty states and there are times when we're one country, and have national needs. And the way I know this is that Florida didn't fight Germany in World War II or establish civil rights. You think states should do the governing wall-to-wall. That's a perfectly valid opinion. But your state of Florida got $12.6 billion in federal money last year - from Nebraskans, and Virginians, and New Yorkers, and Alaskans, with their Eskimo poetry. 12.6 out of a state budget of $50 billion. Now, I'm supposed to be using this time for a question, so here it is: Can we have it back, please? :'''Josh''': Game on! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gov. Ritchie''': Now, I want people to work together in this great country, and that's what I did in Florida&mdash;I brought people together&mdash;and that's what I'll do as your President. End the logjam, end the gridlock, and bring Republicans together with Democrats, 'cause Americans are tired of partisan politics. :'''Bartlet''': Actually, what you've done in Florida is bring the right together with the far right. And I don't think Americans are tired of partisan politics; I think they're tired of hearing career politicians diss partisan politics to get a gig. I've tried it before. They ain't buying it. That's okay, though...that's okay, though, 'cause partisan politics is good. Partisan politics is what the Founders had in mind. It guarantees that the minority opinion is heard, and as a lifelong possessor of minority opinions, I appreciate it. But if you're troubled by it, Governor, you should know, in this campaign, you've used the word 'liberal' 74 times. In one day. It was yesterday. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I'm not sure I can watch anymore...no, wait, I can. I can. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Moderator''': Governor Ritchie, many economists have stated that the tax cut, which is the centerpiece of your economic agenda, could actually harm the economy. Is now really the time to cut taxes? :'''Gov. Ritchie''': You bet it is. We need to cut taxes for one reason - the American people know how to spend their money better than the federal government does. :'''Moderator''': Mr. President, your rebuttal. :'''Bartlet''': There it is. That's the ten word answer my staff's been looking for for two weeks. There it is. Ten-word answers can kill you in political campaigns. They're the tip of the sword. Here's my question: What are the next ten words of your answer? Your taxes are too high? So are mine. Give me the next ten words. How are we going to do it? Give me ten after that, I'll drop out of the race right now. Every once in a while... every once in a while, there's a day with an absolute right and an absolute wrong, but those days almost always include body counts. Other than that, there aren't very many unnuanced moments in leading a country that's way too big for ten words. I'm the President of the United States, not the President of the people who agree with me. And by the way, if the left has a problem with that, they should vote for somebody else. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Sixty percent is 6 of 10 in a focus group. You change one mind, it's a dead heat. You change two, it's a landslide. This campaign's a mechanism of persuasion. We're not asking for a show of hands. === ''[[w:Election Night (The West Wing)|Election Night]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': We won. We don't have to pander. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Please don't say that. I'm not kidding. We haven't won anything yet. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': The speech is done. :'''Toby''': Two speeches are done. :'''C.J.''': What's the second? :'''Toby''': I've got a speech if he wins. I've got a speech if he doesn't. :'''Sam''': You wrote a concession? :'''Toby''': Of course I wrote a concession. You want to tempt the wrath of whatever from high atop the thing? :'''Sam''': No. :'''Toby''': Then go outside, turn around three times, and spit. What the hell is the matter with you? :'''Sam''': It's like 25 degrees outside. ''[he sits]'' :'''Toby''': Go. :''[Josh enters]'' :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Hello. :'''C.J.''': ''[in foreign accent]'' Oh, Mr. Lyman. I see your picture in the magazine. Tell me, if I swallow my ballot, does it still...? :'''Josh''': A little election day humor-- that's great. :'''Sam''': He wrote a concession speech. :'''Josh''': Of course, he wrote a concession speech. Why wouldn't he? What possible reason would he have for not to writing a concession speech? :'''Sam''': The wrath from high atop the thing. :'''Toby''': He up and said we were gonna... :'''Josh''': No, you have to go outside turn around three times and curse. :'''Toby''': Spit. :'''Josh''': Spit and curse. :'''Toby''': Do everything. Go! :'''Josh''': Go! <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': Did you&mdash;? :'''Sam''': Yes, I turned, I cursed, I spat, it froze. :'''C.J.''': Can't be too careful. :'''Sam''': I think you can. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': ''[to Toby]'' Listen, I know better than to stick my face in your personal life. Except, you know, for sport. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Elsie''': The die's been cast, big brother. You're making everyone crazy. :'''Will''': There's a moment, after you cast the die but before it hits the table. Breathe wrong and you'll change the way it lands. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': That was wonderful! :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': That was fun. :'''Abbey''': How you feeling? :'''Bartlet''': I feel great. :'''Abbey''': You want a glass of water? :'''Bartlet''': No, I'm fine. :'''Abbey''': You seem a little dry. Sure you don't want a glass of water? :'''Bartlet''': No, I feel great. :'''Abbey''': Maybe I should get you a glass of water, just in case. You could hold it in your hand. :'''Bartlet''': ''[pause]'' How'd you know? :'''Abbey''': You were off the prompter. :'''Bartlet''': ''[A little teary]'' Just for a second, I couldn't see it. :'''Abbey''': It's all right. There are going to be more days like this. It starts now. It's going to be harder this time. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, I know. We can still have tonight, though, right? :'''Abbey''': ''[fighting tears; smiles]'' You've got lots of nights. === ''[[w:Process Stories|Process Stories]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': She wanted a name for election night and I said, "Use my name," not thinking for a second it was ever going to be a practical option. Can I ask, is your office now ''[[w:The House of the Rising Sun|The House of the Rising Sun]]''? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yes. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': You did it for the widow. :'''Sam''': Yes, and for a guy I met named Will Bailey who was running the campaign and worked his ass off and never backed off and, by the way, navigated a dead liberal Democrat to a win against Chuck Webb! Five hundred races tonight, that was pretty impressive. Though it was an [[Aristotle|Aristotelian]] confluence of events that could only happen to me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I don't want to intimidate you, but it turns out I'm the first Democrat in twenty years to make a clean sweep of the Plains states. And I'm not just talking about Iowa and Nebraska. :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': Are you trying to turn me on now? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Abbey''': All right. :'''Bartlet''': I won the Dakotas, the Badlands, the Black Hills... But let's go down, way down, to the Deep South and the humid bayou of Louisiana and its nine electoral votes. What manner of man it must take to win the state, which, by the way, is the only one operating under the [[w:Napoleonic Code|Napoleonic Code]] of France. And I still don't know what that's all about, but back to me... :'''Abbey''': Hon, this is like, nerd hot talk. :'''Bartlet''': Who's your Commander in Chief? :'''Abbey''': You are. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': You're young, Charlie. Don't you want to be having fun right now? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Yes, sir. But I work for you. :'''Bartlet''': I get that a lot. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': We're all impressed with how influential you were, particularly when you consider that most of us have never met you! But what I'm most grateful for is the process story, which takes attention from the debate, and focuses it where it belongs, which is the contest. This is the story everyone'll be clamoring for and I like that you're filling that need. And to show my gratitude, I'm calling all the major news outlets and letting them know that I'll be forwarding all your confidential memos to the President, logs of all your calls with him, Secret Service logs of your meetings inside the White House. :'''Chris''': I really pissed you off, huh? :'''C.J.''': Don't disrespect Leo McGarry and Bruno Gianelli. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': I worked in a state assembly race in Manhattan, in a district where Democrats outnumbered Republicans sixteen to one. But everywhere we went, there'd be one lone poster of a right-wing nutbar who wanted to eliminate the income tax. And he was holding up signs an canvassing everywhere and bugging the local reporters until we had to comment on it. So I introduced myself to his campaign manager and I said 'What are you doing? Your candidate doesn't have a chance. Neither do your issues.' He said 'This is what I believe. And no candidate gets to run in my district without speaking to my issues.' I came this close to voting for him. === ''[[w:Swiss Diplomacy|Swiss Diplomacy]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[loudly]'' Debbie! First of all where the hell are you and where are my–? :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': ''[enters with glasses]'' Right here, Mr. President. And the [[w:Ipswich, Massachusetts|Ipswich]] clams in [[w:Chesapeake Bay|Chesapeake Bay]] can hear you bellowing right now. :'''Bartlet''': Ipswich clams don't come from Chesapeake Bay, they come from Ipswich. :'''Debbie''': Not anymore. :'''Bartlet''': ''[to Leo]'' Have her beheaded for my birthday. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': This meeting doesn't go in the Sit Room anymore, okay? I don't know why the hell it's here. This isn't a military operation. :'''Leo''': It's a secure room. :'''Bartlet''': My office is a secure room, too, isn't it? Please, somebody tell me it is or I gotta go pack some stuff. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Charlie! Would you pull the first lady out of whatever it is she's doing? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': She's with the women's caucus. :'''Bartlet''': Well put on a helmet and pads and get in there. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': [[w:Samuel Mudd|Samuel Mudd]] set [[w:John Wilkes Booth|Booth]]'s leg after he shot [[w:Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]]. Doctors are liable in this country if they don't treat the patient in front of them. :'''Bartlet''': Just for the record, this is why we don't talk about foreign policy, which we do, but you don't think we do enough. :'''Abbey''': Why? :'''Bartlet''': Because Samuel Mudd was tried and convicted of treason for setting that leg. :'''Abbey''': So? :'''Bartlet''': What 'so'? :'''Abbey''': So that's the way it goes. You set the leg. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Run towards yourself. I'm wrong about that - walk. You're not going to be used to your surroundings. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': If you lose, you lose. But if you waste this, I'll kill you. === ''[[w:Arctic Radar|Arctic Radar]]'' === :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Call and response isn't going to work in front of a Joint Session. You're alliteration happy: 'guardians of gridlock,' 'protectors of privilege.' I needed an avalanche of Advil. And when you use pop-culture references, your speech has a shelf life of twelve minutes. You don't mind constructive criticism, do you? :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': No, sir. :'''Toby''': Anyway, thanks for coming in. I told Sam I can do this by myself. :'''Will''': Well, maybe he thought that your speeches were obscurantist policy tracts lost in a cul-de-sac of their own internal self-righteousness and groaning from the weight of statistics. I'm just speculating. I can't say for sure. :'''Toby''': ''[pause; laughs to himself]'' A 500-word stanza on American leadership in a globally interdependent age that moves beyond triumphalism by this time tomorrow. If it's 501, don't show it to me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': You want me to have the President dodge a call from the UN Secretary-General and not know why? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Yeah. Can you swing that? :'''Charlie''': If I could, that would be troubling, wouldn't it? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': ''[to Leo]'' You're like the guys who say, 'Are you telling me you could only find one African-American speechwriter good enough to work at the White House?' I'm amazed I found that many. 'Good enough to work at the White House' is a pretty small population to begin with. And guys who can write entire sections of a State of the Union? I'd be as surprised if there were as many as nine of us. And Sam was one of them. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': This is incredibly good... Will. 'Never shrinking from the world's...' '...a fierce belief in what we can achieve together.' I used to write like this. It was ten months ago. I don't understand what's going on. I really don't. I've had slumps before. Everybody does, but this is different. I'm sorry, we don't know each other, but there aren't that many people I can talk to about it. I don't understand what's happening. There's no blood going to it. I never had to locate it before. I don't even know where to look. I'm the President's voice and I don't want it to sound like this. And there's an incredible history to second Inaugurals. '[[w:First inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt|Fear itself]],' [[w:Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address|Lincoln]]...I really thought I was on my way to being one of those guys. I thought I was close. Now I'm just writing for my life and you can't serve the President that way. But if I didn't write...I can't serve him at all. :'''Will''': Yeah. Can I tell you three things? You are more in need of a night in Atlantic City than any man I've ever met. Number two is, the last thing you need to worry about is no blood going there. You've got blood going there, about thirteen ways. And some of it isn't good. Once again, I say, ''Atlantic City''. I'd say sit down at a table, go for dinner, see a show take a walk on the boardwalk and smell the salt air... but if you're anything like me, nothing after 'sit down at a table' is going to happen. :'''Toby''': What's the third thing? :'''Will''': You ''are'' one of those guys. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': When you order a guy to go fight, the guy can’t think it’s because you’re sleeping with his wife. :'''Bartlet''': You’re right. :'''Leo''': That’s…That’s an unusual phrase for you sir, did you just learn it? :'''Bartlet''': Well you didn’t let me finish. :'''Leo''': I had a hunch. === ''[[w:Holy Night|Holy Night]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Seriously, Toby, you put me in that office and everyone who works on the speech-writing staff is gonna resent me. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Don't be ridiculous. It's a West Wing office. Everyone who works in the White House is gonna resent you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]]''': My dad's going to love him. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Oh, yeah. :'''Zoey''': Well, I love him, so my father will love him. :'''Charlie''': That's absolutely the way it works. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Zoey''': So I have to ask you and I'm nervous, but I'd like Jean Paul to come stay with us in Manchester this Christmas. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Zoey, I think it's really sweet that you still come to me for permission. You're classy and you're old-fashioned. :'''Zoey''': So it's okay? :'''Bartlet''': Not in a million years. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': ''[to Will]'' Listen, when you get home tonight you're going to be confronted by the instinct to drink alone. Trust that instinct. Manage the pain. Don't try to be a hero. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Danny thinks w-we somehow got a [[w:Gulfstream Aerospace|Gulfstream]] to land in Bermuda, assassinated Shareef, then disassembled the plane and distributed the pieces throughout the [[w:Bermuda Triangle|Bermuda Triangle]]? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yeah. :'''Josh''': I think he spent too much time in the Africa hot. :'''C.J.''': The thing is... :'''Josh''': Yeah? :'''C.J.''': I'm absolutely certain that's what happened. === ''[[w:Guns Not Butter|Guns Not Butter]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': It's the curse of every daughter's father. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Boyfriends? :'''Bartlet''': I don't like them, I don't like them at all. :'''Charlie''': Yes, I know sir. :'''Bartlet''': What the hell happened with you two? It was perfect. I just kept you in the office all the time. :'''Charlie''': Well, she was unhappy that I was at the office all the time. :'''Bartlet''': That was the point. If I was trying to make her happy, I'd buy her a [[w:Convertible|Cabriolet]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': I like your sass. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|CJ]]''': You've got a very nice sass yourself... sir. :'''Bartlet''': What, are you touring? :'''CJ''': I could. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Mr. McGarry, Mr. Ziegler, Mr. Lyman, Miss Cregg. It's the Temptations! I love you guys! :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You only think you've heard everything, but you haven't. :'''Bartlet''': Hit me. :'''Leo''': Toby. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': James Hoebuck will vote yea ten-thirty if we give him $115,000. :'''Bartlet''': Million? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Thousand. $115,000. :'''Bartlet''': For an RV? What's he want? :'''Leo''': An NIH study on remote prayer. :'''Bartlet''': I like it. There should be a button on my desk I can press and forty-nine people instantly pray for me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Danny Concannon|Danny]]''': We cut farm assistance in Colombia. Every single crop we developed was replaced with cocaine. We cut aid for primary education in northwest Pakistan and Egypt; the kids went to [[w:Madrasa|madrassahs]]. Why weren't you making a case that Republican senators are bad on drugs, and bad on national security? Why are Democrats always so bumfuzzled? By the way, sixty-five more flight schools today. Maisy hasn't found your guy. Don't worry. There are thousands more. :'''CJ''': You know something there, General Tso? If you had a story, you'd write it. If you don't have one, shut up. We just lost a vote. We're not bumfuzzled. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to cancel a photo op with a goat. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': You took funding for remote prayer to the President? :'''Josh''': I did it with gusto. :'''Donna''': That's 'cause you don't know the story of Fishhooks McCarty. :'''Josh''': Is this a real person or a Donna person? :'''Donna''': Corrupt politician on the Lower East Side in the '20s. Every morning he stopped at the St. James Church on Oliver Street and said the same prayer, "O Lord, give me health and strength. We'll steal the rest." :'''Josh''': Not that there needs to be, but... was there a point? :'''Donna''': You've got health and strength, both of which, coincidentally, I prayed for after hot lead was shot into your body. :'''Josh''': Yeah... You're going to need some Kryptonite, by the way. :'''Donna''': Okay, settle down. :'''Josh''': All right. :'''Donna''': So you've got health and strength. :'''Josh''': And we'll steal the rest? :'''Donna''': Bet your ass. :'''Josh''': All right. Good work tonight. === ''[[w:The Long Goodbye (The West Wing)|The Long Goodbye]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[on the phone]'' No, I didn't mean that you have no social skills, Toby... I'm sorry if you think I was being insensitive to your... I think you're very... you're a very pretty girl, Toby. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': Dad... you... cannot expect me to silently do nothing. You're going to require care. :'''Tal''': I wasn't built for it. You came for the prom, not for this. :'''C.J.''': Reunion. I'm not going. :'''Tal''': Coward. That world, the expertise, the solicitude, no. No, thanks. I want to go down with some silence, with my music, with some grace. :'''C.J.''': I'll quit and take care of you. :'''Tal''': 'We sail,' said [[Blaise Pascal|Pascal]], 'in a vast sphere,' Claudia Jean, 'ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.' I'd much rather see you on TV, darling, than sitting opposite me, watching a demolition derby going on in my brain. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': My name is C.J. Cregg. As you know, I work for the President of the United States. This is why I was asked to make a short speech for our reunion. It's a terrible subject, a terrible idea: The Promise of a Generation. So bad I was going to start off with a joke and fill the whole thing in with more jokes. But I find the topic has gotten under my skin while I wasn't paying attention because every generation has promise and every generation fails that promise in some respects. How can we not? What is promise if not something that's impossible to live up to? My boss had to recently make his case to the American people that he was worth reelecting and it was not an easy process --- nor should it be. And in its wake I've been thinking a lot about civility, civic duty and kindness, and how pervasive and powerful they are. How enduringly pervasive those qualities are in American life and how I see them all around me day after day. America's a terribly difficult idea filled with promise and impossible to live up to. Promise is [[wikt:inchoate|inchoate]] and promise is what binds us. Some of us died, some got sick, some got rich, some had bad luck, some of us were fortunate, more than others. But failed promise only truly fails when it leads to lowered expectation. === ''[[w:Inauguration, Part I|Inauguration, Part I]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I have a problem. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Well, you're about to propose the most massive shift in foreign policy since the [[w:Marshall Plan|Marshall Plan]] and it's going to be wildly unpopular. :'''Bartlet''': All right: two problems. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Tickets came. :'''Josh''': For? :'''Donna''': The balls. :'''Josh''': Could you handle mine for me until it's over? :'''Donna''': Yeah. :'''Josh''': Thanks. :'''Donna''': Know what [[w:List_of_The_West_Wing_characters#Situation_Room|Jack]] will be wearing? A saber. :'''Josh''': God, Donna, please tell me that's not the only thing he's wearing. :'''Donna''': No, he'll be wearing his [[w:Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy#Dress_uniforms|dress blues]], Warfare pin, Submarine Officer pin, two [[w:Commendation_Medal|Commendation Medals]], [[w:Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Medal|Meritorious Unit]], [[w:Purple_Heart|Purple Heart]], [[w:Navy_Cross|Bronze cross]]...and a saber. :'''Josh''': ...I'll be wearing a tuxedo from Gary's. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bryce''': This President can't write himself a blank check when it comes to foreign policy. Especially this President. :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': 'Especially this President?' :'''Bryce''': Yes. :'''Will''': Because of the clause in Article 1 that says not every President gets the full powers of Commander-in-Chief? :'''Bryce''': Are you re-writing the section [of the speech]? :'''Will''': Yes. :'''Bryce''': Dramatically? :'''Will''': Well, I like to think that I have a certain flair... <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I throw a rubber ball against the window; that means you come to me. As my frustration level grows, so does the velocity of the ball against the window. :'''Will''': Don't you ever worry about the window breaking? :'''Toby''': During moments of peak frustration: when the Speaker of the House threatened to repeal the [[w:Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|16th Amendment]], a couple of Yankee games, and when Congress censured my boss...but it's always held up, that window; that window is a game-day player. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[to Carol]'' Stop trying to get us together, okay? If I wanted Danny I could have him. And he's still a jackass from the foreign-ops vote and many other things, so tell him I'm getting my hair done. :'''[[w:Danny Concannon|Danny]]''': Your hair looks great. :'''C.J.''': ''[to Carol]'' There was no way you could tell me he was right behind me? You couldn't fit that in? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': This language proposes a new doctrine for the use of force! That we use force, whenever we see an injustice we want to correct: like [[w:Mother Teresa|Mother Teresa]] with first-strike capability! :'''Will''': Damn right! === ''[[w:Inauguration, Over There|Inauguration, Over There]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': I heard once - I don't know if this is true - I heard once that you convinced the President to let you rewrite a section of the State of the Union with less than twenty-four hours to go. It was the second year and everybody was a Republican, whether they were or not, and people at the [[w:Democratic National Committee|DNC]] had convinced him to include the line, 'The era of big government is over.' And you couldn't live with it. Because government should be a place where people come together and no one gets left behind. An instrument of good. And that's exactly what we heard in the State of the Union the next night. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': There were maybe four people in the room when I had that conversation. :'''Will''': Well, if I'd have been one of them, I would have repeated it to everyone I met. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Charlie, I'm gonna change my mind again on the Bible. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': ''[ironically]'' Mr. President, you have to imagine my utter surprise. :'''Bartlet''': Aren't you afraid that one day I'm just gonna kick your ass like it's never been kicked? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': We're not talking about the President going to Asia or the President going to Rwanda or the President going to Qumar. We're talking about the President sending other people's kids to do it. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': That's always what we're talking about. And in addition to being somebody's kids, they're also soldiers and sailors, and if we're about freedom from tyranny, we should be about freedom from tyranny, and if we're not, we should shut up! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': We're for freedom of speech everywhere. We're for freedom to worship everywhere. We're for freedom to learn... for everybody. And because in our time, you can build a bomb in your country and bring it to my country, what goes on in your country is very much my business. And so we are for freedom from tyranny, everywhere, whether in the guise of political oppression, Toby, or economic slavery, Josh, or religious fanaticism, C.J. That most fundamental idea cannot be met with merely our support. It has to be met with our strength. Diplomatically, economically, materially. And if Pharaoh still don't free the slaves, then he gets the plagues or my cavalry, whichever gets there first. The [[w:Office of the United States Trade Representative|USTR]] will go crazy and say that we're not considering global trade. Committee members will go crazy and say I haven't consulted enough. And the Arab world will just go indiscriminately crazy. No country has ever had a doctrine of intervention when only humanitarian interests were at stake. That streak's gonna end Sunday at noon. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful and committed people can change the world. Do you know why? :'''Will''': Because it's the only thing that ever has. === ''[[w:The California 47th|The California 47th]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Leo said just now that there was going to be an [[w:United States National Economic Council|NEC]] briefing on scoring and tell her what I said. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': 'What's wrong with booze and a comfortable pickup?' :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': No, I see there's no hour too early for your [[w:Noel Coward|Noel Cowardesque]] wit, sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ambassador Tiki''': Mr. President, the U.S. is trampling on the sovereignty of my country and on behalf of Nzele– :'''Bartlet''': I've just taken your airport... clearing the way for the [[w:101st Airborne Division|101st Air Assault]] to take the capitol. Seven thousand troops, twenty-five battle tanks, fifteen [[w:Boeing AH-64 Apache|Apache attack helicopters]], and three destroyers. Strictly speaking, I conquered your country without the paperwork. :'''Aide''': Kundu is in the midst of a civil war. :'''Bartlet''': No, it's not. It's in the midst of a one-sided slaughtering of an entire people. Both the Secretary General of the United Nations and the Vatican have pleaded with President Nzele for a cease-fire and both the U.N. and the Holy Father have struck out to the peril of 115,000 Induye men, women, and God knows children, particularly the boys. :'''Aide''': Who will soon be men and will rise up... :'''Bartlet''': The heads of Ghana, Nigeria and Zaire have similarly sent packing. The Red Cross has been denied entry on three separate occasions in the last ten days. President Nzele has 36 hours to give the command to his troops to hand over their weapons to the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army. At 36 hours and -one minute-, I give the order for the 101st Air Assault to take Bitanga and run up our flag. I skipped breakfast. Anybody want coffee or something? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Don't be fooled: they love us in [[w:Orange County, California|Orange County]]. They're crazy-go-nuts for the President – really, the whole Democratic Party in general. I think they really like it when we come to town. When we were there last month, we were working the crowd, and some young boys – worried, possibly, that I couldn't afford fruits and vegetables on a government salary – tossed me some of their own. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You want to go to Orange County? :'''C.J.''': I think we have to go. ''[to Bartlet]'' Even though there's $1,300 with your name on it if you don't make me go with you. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Get over the dress, would you? :'''C.J.''': It was a suit, and they hit me with an avocado! :'''Toby''': It could have been worse. :'''C.J.''': How? :'''Toby''': They could have hit me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': Listen to me. We've got all kinds of atmospheric cabin pressure up here. We're a little late, so the Colonel's put the hammer down in a 747. You've got wind shear, downdraft, massive turbulence, not to mention four giant engines burning jet fuel at galactic temperatures. We're standing in a flying death tube! ''[people look up]'' No, not the rest of y-y-you, it's just my family. It's fine. Look... :'''[[w:Andrea Wyatt|Andy]]''': What do you want me to do, step off? :'''Toby''': Also, you've got twins in there; you're basically a minivan. How are you fitting into a seat? :'''Andy''': Uh-uh... I saw him first, girls. === ''[[w:Red Haven's on Fire|Red Haven's on Fire]]'' === :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': How did you live with Josh Lyman? :'''[[w:Amy Gardner|Amy]]''': I'm sorry? :'''Abbey''': How did you live with him? He beat Max out of the 12 million earmarked for vaccine education. And when I said I wanted the 12 million he said "So did I. And at the end of a prize-fight, you look at the guy who's dancing around and that's who won"? So I wanna know how you lived with him. :'''Amy''': We never technically lived together which was the subject of many– :'''Abbey''': Don't you wanna kill him when he says things like that? :'''Amy''': My problem is I wanna jump him when he says things like that. :'''Abbey''': Where'd you get your mouth? :'''Amy''': [[w:Brown University|Brown]], then [[w:Yale Law School|Yale Law School]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[in jail]'' How'd you call Josh? Didn't they take your cell phone from you? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': ''[motioning to a group of prostitutes]'' I used theirs. :'''Sam''': So on a call-girl's phone bill, there's gonna be a call to Air Force One? :'''Toby''': You really gonna be teaching a seminar on [[w:Pilot (The West Wing)|call-girl]] caution? Really? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': It made the news out there? :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': A Jewish guy won a bar fight. It's news everywhere. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|CJ]]''': ''[about the First Lady's speech]'' You should tell her not to talk about the House vote. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': You want me to tell Mrs. Bartlet she's going to look like a dilettante? :'''CJ''': I once had to tell the President he was wearing two different shoes. :'''Charlie''': That's roughly the same. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': ''[to Sam]'' You're gonna lose, and you're gonna lose huge, they're gonna be throwing rocks at you next week, and I wanna be standing next to you when they do. === ''[[w:Privateers (The West Wing)|Privateers]]'' === :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': So we're for freedom of speech everywhere but poor countries, where they can have our help, but only if they live up to Clancy Bangert's moral standards? What the hell kind of free world are you running? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I really don't know, Abbey. The day hasn't started yet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Company Guy''': We don't make chemicals, Toby. We make ideas. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Uh huh. But what do you sell? :'''Company Guy''': Chemicals. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Do you have a girlfriend? :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': No. :'''Charlie''': When was the last time you did? :'''Will''': About nine months ago. :'''Charlie''': How long did it last? :'''Will''': About two days. In my defense, though, she was psycho. :'''Charlie''': So why are you giving me relationship help? :'''Will''': Because I'm the only one in this conversation who didn't get a Dear John email from his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend. :'''Charlie''': God, that's really true, isn't it? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Amy Gardner|Amy]]''': Am I being hazed? Is this a hazing? 'Cause I'll go along and everything, but I have to see Josh... :'''Will''': It's not a hazing. They don't do that. ''[feels in his pocket]'' Except... yes, you put olives in my jacket again. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|CJ]]''': I did, I did do that. But this is on the level. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]]''': Are you going to do what I asked in the email? :'''Charlie''': No. :'''Zoey''': You just refuse. :'''Charlie''': I do. I refuse, respectfully. :'''Zoey''': You can't refuse and be respectful at the same time. :'''Charlie''': Watch me. Ask again. :'''Zoey''': Stop pursuing me. :'''Charlie''': Respectfully, no. :'''Zoey''': Why? :'''Charlie''': 'Cause I'm in love with you, and that's the way it goes. === ''[[w:Angel Maintenance|Angel Maintenance]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': There's a Festival of Lights and Bonfires in this region that accompanies something called the Wildflower, you know, Renaissance, with lilac and ochre. :'''Reporter''': That you can see from thirty-three thousand feet? :'''Will''': Yes, it's arranged in a pattern that befuddles astronomers to this day. We should be coming up on it any... :'''Chris''': Oh my God! :'''Will''': Of course, on the right side of the plane, there's an [[w:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Falcon]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Stopping all bipartisan legislation is like saying 'Let's blow up the place. Maybe voters'll hire us to rebuild it.' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': By the way, not for nothing, but draftees aren't nearly as well trained. It's why there were so many casualties in [[w:Vietnam War|Vietnam]]. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Right. Also, the [[w:Vietcong|Vietcong]]. :'''Leo''': Plus that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': It's okay, you're afraid of flying. :'''Will''': I'm not afraid of flying. I... experience flying. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Katie''': If there is an issue of national security, isn't it also a national issue for everyone down there? :'''Reporter''': In other words, turn on the damn phones. :'''C.J.''': Someone ask Steve what time it is; it's going to crack you up! :'''Reporter''': C.J.... :'''C.J.''': How is it a threat to anyone on the ground? :'''Steve''': Air Force One generally doesn't break all by itself. :'''C.J.''': Steve... :'''Steve''': Claudia, in a room someplace, they're talking about the possibility that the plane was sabotaged. :'''C.J.''': By screwing with the front wheel? :'''Mark''': If the malfunction is because of a leak in the hydraulics, and they try to recycle the gear, the front end of the plane's gonna blow up. :'''C.J.''': No, you're right, I should definitely let you use the phones. === ''[[w:Evidence of Things Not Seen|Evidence of Things Not Seen]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Your sense of humor's a bit of a high wire act isn't it? You're really trying to thread the needle. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': And half of it you don't even get. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jed Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[after shots were fired at the White House]'' Where's Charlie? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': He's somewhere in the building. :'''Butterfield''': We're holding people where they are right now. :'''Bartlet''': But if he's heard what happened, he's going to be trying to get here... :'''Butterfield''': We've got to hold everybody for a moment so that we can secure... :'''Bartlet''': No, I'm telling you that if Charlie heard there were bullets, he's going to overpower whoever's trying to... :''[Charlie bursts through the door]'' :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': ''[pause]'' Sorry, Mr. President. :'''Bartlet''': Come here. :''[Charlie moves to stand beside him]'' :'''Bartlet''': It's bulletproof glass in the windows, okay. You want to kill me, you're going to have to do it from inside the building. :'''Charlie''': ''[sighs]'' Thank you, Mr. President. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I got a letter today that said, uh... "You're a lying liar. You lie almost as well as Bartlet." You know, black-white, rich-poor, north-south, odd-even. There may not be anything anymore that outpaces the hatred the right feels for the left or the tonnage of disrespect the left feels for the right. Donna got a letter yesterday that said, "I'm collecting all the guns you've banned, and there's a bullet with your name on it in each one." Donna. The guy's decided to focus his wrath on Donna. He's never met Donna or spoken to her, and he's never met anyone who's met Donna or spoken to her. How's it possible? How's it possible that he hates her so much? How can you not like Donna? She's from Wisconsin! Anyway, 20,000 specific threats made against U.S. targets every year, and with all that, it's still the ones who don't give you advance notice that you're worried about. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Two guys in the silo. The launch sequence went on for two minutes before they had confirmation it was a meteor. But the two guys were debating with Airborne Launch Control and the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center and that gets sticky. This is missile defense. This stuff has to work. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': And they're sending in a team of lawyers to look into it. :'''Will''': Yeah, but we're scrappy. :'''Toby''': ''[laughs]'' A meteor fell from the sky the result being two guys are going to get court-martialed. The only two guys who apparently thought it was strange that North Korea would attack submarines in Connecticut instead of say, San Diego or Hawaii. And if it had been a real attack? Would they still have been doing point/counterpoint with NORAD? :''[Will shrugs]'' :'''Toby''': We failed both on a mechanical and human level. So tell me again what you have faith in. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Us. :'''Toby''': Why? :'''C.J.''': Because with what little free time he has, Will is going to Wyoming to defend one of these guys and I don't think it is failing on a human level. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Will''': ''[from Leo's computer]'' Okay, I've searched "equinox" and "egg," and the news isn't good for the believers. :'''C.J.''': What sites did they send you to? :'''Will''': ThingsThatAreWrong.com. :'''C.J.''': There's no such site. :'''Will''': Read it! :'''C.J.''': "This has to be one of the silliest misconceptions around and it never seems to die." :'''Will''': They also send you to the Apocryphal Zone and Project Astro Utah. :'''C.J.''': There are no web sites supporting it? :'''Toby''': And you gotta ask yourself, if no one on the Internet wants a piece of this, just how far from the pack have you strayed? === ''[[w:Life on Mars (The West Wing)|Life on Mars]]'' === :'''Joe''': I know that when life expectancy goes up, that's not victimizing undertakers. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Well argued, though I do hate you and everything you stand for. :'''Joe''': Claudia Jean, you've only known me for four minutes. Usually it takes people the better part of an hour to hate me and everything I stand for. :'''C.J.''': I'm the Press Secretary, Boo-Boo. I don't have that kind of time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': I came in to show you the spots and to tell you I think we should run a counter-ad. I don't have an idea for one. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Well get one! Have an idea! Don't come in here with half a thing and not be able to - you know, after you've walked me to the brink, and say 'we've got to do this, it's important, though I have no earthly idea how.' Like one of those guys who buys a big new thing, but doesn't really know how to get the most out of it! :'''Will''': Toby, either get Andy to marry you, or kill yourself. :'''Toby''': ''[pause]'' Yeah. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Are you eating a salad? :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': Why? :'''Toby''': 'Cause I am. :'''Charlie''': I don't think I've ever seen you eat a salad. What kind of salad is it? :'''Toby''': I don't know. :'''Charlie''': Just mixed greens? :'''Toby''': I don't know what kind of salad it is, I'm eating a salad, okay? I'm doing it, do I have to know the names? There's no difference between them, it's a bowl of weeds! :''[Charlie looks at Toby silently]'' :'''Toby''': Some of them have cheese, this isn't the kind with cheese, does that answer your question? :''[Charlie continues to look at Toby silently]'' :'''Toby''': How many years have you guys been 'Toby, you eat like a teenager.' 'Toby, that's red meat.' 'That's your second cigar.' Here I am, eating this salad, which, by the way, you could cover this thing in barbecue sauce and it still tastes like the ground, and I'm getting heckled from the gallery! Who wanted to come in here and eat his roast beef sandwich with ketchup on a kaiser roll and watch the damn tennis on my TV! That's all I'm saying. :'''Charlie''': Man, Toby, you're really doing everything you can do to get that woman to marry you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': ''[to Hoynes]'' You're a giant, John. You're a US Senator, the Vice-President of the United States, and presumptive nominee of your party. You cannot be taken down by this... cheap person and her customers huddled around Macy's window waiting for someone to turn themselves inside out. === ''[[w:Commencement (The West Wing)|Commencement]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[about Zoey's Secret Service detail]'' Well, here's my question: these guys look pretty young to me, and I'm looking for something very specific. This is a father-daughter situation, and so I think what I'm looking for in terms of protection would best be characterized as... well, overwhelming force. Do they have that? Do they have the ability to just overwhelm any danger that might...do you have overwh– ''[To Butterfield]'' Do they have overwhelming force? :'''[[w:Ron Butterfield|Butterfield]]''': Attack, Wesley. :''[Agent Wesley attempts to attack a female agent, who proceeds to throw him to the ground and put a handgun to his head. Zoey enters during.]'' :'''Bartlet''': Wow! :'''[[w:Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]]''': Oh God, Dad, what are you doing? :'''Bartlet''': This one here tossed Wesley like a sack of potato chips! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': We just wrote 3900 words in five hours. :'''Abbey''': It's terrific so far. :'''Will''': Later, he quotes [[Cicero]], [[Thomas Aquinas]], and [[Rudy Vallée]] in the space of two pages. :'''Abbey''': How does he connect them? :'''Will''': Three people you've never heard of. :'''Abbey''': It's about creativity? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Will''': This speech is about creativity. In my judgment it's a home run. But what it isn't is a speech that will convince Zoey not to go to France tomorrow. :'''Bartlet''': Well, let's write that one! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Danny Coccannon|Danny]]''': You want to comment on a wire report that says that the President lifted his gown and groped himself during the Invocation? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yeah, that was a troubling moment, but he had to get his napkin. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Butterfield''': We have a situation. We're up at black, and procedurally, the Chief of Staff is told before-- :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': What happened? :'''Butterfield''': Zoey Bartlet... is missing, and there's a dead agent at the scene. === ''[[w:Twenty Five (The West Wing)|Twenty-Five]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': ''[to C.J.]'' Do not get into a discussion of the President's emotional state. You have to pivot whatever you get to Commander-in-Chief...We're in control. The government is functioning. This is the most important press conference of your life. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I need you to tell me now: do you think she's already dead? :'''Leo''': I absolutely do not. :'''Bartlet''': If they show me a picture of her alive and tell me to aim cruise missiles at [[w:Tel Aviv|Tel Aviv]], they're counting on the fact that a father-- :'''Leo''': But you wouldn't. :'''Bartlet''': I might. :'''Leo''': There are people around you who won't let you. :'''Bartlet''': How about a picture they've got a knife to her throat; get out of Saudi Arabia? :'''Leo''': You shouldn't think of images like that. :'''Bartlet''': All I can think of are images like that...Leo, the people you just named don't have the legal authority to stop me from doing certain things, and some of them would go to jail if they didn't follow my orders. Very quietly, I want you to assemble the Cabinet. I want you to call the Speaker of the House. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': ''[to his twin newborns]'' I didn't realize babies come with hats. You guys crack me up. You don't have jobs, you can't walk or speak the language, you don't have a dollar in your pockets, but you got yourselves a hat, so everything's fine. I don't want to alarm you or anything, but I'm Dad. And for you, son, for you this will be the last time I pass the buck, but I think it should be clear from the get-go that it was Mom who named you Huckleberry. I guess she was feeling like life doesn't present enough challenges to overcome on its own. And honey, you've got a name now, too. Your mom and I named you after an incredibly brave, uh... An incredibly brave woman. Really not all that much older than you. Your name is Molly. Huck... and Molly. So, what do I do? Well, you're going to need food and clothes and doctors and dentists... there's that. And should you have any questions along the way... I'm going to be doing stuff like this, Huck, 'cause you're leaking a little bit out of your mouth there. You holding my finger, son? Hey Molly, your brother's holding my hand. You wanna hold my hand? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': The President temporarily handing over power to his political enemy? I think it's a fairly stunning act of patriotism... and a fairly ordinary act of fatherhood. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Glen Allen Walken|Walken]]''': [[w:Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|Franz Ferdinand]], who was the nephew of the [[w:Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] emperor, was killed by a group called the [[w:Black Hand (Serbia)|Black Hand]]. And because they were a Serbian nationalist society, the empire declared war on [[Serbia]]. Then [[Russia]], which was bound by a treaty, was forced to mobilize, which meant that [[Germany]] had to declare war on Russia. Then [[France]] declared war on Germany, and that was [[World War I]]. Because the emperor's nephew was killed. Now I thought y'all had some good ideas, but somebody ought to make it clear to the people in this room that someone is in charge. :'''Bartlet''': Glen, they've been up all night... :'''Walken''': ''[turns to Bartlet]'' You're relieved, Mr. President. == Season Five == === ''[[w:7A WF 83429|7A WF 83429]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I think we made a mistake. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': What? :'''Josh''': Letting the President step aside. :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Have you been watching CNN, MSNBC? Even FOX is treating it as a seminar on the resiliency of the Constitution. :'''Josh''': The President's daughter is probably tied up in the back of a gas station. We have no idea how this is playing. :'''Will''': He showed he's a leader, nobly embracing his own flawed humanity. :'''Josh''': [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]] and [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] had children who died. They didn't take a sabbatical. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Who's been calling? :'''Josh''': Congressional leadership. :'''Toby''': Lincoln never got a ransom note from [[w:Jefferson Davis|Jefferson Davis]]. He's putting country before family. I'd carpet bomb [[w:Mecca|Mecca]] to get my kids back. :'''Josh''': What if they like Walken better? What if he seems more presidential? What if they want Walken to stay? :'''Will''': In a few days, President Bartlet turns the second letter over to Congress. :'''Josh''': What if it doesn't take a few days? What if it takes a few weeks, a few months? What if she's never found? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Glen Allen Walken|Walken]]''': What are the chances Zoey Bartlet's still alive? :'''Casper''': Hard to say, but I think yes she probably is. They'll want to milk this for all its worth. :'''Walken''': Get your people in place, Admiral. We don't go today unless we're provoked. ''[to Casper]'' Find her and find her fast. But if Zoey Bartlet turns up dead, I'm going to blow the hell out of something, and God only knows what happens next. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': You work for the President. He's going to need you down there. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': I work for you, sir. Someone else can show him where the Xerox paper is. :'''Bartlet''': You do a lot more than that. :'''Charlie''': Thank you, sir, but I'd prefer to stay here with you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Democrat Speaker''': You've elevated Walken and the Republicans. You've made them genuine players on the world stage. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': I didn't elevate them. The [[w:Presidential_Succession_Act_of_1947#Presidential_Succession_Act_of_1947|Presidential Succession Act of 1947]] did. And I'm not prepared to think about politics when we're under terrorist attack. The Republic comes first. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Walken''': You know I'm not the enemy. The things that unite us are far greater than things that divide us. We both believe in democracy, preservation of American values, protection of our citizens in a sometimes hostile world. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness? :'''Walken''': Exactly. === ''[[w:The Dogs of War (The West Wing)|The Dogs of War]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You're campaigning in the middle of a national tragedy.... :'''Atwood''': You don't get it, do you? The Republicans are in awe of Bartlet. He recused himself in the only way he could. In the way envisioned by the Constitution... The whole notion of the 25th Amendment is that the institution matters more than the man. Bartlet's decision was even more self-sacrificing because he willingly gave power to his opposition. :'''Josh''': The institution may matter more, but it's your guy protecting it, not ours. :'''Atwood''': A truly self-sacrificing act usually involves some sacrifice. :'''Josh''': So, now you're going to nail us to the cross. :'''Atwood''': No. You beat the terrorists at their own game. We're not stupid, Josh. We try to use this to our advantage, it will blow up in our faces. We'd seem callous and unfeeling. In contrast to Bartlet's extraordinary gesture of courage and patriotism. And anyone who thinks otherwise has a particularly craven way of looking at politics. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': 'The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral. Returning violence with violence only multiplies violence adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.' :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': [[Martin Luther King, Jr.|Dr. King]]. :'''Bartlet''': I'm part of that darkness now, Leo. When did that happen? :'''Leo''': Dr. King wasn't wrong. He just didn't have your job. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Glen Allen Walken|Walken]]''': This is a weird-looking room. :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': [[Harry Truman|Truman]] called it the crown jewel of the federal penal system. :'''Walken''': You a Truman fan? :'''Debbie''': Yes, sir. :'''Walken''': Me, too.... If Truman were alive today, he'd be a Republican. :'''Debbie''': Oh, I doubt that very much. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': If we go two lines without using the phrase 'unimaginably large military arsenal' we're out of our minds. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. Words I did not fully understand until our daughter was taken from us three days ago. But now we can rejoice and be glad, for that which was lost has been found. That my child is back in her mother's arms is serendipity and grace, a second chance that will not slip through our fingers again. I wish I could tell you there is some new policy, some new weapons system, a silver bullet perhaps that could meet this moment, that could keep us safe from the terror that is now among us. But if I were to say that I'd be lying. All I can promise you is that I will fight with every fiber of my being, with every weapon in our arsenal, and with every ounce of God's grace to keep us strong, and free, and safe. === ''[[w:Jefferson Lives|Jefferson Lives]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Diane Frost is a serious name. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Diane is a serious loon of the left. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I love Diane Frost. I'd marry Diane Frost if I were a member of her stated sexual preference, but Diane is the definition of unelectable. :'''Josh''': That's their agenda: sniper anyone who looks hard to beat next time around. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': I thought this choice wasn't about partisan politics. :'''Josh''': It is now. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': Mrs. Bartlet, I can't tell you how hard I prayed for you. :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': I appreciate that. :'''Debbie''': Well, you shouldn't. I'm not very religious. So there's the risk that my praying could be taken as insincere or even an affront, which, if it's a vengeful God, could have made matters worse. :'''Abbey''': Well, it didn't, so maybe there's a clue. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': I hadn't heard you were thinking about New Hampshire. That might be the best... :'''Abbey''': I moved the meeting up because I didn't want you here. :'''Leo''': In the meeting? :'''Abbey''': In the Residence. :'''Leo''': Yeah. I've been trying to... I thought... you need some space. :'''Abbey''': She's back. She's safe. She's going to stay safe. :'''Leo''': We all want what's best for Zoey. :'''Abbey''': You laid us open. You laid me and my daughters wide open. And God knows what else there is that I don't know about. :'''Leo''': There is nothing else. :'''Abbey''': I swear to God, Leo, don't... 72 hours; the bruises aren't even... did you see her face? For God's sake, don't ask me to trust you. :'''Leo''': I'm not. :'''Abbey''': And don't think you took the bullet. I blame Jed. He did this. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Will''': We're having trouble with the Democrats. :'''C.J.''': Wow. Along with the Republicans, that's kind of everyone. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Are you a horseman Bob? I'm looking at your boots. :'''[[w:Bob Russell (The West Wing)|Russell]]''': Oh, I love to ride. You? :''[Bartlet shakes his head.]'' :'''Bartlet''': My youngest daughter is the one with the talent. :'''Russell''': Praise the good Lord for her safe return. :'''Bartlet''': We do. :'''Russell''': No, I wear these boots, um... Oh, I could give you some crap about remembering my roots, but I wear these because I've got flat feet and they don't hurt my arches. :'''Bartlet''': Well, thank you for coming by on such short notice. :''[They stand.]'' :'''Russell''': Uh, let me go on the record. If you were to offer the job, I would be honored. :'''Bartlet''': Thank you. :'''Russell''': But I would need a couple of things. :'''Bartlet''': Oh? :'''Russell''': I wasn't close enough to say for sure about your relationship with John Hoynes, but as your Vice President I would want more access. :'''Bartlet''': Uh-huh. :'''Russell''': Direct access; weekly lunch, drinks; especially since we don't know each other. :'''Bartlet''': Sounds like you'd be a Vice President who'd be looking to move up. :'''Russell''': I'm not trying to run out the clock on you, but I'm sure that my name came up because some see me as the bland candidate, nobody's nightmare, the triumph of mediocrity. If I were to take the job, I'd mean to confound those expectations. And I want you to know that. === ''[[w:Han (The West Wing)|Han]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': We've certainly come a long way from "Give me your tired, your poor." If we don't allow this defection, if we blithely exploit this young man's ignorance, then I don't know who we are anymore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Leo tells me you have a strong view on this? :'''C.J.''': Yes sir, for one thing sending him back would seem to be illegal. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Our hand's not legally forced unless he tells anyone. :'''C.J.''' He's told us. He's asked the President of the United States for asylum. Are we saying he'd have been better off asking some cab driver? :'''Bartlet''': You know the rationale for sending him back. :'''Leo''': So the Iranians don't wake up one morning and decide, hey, it's a good day to nuke Israel. :'''C.J.''' Sir, seven North Korean nuclear scientists defected through China last year, we helped pay for it. Are we saying, if this kid were more valuable to us we'd accept him? :'''Bartlet''': Is that such an unreasonable distinction? But this isn't your real argument. :'''C.J.''': Sending him back will play as a disaster in the press if it ever gets out. :'''Bartlet''': ''[shakes head]'' That's not your real argument either. :'''C.J.''': No sir, it's not. This young man's asking for freedom. It's what this country was built on; everyone's from somewhere else, some place less free. That's my argument. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': The President wants altitude. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': As befits this vertiginous choice? ''[Toby stands up]'' Distinguished is as high as we go; you have to be high to go loftier. Here's what it should be. ''[Will begins typing]'' In a triumph of the middling, a nod to mediocrity, and with gorge rising, it gives me great nausea to announce Robert Russell — Bingo Bob, himself — as your new Vice President. :'''Will''': This lapdog of the mining interests is as dull as he is unremarkable... :'''Toby''': ...as lackluster as he is soporific. :'''Will''': Good. :'''Toby''': This reversion to the mean... :'''Will''': This rebuke to the exemplary... :'''Toby''': ...gives hope to the millions unfavored by the exceptional... :'''Will''': Yes. :'''Toby''': The Vice Presidency, being famously once described as not being worth a warm bucket of spit; let's now hock a big loogie for Bob Russell. Not the worst. Not the best. Just what we're stuck with. :'''Will''': Amen. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You look great. :'''[[w:Amy Gardner|Amy]]''': Thanks, so do you. :'''Josh''': Everyone looks great in a tux; chimps look great. :'''Amy''': With none actually present I'll have to settle for you. :'''Josh''': So listen, umm, Ryan of all people asked me straight out about our relationship, and I couldn't have avoided the subject more if I had faked a stroke. :'''Amy''': Cheeky little brat. :'''Josh''': That's not the point, even if I'd wanted to answer him I wouldn't have known what to say. It's like what C.J. said today about the economy; by refusing to put language to it we're trying to pretend it doesn't exist, but it's something... even if we don't know what to call it. I just think it's time to start thinking about a language plan for whatever it is we're doing too. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': He didn't realize what it was. :'''C.J.''': What what was, sir? :'''Bartlet''': Freedom. :'''C.J.''': You could have cancelled the concert. :'''Bartlet''': There's a Korean word, [[w:Han (cultural)|Han]]. I looked it up. There is no literal English translation. It's a state of mind. Of soul, really. A sadness. A sadness so deep no tears will come. And yet, still, there's hope. === ''[[w:Constituency of One|Constituency of One]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': I need to see my bed, I'm thinking of carrying a picture of it in my wallet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': He's a Democrat from Idaho. They use Democrats for target practice up there. Sometimes he's got to lean to the right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You're leaving the party because of me? :'''Carrick''': I'm not leaving the party because of you - but you made it a whole lot easier. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Bob Russell (The West Wing)|Russell]]''': I admire speech writers. They have to have the tendency to doubt and the capacity to believe in equal measure.... I'm playing with a handicap.... Spare tire on the automobile of government. Heartbeat away from having a heartbeat.... I may need more help than that dead guy you got elected in Orange County, Will. I may need some political life support myself.... I'd like you to be my Communications Director.... I know I'm not the best politician, but here I am Vice President of the United States. :'''Will''': Sir, I'm a special assistant to the President. :'''Russell''': Chief strategist and senior counselor to the Vice President. :'''Will''': Are we playing poker? :'''Russell''': I'm showing you my hand. :'''Will''': You're looking for your own Toby Ziegler. :'''Russell''': I'm looking for someone who can beat Toby.... :'''Will''': Thank you, sir, but I'm not interested. :'''Russell''': I like loyalty, Will. I respect loyalty. But you can run out the clock on a Bartlet Presidency that in effect is over. You can finish something that you never started in the first place.... Or you can shape the next presidency from the ground up. Total access. Coach of the team. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': It's a missile defense system that can't hit missiles.... when were you promised–? :'''Carrick''': Seven years ago. :'''Josh''': Under the last President? :'''Carrick''': Right. :'''Josh''': Okay, a bunch of things have fallen by the wayside since then, like Communism.... === ''[[w:Disaster Relief (The West Wing)|Disaster Relief]]'' === :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': [[w:Schadenfreude|Schadenfreude]]? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': You know, enjoying the suffering of others. The whole rationale behind the House of Representatives. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': I'm just trying to see around the corner so I don't get bit in the ass. :'''Donna''': Are you going around the corner ass-first? <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': So, a five on the [[w:Fujita scale|Fujita scale]], that's a... :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ...Vast and violent vacuum cleaner, uprooting everything in its path. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': It's a funnel cloud. :'''Josh''': Vast and violent vacuum cleaner. :'''C.J.''': It's a vacuum cleaner ''and'' a funnel cloud. See, men? Peace on earth. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': You thought I was cooked. :'''Donna''': I did not. :'''Josh''': You thought I was gone, and so were you. You were already cleaning out your desk. Mentally kicking dirt on my grave. :'''Donna''': No, ''now'' I'm doing that. :'''Josh''': Confirm my dinner with Wilcox tomorrow. Make sure I have my usual table. :'''Donna''': That's good. You're getting out. A man about town. :'''Josh''': Set up a meeting with Ted Davis at the Democratic Strategy Group and one with the Security Policy Working Group. :'''Donna''': Crack some heads, Let 'em know you're riding herd. I'm not helping. :'''Josh''': It's a blip, Donna. When I write my political memoir, this will be the character building funny part. :'''Donna''': I thought ''I'' was the character building funny part. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Are we having a problem? :'''C.J.''': No. :'''Bartlet''': I feel as if I did more good in the last 24 hours than in the last six months. :'''C.J.''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': You resent me taking a few extra hours to console grieving people? :''[She clears her throat but does not answer.]'' :'''Bartlet''': I'm asking you a direct question, C.J. :'''C.J.''': Honestly, sir? I resent you ignoring the responsibilities of your office. If you want to reach out and touch people, teach math at East Saint Louis after your term expires. :'''Bartlet''': So you think my staying longer was some sort of personal indulgence? :'''C.J.''': I think it's been a difficult time for you sir. For all of us. :'''Bartlet''': What's this really about, C.J.? :'''C.J.''': I understand there was no time, sir. I can't imagine what it was like. I don't have children. :'''Bartlet''': It's like I knew who I was, then woke up one morning and didn't have a clue. :'''C.J.''': I understand, sir. But I need more. You're the President of the United States. My President. I'm frightened. We're all frightened. This is... the world is too dangerous now. Unpredictable. I need you back. I need you to lead. === ''[[w:Separation of Powers (The West Wing)|Separation of Powers]]'' === :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': What happens if we don't get a budget deal? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Get another continuing resolution. :'''Donna''': See, here's what I don't get. Every year we take these continuing resolutions like the dog ate our homework... :'''Josh''': The Republican majority, but you're close. :'''Donna''': How come people aren't outraged? The rest of the country can't take endless amounts of time to finish their work. :'''Josh''': Well, you're forgetting the beauty of the federal budget process. :'''Donna''': What's that? :'''Josh''': No one understands it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': You used to clerk for the Chief Justice. That's interesting. :'''Joe''': Is it? I don't know, I mean if you find it interesting... :'''Toby''': I've just never heard you mention it. Guys around here with two-bit appellate courtships staple it to their foreheads. :'''Joe''': I can't do it, Toby, I'm sorry. :'''Toby''': You haven't even heard what I'm going to say. :'''Joe''': You want me to do the approach, about getting him to resign. :'''Toby''': I didn't say that. :'''Joe''': I can do the math. You've got a limited amount of time to pick the next guy and get him confirmed before the midterms politicize everything. But I work for you. It's a question of propriety. :'''Toby''': I see. :'''Joe''': Do you? The White House can't be seen as pressuring a Supreme Court Justice to change his breakfast order, let alone resign. Separation of powers. :'''Toby''': I see. :'''Joe''': You say that, but in a way that makes me wonder if you really do. :'''Toby''': The President sets the direction of the Court. I've read the Constitution too. :'''Joe''': He sets it when there's a vacancy. :'''Toby''': You don't have to ask him to resign, only to sit down with the President. :'''Joe''': You're talking about a guy who stood up to six Administrations, 22 Congresses, and at one time or another had half the country ready to lynch him. You think a former clerk can pry him lose? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': So, what now? :'''Angela''': Another continuing resolution, till Christmas this time. :'''Josh''': You've got to be kidding. You let it drag on that long, they'll try to de-fund the Yule log. :'''Angela''': It gets better. They're not willing to continue funding at the current level. They want a one percent cut on everything except defense and homeland security. :'''Josh''': How could this happen? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Josh. :'''Josh''': No, Leo, how is this acceptable? Haffley's not the prime minister, you take this to the president, you'll know what he'll say? :'''Leo''': He'll say yes. :'''Josh''': How can you say that? :'''Leo''': To keep the lights on! To make sure a couple of million government employees keep getting paid. It's two more months... :'''Josh''': This isn't governing, it's duck and cover. :'''Leo''': He'll say that too. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I'm glad to see you doing so well, sir. :'''Chief Justice Ashland''': Are you? :'''Bartlet''': Yes, I am. :'''Chief Justice Ashland''': Can you do it? :'''Bartlet''': I don't want to. But if it's time, if your condition warrants. :'''Chief Justice Ashland''': Who'd you get to replace me? :'''Bartlet''': I'd hoped to consult with you. :'''Chief Justice Ashland''': Holmes. :'''Bartlet''': Holmes? :'''Chief Justice Ashland''': [[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.|Oliver Wendell]]. Marshall, [[John Marshall|John]] or [[w:Thurgood Marshall|Thurgood]], either one. I want [[Louis Brandeis|Brandeis]], [[Harry Blackmun|Blackmun]], [[William O. Douglas|Douglas]]. But you can't get them, can you? Because it's all compromises now, the ones who have no record of scholarship, no body of opinions, nothing you can hold them to, that's who they'll confirm, raging mediocrities. :'''Bartlet''': The other eight are preparing to take it away from you, Roy. Holding over cases, the major decisions. How long can the country wait? :'''Chief Justice Ashland''': My clerks are preparing a brief. There's an Arab-American man, grabbed out of a line at the airport. What's next? Tribunals, identity cards, bar codes tattooed on our forearms? :'''Bartlet''': Then give me a name. :'''Chief Justice Ashland''': Daniel Robenov, New York State Supreme Court. Susan Bengaly, Ninth Circuit. ''[shakes his finger at Bartlet]'' But they won't confirm them, will they? I have good days, and bad. But on my worst day, I am better than the ambulance chasers you can get confirmed by the Senate. You can't do it, Jed. You're not strong enough. The Speaker's running the table. And I can't take a chance. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Royce''': I want to thank you, Mr. President, on behalf of my colleagues. None of us thinks this is a perfect deal. No one likes to see the sausage made, including the guys who make it. But this is an expression of willingness by both sides to keep all avenues open to an eventual resolution. :'''Bartlet''': Yes, thanks, Robert. And thanks for saying it this time. I think I had to make that little speech the last time around. ''[Everyone smiles.]'' Or maybe the time before. This is our third CR, our third time coming up short. We have to do better. People aren't paying us to duck the hard choices. You want to run through the details, Angela? :'''Angela''': An act of Congress. Continuing resolution to extend no later than January 3rd, midnight, to include a reduction of one percent. :'''Haffley''': Excuse me, Mr. President, I'm sorry. There's been a change. I know we talked about a one percent cut. It's going to have to be three. :'''Angela''': Mr. Speaker, nothing like this was even mentioned, much less disc-- :'''Bartlet''': Hold on. :'''Haffley''': I'm sorry I couldn't give more notice, but I just came from our conference, and I had significant opposition to only one percent. :'''Bartlet''': Only one percent. :'''Haffley''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': We had a deal at one percent. :'''Haffley''': But now my members have to go back to their districts for the holidays, explain why we kept the gravy train running with a rising deficit and an economy crying out for tax relief. It's an economic situation that calls for action, not status quo spending. Now three percent may sound painful but it's only for two months. It'll show we're serious. :'''Bartlet''': What's next? :'''Haffley''': Sir? :'''Bartlet''': In two months. Five percent? 50? How many rounds do we go, Jeff? I'm just asking. :'''Haffley''': There is no next, sir. I mean not to get too technical, but this government runs out of money at midnight. And my guys are going home. This is it. :''[Bartlet considers this for a moment. Then he shakes his head.]'' :'''Bartlet''': No. :'''Haffley''': There is no altering this offer, Mr. President. :''[Bartlet stands. Everyone else quickly follow.]'' :'''Bartlet''': And I said no. :'''Haffley''': Let's be clear, sir. We cannot, we will not, vote to keep on footing the bill. You will be held responsible for shutting down the federal government. :'''Bartlet''': Then shut it down. === ''[[w:Shutdown (The West Wing)|Shutdown]]'' === :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': What's happening? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You remember when we went to Atlantic City? :'''Donna''': We never went to Atlantic City. :'''Josh''': Remember when ''I'' went to Atlantic City and I came back complaining that all the pro poker players suck all the fun out of the game, no cigars, no pizza, no beer. :'''Donna''': You played one hand. :'''Josh''': Those guys, they bet the bank when they have a good hand. And you either fold, or you go in all the way with them. I think the President's gonna stay in. :'''Donna''': And how good is Haffley? :'''Josh''': He's better than anyone we've seen on the other side of the table in a long time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Don't go out there again until morning. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Okay, but the enemy's advancing and you had better give me more than a squirt gun before the sun comes up. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Bob Russell (The West Wing)|Russell]]''': How's the President doing? :'''Leo''': He's fighting a cold. :'''Russell''': Think it's about time for me to talk to a few of my former colleagues in the House? :'''Leo''': Mmm, not yet sir, no. :'''Russell''': I served on energy with Haffley. :'''Leo''': I appreciate that. :'''Russell''': I sang in the Congressional Quartet with the majority whip. I've gotten drunk on fact-finding with most of the guys... :'''Leo''': ''[interrupting]'' With all due respect sir, we can't send mixed signals. :'''Russell''': You saw their deal two days ago and turned them down. If you're waiting for Haffley to call, you've misjudged your man. You can't treat the Speaker like... :'''Leo''': ''[interrupting again]'' The President will decide the terms. :'''Russell''': No, he won't! Like it or not, we have a Republican Congress. They get to write the budget. The President only gets to edit it a bit. You want to blame someone, call [[James Madison]]. :'''Leo''': Thanks for the history lesson, sir. I'll be sure to pass it on to the President. :'''Russell''': ''[pause]'' You know what they call a leader with no followers? Just a guy talking a walk. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Social security's an entitlement. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': That's what the people who get their checks every month think. :'''C.J.''': That's one way to make the shutdown seem real to the country -- don't mail eleven million checks. :'''Will''': It'd be catastrophic if we don't fix this. :'''Toby''': [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|FDR]] will rise from the dead? :'''Will''': Millions of angry grandparents are going to march on Washington, burn us in effigy. :'''Toby''': Josh is on it. :'''Will''': Thousands of grannies in walkers, tens of thousands of ancient veterans on oxygen, singing "We Shall Overcome." :'''Toby''': Josh is taking care of it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Well, I'm not going to negotiate with anyone who holds a gun to my head. We had a deal. I don't care if my approval ratings drop into single digits. I am the President of the United States, and I will leave the government shut down until we come to an equitable agreement. === ''[[w:Abu el Banat|Abu el Banat]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Are you people trying to kill me? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': We're trying to make sure you can move to Oregon and kill yourself. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': There are pages turned down with Post-its to tell you which of your relatives the gifts are for. If you're happy with the choices you should initial at the X. If you're not happy with the choices, you should remember how this goes when you try to do this yourself. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I like the polar fleece stuff. :'''Donna''': Who's in charge of shopping? :'''Josh''': You are. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': ''[to Josh]'' You have to go back and tell him no. In no uncertain terms. Draw a picture if you need it. A ballot in a circle with a line through it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': She dumped a Rhodes Scholar for this guy. Zoey left Charlie for the frog. Ellie and the guitar player with the purple van. My children choose morons, every one. :'''[[w:Debbie Fiderer|Debbie]]''': They say daughters look for their fathers. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': You know, 15 years ago, we took a trip to Egypt, all five of us, saw the [[w:Egyptian pyramids|pyramids]] and [[w:Luxor|Luxor]], then headed up into the [[w:Mount Sinai|Sinai]]. We had a guide, a [[w:Bedouin|Bedouin]] man, who called me "Abu el Banat." Whenever we'd meet another Bedouin, he'd introduce me as "Abu el Banat." The Bedouin would laugh and laugh and then offer me a cup of tea. And I'd go and pay them for the tea, and they wouldn't let me. "Abu el Banat" means "father of daughters." They thought the tea was the least they could do. === ''[[w:The Stormy Present|The Stormy Present]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Toby. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Yeah. :'''C.J.''': Is there something you wanted? :'''Toby''': World peace? :'''C.J.''': Toby, I'm not protecting you. Go hide from the President somewhere else. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': Who needs [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]]? I'm on my way to hell at 30,000 feet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Prince Bitar''': Mr. President, when these schoolboys protest, when they truly wish to denounce us, you know what they say? ''[pause]'' They call us Americans. <hr width="50%"/> :'''President Newman''': You start saddling up camels in every country in the Middle East then you better be prepared to spend the next 50 years sifting through sand because this isn't a quick run on the beach, Jed. This is the new world order. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': When we were elected, I really thought we were going to own the place, do it differently, better. Now I realize the men on this plane are the only others who have been there before, who really know. === ''[[w:The Benign Prerogative|The Benign Prerogative]]'' === :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': A lot of them, their judges spoke at their sentencing about the harshness of what they had to impose.... Scrutinize away. You tell me? Do we toss out Daisy Aimes, mother of three... had a boyfriend who stored a kilo in her closet. She's done eight years and is facing eleven more. That's longer than rapists and child molesters get.... I don't see a list anymore. These are people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I will never surrender in the [[w:War on Drugs|War on Drugs]], but if you are consistently getting slaughtered on the battlefield, you've probably misjudged your enemy. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': C.J., with the press - could you ever trust a reporter? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Is this the beginning of a joke? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': If it was you whispering pardons in his ear, it was the right thing. :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': I don't whisper, Leo. That's not how it works between us. My job is to help Jed be as good a President as he is a man. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': I can't dress for this thing without you. Which one screams "dominance"? :'''Abbey''': Do I get to wear it afterwards? :'''Bartlet''': No comment. === ''[[w:Slow News Day|Slow News Day]]'' === :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': More college kids think they'll see UFOs than Social Security checks. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': But they don't tell you how many believe in UFOs; that's the number we ought to be worried about. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[about Social Security]'' If it becomes public we've even discussed this, both sides will go crazy. It'll jeopardize our whole agenda on the Hill. :'''Toby''': What if I do it? I'll do all the negotiating. You'll have total deniability. No one else in this building has to know. :'''Bartlet''': And if it blows up, I'm supposed to pretend we've never met? :'''Toby''': We'll always have Paris. ''[beat]'' Mr. President, life expectancy's rising. The biggest generation, ever, is retiring and we don't have the money! Every year we wait means we have to cut deeper, take away more, 'til Social Security's not enough to live on... 'til retirement's a one- way ticket to a flop house. We have an opening. There's seventeen ways to fix it. Twenty years of blue ribbon commissions have told us how. This isn't a government program, it is a moral covenant. We don't want to be the administration that saves it from oblivion? We don't want that legacy? :'''Bartlet''': Social Security is the [[w:Third rail of politics|third rail of American politics]]. Touch it, and you die. :'''Toby''': That's 'cause the [[w:third rail|third rail]]'s where all the power is. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': We have nothing to announce today. No policy, no summit meetings, not even a warm front meeting up with a cold front. We've been over this. We need a hard news announcement each and every day, or the press runs amok. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': This is Toby's job. What am I, the White House complaint center? :'''C.J.''': You run the policy shop. Besides, Toby's avoiding me. :'''Josh''': Maybe no news is good news. :'''C.J.''': If we're not running offense, we're running defense, and if we're playing defense, then there's some clever sports analogy that explains what happens then.... :'''Josh''': We're screwed. :'''C.J.''': That'll do... <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': There's a reason we have a chain of command. So people don't take flyers and I don't hand you their resignations. :'''Bartlet''': I wanted to believe he could do it. I wanted to believe as much as he did. :'''Leo''': This isn't [[w:Never-never Land|Never-never Land]], sir. Believing is not enough. :'''Bartlet''': You would've stopped it. :'''Leo''': Because it's my job. :'''Bartlet''': It's my life, Leo. I'm the one who's accountable. And not in the morning papers, not in the Democratic cloakroom, but in 50 or a 100 years when Tuesday's poll samples have crumbled into dust. :'''Leo''': You can't will yourself a legacy. :'''Bartlet''': You think there's a room at the Smithsonian for guys who never even tried? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': Closest we've been to a deal in 20 years and it breaks down over who we approached first. :'''Josh''': If you approach the Republicans, he's a right-wing sell out, if you approach the Democrats, he's a fire-breathing partisan. :'''Leo''': Hard enough caving on principle without ''looking'' like you're caving on principle. :'''Josh''': And, we have a little problem called the Wall Street Journal. :'''Bartlet''': We don't take credit. :'''Leo''': What? :'''Bartlet''': We don't take credit at all. :'''Toby''': It's the only way. :'''Bartlet''': They approached each other. Bi-partisan down the line. No one can say I'm setting anyone up. :'''Leo''': Mr. President, a victory like this comes along once in a generation. :'''Josh''': We'll have practically saved the [[w:New Deal|New Deal]] and no one will even know we were in the room. :'''Toby''': ''We'll'' know. And if we don't do this... if this system collapses, which is what'll happen, if we go back to breadlines, if growing old in America means growing poor again ... we'll know that, too. :'''Josh''': There is no such thing as an invisible legacy, sir. :'''Leo''': You have to know you'd be giving it away. :'''Bartlet''': All day we've been talking about my legacy, my portrait, what's going to be carved on my tombstone. Maybe we pay a little more attention to what's being rendered. And the rendering takes care of itself. === ''[[w:The Warfare of Genghis Khan|The Warfare of Genghis Khan]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I thought when the Soviet Union fell, we could actually have disarmament. You go from trying to get rid of these weapons altogether to holding your breath that one doesn't go off on your watch. Strike another goal off the list. <hr width="50%"/> :'''McNally''': Sir, given the volatility of the region, a secret test would be how Iran would certainly proceed. :'''Bartlet''': All right, let's put our cards on the table. What helped keep the Cold War cold was a sense of moral restraint that these weapons were too terrible to use. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': That restraint won't exist in jihadists who strap bombs to their chests and enter nightclubs. :'''Sliger''': There are moderate elements on the ascendancy in Iran. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': "In the Koran, God commanded to kill the wicked and those who do not see the rights of the oppressed and to murder them. If we abide by the Koran, all of us should mobilize to kill." Televised address by President Alijani: Moderate. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': So, I had this meeting with [[w:NASA|NASA]] this morning. :'''Leo''': What a waste, since the moon. My generation never got the future it was promised... Thirty-five years later, cars, air travel is exactly the same. We don't even have the [[w:Concorde|Concorde]] anymore. Technology stopped. :'''Josh''': The personal computer... :'''Leo''': A more efficient delivery system for gossip and pornography? Where's my jet pack, my colonies on the Moon? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': [[w:Voyager program|Voyager]], in case it's ever encountered by extraterrestrials, is carrying photos of life on earth, greetings in fifty-five languages, and a collection of music from Gregorian chant to [[w:Chuck Berry|Chuck Berry]], including "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" by 1920s bluesman [[w:Blind Willie Johnson|Blind Willie Johnson]], whose stepmother blinded him at seven by throwing lye in his eyes after his father beat her for being with another man. He died penniless of pneumonia after sleeping bundled in wet newspapers in the ruins of his house that burned down, but his music just left the solar system. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': It's telling that the physicists involved in the creation of these weapons became the most fervid opponents of their use. [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]], [[Robert Oppenheimer|Oppenheimer]], [[Leó Szilárd|Szilárd]]. [[Hans Bethe]] wrote, "If we fight a war and win it with H-Bombs, what history will remember is not the ideals we were fighting for, but the methods used to accomplish them. These methods will be compared to the warfare of [[w:Genghis Khan|Genghis Khan]] who brutally killed every last inhabitant of [[w:Persia|Persia]]." === ''[[w:An Khe (The West Wing)|An Khe]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': That was fun! Sanctimonious little guttersnipe sent a great big fat one up and over the plate. Health care reform! From a guy who's still on the fence about the application of leeches! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': [[All About Eve|Eve Harrington]] in penny loafers here just corrected me in front of the President. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Were you wrong? :'''Josh''': That's not the point. :'''Donna''': What is the point? :'''Josh''': I'm going into my office now. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carol''': Toby and Josh are in your office. :'''C.J.''': What do they want? :'''Carol''': To make fun of you, I think. :'''C.J.''': And you let them in? :'''Carol''': And made them coffee. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': Taylor Reid was talking about your spin on the decline in manufacturing jobs and he said... :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': 'The tall lady's back to telling tall tales.' :'''C.J.''': The tall lady.... Carol, call 'The Taylor Reid Show' and book me on the next open slot. I'm going to reach down and rip off his puny, little face. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': Congressman Wendt, who single-handedly blocked our tax credit to expand child care to working families, is attempting to bind the feet of your entire gender with his paleo-chauvinist stay-at-home mom tax cut. :'''C.J.''': I'm going to read the bill and supporting materials. :'''Josh''': What if you just kick up a cloud of dust about the revenue impact and mention that he's the Darth Vader of child care? === ''[[w:Full Disclosure (The West Wing)|Full Disclosure]]'' === :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': ''[to Ed & Larry]'' This meeting's about politics. Facts won't help. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': What do I need to catch up on? :'''Toby''': The President signed a school vouchers bill for D.C. :'''C.J.''': Are you kidding? I leave the building for an hour and he switches parties. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': Promise me something. :'''C.J.''': What? :'''Toby''': You'll never let them make a list of my screw-ups. They wouldn't have enough paper. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': When you run for President, the press is going to find some of those women. And if you try to attack them, if you get your opposition research team working on them, if you try to destroy them, if you try to say they're all bimbos and liars, then I'll be standing right there with them, and I'll be ready to take anything you or your people throw at me, anything. So don't make me tell the truth about you because it will be the whole truth. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Check with Margaret about the [[w:Diplomatic Reception Room (White House)|Mural Room]]. :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': The Vice President has it. :'''Toby''': For what? :'''Will''': He's the Vice President, Toby. I don't have to justify his using a room. :'''Toby''': Of course not. For what? === ''[[w:Eppur Si Muove (The West Wing)|Eppur Si Muove]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': I'm sorry but can we really justify spending $800,000 on 'A Bio-Cultural Approach to the Study of Female Sexual Fantasy and Genital Arousal'? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': How can we afford not to? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': Would you like me to do interviews with the Press Corps? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': God, no. They're the most cynical bastards on the planet. You need to get beyond the Washington echo chamber and speak right to the people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': This conversation would be a whole lot easier if I weren't fighting my way through a cloud of [[w:Obsession_(perfume)#Fragrances|Obsession]]. :'''C.J.''': There's no cloud. :'''Toby''': It's about to precipitate out. It's about to rain Obsession. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mark Hayden''': You still smarting I had to carry your ass through Con Law? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You did not have to carry-- :'''Mark Hayden''': You thought strict scrutiny was a pickup technique. :'''Josh''': Hey, it worked on Pam Sussman. I mean, not that well. How is your lovely wife? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Abbey''': So, what was it? The tube top to meet the Queen of England, or the low-rise jeans with the North Korean delegation? :'''C.J.''': Mrs. Bartlet, the press didn't know what to make of you before the MS became public. You've never been the traditional hat-knitting President's wife. :'''Abbey''': Oh, shoot. Was that in the handbook? Maybe just get me a photographer and seven years' worth of yarn. === ''[[w:The Supremes (The West Wing)|The Supremes]]'' === :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': So why a racial preference and not an economic one? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Because affirmative action is about a legacy of racial oppression. :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': It's about compromising admission standards. :'''Charlie''': That's bull. Excuse me. It's about leveling the playing field after 300 years... :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': See, this is where the liberal argument goes off the tracks. You get stuck in the past. Now, you want to come back at me with "Grading is based on past performance, but admissions should be based on potential, on how a candidate may thrive with this sort of opportunity, and studies show that affirmative action admits have a higher predisposition to contribute to society." :'''Charlie''': Hang on, I've gotta write this down. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': If... If we were gonna try this. What would be the plan? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': We give the President and Leo the name. We bring Christopher Mulready in. We bring Lang back in. Hopefully the two of them woo the pants off the President, and he agrees to the deal without noticing he's standing in the gaze of history, pantless. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': Who's at the top of the list? ''[sees Bartlet's hesitation]'' If I leaked it, would they believe me? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Brad Shelton. :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': ''[hesitant]'' Really. :'''Bartlet''': You don't like him? :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': He's a fine jurist. And in the event that Carmine, Lafayette, Hoyt, Clark, and Brannagan all dropped dead, the middle would still be well tended. :'''Bartlet''': ''[Chuckling]'' You want another Brady. :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': Sure. Just like you'd like another Ashland, who wouldn't? The court was at it's best when Brady was fighting Ashland. :'''Bartlet''': Plenty of good law written by the voices of moderation. :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': Who writes the extraordinary dissent? The one man minority decision whose time hasn't come but 20 years later, some circuit court clerk digs it up at 3 in the morning. Brennan rallying against censorship, Harlans jeremiad on Jim Crow. :'''Bartlet''': Maybe you someday. :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': Hm. They can't put me on The Court. Just like you can't put Evelyn Lang on The Court. It's Sheltons from here on in. :'''Bartlet''': There are 4000 protesters outside this building, worried about who is going to land in that seat. We can't afford to alienate all of them. :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': We all have our roles to play, Sir. Yours is to nominate someone who doesn't alienate people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': I hate to do this, but it's Rina, sir. The girl in the dress with the flowers-- :'''Bartlet''': Just now? :'''Debbie''': Yes. :'''Bartlet''': What'd I call her? :'''Debbie''': Lana. :'''Bartlet''': Who's Lana? :'''Debbie''': I'm guessing an exotic dancer from your spotty youth. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': Where's the Senator? :'''Josh''': He's with C.J. He got me a little drunk. :'''Toby''': Is he leaving? :'''Josh''': I think he's getting C.J. a little drunk. === ''[[w:Access (The West Wing)|Access]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': You begin every day juggling a very precise schedule which completely, completely falls apart by mid-morning. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': One of the hardest things to learn: There are so many true crises, so many lurking situations that could be dangerous for the President, its hard not to get caught up in the adrenaline and make everything lethal. It's more than picking your battles, marshaling your energy. It's about grace under fire. All war metaphors. I guess that's it; being able to tell when its a matter of life or death. === ''[[w:Talking Points (The West Wing)|Talking Points]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Sir, have you read the talking points? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I'm an economist. Some would say half-decent. I don't need a primer on this. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Due respect,sir, your answers on economics can be a bit--- :'''Bartlet''': Polysyllabic? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|CJ]]''': Academic. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': I was going to go with incomprehensible. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Anybody got any crayons so I can color in my Ph. D.? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh Lyman''': We made a promise. :'''Bartlet''': There was a man named [[w:Cnut the Great|Canute]], one of the great Viking kings of the 11th Century. Wanted his people to be aware of his limitations, so he led them down to the sea and [[w:King Canute and the tide|he commanded that the tide roll out]]. It didn't. Who gave us the notion that Presidents can move the economy like a play-toy? That we can do more than talk it up or smooth over the rough spots? It's a lie. What we really owe that union is the truth. :'''Josh''': We run around saying free trade creates high-paying jobs. :'''Bartlet''': And it will. But I've been trying to tell you it's not that simple. :'''Leo''': I'll set up a call with Bill Parsons. :'''Bartlet''': It'd be nice to roll back that tide, wouldn't it? :'''Josh''': Yes, Mr. President, it sure would. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ryan Pierce''': Where you going? :'''Josh''': To meet Congressman McKenna. :'''Ryan Pierce''': That's funny, actually. :'''Josh''': No, it isn't funny. He's a two-bit jerk of a House member. He holds us hostage every time we have a budget or a trade deal, or enough discretionary authority to buy an ice cream cone. I've got the Speaker of the House in ten minutes. I'm gonna smile, bob my head, and stick him in the outbox. :''[The two walk into the [[w:Roosevelt Room|Roosevelt Room]] together]'' :'''Josh''': Beat it. I've got a meeting. :'''Ryan Pierce''': So do I's the thing. :'''Josh''': It's just me and McKenna. :'''Ryan Pierce''': I'm his new Legislative Director. Hi. He figured it'd be leverage enough that he's on two authorizing committees and can stall half your budget priorities. Is this the part where you smile and bob your head? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': 'You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose'.... We run a country; we deal in abstractions. === ''[[w:No Exit (The West Wing)|No Exit]]'' === :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': I'm still laughing. :'''[[w:Jed Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Real reason I went for a second term: couple more years between this gig, the Gridiron, and the Alfalfa Club, I'll be ready for the Def Comedy circuit. :'''Debbie''': I'd hold out for Vegas, sir. :'''Bartlet''': My first Correspondent's Dinner was a nightmare. Bombed. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Put that behind you tonight. :'''Bartlet''': I killed. :''[Bartlet holds out a tissue box to Debbie and she takes a tissue.]'' :'''Bartlet''': They laughed till they cried. They're still crying. :'''Debbie''': Honestly, sir, in my case, it's the pollen count. But for an Anglo-Saxon, you were darn funny. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': He's a featherweight who only looks like a lightweight because he's got you propping him up. :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': He's the heir apparent. :'''Toby''': Don't say 'heir apparent' when we have men in moon suits hermetically sealing the Oval. This is Russell's only shot... A night like this. You're comfortable with that? :'''Will''': Perfectly. Thank you. :'''Toby''': Well, great. :'''Will''': Only shot. :'''Toby''': This and voter fraud, another option. :'''Will''': Yeah, I see. :'''Toby''': Or a mob hit would also work. :'''Will''': Someday there's going to be a newer, younger political operative moving on to your landscape. Somebody up through the ranks from the domestic policy shop, and you'll be able to foist all your jealousy and resentment onto his unsuspecting shoulders and you'll give me a break for three consecutive minutes. :'''Toby''': Jealousy? This is good. :'''Will''': You've had one win in your career, one. And you're looking sunset in the face, and I'm just getting started, and that's eating you apart like some psychological melanoma. :'''Toby''': My jealousy of you? :'''Will''': It's an adrenaline sport and you're exhausted. If you had another fight in you, you'd be grooming Matt Packard or Howard Sturgis and you'd take me down, me and my anemic candidate. But you don't have it. I say this with a great amount of respect. I would be eternally grateful if you would back off. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': Believe me, I love the idea of you ministering to the wayward and unwashed. I don't love you becoming a de facto spokesperson for a load of issues we can't support. :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': I'm not on a lecture tour, I'm seeing patients. :'''Leo''': 'Hello. My name is Clarissa Ponsissa. I'm 14 and sexually active. But I know it's okay, 'cause I got my condoms from the First Lady.' Fox News is throwing a party. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': When I came into office, we knew the word "terrorist." It was in the daily briefing. But we pictured guys with turbans in the desert or some mad survivalist in a cabin in Montana. That party's over. Now anyone with high school chemistry is a potential threat. :'''Debbie''': That's a lot of enemies, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Too many. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': What you wrote for Russell tonight was profoundly disturbing. :'''Will''': Because he upstaged the President? :'''Toby''': Because he might win. :'''Will''': What? :'''Toby''': Who was the first person to shake his hand after the speech tonight? :'''Will''': I wasn't watching. :'''Toby''': Of course you were. :'''Will''': Chuck McGill, they golf. :'''Toby''': In a room full of 600 reporters McGill's not a golf buddy, he's Chairman of Ways and Means. You made a calculation, you positioned him brilliantly. It never for a second crossed my mind before, but if you keep this up he might win. :'''Will''': Thanks. :'''Toby''': It wasn't a compliment. You need to get the hell out of there. You're grooming this clown for a win and then what? :'''Will''': Four more years. A better prescription drug plan, maybe the educational overhaul you guys can't seem to get off the ground. :'''Toby''': With [[w:Howdy Doody|Howdy Doody]] at the helm? :'''Will''': This isn't a dictatorship. There are hundreds of people running this White House. The salient detail being they're all Democrats. You most of all... :'''Toby''': There are no launch codes at my desk! At the event of what I perceive to be a threat, I can't deploy troops to invade so much as a seven-eleven. I don't care who you surround this guy with, he's going to wield a tremendous amount of power. :'''Will''': He'll be fine. The Party wants a win. 60 million Democrats want... :'''Toby''': Winning is easy. :'''Will''': You only hit it once, and maybe never again. :'''Toby''': Because you back the guy who should win, not the guy who ''will'' win. I backed a man of vision, who's still hanging on to his integrity with his teeth. You're damn straight I won't win again. :'''Will''': There has to be a future, Toby. Someone will take the torch. You will despise the very notion of them whoever they may be. :'''Toby''': Go find someone you can honestly respect. Groom him. :'''Will''': I'll comb the countryside. :'''Toby''': We went to Hokumville, New Hampshire, to find one, yeah. Comb the countryside. :'''Will''': You go. If it's so important, you go. ''[pause]'' That's what I thought. === ''[[w:Gaza (The West Wing)|Gaza]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Say you're from Minnesota. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I'm from Minnesota. :'''C.J.''': No, we're pretending you're from there. :'''Toby''': We're not actually. :'''C.J.''': And you'd like prescription drugs from Canada. :'''Toby''': What do I have? :'''C.J.''': Not important. :'''Toby''': It could be clouding my judgment. :'''C.J.''': You're no fun anymore. :'''Toby''': ''I'm'' having fun. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Kate Harper|Kate]]''': Leo. You wanted to see me? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Yeah, listen. With Nancy McNally out of the country, you're going to have to be our go-to... I was gonna say "guy". The problem with English: "guy" is wrong, "gal" is patronizing, and "person" sounds arch. :'''Kate''': "Go-to-guy" is fine. :'''Leo''': Good, 'cause you're it. Which is a lot to throw at you weeks into the job. I want you to know you have my and the President's full support. :'''Kate''': I appreciate your confidence. :'''Leo''': We'll need you to coordinate all the intelligence agencies, including the FBI and CIA. You may have heard: they don't play nicely together. :'''Kate''': Well, boys will be boys. :'''Leo''': And don't be afraid to knock heads together. We don't want petty turf wars slowing down the intel. :'''Harper''': I'll keep on 'em. :'''Leo''': You run into resistance, you let me know. :'''Kate''': I hope that won't be necessary. :'''Leo''': Another thing: the President's not crazy about the DCI. It's chemical; just rubs him the wrong way. :'''Kate''': Okay. :'''Leo''': This isn't gossip; it's guidance. If the CIA's got something, the Director's not always the most effective vessel for communicating it. :'''Kate''': I'll make sure to underline anything I think is significant. :'''Leo''': We just need you to be all over this. State, Defense. You're the White House point... person. :'''Kate''': I won't let you down. Oh, and on that whole language score: I was in the military. I "manned" battleships, was "one of the boys," occasionally was exhorted to "drop my ...," you know, and "grab my socks." I've made my peace with the colloquial. :'''Leo''': Okay. :'''Kate''': Just between us girls. Thanks, Leo. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': ''[on the phone]'' Are you kidding? Do you know the term "decent interval"? Go away. ''[hangs up]'' Magley from the DNC, wants to talk about who to run for the two vacant House seats. :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': You're joking. :'''Toby''': They're still picking up pieces of these guys over there, he's talking about DeSantos' poachable district. :'''Will''': What's he calling you for? :'''Toby''': He thought Josh'd be upset about Donna being in the car. I guess he figured since my ex-wife was only almost blown up that I'd be only almost upset. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kate''': One reason some people say nothing can happen till these guys are gone is the feeling they both may be stuck in old attitudes or assumptions. There was a time when Palestinians and all Arabs wanted to drive Jews into the sea, but some would argue that time's past. :'''Will''': Listen to some Arab broadcasts. :'''C.J.''': Rabble-rousing to distract their street. :'''Kate''': I'm not sure any credible Arab leader truly expects Israel's demise anymore, not even the Chairman. :'''Leo''': Don't be so sure. :'''Kate''': Well, there's a view that... :'''Will''': Don't keep saying "Some argue" and "There's a view." Can we restrict it to your view? :'''Kate''': Okay. Palestinians are no longer fighting to destroy the Jewish state. They're fighting for a state of their own, a revolutionary struggle against an occupying force, and revolutionaries will outlast and out-die occupiers every time. :'''Will''': I don't know if that's more simplistic or naive. :'''Toby''': It's tribal. It can't be solved. It's [[w:Hatfield–McCoy feud|Hatfield and McCoy]] and there is no end. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jed Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': The Mideast reminds me of that joke about the optimist and the pessimist. The pessimist says "Everything is terrible. It can't get any worse." The optimist says "Oh, yes it can." :'''Kate''': It can get easy to forget that there's a silent majority on both sides who just want to live their lives. :'''Bartlet''': Unfortunately, you spend all your time focusing on what's drowning them out: the invective and bomb blasts. :'''Kate''': Isn't it our ultimate moral responsibility to them? :'''Bartlet''': It's quicksand. An ego trip. :'''Kate''': Sir? :'''Bartlet''': Chasing that [[w:Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]] right down the same sinkhole. :'''Kate''': After 50 years of strife and futility, there's no dishonor in failure. The only dishonor might be not to try. === ''[[w:Memorial Day (The West Wing)|Memorial Day]]'' === :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Listen, we need to make a call on [[w:Oriole Park at Camden Yards|Camden Yards]]. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Huh? :'''Toby''': It's Memorial Day. He's gonna toss out the first pitch at Camden Yards. :'''Josh''': Cancel it. Eh, can't cancel it; sends the wrong message. Ask for a moment of silence. And Toby, he's gotta, you need to take him out with gloves and a ball. :'''Toby''': It's a six foot toss from the stands. It's Little League. :'''Josh''': [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|FDR]] threw from the stands; beaned one of his photographers in '37, extended the [[w:Great Depression|Depression]] by four years. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Damn it, Shira, if I'm going to find the people behind this, I need access to the bomb site, access to the evidence and the cooperation of the [[w:Palestinian National Authority|Palestinian Authority]], three things I cannot get if you keep firing missiles into [[w:Gaza|Gaza]]! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Reporter''': The cuts aren't reflective of the President's attitude on military response in Gaza? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': The cuts are reflective of the fact that Toby Ziegler has never written a five-minute speech in his life. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You know, on May 13th, the day before [[w:Yom Ha'atzmaut|Israeli Independence Day]], the TV stations in Israel screen the names of every soldier who's fallen for the country. A name flashes on the screen for a second or two, then the next name appears, you go to bed, you get up, the names are still flashing. That's how they observe Memorial Day. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': The country wants action. Bringing Farat back to the table-- :'''Bartlet''': I'm not saying it's [[w:Camembert|Camembert]] and wine, I'm saying it's what we got! Tell Hutchison to find a way to get Nassan without taking out a city block, I'll launch the damn missile myself! == Season Six == === ''[[w:NSF Thurmont (The West Wing)|NSF Thurmont]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Just skip to the part that's going to piss me off :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': That's going to be all of it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': He doesn't like chaos. We bomb some apartment building in [[w:Gaza|Gaza]] or a camp in Syria there'll be consequences. And we can't tell him what they're going to be. Will we get drawn into a war in the Middle East? Will suicide bombers be climbing onto buses in [[w:Passaic, New Jersey|Passaic, New Jersey]] instead on [[w:Tel Aviv|Tel Aviv]] and [[w:Haifa|Haifa]]? ...The President is looking for answers and we don't have them. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': They want peace but I have to blow something up first? :'''Leo''': I think they are willing to haggle on the peace part. :'''Bartlet''': That usually work in the past? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': Sir, the [[w:Carrier Strike Group Nine|Lincoln Battle Group]] will be in position sometime tonight; they're awaiting your order to strike Nassan and the Syrian camps in the morning. :'''Bartlet''': What? :'''Leo''': We can't wait for Farrad. The risk of losing Khaleel Nassan is too great. We have intel linking Iran to the martyrs, it's sketchy in spots, but overall it's a compelling case. I'm recommending you include Iran in the attack. :'''Bartlet''': General Alexander went ahead with plans for these bombings? :'''Leo''': At your request. :'''Bartlet''': I said I'd consider it when the time was appropriate! I did not ask– :'''Leo''': He was trying to anticipate your eventual need, sir. At my urging...Mr. President, please, Congress, the Joint Chiefs, the American public, your own staff, ''everyone'' disagrees with your assessment of the situation. :'''Bartlet''': Killing Palestinians isn't going to make us feel safer. They'll kill more of us, then we'll have to kill more of them. It's Russian Roulette with a fully-loaded gun! :'''Leo''': We can't allow terrorists to murder our citizens– :'''Bartlet''': Why would they do it? ''Why'' would Palestinians murder American government officials? They never have before. They're deliberately provoking us, Leo. They know that we have to retaliate. They've studied us; they want us to overreact. :'''Leo''': This isn't overreacting. It's the appropriate, balanced... :'''Bartlet''': Tell me how this ends, Leo! You want me to start something that may have serious repercussions on American foreign policy for decades, but ''you don't know how it ends!'' :'''Leo''': We don't always know how it ends! ''[pause]'' The [[w:USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|Lincoln]] will be in position in a few hours, and then you are going to have to give the go-ahead for the bombings. :'''Bartlet''': Or what? <hr width="50%"/> :'''CJ''': You ever look around and think 'If we're the ones in charge, this country's in a hell of a lot of trouble?' :'''Toby''': 'Til I spend time with the other guys. === ''[[w:The Birnam Wood|The Birnam Wood]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Whether you choose to do this today or ten years from today, you will face the same geography, the same neighbors, the same ancient animosities. More years of bloodshed and pain will not change those facts. The only path to a real and lasting peace is through negotiation. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mukarat''': They've done everything in their power to undermine moderate leadership. Don't they understand when they blow up leaders of [[w:Hamas|Hamas]] with bombs, all those Palestinian homes, they only make them stronger? Boys and girls, they no longer want to be doctors, teachers, engineers. Now, they all want to be martyrs. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': I can't support this decision. For a short period, we may be welcome. But what happens when we have to start kicking in doors? Declare martial law? Enforce curfews? :'''Bartlet''': Once they establish a rule of law, and their economy settles down, they'll be quiet. :'''Leo''': This isn't a romp in the desert! You're committing American lives to something that may go on for ''decades''! :'''Bartlet''': ''[angrily, nearly shouting]'' How are we not involved now?! ''[suddenly goes quiet, looking back at the house, then, quieter, shaking his head]'' We can't keep having this argument. :'''Leo''': No, sir, we can't. If my counsel is no longer of use to you, perhaps... :'''Bartlet''': So, if I disagree with your advice, you have to threaten me? :'''Leo''': This is your own [[w:League of Nations|League of Nations]], and it will ruin you like it ruined [[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson]]. :'''Bartlet''': Okay. I'll need your successor in place before you leave. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Kate Harper|Kate]]''': The tragedy is that the Palestinians and the Jews are so much alike. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': How's that? :'''Kate''': All through history no one's wanted either of them. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Any ideas on how to break the logjam? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Too bad Congress isn't here. They'd just cook the books and hold a press conference. === ''[[w:Third-Day Story|Third-Day Story]]'' === :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': ''[about Leo's heart attack]'' Stress actually restricts the flow of blood to the coronary arteries. What I'm saying is it's physiological. Unless you wanted him meditating his way through intelligence briefings and sleeping in a flotation device... There's nothing you did– :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I fired him. :'''Abbey''': What? :'''Bartlet''': Last night at Camp David, I fired him. What does that do to the flow of blood? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': We're fumbling. Our diplomatic strategy is a game of telephone. :'''Bartlet''': Read the coverage. We're doing fine. :'''Toby''': Today, sure, and the second day's story is how you pulled it off. But the third-day story is that Congress doesn't want to pay, that our coalition's fraying, that the spokes are coming off the wheels– :'''Bartlet''': It's a couple of days. This was totally unexpected. :'''Toby''': No, it wasn't. Not with Leo's history with alcohol, with pills. Mr. President, surely you had a process in place. :'''Bartlet''': Not for this. You think we'd even be doing this without him? :'''Toby''': No, sir, but Leo is one person and there are 290 million more and they come first. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Abbey''': You think this is your fault? It's not. :'''Bartlet''': He's my best friend. I'm not the kind of person who has best friends. :'''Abbey''': Because your life is your work, and so is his; your work. :'''Bartlet''': What are you trying to say? :'''Abbey''': You chose this; both of you. You're running a country, for God's sake, not a tree house. :'''Bartlet''': Well, Leo stays in the tree house if he wants to. We'll work around his recovery; half-days, whatever it takes. :'''Abbey''': He's not going to work half days. He's not going to work around his recovery. He's not going to do whatever it takes. :'''Bartlet''': That's his decision. :'''Abbey''': And we know what that decision is going to be. :'''Bartlet''': So I should wake him up and fire him again? Because it worked so well the first time? :'''Abbey''': Let's talk about ''this'' time. You've got to keep him out of that job. He'll kill himself for you if you don't. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': I'd like to know why my [[w:United States Secretary of the Treasury|Treasury Secretary]]'s on national television denouncing a tax cut I never saw because of an estimate I never asked for. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': We did offer to brief you on the details. :'''Bartlet''': Brief me now. :'''Josh''': We're not quite ready to brief you on the details. :'''Bartlet''': Because you made a complete hash of it; the Leadership's sole request before taking up peacekeeping. :'''Toby''': We're close to 60 Democratic votes. :'''Josh''': It's just that you might face a decision about the fall legislative agenda. :'''Bartlet''': What is that? :'''Toby''': Would you prefer a bill to appoint an American monarch... :'''Josh''': ...or a ban on the institution of marriage, except in casinos and department stores. :'''Bartlet''': You tell the [[w:Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker]] and the [[w:Majority leader|Majority leader]] that with my newfound royal authority, with all my free time now that my marriage has been banned, and with the support of every [[w:NATO|NATO]] member in my pocket I'm sending those peacekeepers to the Middle East. If Congress wants to feed them, pay them, or ever bring them back, that's entirely up to them. :'''Toby''': I assume we're free to play with the language on that. :'''Bartlet''': We're done here. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Mr. President. :'''Bartlet''': A morphine drip, and we can skip the formalities. I might get one myself... wheel it into meetings with the joint chiefs. You're not fired, Leo. You can delegate, work part-time. Bring the morphine with you for all I care. :'''Leo''': You... You remember... what you told me... when you offered me the job? :'''Bartlet''': "I need you to jump off a cliff." :'''Leo''': And I did. And I'd do it again. But you need a new... chief of staff. :'''Bartlet''': We came here to put the job first. Spend our lives for something that would outlast us. I just thought we'd have a longer line of credit is all. I'm gonna need that list of names. :'''Leo''': Only one name. === ''[[w:Liftoff (The West Wing)|Liftoff]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[to Margaret]'' You're an odd woman and I've never quite understood you. But you are extremely capable and you run this office like a Swiss watch. And you're tall, which is reassuring. Leo may need you and if he does, that's okay. But if he's willing to part with you, I hope you'll stay. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': C.J., wow this is hard. Couldn't be happier that you got this gig. But I think it's just time for me to go. Six years is a - I just thinks it's time for me to move on, and this is my letter of resignation to the President. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I don't want to pile on, but working for one of my closest friends is, I think, I'm not going to be at my best. :''[Toby and Josh put down letters]'' :'''C.J.''': Josh, you can't... ''[looks at Josh, then Toby]'' :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I'm sorry to barge in. :'''C.J.''': Mr. President, can I have just a minute? :'''Bartlet''': I'll make this quick. I don't know if I'm comfortable working this closely with a woman. Maybe it's time for me to call it a day, give the VP a chance to steer the ship. :''[C.J. looks confused; after a moment, Toby starts giggling, which sets everyone off, and C.J. realizes the prank]'' :'''Bartlet''': ''[to Toby]'' You're weak. You have a weak will. You should have held it. See if she pulled out the [[w:Continuity of government|Continuity of Government]] plan. :'''Will''': He cracked up at the mere suggestion of the VP... :'''Toby''': ''[Still giggling uncontrollably]'' I had a whole thing on spending time with my kids, I went up. :'''C.J.''': You are bad, bad men. :'''Bartlet''': In the service of a vengeful god. :'''Will''': On behalf of the Vice President and myself and every man who's ever had a [[w:Wonder Woman|Wonder Woman]] fantasy, it's a bright day. :'''C.J.''': Get out. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': You got the energy quarterly? :'''Bartlet''': I got it right here, thank you. :'''C.J.''': I'd like it back. :'''Bartlet''': How about you get your own copy? :'''C.J.''': We're not ready to assess domestic nuclear storage facilities, sir. The team hasn't evaluated all the options and I haven't presented you with complete information. :'''Bartlet''': You don't think this is a good start? :'''C.J.''': I think it's you doing my job for me. You're looking at this based on [[w:United States Department of Defense|DOD]]'s call. Their perspective is valid, but it's only one perspective, and until we've gathered all the others, if you need something to read, I recommend the new [[Benjamin Franklin]] bio. It's a real page turner. ''[Grabs papers and begins to exit]'' Thank you, Mr. President. :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': What was that? :'''Bartlet''': I just got spanked. :'''Debbie''': Hmm... Sorry I missed it. She still nervous? :'''Bartlet''': I don't think so, no. === ''[[w:The Hubbert Peak|The Hubbert Peak]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[to C.J.]'' I'm noticing a distinct slackening of awe, a certain lack of trembling in my presence. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': On a scale of 1 to 10 - 10 being C.J. and 1 being a chimp throwing feces - where do I rank? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Annabeth Schott|Annabeth]]''': How do you get women? Briefing the press is a seduction. :'''Toby''': Briefing the press isn't a seduction. It's war! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': My testosterone is flying. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Try not to get it on anyone. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Annabeth''': ''[about Josh]'' He totaled a hybrid with an SUV. He's like an eco-terrorist in reverse. === ''[[w:The Dover Test (The West Wing)|The Dover Test]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': One difference between the [[Mahatma Gandhi|Mahatma]] and myself. I warn you there are others. You may browbeat me into using the breath spirometer. You may mother me about wound care. You may dole out the Vicodin like my AA sponsor. You may even entertain me with nutrition lectures. :'''Nurse''': You need to eat. :'''Leo''': You may not - may not - offer fashion advice. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': I wasn't heroic. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': 'Settle for less?' This is from the guys that are running Bob Russell for President? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You're too good at this. You can't just walk away. :'''Santos''': Watch me. === ''[[w:A Change is Gonna Come (The West Wing)|A Change is Gonna Come]]'' === :'''[[w:List of The West Wing politicians#Executive_branch|Hoynes]]''': ''[to Josh]'' It's time to start leading. You're never going to be Leo McGarry to Jed Bartlet. But you can be Leo to me. I'm running for President. I want you with me. I want you to run my campaign. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bernard''': Did you pick out that tie, or is it government-issue? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': My sister bought me this tie. :'''Bernard''': The things we put up with for family. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I'm going to need a converter for China, and I can't find my garment bag. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': I think baggage claim is in the next terminal over. :'''Josh''': You used to love it when I couldn't dress myself without you. :'''Donna''': I used to love peppermint ice cream, too, but now those little pieces of candy, they get stuck in your teeth in a way that I find irritating. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': ''[to C.J.]'' Sure. I'll start pulling together the briefing packets for you. Come on, you're going; you need Toby to deal with the press. Somebody's got to man the fort here. I'm fine staying. You're his guy. You're in the room, in the chair. He needs you. That's how it was with Leo; that's how it's supposed to be. === ''[[w:In the Room|In the Room]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': ''[to Josh]'' He's smart enough to take your advice... Bob Russell might be the next President of the United States. You get in now, you can make him the candidate you want him to be. After that we make him the President we need him to be. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Ever see [[w:Arnold Vinick|Arnie Vinick]] campaign? He'll go into those high school gymnasiums in Iowa and New Hampshire and blow them all away. He'll shake every hand in the joint, kiss every baby, hug every widow on Social Security and sound smarter and more honest than any Republican they've ever seen. Because he is. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Will''': ''[About Bob Russell]'' He's not stupid. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': That's your bumper sticker? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Penn Jillette|Penn Jillette]]''': What if we burned a flag, not in protest, but in celebration of the very freedoms that allow us to burn a flag - the freedoms that everyone who has ever worked in this magnificent building has pledged to preserve and protect? :'''Josh Lyman''': ''[taken aback]'' Did you go to law school? :'''Penn Jillette''': No, clown school. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[woken by his staff, in his cabin on Air Force One]'' I thought you were gonna let me rest. :'''C.J.''': I'm so sorry, sir. State just got a heads-up from the [[w:International Atomic Energy Agency|IAEA]] that they're gonna report tomorrow that the [[w:South Korea|South Korean]] government has admitted to conducting an experiment to enrich uranium. ''[as C.J. is talking, Bartlet is looking down at his legs and his arm, in some realization]'' South Korea is not releasing any details. We need you to get on the phone and get the [[w:President of South Korea|President]] to come clean. We can't ask [[w:China|China]] to help stop [[w:North Korea|North Korean]] nuclear experiments if the South is doing it too. ''[she picks up a phone]'' Get us a secure line with the South Korean President. :'''Bartlet''': ''[softly]'' C.J....hold it. :'''C.J.''': Sir? :'''Bartlet''': ...I can't move. :''[moments later, the President is taken on a stretcher to another part of the plane]'' :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet#Other Appointments|Surgeon General Griffith]]''': Progressive paralysis, he had trouble with his hands, now it's both legs and his right arm... :'''Bartlet''': ''[sarcastically]'' So much for being staff-dependent in China. :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': Fairbanks is closer, but Anchorage is better-- :'''Bartlet''': I've got better doctors up here than I do down there. :'''C.J.''': Mr. President, we can't take the chance-- :'''Bartlet''': Let's not pretend we didn't know this was gonna happen. :'''C.J.''': No, Mr. President, I didn't know... :'''Bartlet''': I mean, we always knew it was gonna happen someday. I'm ready for it, you better be too. :'''C.J.''': Mr. President, we can't land in China-- :'''Bartlet''': ''[sternly]'' This plane is going to China. That's a direct order from your Commander-in-Chief. === ''[[w:Impact Winter (The West Wing)|Impact Winter]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I'm in one meeting the whole day. All they did was feed me tea made with Tienchi Ginseng and deer horn glue. You see, it's the thing for the nerve damage. But that meant I had to piss every twelve minutes, which is more of an ordeal than it was when I could stand without assistance. The new kid, Curtis, and I are becoming very close. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Margaret Hooper|Margaret]]''': There's someone here from [[w:NASA|NASA]]. He needs to speak to whoever's in charge, and at this point I have no idea who that is. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Maybe, keep the philosophical questions to yourself? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': Cabinet meeting? :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': ...an informal conversation with senior members of the administration. :'''Josh''': President doesn't need the Cabinet swooping in on their shining steeds. :'''Will''': Wanna step into your office or something? :'''Josh''': The president is still running the show, on two continents. Russell can stop with the less than subtle insinuations to the contrary. There will be no cabinet meeting. :'''Will''': It's been announced. You don't think it will be more awkward if it doesn't happen. :'''Josh''': You know what? Watch yourself. You and the candidate. :'''Will''': You done? :'''Josh''': No. Free advice for the campaign trail - stop with the ceaseless mentions of his tennis game. Doesn't make him look young and vigorous, it makes him look like a dilettante who can't settle down with a thick book. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Wheels down in Beijing in a minute or so. :''[Will leaves]'' :'''Josh''': A cabinet meeting. :'''Donna''': You really think all the talk about tennis makes him look flaky? :'''Josh''': No, I think it makes him look young and vigorous. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': I just looked at the tape. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Vinick's announcement? Makes you want to cry like a little girl, doesn't it? :'''Leo''': It's a tough primary for him. I wouldn't tear my shirt yet. :'''Josh''': Russell offered me campaign manager. :'''Leo''': Really? :'''Josh''': Turned him down. Hoynes asked too. :'''Leo''': Popular. You change your cologne or something? :'''Josh''': Think Hoynes could win? :'''Leo''': With Baker out? Russell's got a huge financial advantage. Sitting VP, he's going to raise a lot more money and he's in a position to offer a lot more favors. :'''Josh''': Hoynes is a guy without a job. :'''Leo''': That said, Hoynes is much more experienced in the job that Bob Russell holds, he was elected senator of a huge, complicated, and usually Republican state and Russell got elected representative of a district the size of my thumb. :'''Josh''': Hoynes is smarter than Russell. He'll kick his ass in the debates. :'''Leo''': And he's got more foreign policy experience. It could happen. But you gotta want to work for him and you gotta want him to win. You want that? :'''Josh''': I want to get Jed Bartlet a third term. :'''Leo''': Yeah. What happened to the good old days when a couple of hacks with cigars chose the nominee in a smoke-filled back room? :'''Josh''': They didn't do so bad, did they? Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower. :'''Leo''': We need a back room. :'''Josh''': Well, we just about outlawed smoking and at this point I'm not allowed to look at a cigar. But we're it. You and me. This is the back room. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Wow. Hi. :'''Josh''': How ya doin'? :'''Santos''': You lost? :'''Josh''': Could be. Could be. :'''Santos''': Come on in. :'''Josh''': Um, sorry to bug you at home, but there wasn't time to wait for you to get back to Washington. :'''Santos''': I'm there next week. :'''Josh''': I'm on a bit of a deadline. It's a filing deadline. :'''Santos''': Josh, Josh, Josh. :'''[[w:Helen Santos|Helen]]''': Matt? :'''Josh''': It's a little crazy, I know. :'''Santos''': I'm not running for Congress again, Josh. You came a long way and I'm sorry about that, but it's just... :'''Josh''': I'm not talking about Congress. === ''[[w:Faith Based Initiative|Faith Based Initiative]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': If I'd wanted to exercise, I'd have never become an economist. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Is upholding the sanctity of marriage our job? I raised my right hand and swore an oath to uphold the Constitution. :'''Sen. Wilkinson''': Where was your left hand, Mr. President? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': ''[to Josh, about leaving to run Santos' campaign]'' You can't leave. We're not done here.... You're going to walk into the Oval Office and tell the President you just found a better horse? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': What are you going to do when this is done? :'''Toby''': Whatever I can to stave off the chaos, mayhem and self-interest that lies just beneath our civil disguise. :'''Josh''': So, not the private sector? :'''Toby''': The money would have to be unbelievable. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': I wanted to start this journey in the place where it all started for me. Soon, we will be inundated by the polls, the punditry, and prognostications, all the nonsense that goes with our national political campaigns. Well, none of that matters. This is the place that matters. Because everyday, children walk in to this schoolhouse to glimpse their futures, to ask for hope. They may not know they need it yet, but they do. And I'm here to tell you that hope is real. In a life of trials, in the world of challenges, hope is real. In a country where families go without health care, where some go without food, some don't even have a home to speak of, hope is real. In a time of global chaos and instability where our faiths collide, as often as our weapons, hope is real. Hope is what gives us the courage to take on our greatest challenges, to move forward together. We live in cynical times, I know that. But hope is not up for debate. There is such a thing as false science, there is such a thing as false promises, I am sure I will have my share of false starts. But there is no such thing as false hope. There ''is'' only hope. === ''[[w:Opposition Research|Opposition Research]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[after Santos admits he only became a candidate to get a couple of months of media exposure for his education plan]'' I gave up everything for this! You aren't even in it to win? :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Maybe we have a different definition of winning, Josh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': You're not making it easy. :'''Santos''': Well, you know if we're going to do this, I'm not going to make it easy.... I'm going to push every limit. And that's the campaign you get to run. :'''Josh''': What if I can't make that work? :'''Santos''': Well, then no one can. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': One idea is a big fund raising drive in the Latino community. :'''Santos''': I don't feel comfortable with that right now. :'''Josh''': Its a huge donor base you alone can tap. :'''Santos''': Josh, I don't wanna just be the brown candidate, I want to be the American candidate. :'''Josh''': How do you want to go broke? As the brown candidate or the American candidate? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santos''': I want this to be a campaign of ideas... and these campaigns always wind up being about a candidate's high school transcripts.... You know, if we just took the money the campaign spent on personality contests and partisan side shows, we could solve this country's problems and shut down talk radio, all at the same time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': New Hampshire is about retail politics. People here won't vote for you until you've had coffee in their house five times. === ''[[w:365 Days|365 Days]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': We've been here seven trips around the sun. Done some things we're proud of, things we're less pleased about... It may be time for us to take our own temperature; an internal inventory... What's done. What's undone. What's done that we'd like to undo or do over. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Overwhelming response to the [[w:State of the Union address|State of the Union]]. Thirty-six interruptions for applause. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I don't know what's more embarrassing: that we count them or that I care. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Kate Harper |Kate]]''': It’s not just that it’s futile. I mean, as long as Americans are willing to pay $60 a gram for cocaine some peasant farmer earning $60 a year is going to grow it. It’s just so geopolitically counter-productive. We turn their villages into war-zones, we destroy their land, we poison their families with herbicides, and then we’re surprised when they go vote for the socialists. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': That wasn't very long. :'''Bartlet''': I couldn't sleep. :'''Debbie''': Couldn't or wouldn't? :'''Bartlet''': I have three daughters and a wife; two of whom are also doctors. If you presume I don't get enough of that sort of comment, you're really not using your imagination. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': Everyone's walking around here like we're finished. We have 365 more days.... For both of us, sir, this is our last game. Let's leave it all out on the field. === ''[[w:King Corn (The West Wing)|King Corn]]'' === :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': I read about that education plan you introduced in New Hampshire. That's pretty gutsy stuff. :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Saw the ethanol speech. :'''Vinick''': Well, that wasn't gutsy so much as suicidal. Or so my staff tells me... My staff is very proud. :'''Santos''': Well, if they weren't, I was. :'''Vinick''': You're not an ethanol fan? :'''Santos''': Not until today. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': Making a gallon of ethanol takes almost a gallon of oil. That's like saying using tonic water as an additive reduces our demand for gin. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bob Mayer''': Will you at least look at the ethanol report? :'''Vinick''': It's a classic study of a stupid policy rammed down our throats by special interests. Makes about as much sense as building patio furniture out of corn. But sure, I'll take a look. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Mr Johnson, your platform would include paying the President, the Cabinet and all members of Congress a salary of one dollar a year? :'''Mr. Johnson''': Hell, yeah. Make 'em get a real job. :'''Donna''': And you want to ban motorcycle helmets, color televisions, drop out of the UN, abolish Medicare and totally privatize Social Security? :'''Mr. Johnson''': You gotta get the government out of our damn pockets. :'''Donna''': Sir, are you sure you're a Democrat? === ''[[w:The Wake Up Call|The Wake Up Call]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': All I have in this situation is influence. Influence and relationships. If you take that away from me, I am powerless! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': What? Prime Minister Graty thinks you are an intellectual snob. A Yankee Doodle windbag. Likely as not you would have made things worse. :'''Bartlet''': If an American dies and there is even the slightest suspicion of international intrigue, she's supposed to wake me. :'''Leo''': Since when? If I had used that rule, you'd be dead by now of sleep deprivation. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[about the President's Valentine date]'' You're taking her to the opera? :'''Bartlet''': [[w:Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]'s ''[[w:Otello|Othello]]'', romantic eh? :'''C.J.''': Isn't that the one where the guy kills his wife? :'''Bartlet''': It's in Italian, I'm hoping she won't notice. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': You're not planning on writing a constitution this week? :'''Lessig''': The document is just a beginning. A constitutional democracy succeeds only if the constitution reflects democratic values alive in the citizenry. Which is why our most important job is to instill those values in their leaders through discussion and debate. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': I don't think a strong executive is such a good idea... Half the faculty at Yale Law describes the American Presidential system as one of this country's most dangerous exports... It is a recipe for constitutional breakdown! :'''Lessig''': Well, I can see this is going to be a vibrant discussion. === ''[[w:Freedonia (The West Wing)|Freedonia]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': How about our exclusion from the debates. Let's try that. :'''Ned''': So, what do we do? Film chicken coops and say they're too chicken to debate us? :'''Josh''': I want two volunteers. I want them in giant chicken suits. I want them in my office first thing in the morning. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': We can't afford a huge, glitzy ad buy, so we run something feisty, funny, out-of-the-box. Turns our one minute of prime time into a national sensation. :'''Aide''': Santos on ice skates, wearing a goalie outfit, pledging to defend America? :'''Josh''': ''[pause]'' Closer to the box than that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': ''[in a live TV ad]'' Good evening. I'm running for President and if you don't know who I am, I wouldn't be surprised. I've been shut out of tomorrow night's debate for suggesting that it actually ''be'' a debate and this is the only ad I can afford. I got in this to improve a broken school system, to fix entitlement because they're going bankrupt, to expand health coverage because it will save money if fewer people show up in emergency rooms. What I found is that Presidential campaigns aren't about these things. They're about clawing your opponents' eyes out as long as you don't get tagged for it. So how about this: I will never say anything about my opponents or anything about anything without saying it myself, right into the camera. You might not get to hear much of me but when you do, you'll know I stand by it. I'm Matt Santos and you better believe I approve this ad. === ''[[w:Drought Conditions|Drought Conditions]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': You want me to hire Cliff Calley? No. He's the wrong choice. And he's irritating. And he's obnoxious. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': That's worked for us in the past. :''[Josh yells angrily outside door]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': ''[after seeing that Margaret is quite pregnant]'' Am I seeing things? or is she... :'''C.J.''': Very. :'''Josh''': Wow. I didn't know she was pregnant. :'''Leo''': She's pregnant. :'''Josh''': I didn't even know she was married... ''[beat; Leo and C.J. stare at him]'' Right. How is the President doing? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Cliff Calley|Cliff]]''': I turned you down. :'''C.J.''': Nobody turns us down. We're like the Mob, only less violent. Ultimately responsible for more death and destruction. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Sometimes I think, what if I were at [[w:UNICEF|UNICEF]] or [[w:United Way|United Way]] pulling together the AIDS fight, or back in New York turning the public school system around? Would that be a more effective use of my 24 hours? Not this. Not pushing on the ocean. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': You are no longer the guy who picks losing candidates and ushers them to their principled end. You're the guy who takes good men and makes them great. You and Josh, you still think you're terriers barking at the heels of the party. You ''are'' the party. Rafferty's a spoiler, shouldn't be in the race. :'''Toby''': I'm not sitting this one out, Leo. :'''Leo''': Don't. But don't pretend you're still an outsider with a ponytail and a dream, you work in the White House... Your brother didn't have any more fight in him. You still do. === ''[[w:A Good Day (The West Wing)|A Good Day]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': ''[on the tiff with Canada]'' The Vice President advocates a hard line. :'''[[w:Kate Harper|Kate]]''': Permanent lockout in the NHL? Maple syrup embargo? Turn off [[w:Niagara Falls|Niagara Falls]]? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kate''': ''[to the Canadian ambassador]'' Ambassador, listen carefully. An hour ago I reviewed the United States' contingency plan to invade your country. :'''Will''': Uh...there's a contingency plan... :'''Kate''': 1789, amended in 1815, the calligraphy is beautiful. And if one more "deal" is floated in this room, I'm gonna ask DOD to reactivate it. ''[walks out]'' === ''[[w:La Palabra|La Palabra]]'' === :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': You know, when I got out of the Marines, I hadn't been around my old neighborhood in Houston in a few years. I had just gotten this job offer from the Pentagon, and it required a full FBI background check. After a few weeks, the investigators - they came up to me, and they said, "We can't give you the job. We've interviewed all your old friends and neighbors. They can't confirm anything, not even your name." So I hop a plane, go back to the old block. I see my neighbor's 11- and 13-year-old kids. They're - they're sitting on the stoop, same as always, and they see me coming. They start running toward me and they're shouting "Tío Matt, Tío Matt - " Uncle Matt- "Tío Matt, "the Feds- they were here looking for you. We told 'em we never heard of you." 11 and 13. You're not the only one who can read bad polls, Josh. I am running for president in that Texas primary, and those kids are going to see me do that. And that's the only statement about my skin color I intend to make in this campaign. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santos''': The Governor has already endorsed Hoynes... Nothing I say tomorrow is going to make a difference. We need to focus on electing a Progressive candidate. Then we can take on all the tough causes. :'''La Palabra Rep''': Now all we need is a progressive candidate. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': It's been two days since the press asked me a policy question. And I think that was about the smoking policy on the plane. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Reporter''': If the election were held today... :'''Santos''': People would be surprised, because it's usually held on Election Day. === ''[[w:Ninety Miles Away|Ninety Miles Away]]'' === :'''Senator Framingham''': We were close once, back then. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': No. Senator, we just drank back then. We were never close. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[about Cuba]'' You sure the country's ready for this? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Who knows who's gonna be sitting here next? Who knows what will happen after Castro? All I know for sure is there's a moment here. Before I'm gone and he's gone, I am not going to let it pass. === ''[[w:In God We Trust (The West Wing)|In God We Trust]]'' === :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': I don't see how we can have a separation of church and state in this government if you have to pass a religious test to get in this government. And I want to warn everyone in the press and all the voters out there, if you demand expressions of religious faith from politicians, you are just begging to be lied to. They won't all lie to you but a lot of them will. And it will be the easiest lie they ever had to tell to get your votes. So, every day until the end of this campaign, I'll answer any question anyone has on government, But if you have a question on religion, please go to church. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': What do you know about Republican politics? :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': I don't care about Republican politics. :''' Vinick''': Well, that I believe. :'''Bruno''': I don't care about Democratic politics, either. Okay, I do care about the Democrats. Look, they don't know it yet; you are the best thing to ever happen to them. You're moving the Republicans away from the right wing. You're not saying Democrats are not patriotic; you're just saying that your approach is better than theirs. You are making politics a fair fight again. What? You think I'm a spy? I snuck in here, I'm trying to steer you wrong? :'''Vinick''': The thought has crossed my mind. :'''Bruno''': I have spent the last 20 years ripping this country apart, finding wedge issues to separate the voters, you don't have to do that to win; not this time. You do this right, you can do a lot more than win. You can stop using politics to divide this country. You can show us how much we agree, instead of how much we disagree. You can put this country back together. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': It's not up to us to decide what the voters get to use in evaluating us. :'''Vinick''': A little odd coming from someone who wasn't completely open about his health. :'''Bartlet''': That was a big mistake. :'''Vinick''': Was it? What did we know about [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln's]] health when he was running: nothing. [[George Washington|Washington]]? [[Thomas Jefferson|Jefferson]]? What about [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|FDR's]] health? And when he died in office, did people say, "Gee, why didn't he tell us he was sick?" No. Did they say, "I wish I didn't vote for him"? No. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': You think a voter really needs to know if I go to church? :'''Bartlet''': ''I'' don't need to know, but then I'm not going to vote for you anyway. :... :'''Vinick''': Whatever happened to the separation of church and state? :'''Bartlet''': It's hanging in there, but I'm afraid the constitution doesn't say anything about the separation of church and politics. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': Help me keep a secret. :'''Bartlet''': What's that? :'''Vinick''': That I just gave you more than you asked for. Let me hang around for awhile, as if we're really slugging it out in here. :'''Bartlet''': Can I get you anything? :'''Vinick''': Where's the ice cream? === ''[[w:Things Fall Apart (The West Wing)|Things Fall Apart]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': How are you feeling, Sir? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Vexed, riled, irked. :'''Leo''': The Republican Convention. :'''Bartlet''': Ticked, honked, pissed. :'''Leo''': You can't take it personally. :'''Bartlet''': That's what I keep telling myself. But when you start telling yourself that, it's too late: you're already taking it personally. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[about the Democratic convention]'' We need someone strong enough to organize the damn thing. :'''Leo''': ''[resignedly]'' Wonder who we can get? :'''Bartlet''': If it helps, it gives me no pleasure dumping this damn thing on you. :'''Leo''': There's the pleasure of not having to do it yourself. :'''Bartlet''': Which is not inconsiderable. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': For in the end, the presidency is more than a simple catalog of policies pursued, crises weathered, battles lost and won. It is a stewardship, a sacred trust, a commitment to sacrifice every fiber of your being, every thought, every moment, every ... every everything, in service to your nation. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Arnold Vinick just positioned himself as Jed Bartlet's natural successor. :'''[[w:Annabeth Schott|Annabeth]]''': How'd he do that? :'''Toby''': Without one mention, without so much as an allusion to either one, he managed to dismiss Russell and Santos as puny dwarf-like children trying to get a seat at the grown-ups' table. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': ''[as Santos enters]'' Quick, hide the [[w:Ouija|ouija board]]. :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': See, they can afford ouija boards. Josh still has us reading chicken entrails. === ''[[w:2162 Votes|2162 Votes]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': A national security leak during the Democratic convention! Are we working for the Republicans now? They're going to whack us for the security leak and then whack us again for dithering over saving the lives of brave astronauts. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': ''[about the Democratic convention]'' What are they doing? :'''Bartlet''': Eating their young.... It's a free-for-all. I think [[w:Aaron Burr|Aaron Burr]]'s got 20 votes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You have to quit, Congressman. We have to unite behind a candidate.... We need these last days to put our message before the American people. :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': You think either of them can beat Vinick in the Fall? :'''Leo''': Who knows? But you step aside for the good of the party; people won't forget. The President and I won't let them. :'''Santos''': Will I have a chance to address the convention again? :'''Leo''': Of course. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santos:''' You know I’d been hoping to stand here tonight under very different circumstances, and I have been asked by people that I respect to take this opportunity to support one of the other fine candidates who have made this race with me, to help decide who our nominee will be. But I can’t do that. I can’t do that because it’s not my place to decide who our nominee should be. That decision is yours and yours alone. Now there has been a great deal made about Governor Baker’s decision not to disclose his wife’s minor medical condition. Many people believe that he should have. But I don’t believe Governor Baker failed to disclose it because he was ashamed or embarrassed. I think he didn’t disclose it because we’re the hypocrites, not the Bakers; because we’re all broken, every single one of us, and yet we pretend that we’re not. We all live lives of imperfection and yet we cling to this fantasy that there’s this perfect life and that our leaders should embody it. But if we expect our leaders to live on some higher moral plain than the rest of us, well we’re just asking to be deceived. Now it’s been suggested to me this week that I should try to buy your support with jobs, and the promise of access. It’s been suggested to me that party unity is more important than your democratic rights as delegates. That’s right it’s not. And you have a decision to make. Don’t vote for us because you think we’re perfect. Don’t vote for us because of what we might be able to do for you only. Vote for the person who shares your ideals, your hopes, your dreams. Vote for the person who most embodies what you believe we need to keep our nation strong and free. And when you have done that, you can go back to Seattle, and Boston, to Miami, to Omaha, to Tulsa and Chicago, and Atlanta with your head held high, and say, “I am a member of the Democratic Party.” <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': ''[about a potential VP candidate]'' Do you want me to get the President to lean on him? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': He told me that he'd kick the guy's ass all over the school yard, if it came to that. :'''Leo''': Who is it? :'''Josh''': You. == Season Seven == === ''[[w:The Ticket (The West Wing)|The Ticket]]'' === :'''[[w:Annabeth Schott|Annabeth]]''': ''[about a poll]'' It's not out yet. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Did I ask? :'''Annabeth''': No, but you wanted to. :'''Leo''': You wouldn't tell me even if you had it because I'm about to go onstage and you feel it's your responsibility to manage my mood, which it isn't. :'''Annabeth''': You know I left a great job to come work for this campaign. :'''Leo''': I'm just saying, I've been at this for awhile. I don't need the babysitting. :'''Annabeth''': You most certainly do. Just because you've trained a Preakness jockey doesn't mean you know how to sit a horse. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Oliver Babish''': ''[about Greg Brock, the recipient of a leak of classified information]'' So, you guys spend some time together? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Brock? We can pull a conversation. :'''Oliver Babish''': He's the guy? :'''C.J.''': Which guy would that be? :'''Oliver Babish''': Your fave. :'''C.J.''': I don't play favorites. :'''Oliver Babish''': I'm thinking you play favorites. Given the number of times his name appears on your call sheet. And also given the fact that six reporters in the White House Press Corps say you play favorites. It used to be Danny Concannon, now it's Greg Brock. So, it's a crush or an affair or a mutually acknowledged, but unrequited... What are we talking about here? :'''C.J.''': Oliver, I have a whole lot to do. :'''Oliver Babish''': It got personal with Danny, right? And if he's the new Danny... :'''C.J.''': We're not doing this. :'''Oliver Babish''': You talked to him every day. He drops by more than a guy with a phone in his pocket needs to drop by. And he published code word classified information on the front page of his newspaper. So, this does not fall under the category of things to which I do not need an answer. :'''C.J.''': ...You think the leak came from me... I'm the suspect. :'''Oliver Babish''': Can you tell me about the nature of your relationship with Greg Brock? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': We're getting some movement from Congress on education. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': What kind? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': We'll get you a summary but probably class size reduction, a little infrastructure money, some version of performance incentives for teachers. :'''Josh''': That's right out of the Santos plan. :'''C.J.''': Well, he probably doesn't have the votes for it. :'''Josh''': He definitely doesn't have the votes. :'''C.J.''': But if he's [Haffley] expressing an interest... :'''Josh''': He's expressing an interest because the Vinick camp told him to. :'''Toby''': Could be. :'''Josh''': Education may be the only thing the public knows about Matt Santos other than his hair color. We would be thrilled if you kept the hands off. :'''Toby''': Wow. Okay. :'''Josh''': You think we can bring it up in a debate after Jed Bartlet's already moved on it? We'll look like idiots. :'''Toby''': That's unfortunate. :'''C.J.''': Okay, everybody, let's take a breath. :'''Leo''': Haffley is extending an olive branch. I'm sure the President is just being polite. He knows he can't get an education bill passed in his last six months. :'''C.J.''': The guy's got a 66% approval rating. We're not rolling up the rugs. :'''Leo''': A new Democratic administration will pass a much more powerful bill. :'''C.J.''': You people are nine points down. It's better than 20 points down, but it's not what I'd call a win. :'''Josh''': Hey... :'''Toby''': The only reason the Speaker is opening the door at all is because he thinks it may wound your campaign. You think he's going to walk in here a year from now and offer it to the bright-eyed new President? :'''Leo''': Haffley's playing you. :'''Toby''': No, actually, he's screwing ''you'', and for the moment, we're comfortable with that. :'''Leo''': He's screwing the party. :'''Josh''': Leo. :'''Leo''': He's screwing the party and using this administration to do it. :'''C.J.''': The President did not take an oath of party, he took an oath of office. :''[Josh chuckles in disbelief.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Donna comes for an interview]'' :'''Josh''': Donna... :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Let me get through this. It's one of the more awkward moments of a lifetime. :'''Josh''': I can't do this. :'''Donna''': I'm good is the point. I'm as surprised as you are and rumor has it that you could use a deputy. :'''Josh''': ''[reading from a file]'' "Matthew Santos is throwing a ton of numbers at you hoping you'll be so confused as to miss the fact that his education plan is both impractical and unaffordable. He was a House member, you'd think behavior like that would annoy him." Donna Moss, Spokesperson, Russell for President Campaign. :'''Donna''': I didn't mean that he was... :'''Josh''': "Claiming that 3 House terms qualifies you to be President is like me saying I'm a foreign relations expert because I ordered Kung Pao last night." :'''Donna''': I didn't say that, did I? :'''Josh''': February 26; Coffee, Cake, and Candidates; Raleigh, North Carolina. "He wasn't a military strategist, he was a pilot. Ask him about the overhead compartment, not about defense." :'''Donna''': You called Russell a cowpoke. You said the President avoided him in the halls. You hummed "[[w:These Boots Are Made for Walkin'|These Boots Are Made For Walking]]" every time the press mentioned his name. :'''Josh''': Yeah, but I won. :'''Donna''': It was my job, Josh. You're not used to me being in a position of authority. I'm sure that's uncomfortable. :'''Josh''': I've got an airplane hangar out there filled with 500 strangers looking to me for direction. I've got a candidate who doesn't trust any of them, and frankly, neither do I. And if you don't think I ''[breath hitches]'' miss you every day.... ''[pause]'' I can make a couple of calls... :'''Donna''': ''[She gets up and starts to leave the office trying to hold back her tears]'' Thank you for your time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Look, nobody hired you because you'd be a brilliant campaigner. You're a beginner in all this. Yes, at the moment, you're a liability, but you'll get the hang of it. You're here because you know how to run a country. The conversation I'm interested in is how do we build a four year plan where you don't know what kind of Congress you're going to have to work with. :'''Leo''': That's what transition is about. :'''Santos''': I don't want to wait until transition. I want a plan in place. I want to spend transition hiring a staff that can execute it and on day one I want to get to work, not dickering around for the first three months. You want something to worry about, worry about that. :'''Leo''': OK. Let's start by reframing the question. Forget about a four year term, the presidency is 18 months. That's your window. After that, there's midterms. No one on [[w:United States Capitol|the Hill]] has time to do business with you, they're too busy getting re-elected. :'''Santos''': Huh. :'''Leo''': Then suddenly, you're running again. :'''Santos''': So I'm basically throwing everything out but my first five pages. :'''Leo''': In the garbage. Realistically, one page. But, we can do this in phases. === ''[[w:The Mommy Problem|The Mommy Problem]]'' === :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': ''[in a campaign ad]'' Now, if you don't think I have a personal stake in my economic plan, if you don't think it's personal for me - hey, if the country doesn't like it, I'll be the first one unemployed. We can't hang on to the jobs of the past; none of us can. The entire store of human knowledge now doubles every five years. A child that is born tonight could live to see the 22nd Century. If we nourish innovation, if we tear down red tape and regulation, that child could lead a brand new industry; can cure a dreaded disease; can touch a far horizon that we can't even glimpse yet. So if it's personal for you, if you want your child to grow up in a world fueled by new prosperity and path-breaking discovery, then I need your vote, 'cause you ain't seen nothing yet! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': People think the campaign's about two competing answers to the same question. They're not. They're a fight over the question itself. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Joey Lucas|Joey]]''': All this attention on the leak story, it's magnifying the inevitable "Mommy Problem." :'''Ronna Beckman''': Mommy Problem? :'''Josh''': When voters want a national daddy...someone to be tough and strong and defend the country, they vote Republican. When they want a mommy, someone to give them jobs, health care...the policy equivalent of matzoh ball soup, they vote Democratic. <hr width="50%'/> :'''Josh''': ''[to media consultants]'' This is probably the greatest assemblage of Democratic talent since the last time Jed Bartlet dined alone. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': You saw Vinick on TV this morning. Clearly it wasn't about content, but he was tough and he was authentic. He was [[w:Neil Young|Neil Young]] to your [[w:Neil Diamond|Neil Diamond]]. :'''Josh''': I like Neil Diamond. :'''Lou''': I'm sure you do. :'''Josh''': We can't have a fight about a security leak. We'll get killed. I'm trying to change the conversation back to the economy. :'''Lou''': How about moving the conversation to the fact that while Santos was serving in the Gulf, Vinick was serving himself Chardonnay. That Santos is still serving in the Reserves as a Congressman. He's been in the Senate for, like, 90 years. He was practically born in a committee hearing. If you're not using the phrase "Beltway Arnie" in every press release... :'''Josh''': We're not going negative. Not now, not first. :'''Lou''': Oh, really. You don't think you're running a negative campaign? Why are you always talking about high-tech jobs? Because Vinick uses a manual typewriter and his future is a set of plastic gums. You're doing political smear like the rest of us. All I'm saying is do it right. === ''[[w:Message of the Week|Message of the Week]]'' === :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': Hey, I'm proud of my voting record. Well, most of it. I'd quit the Senate in a second if I thought it'd help us win. Now it would just look like a cheap stunt. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Male reporter''': Senator, what do you think of Congressman Santos doing his Reserve duty in the middle of the campaign? :'''Female reporter''': Do you think it was a stunt? :'''Vinick''': A stunt? No, that was... that was devotion to duty. That's what makes the American military the greatest fighting force in the history of the world. And I hope Congressman Santos continues to do his duty when I'm Commander-in-Chief. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': I've always won the Latino vote in California. Why should I give up on that now? :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': Well, I don't know. Let me think. Well, maybe because you're running against a Latino candidate who's going to get about... 2,000 percent of the Latino vote. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': You know, I introduced a guest worker program the first year I was in Congress. I couldn't even get a hearing on it. Vinick opens his mouth about it once, it's like he's parting the Red Sea. :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': If you agree with it you're going to look like a follower, not a leader. :'''Santos''': He's the one that's following me on this. :'''Lou''': It won't look like it; not now. We can't be chasing reporters around with a six-year old page from the [[w:Congressional Record|Congressional Record]] to prove you got there first. :'''Santos''': Yeah, well, I shouldn't have been hiding on these issues. I didn't want to be the brown candidate. I didn't want to be stereotyped. Josh was right; I should have gotten out in front of all this stuff during the primaries. === ''[[w:Mr. Frost|Mr. Frost]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': After the round table we're going to have to put something out clarifying the Congressman's statement on [[w:Intelligent Design|Intelligent Design]]. :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': That says what, he thinks God's a moron? :'''Josh''': He's running for President, not preacher-in-chief. :'''Lou''': He's not going to use Medicaid for communion wafers. He said he believes in God, as did [[Abraham Lincoln|Abe Lincoln]] and [[George Washington]]. :'''Josh''': We can't get sucked into these local issues. :'''Lou''': Yes, except Republicans have nominated the first pro-choice and, by all accounts, anti-God candidate in history. For the first time, we have a chance to reach into their base and win back religious voters, to tell a swath of the heartland that maybe, just maybe, we have a nominee who's not hostile to their cultural values. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Clifford Reynolds''': Clifford Reynolds. I teach English here at Leonard. :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Nice to meet you, Clifford. :'''Clifford Reynolds''': Thanks. May I ask you if you believe in the theory of [[evolution]]? :'''Santos''': Well, I think it'd be very difficult to teach [[w:geology|geology]], [[anthropology]], and [[w:zoology|zoology]] without evolution, so yes, I do. I don't believe it's contradictory to believe in science and believe in God. :'''Clifford Reynolds''': Do you believe that the theory of Intelligent Design and the Theory of Evolution should be taught alongside each other in the public schools? :'''Santos''': Absolutely not. One is based on science, the other is based on faith. Intelligent Design is not a scientific theory, it's a religious belief. And our Constitution does not allow for the teaching of religion in our public schools. :'''Clifford Reynolds''': Many of us here would be more comfortable if our children were taught all points of view. :'''Santos''': And I'm all for that. Evolution is not perfect. It doesn't answer every question but it is based on scientific facts; facts that can be predicted, tested, and proven. Intelligent Design asks theological questions. I'm sure that many of us would agree that at the beginning of all that begat-ing, something begun. :''[The people laugh]'' :'''Santos''': What was that something? :'''Clifford Reynolds''': Congressman Santos, many of us want a version of science taught to our kids that's in accordance with our beliefs. :'''Santos''': I understand. But can't we agree that the inclusion of non-scientific explanations into the science curriculum of our schools misrepresents the nature of science? And therefore compromises a central purpose in our public education which is the preparation of a scientifically literate workforce. If you have a problem with your child's education, get involved. If you have a problem with what the School Board wants to teach, run for School Board. We can never forget that the best way to preserve our democracy is to take part in it. Thanks for your question. Thank you all. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Annabeth Schott|Annabeth]]''': Try to get some sleep. The motorcade's going to pick you up at 7:00 am sharp at your hotel. Now, once you wrap it up with [[w:Tim Russert|Russert]] you have a thirty-minute window to get to [[w:Face the Nation|Face the Nation]] followed by a sit-down with the [[w:Washington Post|Post]]. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': ''[as they wait for an elevator]'' Don't you ever get tired? :'''Annabeth''': No. :'''Leo''': And how is that? :'''Annabeth''': I graduated [[w:Latin honors|cum laude]] with a degree in [[w:Art history|Art history]] and if you'd told me I'd end up here... ''[they get into the elevator]'' ...let's just say I love my job. :'''Leo''': What time is it? :'''Annabeth''': ''[hands him his watch]'' Headed back to your hotel? :'''Leo''': Yeah. It's been a day. :'''Annabeth''': Hmm. :'''Leo''': What are you up to? :'''Annabeth''': Heading back to my apartment and a nice hot bath. :'''Leo''': You feel like dinner? :'''Annabeth''': I do, but-- :'''Leo''': We'll get a bite. It's early. :'''Annabeth''': Thanks, but no. ''[pause]'' I just think it's better while we're spending so much time together that we try and keep our distance whenever possible. :'''Leo''': ''[confused]'' Keep our distance? :'''Annabeth''': Because of the tension. ''[walks out of the elevator]'' :'''Leo''': What tension? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santos''': To be a person of faith is to have the world challenge that faith. Was the universe designed by God? That's up to everyone in this country to decide for themselves because the framers of our Constitution believed that if the people were to be sovereign and belong to different religions at the same time then our official religion would have to be no religion at all. It was a bold experiment then, as it is now. It wasn't meant to make us comfortable. It was meant to make us free. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[to Toby]'' Good evening. You would not ''believe'' the day I had. I'd tell you about it if I could talk about it, but a bunch of stuff happened today that I can't talk about, so I guess I should stop talking about it. ''[hands a folder to Margaret]'' But the truth is, I'm so strung out and wired on caffeine that I can't even tell what room I'm in. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': C.J.... :'''C.J.''': Let's open that bottle of champagne you gave me for my birthday. Maybe the alcohol will balance out the caffeine. :'''Toby''': C.J., the leak-- :'''C.J.''': ''[gets out the bottle of champagne and two glasses]'' Let's have a toast. One final toast before I leave the White House for my perp walk in leg irons. Here, you open it. :'''Toby''': C.J. :'''C.J.''': Fine, I'll open it. But just, uh, listen to what I have to say. Leo's in trouble. :'''Toby''': I know. :'''C.J.''': You do? :'''Toby''': I got a lawyer. :'''C.J.''': What? :'''Toby''': I got a lawyer. :''[C.J. looks up with concern on her face]'' :'''Toby''': I did it. === ''[[w:Here Today|Here Today]]'' === :'''[[w:Margaret Hooper|Margaret]]''': I reached Oliver Babish. He says you owe him a raspberry [[w:panna cotta|panna cotta]] cheesecake. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|CJ]]''': He'll live. :'''Margaret''': Longer, probably. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Oliver Babish|Babish]]''': Who were you talking to? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': My attorney's voice mail. :'''Wayne''': My instructions were that you sit quietly. :'''Toby''': I'm pretty sure I used my indoor voice. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': I was thinking while you were asleep. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I wasn't asleep. :'''Lou''': Oh, really? With the drooling, the twitching, and muttering to yourself, which might otherwise be described as a schizophrenic episode, I'd go with 'You were sleeping.' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': I was hoping we would be able to speak in private. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Your actions have pretty much made that impossible. I haven't had much time to absorb this news, so I'll apologize in advance if I express any half-formed thoughts.But the one thought that hits the hardest is that this was somehow inevitable; that you've always been heading for this sort of crash-and-burn. That self-righteous superiority; not that you were smarter than everyone; that you were purer, morally superior. :'''Toby''': Due respect, sir, I don't think I'm morally superior to everyone. :'''Bartlet''': No, just to me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Toby... :'''Toby''': Yes, sir? :'''Bartlet''': When you walk out of here, there'll be people out there, perhaps a great many, who'll think of you as a hero. I just don't for a moment want you thinking I'll be one of them. === ''[[w:The Al Smith Dinner (The West Wing)|The Al Smith Dinner]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': The ad's a sham. Anyone can see from the full interview. :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': Then bam, we hit Vinick with a political two-by-four. :'''Josh''': You don't have to be happy about this. :'''Lou''': You don't have to be queasy about this. :'''Josh''': You don't know Santos the way I do. If this becomes a full-out negative... :'''Lou''': You think he's got a glass jaw? :'''Josh''': I think we lose a negative ad war. I think the other side is better at this and I think they have more to work with. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': You saw the wires. They counted the number of questions I was asked this morning because I didn't answer one of them. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': You thought we were going to get good coverage this week? :'''Will''': 47, by the way; a career high. :'''C.J.''': You have to let the press punch themselves out. :'''Will''': You're talking to the punching bag. My job is to look like I'm not completely ignorant. Counsel won't even brief me on the details of Toby's firing. :'''C.J.''': I asked them not to. :'''Will''': Don't you want me to have a ''shred'' of credibility in the briefing room? :'''C.J.''': Your ignorance is your credibility. That's why I put you in this job. And your constituents aren't in that room, they're in distressed urban areas. You brief at 4:00. :'''Will''': 0 for 47. I'm the [[w:Jamaica national bobsleigh team|Jamaican Bobsledding Team]]! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lou''': Yeah, come with me. :'''Josh''': Where are we going? :'''Lou''': Bedroom/office/staff room. :'''Josh''': OK, I don't want to seem ungracious. We've all been under a lot of pressure. It's just that... :''[they enter the room, and Donna is sitting on the bed]'' :'''Josh''': Hi. :'''Donna''': Hi. :'''Lou''': I don't know what the problem is between you two, but she's great on television and I don't care if she worked for [[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco]] in the primary. Right now, it's all hands on deck, so work it out. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': Politics is about practicality. :'''Hodder''': Not if you think abortion is murder. :'''Vinick''': Whether you do or not, [[w:Roe v. Wade|Roe v. Wade]] has been the law of the land for decades. Most of the country is not ready to change that. Neither am I. :'''Hodder''': Well, that's not the party's position. :'''Vinick''': I joined this party because the liberals were the ones who always wanted something from the government. We just wanted government to leave us alone. Especially when there's no consensus otherwise. I'm trying to lead the majority who agrees on that, not the minority who wants to enact their version of [[w:Leviticus|Leviticus]] into law. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Next time you decide to smear me maybe you'll have the guts to do it yourself. :'''Vinick''': I had nothing to do with that ad. You blew off the debates. It's clear what kind of campaign you want. :'''Santos''': Oh, I forgot how eager you were for debates. And next time you send left-wing lobbyists to my office don't forget the gift card. You want an ugly campaign you're going to get one. :'''Vinick''': I didn't start this. :'''Santos''': Nah, your henchmen did it for you. ''[pause]'' You're hitting me on partial-birth tonight, aren't you? ''[He shakes his head and chuckles]'' :'''Vinick''': Here we are, a Presidential campaign, grand national debate, pounding each other on one of the few things we basically agree on. :'''Santos''': Then let's negotiate now. :'''Vinick''': Excuse me? :'''Santos''': No backroom tactics. You and me, a real debate. :'''Vinick''': Oh, please. :'''Santos''': A real debate, really. :'''Vinick''': No negative ads. No attacks in our speeches out there. :'''Santos''': If we can have a real debate on the issues, just you and me... :'''Vinick''': How's Sunday night? :''[Santos holds out his hand. Vinick shakes it.]'' :'''Vinick''': It's a hell of a way to end your campaign. :'''Santos''': Oh, I'm just getting started. === ''[[w:The Debate|The Debate]]'' === :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': It is truly an honor to be here tonight. I would...You know, I've watched every televised Presidential debate that this country has ever had. And every time I heard them recite the rules, I always thought that meant they're not going to have a real debate. When the greatest hero of my party, [[Abraham Lincoln]] debated, he didn't need any rules. He wasn't afraid of a real debate. Now I could do a 2-minute version of my Sensible Solution stump speech and I'm sure Congressman Santos has a memorized opening statement ready to go. And then we could go on with this ritual and let the rules decide how much you're going to learn about the next President of the United States, or we could have a debate Lincoln would have been proud of. We could junk the rules. We could let our able and judicious moderator ask us questions. And we could forget about whether each of us has the exact same number of seconds to speak. We could have a real debate if that's all right with you, Matt. :'''[[w:Forrest Sawyer|Forrest Sawyer]]''': Um, Senator, according to the rules, candidates may not direct... :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': No, please. ''[to Vinick]'' You mean like a Senate debate? What are you going to do, filibuster me? Are you going to grab the microphone for a whole hour? :'''Vinick''': No, no, no. We tell the American people what they need to hear, no more, no less. I suspect the audience will reward brevity. :''[The audience laughs and claps.]'' :'''Santos''': Okay, let's have a real debate. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santos''': ''[about border problems with Mexico]'' This is not a law enforcement problem. This is an economic problem. If Mexico's economy was as strong as Canada's, there wouldn't be a problem. The President cannot solve this problem. You cannot seal a 2,000-mile border. Mexico has to solve it. Mexico has to grow its own economy. It has to provide enough jobs so that it's not worth it to try to cross into our borders illegally. There is no other real solution to this. And Senator Vinick is smart enough to know that and I think you are, too. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': Liberals who are opposed to tax cuts anyway always say you can't cut taxes until you've cut spending. I say we can lecture our children about overspending until we run out of breath or we can just cut their allowance. I'm a cut-the-allowance kind of parent. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santos''': Our whole school system has been slipping for years and our rankings with other countries in math and science achievement... we've got to find a way to turn that around. If we provide the school systems and teachers with everything they need and the flexibility to experiment with fresh new approaches, I think that American students can be number one in the world in math and science in ten years. :'''Vinick''': That's a lie. :... :'''Vinick''': It's a lie that every President, Democrat and Republican, has been telling for 20 years: we're going to be number 1 in ten years. Go ahead, Google it right now. I'm not saying that every President knew it was a lie when he said it or that Congressman Santos knows it's not true, but I do. So let me tell you what our goals should be, our realistic goals. First of all, let's stop pretending that everyone can or should go to college. Every airline needs high-paid mechanics and none of them have to go to college. There are plumbers in some parts of the country that make a better living than dentists. Now, I'm not talking about lowering our ambitions. I'm talking about targeting our ambitions correctly. Now, it's true: some other countries have raised their academic standards over and above what they were once. But we still have the best scientists in the world, the best doctors, and by far the most Nobel prizes. If a kid does well in one of those foreign high schools, guess where he or she wants to go to college. That's right; [[w:Harvard University|Harvard]], [[w:Stanford University|Stanford]], [[w:California Institute of Technology|Caltech]], the [[w:University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]], and a hundred other American universities that are better than anything they have in their countries. So, if we're going to have a practical approach to education, we're going to have to admit that not every one can go to [[w:Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]. But most of the kids who do go to MIT come from American public schools. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': Entrepreneurs create jobs. Business creates jobs. The President's job is to get out of the way. :'''Santos''': Do you want a President who will get out of their way when corrupt executives are plundering a company like [[w:Enron|Enron]]? :'''Vinick''': Hey, I'll go after corporate crime. My running mate, Ray Sullivan, was very tough on white-collar crime when he was a prosecutor and my Attorney General will be just as tough. :'''Santos''': Do you want a President who will get out of the way when airline executives are putting their companies into bankruptcy so that they can avoid the pension responsibilities to the workers that have dedicated their lives to those companies? :'''Vinick''': Some of our older airlines are having trouble meeting their huge pension obligations at the very same time when they're facing intense competition from low-cost airlines that are so new they don't yet have pensions to pay. Now, an unthinking liberal will describe the airline bankruptcies as the evil capitalists screwing the workers. :'''Santos''': I didn't say that Senator and I don't think you should put words in my mouth. :'''Vinick''': No. Of course you didn't say it. You're not an unthinking liberal. Are you? :''[The audience laughs and applauds.]'' :'''Santos''': I know you like to use that word 'liberal' as if it were a crime. :'''Vinick''': No. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have used that word. I know Democrats think liberal is a bad word. So bad you had to change it. What do you call yourselves now, progressives? Is that it? :'''Santos''': It's true. Republicans have tried to turn liberal into a bad word. Well, liberals ended slavery in this country. :'''Vinick''': A [[Abraham Lincoln|Republican President]] [[w:Emancipation Proclamation|ended slavery]]. :'''Santos''': Yes, a [[w:Rockefeller Republican|liberal Republican]]; Senator, what happened to them? They got run out of your party! What did liberals do that was so offensive to the Republican Party? I'll tell you what they did. Liberals got women the [[w:Women's suffrage|right to vote]]. Liberals got African-Americans the right to vote. Liberals created [[w:Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] and lifted millions of elderly people out of poverty. Liberals ended [[w:Racial segregation in the United States|segregation]]. Liberals passed the [[w:Civil Rights Act of 1964|Civil Rights Act]], the [[w:Voting Rights Act of 1965|Voting Rights Act]]. Liberals created [[w:Medicare (United States)|Medicare]]. Liberals passed the [[w:Clean Air Act (United States)|Clean Air Act]], the [[w:Clean Water Act|Clean Water Act]]. What did Conservatives do? They opposed them on every one of those things, every one. So when you try to hurl that label at my feet, 'Liberal,' as if it were something to be ashamed of, something dirty, something to run away from, it won't work, Senator, because I will pick up that label and I will wear it as a badge of honor. === ''[[w:Undecideds|Undecideds]]'' === :'''Bram''': The bus is here. We've really got to move. :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': Sir, do you know what the average SMT time was this week? :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Bram clocks this. He rounds up because he's got money on it. :'''Lou''': 92 minutes. :'''Santos''': That's a lie! :'''[[w:Helen Santos|Helen]]''': SMT? :'''Edie''': Santos Mean Time. :'''Helen''': 92 minutes late? :'''Santos''': The notion that I'm the problem is convenient, but completely fallacious! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Do me a favor and talk to Ellie about whatever problems you're having with her music. :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Now? :'''C.J.''': I was supposed to be in there but then Kate happened. It's going to take a few minutes; I thought you could do your thing. :'''Will''': I was working! :'''[[w:Kate Harper|Kate]]''': I was golfing. :'''C.J.''': Mini. :'''Will''': I've mastered the windmill shot, with the bridge. :'''Kate''': That's a hard one! :'''Will''': Hole-in-one. :'''C.J.''': People! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Eleanor Bartlet|Ellie]]''': Look, we realize there's a lot that goes along with having a wedding at the White House, but anything we could do to keep the numbers under control...? :'''Will''': Sure. :'''Ellie''': I know my father needs to invite a lot of people but I'm not crazy about the spotlight and Vic's a little agoraphobic. :'''Vic''': It's not a phobia. :'''Ellie''': I was exaggerating. :'''Vic''': It's the occasional shortness of breath. :'''Ellie''': It's really nothing! :'''Vic''': ...sometimes I pass out. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Will''': ''[going over the guest list]'' Andrew Edward... what's he doing in the H's? Oh, right! His Royal Highness, Duke of York. :''[Vic stands up and looks uncomfortable]'' :'''Ellie''': Do you want to get some air? :'''Will''': Hey, at least he's not bringing the Queen. ''[pauses and checks the list]'' Oh, maybe he ''is'' bringing the Queen... <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': ''[about Santos]'' He’s not presidential material. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Why? :'''Toby''': Why? Because he left. He left Congress. He left Washington to go home and do small, important work. You had to haul him by the hair out of the family bed. Did you never stop to wonder if that was a good choice? :'''Josh''': He stepped up. When presented with the opportunity… :'''Toby''': ''[interrupting]'' A man in that job shouldn’t have to be presented with anything. It’s for someone who grabs it and holds onto it. For someone who thinks the gods have conspired to bring him to this place. That destiny demands of him this service! You don’t have that kind of drive, that hubris, how in the hell are you gonna make the kind of decisions that stump every other person in this country? How in the hell are you gonna hold that kind of power in your hand?” :'''Josh''': You don’t know he’s not that man. :'''Toby''': You don’t know that he is. ''[pauses]'' Is he? Look me in the eye and tell me that you know. Without a shadow of a doubt…you know. ''[pauses]'' That’s why the other guy wins. === ''[[w:The Wedding (The West Wing)|The Wedding]]'' === :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': You're not performing at the ceremony. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I wasn't asked to. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Sir, I'm sorry to interrupt-- :'''Abbey''': No, that's quite all right. He was about to go into his [[w:Spencer Tracy|Spencer Tracy]] routine. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Abbey''': So, rumor has it you're going to have a chat with the groom tomorrow morning. :'''Bartlet''': I am. :'''Abbey''': Well, that will be lovely, I'm sure! :'''Bartlet''': What? I did it with Doug! :'''Abbey''': Yeah. I don't recall that as being an unqualified success. :'''Bartlet''': Well, now I've had a run of it. :'''Abbey''': You do know that talking him out of marrying your daughter is not an option. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. ''[pause]'' You really think it's not an option? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': ''[at a press conference on TV]'' Uh, they'll be walking down the aisle to "Sorge Nel Patto", the [[w:aria|aria]] Gaffredo sings to his daughter in [[w:George Frideric Handel|Handel]]'s ''[[w:Rinaldo (opera)|Rinaldo]]''. The aria was picked for its beauty and its text, which translates roughly to, "a certain delight surges from my breast and promises to calm my heart." :'''[[w:Kate Harper|Kate]]''': That was lovely. :'''Will''': I made it up. Don't tell. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vic''': Sir, was there something you wanted to discuss? :'''Bartlet''': No, no. I just thought...you know, when you have a daughter, you just like to know...you really want to know whether...ah, hell. Just tell me you decided to marry her before you got her pregnant. :'''Vic''': Eleven months, two weeks and three days. :'''Bartlet''': Excuse me? :'''Vic''': That's when I decided to marry her: a year ago, on our third date. :'''Bartlet''': What was wrong with the first two? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': ''[about Josh]'' How'd it go? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Fine. :'''Santos''': You taking over? :'''Leo''': No. :'''Santos''': Leo, I thought we... :'''Leo''': Josh is going to make a lot of strategic decisions over the next few weeks. He's going to sweat them like life and death. And they'll be important, sure, which is why you and me are going to be in on every one of them. But they're meaningless compared to the decision the voters are going to have to make just by listening to you and trying to see if they can connect with the idea of Matt Santos as President. And Josh has nothing to do with that. Goodwin's right: Josh has taken you as far as he can. The rest is up to you. === ''[[w:Running Mates (The West Wing episode)|Running Mates]]'' === :'''[[w:Martin Sheen|Martin Sheen]]''': Good evening. On December 16, we lost our good friend and colleague [[w:John Spencer (actor)|John Spencer]]. Through our shock and grief, we can think of no more fitting memorial to this wonderful man, this extraordinary actor, than to share with you, beginning tonight, the last few months of his work here on ''The West Wing''. Johnny, it seems we hardly knew you; we love you and we miss you. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Josh and Donna are on the phone with each other]'' :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Tell Josh to chill. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Josh, chill. :'''Josh''': Did you just tell me to chill? :'''Donna''': It would appear so. :'''Josh''': Is it somehow not clear that I'm your boss? :'''Donna''': Congressman's recommendation. :'''Josh''': Oh. :'''Donna''': To which I heartily concur. :'''Josh''': Yeah, I don't think you tell me to chill. :'''Donna''': I wanted to scream it everyday for eight years. :'''Josh''': Whatever inhibition prevented you, summon it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Is there a problem? :'''[[w:Helen Santos|Helen]]''': It's just that when you said you were going to come home and spend time with the kids, I thought you were going to spend some time with the kids. :'''Santos''': I played with them this morning. I don't want to get in their faces. They're sick. :'''Helen''': They have head colds. It's unlikely you'll start bleeding from the eyes. :'''Santos''': I'm in the middle of a Presidential campaign. :'''Helen''': ''That's'' where you've been nights. :'''Santos''': I know it's been rough. :'''Helen''': The kids being issued panic buttons and the house transformed into an armed camp? :'''Santos''': A bit of an exaggeration. :'''Helen''': Do the windows in here look any different? :'''Santos''': No, not really. :'''Helen''': It's amazing the natural look they can achieve now with bulletproof glass. Labor Day, the barbecue: I had to provide the Secret Service with everyone's names, Social Security numbers, birth dates. To come by and have a hot dog, everybody had to be issued ID pins. My mother walking around tagged like she was some threatening wacko. If you're considering this an opportunity to crack a mother-in-law joke, you are seriously misjudging the mood of your audience. :'''Santos''': ''[pause]'' I had a real good one, too. :'''Helen''': Yeah, what? :'''Santos''': Too late. ''[pause]'' I'm sorry. Tomorrow will be better. :''[Helen laughs.]'' :'''Santos''': Hey, think about the [[w:White House|neat place]] we get to live in once we win this thing. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I forget, in D.C. do they allow felons to vote? ''[pause]'' Too soon? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Yeah, a little bit. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': Get some rest. I need you to look pretty for 20 million TV viewers. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': If that's what we're counting on, the campaign is doomed. === ''[[w:Internal Displacement|Internal Displacement]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': I wanna do my job. I wanna suck every morsel of meat off this experience before it's over. :'''[[w:Danny Concannon|Danny]]''': Just get something done, will ya? :'''C.J.''': That'll come down to what it always comes down to. :'''Danny''': What's that? :'''C.J.''': How dirty do my feet have to get without disappearing into the mud in order to get an inch of what I really want done. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': Relaxing makes me nervous. It feels like I'm missing something. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Danny''': We're both about to fall off a cliff. And I don't know what I'm gonna do with the rest of my life, except I know what I don't wanna do. And on Inauguration Day, you're going to be released from that glorious prison on Pennsylvania Avenue, with... :'''C.J.''': No human skills? :'''Danny''': Seems to me... :'''C.J.''': I should punch you in the face. :'''Danny''': That's what I'm talking about. :'''C.J.''': Keep going... :'''Danny''': So, if I'm gonna jump off the cliff, and you're gonna get pushed off the cliff, why don't we hold hands on the way down? <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': Men are like salmon. Swimming upstream, hosing down the riverbed with their indiscriminate seed... :'''Danny''': Indiscriminate seed? :'''C.J.''': Until... :'''Danny''': Did you just say "indiscriminate seed"? :'''C.J.''': Until they die, bloated and spent, belly-up in the sun. :'''Danny''': Oh, quit sweet-talkin' me, baby. :'''C.J.''': Unless they get taken out with a bear paw in the waterfall, as they deserve to be. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': What's wrong? :'''C.J.''': Close the door. :'''Will''': I didn't do it. :'''C.J.''': Close the door. :'''Will''': ''Toby'' did it. :'''C.J.''': Shut up! :'''Will''': ''[closes the door]'' Gonna talk now? ''[silence]'' Seriously. I don't react well to this... It's like staring at a dog. :'''C.J.''': I think Doug Westin is having an affair with his nanny. :'''Will''': Geez! I don't wanna know that! Why did you tell me that? :'''C.J.''': Because you deal with the press and I don't want you to get blind sided. :'''Will''': Exactly! I work with the press. I do my best work when I'm the least informed person in the room. You taught me that. :'''C.J.''': Suck it up. === ''[[w:Duck and Cover (The West Wing)|Duck and Cover]]'' === :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Yes, we worry about what's happening in the culture: we have two young children. But censorship is like saying I can't have a steak because a baby can't chew it. Let's be careful. Yeah? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[Trying to persuade the California governor to evacuate San Andreo]'' Better a few fender benders on the I-5 than a generation of babies with thyroid cancer. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[trying to figure out the nuclear plant accident]'' I thought a degree in economics was plenty for this job. [[w:Richard III (play)|My kingdom for a plumbing license]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Are you ready? :'''Will''': To fly into a massive cloud of radiation while the rest of the country is making hats out of tin foil? :'''C.J.''': It was a rhetorical question. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': ''[who endorsed nuclear power during the debate]'' Every time they show that debate clip, it looks like I ran into that plant myself and spilled uranium on the floor! === ''The Cold'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': I have a thing of yours. :'''[[w:Kate Harper|Kate]]''': My Pyongyang book, good. I tore up my whole office looking for it. :'''Will''': It's not that. :'''Kate''': Really? :'''Will''': Really. :'''Kate''': It's in a blue binder. It may not be &mdash; :'''Will''': Nothing in a blue binder. :'''Kate''': Are you sure? I mean, picking it out &mdash; :'''Will''': It's a bra. :'''Kate''': ...oh, okay. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Annabeth Schott|Annabeth]]''': Why is there hugging? :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Vinick has a cold! :'''Annabeth''': Oh, that's precious. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I'm going to send him some [[w:Vicks VapoRub|Vicks VapoRub]] and a big German nurse! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': ''[As Vinick and staff sit down in the [[w:Diplomatic Reception Room (White House)|Mural room]]]'' Make yourselves comfortable. The President will be right with you. :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': Thank you. :'''Debbie''': ''[quietly]'' Not ''too'' comfortable. :'''Vinick''': Excuse me? :'''Debbie''': Hmm? :'''Vinick''': Did you...? :'''Debbie''': What? :'''Vinick''': Nothing. :'''Debbie''': If there's anything I can get you, please let me know. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sullivan''': We have had a good time always running for the center. But the party's over. You're a Republican, you need to start talking to the Republican, conservative base. :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': Nail him to the cross. He can stump for votes on the ''[[w:Via Dolorosa|Via Dolorosa]]''. :'''Sullivan''': I am the only person talking to values voters. :'''Bruno''': And you are doing a fantastic job. :'''Sullivan''': They're not voting for me, and they know it. He needs to spend more time in the southern states to make sure we don't lose them. :'''Bruno''': The undecideds are moderates. They're not bible thumpers. He's got to speak to their issues. :'''Sullivan''': What's he going to do? Suddenly pull the Arnold Vinick Health Plan out of his tailpipe? :'''Vinick''': Would that qualify as a miracle? They like the miracles. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': How's it feel? :'''Josh''': ''[looking at Donna]'' Oh, this must be what your first [[w:Heroin|smack]] high feels like. :'''C.J.''': Here's hoping it's not followed by a huge crash and years of rehabilitation. :'''Josh''': Nothing could kill my mood right now, but that was a good try. === ''[[w:Two Weeks Out|Two Weeks Out]]''=== :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': We lost independents because a nuclear power plant almost had a meltdown after I said nuclear power was completely safe. :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': That is water under the bridge. Now we’ve got to... :'''Vinick''': If it’s water under the bridge, how come I’m still ducking reporters on the campaign trail? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': Hey Josh? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Yeah? :'''Lou''': The congressman's briefcase: what's inside there? :'''Josh''': Road stuff...toothbrush, electric razor, sometimes a wallet. Why? :'''Lou''': We seem to have lost it, and he seems kinda worried. :'''Josh''': The guy's running a tie for the presidency and he's got two weeks left, so you can expect him to look worried once in a while. :'''Lou''': So there's nothing... ''bad'' in there. :'''Josh''': Like? :'''Lou''': I don't know! Heroin, porn... :'''Josh''': No, that's all mine. :'''Lou''': I'm going to go now. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': If Santos takes California, game over. :'''Jane''': A Republican can win the Presidency without winning California. :'''Vinick''': And a Democrat can't. This isn't some sentimental, home-state thing. This is about winning. I don't have a 50-state strategy anymore. I have a one-state strategy: the one state that has everything: big cities, small towns, mountains, deserts, farms, factories, fishermen, surfers, all races, all religions, gay, straight, everything this country has. There's more real America in California than anywhere else. If I can win California I can win the country. :'''Jane''': That's a nice speech; just don't say it into any microphones. Because everyone else in the 49 other states thinks that California is a giant psycho ward. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': Over a 26-year career in public service, I'd probably do a lot of things differently if I could do them over again. But my job is to make the best decision I can with the information at the time. You know, if you do something for 26 years you should keep getting better at it. I'm better than I used to be because I have better information. I have more experience making tough decisions. And I have more mature judgment. And that's what I think this country needs now, more than ever. We have troops on the ground in [[w:Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]] and more on the way. That's the choice that President Bartlet made to try and keep Russia and China from slipping into war there. Now, the next President is going to have to take over that situation the first hour on the job. That's the most important issue that's facing the country in this campaign. Not who said what about nuclear power 25 years ago. Or did one of us use too strong a word in a debate. The real decision Americans are going to have to make is who do they want as their next Commander-In-Chief. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': I want to give him back his briefcase. :'''Bruno''': I figured. :'''Vinick''': "When in doubt, do the right thing." :'''Vinick and Bruno''': ''[together]'' "The rest of the time, get away with whatever you can." :'''Vinick''': Who said that? It must have been one of those Louisiana governors. :'''Bruno''': Yeah, probably from his jail cell. You know, Santos never got the vetting a front-runner gets. He was never supposed to get the nomination. The press gave him a free ride in the primaries. Until now, he's been running way behind you, so the press still hasn't done their digging on him. But they will now. So, it really doesn't matter what you do with that briefcase. It's going to come out. If it comes out while Santos is in the White House... I don't know what happens. All hell will break loose. :'''Vinick''': He wouldn't be the first President with an illegitimate child. :'''Bruno''': How far do you think he's going to get with that defense? :'''Vinick''': You know what, if I agreed with a candidate on the issues, and I was ready to vote for him, and something like this came out about him, I'd still vote for him. :'''Bruno''': Good. That's you. And that's maybe most Santos voters. And it is every voter in France. But it is not this country, not yet. I don't want people wishing they could change their votes after this comes out. The voters have a right to know about it before making their voting decision. :'''Vinick''': Come on, Bruno. This is me you're talking to. Please don't try to turn mud-slinging into a "Respect the Voters" spiel. :'''Bruno''': Don't tell anyone, but I do respect the voters. That's why I win. I find out what they care about. I don't try to tell them what they care about. :'''Vinick''': That's not exactly my idea of leadership. :'''Bruno''': It's my idea of democracy. The voters get to set the terms of the elections, not us. They get to decide what's important, not us. That's why I think voters have a right to this information now instead of six months from now. They could be electing a President who's drowning in scandal when he's supposed to be trying to stop World War III from starting in Kazakhstan. And that is not the kind of guy most of the country wants to be the next Commander-In-Chief. === ''[[w:Welcome to Wherever You Are (The West Wing)|Welcome to Wherever You Are]]'' === :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': I've got the latest Rasmussen poll. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': That poll is skewed. :'''Lou''': It's got us up by four in Ohio. :'''Josh''': Ohio trends Santos! That's the story of the day. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': We need to start addressing real issues and stop wasting time on beauty pageant ephemera. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Speaking of which, where's Annabeth? :'''Lou''': I gagged her and put her in the luggage compartment. === ''[[w:Election Day Part I|Election Day Part I]]'' === :''[After the various couples of the campaign retire for the night, Josh and Donna are sitting alone in a bar]'' :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Wow, Cindy? Did you know that? :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': About Ronna and Cindy? :'''Josh''': Any of them? :'''Donna''': Yes. :'''Josh''': Which one? :'''Donna''': All of them. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Did you ever ... "come onboard"? :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': No. :'''Josh''': Never had a campaign fling? :'''Donna''': No. ''[sits next to Josh]'' :'''Josh''': Do you want another drink? :'''Donna''': No. ''[gets up, glances one last time at Josh, and slowly heads to her room.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': You spend the night at my house more often than not. :'''[[w:Kate Harper|Kate]]''': Which makes me...? :'''Will''': A really good date. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': ''[moves his watch from his left wrist to his right]'' Superstitious. One of my election day good luck routines. :'''Jane''': One of? :'''Bruno''': You met Carrie already. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Annabeth Schott|Annabeth]]''': Leo's going to sleep the whole damn thing. I got to go get him up. What can I say? Nerves of steel. I just got to get him themed up for the party. He's been threatening to wear his robe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': ''[to C.J.]'' You're a smart savvy woman who could easily consider [[world domination]] for a next career move. === ''[[w:Election Day Part II|Election Day Part II]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[to Donna]'' Hey, what happened to you? Two minutes. 120 seconds - I was stuck in there with Dull and Duller, counting beads in my imaginary abacus. ''[he notices her expression]'' Ohio? Texas - we won? We lost? We need a good lawyer, what? :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Leo was unconscious. In his room. Annabeth found him. He wasn't... he wasn't breathing. They're taking him to the hospital in an ambulance now. :''[Josh looks horrified]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': America has lost a giant tonight. And I have lost a friend. Leo McGarry devoted his life to public service, to the notion that every citizen is responsible for making this country a better place. That we have a sacred duty to participate in our democracy, to leave America stronger for the next generation. If I win this election, the country will be worse off because Leo McGarry will not be there to help me run it. But, I don't want anyone to vote for, or against me, because of Leo McGarry. This race wasn't about him, and it isn't about me. It's a vision for America that will outlast Leo, and outlast me. There's an America that's bigger than any of us, and, for those of you who have not yet voted, it is the only thing that should matter when you go to the polls tonight. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': The first time I met Leo, we argued. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': About what? :'''Bartlet''': Monetary... something, role of the [[w:Federal Reserve|Fed]]... :'''C.J.''': Who won? :'''Bartlet''': I did. I'm sure if you could ask him, he'd say he did. ''[beat]'' We almost lost him fifteen years ago, did you know that? Abbey and I used to talk about it. I was prepared then. Not today. :... :'''Bartlet''': It's odd, really, watching yourself being replaced on national television. Planned obsolescence. Presidents and mid sized family sedans. :'''C.J.''': Yes, sir. Would you have run again if you could sir? :'''Bartlet''': I think Mrs. Bartlet would have had something to say about that, don't you? :'''C.J.''': Well the electorate can be very persuasive when they want something badly enough. :'''Bartlet''': In the service of two mistresses these last eight years has been my fate. Thank God for the 22nd Amendment, I'm spared that particular conversation with Abbey. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Donna''': ''[to Josh]'' You've done a remarkable thing. Win or lose. An extraordinary thing. :'''Josh''': ''[tearful]'' I talked him into this, into joining the ticket. :'''Donna''': Nobody ever talked Leo into doing anything he didn't want to do. And he'd want you upstairs [in the campaign suite], not down here. You belong up there, it's your night. He was so proud of you, Josh. :''[Josh breaks down crying]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santos''': Thank you all so very much. Thanks for sticking around. You know, if you haven't left this room in a while, the sun is coming up! First, I want to say a special word of thanks to Senator Vinick, and I ask you all to join me in applauding his lifetime of service. Arnie Vinick made this a better campaign, and he's made this a better country for all of us. ''[beat]'' My father was a barber, my mother a domestic servant, and I never dreamed that I'd have this chance to serve so many people in so many ways. It would be easy for me to stand here and claim a sweeping mandate for the next four years. I can't do that. This was a razor-thin election. My intention is to be the President of everyone - black or brown, yellow or white, Republican or Democrat. I've got a lot of reaching out to do. America has become more polarized - you can't run for President and not see that. Our votes may have been divided, but our country will not be divided. Because, ultimately, it's not about left or right, it's about doing right. Together, we are going to lift up those who have been let down. We are going to ensure that the promise of America is not the privilege of the few, but the birthright of all Americans. I am more grateful than I can say, you have given me an opportunity that comes to few people. Perhaps fewer are worthy of it. God bless you, and God bless America. === ''[[w:Requiem (The West Wing)|Requiem]]'' === :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': ''[to Toby, at Leo's funeral]'' I'll walk out with you. I don't think a picture of you and me makes the ''[[w:New York Times|New York Times]]''. Do you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': It's just, I know we have a lot to talk about and I don't want to leapfrog any of it, but it was kind of wonderful to just... :'''Danny''': Not talk. :'''C.J.''': Not even a little. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': No, but what I asked you before. :'''Danny''': When you propositioned me for sex? :'''C.J.''': Yeah. That's not going to happen. Donna Moss needs a place to stay, I told her she could stay with me. :'''Danny''': Well, she can. You won't be there, she can have the place to herself. :'''C.J.''': I can't do that. :'''Danny''': Why not? :'''C.J.''': Where will I tell her I'm sleeping? :'''Danny''': Who cares what you tell her? :'''C.J.''': She'll ask and I'll have to come up with some reason and my ears get red when I lie, I'll stammer, she'll figure it out. :'''Danny''': Are you seriously telling me you're passing on a night in my bed because you don't know what you're gonna tell Donna Moss? :'''C.J.''': It's not about Donna, it's about the fact that I'll spend the rest of the afternoon strategizing about how to explain it or not explain it or don't need to explain it or don't have an explanation for it or even for myself. I don't have a definition or an understanding of what it is or where it's going. I'll chew the question over in my brain quietly while other people are talking to me about death or affairs of state. We've put this off for seven years. This will keep another night. === ''[[w:Transition (The West Wing)|Transition]]'' === :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Louise]]''': Rough day? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Nah, typical. :'''Louise''': You love it, you live for it, you were born to do it, I'm the same way. Everybody tells me to get a life, although I don't know why... I find life to be terribly overrated. It's actually quite boring when it's not disappointing. Say what you will about what we do, but boring it is not. :'''Josh''': I know that you can parlay the Santos win into a doubling of your fee. :'''Louise''': Tripling, if it figures into your memoirs. :'''Josh''': Nothing is going to top this. Everything else's going to be a letdown. :'''Louise''': Letdowns that make me semi-rich, that's a tradeoff I'm willing to endure. :'''Josh''': You don't care about money. :'''Louise''': Who doesn't? :'''Josh''': You! :'''Louise''': Not as such. :'''Josh''': As what? :'''Louise''': Score-keeping. Quantitative evidence that I'm smarter than you. Not ''you''. :'''Josh''': Who? :'''Louise''': Everybody else. :'''Josh''': Come on board as communications director. :'''Louise''': Thank you, but no. :'''Josh''': Finish what you started. :'''Louise''': I'm not interested in governing. :'''Josh''': Campaigning's about promise; governing's about achievement. It's, it's tougher and a lot less romantic, but it's not boring. I already think you're smarter than everyone, that's why I want you down the hall. Come on, it's not like getting a life! :'''Louise''': That's true, look at you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': This guy is the real deal. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': You said that last time. :'''Josh''': Yeah, and look how right I was. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Josh just offered Sam the job as Deputy Chief of Staff.]'' :'''Sam''': I'm going to need time to think about this. :'''Josh''': Fine... You done yet? :'''Sam''': Josh... :'''Josh''': What's there to think about? :'''Sam''': Well, for one thing, whether I want to end up looking like you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': When I said we needed to talk, I wasn't necessarily thinking about tonight. I'm kind of fried. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Who said anything about talking? :''[Before he can answer, she kisses him.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': So last night was nice. Nice. It was really nice. On the nice scale it was way up there in terms of... you know, niceness. :'''Donna''': Be still and listen to me. I don't know what this is. And you don't, either, which is perfectly fine and understandable. Whatever the buildup, it's all happened amid absurdly heightened emotional circumstances: the election, Leo's death. There's been... not a moment to so much as... take a breath, much less figure any of this out. And now this roller coaster's plunging into the transition, with its time-pressure demands and then the inauguration, and it's hit the ground running, and the first hundred days and, before you know it, the midterms and the new Congress, and then we're running again and four years becomes eight, and... we've never had the talk. And you can lose that look of panic in your eyes. We're not going to have it now; we don't ever have to have it. But there's a window. I'd say four weeks. If we can't get it together in that time to figure out what we want from each other, then clearly it's not worth the trouble. While last night was lovely, I've already called a cab. You should put on some coffee, and I'll see you at the office. === ''[[w:The Last Hurrah (The West Wing)|The Last Hurrah]]'' === :'''Doctor''': Your hand healed faster than I expected. :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': That's 'cause I went from 1,000 handshakes a day to none. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': Coffee of the day. :'''Barista''': Tall, grande or venti? ''[Vinick looks confused]'' What size? :'''Vinick''': Whatever's biggest. :'''Barista''': Name? :'''Vinick''': Sen... Arnie. :'''Barista''': Venti coffee of the day for Ernie. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': What do you have in California? :'''Lawyer''': You don't want to be the official greeter at a vineyard, do you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lawyer''': ''[exiting Vinick's office]'' You got to talk to him about money. :'''Sheila Brooks''': You're his oldest friend. If you can't get through to him, I can't. :'''Attorney''': He's refusing to join any boards. He just wants to do guest lecturing at universities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida. He's going to be bored to death, and he won't be able to afford the Republican lifestyle he deserves. === ''[[Institutional Memory|Institutional Memory]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': I missed the window. That's what's going on here. I... missed the window to figure out... how to do this. :'''Danny''': How to...? :'''C.J.''': Share my life with another person, how to be a partner or whatever condescending way you put it this afternoon. :'''Danny''': Oh, I wasn't trying... :'''C.J.''': I don't know how to do it. Maybe at one point I did, maybe I never did, but it's over now. It's too late. This and skiing. It's too late, it's not going to happen. :'''Danny''': C.J... :'''C.J.''': You said yourself, it's not an accident that this hasn't come together. This is who I am. I'm good at my job, Danny, I'm good at working, I'm not good at this. :'''Danny''': You're right, you suck at it. You're going to need a tremendous amount of training. ''[pause]'' We're going to get good at new things. :'''C.J.''': You don't know that. :'''Danny''': I do. :'''C.J.''': Don't make it sound like it's nothing. :'''Danny''': You didn't miss it. :'''C.J.''': What if I did? :'''Danny''': You didn't miss it. :'''C.J.''': What if we can't... :'''Danny''': We'll figure it out. All of it. You can be scared. That's okay. But you're not going to walk away from me because you're scared. I'm not that scary. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Danny''': [to C.J] At some point you have to choose to have a relationship. We're not 25 any more. At our age you can't date a little and screw a little and wait around to see if you get sentimental at Christmas. You have to decide you're gonna make another person a part of your life - a partner. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': You make it sound like I'm trying to avoid you. :'''Danny''': I didn't say that. :'''C.J.''': I don't make booty calls. :'''Danny''': You don't make any calls, kind of how it works out. :'''C.J.''': What? :'''Danny''': You're elusive, part of the draw. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': ''[about the prospect of C.J. joining the Santos administration]'' Well, you'd be a get, too. Are you gonna do it? :'''C.J.''': Mmm... Probably, I... I don't know, it's, um, complicated. :'''Toby''': Why? :'''C.J.''': ''[pause]'' Danny Concannon. :'''Toby''': Yeah, I heard something about that. :'''C.J.''': We've been spending time together, which is perfectly nice, but he's getting way ahead of himself. I mean, I'm not ready to shape my life around a guy I've been with for a month, that doesn't make sense. :'''Toby''': You didn't pick him up in a bar last Thursday, you've been close for eight years. :'''C.J.''': That doesn't mean it magically falls into place once we take the leap. What? I'm not resisting. :'''Toby''': You're not? :'''C.J.''': I'm not one of those women who can't handle a good thing when it's standing in front of them. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Danny''': ''[to C.J.]'' I want you to do what you want to do - take the job at the White House. I just want you to talk to me about it. I want us to talk about what it will mean and we'll make it work. I want us to talk like we're gonna figure it out together. I want us to talk... because I like the sound of your voice. I just want to talk. === ''[[w:Tomorrow (The West Wing)|Tomorrow]]'' === :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': Good morning Mr. President. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Morning. :'''Debbie''': How are you feeling this morning? :'''Bartlet''': Unemployed. :'''Debbie''': A lot of that going around the building. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[looking at a note C.J. has given him]'' W.W.L.D? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': "What would Leo do?" <hr width="50%"/> :''[Bartlet and Santos (the outgoing president and president-elect) ride to the inauguration together in a motorcade]'' :'''Bartlet''': How's your speech? :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': It's got some good sections, but no "Ask not what your country can do for you..." :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] kind of screwed us with that one, didn't he? <hr width="50%"/> :''[C.J. leaves the White House for the last time. A man in the street spots her.]'' :'''Man''': Hey, you work there? :'''C.J.''': Pardon? :'''Man''': I said, do you work up there? In the White House. :''[C.J. smiles sadly]'' :'''C.J.''': No. I don't. :'''Man''': Oh, sorry. :'''C.J.''': No problem. :''[Pause]'' :'''Man''': Must be something, huh? :'''C.J.''': Yeah. Yeah, it must be something. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Last lines]'' :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': Jed, what are you thinking about? :'''Bartlet''': Tomorrow. == Cast == * [[Martin Sheen]] - [[w:Josiah Bartlet|Josiah "Jed" Bartlet]] * [[w:John Spencer (actor)|John Spencer]] - [[w:Leo McGarry|Leo McGarry]] * [[w:Bradley Whitford|Bradley Whitford]] - [[w:Josh Lyman|Josh Lyman]] * [[w:Richard Schiff|Richard Schiff]] - [[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby Ziegler]] * [[w:Allison Janney|Allison Janney]] - [[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J. Cregg]] * [[w:Rob Lowe|Rob Lowe]] - [[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam Seaborn]] (1999-2003, 2006) * [[w:Janel Moloney|Janel Moloney]] - [[w:Donna Moss|Donna Moss]] * [[w:Dulé Hill|Dulé Hill]] - [[w:Charlie Young|Charlie Young]] * [[w:Stockard Channing|Stockard Channing]] - [[w:Abigail Bartlet|Abigail Bartlet]] * [[w:Kristin Chenoweth|Kristin Chenoweth]] - [[w:Annabeth Schott|Annabeth Schott]] (2004-2006) * [[w:Moira Kelly|Moira Kelly]] - [[w:Mandy Hampton|Mandy Hampton]] (1999-2000) * [[w:Joshua Malina|Joshua Malina]] - [[w:Will Bailey|Will Bailey]] (2002-2006) * [[w:Mary McCormack|Mary McCormack]] - [[w:Kate Harper|Kate Harper]] (2004-2006) * [[w:Jimmy Smits|Jimmy Smits]] - [[w:Matthew Santos|Matthew Santos]] (2004-2006) * [[Alan Alda]] - [[w:Arnold Vinick|Arnold Vinick]] (2004-2006) ==External links== {{wikipedia|The West Wing (TV series)}} * {{imdb title|0200276|The West Wing}} * {{tv.com show|189|The West Wing}} {{DEFAULTSORT:West Wing, The}} [[Category:1990s American workplace drama TV shows]] [[Category:2000s American workplace drama TV shows]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] [[Category:Political drama TV shows]] [[Category:NBC shows]] [[Category:Television series on DVD]] [[Category:Alternate history TV shows]] 0x1aro2l0surgp17p07vy8ke52qb21i 3148770 3148769 2022-07-28T20:28:40Z UDScott 4304 /* Manchester, Part I */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]''''' (1999–2006) is a television show about a fictional United States presidential administration, set mainly in the West Wing of the White House.__NOTOC__ <!-- START TABLE OF CONTENTS --> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! [[#Season One|Season 1]] ! [[#Season Two|Season 2]] ! [[#Season Three|Season 3]] ! [[#Season Four|Season 4]] ! [[#Season Five|Season 5]] ! [[#Season Six|Season 6]] ! [[#Season Seven|Season 7]] |- | [[#Pilot|Pilot]] | [[#In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part I|In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (1)]] | [[#Isaac and Ishmael|Isaac and Ishmael]] | [[#20 Hours in America, Part I|20 Hours in America (1)]] | [[#7A WF 83429|7A WF 83429]] | [[#NSF Thurmont|NSF Thurmont]] | [[#The Ticket|The Ticket]] |- | [[#Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc|Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc]] | [[#In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part II|In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (2)]] | [[#Manchester, Part I|Manchester (1)]] | [[#20 Hours in America, Part II|20 Hours in America (2)]] | [[#The Dogs of War|The Dogs of War]] | [[#The Birnam Wood|The Birnam Wood]] | [[#The Mommy Problem|The Mommy Problem]] |- | [[#A Proportional Response|A Proportional Response]] | [[#The Midterms|The Midterms]] | [[#Manchester, Part II|Manchester (2)]] | [[#College Kids|College Kids]] | [[#Jefferson Lives|Jefferson Lives]] | [[#Third-Day Story|Third-Day Story]] | [[#Message of the Week|Message of the Week]] |- | [[#Five Votes Down|Five Votes Down]] | [[#In this White House|In this White House]] | [[#Ways and Means|Ways and Means]] | [[#The Red Mass|The Red Mass]] | [[#Han|Han]] | [[#Liftoff|Liftoff]] | [[#Mr. Frost|Mr. Frost]] |- | [[#The Crackpots and These Women|The Crackpots & These Women]] | [[#And It's Surely to Their Credit|And It's Surely To Their Credit]] | [[#On the Day Before|On the Day Before]] | [[#Debate Camp|Debate Camp]] | [[#Constituency of One|Constituency of One]] | [[#The Hubbert Peak|The Hubbert Peak]] | [[#Here Today|Here Today]] |- | [[#Mr. Willis of Ohio|Mr. Willis of Ohio]] | [[#The Lame Duck Congress|The Lame Duck Congress]] | [[#War Crimes|War Crimes]] | [[#Game On|Game On]] | [[#Disaster Relief|Disaster Relief]] | [[#The Dover Test|The Dover Test]] | [[#The Al Smith Dinner|The Al Smith Dinner]] |- | [[#The State Dinner|The State Dinner]] | [[#The Portland Trip|The Portland Trip]] | [[#Gone Quiet|Gone Quiet]] | [[#Election Night|Election Night]] | [[#Separation of Powers|Separation of Powers]] | [[#A Change is Gonna Come|A Change is Gonna Come]] | [[#The Debate|The Debate]] |- | [[#Enemies|Enemies]] | [[#Shibboleth|Shibboleth]] | [[#The Indians in the Lobby|The Indians in the Lobby]] | [[#Process Stories|Process Stories]] | [[#Shutdown|Shutdown]] | [[#In the Room|In the Room]] | [[#Undecideds|Undecideds]] |- | [[#The Short List|The Short List]] | [[#Galileo|Galileo]] | [[#The Women of Qumar|The Women of Qumar]] | [[#Swiss Diplomacy|Swiss Diplomacy]] | [[#Abu el Banat|Abu el Banat]] | [[#Impact Winter|Impact Winter]] | [[#The Wedding|The Wedding]] |- | [[#In Excelsis Deo|In Excelsis Deo]] | [[#Noël|Noël]] | [[#Bartlet for America|Bartlet for America]] | [[#Arctic Radar|Arctic Radar]] | [[#The Stormy Present|The Stormy Present]] | [[#Faith Based Initiative|Faith Based Initiative]] | [[#Running Mates|Running Mates]] |- | [[#Lord John Marbury|Lord John Marbury]] | [[#The Leadership Breakfast|The Leadership Breakfast]] | [[#H. Con-172|H. Con-172]] | [[#Holy Night|Holy Night]] | [[#The Benign Prerogative|The Benign Prerogative]] | [[#Opposition Research|Opposition Research]] | [[#Internal Displacement|Internal Displacement]] |- | [[#He Shall, from Time to Time...|He Shall, from Time to Time...]] | [[#The Drop-In|The Drop-In]] | [[#100,000 Airplanes|100,000 Airplanes]] | [[#Guns Not Butter|Guns Not Butter]] | [[#Slow News Day|Slow News Day]] | [[#365 Days|365 Days]] | [[#Duck and Cover|Duck and Cover]] |- | [[#Take Out the Trash Day|Take Out the Trash Day]] | [[#Bartlet's Third State of the Union|Third State of the Union]] | [[#The Two Bartlets|The Two Bartlets]] | [[#The Long Goodbye|The Long Goodbye]] | [[#The Warfare of Genghis Khan|The Warfare of Genghis Khan]] | [[#King Corn|King Corn]] | [[#The Cold|The Cold]] |- | [[#Take this Sabbath Day|Take this Sabbath Day]] | [[#The War at Home|The War at Home]] | [[#Night Five|Night Five]] | [[#Inauguration, Part I|Inauguration (1)]] | [[#An Khe|An Khe]] | [[#The Wake Up Call|The Wake Up Call]] | [[#Two Weeks Out|Two Weeks Out]] |- | [[#Celestial Navigation|Celestial Navigation]] | [[#Ellie|Ellie]] | [[#Hartsfield's Landing|Hartsfield's Landing]] | [[#Inauguration, Over There|Inauguration, Over There (2)]] | [[#Full Disclosure|Full Disclosure]] | [[#Freedonia|Freedonia]] | [[#Welcome to Wherever You Are|Welcome to Wherever You Are]] |- | [[#20 Hours in L.A.|20 Hours in L.A.]] | [[#Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail|Somebody's Going to Jail]] | [[#Dead Irish Writers|Dead Irish Writers]] | [[#The California 47th|The California 47th]] | [[#Eppur Si Muove|Eppur Si Muove]] | [[#Drought Conditions|Drought Conditions]] | [[#Election Day, Part One|Election Day (1)]] |- | [[#The White House Pro-Am|The White House Pro-Am]] | [[#The Stackhouse Filibuster|The Stackhouse Filibuster]] | [[#The U.S. Poet Laureate|The U.S. Poet Laureate]] | [[#Red Haven's on Fire|Red Haven's on Fire]] | [[#The Supremes|The Supremes]] | [[#A Good Day|A Good Day]] | [[#Election Day, Part Two|Election Day (2)]] |- | [[#Six Meetings Before Lunch|Six Meetings Before Lunch]] | [[#17 People|17 People]] | [[#Stirred|Stirred]] | [[#Privateers|Privateers]] | [[#Access|Access]] | [[#La Palabra|La Palabra]] | [[#Requiem|Requiem]] |- | [[#Let Bartlet Be Bartlet|Let Bartlet Be Bartlet]] | [[#Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising]] | [[#Enemies Foreign and Domestic|Enemies, Foreign & Domestic]] | [[#Angel Maintenance|Angel Maintenance]] | [[#Talking Points|Talking Points]] | [[#Ninety Miles Away|Ninety Miles Away]] | [[#Transition|Transition]] |- | [[#Mandatory Minimums|Mandatory Minimums]] | [[#The Fall's Gonna Kill You|The Fall's Gonna Kill You]] | [[#The Black Vera Wang|The Black Vera Wang]] | [[#Evidence of Things Not Seen|Evidence of Things Not Seen]] | [[#No Exit|No Exit]] | [[#In God We Trust|In God We Trust]] | [[#The Last Hurrah|The Last Hurrah]] |- | [[#Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics|Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics]] | [[#18th and Potomac|18th and Potomac]] | [[#We Killed Yamamoto|We Killed Yamamoto]] | [[#Life on Mars|Life on Mars]] | [[#Gaza|Gaza]] | [[#Things Fall Apart|Things Fall Apart]] | [[#Institutional Memory|Institutional Memory]] |- | [[#What Kind of Day Has It Been|What Kind of Day Has It Been]] | [[#Two Cathedrals|Two Cathedrals]] | [[#Posse Comitatus|Posse Comitatus]] | [[#Commencement|Commencement]] | [[#Memorial Day|Memorial Day]] | [[#2162 Votes|2162 Votes]] | [[#Tomorrow|Tomorrow]] |- | colspan=3 bgcolor=#DDDDDD | [[#Cast|Cast]] | [[#Twenty-Five|Twenty-Five]] | colspan=3 bgcolor=#DDDDDD | [[#External links|External links]] |}<!-- END TABLE OF CONTENTS --> == Season One == === ''[[w:Pilot (The West Wing)|Pilot]]'' === :'''Flight Attendant''': Sir, I'm going to have to ask that you turn off your cellular phone. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': We're flying in a [[w:L-1011_Tristar|Lockheed Eagle Series L-1011]]. Came off the line ten months ago. Carries a Sim-5 transponder tracking system. And you're telling me I can still flummox this thing with something I bought at [[w:Radio Shack|Radio Shack]]? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': ''[on the phone with the [[w:New York Times|New York Times]]]'' 17 across. Yes, 17 across is wrong... You're spelling [[w:Muammar Gaddafi|his name]] wrong... What's my name? My name doesn't matter. I am just an ordinary citizen who relies on the Times crossword for stimulation. And I'm telling you that I met the man twice. And I recommended a pre-emptive [[w:Exocet|Exocet]] missile strike against his air force, so I think I know how... :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Leo. :'''Leo''': They hang up on me every time. :'''C.J''': That's almost hard to believe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Ms. O'Brien, I understand your feelings, but please believe me when I tell you that I'm a nice guy having a bad day. I just found out the Times is publishing a poll that says a considerable portion of Americans feel the White House has lost energy and focus. A perception that's not likely to be altered by the video footage of the President riding his bicycle into a tree. As we speak, the Coast Guard is fishing Cubans out of the Atlantic Ocean while the Governor of Florida wants to blockade the Port of Miami. A good friend of mine's about to get fired for going on television and making sense, and it turns out I accidentally slept with a prostitute last night. Now would you please, in the name of compassion, tell me which one of those kids is my boss's daughter? :'''[[w:List of The West Wing characters#Leo McGarry's family|Mallory]]''': That would be me. :'''Sam''': You. :'''Mallory''': Yes. :'''Sam''': Leo's daughter's fourth-grade class. :'''Mallory''': Yes. :'''Sam''': Well, this is bad on so many levels. <hr width="50%"/> :'''John Van Dyke''': The First Commandment says "Honor thy father." :'''Toby''': No, it doesn't! :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh Lyman]]''': Toby— :'''Toby''': It doesn't! ''[C.J. tries to stop him]'' No! If I'm gonna make you sit through this preposterous exercise, we're gonna get the names of the damn Commandments right! :'''Mary Marsh''': Okay, here we go. :'''Toby''': "Honor thy father" is the ''Third'' Commandment! :'''Van Dyke''': Then what's the First Commandment? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': "I am the Lord your God; thou shalt worship no other god before me." ''[enters the room, walking with a cane]'' Boy, those were the days, huh? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Van Dyke''': If our children can buy pornography on any street corner for five dollars, isn't that too high a price to pay for free speech? :'''Bartlet''': No. :'''Van Dyke''': Really? :'''Bartlet''': On the other hand, I do think that five dollars is too high a price to pay for pornography. :'''C.J.''': Why don’t we all sit down? :'''Bartlet''': No. Let’s not, C.J. These people won’t be staying that long. May I have some coffee, Mr. Lewis? Al, how many times have I asked you to denounce the practices of a fringe group that calls itself The Lambs of God? :'''Caldwell''': Sir, it’s not up to me to— :'''Bartlet''': Crap. It ''is'' up to you, Al. You know, my wife, Abbey, she never wants me to do anything while I’m upset. ''[a staffer hands him coffee]'' Thank you, Mr. Lewis. Twenty-eight years ago, I come home from a very bad day at the [[w:New Hampshire State House|State House]]. I tell Abbey I’m going out for a drive. I get in the station wagon and put it in reverse, and pull out of the garage full speed. ''[Leo and Sam appear in the doorway and quietly enter into the room.]'' Except I forgot to open the garage door. Abbey told me to not drive while I was upset and she was right. She was right yesterday when she told me not to get on that damn bicycle while I was upset, but I did it anyway, and I guess I was just about as angry as I’ve ever been in my life. It seems my granddaughter, Annie, had given an interview in one of the teen magazines. And somewhere between movie stars and makeup tips, she talked about her feelings on a woman’s right to choose. Now Annie, all of 12, has always been precocious, but she’s got a good head on her shoulders and I like it when she uses it. So I couldn’t understand it when her mother called me in tears yesterday. I said, "Elizabeth, what’s wrong?" She said, "It’s Annie." Now, I love my family and I’ve read my Bible from cover to cover. So I want you to tell me from what part of the Holy Scripture do you suppose the Lambs of God drew their Divine inspiration when they sent my 12 year-old granddaughter a Raggedy Ann doll with a knife stuck through its throat? ''[pause]'' You’ll denounce these people, Al. You’ll do it publicly. And until you do, you can all get your fat asses out of my White House. C.J., show these people out. :'''Mary Marsh''': I believe we can find the door. :'''Bartlet''': Find it ''now''. === ''[[w:Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (The West Wing)|Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc]]'' === :'''Lloyd Russell''': ''[referring to his Presidential run, speaking to Mandy, who just drove her car onto a curb]'' It wasn't going to happen. :'''[[w:Mandy Hampton|Mandy]]''': You know what the worst part about this is? :'''Lloyd Russell''': Well, I think you dinged up your suspension pretty good. :'''Mandy''': No, Lloyd, it's the party they're having, right now, in the West Wing, at my expense. :'''Lloyd Russell''': They're not having a party in the West Wing. :'''Mandy''': I've worked with these people for two and a half years. They like to win and they like to gloat. :'''Lloyd Russell''': I'm sure you're wrong. :'''Mandy''': I'm sure I'm not. :'''Lloyd Russell''': There are very serious people working at the White House. A blow is struck for party unity today, there's no cause to gloat. :''[cut to the White House]'' :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Victory is mine, victory is mine. Great day in the morning, people, victory is mine. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Morning Josh. :'''Josh''': I drink from the keg of glory, Donna. Bring me the finest muffins and bagels in all the land. ''[pumps his fists]'' :'''Donna''': It's going to be an unbearable day. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Mrs. Landingham, does the President have free time this morning? :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': The President has nothing ''but'' free time, Toby. Right now he's in the residence eating [[w:Cheerios|Cheerios]] and enjoying [[w:Live! with Kelly and Michael|Regis and Kathie Lee]]. Should I get him for you? :'''Toby''': Sarcasm's a disturbing thing coming from a woman of your age, Mrs. Landingham. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': What age would that be, Toby? :'''Toby''': ...Late twenties? :'''Mrs. Landingham:''' Atta boy. :'''Toby''': Can I have a cookie? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': No. :''[Sam walks in]'' :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Good morning, Sam. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Good morning. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Have a cookie, Sam. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Sir, this may be a good time to talk about your sense of humor. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I've got an intelligence briefing, a security briefing, and a 90-minute budget meeting all scheduled for the same 45 minutes. You sure this is a good time to talk about my sense of humor? :'''C.J.''': No. :'''Bartlet''': Me neither. :'''C.J.''': It's just that it's not the first time that it's happened. :'''Bartlet''': I know. :'''Toby''': We're talking about Texas, sir. :'''Bartlet''': I know. :'''C.J.''': [[w:USA Today|USA Today]] asks you why you don't spend more time campaigning in Texas and you say it's because you don't look good in funny hats. :'''Sam''': It was big hats. :'''C.J.''': What difference does it make? :'''Bartlet''': It makes a difference. :'''C.J.''': The point is we got whomped in Texas. :'''Josh''': We got whomped in Texas twice. :'''C.J.''': We got whomped in the primary and we got whomped in November. :'''Bartlet''': I think I was there. :'''C.J.''': And it was avoidable. Sir. :'''Bartlet''': C.J., on your tombstone it's gonna read '[[w:Post hoc, ergo propter hoc|Post hoc ergo propter hoc]].' :'''CJ''': Okay, but none of my visitors are going to be able to understand my tombstone. :'''Bartlet''': Twenty-seven lawyers in the room, anybody know 'post hoc, ergo propter hoc'? Josh? :'''Josh''': Ah, post, after hoc, ergo, therefore... After hoc, therefore something else hoc. :'''Bartlet''': Thank you. Next? Leo. :'''Leo''': 'After it, therefore because of it'. :'''Bartlet''': 'After it, therefore because of it'. It means one thing follows the other, therefore it was caused by the other. But it's not always true. In fact it's hardly ever true. We did not lose Texas because of the hat joke. Do you know when we lost Texas? :'''C.J.''': When you learned to speak Latin? :'''Bartlet''': Go figure. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': What is that? :'''Morris''': It's a flu shot. :'''Bartlet''': I don't need a flu shot. :'''Morris''': You do need a flu shot. :'''Bartlet''': How do I know this isn't the start of a military coup? :'''Morris''': Sir? :'''Bartlet''': I want the Secret Service in here right away. :'''Morris''': In the event of a military coup, sir, what makes you think the Secret Service is gonna be on your side? :'''Bartlet''': Now that's a thought that's gonna fester. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': About a week ago I accidentally slept with a prostitute. :'''Toby''': Really? :'''Sam''': Yes. :'''Toby''': You accidentally slept with a prostitute. :'''Sam''': Call girl. :'''Toby''': Accidentally. :'''Sam''': Yes. :'''Toby''': I don't understand. Did you ''trip'' over something? <hr width="50%"/> :''[after the President is informed that a plane carrying his personal physician was shot down on the orders of the Syrian government]'' :'''Bartlet''': Leo? I'm not frightened. I'm going to blow them off the face of the earth with the fury of God's own thunder. === ''[[w:A Proportional Response|A Proportional Response]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': A couple of things for you to bear in mind. First of all, he didn't know she was a call girl when he slept with her. He did not pay her money. He didn't participate in, have knowledge of, or witness anything illegal. Or for that matter, unethical, immoral, or suspect. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Okay. A couple things for you to bear in mind. None of that matters on ''[[w:Hard Copy|Hard Copy]]''! :'''Josh''': You're overreacting. :'''C.J.''': Am I? :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': As women are prone to do. :'''Josh''': That's not what I meant. :'''C.J.''': That's always what you mean. :'''Josh''': You know what, C.J., I really think I'm the best judge of what I mean, you paranoid [[w:University of California, Berkeley|Berkeley]] ''[[w:shiksa|shiksa]]'' ''feminista''! ...whoa, that was way too far. :'''C.J.''': No, no. Well, I've got a staff meeting to go to and so do you, you elitist [[w:Harvard University|Harvard]] fascist ''missed-the-dean's-list-two-semesters-in-a-row'' Yankee jackass! :'''Josh''': Feel better getting that off your chest there, C.J.? :'''C.J.''': I'm a whole new woman. :'''Josh''': You look like a million bucks, by the way. :'''C.J.''': Don't try to make up with me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[reading a newspaper article, quoting a congressman]'' "Folks down here are patriotic, fiercely patriotic. The President better not be planning on making any visits to this base. If he does, he may not get out alive." :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': He said that? Sitting there with military officers? :'''Josh''': Don't take the bait. :'''Toby''': Josh. :'''Josh''': Don't take the bait! :'''Toby''': You'd better believe I'm going to take the bait. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': There ought to be a law against it. :'''Josh''': Why'd you get him started? :''[Leo shrugs]'' :'''Toby''': There ''is'' a law against it! How about threatening the life of the President? He was talking to other people: how about conspiracy? They were military officers, how about treason? That was a member of our own party, Leo. That was a ''Democrat'' who said that! :'''Leo''': It's bad, I know. :'''Toby''': That's it? :'''Leo''': What are you going to do? :'''Toby''': Have the [[w:United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] bring him in pending felony charges. :'''Josh''': Toby's right. What's the good of being in power if you're not going to haul your enemies in for questioning? :'''Toby''': We're really not gonna do anything about this? :'''Leo''': Yeah, cause what we really need to do is arrest people for being mean to the President. :'''Toby''': There is no law. There is no decency. :'''Josh''': He’s just getting that now. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': What's the virtue of the proportional response? :'''[[w:Percy Fitzwallace|Admiral Fitzwallace]]''': I'm sorry? :'''Bartlet''': What is the virtue of a proportional response? Why's it good? They hit an airplane, so we hit a transmitter, right? That's a proportional response. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': Sir, in the case of Pericles 1 -- :'''Bartlet''': ''[talking over him]'' They hit a barracks, so we hit two transmitters. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': That's roughly it, yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': This is what we do. I mean, ''this'' is what we do. :'''Leo''': Yes, sir, it's what we do. It's what we've always done. :'''Bartlet''': Well, if it's what we do, if it's what we've always done, don't ''they know'' we're going to do it? :'''Leo''': Sir, if you'd turn your attention to Pericles 1 -- :'''Bartlet''': I have ''turned'' my attention to Pericles 1. It's two ammo dumps, an abandoned railroad bridge and a Syrian intelligence agency. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': Those ''are'' four highly-rated targets, sir. :'''Bartlet''': But they ''know'' we're gonna do that. They know we're gonna do that! Those areas have been abandoned for three days now. We know that from the satellite, right? We have the intelligence. ''[over Leo's attempt to speak up]'' They did that, so we did this. It's the cost of doing business. It's been factored in, right? :'''Leo''': Mr. President -- :'''Bartlet''': Am I right, or am I missing something here? :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': No, sir. You're right, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Then I ask again, what is the virtue of a proportional response? :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': It isn't virtuous, Mr. President. It's all there is, sir. :'''Bartlet''': It is not ''all'' there is. :'''Leo''': Sir, Admiral Fitzwallace -- :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': Excuse me, Leo...pardon me, Mr. President, just what else is there? :'''Bartlet''': The ''disproportional'' response. Let the word ring forth, from this time and this place, gentlemen, you kill an American, any American, we don't come back with a proportional response. We come back with total disaster! ''[He bangs the table]'' :'''General''': Are you suggesting that we [[w:Carpet bombing|carpet-bomb]] [[w:Damascus|Damascus]]? :'''Bartlet''': I am suggesting, General, that you, and Admiral Fitzwallace, and Secretary Hutchinson, and the rest of the National Security Team take the next sixty minutes and put together an American response scenario that doesn't make me think we're just docking somebody's damn allowance! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Did you know that two thousand years ago a Roman citizen could walk across the face of the known world free of the fear of molestation? He could walk across the Earth unharmed, cloaked only in the protection of the words ''[[w:Civis romanus sum|civis Romanus]]'' -- I am a Roman citizen. So great was the retribution of Rome, universally understood as certain, should any harm befall even one of its citizens. Where was Morris's protection, or anybody else on that airplane? Where was the retribution for the families, and where is the warning to the rest of the world that Americans shall walk this Earth unharmed, lest the clenched fist of the most mighty military force in the history of mankind comes crashing down on your house?! In other words, Leo, what the hell are we doing here?! :'''Leo''': We are behaving the way a [[w:superpower|superpower]] ought to behave. :'''Bartlet''': Well our behavior has produced some crappy results; in fact I'm not a hundred per cent sure it hasn't ''induced'' it. :'''Leo''': What are you talking about? :'''Bartlet''': I'm talking about [[w:1983 Beirut barracks bombing|two hundred and eighty-six American marines in Beirut]], I'm talking about [[w:Operation Restore Hope|Somalia]], I'm talking about [[w:1998 United States embassy bombings|Nairobi]]- :'''Leo''': And you think ratcheting up the body count's gonna act as a deterrent? :'''Bartlet''': You're damn right I- :'''Leo''': Oh, then you are just as stupid as these guys who think [[w:capital punishment|capital punishment]] is going to be a deterrent for drug kingpins. As if drug kingpins didn't live their day to day lives under the possibility of execution, and their executions are a lot less dainty than ours and tend to take place without the bother and expense of [[w:due process|due process]]. So, my friend, if you want to start using American military strength as the arm of the Lord, you can do that. We're the only superpower left. You can conquer the world, like [[w:Charlemagne|Charlemagne]]! But you better be prepared to kill everyone. And you better start with me, because I will raise up an army against you and I will beat you! :'''Bartlet''': ''[pause]'' He had a ten-day old baby at home. :'''Leo''': I know. :'''Bartlet''': We are doing nothing. :'''Leo''': We are not doing nothing. :'''Bartlet''': We're destroying- :'''Leo''': Four high-rated military targets! :'''Bartlet''' And this is good? :'''Leo''': Of course it's not good. There is no good. It's what there is! It's how you behave if you're the most powerful nation in the world. It's proportional, it's reasonable, it's responsible, it's merciful! It's not nothing. Four high-rated military targets. :'''Bartlet''': Which they'll rebuild again in six months. :'''Leo''': Then we'll blow 'em up again in six months! We're getting really good at it... It's what our fathers taught us. :'''Bartlet''': ''[sarcastically]'' Why didn't you say so? ''[sitting down]'' Oh, man, Leo...when I think of all the work you put in to get me to run, when I think of all the work you did to get me elected...I could pummel your ass with a baseball bat. :''[Leo and Bartlet laugh]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': I have to tell you, he's ordinarily an extremely kind man, placing a very high premium on civility. Today...it's just been a very difficult few days for him. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': I think I should probably go. :''[Bartlet comes in]'' :'''Bartlet''': Excuse me, Charlie? Can I see you inside, please? Come on, it's okay. :''[Charlie walks toward him hesitantly and Bartlet sticks out his hand]'' :'''Bartlet''': I'm Jed Bartlet. :'''Charlie''': I'm Charles Young, sir. :'''Bartlet''': But you prefer Charlie, right? Listen, Leo McGarry filled me in on the situation with your mother. I'm so very sorry. I hope you don't mind, but I took the liberty of calling Tom Connolly, the FBI Director, and we had the computer spit out some quick information. Your mother was killed by a Western .38 revolver firing [[w:Teflon-coated bullet|KTWs]], or what are known as cop-killer bullets. Now, we have not had a whole lot of success yet in banning that weapon and those bullets off the streets, but we're planning on taking a big whack at it when Congress comes back from recess. So, what do you say? You want to come help us out? :'''Charlie''': ''[smiling]'' Yes, sir, I do. :'''Bartlet''': Thank you, Charlie. ''[shakes his hand]'' :... :'''Charlie''': I've never felt like this before. :'''Josh''': It doesn't go away. === ''[[w:Five Votes Down|Five Votes Down]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Forgive my bluntness, and I say this with all due respect, Congressman, but vote yes, or you're not even going to be on the ballot two years from now. :'''Katzenmoyer''': How do you figure? :'''Josh''': You're going to lose in the primary. :'''Katzenmoyer''': There's no [[w:United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] running against me. :'''Josh''': Sure there is. :'''Katzenmoyer''': Who? :'''Josh''': Whomever we pick. :'''Katzenmoyer''': You're bluffing. :'''Josh''': Okay. :'''Katzenmoyer''': I'm in your own party! :'''Josh''': Doesn't seem to be doing us much good now, does it? :'''Katzenmoyer''': Against an incumbent Democrat. You'll go to the press and endorse a challenger? :'''Josh''': No sir. We're going to do it in person. See, you won with fifty-two percent, but the President took your district with fifty-nine. And I think it's high time we come back and say thanks. Do you have any idea how much noise [[w:Air Force One|Air Force One]] makes when it lands in [[w:Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire, Wisconsin]]? We're going to have a party, Congressman. You should come, it's gonna be great. And when the watermelon's done, right in town square, right in the band [[w:gazebo|gazebo]]... You guys got a band gazebo? :'''Katzenmoyer''': Josh... :'''Josh''': Doesn't matter, we'll build one. Right in the band gazebo, that's where the President is going to drape his arm around the shoulder of some assistant DA we like. And you should have your camera with you. You should get a picture of that. 'Cause that's gonna be the moment you're finished in Democratic politics. President Bartlet's a good man. He's got a good heart. He doesn't hold a grudge. That's what he pays me for. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[on pain medication]'' What's going on here? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Nothing you need to concern yourself with, Mr. President. Merely a perception issue regarding Toby and the financial disclosure. :'''Bartlet''': Well, I like to roll up my sleeves and, you know ... get involved. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Mr. President. Did you by any chance take your back pills? :'''Bartlet''': I don't mind telling you C.J. I was in a little pain there. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Which did you take, sir, the [[w:Hydrocodone|Vicodin]] or the [[w:Oxycodone|Percocet]]? :'''Bartlet''': I wasn't supposed to take 'em both? :'''C.J.''': Okay, Mr. President, we're going to have someone take you back to bed. :'''Bartlet''': No no no. Sit sit sit. One of you's got a problem, and I'm here to help. You guys are like family. You've always been there for me. You've always been loyal, honest, hard-working good people, and I love you all very much, and I don't say that often enough. ''[to Sam]'' So, tell me what the problem is, Toby. :'''Sam''': I'm Sam, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Sam, of course you are. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Sir, the situation basically is this. I arranged for a friend to testify to [[w:United States Department of Commerce|Commerce]] on Internet stocks, while simultaneously, but unrelated to that, bought a technology issue which, partly due to my friend's testimony, shot through the roof. :'''Bartlet''': Toby. Toby, Toby, Toby. Toby's a nice name, don't you think? :'''Toby''': Can we possibly do this meeting at another time? :'''Bartlet''': No no no, I know my body. I know my muscles aren't, you know, but my mind is sharp. I can focus. I'm focused. You all know that about me. Here's what I think we ought to do. ''[beat]'' Was I just saying something? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': There's two things in the world you never want to let people see how you make 'em: laws and sausages. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Reporter''': I'm curious about the President's farm in Manchester. The property value increased $750,000. What's that due to? :'''C.J.''': Secret Service improvements. :'''Reporter''': Can you go into detail, please? :'''C.J.''': The property now includes a helipad and the ability to run a global war from the sun porch. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': You know, I realize that as an adult not everyone shares my view of the world, and with an issue as hot as gun control I'm prepared to accept a lot of different points of view as being perfectly valid, but we can all get together on the grenade launcher, right? === ''[[w:The Crackpots and These Women|The Crackpots and These Women]]'' === :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': It's not so much that you cheat sir, its how brazenly bad you are at it. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I beg your pardon! When have I ever cheated? :'''Toby''': How about in Florida, playing mixed doubles with me and C.J., you tried to tell us your partner worked at the American Consulate in Vienna. :'''Bartlet''': She did. :'''Toby''': It was [[w:Steffi Graf|Steffi Graf]], sir! :'''Bartlet''': I'll admit the woman bore a striking resemblance to her. :'''Toby''': You crazy lunatic! You think I'm not going to recognize Steffi Graf when she's serving a tennis ball at me?! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': [[w:Andrew Jackson|Andrew Jackson]], in the main foyer of his White House had a [[w:Big Block of Cheese Day|big block of cheese]]. :'''Toby''': Huh. :'''Leo''': I am making a mental list of those who are snickering, and even as I speak I am preparing appropriate retribution. The block of cheese was huge - over two tons. And it was there for any and all who might be hungry. :'''Toby''': Leo, wouldn't this time be better spent plotting a war against a country that can't possibly defend itself against us? :'''Leo''': We can do that later, Toby. Right now I'm talking about President Andrew Jackson. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''' Actually, right now, you're talking about a big block of cheese. :'''Leo''': And Sam goes on my list! :'''Sam''': What about Toby? :'''Leo''': I'm unpredictable. Jackson wanted the White House to belong to the people, so from time to time, he opened his doors to those who wished an audience. :'''[[w:Mandy Hampton|Mandy]]''': And then he locked the doors behind them and made them eat two tons of cheese. :'''Leo''': It is in that spirit... :'''Sam''': Hang on. Mandy doesn't go on the list? :'''Leo''': Mandy's new. :'''Sam''': So it's just me... on the list? :'''Leo''': Yes. It is in the spirit of Andrew Jackson that I, from time to time, ask senior staff to have face-to-face meetings with those people representing organizations who have a difficult time getting our attention. I know the more jaded among you, see this as something rather beneath you. But I assure you that listening to the voices of passionate Americans is beneath no one, and surely not the peoples' servants. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[walks in with C.J.]'' Sorry, we're late. Is it "Total Crackpot Day" again? :'''Leo''': Yes, it is. :'''Sam''': And let us please note that Josh does not go on the list. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Hey, everybody, listen up - Zoey's down from [[w:Hanover, New Hampshire|Hanover]] and I'm making chili for everyone tonight! :''[Everyone looks horrified]'' :'''Josh''': Oh God... :'''Various''': ''[With a noticeable lack of enthusiasm]'' Great! Great! :'''Bartlet''': ''[Put out]'' Okay, you know what? Let's do this. Everybody look down at the big seal in the middle of my carpet. ''[Everyone looks down at the Presidential seal]'' Now look back up at me. ''[They do so]'' Zoey's down from Hanover and I'm making chili for everyone tonight! :'''Everyone''': ''[With more convincing forced enthusiasm]'' That's great! I love chili! Terrific! :'''Bartlet''': There! You see how benevolent I can be when everybody just does what I tell them to do? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Josh is in his office, with [[w:Ave Maria (Schubert)|Schubert's "Ave Maria"]] playing on his boombox]'' :'''Josh''': C.J., an N.S.C. staffer gave me a card with instructions on it for what I'm supposed to do in the event of a nuclear attack. They want me up in the plane or down in a bunker. They don't want you... or Sam, or Toby, for that matter. I didn't want to be friends with you and have you not know. :'''C.J.''': ''[surprised]'' Josh, have you been upset about this? :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': You're very sweet sometimes. You really are. :'''Josh''': C.J... :'''C.J.''': Of course they don't want me, Josh! I'm a press secretary. I don't think they're going to be issuing a whole lot of releases. Sam and Toby are communications and my guess is that speech writing won't be a priority either. Come, have some fun. ''[starts to leave]'' :'''Josh''': ''[points at his boombox]'' This is a beautiful piece of music. Do you know this? :'''C.J.''': ...I'm Catholic. :'''Josh''': Hang on. Listen. Listen. ''[turns up his boombox at the words "O Jungfrau, sieh der Jungfrau Sorgen"]'' There, right there. It's... miraculous. ''[beat]'' [[w:Franz Schubert|Schubert]] was crazy, you know. :'''C.J.''': ''[nods]'' Yes. :'''Josh''': Do you think you have to be crazy to create something powerful? :'''C.J.''': Josh, the Cold War is over. There's not going to be a nuclear– :'''Josh''': God, C.J. It's not going to be like that. It's not gonna be the [[w:red telephone|red phone]] and nuclear bombs. :'''C.J.''': What's it going to be? :'''Josh''': It's going to be this! It's going to be something like this. Smallpox has been gone for fifty years. No one has an acquired immunity. Flies through the air. You get it, you carry a ten foot cloud around with you. One in three people die. If 100 people in New York City got it, you'd have to encircle them with 100 ''million'' vaccinated people to contain it. Do you know how many doses of smallpox vaccines exist in the country? Seven! If 100 people in New York City get it, there's gonna be a global medical emergency that's gonna make HIV look like cold and flu season. That's how it's gonna be, a little test tube with a... a rubber cap that's deteriorating... a guy steps out of [[w:Times Square-42nd Street|Times Square station]], ''[imitates a smashing noise]''. smashes it on the sidewalk... there is a world war right there. :'''C.J.''': We'll make more vaccine. :'''Josh''': You better hurry, 'cause I'm the only one with one of these cards. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[about a "UFO"]'' It was not a space ship from another planet, just another time -- a long since abandoned Soviet satellite. One of its booster rockets didn't fire and it couldn't escape Earth's orbit. A sad reminder of the time when two powerful nations challenged each other and then boldly raced into outer space. What will be the next thing that challenges us, Toby? That makes us go farther and work harder? You know that when [[w:Smallpox#Eradication|smallpox was eradicated]], it was considered the single greatest humanitarian achievement of this century? Surely we can do it again, as we did in the time when our eyes looked towards the heavens, and with outstretched fingers we touched the face of God. Here's to absent friends and the ones that are here now. Cheers. === ''[[w:Mr. Willis of Ohio|Mr. Willis of Ohio]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': C.J., we've been working on this commerce bill for three weeks, I hear you talk about the [[w:United States Census|census]] all the time. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yeah. Yeah. :'''Sam''': Well... I don't understand. How could you- :'''C.J.''': I've been faking it. :'''Sam''': You've been faking it? :'''C.J.''': I've been playing it fast and loose there's no doubt about it, but sitting in on some of the meetings we've been having, and reading the briefing book last night, I have to say that the census is starting to sound to me like it's, well, important. :'''Sam''': Ah-hah. :'''C.J.''': And, I've come to the realization that if I'm gonna be talking about it all week, it's probably best that I understand what I'm saying. :'''Sam''': When? :'''C.J.''': When what? :'''Sam''': When did you come to this realization? :'''C.J.''': About an hour ago. :'''Sam''': Okay. Let's... I tell you what, let's forget the fact that you're coming a little late to the party and embrace the fact that you showed up at all. :'''C.J.''': That's what I say. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Sam, I'm taking Charlie for a beer tonight before the vote. Zoey and Mallory are coming. :'''Sam''': Sounds good. :'''C.J.''': I like beer. :'''Josh''': If you want to come I guess that'd be okay. :'''C.J.''': Why, Josh, you've swept me off my feet. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Josh and Sam have joined Charlie in confronting the guys who are hassling Zoey]'' :'''Josh''': ''[Pressing Zoey's panic button]'' Yeah. You guys don't realize it, but you're having a pretty bad night. :''' Guy 1''': ''[Sarcastic and aggressive]'' Oh really - and who's gonna give it to us, huh? :''[The door slams open and Secret Service agents burst in]'' :'''Agent''': Federal agents! :''[Josh and Sam raise their arms and point at the three guys]'' :'''Sam and Josh''': Right here! :''[The agents grab the startled and protesting guys and force them head-first onto the bar whilst one grabs Zoey and guides her out protectively]'' :'''Agent''': Shut up! I swear to God I'll blow your head off. Everybody stand back. :'''Guy 1''': ''[to Charlie]'' Hey, I ain't done with you, Sammy. :'''Charlie''': My name is Charlie Young, jackass. And if that bulge in your pocket's an 8-ball of blow, you'll be spending Spring Break in a federal prison. ''[to Josh]'' ''Now'' I'm having a good time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': The [[w:United States Secret Service|Secret Service]]... :'''[[w:Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]]''': The Secret Service should worry about you getting shot! :'''Bartlet''': They ''are'' worried about me getting shot. ''I'm'' worried about me getting shot! But that is nothing compared to how terrified we are of ''you''. You scare the hell out of the Secret Service, Zoey, and you scare the hell out of me, too. My getting killed would be bad enough, but that is not the nightmare scenario. The nightmare scenario, sweetheart, is ''you'' getting kidnapped. You go out to a bar or a party in some club and you get up to go to the restroom. Somebody comes up from behind, puts their hand across your mouth and whisks you out the back door. You're so petrified you don't even notice the bodies of two Secret Service agents lying on the ground with bullet holes in their heads. Then you're whisked away in a car. It's a big party with lots of noise and lots of people coming and going and it's a half hour before someone says, "Hey, where's Zoey?" Another fifteen minutes before the first phone call. It's another hour and a half before anyone even ''thinks'' to shut down all the airports! And now we're off to the races! You're tied to a chair in a cargo shack somewhere in the middle of [[w:Uganda|Uganda]] and I am told that I have seventy-two hours to get Israel to free four hundred and sixty terrorist prisoners. So I'm on the phone, pleading with [[w:Benjamin Netanyahu|Binyamin]] and he's saying "I'm sorry Mr President, but Israel simply does not negotiate with terrorists, period! It's the only way we can survive." So now we got a new problem, because this country no longer has a commander-in-chief but has a father who's out of his mind because his little girl is in a shack somewhere in Uganda with a ''gun to her head''! Do you get it?! <hr width="50%"/> :''[In response to Josh's earlier speech to Donna about why the government does not issue refund checks for each person's portion of the budget surplus.]'' :'''Josh''': Donna? How much were the sandwiches? :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': $12.95 :'''Josh''': I gave you a twenty. :'''Donna''': Yes, as it turns out, actually, you gave me more money than I needed to buy what you asked for. However, knowing you, as I do, I'm afraid I can't trust you to spend the change wisely. I've decided to invest it for you. :'''Josh''': That was nice. That was a little parable. :'''Donna''': I want my money back. === ''[[w:The State Dinner|The State Dinner]]'' === :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': I’m not wild about this whole [[w:Indonesia|Indonesian]] thing. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': What’s the problem? :'''Donna''': I’ve been doing some reading on my own. :'''Josh''': I wish you wouldn’t do that. :'''Donna''': Why? :'''Josh''': Because you tend to cull some bizarre factoid from a less than reputable source and then you blow it all out of proportion. :'''Donna''': I do not. :'''Josh''': Donna... :'''Donna''': I just thought you might like to know that in certain parts of Indonesia, they summarily execute people they suspect of being [[w:Magician (paranormal)|sorcerers]]. :'''Josh''': What? :'''Donna''': I read it. :'''Josh''': They... summarily execute people they suspect of being sorcerers? :'''Donna''': They behead them. :'''Josh''': Sorcerers. :'''Donna''': Gangs of roving people. Beheading those they suspect of being sorcerers. You know with... what’s that thing that [[w:Death (personification)|Death]] carries? :'''Josh''': A [[w:Scythe|scythe]]. :'''Donna''': They’re doing it with a scythe. :'''Josh''': Well, thanks for the head’s up. :'''Donna''': I thought you might like to know who’s coming over for dinner. :'''Josh''': You bet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Harry''': Mr. President? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': No questions right now, Harry. :'''Harry''': A short one. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': She’s not worried about the length of your question, she’s worried about the length of my response. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Mandy Hampton|Mandy]]''': It really bugs you that the President listens to me sometimes. :'''Josh''': Yes, but you shouldn’t take it personally. It bugs me when the President listens to anyone who isn’t me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mandy''': What about a negotiator? :'''Military officer''': Negotiate what? :'''Mandy''': A peaceful settlement. :'''Josh''': This is a standoff with federal officers. A peaceful settlement is "put your guns down, you’re under arrest." :'''Mandy''': I think it would be wise if we demonstrated that we exhausted every possible peaceful solution before we got all [[w:John Rambo|Ramboed]] up. :'''Josh''': I don’t think it’s unreasonably macho for the White House to be aggressive in preserving democracy. :'''Mandy''': Let me tell you something. Ultimately, it is not the nuts that are the greatest threat to democracy, as history has shown us over and over and over again, the greatest threat to democracy is the unbridled power of the state over its citizens. Which, by the way, that power is always unleashed in the name of preservation. :'''Josh''': This isn’t abstract, Mandy. This isn’t a theoretical problem. The FBI says come out with your hands up, you come out with your hands up. At which point, you’re free to avail yourself of the entire justice system. :'''Mandy''': Do you really believe that? Or are you just pissed off because I got into the game? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Time’s up. :'''Little''': Actually, if I may, Mr. President. I didn’t get my full five minutes. :'''Bartlet''': Yes, I know. But I got tired of listening to you. Now you listen to me. I have a [[w:Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize in Economics]] and I’m here to tell you that none of you know what the hell you’re talking about. At 12:01 am, I’m using my executive power to [[w:Nationalization|nationalize]] the trucking industry. :'''Little''': You can’t do that, Mr. President... :'''Bartlet''': Fourteen White House lawyers disagree. [[w:1952 steel strike|Truman did it in ‘52 with the coal mines]]. :'''Little''': And it was struck down by the Supreme Court. :'''Bartlet''': In 50 years. There’s a new bench and I’ll take my chances. As for Labor, I am calling Congress into Emergency Session to grant me the authority to draft the truckers into military service. ''[Russo and the Truckers Union delegates look dumbfounded]'' You’re going to love our food. Nice talking to you folks. If this isn’t settled in 47 minutes, don’t worry. We know where to find you. === ''[[w:Enemies (The West Wing)|Enemies]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': We should organize a staff field-trip to [[w:Shenandoah National Park|Shenandoah]]. I could even act as the guide. What do you think? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[Under his breath]'' Good a place as any to dump your body. :'''Bartlet''': What was that? :'''Josh''': ... Did I say that out loud? :'''Bartlet''': See, and I was gonna let you go home. :'''Josh''': ''[Sinking feeling]'' ... But instead? :'''Bartlet''': We're gonna talk about [[w:Yosemite National Park|Yosemite]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': All right... It couldn't have gone far, right? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': No. :'''Toby''': Somewhere in this building... is our talent. :'''Sam''': Yes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': I find these [[w:United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] meetings to be a fairly mind-numbing experience, but Leo assures me they are Constitutionally required. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': You're asking me out on a date. :'''[[w:List of The West Wing characters#Leo_McGarry's family|Mallory]]''': No, I'm asking you to accompany me to see an internationally renowned opera company perform a work indigenous to its culture. :'''Sam''': Right, and in what way will it distinguish itself from a date? :'''Mallory''': There will be, under no circumstances, sex for you at the end of the evening. :'''Sam''': Right. :'''Mallory''': So what do you say? :'''Sam''': Well, like most people I'm an absolute nut for Chinese opera. The Chinese being known the world over for their soaring and romantic melodies, and what with your guarantee that there won’t be sex, I don’t see how I could say no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:List of The West Wing politicians#Executive_branch|Hoynes]]''': What did I do? Where in our past, what did I do to make you treat me this way? :'''Bartlet''': John... :'''Hoynes''': What did I ever do except deliver the South? :'''Bartlet''': You shouldn't have made me beg, John. I was asking you to be [[w:Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]. :'''Hoynes''': Due respect, Mr President, you had just kicked my ass in the primary. I'm 15 years younger than you are and I have my career to think of. :'''Bartlet''': Then don’t stand there and ask the question, John. It weakened me right out of the gate. You shouldn’t have made me beg. === ''[[w:The Short List|The Short List]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': One in three? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yes. :'''Leo''': He said one in three White House staffers are on drugs? :'''C.J.''': Yes. :'''Leo''': Where does he get these stats? :'''C.J.''': Leo- :'''Leo''': I mean where does he pull them from? :'''C.J.''': Out of the clear blue sky, but that doesn’t matter! :'''Leo''': ''[to Margaret]'' Is somebody bringing me a tape of this? :'''Margaret''': They're getting it. ''[leaves]'' :'''[[w:Mandy Hampton|Mandy]]''': This isn’t happening to me. :'''Leo''': Nothing’s happening. Stay cool. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[walks in]'' Is it possible for Peter Lillianfield to be a bigger jackass? You think if he tried hard, there’s room for him to be a slightly bigger horse's ass than he’s being right now? :'''C.J.''': At some point you hit your head on the ceiling, don’t you? :'''Sam''': I think there’s unexplored potential. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[enters]'' ‘Sup. :'''Mandy''': Josh. :'''Josh''': Five White House staffers in the room. I would like to say to the 1.6 of you who are stoned right now that it’s time to share. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': In 1787, there was a sizable block of delegates who were initially opposed to the [[w:United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]]. This is what a member of the Georgia delegation had to say by way of opposition; 'If we list a set of rights, some fools in the future are going to claim that people are entitled only to those rights enumerated and no others.' So the Framers knew– :'''Harrison''': Were you just calling me a fool, Mr. Seaborn? :'''Sam''': I wasn't calling you a fool, sir. The brand new state of Georgia was. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': It's not just about abortion, it's about the next 20 years. Twenties and Thirties it was the role of government, Fifties and Sixties it was civil rights. The next two decades it's gonna be privacy. I'm talking about the Internet. I'm talking about cell phones. I'm talking about health records and who's gay and who's not. And moreover, in a country born on the will to be free, what could be more fundamental than this? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Did you have a drink yesterday? :'''Leo''': No, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Do you plan to have a drink today? :'''Leo''': No, sir. :'''Bartlet''': That's all you ever have to say to me. :'''Leo''': You know it's gonna make things very hard for a while. :'''Bartlet''': You fought in a war, got me elected, and you run the country. I think we all owe you one, don't you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Would it surprise you to know that for the last few months you have been on a short list of candidates for the [[w:Supreme Court of the United States|bench]]? :'''Mendoza''': Yes, it would. :'''Bartlet''': Well then this is gonna knock your socks off. Tomorrow evening at 5 o’clock, I am naming you as my nominee to be the next [[w:Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court]]. You were not the first choice, but you are the last one, and the right one. Will you accept the nomination? :'''Mendoza''': With honor. :'''Bartlet''': Good. :''[Everyone stands.]'' :'''Bartlet''': Thank you. Sam and Toby will be in charge of your confirmation. :'''Sam''': Congratulations, Judge. :'''Mendoza''': Thank you. ''[shakes hands]'' :'''Toby''': It's gonna be an excruciating battle, Mr. Justice, one I have no intention of losing. :'''Bartlet''': What do you say, Leo? You up for a good fight? :'''Leo''': I believe I have one in me, yes sir. :'''Bartlet''': Good. Let the good fight begin. === ''[[w:In Excelsis Deo|In Excelsis Deo]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': What's your secret service code name? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': They just changed them. :'''C.J.''': I know. What's yours? :'''Sam''': Princeton. :'''C.J.''': Mine's Flamingo. :'''Sam''': It's nice. :'''C.J.''': No. It's not nice. :'''Sam''': Flamingo is a nice looking bird. :'''C.J.''': The flamingo is a ridiculous looking bird. :'''Sam''': You're not ridiculous looking. :'''C.J.''': I know I'm not ridiculous looking. :'''Sam''': Any way for me to get out of this conversation? :'''C.J.''': I'm gonna go talk to someone. :'''Sam''': Excellent. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': This place looks great doesn't it? :'''[[w:Mrs. Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': I've never seen a Christmas look like this, the trees, and the lights, and everybody singing. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': The presents... :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': I brought it up because, I don't know, you seem a little down this week. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah, I know Charlie. I tend to get a little down during he holidays. :'''Charlie''': You don't like Christmas? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': I miss my boys. :'''Charlie''': I never knew you had kids. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Twins. Andrew and Simon. I tried not, you know, I dressed them differently, but they still did everything together. They went off to medical school together, and then they finished their second year at the same time, and of course their lottery number came up at the same time. :'''Charlie''': For the draft? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': Well I would have thought they could get a deferment to finish med school. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': They didn't want one. Their father and I begged them, but they wanted to go where people needed doctors. Their father and I begged them, but you can't tell kids anything. So they joined up as medics and four months later hey were pinned down during a fight in DaNang and were killed by enemy fire. That was Christmas Eve 1970. ''[beat]'' You know, they were so young, Charlie, they were your age. It's hard when that happens so far away, you know because, with the noises and the shooting, they had to be so scared. It's hard not to think that right then they needed their mother... Anyway, I miss my boys. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': An hour with you in a rare book store. Couldn't you just drop me off the top of the [[w:Washington Monument|Washington Monument]] instead? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': It's Christmas, Josh! No reason we can't do both. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You went and did it? :'''Josh''': What? :'''Leo''': Exactly what I asked you not to do. :'''Josh''': Leo. :'''Leo''': You went and saw Sam's friend? :'''Sam''': How'd you know? :'''Leo''': I had you tailed. :'''Josh''': You had us tailed? :'''Leo''': Yes. :'''Sam''': Why did you have us tailed? :'''Leo''': On the off chance that you're as stupid as you look. Whose idea was this? :'''Josh''': It was mine. Sam was a reluctant accomplice. You had us tailed? :'''Leo''': Get over it. :'''Sam''': She didn't give us anything. :'''Leo''': I should hope not. :'''Josh''': Leo. :'''Leo''': It's not what we do, Josh. :'''Sam''': That may be true, but still... :'''Leo''': It's not what we do. :'''Sam''': Yes, sir. :'''Leo''': You should apologize to that girl for even asking. :'''Sam''': I did. :'''Leo''': Then apologize again. :'''Sam''': Yes, sir. :'''Leo''': Like I'm not gonna have enough problems without the [[w:Keystone Cops|Keystone Cops]]. :'''Josh''': We meant well. :'''Leo''': Is that supposed to mean something to me? :'''Josh''': No. :'''Leo''': ''[beat]'' Well, it does. :'''Josh''': I'm glad. :'''Leo''': Go back to work. :'''Sam''': It's Christmas Eve. :'''Leo''': What, the country isn't open Christmas Eve? :'''Sam''': Fair point. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Apparently, I’ve arranged for an honor guard for somebody. :'''[[w:Toby Zeigler|Toby]]''': Yes, sir. I’m sorry. :'''Bartlet''': No no. Just tell me, is there anything else I’ve arranged for? We’re still in [[w:NATO|NATO]] right? :'''Toby''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': What’s going on? :'''Toby''': A homeless man died last night; a [[w:Korean War|Korean War]] veteran, who was wearing a coat that I gave to the [[w:Goodwill Industries|Goodwill]]. It had my card in it. :'''Bartlet''': Toby, you’re not responsible for … :'''Toby''': An hour and twenty minutes for the ambulance to get there. A [[w:Lance_corporal#United_States|Lance Corporal]], United States Marine Corps, Second of the Seventh. The guy got better treatment at [[w:Panmunjom|Panmunjom]]. :'''Bartlet''': Toby, if we start pulling strings like this, you don’t think every homeless veteran would come out of the woodwork? :'''Toby''': I can only hope, sir. === ''[[w:Lord John Marbury (The West Wing)|Lord John Marbury]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': There's an India expert I want to bring in. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Who? :''[Bartlet looks at him pointedly.]'' :'''Leo''': No. :'''Bartlet''': You guys are gonna love him. :'''Leo''': He's a lunatic! :'''Bartlet''': He's colorful. :'''Leo''': He's certifiable! :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Who? :'''Bartlet''': Lord John Marbury, former ambassador to New Delhi from the Court of Saint James. :'''Sam''': Where do we find him? :'''Leo''': A psychiatric institution. :'''Bartlet''': He's colorful, Leo. :'''Leo''': You're really gonna let him loose in the White House, where there's liquor and women? :'''Bartlet''': We can hide the women. But the man deserves a drink. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I was warned that coming to talk to you might be insulting to your professionalism. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Well, you wouldn't want to do that. :'''Toby''': I wasn't ready for the press yet. :'''C.J.''': Could've told me that before sending me in there. :'''Toby''': C.J. :'''C.J.''': I flatly denied it. I said I was in the Oval Office ten minutes ago and nothing's going on. :'''Toby''': They don't think you lied to them. :'''C.J.''': I know that. They think you lied to me, which is what happened. They don't know me. I'm from nowhere. I was just starting to get credible. I was just starting to get their respect. You know how long it's going to take me to get it back? :'''Toby''': There's a concern. :'''C.J.''': Don't ask C.J.; she doesn't know anything. :'''Toby''': There is a concern that you're too friendly with the press. :'''C.J.''': Really. :'''Toby''': We know it's important that you have a friendly relationship with them... :'''C.J.''': It's important for all of us. :'''Toby''': I don't disagree. :'''C.J.''': Does this have to do with Danny Concannon? :'''Toby''': People see you with Danny. :'''C.J.''': This is outrageous. :'''Toby''': This is one time, and if we erred, it's on the side of trying to... :'''C.J.''': You sent me in there uninformed so that I'd lie to the press. :'''Toby''': We sent you in there uninformed because we thought there was a chance you couldn't. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Mr. President, I was wondering if I could ask you a question. :'''Bartlet''': Sure. :'''Charlie''': I was wondering how you would feel about my going out on a date with Zoey. :'''Bartlet''': I'm sorry? :'''Charlie''': Well, Zoey was talking to me before, and she mentioned that if I had a free night... :'''Bartlet''': My daughter asked you out? :'''Charlie''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': I should've locked her in the dungeon. :'''Charlie''': I don't think you've got one, sir. :'''Bartlet''': I could've built one. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Thank you for coming. How was your flight? :'''[[w:Lord John Marbury|Marbury]]''': Intoxicating. :'''Leo''': So I see. :'''Marbury''': ''[to Leo]'' Allow me to present myself...Lord John Marbury, I was summoned by your President. :'''Leo''': Yes. We've met, 10 or 12 times. I'm Leo McGarry. :'''Marbury''': I thought you were the butler. :'''Leo''': No, I'm the [[w:White House Chief of Staff|White House Chief of Staff]]. :'''Marbury''': Nonetheless, would you have something with which to light my cigarette? :'''Leo''': No, I'm afraid we don't allow smoking in this part of the world. :'''Marbury''': Really? :'''Leo''': Yes, sir. :'''Marbury''': In this part over here we encourage it. :'''Leo''': Sir. :'''Marbury''': It's 'Your Lordship,' as a matter of fact, but it couldn't possibly make the least difference. So, tell me, how can I be of service to you? If it's within my power to give, you shall have it. :'''Bartlet''': We need your take on the situation, John. :'''Marbury''': What is your 'take' on the situation? :'''Bartlet''': The world is coming apart at the seams. :'''Marbury''': Well, then... ''[hands his coat to Leo]'' ...thank God you sent for me! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Say, listen. My hesitation about your going out with Zoey before, you know, it's not 'cause you're black. :'''Charlie''': I didn't think it was. :'''Bartlet''': It's not. :'''Charlie''': I thought it was 'cause I'm a guy. :'''Bartlet''': It is. :'''Charlie''': I understand. :'''Bartlet''': Still, I want you to go out with her if that's what you both want to do. :'''Charlie''': I'd like to. :'''Bartlet''': That's fine. :'''Charlie''': Thank you, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Just remember these two things: She's nineteen years old, and the 82nd Airborne works for me. :'''Charlie''': Yes sir. === ''[[w:He Shall, from Time to Time...|He Shall, from Time to Time...]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I was watching a television program before, with a kind of roving moderator who spoke to a seated panel of young women who were having some sort of problem with their boyfriends - apparently, because the boyfriends had all slept with the girlfriends' mothers. And they brought the boyfriends out, and they fought, right there on television. Toby, tell me: these people don't vote, do they? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[practicing the State of the Union speech]'' I came to this hallowed chamber one year ago on a mission, to restore the American dream for all our people as we gaze at the vast horizon of possibilities open to us... in the 321st century. Wow, that was ambitious of me, wasn't it? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Leo. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Let's take a break. :'''Bartlet''': We meant 'stronger' here, right? :'''Sam''': What does it say? :'''Bartlet''': I'm proud to report our country's ''stranger'' than it was a year ago? :'''Sam''': That's a typo. :'''Bartlet''': Could go either way. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': So if the [[w:United States Capitol|Capitol building]] blows up, the man my country [[w:Presidential Succession Act|will be looking to]] is the [[w:United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]]? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': It's my country too. :'''Donna''': Yeah, but you'll be dead. :'''Josh''': Which is why I really don't care that much. :'''Donna''': Josh– :'''Josh''': ''[Cutting Donna off]'' Donna, I really don't anticipate the [[w:United States Capitol|Capitol building]] exploding. :'''Donna''': What percentage of things exploding have been anticipated? :'''Josh''': Now you're bringing me down. :'''Donna''': I would think so. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': What's on your mind? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': "The era of big government is over." :'''Bartlet''': You want to cut the line? :'''Toby''': I want to change the sentiment. ''[pause]'' We're running away from ourselves and I know we can score points that way, I was a principal architect of that campaign strategy right along with you, Josh. But we're here now, tomorrow night we do an immense thing; we have to say what we feel, that government, no matter what its failures in the past and in times to come for that matter, government can be a place where people come together and where no one gets left behind. No one...gets left behind. An instrument of good. <hr width="50%"/> :''[with the Secretary of Agriculture, Roger Tribbey, the cabinet member staying behind during a State of the Union address]'' :'''Bartlet''': OK, Roger. If anything happened, you know what to do, right? :'''Roger Tribbey''': I honestly hadn't thought about it, sir. :'''Bartlet''': First thing always is national security. Get your commanders together. Appoint Joint Chiefs, appoint a chairman. Take us to [[w:DEFCON|DEFCON]] 4. Have the governors send emergency delegates to Washington. The assistant [[w:United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] is going to be the Acting A.G. If he tells you he wants to bring out the National Guard, do what he tells you. ''[pause]'' You got a best friend? :'''Roger Tribbey''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Is he smarter than you? :'''Roger Tribbey''': ''[chuckles]'' Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Would you trust him with your life? :'''Roger Tribbey''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': That's your chief of staff. === ''[[w:Take Out the Trash Day|Take Out the Trash Day]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': We've got a bit of a sticky wicket. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Please don't tell me I'm staying here and working late tonight. :'''Josh''': I need you to read a report. :'''C.J.''': I'm a woman in her prime, Josh, I'm a prime woman. :'''Josh''': There's no doubt about it, but I need you to read this anyway. :'''C.J.''': What is it? :'''Josh''': We want Congress to sign off on funds for a hundred thousand new teachers. They say, fine, but you gotta stipulate that in Sex Ed classes.... :'''C.J.''': Abstinence only? :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': I would have no trouble passing such a class. :'''Josh''': We commissioned a report about a year ago on Sex Education in public schools, and, well, this is it. :'''C.J.''': What's it say? :'''Josh''': It's not good. :'''C.J.''': How's it not good? :'''Josh''': It says basically that teaching 'abstinence only' doesn't work&mdash;that people are going to be prone to have sex whether they're cautioned against it or not. :'''C.J.''': Well, what are they recommending? :'''Josh''': Something called "abstinence plus". :'''C.J.''': Abstinence plus? :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': What's that mean? :'''Josh''': Well, Sam's renamed it 'everything but'. :'''C.J.''': Everything but? :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': Ah. :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': They want teachers to teach... :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': And so the sticky wicket joke was..? :'''Josh''': A regrettable pun. Should I order you some food? :'''C.J.''': Y'know, I can't remember the last time I got home before midnight. :'''Josh''': By the way, pages 27 to 33? A couple of things every girl should know. :'''C.J.''': Get me a salad. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Hamlin''': ''[on why the government should cut funding to PBS]'' Product licensing for this merchandise brings in over $20 million a year, none of which goes to PBS, all of which goes to the show's producer, the Children's Television Workshop. Now this is a company whose chief executive earns high six-figures in salary and benefits per year. Yet ''[[Sesame Street]]'' is subsidized by taxpayer dollars. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': It's a perfectly reasonable complaint. :'''Sondra''': And? :'''Toby''': I don't care. :'''Hamlin''': Toby... :'''Toby''': We're gonna see to all those things. In the meantime, at a time when the public is rightly concerned about the impact of sex and violence on TV this administration is gonna protect the ''[[w:Muppets|Muppets]]'', we're gonna protect ''[[w:Wall $treet Week|Wall Street Week]]'', we're gonna protect ''[[w:Lincoln Center for Performing Arts|Live From Lincoln Center]]'' and by God, we are going to protect [[w:Julia Child|Julia Child]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': If you call Mr. and Mrs. Lydell in St. Paul and ask them why... :'''Danny''': Don't. :'''C.J.''': Look... :'''Danny''': Don't leak me a story. :'''C.J.''': I wasn't. :'''Danny''': I've seen this look on the face of four other press secretaries before you. You've got a story in the trash this week that's a story, you want it out there and someone said, "No." :'''C.J.''': They're all stories this week. :'''Danny''': That happens sometimes. :'''C.J.''': Four other press secretaries and you never took a free lead? :'''Danny''': I always took a free lead. :'''C.J.''': Then... :'''Danny''': Not from you. :'''C.J.''': Why? :'''Danny''': Cause twenty minutes from now, you're gonna remember you're a professional and you're not gonna like me anymore. :'''C.J.''': What makes you think I like you now? :'''Danny''': I don't know. But, as long as you keep grabbing me and kissing me, what the hell do I care? :'''C.J.''': Good point. :'''Danny''': If there's a story, I'll find it. :'''C.J.''': No, you won't. :'''Danny''': How do you know? :'''C.J.''': Cause we've gotten very good at this. :'''Danny''': Yes, you have. :'''C.J.''' Yes, we have. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Mrs. Landingham. :'''[[w:Mrs. Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': Yes sir? :'''Bartlet''': You're not going to believe this but I think I'd actually like a banana. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': I'm afraid not sir, no. :'''Bartlet''': Why not? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': You were offered one earlier, sir, and you were snippy. :'''Bartlet''': I wasn't snippy! :'''Mrs. Landingham''': I'm afraid you were, Mr. President. ''[looks toward the oval office]'' C.J.'s waiting, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Thank you, Mrs. Landingham. ''[To C.J. as he enters the Oval Office]'' She withholds food from me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Lydell''': The hate crimes bill is fine. Who gives a damn? It's fine, I don't care. If you ask me, we shouldn't be making laws against what's in a person's head but I don't give a damn, it's fine. I don't understand how this president, who I voted for, I don't understand how he can take such a completely weak ass position on gay rights. Gays in the military, same sex marriage, gay adoption, boards of education. Where the hell is he? I want to know what quality necessary to being a parent the president feels my son lacked. I want to know from this president who has served not one day in uniform - I had two terms in Vietnam - I want to know what quality necessary to being a soldier this president feels my son lacked. Lady I'm not embarrassed that my son is gay, my government is. === ''[[w:Take this Sabbath Day|Take this Sabbath Day]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': The U.S. is one of five countries on earth that puts to death people who're under the age of 18 when they committed a crime. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Nigeria. :'''Sam''': Pakistan. :'''Charlie''': Saudi Arabia and Iran? :'''Sam''': Yeah. So, that's a list we definitely want to be on. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': The [[w:Torah|Torah]] doesn't prohibit capital punishment. :'''Rabbi Glassman''': No. :'''Toby''': It says, 'An eye for an eye'. :'''Rabbi Glassman''': You know what it also says? It says a rebellious child can be brought to the city gates and stoned to death. It says homosexuality is an abomination and punishable by death. It says men can be polygamous and slavery is acceptable. For all I know, that thinking reflected the best wisdom of its time, but it's just plain wrong by any modern standard. Society has a right to protect itself, but it doesn't have a right to be vengeful. It has a right to punish, but it doesn't have a right to kill. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': You want me to walk into the Oval Office and say, "Vengeance is not Jewish?" :'''Rabbi Glassman''': Why not? :'''Toby''': Well, for one thing, neither is the President! :'''Rabbi Glassman''': Say what you will about the Catholic Church, but their position on life is unimpeachable: no abortion, no death penalty. :'''Toby''': I spent yesterday... :'''Rabbi Glassman''': You spent yesterday hoping the President wouldn't call the Pope. :'''Toby''': You're damn right I did. :'''Rabbi Glassman''': If he had done it, after doing so, the fear of every non-Catholic who voted for him would be realized. :'''Toby''': Congratulations Rabbi Glassman, you may now join the White House communications staff! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Charlie, I'm going to ask you a question. And this is one of those times that it's OK to tell me I've stepped over the line, and I should shut my mouth, okay? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Okay. :'''Bartlet''': What happened to the guy who shot your mother? :'''Charlie''': They haven't found him yet, sir. :'''Bartlet''': If they did, would you want to see him executed? Killing a police officer is a capital crime. I figured you must have thought about it. :'''Charlie''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': And? :'''Charlie''': I wouldn't want to see him executed, Mr. President. ''[pause]'' I'd want to do it myself. :'''Bartlet''': ''[looks thoughtful]'' Yeah. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I want you to know that I had a number of people on my staff search for a reason the public would find palatable to commute the sentence. Technicality. Any evidence of racism. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': So your staff spent the weekend looking for a way out. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': Like the kid in right field who doesn't want the ball to get hit to him. :'''Bartlet''': I'm the leader of a democracy, Tom. 71% of the people support capital punishment. The people have spoken. The courts have spoken. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': Did you call the Pope? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': And how do you do that? :'''Bartlet''': Oh, for crying out loud, Tom. I open my mouth and say, "Somebody get me the Pope." :'''Father Cavanaugh''': ''[raising a finger to emphasize his point]'' Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. President, but I was thinking... ''[pause]'' You're just this kid from my parish, and now you're calling the Pope. :'''Bartlet''': Anyway...I looked for a way out, I really did. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': "Vengeance is mine," sayeth the Lord. You know what that means? God is the only one who gets to kill people. :'''Bartlet''': I know. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': That was your way out. :'''Bartlet''': I know. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': Did you pray? :'''Bartlet''': I did, Tom. I know it's hard to believe, but I prayed for wisdom. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': And none came? :'''Bartlet''': It never has. And I'm a little pissed off about that. ''[glances at his watch as it hits midnight]'' I'm not kidding. :'''Father Cavanaugh''': You know, you remind me of the man that lived by the river. He heard a radio report that the river was going to rush up and flood the town. And that all the residents should evacuate their homes. But the man said, "I’m religious. I pray. God loves me. God will save me." :The waters rose up. A guy in a row boat came along and he shouted, "Hey, hey you! You in there. The town is flooding. Let me take you to safety." But the man shouted back, "I’m religious. I pray. God loves me. God will save me." :A helicopter was hovering overhead. And a guy with a megaphone shouted, "Hey you, you down there. The town is flooding. Let me drop this ladder and I’ll take you to safety." But the man shouted back that he was religious, that he prayed, that God loved him and that God will take him to safety. :Well... the man drowned. And standing at the gates of St. Peter, he demanded an audience with God. "Lord," he said, "I’m a religious man, I pray. I thought you loved me. Why did this happen?" God said, "I sent you a radio report, a helicopter, and a guy in a rowboat. What the hell are you doing here?" ''[pause]'' He sent you a priest, a rabbi, and a Quaker, Mr. President. Not to mention his son, Jesus Christ. What do you want from him? :''[C.J. knocks on the door and enters]'' :'''C.J.''': Excuse me. ''[she hands the President a note, then leaves; Bartlet stands, and leans on his desk in silence for a moment]'' :'''Father Cavanaugh''': Jed...would you like me to hear your confession? :'''Bartlet''': Yes, please. ''[takes up his rosary and kneels next to Cavanaugh, crossing himself]'' Bless me, Father, for I have sinned... === ''[[w:Celestial Navigation (The West Wing)|Celestial Navigation]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[knocks on Josh's door]'' Josh... :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[looks up]'' What the hell happened? :'''C.J.''': I had [[w:Endodontic therapy|woot canal]]. :'''Josh''': What happened to your cheeks? :'''C.J.''': I had woot canal! :'''Josh''': Why are you talking like that? :'''C.J.''': I had woot canal! :'''Josh''': Yeah, I heard you the first time, I was just amusing myself. :'''C.J.''': I can suggesht some ovva fings you can do wif yourshelf! :'''Josh''': Are you in pain? :'''C.J.''': I HAD WOOT CANAL! :'''Josh''': You're gonna need to stop saying that, 'cause you just look and sound so ridiculous. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': First, I'm happy to tell you that the incident involving Secretary O'Leary and Congressman Wooden has been dispensed with... though not really, and I'll get to that at the end. Sam asked C.J. to move the briefing to two o'clock so that we could fold in the teachers. C.J. had emergency root canal surgery at noon and so was unable to brief. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Who did? :'''Josh''': I did. :'''Bartlet''': Oh, God. :'''Josh''': You're going to be reading a bit today about your secret plan to fight inflation. :'''Bartlet''': I have a secret plan to fight inflation? :'''Josh''': No. :'''Bartlet''': Why am I going to be reading that I do? :'''Josh''': It was suggested in the press room that you do. :'''Bartlet''': By who? :'''Josh''': By me. :'''Bartlet''': You told the press I have a secret plan to fight inflation? :'''Josh''': No, I did not. Let me be absolutely clear, I did not do that. Except, yes, I did that. :'''Bartlet''': Josh, I'm a little confused. :'''Josh''': Sir, there was this idiotic round robin. It was sarcastic. There was no way they didn't know that. They were just mad at me for imposing discipline and calling them stupid. :'''Bartlet''': Okay, before we go on: C.J., if blood is gushing from a head wound you just recieved from a herd of stampeding bison, you'll do the press briefings. :'''C.J.''': Yes sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': I denied it for half an hour, they wouldn't take no for an answer! :'''Bartlet''': You were clear? :'''Josh''': I was crystal clear! They said, "Do you think that if the President has a plan to fight inflation, it's right that he keep it a secret?" I said, of course not! :'''Bartlet''': Are you telling me that not only did you invent a secret plan to fight inflation, but now you don't support it? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo Mcgarry|Leo]]''': ''[about Judge Mendoza]'' He’s driving from [[w:Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia]] to Washington? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Yeah. :'''Leo''': How’s a person do that? :'''Sam''': Oh, my guess is, he’ll take the [[w:Trans-Canada Highway|Trans-Canada Highway]] to [[w:New Brunswick|New Brunswick]], then maybe catch the [[w:U.S. Route 1|1]] and take the scenic route along the coast of Maine. [[w:Interstate 95|95]] through New Hampshire to the [[w:Massachusetts Turnpike|Mass Pike]], and then cut over to the [[w:Merritt Parkway|Merritt Parkway]] 'round Milford. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Something really kinda freakish about you, you know that? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mendoza''': You pull all the strings you want, Toby, but not for me. Come Monday, I'm gonna avail myself of the criminal justice system for which I have worked my entire adult life. :'''Toby''': Judge, due respect. Get your things and let's go. :'''Mendoza''': ''[angrily]'' My kid was in the car, Toby. They patted me down and they handcuffed me in front of my nine-year-old boy. Then he and his mother got to see them put me in the squad car and drive away. :'''Toby''': He's also seen you wearing a robe with a gavel in your hand. :'''Mendoza''': He doesn't understand that. He doesn't know what that is. He understands what the police are because he watches television. That's what he's gonna remember, his father being handcuffed. So America just got another pissed-off guy with dark skin. === ''[[w:20 Hours in L.A.|20 Hours in L.A.]]'' === :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': ''[on Air Force 1]'' How you doing? :'''[[w:Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]]''': Hi. :'''Charlie''': Listen, uh, I don't know if I'm going to be able to be as attentive on this trip as you would like. :'''Zoey''': That's okay. You're working. :'''Charlie''': Well, I've been trying to listen to some of the many lessons you've been giving me on how to be a better boyfriend and I know that attentiveness-- :'''Zoey''': No, this is one of the times when it's okay. :'''Charlie''': Okay. It's hard to tell the difference between those times and the other times. :'''Zoey''': I know. Doesn't that suck for you? :'''Charlie''': A little bit, yeah. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Okay. Zoey's 19 and she wants to be a teenager. She wants a college experience, and I can't blame her. I loved college. So did my other daughters. I want Zoey to be comfortable with her protection, I don't want her to try and give you the slip. It's not your job to tell me she wants to cut English Lit, it's not your job to tell me if she's dying her hair blue, or going to a strip club, or whatever it is she's doing with her friends. You know what your job is. :'''Gina''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Thank you. :'''Gina''': ''[gets up and shakes his hand]'' Thank you, Mr. President. :'''Bartlet''': Gina? :'''Gina''': Yes, sir? :'''Bartlet''': If she's cutting English Lit, I want to know about it. :'''Gina''': No deal, Mr. President. :'''Bartlet''': Okay. ''[smiles]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': We'll see you there. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': What, I'm not coming in the car? :'''Bartlet''': No, and you know why? Because you made fun of the [[w:guacamole|guacamole]]. :'''Toby''': I didn't! :'''Bartlet''': I could tell you were thinking it. :'''Toby''': ...Fair enough. <hr width="50%"/> :''[over the phone]'' :'''Bartlet''': I'm running out of reasons not to fire him, Leo. :'''Leo''': Well, sir, when you've exhausted all the other reasons, the last can be that you can't fire the Vice-President. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Al Kiefer''': Mr. President, do you want to sew up reelection right now? Do you want a lock on your second term right here, right now in this room? :'''Bartlet''': What do you got? :'''Josh''': Why do you encourage him? :'''Bartlet''': What do you got, Al? :'''Al Kiefer''': A truckload of voters, Mr. President, about 47%, overwhelmingly white men, pool and patio types, who voted against you by 20 plus points. They share an affinity towards authority, a President. And they see you as smart and having vision, so why didn't they vote for you? Because they also see you as a wimp. Two-thirds of them on a thermometer place you as some degree of weak. :'''Josh''': We've heard these numbers before. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, but I never get tired of hearing them, you know. Especially in front of my daughter. :'''Al Kiefer''': Look, I get that this is not the most popular idea in the room. But I got numbers, and I know numbers, and I trust numbers. And the reason you're all looking a little pale right now is so do you. This is not theoretical. The flag burning amendment made it through the House with 20 votes over the required two-thirds. It hasn't made it through the Senate yet, but that day will come, that day will come, that day will come soon. Laws against flag burning are favored overwhelmingly in the polls, and a constitutional amendment won't be subject to a Presidential veto, or overturning by the Supreme Court. :'''Toby''': Look... :'''Al Kiefer''': This all adds up to one thing, Mr. President. It's over! The game's been played and won. But because of guys like me, you get the results before anyone else does, so you get to pick which side you're on. And not only do we get to be on the winning team, we get to lead the winning team. :''[Josh's phone rings. He walks away from the table.]'' :'''Josh''': Excuse me. :'''Al Kiefer''': Toby, you're smiling. :'''Toby''': I just figured out who you were. :'''Al Kiefer''': He's going to say Satan. :'''Toby''': No. You're the guy that runs into 7-Eleven to get Satan a pack of cigarettes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': John, I know we've had our ups and downs, but let me be your guy here for a second. You can't be thinking about being the first vice president in history to break a tie going the other way. :'''[[w:List of The West Wing politicians#Executive_branch|Hoynes]]''': I'm not looking to make history. :'''Leo''': Then what are you looking for, John? You're going to get ink either way. :'''Hoynes''': Leo. :'''Leo''': I know that it eats at you that there is friction between you and my staff. You think they don't respect you. And they do. They just don't trust you. And frankly, neither does the President. :'''Hoynes''': Well... :'''Leo''': I mean I know that's tough. But God, John, I'm the one that convinced him to put you on the ticket. And I'm going to be the one standing here when you make history, whether you're going to or not. :'''Hoynes''': Leo, one of these days you're going to have to allow for the possibility that my motives might not always be sinister. You and your staff are remarkably smug, and frankly so is the President. And the fact that you think I give a damn that there is some friction between me and your staff is certainly proof enough of that. :'''Leo''': John, you will not be able to set foot in the West Wing. You will not be on the ticket in three years. :'''Hoynes''': Leo, I think you guys set me up. :'''Leo''': You think the President of the United States can arrange for a 50-50 tie in the Senate? :'''Hoynes''': I think the President of the United States can do pretty much whatever he wants. :'''Leo''': You're wrong. === ''[[w:The White House Pro-Am|The White House Pro-Am]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': We're gonna do '[[w:Good cop/Bad cop|good cop, bad cop]].' :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': No, we're really not. :'''Josh''': Why not? :'''Toby''': 'Cause this isn't an episode of ''[[Hawaii Five-O]]''. How about you be the good cop and I be the cop that doesn't go to the meeting? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': You're concerned about American labor and manufacturing? :'''Congressman''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': What kind of car do you drive? :'''Congressman''': Toyota. :'''Toby''': Then shut up. :... :'''Josh''': ''[in the hall]'' This, right here, this is the reason why you have a reputation as a pain in the ass. :'''Toby''': I've cultivated that reputation. :... :'''Josh''': What would you have done if he had said he drove an American car? :'''Toby''': Found some other way of humiliating him. :'''Josh''': You like winning, don't you? :'''Toby''': Saves you from having to say the word please. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Danny Concannon|Danny]]''': ''[sitting outside the Oval Office]'' How you doing. Mrs. Landingham? :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': [smiles] Fine. Thank you, Danny. :'''Danny''': ''[smiles]'' You keep glancing over like you're afraid I'm gonna steal something. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': No, I'm not used to having members of the print media in here. :'''Danny''': I'll try not to get ink on the furniture. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Aw, Danny, and I was just about to offer you a cookie. :'''Danny''': And now? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': No. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Danny''': I saw you guys are going to the opening on Friday. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': No. :'''Danny''': No? :'''Charlie''': Security. :'''Danny''': Is Zoey bothered? :'''Charlie''': You know, Danny, I don't mind talking, but I say it here and 10 million people read about tomorrow. :'''Danny''': Thanks for the boost in my circulation but I'm actually off the record up here. :'''Charlie''': ''[looks down]'' It's not going to work. :'''Danny''': What's not going to work? :'''Charlie''': You know what I'm talking about. :'''Danny''': You and Zoey? :'''Charlie''': Yeah. :'''Danny''': Why? :'''Charlie''': ''[angry]'' Look, I do what I do...I go where I go. If it's a problem for the Secret Service that I'm black... :'''Danny''': Whoa.... :'''Charlie''': ...then that's the way it is. But she shouldn't expect candy and flowers, you know what I mean? :'''Danny''': I know what you're saying. But I don't' think the problem is you're black. I think the problem is you're stupid. :'''Charlie''': Well, thanks, Danny. You picked me right up. :'''Danny''': You bet. Listen, the Hardy Boys in the letters they're talking about, they may be heavily armed but I wouldn't put a lot of money on their marksmanship. One of these days they're gonna miss her and hit me. Two thousand marriage proposals, 2,000 death threats, a dozen bodyguards. Everyone wants to get close. Everyone wants a thing. Plus, and I say this standing fifteen feet from the Oval Office, life with father couldn't have been a real company picnic, you know. If it was me, just for now, I'd make sure I was the one guy in her life who was hassle free. That's just me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': Okay. So just ease up on the high ground. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': On that point I concede the high ground. :'''Abbey''': And I concede I was wrong about the thing. :'''Bartlet''': Good. :'''Abbey''': However... :'''Bartlet''': No. No "however". Just be wrong. Just stand there in your wrongness and be wrong and get used to it. === ''[[w:Six Meetings Before Lunch|Six Meetings Before Lunch]]'' === :'''Jeff Breckenridge''': You got a dollar? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Yeah. :'''Jeff Breckenridge''': Take it out. Look at the back. The [[w:U.S._one_dollar_bill#Reverse_of_current_.241_bill|seal, the pyramid]], it's unfinished, with the eye of God looking over it, and the words ''[[w:Annuit cœptis|annuit coeptis]]'' - he, God, favors our undertaking. The seal is meant to be unfinished, because this country's meant to be unfinished. We're meant to keep doing better. We're meant to keep discussing and debating. And, we're meant to read books by great historical scholars and then talk about them... <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Mallory, everything that you're saying makes sense. I just think that the state of urban schools is such that if you can save even one kid... :'''Mallory''': ''[stands]'' You ''can'' save more than one kid... :'''Sam''': Tell me how. :'''Mallory''': By asking Congress to approve, not just a little, but a lot more money for public education. :''[Sam laughs]'' :'''Mallory''': What? :'''Sam''': ''[stands]'' Public education has been a public policy disaster for 40 years. Having spent around four trillion dollars on public schools since 1965, the result has been a steady and inexorable decline in every measurable standard of student performance, to say nothing of health and safety. But don't worry about it, because the U.S. House of Representatives is on the case. I feel better already. :'''Mallory''':''[beat]'' Wow. :'''Sam''': What? :'''Mallory''': For a guy who's trying to date me, that was pretty snotty. :'''Sam''': Well, hang on. These are office hours. If I'd known I was working on that I would have had a whole different attitude. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mallory''': He's in favor of school vouchers, Dad. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': No, Mallory. He's really not. :'''Mallory''': Yes, he is. :'''Leo''': No, he's not. :'''Mallory''': I read the position paper. :'''Leo''': It's opposition prep. :'''Mallory''': Opposition prep? :'''Leo''': When we're gearing up for a debate, we have the smart guys take the other side. :'''Mallory''': ''[to Sam]'' You stood there and argued with me. :'''Sam''': Yes. :'''Mallory''': Why? :'''Sam''': You made an appointment. :'''Mallory''': Sam... :'''Leo''': Would the two of you take it outside? :'''Sam''': I thought you were trying to drive a wedge between us. :'''Leo''': Yeah, but now you're just boring the crap out of me. :'''Mallory''': Hey... :'''Sam''': Mallory, education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don't need little changes. We need gigantic revolutionary changes. Schools should be palaces. Competition for the best teachers should be fierce. They should be getting six-figure salaries. Schools should be incredibly expensive for government and absolutely free of charge for its citizens, just like national defense. That is my position. I just haven't figured out how to do it yet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I feel like I've lost 180 pounds. I am smiling, I am laughing, I am enjoying the people I work with - I gotta snap outta this. What's on your mind? :'''[[w:Mandy Hampton|Mandy]]''': I want you to help me get the Chinese to give us a new panda bear to replace LumLum. :''[Very long pause]'' :'''Toby''': Well that did the trick. <hr width="50%"/> :''[The office staff watches the Senate start to vote on Mendoza's confirmation to the Supreme Court and begin celebrating. Bonnie starts handing around a bottle of champagne]'' :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Put it down! Put it down! :'''Bonnie''': Toby! :'''Toby''': No champagne. :'''Bonnie''': We're just getting-- :'''Toby''': Put it down. Everyone in this room, let me have your attention! Please. The law of our land mandates that Presidential appointees be confirmed by a ''majority'' of the Senate, a majority being a total of half plus one for a total of what, Ginger? :'''Ginger''': Fifty-one. :'''Toby''': Fifty-one 'yea' votes is what we see on these screens ''before'' a drop of wine is swallowed! Because there's a little thing called what, Bonnie? :'''Bonnie''': "Tempting fate"? :'''Toby''': "Tempting fate" is what it's called. In the three months that this man has been on my radar screen, I have aged forty-eight years. This is ''my'' day of jubilee, I will not have it screwed up by what, Bonnie? :'''Bonnie''': By tempting fate. :'''Toby''': By tempting fate! These things take patience. These things take skill. These things take luck. In the fifteen months we've been in office, what kind of luck have we had? Ginger? :'''Ginger''': Bad luck. :'''Toby''': ''[clears his throat and raises his eyebrows]'' ''What'' kind of luck? :'''Ginger''': ''Very'' bad luck. :'''Toby''': We've had very bad luck. === ''[[w:Let Bartlet Be Bartlet|Let Bartlet Be Bartlet]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': The theme of the Egg Hunt is "learning is delightful and delicious" - as, by the way, am I. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Can we get this god-forsaken event over with so I can get back to presiding over a civilization gone to hell in a hand cart? :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': Nice talk for a president. :'''Bartlet''': Leave me alone. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': You know what this is, don't you, sir? :'''Bartlet''': What what is? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Your mood, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Nothing wrong with my mood. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': It's your diet. :'''Bartlet''': Will you get off me with that? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': You're not getting enough [[w:Dietary fiber|roughage]] in your diet. You know I'm right about that. :'''Bartlet''': I know I'd like to beat you senseless with a head of cabbage, I know that for damn sure. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Once again you display an immaturity about vegetables that I think is not at all presidential. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Major Tate''': Sir, we're not prejudiced toward homosexuals. :'''[[w:Percy Fitzwallace|Admiral Fitzwallace]]''': You just don't want to see them serving in the Armed Forces? :'''Major Tate''': No, sir, I don't. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': 'Cause they impose a threat to unit discipline and cohesion. :'''Major Tate''': Yes, sir. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': That's what I think, too. I also think the military wasn't designed to be an instrument of social change. :'''Major Tate''': Yes, sir. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': The problem with that is, that's what they were saying to me fifty years ago. "Blacks shouldn't serve with whites. It would disrupt the unit." You know what? It ''did'' disrupt the unit. The unit got over it. The unit changed. I'm an admiral in the U.S. Navy and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... Beat that with a stick. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Leo, if I ever told you to get aggressive about campaign finance or gays in the military, you would tell me, 'Don't run too fast or go to far.' :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': If you ever told me to get aggressive about anything, I'd say I serve at the pleasure of the President. ''[pause]'' But we'll never know, sir, because I don't think you're ever gonna say it. :'''Bartlet''': I have said it, and nothing's ever happened! :'''Leo''': You want to see me orchestrate this right now? You want to see me mobilize these people? These people who would walk into fire if you told them to. These people who showed up to lead. These people who showed up to fight. ''[points at Charlie]'' That guy gets death threats because he’s black and he dates your daughter! He was warned: “Do not show up to this place. Your life will be in danger.” He said, “To hell with that, I’m going anyway.” You said, “No.” Prudent or not prudent, this 21 year old at 600 dollars a week says, “I’m going where I want to, because a man stands up!” ''[pause]'' Everyone's waiting for you. I don't know how much longer. :'''Bartlet''': I don't want to feel like this anymore. :'''Leo''': You don't have to. :'''Bartlet''': I don't want to go to sleep like this. :'''Leo''': You don't have to. :'''Bartlet''': I want to speak. :'''Leo''': Say it out loud. Say it to me. :'''Bartlet''': This is more important than reelection. I want to speak now. :'''Leo''': Say it again. :'''Bartlet''': This is more important than reelection. I want to speak now. :'''Leo''': Now we're in business! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': Listen up. Our ground game isn't working; we're gonna put the ball in the air. If we're gonna walk into walls, I want us running into them full-speed. :'''Josh''': What are you saying? :'''Leo''': Well, you can start by telling the [[w:United States Congress|Hill]] the President's named his nominees to the [[w:Federal Election Commission|FEC]]. And we're gonna lose some of these battles. And we might even lose the White House. But we're not going to be threatened by issues: we're going to put 'em front and center. We're gonna raise the level of public debate in this country, and let ''that'' be our legacy. That sound alright to you Josh? :'''Josh''': I serve at the pleasure of the [[w:President of the United States|President of the United States]]. :'''Leo''': Yeah? :'''C.J.''': I serve at the pleasure of the President. :'''Sam''': I serve at the pleasure of President Bartlet. :'''Leo''': Toby? :'''Toby''': I serve at the pleasure of the President. === ''[[w:Mandatory Minimums|Mandatory Minimums]]'' === :'''Bonnie''': ''[after Josh told the Senate Majority Leader to "shove his legislative agenda up [his] ass"]'' [[w:John Rambo|Rambo]]! :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You talking to me? :'''Bonnie''': Nice phone call. :'''Josh''': That's how we do things in New England, my friends. :'''Bonnie''': In Indiana, we're not allowed to talk like that. :'''[[w:Ginger (The West Wing)|Ginger]]''': In New Jersey, we encourage it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': [[w:Mandatory sentencing|Mandatory Minimums]] are racist. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I understand that. :'''Sam''': They're a [[w:red herring|red herring]]. :'''Toby''': I understand that, too. :'''Sam''': It's a way of looking like you're tough on crime, without assuming the burden of being tough on crime. :'''Toby''': Everything you've said I understand. :'''Sam''': I'm saying... :'''Toby''': We do things one thing at a time. :'''Sam''': But I'm saying we don't have time to do things one thing at a time. :'''Toby''': We're talking about treatment. :'''Sam''': I'm talking about treatment and I'm talking about Mandatory Minimums and I'm saying it's a red herring and I'm saying it's racist. :'''Toby''': When you talk to the President, I want you talking about treatment. I want you talking about treatment vs. enforcement and I don't want you to stray from that! :'''Sam''': Toby, is this what you meant when you said, "Sam, you're completely in charge of this"? :'''Toby''': Yes, I meant, you're completely in charge of this, in the sense that you're subordinate to me in every way. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': ''[to Andy]'' I have to get back to work. And you, being a Congresswoman... I'm sure you need to be back out there... you know, screwing the people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': Take it easy. :'''Sam''': I won’t take it easy! Give me the phone. I'm gonna call the Senator and I'm gonna tell him that he can shove his legislative agenda up his ass! :'''Josh''': I've already done that. :'''Sam''': I'll do it again. :'''Josh''': You know what this is like? This is like ''[[The Godfather]]''. When [[w:Al Pacino|Pacino]] tells [[w:James Caan|James Caan]] that he's gonna kill the cop. It's a lot like that scene, only not really. :... :'''Josh''': It ''is'' like that scene. I'm James Caan. ''[to Sam]'' You're...you're Al Pacino. :'''Toby''': Let's go. :'''Josh''': Toby, you're the guy who shows Pacino how to make tomato sauce. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': Mr. President. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': We were almost done. :'''Toby''': I... met with Congresswoman Wyatt today. :'''Bartlet''': When you were married to her, did you call her Congresswoman Wyatt? :'''Toby''': No, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Sometimes I call my wife Dr. Bartlet. :'''Toby''': I call her Andy or uh... Andrea. :'''Bartlet''': Okay. :'''Toby''': Mandatory Minimums. :'''Bartlet''': You're whupped, my friend. :'''Toby''': Sir. :'''Bartlet''': No, she's been talking to you for a year about Mandatory Minimums. You've been saying no. Looks like we know who wears the pants in the Ziegler family. :'''Toby''': You call your wife “Dr. Bartlet”? :'''Bartlet''': Just for the turn-on. === ''[[w:Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics|Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': We agree on nothing, Max. :'''Senator Lobell''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Education, guns, drugs, school prayer, gays, defense spending, taxes - you name it, we disagree. :'''Senator Lobell''': You know why? :'''Bartlet''': Because I'm a lily-livered, bleeding-heart, liberal, egghead communist. :'''Senator Lobell''': Yes, sir. And I'm a gun-toting, redneck son-of-a-bitch. :'''Bartlet''': Yes, you are. :'''Senator Lobell''': We agree about that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Since when are you an expert on language? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': In polling models? :'''Toby''': Okay. :'''C.J.''': 1993. Since when are you an uptight pain in the ass? :'''Toby''': Since long before that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': What do we do with him? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Make him the Ambassador to Paraguay. :'''Bartlet''': What do we do with the Ambassador to Paraguay? :'''Sam''': Make him Ambassador to Bulgaria. :'''Bartlet''': I like this. Because, if everybody keeps moving up one, I can go home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Toby, are you in here sticking up for Sam? :'''Toby''': I know it's strange, sir. But I'm feeling a... a certain... big brotherly connection right now. You know, obviously, I'd like that feeling to go away as soon as possible, but for the moment I think there's no danger in the White House standing by Sam and aggressively going after the people who set him up. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ambassador Cochran''': I'm sorry to do this, but I'd like to speak to your supervisor. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Well, I'm Personal Aide to the President, so my supervisor's a little busy right now trying to find a back door to this place to shove you out of, but I'll let him know you'd like to lodge a complaint. === ''[[w:What Kind of Day Has It Been|What Kind of Day Has It Been]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Here’s another one. Two politicians are having an argument. One of them stands up and says, "You’re lying!" The other one answers, "Yes, I am, but hear me out." ''[audience laughs]'' :'''Moderator''': Mr. President, do you have time for one more question? :'''Bartlet''': I don’t think I answered the last one. Suzanne’s got me telling jokes. Here’s an answer to your question that I don’t think you’re going to like: the current crop of 18-25 year olds is the most politically apathetic generation in American history. In 1972, half of that age group voted. In the last election, 32%. Your generation is considerably less likely than any previous one to write or call public officials, attend rallies, or work on political campaigns. A man once said this, "decisions are made by those who show up." So are we failing you, or are you failing us? It's a little of both. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[while jogging]'' There was a reckless deregulation of the S&L industry by a Democratic Congress, it was flooded with S&L donations. A disaster which nearly collapsed the banking industry and cost the taxpayers 500 billion dollars. :'''[[w:List of The West Wing politicians#Executive_branch|Hoynes]]''': What's your point? :'''Josh''': We're no better with the money than they are. :'''Hoynes''': Tell me about it. :'''Josh''': Three-quarters of all soft money coming to the Democratic party isn't coming from labor unions, it's coming from corporations. :'''Hoynes''': Yes, I know. :'''Josh''': Over a hundred businesses gave both parties in excess of $125,000 in the last election. :'''Hoynes''': I know. :'''Josh''': They gave it to both parties! This isn't free speech or political values, Mr. Vice President. I don't know how we've done it, but we've legalized bribery. :'''Hoynes''': Yup. :'''Josh''': So, now what we've got is two corporate parties - one pro-life, one pro-choice. :'''Hoynes''': Josh, like I said, what's your point? I mean, what's your point? :'''Josh''': We've noticed the sudden increase in racquetball and late-night poker games with democratic opponents of campaign finance reform. :'''Hoynes''': Come on, Josh, this is Washington, DC. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Democratic opponent of campaign finance reform. :'''Josh''': Can we stop running for a second? ''[They stop running]'' You're backing the wrong horse. You read the same polls I do. President's gone up nine points in three weeks. 51% job approval - big deal. But he's going on national television tonight, that's going to be another 5 that's 56%, a 14-point bump in a month. :'''Hoynes''': Look, Josh... :'''Josh''': Hang on. If we bring this pilot back home alive, that's another 10 points. And then we're off to the races with a job approval rating in the high 60s. Now every Democratic congressman in a tight race is looking to get his picture taken with the president, and you're looking around the racquetball court, saying, "Where did everybody go?" You've had some experience battling Jed Bartlet when he's right, and you've had some experience battling him when he's popular. Why in the world would you want to try it when he's both at the same time? :'''Hoynes''': You know something, Josh, sometimes I wonder if I'd listened to you two years ago, would I be President right now? Do you ever wonder that? :'''Josh''': No sir, I know it for sure. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Danny, I don't even want to hear it. I did exactly the right thing. Your nose is bent out of joint, and I don't give a damn. :'''[[w:Danny Concannon|Danny]]''': You looked at me point-blank and told me you were looking at a diplomatic... :'''C.J.''': Danny... :'''Danny''': You looked at me and told me... :'''C.J.''': What did you think I was going to do, Danny? Give you longitude and latitude? Did you think I was going to fork over the radio frequency that we're transmitting on? :'''Danny''': You didn't have to answer the question. :'''C.J.''': I did! :'''Danny''': You could have said, "Danny, we're not ruling anything in or out, and I'm not going to let you take me down that path" and we would have been done with it. :'''C.J.''': Danny, if by standing up and lying, I misdirected Iraqi intelligence for even half a beat, then it was absolutely worth it. That's a no-brainer. And if I didn't, it was certainly worth trying. There were only 50 people in the world who can't understand why I lied this morning, and they all work in the White House pressroom. I'm sleeping fine tonight. :'''Danny''': You didn't have to call on me. Every hand shot up, everybody's hand shot up, everybody was going to ask the same question, you knew what your answer was going to be, and you called on me. :'''C.J.''': Well, yes, I did. :'''Danny''': And you wouldn't have rather done that to a journalist that's been less supportive of this administration than I have? :'''C.J.''': No, I chose you. :'''Danny''': C.J., I'm not staying in the [[w:penalty box|penalty box]] forever. I have covered the White House for eight years and I've done it with the [[w:New York Times|New York Times]], the [[w:Washington Post|Washington Post]], [[w:Time Magazine|Time Magazine]], and ''the [[w:Dallas Morning News|Dallas Morning News]]''! And I'm telling you you can't mess me around like this! :'''C.J.''': Danny, I just gotta tell you, that was - seriously - that was a turn-on when you said that, though I don't know why you decided to be your most haughty on the ''Dallas Morning News'' in that sentence. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': You're not going to spoil my good time for me. :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': Oh, sir, I think we both know from experience that's not true. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': You need to be in the car ten minutes ago, Mr. President. :'''Bartlet''': Do you see me walking out the door? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': No, I see you standing and arguing with a senior citizen. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': They’re telling me that we’re out of time. I just want to mention that at several points during the evening, I was referred to as both a [[w:Liberalism|liberal]] and a [[w:Populism|populist]], and a fellow fourth from the back called me a [[w:Socialism|socialist]], which is nice, I haven’t heard that for a while. Actually, I’m an economics professor. My great-grandfather’s great-grandfather was Dr. Josiah Bartlett, who was the New Hampshire delegate representative to the [[w:Second Continental Congress|Second Continental Congress]], the one that sat in session in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776 and announced to the world that we were no longer subjects of [[w:George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]], but rather a self-governing people. "[[w:United States Declaration of Independence#Preamble|We hold these truths to be self-evident]]," they said, "[[w:All men are created equal|that all men are created equal]]." Strange as it may seem, that was the first time in history that anyone had ever bothered to write that down. Decisions are made by those who show up. Class dismissed. Thank you, everyone. God bless you. And God bless America. == Season Two == === ''[[w:In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part I|In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part I]]'' === :''[the President's motorcade races away from an assassination attempt]'' :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Is anybody dead back there? :'''Special Agent Ron Butterfield''': We don't know. We don't think so. :'''Bartlet''': ''[seeing a bloodstained cloth wrapped around Agent Butterfield's right hand]'' What happened to your hand? :'''Butterfield''': I got hit. :'''Bartlet''': Oh, God. ''[to the driver]'' Coop, turn around! We've gotta go to a hospital! :'''Butterfield''': No. We're going to the White House. :'''Bartlet''': We're going to a hospital! Let's go! :'''Butterfield:''' I have to put you inside the White House, Mr. President! This isn't something we discuss. :'''Bartlet''': This isn't-! ''[angrily]'' My daughter is throwing up on the floor of car behind us! You're losing blood by the liter, not to mention God knows how many broken bones you've got in your hand! ''[blood begins to leak from the corner of his mouth]'' But let's make sure that I'm tucked in bed before we- :'''Butterfield''': Mr. President! ''[quickly checks the President's head and upper body for signs of injury, finding blood when he reaches the President's stomach; turning to the driver]'' [[w:George Washington University Hospital|GW!]] Blue, blue, ''blue!'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]]''': ''[at the hospital]'' Dad? :'''Bartlet''': I'm okay. :'''Zoey''': Daddy?! :'''Bartlet''': It didn't hit anything, they're just gonna look around and make sure. :'''Zoey''': Are you in a lot of pain? :'''Bartlet''': No... :'''Zoey''': Are you lying? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, cause I want these guys to tell reporters that I was brave and joking around. :'''Zoey''': You ''are'' brave. You were ''so'' good tonight, Dad. :'''Bartlet''': Honey, I'm fine. I'm just so happy to see you. :'''Zoey''': Mom's on her way. :'''Bartlet''': Mom's gonna be pretty pissed. :'''Zoey''': Yeah. :''[Leo enters]'' :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': How you doing, kid? :'''Zoey''': I'm fine. :'''Bartlet''': She booted all over the back of her car. You know they're gonna bill me for that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': What about our people? :'''Leo''': C.J. hit her head on the ground, but other than that... :'''Bartlet''': Get the [[w:Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]] together, and the [[w:United States National Security Council|Security Council]]. Tell Jerome to suspend trading on the [[w:New York Stock Exchange|stock exchange]]. :'''Leo''': Yeah. :'''Bartlet''': Do we know who the shooters were? :'''Leo''': ''[shaking his head]'' No. :'''Bartlet''': I'm gonna be under anesthesia for a couple hours. :'''Leo''': It'll be fine. :'''Bartlet''': You know what I'm talking about, right? :'''Leo''': I'll talk to Abbey. :'''Doctor:''': ''[grabbing Leo's arm]'' Sir, it's time. :'''Bartlet''': Hey, come here. ''[Leo leans in toward the President and turns his head. Bartlet plants a reassuring kiss on Leo's cheek.]'' It's okay. :'''Leo''': I'll see you in a few hours Mr. President. <hr width="50%"/> :''[flashback]'' :'''Woman''': You've been a... um, uh, what did you call it? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Professional political operative. :'''Woman''': You've been one your whole life. :'''Toby''': Well, there was a while back there when I was in elementary school. :'''Woman''': ''[laughs]'' You any good? :'''Toby''': ''[long pause]'' I'm very good at it. :'''Woman''': What's your record? :'''Toby''': My record? :'''Woman''': How many elections have you won? :'''Toby''': Altogether? :''[The woman nods]'' :'''Toby''': Including city council, two Congressional elections, a senate race, a Gubernatorial campaign, and a national campaign? ''[long pause]'' None. :'''Woman''': None of them? :'''Toby''': You gotta be impressed with my consistency. <hr width="50%"/> :''[flashback]'' :'''Man''': Governor Bartlet, when you were a member of Congress, you voted against the New England Dairy Farming Compact. That vote hurt me sir. I'm a businessman. That vote hurt me to the tune of maybe, 10 cents a gallon. I voted for you three times for Congress. I voted for you twice for Governor. And I'm here sir, and I'd like to ask you for an explanation. :'''Bartlet''': ''[pause]'' Yeah, I screwed you on that one. :'''Man''': I'm sorry? :'''Bartlet''': I screwed you. You got hosed. :'''Man''': Sir, I... :'''Bartlet''': And not just you. A lot of my constituents. I put the hammer to farms in Concord, Salem, Laconia, Pelham, Hampton, Hudson. You guys got rogered but good. Today for the first time in history, the largest group of Americans living in poverty are children. 1 in 5 children live in the most abject, dangerous, hopeless, back-breaking, gut-wrenching poverty any of us could imagine. 1 in 5, and they're children. If fidelity to freedom of democracy is the code of our civic religion then surely the code of our humanity is faithful service to that unwritten commandment that says we shall give our children better than we ourselves received. Let me put it this way: I voted against the bill because I didn't want to make it harder for people to buy milk. I stopped some money from flowing into your pocket. If that angers you, if you resent me, I completely respect that. But if you expect anything different from the President of the United States, you should vote for someone else. Thanks very much. Hope you enjoyed the chicken. <hr width="50%"/> :''[flashback]'' :'''Bartlet''': Why are you doing this? You're a player. You're bigger in the party than I am. Hoynes would probably make you National Chairman. Leo, tell me this isn't one of the twelve steps. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': That's what it is. Right after admitting that we are powerless over alcohol and a higher power can restore us to sanity. That's where you come in. :'''Bartlet''': Leo... :'''Leo''': Because I'm tired of it! Year, after year, after year of having to choose between the lesser of who cares? Of trying to get myself excited over a candidate who can speak in complete sentences. Of setting the bar so low, I can hardly look at it. They say a good man can't get elected president. I don't believe that, do you? :'''Bartlet''': And you think I'm that man? :'''Leo''': Yes. :'''Bartlet''': Doesn't it matter that I'm not as sure? :'''Leo''': Nah. 'Act as if ye have faith and faith shall be given to you.' Put another way: 'Fake it until you make it.' === ''[[w:In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part II|In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part II]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': We're confirming now that a suspect is in custody, and is being questioned by federal law enforcement. At this time, we cannot... we are not releasing any information whatsoever about the suspect. :'''Steve''': Can you tell us anything, his name, where he's from, his ethnicity, if you guys suspect a motive? :'''C.J.''': Yes, Steve, I can tell you those things, because when I said that we weren't releasing any information whatsoever, I meant except his name, his address, his ethnicity, and what we think his motives are. <hr width="50%"/> :''[flashback]'' :'''C.J.''': Bartlet's impressed with me? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Very impressed. And one of the big keys to his game plan is bringing you on as Press Secretary. :'''C.J.''': He's never heard of me, has he? :'''Toby''': No. :'''C.J.''': Toby... :'''Toby''': I'm here on instructions from Leo McGarry. :'''C.J.''': McGarry wants me. :'''Toby''': Yes. Come join the campaign. :'''C.J.''': How much does it pay? :'''Toby''': How much were you making before? :'''C.J.''': $550,000 a year. :'''Toby''': This pays $600 a week. :'''C.J.''': So this would be less. :'''Toby''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': Toby. Does he know I've only ever worked statewide? Does he know I've never worked on a national campaign before? :'''Toby''': Yes. It's Graduation Day. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Margaret Hooper|Margaret]]''': Can I - can I just say something for the future? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Yeah. :'''Margaret''': I can sign the President's name. I have his signature down pretty good. :'''Leo''': You can sign the President's name? :'''Margaret''': Yeah. :'''Leo''': On a [[w:25th_amendment#Section three: Voluntary withdrawal|document]] removing him from power and handing it to someone else? :'''Margaret''': Yeah. Or... do you think the White House Counsel would say that was a bad idea? :'''Leo''': I think the [[w:White House Counsel|White House Counsel]] would say it was a ''[[w:Coup d'état|coup d'état]]''! :'''Margaret''': Well...I'd probably end up doing some time for that. :'''Leo''': I would think! And what the hell were you doing practicing the President's signature? :'''Margaret''': It was just for fun. :'''Leo''': We've got separation of powers, checks and balances, and Margaret vetoing things and sending them back to the Hill! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': C.J.'s starting to get some questions about why the President's exit wasn't covered in Rosslyn. :'''Ron''': The Secret Service doesn't comment on procedure. :'''Toby''': Yeah. Ron, a few weeks after the President was sworn in, you got a memo about his protection. :'''Ron''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': It said he wanted to enter and exit in the open air, and he didn't like the feeling of traveling around in an armored tank. :'''Ron''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': Specifically, it said he wouldn't use the tent or the canopy anymore. :'''Ron''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': I wrote that memo, and the President signed it at my urging. :'''Ron''': I know. :'''Toby''': Ron, I don't think it's right that the Secret Service get blamed for what happened last night, I want the Treasury Department to hand over my memo to the Press. :'''Ron''': No, we can't do that. :'''Toby''': There are going to be a lot of questions. :'''Ron''': There are always a lot of questions. :'''Toby''': Ron. :'''Ron''': Don't worry about it, Toby. :'''Toby''': It's not right. You're the guys - look at your hand. :'''Ron''': My hand is fine. :'''Toby''': Your hand is not fine. :'''Ron''': Toby. :'''Toby''': Let me go over there and tell them it was my fault. :'''Ron''': It wasn't your fault. :'''Toby''': Ron. :'''Ron''': It wasn't your fault. It wasn't Gina's fault, it wasn't Charlie's fault, it wasn't anybody's fault, Toby. It was an act of madmen. You think a tent was going to stop them? We got the President in the car. We got Zoey in the car. And at a hundred and fifty yards, five stories up, the shooters were down nine point two seconds after the first shot was fired. I would never let you not let me protect the President. You tell us you don't like something, we figure out something else. It was an act of madmen. Anyway, the Secret Service doesn't comment on procedure. :'''Toby''': Okay. :''[Ron walks away.]'' :'''Toby''': Good job last night. :'''Ron''': Thank you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': This is our fifth press briefing since midnight. Obviously, there's one story that's going to dominate news around the world for the next few days, and it would be easy to think that President Bartlet, Joshua Lyman, and Stephanie Abbott were the only victims of a gun crime last night. They weren't. Mark Davis and Sheila Evans of Philadelphia were killed by a gun last night. He was a biology teacher and she was a nursing student. Tina Bishop and Linda Larkin were killed with a gun last night. They were 12. There were 36 homicides last night. 480 sexual assaults, 3,411 robberies, 3,685 aggravated assaults, all at gunpoint. And if anyone thinks those crimes could have been prevented if the victims themselves had been carrying guns, I'd only remind you that the President of the United States was shot last night while surrounded by the best trained armed guards in the history of the world. Back to the briefing. <hr width="50%"/> :''[flashback]'' :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Tonight, what began on the commons in [[w:Concord, Massachusetts|Concord, Massachusetts]], as an alliance of farmers and workers, of cobblers and tinsmiths, of statesmen and students, of mothers and wives, of men and boys, lives two centuries later as America! My name is Josiah Bartlet, and I accept your nomination for the Presidency of the United States! === ''[[w:The Midterms|The Midterms]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Good morning, everybody. Anybody know what the word '[[w:acalculia|acalculia]]' means? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': It's the inability to perform arithmetic functions...I'm sorry, Mr. President. You wanted to answer your own question, didn't you? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, but I'll get over it. :'''Sam''': Good for you, sir. That's very mature. :'''Bartlet''': Shut up. :'''Sam''': You're not over it yet, are you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Toby, I'm drinking the most fantastic thing I've ever tasted in my life: chocolate syrup, whole milk, and seltzer. I know it sounds terrible, but trust me, I don't know where this has been all my life. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': It's called an [[w:egg cream|egg cream]], Mr. President. We invented them in Brooklyn. :'''Bartlet''': In Brooklyn? Not New England? :'''Toby''': There are many good things in this world ''not'' from New England, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Toby, don't ever let me hear you say that again. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''' Okay. Zoey and I are going out. I'll be on my pager. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You're going out? :'''Charlie''': Yeah. :'''Leo''': Charlie, you're taking extra protection, right? :'''Charlie''': Hey, Leo... :'''Leo''': Secret Service protection, Charlie. But thanks for loading me up with that image. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': I like your show. I like how you call homosexuality an abomination. :'''Dr. Jenna Jacobs''': I don't say homosexuality is an abomination, Mr. President. [[w:The Bible and homosexuality|The Bible does]]. :'''President Josiah Bartlet''': Yes it does. [[w:Leviticus|Leviticus]]. :'''Dr. Jenna Jacobs''': 18:22. :'''President Josiah Bartlet''': Chapter and verse. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I have you here. I'm interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in [[w:Exodus|Exodus]] 21:7. She's a [[w:Georgetown University|Georgetown]] sophomore, speaks fluent Italian, always cleared the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be? While thinking about that, can I ask another? My Chief of Staff Leo McGarry insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself or is it okay to call the police? Here's one that's really important because we've got a lot of sports fans in this town: touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean. Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the [[w:Washington Redskins|Washington Redskins]] still play football? Can [[w:University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]? Can [[w:United States Military Academy|West Point]]? Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother John for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads? Think about those questions, would you? One last thing: while you may be mistaking this for your monthly meeting of the Ignorant Tight-Ass Club, in this building, when the President stands, nobody sits. :''[Dr. Jenna Jacobs stands]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': The House stayed the same? After four months and 400 million dollars, everything stayed the same. :'''Sam''': Yup. :'''Josh''': Tell me democracy doesn't have a sense of humor. We sit here, we drink this beer out here on the stoop, in violation of about 47 city ordinances. I don't know, Toby, it's election night. What do you say about a government that goes out of its way to protect even citizens that try to destroy it? :'''Toby''': God bless America. === ''[[w:In this White House|In this White House]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Toby, come quick, Sam's getting his ass kicked by a girl. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Ginger, get the popcorn. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Charlie, I wanna hire a woman whose voice I think would fit in nicely around here. She's a conservative Republican. You think I should do it? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Absolutely, Mr. President, cause I'm told that theirs is the party of inclusion. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': I'll ask again: for what purpose was I brought here today? :'''Leo''': So I could offer you a job. :'''Ainsley''': I'm asking because I do not think that it is fair that I be expected to play the role of the mouse to the White House's cat in the game of... you know the game? :'''Leo''': Cat and mouse? :'''Ainsley''': Yes. And it's not like I'm not, you know. The fact that I may not look like some of the other Republicans who have crossed your path does not mean that I'm any less inclined toward... :'''Leo''': Here it comes. :'''Ainsley''': Did you say offer me a job? :'''Leo''': Yes. Associate White House counsel. You'd report to the deputy White House counsel who reports to the White House counsel who reports to me. :'''Ainsley''': I'm sorry... a job in ''this'' White House? :'''Leo''': You want a glass of scotch? :'''Ainsley''': Yes, please. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''' You're not taking the job? :'''Ainsley''': No. But thank you for talking to me, instead of about me. :'''Josh''': Hey, I'm still back on he offered you the job... but you're not taking the job? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': No, man, why participate in the process when you can get a job commenting on it? :'''Ainsley''': You think because I don't want to work here it's because I can get a better gig on ''Geraldo''? Gosh, let's see if there could possibly be any other reason why I wouldn't want to work in this White House? This White House that feels that government is better for children than parents are. That looks at forty years of degrading and humiliating free lunches handed out in a spectacularly failed effort to level the playing field and says, 'Let's try forty more.' This White House that says of anyone that points that out to them, that they are cold and mean and racist, and then accuses Republicans of using the politics of fear. This White House that loves the Bill of Rights, all of them - except the second one. :'''Sam''': This is the wrong place to talk about guns right now. I thought your column was idiotic. :'''Ainsley''': Imagine my surprise. :'''Sam''': But for a brilliant surgical team and two centimeters of a miracle, this guy's [Josh] dead right now. From bullets fired from a gun bought legally. They bought guns, they loaded 'em, they drove from Wheeling to Rosslyn, and until they pulled the trigger they had yet to commit a crime. I am so off the charts tired of the gun lobby tossing around words like personal freedom and nobody calling 'em on it. It's not about personal freedom. And it certainly has nothing to do with public safety. It's just that some people like guns. :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': Yes, they do. But do you know what's even more insidious than that? Your gun control position doesn't have anything to do with public safety, and it's certainly not about personal freedom. It's about that you don't like the people who do like guns. You don't like the people. Think about that the next time you make a joke about the South. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bruce''': ''[about Ainsley being offered a job at the White House]'' Oh, damn. I wanted you to say it to his face. I wanted to see... :'''Harriet''': I hate these people. :'''Bruce''': Did you meet anyone there who isn't worthless? :'''Ainsley''': Don't say that. :'''Bruce''': Did you meet anyone there who has any - ? :'''Ainsley''': I said don't say that. Say they are smug and superior. Say their approach to public policy makes you want to tear your hair out. Say they like high taxes and spending your money. Say they want to take your guns and open your borders but don't call them worthless. At least don't do it in front of me. The people I have met have been extraordinarily qualified. Their intent is good. Their commitment is true. They are righteous, and they are patriots. And I'm their lawyer. === ''[[w:And It's Surely to Their Credit|And It's Surely to Their Credit]]'' === :'''Engineer''': Cut take. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Sorry, everybody. This is gonna be it. Four is my lucky number. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': This is take five, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Five is my lucky number. "Fifth-take Bartlet" - that's what [[w:Jack L. Warner|Jack Warner]] used to call me. :'''Donna''': Did you really know Jack Warner, Mr. President? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, because I used to be a contract player in Hollywood and I'm 97 years old. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Engineer''': Saturday morning radio address, take 21. :'''Donna''': I have a really good feeling about this one, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Is this still my first term? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': He was okay with it? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': He thinks it's a great idea. He can't wait to meet you. :'''Ainsley''': Lionel Tribbey. :'''Leo''': Yeah. :'''Ainsley''': Lionel Tribbey thinks hiring me was a great idea. :'''Leo''': Why are you surprised? :'''Ainsley''': Well, because I am a Republican and Lionel Tribbey is... incredibly not. :'''Leo''': Lionel Tribbey is the White House Counsel. He's a brilliant and fair-minded attorney, and he will accept you on his staff because he is... well, fair-minded and because... :'''Ainsley''': You haven't told him yet! :'''Leo''': I have, in fact, not told him yet, no. :'''Ainsley''': So you lied to me just then. :'''Leo''': I'm a politician, Ainsley. Of course I lied to you just then. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': This is Ainsley Hayes. She's scared of meeting you, so be nice. :'''Tribbey''': The girl who's been writing the columns? :'''Leo''': Yeah. :'''Tribbey''': ''[to Ainsley]'' You're an idiot. :'''Ainsley''': Oh God– :'''Leo''': She's not an idiot, Lionel, she clerked for Dreifort! :'''Tribbey''': Well, Dreifort's an idiot. :'''Leo''': Dreifort's a Supreme Court Justice, Lionel, so let's speak of him with respect and practice some tolerance for those who disagree with us. :'''Tribbey''': I believe, as long as Justice Dreifort is intolerant toward gays, lesbians, blacks, unions, women, poor people, and the first, fourth, fifth, and ninth amendments, I will remain intolerant toward him! ''[to Ainsley]'' Nice meeting you. :'''Leo''': She's working for you, Lionel. :'''Tribbey''': Excuse me? :'''Leo''': She's working for you. The president asked me to hire her for your office. :'''Tribbey''': The President of ''what'', asked you to hire her for my office? :'''Leo''': The United States. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tribby''': ''[storming into the Oval Office]'' Mr. President, have you lost what little was left of your mind? I can't possibly work like this! :'''Donna''': Oh, dear God. :'''Technician''': Cut! :'''Bartlet''': I had it! :'''Tribbey''': Excuse me, sir, is this a bad time? :'''Bartlet''': It's a bit of a bad time, Lionel... :'''Tribbey''': Well, forgive me, sir, but when you have a few moments, I would like to discuss the hiring of a blonde and leggy fascist whose knowledge does not include the proper order of the alphabet for positions of the White House Counsel's office. :'''Bartlet''': And we will, Lionel, but right now I don't know if you noticed but there are thirty or forty other people in the room, many of whom have donated significant amounts of money to the Democratic Party, so perhaps you could put a tighter grip on your horses and we will talk about it later. :'''Tribbey''': Yes. Well. Good morning, everyone! Thank you, Mr. President. :''[walks out of the room in complete silence]'' :'''Bartlet''': Well, obviously, Lionel Tribbey is a brilliant lawyer whom we cannot live without, or there would be very little reason not to put him in prison. === ''[[w:The Lame Duck Congress|The Lame Duck Congress]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Charlie! :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Can I have a couple of aspirin or a weapon of some kind to kill people with? :'''Charlie''': Yes sir. :'''Bartlet''': Leo? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Look, even when they're here in session, trying to get a hundred Senators in line is still like getting cats to march in parade. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': I don't need your help. I'm asking for your help so let's not make a federal... :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': ''[into her phone]'' Dad, it's me. Sam's asking for my help. :'''Sam''': Put the phone down. :'''Ainsley''': ''[into her phone]'' Gotta go, dad, I need to help Sam. :'''Sam''': That must have rolled them in the aisles back in Georgia. :'''Ainsley''': I'm from North Carolina. :'''Sam''': Wherever it was you studied baton twirling. :'''Ainsley''': That'd be [[w:Harvard Law School|Harvard Law School]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ainsley''': I'm not going to say anything. I'm not going to spill anything. I'm not going to get Republican juice on you. I'm just going to sit there and learn. :'''Sam''': Look... :'''Ainsley''': From the master, Sam, I want to learn from the master. :'''Sam''': ''[stopping]'' See, women think that kind of thing works, but it doesn't. :'''Ainsley''': ''[steps close]'' It really does, Sam. :''[Sam looks at her. They start walking again.]'' :'''Sam''': I let you come to the Hill, you'll summarize my memo? :'''Ainsley''': I'll use punctuation and everything. You might even get extra credit. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': So, I'm being used. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Yes. :'''Donna''': As a dupe. :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''Donna''': How am I supposed to feel about that? :'''Josh''': How do you usually feel about that? :'''Donna''': My value here is that I have no value. :'''Josh''': You have enormous value to me. You have absolutely no value to Eastern Europe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': You know we forget sometimes, in all the talk about democracy we forget it's not a democracy, it's a republic. People don't make the decisions, they choose the people who make the decisions. Could they do a better job choosing? Yeah. But when you consider the alternative... === ''[[w:The Portland Trip|The Portland Trip]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': The Assistant Energy Secretary is flying to Portland in the middle of the night so he can meet with me on Air Force One on the way back? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Yes sir. :'''Bartlet''': The day-to-day experience of my life has changed in many ways since taking this job. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Oratory should raise your heart rate. Oratory should blow the doors off the place. We should be talking about not being satisfied with past solutions. We should be talking about a permanent revolution. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Where have I heard that? :'''Sam''': Permanent Revolution? :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Sam''': I got it from a book. :'''Toby''': What book? :'''Sam''': ''[[w:Quotations from Chairman Mao|The Little Red Book]]'' :'''Toby''': You think we should quote [[Mao Zedong|Mao Tse-tung]]? :'''Sam''': We do need a permanent revolution. :'''Toby''': Still, I think we'll stay away from quoting Communists. :'''Sam''': You think a Communist never wrote an elegant phrase? How do you think they ''got'' everyone to be Communist? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': A long flight across the night. You know why late flights are good? Because we cease to be earthbound and burdened with practicality. Asking important questions. Talking about the idea that nobody has thought about yet. Put it a different way... :'''Sam''': Be poets. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': I have an excellent sense about these things. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Actually, you have no sense about these things. You have no vibe, you have terrible taste in men, and your desire to be coupled up will always and forever drown out any sense of self or self-worth that you may have. :'''Donna''': You're a downer, you know that? I'm calling you Deputy Downer from now on. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Danny Concannon|Danny]]''': ''[asking why C.J is going on the Portland Trip]'' Are you being punished? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': I'm not being punished. I'm going on the trip. :'''Danny''': If the whole bus goes off the record, will you tell us why you're going on the trip? :'''C.J.''': ''[hesitating]'' I made fun of Notre Dame. ''[the journalists collectively groaned]'' Usually I get away with it. :'''Danny''': They're playing Michigan tomorrow. :'''C.J.''': I know that now. :'''Danny''': You can't do that when they're playing Michigan. === ''[[w:Shibboleth (The West Wing)|Shibboleth]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Over three and a half centuries ago, linked by faith and bound by a common desire for liberty, a small band of pilgrims sought out a place in the New World where they could worship according to their own beliefs... and solve crimes. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Sam... :'''Sam''': It'd be good. By day, they churn butter and worship according to their own beliefs, and by night they solve crimes. :'''Toby''': Read the thing. :'''Sam''': Pilgrim detectives. :'''Toby''': Do you see me laughing? :'''Sam''': I think you're laughing on the inside. :'''Toby''': Okay. :'''Sam''': With the big hats. :'''Toby''': Give me the speech. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': In the following days, we will be meeting with Reverend Al Caldwell, members of Beijing's Embassy and INS agents. The President has asked Josh Lyman and Sam Seaborn to run these meetings so it's entirely possible that by week's end we'll have alienated Christians, China, and our own government. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': They sent me two turkeys. The most photo-friendly of the two gets a Presidential pardon and a full life at a children's zoo. The runner-up gets eaten. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': If the Oscars were like that, I'd watch. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': There are questions as to the veracity of your claim to the asylum. :'''Jhin-Wei''': Yes sir. :'''Bartlet''': How did you become a Christian? :'''Jhin-Wei''': I began attending a house church with my wife in Fujian. Eventually, I was baptized. :'''Bartlet''': How do you practice? :'''Jhin-Wei''': We share bibles--we don't have enough. We sing hymns. We hear sermons. We recite the Lord's Prayer. We are charitable. :'''Bartlet''': Who's the head of your church? :'''Jhin-Wei''': The head of our parish is an 84 year old man named Wen-Ling. He's been beaten and imprisoned many times. The head of our church is Jesus Christ. :'''Bartlet''': Can you name any of Jesus' disciples? ''[beat]'' If you can't, that's okay. I usually can't remember the names of my kids, or for that matter... :'''Jhin-Wei''': [[Saint Peter|Peter]], [[w:Andrew the Apostle|Andrew]], [[w:John the Apostle|John]], [[w:Philip the Apostle|Phillip]], [[w:Bartholomew the Apostle|Bartholomew]], [[w:Thomas the Apostle|Thomas]], [[w:Matthew the Apostle|Matthew]], [[w:Jude the Apostle|Thaddeus]], [[w:Simon the Zealot|Simon]], [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] and [[w:James, son of Alphaeus|James]]. ''[beat]'' Mr. President, Christianity is not demonstrated through a recitation of facts. You're seeking evidence of faith, a wholehearted acceptance of God's promise for a better world. 'For we hold that man is justified by faith alone' is what [[Paul of Tarsus|St. Paul]] said. 'Justified by faith alone.' Faith is the true... uh, I'm trying to... [[w:shibboleth|shibboleth]]. Faith is the true shibboleth. :'''Bartlet''': ''[beat]'' Yes, it is. And you sir, just said the magic word in more ways than one. Thank you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Okay, Mr. President, I say this with all possible respect, but each of these knives cut, you know, meat. Why is it important? :'''Bartlet''': Because it's something we pass on. Something with a history so we can say, 'My father gave this to me. His father gave it to him.' :'''Charlie''': Well, okay, sir, but if that's true, then why don't you already have one? :'''Bartlet''': I do have one. :'''Charlie''': Why do you need a new one? :'''Bartlet''': I'm giving mine away. :'''Charlie''': To who? :'''Bartlet''': Whom. :'''Charlie''': To whom? :'''Bartlet''': Funny you should ask. ''[takes out knife case from his drawer]'' Charlie, my father gave this to me, and his father gave it to him, and now I'm giving it to you. Take a look. The fully tapered bolster allows for sharpening the entire edge of the blade. :'''Charlie''': It says 'P.R.' I thought I knew them all, but I don't recognize the manufacturer. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. This was made for my family by a Boston silversmith named [[w:Paul Revere|Paul Revere]]...I'm proud of you Charlie. === ''[[w:Galileo (The West Wing)|Galileo]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Who wrote this intro? :'''Tate''': I did. :'''Sam''': You're from NASA Public Affairs? :'''Tate''': Yep. :'''Sam''': You mind if I give it a polish? :'''Tate''': Is there a problem? :'''Sam''': No, it's great. You mind if I change it? :'''Tate''': I'd prefer if you didn't. :'''Sam''': Just the same... :'''Tate''': The Public Affairs has cleared the text. If it's gonna be changed, I'd prefer that the President change it. :'''Sam''': See, that's kind of what he pays me to do, so... :'''Tate''': Look, I don't want to step on your toes. You don't want to step on mine. We're both writers. :'''Sam''': Yes, I suppose, if you broaden the definition to those who can't spell. :'''Tate''': Excuse me? :... :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Can I see the intro? :'''Sam''': It's up on the Prompter. :'''Bartlet''': ''[reads]'' "Good morning! I'm speaking to you live from the West Wing of the White House. Today we have a very unique opportunity to take part live in an extremely historic event which..." Whoa, boy... :'''Sam''': ''[waves and smiles]'' How you doing, Mr. President? :'''Bartlet''': Who wrote this intro? :'''Tate''': I did, sir. I'm Scott Tate from NASA Public Affairs. :'''Bartlet''': ''[gets up and shakes his hand]'' Scott. "Unique" means "one of a kind." Something can't be very unique, nor can it be extremely historic. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': While we're at it, do we have to use the word "live" twice in the first two sentences like we just cracked the technology? :'''Tate''': Look... :'''C.J.''': We're also broadcasting in living color, right? :'''Bartlet''': Sam? :'''Sam''': Yeah. :'''Bartlet''': Sam's gonna make some changes. :'''Tate''': Are you going to clear them with me? :'''Sam''': Probably not. ''[to the recorder]'' Write this. Eleven months ago, a 1,200-pound spacecraft blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Eighteen hours ago...18 hours, do I have that right? It's going to be noon Eastern time. :'''C.J.''': Yep. :'''Sam''': Eighteen hours ago, it landed on the planet Mars. You, me, and 60,000 of your fellow students across the country, along with astroscientists and engineers from the [[w:Jet Propulsion Laboratory|Jet Propulsion Lab]] in Southern California, [[w:NASA|NASA]] Houston, and right here at the White House are going to be to the first to see what it sees, and to chronicle the extraordinary voyage of an unmanned ship called 'Galileo V.' :'''Bartlet''': ''[to C.J.]'' He said it right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': There's a Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Yes. :'''Josh''': Made up of members of the There-But-For-The-Grace-of-God-go-I Club? :'''Leo''': You wanna mock people or let me talk to Toby? :'''Josh''': I wanna mock people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': There are a lot of hungry people in the world, Mal, and none of them are hungry 'cause we went to the moon. None of them are colder and certainly none of them are dumber 'cause we went to the moon. :'''Mallory''': And we went to the moon. Do we really have to go to Mars? :'''Sam''': Yes. :'''Mallory''': Why? :'''Sam''': 'Cause it's next. 'Cause we came out of the cave and we looked over the hill and we saw fire. And we crossed the ocean and we pioneered the West and we took to the sky. The history of man is hung on a timeline of exploration, and this is what's next. :'''Mallory''': I know. :'''Sam''': People like you, who say that... ''[beat]'' What? :'''Mallory''': I said I know. We're supposed to be explorers. :'''Sam''': Then what the hell? :'''Mallory''': I just want to hear you talk about it. :'''Sam''': You know something? :'''Mallory''': You get all puffed up. :'''Sam''': You're a pain in the ass. :'''Mallory''': Yes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[to Leo, about a Russian warhead explosion:]'' Leo, at the time the [[w:UR-100N|SS-19]] exploded, it was being drained of its liquid hydrogen in an attempt by deserting soldiers to – wait for it... :'''Leo''': Steal the warhead? :'''Bartlet''': Steal the warhead! ''[to the [[w:Russian Ambassador to the United States|Russian Ambassador]] ]'' When were you gonna tell us about that? You realize how dangerous– :'''Russian Ambassador''': Mr. President, you shouldn't be concerned with the welfare of the Russian people. :'''Bartlet''': Well, I am concerned with the welfare of the Russian people, but that's not what they pay me for. You guys fall asleep at the switch in [[w:Minsk|Minsk]], and I've got a whole hemisphere hiding under the bed. How do you not tell us this is going on? How do you not ask us for help? :'''Russian Ambassador''': We'll not need help finding the leaders of the black market network– :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, thanks. We're sending in [[w:NATO|NATO]] inspectors. :'''Russian Ambassador''': Leo and I were just discussing the terms. :'''Leo''': The terms are we're sending in NATO or he's taking a walk to the press room. :'''Bartlet''': ''[to the Russian Ambassador]'' Get your foreign minister on the phone. ''[pauses]'' I honestly don't know from where you guys get the nerve. :'''Russian Ambassador''': From a long, hard winter, Mr. President. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': We have at our disposal a captive audience of schoolchildren. Some of them don't go to the blackboard or raise their hand cause they think they're going to be wrong. I think you should say to these kids, "You think ''you'' get it wrong sometimes, you should come down here and see how the big boys do it." I think you should tell them you haven't given up hope, and that it may turn up, but in the meantime, you want NASA to put its best people in the room, and you want them to start building Galileo VI. Some of them will laugh and most of them won't care, but for some they might honestly see that it's about going to the blackboard and raising your hand. === ''[[w:Noël (The West Wing)|Noël]]'' === :'''Dr. Keyworth''': We're from ATVA. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Yeah. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': That's the American Trauma Victims Association. :'''Josh''': Yeah. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': We're commonly called in by the government to work with trauma victims. I'll give you some examples. The pipe bomb at Lancaster Middle School. We worked with the parents and the kids... :'''Josh''': ''[interrupts]'' Tulsa, Hurricane Beth, the Chatham fires, the Iowa tornadoes, the FBI raid in Rock Creek. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': So, you are familiar with us? :'''Josh''': Dr. Keyworth, I'm the Deputy White House Chief of Staff. I oversee 1100 White House employees. I answer directly to Leo McGarry and the President of the United States. Do you think you're talking to the paperboy? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': No. :'''Josh''': In your wildest dreams did you imagine that I'd walk in this room without knowing exactly who you are and what you do? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': No. :'''Josh''': Then why did you lie to me right off the bat? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Josh... :'''Josh''': ''[indicating Kaytha]'' She's not here training! :'''Dr. Keyworth''': As a matter of fact, she is. :'''Josh''': I read briefing books everyday on subjects considerably more complicated than ATVA. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': She is here training in trauma therapy. :'''Josh''': Yeah, but that's not why there are two of you. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': No. :'''Josh''': That's not the reason why there are two of you. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': No. :'''Josh''': I get up, go to the bathroom, go to my office, answer the phone -- one of you watches me. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Yeah. :'''Josh''': Stanley, you got off to a bad start. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Yes, I did. :'''Josh''': Yes, you did. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Let's start again. :'''Josh''': You gonna lie to me this time? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': No. You gonna lie to me? :'''Josh''': Haven't yet. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Really? :'''Josh''': Yeah. :''[Dr. Keyworth nods and waits a moment.]'' :'''Dr. Keyworth''': How did you cut your hand? ''[pause]'' You're not talking to the paperboy, either, Josh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Christmas cards. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': How many am I sending out? :'''Charlie''': One million, one hundred and ten thousand. :... :'''Charlie''': There are about a thousand names on the First Family's list, then there are about a hundred thousand campaign workers and contributors. :'''Bartlet''': Who are the other million? :'''Charlie''': You send a Christmas card to everyone who writes a letter to the White House. :'''Bartlet''': I do? :'''Charlie''': Yes, sir. And somewhere around a million people wrote you letters this year. :'''Bartlet''': Okay, but some of those were death threats. :'''Charlie''': They've weeded those out. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. Keyworth''': I swear, I am completely unimpressed with clever answers. :'''Josh''': And I was so hoping we'd have a second day. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': ''[pause]'' You're in nine kinds of pain. You don't even know what's going on inside of you. And you are so locked into damage control that you can't... :'''Josh''': You diagnosed me in eight hours? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Josh, I diagnosed you in five minutes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': Why would the music have started it? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Well, I know it's going to sound like I'm telling you that two plus two equals a bushel of potatoes, but at this moment, in your head, music is the same thing as... :'''Josh''': ...as sirens. So that's going to be my reaction every time I hear music? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': No. :'''Josh''': Why not? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Because... we get better. :'''Josh''': All the same, I need some more therapy. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Oh, you're gonna get some. :'''Josh''': I mean now. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Merry Christmas, Josh. :'''Josh''': We can order a pizza! :'''Dr. Keyworth''': ''[laughs]'' Have a good night. :'''Josh''': Stanley, I haven't told you my dreams yet! :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Fax 'em over to me. :'''Josh''': Merry Christmas. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': How'd it go? :'''Josh''': Did you wait around for me? :'''Leo''': How'd it go? :'''Josh''': He thinks I may have an eating disorder... :'''Leo''': Josh... :'''Josh''': ...and a fear of rectangles. That's not weird, is it? ''[pause]'' I didn't cut my hand on a glass. I broke a window in my apartment. :'''Leo''': This guy's walking down a street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep, he can't get out. A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up, "Hey you, can you help me out?" The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a priest comes along, and the guy shouts up "Father, I'm down in this hole, can you help me out?" The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a friend walks by. "Hey Joe, it's me, can you help me out?" And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, "Are you stupid? Now we're both down here." The friend says, "Yeah, but I've been down here before, and I know the way out." ''[pause]'' Long as I got a job, you got a job, you understand? === ''[[w:The Leadership Breakfast|The Leadership Breakfast]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': It's a private poll. The press doesn't have access to it... The only way they'd know what questions were being asked is if they were actually called by one of the pollsters and... Oh my god! :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yes. :'''Sam''': A reporter got called by one of the pollsters? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Wow. What are the chances of that? :'''Sam''': The chances of that are astronomical. :'''Josh''': We can calculate it. They sample 800 respondents... :'''C.J.''': Would the two of you stop being amazed by the mathematics! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Josh, this was delivered by messenger. :'''Josh''': What is it? :'''Donna''': It's... wait... wait... no. Damn, my [[w:x-ray vision|x-ray vision]] is failing me today. :'''Josh''': Gimme that! :... :'''Josh''': Donna? :'''Donna''': What was in the envelope? :'''Josh''': Your underwear. :'''Donna''': What? :'''Josh''': I'm holding your underwear in my hand right now. And the way I know it's your underwear is that your name is sewn in the back which, obviously, we'll spend some time talking about at a later date. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': Why were you holding women's underwear before? :'''Josh''': Never really needed a reason. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Donna wants me to call Karen Cahill and make it clear she wasn't hitting on her when she gave her her underwear. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Yeah, that's because I made fun of her shoes and Sam said there were nuclear weapons in [[w:Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyzstan]] and Donna went to clear up the mix up and accidentally left her underwear. :'''Bartlet''': There can't ''possibly'' be nuclear weapons in Kyrgyzstan... :'''Leo''': Mr. President, please don't wade hip deep into this story. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': [[Alexander Hamilton]] didn’t think we should have political parties. Neither did [[John Adams]]. He thought political parties led to divisiveness. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': They do. They should. We have honest disagreements. Arguments are good. :'''Leo''': Only if they lead to statesmanship. Or it’s just theatre. And statesmanship is compromise. :'''Toby''': What about persuasion? They’re coming for us, Leo. :'''Leo''': I know. :'''Toby''': I mean they’re coming for us ''now''. :'''Leo''': Toby, if you knew what it was like getting him to run the first time... :'''Toby''': I know. :'''Leo''': Like pushing molasses up a sandy hill. If I go and tell him it’s time to run again he’s going to get crazy... and frustrated. He’s going to sink into his head and he’s going to say he’s not running. :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Leo''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': So we’ve got to do it for him. We’ll keep it away from this office but we’ve got to get real now. Leo, Ann Stark’s a war time [[w:consigliere|consigliere]]. That’s why she was bumped up. :'''Leo''': I’m a wartime consigliere too, Toby. I was just hoping it’d be peace time a little longer. :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Leo''': Shake my hand. :''[Toby and Leo shake hands]'' :'''Leo''': We just formed it. :'''Toby''': Formed what? :'''Leo''': The Committee to Reelect the President. === ''The Drop-In'' === :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': ''[about the missile shield]'' You're testing that preposterous contraption again. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': It's not preposterous, it's not a contraption, and mind your own business. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': In my day we knew how to protect ourselves. :'''Leo''': Well, in your day you could pretty much turn back the Indians with a [[w:Daniel Boone|Daniel Boone]] musket, couldn't you? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Ah, sarcasm, the grumpy man's wit. :'''Leo''': Go sharpen a pencil, would you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Is it true that Leo can't stand a guy named Lord John Marbury? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Why? :'''Donna''': A reporter asked me. :'''Josh''': What's a reporter doing talking to you? :'''Donna''': He's a friend of a friend. :'''Josh''': Leo McGarry has nothing but respect and affection for John Marbury. :'''Donna''': That's what I said. :'''Josh''': Good, 'cause Leo thinks he's a lunatic. :'''Donna''': He's very handsome. :'''Josh''': That may be so, but Leo thinks he's a lunatic. :'''Donna''': Are you threatened by his brilliance? :'''Josh''': No. :'''Donna''': You seem to be threatened by his brilliance. :'''Josh''': How do you know he's brilliant? :'''Donna''': I saw his picture. :'''Josh''': I'm not threatened by his brilliance, nor am I threatened by his good looks. :'''Donna''': What about his charm? :'''Josh''': I'm not threatened at all... :'''Donna''': I'm sorry, I meant Leo. :'''Josh''': Neither Leo or I are threatened by his brains, his looks or his charm. He is, however, a lunatic Brit and we're grateful there's an ocean between us. :'''Donna''': There isn't anymore. :'''Josh''': There isn't what? :'''Donna''': An ocean between you. :'''Josh''': Please, don't tell me... :'''Donna''': He's the new British ambassador to the United States. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Margaret''': There's someone here to see you. :'''Leo''': Who? :'''[[w:Lord John Marbury|Lord John Marbury]]''': ''[from outer office]'' Gerald? :'''Leo''': Oh, God. :'''Lord John Marbury''': ''[enters]'' Gerald! Old friend! :'''Leo''': Good to see you, ambassador. :''[They shake hands. Margaret leaves.]'' :'''Lord John Marbury''': It's as if the gods themselves insist we be not long apart, you and I. :'''Leo''': They do seem to strongly insist upon that, yes. :'''Lord John Marbury''': Your assistant, Margaret, is looking positively buxom. :'''Leo''': ''[awkwardly]'' Thank you. I'll tell her. :'''Margaret''': ''[from outer office]'' Thank you! :'''Lord John Marbury''': Oh, yes! Well done! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': You know, can I say this? Why don't we just give the $60 billion to North Korea in exchange for not bombing us? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': It's almost hard to believe that you're not on the [[w:United States National Security Council|National Security Council]]. :'''Josh''': I know, I feel like they're missing an important voice. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Where are you on the missile shield? :'''Lord John Marbury''': Well, I think it's dangerous, illegal...fiscally irresponsible, technologically unsound, and a threat to all people everywhere. :'''Bartlett''': Leo? :'''Leo''': I think the world invented a nuclear weapon. I think the world owes it to itself to see if it can't invent something to make it irrelevant. :'''Lord John Marbury''': Well that's the right sentiment... and certainly a credible one from a man who's fought in a war. You think you can make it stop? Well, you can't. We build a shield and somebody will build a better missile. :'''Bartlet''': Well, it's a discussion for serious men. They say a statesman is a politician who's been dead for fifteen years. I'd like us to be statesmen while we're still alive. === ''[[w:Bartlet's Third State of the Union|Bartlet's Third State of the Union]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': They have bathrobes at the gym? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': In the women's locker room. :'''Sam''': But not the men's. :'''C.J.''': Yeah. :'''Sam''': Now, that's outrageous. There's a thousand men working here and fifty women... :'''C.J.''': Yeah, and it's the bathrobes that's outrageous. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': The President was balancing his checkbook and came across an outstanding check for $500 that was never cashed. A check was written by the First Lady to a woman the President has never heard of and he would like you to ask her about it. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': The President was balancing his checkbook? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': Why? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': He does it to relax. :'''Charlie''': Okay. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': And why doesn't he ask the First Lady about the $500 check himself in the normal course of, you know, being married to her. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': When the President inquires into the First Lady's personal bookkeeping, the First Lady gets angry at him... and yells. :'''Charlie''': Well, she's gonna get angry and yell when I inquire too. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Well, the President doesn't care so much about that. :'''Charlie''': Yeah, okay. This is a good job. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': How have you never met the President? :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': I haven't. :'''Sam''': You've been working here three months. :'''Ainsley''': He works in the Oval Office and I work in the Steam Pipe Trunk Distribution Venue. I can't believe we haven't run into each other. :... :'''Sam''': Okay, can I talk to you about adrenaline for a second? :'''Ainsley''': Adrenaline? :'''Sam''': Yeah. You’re feeling it right now and it’s gonna get even more cause it’s a big night, and you were a hit and you’ve never experienced anything like this. :'''Ainsley''': And you think I’m going to have a nutty. :'''Sam''': I’m saying don’t drink until you’re off television. :'''Ainsley''': God! Thanks Sam for that debating tip. You have a feel for nuances. You say I shouldn’t be drunk when I’m representing the White House. :'''Sam''': Yeah. And remember you’re a blond, Republican girl and that nobody likes you. :'''Ainsley''': I'm going back on television now. :'''Sam''': Try to remember you're on our side. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Donna''': You have to ask a girl out on a date. You can't just randomly tumble into a girl sidewise and hope she breaks up with you soon, like you always do. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Why not? :'''Donna''': Because you can't! :'''Josh''': You just said I always do. :'''Donna''': Josh, I can help you or I can not help you. It's up to you. :'''Josh''': Then I absolutely choose not helping me. :'''Donna''': You want me to ask her out for you? :'''Josh''': Yeah. That's exactly what I want you to do. :'''Donna''': ''[Joey walks in]'' Joey... :'''Josh''': Sit down. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Congressman Shallick''': Excuse me. But this White House uses the first amendment to protect flag burning, to protect pornography, to ban school prayer. Why when the [[w:Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]] clearly says that the federal government will not infringe upon citizen’s... :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Because it doesn't... :'''Congressman Shallick''': ...right to keep and bear arms... :'''Toby''': It doesn't really say that. :'''Congressman Shallick''': Toby! :'''Toby''': In fact it doesn't say that at all. The only way it says that at all is if you remove some words from it. :'''Congressman Shallick''': Oh, look. Will you...? :'''Toby''': It says a well-regulated militia, being necessary for the security of the free state, the government shall not infringe. The words regulated and militia are in the first sentence. I don't think the Framer's were thinking of three guys in a Dodge Durango. :'''Congressman Shallick''': Well, you don't really know what the Framers were thinking, do you? :'''Toby''': No. But I do know that if you combine the populations of Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark and Australia you've got a population roughly the size of the United States. We had 32,000 gun deaths last year and they had 112. Do you think it's because Americans are more homicidal by nature? Or do you think it's because those guys have gun control laws? === ''[[w:The War at Home (The West Wing)|The War at Home]]'' === :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': ''[about the President]'' You have to arrange another introduction! :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Last night you were scared to meet him. :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': And I'm still scared to meet him, but I'll overcome that in order to erase the humiliation that I've brought upon myself and my father. :'''Sam''': You are just in your own little [[w:Euripides|Euripides]] play over there, aren't you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': ''[angry]'' I don't think it's a good idea for us to talk about this now. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Why? :'''Abbey''': Cause you've got to focus on Columbia. :'''Bartlet''': ''[angry]'' I can do two things at once. :'''Abbey''': You don't have two things at once, Jed. You have ninety-two things at once and one of them is five hostages in Columbia. :'''Bartlet''': Yes and I'd like to go about my day without this black cloud around me so I'd like to talk now! :'''Abbey''': And I'm saying this is a longer conversation than that. I don't want you all over the place and we can talk about it later and you should focus. :'''Bartlet''': What are you, my Zen master? Can I be in charge of my own mind?! :'''Abbey''': Let me tell you something, jackass! Get as chippy as you want if that makes you feel better. I am your wife... I love you... you have a crisis... you have to deal with it. When it's done we'll talk. :'''Bartlet''': ''[pause]'' I feel better already. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Damn it! How the hell did it happen? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': It was bad intelligence, sir. :'''Bartlet''': You ''think''? :'''Leo''': Ferente left behind a radio and a soldier at the outpost. And they were deliberately sending us misinformation. :'''Bartlet''': We never anticipated that somebody might try that? We weren't prepared for someone to try and outfox us with a stratagem so sophisticated it's an entire generation behind "Hey look, your shoelaces are untied!?" Is that how I just lost nine guys, to a damn street gang with a ham radio? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': I didn't make the decision to run again! :'''Abbey''': Yes, you did! ''[faces him angrily]'' If we're gonna talk about this, let's talk about this. The moves over the last few weeks... the changes in last night's speech. This whole place is in reelection mode. :'''Bartlet''': That's what we do, Abbey. We run for things! From the day a Congressman is sworn in he's got to raise $10,000 a week to get reelected! A President gets to govern for eighteen months. We try to get people to vote for us and in the process we hope the people force us to do good things. :'''Abbey''': We had a deal! :'''Bartlet''': Yes, we had a deal. :'''Abbey''': Yes, Jed. ''[She walks back over and sits across from him.]'' Look at me! ''[He reluctantly looks at her.]'' Do you get that you have M.S.? :'''Bartlet''': Abbey... :'''Abbey''': Do you get that your own immune system is shredding your brain? And I can't tell you why. ''[tearfully]'' Do you have any idea how good a doctor I am and that I can't tell you why? :'''Bartlet''': I've had one episode in two years. :'''Abbey''': Yes, but relapsing-remitting M.S. can turn into secondary-progressive M.S. oftentimes ten years after the initial diagnosis which is exactly where we'll be in two years! Do you know what that's going to look like when it happens? :'''Bartlet''': I know what it's going to... :'''Abbey''': Fatigue... an inability to get through the day... :'''Bartlet''': Look... :'''Abbey''': ...memory lapses... loss of cognitive function... failure to reason... failure to think clearly. And I can't tell you if it's going to happen. I don't know if it's going to get better I don't know if it's going to get worse. But we had a deal. And that deal is how you justified keeping it a secret from the world. It's how you justified it to God. It's how you justified it to me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': I fought a [[w:Vietnam War|jungle war]]. I'm not doing it again. If I could put myself anywhere in time, it would be the Cabinet room, on August 4, 1964. When our [[w:Gulf of Tonkin Incident|ships were attacked by North Vietnam in the Tonkin Gulf]]. I'd say, "[[Lyndon B. Johnson|Mr. President]]...don't do it. Don't consider authorizing a massive commitment of troops and throwing in our lot with torturers and panderers, leaders without principle and soldiers without conviction; no clear mission, and no end in sight." This war is at home. The casualties are in our prisons, and not our hospitals. The amount of money the American government is spending in Colombia is the exact same amount American consumers are spending buying drugs from Colombia, we're funding both sides of this war and we'll never win it that way. === ''[[w:Ellie (The West Wing)|Ellie]]'' === :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': And what was the other one about? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': "Prince of New York?" :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': ''[reading off a sheet of paper]'' It's an updated version of [[Dostoyevsky]]'s "The Idiot" which tells the story of a Christ-like epileptic young man who embodies goodness, but encounters sex, crime, and family dysfunction. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Hard to imagine why you didn't think the President would enjoy that, Charlie. :'''Charlie''': ''[about the President's movie options]'' Well, he would have especially enjoyed the scene where the [[w:The Idiot (novel)|Prince Myshkin]] character has a seizure while engaging in an erotic fantasy in a Long Island church. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Charlie, please don't say the word "erotic" in the Oval Office. :'''Charlie''': I'd be perfectly happy never to say any of those words anywhere ever again. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Margaret Hooper|Margaret]]''': Red meat has been found to cause cancer in white rats. [[w:Maraschino cherry|Maraschino cherries]] have been found to cause cancer in white rats. Cellular phones have been found to cause cancer in white rats. Has anyone examined the possibility that cancer might be hereditary in white rats? :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': Let me tell you something, I'm not a hundred percent sure we've ruled that out. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': What the hell are you doing talking to a reporter? :'''[[w:Eleanor Bartlet|Ellie]]''': I... :'''Bartlet''': I have set up monumental, unprecedented, unbreakable rules about my children and the press. I have gotten White House reporters transferred to Yemen for approaching Zoey and Elizabeth. It is the law! Well, I'm sure before you gave the quote you cleared it with the Communications Office. I'm sure you went over the exact wording with C.J. Cregg and coordinated with White House strategy so that the timing was right in the news cycle. I'm certain you consulted the appropriate party leadership because you're a pretty knowledgeable operative having spent so much time with me. Ellie? :'''Ellie''': Dad... :'''Bartlet''': What? :'''Ellie''': ''[about the Surgeon General]'' She was... she was... :'''Bartlet''': WHAT? :'''Ellie''': She was doing... :'''Bartlet''': Pick your head up! :'''Ellie''': She was doing exactly what she is supposed to do! She... I'm sorry. She was asked a question, and she said what she knew to be true. And when you start firing doctors for that, you've crossed the line somewhere. :'''Bartlet''': There is politics involved in this, Ellie. And you knew it would make me unhappy, and that's why you did it. And that's cheap. :'''Ellie''': I didn't do it to make you unhappy, Dad. :'''Bartlet''': Well, you sure didn't do it to make me happy! :'''Ellie''': I don't know ''how'' to make you happy, Dad! For that, you've got to talk to Zoey or Liz. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': ''[about Ellie]'' You frightened her. :'''Bartlet''': ''[incredulous]'' No, I didn't! How did I frighten her? :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': Jed, look where you're standing! :'''Bartlet''': I was elected two years ago! She's 24 years old! :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': You've been the king of whatever room you've walked into ''her entire life''. :'''Bartlet''': Never seemed to intimidate Zoey or Liz. :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': Well, kids are different! They're not the same! You'd be amazed, you'd be ''stunned'', at how soon they understand they're not their father's favorite. :'''Bartlet''': That's not true. :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': Sir... :'''Bartlet''': That's not true. :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': Mr. President- :'''Bartlet''': No no no! I will bear with the nonsense of the Christian right, and the Hollywood left, and the AFL-CIO, and the AARP, and the cannabis society of Japan! But I will not stand and allow someone to tell ''me'' that I love one of my children less than the others! ''[beat]'' She's frightened of me? :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': She ain't the only one. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': I hear you’re thinking about [[w:ophthalmology|ophthalmology]]. :'''Ellie''': [[w:Oncology|Oncology]]. :'''Bartlet''': Why would you want to study people’s feet? :'''Ellie''': That’s [[w:podiatry|podiatry]]. :'''Bartlet''': That’s children’s medicine. :'''Ellie''': [[w:Pediatrics|Pediatrics]]. :'''Bartlet''': I thought it was [[w:obstetrics|obstetrics]]. :'''Ellie''': That’s pregnant women. :'''Bartlet''': And what’s the study of feet? :'''Ellie''': Dad, you’re not going to make me laugh. :'''Bartlet''': The only thing you ever had to do to make me happy was come home at the end of the day. === ''[[w:Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail|Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': I'm just going to change my shirt. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You look bad. You're tired. You slept in the office. It's Friday. Go home. :'''Sam''': Why? :'''Leo''': Because I think you're putting too much faith in the magical powers of a new shirt. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': No cameras. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': You negotiated that? :'''C.J.''': Yes. :'''Toby''': They agreed to it? :'''C.J.''': You want to make out with me right now, don't you? :'''Toby''': Well, when don't I? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': So, now you have two choices - meeting with an unruly mob or meeting with lunatic mapmakers. :'''Toby''': Or getting paid a lot more money working almost anywhere else I want. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': You want the benefits of [[w:free trade|free trade]]? Food is cheaper. :'''Officer Rhonda Sachs''': Yes. :'''Toby''': Food is cheaper! Clothes are cheaper, steel is cheaper, cars are cheaper ... Phone service is cheaper! You feel me building a rhythm here? That's because I'm a speech writer and I know how to make a point. :'''Officer Rhonda Sachs''': Toby. :'''Toby''': It lowers prices, and it raises income. You see what I did with 'lowers' and 'raises' there? :'''Officer Rhonda Sachs''': Yes. :'''Toby''': It's called the science of listener attention. We did repetition, we did floating opposites, and now you end with the one that's not like the others. Ready? Free trade stops wars. And that's it. Free trade stops wars, and we figure out how to fix the rest. One world, one peace... I'm sure I've seen that on a sign somewhere. :'''Officer Rhonda Sachs''': ''[sarcastic]'' God, Toby. Wouldn't it be great if there was someone around with the communication skills who could go in there and tell them that? :'''Toby''': ''[beat]'' Shut up. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': ''[After Sam learns the identity of a deceased Communist spy]'' It was people pushing paper around fifty years ago. Why does it matter? :'''Sam''': It was high treason, and it mattered a great deal! This country is an idea, and one that’s lit the world for two centuries and treason against that idea is not just a crime against the living! This ground holds the graves of people who died for it, who gave what [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]] called the last full measure of devotion, of fidelity. === ''[[w:The Stackhouse Filibuster|The Stackhouse Filibuster]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': If you ever have a free two hours and are so inclined, try standing up without leaning on anything and talking the whole time. You won't make it. I wouldn't make it. Stackhouse wasn't supposed to last 15 minutes. He's 78 years old. He has a head cold. This bill is going to pass. Well, somebody forgot to tell Stackhouse, Dad, cause he just went into hour number eight. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You just spent six billion dollars on health care. How do you feel? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I'd feel better if it meant just once I could go to a doctor without filling out something on a clipboard. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': C.J., let me tell you something, don't ever ever underestimate the will of a grandfather. We're madmen, we don't give a damn, we got here before you and they'll be here after. We'll make enemies, we'll break laws, we'll break bones, but you will not mess with the grandchildren. :'''Leo''': There was quite a bit of sugar in the creme' d'caramel. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Mr. Vice President? :'''Hoynes''': Didn't I do it right? :'''Toby''': No, sir, you did it very well. I appreciate it. :'''Hoynes''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': I'm sure you know I was curious about why you'd volunteer for something like that. :'''Hoynes''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': So I got a hold of some private polling you've had done. :'''Hoynes''': Oh. Yeah? :'''Toby''': A significant number of people are concerned over your close ties to big oil. :'''Hoynes''': Well, not anymore. :'''Toby''': Yeah, but what I was wondering was why did you put the poll in the field at all? Mr. Vice President, what do you know that I don't? :'''Hoynes''': Toby, the total tonnage of what I know that you don't could stun a team of oxen in its tracks. Good night. <hr width="50%"/> :''[all in voiceovers]'' :'''C.J.''': There are so many days where you can't imagine anything good will happen. :'''Josh''': You're buried under a black fog of partisanship and self-promotion and stupidity... :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ...and a brand of politics that's just plain mean. :'''C.J.''': Yes, Hoynes had us nervous with his admonishment of big oil and, yes, the president was making us nervous too. But that's for tomorrow. Tonight, I've seen a man with no legs stay standing, Dad, and a guy with no voice keep shouting. And if politics brings out the worst in people, maybe people bring out the best. Because I'm looking at the TV right now, and damn if 28 U.S. senators haven't just walked onto the floor to help. === ''[[w:17 People|17 People]]'' === :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': I'm going up to [[w:Smith College|Smith College]] tomorrow. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Why? :'''Ainsley''': It's my alma mater. :'''Sam''': Reunion? :'''Ainsley''': The women's studies department is holding a panel on resurrecting the [[w:Equal Rights Amendment|ERA]]. :'''Sam''': Who else is on the panel? :'''Ainsley''': [[w:Rebecca Walker|Rebecca Walker]], [[Gloria Steinem]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Naomi Wolf]]... :'''Sam''': You know, something like 40% of all women oppose the ERA, and in my entire lifetime, I've yet to meet one of them. :'''Ainsley''': ''[extending hand]'' Ainsley Hayes, pleased to meet you. :'''Sam''': You're not... :'''Ainsley''': Yes. :'''Sam''': You're not! :'''Ainsley''': Yes. :'''Sam''': You're not, you're not, you're not one of those people! :'''Ainsley''': Sam, if, by those people, you're referring to Episcopalians... :'''Sam''': You're going back to Smith College, the cradle of feminism, to argue in opposition of the Equal Rights Amendment? :'''Ainsley''': And get some decent pizza, yeah. :'''Sam''': They're gonna hate you. :'''Ainsley''': I'm a straight Republican from North Carolina. You don't think they hated me the first time around? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': I flat-out guarantee you that if men were biologically responsible for procreation, there'd be paid family leave in every Fortune 500. :'''Ainsley''': Sam, if men were biologically responsible for procreation, they'd fall down and die at the first [[w:Medical ultrasonography|sonogram]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': So guys, when I was downstairs I made a decision: I'm going to register with the Republican Party. And I'll tell you why, if you're curious. It's because they're a freedom-loving people. :'''Ainsley''': We also like beef. :'''Sam''': You know, you insist that government is depraved for not legislating against what we can see on the newsstands, or what we can see in an art exhibit, or what we can burn in protest, or which sex we're allowed to have sex with, or a woman's right to choose. But don't you dare try to regulate this deadly weapon I have concealed on me, for that would encroach against my freedom. :'''Ainsley''': Yeah, and Democrats believe in free speech as long as it isn't prayer while you're standing in school. You believe in the [[w:Freedom of Information Act (United States)|Freedom of Information Act]], except if you want to find out if your 14-year-old daughter has had an abortion. :'''Sam''': We believe in the ERA. :'''Ainsley''': Well, go get them. :'''Sam''': How can you have an objection... :'''Ainsley''': Because it's humiliating! A new amendment we vote on declaring that I'm equal under the law to a man? I am mortified to discover there's reason to believe I wasn't before. I am a citizen of this country. I am not a special subset in need of your protection. I do not have to have my rights handed down to me by a bunch of old, white men. The same [[w:Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Article 14]] that protects you, protects me and I went to law school just to make sure. And with that, I'm going back down to the mess, because I thought I may have seen there a peach. :'''Sam''': ''[to Ed and Larry]'': I would have countered that, but I already moved on to other things in my head. <hr wdith="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jed Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Toby's concerned that the peaceful solution I brokered in Kashmir last year was the result of a drug-induced haze. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': I was there with him. So was Fitz. So was Cashman, Hutchinson, Berryhill... :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Well, that's fantastic. :'''Leo''': Toby. :'''Toby''': None of you were elected! :'''Bartlet''': ''I'' was elected, ''they'' were appointed. The Vice President was elected. He has the constitutional authority to assume my-- :'''Toby''': Not last May, he didn't. Last May, when you were under general anesthesia. :'''Bartlet''': That's because I never signed the letter, but I don't think I got shot because I got [[w:Multiple sclerosis|MS]]! :'''Toby''': No, I don't think you did either, sir. I meant that during a night of extreme chaos and fear when we didn't yet know if we'd been the victims of domestic or foreign terrorism, or even an act of war, there was uncertainty as to who was giving the national security orders and it was because you never signed the letter. So I'm led to wonder, given your condition and its lack of predictability, why there isn’t simply a signed letter sitting in a file someplace. And the answer, of course, is that ''[chuckles]'' if there was a–a signed letter sitting in a file someplace, somebody would ask why. The [[w:Commander-in-chief#United_States|Commander in Chief]] had just been attacked, he was under a general anesthetic, a fugitive was at large, the manhunt included every federal state and local law enforcement agency. The Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware National Guard units were federalized. The [[w:KH-11 Kennan|KH-10s]] showed [[w:Republican Guard (Iraq)|Republican Guard]] movement in southern Iraq. And twelve hours earlier, an [[w:Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk|F-117]] was shot down in the [[w:Iraqi no-fly zones|no-fly]], and the Vice President's authority was murky ''at best''! The [[w:National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Advisor]] and the [[w:United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] didn't know who they were taking their orders from. I wasn't in the [[w:White House Situation Room|Situation Room]] that night, but I'll bet all the money in my pockets against all the money in your pockets that it was Leo. Who ''no one'' elected! For ninety minutes that night, there was a [[w:coup d'état|coup d'état]] in this country. :'''Bartlet''': ''[sarcastically]'' And the walls came tumbling down. I feel fine, by the way, thanks for asking. ''[interjecting as Leo tries to speak up]'' No, Leo, Toby's concern for my health is moving me in ways... :'''Toby''': Mr. President -- :'''Bartlet''': ''[suddenly infuriated, throws a stack of papers against his desk]'' SHUT UP! ''[circles around his desk, staring Toby in the face]'' You know, your indignation would be a lot more interesting to me if it weren't quite so covered in ''crap''! :'''Charlie''': ''[poking his head in]'' Sir... :'''Bartlet''': ''[sharply]'' Yeah? :'''Charlie''': Mr. Gareth. :'''Bartlet''': Thanks. ''[glares back at Toby]'' Are you pissed because I didn't say anything, or are you pissed because there are fifteen people who knew before you did? I feel fine, by the way, thanks for asking. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': When I came back, you remember I had a bandage on my ankle? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Yeah. :'''Donna''': I told you I slipped on the ice on the front walk? :'''Josh''': Yeah. You know why? 'Cause you didn't put down the kitty litter. :'''Donna''': I was actually in a car accident. :'''Josh''': You were in a car accident? :'''Donna''': It was... :'''Josh''': Seriously, you were in an accident? :'''Donna''': It was no big deal. :'''Josh''': You told me it was a late thaw. :'''Donna''': ''[smiles]'' Yes. I did. Anyway, they took me to the hospital and I called him and he came to get me and on the way he stopped and met some friends of his for a beer. :'''Josh''': ''[incredulously]'' He stopped on the way to the hospital for a beer? :'''Donna''': Yes. And that's why I left him. Which was the point of my telling you this. I left him. So stop remembering that. What I remember is that you took me back when you had absolutely no reason to trust me again, and you didn't make fun of me or him, and you had every reason to. :'''Josh''': Donna... :'''Donna''': You're gonna make fun of him now, aren't you? :'''Josh''': No. :'''Donna''': 'Cause that's why I didn't tell you in the first place. :'''Josh''': I'm not gonna make fun of him. :'''Donna''': Good. :'''Josh''': But just what kind of a dumbkes were you... :'''Donna''': He was supposed to meet some of his friends. He stopped on the way to tell them that he couldn't. :'''Josh''': And had a beer? :'''Donna''': Does this make you feel superior? :''[Josh looks away and starts to say something, but doesn't.]'' :'''Donna''': Yes, you are better than my old boyfriend. :''[Josh stands up and walks toward the door, but stops in the doorway.]'' :'''Josh''': I'm just sayin', if you were in an accident, I wouldn't stop for a beer. :'''Donna''': ''[stands up]'' If you were in an accident, I wouldn't stop for red lights. Thanks for taking me back. ''[walks out of his office]'' Oh, and the flowers are beautiful. === ''[[w:Bad Moon Rising (The West Wing)|Bad Moon Rising]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You're scared of Babish. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Oh, like you're not. :'''Leo''': No, because we are both men of Chicago. :'''Bartlet''': What is it with people from Chicago that they're so happy to have been born there? I meet so many people who can't wait to tell me they're from Chicago and when I meet them, they're living anywhere but Chicago. :'''Leo''': You wouldn't understand. :'''Bartlet''': He looks down his nose at me 'cause I'm not a lawyer. :'''Leo''': Yes. :'''Bartlet''': I didn't go to law school. I got a PhD in economics instead. :'''Leo''': Your parents were very proud. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, and all that happened was I won a [[w:Nobel Prize|Nobel Prize]] and got elected President so I guess that decision didn't really pay off. :'''Leo''': Yeah. :'''Bartlet''': Should I run back and get my Nobel Prize? :'''Leo''': I think he knows you've got one. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': You got a phone call while you were in there. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': From who? :'''Josh''': Europe, in 1939. :'''Donna''': Yeah? :'''Josh''': Yeah, I jotted it down. Apparently, they're at war, but we'd taken a firm stand as an isolationist nation and refused to get involved. Our resources are ours, and their problems are on the other side of the world, though, they do have problems. Sounds to me from what they said on the phone that France, Austria, and England are getting absolutely pounded by the Germans and with no end in sight. They say that by 1941 they're gonna desperately need our help if they have any chance of survival, but I think they're just being hysterical. This son of a customs agent with the [[w:Charlie Chaplin|Charlie Chaplin]] mustache ain't going anywhere, but there's no telling that to [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Roosevelt]], who's trying to convince his country to get involved. That's why he came up with this. :'''Donna''': An eighth-grade social studies textbook? :'''Josh''': Turn to the page I flagged. :'''Donna''': The [[w:Lend-Lease|Lend-Lease Act]]. :'''Josh''': Yeah. Simply put, a loan of arms to Russia and Britain with the understanding that they pay us back when the war was over. And he said this - he said, "If your neighbor's house is on fire, you don't haggle over the price of your garden hose." ... There are too many things in the world we can't do. Mexico's on fire. Why help them? Because we can. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': It was a leak. Leaks happen. They've happened since the beginning of time. In this White House, in every White House. There's no malicious intent. Things get out. It's a company town. Everybody talks to everybody, and junior staffers try to impress reporters by showing they're in the know. There is no group of people this large in the world that can keep a secret. I find it comforting. It's how I know for sure that the government isn't covering up [[w:Roswell_UFO_incident|aliens in New Mexico]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': We won't discuss this any more for the time being. It'll be public soon enough. And the more conversations you have with me, the more lawyers you're gonna have to talk to, and they bill in an hour what you take home in a week, so we won't discuss it except to say this: you're gonna be subpoenaed. I'm confident in your loyalty to me; I'm confident in your love for me. If you lie to protect me, if you lie just once, if you lie just a little, if you lie 'cause you can't stand what's happening to me and the people making it happen, if you ever, ever lie, you're finished with me. You understand? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Say you understand. :'''Charlie''': I understand, sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': This isn't what you signed up for. Leo begged you to take this job. This isn't what you signed up for. If you leave, I'd appreciate it if you did it now, so it doesn't look like my lawyer bailed on me when the rain starts. No one's gonna hold it against you. :'''Babish''': Well, I appreciate that, Mr. President. ''[pause]'' If I stay, will you do exactly what I tell you to do? :'''Bartlet''': I guess it depends. :'''Babish''': I'm afraid it can't depend, sir. :'''Bartlet''': ''[pauses and thinks]'' What would my first step be? :'''Babish''': First tell your staff. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Babish''': Then, decide how to make a public announcement. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Babish''': Then, order the attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor. Not just any special prosecutor, the most blood-spitting, Bartlet-hating Republican in the Bar. He's gonna have an unlimited budget and a staff like an army. The new slogan around here is gonna be "Bring it on!" He's gonna have access to every piece of paper you ever touched. If you invoke executive privilege one time, I'm gone. An assistant D.A in Ducksworth wants to take your deposition, you're on the next plane. A freshman Congressman wants your testimony, you'll sit in his kitchen. They wanna drag you to The Hague and charge you with war crimes, what'll we say? :'''Bartlet''': Bring it on. === ''[[w:The Fall's Gonna Kill You|The Fall's Gonna Kill You]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': You guys are like [[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid|Butch and Sundance]] peering over the edge of a cliff to the boulder-filled rapids 300 feet below, thinking you better not jump 'cause there's a chance you might drown. The President has this disease and has been lying about it, and you guys are worried that the polling might make us look bad? It's the fall that's gonna kill ya. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I told her we were commissioning a poll to explore attitudes towards subsurface agricultural products. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Subsurface agricultural - What the hell? :'''Josh''': Underground. We think Americans are eating more beets. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': He calls you and me the Batman and Robin of speech-writing. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Well, I don't think he does... :'''Toby''': He doesn't, but he should, 'cause that's what we are. :'''Sam''': Okay. :'''Toby''': We're Batman and Robin! :'''Sam''': Which one's which? :'''Toby''': Look at me, Sam. Am I Robin? :'''Sam''': I'm not Robin. :'''Toby''': Yes, you are. :'''Sam''': Okay, well, let's move off this. :'''Toby''': You bet, little friend. :'''Sam''': Listen, we're really not Batman and Robin. :'''Toby''': No, we'll keep those identities secret. I'm Bruce Wayne, and you're my ward... :'''Sam''': Toby... :'''Toby''': ...Dick something. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': A thing the size of a garbage truck is gonna be in a two-thousand-mile-an-hour free fall and no one knows where it's gonna hit! :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': I'm rooting for Zurich. :'''Donna''': Charlie? :'''Charlie''': I've had it up to here with the Swiss. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Babish''': "Are you not able to recognize a standard medical history form when it is put in front of your face?" :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': I didn't read it! I didn't think it was important! :'''Babish''': What else have you signed without thinking it was important? Prescriptions? :'''Abbey''': No! :'''Babish''': Patient instructions? :'''Abbey''': No! :'''Babish''': Oh, so just this? :'''Abbey''': Oliver, I am not an expert in the diseases of the central nervous system, but I can tell you that MS is not hereditary. The President's condition has absolutely no relevance to Zoey's health status. :'''Babish''': Well, now you're changing your story, Mrs. Bartlet. :'''Abbey''': No, I'm not. :'''Babish''': Did you sign it because you were absent-minded or did you sign it because you knew best? :'''Abbey''': I signed it 'cause...I just signed it...It was a form...And I think making a big thing out of it is what makes it into a big thing! :'''Babish''': Really? :'''Abbey''': And I'm not a hundred percent sure that that's not what you're going for. :'''Babish''': Why would I want to make it a big thing? :'''Abbey''': Because defending the President in primetime looks good on a resume. :'''Babish''': Well, I've got a pretty good-looking resume already, Mrs. Bartlet. And it's not a big thing because I say so, ma'am; it's a ''big thing''. You're gonna get all the questions I just asked you, and quite a few more. And then they're gonna ask the President if he was in the room when you signed it. And that's when he's gonna give everyone's favorite answer from a President who has just announced that he has MS: "I. DON'T. REMEMBER." === ''[[w:18th and Potomac|18th and Potomac]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Are you saying that people who start smoking and get addicted to nicotine are too stupid to live? :'''Senator Rossitter''': No, I'm saying they're too stupid to be protected by the courts. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': You know I could beat you up anytime I want, sir. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Secret Service would have you down like a calf at a rodeo. :... :'''Mrs. Landingham''': ''[on her new car]'' When you get inside, there's this... :'''Bartlet''': Smell? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': How did you know? :'''Bartlet''': It's the smell of freedom... and the chemicals they treat your dashboard with. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Babish''': Mrs. Bartlet, I want to talk to you about... :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': ''[firmly]'' Dr. Bartlet. ''[pause]'' When did I stop being "Dr." Bartlet? When in the campaign did I decide that women were gonna like me more if I called myself "Mrs."? When did I decide that women were that stupid? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': We're not going to stop, soften, detour, postpone, circumvent, obfuscate or trade a single one of our goals to allow for whatever extracurricular nonsense is coming our way in the next days, weeks and months. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': When did we decide this? :'''Leo''': Just now. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Charlie is standing behind his desk staring silently at the phone receiver in his hand.]'' :'''Leo''': Charlie? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Leo, there was an accident at 18th and Potomac. Mrs. Landingham was driving her car back here. :'''Leo''': What happened? :'''Charlie''': There was a drunk driver and they ran the light at 18th and Potomac. They ran it at a high speed. :'''Leo''': Charlie, is she all right? :'''Charlie''': No...She's dead. :''[Leo stares at Charlie for several moments, completely stunned.]'' :'''Leo''': ''[a bit hoarse]'' Is he alone? :'''Charlie''': Yeah. :''[Leo enters the Oval Office to tell the president]'' === ''[[w:Two Cathedrals|Two Cathedrals]]'' === :''[Flashback]'' :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Young Bartlet]]''': Why do you talk to me like this? :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': You've never had a big sister and you need one. Look at you. You're a Boy King. You're a foot smarter than the smartest kid in the class. You're blessed with inspiration. You must know this by now. You must have sensed it. Look, if you think we're wrong... if you think Mr. Hopkins should honestly get paid more than Mrs. Chadwick, then I respect that. But if you think we're right and you won't speak up because you can't be bothered, then God, Jed, I don't even want to know you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[standing in the [[w:Washington National Cathedral|National Cathedral]], walking towards the altar and talking to God about Mrs. Landingham]'' You're a son-of-a-bitch, You know that? She bought her first new car and You hit her with a drunk driver. What, was that supposed to be funny? "You can't conceive, nor can I, the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God," says [[w:Graham Greene|Graham Greene]]. I don't know whose ass he was kissing there 'cause I think You're just vindictive. What was Josh Lyman? A warning shot? That was my ''son''. What did I ever do to Yours except praise His glory and praise His name? There's a tropical storm that's gaining speed and power. They say we haven't had a storm this bad since [[w:The State Dinner|You took out that tender ship of mine in the north Atlantic last year]], 68 crew. Do You know what a tender ship does? Fixes the other ships. Doesn't even carry guns, just goes around, fixes the other ships and delivers the mail, that's all it can do. ''Gratias Tibi ago, domine'' (I give thanks to You, O Lord). Yes, I lied. It was a sin. I've committed many sins. Have I displeased You, You feckless thug? Three point eight million new jobs, that wasn't good? Bailed out Mexico, increased foreign trade, 30 million new acres of land for conservation, put Mendoza on the bench, we're not fighting a war, I've raised three children... that's not enough to buy me out of the doghouse? ''Haec credam a deo pio? A deo iusto? A deo scito? Cruciatus in crucem! Tuus in terra servus nuntius fui officium perfeci. Cruciatus in crucem. Eas in crucem!'' (Am I to believe those were the acts of a loving God? A just God? A wise God? To hell with Your punishments! I was Your servant on Earth - I spread Your word and did Your work. To hell with your punishments! To hell with You!) ''[walks away from the altar, lights a cigarette, takes one puff, throws it to the ground, puts it out with his foot and proceeds to leave]'' You get Hoynes! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': We'll call them Answer A and Answer B. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Yeah. :'''C.J.''' Mr. President does this mean you won't be seeking a second term? Answer A is 'You bet. I will absolutely be seeking a second term. I'm looking forward to the campaign. There is great work that is yet to be done.' :'''Josh''': Yes. :'''C.J.''': Answer B... :'''Josh''': 'Are you out of your mind? I can't possibly win re-election. I lied about a degenerative illness. I'm the target of a Grand Jury investigation and Congress is about to take me out to lunch. I'd sooner have my family take their clothes off and dance the [[w:Tarantella|Tarantella]] on the [[w:Truman Balcony|Truman Balcony]] than go through a campaign with this around my neck.' ''[pause]'' You think that's too on the nose? :'''C.J.''': I do. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Bartlet stands alone in the Oval Office, in the middle of a raging storm. The back door suddenly flies open]'' :'''Bartlet''': God damn it...Mrs. Landingham! :''[Mrs. Landingham suddenly walks through the main door of the Oval Office]'' :'''Mrs. Landingham''': I really wish you wouldn't shout, Mr. President. :''[Bartlet stares at her for a few seconds]'' :'''Bartlet''': The door keeps blowin' open. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yes, but there's an intercom and you could use it to call me at my desk. :'''Bartlet''': I was- :'''Mrs. Landingham''': You don't know how to use the intercom. :'''Bartlet''': It's not that I don't know how to use it. It's just that I haven't learned yet. :''[Pause. Mrs. Landingham smiles at him]'' :'''Bartlet''': I have MS, and I didn't tell anybody. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. So, you're having a little bit of a day. :'''Bartlet''': You're gonna make jokes? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': God doesn't make cars crash and you know it. Stop using me as an excuse. :'''Bartlet''': ''[nods]'' The Party's not going to want me to run. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': The Party'll come back. You'll get them back. :'''Bartlet''': I've got a secret for you, Mrs. Landingham, I've never been the most popular guy in the Democratic Party. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': I've got a secret for you, Mr. President. Your father was a prick who could never get over the fact that he wasn't as smart as his brothers. Are you in a tough spot? Yes. Do I feel sorry for you? I do not. Why? Because there are people way worse off than you. :'''Bartlet''': ''[nods]'' Give me numbers. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': I don't know numbers. You give them to me. :'''Bartlet''': How about a child born in this minute has a one in five chances of being born into poverty? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': How many Americans don't have health insurance? :'''Bartlet''': 44 million. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': What's the number one cause of death for black men under 35? :'''Bartlett''': Homicide. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': How many Americans are behind bars? :'''Bartlet''': Three million. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': How many Americans are drug addicts? :'''Bartlett''': Five million. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': And one in five kids in poverty? :'''Bartlet''': That's thirteen million American children. Three and a half million kids go to schools that are literally falling apart. We need 127 billion in school construction, and we need it today! :'''Mrs. Landingham''': To say nothing of 53 people trapped in an embassy. :'''Bartlet''': Yes. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': You know, if you don't want to run again, I respect that. ''[stands up]'' But if you don't run 'cause you think it's gonna be too hard or you think you're gonna lose - well, God, Jed, I don't even want to know you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sandy''': Mr. President, can you tell us right now if you'll be seeking a second term? :'''Bartlet''': I'm sorry, Sandy, there was a bit of noise there, could you repeat the question? :'''Sandy''': Can you tell us right now if you'll be seeking a second term? :''[pause]'' :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Watch this... :''[Bartlet slides his hands off the podium, puts them in his pockets, looks away and smiles]'' == Season Three == ===''{{w|Isaac and Ishmael}}'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': What's [[Islamic extremism]]? It's strict adherence to a particular interpretation of 7th century Islamic law as practiced by the prophet [[Mohammed]], and when I say "strict adherence," I'm not kidding around. Men are forced to pray, wear their beards a certain length. Among my favorites is there's only one acceptable cheer at a soccer match: '[[w:Takbir|Allah-hu-Akbar]].' "God is great." If your guys are getting creamed, then you're on your own. Things are a lot less comic for women, who aren't allowed to attend school or have jobs. They're not allowed to be unaccompanied, and oftentimes get publicly stoned to death for crimes like not wearing a veil. I don't have to tell you they don't need to shout at a soccer match because they're never going to go to one. So what bothers them about us? Well, the variety of cheers alone coming from the cheap seats at Giants stadium when they're playing the Cowboys is enough for a [[jihad]], to say nothing of street corners lined church next to synagogue, next to mosque, newspapers that can print anything they want, women who can do anything they want including taking a rocket ship to outer space, vote, and play soccer. This is a plural society. That means we accept more than one idea. It offends them... You want to get these people? I mean, you really want to reach in and kill them where they live? Keep accepting more than one idea. It makes them absolutely crazy. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': When you think of [[Afghanistan]], think of [[Poland]]. When you think of the [[Taliban]], think of the [[Nazism|Nazis]]. When you think of the citizens of Afghanistan, think of the Jews in [[w:Nazi concentration camps|concentration camps]]. A friend of my dad's was at one of the camps. He used to come over to the house, and he and my dad used to shoot some [[w:pinochle|pinochle]]. He said he once saw a guy at the camp kneeling and praying. He said, "What are you doing?" The guy said he was thanking God. And my dad's friend said, "What could you possibly be thanking God for?" He said, "I'm thanking God for not making me like them." Bad people can't be recognized on sight. There's no point in trying. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': A [[w:martyr|martyr]] would rather suffer death at the hands of an oppressor than renounce his beliefs. Killing yourself and innocent people to make a point is sick, twisted, brutal, dumb-ass murder. And let me leave you with this thought before I go searching for the apples that were rightfully mine: we don't need martyrs right now. We need heroes. A hero would die for his country but he'd much rather live for it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Student''': What do you call a society that has to just live every day with the idea that the pizza place you are eating in could just blow up without any warning? :'''Sam''': Israel. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': But listen, don't worry about all this right now. We got you covered. Worry about school. Worry about what you'll tell your parents when you break curfew. You're gonna meet guys. You're gonna meet girls. Not so much you, Fred. Learn things, be good to each other. Read the newspapers, go to the movies, go to a party, read a book. In the meantime, remember [[w:pluralism|pluralism]]. You want to get these people? I mean, you really want to go in and kill them where they live? Keep accepting more than one idea. Makes them absolutely crazy. === ''[[w:Manchester Part I and Part II|Manchester, Part I]]'' === :'''Sandy''': Can you tell us right now if you'll be seeking a second term? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Yeah. And I'm gonna win. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Reporter''': Was he physically and emotionally prepared to make a life and death decision after what he'd just been through? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': He'd been through a TV interview and a press conference. The President finds you all annoying but not prohibitively debilitating. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Aren't you supposed to be writing? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I ''am'' writing. :'''Charlie''': I don't see paper. :'''Toby''': 'We can sit back and admit with great sensitivity that life isn't fair... and the less-advantaged are destined to their lot in life... and the problems of those on the other side of the world should stay there... and our leaders are cynical and can never be an instrument of change... but that, my friends, is not worthy of you; it's not worthy of a President; it's not worthy of a great nation; it's not worthy of America.' Paper's for wimps. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Oliver Babish|Babish]]''': Today, the President is going to direct the Attorney General to appoint a Special Prosecutor. :'''Charlie''': Yes. :'''Babish''': Now, you know what that means, right? :'''Charlie''': Yeah. :'''Babish''': Okay, so you'll need a lawyer. :'''Charlie''': Actually, Mr. Babish, I don't think I need one. :'''Babish''': You do. :'''Charlie''': I think I'll be fine. :'''Babish''': Really? :'''Charlie''': Yeah. :'''Babish''': He's going to ask you about everything you'd seen and heard since you started working at the White House. :'''Charlie''': I can answer those questions truthfully. :'''Babish''': Then he's going to call you back a month later and ask you the exact same questions. If your answers change even a little bit, he'll prosecute you for perjury. :'''Charlie''': Mr. Babish... :'''Babish''': Oliver's fine. Are you prepared to describe every conversation you've ever had with the President? Whether he asked you for an aspirin? Whether his hands quivered? Are you prepared to answer questions about your relationship with his youngest daughter? This is NFL football. :'''Charlie''': When is this all going to happen? :'''Babish''': I don't know. :'''Charlie''': How can you not know? :'''Babish''': Because grand jury investigations are secret. :'''Charlie''': So they can just knock on my door one morning? :'''Babish''': They ''will'' knock on your door one morning. :'''Charlie''': How much? You know, how much do you think... :'''Babish''': Assuming you did nothing wrong, saw nothing wrong and heard nothing wrong - about a hundred thousand dollars. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': It's a typical marriage, I've been there. :'''Charlie''': Well, I haven't, but he's the President of the United States, so my guess is no, it's probably not a typical marriage. === ''[[w:Manchester Part I and Part II|Manchester, Part II]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': It occurs to me, I never said I'm sorry. I am. For the lawyers, for the press, for the mess, for the fear. Bruno, Doug, Connie -- these guys are good. They want to win. So do we. The only thing we want more is to be right. I wonder if you can't do both. There's a new book... and we're going to write it. You can win, if you run a smart disciplined campaign. If you studiously say nothing, nothing that causes you trouble, nothing that's a gaff. Nothing that shows that you might think the wrong thing, nothing that shows you think. But it just isn't worthy of us, is it Toby, It isn't worth of us, it isn't worthy of America, and it isn't worthy of a great nation. We're going to write a new book, right here, right now. Today. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': I've been thinking it might not be such a bad idea to lock you all in here and set the place on fire. We have 48 hours before we kick off this campaign. We will work hard, we will work well, and we will work together. Or so help me, mother of God, I will stick a pitchfork so far up your asses you will quite simply be dead. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Connie''': I was trying to find a Starbucks. A guy in a gas station said, "Round here, people don't pay four bucks for a cup of coffee." :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': New Hampshire. Live free or cheap. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bruno''': You were the one who sent them the press releases, right? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': What press releases? :'''Bruno''': Subcommittee. About tobacco. :'''Josh''': Yes, I was. :'''Bruno''': Well, that was stupid. :'''Josh''': You think? :'''Bruno''': No, I know. :'''Josh''': I got two years as legislative director in the House, two years as floor director in the Senate, and thirty months as Deputy Chief of Staff. What do you got? :'''Bruno''': Josh... :'''Josh''': Kalmbach's a fat-ass Rotarian gasbag. I knew once I sent the thing he'd raise the profile and give us the press we needed. :'''Bruno''': Kalmbach is vulnerable in his home state. He's got an influx of tech and other clean industries along his Route Nine corridor, along with the suburban voters that go with it - affluent parents who don't want their kids smoking. :'''Josh''': We got the money, Bruno. :'''Bruno''': You don't want the money. You want the issue. You should have waited until the fall when the bell rings and then we hammer them with it. Then Kalmbach, Leder, Ross, Roark, Steve - whoever gets the nomination - has it hanging around their necks they're nicotine pushers. ''[beat]'' Plus, you get the money. ''[long pause]'' The sooner you get I know what I'm talking about, and I'm on your side, the sooner your world gets better. Of course, you got the money. I'm amazed they didn't send it to you with candy and a stripper. Pennsylvania. Michigan. Ohio. Three swing states you could have brought over with that. That's an election. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Did you know that hardly any of the guys who landed on the moon are married to the same people they were married to before they went there? :'''[[w:Abigail Bartlet|Abbey]]''': What? :'''Bartlet''': I'm just saying, it could have been worse: I could have been an astronaut. :'''Abbey''': You could not have been an astronaut. :'''Bartlet''': I would have been a great astronaut. :'''Abbey''': You're afraid of heights, speed, fire, and small enclosed spaces. :'''Bartlet''': I'd have overcome it to go to the moon. :'''Abbey''': I know you would have. ''[pause]'' There's something important I have to say. I haven't really made up my mind yet, but at the moment, I'm leaning towards voting for you. === ''[[w:Ways and Means (The West Wing)|Ways and Means]]'' === :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': I grew up on a farm. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You grew up in a condo. :'''Donna''': I grew up ''near'' a farm. And I was cute and I was peppy. And I always did well on my 19th Century English Literature midterm until you came along and sucked me into your life of crime! :'''Josh''': Hey, I'm not the- :'''Donna''': White collar crime boy! You know what they do to a girl like me on the cell block? I've seen those movies. :'''Josh''': Yeah, me too. :'''Donna''': I bet you have. :'''Josh''': Look- :'''Donna''': Sell my farm girl ass for a carton of Luckys. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Oliver Babish|Babish]]''': A subpoena is just a legal agreement to produce certain testimony and documents. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yeah, but isn't that like the way a mugger uses a gun to produce your wallet? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': What do you need? :'''C.J.''': I want you to get together with one of your friends in the press room from a conservative paper. :'''Ainsley''': You really think we have a secret handshake, don't you? :'''C.J.''': Do you? :'''Ainsley''': Yes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Donna''': Why are you a Republican? :'''[[w:Clifford Calley|Cliff]]''': Because I hate poor people. I hate them, Donna. They're all so poor, and many of 'em talk funny, and don't have proper table manners... my father slaved away at the Fortune 500 company he inherited so that I could go to Choate, Brown and Harvard and see that this country isn't overrun by poor people and lesbians. No... I'm Republican because I believe in smaller government. This country was founded on the principle of freedom, and freedom stands opposed to constraints, and the bigger the government, the more the constraints. :'''Donna''': Wow. :'''Cliff''': You agree with that? :'''Donna''': No, it's crap but you're really cute. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': What have you got? :'''C.J.''': Nothing. And you know why? :'''Leo''': Rollins likes us. :'''C.J.''': I don't know if he likes us, but he doesn't hate us. :'''Leo''': Well, that's just because he doesn't know us. :'''C.J.''': Leo, we need to be investigated by someone who wants to kill us just to watch us die. We need someone perceived by the American people to be irresponsible, untrustworthy, partisan, ambitious, and thirsty for the limelight. Am I crazy, or is this not a job for the U.S. House of Representatives? === ''[[w:On the Day Before|On the Day Before]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': You know what we're starting with tonight? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': No, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Hot pumpkin soup with cheese [[w:gnocchi|gnocchi]] and a [[w:Goat cheese|chèvre]] [[w:brioche|brioche]]. :'''Josh''': Was anything you just said food? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': They're going to miss hot pumpkin soup with a cheese gnocchi and a chèvre brioche. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Yeah. :'''Bartlet''': That's a pretty big price to pay just to override my veto. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': They don't have the votes to override. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Says you. :'''Toby''': Says me, Josh, the Office of Political Liaison, Legislative Liaison and the Minority Whip. :'''Bartlet''': Sometimes it's like I don't even need to be here. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': He can have a member try to attach an amendment to the override vote. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': What kind of amendment? :'''Josh''': Doesn't matter. "To qualify for the estate tax repeal, the estates have to have Astroturf." :'''Donna''': And still it's hard to figure why Congress can't get anything done. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': I changed my clothes because I didn't think it was appropriate to talk about two dead teenagers while wearing a ball gown and you know that because you're stupid but you're not ''stupid'', you know what I'm saying? Security's gonna take your press credentials, you'll call my office every day, and I'll decide if you get into the room. I'm taking your spot on Pebble Beach, you can do your stand-ups from [[w:Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.|Lafayette Park]]. :'''Sherri''': Who the hell do you- :'''C.J.''': One more word out of your mouth and every local station but yours gets an exclusive with the President. Hunting season on me is over. ''[Sherri exits]'' And the chemical formula for table salt is NaCl! === ''[[w:War Crimes (The West Wing)|War Crimes]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Words when spoken out loud for the sake of performance are music. They have rhythm and pitch and timbre and volume. These are the properties of music and music has the ability to find us and move us and lift us up in ways that literal meaning can't. :'''[[w:Abigail Bartlet|Abbey]]''': You are an oratorical snob. :'''Bartlet''': Yes, and God loves me for it. :'''Abbey''': You said he was sending you to hell. :'''Bartlet''': For other stuff, not for this. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gen. Adamle''': Sultan Bin Abu Azir ain't what he used to be. Last time I was in Kuwait he gave me a gold-inlaid [[w:Umm Qais|Gadara]] sword originating from the Bin Hamar tribe. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': What'd you get this time? :'''Gen. Adamle''': Nothing. :'''Leo''': Wanna go down to the Situation Room, blow 'em off the face of the earth? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Somebody said you were hanging out with some tribe, and they made you a king. :'''Will Sawyer''': I'm a god. :'''C.J.''': Oh. :'''Will Sawyer''': I'm the only white man to ever witness the sacrificial rites of the [[w:Bau Island|Bau]] tribe of Fiji. I was almost a victim myself, until they made me The Supporter of the World. :'''C.J.''': How'd you swing that? :'''Will Sawyer''': Using my [[w:Palm Pilot|Palm Pilot]], I convinced the Bau I had the power to make the gods' writing appear at will, and more significantly, predict the next day's weather. :'''C.J.''': So you're a god? :'''Will Sawyer''': I'm the god of Good Harvest and the Land of the Dead. :'''C.J.''': I gotta go there and bring my laptop. It quacks when I have e-mail. :'''Will Sawyer''': No, you're too tall. :'''C.J.''': What would happen? :'''Will Sawyer''': They would paint your face and...other body parts black so as to resemble a warrior ornamented for feast or combat. Then you would be garroted by a length of boar tripe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': This country is populated with unbalanced people, many of whom find their way to Washington, as if the continent funnels them into this one spot. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[on the Vice President's refusal to endorse gun control in his home state]'' You're a hero in Texas! :'''[[w:List of The West Wing politicians#Executive_branch|Hoynes]]''': I ''was'' a hero in Texas. :'''Bartlet''': Texans don't like that you have the courage of your convictions? :'''Hoynes''': They're not my convictions, they're yours. :'''Bartlet''': Oh, yeah, I forgot. === ''[[w:Gone Quiet|Gone Quiet]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': We've got to meet with Albie. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''' He's going to scold me. He's been at the State Department since [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]]. He thinks I'm a kid and that he outranks me. :'''Leo''': You'll be fine. :'''Bartlet''': I've got to tell him I lost a submarine. Can I make something up like say 'what if a friend of mine hypothetically...' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': I was hiking, Oliver. I was hiking. Are you really that much an enemy of nature? :'''[[w:Oliver Babish|Babish]]''': Nature is to be protected from. Nature, like a woman, will seduce you with its sights…and its scents and its touch…and then it breaks your ankle, also like a woman. :'''Abbey''': What the hell kind of dates are you going on, Oliver? :'''Babish''': I hear ya. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': The Majority Leader got the question last night. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Yeah. And he just kept on diggin'. ''[quoting]'' 'We have the greatest technology of any people, of any country in the world, along with the greatest - not the greatest, but very serious problems confronting our people. And I want to be President in order to focus on these problems in a way that uses the energy of our people to move us forward, basically.' :'''C.J.''': Yes! :'''Josh''': It's the 'basically' that makes it art. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Babish''': You broke some laws, Abbey, and quite frankly you should be ashamed of yourself, but this investigation isn't about that. :'''Abbey''': Look– :'''Babish''': It's about the criminalization of politics. An attempt to do in the hearing room what they couldn't do at the ballot box. :'''Abbey''': I understand, but we don't have the luxury... :'''Babish''': Abbey, stop eating fruits, stop eating vegetables, it's doing something bad to you. Fruits and vegetables will seduce you, like a woman, with their... :'''Abbey''': Oliver! :'''Babish''': Truth isn't a luxury. You're going to go in there, you're going to swear an oath, you're going to get asked questions, and you're going to tell the truth. It's the way you stand up and say 'Stop!' :'''Abbey''': You should be careful, Oliver. You keep talking like a person, they're going to kick you out of the bar. :'''Babish''': I've been kicked out of bars before. :'''Abbey''': I meant– :'''Babish''': I know what you meant. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Why are you so bent on countering these idiot leaflets? :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': Because I am tired of working for candidates who make me think I should be embarrassed to believe what I believe, Sam. I'm tired of getting them elected. You all need some therapy, because somebody came along and said liberal means soft on crime, soft on drugs, soft on communism, soft on defense, and we're going to tax you back to the stone age, because people shouldn't have to go to work if they don't want to. And instead of saying 'Well, excuse me, you right-wing, reactionary, xenophobic, homophobic, anti-education, anti-choice, pro-gun, Leave it to Beaver trip back to the fifties,' we cowered in the corner. And said 'Please don't hurt me.' No more. I really don't care who's right, who's wrong. We're both right. We're both wrong. Let's have two parties, huh, what do you say? === ''[[w:The Indians in the Lobby|The Indians in the Lobby]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Were we talking about something? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': I don't know sir, when I came in here – back in the late 50s – there was a purpose to it but then one thing led to another and I blacked out. I mean, I can hang in there with the best of them, sir, but somewhere during the conversation about [[w:anise|anise]] and [[w:coriander|coriander]] and the other fifteen spices you like to use to baste a turkey I simply lost consciousness. :'''Bartlet''': You know that line you're not supposed to cross with the President? :'''C.J.''': I'm coming up to it? :'''Bartlet''': No, no, look behind you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': ''[to Bartlet]'' I have difficulty sometimes talking to people who don't race sailboats. When I was a teenager, I crewed Larchmont to Nassau on a 58-foot [[w:sloop|sloop]] called ''Cantice''. There was a little piece of kelp that was stuck to the hull, and even though it was little, you don't want anything stuck to the hull. So, I take a boat hook on a pole and I stick it in the water and I try to get the kelp off, when seven guys start screaming at me, right? 'Cause now the pole is causing more drag than the kelp was. See, what you gotta do is you gotta drop it in and let the water lift it out in a windmill motion. Drop it in, and let the water take it by the kelp and lift it out. In, and out. In, and out, till you got it. The voters aren't choosing a plumber, Mr. President. They are choosing a president. And if you don't think that your family should matter, my suggestion to you is to get out of professional politics. And if you think that I'm going to miss even one opportunity to pick up half-a-knot boat speed, you're absolutely out of your mind. When it costs us nothing, when we give up nothing?! You're out of your mind. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Operator''': Hello, welcome to the Butterball Hotline. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': What the hell is... :'''Bartlet''': Shhhh. Hello!! :'''Operator''': How can I help you, sir? :'''Bartlet''': Well, first let me say, I think this is a wonderful service you provide. :'''Operator''': Well, thank you. May I have your name please? :'''Bartlet''': I'm a citizen. :'''Operator''': I'm sure you are, sir, but if I have your name I can put your comments in our customer feedback form. :'''Bartlet''': I'm Joe Betherson...ton. That's one 't', and with an 'h' in there. :'''Operator''': And your address? :'''Bartlet''': Fargo. :'''Operator''': Your street address, please? :'''Toby''': ''[picks up another phone, into it]'' Zip code, Fargo, North Dakota, right now. ''[hangs up]'' :'''Bartlet''': My street address is 114... 54 Pruder Street, and it's very important that you put 'street' down there because sometimes it gets confused with Pruder Way and Pruder Lane. Apartment 23 R... Fargo, North Dakota... ''[Charlie walks in with a piece of paper, Bartlet grabs it.]'' Zip code 50504. :'''Operator''': Thank you. Your voice sounds very familiar to me. :'''Bartlet''': I do radio commercials for... products. :'''Operator''': And how can I help you? :'''Bartlet''': ''[sits down]'' Stuffing should be stuffed inside the turkey, am I correct? :'''Operator''': It can also be baked in a casserole dish. :'''Bartlet''': Well, then we'd have to call it something else, wouldn't we? ''[Toby sits down and puts his hand under his chin.]'' :'''Operator''': I suppose. :'''Bartlet''': If I cook it inside the turkey, is there a chance I could kill my guests? I'm not saying that's necessarily a deal-breaker. :'''Operator''': Well, there are some concerns. Two main bacterial problems are [[w:Salmonella|Salmonella]] and [[w:Campylobacter jejuni|Campylobacter jejuni.]] :'''Bartlet''': All right. Well, first of all, I think you made the second bacteria up, and second of all, how do I avoid it? :'''Operator''': Make sure all the ingredients are cooked first. Sauté any vegetables, fried sausage, oysters, etc. :'''Bartlet''': Excellent! Let's talk temperature. :'''Operator''': One hundred and sixty-five degrees. :'''Bartlet''': No, see, I was testing you! The USDA calls for turkeys to be cooked to an internal temperature of 180 to 185 degrees. :'''Operator''': Yes, sir, I was talking about the stuffing which you want to cook to 165 to avoid health risks. :'''Bartlet''': Okay. Good testing! :'''Operator''': Do you have an accurate thermometer? :'''Bartlet''': Oh yeah. It was presented to me as a gift from the personal sous chef to the king of... ''[Toby raises his hand and Bartlet catches himself]'' auto sales in... :'''Toby''': ''[whispering]'' Fargo. :'''Bartlet''': Fargo. Phil Baharnd. The man can sell a car like... well, like anything. :'''Operator''': Very good, sir. You have a good Thanksgiving! :'''Bartlet''': And you do, too. Thanks a lot! ''[hangs up the phone]'' That was excellent! We should do that once a week. :Note: The actual residential ZIP codes for Fargo range from 58102 to 58106. The zip code given, 50504, is not a valid USPS ZIP code [https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&companyName=&address1=&address2=&city=FARGO&state=ND&urbanCode=&postalCode=&zip=] [https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=2&companyName=&address1=&address2=&city=&state=Select&urbanCode=&postalCode=50504&zip=] <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': With the ingredients for stuffing you have to cook them before you put them in the turkey, and you're not going to know whether I did or not. :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': I'll do what I always do with anything you cook. I'll wait for the girls to eat it first. :'''Bartlet''': Me, too. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': How do you keep fighting these smaller injustices when they're all from the Mother of Injustices? :'''[[w:Maggie Morningstar-Charles|Maggie]]''': What's the alternative? === ''[[w:The Women of Qumar|The Women of Qumar]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': A national seat-belt law is never gonna happen. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Why? :'''Leo''': What's the most important state in the primaries? :'''Sam''': New Hampshire. :'''Leo''': What's the most important state in the general? :'''Sam''': Michigan. :'''Leo''': What's the only state without a mandatory seat-belt law? :'''Sam''': New Hampshire. :'''Leo''': And where do they make the cars? :'''Sam''': Fair enough. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I just came from seeing Amy Gardner. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yeah? How'd it go? :'''Josh''': I showed her who's boss. :'''C.J.''': Who'd it turn out to be? :'''Josh''': It's still unclear. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': You know, if I was living in Qumar, I wouldn't be allowed to say 'Shove it up your ass, Toby,' but since I'm not: Shove it up your ass, Toby! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': How's making prostitution illegal not suppressing women's rights? :'''[[w:Amy Gardner|Amy]]''': How is making heroin use illegal not suppressing a heroin user's rights? :'''Josh''': It is, but heroin's bad for you. :'''Amy''': So's being a prostitute. :'''Josh''': How am I not supposed to call you a hypocrite when you say that the government shouldn't tell women what to do with their bodies? :'''Amy''': Exercise some self control, I guess. Prostitution is about the subjugation of women by men for profit. :'''Josh''': But the profit goes to the women. :'''Amy''': In some cases. But I know of no little girl, and neither do you, who says "I want to be a prostitute when I grow up." <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': They beat women, Nancy. They hate women. The only reason they keep Qumari women alive is to make more Qumari men. :'''Nancy''': So what do you want me to do about it? :'''C.J.''': How about instead of suggesting that we sell the guns to them, suggesting that we shoot the guns at them? And by the way, not to change the subject, but how are we supposed to have any moral credibility when we talk about gun control and making sure that guns don't get in the hands of the wrong people? God, Nancy! What the hell are we defining as the right people? :'''Nancy''': This is the real world, and we can't isolate our enemies. :'''C.J.''': I know about the real world, and I'm not suggesting we isolate them. :'''Nancy''': You're suggesting we eliminate them. :'''C.J.''': I have a briefing. :'''Nancy''': You're suggesting that... :'''C.J.''': I'm not suggesting anything. I don't suggest foreign policy around here. :'''Nancy''': You are right now. :'''C.J.''': It's the twenty-first century, Nancy. The world's gotten smaller. I don't know how we can tolerate this kind of suffering anymore, particularly when all it does is continue the cycle of anti-American hatred. But that's not the point, either. :'''Nancy''': What's the point? :'''C.J.''': The point is that apartheid was an Easthampton clambake compared to what we laughingly refer to as the life these women lead. And if we had sold M1-A1s to South Africa fifteen years ago, you'd have set the building on fire. Thank God we never needed to refuel in Johannesburg! :'''Nancy''': ''[nods]'' It's a big world, C.J. And everybody has guns, and I'm doing the best I can. :'''C.J.''': ''[in tears]'' They're beating the women, Nancy! === ''[[w:Bartlet for America|Bartlet for America]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[on phone]'' Listen, I don't care that much about your ass but if you need to perjure yourself to protect me you're going to damn well do it. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Sir, this isn't a secure call, so I'm going to say to the 17 global intelligence agencies that are listening in that he was kidding just then. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': How'd you get him? :'''Mike''': He was pulled over for a bad brake light and he thought it was something else. :'''Bartlet''': A two-year investigation gets its first crack from a broken taillight. :'''Mike''': In thirteen years with the bureau I've discovered that there's no amount of money, man-power or knowledge that can equal the person you're looking for being stupid. :'''Bartlet''': Good, well, some of the stupidest criminals in the world are working right here in America. I've always been very proud of that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': The President was at the debate site, walking the stage. A podium is a holy place for him. He makes it his own like it's an extension of his body. You ever see a pitcher work the mound so the dirt does exactly what his feet want it to do? That's the President. He sees it as a genuine opportunity to change minds – also his best way of contributing to the team. He likes teams. I love him so much. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': I'm an alcoholic. I don't have ''one'' drink. ''[pauses]'' I don't understand people who have one drink. I don't understand people who leave half a glass of wine on the table. I don't understand people who say they've had enough. How can you have enough of feeling like this? How can you not want to feel like this longer? ''[pauses, sighs]'' My brain works differently. :... :'''Jordan''': I don't understand how you could have a drink. I don't understand how, after everything you worked for, how on that day of all days you could be so stupid. :'''Leo''': That's because you think it has something to do with smart and stupid. Do you have any idea how many alcoholics are in [[w:Mensa International|Mensa]]? You think it's a lack of willpower? That's like thinking somebody with [[w:anorexia nervosa|anorexia nervosa]] has an overdeveloped sense of vanity. My father was an alcoholic. His father was an alcoholic. So, in my case... :'''Jordan''': ''[nods]'' Ain't nothin' but a family thing. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Clifford Calley|Cliff]]''': ''[to a Republican senator]'' This is bush league. This is why good people hate us. This, right here. This thing. This isn't what these hearings are about. He cannot possibly have been properly prepared by counsel for these questions, nor should he ever have to answer them publicly. And if you proceed with this line of questioning, I will resign this Committee, and wait in the tall grass for you, Congressman. Because you are killing the party. === ''[[w:H. Con-172|H. Con-172]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Okay. Well, I'll just call the President and suggest to him that he allow a huge bipartisan vote on the floor of the [[w:United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] calling him a liar and that he welcome the result. Then, I'm going to flap my wings and fly to [[w:Neverland|Neverland]]. :'''Jordan''': Leo– :'''Leo''': You think I am so desperate to save my ass, I'm gonna roll over on Jed Bartlet? :'''[[w:Clifford Calley|Cliff]]''': I don't think it's a matter of– :'''Leo''': I take a bullet for the President. He doesn't take one for me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Well, I'm a straight shooter. I think my record's pretty clear on that. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Yeah. :'''Josh''': ''[about Amy Gardner]'' I'd like to see her again. :'''Toby''': Call her. :'''Josh''': And ask her out? :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Josh''': No, no. 'Cause there's a potential she says no and then I have to move someplace where it'll never be spoken of again. :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Josh''': I need to come in under the cover of business. :'''Toby''': 'Cause you're a straight shooter. :'''Josh''': Yeah. I need a point of friction. An issue where the feministas and the White House disagree. That way, I can go to her, break the bad news, stand tough, smooth it over and then, you know, I take it from there. :'''Toby''': How about the word "feministas"? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': This is five hundred and thirty-five Congressmen and Senators standing up and saying the President lied and should be ashamed of himself. And this is us, standing up and saying 'You're right.' This would be the first time in history a President has been censured. Congress isn't talk radio – it's the seat of democracy. Their opinion matters, and their condemnation doesn't have to come with handcuffs to be devastating to this President. That is the force and effect. And it's not gonna happen 'cause of me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[about an inaccurate tell-all book]'' I'm sorry. We can't sit on the sidelines and ignore this crap. I'm not going to. Why am I the only one taking this seriously? :'''Toby''': That's a reasonable question and we should explore that for a minute. :'''Sam''': It's not the reason you think. :'''Toby''': You hired the guy. :'''Sam''': Yes, I hired the guy, but that's not... Legitimate news organizations are going to cover this to say nothing of the people who hate us who are going to run it over, over, over, over, over...This guy was here for three minutes and he was fired. He is not credible. I'm a lawyer, I'm telling you. That has to be made clear. Every time he makes a factual mistake we got to come out with a press release. Every time he misquotes or misidentifies anyone we need to have an affidavit swearing to the truth. If there's a comma in the wrong place he needs to be killed until he is dead and he needs to be killed again or he is going to keep biting at our ankles and I mean all through the campaign. He needs to be a joke, or we're going to be. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[snapping fingers rhythmically]'' Boy, boy, crazy boy. Keep cool, boy... :'''Sam''': I'm not screwing around. :'''C.J.''': Me neither. Sit down. :'''Sam''': I'm not going to be a victim of this. :'''C.J.''': Let me tell you something I've learned in my years. There are victims of fires. There are victims of car accidents. This kind of thing, there are no victims - just volunteers. Of course we'll get in the game. I'll talk to the editors of the major papers but we're not going to publicly refute every bogus charge. First of all, there are too many of them. Second of all, I'm not going to give this guy and his book the weight of the White House. As far as the press is concerned I've read the book because I had to. You have a vague recollection of the guy but he wasn't here long enough to make a lasting impression. Have you read the book? Of course not. You're too busy doing a job. :'''Sam''': While you're convincing the ''Post'' and the ''Times'' that it's ridiculous... :'''C.J.''': Sam! Once again, we don't know what's going on in the Oval Office. Obviously, there's a problem. When it's our turn to worry about it they won't be shy about telling us. Let's not fixate on the knuckleheaded stuff we think we can fix in the meantime. And it feels a lot like...that's what you're doing. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Amy''': You didn't talk to me much at school. :'''Josh''': You were having quite a bit of sex with Chris. :'''Amy''': There were times I wasn't. :'''Josh''': I studied a lot in school. I studied hard in high school and at Harvard and in law school. My IQ doesn't break the bank and I wanted to do this, so I studied all the time. And I missed something, or it's like I skipped a year, cause I never learned what you do after you think you like somebody - what you do next. And everybody did learn. A lot of other people, anyway. I didn't walk out tonight. When my phone rings at 11 o'clock, it's important, not important to me, important. And I'm not puffing myself so that you're - :'''Amy''': [Cutting him off] You know what? Maybe not so much for you with the talking. :''[They kiss]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': ''[about the resolution]'' It doesn't clear us up for the campaign. It's just a different looking stage weight around our ankle and now it comes with the Congressional Seal. It doesn't give us any room to argue the point. We've got two, maybe as many as three dozen House Democrats in tight races, and you've still got MS. Doing this to save me the embarrassment I've got coming to me is about the dumbest reason I can think... :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': There's another reason. :'''Leo''': What? :'''Bartlet''': I was wrong. I was. I was just...I was wrong. Come on, you know that. Lots of times we don't know what right or wrong is but lots of times we do and come on, this is one. I may not have had sinister intent at the outset but there were plenty of opportunities for me to make it right. No one in government takes responsibility for anything anymore. We foster, we obfuscate, we rationalize. "Everybody does it." That's what we say. So we come to occupy a moral safe house where everyone's to blame so no one's guilty. I'm to blame. I was wrong. === ''[[w:100,000 Airplanes|100,000 Airplanes]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[on the President]'' He's all right? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': He's about to be censured, and then he's gonna deliver the State of the Union, and then he's gonna run for reelection. My guess is, that there are some things on his mind. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I'm seeing Amy again tonight. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Second date? :'''Josh''': First date, really. Last night was more of a ... you know ... :'''Donna''': Scheme. :'''Josh''': Yeah. :'''Donna''': Good, 'cause the second date's usually where the wheels come off the wagon for you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': I think you should. I think ambition is good. I think overreaching is good. I think giving people a vision of government that's more than Social Security checks and debt reduction is good. I think government should be optimistic. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carol''': ''[after the State of the Union speech]'' Congratulations, boss! :'''C.J.''': Nice job. Take the rest of the night off. :'''Carol''': Yeah, it's one in the morning. :'''C.J.''': Well, you've earned it! Sam, Sam, the sunshine man. Get on the couch, I'm gonna do you right here. :'''Sam''': Okay. :'''C.J.''': Sorry, I was still talking to Carol. :'''Sam''': What is wrong with you? :'''C.J.''': We really don't know. :... :'''Sam''': Hey, I'm just, you know. Anyway, congratulations. And if you're serious about that thing with Carol, I can just sit in the corner and not even say– :'''C.J.''':''[laughing]'' Get out! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': ''[reading an excerpt rejected from the State of the Union speech]'' 'Over the past half century, we've split the atom, we've spliced the gene and we've roamed [[w:Tranquility Base|Tranquility Base]]. We've reached for the stars and never have we been closer to having them in our grasp. New science, new technology is making the difference between life and death, and so we need a national commitment equal to this unparalleled moment of possibility. And so I announce to you tonight that I will bring the full resources of the Federal Government and the full reach of my office to this fundamental goal: We will cure cancer by the end of this decade.' === ''[[w:The Two Bartlets|The Two Bartlets]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': So, the [[w:4-H|4-H]] convention. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': We're not going. :'''C.J.''': I don't get it. How can you not want to see the butter cow? :'''Toby''': I'm that way. :'''C.J.''': You understand it's a life-size cow made entirely of butter. :'''Toby''': We're not going. :'''C.J.''': There's also a butter [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]] and a butter [[w:Last Supper|Last Supper]] which has, I swear to God, Toby... :'''Toby''': Butter on the table? :'''C.J.''': It's got butter on the table right there between butter [[w:James, son of Zebedee|James]] and butter [[w:Saint Peter|Peter]], an almost mind-blowing vortex of art and material that dares the viewer to recall [[w:Marcel Duchamp|Marcel Duchamp]]. :'''Toby''': How do they keep it from melting? :'''C.J.''': How, indeed. :'''Nancy''': Toby, you have a phone call in the staff cabin. :'''Toby''': Thank you. :'''C.J.''': Butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, butter. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': [[Marcel Duchamp|Duchamp]] was the father of [[Dadaism]]. :'''Toby''': I know. :'''C.J.''': The da-da of Dada. :'''Toby''': It's like there's nothing you can do about that joke. It's coming, and you just have to stand there. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': I'm the wrong Democrat to talk to about [[w:affirmative action|affirmative action]]. :'''Toby''': Why? :'''C.J.''': Because... After my father fought in Korea, he became what this government begs every college graduate to become. He became a teacher. And he raised a family on a teacher's salary, and he paid his taxes and always crossed at the green. And any time there was opportunity for career advancement, it took him an extra five years because invariably there was a less qualified black woman in the picture. So instead of retiring as superintendent of the Ohio Valley Union Free School District, he retired head of the math department at William Henry Harrison Junior High. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': I was a telemarketer for about a week. I can't remember what we were selling, but you worked off a script. "Hi. Good evening. My name is..." And "Toby Ziegler" was okay for New York, but once I got into the other time zones, I needed a name that wasn't gonna bother anybody. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Toby, if you have something to say, please say it. :'''Toby''': Ritchie's good for all time zones. :'''Bartlet''': My family signed the [[w:United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]. You think I've got an ethnicity problem? :'''Toby''': Well, the line isn't between light skin and dark skin. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah? :'''Toby''': It's between educated and masculine. Or Eastern academic elite and plain-spoken. :'''Bartlet''': It's always been like that. :'''Toby''': Yeah, but a funny thing happened when the White House got demystified. The impression was left that anybody could do it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': Sir, I don't think I need to tell you that the level of respect with which the staff speaks of you doesn't change, depending on whether or not you're in the room. :'''Bartlet''': But? :'''Toby''': Well, there's always been a concern about the two Bartlets. The absent-minded professor with the 'Aw, Dad' sense of humor. Disarming and unthreatening. Good for all time zones. And the Nobel Laureate. Still searching for salvation. Lonely, frustrated, lethal. :'''Bartlet''': You're gonna sing a country western song? :'''Toby''': The one whose father never liked him because he was too smart. :'''Bartlet''': This stopped being fun for me a little while ago. :'''Toby''': Sir? :'''Bartlet''': It was actually never fun for me. I was just being polite. === ''[[w:Night Five|Night Five]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': 32-50 is a consolidated appropriations act that we want to drop in the U.N. speech for Monday morning. I need you to review the final legislative language so we can shop it around the Hill over the weekend. :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': What does it call for? :'''Sam''': Uh, I don't know. :'''Ainsley''': Sam. :'''Sam''': It authorizes payment of nine hundred and twenty-six million in U.N. dues over three years for an exchange in the reduction of U.N. bureaucracy as well as peace-keeping assessments by the General Assembly. :'''Ainsley''': And what are we concerned about? :'''Sam''': Well, the language was drafted by Republicans. :'''Ainsley''': We're inscrutable. :'''Sam''': I just want you to look for legal land mines. :'''Ainsley''': Like what? :'''Sam''': I don't know. A ban on German food, or hidden amendment saying how annoying the French are. :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': How about this? We drop out of the UN entirely and use the 926 million to take everyone in the country out to brunch? :'''Sam''': Why don't you write that suggestion in the margins? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I can't sleep. I can't sleep. I'll be tired and I'll lie there and it doesn't happen. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': What happened four nights ago? :'''Bartlet''': I won the Iowa Caucus. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Anything else? :'''Bartlet''': That's not enough? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Mr. President...If you were any other patient... :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Say what you'd say to any other patient. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': I'd say, screw around if you want, but it's your money, it's about to be my money, and I sleep fine. :'''Bartlet''': I had a conversation with one of my aides that night after we got back from Iowa. He called me on something. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': What? :'''Bartlet''': Well, I guess we talked about a lot of things: who we think the Republican challenger is gonna be, and incumbency, and campaign strategy - strategic overview, but the long and short of it is, my father never liked me, at all. ''[long pause]'' :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Well, at least we're closer to my area now. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, I thought you'd enjoy that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Celia, I asked Ainsley, and she said she didn't mind at all. Plus, Charlie said he's fine with it. :'''Celia''': Charlie's a man. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Damn right. :'''[[w:Ainsley Hayes|Ainsley]]''': Sam. :'''Sam''': Yes. :'''Ainsley''': We need to be clear we're not going to take a bath when other countries can afford to take on more. :'''Sam''': Yes. :'''Ainsley''': This is important. :'''Sam''': I also think it's important to make it clear that I'm not a sexist. :'''Charlie''': And that I'm all man. :'''Ainsley''': You're Celia? :'''Celia''': Yes. :'''Ainsley''': He's not a sexist. :'''Celia''': If you're willing to let your sexuality diminish your power. :'''Ainsley''': I'm sorry? :'''Celia''': I said I'm surprised you're willing to let your sexuality diminish your power. :'''Ainsley''': I don't even know what that means. :'''Celia''': I think you do. :'''Ainsley''': And I think you think I'm made out of candy glass, Celia. If somebody says something that offends you, tell them. But all women don't have to think alike. :'''Celia''': I didn't say they did and when somebody said something that offended me, I did say so. :'''Ainsley''': I like it when the guys tease me. It's an inadvertent show of respect I'm on the team and I don't mind it when it gets sexual. And you know why? I like sex. :'''Charlie''': Hello. :'''Ainsley''': I don't think whatever sexuality I may have diminishes my power. I think it enhances it. :'''Celia''': And what kind of feminism do you call that? :'''Ainsley''': My kind. :'''Bonney''': It's called Lipstick Feminism. I call it Stiletto Feminism. :'''Sam''': Stilettos? :'''Ainsley''': You're not in enough trouble already? :'''Sam''': I suppose I am. :'''Celia''': Isn't the point that Sam wouldn't have been able to find another way to be chummy with a woman who wasn't sexually appealing? :'''Ainsley''': He would be able to, but that isn't the point. The point is that sexual revolution tends to get in the way of actual revolution. Nonsense issues distract attention away from real ones: pay equity, child care, honest-to-God sexual harassment, and in this case a speech in front of the U.N. General Assembly. So, you, ''[to Sam]'' 25% on the assessments for Category A. ''[To Charlie]'' You...I don't know what your thing is. ''[To Celia]'' And, you, stop trying to take the fun out of my day. With that, I'm going to get a cupcake. :'''Sam''': Well, for the moment, I'm going to do what she's telling me to do. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Our goal is to proclaim American values. :'''Andy''': This speech isn't supposed to be about ideology. It's supposed to be about reality. :'''Toby''': I think the President will decide what the speech is suppose to be about, but the reality is, the United States of America no longer sucks up to reactionaries, and our staunch allies will know what we mean. :'''Andy''': We don't have any staunch allies in the Arab world; just reluctant ones. We've a coalition held together with duct tape! A coalition without which we cannot fight! :'''Toby''': Nobody's blowing off the coalition, and that coalition will be plenty strong. :'''Andy''': Oh, when we win? :'''Toby''': That's right. :'''Andy''': What's Egypt going to think? Or Pakistan? :'''Toby''': That freedom and democracy are coming soon to a theatre near them, so get dressed. :'''Andy''': Toby... you guys are on a thing right now. And I'm behind you. You know I'm behind you; a lot of House Democrats are... :'''Toby''': Not enough. :'''Andy''': And plenty of Republicans. But this one moment in time, you have to get off your horse and just... simply put - be nice to the Arab world. :'''Toby''': Be nice? :'''Andy''': Yes. :'''Toby''': Well... How about when we, instead of blowing Iraq back to the seventh century for harboring terrorists and trying to develop nuclear weapons, we just imposed economic sanctions and were reviled by the Arab world for not giving them a global charge card and a free trade treaty? How about when we pushed Israel to give up land for peace? How about when we sent American soldiers to protect Saudi Arabia, and the Arab world told us we were desecrating their holy land? We'll ignore the fact that we were invited. How about two weeks ago, in the State of the Union when the President praised the Islamic people as faithful and hardworking only to be denounced in the Arab press as knowing nothing about [[Islam]]? But none of that is the point. :'''Andy''': What's the point? :'''Toby''': I don't remember having to explain to Italians that our problem wasn't with them, but with [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]! Why does the U.S. have to take every Arab country out for an ice cream cone? They'll like us when we win! ''[long pause]'' Thousands of [[w:Madrasa|madrasas]] teaching children nothing, nothing, nothing but the [[Koran]] and to hate America. Who do we see about that? Do I want to preach America? Judeo-Christianity? No. If their religion forbids them from playing the trumpet, so be it. But I want those kids to... ''look'' at a globe. Be exposed to social sciences, history. ''Some'' literature. ''[pause]'' They'll like us when we win. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. Keyworth''': They keep moving the goalpost on you, don't they? Get A's, good college, Latin honors. Get into the London School of Economics. Get a good teaching job. Ivy League school, tenure. Now you gotta publish, now you gotta go to Stockholm. :'''Bartlet''': It's not good for a person to keep setting goals? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': It probably is, but it's tricky for somebody who's still trying to get his father to stop hitting him. :'''Bartlet''': Well, I'm told that most men lead lives of quiet desperation. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Yeah, but that's most men. That's not you. That's the other people, the ones who feel stress. You're destined for something else. :'''Bartlet''': I have abilities. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': And now you have an opportunity to use them. :'''Bartlet''': I think I have. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': That room I passed down the hall, on the left, it's got a name, right? :'''Bartlet''': I think you're talking about the Lincoln Bedroom. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Right. This is a hell of a curve you get graded on now. Lincoln freed the slaves and won the Civil War. "Thank you. Next! And what will you be singing for us today, Mr. Bartlet?" "Well, we've had six straight quarters of economic growth." :'''Bartlet''': That's not easy. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Okay. :'''Bartlet''': It's not easy. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': I believe you. :'''Bartlet''': I think I've made tough choices. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': I think Lincoln did what he thought was right, even though it meant losing half the country. I think you don't do what you think is right if it means losing Michigan's electoral votes. :'''Bartlet''': You don't know anything. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': I'll be the first to admit that. :'''Bartlet''': I'm not trying to get my father to like me. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': Good. 'Cause it's never, never gonna happen. Look, we're done for the night. :'''Bartlet''': What? :'''Dr. Keyworth''': We've been here for two hours. It was a double session. We're done for the night. :'''Bartlet''': Stanley, I hate to put it this way, but I'm me, and you're you, and we're done when I say we're done. :'''Dr. Keyworth''': No. ''[pause]'' I think you could use some assistance right now, sir. Use me, don't use me, but all I can offer you is this: I'll be the only person in the world, other than your family, who doesn't care that you're the President. ''[pause]'' Our time is up. === ''[[w:Hartsfield's Landing|Hartsfield's Landing]]'' === :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Where is it? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': How would I know? :'''Charlie''': Where is it? :'''C.J.''': I just hope you didn't leave the building with it. :'''Charlie''': Give it up, Tiny. :'''C.J.''': ''[laughing]'' Think you're going to want to talk nicer to me than that, because when a reporter finds it, they're going to come to me, and that thing is stamped D12, and you signed out D12, and rules are rules. :'''Charlie''': Funny. :'''C.J.''': What? :'''Charlie''': I never told you it was D12. :'''C.J.''': How about that? :'''Charlie''': Look, C.J.– :'''C.J.''': ''[stopping by Larry and Ed]'' You'll find it in your filing cabinet under A for anal. :'''Larry''': I don't really wanna know what he's going to find in his filing cabinet, do you? :'''Ed''': No. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[playing chess]'' Let me tell you, you're really showing me something tonight. A lot of spunk, a lot of pluck, this game isn't all about size, you know. There's a little thing called heart, and you've got it, my friend. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': You know what, old man? The very minute they swear in the next guy, you and I are going round and round. :... :'''Bartlet''': You think the strike against me is nobody likes the smartest kid in the class. :'''Toby''': Ooh I don't know, sir. Being the smartest kid in the class is a pretty good pitch. It's not a strike, unless you watch it as it sails by. :'''Bartlet''': I don't do that. :'''Toby''': Check. :'''Bartlet''': And I'm not a snob. :'''Toby''': I don't believe you are. :'''Bartlet''': If a guy's a good neighbor, if he puts in a day, if every once in a while he laughs, if every once in a while he thinks about somebody else, and above all else if he can find his way to compassion and-and tolerance, then he's my brother and I don't give a damn if he didn't get past fingerpainting. What I can't stomach are people who are out to convince people that the educated are soft and privileged and out to make them feel like they're less than - you know - "he may be educated, but I'm plain-spoken just like you". Especially when we ''know'' education can be the silver bullet, it can be the silver bullet Toby! For crime, poverty, unemployment, drugs, hatred- :'''Toby''': Who are you trying to convince? :'''Bartlet''': I'm saying I don't watch the pitch go by. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': Abbey told me this story once. She said you were at a party once where you were bending the guy's ear. You were telling him that Ellie had mastered her multiplication tables and she was in third grade reading at a fifth-grade level and she loved books and she scored two goals for her soccer team the week before, you were going on and on... And what made that story remarkable was that the party you were at was in Stockholm and the man you were talking you was King Gustav, who two hours earlier had given you the Nobel Prize in economics. ''[laughs]'' I mean, my god, you just won the Nobel Prize and all you wanted to talk about to the King of Sweden was Ellie's multiplication tables! :'''Bartlet''': ''[approaches to sit across from him]'' What's your point? :'''Toby''': You're a good father, you don't have to act like it. You're the President, you don't have to act like it. You're a good man, you don't have to act like it. You're not just folks, you're not plain-spoken... Do not, do not, do not act like it! :'''Bartlet''': I don't want to be killed. :'''Toby''': Then make this election about smart, and not... Make it about engaged, and not. Qualified, and not. Make it about a heavyweight. ''You're'' a heavyweight. And you've been holding me up for too many rounds. :''[Toby lays down his king on the board to retire. Bartlet stands and turns to walk out.]'' :'''Bartlet''': Pick your king up. We're not done playing yet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': So, how long do you usually make people your bitch? :'''Charlie''': Depends. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': How does this end? :''[Leo knocks and walks into the office.]'' :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Sir. :'''Bartlet''': ''[to Sam]'' Like this. :''[Bartlet walks to Leo to read the note he brought him.]'' :'''Bartlet''': Turn them around. I'll make some calls and thank people. :'''Leo''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Thank you, by the way. :'''Leo''': You, too. ''[leaves]'' :''[Bartlet returns to Sam and hands him the piece of paper.]'' :'''Sam''': I'd like to try it without looking at the note. :'''Bartlet''': ''[sits down]'' Okay. :'''Sam''': China agrees to stand down the war games. :'''Bartlet''': Right. :'''Sam''': And they agree to let Taiwan test the Patriots. One Patriot. :'''Bartlet''': Yes. :'''Sam''': And we... please, I want to be right about this. We agree not to sell Taiwan the Aegis Destroyers for a period of I don't know... five years. :'''Bartlet''': Ten years, but you've got it. :'''Sam''': Sir, the Aegis... the Aegis radar technology isn't not something... I mean, what if Taiwan did fall to China? Now they have...and plus these ships cost something like $800 million apiece. Buying four of them would eat half of Taiwan's defense budget. :'''Bartlet''': And so? :'''Sam''': You never were going to sell them the destroyers. :'''Bartlet''': ''[shakes his head]'' But everybody wakes up alive in the morning and saves a little face. :'''Sam''': ''[amazed]'' I don't know how you... I don't know what the word... I don't know how you do it. :'''Bartlet''': You have a lot of help. You listen to everybody and then you call the play. ''[rises to his feet]'' Sam. You're gonna run for President one day. Don't be scared. You can do it. I believe in you. ''[looks at the board]'' Checkmate. === ''[[w:Dead Irish Writers|Dead Irish Writers]]'' === :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': Do you like these earrings? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[without looking]'' I do. :'''Abbey''': You want to look at them first? :'''Bartlet''': ''[still not looking]'' Are they new? :'''Abbey''': No. :'''Bartlet''': ''[still not looking]'' You've worn them? :'''Abbey''': Yeah. :'''Bartlet''': ''[working a crossword puzzle]'' I love them. "Laissez-faire doctrine." 15 letters. :'''Abbey''': Social Darwinism. :'''Bartlet''': No, that's not the answer. See, 'cause Social Darwinism isn't a doctrine. It's a force of nature. The answer is "libertarianism." :'''Abbey''': I'm gonna be ready in two minutes. :'''Bartlet''': Take your time. :'''Abbey''': Passive-aggression is not gonna get me out the door any faster. :'''Bartlet''': Boo boo, I gave up on getting you out the door in the late 70's. Plus, it's your birthday. You're old, and you don't move around that fast. :'''Abbey''': Libertarianism has 14 letters not 15. :'''Bartlet''': I know, so I'm shading in the extra box. :'''Abbey''': And it's not my birthday. :'''Bartlet''': It's your birthday week. It's a week of festivities like Mardi Gras or Lent. Three letters. "It may be bitter." "Tea," right? :'''Abbey''': "It may be bitter?" :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Abbey''': Why "tea"? :'''Bartlet''': 'Cause "woman" doesn't fit. :'''Abbey''': "End," you idiot. "Bitter end." <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Lord John Marbury|Lord John Marbury]]''': Abigail. :'''Bartlet''': Now it's a party. :'''Abbey''': Oh. Yes, your lordship. :'''Lord John Marbury''': Your breasts are magnificent. :'''Abbey''': Oh. Um... thank you, John. :'''Lord John Marbury''': May I inquire, Mr. President – the first thing that attracted you to Abigail - was it her magnificent breasts? :'''Abbey''': It was. :'''Bartlet''': You know John, there are places in the world where it might be considered rude to talk about the physical attributes of another man's wife. :'''Lord John Marbury''': My god. Really? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Abbey''': Amy. :'''[[w:Amy Gardner|Amy]]''': Yes, ma'am? :'''Abbey''': C.J. and I are gonna get drunk. Come on. :'''Amy''': Yes, ma'am. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You're going? :'''Amy''': The First Lady just asked me to get boozy with her. You don't think I want to write a book one day? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': I need you to tell me everything you can tell me about the [[w:Superconducting Super Collider|Superconducting Super Collider]]. :'''Professor Milgate''': How much time do we have? :'''Sam''': About ten minutes. :'''Professor Milgate''': If you pay very close attention, stay very, very quiet – I can teach you how to spell it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Senator Enlow''': If we could only say what benefit this thing has. No one’s been able to do that... :'''Professor Milgate''': That’s because great achievement has no road map. Well, the [[w:X-ray|X-ray]]’s pretty good. So is [[w:penicillin|penicillin]]. Neither were discovered with a practical objective in mind. I mean, when the electron was discovered in 1897, it was useless. Now we have an entire world run by electronics. [[w:Joseph Haydn|Haydn]] and [[w:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] never studied the classics. They couldn’t&mdash;they invented them. :'''Sam''': Discovery :'''Professor Milgate''': What? :'''Sam''': Discovery is what&mdash;that's what this is used for. It's for discovery. === ''[[w:The U.S. Poet Laureate|The U.S. Poet Laureate]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[after Bartlet's slight on Ritchie's intelligence]'' We're focusing on energy and dependence this week. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': No, we're focusing on ''this'' this week. I can try a non-apology apology. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Try it. :'''C.J.''': "The President didn't realize that the camera was hot and he said something he shouldn't have, as we all do from time to time." :'''Josh''': Nice. :'''Sam''': Yeah. It's a head-fake towards contrition. :'''Josh''': And we hold our heads high. All right. :'''Sam''': Good. We'll see how it goes. :'''Josh''': Why do you think this one's so hard to spin? :'''C.J.''': 'Cause it's the classic Washington scandal. We screwed up by telling the truth. :'''Josh''': All right. Let's try not to do that too much. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': By the way, my Princeton Tigers could whip your Cal Bears any day of the week. :'''C.J.''': At what? :'''Sam''': Logarithms possibly. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tabatha Fortis''': Nice office. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Exactly sixty-three feet from the Oval Office. If you don't think we measure, you're out of your mind. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': ''[about his fan website]'' C.J., it's a... crazy place. It's got this dictatorial leader, who I'm sure wears a muumuu and chain smokes Parliaments. :'''C.J.''': What did you go there for in the first place? :'''Josh''': It's called LemonLyman.com. :'''C.J.''': Let me explain something to you. This is sort of my field. The people on these sites? They're the cast of ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)|One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest]]''. The muu-muu-wearing Parliament smoker? That's [[w:Nurse Ratched|Nurse Ratched]]. When Nurse Ratched is unhappy, the patients are unhappy. You? You're [[w:Randle McMurphy|McMurphy]]. You swoop in with your card games and fishing trips - :'''Josh''': I didn't swoop in, I came in the exact same way everyone else did. :'''C.J.''': Well, now I'm telling you to open the wardroom window and climb on out before they give you a pre-frontal [[w:lobotomy|lobotomy]] and I have to smother you with a pillow. :'''Josh''': ''[pause]'' You're...? :'''C.J.''': ''[nodding]'' I'm [[w:Chief Bromden|Chief Bromden]], yes, at this particular moment. I'm assigning an intern from the press office to that website. They're going to check it every night before they go home. If they discover you've been there I'm going to shove a motherboard so far up your ass - ''What?'' :'''Josh''': Technically, I outrank you... :'''C.J.''': ''So far up'' your ass! :'''Josh''': Okay. :'''C.J.''': Okay. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tabatha Fortis''': ''[to Toby]'' You think I think that an artist's job is to speak the truth. An artist's job is to captivate you for however long we've asked for your attention. If we stumble into truth, we got lucky, and I don't get to decide what truth is. === ''[[w:Stirred|Stirred]]'' === :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': I shall do those things. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You shall? :'''Donna''': I shall... and I'll tell you what I'd like in exchange. :'''Josh''': How about a weekly salary of some kind? :'''Donna''': Yes, plus a favor. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I love doing this. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Really? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': Filing tax returns? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': Okay... :'''Bartlet''': What? :'''Charlie''': I was just thinking about the plurality of Americans who made the decision to pull a lever that had your name next to it. :'''Bartlet''': Suckers. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Can I tell you what's messed up about [[w:James Bond|James Bond]]? :'''Charlie''': Nothing. :'''Bartlet''': [[w:Shaken, not stirred|Shaken, not stirred]] will get you cold water with a dash of gin and dry vermouth. The reason you stir it with a special spoon is so not to chip the ice. James is ordering a weak martini and being snooty about it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Charlie''': They're saying I owe the federal government money? :'''Bartlet''': And you don't even need a stamp. Hand it over. :'''Charlie''': There's a mistake. :'''Bartlet''': Whatever. Hand it over. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Donna''': ''[on the phone to her former teacher]'' Sally Seidelman told me you were retiring. :'''Mrs. Morello''': At the end of this year. :'''Donna''': Well, I... I just wanted to say. I don't know, I just... I just wanted to say... I don't know. :'''Mrs. Morello''': Are--Are you sure everything's all right? :'''Bartlet''': ''[whispering]'' Tell her where you are. :'''Donna''': Mrs. Morello, I am standing in the Oval Office with the President of the United States and it is because of you. ''[silence]'' Mrs. Morello? :'''Mrs. Morello''': What a thing to say. Well, we're all very proud of you, Donna. :'''Bartlet''': She didn't do anything. :'''Mrs. Morello''': Was that...? :'''Bartlet''': It's Jed Bartlet, Mrs. Morello. I've got a few questions. When you taught [[w:Beowulf|Beowulf]], did you make the kids read it in the original [[w:Middle English|Middle English]] or did you use a translation? :'''Mrs. Morello''': We used a translation, Mr. President. :'''Bartlet''': Okay. We're going to call that the James Bond version. === ''[[w:Enemies Foreign and Domestic|Enemies Foreign and Domestic]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[about the treatment of women in [[w:Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]]]'' Outraged? I'm barely surprised. This is a country where women aren't allowed to drive a car. They're not allowed to be in the company of any man other than a close relative. They're required to adhere to a dress code that would make a [[w:Maryknoll|Maryknoll]] nun look like Malibu [[w:Barbie|Barbie]]. They beheaded a hundred and twenty-one people last year for robbery, rape, and drug trafficking. They have no free press, no elected government, no political parties. And the [[w:House of Saud|Royal Family]] allows the [[w:Islamic religious police|Religious Police]] to travel in groups of six carrying nightsticks and they freely and publicly beat women. But '[[w:Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears|Brutus is an honorable man]].' Seventeen schoolgirls were forced to burn alive because they weren't wearing the proper clothing. Am I outraged? No, Steve; no, Mark; no, Chris: that is Saudi Arabia, our partners in peace. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[negotiating a meeting with the Russian president]'' It's a coincidence that you should happen to mention the time of the meeting. See, President Chigorin only has to fly through one time zone. President Bartlet has to fly through seven. Don't get me wrong, this President can do three shows a night, but there's no one in the Western Hemisphere who has a worse reaction to jetlag than he does. Any trip 8 hours or longer and someone gets fired at the end of it, and it's already been me three times, so... :'''Nikolai''': We'll pass it on. :'''Sam''': I think everyone on the White House staff would agree when I say that one is a deal-breaker. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Nikolai''': It is freezing too cold in [[w:Reykjavík|Reykjavík]]. It is freezing too cold in [[w:Helsinki|Helsinki]]. It is freezing too cold in [[w:Gstaad|Gstaad]]. Why must every American President bound out of an automobile like as at a yacht club, while in com... :'''George''': Comparison. :'''Nikolai''': Comparison, our leader looks like... I don't even know what word is. :'''Sam''': Frumpy? :'''Nikolai''': I don't know what "frumpy" is, but [[w:Onomatopoeia|onomatopoetically]], sounds right. :... :'''Sam:''' It's hard not to like a guy who doesn't know 'frumpy,' but knows 'onomatopoeia.' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Percy Fitzwallace|Admiral Fitzwallace]]''': Mr. President. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Fitz! Fitz, you old polecat, you old so-and-so. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': Trying to be "one of the fellas," sir? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': Well, well done, sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': ''[walking into the Oval Office]'' Good morning, Mr. President. :'''Bartlet''': You're gonna get Secret Service protection, but I can't order it unless you sign this piece of paper, so sign this piece of paper. :'''C.J.''' Sir, can I ask why you feel it's necessary... :'''Bartlet''': Because Ron says it is, and around here we do whatever Ron says. :'''C.J.''': Well, I think it might be an over-reaction. :'''Bartlet''': Good for you. With all your years of training and experience in sniffing out crime, your opinion really carries a lot of weight with me. :'''C.J.''': I don't want to appear fragile. :'''Bartlet''': Are you kidding? :'''C.J.''': Sir... :'''Bartlet''': We're talking about one bodyguard. I have twelve, and that's before I leave the house. You ever count the number of guns that come along with me when Abbey and I take in a play at the Kennedy Center? Do I seem fragile to you? :'''C.J.''': No, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Then... :'''C.J.''': You're also not a woman in a man's job. To say nothing of the fact that you're required by law to be protected by the Treasury Department. You don't have a choice. And frankly, sir, you and I both know that you score points frequently with the public and with the press by shrugging off your Secret Service and doing whatever... going to a book store. :'''Bartlet''': I don't care. :'''C.J.''': Sir... :'''Bartlet''': I don't care! You're part of my family, and this thing is happening and I simply won't permit it. Sign the piece of paper. === ''[[w:The Black Vera Wang|The Black Vera Wang]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[holding up an envelope]'' What's this? :'''Ginger''': I don't know. It's marked "personal." :'''Sam''': You don't know who sent it? :'''Ginger''': There's no return address. :'''Sam''': Think it's porn? :'''Ginger''': I don't know. :'''Sam''': 'Cause I'm pretty tired, but if it's porn&mdash;I mean really good porn&mdash;by the way if my innocent joking's making you uncomfortable in any way&mdash; :'''Ginger''': No, I'm hoping it's porn. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': This isn't bad, Sam. Let me show you bad. ''[they walk out to where all the TVs are running the ad]'' :'''Sam''': Oh, God. :'''Bruno''': It's on free media. Everywhere. All day, all night, for free. You got played, Sam. And you forgot that all warfare is based on deception. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': There's no way you're letting me walk out the door, so what is it we're doing? :'''Simon''': I'm sorry? :'''C.J.''': What's your plan for me? :'''Simon''': I don't have a plan. :'''C.J.''': Are you gonna let me drive myself home? :'''Simon''': No. ''[holding up something]'' I've got your spark plug. Is that what you meant? :'''C.J.''': You've got my spark plug? :'''Simon''': And your battery. Fuel pump, starter relay, timing belt, the ignition fuse. And well also the engine, I guess. :'''C.J.''': Did you leave me anything? :'''Simon''': Wiper fluid. You can clean your windshield. No, actually, you need the battery. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': Anything else, Agent Sunshine? :'''Simon''': It's Special Agent Sunshine, but that couldn't matter less. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I'm not going to the bunker. There are going to be people who aren't going to the bunker, and when I get out I'm not going to be able to tell them what to do anymore and I like doing that. Let's get Abbey to New Hampshire but I'm not going to the bunker. And if you say I have to, I'm walking across the alley with the Chief Justice and I'm handing John Hoynes my resignation. And as soon as he's sworn in I'm telling him to appoint me his Vice President because I'm not going to the bunker. If the agents come, the agents come, but tell Ron he'd better bring more than a couple of guys. === ''[[w:We Killed Yamamoto|We Killed Yamamoto]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': I know it was a screw-up, but I loved how he stormed into it, full speed, bam, like there's now a Sam Seaborn-shaped hole in the wall. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': We spent millions of dollars developing a pen for the astronauts that would work in zero gravity. Know what the Russians did? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Used a pencil? :'''Leo''': They used a pencil. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[about replacing Mrs. Landingham]'' So it's been a year. Why don't you organize the search, you know for a new Executive Secretary. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Yes, sir. Absolutely. :'''Bartlet''': I may not like the first couple of candidates. It may take a while. :'''Charlie''': No, I don't imagine you're going to hire somebody sir, but this is a step in the right direction. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Eliminating the term 'north' from North Dakota is an important state issue and the President feels it should be resolved on a state level. While the President is sympathetic towards the cause and understands the large economics ramifications of this name change, he feels the issue is not yet ripe for national attention. The President wishes you well on your endeavors and thanks you for your support. :'''Man''': Uh, Miss Moss? Are you aware that studies clearly show the word 'north' leaves the impression that this state is cold, snowy and flat, significantly depressing tourism and business startup. :'''Donna''': With due respect, sir, your average temperature is 7 degrees. Your average snowfall: 42 inches, and a name change isn't going to take care of that. :'''Woman''': We enjoy roughly the same climate as South Dakota. We took in 73.7 million in tourism revenue last year. They took in 1.2 billion. They have the word 'south'. :'''Donna''': Also [[w:Mount Rushmore|Mount Rushmore]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Percy Fitzwallace|Admiral Fitzwallace]]''': I don't know who the world's leading expert on warfare is, but any list of the top has got to include me and I can't tell when it's peacetime and wartime anymore. :'''Leo''': Look, international law has always recognized certain protected persons who you couldn't attack. It's been this way since the Romans. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': In peacetime. :'''Leo''': Yes. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': The [[w:Battle of Agincourt|Battle of Agincourt]]...this was the French fighting against the British archers. This was like a polo match. The battles were observed by heralds, and they picked the winners. And if a soldier laid down his arms, he was treated humanely... :'''Leo''': Yeah. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': And the international laws you're talking about...this is where a lot of them were written, at a time and in a place where a person ''could'' tell between peacetime and wartime. The idea of targeting ''one'' person was ridiculous. It wouldn't have occurred to the French to try to kill [[w:William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham|William Pitt]]. That all changed after [[w:Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]]– :'''Leo''': I don't like where this conversation's going...In the Situation Room, Fitz... :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': We killed Yamamoto. We shot down his plane. :'''Leo''': We declared war... :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': If [[w:Dietrich_Bonhoeffer|Dietrich Bonhoeffer]] had been successful... :'''Leo''': ...and the [[w:20 July plot|plot]] to kill [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] was an internal rebellion. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': ...there would have been statues built of an assassin. We'd've had to explain that to our kids! :'''Leo''': I'm going to get back to the office. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': We measure the success of a mission by two things: was it successful and how few civilians did we hurt. They measure success by how many. Pregnant women are delivering bombs! You're talking to me about ''international laws''? The laws of ''nature'' don't even apply here! I've been a soldier for thirty-eight years, and I've found an enemy I can kill. He can't cancel Shareef's trip, Leo. You've got to tell him, he can't cancel it. === ''[[w:Posse Comitatus (The West Wing)|Posse Comitatus]]'' === :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Okay. Okay, that was my fault. I didn't properly prepare you for the meeting. That was bad staff work. Before your next job interview with the President, I'm gonna remind you that you probably don't want to be stoned. :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': There's gonna be a second interview? :'''Charlie''': There's gonna be as many as it takes. We're gonna get this right. :'''Debbie''': Well, let me back you up a second. Have we done the first one yet? :'''Charlie''': I'm calling a cab now. :'''Debbie''': Okay. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': He's [Gov. Ritchie] at the Yankee game right now? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Local news covered it. He said that this was how ordinary Americans got their entertainment. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I've been to 441 baseball games at Yankee Stadium. There's not one person there who's ordinary. :'''Sam''': I know. :'''Toby''': You making fun of the Yankees? :'''Sam''': Uh...no... :'''Toby''': Now? :'''Sam''': I'm not. :'''Toby''': They went to the Yankee game. :'''Sam''': He's coming at intermission. :'''Toby''': Well, I'm not sure that suits me. :'''Sam''': I know what you mean. :'''Toby''': Making an entrance after the President. That's just not how we play bridge. It's not how we say cricket. :'''Sam''': Okay, but you're starting to freak me out a little bit. :'''Toby''': Just talk to me a minute. :'''Sam''': How many people are at the game? :'''Toby''': It's a good game. About 40,000 probably. :'''Sam''': There was an incumbent President, who was facing a primary challenge, and on the day of the primary, his staff sent his motorcade into a district that was heavily favored by his opponent in order to tie up traffic. Now I would like it plain that I would never do anything to tamper with an election, but... :''[Toby pats Sam's cheek a few times and squishes his mouth.]'' :'''Toby''': I am so... proud of you. :'''Sam''': You're really very much freaking me out. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Reporter #1''': Toby, it's already intermission, and Governor Ritchie's stuck in traffic. He won't get here until the middle of the second act. :'''Toby''': He should have taken the Cross Bronx to the West Side. :'''Reporter #2''': Sam? :'''Sam''': I don't know... but I want to tell you some good facts. $1.8 million raised for the Catholic charities tonight. Thanks to the people who made it. While we're talking, the House is passing the President's welfare reform bill, and he appreciates all the governors who worked the vote. :'''Toby''': And the Yankees are about to snap a 12-game winning streak. Thanks a lot. :'''Sam''': What Toby means to say that if 90% of success is showing up, we're just happy that someone's standing up for the other ten. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': What's going on? :'''Charlie''': Nothing, sir. ''[pause]'' I'll be arranging a second meeting with Deborah Fiderer when we get back to town. :'''Bartlet''': From this afternoon? :'''Charlie''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Are you pledging a fraternity or something, 'cause this would be a good one. :'''Charlie''': Sir? :'''Bartlet''': What's with you and this woman? :'''Charlie''': She hired me. That's why she was fired. :''[Bartlet nods]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Something horrible happened about an hour ago. C.J. Cregg was getting threats so we put an agent on her. He's a good guy. He was on my detail for a while, and he was in Rosslyn. He walked in the middle of an armed robbery, and was shot and killed after detaining one of the suspects. :'''Gov. Ritchie''': Oh. Crime...Boy, I don't know. :'''Bartlet''': ''[sighs]'' We should have a great debate, Rob. We owe it to everyone. When I was running as a governor, I didn't know anything. I made them start Bartlet college in my dining room. Two hours every morning on foreign affairs and the military. You can do that. :'''Gov. Ritchie''': How many different ways you think you're gonna find to call me dumb? :'''Bartlet''': I wasn't, Rob. But you've turned being un-engaged into a Zen-like thing, and you shouldn't enjoy it so much is all, and if it appears at times as if I don't like you, that's the reason why. :'''Gov. Ritchie''': You're what my friends call a superior sumbitch. You're an academic elitist and a snob. You're, uh, Hollywood, you're weak, you're liberal, and you can't be trusted. And if it appears from time to time as if I don't like you, well, those are just a few of the many reasons why. :''[Music begins in the theater]'' :'''Bartlet''': They're playing my song. ''[walks away, then turns back]'' In the future, if you're wondering, "Crime. Boy, I don't know" is when I decided to kick your ass. == Season Four == === ''[[w:20 Hours in America, Part I|20 Hours in America, Part I]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': There's a guy down here holding a sign that says, "Eight more years." Don't get me wrong, I like your thinking, but I've probably tested the Constitution about as far as Abbey's going to allow me to for a little while. ''[Crowd cheers and applauds.]'' You know the story about the guy whose car gets stuck in a muddy hole? A farmer comes along and says he'll pull the car out of the mud but he's going to have to charge 50 bucks 'cause this is the tenth time he's had to pull one out of the mud today. The driver says, "God, when do you have time to plow your land, at night?" The farmer says, "No, no. Nighttime is when I fill the hole with water." ''[Crowd laughs.]'' We need to find energy alternatives. We're getting our cue. We're getting it right now. The Republicans are busy. They're trying to convince us that they care about new energy and that they're not in the vest pockets of big oil, and that's a tough sell. I don't envy them, 'cause their only hope is that we don't notice that they're the ones who are filling the hole with water every night, and I think Americans are smarter than that. I think we noticed. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J]]''': We've got a new addition to our running list of things Robert Ritchie's not. Speaking this morning at the Philadelphia Financial Council the Governor said, "I'm no scientist, but I know a thing or two about physics." So, for the week, you can add "scientist" to "doctor," "mind reader," and "Chinese." <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[on his answering machine]'' Hi, it's Sam. I'm going to sleep now for a little bit, but if you really need me just yell really loud and I'll probably wake up. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': SAM!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': Do we have some sort of condensed... [[w:Reader's Digest|Reader's Digest]] index... of, well... all human knowledge? :'''Ginger''': We usually just use Margaret. <hr width="50%'/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Excuse me. I'm so sorry to interrupt in what obviously is a private moment between the two of you and your... two friends. We came in this morning... :'''Girl 2''': We know who you are. We're not rednecks. :'''Donna''': Okay. Well, I'm Donna Moss and this is my boss. :'''Josh''': Josh Lyman. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Toby Ziegler. :'''Donna''': Anyway, we're very crunched for time and we think that you... :'''Toby''': I work at the White House. :'''Girl 1''': Wow. Humongous whoop. :'''Josh''': Come on! He's Communications Director. It's a decent sized whoop. :'''Girl 2''': How many unborn babies did you guys kill today? :'''Josh''': Whoa, hey. Danger, Will Robinson. === ''[[w:20 Hours in America, Part II|20 Hours in America, Part II]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ...restoring abundance amid an economic shortfall, securing peace in a time of global conflict, sustaining hope in this winter of anxiety and fear. More than any time in recent history, America's destiny is not of our own choosing. We did not seek nor did we provoke an assault on our freedom and our way of life. We did not expect nor did we invite a confrontation with evil. Yet the true measure of a people's strength is how they rise to master that moment when it does arrive. Forty-four people were killed a couple of hours ago at Kennison State University. Three swimmers from the men's team were killed and two others are in critical condition, when, after having heard the explosion from their practice facility, they ran into the fire to help get people out. Ran ''into'' the fire. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight. They're our students and our teachers and our parents and our friends. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels, but every time we think we have measured our capacity to meet a challenge, we look up and we're reminded that that capacity may well be limitless. This is a time for American heroes. We will do what is hard. We will achieve what is great. This is a time for American heroes and we reach for the stars. God bless their memory, God bless you and God bless the United States of America. Thank you. :'''Bruno''': When did you write that last part? :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': In the car. :'''Bruno''': Freak. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You have an inadvertent habit of putting down my Judaism by implying that you have a sharper anti-Semitism meter than I do. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': You know, the ancient Hebrews had a word for Jews from Westport: they pronounced it "Presbyterian." :'''Josh''': And by saying things like that. :'''Toby''': I'm just saying, I'm from Brighton Beach. :'''Josh''': Well, Mohammed al Mohammed el Mohammed bin Bizir doesn't make the distinction when he suits up in the morning. :'''Toby''': Well, as long as you have a good grasp of the complexity of that situation. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': What the hell are the two of you talking about? :'''Toby''': I assure you neither one of us knows. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Nancy McNally|McNally]]''': Leo. Yeoman Fitzwallace. :'''[[w:Percy Fitzwallace|Admiral Fitzwallace]]''': Dr. McNally. :'''McNally''': Let's attack. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': Who? :'''McNally''': Qumar. Let's recommend to the President that we attack. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Why? :'''McNally''': 'Cause I've had it. :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': I don't think the UN is going to let us do it for that reason. :'''McNally''': That's 'cause you're a sissy. You want peace in the Middle East? Give me a pair of third generation [[w:Intercontinental ballistic missile|ICBM's]] and a compass. You get [[w:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2 Spirit stealth bombers]] over Qumar right now, as if the Qumari Air Defense Sytem requires stealth capability. Just fly in at night, and while you're at it, could you order the ''[[w:USS Louisiana (SSBN-743)|USS Louisiana]]'' to fire off a [[w:UGM-133 Trident II|D5 Trident]] just to see if it works? What's the worst that could happen? :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': ''[to Leo, bewildered]'' Is she talking to me? :'''McNally''': Yes! :'''Admiral Fitzwallace''': Well, 98% of all living organisms within a seven mile radius would die instantly in a torrent of fire. :'''McNally''': Admiral Sissymary... We're running out of options on the menu. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Matt Kelley''': Flight's delayed? :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Matt Kelley''': Me, too. I'm going to St. Louis. :'''Toby''': Washington. :'''Matt Kelley''': I'm with my daughter. She's up, uh, stairs in the room, but we were out here looking at Notre Dame. :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Matt Kelley''': You got kids? :'''Toby''': No. :'''Matt Kelley''': Wait till you take your oldest to look at colleges. It's an incredible feeling. You wish they'd go to college across the street from your house, but you know... :'''Toby''': Yeah. ''[to the bartender]'' A Jack Daniels rocks. :'''Bartender''': Yeah. :'''Toby''': My boss went to Notre Dame. :'''Matt Kelley''': Beautiful campus. I've never seen anything like it. She-she's not going to get to sleep tonight. ''[pause]'' You see what happened in the market today? :'''Toby''': Yeah, I-I saw. You invested? :'''Matt Kelley''': Ehh... Mutual fund that's supposed to send her to college. I never imagined at $55,000 a year, I'd have trouble making ends meet. And my wife brings in another 25. My son's in public school. It's no good. I mean, there's 37 kids in the class, uh, no art and music, no advanced placement classes. Other kids, their mother has to make them practice the piano. You can't pull my son away from the piano. He needs teachers. I spend half the day thinking about what happens if I slip and fall down on my own front porch, you know? It should be hard. I like that it's hard. Putting your daughter through college, that's-that's a man's job. A man's accomplishment. But it should be a little easier. Just a little easier. 'Cause in that difference is... everything. ''[pause]'' I'm sorry. I'm, uh, I-I'm Matt Kelley. :'''Toby''': I'm Toby Ziegler. I work at the White House. Have a minute to talk? We'd, uh... like to buy you a beer. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Toby''': We don’t know what the next president is going to face. If we choose someone with vision, someone with guts, someone with [[w:gravitas|gravitas]], who is connected to other peoples lives and cares about making them better. If we choose someone who inspires us then we will be able to face what comes our way and achieve things we can’t imagine yet. === ''[[w:College Kids|College Kids]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Listen, I know we're here for a serious purpose, for a sober purpose, but I wanted to say I've never been a part of a street gang before, and that's basically what we are – a pretty well-financed one – but anyway, I wanted to say it feels good, and I think when we're done with this meeting, I think we should go out and get girls, and I don't know, maybe knock over a fruit stand or something. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Debbie Fiderer|Debbie]]''': At my last job, the background check wasn't nearly as extensive... :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': You have a button on your phone, a crash button. :'''Debbie''': Hmm? :'''Sam''': You have a crash button which will bring the Secret Service in instantly and turn your office into a live microphone which will be broadcast all over the building. It's the button you push if someone's trying to take the Oval Office. This isn't your last job. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ...'Joy cometh in the morning,' scripture tells us. I hope so. I don't know if life would be worth living if it didn't. And I don't yet know who set off the bomb at Kennison State. I don't know if it's one person or ten, and I don't know what they want. All I know for sure, all I know for certain, is that they weren't born wanting to do this. There's evil in the world, there'll always be, and we can't do anything about that. But there's violence in our schools, too much mayhem in our culture, and we can do something about that. There's not enough character, discipline, and depth in our classrooms; there aren't enough teachers in our classrooms. There isn't nearly enough, not nearly enough, not nearly enough money in our classrooms, and we can do something about that. We're not doing nearly enough, not nearly enough to teach our children well, and we can do better, and we must do better, and we will do better, and we will start this moment today! They weren't born wanting to do this. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jordan''': All I meant by 'cloak and dagger' is that I'm not cut out for the security meetings and the secret this and the back channel ambassadors. It's like you're in the Mafia. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Well, it may be like I'm in the Mafia, but I'm not. I work for the good guys. :'''Jordan''': It was one sentence. The problem was that you were never at the other end of the phone. :'''Leo''': That's an entirely different kettle of beans and we can have that discussion, but history has shown if you just wait and tell it to a divorce lawyer you can have half of my stuff. :'''Jordan''': I don't want your stuff. :'''Leo''': You don't know; some of it's good stuff. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[to Sam]'' Would you tell him he doesn't have to worry about the district court? :'''Sam''': ''[to Josh]'' I told him. ''[to Bruno]'' They're not going to rule for Sullivan. :'''Josh''': He's worried 'cause it's Wengland. :'''Sam''': He's not that crazy. :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': I'll tell you, I'm not that comfortable with a federal judge being even a little bit crazy. === ''[[w:The Red Mass|The Red Mass]]'' === :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': When we mention that we want five debates, say what they are. One on the economy, one on foreign policy, with another on global threats and national security, one on the environment, and one on strengthening family life, which would include health care, education, and retirement. I also think there should be one on parts of speech and sentence structure, and one on fractions. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Is there any chance I'm going to get an opportunity to speak in this conversation, or are you just writing out loud? :'''Toby''': I didn't even know you were in the room. :'''C.J.''': Toby, I'm absolutely terrified we're going to lose the expectations game. I can't believe how many times I get asked what would be a win in the debates. At this point I feel like if - and only if - Ritchie accidentally lights his podium on fire does the President have a fighting chance. :'''Toby''': I disagree. :'''C.J.''': Disagree all you want, but I'm right. :'''Toby''': These two men are going to be side by side on the stage, answering questions. That's the ball game. :'''C.J.''': If the whole thing is, he can't tie his shoelaces and it turns out he can, then ''that'' is the ball game. :'''Toby''': And I believe he'll have to do more than tie his shoelaces. :'''C.J.''': Not much more. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Can you make a run to the staff secretary's office? Ella's not there, but someone should be. Make sure you just take what needs to be signed today. They're gonna try to give you a whole stack, and right there's where you become a man. :'''Emily''': Should I use sex as a tactic? :'''Charlie''': If you need to. Hell, even if you just want to. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Mike, pick yourself out a daughter. My oldest is married, but I can have it annulled. The Pope said he'd do it, I swear to God. :'''Casper''': That's very friendly of you, sir. Thank you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': It's not even the number of debates, as much as the format. Two-minute response followed by a one-minute reply. That's not a debate. That's not a debate! It's a joint press conference. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': What is really the difference between one debate and two debates? :'''Toby''': "What's the diff–"! It's a whole other debate! It's a second debate! It's 100% more debate! :'''C.J.''': "Someone should ask him if he's aware taxpayers pay $9,000 this instead of $200,000 that. And somebody should ask him what he means by, and somebody should ask him how he plans on..." You said that, and you were right! :'''Toby''': What if he has a bad night? It's happened. What if he gets himself into trouble? What if Ritchie comes after Abbey or the kids and the President goes postal? That's what I'd try to do. Stress, hot lights... What if he has an episode? :'''C.J.''': We lose. When you can't lower expectations, you only have one thing you can do. You have to meet them. === ''[[w:Debate Camp (The West Wing)|Debate Camp]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[to Leo]'' Honey, if we're going to have this fight, can we not do it in front of the Joint Chiefs? It just scares the hell out of them. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': A couple of things. I need you to look at a couple of answers on defense readiness. I need concrete examples of waste in Pentagon procurement. We need two more members of the IRC for post spin. I need you to fill out this marriage license and paperwork for a joint checking account and review this 60-second answer on Rwanda. :'''[[w:Andrea Wyatt|Andy]]''': Okay, okay, okay and um, under no circumstances, and sure. :'''Toby''': See, by my count, you said under no circumstances to the IRC post spin and sure... :'''Andy''': I said under no circumstances to marrying you again. :'''Toby''': May I ask why? :'''Andy''': I have the unique experience of having done it once before. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': What's going on with you and Andy? :'''Toby''': Nothing. :'''Sam''': I think you're wrong. :'''Toby''': I'm not. :'''Sam''': I think you're getting back together. :'''Toby''': We're not. :'''Sam''': But you want to. :'''Toby''': Yes. :'''Sam''': I think... Wait. What? :'''Toby''': See, sometimes if I slam on the brakes, you run right past. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Okay, fill us in on everything you've got so far between the two of you. :'''Toby''': Yeah, that's what's going to happen right now. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Delores Landingham|Mrs. Landingham]]''': We're choosing pictures from the collection at the [[w:National Gallery of Art|National Gallery]]. :'''Bartlet''': They'll loan stuff? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Anything you want in the National Gallery or the whole [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian]]. :'''Bartlet''': Really? :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Yeah. :'''Bartlet''': I want [[w:Apollo 11|Apollo 11]]. :'''Mrs. Landingham''': Well, you can't have that. :'''Bartlet''': Then don't bother me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Josh and Sam talked to me. I'm on board. :'''Toby''': With what? :'''Charlie''': Team Toby. :'''Toby''': See, I lent voice to thought and that was my mistake. :'''Charlie''': If you want to marry Andy, then, damn it, so do I... :'''Toby''': Okay. :'''Charlie''': ...want that, you know, to happen to you. :'''Toby''': I get it. :'''Charlie''': Do you? Because this is about love. :'''Toby''': I think you have a different motivation. :'''Charlie''': Laughs? :'''Toby''': Yes. :'''Charlie''': Sure, but also as much love, really, as I think either one of us are comfortable with. === ''[[w:Game On (The West Wing)|Game On]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Ten words: "I will make America's defenses the strongest in the history of the world." :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': "In the history of the world?" When we say that, are we comparing ourselves to the [[w:Visigoths|Visigoths]], adjusted for inflation? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Robert Ritchie (TV character)|Gov. Ritchie]]''': My view of this is simple: we don't need a Federal Department of Education telling us our children have to learn [[w:Esperanto|Esperanto]], they have to learn Eskimo poetry. Let the states decide, let the communities decide on health care, on education, on lower taxes, not higher taxes. Now, he's going to throw a big word at you - "[[w:unfunded mandate|unfunded mandate]]." He's going to say if Washington lets the states do it, it's an unfunded mandate. But what he doesn't like is the federal government losing power. But I call it the ingenuity of the American people. :'''Moderator''': President Bartlet, you have 60 seconds for a question and an answer. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Well, first of all, let's clear up a couple of things. "Unfunded mandate" is two words, not one big word. There are times when we're fifty states and there are times when we're one country, and have national needs. And the way I know this is that Florida didn't fight Germany in World War II or establish civil rights. You think states should do the governing wall-to-wall. That's a perfectly valid opinion. But your state of Florida got $12.6 billion in federal money last year - from Nebraskans, and Virginians, and New Yorkers, and Alaskans, with their Eskimo poetry. 12.6 out of a state budget of $50 billion. Now, I'm supposed to be using this time for a question, so here it is: Can we have it back, please? :'''Josh''': Game on! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gov. Ritchie''': Now, I want people to work together in this great country, and that's what I did in Florida&mdash;I brought people together&mdash;and that's what I'll do as your President. End the logjam, end the gridlock, and bring Republicans together with Democrats, 'cause Americans are tired of partisan politics. :'''Bartlet''': Actually, what you've done in Florida is bring the right together with the far right. And I don't think Americans are tired of partisan politics; I think they're tired of hearing career politicians diss partisan politics to get a gig. I've tried it before. They ain't buying it. That's okay, though...that's okay, though, 'cause partisan politics is good. Partisan politics is what the Founders had in mind. It guarantees that the minority opinion is heard, and as a lifelong possessor of minority opinions, I appreciate it. But if you're troubled by it, Governor, you should know, in this campaign, you've used the word 'liberal' 74 times. In one day. It was yesterday. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I'm not sure I can watch anymore...no, wait, I can. I can. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Moderator''': Governor Ritchie, many economists have stated that the tax cut, which is the centerpiece of your economic agenda, could actually harm the economy. Is now really the time to cut taxes? :'''Gov. Ritchie''': You bet it is. We need to cut taxes for one reason - the American people know how to spend their money better than the federal government does. :'''Moderator''': Mr. President, your rebuttal. :'''Bartlet''': There it is. That's the ten word answer my staff's been looking for for two weeks. There it is. Ten-word answers can kill you in political campaigns. They're the tip of the sword. Here's my question: What are the next ten words of your answer? Your taxes are too high? So are mine. Give me the next ten words. How are we going to do it? Give me ten after that, I'll drop out of the race right now. Every once in a while... every once in a while, there's a day with an absolute right and an absolute wrong, but those days almost always include body counts. Other than that, there aren't very many unnuanced moments in leading a country that's way too big for ten words. I'm the President of the United States, not the President of the people who agree with me. And by the way, if the left has a problem with that, they should vote for somebody else. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Sixty percent is 6 of 10 in a focus group. You change one mind, it's a dead heat. You change two, it's a landslide. This campaign's a mechanism of persuasion. We're not asking for a show of hands. === ''[[w:Election Night (The West Wing)|Election Night]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': We won. We don't have to pander. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Please don't say that. I'm not kidding. We haven't won anything yet. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': The speech is done. :'''Toby''': Two speeches are done. :'''C.J.''': What's the second? :'''Toby''': I've got a speech if he wins. I've got a speech if he doesn't. :'''Sam''': You wrote a concession? :'''Toby''': Of course I wrote a concession. You want to tempt the wrath of whatever from high atop the thing? :'''Sam''': No. :'''Toby''': Then go outside, turn around three times, and spit. What the hell is the matter with you? :'''Sam''': It's like 25 degrees outside. ''[he sits]'' :'''Toby''': Go. :''[Josh enters]'' :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Hello. :'''C.J.''': ''[in foreign accent]'' Oh, Mr. Lyman. I see your picture in the magazine. Tell me, if I swallow my ballot, does it still...? :'''Josh''': A little election day humor-- that's great. :'''Sam''': He wrote a concession speech. :'''Josh''': Of course, he wrote a concession speech. Why wouldn't he? What possible reason would he have for not to writing a concession speech? :'''Sam''': The wrath from high atop the thing. :'''Toby''': He up and said we were gonna... :'''Josh''': No, you have to go outside turn around three times and curse. :'''Toby''': Spit. :'''Josh''': Spit and curse. :'''Toby''': Do everything. Go! :'''Josh''': Go! <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': Did you&mdash;? :'''Sam''': Yes, I turned, I cursed, I spat, it froze. :'''C.J.''': Can't be too careful. :'''Sam''': I think you can. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': ''[to Toby]'' Listen, I know better than to stick my face in your personal life. Except, you know, for sport. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Elsie''': The die's been cast, big brother. You're making everyone crazy. :'''Will''': There's a moment, after you cast the die but before it hits the table. Breathe wrong and you'll change the way it lands. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': That was wonderful! :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': That was fun. :'''Abbey''': How you feeling? :'''Bartlet''': I feel great. :'''Abbey''': You want a glass of water? :'''Bartlet''': No, I'm fine. :'''Abbey''': You seem a little dry. Sure you don't want a glass of water? :'''Bartlet''': No, I feel great. :'''Abbey''': Maybe I should get you a glass of water, just in case. You could hold it in your hand. :'''Bartlet''': ''[pause]'' How'd you know? :'''Abbey''': You were off the prompter. :'''Bartlet''': ''[A little teary]'' Just for a second, I couldn't see it. :'''Abbey''': It's all right. There are going to be more days like this. It starts now. It's going to be harder this time. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, I know. We can still have tonight, though, right? :'''Abbey''': ''[fighting tears; smiles]'' You've got lots of nights. === ''[[w:Process Stories|Process Stories]]'' === :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': She wanted a name for election night and I said, "Use my name," not thinking for a second it was ever going to be a practical option. Can I ask, is your office now ''[[w:The House of the Rising Sun|The House of the Rising Sun]]''? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yes. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': You did it for the widow. :'''Sam''': Yes, and for a guy I met named Will Bailey who was running the campaign and worked his ass off and never backed off and, by the way, navigated a dead liberal Democrat to a win against Chuck Webb! Five hundred races tonight, that was pretty impressive. Though it was an [[Aristotle|Aristotelian]] confluence of events that could only happen to me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I don't want to intimidate you, but it turns out I'm the first Democrat in twenty years to make a clean sweep of the Plains states. And I'm not just talking about Iowa and Nebraska. :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': Are you trying to turn me on now? :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. :'''Abbey''': All right. :'''Bartlet''': I won the Dakotas, the Badlands, the Black Hills... But let's go down, way down, to the Deep South and the humid bayou of Louisiana and its nine electoral votes. What manner of man it must take to win the state, which, by the way, is the only one operating under the [[w:Napoleonic Code|Napoleonic Code]] of France. And I still don't know what that's all about, but back to me... :'''Abbey''': Hon, this is like, nerd hot talk. :'''Bartlet''': Who's your Commander in Chief? :'''Abbey''': You are. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': You're young, Charlie. Don't you want to be having fun right now? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Yes, sir. But I work for you. :'''Bartlet''': I get that a lot. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': We're all impressed with how influential you were, particularly when you consider that most of us have never met you! But what I'm most grateful for is the process story, which takes attention from the debate, and focuses it where it belongs, which is the contest. This is the story everyone'll be clamoring for and I like that you're filling that need. And to show my gratitude, I'm calling all the major news outlets and letting them know that I'll be forwarding all your confidential memos to the President, logs of all your calls with him, Secret Service logs of your meetings inside the White House. :'''Chris''': I really pissed you off, huh? :'''C.J.''': Don't disrespect Leo McGarry and Bruno Gianelli. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': I worked in a state assembly race in Manhattan, in a district where Democrats outnumbered Republicans sixteen to one. But everywhere we went, there'd be one lone poster of a right-wing nutbar who wanted to eliminate the income tax. And he was holding up signs an canvassing everywhere and bugging the local reporters until we had to comment on it. So I introduced myself to his campaign manager and I said 'What are you doing? Your candidate doesn't have a chance. Neither do your issues.' He said 'This is what I believe. And no candidate gets to run in my district without speaking to my issues.' I came this close to voting for him. === ''[[w:Swiss Diplomacy|Swiss Diplomacy]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[loudly]'' Debbie! First of all where the hell are you and where are my–? :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': ''[enters with glasses]'' Right here, Mr. President. And the [[w:Ipswich, Massachusetts|Ipswich]] clams in [[w:Chesapeake Bay|Chesapeake Bay]] can hear you bellowing right now. :'''Bartlet''': Ipswich clams don't come from Chesapeake Bay, they come from Ipswich. :'''Debbie''': Not anymore. :'''Bartlet''': ''[to Leo]'' Have her beheaded for my birthday. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': This meeting doesn't go in the Sit Room anymore, okay? I don't know why the hell it's here. This isn't a military operation. :'''Leo''': It's a secure room. :'''Bartlet''': My office is a secure room, too, isn't it? Please, somebody tell me it is or I gotta go pack some stuff. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Charlie! Would you pull the first lady out of whatever it is she's doing? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': She's with the women's caucus. :'''Bartlet''': Well put on a helmet and pads and get in there. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': [[w:Samuel Mudd|Samuel Mudd]] set [[w:John Wilkes Booth|Booth]]'s leg after he shot [[w:Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]]. Doctors are liable in this country if they don't treat the patient in front of them. :'''Bartlet''': Just for the record, this is why we don't talk about foreign policy, which we do, but you don't think we do enough. :'''Abbey''': Why? :'''Bartlet''': Because Samuel Mudd was tried and convicted of treason for setting that leg. :'''Abbey''': So? :'''Bartlet''': What 'so'? :'''Abbey''': So that's the way it goes. You set the leg. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Run towards yourself. I'm wrong about that - walk. You're not going to be used to your surroundings. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': If you lose, you lose. But if you waste this, I'll kill you. === ''[[w:Arctic Radar|Arctic Radar]]'' === :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Call and response isn't going to work in front of a Joint Session. You're alliteration happy: 'guardians of gridlock,' 'protectors of privilege.' I needed an avalanche of Advil. And when you use pop-culture references, your speech has a shelf life of twelve minutes. You don't mind constructive criticism, do you? :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': No, sir. :'''Toby''': Anyway, thanks for coming in. I told Sam I can do this by myself. :'''Will''': Well, maybe he thought that your speeches were obscurantist policy tracts lost in a cul-de-sac of their own internal self-righteousness and groaning from the weight of statistics. I'm just speculating. I can't say for sure. :'''Toby''': ''[pause; laughs to himself]'' A 500-word stanza on American leadership in a globally interdependent age that moves beyond triumphalism by this time tomorrow. If it's 501, don't show it to me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': You want me to have the President dodge a call from the UN Secretary-General and not know why? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Yeah. Can you swing that? :'''Charlie''': If I could, that would be troubling, wouldn't it? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': ''[to Leo]'' You're like the guys who say, 'Are you telling me you could only find one African-American speechwriter good enough to work at the White House?' I'm amazed I found that many. 'Good enough to work at the White House' is a pretty small population to begin with. And guys who can write entire sections of a State of the Union? I'd be as surprised if there were as many as nine of us. And Sam was one of them. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': This is incredibly good... Will. 'Never shrinking from the world's...' '...a fierce belief in what we can achieve together.' I used to write like this. It was ten months ago. I don't understand what's going on. I really don't. I've had slumps before. Everybody does, but this is different. I'm sorry, we don't know each other, but there aren't that many people I can talk to about it. I don't understand what's happening. There's no blood going to it. I never had to locate it before. I don't even know where to look. I'm the President's voice and I don't want it to sound like this. And there's an incredible history to second Inaugurals. '[[w:First inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt|Fear itself]],' [[w:Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address|Lincoln]]...I really thought I was on my way to being one of those guys. I thought I was close. Now I'm just writing for my life and you can't serve the President that way. But if I didn't write...I can't serve him at all. :'''Will''': Yeah. Can I tell you three things? You are more in need of a night in Atlantic City than any man I've ever met. Number two is, the last thing you need to worry about is no blood going there. You've got blood going there, about thirteen ways. And some of it isn't good. Once again, I say, ''Atlantic City''. I'd say sit down at a table, go for dinner, see a show take a walk on the boardwalk and smell the salt air... but if you're anything like me, nothing after 'sit down at a table' is going to happen. :'''Toby''': What's the third thing? :'''Will''': You ''are'' one of those guys. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': When you order a guy to go fight, the guy can’t think it’s because you’re sleeping with his wife. :'''Bartlet''': You’re right. :'''Leo''': That’s…That’s an unusual phrase for you sir, did you just learn it? :'''Bartlet''': Well you didn’t let me finish. :'''Leo''': I had a hunch. === ''[[w:Holy Night|Holy Night]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Seriously, Toby, you put me in that office and everyone who works on the speech-writing staff is gonna resent me. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Don't be ridiculous. It's a West Wing office. Everyone who works in the White House is gonna resent you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]]''': My dad's going to love him. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Oh, yeah. :'''Zoey''': Well, I love him, so my father will love him. :'''Charlie''': That's absolutely the way it works. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Zoey''': So I have to ask you and I'm nervous, but I'd like Jean Paul to come stay with us in Manchester this Christmas. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Zoey, I think it's really sweet that you still come to me for permission. You're classy and you're old-fashioned. :'''Zoey''': So it's okay? :'''Bartlet''': Not in a million years. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': ''[to Will]'' Listen, when you get home tonight you're going to be confronted by the instinct to drink alone. Trust that instinct. Manage the pain. Don't try to be a hero. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Danny thinks w-we somehow got a [[w:Gulfstream Aerospace|Gulfstream]] to land in Bermuda, assassinated Shareef, then disassembled the plane and distributed the pieces throughout the [[w:Bermuda Triangle|Bermuda Triangle]]? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yeah. :'''Josh''': I think he spent too much time in the Africa hot. :'''C.J.''': The thing is... :'''Josh''': Yeah? :'''C.J.''': I'm absolutely certain that's what happened. === ''[[w:Guns Not Butter|Guns Not Butter]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': It's the curse of every daughter's father. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Boyfriends? :'''Bartlet''': I don't like them, I don't like them at all. :'''Charlie''': Yes, I know sir. :'''Bartlet''': What the hell happened with you two? It was perfect. I just kept you in the office all the time. :'''Charlie''': Well, she was unhappy that I was at the office all the time. :'''Bartlet''': That was the point. If I was trying to make her happy, I'd buy her a [[w:Convertible|Cabriolet]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': I like your sass. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|CJ]]''': You've got a very nice sass yourself... sir. :'''Bartlet''': What, are you touring? :'''CJ''': I could. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Mr. McGarry, Mr. Ziegler, Mr. Lyman, Miss Cregg. It's the Temptations! I love you guys! :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You only think you've heard everything, but you haven't. :'''Bartlet''': Hit me. :'''Leo''': Toby. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': James Hoebuck will vote yea ten-thirty if we give him $115,000. :'''Bartlet''': Million? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Thousand. $115,000. :'''Bartlet''': For an RV? What's he want? :'''Leo''': An NIH study on remote prayer. :'''Bartlet''': I like it. There should be a button on my desk I can press and forty-nine people instantly pray for me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Danny Concannon|Danny]]''': We cut farm assistance in Colombia. Every single crop we developed was replaced with cocaine. We cut aid for primary education in northwest Pakistan and Egypt; the kids went to [[w:Madrasa|madrassahs]]. Why weren't you making a case that Republican senators are bad on drugs, and bad on national security? Why are Democrats always so bumfuzzled? By the way, sixty-five more flight schools today. Maisy hasn't found your guy. Don't worry. There are thousands more. :'''CJ''': You know something there, General Tso? If you had a story, you'd write it. If you don't have one, shut up. We just lost a vote. We're not bumfuzzled. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to cancel a photo op with a goat. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': You took funding for remote prayer to the President? :'''Josh''': I did it with gusto. :'''Donna''': That's 'cause you don't know the story of Fishhooks McCarty. :'''Josh''': Is this a real person or a Donna person? :'''Donna''': Corrupt politician on the Lower East Side in the '20s. Every morning he stopped at the St. James Church on Oliver Street and said the same prayer, "O Lord, give me health and strength. We'll steal the rest." :'''Josh''': Not that there needs to be, but... was there a point? :'''Donna''': You've got health and strength, both of which, coincidentally, I prayed for after hot lead was shot into your body. :'''Josh''': Yeah... You're going to need some Kryptonite, by the way. :'''Donna''': Okay, settle down. :'''Josh''': All right. :'''Donna''': So you've got health and strength. :'''Josh''': And we'll steal the rest? :'''Donna''': Bet your ass. :'''Josh''': All right. Good work tonight. === ''[[w:The Long Goodbye (The West Wing)|The Long Goodbye]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[on the phone]'' No, I didn't mean that you have no social skills, Toby... I'm sorry if you think I was being insensitive to your... I think you're very... you're a very pretty girl, Toby. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': Dad... you... cannot expect me to silently do nothing. You're going to require care. :'''Tal''': I wasn't built for it. You came for the prom, not for this. :'''C.J.''': Reunion. I'm not going. :'''Tal''': Coward. That world, the expertise, the solicitude, no. No, thanks. I want to go down with some silence, with my music, with some grace. :'''C.J.''': I'll quit and take care of you. :'''Tal''': 'We sail,' said [[Blaise Pascal|Pascal]], 'in a vast sphere,' Claudia Jean, 'ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.' I'd much rather see you on TV, darling, than sitting opposite me, watching a demolition derby going on in my brain. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': My name is C.J. Cregg. As you know, I work for the President of the United States. This is why I was asked to make a short speech for our reunion. It's a terrible subject, a terrible idea: The Promise of a Generation. So bad I was going to start off with a joke and fill the whole thing in with more jokes. But I find the topic has gotten under my skin while I wasn't paying attention because every generation has promise and every generation fails that promise in some respects. How can we not? What is promise if not something that's impossible to live up to? My boss had to recently make his case to the American people that he was worth reelecting and it was not an easy process --- nor should it be. And in its wake I've been thinking a lot about civility, civic duty and kindness, and how pervasive and powerful they are. How enduringly pervasive those qualities are in American life and how I see them all around me day after day. America's a terribly difficult idea filled with promise and impossible to live up to. Promise is [[wikt:inchoate|inchoate]] and promise is what binds us. Some of us died, some got sick, some got rich, some had bad luck, some of us were fortunate, more than others. But failed promise only truly fails when it leads to lowered expectation. === ''[[w:Inauguration, Part I|Inauguration, Part I]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I have a problem. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Well, you're about to propose the most massive shift in foreign policy since the [[w:Marshall Plan|Marshall Plan]] and it's going to be wildly unpopular. :'''Bartlet''': All right: two problems. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Tickets came. :'''Josh''': For? :'''Donna''': The balls. :'''Josh''': Could you handle mine for me until it's over? :'''Donna''': Yeah. :'''Josh''': Thanks. :'''Donna''': Know what [[w:List_of_The_West_Wing_characters#Situation_Room|Jack]] will be wearing? A saber. :'''Josh''': God, Donna, please tell me that's not the only thing he's wearing. :'''Donna''': No, he'll be wearing his [[w:Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy#Dress_uniforms|dress blues]], Warfare pin, Submarine Officer pin, two [[w:Commendation_Medal|Commendation Medals]], [[w:Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Medal|Meritorious Unit]], [[w:Purple_Heart|Purple Heart]], [[w:Navy_Cross|Bronze cross]]...and a saber. :'''Josh''': ...I'll be wearing a tuxedo from Gary's. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bryce''': This President can't write himself a blank check when it comes to foreign policy. Especially this President. :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': 'Especially this President?' :'''Bryce''': Yes. :'''Will''': Because of the clause in Article 1 that says not every President gets the full powers of Commander-in-Chief? :'''Bryce''': Are you re-writing the section [of the speech]? :'''Will''': Yes. :'''Bryce''': Dramatically? :'''Will''': Well, I like to think that I have a certain flair... <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I throw a rubber ball against the window; that means you come to me. As my frustration level grows, so does the velocity of the ball against the window. :'''Will''': Don't you ever worry about the window breaking? :'''Toby''': During moments of peak frustration: when the Speaker of the House threatened to repeal the [[w:Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|16th Amendment]], a couple of Yankee games, and when Congress censured my boss...but it's always held up, that window; that window is a game-day player. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[to Carol]'' Stop trying to get us together, okay? If I wanted Danny I could have him. And he's still a jackass from the foreign-ops vote and many other things, so tell him I'm getting my hair done. :'''[[w:Danny Concannon|Danny]]''': Your hair looks great. :'''C.J.''': ''[to Carol]'' There was no way you could tell me he was right behind me? You couldn't fit that in? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': This language proposes a new doctrine for the use of force! That we use force, whenever we see an injustice we want to correct: like [[w:Mother Teresa|Mother Teresa]] with first-strike capability! :'''Will''': Damn right! === ''[[w:Inauguration, Over There|Inauguration, Over There]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': I heard once - I don't know if this is true - I heard once that you convinced the President to let you rewrite a section of the State of the Union with less than twenty-four hours to go. It was the second year and everybody was a Republican, whether they were or not, and people at the [[w:Democratic National Committee|DNC]] had convinced him to include the line, 'The era of big government is over.' And you couldn't live with it. Because government should be a place where people come together and no one gets left behind. An instrument of good. And that's exactly what we heard in the State of the Union the next night. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': There were maybe four people in the room when I had that conversation. :'''Will''': Well, if I'd have been one of them, I would have repeated it to everyone I met. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Charlie, I'm gonna change my mind again on the Bible. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': ''[ironically]'' Mr. President, you have to imagine my utter surprise. :'''Bartlet''': Aren't you afraid that one day I'm just gonna kick your ass like it's never been kicked? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': We're not talking about the President going to Asia or the President going to Rwanda or the President going to Qumar. We're talking about the President sending other people's kids to do it. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': That's always what we're talking about. And in addition to being somebody's kids, they're also soldiers and sailors, and if we're about freedom from tyranny, we should be about freedom from tyranny, and if we're not, we should shut up! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': We're for freedom of speech everywhere. We're for freedom to worship everywhere. We're for freedom to learn... for everybody. And because in our time, you can build a bomb in your country and bring it to my country, what goes on in your country is very much my business. And so we are for freedom from tyranny, everywhere, whether in the guise of political oppression, Toby, or economic slavery, Josh, or religious fanaticism, C.J. That most fundamental idea cannot be met with merely our support. It has to be met with our strength. Diplomatically, economically, materially. And if Pharaoh still don't free the slaves, then he gets the plagues or my cavalry, whichever gets there first. The [[w:Office of the United States Trade Representative|USTR]] will go crazy and say that we're not considering global trade. Committee members will go crazy and say I haven't consulted enough. And the Arab world will just go indiscriminately crazy. No country has ever had a doctrine of intervention when only humanitarian interests were at stake. That streak's gonna end Sunday at noon. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful and committed people can change the world. Do you know why? :'''Will''': Because it's the only thing that ever has. === ''[[w:The California 47th|The California 47th]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Leo said just now that there was going to be an [[w:United States National Economic Council|NEC]] briefing on scoring and tell her what I said. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': 'What's wrong with booze and a comfortable pickup?' :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': No, I see there's no hour too early for your [[w:Noel Coward|Noel Cowardesque]] wit, sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ambassador Tiki''': Mr. President, the U.S. is trampling on the sovereignty of my country and on behalf of Nzele– :'''Bartlet''': I've just taken your airport... clearing the way for the [[w:101st Airborne Division|101st Air Assault]] to take the capitol. Seven thousand troops, twenty-five battle tanks, fifteen [[w:Boeing AH-64 Apache|Apache attack helicopters]], and three destroyers. Strictly speaking, I conquered your country without the paperwork. :'''Aide''': Kundu is in the midst of a civil war. :'''Bartlet''': No, it's not. It's in the midst of a one-sided slaughtering of an entire people. Both the Secretary General of the United Nations and the Vatican have pleaded with President Nzele for a cease-fire and both the U.N. and the Holy Father have struck out to the peril of 115,000 Induye men, women, and God knows children, particularly the boys. :'''Aide''': Who will soon be men and will rise up... :'''Bartlet''': The heads of Ghana, Nigeria and Zaire have similarly sent packing. The Red Cross has been denied entry on three separate occasions in the last ten days. President Nzele has 36 hours to give the command to his troops to hand over their weapons to the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army. At 36 hours and -one minute-, I give the order for the 101st Air Assault to take Bitanga and run up our flag. I skipped breakfast. Anybody want coffee or something? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Don't be fooled: they love us in [[w:Orange County, California|Orange County]]. They're crazy-go-nuts for the President – really, the whole Democratic Party in general. I think they really like it when we come to town. When we were there last month, we were working the crowd, and some young boys – worried, possibly, that I couldn't afford fruits and vegetables on a government salary – tossed me some of their own. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You want to go to Orange County? :'''C.J.''': I think we have to go. ''[to Bartlet]'' Even though there's $1,300 with your name on it if you don't make me go with you. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Get over the dress, would you? :'''C.J.''': It was a suit, and they hit me with an avocado! :'''Toby''': It could have been worse. :'''C.J.''': How? :'''Toby''': They could have hit me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': Listen to me. We've got all kinds of atmospheric cabin pressure up here. We're a little late, so the Colonel's put the hammer down in a 747. You've got wind shear, downdraft, massive turbulence, not to mention four giant engines burning jet fuel at galactic temperatures. We're standing in a flying death tube! ''[people look up]'' No, not the rest of y-y-you, it's just my family. It's fine. Look... :'''[[w:Andrea Wyatt|Andy]]''': What do you want me to do, step off? :'''Toby''': Also, you've got twins in there; you're basically a minivan. How are you fitting into a seat? :'''Andy''': Uh-uh... I saw him first, girls. === ''[[w:Red Haven's on Fire|Red Haven's on Fire]]'' === :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': How did you live with Josh Lyman? :'''[[w:Amy Gardner|Amy]]''': I'm sorry? :'''Abbey''': How did you live with him? He beat Max out of the 12 million earmarked for vaccine education. And when I said I wanted the 12 million he said "So did I. And at the end of a prize-fight, you look at the guy who's dancing around and that's who won"? So I wanna know how you lived with him. :'''Amy''': We never technically lived together which was the subject of many– :'''Abbey''': Don't you wanna kill him when he says things like that? :'''Amy''': My problem is I wanna jump him when he says things like that. :'''Abbey''': Where'd you get your mouth? :'''Amy''': [[w:Brown University|Brown]], then [[w:Yale Law School|Yale Law School]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': ''[in jail]'' How'd you call Josh? Didn't they take your cell phone from you? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': ''[motioning to a group of prostitutes]'' I used theirs. :'''Sam''': So on a call-girl's phone bill, there's gonna be a call to Air Force One? :'''Toby''': You really gonna be teaching a seminar on [[w:Pilot (The West Wing)|call-girl]] caution? Really? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': It made the news out there? :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': A Jewish guy won a bar fight. It's news everywhere. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|CJ]]''': ''[about the First Lady's speech]'' You should tell her not to talk about the House vote. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': You want me to tell Mrs. Bartlet she's going to look like a dilettante? :'''CJ''': I once had to tell the President he was wearing two different shoes. :'''Charlie''': That's roughly the same. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': ''[to Sam]'' You're gonna lose, and you're gonna lose huge, they're gonna be throwing rocks at you next week, and I wanna be standing next to you when they do. === ''[[w:Privateers (The West Wing)|Privateers]]'' === :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': So we're for freedom of speech everywhere but poor countries, where they can have our help, but only if they live up to Clancy Bangert's moral standards? What the hell kind of free world are you running? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I really don't know, Abbey. The day hasn't started yet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Company Guy''': We don't make chemicals, Toby. We make ideas. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Uh huh. But what do you sell? :'''Company Guy''': Chemicals. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Do you have a girlfriend? :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': No. :'''Charlie''': When was the last time you did? :'''Will''': About nine months ago. :'''Charlie''': How long did it last? :'''Will''': About two days. In my defense, though, she was psycho. :'''Charlie''': So why are you giving me relationship help? :'''Will''': Because I'm the only one in this conversation who didn't get a Dear John email from his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend. :'''Charlie''': God, that's really true, isn't it? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Amy Gardner|Amy]]''': Am I being hazed? Is this a hazing? 'Cause I'll go along and everything, but I have to see Josh... :'''Will''': It's not a hazing. They don't do that. ''[feels in his pocket]'' Except... yes, you put olives in my jacket again. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|CJ]]''': I did, I did do that. But this is on the level. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]]''': Are you going to do what I asked in the email? :'''Charlie''': No. :'''Zoey''': You just refuse. :'''Charlie''': I do. I refuse, respectfully. :'''Zoey''': You can't refuse and be respectful at the same time. :'''Charlie''': Watch me. Ask again. :'''Zoey''': Stop pursuing me. :'''Charlie''': Respectfully, no. :'''Zoey''': Why? :'''Charlie''': 'Cause I'm in love with you, and that's the way it goes. === ''[[w:Angel Maintenance|Angel Maintenance]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': There's a Festival of Lights and Bonfires in this region that accompanies something called the Wildflower, you know, Renaissance, with lilac and ochre. :'''Reporter''': That you can see from thirty-three thousand feet? :'''Will''': Yes, it's arranged in a pattern that befuddles astronomers to this day. We should be coming up on it any... :'''Chris''': Oh my God! :'''Will''': Of course, on the right side of the plane, there's an [[w:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Falcon]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Stopping all bipartisan legislation is like saying 'Let's blow up the place. Maybe voters'll hire us to rebuild it.' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': By the way, not for nothing, but draftees aren't nearly as well trained. It's why there were so many casualties in [[w:Vietnam War|Vietnam]]. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Right. Also, the [[w:Vietcong|Vietcong]]. :'''Leo''': Plus that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': It's okay, you're afraid of flying. :'''Will''': I'm not afraid of flying. I... experience flying. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Katie''': If there is an issue of national security, isn't it also a national issue for everyone down there? :'''Reporter''': In other words, turn on the damn phones. :'''C.J.''': Someone ask Steve what time it is; it's going to crack you up! :'''Reporter''': C.J.... :'''C.J.''': How is it a threat to anyone on the ground? :'''Steve''': Air Force One generally doesn't break all by itself. :'''C.J.''': Steve... :'''Steve''': Claudia, in a room someplace, they're talking about the possibility that the plane was sabotaged. :'''C.J.''': By screwing with the front wheel? :'''Mark''': If the malfunction is because of a leak in the hydraulics, and they try to recycle the gear, the front end of the plane's gonna blow up. :'''C.J.''': No, you're right, I should definitely let you use the phones. === ''[[w:Evidence of Things Not Seen|Evidence of Things Not Seen]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Your sense of humor's a bit of a high wire act isn't it? You're really trying to thread the needle. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': And half of it you don't even get. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jed Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[after shots were fired at the White House]'' Where's Charlie? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': He's somewhere in the building. :'''Butterfield''': We're holding people where they are right now. :'''Bartlet''': But if he's heard what happened, he's going to be trying to get here... :'''Butterfield''': We've got to hold everybody for a moment so that we can secure... :'''Bartlet''': No, I'm telling you that if Charlie heard there were bullets, he's going to overpower whoever's trying to... :''[Charlie bursts through the door]'' :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': ''[pause]'' Sorry, Mr. President. :'''Bartlet''': Come here. :''[Charlie moves to stand beside him]'' :'''Bartlet''': It's bulletproof glass in the windows, okay. You want to kill me, you're going to have to do it from inside the building. :'''Charlie''': ''[sighs]'' Thank you, Mr. President. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I got a letter today that said, uh... "You're a lying liar. You lie almost as well as Bartlet." You know, black-white, rich-poor, north-south, odd-even. There may not be anything anymore that outpaces the hatred the right feels for the left or the tonnage of disrespect the left feels for the right. Donna got a letter yesterday that said, "I'm collecting all the guns you've banned, and there's a bullet with your name on it in each one." Donna. The guy's decided to focus his wrath on Donna. He's never met Donna or spoken to her, and he's never met anyone who's met Donna or spoken to her. How's it possible? How's it possible that he hates her so much? How can you not like Donna? She's from Wisconsin! Anyway, 20,000 specific threats made against U.S. targets every year, and with all that, it's still the ones who don't give you advance notice that you're worried about. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Two guys in the silo. The launch sequence went on for two minutes before they had confirmation it was a meteor. But the two guys were debating with Airborne Launch Control and the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center and that gets sticky. This is missile defense. This stuff has to work. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': And they're sending in a team of lawyers to look into it. :'''Will''': Yeah, but we're scrappy. :'''Toby''': ''[laughs]'' A meteor fell from the sky the result being two guys are going to get court-martialed. The only two guys who apparently thought it was strange that North Korea would attack submarines in Connecticut instead of say, San Diego or Hawaii. And if it had been a real attack? Would they still have been doing point/counterpoint with NORAD? :''[Will shrugs]'' :'''Toby''': We failed both on a mechanical and human level. So tell me again what you have faith in. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Us. :'''Toby''': Why? :'''C.J.''': Because with what little free time he has, Will is going to Wyoming to defend one of these guys and I don't think it is failing on a human level. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Will''': ''[from Leo's computer]'' Okay, I've searched "equinox" and "egg," and the news isn't good for the believers. :'''C.J.''': What sites did they send you to? :'''Will''': ThingsThatAreWrong.com. :'''C.J.''': There's no such site. :'''Will''': Read it! :'''C.J.''': "This has to be one of the silliest misconceptions around and it never seems to die." :'''Will''': They also send you to the Apocryphal Zone and Project Astro Utah. :'''C.J.''': There are no web sites supporting it? :'''Toby''': And you gotta ask yourself, if no one on the Internet wants a piece of this, just how far from the pack have you strayed? === ''[[w:Life on Mars (The West Wing)|Life on Mars]]'' === :'''Joe''': I know that when life expectancy goes up, that's not victimizing undertakers. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Well argued, though I do hate you and everything you stand for. :'''Joe''': Claudia Jean, you've only known me for four minutes. Usually it takes people the better part of an hour to hate me and everything I stand for. :'''C.J.''': I'm the Press Secretary, Boo-Boo. I don't have that kind of time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': I came in to show you the spots and to tell you I think we should run a counter-ad. I don't have an idea for one. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Well get one! Have an idea! Don't come in here with half a thing and not be able to - you know, after you've walked me to the brink, and say 'we've got to do this, it's important, though I have no earthly idea how.' Like one of those guys who buys a big new thing, but doesn't really know how to get the most out of it! :'''Will''': Toby, either get Andy to marry you, or kill yourself. :'''Toby''': ''[pause]'' Yeah. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Are you eating a salad? :'''Toby''': Yeah. :'''Charlie''': Why? :'''Toby''': 'Cause I am. :'''Charlie''': I don't think I've ever seen you eat a salad. What kind of salad is it? :'''Toby''': I don't know. :'''Charlie''': Just mixed greens? :'''Toby''': I don't know what kind of salad it is, I'm eating a salad, okay? I'm doing it, do I have to know the names? There's no difference between them, it's a bowl of weeds! :''[Charlie looks at Toby silently]'' :'''Toby''': Some of them have cheese, this isn't the kind with cheese, does that answer your question? :''[Charlie continues to look at Toby silently]'' :'''Toby''': How many years have you guys been 'Toby, you eat like a teenager.' 'Toby, that's red meat.' 'That's your second cigar.' Here I am, eating this salad, which, by the way, you could cover this thing in barbecue sauce and it still tastes like the ground, and I'm getting heckled from the gallery! Who wanted to come in here and eat his roast beef sandwich with ketchup on a kaiser roll and watch the damn tennis on my TV! That's all I'm saying. :'''Charlie''': Man, Toby, you're really doing everything you can do to get that woman to marry you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': ''[to Hoynes]'' You're a giant, John. You're a US Senator, the Vice-President of the United States, and presumptive nominee of your party. You cannot be taken down by this... cheap person and her customers huddled around Macy's window waiting for someone to turn themselves inside out. === ''[[w:Commencement (The West Wing)|Commencement]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[about Zoey's Secret Service detail]'' Well, here's my question: these guys look pretty young to me, and I'm looking for something very specific. This is a father-daughter situation, and so I think what I'm looking for in terms of protection would best be characterized as... well, overwhelming force. Do they have that? Do they have the ability to just overwhelm any danger that might...do you have overwh– ''[To Butterfield]'' Do they have overwhelming force? :'''[[w:Ron Butterfield|Butterfield]]''': Attack, Wesley. :''[Agent Wesley attempts to attack a female agent, who proceeds to throw him to the ground and put a handgun to his head. Zoey enters during.]'' :'''Bartlet''': Wow! :'''[[w:Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]]''': Oh God, Dad, what are you doing? :'''Bartlet''': This one here tossed Wesley like a sack of potato chips! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': We just wrote 3900 words in five hours. :'''Abbey''': It's terrific so far. :'''Will''': Later, he quotes [[Cicero]], [[Thomas Aquinas]], and [[Rudy Vallée]] in the space of two pages. :'''Abbey''': How does he connect them? :'''Will''': Three people you've never heard of. :'''Abbey''': It's about creativity? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Will''': This speech is about creativity. In my judgment it's a home run. But what it isn't is a speech that will convince Zoey not to go to France tomorrow. :'''Bartlet''': Well, let's write that one! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Danny Coccannon|Danny]]''': You want to comment on a wire report that says that the President lifted his gown and groped himself during the Invocation? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Yeah, that was a troubling moment, but he had to get his napkin. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Butterfield''': We have a situation. We're up at black, and procedurally, the Chief of Staff is told before-- :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': What happened? :'''Butterfield''': Zoey Bartlet... is missing, and there's a dead agent at the scene. === ''[[w:Twenty Five (The West Wing)|Twenty-Five]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': ''[to C.J.]'' Do not get into a discussion of the President's emotional state. You have to pivot whatever you get to Commander-in-Chief...We're in control. The government is functioning. This is the most important press conference of your life. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I need you to tell me now: do you think she's already dead? :'''Leo''': I absolutely do not. :'''Bartlet''': If they show me a picture of her alive and tell me to aim cruise missiles at [[w:Tel Aviv|Tel Aviv]], they're counting on the fact that a father-- :'''Leo''': But you wouldn't. :'''Bartlet''': I might. :'''Leo''': There are people around you who won't let you. :'''Bartlet''': How about a picture they've got a knife to her throat; get out of Saudi Arabia? :'''Leo''': You shouldn't think of images like that. :'''Bartlet''': All I can think of are images like that...Leo, the people you just named don't have the legal authority to stop me from doing certain things, and some of them would go to jail if they didn't follow my orders. Very quietly, I want you to assemble the Cabinet. I want you to call the Speaker of the House. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': ''[to his twin newborns]'' I didn't realize babies come with hats. You guys crack me up. You don't have jobs, you can't walk or speak the language, you don't have a dollar in your pockets, but you got yourselves a hat, so everything's fine. I don't want to alarm you or anything, but I'm Dad. And for you, son, for you this will be the last time I pass the buck, but I think it should be clear from the get-go that it was Mom who named you Huckleberry. I guess she was feeling like life doesn't present enough challenges to overcome on its own. And honey, you've got a name now, too. Your mom and I named you after an incredibly brave, uh... An incredibly brave woman. Really not all that much older than you. Your name is Molly. Huck... and Molly. So, what do I do? Well, you're going to need food and clothes and doctors and dentists... there's that. And should you have any questions along the way... I'm going to be doing stuff like this, Huck, 'cause you're leaking a little bit out of your mouth there. You holding my finger, son? Hey Molly, your brother's holding my hand. You wanna hold my hand? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': The President temporarily handing over power to his political enemy? I think it's a fairly stunning act of patriotism... and a fairly ordinary act of fatherhood. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Glen Allen Walken|Walken]]''': [[w:Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|Franz Ferdinand]], who was the nephew of the [[w:Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] emperor, was killed by a group called the [[w:Black Hand (Serbia)|Black Hand]]. And because they were a Serbian nationalist society, the empire declared war on [[Serbia]]. Then [[Russia]], which was bound by a treaty, was forced to mobilize, which meant that [[Germany]] had to declare war on Russia. Then [[France]] declared war on Germany, and that was [[World War I]]. Because the emperor's nephew was killed. Now I thought y'all had some good ideas, but somebody ought to make it clear to the people in this room that someone is in charge. :'''Bartlet''': Glen, they've been up all night... :'''Walken''': ''[turns to Bartlet]'' You're relieved, Mr. President. == Season Five == === ''[[w:7A WF 83429|7A WF 83429]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I think we made a mistake. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': What? :'''Josh''': Letting the President step aside. :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Have you been watching CNN, MSNBC? Even FOX is treating it as a seminar on the resiliency of the Constitution. :'''Josh''': The President's daughter is probably tied up in the back of a gas station. We have no idea how this is playing. :'''Will''': He showed he's a leader, nobly embracing his own flawed humanity. :'''Josh''': [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]] and [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] had children who died. They didn't take a sabbatical. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Who's been calling? :'''Josh''': Congressional leadership. :'''Toby''': Lincoln never got a ransom note from [[w:Jefferson Davis|Jefferson Davis]]. He's putting country before family. I'd carpet bomb [[w:Mecca|Mecca]] to get my kids back. :'''Josh''': What if they like Walken better? What if he seems more presidential? What if they want Walken to stay? :'''Will''': In a few days, President Bartlet turns the second letter over to Congress. :'''Josh''': What if it doesn't take a few days? What if it takes a few weeks, a few months? What if she's never found? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Glen Allen Walken|Walken]]''': What are the chances Zoey Bartlet's still alive? :'''Casper''': Hard to say, but I think yes she probably is. They'll want to milk this for all its worth. :'''Walken''': Get your people in place, Admiral. We don't go today unless we're provoked. ''[to Casper]'' Find her and find her fast. But if Zoey Bartlet turns up dead, I'm going to blow the hell out of something, and God only knows what happens next. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': You work for the President. He's going to need you down there. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': I work for you, sir. Someone else can show him where the Xerox paper is. :'''Bartlet''': You do a lot more than that. :'''Charlie''': Thank you, sir, but I'd prefer to stay here with you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Democrat Speaker''': You've elevated Walken and the Republicans. You've made them genuine players on the world stage. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': I didn't elevate them. The [[w:Presidential_Succession_Act_of_1947#Presidential_Succession_Act_of_1947|Presidential Succession Act of 1947]] did. And I'm not prepared to think about politics when we're under terrorist attack. The Republic comes first. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Walken''': You know I'm not the enemy. The things that unite us are far greater than things that divide us. We both believe in democracy, preservation of American values, protection of our citizens in a sometimes hostile world. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness? :'''Walken''': Exactly. === ''[[w:The Dogs of War (The West Wing)|The Dogs of War]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You're campaigning in the middle of a national tragedy.... :'''Atwood''': You don't get it, do you? The Republicans are in awe of Bartlet. He recused himself in the only way he could. In the way envisioned by the Constitution... The whole notion of the 25th Amendment is that the institution matters more than the man. Bartlet's decision was even more self-sacrificing because he willingly gave power to his opposition. :'''Josh''': The institution may matter more, but it's your guy protecting it, not ours. :'''Atwood''': A truly self-sacrificing act usually involves some sacrifice. :'''Josh''': So, now you're going to nail us to the cross. :'''Atwood''': No. You beat the terrorists at their own game. We're not stupid, Josh. We try to use this to our advantage, it will blow up in our faces. We'd seem callous and unfeeling. In contrast to Bartlet's extraordinary gesture of courage and patriotism. And anyone who thinks otherwise has a particularly craven way of looking at politics. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': 'The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral. Returning violence with violence only multiplies violence adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.' :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': [[Martin Luther King, Jr.|Dr. King]]. :'''Bartlet''': I'm part of that darkness now, Leo. When did that happen? :'''Leo''': Dr. King wasn't wrong. He just didn't have your job. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Glen Allen Walken|Walken]]''': This is a weird-looking room. :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': [[Harry Truman|Truman]] called it the crown jewel of the federal penal system. :'''Walken''': You a Truman fan? :'''Debbie''': Yes, sir. :'''Walken''': Me, too.... If Truman were alive today, he'd be a Republican. :'''Debbie''': Oh, I doubt that very much. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': If we go two lines without using the phrase 'unimaginably large military arsenal' we're out of our minds. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. Words I did not fully understand until our daughter was taken from us three days ago. But now we can rejoice and be glad, for that which was lost has been found. That my child is back in her mother's arms is serendipity and grace, a second chance that will not slip through our fingers again. I wish I could tell you there is some new policy, some new weapons system, a silver bullet perhaps that could meet this moment, that could keep us safe from the terror that is now among us. But if I were to say that I'd be lying. All I can promise you is that I will fight with every fiber of my being, with every weapon in our arsenal, and with every ounce of God's grace to keep us strong, and free, and safe. === ''[[w:Jefferson Lives|Jefferson Lives]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Diane Frost is a serious name. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Diane is a serious loon of the left. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I love Diane Frost. I'd marry Diane Frost if I were a member of her stated sexual preference, but Diane is the definition of unelectable. :'''Josh''': That's their agenda: sniper anyone who looks hard to beat next time around. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': I thought this choice wasn't about partisan politics. :'''Josh''': It is now. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': Mrs. Bartlet, I can't tell you how hard I prayed for you. :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': I appreciate that. :'''Debbie''': Well, you shouldn't. I'm not very religious. So there's the risk that my praying could be taken as insincere or even an affront, which, if it's a vengeful God, could have made matters worse. :'''Abbey''': Well, it didn't, so maybe there's a clue. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': I hadn't heard you were thinking about New Hampshire. That might be the best... :'''Abbey''': I moved the meeting up because I didn't want you here. :'''Leo''': In the meeting? :'''Abbey''': In the Residence. :'''Leo''': Yeah. I've been trying to... I thought... you need some space. :'''Abbey''': She's back. She's safe. She's going to stay safe. :'''Leo''': We all want what's best for Zoey. :'''Abbey''': You laid us open. You laid me and my daughters wide open. And God knows what else there is that I don't know about. :'''Leo''': There is nothing else. :'''Abbey''': I swear to God, Leo, don't... 72 hours; the bruises aren't even... did you see her face? For God's sake, don't ask me to trust you. :'''Leo''': I'm not. :'''Abbey''': And don't think you took the bullet. I blame Jed. He did this. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Will''': We're having trouble with the Democrats. :'''C.J.''': Wow. Along with the Republicans, that's kind of everyone. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Are you a horseman Bob? I'm looking at your boots. :'''[[w:Bob Russell (The West Wing)|Russell]]''': Oh, I love to ride. You? :''[Bartlet shakes his head.]'' :'''Bartlet''': My youngest daughter is the one with the talent. :'''Russell''': Praise the good Lord for her safe return. :'''Bartlet''': We do. :'''Russell''': No, I wear these boots, um... Oh, I could give you some crap about remembering my roots, but I wear these because I've got flat feet and they don't hurt my arches. :'''Bartlet''': Well, thank you for coming by on such short notice. :''[They stand.]'' :'''Russell''': Uh, let me go on the record. If you were to offer the job, I would be honored. :'''Bartlet''': Thank you. :'''Russell''': But I would need a couple of things. :'''Bartlet''': Oh? :'''Russell''': I wasn't close enough to say for sure about your relationship with John Hoynes, but as your Vice President I would want more access. :'''Bartlet''': Uh-huh. :'''Russell''': Direct access; weekly lunch, drinks; especially since we don't know each other. :'''Bartlet''': Sounds like you'd be a Vice President who'd be looking to move up. :'''Russell''': I'm not trying to run out the clock on you, but I'm sure that my name came up because some see me as the bland candidate, nobody's nightmare, the triumph of mediocrity. If I were to take the job, I'd mean to confound those expectations. And I want you to know that. === ''[[w:Han (The West Wing)|Han]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': We've certainly come a long way from "Give me your tired, your poor." If we don't allow this defection, if we blithely exploit this young man's ignorance, then I don't know who we are anymore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Leo tells me you have a strong view on this? :'''C.J.''': Yes sir, for one thing sending him back would seem to be illegal. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Our hand's not legally forced unless he tells anyone. :'''C.J.''' He's told us. He's asked the President of the United States for asylum. Are we saying he'd have been better off asking some cab driver? :'''Bartlet''': You know the rationale for sending him back. :'''Leo''': So the Iranians don't wake up one morning and decide, hey, it's a good day to nuke Israel. :'''C.J.''' Sir, seven North Korean nuclear scientists defected through China last year, we helped pay for it. Are we saying, if this kid were more valuable to us we'd accept him? :'''Bartlet''': Is that such an unreasonable distinction? But this isn't your real argument. :'''C.J.''': Sending him back will play as a disaster in the press if it ever gets out. :'''Bartlet''': ''[shakes head]'' That's not your real argument either. :'''C.J.''': No sir, it's not. This young man's asking for freedom. It's what this country was built on; everyone's from somewhere else, some place less free. That's my argument. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': The President wants altitude. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': As befits this vertiginous choice? ''[Toby stands up]'' Distinguished is as high as we go; you have to be high to go loftier. Here's what it should be. ''[Will begins typing]'' In a triumph of the middling, a nod to mediocrity, and with gorge rising, it gives me great nausea to announce Robert Russell — Bingo Bob, himself — as your new Vice President. :'''Will''': This lapdog of the mining interests is as dull as he is unremarkable... :'''Toby''': ...as lackluster as he is soporific. :'''Will''': Good. :'''Toby''': This reversion to the mean... :'''Will''': This rebuke to the exemplary... :'''Toby''': ...gives hope to the millions unfavored by the exceptional... :'''Will''': Yes. :'''Toby''': The Vice Presidency, being famously once described as not being worth a warm bucket of spit; let's now hock a big loogie for Bob Russell. Not the worst. Not the best. Just what we're stuck with. :'''Will''': Amen. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You look great. :'''[[w:Amy Gardner|Amy]]''': Thanks, so do you. :'''Josh''': Everyone looks great in a tux; chimps look great. :'''Amy''': With none actually present I'll have to settle for you. :'''Josh''': So listen, umm, Ryan of all people asked me straight out about our relationship, and I couldn't have avoided the subject more if I had faked a stroke. :'''Amy''': Cheeky little brat. :'''Josh''': That's not the point, even if I'd wanted to answer him I wouldn't have known what to say. It's like what C.J. said today about the economy; by refusing to put language to it we're trying to pretend it doesn't exist, but it's something... even if we don't know what to call it. I just think it's time to start thinking about a language plan for whatever it is we're doing too. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': He didn't realize what it was. :'''C.J.''': What what was, sir? :'''Bartlet''': Freedom. :'''C.J.''': You could have cancelled the concert. :'''Bartlet''': There's a Korean word, [[w:Han (cultural)|Han]]. I looked it up. There is no literal English translation. It's a state of mind. Of soul, really. A sadness. A sadness so deep no tears will come. And yet, still, there's hope. === ''[[w:Constituency of One|Constituency of One]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': I need to see my bed, I'm thinking of carrying a picture of it in my wallet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': He's a Democrat from Idaho. They use Democrats for target practice up there. Sometimes he's got to lean to the right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You're leaving the party because of me? :'''Carrick''': I'm not leaving the party because of you - but you made it a whole lot easier. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Bob Russell (The West Wing)|Russell]]''': I admire speech writers. They have to have the tendency to doubt and the capacity to believe in equal measure.... I'm playing with a handicap.... Spare tire on the automobile of government. Heartbeat away from having a heartbeat.... I may need more help than that dead guy you got elected in Orange County, Will. I may need some political life support myself.... I'd like you to be my Communications Director.... I know I'm not the best politician, but here I am Vice President of the United States. :'''Will''': Sir, I'm a special assistant to the President. :'''Russell''': Chief strategist and senior counselor to the Vice President. :'''Will''': Are we playing poker? :'''Russell''': I'm showing you my hand. :'''Will''': You're looking for your own Toby Ziegler. :'''Russell''': I'm looking for someone who can beat Toby.... :'''Will''': Thank you, sir, but I'm not interested. :'''Russell''': I like loyalty, Will. I respect loyalty. But you can run out the clock on a Bartlet Presidency that in effect is over. You can finish something that you never started in the first place.... Or you can shape the next presidency from the ground up. Total access. Coach of the team. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': It's a missile defense system that can't hit missiles.... when were you promised–? :'''Carrick''': Seven years ago. :'''Josh''': Under the last President? :'''Carrick''': Right. :'''Josh''': Okay, a bunch of things have fallen by the wayside since then, like Communism.... === ''[[w:Disaster Relief (The West Wing)|Disaster Relief]]'' === :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': [[w:Schadenfreude|Schadenfreude]]? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': You know, enjoying the suffering of others. The whole rationale behind the House of Representatives. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': I'm just trying to see around the corner so I don't get bit in the ass. :'''Donna''': Are you going around the corner ass-first? <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': So, a five on the [[w:Fujita scale|Fujita scale]], that's a... :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ...Vast and violent vacuum cleaner, uprooting everything in its path. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': It's a funnel cloud. :'''Josh''': Vast and violent vacuum cleaner. :'''C.J.''': It's a vacuum cleaner ''and'' a funnel cloud. See, men? Peace on earth. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': You thought I was cooked. :'''Donna''': I did not. :'''Josh''': You thought I was gone, and so were you. You were already cleaning out your desk. Mentally kicking dirt on my grave. :'''Donna''': No, ''now'' I'm doing that. :'''Josh''': Confirm my dinner with Wilcox tomorrow. Make sure I have my usual table. :'''Donna''': That's good. You're getting out. A man about town. :'''Josh''': Set up a meeting with Ted Davis at the Democratic Strategy Group and one with the Security Policy Working Group. :'''Donna''': Crack some heads, Let 'em know you're riding herd. I'm not helping. :'''Josh''': It's a blip, Donna. When I write my political memoir, this will be the character building funny part. :'''Donna''': I thought ''I'' was the character building funny part. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Are we having a problem? :'''C.J.''': No. :'''Bartlet''': I feel as if I did more good in the last 24 hours than in the last six months. :'''C.J.''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': You resent me taking a few extra hours to console grieving people? :''[She clears her throat but does not answer.]'' :'''Bartlet''': I'm asking you a direct question, C.J. :'''C.J.''': Honestly, sir? I resent you ignoring the responsibilities of your office. If you want to reach out and touch people, teach math at East Saint Louis after your term expires. :'''Bartlet''': So you think my staying longer was some sort of personal indulgence? :'''C.J.''': I think it's been a difficult time for you sir. For all of us. :'''Bartlet''': What's this really about, C.J.? :'''C.J.''': I understand there was no time, sir. I can't imagine what it was like. I don't have children. :'''Bartlet''': It's like I knew who I was, then woke up one morning and didn't have a clue. :'''C.J.''': I understand, sir. But I need more. You're the President of the United States. My President. I'm frightened. We're all frightened. This is... the world is too dangerous now. Unpredictable. I need you back. I need you to lead. === ''[[w:Separation of Powers (The West Wing)|Separation of Powers]]'' === :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': What happens if we don't get a budget deal? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Get another continuing resolution. :'''Donna''': See, here's what I don't get. Every year we take these continuing resolutions like the dog ate our homework... :'''Josh''': The Republican majority, but you're close. :'''Donna''': How come people aren't outraged? The rest of the country can't take endless amounts of time to finish their work. :'''Josh''': Well, you're forgetting the beauty of the federal budget process. :'''Donna''': What's that? :'''Josh''': No one understands it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': You used to clerk for the Chief Justice. That's interesting. :'''Joe''': Is it? I don't know, I mean if you find it interesting... :'''Toby''': I've just never heard you mention it. Guys around here with two-bit appellate courtships staple it to their foreheads. :'''Joe''': I can't do it, Toby, I'm sorry. :'''Toby''': You haven't even heard what I'm going to say. :'''Joe''': You want me to do the approach, about getting him to resign. :'''Toby''': I didn't say that. :'''Joe''': I can do the math. You've got a limited amount of time to pick the next guy and get him confirmed before the midterms politicize everything. But I work for you. It's a question of propriety. :'''Toby''': I see. :'''Joe''': Do you? The White House can't be seen as pressuring a Supreme Court Justice to change his breakfast order, let alone resign. Separation of powers. :'''Toby''': I see. :'''Joe''': You say that, but in a way that makes me wonder if you really do. :'''Toby''': The President sets the direction of the Court. I've read the Constitution too. :'''Joe''': He sets it when there's a vacancy. :'''Toby''': You don't have to ask him to resign, only to sit down with the President. :'''Joe''': You're talking about a guy who stood up to six Administrations, 22 Congresses, and at one time or another had half the country ready to lynch him. You think a former clerk can pry him lose? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': So, what now? :'''Angela''': Another continuing resolution, till Christmas this time. :'''Josh''': You've got to be kidding. You let it drag on that long, they'll try to de-fund the Yule log. :'''Angela''': It gets better. They're not willing to continue funding at the current level. They want a one percent cut on everything except defense and homeland security. :'''Josh''': How could this happen? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Josh. :'''Josh''': No, Leo, how is this acceptable? Haffley's not the prime minister, you take this to the president, you'll know what he'll say? :'''Leo''': He'll say yes. :'''Josh''': How can you say that? :'''Leo''': To keep the lights on! To make sure a couple of million government employees keep getting paid. It's two more months... :'''Josh''': This isn't governing, it's duck and cover. :'''Leo''': He'll say that too. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I'm glad to see you doing so well, sir. :'''Chief Justice Ashland''': Are you? :'''Bartlet''': Yes, I am. :'''Chief Justice Ashland''': Can you do it? :'''Bartlet''': I don't want to. But if it's time, if your condition warrants. :'''Chief Justice Ashland''': Who'd you get to replace me? :'''Bartlet''': I'd hoped to consult with you. :'''Chief Justice Ashland''': Holmes. :'''Bartlet''': Holmes? :'''Chief Justice Ashland''': [[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.|Oliver Wendell]]. Marshall, [[John Marshall|John]] or [[w:Thurgood Marshall|Thurgood]], either one. I want [[Louis Brandeis|Brandeis]], [[Harry Blackmun|Blackmun]], [[William O. Douglas|Douglas]]. But you can't get them, can you? Because it's all compromises now, the ones who have no record of scholarship, no body of opinions, nothing you can hold them to, that's who they'll confirm, raging mediocrities. :'''Bartlet''': The other eight are preparing to take it away from you, Roy. Holding over cases, the major decisions. How long can the country wait? :'''Chief Justice Ashland''': My clerks are preparing a brief. There's an Arab-American man, grabbed out of a line at the airport. What's next? Tribunals, identity cards, bar codes tattooed on our forearms? :'''Bartlet''': Then give me a name. :'''Chief Justice Ashland''': Daniel Robenov, New York State Supreme Court. Susan Bengaly, Ninth Circuit. ''[shakes his finger at Bartlet]'' But they won't confirm them, will they? I have good days, and bad. But on my worst day, I am better than the ambulance chasers you can get confirmed by the Senate. You can't do it, Jed. You're not strong enough. The Speaker's running the table. And I can't take a chance. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Royce''': I want to thank you, Mr. President, on behalf of my colleagues. None of us thinks this is a perfect deal. No one likes to see the sausage made, including the guys who make it. But this is an expression of willingness by both sides to keep all avenues open to an eventual resolution. :'''Bartlet''': Yes, thanks, Robert. And thanks for saying it this time. I think I had to make that little speech the last time around. ''[Everyone smiles.]'' Or maybe the time before. This is our third CR, our third time coming up short. We have to do better. People aren't paying us to duck the hard choices. You want to run through the details, Angela? :'''Angela''': An act of Congress. Continuing resolution to extend no later than January 3rd, midnight, to include a reduction of one percent. :'''Haffley''': Excuse me, Mr. President, I'm sorry. There's been a change. I know we talked about a one percent cut. It's going to have to be three. :'''Angela''': Mr. Speaker, nothing like this was even mentioned, much less disc-- :'''Bartlet''': Hold on. :'''Haffley''': I'm sorry I couldn't give more notice, but I just came from our conference, and I had significant opposition to only one percent. :'''Bartlet''': Only one percent. :'''Haffley''': Yes, sir. :'''Bartlet''': We had a deal at one percent. :'''Haffley''': But now my members have to go back to their districts for the holidays, explain why we kept the gravy train running with a rising deficit and an economy crying out for tax relief. It's an economic situation that calls for action, not status quo spending. Now three percent may sound painful but it's only for two months. It'll show we're serious. :'''Bartlet''': What's next? :'''Haffley''': Sir? :'''Bartlet''': In two months. Five percent? 50? How many rounds do we go, Jeff? I'm just asking. :'''Haffley''': There is no next, sir. I mean not to get too technical, but this government runs out of money at midnight. And my guys are going home. This is it. :''[Bartlet considers this for a moment. Then he shakes his head.]'' :'''Bartlet''': No. :'''Haffley''': There is no altering this offer, Mr. President. :''[Bartlet stands. Everyone else quickly follow.]'' :'''Bartlet''': And I said no. :'''Haffley''': Let's be clear, sir. We cannot, we will not, vote to keep on footing the bill. You will be held responsible for shutting down the federal government. :'''Bartlet''': Then shut it down. === ''[[w:Shutdown (The West Wing)|Shutdown]]'' === :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': What's happening? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You remember when we went to Atlantic City? :'''Donna''': We never went to Atlantic City. :'''Josh''': Remember when ''I'' went to Atlantic City and I came back complaining that all the pro poker players suck all the fun out of the game, no cigars, no pizza, no beer. :'''Donna''': You played one hand. :'''Josh''': Those guys, they bet the bank when they have a good hand. And you either fold, or you go in all the way with them. I think the President's gonna stay in. :'''Donna''': And how good is Haffley? :'''Josh''': He's better than anyone we've seen on the other side of the table in a long time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Don't go out there again until morning. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Okay, but the enemy's advancing and you had better give me more than a squirt gun before the sun comes up. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Bob Russell (The West Wing)|Russell]]''': How's the President doing? :'''Leo''': He's fighting a cold. :'''Russell''': Think it's about time for me to talk to a few of my former colleagues in the House? :'''Leo''': Mmm, not yet sir, no. :'''Russell''': I served on energy with Haffley. :'''Leo''': I appreciate that. :'''Russell''': I sang in the Congressional Quartet with the majority whip. I've gotten drunk on fact-finding with most of the guys... :'''Leo''': ''[interrupting]'' With all due respect sir, we can't send mixed signals. :'''Russell''': You saw their deal two days ago and turned them down. If you're waiting for Haffley to call, you've misjudged your man. You can't treat the Speaker like... :'''Leo''': ''[interrupting again]'' The President will decide the terms. :'''Russell''': No, he won't! Like it or not, we have a Republican Congress. They get to write the budget. The President only gets to edit it a bit. You want to blame someone, call [[James Madison]]. :'''Leo''': Thanks for the history lesson, sir. I'll be sure to pass it on to the President. :'''Russell''': ''[pause]'' You know what they call a leader with no followers? Just a guy talking a walk. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Social security's an entitlement. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': That's what the people who get their checks every month think. :'''C.J.''': That's one way to make the shutdown seem real to the country -- don't mail eleven million checks. :'''Will''': It'd be catastrophic if we don't fix this. :'''Toby''': [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|FDR]] will rise from the dead? :'''Will''': Millions of angry grandparents are going to march on Washington, burn us in effigy. :'''Toby''': Josh is on it. :'''Will''': Thousands of grannies in walkers, tens of thousands of ancient veterans on oxygen, singing "We Shall Overcome." :'''Toby''': Josh is taking care of it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Well, I'm not going to negotiate with anyone who holds a gun to my head. We had a deal. I don't care if my approval ratings drop into single digits. I am the President of the United States, and I will leave the government shut down until we come to an equitable agreement. === ''[[w:Abu el Banat|Abu el Banat]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Are you people trying to kill me? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': We're trying to make sure you can move to Oregon and kill yourself. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': There are pages turned down with Post-its to tell you which of your relatives the gifts are for. If you're happy with the choices you should initial at the X. If you're not happy with the choices, you should remember how this goes when you try to do this yourself. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I like the polar fleece stuff. :'''Donna''': Who's in charge of shopping? :'''Josh''': You are. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': ''[to Josh]'' You have to go back and tell him no. In no uncertain terms. Draw a picture if you need it. A ballot in a circle with a line through it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': She dumped a Rhodes Scholar for this guy. Zoey left Charlie for the frog. Ellie and the guitar player with the purple van. My children choose morons, every one. :'''[[w:Debbie Fiderer|Debbie]]''': They say daughters look for their fathers. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': You know, 15 years ago, we took a trip to Egypt, all five of us, saw the [[w:Egyptian pyramids|pyramids]] and [[w:Luxor|Luxor]], then headed up into the [[w:Mount Sinai|Sinai]]. We had a guide, a [[w:Bedouin|Bedouin]] man, who called me "Abu el Banat." Whenever we'd meet another Bedouin, he'd introduce me as "Abu el Banat." The Bedouin would laugh and laugh and then offer me a cup of tea. And I'd go and pay them for the tea, and they wouldn't let me. "Abu el Banat" means "father of daughters." They thought the tea was the least they could do. === ''[[w:The Stormy Present|The Stormy Present]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Toby. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Yeah. :'''C.J.''': Is there something you wanted? :'''Toby''': World peace? :'''C.J.''': Toby, I'm not protecting you. Go hide from the President somewhere else. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': Who needs [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]]? I'm on my way to hell at 30,000 feet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Prince Bitar''': Mr. President, when these schoolboys protest, when they truly wish to denounce us, you know what they say? ''[pause]'' They call us Americans. <hr width="50%"/> :'''President Newman''': You start saddling up camels in every country in the Middle East then you better be prepared to spend the next 50 years sifting through sand because this isn't a quick run on the beach, Jed. This is the new world order. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': When we were elected, I really thought we were going to own the place, do it differently, better. Now I realize the men on this plane are the only others who have been there before, who really know. === ''[[w:The Benign Prerogative|The Benign Prerogative]]'' === :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': A lot of them, their judges spoke at their sentencing about the harshness of what they had to impose.... Scrutinize away. You tell me? Do we toss out Daisy Aimes, mother of three... had a boyfriend who stored a kilo in her closet. She's done eight years and is facing eleven more. That's longer than rapists and child molesters get.... I don't see a list anymore. These are people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I will never surrender in the [[w:War on Drugs|War on Drugs]], but if you are consistently getting slaughtered on the battlefield, you've probably misjudged your enemy. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': C.J., with the press - could you ever trust a reporter? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Is this the beginning of a joke? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': If it was you whispering pardons in his ear, it was the right thing. :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': I don't whisper, Leo. That's not how it works between us. My job is to help Jed be as good a President as he is a man. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': I can't dress for this thing without you. Which one screams "dominance"? :'''Abbey''': Do I get to wear it afterwards? :'''Bartlet''': No comment. === ''[[w:Slow News Day|Slow News Day]]'' === :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': More college kids think they'll see UFOs than Social Security checks. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': But they don't tell you how many believe in UFOs; that's the number we ought to be worried about. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[about Social Security]'' If it becomes public we've even discussed this, both sides will go crazy. It'll jeopardize our whole agenda on the Hill. :'''Toby''': What if I do it? I'll do all the negotiating. You'll have total deniability. No one else in this building has to know. :'''Bartlet''': And if it blows up, I'm supposed to pretend we've never met? :'''Toby''': We'll always have Paris. ''[beat]'' Mr. President, life expectancy's rising. The biggest generation, ever, is retiring and we don't have the money! Every year we wait means we have to cut deeper, take away more, 'til Social Security's not enough to live on... 'til retirement's a one- way ticket to a flop house. We have an opening. There's seventeen ways to fix it. Twenty years of blue ribbon commissions have told us how. This isn't a government program, it is a moral covenant. We don't want to be the administration that saves it from oblivion? We don't want that legacy? :'''Bartlet''': Social Security is the [[w:Third rail of politics|third rail of American politics]]. Touch it, and you die. :'''Toby''': That's 'cause the [[w:third rail|third rail]]'s where all the power is. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': We have nothing to announce today. No policy, no summit meetings, not even a warm front meeting up with a cold front. We've been over this. We need a hard news announcement each and every day, or the press runs amok. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': This is Toby's job. What am I, the White House complaint center? :'''C.J.''': You run the policy shop. Besides, Toby's avoiding me. :'''Josh''': Maybe no news is good news. :'''C.J.''': If we're not running offense, we're running defense, and if we're playing defense, then there's some clever sports analogy that explains what happens then.... :'''Josh''': We're screwed. :'''C.J.''': That'll do... <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': There's a reason we have a chain of command. So people don't take flyers and I don't hand you their resignations. :'''Bartlet''': I wanted to believe he could do it. I wanted to believe as much as he did. :'''Leo''': This isn't [[w:Never-never Land|Never-never Land]], sir. Believing is not enough. :'''Bartlet''': You would've stopped it. :'''Leo''': Because it's my job. :'''Bartlet''': It's my life, Leo. I'm the one who's accountable. And not in the morning papers, not in the Democratic cloakroom, but in 50 or a 100 years when Tuesday's poll samples have crumbled into dust. :'''Leo''': You can't will yourself a legacy. :'''Bartlet''': You think there's a room at the Smithsonian for guys who never even tried? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': Closest we've been to a deal in 20 years and it breaks down over who we approached first. :'''Josh''': If you approach the Republicans, he's a right-wing sell out, if you approach the Democrats, he's a fire-breathing partisan. :'''Leo''': Hard enough caving on principle without ''looking'' like you're caving on principle. :'''Josh''': And, we have a little problem called the Wall Street Journal. :'''Bartlet''': We don't take credit. :'''Leo''': What? :'''Bartlet''': We don't take credit at all. :'''Toby''': It's the only way. :'''Bartlet''': They approached each other. Bi-partisan down the line. No one can say I'm setting anyone up. :'''Leo''': Mr. President, a victory like this comes along once in a generation. :'''Josh''': We'll have practically saved the [[w:New Deal|New Deal]] and no one will even know we were in the room. :'''Toby''': ''We'll'' know. And if we don't do this... if this system collapses, which is what'll happen, if we go back to breadlines, if growing old in America means growing poor again ... we'll know that, too. :'''Josh''': There is no such thing as an invisible legacy, sir. :'''Leo''': You have to know you'd be giving it away. :'''Bartlet''': All day we've been talking about my legacy, my portrait, what's going to be carved on my tombstone. Maybe we pay a little more attention to what's being rendered. And the rendering takes care of itself. === ''[[w:The Warfare of Genghis Khan|The Warfare of Genghis Khan]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I thought when the Soviet Union fell, we could actually have disarmament. You go from trying to get rid of these weapons altogether to holding your breath that one doesn't go off on your watch. Strike another goal off the list. <hr width="50%"/> :'''McNally''': Sir, given the volatility of the region, a secret test would be how Iran would certainly proceed. :'''Bartlet''': All right, let's put our cards on the table. What helped keep the Cold War cold was a sense of moral restraint that these weapons were too terrible to use. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': That restraint won't exist in jihadists who strap bombs to their chests and enter nightclubs. :'''Sliger''': There are moderate elements on the ascendancy in Iran. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': "In the Koran, God commanded to kill the wicked and those who do not see the rights of the oppressed and to murder them. If we abide by the Koran, all of us should mobilize to kill." Televised address by President Alijani: Moderate. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': So, I had this meeting with [[w:NASA|NASA]] this morning. :'''Leo''': What a waste, since the moon. My generation never got the future it was promised... Thirty-five years later, cars, air travel is exactly the same. We don't even have the [[w:Concorde|Concorde]] anymore. Technology stopped. :'''Josh''': The personal computer... :'''Leo''': A more efficient delivery system for gossip and pornography? Where's my jet pack, my colonies on the Moon? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': [[w:Voyager program|Voyager]], in case it's ever encountered by extraterrestrials, is carrying photos of life on earth, greetings in fifty-five languages, and a collection of music from Gregorian chant to [[w:Chuck Berry|Chuck Berry]], including "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" by 1920s bluesman [[w:Blind Willie Johnson|Blind Willie Johnson]], whose stepmother blinded him at seven by throwing lye in his eyes after his father beat her for being with another man. He died penniless of pneumonia after sleeping bundled in wet newspapers in the ruins of his house that burned down, but his music just left the solar system. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': It's telling that the physicists involved in the creation of these weapons became the most fervid opponents of their use. [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]], [[Robert Oppenheimer|Oppenheimer]], [[Leó Szilárd|Szilárd]]. [[Hans Bethe]] wrote, "If we fight a war and win it with H-Bombs, what history will remember is not the ideals we were fighting for, but the methods used to accomplish them. These methods will be compared to the warfare of [[w:Genghis Khan|Genghis Khan]] who brutally killed every last inhabitant of [[w:Persia|Persia]]." === ''[[w:An Khe (The West Wing)|An Khe]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': That was fun! Sanctimonious little guttersnipe sent a great big fat one up and over the plate. Health care reform! From a guy who's still on the fence about the application of leeches! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': [[All About Eve|Eve Harrington]] in penny loafers here just corrected me in front of the President. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Were you wrong? :'''Josh''': That's not the point. :'''Donna''': What is the point? :'''Josh''': I'm going into my office now. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carol''': Toby and Josh are in your office. :'''C.J.''': What do they want? :'''Carol''': To make fun of you, I think. :'''C.J.''': And you let them in? :'''Carol''': And made them coffee. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': Taylor Reid was talking about your spin on the decline in manufacturing jobs and he said... :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': 'The tall lady's back to telling tall tales.' :'''C.J.''': The tall lady.... Carol, call 'The Taylor Reid Show' and book me on the next open slot. I'm going to reach down and rip off his puny, little face. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': Congressman Wendt, who single-handedly blocked our tax credit to expand child care to working families, is attempting to bind the feet of your entire gender with his paleo-chauvinist stay-at-home mom tax cut. :'''C.J.''': I'm going to read the bill and supporting materials. :'''Josh''': What if you just kick up a cloud of dust about the revenue impact and mention that he's the Darth Vader of child care? === ''[[w:Full Disclosure (The West Wing)|Full Disclosure]]'' === :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': ''[to Ed & Larry]'' This meeting's about politics. Facts won't help. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': What do I need to catch up on? :'''Toby''': The President signed a school vouchers bill for D.C. :'''C.J.''': Are you kidding? I leave the building for an hour and he switches parties. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': Promise me something. :'''C.J.''': What? :'''Toby''': You'll never let them make a list of my screw-ups. They wouldn't have enough paper. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': When you run for President, the press is going to find some of those women. And if you try to attack them, if you get your opposition research team working on them, if you try to destroy them, if you try to say they're all bimbos and liars, then I'll be standing right there with them, and I'll be ready to take anything you or your people throw at me, anything. So don't make me tell the truth about you because it will be the whole truth. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Check with Margaret about the [[w:Diplomatic Reception Room (White House)|Mural Room]]. :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': The Vice President has it. :'''Toby''': For what? :'''Will''': He's the Vice President, Toby. I don't have to justify his using a room. :'''Toby''': Of course not. For what? === ''[[w:Eppur Si Muove (The West Wing)|Eppur Si Muove]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': I'm sorry but can we really justify spending $800,000 on 'A Bio-Cultural Approach to the Study of Female Sexual Fantasy and Genital Arousal'? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': How can we afford not to? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': Would you like me to do interviews with the Press Corps? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': God, no. They're the most cynical bastards on the planet. You need to get beyond the Washington echo chamber and speak right to the people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': This conversation would be a whole lot easier if I weren't fighting my way through a cloud of [[w:Obsession_(perfume)#Fragrances|Obsession]]. :'''C.J.''': There's no cloud. :'''Toby''': It's about to precipitate out. It's about to rain Obsession. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mark Hayden''': You still smarting I had to carry your ass through Con Law? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You did not have to carry-- :'''Mark Hayden''': You thought strict scrutiny was a pickup technique. :'''Josh''': Hey, it worked on Pam Sussman. I mean, not that well. How is your lovely wife? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Abbey''': So, what was it? The tube top to meet the Queen of England, or the low-rise jeans with the North Korean delegation? :'''C.J.''': Mrs. Bartlet, the press didn't know what to make of you before the MS became public. You've never been the traditional hat-knitting President's wife. :'''Abbey''': Oh, shoot. Was that in the handbook? Maybe just get me a photographer and seven years' worth of yarn. === ''[[w:The Supremes (The West Wing)|The Supremes]]'' === :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': So why a racial preference and not an economic one? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Because affirmative action is about a legacy of racial oppression. :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': It's about compromising admission standards. :'''Charlie''': That's bull. Excuse me. It's about leveling the playing field after 300 years... :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': See, this is where the liberal argument goes off the tracks. You get stuck in the past. Now, you want to come back at me with "Grading is based on past performance, but admissions should be based on potential, on how a candidate may thrive with this sort of opportunity, and studies show that affirmative action admits have a higher predisposition to contribute to society." :'''Charlie''': Hang on, I've gotta write this down. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': If... If we were gonna try this. What would be the plan? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': We give the President and Leo the name. We bring Christopher Mulready in. We bring Lang back in. Hopefully the two of them woo the pants off the President, and he agrees to the deal without noticing he's standing in the gaze of history, pantless. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': Who's at the top of the list? ''[sees Bartlet's hesitation]'' If I leaked it, would they believe me? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Brad Shelton. :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': ''[hesitant]'' Really. :'''Bartlet''': You don't like him? :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': He's a fine jurist. And in the event that Carmine, Lafayette, Hoyt, Clark, and Brannagan all dropped dead, the middle would still be well tended. :'''Bartlet''': ''[Chuckling]'' You want another Brady. :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': Sure. Just like you'd like another Ashland, who wouldn't? The court was at it's best when Brady was fighting Ashland. :'''Bartlet''': Plenty of good law written by the voices of moderation. :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': Who writes the extraordinary dissent? The one man minority decision whose time hasn't come but 20 years later, some circuit court clerk digs it up at 3 in the morning. Brennan rallying against censorship, Harlans jeremiad on Jim Crow. :'''Bartlet''': Maybe you someday. :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': Hm. They can't put me on The Court. Just like you can't put Evelyn Lang on The Court. It's Sheltons from here on in. :'''Bartlet''': There are 4000 protesters outside this building, worried about who is going to land in that seat. We can't afford to alienate all of them. :'''Justice Christopher Mulready''': We all have our roles to play, Sir. Yours is to nominate someone who doesn't alienate people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': I hate to do this, but it's Rina, sir. The girl in the dress with the flowers-- :'''Bartlet''': Just now? :'''Debbie''': Yes. :'''Bartlet''': What'd I call her? :'''Debbie''': Lana. :'''Bartlet''': Who's Lana? :'''Debbie''': I'm guessing an exotic dancer from your spotty youth. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': Where's the Senator? :'''Josh''': He's with C.J. He got me a little drunk. :'''Toby''': Is he leaving? :'''Josh''': I think he's getting C.J. a little drunk. === ''[[w:Access (The West Wing)|Access]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': You begin every day juggling a very precise schedule which completely, completely falls apart by mid-morning. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': One of the hardest things to learn: There are so many true crises, so many lurking situations that could be dangerous for the President, its hard not to get caught up in the adrenaline and make everything lethal. It's more than picking your battles, marshaling your energy. It's about grace under fire. All war metaphors. I guess that's it; being able to tell when its a matter of life or death. === ''[[w:Talking Points (The West Wing)|Talking Points]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Sir, have you read the talking points? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I'm an economist. Some would say half-decent. I don't need a primer on this. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': Due respect,sir, your answers on economics can be a bit--- :'''Bartlet''': Polysyllabic? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|CJ]]''': Academic. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': I was going to go with incomprehensible. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Anybody got any crayons so I can color in my Ph. D.? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh Lyman''': We made a promise. :'''Bartlet''': There was a man named [[w:Cnut the Great|Canute]], one of the great Viking kings of the 11th Century. Wanted his people to be aware of his limitations, so he led them down to the sea and [[w:King Canute and the tide|he commanded that the tide roll out]]. It didn't. Who gave us the notion that Presidents can move the economy like a play-toy? That we can do more than talk it up or smooth over the rough spots? It's a lie. What we really owe that union is the truth. :'''Josh''': We run around saying free trade creates high-paying jobs. :'''Bartlet''': And it will. But I've been trying to tell you it's not that simple. :'''Leo''': I'll set up a call with Bill Parsons. :'''Bartlet''': It'd be nice to roll back that tide, wouldn't it? :'''Josh''': Yes, Mr. President, it sure would. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ryan Pierce''': Where you going? :'''Josh''': To meet Congressman McKenna. :'''Ryan Pierce''': That's funny, actually. :'''Josh''': No, it isn't funny. He's a two-bit jerk of a House member. He holds us hostage every time we have a budget or a trade deal, or enough discretionary authority to buy an ice cream cone. I've got the Speaker of the House in ten minutes. I'm gonna smile, bob my head, and stick him in the outbox. :''[The two walk into the [[w:Roosevelt Room|Roosevelt Room]] together]'' :'''Josh''': Beat it. I've got a meeting. :'''Ryan Pierce''': So do I's the thing. :'''Josh''': It's just me and McKenna. :'''Ryan Pierce''': I'm his new Legislative Director. Hi. He figured it'd be leverage enough that he's on two authorizing committees and can stall half your budget priorities. Is this the part where you smile and bob your head? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': 'You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose'.... We run a country; we deal in abstractions. === ''[[w:No Exit (The West Wing)|No Exit]]'' === :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': I'm still laughing. :'''[[w:Jed Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Real reason I went for a second term: couple more years between this gig, the Gridiron, and the Alfalfa Club, I'll be ready for the Def Comedy circuit. :'''Debbie''': I'd hold out for Vegas, sir. :'''Bartlet''': My first Correspondent's Dinner was a nightmare. Bombed. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Put that behind you tonight. :'''Bartlet''': I killed. :''[Bartlet holds out a tissue box to Debbie and she takes a tissue.]'' :'''Bartlet''': They laughed till they cried. They're still crying. :'''Debbie''': Honestly, sir, in my case, it's the pollen count. But for an Anglo-Saxon, you were darn funny. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': He's a featherweight who only looks like a lightweight because he's got you propping him up. :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': He's the heir apparent. :'''Toby''': Don't say 'heir apparent' when we have men in moon suits hermetically sealing the Oval. This is Russell's only shot... A night like this. You're comfortable with that? :'''Will''': Perfectly. Thank you. :'''Toby''': Well, great. :'''Will''': Only shot. :'''Toby''': This and voter fraud, another option. :'''Will''': Yeah, I see. :'''Toby''': Or a mob hit would also work. :'''Will''': Someday there's going to be a newer, younger political operative moving on to your landscape. Somebody up through the ranks from the domestic policy shop, and you'll be able to foist all your jealousy and resentment onto his unsuspecting shoulders and you'll give me a break for three consecutive minutes. :'''Toby''': Jealousy? This is good. :'''Will''': You've had one win in your career, one. And you're looking sunset in the face, and I'm just getting started, and that's eating you apart like some psychological melanoma. :'''Toby''': My jealousy of you? :'''Will''': It's an adrenaline sport and you're exhausted. If you had another fight in you, you'd be grooming Matt Packard or Howard Sturgis and you'd take me down, me and my anemic candidate. But you don't have it. I say this with a great amount of respect. I would be eternally grateful if you would back off. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': Believe me, I love the idea of you ministering to the wayward and unwashed. I don't love you becoming a de facto spokesperson for a load of issues we can't support. :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': I'm not on a lecture tour, I'm seeing patients. :'''Leo''': 'Hello. My name is Clarissa Ponsissa. I'm 14 and sexually active. But I know it's okay, 'cause I got my condoms from the First Lady.' Fox News is throwing a party. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': When I came into office, we knew the word "terrorist." It was in the daily briefing. But we pictured guys with turbans in the desert or some mad survivalist in a cabin in Montana. That party's over. Now anyone with high school chemistry is a potential threat. :'''Debbie''': That's a lot of enemies, sir. :'''Bartlet''': Too many. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': What you wrote for Russell tonight was profoundly disturbing. :'''Will''': Because he upstaged the President? :'''Toby''': Because he might win. :'''Will''': What? :'''Toby''': Who was the first person to shake his hand after the speech tonight? :'''Will''': I wasn't watching. :'''Toby''': Of course you were. :'''Will''': Chuck McGill, they golf. :'''Toby''': In a room full of 600 reporters McGill's not a golf buddy, he's Chairman of Ways and Means. You made a calculation, you positioned him brilliantly. It never for a second crossed my mind before, but if you keep this up he might win. :'''Will''': Thanks. :'''Toby''': It wasn't a compliment. You need to get the hell out of there. You're grooming this clown for a win and then what? :'''Will''': Four more years. A better prescription drug plan, maybe the educational overhaul you guys can't seem to get off the ground. :'''Toby''': With [[w:Howdy Doody|Howdy Doody]] at the helm? :'''Will''': This isn't a dictatorship. There are hundreds of people running this White House. The salient detail being they're all Democrats. You most of all... :'''Toby''': There are no launch codes at my desk! At the event of what I perceive to be a threat, I can't deploy troops to invade so much as a seven-eleven. I don't care who you surround this guy with, he's going to wield a tremendous amount of power. :'''Will''': He'll be fine. The Party wants a win. 60 million Democrats want... :'''Toby''': Winning is easy. :'''Will''': You only hit it once, and maybe never again. :'''Toby''': Because you back the guy who should win, not the guy who ''will'' win. I backed a man of vision, who's still hanging on to his integrity with his teeth. You're damn straight I won't win again. :'''Will''': There has to be a future, Toby. Someone will take the torch. You will despise the very notion of them whoever they may be. :'''Toby''': Go find someone you can honestly respect. Groom him. :'''Will''': I'll comb the countryside. :'''Toby''': We went to Hokumville, New Hampshire, to find one, yeah. Comb the countryside. :'''Will''': You go. If it's so important, you go. ''[pause]'' That's what I thought. === ''[[w:Gaza (The West Wing)|Gaza]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Say you're from Minnesota. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': I'm from Minnesota. :'''C.J.''': No, we're pretending you're from there. :'''Toby''': We're not actually. :'''C.J.''': And you'd like prescription drugs from Canada. :'''Toby''': What do I have? :'''C.J.''': Not important. :'''Toby''': It could be clouding my judgment. :'''C.J.''': You're no fun anymore. :'''Toby''': ''I'm'' having fun. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Kate Harper|Kate]]''': Leo. You wanted to see me? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Yeah, listen. With Nancy McNally out of the country, you're going to have to be our go-to... I was gonna say "guy". The problem with English: "guy" is wrong, "gal" is patronizing, and "person" sounds arch. :'''Kate''': "Go-to-guy" is fine. :'''Leo''': Good, 'cause you're it. Which is a lot to throw at you weeks into the job. I want you to know you have my and the President's full support. :'''Kate''': I appreciate your confidence. :'''Leo''': We'll need you to coordinate all the intelligence agencies, including the FBI and CIA. You may have heard: they don't play nicely together. :'''Kate''': Well, boys will be boys. :'''Leo''': And don't be afraid to knock heads together. We don't want petty turf wars slowing down the intel. :'''Harper''': I'll keep on 'em. :'''Leo''': You run into resistance, you let me know. :'''Kate''': I hope that won't be necessary. :'''Leo''': Another thing: the President's not crazy about the DCI. It's chemical; just rubs him the wrong way. :'''Kate''': Okay. :'''Leo''': This isn't gossip; it's guidance. If the CIA's got something, the Director's not always the most effective vessel for communicating it. :'''Kate''': I'll make sure to underline anything I think is significant. :'''Leo''': We just need you to be all over this. State, Defense. You're the White House point... person. :'''Kate''': I won't let you down. Oh, and on that whole language score: I was in the military. I "manned" battleships, was "one of the boys," occasionally was exhorted to "drop my ...," you know, and "grab my socks." I've made my peace with the colloquial. :'''Leo''': Okay. :'''Kate''': Just between us girls. Thanks, Leo. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': ''[on the phone]'' Are you kidding? Do you know the term "decent interval"? Go away. ''[hangs up]'' Magley from the DNC, wants to talk about who to run for the two vacant House seats. :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': You're joking. :'''Toby''': They're still picking up pieces of these guys over there, he's talking about DeSantos' poachable district. :'''Will''': What's he calling you for? :'''Toby''': He thought Josh'd be upset about Donna being in the car. I guess he figured since my ex-wife was only almost blown up that I'd be only almost upset. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kate''': One reason some people say nothing can happen till these guys are gone is the feeling they both may be stuck in old attitudes or assumptions. There was a time when Palestinians and all Arabs wanted to drive Jews into the sea, but some would argue that time's past. :'''Will''': Listen to some Arab broadcasts. :'''C.J.''': Rabble-rousing to distract their street. :'''Kate''': I'm not sure any credible Arab leader truly expects Israel's demise anymore, not even the Chairman. :'''Leo''': Don't be so sure. :'''Kate''': Well, there's a view that... :'''Will''': Don't keep saying "Some argue" and "There's a view." Can we restrict it to your view? :'''Kate''': Okay. Palestinians are no longer fighting to destroy the Jewish state. They're fighting for a state of their own, a revolutionary struggle against an occupying force, and revolutionaries will outlast and out-die occupiers every time. :'''Will''': I don't know if that's more simplistic or naive. :'''Toby''': It's tribal. It can't be solved. It's [[w:Hatfield–McCoy feud|Hatfield and McCoy]] and there is no end. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jed Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': The Mideast reminds me of that joke about the optimist and the pessimist. The pessimist says "Everything is terrible. It can't get any worse." The optimist says "Oh, yes it can." :'''Kate''': It can get easy to forget that there's a silent majority on both sides who just want to live their lives. :'''Bartlet''': Unfortunately, you spend all your time focusing on what's drowning them out: the invective and bomb blasts. :'''Kate''': Isn't it our ultimate moral responsibility to them? :'''Bartlet''': It's quicksand. An ego trip. :'''Kate''': Sir? :'''Bartlet''': Chasing that [[w:Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]] right down the same sinkhole. :'''Kate''': After 50 years of strife and futility, there's no dishonor in failure. The only dishonor might be not to try. === ''[[w:Memorial Day (The West Wing)|Memorial Day]]'' === :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Listen, we need to make a call on [[w:Oriole Park at Camden Yards|Camden Yards]]. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Huh? :'''Toby''': It's Memorial Day. He's gonna toss out the first pitch at Camden Yards. :'''Josh''': Cancel it. Eh, can't cancel it; sends the wrong message. Ask for a moment of silence. And Toby, he's gotta, you need to take him out with gloves and a ball. :'''Toby''': It's a six foot toss from the stands. It's Little League. :'''Josh''': [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|FDR]] threw from the stands; beaned one of his photographers in '37, extended the [[w:Great Depression|Depression]] by four years. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Damn it, Shira, if I'm going to find the people behind this, I need access to the bomb site, access to the evidence and the cooperation of the [[w:Palestinian National Authority|Palestinian Authority]], three things I cannot get if you keep firing missiles into [[w:Gaza|Gaza]]! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Reporter''': The cuts aren't reflective of the President's attitude on military response in Gaza? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': The cuts are reflective of the fact that Toby Ziegler has never written a five-minute speech in his life. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You know, on May 13th, the day before [[w:Yom Ha'atzmaut|Israeli Independence Day]], the TV stations in Israel screen the names of every soldier who's fallen for the country. A name flashes on the screen for a second or two, then the next name appears, you go to bed, you get up, the names are still flashing. That's how they observe Memorial Day. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': The country wants action. Bringing Farat back to the table-- :'''Bartlet''': I'm not saying it's [[w:Camembert|Camembert]] and wine, I'm saying it's what we got! Tell Hutchison to find a way to get Nassan without taking out a city block, I'll launch the damn missile myself! == Season Six == === ''[[w:NSF Thurmont (The West Wing)|NSF Thurmont]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Just skip to the part that's going to piss me off :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': That's going to be all of it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': He doesn't like chaos. We bomb some apartment building in [[w:Gaza|Gaza]] or a camp in Syria there'll be consequences. And we can't tell him what they're going to be. Will we get drawn into a war in the Middle East? Will suicide bombers be climbing onto buses in [[w:Passaic, New Jersey|Passaic, New Jersey]] instead on [[w:Tel Aviv|Tel Aviv]] and [[w:Haifa|Haifa]]? ...The President is looking for answers and we don't have them. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': They want peace but I have to blow something up first? :'''Leo''': I think they are willing to haggle on the peace part. :'''Bartlet''': That usually work in the past? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': Sir, the [[w:Carrier Strike Group Nine|Lincoln Battle Group]] will be in position sometime tonight; they're awaiting your order to strike Nassan and the Syrian camps in the morning. :'''Bartlet''': What? :'''Leo''': We can't wait for Farrad. The risk of losing Khaleel Nassan is too great. We have intel linking Iran to the martyrs, it's sketchy in spots, but overall it's a compelling case. I'm recommending you include Iran in the attack. :'''Bartlet''': General Alexander went ahead with plans for these bombings? :'''Leo''': At your request. :'''Bartlet''': I said I'd consider it when the time was appropriate! I did not ask– :'''Leo''': He was trying to anticipate your eventual need, sir. At my urging...Mr. President, please, Congress, the Joint Chiefs, the American public, your own staff, ''everyone'' disagrees with your assessment of the situation. :'''Bartlet''': Killing Palestinians isn't going to make us feel safer. They'll kill more of us, then we'll have to kill more of them. It's Russian Roulette with a fully-loaded gun! :'''Leo''': We can't allow terrorists to murder our citizens– :'''Bartlet''': Why would they do it? ''Why'' would Palestinians murder American government officials? They never have before. They're deliberately provoking us, Leo. They know that we have to retaliate. They've studied us; they want us to overreact. :'''Leo''': This isn't overreacting. It's the appropriate, balanced... :'''Bartlet''': Tell me how this ends, Leo! You want me to start something that may have serious repercussions on American foreign policy for decades, but ''you don't know how it ends!'' :'''Leo''': We don't always know how it ends! ''[pause]'' The [[w:USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|Lincoln]] will be in position in a few hours, and then you are going to have to give the go-ahead for the bombings. :'''Bartlet''': Or what? <hr width="50%"/> :'''CJ''': You ever look around and think 'If we're the ones in charge, this country's in a hell of a lot of trouble?' :'''Toby''': 'Til I spend time with the other guys. === ''[[w:The Birnam Wood|The Birnam Wood]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Whether you choose to do this today or ten years from today, you will face the same geography, the same neighbors, the same ancient animosities. More years of bloodshed and pain will not change those facts. The only path to a real and lasting peace is through negotiation. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mukarat''': They've done everything in their power to undermine moderate leadership. Don't they understand when they blow up leaders of [[w:Hamas|Hamas]] with bombs, all those Palestinian homes, they only make them stronger? Boys and girls, they no longer want to be doctors, teachers, engineers. Now, they all want to be martyrs. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': I can't support this decision. For a short period, we may be welcome. But what happens when we have to start kicking in doors? Declare martial law? Enforce curfews? :'''Bartlet''': Once they establish a rule of law, and their economy settles down, they'll be quiet. :'''Leo''': This isn't a romp in the desert! You're committing American lives to something that may go on for ''decades''! :'''Bartlet''': ''[angrily, nearly shouting]'' How are we not involved now?! ''[suddenly goes quiet, looking back at the house, then, quieter, shaking his head]'' We can't keep having this argument. :'''Leo''': No, sir, we can't. If my counsel is no longer of use to you, perhaps... :'''Bartlet''': So, if I disagree with your advice, you have to threaten me? :'''Leo''': This is your own [[w:League of Nations|League of Nations]], and it will ruin you like it ruined [[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson]]. :'''Bartlet''': Okay. I'll need your successor in place before you leave. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Kate Harper|Kate]]''': The tragedy is that the Palestinians and the Jews are so much alike. :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': How's that? :'''Kate''': All through history no one's wanted either of them. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Any ideas on how to break the logjam? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Too bad Congress isn't here. They'd just cook the books and hold a press conference. === ''[[w:Third-Day Story|Third-Day Story]]'' === :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': ''[about Leo's heart attack]'' Stress actually restricts the flow of blood to the coronary arteries. What I'm saying is it's physiological. Unless you wanted him meditating his way through intelligence briefings and sleeping in a flotation device... There's nothing you did– :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I fired him. :'''Abbey''': What? :'''Bartlet''': Last night at Camp David, I fired him. What does that do to the flow of blood? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': We're fumbling. Our diplomatic strategy is a game of telephone. :'''Bartlet''': Read the coverage. We're doing fine. :'''Toby''': Today, sure, and the second day's story is how you pulled it off. But the third-day story is that Congress doesn't want to pay, that our coalition's fraying, that the spokes are coming off the wheels– :'''Bartlet''': It's a couple of days. This was totally unexpected. :'''Toby''': No, it wasn't. Not with Leo's history with alcohol, with pills. Mr. President, surely you had a process in place. :'''Bartlet''': Not for this. You think we'd even be doing this without him? :'''Toby''': No, sir, but Leo is one person and there are 290 million more and they come first. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Abbey''': You think this is your fault? It's not. :'''Bartlet''': He's my best friend. I'm not the kind of person who has best friends. :'''Abbey''': Because your life is your work, and so is his; your work. :'''Bartlet''': What are you trying to say? :'''Abbey''': You chose this; both of you. You're running a country, for God's sake, not a tree house. :'''Bartlet''': Well, Leo stays in the tree house if he wants to. We'll work around his recovery; half-days, whatever it takes. :'''Abbey''': He's not going to work half days. He's not going to work around his recovery. He's not going to do whatever it takes. :'''Bartlet''': That's his decision. :'''Abbey''': And we know what that decision is going to be. :'''Bartlet''': So I should wake him up and fire him again? Because it worked so well the first time? :'''Abbey''': Let's talk about ''this'' time. You've got to keep him out of that job. He'll kill himself for you if you don't. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': I'd like to know why my [[w:United States Secretary of the Treasury|Treasury Secretary]]'s on national television denouncing a tax cut I never saw because of an estimate I never asked for. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': We did offer to brief you on the details. :'''Bartlet''': Brief me now. :'''Josh''': We're not quite ready to brief you on the details. :'''Bartlet''': Because you made a complete hash of it; the Leadership's sole request before taking up peacekeeping. :'''Toby''': We're close to 60 Democratic votes. :'''Josh''': It's just that you might face a decision about the fall legislative agenda. :'''Bartlet''': What is that? :'''Toby''': Would you prefer a bill to appoint an American monarch... :'''Josh''': ...or a ban on the institution of marriage, except in casinos and department stores. :'''Bartlet''': You tell the [[w:Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker]] and the [[w:Majority leader|Majority leader]] that with my newfound royal authority, with all my free time now that my marriage has been banned, and with the support of every [[w:NATO|NATO]] member in my pocket I'm sending those peacekeepers to the Middle East. If Congress wants to feed them, pay them, or ever bring them back, that's entirely up to them. :'''Toby''': I assume we're free to play with the language on that. :'''Bartlet''': We're done here. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Mr. President. :'''Bartlet''': A morphine drip, and we can skip the formalities. I might get one myself... wheel it into meetings with the joint chiefs. You're not fired, Leo. You can delegate, work part-time. Bring the morphine with you for all I care. :'''Leo''': You... You remember... what you told me... when you offered me the job? :'''Bartlet''': "I need you to jump off a cliff." :'''Leo''': And I did. And I'd do it again. But you need a new... chief of staff. :'''Bartlet''': We came here to put the job first. Spend our lives for something that would outlast us. I just thought we'd have a longer line of credit is all. I'm gonna need that list of names. :'''Leo''': Only one name. === ''[[w:Liftoff (The West Wing)|Liftoff]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[to Margaret]'' You're an odd woman and I've never quite understood you. But you are extremely capable and you run this office like a Swiss watch. And you're tall, which is reassuring. Leo may need you and if he does, that's okay. But if he's willing to part with you, I hope you'll stay. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': C.J., wow this is hard. Couldn't be happier that you got this gig. But I think it's just time for me to go. Six years is a - I just thinks it's time for me to move on, and this is my letter of resignation to the President. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I don't want to pile on, but working for one of my closest friends is, I think, I'm not going to be at my best. :''[Toby and Josh put down letters]'' :'''C.J.''': Josh, you can't... ''[looks at Josh, then Toby]'' :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I'm sorry to barge in. :'''C.J.''': Mr. President, can I have just a minute? :'''Bartlet''': I'll make this quick. I don't know if I'm comfortable working this closely with a woman. Maybe it's time for me to call it a day, give the VP a chance to steer the ship. :''[C.J. looks confused; after a moment, Toby starts giggling, which sets everyone off, and C.J. realizes the prank]'' :'''Bartlet''': ''[to Toby]'' You're weak. You have a weak will. You should have held it. See if she pulled out the [[w:Continuity of government|Continuity of Government]] plan. :'''Will''': He cracked up at the mere suggestion of the VP... :'''Toby''': ''[Still giggling uncontrollably]'' I had a whole thing on spending time with my kids, I went up. :'''C.J.''': You are bad, bad men. :'''Bartlet''': In the service of a vengeful god. :'''Will''': On behalf of the Vice President and myself and every man who's ever had a [[w:Wonder Woman|Wonder Woman]] fantasy, it's a bright day. :'''C.J.''': Get out. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': You got the energy quarterly? :'''Bartlet''': I got it right here, thank you. :'''C.J.''': I'd like it back. :'''Bartlet''': How about you get your own copy? :'''C.J.''': We're not ready to assess domestic nuclear storage facilities, sir. The team hasn't evaluated all the options and I haven't presented you with complete information. :'''Bartlet''': You don't think this is a good start? :'''C.J.''': I think it's you doing my job for me. You're looking at this based on [[w:United States Department of Defense|DOD]]'s call. Their perspective is valid, but it's only one perspective, and until we've gathered all the others, if you need something to read, I recommend the new [[Benjamin Franklin]] bio. It's a real page turner. ''[Grabs papers and begins to exit]'' Thank you, Mr. President. :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': What was that? :'''Bartlet''': I just got spanked. :'''Debbie''': Hmm... Sorry I missed it. She still nervous? :'''Bartlet''': I don't think so, no. === ''[[w:The Hubbert Peak|The Hubbert Peak]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[to C.J.]'' I'm noticing a distinct slackening of awe, a certain lack of trembling in my presence. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': On a scale of 1 to 10 - 10 being C.J. and 1 being a chimp throwing feces - where do I rank? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Annabeth Schott|Annabeth]]''': How do you get women? Briefing the press is a seduction. :'''Toby''': Briefing the press isn't a seduction. It's war! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': My testosterone is flying. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Try not to get it on anyone. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Annabeth''': ''[about Josh]'' He totaled a hybrid with an SUV. He's like an eco-terrorist in reverse. === ''[[w:The Dover Test (The West Wing)|The Dover Test]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': One difference between the [[Mahatma Gandhi|Mahatma]] and myself. I warn you there are others. You may browbeat me into using the breath spirometer. You may mother me about wound care. You may dole out the Vicodin like my AA sponsor. You may even entertain me with nutrition lectures. :'''Nurse''': You need to eat. :'''Leo''': You may not - may not - offer fashion advice. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': I wasn't heroic. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': 'Settle for less?' This is from the guys that are running Bob Russell for President? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': You're too good at this. You can't just walk away. :'''Santos''': Watch me. === ''[[w:A Change is Gonna Come (The West Wing)|A Change is Gonna Come]]'' === :'''[[w:List of The West Wing politicians#Executive_branch|Hoynes]]''': ''[to Josh]'' It's time to start leading. You're never going to be Leo McGarry to Jed Bartlet. But you can be Leo to me. I'm running for President. I want you with me. I want you to run my campaign. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bernard''': Did you pick out that tie, or is it government-issue? :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': My sister bought me this tie. :'''Bernard''': The things we put up with for family. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I'm going to need a converter for China, and I can't find my garment bag. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': I think baggage claim is in the next terminal over. :'''Josh''': You used to love it when I couldn't dress myself without you. :'''Donna''': I used to love peppermint ice cream, too, but now those little pieces of candy, they get stuck in your teeth in a way that I find irritating. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': ''[to C.J.]'' Sure. I'll start pulling together the briefing packets for you. Come on, you're going; you need Toby to deal with the press. Somebody's got to man the fort here. I'm fine staying. You're his guy. You're in the room, in the chair. He needs you. That's how it was with Leo; that's how it's supposed to be. === ''[[w:In the Room|In the Room]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': ''[to Josh]'' He's smart enough to take your advice... Bob Russell might be the next President of the United States. You get in now, you can make him the candidate you want him to be. After that we make him the President we need him to be. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Ever see [[w:Arnold Vinick|Arnie Vinick]] campaign? He'll go into those high school gymnasiums in Iowa and New Hampshire and blow them all away. He'll shake every hand in the joint, kiss every baby, hug every widow on Social Security and sound smarter and more honest than any Republican they've ever seen. Because he is. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Will''': ''[About Bob Russell]'' He's not stupid. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': That's your bumper sticker? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Penn Jillette|Penn Jillette]]''': What if we burned a flag, not in protest, but in celebration of the very freedoms that allow us to burn a flag - the freedoms that everyone who has ever worked in this magnificent building has pledged to preserve and protect? :'''Josh Lyman''': ''[taken aback]'' Did you go to law school? :'''Penn Jillette''': No, clown school. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[woken by his staff, in his cabin on Air Force One]'' I thought you were gonna let me rest. :'''C.J.''': I'm so sorry, sir. State just got a heads-up from the [[w:International Atomic Energy Agency|IAEA]] that they're gonna report tomorrow that the [[w:South Korea|South Korean]] government has admitted to conducting an experiment to enrich uranium. ''[as C.J. is talking, Bartlet is looking down at his legs and his arm, in some realization]'' South Korea is not releasing any details. We need you to get on the phone and get the [[w:President of South Korea|President]] to come clean. We can't ask [[w:China|China]] to help stop [[w:North Korea|North Korean]] nuclear experiments if the South is doing it too. ''[she picks up a phone]'' Get us a secure line with the South Korean President. :'''Bartlet''': ''[softly]'' C.J....hold it. :'''C.J.''': Sir? :'''Bartlet''': ...I can't move. :''[moments later, the President is taken on a stretcher to another part of the plane]'' :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet#Other Appointments|Surgeon General Griffith]]''': Progressive paralysis, he had trouble with his hands, now it's both legs and his right arm... :'''Bartlet''': ''[sarcastically]'' So much for being staff-dependent in China. :'''Surgeon General Griffith''': Fairbanks is closer, but Anchorage is better-- :'''Bartlet''': I've got better doctors up here than I do down there. :'''C.J.''': Mr. President, we can't take the chance-- :'''Bartlet''': Let's not pretend we didn't know this was gonna happen. :'''C.J.''': No, Mr. President, I didn't know... :'''Bartlet''': I mean, we always knew it was gonna happen someday. I'm ready for it, you better be too. :'''C.J.''': Mr. President, we can't land in China-- :'''Bartlet''': ''[sternly]'' This plane is going to China. That's a direct order from your Commander-in-Chief. === ''[[w:Impact Winter (The West Wing)|Impact Winter]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I'm in one meeting the whole day. All they did was feed me tea made with Tienchi Ginseng and deer horn glue. You see, it's the thing for the nerve damage. But that meant I had to piss every twelve minutes, which is more of an ordeal than it was when I could stand without assistance. The new kid, Curtis, and I are becoming very close. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Margaret Hooper|Margaret]]''': There's someone here from [[w:NASA|NASA]]. He needs to speak to whoever's in charge, and at this point I have no idea who that is. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Maybe, keep the philosophical questions to yourself? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': Cabinet meeting? :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': ...an informal conversation with senior members of the administration. :'''Josh''': President doesn't need the Cabinet swooping in on their shining steeds. :'''Will''': Wanna step into your office or something? :'''Josh''': The president is still running the show, on two continents. Russell can stop with the less than subtle insinuations to the contrary. There will be no cabinet meeting. :'''Will''': It's been announced. You don't think it will be more awkward if it doesn't happen. :'''Josh''': You know what? Watch yourself. You and the candidate. :'''Will''': You done? :'''Josh''': No. Free advice for the campaign trail - stop with the ceaseless mentions of his tennis game. Doesn't make him look young and vigorous, it makes him look like a dilettante who can't settle down with a thick book. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Wheels down in Beijing in a minute or so. :''[Will leaves]'' :'''Josh''': A cabinet meeting. :'''Donna''': You really think all the talk about tennis makes him look flaky? :'''Josh''': No, I think it makes him look young and vigorous. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': I just looked at the tape. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Vinick's announcement? Makes you want to cry like a little girl, doesn't it? :'''Leo''': It's a tough primary for him. I wouldn't tear my shirt yet. :'''Josh''': Russell offered me campaign manager. :'''Leo''': Really? :'''Josh''': Turned him down. Hoynes asked too. :'''Leo''': Popular. You change your cologne or something? :'''Josh''': Think Hoynes could win? :'''Leo''': With Baker out? Russell's got a huge financial advantage. Sitting VP, he's going to raise a lot more money and he's in a position to offer a lot more favors. :'''Josh''': Hoynes is a guy without a job. :'''Leo''': That said, Hoynes is much more experienced in the job that Bob Russell holds, he was elected senator of a huge, complicated, and usually Republican state and Russell got elected representative of a district the size of my thumb. :'''Josh''': Hoynes is smarter than Russell. He'll kick his ass in the debates. :'''Leo''': And he's got more foreign policy experience. It could happen. But you gotta want to work for him and you gotta want him to win. You want that? :'''Josh''': I want to get Jed Bartlet a third term. :'''Leo''': Yeah. What happened to the good old days when a couple of hacks with cigars chose the nominee in a smoke-filled back room? :'''Josh''': They didn't do so bad, did they? Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower. :'''Leo''': We need a back room. :'''Josh''': Well, we just about outlawed smoking and at this point I'm not allowed to look at a cigar. But we're it. You and me. This is the back room. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Wow. Hi. :'''Josh''': How ya doin'? :'''Santos''': You lost? :'''Josh''': Could be. Could be. :'''Santos''': Come on in. :'''Josh''': Um, sorry to bug you at home, but there wasn't time to wait for you to get back to Washington. :'''Santos''': I'm there next week. :'''Josh''': I'm on a bit of a deadline. It's a filing deadline. :'''Santos''': Josh, Josh, Josh. :'''[[w:Helen Santos|Helen]]''': Matt? :'''Josh''': It's a little crazy, I know. :'''Santos''': I'm not running for Congress again, Josh. You came a long way and I'm sorry about that, but it's just... :'''Josh''': I'm not talking about Congress. === ''[[w:Faith Based Initiative|Faith Based Initiative]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': If I'd wanted to exercise, I'd have never become an economist. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Is upholding the sanctity of marriage our job? I raised my right hand and swore an oath to uphold the Constitution. :'''Sen. Wilkinson''': Where was your left hand, Mr. President? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': ''[to Josh, about leaving to run Santos' campaign]'' You can't leave. We're not done here.... You're going to walk into the Oval Office and tell the President you just found a better horse? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': What are you going to do when this is done? :'''Toby''': Whatever I can to stave off the chaos, mayhem and self-interest that lies just beneath our civil disguise. :'''Josh''': So, not the private sector? :'''Toby''': The money would have to be unbelievable. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': I wanted to start this journey in the place where it all started for me. Soon, we will be inundated by the polls, the punditry, and prognostications, all the nonsense that goes with our national political campaigns. Well, none of that matters. This is the place that matters. Because everyday, children walk in to this schoolhouse to glimpse their futures, to ask for hope. They may not know they need it yet, but they do. And I'm here to tell you that hope is real. In a life of trials, in the world of challenges, hope is real. In a country where families go without health care, where some go without food, some don't even have a home to speak of, hope is real. In a time of global chaos and instability where our faiths collide, as often as our weapons, hope is real. Hope is what gives us the courage to take on our greatest challenges, to move forward together. We live in cynical times, I know that. But hope is not up for debate. There is such a thing as false science, there is such a thing as false promises, I am sure I will have my share of false starts. But there is no such thing as false hope. There ''is'' only hope. === ''[[w:Opposition Research|Opposition Research]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[after Santos admits he only became a candidate to get a couple of months of media exposure for his education plan]'' I gave up everything for this! You aren't even in it to win? :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Maybe we have a different definition of winning, Josh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': You're not making it easy. :'''Santos''': Well, you know if we're going to do this, I'm not going to make it easy.... I'm going to push every limit. And that's the campaign you get to run. :'''Josh''': What if I can't make that work? :'''Santos''': Well, then no one can. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': One idea is a big fund raising drive in the Latino community. :'''Santos''': I don't feel comfortable with that right now. :'''Josh''': Its a huge donor base you alone can tap. :'''Santos''': Josh, I don't wanna just be the brown candidate, I want to be the American candidate. :'''Josh''': How do you want to go broke? As the brown candidate or the American candidate? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santos''': I want this to be a campaign of ideas... and these campaigns always wind up being about a candidate's high school transcripts.... You know, if we just took the money the campaign spent on personality contests and partisan side shows, we could solve this country's problems and shut down talk radio, all at the same time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': New Hampshire is about retail politics. People here won't vote for you until you've had coffee in their house five times. === ''[[w:365 Days|365 Days]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': We've been here seven trips around the sun. Done some things we're proud of, things we're less pleased about... It may be time for us to take our own temperature; an internal inventory... What's done. What's undone. What's done that we'd like to undo or do over. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Overwhelming response to the [[w:State of the Union address|State of the Union]]. Thirty-six interruptions for applause. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I don't know what's more embarrassing: that we count them or that I care. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Kate Harper |Kate]]''': It’s not just that it’s futile. I mean, as long as Americans are willing to pay $60 a gram for cocaine some peasant farmer earning $60 a year is going to grow it. It’s just so geopolitically counter-productive. We turn their villages into war-zones, we destroy their land, we poison their families with herbicides, and then we’re surprised when they go vote for the socialists. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': That wasn't very long. :'''Bartlet''': I couldn't sleep. :'''Debbie''': Couldn't or wouldn't? :'''Bartlet''': I have three daughters and a wife; two of whom are also doctors. If you presume I don't get enough of that sort of comment, you're really not using your imagination. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': Everyone's walking around here like we're finished. We have 365 more days.... For both of us, sir, this is our last game. Let's leave it all out on the field. === ''[[w:King Corn (The West Wing)|King Corn]]'' === :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': I read about that education plan you introduced in New Hampshire. That's pretty gutsy stuff. :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Saw the ethanol speech. :'''Vinick''': Well, that wasn't gutsy so much as suicidal. Or so my staff tells me... My staff is very proud. :'''Santos''': Well, if they weren't, I was. :'''Vinick''': You're not an ethanol fan? :'''Santos''': Not until today. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': Making a gallon of ethanol takes almost a gallon of oil. That's like saying using tonic water as an additive reduces our demand for gin. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bob Mayer''': Will you at least look at the ethanol report? :'''Vinick''': It's a classic study of a stupid policy rammed down our throats by special interests. Makes about as much sense as building patio furniture out of corn. But sure, I'll take a look. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Mr Johnson, your platform would include paying the President, the Cabinet and all members of Congress a salary of one dollar a year? :'''Mr. Johnson''': Hell, yeah. Make 'em get a real job. :'''Donna''': And you want to ban motorcycle helmets, color televisions, drop out of the UN, abolish Medicare and totally privatize Social Security? :'''Mr. Johnson''': You gotta get the government out of our damn pockets. :'''Donna''': Sir, are you sure you're a Democrat? === ''[[w:The Wake Up Call|The Wake Up Call]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': All I have in this situation is influence. Influence and relationships. If you take that away from me, I am powerless! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': What? Prime Minister Graty thinks you are an intellectual snob. A Yankee Doodle windbag. Likely as not you would have made things worse. :'''Bartlet''': If an American dies and there is even the slightest suspicion of international intrigue, she's supposed to wake me. :'''Leo''': Since when? If I had used that rule, you'd be dead by now of sleep deprivation. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[about the President's Valentine date]'' You're taking her to the opera? :'''Bartlet''': [[w:Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]'s ''[[w:Otello|Othello]]'', romantic eh? :'''C.J.''': Isn't that the one where the guy kills his wife? :'''Bartlet''': It's in Italian, I'm hoping she won't notice. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': You're not planning on writing a constitution this week? :'''Lessig''': The document is just a beginning. A constitutional democracy succeeds only if the constitution reflects democratic values alive in the citizenry. Which is why our most important job is to instill those values in their leaders through discussion and debate. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': I don't think a strong executive is such a good idea... Half the faculty at Yale Law describes the American Presidential system as one of this country's most dangerous exports... It is a recipe for constitutional breakdown! :'''Lessig''': Well, I can see this is going to be a vibrant discussion. === ''[[w:Freedonia (The West Wing)|Freedonia]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': How about our exclusion from the debates. Let's try that. :'''Ned''': So, what do we do? Film chicken coops and say they're too chicken to debate us? :'''Josh''': I want two volunteers. I want them in giant chicken suits. I want them in my office first thing in the morning. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': We can't afford a huge, glitzy ad buy, so we run something feisty, funny, out-of-the-box. Turns our one minute of prime time into a national sensation. :'''Aide''': Santos on ice skates, wearing a goalie outfit, pledging to defend America? :'''Josh''': ''[pause]'' Closer to the box than that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': ''[in a live TV ad]'' Good evening. I'm running for President and if you don't know who I am, I wouldn't be surprised. I've been shut out of tomorrow night's debate for suggesting that it actually ''be'' a debate and this is the only ad I can afford. I got in this to improve a broken school system, to fix entitlement because they're going bankrupt, to expand health coverage because it will save money if fewer people show up in emergency rooms. What I found is that Presidential campaigns aren't about these things. They're about clawing your opponents' eyes out as long as you don't get tagged for it. So how about this: I will never say anything about my opponents or anything about anything without saying it myself, right into the camera. You might not get to hear much of me but when you do, you'll know I stand by it. I'm Matt Santos and you better believe I approve this ad. === ''[[w:Drought Conditions|Drought Conditions]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': You want me to hire Cliff Calley? No. He's the wrong choice. And he's irritating. And he's obnoxious. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': That's worked for us in the past. :''[Josh yells angrily outside door]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': ''[after seeing that Margaret is quite pregnant]'' Am I seeing things? or is she... :'''C.J.''': Very. :'''Josh''': Wow. I didn't know she was pregnant. :'''Leo''': She's pregnant. :'''Josh''': I didn't even know she was married... ''[beat; Leo and C.J. stare at him]'' Right. How is the President doing? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Cliff Calley|Cliff]]''': I turned you down. :'''C.J.''': Nobody turns us down. We're like the Mob, only less violent. Ultimately responsible for more death and destruction. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Sometimes I think, what if I were at [[w:UNICEF|UNICEF]] or [[w:United Way|United Way]] pulling together the AIDS fight, or back in New York turning the public school system around? Would that be a more effective use of my 24 hours? Not this. Not pushing on the ocean. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': You are no longer the guy who picks losing candidates and ushers them to their principled end. You're the guy who takes good men and makes them great. You and Josh, you still think you're terriers barking at the heels of the party. You ''are'' the party. Rafferty's a spoiler, shouldn't be in the race. :'''Toby''': I'm not sitting this one out, Leo. :'''Leo''': Don't. But don't pretend you're still an outsider with a ponytail and a dream, you work in the White House... Your brother didn't have any more fight in him. You still do. === ''[[w:A Good Day (The West Wing)|A Good Day]]'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': ''[on the tiff with Canada]'' The Vice President advocates a hard line. :'''[[w:Kate Harper|Kate]]''': Permanent lockout in the NHL? Maple syrup embargo? Turn off [[w:Niagara Falls|Niagara Falls]]? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kate''': ''[to the Canadian ambassador]'' Ambassador, listen carefully. An hour ago I reviewed the United States' contingency plan to invade your country. :'''Will''': Uh...there's a contingency plan... :'''Kate''': 1789, amended in 1815, the calligraphy is beautiful. And if one more "deal" is floated in this room, I'm gonna ask DOD to reactivate it. ''[walks out]'' === ''[[w:La Palabra|La Palabra]]'' === :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': You know, when I got out of the Marines, I hadn't been around my old neighborhood in Houston in a few years. I had just gotten this job offer from the Pentagon, and it required a full FBI background check. After a few weeks, the investigators - they came up to me, and they said, "We can't give you the job. We've interviewed all your old friends and neighbors. They can't confirm anything, not even your name." So I hop a plane, go back to the old block. I see my neighbor's 11- and 13-year-old kids. They're - they're sitting on the stoop, same as always, and they see me coming. They start running toward me and they're shouting "Tío Matt, Tío Matt - " Uncle Matt- "Tío Matt, "the Feds- they were here looking for you. We told 'em we never heard of you." 11 and 13. You're not the only one who can read bad polls, Josh. I am running for president in that Texas primary, and those kids are going to see me do that. And that's the only statement about my skin color I intend to make in this campaign. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santos''': The Governor has already endorsed Hoynes... Nothing I say tomorrow is going to make a difference. We need to focus on electing a Progressive candidate. Then we can take on all the tough causes. :'''La Palabra Rep''': Now all we need is a progressive candidate. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': It's been two days since the press asked me a policy question. And I think that was about the smoking policy on the plane. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Reporter''': If the election were held today... :'''Santos''': People would be surprised, because it's usually held on Election Day. === ''[[w:Ninety Miles Away|Ninety Miles Away]]'' === :'''Senator Framingham''': We were close once, back then. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': No. Senator, we just drank back then. We were never close. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[about Cuba]'' You sure the country's ready for this? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Who knows who's gonna be sitting here next? Who knows what will happen after Castro? All I know for sure is there's a moment here. Before I'm gone and he's gone, I am not going to let it pass. === ''[[w:In God We Trust (The West Wing)|In God We Trust]]'' === :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': I don't see how we can have a separation of church and state in this government if you have to pass a religious test to get in this government. And I want to warn everyone in the press and all the voters out there, if you demand expressions of religious faith from politicians, you are just begging to be lied to. They won't all lie to you but a lot of them will. And it will be the easiest lie they ever had to tell to get your votes. So, every day until the end of this campaign, I'll answer any question anyone has on government, But if you have a question on religion, please go to church. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': What do you know about Republican politics? :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': I don't care about Republican politics. :''' Vinick''': Well, that I believe. :'''Bruno''': I don't care about Democratic politics, either. Okay, I do care about the Democrats. Look, they don't know it yet; you are the best thing to ever happen to them. You're moving the Republicans away from the right wing. You're not saying Democrats are not patriotic; you're just saying that your approach is better than theirs. You are making politics a fair fight again. What? You think I'm a spy? I snuck in here, I'm trying to steer you wrong? :'''Vinick''': The thought has crossed my mind. :'''Bruno''': I have spent the last 20 years ripping this country apart, finding wedge issues to separate the voters, you don't have to do that to win; not this time. You do this right, you can do a lot more than win. You can stop using politics to divide this country. You can show us how much we agree, instead of how much we disagree. You can put this country back together. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': It's not up to us to decide what the voters get to use in evaluating us. :'''Vinick''': A little odd coming from someone who wasn't completely open about his health. :'''Bartlet''': That was a big mistake. :'''Vinick''': Was it? What did we know about [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln's]] health when he was running: nothing. [[George Washington|Washington]]? [[Thomas Jefferson|Jefferson]]? What about [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|FDR's]] health? And when he died in office, did people say, "Gee, why didn't he tell us he was sick?" No. Did they say, "I wish I didn't vote for him"? No. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': You think a voter really needs to know if I go to church? :'''Bartlet''': ''I'' don't need to know, but then I'm not going to vote for you anyway. :... :'''Vinick''': Whatever happened to the separation of church and state? :'''Bartlet''': It's hanging in there, but I'm afraid the constitution doesn't say anything about the separation of church and politics. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': Help me keep a secret. :'''Bartlet''': What's that? :'''Vinick''': That I just gave you more than you asked for. Let me hang around for awhile, as if we're really slugging it out in here. :'''Bartlet''': Can I get you anything? :'''Vinick''': Where's the ice cream? === ''[[w:Things Fall Apart (The West Wing)|Things Fall Apart]]'' === :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': How are you feeling, Sir? :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Vexed, riled, irked. :'''Leo''': The Republican Convention. :'''Bartlet''': Ticked, honked, pissed. :'''Leo''': You can't take it personally. :'''Bartlet''': That's what I keep telling myself. But when you start telling yourself that, it's too late: you're already taking it personally. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[about the Democratic convention]'' We need someone strong enough to organize the damn thing. :'''Leo''': ''[resignedly]'' Wonder who we can get? :'''Bartlet''': If it helps, it gives me no pleasure dumping this damn thing on you. :'''Leo''': There's the pleasure of not having to do it yourself. :'''Bartlet''': Which is not inconsiderable. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': For in the end, the presidency is more than a simple catalog of policies pursued, crises weathered, battles lost and won. It is a stewardship, a sacred trust, a commitment to sacrifice every fiber of your being, every thought, every moment, every ... every everything, in service to your nation. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Arnold Vinick just positioned himself as Jed Bartlet's natural successor. :'''[[w:Annabeth Schott|Annabeth]]''': How'd he do that? :'''Toby''': Without one mention, without so much as an allusion to either one, he managed to dismiss Russell and Santos as puny dwarf-like children trying to get a seat at the grown-ups' table. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': ''[as Santos enters]'' Quick, hide the [[w:Ouija|ouija board]]. :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': See, they can afford ouija boards. Josh still has us reading chicken entrails. === ''[[w:2162 Votes|2162 Votes]]'' === :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': A national security leak during the Democratic convention! Are we working for the Republicans now? They're going to whack us for the security leak and then whack us again for dithering over saving the lives of brave astronauts. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': ''[about the Democratic convention]'' What are they doing? :'''Bartlet''': Eating their young.... It's a free-for-all. I think [[w:Aaron Burr|Aaron Burr]]'s got 20 votes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': You have to quit, Congressman. We have to unite behind a candidate.... We need these last days to put our message before the American people. :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': You think either of them can beat Vinick in the Fall? :'''Leo''': Who knows? But you step aside for the good of the party; people won't forget. The President and I won't let them. :'''Santos''': Will I have a chance to address the convention again? :'''Leo''': Of course. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santos:''' You know I’d been hoping to stand here tonight under very different circumstances, and I have been asked by people that I respect to take this opportunity to support one of the other fine candidates who have made this race with me, to help decide who our nominee will be. But I can’t do that. I can’t do that because it’s not my place to decide who our nominee should be. That decision is yours and yours alone. Now there has been a great deal made about Governor Baker’s decision not to disclose his wife’s minor medical condition. Many people believe that he should have. But I don’t believe Governor Baker failed to disclose it because he was ashamed or embarrassed. I think he didn’t disclose it because we’re the hypocrites, not the Bakers; because we’re all broken, every single one of us, and yet we pretend that we’re not. We all live lives of imperfection and yet we cling to this fantasy that there’s this perfect life and that our leaders should embody it. But if we expect our leaders to live on some higher moral plain than the rest of us, well we’re just asking to be deceived. Now it’s been suggested to me this week that I should try to buy your support with jobs, and the promise of access. It’s been suggested to me that party unity is more important than your democratic rights as delegates. That’s right it’s not. And you have a decision to make. Don’t vote for us because you think we’re perfect. Don’t vote for us because of what we might be able to do for you only. Vote for the person who shares your ideals, your hopes, your dreams. Vote for the person who most embodies what you believe we need to keep our nation strong and free. And when you have done that, you can go back to Seattle, and Boston, to Miami, to Omaha, to Tulsa and Chicago, and Atlanta with your head held high, and say, “I am a member of the Democratic Party.” <hr width="50%"/> :'''Leo''': ''[about a potential VP candidate]'' Do you want me to get the President to lean on him? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': He told me that he'd kick the guy's ass all over the school yard, if it came to that. :'''Leo''': Who is it? :'''Josh''': You. == Season Seven == === ''[[w:The Ticket (The West Wing)|The Ticket]]'' === :'''[[w:Annabeth Schott|Annabeth]]''': ''[about a poll]'' It's not out yet. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Did I ask? :'''Annabeth''': No, but you wanted to. :'''Leo''': You wouldn't tell me even if you had it because I'm about to go onstage and you feel it's your responsibility to manage my mood, which it isn't. :'''Annabeth''': You know I left a great job to come work for this campaign. :'''Leo''': I'm just saying, I've been at this for awhile. I don't need the babysitting. :'''Annabeth''': You most certainly do. Just because you've trained a Preakness jockey doesn't mean you know how to sit a horse. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Oliver Babish''': ''[about Greg Brock, the recipient of a leak of classified information]'' So, you guys spend some time together? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Brock? We can pull a conversation. :'''Oliver Babish''': He's the guy? :'''C.J.''': Which guy would that be? :'''Oliver Babish''': Your fave. :'''C.J.''': I don't play favorites. :'''Oliver Babish''': I'm thinking you play favorites. Given the number of times his name appears on your call sheet. And also given the fact that six reporters in the White House Press Corps say you play favorites. It used to be Danny Concannon, now it's Greg Brock. So, it's a crush or an affair or a mutually acknowledged, but unrequited... What are we talking about here? :'''C.J.''': Oliver, I have a whole lot to do. :'''Oliver Babish''': It got personal with Danny, right? And if he's the new Danny... :'''C.J.''': We're not doing this. :'''Oliver Babish''': You talked to him every day. He drops by more than a guy with a phone in his pocket needs to drop by. And he published code word classified information on the front page of his newspaper. So, this does not fall under the category of things to which I do not need an answer. :'''C.J.''': ...You think the leak came from me... I'm the suspect. :'''Oliver Babish''': Can you tell me about the nature of your relationship with Greg Brock? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': We're getting some movement from Congress on education. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': What kind? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': We'll get you a summary but probably class size reduction, a little infrastructure money, some version of performance incentives for teachers. :'''Josh''': That's right out of the Santos plan. :'''C.J.''': Well, he probably doesn't have the votes for it. :'''Josh''': He definitely doesn't have the votes. :'''C.J.''': But if he's [Haffley] expressing an interest... :'''Josh''': He's expressing an interest because the Vinick camp told him to. :'''Toby''': Could be. :'''Josh''': Education may be the only thing the public knows about Matt Santos other than his hair color. We would be thrilled if you kept the hands off. :'''Toby''': Wow. Okay. :'''Josh''': You think we can bring it up in a debate after Jed Bartlet's already moved on it? We'll look like idiots. :'''Toby''': That's unfortunate. :'''C.J.''': Okay, everybody, let's take a breath. :'''Leo''': Haffley is extending an olive branch. I'm sure the President is just being polite. He knows he can't get an education bill passed in his last six months. :'''C.J.''': The guy's got a 66% approval rating. We're not rolling up the rugs. :'''Leo''': A new Democratic administration will pass a much more powerful bill. :'''C.J.''': You people are nine points down. It's better than 20 points down, but it's not what I'd call a win. :'''Josh''': Hey... :'''Toby''': The only reason the Speaker is opening the door at all is because he thinks it may wound your campaign. You think he's going to walk in here a year from now and offer it to the bright-eyed new President? :'''Leo''': Haffley's playing you. :'''Toby''': No, actually, he's screwing ''you'', and for the moment, we're comfortable with that. :'''Leo''': He's screwing the party. :'''Josh''': Leo. :'''Leo''': He's screwing the party and using this administration to do it. :'''C.J.''': The President did not take an oath of party, he took an oath of office. :''[Josh chuckles in disbelief.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Donna comes for an interview]'' :'''Josh''': Donna... :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Let me get through this. It's one of the more awkward moments of a lifetime. :'''Josh''': I can't do this. :'''Donna''': I'm good is the point. I'm as surprised as you are and rumor has it that you could use a deputy. :'''Josh''': ''[reading from a file]'' "Matthew Santos is throwing a ton of numbers at you hoping you'll be so confused as to miss the fact that his education plan is both impractical and unaffordable. He was a House member, you'd think behavior like that would annoy him." Donna Moss, Spokesperson, Russell for President Campaign. :'''Donna''': I didn't mean that he was... :'''Josh''': "Claiming that 3 House terms qualifies you to be President is like me saying I'm a foreign relations expert because I ordered Kung Pao last night." :'''Donna''': I didn't say that, did I? :'''Josh''': February 26; Coffee, Cake, and Candidates; Raleigh, North Carolina. "He wasn't a military strategist, he was a pilot. Ask him about the overhead compartment, not about defense." :'''Donna''': You called Russell a cowpoke. You said the President avoided him in the halls. You hummed "[[w:These Boots Are Made for Walkin'|These Boots Are Made For Walking]]" every time the press mentioned his name. :'''Josh''': Yeah, but I won. :'''Donna''': It was my job, Josh. You're not used to me being in a position of authority. I'm sure that's uncomfortable. :'''Josh''': I've got an airplane hangar out there filled with 500 strangers looking to me for direction. I've got a candidate who doesn't trust any of them, and frankly, neither do I. And if you don't think I ''[breath hitches]'' miss you every day.... ''[pause]'' I can make a couple of calls... :'''Donna''': ''[She gets up and starts to leave the office trying to hold back her tears]'' Thank you for your time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Look, nobody hired you because you'd be a brilliant campaigner. You're a beginner in all this. Yes, at the moment, you're a liability, but you'll get the hang of it. You're here because you know how to run a country. The conversation I'm interested in is how do we build a four year plan where you don't know what kind of Congress you're going to have to work with. :'''Leo''': That's what transition is about. :'''Santos''': I don't want to wait until transition. I want a plan in place. I want to spend transition hiring a staff that can execute it and on day one I want to get to work, not dickering around for the first three months. You want something to worry about, worry about that. :'''Leo''': OK. Let's start by reframing the question. Forget about a four year term, the presidency is 18 months. That's your window. After that, there's midterms. No one on [[w:United States Capitol|the Hill]] has time to do business with you, they're too busy getting re-elected. :'''Santos''': Huh. :'''Leo''': Then suddenly, you're running again. :'''Santos''': So I'm basically throwing everything out but my first five pages. :'''Leo''': In the garbage. Realistically, one page. But, we can do this in phases. === ''[[w:The Mommy Problem|The Mommy Problem]]'' === :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': ''[in a campaign ad]'' Now, if you don't think I have a personal stake in my economic plan, if you don't think it's personal for me - hey, if the country doesn't like it, I'll be the first one unemployed. We can't hang on to the jobs of the past; none of us can. The entire store of human knowledge now doubles every five years. A child that is born tonight could live to see the 22nd Century. If we nourish innovation, if we tear down red tape and regulation, that child could lead a brand new industry; can cure a dreaded disease; can touch a far horizon that we can't even glimpse yet. So if it's personal for you, if you want your child to grow up in a world fueled by new prosperity and path-breaking discovery, then I need your vote, 'cause you ain't seen nothing yet! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': People think the campaign's about two competing answers to the same question. They're not. They're a fight over the question itself. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Joey Lucas|Joey]]''': All this attention on the leak story, it's magnifying the inevitable "Mommy Problem." :'''Ronna Beckman''': Mommy Problem? :'''Josh''': When voters want a national daddy...someone to be tough and strong and defend the country, they vote Republican. When they want a mommy, someone to give them jobs, health care...the policy equivalent of matzoh ball soup, they vote Democratic. <hr width="50%'/> :'''Josh''': ''[to media consultants]'' This is probably the greatest assemblage of Democratic talent since the last time Jed Bartlet dined alone. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': You saw Vinick on TV this morning. Clearly it wasn't about content, but he was tough and he was authentic. He was [[w:Neil Young|Neil Young]] to your [[w:Neil Diamond|Neil Diamond]]. :'''Josh''': I like Neil Diamond. :'''Lou''': I'm sure you do. :'''Josh''': We can't have a fight about a security leak. We'll get killed. I'm trying to change the conversation back to the economy. :'''Lou''': How about moving the conversation to the fact that while Santos was serving in the Gulf, Vinick was serving himself Chardonnay. That Santos is still serving in the Reserves as a Congressman. He's been in the Senate for, like, 90 years. He was practically born in a committee hearing. If you're not using the phrase "Beltway Arnie" in every press release... :'''Josh''': We're not going negative. Not now, not first. :'''Lou''': Oh, really. You don't think you're running a negative campaign? Why are you always talking about high-tech jobs? Because Vinick uses a manual typewriter and his future is a set of plastic gums. You're doing political smear like the rest of us. All I'm saying is do it right. === ''[[w:Message of the Week|Message of the Week]]'' === :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': Hey, I'm proud of my voting record. Well, most of it. I'd quit the Senate in a second if I thought it'd help us win. Now it would just look like a cheap stunt. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Male reporter''': Senator, what do you think of Congressman Santos doing his Reserve duty in the middle of the campaign? :'''Female reporter''': Do you think it was a stunt? :'''Vinick''': A stunt? No, that was... that was devotion to duty. That's what makes the American military the greatest fighting force in the history of the world. And I hope Congressman Santos continues to do his duty when I'm Commander-in-Chief. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': I've always won the Latino vote in California. Why should I give up on that now? :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': Well, I don't know. Let me think. Well, maybe because you're running against a Latino candidate who's going to get about... 2,000 percent of the Latino vote. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': You know, I introduced a guest worker program the first year I was in Congress. I couldn't even get a hearing on it. Vinick opens his mouth about it once, it's like he's parting the Red Sea. :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': If you agree with it you're going to look like a follower, not a leader. :'''Santos''': He's the one that's following me on this. :'''Lou''': It won't look like it; not now. We can't be chasing reporters around with a six-year old page from the [[w:Congressional Record|Congressional Record]] to prove you got there first. :'''Santos''': Yeah, well, I shouldn't have been hiding on these issues. I didn't want to be the brown candidate. I didn't want to be stereotyped. Josh was right; I should have gotten out in front of all this stuff during the primaries. === ''[[w:Mr. Frost|Mr. Frost]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': After the round table we're going to have to put something out clarifying the Congressman's statement on [[w:Intelligent Design|Intelligent Design]]. :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': That says what, he thinks God's a moron? :'''Josh''': He's running for President, not preacher-in-chief. :'''Lou''': He's not going to use Medicaid for communion wafers. He said he believes in God, as did [[Abraham Lincoln|Abe Lincoln]] and [[George Washington]]. :'''Josh''': We can't get sucked into these local issues. :'''Lou''': Yes, except Republicans have nominated the first pro-choice and, by all accounts, anti-God candidate in history. For the first time, we have a chance to reach into their base and win back religious voters, to tell a swath of the heartland that maybe, just maybe, we have a nominee who's not hostile to their cultural values. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Clifford Reynolds''': Clifford Reynolds. I teach English here at Leonard. :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Nice to meet you, Clifford. :'''Clifford Reynolds''': Thanks. May I ask you if you believe in the theory of [[evolution]]? :'''Santos''': Well, I think it'd be very difficult to teach [[w:geology|geology]], [[anthropology]], and [[w:zoology|zoology]] without evolution, so yes, I do. I don't believe it's contradictory to believe in science and believe in God. :'''Clifford Reynolds''': Do you believe that the theory of Intelligent Design and the Theory of Evolution should be taught alongside each other in the public schools? :'''Santos''': Absolutely not. One is based on science, the other is based on faith. Intelligent Design is not a scientific theory, it's a religious belief. And our Constitution does not allow for the teaching of religion in our public schools. :'''Clifford Reynolds''': Many of us here would be more comfortable if our children were taught all points of view. :'''Santos''': And I'm all for that. Evolution is not perfect. It doesn't answer every question but it is based on scientific facts; facts that can be predicted, tested, and proven. Intelligent Design asks theological questions. I'm sure that many of us would agree that at the beginning of all that begat-ing, something begun. :''[The people laugh]'' :'''Santos''': What was that something? :'''Clifford Reynolds''': Congressman Santos, many of us want a version of science taught to our kids that's in accordance with our beliefs. :'''Santos''': I understand. But can't we agree that the inclusion of non-scientific explanations into the science curriculum of our schools misrepresents the nature of science? And therefore compromises a central purpose in our public education which is the preparation of a scientifically literate workforce. If you have a problem with your child's education, get involved. If you have a problem with what the School Board wants to teach, run for School Board. We can never forget that the best way to preserve our democracy is to take part in it. Thanks for your question. Thank you all. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Annabeth Schott|Annabeth]]''': Try to get some sleep. The motorcade's going to pick you up at 7:00 am sharp at your hotel. Now, once you wrap it up with [[w:Tim Russert|Russert]] you have a thirty-minute window to get to [[w:Face the Nation|Face the Nation]] followed by a sit-down with the [[w:Washington Post|Post]]. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': ''[as they wait for an elevator]'' Don't you ever get tired? :'''Annabeth''': No. :'''Leo''': And how is that? :'''Annabeth''': I graduated [[w:Latin honors|cum laude]] with a degree in [[w:Art history|Art history]] and if you'd told me I'd end up here... ''[they get into the elevator]'' ...let's just say I love my job. :'''Leo''': What time is it? :'''Annabeth''': ''[hands him his watch]'' Headed back to your hotel? :'''Leo''': Yeah. It's been a day. :'''Annabeth''': Hmm. :'''Leo''': What are you up to? :'''Annabeth''': Heading back to my apartment and a nice hot bath. :'''Leo''': You feel like dinner? :'''Annabeth''': I do, but-- :'''Leo''': We'll get a bite. It's early. :'''Annabeth''': Thanks, but no. ''[pause]'' I just think it's better while we're spending so much time together that we try and keep our distance whenever possible. :'''Leo''': ''[confused]'' Keep our distance? :'''Annabeth''': Because of the tension. ''[walks out of the elevator]'' :'''Leo''': What tension? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santos''': To be a person of faith is to have the world challenge that faith. Was the universe designed by God? That's up to everyone in this country to decide for themselves because the framers of our Constitution believed that if the people were to be sovereign and belong to different religions at the same time then our official religion would have to be no religion at all. It was a bold experiment then, as it is now. It wasn't meant to make us comfortable. It was meant to make us free. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': ''[to Toby]'' Good evening. You would not ''believe'' the day I had. I'd tell you about it if I could talk about it, but a bunch of stuff happened today that I can't talk about, so I guess I should stop talking about it. ''[hands a folder to Margaret]'' But the truth is, I'm so strung out and wired on caffeine that I can't even tell what room I'm in. :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': C.J.... :'''C.J.''': Let's open that bottle of champagne you gave me for my birthday. Maybe the alcohol will balance out the caffeine. :'''Toby''': C.J., the leak-- :'''C.J.''': ''[gets out the bottle of champagne and two glasses]'' Let's have a toast. One final toast before I leave the White House for my perp walk in leg irons. Here, you open it. :'''Toby''': C.J. :'''C.J.''': Fine, I'll open it. But just, uh, listen to what I have to say. Leo's in trouble. :'''Toby''': I know. :'''C.J.''': You do? :'''Toby''': I got a lawyer. :'''C.J.''': What? :'''Toby''': I got a lawyer. :''[C.J. looks up with concern on her face]'' :'''Toby''': I did it. === ''[[w:Here Today|Here Today]]'' === :'''[[w:Margaret Hooper|Margaret]]''': I reached Oliver Babish. He says you owe him a raspberry [[w:panna cotta|panna cotta]] cheesecake. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|CJ]]''': He'll live. :'''Margaret''': Longer, probably. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Oliver Babish|Babish]]''': Who were you talking to? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': My attorney's voice mail. :'''Wayne''': My instructions were that you sit quietly. :'''Toby''': I'm pretty sure I used my indoor voice. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': I was thinking while you were asleep. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I wasn't asleep. :'''Lou''': Oh, really? With the drooling, the twitching, and muttering to yourself, which might otherwise be described as a schizophrenic episode, I'd go with 'You were sleeping.' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Toby''': I was hoping we would be able to speak in private. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Your actions have pretty much made that impossible. I haven't had much time to absorb this news, so I'll apologize in advance if I express any half-formed thoughts.But the one thought that hits the hardest is that this was somehow inevitable; that you've always been heading for this sort of crash-and-burn. That self-righteous superiority; not that you were smarter than everyone; that you were purer, morally superior. :'''Toby''': Due respect, sir, I don't think I'm morally superior to everyone. :'''Bartlet''': No, just to me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': Toby... :'''Toby''': Yes, sir? :'''Bartlet''': When you walk out of here, there'll be people out there, perhaps a great many, who'll think of you as a hero. I just don't for a moment want you thinking I'll be one of them. === ''[[w:The Al Smith Dinner (The West Wing)|The Al Smith Dinner]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': The ad's a sham. Anyone can see from the full interview. :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': Then bam, we hit Vinick with a political two-by-four. :'''Josh''': You don't have to be happy about this. :'''Lou''': You don't have to be queasy about this. :'''Josh''': You don't know Santos the way I do. If this becomes a full-out negative... :'''Lou''': You think he's got a glass jaw? :'''Josh''': I think we lose a negative ad war. I think the other side is better at this and I think they have more to work with. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': You saw the wires. They counted the number of questions I was asked this morning because I didn't answer one of them. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': You thought we were going to get good coverage this week? :'''Will''': 47, by the way; a career high. :'''C.J.''': You have to let the press punch themselves out. :'''Will''': You're talking to the punching bag. My job is to look like I'm not completely ignorant. Counsel won't even brief me on the details of Toby's firing. :'''C.J.''': I asked them not to. :'''Will''': Don't you want me to have a ''shred'' of credibility in the briefing room? :'''C.J.''': Your ignorance is your credibility. That's why I put you in this job. And your constituents aren't in that room, they're in distressed urban areas. You brief at 4:00. :'''Will''': 0 for 47. I'm the [[w:Jamaica national bobsleigh team|Jamaican Bobsledding Team]]! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lou''': Yeah, come with me. :'''Josh''': Where are we going? :'''Lou''': Bedroom/office/staff room. :'''Josh''': OK, I don't want to seem ungracious. We've all been under a lot of pressure. It's just that... :''[they enter the room, and Donna is sitting on the bed]'' :'''Josh''': Hi. :'''Donna''': Hi. :'''Lou''': I don't know what the problem is between you two, but she's great on television and I don't care if she worked for [[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco]] in the primary. Right now, it's all hands on deck, so work it out. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': Politics is about practicality. :'''Hodder''': Not if you think abortion is murder. :'''Vinick''': Whether you do or not, [[w:Roe v. Wade|Roe v. Wade]] has been the law of the land for decades. Most of the country is not ready to change that. Neither am I. :'''Hodder''': Well, that's not the party's position. :'''Vinick''': I joined this party because the liberals were the ones who always wanted something from the government. We just wanted government to leave us alone. Especially when there's no consensus otherwise. I'm trying to lead the majority who agrees on that, not the minority who wants to enact their version of [[w:Leviticus|Leviticus]] into law. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Next time you decide to smear me maybe you'll have the guts to do it yourself. :'''Vinick''': I had nothing to do with that ad. You blew off the debates. It's clear what kind of campaign you want. :'''Santos''': Oh, I forgot how eager you were for debates. And next time you send left-wing lobbyists to my office don't forget the gift card. You want an ugly campaign you're going to get one. :'''Vinick''': I didn't start this. :'''Santos''': Nah, your henchmen did it for you. ''[pause]'' You're hitting me on partial-birth tonight, aren't you? ''[He shakes his head and chuckles]'' :'''Vinick''': Here we are, a Presidential campaign, grand national debate, pounding each other on one of the few things we basically agree on. :'''Santos''': Then let's negotiate now. :'''Vinick''': Excuse me? :'''Santos''': No backroom tactics. You and me, a real debate. :'''Vinick''': Oh, please. :'''Santos''': A real debate, really. :'''Vinick''': No negative ads. No attacks in our speeches out there. :'''Santos''': If we can have a real debate on the issues, just you and me... :'''Vinick''': How's Sunday night? :''[Santos holds out his hand. Vinick shakes it.]'' :'''Vinick''': It's a hell of a way to end your campaign. :'''Santos''': Oh, I'm just getting started. === ''[[w:The Debate|The Debate]]'' === :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': It is truly an honor to be here tonight. I would...You know, I've watched every televised Presidential debate that this country has ever had. And every time I heard them recite the rules, I always thought that meant they're not going to have a real debate. When the greatest hero of my party, [[Abraham Lincoln]] debated, he didn't need any rules. He wasn't afraid of a real debate. Now I could do a 2-minute version of my Sensible Solution stump speech and I'm sure Congressman Santos has a memorized opening statement ready to go. And then we could go on with this ritual and let the rules decide how much you're going to learn about the next President of the United States, or we could have a debate Lincoln would have been proud of. We could junk the rules. We could let our able and judicious moderator ask us questions. And we could forget about whether each of us has the exact same number of seconds to speak. We could have a real debate if that's all right with you, Matt. :'''[[w:Forrest Sawyer|Forrest Sawyer]]''': Um, Senator, according to the rules, candidates may not direct... :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': No, please. ''[to Vinick]'' You mean like a Senate debate? What are you going to do, filibuster me? Are you going to grab the microphone for a whole hour? :'''Vinick''': No, no, no. We tell the American people what they need to hear, no more, no less. I suspect the audience will reward brevity. :''[The audience laughs and claps.]'' :'''Santos''': Okay, let's have a real debate. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santos''': ''[about border problems with Mexico]'' This is not a law enforcement problem. This is an economic problem. If Mexico's economy was as strong as Canada's, there wouldn't be a problem. The President cannot solve this problem. You cannot seal a 2,000-mile border. Mexico has to solve it. Mexico has to grow its own economy. It has to provide enough jobs so that it's not worth it to try to cross into our borders illegally. There is no other real solution to this. And Senator Vinick is smart enough to know that and I think you are, too. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': Liberals who are opposed to tax cuts anyway always say you can't cut taxes until you've cut spending. I say we can lecture our children about overspending until we run out of breath or we can just cut their allowance. I'm a cut-the-allowance kind of parent. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santos''': Our whole school system has been slipping for years and our rankings with other countries in math and science achievement... we've got to find a way to turn that around. If we provide the school systems and teachers with everything they need and the flexibility to experiment with fresh new approaches, I think that American students can be number one in the world in math and science in ten years. :'''Vinick''': That's a lie. :... :'''Vinick''': It's a lie that every President, Democrat and Republican, has been telling for 20 years: we're going to be number 1 in ten years. Go ahead, Google it right now. I'm not saying that every President knew it was a lie when he said it or that Congressman Santos knows it's not true, but I do. So let me tell you what our goals should be, our realistic goals. First of all, let's stop pretending that everyone can or should go to college. Every airline needs high-paid mechanics and none of them have to go to college. There are plumbers in some parts of the country that make a better living than dentists. Now, I'm not talking about lowering our ambitions. I'm talking about targeting our ambitions correctly. Now, it's true: some other countries have raised their academic standards over and above what they were once. But we still have the best scientists in the world, the best doctors, and by far the most Nobel prizes. If a kid does well in one of those foreign high schools, guess where he or she wants to go to college. That's right; [[w:Harvard University|Harvard]], [[w:Stanford University|Stanford]], [[w:California Institute of Technology|Caltech]], the [[w:University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]], and a hundred other American universities that are better than anything they have in their countries. So, if we're going to have a practical approach to education, we're going to have to admit that not every one can go to [[w:Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]. But most of the kids who do go to MIT come from American public schools. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': Entrepreneurs create jobs. Business creates jobs. The President's job is to get out of the way. :'''Santos''': Do you want a President who will get out of their way when corrupt executives are plundering a company like [[w:Enron|Enron]]? :'''Vinick''': Hey, I'll go after corporate crime. My running mate, Ray Sullivan, was very tough on white-collar crime when he was a prosecutor and my Attorney General will be just as tough. :'''Santos''': Do you want a President who will get out of the way when airline executives are putting their companies into bankruptcy so that they can avoid the pension responsibilities to the workers that have dedicated their lives to those companies? :'''Vinick''': Some of our older airlines are having trouble meeting their huge pension obligations at the very same time when they're facing intense competition from low-cost airlines that are so new they don't yet have pensions to pay. Now, an unthinking liberal will describe the airline bankruptcies as the evil capitalists screwing the workers. :'''Santos''': I didn't say that Senator and I don't think you should put words in my mouth. :'''Vinick''': No. Of course you didn't say it. You're not an unthinking liberal. Are you? :''[The audience laughs and applauds.]'' :'''Santos''': I know you like to use that word 'liberal' as if it were a crime. :'''Vinick''': No. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have used that word. I know Democrats think liberal is a bad word. So bad you had to change it. What do you call yourselves now, progressives? Is that it? :'''Santos''': It's true. Republicans have tried to turn liberal into a bad word. Well, liberals ended slavery in this country. :'''Vinick''': A [[Abraham Lincoln|Republican President]] [[w:Emancipation Proclamation|ended slavery]]. :'''Santos''': Yes, a [[w:Rockefeller Republican|liberal Republican]]; Senator, what happened to them? They got run out of your party! What did liberals do that was so offensive to the Republican Party? I'll tell you what they did. Liberals got women the [[w:Women's suffrage|right to vote]]. Liberals got African-Americans the right to vote. Liberals created [[w:Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] and lifted millions of elderly people out of poverty. Liberals ended [[w:Racial segregation in the United States|segregation]]. Liberals passed the [[w:Civil Rights Act of 1964|Civil Rights Act]], the [[w:Voting Rights Act of 1965|Voting Rights Act]]. Liberals created [[w:Medicare (United States)|Medicare]]. Liberals passed the [[w:Clean Air Act (United States)|Clean Air Act]], the [[w:Clean Water Act|Clean Water Act]]. What did Conservatives do? They opposed them on every one of those things, every one. So when you try to hurl that label at my feet, 'Liberal,' as if it were something to be ashamed of, something dirty, something to run away from, it won't work, Senator, because I will pick up that label and I will wear it as a badge of honor. === ''[[w:Undecideds|Undecideds]]'' === :'''Bram''': The bus is here. We've really got to move. :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': Sir, do you know what the average SMT time was this week? :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Bram clocks this. He rounds up because he's got money on it. :'''Lou''': 92 minutes. :'''Santos''': That's a lie! :'''[[w:Helen Santos|Helen]]''': SMT? :'''Edie''': Santos Mean Time. :'''Helen''': 92 minutes late? :'''Santos''': The notion that I'm the problem is convenient, but completely fallacious! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Do me a favor and talk to Ellie about whatever problems you're having with her music. :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': Now? :'''C.J.''': I was supposed to be in there but then Kate happened. It's going to take a few minutes; I thought you could do your thing. :'''Will''': I was working! :'''[[w:Kate Harper|Kate]]''': I was golfing. :'''C.J.''': Mini. :'''Will''': I've mastered the windmill shot, with the bridge. :'''Kate''': That's a hard one! :'''Will''': Hole-in-one. :'''C.J.''': People! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Eleanor Bartlet|Ellie]]''': Look, we realize there's a lot that goes along with having a wedding at the White House, but anything we could do to keep the numbers under control...? :'''Will''': Sure. :'''Ellie''': I know my father needs to invite a lot of people but I'm not crazy about the spotlight and Vic's a little agoraphobic. :'''Vic''': It's not a phobia. :'''Ellie''': I was exaggerating. :'''Vic''': It's the occasional shortness of breath. :'''Ellie''': It's really nothing! :'''Vic''': ...sometimes I pass out. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Will''': ''[going over the guest list]'' Andrew Edward... what's he doing in the H's? Oh, right! His Royal Highness, Duke of York. :''[Vic stands up and looks uncomfortable]'' :'''Ellie''': Do you want to get some air? :'''Will''': Hey, at least he's not bringing the Queen. ''[pauses and checks the list]'' Oh, maybe he ''is'' bringing the Queen... <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': ''[about Santos]'' He’s not presidential material. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Why? :'''Toby''': Why? Because he left. He left Congress. He left Washington to go home and do small, important work. You had to haul him by the hair out of the family bed. Did you never stop to wonder if that was a good choice? :'''Josh''': He stepped up. When presented with the opportunity… :'''Toby''': ''[interrupting]'' A man in that job shouldn’t have to be presented with anything. It’s for someone who grabs it and holds onto it. For someone who thinks the gods have conspired to bring him to this place. That destiny demands of him this service! You don’t have that kind of drive, that hubris, how in the hell are you gonna make the kind of decisions that stump every other person in this country? How in the hell are you gonna hold that kind of power in your hand?” :'''Josh''': You don’t know he’s not that man. :'''Toby''': You don’t know that he is. ''[pauses]'' Is he? Look me in the eye and tell me that you know. Without a shadow of a doubt…you know. ''[pauses]'' That’s why the other guy wins. === ''[[w:The Wedding (The West Wing)|The Wedding]]'' === :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': You're not performing at the ceremony. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': I wasn't asked to. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Sir, I'm sorry to interrupt-- :'''Abbey''': No, that's quite all right. He was about to go into his [[w:Spencer Tracy|Spencer Tracy]] routine. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Abbey''': So, rumor has it you're going to have a chat with the groom tomorrow morning. :'''Bartlet''': I am. :'''Abbey''': Well, that will be lovely, I'm sure! :'''Bartlet''': What? I did it with Doug! :'''Abbey''': Yeah. I don't recall that as being an unqualified success. :'''Bartlet''': Well, now I've had a run of it. :'''Abbey''': You do know that talking him out of marrying your daughter is not an option. :'''Bartlet''': Yeah. ''[pause]'' You really think it's not an option? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': ''[at a press conference on TV]'' Uh, they'll be walking down the aisle to "Sorge Nel Patto", the [[w:aria|aria]] Gaffredo sings to his daughter in [[w:George Frideric Handel|Handel]]'s ''[[w:Rinaldo (opera)|Rinaldo]]''. The aria was picked for its beauty and its text, which translates roughly to, "a certain delight surges from my breast and promises to calm my heart." :'''[[w:Kate Harper|Kate]]''': That was lovely. :'''Will''': I made it up. Don't tell. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vic''': Sir, was there something you wanted to discuss? :'''Bartlet''': No, no. I just thought...you know, when you have a daughter, you just like to know...you really want to know whether...ah, hell. Just tell me you decided to marry her before you got her pregnant. :'''Vic''': Eleven months, two weeks and three days. :'''Bartlet''': Excuse me? :'''Vic''': That's when I decided to marry her: a year ago, on our third date. :'''Bartlet''': What was wrong with the first two? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': ''[about Josh]'' How'd it go? :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': Fine. :'''Santos''': You taking over? :'''Leo''': No. :'''Santos''': Leo, I thought we... :'''Leo''': Josh is going to make a lot of strategic decisions over the next few weeks. He's going to sweat them like life and death. And they'll be important, sure, which is why you and me are going to be in on every one of them. But they're meaningless compared to the decision the voters are going to have to make just by listening to you and trying to see if they can connect with the idea of Matt Santos as President. And Josh has nothing to do with that. Goodwin's right: Josh has taken you as far as he can. The rest is up to you. === ''[[w:Running Mates (The West Wing episode)|Running Mates]]'' === :'''[[w:Martin Sheen|Martin Sheen]]''': Good evening. On December 16, we lost our good friend and colleague [[w:John Spencer (actor)|John Spencer]]. Through our shock and grief, we can think of no more fitting memorial to this wonderful man, this extraordinary actor, than to share with you, beginning tonight, the last few months of his work here on ''The West Wing''. Johnny, it seems we hardly knew you; we love you and we miss you. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Josh and Donna are on the phone with each other]'' :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Tell Josh to chill. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Josh, chill. :'''Josh''': Did you just tell me to chill? :'''Donna''': It would appear so. :'''Josh''': Is it somehow not clear that I'm your boss? :'''Donna''': Congressman's recommendation. :'''Josh''': Oh. :'''Donna''': To which I heartily concur. :'''Josh''': Yeah, I don't think you tell me to chill. :'''Donna''': I wanted to scream it everyday for eight years. :'''Josh''': Whatever inhibition prevented you, summon it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Is there a problem? :'''[[w:Helen Santos|Helen]]''': It's just that when you said you were going to come home and spend time with the kids, I thought you were going to spend some time with the kids. :'''Santos''': I played with them this morning. I don't want to get in their faces. They're sick. :'''Helen''': They have head colds. It's unlikely you'll start bleeding from the eyes. :'''Santos''': I'm in the middle of a Presidential campaign. :'''Helen''': ''That's'' where you've been nights. :'''Santos''': I know it's been rough. :'''Helen''': The kids being issued panic buttons and the house transformed into an armed camp? :'''Santos''': A bit of an exaggeration. :'''Helen''': Do the windows in here look any different? :'''Santos''': No, not really. :'''Helen''': It's amazing the natural look they can achieve now with bulletproof glass. Labor Day, the barbecue: I had to provide the Secret Service with everyone's names, Social Security numbers, birth dates. To come by and have a hot dog, everybody had to be issued ID pins. My mother walking around tagged like she was some threatening wacko. If you're considering this an opportunity to crack a mother-in-law joke, you are seriously misjudging the mood of your audience. :'''Santos''': ''[pause]'' I had a real good one, too. :'''Helen''': Yeah, what? :'''Santos''': Too late. ''[pause]'' I'm sorry. Tomorrow will be better. :''[Helen laughs.]'' :'''Santos''': Hey, think about the [[w:White House|neat place]] we get to live in once we win this thing. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I forget, in D.C. do they allow felons to vote? ''[pause]'' Too soon? :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': Yeah, a little bit. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': Get some rest. I need you to look pretty for 20 million TV viewers. :'''[[w:Leo McGarry|Leo]]''': If that's what we're counting on, the campaign is doomed. === ''[[w:Internal Displacement|Internal Displacement]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': I wanna do my job. I wanna suck every morsel of meat off this experience before it's over. :'''[[w:Danny Concannon|Danny]]''': Just get something done, will ya? :'''C.J.''': That'll come down to what it always comes down to. :'''Danny''': What's that? :'''C.J.''': How dirty do my feet have to get without disappearing into the mud in order to get an inch of what I really want done. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': Relaxing makes me nervous. It feels like I'm missing something. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Danny''': We're both about to fall off a cliff. And I don't know what I'm gonna do with the rest of my life, except I know what I don't wanna do. And on Inauguration Day, you're going to be released from that glorious prison on Pennsylvania Avenue, with... :'''C.J.''': No human skills? :'''Danny''': Seems to me... :'''C.J.''': I should punch you in the face. :'''Danny''': That's what I'm talking about. :'''C.J.''': Keep going... :'''Danny''': So, if I'm gonna jump off the cliff, and you're gonna get pushed off the cliff, why don't we hold hands on the way down? <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': Men are like salmon. Swimming upstream, hosing down the riverbed with their indiscriminate seed... :'''Danny''': Indiscriminate seed? :'''C.J.''': Until... :'''Danny''': Did you just say "indiscriminate seed"? :'''C.J.''': Until they die, bloated and spent, belly-up in the sun. :'''Danny''': Oh, quit sweet-talkin' me, baby. :'''C.J.''': Unless they get taken out with a bear paw in the waterfall, as they deserve to be. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': What's wrong? :'''C.J.''': Close the door. :'''Will''': I didn't do it. :'''C.J.''': Close the door. :'''Will''': ''Toby'' did it. :'''C.J.''': Shut up! :'''Will''': ''[closes the door]'' Gonna talk now? ''[silence]'' Seriously. I don't react well to this... It's like staring at a dog. :'''C.J.''': I think Doug Westin is having an affair with his nanny. :'''Will''': Geez! I don't wanna know that! Why did you tell me that? :'''C.J.''': Because you deal with the press and I don't want you to get blind sided. :'''Will''': Exactly! I work with the press. I do my best work when I'm the least informed person in the room. You taught me that. :'''C.J.''': Suck it up. === ''[[w:Duck and Cover (The West Wing)|Duck and Cover]]'' === :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': Yes, we worry about what's happening in the culture: we have two young children. But censorship is like saying I can't have a steak because a baby can't chew it. Let's be careful. Yeah? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': ''[Trying to persuade the California governor to evacuate San Andreo]'' Better a few fender benders on the I-5 than a generation of babies with thyroid cancer. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bartlet''': ''[trying to figure out the nuclear plant accident]'' I thought a degree in economics was plenty for this job. [[w:Richard III (play)|My kingdom for a plumbing license]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': Are you ready? :'''Will''': To fly into a massive cloud of radiation while the rest of the country is making hats out of tin foil? :'''C.J.''': It was a rhetorical question. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': ''[who endorsed nuclear power during the debate]'' Every time they show that debate clip, it looks like I ran into that plant myself and spilled uranium on the floor! === ''The Cold'' === :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': I have a thing of yours. :'''[[w:Kate Harper|Kate]]''': My Pyongyang book, good. I tore up my whole office looking for it. :'''Will''': It's not that. :'''Kate''': Really? :'''Will''': Really. :'''Kate''': It's in a blue binder. It may not be &mdash; :'''Will''': Nothing in a blue binder. :'''Kate''': Are you sure? I mean, picking it out &mdash; :'''Will''': It's a bra. :'''Kate''': ...oh, okay. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Annabeth Schott|Annabeth]]''': Why is there hugging? :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Vinick has a cold! :'''Annabeth''': Oh, that's precious. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': I'm going to send him some [[w:Vicks VapoRub|Vicks VapoRub]] and a big German nurse! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': ''[As Vinick and staff sit down in the [[w:Diplomatic Reception Room (White House)|Mural room]]]'' Make yourselves comfortable. The President will be right with you. :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': Thank you. :'''Debbie''': ''[quietly]'' Not ''too'' comfortable. :'''Vinick''': Excuse me? :'''Debbie''': Hmm? :'''Vinick''': Did you...? :'''Debbie''': What? :'''Vinick''': Nothing. :'''Debbie''': If there's anything I can get you, please let me know. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sullivan''': We have had a good time always running for the center. But the party's over. You're a Republican, you need to start talking to the Republican, conservative base. :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': Nail him to the cross. He can stump for votes on the ''[[w:Via Dolorosa|Via Dolorosa]]''. :'''Sullivan''': I am the only person talking to values voters. :'''Bruno''': And you are doing a fantastic job. :'''Sullivan''': They're not voting for me, and they know it. He needs to spend more time in the southern states to make sure we don't lose them. :'''Bruno''': The undecideds are moderates. They're not bible thumpers. He's got to speak to their issues. :'''Sullivan''': What's he going to do? Suddenly pull the Arnold Vinick Health Plan out of his tailpipe? :'''Vinick''': Would that qualify as a miracle? They like the miracles. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': How's it feel? :'''Josh''': ''[looking at Donna]'' Oh, this must be what your first [[w:Heroin|smack]] high feels like. :'''C.J.''': Here's hoping it's not followed by a huge crash and years of rehabilitation. :'''Josh''': Nothing could kill my mood right now, but that was a good try. === ''[[w:Two Weeks Out|Two Weeks Out]]''=== :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': We lost independents because a nuclear power plant almost had a meltdown after I said nuclear power was completely safe. :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': That is water under the bridge. Now we’ve got to... :'''Vinick''': If it’s water under the bridge, how come I’m still ducking reporters on the campaign trail? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': Hey Josh? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Yeah? :'''Lou''': The congressman's briefcase: what's inside there? :'''Josh''': Road stuff...toothbrush, electric razor, sometimes a wallet. Why? :'''Lou''': We seem to have lost it, and he seems kinda worried. :'''Josh''': The guy's running a tie for the presidency and he's got two weeks left, so you can expect him to look worried once in a while. :'''Lou''': So there's nothing... ''bad'' in there. :'''Josh''': Like? :'''Lou''': I don't know! Heroin, porn... :'''Josh''': No, that's all mine. :'''Lou''': I'm going to go now. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': If Santos takes California, game over. :'''Jane''': A Republican can win the Presidency without winning California. :'''Vinick''': And a Democrat can't. This isn't some sentimental, home-state thing. This is about winning. I don't have a 50-state strategy anymore. I have a one-state strategy: the one state that has everything: big cities, small towns, mountains, deserts, farms, factories, fishermen, surfers, all races, all religions, gay, straight, everything this country has. There's more real America in California than anywhere else. If I can win California I can win the country. :'''Jane''': That's a nice speech; just don't say it into any microphones. Because everyone else in the 49 other states thinks that California is a giant psycho ward. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': Over a 26-year career in public service, I'd probably do a lot of things differently if I could do them over again. But my job is to make the best decision I can with the information at the time. You know, if you do something for 26 years you should keep getting better at it. I'm better than I used to be because I have better information. I have more experience making tough decisions. And I have more mature judgment. And that's what I think this country needs now, more than ever. We have troops on the ground in [[w:Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]] and more on the way. That's the choice that President Bartlet made to try and keep Russia and China from slipping into war there. Now, the next President is going to have to take over that situation the first hour on the job. That's the most important issue that's facing the country in this campaign. Not who said what about nuclear power 25 years ago. Or did one of us use too strong a word in a debate. The real decision Americans are going to have to make is who do they want as their next Commander-In-Chief. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': I want to give him back his briefcase. :'''Bruno''': I figured. :'''Vinick''': "When in doubt, do the right thing." :'''Vinick and Bruno''': ''[together]'' "The rest of the time, get away with whatever you can." :'''Vinick''': Who said that? It must have been one of those Louisiana governors. :'''Bruno''': Yeah, probably from his jail cell. You know, Santos never got the vetting a front-runner gets. He was never supposed to get the nomination. The press gave him a free ride in the primaries. Until now, he's been running way behind you, so the press still hasn't done their digging on him. But they will now. So, it really doesn't matter what you do with that briefcase. It's going to come out. If it comes out while Santos is in the White House... I don't know what happens. All hell will break loose. :'''Vinick''': He wouldn't be the first President with an illegitimate child. :'''Bruno''': How far do you think he's going to get with that defense? :'''Vinick''': You know what, if I agreed with a candidate on the issues, and I was ready to vote for him, and something like this came out about him, I'd still vote for him. :'''Bruno''': Good. That's you. And that's maybe most Santos voters. And it is every voter in France. But it is not this country, not yet. I don't want people wishing they could change their votes after this comes out. The voters have a right to know about it before making their voting decision. :'''Vinick''': Come on, Bruno. This is me you're talking to. Please don't try to turn mud-slinging into a "Respect the Voters" spiel. :'''Bruno''': Don't tell anyone, but I do respect the voters. That's why I win. I find out what they care about. I don't try to tell them what they care about. :'''Vinick''': That's not exactly my idea of leadership. :'''Bruno''': It's my idea of democracy. The voters get to set the terms of the elections, not us. They get to decide what's important, not us. That's why I think voters have a right to this information now instead of six months from now. They could be electing a President who's drowning in scandal when he's supposed to be trying to stop World War III from starting in Kazakhstan. And that is not the kind of guy most of the country wants to be the next Commander-In-Chief. === ''[[w:Welcome to Wherever You Are (The West Wing)|Welcome to Wherever You Are]]'' === :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Lou]]''': I've got the latest Rasmussen poll. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': That poll is skewed. :'''Lou''': It's got us up by four in Ohio. :'''Josh''': Ohio trends Santos! That's the story of the day. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': We need to start addressing real issues and stop wasting time on beauty pageant ephemera. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Speaking of which, where's Annabeth? :'''Lou''': I gagged her and put her in the luggage compartment. === ''[[w:Election Day Part I|Election Day Part I]]'' === :''[After the various couples of the campaign retire for the night, Josh and Donna are sitting alone in a bar]'' :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Wow, Cindy? Did you know that? :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': About Ronna and Cindy? :'''Josh''': Any of them? :'''Donna''': Yes. :'''Josh''': Which one? :'''Donna''': All of them. :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Did you ever ... "come onboard"? :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': No. :'''Josh''': Never had a campaign fling? :'''Donna''': No. ''[sits next to Josh]'' :'''Josh''': Do you want another drink? :'''Donna''': No. ''[gets up, glances one last time at Josh, and slowly heads to her room.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Will Bailey|Will]]''': You spend the night at my house more often than not. :'''[[w:Kate Harper|Kate]]''': Which makes me...? :'''Will''': A really good date. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Bruno Gianelli|Bruno]]''': ''[moves his watch from his left wrist to his right]'' Superstitious. One of my election day good luck routines. :'''Jane''': One of? :'''Bruno''': You met Carrie already. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Annabeth Schott|Annabeth]]''': Leo's going to sleep the whole damn thing. I got to go get him up. What can I say? Nerves of steel. I just got to get him themed up for the party. He's been threatening to wear his robe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': ''[to C.J.]'' You're a smart savvy woman who could easily consider [[world domination]] for a next career move. === ''[[w:Election Day Part II|Election Day Part II]]'' === :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[to Donna]'' Hey, what happened to you? Two minutes. 120 seconds - I was stuck in there with Dull and Duller, counting beads in my imaginary abacus. ''[he notices her expression]'' Ohio? Texas - we won? We lost? We need a good lawyer, what? :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Leo was unconscious. In his room. Annabeth found him. He wasn't... he wasn't breathing. They're taking him to the hospital in an ambulance now. :''[Josh looks horrified]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': America has lost a giant tonight. And I have lost a friend. Leo McGarry devoted his life to public service, to the notion that every citizen is responsible for making this country a better place. That we have a sacred duty to participate in our democracy, to leave America stronger for the next generation. If I win this election, the country will be worse off because Leo McGarry will not be there to help me run it. But, I don't want anyone to vote for, or against me, because of Leo McGarry. This race wasn't about him, and it isn't about me. It's a vision for America that will outlast Leo, and outlast me. There's an America that's bigger than any of us, and, for those of you who have not yet voted, it is the only thing that should matter when you go to the polls tonight. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': The first time I met Leo, we argued. :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': About what? :'''Bartlet''': Monetary... something, role of the [[w:Federal Reserve|Fed]]... :'''C.J.''': Who won? :'''Bartlet''': I did. I'm sure if you could ask him, he'd say he did. ''[beat]'' We almost lost him fifteen years ago, did you know that? Abbey and I used to talk about it. I was prepared then. Not today. :... :'''Bartlet''': It's odd, really, watching yourself being replaced on national television. Planned obsolescence. Presidents and mid sized family sedans. :'''C.J.''': Yes, sir. Would you have run again if you could sir? :'''Bartlet''': I think Mrs. Bartlet would have had something to say about that, don't you? :'''C.J.''': Well the electorate can be very persuasive when they want something badly enough. :'''Bartlet''': In the service of two mistresses these last eight years has been my fate. Thank God for the 22nd Amendment, I'm spared that particular conversation with Abbey. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Donna''': ''[to Josh]'' You've done a remarkable thing. Win or lose. An extraordinary thing. :'''Josh''': ''[tearful]'' I talked him into this, into joining the ticket. :'''Donna''': Nobody ever talked Leo into doing anything he didn't want to do. And he'd want you upstairs [in the campaign suite], not down here. You belong up there, it's your night. He was so proud of you, Josh. :''[Josh breaks down crying]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santos''': Thank you all so very much. Thanks for sticking around. You know, if you haven't left this room in a while, the sun is coming up! First, I want to say a special word of thanks to Senator Vinick, and I ask you all to join me in applauding his lifetime of service. Arnie Vinick made this a better campaign, and he's made this a better country for all of us. ''[beat]'' My father was a barber, my mother a domestic servant, and I never dreamed that I'd have this chance to serve so many people in so many ways. It would be easy for me to stand here and claim a sweeping mandate for the next four years. I can't do that. This was a razor-thin election. My intention is to be the President of everyone - black or brown, yellow or white, Republican or Democrat. I've got a lot of reaching out to do. America has become more polarized - you can't run for President and not see that. Our votes may have been divided, but our country will not be divided. Because, ultimately, it's not about left or right, it's about doing right. Together, we are going to lift up those who have been let down. We are going to ensure that the promise of America is not the privilege of the few, but the birthright of all Americans. I am more grateful than I can say, you have given me an opportunity that comes to few people. Perhaps fewer are worthy of it. God bless you, and God bless America. === ''[[w:Requiem (The West Wing)|Requiem]]'' === :'''[[w:Charlie Young|Charlie]]''': ''[to Toby, at Leo's funeral]'' I'll walk out with you. I don't think a picture of you and me makes the ''[[w:New York Times|New York Times]]''. Do you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': It's just, I know we have a lot to talk about and I don't want to leapfrog any of it, but it was kind of wonderful to just... :'''Danny''': Not talk. :'''C.J.''': Not even a little. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': No, but what I asked you before. :'''Danny''': When you propositioned me for sex? :'''C.J.''': Yeah. That's not going to happen. Donna Moss needs a place to stay, I told her she could stay with me. :'''Danny''': Well, she can. You won't be there, she can have the place to herself. :'''C.J.''': I can't do that. :'''Danny''': Why not? :'''C.J.''': Where will I tell her I'm sleeping? :'''Danny''': Who cares what you tell her? :'''C.J.''': She'll ask and I'll have to come up with some reason and my ears get red when I lie, I'll stammer, she'll figure it out. :'''Danny''': Are you seriously telling me you're passing on a night in my bed because you don't know what you're gonna tell Donna Moss? :'''C.J.''': It's not about Donna, it's about the fact that I'll spend the rest of the afternoon strategizing about how to explain it or not explain it or don't need to explain it or don't have an explanation for it or even for myself. I don't have a definition or an understanding of what it is or where it's going. I'll chew the question over in my brain quietly while other people are talking to me about death or affairs of state. We've put this off for seven years. This will keep another night. === ''[[w:Transition (The West Wing)|Transition]]'' === :'''[[w:Louise Thornton|Louise]]''': Rough day? :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': Nah, typical. :'''Louise''': You love it, you live for it, you were born to do it, I'm the same way. Everybody tells me to get a life, although I don't know why... I find life to be terribly overrated. It's actually quite boring when it's not disappointing. Say what you will about what we do, but boring it is not. :'''Josh''': I know that you can parlay the Santos win into a doubling of your fee. :'''Louise''': Tripling, if it figures into your memoirs. :'''Josh''': Nothing is going to top this. Everything else's going to be a letdown. :'''Louise''': Letdowns that make me semi-rich, that's a tradeoff I'm willing to endure. :'''Josh''': You don't care about money. :'''Louise''': Who doesn't? :'''Josh''': You! :'''Louise''': Not as such. :'''Josh''': As what? :'''Louise''': Score-keeping. Quantitative evidence that I'm smarter than you. Not ''you''. :'''Josh''': Who? :'''Louise''': Everybody else. :'''Josh''': Come on board as communications director. :'''Louise''': Thank you, but no. :'''Josh''': Finish what you started. :'''Louise''': I'm not interested in governing. :'''Josh''': Campaigning's about promise; governing's about achievement. It's, it's tougher and a lot less romantic, but it's not boring. I already think you're smarter than everyone, that's why I want you down the hall. Come on, it's not like getting a life! :'''Louise''': That's true, look at you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': This guy is the real deal. :'''[[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam]]''': You said that last time. :'''Josh''': Yeah, and look how right I was. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Josh just offered Sam the job as Deputy Chief of Staff.]'' :'''Sam''': I'm going to need time to think about this. :'''Josh''': Fine... You done yet? :'''Sam''': Josh... :'''Josh''': What's there to think about? :'''Sam''': Well, for one thing, whether I want to end up looking like you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': When I said we needed to talk, I wasn't necessarily thinking about tonight. I'm kind of fried. :'''[[w:Donna Moss|Donna]]''': Who said anything about talking? :''[Before he can answer, she kisses him.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Josh''': So last night was nice. Nice. It was really nice. On the nice scale it was way up there in terms of... you know, niceness. :'''Donna''': Be still and listen to me. I don't know what this is. And you don't, either, which is perfectly fine and understandable. Whatever the buildup, it's all happened amid absurdly heightened emotional circumstances: the election, Leo's death. There's been... not a moment to so much as... take a breath, much less figure any of this out. And now this roller coaster's plunging into the transition, with its time-pressure demands and then the inauguration, and it's hit the ground running, and the first hundred days and, before you know it, the midterms and the new Congress, and then we're running again and four years becomes eight, and... we've never had the talk. And you can lose that look of panic in your eyes. We're not going to have it now; we don't ever have to have it. But there's a window. I'd say four weeks. If we can't get it together in that time to figure out what we want from each other, then clearly it's not worth the trouble. While last night was lovely, I've already called a cab. You should put on some coffee, and I'll see you at the office. === ''[[w:The Last Hurrah (The West Wing)|The Last Hurrah]]'' === :'''Doctor''': Your hand healed faster than I expected. :'''[[w:Arnold Vinick|Vinick]]''': That's 'cause I went from 1,000 handshakes a day to none. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': Coffee of the day. :'''Barista''': Tall, grande or venti? ''[Vinick looks confused]'' What size? :'''Vinick''': Whatever's biggest. :'''Barista''': Name? :'''Vinick''': Sen... Arnie. :'''Barista''': Venti coffee of the day for Ernie. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vinick''': What do you have in California? :'''Lawyer''': You don't want to be the official greeter at a vineyard, do you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lawyer''': ''[exiting Vinick's office]'' You got to talk to him about money. :'''Sheila Brooks''': You're his oldest friend. If you can't get through to him, I can't. :'''Attorney''': He's refusing to join any boards. He just wants to do guest lecturing at universities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida. He's going to be bored to death, and he won't be able to afford the Republican lifestyle he deserves. === ''[[Institutional Memory|Institutional Memory]]'' === :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': I missed the window. That's what's going on here. I... missed the window to figure out... how to do this. :'''Danny''': How to...? :'''C.J.''': Share my life with another person, how to be a partner or whatever condescending way you put it this afternoon. :'''Danny''': Oh, I wasn't trying... :'''C.J.''': I don't know how to do it. Maybe at one point I did, maybe I never did, but it's over now. It's too late. This and skiing. It's too late, it's not going to happen. :'''Danny''': C.J... :'''C.J.''': You said yourself, it's not an accident that this hasn't come together. This is who I am. I'm good at my job, Danny, I'm good at working, I'm not good at this. :'''Danny''': You're right, you suck at it. You're going to need a tremendous amount of training. ''[pause]'' We're going to get good at new things. :'''C.J.''': You don't know that. :'''Danny''': I do. :'''C.J.''': Don't make it sound like it's nothing. :'''Danny''': You didn't miss it. :'''C.J.''': What if I did? :'''Danny''': You didn't miss it. :'''C.J.''': What if we can't... :'''Danny''': We'll figure it out. All of it. You can be scared. That's okay. But you're not going to walk away from me because you're scared. I'm not that scary. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Danny''': [to C.J] At some point you have to choose to have a relationship. We're not 25 any more. At our age you can't date a little and screw a little and wait around to see if you get sentimental at Christmas. You have to decide you're gonna make another person a part of your life - a partner. <hr width="50%"/> :'''C.J.''': You make it sound like I'm trying to avoid you. :'''Danny''': I didn't say that. :'''C.J.''': I don't make booty calls. :'''Danny''': You don't make any calls, kind of how it works out. :'''C.J.''': What? :'''Danny''': You're elusive, part of the draw. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby]]''': ''[about the prospect of C.J. joining the Santos administration]'' Well, you'd be a get, too. Are you gonna do it? :'''C.J.''': Mmm... Probably, I... I don't know, it's, um, complicated. :'''Toby''': Why? :'''C.J.''': ''[pause]'' Danny Concannon. :'''Toby''': Yeah, I heard something about that. :'''C.J.''': We've been spending time together, which is perfectly nice, but he's getting way ahead of himself. I mean, I'm not ready to shape my life around a guy I've been with for a month, that doesn't make sense. :'''Toby''': You didn't pick him up in a bar last Thursday, you've been close for eight years. :'''C.J.''': That doesn't mean it magically falls into place once we take the leap. What? I'm not resisting. :'''Toby''': You're not? :'''C.J.''': I'm not one of those women who can't handle a good thing when it's standing in front of them. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Danny''': ''[to C.J.]'' I want you to do what you want to do - take the job at the White House. I just want you to talk to me about it. I want us to talk about what it will mean and we'll make it work. I want us to talk like we're gonna figure it out together. I want us to talk... because I like the sound of your voice. I just want to talk. === ''[[w:Tomorrow (The West Wing)|Tomorrow]]'' === :'''[[w:Deborah Fiderer|Debbie]]''': Good morning Mr. President. :'''[[w:Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet]]''': Morning. :'''Debbie''': How are you feeling this morning? :'''Bartlet''': Unemployed. :'''Debbie''': A lot of that going around the building. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Josh Lyman|Josh]]''': ''[looking at a note C.J. has given him]'' W.W.L.D? :'''[[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J.]]''': "What would Leo do?" <hr width="50%"/> :''[Bartlet and Santos (the outgoing president and president-elect) ride to the inauguration together in a motorcade]'' :'''Bartlet''': How's your speech? :'''[[w:Matt Santos|Santos]]''': It's got some good sections, but no "Ask not what your country can do for you..." :'''Bartlet''': Yeah, [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] kind of screwed us with that one, didn't he? <hr width="50%"/> :''[C.J. leaves the White House for the last time. A man in the street spots her.]'' :'''Man''': Hey, you work there? :'''C.J.''': Pardon? :'''Man''': I said, do you work up there? In the White House. :''[C.J. smiles sadly]'' :'''C.J.''': No. I don't. :'''Man''': Oh, sorry. :'''C.J.''': No problem. :''[Pause]'' :'''Man''': Must be something, huh? :'''C.J.''': Yeah. Yeah, it must be something. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Last lines]'' :'''[[w:Abbey Bartlet|Abbey]]''': Jed, what are you thinking about? :'''Bartlet''': Tomorrow. == Cast == * [[Martin Sheen]] - [[w:Josiah Bartlet|Josiah "Jed" Bartlet]] * [[w:John Spencer (actor)|John Spencer]] - [[w:Leo McGarry|Leo McGarry]] * [[w:Bradley Whitford|Bradley Whitford]] - [[w:Josh Lyman|Josh Lyman]] * [[w:Richard Schiff|Richard Schiff]] - [[w:Toby Ziegler|Toby Ziegler]] * [[w:Allison Janney|Allison Janney]] - [[w:C.J. Cregg|C.J. Cregg]] * [[w:Rob Lowe|Rob Lowe]] - [[w:Sam Seaborn|Sam Seaborn]] (1999-2003, 2006) * [[w:Janel Moloney|Janel Moloney]] - [[w:Donna Moss|Donna Moss]] * [[w:Dulé Hill|Dulé Hill]] - [[w:Charlie Young|Charlie Young]] * [[w:Stockard Channing|Stockard Channing]] - [[w:Abigail Bartlet|Abigail Bartlet]] * [[w:Kristin Chenoweth|Kristin Chenoweth]] - [[w:Annabeth Schott|Annabeth Schott]] (2004-2006) * [[w:Moira Kelly|Moira Kelly]] - [[w:Mandy Hampton|Mandy Hampton]] (1999-2000) * [[w:Joshua Malina|Joshua Malina]] - [[w:Will Bailey|Will Bailey]] (2002-2006) * [[w:Mary McCormack|Mary McCormack]] - [[w:Kate Harper|Kate Harper]] (2004-2006) * [[w:Jimmy Smits|Jimmy Smits]] - [[w:Matthew Santos|Matthew Santos]] (2004-2006) * [[Alan Alda]] - [[w:Arnold Vinick|Arnold Vinick]] (2004-2006) ==External links== {{wikipedia|The West Wing (TV series)}} * {{imdb title|0200276|The West Wing}} * {{tv.com show|189|The West Wing}} {{DEFAULTSORT:West Wing, The}} [[Category:1990s American workplace drama TV shows]] [[Category:2000s American workplace drama TV shows]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] [[Category:Political drama TV shows]] [[Category:NBC shows]] [[Category:Television series on DVD]] [[Category:Alternate history TV shows]] lry685wics0wdledbtaltwpipejn7nu 0 2967 3148875 2886670 2022-07-29T00:45:02Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Lea DeLaria.jpg|thumb|Lea DeLaria]] '''[[w:Lea DeLaria|Lea DeLaria]]''' (born [[1958-05-23]]) is an American comedian and jazz musician. == Sourced == * My idea as far as comedy goes has always been to push the limits of what's acceptable for a woman to do or say or be. My hero in that would be [[Lenny Bruce]], who teaches us that words have no meaning. It's the intent behind them that is what's important. ** [http://www.breakupgirl.net/guest/9907.html Interview], ''Breakup Girl'' ([[1999-07-15]]) * Oh please...As a standup, I tried to change the world. As an entertainer, I try to entertain. And as a lesbian, I try to pick up the prettiest girl in the room. Not necessarily in that order. ** ''ibid.'' ** When asked if she thought of herself as a performer, or as a performer with an agenda. * Never point at anything beige and call it cool. ** ''Lea's Book of Rules for the World'' (May 2000) Rule # 4 * '''Learn all the rules... then break them.''' ** ''Lea's Book of Rules for the World'' (May 2000) Rule # 10 * He looked me right in the face and said, "You fucking bulldyke!" And I thought to myself, "Oooh, what a smart man! Why, I'll bet he took one look at me and knew I was white, too!" ** ''Bulldyke in a China Shop'' *Did you read [Holly Near's book]? Let me save you the trouble. This is the most exciting sentence in the book: ..."I feel like a lesbian when I'm making love to a woman." Gooooooooood, Holly! Well, the major difference between me and Holly Near is that I feel like a lesbian when I am BREATHING! ** ''Bulldyke in a China Shop'' *What do you mean, you "don't believe in homosexuality?" It's not like the Easter Bunny, your belief isn't necessary. ** ''Box Lunch'' (liner notes) *They are preserving the sanctity of marriage, so that two gay men who've been together for twenty-five years can't get married, but a guy can still get drunk in Vegas and marry a hooker at the Elvis chapel! The sanctity of marriage is saved! ** ''Box Lunch'' *I'm at West Virginia University to do a show, right, and they've done all this fucking publicity about it...so when I get to my show, who's waiting for me but ''five hundred Christian protestors'' with ''great big signs''. "Lea DeLaria is going to hell." Not generic "gay is not good:" "'''''Lea DeLaria''''' is going to hell." Which is what I need five hundred strangers to tell me, like twelve years of Catholic fuckin' school wasn't enough, right?! ** ''Box Lunch'' * [An anti-abortion conference goer] says, "Well, don't you believe that life begins at inception?" I say, "No. I believe that life begins when you mind your own fucking business!" ** ''Box Lunch'' *You know the people I'm talking about, you see them at every pride rally, they get up on stage and go, "We're just like everyone else! We are like them and they are like us. Straights are like us and we are like them! We - are like - EV - eryone - else!" And then a ''seven-and-a-half-foot-tall drag queen'' walks by with three feet spangled platforms and he opens up his butterfly wings, f-f-f-f-f-f-f! Oh, we're just like everyone else, all right! We have our own culture and our own way of doing things and we should celebrate that and stop licking straight ass! ** ''Box Lunch'' *"I mean, what the fuck is it with you guys? I thought this was supposed to be a lesbian party. Lesbian? Perhaps you'd like me to tear it off so you qualify." Guido protests. "I have a right to be here, this is the United States, you know, you can't discriminate." "I can't discriminate? Oh, that's ripe, coming from a straight white man. What's the matter, baby doesn't feel like he belongs? Well, why don't you try a place that was set up just for you? Like the world!" ** ''Lea's Book of Rules for the World'' ==External Links:== {{wikipedia}} * [http://www.queertheory.com/histories/d/delaria_lea.htm Lea DeLaria] at Queer Theory * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/jazz/reviews/delaria_double.shtml Review of ''Double Standards''] {{DEFAULTSORT:DeLaria, Lea}} [[Category:Comedians from the United States]]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]]] [[Category:Jazz singers]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:LGBT people]] [[Category:People from Illinois]] [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:Living people]] 00p2jadlfb4ae6qzyl3h17uamdg0pp3 0 3740 3148901 3029667 2022-07-29T01:16:16Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Image:Nicole Kidman(CannesRed carpet).jpg|thumb|Nicole Kidman in Cannes, 2001]] [[Image:Nicole kidman3.jpg|thumb|Nicole Kidman in Cannes, 2001]] '''[[w:Nicole Kidman|Nicole Mary Kidman]]''' (born June 20, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American-Australian actress, producer and singer. == Quotes == * It wasn't about, 'Oh I want to make a film where I get to kiss a 10-year-old boy'. To me it was I wanted to make a film where you're trying to understand love. ** During a Press Conference at the Venice Film Festival 2004, on the polemic scene from her movie, "Birth"; quoted in [http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20040909/ent/ent2.html Jamaica Gleaner] * I telephoned Lauren and thanked her for saying that. She always calls it like it is and that's a reality check I adore. ** At the Venice Film Festival 2004, after co-star [[Lauren Bacall]] had said that Kidman was not an acting legend, but rather a beginner; quoted by [http://www.pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk/film+feature/Birth Pocklington Arts Centre] * It would be far easier to go, 'Oh, I wish I loved women,' but I don't. I love the way a man thinks. I love the way a man smells. I love the way men look. And I'm hooked on the male physique--hooked on it. ** [[w:Playboy|Playboy]] magazine, Playboy interview, February 2005. === [http://www.damemagazine.com/entertainment/f384/TheWitandWisdomofNicoleKidman.php Dame Magazine] === * I'm trying to find a man to share my life with, but it's not been easy. I'm a 35-year-old woman with two small children! ** In an interview in early 2004 * I have a little bit of a belly, a tiny bit of pooch. It's the one thing I don't want to lose. I just like having some softness. If I lose that, then [[Tom Cruise|Tom]] might leave me. * Now I can wear heels. ** On divorcing Tom Cruise * I love acting, but it's much more fun taking the kids to the zoo. == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb name|0000173|Nicole Kidman}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kidman, Nicole}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Actresses from Australia]] [[Category:Models from the United States]] [[Category:Models from Australia]] [[Category:Film producers from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from Australia]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Ambassadors of the United States]] [[Category:Catholics from the United States]] [[Category:Former Scientologists]] [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Hawaii]] [[Category:People from Sydney]] [[Category:Academy Award winners]] ncb317w92axs87a3u01lssb0xcrf5tb 0 3746 3148978 3133139 2022-07-29T11:13:33Z Trakking 2930181 /* S */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{NPOV}} [[File:War Profiteer Veteran Cartoon Life 1919.jpg|thumb|Capitalism attacks and destroys all the finer sentiments of the human heart; it ruthlessly sweeps away old traditions and ideas opposed to its progress, and it exploits and corrupts those things once held sacred. ~ [[Daniel De Leon]] ]] [[File:Lee Camp, Rosario Dawson &amp; Mark Bartlett (27878598131) (Lee Camp cropped).jpg|thumb|Like cancer, capitalism grows until it murders the host body... If we take away the false promises of capitalism and just say to people, “Private luxury is only for a few humans. You will never have it and won’t even have the chance at getting it” – if we admit that – then the entire justification for capitalism evaporates. ~[[Lee Camp]] ]] [[File:Euro Sculpture.jpg|thumb|right|Capitalism is presumably the first case of a blaming, rather than a repenting cult. ... An enormous feeling of guilt not itself knowing how to repent, grasps at the cult, not in order to repent for this guilt, but to make it universal, to hammer it into consciousness and finally and above all to include God himself in this guilt. ~ [[Walter Benjamin]]]] [[File:Usdollar100front.jpg|thumb|right|Capitalism is an offshoot of a devouring and overwhelming lust, of a kind that can hold sway only in a society that has deliberately renounced the Christian [[asceticism]] and turned away from Heaven to give itself over exclusively to earthly gratifications. ... It is the result of a secularization of economic life, and by it the hierarchical subordination of the material to the spiritual is inverted. ~ [[Nikolai Berdyaev]]]] [[File:Allan Boesak (1986).jpg|thumb|There was a time when people of the rich nations of the world regarded poverty as a "natural condition" for those living in the poor nations of the world. ... Today we have largely been stripped of this pseudo-innocence. We know that the poor are so poor because the rich are so rich, that the causes of poverty can be traced to deliberate decisions and deliberate economic and political policies designed to benefit the rich and powerful. We know that poverty and unemployment are not just accidents of history but deliberate, even indispensable, components of capitalism as an economic system. ~ [[Allan Boesak]]]] [[File:Global Distribution of Wealth v3.svg|thumb|Vulgar [[libertarian]] apologists for capitalism use the term "[[free market]]" in an equivocal sense: they seem to have trouble remembering, from one moment to the next, whether they’re defending actually existing capitalism or free market principles. ... When prodded, they’ll grudgingly admit that the present system is not a free market, and that it includes a lot of state intervention on behalf of the rich. But as soon as they think they can get away with it, they go right back to defending the wealth of existing corporations. ~ [[Kevin Carson]]]] [[File:Gated Community Barrier - geograph.org.uk - 54408.jpg|thumb|right|It is as if someone were to take the first seat in the theater, then bar everyone else from attending, so that one person alone enjoys what is offered for the benefit of all in common. ~ [[Basil of Caesarea]]]] [[File:US incarceration timeline-clean.svg|thumb|The new community which the capitalists are now constructing will be a very complete and absolute community; and one which will tolerate nothing really independent of itself. ~&nbsp;[[G. K. Chesterton]]]] [[File:The Father and Mother.jpg|thumb|Capitalism’s gratuitous wars and sanctioned greed have jeopardized the planet and filled it with refugees. Much of the blame for this rests squarely on the shoulders of the government of the United States. ...Over these last few years, given the wars it has waged, and the international treaties it has arbitrarily reneged on, the US Government perfectly fits its own definition of a rogue state. ~ [[Arundhati Roy]] ]] [[File:American corporate flag.jpg|thumb|Private capital tends to become concentrated in few hands, partly because of competition among the capitalists, and partly because technological development and the increasing division of labor encourage the formation of larger units of production at the expense of smaller ones. The result of these developments is an [[oligarchy]] of private capital the enormous power of which cannot be effectively checked even by a [[democratically]] organized political society. This is true since the members of legislative bodies are selected by [[political parties]], largely [[Lobbying|financed or otherwise influenced]] by private capitalists who, for all practical purposes, separate the electorate from the legislature. The consequence is that the representatives of the people do not in fact sufficiently protect the interests of the underprivileged sections of the population. ... Private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the [[w:Media bias|main sources of information]] (press, radio, education). It is thus extremely difficult, and indeed in most cases quite impossible, for the individual citizen to come to objective conclusions and to make intelligent use of his [[w:Civil and political rights|political rights]]. ~ [[Albert Einstein]]]] [[File:Friedrich Engels (1820–1895), 1864.png|thumb|The capitalists soon had everything in their hands and nothing remained to the workers. ~ [[Friedrich Engels]]]] [[File:Canonization 2014- The Canonization of Saint John XXIII and Saint John Paul II (14036966125).jpg|thumb|While the earnings of a minority are growing exponentially, so too is the gap separating the majority from the prosperity enjoyed by those happy few. This imbalance is the result of ideologies which defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation. Consequently, they reject the right of states, charged with vigilance for the common good, to exercise any form of control. A new tyranny is thus born, invisible and often virtual, which unilaterally and relentlessly imposes its own laws and rules. ... The thirst for power and possessions knows no limits. In this system, which tends to devour everything which stands in the way of increased profits, whatever is fragile, like the environment, is defenseless before the interests of a deified market, which become the only rule. ~&nbsp;[[Pope Francis|Pope&nbsp;Francis]]]] [[File:NYSE127.jpg|thumb|Freedom in this instance clearly came along with the free market and the development of capitalist institutions. ... History suggests only that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. ~ [[Milton Friedman]]]] [[File:NYSE Wall St 2002.jpg|thumb|I think it is only because capitalism has proved so enormously more efficient than alternative methods that it has survived. ~ [[Milton Friedman]]]] [[File:Alan Greenspan color photo portrait.jpg|thumb|Capitalism is based on self-interest and self-esteem; it holds integrity and trustworthiness as cardinal virtues and makes them pay off in the marketplace, thus demanding that men survive by means of virtue, not vices. ~ [[Alan Greenspan]]]] [[File:Ford 1921.jpg|thumb|The model for us rich guys should be Henry Ford. When Ford famously introduced the $5 day, which was twice the prevailing wage at the time, he didn't just increase the productivity of his factories, he converted exploited autoworkers who were poor into a thriving middle class who could now afford to buy the products that they made. Ford intuited what we now know is true... Raising wages increases demand, which increases hiring, which in turn increases wages and demand and profits, and that virtuous cycle of increasing prosperity is precisely what is missing from today's economic... ~[[Nick Hanauer]]]] [[File:Corporate greed octopus.jpg|thumb| [[Greed]] is not good. Being rapacious doesn't make you a capitalist, it makes you a [[sociopath]]. And in an [[economy]] as dependent upon [[cooperation]] at scale as ours, sociopathy is as bad for business as it is for society.... [[Neoliberal]] economic theory has sold itself to you as unchangeable natural law, when in fact it's social norms and constructed narratives based on [[pseudoscience]]. If we truly want a more equitable, more prosperous and more sustainable economy, if we want high-functioning [[democracies]] and [[civil society]], we must have a new economics. ~[[Nick Hanauer]] ]] [[File:Kasparow garri 20100521 berlin 5.jpg|thumb|The failure of capitalism is still much better than the success of [[socialism]]. ~ [[Garry Kasparov]]]] [[File:Martin_Luther_King_Jr_NYWTS_6.jpg|thumb|The evils of capitalism are as real as the evils of [[militarism]] and evils of [[racism]]. ~ [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] ]] [[File:Vaclav Maly - Cabbage Market 060.jpg|thumb|Capitalism and the [[market]] are presented as synonymous, but they are not. ~ [[w:David Korten|Dave Korten]]]] [[File:January 20 riot cops D.C..jpg|thumb|The systems advocated by professed upholders of ''[[laissez-faire]]'' are in reality permeated with coercive restrictions of individual freedom. ... In protecting property the government is doing something quite apart from merely keeping the peace. It is exerting coercion wherever that is necessary to protect each owner, not merely from violence, but also from peaceful infringement of his sole right to enjoy the thing owned. ~&nbsp;[[Robert Lee Hale]]]] [[File:Nick Hanauer Laura Flanders 2016.png|thumb|I am a capitalist, and after a 30-year career in capitalism... I'm not just in the top one percent, I'm in the top .01 percent of all earners. Today, I have come to share the secrets... here's the dirty secret. There was a time in which the economics profession worked in the public interest, but in the neoliberal era, today, they work only for big corporations and billionaires... It isn't capital that creates economic growth, it's people... it isn't self-interest that promotes the public good, it's reciprocity; and it isn't [[competition]] that produces our prosperity, it's [[cooperation]]. ~[[Nick Hanauer]]]] [[File:Millions for 'Defence', by Art Young.jpg|thumb|The Speech...“Let’s face it...it’s a dog-eat-dog world... Every man for himself...everyone’s just interested in their own skin. It’s a rat race. Look at all the progress... You can thank capitalism for that... These basic elements... form the foundation of the predominant [[worldview]]... so pervasive that most of us never question them. We feel they must be based on solid facts .. Like fish that don’t realize they’re swimming in water because it’s all they know... rather than recognizing it’s a constructed lens that shapes our thoughts and ideas into certain preconditioned patterns... ~ [[Jeremy Lent]] ]] [[File:Homeless - American Flag.jpg|thumb|I want every man to have the chance, and I believe a black man is entitled to it, in which he can better his condition. When he may look forward and hope to be a hired laborer this year and the next, work for himself afterward, and finally to hire men to work for him! That is the true system. ~ [[Abraham Lincoln]]]] [[File:MartinLutherKingMalcolmX march 1964 cropped retouched.jpg|thumb|It is impossible for capitalism to survive, primarily because the [[system]] of capitalism needs some [[blood]] to suck. Capitalism used to be like an [[eagle]], but now it's more like a [[vulture]]. It used to be strong enough to go and suck anybody's blood whether they were strong or not. But now it has become more cowardly, like the vulture, and it can only suck the blood of the helpless. ~ [[Malcolm X]]]] [[File:Malcolm-x.jpg|thumb|It's impossible for a white person to believe in capitalism and not believe in [[racism]]. ~ [[Malcolm X]]]] [[File:Karl Marx.png|thumb|right|The [[bourgeoisie]], wherever it has got the upper hand, has put an end to all feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations. It has pitilessly torn asunder the motley feudal ties that bound man to his “natural superiors,” and has left no other bond between man and man than naked self-interest, than callous “cash payment.” It has drowned the most heavenly ecstasies of religious fervor, of chivalrous enthusiasm, of philistine sentimentalism, in the icy water of egotistical calculation. It has resolved personal worth into exchange value, and in place of the numberless indefeasible chartered freedoms, has set up that single, unconscionable freedom—Free Trade. ~ [[Karl Marx]]]] [[File:Hermandad - friendship.jpg|thumb| An economic system of pure evil, in capitalism, your narrowest interests are advanced by [[cooperation]]. A genius system. ~ [[Jay Nordlinger]]]] [[File:Crop (2) of Camille Paglia no Fronteiras do Pensamento São Paulo 2015.jpg|thumb|Capitalism is an art form. ~ [[Camille Paglia]]]] [[File:Michael Parenti.jpg|thumb|The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital. The live green earth is transformed into dead gold bricks, with luxury items for the few and toxic slag heaps for the many. The glittering mansion overlooks a vast sprawl of shanty towns, wherein a desperate, demoralized humanity is kept in line with drugs, television, and armed force. ~ [[Michael Parenti]]]] [[File:Piketty in Cambridge 3.jpg|thumb|When the [[rate of return]] on capital exceeds the rate of growth of output and income, as it did in the nineteenth century and seems quite likely to do again in the twenty-first, capitalism automatically generates arbitrary and unsustainable inequalities that radically undermine the meritocratic values on which democratic societies are based. ~ [[Thomas Piketty]]]] [[File:Homeless Man.jpg|thumb|Capitalism is not merely the 'practical', but the only moral system in history. ~ [[Ayn Rand]]]] [[File:The Bosses of the Senate by Joseph Keppler.jpg|thumb|Any sense of talk of equality or justice seems to just have the same effect that blasphemy has in religious societies. That is what capitalism has become—a form of religion that will brook no questioning. ~[[Arundhati Roy]]]] [[File:Homeless person in New York City.jpg|thumb|One of the glaring failures of capitalism is the continuing widespread existence of poverty - often extreme poverty. Even in the advanced economies, many millions of people endure terrible economic and social deprivation, despite the incredible wealth all around them. ~ [[Jim Stanford]]]] [[File:Mises Profile.png|thumb|The first condition for the establishment of perpetual [[peace]] is the general adoption of the principles of [[laissez-faire]] capitalism. ~ [[Ludwig von Mises]]]] '''{{w|Capitalism}}''' is an [[economic system]] and an [[ideology]] based on [[private ownership]] of the [[means of production]] and their operation for [[w:Profit (economics)|profit]]. Characteristics central to capitalism include private property, [[capital accumulation]], {{w|wage labor}}, {{w|voluntary exchange}}, a {{w|price system}}, and [[W:Competition (economics)|competitive markets]]. In a capitalist {{w|market economy}}, decision-making and investment are determined by the owners of the factors of production in [[W:Financial market|financial]] and {{w|capital market}}s, and prices and the distribution of goods are mainly determined by [[w:Competition (economics)|competition]] in the market. __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} ==A== * We are going to have to live more economically than we do. And we can do that and, I believe we will do it more happily, not less happily. And that the excesses the capitalist system has brought us, have got to be curbed somehow. ** [[David Attenborough]], "[https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54268038 Attenborough: 'Curb excess capitalism' to save nature]". BBC (7 October 2020) *Socialism is not the invention of an individual. It is essentially the outcome of economic and social conditions. The evils that Capitalism brings differ in intensity in different countries, but, the root cause of the trouble once discerned, the remedy is seen to be the same by thoughtful men and women. The cause is the private ownership of the means of life; the remedy is public ownership. **[[Clement Attlee]], ''The Labour Party in Perspective'' (Left Book Club, 1937), p. 15 * The economic impact of the [[UBI]] together with the three tax changes in the US would be roughly as follows. First, bank deposits from UBI would increase significantly. Experience says that low-income beneficiaries would first pay off their high-cost [[credit card]] loans and student loans (though maybe not all at once). Money left over after that would be spent on household goods and services... Private debt would fall, but overall the [[government debt]] might increase equally, perhaps by US$500 billion per annum... UBI would actually cut some existing government costs, both for targeted [[welfare]] services that would become redundant, and even for [[Prison|prisons]] and [[police]]. Higher personal incomes available to spend on goods and services would also generate more tax revenues for the government. It is unclear how much would be added to the current intake, probably less than the net cost of the UBI. But the net deficit at the end of the day might be quite small or even non-existent.<BR>A viable democratic [[social system]] must not allow a "winner takes all" approach... It is time to consider another way of getting money into the system, without funneling it directly through the banks to the wealthy.... ** [[w:Robert Ayres (scientist)|Robert Ayres]], in How Universal Basic Income could save capitalism, ''Forbes Asia,'' (28 Aug 2020) ==B== *[[Donald Trump|Trump]] would have us believe that these are our only two choices: We can either have smash-and-grab capitalism, where so many hands in the cookie jar has resulted in so many government scandals, and where the top 1 percent have more wealth than the bottom 90 percent, or we can have what’s happening in [[Venezuela]], where the economy has collapsed and humanitarian and political crises have ensued. **[[Krystal Ball]] in [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/428879-like-it-or-not-mr-president-many-americans-embrace-democratic-socialism "Like It or Not, Mr. President, Many Americans Embrace Democratic Socialism," ''The Hill''] (7 February 2019) * 'But whom do I treat unjustly,' you say, 'by keeping what is my own?' Tell me, what is your own? What did you bring into this life? From where did you receive it? It is as if someone were to take the first seat in the theater, then bar everyone else from attending, so that one person alone enjoys what is offered for the benefit of all in common — this is what the rich do. They seize common goods before others have the opportunity, then claim them as their own by right of preemption. For if we all took only what was necessary to satisfy our own needs, giving the rest to those who lack, no one would be rich, no one would be poor, and no one would be in need. ** [[Basil of Caesarea]], Homily 6, “I Shall Tear Down My Barns,” C. P. Schroeder, trans., in ''Saint Basil on Social Justice'' (2009), p. 69 *The executive director of the [[World Food Programme|World Food Program]] is calling for the world’s billionaires to step up and help his organization fight hunger... [[David Beasley]] said he was supportive of [[capitalism]] but added that '''capitalism without a heart is a disaster'''. He said that the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and the related government-mandated shutdowns to slow the spread of the virus caused over 100 million people to be on the brink of [[starvation]] worldwide... “I need an additional $6 billion this year to reach the 41 million ... that are knocking on [[famine|famine’s]] door,” Beasley continued... He specifically mentioned Amazon founder [[Jeff Bezos]] and said that he needed just 10% of the $64 billion Bezos’s wealth grew by last year to fund the food program **[https://scnow.com/news/local/david-beasley-worlds-billionaires-need-to-step-up-to-help-world-food-program/article_0a11667e-1197-11ec-a976-d7bc2d036f4c.html David Beasley: World's billionaires need to step up to help World Food Program, Matthew Christian, ''SCNow,''] Sep 9, 2021 * A religion may be discerned in capitalism—that is to say, capitalism serves essentially to allay the same anxieties, torments, and disturbances to which the so-called religions offered answers. ** [[Walter Benjamin]], "Capitalism as Religion" (1921), translated by Rodney Livingstone in ''Walter Benjamin: Selected Writings'', Volume 1 (Harvard: 1996) * Capitalism is presumably the first case of a blaming, rather than a repenting cult. ... An enormous feeling of guilt not itself knowing how to repent, grasps at the cult, not in order to repent for this guilt, but to make it universal, to hammer it into [[consciousness]] and finally and above all to include God himself in this guilt. ** [[Walter Benjamin]], "Capitalism as Religion" (1921), translated by Chad Kautzer in ''The Frankfurt School on Religion: Key Writings by the Major Thinkers'' (2005), p. 259 * The whole [[economic system]] of Capitalism is an offshoot of a devouring and overwhelming lust, of a kind that can hold sway only in a society that has deliberately renounced the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[asceticism]] and turned away from [[Heaven]] to give itself over exclusively to earthly gratifications. ... It is the result of a [[secularization]] of economic life, and by it the hierarchical subordination of the material to the spiritual is inverted. The autonomy of [[economics]] has ended in their dominating the whole life of human societies: the worship of [[Mammon]] has become the determining force of the age. And the worst of it is that this undisguised “mammonism” is regarded as a very good thing, an attainment to the knowledge of truth and a release from illusions. Economic materialism formulates this to perfection when it brands the whole spiritual life of man as a deception and a dream. ** [[Nikolai Berdyaev]], ''The End of Our Time'' (1919), as translated by Donald Atwater (1933), p. 92 * But if capitalism had built up [[science]] as a productive force, the very character of the new [[mode of production]] was serving to make capitalism itself unnecessary. ** [[John Desmond Bernal]] (1959) ''Marx and Science''. p. 39 * The termination of the {{w|Bretton Woods system|Bretton Woods financial system}} and the [[w:collapse of the Soviet Union|collapse of the Soviet Union]] followed in the wake of centuries of capital-driven [[globalization]]. [[Neoliberalism|Neoliberal]] capitalism has become the new paradigm of permanent growth. The implications of the [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] stage of capitalist marketization are enormous, as capitalism universalizes its rule, throws off "superfluous" and "injurious" constraints on "free trade," and increasingly realizes the goal of purity of function and purpose through the autonomization of the economy from society, so that the social is the economic. Over the last few decades, {{w|Takis Fotopoulos}} notes, "A neoliberal consensus has swept over the advanced capitalist world and has replaced the [[Social democracy|social-democratic]] consensus of the early post-war period." Not only have "existing socialist societies" been negated in the global triumph of capitalism, so too have social democracies and the bulk of institutional networks designed to protect individuals from the ravages of [[privatization]] and the relinquishment of responsibilities to people in need to case them into barbaric barrenness of the "survival-of-the-fittest." **[[Steven Best]], "Introduction: Pathologies of Power and the Rise of the Global Industrial Complex", in Steven Best; Richard Kahn; Anthony J. Nocella II; [[w:Peter McLaren|Peter McLaren]] (eds.). ''The Global Industrial Complex: Systems of Domination''. 2011. p. xviii * In the aftermath of 10,000 years of incessant growth and endless wars that humanity waged upon itself, other species, and the earth, we now live amidst unsustainable global capitalism and a system of growth that is driving natural systems to an irreversible tipping point. **[[Steven Best]], ''The Politics of Total Liberation: Revolution for the 21st Century'' (2014), p. 162 * Capitalism is a mode of socio-economic organization in which a class of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial institutions provide the [[capital]] with which businesses produce goods and services and employ [[workers]]. In return the capitalist extracts profits from the goods created. Capitalism is frequently seen as the embodiment of the market economy, and hence may result in the optimum distribution of scarce resources, with a resulting improvement for all; this optimism is countered by pointing to the opportunity for exploitation inherent in the system. ** [[Simon Blackburn]] ed. (1996) ''Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy''. Lemma "Capitalism" * There was a time when people of the [[Developed country|rich nations of the world]] regarded [[poverty]] as a "natural condition" for those living in the [[Developing country|poor nations of the world]]. ... Today we have largely been stripped of this pseudo-innocence. We know that the poor are so poor because the rich are so rich, that the causes of poverty can be traced to deliberate decisions and deliberate economic and political policies designed to benefit the rich and powerful. We know that poverty and [[unemployment]] are not just accidents of history but deliberate, even indispensable, components of capitalism as an economic system. ** [[Allan Boesak]], ''Comfort and Protest'' (1987), p. 67 *He's [[Joe Manchin|Sen Joe Manchin]]) beholden to his donors. He’s beholden to [[W:dark money|dark money]]... to [[Special-interest group|special interests]]. And by “dark money,” we mean big donors that cannot be tracked or traced. And special interests have been heavily involved... The [[W:pharmaceutical lobby|pharmaceutical lobby]] has spent more money lobbying this year than it ever has in its history — hundreds of millions of dollars. Senator... Manchin... has raised more money this year than he ever has in his career. So has [[Kyrsten Sinema|Senator Sinema]], by the way... we’re '''not''' talking about senators who are responding to the needs of their people... Senator Manchin is not talking about the people of [[West Virginia]] or the people of America; he’s talking — he’s responding to big special interests and his donors... this is a senator who believes that this is OK, that this is business as usual and there’s no problem at all with his family benefiting from investments in and payments from the [[Big pharma|pharmaceutical lobby]]... Unfortunately, he is not the only one. Many of my colleagues in the House and the Senate think it’s OK for big money to continue to control how [[United States Congress|Congress]] behaves. You know, this is capitalism. **[[W:Jamaal Bowmann|U.S. Rep: Jamaal Bowmann]] quoted in “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaal_Bowman Unacceptable”: Rep. Jamaal Bowman Slams Manchin After Senator Says No to Build Back Better Plan], [[W:Democracy Now!|''Democracy Now!'']], December 20, 2021 *Many of my colleagues are capitalists, and they celebrate this, and they are completely OK with this. You know, '''they’re OK with [[w:Citizens United|Citizens United]]. They’re OK with [[corporations]] being designated as people and money being designated as [[Freedom of speech|free speech]]. This is the problem with [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]'''... And as we build back better in an equitable way and work together to save our democracy, we have to look [[Special-interest group|special interests]] and big money directly in the face and deal with it and change how we do business in Washington. We cannot have a democracy with this level of [[Social inequality|inequality]] and this behavior happening in Washington. We just had an [[2021 United States Capitol attack|insurrection on January 6th]], partly because we have a system that allowed someone like Donald Trump to get to the [[w:White House|White House]] in the first place. And now we have 20 million, at least, people radicalized across the country, ready to fight for, you know, their liberties and freedoms as [[White nationalism|white nationalists]]. So, this is all connected and correlated, and Manchin is representative of all of that, as well as an old patriarchy that doesn’t want to support women getting back to work, particularly women of color, doesn’t want to support paid leave, doesn’t want to support universal child care and all the things that would benefit historically marginalized and disenfranchised people. **[[W: Jamaal Bowmann|U.S. Rep: Jamaal Bowmann]] quoted in “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaal_Bowman Unacceptable”: Rep. Jamaal Bowman Slams Manchin After Senator Says No to Build Back Better Plan], [[W:Democracy Now!|''Democracy Now!'']], December 20, 2021 * The [[United States]] is the [[Darwinist]] capital of the capitalist world. A head afraid is a head haunted. A head haunted is a head hunted. Run for your life. Run from the guillotine to a head hunter who saves your head and raises your salary — so you’ll be caught in the red of the fish-market buying gadgets to distract your fragile imagination that is cut in the red market of blood—running and escaping — running again — changing your resume to update the fear you feel of being unemployed tomorrow — in the streets — and from there to [[welfare]] — and from there to [[begging]]. ** [[Giannina Braschi]], "United States of Banana," AmazonCrossing, 2011. == C == *Like [[cancer]], [[capitalism]] grows until it murders the host body. During this pandemic shutdown, it’s not getting the growth it needs and parts of it are becoming benign...For years...we’ve been lost in the frenetic pace of lives based on non-events, never pausing to reassess or recess. The spastic motion of avoidance filled the ether — afraid if we stop to truly think about it, we may find our scant few years of [[consciousness]] are pissed away as slaves at often meaningless jobs. They, the pustulant corporate owners, suck away our lives...And now, with life on holiday, we see almost none of it was essential... As our planet disintegrates under the weight of consumption and greed, most people are trapped in extreme poverty. And that’s how the system of capitalism is designed. Slightly altering capitalism will not change this reality... If we take away the false promises of capitalism and just say to people, “Private luxury is only for a few humans. You will never have it and won’t even have the chance at getting it” – if we admit that – then the entire justification for capitalism evaporates... The pandemic shutdown has shown us the problem. It has revealed what the world looks like without as much pollution, without the chaos and roar of mostly meaningless “work” performed by the exploited, using materials stolen from the abused, for the benefit of the pampered and oblivious. Another world is possible, and we’ve just gotten a glimpse of it. **[[Lee Camp]], [https://consortiumnews.com/2020/04/23/lee-camp-pandemic-is-not-just-a-crisis-its-also-a-gift/ Pandemic is Not Just a Crisis, It’s Also a Gift, ''Consortium News''], (23 April 2020) *Let’s cut to the chase — and I’m sorry if the next statement upsets you — but in order to stop [[Global warming|climate change]] and create a sustainable world, it requires the end of capitalism. I know I’m not “allowed” to say that. Saying such a thing would be heresy on one of the corporate media dog-and-pony bullshit infotainment hours. If I spoke that unholy fact on [[w:CNN|CNN]] or [[Fox News]] or [[w:CBS|CBS]] or [[National Public Radio|NPR]], a tranquilizer dart would immediately hit me in the neck, and they’d cut to a commercial while my lifeless body was dragged off. But let’s take our intellectual honesty out for a spin, shall we? As [[The Guardian|Guardian]] columnist [[George Monbiot]] said, '''“Capitalism has three innate characteristics that drive us towards [[destruction]]… firstly, that it generates and relies upon perpetual growth.” Endless growth on a planet with finite resources.''' Such a thing is physically impossible, no more scientifically feasible than Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] touching his toes. The reason we’re now in the largest economic crisis since the [[Great Depression]] is because capitalism requires nonstop growth, much like cancer. Also, like cancer, it grows until it murders the host body. And during this pandemic shutdown, it’s not getting the growth it screams out for. During this brief respite, many parts of capitalism are benign. **[[Lee Camp]], [https://consortiumnews.com/2020/04/23/lee-camp-pandemic-is-not-just-a-crisis-its-also-a-gift/ Pandemic is Not Just a Crisis, It’s Also a Gift, ''Consortium News''], (23 April 2020) * Vulgar [[libertarian]] apologists for capitalism use the term "[[free market]]" in an equivocal sense: they seem to have trouble remembering, from one moment to the next, whether they’re defending actually existing capitalism or free market principles. So we get the standard boilerplate article arguing that the rich can’t get rich at the expense of the poor, because "that’s not how the free market works"&mdash;implicitly assuming that this is a free market. When prodded, they’ll grudgingly admit that the present system is not a free market, and that it includes a lot of state intervention on behalf of the rich. But as soon as they think they can get away with it, they go right back to defending the wealth of existing corporations. ** [[Kevin Carson]], ''Studies in Mutualist Political Economy'' (2007), Chapter 4 * '''Capitalism has neither the capacity, nor the moral, nor the ethics, nor the will to solve the problems of poverty.''' ** [[Fidel Castro]], [http://www.cuba.cu/gobierno/discursos/1991/esp/f260791e.html Speech (26 July 1991)] * Capitalism is a system based on blind, destructive and tyrannical laws imposed on the human species. ** [[Fidel Castro]], [http://www.cuba.cu/gobierno/discursos/2007/esp/f101107e.html Writings (10 November 2007)] * Capitalism produces beasts, socialism produces men. ** [[Fidel Castro]], [http://www.cuba.cu/gobierno/discursos/1991/esp/f221291e.html Speech (22 December 1991)] * '''It is really impressive what a filthy system capitalism is''', that can't guarantee its own people employment, nor health, nor adequate education; that cannot prevent youth from being corrupted by drugs, gamble, and all kind of vices. ** [[Fidel Castro]], [http://www.cuba.cu/gobierno/discursos/1991/esp/f130391e.html Speech (13 March 1991)] *Capitalism is the way of the devil and exploitation, of the kind of misery and inequality that destroys social values. If you really look at things through the eyes of [[Jesus Christ]] - who I think was the first socialist - only [[socialism]] can really create a genuine society. ** [[Hugo Chávez]], as quoted in [https://books.google.it/books?id=YHN9DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT149&dq=%22Capitalism+is+the+way+of+the+devil+and+exploitation%22 Reformism or Revolution: Marxism and socialism of the 21st Century (Reply to Heinz Dieterich)] (24 September 2006) * Everyday I become more convinced, there is no doubt in my mind, as many intellectuals have said, that it is necessary to transcend capitalism. But capitalism can not be transcended through capitalism itself; it must be done through socialism, true socialism, with [[equality]] and [[justice]]. I’m also convinced that it is possible to do it under [[democracy]], but not in the type of democracy being imposed by Washington. ** [[Hugo Chávez]] during his closing speech at the [[w:World Social Forum|World Social Forum]] in Porto Alegre, Brazil. January 31, 2005. [http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=1486] * The new community which the capitalists are now constructing will be a very complete and absolute community; and one which will tolerate nothing really independent of itself. ** [[G. K. Chesterton]], ''Utopia of Usurers'' (1917), pp. 33-34 * [[Covid-19]] has revealed glaring failures and monstrous brutalities in the current capitalist system. It represents both a crisis and an opportunity. Contests for controlling the narratives around the meaning of this pandemic will be the terrain of struggle for either a new, more humane common sense and society or a return to the status quo ante. The outcome of those contests is uncertain; everything depends on the actions that people take into their hands. ** [[Noam Chomsky]] and Marv Waterstone, ''Consequences of Capitalism: Manufacturing Discontent and Resistance'' (2021), p. 344 *I hear [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and [[w:Libertarian Party|Libertarians]] and so forth talking about [[Right to property|property rights]], but they stop talking about property rights as soon as the subject of [[w:Native Americans in the United States|American Indians]] comes up, because they know fully well, perhaps not in a fully articulated, conscious form, but they know fully well that the basis for the very system of endeavor and enterprise and profitability to which they are committed and devoted accrues on the basis of theft of the resources of someone else. They are in possession of stolen property. They know it. They all know it. It's a dishonest endeavor from day one. ** [[Ward Churchill]], in ''Z Magazine'', vol. 8, p. 32 * The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of [[Socialism]] is the equal sharing of miseries. ** [[Winston Churchill]], "[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1945/oct/22/demobilisation#column_1703 Demobilisation]", speech in the House of Commons (1945-10-22) * The [[French Revolution]] qualitatively transformed all aspects of human culture, including [[science]], for better or worse. The institutional ideological changes wrought in French science by the Revolution and its aftermath shaped the subsequent course of modern science everywhere. The essential underlying factor, as the [[w:Boris Hessen|Hessen]] thesis maintains, was the victory of capitalism, which the Revolution consolidated. The new social order spread to [[Europe]] and the rest of the world, everywhere subordinating the further development of science to capitalist interests. ** [[Clifford D. Conner]], ''A People's History of Science'' (2005) * The goal of the future is full unemployment, so we can play. That’s why we have to destroy the present politico-economic system. ** [[Arthur C. Clarke]], interview with ''Los Angeles Free Press'', pp. 42–43, 47 (25 April 1969) * I just don’t trust any of it. Every time I read something about how there’s been another ridiculous climb of the [[w:Dow Jones Industrial Average|Dow Jones]], there’s a part of me that goes, “This can’t be good.” None of this is real money. You know what I mean? It’s not like there’s actually more of anything. It’s just ideas. When people are getting richer and richer but they’re not actually producing anything, it can’t end well. : Even after [[September 11 attacks|9/11]], during the darkest moment of our recent history, [[George W. Bush|the President]] told us, “Go [[shopping]].” That’s how we were told to uphold American values; go out and fucking buy more shit. So what were we supposed to do? :* [[Louis C.K.]] ''Vanity Fair'' (2009) [http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2009/03/louis-ck-starvation-can-be-character-building Louis C.K. starvation can be character building] *If you see a nation as a cart, it must have two wheels; otherwise it will not go. If one wheel alone is capitalism, it will not move. If one wheel alone is [[socialism]], it will not move. The only thing that will make the cart, that is your political/economic structure, work properly is to have the best of socialism and the best of capitalism. [[Masters of Wisdom|The Masters]] advise '''70 per cent [[socialism]] to 30 per cent capitalism as the best proportion.''' **[[Benjamin Creme]] in '[[The World Teacher for All Humanity|'The World Teacher for All Humanity'']] p. 74 (2007) *The new politics will no longer be molded by the ‘isms’ of capitalism or [[socialism]], but created from self-respect in individuals and nations. ** [[Benjamin Creme]] ''Maitreya’s Mission Volume Two'' p. 90 (1993) *Capitalism, in its pure form, is at an end in Europe. It has no future whatsoever. Instead, countries will model their governments on a form of [[democratic socialism]]. Gradually this will become the model for all nations as the most effective way to ensure that the voice and will of the people is properly represented. **[[Benjamin Creme]] ''Maitreya’s Mission Volume Two, Share International'' p. 131 (1993) *'''Capitalism without [[socialism]] is like a great shark in the waters that will eat up everything in sight''', and has no group sense or [[social responsibility]]. We need to take '''the best of both systems and bring them together'''....a fusion of the best aspects of both. Both are necessary. The sense of [[justice]], brotherhood and social caring... is necessary for the West, but the sense of [[freedom]] of the individual in movement, expression and thought is necessary in the East. That is something which will... gradually become the norm in Europe and eventually throughout the world.... not capitalism or [[communism]], but [[social democracy]] or [[democratic socialism]] with full participation of all peoples in their own government. **[[Benjamin Creme]] ''Maitreya’s Mission Volume Two'' p. 155 (1993) == D== * Whereas [[Karl Marx|Marx]] identified the essential condition of capitalism as one of enforced servitude ([[wage slavery]]), the [[w:Frankfurt School|Frankfurt School]] alluded to something even more insidious: a willingness in people to inscribe themselves within the very system that oppresses them; to defer to the widespread mythology of those who have 'made it': the rags-to-riches [[millionaire]], the lottery winner, the pop/sports idols and so on. Contemporary subjectivity is thus one of perverse ''[[collaboration]]''. ... Late capitalism is a kind of Stockholm syndrome writ large: a skewed and rather desperate faith in our own socio-economic betrayal. ** Glyn Daly, in ''The Routledge Companion to Critical and Cultural Theory'' ([[w:Routledge|Routledge]]: 2013), p. 42 *Our society is excessively [[Individualism|individualistic]]. Markets reduce everything to a question of individual calculation and selfishness. We have become obsessed with money and acquisition at the expense of our social relationships and our own human fulfillment. Capitalism spreads a plague of [[materialism]], which undermines our contentedness, leaving many of us isolated and lonely. Unless we can rediscover the art of sharing, our society will fragment altogether, making trust impossible. Unless we can recover the values associated with friendship and altruism, we will descend into a state of [[Nihilism|nihilistic]] ennui. **William Davies, ''The Happiness Industry'' (2015) *[[Racism]] is integrally linked to capitalism... it’s a mistake to assume that we can combat racism by leaving capitalism in place... The [[Industrial Revolution]], which pivoted around the production of capital, was enabled by slave labor in the U.S... we have a long way to go before we can begin to talk about an economic system that is not based on exploitation and on the super-exploitation of [[Black people]], Latinx people and other racialized populations... We now have the conceptual means to engage in discussions, popular discussions, about capitalism... The notion of the {{w|prison-industrial complex}} requires us to understand the [[globalization]] of capitalism. {{w|Anti-capitalist}} consciousness helps us to understand the predicament of [[Immigration|immigrants]], who are barred from the [[United States|U.S.]] by the wall that has been created by the current occupant. These conditions have been created by global capitalism. And I think this is a period during which we need to begin that process of popular education, which will allow people to understand the interconnections of racism, heteropatriarchy, capitalism. **[[Angela Davis]] in [https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/12/angela_davis_on_abolition_calls_to Angela Davis on Abolition, Calls to Defund Police, Toppled Racist Statues & Voting in 2020 Election, ''Democracy Now,''] (12 June 2020) * Capitalism is not necessarily more immoral than previous social systems with regard to cruelty to humans and the gratuitous destruction of nature. As a mode of production and a social system, however, capitalism ''requires'' people to be destructive of the environment. Three destructive aspects of the capitalist system stand out when we view this system in relation to the [[extinction]] crisis: 1) capitalism tends to degrade the conditions of its own production; 2) it must expand ceaselessly in order to survive; 3) it generates a chaotic world system, which in turn intensifies the extinction crisis. ** {{w|Ashley Dawson}}, ''Extinction: A Radical History'' (2016) p. 41, {{ISBN|978-1944869014}} * Capitalism is clearly and undeniably failing. It’s directly responsible for the climate catastrophe and everybody knows it. **[[Jodi Dean]], "[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/communism-millennials-capitalism-socialism-bernie-sanders-cold-war-yougov-a9188116.html More than a third of millennials approve of communism, YouGov poll indicates]", ''{{w|The Independent}}'', 7 November 2019 * The issue is Socialism versus Capitalism. I am for Socialism because I am for [[humanity]]. We have been cursed with the reign of [[gold]] long enough. [[Money]] constitutes no proper basis of civilization. The time has come to regenerate society — we are on the eve of universal [[change]]. **[[Eugene V. Debs]], in an open letter to the American Railway Union, ''Chicago Railway Times'' (1 January 1897). *Ignorance alone stands in the way of Socialist success. The capitalist parties understand this and use their resources to prevent the workers from seeing the light. Intellectual darkness is essential to industrial slavery. Capitalist parties stand for Slavery and Night. The Socialist Party is the herald of Freedom and Light. ** [[Eugene Debs]], "The Socialist Party and the Working Class" (1904), in ''Classics of American Political and Constitutional Thought, Volume 2: Reconstruction to the Present'', p. 288 *Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Yes? Well socialism is exactly the reverse. **[[Len Deighton]], quoting an anonymous Czechoslovakian joke in the 1960s, in ''[[w:Funeral in Berlin|Funeral in Berlin]]'' (1964), p. 145. <!-- ; repr. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1966 --> *The eight top [[W:Pfizer|Pfizer]] and [[W:Moderna|Moderna]] shareholders made over $10 billion last week when their stock holdings skyrocketed after the discovery of the new [[Omicron variant]]. This comes as global public health advocates warn the world will keep seeing more coronavirus variants unless wealthy nations and vaccine manufacturers do more to address [[w:Vaccine inequity|vaccine inequity]]. “The companies that make the most are doing the least to share their technology,” says Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now [[United Kingdom|U.K]]., which is documenting Big Pharma’s profits. “The priority is making enormous amounts of money for some of the richest people in the world.” **[https://www.democracynow.org/2021/12/7/pfizer_and_moderna_shareholders_profit As World Confronts Omicron Variant, Top 8 Pfizer & Moderna Investors Make $10 Billion in a Week, ''Democracy Now!''], (7 December 2021) *The new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading across the world at an unprecedented rate. The [[World Health Organization]] warns cases of the heavily mutated variant have been confirmed in 77 countries, and likely many others that have yet to detect it.<BR>With international infections climbing, the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]] is facing renewed demands to follow through on his now seven-month-old pledge to ensure companies waive [[intellectual property]] protections on coronavirus vaccines and share them with the world.<BR>Now a group of vaccine experts has just released a list of over a hundred companies in [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[Latin America]] with the potential to produce [[w:mRNA vaccine|mRNA vaccines]] to fight COVID-19. They say it’s one of the most viable solutions to fight vaccine inequity around the world and combat the spread of coronavirus variants, including Omicron. **[[Amy Goodman]], [https://www.democracynow.org/2021/12/16/vaccine_equity_technology_distribution_achal_prabhala Achal Prabhala quoted in As Omicron Spreads, 100+ Firms in Africa, Asia & Latin America Can Make mRNA Vaccine If Tech Shared, ''Democracy Now!'']], (16 December 2021) *These [[vaccines]] were created through [[Taxes|public money]] — nearly $500 million of German public money from [[taxpayers]] to BioNTech, nearly a billion dollars in money from U.S. taxpayers through the government to [[w:Moderna|Moderna]], several billions of dollars after that in exchange for buying back vaccines at high prices. So these are very much [[The public|the people’s]] vaccines. It’s just that they are [[private property]].... when the [[W:Moderna|Moderna]] CEO says, “Oh, anyone can make the Moderna vaccine,” he’s being a bit disingenuous... It’s not really possible to do that. The way vaccines work and the way regulation around vaccines work is that they need to be made with authorization and a license. Moderna and [[W:Pfizer|Pfizer]] or [[W:BioNTech|BioNTech]]... need to authorize companies to make their vaccine... to share an instruction manual as to how to do it... The problem is... it loosens Moderna and Pfizer and BioNTech’s stranglehold on these vaccines... It undercuts the massive tens of billions of dollars of [[profit]] and revenue that they can earn off selling to [[Third World|poor countries]] in the next couple of years, once they’re done with rich countries... which is why we’re asking the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S.]] and [[W:German government|German governments]] instead to say, “Look, in the face of this intransigence, it’s time to use [[W:State of emergency|emergency laws]]... that you can use, that you have the moral and legal [[power]] to put into effect, and end this pandemic for us and bring us out of this incredible cycle of hell. **[https://www.democracynow.org/2021/12/16/vaccine_equity_technology_distribution_achal_prabhala Achal Prabhala quoted in As Omicron Spreads, 100+ Firms in Africa, Asia & Latin America Can Make mRNA Vaccine If Tech Shared, ''Democracy Now!'']], (16 December 2021) * Hey [[Mikhail Gorbachev|Gorby]], did you hear this quote ... "[[Communism]] is the most painful path between capitalism and capitalism." ** {{w|Dogbert}} making a prank call to the [[w:Kremlin|Kremlin]], [https://dilbert.com/strip/1989-12-12 ''Dilbert''], written by [[Scott Adams]], Tuesday December 12, 1989 *As for the explanation that [[fascism]] is a last desperate attempt of capitalism to delay the socialist revolution, it simply is not true. It is not true that ‘big business’ promoted fascism. On the contrary, both in [[Italy]] and in [[Germany]] the proportion of fascist sympathizers and backers was smallest in the industrial and financial classes. It is equally untrue that ‘big business’ profits from fascism; of all the classes it probably suffers most from [[Totalitarianism|totalitarian]] economics and ''[[w:Wehrwirtschaft|Wehrwirtschaft]].'' **[[Peter Drucker]], ''The End of Economic Man'', The John Day Company, The End of Economic Man (1939) p. 7 *[P]rofits are so completely subordinated in [[w:Nazi Germany|[Nazi] Germany]] and [[w:Fascist Italy|[Fascist] Italy]] to requirements of a militarily conceived national interest and of full employment that the maintenance of the profit principle is purely theoretical. Profits have lost their autonomy as an independent, not to say the supreme, goal of economic activity. **[[Peter Drucker]], ''The End of Economic Man'', The John Day Company, The End of Economic Man (1939) p. 149 ==E== * We face a probable future of [[Nuclear weapons|nuclear-armed]] [[State|states]] warring over a scarcity of resources; and that scarcity is largely the consequence of capitalism itself. For the first time in history, our prevailing form of life has the power not simply to breed [[racism]] and spread cultural cretinism, drive us into war or herd us into [[w:labor camp|labour camps]], but to wipe us from the planet. Capitalism will behave antisocially if it is profitable for it to do so, and that can now mean human devastation on an unimaginable scale. What used to be apocalyptic fantasy is today no more than sober realism. The traditional leftist slogan "Socialism or barbarism" was never more grimly apposite. ** [[Terry Eagleton]], ''Why Marx was Right'' (2011), p. 8 *Private capital tends to become concentrated in few hands, partly because of competition among the capitalists, and partly because technological development and the increasing [[division of labor]] encourage the formation of larger units of production at the expense of smaller ones. The result of these developments is an [[oligarchy]] of private capital the enormous power of which cannot be effectively checked even by a democratically organized political society because under existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the [[Mainstream media|main sources of information]]. <br>This is true since the members of legislative bodies are selected by [[political parties]], largely [[Lobbying|financed or otherwise influenced]] by private capitalists ** [[Albert Einstein]], ''[https://monthlyreview.org/2009/05/01/why-socialism/ Why Socialism?]'' (1949) *Under existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information ([[Mainstream media|press, radio]], [[education]]). It is thus extremely difficult, and indeed in most cases quite impossible, for the individual citizen to come to objective conclusions and to make intelligent use of his political rights. **[[Albert Einstein]], ''[https://monthlyreview.org/2009/05/01/why-socialism/ Why Socialism?]'' (1949) *The economic [[anarchy]] of capitalist [[society]] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of the [[evil]]. We see before us a huge community of producers the members of which are unceasingly striving to deprive each other of the fruits of their collective [[labour]] – not by force, but on the whole in faithful compliance with legally established rules. ... I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a [[Socialism|socialist economy]], accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals... ** [[Albert Einstein]], '' Why Socialism?'' (1949) *Clarity about the aims and problems of socialism is of greatest significance in our age of transition. Since, under present circumstances, free and unhindered discussion of these problems has come under a powerful taboo ** [[Albert Einstein]], '' Why Socialism?'' (1949) *The profit motive, in conjunction with competition among capitalists, is responsible for an instability in the accumulation and utilization of capital which leads to increasingly severe depressions. Unlimited competition leads to a huge waste of labor, and to that crippling of the {{w|social consciousness}} of individuals. ... '''This crippling of individuals I consider the worst evil of capitalism.''' Our whole educational system suffers from this evil. An exaggerated competitive attitude is inculcated into the student, who is trained to worship acquisitive success as a preparation for his future career. ** [[Albert Einstein]], ''Why Socialism?'' (1949) * The owner of the means of production is in a position to purchase the [[labor power]] of the worker. By using the means of production, the worker produces new goods which become the property of the capitalist. The essential point about this process is the relation between what the worker produces and what he is [[Salary|paid]], both measured in terms of real value. Insofar as the labor contract is “free,” what the worker receives is determined not by the real value of the goods he produces, but by his minimum needs and by the capitalists’ requirements for labor power in relation to the number of workers [[competing]] for [[jobs]]. It is important to understand that even in theory the payment of the worker is not determined by the value of his product. ** [[Albert Einstein]], ''Why Socialism?'' (1949) * '''The capitalists soon had everything in their hands and nothing remained to the workers.''' ** [[Friedrich Engels]], ''{{w|Principles of Communism}}'' (1847) ==F== *[[Prostitutes]] are the inevitable product of a society that places ultimate importance on [[money]], [[possessions]], and [[competition]]. **[[Jane Fonda]], in Thomas Kiernan, ''Jane: An Intimate Biography of Jane Fonda'' (1970). * Less than two decades into the twenty-first century, it is evident that capitalism has failed as a [[social system]]. The world is mired in {{w|economic stagnation}}, {{w|financialization}}, and the most extreme [[Social inequality|inequality]] in {{w|human history}}, accompanied by mass [[unemployment]] and {{w|underemployment}}, {{w|precariousness}}, [[poverty]], [[hunger]], wasted output and lives, and what at this point can only be called a planetary ecological “death spiral.” The {{w|digital revolution}}, the greatest technological advance of our time, has rapidly mutated from a promise of free communication and liberated production into new means of [[surveillance]], control, and displacement of the working population. The institutions of [[liberal democracy]] are at the point of collapse, while [[fascism]], the rear guard of the capitalist system, is again on the march, along with [[patriarchy]], [[racism]], [[imperialism]], and [[war]]. ** [[John Bellamy Foster]], ''[https://monthlyreview.org/2019/02/01/capitalism-has-failed-what-next/ Capitalism Has Failed—What Next?]'' (February 01, 2019), ''{{w|Monthly Review}}'' * To say that capitalism is a failed system is not, of course, to suggest that its breakdown and disintegration is imminent. It does, however, mean that it has passed from being a historically necessary and creative system at its inception to being a historically unnecessary and destructive one in the present century. ** [[John Bellamy Foster]], ''[https://monthlyreview.org/2019/02/01/capitalism-has-failed-what-next/ Capitalism Has Failed—What Next?]'' (February 01, 2019), ''{{w|Monthly Review}}'' * Indications of this failure of capitalism are everywhere. Stagnation of investment punctuated by [[w:Economic bubble|bubbles]] of financial expansion, which then inevitably burst, now characterizes the so-called [[free market]]. Soaring [[Economic inequality|inequality]] in {{w|income}} and wealth has its counterpart in the declining material circumstances of a majority of the population. {{w|Real wages}} for most [[w:Labor force in the United States|workers in the United States]] have barely budged in forty years despite steadily rising [[productivity]]. {{w|Work intensity}} has increased, while work and [[w:Workplace safety|safety]] protections on the job have been systematically jettisoned. Unemployment data has become more and more meaningless due to a new institutionalized underemployment in the form of contract labor in the [[w:Temporary work|gig]] economy. [[w:Labor unions in the United States|Unions]] have been reduced to mere shadows of their former glory as capitalism has asserted [[totalitarian]] control over workplaces. With the demise of [[Soviet]]-type societies, [[social democracy]] in Europe has perished in the new atmosphere of “liberated capitalism.” The capture of the {{w|surplus value}} produced by overexploited populations in the poorest regions of the world, via the {{w|global labor arbitrage}} instituted by [[multinational corporation]]s, is leading to an unprecedented amassing of financial wealth at the center of the [[world economy]] and relative poverty in the periphery. ** [[John Bellamy Foster]], ''[https://monthlyreview.org/2019/02/01/capitalism-has-failed-what-next/ Capitalism Has Failed—What Next?]'' (February 01, 2019), ''{{w|Monthly Review}}'' * While the earnings of a minority are growing exponentially, so too is the gap separating the majority from the prosperity enjoyed by those happy few. This imbalance is the result of ideologies which defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation. Consequently, they reject the right of states, charged with vigilance for the common good, to exercise any form of control. A new tyranny is thus born, invisible and often virtual, which unilaterally and relentlessly imposes its own laws and rules. Debt and the accumulation of interest also make it difficult for countries to realize the potential of their own economies and keep citizens from enjoying their real purchasing power. To all this we can add widespread corruption and self-serving [[tax evasion]], which have taken on worldwide dimensions. The thirst for power and possessions knows no limits. In this system, which tends to devour everything which stands in the way of increased profits, whatever is fragile, like the environment, is defenseless before the interests of a deified market, which become the only rule. ** [[Pope Francis]], [http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html "The Joy of the Gospel"] (2013), Section 56 * I think it is only because capitalism has proved so enormously more efficient than alternative methods that it has survived at all. (...) I'm not sure capitalism is the right word. There is a sense in which every society is capitalist. The [[Soviet Union]] was capitalist, but it was [[state capitalism]]. Latin American societies in the past have been capitalist, but it has been oligarchic capitalism. So what we really need to talk about is not capitalism but free market or competitive capitalism which is the system that we would like to have adopted, not just capitalism. ** [[Milton Friedman]], Interview with Parker in Randall E. Parker(ed.), ''Reflection on the Great Depression'' (2002). *It is true that if you simply have market capitalism not embedded in a true democratic system, then you will get increasing inequality... And that is why every modern capitalist system has a [[welfare state]] and in Europe these welfare states consume 50 percent of [[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]], redistribute it in fairer ways. I have always thought the [[European Union]] represented a truer embodiment of what I would regard as something like the end of history... The United States' model is a little bit more liberal and therefore we do less [[Redistribution of income and wealth|redistribution]] than, let's say, [[Netherlands|Holland]] or [[Sweden]], but all modern states do that. ** [[Francis Fukuyama]], as quoted in [http://www.rferl.org/content/fukuyama-putinism-islamic-state-liberal-democracy/27518924.html "Fukuyama: 'Putinism', Radical Islam No Alternative To Liberal Democracy"] (30 January 2016), by *Charles Recknagel, ''Radio Free Europe: Radio Liberty''. == G== *It is rotten and dismal that a world of so many hundred million people should be ruled by a single caste that has the power to lead millions to life or to death, indeed on a whim...This caste has spun its web over the entire earth; capitalism recognizes no national boundaries. ... Capitalism has learned nothing from recent events and wants to learn nothing, because it places its own interests ahead of those of the other millions. Can one blame those millions for standing up for their own interests, and only for those interests? Can one blame them for striving to forge an international community whose purpose is the struggle against corrupt capitalism? Can one condemn a large segment of the educated ''Stürmer'' youth for protesting against the greatest ability? Is it not an abomination that people with the most brilliant intellectual gifts should sink into poverty and disintegrate, while others dissipate, squander, and waste the money that could help them? … You say the old propertied class also worked hard for what it has. Granted, that may be true in many cases. But do you also know about the conditions under which workers were living during the period when capitalism “earned” its fortune? ** [[Joseph Goebbels]] letter to Anka Stalherm (14 April 1920), quoted in Ralph Georg Reuth, ''Goebbels'' (Harvest, 1994), pp. 33-34. * Capitalism is the immoral distribution of capital … Germany will become free at that moment when the thirty millions on the [[Left-wing politics|left]] and the thirty millions on the [[Rightwing|right]] make common cause. Only one movement is capable of doing this: [[Nazism|National Socialism]], embodied in one [[w:Führer|Führer]] – [[Adolf Hitler]]. **[[Joseph Goebbels]], “Lenin or Hitler,” speech delivered on September 17, 1925 * It would be better for us to go down with [[Bolsheviks|Bolshevism]] than live in eternal [[slavery]] under capitalism. ** [[Joseph Goebbels]], ''The Devil’s Disciples: Hitler’s Inner Circle'' by Anthony Read (2004) p. 142, diary entry Oct. 23, 1925 * We and we alone [the [[Nazis]]] have the best social welfare measures. Everything is done for the nation. . . .The [[Jews]] are the incarnation of capitalism. ** [[Joseph Goebbels]], as quoted in ''I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1942-1945'', [[w:Victor Klemperer|Victor Klemperer]], Vol. 2 , Random House, Inc. (2001) p. 317. Goebbels’ “Our Socialism” editorial was written on April 30, 1944. *"Capitalism," says [[Irving Kristol]], "is the least romantic conception of a public order that the human mind has ever conceived." The reason it's so unromantic is that it doesn't tell people what to do and that can be very frustrating for intellectuals who want to tell people what to do. **[[Jonah Goldberg]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010105/www.nationalreview.com/goldberg/goldberg012401.shtml "Free-Market Boring…Losing Consciousness"] (24 January 2001), ''National Review'' * Capitalism is based on self-interest and self-esteem; it holds integrity and trustworthiness as cardinal virtues and makes them pay off in the marketplace, thus demanding that men survive by means of virtue, not vices. It is this superlatively moral system that the welfare statists propose to improve upon by means of preventative law, snooping bureaucrats, and the chronic goad of fear. ** [[Alan Greenspan]], ''The Assault on Integrity'' (1963). * We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable; so did the divine right of kings. ** [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], [https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/national-book-awards-ursula-le-guin National Book Awards], November 2014. ==H== * Those of us now in [[w:Isolation (health care)|isolation]], in spite of our fear and frustrations, in spite of our grief ⁠— for those who have died or may die, for the life we once lived, for the future we once hoped for ⁠— there is also a sense we are cocooned, transforming, waiting, dreaming. [...] But when the Spring comes, as it must, when we emerge from hibernation, it might be a time of profound global struggle against both the drive to “return [[Status quo|to normal]]” ⁠— the same normal that set the stage for this tragedy ⁠— and the “new normal” which might be even worse. Let us prepare as best we can, for we have a world to win. [...] I imagine that struggles to come will be defined by either the desperate drive to “return to normal,” or a great refusal of that normal. But this is no manichean melodrama. On the one hand, there will be those who seek to return us to the order of global revenge capitalism to which we had become accustomed: a nihilistic system of global [[Capital accumulation|accumulation]] that appears to be taking a needless, warrantless vengeance on so many of us, though without any one individual intending any particular malice, and one which breeds the worst kind of revenge politics. ** [[Max Haiven]] on the [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]], ''[https://roarmag.org/essays/no-return-to-normal-for-a-post-pandemic-liberation/ No return to normal: for a post-pandemic liberation]'' (March 23, 2020), ''{{w|ROAR Magazine}}'' *We should expect the demand that we return to the vindictive normal from the beneficiaries of that system ⁠— the [[wealthy]], the [[w:Political class|political elite]] ⁠— who have everything to gain from business as usual. But we should also expect it from millions of those [[oppressed]], [[exploited]], and [[alienated]] by that system, whose lives have been reduced to slow death under it. After months of chaos, isolation and fear, the desire to return to normal, even if normal is an [[w:Structural abuse|abusive system]], may be extremely strong. The stage is set for this desire to be accompanied by a frantic {{w|revanchism}}. Will we want someone to blame, especially those of us who lose loved ones? Must there be blood, figurative or literal?: a baptism by fire so that the old order ⁠— which, of course, created the conditions of [[austerity]] and [[inequality]] that made this plague so devastating⁠ — can be reborn in purified form. ** [[Max Haiven]] on the [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]], ''[https://roarmag.org/essays/no-return-to-normal-for-a-post-pandemic-liberation/ No return to normal: for a post-pandemic liberation]'' (March 23, 2020), ''{{w|ROAR Magazine}}'' *Things will never be “normal” again: some of us, the [[w:Social privilege|privileged]] and wealthy, may be afforded the illusion, but this illusion is likely to be carried on the backs of the vast majority who will work harder, longer and for less, suffer greater risks and fewer rewards. The [[debts]] of the pandemic, literal and figurative, will have to be repaid. On the other hand ⁠— or maybe at the same time ⁠— we can also expect that, among [[Elite|the powerful]] and among the rest of us, there will be calls to reject the “return to normal,” but in order to embrace something even worse. It is likely that the chaos and deaths of the pandemic will be blamed on too much [[democracy]], [[liberalism]] and [[empathy]]. Now that states are flexing their muscles and [[Totalitarianism|taking full command]] of [[society]], there will be many who do not want the sleeve to be rolled back down. We may yet see, in this crisis, the use of [[w:Political repression|repressive]] force on [[civilians]] ⁠— as it is already being used on [[Immigration#Discrimination|migrants]] and [[w:Prisoner abuse|incarcerated people]] ⁠— and I fear that it will be seen by many as justified, a {{w|human sacrifice}} to feed the Gods of [[w:Culture of fear#In politics|fear]]. ** [[Max Haiven]] on the [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]], ''[https://roarmag.org/essays/no-return-to-normal-for-a-post-pandemic-liberation/ No return to normal: for a post-pandemic liberation]'' (March 23, 2020), ''{{w|ROAR Magazine}}'' * Against all these fateful outcomes there will be those among us who refuse to return to normal, or to embrace the “new normal,” those of us who know that “the trouble with normal is it only gets worse.” Already, in the {{w|state of emergency}} that the crisis has unleashed, we are seeing extraordinary measures emerge that reveal that much of the [[neoliberal]] regime’s claims to necessity and austerity were transparent lies. The God-like market has fallen, again. In different places a variety of measures are being introduced that would have been unimaginable even weeks ago. [...] We are discovering, against the upside-down capitalist value paradigm which has enriched the few at the expense of the many, whose labor is truly valuable: care, service, and frontline public sector workers. There has been a proliferation of [[Grassroots movement|grassroots]] [[w:Radical politics|radical]] demands for policies of care and solidarity not only as emergency measures, but in perpetuity. {{w|Right-wing}} and capitalist {{w|think-tanks}} are panicking, fearful that half a century of careful ideological work to convince us of the necessity of neoliberalism ⁠— the transformation of our very souls ⁠— will be dispelled in the coming weeks and months. The sweet taste of [[freedom]] ⁠— real, interdependent freedom, not the lonely freedom of the market ⁠— lingers on the palate like a long-forgotten memory, but quickly turns bitter when its nectar is withdrawn. If we do not defend these material and spiritual gains, capitalism will come for its revenge. ** [[Max Haiven]] on the [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]], ''[https://roarmag.org/essays/no-return-to-normal-for-a-post-pandemic-liberation/ No return to normal: for a post-pandemic liberation]'' (March 23, 2020), ''{{w|ROAR Magazine}}'' * The systems advocated by professed upholders of ''[[laissez-faire]]'' are in reality permeated with coercive restrictions of individual freedom. ... What is the government doing when it “protects a property right”? Passively, it is abstaining from interference with the owner when he deals with the thing owned; actively, it is forcing the non-owner to desist from handling it, unless the owner consents. Yet Mr. Carver would have it that the government is merely preventing the non-owner from using force against the owner. This explanation is obviously at variance with the facts—for the non-owner is forbidden to handle the owner's property even where his handling of it involves no violence or force whatever. ... In protecting property the government is doing something quite apart from merely keeping the peace. It is exerting coercion wherever that is necessary to protect each owner, not merely from violence, but also from peaceful infringement of his sole right to enjoy the thing owned. ** [[Robert Lee Hale]], “Coercion and Distribution in a Supposedly Non-Coercive State,” ''Political Science Quarterly'', Vol. 38, No. 3 (Sep., 1923), pp. 470-494 *'''Capitalism is the greatest social technology ever invented for creating prosperity in human societies, if it is well managed, but capitalism, because of the fundamental multiplicative dynamics of complex systems, tends towards, inexorably, inequality, concentration and collapse. The work of democracies is to maximize the inclusion of the many in order to create prosperity, not to enable the few to accumulate money.''' Government does create prosperity and growth, by creating the conditions that allow both entrepreneurs and their customers to thrive. Balancing the power of capitalists like me and workers isn't bad for capitalism. It's essential to it. Programs like a reasonable [[minimum wage]], affordable healthcare, paid sick leave, and the progressive taxation necessary to pay for the important infrastructure necessary for the middle class like education, R and D, these are indispensable tools shrewd capitalists should embrace to drive growth, because no one benefits from it like us. **[[Nick Hanauer]] in [http://www.ted.com/talks/nick_hanauer_beware_fellow_plutocrats_the_pitchforks_are_coming/transcript?language=en "Beware fellow plutocrats, the pitchforks are coming", ''TED'' (conference)] (August 2014)] *The problem isn't that we have some inequality. Some [[inequality]] is necessary for a high-functioning capitalist democracy. The problem is that inequality is at historic highs today and it's getting worse every day. And if wealth, power, and income continue to concentrate at the very tippy top, our society will change from a capitalist democracy to a [[Neo-feudalism|neo-feudalist]] rentier society like [[Early modern France|18th-century France]]. That was [[France]] before the revolution and the mobs with the pitchforks. So I have a message for my fellow [[Plutocracy|plutocrats]] and zillionaires and for anyone who lives in a gated bubble world: Wake up. Wake up. It cannot last. Because if we do not do something to fix the glaring economic inequities in our society, the pitchforks will come for us, for no free and open society can long sustain this kind of rising [[economic inequality]]. <BR>All highly prosperous capitalist democracies are characterized by massive investments in the middle class and the infrastructure that they depend on. **[[Nick Hanauer]] in [http://www.ted.com/talks/nick_hanauer_beware_fellow_plutocrats_the_pitchforks_are_coming/transcript?language=en "Beware fellow plutocrats, the pitchforks are coming", ''TED'' (conference)] (August 2014)] *I am a capitalist, and after a 30-year career in capitalism... I'm not just in the top one percent, I'm in the top .01 percent of all earners. Today, I have come to share the secrets of our success, because rich capitalists like me have never been richer... How do we manage to grab an ever-increasing share of the economic pie every year? ... here's the dirty secret. There was a time in which the [[Economist|economics]] profession worked in the public interest, but in the [[neoliberal]] era, today, they work only for big corporations and billionaires... We could choose to enact [[economic system|economic policies]] that raise [[taxes]] on the rich, regulate powerful corporations or raise wages for workers... But neoliberal economists would warn that all of these policies would be a terrible mistake, because raising taxes always kills economic growth, and any form of government regulation is inefficient, and raising wages always kills jobs. <BR>Well, as a consequence of that thinking, over the last 30 years, in the USA alone, the top one percent has grown 21 trillion dollars richer while the bottom 50 percent have grown 900 billion dollars poorer, a pattern of widening inequality that has largely repeated itself across the world. And yet, as middle class families struggle to get by on wages that have not budged in about 40 years, neoliberal economists continue to warn that the only reasonable response to the painful dislocations of austerity and globalization is even more austerity and globalization. **[[Nick Hanauer]] in [https://www.ted.com/talks/nick_hanauer_the_dirty_secret_of_capitalism_and_a_new_way_forward?language=en The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward ''Ted Talk'',] (July 2019) *[[Greed]] is not good. Being rapacious doesn't make you a capitalist, it makes you a [[sociopath]]. And in an [[economy]] as dependent upon [[cooperation]] at scale as ours, sociopathy is as bad for business as it is for society.... [[Neoliberal]] economic theory has sold itself to you as unchangeable natural law, when in fact it's social norms and constructed narratives based on [[pseudoscience]]. If we truly want a more equitable, more prosperous and more sustainable economy, if we want high-functioning [[democracies]] and [[civil society]], we must have a new economics. **[[Nick Hanauer]] in [https://www.ted.com/talks/nick_hanauer_the_dirty_secret_of_capitalism_and_a_new_way_forward?language=en The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward ''Ted Talk'',] (July 2019) *The landlord, ''qua'' landlord, performs no function in the economy of industry or of food production. He is a rent receiver; that, and nothing more. Were the landlord to be abolished, the soil and the people who till it would still remain, and the disappearance of the landowner would pass almost unnoticed. So too with the capitalist. ... By capitalist, I mean the investor who puts his money into a concern and draws profits there from without participating in the organisation or management of the business. Were all these to disappear in the night, leaving no trace behind, nothing would be changed. ** [[Keir Hardie]], ''From Serfdom to Socialism'' (1907), p. 11 *[[Imperialism]], taking tribute from conquered races, the accumulation of great fortunes, the development of a population which owns no property, and is always in poverty. Land has gone out of cultivation and physical deterioration is an alarming fact. An so we Socialists say the system which is producing these results must not be allowed to continue. A system which has robbed religion of its saviour, destroyed handicraft, which awards the palm of success to the unscrupulous, corrupts the press, turns pure women on the streets and upright men into mean-spirited time-servers, cannot continue. In the end it is bound to work its own overthrow. Socialism with its promise of freedom, its larger hope for humanity, its triumph of peace over war, its binding of the races of the earth into one all-embracing brotherhood, must prevail. '''Capitalism is the creed of the dying present; socialism throbs with the life of the days that are to be.''' It has claimed its martyrs in the past, is claiming them now, will claim them still; but what then? Better to "rebel and die in the twenty worlds sooner than bear the yoke of thwarted life." ** [[Keir Hardie]], ''From Serfdom to Socialism'' (1907), p. 103–104. * [Harvey defined capitalism in terms of three features: it is growth-oriented] a steady state of growth is essential for the health of a capitalist economic system... growth in real values rests on the exploitation of living labor in [[production]]... [and it is] necessarily technologically and organizationally dynamic. ** [[David Harvey]], ''The Condition of Postmodernity''. p. * '''Any sensible person right now would join an {{w|Anti-capitalism|anti-capitalist}} organisation.''' ** David Harvey, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOP2V_np2c0 RSA ANIMATE: Crises of Capitalism] . RSA on Youtube (2010) 9:15 minutes in. * If [[machine]]s produce everything we need, the outcome will depend on how things are distributed. Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious [[leisure]] if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully [[lobbying|lobby]] against wealth redistribution. So far, the trend seems to be toward the second option, with technology driving ever-increasing [[economic inequality|inequality]]. ** [[Stephen Hawking]], quoted in [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-hawking-capitalism-robots_us_5616c20ce4b0dbb8000d9f15 "Stephen Hawking Says We Should Really Be Scared Of Capitalism, Not Robots"] ''Huffington Post'' (8 October 2015) * [[Bill Clinton]] and his two treasury secretary enablers, [[w:Robert Rubin|Robert Rubin]] and [[w:Lawrence Summers|Larry Summers]], instituted a system of unregulated capitalism that has resulted in financial anarchy. This anarchic form of capitalism, where everything, including human beings and the natural world, is a commodity to exploit until exhaustion or collapse, is justified by [[identity politics]]. It is sold as “enlightened liberalism” as opposed to the old pro-union class politics that saw the Democrats heed the voices of the [[working class]]. Financial anarchy and short-term plunder have destroyed long-term financial and political stability. It has also pushed the human species, along with most other species, closer and closer towards [[extinction]]. ** [[Chris Hedges]], [https://scheerpost.com/2021/02/01/hedges-papering-over-the-rot/ Papering Over the Rot]. Scheerpost, February 1, 2021 * But the rise of capitalism also depended on something else. '''It needed labour. Lots of it, and cheap.''' {{w|Enclosure}} solved this problem too. With subsistence economies destroyed and commons fenced off, people had no choice but to sell their labour for wages - not to earn a bit of extra income, as under the previous regime, nor to satisfy the demands of a lord, as under serfdom, but ''simply in order to survive''. They became, in a word, [[Working class|proletarians]]. **[[Jason Hickel]], ''Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World'' (2021), p. 47 * Capitalism rose on the back of organized violence, mass impoverishment, and the systematic destruction of self-sufficient subsistence economies. It did not put an end to serfdom; rather, it put an end to the progressive revolution that had ended serfdom. Indeed, by securing virtually total control over the [[means of production]], and rendering peasants and workers dependent on them for survival, capitalists took the principles of serfdom to new extremes. People did not welcome this new system with open arms; on the contrary, they rebelled against it. The period 1500 to the 1800s, right into the [[Industrial Revolution]], was among the bloodiest, most tumultuous times in world history. **[[Jason Hickel]], ''Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World'' (2021), p. 48 * As the [[Marxism|Marxist]] movement splintered and mutated into new forms, Left intellectuals and activists began to look for new ways to attack capitalism. Environmental issues, alongside women’s and minorities’ issues, came to be seen as a new weapon in the arsenal against capitalism. ** [[W:Stephen Hicks|Stephen Hicks]], ''Explaining Postmodernism'', p. 154 * The enormous dynamic and creative, as well as destructive energy of capitalism... is written up with more praise and more respect by [[Karl Marx|Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels|Engels]] in the [[The Communist Manifesto|1848 Communist Manifesto]] than probably by anyone since. I don't think anyone has ever said so precisely and with such awed admiration how great capitalism is, how inventive, how innovative, how dynamic, how much force of [[creativity]] it unleashes. **[[Christopher Hitchens]], [http://www.pbs.org/heavenonearth/interviews_hitchens.html ''Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism''], ''PBS'' (June 2005). * It is probably true that [[business]] corrupts everything it touches. It corrupts [[politics]], [[sports]], [[literature]], [[art]], [[Trade unions|labor unions]] and so on. But business also corrupts and undermines monolithic totalitarianism. Capitalism is at its liberating best in a noncapitalist environment. ** [[Eric Hoffer]], "Thoughts of Eric Hoffer, Including: 'Absolute Faith Corrupts Absolutely'", ''The New York Times Magazine'' (April 25, 1971), p. 50. ==J== * Someone once said that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than to imagine the end of capitalism. We can now revise that and witness the attempt to imagine capitalism by way of imagining the end of the world. ** [[Fredric Jameson]], "Future City", ''New Left Review'' (May-June 2003) * There are no good aspects of monopoly capital, so no reservations need be recognized in its destruction. Monopoly capital is the enemy. It crushes the life force of all of the people. It must be completely destroyed, as quickly as possible, utterly, totally, ruthlessly, relentlessly destroyed. ** [[George Jackson (activist)|George L. Jackson]], ''Blood in My Eye'' (1971), p. 109 * The essence of a U.S.A. totalitarian socio-political capitalism is concealed behind the illusion of a mass participatory society. We must rip away its mask. Then the debate can end, and we can enter a new phase of struggle based on the development of an armed revolutionary culture that will triumph. ** [[George Jackson (activist)|George L. Jackson]], ''Blood in My Eye'' (1971), p. 138 * In the old days whole empires were built around religions and their theocratic institutions, which used their doctrines to shape society in service of the powerful. Nowadays the same thing happens, but the religion is called “capitalism”. ** [[Caitlin Johnstone]], in "There are no war heroes. Only victims", ''Cold Type' (Mid-November 2020) * We are quite obviously faced with a need to organize some small defenses to the more flagrant abuses of the system ''now''. ... While we await the precise moment when all of capitalism's victims will indignantly rise to destroy the system, we are being devoured. ... Some of us are going to have to take our courage in hand and build a hard revolutionary cadre for selective retaliatory violence. ** [[Jonathan P. Jackson]], in ''[[Blood in My Eye]]'' (1971), pp. 11-12 * Most of the fascist functionaries live as unguarded as I do. I could slip a knife between [[w:Max Rafferty|Max Rafferty's]] ribs. The Agnews and Du Ponts, the Rockefellers and Morgans, all of the Getty, Hunt, and Hughes types who sneak around in armored cars and jets are just as reachable. ... Hell will be their reward. ** [[Jonathan P. Jackson]], in ''[[Blood in My Eye]]'' (1971), p. 46 * When you are poor you don’t have any social respect or social worth because everything is defined in terms of money and how much of it you have. This is what capitalism does. It turns all values into commercial values, even the value of life itself. ** [[Kevin Rashid Johnson]], ''Defying the Tomb: Selected Prison Writings and Art of Kevin Rashid Johnson'' (2010) == K== *The failure of capitalism is still much better than the success of [[socialism]]. **[[Garry Kasparov]], [http://conversationswithbillkristol.org/video/garry-kasparov-ii/ Interview with Bill Kristol] (April 2016), [http://conversationswithbillkristol.org/transcript/garry-kasparov-ii-transcript/ transcript] * The decadent international but individualistic capitalism, in the hands of which we found ourselves after the War, is not a success. It is not intelligent, it is not beautiful, it is not just, it is not virtuous - and it doesn't deliver the goods. In short, we dislike it and we are beginning to despise it. But when we wonder what to put in its place, we are extremely perplexed. ** [[John Maynard Keynes]], [http://www.panarchy.org/keynes/national.1933.html ''National self-sufficiency''] (1933) Section 3, republished in ''Collected Works'' Vol. 11 (1982) * I worked at a factory owned by Germans, at coal pits owned by Frenchmen, and at a chemical plant owned by Belgians. There I discovered something about capitalists. They are all alike, whatever the nationality. All they wanted from me was the most work for the least money that kept me alive. So I became a communist. ** [[Nikita Khrushchev]], quoted in Edward Crankshaw, ''Khrushchev: A Career'' (1966), p. 12 *The evils of capitalism are as real as the evils of [[militarism]] and evils of [[racism]]. **[[Martin Luther King Jr.]] ''Speech to SCLC Board'' (30 March 1967) * I understand that you have an economic system in America known as Capitalism. Through this economic system you have been able to do wonders. You have become the richest nation in the world, and you have built up the greatest system of [[production]] that history has ever known. All of this is marvelous. But Americans, there is the danger that you will misuse your Capitalism. I still contend that money can be the root of all [[evil]]. It can cause one to live a life of gross materialism. I am afraid that many among you are more concerned about making a living than making a life. You are prone to judge the success of your profession by the index of your salary and the size of the wheel base on your automobile, rather than the quality of your service to humanity. :The misuse of Capitalism can also lead to tragic exploitation. This has so often happened in your nation. They tell me that one tenth of one percent of the population controls more than forty percent of the wealth. Oh America, how often have you taken necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes. If you are to be a truly Christian nation you must solve this problem. You cannot solve the problem by turning to communism, for communism is based on an [[Moral relativism|ethical relativism]] and a metaphysical materialism that no Christian can accept. You can work within the framework of democracy to bring about a better distribution of wealth. You can use your powerful economic resources to wipe poverty from the face of the earth. God never intended for one group of people to live in superfluous inordinate wealth, while others live in abject deadening poverty. God intends for all of his children to have the basic necessities of life, and he has left in this universe "''enough and to spare''" for that purpose. So I call upon you to bridge the gulf between abject poverty and superfluous wealth. :*[[Martin Luther King Jr.]], “[http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/documentsentry/doc_pauls_letter_to_american_christians/ Paul's Letter to American Christians]", Sermon delivered at [[w:Dexter Avenue Baptist Church|Dexter Avenue Baptist Church]], [[w:Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery, Alabama]], on 4 November 1956. :*Dr. King makes two biblical allusions to Luke 15:17 and 1 Timothy 6:10: "''For the love of money is the root of all evil''". *True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth with righteous [[indignation]]. It will look across the seas and see individual capitalists of the West investing huge sums of money in Asia, Africa, and South America, only to take the profits out with no concern for the social betterment of the countries, and say, "This is not just." It will look at our alliance with the landed gentry of Latin America and say, "This is not just." ** [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] ''Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam'' (1967) * We have not done the things that are necessary to lower emissions because those things fundamentally conflict with deregulated capitalism. ... We are stuck because the actions that would give us the best chance of averting catastrophe&mdash;and would benefit the vast majority&mdash;are extremely threatening to an [[elite]] minority that has a stranglehold over our economy, our political process, and most of our major media outlets. ... It is our great collective misfortune that the scientific community made its decisive diagnosis of the climate threat at the precise moment when those elites were enjoying more unfettered political, cultural, and intellectual power than at any point since the 1920s. ** [[Naomi Klein]] ''[[w:This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate|This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate]]'' (2014), p. 18 * My claim is that we do not have a market economy, but a capitalist economy. Capitalism and the [[market]] are presented as synonymous, but they are not. Capitalism is both the enemy of the market and democracy. Capitalism is not about free competitive choices among people who are reasonable equal in their buying and selling of economic power. It is about concentrating [[capital]], concentrating economic power in very few hands, using that power to trash everyone who gets in their way. … This is not a market, and definitely not a democracy. The basic principle of democracy is "one person one vote" and in the capitalistic society, we have "one dollar one vote." ** {{w|David Korten}}, in an interview with Alexander M. Duke, as quoted in ''Globalization and After'' (2006) edited by Samir Dasgupta and Ray Kiely, p. 32 * In the 1980s capitalism triumphed over communism. In the 1990s it triumphed over democracy and the market economy. ** {{w|David Korten}}, in ''The Post Corporate World : Life After Capitalism'' (1999) *Although liberal capitalism has generated many social, political, and environmental challenges, it has freed hundreds of millions from the widespread servility, entrenched cruelty, and capricious regimes that have dominated most of history. The material conditions of life have improved dramatically, not only in [[Europe]] and [[United States|America]], but throughout much of the world. In the five hundred years up to around 1700, economic output per capita was flat, which means that a person of median income in 1700 was no better off, economically speaking, than the average person in 1200. By the mid-1800s, particularly in the West, economic output had increased markedly; the growth accelerated after 1940 and spread to the rest of the world. **Joel Kotkin, ''The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class'' (2020), pp. 4-5 * For over a century, popular struggles in the democracies have used the [[nation-state]] to temper raw capitalism. The power of voters has offset the power of [[capital]]. But as national barriers have come down in the name of freer commerce, so has the capacity of governments to manage capitalism in a broad public interest. So the real issue is not 'trade' but democratic governance. ** [[Robert Kuttner]], "Globalization and Its Critics", ''The American Prospect'', vol. 12 no. 12, July 2-16, 2001 ==L== *The Speech... '''“Let’s face it...it’s a dog-eat-dog world... Every man for himself. For all your ideas about making the world a better place, when it comes down to it, everyone’s just interested in their own skin. It’s a rat race. That’s the way all of nature works... The survival of the fittest... People like you want to change the world. But when you’ve had the experience I’ve had, you’ll know better. Our society is structured this way simply because that’s what works best... This type of conversation...channels the [[Status quo|themes]] we hear every day from those in a position of [[authority]] — from talking heads on [[Television|TV]], from successful [[Businessperson|businesspeople]], from [[teachers]], from school [[textbooks]]... its ideas seep into our daily thoughts... They infuse much of what is accepted as indisputably true in most conversations that take place about world affairs. They are so pervasive that most of us never question them...<BR>In fact, every one of those building blocks is flawed. ...This worldview has accomplished a lot. It wrested intellectual control from the hidebound superstitions of traditional [[w:Christian theology|Christian theology]], and laid the foundation for modern science — one of humanity’s greatest achievements.<BR>It has also been an underlying cause of the horrendous devastation suffered by non-European peoples and cultures, and boundless destruction of the natural world. And the fundamental flaws in its construction have now become so gaping that they threaten the very survival of our civilization—and much of the living [[Earth]]...Many people across the globe are realizing that there is something terribly wrong with the direction our world is headed. ''' **[[Jeremy Lent]] in [https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/12416-adopting-new-worldview-intellectually-sound Adopting a New Worldview That Is Intellectually Sound, ''HighBrow magazine''] (26 July 2021) *Like [[fish]] that don’t realize they’re [[swimming]] in [[water]] because it’s all they know, we tend to assume that our worldview simply describes the world the way it is—rather than recognizing it’s a constructed lens [[Propaganda|that]] shapes our thoughts and ideas into certain preconditioned patterns... <BR>The reason a [[worldview]] is so important is that it imbues virtually every aspect of the way people think, what they value, and how they act—without them even realizing it. Worldviews lead different cultures to respond to their reality in fundamentally different ways. If you believe that all living beings are family, you will treat them in a different way than if you think the natural world is a resource to be exploited. If you think other humans are inherently cooperative, you’ll approach a person differently than if you think that, ultimately, everyone is selfish and competitive. If you presume that technology can fix our biggest problems, you won’t feel the need to consider the underlying systems that caused those problems to arise in the first place. **[[Jeremy Lent]] in [https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/12416-adopting-new-worldview-intellectually-sound Adopting a New Worldview That Is Intellectually Sound, ''HighBrow magazine''] (26 July 2021) *Capitalism attacks and destroys all the finer sentiments of the human heart; it ruthlessly sweeps away old traditions and ideas opposed to its progress, and it exploits and corrupts those things once held sacred. ** ** [[Daniel De Leon]], ''[http://www.marxists.org/archive/deleon/works/1900/000726.htm Patriotism and Poverty]'', "The Daily People" editorial (July 26, 1900) * As a poodle may have his hair cut long or his hair cut short, as he may be trimmed with pink ribbons or with blue ribbons, yet he remains the same old poodle, so capitalism may be trimmed with factory laws, tenement laws, divorce laws and gambling laws, but it remains the same old capitalism. These “humanitarian parts” are only trimming the poodle. Socialism, one and inseparable with its “antirent and anticapital parts,” means to get rid of the poodle. ** [[Daniel De Leon]], ''[http://www.marxists.org/archive/deleon/works/1908/081102.htm Trimming the Poodle]'', "The Daily People" editorial (November 2, 1908) * It is best for all to leave each man free to acquire property as fast as he can. Some will get wealthy. I don't believe in a law to prevent a man from getting rich; it would do more harm than good. So while we do not propose any war upon capital, we do wish to allow the humblest man an equal chance to get rich with everybody else. When one starts poor, as most do in the race of life, free society is such that he knows he can better his condition; he knows that there is no fixed condition of labor, for his whole life. I am not ashamed to confess that twenty-five years ago I was a hired laborer, mauling rails, at work on a flat-boat, just what might happen to any poor man's son! I want every man to have the chance, and I believe a black man is entitled to it, in which he can better his condition. When he may look forward and hope to be a hired laborer this year and the next, work for himself afterward, and finally to hire men to work for him! That is the true system. ** [[Abraham Lincoln]] (1860), "[http://books.google.de/books?id=8bWmmyJEMZoC&pg=PA176 Allow the humblest man an equal chance]," in: ''Lincoln on Democracy'' Mario Matthew Cuomo, G. S. Boritt (eds.) Fordham Univ Press, 2004 ; Speech 6 March 1860 at New Haven, Connecticut * The widespread assumption that big business and big government are fundamentally at odds, and that big business supports a free market, serves to maintain the ruling partnership in power. ... The establishment left disguises its government intervention on behalf of the rich as government intervention on behalf of the poor, while the right disguises its government intervention on behalf of the rich as an opposition to government intervention ''per se'' – and each side has an interest in maintaining the myth propagated by its nominal opponent. For those who are repelled by the realities of corporate capitalism are lured into becoming opponents of the free market and foot soldiers for the left wing of the ruling class, while those who are attracted by free-market ideals are lured into becoming defenders of corporate capitalism and foot soldiers for the right wing of the ruling class. Either way, the partnership as a whole has its power reinforced. ** [[Roderick T. Long]], "Left-libertarianism, market anarchism, class conflict and historical theories of distributive justice," ''Griffith Law Review'', Vol. 21 Issue 2 (2012), p. 422 * Under a capitalist economy such as that of the United States, employers profit by working their employees as hard as they can for as many hours as possible and for as little pay as they can get away with. Their goal is to exploit us. Our lives reflect that reality. Many of us don't enjoy our work. We don't get paid enough. We have to work two or three jobs to make ends meet if we have a job at all. Our bosses treat us like garbage and we don't feel like their is anything we can do about it. We face the threat that machines will replace us. Our jobs are moved overseas, where employers can generate even higher profits. Sometimes a job at Wal-Mart is the only option we have. ** Erik Loomis, ''A History of America in Ten Strikes'' ({{w|The New Press}}, 2018) p. 3 == M== * Thus every Part was full of Vice, :Yet the whole Mass a Paradise; :* [[Bernard de Mandeville]], ''The Fable of the Bees'' (1714), line 155, p. 9 *Private Vices by the dextrous Management of a skilful Politician may be turned into Publick Benefits. ** [[Bernard de Mandeville]], ''The Fable of the Bees'' (1714), line 155, p. 428 * [Capitalism is] a system of [[wage]]-labour and commodity [[production]] for sale, exchange, and profit, rather than for the immediate need of the producers. ** [[:w:Gordon Marshall (sociologist)|Gordon Marshall]] ed. ''The Oxford Dictionary of Sociology'', 2nd edition. Lemma "Capitalism" * In [[bourgeois]] society [[capital]] is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality. ** [[Karl Marx]], ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) * The bourgeoisie, wherever it has got the upper hand, has put an end to all feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations. It has pitilessly torn asunder the motley feudal ties that bound man to his “natural superiors,” and has left no other bond between man and man than naked self-interest, than callous “cash payment.” It has drowned the most heavenly ecstasies of religious fervor, of chivalrous enthusiasm, of philistine sentimentalism, in the icy water of egotistical calculation. It has resolved personal worth into exchange value, and in place of the numberless indefeasible chartered freedoms, has set up that single, unconscionable freedom—Free Trade. In one word, for exploitation, veiled by religious and political illusions, it has substituted naked, shameless, direct, brutal exploitation. ** [[Karl Marx]], ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) * In bourgeois society... the past dominates the present; in Communist society, the present dominates the past. In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality. **[[Karl Marx]], ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) * “So what’s wrong with capitalism?”<br>He sighs. For a minute I wonder if maybe he’s a capitalist. But then he says, “It’s not a fair system.”<br>“That’s stupid,” I say. “Things aren’t fair. Only little kids expect things to be fair.” ** [[w:Maureen F. McHugh|Maureen F. McHugh]], ''Protection,'' in [[w:Gardner Dozois|Gardner Dozois]] (ed.) ''[[w:The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection|The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection]],'' p. 323 (Originally published at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimov%27s_Science_Fiction Asimov's Science Fiction] April 1992) * So he starts by asking me what I know about capitalism.<br>“People were rich and there was a lot of corruption and a lot of crime,” I say. “And now we have socialism and people are poor and there’s a lot of corruption and a lot of crime.”<br>He laughs. Anything I say about politics makes him laugh. ** [[w:Maureen F. McHugh|Maureen F. McHugh]], ''Protection,'' in [[w:Gardner Dozois|Gardner Dozois]] (ed.) ''[[w:The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection|The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection]],'' pp. 323-324 at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimov%27s_Science_Fiction Asimov's Science Fiction] April 1992) * Capitalism has really been responsible for all the progress of the modern age. Better than any other system ever devised, it provides leisure for large numbers of superior men, and so fosters the arts and sciences. No other system ever heard of is so beneficial to invention. Its fundamental desire for gain may be far from glorious per se, but it at least furthers improvement in all the departments of life. We owe to it every innovation that makes life secure and comfortable.<br>Unfortunately, like any other human institution (for example, Holy Church), capitalism tends to run amuck when it is not restrained, and democracy provides inadequate means of keeping it in order. There is never any surety that democracy will throw up leaders competent to discern the true dangers of capitalism and able to remedy them in a prudent and rational manner. Thus we have vacillated between letting it run wild and trying to ruin it. Both courses are hazardous and ineffective, and it is hard to say which is more so.” ** [[H.L. Mencken]], ''Minority Report'' (1948). * It is true that the materialistic society, the so-called culture that has evolved under the tender mercies of capitalism, has produced what seems to be the ultimate limit of this worldliness. And nowhere, except perhaps in the analogous society of pagan Rome, has there ever been such a flowering of cheap and petty and disgusting lusts and vanities as in the world of capitalism, where there is no evil that is not fostered and encouraged for the sake of making money. We live in a society whose whole policy is to excite every nerve in the human body and keep it at the highest pitch of artificial tension, to strain every human desire to the limit and to create as many new desires and synthetic passions as possible, in order to cater to them with the products of our factories and printing presses and movie studios and all the rest. ** [[Thomas Merton]], in ''[[w:The Seven Storey Mountain|The Seven Storey Mountain]]'' (1948) * The German and the Russian systems of socialism have in common the fact that the government has full control of the means of production. It decides what shall be produced and how. It allots to each individual a share of consumer's goods for his consumption….The German pattern differs from the Russian one in that it (seemingly and nominally) maintains private ownership of the means of production and keeps the appearance of ordinary prices, wages, and markets. There are, however, no longer entrepreneurs but only shop managers (Betriebsführer)….The government, not the consumers, directs production. '''This is socialism in the outward guise of capitalism.''' Some labels of capitalistic market economy are retained but they mean something entirely different from what they mean in a genuine market economy. ** [[Ludwig von Mises]], ''Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and the Total War'', Mises Institute (2010) p. 56. First published in 1944 by Yale University Press. * The first condition for the establishment of perpetual peace is the general adoption of the principles of laissez-faire capitalism. ** [[Ludwig von Mises]], ''The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method'' (1962), p. 137 * All people, however fanatical they may be in their zeal to disparage and to fight capitalism, implicitly pay homage to it by passionately clamoring for the products it turns out. ** [[Ludwig Von Mises]], ''The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method'' (1978) * '''The [[gold standard]] was the world standard of the age of capitalism, increasing welfare, liberty, and democracy, both political and economic.''' In the eyes of the free traders its main eminence was precisely the fact that it was an international standard as required by international trade and the transactions of the international money and capital market. It was the medium of exchange by means of which Western industrialism and Western capital had borne Western civilization into the remotest parts of the earth's surface, everywhere destroying the fetters of age-old prejudices and superstitions, sowing the seeds of new life and new well-being, freeing minds and souls, and creating riches unheard of before. ** [[Ludwig von Mises]], chapter 17 of Human Action: The Scholar's Edition, as quoted in [https://mises.org/library/gold-standard The Gold Standard], Mises Institute * Capitalism collapses without growth, yet perpetual growth on a finite planet leads inexorably to environmental calamity. **[[George Monbiot]], [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/25/capitalism-economic-system-survival-earth "Dare to declare capitalism dead – before it takes us all down with it"], ''The Guardian'' (25 April 2019). *'''[[Bailout|Bail out]] the people, not the corporations. Bail out the living world, not its destroyers. Let’s not waste our second chance.''' **[[George Monbiot]], [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/29/airlines-oil-giants-government-economy Airlines and oil giants are on the brink. No government should offer them a lifeline,] [[w:The Guardian|The Guardian]], (29 April 2020) * If we want to save the planet earth, to save life and humanity, we have a duty to put an end to the capitalist system. Unless we put an end to the capitalist system, it is impossible to imagine that there will be equality and justice on this planet earth. This is why I believe that it is important to put an end to the exploitation of human beings and to the pillage of natural resources, to put an end to destructive wars for markets and raw materials, to the plundering of energy, particularly [[Fossil fuel|fossil fuels]], to the excessive [[Consumption (economics)|consumption]] of goods and to the accumulation of waste. The capitalist system only allows us to heap up waste. I would like to propose that the trillions of money earmarked for war should be channelled to make good the damage to the environment, to make reparations to the earth. ** [[Evo Morales]] [http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/socialist-standard/2000s/2008/no-1246-june-2008/material-world-evo-moralesa-call-socialism "Evo Morales: A Call for Socialism?"] * Western society is relapsing at critical points into precivilized modes of thought, feeling, and action because it has acquiesced too easily in the dehumanization of society through capitalist exploitation. ** [[Lewis Mumford]], ''Technics and Civilization'' (1934), Chapter 6, § 9, p. 302 * [[Vilfredo Pareto|Pareto]], [[Georges Sorel]], [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]], [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]], and [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]] were right in denouncing democracy as a capitalist method. Every step which leads from capitalism toward planning is necessarily a step nearer to [[absolutism]] and [[dictatorship]]. ** [[Ludwig von Mises]], ''Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and the Total War'', Mises Institute (2010) p. 53. First published in 1944 by Yale University Press. * [[W:Western world|Western society]] is relapsing at critical points into precivilized modes of thought, feeling, and action because it has acquiesced too easily in the dehumanization of society through capitalist exploitation. ** [[Lewis Mumford]], ''Technics and Civilization'' (1934), Chapter 6, § 9, p. 302 ==N== * I have no doubt that the [[revolution]] will triumph. The people of the world will prevail, seize power, seize the means of production, wipe out racism, capitalism. ** [[Huey P. Newton]], ''[[w:Revolutionary Suicide|Revolutionary Suicide]]'' (1973), p. 4 * The capitalist system was and is not a benevolent social force created to best serve the needs of humans through the "marketplace," contrary to the propagandizing that has inundated at least the citizens in the West for a century and a half and that continues in educational systems and mass media today. Indeed, it would be impossible for an egalitarian, beneficial political-economic system to emerge from thousands of years of [[w:Hypermasculinity| hypermasculine]], violent, oppressive, and war-torn reality. In truth, capitalism, which morphed from the highly oppressive systems of "economic development" of the Eurasian past, simply represents a more sophisticated form of social relations in which the accumulation of wealth continues to result from exploitation, predation and violence. ** [[David Nibert]], ''Animal Oppression and Capitalism.'' (2017) p. xiv * What I really believe in, first and foremost, isn't ''capitalism'' or ''globalization''. It isn't the systems or regulatory codes that achieve all we see around us in the way of prosperity, innovation, community, and culture. Those things are created by people. What I believe in is man's capacity for achieving great things, and the combined force that results from our interactions and exchanges. I plead for greater liberty and a more open world, not because I believe on system happens to be more efficient than another, but because those things provide a setting that unleashes individual creativity as no other system can. They spur the dynamism that has led to human, economic, scientific, and technical advances. Believing in capitalism does not mean believing in growth, the economy, or efficiency. Desirable as they may be, those are only the results. At its core, belief in capitalism is belief in mankind. ** [[Johan Norberg]], ''In Defense of Global Capitalism'' (2003), [http://books.google.com/books?id=tuaQ3FnX5tAC&pg=PA17&dq=%22Belief+in+capitalism%22+%22belief+in+mankind%22 p. 17] *In capitalism, your narrowest interests are advanced by [[cooperation]]. A genius system. **[[Jay Nordlinger]], [https://twitter.com/jaynordlinger/status/1038770310034673664 Twitter post] (9 September 2018) == O== * [[William Blake|Blake]] was not a politician, but there is more understanding of the nature of capitalist society in a poem like "I wander through each charter'd street" than in three-quarters of Socialist literature. ** [[George Orwell]], ''Dickens'' (1939) ==P== * Capitalism is an art form. ** [[Camille Paglia]], [[w:Sexual Personae|Sexual Personae]] (1990), p. 38 * The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital. The live green earth is transformed into dead gold bricks, with luxury items for the few and toxic slag heaps for the many. The glittering mansion overlooks a vast sprawl of shanty towns, wherein a desperate, demoralized humanity is kept in line with drugs, television, and armed force. ** [[Michael Parenti]], ''Against Empire'' (1995) * Just as in [[Great Depression|the 1930s]], world capitalism, as it had existed until then, had reached a dead-end, and the need for it to be altered for the sake of preserving the [[Economic system|system]] itself, was emphasised by many perceptive [[bourgeois]] thinkers, exactly in a similar manner [[w:Late capitalism|contemporary world capitalism]] too has reached [[Coronavirus recession|a dead-end]] and cannot continue as before. [...] Any change in capitalism, however, including a revival of the so-called "{{w|welfare capitalism}}" of the {{w|post-War}} period, will entail a loosening of the [[hegemony]] of [[w:International economics|international]] [[w:Finance capitalism|finance capital]] and hence will face stiff opposition from it. The fact that the need for such change is clear to bourgeois thinkers, does not mean that finance capital will simply voluntarily make a sacrifice of the hegemony it currently enjoys. Indeed the history of the 1930s itself bears witness to this fact. [...] Boosting {{w|aggregate demand}} for overcoming mass [[unemployment]] finally got accepted as government [[policy]] only [[Aftermath of World War II|after the war]] when the weight of the [[working class]] in the [[advanced countries]] became much greater than before (of which the victory of the [[w:Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] in the [[w:1945 United Kingdom general election|British post-war elections]] and the vastly increased strength of the {{w|Communists in France}} and [[w:Politics of Italy#First Republic: 1946–1994|Italy]] were obvious markers), and when the {{w|Red Army}} came right up to the very doorsteps of {{w|Western Europe}} creating fears of a “[[w:Cold War#Marshall Plan and Czechoslovak coup d'état|communist takeover]]”. This conjuncture finally forced concessions from finance capital that had been unobtainable till then. '''Finance capital, in other words, does not voluntarily make concessions even when such concessions are seen by major pro-capitalist thinkers as being essential for the preservation of the system itself.''' ** [[Prabhat Patnaik]], ''[https://www.newsclick.in/Capitalism-COVID-19-Modi-Govt-Policies-Hindutva-Global-Economy-Neo-Liberalism The World At Crossroads]'', 29 May 2020, ''NewsClick'' * '''It is real-life [[class struggle]], informed no doubt by ideas, that ultimately determines which way the world will move.''' Hence even for altering contemporary capitalism in the direction of the so-called “welfare capitalism” of yore, it would be essential to have the working class fighting for such an [[w:Political agenda|agenda]]. But when it does so, and when international finance capital resists such an agenda, we would be in the thick of class struggle. Time alone will tell whether this struggle would remain merely at the level of achieving a revival of “welfare capitalism” or whether it would go [[w:Post-capitalism|beyond capitalism]] altogether towards a [[socialist]] alternative. '''Once class struggle, for changing the system in its present form, acquires momentum, its outcome would depend on [[w:Praxis (process)|praxis]] and may not necessarily remain bounded within the system itself.''' ** [[Prabhat Patnaik]], ''[https://www.newsclick.in/Capitalism-COVID-19-Modi-Govt-Policies-Hindutva-Global-Economy-Neo-Liberalism The World At Crossroads]'', 29 May 2020, ''NewsClick'' * When the [[rate of return]] on capital exceeds the rate of growth of output and income, as it did in the [[19th century|nineteenth century]] and seems quite likely to do again in the [[21st century|twenty-first]], capitalism automatically generates arbitrary and unsustainable [[Economic inequality|inequalities]] that radically undermine the [[Meritocracy|meritocratic]] values on which [[Democracy|democratic]] societies are based. ** [[Thomas Piketty]], ''{{w|Capital in the Twenty-First Century}}'' (2013), p. 1 *The moment that the Chinese scientists and doctors announced that the [[SARS-CoV-2|coronavirus]] could be transmitted between human beings on Jan. 20, 2020, the [[socialist]] governments went into action to monitor ports of entry and to test and trace key parts of the population. They set up task forces and procedures to immediately make sure that the infection would not go out of control amongst their people... in stark contrast to governments in the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Brazil]], [[India]], and other [[capitalist]] states, where there has been a hallucinatory attitude towards the Chinese government and the WHO. There is no comparison between the stance of Vietnam’s Prime Minister [[Nguyễn Xuân Phúc]] and U.S. President [[Donald Trump]]: the former had a sober, [[science]]-based attitude, while the latter has consistently laughed off the coronavirus as a simple flu as recently as June 24. **[[Vijay Prashad]] in [https://consortiumnews.com/2020/07/16/covid-19-why-laos-vietnam-china-have-beaten-the-virus-and-india-brazil-and-the-us-have-not/ COVID-19: Why Laos, Vietnam & China Have Beaten the Virus and India, Brazil and the US Have Not, ''Consortium News''] (16 July 2020) ==R== * What they have to discover, what all the efforts of capitalism's enemies are frantically aimed at hiding, is the fact that capitalism is not merely the 'practical,' but the only moral system in history. ** [[Ayn Rand]], ''Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal'' (1966), p. 8 * When I say capitalism, I mean a full, pure, uncontrolled, unregulated laissez faire capitalism, with a separation of state and economics, in the same way and for the same reasons as the [[Separation of church and state|separation of state and church]]. ** [[Ayn Rand]], ''Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal'' (1966), p. 17 * Capitalism is a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately owned. ** [[Ayn Rand]], Nathaniel Branden, [[Alan Greenspan]] (1967) ''Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal''. p. 19 * In a capitalist society, all human relationships are voluntary. Men are free to cooperate or not, to deal with one another or not, as their own individual judgments, convictions and interests dictate. ** [[Ayn Rand]], Nathaniel Branden, [[Alan Greenspan]] (1967) ''Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal''. p. 19 * Businessmen are the one group that distinguishes capitalism and the American way of life from the totalitarian statism that is swallowing the rest of the world. All the other social groups — workers, farmers, professional men, scientists, soldiers — exist under dictatorships, even though they exist in chains, in terror, in misery, and in progressive self-destruction. But there is no such group as businessmen under a dictatorship. Their place is taken by armed thugs: by bureaucrats and commissars. Businessmen are the symbol of a free society — the symbol of America. ** [[Ayn Rand]] (1967), ''Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal'', p. 55 * Capitalism is organised crime, and we are all its victims. ** {{w|Refused}}, ''The Shape of Punk to Come''. * [[Goebbels]] saw the ultimate enemy as international capitalism, and those who held power in Germany as its lackey, betraying their nation for personal gain. These were the traditional targets of the [[Communists]], of course, so the Nazis and the KPD, the Communist Party of Germany, were in direct competition for the same constituency, two rabid dogs fighting for one bone… And Goebbels, who has so recently been happy to describe himself as a ‘German Communist’ led the fight with all the intensity of a religious convert. ** [[w:Anthony Read |Anthony Read]], ''The Devil’s Disciples: Hitler’s Inner Circle'', New York: NY and London: UK,, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. (2004) pp. 141-142 * Capitalism is a social system based on private ownership of the {{w|means of production}}. It is characterized by the pursuit of material self-interest under freedom and it rests on a foundation of the cultural influence of reason. Based on its foundations and essential nature, capitalism is further characterized by saving and [[capital]] accumulation, exchange and money, financial self-interest and the [[profit]] motive, the freedoms of economic competition and economic inequality, the price system, economic progress, and a harmony of the material self-interests of all the individuals who participate in it. ** [[George Reisman]] ''Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics'' * When socialist [[Cuba]] houses the homeless, feeds the hungry, cures cancer, and educates the entire population, that's "authoritarian", but when the capitalist US allows millions to suffer or die simply because they're poor, that's "freedom"? [[Freedom]] for who? **[[Gloria La Riva]], [https://twitter.com/LaRivaPeltier/status/1233436197277425664 Tweet (28 February 2020)] * We must first decide what the meaning of the term 'capitalism' really is. Unfortunately, the term 'capitalism' was coined by its greatest and most famous enemy, Karl Marx. We really can't rely upon him for correct and subtle usage. And, in fact, what Marx and later writers have done is to lump together two extremely different and even contradictory concepts and actions under the same portmanteau term. These two contradictory concepts are what I would call 'free-market capitalism' on the one hand, and 'state capitalism' on the other. The difference between free-market capitalism and state capitalism is precisely the difference between, on the one hand, peaceful, voluntary exchange, and on the other, violent expropriation. ** [[Murray Rothbard]] (2011) ''Economic Controversies''. p. 671 *[[Capitalism]]’s gratuitous wars and sanctioned greed have jeopardized the planet and filled it with [[refugee]]s. Much of the blame for this rests squarely on the shoulders of the [[Federal government of the United States|government of the United States]]. Seventeen years after [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|invading Afghanistan]], after bombing it into the ‘stone age’ with the sole aim of toppling the [[Taliban]], the US government is back in talks with the very same Taliban. In the interim it has destroyed [[Iraq]], [[Libya]] and [[Syria]]. Hundreds of thousands have lost their lives to war and sanctions, a whole region has descended into chaos, ancient cities—pounded into dust. Amidst the desolation and the rubble, a monstrosity called [[Islamic State|Daesh (ISIS)]] has been spawned. It has spread across the world, indiscriminately murdering ordinary people who had absolutely nothing to do with America’s wars. Over these last few years, given the wars it has waged, and the international treaties it has arbitrarily reneged on, the US Government perfectly fits its own definition of a rogue state. **[[Arundhati Roy]] in [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/13/arundhati-roy-literature-shelter-pen-america ''Literature provides shelter. That's why we need it'' (abridged version of Roy's ''Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture'',) ''The Guardian''] (13 May 2019) *Well.. for so many years, people—let’s say in India—have been fighting this very idea of progress, of infinite growth, of this form of development which has resulted now in what we call jobless growth, what everybody knows to be the case. You have nine individuals who own the same amount of wealth as the bottom 500 million. This is what infinite growth has led to—infinite growth for some people. <BR>So this idea that you will never question your idea of progress, you will never question the comfort of the Global North. And by Global North—now and the elite South, and the downtrodden North, you know?...Years ago, I wrote an essay which ended by saying, “Can we leave the bauxite in the mountain?”...Can you look at the mountain and not just calculate its mineral worth? Can you understand that a mountain has much more than just the value of the minerals in it? And there is—it’s a civilizational issue, right? That for people who have lived there, have known that mountain, they know it sustains not just the people. It’s not just a question of who is getting displaced. But how does, for example, that bauxite mountain—which stores water and waters the plains all around it, which grows the food, which sustains a whole population—but it’s meant for a corporation that is given the mining contract. It’s just, how much does that bauxite cost? Can we store it and trade it on the futures market? **[[Arundhati Roy]] in [https://www.democracynow.org/2019/5/13/arundhati_roy_capitalism_is_a_form ''Arundhati Roy: '''Capitalism Is “a Form of Religion,''''' '''Stopping Solutions to Climate Change & Inequality''' ], ''[[w:Democracy Now|Democracy Now]]'', (13 May 2019) *It is like what I said, that the elite of the world have all seceded into [[Space|outer space]], and they have a country up there, and they look down and say, “What is our water doing in their rivers, and what’s our timber doing in their forests?” So there is a psychotic refusal to understand that the survival of the species is connected to the survival of the planet, you know? Because this sort of progress is a kind of church now. It is not amenable to reason. So it is very difficult to know how any real conversation can happen... <Br> A month or two ago, the [[w:Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court of India]]...said that two million [[Indigenous peoples|indigenous people]] should be evicted from their forest homes... Because that forest needs to be preserved as a sanctuary. But when, for the last 25 years, people were fighting against projects which were decimating millions of hectares and acres of forest, nobody cared... And when you are talking about evicting two million of the poorest people, stripping them of everything they ever had, there is little outrage. '''Any sense of talk of equality or justice seems to just have the same effect that [[blasphemy]] has in religious societies. That is what capitalism has become—a form of religion that will brook no questioning.''' **[[Arundhati Roy]] in [https://www.democracynow.org/2019/5/13/arundhati_roy_capitalism_is_a_form ''Arundhati Roy: Capitalism Is “a Form of Religion,” Stopping Solutions to Climate Change & Inequality''], ''[[w:Democracy Now|Democracy Now]]'', (13 May 2019) * Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of [[tyranny]] over the unfortunate. ** [[Bertrand Russell]] ''Sceptical Essays (1928), Ch. 13, Freedom in society'' * I dislike Communism because it is undemocratic, and capitalism because it favors exploitation. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], ''Unarmed Victory'' (1963), p. 14 == S== *We have to talk about [[democratic socialism]] as an alternative to unfettered capitalism, where the rich get richer and almost everybody else is getting poorer... the average worker in America is making, in inflation-accounted-for dollars, and despite a huge increase in technology and worker productivity, exactly the same amount of money that he or she made 43 years ago. That’s incomprehensible. *There has been a massive transfer of wealth from the working class of this country to the top 1 percent. And at the end of the day.. the media doesn’t talk about it, the corporate media does not talk about it—nobody can defend three families in this country owning more wealth than the bottom half of the American people. Or that 49 percent of all new income today goes to the top 1 percent. That is indefensible. That is outrageous. That is immoral. And I think the American people understand that has got to change... **[https://www.thenation.com/article/bernie-sanders-socialism-capitalism-2020/ ''Bernie Sanders: ‘We Have to Talk About Democratic Socialism as an Alternative to Unfettered Capitalism, The Nation,'' John Nichols] (12 June 2019) *Donald Trump himself, of course, is a major beneficiary of the massive amounts of corporate welfare. If you are the Trump family, you receive $885,000,000 worth of tax breaks and subsidies for your family’s housing empire that, among other things, was built on [[w:Racial discrimination|racial discrimination]].… What Trump is about is socialism for the very rich. We are about socialism for working families. That’s the difference. **[https://www.thenation.com/article/bernie-sanders-socialism-capitalism-2020/ ''Bernie Sanders: ‘We Have to Talk About Democratic Socialism as an Alternative to Unfettered Capitalism, The Nation,'' John Nichols] (12 June 2019) * It is the cheap [[Clothing|cloth]], the cheap [[cotton]] and [[w:Rayon|rayon]] fabric, [[w:Boots|boots]], [[Car|motorcars]] and so on that are the typical achievements of capitalist [[production]], and not as a rule improvements that would mean much to the rich man. [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elisabeth]] owned silk stockings. The capitalist achievement does not typically consist in providing more silk stockings for queens but in bringing them within the reach of factory girls in return for steadily decreasing amounts of effort. **[[Joseph Schumpeter]], ''Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy'' (1950, 3rd ed.), part II, chapter VII, p. 82. * Capitalist civilization is rationalistic 'and anti-heroic.' The two go together of course. Success in industry and commerce requires a lot of stamina, yet industrial and commercial activity is essentially unheroic in the knight's sense — no flourishing of swords about it, not much physical prowess, no chance to gallop the armored horse into the enemy, preferably a [[Heresy|heretic]] or heathen - and the [[ideology]] that glorifies the idea of fighting for fighting's sake and of victory for victory's sake understandably withers in the office among all the columns of figures. Therefore, owning assets that are apt to attract the robber or the tax gatherer and not sharing or even disliking warrior ideology that conflicts with its 'rational' [[utilitarianism]], the industrial and commercial bourgeouis is fundamentally pacifist and inclined to insist on the moral application of the moral precepts of private life to international relations. It is true that, unlike most but like other features of capitalist civilization, pacifism and international morality have also been espoused in non-capitalist environments and by pre-capitalist agencies, in the [[Middle Ages]] of the [[Catholic Church|Roman Church]] for instance. Modern [[pacifism]] and modern international morality are nonetheless products of capitalism. ** [[Joseph Schumpeter]], ''Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy'' (1950, 3rd ed.), part II, chapter XI, p. 127f. * Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. But even Capitalist cynicism will admit that however unconscionable we may be when our own interests are affected, we can be most indignantly virtuous at the expense of others. ** [[George Bernard Shaw]], in ''The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism'' (1928), p. 214. * You have to choose (as a voter) between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural stability of the honesty and intelligence of the members of the Government. And, with due respect for these gentlemen, I advise you, as long as the Capitalist system lasts, to vote for gold. ** [[George Bernard Shaw]], in ''The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism'' (1928), p. 263. * If ... the [[Inheritance tax|tax scheme]] allows enormous intergenerational wealth transfers within families, some families will maintain considerable socioeconomic advantages over others, which allows them to provide better educations and better environments (both residential and familial) for their children, and their children's children. ... Even in a [[constitutional democracy]] in which each citizen has a publicly recognized claim to all the basic political and [[w:Civil liberties|civil liberties]], these socioeconomic inequalities would create an informal social hierarchy by birth: some would be born into great wealth and other social and political advantages while others would be born into poverty and its associated disadvantages. ... If, because a social scheme had the characteristics described above, the life prospects of some children were vastly inferior to those of others, it would be reasonable to regard these disadvantaged children as members of the lowest stratum in a descent-based social hierarchy. When such a hierarchy is, and has long been, marked by racial distinctions, equal citizenship, in any meaningful sense, does not obtain. In a society with an established democratic tradition, such a quasi-feudal order does not warrant the allegiance of its most disadvantaged members, especially when these persons are racially stigmatized. Indeed, the existence of such an order creates the suspicion that, despite the society's ostensible commitment to equal civil rights, white supremacy has simply taken a new form. ** [[Tommie Shelby]], "Justice, Deviance, and the Dark Ghetto" ''[[w:Philosophy & Public Affairs|Philosophy & Public Affairs]]'', vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 126–160 (2007) *I have repeatedly stressed that the rape of the Earth and rape of women are intimately linked - both metaphorically, in shaping world-views, and materially, in shaping women’s everyday lives... When we wrote ''[[Ecofeminism]]'' we raised the issue of reductionist, mechanistic science and the attitude of mastery over and conquest of nature as an expression of [[capitalist]] [[patriarchy]]. Today the contest between an [[Ecology|ecological]] and [[feminist]] world-view and a worldview shaped by capitalist patriarchy is more intense than ever. This contest is particularly intense in the area of food. GMOs embody the vision of capitalist patriarchy. **[[Vandana Shiva]] in [https://www.academia.edu/37778615/_EcoFeminism_Zed_books_2014_By_Maria_Mies_and_Vandana_Shiva_with_a_Foreword_by_Ariel_Salleh._Ebook_download_PDF ''Ecofeminism'', Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva, 1993, 2014 Foreword] (2014) *The national accounting systems which are used for calculating growth in terms of GDP are based on the assumption that if producers consume what they produce, they do not in fact produce at all, because they fall outside the production boundary. The production boundary is a political creation that, in its workings, excludes regenerative and renewable production cycles from the area of production. Hence all women who produce for their families, children, community and society are treated as ‘non-productive’ and ‘economically inactive’. <BR>When economies are confined to the marketplace, economic self-sufficiency is perceived as economic deficiency. The devaluation of women’s work, and of work done in subsistence economies of the South, is the natural outcome of a production boundary constructed by capitalist patriarchy. By restricting itself to the values of the market economy, as defined by capitalist patriarchy, the production boundary ignores economic value in the two vital economies which are necessary to ecological and human survival: nature’s economy and the sustenance economy. In these economies, economic value is a measure of how the Earth’s life and human life are protected. The currency is life-giving processes, not cash or the market price. Second, a model of capitalist patriarchy which excludes women’s work and wealth creation in the mind deepens the violence by displacing women from their livelihoods and alienating them from the natural resources on which their livelihoods depend -their land, their forests, their water, their seeds and biodiversity. **[[Vandana Shiva]] in ''Ecofeminism'', Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva, 1993, (2014) * It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. ** [[Adam Smith]], ''The Wealth of Nations'' (1776), Book I * Capitalism designates an economic system significantly characterized by the predominance of "[[capital]]." Capitalism and double entry [[bookkeeping]] are absolutely indissociable; their relationship to each other is that of form to content. ** [[Werner Sombart]] ''Der Moderne Kapitalismus'' *Capitalism was born from the money loan. Money lending contains the root idea of capitalism. Turn to the pages of the [[Talmud]] and you will find that the [[Jews]] made an art of lending [[money]]. They were taught early to look for their chief happiness in the possession of money. They fathomed all the secrets that lay hid in money. They became Lords of Money and Lords of the World. ** [[Werner Sombart]], ''Jews & Modern Capitalism'', 1913. See ''[https://archive.org/details/EdmondsonREITestifyAgainstTheJewsSonsOfLiberty3rdEd1985/page/n49/mode/2up I Testify Against the Jews]'' by Robert Edward Edmondson. Sons Of Liberty, 3rd ed., 1985. * Because the West has a property rights system, and property rights systems seem to be about ownership. What we're discovering more and more is that it's really the system that undergirds the system of values called capitalism. In other words, you have property rights in the West. In developing nations we do, too, but they're not legal. Once you legalize them and you have recordkeeping systems and you have tracking systems and you've got contracts and you're able to get all the information about somebody's ownership over an asset, all of a sudden you obtain enormous amounts of data that you do not have in developing nations. In the West, that is captured in the property system. If you are somebody that is honorable and pays their debts, which is what somebody would be interested in, that's going to be captured in your records, and your records are linked to your property records. All of these are property rights, [but we don't have them] organized in a central system … in Third World countries. ** {{w|Hernando de Soto}}, responding to the question, "Why does capitalism fail everywhere else and triumph in the West?" [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/shared/minitext/int_hernandodesoto.html PBS.org] * Capitalism works not through coercion or conquest, but through the consent of the consumer. **[[Dinesh D'Souza]], ''{{w|America: Imagine the World Without Her}}'' (2014) *Capitalist enterprises buy components from others who have lower costs in producing those particular components, and sell their own output to whatever middlemen can most efficiently carry out its distribution. **[[Thomas Sowell]], ''Basic Economics'', 4th ed. (2010), Ch. 6. The Role of Profits—and Losses * Violence, fraud, the prerogative of force, the claims of superior cunning&mdash;those are the sources to which titles may be traced. The original deeds were written with the sword, rather than with the pen; not lawyers, but soldiers, were the conveyancers; blows were the current coin given in payment; and for seals, blood was used in preference to wax. Could valid claims be thus constituted? Hardly. And if not, what becomes of the pretensions of all subsequent holders of estates so obtained? Does sale or bequest generate a right where it did not previously exist? ** [[Herbert Spencer]], ''Social Statics'', First Edition (1851), Chapter 9 * '''Marxism is the capitalism of the working class.''' ** [[Oswald Spengler]], ''Prussianism and Socialism'' (1919) * Capitalism, in contrast, has existed for fewer than 300 years. If the entire history of ''{{w|Homo sapiens}}'' was a 24-hour day, then capitalism has existed for two minutes. ** [[Jim Stanford]], ''Economics For Everyone'' (2008), Part 1, Chapter 2, Capitalism, p. 33 * Economic systems come, and economic systems go. No economic system lasts forever. Capitalism is not likely to last forever, either. ** [[Jim Stanford]], ''Economics For Everyone'' (2008), Part 1, Chapter 3, Economic History, p. 43 * Like a {{w|forensic accountant}} trying to solve a [[w:corporate crime|corporate fraud]], following the trail of money around the circle is a good way to understand what actually happens as capitalism unfolds. ** [[Jim Stanford]], ''Economics For Everyone'' (2008), Part 2, Chapter 10, Closing The Little Circle, p. 121 * Competition-ruthless, unforgiving, to-the-death competition-is a crucial feature of capitalism. ** [[Jim Stanford]], ''Economics For Everyone'' (2008), Part 3, Chapter 11, Competition, p. 129 * One of the glaring failures of capitalism is the continuing widespread existence of poverty - often extreme poverty. Even in the advanced economies, many millions of people endure terrible economic and social deprivation, despite the incredible wealth all around them. ** [[Jim Stanford]], ''Economics For Everyone'' (2008), Part 3, Chapter 14, Dividing the Pie, p. 168 *Grotesque sentiments such as the lust of business success or economic power of any kind, and indeed every purely self-regarding passion, from that of the social climber to that of the salvation-seeking ascetic, are experienced by the explorer with something of that shame which the child, emerging into adolescence, may feel toward the still-clinging fascination of his outgrown toys, or with such disgust as the youth may feel when he wakes from some unworthy sexual infatuation. ** [[Olaf Stapledon]], ''Last Men in London'' (1932), Chapter II * Capitalism prospers in an environment with a peculiar combination of self-interested behavior - enough to induce individuals to look for profitable activities - and non-self-interested behavior, where one's word is one's honor, where social rather than economic sanctions suffice to enforce contracts. ** [[Joseph E. Stiglitz]], ''Whither Socialism?'' (1994), chapter 16, p. 271 * It is the fundamental wisdom of the capitalist system that it functions irrespective of the wisdom or the stupidity of the capitalists. ** {{w|Gustav Stolper}}, in ''This Age of Fables'' (1942), Part I, Ch. 8, Sec. 10, p. 167 ==V== *On Modern capitalism *I call it techno-[[W:feudalism|feudalism]]. I don’t call it capitalism anymore. We need to distinguish what was going on before 2008 from what was going on after 2008. Amazon is not a market; it’s a [[w:fiefdom|fiefdom]]. And it’s a fiefdom that’s connected to other fiefdoms, like Facebook, through the cloud services of Amazon, which are much greater and bigger than Amazon.com. It’s like a much more technologically advanced form of [[w:feudalism|feudalism]].<BR>This is completely sustained by central bank money. So you have the combination of the king, the sovereign, the state, the central bank and the feudal lords, the techno-feudal lords. You can see that this system is constantly doubling-down on our extinction as a species. We had the pandemic and what did they do? More of the same. They give them more money. They give it to the same people. They gave some money to the people in furlough wages and so on, but that is only temporary. There’s been no real investment in human capital; in students, in cancelling debt. They’re not doing any of that. They have no problem plucking the money tree for themselves. Sometimes they spread some of the money they plucked from the money tree to the many, but in a limited and transient manner. And the stagnation of the capitalist system, the techno-feudalist system as I call it, gets more and more entrenched. **[[Yanis Varoufakis]] quoted in [https://diem25.org/techno-feudalism-and-the-end-capitalism-interview-with-yanis-varoufakis/ Techno-Feudalism and the End of Capitalism] – interview with Yanis Varoufakis (17 May 2021) *[[Jeff Bezos]] is getting rich not because of the profits of Amazon, but because of the increase of the share price. You’ve heard that he made what, $60 billion since the beginning of the pandemic? That’s not because of the profits of Amazon... The actual profits are nothing like that. It’s maybe one billion altogether, but he made 60! From the share price. **[[Yanis Varoufakis]] as quoted in [https://diem25.org/techno-feudalism-and-the-end-capitalism-interview-with-yanis-varoufakis/ Techno-Feudalism and the End of Capitalism] – interview with Yanis Varoufakis (17 May 2021) == W == * [[Production]] for sale in a market in which the object is to realize the maximum [[profit]] is the essential feature of a capitalist [[World economy|world-economy]]. In such a system production is constantly expanded as long as further production is profitable, and men constantly innovate new ways of producing things that will expand the profit margin. ** [[Immanuel Wallerstein]] (1979) ''The Capitalist World-Economy''. p. 15 *Socialism is the total opposite of capitalism/imperialism. It is the rejection of empire and white supremacy. Socialism is the violent overthrow of the bourgeoisie, the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat, and the eradication of the social system based on profit. Socialism means control of the productive forces for the good of the whole community instead of the few who live on hilltops and in mansions. Socialism means priorities based on human need instead of corporate greed. Socialism creates the conditions for a decent and creative quality of life for all. **[[The Weather Underground]], ''Prairie Fire'' (1974) * The disappearance of the heroic ideal is always accompanied by the growth of {{w|commercialism}}. There is a cause-and-effect relationship here, for the man of commerce is by the nature of things a relativist; his mind is constantly on the fluctuating values of the marketplace, and there is no surer way to fail than to dogmatize and moralize about things. ** [[Richard Weaver]], ''Ideas Have Consequences'' (Chicago: 1948), p. 32 * In contrast to all other forms of domination, the economic domination of capital cannot, because of its 'impersonal character', be ethically regulated. ... The competitiveness, the market, the labour market, the monetary market, the commodity market, in one word 'objective' considerations, neither ethical nor anti-ethical, but simply non-ethical ... determine behaviour at the decisive points. ** [[Max Weber]], ''Economy and Society'' (1923), in ''The War of Gods: Religion and Politics in Latin America'' (1996), p. 143 * It is above all the impersonal and economically rationalized (but for this very reason ethically irrational) character of purely commercial relationships that evokes the suspicion, never clearly expressed but all the more strongly felt, of ethical religions. For every purely personal relationship of man to man, of whatever sort and even including complete enslavement, may be subjected to ethical requirements and ethically regulated. This is true because the structures of these relationships depend upon the individual wills of the participants, leaving room in such relations for manifestations of the virtue of charity. But this is not the situation in the realm of economically rationalised relationships, where personal control is exercised in inverse ratio to the degree of rational differentiation of the economic structure. ** [[Max Weber]], ''[[Sociology of Religion (book)|Sociology of Religion]]'' (1922), pp. 216-217 * We will define a capitalistic economic action as one which rests on the expectation of [[profit]] by the utilization of opportunities for exchange, that is on (formally) peaceful chances of profit...Unlimited greed for gain is not in the least identical with capitalism, and is still less its spirit. Capitalism may even be identical with the restraint, or at least a rational tempering, of this irrational impulse. But capitalism is identical with the pursuit of profit, and forever renewed profit, by means of conscious, rational, capitalistic enterprise. ** [[Max Weber]], ''The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism'' * Thus the capitalism of today, which has come to dominate economic life, educates and selects the economic subjects which it needs through a process of economic survival of the fittest. But here one can easily see the limits of the concept of selection as a means of historical explanation. In order that a manner of life so well adapted to the peculiarities of capitalism could be selected at all, i.e. should come to dominate others, it had to originate somewhere, and not in isolated individuals alone, but as a way of life common to whole groups of men. * The people filled with the spirit of capitalism today tend to be indifferent, if not hostile, to the Church. The thought of the pious boredom of paradise has little attraction for their active natures; religion appears to them as a means of drawing people away from labor in this world. If you ask them what is the meaning of their restless activity, why they are never satisfied with what they have, thus appearing so senseless to any purely worldly view of life, they would perhaps give the answer, if they know any at all: “to provide for my children and grandchildren.” But more often and, since that motive is not peculiar to them, but was just as effective for the traditionalist, more correctly, simply: that business with its continuous work has become a necessary part of their lives. That is in fact the only possible motivation, but it at the same time expresses what is, seen from the viewpoint of personal happiness, so irrational about this sort of life, where a man exists for the sake of his business, instead of the reverse. ** [[Max Weber]], ''The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism'', [https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/weber/protestant-ethic/ch02.htm "Ch.2 The Spirit of Capitalism"]. * The impulse to acquisition, pursuit of gain, of money, of the greatest possible amount of money, has in itself nothing to do with capitalism. This impulse exists and has existed among waiters, physicians, coachmen, artists, prostitutes, dishonest officials, soldiers, nobles, crusaders, gamblers, and beggars. ** [[Max Weber]], ''The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism'', p.17. * The struggle between the opponents and defenders of capitalism is a struggle between innovators who do not know what innovation to make and conservatives who do not know what to conserve. ** [[Simone Weil]], "The Power of Words" (1937) * Capitalism has brought about the emancipation of collective humanity with respect to nature. But this collective humanity has itself taken on with respect to the individual the oppressive function formerly exercised by nature. ** [[Simone Weil]], ''Gravity and Grace'' (1972), p. 140 * First, capitalists detain control of the means of [[production]]. Second, laborers are denied independent access to means of production and must sell their labor power to the capitalists. Third, the maximization of surplus produced by the laborers with the means of production owned by the capitalists entails "ceaseless accumulation accompanied by changes in the methods of production." ** [[Eric Wolf]], ''Europe and the People Without History''. p. 78 * The desperate [[policies]] of panic-driven governments [[w:Economic interventionism|involve throwing huge amounts of money]] at the economies collapsed in response to the coronavirus threat. {{w|Monetary authoritie}}s [[w:Money creation|create money]] and [[w:Loan|lend it]] at extremely low {{w|interest rate}}s to the [[Big business|major]] [[corporations]] and especially big [[banks]] "to get them through the crisis." [[w:Lender of last resort|Government treasuries]] borrow vast sums to get the [[w:Economic collapse|collapsed economy]] back into what they imagine is "[[Status quo|the normal]], pre-virus economy." Capitalism's leaders are rushing into [[w:Governance failure#Policy failure|policy failures]] because of their [[ideological]] blinders. ** [[Richard D. Wolff]], ''[https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/06/covid-19-and-the-failures-of-capitalism/ COVID-19 and the Failures of Capitalism]'' (April 6, 2020), ''{{w|CounterPunch}}''. * The problem of policies aimed to return the economy to what it was before the virus hit is this: Global capitalism, by 2019, was itself a major cause of the collapse in 2020. Capitalism's scars from the [[w:Recession 2000s|crashes of 2000]] and [[Financial crisis of 2007–08|2008-2009]] had not healed. Years of low interest rates had enabled corporations and governments to "solve" all their problems by borrowing limitlessly at almost zero interest rate cost. All the new money [[w:Injection (economics)|pumped]] into economies by {{w|central bank}}s had indeed caused the feared [[inflation]], but chiefly in [[stock markets]] whose [[w:Share price|prices]] consequently spiraled dangerously far away from underlying [[w:Value (economics)|economic values]] and realities. [[Economic inequality|Inequalities]] of {{w|income}} and [[wealth]] reached historic highs. ​In short, capitalism had built up vulnerabilities to another [[Stock market crash|crash]] that any number of possible triggers could unleash. The trigger this time was not the [[w:Dot-com bubble|dot.com]] meltdown of 2000 or the [[w:Subprime mortgage crisis|sub-prime meltdown]] of 2008/9; it was a [[Coronavirus|virus]]. And of course, [[w:Dominant ideology|mainstream ideology]] requires focusing on the trigger, not the vulnerability. Thus mainstream policies aim to reestablish pre-virus capitalism. Even if they succeed, that will return us to a capitalist system whose [[Overaccumulation|accumulated vulnerabilities]] will soon again collapse from yet another trigger. ** [[Richard D. Wolff]], ''[https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/06/covid-19-and-the-failures-of-capitalism/ COVID-19 and the Failures of Capitalism]'' (April 6, 2020), ''{{w|CounterPunch}}''. * ​In the light of the coronavirus pandemic, I focus [[w:Criticism of capitalism|criticism on capitalism]] and the vulnerabilities it has accumulated for several reasons. [[Viruses]] are part of [[nature]]. They have attacked human beings—sometimes dangerously—in both distant and recent history. In 1918, the [[Spanish Flu]] killed nearly 700,000 in the United States and millions elsewhere. Recent viruses include {{w|SARS}}, {{w|MERS}} and [[Ebola]]. What matters to {{w|public health}} is each [[society]]'s [[w:Emergency management|preparedness]]: stockpiled tests, masks, ventilators, hospital beds, trained personnel, etc., to manage dangerous viruses. [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States|In the U.S.]], such objects are produced by [[Private property|private]] [[Bourgeoisie|capitalist enterprises]] whose [[w:Profit motive|goal]] is [[profit]]. It was not profitable to produce and stockpile such products, that was not and still is not being done. Nor did the [[w:Criticism of response to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic#United States government|U.S. government]] produce or stockpile [[Shortages related to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|those medical products]]. Top [[U.S. government]] personnel privilege private capitalism; it is their primary objective to protect and strengthen. The result is that neither private capitalism nor the U.S. government performed the most basic duty of any [[economic system]]: to protect and maintain public health and safety. U.S. capitalism's response to the coronavirus pandemic continues to be what it has been since December 2019: too little, too late. It failed. It is the problem. ** [[Richard D. Wolff]], ''[https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/06/covid-19-and-the-failures-of-capitalism/ COVID-19 and the Failures of Capitalism]'' (April 6, 2020), ''{{w|CounterPunch}}''. * The second reason I focus on capitalism is that the responses to today's economic collapse by Trump, the [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] and most [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] carefully avoid any criticism of capitalism. They all debate the virus, China, foreigners, other politicians, but never the system they all serve. When [[w:2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States#President Trump|Trump]] and others press people to return to churches and jobs—despite risking their and others' lives—they place reviving a collapsed capitalism ahead of public health. ** [[Richard D. Wolff]], ''[https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/06/covid-19-and-the-failures-of-capitalism/ COVID-19 and the Failures of Capitalism]'' (April 6, 2020), ''{{w|CounterPunch}}''. * The third reason capitalism gets blame here is that alternative systems—those not driven by a profit-first logic—could manage viruses better. While not profitable to produce and stockpile everything needed for a viral pandemic, it is efficient. The wealth already lost in this pandemic far exceeds the cost to have produced and stockpiled the tests and ventilators, the lack of which is contributing so much to today's disaster. Capitalism often pursues profit at the expense of more urgent social needs and values. In this, capitalism is grossly inefficient. This pandemic is now bringing that truth home to people. ** [[Richard D. Wolff]], ''[https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/06/covid-19-and-the-failures-of-capitalism/ COVID-19 and the Failures of Capitalism]'' (April 6, 2020), ''{{w|CounterPunch}}''. * A {{w|worker-coop}} [[w:Co-operative economics|based economy]]—where workers democratically run enterprises, deciding what, how and where to produce, and what to do with any profits—could, and likely would, put social needs and goals (like proper preparation for pandemics) ahead of profits. Workers are the majority in all capitalist societies; their interests are those of the majority. Employers are always a small minority; theirs are the "special interests" of that minority. Capitalism gives that minority the position, profits and power to determine how the society as a whole lives or dies. That's why all employees now wonder and worry about how long our jobs, incomes, homes and bank accounts will last—if we still have them. A minority (employers) decides all those questions and excludes the majority (employees) from making those decisions, even though that majority must live with their results. Of course, the top priority now is to put public health and safety first. To that end, employees across the country are now thinking about [[Strikes during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic|refusing to obey orders to work]] in [[w:Occupational safety and health|unsafe job conditions]]. U.S. capitalism has thus placed a [[general strike]] on today's social agenda. A close second priority is to learn from capitalism's failure in the face of the pandemic. We must not suffer such a dangerous and unnecessary social breakdown again. Thus system change is now also moving onto today's social agenda. ** [[Richard D. Wolff]], ''[https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/06/covid-19-and-the-failures-of-capitalism/ COVID-19 and the Failures of Capitalism]'' (April 6, 2020), ''{{w|CounterPunch}}''. ==X== * It's impossible for a white person to believe in capitalism and not believe in [[racism]]. You can't have capitalism without racism. ** [[Malcolm X]], Speech, May 29, 1964, ''The Harlem Hate-Gang-Scare'', p. 69 as quoted in ''Malcolm X Speaks'' (1965) * It is impossible for capitalism to survive, primarily because the [[system]] of capitalism needs some [[blood]] to suck. Capitalism used to be like an [[eagle]], but now it's more like a [[vulture]]. It used to be strong enough to go and suck anybody's blood whether they were strong or not. But now it has become more cowardly, like the vulture, and it can only suck the blood of the helpless. As the nations of the world free themselves, capitalism has less victims, less to suck, and it becomes weaker and weaker. It's only a matter of time in my opinion before it will collapse completely…. ** [[Malcolm X]], ''Malcolm X Speaks'' (1965), March 1965, p. 199. ==Y== * Universal Basic Income is not socialism. It's capitalism where income doesn't start at zero. Markets and businesses function much better when people have money to spend. If we can all participate in the market, then markets become much better for all of us. What's bad for markets is when consumers don't have money to spend. So this is very pro-growth, pro-market, and pro-consumer. It's the next form of capitalism. It's the tricke up economy. ** [[Andrew Yang]], ''[https://vimeo.com/390063083 UBI FAQ - Isn’t UBI Socialism?]'' (7 February 2020) ==Z == * Capitalism has always been a failure for the lower classes. It is now beginning to fail for the middle classes. ** [[Howard Zinn]], ''A People's History of the United States'', 1995 edition, chapter 23. * Let's take the case of slavery. While capitalism legitimizes itself as the economic system that implies and furthers personal freedom (as a condition of market exchange), it generated slavery on its own, as part of its own dynamics: although [[slavery]] became almost extinct at the end of the Middle Ages, it re-emerged in [[Colony|colonies]] from [[w:Early modern period|early modernity]] till the [[American Civil War]]. And one can risk the hypothesis that today, with the new epoch of global capitalism, a new era of slavery is also arising. Although there is no longer a direct legal category of enslaved persons, slavery acquires a multitude of new forms: millions of [[Migrant worker|migrant workers]] in the [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] peninsula ([[United Arab Emirates|UAE]], [[w:Qatar|Qatar]], etc.), who are deprived of elementary [[civil rights]] and freedoms and subjected to restricted mobility; the total control of millions of workers in Asian [[Sweatshop|sweatshops]], often consciously organized as [[Concentration camp|concentration camps]]; the massive use of forced labor in the exploitation of natural resources in many [[w:Central Africa|Central African]] states ([[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]], etc.). This new ''de facto'' [[apartheid]], this systematic explosion of a number of different forms of contemporary slavery, is not a deplorable accident but a structural necessity of today's global capitalism. **[[Slavoj Žižek]], ''The Courage of Hopelessness: A Year of Acting Dangerously'' (2018), p. 29 == See also == {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} *[[American exceptionalism]] * [[Banking]] * [[Business]] * [[Capital]] * [[Capital accumulation]] * [[Class conflict]] * [[Commodity]] *[[Confessions of an Economic Hit Man|''Confessions of an Economic Hitman'']] * [[Consumerism]] * [[Consumption]] *[[Corruption]] *[[Crimes against humanity]] * [[Criticism of capitalism]] * [[Democracy]] * [[Economic inequality]] * [[Economics]] * [[Enclosure]] *[[Ethics]] * [[Evil]] * [[Exploitation]] * [[Free market]] * [[Free trade]] {{col-3}} * [[Greed]] * [[Ideology]] * [[Imperialism]] * [[Inequality]] *[[International law]] *[[International Criminal Court]] * [[Laissez-faire]] * [[Interest]] *[[Mainstream media|Mainstream news media]] * [[Mammon]] * [[Market]] * [[Market failure]] * [[Materialism]] *[[Military-industrial complex]] * [[Mode of production]] * [[Money]] * [[Oligarchy]] * [[Organized crime]] * [[Ownership]] * [[Poverty]] * [[Propaganda]] {{col-3}} * [[Private property]] * [[Production]] * [[Property]] * [[Religious views on capitalism]] * [[Ruling class]] *[[Rule of law]] *[[United States embargo against Cuba|Sanctions]] * [[Selfishness]] * [[Social Democracy]] * [[Socialism]] *[[Starvation]] * [[Stock market]] * [[Totalitarianism]] * [[Tyranny]] * [[Trade]] * [[Universal basic income]] * [[Usury]] * [[Wage slavery]] * [[War]] *[[War crimes]] * [[Wealth]] *[[Wealth redistribution|Wealth distribution]] * [[Working class]] {{col-end}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{wiktionary|capitalism}} {{Commons category}} {{Social and political philosophy}} [[Category:Business]] [[Category:Economics]] [[Category:Political ideologies]] e3ub6alqpnji0921ohtvshqcwjpynaj 0 3766 3148912 2987596 2022-07-29T02:15:42Z 172.83.101.58 /* Taglines */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Empire Records|Empire Records]]''''' is a [[w:1995 in film|1995 comedy]] about the employees of an independent music store who learn about each other as they try anything to keep the store from being absorbed by a large chain. :''Directed by [[w:Allan Moyle|Allan Moyle]]. Written by Carol Heikkinen.'' {{center|'''Open 'til Midnight.''' <small>[[#taglines|Taglines]]</small>}} == Gina == * Attention Rex Manning fans, to your left you will notice a shoplifter being chased by night manager, Lucas. This young man will be caught, deep fried in a vat of hot oil and served to our first hundred customers. Just another tasty treat from the gang at Empire Records. == Mark == *We mustn't dwell... no, not today. We CAN'T. Not on Rex Manning day! *''[answers phone]'' Empire Records, we're open 'til midnight. ''[pause]'' Midnight. == Dialogue == :'''High Roller''': That's an 18,000 dollar bet, you sure you know what you're doin', kid? :'''Lucas''': I know this, that if I win this roll, I will save the place that I work from being sold, and the jobs of my friends that work there. Thus striking a blow at all that is evil and making this world a better place to be in. :'''Lady at Craps Table''': Huh? :'''Lucas''': ...And I'll buy you guys a drink. ''[Lady smiles]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Joe''': Where's the money, Lucas? :'''Lucas''': Joe, the money is gone. :'''Joe''': I know it's GONE, where's it gone to? :'''Lucas''': Atlantic City. :'''Joe''': Atlantic City. ...Is it coming ''back'' from Atlantic City? :'''Lucas''': I... I don't think so. :'''Joe''': What's it ''doing'' in Atlantic City? :'''Lucas''': Recirculating. :'''Joe''': Recirculating? :'''Lucas''': Yeah. :'''Joe''': Lucas, listen to me. I told Mitchell Beck that you forgot to deposit the money. I told Mitchell that the money was still here. :'''Lucas''': Joe, that's not true. It's in Atlantic City... I swear! :'''Joe''': Shut up, sit down, and don't you move. :'''Lucas''': ''[sitting down]'' It could be in other cities by now... :'''Joe''': Oh, shut up! Under no circumstances do I want you to leave that couch... unless it's to get me $9000, and then you bring it here to me, okay? :'''Lucas''': Okay. You know, I think things are gonna be all right now, Joe. :'''Joe''': Oh? And what makes you think that. :'''Lucas''': Who knows where thoughts come from? They just appear. <hr width=50%/> :'''A.J''': What's with you? Yesterday you were normal and today you're like the Chinese guy from Karate Kid. What's with you today? :'''Lucas''': What's with today, today? <hr width=50%/> :'''Gina''': ''[about Debra having shaved her head]'' Well, Sinead O'Rebellion. Shock me, shock me, shock me with that deviant behavior! :'''Debra''': God, that is so clever. You know, I swear you get smarter the shorter your skirt gets. :'''Gina''': And you get smarter the shorter your hair gets, so it's probably good you went with that. <hr width=50%/> :'''A.J.''': Joe, I need to ask your advice. Now I know you know a lot about love and women and all that sort of thing... :'''Joe''': Oh, yeah, my wife left me for another woman and my girlfriend forced me to leave at gunpoint. Does this qualify me? :'''A.J.''': Oh yeah, definitely. <hr width=50%/> :''[Joe is talking to the police about Warren]'' :'''Joe''': ''[to Warren]'' How old are you? :'''Warren''': Old enough to kick your butt through your skull and splatter your brains on the wall. :'''Joe''': ''[to the cops on the phone]'' Yeah, he's a juvenile. <hr width=50%/> :'''Debra''': ''[Reading the new Musictown rules]'' No visible tattoos. :'''Gina''': No revealing clothing. :'''Debra''': We're both screwed. At least you're used to it. :'''Gina''': Oh now, Debra, don't be bitter, certainly with your ever growing collection of flesh mutilating silver appendages and your brand new Neo-Nazi boot camp makeover, the boys will come a-runnin'. :'''Debra''': Let's not fight, let's just rip ''[both start tearing lists of rules]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Warren''': Who glued these quarters down? :'''A.J.''': I did. :'''Warren''': What the hell for, man? :'''A.J.''': I don't feel that I need to explain my art to you, Warren. <hr width=50%/> :'''Jane''': What are you doing later? :'''Joe''': I don't know. I'm either going to jail or hell. I can't decide. == Taglines == * Open 'til Midnight. * They're selling music but not selling out. * Damn the Man! Save the Empire! * This music is the glue of the world. It holds it all together. * What's with today, today? == Cast == * [[w:Anthony LaPaglia|Anthony LaPaglia]] - Joe Reaves * [[w:Maxwell Caulfield|Maxwell Caulfield]] - Rex Manning * [[w:Debi Mazar|Debi Mazar]] - Jane * [[w:Rory Cochrane|Rory Cochrane]] - Lucas * [[w:Liv Tyler|Liv Tyler]] - Corey Mason * [[w:Johnny Whitworth|Johnny Whitworth]] - A.J. * [[w:Robin Tunney|Robin Tunney]] - Debra * [[w:Renee Zellweger|Renee Zellweger]] - Gina * [[w:Ethan Embry|Ethan Embry]] - Mark * [[w:Coyote Shivers|Coyote Shivers]] - Berko * [[w:Brendan Sexton|Brendan Sexton]] - Warren * [[w:James 'Kimo' Wills|James 'Kimo' Wills]] - Eddie * [[w:Brandon Crawford|Brandon Crawford]] - Couch Kid #2 * [[w:Ben Bodé|Ben Bodé]] - Mitchell == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0112950|title=Empire Records}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=empire_records|title=Empire Records}} [[Category:1995 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Coming-of-age films]] [[Category:Teen comedy-drama films]] [[Category:Films set in Delaware]] an6cbyuz9x8k3948co3q6mbx35ybso2 0 3966 3148688 3135509 2022-07-28T16:26:22Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:William-Lloyd-Garrison-by-Jocelyn,-1833.jpg|thumb|I am aware that many object to the severity of my [[language]]; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as [[truth]], and as uncompromising as [[justice]]. On this subject, I do not wish to think, or to speak, or write, with moderation.]] '''[[w:William Lloyd Garrison|William Lloyd Garrison]]''' ([[12 December]] [[1805]] – [[24 May]] [[1879]]) was an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. == Quotes == [[File:Garrison_statue_Brown_Square_Newburyport_Oct_2012_side.JPG|thumb|I [[despair]] of the republic while [[slavery]] exists therein.]] [[File:Garrison-william-lloyd-loc.jpg|thumb|We [[love]] the land of our nativity, only as we love all other lands. … Hence we can allow no appeal to [[patriotism]], to revenge any national insult or injury.]] [[File:Genius_of_Liberty_on_top_of_the_Soldier's_National_Monument,_Gettyburg.jpg|thumb|[[Now]] let me give the sentiment which has been, and ever will be, the [[governing]] [[passion]] of my [[soul]]: "[[Liberty]] for each, for [[all]], and [[forever]]!"]] [[File:US Dollars and envelope.jpg|thumb|It is an abuse of language to talk of [[Wage slavery|the slavery of wages]]... We cannot see that it is wrong to give or receive wages.]] *It is an abuse of language to talk of [[Wage slavery|the slavery of wages]]... We cannot see that it is wrong to give or receive wages. **As quoted in [https://books.google.com/books?id=Tpb7HAIhWHgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=9780199843282&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjz1ILxqfLcAhVDnuAKHda9Ai0Q6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=9780199843282&f=false ''Fateful Lightning: A New History of the Civil War and Reconstruction''] (2012), by [[Allen C. Guelzo]], Chapter One * '''I will say, finally, that I despair of [[United States|the republic]] while [[slavery]] exists therein.''' If I look up to [[God]] for [[success]], no [[smile]] of [[mercy]] or [[forgiveness]] dispels the gloom of futurity; if to our own resources, they are daily diminishing; if to all [[history]], our destruction is not only possible, but almost certain. Why should we slumber at this momentous crisis? If our [[hearts]] were [[dead]] to every throb of [[humanity]]; if it were [[lawful]] to oppress, where [[power]] is ample; still, if we had any regard for our [[safety]] and [[happiness]], we should strive to crush the [[Vampire]] which is feeding upon our [[life]]-[[blood]]. All the [[selfishness]] of our [[nature]] cries aloud for a better security. Our own vices are too [[strong]] for us, and keep us in perpetual alarm; how, in addition to these, shall we be able to contend successfully with millions of armed and desperate men, as we must eventually, if slavery do not cease? ** [http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=562 Address to the Colonization Society] (4 July 1829) * '''I cherish as strong a [[love]] for the land of my nativity as any man living. I am proud of her [[civil]], [[political]] and [[religious]] institutions — of her high advancement in [[science]], [[literature]] and the [[arts]] — of her general [[prosperity]] and grandeur. But I have some solemn accusations to bring against her.''' I accuse her of insulting the majesty of [[Heaven]] with the grossest mockery that was ever exhibited to man — inasmuch as, professing to be the land of the free and the asylum of the oppressed, she falsifies every profession, and shamelessly plays the tyrant. <br> I accuse her, before all nations, of giving an open, deliberate and base denial to her boasted Declaration, that "all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." <br> I accuse her of disfranchising and proscribing nearly half a million free people of color, acknowledging them not as countrymen, and scarcely as rational beings, and seeking to drag them thousands of miles across the ocean on a plea of benevolence, when they ought to enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities of American citizens. <br> I accuse her of suffering a large portion of her population to be lacerated, starved and plundered, without law and without justification, at the will of petty tyrants. <br> I accuse her of trafficking in the bodies and souls of men, in a domestic way, to an extent nearly equal to the foreign slave trade; which traffic is equally atrocious with the foreign, and almost as cruel in its operations. <br> '''I accuse her of legalizing, on an enormous scale, licentiousness, [[fraud]], [[cruelty]] and [[murder]].''' ** Address to the World Anti-slavery Convention, London (12 July 1833) *The right to enjoy liberty is inalienable. To invade it is to usurp the prerogative of Jehovah. Every man has a right to his own body—to the products of his own labor—to the protection of law—and to the common advantages of society. '''It is piracy to buy or steal a native African, and subject him to servitude. Surely, the sin is as great to enslave an American as an African.''' ** [http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/abeswlgct.html "Declaration of Sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Convention," speech in Philadelphia, (6 December 1833)] *But the moment he holds them [slaves] as property, however kindly he may treat them, he is a man-stealer, whom the apostle classes among ‘murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers.’ **Letter to Gerrit Smith, (Feb. 7, 1835), ''The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison'', vol. 1, Walter M. Merrill, edit., Belknap Press-Harvard University Press, 1971, p. 445 * '''Our [[country]] is the [[world]], our countrymen are [[all]] [[mankind]].''' We love the land of our nativity, only as we love all other lands. The interests, rights, and liberties of American citizens are no more dear to us than are those of the whole human race. Hence we can allow no appeal to [[patriotism]], to revenge any national insult or injury. ** [http://fair-use.org/the-liberator/1838/09/28/declaration-of-sentiments-adopted-by-the-peace-convention#p3 Declaration of Sentiments, Boston Peace Conference] (28 September 1838) * The compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with [[death]] and an agreement with [[hell]]. ** Resolution adopted by the Antislavery Society (27 January 1843); referencing ''[[Isaiah]]'' 28:15: "We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement". *'''Every slave is a stolen man; every slaveholder is a man-stealer'''. By no precedent, no example, no law, no compact, no purchase, no bequest, no inheritance, no combination of circumstances, is slaveholding right or justifiable. While a slave remains in his fetters, the land must have no rest. ** [http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/185/civil-rights-and-conflict-in-the-united-states-selected-speeches/5061/no-compromise-with-the-evil-of-slavery-speech-1854/ "No Compromise with the Evil of Slavery" (1854) essay] * '''We have a natural right, therefore, to seek the abolition of slavery throughout the globe.''' It is our special duty to make Massachusetts free soil, so that the moment the fugitive slave stands upon it, he shall take his place in the ranks of the free. God commands us to "hide the outcast, and bewray not him that wandereth." I say, LET THE WILL OF GOD BE DONE! That is "the head and front" of my "[[fanaticism]]"! That is the extent of my "infidelity"! That comprehends all of my "treason"! THE WILL OF GOD BE DONE! ** [http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=569 John Brown and the Principle of Nonresistance] (16 December 1859) * What shall be said, then, of those who insist upon ignoring the question of slavery as not involved in this deadly feud, and maintain that the only issue is, the support of the government and the preservation of the Union? Surely, they are "fools and blind"; for it is slaveholders alone who have conspired to seize the one, and overturn the other. As long as the enslavement of a single human being is sanctioned in the land, the curse of God will rest upon it. ** [http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?documentprint=577 The War — Its Cause and Cure] (3 May 1861) * '''I have not come here with reference to any flag but that of freedom.''' If [[United States|your Union]] does not symbolize universal emancipation, it brings no Union for me. If your Constitution does not guarantee freedom for all, it is not a Constitution I can ascribe to. If your flag is stained by the blood of a brother held in bondage, I repudiate it in the name of God. I came here to witness the unfurling of a flag under which every human being is to be recognized as entitled to his freedom. Therefore, with a clear conscience, without any compromise of principles, I accepted the invitation of the Government of the United States to be present and witness the ceremonies that have taken place today. <br> And '''now let me give the sentiment which has been, and ever will be, the governing passion of my soul: "Liberty for each, for all, and forever!"''' ** Speech in Charleston, South Carolina (14 April 1865) *Reader! are you with the man-stealers in sympathy and purpose, or on the side of their down-trodden victims? If with the former, then are you the foe of God and man. If with the latter, what are you prepared to do and dare in their behalf? Be faithful, be vigilant, be untiring in your efforts to break every yoke, and let the oppressed go free. Come what may—cost what it may—inscribe on the banner which you unfurl to the breeze, as your religious and political motto—"No compromise with Slavery! No Union with Slaveholders!" **Preface to ''Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave'' (1 May 1845) === ''[[wikipedia:The_Liberator_(newspaper)|The Liberator]]'' (1831–1866) === [[File:The_Liberator_15_December_1854.jpg|thumb|Our country is the [[world]] — our countrymen are [[all]] [[mankind]].]] [[File:William_garrison.jpg|thumb|I am in [[earnest]] — I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE [[Hearing|HEARD]].]] * '''Our country is the [[world]] — our countrymen are [[all]] [[mankind]].''' ** Motto of ''The Liberator'' (1831) * Let Southern oppressors tremble — let their secret abettors tremble — let their Northern apologists tremble — let all the enemies of the persecuted blacks tremble. ** No. 1 (1 January 1831) * '''I am aware that many object to the severity of my [[language]]; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as [[truth]], and as uncompromising as [[justice]]. On this subject, I do not wish to think, or to speak, or write, with moderation.''' No! no! Tell a man whose house is on [[fire]] to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen; — but urge me not to use moderation in a cause like the [[present]]. '''I am in [[earnest]] — I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE [[Hearing|HEARD]].''' The [[apathy]] of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal, and to hasten the [[resurrection]] of the [[dead]]. ** [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2928t.html "To the Public", No. 1 (1 January 1831)], quoted in {{cite book|last=Todras|first=Ellen H.|title=Angelina Grimké: Voice of Abolition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-S8ZAQAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Linnet|isbn=978-0-208-02485-5|page=46}} * Formerly, the purchase of Texas by our Government, for the purpose of bestowing it as a gift upon our colored population, was a favorite opinion of ours; but we have settled down into the belief, that the object is neither practicable nor expedient. In the first place, it is not probable that the Congress would make the purchase; nor, secondly, is it likely that the mass of our colored people would remove without some compulsory process; nor, thirdly, would it be safe or convenient to organise them as a distinct nation among us,—an imperium in imperio. The fact is, it is time to repudiate all colonization schemes, as visionary and unprofitable; all those, we mean, which have for their design the entire separation of the blacks from the whites. We must take our free colored and slave inhabitants as we find them—recognise them as countrymen who have extraordinary claims upon our charities—give them the advantages of education—respect them as members of one great family, who may be made useful in society and honorable in reputation. This is our view of the subject. ** [http://deadconfederates.com/2016/03/21/garrison-gives-up-on-colonization/ ''The Liberator''] (22 January 1861) * For, by the [[logic]] of Concord, Lexington, and Bunker Hill, and by the principles enforced by this nation in its boasted [[Declaration of Independence]], Capt. [[wikipedia:John Brown (abolitionist)|Brown]] was a hero, struggling against fearful odds, not for his own advantage, but to redeem others from a horrible bondage, to be justified in all that he aimed to achieve, however lacking in sound discretion. And by the same logic and the same principles, every slave-holder has forfeited his right to live, if his destruction be necessary to enable his victims to break the yoke of bondage; and they, and all who are disposed to aid them by force and arms, are fully warranted in carrying rebellion to any extent, and securing freedom at whatever cost. ** No. 170 (28 October 1859) * '''Better to be always in a [[minority]] of one with [[God]] — branded as madman, incendiary, fanatic, heretic, infidel — frowned upon by "the powers that be," and mobbed by the populace — or consigned ignominiously to the gallows, like him whose "[[soul]] is marching on," though his "body lies mouldering in the grave," or burnt to ashes at the stake like [[John Wycliffe|Wickliffe]], or nailed to the cross like him who "gave himself for the world," — in defence of the RIGHT, than like [[wikipedia:Herod the Great|Herod]], having the shouts of a multitude crying, "It is the voice of a god, and not of a man!"''' ** [http://fair-use.org/the-liberator/1865/12/29/valedictory "Valedictory" (29 December 1865)] in the last issue of ''The Liberator'' (1 January 1866) === ''Thoughts on African Colonization'' (1832) === [[File:William_Lloyd_Garrison_by_Edwin_T_Billings_NYHistoricalSociety.png|thumb|Unhappily, to borrow the words of [[wikipedia:Pope Clement XIV|Ganganelli]], a large majority of mankind are "mere abortions": calling themselves [[rational]] and [[intelligent]] beings, they act as if they had neither [[brains]] nor [[conscience]], and as if there were no [[God]], no [[accountability]], no [[heaven]], no [[hell]], no [[eternity]].]] : <small> ''Thoughts on African Colonization : Or, An Impartial Exhibition of the Doctrines, Principles and Purposes of the American Colonization Society'' (1832) </small> * '''Is [[Error]], though unwittingly supported by a host of good men, stronger than [[Truth]]? Are [[Righteousness|Right]] and [[Wrong]] convertible terms, dependant upon popular [[opinion]]?''' Oh no! Then I will go forward in the strength of the Lord of Hosts — in the name of Truth — and under the banner of Right. As it is not by might nor by [[power]], but by the [[Spirit]] of [[God]], that great moral changes are effected, I am encouraged to fight valiantly in this good cause, believing that I shall "come off conqueror, and more than conqueror" — yet not I, but Truth and Justice. It is in such a contest that one shall chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight. ** Introductory Remarks * '''Little [[boldness]] is [[needed]] to assail the [[opinions]] and [[practices]] of notoriously wicked men; but to rebuke [[great]] and [[good]] men for their conduct, and to impeach their discernment, is the highest effort of [[moral]] [[courage]].''' The great mass of [[mankind]] shun the [[labor]] and [[responsibility]] of forming [[opinions]] for themselves. The question is not — what is true? but — what is popular? Not — what does God say? but — what says the public? Not — what is my opinion? but — what do others believe? ** Introductory Remarks * Unhappily, to borrow the words of [[wikipedia:Pope Clement XIV|Ganganelli]], a large majority of mankind are "mere abortions": calling themselves [[rational]] and [[intelligent]] beings, they act as if they had neither [[brains]] nor [[conscience]], and as if there were no [[God]], no [[accountability]], no [[heaven]], no [[hell]], no [[eternity]]. ** Introductory Remarks === ''William Lloyd Garrison 1805–1879'' (1885) === [[File:William_Lloyd_Garrison_on_Commonwealth_Avenue,_Boston.JPG|thumb| Wherever there is a [[human]] being, I see [[God]]-given [[rights]] inherent in that being, whatever may be the [[sex]] or complexion.]] : <small> ''William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879 : The Story of His Life Told by His Children'' (1885) by [[wikipedia:Wendell Phillips Garrison|Wendell Phillips Garrison]] and Francis Jackson Garrison - Full text online: [http://www.archive.org/details/wlgstoryoflife01garrrich Vol. 1] - [http://www.archive.org/details/wlgstoryoflife02garrrich Vol. 2] - [http://www.archive.org/details/wlgstoryoflife03garrrich Vol. 3] - [http://www.archive.org/details/wlgstoryoflife04garrrich Vol. 4]</small> * '''With reasonable men, I will [[reason]]; with humane men I will plead; but to [[tyrants]] I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.''' ** Vol. I, p. 188 * Since the creation of the world there has been no tyrant like Intemperance, and no slaves so cruelly treated as his. ** Vol. I, p. 268 * '''We may be personally defeated, but our principles never.''' ** Vol. I, p. 402 * The Sabbath, as now recognized and enforced, is one of the main pillars of Priestcraft and Superstition, and the stronghold of a merely ceremonial Religion. ** Vol. III, p. 224 * '''Wherever there is a [[human]] being, I see [[God]]-given [[rights]] inherent in that being, whatever may be the [[sex]] or complexion.''' ** Vol. III, p. 390 * The success of any great moral enterprise does not depend upon numbers. ** Vol. III, p. 473 - I have read this page twice and cannot find this quote. * You cannot possibly have a broader basis for any [[government]] than that which includes all the people, with all their rights in their hands, and with an equal [[power]] to maintain their rights. ** Vol. IV, p. 224 {{Misattributed begin}} == Misattributed == * That which is not just is not law. ** Garrison did use this phrase, but he was quoting [[Algernon Sydney]]: :: That which is not just, is not Law; and that which is not Law, ought not to be obeyed. ::* [http://www.constitution.org/as/dcg_000.htm ''Discourses Concerning Government'' (1698)] [http://www.constitution.org/as/dcg_311.htm Ch. 3, Sect. 11] {{Misattributed end}} == Quotes about Garrison == [[File:Frederick Douglass (circa 1879).jpg|thumb|He seemed to me an all-sufficient match to every opponent, whether they spoke in the [[name]] of the [[law]] or the gospel. His [[words]] were full of [[holy]] [[fire]], and straight to the point. Something of a [[hero]]-worshiper by [[nature]], here was one to excite my [[admiration]] and [[reverence]]. ~ [[Frederick Douglass]] ]] *[[w:William Lloyd Garrison|Mister Garrison]] and his friends tell us that while in the Union we are responsible for [[slavery]]. He and they sing out 'No Union with slaveholders', and refuse to vote. I admit our responsibility for slavery while in the Union but I deny that going out of the Union would free us from that responsibility. There now clearly is no freedom from responsibility for slavery to any American citizen short to the abolition of slavery. The American people have gone quite too far in this slave-holding business now to sum up their whole business of slavery by singing out the cant phrase, 'No union with slaveholders'. To desert the family hearth may place the recreant husband out of the presence of his starving children, but this does not free him from responsibility. If a man were on board of a pirate ship, and in company with others had robbed and plundered, his whole duty would not be preformed simply by taking the longboat and singing out, 'No union with pirates'. His duty would be to restore the stolen property. **[[Frederick Douglass]], [https://archive.is/INHAu "The Constitution of the United States: Is It Pro-Slavery or Anti-Slavery?"] (26 March 1860), Glasgow, United Kingdom * Garrison and his followers, such as Wendell Phillips, were fierce critics not only of gradualism and colonization, but also of the racial prejudices that were endemic among many proponents of these schemes. They accordingly called for equal civil and political rights for African Americans… He and many abolitionists asserted that the involuntary servitude of men was 'theft on a grand scale because the slaveowner expropriated from the slave that which was properly his own—namely his body, labor and their fruits.' **Ronald Hamowy, editor-in-chief, ''The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism'', "Abolitionism," London: UK, Sage Publishing, Inc., 2008, p. 1 [https://www.libertarianism.org/encyclopedia/abolitionism] *The good Lord had had a chance for a long time before the abolition. I believe that there is a moral government; and that God reigns. I am no pessimist; I give thanks to the good Lord, and also to the good men through whom He has worked. Prominent among them was [[w:William Lloyd Garrison|Garrison]]... **[[Frederick Douglass]], [http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/the-nations-problem/ Speech at Tremont Temple] (September 1890) * I had been living four or five months in New Bedford when there came a young man to me with a copy of [[w:The Liberator (anti-slavery newspaper)|the ''Liberator'']], the paper edited by William Lloyd Garrison and published by [[w:Isaac Knapp|Isaac Knapp]], and asked me to subscribe for it. I told him I had but just escaped from [[slavery]], and was of course very poor, and had no [[money]] then to pay for it. He was very willing to take me as a subscriber, notwithstanding, and from this time '''I was brought into contact with the [[mind]] of Mr. Garrison, and his paper took a place in my [[heart]] second only to [[the Bible]].''' It detested slavery, and made no truce with the traffickers in the bodies and souls of men. It preached human [[brotherhood]]; it exposed [[hypocrisy]] and wickedness in high places; it denounced [[oppression]]; and with all the solemnity of "Thus saith the Lord," demanded the complete emancipation of my race. '''I [[loved]] this paper and its editor. He seemed to me an all-sufficient match to every opponent, whether they spoke in the [[name]] of the [[law]] or the gospel. His [[words]] were full of [[holy]] [[fire]], and straight to the point. Something of a [[hero]]-worshiper by [[nature]], here was one to excite my [[admiration]] and [[reverence]].''' It was my privilege to listen to a lecture in Liberty Hall by Mr. Garrison, its editor. He was then a young man, of a singularly pleasing countenance, and earnest and impressive manner. On this occasion he announced nearly all his heresies. His Bible was his textbook — held sacred as the very word of the Eternal Father. He believed in sinless perfection, complete submission to insults and injuries, and literal obedience to the injunction if smitten "on one cheek to turn the other also." '''Not only was Sunday a Sabbath, but all days were Sabbaths, and to be kept holy.''' All [[sectarianism]] was false and mischievous — the regenerated throughout the world being members of one body, and the head [[Christ]] [[Jesus]]. [[Prejudice]] against color was rebellion against [[God]]. Of all men beneath the sky, the slaves, because most neglected and despised, were nearest and dearest to his great heart. Those ministers who defended slavery from the Bible were of their "father the devil"; and those churches which fellowshiped slaveholders as Christians, were synagogues of [[Satan]], and our nation was a nation of liars. '''He was never loud and noisy, but calm and serene as a summer sky, and as pure.''' "You are the man — the [[Moses]], raised up by God, to deliver his modern Israel from bondage," was the spontaneous feeling of my heart, as I sat away back in the hall and listened to his mighty words, — mighty in truth, — mighty in their simple earnestness. **[[Frederick Douglass]], in [https://archive.org/details/lifetimesoffrede1881doug ''The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass''] (1881), Ch. III : Introduced to the Abolitionists, p. 263 * The belief has been constantly expressed in England that in the United States, which has produced Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Henry Ward Beecher, James Russell Lowell, John G. Whittier¹5 and Abraham Lincoln there must be those of their descendants who would take hold of the work of inaugurating an era of law and order. The colored people of this country who have been loyal to the flag believe the same, and strong in that belief have begun this crusade. ** [[Ida B. Wells|Ida B. Wells]], ''The Red Record'' (1895) == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{wikisource author}} {{commonscat}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070707152449/http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASgarrison.htm Profile at Spartacus] * [http://fair-use.org/the-liberator/ ''The Liberator'' Online] * [http://theliberatorfiles.com ''The Liberator'' Files] * [http://dlxs.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?type=simple&c=mayantislavery&cc=mayantislavery&sid=9a7feb4dd52da0223415d9303b664f6e&rgn=author&q1=garrison%2C+william&Submit=Search William Lloyd Garrison works at Cornell University]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Garrison, William Lloyd}} [[Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States]] [[Category:Journalists from the United States]] [[Category:American publishers]] [[Category:Abolitionists]] [[Category:Unitarians from the United States]] [[Category:1805 births]] [[Category:1879 deaths]] [[Category:People from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Activists from the United States]] [[Category:Women's rights activists]] [[Category:Tax resisters]] [[Category:Libertarians from the United States]] [[Category:Left-libertarians]] [[Category:Social activists]] [[es:William Lloyd Garrison]] [[it:William Lloyd Garrison]] fhv8xxz7uqbi5jca2jlgfj82cblzi5z 4 4250 3148966 3145089 2022-07-29T08:40:51Z Rubbish computer 1947194 /* New report 2022-07-20, 18:23 */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{/header}} <!---EDIT BELOW ONLY---> == New report 2022-07-1, 05:15 == * {{Vandal|Wisiaszymia}} <span style="position: absolute; {{#ifeq:{{{hide}}}|false||{{#ifeq:{{{hide}}}|no||visibility: hidden;}}}}">@[[User:Aphaia]] @[[User:BD2412]] @[[User:DannyS712]] @[[User:Ferien]] @[[User:GreenMeansGo]] @[[User:Illegitimate Barrister]] @[[User:Jusjih]] @[[User:Kalki]] @[[User:Koavf]] @[[User:Mdd]] @[[User:Miszatomic]] @[[User:Ningauble]] @[[User:Pmlineditor]] @[[User:UDScott]] @[[User:Ilovemydoodle]]</span> GRP sock. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:15, 1 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 05:48, 1 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|ferien}} I know. Could you also click the 'confirm' button on his user page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:50, 1 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, no, as I have said before, it is not helpful to tag these socks and I do not think it is a helpful use of my time to confirm. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 14:50, 1 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-1, 18:25 == * {{Vandal|LatanyaBolliger}} Spam. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:28, 1 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:52, 3 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-1, 18:28 == * {{IPvandal|2600:8807:8004:B100:4CA6:8B74:E4BB:8B04}} Edit warring. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:04, 1 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-2, 04:14 == * {{Vandal|Odayreviews1}} Spam/promotion. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:53, 2 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} globally —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:52, 3 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-3, 05:19 == * {{IPvandal|2600:8807:8004:B100:4D66:2925:2930:1F26}} Vandalism. Hasn't this IP been reported like a billion times already? [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:34, 3 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-5, 05:10 == * {{IPvandal|72.213.207.137}} Sockpuppet, likely open proxy or VPN. p [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:21, 5 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:17, 7 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|koavf}} I think you forgot to block. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:51, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{done}} wow. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:07, 7 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-7, 21:53 == * {{IPvandal|200.171.53.102}} Sockpuppet, likely VPN or open proxy. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:53, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:42, 8 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-7, 21:54 == * {{IPvandal|189.68.182.119}} Sockpuppet, likely VPN or open proxy. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:54, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:42, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|koavf}} Thank you! {{smiley}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:43, 8 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-7, 21:55 == * {{IPvandal|131.100.204.229}} Sockpuppet, likely VPN or open proxy. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:55, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:43, 8 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-8, 02:29 == * {{IPvandal|2001:D08:1280:88F5::/64}} Vandalism, sockpuppet of {{IPvandal|161.142.190.125}}. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:00, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:43, 8 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-8, 03:00 == * {{IPvandal|161.142.190.125}} Sockpuppeteering. Vandalism. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:00, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:43, 8 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-8, 05:10 == * {{IPvandal|2001:F40:907:58E::/64}} Sockpuppet of {{IPvandal|161.142.190.125}}. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:10, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:32, 8 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-8, 12:18 == * {{IPvandal|93.141.247.65}} Sockpuppet, likely VPN or open proxy. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:19, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :{{not done}}, just one dumb edit. Let me know if there are more. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:47, 8 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-8, 20:03 == * {{IPvandal|83.7.8.142}} GRP sock. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:03, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :{{Done}} globally. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:47, 8 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-10, 02:15 == * {{IPvandal|105.102.240.7}} GRP sock. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:15, 10 July 2022 (UTC) :done}}{ —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:22, 10 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-10, 02:15 == * {{IPvandal|79.106.134.246}} GRP sock. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:23, 10 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:23, 10 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-10, 03:33 == * {{Vandal|Fashion magazine NYC}} Promotional username. Vandalism. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:36, 10 July 2022 (UTC) :{{Done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:23, 10 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|koavf}} Per username policy shouldn't you block indefinitely but with account creation allowed? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:27, 10 July 2022 (UTC) :::It seems generic to me. Is there an actual publication called ''Fashion Magazine NYC''? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:31, 10 July 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|koavf}} [https://www.fashionmagazinenyc.com Yes]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:00, 10 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-10, 06:27 == * {{IPvandal|181.31.227.135}} GRP sock. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:20, 10 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-10, 14:00 == * {{Vandal|ElasticBot}} UAA/vio. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 14:07, 10 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-10, 19:12 == * {{IPvandal|131.100.204.0/24}} Continued vandalism after being warned several times. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:15, 10 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-11, 22:46 == * {{IPvandal|2804:5d80:8547:9210::/64}} Vandalism. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:54, 11 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-12, 10:19 == * {{Vandal|NelleAbraham657}} Spam, promotion. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:16, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 14:38, 12 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-14, 02:43 == * {{IPvandal|2603:8081:8108::/48}} {{ping|koavf}} Long-term cross-wiki subtle vandalism. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:44, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}}, some obviously vandalism. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:54, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-14, 12:05 == * {{IPvandal|174.192.0.67}} Sockpuppet of {{IPvandal|2601:182:4200:ee0:d041:3177:45d9:ebaa}}. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:06, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 14:57, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-15, 16:09 == * {{IPvandal|85.107.124.125}} Sockpuppet. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 16:10, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 16:24, 15 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-15, 19:20 == * {{Vandal|Khadima-e-Deoband}} Please softblock the account, as it was supposedly created by accident. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:21, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, there is no need to block the account. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 19:35, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::I said softblock, so it isn't used for accidental sockpuppetry – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:44, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, that should only be done if requested. Unless it is specifically asked by the user, this is {{notdone}} --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 19:47, 15 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-15, 19:47 == * {{IPvandal|2A02:6080:0:0:0:1:1081:A2D5}} {{ping|Ferien|Koavf}} GRP sock. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:58, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:01, 16 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-17, 22:10 == * {{Vandal|Dheguffgy}} Sockpuppet of {{Vandal|Gagdhdkdksnbs}} (based on username, this report was before any edits were made). [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:11, 17 July 2022 (UTC) == <s>New report 2022-07-17, 22:11</s> == <s> * {{IPvandal|166.70.232.196}} {{ping|Koavf|Kalki}} Sockpuppet.</s> Edit: [[Special:Diff/3143769|confirmed]] [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:43, 17 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-18, 10:12 == * {{Vandal|Shekharkhichi}} Promotion. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:00, 18 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} Warning seems sufficient. If it persists, let us know. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:23, 18 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-20, 13:15 == * {{Vandal| NobleSwafford1}} Spam, promotion. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:15, 20 July 2022 (UTC) * {{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:24, 20 July 2022 (UTC) == New report 2022-07-20, 18:23 == * {{IPvandal|192.76.8.85}} {{ping|koavf}} [[w:WP:HOUNDING|WP:HOUNDING]], [[w:WP:PA|WP:PA]], [[w:WP:CIVILITY|WP:CIVILITY]], [[w:WP:BATTLE|WP:BATTLE]], clearly not here to build a compendium of quotations, long-term vandalism: ^{[[w:simple:Special:Diff/5677654|[1]]]}. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:40, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :{{not done}} See your talk. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:38, 20 July 2022 (UTC) == Spambot == * {{vandal|Windowcurtainshop}} Spam [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 08:40, 29 July 2022 (UTC) 74gq6cf2hvww19k7urs3tyzw9cl3ncc 0 4450 3148758 3132227 2022-07-28T19:33:49Z 51.146.207.84 /* Z */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Quran_cover.jpg|thumb|VERILY, this Qur’ān shows the way to all that is most upright, and gives the [[believers]] who do good [[deeds]] the glad tiding that theirs will be a great [[reward]].]] [[File:AndalusQuran.JPG|thumb|In the [[name]] of [[God]], Most [[Gracious]], Most [[Merciful]]. [[Praise]] be to God, the [[Cherisher]] and [[Sustainability|Sustainer]] of the [[worlds]].]] [[File:Qur'an manuscript. Surat Al 'Imran, 85-88. (1).tif|thumb|Some of its verses are plain of established [[meaning]]; they are the [[essence]] of the [[Scripture]]: others are [[allegorical]]. But those in whose [[hearts]] is [[perversity]] follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking [[discord]], and seeking to give it (their own) interpretation. While none [[knows]] its ([[true]]) interpretation except God.]] The '''{{w|Quran}}''' ([[W:Help:IPA/English|/kɔːrˈɑːn/]] ''[[w:Help:Pronunciation respelling key|kor-AHN]]''; [[Arabic]]: القرآن‎, [[w:Romanization of Arabic|romanized]]: ''al-Qurʼān'' <small>Arabic pronunciation:</small> [[W:Help:IPA/Arabic|[alqur'ʔaːn]]], literally meaning 'the recitation'), also romanized '''Qur'an''' or '''Koran''', is the central [[religious text]] of [[Islam]], believed by [[Muslims]] to be a [[w:Wahy|revelation]] from [[w:God in Islam|God]]. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: سور ''suwar'', sing.: سورة ''sūrah''), which consist of verses (pl.: آيات ''ʾāyāt'', sing.: آية ''ʾāyah'', cons.: ''ʾāyat''). In addition to its religious significance, it is widely regarded as the finest work in {{w|Arabic literature}}, and has significantly influenced the Arabic language. ==Quotes== === Surah 1: [[w:Al-Fatiha|The Opening (''Al-Fatiha'')]] === * '''{{w|Abdullah Yusuf Ali|Yusuf Ali}}:'''<br />¹In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.<br />²Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;<br />³Most Gracious, Most Merciful;<br />⁴Master of the Day of Judgment.<br />⁵Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.<br />⁶Show us the straight way,<br />⁷The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray. * '''{{w|Marmaduke Pickthall}}:'''<br />¹In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.<br />²Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,<br />³The Beneficent, the Merciful.<br />⁴Master of the Day of Judgment,<br />⁵Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.<br />⁶Show us the straight path,<br />⁷The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ¹<br />ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ²<br />ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ³<br />مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ⁴<br />إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ⁵<br />ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ⁶<br />صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ⁷ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/1/1-7?translations=19,22 Sura 1:1-7] ([[w:Al-Fatiha|The Opening]]) === Surah 2: [[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow (''Al-Baqara'')]] === * '''Ali:'''<br />²This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah; * '''{{w|Muhammad Abdel-Haleem}}:'''<br />²This is the Scripture in which there is no doubt, containing guidance for those who are mindful of God, * '''Pickthall:'''<br />²This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil). ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ² ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/2?translations=19,22 Sura 2:2] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="90%"/></div> * '''Ali:'''<br />⁵They are on (true) guidance, from their Lord, and it is these who will prosper. * '''{{w|Wahiduddin Khan}}:'''<br />⁵They are the people who are rightly following their Lord and it is they who shall be successful. * '''Pickthall:'''<br />⁵These depend on guidance from their Lord. These are the successful. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ⁵ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/5?translations=19,22 Sura 2:5] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''{{w|Muhammad Asad}}:'''<br />⁶Behold, as for those who are bent on denying the truth - it is all one to them whether thou warnest them or dost not warn them: they will not believe.<br />⁷God; has sealed their hearts and their hearing, and over their eyes is a veil; and awesome suffering awaits them. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ⁶<br />خَتَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَعَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِمْ ۖ وَعَلَىٰٓ أَبْصَٰرِهِمْ غِشَٰوَةٌ ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ⁷ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/6-7 Sura 2:6-7] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Asad:'''<br />⁸And there are people who say, "We do believe in God and the Last Day," the while they do not [really] believe.<br />⁹They would deceive God and those who have attained to faith-the while they deceive none but themselves, and perceive it not. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤْمِنِينَ⁸<br />يُخَٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ⁹ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/8-9 Sura 2:8-9] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''{{w|Muhammad Ali (writer)|Muhammad Ali}}:'''<br />²⁵And give good news to those who believe and do good deeds, that for them are Gardens in which rivers flow. Whenever they are given a portion of the fruit thereof, they will say: This is what was given to us before; and they are given the like of it. And for them therein are pure companions and therein they will abide. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَبَشِّرِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ۖ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُوا۟ مِنْهَا مِن ثَمَرَةٍ رِّزْقًا ۙ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى رُزِقْنَا مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَأُتُوا۟ بِهِۦ مُتَشَٰبِهًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ فِيهَآ أَزْوَٰجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ ۖ وَهُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ²⁵ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/25 Sura 2:25] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Yusuf Ali:'''<br />²⁶Allah disdains not to use the similitude of things, lowest as well as highest. Those who believe know that it is truth from their Lord; but those who reject Faith say: "What means Allah by this similitude?" By it He causes many to stray, and many He leads into the right path; but He causes not to stray, except those who forsake (the path),- ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَسْتَحْىِۦٓ أَن يَضْرِبَ مَثَلًا مَّا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا ۚ فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَيَقُولُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا ۘ يُضِلُّ بِهِۦ كَثِيرًا وَيَهْدِى بِهِۦ كَثِيرًا ۚ وَمَا يُضِلُّ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ²⁶ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/26?translations=22 Sura 2:26] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Pickthall:'''<br />³⁸We said: Go down, all of you, from hence; but verily there cometh unto you from Me a guidance; and whoso followeth My guidance, there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.<br />³⁹But they who disbelieve, and deny Our revelations, such are rightful Peoples of the Fire. They will abide therein. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />قُلْنَا ٱهْبِطُوا۟ مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا ۖ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ³⁸<br />وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ³⁹ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/38-39?translations=19 Sura 2:38-39] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''{{w|Ahmed Ali (writer)|Ahmed Ali}}:'''<br />⁴²Do not confuse truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth knowingly. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَلَا تَلْبِسُوا۟ ٱلْحَقَّ بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوا۟ ٱلْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ⁴² ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/42 Sura 2:42] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Pickthall:'''<br />⁴⁵Seek help in patience and prayer; and truly it is hard save for the humble-minded. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلْخَٰشِعِينَ⁴⁵ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/45?translations=19 Sura 2:45] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Pickthall:'''<br />⁶²Lo! Those who believe (in that which is revealed unto thee, Muhammad), and those who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabaeans - whoever believeth in Allah and the Last Day and doeth right - surely their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ وَٱلصَّٰبِـِٔينَ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ⁶² ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/62?translations=19 Sura 2:62] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Mustafa Khattab:'''<br />⁷⁷Do they not know that God is aware of what they conceal and what they reveal? ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />أَوَلَا يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ⁷⁷ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/77 Sura 2:77] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''{{w|Shaykh Muhammad Sarwar|Muhammad Sarwar}}:'''<br />⁸¹There is no doubt that evil doers who are engulfed in sins are the companions of hell fire wherein they will live forever.<br />⁸²As for the righteously striving believers, they will be among the people of Paradise wherein they will live forever. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />بَلَىٰ مَن كَسَبَ سَيِّئَةً وَأَحَٰطَتْ بِهِۦ خَطِيٓـَٔتُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ⁸¹<br />وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ⁸² ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/81-82 Sura 2:81-82] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''{{w|Arthur John Arberry}}:'''<br />⁸³And when We took compact with the Children of Israel: ́You shall not serve any save God; and to be good to parents, and the near kinsman, and to orphans, and to the needy; and speak good to men, and perform the prayer, and pay the alms. ́ Then you turned away, all but a few of you, swerving aside * '''Pickthall:'''<br />⁸³And (remember) when We made a covenant with the Children of Israel, (saying): Worship none save Allah (only), and be good to parents and to kindred and to orphans and the needy, and speak kindly to mankind; and establish worship and pay the poor-due. Then, after that, ye slid back, save a few of you, being averse. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَٰقَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ لَا تَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَقُولُوا۟ لِلنَّاسِ حُسْنًا وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّنكُمْ وَأَنتُم مُّعْرِضُونَ⁸³<br /> ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/83 Sura 2:83] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Yusuf Ali:'''<br />¹⁰⁹Quite a number of the People of the Book wish they could Turn you (people) back to infidelity after ye have believed, from selfish envy, after the Truth hath become Manifest unto them: But forgive and overlook, Till God accomplish His purpose; for God Hath power over all things. ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/109?translations=22 Sura 2:109] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Yusuf Ali:'''<br />¹¹⁰And be steadfast in prayer and regular in charity: And whatever good ye send forth for your souls before you, ye shall find it with Allah: for Allah sees Well all that ye do. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ¹¹⁰ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/110?translations=22 Sura 2:110] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Wahiduddin Khan:'''<br />¹¹⁸Those who are devoid of knowledge say, Why does God not speak to us or show us a sign? The same demand was made by those before them; their hearts are all alike. We have made the signs clear to those whose faith is firm. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ لَوْلَا يُكَلِّمُنَا ٱللَّهُ أَوْ تَأْتِينَآ ءَايَةٌ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ ۘ تَشَٰبَهَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ¹¹⁸ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/118 Sura 2:118] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Ahmed Ali:'''<br />¹²¹Those to whom We have sent down the Book, and who read it as it should be read, believe in it truly; but those who deny it will be losers. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَتْلُونَهُۥ حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِۦٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِۦ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ¹²¹ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/121 Sura 2:121] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''{{w|Rashad Khalifa}}:'''<br />¹³¹When his Lord said to him, "Submit," he said, "I submit to the Lord of the universe." ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَتْلُونَهُۥ حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِۦٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِۦ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ¹³¹ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/131 Sura 2:131] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Mustafa Khattab:'''<br />¹³⁸This is the ˹natural˺ Way of God. And who is better than God in ordaining a way? ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَتْلُونَهُۥ حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِۦٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِۦ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ¹³⁸ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/138 Sura 2:138] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Mustafa Khattab:'''<br />¹⁴²The East and West belong ˹only˺ to God. He guides whoever He wills to the Straight Path. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />سَيَقُولُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَا وَلَّىٰهُمْ عَن قِبْلَتِهِمُ ٱلَّتِى كَانُوا۟ عَلَيْهَا ۚ قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلْمَشْرِقُ وَٱلْمَغْرِبُ ۚ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ¹⁴² ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/142 Sura 2:142] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Pickthall:'''<br />¹⁴⁸And each one hath a goal toward which he turneth; so vie with one another in good works. Wheresoever ye may be, Allah will bring you all together. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَلِكُلٍّ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَا ۖ فَٱسْتَبِقُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ ۚ أَيْنَ مَا تَكُونُوا۟ يَأْتِ بِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ¹⁴⁸ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/148?translations=19 Sura 2:148] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Ali:'''<br />¹⁵³'''O Believers! Seek comfort in patience and prayer. God is certainly with those who are patient'''<br />¹⁵⁴And speak not of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay, (they are) alive, but you perceive not. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينٌَ¹⁵³<br />وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمْوَٰتٌۢ ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَآءٌ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَ¹⁵⁴ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/153-154 Sura 2:153-154] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Yusuf Ali:'''<br />¹⁵⁵Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَىْءٍ مِّنَ ٱلْخَوْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ¹⁵⁵ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/155?translations=22 Sura 2:155] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Mustafa Khattab:'''<br />¹⁶³'''Your God is ˹only˺ One God. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.''' ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ ۖ لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ¹⁶³ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/163 Sura 2:163] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Asad:'''<br />¹⁶⁴Verily, in the creation of the heavens and of the earth, and the succession of night and day: and in the ships that speed through the sea with what is useful to man: and in the waters which God sends down from the sky, giving life thereby to the earth after it had, been lifeless, and causing all manner of living creatures to multiply thereon: and in the change of the winds, and the clouds that run their appointed courses between sky and earth: [in all this] there are messages indeed for people who use their reason. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />إِنَّ فِی خَلۡقِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱخۡتِلَـٰفِ ٱلَّیۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلَّتِی تَجۡرِی فِی ٱلۡبَحۡرِ بِمَا یَنفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ وَمَاۤ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ مِن مَّاۤءࣲ فَأَحۡیَا بِهِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِهَا وَبَثَّ فِیهَا مِن كُلِّ دَاۤبَّةࣲ وَتَصۡرِیفِ ٱلرِّیَـٰحِ وَٱلسَّحَابِ ٱلۡمُسَخَّرِ بَیۡنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ لَـَٔایَـٰتࣲ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یَعۡقِلُونَ¹⁶⁴ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/164 Sura 2:164] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Asad:'''<br />¹⁷⁷'''True piety does not consist in turning your faces towards the east or the west - but truly pious is he who believes in God, and the Last Day; and the angels, and revelation, and the prophets; and spends his substance - however much he himself may cherish - it - upon his near of kin, and the orphans, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and the beggars, and for the freeing of human beings from bondage; and is constant in prayer, and renders the purifying dues; and [truly pious are] they who keep their promises whenever they promise, and are patient in misfortune and hardship and in time of peril: it is they that have proved themselves true, and it is they, they who are conscious of God.''' ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />لَّیۡسَ ٱلۡبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمۡ قِبَلَ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلۡبِرَّ مَنۡ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡیَوۡمِ ٱلۡـَٔاخِرِ وَٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةِ وَٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ وَٱلنَّبِیِّـۧنَ وَءَاتَى ٱلۡمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ ذَوِی ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡیَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلۡمَسَـٰكِینَ وَٱبۡنَ ٱلسَّبِیلِ وَٱلسَّاۤىِٕلِینَ وَفِی ٱلرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلۡمُوفُونَ بِعَهۡدِهِمۡ إِذَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ۖ وَٱلصَّـٰبِرِینَ فِی ٱلۡبَأۡسَاۤءِ وَٱلضَّرَّاۤءِ وَحِینَ ٱلۡبَأۡسِۗ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ ٱلَّذِینَ صَدَقُوا۟ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُتَّقُونَ¹⁷⁷ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/177 Sura 2:177] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Mustafa Khattab:'''<br />¹⁸⁶When My servants ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about Me: I am truly near. I respond to one’s prayer when they call upon Me. So let them respond ˹with obedience˺ to Me and believe in Me, perhaps they will be guided ˹to the Right Way˺. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِى عَنِّى فَإِنِّى قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ۖ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِى وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِى لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ¹⁸⁶ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/186 Sura 2:186] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Mustafa Asad:'''<br />¹⁹⁰And fight in God's cause against those who wage war against you, but do not commit aggression-for, verily, God does not love aggressors.<br />¹⁹¹And slay them wherever you may come upon them, and drive them away from wherever they drove you away - for oppression is even worse than killing. And fight not against them near the Inviolable House of Worship unless they fight against you there first; but if they fight against you, slay them: such shall be the recompense of those who deny the truth. * '''Mustafa Khattab:'''<br />¹⁹⁰Fight in the cause of Allah ˹only˺ against those who wage war against you, but do not exceed the limits. Allah does not like transgressors.<br />¹⁹¹Kill them wherever you come upon them and drive them out of the places from which they have driven you out. For persecution is far worse than killing. And do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque unless they attack you there. If they do so, then fight them—that is the reward of the disbelievers. * '''Pickthall:'''<br />¹⁹⁰Fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you, but begin not hostilities. Lo! Allah loveth not aggressors.<br />¹⁹¹And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. And fight not with them at the Inviolable Place of Worship until they first attack you there, but if they attack you (there) then slay them. Such is the reward of disbelievers. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَقَٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَٰتِلُونَكُمْ وَلَا تَعْتَدُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ¹⁹⁰<br />وَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَخْرِجُوهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ أَخْرَجُوكُمْ ۚ وَٱلْفِتْنَةُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ ٱلْقَتْلِ ۚ وَلَا تُقَٰتِلُوهُمْ عِندَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ حَتَّىٰ يُقَٰتِلُوكُمْ فِيهِ ۖ فَإِن قَٰتَلُوكُمْ فَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ¹⁹¹ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/190-191 Sura 2:190-191] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Ali:'''<br />¹⁹³And fight them until there is no persecution, and religion is only for Allah. But if they desist, then there should be no hostility except against the oppressors. * '''Mustafa Khattab:'''<br />¹⁹³Fight against them ˹if they persecute you˺ until there is no more persecution, and ˹your˺ devotion will be to Allah ˹alone˺. If they stop ˹persecuting you˺, let there be no hostility except against the aggressors. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَقَٰتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّىٰ لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ ٱلدِّينُ لِلَّهِ ۖ فَإِنِ ٱنتَهَوْا۟ فَلَا عُدْوَٰنَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ¹⁹³ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/193 Sura 2:193] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Arthur John Arberry:'''<br />²⁰⁹O believers, enter the [[Islam and peace|peace]], all of you, and follow not the steps of Satan; he is a manifest foe to you. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />فَإِن زَلَلْتُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْكُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ²⁰⁹ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/209 Sura 2:209] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Wahiduddin Khan:'''<br />²¹⁹They ask you [Prophet] about intoxicants and gambling. Say, There is great sin in both, although they have some benefit for people: but their harm is greater than their benefit. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلْمَيْسِرِ ۖ قُلْ فِيهِمَآ إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَٰفِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَآ أَكْبَرُ مِن نَّفْعِهِمَا ۗ وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ قُلِ ٱلْعَفْوَ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ²¹⁹ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/219 Sura 2:219] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Wahiduddin Khan:'''<br />²²⁵God will not call you to account for any oaths you uttered unintentionally, but He will take you to task for what is intended in your hearts. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِٱللَّغْوِ فِىٓ أَيْمَٰنِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ²²⁵ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/225 Sura 2:225] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Ali:'''<br />²⁵⁵Allah -- there is no god but He, the Ever-living, the Self-subsisting by Whom all subsist. Slumber overtakes Him not, nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him but by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them. And they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He pleases. His knowledge extends over the heavens and the earth, and the preservation of them both tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Great. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ²⁵⁵ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/255 Sura 2:255] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Yusuf Ali:'''<br />²⁵⁶'''Let there be no compulsion in religion''': Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />لَآ إِكْرَاهَ فِى ٱلدِّينِ ۖ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشْدُ مِنَ ٱلْغَىِّ ۚ فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّٰغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ لَا ٱنفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ²⁵⁶ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/256?translations=22 Sura 2:256] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Wahiduddin Khan:'''<br />²⁵⁷God is the patron of the faithful. He leads them from darkness to the light. As for those who deny the truth, their supporter is Satan, who brings them out of light into darkness. They are the heirs of the Fire, and there they will remain forever. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />ٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُمُ ٱلطَّٰغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ ٱلنُّورِ إِلَى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ ۗ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ²⁵⁷ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/257 Sura 2:257] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Ali:'''<br />²⁶¹'''The parable of those who spend their wealth in the way of God is as the parable of a grain growing seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains.''' ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أَنۢبَتَتْ سَبْعَ سَنَابِلَ فِى كُلِّ سُنۢبُلَةٍ مِّا۟ئَةُ حَبَّةٍ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يُضَٰعِفُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ²⁶¹ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/261 Sura 2:261] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Ali:'''<br />²⁸⁴'''Whether you manifest what is in your minds or hide it, God will call you to account according to it.''' * '''Mustafa Khattab:'''<br />²⁶⁴O believers! Do not waste your charity with reminders ˹of your generosity˺ or hurtful words, like those who donate their wealth just to show off and do not believe in Allah or the Last Day. Their example is that of a hard barren rock covered with a thin layer of soil hit by a strong rain—leaving it just a bare stone. Such people are unable to preserve the reward of their charity. Allah does not guide ˹such˺ disbelieving people. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُبْطِلُوا۟ صَدَقَٰتِكُم بِٱلْمَنِّ وَٱلْأَذَىٰ كَٱلَّذِى يُنفِقُ مَالَهُۥ رِئَآءَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ ۖ فَمَثَلُهُۥ كَمَثَلِ صَفْوَانٍ عَلَيْهِ تُرَابٌ فَأَصَابَهُۥ وَابِلٌ فَتَرَكَهُۥ صَلْدًا ۖ لَّا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ مِّمَّا كَسَبُوا۟ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ²⁶⁴ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/264 Sura 2:264] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Ali:'''<br />²⁷¹'''If you do deeds of charity openly, it is well; but if you bestow it upon the needy in secret, it will be even better for you''', and it will atone for some of your bad deeds. And God is aware of all that you do. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />إِن تُبْدُوا۟ ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِ فَنِعِمَّا هِىَ ۖ وَإِن تُخْفُوهَا وَتُؤْتُوهَا ٱلْفُقَرَآءَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۚ وَيُكَفِّرُ عَنكُم مِّن سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ²⁷¹ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/271 Sura 2:271] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''{{w|Muhammad Habib Shakir}}:'''<br />²⁷⁶Allah does not bless usury, and He causes charitable deeds to prosper, and Allah does not love any ungrateful sinner. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />يَمْحَقُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟ وَيُرْبِى ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ أَثِيمٍ²⁷⁶ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/276 Sura 2:276] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Ali:'''<br />²⁸⁴Allah imposes not on any soul a duty beyond its scope. * '''Mustafa Khattab:'''<br />²⁸⁴God does not require of any soul more than what it can afford. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />ا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ²⁸⁴ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/2/284 Sura 2:284] ([[w:Al-Baqara|The Cow]]) === Surah 3: [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran (''Al Imran'')]] === * '''Ali:'''<br />⁷He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:" and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding. * '''Pickthall:'''<br />⁷He it is Who hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture wherein are clear revelations - they are the substance of the Book - and others (which are) allegorical. But those in whose hearts is doubt pursue, forsooth, that which is allegorical seeking (to cause) dissension by seeking to explain it. None knoweth its explanation save Allah. And those who are of sound instruction say: We believe therein; the whole is from our Lord; but only men of understanding really heed. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِنْهُ ءَايَٰتٌ مُّحْكَمَٰتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَٰبِهَٰتٌ ۖ فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَٰبَهَ مِنْهُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ ٱلْفِتْنَةِ وَٱبْتِغَآءَ تَأْوِيلِهِۦ ۗ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَٱلرَّٰسِخُونَ فِى ٱلْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّآ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ⁷ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]] ({{lang|ar|القرآن|rtl}}), [http://quran.com/3/7 Sura 3:7] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]], {{lang|ar|سورة آل عمران|rtl}}) <div class="center"><hr width="90%"/></div> * '''Pickthall:'''<br />²⁸Let not the believers take disbelievers for their friends in preference to believers. Whoso doeth that hath no connection with Allah unless (it be) that ye but guard yourselves against them, taking (as it were) security. Allah biddeth you beware (only) of Himself. Unto Allah is the journeying. * '''Muhammad Sarwar:'''<br />²⁸The believers must not establish friendship with the unbelievers in preference to the faithful. Whoever does so has nothing to hope for from God unless he does it out of fear or taqiyah (pious dissimulation). God warns you about Himself. To God do all things return. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />لَّا يَتَّخِذِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ فِى شَىْءٍ إِلَّآ أَن تَتَّقُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ تُقَىٰةً ۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسَهُۥ ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ²⁸ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/28 Sura 3:28] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Mustafa Khattab:'''<br />²⁹Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Whether you conceal what is in your hearts or reveal it, it is known to Allah. For He knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And Allah is Most Capable of everything.” ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />قُلْ إِن تُخْفُوا۟ مَا فِى صُدُورِكُمْ أَوْ تُبْدُوهُ يَعْلَمْهُ ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ²⁹ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/29 Sura 3:29] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Ali:'''<br />⁵⁹'''The likeness of Jesus with Allah is truly as the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then said to him, Be, and he was.'''<br />⁶⁰'''(This is) the truth from thy Lord, so be not of the disputers.''' ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَىٰ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ ءَادَمَ ۖ خَلَقَهُۥ مِن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ⁵⁹<br />ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْمُمْتَرِينَ⁶⁰ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/59-60 Sura 3:59-60] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Asad:'''<br />⁶⁷Abraham was neither a "Jew" nor a "Christian", but was one who turned away from all that is false, having surrendered himself unto God; and he was not of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Him. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />مَا كَانَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّا وَلَا نَصْرَانِيًّا وَلَٰكِن كَانَ حَنِيفًا مُّسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ⁶⁷ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/67 Sura 3:67] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Sarwar:'''<br />⁷⁷Those who sell their covenant with God and their promises for a small price will have no share in the life hereafter. God will not speak to them nor will He look at them on the Day of Judgment nor will He purify them. They will face a painful torment. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ وَأَيْمَٰنِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَا خَلَٰقَ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَا يَنظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ⁷⁷ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/77 Sura 3:77] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''{{w|Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri}}:'''<br />⁷⁹No human being whom Allah blesses with the Book and Wisdom and Prophethood has the right to say to the people: ‘Be my servants instead of Allah’s.’ (He would rather say:) ‘Be the devotees of Allah because you teach the Book and because you study it yourselves as well.’ ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />مَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُؤْتِيَهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحُكْمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولَ لِلنَّاسِ كُونُوا۟ عِبَادًا لِّى مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَٰكِن كُونُوا۟ رَبَّٰنِيِّۦنَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَدْرُسُونَ⁷⁹ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/79 Sura 3:79] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Ali:'''<br />⁸⁵And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ ٱلْإِسْلَٰمِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ⁸⁵ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/85 Sura 3:85] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Asad:'''<br />⁹¹Verily, as for those who are bent on denying the truth and die as deniers of the truth - not all the gold on earth could ever be their ransom. It is they for whom grievous suffering is in store; and they shall have none to succour them. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَمَاتُوا۟ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِم مِّلْءُ ٱلْأَرْضِ ذَهَبًا وَلَوِ ٱفْتَدَىٰ بِهِۦٓ ۗ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ⁹¹ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/91 Sura 3:91] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Wahiduddin Khan:'''<br />⁹²'''Never will you attain to righteousness unless you spend for the cause of God out of what you cherish'''; and whatever you spend is known to God. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />لَن تَنَالُوا۟ ٱلْبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِن شَىْءٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌ⁹² ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/92 Sura 3:92] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''{{w|Syed Vickar Ahamed}}:'''<br />¹⁰²O you who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and do not die except in a state of Islam (submission to Allah). ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِۦ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ¹⁰² ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/102 Sura 3:102] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''{{w|Ali Ünal}}:'''<br />¹⁰³'''And hold fast all together to the rope of God and never be divided.''' Remember God's favor upon you: you were once enemies and He reconciled your hearts so that through His favor you became like brothers. You stood on the brink of a pit of fire, and He delivered you from it. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟ بِحَبْلِ ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا۟ ۚ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ كُنتُمْ أَعْدَآءً فَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم بِنِعْمَتِهِۦٓ إِخْوَٰنًا وَكُنتُمْ عَلَىٰ شَفَا حُفْرَةٍ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ فَأَنقَذَكُم مِّنْهَا ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ¹⁰³ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/103 Sura 3:103] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Sarwar:'''<br />¹¹⁹There are people whom you love, but they do not love you, despite your belief in all the (heavenly) Books. On meeting you They proclaim belief on meeting you, but in private, bite their fingers at you in anger. Tell them, "Perish in your rage! God knows well what is in everyone's hearts".<br />¹²⁰They hate to see your success and rejoice if any misfortune befalls you. If you will be patient and pious, their plots can cause no harm to you. God has control over all their actions. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />هَٰٓأَنتُمْ أُو۟لَآءِ تُحِبُّونَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِبُّونَكُمْ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْكِتَٰبِ كُلِّهِۦ وَإِذَا لَقُوكُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا۟ عَضُّوا۟ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْأَنَامِلَ مِنَ ٱلْغَيْظِ ۚ قُلْ مُوتُوا۟ بِغَيْظِكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ¹¹⁹<br />إِن تَمْسَسْكُمْ حَسَنَةٌ تَسُؤْهُمْ وَإِن تُصِبْكُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَفْرَحُوا۟ بِهَا ۖ وَإِن تَصْبِرُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ لَا يَضُرُّكُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌ¹²⁰ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/119-120 Sura 3:119-120] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Asad:'''<br />¹²⁵Nay, but if you are patient in adversity and conscious of Him, and the enemy should fall upon you of a sudden, your Sustainer will aid you with five thousand angels swooping down! ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />بَلَىٰٓ ۚ إِن تَصْبِرُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ وَيَأْتُوكُم مِّن فَوْرِهِمْ هَٰذَا يُمْدِدْكُمْ رَبُّكُم بِخَمْسَةِ ءَالَٰفٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ مُسَوِّمِينَ¹²⁵ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/125 Sura 3:125] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Pickthall:'''<br />¹²⁶Victory cometh only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَمَا جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بُشْرَىٰ لَكُمْ وَلِتَطْمَئِنَّ قُلُوبُكُم بِهِۦ ۗ وَمَا ٱلنَّصْرُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ¹²⁶ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/126 Sura 3:126] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Abdel Haleem:'''<br />¹³⁵Those who remember God and implore forgiveness for their sins if they do something shameful or wrong themselves- who forgives sins but God?- and who never knowingly persist in doing wrong.<br />¹³⁶ The reward for such people is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens graced with flowing streams, where they will remain. '''How excellent is the reward of those who labour!''' ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا۟ فَٰحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ فَٱسْتَغْفَرُوا۟ لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَن يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَلَمْ يُصِرُّوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ¹³⁵<br />و۟لَٰٓئِكَ جَزَآؤُهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَجَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ وَنِعْمَ أَجْرُ ٱلْعَٰمِلِينَ¹³⁶ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/135-136 Sura 3:135-136] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Yusuf Ali:'''<br />¹³⁷Many were the Ways of Life that have passed away before you: travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ سُنَنٌ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ¹³⁷ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/137 Sura 3:137] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Asad:'''<br />¹⁴²Do you think that you could enter paradise unless God takes cognizance of your having striven hard [in His cause], and takes cognizance of your having been patient in adversity? ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ سُنَنٌ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ¹⁴² ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/142 Sura 3:142] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Pickthall:'''<br />¹⁴⁵No soul can ever die except by Allah's leave and at a term appointed. Whoso desireth the reward of the world, We bestow on him thereof; and whoso desireth the reward of the Hereafter, We bestow on him thereof. We shall reward the thankful. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ سُنَنٌ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ¹⁴⁵ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/145 Sura 3:145] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Wahiduddin Khan:'''<br />¹⁴⁶How many a prophet has fought with many devout men alongside him! They did not lose heart, despite all that they had to suffer in God's path. They neither weakened nor yielded. '''God loves the patient!'''<br />¹⁴⁷All they said was, Our Lord, forgive us our sins and our excesses. Make our feet firm, and help us against those who deny the truth,<br />¹⁴⁸and so God gave them both the rewards of this life and the excellent recompense of the life to come: '''God loves those who do good.''' ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَكَأَيِّن مِّن نَّبِىٍّ قَٰتَلَ مَعَهُۥ رِبِّيُّونَ كَثِيرٌ فَمَا وَهَنُوا۟ لِمَآ أَصَابَهُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا ضَعُفُوا۟ وَمَا ٱسْتَكَانُوا۟ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ¹⁴⁶<br />وَمَا كَانَ قَوْلَهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِىٓ أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ¹⁴⁷<br />وَمَا كَانَ قَوْلَهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِىٓ أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ¹⁴⁸ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/146-148 Sura 3:146-148] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Ali:'''<br />¹⁵¹We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve because they set up with Allah that for which He has sent down no authority, and their abode is the Fire. And evil is the abode of the wrongdoers. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />سَنُلْقِى فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلرُّعْبَ بِمَآ أَشْرَكُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِۦ سُلْطَٰنًا ۖ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ ۚ وَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ¹⁵¹ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/151 Sura 3:151] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Ali:'''<br />¹⁵⁸'''And if you die or you are slain, to Allah you are gathered.''' ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَلَئِن مُّتُّمْ أَوْ قُتِلْتُمْ لَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُحْشَرُونَ¹⁵⁸ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/158 Sura 3:158] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''{{w|Muhammad Taqi Usmani}}:'''<br />¹⁸⁰Those who withhold in miserliness what Allah has given them out of His grace should not take it as good for them. Instead, it is bad for them. They shall be forced, on the Doomsday, to put on what they withheld, as iron-collars round their necks. To Allah belongs the inheritance of the heavens and the earth. Allah is All-Aware of what you do. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ هُوَ خَيْرًا لَّهُم ۖ بَلْ هُوَ شَرٌّ لَّهُمْ ۖ سَيُطَوَّقُونَ مَا بَخِلُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۗ وَلِلَّهِ مِيرَٰثُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ¹⁸⁰ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/180 Sura 3:180] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Yusuf Ali:'''<br />¹⁸⁵'''Every soul shall have a taste of death: And only on the Day of Judgment shall you be paid your full recompense.''' Only he who is saved far from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the object (of Life): For the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۖ فَمَن زُحْزِحَ عَنِ ٱلنَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ ۗ وَمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْغُرُورِ¹⁸⁵ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/185 Sura 3:185] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Mustafa Khattab:'''<br />¹⁹⁵So their Lord responded to them: “I will never deny any of you—male or female—the reward of your deeds. Both are equal in reward. Those who migrated or were expelled from their homes, and were persecuted for My sake and fought and ˹some˺ were martyred—I will certainly forgive their sins and admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow, as a reward from Allah. And with Allah is the finest reward!” ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ أَنِّى لَآ أُضِيعُ عَمَلَ عَٰمِلٍ مِّنكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ ۖ بَعْضُكُم مِّنۢ بَعْضٍ ۖ فَٱلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا۟ وَأُخْرِجُوا۟ مِن دِيَٰرِهِمْ وَأُوذُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِى وَقَٰتَلُوا۟ وَقُتِلُوا۟ لَأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ وَلَأُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ جَنَّٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ثَوَابًا مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عِندَهُۥ حُسْنُ ٱلثَّوَابِ¹⁹⁵ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/195 Sura 3:195] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] <div class="center"><hr width="100%"/></div> * '''Muhammad Ali:'''<br />¹⁹⁶'''Let not control in the land of those who disbelieve, deceive thee.'''<br />¹⁹⁷'''A brief enjoyment! Then their abode is hell. And evil is the resting-place.''' ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ تَقَلُّبُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ¹⁹⁶<br />مَتَٰعٌ قَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۚ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ¹⁹⁷ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]], [http://quran.com/3/196-197 Sura 3:196-197] [[w:Al Imran|The Family of Imran]] === Surah 4: [[w:An-Nisa|The Women (''An-Nisa'')]] === * '''Ali:'''<br />¹⁰Those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans, eat up a Fire into their own bodies: They will soon be enduring a Blazing Fire! * '''Pickthall:'''<br />¹⁰Lo! Those who devour the wealth of orphans wrongfully, they do but swallow fire into their bellies, and they will be exposed to burning flame. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَٰلَ ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ ظُلْمًا إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُونَ فِى بُطُونِهِمْ نَارًا ۖ وَسَيَصْلَوْنَ سَعِيرًا¹⁰ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]] ({{lang|ar|القرآن|rtl}}), [https://quran.com/4/10?translations=19,22 Sura 4:10] ([[w:An-Nisa|The Women]], {{lang|ar|سورة النساء‎|rtl}}) * God wishes to lighten your burdens, for, man has been created weak. ** 4:28; Wahiduddin Khan translation * Whoso obeyeth Allah and the messenger, they are with those unto whom Allah hath shown favour, of the [[W:Prophets and messengers in Islam|prophets]] and the [[w:Wali|saints]] and the [[w:Shahid|martyrs]] and the [[w:Righteousness#Islam|righteous]]. The best of company are they! ** 4:69, M. M. Pickthall translation * The believers fight for God’s cause, while those who reject faith fight for an unjust cause. Fight the allies of Satan: Satan’s strategies are truly weak. ** 4:76, Abdel Haleem translation * But when they were commanded to fight, behold, a section among them were filled with fear of men as though it were the fear of God and even more, and said: "O Lord, why did you make war compulsory for us? Why did you not allow us to live a little more?" Say to them: "How short-lived is the commerce of this world; but that of the next is best for those who fear God; and you will not be wronged the breadth of a thread." ** 4:77; Ahmed Ali translation * '''Wherever you are, death will overtake you, though you are in towers, raised high.''' ** 4:78; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Whatever good happens to thee is from God; and whatever evil befalls thee is from thyself. ** 4:79; Muhammad Asad translation * '''Will they not, then, try to understand this Qur’an? Had it issued from any but God, they would surely have found in it many an inner contradiction!''' ** 4:82; Muhammad Asad translation * Thus, (Muhammad), fight for the cause of God. You are only responsible for yourself. Rouse the believers and perhaps God will stop the evil designs of the unbelievers. ** 4:84; Muhammad Sarwar translation * '''Whoso interveneth in a good cause will have the reward thereof, and whoso interveneth in an evil cause will bear the consequence thereof. Allah overseeth all things. ** 4:85; M. M. Pickthall translation * '''And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet with one better than it, or return it.''' Surely Allah ever takes account of all things. ** 4:86; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * They would love to see you deny the truth even as they have denied it, so that you should be like them. Do not, therefore, take them for your allies until they forsake the domain of evil for the sake of God; and if they revert to [open] enmity, seize them and slay them wherever you may find them. And do not take any of them for your ally or giver of succour. ** 4:88; Muhammad Asad translation *وَدُّواْ لَوْ تَكْفُرُونَ كَمَا كَفَرُواْ فَتَكُونُونَ سَوَاء فَلاَ تَتَّ ِذُواْ مِنْهُمْ أَوْلِيَاء حَتَّىَ يُهَاجِرُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْاْ فَ ُذُوهُمْ وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ وَجَدتَّمُوهُمْ وَلاَ تَتَّ ِذُواْ مِنْهُمْ وَلِيًّا وَلاَ نَصِيرًا<br>إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ إِلَىَ قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَاقٌ أَوْ جَآؤُوكُمْ حَصِرَتْ صُدُورُهُمْ أَن يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ أَوْ يُقَاتِلُواْ قَوْمَهُمْ وَلَوْ شَاء اللّهُ لَسَلَّطَهُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ فَلَقَاتَلُوكُمْ فَإِنِ اعْتَزَلُوكُمْ فَلَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ وَأَلْقَوْاْ إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلَمَ فَمَا جَعَلَ اللّهُ لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سَبِيلاً<br>سَتَجِدُونَ آ َرِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَأْمَنُوكُمْ وَيَأْمَنُواْ قَوْمَهُمْ كُلَّ مَا رُدُّوَاْ إِلَى الْفِتْنِةِ أُرْكِسُواْ فِيِهَا فَإِن لَّمْ يَعْتَزِلُوكُمْ وَيُلْقُواْ إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلَمَ وَيَكُفُّوَاْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَ ُذُوهُمْ وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثِقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأُوْلَئِكُمْ جَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانًا مُّبِينًا **They long that ye should disbelieve even as they disbelieve, that ye may be upon a level (with them). So choose not friends from them till they forsake their homes in the way of [[Allah]]; if they turn back (to enmity) then take them and kill them wherever ye find them, and choose no friend nor helper from among them,<br>'''Except those who seek refuge with a people between whom and you there is a covenant, or (those who) come unto you because their hearts [[w:Pacifism in Islam|forbid them to make war]] on you or make war on their own folk. Had Allah willed He could have given them power over you so that assuredly they would have fought you. So, if they hold aloof from you and wage not [[Islam and war|war]] against you and offer you peace, Allah alloweth you no way against them.''' Ye will find others who desire that they should have security from you, and security from their own folk. So often as they are returned to hostility they are plunged therein. If they keep not aloof from you nor offer you peace nor hold their hands, then take them and kill them wherever ye find them. Against such We have given you clear warrant. *** 4:89-91; Translated by {{w|Marmaduke Pickthall}} in ''{{w|The Meaning of the Glorious Koran}}'', 1930. ** They wish that you should disbelieve as they disbelieve, and then you would be equal; therefore take not to yourselves friends of them, until they emigrate in the way of God; then, if they turn their backs, take them, and slay them wherever you find them; take not to yourselves any one of them as friend or helper<br>except those that betake themselves to a people who are joined with you by a compact, or come to you with breasts constricted from fighting with you or fighting their people. Had God willed, He would have given them authority over you, and then certainly they would have fought you. If they withdraw from you, and do not fight you, and offer you peace, then God assigns not any way to you against them.<br>You will find others desiring to be secure from you, and secure from their people, yet whenever they are returned to temptation, they are overthrown in it. If they withdraw not from you, and offer you peace, and restrain their hands, take them, and slay them wherever you come on them; against them We have given you a clear authority. *** Translated by {{w|Arthur John Arberry}} in ''{{w|The Koran Interpreted}}'', 1955. * If they let you be, and do not make war on you, and offer you peace, God does not allow you to harm them. ** 4:90; Muhammad Asad translation * Whoso slayeth a believer of set purpose, his reward is hell for ever. Allah is wroth against him and He hath cursed him and prepared for him an awful doom. ** 4:93; M. M. Pickthall translation * Believers, if you march with arms for the cause of God, make sure that you know whom to fight. Do not accuse anyone who claims himself to be a Muslim of disbelief just for worldly gains. There is abundant bounty with God. Before, you were also like them, but God bestowed His favors upon you. Thus, make sure that you know whom to fight. God is Well Aware of what you do. ** 4:94; Muhammad Sarwar translation * Whoever emigrates for the cause of God will find many places of refuge in the land and plentiful provision. Those who leave home for the cause of God and His Messenger; but is then overtaken by death, shall be recompensed by God. God is most forgiving and ever-merciful. ** 4:100; Wahiduddin Khan translation * And when ye go forth in the land, it is no sin for you to curtail (your) worship if ye fear that those who disbelieve may attack you. In truth the disbelievers are an open enemy to you. ** 4:101; M. M. Pickthall translation * Relent not in pursuit of the enemy. If ye are suffering, lo! they suffer even as ye suffer and ye hope from Allah that for which they cannot hope. ** 4:104; M. M. Pickthall translation * Yet do not argue in behalf of those who are false to their own selves: verily, God does not love those who betray their trust and persist in sinful ways. They would conceal their doings from men; but from God they cannot conceal them - for He is with them whenever they devise, in the dark of night, all manner of beliefs which He does not approve. And God indeed encompasses [with His knowledge] whatever they do. ** 4:107-108; Muhammad Asad translation * '''And whoever does evil or wrongs his soul, then asks forgiveness of Allah, will find Allah Forgiving, Merciful.''' ** 4:110-112, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Whoso committeth sin committeth it only against himself.''' ** 4:111; M. M. Pickthall translation * And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. And '''Allah ever encompasses all things.''' ** 4:126, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * O you who believe, '''be maintainers of justice, bearers of witness for Allah, even though it be against your own selves or (your) parents or near relatives whether he be rich or poor''', Allah has a better right over them both. So '''follow not (your) low desires, lest you deviate.''' And if you distort or turn away from (truth), surely Allah is ever Aware of what you do. ** 4:135, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Give news to the hypocrites that for them is a painful chastisement -- '''Those who take disbelievers for friends rather than believers. Do they seek for might from them? Might surely belongs wholly to Allah.''' ** 4:138-139; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And, indeed, He has enjoined upon you in this divine writ that whenever you hear people deny the truth of God's messages and mock at them, you shall avoid their company until they begin to talk of other things - or else, verily, you will become like them. Behold, together with those who deny the truth God will gather in hell the hypocrites, ** 4:140; Muhammad Asad translation * Those who deny God and His messengers and seek to make a distinction between God and His messengers and say, We believe in some messengers and disbelieve in others, and desire to adopt a position in between. Those indeed are they who are denying the truth beyond doubt, and We have prepared a humiliating punishment for the deniers. ** 4:150-151; Wahiduddin Khan translation * '''Then as for those who believe and do good, He will pay them fully their rewards and give them more out of His grace. And as for those who [[wiktionary:disdain|disdain]] and are proud, He will chastise them with a painful chastisement, And they will find for themselves besides Allah no friend nor helper.''' ** 4:173-174, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation === Surah 5: [[w:Al-Ma'idah|The Table (''Al-Ma'idah'')]] === * '''Ali:'''<br />²O ye who believe! Violate not the sanctity of the symbols of Allah, nor of the sacred month, nor of the animals brought for sacrifice, nor the garlands that mark out such animals, nor the people resorting to the sacred house, seeking of the bounty and good pleasure of their Lord. But when ye are clear of the sacred precincts and of pilgrim garb, ye may hunt and let not the hatred of some people in (once) shutting you out of the Sacred Mosque lead you to transgression (and hostility on your part). Help ye one another in righteousness and piety, but help ye not one another in sin and rancour: fear Allah: for Allah is strict in punishment. * '''Pickthall:'''<br />²O ye who believe! Profane not Allah's monuments nor the Sacred Month nor the offerings nor the garlands, nor those repairing to the Sacred House, seeking the grace and pleasure of their Lord. But when ye have left the sacred territory, then go hunting (if ye will). And let not your hatred of a folk who (once) stopped your going to the inviolable place of worship seduce you to transgress; but help ye one another unto righteousness and pious duty. Help not one another unto sin and transgression, but keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is severe in punishment. ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُحِلُّوا۟ شَعَٰٓئِرَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا ٱلشَّهْرَ ٱلْحَرَامَ وَلَا ٱلْهَدْىَ وَلَا ٱلْقَلَٰٓئِدَ وَلَآ ءَآمِّينَ ٱلْبَيْتَ ٱلْحَرَامَ يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرِضْوَٰنًا ۚ وَإِذَا حَلَلْتُمْ فَٱصْطَادُوا۟ ۚ وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَـَٔانُ قَوْمٍ أَن صَدُّوكُمْ عَنِ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ أَن تَعْتَدُوا۟ ۘ وَتَعَاوَنُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلْبِرِّ وَٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ² ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]] ({{lang|ar|القرآن|rtl}}), [https://quran.com/5/2?translations=19,22 Sura 5:2] ([[w:Al-Ma'idah|The Table]], {{lang|ar|سورة المائدة‎|rtl}}) * And whoever denies faith, his work indeed is vain; and in the Hereafter he is of the losers. ** 5:5; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Believers, be steadfast in the cause of God and bear witness with justice. Do not let your enmity for others turn you away from justice. Deal justly; that is nearer to being God-fearing. Fear God. God is aware of all that you do. ** 5:8; Wahiduddin Khan translation *يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ اذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَتَ اللّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ هَمَّ قَوْمٌ أَن يَبْسُطُواْ إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَكَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ وَاتَّقُواْ اللّهَ وَعَلَى اللّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ<br>وَلَقَدْ أَ َذَ اللّهُ مِيثَاقَ بَنِي إِسْرَآئِيلَ وَبَعَثْنَا مِنهُمُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيبًا وَقَالَ اللّهُ إِنِّي مَعَكُمْ لَئِنْ أَقَمْتُمُ الصَّلاَةَ وَآتَيْتُمُ الزَّكَاةَ وَآمَنتُم بِرُسُلِي وَعَزَّرْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَقْرَضْتُمُ اللّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا لَّأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَلأُدْ ِلَنَّكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ فَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مِنكُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَاء السَّبِيلِ<br> فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِم مِّيثَاقَهُمْ لَعنَّاهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا قُلُوبَهُمْ قَاسِيَةً يُحَرِّفُونَ الْكَلِمَ عَن مَّوَاضِعِهِ وَنَسُواْ حَظًّا مِّمَّا ذُكِّرُواْ بِهِ وَلاَ تَزَالُ تَطَّلِعُ عَلَىَ َآئِنَةٍ مِّنْهُمْ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً مِّنْهُمُ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاصْفَحْ إِنَّ اللّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ<br>وَمِنَ الَّذِينَ قَالُواْ إِنَّا نَصَارَى أَ َذْنَا مِيثَاقَهُمْ فَنَسُواْ حَظًّا مِّمَّا ذُكِّرُواْ بِهِ فَأَغْرَيْنَا بَيْنَهُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاء إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَسَوْفَ يُنَبِّئُهُمُ اللّهُ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَصْنَعُونَ<br>يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ قَدْ جَاءكُمْ رَسُولُنَا يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ كَثِيرًا مِّمَّا كُنتُمْ تُ ْفُونَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَيَعْفُو عَن كَثِيرٍ قَدْ جَاءكُم مِّنَ اللّهِ نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُّبِينٌ<br>يَهْدِي بِهِ اللّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهُ سُبُلَ السَّلاَمِ وَيُ ْرِجُهُم مِّنِ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ** O ye who believe! Remember Allah's favour unto you, how a people were minded to stretch out their hands against you but He withheld their hands from you; and keep your duty to Allah. In Allah let believers put their trust.<br>Allah made a covenant of old with the Children of Israel and We raised among them twelve chieftains, and Allah said: Lo! I am with you. If ye establish [[w:Salah|worship]] and pay the poor-due, and believe in My [[w:Prophets and messengers in Islam|messengers]] and support them, and lend unto Allah a kindly loan, surely I shall remit your sins, and surely I shall bring you into [[w:Jannah|Gardens]] underneath which rivers flow. Whoso among you [[Kafir|disbelieveth]] after this will go astray from a plain road.<br>And because of their breaking their covenant, We have cursed them and made hard their hearts. They change words from their context and forget a part of that whereof they were admonished. Thou wilt not cease to discover treachery from all save a few of them. '''But bear with them and pardon them. Lo! Allah [[Love in Islam|loveth]] the kindly.'''<br>And with those who say: "Lo! we are [[Christianity and Islam|Christians]]," We made a covenant, but they forgot a part of that whereof they were admonished. Therefor We have stirred up enmity and hatred among them till the [[w:Islamic eschatology#Resurrection and Final Judgement (Ma'ad)|Day of Resurrection]], when Allah will inform them of their handiwork.<br> O [[w:People of the Book|People of the Scripture]]! Now hath [[Muhammad|Our messenger]] come unto you, expounding unto you much of that which ye used to hide in the Scripture, and forgiving much. now hath come unto you [[w:Nūr (Islam)|light]] from Allah and plain Scripture,<br>'''Whereby Allah guideth him who seeketh His good pleasure unto paths of peace. He bringeth them out of darkness unto light by His decree, and guideth them unto a straight path.''' *** 5:11-16; Translated by {{w|Marmaduke Pickthall}} in ''{{w|The Meaning of the Glorious Koran}}'', 1930. ** O believers, remember God's blessing upon you, when a certain people purposed to stretch against you their hands, and He restrained their hands from you; and fear God; and in God let the believers put all their trust.<br>God took compact with the Children of Israel; and We raised up from among them twelve chieftains. And God said, I am with you. Surely, if you perform the prayer, and pay the [[w:Alms#Islam|alms]], and believe in My Messengers and succour them, and lend to God a good loan, I will acquit you of your evil deeds, and I will admit you to gardens underneath which rivers flow. So whosoever of you thereafter disbelieves, surely he has gone astray from the right way.<br>So for their breaking their compact We cursed them and made their hearts hard, they perverting words from their meanings; and they have forgotten a portion of that they were reminded of; and thou wilt never cease to light upon some act of treachery on their part, except a few of them. '''Yet pardon them, and forgive; surely God loves the good-doers.'''<br>And with those who say ́We are Christians ́We took compact; and they have forgotten a portion of that they were reminded of. So We have stirred up among them enmity and hatred, till the Day of Resurrection; and God will assuredly tell them of the things they wrought.<br>People of the Book, now there has come to you Our Messenger, making clear to you many things you have been concealing of the Book, and effacing many things. There has come to you from God a light, and a Book Manifest<br>'''whereby God guides whosoever follows His good pleasure in the ways of peace, and brings them forth from the shadows into the light by His leave; and He guides them to a straight path.''' *** Translated by {{w|Arthur John Arberry}} in ''{{w|The Koran Interpreted}}'', 1955. * So We decreed for the tribe of Israel that if someone kills another person — unless it is in retaliation for someone else or for causing corruption in the earth — it is as if he had murdered all mankind. And if anyone gives life to another person, it is as if he had given life to all mankind. ** 5:32; Aisha Bewley translation * '''The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered, or crucified, or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides, or they should be imprisoned.''' This shall be a disgrace for them in this world, and in the Hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement, Except those who repent before you overpower them; so know that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. ** 5:33-34; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''(as for) the man and the woman addicted to theft, cut off their hands as a punishment for what they have earned''', an exemplary punishment from Allah. And Allah is Mighty, Wise. But whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms, Allah will turn to him (mercifully). Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. ** 5:38-39; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * O you who have attained to faith! Do not take the Jews and the Christians for your allies: they are but allies of one another and whoever of you allies himself with them becomes, verily, one of them; behold, God does not guide such evildoers. ** 5:51; Muhammad Asad translation * Surely '''those who believe and those who are Jews and the [[w:Sabeans|Sabeans]] and the Christians -- whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good -- they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve.''' ** 5:69; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Certainly We made a covenant with the Children of Israel and We sent to them messengers. Whenever a messenger came to them with that which their souls desired not, some (of them) they called liars and some they (even) sought to kill. ** 5:70; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Thou wilt certainly find the most violent of people in enmity against the believers to be the Jews and the idolaters; and '''thou wilt find the nearest in friendship to the believers to be those who say, We are Christians. That is because there are priests and monks among them and because they are not proud. And when they hear that which has been revealed to the Messenger thou seest their eyes overflow with tears because of the truth they recognize. They say: Our Lord, we believe, so write us down with the witnesses.''' ** 5:82-84; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Say: "There is no comparison between the bad things and the good things, even though very many of the bad things may please thee greatly. Be, then, conscious of God, O you who are endowed with insight, so that you might attain to a happy state!" ** 5:100; Muhammad Asad translation * O you who believe, '''take care of your souls -- he who errs cannot harm you when you are on the right way.''' ** 5:105; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''And when I revealed to the disciples, saying, Believe in Me and My messenger, they said: We believe and bear witness that we submit. When the disciples said: O Jesus, son of Mary, is thy Lord able to send down food to us from heaven? He said: Keep your duty to Allah if you are believers.''' They said: We desire to eat of it, and that our hearts should be at rest, and that we may know that thou hast indeed spoken truth to us, and that we may be witnesses thereof. '''Jesus, son of Mary, said: O Allah, our Lord, send down to us food from heaven which should be to us an ever-recurring happiness to the first of us and the last of us, and a sign from Thee, and give us sustenance and Thou art the Best of the sustainers. Allah said: Surely I will send it down to you, but whoever disbelieves afterwards from among you, I will chastise him with a chastisement with which I will not chastise any one among the nations.''' ** 5:111-115; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''And when Allah will say: O Jesus, son of Mary, didst thou say to men, Take me and my mother for two gods besides Allah? He will say: Glory be to Thee! it was not for me to say what I had no right to (say).''' If I had said it, Thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy mind. Surely Thou art the great Knower of the unseen. '''I said to them naught save as Thou didst command me: Serve Allah, my Lord and your Lord; and I was a witness of them so long as I was among them''' ** 5:116-117; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation === Surah 6: [[w:Al-An'am|The Cattle (''Al-An'am'')]] === * '''Ali:'''<br />¹⁹Say: "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say: "Allah is witness between me and you; This Qur'an hath been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it reaches. Can ye possibly bear witness that besides Allah there is another Allah?" Say: "Nay! I cannot bear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one Allah, and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him." * '''Pickthall:'''<br />¹⁹Say (O Muhammad): What thing is of most weight in testimony? Say: Allah is Witness between me and you. And this Qur'an hath been inspired in me, that I may warn therewith you and whomsoever it may reach. Do ye in sooth bear witness that there are gods beside Allah? Say: I bear no such witness. Say: He is only One Allah. Lo! I am innocent of that which ye associate (with Him). ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />قُلْ أَىُّ شَىْءٍ أَكْبَرُ شَهَٰدَةً ۖ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ ۖ شَهِيدٌۢ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۚ وَأُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لِأُنذِرَكُم بِهِۦ وَمَنۢ بَلَغَ ۚ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَشْهَدُونَ أَنَّ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً أُخْرَىٰ ۚ قُل لَّآ أَشْهَدُ ۚ قُلْ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ وَإِنَّنِى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ¹⁹ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]] ({{lang|ar|القرآن|rtl}}), [https://quran.com/6/19?translations=19,22 Sura 6:19] [[w:Al-An'am|The Cattle]], {{lang|ar|سورة الأنعام|rtl}}) * And of them is he who hearkens to thee and We have cast veils over their hearts so that they understand it not and a deafness into their ears. And '''(even) if they see every sign they will not believe in it. So much so that when they come to thee they only dispute with thee -- those who disbelieve say: This is naught but stories of the ancients. And they forbid (others) from it, and they keep away from it; and they ruin none but their own souls while they perceive not.''' ** 6:25-26; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''And this world's life is naught but a play and an idle sport. And certainly the abode of the Hereafter is better for those who keep their duty.''' Do you not then understand? ** 6:32; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * If only, when Our disaster came on them, they had been humble! But their hearts were hardened and the devil made all that they used to do seem fair unto them! ** 6:43; M. M. Pickthall translation * Say, ‘I do not have the treasures of God, nor do I know the unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel. I only follow what is revealed to me.’ ** 6:50; Abdel Haleem translation * He is the Absolute Master over His servants. He sends forth guardians [angels] who watch over you until, when death approaches one of you, Our angels take his soul, and they never fail in their duty. Then they will all be returned to God, their true Lord. ** 6:61-62; Wahiduddin Khan translation * Now, whenever thou meet such as indulge in [blasphemous] talk about Our messages, turn thy back upon them until they begin to talk of other things and if Satan should ever cause thee to forget [thyself], remain not, after recollection, in the company of such evildoing folk, for whom those who are conscious of God are in no wise accountable. Theirs, however, is the duty to admonish [the sinners], so that they might become conscious of God. ** 6:68-69; Muhammad Asad translation * He causes the break of day, and has made the night for rest and He made the sun and the moon to a precise measure. That is the measure determined by the All Mighty and the All Knowing. It is He who has set up for you the stars so that you might be guided by them in the midst of the darkness of land and sea. '''We have made the signs clear for people who want to understand.''' It is He who first produced you from a single soul, then gave you a place to stay [in life] and a resting place [after death]. We have made Our revelations clear to those who are men of understanding. It is He who sends down water from the sky. With it We produce vegetation of all kinds; out of green foliage, We produce clustered grain; and from the date-palm, out of its sheath, We produce bunches of dates hanging low. We produce vineyards and olive groves and pomegranates, alike yet different. Look at their fruit as He causes it to grow and ripen. In this are signs for people who believe. ** 6:96-99; Wahiduddin Khan translation * And they regard the [[w:Jinn|jinn]] to be partners with Allah, and He created them, and they falsely attribute to Him sons and daughters without knowledge. '''Glory be to Him, and highly exalted is He above what they ascribe (to Him)!''' ** 6:100; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Clear proofs have indeed come to you from your Lord; so whoever sees, it is for his own good; and whoever is blind, it is to his own harm. And I am not a keeper over you.''' ** 6:104; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And abuse not those whom they call upon besides Allah, lest, exceeding the limits, they abuse Allah through ignorance. ** 6:109; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Now if thou pay heed unto the majority of those [who live] on earth, they will but lead thee astray from the path of God: they follow but [other people's] conjectures, and they themselves do nothing but guess.''' ** 6:117; Muhammad Asad translation * But abstain from sinning, be it open or secret-for, behold, those who commit sins shall be requited for all that they have earned. ** 6:120; Muhammad Asad translation * And so We have put chief evildoers in every city to perpetrate their schemes there- '''but they scheme only against themselves, without realizing it.''' ** 6:123; Abdel Haleem translation * Verily, as for those who have broken the unity of their faith and have become sects - thou hast nothing to do with them. ** 6:159; Muhammad Asad translation * '''Whoever brings a good deed will have tenfold like it, and whoever brings an evil deed, will be recompensed only with the like of it, and they shall not be wronged.''' ** 6:160; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Say:''' As for me, '''my Lord has guided me to the right path -- a right religion, the faith of Abraham, the upright one, and he was not of the polytheists.''' Say '''My prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are surely for Allah, the Lord of the worlds -- No associate has He.''' And this am I commanded, and I am the first of those who submit. ** 6:162-164; Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * He it is Who hath placed you as viceroys of the earth and hath exalted some of you in rank above others, that He may try you by (the test of) that which He hath given you. Lo! Thy Lord is swift in prosecution, and Lo! He verily is Forgiving, Merciful. ** 6:165, translated by M. M. Pickthall === Surah 7: [[w:Al-A'raf|The Elevated Places (''Al-A'raf'')]] === * '''Ali:'''<br />³Follow (O men!) the revelation given unto you from your Lord, and follow not, as friends or protectors, other than Him. Little it is ye remember of admonition. * '''Pickthall:'''<br />³(Saying): Follow that which is sent down unto you from your Lord, and follow no protecting friends beside Him. Little do ye recollect! ** [[s:ar:القرآن الكريم|Original]]:<br />ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۗ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ³ ** The [[w:Qur'an|Qur'an]] ({{lang|ar|القرآن|rtl}}), [https://quran.com/7/3?translations=19,22 Sura 7:3] [[w:Al-A'raf|The Elevated Places]], {{lang|ar|سورة الأعراف‎|rtl}}) * '''Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord and follow not besides Him any guardians'''; little do you mind! ** 7:3, [[wikisource:The_Holy_Qur'an_(Maulana_Muhammad_Ali)/7._The_Elevated_Places|Maulana Muhammad Ali translation]] * And We indeed created you, then We fashioned you, then We said to the angels: Make submission to Adam. '''So they submitted, except [[w:Devil (Islam)|Iblis]]'''; he was not of those who submitted. He said: What hindered thee that thou didst not submit when I commanded thee? '''He said: I am better than he; Thou hast created me of fire, while him Thou didst create of dust.''' He said: Then get forth from this (state), for it is not for thee to behave proudly therein. Go forth, therefore, surely thou art of the abject ones. He said: Respite me till the day when they are raised. He said: Thou art surely of the respited ones. '''He said: As Thou hast adjudged me to be erring, I will certainly lie in wait for them in Thy straight path, Then I shall certainly come upon them from before them and from behind them, and from their right and from their left'''; and Thou wilt not find most of them thankful. '''He said:''' Get out of it, despised, driven away. '''Whoever of them will follow thee, I will certainly fill hell with you all. And (We said): O Adam, dwell thou and thy wife in the garden, so eat from whence you desire, but go not near this tree, lest you become of the unjust.''' ** 7:11-19, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''O children of Adam, let not the devil seduce you''', as he expelled your parents from the garden, pulling off from them their clothing that he might show them their shame. He surely sees you, he as well as his host, from whence you see them not. Surely '''We have made the devils to be the friends of those who believe not.''' ** 7:27, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''And when they commit an indecency they say: We found our fathers doing this, and Allah has enjoined it on us. Say: Surely Allah enjoins not indecency. Do you say of Allah what you know not?''' Say: My Lord enjoins justice. And set upright your faces at every time of prayer and call on Him, being sincere to Him in obedience. '''As He brought you into being, so shall you return. A party has He guided, and another party -- [[wiktionary:perdition|perdition]] is justly their due. Surely they took the devils for friends instead of Allah, and they think that they are rightly guided.''' O children of Adam, attend to your adornment at every time of prayer, and eat and drink and '''be not [[wiktionary:prodigal|prodigal]]; surely He loves not the prodigals.''' ** 7:28-31, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Say: '''My Lord forbids only indecencies, such of them as are apparent and such as are concealed, and sin and unjust rebellion, and that you associate with Allah that for which He has sent down no authority, and that you say of Allah what you know not.''' ** 7:33, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And every nation has a term so when its term comes, they cannot remain behind the least while, nor can they precede (it). ** 7:34, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And those who reject Our messages and turn away from them haughtily these are the companions of the Fire; they shall abide in it. ** 7:36, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Who is then more unjust than he who forges a lie against Allah or rejects His messages?''' These -- their portion of the Book shall reach them; until when Our messengers come to them causing them to die; they say: Where is that which you used to call upon besides Allah? They would say: They are gone away from us. And '''they shall bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.''' ** 7:37, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''He will say: Enter into the Fire among the nations that have passed away before you from among the jinn and men. Every time a nation enters, it curses its sister until when they all follow one another into it, the last of them will say with regard to the first of them: Our Lord, these led us astray, so give them a double chastisement of the Fire. He will say: Each one has double but you know not. And the first of them will say to the last of them: You have no preference over us, so taste the chastisement for what you earned.''' ** 7:38-39, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Those who reject Our messages and turn away from them haughtily, the doors of heaven will not be opened for them''', nor will they enter the Garden until the camel pass through the eye of the needle. And '''thus do We reward the guilty'''. They shall have a bed of hell and over them coverings (of it). And thus do We requite the wrongdoers. ** 7:40-41, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''as for those who believe and do good''' -- We impose not on any soul a duty beyond its scope -- they are the owners of the Garden; therein they abide. And '''We shall remove whatever of ill-feeling is in their hearts''' -- rivers flow beneath them. And they say: '''All praise is due to Allah, Who guided us to this! And we would not have found the way if Allah had not guided us.''' Certainly the messengers of our Lord brought the truth. And it will be cried out to them: '''This is the Garden which you are made to inherit for what you did.''' ** 7:42-43, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''the owners of the Garden call out to the companions of the Fire: We have found that which our Lord promised us to be true; have you, too, found that which your Lord promised to be true?''' They will say: Yes. Then '''a crier will cry out among them: The curse of Allah is on the wrongdoers, Who hinder (men) from Allah's way and seek to make it crooked, and they are disbelievers in the Hereafter. And between them is a veil. And on the Elevated Places are men who know all by their marks. And they call out to the owners of the Garden: Peace be to you! They have not yet entered it, though they hope. And when their eyes are turned towards the companions of the Fire, they say: Our Lord, place us not with the unjust people.''' ** 7:44-47, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And the owners of the Elevated Places call out to men whom they recognize by their marks, saying: Of no avail were to you your amassings and your arrogance. Are these they about whom you swore that Allah would not bestow mercy on them? Enter the Garden; you have no fear, nor shall you grieve. And '''the companions of the Fire call out to the owners of the Garden: Pour on us some water or some of that which Allah has provided for you. They say: Surely Allah has forbidden them both to the disbelievers, Who take their religion for an idle sport and a play, and this world's life deceives them. So this day We shall forsake them, as they neglected the meeting of this day of theirs, and as they denied Our messages.''' ** 7:48-51, [[wikisource:The_Holy_Qur'an_(Maulana_Muhammad_Ali)/7._The_Elevated_Places|Maulana Muhammad Ali translation]] * And '''He it is Who sends forth the winds hearing good news before His mercy; till, when they bear a laden cloud, We drive it to a dead land, then We send down water on it, then bring forth thereby fruits of all kinds. Thus do We bring forth the dead that you may be mindful.''' ** 7:57, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Those who follow the Messenger-Prophet, the [Ummi] whom they find mentioned in the Torah and the Gospel. '''He enjoins them good and forbids them evil, and makes lawful to them the good things and prohibits for them impure things, and removes from them their burden and the shackles which were on them. So those who believe in him and honour him and help him, and follow the light which has been sent down with him -- these are the successful.''' ** 7:157, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And recite to them the news of him to whom We give Our messages, but he withdraws himself from them, so the devil follows him up, and he is of those who perish. And if We had pleased, We would have exalted him thereby; but he clings to the earth and follows his low desire. His parable is as the parable of the dog if thou drive him away, he lolls out his tongue, and if thou leave him alone, he lolls out his tongue. Such is the parable of the people who reject Our messages. So relate the narrative that they may reflect. ** 7:175-176, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Evil is the likeness of the people who reject Our messages and wrong their own souls.''' He whom Allah guides is on the right way; and he whom He leaves in error -- they are the losers. And certainly We have created for hell many of the jinn and the men -- they have hearts wherewith they understand not, and they have eyes wherewith they see not, and they have ears wherewith they hear not. '''They are as cattle; nay, they are more astray. These are the heedless ones.''' ** 7:177-179, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''of those whom We have created is a community who guide with the truth and therewith do justice.''' ** 7:181, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Take to forgiveness and enjoin good and turn away from the ignorant.''' ** 7:199, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''when the Qur'an is recited, listen to it and remain silent''', that mercy may be shown to you. And '''remember thy Lord within thyself humbly and fearing, and in a voice not loud, in the morning and the evening, and be not of the heedless. Surely those who are with thy Lord are not too proud to serve Him, and they glorify Him and prostrate themselves before Him.''' ** 7:204-206, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation === Surah 8: [[w:Al-Anfal|The Bounties (''Al-Anfal'')]] === * When you sought the aid of your Lord, so He answered you, I will assist you with a thousand of the angels following one another. And Allah gave it only as good news, and that your hearts might be at ease thereby. And '''victory is only from Allah''' surely Allah is Mighty, Wise. ** 8:9-10, [[wikisource:The_Holy_Qur'an_(Maulana_Muhammad_Ali)/8._Voluntary_Gifts|Maulana Muhammad Ali translation]] * '''When He made slumber fall on you as a security from Him, and sent down upon you water from the clouds that He might thereby purify you, and take away from you the uncleanness of the devil, and that He might fortify your hearts and make firm (your) feet thereby.''' ** 8:11, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * When thy Lord revealed to the angels; I am with you, so make firm those who believe I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. So smite above the necks and [[wiktionary:smite|smite]] every finger-tip of them. This is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger. And '''whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger -- then surely Allah is Severe in requiting.''' This -- taste it, and (know) that for the disbelievers is the chastisement of the Fire. ** 8:12-14, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * O you who believe, when you meet those who disbelieve marching for war, turn not your backs to them. And whoso turns his back to them on that day unless maneuvering for battle or turning to join a company -- he, indeed, incurs Allah's wrath and his refuge is hell. And an evil destination it is. ** 8:15-16, * So '''you slew them not but Allah slew them, and thou smotest not when thou didst smite (the enemy), but Allah smote (him)''', and that He might confer upon the believers a benefit from Himself. Surely Allah is Hearing, Knowing. ** 8:17, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * This -- and (know) that '''Allah will weaken the struggle of the disbelievers.''' If you sought a judgment, the judgment has indeed come to you and if you desist, it is better for you. And if you return (to fight), We (too) shall return and your forces will avail you nothing, though they may be many; and (know) that Allah is with the believers. ** 8:18-19, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''be not like those who say, We hear; and they hear not.''' ** 8:21, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * O you who believe, '''respond to Allah and His Messenger, when he calls you to that which gives you life. And know that Allah comes in between a man and his heart, and that to Him you will be gathered.''' ** 8:24, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And remember when you were few, deemed weak in the land, fearing lest people should carry you off by force, He sheltered you and strengthened you with His help, and gave you of the good things that you might give thanks. ** 8:26, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''know that your wealth and your children are a temptation, and that Allah is He with Whom there is a mighty reward.''' ** 8:28, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And when they said: O Allah, if this is indeed the truth from Thee, then rain down on us stones from heaven or inflict on us a painful chastisement. And Allah would not chastise them while thou wast among them; nor would Allah chastise them while they seek forgiveness. And '''what excuse have they that Allah should not chastise them while they hinder (men) from the Sacred Mosque and they are not its (true) guardians? Its guardians are only those who keep their duty, but most of them know not. And their prayer at the House is nothing but whistling and clapping of hands.''' Taste, then, the chastisement, because you disbelieved. ** 8:32-35, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Surely '''those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (people) from the way of Allah. So they will go on spending it, then it will be to them a regret, then they will be overcome. And those who disbelieve will be gathered together to hell, That Allah may separate the wicked from the good, and put the wicked one upon another, then heap them together, then cast them into hell.''' These indeed are the losers. ** 8:36-37, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And know that whatever you acquire in war, a fifth of it is for Allah and for the Messenger and for the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, if you believe in Allah and in that which We revealed to Our servant, on the day of Discrimination, the day on which the two patties met. And Allah is Possessor of power over all things. ** 8:41, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''When Allah showed them to thee in thy dream as few and if He had shown them to thee as many, you would certainly have become weak hearted and you would have disputed about the matter, but Allah saved (you).''' Surely He is Knower of what is in the breasts. ** 8:43, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * O you who believe, when you meet an army, be firm, and remember Allah much, that you may be successful. And '''obey Allah and His Messenger and dispute not one with another, lest you get weak-hearted and your power depart; and be steadfast.''' Surely '''Allah is with the steadfast.''' ** 8:45-46, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''be not like those who came forth from their homes exultingly and to be seen of men, and they hinder (people) from the way of Allah.''' And Allah encompasses what they do. And '''when the devil made their works fair-seeming to them, and said: None among men can overcome you this day, and I am your protector. But when the two armies came in sight of one another, he turned upon his heels, and said: Surely I am clear of you, I see what you see not; surely I fear Allah.''' And Allah is Severe in [[wiktionary:requite|requiting]]. ** 8:47-48, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation *Because Allah will never change the grace which He hath bestowed on a people until they change what is in their (own) souls: and verily Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things). ** 8:53, Yusuf Ali translation * Surely '''the vilest of beasts in Allah's sight are those who disbelieve''', then they would not believe. '''Those with whom thou makest an agreement, then they break their agreement every time, and they keep not their duty.''' So if thou overtake them in war, scatter by them those who are behind them, that they may be mindful. And '''if thou fear treachery on the part of a people, throw back to them (their treaty) on terms of equality.''' Surely '''Allah loves not the treacherous.''' ** 8:55-58, [[wikisource:The_Holy_Qur'an_(Maulana_Muhammad_Ali)/8._Voluntary_Gifts|Maulana Muhammad Ali translation]] * وَلاَ يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَبَقُواْ إِنَّهُمْ لاَ يُعْجِزُونَ<br>وَأَعِدُّواْ لَهُم مَّا اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍ وَمِن رِّبَاطِ الْ َيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِ عَدْوَّ اللّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ وَآ َرِينَ مِن دُونِهِمْ لاَ تَعْلَمُونَهُمُ اللّهُ يَعْلَمُهُمْ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِن شَيْءٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لاَ تُظْلَمُونَ<br> وَإِن جَنَحُواْ لِلسَّلْمِ فَاجْنَحْ لَهَا وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللّهِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ** And let not those who disbelieve suppose that they can outstrip (Allah's Purpose). Lo! they cannot escape.<br>Make ready for them all thou canst of (armed) force and of horses tethered, that thereby ye may dismay the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and others beside them whom ye know not. Allah knoweth them. Whatsoever ye spend in the way of Allah it will be repaid to you in full, and ye will not be wronged.<br>'''And if they incline to peace, incline thou also to it, and trust in Allah. Lo! He, even He, is the Hearer, the Knower.''' *** 8:59-61. Translated by {{w|Marmaduke Pickthall}} in ''{{w|The Meaning of the Glorious Koran}}'', 1930. ** And thou art not to suppose that they who disbelieve have outstripped Me; they cannot frustrate My will.<br>Make ready for them whatever force and strings of horses you can, to terrify thereby the enemy of God and your enemy, and others besides them that you know not; God knows them. And whatsoever you expend in the way of God shall be repaid you in full; you will not be wronged.<br>'''And if they incline to peace, do thou incline to it; and put thy trust in God; He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing.''' *** Translated by {{w|Arthur John Arberry}} in ''{{w|The Koran Interpreted}}'', 1955. * But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace. ** 8:61, translation of Yusuf Ali * And if they intend to deceive thee, then surely Allah is sufficient for thee. He it is Who strengthened thee with His help and with the believers, And He has united their hearts. '''If thou hadst spent all that is in the earth, thou couldst not have united their hearts, but Allah united them.''' Surely He is Mighty, Wise. O Prophet, Allah is sufficient for thee and those who follow thee of the believers. ** 8:62-64, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * O Prophet, urge the believers to fight. If there be of you twenty steadfast, they shall overcome two hundred; and if there be of you a hundred, they shall overcome a thousand of those who disbelieve, because they are a people who do not understand. ** 8:65, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Eat then of the lawful and good (things) which you have acquired in war, and keep your duty to Allah. Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. ** 8:69, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * O Prophet, '''say to those of the captives who are in your hands: If Allah knows anything good in your hearts, He will give you better than that which has been taken from you, and will forgive you.''' And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. ** 8:70, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation === Surah 9: [[w:At-Tawbah|The Repentance (''At-Tawbah'')]] === *As for the polytheists who have honoured every term of their treaty with you and have not supported an enemy against you, honour your treaty with them until the end of its term. Surely Allah loves those who are mindful ˹of Him˺. But once the Sacred Months have passed, kill the polytheists ˹who violated their treaties˺ wherever you find them, capture them, besiege them, and lie in wait for them on every way. '''But if they repent, perform prayers, and pay alms-tax, then set them free. Indeed, Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.''' ** 9:4-5, translation of Dr Mustafa Khattab *** ''variant translation of 9:5 by Maulana Muhammad Ali:'' ***: So when the [[w:Hijri#Months|sacred months]] have passed, slay the idolaters, wherever you find them, and take them captive and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush. But if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rare, leave their way free. '''Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.''' * '''And if anyone of the idolaters seek thy protection, protect him till he hears the word of Allah, then convey him to his place of safety. This is because they are a people who know not.''' ** 9:6, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * How can there be an agreement for the idolaters with Allah and with His Messenger, except those with whom you made an agreement at the Sacred Mosque? '''So as long as they are true to you, be true to them. Surely Allah loves those who keep their duty.''' ** 9:7, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * But '''if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rare, they are your brethren in faith.''' And We make the messages clear for a people who know. And '''if they break their oaths after their agreement and revile your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief -- surely their oaths are nothing -- so that they may desist.''' ** 9:11-12, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Will you not fight those who have broken their oaths, conspired to expel the Messenger ˹from Mecca˺, and attacked you first? Do you fear them? Allah is more deserving of your fear, if you are ˹true˺ believers. ˹So˺ fight them and Allah will punish them at your hands, put them to shame, help you overcome them, and soothe the hearts of the believers—removing rage from their hearts. And Allah pardons whoever He wills. For Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. ** 9:13-15, translation of Dr Mustafa Khattab *** ''Variant translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali of 9:14-15:'' ***: Fight them; Allah will chastise them at your hands and bring them to disgrace, and assist you against them and relieve the hearts of a believing people, And remove the rage of their hearts. And Allah turns (mercifully) to whom He pleases. And Allah is Knowing, Wise. * The idolaters have no right to maintain the mosques of Allah, while bearing witness to disbelief against themselves. These it is whose works are vain; and in the Fire will they abide. Only he can maintain the mosques of Allah who believes in Allah and the Last Day, and keeps up prayer and pays the poor-rate and fears none but Allah. So these it is who may be of the guided ones. ** 9:17-18, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * O you who believe, '''take not your fathers and your brothers for friends if they love disbelief above faith. And whoever of you takes them for friends, such are the wrongdoers.''' ** 9:23, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Say '''If your fathers and your sons and your brethren and your wives and your kinsfolk and the wealth''' you have acquired, '''and trade''' whose dullness you fear, '''and dwellings''' you love, '''are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in His way, then wait till Allah brings His command to pass. And Allah guides not the transgressing people.''' ** 9:24, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Certainly '''Allah helped you in many battlefields, and on the day of [[w:Battle_of_Hunayn|Hunain]]''', when your great numbers made you proud, but they availed you nothing, and the earth with all its spaciousness was straitened for you, then '''you turned back retreating. Then Allah sent down His calm upon His Messenger and upon the believers, and sent [[w:Heavenly_host|hosts]] which you saw not, and chastised those who disbelieved.''' And such is the reward of the disbelievers. ** 9:25-26, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * O you who believe, the idolaters are surely unclean, so they shall not approach the Sacred Mosque after this year of theirs. And '''if you fear poverty, then Allah will enrich you out of His grace, if He please.''' Surely Allah is Knowing, Wise. '''Fight those who believe not in Allah''', nor in the Last Day, nor forbid that which Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, nor follow the Religion of Truth, out of those who have been given the Book, '''until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a state of subjection.''' ** 9:28-29, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''the Jews say: [[w:Uzair|Ezra]] is the son of Allah; and the Christians say The Messiah is the son of Allah.''' These are the words of their mouths. '''They imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before. Allah's curse be on them!''' How they are turned away! '''They take their doctors of law and their monks for Lords besides Allah, and (also) the Messiah, son of Mary, And they were enjoined that they should serve one God only -- there is no god but He.''' Be He glorified from what they set up (with Him)! '''They desire to put out the light of Allah with their mouths, and Allah will allow nothing save the perfection of His light''', though the disbelievers are averse. '''He it is Who sent His Messenger with guidance and the Religion of Truth, that He may cause it to prevail over all religions, though the polytheists are averse.''' ** 9:30-33, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * O you who believe, surely '''many of the doctors of law and the monks eat away the property of men falsely, and hinder (them) from Allah's way. And those who hoard up gold and silver and spend it not in Allah's way -- announce to them a painful chastisement, On the day when it will be heated in the Fire of hell, then their foreheads and their sides and their backs will be branded with it: This is what you hoarded up for yourselves, so taste what you used to hoard.''' ** 9:34-35, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Surely '''the number of months with Allah is twelve''' months by Allah's ordinance, since the day when He created the heavens and the earth -- '''of these four are sacred.''' That is the right religion; so wrong not yourselves therein. And fight the polytheists all together as they fight you all together. And know that Allah is with those who keep their duty. Postponing (of the sacred month) is only an addition in disbelief, whereby those who disbelieve are led astray. They allow it one year and forbid it (another) year, that they may agree in the number (of months) which Allah has made sacred, and thus make lawful what Allah has forbidden. The evil of their doings is made fair-seeming to them. And Allah guides not the disbelieving people. ** 9:36-37, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * O you who believe, '''what (excuse) have you that when it is said to you, Go forth in Allah's way, you should incline heavily to earth? Are you contented with this world's life instead of the Hereafter? The provision of this world's life is but little as compared with the Hereafter.''' ** 9:38, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''If you go not forth, He will chastise you with a painful chastisement, and bring in your place a people other than you''', and you can do Him no harm. And Allah is Possessor of power over all things. ** 9:39, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Go forth, light and heavy, and strive hard in Allah's way with your wealth and your lives. This is better for you, if you know. '''Had it been a near gain and a short journey, they would certainly have followed thee, but the hard journey was too long for them. And they wilt swear by Allah: If we had been able, we would have gone forth with you. They cause their own souls to perish; and Allah knows that they are liars.''' ** 9:41-42, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Say: '''Nothing will afflict us save that which Allah has ordained for us. He is our Patron; and on Allah let the believers rely.''' ** 9:51, [[wikisource:The_Holy_Qur'an_(Maulana_Muhammad_Ali)/9._The_Immunity|Maulana Muhammad Ali translation]] * '''And nothing hinders their contributions being accepted from them, except that they disbelieve in Allah and in His Messenger and they come not to prayer except as lazy people, and they spend not but while they are reluctant. Let not then their wealth nor their children excite thine admiration. Allah only wishes to chastise them therewith in this world's life and (that) their souls may depart while they are disbelievers.''' ** 9:54-55, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''they swear by Allah that they are truly of you. And they are not of you, but they are a people who are afraid. If they could find a refuge or caves or a place to enter, they would certainly have turned thereto, running away in all haste.''' ** 9:56-57, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And of them are those who blame thee in the matter of the alms. So if they are given thereof, they are pleased, and if they are not given thereof, lo! they are enraged. ** 9:58, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''([[w:Zakāt|Zakat]]) charity is only for the poor and the needy, and those employed to administer it, and those whose hearts are made to incline (to truth), and (to free) the captives, and those in debt, and in the way of Allah and for the wayfarer -- an ordinance from Allah.''' And Allah is Knowing, Wise. ** 9:60, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''The [[Hypocrisy|hypocrites]], men and women, are all alike. They enjoin evil and forbid good and withhold their hands. They have forsaken Allah, so He has forsaken them.''' Surely the hypocrites are the transgressors. '''Allah promises''' the hypocrites, men and women, and the disbelievers, '''the Fire of hell''' to abide therein. It '''is enough for them. And Allah curses them''', and for them is a lasting chastisement. ** 9:67-68, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Like those before you they were stronger than you in power and had more wealth and children. So they enjoyed their portion thus have you enjoyed your portion as those before you enjoyed their portion, and you indulge in idle talk as they did. '''These are they whose works are null in this world and the Hereafter, and these are they who are the losers.''' ** 9:69, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * 'Allah has promised to the believers, men and women, Gardens, wherein flow rivers, to abide therein, and goodly dwellings in Gardens of perpetual abode. And '''greatest of all is Allah's goodly pleasure. That is the grand achievement.''' ** 9:72, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''And of them are those who made a covenant with Allah: If He give us out of His grace, we will certainly give alms and be of the righteous. But''' when He gave them out of His grace, '''they became niggardly of it and they turned away and they are averse. So He requited them with hypocrisy in their hearts till the day when they meet Him''', because they broke their promise with Allah and because they lied. ** 9:75-77, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Those who taunt the free givers of alms among the believers as well as those who cannot find anything (to give) but with their hard labor they scoff at them.''' Allah will pay them back their mockery and for them is a painful chastisement. Ask forgiveness for them or ask not forgiveness for them. '''Even if thou ask forgiveness for them seventy times Allah will not forgive them.''' This is because they disbelieve in Allah and His Messenger. And Allah guides not the transgressing people. ** 9:79-80, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Those who were left behind were glad on account of their sitting behind Allah's Messenger, and they were averse to striving in Allah's way with their property and their persons, and said: Go not forth in the heat. Say: The Fire of hell is fiercer in heat.''' If only they could understand! Then let them laugh a little and weep much a recompense for what they earned. So if Allah bring thee back to a party of them, then they ask thy permission to go forth, say: Never shall you go forth with me and never shall you fight an enemy with me. You chose to sit (at home) the first time so sit (now) with those who remain behind. And never offer prayer for any one of them who dies, nor stand by his grave. Surely they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and they died in transgression. ** 9:81-84, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''let not their wealth and their children excite thy admiration. Allah only intends to chastise them thereby in this world, and (that) their souls may depart while they are disbelievers.''' ** 9:85, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''No blame lies on the weak, nor on the sick, nor on those who can find nothing to spend, if they are sincere to Allah and His Messenger. There is no way (to blame) against the doers of good.''' And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful... ** 9:91, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And of the desert Arabs are those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and consider what they spend and the prayers of the Messenger, as bringing them nearer to Allah. Surely they bring them nearer (to Allah). Allah will bring them into His mercy. Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. ** 9:99, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And of those around you of the desert Arabs, '''there are hypocrites and of the people of Madinah (also) -- they persist in hypocrisy.''' Thou knowest them not; We know them. We will chastise them twice, then '''they will be turned back to a grievous chastisement. And others have acknowledged their faults, -- they mixed a good deed with another that was evil. It may be that Allah will turn to them (mercifully).''' Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. '''Take alms out of their property -- thou wouldst cleanse them and purify them thereby -- and pray for them.''' Surely '''thy prayer is a relief to them.''' And Allah is Hearing, Knowing. ** 9:101-103, [[wikisource:The_Holy_Qur'an_(Maulana_Muhammad_Ali)/9._The_Immunity|Maulana Muhammad Ali translation]] * Know they not that '''Allah is He Who accepts repentance from His servants and takes the alms, and''' that Allah -- He '''is the Oft-returning (to mercy)''', the Merciful? And say, '''Work so Allah will see your work and (so will) His Messenger and the believers. And you will be brought back to the Knower of the unseen and the seen, then He will inform you of what you did.''' ** 9:104-105, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Surely Allah has bought of the believers their persons and their property for this, that they shall have the garden; they fight in Allah's way, so they slay and are slain; a promise which is binding on Him in the Taurat and the Injeel and the Quran; and who is more faithful to his covenant than Allah? Rejoice therefore in the pledge which you have made; and that is the mighty achievement. They who turn (to Allah), who serve (Him), who praise (Him), who fast, who bow down, who prostrate themselves, who enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil, and who keep the limits of Allah; and give good news to the believers. ** 9:111-112, translation of Shakir * It is not (fit) for the Prophet and those who believe that they should ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even though they should be near relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are inmates of the flaming fire. ** 9:113, translation of Shakir * Certainly Allah has turned in mercy to the Prophet and the Emigrants and the Helpers who followed him in the hour of hardship, after the hearts of a part of them were about to deviate; then He turned to them in mercy. Surely to them He is Compassionate, Merciful; And (He turned in mercy) to the three who were left behind; until the earth, vast as it is, became strait to them and their souls were also straitened to them; and they knew that there was no refuge from Allah but in Him. Then He turned to them in mercy that they might turn (to Him). Surely Allah -- He is the Oft-returning to mercy, the Merciful. ** 9:117-118, translation of Maulana Muhammad Ali * O ye who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him). ** 9:123, M. M. Pickthall translation * And whenever a chapter is revealed, there are some of them who say: Which of you has it strengthened in faith? Then as for those who believe, it strengthens them in faith and they rejoice. And as for those in whose hearts is a disease, it adds uncleanness to their uncleanness and they die while they are unbelievers. Do they not see that they are tried once or twice in every year, yet they do not turn (to Allah) nor do they mind. And whenever a chapter is revealed, they cast glances at one another: Does any one see you? Then they turn away: Allah has turned away their hearts because they are a people who do not understand. ** 9:124-127, translation of Shakir * There has certainly come to you an apostle from among yourselves. Grievous to him is your distress; he has deep concern for you, and is most kind and merciful to the faithful. But if they turn their backs [on you], say, ‘Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god except Him. In Him I have put my trust and He is the Lord of the Great Throne.’ ** 9:128-129, translation of Ali Quli Qara'i === Surah 10: [[w:Yunus (surah)|Jonah (''Yunus'')]] === * '''I, Allah, am the Seer. These are the verses of the Book, full of wisdom.''' ** 10:1, [[wikisource:The_Holy_Qur'an_(Maulana_Muhammad_Ali)/10._Jonah|Maulana Muhammad Ali translation]] * Surely '''your Lord is Allah''', Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods, and He is established on the Throne of Power regulating the Affair. There is no intercessor except after His permission. This is Allah, your Lord, '''therefore serve Him.''' Will you not mind? ** 10:3, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''To Him is your return, of all (of you). It is the promise of Allah (made) in truth.''' Surely He produces the first creation, then He reproduces it, that He may reward with equity those who believe and do good. And as for those who disbelieve, for them is a drink of hot water and a painful chastisement because they disbelieved. ** 10:4, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * He it is Who made the sun a shining brightness, and the moon a light, and ordained for it stages that you might know the computation of years and the reckoning. '''Allah''' created not this but with truth. He '''makes the signs manifest for a people who know.''' Surely in the variation of the night and the day, and that which Allah has created in the heavens and the earth, there are signs for a people who keep their duty. ** 10:5-6, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Those who believe and do good, their Lord guides them by their faith'''; rivers will flow beneath them in Gardens of bliss. '''Their cry therein will be, Glory to Thee, O Allah and their greeting, Peace! And the last of their cry will be Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!''' ** 10:9-10, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And if Allah were to hasten for men the (consequences of) evil, as they would hasten on the good, their doom would certainly have been decreed for them. But '''We leave those alone, who have no hope of meeting with Us, in their [[wiktionary:inordinacy|inordinacy]], blindly wandering on.''' And when affliction touches a man, he calls on Us, whether lying on his side or sitting or standing; but, when We remove his affliction from him, he passes on as though he had never called on Us on account of an affliction that touched him. '''Thus is what they do, made fair-seeming to the extravagant.''' ** 10:11-12, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And when Our clear messages are recited to them, '''those who have no hope of meeting with Us say: Bring a Qur'an other than this or change it.''' Say: It is not for me to change it of my own accord. I follow naught but what is revealed to me. Indeed I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the chastisement of a grievous day. '''Say: If Allah had desired, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you. I have lived among you a lifetime before it. Do you not then understand?''' ** 10:15-16, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Who is then more unjust than he who forges a lie against Allah or gives the lie to His messages? Surely '''the guilty never succeed.''' ** 10:17, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''they serve besides Allah that which can neither harm them nor profit them, and they say: These are our intercessors with Allah. Say Would you inform Allah of what He knows not in the heavens and the earth? Glory be to Him, and supremely exalted is He above what they set up (with Him)!''' ** 10:18, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''(all) people are but a single nation, then they disagree.''' And had not a word already gone forth from thy Lord, the matter would have certainly been decided between them in respect of that wherein they disagree. '''And they say: Why is not a sign sent to him from his Lord? Say: The unseen is only for Allah, so wait; surely I too with you am of those who wait.''' ** 10:19-20, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * He it is Who makes you travel by land and sea; until, when you are in the ships, and they sail on with them in a pleasant breeze, and they rejoice at it, a violent wind overtakes them and the billows surge in on them from all sides, and they deem that they are encompassed about. Then they pray to Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience: If Thou deliver us from this, we will certainly be of the grateful ones. But when He delivers them, lo! they are unjustly rebellious in the earth. '''O men, your rebellion is against yourselves a provision (only) of this world's life. Then to Us is your return''', so We shall inform you of what you did. ** 10:22-23, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''The likeness of this world's life is only as water which We send down from the clouds''', then the herbage of the earth, of which men and cattle eat, grows luxuriantly thereby; until when the earth puts on its golden raiment and it becomes adorned, and its people think that they are masters of it, Our command comes to it, by night or by day, so We render it as reaped seed-produce, as though it had not flourished yesterday. '''Thus do We make clear the messages for a people who reflect.''' ** 10:24, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And Allah invites to the abode of peace, and guides whom He pleases to the right path. '''For those who do good is good (reward) and more (than this). Neither blackness nor [[wiktionary:ignominy|ignominy]] will cover their faces.''' These are the owners of the Garden; therein they will abide. ** 10:25-26, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''those who earn evil, the punishment of an evil is the like thereof, and abasement will cover them''' they will have none to protect them from Allah -- '''as if their faces had been covered with slices of the dense darkness of night. These are the companions of the Fire; therein they will abide.''' ** 10:27, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Say: Who gives you sustenance from the heaven and the earth,''' or who '''controls the hearing and the sight,''' and who '''brings forth the living from the dead, and''' brings forth '''the dead from the living? And who regulates the affair? They will say: Allah. Say then: Will you not then guard against evil?''' ** 10:31, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Say: Is there anyone among your associate-gods who produces the first creation, then reproduces it? Say Allah produces the first creation, then He reproduces it. How are you then turned away!''' ** 10:34, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Say: Is there any of your associate-gods who guides to the Truth? Say: Allah guides to the Truth. '''Is He then Who guides to the Truth more worthy to be followed, or he who finds not the way unless he is guided?''' What is the matter with you? How do you judge? ** 10:35, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''this Qur'an is not such as could be forged by those besides Allah, but it is a verification of that which is before it and a dear explanation of the Book, there is no doubt in it''', from the Lord of the worlds. ** 10:37, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''if they reject thee, say My work is for me and your work for you. You are clear of what I do and I am clear of what you do.''' ** 10:41, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And of them are some who look at thee. But canst thou show the way to the blind, though they will not see? Surely '''Allah wrongs not men in aught, but men wrong themselves.''' ** 10:43-44, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''on the day when He will gather them, as though they had not stayed but an hour of the day, they will recognize one another. They perish indeed who reject the meeting with Allah''', and they follow not the right way. ** 10:45, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * O men, '''there has come to you indeed an admonition from your Lord and a healing for what is in the breasts; and a guidance and a mercy for the believers. Say: In the grace of Allah and In His mercy, in that they should rejoice. It is better than that which they hoard.''' ** 10:57-58, [[wikisource:The_Holy_Qur'an_(Maulana_Muhammad_Ali)/10._Jonah|Maulana Muhammad Ali translation]] ===Surah 11: [[w:Hud_(sura)|Hud]]=== * '''I, Allah, am the Seer. A Book, whose verses are characterized by wisdom, then they are made plain, from One Wise, Aware: That you should serve none but Allah.''' Surely '''I am to you from Him a warner and a giver of good news.''' ** 11:1-2, [[wikisource:The_Holy_Qur'an_(Maulana_Muhammad_Ali)/11._Hud|Maulana Muhammad Ali translation]] * Now surely they cover up their breasts to conceal (their enmity) from Him. Now surely, '''when they put their garments as a covering, He knows what they hide and what they make public. Surely He is Knower of what is in the breasts. And there is no animal in the earth but on Allah is the sustenance of it, and He knows its resting-place and its depository. All is in a clear record.''' ** 11:5-6, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods and '''His Throne of Power is ever on water that He might manifest (the good qualities in) you whoever of you is best in deeds. And if thou sayest, You shall surely be raised up after death, those who disbelieve say This is nothing but clear deceit.''' ** 11:7, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * Then, may it be that thou wilt give up part of what is revealed to thee and thy breast will he straitened by it, because '''they say: Why has not a treasure been sent down for him or an angel come with him? Thou art only a warner And Allah is in charge of all things. Or, say they He has forged it. Say: Then bring ten forged chapters like it, and call upon whom you can besides Allah, if you are truthful.''' But if they answer you not, then know that it is revealed by Allah's knowledge, and that there is no God but He. Will you then submit? ** 11:12-14, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Whoever desires this world's life and its finery We repay them their deeds therein, and they are not made to suffer loss in it. These are they for whom there is nothing but Fire in the Hereafter. And what they work therein is fruitless and their deeds are vain.''' ** 11:15-16, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''They said: O Noah,''' indeed thou hast disputed with us and prolonged dispute with us, so '''bring upon us that which thou threatenest us with, if thou art truthful. He said: Only Allah will bring it on you''', if He please, and you will not escape: And my advice will not profit you, if I intend to give you good advice, if Allah intends to destroy you. He is your Lord; and to Him you will be brought back. ** 11:32-34, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Or say they: He has forged it? Say: If I have forged it, on me is my guilt; and I am free of that of which you are guilty.''' ** 11:35, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * At length when Our command came and water gushed forth from the valley, We said: Carry in it two of all things, a pair, and thine own family except those against whom the word has already gone forth -- and those who believe. And '''there believed not with him but a few. And he said: Embark in it, in the name of Allah be its sailing and its anchoring.''' Surely my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful. ** 11:40-41, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''it moved on with them amid waves like mountains. And Noah called out to his son, and he was aloof''': O my son, embark with us and be not with the disbelievers. He said: I will betake myself for refuge to a mountain that will save me from the water. He said: There is none safe to-day from Allah's command, but he on whom He has mercy. And a wave intervened between them, so he was among the drowned. ** 11:42-43, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''It was said: O Noah, descend with peace from Us and blessings on thee and on nations (springing) from those with thee. And there are nations whom We afford provisions, then a painful punishment from Us afflicts them. These are announcements relating to the unseen which We reveal to thee'''; thou didst not know them (neither) thou nor thy people before this. '''So be patient.''' Surely, '''the (good) end is for the dutiful.''' ** 11:48-49, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''to [[w:'Ad|'Ad]] (We sent) their brother [[w:Hud_(prophet)|Hud]]. He said:''' O my people, serve Allah, you have no god save Him. You are only fabricators. O my people, I ask of you no reward for it. My reward is only with Him Who created me. Do you not then understand? And, O my people, '''ask forgiveness of your Lord,''' then turn to Him, '''He will send on you clouds pouring down abundance of rain and add strength to your strength, and turn not back, guilty.''' ** 11:50-52, [[wikisource:The_Holy_Qur'an_(Maulana_Muhammad_Ali)/11._Hud|Maulana Muhammad Ali translation]] * '''But if you turn away,''' then indeed I have delivered to you that with which I am sent to you. And '''my Lord will bring another people in your place''', and you cannot do Him any harm. Surely my Lord is the Preserver of all things. ** 11:57, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And such were 'Ad. They denied the messages of their Lord, and disobeyed His messengers and followed the bidding of every insolent opposer (of truth). And they were overtaken by a curse in this world and on the day of Resurrection. Now surely 'Ad disbelieved in their Lord. Now surely, away with 'Ad, the people of Hud! ** 11:59-60, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''to [[w:Thamud|Thamud]] (We sent) their brother [[w:Saleh|Salih]]. He said: O my people, serve Allah, you have no god other than Him.''' He brought you forth from the earth and made you dwell in it, '''so ask forgiveness of Him''', then turn to Him. Surely my Lord is Nigh, Answering. They said: O Salih, thou wast among us a centre of (our) hopes before this. Dost thou forbid us to worship what our fathers worshipped? And surely we are in grave doubt about that to which thou callest us. ** 11:61-62, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And the cry overtook those who did wrong, so they were motionless bodies in their abodes, As though they had never dwelt therein. Now surely Thamud disbelieved in their Lord. So away with Thamud! ** 11:67-68, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''to [[w:Midian|Midian]] (We sent) their brother [[w:Shuayb_(prophet)|Shu'aib]]. He said:''' O my people, serve Allah, you have no other god save Him. And '''give not short measure and weight.''' I see you in prosperity, and I fear for you the chastisement of an all-encompassing day: And, O my people, '''give full measure and weight justly, and defraud not men of their things, and act not corruptly in the land, making mischief''': What remains with Allah is better for you, if you are believers. And I am not a keeper over you. ** 11:84-86, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And, O my people, let not opposition to me make you guilty so that there may befall you the like of that which befell the people of Noah, or the people of Hud, or the people of Salih. Nor are the people of [[w:Islamic_view_of_Lot|Lot]] far off from you. ** 11:89, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And when Our decree came to pass, We delivered Shu'aib and those who believed with him by mercy from Us. And the cry overtook those who were iniquitous, so they were motionless bodies in their abodes, As though they had never dwelt in them. So away with Midian, just as Thamud perished! ** 11:94-95, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''This is an account of the towns''' which we relate to thee. Of them are some that stand and (others) mown down. And '''We wronged them not but they wronged themselves.''' And their gods whom they called upon besides Allah availed them naught when the decree of thy Lord came to pass. And they added to them naught but ruin. And such is the punishment of thy Lord, when '''He punishes the towns while they are iniquitous.''' Surely His punishment is painful, severe. Surely '''there is a sign in this for him who fears the chastisement of the Hereafter. That is a day on which people will be gathered together, and that is a day to be witnessed. And We delay it not but for an appointed term.''' ** 11:100-102, [[wikisource:The_Holy_Qur'an_(Maulana_Muhammad_Ali)/11._Hud|Maulana Muhammad Ali translation]] * And '''incline not to those who do wrong, lest the fire touch you'''; and you have no protectors besides Allah, then you would not be helped. And '''keep up prayer at the two ends of the day and in the first hours of the night'''. Surely '''good deeds take away evil deeds.''' This is a reminder for the mindful. '''And be patient, for surely Allah wastes not the reward of the doers of good.''' ** 11:113-115, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * '''Why were there not then among the generations before you those possessing understanding, forbidding mischief in the earth, except a few''' among them whom We delivered? And '''the unjust pursued the enjoyment of plenty, and they were guilty.''' And thy Lord would not destroy the towns unjustly, while their people acted well. ** 11:116-117, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''if thy Lord had pleased, He would have made people a single nation.''' And '''they cease not to differ, Except those on whom thy Lord has mercy; and for this did He create them.''' And the word of thy Lord is fulfilled: I shall fill hell with jinn and men, all together. ** 11:118-119, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation * And '''Allah's is the unseen in the heavens and the earth, and to Him the whole affair will be returned.''' So serve Him and put thy trust in Him. And '''thy Lord is not heedless of what you do.''' ** 11:123, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation === Surah 13: [[w:Ar-Ra'd|The Thunder (''Ar-Ra'd'')]] === * Indeed Allah will not change the conditions of a population until they change what is in themselves. ** [https://quran.com/13:11 13:11] === Surah 14: [[w:Ibrahim (surah)|Abraham (''Ibrahim'')]] === * A Book which We have revealed unto thee, in order that thou mightest lead mankind out of the depths of darkness into light - by the leave of their Lord - to the Way of (Him) the Exalted in power, worthy of all praise! ** 14:1, translation of Yusuf Ali === Surah 16: [[w:An-Nahl|The Bees (''An-Nahl'')]] === * He has created cattle for you: from them you derive food and clothing and numerous other benefits; how pleasant they look when you bring them home in the evenings and when you take them out to pasture in the mornings. They carry your loads to places which you could otherwise not reach without great hardship-surely, your Lord is compassionate and merciful. ** 16:5-7, translation of Wahiduddin Khan * It is Allah who creates you and takes your souls at death; and of you there are some who are sent back to a feeble age, so that they know nothing after having known (much): for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Powerful. ** 16:70, Yusuf Ali translation === Surah 17: [[w:Al-Isra|The Night Journey (''Al-Isra'')]] === * Nor walk on the earth with insolence: for you cannot rend the earth asunder, nor reach the mountains in height. ** 17:37, Yusuf Ali translation * VERILY, this Qur’ān shows the way to all that is most upright, and gives the [[believers]] who do good [[deeds]] the glad tiding that theirs will be a great [[reward]]. ** 17:9, as translated by Muhammad Asad, [https://quran-archive.org/explorer/muhammad-asad/1980?page=438#top ''The Message of the Qur’ān'']. === Surah 18: [[w:Al-Kahf|The Cave (''Al-Kahf'')]] === * Say: "The truth is from your Lord: So believe if you like, or do not believe if you will." We have prepared for the sinners a fire which will envelope them in its tent. If they ask for water they will be helped to liquid like molten brass that would scald their mouths. How evil the drink, and evil the resting-place! ** 18:29, Ahmed Ali translation === Surah 22: [[w:Al-Hajj|The Pilgrimage (''Al-Hajj'')]] === * Permission to take up arms is hereby granted to those who are attacked; they have suffered injustice. God has all the power to give victory ** 22:39; Muhammad Sarwar translation * Those who have been evicted from their homes unjustly, for no reason other than saying, "Our Lord is Allah!" For, if Allah had not enabled people to defend themselves against one another, monasteries, and churches, and synagogues, and [[w:Mosque|masjids]], where the Name of Allah is oft mentioned, would surely have been destroyed. And Allah will certainly help those who help Him. For, Allah is Mighty, Powerful. ** 22:40; translated by Shabbir Ahmed === Surah 24: [[w:An-Nur|The Light (''An-Nur'')]] === * As for those who disbelieve, their deeds are as a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one supposeth it to be water till he cometh unto it and findeth it naught, and findeth, in the place thereof, Allah Who payeth him his due; and Allah is swift at reckoning. ** 24:39, translation of M. M. Pickthall === Surah 26: [[w:Ash-Shu'ara|The Poets (''Ash-Shu'ara'')]] === * Had We revealed it (Quran) to any of the non-Arabs, And had he recited it to them, they would not have believed in it. Thus have We caused it to enter the hearts of the sinners, they will not believe in it until they see the grievous Punishment; But that (Punishment) will come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it not;<br/> Then they will say: "Shall we be respited?" Do they then ask for Our Penalty to be hastened on? Seest thou? if We do let them enjoy (this life) for (a number of) years, yet there comes to them at length the (Punishment) which they were warned! so it will profit them not that (everything) they enjoyed before! ** 26:198-207 === Surah 27: [[w:An-Naml|The Ant (''An-Naml'')]] === * He who made the earth a fixed abode, and placed rivers in its folds; and placed upon it firm mountains; and placed a barrier between the two waters; is there any God besides Allah? ** 27:61, translated by Hamid S. Aziz === Surah 28: [[w:Al-Qasas|The Narrative (''Al-Qasas'')]] === * And when they hear vain talk, they turn away therefrom and say: "To us our deeds, and to you yours; peace be to you: we seek not the ignorant." ** 28:55, translation of Yusuf Ali === Surah 29: [[w:Al-Ankabut|The Spider (''Al-Ankabut'')]] === * Allah is most surely with the doers of good. ** 29:69, translation of Shakir === Surah 33: [[w:Al-Aḥzāb|The Coalition (''Al-Aḥzāb'')]] === * O you who believe! be careful of (your duty to) Allah and speak the right word. ** 33:70, translation of Shakir * Believers, have fear of God and speak righteous words. ** 33:70, translation of Muhammad Sarwar ===Surah 36: [[w:Ya-Sin|Yasseen]]=== * The sun, too, follows its determined course laid down for it by the Almighty, the All Knowing. ** 36:38, Wahiduddin Khan translation * When it is said to them, 'Give charity from what God has given to you,' the unbelievers say to the believers, 'Should we feed the person whom God, if He wished, could feed?' ** 36:47, as translated by Hujjat-ul-Islam wal Muslimeen Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi * إِنَّ أَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ الْيَوْمَ فِي شُغُلٍ فَاكِهُونَ<br> هُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُهُمْ فِي ظِلَالٍ عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ مُتَّكِؤُونَ<br> لَهُمْ فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَلَهُم مَّا يَدَّعُونَ<br> سَلَامٌ قَوْلًا مِن رَّبٍّ رَّحِيمٍ ** Lo! those who merit paradise this day are happily employed,<br>They and their wives, in pleasant shade, on thrones reclining;<br>Theirs [[w:Thawab|the fruit (of their good deeds)]] and theirs (all) that they ask;<br>The word from a Merciful Lord (for them) is: Peace! ***36:55-58; Translated by {{w|Marmaduke Pickthall}} in ''{{w|The Meaning of the Glorious Koran}}'', 1930. ** See, the inhabitants of Paradise today are busy in their rejoicing,<br>they and their spouses, reclining upon couches in the shade;<br>therein they have fruits, and they have all that they call for.<br>Peace! -- such is the greeting, from a Lord All-compassionate. *** Translated by {{w|Arthur John Arberry}} in ''{{w|The Koran Interpreted}}'', 1955. ===Surah 38: [[w:Ṣād (surah)|Ṣād]]=== * وَإِنَّ لَهُ عِندَنا لَزُلفىٰ وَحُسنَ مَآبٍ<br>وَاذكُر عَبدَنا أَيّوبَ إِذ نادىٰ رَبَّهُ أَنّي مَسَّنِيَ الشَّيطانُ بِنُصبٍ وَعَذابٍ<br>اركُض بِرِجلِكَ ۖ هٰذا مُغتَسَلٌ بارِدٌ وَشَرابٌ<br>وَوَهَبنا لَهُ أَهلَهُ وَمِثلَهُم مَعَهُم رَحمَةً مِنّا وَذِكرىٰ لِأُولِي الأَلبابِ<br>وَخُذ بِيَدِكَ ضِغثًا فَاضرِب بِهِ وَلا تَحنَث ۗ إِنّا وَجَدناهُ صابِرًا ۚ نِعمَ العَبدُ ۖ إِنَّهُ أَوّابٌ ** And lo! he hath favour with Us, and a happy journey's end.<br>And make mention (O Muhammad) of Our bondman [[w:Job in Islam|Job]], when he cried unto his Lord (saying): Lo! the devil doth afflict me with distress and torment.<br>(And it was said unto him): Strike the ground with thy foot. This (spring) is a cool bath and a refreshing drink.<br>And We bestowed on him (again) his household and therewith the like thereof, a mercy from Us, and a memorial for men of understanding.<br>And (it was said unto him): Take in thine hand a branch and smite therewith, and break not thine oath. Lo! We found him steadfast, how excellent a slave! Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (to his Lord). *** 38:40-44; Translated by {{w|Marmaduke Pickthall}} in ''{{w|The Meaning of the Glorious Koran}}'', 1930. ** Remember also Our servant Job; when he called to his Lord, 'Behold, Satan has visited me with weariness and chastisement.' 'Stamp thy foot! This is a laving-place cool, and a drink.' And We gave to him his family, and the like of them with them, as a mercy from us, and a reminder unto men possessed of minds; and, 'Take in thy hand a bundle of rushes, and strike therewith, and do not fail in thy oath.' Surely We found him a steadfast man. How excellent a servant he was! He was a penitent. *** Translated by {{w|Arthur John Arberry}} in ''{{w|The Koran Interpreted}}'', 1955. === Surah 48: [[w:Al-Fath|The Victory (''Al-Fath'')]] === * Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah ; and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves. ** 48:29, translation of Umm Muhammad === Surah 49: [[w:Al-Hujurat|The Apartments (''Al-Hujurat'')]] === * And '''if two parties of the believers quarrel, make peace between them.''' Then if one of them does wrong to the other, fight that which does wrong, till it return to Allah's command. Then, if it returns, make peace between them with justice and act equitably. Surely Allah loves the equitable. '''The believers are brethren so make peace between your brethren''', and keep your duty to Allah that mercy may be had on you. ** 49:9-10, translation of Maulana Muhammad Ali === Surah 60: [[w:Al-Mumtahanah|The Examined Woman (''Al-Mumtahanah'')]] === * There is certainly a good exemplar for you in Abraham and those who were with him, when they said to their own people, "Indeed we repudiate you and whatever you worship besides Allah. We disavow you, and between you and us there has appeared enmity and hate for ever, unless you come to have faith in Allah alone" ** 60:4, Ali Quli Qara'i translation * As for such [of the unbelievers] as do not fight against you on account of [your] faith, and neither drive you forth from your homelands, God does not forbid you to show them kindness and to behave towards them with full equity: for, verily, God loves those who act equitably. ** 60:8, translation of Muhammad Asad * God does not forbid you, with regard to those who do not fight you because of your faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them, for God loves those who are just. ** 60:8, translation of Bilal Muhammad * God does not forbid you from being kind and acting justly towards those who did not fight over faith with you, nor expelled you from your homes. God indeed loves those who are just. ** 60:8, translation of Ahmed Ali === Surah 63: [[w:Al-Munafiqoon|The Hypocrites (''Al-Munafiqoon'')]] === * O ye who believe! Let not your wealth or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. If any act thus, the loss is their own. ** 63:9, Yusuf Ali translation === Surah 67: [[w:Al-Mulk|The Kingdom (''Al-Mulk'')]] === * He has created seven Cosmic Systems in great harmony. Look! No fault will you see in the creation of the Beneficent. And turn your vision upon it once more. Can you see any flaw? ** 67:3, translation of Shabbir Ahmed *It almost explodes in rage. Whenever a group is thrown into it, its keepers will ask them, "Did no one come to warn you?". ** 67:8, translation of Sarwar *They will say, "Yes, someone did come to warn us, but we rejected him saying, 'God has revealed nothing. You are in great error". ** 67:9, translation of Sarwar *They will also say, "'''Had We listened or used our minds, we would not have become the dwellers of hell'''". ** 67:10, translation of Sarwar === Surah 69: [[w:Al-Haaqqa|The Inevitable Truth (''Al-Haaqqa'')]] === *And the earth and the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with a single stroke! ** 69:14, Muhammad Asad translation === Surah 70: [[w:Al-Maarij|The Ways of Ascent (''Al-Maarij'')]] === * Lo! they behold it [[Judgement Day]] afar off, While we behold it nigh. ** 70:6-7, translation of M. M. Pickthall * And those who of their prayer are observant. Those shall dwell in Gardens, honoured. ** 70:34-35 translation of Abdul Majid Daryabadi === Surah 81: [[w:At-Takwir|The Overthrowing (''At-Takwir'')]] === * When the sun is overthrown, and when the stars fall, and when the camels big with young are abandoned, and when the wild beasts are herded together, and when the seas rise, and when souls are reunited, and when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked for what sin she was slain, and when the pages are laid open, and when the sky is torn away, and when hell is lighted, and when the Garden is brought nigh, '''(then) every soul will know what it hath made ready'''. ** 81:1-14, translation of M. M. Pickthall === Surah 94: [[w:Al-Inshirah|The Expansion (''Al-Inshirah'')]] === * إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ** Verily, with every hardship comes ease! *** 94:6, Muhammad Asad translation === Surah 99: [[w:Al-Zalzalah|The Quake (''Az-Zalzalah'')]] === * Whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it.<br>Whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it. ** 99:7-8, Aisha Bewley translation === Surah 102: [[w:At-Takathur|The Rivalry (''At-Takathur'')]] === * أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ<br>حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ<br>كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ<br>ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ<br>كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ<br>لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ<br>ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ<br>مَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ ** The desire to have more of the worldly gains have pre-occupied you so much (that you have neglected remembring God),<br>until you come to the graves.<br>You shall know.<br>You shall certainly know (about the consequences of your deeds).<br>You will certainly have the knowledge of your deeds beyond all doubt.<br>You will be shown hell<br>and you will see it with your own eyes.<br>Then, on that day, you will be questioned about the bounties (of God). *** 102:1-102:8; translation by Muhammad Sarwar === Surah 103: [[w:Al-Asr|The Time (''Al-Asr'')]] === * By the declining day, Lo! man is a state of loss, save those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to endurance. ** 103:1-3, translation of M. M. Pickthall === Surah 109: [[w:Al-Kafirun|The Disbelievers (''Al-Kafirun'')]] === * Say: O disbelievers! I worship not that which ye worship; Nor worship ye that which I worship. And I shall not worship that which ye worship. Nor will ye worship that which I worship. '''Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion.''' ** 109:1-6, translated by M. M. Pickthall ==Sources== The quotations above may have come from these or other translations: *''The English Translation of the Holy Qur’an with Commentary'' (1917) by [[Maulana Muhammad Ali]]. *''{{w|The Meaning of the Glorious Koran}}'' (1930) by {{w|Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall}}. *''{{w|The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary}}'' (1934) by {{w|Abdullah Yusuf Ali}}. *''{{w|The Koran Interpreted}}'' (1955) by {{w|Arthur John Arberry}}. == Quotes about the Qur'an == ===A=== * The precept of the Koran is, perpetual war against all who deny, that Mahomet is the prophet of God. The vanquished may purchase their lives, by the payment of tribute; the victorious may be appeased by a false and delusive promise of peace; and the faithful follower of the prophet, may submit to the imperious necessities of defeat: but the command to propagate the Moslem creed by the sword is always obligatory, when it ''can'' be made effective. The commands of the prophet may be performed alike, by fraud, or by force. ** Passage comparing {{w|Christianity and Islam}} by an [[anonymous]] author in ''The American Annual Register for the Years 1827-8-9'' (1830), edited by {{w|Joseph Blunt}}, Ch. X, p. 269; [[W:Robert Spencer (author)|Robert Spencer]] attributed the authorship to [[John Quincy Adams]] in ''{{w|The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)}}'' (2005), p. 83, but provided no clear documentation as to why this attribution was made. * This book is a long conference of God, the angels, and Mahomet, which that false prophet very grossly invented; sometimes he introduceth God, who speaketh to him, and teacheth him his law, then an angel, among the prophets, and frequently maketh God to speak in the plural. … Thou wilt wonder that such absurdities have infected the best part of the world, and wilt avouch, that the knowledge of what is contained in this book, will render that law contemptible … ** [[John Adams]] Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Du Ryer, André, ca. 1580-ca. 1660, tr; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner, "[{{Reference archive|1=http://ia700200.us.archive.org/4/items/korancommonlycal00john/korancommonlycal00john.pdf|2=2013-05-01}} The Koran : commonly called the Alcoran of Mahomet (1806)]," Springfield [Mass.] : Printed by Henry Brewer, for Isaiah Thomas, Jun. * In making the present attempt to improve on the performance of my predecessors, and to produce something which might be accepted as echoing however faintly the sublime rhetoric of the [[Arabic]] Koran, I have been at pains to study the intricate and richly varied rhythms which - apart from the message itself - constitute the Koran's undeniable claim to rank amongst the greatest literary masterpieces of mankind... This very characteristic feature - 'that inimitable symphony,' as the believing Pickthall described his Holy Book, 'the very sounds of which move men to tears and ecstasy' - has been almost totally ignored by previous translators; it is therefore not surprising that what they have wrought sounds dull and flat indeed in comparison with the splendidly decorated original." ** {{w|Arthur John Arberry}}, {{w|The Koran Interpreted}}, London: {{w|Oxford University Press}}, 1964, p. x ===B=== * KORAN, n. A book which the Mohammedans foolishly believe to have been written by divine inspiration, but which Christians know to be a wicked imposture, contradictory to the Holy Scriptures. ** [[Ambrose Bierce]], ''The Cynic's Dictionary'' (1906); republished as ''The Devil's Dictionary'' (1911). * The above observation makes the hypothesis advanced by those who see Muhammad as the author of the Qur'an untenable. How could a man, from being illiterate, become the most important author, in terms of literary merits, in the whole of Arabic literature? How could he then pronounce truths of a scientific nature that no other human being could possibly have developed at that time, and all this without once making the slightest error in his pronouncement on the subject?" ** {{w|Maurice Bucaille}}, The Bible, the Quran and Science, 1978, p. 125. * A totally objective examination of it [the Qur'an] in the light of modern knowledge, leads us to recognize the agreement between the two, as has been already noted on repeated occasions. It makes us deem it quite unthinkable for a man of Muhammad's time to have been the author of such statements on account of the state of knowledge in his day. Such considerations are part of what gives the Qur'anic Revelation its unique place, and forces the impartial scientist to admit his inability to provide an explanation which calls solely upon materialistic reasoning." ** {{w|Maurice Bucaille}}, [https://archive.org/details/TheQuranAndModernScience-Dr.MauriceBucaille The Quran and Modern Science], 1981, p. 18 ===C=== *...I must say, it [the Koran] is as toilsome reading as I ever undertook. A wearisome confused jumble, crude, incondite; endless iterations, long-windedness, entanglement; most crude, incondite; — insupportable stupidity, in short! Nothing but a sense of duty could carry any European through the Koran ... It is the confused ferment of a great rude human soul; rude, untutored, that cannot even read; but fervent, earnest, struggling vehemently to utter itself in words ... We said "stupid:" yet natural stupidity is by no means the character of Mahomet's Book; it is natural uncultivation rather. The man has not studied speaking; in the haste and pressure of continual fighting, has not time to mature himself into fit speech ... The man was an uncultured semi-barbarous Son of Nature, much of the Bedouin still clinging to him: we must take him for that. But for a wretched Simulacrum, a hungry Impostor without eyes or heart... we will not and cannot take him. Sincerity, in all senses, seems to me the merit of the Koran; what had rendered it precious to the wild Arab men ... Curiously, through these incondite masses of tradition, vituperation, complaint, ejaculation in the Koran, a vein of true direct insight, of what we might almost call poetry, is found straggling. ** Thomas Carlyle, "On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History", pg. 64-67 * But suppose we admit - as the followers of the Koran claim - ([a claim] whose denial all the wise and zealous believe, as was made evident above) - that the goal and intent of the book of the Koran, is not only not to detract from God the creator or from Christ or from God's prophets and envoys or from the divine books of the Testament, the Psalter, and the Gospel, but also to give glory to God the Creator, to praise and bear witness to Christ (the son of the Virgin Mary) above all prophets, and to confirm and approve of the Testament and the Gospel. [If so,] then when one reads the Koran with this understanding, assuredly some fruit can be elicited [from it]. ** [[Nicholas of Cusa]], ''Cribratio Alcorani'', II, 1 (no. 86). Trans. Hopkins, p. 115 ===D=== *The Koran abounds in excellent moral suggestions and precepts; its composition is so fragmentary that we can not turn to a single page without finding maxims of which all men must approve. This fragmentary construction yields texts, and mottoes, and rules complete in themselves, suitable for common men in any of the incidents of life. **{{w|John William Draper}}, [https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/guAHAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 A ''History of the Intellectual Development of Europe''], ed. Harper, 1863, p. 254. ===F=== *The Koran calls for belief and consequent obedience. It is, surely, calculated to inspire fear, indeed abject terror, rather than love. **[[Antony Flew]], "The Terrors of Islam", Atheist Notes No. 6, 2004, ISBN 1856372928 ===G=== * Like all Arabs they were connoisseurs of language and rhetoric. Well, then if the Koran were his own composition other men could rival it. Let them produce ten verses like it. If they could not (and it is obvious that they could not), then let them accept the Koran as an outstanding evidential miracle. ** [[H. A. R Gibb]], (1980) ''Islam: A Historical Survey''. Oxford University Press, p. 28. * However often we turn to it [the Qur'an] at first disgusting us each time afresh, it soon attracts, astounds, and in the end enforces our reverence... Its style, in accordance with its contents and aim is stern, grand, terrible — ever and anon truly sublime — Thus this book will go on exercising through all ages a most potent influence. ** [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]], quoted in ''Dictionary of Islam'' (1895), by T.P. Hughes, p. 526 ===H=== * The Koran cannot be translated — the "map" changes on translation no matter how carefully one tries. ** [[Robert A. Heinlein]], in ''[[Stranger in a Strange Land]]'' (1961) * The [[Muhammad|prophet]] died in the year 632 of our own approximate calendar. The first account of his life was set down a full hundred and twenty years later by [[w:Ibn Ishaq|Ibn Ishaq]], whose original was lost and can only be consulted through its reworked form, authored by [[w:Ibn Hisham|Ibn Hisham]], who died in 834. Adding to this hearsay and obscurity, there is no agreed-upon account of how the Prophet's followers assembled the Koran, or of how his various sayings (some of them written down by secretaries) became codified. … It is said by some Muslim authorities that during the first caliphate of Abu Bakr, immediately after Muhammad's death, concern arose that his orally transmitted words might be forgotten. So many Muslim soldiers had been killed in battle that the number who had the Koran safely lodged in their memories had become alarmingly small. It was therefore decided to assemble every living witness, together with "pieces of paper, stones, palm leaves, shoulder-blades, ribs and bits of leather" on which sayings had been scribbled, and give them to [[w:Zaid ibn Thabit|Zaid ibn Thabit]], one of the Prophet's former secretaries, for an authoritative collation. Once this had been done, the believers had something like an authorized version. If true, this would date the Koran to a time fairly close to Muhammad's own life. But we swiftly discover that there is no certainty or agreement about the truth of the story. Some say that it was [[w:Ali|Ali]]—the fourth and not the first caliph, and the founder of Shiism—who had the idea. Many others—the Sunni majority—assert that it was Caliph [[w:Uthman|Uthman]], who reigned from 644 to 656, who made the finalized decision. Told by one of his generals that soldiers from different provinces were fighting over discrepant accounts of the Koran, Uthman ordered Zaid ibn Thabit to bring together the various texts, unify them, and have them transcribed into one. When this task was complete, Uthman ordered standard copies to be sent to Kufa, Basra, Damascus, and elsewhere, with a master copy retained in Medina. Uthman thus played the canonical role that had been taken, in the standardization and purging and censorship of the [[w:The New Testament|Christian Bible]], by [[w:Irenaeus|Irenaeus]] and by [[w:Athanasius of Alexandria|Bishop Athanasius of Alexandria]]. The roll was called, and some texts were declared sacred and inerrant while others became "apocryphal." Outdoing Athanasius, Uthman ordered that all earlier and rival editions be destroyed. Even supposing this version of events to be correct, which would mean that no chance existed for scholars ever to determine or even dispute what really happened in Muhammad's time, Uthman's attempt to abolish disagreement was a vain one. The written Arabic language has two features that make it difficult for an outsider to learn: it uses dots to distinguish consonants like "b" and "t," and in its original form it had no sign or symbol for short vowels, which could be rendered by various dashes or comma-type marks. Vastly different readings even of Uthman's version were enabled by these variations. … To take one instance that can hardly be called negligible, the Arabic words written on the outside of the [[w:Dome of the Rock|Dome of the Rock]] in Jerusalem are different from any version that appears in the Koran. ** [[Christopher Hitchens]], ''[[w:God is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything|God is not Great]]'' (2007). * If the Qur'an was the word of God, it had been dictated on a very bad day. ** [[w:Christopher Hitchens|Christopher Hitchens]], ''Free Inquiry Magazine'', [http://www.secularhumanism.org/library/fi/hitchens_22_4.html Volume 21, Number 4] === I === * We were headed toward {{w|Kufa}} and 'Umar accompanied us as far as Sirar. Then he made ablutions, washing twice, and said: "Do you know why I have accompanied you?" We said: "Yes, we are companions of God's messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)." Then, he said: You will be coming to the people of a town for whom the buzzing of the Qur'an is as the buzzing of bees. Therefore, do not distract them with the ''Hadiths'', and thus engage them. ''Bare the Qur'an and spare the narration from God's messenger'' (peace and blessing be upon him)! ** Reported by {{w|Ibn Sa'd}}, quoted in {{cite book |last1=Abbott |first1=Nabia |authorlink=W:Nabia Abbott |title=Studies in Arabic Literary Papyri |publisher={{w|University of Chicago Press}}|date=1957|pages=6–7}} and in {{cite book |last1=Musa |first1=Aisha Y. |title=Hadith As Scripture: Discussions on the Authority of Prophetic Traditions in Islam |date=2008 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-61197-9 |page=26 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdbGAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA26}} ===L=== * As tangible signs, Qur’anic verses are expressive of an inexhaustible truth, they signify meaning layered with meaning, light upon light, miracle after miracle. ** [[wikipedia:Bruce_Lawrence|Bruce Lawrence]], (2006) ''The Qur’an: A Biography.'' London: Atlantic Books, p 8 ===M=== * The Koran admittedly occupies an important position among the great religious books of the world. Though the youngest of the epoch-making works belonging to this class of literature, it yields to hardly any in the wonderful effect which it has produced on large masses of men. It has created an all but new phase of human thought and a fresh type of character. It first transformed a number of heterogeneous desert tribes of the Arabian peninsula into a nation of heroes, and then proceeded to create the vast politico-religious organizations of the Muhammadan world which are one of the great forces with which Europe and the East have to reckon today." ** G. Margoliouth, in the Introduction to ''The Koran'' as translated by {{w|John Medows Rodwell}}, Everyman's Library edition (1977), p. vii. * The Koran is probably the most often read book in the world, surely the most often memorized, and possibly the most influential in the daily life of the people who believe in it. Not quite so long as the New Testament, written in an exalted style, it is neither poetry nor ordinary prose, yet it possesses the ability to arouse its hearers to ecstasies of faith. Its rhythms have been compared to the beat of drums, to the echoes of nature and to the chants which are common in all early societies. It is written In Arabic, and devout Muslims have often insisted that it must not be translated into any other language. One might expect that such a wish would have limited the spread of Islam. On the contrary, all over the world men have laboured to learn Arabic, not an easy language, just to be able to read their holy book and pray in the original. ** [[James A. Michener]], ''Islam: The Misunderstood Religion'' in Readers' Digest (American edition), May 1955, pp. 70-71. ===N=== * For Muslims the Quran is the Word of God; it is sacred scripture, not a work of "literature," a manual of law, or a text of theology, philosophy or history although it is of incomparable literary quality, contains many injunctions about a Sacred Law, is replete with verses of metaphysical, theological, and philosophical significance, and contains many accounts of sacred history. The unique structure of the Quran and the flow of its content constitute a particular challenge to most modern readers. For traditional Muslims the Quran is not a typical "read" or manual to be studied. For most of them, the most fruitful way of interacting with the Quran is not to sit down and read the Sacred Tex from cover to cover (although there are exceptions, such as completing the whole text during Ramadan). It is, rather, to recite a section with full awareness of it as the Word of God and to meditate upon it as one whose soul is being directly addressed, as the Prophet's soul was addressed during its revelation. ... In this context it must be remembered that the Quran itself speaks constantly of the Origin and the Return, of all things coming from God and returning to Him, who himself has no origin or end. As the Word of god, the Quran also seems to have no beginning and no end. Certain turns of phrase and teachings about the Divine Reality, the human condition, the life of this world, and the Hereafter are often repeated, but they are not mere repetitions. Rather each iteration of a particular word, phrase, or verse opens the door of a hidden passage to other parts of the Quran. Each coda is always a prelude to an as yet undiscovered truth. ** {{w|Seyyed Hossein Nasr}}, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=GVSzBgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary]'' (2015) * On the whole, while many parts of the Koran undoubtedly have considerable rhetorical power, even over an unbelieving reader, the book, æsthetically considered, is by no means a first-rate performance... Mohammed, in short, is not in any sense a master of style. This opinion will be endorsed by any European who reads through the book with an impartial spirit and some knowledge of the language, without taking into account the tiresome effect of its endless iterations. But in the ears of every pious Moslem such a judgment will sound almost as shocking as downright atheism or polytheism. Among the Moslems, the Koran has always been looked on as the most perfect model of style and language. This feature of it is in their dogmatic the greatest of all miracles, the incontestable proof of its divine origin. Such a view on the part of men who knew Arabic infinitely better than the most accomplished European Arabist will ever do, may well startle us. In fact, the Koran boldly challenged its opponents to produce ten súras, or even a single one, like those of the sacred book, and they never did so. That, to be sure, on calm reflection, is not so very surprising. Revelations of the kind which Mohammed uttered, no unbeliever could produce without making himself a laughing-stock. ** {{w|Theodor Nöldeke}}, [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/54782/54782-h/54782-h.htm#ch2 Sketches from Eastern History, "The Koran"]. Trans. John Sutherland Black. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1892. ===P=== * No one will deny or dispute the power of the Almighty to make such a communication, if he pleases. But admitting, for the sake of a case, that something has been revealed to a certain person, and not revealed to any other person, it is revelation to that person only. When he tells it to a second person, a second to a third, a third to a fourth, and so on, it ceases to be a revelation to all those persons. It is revelation to the first person only, and hearsay to every other, and consequently they are not obliged to believe it.....When I am told that the Koran was written in Heaven and brought to Mahomet by an angel, the account comes too near the same kind of hearsay evidence and second-hand authority as the former (Book of Exodus). I did not see the angel myself, and, therefore, I have a right not to believe it. ** [[Thomas Paine]], ''{{w|The Age of Reason}}'', [[Wikisource:The Age of Reason/Part I/Chapter II|Part 1, Section 2]], published in 1794. * I finished the Koran – a good book and interesting. ** [[George S. Patton]], in his diary, October 30, 1942, published in ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=zaRKDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT79 The Patton Papers 1940-1945]'' (1996), p. 79. * The Koran cannot be translated. That is the belief of old-fashioned Sheykhs and the view of the present writer. The Book is here rendered almost literally and every effort has been made to choose befitting language. But the result is not the Glorious Koran, that inimitable symphony, the very sounds of which move men to tears and ecstasy. It is only an attempt to present the meaning of the Koran – and peradventure something of the charm – in English. It can never take the place of the Koran in Arabic, nor is it meant to do so. ** [[w:Marmaduke Pickthall|Marmaduke Pickthall]] in the Translator's Foreword to his translation of the Qur'an, [https://quran-archive.org/explorer/marmaduke-pickthall ''The Meaning of The Glorious Koran''] (1930) ===Q=== *The Quran has always held the central position in Islamic thinking. Indeed it holds a position even higher that that of the Prophet, because the Prophet was as much bound by its injunctions as any believer. **[[Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi]], in ''Ulema in Politics'' (1972), p. 5 * Verily, this Quran does not reveal its secrets save to those who rush into battles with the Quran at their side. ** Attributed to [[Sayyid Qutb]] by Brynjar Lia in ''Doctrines for Jihadi Terrorist Training'', Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), Kjeller, Norway, 2008, p.13 pdf ===R=== * From the literary point of view, the Koran has little merit. Declamation, repetition, puerility, a lack of logic and coherence strike the unprepared reader at every turn. It is humiliating to the human intellect to think that this mediocre literature has been the subject of innumerable commentaries, and that millions of men are still wasting time absorbing it. ** Salomon Reinach, Orpheus: A History of Religions, (1909) * The Koran! well, come put me to the test—<br/> Lovely old book in hideous error drest—<br/> &emsp;Believe me, I can quote the Koran too,<br/> The unbeliever knows his Koran best. ** ''Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: A Paraphrase From Several Literal Translations'' (1897) by Richard Le Gallienne ** Not a literal translation of Omar Khayyám's work, but a paraphrase according to Richard Le Gallienne's own understanding, as stated in [https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/fitzgeralds-rubaiyat-of-omar-khayyam/le-galliennes-paraphrase-and-the-limits-of-translation/CC05D35479CE33C2E66ABA8CF51F779B ''Le Gallienne's Paraphrase and the Limits of Translation']' by Adam Talib, [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/525669afe4b0b689af6075bc/t/525e8a8ee4b0f0a0fb6fa309/1381927566101/Talib+--+Le+Gallienne%27s+Paraphrase+and+the+Limits+of+Translation+from+FitzGerald+Rubaiyat+volume.pdf%20pp. pp. 175-176]. ===S=== *'''No better leaders guiding you on the Path of God''' :'''Than the Koran and the sacred Traditions.''' :Only Muhammad's hand and heart are able to take care of the secrets' treasury (the human heart). :'''If your heart is filled by Ahmad's light,''' :'''Be assured that you are saved from the Fire.''' :* [[w:Sanai|Sanai]], ''Persian Sufi Poetry'', by J. T. P. De Bruijn, Curzon, pg. 40 * Having thus given a cursory view of the Quran, I lay it before the sensible persons with the purpose that they should know what kind of book the Quran is. If they ask me, I have no hesitation to say that it can not be the work either of God or of a learned man, nor can it be a book of knowledge. Here its very vital defect has been exposed with the object that the people may not waste their life falling into its imposition... The Quran is the result of ignorance, the source of animalization of human being, a fruitful cause of destroying peace, an incentive to war, a propagator of hostility among men and a promoter of suffering in society. As to defect of repetition, the Quran is its store. **Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati (1824-1883) Dayanand Saraswati, “The religion of Moslems,” Ch. 14 of 'The Light of Truth', Published by Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, 3/5, Maharishi Dayanand Bhawan, Ramlila Ground New Delhi – 110002. * Temples and churches, pagodas and mosques, in all countries and ages, in their splendor and spaciousness, testify to man's need for metaphysics, a need strong and ineradicable, which follows close on the physical. ... Sometimes it lets inself be satisfied with clumsy fables and fairy-tales. If only they are imprinted early enough, they are for man adequate explanations of his existence and supports for his morality. Consider the Koran, for example; this wretched book was sufficient to start a world-religion, to satisfy the metaphysical need of countless millions for twelve hundred years, to become the basis of their morality and of a remarkable contempt for death, and also to inspire them to bloody wars and the most extensive conquests. In this book we find the saddest and poorest form of theism. Much may be lost in translation, but I have not been able to discover in it one single idea of value. ** Arthur Schopenhauer, E. F. Payne (Translator) - The World as Will and Representation, vol II, p. 162 * The Moslem, in proof of their religion, appeal to the plenary and manifest inspiration of the Koran. They rest the divinity of their holy Book upon its inimitable excellence; but instead of holding it to be divine because it is excellent, they believe its excellence because they admit its divinity. There is nothing in the Koran which affects the feelings, nothing which elevates the imagination, nothing which enlightens the understanding, nothing which ameliorates the heart: it contains no beautiful narrative, no proverbs of wisdom or axioms of morality; it is a chaos of detached sentences, a mass of dull tautology. Not a solitary passage to indicate the genius of a poet can be found in the whole volume. ** [[Robert Southey]], ''Chronicle of the Cid'' (1808), p. xviii * A work, then, which calls forth so powerful and seemingly incompatible emotions even in the distant reader - distant as to time, and still more so as a mental development - a work which not only conquers the repugnance which he may begin its perusal, but changes this adverse feeling into astonishment and admiration, such a work must be a wonderful production of the human mind indeed and a problem of the highest interest to every thoughtful observer of the destinies of mankind." ** {{w|Francis Joseph Steingass}}, quoted in ''[https://archive.org/stream/ADictionaryOfIslamT.P.Hughes1885/A%20dictionary%20of%20Islam-%20T.%20P.%20Hughes-1885_djvu.txt Dictionary Of Islam]'' (1885) by [[W:Thomas Hughes (priest)|Thomas Hughes]], pp. 526-527. * Here, therefore, its merits as a literary production should perhaps not be measured by some preconceived maxims of subjective and aesthetic taste, but by the effects which it produced in Muhammad's contemporaries and fellow countrymen. If it spoke so powerfully and convincingly to the hearts of his hearers as to weld hitherto centrifugal and antagonistic elements into one compact and well organised body, animated by ideas far beyond those which had until now ruled the Arabian mind, then its eloquence was perfect, simply because it created a civilised nation out of savage tribes, and shot a fresh woof into the old warp of history. ** {{w|Francis Joseph Steingass}}s, quoted in Hughes' Dictionary of Islam, p. 528. * It (Qur'an) is inimitable because of its eloquence, its unique style, and because it is free of error. ** [[al-Suyuti]], (2005) ''Al-Itqan fi ‘Ulum al-Qur’an''. Madina: Mujamma Malik Fahad, p. 1881. ===T=== * I studied the Quran a great deal. I came away from that study with the conviction that by and large there have been few religions in the world as deadly to men as that of Muhammad. As far as I can see, it is the principal cause of the decadence so visible today in the Muslim world and, though less absurd than the polytheism of old, its social and political tendencies are in my opinion more to be feared, and I therefore regard it as a form of decadence rather than a form of progress in relation to paganism itself. ** [[w:Alexis de Tocqueville|Alexis de Tocqueville]]; Olivier Zunz, Alan S. Kahan (2002). "The Tocqueville Reader". Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 063121545X. OCLC 49225552. p. 229. * That is a simple rule, and easy to remember. When I, a thoughtful and un-blessed Presbyterian, examine the Koran, I know that beyond any question every Mohammedan is insane; not in all things, but in religious matters. ** [[Mark Twain]], [http://www.classicreader.com/book/1286/6/ Christian Science: Book I. Chapter V] ===U=== * None of them was able to compose even a few sentences to match the Qurānic verses. Just think that they were a people who according to ‘Allāmah [[wikipedia:Abd_al-qahir_al-jurjani|Jurjāni]], could never resist ridiculing the idea in their poetry if they heard that there was someone at the other end of the globe who prided himself on his eloquence and rhetorical speech. It is unthinkable that they could keep quiet even after such repeated challenges and dare not come forward… They had left no stone unturned for persecuting the Prophet .صلى الله عليه وسلمThey tortured him, called him insane, sorcerer, poet and sooth-sayer, but failed utterly in composing even a few sentences like the Qurānic verses. ** [[Taqi Usmani]], (2000) ''An Approach to the Quranic Sciences'', p. 262. ===V=== * Your religion, although it has some good points, such as worship of the great Being, and the necessity of being just and charitable, is otherwise nothing but a rehash of Judaism and a tedious collection of fairy tales. If the archangel Gabriel had brought the leaves of the Koran to Mahomet from some planet, all Arabia would have seen Gabriel come down: nobody saw him; therefore Mahomet was a brazen impostor who deceived imbeciles. ** [[Voltaire]], "Reason" in ''[http://history.hanover.edu/texts/voltaire/volreaso.html The Philosophical Dictionary]'' selected and translated by H.I. Woolf (1924) ===W=== * Its highest degree of eloquence, which is beyond the capacity of a human being. However, since we come after the first Arabs we are unable to reach its essence. But the measure which we know is that the employment of lucid words and sweet constructions gracefully and without affectation that we find in the Tremendous Qur’an is to be found nowhere else in any of the poetry of the earlier or later peoples. ** [[Shah Waliullah Dehlawi|Shah Waliullah]], (2014) ''Al-Fawz al-Kabīr fī Uṣūl at-Tafsīr. The Great Victory on Qur’ānic Hermeneutics: A Manual of the Principles and Subtleties of Qur’anic Tafsīr''. Translated, Introduction and Annotated by Tahir Mahmood Kiani. London: Taha, p.160. * I didn't have to be [[Muslim]] to find the [[images]] [[beautiful]], or its [[poetry]] moving. ** Gordon Dietrich, interpreted by [[Stephen Fry]] in the film [[w:V for Vendetta (film)|''V for Vendetta (film)'']], by [[w:Andy Wachowski|Andy]], and [[w:Larry Wachowski|Larry]] [[w:The Wachowskis|Wachowski]], [[w:Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.|Warner Bros. Production Limited]], (March 17, 2006) * I am not a Muslim in the usual sense, though I hope I am a Muslim as "one surrendered to God", but I believe that embedded in the Quran and other expressions of the Islamic vision are vast stores of divine truth from which I and other occidentals have still much to learn, and Islam is certainly a strong contender for the supplying of the basic framework of the one religion of the future. ** [[William Montgomery Watt|W. Montgomery Watt]], [https://books.google.com/books?id=4YlTAQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Islam and Christianity Today: A Contribution to Dialogue''], Routledge Library Editions, 1983, p. ix. ===Y=== *Since the creation of the universe :God had already appointed his great faith-preaching man, :From the West he was born, :'''And received the holy scripture''' :'''And book made of 30 parts (Juz)''' :To guide all creations, :Master of all rulers, :Leader of the holy ones, :With support from the Heavens, :To protect his nation, :With five daily prayers, :Silently praying for peace, :His heart directed towards Allah, :Giving power to the poor, :Saving them from calamity, :Seeing through the Unseen, :Pulling the souls and the spirits away from all wrongdoings, :Mercy to the world, :Trans-versing the ancient, Majestic path, :vanquishing away all evil, :His religion, Qing Zhen (the name for islam in chinese (especially at that time), which literally means Pure and True), :Muhammad, The Noble Great One. :*[[w:Hongwu Emperor|Zhu Yuanzhang]], the Hongwu Emperor and first emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China, from ''Kaikyōken: Le monde Islamique,'' Volume 7, page 139, published by Shikai Shobo *The universe began with the heavenly tablet recording his name. :The religion-delivering great sage, born in the western realm. :'''Conferring and receiving heavenly scripture in thirty parts, universally transforming all created beings.''' :Master of the trillion rulers, leader of the ten thousand sages. :Assisted by destiny, protector of the community. In each of the five prayers, he silently supplicates for their total well-being. :His intention is that Allah should remember the needy. Deliver them from tribulations to safety, Knower of the unseen. :Exalted above every soul and spirit, free from any blameworthy deeds. :A mercy to all of the worlds, whose path is preeminent for all time. :Renounce spiritual ignorance; return to The One – that is the religion called Islam. :Muhammad is the most noble sage. :*[[w:Hongwu Emperor|Zhu Yuanzhang]], from ''Praising the Prophet Muhammad in Chinese,'' The Matheson Trust, page 3, by Brendan Newlon, translated by Brendon Newlon ===Z=== * Not withstanding the literary excellence of some of the long pre-Islamic poems… the Qur’an is definitely on a level of its own as the most eminent written manifestation of the Arabic language. ** [http://malta.academia.edu/MartinZammit Martin Zammit], (2002) ''A Comparative Lexical Study of Qur’anic Arabic''. Leiden: Brill, p. 37. ** [https://www.quraneasy.com/ Quran Classes], (2002) == See also == * [[Bible]] * [[Faith]] * [[Islam]] * [[Mecca]] * [[Muhammad]] * [[Muslim]] * [[Qur'an on justice]] ==External links== {{Similarlinks}} * [https://wikilivres.org/wiki/The_Holy_Qur%27an The Holy Qur'an translated by [[w:Abdullah Yusuf Ali|Abdullah Yusuf Ali]] at wikilivres.org] * [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Koran_-_Rodwell_-_2nd_ed.djvu The Koran (1876), by John Medows Rodwell at wikisource] * [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Holy_Qur%27an_(Maulana_Muhammad_Ali) The Holy Qur'an (1917, revised 1920), by Maulana Muhammad Ali at wikisource] * [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/File:Maulana_Muhammad_Ali_Quran.djvu (original source) The Holy Qur'an (1917, revised 1920), by Maulana Muhammad Ali at wikisource] [[Category:Quran| ]] [[Category:Nonfiction books]] [[Category:Self-help books]] [[Category:Religious philosophy]] [[Category:Religious studies books]] 7xe6ce5fmfkib8pv0ioxzdtbcoqzt5r 0 4714 3148865 3146001 2022-07-29T00:37:40Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:5459:50FF:FE41:6BC5 /* Helen Parr / Elastigirl */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:The Incredibles logo.svg|thumb|I ''[[feel]]'' different. Is different okay?]] '''''[[w:The Incredibles|The Incredibles]]''''' is a 2004 [[w:Academy Award|Academy Award]]-winning [[w:computer animation|computer animated]] feature film produced by [[w:Pixar Animation Studios|Pixar Animation Studios]] for [[w:Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Pictures]], centering around a family of [[w:superhero|superhero]]es. It was written and directed by [[Brad Bird]], previously best known for directing the 1999 animated film ''[[The Iron Giant]]''. ''The Incredibles'' was originally developed as a [[w:traditional animation|traditionally-animated movie]] for [[w:Warner Bros.|Warner Bros.]], but after Warner shut down its feature animation division, Brad Bird moved to Pixar and took the story with him. == Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible == [[File:Incredibles - Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade.jpg|thumb|No matter how many times you save the [[world]], it always manages to get back in jeopardy again. Sometimes I just want it to ''stay'' saved! You know?! For a little bit. I feel like the maid: "I just cleaned up this mess! Can we keep it clean for, for 10 minutes?! Please?!"]] * Every superhero has a [[secret]] [[identity]]. I don't know a single one who doesn't. I mean, who wants the pressure of being super [[all]] the [[time]]? * No matter how many times you save the [[world]], it always manages to get back in jeopardy again. Sometimes I just want it to ''stay'' saved! You know?! For a little bit. I feel like the maid: "I just cleaned up this mess! Can we keep it clean for, for 10 minutes?! Please?!" * Sometimes, I think I just like the [[simple]] life, you know, relax a little and raise a [[family]]. == Helen Parr / Elastigirl == * Of course I have a secret identity. ''[about her super-suit]'' Can you see me in this at the supermarket? Come on! Who'd wanna go shopping as Elastigirl? You know what I mean? * Brace yourselves! Everybody calm down! Now, I'll tell you what we're not gonna do. We're not gonna panic, we're not gonna die.... LOOK OUT!!!!!!!!!!!! == Lucius Best/Frozone == * Super-ladies, they're always trying to tell you their secret identity. ''[whispers]'' Think it'll strengthen the [[relationship]] or something like that. I say, "Girl, I don't wanna ''[[know]]'' about your mild-mannered alter ego or anything like that." I mean, you tell me you're, uh, super-mega-ultra-lightnin' babe? That's all right with me. I'm good. I'm good. * I don't see anyone from the old days, Bob. Just you. And we're pushing our [[luck]] as it is. * Where is my Super Suit?! == Dash Parr == * ''[After a huge explosion destroys the Parrs' house]'' Does this mean we have to move again? == Violet Parr == * I ''[[feel]]'' different. Is different okay? == Syndrome (Buddy Pine / IncrediBoy) == * I knew you couldn't do it, even when you've got nothing to lose. You're weak. And I've outgrown you. * ''[has just caught the entire Parr family]'' What have we here? Matching uniforms? ''[sees Helen]'' Oh, no. Elastigirl? You married Elastigirl?! ''[laughs, then looks at Violet and Dash]'' And got busy! It's a whole [[family]] of Supers! Looks like I've hit the jackpot! ''[laughs]'' This is just too good! == Mirage == * ''[about Syndrome]'' He's attracted to [[power]]. So am I. It's a weakness we share. == Edna Mode == * I never look back, darling. It distracts from the [[now]]! * '''''NO CAPES!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' == Others == *'''Rusty''': That was totally wicked!! *'''Kari''': Because leading experts say, [[Mozart]] makes babies smarter. I wish my parents played Mozart when I was asleep because half the time I don't even know what the heck anyone's talking about! *'''The Underminer''': ''[last line]'' Behold: The Underminer! I am always beneath you, but [[nothing]] is beneath me! I hereby declare [[war]] against [[peace]] and [[happiness]]! Soon, all will tremble before me! == Dialogue == :''[Mr. Incredible is about to go to the scene of a tour bus robbery when Buddy enters the car]'' :'''Buddy''': Cool! Ready for take-off! :'''Mr. Incredible''': What the-- who are you? :'''Buddy''': Well, I'm IncrediBoy! :'''Mr. Incredible''': What? No. You're that kid from the fan club. Brophy-Br-Brody-Bu-Buddy! Buddy. :'''Buddy''': My name is IncrediBoy. :'''Mr. Incredible''': Look, I've been nice, I've stood for photos, signed every scrap of paper you pushed at me, but this? This isn't funny. :'''Buddy''': You don't have to worry about training me. I know all your moves, your crime-fighting style, favorite catch phrases, and everything! I am your number #1 fan! :''[Mr. Incredible ejects him from his car and drives away]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Incredible''': I work alone. :'''Elastigirl''': And I think you need to be more... ''[goes through rapid series of stretch-power maneuvers]'' flexible. :'''Mr. Incredible''': Uh, are you doing anything later? :'''Elastigirl''': I have a previous engagement. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mr. Incredible confronts a French, mime-like, clown-like super villain named Bomb Voyage]'' :'''Mr. Incredible''': Bomb Voyage. :'''Voyage''': Monsieur Incroyable...! ''[Mr. Incredible...!]'' :'''Buddy''': ''[offscreen]'' And IncrediBoy! :''[he breaks through the window.]'' :'''Voyage''': IncrediBoy? :'''Buddy''': ''[flies up to Mr. Incredible using rocket boots]'' Hey! Hey! Aren't you curious on how I get around so fast? ''[shows Mr. Incredible his rocket boots]'' See? I have these rocket boots. And they-- :'''Mr. Incredible''': Go home, Buddy. :'''Buddy''': What? :'''Mr. Incredible''': Now. :'''Voyage''': Petit naïf libe...! ''[Little oaf...!]'' :''[Buddy looks at Voyage]'' :'''Buddy''': Can we talk? ''[pulls Mr. Incredible off to the side]'' You always, say, "Be true to yourself.", but you never say which part of yourself to be true ''to!'' Well, I've ''finally'' figured out who I am! ''[walks up to Mr. Incredible]'' I am your ward: IncrediBoy! :'''Mr. Incredible''': And now, you have officially gone too far, Buddy. ''[grabs Voyage before he can escape]'' :'''Buddy''': This is because I don't have powers, isn't it? Well, not every superhero has powers, y'know! You ''can'' be super without them! I invented these. ''[points to his rocket boots]'' I can fly! Can ''you'' fly? :'''Mr. Incredible''': Fly home, Buddy. I work alone. :'''Voyage''': Et ton costume est complètement ridicule! ''[And your outfit is totally ridiculous!]'' :'''Buddy''': Could you just gimme one chance? Look, I'll show you! I'll go get the police! :''[Voyage has attached a bomb to Buddy's cape; Mr. Incredible notices]'' :'''Mr. Incredible''': Buddy, don't! :'''Buddy''': It'll only take a second! Really! :'''Mr. Incredible''': No! Stop! ''[releases Voyage]'' There's a bomb! ''[grabs onto Buddy's cape]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Incredible''': ''[hands Buddy to the police]'' Take this one home. And make sure his mom knows what he's been doing. :'''Buddy''': I can help you! You're making a mistake! ''[arrested and shoved into the police car]'' Hey! :'''Mr. Incredible''': ''[to the cops]'' The injured jumper. You sent paramedics? :'''Cop''': Already picked him up. :'''Mr. Incredible''': The blast in that building was caused by Bomb Voyage, who I caught in the act of robbing the vault. Now we might be able to nab him if we set up a perimeter. :'''Cop''': You mean he got away? :'''Mr. Incredible''': Well, yeah. ''[gestures to Buddy in the car]'' Skippy here made sure of that. :'''Buddy''': IncrediBoy! :'''Mr. Incredible''': You're not affiliated with me! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Huph''': Parr! You authorized payment on the Walker policy? :'''Bob''': Somebody broke into their house, Mr. Huph. Their policy clearly covers them against... :'''Mr. Huph''': I don't care about their coverage, Bob! Don't tell me about their coverage! Tell me how you're keeping Insuricare in the black! Tell me how that's possible with you writing checks to every Harry Hardluck and Sally Sobstory that gives you a phone call! <hr width="50%"/> :''[as the cops burst into the jewelry store where Bob and Lucius are, Lucius reaches for a water cooler to replenish his freezing powers]'' :'''Cop''': Freeze! :'''Lucius''': I'm thirsty. :''[Lucius reaches for a cup of water]'' :'''Cop''': I said "freeze"! :'''Lucius''': I'm just getting a drink. ''[takes the cup and drinks]'' :'''Cop''': Okay, you had your drink! Now, I want you to have it, huh, Lucius?! :'''Lucius''': I know, I know. Freeze. ''[freezes the cop]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bob''': But that's okay, because what's important is that Mommy and I are always a team. We're always united, against, uh, uh, the forces of, uh-- :'''Helen''': Pig-headed-ness? :'''Bob''': Uh, I was gonna say, "[[Evil]]". <hr width="50%"/> :'''Helen''': Don't even think you avoided talking about your trip to the principal's office, young man. Your father and I are still going to discuss it. :'''Dash''': I'm not the only kid who's been sent to the office, you know. :'''Helen''': Other kids don't have superpowers. Now, it's perfectly [[normal]] to you to —- :'''Violet''': Normal? What do you know about "normal"?! What does anyone in this family know about "normal"?!?! :'''Helen''': Now, wait a minute, young lady!!!! :'''Violet''': We act normal, Mom! I wanna be normal!! The only one normal is Jack-Jack, and he's not even toilet-trained!!!! :'''Jack-Jack''': ''[giggles]'' :'''Dash''': Lucky. ''[Helen gives him an angry look]'' I mean, about being normal. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Edna shows Helen the other suits she has created for the Parrs]'' :'''Edna''': I started with the baby. :'''Helen''': Started? :'''Edna''': Shh! Darling! Shh! I cut it a little roomy for the free movement. The fabric is comfortable for sensitive skin ''[flamethrowers throw fire at the suit without leaving burn marks]'', and it can also withstand a temperature of over 1,000 degrees! Completely bulletproof. ''[machine guns train on the suit and empty rounds into it without causing any damage]'' And machine-washable, darling. That's a new feature. :'''Helen''': What on earth do you think the baby will be doing?! :'''Edna''': Well, I'm sure I don't know, darling. Luck favors the prepared. I didn't know the baby's powers, so I covered the basics. :'''Helen''': Jack-Jack doesn't have ''any'' powers. :'''Edna''': No? He'll look fabulous anyway. ''[moves on to Dash's suit]'' Your boy's suit I designed to withstand enormous friction without heating up or wearing out. A useful feature. ''[moves on to Violet's]'' Your daughter's suit was tricky, but I finally created a sturdy material that will disappear completely as she does. ''[moves on to Helen's new suit]'' Your suit can stretch as far as you can, without injuring yourself ''[the suit gets stretched]'', and still retain its shape. Virtually indestructible. ''[two missiles fire at the suit, but the suit sustains no damage]'' Yet it breathes like Egyptian cotton. As an extra feature, each suit contains a homing device, giving you the precise global location of the wearer at the touch of a button. ''[hands Helen one showing the tracking location of one of the suits]'' Well, darling? What do you think? :'''Helen''': What do I think?! Bob is retired! ''I'm'' retired, our family is underground! You helped my husband resume secret hero-work behind my back?! :'''Edna''': Well, I assumed you knew, darling! Why would he keep secrets from you? :'''Helen''': He wouldn't. Didn't-- D-Doesn't. :'''Edna''': ''[sighs]'' Men at Robert's age are often unstable. Prone to weakness. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Helen''': There's plenty of leftovers you can reheat, make sure Dash does his homework, and both of you get to bed on time. I should be back tonight, late. You can be in charge that long, can't you? :'''Violet''': Yeah, but why am I in charge, again? :'''Helen''': Nothing. Just a little trouble with Daddy. :'''Violet''': You mean Dad's ''in'' trouble, or Dad ''is'' the trouble? :'''Helen''': I mean he's either in trouble, or he's going to be!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bob''': Helen? :'''Mirage''': Oh, hello. You must be Mrs. Incredible! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Violet''': ''[about to a supersuit that Dash grabbed from Helen]'' What makes you think it's special?! :'''Dash''': I don't know, but why'd Mom try to hide it?! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dash''': Are we there yet?! :'''Bob''': We'll get there when we get there!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Helen''': Great. Now our kids are in danger?! I was afraid this would happen. :'''Bob''': Well, if you suspected danger, why'd you bring them? :'''Helen''': I didn't bring them! They stowed away! And I don't think you're striking the proper tone here! == Taglines == * Save the day. == Cast == === Voice Cast === * [[w:Craig T. Nelson|Craig T. Nelson]] - Robert "Bob" Parr/Mr. Incredible (voice) * [[w:Holly Hunter|Holly Hunter]] - Helen Parr/Elastigirl (voice) * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] - Buddy Pine/Syndrome (voice) * [[w:Spencer Fox|Spencer Fox]] - Dashiell "Dash" Parr (voice) * [[Sarah Vowell]] - Violet Parr (voice) * Eli Fucile and Maeve Andrews - Jack-Jack Parr (voice) * [[w:Samuel L. Jackson|Samuel L. Jackson]] - Lucius Best/Frozone (voice) * [[w:Elizabeth Pena|Elizabeth Peña]] - Mirage (voice) * [[Brad Bird]] - Edna Mode/E-Mode (voice) * [[w:Wallace Shawn|Wallace Shawn]] - Gilbert Huph (voice) * [[w:John Ratzenberger|John Ratzenberger]] - The Underminer (voice) * Bret Parker - Kari (the babysitter; voice) * [[w:Bud Luckey|Bud Luckey]] - Rick Dicker (voice) * Kimberly Clark - Honey Best (voice) * [[w:Lou Romano|Lou Romano]] - Bernie Kropp (voice) * Wayne Canney - Principal John Walker (voice) === Additional Voices === * Nicholas Bird - Rusty McAllister (voice) * [[w:Frank Thomas (animator)|Frank Thomas - Himself]] (voice) * [[w:Ollie Johnston|Ollie Johnston - Himself]] (voice) * [[w:Teddy Newton|Teddy Newton]] - Jet's Automated Captain/Robotic Security Bird (voice) == Dedication == * '''[[w:Frank Thomas (animator)|Frank Thomas]]'''<br>(1912–2004) == Teaser Trailer == :''[the text puts up "Walt Disney Pictures Presents" and "A Pixar Animation Studios Film" then the camera zooms by the picture frames, then hearing a phone ringing, then Bob picks up the phone]'' :'''Telephone''': Mr. Incredible, we need your help. :'''Mr. Incredible''': ''[grabs the outfit, putting black shoes on, then putting long black gloves on, then putting a black mask on]'' Showtime. :''[tries to put the belt on]'' :'''Helen''': ''[off-screen]'' Honey, come to dinner! :'''Mr. Incredible''': I can't come to dinner! I've got the... I gotta go! :''[continues trying to put the belt on]'' :'''Mr. Incredible''': Maybe just a salad, and uh, yeah. Ooh, and some rice cakes! :''[continues trying to put the belt on, then trying to put the belt on, slamming the desk, then trying to put the belt on, then trying to put the belt on, sitting on a chair, then trying to put the belt on, stamping on the ground, then looking at the belt, then trying to put the belt on, hitting the chair]'' :'''Mr. Incredible''': Come on. :''[takes a deep breath, putting the belt on, the belt breaks off of Mr. Incredible, blowing the lights out, then the title card, then the text puts up "SAVE THE DAY" and "11 - 5 - 2004"]'' == See also == * [[Incredibles 2]] == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} * {{imdb title | id=0317705 | title=The Incredibles}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=incredibles|title=The Incredibles}} * [http://jupiter.walagata.com/w/frodo01/the_incredibles_transcript.htm Unofficial transcript of the movie] {{DEFAULTSORT:Incredibles, The}} [[Category:2004 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated superhero films]] [[Category:Comic book films]] [[Category:Best Animated Feature Academy Award winners]] [[Category:Films about revenge]] [[Category:Films directed by Brad Bird]] [[Category:Midlife crisis films]] hejf0t17ocyhqks1vc04uvmxc2p9qc9 3148866 3148865 2022-07-29T00:38:31Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:5459:50FF:FE41:6BC5 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:The Incredibles logo.svg|thumb|I ''[[feel]]'' different. Is different okay?]] '''''[[w:The Incredibles|The Incredibles]]''''' is a 2004 [[w:Academy Award|Academy Award]]-winning [[w:computer animation|computer animated]] feature film produced by [[w:Pixar Animation Studios|Pixar Animation Studios]] for [[w:Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Pictures]], centering around a family of [[w:superhero|superhero]]es. It was written and directed by [[Brad Bird]], previously best known for directing the 1999 animated film ''[[The Iron Giant]]''. ''The Incredibles'' was originally developed as a [[w:traditional animation|traditionally-animated movie]] for [[w:Warner Bros.|Warner Bros.]], but after Warner shut down its feature animation division, Brad Bird moved to Pixar and took the story with him. == Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible == [[File:Incredibles - Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade.jpg|thumb|No matter how many times you save the [[world]], it always manages to get back in jeopardy again. Sometimes I just want it to ''stay'' saved! You know?! For a little bit. I feel like the maid: "I just cleaned up this mess! Can we keep it clean for, for 10 minutes?! Please?!"]] * Every superhero has a [[secret]] [[identity]]. I don't know a single one who doesn't. I mean, who wants the pressure of being super [[all]] the [[time]]? * No matter how many times you save the [[world]], it always manages to get back in jeopardy again. Sometimes I just want it to ''stay'' saved! You know?! For a little bit. I feel like the maid: "I just cleaned up this mess! Can we keep it clean for, for 10 minutes?! Please?!" * Sometimes, I think I just like the [[simple]] life, you know, relax a little and raise a [[family]]. == Helen Parr / Elastigirl == * Of course I have a secret identity. ''[about her super-suit]'' Can you see me in this at the supermarket? Come on! Who'd wanna go shopping as Elastigirl? You know what I mean? * Brace yourselves! Everybody calm down! Now, I'll tell you what we're not gonna do. We're not gonna panic, we're not gonna die.... LOOK OUT!!!!!!!!!!!! == Lucius Best/Frozone == * Super-ladies, they're always trying to tell you their secret identity. ''[whispers]'' Think it'll strengthen the [[relationship]] or something like that. I say, "Girl, I don't wanna ''[[know]]'' about your mild-mannered alter ego or anything like that." I mean, you tell me you're, uh, super-mega-ultra-lightnin' babe? That's all right with me. I'm good. I'm good. * I don't see anyone from the old days, Bob. Just you. And we're pushing our [[luck]] as it is. * Where is my Super Suit?! == Dash Parr == * ''[After a huge explosion destroys the Parrs' house]'' Does this mean we have to move again? == Violet Parr == * I ''[[feel]]'' different. Is different okay? == Syndrome (Buddy Pine / IncrediBoy) == * I knew you couldn't do it, even when you've got nothing to lose. You're weak. And I've outgrown you. * ''[has just caught the entire Parr family]'' What have we here? Matching uniforms? ''[sees Helen]'' Oh, no. Elastigirl? You married Elastigirl?! ''[laughs, then looks at Violet and Dash]'' And got busy! It's a whole [[family]] of Supers! Looks like I've hit the jackpot! ''[laughs]'' This is just too good! == Mirage == * ''[about Syndrome]'' He's attracted to [[power]]. So am I. It's a weakness we share. == Edna Mode == * I never look back, darling. It distracts from the [[now]]! * '''''NO CAPES!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' == Others == *'''Rusty''': That was totally wicked!! *'''Kari''': Because leading experts say, [[Mozart]] makes babies smarter. I wish my parents played Mozart when I was asleep because half the time I don't even know what the heck anyone's talking about! *'''The Underminer''': ''[last line]'' Behold: The Underminer! I am always beneath you, but [[nothing]] is beneath me! I hereby declare [[war]] against [[peace]] and [[happiness]]! Soon, all will tremble before me! == Dialogue == :''[Mr. Incredible is about to go to the scene of a tour bus robbery when Buddy enters the car]'' :'''Buddy''': Cool! Ready for take-off! :'''Mr. Incredible''': What the-- who are you? :'''Buddy''': Well, I'm IncrediBoy! :'''Mr. Incredible''': What? No. You're that kid from the fan club. Brophy-Br-Brody-Bu-Buddy! Buddy. :'''Buddy''': My name is IncrediBoy. :'''Mr. Incredible''': Look, I've been nice, I've stood for photos, signed every scrap of paper you pushed at me, but this? This isn't funny. :'''Buddy''': You don't have to worry about training me. I know all your moves, your crime-fighting style, favorite catch phrases, and everything! I am your number #1 fan! :''[Mr. Incredible ejects him from his car and drives away]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Incredible''': I work alone. :'''Elastigirl''': And I think you need to be more... ''[goes through rapid series of stretch-power maneuvers]'' flexible. :'''Mr. Incredible''': Uh, are you doing anything later? :'''Elastigirl''': I have a previous engagement. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mr. Incredible confronts a French, mime-like, clown-like super villain named Bomb Voyage]'' :'''Mr. Incredible''': Bomb Voyage. :'''Voyage''': Monsieur Incroyable...! ''[Mr. Incredible...!]'' :'''Buddy''': ''[offscreen]'' And IncrediBoy! :''[he breaks through the window.]'' :'''Voyage''': IncrediBoy? :'''Buddy''': ''[flies up to Mr. Incredible using rocket boots]'' Hey! Hey! Aren't you curious on how I get around so fast? ''[shows Mr. Incredible his rocket boots]'' See? I have these rocket boots. And they-- :'''Mr. Incredible''': Go home, Buddy. :'''Buddy''': What? :'''Mr. Incredible''': Now. :'''Voyage''': Petit naïf libe...! ''[Little oaf...!]'' :''[Buddy looks at Voyage]'' :'''Buddy''': Can we talk? ''[pulls Mr. Incredible off to the side]'' You always, say, "Be true to yourself.", but you never say which part of yourself to be true ''to!'' Well, I've ''finally'' figured out who I am! ''[walks up to Mr. Incredible]'' I am your ward: IncrediBoy! :'''Mr. Incredible''': And now, you have officially gone too far, Buddy. ''[grabs Voyage before he can escape]'' :'''Buddy''': This is because I don't have powers, isn't it? Well, not every superhero has powers, y'know! You ''can'' be super without them! I invented these. ''[points to his rocket boots]'' I can fly! Can ''you'' fly? :'''Mr. Incredible''': Fly home, Buddy. I work alone. :'''Voyage''': Et ton costume est complètement ridicule! ''[And your outfit is totally ridiculous!]'' :'''Buddy''': Could you just gimme one chance? Look, I'll show you! I'll go get the police! :''[Voyage has attached a bomb to Buddy's cape; Mr. Incredible notices]'' :'''Mr. Incredible''': Buddy, don't! :'''Buddy''': It'll only take a second! Really! :'''Mr. Incredible''': No! Stop! ''[releases Voyage]'' There's a bomb! ''[grabs onto Buddy's cape]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Incredible''': ''[hands Buddy to the police]'' Take this one home. And make sure his mom knows what he's been doing. :'''Buddy''': I can help you! You're making a mistake! ''[arrested and shoved into the police car]'' Hey! :'''Mr. Incredible''': ''[to the cops]'' The injured jumper. You sent paramedics? :'''Cop''': Already picked him up. :'''Mr. Incredible''': The blast in that building was caused by Bomb Voyage, who I caught in the act of robbing the vault. Now we might be able to nab him if we set up a perimeter. :'''Cop''': You mean he got away? :'''Mr. Incredible''': Well, yeah. ''[gestures to Buddy in the car]'' Skippy here made sure of that. :'''Buddy''': IncrediBoy! :'''Mr. Incredible''': You're not affiliated with me! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Huph''': Parr! You authorized payment on the Walker policy? :'''Bob''': Somebody broke into their house, Mr. Huph. Their policy clearly covers them against... :'''Mr. Huph''': I don't care about their coverage, Bob! Don't tell me about their coverage! Tell me how you're keeping Insuricare in the black! Tell me how that's possible with you writing checks to every Harry Hardluck and Sally Sobstory that gives you a phone call! <hr width="50%"/> :''[as the cops burst into the jewelry store where Bob and Lucius are, Lucius reaches for a water cooler to replenish his freezing powers]'' :'''Cop''': Freeze! :'''Lucius''': I'm thirsty. :''[Lucius reaches for a cup of water]'' :'''Cop''': I said "freeze"! :'''Lucius''': I'm just getting a drink. ''[takes the cup and drinks]'' :'''Cop''': Okay, you had your drink! Now, I want you to have it, huh, Lucius?! :'''Lucius''': I know, I know. Freeze. ''[freezes the cop]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bob''': But that's okay, because what's important is that Mommy and I are always a team. We're always united, against, uh, uh, the forces of, uh-- :'''Helen''': Pig-headed-ness? :'''Bob''': Uh, I was gonna say, "[[Evil]]". <hr width="50%"/> :'''Helen''': Don't even think you avoided talking about your trip to the principal's office, young man. Your father and I are still going to discuss it. :'''Dash''': I'm not the only kid who's been sent to the office, you know. :'''Helen''': Other kids don't have superpowers. Now, it's perfectly [[normal]] to you to —- :'''Violet''': Normal? What do you know about "normal"?! What does anyone in this family know about "normal"?!?! :'''Helen''': Now, wait a minute, young lady!!!! :'''Violet''': We act normal, Mom! I wanna be normal!! The only one normal is Jack-Jack, and he's not even toilet-trained!!!! :'''Jack-Jack''': ''[giggles]'' :'''Dash''': Lucky. ''[Helen gives him an angry look]'' I mean, about being normal. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Edna shows Helen the other suits she has created for the Parrs]'' :'''Edna''': I started with the baby. :'''Helen''': Started? :'''Edna''': Shh! Darling! Shh! I cut it a little roomy for the free movement. The fabric is comfortable for sensitive skin ''[flamethrowers throw fire at the suit without leaving burn marks]'', and it can also withstand a temperature of over 1,000 degrees! Completely bulletproof. ''[machine guns train on the suit and empty rounds into it without causing any damage]'' And machine-washable, darling. That's a new feature. :'''Helen''': What on earth do you think the baby will be doing?! :'''Edna''': Well, I'm sure I don't know, darling. Luck favors the prepared. I didn't know the baby's powers, so I covered the basics. :'''Helen''': Jack-Jack doesn't have ''any'' powers. :'''Edna''': No? He'll look fabulous anyway. ''[moves on to Dash's suit]'' Your boy's suit I designed to withstand enormous friction without heating up or wearing out. A useful feature. ''[moves on to Violet's]'' Your daughter's suit was tricky, but I finally created a sturdy material that will disappear completely as she does. ''[moves on to Helen's new suit]'' Your suit can stretch as far as you can, without injuring yourself ''[the suit gets stretched]'', and still retain its shape. Virtually indestructible. ''[two missiles fire at the suit, but the suit sustains no damage]'' Yet it breathes like Egyptian cotton. As an extra feature, each suit contains a homing device, giving you the precise global location of the wearer at the touch of a button. ''[hands Helen one showing the tracking location of one of the suits]'' Well, darling? What do you think? :'''Helen''': What do I think?! Bob is retired! ''I'm'' retired, our family is underground! You helped my husband resume secret hero-work behind my back?! :'''Edna''': Well, I assumed you knew, darling! Why would he keep secrets from you? :'''Helen''': He wouldn't. Didn't-- D-Doesn't. :'''Edna''': ''[sighs]'' Men at Robert's age are often unstable. Prone to weakness. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Helen''': There's plenty of leftovers you can reheat, make sure Dash does his homework, and both of you get to bed on time. I should be back tonight, late. You can be in charge that long, can't you? :'''Violet''': Yeah, but why am I in charge, again? :'''Helen''': Nothing. Just a little trouble with Daddy. :'''Violet''': You mean Dad's ''in'' trouble, or Dad ''is'' the trouble? :'''Helen''': I mean he's either in trouble, or he's going to be!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bob''': Helen? :'''Mirage''': Oh, hello. You must be Mrs. Incredible! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Violet''': ''[about to a supersuit that Dash grabbed from Helen]'' What makes you think it's special?! :'''Dash''': I don't know, but why'd Mom try to hide it?! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dash''': Are we there yet?! :'''Bob''': We'll get there when we get there!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Helen''': Great! Now our kids are in danger?!?! I was afraid this would happe!. :'''Bob''': Well, if you suspected danger, why'd you bring them?! :'''Helen''': I didn't bring them!! They stowed away!! And I don't think you're striking the proper tone here!!!! == Taglines == * Save the day. == Cast == === Voice Cast === * [[w:Craig T. Nelson|Craig T. Nelson]] - Robert "Bob" Parr/Mr. Incredible (voice) * [[w:Holly Hunter|Holly Hunter]] - Helen Parr/Elastigirl (voice) * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] - Buddy Pine/Syndrome (voice) * [[w:Spencer Fox|Spencer Fox]] - Dashiell "Dash" Parr (voice) * [[Sarah Vowell]] - Violet Parr (voice) * Eli Fucile and Maeve Andrews - Jack-Jack Parr (voice) * [[w:Samuel L. Jackson|Samuel L. Jackson]] - Lucius Best/Frozone (voice) * [[w:Elizabeth Pena|Elizabeth Peña]] - Mirage (voice) * [[Brad Bird]] - Edna Mode/E-Mode (voice) * [[w:Wallace Shawn|Wallace Shawn]] - Gilbert Huph (voice) * [[w:John Ratzenberger|John Ratzenberger]] - The Underminer (voice) * Bret Parker - Kari (the babysitter; voice) * [[w:Bud Luckey|Bud Luckey]] - Rick Dicker (voice) * Kimberly Clark - Honey Best (voice) * [[w:Lou Romano|Lou Romano]] - Bernie Kropp (voice) * Wayne Canney - Principal John Walker (voice) === Additional Voices === * Nicholas Bird - Rusty McAllister (voice) * [[w:Frank Thomas (animator)|Frank Thomas - Himself]] (voice) * [[w:Ollie Johnston|Ollie Johnston - Himself]] (voice) * [[w:Teddy Newton|Teddy Newton]] - Jet's Automated Captain/Robotic Security Bird (voice) == Dedication == * '''[[w:Frank Thomas (animator)|Frank Thomas]]'''<br>(1912–2004) == Teaser Trailer == :''[the text puts up "Walt Disney Pictures Presents" and "A Pixar Animation Studios Film" then the camera zooms by the picture frames, then hearing a phone ringing, then Bob picks up the phone]'' :'''Telephone''': Mr. Incredible, we need your help. :'''Mr. Incredible''': ''[grabs the outfit, putting black shoes on, then putting long black gloves on, then putting a black mask on]'' Showtime. :''[tries to put the belt on]'' :'''Helen''': ''[off-screen]'' Honey, come to dinner! :'''Mr. Incredible''': I can't come to dinner! I've got the... I gotta go! :''[continues trying to put the belt on]'' :'''Mr. Incredible''': Maybe just a salad, and uh, yeah. Ooh, and some rice cakes! :''[continues trying to put the belt on, then trying to put the belt on, slamming the desk, then trying to put the belt on, then trying to put the belt on, sitting on a chair, then trying to put the belt on, stamping on the ground, then looking at the belt, then trying to put the belt on, hitting the chair]'' :'''Mr. Incredible''': Come on. :''[takes a deep breath, putting the belt on, the belt breaks off of Mr. Incredible, blowing the lights out, then the title card, then the text puts up "SAVE THE DAY" and "11 - 5 - 2004"]'' == See also == * [[Incredibles 2]] == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} * {{imdb title | id=0317705 | title=The Incredibles}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=incredibles|title=The Incredibles}} * [http://jupiter.walagata.com/w/frodo01/the_incredibles_transcript.htm Unofficial transcript of the movie] {{DEFAULTSORT:Incredibles, The}} [[Category:2004 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated superhero films]] [[Category:Comic book films]] [[Category:Best Animated Feature Academy Award winners]] [[Category:Films about revenge]] [[Category:Films directed by Brad Bird]] [[Category:Midlife crisis films]] etuj6hz9p3d3g0gg6bxsen0au0igrk9 0 5501 3148763 2970611 2022-07-28T20:00:16Z 216.226.119.31 /* You Might Be a Redneck If… (1993) */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Us mil Foxworthy 0411 cropped.JPG|thumb|Jeff Foxworthy]] '''[[w:Jeff Foxworthy|Jeffrey Marshall "Jeff" Foxworthy]]''' (born [[September 6]], [[1958]]) is an American comedian and actor, and a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. == Quotes == * I don't know why my brain has kept all the words to the [[Gilligan's Island]] theme song and has deleted everything about triangles. ** [[w:The Tonight Show|The Tonight Show]], 27 March 2007 * Talking with Gary Busey is kinda like sex. You want to do it, you just don't want to be alone when you do it. ** Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy * People always ask me, "Did you see Larry's latest movie?" I always say, "No, but I flushed a ten dollar bill down the toilet, so I feel like I've seen it." ** Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy * Country music is about new love and it's about old love. It's about gettin' drunk and gettin' sober. It's about leavin' and it's about comin' home. It's real music sung by real people for real people, the people that make up the backbone of this country. You can call us rednecks if you want. We're not offended, 'cause we know what we're all about. '''We get up and go to work, we get up and go to church, and we get up and go to war when necessary.''' ** 2007 CMT Awards === ''[[w:You Might Be a Redneck If…|You Might Be a Redneck If…]]'' (1993) === *Did you know babies are nauseated by the smell of a clean shirt? You put on something from the cleaners, they're gonna spit up just like that. My wardrobe looks like we have condors living in our yard. And if you play with 'em too hard, they'll spew like a can of beer. I like to shake my daughter up, then hand her to people I don't like. "Hold her just a minute, would you?" *When I was a kid, my parents had a 900-pound television on top of a TV tray. My dad's theory was, "Let him pull it on his head a few times, he'll learn. You wanna put a penny in the light socket? Try that out. OHH! Hurt like hell, didn't it? Don't do that no more." *My mom thinks my new daughter is exceptionally bright, because now she will lie on the floor and talk to the ceiling fan. I said, "Mom, Uncle Harold does that and y'all call ''him'' an alcoholic." *Whatever cleaning goes on on the planet, women do 99% of it. But see, women are not as proud of their 99% as men are of our one! We clean something up, we're gonna talk about it all year long. It might be on the news, you don't know. A woman could be out re-paving the driveway. Men actually have enough gall to run out on the porch and go "Hey baby? Man, it's hot as hell out here, ain't it! Look, don't worry about emptyin' that ashtray in the den, I done got it, all right? Did it for you, sweet pea. I'm gonna go take a nap now, all right?" *''[Talking about "The First Singles Apartment"]'' They're all furnished pretty much the same way. In your bedroom, you have the mattress on the floor, protected by a mountain of dirty clothes, milk crates for night stands, lava lamp with a permanent glob in the bottom, stolen road sign on the wall, a blanket for a curtain. Out in the hall it was the mystery stain on the carpet, Budwiser mirror on the wall. Out on the balcony it was the rusted-out Hibachi grill, plant with no leaves on it, bike with no chain on it. In the den you had the spool. If you get one of those, you'll be like "it's coffee table time!" Next to that, the $9,000.00 stereo. We're going hungry, but we've got tunes! That was the stereo, you could turn it on after midnight and make the people down the street wet the bed. And the beanbag chair with duct tape on it to keep the stuff from fallin' out of it. *[describing the aftermath of a singles' party] It looked like "Jonestown: The Morning After"! You're trying to wake up people you've never met before. "Hey, Man With No Pants and a Fireman Helmet On... please get up. I gotta go to work. Alright, lock the door when you leave. I just got a new sofa, I don't want anything to happen to it."1 *My wife is a beautiful girl. To hear her describe herself, it sounds like "The Bearded Goat Woman from Hell". If she looked like that, I'd never let her out of the house! I'd chain her up in the backyard, charge 5 bucks for people to look at her. "Alright, now this is some scary shit. I mean it, stand back!" [mimes opening a gate, makes deformed faces and mimes closing the gate] That is my wife!" *[telling a "You Might Be a Redneck" joke] If your family tree does not fork.... I can see some couples here don't like that. "That ain't funny, is it, sis?" *[having his Camaro repossessed] He said, "Mr. Foxworthy, I'm from the bank, and unless you have $500, I am taking the Camaro with me." I got mad! I said, "$500?! Who keeps that kinda cash on them?" He said, "You can't write me a check?" I said, "No, I -- a check? Hell yeah, I can write you a check! I thought you needed money. Tell you what, I'm just gonna pay the whole thing off right now! I'm gonna be a congressman when I grow up." === ''[[w:Games Rednecks Play|Games Rednecks Play]]'' (1995) === *Hell, when I was in high school, a "drive-by shooting" meant somebody had their rear end hanging out a car window! * You don't have the stupidest family in the world, you don't have the goofiest family in the world. And if you ever need to verify that, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Five minutes at a fair, you'll be going, "You know what? We're all right. We're dang near royalty!" * I think {the designated driver program} is a great idea, because anything is safer than the way we used to do it: "Hey dude, get up! Give us a ride home, man! C'mon, whaddaya say? We'll buy ya a beer!"...The only problem with the designated driver program {is} it's not the world's most desirable job...But if you ever get talked into doing it, have fun with the group. Like at the end of the night, drop them off at the wrong damn house, preferably in their boss's front yard or something. * [''from a skit about airports''] You know you're in trouble when at the control tower, there's a note taped to the door that says "Back in five minutes." === ''[[w:Totally Committed|Totally Committed]]'' (1998) === * On life's list of ''fun'' things to do, [''visiting my in-laws''] comes in somewhere below sitting in a tub full of scissors. * ''[On why criminals rob nice-looking houses]'' You come up on a house where the grass is this tall, and there's a dog chained to the clothesline, and a motor swinging in the tree, buddy, that's a house where a ''gun'' lives! And you want to find out what kind it is, just crawl through the window after dark. * You break into my house, I ''will'' shoot you. My ''wife'' will shoot you and then spend thirty minutes telling you ''why'' she shot you. * [what men are thinking] I'd like a beer and I'd like to see something naked. * Women ''[in bed]'' are kind of like diesel engines. You know, it may take a little bit to get them going, but once you do, they can run a long, ''long'' time. Men, on the other hand, we're more like...bottle rockets. ''<makes noise of a bottle rocket launching and then exploding>'' Ooh. Aah. ''<snores>'' === ''[[w:Have Your Loved Ones Spayed and Neutered|Have Your Loved Ones Spayed and Neutered]]'' (2004) === * A few weeks ago, sitting in traffic -- bumper-to-bumper traffic in Atlanta -- the car in front of me has got a bumper sticker that says "Honk if you love Jesus". I toot the horn a couple times, and the guy flipped me off. * (''To his wife'') You do ''not'' have testicular cancer. You don't even have "testiculars"! * If you're a man and you can't remember the last time you had sex with a ''woman'', you're either gay or married. * If you're a man and you've ever been antique shopping during a big football game, you're either gay or married. * Do you know why it's so hard to solve a Redneck murder? Because the DNA's all the same and there's no dental records. * I've often said working with Larry is a lot like watching the Jerry Springer Show. After five minutes, you will feel better about your own family. * Buying a used rental car is kind of like going to a house of ill repute looking for a wife. Anything that's been driven that hard by that many people, you really don't want to put your key in it. * My mother won't drive 50 miles an hour. You put her in a rental car, she's doing doughnuts in the grocery store parking lot! * ''[about rental car employees who ask if he wants the additional insurance]'' : I say "Yes, I would. 'Cause you've got a Ford Fiesta that's about to see more airtime than a skateboard at the X-Games." * ''[about a clerk, after recounting a story he read in which someone presented a store cashier with a million dollar bill and asked for change]'' : She goes "I'll bet it was a ''counterfeit'' million dollar bill." Kinda like your high school diploma, huh? * It's not ''my'' dreams that get me in trouble, it's the things my wife dreams I did...My wife punched me in the middle of the night; I woke up, I was like "Oww! What was that for?" She said "I dreamt you were making out with <span style="color:black;">[[Wikipedia:Faith Hill|Faith Hill]]</span>." I said "I wasn't dreaming anything! Send her over to my dream, we'll ''both'' be happy." * You know, I remember Career Day in high school. I remember plumbers and lawyers . . . I don't remember a booth where you could sign up to learn how to shoot chickens out of a cannon at the windshield of an airplane, 'cause there would have been a ''line'' at my school to do that! * ''[about his daughters and nieces having developed a natural curiosity about boys]'' : When I get in the shower, there is nobody else in the bathroom. Now, when I get out of the shower, there's five little girls just loitering. I finally confronted them. I said "Why are all five of you in the bathroom?" And my youngest one, who's really funny, she said "We're trying to see a [[w:Penis|hoo-hoo]]!" I said "Well, I'm gonna tell the five of you all you need to know about hoo-hoos. Hoo-hoos are ''extremely'' poisonous." And without missing a beat, she said "They are not, or the dog would be ''dead''!" I hate a smart child. == See also == * ''[[w:Blue Collar TV|Blue Collar TV]]'' == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commons category}} * [http://www.jefffoxworthy.com Jeff Foxworthy's site] * {{imdb name|id=0289344|name=Jeff Foxworthy}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Foxworthy, Jeff}} [[Category:Comedians from the United States]] [[Category:Stand-up comedians from the United States]] [[Category:Actors from the United States]] [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American country singers]] [[Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States]] [[Category:Children's authors]] [[Category:Radio personalities]] [[Category:Baptists from the United States]] [[Category:People from Atlanta]] ol0pcpa3syj545z5stuxq9ik9hshtlz 3148784 3148763 2022-07-28T21:52:15Z Aatto Sirviö 3128268 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Us mil Foxworthy 0411 cropped.JPG|thumb|Jeff Foxworthy]] '''[[w:Jeff Foxworthy|Jeffrey Marshall "Jeff" Foxworthy]]''' (born [[September 6]], [[1958]]) is an American comedian and actor, and a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. == Quotes == * I don't know why my brain has kept all the words to the [[Gilligan's Island]] theme song and has deleted everything about triangles. ** [[w:The Tonight Show|The Tonight Show]], 27 March 2007 * Talking with Gary Busey is kinda like sex. You want to do it, you just don't want to be alone when you do it. ** Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy * People always ask me, "Did you see Larry's latest movie?" I always say, "No, but I flushed a ten dollar bill down the toilet, so I feel like I've seen it." ** Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy * Country music is about new love and it's about old love. It's about gettin' drunk and gettin' sober. It's about leavin' and it's about comin' home. It's real music sung by real people for real people, the people that make up the backbone of this country. You can call us rednecks if you want. We're not offended, 'cause we know what we're all about. '''We get up and go to work, we get up and go to church, and we get up and go to war when necessary.''' ** 2007 CMT Awards === ''[[w:You Might Be a Redneck If…|You Might Be a Redneck If…]]'' (1993) === *Did you know babies are nauseated by the smell of a clean shirt? You put on something from the cleaners, they're gonna spit up just like that. My wardrobe looks like we have condors living in our yard. And if you play with 'em too hard, they'll spew like a can of beer. I like to shake my daughter up, then hand her to people I don't like. "Hold her just a minute, would you?" *When I was a kid, my parents had a 900-pound television on top of a TV tray. My dad's theory was, "Let him pull it on his head a few times, he'll learn. You wanna put a penny in the light socket? Try that out. OHH! Hurt like hell, didn't it? Don't do that no more." *My mom thinks my new daughter is exceptionally bright, because now she will lie on the floor and talk to the ceiling fan. I said, "Mom, Uncle Harold does that and y'all call ''him'' an alcoholic." *Whatever cleaning goes on on the planet, women do 99% of it. But see, women are not as proud of their 99% as men are of our one! We clean something up, we're gonna talk about it all year long. It might be on the news, you don't know. A woman could be out re-paving the driveway. Men actually have enough gall to run out on the porch and go "Hey baby? Man, it's hot as hell out here, ain't it! Look, don't worry about emptyin' that ashtray in the den, I done got it, all right? Did it for you, sweet pea. I'm gonna go take a nap now, all right?" *''[Talking about "The First Singles Apartment"]'' They're all furnished pretty much the same way. In your bedroom, you have the mattress on the floor, protected by a mountain of dirty clothes, milk crates for night stands, lava lamp with a permanent glob in the bottom, stolen road sign on the wall, a blanket for a curtain. Out in the hall it was the mystery stain on the carpet, Budwiser mirror on the wall. Out on the balcony it was the rusted-out Hibachi grill, plant with no leaves on it, bike with no chain on it. In the den you had the spool. If you get one of those, you'll be like "it's coffee table time!" Next to that, the $9,000.00 stereo. We're going hungry, but we've got tunes! That was the stereo, you could turn it on after midnight and make the people down the street wet the bed. And the beanbag chair with duct tape on it to keep the stuff from fallin' out of it. *[describing the aftermath of a singles' party] It looked like "Jonestown: The Morning After"! You're trying to wake up people you've never met before. "Hey, Man With No Pants and a Fireman Helmet On... please get up. I gotta go to work. Alright, lock the door when you leave. I just got a new sofa, I don't want anything to happen to it."1 *My wife is a beautiful girl. To hear her describe herself, it sounds like "The Bearded Goat Woman from Hell". If she looked like that, I'd never let her out of the house! I'd chain her up in the backyard, charge 5 bucks for people to look at her. "Alright, now this is some scary shit. I mean it, stand back!" [mimes opening a gate, makes deformed faces and mimes closing the gate] That is my wife!" *[telling a "You Might Be a Redneck" joke] If your family tree does not fork.... I can see some couples here don't like that. "That ain't funny, is it, sis?" *[having his Camaro repossessed] He said, "Mr. Foxworthy, I'm from the bank, and unless you have $500, I am taking the Camaro with me." I got mad! I said, "$500?! Who keeps that kinda cash on them?" He said, "You can't write me a check?" I said, "No, I -- a check? Hell yeah, I can write you a check! I thought you needed money. Tell you what, I'm just gonna pay the whole thing off right now! I'm gonna be a congressman when I grow up." === ''[[w:Games Rednecks Play|Games Rednecks Play]]'' (1995) === *Hell, when I was in high school, a "drive-by shooting" meant somebody had their rear end hanging out a car window! * You don't have the stupidest family in the world, you don't have the goofiest family in the world. And if you ever need to verify that, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Five minutes at a fair, you'll be going, "You know what? We're all right. We're dang near royalty!" * I think {the designated driver program} is a great idea, because anything is safer than the way we used to do it: "Hey dude, get up! Give us a ride home, man! C'mon, whaddaya say? We'll buy ya a beer!"...The only problem with the designated driver program {is} it's not the world's most desirable job...But if you ever get talked into doing it, have fun with the group. Like at the end of the night, drop them off at the wrong damn house, preferably in their boss's front yard or something. * [''from a skit about airports''] You know you're in trouble when at the control tower, there's a note taped to the door that says "Back in five minutes." === ''[[w:Totally Committed|Totally Committed]]'' (1998) === * On life's list of ''fun'' things to do, [''visiting my in-laws''] comes in somewhere below sitting in a tub full of scissors. * ''[On why criminals rob nice-looking houses]'' You come up on a house where the grass is this tall, and there's a dog chained to the clothesline, and a motor swinging in the tree, buddy, that's a house where a ''gun'' lives! And you want to find out what kind it is, just crawl through the window after dark. * You break into my house, I ''will'' shoot you. My ''wife'' will shoot you and then spend thirty minutes telling you ''why'' she shot you. * [what men are thinking] I'd like a beer and I'd like to see something naked. * Women ''[in bed]'' are kind of like diesel engines. You know, it may take a little bit to get them going, but once you do, they can run a long, ''long'' time. Men, on the other hand, we're more like...bottle rockets. ''<makes noise of a bottle rocket launching and then exploding>'' Ooh. Aah. ''<snores>'' === ''[[w:Have Your Loved Ones Spayed and Neutered|Have Your Loved Ones Spayed and Neutered]]'' (2004) === * A few weeks ago, sitting in traffic -- bumper-to-bumper traffic in Atlanta -- the car in front of me has got a bumper sticker that says "Honk if you love Jesus". I toot the horn a couple times, and the guy flipped me off. * (''To his wife'') You do ''not'' have testicular cancer. You don't even have "testiculars"! * If you're a man and you can't remember the last time you had sex with a ''woman'', you're either gay or married. * If you're a man and you've ever been antique shopping during a big football game, you're either gay or married. * Do you know why it's so hard to solve a Redneck murder? Because the DNA's all the same and there's no dental records. * I've often said working with Larry is a lot like watching the Jerry Springer Show. After five minutes, you will feel better about your own family. * Buying a used rental car is kind of like going to a house of ill repute looking for a wife. Anything that's been driven that hard by that many people, you really don't want to put your key in it. * My mother won't drive 50 miles an hour. You put her in a rental car, she's doing doughnuts in the grocery store parking lot! * ''[about rental car employees who ask if he wants the additional insurance]'' : I say "Yes, I would. 'Cause you've got a Ford Fiesta that's about to see more airtime than a skateboard at the X-Games." * ''[about a clerk, after recounting a story he read in which someone presented a store cashier with a million dollar bill and asked for change]'' : She goes "I'll bet it was a ''counterfeit'' million dollar bill." Kinda like your high school diploma, huh? * It's not ''my'' dreams that get me in trouble, it's the things my wife dreams I did...My wife punched me in the middle of the night; I woke up, I was like "Oww! What was that for?" She said "I dreamt you were making out with <span style="color:black;">[[Wikipedia:Faith Hill|Faith Hill]]</span>." I said "I wasn't dreaming anything! Send her over to my dream, we'll ''both'' be happy." * You know, I remember Career Day in high school. I remember plumbers and lawyers . . . I don't remember a booth where you could sign up to learn how to shoot chickens out of a cannon at the windshield of an airplane, 'cause there would have been a ''line'' at my school to do that! * ''[about his daughters and nieces having developed a natural curiosity about boys]'' : When I get in the shower, there is nobody else in the bathroom. Now, when I get out of the shower, there's five little girls just loitering. I finally confronted them. I said "Why are all five of you in the bathroom?" And my youngest one, who's really funny, she said "We're trying to see a [[w:Penis|hoo-hoo]]!" I said "Well, I'm gonna tell the five of you all you need to know about hoo-hoos. Hoo-hoos are ''extremely'' poisonous." And without missing a beat, she said "They are not, or the dog would be ''dead''!" I hate a smart child. == See also == * ''[[w:Blue Collar TV|Blue Collar TV]]'' == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commons category}} * [http://www.jefffoxworthy.com Jeff Foxworthy's site] * {{imdb name|id=0289344|name=Jeff Foxworthy}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Foxworthy, Jeff}} [[Category:Television personalities]] [[Category:Stand-up comedians from the United States]] [[Category:Actors from the United States]] [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American country singers]] [[Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States]] [[Category:Children's authors]] [[Category:Radio personalities]] [[Category:Baptists from the United States]] [[Category:People from Atlanta]] 66sqktvdrdkea8hogghhxijtg6z6s2a 3148786 3148784 2022-07-28T21:53:59Z Aatto Sirviö 3128268 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Us mil Foxworthy 0411 cropped.JPG|thumb|Jeff Foxworthy]] '''[[w:Jeff Foxworthy|Jeffrey Marshall "Jeff" Foxworthy]]''' (born [[September 6]], [[1958]]) is an American comedian and actor, and a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. == Quotes == * I don't know why my brain has kept all the words to the [[Gilligan's Island]] theme song and has deleted everything about triangles. ** [[w:The Tonight Show|The Tonight Show]], 27 March 2007 * Talking with Gary Busey is kinda like sex. You want to do it, you just don't want to be alone when you do it. ** Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy * People always ask me, "Did you see Larry's latest movie?" I always say, "No, but I flushed a ten dollar bill down the toilet, so I feel like I've seen it." ** Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy * Country music is about new love and it's about old love. It's about gettin' drunk and gettin' sober. It's about leavin' and it's about comin' home. It's real music sung by real people for real people, the people that make up the backbone of this country. You can call us rednecks if you want. We're not offended, 'cause we know what we're all about. '''We get up and go to work, we get up and go to church, and we get up and go to war when necessary.''' ** 2007 CMT Awards === ''[[w:You Might Be a Redneck If…|You Might Be a Redneck If…]]'' (1993) === *Did you know babies are nauseated by the smell of a clean shirt? You put on something from the cleaners, they're gonna spit up just like that. My wardrobe looks like we have condors living in our yard. And if you play with 'em too hard, they'll spew like a can of beer. I like to shake my daughter up, then hand her to people I don't like. "Hold her just a minute, would you?" *When I was a kid, my parents had a 900-pound television on top of a TV tray. My dad's theory was, "Let him pull it on his head a few times, he'll learn. You wanna put a penny in the light socket? Try that out. OHH! Hurt like hell, didn't it? Don't do that no more." *My mom thinks my new daughter is exceptionally bright, because now she will lie on the floor and talk to the ceiling fan. I said, "Mom, Uncle Harold does that and y'all call ''him'' an alcoholic." *Whatever cleaning goes on on the planet, women do 99% of it. But see, women are not as proud of their 99% as men are of our one! We clean something up, we're gonna talk about it all year long. It might be on the news, you don't know. A woman could be out re-paving the driveway. Men actually have enough gall to run out on the porch and go "Hey baby? Man, it's hot as hell out here, ain't it! Look, don't worry about emptyin' that ashtray in the den, I done got it, all right? Did it for you, sweet pea. I'm gonna go take a nap now, all right?" *''[Talking about "The First Singles Apartment"]'' They're all furnished pretty much the same way. In your bedroom, you have the mattress on the floor, protected by a mountain of dirty clothes, milk crates for night stands, lava lamp with a permanent glob in the bottom, stolen road sign on the wall, a blanket for a curtain. Out in the hall it was the mystery stain on the carpet, Budwiser mirror on the wall. Out on the balcony it was the rusted-out Hibachi grill, plant with no leaves on it, bike with no chain on it. In the den you had the spool. If you get one of those, you'll be like "it's coffee table time!" Next to that, the $9,000.00 stereo. We're going hungry, but we've got tunes! That was the stereo, you could turn it on after midnight and make the people down the street wet the bed. And the beanbag chair with duct tape on it to keep the stuff from fallin' out of it. *[describing the aftermath of a singles' party] It looked like "Jonestown: The Morning After"! You're trying to wake up people you've never met before. "Hey, Man With No Pants and a Fireman Helmet On... please get up. I gotta go to work. Alright, lock the door when you leave. I just got a new sofa, I don't want anything to happen to it."1 *My wife is a beautiful girl. To hear her describe herself, it sounds like "The Bearded Goat Woman from Hell". If she looked like that, I'd never let her out of the house! I'd chain her up in the backyard, charge 5 bucks for people to look at her. "Alright, now this is some scary shit. I mean it, stand back!" [mimes opening a gate, makes deformed faces and mimes closing the gate] That is my wife!" *[telling a "You Might Be a Redneck" joke] If your family tree does not fork.... I can see some couples here don't like that. "That ain't funny, is it, sis?" *[having his Camaro repossessed] He said, "Mr. Foxworthy, I'm from the bank, and unless you have $500, I am taking the Camaro with me." I got mad! I said, "$500?! Who keeps that kinda cash on them?" He said, "You can't write me a check?" I said, "No, I -- a check? Hell yeah, I can write you a check! I thought you needed money. Tell you what, I'm just gonna pay the whole thing off right now! I'm gonna be a congressman when I grow up." === ''[[w:Games Rednecks Play|Games Rednecks Play]]'' (1995) === *Hell, when I was in high school, a "drive-by shooting" meant somebody had their rear end hanging out a car window! * You don't have the stupidest family in the world, you don't have the goofiest family in the world. And if you ever need to verify that, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Five minutes at a fair, you'll be going, "You know what? We're all right. We're dang near royalty!" * I think {the designated driver program} is a great idea, because anything is safer than the way we used to do it: "Hey dude, get up! Give us a ride home, man! C'mon, whaddaya say? We'll buy ya a beer!"...The only problem with the designated driver program {is} it's not the world's most desirable job...But if you ever get talked into doing it, have fun with the group. Like at the end of the night, drop them off at the wrong damn house, preferably in their boss's front yard or something. * [''from a skit about airports''] You know you're in trouble when at the control tower, there's a note taped to the door that says "Back in five minutes." === ''[[w:Totally Committed|Totally Committed]]'' (1998) === * On life's list of ''fun'' things to do, [''visiting my in-laws''] comes in somewhere below sitting in a tub full of scissors. * ''[On why criminals rob nice-looking houses]'' You come up on a house where the grass is this tall, and there's a dog chained to the clothesline, and a motor swinging in the tree, buddy, that's a house where a ''gun'' lives! And you want to find out what kind it is, just crawl through the window after dark. * You break into my house, I ''will'' shoot you. My ''wife'' will shoot you and then spend thirty minutes telling you ''why'' she shot you. * [what men are thinking] I'd like a beer and I'd like to see something naked. * Women ''[in bed]'' are kind of like diesel engines. You know, it may take a little bit to get them going, but once you do, they can run a long, ''long'' time. Men, on the other hand, we're more like...bottle rockets. ''<makes noise of a bottle rocket launching and then exploding>'' Ooh. Aah. ''<snores>'' === ''[[w:Have Your Loved Ones Spayed and Neutered|Have Your Loved Ones Spayed and Neutered]]'' (2004) === * A few weeks ago, sitting in traffic -- bumper-to-bumper traffic in Atlanta -- the car in front of me has got a bumper sticker that says "Honk if you love Jesus". I toot the horn a couple times, and the guy flipped me off. * (''To his wife'') You do ''not'' have testicular cancer. You don't even have "testiculars"! * If you're a man and you can't remember the last time you had sex with a ''woman'', you're either gay or married. * If you're a man and you've ever been antique shopping during a big football game, you're either gay or married. * Do you know why it's so hard to solve a Redneck murder? Because the DNA's all the same and there's no dental records. * I've often said working with Larry is a lot like watching the Jerry Springer Show. After five minutes, you will feel better about your own family. * Buying a used rental car is kind of like going to a house of ill repute looking for a wife. Anything that's been driven that hard by that many people, you really don't want to put your key in it. * My mother won't drive 50 miles an hour. You put her in a rental car, she's doing doughnuts in the grocery store parking lot! * ''[about rental car employees who ask if he wants the additional insurance]'' : I say "Yes, I would. 'Cause you've got a Ford Fiesta that's about to see more airtime than a skateboard at the X-Games." * ''[about a clerk, after recounting a story he read in which someone presented a store cashier with a million dollar bill and asked for change]'' : She goes "I'll bet it was a ''counterfeit'' million dollar bill." Kinda like your high school diploma, huh? * It's not ''my'' dreams that get me in trouble, it's the things my wife dreams I did...My wife punched me in the middle of the night; I woke up, I was like "Oww! What was that for?" She said "I dreamt you were making out with <span style="color:black;">[[Wikipedia:Faith Hill|Faith Hill]]</span>." I said "I wasn't dreaming anything! Send her over to my dream, we'll ''both'' be happy." * You know, I remember Career Day in high school. I remember plumbers and lawyers . . . I don't remember a booth where you could sign up to learn how to shoot chickens out of a cannon at the windshield of an airplane, 'cause there would have been a ''line'' at my school to do that! * ''[about his daughters and nieces having developed a natural curiosity about boys]'' : When I get in the shower, there is nobody else in the bathroom. Now, when I get out of the shower, there's five little girls just loitering. I finally confronted them. I said "Why are all five of you in the bathroom?" And my youngest one, who's really funny, she said "We're trying to see a [[w:Penis|hoo-hoo]]!" I said "Well, I'm gonna tell the five of you all you need to know about hoo-hoos. Hoo-hoos are ''extremely'' poisonous." And without missing a beat, she said "They are not, or the dog would be ''dead''!" I hate a smart child. == See also == * ''[[w:Blue Collar TV|Blue Collar TV]]'' == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commons category}} * [http://www.jefffoxworthy.com Jeff Foxworthy's site] * {{imdb name|id=0289344|name=Jeff Foxworthy}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Foxworthy, Jeff}} [[Category:Television personalities]] [[Category:Stand-up comedians from the United States]] [[Category:Actors from the United States]] [[Category:Producers from the United States]] [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American country singers]] [[Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States]] [[Category:Children's authors]] [[Category:Radio personalities]] [[Category:Baptists from the United States]] [[Category:People from Atlanta]] 0mn2sjyeyoobmn2coxq9f6vyr68jc5b 0 5515 3148870 3146417 2022-07-29T00:42:13Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:5459:50FF:FE41:6BC5 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Lilo & Stitch|Lilo & Stitch]]''''' is a [[w:2002 in film|2002]] American [[w:animation|animated]] [[w:comedy film|comedy]]-[[w:drama film|drama]] [[w:adventure film|adventure film]] released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 21, 2002, about a Hawaiian girl who adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious extraterrestrial fugitive from the law. Home Video was released on December 1 and 3, 2002. :''Written and directed by [[w:Chris Sanders (director)|Chris Sanders]] and [[w:Dean DeBlois|Dean DeBlois]].'' == Dialogue == :''[In Jumba's cell after Experiment 6-2-6 has escaped]'' :'''Jumba''': ''[chuckles]'' He got away? :'''Grand Councilwoman''': I'm sure this comes as no surprise to you. :'''Jumba''': I designed this creature for it to be unstoppable. :'''Grand Councilwoman''': Which is precisely why you must now bring him back! :'''Jumba''': What, me? :'''Grand Councilwoman''': And to reward you, we are willing to trade your freedom for his capture. :'''Jumba''': ''[sighs]'' 6-2-6 will not come easily... Maybe direct hit from plasma-cannon might stun him long enough to-- :'''Grand Councilwoman''': ''[interrupting, exasperated]'' Plasma-cannon granted. Do we have a bargain, Dr. Jumba? :'''Jumba''': ''[grunts and nods]'' :'''Pleakley''': B-b-but it's a delicate planet! Who's going to control him? :'''Grand Councilwoman''': You will. ''[leaves]'' :'''Pleakley''': Very good, your highness. I... I didn’t quite. Uh, you’re not joking. :'''Jumba''': So, tell me my little one eyed one on what poor pitiful defenseless planet, has my monstrosity been unleashed? <hr width="50%"/> :''[After Lilo Pelekai shows up to hula dance class late, soaking wet, Mertle Edmonds, Elena, Teresa and Yuki slip in the puddles, one by one.]'' :'''Moses Puloki''': Stop, stop. Lilo, why are you all wet? :'''Lilo''': It's sandwich day. :''[Moses looks confused]'' :'''Lilo''': ''[sighs]'' Every Thursday, I take Pudge the fish a peanut butter sandwich. :'''Moses''': ''[still confused]'' Pudge is a fish? :'''Lilo''': ''[continues]'' And today we were out of peanut butter! So I asked my sister what to give him, and she said a tuna sandwich!! I can't give Pudge tuna! ''[Whispers]'' Do you know what tuna is? :'''Moses''': Fish? :'''Lilo''': It's fish! If I gave Pudge tuna, I'd be an abomination! I'm late because I had to go to the store, and get peanut butter, 'cause all we have is... is... is stinkin' tuna! :'''Moses''': Lilo, Lilo. Why is this so important? :'''Lilo''': ''[seriously]'' Pudge controls the weather. :''[Everyone exchanges surprised looks]'' :'''Myrtle:''' You're crazy. :''[Lilo furiously starts jumping on Myrtle, angrily punching her in the face and kicking her, then the other girls gather around screaming and Moses picks up Lilo.]'' :'''Moses''': Please! Please! Everybody calm down! :''[Myrtle cries]'' :'''Moses''': Girls... ''[recites "It doesn't matter" in Hawaiian]'' Shh. Don't cry, Myrtle. Lilo... :'''Lilo''': I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I won't do it again! :'''Moses''': Maybe we should call your sister. :'''Lilo''': No! I'll be good! I want to dance. I practiced. I just want to dance. I practiced. :''[Pause]'' :'''Mertle''': Ooh, she bit me. :'''Elena, Teresa, and Yuki''': Eww! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Nani''': Why didn't you wait at the school? You were supposed to wait to there. Lilo! Do you not understand? Do you want to be taken away? Answer me! :'''Lilo''': No! :'''Nani''': No, you don't understand? :'''Lilo''': No! :'''Nani''': "No", what? :'''Lilo''': No! ''[hits the floor]'' :'''Nani''': ''[groans]'' You're such a pain! :'''Lilo''': So why don't you sell me and buy a rabbit instead?! :'''Nani''': At least a rabbit would behave better than you! :'''Lilo''': Go ahead! Then you'll be happy! Because it'll be smarter than me, too! :'''Nani''': And quieter! :'''Lilo''': You'll like it, 'cause it's stinky like you! ''[enters her bedroom and shuts the door]'' :'''Nani''': Go to your room!! :'''Lilo''': ''[opens door]'' I'm already in my room!! ''[shuts the door again]'' :''[Both sisters scream into their pillows]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Later]'' :'''Nani''': Hey, I brought you some pizza. In case you’re hungry. :'''Lilo''': We’re a broken family, aren’t we? :'''Nani''': No. Maybe a little. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lilo''': ''[trying to push Nani out of her room]'' Can't you go any faster? :'''Nani''': ''[leaning back]'' Oh, no! Gravity is increasing on me! :'''Lilo''': No, it's not! :'''Nani''': Is too, Lilo. The same thing happened yesterday. ''[falls on top of Lilo]'' :'''Lilo''': You rotten sister, your butt is crushing me! Why do you act so weird? ''[shuts the door on her sister's head]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Nani and Lilo are at an animal shelter looking for a pet dog.]'' :'''Nani''': ''[to shelter worker]'' We're looking for something that can defend itself... something that won't die, something... sturdy, you know? :'''Lilo''': Like a lobster! :'''Nani''': Lilo, you lolo! Do we have a lobster door? No, we have a dog door. We are getting a dog. :''[6-2-6 sneaks out of the shelter, ducked from aiming plasma gun]'' :'''Jumba''': Ha-ha! So nice to see your pretty face again! :'''6-2-6''': Jumba? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lilo''': Hi. :'''6-2-6''': Hoo, ha… Hi. ''[hugs her]'' :'''Lilo''': Wow! :''[Lilo comes back to the lobby with 6-2-6]'' :'''Shelter Worker''': Oh, yes, all our dogs are adoptable.... ''[jumps, startled]'' Except that one!!!! ''[runs and takes 6-2-6 away from Lilo as Nani pulls Lilo away from 6-2-6]'' :'''Nani''': What is that thing?! :'''Shelter Worker''': A dog.... I think, but it was dead this morning! :'''Nani''': It was dead this morning?!?! :'''Shelter Worker''': Well, we thought it was dead, it was hit by a truck!! :'''Lilo''': I like him!! Come here, boy! :''[6-2-6 forcefully, against the shelter worker's grip, walks himself forward to get to Lilo as she so called him to her, climbing up onto Nani and Lilo's laps]'' :'''Nani''': ''[screams and pushes 6-2-6 away from her and Lilo; she composes herself and asks]'' Wouldn't you like a different dog? :'''Shelter Worker''': ''[a bit breathless]'' We have better dogs, dear. :'''Lilo''': Not better than him! He can talk. Say hello. :'''6-2-6''': Hel... Hel... :'''Shelter Worker''': Dogs can't talk, dear. :''[6-2-6 narrows his eyes and bares his teeth in frustration]'' :'''Lilo''': He did! :'''Nani''': Does it have to be this dog?! :''[6-2-6 pants a few times before lolling his tongue out, sticking it up his nose and pulling out a big green bogie, eating it, smacking his lips]'' :'''Lilo''': Yes. He's good. I can tell. :'''Shelter Worker''': ''[filling out paperwork at the front desk]'' You'll have to think of a name for him. :'''Lilo''': His name is... Stitch. :''[Standing on a chair, 6-2-6, now named Stitch, looks out the window]'' :'''Shelter Worker''': That's not a real name. ''[Nani shakes her head quickly and waves her hand as if saying 'No! Don't say that!']'' ... in... Iceland. But here it's a good name. Stitch, it is. And there's a $2.00 license fee. :'''Lilo''': I want to buy him! ''[whispers]'' Can I borrow $2? :''[With a semi-irritated look, Nani takes the money from the shelter worker and hands it to Lilo. Lilo then taps the money on her shoulder and hands it back to her, handing it to the shelter worker]'' :'''Shelter Worker''': ''[stamps the adoption papers and hands the paper to Lilo with a friendly smile]'' He's all yours. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lilo''': Don't leave me, okay? :'''Stitch''': OK. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Grand Councilwoman''': You?! You're the cause of all this!! If it wasn't for Experiment 6-2-6, none of this- :'''Stitch''': ''[interrupting]'' Stitch! :'''Grand Councilwoman''': What? :'''Stitch''': My name is Stitch. :'''Grand Councilwoman''': Stitch, then. If it wasn't for Stitch- ''[realizes what just happened, turns back to Stitch]'' :'''Stitch''': Does Stitch have to go in the ship? :'''Grand Councilwoman''': ''[shocked, hesitant]'' ...Yes. :'''Stitch''': Can Stitch say goodbye? :'''Grand Councilwoman''': Yes. :'''Stitch''': Thank you. ''[walks over to Nani and Lilo]'' :'''Grand Councilwoman''': ''[looks at Nani and Lilo]'' Who are you? :'''Stitch''': This is my family. I found it all on my own. It's little and broken, but still good. Yeah. Still good. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Cobra Bubbles''': [whispering] Lilo. Didn't you find that thing at a shelter? :'''Lilo''': Hey! Three days ago, I bought Stitch at the shelter. I paid two dollars for him. See this stamp? I own him. If you take him, you're stealing. :'''Cobra Bubbles''': Aliens are all about rules. :'''Grand Councilwoman''': You look familiar. :'''Cobra Bubbles''': CIA. Roswell. 1973. :'''Grand Councilwoman''': Ah, yes. You had hair then. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Stitch grabs Jumba's plasma gun, but Jumba plugs it with a carrot]'' :'''Jumba''': You shouldn't play with guns. :'''Stitch''': ''[giving it to him]'' Oh, okay. :'''Jumba''': Thank you. ''[hears the gun beeping, realizes it's overloading and throws it back to Stitch]'' Oh, uh, I just remembered, it's your birthday! Happy birthday! :'''Stitch''': ''[throws it to him]'' Err, Merry Christmas! :'''Jumba''': ''[throws it back]'' It's not Christmas! :'''Stitch''': ''[throws it back]'' Happy Hanukah! :''[as Jumba and Stitch play hot potato with the overloading gun, Pleakley grabs Lilo and runs out of the house]'' :'''Jumba''': ''[in background, overlapped by Lilo]'' It's not Hanukah! :'''Lilo''': We're leaving Stitch?! :'''Pleakley''': Trust me, this is not gonna end well! :''[back to Jumba and Stitch]'' :'''Jumba''': 1 potato! :'''Stitch''': 2 potato! :'''Jumba''': 3 potato! :'''Stitch''': 4! :'''Jumba''': 5 potato! :'''Stitch''': 6 potato! :'''Jumba''': 7 potato, more! :'''Stitch''': My...! :'''Jumba''': mother...! :'''Stitch''': told...! :'''Jumba''': me...! :'''Stitch''': you...! :'''Jumba''': Are...! :'''Stitch''': It! :'''Jumba''': Ha!!!! I win!! :''[The gun explodes; destroying Lilo's house]'' == Taglines == *There's one in every family. *His name is Stitch. *Meet Stitch. This Summer, He's Coming to OUR Planet. *He's coming to our galaxy. *On June 21, The tradition is under attack. * May the Stitch be with you. ==Cast== * [[w:Daveigh Chase|Daveigh Chase]] — Lilo Pelekai * [[w:Chris Sanders|Christopher Michael Sanders]] — [[w:Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)|Stitch]] * [[w:Tia Carrere|Tia Carrere]] — Nani Pelekai * [[w:David Ogden Stiers|David Ogden Stiers]] — Dr. Jumba Jookiba * [[w:Kevin McDonald|Kevin McDonald]] — Agent Wendy Pleakley * [[w:Ving Rhames|Ving Rhames]] — Cobra Bubbles * [[w:Kevin Michael Richardson|Kevin M. Richardson]] — Captain Gantu * [[w:Zoe Caldwell|Zoe Caldwell]] — The Grand Councilwoman * [[w:Jason Scott Lee|Jason Scott Lee]] — David Kawena ==See also== * ''[[Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626]]'', a 2002 prequel video game * ''[[Leroy & Stitch]]'' * ''[[Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch]]'' * ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (film)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'', a 2010 DreamWorks Animation film also written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois * ''[[The Croods]]'', a 2013 DreamWorks Animation film also written and directed by Chris Sanders ==External Links== {{wikipedia}} {{commons}} * {{imdb title|0275847}} [[Category:2002 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated comic science fiction films]] [[Category:Animated buddy films]] [[Category:Lilo & Stitch]] [[Category:Films about children]] [[Category:Films about dysfunctional families]] [[Category:Films about sisters]] [[Category:Films set on islands]] [[Category:Films set in Hawaii]] [[Category:Chris Sanders films]] [[Category:Animated films about extraterrestrial life]] msemw0pgvfaehlmibcavgq5or79f72t 3148872 3148870 2022-07-29T00:42:43Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:5459:50FF:FE41:6BC5 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Lilo & Stitch|Lilo & Stitch]]''''' is a [[w:2002 in film|2002]] American [[w:animation|animated]] [[w:comedy film|comedy]]-[[w:drama film|drama]] [[w:adventure film|adventure film]] released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 21, 2002, about a Hawaiian girl who adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious extraterrestrial fugitive from the law. Home Video was released on December 1 and 3, 2002. :''Written and directed by [[w:Chris Sanders (director)|Chris Sanders]] and [[w:Dean DeBlois|Dean DeBlois]].'' == Dialogue == :''[In Jumba's cell after Experiment 6-2-6 has escaped]'' :'''Jumba''': ''[chuckles]'' He got away? :'''Grand Councilwoman''': I'm sure this comes as no surprise to you. :'''Jumba''': I designed this creature for it to be unstoppable. :'''Grand Councilwoman''': Which is precisely why you must now bring him back! :'''Jumba''': What, me? :'''Grand Councilwoman''': And to reward you, we are willing to trade your freedom for his capture. :'''Jumba''': ''[sighs]'' 6-2-6 will not come easily... Maybe direct hit from plasma-cannon might stun him long enough to-- :'''Grand Councilwoman''': ''[interrupting, exasperated]'' Plasma-cannon granted. Do we have a bargain, Dr. Jumba? :'''Jumba''': ''[grunts and nods]'' :'''Pleakley''': B-b-but it's a delicate planet! Who's going to control him? :'''Grand Councilwoman''': You will. ''[leaves]'' :'''Pleakley''': Very good, your highness. I... I didn’t quite. Uh, you’re not joking. :'''Jumba''': So, tell me my little one eyed one on what poor pitiful defenseless planet, has my monstrosity been unleashed? <hr width="50%"/> :''[After Lilo Pelekai shows up to hula dance class late, soaking wet, Mertle Edmonds, Elena, Teresa and Yuki slip in the puddles, one by one.]'' :'''Moses Puloki''': Stop, stop. Lilo, why are you all wet? :'''Lilo''': It's sandwich day. :''[Moses looks confused]'' :'''Lilo''': ''[sighs]'' Every Thursday, I take Pudge the fish a peanut butter sandwich. :'''Moses''': ''[still confused]'' Pudge is a fish? :'''Lilo''': ''[continues]'' And today we were out of peanut butter! So I asked my sister what to give him, and she said a tuna sandwich!! I can't give Pudge tuna! ''[Whispers]'' Do you know what tuna is? :'''Moses''': Fish? :'''Lilo''': It's fish! If I gave Pudge tuna, I'd be an abomination! I'm late because I had to go to the store, and get peanut butter, 'cause all we have is... is... is stinkin' tuna! :'''Moses''': Lilo, Lilo. Why is this so important? :'''Lilo''': ''[seriously]'' Pudge controls the weather. :''[Everyone exchanges surprised looks]'' :'''Myrtle:''' You're crazy. :''[Lilo furiously starts jumping on Myrtle, angrily punching her in the face and kicking her, then the other girls gather around screaming and Moses picks up Lilo.]'' :'''Moses''': Please! Please! Everybody calm down! :''[Myrtle cries]'' :'''Moses''': Girls.... ''[recites "It doesn't matter" in Hawaiian]'' Shh. Don't cry, Myrtle. Lilo.... :'''Lilo''': I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I won't do it again! :'''Moses''': Maybe we should call your sister. :'''Lilo''': No! I'll be good! I want to dance. I practiced. I just want to dance. I practiced. :''[Pause]'' :'''Mertle''': Ooh, she bit me. :'''Elena, Teresa, and Yuki''': Eww! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Nani''': Why didn't you wait at the school? You were supposed to wait to there. Lilo! Do you not understand? Do you want to be taken away? Answer me! :'''Lilo''': No! :'''Nani''': No, you don't understand? :'''Lilo''': No! :'''Nani''': "No", what? :'''Lilo''': No! ''[hits the floor]'' :'''Nani''': ''[groans]'' You're such a pain! :'''Lilo''': So why don't you sell me and buy a rabbit instead?! :'''Nani''': At least a rabbit would behave better than you! :'''Lilo''': Go ahead! Then you'll be happy! Because it'll be smarter than me, too! :'''Nani''': And quieter! :'''Lilo''': You'll like it, 'cause it's stinky like you! ''[enters her bedroom and shuts the door]'' :'''Nani''': Go to your room!! :'''Lilo''': ''[opens door]'' I'm already in my room!! ''[shuts the door again]'' :''[Both sisters scream into their pillows]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Later]'' :'''Nani''': Hey, I brought you some pizza. In case you’re hungry. :'''Lilo''': We’re a broken family, aren’t we? :'''Nani''': No. Maybe a little. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lilo''': ''[trying to push Nani out of her room]'' Can't you go any faster? :'''Nani''': ''[leaning back]'' Oh, no! Gravity is increasing on me! :'''Lilo''': No, it's not! :'''Nani''': Is too, Lilo. The same thing happened yesterday. ''[falls on top of Lilo]'' :'''Lilo''': You rotten sister, your butt is crushing me! Why do you act so weird? ''[shuts the door on her sister's head]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Nani and Lilo are at an animal shelter looking for a pet dog.]'' :'''Nani''': ''[to shelter worker]'' We're looking for something that can defend itself... something that won't die, something... sturdy, you know? :'''Lilo''': Like a lobster! :'''Nani''': Lilo, you lolo! Do we have a lobster door? No, we have a dog door. We are getting a dog. :''[6-2-6 sneaks out of the shelter, ducked from aiming plasma gun]'' :'''Jumba''': Ha-ha! So nice to see your pretty face again! :'''6-2-6''': Jumba? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lilo''': Hi. :'''6-2-6''': Hoo, ha… Hi. ''[hugs her]'' :'''Lilo''': Wow! :''[Lilo comes back to the lobby with 6-2-6]'' :'''Shelter Worker''': Oh, yes, all our dogs are adoptable.... ''[jumps, startled]'' Except that one!!!! ''[runs and takes 6-2-6 away from Lilo as Nani pulls Lilo away from 6-2-6]'' :'''Nani''': What is that thing?! :'''Shelter Worker''': A dog.... I think, but it was dead this morning! :'''Nani''': It was dead this morning?!?! :'''Shelter Worker''': Well, we thought it was dead, it was hit by a truck!! :'''Lilo''': I like him!! Come here, boy! :''[6-2-6 forcefully, against the shelter worker's grip, walks himself forward to get to Lilo as she so called him to her, climbing up onto Nani and Lilo's laps]'' :'''Nani''': ''[screams and pushes 6-2-6 away from her and Lilo; she composes herself and asks]'' Wouldn't you like a different dog? :'''Shelter Worker''': ''[a bit breathless]'' We have better dogs, dear. :'''Lilo''': Not better than him! He can talk. Say hello. :'''6-2-6''': Hel... Hel... :'''Shelter Worker''': Dogs can't talk, dear. :''[6-2-6 narrows his eyes and bares his teeth in frustration]'' :'''Lilo''': He did! :'''Nani''': Does it have to be this dog?! :''[6-2-6 pants a few times before lolling his tongue out, sticking it up his nose and pulling out a big green bogie, eating it, smacking his lips]'' :'''Lilo''': Yes. He's good. I can tell. :'''Shelter Worker''': ''[filling out paperwork at the front desk]'' You'll have to think of a name for him. :'''Lilo''': His name is... Stitch. :''[Standing on a chair, 6-2-6, now named Stitch, looks out the window]'' :'''Shelter Worker''': That's not a real name. ''[Nani shakes her head quickly and waves her hand as if saying 'No! Don't say that!']'' ... in... Iceland. But here it's a good name. Stitch, it is. And there's a $2.00 license fee. :'''Lilo''': I want to buy him! ''[whispers]'' Can I borrow $2? :''[With a semi-irritated look, Nani takes the money from the shelter worker and hands it to Lilo. Lilo then taps the money on her shoulder and hands it back to her, handing it to the shelter worker]'' :'''Shelter Worker''': ''[stamps the adoption papers and hands the paper to Lilo with a friendly smile]'' He's all yours. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lilo''': Don't leave me, okay? :'''Stitch''': OK. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Grand Councilwoman''': You?! You're the cause of all this!! If it wasn't for Experiment 6-2-6, none of this- :'''Stitch''': ''[interrupting]'' Stitch! :'''Grand Councilwoman''': What? :'''Stitch''': My name is Stitch. :'''Grand Councilwoman''': Stitch, then. If it wasn't for Stitch- ''[realizes what just happened, turns back to Stitch]'' :'''Stitch''': Does Stitch have to go in the ship? :'''Grand Councilwoman''': ''[shocked, hesitant]'' ...Yes. :'''Stitch''': Can Stitch say goodbye? :'''Grand Councilwoman''': Yes. :'''Stitch''': Thank you. ''[walks over to Nani and Lilo]'' :'''Grand Councilwoman''': ''[looks at Nani and Lilo]'' Who are you? :'''Stitch''': This is my family. I found it all on my own. It's little and broken, but still good. Yeah. Still good. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Cobra Bubbles''': [whispering] Lilo. Didn't you find that thing at a shelter? :'''Lilo''': Hey! Three days ago, I bought Stitch at the shelter. I paid two dollars for him. See this stamp? I own him. If you take him, you're stealing. :'''Cobra Bubbles''': Aliens are all about rules. :'''Grand Councilwoman''': You look familiar. :'''Cobra Bubbles''': CIA. Roswell. 1973. :'''Grand Councilwoman''': Ah, yes. You had hair then. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Stitch grabs Jumba's plasma gun, but Jumba plugs it with a carrot]'' :'''Jumba''': You shouldn't play with guns. :'''Stitch''': ''[giving it to him]'' Oh, okay. :'''Jumba''': Thank you. ''[hears the gun beeping, realizes it's overloading and throws it back to Stitch]'' Oh, uh, I just remembered, it's your birthday! Happy birthday! :'''Stitch''': ''[throws it to him]'' Err, Merry Christmas! :'''Jumba''': ''[throws it back]'' It's not Christmas! :'''Stitch''': ''[throws it back]'' Happy Hanukah! :''[as Jumba and Stitch play hot potato with the overloading gun, Pleakley grabs Lilo and runs out of the house]'' :'''Jumba''': ''[in background, overlapped by Lilo]'' It's not Hanukah! :'''Lilo''': We're leaving Stitch?! :'''Pleakley''': Trust me, this is not gonna end well! :''[back to Jumba and Stitch]'' :'''Jumba''': 1 potato! :'''Stitch''': 2 potato! :'''Jumba''': 3 potato! :'''Stitch''': 4! :'''Jumba''': 5 potato! :'''Stitch''': 6 potato! :'''Jumba''': 7 potato, more! :'''Stitch''': My...! :'''Jumba''': mother...! :'''Stitch''': told...! :'''Jumba''': me...! :'''Stitch''': you...! :'''Jumba''': Are...! :'''Stitch''': It! :'''Jumba''': Ha!!!! I win!! :''[The gun explodes; destroying Lilo's house]'' == Taglines == *There's one in every family. *His name is Stitch. *Meet Stitch. This Summer, He's Coming to OUR Planet. *He's coming to our galaxy. *On June 21, The tradition is under attack. * May the Stitch be with you. ==Cast== * [[w:Daveigh Chase|Daveigh Chase]] — Lilo Pelekai * [[w:Chris Sanders|Christopher Michael Sanders]] — [[w:Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)|Stitch]] * [[w:Tia Carrere|Tia Carrere]] — Nani Pelekai * [[w:David Ogden Stiers|David Ogden Stiers]] — Dr. Jumba Jookiba * [[w:Kevin McDonald|Kevin McDonald]] — Agent Wendy Pleakley * [[w:Ving Rhames|Ving Rhames]] — Cobra Bubbles * [[w:Kevin Michael Richardson|Kevin M. Richardson]] — Captain Gantu * [[w:Zoe Caldwell|Zoe Caldwell]] — The Grand Councilwoman * [[w:Jason Scott Lee|Jason Scott Lee]] — David Kawena ==See also== * ''[[Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626]]'', a 2002 prequel video game * ''[[Leroy & Stitch]]'' * ''[[Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch]]'' * ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (film)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'', a 2010 DreamWorks Animation film also written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois * ''[[The Croods]]'', a 2013 DreamWorks Animation film also written and directed by Chris Sanders ==External Links== {{wikipedia}} {{commons}} * {{imdb title|0275847}} [[Category:2002 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated comic science fiction films]] [[Category:Animated buddy films]] [[Category:Lilo & Stitch]] [[Category:Films about children]] [[Category:Films about dysfunctional families]] [[Category:Films about sisters]] [[Category:Films set on islands]] [[Category:Films set in Hawaii]] [[Category:Chris Sanders films]] [[Category:Animated films about extraterrestrial life]] iugpe3viclat92h3kakjiwzsw794sfr 0 5736 3148949 3119810 2022-07-29T06:47:38Z 2604:2D80:9490:6500:B9ED:E9DC:5E18:F643 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Dead Poets Society|Dead Poets Society]]''''' is a [[w:1989 in film|1989 film]], set in 1959, that tells the story of English professor John Keating, who inspires his students at Welton Academy to a love of poetry and teaches them to overcome their reluctance to make changes in their lives. :''Directed by [[Peter Weir]]. Written by [[w:Tom Schulman|Tom Schulman]].'' {{center|'''He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.'''&nbsp; <small>([[#Taglines|taglines]])</small>}} == John Keating == * We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from [[Walt Whitman|Whitman]], "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill'd with the foolish…what good amid these, O me, O life? Answer. That you are here—that life exists, and identity, that the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse." ''That the powerful play goes on'', and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be? * When you read, don't just consider what the author thinks, consider what ''you'' think. * There's a time for daring and there's a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for. * No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. * They're not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they're destined for great things, just like many of you, their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because, you see gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? - - Carpe - - hear it? - - Carpe, '''carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary'''. **''Note: bolded portion is ranked #95 in the [[w:AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes|American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations]] in American cinema.'' * Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all. Thoreau said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Don't be resigned to that. Break out! Break out! Now is the time! * ''[Last words of film]'' Thank you, boys. Thank you. == Dialogue == :'''Keating''': "Seize the day. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may." Why does the writer use these lines? :'''Charlie''': Because he's in a hurry. :'''Keating''': No. Ding! Thank you for playing anyway. Because we are food for [[worms]], lads. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold and die. <hr width=50%> :'''Keating''': Language was developed for one endeavor, and that is - Mr. Anderson? Come on, are you a man or an amoeba? ''[pause]'' Mr. Perry? :'''Neil''': To communicate. :'''Keating''': No! To woo women! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Charlie Dalton''': Welton Academy. Hello? Yes, he is. Just a moment. Mr. Nolan, it's for you. It's God. He says we should have girls at Welton. :''[Later, when Keating is admonishing the boys that the Dead Poets Society is not a license for lawbreaking]'' :'''Keating''': Phone call from God. If it had been collect, that would have been daring! <hr width="50%"/> :'''McAllister''': You take a big risk by encouraging them to be artists, John. When they realize they're not Rembrandts, Shakespeares or Mozarts, they'll hate you for it. :'''Keating''': We're not talking artists, George, we're talking freethinkers. :'''McAllister''': Freethinkers at seventeen? :'''Keating''': Funny — I never pegged you as a cynic. :'''McAllister''': Not a cynic, a realist. "Show me the heart unfettered by foolish dreams, and I'll show you a happy man." :'''Keating''': "But only in their dreams can men be truly free. 'Twas always thus, and always thus will be." :'''McAllister''': Tennyson? :'''Keating''': No, Keating. <hr width=50%> :''[Keating stands on his desk]'' :'''Keating''': Why do I stand up here? Anybody? :'''Dalton''': To feel taller! :'''Keating''': No! ''[Dings a bell with his foot]'' Thank you for playing Mr. Dalton. I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Keating''': The picture of Uncle Walt up there. What does he remind you of? Don't think. Answer. Go on. :''[Keating begins to circle around Todd]'' :'''Todd''': A m-m-madman. :'''Keating''': What kind of madman? Don't think about it. Just answer again. :'''Todd''': A c-crazy madman. :'''Keating''': No, you can do better than that. Free up your mind. Use your imagination. Say the first thing that pops into your head, even if it's total gibberish. Go on, go on. :'''Todd''': Uh, uh, a sweaty-toothed madman. :'''Keating''': Good God, boy, there's a poet in you, after all. There, close your eyes. Close your eyes. Close 'em. Now, describe what you see. :''[Keating puts his hands over Todd's eyes and they begin to slowly spin around]'' :'''Todd''': Uh, I-I close my eyes. :'''Keating''': Yes? :'''Todd''' Uh, and this image floats beside me. :'''Keating''': A sweaty-toothed madman? :'''Todd''': A sweaty-toothed madman with a stare that pounds my brain. :'''Keating''': Oh, that's excellent. Now, give him action. Make him do something. :'''Todd''': H-His hands reach out and choke me. :'''Keating''': That's it. Wonderful. Wonderful. :''[Keating removes his hands from Todd but Todd keeps his eyes closed]'' :'''Todd''': And, and all the time he's mumbling. :'''Keating''': What's he mumbling? :'''Todd''': M-Mumbling, "Truth. Truth is like, like a blanket that always leaves your feet cold." :''[The students begin to laugh and Todd opens his eyes. Keating quickly gestures for him to close them again]'' :'''Keating''': Forget them, forget them. Stay with the blanket. Tell me about that blanket. :'''Todd''': Y-Y-Y-You push it, stretch it, it'll never be enough. You kick at it, beat it, it'll never cover any of us. From the moment we enter crying to the moment we leave dying, it will just cover your face as you wail and cry and scream. :''[Todd opens his eyes. The class is silent. Then they applaud Todd's impressive delivery.]'' :'''Keating''': ''[whispering to Todd]'' Don't you forget this. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Neil Perry''': I just talked to my father. He's making me quit the play at Henley Hall. Acting's everything to me. I- But he doesn't know! He- I can see his point; we're not a rich family, like Charlie's. We- But he's planning the rest of my life for me, and I- He's never asked me what I want! :'''John Keating''': Have you ever told your father what you just told me? About your passion for acting? You ever showed him that? :'''Neil Perry''': I can't. :'''John Keating''': Why not? :'''Neil Perry''': I can't talk to him this way. :'''John Keating''': Then you're acting for him, too. You're playing the part of the dutiful son. Now, I know this sounds impossible, but you have to talk to him. You have to show him who you are, what your heart is. :'''Neil Perry''': I know what he'll say. He'll tell me that acting's a whim and I should forget it. They're counting on me; he'll just tell me to put it out of my mind for my own good. :'''John Keating''': You are not an indentured servant. It's not a whim for you. You prove it to him by your conviction and your passion. You show that to him, and if he still doesn't believe you - well, by then, you'll be out of school and can do anything you want. :'''Neil Perry''': No. What about the play? The show's tomorrow night! :'''John Keating''': Then you have to talk to him before tomorrow night. :'''Neil Perry''': Isn't there an easier way? :'''John Keating''': No. :'''Neil Perry''': ''[laughs]'' I'm trapped! :'''John Keating''': No you're not. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Neil reads from Henry David Thoreau's ''Walden'']'' :'''Neil''': "I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately, I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, To put to rout all that was not life and not when I had come to die discover that I had not lived." :'''Dalton''': I'll second that. :'''Neil''': "To put to rout all that was not life; and not, when I had come to die, discover that I had not lived." <hr width="50%"/> :''[Neil's father has just driven him home from his performance in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']'' :'''Mr. Perry''': We're trying very hard to understand why it is that you insist on defying us. Whatever the reason, we're not gonna let you ruin your life. Tomorrow I'm withdrawing you from Welton and enrolling you in Braighton Military School. You're going to Harvard, and you're gonna be a doctor. : '''Neil''': But, that's ten more years! Father, that's a ''lifetime!'' :'''Mr. Perry''': Oh, stop it! Don't be so dramatic! You make it sound like a prison term! You don't understand, Neil! You have opportunities that I never even dreamt of, and I am not going to let you waste them! :'''Neil''': I've got to tell you what I feel! :'''Mrs. Perry''': We've been so worried about you! :'''Mr. Perry''': ''What?'' What? Tell me what you feel! What is it? Is it more of this, this ''acting'' business? Because you can forget that! What? :'''Neil''': [pauses] Nothing. :'''Mr. Perry''': [pauses] Nothing? Well, then, let's go to bed. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Nolan''': ''(At Neil's ceremony)'' The death of Neil Perry is a tragedy. He was a fine student. One of Welton's best. And he will be missed. We've contacted each of your parents to explain the situation. Naturally, they're all quite concerned. At the request of Neil's family, I intend to conduct a thorough inquiry into this matter. Your cooperation is expected. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Cameron''': What's going on, guys? :'''Charlie''': You finked, didn't you, Cameron? :'''Cameron''': Finked? I don't know what the hell you're talking about. :'''Charlie''': You told Nolan about everything about that club is what I'm talking about! :'''Cameron''': Look, in case you hadn't heard, Dalton, there's something called an honor code at this school, alright?! If a teacher asks you a question, you tell the truth, or you're expelled. :''(Outraged, Charlie bolts towards Cameron to attack him, but the others hold him back.)'' :'''Charlie''': He's a rat! He's in it up to his eyes, so he rattled to save himself! :'''Knox''': Don't touch him, Charlie. You do, and you're out. :'''Charlie''': I'm out anyway! :'''Knox''': You don't know that, not yet. :'''Cameron''': He's right there, Charlie. And if you guys are smart, you will do EXACTLY what I did and cooperate! They're not after ''us!'' ''We're'' the victims! Us and Neil. :'''Charlie''': What's that mean? Who are they after? :'''Cameron''': Why, Mr. Keating, of course! The "Captain" himself! I mean, you guys didn't really think he could avoid responsibility, did you? :'''Charlie''': Mr. Keating responsible for Neil? Is that what they're saying? :'''Cameron''': Well, who else do you think, dumbass?! The administration?! Mr. Perry?! I mean, Mr. Keating put us up to all this crap, didn't he?! If it wasn't for Mr. Keating, Neil would be cozying up in his room right now, studying his chemistry, and dreaming of being called doctor! :'''Todd''': That is not true, Cameron! You know that! He didn't put us up to anything! And Neil loved acting! :'''Cameron''': Believe what you want, but I say let Keating fry! I mean, why ruin our lives?! :''(Charlie, out of rage, slugs Cameron. The others restrain him again.)'' :'''Cameron''': You've just signed your expulsion papers, "Nuwanda"! And if the rest of you were smart, you'll do exactly what I did! They know everything anyway. You can't save Keating, but you can save yourselves. == Taglines == * He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary. ==Cast== *[[Robin Williams]] — John Keating *[[w:Robert Sean Leonard|Robert Sean Leonard]] — Neil Perry *[[Ethan Hawke]] — Todd Anderson *[[w:Josh Charles|Josh Charles]] — Knox Overstreet *[[w:Gale Hansen|Gale Hansen]] — Charlie Dalton *[[w:Norman Lloyd|Norman Lloyd]] — Headmaster Dean Nolan *[[w:Kurtwood Smith|Kurtwood Smith]] — Mr. Perry *[[w:Dylan Kussman|Dylan Kussman]] — Richard Cameron *Allelon Ruggiero — Steven Meeks *[[w:Alexandra Powers|Alexandra Powers]] — Chris Noel ==External links== {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0097165|title=Dead Poets Society}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=dead_poets_society|title=Dead Poets Society}} *http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/dead_poets_final.html [[Category:1989 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Coming-of-age films]] [[Category:Teen drama films]] [[Category:Peter Weir films]] [[Category:High school films]] [[Category:Films set in Vermont]] [[Category:Films about suicide]] qs1rt9brz9gmn1s0zd6tmmn5z564ii9 3148951 3148949 2022-07-29T06:49:59Z 2604:2D80:9490:6500:B9ED:E9DC:5E18:F643 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Dead Poets Society|Dead Poets Society]]''''' is a [[w:1989 in film|1989 film]], set in 1959, that tells the story of English professor John Keating, who inspires his students at Welton Academy to a love of poetry and teaches them to overcome their reluctance to make changes in their lives. :''Directed by [[Peter Weir]]. Written by [[w:Tom Schulman|Tom Schulman]].'' {{center|'''He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.'''&nbsp; <small>([[#Taglines|taglines]])</small>}} == John Keating == * We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from [[Walt Whitman|Whitman]], "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill'd with the foolish…what good amid these, O me, O life? Answer. That you are here—that life exists, and identity, that the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse." ''That the powerful play goes on'', and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be? * When you read, don't just consider what the author thinks, consider what ''you'' think. * There's a time for daring and there's a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for. * No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. * They're not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they're destined for great things, just like many of you, their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because, you see gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? - - Carpe - - hear it? - - Carpe, '''carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary'''. **''Note: bolded portion is ranked #95 in the [[w:AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes|American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations]] in American cinema.'' * Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all. Thoreau said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Don't be resigned to that. Break out! Break out! Now is the time! * ''[Last words of film]'' Thank you, boys. Thank you. == Dialogue == :'''Keating''': "Seize the day. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may." Why does the writer use these lines? :'''Charlie''': Because he's in a hurry. :'''Keating''': No. Ding! Thank you for playing anyway. Because we are food for [[worms]], lads. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold and die. <hr width=50%> :'''Keating''': Language was developed for one endeavor, and that is - Mr. Anderson? Come on, are you a man or an amoeba? ''[pause]'' Mr. Perry? :'''Neil''': To communicate. :'''Keating''': No! To woo women! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Charlie Dalton''': Welton Academy. Hello? Yes, he is. Just a moment. Mr. Nolan, it's for you. It's God. He says we should have girls at Welton. :''[Later, when Keating is admonishing the boys that the Dead Poets Society is not a license for lawbreaking]'' :'''Keating''': Phone call from God. If it had been collect, that would have been daring! <hr width="50%"/> :'''McAllister''': You take a big risk by encouraging them to be artists, John. When they realize they're not Rembrandts, Shakespeares or Mozarts, they'll hate you for it. :'''Keating''': We're not talking artists, George, we're talking freethinkers. :'''McAllister''': Freethinkers at seventeen? :'''Keating''': Funny — I never pegged you as a cynic. :'''McAllister''': Not a cynic, a realist. "Show me the heart unfettered by foolish dreams, and I'll show you a happy man." :'''Keating''': "But only in their dreams can men be truly free. 'Twas always thus, and always thus will be." :'''McAllister''': Tennyson? :'''Keating''': No, Keating. <hr width=50%> :''[Keating stands on his desk]'' :'''Keating''': Why do I stand up here? Anybody? :'''Dalton''': To feel taller! :'''Keating''': No! ''[Dings a bell with his foot]'' Thank you for playing Mr. Dalton. I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Keating''': The picture of Uncle Walt up there. What does he remind you of? Don't think. Answer. Go on. :''[Keating begins to circle around Todd]'' :'''Todd''': A m-m-madman. :'''Keating''': What kind of madman? Don't think about it. Just answer again. :'''Todd''': A c-crazy madman. :'''Keating''': No, you can do better than that. Free up your mind. Use your imagination. Say the first thing that pops into your head, even if it's total gibberish. Go on, go on. :'''Todd''': Uh, uh, a sweaty-toothed madman. :'''Keating''': Good God, boy, there's a poet in you, after all. There, close your eyes. Close your eyes. Close 'em. Now, describe what you see. :''[Keating puts his hands over Todd's eyes and they begin to slowly spin around]'' :'''Todd''': Uh, I-I close my eyes. :'''Keating''': Yes? :'''Todd''' Uh, and this image floats beside me. :'''Keating''': A sweaty-toothed madman? :'''Todd''': A sweaty-toothed madman with a stare that pounds my brain. :'''Keating''': Oh, that's excellent. Now, give him action. Make him do something. :'''Todd''': H-His hands reach out and choke me. :'''Keating''': That's it. Wonderful. Wonderful. :''[Keating removes his hands from Todd but Todd keeps his eyes closed]'' :'''Todd''': And, and all the time he's mumbling. :'''Keating''': What's he mumbling? :'''Todd''': M-Mumbling, "Truth. Truth is like, like a blanket that always leaves your feet cold." :''[The students begin to laugh and Todd opens his eyes. Keating quickly gestures for him to close them again]'' :'''Keating''': Forget them, forget them. Stay with the blanket. Tell me about that blanket. :'''Todd''': Y-Y-Y-You push it, stretch it, it'll never be enough. You kick at it, beat it, it'll never cover any of us. From the moment we enter crying to the moment we leave dying, it will just cover your face as you wail and cry and scream. :''[Todd opens his eyes. The class is silent. Then they applaud Todd's impressive delivery.]'' :'''Keating''': ''[whispering to Todd]'' Don't you forget this. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Neil Perry''': I just talked to my father. He's making me quit the play at Henley Hall. Acting's everything to me. I- But he doesn't know! He- I can see his point; we're not a rich family, like Charlie's. We- But he's planning the rest of my life for me, and I- He's never asked me what I want! :'''John Keating''': Have you ever told your father what you just told me? About your passion for acting? You ever showed him that? :'''Neil Perry''': I can't. :'''John Keating''': Why not? :'''Neil Perry''': I can't talk to him this way. :'''John Keating''': Then you're acting for him, too. You're playing the part of the dutiful son. Now, I know this sounds impossible, but you have to talk to him. You have to show him who you are, what your heart is. :'''Neil Perry''': I know what he'll say. He'll tell me that acting's a whim and I should forget it. They're counting on me; he'll just tell me to put it out of my mind for my own good. :'''John Keating''': You are not an indentured servant. It's not a whim for you. You prove it to him by your conviction and your passion. You show that to him, and if he still doesn't believe you - well, by then, you'll be out of school and can do anything you want. :'''Neil Perry''': No. What about the play? The show's tomorrow night! :'''John Keating''': Then you have to talk to him before tomorrow night. :'''Neil Perry''': Isn't there an easier way? :'''John Keating''': No. :'''Neil Perry''': ''[laughs]'' I'm trapped! :'''John Keating''': No you're not. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Neil reads from Henry David Thoreau's ''Walden'']'' :'''Neil''': "I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately, I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, To put to rout all that was not life and not when I had come to die discover that I had not lived." :'''Dalton''': I'll second that. :'''Neil''': "To put to rout all that was not life; and not, when I had come to die, discover that I had not lived." <hr width="50%"/> :''[Neil's father has just driven him home from his performance in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']'' :'''Mr. Perry''': We're trying very hard to understand why it is that you insist on defying us. Whatever the reason, we're not gonna let you ruin your life. Tomorrow I'm withdrawing you from Welton and enrolling you in Braighton Military School. You're going to Harvard, and you're gonna be a doctor. : '''Neil''': But, that's ten more years! Father, that's a ''lifetime!'' :'''Mr. Perry''': Oh, stop it! Don't be so dramatic! You make it sound like a prison term! You don't understand, Neil! You have opportunities that I never even dreamt of, and I am not going to let you waste them! :'''Neil''': I've got to tell you what I feel! :'''Mrs. Perry''': We've been so worried about you! :'''Mr. Perry''': ''What?'' What? Tell me what you feel! What is it? Is it more of this, this ''acting'' business? Because you can forget that! What? :'''Neil''': ''[pauses]'' Nothing. :'''Mr. Perry''': ''[pauses]'' Nothing? Well, then, let's go to bed. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Nolan''': ''(At Neil's ceremony)'' The death of Neil Perry is a tragedy. He was a fine student. One of Welton's best. And he will be missed. We've contacted each of your parents to explain the situation. Naturally, they're all quite concerned. At the request of Neil's family, I intend to conduct a thorough inquiry into this matter. Your cooperation is expected. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Cameron''': What's going on, guys? :'''Charlie''': You finked, didn't you, Cameron? :'''Cameron''': Finked? I don't know what the hell you're talking about. :'''Charlie''': You told Nolan about everything about that club is what I'm talking about! :'''Cameron''': Look, in case you hadn't heard, Dalton, there's something called an honor code at this school, alright?! If a teacher asks you a question, you tell the truth, or you're expelled. :''(Outraged, Charlie bolts towards Cameron to attack him, but the others hold him back.)'' :'''Charlie''': He's a rat! He's in it up to his eyes, so he rattled to save himself! :'''Knox''': Don't touch him, Charlie. You do, and you're out. :'''Charlie''': I'm out anyway! :'''Knox''': You don't know that, not yet. :'''Cameron''': He's right there, Charlie. And if you guys are smart, you will do EXACTLY what I did and cooperate! They're not after ''us!'' ''We're'' the victims! Us and Neil. :'''Charlie''': What's that mean? Who are they after? :'''Cameron''': Why, Mr. Keating, of course! The "Captain" himself! I mean, you guys didn't really think he could avoid responsibility, did you? :'''Charlie''': Mr. Keating responsible for Neil? Is that what they're saying? :'''Cameron''': Well, who else do you think, dumbass?! The administration?! Mr. Perry?! I mean, Mr. Keating put us up to all this crap, didn't he?! If it wasn't for Mr. Keating, Neil would be cozying up in his room right now, studying his chemistry, and dreaming of being called doctor! :'''Todd''': That is not true, Cameron! You know that! He didn't put us up to anything! And Neil loved acting! :'''Cameron''': Believe what you want, but I say let Keating fry! I mean, why ruin our lives?! :''(Charlie, out of rage, slugs Cameron. The others restrain him again.)'' :'''Cameron''': You've just signed your expulsion papers, "Nuwanda"! And if the rest of you were smart, you'll do exactly what I did! They know everything anyway. You can't save Keating, but you can save yourselves. == Taglines == * He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary. ==Cast== *[[Robin Williams]] — John Keating *[[w:Robert Sean Leonard|Robert Sean Leonard]] — Neil Perry *[[Ethan Hawke]] — Todd Anderson *[[w:Josh Charles|Josh Charles]] — Knox Overstreet *[[w:Gale Hansen|Gale Hansen]] — Charlie Dalton *[[w:Norman Lloyd|Norman Lloyd]] — Headmaster Dean Nolan *[[w:Kurtwood Smith|Kurtwood Smith]] — Mr. Perry *[[w:Dylan Kussman|Dylan Kussman]] — Richard Cameron *Allelon Ruggiero — Steven Meeks *[[w:Alexandra Powers|Alexandra Powers]] — Chris Noel ==External links== {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0097165|title=Dead Poets Society}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=dead_poets_society|title=Dead Poets Society}} *http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/dead_poets_final.html [[Category:1989 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Coming-of-age films]] [[Category:Teen drama films]] [[Category:Peter Weir films]] [[Category:High school films]] [[Category:Films set in Vermont]] [[Category:Films about suicide]] 7s7t2ztg79a4z7wra6qki2uetrifoqn 0 5755 3148773 3131260 2022-07-28T21:11:43Z Aatto Sirviö 3128268 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Howard Zinn at lectern cropped.jpg|thumb|To be [[hopeful]] in bad times is not just foolishly [[romantic]]. It is based on the [[fact]] that [[human]] [[history]] is a history not only of [[cruelty]], but also of [[compassion]], [[sacrifice]], [[courage]], [[kindness]]. What we [[choose]] to emphasize in this [[complex]] history will determine our [[lives]].]] '''[[w:Howard Zinn|Howard Zinn]]''' (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American [[historian]], playwright, [[Philosophy|philosopher]], [[Socialism|socialist]] thinker and World War II veteran. He was chair of the history and social sciences department at Spelman College, and a political science professor at Boston University. Zinn wrote over 20 books, including his best-selling and influential [[W:A People's History of the United States|''A People's History of the United States'']] in 1980. In 2007, he published a version of it for younger readers, ''A Young People's History of the United States.'' == Quotes == [[File:Howard Zinn at B-Fest 2009 II.jpg|thumb|right|If those in charge of our [[society]] — [[politicians]], corporate executives, and owners of [[press]] and [[television]] — can dominate our [[ideas]], they will be [[secure]] in their [[power]].]] [[File:Howard Zinn.jpg|thumb|right|I am not an absolute [[pacifist]], because I can't rule out the possibility that under some, carefully defined circumstances, some degree of [[violence]] may be [[justified]], if it is focused directly at a great [[evil]].]] [[File:Howard Zinn at B-Fest 2009.jpg|thumb|right|In general, I believe in [[non-violent]] [[w:direct action|direct action]], which involve organizing large numbers of [[people]], whereas too often [[violent]] uprisings are the product of a small group. If enough people are organized, violence can be minimized in bringing about [[social]] [[change]].]] [[File:Atomic cloud over Hiroshima - NARA 542192 - Edit.jpg|thumb|right|It seemed the U.S. was determined to drop the [[bomb]] before the [[Japanese]] could surrender — for a variety of [[reasons]], none of them humanitarian.]] [[File:USAF EOD explosion.jpg|thumb|right|The term "[[Justice|just]] [[war]]" contains an internal [[contradiction]]. War is inherently unjust, and the great [[challenge]] of our [[time]] is how to deal with [[evil]], [[tyranny]], and oppression without [[killing]] huge numbers of [[people]].]] [[File:My Lai massacre.jpg|thumb|right|[[Americans]] have been taught that their [[nation]] is [[civilized]] and [[humane]]. But, too often, U.S. actions have been uncivilized and inhumane.]] [[File:Treating an Afghan Boy DVIDS195753.jpg|thumb|right|When enough [[people]] do enough things, however small they are, then [[change]] takes place.]] [[File:Army.mil-2007-03-27-114351.jpg|thumb|right| If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those [[times]] and places — and there are so many — where [[people]] have behaved magnificently, this gives us the [[energy]] to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a [[world]] in a different direction.]] [[File:Humanitarian_aid_OCPA-2005-10-28-090517.jpg|thumb|right|The [[future]] is an [[infinite]] succession of [[presents]], and to live [[now]] as we think [[human]] beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous [[victory]].]] [[File:York University Goddess of Democracy.jpg|thumb|We in the United States are still quite a long way from democracy and certainly a long way from economic democracy.]] [[File:A winged, blindfolded woman; representing avarice. Engraving Wellcome V0007645.jpg|thumb|We...are... a long way from democracy ... Because of the control of the economy by corporations and the tax structure, which is set up by an unrepresentative Congress and approved by a president, a tax structure which has so far channeled the wealth of the country towards the richest one percent of the population.]] * '''If those in charge of our society — politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television — can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power.''' They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves. ** ''Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology'' (1991): [http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/AmericanIdeology_DI.html "American Ideology"] * It is the great challenge of our time: How to achieve justice, with struggle, but without war. ** ''Declarations of Independence: Cross-examining American Ideology'' (HarperCollins, 1990), Ch. 5, p. 105 * If patriotism were defined, not as blind obedience to government, nor as submissive worship to flags and anthems, but rather as love of one's country, one's fellow citizens (all over the world), as loyalty to the principles of justice and democracy, then patriotism would require us to disobey our government, when it violated those principles. ** ''Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology'' (1991): [http://www.ecn.cz/temelin/textonly/state_zin.htm "Obligation to the State"] * There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people for a purpose which is unattainable. ** [http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/Tripoli_ZR.html "Terror Over Tripoli"] (1993), from ''The Zinn Reader'' (1997) * The First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights in the United States Constitution were being violated in Albany again and again — freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, the equal protection of the laws — I could count at least 30 such violations. Yet [[John F. Kennedy|the president]], sworn to uphold the Constitution, and all the agencies of the United States government at his disposal, were nowhere to be seen. ** Describing the people who participated in the [[w:Freedom Rides|Freedom Rides]] to end segregation in Albany, Georgia. in [http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/oldzinn.htm ''You Can't Be Neutral on A Moving Train''] (1994) Ch. 4: "My Name is Freedom": Albany, Georgia * At the great Washington March of 1963, the chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, [[John Lewis (politician)|John Lewis]], speaking to the same enormous crowd that heard [[Martin Luther King]]'s "[[w:I Have a Dream|I Have a Dream]]," was prepared to ask the right question: "Which side is the federal government on?" That sentence was eliminated from his speech by organizers of the March to avoid offending the Kennedy Administration. But Lewis and his fellow SNCC workers had experienced, again and again, the strange passivity of the national government in the face of Southern violence, strange, considering how often this same government had been willing to intervene outside the country, often with overwhelming force.<br>John Lewis and SNCC had reason to be angry. John had been beaten bloody by a white mob in Montgomery as a Freedom Rider in the spring of 1961. The federal government had trusted the notoriously racist Alabama police to protect the Riders, but done nothing itself except to have FBI agents take notes. Instead of insisting that blacks and whites had a right to ride the buses together, the Kennedy Administration called for a "cooling-off period," a moratorium on Freedom Rides. ** ''You Can't Be Neutral on A Moving Train'' (1994) Ch. 4: "My Name is Freedom": Albany, Georgia * '''The white population could not possibly be unaffected by those events — some whites more stubborn in their defense of segregation, but others beginning to think in different ways.''' '''And the black population was transformed, having risen up in mass action for the first time, feeling its power, knowing now that if the old order could be shaken it could be toppled.''' ** ''You Can't Be Neutral on A Moving Train'' (1994) Ch. 4: "My Name is Freedom": Albany, Georgia * '''I am not an absolute pacifist, because I can't rule out the possibility that under some, carefully defined circumstances, some degree of violence may be justified, if it is focused directly at a great evil.''' Slave revolts are justified, and if [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]] had really succeeded in arousing such revolts throughout the South, it would have been much preferable to losing 600,000 lives in the Civil War, where the makers of the war — unlike slave rebels — would not have as their first priority the plight of the black slaves, as shown by the betrayal of black interests after the war. Again, the [[w:Zapatista Army of National Liberation|Zapatista]] uprising seems justified to me, but some armed struggles that start for a good cause get out of hand and the ensuing violence becomes indiscriminate. '''Each situation has to be evaluated separately, for all are different. In general, I believe in non-violent direct action, which involve organizing large numbers of people, whereas too often violent uprisings are the product of a small group. If enough people are organized, violence can be minimized in bringing about social change.''' ** [http://forum.zmag.org/~ZNetCmt/read?224,7 ZNet forum reply (26 May 1999)] * '''To put it briefly: the evidence is quite overwhelming on this matter. The Japanese had sent an envoy (Ambassador [[w:Naotake Sato|Sato]]) to Moscow (still officially a neutral) to work out a negotiated surrender.''' An instruction from Foreign Minister [[w:Shigenori Tōgō|Togo]] came in a telegram (intercepted by American intelligence, which had broken the Japanese code early in the war), saying: "Unconditional surrender is the only obstacle to peace... '''It is His Majesty's heart's desire to see the swift termination of the war.'''" The Japanese had one condition for surrender which the U.S. refused to meet — recognizing the sanctity of the [[Hirohito|Emperor]]. It seemed the U.S. was determined to drop the bomb before the Japanese could surrender — for a variety of reasons, none of them humanitarian. After the war, the official report of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, based on hundreds of interviews with Japanese decision-makers right after the war, concluded that the war would have ended in a few months by a Japanese surrender "even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped, even if Russia had not entered the war, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated." ** Regarding the [[w:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]], in a [http://forum.zmag.org/~ZNetCmt/read?3235,7 ZNet forum reply (13 July 1999)] * '''Why should we accept that the "talent" of someone who writes jingles for an advertising agency advertising dog food and gets $100,000 a year is superior to the talent of an auto mechanic who makes $40,000 a year?''' Who is to say that [[Bill Gates]] works harder than the dishwasher in the restaurant he frequents, or that the CEO of a hospital who makes $400,000 a year works harder than the nurse or the orderly in that hospital who makes $30,000 a year? The president of Boston University makes $300,000 a year. Does he work harder than the man who cleans the offices of the university? Talent and hard work are qualitative factors which cannot be measured quantitatively. ** [http://www.zmag.org/sustainers/content/1999-11/25zinn.htm ZNet commentary (35 November 1999)] * '''Scholars, who pride themselves on speaking their minds, often engage in a form of self-censorship which is called "realism." To be "realistic" in dealing with a problem is to work only among the alternatives which the most powerful in society put forth.''' It is as if we are all confined to a, b, c, or d in the multiple choice test, when we know there is another possible answer. '''American society, although it has more freedom of expression than most societies in the world, thus sets limits beyond which respectable people are not supposed to think or speak. So far, too much of the debate on Vietnam has observed these limits.''' ** ''Howard Zinn on War'' (2000), [http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/Vietnam_Perspective_HZOW.html Ch. 14: Vietnam: A Matter of Perspective] * '''One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression.''' Patriotism becomes the order of the day, and those who question the war are seen as traitors, to be silenced and imprisoned. ** ''Howard Zinn on War'' (2000), [http://co.quaker.org/Writings/JustAndUnjustWar.htm Ch. 21: Just and Unjust War] * Not only did waging war against Hitler fail to save the Jews, it may be that the war itself brought on the Final Solution of genocide. This is not to remove the responsibility from Hitler and the Nazis, but there is much evidence that Germany's anti-Semitic actions, cruel as they were, would not have turned to mass murder were it not for the psychic distortions of war, acting on already distorted minds. Hitler's early aim was forced emigration, not extermination, but the frenzy of it created an atmosphere in which the policy turned to genocide. ** ''Howard Zinn on War'' (2000), Ch. 21: Just and Unjust War * Whenever I become discouraged (which is on alternate Tuesdays, between three and four) I lift my spirits by remembering: '''The artists are on our side!''' I mean those poets and painters, singers and musicians, novelists and playwrights who speak to the world in a way that is impervious to assault because they wage the battle for justice in a sphere which is unreachable by the dullness of ordinary political discourse. ** "[http://books.google.ca/books?id=qMYNNGiHQ0kC&pg=PT52&lpg=PT52#v=onepage&q&f=false Artists of Resistance]", July 2001 * We need to decide that we will not go to war, whatever reason is conjured up by the politicians or the media, because war in our time is always indiscriminate, a war against innocents, a war against children. '''War is terrorism, magnified a hundred times.''' ** [http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/Old_Way_Thinking.html "The Old Way of Thinking"], in ''The Progressive'' (November 2001) * '''The term "just war" contains an internal contradiction. War is inherently unjust, and the great challenge of our time is how to deal with evil, tyranny, and oppression without killing huge numbers of people.''' ** ''Terrorism and War'' (2002) *In all the solemn statements by self-important politicians and newspaper columnists about a coming war against Iraq, and even in the troubled comments by some who are opposed to the war, there is something missing. The talk is about strategy and tactics and geopolitics, and personalities. It is about air war and ground war, about alliances and weapons of mass destruction, and arms inspections, about oil and natural gas, about nation-building and “regime change.” <BR>What is missing is what an American war on Iraq will do to tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of ordinary human beings who are not concerned with geopolitics and military strategy, and who just want their children to live, to grow up. They are not concerned with “national security” but with personal security, with food and shelter and medical care and peace.<BR> I am speaking of those Iraqis and those Americans who will, with absolute certainty, die in such a war, or lose arms or legs, or be blinded. Or they will be stricken with some strange and agonizing sickness, which will lead to their bringing deformed children into the world (as happened to families in Vietnam, in Iraq, and also in the United States). **Introduction to [http://www.coldtype.net/Assets.04/Essays.04/TARGET.IRAQ.pdf ''Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn't Tell You,'' p. 21 ] by [[Norman Solomon]], (2003) *Only rarely has the human story, with names and images, come through as more than a one-day flash of truth, as one day when I read of a ten-year-old boy, named Noor Mohammed, lying on a hospital bed on the Pakistani border, his eyes gone, his hands blown off, a victim of American bombs.<BR> Surely, we must discuss the political issues. We note that an attack on Iraq would be a flagrant violation of international law. We note that the mere possession of dangerous weapons is not grounds for war—otherwise we would have to make war on dozens of countries. We point out that the country that possesses by far the most “weapons of mass destruction” is our country, which has used them more often and with more deadly results than any other nation on earth. We can point to our national history of expansion and aggression. We have powerful evidence of deception and hypocrisy at the highest levels of our government.<BR> But, as we contemplate an American attack on Iraq, should we not go beyond the agendas of the politicians and the experts? (John LeCarré has one of his characters say: “I despise experts more than anyone on earth.”) Should we not ask everyone to stop the high-blown talk for a moment and imagine what war will do to human beings whose faces will not be known to us, whose names will not appear except on some future war memorial? **Introduction to [http://www.coldtype.net/Assets.04/Essays.04/TARGET.IRAQ.pdf ''Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn't Tell You,'' p. 21 ] by [[Norman Solomon]], (2003) * '''Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S. actions have been uncivilized and inhumane.''' ** As quoted in ''Quotations on Terrorism'' (2004) by Harry Kawilarang, p. 61 * [[w:David Ray Griffin|David Ray Griffin]] has done admirable and painstaking research in reviewing the [[w:9/11 Truth Movement|mysteries surrounding the 9/11 attacks]]. It is the most persuasive argument I have seen for further investigation [into] that historic and troubling event. ** [http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20040525224251221 Comment on David Ray Griffin's book ''The New Pearl Harbor,'' quoted at ''911Truth.org'' (13 August 2004)] * I don't believe it's possible to be neutral. The world is already moving in certain directions, and to be neutral, to be passive in a situation like that, is to collaborate with whatever is going on. And I, as a teacher, do not want to be a collaborator with whatever is happening in the world. I want myself, as a teacher, and I want you, as students, to intercede with whatever is happening in the world. ** ''Howard Zinn: You Can't be Neutral on a Moving Train'' (2004) documentary film * '''I would encourage people to look around them in their community and find an organization that is doing something that they believe in, even if that organization has only five people, or ten people, or twenty people, or a hundred people.''' And to look at history and understand that when change takes place it takes place as a result of large, large numbers of people doing little things unbeknownst to one another. And that history is very important for people to not get discouraged. Because if you look at history you see the way the labor movement was able to achieve things when it stuck to its guns, when it organized, when it resisted. Black people were able to change their condition when they fought back and when they organized. Same thing with the movement against the war in Vietnam, and the women's movement. '''History is instructive.''' And what it suggests to people is that even if they do little things, if they walk on the picket line, if they join a vigil, if they write a letter to their local newspaper. '''Anything they do, however small, becomes part of a much, much larger sort of flow of energy. And when enough people do enough things, however small they are, then change takes place.''' ** [http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Zinn_interview_part_two_Same_arguments_made_in_Vietnam_made_0909.html Rawstory.com Interview (9 September 2005)], which compares U.S. wars in [[w:Iraq|Iraq]] and [[w:Vietnam|Vietnam]] *We in the United States are still quite a long way from democracy and certainly a long way from economic democracy. Because of the control of the economy by corporations and the tax structure, which is set up by an unrepresentative Congress and approved by a president, a tax structure which has so far channeled the wealth of the country towards the richest one percent of the population. **[[Howard Zinn]] in [https://www.howardzinn.org/democracy-in-america-on-big-think/ ''What is the state of democracy in America?''] (5 July 2008) * '''Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens.''' ** [http://www.progressive.org/mag_zinn0308 "Election Madness"] ''The Progressive'' (March 2008) * '''To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives.''' If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places — and there are so many — where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. '''The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.''' ** ''A Power Governments Cannot Suppress'', p. 270. *The law conceals many things. The law is the Bill of Rights. In fact, that is what we think of when we develop our reverence for the law. The law is something that protects us; the law is our right — the law is the Constitution. Bill of Rights Day, essay contests sponsored by the American Legion on our Bill of Rights, that is the law. And that is good.<BR> But there is another part of the law that doesn’t get ballyhooed — the legislation that has gone through month after month, year after year, from the beginning of the Republic, which allocates the resources of the country in such a way as to leave some people very rich and other people very poor,  and still others scrambling like mad for what little is left. That is the law. If you go to law school you will see this. You can quantify it by counting the big, heavy law books that people carry around with them and see how many law books you count that say “Constitutional Rights” on them and how many that say “Property,” “Contracts,” “Torts,” “Corporation Law.” That is what the law is mostly about. **Quoted by [[Bill Moyers]] in [https://billmoyers.com/story/howard-zinn-social-justice/ ''What Would Howard Zinn Say?]'', (27 July 2017) *There are other problems with the law. It’s a strange thing; we think that law brings order. Law doesn’t. How do we know that law does not bring order? Look around us. We live under the rules of law. Notice how much order we have? People say we have to worry about civil disobedience because it will lead to anarchy. Take a look at the present world in which the rule of law obtains. This is the closest to what is called anarchy in the popular mind — confusion, chaos, international banditry. The only order that is really worth anything does not come through the enforcement of law, it comes through the establishment of a society which is just and in which harmonious relationships are established and in which you need a minimum of regulation to create decent sets of arrangements among people. But the order based on law and on the force of law is the order of the totalitarian state, and it inevitably leads either to total injustice or to rebellion — eventually, in other words, to very great disorder. **Quoted by [[Bill Moyers]] in [https://billmoyers.com/story/howard-zinn-social-justice/ ''What Would Howard Zinn Say?]'', (27 July 2017) * Khalil Bendib, with a few ingenious strokes of his pen, gets to the heart of the issues of our time. His cartoons are in the greatest tradition of American political humor, with that combination of wit and intelligence so needed in the struggle for justice. ** ''Mission Accomplished: Wicked Cartoons by America's Most Wanted Political Cartoonist '', (2007) ==''A People's History of the United States'' (1980)== [[File:Golden statue.jpg|thumb|right|I am supposing, or perhaps only [[hoping]], that our [[future]] may be found in the past's fugitive [[moments]] of [[compassion]] rather than in its solid centuries of [[warfare]].]] : <small>[http://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnapeopleshistory.html (Online version)]</small> [[File:Occupy Oakland Nov 12 2011 PM 40.jpg|thumb|One percent of the [[nation]] owns a third of the [[wealth]]. The rest of the wealth is distributed in such a way as to turn those in the 99 percent against one another.]] * '''I am supposing, or perhaps only hoping, that our future may be found in the past's fugitive moments of compassion rather than in its solid centuries of warfare.''' ** Ch. 1 * It is possible, reading standard histories, to forget half the population of the country. The explorers were men, the landholders and merchants men, the political leaders men, the military figures men. The very invisibility of women, the overlooking of women, is a sign of their submerged status. ** [http://historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinnint6.html Ch. 6] *Behind the rebel battle yells and the legendary spirit of the Confederate army, there was much reluctance to fight. A sympathetic historian of the South, E. Merton Coulter, asked "Why did the Confederacy fail? The forces leading to the defeat were many but they may be summed up in this one fact"The People did not will hard enough and long enough to win."Not money or soldiers, but willpower and morale were decisive. **Ch.10, "The Other Civil War" *To white Americans of the thirties, however, blacks North and South were invisible. Only the radicals made an attempt to break the racial barriers: Socialists, Trotskyists, Communists most of all. **Chapter 15 * '''While some multimillionaires started in poverty, most did not.''' A study of the origins of 303 textile, railroad and steel executives of the 1870s showed that 90 percent came from middle- or upper-class families. '''The [[w:Horatio Alger|Horatio Alger]] stories of "rags to riches" were true for a few men, but mostly a myth, and a useful myth for control.''' ** [http://historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinnbaron11.html Ch. 11] ===Chapter 24. ''The Coming Revolt of the Guards''=== <small> [http://historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinncomrev24.html Full text online]</small> [[File:Davide Dormino - Anything to say.jpg|thumb|There is evidence of growing dissatisfaction among the guards... alienated... from a political system... angry over economic insecurity, unhappy with their work, worried about their neighborhoods, hostile to government - combining elements of racism... contempt for the lower classes, along with distrust for the elite.... and thus open to solutions from any direction, right or left.]] [[File:Eugenio_Lucas_Velázquez_-_Allegorical_caprice._The_Avarice_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg|thumb|The... continuing horrors: violence, war, prejudices against those who are different, outrageous monopolization of the good earth's wealth by a few, political power in the hands of liars and murderers, the building of prisons instead of schools, the poisoning of the press and the entire culture by money...]] *One percent of the nation owns a third of the [[wealth]]. The rest of the wealth is distributed in such a way as to turn those in the 99 percent against one another: small property owners against the propertyless, black against white, native-born against foreign-born, intellectuals and professionals against the uneducated and the unskilled. These groups have resented one another and warred against one another with such [[w:vehemence|vehemence]] and violence as to obscure their common position as sharers of leftovers in a very wealthy country ([[w:Divide & rule]]). ** [http://historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinncomrev24.html Ch. 24] * '''[[Capitalism]] has always been a failure for the lower classes. It is now beginning to fail for the middle classes.''' *It is very important for the [[Establishment]] - that uneasy club of business executives, generals, and politicos - to maintain the historic pretension of national unity, in which the government represents all the people, and the common enemy is overseas, not at home... It is important for them also to make sure this artificial unity of highly privileged and slightly privileged is the only unity - that [[w:the 99 percent|the 99 percent]] remain split in countless ways, and turn against one another to vent their angers. *How skillful to tax the middle class to pay for the relief of the poor, building resentment on top of humiliation! How adroit to bus poor black youngsters into poor white neighborhoods, in a violent exchange of impoverished schools, while the schools of the rich remain untouched and the wealth of the nation, doled out carefully where children need free milk, is drained for billion-dollar aircraft carriers. How ingenious to meet the demands of blacks and women for equality by giving them small special benefits, and setting them in competition with everyone else for jobs made scarce by an irrational, wasteful system. How wise to turn the fear and anger of the majority toward a class of criminals bred - by economic inequity - faster than they can be put away, deflecting attention from the huge thefts of national resources carried out within the law by men in executive offices. *But with all the controls of power and punishment, enticements and concessions, diversions and decoys, operating throughout the history of the country, the Establishment has been unable to keep itself secure from revolt. Every time it looked as if it had succeeded, the very people it thought seduced or subdued, stirred and rose. *Blacks, cajoled by Supreme Court decisions and congressional statutes, rebelled. Women, wooed and ignored, romanticized and mistreated, rebelled. Indians, thought dead, reappeared, defiant. Young people, despite lures of career and comfort, defected. Working people, thought soothed by reforms, regulated by law, kept within bounds by their own unions, went on strike. Government intellectuals, pledged to secrecy, began giving away secrets... * To recall this is to remind people of what the Establishment would like them to forget-the enormous capacity of apparently helpless people to resist, of apparently contented people to demand change. To uncover such history is to find a powerful human impulse to assert one's humanity. It is to hold out, even in times of deep pessimism, the possibility of surprise. True, to overestimate class consciousness, to exaggerate rebellion and its successes, would be misleading. It would not account for the fact that the world-not just the United States, but everywhere else-is still in the hands of the elites, that people's movements, although they show an infinite capacity for recurrence, have so far been either defeated or absorbed or perverted... * But most histories understate [[revolt]], overemphasize [[statesmanship]], and thus encourage impotency among citizens. When we look closely at [[w:resistance movements|resistance movements]], or even at isolated forms of [[rebellion]], we discover that [[class consciousness]], or any other [[awareness]] of [[injustice]], has multiple levels. It has many ways of expression, many ways of revealing itself-open, subtle, direct, distorted. In a system of [[intimidation]] and [[control]], people do not show how much they know, how deeply they feel, until their practical sense informs them they can do so without being destroyed. * History which keeps alive the memory of [[w:people's resistance|people's resistance]] suggests new definitions of power. By [[traditional]] definitions, whoever possesses military strength, wealth, command of official ideology, cultural control, has power. Measured by these standards, [[w:popular rebellion|popular rebellion]] never looks strong enough to survive. However, the unexpected victories -even temporary ones - of [[w:insurgents|insurgents]] show the [[vulnerability]] of the supposedly powerful. *In a highly developed society, '''the [[Establishment]] cannot survive without the obedience and loyalty of millions of people''' who are given small rewards to keep the system going: the soldiers and police, teachers and ministers, administrators and social workers, technicians and production workers, doctors, lawyers, nurses, transport and communications workers, garbage men and firemen. These people-the employed, the somewhat privileged-are drawn into alliance with the elite. They become the '''guards of the system''', buffers between the upper and lower classes. If they stop obeying, the system falls. *That will happen... when all of us who are slightly privileged and slightly uneasy begin to see that we are like the guards in the [[w:prison uprising at Attica|prison uprising at Attica]] - expendable; that the Establishment, whatever rewards it gives us, will also, if necessary to maintain its control, kill us. *Certain new facts... emerge so clearly as to lead to general withdrawal of loyalty from the system. The new conditions of technology, economics, and war, in the atomic age, make it less and less possible for the guards of the system-the intellectuals, the home owners, the taxpayers, the skilled workers, the professionals, the servants of government - to remain immune from the violence (physical and psychic) inflicted on the black, the poor, the criminal, the enemy overseas. The internationalization of the economy, the movement of refugees and illegal immigrants across borders, both make it more difficult for the people of the industrial countries to be [[w:oblivious|oblivious]] to hunger and disease in the poor countries of the world. *There is evidence of growing [[w:dissatisfaction|dissatisfaction]] among the guards. We have known for some time that the poor and ignored were the nonvoters, [[alienated]] from a [[w:political system|political system]] they felt didn't care about them, and about which they could do little. Now alienation has spread upward into families above the poverty line. *These are white workers, neither rich nor poor, but angry over [[w:economic insecurity|economic insecurity]], unhappy with their work, worried about their neighborhoods, hostile to government-combining elements of [[racism]] with elements of [[class consciousness]], [[contempt]] for the [[w:lower classes|lower classes]] along with distrust for the elite, and thus open to solutions from any direction, right or left. *There is the past and its continuing horrors: violence, war, prejudices against those who are different, outrageous [[monopolization]] of the good earth's wealth by a few, political power in the hands of [[liars]] and [[murderers]], the building of [[prisons]] instead of schools, the [[w:poisoning of the press|poisoning of the press]] and the entire [[culture]] by [[money]]. It is easy to become discouraged observing this, especially since this is what the [[Mainstream media|press]] and television insist that we look at, and nothing more. *But there is also (though much of this is kept from us, to keep us intimidated and without hope) the bubbling of change under the surface of obedience: the growing revulsion against the endless wars... the insistence of women all over the world that they will no longer tolerate abuse and subordination...There is [[civil disobedience]] against the military machine, protest against police brutality directed especially at people of color. *In the United States, we see the educational system, a burgeoning new literature, alternative radio stations, a wealth of documentary films outside the mainstream, even Hollywood itself and sometimes television-compelled to recognize the growing multiracial character of the nation. Yes, we have in this country, dominated by corporate wealth and military power and two [[w:antiquated|antiquated]] political parties, what a fearful conservative characterized as "a permanent adversarial culture" challenging the present, demanding a new future. *It is a race in which we can all [[choose]] to [[w:Civic engagement|participate]], or just to watch. But we should know that our choice will help determine the outcome. ==''Declarations of Independence: Cross-examining American Ideology'' (1990)== <small> [http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/AmericanIdeology_DI.html Excerpt from this book]</small> * '''If those in charge of our society — politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television — can [[Domination|dominate]] our [[ideas]], they will be secure in their power.''' *We grow up in a society where our choice of ideas is limited and where certain ideas dominate: We hear them from our parents, in the schools, in the churches, in the newspapers, and on radio and television. They have been in the air ever since we learned to walk and talk. They constitute an American ideology-that is, a dominant pattern of ideas. Most people accept them, and if we do, too, we are less likely to get into trouble. *The dominance of these ideas is not the product of a conspiratorial group that has devilishly plotted to implant on society a particular point of view. Nor is it an accident, an innocent result of people thinking freely. There is a process of natural (or, rather unnatural) selection, in which certain orthodox ideas are encouraged, financed, and pushed forward by the most powerful mechanisms of our culture. These ideas are preferred because they are safe; they don't threaten established wealth or power. *For instance: "Be realistic; this is the way things are; there's no point thinking about how things should be."; "People who teach or write or report the news should be objective; they should not try to advance their own opinions."; "There are unjust wars, but also just wars."; "Freedom of speech is desirable, but not when it threatens national security."; "Racial equality is desirable, but we've gone far enough in that direction."... *These ideas are not accepted by all Americans. But they are believed widely enough and strongly enough to dominate our thinking. And as long as they do, those who hold wealth and power in our society will remain secure in their control. *In the year 1984 ''Forbes magazine'', a leading periodical for high finance and big business, drew up a list of the wealthiest individuals in the United States. The top 400 people had assets totaling $60 billion. At the bottom of the population there were 60 million people who had no assets at all. Around the same time, the economist Lester Thurow estimated that 482 very wealthy individuals controlled (without necessarily owning) over $2,000 billion ($2 trillion). Consider the influence of such a very rich class-with its inevitable control of press, radio, television, and education-on the thinking of the nation. *Dissident ideas can still exist in such a situation, but they will be drowned in criticism and made disreputable, because they are outside the acceptable choices. Or they may be allowed to survive in the corners of the culture emaciated, but alive-and presented as evidence of our democracy, our tolerance, and our pluralism. *A sophisticated system of control that is confident of its power can permit a measure of dissidence. However, it watches its critics carefully, ready to overwhelm them, intimidate them, and even suppress them should they ever seriously threaten the system, or should the establishment, in a state of paranoia, think they do. If readers think I am exaggerating...they should read the volumes of reports on the FBI and the CIA published in 1975 by the Senate Select Committee on Government Operations. * It is the great challenge of our time: How to achieve justice, with struggle, but without war. Ch. 5, p. 105 * If patriotism were defined, not as blind obedience to government, nor as submissive worship to flags and anthems, but rather as love of one's country, one's fellow citizens (all over the world), as loyalty to the principles of justice and democracy, then patriotism would require us to disobey our government, when it violated those principles. ==Quotes about Howard Zinn== *He was a very funny man and warm man. Told jokes all the time. Very self-deprecating. And very humble. When it came to his students and students who disagreed with him -- and a lot of students in our classes disagreed with him; it was the mid-'80s, Reagan and all that, a very conservative era -- he didn't sit there and shut them down. ... He would lecture for a little while, maybe a guest speaker, and then it was an open forum for students to talk and challenge him. He enjoyed being challenged. It kept him fresh and it kept him on his toes and it kept him connected to the next generation. He always wanted to connect to young people. **[https://www.education.purdue.edu/faculty-profiles/name/nadine-dolby/ Nadine Dolby] in [https://www.teachingforchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/zep_What_would_Howard_Zinn_do.pdf ''What would Howard Zinn do? Teaching for Change''] (20 July 2013) *...the anti-[[apartheid]] movement in the '80s... he was there. ... He wasn't a detached academic who sort of wrote about these things but didn't put his heart where his mouth was. He put everything there, because he cared very deeply that these things were wrong -- that apartheid was wrong. Obviously. That's easy to say in retrospect. But, that was the early '80s, and there were people who didn't really think it was so bad. That's the thing. A lot of times we look back and we remember how radical it was to confront apartheid. Now, everyone looks back and knows it was wrong. It was so radical to oppose the Iraq war. Most of the public doesn't think we should have gone in. That's why dissent is so important, because it creates an atmosphere in which people can explore alternative ways of thinking. That's something I took from Howard. That's what Howard taught. That's why he still matters. **[https://www.education.purdue.edu/faculty-profiles/name/nadine-dolby/ Nadine Dolby] in [https://www.teachingforchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/zep_What_would_Howard_Zinn_do.pdf ''What would Howard Zinn do? Teaching for Change''] (20 July 2013) *Historian and activist Howard Zinn died in 2010, and the progressive world greatly misses his spirit and guidance. One wonders what he’d have to say about America today — one in which senators create legislation in secret and a president denigrates foes and allies alike via Twitter. What would he, a former Cub Scout, think about the president’s recent speech in which he exhorted Boy Scouts to boo a previous president? We can be pretty sure that he’d be dismayed and disgusted by an America where CEOs make 271 times the pay of an average worker... He’d certainly be no fan of a culture that made serious, though unsuccessful, attempts to ban his signature work, [[w:A People’s History of the United States|''A People’s History of the United States'']]. **[[Bill Moyers]] in [https://billmoyers.com/story/howard-zinn-social-justice/ ''What Would Howard Zinn Say?]'' (27 July 2017) ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} * [http://howardzinn.org/default/ The Howard Zinn homepage] * [http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html Third World Traveler: The Howard Zinn Page] * [https://archive.org/details/texts?query=howard+Zinn&sort Internet Archive Books by and about Howard Zinn] {{DEFAULTSORT:Zinn, Howard}} [[Category:Playwrights from the United States]] [[Category:Social activists]] [[Category:American Jews]] [[Category:Jewish socialists]] [[Category:Social anarchists]] [[Category:Anti-war activists]] [[Category:Activists from the United States]] [[Category:Journalists from the United States]] [[Category:Historians from the United States]] [[Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States]] [[Category:Democratic socialists]] [[Category:Marxist feminists]] [[Category:Anarcha-feminists]] [[Category:Memoirists from the United States]] [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2010 deaths]] [[Category:People from New York City]] [[Category:Tax resisters]] [[Category:New Left]] [[Category:Socialists from the United States]] [[Category:United States Army Air Forces people]] r1c10kwkbx5p4y7boppqlirxe0kkt96 0 7877 3148767 2013940 2022-07-28T20:16:59Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Richard Halliburton.jpg|thumb|Richard Halliburton]] '''[[w:Richard Halliburton|Richard Halliburton]]''' (9 January 1900 – c. 23 March 1939) was an American traveler, adventurer, and author. == Quotes == * SOUTHERLY GALES RAIN SQUALLS LEE RAIL UNDER WATER WET BUNKS HARDTACK BULLY BEEF HAVING WONDERFUL TIME WISH YOU WERE HERE INSTEAD OF ME ** Last known communication from the [[China|Chinese]] [[w:Junk (sailing)|junk]] ''Sea Dragon'' en route to [[San Francisco]] ([[w:24 March|24 March]] [[w:1939|1939]]). ** Typically attributed to Halliburton, the radio message actually began, "CAPTAIN JOHN WELCH OF THE SEADRAGON TO LINER PRESIDENT COOLIDGE." The radio dispatches from the days before, simple status reports, name only the ship, not the captain. The authorship, therefore, remains somewhat contested. * Youth -- nothing else worth having in the world...and I had youth, the transitory, the fugitive, now, completely and abundantly. Yet what was I going to do with it? Certainly not squander its gold on the commonplace quest for riches and respectability, and then secretly lament the price that had to be paid for these futile ideals. Let those who wish have their respectability -- I wanted freedom, freedom to indulge in whatever caprice struck my fancy, freedom to search in the farthermost corners of the earth for the beautiful, the joyous and the romantic. **''The Royal Road to Romance'' (1925). * Dad, you hit the wrong target when you write that you wish I were at [[w:Princeton University|Princeton]] living "in the even tenor of my way." I ''hate'' that expression and as far as I am able I intend to avoid that condition. When impulse and spontaneity fail to make my "way" as ''uneven'' as possible then I shall sit up nights inventing means of making life as conglomerate and vivid as possible. Those who live in the even tenor of their way simply exist until death ends their monotonous tranquility. '''No, there's going to be no even tenor with me.''' The more uneven it is the happier I shall be. And when my time comes to die, I'll be able to die happy, for I will have done and seen and heard and experienced all the joy, pain, thrills—every emotion that any human ever had—and I'll be especially happy if I am spared a stupid, common death in bed. So, Dad, I'm afraid your wish will always come to naught, for my way is to be ever changing, but always swift, acute and leaping from peak to peak instead of following the rest of the herd, shackled in conventionalities, along the monotonous narrow path in the valley. The dead have reached perfection when it comes to even tenor! ** Letter to his parents from Paris ([[w:5 December|5 December]] [[w:1919|1919]]). ==References== * Halliburton, Richard. (1942). ''Richard Halliburton: His Story of His Life's Adventure, As told in Letters to his Mother and Father''. Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Co. (Original work published 1940 by Bobbs-Merrill Co.) ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Halliburton, Richard}} [[Category:Travel writers]] [[Category:1939 deaths]] [[Category:People from Tennessee]] [[Category:LGBT people]] ltkw1k0y6mfbou3ogfgn1187irn211u 3148781 3148767 2022-07-28T21:42:08Z Aatto Sirviö 3128268 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Richard Halliburton.jpg|thumb|Richard Halliburton]] '''[[w:Richard Halliburton|Richard Halliburton]]''' (9 January 1900 – c. 23 March 1939) was an American traveler, adventurer, and author. == Quotes == * SOUTHERLY GALES RAIN SQUALLS LEE RAIL UNDER WATER WET BUNKS HARDTACK BULLY BEEF HAVING WONDERFUL TIME WISH YOU WERE HERE INSTEAD OF ME ** Last known communication from the [[China|Chinese]] [[w:Junk (sailing)|junk]] ''Sea Dragon'' en route to [[San Francisco]] ([[w:24 March|24 March]] [[w:1939|1939]]). ** Typically attributed to Halliburton, the radio message actually began, "CAPTAIN JOHN WELCH OF THE SEADRAGON TO LINER PRESIDENT COOLIDGE." The radio dispatches from the days before, simple status reports, name only the ship, not the captain. The authorship, therefore, remains somewhat contested. * Youth -- nothing else worth having in the world...and I had youth, the transitory, the fugitive, now, completely and abundantly. Yet what was I going to do with it? Certainly not squander its gold on the commonplace quest for riches and respectability, and then secretly lament the price that had to be paid for these futile ideals. Let those who wish have their respectability -- I wanted freedom, freedom to indulge in whatever caprice struck my fancy, freedom to search in the farthermost corners of the earth for the beautiful, the joyous and the romantic. **''The Royal Road to Romance'' (1925). * Dad, you hit the wrong target when you write that you wish I were at [[w:Princeton University|Princeton]] living "in the even tenor of my way." I ''hate'' that expression and as far as I am able I intend to avoid that condition. When impulse and spontaneity fail to make my "way" as ''uneven'' as possible then I shall sit up nights inventing means of making life as conglomerate and vivid as possible. Those who live in the even tenor of their way simply exist until death ends their monotonous tranquility. '''No, there's going to be no even tenor with me.''' The more uneven it is the happier I shall be. And when my time comes to die, I'll be able to die happy, for I will have done and seen and heard and experienced all the joy, pain, thrills—every emotion that any human ever had—and I'll be especially happy if I am spared a stupid, common death in bed. So, Dad, I'm afraid your wish will always come to naught, for my way is to be ever changing, but always swift, acute and leaping from peak to peak instead of following the rest of the herd, shackled in conventionalities, along the monotonous narrow path in the valley. The dead have reached perfection when it comes to even tenor! ** Letter to his parents from Paris ([[w:5 December|5 December]] [[w:1919|1919]]). ==References== * Halliburton, Richard. (1942). ''Richard Halliburton: His Story of His Life's Adventure, As told in Letters to his Mother and Father''. Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Co. (Original work published 1940 by Bobbs-Merrill Co.) ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Halliburton, Richard}} [[Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States]] [[Category:Travel writers]] [[Category:1900 births]] [[Category:1939 deaths]] [[Category:People from Memphis]] [[Category:LGBT people]] aiy0buxgg5ssnjga9709f177dha602h 0 9425 3148838 2951771 2022-07-28T23:40:58Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Anne Bancroft Chrysler Theatre 1964.jpg|thumb|Anne Bancroft in 1964]] '''[[w:Anne Bancroft|Anne Bancroft]]''' ([[17 September]] [[1931]] – [[6 June]] [[2005]]), born '''Anna Maria Louisa Italiano''', was an American actress; wife of [[Mel Brooks]]. ==Quotes== [[File:Anne Bancroft & Mel Brooks.jpg |thumb|right|I don't quite jump for joy, but I am awfully glad to see him.]] * '''I was at a point where I was ready to say I am what I am because of what I am and if you like me I'm grateful, and if you don't, what am I going to do about it?''' ** Interview on her role in the Broadway play "Two for the Seesaw". ''The New York Times'' (1958). * '''There are always good parts. They may not pay what you want, and they may not have as many days' work as you want, they may not have the billing that you want, they may not have a lot of things, but — the content of the role itself — I find there are many roles.''' ** Associated Press interview (1997). *If there are, let's say, 20 astronauts, there may be two women among those 20 astronauts. If there are 20 FBI guys, there's one woman and the rest are men. So when somebody writes a script about life, usually the leading role will be the man, because mostly what women do is at home taking care of the children...That's the most important job there is on Earth. And why shouldn't women have it since they are the better of the two sexes? ** Associated Press interview (1997). * I don't quite jump for joy, but I am awfully glad to see him. ** On her husband [[Mel Brooks]] Associated Press interview (1997). * First of all, you have to marry the right person. '''If you marry the wrong person for the wrong reasons, then no matter how hard you work, it's never going to work, because then you have to completely change yourself, completely change them, completely — by that time, you're both dead.''' So I think you have to marry for the right reasons, and marry the right person. ** On successful marriage. Associated Press interview (1997). * '''He understands not only with his brain but with his heart.''' And that might be called love. Not quite sure, but maybe that's the key. ** On her husband [[Mel Brooks]] Associated Press interview (1997). * I identified with both women. But Emma had a stronger message for the women I want to speak to now— women who work. I wanted to tell them that choosing to work doesn't make them oddballs and isn't antisocial. ** On her decision to play Emma, in ''The Turning Point'' (1977). Interview ''People'' magazine, quoted in [http://archive.salon.com/people/bc/2001/09/18/anne_bancroft/index2.html "Anne Bancroft"] at Salon.com (18 September 2001). * I am quite surprised, that with all my work, and some of it is very, very good, that nobody talks about ''[[w:The Miracle Worker|The Miracle Worker]]''. We're talking about [[The Graduate|Mrs. Robinson]]. '''I understand the world... I'm just a little dismayed that people aren't beyond it yet.''' ** Interview (2003). * '''To this day, when men meet me, there's always that movie in the back of their mind.''' ** On ''[[The Graduate]]'', "[http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/17/theater/theater-anne-bancroft-finds-her-own-way-back.html?pagewanted=2 Anne Bancroft Finds Her Own Way Back]", interview with Peter Marks in the ''New York Times'' (17 February 2002). ==External links== {{wikipedia}} *{{imdb name|id=0000843|name=Anne Bancroft}} *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4071734.stm BBC obituary] * [http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/p/bancroftbrooks.htm Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks Marriage Profile] {{DEFAULTSORT:Bancroft, Anne}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Screenwriters from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Catholics from the United States]] [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2005 deaths]] [[Category:People from New York City]] [[Category:Academy Award winners]] [[Category:Tony Award winners]] ripbpcrpl9oujpc2veqh9ine1capbb1 0 10720 3148782 3147222 2022-07-28T21:47:01Z 73.245.76.163 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]''''', is an animated 1967 film based on [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s ''Mowgli'' stories, was released in October [[w:1967 in film|1967]] by the [[w:Walt Disney Pictures|Disney Studios]]. This best-known adaptation was producer [[Walt Disney]]'s last animated project. Disney released a sequel in 2003, ''[[The Jungle Book 2]]''. {{center|'''The jungle is JUMPIN'!'''}} == Baloo == * ''[after he, Bagheera, and Mowgli escape from King Louie and company]'' Whew! ''[laughs]'' Man, that's what I call a swingin' party! * ''[after Bagheera tells Baloo that he is taking Mowgli back to the Man Village]'' Man Village? They'll ruin him! They'll make a man outta him! * ''[after Mowgli climbs on Baloo's tail and tickles him with his feet]'' No. No, no. No, no. Now, you're ticklin'. * ''[as he and Mowgli float down a river]'' Lemme tell you some'm, Li'l Britches: if you act like that bee acts, uh-uh. You're working too hard. And don't spend your time just looking around.... for something you want that can't be found. * ''[yanks a pouty Bagheera's foot as he smirks]'' Come on, Baggy! Get with the beat! *''[furiously]'' Are you outta your mind? I promised him that he could stay here in the jungle with me! * He's a dandy! ''[Playfully slaps Mowgli on the bottom which sends him rolling around and leaves him knocked out on the ground.]'' * ''[repeated line]'' You better believe it! == Bagheera == * "Pawpaw".... Ha! Of all the silly gibberish. * Oh, no, it's Baloo! That shiftless, stupid jungle bum! * Now, come on! Up this tree. You'll be safer up there. == Mowgli == * ''['''Bagheera:''' So, you can look out for yourself, can you? Heh. So, you want to stay in the jungle, do you?]'' Yes, I want to stay in the jungle. ''['''Bagheera:''' D'oh. N-N-Now, for the last time, go to sleep!]'' * ''['''Colonel Hathi:''' I say. [pokes Mowgli's nose] What happened to your trunk?]'' ''[pushes stick away]'' Hey! Stop that! ''['''Colonel Hathi:''' [gasps and sputters in shock] A Man-Cub! Oh, this is treason! Sabotage! I'll have no Man-Cub my jungle!]'' ''[to Colonel Hathi]'' It's not ''your'' jungle! * ''[to King Louie]'' But I dunno how to make fire. * You told me a lie, Kaa. You said I could trust you. * ''[angrily pushes Shere Khan's paw away]'' You don't scare me! I won't run from anyone! * ''[to Kaa]'' Oh, go away and leave me alone! ==Kaa== * It's like you s-said, you can't trus-s-s-t anyone! == Other == * '''Kaa''': ''[after Mowgli learns he has been deceived by the snake]'' If I never see that skinny little shrimp again, it will be too soon. ''[slithering away]'' Oh, my s-ss-s-[[w:sacroiliac joint|sacroiliac]]. * '''Shere Khan''': ''[while Baloo holds his tail]'' Let go, you big oaf! * '''Mowgli''': ''[angrily hitting Shere Khan's face with a stick]'' Take that, ya big bully! * '''Akela''': ''[to Bagheera who volunteers to deliver Mowgli to the Man Village]'' So be it. Now, there's no time to lose. Good luck. == Dialogue == :'''Bagheera:''' ''[first lines; as a narrator]'' Many strange legends are told of these jungles of India, but none so strange as the story of a small boy named Mowgli. It all began when the silence of the jungle was broken by an unfamiliar sound. ''[At the sound of a baby's cries, Bagheera stops at Baby Mowgli's boat]'' It was a sound that had never been heard before in this part of the jungle. ''[Bagheera looks at the boat with Baby Mowgli]'' It was a Man-Cub! If I had known how deeply I was to be involved, I would have obeyed my first impulse and walked away. ''[Bagheera turns back on the branch, but Baby Mowgli cries again, making him return. He looks down and Baby Mowgli looks at him playfully]'' This Man-Cub would have to have nourishment, and soon. It was many days' travel to the nearest Man Village, and without a mother's care, he would soon perish. Then, it occurred to me. A family of wolves I knew had been blessed with a litter of cubs. ''[the wolf pups play around their mother Raksha, Bagheera is looking at them from the bushes, Bagheera with Baby Mowgli watches from the bushes as the family of wolves walk into their lair and puts the baby boy right before the entrance. He goes back into the bushes and waits, but nothing happens, so he carefully sneaks back over and pushes the basket with his paw. The baby cries out in surprise and Bagheera, alarmed by this, runs away. The wolves come out and look at Baby Mowgli, and Raksha smiles down at him, who now giggles]'' I knew there'd be no problem with the mother, thanks to maternal instinct, but I wasn't so sure about Rama the father. ''[Rama comes from the jungle, sniffs suspiciously at the baby Man-Cub, sees the smiling face of Raksha, looks at Baby Mowgli playing with the wolf pups again, and smiles, too, and "My Own Home" starts in the background as the wolves take Baby Mowgli into the wolf lair. 10 years later...]'' 10 times the rains had come and gone, and I often stopped by to see how Mowgli the Man-Cub was getting along. He was a favorite with all the young wolf cubs of the pack. ''[Mowgli howls; Raksha and the four young wolves came out of the cave; Grey Brother and Leah playfully tackle and lick Mowgli]'' No Man-Cub was ever happier. And yet...I knew that someday, he would have to go back to his own kind. ''[scene switches to Council Rock on a misty, moonlit night, with howling]'' Then, one night, the Wolf Pack elders met at Council Rock, because Shere Khan, the tiger, had returned to their part of the jungle. This meeting had to change the Man-Cub's entire future. :'''Akela:''' Shere Khan will surely kill the boy, and all who try to protect him. Now, are we all in agreement as to what must be done? ''[wolves solemnly nod]'' Now, it is my unpleasant duty to tell the boy's father. Rama. Uh, come over here, please. :'''Rama:''' Yes, Akela? :'''Akela:''' The Council has reached its decision. The Man-Cub can no longer stay with the pack. He must leave at once. :'''Rama:''' ''[shocked]'' ''Leave?'' :'''Akela:''' I'm sorry, Rama. There is no other way. :'''Rama:''' But-- But the Man-Cub is-- Well, he's like my own son! Surely, he's entitled to the protection of the pack. :'''Akela:''' But, Rama, even the strength of the pack is no match for the tiger. :'''Rama:''' But the boy cannot survive alone in the jungle. :'''Bagheera:''' Akela, perhaps I can be of help. :'''Akela:''' You, Bagheera? How? :'''Bagheera:''' I know of a Man Village where he'll be safe. Mowgli and I have taken many walks into this jungle together, I'm sure he'll go with me. :'''Akela:''' So be it. Now, there's no time to lose. Good luck. :''[scene switches to Bagheera and Mowgli at night]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Bagheera... ''[tiredly stretches]'' ...I’m gettin' a little sleepy. Shouldn't we start back home? :'''Bagheera:''' Mowgli, this time, we're not going back. I'm taking you to a Man Village. :'''Mowgli:''' But why? :'''Bagheera:''' Because Shere Khan has returned to this part of the jungle, and he has sworn to kill you. :'''Mowgli:''' Kill me? But why would he wanna do that? :'''Bagheera:''' He hates man, and Shere Khan is not going to allow you to grow up to become a man; just another hunter with a gun. :'''Mowgli:''' Aw, we'll just explain to him that I'd never do a thing like that. :'''Bagheera:''' Nonsense. No one explains anything to Shere Khan. :'''Mowgli:''' Well, maybe so, but I'm not afraid. And besides, I-- :'''Bagheera:''' ''[interrupts Mowgli]'' Now, that's enough. We'll spend the night here. Things will look better in the morning. Man-Cub? Man-Cub! Now, come on. Up this tree. You'll be safer up there. :'''Mowgli:''' Uh, I don't want to go back to the man-village. :'''Bagheera:''' Go on. Up you go. :'''Mowgli:''' That limb way up there? :'''Bagheera:''' That's right. ''[Mowgli tries to climb the tree-trunk but can't]'' ''[chuckles]'' Is that all the better you can climb? :'''Mowgli:''' ''[grunting]'' It's too big around! And besides, I don't have any claws! :''[Bagheera helps and with some grunting, Mowgli scratches upside down a Bagheera's back, yelps, then climbs back on the Bagheera's back gets Mowgli on that limb. Bagheera helps Mowgli goes in the night on a tree branch.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' Now, get some sleep. We've got a long journey ahead us tomorrow. :'''Mowgli:''' Uh, I wanna stay in the jungle. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smirks]'' Huh? Heh, you wouldn't last one day. ''[he yawns and lies down to sleep]'' :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not afraid. I-I can look after myself. :''[Kaa the python then appears from the leaves, he smacks his lips when noticing Mowgli, looks towards Bagheera to see him sleeping. He then approaches Mowgli.]'' :'''Kaa:''' S-SS-Say, now! ''[Mowgli looks up unimpressed, scowls at Kaa, and then sticks his tongue out at him.]'' What have we here? ''[chuckles]'' It's a Man-Cub, a deeliss-ss-see-aws-ss-s Man-Cub. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily pushing Kaa away.]'' Oh, go away and leave me alone. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[sleeping]'' That's just what I should do, but I'm not. Now, now, now, ''please'' go to sleep, Man-cub! :''[Kaa nods his head in agreement and begins to hypnotize Mowgli.]'' :'''Kaa:''' ''[imitating Bagheera's sentence]'' Yes-ss-s, Man-Cub. ''[singing]'' Please go to sleep. Please go to sleep. ''[sings this as tuned from "Rock-a-Bye Baby"]'' Sleep, little Man-Cub, res-ss-st in peas-ss-se. :''[Kaa begins to wrap his coils around a hypnotized Mowgli.]'' :'''Kaa:''' S-SS-Sleep. S-SS-Sleep. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[moaning]'' Ba-Ba-Ba-Bagheera? :''[Kaa wraps his tail tightly around Mowgli's throat, choking Mowgli, himself. Bagheera is still unaware at what's happening.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[sleeping]'' Oh, now, look, there's no use arguing anymore. Now, no more talk till morning. :''[Kaa now completely has a fully hypnotized and smiling Mowgli wrapped around his coils.]'' :'''Kaa:''' ''[chuckles]'' He won't ''be'' here in the morning. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[glances at Mowgli and Kaa]'' Huh? Oh, yes, he will-- ''[suddenly realizes what is happening and fully wakes up; alarmed]'' '''KAA!!!! ''HOLD IT, KAA!''''' ''[just before Kaa is about to eat Mowgli, Bagheera angrily slaps Kaa's head onto another tree branch, and Kaa bangs his head on it. This makes Mowgli fully conscious and released from Kaa's coils.]'' :'''Kaa:''' Ohhh, my sinus-ss-s! ''[scowls at Bagheera and moves forward to him]'' You have just made a s-ss-serious mistake, my friend. A very, s-ss-stupid-- :'''Bagheera:''' ''[nervously stammering]'' Now, Kaa, look, I was-- :'''Kaa:''' --mis-ss-stake! ''[Bagheera looks Kaa in his left eye as Kaa begins to hypnotize him]'' Look me in the eye when I'm speaking to you. :'''Bagheera:''' Please, Kaa. :'''Kaa:''' ''Both'' eyes, if you please. ''[hypnotizes the panther, and now Bagheera is fully hypnotized and smiling]'' You have just s-ss-sealed your doom. ''[Mowgli pushes Kaa's coils off the branch with his feet, causing the snake to comically fall from the tree]'' Ooooh. :'''Mowgli:''' Look, ''Bagheera''! ''[points at Kaa]'' Look. ''Bagheera''! Wake up, ''Bagheera''! ''[smacks both his cheeks with his bare hands]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[wakes up]'' Uh, duh, wha--? :'''Kaa:''' ''[slithering away, angrily]'' Just you wait till I get you in my coils! ''[suddenly stops because a knot on his tail gets stuck between a couple bamboo stems]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughs playfully]'' Bagheera, he's got a knot on his tail. :'''Kaa:''' ''[mimics Mowgli, sarcastically]'' "Hee-hee-hee! He's got a knot on his tail." ''[frees his tail, but that causes his whole body to come together like an accordion, then Kaa crawls away now with his bent coils]'' Ooooh, this is going to slow down my s-ss-slithering. ''[Mowgli laughs playfully]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smirks]'' So, you could look out for yourself, can you? Heh. So, you wanna stay in the jungle, do ya? :'''Mowgli:''' Yes. I wanna stay in the jungle! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[annoyed]'' D'oh! N-NNow, for the last time.... ''[snaps and both half-smirks (on the right) and half-smiles (on the left)]'' ....go to sleep! ''[Mowgli pouts as he tries to get some sleep]'' Man-Cub, heh! Man-Cub. Ah. ''[They finally go to sleep and settle down for the night]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[During the inspection of the Jungle Patrol]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' Company, left face! ''[elephants turn around in a military fashion]'' :'''Winifred:''' March, march, march. My feet are killing me. :'''Elephant #1:''' ''[whispers]'' I’m putting in for a transfer to another herd. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Silence in the ranks! ''[he walks around the rank]'' Dress up that line. ''[Elephants raise there rears, he hits Winifred's rear with his cane, and she raise her rear]'' Pull it in, Winifred. ''[he walks back to front]'' Inspection, arms! :''[Elephants stick their trunks out]'' :'''Hathi Jr.:''' ''[to Mowgli]'' Stick your nose out. :'''Mowgli:''' Like this? :'''Hathi Jr.:''' That's right. :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[looking closely at a recruit’s trunk]'' Tsk, tsk, tsk. A dusty muzzle. ''[to elephant in question]'' Soldier, remember, in battle, that trunk can save your life. ''[taps trunk with cane]'' Take good care of it, my man. :'''Elephant #2:''' Yes, sir! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Very good. Carry on. ''[the next recruit has dirty tusks and is lazily chewing on some vegetation until the Colonel clears his throat in serious annoyance]'' Let's have a little more spit and polish on those bayonets. ''[taps tusk with cane]'' :'''Elephant #3:''' Yes, sir! :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''Esprit de corps!'' That's the way that I earned my commission in the Mahajarah's 5th Pachyderm Brigade. Back in '88, it was-- Or was it? :'''Winifred:''' ''[whispering to another elephant]'' Here it comes. The "Victoria Cross" bit again. :'''Col. Hathi:''' It was then I received the Victoria Cross, for bravery above and beyond the call of duty. ''[chuckles]'' Those were the days. Discipline! Discipline was the thing! ''[leans on his bamboo cane]'' It builds character and all that sort of thing, you know. ''[his cane snaps in half as he leans on it]'' Oh. Uh, where was I? Oh, yes. Inspection. ''[The next recruit is a rough-looking elephant with bent tusks and a black eye]'' Well, very good. ''[The next recruit is an elephant with a goofy-looking grin across his face]'' Wipe off that silly grin, soldier! This is the army. ''[The elephant's smile droops into a sad frown, making his tusks droop. The next recruit is focused on a fly buzzing around his face which lands on his trunk]'' Ahem. ''[swats the fly with his cane]'' Eyes front. ''[Next, the lieutenant, with a mop of hair]'' Tsk, tsk, tsk. Lieutenant, that haircut is not regulation. ''[messes the hair up]'' Rather on the gaudy side, don't you think? ''[Hathi swipes his cane across, giving the lieutenant a military-style flat-topped haircut]'' There. That's better. ''[Hathi looks to the left]'' And as for you-- ''[Realizes that he's talking to his son Hathi Jr. and looks down]'' Oh, there you are. ''[chuckles]'' Let's keep those heels together, shall we, son? :'''Junior:''' OK, Pop--sir! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Yes, that's better. ''[turns to Mowgli]'' Well, a new recruit, eh? ''[chuckles and pokes Mowgli's nose with his cane]'' I say, what happened to your trunk? :'''Mowgli:''' Hey! Stop that! :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[gasps, sputters]'' A Man-Cub! ''[picking up Mowgli with his trunk]'' Oh, this is treason! Sabotage! I’ll have no Man-Cub in my jungle! ''[puts him down on ground]'' :'''Mowgli:''' It’s not ''your'' jungle! :'''Bagheera:''' Hold it. Hold it! I can explain, Hathi. :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''Colonel'' Hathi, if you please, sir. :''' Bagheera:''' Oh, yes, yes. ''Colonel'' Hathi. The Man-Cub is with me. I'm taking him back to the Man Village. :'''Col. Hathi:''' To stay? :'''Bagheera:''' You have the word of Bagheera. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Good. And remember, an elephant never forgets. ''[mumbling, and Mowgli crosses his arms and frowns at him]'' Heh. I don't know what the army's coming to these days. These young whippersnappers, who do they think they are? ''[clears throat; all the elephants are dosing by now, but wake up as soon as Hathi commands]'' Let's get on with it. Right face! ''[bellows]'' '''''FORWARD, MARCH!''''' :'''Winifred:''' Dear, haven't you forgotten something? :'''Col. Hathi:''' Nonsense, Winifred, old girl. An elephant never forgets. :'''Winifred:''' ''[about a Hathi Jr.]'' Well, you just forgot our '''''son.''''' :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[he somethings realize to forgot what will happen to Junior]'' Uh, uh, son-- Son? ''[stammers]'' '''''SON?!''''' ''[he turns to see Hathi Jr. playing with Mowgli]'' Oh, yes, yeah, yeah, quite right. Heh-heh! To the rear, march! :''[Elephants turns around to lead a Colonel Hathi's way, look for Hathi Jr. still playing with Mowgli]'' :'''Hathi Jr.:''' ''[to Mowgli]'' When I grow up, I'm gonna be a ''Colonel''. Just like my-- :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[picking up Junior with his trunk]'' If I told you once, I've told you a thousand times--! :'''Hathi Jr.:''' ''[seeing other elephants marching into Hathi's rear]'' Pop! Look out! :''[The spectacular crash of the elephants, reused in [[Goliath II|Goliath II]] after Jungle Book now takes place. The lazily Elephant #3 chewing on some vegetation while stucking on a Hathi's troopers.]'' :'''Hathi Jr.:''' Gee, Pop. You forgot to say "halt". :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughing, then whispers to Bagheera on Colonel Hathi]'' He said that an elephant never forgets. ''[He laughs hysterically again and stops]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smirks]'' It's not funny. Now, let's get out of here before anything else happens. :''[Bagheera and Mowgli leave]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Bagheera, where are we going? :'''Bagheera:''' You're going back to the Man Village right now! :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not going! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[losing his patience]'' Oh, yes, you are! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[grabbing hold of a tree]'' I'm stayin' right here! :'''Bagheera:''' You're going if I have to drag you every step of the way! :''[Bagheera grabs Mowgli by the loincloth with his teeth and tries to tug him away from the tree, but Mowgli refuses to let go.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[through clenched teeth]'' Let go, you! :'''Mowgli:''' '''''You''''' let go of ''me!'' :''[Mowgli kicks Bagheera in the face. Bagheera pulls so hard that he loses his grip, and falls backward into the river. He tries to get out of the water, but accidentally hits his head on a log.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[angrily]'' Oh, that '''''does''''' it! I've '''''had''''' it, Man-cub. For now on, you're on your own. '''''Alone!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' Don't worry about me. :''[Bagheera leaves and Mowgli walks aimlessly for a while]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[still walking away]'' Ah. Foolish, Man-Cub. <hr width="50%"/> :''[as Mowgli sits down near some rock with his head low until hears sounds from nearby bushes. Baloo the Bear appears comes in.]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[scat-singing]'' ''♪ Doo-bee doo-bee doo-bee dee-doo. Well, it's a doo-bah-dee-do, yes, it's a doo-bah-dee-do, I mean a doo-be doo-bee doo-be, doo-be doo-bee doo. And with-- ♪'' ''[stops singing; he spoked to sees Mowgli]'' Well, now. ''[chuckles]'' What have we here? ''[he sniffs Mowgli's hair, and Mowgli get really annoyed uncover his head down]'' Hmm. Hey! What a funny little bit of a-- ''[Mowgli slaps him in his nose]'' Oh! :'''Mowgli:''' Go away! :'''Baloo:''' Oh, boy! I've seen ''everything'' in these woods. Ooh, what have I run on? What a pretty thing '''''this''''' is! :'''Mowgli:''' Leave me alone. :'''Baloo:''' Well, now. ''[tapping Mowgli's back]'' That's pretty big '''''talk,''''' little britches. :'''Mowgli:''' I'm big enough. ''[he starts hitting Baloo in the tummy repeatedly but Baloo doesn't almost notice that]'' :'''Baloo:''' Ha-ha.. tsk-tsk-tsk. Pitiful. Hey, kid, you need help, an ol' Baloo's gonna learn you to fight like a bear. Now, come on, I'm gonna show you. Grrr! ''[he starts to dance around and Mowgli too, mimicking Baloo's move]'' Ha-ha! Yeah. All right now kid, loosen up, get real loosen, then start to weave, ''weave'' a little, now move, that's it. Now give me a big bear growl, scare me! ''[Mowgli makes a barely audible growl]'' Tsk-tsk-tsk. Oh, boy. I'm talking about like a big bear! :''[Baloo makes a growl which rocks the jungle to the bottom and even Bagheera who was walking away all this time hears it.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' He's in trouble. Why, I-I shouldn't have left him alone! :''[Bagheera runs back to Mowgli]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily growls at Baloo]'' Grrr. :'''Baloo:''' ''[anger roars loudly]'' '''''GRRR!!!!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' Grrr! :'''Baloo:''' A big one, right from the toes. :'''Mowgli:''' How's that? :''[Bagheera arrives and sees Baloo is dance fighting with Mowgli]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[off in the distance]'' Grrr! :'''Baloo:''' ''[off-screen; laughs]'' Ya, you're getting it, kid! :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, no, it's Baloo! That shiftness stupid jungle bum! :''[Baloo and Mowgli dance around again]'' :'''Baloo:''' Weave about, now look for an opening. Keep movin', keep-- ''[Mowgli takes some swings at Baloo's nose but misses; laughs]'' Ya, you're getting it, kid! ''[chuckles]'' Come on, that's it! ''[chuckles]'' He's a dandy! ''[Playfully slaps Mowgli on the bottom which sends him rolling around and leaves him knocked out on the ground.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[chuckles]'' Fine teacher you are, Old Iron Paws. :'''Baloo:''' Oh, thanks, Bagheera. :'''Bagheera:''' Yeah, tell me, tell me after you know your pupil senseless, how do you expect him to remember the lesson, Hmm? :''[Mowgli at this time already came to and sits on the ground, shaking head]'' :'''Baloo:''' Well, I-- I-- I didn't mean to... lay it on him so hard. :''[Mowgli gets up and walks to Baloo, though kinda unsteadily]'' :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not hurt. '''''I'm''''' all right! I'm a lot tougher than some people ''think.'' :'''Baloo:''' You better believe it! Now let's go once more. Now, I want you to keep circlin' or I'm gonna knock your roof in again, you better keep movin'-- ''[Mowgli hits Baloo into lower jaw]'' Ooph! ''[playfully falls down]'' Hey! Right on the ''button!'' ''[Mowgli climbs on Baloo's tail, occasionally tickling him with his feet; laughing.]'' No. No, no. No, no. Now, you're ticklin'. ''[chuckling happily; Mowgli starts tickling him deliberately]'' Oh, no, no, no, no. No, we don't do that here, the chat-- Oh, no, you're ticklin', I-I can't stand tick-- ''[chuckling playfully hysterically]'' '''''HELP, BAGHEERA!''''' :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, boy. That's all he needs. More Confidence. :'''Mowgli:''' Give up, Baloo?! :'''Baloo:''' I give up, I told ya! ''[chuckles]'' Ooh, I give-- ''[Mowgli stops tickling him]'' Hey. ''[chuckles]'' You know something? You're all right, kid. What do they call you? :'''Bagheera:''' Mowgli. And he's going back to the Man Village right now. :'''Baloo:''' ''[shocked]'' Man Village? They'll ruin him! They'll make a man outta him! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[he notice Baloo want to stay in the Jungle]'' Oh, Baloo, I want to stay here with you! :'''Baloo:''' Certainly you do. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh? And just how do you think he will survive? :'''Baloo:''' ''[mimics Bagheera, sarcastically]'' "How do you think he will..." What do you mean "How do you think he..." He's with ''me'', ain't he? And ''I'll'' learn him all I know. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh? That shouldn't take too long. <hr width="50%" /> :''[Baloo glares at Bagheera and then turns to Mowgli at the Begins of "The Bare Necessities"]'' :'''Baloo:''' Look, now it's like this, little britches. All you gotta do is... ''[singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. I mean the Bare Necessities! Ol' Mother Nature's recipes, that bring the Bare Necessitites of life. Wherever I wander, wherever I roam. I couldn't be fonder of my big home. The bees are buzzin' in the tree to make some honey just for me. When you look under the rocks and plants, and take a glance at the fancy ants. Then maybe try a few... ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' You eat ants? :'''Baloo''': ''[laughs]'' You better believe it. And you're gonna ''love'' the way they tickle. :''[Rock almost falls on Mowgli]'' :'''Bagheera''': ''[stammers]'' '''MOWGLI, LOOK OUT!''' :'''Baloo''': ''[singing]'' ''♪ The Bare Necessities of life will come to you. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[trying to catch an ant]'' But when? :'''Baloo:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ They'll come to you. Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. I mean the Bare Necessities! That's why a bear can rest at ease with just the Bare Necessities of life. Now when you pick a pawpaw, or a prickly pear... ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[pointed prickling finger]'' Ow! :'''Baloo''': ''[continue singing]'' ''♪ ...And you prick a raw paw. Well, next time, beware! Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw. When you pick a pear try to use the claw. But, you don't need to use the claw. When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw. Have I given you a clue? ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' Golly, thanks, Baloo! :'''Bagheera''': "Pawpaw".... Ha! Of all the silly gibberish. :'''Baloo''': ''[yanks a pouty Bagheera's foot as he smirks]'' Come on, Baggy! Get with the beat! ''[singing]'' ''♪ The Bare Necessities of life will come to you. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ They'll come to me! ♪'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ They'll come to you. ♪'' ''[Music from the song goes on through the whole following scratching scene]'' How 'bout scratchin' that old left shoulder while you're up there, Mowgli? ''[Mowgli scratches Baloo's back]'' Now just a hair lower. There, right there. That's it. Ahh... This is beautiful. That's good. Kid, we've got to get to tree, this calls for some ''big'' scratch. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughs]'' You're lots of fun, Baloo! :''[Baloo is now scratching against a tree]'' :'''Baloo:''' Right on it. Yeah. That's delicious. Ahh... ooh! Just a little bit-- Mm... yeah... ha-ha! Ooh! ''[pulls tree from the ground finally, and scratches by it trunk with his back to the his chest]'' Mm... mmm... ha-ha... ooh. Yeah. ''[Baloo, satisfied, lets himself fall into a river]'' Oh, man, this is really livin'. ''[floats in a river]'' So just try and relax. Yeah. ''[Mowgli gets on his tummy]'' Cool it. Fall apart in my backyard. ''[Mowgli float down a river]'' Cause' lemme tell you some'm, Li'l Britches: if you act like that bee-acts, uh-huh. You're working too hard. And don't spend your time just looking around.... for something you want that can't be found. ''[singing]'' ''♪ When you find out you can live without it and go along not thinking about it. And I'll tell you something true. The Bare Necessities of life will come to you. ♪'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[annoyed, and turns walks away]'' Ahh... I give up. Well, I hope his luck holds out. :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, how 'bout you singing? :'''Baloo and Mowgli:''' ''[both singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' Yeah, man! :''[the monkeys sees Mowgli and Baloo are singing in the float a river]'' :'''Both:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ I mean the Bare Necessities, that's why a bear can rest at ease. With just the Bare Necessities of life. ♪'' :'''Baloo:''' Yeah! :'''Both:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ With just the Bare Necessities of Life. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' Yeah, man! :''[At the end of "The Bare Necessities"]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[laughing]'' '''''Beautiful!''''' That's ''real'' jungle harmony. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[smiles]'' I like being a bear. :'''Baloo:''' ''[smiles]'' That's my boy. And you're gonna make one swell bear. Why, you even sing like one! <hr width="50%"/> :''[After the monkeys have kidnapped Mowgli]'' :'''Baloo:''' Bagheera! ''[Cut to Bagheera]'' ''[off in the distance]'' '''''BAGHEERAAA!''''' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[Turns around as he hears Baloo yelling his name a mile away]'' Well, it's happened. Took a little longer than I thought, but it's happened. ''[Starts running back toward Baloo, who's struggling to climb up the cliff. Bagheera reaches the cliff]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[on the edge, screaming loudly]'' '''''BAAA-GEE-RAH!!!!!!!''''' ''[Baloo has screamed so loudly in Bagheera's face that the sound leaves him shaken. Baloo then realizes that Bagheera is in front of him]'' Oh, you heard me, huh? :'''Bagheera:''' Mowgli? '''''Mowgli?''''' All right, what happened? Where's Mowgli? :'''Baloo:''' They ambushed me; '''''thousands''''' of 'em! I jabbed with my left, then I swung with the right, and then I let--! :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, for the last time, what happened to Mowgli? :'''Baloo:''' Like I told ya; them mangy monkeys carried him off! :'''Bagheera:''' The Ancient Ruins? Oh, I hate to think about what will happen when he meets that King of theirs. <hr width="50%"/> :'''King Louie:''' Ha-ha! So, you're the Man-Cub? ''[rolls his eyes]'' Crazy. :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not as crazy as you are. ''[to the monkeys]'' Put me down! :''[A monkey lets go of Mowgli's ankles, and Mowgli lands flat on his face.]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily shaking a fist at the monkey]'' You cut that out! :'''King Louie:''' ''[picks up Mowgli by his loincloth]'' Cool it, boy, and unwind yourself. ''[scat-sings to himself; Mowgli furiously punches the air]'' Now, c'mon, let's shake, Cousin. ''[grabs Mowgli's hand and shakes it]'' :'''Mowgli:''' What do ya want '''''me''''' for?! :'''King Louie:''' Word has grabbed my royal ear... ''[opens Mowgli's mouth]'' Have a banana. ''[shoots the banana into Mowgli's mouth]'' ....that you wanna stay in the jungle. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[mouth full; impressed]'' Stay in the jungle? I sure do. :'''King Louie:''' Good. And ol' King Louie... ''[scats, then indicates himself with all of his pointy fingers]'' That's me. ...can fix it for you. ''[holds up 3 of his fingers]'' Have ''2'' bananas. ''[shoots the banana pair into Mowgli's mouth]'' Have we got a deal? :'''Mowgli:''' ''[mouth full of bananas]'' Yes, sir. I'll do a-- ''[swallows]'' I'll do anything to stay in the jungle. :'''King Louie:''' Well, then, I'll lay it on the line for you. ''[Begins singing "I Wan'na Be Like You"]'' <hr width="50%/> :'''Mowgli:''' Gee, cousin Louie, you're doing real good. :'''King Louie:''' Now, here's your part of the deal, cuz. Lay the secret on me of man's red fire. :'''Mowgli:''' But I don't know how to make a fire. :'''King Louie:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ Now don't try to kid me, Man-Cub. I made a deal with you; what I desire is man's red fire to make my dream come true. Now give me the secret, Man-Cub. Come on, clue me what to do. Give me the power of man's red flower, so I can be like you. ♪'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[eavesdropping]'' '''''Fire?!?!?''''' So, '''''that's''''' what that scoundrel's after. :'''Baloo:''' I'll tear him limb from limb! I'll beat him up! I'll-- I'll-- ''[starts dancing to the music]'' Yeah. Well, man, what a beat. :'''Bagheera:''' Will you stop that silly beat business and listen? This will take brains, not brawn. :'''Baloo:''' You better believe it, and I'm loaded with both! :'''Bagheera:''' Would you listen? :'''Baloo:''' Oh, yeah, yeah. ''[begins sneaking off into the music]'' :'''Bagheera:''' Now, while you create a disturbance, I'll rescue Mowgli. Got that? :'''Baloo:''' ''[dancing away]'' I'm gone, man. Solid gone. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[alarmed]'' '''''NOT YET, BALOO!''''' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bagheera:''' And furthermore, Baloo, Mowgli seems to have man's ability to get into trouble, and your influence hasn't been exactly-- :'''Baloo:''' Shh! Keep it down. You're gonna wake Little Buddy. :'''Bagheera:''' Awww. :'''Baloo:''' Well, he's had a big day. It was a real sockaroo. You know, it ain't easy learnin' to be like me. :'''Bagheera:''' Puh! A disgraceful performance; Associating with those undesirable, scatterbrained apes. Huh. I hope Mowgli learned something from that experience. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[sighs, talks in his sleep]'' Scooby-dooby-dooby-doo. :'''Baloo:''' Ha-ha. That's my boy. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, nonsense. ''[Baloo puts leaves under Mowgli's head.]'' Baloo, come over here. I'd like to have a word with you. :'''Baloo:''' A word? You gonna talk some more? ''[yawns]'' All right, what's up, Bagheera? :'''Bagheera:''' Baloo, the Man-Cub must go back to the Man Village. ''[Baloo eats some grapes from a tree]'' The jungle is not the place for him. :'''Baloo:''' I grew up in the jungle. ''[eats another piece of grapes]'' Take a look at me. :'''Bagheera:''' Yes, just look at yourself. Look at that eye. ''[Baloo looks himself in the river and sees that he has a black eye.]'' :'''Baloo:''' Yeah. It's beautiful, ain't it? :'''Bagheera:''' Frankly, you're a disreputable sight. :'''Baloo:''' Well, you don't look exactly like a basket of fruit, yourself. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[looks himself in the river and sees that he also has a black eye.]'' D'oh! ''[clears his throat]'' Baloo, you can't adopt Mowgli as your son. :'''Baloo:''' Why not? :'''Bagheera:''' How... How can I put it? ''[Baloo eats a handful of meat]'' Baloo, birds of a feather should flock together. ''[Baloo shrugs]'' You wouldn't marry a panther, would you? :'''Baloo:''' I don't know. ''[chuckling]'' Come to think of it, no panther ever asked me. ''[elbows Bagheera and chuckles]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[annoyed]'' Baloo, y-y-you've got to be serious about this. :'''Baloo:''' ''[seriously]'' Oh, stop worryin', Baggy. Stop worryin', I'll take care of him. :'''Bagheera:''' Yes, like you did when the monkeys kidnapped him, huh? :'''Baloo:''' Can't a guy make one mistake? :'''Bagheera:''' Not in the jungle. And another thing. Sooner or later, Mowgli will meet Shere Khan. :'''Baloo:''' ''[suddenly very shocked]'' The tiger? What's '''''he''''' got against the kid? :'''Bagheera:''' He hates man with a vengeance, you know that! Because he fears Man's gun and Man's fire. :'''Baloo:''' But little Mowgli don't have those things. :'''Bagheera:''' Shere Khan won't wait until he does. He'll get Mowgli while he's young and helpless. ''[raises a paw at Baloo]'' Just one swipe, and--! :'''Baloo:''' ''[concerned]'' Oh! Well-- Well, what are we gonna do? :'''Bagheera''' ''[seeing that Baloo is now just as worried about Mowgli as he is]'' We'll do what's best for the boy. :'''Baloo:''' You better believe it. You name it, and I'll do it. :'''Bagheera:''' Good. Then make Mowgli go to the Man Village. :'''Baloo:''' ''[angrily]'' Are you out of your mind?! I promised him that he could stay here in the jungle with me! :'''Bagheera:''' Well, that's just the point! As long as he remains with you, he's in danger. So, it's up to you. :'''Baloo:''' Why me?! :'''Bagheera:''' B-B-B-Because he won't listen to me! :'''Baloo:''' ''[humbled]'' But I love that kid. ''[sniffles]'' I love him like he was my own cub. :'''Bagheera''' Then think of what's best for Mowgli, and not yourself. :'''Baloo:''' But-- Well, can't-- Well, can't I wait until morning? :'''Bagheera:''' It's morning now. Go on, Baloo. :''[An emotional Baloo sighs and walks towards Mowgli before looking back at Bagheera with a choked-up facial expression. Bagheera understands that it's really hard for him, but he urges him with a nod.]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[sighs; he isn't sure how to tell Mowgli the difficult truth]'' Oh, boy. Mowgli? Mowgli. Um, it's time to get up. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[wakes up with a yawn]'' Oh, hi, Baloo. :'''Baloo:''' Hi. Hey, rub that old sleep outta your eyes. You and me, we got a long walk ahead of us. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[not really noticing that Baloo is now looking melancholy]'' Swell! Gee, we'll have lots of fun together! :'''Baloo:''' ''[sadly]'' Sure, yeah. Yeah. All right, let's hit the trail, kid. See ya 'round, Bagheera. :'''Mowgli:''' Well, good-bye, Bagheera. Me and Baloo, we've got things to do. :'''Bagheera:''' Goodbye, Man-Cub. And good luck. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mowgli:''' Come on, Baloo. ''[imitating Baloo's sentence about "Bare Necessities"]'' All we've gotta do is... ''[singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, some good ol' Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. I mean the Bare Necessities! That's way a bear can rest at ease, with just the Bare Necessities of life. ♪'' ''[throw the banana to Baloo]'' Yeah! ''[singing]'' ''♪ I'll live here in the Jungle all my life! ♪'' Yeah, man! I like being a bear. ''[Baloo looks worried holds the banana]'' Where are we going, Baloo? :'''Baloo:''' ''[throw the banana off the ground]'' Well, ah... it's a... um, well it's sort of new and, uh-- :'''Mowgli:''' ''[holding a Baloo's paw]'' Oh, I don't care, as long as I'm with you. :''[the "My Own Home" theme plays in background again]'' :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, look buddy, there's something I've got to tell you. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[chasing a butterfly]'' Tell me what, Baloo? :'''Baloo:''' ''[sighs; rubbing his neck, and scratches his chest]'' Oh, gee whiz. Now, how did ol' Baggy put it's? ''[happily realizes what will Bagheera saids]'' Uh, uh, Mowgli... Ha! You wouldn't marry a panther, would you? :'''Mowgli:''' ''[chuckles]'' Gee, I don't even know what you're talking about. ''[catches a butterfly, misses]'' :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, don't you realize that you're ''human?'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[started to playful fight Baloo again]'' I'm not anymore, Baloo. I'm a bear like you! :'''Baloo:''' ''[nervously]'' Little buddy, look, listen to me. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[playful fighting Baloo's tummy]'' Come on! Come on, Baloo! :'''Baloo:''' Now Mowgli, stop it now, now hold still. ''[grabs Mowgli's hands]'' I wa-- I wanna tell you something, now listen to me! :'''Mowgli:''' What's the matter, ol' papa bear? :'''Baloo:''' ''[still sadly]'' Look Mowgli, I've been trying to tell you, I've been trying all morning to tell you. '''''I'VE GOT TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THE MAN VILLAGE!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[shocked, alarmed]'' '''''THE MAN VILLAGE?!?''''' :'''Baloo:''' Now look, kid, I can explain... :'''Mowgli:''' ''[backs up slowly]'' But-But you said we were partners. :'''Baloo:''' Now believe me, kid, I-- :'''Mowgli:''' You're just like... like '''''old Bagheera!''''' :'''Baloo:''' ''[angrily]'' Now, ''just'' a minute! ''That's'' going too far! ''[Mowgli runs off in the opposite direction, and Baloo tries to calling for him]'' Hey, Mowgli, where are you going? Wait a minute! Stop! Wait! '''''Wait!''''' Listen to ol' Baloo! Mowgli? ''Mowgli?'' Mowgli! ''[Mowgli flees away, Baloo feeling hurt and betrayed by him]'' Mowgli! ''Mowgli!'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[runs up to Baloo after hearing him calling for Mowgli]'' Now, what's happened? :'''Baloo:''' Well, you're, you're-- You're not gonna believe me, Bagheera, but look-- Now, I used the same words you did, and he ran out on me! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[stammering]'' W-Well, don't just stand there! Let's separate! W-We've got to find him! ''[runs off in the opposite direction]'' :'''Baloo:''' Oh, if anything happens to that little guy, I'll ''never'' forgive myself. I ''gotta'' find him. ''Mowgli!'' Mowgli! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Shere Khan the Tiger appearing prowling in the grass. Shere Khan comes close to a Bambi's mother deer grazing, lies down ready to pounce, but Colonel Hathi and the other elephants trumpets and deer runs away.]'' :'''Elephants:''' ''[march and sing]'' ''♪ Hup, two, three, four. Hup, two, three, four. Keep it up, two, three-- ♪'' :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[furiously]'' What a beastly luck! Confound that ridiculous ''Colonel'' Hathi! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Col. Hathi and the Jungle Patrol are marching]'' :'''Bagheera:''' Stop! Wait a minute. ''[bellows]'' '''''HA-A-A-A-A-A-A-LT!''''' :''[The Jungle Patrol abruptly stops]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' '''''Oh'''! '''Oh!''''' Who said, "Halt!"? '''''I''''' give the commands around here. Now, speak up. Who was it? :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, it was me, Colonel. :'''Col. Hathi:''' What do you mean, sir? Taking over my command? Highly irregular, you know. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, Colonel, I'm sorry, but, but I need your help. :''[Shere Khan is seen spying on them]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' Oh, absolutely impossible! We're on a cross-country march! :'''Bagheera:''' But it's an emergency, Colonel. The Man-Cub must be found. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Man-Cub? What Man-Cub? :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[cocks his left ear while eavesdropping their private chat from afar]'' How interesting. :'''Bagheera:''' The one who I was taking to the Man Village. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Good. That's where he belongs. Now, sir, if you don't mind, we'd like to get on with the march. :'''Bagheera:''' No, no-no, you-you don't understand, Hathi. He is lost. He ran away. :'''Shere Khan:''' How delightful. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Well, it serves the whippersnapper right. :'''Bagheera:''' But, but Shere Khan, the Tiger, he's sure to pick up the Man-Cub's trail. :''[Shere Khan nods his head, agreeing with Bagheera.]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[laughs]'' Shere Khan. Nonsense, old boy. Shere Khan isn't within miles from here. ''[Shere Khan shakes his head in disagreement, and chuckles evilly, as if saying "That's what '''you''' think."]'' Oh, sorry, Bagheera. Fortunes of war, and all that sort of thing, you know. :'''Winifred:''' ''[angrily storms towards Hathi, with Hathi Jr. following her]'' This has gone far enough. Far enough! ''[to Hathi]'' Now, just a minute, you pompous old windbag! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Winifred! What are you doing out of ranks? :'''Winifred:''' Never mind. ''[indicating Hathi Jr.]'' How would you like to have '''''our''''' boy lost and alone in the jungle? :'''Col. Hathi:''' Our son? Alone? But, Winifred, old girl, that's an entirely different matter! :'''Winifred:''' Huh! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Different, entirely. :'''Winifred:''' That little boy is no different than our own son. Now, '''''you''''' help find him, or '''''I'm''''' taking over command! :'''Col. Hathi:''' '''''WHAT?! A female leading my herd?!''''' Utterly preposterous! :'''Hathi Jr.:''' Pop, the Man-Cub and I are friends. He'll get hurt if we don't find him. Please, Pop, sir? Please? :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[smiles]'' Now, don't you worry, Son. Your father had a plan in mind all the time. :'''Winifred:''' ''[scoffs; sarcastically]'' '''''Sure''''' you did. :'''Col. Hathi''': ''[gets shocked at Winifred's sarcasm, but regains composure, and clears throat]'' Troopers! Company, left face! ''[the elephants turn around in a military fashion]'' Volunteers for a special mission will step one pace forward. ''[the elephants step back; Elephant #3 is still chewing, but stops and backs up; Hathi sees the elephants and chuckles]'' That's what I like to see; Devotion to duty. Now, you volunteers will find the lost Man-Cub. :'''Bagheera''': Oh, thank you, Colonel. Now, there's no time to lose. :'''Col. Hathi''': Yes, yes. ''[to Bulger]'' Uh, Bugler, when the Man-Cub is sighted, you will sound your trumpet three times. :'''Bugler Elephant''': Yes, sir. ''[trumpets loudly, but Hathi abruptly stops him.]'' :'''Col. Hathi''': Shh! Not now, soldier. :'''Bugler Elephant''': ''[nasally]'' Sorry, sir. :'''Col. Hathi''': ''[to Lieutenant]'' Lieutenant, our strategy shall be the element of surprise. ''[whispers]'' You will take one squad, and cover the right flank. :'''Lieutenant:''' ''[whispers]'' Yes, sir. :'''Col. Hathi''': ''[whispers]'' And I shall take the other squad on the '''''left''''' flank. Very well. ''[bellows]'' '''''COMPANY-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y...''''' ''[bellow echoes]'' '''''FORWARD, MARCH!''''' :'''Shere Khan''': Element of surprise? Ho. I say. ''[chortles]'' And now, for '''''my''''' rendezvous with the little lost Man-Cub. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mowgli walking aimlessly alone in the Jungle. Kaa picks Mowgli with his tail from the ground and raises to the branch he is on]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[surprised]'' Kaa, it's you! :'''Kaa:''' Yesss, Man-Cub, so nice to see you again. Sss-sss-sss! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily pushing Kaa away again.]'' Oh, go away. Leave me alone. :'''Kaa:''' ''[trying to get Mowgli to his hypnosis look into his eyes]'' Let me look at you. ''[Mowgli turns away from Kaa's eyes]'' You don't ''want'' me to look at you? Then you look at me. ''[hypnotize Mowgli with his eyes, and looks away]'' :'''Mowgli:''' No, sir! ''[Kaa wrap his tail to him]'' I know what you're trying to do-- Kaa! :'''Kaa:''' You do? Uh, I mean... you don't trust me. :'''Mowgli:''' No! :'''Kaa:''' Then there's nothing I can do to help. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[untied Kaa's tail with his leg]'' You want to help me? :'''Kaa:''' ''[he sneaks Mowgli behind, and now waving agreement]'' Ss-certainly. I can see to it that you never to leave this jungle. :'''Mowgli:''' How could you do that? :'''Kaa:''' Hmm? Oh, I have my own ss-subtle little ways. ''[chuckles]'' But first, you must trust me. :''[Kaa stares at Mowgli with his eyes, and staring away]'' :'''Mowgli:''' I don't trust anyone anymore. :''[Kaa now struggles with his coils to push Mowgli off his head]'' :'''Kaa:''' I don't blame you. I'm not like those so-called fair-weather friends of yours. You can believe in me. ''[Kaa finally gets to see into Mowgli's eyes long enough; singing]'' ''♪ Trust in me. Just in me. Shut your eyes. And trust in me. ♪'' ''[hold Mowgli's forehead with his tail]'' Hold still, please. ''[singing]'' ''♪ You can sleep. Safe and sound. Knowing I...am around. Slip into silent slumber. Sail on a silver mist. Slowly and surely your senses. Will cease to resist. ♪'' ''[Mowgli snores while standing on his head on the tip of Kaa's tail]'' You're snoring. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[half-asleep]'' Sorry. :'''Kaa:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ Trust in me, and just in me. [Shere Khan appears below and listens] Shut your eyes, and just in me. ♪'' :''[Kaa has Mowgli wrapped in his coils as Shere Khan pulls Kaa’s tail like ringing a doorbell]'' :'''Kaa:''' Ooh! Oh, now what? I'll be right down. ''[gets down from the tree almost completely]'' Yes? Yes? Who is it? :'''Shere Khan:''' It's me, Shere Khan. Uh, I'd like a word with you, if you don't mind. :'''Kaa:''' Shere Khan. What a surprise. :'''Shere Khan:''' Yes, isn't it? I just dropped by. Uh, forgive me if I've interrupted anything. :'''Kaa:''' Oh, no, no. Nothing at all. :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[his claws pop out from his paw, and he drums on the ground with them]'' I thought perhaps that you were entertaining someone up there in your coils. :'''Kaa:''' Coils? Someone? Oh, no. I was just curling up for my siesta. :'''Shere Khan:''' But you were singing to someone. ''[grabs hold of Kaa's throat]'' Who is it, Kaa? :'''Kaa:''' ''[choking like mad]'' Uh, who? ''[coughs]'' Oh, no. No. I was just...singing to myself. :'''Shere Khan:''' Indeed. :'''Kaa:''' Yes. You see, I have... ''[gulps]'' ...trouble with my sssinuses. :'''Shere Khan:''' What a pity. ''[releases Kaa's neck and gently pins him to the ground]'' :'''Kaa:''' Oh, you have no idea. It's simply terrible. I can't eat. I can't sssleep. So, I sssing myself to sleep. You know, self-hypnosis? ''[smiles deviously, brings his head close to Shere Khan's face]'' Let me show you how it works. ''[He uses his hypnosis technique with his eyes]'' ''♪ Tru-u-u-ust in me-- ♪'' :''[Shere Khan pushes Kaa away and pins his head to the ground, unaffected]'' :'''Shere Khan:''' Oh, no, I can't be bothered with that. I have no time for that sort of nonsense. :'''Kaa:''' SS-S-Some other time? Perhaps? :'''Shere Khan:''' Perhaps. But at the moment, I'm searching for a Man-Cub. :'''Kaa:''' Man-Cub? What Man-Cub? :'''Shere Khan:''' The one who's lost. Now, where do you suppose he could be? :'''Kaa:''' Search me. ''[He closes his mouth for telling Shere Khan to search Mowgli on his tentacles]'' :'''Shere Khan:''' That's an excellent idea. ''[chuckles]'' I'm sure that you wouldn't mind showing me your coils, would you, Kaa? :'''Kaa:''' Certainly not. ''[lowers his tail]'' Nothing here...and nothing in here. ''[his tail pointing to his mouth open, and Shere Khan hears Mowgli snoring. Alarmed, he starts snorting and coughs.]'' My sinuses. :'''Shere Khan:''' Hmm. Indeed. And now, how about the middle? :'''Kaa:''' The middle? Oh, the middle. ''[lowering the middle leaving Mowgli on the tree trunk spinning around and showing Shere Khan the middle of his coils and then getting tickled]'' Absolutely nothing in the middle. :'''Shere Khan:''' Hmm. Really? Well, if you do just happen to see the Man-Cub, you will inform me first. Understand? ''[scratching Kaa's neck gently]'' :'''Kaa:''' ''[gulps]'' I get the point. ''[spinning himself into a bow with his head on top]'' Cross my heart, hope to die. :'''Shere Khan:''' Good show. And now, I must continue my search for the helpless little lad. ''[leaves]'' :'''Kaa:''' Ooh, who does he think he's fooling? "The helpless little lad." Ooooh, he gives me the ''sh-sh-sh-shivers.'' ''[Kaa's shivering unintentionally wakes up Mowgli]'' Picking on that poor, little, helpless boy. ''[sighs, but smiles]'' Oh, yes. Poor, little, helpless boy. ''[Mowgli pushes the rest of Kaa off the branches and sends him falling comically to the ground yet again, in the same exact manner]'' Ooh! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[climbs down the tree]'' You told me a lie, Kaa! You said that I could trust you! :'''Kaa:''' It's like you said; you can't trust anyone! ''[tries to strike Mowgli, only to again be caught in by a knot in his tail; when he pulls it out, his body comes back like an accordion]'' If I never see that s-ss-skinny little shrimp again, it will be too s-s-s-soon. Ooh, my s-s-s-sacroiliac. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Buzzy:''' ''[yawns]'' Hey, Flaps. What we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don't know. What'cha wanna do? :'''Ziggy:''' I've got it! Let's flap over to the east side of the jungle. They've always got a bit of action, a bit of a swingin' scene, all right! :'''Buzzy:''' Aw, come off it. Things are right dead all over. :'''Ziggy:''' You mean that you wish they were! ''[They all laugh, except for Dizzy]'' :'''Dizzy:''' Very funny. :'''Buzzy:''' OK. So, what we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don’t know. What'cha wanna do? :'''Buzzy:''' Look, Flaps. First I say, "What we gonna do?" Then you say, "I don't know. What'cha wanna do?" Then I say, "What we gonna do?" Then you say, "What'cha wanna do?" "What we gonna do? What you want..." Let's do ''something!'' :'''Flaps:''' Okay. What'cha wanna do? :'''Buzzy:''' ''[annoyed]'' Oh, blimey. There you go again, the same notes again! :'''Ziggy:''' I've got it! This time, I've ''really'' got it! :'''Buzzy:''' So, you got it. So, what we gonna do? :'''Dizzy:''' ''[spots Mowgli approaching]'' Hold it, lads. Look. Look what's coming our way. :'''Flaps:''' Hey, what in the world is that? :'''Ziggy:''' What a crazy-looking bunch of bones. :'''Dizzy:''' Yeah, and they're all walking about by themselves. ''[they all laugh]'' :''[They look at Mowgli who sits down on a stone]'' :'''Buzzy:''' So, what are we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don't know. Hey, now, don't start ''that'' again! :'''Ziggy:''' ''[Pushing the others off the tree]'' C'mon, lads. C'mon. Let's have some fun with this little fella. This Little Bloke, eh? :''[They all fly down to Mowgli]'' :'''Flaps:''' ''[feeling Mowgli's legs]'' Blimey! He's got legs like a stork, he has. :'''Buzzy:''' Like a stork, heh-heh, but he ain't got no feathers, he ain't. :''[Vultures laugh, Mowgli feeling hurt when he tears]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Go ahead. Laugh. I don't care. :''[He walks away]'' :'''Dizzy:''' What's wrong with him? :'''Flaps:''' I think we overdid it. :'''Dizzy:''' We were just having a bit of fun, that's all. :'''Buzzy:''' Aw, just look at him. What a poor little fella. You know, he must be down on his luck. :'''Dizzy:''' Yeah, or he wouldn't be in our neighbourhood. :''[Buzzy tries to catch up Mowgli]'' :'''Buzzy:''' Hey, new kid! Wait a minute! Hey! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[sadly]'' Just leave me alone. :'''Buzzy:''' Oh, come on, what's wrong? ''You'' know, you look like you haven't got a friend in the world. :'''Mowgli:''' I haven't. :'''Dizzy:''' ''[indicating Mowgli's parents]'' Haven't you got a mother or a father? :'''Mowgli:''' No. Nobody wants me around. :'''Buzzy:''' Yeah, we know how you feel. :'''Dizzy:''' Nobody wants us around, either. :'''Buzzy:''' We may look a bit shabby, but we've got hearts. :'''Dizzy:''' And feelings, too. :'''Buzzy:''' ''[smiles]'' And just to prove it to you, we're gonna let you join our little group. :'''Flaps:''' ''[honored]'' Kid, we'd like to make you an honorary vulture. :'''Mowgli:''' Thanks, but I-- I'd rather be on my own alone. :'''Buzzy:''' Uh, now look, kid, ''everybody's'' got to have ''friends.'' ''[to vultures]'' Hey, fellas, are we his friends? ''[Begins sings "That's what friends are for"]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[applauds]'' Bravo. Bravo. An extraordinary performance. ''[evilly]'' And thank you for detaining my victim. :'''Flaps:''' Uh, d-don't mention it... ''[gulps]'' ...Your Highness. :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[chuckles]'' Boo! :''[the Vultures get scared of Shere Khan]'' :'''Dizzy:''' Let's get out of here! :'''Buzzy:''' Give me room! Gangway! ''[to Mowgli]'' Run, friend! Run! :'''Mowgli:''' Run? Why should ''I'' run? :'''Shere Khan:''' Why should you run? Could it be possible that you don't know who I am? :'''Mowgli:''' I know you, all right. You're Shere Khan. :'''Shere Khan:''' Precisely. ''[pops his claws out of his right paw]'' Then you should also know that ''everyone'' runs from Shere Khan. ''[pokes Mowgli's chin with his right paw]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily pushes Shere Khan's paw away]'' You don't scare me! I won't run from anyone! :'''Shere Khan:''' Ah, you have spirit for one so small. And such spirit is deserving of a sporting chance. Now, I'm going to close my eyes, and count to 10. It makes the chase more interesting...for me. 1... ''[Mowgli looks for something to defend himself with as Shere Khan continues counting]''...2... ''[Mowgli spots something and goes over to retrieve it.]'' ...3... ''[As Mowgli picks up a stick, Shere Khan begins to suspect something.]'' ...4... ''[Mowgli prepares to defend himself]'' You're trying my patience. ''[counts faster just as Baloo arrives]'' 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10! :''[Shere Khan leaps at Mowgli with a loud roar, Mowgli loses all of his nerve at the sight of this fearsome creature; Shere Khan almost catches Mowgli until Baloo grabs him by the tail]'' :'''Baloo:''' Run, Mowgli, run! :'''Shere Khan''': Let go, you big oaf! :'''Baloo:''' ''[scared]'' Ooh! Take it easy! Take it-- Ooh! H-Hold it! Hold it! Whoa! Slow down! ''[Shere Khan tries to bite him]'' Whoa! Yeow! Whoa! Slow! Easy, now! Ooh! Whoa, whoa, easy! :'''Buzzy:''' He's got a tiger by the tail, he has. :'''Dizzy:''' And he'd better hang on, too. :''[Baloo hides beside a tree, but Shere Khan bites him in the butt]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[screams in agony]'' '''''YEOW!!!!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[hits Shere Khan with a thick twig in retaliation]'' Take that, you big bully! :'''Flaps:''' Let 'im have it again, kid! Hit 'im again, kid! Go on! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[starts to flee as Shere Khan chases him, but Baloo grabs Shere Khan's tail]'' Baloo, help me! :'''Baloo:''' ''[he hangs over a tree branch, shocked, and turns around to Shere Khan chases Mowgli]'' '''''OOHH!''''' ''[stammers]'' Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh! ''[as he runs, Shere Khan roars, and Baloo gets a bumpy slide on the ground]'' Somebody do something with that kid. :'''Ziggy:''' Come on, lads! :''[Flaps and Ziggy have just saved Mowgli]'' :'''Buzzy:''' He's safe now! ''[laughs]'' You can let go, Baloo. :'''Baloo:''' Are you kiddin'? There's teeth on the other end. :''[Baloo hanging over a branch, Shere Khan gets Baloo on the ground before him, and Shere Khan throws Baloo on the ground]'' :'''Shere Khan:''' I’ll kill you for this. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[Flaps and Buzzy are holding him]'' Let go! Baloo needs help! :''[Suddenly, a thunderclap is heard and lightning strikes a tree, splitting it in half and catches fire]'' :'''Buzzy:''' Fire! That's the only thing that Ol' Stripes is afraid of. :'''Flaps:''' You get the fire, we'll do the rest. :''[Mowgli picks up a fire branch, Shere Khan knocks Baloo out]'' :'''Buzzy, Dizzy, Flaps & Ziggy:''' '''''CHARGE!!''''' :''[Buzzy, Dizzy, Flaps & Ziggy hover Shere Khan and laugh]'' :'''Flaps:''' Punch and blow! :'''Shere Khan:''' Stay out of this, you mangy fools! :'''Buzzy:''' Yeah, yeah! ''[ducks during Shere Khan's attack]'' Missed me a mile, he did! ''[vultures laughs, Mowgli try to get the fire branch, Flaps pulls a Shere Khan's whiskers]'' Yeah, pull his blinkin' whiskers! :'''Flaps:''' He's a bloomin' pussycat is! :''[Mowgli takes a burning branch and ties it to Shere Khan's tail]'' :'''Dizzy:''' Look behind you, chum. :''[Shere Khan gasps, he panic runs away, getting burnt by the fire on every step, and flees away]'' :'''Buzzy:''' Well, that was the last of him. :''[they vultures laughs]'' :'''Ziggy:''' Old stripes took off like a flaming comet, idiot. :'''Buzzy:''' Well, come on, let's go congratulate our friend. :'''Dizzy:''' ''[approaching]'' Hold it, fellas. Now's not the time for it. Look. :''[Mowgli comes to Baloo, who is lying without signs of life has [[w:Death|died]] at the paws of Shere Khan]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Baloo? Baloo, get up. Oh please, get up. Oh. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[appears, sadly]'' Mowgli, try to understand. :'''Mowgli:''' Bagheera, what's the matter with him? :'''Bagheera:''' You've got to be brave, like Baloo was. :'''Mowgli:''' Y-You don't mean--? Oh, no. Baloo. :'''Bagheera:''' Now, now. I know how you feel. But you must remember, Mowgli: ''[quotes John 15:13 from the Holy Bible]'' "Greater love hath no one than he who lays down his life for his friend." ''[As the panther speaks, Baloo opens his eyes, alive and well.]'' When great deeds are remembered in this jungle, one name will stand above all others; our friend Baloo the Bear. :'''Baloo:''' ''[sniffling]'' He's crackin’ me up. :'''Bagheera:''' The memory of Baloo's sacrifice and bravery will forever be engraved on our saddened hearts. :'''Baloo:''' Beautiful. :'''Bagheera:''' This spot where Baloo fell will always be a hallowed place in the jungle, for there lies one of nature's noblest creatures. :'''Baloo:''' ''[still sniffling]'' I wish that my mother could've heard this. :'''Bagheera:''' It's best we leave now. Come along, Man-Cub. :'''Baloo:''' Hey, don't stop now, Baggy, you're doin' great! There's more! Lots more! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[sees Baloo still alive and is furious]'' '''''WHY, YOU.... BIG.... FRAUD!!!!''''' You.... You-You-You four-flusher! I-I am fed up! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[hugs Baloo]'' Baloo! You're all right! :'''Baloo:''' Who, me? Sure, I am! Never felt... better. :''[Vultures laugh happily]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughs in relief]'' You sure had us worried. :'''Baloo:''' Aw, I was just takin' 5. Y'know, like, playin' it cool. Heh! Yeah, but he was too easy. :'''Mowgli:''' Good ol' Papa Bear! :'''Dizzy:''' It's going to be a bit dull without that Little Bloke, isn't it? :'''Buzzie:''' Yeah. So, what are we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don't know. Hey, now don't start ''that'' again! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dissolve to Baloo, Mowgli and Bagheera walking]'' :'''Baloo:''' Hey Baggy, too bad you missed the action. You should have seen how I made a sucker out ol' stripes with that left up in his face. ''[fists Bagheera's face]'' Boom, boom, I was giving him '''''wham'''''! ''[to Mowgli]'' You know some, we're good sparring partners. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[imitating Baloo's sentence]'' You better believe it! :'''Baloo:''' Yes, sir! Nothing that nobody is ever gonna come between us again. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mowgli sees the girl from the Man Village for the first time]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Look. What's that? :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, it's the Man Village. :'''Mowgli:''' No, no. I mean '''''that'''''. :'''Baloo:''' Forget about those. They ain't nothin’ but trouble. :'''Mowgli:''' Just a minute. I've never seen one before. :'''Baloo:''' So you've seen one. So let's go. :'''Mowgli:''' I'll be right back. I want a better look. :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, wait a minute! :'''Bagheera:''' Ah, Baloo. Let him have a better look. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Shanti drops her pot of water purposefully, pretending to do it by accident, and it rolls towards Mowgli]'' :'''Baloo:''' She did that on purpose! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smiling]'' Obviously. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Baloo:''' ''[concerned]'' Mowgli. Come back. Come back! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[encouragingly]'' Go on. Go on. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Last lines; After Mowgli, falling in love with Shanti, enters the Man Village for the first time]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[stunned]'' He's hooked. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smiles]'' Ah, it was inevitable, Baloo. The boy couldn't help himself. It was bound to happen. Mowgli is where he belongs now. :'''Baloo:''' ''[resigned]'' Yeah. I guess you're right. ''[smiles]'' But I still think that he'd have made one swell bear. ''[inhales]'' Well, c'mon, Baggy, buddy. Let's get back to where ''we'' belong, and get with the beat. ''[singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. ♪'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ Forget about your worries and your strife. ♪'' :'''Both:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ I mean the Bare Necessities! Ol' Mother Nature's recipes, that bring the Bare Necessities of life. ♪'' == Cast== * [[w:Bruce Reitherman|Bruce Reitherman]] as Mowgli * [[w:Phil Harris|Phil Harris]] as Baloo * [[w:Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]] as Bagheera * [[w:Louis Prima|Louis Prima]] as King Louie * [[w:George Sanders|George Sanders]] as Shere Khan * [[w:Sterling Holloway|Sterling Holloway]] as Kaa * [[w:J. Pat O'Malley|J. Pat O'Malley]] as Colonel Hathi/Buzzie * [[w:Verna Felton|Verna Felton]] as Winifred * [[w:Clint Howard|Clint Howard]] as Junior * [[w:Chad Stuart|Chad Stuart]] as Flaps * [[w:Lord Tim Hudson|Lord Tim Hudson]] as Dizzie * [[w:John Abbott (actor, born 1905)|John Abbott]] as Akela * [[w:Ben Wright (actor)|Ben Wright]] as Rama the Father Wolf * [[w:Darleen Carr|Darleen Carr]] as The Girl (named Shanti in ''The Jungle Book 2'') * [[w:Leo De Lyon|Leo De Lyon]] as Flunkey* * [[w:Hal Smith (actor)|Hal Smith]] as The Slob Elephant* * [[w:Digby Wolfe|Digby Wolfe]] as Ziggy* * [[w:Skiles and Henderson|Bill Skiles and Pete Henderson]] as Monkeys* * [[w:Thurl Ravenscroft|Thurl Ravenscroft]] as Colonel Hathi's crew * [[w:Candy Candido|Candy Candido]] as Shere Khan (roaring) == External links == *{{wikipedia-inline|The Jungle Book (1967 film)}} *{{Commonscat-inline}} * [http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/junglebook/ Official website] * {{imdb title|id=0061852}} * [http://www.toonopedia.com/junglebk.htm Don Markstein's Toonopedia: The Jungle Book] {{DEFAULTSORT:Jungle Book, The}} [[Category:1960s American animated films]] [[Category:1967 films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:American children's animated fantasy films]] [[Category:American children's animated musical films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated films]] [[Category:Wolfgang Reitherman films]] [[Category:The Jungle Book films|Jungle Book 1]] nxputzb9hz9ywdeuhex5h4hpe9ozc8a 3148821 3148782 2022-07-28T22:32:14Z 73.245.76.163 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]''''', is an animated 1967 film based on [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s ''Mowgli'' stories, was released in October [[w:1967 in film|1967]] by the [[w:Walt Disney Pictures|Disney Studios]]. This best-known adaptation was producer [[Walt Disney]]'s last animated project. Disney released a sequel in 2003, ''[[The Jungle Book 2]]''. {{center|'''The jungle is JUMPIN'!'''}} == Baloo == * ''[after he, Bagheera, and Mowgli escape from King Louie and company]'' Whew! ''[laughs]'' Man, that's what I call a swingin' party! * ''[after Bagheera tells Baloo that he is taking Mowgli back to the Man Village]'' Man Village? They'll ruin him! They'll make a man outta him! * ''[after Mowgli climbs on Baloo's tail and tickles him with his feet]'' No. No, no. No, no. Now, you're ticklin'. * ''[as he and Mowgli float down a river]'' Lemme tell you some'm, Li'l Britches: if you act like that bee acts, uh-uh. You're working too hard. And don't spend your time just looking around.... for something you want that can't be found. * ''[yanks a pouty Bagheera's foot as he smirks]'' Come on, Baggy! Get with the beat! *''[furiously]'' Are you outta your mind? I promised him that he could stay here in the jungle with me! * He's a dandy! ''[Playfully slaps Mowgli on the bottom which sends him rolling around and leaves him knocked out on the ground.]'' * ''[repeated line]'' You better believe it! == Bagheera == * "Pawpaw".... Ha! Of all the silly gibberish. * Oh, no, it's Baloo! That shiftless, stupid jungle bum! * Now, come on! Up this tree. You'll be safer up there. == Mowgli == * ''['''Bagheera:''' So, you can look out for yourself, can you? Heh. So, you want to stay in the jungle, do you?]'' Yes, I want to stay in the jungle. ''['''Bagheera:''' D'oh. N-N-Now, for the last time, go to sleep!]'' * ''['''Colonel Hathi:''' I say. [pokes Mowgli's nose] What happened to your trunk?]'' ''[pushes stick away]'' Hey! Stop that! ''['''Colonel Hathi:''' [gasps and sputters in shock] A Man-Cub! Oh, this is treason! Sabotage! I'll have no Man-Cub my jungle!]'' ''[to Colonel Hathi]'' It's not ''your'' jungle! * ''[to King Louie]'' But I dunno how to make fire. * You told me a lie, Kaa. You said I could trust you. * ''[angrily pushes Shere Khan's paw away]'' You don't scare me! I won't run from anyone! * ''[to Kaa]'' Oh, go away and leave me alone! ==Kaa== * It's like you s-said, you can't trus-s-s-t anyone! == Other == * '''Kaa''': ''[after Mowgli learns he has been deceived by the snake]'' If I never see that skinny little shrimp again, it will be too soon. ''[slithering away]'' Oh, my s-ss-s-[[w:sacroiliac joint|sacroiliac]]. * '''Shere Khan''': ''[while Baloo holds his tail]'' Let go, you big oaf! * '''Mowgli''': ''[angrily hitting Shere Khan's face with a stick]'' Take that, ya big bully! * '''Akela''': ''[to Bagheera who volunteers to deliver Mowgli to the Man Village]'' So be it. Now, there's no time to lose. Good luck. == Dialogue == :'''Bagheera:''' ''[first lines; as a narrator]'' Many strange legends are told of these jungles of India, but none so strange as the story of a small boy named Mowgli. It all began when the silence of the jungle was broken by an unfamiliar sound. ''[At the sound of a baby's cries, Bagheera stops at Baby Mowgli's boat]'' It was a sound that had never been heard before in this part of the jungle. ''[Bagheera looks at the boat with Baby Mowgli]'' It was a Man-Cub! If I had known how deeply I was to be involved, I would have obeyed my first impulse and walked away. ''[Bagheera turns back on the branch, but Baby Mowgli cries again, making him return. He looks down and Baby Mowgli looks at him playfully]'' This Man-Cub would have to have nourishment, and soon. It was many days' travel to the nearest Man Village, and without a mother's care, he would soon perish. Then, it occurred to me. A family of wolves I knew had been blessed with a litter of cubs. ''[the wolf pups play around their mother Raksha, Bagheera is looking at them from the bushes, Bagheera with Baby Mowgli watches from the bushes as the family of wolves walk into their lair and puts the baby boy right before the entrance. He goes back into the bushes and waits, but nothing happens, so he carefully sneaks back over and pushes the basket with his paw. The baby cries out in surprise and Bagheera, alarmed by this, runs away. The wolves come out and look at Baby Mowgli, and Raksha smiles down at him, who now giggles]'' I knew there'd be no problem with the mother, thanks to maternal instinct, but I wasn't so sure about Rama the father. ''[Rama comes from the jungle, sniffs suspiciously at the baby Man-Cub, sees the smiling face of Raksha, looks at Baby Mowgli playing with the wolf pups again, and smiles, too, and "My Own Home" starts in the background as the wolves take Baby Mowgli into the wolf lair. 10 years later...]'' 10 times the rains had come and gone, and I often stopped by to see how Mowgli the Man-Cub was getting along. He was a favorite with all the young wolf cubs of the pack. ''[Mowgli howls; Raksha and the four young wolves came out of the cave; Grey Brother and Leah playfully tackle and lick Mowgli]'' No Man-Cub was ever happier. And yet...I knew that someday, he would have to go back to his own kind. ''[scene switches to Council Rock on a misty, moonlit night, with howling]'' Then, one night, the Wolf Pack elders met at Council Rock, because Shere Khan, the tiger, had returned to their part of the jungle. This meeting had to change the Man-Cub's entire future. :'''Akela:''' Shere Khan will surely kill the boy, and all who try to protect him. Now, are we all in agreement as to what must be done? ''[wolves solemnly nod]'' Now, it is my unpleasant duty to tell the boy's father. Rama. Uh, come over here, please. :'''Rama:''' Yes, Akela? :'''Akela:''' The Council has reached its decision. The Man-Cub can no longer stay with the pack. He must leave at once. :'''Rama:''' ''[shocked]'' ''Leave?'' :'''Akela:''' I'm sorry, Rama. There is no other way. :'''Rama:''' But-- But the Man-Cub is-- Well, he's like my own son! Surely, he's entitled to the protection of the pack. :'''Akela:''' But, Rama, even the strength of the pack is no match for the tiger. :'''Rama:''' But the boy cannot survive alone in the jungle. :'''Bagheera:''' Akela, perhaps I can be of help. :'''Akela:''' You, Bagheera? How? :'''Bagheera:''' I know of a Man Village where he'll be safe. Mowgli and I have taken many walks into this jungle together, I'm sure he'll go with me. :'''Akela:''' So be it. Now, there's no time to lose. Good luck. :''[scene switches to Bagheera and Mowgli at night]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Bagheera... ''[tiredly stretches]'' ...I’m gettin' a little sleepy. Shouldn't we start back home? :'''Bagheera:''' Mowgli, this time, we're not going back. I'm taking you to a Man Village. :'''Mowgli:''' But why? :'''Bagheera:''' Because Shere Khan has returned to this part of the jungle, and he has sworn to kill you. :'''Mowgli:''' Kill me? But why would he wanna do that? :'''Bagheera:''' He hates man, and Shere Khan is not going to allow you to grow up to become a man; just another hunter with a gun. :'''Mowgli:''' Aw, we'll just explain to him that I'd never do a thing like that. :'''Bagheera:''' Nonsense. No one explains anything to Shere Khan. :'''Mowgli:''' Well, maybe so, but I'm not afraid. And besides, I-- :'''Bagheera:''' ''[interrupts Mowgli]'' Now, that's enough. We'll spend the night here. Things will look better in the morning. Man-Cub? Man-Cub! Now, come on. Up this tree. You'll be safer up there. :'''Mowgli:''' Uh, I don't want to go back to the man-village. :'''Bagheera:''' Go on. Up you go. :'''Mowgli:''' That limb way up there? :'''Bagheera:''' That's right. ''[Mowgli tries to climb the tree-trunk but can't]'' ''[chuckles]'' Is that all the better you can climb? :'''Mowgli:''' ''[grunting]'' It's too big around! And besides, I don't have any claws! :''[Bagheera helps and with some grunting, Mowgli scratches upside down a Bagheera's back, yelps, then climbs back on the Bagheera's back gets Mowgli on that limb. Bagheera helps Mowgli goes in the night on a tree branch.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' Now, get some sleep. We've got a long journey ahead us tomorrow. :'''Mowgli:''' Uh, I wanna stay in the jungle. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smirks]'' Huh? Heh, you wouldn't last one day. ''[he yawns and lies down to sleep]'' :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not afraid. I-I can look after myself. :''[Kaa the python then appears from the leaves, he smacks his lips when noticing Mowgli, looks towards Bagheera to see him sleeping. He then approaches Mowgli.]'' :'''Kaa:''' S-SS-Say, now! ''[Mowgli looks up unimpressed, scowls at Kaa, and then sticks his tongue out at him.]'' What have we here? ''[chuckles]'' It's a Man-Cub, a deeliss-ss-see-aws-ss-s Man-Cub. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily pushing Kaa away.]'' Oh, go away and leave me alone. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[sleeping]'' That's just what I should do, but I'm not. Now, now, now, ''please'' go to sleep, Man-cub! :''[Kaa nods his head in agreement and begins to hypnotize Mowgli.]'' :'''Kaa:''' ''[imitating Bagheera's sentence]'' Yes-ss-s, Man-Cub. ''[singing]'' Please go to sleep. Please go to sleep. ''[sings this as tuned from "Rock-a-Bye Baby"]'' Sleep, little Man-Cub, res-ss-st in peas-ss-se. :''[Kaa begins to wrap his coils around a hypnotized Mowgli.]'' :'''Kaa:''' S-SS-Sleep. S-SS-Sleep. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[moaning]'' Ba-Ba-Ba-Bagheera? :''[Kaa wraps his tail tightly around Mowgli's throat, choking Mowgli, himself. Bagheera is still unaware at what's happening.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[sleeping]'' Oh, now, look, there's no use arguing anymore. Now, no more talk till morning. :''[Kaa now completely has a fully hypnotized and smiling Mowgli wrapped around his coils.]'' :'''Kaa:''' ''[chuckles]'' He won't ''be'' here in the morning. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[glances at Mowgli and Kaa]'' Huh? Oh, yes, he will-- ''[suddenly realizes what is happening and fully wakes up; alarmed]'' '''KAA!!!! ''HOLD IT, KAA!''''' ''[just before Kaa is about to eat Mowgli, Bagheera angrily slaps Kaa's head onto another tree branch, and Kaa bangs his head on it. This makes Mowgli fully conscious and released from Kaa's coils.]'' :'''Kaa:''' Ohhh, my sinus-ss-s! ''[scowls at Bagheera and moves forward to him]'' You have just made a s-ss-serious mistake, my friend. A very, s-ss-stupid-- :'''Bagheera:''' ''[nervously stammering]'' Now, Kaa, look, I was-- :'''Kaa:''' --mis-ss-stake! ''[Bagheera looks Kaa in his left eye as Kaa begins to hypnotize him]'' Look me in the eye when I'm speaking to you. :'''Bagheera:''' Please, Kaa. :'''Kaa:''' ''Both'' eyes, if you please. ''[hypnotizes the panther, and now Bagheera is fully hypnotized and smiling]'' You have just s-ss-sealed your doom. ''[Mowgli pushes Kaa's coils off the branch with his feet, causing the snake to comically fall from the tree]'' Ooooh. :'''Mowgli:''' Look, ''Bagheera''! ''[points at Kaa]'' Look. ''Bagheera''! Wake up, ''Bagheera''! ''[smacks both his cheeks with his bare hands]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[wakes up]'' Uh, duh, wha--? :'''Kaa:''' ''[slithering away, angrily]'' Just you wait till I get you in my coils! ''[suddenly stops because a knot on his tail gets stuck between a couple bamboo stems]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughs playfully]'' Bagheera, he's got a knot on his tail. :'''Kaa:''' ''[mimics Mowgli, sarcastically]'' "Hee-hee-hee! He's got a knot on his tail." ''[frees his tail, but that causes his whole body to come together like an accordion, then Kaa crawls away now with his bent coils]'' Ooooh, this is going to slow down my s-ss-slithering. ''[Mowgli laughs playfully]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smirks]'' So, you could look out for yourself, can you? Heh. So, you wanna stay in the jungle, do ya? :'''Mowgli:''' Yes. I wanna stay in the jungle! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[annoyed]'' D'oh! N-NNow, for the last time.... ''[snaps and both half-smirks (on the right) and half-smiles (on the left)]'' ....go to sleep! ''[Mowgli pouts as he tries to get some sleep]'' Man-Cub, heh! Man-Cub. Ah. ''[They finally go to sleep and settle down for the night]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[During the inspection of the Jungle Patrol]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' Company, left face! ''[elephants turn around in a military fashion]'' :'''Winifred:''' March, march, march. My feet are killing me. :'''Elephant #1:''' ''[whispers]'' I’m putting in for a transfer to another herd. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Silence in the ranks! ''[he walks around the rank]'' Dress up that line. ''[Elephants raise there rears, he hits Winifred's rear with his cane, and she raise her rear]'' Pull it in, Winifred. ''[he walks back to front]'' Inspection, arms! :''[Elephants stick their trunks out]'' :'''Hathi Jr.:''' ''[to Mowgli]'' Stick your nose out. :'''Mowgli:''' Like this? :'''Hathi Jr.:''' That's right. :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[looking closely at a recruit’s trunk]'' Tsk, tsk, tsk. A dusty muzzle. ''[to elephant in question]'' Soldier, remember, in battle, that trunk can save your life. ''[taps trunk with cane]'' Take good care of it, my man. :'''Elephant #2:''' Yes, sir! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Very good. Carry on. ''[the next recruit has dirty tusks and is lazily chewing on some vegetation until the Colonel clears his throat in serious annoyance]'' Let's have a little more spit and polish on those bayonets. ''[taps tusk with cane]'' :'''Elephant #3:''' Yes, sir! :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''Esprit de corps!'' That's the way that I earned my commission in the Mahajarah's 5th Pachyderm Brigade. Back in '88, it was-- Or was it? :'''Winifred:''' ''[whispering to another elephant]'' Here it comes. The "Victoria Cross" bit again. :'''Col. Hathi:''' It was then I received the Victoria Cross, for bravery above and beyond the call of duty. ''[chuckles]'' Those were the days. Discipline! Discipline was the thing! ''[leans on his bamboo cane]'' It builds character and all that sort of thing, you know. ''[his cane snaps in half as he leans on it]'' Oh. Uh, where was I? Oh, yes. Inspection. ''[The next recruit is a rough-looking elephant with bent tusks and a black eye]'' Well, very good. ''[The next recruit is an elephant with a goofy-looking grin across his face]'' Wipe off that silly grin, soldier! This is the army. ''[The elephant's smile droops into a sad frown, making his tusks droop. The next recruit is focused on a fly buzzing around his face which lands on his trunk]'' Ahem. ''[swats the fly with his cane]'' Eyes front. ''[Next, the lieutenant, with a mop of hair]'' Tsk, tsk, tsk. Lieutenant, that haircut is not regulation. ''[messes the hair up]'' Rather on the gaudy side, don't you think? ''[Hathi swipes his cane across, giving the lieutenant a military-style flat-topped haircut]'' There. That's better. ''[Hathi looks to the left]'' And as for you-- ''[Realizes that he's talking to his son Hathi Jr. and looks down]'' Oh, there you are. ''[chuckles]'' Let's keep those heels together, shall we, son? :'''Junior:''' OK, Pop--sir! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Yes, that's better. ''[turns to Mowgli]'' Well, a new recruit, eh? ''[chuckles and pokes Mowgli's nose with his cane]'' I say, what happened to your trunk? :'''Mowgli:''' Hey! Stop that! :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[gasps, sputters]'' A Man-Cub! ''[picking up Mowgli with his trunk]'' Oh, this is treason! Sabotage! I’ll have no Man-Cub in my jungle! ''[puts him down on ground]'' :'''Mowgli:''' It’s not ''your'' jungle! :'''Bagheera:''' Hold it. Hold it! I can explain, Hathi. :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''Colonel'' Hathi, if you please, sir. :''' Bagheera:''' Oh, yes, yes. ''Colonel'' Hathi. The Man-Cub is with me. I'm taking him back to the Man Village. :'''Col. Hathi:''' To stay? :'''Bagheera:''' You have the word of Bagheera. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Good. And remember, an elephant never forgets. ''[mumbling, and Mowgli crosses his arms and frowns at him]'' Heh. I don't know what the army's coming to these days. These young whippersnappers, who do they think they are? ''[clears throat; all the elephants are dosing by now, but wake up as soon as Hathi commands]'' Let's get on with it. Right face! ''[bellows]'' '''''FORWARD, MARCH!''''' :'''Winifred:''' Dear, haven't you forgotten something? :'''Col. Hathi:''' Nonsense, Winifred, old girl. An elephant never forgets. :'''Winifred:''' ''[about a Hathi Jr.]'' Well, you just forgot our '''''son.''''' :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[he somethings realize to forgot what will happen to Junior]'' Uh, uh, son-- Son? ''[stammers]'' '''''SON?!''''' ''[he turns to see Hathi Jr. playing with Mowgli]'' Oh, yes, yeah, yeah, quite right. Heh-heh! To the rear, march! :''[Elephants turns around to lead a Colonel Hathi's way, look for Hathi Jr. still playing with Mowgli]'' :'''Hathi Jr.:''' ''[to Mowgli]'' When I grow up, I'm gonna be a ''Colonel''. Just like my-- :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[picking up Junior with his trunk]'' If I told you once, I've told you a thousand times--! :'''Hathi Jr.:''' ''[seeing other elephants marching into Hathi's rear]'' Pop! Look out! :''[The spectacular crash of the elephants, reused in [[Goliath II|Goliath II]] after Jungle Book now takes place. The lazily Elephant #3 chewing on some vegetation while stucking on a Hathi's troopers.]'' :'''Hathi Jr.:''' Gee, Pop. You forgot to say "halt". :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughing, then whispers to Bagheera on Colonel Hathi]'' He said that an elephant never forgets. ''[He laughs hysterically again and stops]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smirks]'' It's not funny. Now, let's get out of here before anything else happens. :''[Bagheera and Mowgli leave]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Bagheera, where are we going? :'''Bagheera:''' You're going back to the Man Village right now! :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not going! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[losing his patience]'' Oh, yes, you are! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[grabbing hold of a tree]'' I'm stayin' right here! :'''Bagheera:''' You're going if I have to drag you every step of the way! :''[Bagheera grabs Mowgli by the loincloth with his teeth and tries to tug him away from the tree, but Mowgli refuses to let go.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[through clenched teeth]'' Let go, you! :'''Mowgli:''' '''''You''''' let go of ''me!'' :''[Mowgli kicks Bagheera in the face. Bagheera pulls so hard that he loses his grip, and falls backward into the river. He tries to get out of the water, but accidentally hits his head on a log.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[angrily]'' Oh, that '''''does''''' it! I've '''''had''''' it, Man-cub. For now on, you're on your own. '''''Alone!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' Don't worry about me. :''[Bagheera leaves and Mowgli walks aimlessly for a while]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[still walking away]'' Ah. Foolish, Man-Cub. <hr width="50%"/> :''[as Mowgli sits down near some rock with his head low until hears sounds from nearby bushes. Baloo the Bear appears comes in.]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[scat-singing]'' ''♪ Doo-bee doo-bee doo-bee dee-doo. Well, it's a doo-bah-dee-do, yes, it's a doo-bah-dee-do, I mean a doo-be doo-bee doo-be, doo-be doo-bee doo. And with-- ♪'' ''[stops singing; he spoked to sees Mowgli]'' Well, now. ''[chuckles]'' What have we here? ''[he sniffs Mowgli's hair, and Mowgli get really annoyed uncover his head down]'' Hmm. Hey! What a funny little bit of a-- ''[Mowgli slaps him in his nose]'' Oh! :'''Mowgli:''' Go away! :'''Baloo:''' Oh, boy! I've seen ''everything'' in these woods. Ooh, what have I run on? What a pretty thing '''''this''''' is! :'''Mowgli:''' Leave me alone. :'''Baloo:''' Well, now. ''[tapping Mowgli's back]'' That's pretty big '''''talk,''''' little britches. :'''Mowgli:''' I'm big enough. ''[he starts hitting Baloo in the tummy repeatedly but Baloo doesn't almost notice that]'' :'''Baloo:''' Ha-ha.. tsk-tsk-tsk. Pitiful. Hey, kid, you need help, an ol' Baloo's gonna learn you to fight like a bear. Now, come on, I'm gonna show you. Grrr! ''[he starts to dance around and Mowgli too, mimicking Baloo's move]'' Ha-ha! Yeah. All right now kid, loosen up, get real loosen, then start to weave, ''weave'' a little, now move, that's it. Now give me a big bear growl, scare me! ''[Mowgli makes a barely audible growl]'' Tsk-tsk-tsk. Oh, boy. I'm talking about like a big bear! :''[Baloo makes a growl which rocks the jungle to the bottom and even Bagheera who was walking away all this time hears it.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' He's in trouble. Why, I-I shouldn't have left him alone! :''[Bagheera runs back to Mowgli]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily growls at Baloo]'' Grrr. :'''Baloo:''' ''[anger roars loudly]'' '''''GRRR!!!!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' Grrr! :'''Baloo:''' A big one, right from the toes. :'''Mowgli:''' How's that? :''[Bagheera arrives and sees Baloo is dance fighting with Mowgli]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[off in the distance]'' Grrr! :'''Baloo:''' ''[off-screen; laughs]'' Ya, you're getting it, kid! :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, no, it's Baloo! That shiftness stupid jungle bum! :''[Baloo and Mowgli dance around again]'' :'''Baloo:''' Weave about, now look for an opening. Keep movin', keep-- ''[Mowgli takes some swings at Baloo's nose but misses; laughs]'' Ya, you're getting it, kid! ''[chuckles]'' Come on, that's it! ''[chuckles]'' He's a dandy! ''[Playfully slaps Mowgli on the bottom which sends him rolling around and leaves him knocked out on the ground.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[chuckles]'' Fine teacher you are, Old Iron Paws. :'''Baloo:''' Oh, thanks, Bagheera. :'''Bagheera:''' Yeah, tell me, tell me after you know your pupil senseless, how do you expect him to remember the lesson, Hmm? :''[Mowgli at this time already came to and sits on the ground, shaking head]'' :'''Baloo:''' Well, I-- I-- I didn't mean to... lay it on him so hard. :''[Mowgli gets up and walks to Baloo, though kinda unsteadily]'' :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not hurt. '''''I'm''''' all right! I'm a lot tougher than some people ''think.'' :'''Baloo:''' You better believe it! Now let's go once more. Now, I want you to keep circlin' or I'm gonna knock your roof in again, you better keep movin'-- ''[Mowgli hits Baloo into lower jaw]'' Ooph! ''[playfully falls down]'' Hey! Right on the ''button!'' ''[Mowgli climbs on Baloo's tail, occasionally tickling him with his feet; laughing.]'' No. No, no. No, no. Now, you're ticklin'. ''[chuckling happily; Mowgli starts tickling him deliberately]'' Oh, no, no, no, no. No, we don't do that here, the chat-- Oh, no, you're ticklin', I-I can't stand tick-- ''[chuckling playfully hysterically]'' '''''HELP, BAGHEERA!''''' :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, boy. That's all he needs. More Confidence. :'''Mowgli:''' Give up, Baloo?! :'''Baloo:''' I give up, I told ya! ''[chuckles]'' Ooh, I give-- ''[Mowgli stops tickling him]'' Hey. ''[chuckles]'' You know something? You're all right, kid. What do they call you? :'''Bagheera:''' Mowgli. And he's going back to the Man Village right now. :'''Baloo:''' ''[shocked]'' Man Village? They'll ruin him! They'll make a man outta him! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[he notice Baloo want to stay in the Jungle]'' Oh, Baloo, I want to stay here with you! :'''Baloo:''' Certainly you do. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh? And just how do you think he will survive? :'''Baloo:''' ''[mimics Bagheera, sarcastically]'' "How do you think he will..." What do you mean "How do you think he..." He's with ''me'', ain't he? And ''I'll'' learn him all I know. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh? That shouldn't take too long. <hr width="50%" /> :''[Baloo glares at Bagheera and then turns to Mowgli at the Begins of "The Bare Necessities"]'' :'''Baloo:''' Look, now it's like this, little britches. All you gotta do is... ''[singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. I mean the Bare Necessities! Ol' Mother Nature's recipes, that bring the Bare Necessitites of life. Wherever I wander, wherever I roam. I couldn't be fonder of my big home. The bees are buzzin' in the tree to make some honey just for me. When you look under the rocks and plants, and take a glance at the fancy ants. Then maybe try a few... ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' You eat ants? :'''Baloo''': ''[laughs]'' You better believe it. And you're gonna ''love'' the way they tickle. :''[Rock almost falls on Mowgli]'' :'''Bagheera''': ''[stammers]'' '''MOWGLI, LOOK OUT!''' :'''Baloo''': ''[singing]'' ''♪ The Bare Necessities of life will come to you. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[trying to catch an ant]'' But when? :'''Baloo:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ They'll come to you. Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. I mean the Bare Necessities! That's why a bear can rest at ease with just the Bare Necessities of life. Now when you pick a pawpaw, or a prickly pear... ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[pointed prickling finger]'' Ow! :'''Baloo''': ''[continue singing]'' ''♪ ...And you prick a raw paw. Well, next time, beware! Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw. When you pick a pear try to use the claw. But, you don't need to use the claw. When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw. Have I given you a clue? ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' Golly, thanks, Baloo! :'''Bagheera''': "Pawpaw".... Ha! Of all the silly gibberish. :'''Baloo''': ''[yanks a pouty Bagheera's foot as he smirks]'' Come on, Baggy! Get with the beat! ''[singing]'' ''♪ The Bare Necessities of life will come to you. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ They'll come to me! ♪'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ They'll come to you. ♪'' ''[Music from the song goes on through the whole following scratching scene]'' How 'bout scratchin' that old left shoulder while you're up there, Mowgli? ''[Mowgli scratches Baloo's back]'' Now just a hair lower. There, right there. That's it. Ahh... This is beautiful. That's good. Kid, we've got to get to tree, this calls for some ''big'' scratch. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughs]'' You're lots of fun, Baloo! :''[Baloo is now scratching against a tree]'' :'''Baloo:''' Right on it. Yeah. That's delicious. Ahh... ooh! Just a little bit-- Mm... yeah... ha-ha! Ooh! ''[pulls tree from the ground finally, and scratches by it trunk with his back to the his chest]'' Mm... mmm... ha-ha... ooh. Yeah. ''[Baloo, satisfied, lets himself fall into a river]'' Oh, man, this is really livin'. ''[floats in a river]'' So just try and relax. Yeah. ''[Mowgli gets on his tummy]'' Cool it. Fall apart in my backyard. ''[Mowgli float down a river]'' Cause' lemme tell you some'm, Li'l Britches: if you act like that bee-acts, uh-huh. You're working too hard. And don't spend your time just looking around.... for something you want that can't be found. ''[singing]'' ''♪ When you find out you can live without it and go along not thinking about it. And I'll tell you something true. The Bare Necessities of life will come to you. ♪'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[annoyed, and turns walks away]'' Ahh... I give up. Well, I hope his luck holds out. :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, how 'bout you singing? :'''Baloo and Mowgli:''' ''[both singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' Yeah, man! :''[the monkeys sees Mowgli and Baloo are singing in the float a river]'' :'''Both:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ I mean the Bare Necessities, that's why a bear can rest at ease. With just the Bare Necessities of life. ♪'' :'''Baloo:''' Yeah! :'''Both:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ With just the Bare Necessities of Life. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' Yeah, man! :''[At the end of "The Bare Necessities"]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[laughing]'' '''''Beautiful!''''' That's ''real'' jungle harmony. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[smiles]'' I like being a bear. :'''Baloo:''' ''[smiles]'' That's my boy. And you're gonna make one swell bear. Why, you even sing like one! <hr width="50%"/> :''[After the monkeys have kidnapped Mowgli]'' :'''Baloo:''' Bagheera! ''[Cut to Bagheera]'' ''[off in the distance]'' '''''BAGHEERAAA!''''' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[Turns around as he hears Baloo yelling his name a mile away]'' Well, it's happened. Took a little longer than I thought, but it's happened. ''[Starts running back toward Baloo, who's struggling to climb up the cliff. Bagheera reaches the cliff]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[on the edge, screaming loudly]'' '''''BAAA-GEE-RAH!!!!!!!''''' ''[Baloo has screamed so loudly in Bagheera's face that the sound leaves him shaken. Baloo then realizes that Bagheera is in front of him]'' Oh, you heard me, huh? :'''Bagheera:''' Mowgli? '''''Mowgli?''''' All right, what happened? Where's Mowgli? :'''Baloo:''' They ambushed me; '''''thousands''''' of 'em! I jabbed with my left, then I swung with the right, and then I let--! :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, for the last time, what happened to Mowgli? :'''Baloo:''' Like I told ya; them mangy monkeys carried him off! :'''Bagheera:''' The Ancient Ruins? Oh, I hate to think about what will happen when he meets that King of theirs. <hr width="50%"/> :'''King Louie:''' Ha-ha! So, you're the Man-Cub? ''[rolls his eyes]'' Crazy. :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not as crazy as you are. ''[to the monkeys]'' Put me down! :''[A monkey lets go of Mowgli's ankles, and Mowgli lands flat on his face.]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily shaking a fist at the monkey]'' You cut that out! :'''King Louie:''' ''[picks up Mowgli by his loincloth]'' Cool it, boy, and unwind yourself. ''[scat-sings to himself; Mowgli furiously punches the air]'' Now, c'mon, let's shake, Cousin. ''[grabs Mowgli's hand and shakes it]'' :'''Mowgli:''' What do ya want '''''me''''' for?! :'''King Louie:''' Word has grabbed my royal ear... ''[opens Mowgli's mouth]'' Have a banana. ''[shoots the banana into Mowgli's mouth]'' ....that you wanna stay in the jungle. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[mouth full; impressed]'' Stay in the jungle? I sure do. :'''King Louie:''' Good. And ol' King Louie... ''[scats, then indicates himself with all of his pointy fingers]'' That's me. ...can fix it for you. ''[holds up 3 of his fingers]'' Have ''2'' bananas. ''[shoots the banana pair into Mowgli's mouth]'' Have we got a deal? :'''Mowgli:''' ''[mouth full of bananas]'' Yes, sir. I'll do a-- ''[swallows]'' I'll do anything to stay in the jungle. :'''King Louie:''' Well, then, I'll lay it on the line for you. ''[Begins singing "I Wan'na Be Like You"]'' <hr width="50%/> :'''Mowgli:''' Gee, cousin Louie, you're doing real good. :'''King Louie:''' Now, here's your part of the deal, cuz. Lay the secret on me of man's red fire. :'''Mowgli:''' But I don't know how to make a fire. :'''King Louie:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ Now don't try to kid me, Man-Cub. I made a deal with you; what I desire is man's red fire to make my dream come true. Now give me the secret, Man-Cub. Come on, clue me what to do. Give me the power of man's red flower, so I can be like you. ♪'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[eavesdropping]'' '''''Fire?!?!?''''' So, '''''that's''''' what that scoundrel's after. :'''Baloo:''' I'll tear him limb from limb! I'll beat him up! I'll-- I'll-- ''[starts dancing to the music]'' Yeah. Well, man, what a beat. :'''Bagheera:''' Will you stop that silly beat business and listen? This will take brains, not brawn. :'''Baloo:''' You better believe it, and I'm loaded with both! :'''Bagheera:''' Would you listen? :'''Baloo:''' Oh, yeah, yeah. ''[begins sneaking off into the music]'' :'''Bagheera:''' Now, while you create a disturbance, I'll rescue Mowgli. Got that? :'''Baloo:''' ''[dancing away]'' I'm gone, man. Solid gone. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[alarmed]'' '''''NOT YET, BALOO!''''' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bagheera:''' And furthermore, Baloo, Mowgli seems to have man's ability to get into trouble, and your influence hasn't been exactly-- :'''Baloo:''' Shh! Keep it down. You're gonna wake Little Buddy. :'''Bagheera:''' Awww. :'''Baloo:''' Well, he's had a big day. It was a real sockaroo. You know, it ain't easy learnin' to be like me. :'''Bagheera:''' Puh! A disgraceful performance; Associating with those undesirable, scatterbrained apes. Huh. I hope Mowgli learned something from that experience. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[sighs, talks in his sleep]'' Scooby-dooby-dooby-doo. :'''Baloo:''' Ha-ha. That's my boy. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, nonsense. ''[Baloo puts leaves under Mowgli's head.]'' Baloo, come over here. I'd like to have a word with you. :'''Baloo:''' A word? You gonna talk some more? ''[yawns]'' All right, what's up, Bagheera? :'''Bagheera:''' Baloo, the Man-Cub must go back to the Man Village. ''[Baloo eats some grapes from a tree]'' The jungle is not the place for him. :'''Baloo:''' I grew up in the jungle. ''[eats another piece of grapes]'' Take a look at me. :'''Bagheera:''' Yes, just look at yourself. Look at that eye. ''[Baloo looks himself in the river and sees that he has a black eye.]'' :'''Baloo:''' Yeah. It's beautiful, ain't it? :'''Bagheera:''' Frankly, you're a disreputable sight. :'''Baloo:''' Well, you don't look exactly like a basket of fruit, yourself. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[looks himself in the river and sees that he also has a black eye.]'' D'oh! ''[clears his throat]'' Baloo, you can't adopt Mowgli as your son. :'''Baloo:''' Why not? :'''Bagheera:''' How... How can I put it? ''[Baloo eats a handful of meat]'' Baloo, birds of a feather should flock together. ''[Baloo shrugs]'' You wouldn't marry a panther, would you? :'''Baloo:''' I don't know. ''[chuckling]'' Come to think of it, no panther ever asked me. ''[elbows Bagheera and chuckles]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[annoyed]'' Baloo, y-y-you've got to be serious about this. :'''Baloo:''' ''[seriously]'' Oh, stop worryin', Baggy. Stop worryin', I'll take care of him. :'''Bagheera:''' Yes, like you did when the monkeys kidnapped him, huh? :'''Baloo:''' Can't a guy make one mistake? :'''Bagheera:''' Not in the jungle. And another thing. Sooner or later, Mowgli will meet Shere Khan. :'''Baloo:''' ''[suddenly very shocked]'' The tiger? What's '''''he''''' got against the kid? :'''Bagheera:''' He hates man with a vengeance, you know that! Because he fears Man's gun and Man's fire. :'''Baloo:''' But little Mowgli don't have those things. :'''Bagheera:''' Shere Khan won't wait until he does. He'll get Mowgli while he's young and helpless. ''[raises a paw at Baloo]'' Just one swipe, and--! :'''Baloo:''' ''[concerned]'' Oh! Well-- Well, what are we gonna do? :'''Bagheera''' ''[seeing that Baloo is now just as worried about Mowgli as he is]'' We'll do what's best for the boy. :'''Baloo:''' You better believe it. You name it, and I'll do it. :'''Bagheera:''' Good. Then make Mowgli go to the Man Village. :'''Baloo:''' ''[angrily]'' Are you out of your mind?! I promised him that he could stay here in the jungle with me! :'''Bagheera:''' Well, that's just the point! As long as he remains with you, he's in danger. So, it's up to you. :'''Baloo:''' Why me?! :'''Bagheera:''' B-B-B-Because he won't listen to me! :'''Baloo:''' ''[humbled]'' But I love that kid. ''[sniffles]'' I love him like he was my own cub. :'''Bagheera''' Then think of what's best for Mowgli, and not yourself. :'''Baloo:''' But-- Well, can't-- Well, can't I wait until morning? :'''Bagheera:''' It's morning now. Go on, Baloo. :''[An emotional Baloo sighs and walks towards Mowgli before looking back at Bagheera with a choked-up facial expression. Bagheera understands that it's really hard for him, but he urges him with a nod.]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[sighs; he isn't sure how to tell Mowgli the difficult truth]'' Oh, boy. Mowgli? Mowgli. Um, it's time to get up. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[wakes up with a yawn]'' Oh, hi, Baloo. :'''Baloo:''' Hi. Hey, rub that old sleep outta your eyes. You and me, we got a long walk ahead of us. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[not really noticing that Baloo is now looking melancholy]'' Swell! Gee, we'll have lots of fun together! :'''Baloo:''' ''[sadly]'' Sure, yeah. Yeah. All right, let's hit the trail, kid. See ya 'round, Bagheera. :'''Mowgli:''' Well, good-bye, Bagheera. Me and Baloo, we've got things to do. :'''Bagheera:''' Goodbye, Man-Cub. And good luck. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mowgli:''' Come on, Baloo. ''[imitating Baloo's sentence about "Bare Necessities"]'' All we've gotta do is... ''[singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, some good ol' Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. I mean the Bare Necessities! That's way a bear can rest at ease, with just the Bare Necessities of life. ♪'' ''[throw the banana to Baloo]'' Yeah! ''[singing]'' ''♪ I'll live here in the Jungle all my life! ♪'' Yeah, man! I like being a bear. ''[Baloo looks worried holds the banana]'' Where are we going, Baloo? :'''Baloo:''' ''[throw the banana off the ground]'' Well, ah... it's a... um, well it's sort of new and, uh-- :'''Mowgli:''' ''[holding a Baloo's paw]'' Oh, I don't care, as long as I'm with you. :''[the "My Own Home" theme plays in background again]'' :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, look buddy, there's something I've got to tell you. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[chasing a butterfly]'' Tell me what, Baloo? :'''Baloo:''' ''[sighs; rubbing his neck, and scratches his chest]'' Oh, gee whiz. Now, how did ol' Baggy put it's? ''[happily realizes what will Bagheera saids]'' Uh, uh, Mowgli... Ha! You wouldn't marry a panther, would you? :'''Mowgli:''' ''[chuckles]'' Gee, I don't even know what you're talking about. ''[catches a butterfly, misses]'' :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, don't you realize that you're ''human?'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[started to playful fight Baloo again]'' I'm not anymore, Baloo. I'm a bear like you! :'''Baloo:''' ''[nervously]'' Little buddy, look, listen to me. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[playful fighting Baloo's tummy]'' Come on! Come on, Baloo! :'''Baloo:''' Now Mowgli, stop it now, now hold still. ''[grabs Mowgli's hands]'' I wa-- I wanna tell you something, now listen to me! :'''Mowgli:''' What's the matter, ol' papa bear? :'''Baloo:''' ''[still sadly]'' Look Mowgli, I've been trying to tell you, I've been trying all morning to tell you. '''''I'VE GOT TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THE MAN VILLAGE!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[shocked, alarmed]'' '''''THE MAN VILLAGE?!?''''' :'''Baloo:''' Now look, kid, I can explain... :'''Mowgli:''' ''[backs up slowly]'' But-But you said we were partners. :'''Baloo:''' Now believe me, kid, I-- :'''Mowgli:''' You're just like... like '''''old Bagheera!''''' :'''Baloo:''' ''[angrily]'' Now, ''just'' a minute! ''That's'' going too far! ''[Mowgli runs off in the opposite direction, and Baloo tries to calling for him]'' Hey, Mowgli, where are you going? Wait a minute! Stop! Wait! '''''Wait!''''' Listen to ol' Baloo! Mowgli? ''Mowgli?'' Mowgli! ''[Mowgli flees away, Baloo feeling hurt and betrayed by him]'' Mowgli! ''Mowgli!'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[runs up to Baloo after hearing him calling for Mowgli]'' Now, what's happened? :'''Baloo:''' Well, you're, you're-- You're not gonna believe me, Bagheera, but look-- Now, I used the same words you did, and he ran out on me! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[stammering]'' W-Well, don't just stand there! Let's separate! W-We've got to find him! ''[runs off in the opposite direction]'' :'''Baloo:''' Oh, if anything happens to that little guy, I'll ''never'' forgive myself. I ''gotta'' find him. ''Mowgli!'' Mowgli! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Shere Khan the Tiger appearing prowling in the grass. Shere Khan comes close to a Bambi's mother deer grazing, lies down ready to pounce, but Colonel Hathi and the other elephants trumpets and deer runs away.]'' :'''Elephants:''' ''[march and sing]'' ''♪ Hup, two, three, four. Hup, two, three, four. Keep it up, two, three-- ♪'' :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[furiously]'' What a beastly luck! Confound that ridiculous ''Colonel'' Hathi! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Col. Hathi and the Jungle Patrol are marching]'' :'''Bagheera:''' Stop! Wait a minute. ''[bellows]'' '''''HA-A-A-A-A-A-A-LT!''''' :''[The Jungle Patrol abruptly stops]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' '''''Oh'''! '''Oh!''''' Who said, "Halt!"? '''''I''''' give the commands around here. Now, speak up. Who was it? :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, it was me, Colonel. :'''Col. Hathi:''' What do you mean, sir? Taking over my command? Highly irregular, you know. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, Colonel, I'm sorry, but, but I need your help. :''[Shere Khan is seen spying on them]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' Oh, absolutely impossible! We're on a cross-country march! :'''Bagheera:''' But it's an emergency, Colonel. The Man-Cub must be found. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Man-Cub? What Man-Cub? :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[cocks his left ear while eavesdropping their private chat from afar]'' How interesting. :'''Bagheera:''' The one who I was taking to the Man Village. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Good. That's where he belongs. Now, sir, if you don't mind, we'd like to get on with the march. :'''Bagheera:''' No, no-no, you-you don't understand, Hathi. He is lost. He ran away. :'''Shere Khan:''' How delightful. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Well, it serves the whippersnapper right. :'''Bagheera:''' But, but Shere Khan, the Tiger, he's sure to pick up the Man-Cub's trail. :''[Shere Khan nods his head, agreeing with Bagheera.]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[laughs]'' Shere Khan. Nonsense, old boy. Shere Khan isn't within miles from here. ''[Shere Khan shakes his head in disagreement, and chuckles evilly, as if saying "That's what '''you''' think."]'' Oh, sorry, Bagheera. Fortunes of war, and all that sort of thing, you know. :'''Winifred:''' ''[angrily storms towards Hathi, with Hathi Jr. following her]'' This has gone far enough. Far enough! ''[to Hathi]'' Now, just a minute, you pompous old windbag! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Winifred! What are you doing out of ranks? :'''Winifred:''' Never mind. ''[indicating Hathi Jr.]'' How would you like to have '''''our''''' boy lost and alone in the jungle? :'''Col. Hathi:''' Our son? Alone? But, Winifred, old girl, that's an entirely different matter! :'''Winifred:''' Huh! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Different, entirely. :'''Winifred:''' That little boy is no different than our own son. Now, '''''you''''' help find him, or '''''I'm''''' taking over command! :'''Col. Hathi:''' '''''WHAT?! A female leading my herd?!''''' Utterly preposterous! :'''Hathi Jr.:''' Pop, the Man-Cub and I are friends. He'll get hurt if we don't find him. Please, Pop, sir? Please? :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[smiles]'' Now, don't you worry, Son. Your father had a plan in mind all the time. :'''Winifred:''' ''[scoffs; sarcastically]'' '''''Sure''''' you did. :'''Col. Hathi''': ''[gets shocked at Winifred's sarcasm, but regains composure, and clears throat]'' Troopers! Company, left face! ''[the elephants turn around in a military fashion]'' Volunteers for a special mission will step one pace forward. ''[the elephants step back; Elephant #3 is still chewing, but stops and backs up; Hathi sees the elephants and chuckles]'' That's what I like to see; Devotion to duty. Now, you volunteers will find the lost Man-Cub. :'''Bagheera''': Oh, thank you, Colonel. Now, there's no time to lose. :'''Col. Hathi''': Yes, yes. ''[to Bulger]'' Uh, Bugler, when the Man-Cub is sighted, you will sound your trumpet three times. :'''Bugler Elephant''': Yes, sir. ''[trumpets loudly, but Hathi abruptly stops him.]'' :'''Col. Hathi''': Shh! Not now, soldier. :'''Bugler Elephant''': ''[nasally]'' Sorry, sir. :'''Col. Hathi''': ''[to Lieutenant]'' Lieutenant, our strategy shall be the element of surprise. ''[whispers]'' You will take one squad, and cover the right flank. :'''Lieutenant:''' ''[whispers]'' Yes, sir. :'''Col. Hathi''': ''[whispers]'' And I shall take the other squad on the '''''left''''' flank. Very well. ''[bellows]'' '''''COMPANY-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y...''''' ''[bellow echoes]'' '''''FORWARD, MARCH!''''' :'''Shere Khan''': Element of surprise? Ho. I say. ''[chortles]'' And now, for '''''my''''' rendezvous with the little lost Man-Cub. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mowgli walking aimlessly alone in the Jungle. Kaa picks Mowgli with his tail from the ground and raises to the branch he is on]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[surprised]'' Kaa, it's you! :'''Kaa:''' Yesss, Man-Cub, so nice to see you again. Sss-sss-sss! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily pushing Kaa away again.]'' Oh, go away. Leave me alone. :'''Kaa:''' ''[trying to get Mowgli to his hypnosis look into his eyes]'' Let me look at you. ''[Mowgli turns away from Kaa's eyes]'' You don't ''want'' me to look at you? Then you look at me. ''[hypnotize Mowgli with his eyes, and looks away]'' :'''Mowgli:''' No, sir! ''[Kaa wrap his tail to him]'' I know what you're trying to do-- Kaa! :'''Kaa:''' You do? Uh, I mean... you don't trust me. :'''Mowgli:''' No! :'''Kaa:''' Then there's nothing I can do to help. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[untied Kaa's tail with his leg]'' You want to help me? :'''Kaa:''' ''[he sneaks Mowgli behind, and now waving agreement]'' Ss-certainly. I can see to it that you never to leave this jungle. :'''Mowgli:''' How could you do that? :'''Kaa:''' Hmm? Oh, I have my own ss-subtle little ways. ''[chuckles]'' But first, you must trust me. :''[Kaa stares at Mowgli with his eyes, and staring away]'' :'''Mowgli:''' I don't trust anyone anymore. :''[Kaa now struggles with his coils to push Mowgli off his head]'' :'''Kaa:''' I don't blame you. I'm not like those so-called fair-weather friends of yours. You can believe in me. ''[Kaa finally gets to see into Mowgli's eyes long enough; singing]'' ''♪ Trust in me. Just in me. Shut your eyes. And trust in me. ♪'' ''[hold Mowgli's forehead with his tail]'' Hold still, please. ''[singing]'' ''♪ You can sleep. Safe and sound. Knowing I...am around. Slip into silent slumber. Sail on a silver mist. Slowly and surely your senses. Will cease to resist. ♪'' ''[Mowgli snores while standing on his head on the tip of Kaa's tail]'' You're snoring. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[half-asleep]'' Sorry. :'''Kaa:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ Trust in me, and just in me. [Shere Khan appears below and listens] Shut your eyes, and just in me. ♪'' :''[Kaa has Mowgli wrapped in his coils as Shere Khan pulls Kaa’s tail like ringing a doorbell]'' :'''Kaa:''' Ooh! Oh, now what? I'll be right down. ''[gets down from the tree almost completely]'' Yes? Yes? Who is it? :'''Shere Khan:''' It's me, Shere Khan. Uh, I'd like a word with you, if you don't mind. :'''Kaa:''' Shere Khan. What a surprise. :'''Shere Khan:''' Yes, isn't it? I just dropped by. Uh, forgive me if I've interrupted anything. :'''Kaa:''' Oh, no, no. Nothing at all. :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[his claws pop out from his paw, and he drums on the ground with them]'' I thought perhaps that you were entertaining someone up there in your coils. :'''Kaa:''' Coils? Someone? Oh, no. I was just curling up for my siesta. :'''Shere Khan:''' But you were singing to someone. ''[grabs hold of Kaa's throat]'' Who is it, Kaa? :'''Kaa:''' ''[choking like mad]'' Uh, who? ''[coughs]'' Oh, no. No. I was just...singing to myself. :'''Shere Khan:''' Indeed. :'''Kaa:''' Yes. You see, I have... ''[gulps]'' ...trouble with my sssinuses. :'''Shere Khan:''' What a pity. ''[releases Kaa's neck and gently pins him to the ground]'' :'''Kaa:''' Oh, you have no idea. It's simply terrible. I can't eat. I can't sssleep. So, I sssing myself to sleep. You know, self-hypnosis? ''[smiles deviously, brings his head close to Shere Khan's face]'' Let me show you how it works. ''[He uses his hypnosis technique with his eyes]'' ''♪ Tru-u-u-ust in me-- ♪'' :''[Shere Khan pushes Kaa away and pins his head to the ground, unaffected]'' :'''Shere Khan:''' Oh, no, I can't be bothered with that. I have no time for that sort of nonsense. :'''Kaa:''' SS-S-Some other time? Perhaps? :'''Shere Khan:''' Perhaps. But at the moment, I'm searching for a Man-Cub. :'''Kaa:''' Man-Cub? What Man-Cub? :'''Shere Khan:''' The one who's lost. Now, where do you suppose he could be? :'''Kaa:''' Search me. ''[He closes his mouth for telling Shere Khan to search Mowgli on his tentacles]'' :'''Shere Khan:''' That's an excellent idea. ''[chuckles]'' I'm sure that you wouldn't mind showing me your coils, would you, Kaa? :'''Kaa:''' Certainly not. ''[lowers his tail]'' Nothing here...and nothing in here. ''[his tail pointing to his mouth open, and Shere Khan hears Mowgli snoring. Alarmed, he starts snorting and coughs.]'' My sinuses. :'''Shere Khan:''' Hmm. Indeed. And now, how about the middle? :'''Kaa:''' The middle? Oh, the middle. ''[lowering the middle leaving Mowgli on the tree trunk spinning around and showing Shere Khan the middle of his coils and then getting tickled]'' Absolutely nothing in the middle. :'''Shere Khan:''' Hmm. Really? Well, if you do just happen to see the Man-Cub, you will inform me first. Understand? ''[scratching Kaa's neck gently]'' :'''Kaa:''' ''[gulps]'' I get the point. ''[spinning himself into a bow with his head on top]'' Cross my heart, hope to die. :'''Shere Khan:''' Good show. And now, I must continue my search for the helpless little lad. ''[leaves]'' :'''Kaa:''' Ooh, who does he think he's fooling? "The helpless little lad." Ooooh, he gives me the ''sh-sh-sh-shivers.'' ''[Kaa's shivering unintentionally wakes up Mowgli]'' Picking on that poor, little, helpless boy. ''[sighs, but smiles]'' Oh, yes. Poor, little, helpless boy. ''[Mowgli pushes the rest of Kaa off the branches and sends him falling comically to the ground yet again, in the same exact manner]'' Ooh! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[climbs down the tree]'' You told me a lie, Kaa! You said that I could trust you! :'''Kaa:''' It's like you said; you can't trust anyone! ''[tries to strike Mowgli, only to again be caught in by a knot in his tail; when he pulls it out, his body comes back like an accordion]'' If I never see that s-ss-skinny little shrimp again, it will be too s-s-s-soon. Ooh, my s-s-s-sacroiliac. <hr width="50%"/> :''[The vultures sitting on a dead tree.]'' :'''Buzzy:''' ''[yawns]'' Hey, Flaps. What we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don't know. What'cha wanna do? :'''Ziggy:''' I've got it! Let's flap over to the east side of the jungle. They've always got a bit of action, a bit of a swingin' scene, all right! :'''Buzzy:''' Aw, come off it. Things are right dead all over. :'''Ziggy:''' You mean that you wish they were! ''[They all laugh, except for Dizzy]'' :'''Dizzy:''' Very funny. :'''Buzzy:''' OK. So, what we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don’t know. What'cha wanna do? :'''Buzzy:''' Look, Flaps. First I say, "What we gonna do?" Then you say, "I don't know. What'cha wanna do?" Then I say, "What we gonna do?" Then you say, "What'cha wanna do?" "What we gonna do? What you want..." Let's do ''something!'' :'''Flaps:''' Okay. What'cha wanna do? :'''Buzzy:''' ''[annoyed]'' Oh, blimey. There you go again, the same notes again! :'''Ziggy:''' I've got it! This time, I've ''really'' got it! :'''Buzzy:''' So, you got it. So, what we gonna do? :'''Dizzy:''' ''[spots Mowgli approaching]'' Hold it, lads. Look. Look what's coming our way. :'''Flaps:''' Hey, what in the world is that? :'''Ziggy:''' What a crazy-looking bunch of bones. :'''Dizzy:''' Yeah, and they're all walking about by themselves. ''[they all laugh]'' :''[They look at Mowgli who sits down on a stone]'' :'''Buzzy:''' So, what are we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don't know. Hey, now, don't start ''that'' again! :'''Ziggy:''' ''[Pushing the others off the tree]'' C'mon, lads. C'mon. Let's have some fun with this little fella. This Little Bloke, eh? :''[They all fly down to Mowgli]'' :'''Flaps:''' ''[feeling Mowgli's legs]'' Blimey! He's got legs like a stork, he has. :'''Buzzy:''' Like a stork, heh-heh, but he ain't got no feathers, he ain't. :''[Vultures laugh, Mowgli feeling hurt when he tears]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Go ahead. Laugh. I don't care. :''[He walks away]'' :'''Dizzy:''' What's wrong with him? :'''Flaps:''' I think we overdid it. :'''Dizzy:''' We were just having a bit of fun, that's all. :'''Buzzy:''' Aw, just look at him. What a poor little fella. You know, he must be down on his luck. :'''Dizzy:''' Yeah, or he wouldn't be in our neighbourhood. :''[Buzzy tries to catch up Mowgli]'' :'''Buzzy:''' Hey, new kid! Wait a minute! Hey! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[sadly]'' Just leave me alone. :'''Buzzy:''' Oh, come on, what's wrong? ''You'' know, you look like you haven't got a friend in the world. :'''Mowgli:''' I haven't. :'''Dizzy:''' ''[indicating Mowgli's parents]'' Haven't you got a mother or a father? :'''Mowgli:''' No. Nobody wants me around. :'''Buzzy:''' Yeah, we know how you feel. :'''Dizzy:''' Nobody wants us around, either. :'''Buzzy:''' We may look a bit shabby, but we've got hearts. :'''Dizzy:''' And feelings, too. :'''Buzzy:''' ''[smiles]'' And just to prove it to you, we're gonna let you join our little group. :'''Flaps:''' ''[honored]'' Kid, we'd like to make you an honorary vulture. :'''Mowgli:''' Thanks, but I-- I'd rather be on my own alone. :'''Buzzy:''' Uh, now look, kid, ''everybody's'' got to have ''friends.'' ''[to vultures]'' Hey, fellas, are we his friends? ''[Begins sings "That's what friends are for"]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[applauds]'' Bravo. Bravo. An extraordinary performance. ''[evilly]'' And thank you for detaining my victim. :'''Flaps:''' Uh, d-don't mention it... ''[gulps]'' ...Your Highness. :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[chuckles]'' Boo! :''[the Vultures get scared of Shere Khan]'' :'''Dizzy:''' Let's get out of here! :'''Buzzy:''' Give me room! Gangway! ''[to Mowgli]'' Run, friend! Run! :'''Mowgli:''' Run? Why should ''I'' run? :'''Shere Khan:''' Why should you run? Could it be possible that you don't know who I am? :'''Mowgli:''' I know you, all right. You're Shere Khan. :'''Shere Khan:''' Precisely. ''[pops his claws out of his right paw]'' Then you should also know that ''everyone'' runs from Shere Khan. ''[pokes Mowgli's chin with his right paw]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily pushes Shere Khan's paw away]'' You don't scare me! I won't run from anyone! :'''Shere Khan:''' Ah, you have spirit for one so small. And such spirit is deserving of a sporting chance. Now, I'm going to close my eyes, and count to 10. It makes the chase more interesting...for me. 1... ''[Mowgli looks for something to defend himself with as Shere Khan continues counting]''...2... ''[Mowgli spots something and goes over to retrieve it.]'' ...3... ''[As Mowgli picks up a stick, Shere Khan begins to suspect something.]'' ...4... ''[Mowgli prepares to defend himself]'' You're trying my patience. ''[counts faster just as Baloo arrives]'' 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10! :''[Shere Khan leaps at Mowgli with a loud roar, Mowgli loses all of his nerve at the sight of this fearsome creature; Shere Khan almost catches Mowgli until Baloo grabs him by the tail]'' :'''Baloo:''' Run, Mowgli, run! :'''Shere Khan''': Let go, you big oaf! :'''Baloo:''' ''[scared]'' Ooh! Take it easy! Take it-- Ooh! H-Hold it! Hold it! Whoa! Slow down! ''[Shere Khan tries to bite him]'' Whoa! Yeow! Whoa! Slow! Easy, now! Ooh! Whoa, whoa, easy! :'''Buzzy:''' He's got a tiger by the tail, he has. :'''Dizzy:''' And he'd better hang on, too. :''[Baloo hides beside a tree, but Shere Khan bites him in the butt]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[screams in agony]'' '''''YEOW!!!!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[hits Shere Khan with a thick twig in retaliation]'' Take that, you big bully! :'''Flaps:''' Let 'im have it again, kid! Hit 'im again, kid! Go on! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[starts to flee as Shere Khan chases him, but Baloo grabs Shere Khan's tail]'' Baloo, help me! :'''Baloo:''' ''[he hangs over a tree branch, shocked, and turns around to Shere Khan chases Mowgli]'' '''''OOHH!''''' ''[stammers]'' Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh! ''[as he runs, Shere Khan roars, and Baloo gets a bumpy slide on the ground]'' Somebody do something with that kid. :'''Ziggy:''' Come on, lads! :''[Flaps and Ziggy have just saved Mowgli]'' :'''Buzzy:''' He's safe now! ''[laughs]'' You can let go, Baloo. :'''Baloo:''' Are you kiddin'? There's teeth on the other end. :''[Baloo hanging over a branch, Shere Khan gets Baloo on the ground before him, and Shere Khan throws Baloo on the ground]'' :'''Shere Khan:''' I’ll kill you for this. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[Flaps and Buzzy are holding him]'' Let go! Baloo needs help! :''[Suddenly, a thunderclap is heard and lightning strikes a tree, splitting it in half and catches fire]'' :'''Buzzy:''' Fire! That's the only thing that Ol' Stripes is afraid of. :'''Flaps:''' You get the fire, we'll do the rest. :''[Mowgli picks up a fire branch, Shere Khan knocks Baloo out]'' :'''Buzzy, Dizzy, Flaps & Ziggy:''' '''''CHARGE!!''''' :''[Buzzy, Dizzy, Flaps & Ziggy hover Shere Khan and laugh]'' :'''Flaps:''' Punch and blow! :'''Shere Khan:''' Stay out of this, you mangy fools! :'''Buzzy:''' Yeah, yeah! ''[ducks during Shere Khan's attack]'' Missed me a mile, he did! ''[vultures laughs, Mowgli try to get the fire branch, Flaps pulls a Shere Khan's whiskers]'' Yeah, pull his blinkin' whiskers! :'''Flaps:''' He's a bloomin' pussycat is! :''[Mowgli takes a burning branch and ties it to Shere Khan's tail]'' :'''Dizzy:''' Look behind you, chum. :''[Shere Khan gasps, he panic runs away, getting burnt by the fire on every step, and flees away]'' :'''Buzzy:''' Well, that was the last of him. :''[they vultures laughs]'' :'''Ziggy:''' Old stripes took off like a flaming comet, idiot. :'''Buzzy:''' Well, come on, let's go congratulate our friend. :'''Dizzy:''' ''[approaching]'' Hold it, fellas. Now's not the time for it. Look. :''[Mowgli comes to Baloo, who is lying without signs of life has [[w:Death|died]] at the paws of Shere Khan]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Baloo? Baloo, get up. Oh please, get up. Oh. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[appears, sadly]'' Mowgli, try to understand. :'''Mowgli:''' Bagheera, what's the matter with him? :'''Bagheera:''' You've got to be brave, like Baloo was. :'''Mowgli:''' Y-You don't mean--? Oh, no. Baloo. :'''Bagheera:''' Now, now. I know how you feel. But you must remember, Mowgli: ''[quotes John 15:13 from the Holy Bible]'' "Greater love hath no one than he who lays down his life for his friend." ''[As the panther speaks, Baloo opens his eyes, alive and well.]'' When great deeds are remembered in this jungle, one name will stand above all others; our friend Baloo the Bear. :'''Baloo:''' ''[sniffling]'' He's crackin’ me up. :'''Bagheera:''' The memory of Baloo's sacrifice and bravery will forever be engraved on our saddened hearts. :'''Baloo:''' Beautiful. :'''Bagheera:''' This spot where Baloo fell will always be a hallowed place in the jungle, for there lies one of nature's noblest creatures. :'''Baloo:''' ''[still sniffling]'' I wish that my mother could've heard this. :'''Bagheera:''' It's best we leave now. Come along, Man-Cub. :'''Baloo:''' Hey, don't stop now, Baggy, you're doin' great! There's more! Lots more! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[sees Baloo still alive and is furious]'' '''''WHY, YOU.... BIG.... FRAUD!!!!''''' You.... You-You-You four-flusher! I-I am fed up! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[hugs Baloo]'' Baloo! You're all right! :'''Baloo:''' Who, me? Sure, I am! Never felt... better. :''[Vultures laugh happily]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughs in relief]'' You sure had us worried. :'''Baloo:''' Aw, I was just takin' 5. Y'know, like, playin' it cool. Heh! Yeah, but he was too easy. :'''Mowgli:''' Good ol' Papa Bear! :'''Dizzy:''' It's going to be a bit dull without that Little Bloke, isn't it? :'''Buzzie:''' Yeah. So, what are we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don't know. Hey, now don't start ''that'' again! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dissolve to Baloo, Mowgli and Bagheera walking]'' :'''Baloo:''' Hey Baggy, too bad you missed the action. You should have seen how I made a sucker out ol' stripes with that left up in his face. ''[fists Bagheera's face]'' Boom, boom, I was giving him '''''wham'''''! ''[to Mowgli]'' You know some, we're good sparring partners. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[imitating Baloo's sentence]'' You better believe it! :'''Baloo:''' Yes, sir! Nothing that nobody is ever gonna come between us again. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mowgli sees the girl from the Man Village for the first time]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Look. What's that? :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, it's the Man Village. :'''Mowgli:''' No, no. I mean '''''that'''''. :'''Baloo:''' Forget about those. They ain't nothin’ but trouble. :'''Mowgli:''' Just a minute. I've never seen one before. :'''Baloo:''' So you've seen one. So let's go. :'''Mowgli:''' I'll be right back. I want a better look. :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, wait a minute! :'''Bagheera:''' Ah, Baloo. Let him have a better look. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Shanti drops her pot of water purposefully, pretending to do it by accident, and it rolls towards Mowgli]'' :'''Baloo:''' She did that on purpose! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smiling]'' Obviously. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Baloo:''' ''[concerned]'' Mowgli. Come back. Come back! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[encouragingly]'' Go on. Go on. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Last lines; After Mowgli, falling in love with Shanti, enters the Man Village for the first time]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[stunned]'' He's hooked. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smiles]'' Ah, it was inevitable, Baloo. The boy couldn't help himself. It was bound to happen. Mowgli is where he belongs now. :'''Baloo:''' ''[resigned]'' Yeah. I guess you're right. ''[smiles]'' But I still think that he'd have made one swell bear. ''[inhales]'' Well, c'mon, Baggy, buddy. Let's get back to where ''we'' belong, and get with the beat. ''[singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. ♪'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ Forget about your worries and your strife. ♪'' :'''Both:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ I mean the Bare Necessities! Ol' Mother Nature's recipes, that bring the Bare Necessities of life. ♪'' == Cast== * [[w:Bruce Reitherman|Bruce Reitherman]] as Mowgli * [[w:Phil Harris|Phil Harris]] as Baloo * [[w:Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]] as Bagheera * [[w:Louis Prima|Louis Prima]] as King Louie * [[w:George Sanders|George Sanders]] as Shere Khan * [[w:Sterling Holloway|Sterling Holloway]] as Kaa * [[w:J. Pat O'Malley|J. Pat O'Malley]] as Colonel Hathi/Buzzie * [[w:Verna Felton|Verna Felton]] as Winifred * [[w:Clint Howard|Clint Howard]] as Junior * [[w:Chad Stuart|Chad Stuart]] as Flaps * [[w:Lord Tim Hudson|Lord Tim Hudson]] as Dizzie * [[w:John Abbott (actor, born 1905)|John Abbott]] as Akela * [[w:Ben Wright (actor)|Ben Wright]] as Rama the Father Wolf * [[w:Darleen Carr|Darleen Carr]] as The Girl (named Shanti in ''The Jungle Book 2'') * [[w:Leo De Lyon|Leo De Lyon]] as Flunkey* * [[w:Hal Smith (actor)|Hal Smith]] as The Slob Elephant* * [[w:Digby Wolfe|Digby Wolfe]] as Ziggy* * [[w:Skiles and Henderson|Bill Skiles and Pete Henderson]] as Monkeys* * [[w:Thurl Ravenscroft|Thurl Ravenscroft]] as Colonel Hathi's crew * [[w:Candy Candido|Candy Candido]] as Shere Khan (roaring) == External links == *{{wikipedia-inline|The Jungle Book (1967 film)}} *{{Commonscat-inline}} * [http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/junglebook/ Official website] * {{imdb title|id=0061852}} * [http://www.toonopedia.com/junglebk.htm Don Markstein's Toonopedia: The Jungle Book] {{DEFAULTSORT:Jungle Book, The}} [[Category:1960s American animated films]] [[Category:1967 films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:American children's animated fantasy films]] [[Category:American children's animated musical films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated films]] [[Category:Wolfgang Reitherman films]] [[Category:The Jungle Book films|Jungle Book 1]] njvuwo28xqab53ebbgibju348pocha0 3148830 3148821 2022-07-28T22:39:30Z 73.245.76.163 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]''''', is an animated 1967 film based on [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s ''Mowgli'' stories, was released in October [[w:1967 in film|1967]] by the [[w:Walt Disney Pictures|Disney Studios]]. This best-known adaptation was producer [[Walt Disney]]'s last animated project. Disney released a sequel in 2003, ''[[The Jungle Book 2]]''. {{center|'''The jungle is JUMPIN'!'''}} == Baloo == * ''[after he, Bagheera, and Mowgli escape from King Louie and company]'' Whew! ''[laughs]'' Man, that's what I call a swingin' party! * ''[after Bagheera tells Baloo that he is taking Mowgli back to the Man Village]'' Man Village? They'll ruin him! They'll make a man outta him! * ''[after Mowgli climbs on Baloo's tail and tickles him with his feet]'' No. No, no. No, no. Now, you're ticklin'. * ''[as he and Mowgli float down a river]'' Lemme tell you some'm, Li'l Britches: if you act like that bee acts, uh-uh. You're working too hard. And don't spend your time just looking around.... for something you want that can't be found. * ''[yanks a pouty Bagheera's foot as he smirks]'' Come on, Baggy! Get with the beat! *''[furiously]'' Are you outta your mind? I promised him that he could stay here in the jungle with me! * He's a dandy! ''[Playfully slaps Mowgli on the bottom which sends him rolling around and leaves him knocked out on the ground.]'' * ''[repeated line]'' You better believe it! == Bagheera == * "Pawpaw".... Ha! Of all the silly gibberish. * Oh, no, it's Baloo! That shiftless, stupid jungle bum! * Now, come on! Up this tree. You'll be safer up there. == Mowgli == * ''['''Bagheera:''' So, you can look out for yourself, can you? Heh. So, you want to stay in the jungle, do you?]'' Yes, I want to stay in the jungle. ''['''Bagheera:''' D'oh. N-N-Now, for the last time, go to sleep!]'' * ''['''Colonel Hathi:''' I say. [pokes Mowgli's nose] What happened to your trunk?]'' ''[pushes stick away]'' Hey! Stop that! ''['''Colonel Hathi:''' [gasps and sputters in shock] A Man-Cub! Oh, this is treason! Sabotage! I'll have no Man-Cub my jungle!]'' ''[to Colonel Hathi]'' It's not ''your'' jungle! * ''[to King Louie]'' But I dunno how to make fire. * You told me a lie, Kaa. You said I could trust you. * ''[angrily pushes Shere Khan's paw away]'' You don't scare me! I won't run from anyone! * ''[to Kaa]'' Oh, go away and leave me alone! ==Kaa== * It's like you s-said, you can't trus-s-s-t anyone! == Other == * '''Kaa''': ''[after Mowgli learns he has been deceived by the snake]'' If I never see that skinny little shrimp again, it will be too soon. ''[slithering away]'' Oh, my s-ss-s-[[w:sacroiliac joint|sacroiliac]]. * '''Shere Khan''': ''[while Baloo holds his tail]'' Let go, you big oaf! * '''Mowgli''': ''[angrily hitting Shere Khan's face with a stick]'' Take that, ya big bully! * '''Akela''': ''[to Bagheera who volunteers to deliver Mowgli to the Man Village]'' So be it. Now, there's no time to lose. Good luck. == Dialogue == :'''Bagheera:''' ''[first lines; as a narrator]'' Many strange legends are told of these jungles of India, but none so strange as the story of a small boy named Mowgli. It all began when the silence of the jungle was broken by an unfamiliar sound. ''[At the sound of a baby's cries, Bagheera stops at Baby Mowgli's boat]'' It was a sound that had never been heard before in this part of the jungle. ''[Bagheera looks at the boat with Baby Mowgli]'' It was a Man-Cub! If I had known how deeply I was to be involved, I would have obeyed my first impulse and walked away. ''[Bagheera turns back on the branch, but Baby Mowgli cries again, making him return. He looks down and Baby Mowgli looks at him playfully]'' This Man-Cub would have to have nourishment, and soon. It was many days' travel to the nearest Man Village, and without a mother's care, he would soon perish. Then, it occurred to me. A family of wolves I knew had been blessed with a litter of cubs. ''[the wolf pups play around their mother Raksha, Bagheera is looking at them from the bushes, Bagheera with Baby Mowgli watches from the bushes as the family of wolves walk into their lair and puts the baby boy right before the entrance. He goes back into the bushes and waits, but nothing happens, so he carefully sneaks back over and pushes the basket with his paw. The baby cries out in surprise and Bagheera, alarmed by this, runs away. The wolves come out and look at Baby Mowgli, and Raksha smiles down at him, who now giggles]'' I knew there'd be no problem with the mother, thanks to maternal instinct, but I wasn't so sure about Rama the father. ''[Rama comes from the jungle, sniffs suspiciously at the baby Man-Cub, sees the smiling face of Raksha, looks at Baby Mowgli playing with the wolf pups again, and smiles, too, and "My Own Home" starts in the background as the wolves take Baby Mowgli into the wolf lair. 10 years later...]'' 10 times the rains had come and gone, and I often stopped by to see how Mowgli the Man-Cub was getting along. He was a favorite with all the young wolf cubs of the pack. ''[Mowgli howls; Raksha and the four young wolves came out of the cave; Grey Brother and Leah playfully tackle and lick Mowgli]'' No Man-Cub was ever happier. And yet...I knew that someday, he would have to go back to his own kind. ''[scene switches to Council Rock on a misty, moonlit night, with howling]'' Then, one night, the Wolf Pack elders met at Council Rock, because Shere Khan, the tiger, had returned to their part of the jungle. This meeting had to change the Man-Cub's entire future. :'''Akela:''' Shere Khan will surely kill the boy, and all who try to protect him. Now, are we all in agreement as to what must be done? ''[wolves solemnly nod]'' Now, it is my unpleasant duty to tell the boy's father. Rama. Uh, come over here, please. :'''Rama:''' Yes, Akela? :'''Akela:''' The Council has reached its decision. The Man-Cub can no longer stay with the pack. He must leave at once. :'''Rama:''' ''[shocked]'' ''Leave?'' :'''Akela:''' I'm sorry, Rama. There is no other way. :'''Rama:''' But-- But the Man-Cub is-- Well, he's like my own son! Surely, he's entitled to the protection of the pack. :'''Akela:''' But, Rama, even the strength of the pack is no match for the tiger. :'''Rama:''' But the boy cannot survive alone in the jungle. :'''Bagheera:''' Akela, perhaps I can be of help. :'''Akela:''' You, Bagheera? How? :'''Bagheera:''' I know of a Man Village where he'll be safe. Mowgli and I have taken many walks into this jungle together, I'm sure he'll go with me. :'''Akela:''' So be it. Now, there's no time to lose. Good luck. :''[scene switches to Bagheera and Mowgli at night]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Bagheera... ''[tiredly stretches]'' ...I’m gettin' a little sleepy. Shouldn't we start back home? :'''Bagheera:''' Mowgli, this time, we're not going back. I'm taking you to a Man Village. :'''Mowgli:''' But why? :'''Bagheera:''' Because Shere Khan has returned to this part of the jungle, and he has sworn to kill you. :'''Mowgli:''' Kill me? But why would he wanna do that? :'''Bagheera:''' He hates man, and Shere Khan is not going to allow you to grow up to become a man; just another hunter with a gun. :'''Mowgli:''' Aw, we'll just explain to him that I'd never do a thing like that. :'''Bagheera:''' Nonsense. No one explains anything to Shere Khan. :'''Mowgli:''' Well, maybe so, but I'm not afraid. And besides, I-- :'''Bagheera:''' ''[interrupts Mowgli]'' Now, that's enough. We'll spend the night here. Things will look better in the morning. Man-Cub? Man-Cub! Now, come on. Up this tree. You'll be safer up there. :'''Mowgli:''' Uh, I don't want to go back to the man-village. :'''Bagheera:''' Go on. Up you go. :'''Mowgli:''' That limb way up there? :'''Bagheera:''' That's right. ''[Mowgli tries to climb the tree-trunk but can't]'' ''[chuckles]'' Is that all the better you can climb? :'''Mowgli:''' ''[grunting]'' It's too big around! And besides, I don't have any claws! :''[Bagheera helps and with some grunting, Mowgli scratches upside down a Bagheera's back, yelps, then climbs back on the Bagheera's back gets Mowgli on that limb. Bagheera helps Mowgli goes in the night on a tree branch.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' Now, get some sleep. We've got a long journey ahead us tomorrow. :'''Mowgli:''' Uh, I wanna stay in the jungle. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smirks]'' Huh? Heh, you wouldn't last one day. ''[he yawns and lies down to sleep]'' :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not afraid. I-I can look after myself. :''[Kaa the python then appears from the leaves, he smacks his lips when noticing Mowgli, looks towards Bagheera to see him sleeping. He then approaches Mowgli.]'' :'''Kaa:''' S-SS-Say, now! ''[Mowgli looks up unimpressed, scowls at Kaa, and then sticks his tongue out at him.]'' What have we here? ''[chuckles]'' It's a Man-Cub, a deeliss-ss-see-aws-ss-s Man-Cub. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily pushing Kaa away.]'' Oh, go away and leave me alone. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[sleeping]'' That's just what I should do, but I'm not. Now, now, now, ''please'' go to sleep, Man-cub! :''[Kaa nods his head in agreement and begins to hypnotize Mowgli.]'' :'''Kaa:''' ''[imitating Bagheera's sentence]'' Yes-ss-s, Man-Cub. ''[singing]'' Please go to sleep. Please go to sleep. ''[sings this as tuned from "Rock-a-Bye Baby"]'' Sleep, little Man-Cub, res-ss-st in peas-ss-se. :''[Kaa begins to wrap his coils around a hypnotized Mowgli.]'' :'''Kaa:''' S-SS-Sleep. S-SS-Sleep. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[moaning]'' Ba-Ba-Ba-Bagheera? :''[Kaa wraps his tail tightly around Mowgli's throat, choking Mowgli, himself. Bagheera is still unaware at what's happening.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[sleeping]'' Oh, now, look, there's no use arguing anymore. Now, no more talk till morning. :''[Kaa now completely has a fully hypnotized and smiling Mowgli wrapped around his coils.]'' :'''Kaa:''' ''[chuckles]'' He won't ''be'' here in the morning. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[glances at Mowgli and Kaa]'' Huh? Oh, yes, he will-- ''[suddenly realizes what is happening and fully wakes up; alarmed]'' '''KAA!!!! ''HOLD IT, KAA!''''' ''[just before Kaa is about to eat Mowgli, Bagheera angrily slaps Kaa's head onto another tree branch, and Kaa bangs his head on it. This makes Mowgli fully conscious and released from Kaa's coils.]'' :'''Kaa:''' Ohhh, my sinus-ss-s! ''[scowls at Bagheera and moves forward to him]'' You have just made a s-ss-serious mistake, my friend. A very, s-ss-stupid-- :'''Bagheera:''' ''[nervously stammering]'' Now, Kaa, look, I was-- :'''Kaa:''' --mis-ss-stake! ''[Bagheera looks Kaa in his left eye as Kaa begins to hypnotize him]'' Look me in the eye when I'm speaking to you. :'''Bagheera:''' Please, Kaa. :'''Kaa:''' ''Both'' eyes, if you please. ''[hypnotizes the panther, and now Bagheera is fully hypnotized and smiling]'' You have just s-ss-sealed your doom. ''[Mowgli pushes Kaa's coils off the branch with his feet, causing the snake to comically fall from the tree]'' Ooooh. :'''Mowgli:''' Look, ''Bagheera''! ''[points at Kaa]'' Look. ''Bagheera''! Wake up, ''Bagheera''! ''[smacks both his cheeks with his bare hands]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[wakes up]'' Uh, duh, wha--? :'''Kaa:''' ''[slithering away, angrily]'' Just you wait till I get you in my coils! ''[suddenly stops because a knot on his tail gets stuck between a couple bamboo stems]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughs playfully]'' Bagheera, he's got a knot on his tail. :'''Kaa:''' ''[mimics Mowgli, sarcastically]'' "Hee-hee-hee! He's got a knot on his tail." ''[frees his tail, but that causes his whole body to come together like an accordion, then Kaa crawls away now with his bent coils]'' Ooooh, this is going to slow down my s-ss-slithering. ''[Mowgli laughs playfully]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smirks]'' So, you could look out for yourself, can you? Heh. So, you wanna stay in the jungle, do ya? :'''Mowgli:''' Yes. I wanna stay in the jungle! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[annoyed]'' D'oh! N-NNow, for the last time.... ''[snaps and both half-smirks (on the right) and half-smiles (on the left)]'' ....go to sleep! ''[Mowgli pouts as he tries to get some sleep]'' Man-Cub, heh! Man-Cub. Ah. ''[They finally go to sleep and settle down for the night]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[During the inspection of the Jungle Patrol]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' Company, left face! ''[elephants turn around in a military fashion]'' :'''Winifred:''' March, march, march. My feet are killing me. :'''Elephant #1:''' ''[whispers]'' I’m putting in for a transfer to another herd. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Silence in the ranks! ''[he walks around the rank]'' Dress up that line. ''[Elephants raise there rears, he hits Winifred's rear with his cane, and she raise her rear]'' Pull it in, Winifred. ''[he walks back to front]'' Inspection, arms! :''[Elephants stick their trunks out]'' :'''Hathi Jr.:''' ''[to Mowgli]'' Stick your nose out. :'''Mowgli:''' Like this? :'''Hathi Jr.:''' That's right. :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[looking closely at a recruit’s trunk]'' Tsk, tsk, tsk. A dusty muzzle. ''[to elephant in question]'' Soldier, remember, in battle, that trunk can save your life. ''[taps trunk with cane]'' Take good care of it, my man. :'''Elephant #2:''' Yes, sir! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Very good. Carry on. ''[the next recruit has dirty tusks and is lazily chewing on some vegetation until the Colonel clears his throat in serious annoyance]'' Let's have a little more spit and polish on those bayonets. ''[taps tusk with cane]'' :'''Elephant #3:''' Yes, sir! :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''Esprit de corps!'' That's the way that I earned my commission in the Mahajarah's 5th Pachyderm Brigade. Back in '88, it was-- Or was it? :'''Winifred:''' ''[whispering to another elephant]'' Here it comes. The "Victoria Cross" bit again. :'''Col. Hathi:''' It was then I received the Victoria Cross, for bravery above and beyond the call of duty. ''[chuckles]'' Those were the days. Discipline! Discipline was the thing! ''[leans on his bamboo cane]'' It builds character and all that sort of thing, you know. ''[his cane snaps in half as he leans on it]'' Oh. Uh, where was I? Oh, yes. Inspection. ''[The next recruit is a rough-looking elephant with bent tusks and a black eye]'' Well, very good. ''[The next recruit is an elephant with a goofy-looking grin across his face]'' Wipe off that silly grin, soldier! This is the army. ''[The elephant's smile droops into a sad frown, making his tusks droop. The next recruit is focused on a fly buzzing around his face which lands on his trunk]'' Ahem. ''[swats the fly with his cane]'' Eyes front. ''[Next, the lieutenant, with a mop of hair]'' Tsk, tsk, tsk. Lieutenant, that haircut is not regulation. ''[messes the hair up]'' Rather on the gaudy side, don't you think? ''[Hathi swipes his cane across, giving the lieutenant a military-style flat-topped haircut]'' There. That's better. ''[Hathi looks to the left]'' And as for you-- ''[Realizes that he's talking to his son Hathi Jr. and looks down]'' Oh, there you are. ''[chuckles]'' Let's keep those heels together, shall we, son? :'''Junior:''' OK, Pop--sir! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Yes, that's better. ''[turns to Mowgli]'' Well, a new recruit, eh? ''[chuckles and pokes Mowgli's nose with his cane]'' I say, what happened to your trunk? :'''Mowgli:''' Hey! Stop that! :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[gasps, sputters]'' A Man-Cub! ''[picking up Mowgli with his trunk]'' Oh, this is treason! Sabotage! I’ll have no Man-Cub in my jungle! ''[puts him down on ground]'' :'''Mowgli:''' It’s not ''your'' jungle! :'''Bagheera:''' Hold it. Hold it! I can explain, Hathi. :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''Colonel'' Hathi, if you please, sir. :''' Bagheera:''' Oh, yes, yes. ''Colonel'' Hathi. The Man-Cub is with me. I'm taking him back to the Man Village. :'''Col. Hathi:''' To stay? :'''Bagheera:''' You have the word of Bagheera. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Good. And remember, an elephant never forgets. ''[mumbling, and Mowgli crosses his arms and frowns at him]'' Heh. I don't know what the army's coming to these days. These young whippersnappers, who do they think they are? ''[clears throat; all the elephants are dosing by now, but wake up as soon as Hathi commands]'' Let's get on with it. Right face! ''[bellows]'' '''''FORWARD, MARCH!''''' :'''Winifred:''' Dear, haven't you forgotten something? :'''Col. Hathi:''' Nonsense, Winifred, old girl. An elephant never forgets. :'''Winifred:''' ''[about a Hathi Jr.]'' Well, you just forgot our '''''son.''''' :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[he somethings realize to forgot what will happen to Junior]'' Uh, uh, son-- Son? ''[stammers]'' '''''SON?!''''' ''[he turns to see Hathi Jr. playing with Mowgli]'' Oh, yes, yeah, yeah, quite right. Heh-heh! To the rear, march! :''[Elephants turns around to lead a Colonel Hathi's way, look for Hathi Jr. still playing with Mowgli]'' :'''Hathi Jr.:''' ''[to Mowgli]'' When I grow up, I'm gonna be a ''Colonel''. Just like my-- :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[picking up Junior with his trunk]'' If I told you once, I've told you a thousand times--! :'''Hathi Jr.:''' ''[seeing other elephants marching into Hathi's rear]'' Pop! Look out! :''[The spectacular crash of the elephants, reused in [[Goliath II|Goliath II]] after Jungle Book now takes place. The lazily Elephant #3 chewing on some vegetation while stucking on a Hathi's troopers.]'' :'''Hathi Jr.:''' Gee, Pop. You forgot to say "halt". :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughing, then whispers to Bagheera on Colonel Hathi]'' He said that an elephant never forgets. ''[He laughs hysterically again and stops]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smirks]'' It's not funny. Now, let's get out of here before anything else happens. :''[Bagheera and Mowgli leave]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Bagheera, where are we going? :'''Bagheera:''' You're going back to the Man Village right now! :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not going! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[losing his patience]'' Oh, yes, you are! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[grabbing hold of a tree]'' I'm stayin' right here! :'''Bagheera:''' You're going if I have to drag you every step of the way! :''[Bagheera grabs Mowgli by the loincloth with his teeth and tries to tug him away from the tree, but Mowgli refuses to let go.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[through clenched teeth]'' Let go, you! :'''Mowgli:''' '''''You''''' let go of ''me!'' :''[Mowgli kicks Bagheera in the face. Bagheera pulls so hard that he loses his grip, and falls backward into the river. He tries to get out of the water, but accidentally hits his head on a log.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[angrily]'' Oh, that '''''does''''' it! I've '''''had''''' it, Man-cub. For now on, you're on your own. '''''Alone!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' Don't worry about me. :''[Bagheera leaves and Mowgli walks aimlessly for a while]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[still walking away]'' Ah. Foolish, Man-Cub. <hr width="50%"/> :''[as Mowgli sits down near some rock with his head low until hears sounds from nearby bushes. Baloo the Bear appears comes in.]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[scat-singing]'' ''♪ Doo-bee doo-bee doo-bee dee-doo. Well, it's a doo-bah-dee-do, yes, it's a doo-bah-dee-do, I mean a doo-be doo-bee doo-be, doo-be doo-bee doo. And with-- ♪'' ''[stops singing; he spoked to sees Mowgli]'' Well, now. ''[chuckles]'' What have we here? ''[he sniffs Mowgli's hair, and Mowgli get really annoyed uncover his head down]'' Hmm. Hey! What a funny little bit of a-- ''[Mowgli slaps him in his nose]'' Oh! :'''Mowgli:''' Go away! :'''Baloo:''' Oh, boy! I've seen ''everything'' in these woods. Ooh, what have I run on? What a pretty thing '''''this''''' is! :'''Mowgli:''' Leave me alone. :'''Baloo:''' Well, now. ''[tapping Mowgli's back]'' That's pretty big '''''talk,''''' little britches. :'''Mowgli:''' I'm big enough. ''[he starts hitting Baloo in the tummy repeatedly but Baloo doesn't almost notice that]'' :'''Baloo:''' Ha-ha.. tsk-tsk-tsk. Pitiful. Hey, kid, you need help, an ol' Baloo's gonna learn you to fight like a bear. Now, come on, I'm gonna show you. Grrr! ''[he starts to dance around and Mowgli too, mimicking Baloo's move]'' Ha-ha! Yeah. All right now kid, loosen up, get real loosen, then start to weave, ''weave'' a little, now move, that's it. Now give me a big bear growl, scare me! ''[Mowgli makes a barely audible growl]'' Tsk-tsk-tsk. Oh, boy. I'm talking about like a big bear! :''[Baloo makes a growl which rocks the jungle to the bottom and even Bagheera who was walking away all this time hears it.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' He's in trouble. Why, I-I shouldn't have left him alone! :''[Bagheera runs back to Mowgli]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily growls at Baloo]'' Grrr. :'''Baloo:''' ''[anger roars loudly]'' '''''GRRR!!!!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' Grrr! :'''Baloo:''' A big one, right from the toes. :'''Mowgli:''' How's that? :''[Bagheera arrives and sees Baloo is dance fighting with Mowgli]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[off in the distance]'' Grrr! :'''Baloo:''' ''[off-screen; laughs]'' Ya, you're getting it, kid! :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, no, it's Baloo! That shiftness stupid jungle bum! :''[Baloo and Mowgli dance around again]'' :'''Baloo:''' Weave about, now look for an opening. Keep movin', keep-- ''[Mowgli takes some swings at Baloo's nose but misses; laughs]'' Ya, you're getting it, kid! ''[chuckles]'' Come on, that's it! ''[chuckles]'' He's a dandy! ''[Playfully slaps Mowgli on the bottom which sends him rolling around and leaves him knocked out on the ground.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[chuckles]'' Fine teacher you are, Old Iron Paws. :'''Baloo:''' Oh, thanks, Bagheera. :'''Bagheera:''' Yeah, tell me, tell me after you know your pupil senseless, how do you expect him to remember the lesson, Hmm? :''[Mowgli at this time already came to and sits on the ground, shaking head]'' :'''Baloo:''' Well, I-- I-- I didn't mean to... lay it on him so hard. :''[Mowgli gets up and walks to Baloo, though kinda unsteadily]'' :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not hurt. '''''I'm''''' all right! I'm a lot tougher than some people ''think.'' :'''Baloo:''' You better believe it! Now let's go once more. Now, I want you to keep circlin' or I'm gonna knock your roof in again, you better keep movin'-- ''[Mowgli hits Baloo into lower jaw]'' Ooph! ''[playfully falls down]'' Hey! Right on the ''button!'' ''[Mowgli climbs on Baloo's tail, occasionally tickling him with his feet; laughing.]'' No. No, no. No, no. Now, you're ticklin'. ''[chuckling happily; Mowgli starts tickling him deliberately]'' Oh, no, no, no, no. No, we don't do that here, the chat-- Oh, no, you're ticklin', I-I can't stand tick-- ''[chuckling playfully hysterically]'' '''''HELP, BAGHEERA!''''' :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, boy. That's all he needs. More Confidence. :'''Mowgli:''' Give up, Baloo?! :'''Baloo:''' I give up, I told ya! ''[chuckles]'' Ooh, I give-- ''[Mowgli stops tickling him]'' Hey. ''[chuckles]'' You know something? You're all right, kid. What do they call you? :'''Bagheera:''' Mowgli. And he's going back to the Man Village right now. :'''Baloo:''' ''[shocked]'' Man Village? They'll ruin him! They'll make a man outta him! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[he notice Baloo want to stay in the Jungle]'' Oh, Baloo, I want to stay here with you! :'''Baloo:''' Certainly you do. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh? And just how do you think he will survive? :'''Baloo:''' ''[mimics Bagheera, sarcastically]'' "How do you think he will..." What do you mean "How do you think he..." He's with ''me'', ain't he? And ''I'll'' learn him all I know. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh? That shouldn't take too long. <hr width="50%" /> :''[Baloo glares at Bagheera and then turns to Mowgli at the Begins of "The Bare Necessities"]'' :'''Baloo:''' Look, now it's like this, little britches. All you gotta do is... ''[singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. I mean the Bare Necessities! Ol' Mother Nature's recipes, that bring the Bare Necessitites of life. Wherever I wander, wherever I roam. I couldn't be fonder of my big home. The bees are buzzin' in the tree to make some honey just for me. When you look under the rocks and plants, and take a glance at the fancy ants. Then maybe try a few... ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' You eat ants? :'''Baloo''': ''[laughs]'' You better believe it. And you're gonna ''love'' the way they tickle. :''[Rock almost falls on Mowgli]'' :'''Bagheera''': ''[stammers]'' '''MOWGLI, LOOK OUT!''' :'''Baloo''': ''[singing]'' ''♪ The Bare Necessities of life will come to you. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[trying to catch an ant]'' But when? :'''Baloo:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ They'll come to you. Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. I mean the Bare Necessities! That's why a bear can rest at ease with just the Bare Necessities of life. Now when you pick a pawpaw, or a prickly pear... ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[pointed prickling finger]'' Ow! :'''Baloo''': ''[continue singing]'' ''♪ ...And you prick a raw paw. Well, next time, beware! Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw. When you pick a pear try to use the claw. But, you don't need to use the claw. When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw. Have I given you a clue? ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' Golly, thanks, Baloo! :'''Bagheera''': "Pawpaw".... Ha! Of all the silly gibberish. :'''Baloo''': ''[yanks a pouty Bagheera's foot as he smirks]'' Come on, Baggy! Get with the beat! ''[singing]'' ''♪ The Bare Necessities of life will come to you. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ They'll come to me! ♪'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ They'll come to you. ♪'' ''[Music from the song goes on through the whole following scratching scene]'' How 'bout scratchin' that old left shoulder while you're up there, Mowgli? ''[Mowgli scratches Baloo's back]'' Now just a hair lower. There, right there. That's it. Ahh... This is beautiful. That's good. Kid, we've got to get to tree, this calls for some ''big'' scratch. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughs]'' You're lots of fun, Baloo! :''[Baloo is now scratching against a tree]'' :'''Baloo:''' Right on it. Yeah. That's delicious. Ahh... ooh! Just a little bit-- Mm... yeah... ha-ha! Ooh! ''[pulls tree from the ground finally, and scratches by it trunk with his back to the his chest]'' Mm... mmm... ha-ha... ooh. Yeah. ''[Baloo, satisfied, lets himself fall into a river]'' Oh, man, this is really livin'. ''[floats in a river]'' So just try and relax. Yeah. ''[Mowgli gets on his tummy]'' Cool it. Fall apart in my backyard. ''[Mowgli float down a river]'' Cause' lemme tell you some'm, Li'l Britches: if you act like that bee-acts, uh-huh. You're working too hard. And don't spend your time just looking around.... for something you want that can't be found. ''[singing]'' ''♪ When you find out you can live without it and go along not thinking about it. And I'll tell you something true. The Bare Necessities of life will come to you. ♪'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[annoyed, and turns walks away]'' Ahh... I give up. Well, I hope his luck holds out. :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, how 'bout you singing? :'''Baloo and Mowgli:''' ''[both singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' Yeah, man! :''[the monkeys sees Mowgli and Baloo are singing in the float a river]'' :'''Both:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ I mean the Bare Necessities, that's why a bear can rest at ease. With just the Bare Necessities of life. ♪'' :'''Baloo:''' Yeah! :'''Both:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ With just the Bare Necessities of Life. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' Yeah, man! :''[At the end of "The Bare Necessities"]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[laughing]'' '''''Beautiful!''''' That's ''real'' jungle harmony. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[smiles]'' I like being a bear. :'''Baloo:''' ''[smiles]'' That's my boy. And you're gonna make one swell bear. Why, you even sing like one! <hr width="50%"/> :''[After the monkeys have kidnapped Mowgli]'' :'''Baloo:''' Bagheera! ''[Cut to Bagheera]'' ''[off in the distance]'' '''''BAGHEERAAA!''''' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[Turns around as he hears Baloo yelling his name a mile away]'' Well, it's happened. Took a little longer than I thought, but it's happened. ''[Starts running back toward Baloo, who's struggling to climb up the cliff. Bagheera reaches the cliff]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[on the edge, screaming loudly]'' '''''BAAA-GEE-RAH!!!!!!!''''' ''[Baloo has screamed so loudly in Bagheera's face that the sound leaves him shaken. Baloo then realizes that Bagheera is in front of him]'' Oh, you heard me, huh? :'''Bagheera:''' Mowgli? '''''Mowgli?''''' All right, what happened? Where's Mowgli? :'''Baloo:''' They ambushed me; '''''thousands''''' of 'em! I jabbed with my left, then I swung with the right, and then I let--! :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, for the last time, what happened to Mowgli? :'''Baloo:''' Like I told ya; them mangy monkeys carried him off! :'''Bagheera:''' The Ancient Ruins? Oh, I hate to think about what will happen when he meets that King of theirs. <hr width="50%"/> :'''King Louie:''' Ha-ha! So, you're the Man-Cub? ''[rolls his eyes]'' Crazy. :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not as crazy as you are. ''[to the monkeys]'' Put me down! :''[A monkey lets go of Mowgli's ankles, and Mowgli lands flat on his face.]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily shaking a fist at the monkey]'' You cut that out! :'''King Louie:''' ''[picks up Mowgli by his loincloth]'' Cool it, boy, and unwind yourself. ''[scat-sings to himself; Mowgli furiously punches the air]'' Now, c'mon, let's shake, Cousin. ''[grabs Mowgli's hand and shakes it]'' :'''Mowgli:''' What do ya want '''''me''''' for?! :'''King Louie:''' Word has grabbed my royal ear... ''[opens Mowgli's mouth]'' Have a banana. ''[shoots the banana into Mowgli's mouth]'' ....that you wanna stay in the jungle. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[mouth full; impressed]'' Stay in the jungle? I sure do. :'''King Louie:''' Good. And ol' King Louie... ''[scats, then indicates himself with all of his pointy fingers]'' That's me. ...can fix it for you. ''[holds up 3 of his fingers]'' Have ''2'' bananas. ''[shoots the banana pair into Mowgli's mouth]'' Have we got a deal? :'''Mowgli:''' ''[mouth full of bananas]'' Yes, sir. I'll do a-- ''[swallows]'' I'll do anything to stay in the jungle. :'''King Louie:''' Well, then, I'll lay it on the line for you. ''[Begins singing "I Wan'na Be Like You"]'' <hr width="50%/> :'''Mowgli:''' Gee, cousin Louie, you're doing real good. :'''King Louie:''' Now, here's your part of the deal, cuz. Lay the secret on me of man's red fire. :'''Mowgli:''' But I don't know how to make a fire. :'''King Louie:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ Now don't try to kid me, Man-Cub. I made a deal with you; what I desire is man's red fire to make my dream come true. Now give me the secret, Man-Cub. Come on, clue me what to do. Give me the power of man's red flower, so I can be like you. ♪'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[eavesdropping]'' '''''Fire?!?!?''''' So, '''''that's''''' what that scoundrel's after. :'''Baloo:''' I'll tear him limb from limb! I'll beat him up! I'll-- I'll-- ''[starts dancing to the music]'' Yeah. Well, man, what a beat. :'''Bagheera:''' Will you stop that silly beat business and listen? This will take brains, not brawn. :'''Baloo:''' You better believe it, and I'm loaded with both! :'''Bagheera:''' Would you listen? :'''Baloo:''' Oh, yeah, yeah. ''[begins sneaking off into the music]'' :'''Bagheera:''' Now, while you create a disturbance, I'll rescue Mowgli. Got that? :'''Baloo:''' ''[dancing away]'' I'm gone, man. Solid gone. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[alarmed]'' '''''NOT YET, BALOO!''''' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bagheera:''' And furthermore, Baloo, Mowgli seems to have man's ability to get into trouble, and your influence hasn't been exactly-- :'''Baloo:''' Shh! Keep it down. You're gonna wake Little Buddy. :'''Bagheera:''' Awww. :'''Baloo:''' Well, he's had a big day. It was a real sockaroo. You know, it ain't easy learnin' to be like me. :'''Bagheera:''' Puh! A disgraceful performance; Associating with those undesirable, scatterbrained apes. Huh. I hope Mowgli learned something from that experience. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[sighs, talks in his sleep]'' Scooby-dooby-dooby-doo. :'''Baloo:''' Ha-ha. That's my boy. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, nonsense. ''[Baloo puts leaves under Mowgli's head.]'' Baloo, come over here. I'd like to have a word with you. :'''Baloo:''' A word? You gonna talk some more? ''[yawns]'' All right, what's up, Bagheera? :'''Bagheera:''' Baloo, the Man-Cub must go back to the Man Village. ''[Baloo eats some grapes from a tree]'' The jungle is not the place for him. :'''Baloo:''' I grew up in the jungle. ''[eats another piece of grapes]'' Take a look at me. :'''Bagheera:''' Yes, just look at yourself. Look at that eye. ''[Baloo looks himself in the river and sees that he has a black eye.]'' :'''Baloo:''' Yeah. It's beautiful, ain't it? :'''Bagheera:''' Frankly, you're a disreputable sight. :'''Baloo:''' Well, you don't look exactly like a basket of fruit, yourself. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[looks himself in the river and sees that he also has a black eye.]'' D'oh! ''[clears his throat]'' Baloo, you can't adopt Mowgli as your son. :'''Baloo:''' Why not? :'''Bagheera:''' How... How can I put it? ''[Baloo eats a handful of meat]'' Baloo, birds of a feather should flock together. ''[Baloo shrugs]'' You wouldn't marry a panther, would you? :'''Baloo:''' I don't know. ''[chuckling]'' Come to think of it, no panther ever asked me. ''[elbows Bagheera and chuckles]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[annoyed]'' Baloo, y-y-you've got to be serious about this. :'''Baloo:''' ''[seriously]'' Oh, stop worryin', Baggy. Stop worryin', I'll take care of him. :'''Bagheera:''' Yes, like you did when the monkeys kidnapped him, huh? :'''Baloo:''' Can't a guy make one mistake? :'''Bagheera:''' Not in the jungle. And another thing. Sooner or later, Mowgli will meet Shere Khan. :'''Baloo:''' ''[suddenly very shocked]'' The tiger? What's '''''he''''' got against the kid? :'''Bagheera:''' He hates man with a vengeance, you know that! Because he fears Man's gun and Man's fire. :'''Baloo:''' But little Mowgli don't have those things. :'''Bagheera:''' Shere Khan won't wait until he does. He'll get Mowgli while he's young and helpless. ''[raises a paw at Baloo]'' Just one swipe, and--! :'''Baloo:''' ''[concerned]'' Oh! Well-- Well, what are we gonna do? :'''Bagheera''' ''[seeing that Baloo is now just as worried about Mowgli as he is]'' We'll do what's best for the boy. :'''Baloo:''' You better believe it. You name it, and I'll do it. :'''Bagheera:''' Good. Then make Mowgli go to the Man Village. :'''Baloo:''' ''[angrily]'' Are you out of your mind?! I promised him that he could stay here in the jungle with me! :'''Bagheera:''' Well, that's just the point! As long as he remains with you, he's in danger. So, it's up to you. :'''Baloo:''' Why me?! :'''Bagheera:''' B-B-B-Because he won't listen to me! :'''Baloo:''' ''[humbled]'' But I love that kid. ''[sniffles]'' I love him like he was my own cub. :'''Bagheera''' Then think of what's best for Mowgli, and not yourself. :'''Baloo:''' But-- Well, can't-- Well, can't I wait until morning? :'''Bagheera:''' It's morning now. Go on, Baloo. :''[An emotional Baloo sighs and walks towards Mowgli before looking back at Bagheera with a choked-up facial expression. Bagheera understands that it's really hard for him, but he urges him with a nod.]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[sighs; he isn't sure how to tell Mowgli the difficult truth]'' Oh, boy. Mowgli? Mowgli. Um, it's time to get up. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[wakes up with a yawn]'' Oh, hi, Baloo. :'''Baloo:''' Hi. Hey, rub that old sleep outta your eyes. You and me, we got a long walk ahead of us. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[not really noticing that Baloo is now looking melancholy]'' Swell! Gee, we'll have lots of fun together! :'''Baloo:''' ''[sadly]'' Sure, yeah. Yeah. All right, let's hit the trail, kid. See ya 'round, Bagheera. :'''Mowgli:''' Well, good-bye, Bagheera. Me and Baloo, we've got things to do. :'''Bagheera:''' Goodbye, Man-Cub. And good luck. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mowgli:''' Come on, Baloo. ''[imitating Baloo's sentence about "Bare Necessities"]'' All we've gotta do is... ''[singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, some good ol' Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. I mean the Bare Necessities! That's way a bear can rest at ease, with just the Bare Necessities of life. ♪'' ''[throw the banana to Baloo]'' Yeah! ''[singing]'' ''♪ I'll live here in the Jungle all my life! ♪'' Yeah, man! I like being a bear. ''[Baloo looks worried holds the banana]'' Where are we going, Baloo? :'''Baloo:''' ''[throw the banana off the ground]'' Well, ah... it's a... um, well it's sort of new and, uh-- :'''Mowgli:''' ''[holding a Baloo's paw]'' Oh, I don't care, as long as I'm with you. :''[the "My Own Home" theme plays in background again]'' :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, look buddy, there's something I've got to tell you. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[chasing a butterfly]'' Tell me what, Baloo? :'''Baloo:''' ''[sighs; rubbing his neck, and scratches his chest]'' Oh, gee whiz. Now, how did ol' Baggy put it's? ''[happily realizes what will Bagheera saids]'' Uh, uh, Mowgli... Ha! You wouldn't marry a panther, would you? :'''Mowgli:''' ''[chuckles]'' Gee, I don't even know what you're talking about. ''[catches a butterfly, misses]'' :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, don't you realize that you're ''human?'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[started to playful fight Baloo again]'' I'm not anymore, Baloo. I'm a bear like you! :'''Baloo:''' ''[nervously]'' Little buddy, look, listen to me. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[playful fighting Baloo's tummy]'' Come on! Come on, Baloo! :'''Baloo:''' Now Mowgli, stop it now, now hold still. ''[grabs Mowgli's hands]'' I wa-- I wanna tell you something, now listen to me! :'''Mowgli:''' What's the matter, ol' papa bear? :'''Baloo:''' ''[still sadly]'' Look Mowgli, I've been trying to tell you, I've been trying all morning to tell you. '''''I'VE GOT TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THE MAN VILLAGE!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[shocked, alarmed]'' '''''THE MAN VILLAGE?!?''''' :'''Baloo:''' Now look, kid, I can explain... :'''Mowgli:''' ''[backs up slowly]'' But-But you said we were partners. :'''Baloo:''' Now believe me, kid, I-- :'''Mowgli:''' You're just like... like '''''old Bagheera!''''' :'''Baloo:''' ''[angrily]'' Now, ''just'' a minute! ''That's'' going too far! ''[Mowgli runs off in the opposite direction, and Baloo tries to calling for him]'' Hey, Mowgli, where are you going? Wait a minute! Stop! Wait! '''''Wait!''''' Listen to ol' Baloo! Mowgli? ''Mowgli?'' Mowgli! ''[Mowgli flees away, Baloo feeling hurt and betrayed by him]'' Mowgli! ''Mowgli!'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[runs up to Baloo after hearing him calling for Mowgli]'' Now, what's happened? :'''Baloo:''' Well, you're, you're-- You're not gonna believe me, Bagheera, but look-- Now, I used the same words you did, and he ran out on me! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[stammering]'' W-Well, don't just stand there! Let's separate! W-We've got to find him! ''[runs off in the opposite direction]'' :'''Baloo:''' Oh, if anything happens to that little guy, I'll ''never'' forgive myself. I ''gotta'' find him. ''Mowgli!'' Mowgli! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Shere Khan the Tiger appearing prowling in the grass. Shere Khan comes close to a Bambi's mother deer grazing, lies down ready to pounce, but Colonel Hathi and the other elephants trumpets and deer runs away.]'' :'''Elephants:''' ''[march and sing]'' ''♪ Hup, two, three, four. Hup, two, three, four. Keep it up, two, three-- ♪'' :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[furiously]'' What a beastly luck! Confound that ridiculous ''Colonel'' Hathi! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Col. Hathi and the Jungle Patrol are marching]'' :'''Bagheera:''' Stop! Wait a minute. ''[bellows]'' '''''HA-A-A-A-A-A-A-LT!''''' :''[The Jungle Patrol abruptly stops]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' '''''Oh'''! '''Oh!''''' Who said, "Halt!"? '''''I''''' give the commands around here. Now, speak up. Who was it? :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, it was me, Colonel. :'''Col. Hathi:''' What do you mean, sir? Taking over my command? Highly irregular, you know. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, Colonel, I'm sorry, but, but I need your help. :''[Shere Khan is seen spying on them]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' Oh, absolutely impossible! We're on a cross-country march! :'''Bagheera:''' But it's an emergency, Colonel. The Man-Cub must be found. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Man-Cub? What Man-Cub? :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[cocks his left ear while eavesdropping their private chat from afar]'' How interesting. :'''Bagheera:''' The one who I was taking to the Man Village. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Good. That's where he belongs. Now, sir, if you don't mind, we'd like to get on with the march. :'''Bagheera:''' No, no-no, you-you don't understand, Hathi. He is lost. He ran away. :'''Shere Khan:''' How delightful. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Well, it serves the whippersnapper right. :'''Bagheera:''' But, but Shere Khan, the Tiger, he's sure to pick up the Man-Cub's trail. :''[Shere Khan nods his head, agreeing with Bagheera.]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[laughs]'' Shere Khan. Nonsense, old boy. Shere Khan isn't within miles from here. ''[Shere Khan shakes his head in disagreement, and chuckles evilly, as if saying "That's what '''you''' think."]'' Oh, sorry, Bagheera. Fortunes of war, and all that sort of thing, you know. :'''Winifred:''' ''[angrily storms towards Hathi, with Hathi Jr. following her]'' This has gone far enough. Far enough! ''[to Hathi]'' Now, just a minute, you pompous old windbag! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Winifred! What are you doing out of ranks? :'''Winifred:''' Never mind. ''[indicating Hathi Jr.]'' How would you like to have '''''our''''' boy lost and alone in the jungle? :'''Col. Hathi:''' Our son? Alone? But, Winifred, old girl, that's an entirely different matter! :'''Winifred:''' Huh! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Different, entirely. :'''Winifred:''' That little boy is no different than our own son. Now, '''''you''''' help find him, or '''''I'm''''' taking over command! :'''Col. Hathi:''' '''''WHAT?! A female leading my herd?!''''' Utterly preposterous! :'''Hathi Jr.:''' Pop, the Man-Cub and I are friends. He'll get hurt if we don't find him. Please, Pop, sir? Please? :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[smiles]'' Now, don't you worry, Son. Your father had a plan in mind all the time. :'''Winifred:''' ''[scoffs; sarcastically]'' '''''Sure''''' you did. :'''Col. Hathi''': ''[gets shocked at Winifred's sarcasm, but regains composure, and clears throat]'' Troopers! Company, left face! ''[the elephants turn around in a military fashion]'' Volunteers for a special mission will step one pace forward. ''[the elephants step back; Elephant #3 is still chewing, but stops and backs up; Hathi sees the elephants and chuckles]'' That's what I like to see; Devotion to duty. Now, you volunteers will find the lost Man-Cub. :'''Bagheera''': Oh, thank you, Colonel. Now, there's no time to lose. :'''Col. Hathi''': Yes, yes. ''[to Bulger]'' Uh, Bugler, when the Man-Cub is sighted, you will sound your trumpet three times. :'''Bugler Elephant''': Yes, sir. ''[trumpets loudly, but Hathi abruptly stops him.]'' :'''Col. Hathi''': Shh! Not now, soldier. :'''Bugler Elephant''': ''[nasally]'' Sorry, sir. :'''Col. Hathi''': ''[to Lieutenant]'' Lieutenant, our strategy shall be the element of surprise. ''[whispers]'' You will take one squad, and cover the right flank. :'''Lieutenant:''' ''[whispers]'' Yes, sir. :'''Col. Hathi''': ''[whispers]'' And I shall take the other squad on the '''''left''''' flank. Very well. ''[bellows]'' '''''COMPANY-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y...''''' ''[bellow echoes]'' '''''FORWARD, MARCH!''''' :'''Shere Khan''': Element of surprise? Ho. I say. ''[chortles]'' And now, for '''''my''''' rendezvous with the little lost Man-Cub. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mowgli walking aimlessly alone in the Jungle. Kaa picks Mowgli with his tail from the ground and raises to the branch he is on]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[surprised]'' Kaa, it's you! :'''Kaa:''' Yesss, Man-Cub, so nice to see you again. Sss-sss-sss! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily pushing Kaa away again.]'' Oh, go away. Leave me alone. :'''Kaa:''' ''[trying to get Mowgli to his hypnosis look into his eyes]'' Let me look at you. ''[Mowgli turns away from Kaa's eyes]'' You don't ''want'' me to look at you? Then you look at me. ''[hypnotize Mowgli with his eyes, and looks away]'' :'''Mowgli:''' No, sir! ''[Kaa wrap his tail to him]'' I know what you're trying to do-- Kaa! :'''Kaa:''' You do? Uh, I mean... you don't trust me. :'''Mowgli:''' No! :'''Kaa:''' Then there's nothing I can do to help. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[untied Kaa's tail with his leg]'' You want to help me? :'''Kaa:''' ''[he sneaks Mowgli behind, and now waving agreement]'' Ss-certainly. I can see to it that you never to leave this jungle. :'''Mowgli:''' How could you do that? :'''Kaa:''' Hmm? Oh, I have my own ss-subtle little ways. ''[chuckles]'' But first, you must trust me. :''[Kaa stares at Mowgli with his eyes, and staring away]'' :'''Mowgli:''' I don't trust anyone anymore. :''[Kaa now struggles with his coils to push Mowgli off his head]'' :'''Kaa:''' I don't blame you. I'm not like those so-called fair-weather friends of yours. You can believe in me. ''[Kaa finally gets to see into Mowgli's eyes long enough; singing]'' ''♪ Trust in me. Just in me. Shut your eyes. And trust in me. ♪'' ''[hold Mowgli's forehead with his tail]'' Hold still, please. ''[singing]'' ''♪ You can sleep. Safe and sound. Knowing I...am around. Slip into silent slumber. Sail on a silver mist. Slowly and surely your senses. Will cease to resist. ♪'' ''[Mowgli snores while standing on his head on the tip of Kaa's tail]'' You're snoring. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[half-asleep]'' Sorry. :'''Kaa:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ Trust in me, and just in me. [Shere Khan appears below and listens] Shut your eyes, and just in me. ♪'' :''[Kaa has Mowgli wrapped in his coils as Shere Khan pulls Kaa’s tail like ringing a doorbell]'' :'''Kaa:''' Ooh! Oh, now what? I'll be right down. ''[gets down from the tree almost completely]'' Yes? Yes? Who is it? :'''Shere Khan:''' It's me, Shere Khan. Uh, I'd like a word with you, if you don't mind. :'''Kaa:''' Shere Khan. What a surprise. :'''Shere Khan:''' Yes, isn't it? I just dropped by. Uh, forgive me if I've interrupted anything. :'''Kaa:''' Oh, no, no. Nothing at all. :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[his claws pop out from his paw, and he drums on the ground with them]'' I thought perhaps that you were entertaining someone up there in your coils. :'''Kaa:''' Coils? Someone? Oh, no. I was just curling up for my siesta. :'''Shere Khan:''' But you were singing to someone. ''[grabs hold of Kaa's throat]'' Who is it, Kaa? :'''Kaa:''' ''[choking like mad]'' Uh, who? ''[coughs]'' Oh, no. No. I was just...singing to myself. :'''Shere Khan:''' Indeed. :'''Kaa:''' Yes. You see, I have... ''[gulps]'' ...trouble with my sssinuses. :'''Shere Khan:''' What a pity. ''[releases Kaa's neck and gently pins him to the ground]'' :'''Kaa:''' Oh, you have no idea. It's simply terrible. I can't eat. I can't sssleep. So, I sssing myself to sleep. You know, self-hypnosis? ''[smiles deviously, brings his head close to Shere Khan's face]'' Let me show you how it works. ''[He uses his hypnosis technique with his eyes]'' ''♪ Tru-u-u-ust in me-- ♪'' :''[Shere Khan pushes Kaa away and pins his head to the ground, unaffected]'' :'''Shere Khan:''' Oh, no, I can't be bothered with that. I have no time for that sort of nonsense. :'''Kaa:''' SS-S-Some other time? Perhaps? :'''Shere Khan:''' Perhaps. But at the moment, I'm searching for a Man-Cub. :'''Kaa:''' Man-Cub? What Man-Cub? :'''Shere Khan:''' The one who's lost. Now, where do you suppose he could be? :'''Kaa:''' Search me. ''[He closes his mouth for telling Shere Khan to search Mowgli on his tentacles]'' :'''Shere Khan:''' That's an excellent idea. ''[chuckles]'' I'm sure that you wouldn't mind showing me your coils, would you, Kaa? :'''Kaa:''' Certainly not. ''[lowers his tail]'' Nothing here...and nothing in here. ''[his tail pointing to his mouth open, and Shere Khan hears Mowgli snoring. Alarmed, he starts snorting and coughs.]'' My sinuses. :'''Shere Khan:''' Hmm. Indeed. And now, how about the middle? :'''Kaa:''' The middle? Oh, the middle. ''[lowering the middle leaving Mowgli on the tree trunk spinning around and showing Shere Khan the middle of his coils and then getting tickled]'' Absolutely nothing in the middle. :'''Shere Khan:''' Hmm. Really? Well, if you do just happen to see the Man-Cub, you will inform me first. Understand? ''[scratching Kaa's neck gently]'' :'''Kaa:''' ''[gulps]'' I get the point. ''[spinning himself into a bow with his head on top]'' Cross my heart, hope to die. :'''Shere Khan:''' Good show. And now, I must continue my search for the helpless little lad. ''[leaves]'' :'''Kaa:''' Ooh, who does he think he's fooling? "The helpless little lad." Ooooh, he gives me the ''sh-sh-sh-shivers.'' ''[Kaa's shivering unintentionally wakes up Mowgli]'' Picking on that poor, little, helpless boy. ''[sighs, but smiles]'' Oh, yes. Poor, little, helpless boy. ''[Mowgli pushes the rest of Kaa off the branches and sends him falling comically to the ground yet again, in the same exact manner]'' Ooh! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[climbs down the tree]'' You told me a lie, Kaa! You said that I could trust you! :'''Kaa:''' It's like you said; you can't trust anyone! ''[tries to strike Mowgli, only to again be caught in by a knot in his tail; when he pulls it out, his body comes back like an accordion]'' If I never see that s-ss-skinny little shrimp again, it will be too s-s-s-soon. Ooh, my s-s-s-sacroiliac. <hr width="50%"/> :''[The vultures sitting on a dead tree.]'' :'''Buzzy:''' ''[yawns]'' Hey, Flaps. What we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don't know. What'cha wanna do? :'''Ziggy:''' I've got it! Let's flap over to the east side of the jungle. They've always got a bit of action, a bit of a swingin' scene, all right! :'''Buzzy:''' Aw, come off it. Things are right dead all over. :'''Ziggy:''' You mean that you wish they were! ''[They all laugh, except for Dizzy]'' :'''Dizzy:''' Very funny. :'''Buzzy:''' OK. So, what we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don’t know. What'cha wanna do? :'''Buzzy:''' Look, Flaps. First I say, "What we gonna do?" Then you say, "I don't know. What'cha wanna do?" Then I say, "What we gonna do?" Then you say, "What'cha wanna do?" "What we gonna do? What you want..." Let's do ''something!'' :'''Flaps:''' Okay. What'cha wanna do? :'''Buzzy:''' ''[annoyed]'' Oh, blimey. There you go again, the same notes again! :'''Ziggy:''' I've got it! This time, I've ''really'' got it! :'''Buzzy:''' So, you got it. So, what we gonna do? :'''Dizzy:''' ''[spots Mowgli approaching]'' Hold it, lads. Look. Look what's coming our way. :'''Flaps:''' Hey, what in the world is that? :'''Ziggy:''' What a crazy-looking bunch of bones. :'''Dizzy:''' Yeah, and they're all walking about by themselves. ''[they all laugh]'' :''[They look at Mowgli who sits down on a stone]'' :'''Buzzy:''' So, what are we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don't know. Hey, now, don't start ''that'' again! :'''Ziggy:''' ''[Pushing the others off the tree]'' C'mon, lads. C'mon. Let's have some fun with this little fella. This Little Bloke, eh? :''[They all fly down to Mowgli]'' :'''Flaps:''' ''[feeling Mowgli's legs]'' Blimey! He's got legs like a stork, he has. :'''Buzzy:''' Like a stork, heh-heh, but he ain't got no feathers, he ain't. :''[Vultures laugh, Mowgli feeling hurt when he tears]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Go ahead. Laugh. I don't care. :''[He walks away]'' :'''Dizzy:''' What's wrong with him? :'''Flaps:''' I think we overdid it. :'''Dizzy:''' We were just having a bit of fun, that's all. :'''Buzzy:''' Aw, just look at him. What a poor little fella. You know, he must be down on his luck. :'''Dizzy:''' Yeah, or he wouldn't be in our neighbourhood. :''[Buzzy tries to catch up Mowgli]'' :'''Buzzy:''' Hey, new kid! Wait a minute! Hey! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[sadly]'' Just leave me alone. :'''Buzzy:''' Oh, come on, what's wrong? ''You'' know, you look like you haven't got a friend in the world. :'''Mowgli:''' I haven't. :'''Dizzy:''' ''[indicating Mowgli's parents]'' Haven't you got a mother or a father? :'''Mowgli:''' No. Nobody wants me around. :'''Buzzy:''' Yeah, we know how you feel. :'''Dizzy:''' Nobody wants us around, either. :'''Buzzy:''' We may look a bit shabby, but we've got hearts. :'''Dizzy:''' And feelings, too. :'''Buzzy:''' ''[smiles]'' And just to prove it to you, we're gonna let you join our little group. :'''Flaps:''' ''[honored]'' Kid, we'd like to make you an honorary vulture. :'''Mowgli:''' Thanks, but I-- I'd rather be on my own alone. :'''Buzzy:''' Uh, now look, kid, ''everybody's'' got to have ''friends.'' ''[to vultures]'' Hey, fellas, are we his friends? ''[Begins sings "That's what friends are for"]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[applauds]'' Bravo. Bravo. An extraordinary performance. ''[evilly]'' And thank you for detaining my victim. :'''Flaps:''' Uh, d-don't mention it... ''[gulps]'' ...Your Highness. :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[chuckles]'' Boo! :''[the Vultures get scared of Shere Khan]'' :'''Dizzy:''' Let's get out of here! :'''Buzzy:''' Give me room! Gangway! ''[to Mowgli]'' Run, friend! Run! :'''Mowgli:''' Run? Why should ''I'' run? :'''Shere Khan:''' Why should you run? Could it be possible that you don't know who I am? :'''Mowgli:''' I know you, all right. You're Shere Khan. :'''Shere Khan:''' Precisely. ''[pops his claws out of his right paw]'' Then you should also know that ''everyone'' runs from Shere Khan. ''[pokes Mowgli's chin with his right paw]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily pushes Shere Khan's paw away]'' You don't scare me! I won't run from anyone! :'''Shere Khan:''' Ah, you have spirit for one so small. And such spirit is deserving of a sporting chance. Now, I'm going to close my eyes, and count to 10. It makes the chase more interesting...for me. 1... ''[Mowgli looks for something to defend himself with as Shere Khan continues counting]''...2... ''[Mowgli spots something and goes over to retrieve it.]'' ...3... ''[As Mowgli picks up a stick, Shere Khan begins to suspect something.]'' ...4... ''[Mowgli prepares to defend himself]'' You're trying my patience. ''[counts faster just as Baloo arrives]'' 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10! :''[Shere Khan leaps at Mowgli with a loud roar, Mowgli loses all of his nerve at the sight of this fearsome creature; Shere Khan almost catches Mowgli until Baloo grabs him by the tail]'' :'''Baloo:''' Run, Mowgli, run! :'''Shere Khan''': Let go, you big oaf! :'''Baloo:''' ''[scared]'' Ooh! Take it easy! Take it-- Ooh! H-Hold it! Hold it! Whoa! Slow down! ''[Shere Khan tries to bite him]'' Whoa! Yeow! Whoa! Slow! Easy, now! Ooh! Whoa, whoa, easy! :'''Buzzy:''' He's got a tiger by the tail, he has. :'''Dizzy:''' And he'd better hang on, too. :''[Baloo hides beside a tree, but Shere Khan bites him in the butt]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[screams in agony]'' '''''YEOW!!!!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[hits Shere Khan with a thick twig in retaliation]'' Take that, you big bully! :'''Flaps:''' Let 'im have it again, kid! Hit 'im again, kid! Go on! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[starts to flee as Shere Khan chases him, but Baloo grabs Shere Khan's tail]'' Baloo, help me! :'''Baloo:''' ''[he hangs over a tree branch, shocked, and turns around to Shere Khan chases Mowgli]'' '''''OOHH!''''' ''[stammers]'' Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh! ''[as he runs, Shere Khan roars, and Baloo gets a bumpy slide on the ground]'' Somebody do something with that kid. :'''Ziggy:''' Come on, lads! :''[Flaps and Ziggy have just saved Mowgli]'' :'''Buzzy:''' He's safe now! ''[laughs]'' You can let go, Baloo. :'''Baloo:''' Are you kiddin'? There's teeth on the other end. :''[Baloo hanging over a branch, Shere Khan gets Baloo on the ground before him, and Shere Khan throws Baloo on the ground]'' :'''Shere Khan:''' I’ll kill you for this. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[Flaps and Buzzy are holding him]'' Let go! Baloo needs help! :''[Suddenly, a thunderclap is heard and lightning strikes a tree, splitting it in half and catches fire]'' :'''Buzzy:''' Fire! That's the only thing that Ol' Stripes is afraid of. :'''Flaps:''' You get the fire, we'll do the rest. :''[Mowgli picks up a fire branch, Shere Khan knocks Baloo out]'' :'''Buzzy, Dizzy, Flaps & Ziggy:''' '''''CHARGE!!''''' :''[Buzzy, Dizzy, Flaps & Ziggy hover Shere Khan and laugh]'' :'''Flaps:''' Punch and blow! :'''Shere Khan:''' Stay out of this, you mangy fools! :'''Buzzy:''' Yeah, yeah! ''[ducks during Shere Khan's attack]'' Missed me a mile, he did! ''[vultures laughs, Mowgli try to get the fire branch, Flaps pulls a Shere Khan's whiskers]'' Yeah, pull his blinkin' whiskers! :'''Flaps:''' He's a bloomin' pussycat is! :''[Mowgli takes a burning branch and ties it to Shere Khan's tail]'' :'''Dizzy:''' Look behind you, chum. :''[Shere Khan gasps, he panic runs away, getting burnt by the fire on every step, and flees away]'' :'''Buzzy:''' Well, that was the last of him. :''[they vultures laughs]'' :'''Ziggy:''' Old stripes took off like a flaming comet, idiot. :'''Buzzy:''' Well, come on, let's go congratulate our friend. :'''Dizzy:''' ''[approaching]'' Hold it, fellas. Now's not the time for it. Look. :''[Mowgli comes to Baloo, who is lying without signs of life has [[w:Death|died]] at the paws of Shere Khan]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Baloo? Baloo, get up. Oh please, get up. Oh. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[appears, sadly]'' Mowgli, try to understand. :'''Mowgli:''' Bagheera, what's the matter with him? :'''Bagheera:''' You've got to be brave, like Baloo was. :'''Mowgli:''' Y-You don't mean--? Oh, no. Baloo. :'''Bagheera:''' Now, now. I know how you feel. But you must remember, Mowgli: ''[quotes John 15:13 from the Holy Bible]'' "Greater love hath no one than he who lays down his life for his friend." ''[As the panther speaks, Baloo opens his eyes, alive and well.]'' When great deeds are remembered in this jungle, one name will stand above all others; our friend Baloo the Bear. :'''Baloo:''' ''[sniffling]'' He's crackin’ me up. :'''Bagheera:''' The memory of Baloo's sacrifice and bravery will forever be engraved on our saddened hearts. :'''Baloo:''' Beautiful. :'''Bagheera:''' This spot where Baloo fell will always be a hallowed place in the jungle, for there lies one of nature's noblest creatures. :'''Baloo:''' ''[still sniffling]'' I wish that my mother could've heard this. :'''Bagheera:''' It's best we leave now. Come along, Man-Cub. :'''Baloo:''' Hey, don't stop now, Baggy, you're doin' great! There's more! Lots more! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[sees Baloo still alive and is furious]'' '''''WHY, YOU.... BIG.... FRAUD!!!!''''' You.... You-You-You four-flusher! I-I am fed up! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[hugs Baloo]'' Baloo! You're all right! :'''Baloo:''' ''[laughs]'' Who, me? Sure, I am! Never felt... better. :''[Vultures laugh happily]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughs in relief]'' You sure had us worried. :'''Baloo:''' Aw, I was just takin' 5. Y'know, like, playin' it cool. Heh! Yeah, but he was too easy. :'''Mowgli:''' Good ol' Papa Bear! :'''Dizzy:''' It's going to be a bit dull without that Little Bloke, isn't it? :'''Buzzie:''' Yeah. So, what are we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don't know. Hey, now don't start ''that'' again! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dissolve to Baloo, Mowgli and Bagheera walking]'' :'''Baloo:''' Hey Baggy, too bad you missed the action. You should have seen how I made a sucker out ol' stripes with that left up in his face. ''[fists Bagheera's face]'' Boom, boom, I was giving him '''''wham'''''! ''[to Mowgli]'' You know some, we're good sparring partners. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[imitating Baloo's sentence]'' You better believe it! :'''Baloo:''' Yes, sir! Nothing that nobody is ever gonna come between us again. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mowgli sees the girl from the Man Village for the first time]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Look. What's that? :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, it's the Man Village. :'''Mowgli:''' No, no. I mean '''''that'''''. :'''Baloo:''' Forget about those. They ain't nothin’ but trouble. :'''Mowgli:''' Just a minute. I've never seen one before. :'''Baloo:''' So you've seen one. So let's go. :'''Mowgli:''' I'll be right back. I want a better look. :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, wait a minute! :'''Bagheera:''' Ah, Baloo. Let him have a better look. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Shanti drops her pot of water purposefully, pretending to do it by accident, and it rolls towards Mowgli]'' :'''Baloo:''' She did that on purpose! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smiling]'' Obviously. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Baloo:''' ''[concerned]'' Mowgli. Come back. Come back! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[encouragingly]'' Go on. Go on. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Last lines; After Mowgli, falling in love with Shanti, enters the Man Village for the first time]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[stunned]'' He's hooked. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smiles]'' Ah, it was inevitable, Baloo. The boy couldn't help himself. It was bound to happen. Mowgli is where he belongs now. :'''Baloo:''' ''[resigned]'' Yeah. I guess you're right. ''[smiles]'' But I still think that he'd have made one swell bear. ''[inhales]'' Well, c'mon, Baggy, buddy. Let's get back to where ''we'' belong, and get with the beat. ''[singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. ♪'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ Forget about your worries and your strife. ♪'' :'''Both:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ I mean the Bare Necessities! Ol' Mother Nature's recipes, that bring the Bare Necessities of life. ♪'' == Cast== * [[w:Bruce Reitherman|Bruce Reitherman]] as Mowgli * [[w:Phil Harris|Phil Harris]] as Baloo * [[w:Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]] as Bagheera * [[w:Louis Prima|Louis Prima]] as King Louie * [[w:George Sanders|George Sanders]] as Shere Khan * [[w:Sterling Holloway|Sterling Holloway]] as Kaa * [[w:J. Pat O'Malley|J. Pat O'Malley]] as Colonel Hathi/Buzzie * [[w:Verna Felton|Verna Felton]] as Winifred * [[w:Clint Howard|Clint Howard]] as Junior * [[w:Chad Stuart|Chad Stuart]] as Flaps * [[w:Lord Tim Hudson|Lord Tim Hudson]] as Dizzie * [[w:John Abbott (actor, born 1905)|John Abbott]] as Akela * [[w:Ben Wright (actor)|Ben Wright]] as Rama the Father Wolf * [[w:Darleen Carr|Darleen Carr]] as The Girl (named Shanti in ''The Jungle Book 2'') * [[w:Leo De Lyon|Leo De Lyon]] as Flunkey* * [[w:Hal Smith (actor)|Hal Smith]] as The Slob Elephant* * [[w:Digby Wolfe|Digby Wolfe]] as Ziggy* * [[w:Skiles and Henderson|Bill Skiles and Pete Henderson]] as Monkeys* * [[w:Thurl Ravenscroft|Thurl Ravenscroft]] as Colonel Hathi's crew * [[w:Candy Candido|Candy Candido]] as Shere Khan (roaring) == External links == *{{wikipedia-inline|The Jungle Book (1967 film)}} *{{Commonscat-inline}} * [http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/junglebook/ Official website] * {{imdb title|id=0061852}} * [http://www.toonopedia.com/junglebk.htm Don Markstein's Toonopedia: The Jungle Book] {{DEFAULTSORT:Jungle Book, The}} [[Category:1960s American animated films]] [[Category:1967 films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:American children's animated fantasy films]] [[Category:American children's animated musical films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated films]] [[Category:Wolfgang Reitherman films]] [[Category:The Jungle Book films|Jungle Book 1]] 2hgf31ax9cqg4nfdfg1op4g8ykc0bp9 3148970 3148830 2022-07-29T09:08:20Z 158.140.35.108 /* Baloo */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]''''', is an animated 1967 film based on [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s ''Mowgli'' stories, was released in October [[w:1967 in film|1967]] by the [[w:Walt Disney Pictures|Disney Studios]]. This best-known adaptation was producer [[Walt Disney]]'s last animated project. Disney released a sequel in 2003, ''[[The Jungle Book 2]]''. {{center|'''The jungle is JUMPIN'!'''}} == Baloo == * ''[after he, Bagheera, and Mowgli escape from King Louie and company]'' Whew! ''[laughs]'' Man, that's what I call a swingin' party! * ''[after Bagheera tells Baloo that he is taking Mowgli back to the Man Village]'' Man Village? They'll ruin him! They'll make a man outta him! * ''[after Mowgli climbs on Baloo's butt and tickles him with his feet]'' No. No, no. No, no. Now, you're ticklin'. * ''[as he and Mowgli float down a river]'' Lemme tell you some'm, Li'l Britches: if you act like that bee acts, uh-uh. You're working too hard. And don't spend your time just looking around.... for something you want that can't be found. * ''[yanks a pouty Bagheera's foot as he smirks]'' Come on, Baggy! Get with the beat! *''[furiously]'' Are you outta your mind? I promised him that he could stay here in the jungle with me! * He's a dandy! ''[Playfully slaps Mowgli on the bottom which sends him rolling around and leaves him knocked out on the ground.]'' * ''[repeated line]'' You better believe it! == Bagheera == * "Pawpaw".... Ha! Of all the silly gibberish. * Oh, no, it's Baloo! That shiftless, stupid jungle bum! * Now, come on! Up this tree. You'll be safer up there. == Mowgli == * ''['''Bagheera:''' So, you can look out for yourself, can you? Heh. So, you want to stay in the jungle, do you?]'' Yes, I want to stay in the jungle. ''['''Bagheera:''' D'oh. N-N-Now, for the last time, go to sleep!]'' * ''['''Colonel Hathi:''' I say. [pokes Mowgli's nose] What happened to your trunk?]'' ''[pushes stick away]'' Hey! Stop that! ''['''Colonel Hathi:''' [gasps and sputters in shock] A Man-Cub! Oh, this is treason! Sabotage! I'll have no Man-Cub my jungle!]'' ''[to Colonel Hathi]'' It's not ''your'' jungle! * ''[to King Louie]'' But I dunno how to make fire. * You told me a lie, Kaa. You said I could trust you. * ''[angrily pushes Shere Khan's paw away]'' You don't scare me! I won't run from anyone! * ''[to Kaa]'' Oh, go away and leave me alone! ==Kaa== * It's like you s-said, you can't trus-s-s-t anyone! == Other == * '''Kaa''': ''[after Mowgli learns he has been deceived by the snake]'' If I never see that skinny little shrimp again, it will be too soon. ''[slithering away]'' Oh, my s-ss-s-[[w:sacroiliac joint|sacroiliac]]. * '''Shere Khan''': ''[while Baloo holds his tail]'' Let go, you big oaf! * '''Mowgli''': ''[angrily hitting Shere Khan's face with a stick]'' Take that, ya big bully! * '''Akela''': ''[to Bagheera who volunteers to deliver Mowgli to the Man Village]'' So be it. Now, there's no time to lose. Good luck. == Dialogue == :'''Bagheera:''' ''[first lines; as a narrator]'' Many strange legends are told of these jungles of India, but none so strange as the story of a small boy named Mowgli. It all began when the silence of the jungle was broken by an unfamiliar sound. ''[At the sound of a baby's cries, Bagheera stops at Baby Mowgli's boat]'' It was a sound that had never been heard before in this part of the jungle. ''[Bagheera looks at the boat with Baby Mowgli]'' It was a Man-Cub! If I had known how deeply I was to be involved, I would have obeyed my first impulse and walked away. ''[Bagheera turns back on the branch, but Baby Mowgli cries again, making him return. He looks down and Baby Mowgli looks at him playfully]'' This Man-Cub would have to have nourishment, and soon. It was many days' travel to the nearest Man Village, and without a mother's care, he would soon perish. Then, it occurred to me. A family of wolves I knew had been blessed with a litter of cubs. ''[the wolf pups play around their mother Raksha, Bagheera is looking at them from the bushes, Bagheera with Baby Mowgli watches from the bushes as the family of wolves walk into their lair and puts the baby boy right before the entrance. He goes back into the bushes and waits, but nothing happens, so he carefully sneaks back over and pushes the basket with his paw. The baby cries out in surprise and Bagheera, alarmed by this, runs away. The wolves come out and look at Baby Mowgli, and Raksha smiles down at him, who now giggles]'' I knew there'd be no problem with the mother, thanks to maternal instinct, but I wasn't so sure about Rama the father. ''[Rama comes from the jungle, sniffs suspiciously at the baby Man-Cub, sees the smiling face of Raksha, looks at Baby Mowgli playing with the wolf pups again, and smiles, too, and "My Own Home" starts in the background as the wolves take Baby Mowgli into the wolf lair. 10 years later...]'' 10 times the rains had come and gone, and I often stopped by to see how Mowgli the Man-Cub was getting along. He was a favorite with all the young wolf cubs of the pack. ''[Mowgli howls; Raksha and the four young wolves came out of the cave; Grey Brother and Leah playfully tackle and lick Mowgli]'' No Man-Cub was ever happier. And yet...I knew that someday, he would have to go back to his own kind. ''[scene switches to Council Rock on a misty, moonlit night, with howling]'' Then, one night, the Wolf Pack elders met at Council Rock, because Shere Khan, the tiger, had returned to their part of the jungle. This meeting had to change the Man-Cub's entire future. :'''Akela:''' Shere Khan will surely kill the boy, and all who try to protect him. Now, are we all in agreement as to what must be done? ''[wolves solemnly nod]'' Now, it is my unpleasant duty to tell the boy's father. Rama. Uh, come over here, please. :'''Rama:''' Yes, Akela? :'''Akela:''' The Council has reached its decision. The Man-Cub can no longer stay with the pack. He must leave at once. :'''Rama:''' ''[shocked]'' ''Leave?'' :'''Akela:''' I'm sorry, Rama. There is no other way. :'''Rama:''' But-- But the Man-Cub is-- Well, he's like my own son! Surely, he's entitled to the protection of the pack. :'''Akela:''' But, Rama, even the strength of the pack is no match for the tiger. :'''Rama:''' But the boy cannot survive alone in the jungle. :'''Bagheera:''' Akela, perhaps I can be of help. :'''Akela:''' You, Bagheera? How? :'''Bagheera:''' I know of a Man Village where he'll be safe. Mowgli and I have taken many walks into this jungle together, I'm sure he'll go with me. :'''Akela:''' So be it. Now, there's no time to lose. Good luck. :''[scene switches to Bagheera and Mowgli at night]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Bagheera... ''[tiredly stretches]'' ...I’m gettin' a little sleepy. Shouldn't we start back home? :'''Bagheera:''' Mowgli, this time, we're not going back. I'm taking you to a Man Village. :'''Mowgli:''' But why? :'''Bagheera:''' Because Shere Khan has returned to this part of the jungle, and he has sworn to kill you. :'''Mowgli:''' Kill me? But why would he wanna do that? :'''Bagheera:''' He hates man, and Shere Khan is not going to allow you to grow up to become a man; just another hunter with a gun. :'''Mowgli:''' Aw, we'll just explain to him that I'd never do a thing like that. :'''Bagheera:''' Nonsense. No one explains anything to Shere Khan. :'''Mowgli:''' Well, maybe so, but I'm not afraid. And besides, I-- :'''Bagheera:''' ''[interrupts Mowgli]'' Now, that's enough. We'll spend the night here. Things will look better in the morning. Man-Cub? Man-Cub! Now, come on. Up this tree. You'll be safer up there. :'''Mowgli:''' Uh, I don't want to go back to the man-village. :'''Bagheera:''' Go on. Up you go. :'''Mowgli:''' That limb way up there? :'''Bagheera:''' That's right. ''[Mowgli tries to climb the tree-trunk but can't]'' ''[chuckles]'' Is that all the better you can climb? :'''Mowgli:''' ''[grunting]'' It's too big around! And besides, I don't have any claws! :''[Bagheera helps and with some grunting, Mowgli scratches upside down a Bagheera's back, yelps, then climbs back on the Bagheera's back gets Mowgli on that limb. Bagheera helps Mowgli goes in the night on a tree branch.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' Now, get some sleep. We've got a long journey ahead us tomorrow. :'''Mowgli:''' Uh, I wanna stay in the jungle. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smirks]'' Huh? Heh, you wouldn't last one day. ''[he yawns and lies down to sleep]'' :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not afraid. I-I can look after myself. :''[Kaa the python then appears from the leaves, he smacks his lips when noticing Mowgli, looks towards Bagheera to see him sleeping. He then approaches Mowgli.]'' :'''Kaa:''' S-SS-Say, now! ''[Mowgli looks up unimpressed, scowls at Kaa, and then sticks his tongue out at him.]'' What have we here? ''[chuckles]'' It's a Man-Cub, a deeliss-ss-see-aws-ss-s Man-Cub. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily pushing Kaa away.]'' Oh, go away and leave me alone. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[sleeping]'' That's just what I should do, but I'm not. Now, now, now, ''please'' go to sleep, Man-cub! :''[Kaa nods his head in agreement and begins to hypnotize Mowgli.]'' :'''Kaa:''' ''[imitating Bagheera's sentence]'' Yes-ss-s, Man-Cub. ''[singing]'' Please go to sleep. Please go to sleep. ''[sings this as tuned from "Rock-a-Bye Baby"]'' Sleep, little Man-Cub, res-ss-st in peas-ss-se. :''[Kaa begins to wrap his coils around a hypnotized Mowgli.]'' :'''Kaa:''' S-SS-Sleep. S-SS-Sleep. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[moaning]'' Ba-Ba-Ba-Bagheera? :''[Kaa wraps his tail tightly around Mowgli's throat, choking Mowgli, himself. Bagheera is still unaware at what's happening.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[sleeping]'' Oh, now, look, there's no use arguing anymore. Now, no more talk till morning. :''[Kaa now completely has a fully hypnotized and smiling Mowgli wrapped around his coils.]'' :'''Kaa:''' ''[chuckles]'' He won't ''be'' here in the morning. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[glances at Mowgli and Kaa]'' Huh? Oh, yes, he will-- ''[suddenly realizes what is happening and fully wakes up; alarmed]'' '''KAA!!!! ''HOLD IT, KAA!''''' ''[just before Kaa is about to eat Mowgli, Bagheera angrily slaps Kaa's head onto another tree branch, and Kaa bangs his head on it. This makes Mowgli fully conscious and released from Kaa's coils.]'' :'''Kaa:''' Ohhh, my sinus-ss-s! ''[scowls at Bagheera and moves forward to him]'' You have just made a s-ss-serious mistake, my friend. A very, s-ss-stupid-- :'''Bagheera:''' ''[nervously stammering]'' Now, Kaa, look, I was-- :'''Kaa:''' --mis-ss-stake! ''[Bagheera looks Kaa in his left eye as Kaa begins to hypnotize him]'' Look me in the eye when I'm speaking to you. :'''Bagheera:''' Please, Kaa. :'''Kaa:''' ''Both'' eyes, if you please. ''[hypnotizes the panther, and now Bagheera is fully hypnotized and smiling]'' You have just s-ss-sealed your doom. ''[Mowgli pushes Kaa's coils off the branch with his feet, causing the snake to comically fall from the tree]'' Ooooh. :'''Mowgli:''' Look, ''Bagheera''! ''[points at Kaa]'' Look. ''Bagheera''! Wake up, ''Bagheera''! ''[smacks both his cheeks with his bare hands]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[wakes up]'' Uh, duh, wha--? :'''Kaa:''' ''[slithering away, angrily]'' Just you wait till I get you in my coils! ''[suddenly stops because a knot on his tail gets stuck between a couple bamboo stems]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughs playfully]'' Bagheera, he's got a knot on his tail. :'''Kaa:''' ''[mimics Mowgli, sarcastically]'' "Hee-hee-hee! He's got a knot on his tail." ''[frees his tail, but that causes his whole body to come together like an accordion, then Kaa crawls away now with his bent coils]'' Ooooh, this is going to slow down my s-ss-slithering. ''[Mowgli laughs playfully]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smirks]'' So, you could look out for yourself, can you? Heh. So, you wanna stay in the jungle, do ya? :'''Mowgli:''' Yes. I wanna stay in the jungle! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[annoyed]'' D'oh! N-NNow, for the last time.... ''[snaps and both half-smirks (on the right) and half-smiles (on the left)]'' ....go to sleep! ''[Mowgli pouts as he tries to get some sleep]'' Man-Cub, heh! Man-Cub. Ah. ''[They finally go to sleep and settle down for the night]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[During the inspection of the Jungle Patrol]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' Company, left face! ''[elephants turn around in a military fashion]'' :'''Winifred:''' March, march, march. My feet are killing me. :'''Elephant #1:''' ''[whispers]'' I’m putting in for a transfer to another herd. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Silence in the ranks! ''[he walks around the rank]'' Dress up that line. ''[Elephants raise there rears, he hits Winifred's rear with his cane, and she raise her rear]'' Pull it in, Winifred. ''[he walks back to front]'' Inspection, arms! :''[Elephants stick their trunks out]'' :'''Hathi Jr.:''' ''[to Mowgli]'' Stick your nose out. :'''Mowgli:''' Like this? :'''Hathi Jr.:''' That's right. :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[looking closely at a recruit’s trunk]'' Tsk, tsk, tsk. A dusty muzzle. ''[to elephant in question]'' Soldier, remember, in battle, that trunk can save your life. ''[taps trunk with cane]'' Take good care of it, my man. :'''Elephant #2:''' Yes, sir! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Very good. Carry on. ''[the next recruit has dirty tusks and is lazily chewing on some vegetation until the Colonel clears his throat in serious annoyance]'' Let's have a little more spit and polish on those bayonets. ''[taps tusk with cane]'' :'''Elephant #3:''' Yes, sir! :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''Esprit de corps!'' That's the way that I earned my commission in the Mahajarah's 5th Pachyderm Brigade. Back in '88, it was-- Or was it? :'''Winifred:''' ''[whispering to another elephant]'' Here it comes. The "Victoria Cross" bit again. :'''Col. Hathi:''' It was then I received the Victoria Cross, for bravery above and beyond the call of duty. ''[chuckles]'' Those were the days. Discipline! Discipline was the thing! ''[leans on his bamboo cane]'' It builds character and all that sort of thing, you know. ''[his cane snaps in half as he leans on it]'' Oh. Uh, where was I? Oh, yes. Inspection. ''[The next recruit is a rough-looking elephant with bent tusks and a black eye]'' Well, very good. ''[The next recruit is an elephant with a goofy-looking grin across his face]'' Wipe off that silly grin, soldier! This is the army. ''[The elephant's smile droops into a sad frown, making his tusks droop. The next recruit is focused on a fly buzzing around his face which lands on his trunk]'' Ahem. ''[swats the fly with his cane]'' Eyes front. ''[Next, the lieutenant, with a mop of hair]'' Tsk, tsk, tsk. Lieutenant, that haircut is not regulation. ''[messes the hair up]'' Rather on the gaudy side, don't you think? ''[Hathi swipes his cane across, giving the lieutenant a military-style flat-topped haircut]'' There. That's better. ''[Hathi looks to the left]'' And as for you-- ''[Realizes that he's talking to his son Hathi Jr. and looks down]'' Oh, there you are. ''[chuckles]'' Let's keep those heels together, shall we, son? :'''Junior:''' OK, Pop--sir! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Yes, that's better. ''[turns to Mowgli]'' Well, a new recruit, eh? ''[chuckles and pokes Mowgli's nose with his cane]'' I say, what happened to your trunk? :'''Mowgli:''' Hey! Stop that! :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[gasps, sputters]'' A Man-Cub! ''[picking up Mowgli with his trunk]'' Oh, this is treason! Sabotage! I’ll have no Man-Cub in my jungle! ''[puts him down on ground]'' :'''Mowgli:''' It’s not ''your'' jungle! :'''Bagheera:''' Hold it. Hold it! I can explain, Hathi. :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''Colonel'' Hathi, if you please, sir. :''' Bagheera:''' Oh, yes, yes. ''Colonel'' Hathi. The Man-Cub is with me. I'm taking him back to the Man Village. :'''Col. Hathi:''' To stay? :'''Bagheera:''' You have the word of Bagheera. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Good. And remember, an elephant never forgets. ''[mumbling, and Mowgli crosses his arms and frowns at him]'' Heh. I don't know what the army's coming to these days. These young whippersnappers, who do they think they are? ''[clears throat; all the elephants are dosing by now, but wake up as soon as Hathi commands]'' Let's get on with it. Right face! ''[bellows]'' '''''FORWARD, MARCH!''''' :'''Winifred:''' Dear, haven't you forgotten something? :'''Col. Hathi:''' Nonsense, Winifred, old girl. An elephant never forgets. :'''Winifred:''' ''[about a Hathi Jr.]'' Well, you just forgot our '''''son.''''' :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[he somethings realize to forgot what will happen to Junior]'' Uh, uh, son-- Son? ''[stammers]'' '''''SON?!''''' ''[he turns to see Hathi Jr. playing with Mowgli]'' Oh, yes, yeah, yeah, quite right. Heh-heh! To the rear, march! :''[Elephants turns around to lead a Colonel Hathi's way, look for Hathi Jr. still playing with Mowgli]'' :'''Hathi Jr.:''' ''[to Mowgli]'' When I grow up, I'm gonna be a ''Colonel''. Just like my-- :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[picking up Junior with his trunk]'' If I told you once, I've told you a thousand times--! :'''Hathi Jr.:''' ''[seeing other elephants marching into Hathi's rear]'' Pop! Look out! :''[The spectacular crash of the elephants, reused in [[Goliath II|Goliath II]] after Jungle Book now takes place. The lazily Elephant #3 chewing on some vegetation while stucking on a Hathi's troopers.]'' :'''Hathi Jr.:''' Gee, Pop. You forgot to say "halt". :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughing, then whispers to Bagheera on Colonel Hathi]'' He said that an elephant never forgets. ''[He laughs hysterically again and stops]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smirks]'' It's not funny. Now, let's get out of here before anything else happens. :''[Bagheera and Mowgli leave]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Bagheera, where are we going? :'''Bagheera:''' You're going back to the Man Village right now! :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not going! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[losing his patience]'' Oh, yes, you are! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[grabbing hold of a tree]'' I'm stayin' right here! :'''Bagheera:''' You're going if I have to drag you every step of the way! :''[Bagheera grabs Mowgli by the loincloth with his teeth and tries to tug him away from the tree, but Mowgli refuses to let go.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[through clenched teeth]'' Let go, you! :'''Mowgli:''' '''''You''''' let go of ''me!'' :''[Mowgli kicks Bagheera in the face. Bagheera pulls so hard that he loses his grip, and falls backward into the river. He tries to get out of the water, but accidentally hits his head on a log.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[angrily]'' Oh, that '''''does''''' it! I've '''''had''''' it, Man-cub. For now on, you're on your own. '''''Alone!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' Don't worry about me. :''[Bagheera leaves and Mowgli walks aimlessly for a while]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[still walking away]'' Ah. Foolish, Man-Cub. <hr width="50%"/> :''[as Mowgli sits down near some rock with his head low until hears sounds from nearby bushes. Baloo the Bear appears comes in.]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[scat-singing]'' ''♪ Doo-bee doo-bee doo-bee dee-doo. Well, it's a doo-bah-dee-do, yes, it's a doo-bah-dee-do, I mean a doo-be doo-bee doo-be, doo-be doo-bee doo. And with-- ♪'' ''[stops singing; he spoked to sees Mowgli]'' Well, now. ''[chuckles]'' What have we here? ''[he sniffs Mowgli's hair, and Mowgli get really annoyed uncover his head down]'' Hmm. Hey! What a funny little bit of a-- ''[Mowgli slaps him in his nose]'' Oh! :'''Mowgli:''' Go away! :'''Baloo:''' Oh, boy! I've seen ''everything'' in these woods. Ooh, what have I run on? What a pretty thing '''''this''''' is! :'''Mowgli:''' Leave me alone. :'''Baloo:''' Well, now. ''[tapping Mowgli's back]'' That's pretty big '''''talk,''''' little britches. :'''Mowgli:''' I'm big enough. ''[he starts hitting Baloo in the tummy repeatedly but Baloo doesn't almost notice that]'' :'''Baloo:''' Ha-ha.. tsk-tsk-tsk. Pitiful. Hey, kid, you need help, an ol' Baloo's gonna learn you to fight like a bear. Now, come on, I'm gonna show you. Grrr! ''[he starts to dance around and Mowgli too, mimicking Baloo's move]'' Ha-ha! Yeah. All right now kid, loosen up, get real loosen, then start to weave, ''weave'' a little, now move, that's it. Now give me a big bear growl, scare me! ''[Mowgli makes a barely audible growl]'' Tsk-tsk-tsk. Oh, boy. I'm talking about like a big bear! :''[Baloo makes a growl which rocks the jungle to the bottom and even Bagheera who was walking away all this time hears it.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' He's in trouble. Why, I-I shouldn't have left him alone! :''[Bagheera runs back to Mowgli]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily growls at Baloo]'' Grrr. :'''Baloo:''' ''[anger roars loudly]'' '''''GRRR!!!!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' Grrr! :'''Baloo:''' A big one, right from the toes. :'''Mowgli:''' How's that? :''[Bagheera arrives and sees Baloo is dance fighting with Mowgli]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[off in the distance]'' Grrr! :'''Baloo:''' ''[off-screen; laughs]'' Ya, you're getting it, kid! :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, no, it's Baloo! That shiftness stupid jungle bum! :''[Baloo and Mowgli dance around again]'' :'''Baloo:''' Weave about, now look for an opening. Keep movin', keep-- ''[Mowgli takes some swings at Baloo's nose but misses; laughs]'' Ya, you're getting it, kid! ''[chuckles]'' Come on, that's it! ''[chuckles]'' He's a dandy! ''[Playfully slaps Mowgli on the bottom which sends him rolling around and leaves him knocked out on the ground.]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[chuckles]'' Fine teacher you are, Old Iron Paws. :'''Baloo:''' Oh, thanks, Bagheera. :'''Bagheera:''' Yeah, tell me, tell me after you know your pupil senseless, how do you expect him to remember the lesson, Hmm? :''[Mowgli at this time already came to and sits on the ground, shaking head]'' :'''Baloo:''' Well, I-- I-- I didn't mean to... lay it on him so hard. :''[Mowgli gets up and walks to Baloo, though kinda unsteadily]'' :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not hurt. '''''I'm''''' all right! I'm a lot tougher than some people ''think.'' :'''Baloo:''' You better believe it! Now let's go once more. Now, I want you to keep circlin' or I'm gonna knock your roof in again, you better keep movin'-- ''[Mowgli hits Baloo into lower jaw]'' Ooph! ''[playfully falls down]'' Hey! Right on the ''button!'' ''[Mowgli climbs on Baloo's tail, occasionally tickling him with his feet; laughing.]'' No. No, no. No, no. Now, you're ticklin'. ''[chuckling happily; Mowgli starts tickling him deliberately]'' Oh, no, no, no, no. No, we don't do that here, the chat-- Oh, no, you're ticklin', I-I can't stand tick-- ''[chuckling playfully hysterically]'' '''''HELP, BAGHEERA!''''' :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, boy. That's all he needs. More Confidence. :'''Mowgli:''' Give up, Baloo?! :'''Baloo:''' I give up, I told ya! ''[chuckles]'' Ooh, I give-- ''[Mowgli stops tickling him]'' Hey. ''[chuckles]'' You know something? You're all right, kid. What do they call you? :'''Bagheera:''' Mowgli. And he's going back to the Man Village right now. :'''Baloo:''' ''[shocked]'' Man Village? They'll ruin him! They'll make a man outta him! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[he notice Baloo want to stay in the Jungle]'' Oh, Baloo, I want to stay here with you! :'''Baloo:''' Certainly you do. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh? And just how do you think he will survive? :'''Baloo:''' ''[mimics Bagheera, sarcastically]'' "How do you think he will..." What do you mean "How do you think he..." He's with ''me'', ain't he? And ''I'll'' learn him all I know. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh? That shouldn't take too long. <hr width="50%" /> :''[Baloo glares at Bagheera and then turns to Mowgli at the Begins of "The Bare Necessities"]'' :'''Baloo:''' Look, now it's like this, little britches. All you gotta do is... ''[singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. I mean the Bare Necessities! Ol' Mother Nature's recipes, that bring the Bare Necessitites of life. Wherever I wander, wherever I roam. I couldn't be fonder of my big home. The bees are buzzin' in the tree to make some honey just for me. When you look under the rocks and plants, and take a glance at the fancy ants. Then maybe try a few... ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' You eat ants? :'''Baloo''': ''[laughs]'' You better believe it. And you're gonna ''love'' the way they tickle. :''[Rock almost falls on Mowgli]'' :'''Bagheera''': ''[stammers]'' '''MOWGLI, LOOK OUT!''' :'''Baloo''': ''[singing]'' ''♪ The Bare Necessities of life will come to you. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[trying to catch an ant]'' But when? :'''Baloo:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ They'll come to you. Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. I mean the Bare Necessities! That's why a bear can rest at ease with just the Bare Necessities of life. Now when you pick a pawpaw, or a prickly pear... ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[pointed prickling finger]'' Ow! :'''Baloo''': ''[continue singing]'' ''♪ ...And you prick a raw paw. Well, next time, beware! Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw. When you pick a pear try to use the claw. But, you don't need to use the claw. When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw. Have I given you a clue? ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' Golly, thanks, Baloo! :'''Bagheera''': "Pawpaw".... Ha! Of all the silly gibberish. :'''Baloo''': ''[yanks a pouty Bagheera's foot as he smirks]'' Come on, Baggy! Get with the beat! ''[singing]'' ''♪ The Bare Necessities of life will come to you. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ They'll come to me! ♪'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ They'll come to you. ♪'' ''[Music from the song goes on through the whole following scratching scene]'' How 'bout scratchin' that old left shoulder while you're up there, Mowgli? ''[Mowgli scratches Baloo's back]'' Now just a hair lower. There, right there. That's it. Ahh... This is beautiful. That's good. Kid, we've got to get to tree, this calls for some ''big'' scratch. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughs]'' You're lots of fun, Baloo! :''[Baloo is now scratching against a tree]'' :'''Baloo:''' Right on it. Yeah. That's delicious. Ahh... ooh! Just a little bit-- Mm... yeah... ha-ha! Ooh! ''[pulls tree from the ground finally, and scratches by it trunk with his back to the his chest]'' Mm... mmm... ha-ha... ooh. Yeah. ''[Baloo, satisfied, lets himself fall into a river]'' Oh, man, this is really livin'. ''[floats in a river]'' So just try and relax. Yeah. ''[Mowgli gets on his tummy]'' Cool it. Fall apart in my backyard. ''[Mowgli float down a river]'' Cause' lemme tell you some'm, Li'l Britches: if you act like that bee-acts, uh-huh. You're working too hard. And don't spend your time just looking around.... for something you want that can't be found. ''[singing]'' ''♪ When you find out you can live without it and go along not thinking about it. And I'll tell you something true. The Bare Necessities of life will come to you. ♪'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[annoyed, and turns walks away]'' Ahh... I give up. Well, I hope his luck holds out. :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, how 'bout you singing? :'''Baloo and Mowgli:''' ''[both singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' Yeah, man! :''[the monkeys sees Mowgli and Baloo are singing in the float a river]'' :'''Both:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ I mean the Bare Necessities, that's why a bear can rest at ease. With just the Bare Necessities of life. ♪'' :'''Baloo:''' Yeah! :'''Both:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ With just the Bare Necessities of Life. ♪'' :'''Mowgli:''' Yeah, man! :''[At the end of "The Bare Necessities"]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[laughing]'' '''''Beautiful!''''' That's ''real'' jungle harmony. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[smiles]'' I like being a bear. :'''Baloo:''' ''[smiles]'' That's my boy. And you're gonna make one swell bear. Why, you even sing like one! <hr width="50%"/> :''[After the monkeys have kidnapped Mowgli]'' :'''Baloo:''' Bagheera! ''[Cut to Bagheera]'' ''[off in the distance]'' '''''BAGHEERAAA!''''' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[Turns around as he hears Baloo yelling his name a mile away]'' Well, it's happened. Took a little longer than I thought, but it's happened. ''[Starts running back toward Baloo, who's struggling to climb up the cliff. Bagheera reaches the cliff]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[on the edge, screaming loudly]'' '''''BAAA-GEE-RAH!!!!!!!''''' ''[Baloo has screamed so loudly in Bagheera's face that the sound leaves him shaken. Baloo then realizes that Bagheera is in front of him]'' Oh, you heard me, huh? :'''Bagheera:''' Mowgli? '''''Mowgli?''''' All right, what happened? Where's Mowgli? :'''Baloo:''' They ambushed me; '''''thousands''''' of 'em! I jabbed with my left, then I swung with the right, and then I let--! :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, for the last time, what happened to Mowgli? :'''Baloo:''' Like I told ya; them mangy monkeys carried him off! :'''Bagheera:''' The Ancient Ruins? Oh, I hate to think about what will happen when he meets that King of theirs. <hr width="50%"/> :'''King Louie:''' Ha-ha! So, you're the Man-Cub? ''[rolls his eyes]'' Crazy. :'''Mowgli:''' I'm not as crazy as you are. ''[to the monkeys]'' Put me down! :''[A monkey lets go of Mowgli's ankles, and Mowgli lands flat on his face.]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily shaking a fist at the monkey]'' You cut that out! :'''King Louie:''' ''[picks up Mowgli by his loincloth]'' Cool it, boy, and unwind yourself. ''[scat-sings to himself; Mowgli furiously punches the air]'' Now, c'mon, let's shake, Cousin. ''[grabs Mowgli's hand and shakes it]'' :'''Mowgli:''' What do ya want '''''me''''' for?! :'''King Louie:''' Word has grabbed my royal ear... ''[opens Mowgli's mouth]'' Have a banana. ''[shoots the banana into Mowgli's mouth]'' ....that you wanna stay in the jungle. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[mouth full; impressed]'' Stay in the jungle? I sure do. :'''King Louie:''' Good. And ol' King Louie... ''[scats, then indicates himself with all of his pointy fingers]'' That's me. ...can fix it for you. ''[holds up 3 of his fingers]'' Have ''2'' bananas. ''[shoots the banana pair into Mowgli's mouth]'' Have we got a deal? :'''Mowgli:''' ''[mouth full of bananas]'' Yes, sir. I'll do a-- ''[swallows]'' I'll do anything to stay in the jungle. :'''King Louie:''' Well, then, I'll lay it on the line for you. ''[Begins singing "I Wan'na Be Like You"]'' <hr width="50%/> :'''Mowgli:''' Gee, cousin Louie, you're doing real good. :'''King Louie:''' Now, here's your part of the deal, cuz. Lay the secret on me of man's red fire. :'''Mowgli:''' But I don't know how to make a fire. :'''King Louie:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ Now don't try to kid me, Man-Cub. I made a deal with you; what I desire is man's red fire to make my dream come true. Now give me the secret, Man-Cub. Come on, clue me what to do. Give me the power of man's red flower, so I can be like you. ♪'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[eavesdropping]'' '''''Fire?!?!?''''' So, '''''that's''''' what that scoundrel's after. :'''Baloo:''' I'll tear him limb from limb! I'll beat him up! I'll-- I'll-- ''[starts dancing to the music]'' Yeah. Well, man, what a beat. :'''Bagheera:''' Will you stop that silly beat business and listen? This will take brains, not brawn. :'''Baloo:''' You better believe it, and I'm loaded with both! :'''Bagheera:''' Would you listen? :'''Baloo:''' Oh, yeah, yeah. ''[begins sneaking off into the music]'' :'''Bagheera:''' Now, while you create a disturbance, I'll rescue Mowgli. Got that? :'''Baloo:''' ''[dancing away]'' I'm gone, man. Solid gone. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[alarmed]'' '''''NOT YET, BALOO!''''' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bagheera:''' And furthermore, Baloo, Mowgli seems to have man's ability to get into trouble, and your influence hasn't been exactly-- :'''Baloo:''' Shh! Keep it down. You're gonna wake Little Buddy. :'''Bagheera:''' Awww. :'''Baloo:''' Well, he's had a big day. It was a real sockaroo. You know, it ain't easy learnin' to be like me. :'''Bagheera:''' Puh! A disgraceful performance; Associating with those undesirable, scatterbrained apes. Huh. I hope Mowgli learned something from that experience. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[sighs, talks in his sleep]'' Scooby-dooby-dooby-doo. :'''Baloo:''' Ha-ha. That's my boy. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, nonsense. ''[Baloo puts leaves under Mowgli's head.]'' Baloo, come over here. I'd like to have a word with you. :'''Baloo:''' A word? You gonna talk some more? ''[yawns]'' All right, what's up, Bagheera? :'''Bagheera:''' Baloo, the Man-Cub must go back to the Man Village. ''[Baloo eats some grapes from a tree]'' The jungle is not the place for him. :'''Baloo:''' I grew up in the jungle. ''[eats another piece of grapes]'' Take a look at me. :'''Bagheera:''' Yes, just look at yourself. Look at that eye. ''[Baloo looks himself in the river and sees that he has a black eye.]'' :'''Baloo:''' Yeah. It's beautiful, ain't it? :'''Bagheera:''' Frankly, you're a disreputable sight. :'''Baloo:''' Well, you don't look exactly like a basket of fruit, yourself. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[looks himself in the river and sees that he also has a black eye.]'' D'oh! ''[clears his throat]'' Baloo, you can't adopt Mowgli as your son. :'''Baloo:''' Why not? :'''Bagheera:''' How... How can I put it? ''[Baloo eats a handful of meat]'' Baloo, birds of a feather should flock together. ''[Baloo shrugs]'' You wouldn't marry a panther, would you? :'''Baloo:''' I don't know. ''[chuckling]'' Come to think of it, no panther ever asked me. ''[elbows Bagheera and chuckles]'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[annoyed]'' Baloo, y-y-you've got to be serious about this. :'''Baloo:''' ''[seriously]'' Oh, stop worryin', Baggy. Stop worryin', I'll take care of him. :'''Bagheera:''' Yes, like you did when the monkeys kidnapped him, huh? :'''Baloo:''' Can't a guy make one mistake? :'''Bagheera:''' Not in the jungle. And another thing. Sooner or later, Mowgli will meet Shere Khan. :'''Baloo:''' ''[suddenly very shocked]'' The tiger? What's '''''he''''' got against the kid? :'''Bagheera:''' He hates man with a vengeance, you know that! Because he fears Man's gun and Man's fire. :'''Baloo:''' But little Mowgli don't have those things. :'''Bagheera:''' Shere Khan won't wait until he does. He'll get Mowgli while he's young and helpless. ''[raises a paw at Baloo]'' Just one swipe, and--! :'''Baloo:''' ''[concerned]'' Oh! Well-- Well, what are we gonna do? :'''Bagheera''' ''[seeing that Baloo is now just as worried about Mowgli as he is]'' We'll do what's best for the boy. :'''Baloo:''' You better believe it. You name it, and I'll do it. :'''Bagheera:''' Good. Then make Mowgli go to the Man Village. :'''Baloo:''' ''[angrily]'' Are you out of your mind?! I promised him that he could stay here in the jungle with me! :'''Bagheera:''' Well, that's just the point! As long as he remains with you, he's in danger. So, it's up to you. :'''Baloo:''' Why me?! :'''Bagheera:''' B-B-B-Because he won't listen to me! :'''Baloo:''' ''[humbled]'' But I love that kid. ''[sniffles]'' I love him like he was my own cub. :'''Bagheera''' Then think of what's best for Mowgli, and not yourself. :'''Baloo:''' But-- Well, can't-- Well, can't I wait until morning? :'''Bagheera:''' It's morning now. Go on, Baloo. :''[An emotional Baloo sighs and walks towards Mowgli before looking back at Bagheera with a choked-up facial expression. Bagheera understands that it's really hard for him, but he urges him with a nod.]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[sighs; he isn't sure how to tell Mowgli the difficult truth]'' Oh, boy. Mowgli? Mowgli. Um, it's time to get up. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[wakes up with a yawn]'' Oh, hi, Baloo. :'''Baloo:''' Hi. Hey, rub that old sleep outta your eyes. You and me, we got a long walk ahead of us. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[not really noticing that Baloo is now looking melancholy]'' Swell! Gee, we'll have lots of fun together! :'''Baloo:''' ''[sadly]'' Sure, yeah. Yeah. All right, let's hit the trail, kid. See ya 'round, Bagheera. :'''Mowgli:''' Well, good-bye, Bagheera. Me and Baloo, we've got things to do. :'''Bagheera:''' Goodbye, Man-Cub. And good luck. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mowgli:''' Come on, Baloo. ''[imitating Baloo's sentence about "Bare Necessities"]'' All we've gotta do is... ''[singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, some good ol' Bare Necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife. I mean the Bare Necessities! That's way a bear can rest at ease, with just the Bare Necessities of life. ♪'' ''[throw the banana to Baloo]'' Yeah! ''[singing]'' ''♪ I'll live here in the Jungle all my life! ♪'' Yeah, man! I like being a bear. ''[Baloo looks worried holds the banana]'' Where are we going, Baloo? :'''Baloo:''' ''[throw the banana off the ground]'' Well, ah... it's a... um, well it's sort of new and, uh-- :'''Mowgli:''' ''[holding a Baloo's paw]'' Oh, I don't care, as long as I'm with you. :''[the "My Own Home" theme plays in background again]'' :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, look buddy, there's something I've got to tell you. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[chasing a butterfly]'' Tell me what, Baloo? :'''Baloo:''' ''[sighs; rubbing his neck, and scratches his chest]'' Oh, gee whiz. Now, how did ol' Baggy put it's? ''[happily realizes what will Bagheera saids]'' Uh, uh, Mowgli... Ha! You wouldn't marry a panther, would you? :'''Mowgli:''' ''[chuckles]'' Gee, I don't even know what you're talking about. ''[catches a butterfly, misses]'' :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, don't you realize that you're ''human?'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[started to playful fight Baloo again]'' I'm not anymore, Baloo. I'm a bear like you! :'''Baloo:''' ''[nervously]'' Little buddy, look, listen to me. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[playful fighting Baloo's tummy]'' Come on! Come on, Baloo! :'''Baloo:''' Now Mowgli, stop it now, now hold still. ''[grabs Mowgli's hands]'' I wa-- I wanna tell you something, now listen to me! :'''Mowgli:''' What's the matter, ol' papa bear? :'''Baloo:''' ''[still sadly]'' Look Mowgli, I've been trying to tell you, I've been trying all morning to tell you. '''''I'VE GOT TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THE MAN VILLAGE!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[shocked, alarmed]'' '''''THE MAN VILLAGE?!?''''' :'''Baloo:''' Now look, kid, I can explain... :'''Mowgli:''' ''[backs up slowly]'' But-But you said we were partners. :'''Baloo:''' Now believe me, kid, I-- :'''Mowgli:''' You're just like... like '''''old Bagheera!''''' :'''Baloo:''' ''[angrily]'' Now, ''just'' a minute! ''That's'' going too far! ''[Mowgli runs off in the opposite direction, and Baloo tries to calling for him]'' Hey, Mowgli, where are you going? Wait a minute! Stop! Wait! '''''Wait!''''' Listen to ol' Baloo! Mowgli? ''Mowgli?'' Mowgli! ''[Mowgli flees away, Baloo feeling hurt and betrayed by him]'' Mowgli! ''Mowgli!'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[runs up to Baloo after hearing him calling for Mowgli]'' Now, what's happened? :'''Baloo:''' Well, you're, you're-- You're not gonna believe me, Bagheera, but look-- Now, I used the same words you did, and he ran out on me! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[stammering]'' W-Well, don't just stand there! Let's separate! W-We've got to find him! ''[runs off in the opposite direction]'' :'''Baloo:''' Oh, if anything happens to that little guy, I'll ''never'' forgive myself. I ''gotta'' find him. ''Mowgli!'' Mowgli! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Shere Khan the Tiger appearing prowling in the grass. Shere Khan comes close to a Bambi's mother deer grazing, lies down ready to pounce, but Colonel Hathi and the other elephants trumpets and deer runs away.]'' :'''Elephants:''' ''[march and sing]'' ''♪ Hup, two, three, four. Hup, two, three, four. Keep it up, two, three-- ♪'' :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[furiously]'' What a beastly luck! Confound that ridiculous ''Colonel'' Hathi! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Col. Hathi and the Jungle Patrol are marching]'' :'''Bagheera:''' Stop! Wait a minute. ''[bellows]'' '''''HA-A-A-A-A-A-A-LT!''''' :''[The Jungle Patrol abruptly stops]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' '''''Oh'''! '''Oh!''''' Who said, "Halt!"? '''''I''''' give the commands around here. Now, speak up. Who was it? :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, it was me, Colonel. :'''Col. Hathi:''' What do you mean, sir? Taking over my command? Highly irregular, you know. :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, Colonel, I'm sorry, but, but I need your help. :''[Shere Khan is seen spying on them]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' Oh, absolutely impossible! We're on a cross-country march! :'''Bagheera:''' But it's an emergency, Colonel. The Man-Cub must be found. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Man-Cub? What Man-Cub? :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[cocks his left ear while eavesdropping their private chat from afar]'' How interesting. :'''Bagheera:''' The one who I was taking to the Man Village. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Good. That's where he belongs. Now, sir, if you don't mind, we'd like to get on with the march. :'''Bagheera:''' No, no-no, you-you don't understand, Hathi. He is lost. He ran away. :'''Shere Khan:''' How delightful. :'''Col. Hathi:''' Well, it serves the whippersnapper right. :'''Bagheera:''' But, but Shere Khan, the Tiger, he's sure to pick up the Man-Cub's trail. :''[Shere Khan nods his head, agreeing with Bagheera.]'' :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[laughs]'' Shere Khan. Nonsense, old boy. Shere Khan isn't within miles from here. ''[Shere Khan shakes his head in disagreement, and chuckles evilly, as if saying "That's what '''you''' think."]'' Oh, sorry, Bagheera. Fortunes of war, and all that sort of thing, you know. :'''Winifred:''' ''[angrily storms towards Hathi, with Hathi Jr. following her]'' This has gone far enough. Far enough! ''[to Hathi]'' Now, just a minute, you pompous old windbag! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Winifred! What are you doing out of ranks? :'''Winifred:''' Never mind. ''[indicating Hathi Jr.]'' How would you like to have '''''our''''' boy lost and alone in the jungle? :'''Col. Hathi:''' Our son? Alone? But, Winifred, old girl, that's an entirely different matter! :'''Winifred:''' Huh! :'''Col. Hathi:''' Different, entirely. :'''Winifred:''' That little boy is no different than our own son. Now, '''''you''''' help find him, or '''''I'm''''' taking over command! :'''Col. Hathi:''' '''''WHAT?! A female leading my herd?!''''' Utterly preposterous! :'''Hathi Jr.:''' Pop, the Man-Cub and I are friends. He'll get hurt if we don't find him. Please, Pop, sir? Please? :'''Col. Hathi:''' ''[smiles]'' Now, don't you worry, Son. Your father had a plan in mind all the time. :'''Winifred:''' ''[scoffs; sarcastically]'' '''''Sure''''' you did. :'''Col. Hathi''': ''[gets shocked at Winifred's sarcasm, but regains composure, and clears throat]'' Troopers! Company, left face! ''[the elephants turn around in a military fashion]'' Volunteers for a special mission will step one pace forward. ''[the elephants step back; Elephant #3 is still chewing, but stops and backs up; Hathi sees the elephants and chuckles]'' That's what I like to see; Devotion to duty. Now, you volunteers will find the lost Man-Cub. :'''Bagheera''': Oh, thank you, Colonel. Now, there's no time to lose. :'''Col. Hathi''': Yes, yes. ''[to Bulger]'' Uh, Bugler, when the Man-Cub is sighted, you will sound your trumpet three times. :'''Bugler Elephant''': Yes, sir. ''[trumpets loudly, but Hathi abruptly stops him.]'' :'''Col. Hathi''': Shh! Not now, soldier. :'''Bugler Elephant''': ''[nasally]'' Sorry, sir. :'''Col. Hathi''': ''[to Lieutenant]'' Lieutenant, our strategy shall be the element of surprise. ''[whispers]'' You will take one squad, and cover the right flank. :'''Lieutenant:''' ''[whispers]'' Yes, sir. :'''Col. Hathi''': ''[whispers]'' And I shall take the other squad on the '''''left''''' flank. Very well. ''[bellows]'' '''''COMPANY-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y...''''' ''[bellow echoes]'' '''''FORWARD, MARCH!''''' :'''Shere Khan''': Element of surprise? Ho. I say. ''[chortles]'' And now, for '''''my''''' rendezvous with the little lost Man-Cub. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mowgli walking aimlessly alone in the Jungle. Kaa picks Mowgli with his tail from the ground and raises to the branch he is on]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[surprised]'' Kaa, it's you! :'''Kaa:''' Yesss, Man-Cub, so nice to see you again. Sss-sss-sss! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily pushing Kaa away again.]'' Oh, go away. Leave me alone. :'''Kaa:''' ''[trying to get Mowgli to his hypnosis look into his eyes]'' Let me look at you. ''[Mowgli turns away from Kaa's eyes]'' You don't ''want'' me to look at you? Then you look at me. ''[hypnotize Mowgli with his eyes, and looks away]'' :'''Mowgli:''' No, sir! ''[Kaa wrap his tail to him]'' I know what you're trying to do-- Kaa! :'''Kaa:''' You do? Uh, I mean... you don't trust me. :'''Mowgli:''' No! :'''Kaa:''' Then there's nothing I can do to help. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[untied Kaa's tail with his leg]'' You want to help me? :'''Kaa:''' ''[he sneaks Mowgli behind, and now waving agreement]'' Ss-certainly. I can see to it that you never to leave this jungle. :'''Mowgli:''' How could you do that? :'''Kaa:''' Hmm? Oh, I have my own ss-subtle little ways. ''[chuckles]'' But first, you must trust me. :''[Kaa stares at Mowgli with his eyes, and staring away]'' :'''Mowgli:''' I don't trust anyone anymore. :''[Kaa now struggles with his coils to push Mowgli off his head]'' :'''Kaa:''' I don't blame you. I'm not like those so-called fair-weather friends of yours. You can believe in me. ''[Kaa finally gets to see into Mowgli's eyes long enough; singing]'' ''♪ Trust in me. Just in me. Shut your eyes. And trust in me. ♪'' ''[hold Mowgli's forehead with his tail]'' Hold still, please. ''[singing]'' ''♪ You can sleep. Safe and sound. Knowing I...am around. Slip into silent slumber. Sail on a silver mist. Slowly and surely your senses. Will cease to resist. ♪'' ''[Mowgli snores while standing on his head on the tip of Kaa's tail]'' You're snoring. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[half-asleep]'' Sorry. :'''Kaa:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ Trust in me, and just in me. [Shere Khan appears below and listens] Shut your eyes, and just in me. ♪'' :''[Kaa has Mowgli wrapped in his coils as Shere Khan pulls Kaa’s tail like ringing a doorbell]'' :'''Kaa:''' Ooh! Oh, now what? I'll be right down. ''[gets down from the tree almost completely]'' Yes? Yes? Who is it? :'''Shere Khan:''' It's me, Shere Khan. Uh, I'd like a word with you, if you don't mind. :'''Kaa:''' Shere Khan. What a surprise. :'''Shere Khan:''' Yes, isn't it? I just dropped by. Uh, forgive me if I've interrupted anything. :'''Kaa:''' Oh, no, no. Nothing at all. :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[his claws pop out from his paw, and he drums on the ground with them]'' I thought perhaps that you were entertaining someone up there in your coils. :'''Kaa:''' Coils? Someone? Oh, no. I was just curling up for my siesta. :'''Shere Khan:''' But you were singing to someone. ''[grabs hold of Kaa's throat]'' Who is it, Kaa? :'''Kaa:''' ''[choking like mad]'' Uh, who? ''[coughs]'' Oh, no. No. I was just...singing to myself. :'''Shere Khan:''' Indeed. :'''Kaa:''' Yes. You see, I have... ''[gulps]'' ...trouble with my sssinuses. :'''Shere Khan:''' What a pity. ''[releases Kaa's neck and gently pins him to the ground]'' :'''Kaa:''' Oh, you have no idea. It's simply terrible. I can't eat. I can't sssleep. So, I sssing myself to sleep. You know, self-hypnosis? ''[smiles deviously, brings his head close to Shere Khan's face]'' Let me show you how it works. ''[He uses his hypnosis technique with his eyes]'' ''♪ Tru-u-u-ust in me-- ♪'' :''[Shere Khan pushes Kaa away and pins his head to the ground, unaffected]'' :'''Shere Khan:''' Oh, no, I can't be bothered with that. I have no time for that sort of nonsense. :'''Kaa:''' SS-S-Some other time? Perhaps? :'''Shere Khan:''' Perhaps. But at the moment, I'm searching for a Man-Cub. :'''Kaa:''' Man-Cub? What Man-Cub? :'''Shere Khan:''' The one who's lost. Now, where do you suppose he could be? :'''Kaa:''' Search me. ''[He closes his mouth for telling Shere Khan to search Mowgli on his tentacles]'' :'''Shere Khan:''' That's an excellent idea. ''[chuckles]'' I'm sure that you wouldn't mind showing me your coils, would you, Kaa? :'''Kaa:''' Certainly not. ''[lowers his tail]'' Nothing here...and nothing in here. ''[his tail pointing to his mouth open, and Shere Khan hears Mowgli snoring. Alarmed, he starts snorting and coughs.]'' My sinuses. :'''Shere Khan:''' Hmm. Indeed. And now, how about the middle? :'''Kaa:''' The middle? Oh, the middle. ''[lowering the middle leaving Mowgli on the tree trunk spinning around and showing Shere Khan the middle of his coils and then getting tickled]'' Absolutely nothing in the middle. :'''Shere Khan:''' Hmm. Really? Well, if you do just happen to see the Man-Cub, you will inform me first. Understand? ''[scratching Kaa's neck gently]'' :'''Kaa:''' ''[gulps]'' I get the point. ''[spinning himself into a bow with his head on top]'' Cross my heart, hope to die. :'''Shere Khan:''' Good show. And now, I must continue my search for the helpless little lad. ''[leaves]'' :'''Kaa:''' Ooh, who does he think he's fooling? "The helpless little lad." Ooooh, he gives me the ''sh-sh-sh-shivers.'' ''[Kaa's shivering unintentionally wakes up Mowgli]'' Picking on that poor, little, helpless boy. ''[sighs, but smiles]'' Oh, yes. Poor, little, helpless boy. ''[Mowgli pushes the rest of Kaa off the branches and sends him falling comically to the ground yet again, in the same exact manner]'' Ooh! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[climbs down the tree]'' You told me a lie, Kaa! You said that I could trust you! :'''Kaa:''' It's like you said; you can't trust anyone! ''[tries to strike Mowgli, only to again be caught in by a knot in his tail; when he pulls it out, his body comes back like an accordion]'' If I never see that s-ss-skinny little shrimp again, it will be too s-s-s-soon. Ooh, my s-s-s-sacroiliac. <hr width="50%"/> :''[The vultures sitting on a dead tree.]'' :'''Buzzy:''' ''[yawns]'' Hey, Flaps. What we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don't know. What'cha wanna do? :'''Ziggy:''' I've got it! Let's flap over to the east side of the jungle. They've always got a bit of action, a bit of a swingin' scene, all right! :'''Buzzy:''' Aw, come off it. Things are right dead all over. :'''Ziggy:''' You mean that you wish they were! ''[They all laugh, except for Dizzy]'' :'''Dizzy:''' Very funny. :'''Buzzy:''' OK. So, what we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don’t know. What'cha wanna do? :'''Buzzy:''' Look, Flaps. First I say, "What we gonna do?" Then you say, "I don't know. What'cha wanna do?" Then I say, "What we gonna do?" Then you say, "What'cha wanna do?" "What we gonna do? What you want..." Let's do ''something!'' :'''Flaps:''' Okay. What'cha wanna do? :'''Buzzy:''' ''[annoyed]'' Oh, blimey. There you go again, the same notes again! :'''Ziggy:''' I've got it! This time, I've ''really'' got it! :'''Buzzy:''' So, you got it. So, what we gonna do? :'''Dizzy:''' ''[spots Mowgli approaching]'' Hold it, lads. Look. Look what's coming our way. :'''Flaps:''' Hey, what in the world is that? :'''Ziggy:''' What a crazy-looking bunch of bones. :'''Dizzy:''' Yeah, and they're all walking about by themselves. ''[they all laugh]'' :''[They look at Mowgli who sits down on a stone]'' :'''Buzzy:''' So, what are we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don't know. Hey, now, don't start ''that'' again! :'''Ziggy:''' ''[Pushing the others off the tree]'' C'mon, lads. C'mon. Let's have some fun with this little fella. This Little Bloke, eh? :''[They all fly down to Mowgli]'' :'''Flaps:''' ''[feeling Mowgli's legs]'' Blimey! He's got legs like a stork, he has. :'''Buzzy:''' Like a stork, heh-heh, but he ain't got no feathers, he ain't. :''[Vultures laugh, Mowgli feeling hurt when he tears]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Go ahead. Laugh. I don't care. :''[He walks away]'' :'''Dizzy:''' What's wrong with him? :'''Flaps:''' I think we overdid it. :'''Dizzy:''' We were just having a bit of fun, that's all. :'''Buzzy:''' Aw, just look at him. What a poor little fella. You know, he must be down on his luck. :'''Dizzy:''' Yeah, or he wouldn't be in our neighbourhood. :''[Buzzy tries to catch up Mowgli]'' :'''Buzzy:''' Hey, new kid! Wait a minute! Hey! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[sadly]'' Just leave me alone. :'''Buzzy:''' Oh, come on, what's wrong? ''You'' know, you look like you haven't got a friend in the world. :'''Mowgli:''' I haven't. :'''Dizzy:''' ''[indicating Mowgli's parents]'' Haven't you got a mother or a father? :'''Mowgli:''' No. Nobody wants me around. :'''Buzzy:''' Yeah, we know how you feel. :'''Dizzy:''' Nobody wants us around, either. :'''Buzzy:''' We may look a bit shabby, but we've got hearts. :'''Dizzy:''' And feelings, too. :'''Buzzy:''' ''[smiles]'' And just to prove it to you, we're gonna let you join our little group. :'''Flaps:''' ''[honored]'' Kid, we'd like to make you an honorary vulture. :'''Mowgli:''' Thanks, but I-- I'd rather be on my own alone. :'''Buzzy:''' Uh, now look, kid, ''everybody's'' got to have ''friends.'' ''[to vultures]'' Hey, fellas, are we his friends? ''[Begins sings "That's what friends are for"]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[applauds]'' Bravo. Bravo. An extraordinary performance. ''[evilly]'' And thank you for detaining my victim. :'''Flaps:''' Uh, d-don't mention it... ''[gulps]'' ...Your Highness. :'''Shere Khan:''' ''[chuckles]'' Boo! :''[the Vultures get scared of Shere Khan]'' :'''Dizzy:''' Let's get out of here! :'''Buzzy:''' Give me room! Gangway! ''[to Mowgli]'' Run, friend! Run! :'''Mowgli:''' Run? Why should ''I'' run? :'''Shere Khan:''' Why should you run? Could it be possible that you don't know who I am? :'''Mowgli:''' I know you, all right. You're Shere Khan. :'''Shere Khan:''' Precisely. ''[pops his claws out of his right paw]'' Then you should also know that ''everyone'' runs from Shere Khan. ''[pokes Mowgli's chin with his right paw]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[angrily pushes Shere Khan's paw away]'' You don't scare me! I won't run from anyone! :'''Shere Khan:''' Ah, you have spirit for one so small. And such spirit is deserving of a sporting chance. Now, I'm going to close my eyes, and count to 10. It makes the chase more interesting...for me. 1... ''[Mowgli looks for something to defend himself with as Shere Khan continues counting]''...2... ''[Mowgli spots something and goes over to retrieve it.]'' ...3... ''[As Mowgli picks up a stick, Shere Khan begins to suspect something.]'' ...4... ''[Mowgli prepares to defend himself]'' You're trying my patience. ''[counts faster just as Baloo arrives]'' 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10! :''[Shere Khan leaps at Mowgli with a loud roar, Mowgli loses all of his nerve at the sight of this fearsome creature; Shere Khan almost catches Mowgli until Baloo grabs him by the tail]'' :'''Baloo:''' Run, Mowgli, run! :'''Shere Khan''': Let go, you big oaf! :'''Baloo:''' ''[scared]'' Ooh! Take it easy! Take it-- Ooh! H-Hold it! Hold it! Whoa! Slow down! ''[Shere Khan tries to bite him]'' Whoa! Yeow! Whoa! Slow! Easy, now! Ooh! Whoa, whoa, easy! :'''Buzzy:''' He's got a tiger by the tail, he has. :'''Dizzy:''' And he'd better hang on, too. :''[Baloo hides beside a tree, but Shere Khan bites him in the butt]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[screams in agony]'' '''''YEOW!!!!''''' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[hits Shere Khan with a thick twig in retaliation]'' Take that, you big bully! :'''Flaps:''' Let 'im have it again, kid! Hit 'im again, kid! Go on! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[starts to flee as Shere Khan chases him, but Baloo grabs Shere Khan's tail]'' Baloo, help me! :'''Baloo:''' ''[he hangs over a tree branch, shocked, and turns around to Shere Khan chases Mowgli]'' '''''OOHH!''''' ''[stammers]'' Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh! ''[as he runs, Shere Khan roars, and Baloo gets a bumpy slide on the ground]'' Somebody do something with that kid. :'''Ziggy:''' Come on, lads! :''[Flaps and Ziggy have just saved Mowgli]'' :'''Buzzy:''' He's safe now! ''[laughs]'' You can let go, Baloo. :'''Baloo:''' Are you kiddin'? There's teeth on the other end. :''[Baloo hanging over a branch, Shere Khan gets Baloo on the ground before him, and Shere Khan throws Baloo on the ground]'' :'''Shere Khan:''' I’ll kill you for this. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[Flaps and Buzzy are holding him]'' Let go! Baloo needs help! :''[Suddenly, a thunderclap is heard and lightning strikes a tree, splitting it in half and catches fire]'' :'''Buzzy:''' Fire! That's the only thing that Ol' Stripes is afraid of. :'''Flaps:''' You get the fire, we'll do the rest. :''[Mowgli picks up a fire branch, Shere Khan knocks Baloo out]'' :'''Buzzy, Dizzy, Flaps & Ziggy:''' '''''CHARGE!!''''' :''[Buzzy, Dizzy, Flaps & Ziggy hover Shere Khan and laugh]'' :'''Flaps:''' Punch and blow! :'''Shere Khan:''' Stay out of this, you mangy fools! :'''Buzzy:''' Yeah, yeah! ''[ducks during Shere Khan's attack]'' Missed me a mile, he did! ''[vultures laughs, Mowgli try to get the fire branch, Flaps pulls a Shere Khan's whiskers]'' Yeah, pull his blinkin' whiskers! :'''Flaps:''' He's a bloomin' pussycat is! :''[Mowgli takes a burning branch and ties it to Shere Khan's tail]'' :'''Dizzy:''' Look behind you, chum. :''[Shere Khan gasps, he panic runs away, getting burnt by the fire on every step, and flees away]'' :'''Buzzy:''' Well, that was the last of him. :''[they vultures laughs]'' :'''Ziggy:''' Old stripes took off like a flaming comet, idiot. :'''Buzzy:''' Well, come on, let's go congratulate our friend. :'''Dizzy:''' ''[approaching]'' Hold it, fellas. Now's not the time for it. Look. :''[Mowgli comes to Baloo, who is lying without signs of life has [[w:Death|died]] at the paws of Shere Khan]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Baloo? Baloo, get up. Oh please, get up. Oh. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[appears, sadly]'' Mowgli, try to understand. :'''Mowgli:''' Bagheera, what's the matter with him? :'''Bagheera:''' You've got to be brave, like Baloo was. :'''Mowgli:''' Y-You don't mean--? Oh, no. Baloo. :'''Bagheera:''' Now, now. I know how you feel. But you must remember, Mowgli: ''[quotes John 15:13 from the Holy Bible]'' "Greater love hath no one than he who lays down his life for his friend." ''[As the panther speaks, Baloo opens his eyes, alive and well.]'' When great deeds are remembered in this jungle, one name will stand above all others; our friend Baloo the Bear. :'''Baloo:''' ''[sniffling]'' He's crackin’ me up. :'''Bagheera:''' The memory of Baloo's sacrifice and bravery will forever be engraved on our saddened hearts. :'''Baloo:''' Beautiful. :'''Bagheera:''' This spot where Baloo fell will always be a hallowed place in the jungle, for there lies one of nature's noblest creatures. :'''Baloo:''' ''[still sniffling]'' I wish that my mother could've heard this. :'''Bagheera:''' It's best we leave now. Come along, Man-Cub. :'''Baloo:''' Hey, don't stop now, Baggy, you're doin' great! There's more! Lots more! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[sees Baloo still alive and is furious]'' '''''WHY, YOU.... BIG.... FRAUD!!!!''''' You.... You-You-You four-flusher! I-I am fed up! :'''Mowgli:''' ''[hugs Baloo]'' Baloo! You're all right! :'''Baloo:''' ''[laughs]'' Who, me? Sure, I am! Never felt... better. :''[Vultures laugh happily]'' :'''Mowgli:''' ''[laughs in relief]'' You sure had us worried. :'''Baloo:''' Aw, I was just takin' 5. Y'know, like, playin' it cool. Heh! Yeah, but he was too easy. :'''Mowgli:''' Good ol' Papa Bear! :'''Dizzy:''' It's going to be a bit dull without that Little Bloke, isn't it? :'''Buzzie:''' Yeah. So, what are we gonna do? :'''Flaps:''' I don't know. Hey, now don't start ''that'' again! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dissolve to Baloo, Mowgli and Bagheera walking]'' :'''Baloo:''' Hey Baggy, too bad you missed the action. You should have seen how I made a sucker out ol' stripes with that left up in his face. ''[fists Bagheera's face]'' Boom, boom, I was giving him '''''wham'''''! ''[to Mowgli]'' You know some, we're good sparring partners. :'''Mowgli:''' ''[imitating Baloo's sentence]'' You better believe it! :'''Baloo:''' Yes, sir! Nothing that nobody is ever gonna come between us again. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mowgli sees the girl from the Man Village for the first time]'' :'''Mowgli:''' Look. What's that? :'''Bagheera:''' Oh, it's the Man Village. :'''Mowgli:''' No, no. I mean '''''that'''''. :'''Baloo:''' Forget about those. They ain't nothin’ but trouble. :'''Mowgli:''' Just a minute. I've never seen one before. :'''Baloo:''' So you've seen one. So let's go. :'''Mowgli:''' I'll be right back. I want a better look. :'''Baloo:''' Mowgli, wait a minute! :'''Bagheera:''' Ah, Baloo. Let him have a better look. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Shanti drops her pot of water purposefully, pretending to do it by accident, and it rolls towards Mowgli]'' :'''Baloo:''' She did that on purpose! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smiling]'' Obviously. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Baloo:''' ''[concerned]'' Mowgli. Come back. Come back! :'''Bagheera:''' ''[encouragingly]'' Go on. Go on. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Last lines; After Mowgli, falling in love with Shanti, enters the Man Village for the first time]'' :'''Baloo:''' ''[stunned]'' He's hooked. :'''Bagheera:''' ''[smiles]'' Ah, it was inevitable, Baloo. The boy couldn't help himself. It was bound to happen. Mowgli is where he belongs now. :'''Baloo:''' ''[resigned]'' Yeah. I guess you're right. ''[smiles]'' But I still think that he'd have made one swell bear. ''[inhales]'' Well, c'mon, Baggy, buddy. Let's get back to where ''we'' belong, and get with the beat. ''[singing]'' ''♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. ♪'' :'''Bagheera:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ Forget about your worries and your strife. ♪'' :'''Both:''' ''[singing]'' ''♪ I mean the Bare Necessities! Ol' Mother Nature's recipes, that bring the Bare Necessities of life. ♪'' == Cast== * [[w:Bruce Reitherman|Bruce Reitherman]] as Mowgli * [[w:Phil Harris|Phil Harris]] as Baloo * [[w:Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]] as Bagheera * [[w:Louis Prima|Louis Prima]] as King Louie * [[w:George Sanders|George Sanders]] as Shere Khan * [[w:Sterling Holloway|Sterling Holloway]] as Kaa * [[w:J. Pat O'Malley|J. Pat O'Malley]] as Colonel Hathi/Buzzie * [[w:Verna Felton|Verna Felton]] as Winifred * [[w:Clint Howard|Clint Howard]] as Junior * [[w:Chad Stuart|Chad Stuart]] as Flaps * [[w:Lord Tim Hudson|Lord Tim Hudson]] as Dizzie * [[w:John Abbott (actor, born 1905)|John Abbott]] as Akela * [[w:Ben Wright (actor)|Ben Wright]] as Rama the Father Wolf * [[w:Darleen Carr|Darleen Carr]] as The Girl (named Shanti in ''The Jungle Book 2'') * [[w:Leo De Lyon|Leo De Lyon]] as Flunkey* * [[w:Hal Smith (actor)|Hal Smith]] as The Slob Elephant* * [[w:Digby Wolfe|Digby Wolfe]] as Ziggy* * [[w:Skiles and Henderson|Bill Skiles and Pete Henderson]] as Monkeys* * [[w:Thurl Ravenscroft|Thurl Ravenscroft]] as Colonel Hathi's crew * [[w:Candy Candido|Candy Candido]] as Shere Khan (roaring) == External links == *{{wikipedia-inline|The Jungle Book (1967 film)}} *{{Commonscat-inline}} * [http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/junglebook/ Official website] * {{imdb title|id=0061852}} * [http://www.toonopedia.com/junglebk.htm Don Markstein's Toonopedia: The Jungle Book] {{DEFAULTSORT:Jungle Book, The}} [[Category:1960s American animated films]] [[Category:1967 films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:American children's animated fantasy films]] [[Category:American children's animated musical films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated films]] [[Category:Wolfgang Reitherman films]] [[Category:The Jungle Book films|Jungle Book 1]] aakipct0oqqxbjh1eczmxcoe7bnvwa1 0 11161 3148903 2829000 2022-07-29T01:20:51Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Jennifer Lopez 2009.jpg|thumb|Jennifer Lopez in 2009]] '''[[w:Jennifer Lopez|Jennifer Lynn López]]''' (born [[July 24]], [[1969]]), also known as '''J. Lo''', is an American actress, singer, fashion designer and dancer. {{actor-stub}} == Quotes == * Everyone who works with me calls me "Ma." I'm the motherly type. ** [http://web.archive.org/20000815073212/www.eonline.com/Celebs/Qa/Lopez2000/interview2.html Interview] for ''E! Online'', 15 August 2000. * I do recommend the [[vegan]] diet because you wake up and feel great! ** Interview with New York radio station Z100; as quoted in ''[http://www.ecorazzi.com/2014/05/13/jennifer-lopez-feels-great-on-vegan-diet/ Jennifer Lopez Feels 'Great' on Vegan Diet!]'' in ''Ecorazzi'', 13 May 2014. *I grew up and I lived in the Bronx until my mid-20s, so I understand that life…And I’ve been lucky enough to grow into something else, but at the same time, those roots stay with you. Playing these characters is a chance to tap back into the core of who I am. **On the character Maya in ''A Second Act'' in [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/12/jennifer-lopez-movie-interview “Jennifer Lopez on Feeling Lost After Her Divorce and Getting Her Second Act”] in ''Vanity Fair'' (2018 Dec 20) *I think as women, we have to do that all the time…We’re said to be the more fragile, sensitive gender, but I think the truth is that men are much more fragile and sensitive. And we have to be stronger and more conscious of not hurting fragile egos at times. So it’s a line you do have to tiptoe on all the time—especially as a strong, assertive woman, which can be off-putting to men who are not confident and secure on their own. **On men actually being more fragile than women in [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/12/jennifer-lopez-movie-interview “Jennifer Lopez on Feeling Lost After Her Divorce and Getting Her Second Act”] in ''Vanity Fair'' (2018 Dec 20) *There are so many smart, talented women out there, in front of and behind the camera, and I think we’re at a point where our voices are not stifled as much…Because of the #MeToo movement, it’s ‘We are equal, and we want to be treated that way.’ We’ve been making our own opportunities, and as you prove your worth and value to people, they can’t put you in a box. You hustle it into happening, right? **On how Hollywood may be changing for women so that they may seize opportunities in [https://variety.com/2019/music/features/jennifer-lopez-hustlers-its-my-party-the-godmother-1203313001/ “How Jennifer Lopez Learned to Dance Again”] in ''Variety''<br /> * I'm the best. If you have the goods, there's nothing to be afraid of. If somebody doesn’t have the goods, they're insecure. I don't have that problem. 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So the following usernames are identified as socketpuppet when they try to create articles all their articles are marked under deletion and identify as [[User:Memory Macheza|Memory Macheza]], [[User:Wathuto|Wathuto]], [[User:Kutlomasa|Kutlomasa]], [[User:Tntsholetsang|Tntsholetsang]], [[User:Ikobeng|Ikobeng]]. So currently [[User:Leungo Mokgwathi|Leungo Mokgwathi]] cannot create any article too as all her work is placed under mass deletion. from [[User:Shoodho|Shoodho]] == IP ban? == The moment the [[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]] page protection expired, the IP 68.131.33.163 made the exact same changes that convinced me to request the page protection increase in the first place. Any chance of blocking this IP? Else this is going to turn into an edit war where I revert the inaccurate changes only for the IP to restore them. [[User:Giftheck|Giftheck]] ([[User talk:Giftheck|talk]]) 22:04, 11 December 2021 (UTC) : [[User:68.131.33.163]] is once again changing the quotes in [[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]] to something incorrect. Can we either get this IP banned or the article protected from IP editing? [[User:Giftheck|Giftheck]] ([[User talk:Giftheck|talk]]) 18:33, 6 January 2022 (UTC) ::I've placed a longer protection on the page - hopefully the user will lose interest (but if not, will address again after the protection expires). Thanks ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:42, 6 January 2022 (UTC) ::: I'm afraid it looks like this IP did not lose interest because they did it as soon as the page protection expired I've reverted the change but I notice another user has already placed a 'last warning' on their talk page for the same thing on another page.. 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[[User:EN-Jungwon|EN-Jungwon]] ([[User talk:EN-Jungwon|talk]]) 01:51, 24 January 2022 (UTC) == [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=The_Game_of_Death_(1972)&diff=3067568&oldid=3067567 #External links (The Game of Death)] == Hello UDScott, [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=The_Game_of_Death_(1972)&diff=3067568&oldid=3067567 can I help you?] [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 13:39, 31 January 2022 (UTC) :The page seems to lack a lot of sources - and when there are some, it is in the form of a ref section (which is not the preferred method in WQ). The About quotes should also be below those from the film itself. Take a look at the template for a film page and that should provide some guidance. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:47, 31 January 2022 (UTC) ::[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=The_Game_of_Death_(1972)&diff=3067661&oldid=3067587 I increased the sources]<br>About quotes cannot be inferior to those of the film itself: [[w:simple:The Game of Death|I cannot write otherwise because The Game of Death is an incomplete film and it was distributed in 2000 by two documentaries, Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey and Bruce Lee in G.O.D 死亡的遊戯, after in 2019 Game of Death Redux... The short film THE STORY is a 2000 prequel and sequel Game of Death Redux...]]: ''It's not my choice, it's not my decision. The distribution of the film is not independent'' [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 15:25, 31 January 2022 (UTC) :::What sources are missing? [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 17:08, 31 January 2022 (UTC) ::::The entire About section appears to be unsourced. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:20, 31 January 2022 (UTC) :::::I do not understand. Forgive me, could you be clearer Please? I am at your disposal [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 17:40, 31 January 2022 (UTC) ::::::The section titled "Quotes about The Game of Death" appears to consist of unsourced quotes. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:09, 31 January 2022 (UTC) :::::::Ok, you can see: * [[The Game of Death (1972)#References|References 2 and 3]] * [https: //youtu. be /WZsOck-2GAc The Story] * [https: //vimeo. com /467534829 Game of Death Redux] You can ask me everything [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 18:49, 31 January 2022 (UTC) ::::::::UDScott ok? [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 22:01, 31 January 2022 (UTC) :::::::::[[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]]: https://www. dailymotion. com/video/x5nc39r (The First part in Francais but the second part ([[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]) in english.<br>[[Bruce Lee in G.O.D: Shibōteki Yūgi]]: https:// youtu. be/8zNROmKeHtM (ONLY secon part: [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]) [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 09:22, 1 February 2022 (UTC) :I'm really not sure what you are saying (or what these links you've provided are for) - I still fail to see sources for some of the quotes and the page still requires cleanup. It also appears to be a mashup of quotes from other films - and it is not apparent how it all fits together. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:49, 1 February 2022 (UTC) ::[[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] is an incomplete Hong Kong martial arts film, filmed between August and October 1972, directed, written, produced by and starring [[Bruce Lee]], in his final film project. Lee died during the making of the film. During filming, Lee received an offer to star in [[Enter the Dragon]]. Lee died of cerebral edema before the film's release. At the time of his death, he had made plans to resume the filming of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. In 1973 some fragments were shown exclusively within the documentary [[Bruce Lee: the Mand and the Legend]]. After Lee's death, Enter the Dragon director Robert Clouse was enlisted to finish the film using two stand-ins; it was released in 1978 as [[Game of Death]], five years after Lee's death, by Golden Harvest. The 1978 film's plot was altered to a revenge story. In 1978 the Golden Harvest has released [[Game of Death]] (and sequel [[Game of Death II]] in 1981). The 1978 version uses portions of the original footage married to an entirely [[w:Game of Death#Game of Death (1978)|new plot]]. The revised version of the film uses only 11 minutes and 7 seconds of the footage from the original [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. Several years later, Bruce Lee historian John Little released [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]], a documentary revealing the original footage and storyline of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. The documentary also includes a fairly in-depth biography of Lee and leads into the filming of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. Five years after Bruce Lee's death in 1973, Golden Harvest used about 11 minutes of Lee's uncompleted original footage intended by him to become the film "[[Game of Death]]", completing the rest of their 1978 film using Lee look-a-likes. Twenty-three more minutes of Lee's original footage were considered lost for 28 years, until they were discovered by Bey Logan in 1999. John Little assembled these parts according to Lee's script notes, reflecting more accurately Lee's intentions. In 2000 it was directed the short film [[The Story (2000 film)|The Story]]. The movie is the storyline ([[w:simple:The Game of Death#Plot|Plot]])for [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] and the missing part of Bruce Lee's [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]], '''not played in 1972'''. ([[The Story (2000 film)|The Story]] is also a prequel and sequel of [[Game of Death Redux]]). Directed in South Korea by John Little, distributed as a special feature in DVD of the documentary [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]]. In 2000, the Japanese film [[Bruce Lee in G.O.D: Shibōteki Yūgi|Bruce Lee in G.O.D 死亡的遊戯]] was released on DVD. This film shows Lee's original vision of the film through the existing footage that was shot for the film before he died (= [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] of [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]]), interviews, and historical re-enactments of what went on behind the scenes. On 2019 producer Alan Canvan edited [[Game of Death Redux]], edit only uses footage shot during the original production of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. The film was released as a special feature in The Criterion Collection's Blu-ray box set of Bruce Lee films, on July 14, 2020. [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 23:55, 2 February 2022 (UTC) *:: Inside the documentary [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]] there is [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] (1972 – original footage)<br>Inside the documentary [[Bruce Lee in G.O.D: Shibōteki Yūgi]] there is [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] (1972 – original footage)<br>Inside [[Game of Death Redux]] there is only [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] (1972 – original footage)<br>Inside [[The Story (2000 film)|The Story]] there is only original script and the party not played in 1972<br>1972 Original footage of [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]] = 1972 Original footage of [[Bruce Lee in G.O.D: Shibōteki Yūgi]] = [[Game of Death Redux]] (only small differences)<br>[[The Story (2000 film)]] + [[Game of Death Redux]] = [[The Game of Death (1972)]]<br>[[Game of Death|Game of Death (1978 film)]] only 11 minutes and 7 seconds [[The Game of Death (1972)]] but plot and dialogue different [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] *:::do you understand ? [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 08:55, 3 February 2022 (UTC) :::::I certainly understand that there are a number of related films for which you are trying to create pages. But the fact remains that the page in question ([[The Game of Death (1972)]]) still requires cleanup as I have explained - and there are still no sources for some of the quotes about the film. I would again encourage you to look at the film template for further guidance. The pages for the other films in this family seem OK - it's just this one that has these issues. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 15:31, 3 February 2022 (UTC) ::::::Ok<br>[[The Game of Death (1972)#References|Sources]] of the [[The Game of Death (1972)#Quotes about The Game of Death|quote about The Game of Death]]: ::::::* I am currently[...]the willow survives.: [[The Game of Death (1972)#References|References]] 2 ''[https://books.google.it/books/about/Bruce_Lee_The_Tao_of_Gung_Fu.html?id=4rGwRp_yxtkC&redir_esc=y The Tao of Gung Fu. A Study in the Way of Chinese Martial Art]'' and ''The Warrior Within: The Philosophies of Bruce Lee'', to: [https://books.google.it/books?id=c9lvDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA55&lpg=PA55&dq=am+currently+working+on+a+script+for+my+next+film+.+I+have+not+really+decided+the+title+yet,+but+what+I+want+to+show+is+the+need+to+adapt+one+-+self+to+changing+circumstances+.+The+inability+to+adapt+brings+destruction+.+I+already+have+the+first+scene+in+my+mind+.+As+the+film+opens+,+the+audience+sees+a+wide+expanse+of+snow+.+Then+the+camera+closes+a+group+of+trees+while+the+sound+of+a+strong+wind+fill+the+screen+.+There+is+a+huge+tree+in+the+center+of+the+screen+and+that%27s+all+covered+with+thick+snow+.+Suddenly+you+hear+a+loud+pop+and+a+huge+branch+of+the+tree+falls+to+the+ground+.+you+can+not+give+in+to+the+force+of+snow+so+it+breaks+.+Then+the+camera+moves+to+a+willow+tree+that+bends+with+the+wind+.+Why+adapts+to+the+environment+,+the+willow+survives&source=bl&ots=RGPmUXocDg&sig=ACfU3U1Qgg0qHneAzg3LkQYydE_ZpftVGA&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwib7OnEgt31AhWo7rsIHXAfAT0Q6AF6BAgaEAI#v=onepage&q=am%20currently%20working%20on%20a%20script%20for%20my%20next%20film%20.%20I%20have%20not%20really%20decided%20the%20title%20yet%2C%20but%20what%20I%20want%20to%20show%20is%20the%20need%20to%20adapt%20one%20-%20self%20to%20changing%20circumstances%20.%20The%20inability%20to%20adapt%20brings%20destruction%20.%20I%20already%20have%20the%20first%20scene%20in%20my%20mind%20.%20As%20the%20film%20opens%20%2C%20the%20audience%20sees%20a%20wide%20expanse%20of%20snow%20.%20Then%20the%20camera%20closes%20a%20group%20of%20trees%20while%20the%20sound%20of%20a%20strong%20wind%20fill%20the%20screen%20.%20There%20is%20a%20huge%20tree%20in%20the%20center%20of%20the%20screen%20and%20that's%20all%20covered%20with%20thick%20snow%20.%20Suddenly%20you%20hear%20a%20loud%20pop%20and%20a%20huge%20branch%20of%20the%20tree%20falls%20to%20the%20ground%20.%20you%20can%20not%20give%20in%20to%20the%20force%20of%20snow%20so%20it%20breaks%20.%20Then%20the%20camera%20moves%20to%20a%20willow%20tree%20that%20bends%20with%20the%20wind%20.%20Why%20adapts%20to%20the%20environment%20%2C%20the%20willow%20survives&f=false page 55] ::::::* I'm in the midst[...]halfway done.: References 3 From: ''A parting thought – In my own process'' in ''Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way'', to: [https://books.google.it/books?id=aWPlUuZievMC&pg=PA391 page 391] ::::::* While we may[...]in the art of combat.: References 4 ''[[The Story (2000 film)|The Story]]'' quotes at the [https://imdb.com/title/tt5707198/quotes/?ref_=tt_cl_sm imdb.com] ::::::* In 1972[...]Hai Tien's team... The Game of Death 死亡的遊戲 Redux.: References 4 ''[[Game of Death Redux]]'' quotes at the [https://imdb.com/title/tt0077594/quotes/?ref_=tt_trv_qu imdb.com] [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 16:09, 3 February 2022 (UTC) :::::::* Hello UDScott, ok? [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 23:56, 3 February 2022 (UTC) ::::::::* I hope I have satisfied your requests. Can I do anything else? [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 11:01, 4 February 2022 (UTC) :::::::::* Hello UDScott, I hope you enjoyed my work. Could you dismiss the warning?: <pre>{{film-cleanup|2022-01-31}}</pre> please [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 18:12, 6 February 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*[[User:UDScott|UDScott]] [[User talk:185.167.52.108#The Game of Death (1972)|can i delete your notice?]][[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 00:37, 8 February 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::* Hello [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] my work is done. Do you want to ask me more? I am available for you. It's all OK? I would like to leave but Can You delete your notice ({{template}}:film-cleanup|2022-01-31) in [[The Game of Death|The Game of Death]]? Please [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 20:23, 8 February 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::You are certainly free to remove the cleanup tag at any point (it's not that I am the only one who can do so - I was just trying to explain what I saw as issues). If another editor deems the page needs more cleanup, the tag can be replaced. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 20:45, 8 February 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::Ok but I will always be available, thank you very much, also for your information, by [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 21:34, 8 February 2022 (UTC) == Thoughts on an editor == I have noticed that [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Leonardo_Coelho Leonardo Coelho contributions] seem to be largely restricted to quotes about how the Jews are Freemasons or Marxists or otherwise a source of trouble. I grant that a complete compendium will contain this sort of thing, but I'd like a second opinion on whether this focus is legitimately concerning. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 21:17, 31 January 2022 (UTC) :I agree - I had noticed a couple of this user's edits, but had failed to put the whole picture together. But when you look at the full list of contributions, it does seem pretty clear. As you say, a complete collection of quotes will have such quotes (as well as others from differing viewpoints), but this particular user appears to have a bit of an agenda. I agree with your concern - and support and action you might take as a result. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 21:35, 31 January 2022 (UTC) :: I'll be away for a week, but will look more deeply into this when I get back. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 00:18, 1 February 2022 (UTC) ::: The discussion on the user's talk page is not more elucidating than their edit history. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 07:53, 10 February 2022 (UTC) ::::Yes, I saw that - it seems that the user is not seeing that their edits imply a certain bias. Or if this is known, that this is an issue. I suggest we keep a further watch on things and try to ensure that any quotes added are not pushing a POV - I'm not sure what other options are available to us for now. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:39, 10 February 2022 (UTC) ::::: When I quote what Jews say about Jews or non-Jews, am I being biased too? [[User:Leonardo Coelho|Leonardo Coelho]] ([[User talk:Leonardo Coelho|talk]]) 13:48, 10 February 2022 (UTC) ::::::The concern IMHO is not about the individual quotes themselves, but rather that your additions seem to define a pattern that appears to drive a POV (specifically that there is something nefarious or negative about a distinct group of people). This focus is what we have both deemed as potentially harmful. It appears almost to be a coordinated campaign that slowly (but not obviously) pushes the POV across many pages. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 14:24, 10 February 2022 (UTC) ::::::: My dear, if those people said that, they did. And they spoke. Regarding bias, forbidding these quotes from being made available here is a form of bias. These are quotations at different times and made by different and notable people: writers, journalists, kings, queens, diplomats, priests, saints, popes, rabbis, etc. My impression, I could be wrong, is that there is already a certain veiled bias: if there wasn't, there would be no reason for it to be causing discomfort. I think the best way to have no official point of view is to have all points of view. If many people, notables and at different times, say similar things about a certain subject, then there is a common point of view and it deserves to be here. In our times, when something is said against Christianity, it is rarely labeled as anti-Christian or hatred of Christians. On the other hand, anything that is said against Jews that is not positive is classified as anti-Semitism. Well, we can adopt this way of labeling here, because, in fact, it has become the default. I don't object. I can put all these authors in Category:Anti-Semites, but we have so a problem: many Jews will be put in this category. If you can specify the problem more clearly, exactly, I would appreciate it. God bless you! [[User:Leonardo Coelho|Leonardo Coelho]] ([[User talk:Leonardo Coelho|talk]]) 19:05, 10 February 2022 (UTC) :::::::: {{re|Leonardo Coelho}} I think the concern has been stated quite clearly: "your additions seem to define a pattern that appears to drive a POV (specifically that there is something nefarious or negative about a distinct group of people)". Is this incorrect? Is it not your intention to primarily add quotes perpetuating tropes that paint a specific group in a negative light? I gather that if you came across a quote of equal notability saying that Jews were great philanthropists, you would ignore it and go looking for more negative content. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 19:50, 10 February 2022 (UTC) ::::::::: I have no problem with quotes that saying that Jews were great philanthropists. I know this. One example of this is the support of George Soros, a great and well known jewish philanthropist, to the [https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2018/10/15/george-soros-invests-future-free-open-knowledge/ free and open knowledge] etc. You and anyone else can post quotes here that show this side of the Jews. As I said, the ideal, for there to be de facto neutrality, is put all points available to the public. And I would never object nor would I delete them. Have I ever deleted something another contributor posted here? The fact that I put a point of view, which you consider negative, is much more because of the lacking of this point of view than because of its content, which, I agree with you, does not seem positive to me. This point of view may be true or false, but it is a people's right to know that it exists and that it has existed for a long time. In my humble opinion, hiding this information is more dangerous than making it available. The other point of view, the positive one, that they are great philanthropists, that they have great scientists, that the State of Israel is a success, etc. is available. It doesn't seem to me at all to be withheld from people. It seems to me, in fact, the exact opposite: it is the only point of view available. If you want to forbid the hidden point of view, ok, fine. Write a new guideline forbidding the point of view, but have the decency and moral honesty to be clear and explicit. [[User:Leonardo Coelho|Leonardo Coelho]] ([[User talk:Leonardo Coelho|talk]]) 20:45, 10 February 2022 (UTC) :::::::::: I think you are misunderstanding our intentions - neither of us said anything about removing or prohibiting the addition of valid, sourced quotes. The concern that was raised was as stated - a pattern has emerged - and we were simply trying to ascertain your motives and suggest perhaps a more balanced approach. If such a one-sided pattern emerged on ''any'' topic on the site, we would likely have similar discussions with a user. This is not about having "decency or moral honesty", but rather a simple concern raised about your contributions - in fact I believe we are being very clear and honest about that concern. Whether we can ever truly achieve a state across the site where quotes are not pushing one POV or another is debatable and perhaps naïve, but when a case presents itself that seems so clear, we are obligated to point it out. Your additions seem to drive a negative view on the subject of Jews and they are slowly permeating a large number of pages - we believe this stealthy campaign has an overall negative effect on the project. That is the reason for this discussion, nothing more. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:51, 11 February 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::: Well, my dear, to achieve a more balanced approach, as I said, is necessary to share all the common points of view available. When I was a teenager, I was taught at school that the negative conceptions about the Jews were due to the nazis. This is absolutely false. Negative conceptions about them have existed for a long time, especially since the birth and flowering of the Church. Saints, popes, kings, queens, politicians, artists, writers etc. have expressed negative feelings towards them throughout history and these people have a high-notoriety status. On the other hand, when we go into the exclusively Jewish world, we find horrible things they say against non-Jews. Horrible moral values. Jews, culturally, are not terminally opposed to pedophilia. This is in the pages of the Talmud, the most important book for them. Stealing from a non-Jews is fine, it's not morally reprehensible. Lying to a non-Jew is ok, no problem. And many other immoral, abject, disgusting things. Did you know that? Nobody said that about them. They themselves have said these things and teach these things to their own. One thing I don't understand is: if jews themselves admit these horrible things in the literature they produce and if so many notable people have expressed negative feelings about them throughout history, why is this not here? Is there something orchestrated that this is not here? 'Cause that's what it seems to me, I could be wrong, and if so, then this is a way to pushing one POV. Withholding information is a way of pushing one POV. That's what I said and you, I don't know why, ignored it. If a point of view was omitted (why?) and is now being made available it is natural that the overview on the subject be shifted a little. My question to you is: why this point of view, so common throughout history, is not here? I can't see any reason other than intentionality in this. Your behavior seems to support this impression. If I'm wrong about this, may you and God forgive me. [[User:Leonardo Coelho|Leonardo Coelho]] ([[User talk:Leonardo Coelho|talk]]) 14:09, 11 February 2022 (UTC) I've seen enough. I have blocked this editor, as they are not here to build a neutral and useful resource. Cherry-picking individual quotes to accuse an entire group of adhering to condemned views (which is a practice that could be applies to ''any'' group), is so wildly irrational as to be beyond any further attempt at reasoned discussion. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 18:33, 13 February 2022 (UTC) == Re:Vshojo == The S is supposed to be capitalized, that’s why you didn’t see that it had an enwiki article. I’ve also improved it. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 23:10, 31 January 2022 (UTC) == EliasKingston == Just in case you missed my reply to your comment on EliasKingston's talk page. That user is using their account as a sock puppet due to being blocked for their disruptive actions on Wikipedia. They tend to focus on the horror film article there and how the decade sections are arranged. Due that article, and other, being semi-protected due to their disruptions, they frequently create new accounts and ask me, and other users, to make their desired changes. With that not working, they've now moved here to continue their harassment. [[User:NJZombie|NJZombie]] ([[User talk:NJZombie|talk]]) 15:19, 9 February 2022 (UTC) :Thanks - yeah it's pretty apparent what's happening. I just warned that user to cease and desist, lest a block be applied. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 15:20, 9 February 2022 (UTC) ::Much thanks! [[User:NJZombie|NJZombie]] ([[User talk:NJZombie|talk]]) 15:21, 9 February 2022 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/176.212.216.187]] == is continuing the vandalism of [[Special:Contributions/179.6.164.216]] and should be blocked too. Best regards [[User:Johannnes89|Johannnes89]] ([[User talk:Johannnes89|talk]]) 15:36, 11 February 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 15:37, 11 February 2022 (UTC) :+ [[Special:Contributions/180.190.214.9]] -- [[User:Johannnes89|Johannnes89]] ([[User talk:Johannnes89|talk]]) 15:37, 11 February 2022 (UTC) ::Thanks! [[User:Johannnes89|Johannnes89]] ([[User talk:Johannnes89|talk]]) 15:38, 11 February 2022 (UTC) : And please semi protect [[Talk:Shrek‎‎]] [[User:EN-Jungwon|EN-Jungwon]] ([[User talk:EN-Jungwon|talk]]) 15:38, 11 February 2022 (UTC) ::{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 15:39, 11 February 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == Can you revdel the edit summaries of these revisions? [[Special:PermaLink/3073711]] and [[Special:PermaLink/3073709]]. Thanks. -- [[User:EN-Jungwon|<span style="font-family:Brush Script MT"><span style="color:red">EN</span></span>]]-'''''[[User talk:EN-Jungwon|<span style="color:silver">Jungwon</span>]]''''' 16:13, 12 February 2022 (UTC) == I don't visit here often, but some users seem pretty "tempestuous" == Greetings, fellow Scott! I was hearkening back to a brief tussle I had with Eaglestorm about the absence of the "It's a trap!" quote from Admiral Ackbar in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. I only just read their reply to my [[Talk:Return_of_the_Jedi#This_film_is_a_classic%2C_and_has_TONS_of_great_and_memorable_quotes|talk page entry]], and I thought you might be interested to see its rather uncivil tone. Sorry for the belated notice! Cheers, <br>-- [[User:Xanderox|Xanderox]] ([[User talk:Xanderox|talk]]) 20:00, 28 February 2022 (UTC) == Why did Eaglestorm only get a 2-week block? == They’re clearly not remorseful or willing to change and have done nothing but behave abusively for many years. They are also blocked on enwiki. Why not just indef them and unblock them if they truly show awareness for their wrongdoings? [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 19:40, 6 March 2022 (UTC) :The length of time for a block is not something for which we have any hard or fast rules. My decision was based on the fact that despite the egregious behavior on the part of Eaglestorm, this user does also does a lot of good work in combatting vandalism and bloating of quotes. However, should the uncivil behavior continue after the block, there will be no room for forgiveness and there will be a longer block implemented. I am not inclined to indefinitely block users that continue to contribute - and I fail to see how any such user could show how aware they are of any wrongdoing once they are blocked. Let's see how this plays out once the block expires. To be sure, I will be diligently watching the actions at that point and will not hesitate to address any issues. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:43, 7 March 2022 (UTC) == Userpages == Hi UDScott, do you think it'd be a good idea for unregistered users to be blocked from creating pages in other users' userspace? All the times I've seen userpages being created by IPs, it is to vandalise. I want to hear your opinion on this though. Thanks :) --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 19:14, 11 March 2022 (UTC) :Hi Ferien. While I understand the sentiment - and you are probably right that the majority of such pages are for the purposes of vandalism - my inclination would be to not do this. Even if the likelihood is low, there's the possibility that someone might actually use the talk pages in the right way (this is similar to why I have never locked my own talk page except in brief times to stop some excessive vandalism). That being said, there has always been some sentiment among regular users to require users to register a name in order to edit in general - if this were the way we operated, it would at least eliminate this issue that you have highlighted. I just don't know if that will ever get enough support to get implemented. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 19:33, 11 March 2022 (UTC) ::For user talk pages, I definitely wouldn't want an abuse filter to be implemented, I agree. For User: pages though, I can't think of any time an IP would need to make one for another user. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 19:36, 11 March 2022 (UTC) :::Ah, good point - I didn't read your initial question closely enough. I think I would tend to agree in that case. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 19:38, 11 March 2022 (UTC) ::::Ok, I think I will start a discussion at the village pump some time soon to see what everyone else thinks about it. Thanks, [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:48, 11 March 2022 (UTC) == Quote submitted "...automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed.//" ? == Dear UDScott, I just attempted to post a recent powerful quote on both inter national l aw and the U Kraine Ru-ssia crisis, that was disallowed. The following message came on screen:<BR>'''Error: This action has been automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed. If you believe your action was constructive, please inform an administrator of what you were trying to do. A brief description of the abuse rule which your action matched is: GRP'''<BR> Prior to sending this to you, I searched for the abuse rule mentioned, but was unable to find it. If you could please share a link to that information, it would be very helpful & appreciated! Thank you/with respect, [[User:JulianVerdadCastro|JulianVerdadCastro]] ([[User talk:JulianVerdadCastro|talk]]) 17:14, 19 March 2022 (UTC)<BR> :{{re|JulianVerdadCastro}} Hello, sorry about this, this was not supposed to have happened. The abuse filter was created to try and stop a persistent vandal on our site. I have temporarily disabled it while I take a closer look at it. Have a nice day and happy editing. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 17:22, 19 March 2022 (UTC) ::Thank you Ferien for fixing it with a green light! All the best. [[User:JulianVerdadCastro|JulianVerdadCastro]] ([[User talk:JulianVerdadCastro|talk]]) 17:28, 19 March 2022 (UTC) :::{{re|JulianVerdadCastro}} No problem. I've reenabled the filter but I believe I've fixed the issue now. Happy editing. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 17:33, 19 March 2022 (UTC) *Several Attempts to send to you the entire text (and later excerpts) were rejected multiple times.... the author of the quote Da vid Mc Bride quoted by cait lin john stone dated 17 March 2022 == Spider-Man: No Way Home == Any chance you could block IP editing to [[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]? We have unregistered users adding quotes to the page when the page is currently within the limit of the number of quotes that could/should be added. [[User:Giftheck|Giftheck]] ([[User talk:Giftheck|talk]]) 08:25, 21 March 2022 (UTC) :I protected it (for a short period for now, but will extend if necessary). ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:06, 21 March 2022 (UTC) == Return of the Jedi == This user, [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]], has just added an Admiral Ackbar quote in the ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' page: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Return_of_the_Jedi&type=revision&diff=3093229&oldid=3093225&diffmode=source Could you please consider removing that quote from the page and tell the user not to add it again? The reason for this is because he thinks I started an edit war with him. [[User:AdamDeanHall|AdamDeanHall]] ([[User talk:AdamDeanHall|talk]]) 03:26, 31 March 2022 (UTC) :Why do you think UDScott is going to take ''your'' side on this? [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 03:27, 31 March 2022 (UTC) ::I have seen this argument before. My two cents: I don't find this quote particularly memorable, but I also don't see the need to delete it if it is seen as such by someone else. I am not one to hold as strictly to the quote limits for films as others might be. I do think there is a point where it is obvious that too many quotes are added to a page (and usually I try to find a compromise to address such situations). In the end, I just don't see the criticality of deleting this one quote. I wouldn't add it myself, but don't really have an issue if someone else does. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 19:44, 31 March 2022 (UTC) == Question about songs == Hi UD Scott, Happy Friday. Question for you: For pages with quotes/lyrics from songs that have their very own wikipedia pages, is it ok for them to have their own WikiQuote pages, or should they only be a part of the author/source's page? Am asking because of the two pages created earlier today, both of which have their own WP pages, where you suggested that "[[Sweet Jane]]" be merged into the [[Lou Reed]] page, and "[[Try to Remember]]" be merged into the [[The Fantasticks|Fantasticks]] page. This is confusing to my simple/unrefined mind, because I thought that it was viewed as desirable at wikiquotes, to create individual WQ pages to compliment the same named WP pages. Is that understanding incorrect? Please advise. Thanks very much for your help and all the great work that you and the other admins do here. [[User:Alphabravo2022|Alphabravo2022]] ([[User talk:Alphabravo2022|talk]]) 17:38, 8 April 2022 (UTC) :I would answer in this way: for any work (be it a song, book, or other literary work), we generally keep the quotes from them on the author's page - ''unless'' there are such a large number of quotes either from the work or about it such that a separate page is necessary to house them (since their inclusion on the author's page at that point might make it a bit large). For songs, I would not imagine that this would be likely to occur - most songs have only a handful of lyrics quoted and may have a few quotes about it, but I would not expect that this set of quotes would cause the need to move them to their own page. Even when books are quoted, many remain on the author's page - only when there are a large number of quotes from them do they then get moved to their own page. For example, if you look at the [[Charles Dickens]] page, you will see that a work such as [[Charles_Dickens#The_Old_Curiosity_Shop_(1841)|''The Old Curiosity Shop'']] has quotes that remain on the author's page, but those from ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' have their own page (which is linked to on the author's page). In general, song pages are simply redirects to the author/band/singer page. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:44, 11 April 2022 (UTC) ::Thanks for bringing this question up, @[[User:Alphabravo2022|Alphabravo2022]]. Just wanted to share with both of you the dilemma I faced when I created [[Do you love me]]. I thought the quote should be immortalized so wanted to find a proper location for it on WQ. I did not want to place it under [[Robots]] because I did not want it to look like a commercial for the company that currently owns the robot maker. I am not sure if [[Dance]] would be another anchor, since we don't know who choreographed this dance routine. So instead I created the stub '''Do you love me'''. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:35, 11 April 2022 (UTC) :::This is a good point - in the case where it is not likely that the author of a song has a page (for example if it was a "one-hit wonder"), then this is where I could see a stub page for the song itself, especially if it were mentioned in additional quotes. If there had not been an outside quote about the song, I would have instead recommended creating a page for its author ([[w:Berry Gordy|Berry Gordy]]), who wrote a number of songs. For an example of this type of page (where the author of songs did not perform them), see [[Holland-Dozier-Holland]]. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 14:44, 11 April 2022 (UTC) ::Thank you UD Scott for being so clear. The suggested mergers have been made. As usual - i'm not sure wheter or not the way the mergers were done were 100% correct, but i trust any errors will be corrected eventually by someone who knows better. [[User:Alphabravo2022|Alphabravo2022]] ([[User talk:Alphabravo2022|talk]]) 16:31, 11 April 2022 (UTC) == Thank you == Thank you for deleting [[ROLLNO-288 HTCNO-771208 P.NO-551230 LICENSE APPLY NEW DATE/6/5/22/]], as I requested. [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 14:51, 6 May 2022 (UTC) == Deletion of talk-pages == Hi {{PAGENAME}}, I would like to ask your opinion as one of the most senior contributors to Wikiquote (WQ). I know that when pages are deleted on WQ, their associated page is also deleted. What I don’t know is why? Is it because the system requires it, or is it merely a matter of tradition, and if so why? I know you are VERY busy and don't mind waiting for a reply. Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 21:15, 6 May 2022 (UTC) == Rollback rights == I am requesting rollback rights to undo vandalism – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 00:20, 7 May 2022 (UTC) == Blocked from reading (Crosspost from the Village pump) == I was looking through the API, particularly user permissions, and I saw that it listed read as a right, is this just how it lists permissions, or can you actually be blocked from reading? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 03:27, 10 May 2022 (UTC) == Permission to run formatting regular expressions on all pages (Crosspost from the village pump) == I am requesting permission to create a bot that runs formatting regular expressions on all pages. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 03:29, 10 May 2022 (UTC) == Formatting == {{formatting|A Simple Favor (film)|signature=[[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 22:57, 10 May 2022 (UTC)}} :To what is this referring? What formatting issues do you see? (And by the way, I am quite familiar with proper formatting and spend many a day fixing such issues on various pages. If I overlooked one on this page, please point it out or fix it.). ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:22, 11 May 2022 (UTC) ::You used <code><nowiki>:'''</nowiki></code> instead of <code><nowiki>: '''</nowiki></code> through out the page. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 14:26, 11 May 2022 (UTC) :::And what I used is actually correct - and is the way all of the templates show it. Your use of the extra space is unnecessary. Now, I don't feel strongly about it one way or the other - I just try to ensure consistency and that the agreed templates are used. IMHO, there was nothing wrong with the edits to this page that I made. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 15:36, 11 May 2022 (UTC) ::::Well for the star and hash symbols the [[Wikiquote:Manual of style|Manual of Style]] says to use a space, so I assumed the same for the semicolon character. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 18:01, 11 May 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]], I am also curious to find out what you are trying to say. @UDScott spends hours and hours on WQ, and has done so for a long long time, in my short experience. Just my $.02 [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:21, 11 May 2022 (UTC) == Move request == Hello UDScott, could you please move this [[Rabia of Basri|page]] without leaving a redirect? The new title should be "Rabia of Basr'''a'''" instead. Thanks. --[[User:MonstrumVenandiXXXII|MonstrumVenandi]] ([[User talk:MonstrumVenandiXXXII|talk]]) 23:22, 18 May 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 14:40, 19 May 2022 (UTC) == Multiple failed login attempts and "internal 500 errors"? == I recently received notices of a large number of multiple failed login attempts and figured it would be a wise precaution to declare my intent to be working on the page for [[Roe v. Wade]] for the foreseeable future; which at over three hundred references is going to take me a while. <br> On a hopefully unrelated note, on the [[Talk:Roe v. Wade|talk page for Roe v. Wade]], {{U|Ottawahitech}} says they are getting too many "internal 500 errors" to continue adding anything to said page. This is not an issue I've ever encountered, my largest technical difficulty editing Wikiquote has been adding links to entertainment news websites that occasionally trigger the spam filter's blacklist. To be perfectly honest I assumed no such errors occurred and that no attempt has been made to alert any administrator to this issue outside of the talk page before declaring it was too much of an obstacle. I don't care if anyone is just trying to save face, even looking at all those references gives me an internal 300+ error, however making it sound like one of the pages is being haunted by errors will deter further work from being done on it, particularly when it's the creator of the page making this claim. I'm still leaning on this being a BS-PR stunt being done at the page's expense, but recent events have given me some degree of [[doubt]] in that initial assessment, I mean we are both editors of a page concerning a front page news story. [[User:CensoredScribe|CensoredScribe]] ([[User talk:CensoredScribe|talk]]) 17:25, 22 May 2022 (UTC) == PROD of Albert W. Tucker == Hi {{PAGENAME}}, I have just discovered the [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Ottawahitech#Albert_W._Tucker notification] you have left on my user-talk-page (UTP). Thanks for notifying me that you "have added a "<nowiki>{{prod}}</nowiki>" template" to [[Albert W. Tucker]]. At this point I have no idea why you feel that this page should be permanently removed public view. May I come back here with additional questions//comments? I know you are very busy, and I don't mind waiting for an answer, as long as the 'proposed deletion" of ''Albert W. Tucker'' is not carried out while we are in the process of ironing out all issues. I spent some volunteer effort& time, which is precious to me, composing ''Albert W. Tucker'', and I don't want this effort to go to waste. Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:35, 1 June 2022 (UTC) :I placed the tag (as I explained in the notice) because the only quote on the page ("I grew up in Ontario, Canada where I was born in 1905") is merely a statement of the fact of his birth, and is in no way memorable or notable. While I definitely believe this person is a notable person, such a statement as the only quote from him is not really worthy of having a page here. I would recommend reading [[Wikiquote:Quotability]] for more details on what makes a quote worth placing on a page here. If you can find other quotes that are more worthwhile, I would support it staying. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 15:07, 1 June 2022 (UTC) ::OK, so it sounds like you do not believe in collaboration between "editors" here. The quote I included in the article was the opening of an interview in which Tucker, who is a mathemtician was sharing some of his experiences growing up with the interviewer. The source for the quote is not paywalled and can be accessed by all. Since I am not a mathematician and my interests lie elsewhere, I thought the best way to treat this is to let others choose what sentence(s) are worth quoting, and use my own time improving other areas at WQ. ::But it appears that the system here favors deletion unless one provides an article that is perfect from the get-go. It also appears that admins here do not appreciate simpletons like me fixing other tidbits here and there. In other words wiki-gnomes are not in high demand. ::I guess I'll have to re-evaluates my enthusiasm about adding new articles under these conditions. I am tired of having to fight to defend every addition I make, and tired of having to deal with functionaries who are comfortable ordering others to comply with rules while they themselves feel above those same rules. I will not remove the prod, so feel free to remove the article. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 04:29, 2 June 2022 (UTC) :::{{Ping|Ottawahitech}} To be honest, I have no idea what you are talking about. Tagging a page for deletion that only features a bland quote about when and where a person was born does not represent a lack of collaboration (especially when the PROD tag is meant to encourage the author to improve the page as noted - that is why there is a week provided before the deletion occurs if no action is taken). I also take exception with the characterization that "fixing other tidbits here and there" are not appreciated - how does this tagging of a page needing work relate to that? And finally, how have I "ordered" anything, let alone shown that I expect anyone to follow rules that I do not follow? The so-called rules that you decry are ones that have arisen through consensus of the community as the best way to present quotes on the site (and of course are always open to discussion and revision) and I make every effort to remain within those bounds as well. I'm really not sure why you would accuse me of such behavior. The bottom line is that this page does not measure up in its current form. I simply tagged it as needing improvement. If you cannot understand that, then I cannot help you. And I would appreciate if you would keep your accusations of bad behavior to yourself, especially when they are completely unfounded. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:06, 2 June 2022 (UTC) == Admin accountability poll == Admin accountability poll is open, vote [[Wikiquote:Admin accountability poll|here]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 10:02, 5 June 2022 (UTC) == I would like to ask you something == What if 2020 came to your house? What would you do? —[[Special:Contributions/4.1.103.34|4.1.103.34]] 04:13, 7 June 2022 (UTC) == 4.1.103.34 == Why did you de-redacted 4.1.103.34’s comment? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:41, 7 June 2022 (UTC) :In general (unless the comments are inappropriate or attacking in nature) I do not remove or censor comments on my talk page. Instead I choose to ignore them when something is really not worth my time. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 16:12, 7 June 2022 (UTC) ::The user is globally blocked/banned though. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 16:14, 7 June 2022 (UTC) :::Global blocks ≠ global bans. Content from globally blocked users do not have to be reverted or redacted. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 16:25, 7 June 2022 (UTC) ::::What’s the difference between a global block and a global ban? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 16:30, 7 June 2022 (UTC) :::::A global block is an action taken by a steward, usually quite quickly, to address sockpuppetry, vandalism or spam. Open proxies are also globally blocked. A global ban is done after a discussion on Meta in an RfC, and whenever when/if they evade their ban, their edits are all usually reverted, the accounts globally locked and IPs globally blocked. [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 16:38, 7 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::Understood. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 16:44, 7 June 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == <s>Could you please revdel [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ilovemydoodle&oldid=3111786 this]?</s> Edit: Done. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 16:20, 7 June 2022 (UTC) == 1.47.20.250 == Why did you block 1.47.20.250 for 31 hours (they should be block, just wondering why exactly 31 hours [seems oddly specific])? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:36, 7 June 2022 (UTC) == Joe Biden == {{ping|UDScott}} Why are changing all the formatting? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:05, 11 June 2022 (UTC) :I was restoring it to the proper formatting for a people page. Why was different formatting used on this page in the first place? ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 01:20, 11 June 2022 (UTC) ::Because most of the new longer quotes used {{tld|Blockquote}} because it’s easier to read long quotes with it, most of the old quotes still didn't use it, so I was working on converting all long quotes to use {{tld|Blockquote}}. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:22, 11 June 2022 (UTC) :::As with past discussion I've had with you, I don't believe such a substantial change to a page should be made just because one user feels it makes it look better. It's not that I am against new ideas or ways to show quotes, but rather as this is a community built on consensus, these things should be discussed. The template for people pages has been refined over many years - and of course is subject to change, but discussion about it has always occurred for major changes. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 01:27, 11 June 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|UDScott}} If you don't substantial changes should be made without consensus then why did remove Blockquote on the quotes I added? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:29, 11 June 2022 (UTC) :::::Because the use of Blockquote ''is'' the change I am talking about. Its use is not according to the established template. And btw, you don't need to ping me every time to write on my talk page - there are already alerts given to me when wnyone writes on my talk page. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 01:41, 11 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::Okay, could you start a discussion? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:47, 11 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::What discussion do you want me to start? All I did was clean up a page to meet the established formatting. You are the one who appears to want to make a change - I suggest you start such a discussion on the template talk page or VP if you feel strongly about it. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 01:49, 11 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Could you start an RfC, I do feel really strong about it, just doing something else. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:15, 11 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::No, sorry - I'm doing plenty of other things as well - and it's not my issue, it's yours. I don't feel that I have any other actions to take. You can choose to drop it or bring it up if you wish. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:00, 11 June 2022 (UTC) == Your feedback matters: Share your feedback in the Administratior accountability poll == [[File:Information.svg|25x25px]] The Administratior accountability poll is open, vote [[Wikiquote:Admin accountability poll|here]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:49, 17 June 2022 (UTC) == Twinkle == Do you use Twinkle? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:17, 23 June 2022 (UTC) :No, and I know nothing about it. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:18, 23 June 2022 (UTC) ::More information available [[w:WP:Twinkle|here]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:44, 23 June 2022 (UTC) ::: I am quite sure this does not work on Wikiquote. <span style="display:inline-block;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;line-height:0.5em;">~~<nowiki/>~~<br/><span style="font-size:0.7em;">[[User:1234qwer1234qwer4]] ([[User talk:1234qwer1234qwer4|talk]])</span></span> 15:00, 16 July 2022 (UTC) == Vulgarity is overrated. == This user, [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]], keeps asking me if I am a censorious bluenoser, which is why he keeps adding vulgar words to the [[Striptease (film)|''Striptease'']] page. Could you please do something about this? Here is the contribution history of this user: [[Special:Contributions/Dronebogus]] [[User:AdamDeanHall|AdamDeanHall]] ([[User talk:AdamDeanHall|talk]]) 04:21, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :I have never watched the movie so I don’t know what the actual lines are, ADH refuses to say, so I’m regarding it as vandalism. '''If the lines are correct then they cannot be edited because Wikiquote is not censored.''' [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 04:27, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :Please see [[w:WP:NOTCENSORED|WP:NOTCENSORED]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:35, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::Seems to have worked itself out...the page currently does not have the censored version. But to the point that was raised, at WQ, we do not censor any quotes - they should appear as they were presented in a work and not be altered. If you don't like the words, don't visit the page (and never change them to suit your own sensibilities). ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:58, 27 June 2022 (UTC) == Rollback == Can you give me Rollback? [[Special:ListGroupRights|It has been added.]] – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:40, 28 June 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|UDScott}} Do you think you could respond to this? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:44, 28 June 2022 (UTC) ::I was under the impression there would be a discussion on this topic before granting it to any users - I just have seen minimal discussion at the [[Wikiquote:Admin accountability poll]] page, but it was not conclusive. No offense meant to you, but I'm not sure that the need has been demonstrated nor that you have shown any restraint in your edits here - I still have many unanswered questions about your plethora of templates that you've introduced and I have seen some impetuous (and sometimes relentless behavior that will only scare away new users) edits correcting others for formatting that doesn't match your sensibilities. While I realize these things have nothing directly to do with this request, it shows behavior that I am reluctant to endorse with the use of advanced tools. I just feel that you are moving at such a fast clip to substantially alter the site (so fast that I have a hard time even keeping up with all that you are doing) and I would rather use a bit of caution. Feel free to bring it another admin if you feel you have a strong case to be made. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 21:50, 28 June 2022 (UTC) :::Okay, I will ask other admins. Also, about the formatting Template: :::I don't ever use the Template if they go against my personal preference, I only do it if they actually go against the Manual of style. :::Also, about the Templates: :::I will be cleaning them up soon, I will list a lot for deletion and significantly change many others, which should solve most of these issues, as most of them are '''not''' done. :::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:57, 28 June 2022 (UTC) == Blockquote thought == I had thought about the {{tld|Blockquote}} debate: : We could create a {{tld|Longquote}} Template which could displayed in several different ways which could be configured in [[Special:Preferences]], which would set a magic word. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:14, 28 June 2022 (UTC) == Merging Dupin with Poe == While there is nothing off about merging Dupin page with Poe, I can see Nero Wolfe and Rex Stout, Sherlock Holmes (in all iterations) and Arthur Conan Doyle, Hercule Poirot and Agatha Christie as separate pages. In principle, Dupin can be a separate page. Further, other authors have used Dupin as a character which I am currently reading and I intend to add those quotes here too. Let me know your thoughts. [[User:Msgtoab|Msgtoab]] ([[User talk:Msgtoab|talk]]) 09:55, 29 June 2022 (UTC)AB == Question about Blockquote == I have now changed it so it is seen the original way by most users, but you can opt-in to see it using {{tld|Blockquote}}. What do you think? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:05, 1 July 2022 (UTC) == Blp template on Wikiquote == Is there any blp template on Wikiquote? I've looked but I can't seem to find one. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:15, 13 July 2022 (UTC) :No, I do not believe so. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:34, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == HotCat == How did you just add multiple categories in one edit? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:22, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :When you look at the bottom of a page (where you can add categories individually through HotCat), right next to where the word 'Categories' is, in parentheses is a double + sign. If you click this, you can then add as many categories as you wish. When you then hit 'Save' (in the same spot), it will add multiple categories at once. See [[w:Wikipedia:HotCat#Making_more_than_one_category_change|here]] for more information. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:30, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ::Thank you for the advice! – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:34, 15 July 2022 (UTC) == "cleanup of Category:Films by director" == Hello, just saw your contribs{{snd}}you know you can use the "&rarr;" icon in Cat-a-lot to "move" pages from one cat to the other (instead of removing them from one and then adding to the other separately)? <span style="display:inline-block;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;line-height:0.5em;">~~<nowiki/>~~<br/><span style="font-size:0.7em;">[[User:1234qwer1234qwer4]] ([[User talk:1234qwer1234qwer4|talk]])</span></span> 14:59, 16 July 2022 (UTC) == Help == How do I exclude a section from the TOC? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:58, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :I'm not sure - I've never had the need to exclude a specific section. The closest I have seen is through [[:Template:TOC limit]], which can limit levels of the TOC. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 14:21, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::I would like to exclude the "notice" section from the Village Pump. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 14:24, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::Again, I am not sure this can be done. Also, why would you want to do this for the VP page? ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 11:46, 18 July 2022 (UTC) == Advice == On your page, it lists vfd tips, but do you think you could give me advice on how to (successfully) fight a vfd? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:57, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :All I can say is that you need to rectify the issue(s) that were brought up ion the nomination. It's as simple as that. If you don't have the time to do that before the period expires, the next best thing is to work on it and recreate it later, with the issues resolved. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:12, 20 July 2022 (UTC) ::Thank you, will do. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:13, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :::But be warned: that is no guarantee. If the consensus remains that a page is not needed, even if you fix some issues, it may not survive. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:19, 20 July 2022 (UTC) == Vandalism in a wiki == I have seen several cases of vandalism in this wiki, how can I report it? '''Regards, Thanks.''' [[User:Johnysnooww|Johnysnooww]] ([[User talk:Johnysnooww|talk]]) 16:06, 21 July 2022 (UTC) == Smithson == Hi! [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/151.21.151.19 This] seems to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Long-term_abuse/Alec_Smithson Alec Smithson] (recognizable for "Natoli" and "Lierna"), I think his contributions should be canceled. [[User:Spinoziano|Spinoziano]] ([[User talk:Spinoziano|talk]]) 14:12, 25 July 2022 (UTC) == Lack of Notability == Hi dear admin these two wiki have lack of notability: https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Canis https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Big_Mori [[User:Changerinwiki|Changerinwiki]] ([[User talk:Changerinwiki|talk]]) 08:44, 29 July 2022 (UTC) cc47oxotpxmv9lii57k803yaedflm22 2 12668 3148678 3142362 2022-07-28T15:21:31Z UDScott 4304 /* I unstubbed/significantly expanded */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{userpage|UDScott}} <div style="float: right; border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 3px; background: #f6f6f6; margin-left: 10px;"> {{User Wikiquotian For|year=2005|month=07|day=20}}</br> {{User Wikiquote admin}}</br> {{User Wikiquote bureaucrat}}</br> {{user en-N}}</br> {{User stomp footnotes}}</br> {{Hotcat}}</br> {{user contrib|123000}} </div> == About me == After cultivating an extreme movie-quote hobby, I stumbled upon this site after perusing one of its sister projects, Wikipedia. Since then, I have become quite hooked on the idea of ensuring that my favorite (or even not-so-favorite) films would have their best lines captured for posterity. I am now an administrator and bureaucrat here on Wikiquote. <hr width="50%"/> I'm a transplanted New Jersey-ian (or is it New Jersey-ite?) who has a ravenous hunger for movies and books (I rarely go through a day without one or the other). My tastes are quite diverse and range from absolute classics to thrillers to horror to comedy (both obvious and more sarcastic and tongue-in-cheek). I also particularly like [[:Category:Films noir|Films noir]] and [[:Category:Neo-noir|Neo-noir films]]. If pressed, I would list my favorite films as ''[[Three Days of the Condor]]'', ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'', ''[[Casablanca]]'', ''[[Chinatown]]'', ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'', ''[[La La Land (film)|La La Land]]'', ''[[Blood Simple]]'' (and frankly I'd watch anything by [[:Category:Films directed by the Coen brothers|the Coen brothers]]), ''[[The Godfather]]'', ''[[Hoosiers]]'', ''[[Donnie Darko]]'', ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'', ''[[Goodfellas]]'', ''[[The Seven Samurai]]'', ''[[The Man in the Moon]]'', ''[[The Third Man]]'', ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'', ''[[Nobody's Fool (1994 film)|Nobody's Fool]]'', ''[[Absence of Malice]]'', anything by [[w:Alfred Hitchcock|Alfred Hitchcock]] (especially ''[[Shadow of a Doubt]]'', ''[[Rear Window]]'', ''[[North by Northwest]]'' and ''[[Rope (film)|Rope]]''), and maybe ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'' (There. How's that for diverse?). As for TV, as with many WQ people, I am a devout ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]'' fan. I would also include among my favorites ''[[Midnight Mass (miniseries)|Midnight Mass]]'', ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)|The Handmaid's Tale]]'', ''[[The Leftovers (TV series)|The Leftovers]]'', ''[[Stranger Things (TV series)|Stranger Things]]'', ''[[Shameless (U.S. TV series)|Shameless]]'', ''[[Homeland (TV series)‎|Homeland]]'', ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'', ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', ''[[Friday Night Lights (TV series)|Friday Night Lights]]'', ''[[Veronica Mars]]'', ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', ''[[Cheers (TV series)|Cheers]]'', ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'', ''[[My So-Called Life]]'', ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', ''[[The West Wing]]'', ''[[The Wire]]'', ''[[The Shield]]'', ''[[True Blood (TV series)|True Blood]]'', ''[[Breaking Bad]]'', ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'', ''[[Mad Men]]'', ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]'', ''[[Fringe]]'', ''[[Rescue Me]]'', ''[[The Wonder Years]]'', ''[[Justified (TV series)|Justified]]'', ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'', and ''[[The Twilight Zone]]''. My favorite authors would include [[Stephen King]], [[Charles Dickens]], [[Rainer Maria Rilke]], [[Ray Bradbury]], [[T. S. Eliot]], [[Neil Gaiman]] (love, love, love ''[[American Gods]]''), [[George Orwell]], [[George Bernard Shaw]], [[G. K. Chesterton]], and [[Lee Child]]. <hr width="50%"/> And: I am HUGE fan of [[Dinosaur Comics]]! It ROCKS! <hr width=50%/> While my interests in Wikiquote primarily focus on films and a few of my favorite TV shows, you never know where I'll pop up. I especially like to rescue pages marked for deletion (if rescue is warranted) and to expand pages that are languishing. == Useful stuff == * [[Help:Starting a new page]] * [[Help:Editing]] * [[User:Ningauble/Useful/VFD tips]] * [[Wikiquote:Template messages/User talk]] * [[Wikiquote:Shortcuts]] * [[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]] * [[Special:LintErrors|Lint]] *<code><nowiki>{{cite news|first= |last= |author= |url= |title= |work= |publisher= |pages= |page= |date= |accessdate= }}</nowiki></code> *<code><nowiki>{{cite book | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | title = | publisher = | location = | id = | page= }} </nowiki></code> *<code><nowiki>{{cite web|url= |title= |accessdate= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate=}} </Nowiki></code> * <code><nowiki>{{quotation limit|type=tv|length= }}</nowiki></code> * <code><nowiki>{{quotation limit|type=film|length= }}</nowiki></code> * To split into two columns: <code><nowiki>{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}{{col-2}}{{col-end}}</nowiki></code> * [[m:Promoting users|Promoting users]] (for Bots, Admins, etc.) == Favorite quotes == * I hear you say 'Why?' Always 'Why?' You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?' ** [[George Bernard Shaw]], ''Back to Methuselah'', Pt. I, Act I (1921) * The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. ** [[George Bernard Shaw]], ''Revolutionist's Handbook'' * A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday. ** [[Alexander Pope]], ''Thoughts on Various Subjects'' (1727) * There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person. ** [[G. K. Chesterton]], ''[[Heretics (book)|Heretics]]'', Chapter III: "On Mr. Rudyard Kipling and Making the World Small" (1905) * The changing wisdom of successive generations discards ideas, questions facts, demolishes theories. But the artist appeals to that part of our being which is not dependent on wisdom: to that in us which is a gift and not an acquisition — and, therefore, more permanently enduring. He speaks to our capacity for delight and wonder, to the sense of mystery surrounding our lives; to our sense of pity, and beauty, and pain; to the latent feeling of fellowship with all creation — and to the subtle but invincible, conviction of solidarity that knits together the loneliness of innumerable hearts: to the solidarity in dreams, in joy, in sorrow, in aspirations, in illusions, in hope, in fear, which binds men to each other, which binds together all humanity — the dead to the living and the living to the unborn. ** [[Joseph Conrad]], ''[[The Nigger of the "Narcissus"]]'', Preface (1897) * A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. ** [[G. K. Chesterton]], ''[[The Everlasting Man]]'', Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Ch. 6: The Five Deaths of the Faith (1925) * All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom. ** [[Albert Einstein]], "Moral Decay" (1937); Later published in Out of My Later Years (1950) * Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly. ** [[Albert Einstein]], Letter to Morris Raphael Cohen, professor emeritus of philosophy at the College of the City of New York, defending the appointment of [[Bertrand Russell]] to a teaching position (19 March 1940) * The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when contemplating the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of the mystery every day. The important thing is not to stop questioning; never lose a holy curiosity. ** [[Albert Einstein]], Statement to William Miller, as quoted in LIFE magazine (2 May 1955) * The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed. ** [[Albert Einstein]], ''Mein Weltbild (My World-view)'' (1931) * Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world. ** [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]], ''Self Reliance'', from ''[[s:Essays: First Series|Essays: First Series]]'' (1841) * This I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. ** [[John Steinbeck]], ''[[w:East of Eden|East of Eden]]'', Part 1, Ch. 13 * Humankind has become so much one family that we cannot ensure our own prosperity except by ensuring that of everyone else. If you wish to be happy yourself, you must resign yourself to seeing others also happy. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], "The Science to Save Us from Science," ''The New York Times Magazine'' (March 19, 1950) * Do I dare<br>Disturb the universe?<br>In a minute there is time<br>For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. ** [[T.S. Eliot]], ''[[w:The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock|The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock]]'' (1915) * This is the way the world ends<br>Not with a bang but a whimper. ** [[T.S. Eliot]], ''[[w:The Hollow Men|The Hollow Men]]'' (1925) * His tired gaze - from passing endless bars - <br> has turned into a vacant stare which nothing holds. <br> To him there seem to be a thousand bars, <br> and out beyond these bars exists no world. <p> His supple gait, the smoothness of strong strides <br> that gently turn in ever smaller circles <br> perform a dance of strength, centered deep within <br> a will, stunned, but untamed, indomitable. <p> But sometimes the curtains of his eyelids part, <br> the pupils of his eyes dilate as images <br> of past encounters enter while through his limbs <br> a tension strains in silence <br> only to cease to be, to die within his heart. ** [[Rainer Maria Rilke]], ''The Panther'' (1907), translated by Albert Ernest Flemming * Before I built a wall I’d ask to know<br>What I was walling in or walling out, <br>And to whom I was like to give offence.<br>Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,<br>That wants it down. ** [[Robert Frost]], ''Mending Wall'' (1915) * Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—<br>I took the one less traveled by,<br>And that has made all the difference. ** [[Robert Frost]], ''The Road Not Taken'' (1916) * I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! ** [[Patrick Henry]], ''Speech in Virginia Convention'', Richmond (March 23, 1775) * Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure. ** [[Stephen King]], ''Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption'', from ''Different Seasons'' (1982) * I met a traveller from an antique land<br>Who said:&mdash;Two vast and trunkless legs of stone<br>Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,<br>Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown<br>And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command<br>Tell that its sculptor well those passions read<br>Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,<br>The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed.<br>And on the pedestal these words appear:<br>"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:<br>Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"<br>Nothing beside remains: round the decay<br>Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,<br>The lone and level sands stretch far away. ** [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]], ''Ozymandius'' (1818) * Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious to wait till all were agreed. She is said to lie at the bottom of a well, for the very reason, perhaps, that whoever looks down in search of her sees his own image at the bottom, and is persuaded not only that he has seen the goddess, but that she is far better looking than he had imagined. ** [[James Russell Lowell]], ''On Democracy'' (October 6, 1884) * Life and death, union and separation, follow hard upon one another. Nothing is steadfast but the will, nothing endures but one’s achieve­ments. These alone count in life. ** [[Yoshida Shoin]], ''Yoshida Shoin Zenshu'', Vol. II * No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for anyone else. ** [[Charles Dickens]], ''Our Mutual Friend'' (1864-1865) * He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse. ** [[Livy|Titus Livius]] (Livy), ''Histories'', Book XLV, sec. 8 * A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons. ** [[Desmond Tutu]], Address at his enthronement as Anglican archbishop of Cape Town (7 September 1986) * ''Lo maggior don che Dio per sua larghezza<br>fesse creando, e a la sua bontate<br>più conformato, e quel ch'e' più apprezza,<br>fu de la volontà la libertate;<br>di che le creature intelligenti,<br>e tutte e sole, fuore e son dotate.'' ** The greatest gift that God in His bounty made in creation,<br>and the most conformable to His goodness,<br>and that which He prizes the most,<br>was the freedom of will,<br>with which the creatures with intelligence,<br>they all and they alone, were and are endowed. ** [[Dante Alighieri]], ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'', ''Paradiso'', Canto V, lines 19-24 * Do... or do not. There is no try. ** [[Yoda]], ''[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980) * Gods die. And when they truly die they are unmourned and unremembered. Ideas are more difficult to kill than people, but they can be killed, in the end. ** [[Neil Gaiman]], ''[[American Gods]]'', ch. 3 (2001) * There's never been a true war that wasn't fought between two sets of people who were certain they were in the right. The really dangerous people believe they are doing whatever they are doing solely and only because it is without question the right thing to do. And that is what makes them dangerous. ** [[Neil Gaiman]], ''[[American Gods]]'', ch. 9 (2001) * Creativity is seeing what everyone else sees, but then thinking a new thought that has never been thought before and expressing it somehow. ** [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]], {{cite web|url=http://www.convergemag.com/stem/Global-Ideas-from-Plutos-Challenger.html |title=Global Ideas from Pluto's Challenger |accessdate=December 7, 2010 |author=Marina Leight |date=May 21, 2009}} == To do == === Additions === <div style="font-size:smaller;"> * Complete adding quotes to ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' - Completed through Season 3 * [[User:BD2412/RQ]] * Finish adding to and cleaning up ''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)]]'' - Completed Season 1 * Finish ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'' - Completed Season 1 * Finish ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' - Completed Season 1, 2, 3 * Finish ''[[Soap (TV series)|Soap]] * Add pages for remaining [[Alfred Hitchcock]] films * Add pages for remaining [[Akira Kurosawa]] films * Complete cleanup and additions to ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' - completed Season 1, 2 * Complete ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' seasons * Complete ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' seasons * Complete ''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]'' seasons - completed through season three * Add custom TOC to ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' * Add Custom TOC to ''[[Cheers (TV series)|Cheers]]'' * Finish [[User:UDScott/Rilke in progress|additions to Rainer Maria Rilke]] * Work on pages from [[Wikiquote:Academy Award nominated screenplays]] * Bring [[Dinosaur Comics]] up to date * Create separate pages for [[Woody Allen]] films; strip the film quotes from his page * Work on [[:Category:Move into Wikiquote]] </div> === Trimming === <div style="font-size:smaller;"> * Trim ''[[CSI: NY]]'' - completed Season 1 * Trim ''[[Supernatural (TV series)]]'' - completed Season 1 * Trim ''[[NCIS (TV series)]]'' * Trim ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' * Trim ''[[Angel (TV series)]]'' * Trim ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' * Trim ''[[Charmed (TV series)]]'' * Trim ''[[Bones (TV series)]]'' - completed Season 1 * Trim ''[[Malcolm in the Middle‎]]'' - completed Season 1 * Trim [[Josiah Gregg]] * Trim ''[[One Tree Hill]]'' - completed Season 1 * Trim ''[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]'' - completed Seasons 1, 2 </div> === Other === <div style="font-size:smaller;"> * Complete cleanup of [[:Category:Films by director]] - completed through P * Complete cleanup of ''[[The X-Files]]'' - Completed through Season 1 * Add character & episode links to ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' - Completed through Season 2 * Fix character links on all season pages of ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' * Clean up [[:Category:Musicians]] * Finish proper categorization for: [[:Category:Novelists]], [[:Category:Playwrights]], [[:Category:Short story writers]] </div> === Completed === <div style="font-size:smaller;"> * <s>Finish trimming & formatting ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' </s> '''Completed''' * <s>Trim ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) (season 5)]]''</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Finish cleaning up [[:Category:Activists]]</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Trim ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' pages - completed Seasons 1-12</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Complete ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' seasons</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Trim ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'', add character wikilinks</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Trim ''[[Veronica Mars]]''</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Add custom TOC to ''[[Veronica Mars]]''</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Finish trimming ''[[Smallville]]''</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Complete ''[[Ed (TV series)|Ed]]'' seasons</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Finish trimming ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Finish trimming ''[[The West Wing]]''</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Trim ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Season 7]]''</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Trim ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Trim ''[[NewsRadio]]'' </s> ''Completed''' * <s>Trim ''[[Three Days of the Condor]]'' </s> '''Completed''' * <s>Trim ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' </s> '''Completed''' * <s>Trim ''[[Donnie Darko]]'' </s> '''Completed''' * <s>Separate out the [[Hellraiser]] films into their own pages, create disambig page for the series (as was done with the [[A Nightmare on Elm Street]] films)</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Add page for ''[[Big Love]]''</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Complete ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]'' seasons</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Trim and clean up ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)]]''</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Add to [[Lionel Richie]]</s> '''Completed''' * <s>Separate out the [[James Bond]] films into their own pages, create disambig page</s>. 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The]]'' ~ ''[[Guarding Tess]]'' ~ ''[[Gun Crazy]]'' ~ ''[[Gung Ho (film)|Gung Ho]]'' ~ ''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]'' ~ ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'' ~ ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]'' ~ ''[[The Happening (2008 film)|Happening, The]]'' ~ ''[[Hard Candy (film)|Hard Candy]]'' ~ ''[[Hard Eight (film)|Hard Eight]]'' ~ ''[[The Hateful Eight|Hateful Eight, The]]'' ~ ''[[Hellbound: Hellraiser II]]'' ~ ''[[Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth]]'' ~ ''[[Hellraiser: Bloodline]]'' ~ ''[[Hellraiser: Inferno]]'' ~ ''[[Hellraiser: Hellseeker]]'' ~ ''[[Hellraiser: Deader]]'' ~ ''[[Hellraiser: Hellworld]]'' ~ ''[[Her (film)|Her]]'' ~ ''[[Hereditary (film)|Hereditary]]'' ~ ''[[Hidden Figures]]'' ~ ''[[The Hidden Fortress|Hidden Fortress, The]]'' ~ ''[[High Noon]]'' ~ ''[[Holiday Inn (film)|Holiday Inn]]'' ~ ''[[Il Postino]]'' ~ ''[[His Girl Friday]]'' ~ ''[[Hollywood Shuffle]]'' ~ ''[[Hoosiers]]'' ~ ''[[Horse Feathers]]'' ~ ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film)|Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1939 film)]]'' ~ ''[[House of Usher (film)|House of Usher]]'' ~ ''[[How Green Was My Valley (film)|How Green Was My Valley]]'' ~ ''[[How the West Was Won (film)|How the West Was Won]]'' ~ ''[[Hud (film)|Hud]]'' ~ ''[[The Hustler|Hustler, The]]'' ~ ''[[I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang]]'' ~ ''[[The Ides of March (film)|Ides of March]]'' ~ ''[[If....]]'' ~ ''[[Imagine Me & You]]'' ~ ''[[The Imitation Game|Imitation Game, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Impossible (2012 film)|Impossible, The]]'' ~ ''[[In & Out]]'' ~ ''[[In a Lonely Place]]'' ~ ''[[In Cold Blood (film)|In Cold Blood]]'' ~ ''[[In the Line of Fire]]'' ~ ''[[In the Name of the Father (film)|In the Name of the Father]]'' ~ ''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)]]'' ~ ''[[The Invitation (2015 film)|Invitation, The]]'' ~ ''[[It (2017 film)]]'' ~ ''[[It Conquered the World]]'' ~ ''[[It Follows]]'' ~ ''[[It Happened One Night]]'' ~ ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]'' ~ ''[[Jacob's Ladder (film)|Jacob's Ladder]]'' ~ ''[[Jailhouse Rock (film)|Jailhouse Rock]]'' ~ ''[[Jigsaw (1949 film)|Jigsaw]]'' ~ ''[[Joe Versus the Volcano]]'' ~ ''[[John Adams (miniseries)|John Adams]]'' ~ ''[[Just Before Dawn (1981 film)|Just Before Dawn]]'' ~ ''[[Just One of the Guys]]'' ~ ''[[K2 (film)|K2]]'' ~ ''[[Kagemusha]]'' ~ ''[[The Kentucky Fried Movie|Kentucky Fried Movie, The]]'' ~ ''[[Kicking and Screaming]]'' ~ ''[[The Kids Are All Right (film)|Kids Are All Right, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Killer Inside Me (2010 film)|Killer Inside Me, The]]'' ~ ''[[Killer Klowns From Outer Space]]'' ~ ''[[The Killing (film)|Killing, The]]'' ~ ''[[The King of Comedy (1983 film)|The King of Comedy]]'' ~ ''[[King of New York]]'' ~ ''[[The King's Speech|King's Speech, The]]'' ~ ''[[Kings Row]]'' ~ ''[[Kiss Me Deadly]]'' ~ ''[[Klute]]'' ~ ''[[Knives Out]]'' ~ ''[[La La Land (film)|La La Land]]'' ~ ''[[Lady Bird (film)|Lady Bird]]'' ~ ''[[The Lady Eve|Lady Eve, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Lady from Shanghai|Lady from Shanghai, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Lady Vanishes (1938 film)|Lady Vanishes, The (1938 film)]]'' ~ ''[[The Last Days of Disco|Last Days of Disco, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Last Detail|Last Detail, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)|Last of the Mohicans, The (1992 film)]]'' ~ ''[[The Last Picture Show|Last Picture Show, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Last Seduction|Last Seduction, The]]'' ~ ''[[Laura (1944 film)|Laura]]'' ~ ''[[The Lavender Hill Mob|Lavender Hill Mob, The]]'' ~ ''[[Leave Her to Heaven]]'' ~ ''[[Leaving Las Vegas]]'' ~ ''[[The Letter (1940 film)|Letter, The (1940 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948 film)]]'' ~ ''[[The Life of David Gale|Life of David Gale, The]]'' ~ ''[[Lifeboat (film)|Lifeboat]]'' ~ ''[[Lincoln (2012 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Lion (2016 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Little Caesar (film)|Little Caesar]]'' ~ ''[[The Lobster|Lobster, The]]'' ~ ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]'' ~ ''[[Lolita (1962 film)|Lolita (1962 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Lone Star (1996 film)|Lone Star]]'' ~ ''[[The Long Goodbye (film)|Long Goodbye, The]]'' ~ ''[[Looper (film)|Looper]]'' ~ ''[[Lorenzo's Oil]]'' ~ ''[[Lost Horizon (film)|Lost Horizon]]'' ~ ''[[The Lost Weekend|Lost Weekend, The]]'' ~ ''[[Lucas (film)|Lucas]]'' ~ ''[[MacArthur (film)|MacArthur]]'' ~ ''[[The Magnificent Ambersons (film)|Magnificent Ambersons, The]]'' ~ ''[[Man of the West]]'' ~ ''[[The Man in the Moon|Man in the Moon, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Man Who Wasn't There|Man Who Wasn't There, The]]'' ~ ''[[Margin Call]]'' ~ ''[[Margot at the Wedding]]'' ~ ''[[The Mark of Zorro (1920 film)|Mark of Zorro, The (1920 film)]]'' ~ ''[[The Mark of Zorro (1940 film)|Mark of Zorro, The (1940 film)]]'' ~ ''[[The Mark of Zorro (1974 film)|Mark of Zorro, The (1974 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Marnie (film)|Marnie]]'' ~ ''[[Marriage Story]]'' ~ ''[[The Martian (film)|Martian, The]]'' ~ ''[[Marty (film)|Marty]]'' ~ ''[[The Master (2012 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Master of the World (1961 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Mean Streets]]'' ~ ''[[Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]'' ~ ''[[Meet John Doe]]'' ~ ''[[Meet Me in St. Louis]]'' ~ ''[[Meet 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Out]]'' ~ ''[[Nomadland (film)|Nomadland]]'' ~ ''[[North by Northwest]]'' ~ ''[[Notes on a Scandal (film)|Notes on a Scandal]]'' ~ ''[[Notorious]]'' ~ ''[[Now, Voyager]]'' ~ ''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]'' ~ ''[[Office Christmas Party]]'' ~ ''[[Oklahoma (1955 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]]'' ~ ''[[One Night in Miami...]]'' ~ ''[[The Opposite of Sex|Opposite of Sex, The]]'' ~ ''[[Out of the Past]]'' ~ ''[[Out of Sight]]'' ~ ''[[Outside Providence (film)|Outside Providence]]'' ~ ''[[The Package (1989 film)|Package, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Paper Chase (film)|Paper Chase, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Paradine Case|Paradine Case, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Parallax View|Parallax View]]'' ~ ''[[Parasite (2019 film)|Parasite]]'' ~ ''[[Paths of Glory]]'' ~ ''[[The Pawnbroker (film)|The Pawnbroker]]'' ~ ''[[Pay It Forward]]'' ~ ''[[Peggy Sue Got Married]]'' ~ ''[[The Pelican Brief (film)|Pelican Brief, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)|Perks of Being a Wallflower, The]]'' ~ ''[[Pet Sematary (film)|Pet Sematary]]'' ~ ''[[The Piano|Piano, The]]'' ~ ''[[Pickup on South Street]]'' ~ ''[[Pillow Talk (film)|Pillow Talk]]'' ~ ''[[The Pink Panther (1963 film)|Pink Panther, The (1963)]]'' ~ ''[[Pitch Perfect 2]]'' ~ ''[[Play Misty for Me]]'' ~ ''[[The Player (film)|Player, The]]'' ~ ''[[Point Blank (1967 film)|Point Blank]]'' ~ ''[[Poltergeist (film)|Poltergeist]]'' ~ ''[[Ponette]]'' ~ ''[[The Power of the Dog (film)|Power of the Dog, The]]'' ~ ''[[Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire]]'' ~ ''[[Presumed Innocent (film)|Presumed Innocent]]'' ~ ''[[Primal Fear (film)|Primal Fear]]'' ~ ''[[Private Parts]]'' ~ ''[[The Producers (1968 film)|Producers (1968 film), The]]'' ~ ''[[The Producers (2005 film)|Producers (2005 film), The]]'' ~ ''[[Project X (2012 film)]]'' ~''[[Prometheus (film)|Prometheus]]'' ~ ''[[Promising Young Woman]]'' ~ ''[[Pump Up the Volume|Pump Up the Volume]]'' ~ ''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo|Purple Rose of Cairo, The]]'' ~ ''[[Q&A (film)|Q&A]]'' ~ ''[[Queen Christina (film)|Queen Christina]]'' ~ ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' ~ ''[[The Rainmaker (1997 film)|Rainmaker, The]]'' ~ ''[[Ransom (1996 film)|Ransom]]'' ~ ''[[The Raven (1963 film)|Raven, The]]'' ~ ''[[Raw Deal (1948 film)|Raw Deal (1948)]]'' ~ ''[[Rebecca (film)|Rebecca]]'' ~ ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]'' ~ ''[[Red River (film)|Red River]]'' ~ ''[[Red Rock West]]'' ~ ''[[The Red Shoes (1948 film)|Red Shoes, The]]'' ~ ''[[Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins]]'' ~ ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|Revenant, The]]'' ~ ''[[Reversal of Fortune]]'' ~ ''[[Risky Business]]'' ~ ''[[A River Runs Through It (film)|A River Runs Through It]]'' ~ ''[[The Road (film)|Road, The]]'' ~ ''[[Road to Perdition]]'' ~ ''[[The Roaring Twenties|Roaring Twenties, The]]'' ~ ''[[Rob Roy (1995 film)|Rob Roy]]'' ~ ''[[Robot Monster]]'' ~ ''[[RockNRolla]]'' ~ ''[[Rocky II]]'' ~ ''[[Rolling Thunder (film)|Rolling Thunder]]'' ~ ''[[Romancing the Stone]]'' ~ ''[[Room (2015 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Rope 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Playbook]]'' ~ ''[[Silver Streak (1976 film)|Silver Streak]]'' ~ ''[[Singin' In The Rain]]'' ~ ''[[Singles (1992 film)|Singles]]'' ~ ''[[Slacker (film)|slacker]]'' ~ ''[[Sleeping with the Enemy]]'' ~ ''[[Sneakers (1992 film)|Sneakers]]'' ~ ''[[Snowpiercer]]'' ~ ''[[Something Wicked This Way Comes (film)|Something Wicked This Way Comes]]'' ~ ''[[Sometimes in April]]'' ~ ''[[Sorcerer (film)|Sorcerer]]'' ~ ''[[The Sound of Music|Sound of Music, The]]'' ~ ''[[Southland Tales]]'' ~ ''[[The Spanish Prisoner|Spanish Prisoner, The]]'' ~ ''[[Speak (film)|Speak]]'' ~ ''[[The Spectacular Now|Spectacular Now, The]]'' ~ ''[[Spotlight (film)|Spotlight]]'' ~ ''[[The Squid and the Whale|Squid and the Whale, The]]'' ~ ''[[Stage Door]]'' ~ ''[[Stagecoach (1939 film)‎|Stagecoach]]'' ~ ''[[The Stanford Prison Experiment (film)|Stanford Prison Experiment, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Star Chamber|Star Chamber, The]]'' ~ ''[[State of Grace (film)|State of Grace]]'' ~ ''[[The Stepfather (1987 film)|Stepfather, The 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(film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' ~ ''[[To Live and Die in L.A. 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TV series)|Brotherhood]]'' ~ ''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]'' ~ ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas|Charlie Brown Christmas, A]]'' ~ ''[[China Beach]]'' ~ ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'' ~ ''[[The Closer|Closer, The]]'' ~ ''[[Columbo]]'' ~ ''[[Crime Story (TV series)|Crime Story]]'' ~ ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' ~ ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]'' ~ ''[[Danger Man]]'' ~ ''[[w:Dark (TV series)|Dark]]'' ~ ''[[Dirty Sexy Money]]'' ~''[[Ed (TV series)|Ed]]'' ~ ''[[The Event|Event, The]]'' ~ ''[[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]'' ~ ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'' ~ ''[[The Good Wife (TV series)|Good Wife, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)|Handmaid's Tale, The]]'' ~ ''[[Happy Endings (TV series)|Happy Endings]]'' ~ ''[[The Haunting of Hill House (TV series)|Haunting of Hill House, The]]'' ~ ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' ~ ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' ~ ''[[House of Lies]]'' ~ ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' ~ ''[[In Treatment]]'' ~ ''[[Jericho (TV series)|Jericho]]'' ~ ''[[Jersey Shore]]'' ~ 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Jerome|Jerome, Jerome K.]] ~ [[Sarah Orne Jewett|Jewett, Sarah Orne]] ~ [[Andrew Johnson|Johnson, Andrew]] ~ [[James Weldon Johnson|Johnson, James Weldon]] ~ [[Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller]] ~ [[Junius]] ~ [[Yoshida Kenkō|Kenkō, Yoshida]] ~ [[Rockwell Kent|Kent, Rockwell]] ~ [[Jon Krakauer|Krakauer, Jon]] ~ [[Louis Kronenberger|Kronenberger, Louis]] ~ [[Johann Kaspar Lavater|Lavater, Johann Kaspar]] ~ [[Robert M. La Follette Sr.|La Follette Sr., Robert M.]] ~ [[Peter Mere Latham|Latham, Peter Mere]] ~ [[Dennis Lehane|Lehane, Dennis]] ~ [[Alain-René Lesage|Lesage, Alain-René]] ~ [[Henry Cabot Lodge|Lodge, Henry Cabot]] ~ [[Cesare Lombroso|Lombroso, Cesare]] ~ [[Richard Lovelace|Lovelace, Richard]] ~ [[James Russell Lowell|Lowell, James Russell]] ~ [[Lucretius]] ~ [[Karl Marlantes]] ~ [[John Marshall|Marshall, John]] ~ [[George Mason|Mason, George]] ~ [[Robert McCammon|McCammon, Robert]] ~ [[Colum McCann|McCann, Colum]] ~ [[Tom McCarthy (writer)|McCarthy, Tom]] ~ [[William McKinley|McKinley, William]] ~ [[Menander]] ~ [[George Meredith|Meredith, George]] ~ [[James Monroe|Monroe, James]] ~ [[Thomas Moore|Moore, Thomas]] ~ [[John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn|Morley, John]] ~ [[George Nicholas|Nicholas, George]] ~ [[Joyce Carol Oates|Oates, Joyce Carol]] ~ [[William Osler|Osler, William]] ~ [[James Otis|Otis, James]] ~ [[Theodore Parker|Parker, Theodore]] ~ [[Francis Parkman|Parkman, Francis]] ~ [[Stel Pavlou|Pavlou, Stel]] ~ [[Ivan Pavlov|Pavlov, Ivan]] ~ [[Petrarch]] ~ [[Phaedrus]] ~ [[Wendell Phillips|Phillips, Wendell]] ~ [[Franklin Pierce|Pierce, Franklin]] ~ [[William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham|Pitt, William]] ~ [[Pliny the Elder]] ~ [[Pliny the Younger]] ~ [[James K. Polk|Polk, James K.]] ~ [[Matthew Prior|Prior, Matthew]] ~ [[Ptahhotep]] ~ [[Ptolemy]] ~ [[Jean Racine|Racine, Jean]] ~ [[Lisa Randall|Randall, Lisa]] ~ [[Ernest Renan|Renan, Ernest]] ~ [[Romain Rolland|Rolland, Romain]] ~ [[Christina Rossetti|Rossetti, Christina]] ~ [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti|Rossetti, Dante Gabriel]] ~ [[Richard Russo|Russo, Richard]] ~ [[Saadi]] ~ [[Andrei Sakharov|Sakharov, Andrei]] ~ [[George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax|Savile, George]] ~ [[John Searle|Searle, John]] ~ [[John Selden|Selden, John]] ~ [[Sextus Propertius]] ~ [[Yoshida Shoin|Shoin, Yoshida]] ~ [[Gene Simmons|Simmons, Gene]] ~ [[Michael Marshall Smith|Smith, Michael Marshall]] ~ [[Robert Southey|Southey, Robert]] ~ [[Arlen Specter|Specter, Arlen]] ~ [[Mickey Spillane|Spillane, Mickey]] ~ [[St. Jerome]] ~ [[Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke|St. John, Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke]] ~ [[Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield|Stanhope, Philip]] ~ [[Richard Steele|Steele, Richard]] ~ [[James Kenneth Stephen|Stephen, James Kenneth]] ~ [[Laurence Sterne|Sterne, Laurence]] ~ [[Arthur Symons|Symons, Arthur]] ~ [[John Millington Synge]] ~ [[Zachary Taylor|Taylor, Zachary]] ~ [[Theognis of Megara]] ~ [[Paul Theroux|Theroux, Paul]] ~ [[James Thomson|Thomson, James]] ~ [[Francis Thompson|Thompson, Francis]] ~ [[Steve Toltz|Toltz, Steve]] ~ [[Benjamin Tucker|Tucker, Benjamin]] ~ [[Martin Farquhar Tupper|Tupper, Martin Farquhar]] ~ [[Desmond Tutu|Tutu, Desmond]] ~ [[John Tyler|Tyler, John]] ~ [[John Tyndall|Tyndall, John]] ~ [[Martin Van Buren|Van Buren, Martin]] ~ [[Henry Vaughan|Vaughan, Henry]] ~ [[Fred M. Vinson|Vinson, Fred M.]] ~ [[Morrison Waite|Waite, Morrison]] ~ [[Edmund Waller|Waller, Edmund]] ~ [[Charles Dudley Warner|Warner, Charles Dudley]] ~ [[John Webster|Webster, John]] ~ [[Edith Wharton|Wharton, Edith]] ~ [[William Whewell|Whewell, William]] ~ [[William Julius Wilson|Wilson, William Julius]] ~ [[Henry Wotton|Wotton, Henry]] ~ [[Herman Wouk|Wouk, Herman]] ~ [[Adam Zagajewski|Zagajewski, Adam]] </div> * '''Literary works''' <div style="font-size:smaller;"> :''[[Canto General]]'' ~ ''[[The Mysteries of Pittsburgh|Mysteries of Pittsburgh, The]]'' </div> * '''Musicians/Bands''' <div style="font-size:smaller;"> :[[AC/DC]] ~ [[The Allman Brothers Band|Allman Brothers Band, The]] ~ [[America (band)|America]] ~ [[Arrested Development (group)|Arrested Development]] ~ [[Bad Company]] ~ [[The Beach Boys|Beach Boys, The]] ~ [[The Black Crowes|Black Crowes, The]] ~ [[The Black Keys|Black Keys, The]] ~ [[Blink-182]] ~ [[Boston (band)|Boston]] ~ [[The Cars|Cars, The]] ~ [[Chicago (band)]] ~ [[Counting Crows]] ~ [[The Cranberries|Cranberries, The]] ~ [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]] ~ [[Crosby, Stills & Nash]] ~ [[The Cure|Cure, The]] ~ [[Iris DeMent|DeMent, Iris]] ~ [[Duran Duran]] ~ [[Eve 6]] ~ [[Aretha Franklin|Franklin, Aretha]] ~ [[Eagles (band)|Eagles, The]] ~ [[Echo & the Bunnymen]] ~ [[Florence and the Machine]] ~ [[Dan Fogelberg|Fogelberg, Dan]] ~ [[Foo Fighters]] ~ [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]] ~ [[Frankie Goes to Hollywood]] ~ [[Greta Van Fleet]] ~ [[Hall & Oates]] ~ [[Hoobastank]] ~ [[Imagine Dragons]] ~ [[Jack Johnson]] ~ [[Journey (band)|Journey]] ~ [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]] ~ [[The Kinks|Kinks, The]] ~ [[Led Zeppelin]] ~ [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]] ~ [[Maroon 5]] ~ [[Midnight Oil]] ~ [[New Order]] ~ [[Nirvana (band)]] ~ [[Roy Orbison|Orbison, Roy]] ~ [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark]] ~ [[Brad Paisley|Paisley, Brad]] ~ [[Pink Floyd]] ~ [[The Pretenders|Pretenders, The]] ~ [[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]] ~ [[Queen (band)|Queen]] ~ [[Gerry Rafferty|Rafferty, Gerry]] ~ [[The Replacements (band)|Replacements, The]] ~ [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones, The]] ~ [[Bob Seger|Seger, Bob]] ~ [[Sly and the Family Stone]] ~ [[The Smiths|Smiths, The]] ~ [[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]] ~ [[Styx (band)|Styx]] ~ [[Survivor (band)|Survivor]] ~ [[James Taylor|Taylor, James]] ~ [[Tears for Fears]] ~ [[Traffic (band)|Traffic]] ~ [[Yazoo (band)|Yazoo]] ~ [[Yes (band)|Yes]] ~ [[The Zombies|Zombies, The]] </div> * '''Theme pages''' <div style="font-size:smaller;"> :[[Apocalypse]] ~ [[Credit]] ~ [[Innocence]] ~ [[Las Vegas]] ~ [[Logistics]] ~ [[Magna Carta]] ~ [[Minority]] ~ [[Publicity]] ~ [[Rebellion]] ~ [[Self-deception]] ~ [[Treason]] ~ [[United States Constitution]] ~ [[Weakness]] ~ [[Welfare]] ~ [[Wilderness]] </div> === I unstubbed/significantly expanded === * '''Films''' <div style="font-size:smaller;"> :''[[28 Weeks Later]]'' ~ ''[[42nd Street (film)|42nd Street]]'' ~ ''[[50 First Dates]]'' ~ ''[[After the Thin Man]]'' ~ ''[[Air Force One]]'' ~ ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'' ~ ''[[Along Came a Spider (film)]]'' ~ ''[[An American Werewolf in London]]'' ~ ''[[Animal Farm (1999 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' ~ ''[[The Asphalt Jungle]]'' ~ ''[[The Bad News Bears|Bad News Bears, The]]'' ~ ''[[Behind Enemy Lines (2001 film)|Behind Enemy Lines]]'' ~ ''[[Beverly Hills Cop II]]'' ~ ''[[The Big Heat|Big Heat, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Big Sleep (1946 film)|Big Sleep, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Big Store|Big Store, The]]'' ~ ''[[Black Snake Moan (film)|Black Snake Moan]]'' ~ ''[[Born on the Fourth of July]]'' ~ ''[[Braveheart]]'' ~ ''[[Brazil (film)|Brazil]]'' ~ ''[[The Breakfast Club|Breakfast Club, The]]'' ~ ''[[Bride of Frankenstein]]'' ~ ''[[The Bridge on the River Kwai|Bridge on the River Kwai, The]]'' ~ ''[[Bridesmaids (2011 film)|Bridesmaids]]'' ~ ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|Bridge Too Far, A]]'' ~ ''[[A Bronx Tale|Bronx Tale, A]]'' ~ ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'' ~ ''[[Carnival of Souls]]'' ~ ''[[Casablanca]]'' ~ ''[[Catch-22 (film)|Catch-22]]'' ~ ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe|Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The]]'' ~ ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' ~ ''[[Coma (1978 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'' ~ ''[[The Core|Core, The]]'' ~ ''[[Crash]]'' ~ ''[[Dead of Night]]'' ~ ''[[D.O.A. (1950 film)]]'' ~ ''[[The Day After Tomorrow|Day After Tomorrow, The]]'' ~ ''[[Deadly Friend]]'' ~ ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'' ~ ''[[Double Indemnity]]'' ~ ''[[Dracula: Dead and Loving It]]'' ~ ''[[Earth Girls Are Easy]]'' ~ ''[[Empire Records]]'' ~ ''[[Erin Brockovich]]'' ~ ''[[The Exorcism of Emily Rose|Exorcism of Emily Rose, The]]'' ~ ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]'' ~ ''[[The Family Man|Family Man, The]]'' ~ ''[[Fletch]]'' ~ ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'' ~ ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'' ~ ''[[The Forgotten]]'' ~ ''[[Fracture (2007 film)|Fracture]]'' ~ ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' ~ ''[[Fright Night]]'' ~ ''[[The Full Monty]]'' ~ ''[[The Gay Divorcee|Gay Divorcee, The]]'' ~ ''[[Get Carter]]'' ~ ''[[Gilda]]'' ~ ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' ~ ''[[Go West (1940 film)]]'' ~ ''[[The Godfather: Part III|Godfather, The: Part III]]'' ~ ''[[Going My Way]]'' ~ ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'' ~ ''[[Gone with the Wind]]'' ~ ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'' ~ ''[[Goodfellas]]'' ~ ''[[Gosford Park]]'' ~ ''[[The Great Debaters|Great Debaters, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Great Escape (film)|Great Escape, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Guns of Navarone|Guns of Navarone, The]]'' ~ ''[[Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers]]'' ~ ''[[Harvey]]'' ~ ''[[He's Just Not That Into You]]'' ~ ''[[Heathers]]'' ~ ''[[Hell or High Water (film)|Hell or High Water]]'' ~ ''[[Honeymoon in Vegas]]'' ~ ''[[House of Sand and Fog (film)‎|House of Sand and Fog]]'' ~ ''[[How to Marry a Millionaire]]'' ~ ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|Hunt for Red October, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Hurt Locker|Hurt Locker, The]]'' ~ ''[[I'm No Angel]]'' ~ ''[[Ice Station Zebra]]'' ~ ''[[The Ice Storm|Ice Storm, The]]'' ~ ''[[In the Heat of the Night (film)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' ~ ''[[In Time]]'' ~ ''[[It's a Gift]]'' ~ ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' ~ ''[[Jackie Brown]]'' ~ ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' ~ ''[[Jaws 2]]'' ~ ''[[Jerry Maguire]]'' ~ ''[[Joan of Arc (1948 film)]]'' ~ ''[[John Q]]'' ~ ''[[John Tucker Must Die]]'' ~ ''[[Johnny English]]'' ~ ''[[Kansas City Confidential]]'' ~ ''[[The Killers (1946 film)|Killers, The (1946 film)]]'' ~ ''[[The Killing Fields|Killing Fields, The]]'' ~ ''[[Kingdom of Heaven]]'' ~ ''[[Kingpin (1996 film)|Kingpin]]'' ~ ''[[La Bamba (film)|La Bamba]]'' ~ ''[[Lake Placid (film)|Lake Placid]]'' ~ ''[[Laura (1944 film)|Laura]]'' ~ ''[[Les Misérables (1998 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)‎]]'' ~ ''[[The Longest Yard (1974 film)|Longest Yard, The (1974 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Love Actually]]'' ~ ''[[Love Happy]]'' ~ ''[[Marathon Man]]'' ~ ''[[Matinee (1993 film)|Matinee]]'' ~ ''[[Meet Joe Black]]'' ~ ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' ~ ''[[Mr. Deeds Goes to Town‎]]'' ~ ''[[Mortal Kombat (film)|Mortal Kombat]]'' ~ ''[[My Night at Maud's]]'' ~ ''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation]]'' ~ ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' ~ ''[[Network]]'' ~ ''[[Niagara (1953 film)|Niagara]]'' ~ ''[[A Night at the Opera|Night at the Opera, A]]'' ~ ''[[A Night at the Roxbury|Night at the Roxbury, A]]'' ~ ''[[A Night in Casablanca|Night in Casablanca, A]]'' ~ ''[[The Night of the Hunter (film)|The Night of the Hunter]]'' ~ ''[[Nobody's Fool (1994 film)‎|Nobody's Fool]]'' ~ ''[[Old School]]'' ~ ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'' ~ ''[[The People vs. Larry Flynt|People vs. Larry Flynt, The]]'' ~ ''[[Philadelphia (film)‎|Philadelphia]]'' ~ ''[[The Philadelphia Story|Philadelphia Story, The]]'' ~ ''[[Pi]]'' ~ ''[[Plan 9 from Outer Space]]'' ~ ''[[Pleasantville]]'' ~ ''[[The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)|Postman Always Rings Twice, The (1946 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' ~ ''[[Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown]]'' ~ ''[[Radio Flyer (film)|Radio Flyer]]'' ~ ''[[Raising Helen]]'' ~ ''[[Real Genius]]'' ~ ''[[Rear Window]]'' ~ ''[[Remember the Titans]]'' ~ ''[[Revenge of the Pink Panther]]'' ~ ''[[RoboCop 2]]'' ~ ''[[Rocky]]'' ~ ''[[Room Service (1938 film)]]'' ~ ''[[Rushmore]]'' ~ ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' ~ ''[[Saw (film)|Saw]]'' ~ ''[[The Secret of My Success (1987 film)|Secret of My Success, The]]'' ~ ''[[A Serious Man]]'' ~ ''[[She Done Him Wrong]]'' ~ ''[[Sixteen Candles]]'' ~ ''[[Sling Blade]]'' ~ ''[[Soapdish]]'' ~ ''[[The Social Network|Social Network, The]]'' ~ ''[[Soylent Green]]'' ~ ''[[The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)|Spiderwick Chronicles, The]]'' ~ ''[[Stand by Me]]'' ~ ''[[State Fair (1945 film)|State Fair]]'' ~ ''[[Stranger Than Paradise]]'' ~ ''[[Sudden Impact]]'' ~ ''[[Swingers]]'' ~ ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' ~ ''[[The Ten Commandments|Ten Commandments, The]]'' ~ ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'' ~ ''[[There's Something About Mary‎]]'' ~ ''[[They Shoot Horses, Don't They?]]'' ~ ''[[The Third Man|Third Man, The]]'' ~ ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]'' ~ ''[[To Have and Have Not (film)|To Have and Have Not]]'' ~ ''[[Top Secret!]]'' ~ ''[[Touch of Evil]]'' ~ ''[[The Treasure of the Sierra Madre|Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The]]'' ~ ''[[Twelve Monkeys]]'' ~ ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'' ~ ''[[The Village|Village, The]]'' ~ ''[[Vision Quest]]'' ~ ''[[West Side Story]]'' ~ ''[[White Heat]]'' ~ ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'' ~ ''[[Wings of Desire]]'' ~ ''[[Witness for the Prosecution]]'' ~ ''[[The Wizard of Oz|Wizard of Oz, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Wolf Man (1941 film)|Wolf Man, The]]'' ~ ''[[The World's Fastest Indian|World's Fastest Indian, The]]'' ~ ''[[You Can't Take It with You (film)|You Can't Take It with You]]'' ~ ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]'' ~ ''[[Young Sherlock Holmes]]'' ~ ''[[Zoolander]]'' </div> * '''TV Shows''' <div style="font-size:smaller;"> :''[[The Addams Family (TV series)|Addams Family, The]]'' ~ ''[[Alias]]'' ~ ''[[Army Wives]]'' ~ ''[[Arrested Development]]'' ~ ''[[The Black Donnellys|Black Donnellys, The]]'' ~ ''[[Black Mirror]]'' ~ ''[[Cheers]]'' ~ ''[[Cougar Town]]'' ~ ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' ~ ''[[Da Vinci's Demons‎]]'' ~ ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]'' ~ ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'' ~ ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]'' ~ ''[[Drawn Together]]'' ~ ''[[The Drew Carey Show|Drew Carey Show, The]]'' ~ ''[[Everwood]]'' ~ ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'' ~ ''[[Friday Night Lights (TV series)‎]]'' ~ ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'' ~ ''[[Greg the Bunny]]'' ~ ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' ~ ''[[Hawaii Five-O]]'' ~ ''[[Heroes]]'' ~ ''[[Ice Road Truckers]]'' ~ ''[[Judging Amy]]'' ~ ''[[The L Word|L Word, The]]'' ~ ''[[Law & Order]]'' ~ ''[[Mad Men]]'' ~ ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' ~ ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show|Mary Tyler Moore Show, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Middle (TV series)|Middle, The]]'' ~ ''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine|New Adventures of Old Christine, The]]'' ~ ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' ~ ''[[The Oblongs|Oblongs, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|Outer Limits, The (1963)]]'' ~ ''[[Point Pleasant]]'' ~ ''[[Popular (TV series)|Popular]]'' ~ ''[[The Practice]]'' ~ ''[[Queer Eye]]'' ~ ''[[Rectify]]'' ~ ''[[The Rockford Files]]'' ~ ''[[The Sarah Silverman Program|Sarah Silverman Program, The]]'' ~ ''[[Tru Calling]]'' ~ ''[[The Tudors|Tudors, The]]'' ~ ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)]]'' ~ ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' ~ ''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]'' ~ ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]'' ~ ''[[The Wonder Years|Wonder Years, The]]'' </div> (TV series)|Addams Family, The]]'' ~ * '''People''' <div style="font-size:smaller;"> :[[Dan Ariely|Ariely, Dan]] ~ [[William Blake|Blake, William]] ~ [[John Cheever|Cheever, John]] ~ [[William Cullen Bryant|Bryant, William Cullen]] ~ [[Samuel Butler (novelist)|Butler, Samuel]] ~ [[Lord Byron|Byron, Lord]] ~ [[Arthur Chapman|Chapman, Arthur]] ~ [[Anton Chekhov|Chekhov, Anton]] ~ [[William Cobbett|Cobbett, William]] ~ [[Rufus Choate|Choate, Rufus]] ~ [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Coleridge, Samuel Taylor]] ~ [[Norman Cousins|Cousins, Norman]] ~ [[Honoré de Balzac|de Balzac, Honoré]] ~ [[Guy Debord|Debord, Guy]] ~ [[Charles Dickens|Dickens, Charles]] ~ [[James Dickey|Dickey, James]] ~ [[Ralph Waldo Emerson|Emerson, Ralph Waldo]] ~ [[Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach|Feuerbach, Ludwig Andreas]] ~ [[Edgar Guest|Guest, Edgar]] ~ [[Stonewall Jackson|Jackson, Stonewall]] ~ [[Daniel Kahneman‎|Kahneman, Daniel]] ~ [[John Keats|Keats, John]] ~ [[Rudyard Kipling|Kipling, Rudyard]] ~ [[Walter Savage Landor|Landor, Walter Savage]] ~ [[Paul Lansky|Lansky, Paul]] ~ [[Edward Lear|Lear, Edward]] ~ [[Livy]] ~ [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow|Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth]] ~ [[Barack Obama|Obama, Barack]] ~ [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] ~ [[Protagoras]] ~ [[AnnaSophia Robb|Robb, AnnaSophia]] ~ [[Philip Roth|Roth, Philip]] ~ [[Bertrand Russell|Russell, Bertrand]] ~ [[Walter Scott]] ~ [[Percy Bysshe Shelley|Shelley, Percy Bysshe]] ~ [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan|Sheridan, Richard Brinsley]] ~ [[Stendhal]] ~ [[Bruce Sterling|Sterling, Bruce]] ~ [[Joseph E. Stiglitz|Stiglitz, Joseph E.]] ~ [[Alfred Tennyson|Tennyson, Alfred]] ~ [[Mark Twain|Twain, Mark]] ~ [[Neil deGrasse Tyson|Tyson, Neil deGrasse]] ~ [[Jack Welch|Welch, Jack]] ~ [[William Wordsworth|Wordsworth, William]] </div> * '''Musicians/Bands''' <div style="font-size:smaller;"> :[[Adele (singer)]] ~ [[Aerosmith]] ~ [[Iggy Azalea|Azalea, Iggy]] ~ [[The Beatles|Beatles, The]] ~ [[James Blunt|Blunt, James]] ~ [[Garth Brooks|Brooks, Garth]] ~ [[Jimmy Buffett|Buffett, Jimmy]] ~ [[Sam Cooke|Cooke, Sam]] ~ [[Depeche Mode]] ~ [[Neil Diamond|Diamond, Neil]] ~ [[Dido]] ~ [[Five for Fighting]] ~ [[Fleetwood Mac]] ~ [[Marvin Gaye|Gaye, Marvin]] ~ [[Benjamin Hoff|Hoff, Benjamin]] ~ [[Buddy Holly|Holly, Buddy]] ~ [[Billy Joel|Joel, Billy]] ~ [[Waylon Jennings|Jennings, Waylon]] ~ [[Elton John|John, Elton]] ~ [[Toby Keith|Keith, Toby]] ~ [[Kid Rock]] ~ [[The Killers (band)|Killers, The]] ~ [[Carole King|King, Carole]] ~ [[Mark Knopfler|Knopfler, Mark]] ~ [[The Lonely Island|Lonely Island, The]] ~ [[Curtis Mayfield|Mayfield, Curtis]] ~ [[Sarah McLachlan|McLachlan, Sarah]] ~ [[Van Morrison|Morrison, Van]] ~ [[Mötley Crüe]] ~ [[Muse (band)|Muse]] ~ [[OneRepublic]] ~ [[Tom Petty|Petty, Tom]] ~ [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] ~ [[The Police|Police, The]] ~ [[Otis Redding|Redding, Otis]] ~ [[Bruce Springsteen|Springsteen, Bruce]] ~ [[Steely Dan]] ~ [[Taylor Swift|Swift, Taylor]] ~ [[Talking Heads]] ~ [[Rufus Wainwright|Wainwright, Rufus]] ~ [[Lucinda Williams|Williams, Lucinda]] ~ [[U2]] ~ [[Neil Young|Young, Neil]] </div> * '''Literary works''' <div style="font-size:smaller;"> :''[[Eragon]]'' ~ ''[[The Everlasting Man|Everlasting Man, The]]'' ~ ''[[Macbeth]]'' ~ ''[[King Lear]]'' ~ ''[[Richard III (play)]]'' ~ ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' </div> * '''Themes''' <div style="font-size:smaller;"> :[[Anticipation]] ~ [[Censure]] ~ [[Conviction]] ~ [[Cunning]] ~ [[Debt]] ~ [[Discourse]] ~ [[Effort]] ~ [[Envy]] ~ [[Experience]] ~ [[Exploration]] ~ [[Failure]] ~ [[Fame]] ~ [[Family]] ~ [[Foreign aid]] ~ [[Health]] ~ [[Honor]] ~ [[Human rights]] ~ [[Ideas]] ~ [[Inhumanity]] ~ [[Majority]] ~ [[Malice]] ~ [[Melancholy]] ~ [[New Deal]] ~ [[Opinion]] ~ [[Passion]] ~ [[Persecution]] ~ [[Physiognomy]] ~ [[Prudence]] ~ [[Respect]] ~ [[Rhetoric]] ~ [[Security]] ~ [[Self-esteem]] ~ [[Self-pity]] </div> === I rescued from deletion === <div style="font-size:smaller;"> :[[Aleksis Kivi]] ~ [[Bergen Evans]] ~ ''[[Constantine]]'' ~ ''[[Gotti]]'' ~ ''[[Hung (TV series)|Hung]]'' ~ ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]'' ~ ''[[Night Court]]'' ~ ''[[The Searchers]]'' </div> 2ggax72efny7t2hiamwdqdncka0m0rd 0 12936 3148826 3064521 2022-07-28T22:36:58Z 2001:818:E2C7:2300:6097:9EC:DC91:B854 /* External links */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Karate Kid|The Karate Kid]]''''' is a [[w:1984 in film|1984 film]] about a troubled boy who, after being beaten by local bullies using karate, becomes a student of a mild-mannered handyman who also happens to be a karate master. :''Directed by [[w:John G. Avildsen|John G. Avildsen]]. Written by [[w:Robert Mark Kamen|Robert Mark Kamen]]''. {{center|'''Only the Old One could teach him the secrets of the masters.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]}} == Mr. Nariyoshi Miyagi == * Daniel-san, you much humor! * Daniel-san, you look revenge that way you start by digging two grave! * ''[repeated line to Daniel]'' Look eye! Always look eye! * To make honey, young bee need young flower, not old prune. * First learn balance. Balance good, karate good, everything good. Balance bad, might as well pack up, go home. * ''[about Kreese's methods]'' That is not karate. That bad man teach bad things. ==Dialogue== :'''Lucille''': California, here we come! California...oh, what is the matter, Daniel? You don't like my singing? :'''Daniel''': I don't like the song, Ma. :''[Lucille halts her station wagon in front of the South Seas apartment complex]'' :'''Lucille''': This is it, Daniel, end of the line! :'''Daniel''': You're telling me. :'''Lucille''': Will you look at those palm trees? Damn Daniel! You know what this means? :'''Daniel''': Yeah. Watch out for falling coconuts. :''[Lucille unpacks the car while Daniel looks around new apartment complex]'' :'''Freddy''': Hey, are you new here? :'''Daniel''': Yeah, I came from Newark, New Jersey. My name's Daniel LaRusso. :'''Freddy''': I'm Freddy Fernandez. Welcome to California. ''[offers a handshake to Daniel]'' Hey, we were having an end-of-summer clambake on the beach tomorrow night, want to come? :'''Daniel''': Sure! :''[Daniel looks for an apartment, while passing a woman holding a small dog]'' :'''Woman''': This place is a dump. You should return to Newark! :'''Daniel''': How did you know I was from Newark? :'''Woman''': I overheard your conversation with Freddy. I'm a Jersey girl myself, from Parsippany. I never should have left. :'''Daniel''': Parsippany? I got an Uncle Louie from Parsippany! :'''Woman''': Louis Fontini? :'''Daniel''': No, Louie LaRusso. :'''Woman''': Don't know him. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel checks out Cobra Kai, where Kreese is in the midst of teaching a class]'' :'''John Kreese''': Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' NO, SENSEI! :'''John Kreese''': Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' NO, SENSEI! :'''John Kreese''': Defeat does not exist in this dojo, does it? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' NO, SENSEI! :'''John Kreese''': Prepare! What do we study here? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' THE WAY OF THE FIST, SIR! :'''John Kreese''': And what is that Way? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' STRIKE FIRST, STRIKE HARD, NO MERCY, SIR! :'''John Kreese''': I CAN'T HEAR YOU! :'''Cobra Kai''': '''STRIKE FIRST, STRIKE HARD, NO MERCY, SIR!''' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel and Mr. Miyagi visit Cobra Kai to talk to Kreese, who is teaching a class]'' :'''John Kreese''': We do not train to be merciful here. Mercy is for the weak. Here, in the streets, in competition. A man confronts you, he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy-''[notices Johnny staring at Daniel and Mr. Miyagi]'' what is the problem, Mr. Lawrence? :'''Johnny Lawrence:''' ''[whispering]'' The guys at the door? They're the ones who jumped us last night. :'''Daniel LaRusso:''' ''[nervously, to Mr. Miyagi]'' Hey come on, let's forget this. :'''Mr. Miyagi:''' Wait. Not yet. :'''John Kreese:''' ''[to his students]'' Class, we have visitors. Fall in behind me. :''[The students fall in. Kreese and Johnny approach Daniel and Mr. Miyagi]'' :'''John Kreese''': I hear you jumped some of my students last night. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Afraid the facts mixed up. :'''John Kreese''': Are you calling Mr. Lawrence a liar? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': No call no one nothing. :'''John Kreese''': What are you here for, old man? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Come ask leave boy alone. :'''John Kreese''': What's the matter? The boy can't take care of his own problems? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': One to one problem, yes. Five to one problem, too much ask anyone. :'''John Kreese''': Is that what's bothering you? The odds? Well, we can fix that. ''[to Johnny]'' You like matching, Mr. Lawrence? :'''Johnny Lawrence''': ''[eagerly]'' ''Yes'', Sensei! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[groans]'' No more fighting. :'''John Kreese''': ''[getting angry]'' This is a karate dojo, not a knitting class! You don't come into my dojo and drop a challenge and leave, old man. Now, you get your boy on the mat or you and I will have a major problem. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Too much advantage, your dojo. :'''John Kreese''': Name a place. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[gestures with his head to the poster behind him for the All-Valley Under-18 Karate Tournament]'' Tournament. :'''John Kreese''': ''[chuckles]'' You've got real nerve, old man. Real nerve. But I think we can accommodate you. Can't we, Mr. Lawrence? :'''Johnny Lawrence''': Yes, Sensei. :'''John Kreese''': Fall in. ''[Johnny gets back in line]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Ask one more small request. :'''John Kreese''': ''[stops, annoyed]'' Make it fast. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Ask leave boy alone, to train. :'''John Kreese''': ''[chuckles]'' You're a pushy little bastard, ain't ya? But I like that. I like that! ''[to his students]'' All right, no one touches the ''prima donna'' until the tournament. Is that understood? :'''Cobra Kai students''': YES, SENSEI! :'''John Kreese''': ''[menacingly approaches Miyagi and Daniel again]'' But you don't show, and it's open season, on him ''[points at Daniel]''... and you ''[points at Miyagi]''. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel is bicycling home when Johnny's gang ambush him]'' :'''Dutch''': Looking for a shortcut back to Newark, Daniel? :'''Johnny''': No, he wants to learn karate! Well, here's your first lesson: how to take a fall! :'''Dutch''': Don't think about the pain. :''[Cobras shove Daniel into a ravine then ride away laughing uproariously. Daniel trudges home then throws the bike in a dumpster. At the same time, Lucille returns to the apartment complex to witness Daniel's breakdown] :'''Daniel''': This damn bike. I hate this bike. I hate this frigging bike. This stupid bike! I hate it! Stupid bike. :'''Lucille''': Daniel! What's the matter? :'''Daniel''': NOTHING! :'''Lucille''': Why did you throw your bike away? :'''Daniel''': Because I felt like it, Mum. :'''Lucille''': Please look at me when I'm talking to you (sees Daniel's bruises) Oh my god! Can you tell me what's going on? And don't tell me about another bike accident! :'''Daniel''': What do you want to hear, ma? :'''Lucille''': The truth is- :'''Daniel''': No you don't want to hear the truth. All you want to hear is how great it is. Well, it may be great to you but it SUCKS for me! I hate this place! I HATE IT!! I just want to go home! Why can't we just go back home? :'''Lucille''': Listen to me, I cannot help you unless you tell me what's wrong! :'''Daniel''': I gotta take karate lessons. :'''Lucille''': You took karate! :'''Daniel''': No, not at the Y at a good school. :'''Lucille''': But, fighting doesn't solve anything Daniel. :'''Daniel''': Well, neither does palm trees, ma. :'''Lucille''': That's not fair! :'''Daniel''': Like it was fair coming over here without asking me how I felt about it. Right, that was really fair. :'''Lucille''': You're right. I should've asked. :'''Daniel''': Yeah, well, I just wanna go home. That's it. I don't understand the rules here and I want to go home. :'''Lucille''': Let's clean you up and maybe we can figure out the rules here together. What about your bike? :'''Daniel''': It's safer taking a bus. Why can't we just go home? Why can't we just go home and forget this place? :''[He and his mother go upstairs. Their argument was overheard by Mr. Miyagi, who emerges from his office, troubled over Daniel's problem]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Daniel''': How come you didn't tell me? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Tell you what? :'''Daniel''': That you knew karate? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You never ask? :'''Daniel''': Well, where did you learn it? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Father. :'''Daniel''': But I thought he was a fisherman. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': In Okinawa, all Miyagi know two things: fish and karate. Karate come from China, sixteenth century, called ''te'', "hand". Hundred year later, Miyagi ancestor bring to Okinawa, call ''karate''. "empty hand". :'''Daniel''': I always thought it came from Buddhist temples and stuff like that. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You too much TV. :'''Daniel''': That what my mother tells me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Fighting always last answer to problem. :'''Daniel''': No offense, Mr Miyajee, but I don't think you understand my problem... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[interrupting]'' Mi... ya... ''gi''... understand problem perfect. Your friend, all karate student, eh? :'''Daniel''': Friend? Oh, yeah, those guys. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Problem: attitude. :'''Daniel''': No the problem is, I'm getting my ass kicked every other day, that's the problem. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Because boys have bad attitude. Karate for defense only. :'''Daniel''': That's not what these guys are taught. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Hai - can see. No such thing as bad student, only bad teacher. Teacher say, student do. :'''Daniel''': Oh, great, that solves everything for me. I'll just go down to the school and straighten it out with the teacher, no problem. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Now use head for something other than target Daniel-san. :'''Daniel''': I was only kidding. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Why? :'''Daniel''': Because I'd get killed if I showed up there. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Get killed anyway. :'''Daniel''': Would you go with me? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': No can do. :'''Daniel''': Why? You said it was a good idea. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': For you, good idea. For me, good idea no get involved. :'''Daniel''': But you're already involved. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Very sorry. :'''Daniel''': Well thanks for nothing then! Thanks for nothing. Like I didn't have enough problems already. Now I gotta carry your weight too. Thanks. Don't do me any more favors pal alright? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Daniel-san. :'''Daniel''': What? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': OK, I go. :'''Daniel''': Oh thanks! Thanks Mr. Miyajee. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Miyagi. :'''Daniel''': Miyagi. Hey, what kind of belt do you have? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Canvas. J.C. Penney. $3.98. You like? ''[laughs]'' :'''Daniel''': No, I meant... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': In Okinawa, belt mean no need rope to hold up pants. ''[laughs; then, seriously]'' Daniel-san, karate here. ''[taps his head]'' Karate here. ''[taps his heart]'' Karate never here. ''[points to his belt]'' Understand? :'''Daniel''': I think so. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Good night, Daniel-san. :'''Daniel''': Good night, Mr. Miyajee. Miyagi! Miyagi. Tomorrow morning? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Ten o'clock. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Now, ready? :'''Daniel''': Yeah, I guess so. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[sighs]'' Daniel-san, must talk. ''[they both kneel]'' Walk on road, hm? Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later, ''[makes squish gesture]'' get squish just like grape. Here, karate, same thing. Either you karate do "yes", or karate do "no". You karate do "guess so", ''[makes squish gesture]'' just like grape. Understand? :'''Daniel''': Yeah, I understand. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Now, ready? :'''Daniel''': Yeah, I'm ready. ''[he and Mr Miyagi stand up again]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': First make sacred pact. ''[Daniel scratches his nose, whilst Miyagi puts the bandana on Daniel's forehead]'' I promise teach karate. That my part. ''[turns Daniel around]'' You promise learn. ''[ties one knot in the bandana]'' I say, you do, ''[ties another knot in the bandana]'' no questions. That your part. ''[Daniel turns around again]'' Deal? :'''Daniel''': It's a deal. ''[he holds his right hand out, as though expecting Miyagi to shake it. Instead, Miyagi bends down, takes the sponge out of the bucket, straightens up and thrusts the sponge into Daniel's outstretched hand]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': First, wash all the car. Then wax. Wax on... :'''Daniel''': Hey, why do I have to...? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Ah ah! Remember deal! No questions! :'''Daniel''': Yeah, but... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Hai! ''[makes circular gestures with each hand]'' Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out of mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe, very important. ''[walks away, still making circular motions with hands]'' Wax on... wax off. Wax on... wax off. :'''Daniel''': Hey, where did these cars come from? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[stops walking, turns around]'' Detroit! ''[turns around, resumes walking away, still muttering "Wax on, wax off" to himself and making circular gestures with his hands as he walks]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Daniel''': Wouldn't a fly swatter be easier? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Man who catch fly with chopsticks accomplish anything. :'''Daniel''': Ever catch one? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Not yet. <hr width="50%"/> :''Mr. Miyagi comes home from fishing and finds Daniel close to finishing painting his house.'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Oop. Miss spot. :'''Daniel''': What spot? Hey, how come you didn't tell me you were going fishing? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You not here when I go. :'''Daniel''': Maybe I would've like to have gone. You ever think about that? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You karate training. :'''Daniel''': I'm WHAT?! I'm being your goddamn slave man is what I'm being! Now we made a deal here. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': So? :'''Daniel''': So? So you're supposed to teach and I'm supposed to learn remember? For four days, I've been busting my ass and I haven't learned a goddamn thing! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Hah, learn plenty! :'''Daniel''': I've learned plenty! I've learned how to sand your decks maybe! How about wash your cars, paint your house, paint your fence. I've learned plenty! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Oh, Daniel-san not everything is as seems. :'''Daniel''': Oh bullshit! I'm going home man! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Daniel-san! DANIEL-SAN!! :'''Daniel''': What? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Show me sand floor. :'''Daniel''': I can't move my arm, alright? ''[Mr. Miyagi claps then rubs his hands quickly]'' What are you doing? What? ''[Mr. Miyagi starts massaging Daniel's arm]'' Ow! Ow, what are you doing? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Now show me sand floor. :''[Daniel's pain has been suppressed]'' :'''Daniel''': How did you do that? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': SHOW! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel and Mr. Miyagi are leaving a beach, after Daniel had been told to train in the sea, to learn balance]'' :'''Daniel''': What were you doing on those stumps over there? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Called crane technique. :'''Daniel''': Does it work? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': If do right, no can defense. :'''Daniel''': Could you teach me? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': First learn stand, then learn fly. Nature rule, Daniel-san, not mine. :'''Daniel''': Where did you learn it from? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Father teach. :'''Daniel''': You must have had some father, man :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Oh, yes. :''[They return to Mr. Miyagi's truck, only to find two drunkards there, leaving their beer bottles on the hood.]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Excuse me, please. Boy cold. Must leave. Kindly remove bottles. :'''Drunk''': Kindly do it yourself, Mr. Moto! :''[Mr. Miyagi karate-chops the tops of the beer bottles, making the drunks leave in fear]'' :'''Daniel''': How did you do that? How did you do that? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Don't know. First time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[on Daniel's birthday, after having already given him his present, the karate gi he will wear at the tournament]'' Go outside. Something show you. :'''Daniel''': What? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Number two present. ''[leads Daniel outside]'' :'''Daniel''': ''[walking and talking]'' Number two present? You don't have to give me anything. You've given me enough already. ''[Miyagi keeps walking, silently]'' No really, I'm serious. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[stops and points to his fleet of antique cars]'' Choose. :'''Daniel''': ''[surprised and hesitant]'' Oh, no... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Hai! Hurt old man feeling. ''[points again]'' Choose. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Daniel''': I'm just scared. You know, the tournament and everything... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You remember lesson about balance? :'''Daniel''': Yeah. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Lesson not just karate only. Lesson for whole life. Whole life have a balance. Everything be better. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Daniel''': You're the best friend I've ever had! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You... pretty OK, too. Go, find balance. ''[chuckles]'' :''[Daniel starts to drive away]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Banzai, Daniel-san! :'''Daniel''': Hey, banzai! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[beat; then; louder]'' Banzai! :'''Daniel''': ''[louder]'' Banzai! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[shouts]'' Banzai! :'''Daniel''': ''[shouts back]'' Banzai! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel, Mr. Miyagi and Ali go out onto the tournament quadrangle, where they are stopped by an official.]'' :'''Official''': Hold it. Only teachers and students on the competition floor. I'm sorry. :'''Daniel''': Oh, but he doesn't speak English and I can't understand his instructions without her. She's his translator. :''[Mr. Miyagi says something unintelligible.]'' :'''Official''': What did he say? :'''Ali''': He said you reminded him of an uncle of his in Tokyo. :'''Official''': ''[flattered]'' Well, I guess it is all right. :''[Mr. Miyagi says something unintelligible.]'' :'''Official''': What's that? :'''Ali''': He says you're very kind. :'''Official''': Thank you. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Welcome. <hr width="50%"/> :''[For the semifinal, Daniel is to face off against Bobby Brown]'' :'''John Kreese''': Bobby, I want him out of commission. :'''Bobby Brown''': But, Sensei, I can beat this guy! :'''John Kreese''': I don't want him beaten. :'''Bobby Brown''': But I'll be disqualified! :'''John Kreese''': Out of commission. <hr width="50%"/> :''[A timeout is called so Kreese can clean up Johnny's nosebleed]'' :'''John Kreese''': ''[about Daniel's injured leg]'' Sweep the leg. :''[Johnny stares at him in shock]'' :'''John Kreese''': Do you have a problem with that? :'''Johnny Lawrence''': No, Sensei. :'''John Kreese''': No mercy. <hr width="50%"/> :''[The Cobra Kai gang, all in skeleton costumes, are viciously beating Daniel up, after he soaked Johnny in a toilet, for rolling what looked like cannabis]'' :'''Bobby Brown''': (to Dutch) Leave him (Daniel) alone man, he's had enough! :'''Dutch''': Shut up, Bobby! :'''Bobby Brown''': Look at him, Dutch. He can't even stand up! :'''Tommy''': SO WHAT?! :'''Dutch''': THAT DON'T MEAN SQUAT! :'''Bobby Brown''': Johnny! (still to Johnny and pointing at Johnny) Leave him (Daniel) alone, man, he's had enough! :'''Johnny Lawrence''': I'll decide when he's had enough, man! :'''Bobby Brown''': What is wrong with you, Johnny! :'''Johnny Lawrence''': AN ENEMY DESERVES NO MERCY! :'''Dutch''': (to Johnny) RIGHT! :'''Johnny Lawrence''': RIGHT?! :'''Dutch''': RIGHT! :'''Bobby Brown''': (to Johnny, Tommy and Dutch) You're crazy, men! :''[The Cobra Kai gang do not see Mr. Miyagi climbing over the fence.Johnny launches an attack on Daniel, only for Mr. Miyagi to drop down from the fence, knocking Daniel down to safety. Johnny flies through the air, towards where Daniel was standing, and breaks a sign on the fence]'' :'''Bobby Brown''': Tommy! ''[slaps him with his hand]'' :'''Tommy''': Bobby! ''[also slaps him with his hand]'' Get him! :''[Tommy and Bobby grab Mr Miyagi by his shoulders, but he frees himself and knocks them both down, before making short work of all the Cobra Kai gang]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''Score is tied 2-2. The next point will mean the end of the tournament. Daniel assumes the crane kick position. As Johnny advances, Daniel does the crane kick to his head.'' :'''Referee''': Winner! :'''Ring Announcer''': The new champion! Daniel LaRusso! :''Audience cheers. Both Mrs. LaRusso and Ali rush out to the mat hug Daniel'' :'''Lucille''': Oh, Daniel! :'''Ali''': All right! :''[everyone hoists up Daniel; Johnny hands Daniel the trophy]'' :'''Johnny''': You're all right, Larusso, Good match! :'''Daniel''': Thanks a lot! ''[whoops]'' Hey! Hey, Mr. Miyagi! We did it, We did it! All right! ''[whoops victoriously]'' :''[Mr. Miyagi nods and smiles]'' == Taglines == * He taught him the secret to karate lies in the mind and heart. Not in the hands. * Only the "Old One" could teach him the secrets of masters. == Cast == * [[w:Ralph Macchio|Ralph Macchio]] - Daniel LaRusso * [[w:Pat Morita|Pat Morita]] - Mr. Kesuke Miyagi * [[w:Elisabeth Shue|Elisabeth Shue]] - Ali Mills * [[w:William Zabka|William Zabka]] - Johnny Lawrence * [[w:Martin Kove|Martin Kove]] - John Kreese * [[w:Randee Heller|Randee Heller]] - Lucille LaRusso == See also == * [[The Karate Kid, Part II]] * [[The Karate Kid, Part III]] * [[The Next Karate Kid]] == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0087538|title=The Karate Kid}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=Karate_Kid|title=The Karate Kid}} * [http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/k/karate-kid-script-transcript-miyagi.html Script] * [http://members.tripod.com/~SchlitzofPain/kk.htm Lane's The Karate Kid Page] * [https://www.motivateamazebegreat.com/2015/12/20-mr-miyagi-inspirational-quotes-wisdom.html Mr. Miyagi] {{DEFAULTSORT:Karate Kid, The}} [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Coming-of-age films]] [[Category:The Karate Kid| ]] [[Category:Teen drama films]] [[Category:1984 films]] [[Category:High school films]] 4mltckn1hlbtwe755791af6sfkb3mu3 3148828 3148826 2022-07-28T22:37:29Z 2001:818:E2C7:2300:6097:9EC:DC91:B854 /* External links */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Karate Kid|The Karate Kid]]''''' is a [[w:1984 in film|1984 film]] about a troubled boy who, after being beaten by local bullies using karate, becomes a student of a mild-mannered handyman who also happens to be a karate master. :''Directed by [[w:John G. Avildsen|John G. Avildsen]]. Written by [[w:Robert Mark Kamen|Robert Mark Kamen]]''. {{center|'''Only the Old One could teach him the secrets of the masters.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]}} == Mr. Nariyoshi Miyagi == * Daniel-san, you much humor! * Daniel-san, you look revenge that way you start by digging two grave! * ''[repeated line to Daniel]'' Look eye! Always look eye! * To make honey, young bee need young flower, not old prune. * First learn balance. Balance good, karate good, everything good. Balance bad, might as well pack up, go home. * ''[about Kreese's methods]'' That is not karate. That bad man teach bad things. ==Dialogue== :'''Lucille''': California, here we come! California...oh, what is the matter, Daniel? You don't like my singing? :'''Daniel''': I don't like the song, Ma. :''[Lucille halts her station wagon in front of the South Seas apartment complex]'' :'''Lucille''': This is it, Daniel, end of the line! :'''Daniel''': You're telling me. :'''Lucille''': Will you look at those palm trees? Damn Daniel! You know what this means? :'''Daniel''': Yeah. Watch out for falling coconuts. :''[Lucille unpacks the car while Daniel looks around new apartment complex]'' :'''Freddy''': Hey, are you new here? :'''Daniel''': Yeah, I came from Newark, New Jersey. My name's Daniel LaRusso. :'''Freddy''': I'm Freddy Fernandez. Welcome to California. ''[offers a handshake to Daniel]'' Hey, we were having an end-of-summer clambake on the beach tomorrow night, want to come? :'''Daniel''': Sure! :''[Daniel looks for an apartment, while passing a woman holding a small dog]'' :'''Woman''': This place is a dump. You should return to Newark! :'''Daniel''': How did you know I was from Newark? :'''Woman''': I overheard your conversation with Freddy. I'm a Jersey girl myself, from Parsippany. I never should have left. :'''Daniel''': Parsippany? I got an Uncle Louie from Parsippany! :'''Woman''': Louis Fontini? :'''Daniel''': No, Louie LaRusso. :'''Woman''': Don't know him. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel checks out Cobra Kai, where Kreese is in the midst of teaching a class]'' :'''John Kreese''': Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' NO, SENSEI! :'''John Kreese''': Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' NO, SENSEI! :'''John Kreese''': Defeat does not exist in this dojo, does it? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' NO, SENSEI! :'''John Kreese''': Prepare! What do we study here? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' THE WAY OF THE FIST, SIR! :'''John Kreese''': And what is that Way? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' STRIKE FIRST, STRIKE HARD, NO MERCY, SIR! :'''John Kreese''': I CAN'T HEAR YOU! :'''Cobra Kai''': '''STRIKE FIRST, STRIKE HARD, NO MERCY, SIR!''' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel and Mr. Miyagi visit Cobra Kai to talk to Kreese, who is teaching a class]'' :'''John Kreese''': We do not train to be merciful here. Mercy is for the weak. Here, in the streets, in competition. A man confronts you, he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy-''[notices Johnny staring at Daniel and Mr. Miyagi]'' what is the problem, Mr. Lawrence? :'''Johnny Lawrence:''' ''[whispering]'' The guys at the door? They're the ones who jumped us last night. :'''Daniel LaRusso:''' ''[nervously, to Mr. Miyagi]'' Hey come on, let's forget this. :'''Mr. Miyagi:''' Wait. Not yet. :'''John Kreese:''' ''[to his students]'' Class, we have visitors. Fall in behind me. :''[The students fall in. Kreese and Johnny approach Daniel and Mr. Miyagi]'' :'''John Kreese''': I hear you jumped some of my students last night. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Afraid the facts mixed up. :'''John Kreese''': Are you calling Mr. Lawrence a liar? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': No call no one nothing. :'''John Kreese''': What are you here for, old man? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Come ask leave boy alone. :'''John Kreese''': What's the matter? The boy can't take care of his own problems? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': One to one problem, yes. Five to one problem, too much ask anyone. :'''John Kreese''': Is that what's bothering you? The odds? Well, we can fix that. ''[to Johnny]'' You like matching, Mr. Lawrence? :'''Johnny Lawrence''': ''[eagerly]'' ''Yes'', Sensei! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[groans]'' No more fighting. :'''John Kreese''': ''[getting angry]'' This is a karate dojo, not a knitting class! You don't come into my dojo and drop a challenge and leave, old man. Now, you get your boy on the mat or you and I will have a major problem. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Too much advantage, your dojo. :'''John Kreese''': Name a place. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[gestures with his head to the poster behind him for the All-Valley Under-18 Karate Tournament]'' Tournament. :'''John Kreese''': ''[chuckles]'' You've got real nerve, old man. Real nerve. But I think we can accommodate you. Can't we, Mr. Lawrence? :'''Johnny Lawrence''': Yes, Sensei. :'''John Kreese''': Fall in. ''[Johnny gets back in line]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Ask one more small request. :'''John Kreese''': ''[stops, annoyed]'' Make it fast. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Ask leave boy alone, to train. :'''John Kreese''': ''[chuckles]'' You're a pushy little bastard, ain't ya? But I like that. I like that! ''[to his students]'' All right, no one touches the ''prima donna'' until the tournament. Is that understood? :'''Cobra Kai students''': YES, SENSEI! :'''John Kreese''': ''[menacingly approaches Miyagi and Daniel again]'' But you don't show, and it's open season, on him ''[points at Daniel]''... and you ''[points at Miyagi]''. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel is bicycling home when Johnny's gang ambush him]'' :'''Dutch''': Looking for a shortcut back to Newark, Daniel? :'''Johnny''': No, he wants to learn karate! Well, here's your first lesson: how to take a fall! :'''Dutch''': Don't think about the pain. :''[Cobras shove Daniel into a ravine then ride away laughing uproariously. Daniel trudges home then throws the bike in a dumpster. At the same time, Lucille returns to the apartment complex to witness Daniel's breakdown] :'''Daniel''': This damn bike. I hate this bike. I hate this frigging bike. This stupid bike! I hate it! Stupid bike. :'''Lucille''': Daniel! What's the matter? :'''Daniel''': NOTHING! :'''Lucille''': Why did you throw your bike away? :'''Daniel''': Because I felt like it, Mum. :'''Lucille''': Please look at me when I'm talking to you (sees Daniel's bruises) Oh my god! Can you tell me what's going on? And don't tell me about another bike accident! :'''Daniel''': What do you want to hear, ma? :'''Lucille''': The truth is- :'''Daniel''': No you don't want to hear the truth. All you want to hear is how great it is. Well, it may be great to you but it SUCKS for me! I hate this place! I HATE IT!! I just want to go home! Why can't we just go back home? :'''Lucille''': Listen to me, I cannot help you unless you tell me what's wrong! :'''Daniel''': I gotta take karate lessons. :'''Lucille''': You took karate! :'''Daniel''': No, not at the Y at a good school. :'''Lucille''': But, fighting doesn't solve anything Daniel. :'''Daniel''': Well, neither does palm trees, ma. :'''Lucille''': That's not fair! :'''Daniel''': Like it was fair coming over here without asking me how I felt about it. Right, that was really fair. :'''Lucille''': You're right. I should've asked. :'''Daniel''': Yeah, well, I just wanna go home. That's it. I don't understand the rules here and I want to go home. :'''Lucille''': Let's clean you up and maybe we can figure out the rules here together. What about your bike? :'''Daniel''': It's safer taking a bus. Why can't we just go home? Why can't we just go home and forget this place? :''[He and his mother go upstairs. Their argument was overheard by Mr. Miyagi, who emerges from his office, troubled over Daniel's problem]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Daniel''': How come you didn't tell me? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Tell you what? :'''Daniel''': That you knew karate? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You never ask? :'''Daniel''': Well, where did you learn it? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Father. :'''Daniel''': But I thought he was a fisherman. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': In Okinawa, all Miyagi know two things: fish and karate. Karate come from China, sixteenth century, called ''te'', "hand". Hundred year later, Miyagi ancestor bring to Okinawa, call ''karate''. "empty hand". :'''Daniel''': I always thought it came from Buddhist temples and stuff like that. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You too much TV. :'''Daniel''': That what my mother tells me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Fighting always last answer to problem. :'''Daniel''': No offense, Mr Miyajee, but I don't think you understand my problem... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[interrupting]'' Mi... ya... ''gi''... understand problem perfect. Your friend, all karate student, eh? :'''Daniel''': Friend? Oh, yeah, those guys. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Problem: attitude. :'''Daniel''': No the problem is, I'm getting my ass kicked every other day, that's the problem. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Because boys have bad attitude. Karate for defense only. :'''Daniel''': That's not what these guys are taught. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Hai - can see. No such thing as bad student, only bad teacher. Teacher say, student do. :'''Daniel''': Oh, great, that solves everything for me. I'll just go down to the school and straighten it out with the teacher, no problem. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Now use head for something other than target Daniel-san. :'''Daniel''': I was only kidding. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Why? :'''Daniel''': Because I'd get killed if I showed up there. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Get killed anyway. :'''Daniel''': Would you go with me? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': No can do. :'''Daniel''': Why? You said it was a good idea. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': For you, good idea. For me, good idea no get involved. :'''Daniel''': But you're already involved. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Very sorry. :'''Daniel''': Well thanks for nothing then! Thanks for nothing. Like I didn't have enough problems already. Now I gotta carry your weight too. Thanks. Don't do me any more favors pal alright? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Daniel-san. :'''Daniel''': What? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': OK, I go. :'''Daniel''': Oh thanks! Thanks Mr. Miyajee. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Miyagi. :'''Daniel''': Miyagi. Hey, what kind of belt do you have? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Canvas. J.C. Penney. $3.98. You like? ''[laughs]'' :'''Daniel''': No, I meant... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': In Okinawa, belt mean no need rope to hold up pants. ''[laughs; then, seriously]'' Daniel-san, karate here. ''[taps his head]'' Karate here. ''[taps his heart]'' Karate never here. ''[points to his belt]'' Understand? :'''Daniel''': I think so. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Good night, Daniel-san. :'''Daniel''': Good night, Mr. Miyajee. Miyagi! Miyagi. Tomorrow morning? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Ten o'clock. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Now, ready? :'''Daniel''': Yeah, I guess so. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[sighs]'' Daniel-san, must talk. ''[they both kneel]'' Walk on road, hm? Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later, ''[makes squish gesture]'' get squish just like grape. Here, karate, same thing. Either you karate do "yes", or karate do "no". You karate do "guess so", ''[makes squish gesture]'' just like grape. Understand? :'''Daniel''': Yeah, I understand. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Now, ready? :'''Daniel''': Yeah, I'm ready. ''[he and Mr Miyagi stand up again]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': First make sacred pact. ''[Daniel scratches his nose, whilst Miyagi puts the bandana on Daniel's forehead]'' I promise teach karate. That my part. ''[turns Daniel around]'' You promise learn. ''[ties one knot in the bandana]'' I say, you do, ''[ties another knot in the bandana]'' no questions. That your part. ''[Daniel turns around again]'' Deal? :'''Daniel''': It's a deal. ''[he holds his right hand out, as though expecting Miyagi to shake it. Instead, Miyagi bends down, takes the sponge out of the bucket, straightens up and thrusts the sponge into Daniel's outstretched hand]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': First, wash all the car. Then wax. Wax on... :'''Daniel''': Hey, why do I have to...? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Ah ah! Remember deal! No questions! :'''Daniel''': Yeah, but... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Hai! ''[makes circular gestures with each hand]'' Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out of mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe, very important. ''[walks away, still making circular motions with hands]'' Wax on... wax off. Wax on... wax off. :'''Daniel''': Hey, where did these cars come from? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[stops walking, turns around]'' Detroit! ''[turns around, resumes walking away, still muttering "Wax on, wax off" to himself and making circular gestures with his hands as he walks]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Daniel''': Wouldn't a fly swatter be easier? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Man who catch fly with chopsticks accomplish anything. :'''Daniel''': Ever catch one? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Not yet. <hr width="50%"/> :''Mr. Miyagi comes home from fishing and finds Daniel close to finishing painting his house.'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Oop. Miss spot. :'''Daniel''': What spot? Hey, how come you didn't tell me you were going fishing? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You not here when I go. :'''Daniel''': Maybe I would've like to have gone. You ever think about that? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You karate training. :'''Daniel''': I'm WHAT?! I'm being your goddamn slave man is what I'm being! Now we made a deal here. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': So? :'''Daniel''': So? So you're supposed to teach and I'm supposed to learn remember? For four days, I've been busting my ass and I haven't learned a goddamn thing! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Hah, learn plenty! :'''Daniel''': I've learned plenty! I've learned how to sand your decks maybe! How about wash your cars, paint your house, paint your fence. I've learned plenty! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Oh, Daniel-san not everything is as seems. :'''Daniel''': Oh bullshit! I'm going home man! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Daniel-san! DANIEL-SAN!! :'''Daniel''': What? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Show me sand floor. :'''Daniel''': I can't move my arm, alright? ''[Mr. Miyagi claps then rubs his hands quickly]'' What are you doing? What? ''[Mr. Miyagi starts massaging Daniel's arm]'' Ow! Ow, what are you doing? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Now show me sand floor. :''[Daniel's pain has been suppressed]'' :'''Daniel''': How did you do that? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': SHOW! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel and Mr. Miyagi are leaving a beach, after Daniel had been told to train in the sea, to learn balance]'' :'''Daniel''': What were you doing on those stumps over there? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Called crane technique. :'''Daniel''': Does it work? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': If do right, no can defense. :'''Daniel''': Could you teach me? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': First learn stand, then learn fly. Nature rule, Daniel-san, not mine. :'''Daniel''': Where did you learn it from? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Father teach. :'''Daniel''': You must have had some father, man :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Oh, yes. :''[They return to Mr. Miyagi's truck, only to find two drunkards there, leaving their beer bottles on the hood.]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Excuse me, please. Boy cold. Must leave. Kindly remove bottles. :'''Drunk''': Kindly do it yourself, Mr. Moto! :''[Mr. Miyagi karate-chops the tops of the beer bottles, making the drunks leave in fear]'' :'''Daniel''': How did you do that? How did you do that? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Don't know. First time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[on Daniel's birthday, after having already given him his present, the karate gi he will wear at the tournament]'' Go outside. Something show you. :'''Daniel''': What? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Number two present. ''[leads Daniel outside]'' :'''Daniel''': ''[walking and talking]'' Number two present? You don't have to give me anything. You've given me enough already. ''[Miyagi keeps walking, silently]'' No really, I'm serious. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[stops and points to his fleet of antique cars]'' Choose. :'''Daniel''': ''[surprised and hesitant]'' Oh, no... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Hai! Hurt old man feeling. ''[points again]'' Choose. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Daniel''': I'm just scared. You know, the tournament and everything... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You remember lesson about balance? :'''Daniel''': Yeah. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Lesson not just karate only. Lesson for whole life. Whole life have a balance. Everything be better. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Daniel''': You're the best friend I've ever had! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You... pretty OK, too. Go, find balance. ''[chuckles]'' :''[Daniel starts to drive away]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Banzai, Daniel-san! :'''Daniel''': Hey, banzai! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[beat; then; louder]'' Banzai! :'''Daniel''': ''[louder]'' Banzai! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[shouts]'' Banzai! :'''Daniel''': ''[shouts back]'' Banzai! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel, Mr. Miyagi and Ali go out onto the tournament quadrangle, where they are stopped by an official.]'' :'''Official''': Hold it. Only teachers and students on the competition floor. I'm sorry. :'''Daniel''': Oh, but he doesn't speak English and I can't understand his instructions without her. She's his translator. :''[Mr. Miyagi says something unintelligible.]'' :'''Official''': What did he say? :'''Ali''': He said you reminded him of an uncle of his in Tokyo. :'''Official''': ''[flattered]'' Well, I guess it is all right. :''[Mr. Miyagi says something unintelligible.]'' :'''Official''': What's that? :'''Ali''': He says you're very kind. :'''Official''': Thank you. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Welcome. <hr width="50%"/> :''[For the semifinal, Daniel is to face off against Bobby Brown]'' :'''John Kreese''': Bobby, I want him out of commission. :'''Bobby Brown''': But, Sensei, I can beat this guy! :'''John Kreese''': I don't want him beaten. :'''Bobby Brown''': But I'll be disqualified! :'''John Kreese''': Out of commission. <hr width="50%"/> :''[A timeout is called so Kreese can clean up Johnny's nosebleed]'' :'''John Kreese''': ''[about Daniel's injured leg]'' Sweep the leg. :''[Johnny stares at him in shock]'' :'''John Kreese''': Do you have a problem with that? :'''Johnny Lawrence''': No, Sensei. :'''John Kreese''': No mercy. <hr width="50%"/> :''[The Cobra Kai gang, all in skeleton costumes, are viciously beating Daniel up, after he soaked Johnny in a toilet, for rolling what looked like cannabis]'' :'''Bobby Brown''': (to Dutch) Leave him (Daniel) alone man, he's had enough! :'''Dutch''': Shut up, Bobby! :'''Bobby Brown''': Look at him, Dutch. He can't even stand up! :'''Tommy''': SO WHAT?! :'''Dutch''': THAT DON'T MEAN SQUAT! :'''Bobby Brown''': Johnny! (still to Johnny and pointing at Johnny) Leave him (Daniel) alone, man, he's had enough! :'''Johnny Lawrence''': I'll decide when he's had enough, man! :'''Bobby Brown''': What is wrong with you, Johnny! :'''Johnny Lawrence''': AN ENEMY DESERVES NO MERCY! :'''Dutch''': (to Johnny) RIGHT! :'''Johnny Lawrence''': RIGHT?! :'''Dutch''': RIGHT! :'''Bobby Brown''': (to Johnny, Tommy and Dutch) You're crazy, men! :''[The Cobra Kai gang do not see Mr. Miyagi climbing over the fence.Johnny launches an attack on Daniel, only for Mr. Miyagi to drop down from the fence, knocking Daniel down to safety. Johnny flies through the air, towards where Daniel was standing, and breaks a sign on the fence]'' :'''Bobby Brown''': Tommy! ''[slaps him with his hand]'' :'''Tommy''': Bobby! ''[also slaps him with his hand]'' Get him! :''[Tommy and Bobby grab Mr Miyagi by his shoulders, but he frees himself and knocks them both down, before making short work of all the Cobra Kai gang]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''Score is tied 2-2. The next point will mean the end of the tournament. Daniel assumes the crane kick position. As Johnny advances, Daniel does the crane kick to his head.'' :'''Referee''': Winner! :'''Ring Announcer''': The new champion! Daniel LaRusso! :''Audience cheers. Both Mrs. LaRusso and Ali rush out to the mat hug Daniel'' :'''Lucille''': Oh, Daniel! :'''Ali''': All right! :''[everyone hoists up Daniel; Johnny hands Daniel the trophy]'' :'''Johnny''': You're all right, Larusso, Good match! :'''Daniel''': Thanks a lot! ''[whoops]'' Hey! Hey, Mr. Miyagi! We did it, We did it! All right! ''[whoops victoriously]'' :''[Mr. Miyagi nods and smiles]'' == Taglines == * He taught him the secret to karate lies in the mind and heart. Not in the hands. * Only the "Old One" could teach him the secrets of masters. == Cast == * [[w:Ralph Macchio|Ralph Macchio]] - Daniel LaRusso * [[w:Pat Morita|Pat Morita]] - Mr. Kesuke Miyagi * [[w:Elisabeth Shue|Elisabeth Shue]] - Ali Mills * [[w:William Zabka|William Zabka]] - Johnny Lawrence * [[w:Martin Kove|Martin Kove]] - John Kreese * [[w:Randee Heller|Randee Heller]] - Lucille LaRusso == See also == * [[The Karate Kid, Part II]] * [[The Karate Kid, Part III]] * [[The Next Karate Kid]] == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0087538|title=The Karate Kid}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=Karate_Kid|title=The Karate Kid}} * [http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/k/karate-kid-script-transcript-miyagi.html Script] * [http://members.tripod.com/~SchlitzofPain/kk.htm Lane's The Karate Kid Page] * [https://www.motivateamazebegreat.com/2015/12/20-mr-miyagi-inspirational-quotes-wisdom.html Mr. Miyagi best quotes] {{DEFAULTSORT:Karate Kid, The}} [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Coming-of-age films]] [[Category:The Karate Kid| ]] [[Category:Teen drama films]] [[Category:1984 films]] [[Category:High school films]] or3q2uddg3zazftber3fjwldbxlj7t0 3148829 3148828 2022-07-28T22:38:43Z Praxidicae 2904950 Reverted edit by [[User:2001:818:E2C7:2300:6097:9EC:DC91:B854|2001:818:E2C7:2300:6097:9EC:DC91:B854]] ([[User talk:2001:818:E2C7:2300:6097:9EC:DC91:B854|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/2001:818:E2C7:2300:6097:9EC:DC91:B854|contributions]]) to last version by UDScott wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Karate Kid|The Karate Kid]]''''' is a [[w:1984 in film|1984 film]] about a troubled boy who, after being beaten by local bullies using karate, becomes a student of a mild-mannered handyman who also happens to be a karate master. :''Directed by [[w:John G. Avildsen|John G. Avildsen]]. Written by [[w:Robert Mark Kamen|Robert Mark Kamen]]''. {{center|'''Only the Old One could teach him the secrets of the masters.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]}} == Mr. Nariyoshi Miyagi == * Daniel-san, you much humor! * Daniel-san, you look revenge that way you start by digging two grave! * ''[repeated line to Daniel]'' Look eye! Always look eye! * To make honey, young bee need young flower, not old prune. * First learn balance. Balance good, karate good, everything good. Balance bad, might as well pack up, go home. * ''[about Kreese's methods]'' That is not karate. That bad man teach bad things. ==Dialogue== :'''Lucille''': California, here we come! California...oh, what is the matter, Daniel? You don't like my singing? :'''Daniel''': I don't like the song, Ma. :''[Lucille halts her station wagon in front of the South Seas apartment complex]'' :'''Lucille''': This is it, Daniel, end of the line! :'''Daniel''': You're telling me. :'''Lucille''': Will you look at those palm trees? Damn Daniel! You know what this means? :'''Daniel''': Yeah. Watch out for falling coconuts. :''[Lucille unpacks the car while Daniel looks around new apartment complex]'' :'''Freddy''': Hey, are you new here? :'''Daniel''': Yeah, I came from Newark, New Jersey. My name's Daniel LaRusso. :'''Freddy''': I'm Freddy Fernandez. Welcome to California. ''[offers a handshake to Daniel]'' Hey, we were having an end-of-summer clambake on the beach tomorrow night, want to come? :'''Daniel''': Sure! :''[Daniel looks for an apartment, while passing a woman holding a small dog]'' :'''Woman''': This place is a dump. You should return to Newark! :'''Daniel''': How did you know I was from Newark? :'''Woman''': I overheard your conversation with Freddy. I'm a Jersey girl myself, from Parsippany. I never should have left. :'''Daniel''': Parsippany? I got an Uncle Louie from Parsippany! :'''Woman''': Louis Fontini? :'''Daniel''': No, Louie LaRusso. :'''Woman''': Don't know him. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel checks out Cobra Kai, where Kreese is in the midst of teaching a class]'' :'''John Kreese''': Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' NO, SENSEI! :'''John Kreese''': Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' NO, SENSEI! :'''John Kreese''': Defeat does not exist in this dojo, does it? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' NO, SENSEI! :'''John Kreese''': Prepare! What do we study here? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' THE WAY OF THE FIST, SIR! :'''John Kreese''': And what is that Way? :'''Cobra Kai students:''' STRIKE FIRST, STRIKE HARD, NO MERCY, SIR! :'''John Kreese''': I CAN'T HEAR YOU! :'''Cobra Kai''': '''STRIKE FIRST, STRIKE HARD, NO MERCY, SIR!''' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel and Mr. Miyagi visit Cobra Kai to talk to Kreese, who is teaching a class]'' :'''John Kreese''': We do not train to be merciful here. Mercy is for the weak. Here, in the streets, in competition. A man confronts you, he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy-''[notices Johnny staring at Daniel and Mr. Miyagi]'' what is the problem, Mr. Lawrence? :'''Johnny Lawrence:''' ''[whispering]'' The guys at the door? They're the ones who jumped us last night. :'''Daniel LaRusso:''' ''[nervously, to Mr. Miyagi]'' Hey come on, let's forget this. :'''Mr. Miyagi:''' Wait. Not yet. :'''John Kreese:''' ''[to his students]'' Class, we have visitors. Fall in behind me. :''[The students fall in. Kreese and Johnny approach Daniel and Mr. Miyagi]'' :'''John Kreese''': I hear you jumped some of my students last night. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Afraid the facts mixed up. :'''John Kreese''': Are you calling Mr. Lawrence a liar? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': No call no one nothing. :'''John Kreese''': What are you here for, old man? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Come ask leave boy alone. :'''John Kreese''': What's the matter? The boy can't take care of his own problems? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': One to one problem, yes. Five to one problem, too much ask anyone. :'''John Kreese''': Is that what's bothering you? The odds? Well, we can fix that. ''[to Johnny]'' You like matching, Mr. Lawrence? :'''Johnny Lawrence''': ''[eagerly]'' ''Yes'', Sensei! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[groans]'' No more fighting. :'''John Kreese''': ''[getting angry]'' This is a karate dojo, not a knitting class! You don't come into my dojo and drop a challenge and leave, old man. Now, you get your boy on the mat or you and I will have a major problem. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Too much advantage, your dojo. :'''John Kreese''': Name a place. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[gestures with his head to the poster behind him for the All-Valley Under-18 Karate Tournament]'' Tournament. :'''John Kreese''': ''[chuckles]'' You've got real nerve, old man. Real nerve. But I think we can accommodate you. Can't we, Mr. Lawrence? :'''Johnny Lawrence''': Yes, Sensei. :'''John Kreese''': Fall in. ''[Johnny gets back in line]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Ask one more small request. :'''John Kreese''': ''[stops, annoyed]'' Make it fast. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Ask leave boy alone, to train. :'''John Kreese''': ''[chuckles]'' You're a pushy little bastard, ain't ya? But I like that. I like that! ''[to his students]'' All right, no one touches the ''prima donna'' until the tournament. Is that understood? :'''Cobra Kai students''': YES, SENSEI! :'''John Kreese''': ''[menacingly approaches Miyagi and Daniel again]'' But you don't show, and it's open season, on him ''[points at Daniel]''... and you ''[points at Miyagi]''. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel is bicycling home when Johnny's gang ambush him]'' :'''Dutch''': Looking for a shortcut back to Newark, Daniel? :'''Johnny''': No, he wants to learn karate! Well, here's your first lesson: how to take a fall! :'''Dutch''': Don't think about the pain. :''[Cobras shove Daniel into a ravine then ride away laughing uproariously. Daniel trudges home then throws the bike in a dumpster. At the same time, Lucille returns to the apartment complex to witness Daniel's breakdown] :'''Daniel''': This damn bike. I hate this bike. I hate this frigging bike. This stupid bike! I hate it! Stupid bike. :'''Lucille''': Daniel! What's the matter? :'''Daniel''': NOTHING! :'''Lucille''': Why did you throw your bike away? :'''Daniel''': Because I felt like it, Mum. :'''Lucille''': Please look at me when I'm talking to you (sees Daniel's bruises) Oh my god! Can you tell me what's going on? And don't tell me about another bike accident! :'''Daniel''': What do you want to hear, ma? :'''Lucille''': The truth is- :'''Daniel''': No you don't want to hear the truth. All you want to hear is how great it is. Well, it may be great to you but it SUCKS for me! I hate this place! I HATE IT!! I just want to go home! Why can't we just go back home? :'''Lucille''': Listen to me, I cannot help you unless you tell me what's wrong! :'''Daniel''': I gotta take karate lessons. :'''Lucille''': You took karate! :'''Daniel''': No, not at the Y at a good school. :'''Lucille''': But, fighting doesn't solve anything Daniel. :'''Daniel''': Well, neither does palm trees, ma. :'''Lucille''': That's not fair! :'''Daniel''': Like it was fair coming over here without asking me how I felt about it. Right, that was really fair. :'''Lucille''': You're right. I should've asked. :'''Daniel''': Yeah, well, I just wanna go home. That's it. I don't understand the rules here and I want to go home. :'''Lucille''': Let's clean you up and maybe we can figure out the rules here together. What about your bike? :'''Daniel''': It's safer taking a bus. Why can't we just go home? Why can't we just go home and forget this place? :''[He and his mother go upstairs. Their argument was overheard by Mr. Miyagi, who emerges from his office, troubled over Daniel's problem]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Daniel''': How come you didn't tell me? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Tell you what? :'''Daniel''': That you knew karate? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You never ask? :'''Daniel''': Well, where did you learn it? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Father. :'''Daniel''': But I thought he was a fisherman. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': In Okinawa, all Miyagi know two things: fish and karate. Karate come from China, sixteenth century, called ''te'', "hand". Hundred year later, Miyagi ancestor bring to Okinawa, call ''karate''. "empty hand". :'''Daniel''': I always thought it came from Buddhist temples and stuff like that. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You too much TV. :'''Daniel''': That what my mother tells me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Fighting always last answer to problem. :'''Daniel''': No offense, Mr Miyajee, but I don't think you understand my problem... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[interrupting]'' Mi... ya... ''gi''... understand problem perfect. Your friend, all karate student, eh? :'''Daniel''': Friend? Oh, yeah, those guys. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Problem: attitude. :'''Daniel''': No the problem is, I'm getting my ass kicked every other day, that's the problem. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Because boys have bad attitude. Karate for defense only. :'''Daniel''': That's not what these guys are taught. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Hai - can see. No such thing as bad student, only bad teacher. Teacher say, student do. :'''Daniel''': Oh, great, that solves everything for me. I'll just go down to the school and straighten it out with the teacher, no problem. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Now use head for something other than target Daniel-san. :'''Daniel''': I was only kidding. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Why? :'''Daniel''': Because I'd get killed if I showed up there. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Get killed anyway. :'''Daniel''': Would you go with me? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': No can do. :'''Daniel''': Why? You said it was a good idea. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': For you, good idea. For me, good idea no get involved. :'''Daniel''': But you're already involved. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Very sorry. :'''Daniel''': Well thanks for nothing then! Thanks for nothing. Like I didn't have enough problems already. Now I gotta carry your weight too. Thanks. Don't do me any more favors pal alright? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Daniel-san. :'''Daniel''': What? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': OK, I go. :'''Daniel''': Oh thanks! Thanks Mr. Miyajee. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Miyagi. :'''Daniel''': Miyagi. Hey, what kind of belt do you have? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Canvas. J.C. Penney. $3.98. You like? ''[laughs]'' :'''Daniel''': No, I meant... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': In Okinawa, belt mean no need rope to hold up pants. ''[laughs; then, seriously]'' Daniel-san, karate here. ''[taps his head]'' Karate here. ''[taps his heart]'' Karate never here. ''[points to his belt]'' Understand? :'''Daniel''': I think so. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Good night, Daniel-san. :'''Daniel''': Good night, Mr. Miyajee. Miyagi! Miyagi. Tomorrow morning? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Ten o'clock. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Now, ready? :'''Daniel''': Yeah, I guess so. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[sighs]'' Daniel-san, must talk. ''[they both kneel]'' Walk on road, hm? Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later, ''[makes squish gesture]'' get squish just like grape. Here, karate, same thing. Either you karate do "yes", or karate do "no". You karate do "guess so", ''[makes squish gesture]'' just like grape. Understand? :'''Daniel''': Yeah, I understand. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Now, ready? :'''Daniel''': Yeah, I'm ready. ''[he and Mr Miyagi stand up again]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': First make sacred pact. ''[Daniel scratches his nose, whilst Miyagi puts the bandana on Daniel's forehead]'' I promise teach karate. That my part. ''[turns Daniel around]'' You promise learn. ''[ties one knot in the bandana]'' I say, you do, ''[ties another knot in the bandana]'' no questions. That your part. ''[Daniel turns around again]'' Deal? :'''Daniel''': It's a deal. ''[he holds his right hand out, as though expecting Miyagi to shake it. Instead, Miyagi bends down, takes the sponge out of the bucket, straightens up and thrusts the sponge into Daniel's outstretched hand]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': First, wash all the car. Then wax. Wax on... :'''Daniel''': Hey, why do I have to...? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Ah ah! Remember deal! No questions! :'''Daniel''': Yeah, but... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Hai! ''[makes circular gestures with each hand]'' Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out of mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe, very important. ''[walks away, still making circular motions with hands]'' Wax on... wax off. Wax on... wax off. :'''Daniel''': Hey, where did these cars come from? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[stops walking, turns around]'' Detroit! ''[turns around, resumes walking away, still muttering "Wax on, wax off" to himself and making circular gestures with his hands as he walks]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Daniel''': Wouldn't a fly swatter be easier? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Man who catch fly with chopsticks accomplish anything. :'''Daniel''': Ever catch one? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Not yet. <hr width="50%"/> :''Mr. Miyagi comes home from fishing and finds Daniel close to finishing painting his house.'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Oop. Miss spot. :'''Daniel''': What spot? Hey, how come you didn't tell me you were going fishing? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You not here when I go. :'''Daniel''': Maybe I would've like to have gone. You ever think about that? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You karate training. :'''Daniel''': I'm WHAT?! I'm being your goddamn slave man is what I'm being! Now we made a deal here. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': So? :'''Daniel''': So? So you're supposed to teach and I'm supposed to learn remember? For four days, I've been busting my ass and I haven't learned a goddamn thing! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Hah, learn plenty! :'''Daniel''': I've learned plenty! I've learned how to sand your decks maybe! How about wash your cars, paint your house, paint your fence. I've learned plenty! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Oh, Daniel-san not everything is as seems. :'''Daniel''': Oh bullshit! I'm going home man! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Daniel-san! DANIEL-SAN!! :'''Daniel''': What? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Show me sand floor. :'''Daniel''': I can't move my arm, alright? ''[Mr. Miyagi claps then rubs his hands quickly]'' What are you doing? What? ''[Mr. Miyagi starts massaging Daniel's arm]'' Ow! Ow, what are you doing? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Now show me sand floor. :''[Daniel's pain has been suppressed]'' :'''Daniel''': How did you do that? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': SHOW! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel and Mr. Miyagi are leaving a beach, after Daniel had been told to train in the sea, to learn balance]'' :'''Daniel''': What were you doing on those stumps over there? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Called crane technique. :'''Daniel''': Does it work? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': If do right, no can defense. :'''Daniel''': Could you teach me? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': First learn stand, then learn fly. Nature rule, Daniel-san, not mine. :'''Daniel''': Where did you learn it from? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Father teach. :'''Daniel''': You must have had some father, man :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Oh, yes. :''[They return to Mr. Miyagi's truck, only to find two drunkards there, leaving their beer bottles on the hood.]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Excuse me, please. Boy cold. Must leave. Kindly remove bottles. :'''Drunk''': Kindly do it yourself, Mr. Moto! :''[Mr. Miyagi karate-chops the tops of the beer bottles, making the drunks leave in fear]'' :'''Daniel''': How did you do that? How did you do that? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Don't know. First time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[on Daniel's birthday, after having already given him his present, the karate gi he will wear at the tournament]'' Go outside. Something show you. :'''Daniel''': What? :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Number two present. ''[leads Daniel outside]'' :'''Daniel''': ''[walking and talking]'' Number two present? You don't have to give me anything. You've given me enough already. ''[Miyagi keeps walking, silently]'' No really, I'm serious. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[stops and points to his fleet of antique cars]'' Choose. :'''Daniel''': ''[surprised and hesitant]'' Oh, no... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Hai! Hurt old man feeling. ''[points again]'' Choose. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Daniel''': I'm just scared. You know, the tournament and everything... :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You remember lesson about balance? :'''Daniel''': Yeah. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Lesson not just karate only. Lesson for whole life. Whole life have a balance. Everything be better. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Daniel''': You're the best friend I've ever had! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': You... pretty OK, too. Go, find balance. ''[chuckles]'' :''[Daniel starts to drive away]'' :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Banzai, Daniel-san! :'''Daniel''': Hey, banzai! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[beat; then; louder]'' Banzai! :'''Daniel''': ''[louder]'' Banzai! :'''Mr. Miyagi''': ''[shouts]'' Banzai! :'''Daniel''': ''[shouts back]'' Banzai! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Daniel, Mr. Miyagi and Ali go out onto the tournament quadrangle, where they are stopped by an official.]'' :'''Official''': Hold it. Only teachers and students on the competition floor. I'm sorry. :'''Daniel''': Oh, but he doesn't speak English and I can't understand his instructions without her. She's his translator. :''[Mr. Miyagi says something unintelligible.]'' :'''Official''': What did he say? :'''Ali''': He said you reminded him of an uncle of his in Tokyo. :'''Official''': ''[flattered]'' Well, I guess it is all right. :''[Mr. Miyagi says something unintelligible.]'' :'''Official''': What's that? :'''Ali''': He says you're very kind. :'''Official''': Thank you. :'''Mr. Miyagi''': Welcome. <hr width="50%"/> :''[For the semifinal, Daniel is to face off against Bobby Brown]'' :'''John Kreese''': Bobby, I want him out of commission. :'''Bobby Brown''': But, Sensei, I can beat this guy! :'''John Kreese''': I don't want him beaten. :'''Bobby Brown''': But I'll be disqualified! :'''John Kreese''': Out of commission. <hr width="50%"/> :''[A timeout is called so Kreese can clean up Johnny's nosebleed]'' :'''John Kreese''': ''[about Daniel's injured leg]'' Sweep the leg. :''[Johnny stares at him in shock]'' :'''John Kreese''': Do you have a problem with that? :'''Johnny Lawrence''': No, Sensei. :'''John Kreese''': No mercy. <hr width="50%"/> :''[The Cobra Kai gang, all in skeleton costumes, are viciously beating Daniel up, after he soaked Johnny in a toilet, for rolling what looked like cannabis]'' :'''Bobby Brown''': (to Dutch) Leave him (Daniel) alone man, he's had enough! :'''Dutch''': Shut up, Bobby! :'''Bobby Brown''': Look at him, Dutch. He can't even stand up! :'''Tommy''': SO WHAT?! :'''Dutch''': THAT DON'T MEAN SQUAT! :'''Bobby Brown''': Johnny! (still to Johnny and pointing at Johnny) Leave him (Daniel) alone, man, he's had enough! :'''Johnny Lawrence''': I'll decide when he's had enough, man! :'''Bobby Brown''': What is wrong with you, Johnny! :'''Johnny Lawrence''': AN ENEMY DESERVES NO MERCY! :'''Dutch''': (to Johnny) RIGHT! :'''Johnny Lawrence''': RIGHT?! :'''Dutch''': RIGHT! :'''Bobby Brown''': (to Johnny, Tommy and Dutch) You're crazy, men! :''[The Cobra Kai gang do not see Mr. Miyagi climbing over the fence.Johnny launches an attack on Daniel, only for Mr. Miyagi to drop down from the fence, knocking Daniel down to safety. Johnny flies through the air, towards where Daniel was standing, and breaks a sign on the fence]'' :'''Bobby Brown''': Tommy! ''[slaps him with his hand]'' :'''Tommy''': Bobby! ''[also slaps him with his hand]'' Get him! :''[Tommy and Bobby grab Mr Miyagi by his shoulders, but he frees himself and knocks them both down, before making short work of all the Cobra Kai gang]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''Score is tied 2-2. The next point will mean the end of the tournament. Daniel assumes the crane kick position. As Johnny advances, Daniel does the crane kick to his head.'' :'''Referee''': Winner! :'''Ring Announcer''': The new champion! Daniel LaRusso! :''Audience cheers. Both Mrs. LaRusso and Ali rush out to the mat hug Daniel'' :'''Lucille''': Oh, Daniel! :'''Ali''': All right! :''[everyone hoists up Daniel; Johnny hands Daniel the trophy]'' :'''Johnny''': You're all right, Larusso, Good match! :'''Daniel''': Thanks a lot! ''[whoops]'' Hey! Hey, Mr. Miyagi! We did it, We did it! All right! ''[whoops victoriously]'' :''[Mr. Miyagi nods and smiles]'' == Taglines == * He taught him the secret to karate lies in the mind and heart. Not in the hands. * Only the "Old One" could teach him the secrets of masters. == Cast == * [[w:Ralph Macchio|Ralph Macchio]] - Daniel LaRusso * [[w:Pat Morita|Pat Morita]] - Mr. Kesuke Miyagi * [[w:Elisabeth Shue|Elisabeth Shue]] - Ali Mills * [[w:William Zabka|William Zabka]] - Johnny Lawrence * [[w:Martin Kove|Martin Kove]] - John Kreese * [[w:Randee Heller|Randee Heller]] - Lucille LaRusso == See also == * [[The Karate Kid, Part II]] * [[The Karate Kid, Part III]] * [[The Next Karate Kid]] == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0087538|title=The Karate Kid}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=Karate_Kid|title=The Karate Kid}} * [http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/k/karate-kid-script-transcript-miyagi.html Script] * [http://members.tripod.com/~SchlitzofPain/kk.htm Lane's The Karate Kid Page] {{DEFAULTSORT:Karate Kid, The}} [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Coming-of-age films]] [[Category:The Karate Kid| ]] [[Category:Teen drama films]] [[Category:1984 films]] [[Category:High school films]] bhw4njuag61ys3zjq7ylegt305u9xzt 0 13214 3148878 3068147 2022-07-29T00:46:51Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Cass Elliot (1972).png|thumb|Our [[job]] as entertainers is to ease some [[pain]]. So to [[begin]] with, you have to [[know]] what and where the pain is.]] '''[[w:Cass Elliot|Cass Elliot]]''' (born '''Ellen Naomi Cohen'''; September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974), widely known as '''Mama Cass''', was an American singer, actress, and member of the singing group [[w:the Mamas and the Papas|the Mamas and the Papas]]. == Quotes == [[File:1967 Mamas and Papas.JPG|thumb|If you [[believe]] you have [[talent]], the next thing you must have is determination.]] [[File:Cass Elliot 1973 television special.JPG|thumb|So many people in show business go into [[politics]], and I used to say "What the heck do they know about it?" But when you travel around, you really do get to feel — not to be cliche — the pulse of the [[country]] and what [[people]] want...]] * '''My advice is precisely the advice my mother gave me. If you believe you have talent, the next thing you must have is determination.''' If you keep working, keep striving, and try always to move forward a little bit with every job you do, you’ll eventually make it. And I believe that! ** As quoted in "Twenty Questions for Mama Cass" by Frederick Todd in ''American Girl'' magazine (June 1970) * I think I would like to be a Senator or something in twenty years. I don't think I really know enough yet. I'm just 30 now and I wouldn't even be eligible to run for office for another five years. But I have a lot of feelings about things. I know the way I would like to see things for this country and in my travels, when I talk to people, everybody wants pretty much the same thing: peace, enough jobs, no poverty and good education. And I've learned a lot. It's funny. '''So many people in show business go into politics, and I used to say "What the heck do they know about it?" But when you travel around, you really do get to feel — not to be cliche — the pulse of the country and what people want. I'm concerned and it's not good to be unconcerned and just sit there.''' ** Appearance on ''The Mike Douglas Show''; as [http://www.casselliot.com/career.htm quoted at the official Cass Elliot website] * '''Our job as entertainers is to ease some pain. So to begin with, you have to know what and where the pain is.''' I've never campaigned before and I wanted to be damn sure before putting my name behind anyone. I wrote to all the campaign officers to find out what they were. My issue is that it's all very well to sit back and complain but when it's your country you have a responsibility. ** Statement in Spring of 1972, while participating in the presidential campaign of [[w:George McGovern|George McGovern]]; as quoted at the official Cass Elliot website. * I don't think it's so important who you vote for — you vote for who you believe in. The important thing is to vote, because it's our way and it's the best way. ** Appearance on ''The Midnight Special'' in August 1972 in a Get Out The Vote drive; as quoted at the official Cass Elliot website. === ''Rolling Stone'' interview (1968) === [[File:The Mamas and the Papas Ed Sullivan Show 1968.JPG|thumb| Everything I've [[learned]] in [[life]] I've learned either by doing it or watching the [[changes]] other [[people]] go through.]] [[File:Leaping boy.jpg|thumb|I've heard that [[story]] about kids are high [[naturally]], but I've seen kids that aren't high, kids who've had the high taken out of them.]] :<small>Interview with Jerry Hopkins, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine No. 20 (26 October 1968)</small> * '''Having the baby changed my life a lot.''' I don't want to go on the road, you see. It's actually a matter of economics, much like the Vietnamese war, I guess. I didn't want to go on the road and I wanted to stay home with my baby. I guess I could go to Kansas and be a waitress and support my child that way. But I'd rather live comfortable and I wanted to do more creative work. I didn't just want to be part of a group. I wanted to be able to do television, and a movie if it came up, to sort of diversify myself, to extend myself. Within the framework of a group, that freedom is not possible. [[File:Bert2.png|thumb|We used to have duck-and-cover exercises in school, where they'd ring a bell at any [[time]] of the day, sometimes five or six times a day, and we'd crawl under our desks and put our hands like this to protect the back of our necks from [[Nuclear weapons|the bomb]]. We all carried that with us.]] * '''I think the unique thing about music and graphic art is as oposed to, say, acting and directing, that if you are good you can always create a place for yourself.''' In acting, for instance, there's only a certain amount of good parts; you have to find the right vehicle. But if you're making good music, man, there's so much room. I think that any group that's really good can make it, anytime. That was my feeling behind the Mamas and Papas. When I heard us sing together the first time… we knew, we ''knew''… this is it. This was when we first came to California, after we'd left the islands. * I hated it. Everybody'd say, "Hey, mama, what's happening?" Then came the Mamas and Papas and I was stuck with it. And now people call me Mama Cass because of the baby. So I don't know whether I'm gonna be able to really get away from it. ** On her dislike of being called "Mama" Cass. * I would love, in all honesty, to do another album with the Mamas and Papas sometime. I miss them. We're still friends and we want to be friends. Because you break up a successful group, which is really what I did, you know, there's some kind of karma here. I don't feel guilty about it; I left the group because I had to. That was being honest. [[File:Gastner map purple byarea bycounty.png|thumb|I think everybody who has a [[brain]] should get involved in [[politics]]. Working within. Not [[criticizing]] it from the outside. Become an active participant, no matter how feeble you think the [[effort]] is.]] * '''Everything I've learned in life I've learned either by doing it or watching the changes other people go through.''' And when you're famous, you don't get to meet people — because they want you to like them when they present themselves to you, present the best sides of themselves, and you don't see the real people. Which is why I don't really go anywhere. And when I do, I put on my silly face and do what they expect me to do. Actually, I never do what they expect me to do. It's the only way I could go on doing what I have to do. I do whatever I… you know, I didn't even comb my hair today. I didn't know we were taking pictures but when I found out, it didn't change my mind any. * I say, "Look, I'm here now. There must be a reason I'm here." If that's fatalistic, be that as it may. Where my work is, is where my life is, and if we're falling in the ocean, we're falling into the ocean. * I would say that there are certain glittering generalities that can be made about every sign that will hold true about everybody who's a member of that sign. For instance, if you had been a Virgo, you would have understood how I hate to be late. I broke up a group I was in once called The Big Three because one of the guys was chronically late and I couldn't take it. I feel when you're supposed to be some place on time, you're there on time. You don't hang people up. It doesn't matter if you're the President of the United States. That's not what you are here for, to hang people up. When I know somebody's sign, and I usually know everybody's sign whether they tell me or not — after getting into this for several years — it helps me to deal with them. Usually I'd rather let people deal with me. That's a total ego hang up, but that's where it's at. * I've always wanted to go to England; I've always felt a tremendous drawing to England — especially the Elizabethan period. I felt I was familiar with a lot of it — more than what I was familiar with from what I read and studied in school. I went to England. I started driving. I drove to Stonehenge and found that I had been there. It was familiar to me. I went to the tower of London and knew that I had been there. It was more than just feeling vibrations, which a lot of people can do — feel, you know, vibrations of a place that has antiquity screaming through it. It was an irrefutable fact. It was like coming home for me. * '''I've heard that story about kids are high naturally, but I've seen kids that aren't high, kids who've had the high taken out of them.''' [[File:Vietnamprotestors.jpg|thumb|I was at the march on the Pentagon just last year, right in the front taking pictures, just being there to find out what was happening, and I was knocked down and stepped on. I don't want to do that again. It didn't accomplish anything...]] * I hope these babies have a world to live in. I hope they have a place to go, a land to walk on. I remember when I was ten years old, in Washington, D.C., and I lived with fear of the atom bomb that would keep me awake nights and make me wake up screaming. I used to babysit for my younger brother and sister and I'd be terrified if I heard a siren, a police car, or an ambulance. I'd say, "My God, what if this is it! How do I protect them?" We used to have duck-and-cover exercises in school, where they'd ring a bell at any time of the day, sometimes five or six times a day, and we'd crawl under our desks and put our hands like this to protect the back of our necks from the bomb. We all carried that with us. * '''I think everybody who has a brain should get involved in politics. Working within. Not criticizing it from the outside. Become an active participant, no matter how feeble you think the effort is.''' * My philosophy is I'm gonna fight as hard as I can to keep all the bad things from happening. But if they are gonna happen and I happen to be in the city where they are happening — like in the song, "California Earthquake" — then there's not much I can do about it. I can't uproot my whole life, just because I have a feeling that things may not work out all right. There's also always the chance that everything is going to be just swell, guys. Just hang in there. But I don't think it can happen on it's own. [[File:Sunset Cliff.jpg|thumb|I've always been so apathetic. I figured okay, maybe the [[world]] is going to fall down around me. Now I [[feel]]… maybe that's [[motherhood]], too. I want to make a better world, I want to make sure she has some place to walk around.]] * I think the most successful way to overthrow any government is through infiltration. It's been proven for years. The dream, of course, is that there is going to be a fantastic cataclysm, and that tomorrow we have [[Adlai Stevenson]] in the White House. That's not going to happen, and not because Adlai Stevenson is dead. The reason it's not going to happen is that kind of overthrow is not possible. So I will work in the only way I know how, and that is within the establishment — because that is the only existing program. Let someone come up with another one and if it's good I'd do it in a second. * I know very few who are willing to die for their convictions. I wouldn't be hit on the head with a billy club or have mace squirted in my face. When I was younger and a radical at American University maybe… as a matter of fact, I was at the march on the Pentagon just last year, right in the front taking pictures, just being there to find out what was happening, and I was knocked down and stepped on. I don't want to do that again. It didn't accomplish anything. They lied about everything that happened. Everything in the newspapers were just lies. * Let's take the people who have latent thoughts about maybe the United States isn't always right. They hear a song like "Give a Damn" and maybe it'll awaken them. If it makes you cross that bridge between apathy and effective participation, that's great. There's so much talk about the Drug Generation and songs about drugs. That's stupid. They aren't songs about drugs; they're about life. Music can play a huge part, because it's the international communicative force. ** The reference to "Give a Damn" could be to a song by [[w:Spanky and Our Gang|Spanky & Our Gang]] or a subsequent [http://www.noelpaulstookey.com/01-06.html song of the same title] by [[w:Noel Stookey|Paul Stookey]]. * '''I've always been so apathetic. I figured okay, maybe the world is going to fall down around me. Now I feel… maybe that's motherhood, too. I want to make a better world, I want to make sure she has some place to walk around.''' {{Misattributed begin}} == Misattributed == * ''Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you <br> Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you <br>But in your dreams whatever they be<br>Dream a little dream of me.'' ** "[[w:Dream a Little Dream of Me|Dream a Little Dream of Me]]" (1931), was one of Cass Elliot's biggest hits but the lyrics by [[w:Gus Kahn|Gus Kahn]] were written many years before her definitive rendition; the music by [[w:Fabian Andre|Fabian Andre]] & [[w:Wilbur Schwandt|Wilbur Schwandt]]. More information on how she came to record it is provided at [[w:NPR|NPR]]: [http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/vote/100list.html#D "Dream a Little Dream of Me" ranked as one of the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century]. {{Misattributed end}} == Quotes about Elliot == * She was the unsung hero who was quite willing to stand back and pull the strings — and though everyone thinks someone else had done it. It was like the Wizard of Oz you know... she's back there behind the curtains: "Ignore that woman behind the curtain"... ** [[w:Denny Doherty|Denny Doherty]] ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} * [http://www.casselliot.com/ The Official Cass Elliot Website] * {{nndb name|174/000085916|Cass Elliot}} * {{imdb name|0254177|Cass Elliot}} * [http://www.hotshotdigital.com/WellAlwaysRemember.3/MamaCassBio.html Tribute and biography of Elliot] * [http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/new_site/biography.php?id=1019&showgroup=550 Brief biography at ''The Biography Channel''] * [http://www.dennydoherty.com/ Denny Doherty's "Dream a Little Dream" an account of The Mamas & The Papas years.] * [http://web.archive.org/20061009221707/home.earthlink.net/~nuttbait//cass_elliot.htm Brief profile] * [http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/mamacass.htm Snopes report on the ham sandwich myth] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20060918162539/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/classicpop/reviews/mama_cass_dream.shtml Review of ''Dream a Little Dream of Me'' at BBC (with links and audio clips)] * [http://home.comcast.net/~dunhill1966/index.htm The Mamas & The Papas Online Price Guide] {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliot, Cass}} [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:American Jews]] [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:1974 deaths]] [[Category:People from Baltimore]] [[Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States]] [[Category:Pop singers]] [[Category:Rock singers]] h6ejhchmu2t30j9jdqc7ihhxj9jpuvt 0 13444 3148746 3147799 2022-07-28T19:06:20Z 96.67.57.173 I have added dialogue for the "Other" section wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''{{w|All That}}''''' (1994-2000, 2002-05, 2019-20) is an American sketch comedy television series created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin for Nickelodeon. {{tv-cleanup|2007-02-11}} {{unreferenced|article about a serial production}} ==First Run (seasons 1-6)== ===[[w:Josh Server|Josh Server]]=== :'''Himself ''[after getting amnesia due to a concussion from a falling spotlight]'':''' "My name is Lord Swaynesborough of Fontcastle." <hr width=50%/> :''[Detective Dan has just entered a classroom at Dullmont Jr. High School, thinking that it was a bank being robbed.]'' :'''Detective Dan:''' "I'm Detective Dan! Everybody up against the wall, and nobody move!" :'''Other character ''[Bynes]'':''' "Um...Detective Dan...how are we supposed to get up against the wall ''without moving''?" :'''Detective Dan:''' "I'm Detective Dan." :'''Other character ''[Bynes]'':''' "That explains nothing." <hr width=50%/> :'''Detective Dan:''' "Hello, Pizza Shack? I'd like a large pepperoni pizza with no pepperonis." <hr width=50%/> :'''Detective Dan:''' "Wait a minute! Where was ''I'' when this robbery was takin' place? Hmmmm...''boys''! Beat me, and then push me so I go flyin' out the window!" :''(The officers [Knowings and Tamberelli] accompanying Detective Dan do as he says.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Bernie:''' "My name is Bernie Kibbitz. AND I NEED PANTS!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jerry Futile ''[the host of ''You Can't Win!'']'':''' "How many shoes?....Ooooo, ''wrong''! The answer was nine. Nine shoes." <hr width=50%/> :'''Jerry Futile:''' "YOU...CAN'T...WIN!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jerry Futile:''' "True...or false? Oooo, ''wrong''! The correct answer is, that one was 'googly-googly-wick-wick-wick-wick'." <hr width=50%/> :'''Emily Maroon:''' "Wall...wall hit face. It hurt." <hr width=50%/> :'''Toby Braun:''' "I give you...The Board!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Toby Braun:''' "Forget that bicycle! Forget that treadmill! Forget that thing I was tryin' to sell you last week! The Board is the only piece of fitness equipment you and your loved ones will ever need!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Toby Braun:''' "Check the pulse...irregular; good!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Toby Braun:''' "With The Brute, you don't need a telephone!" :''(The Brute [guest star Ron Lester] destroys the telephone.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''The Brute:''' "I like flowers." :'''Toby Braun:''' "ME, TOO!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Walter the Earboy:''' "WAIT A MINUTE! I know a guy who has huge ears like mine and everybody likes him! He'll tell me what I should do!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude ''[Thompson]'':''' "Well, if it isn't Milk Man!" :'''Milk Man:''' "'Udderly' correct...Superdude! Hope my little visit doesn't ''sour'' your day!" :'''Superdude:''' "That's putting it mildly! Last time I saw you, you were rotting in prison!" :'''Milk Man:''' "And I have ''you'' to thank for ''putting'' me there! I hate when someone ''spoils'' my fun!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jimmy Bond:''' "Wow, that is some penny!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Julio ''[Miss Piddlin's assistant]'':''' "Miss Piddlin? Here--here's more peas. Isn't that a lovely thing, more peas? I was just gonna set 'em down very slowly..." <hr width=50%/> :'''Tandy Spork:''' "Chocolate? Randy, once you've tasted the magical freshness of carrots, asparagus, broccoli, and green beans, you'll find that you won't even ''want'' to eat that nasty, silly chocolate anymore!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Mumbly Spice:''' "Flick in blob, a wig a wang jang blang; I mean, pop music, if it is, puh-tuh, hmmm, I mean cleeto, please, clang, you know." ===[[w:Kenan Thompson|Kenan Thompson]]=== :'''Superdude:''' "I'm Superdude, teenage superhero with powers that amaze the stupid." <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude:''' "I'm Superdude, the teenage superhero with powers that make women sweat!" :'''Sweaty Woman ''[Denberg]'':''' "It's true!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude:''' "I'm Superdude, the teenage superhero with powers that can make hamsters dance!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude:''' "I'm Superdude, the teenage superhero who's always in the right place at the right time!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude''': ''[usually after his intro]'' "I also enjoy...fluffy stuffed animals, and...soft kisses, and...chatting on the phone long-distance." <hr width=50%/> :'''Nasty Nancy''': "You'd be nasty, too, iffin' you was a cowboy named...'Nancy'." <hr width=50%/> :'''Mavis:''' "Hey, Clavis, wake up; the show is over." :'''Clavis ''[Mitchell]'':''' "Oh, yeah; kick it!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Miss Piddlin almost let her bad temper and delicate mental conditions get the better of her!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Taste the peas! C'mon, little angel! Tell Miss Piddlin whatcha think of the peas!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Careful, Miss Piddlin, don't lose your pea cool." <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "JULIO!!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Well, if you don't wanna eat peas, don't eat nothin' at all!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Miss Piddlin is back--with her special salad. I like to call it...peas!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Spice Cube ''[formerly Burt Spice]'':''' ''[rapping]'' "''Fuzzy little bunny, all cute and sweet; cuddly little rabbit, come play with me! Your ears are floppy, and your whiskers, they bend! You're so cute and fuzzy; won't you be my friend? Booooy!''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Spice Boys fan ''[Leon Frierson]'':''' "Will you guys sign my Spice Boy dolls for me? I got 'em all; they're so cool!" :'''Spice Cube:''' "Oh, look how adorable your cute little dolls are! Of course we can sign your dolls...I mean, uh, they--they look real tough, ya know what I'm sayin'? Punks? Punks!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Other character ''[Saul]'':''' "Yeah, my question is for ''Burt'' Spice. Um, Burt...what's with your name?" :'''Burt Spice:''' "What do--what do you mean?" :'''Other character ''[Saul]'':''' "Well, you know, uh, Hairy Spice is hairy, and Dead Spice is, well, not living." :''(Dead Spice is a skeleton.)'' :'''Other character ''[Saul]'':''' "You're just ''Burt'' Spice; now, don't you think that's kinda lame?" :'''Burt Spice:''' "Well, uh...no; the Spice Boys, we're all about music and boy power and friction. Trust me, nobody cares about my ''name''." <hr width=50%/> :''[Ishboo is a phony foreign exchange student.]'' :'''Other character ''[Denberg]'':''' "Ishboo...where ''are'' you ''from''?" :'''Ishboo:''' "Thank you for asking!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ishboo:''' ''[to the security guard]'' "Look at my swinging jewel. When I snap my fingers you will leave quietly." ''(Security guard falls asleep.)'' :'''Ishboo''': "Oh, well; close enough." <hr width=50%/> :'''Ishboo:''' ''(to Dr. Prober [Mitchell])'' "Look at my swinging jewel. When I snap my fingers you will put the needle down and walk out the door." :''(Dr. Prober slams the needle down, sits on it, and yells, slamming everything down and running out of the door.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Ishboo:''' "In my foreign land, it is only proper that the guests sleep in the bed, and that ''you'' sleep on the ''floor''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Kay ''[Bates]'':''' ''[She and Ishboo are on a date, and she has just watched him dance]'' "Oh, Ishboo, where did you learn to dance like that? In your foreign land?" :'''Ishboo:''' "Yes; when I was a small Ishboo, I accidentally sat on a hot stove. The excruciating butt pain taught me how to wiggle myself!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Bill Cosby:''' "Eat at least one gallon of yellow pudding every day." <hr width=50%/> :''(As a result of Angelique Bates's departure from ''All That'', Mandy is no longer on the ''Cooking With Randy & Mandy'' sketch.) :'''Randy:''' "Well, we all know how much Mandy loved chocolate. Unfortunately, during a recent chocolatey-wild weekend, Mandy lost her mind and consumed 479 pounds of pure milk chocolate. Last I heard, Mandy was locked away in a chocolate rehabilitation facility. We wish her well." <hr width=50%/> :'''Randy:''' ''[after tasting his dish, 'Burrito Surprise'--a chocolate-covered burrito]'' "That makes me wanna sing!" ''[singing to the tune of 'La Cucaracha']'' "''La chocolata, la chocolata''...all right! Now, the next dish that I have prepared for you is called 'chocolate on top of chocolate, smothered in chocolate'." <hr width=50%/> :'''Antoine:''' "What it is." <hr width=50%/> :'''Bradley the Big Ol' Baby:''' "Three pounds of applesauce. Bradley want three pounds of applesauce." <hr width=50%/> :'''Milton Querie ''[host of Family Vs. Family]'':''' "Now, our categories are...movies...famous forks...trousers...and things that go 'moo'." <hr width=50%/> :'''Jerry Futile:''' "Question number 5...blippity-blippity-booty-loo, blippity-blippity-moo." :'''Antoine:''' "Wait, did you just say 'blippity-blippity-booty-loo, blippity-blippity-moo'?" :'''Jerry Futile:''' "That is correct; now, what is your answer?" :'''Antoine:''' "Uh...meatloaf?" :'''Megan ''[Bynes]'':''' "74!" :'''Shelley ''[Reyes]'':''' "Is it a...kangaroo?" :''[The buzzer sounds.]'' :'''Jerry Futile:''' "Ooooo, WRONG! I'm sorry; the answer was 'meatloaf.'" :'''Antoine:''' "But, I ''said'' 'meatloaf'! Didn't y'all hear Antoine say 'meatloaf'?!" :'''Shelley:''' "Yup, he said 'meatloaf'." :'''Jerry Futile:''' "But, I didn't hear him. Sorry." <hr width=50%/> :'''Coldfinger:''' "Look at my finger! It is ''so'' cold! Feel it! C'mon, feel how cold it is!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Principal Pimpell:''' "As principal of Dullmont Junior High School, Principal William...Baines...Pimpell!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Principal Pimpell''': ''[while teaching the "gifted" class]'' "Now, these little black 'squiggles' are symbols called 'letters'. Now, now, together, these letters form visual representations of ''words'', like, for example, let me see...'coconut'! 'Coconut' is a word. Can anybody say, 'coconut'?" :'''Student ''[Denberg]'':''' "C-C-C-''scissors''?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Principal Pimpell:''' ''[singing to the tune of ''Dry Bones'']'' "''The finger bone's connected to the...shin bone! The shin bone's connected to the...brain bone!"'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Officer Ulcer ''[of the U. S. S. Spaceship]'':''' "Aw! ''Nobody'' stops ''my'' engines cold!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Lester Oaks, Construction Worker:''' "My name is Lester Oaks, Construction Worker!" <hr width=50%/> :''[appeared in the All That Tenth Anniversary Special Good Burger sketch]'' :'''Lester Oaks, Construction Worker''': Crunch bunny! ====Everyday French With Pierre Escargot==== :''[Each of these is the "translation" of a French phrase.]'' *There are small children in my nose. *May I blow my nose in your sandwich? *I want to shave your back. *My father's name is Stephanie. *You look like Stephanie, but you smell like Robert. *I'm sorry; I thought that was ''my'' pocket. *What time is it, and why do you smell like cheese? *Why is your butt talking? *''(after speaking an unusually long French phrase in which he mentions actor/singer Patrick Swayze [1952-2009])'' How are you? *Hey! Who put that bacon fat on my toilet seat? *Who are you, and why are you wearing my Daddy's panties? *I'm from Minnesota, and my name is ''Winnifred''! *Thanks for buttering my squirrel. *I thought you said this was pudding! *Who broke the pickle pump? *Kiss me! Squeeze me! Call me "Mrs. Beasley"! *Oh no! The babysitter exploded! *Monkeys are tickling my tummy. *May I take a nap in your nose? *I have not showered in 36 days! *Kiss me under the baloney tree! *Take those pork chops out of your brassiere! *Hey! Stop licking my kangaroo! *I enjoyed meeting your sister in prison! *I'm a pretty little girl. *May I pop my pimple on your lasagna? *Excuse me! I am not a drinking fountain! *Wow! How did you get an onion in there? *Pardon me, but this tissue has already been used. *Thanks for the lovely used tissue! *Please remove your banjo from my belly button. *Oh, no! The macaroni is infected! *I told you I had gas. *Merry Christmas! May I get you a cup of hot fat? *That's not an elf, that's my grandmother! *Hey! Look what the reindeer left on my roof! *That's not bubblegum! That's Porkboy the Breakfast Monkey! *Keep your hands off my chicken nuggets! *Mmmm! This men's room smells wonderful. *Who said you could live in my toilet? *Your grandfather looks pretty in that wedding dress. *This looks like mustard, but it tastes like ''you''! *Oh, no! It shrunk! *Where is the library and why is your nose filled with ointment? *Your wallpaper is making my eyebrows explode. *You look different. Did you brush your nose hair? *Don't cry. It's only a rectangle. ===[[w:Kel Mitchell|Kel Mitchell]]=== :'''Ed:''' "Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger; can I take your order?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed:''' "Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger. Is there anything in my nose?" :'''Customer ''[guest star Tracy Lynn Sullivan]'':''' "I don't ''know''." :''(She leaves in disgust.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed:''' ''[singing]'' "''I'm a dude, he's a dude, she's a dude, 'cause we're all dudes, hey!''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed:''' "Uhhh...no?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed:''' "That'll be eight bucks." <hr width=50%/> :'''Customer ''[Server]'':''' "Hi, I'd like a Good Punch." :'''Ed:''' "Okay." ''[Ed punches the customer in the face, KO-ing him.]'' :''[The customer awakens a few minutes later.]'' :'''Customer:''' "Why did you hit me? All I did was ask for a Good Punch!" ''[Ed knocks him out again.]'' :''[The customer wakes up again.]'' :'''Customer:''' "Okay, I think I've got it now. I keep asking for a Good Punch, and you keep hitting me repeatedly, with that in mind. I would like to order one Good ''Soda''. That is S-O-...D-A...soda." :'''Ed:''' "One Good Soda." :'''Customer:''' "Right." ''[Ed punches him out again.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Pizzaface:''' "Hey! Don't bag on Walter like that!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Pizzaface:''' "I'm Pizzaface...Walter's friend." <hr width=50%/> :'''Okrah:''' "Today on the Okrah show, you'll be entertained by other people's tragic lives." <hr width=50%/> :'''Lump Maroon:''' ''[only dialogue]'' "Jupiterrrrrrrrr!" <hr width=50%/> :''(Lump and his brother Emily and sister Chuck [Reyes] have knocked down their neighbor [Thompson], who has returned Emily's missing trousers.)'' :'''Emily Maroon:''' "We knocked down Grandma!" :'''Neighbor:''' "Look! I ain't your Grandma! All right?! I'm not related to you Maroons in any way!" :'''Lump Maroon''': "Jupiter." :'''Neighbor:''' ''[pointing to Lump]'' "Especially ''him''!" <hr width=50%/> :''(Mavis [Thompson] and Clavis [Mitchell] are sitting in the audience, while laughing at one of Bynes's and Server's "Squash Boy" sketches.)'' :'''Clavis:''' "Ya hear that, Mavis? They're callin' for somebody named 'SQUASH BOY'!" :'''Mavis:''' "Yeah...''that's'' funny! Never heard of a boy...made entirely outta squash...''before''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Baggin' Saggin' Barry ''[Thompson]'':''' "I thought I had the biggest, baggiest pants in the world...then I met Baggin' Saggin' ''Mary''." :''(Earlier, the other students at Dullmont Jr. High School had asked Baggin' Saggin' Barry and Baggin' Saggin' Mary [Reyes] to pull various objects out of their pants; one of the things was a white TV set with red polka-dots. Mary also had a remote control, but Barry didn't. Before that, one of the students [Denberg] had requested pumpkin juice, and Barry had only a pumpkin to give her. Mary, however, ''did'' have a can of pumpkin juice, and she was sure that her trousers could hold more things than his could.)'' :'''Clavis:''' "You've been blessed with magic trousers. Use your gift. You just gotta reach deep down in your pants...and pull out things you never knew you had. Reach down deep." <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Oh, the life I live is sad!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "No...no...NO! ''Don't dance like a buncha crazy dancin' people''! This is ''volleyball'', not one of them rock'n'roll videos with the...hoodlum music!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Aww, my happiness is a memory!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Hehe! Hehe! Hehe! Goooood..." <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Why must you upset me in ways I can't understand?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "I demand to see your hall, pass, ticket, slip!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "All right; now, tell me what's in your book...pack...bag...sack!" <hr width=50%/> :''(Principal Pimpell has called a meeting with Miss Fingerly [Denberg], Tandy Spork [Server], Mr. Treble [Zack McLemore], Coach Kreeton [Mitchell], and Janitor Gaseous [Tamberelli], to find someone to fill in as principal of Dullmont Jr. High School for him while he is away, having his pimple removed.)'' :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Oh, yeah; celebrate! Celebrate! It's about ''time'' ya popped that pimple! Oh, every time I look at it, it makes me think of the ''Moon''! Oh, I'm so happy! The only thing worser than that ol' crazy-lookin' pimple...is my sad...miserable life." <hr width=50%/> :'''Butter Boy:''' "Superdude, why don't you rub up against me?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Alan:''' "Welcome to Cereal Critics, with Alan and Allen. I'm Alan, A-L-A-N." :'''Allen ''[Server]'':''' "And I'm Allen, A-double L-E-N." :'''Alan:''' "This morning, we're talking about...what else?" :'''Both ''[in unison]'':''' "CEREAL!" :'''Alan:''' "The first cereal on our list is...Lucky Germs. I think we have a clue. Let's take a look." :''[A video of them eating Lucky Germs cereal is shown.] :'''Allen:''' "I found Lucky Germs good-tasting and fun; even ''whimsical'', if you will." :'''Alan:''' "I ''won't''. I started out skeptical because of their scary jingle...♪''Frosted Lucky Germs'', ''they're tragically contagious''♪...what's with that?" :'''Allen:''' "Heh-''lo'', the jingle's a joke. If I lent you five bucks, would you ''buy'' yourself a sense of humor?" :'''Alan:''' "No, but I'd buy some...''antacid''. I'm still gassy." :'''Allen:''' "Thank you, Mr. Cranky Colon. Well, anyway, I say, 'spoons up'." :'''Alan:''' ''[makes a buzzer noise]'' "The correct response is, 'spoons down'." <hr width=50%/> :''[Repairman has just dropped through the ceiling, making a mess.]'' :'''[Other character]:''' "What was that?" :'''Repairman:''' "That was me! I'm...Repairmanman-man-man-man-man!" :'''[Other character]:''' "What's with the echo?" :'''Repairman:''' "Echo my butt!" <hr width=50%/> :'''[Other character]:''' "What's with the echo?" :'''Repairman:''' "Echo schmecho!" <hr width=50%/> :'''[Other character]:''' "What's with the echo?" :'''Repairman:''' "Go away!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Repairman:''' ''[noticing that a family's lamp is flickering]'' "Looks like lamp trouble; I can fix that for ya jiffy-quick!" :'''Father ''[Kevin Kopelow]'':''' "Please don't repair it." :'''Repairman:''' "But I must; I'm...Repairman-man-man-man-man-man!" :'''Mother ''[Denberg]'':''' "He's being very gentle." :''[Repairman "repairs" the lamp.]'' :'''Older daughter ''[Reyes]'':''' "Daddy! What is he ''doing''?!" :'''Repairman:''' "That lamp won't be giving you any more trouble; I repaired it!" :'''Father:''' "No. No, you didn't. You killed it." :'''Younger daughter ''[Johnson]'':''' "You squashed our helpless lamp!" :'''Repairman:''' "It was nothing!" :'''Mother:''' "It was horrible! You're a ''bad'' repairman!" :''[The rest of the family stares at her.]'' :'''Mother:''' "...-man-man-man-man-''man''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Commander Feeble ''[Server]'':''' ''[of Repairman's "repairs" to the U. S. S. Inferior space shuttle]'' "LET'S GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE HE REPAIRS US ALL!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Dr. Kay:''' "All right, all right, it's the one, it's the only, but never lonely, Diggy-Diggy-Dr. Kay! Hey, if you parents out there have any questions about your kids, make my telephone dance; let's go! Say 'Hey', to Diggy-Diggy-Dr. Kay!" :'''Man on the phone:''' "Hey, uh, hey, Dr. Kay, listen, uh, I have a 9-year-old son, and, well, he keeps puttin' on his sister's clothes. What do I do?" :'''Dr. Kay:''' "Uh, puts on his sister's clothes. Uh, what's the name?" :'''Man on the phone:''' "Steven." :'''Dr. Kay:''' "Tell me, does Steven look good in a dress?" :'''Man on the phone:''' "Yes, he does." :'''Dr. Kay:''' "A 9-year-old son, wears his sister's clothes...Dr. Kay's advice; call the boy 'Stephanie'! Problem solved!" :''[He rings his gong with his slingshot.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Dr. Prober:''' ''[during Ishboo's checkup]'' "Let me just check your ears. That's all right." :''[He checks Ishboo's left ear, and sees Ren and Stimpy, from ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''; they are screaming while blasting off into outer space.]'' :'''Dr. Prober:''' "Oh! Let me check the other one." :'''Ishboo:''' "Okey-dokey." :''[He checks Ishboo's right ear, and sees a polar bear.]'' <hr width=50%/> :''(A boy named Jake Feta has just used a "cheese fizz", and has thus been arrested by the Cheese Police.)'' :'''Jake Feta ''[Thompson]'':''' ''[to Officer Jack Colby, of the Cheese Police]'' "But you said we were friends!" :'''Officer Jack Colby:''' "Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I once said I was Dorothy from ''The Wizard Of Oz''. But ya don't see Toto...do ya?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Officer Jack Colby:''' "Man. If it isn't one cheese, it's another other! It's another other! I'm...on my way!" ===[[w:Lori Beth Denberg|Lori Beth Denberg]]=== :'''Herself ''[on Vital Information]'': *"If your face looks like a fig, and it's your birthday...then happy birthday, fig face!" :''[The audience laughs.]'' :"Thank you." *"Mirror, mirror, on the wall...LOOK AT ME; I'M A PERSON TALKIN' TO A PIECE OF GLASS!" *"If you're lucky enough to have a hammer...please...don't hammer in the mornin'." *"When it rains, it pours. When it snows...it's ''cold''." *"If you're on TV, giving out vital information, and your phone rings...don't answer it." *"It's not...'okay' to eat breakfast cereal out of your underpants." *"If you're on a first date with someone, never stick your finger in their spaghetti, twirl it, and holler, 'Looky, date; I'm makin' s'ghetti circles!'" *"''Twinkle, twinkle, little star; how I wonder''...how in the world that ''song'' ever became so ''popular''." *"There's no ''real reason'' to play basketball naked." *"Never spit on someone and then say, 'That's what spit feels like'." *"If you're drinking apple juice, and it feels warm...odds are, that ain't apple juice." *"If your friend's Mom asks you what you'd like to drink, don't say, 'Oh, nothin'. My mouth's fulla '''spit''''." *"The early bird gets the worm. Fine! I don't ''want'' the worm!" *"''Never'' put underwear on your head, and say to people, 'I'm little Nancy, and this my ''pretty'' new hat." *"It is better to sit there and ''look'' stupid...than it is to stand up, open your mouth, and announce, 'HEY, I'M ''DEFINITELY'' STUPID!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "The classroom is no place to exchange ideas and information!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "The classroom is no place for research." <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "The classroom is no place for enjoying yourself." <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "Good afternoon, students. I trust you all enjoyed lunch. I ''myself'' consumed a ''tasty'' chicken pot pie. Teachers love chicken pie...''cock-a-doodle-pie''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "QUIET! THIS IS A LIBRARY!" ''(blows airhorn)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Herself:''' "I want a rhinoceros...carved out of pure gold!"* <hr width=50%/> :'''Santa Claus:''' "So, Lori Beth, have you been a good girl this year?" :'''Lori Beth:''' "Hmmm, no." :'''Santa Claus:''' "Bye-bye!" :'''Lori Beth:''' "Seeya, Santa." <hr width=50%/> :'''Sweaty Woman:''' "You two couldn't be more wrong! It's Superdude!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "The classroom is no place for hiney-slappin'!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "Noisy! I thought I told you no talking! You talk, you walk!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "SILENCE! QUIET! STIFLE! HUSH! SHHH!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "SILENCE! NEVER ENTER THIS LIBRARY AGAIN!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' ''[after closing the door and ringing the bell that she has recently put on it]'' "HUSH, BELL! THIS IS A LIBRARY, NOT A RINGAMERRARIUM!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "SILENCE! THIS IS A LIBRARY! NOT A SNEEZE HALL!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "QUIET! THIS IS A LIBRARY! NOT A TALKATORIUM!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "I SAID 'SHUSH'! CAN'T YOU HEAR MY WORDS?!" :'''Other character ''[Knowings]'':''' "You are not a very good librarian." <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "EVERYONE, QUIET! YOU SQUEAK...I FREAK!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Other character [Bynes]:''' "I'm sorry. I thought this was the library--" :'''Loud Librarian:''' "WRONG! THIS IS THE ''LIBRARY'', AND THAT MEANS NO NOISE! WHAT KIND OF LUNATIC ARE YOU?!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Connie Muldoon:''' "I was never ''in'' my car! We Muldoons don't believe in motor vehicles!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Herself:''' ''[singing]'' "''I'm so proud of my new bunny; he wiggles his nose, and eats my honey; he tickles my toes, I tickle his tummy; and that's why I'm so proud. Proud, proud, proud; bunny, bunny, bunny...''" ===[[w:Katrina Johnson|Katrina Johnson]]=== :''(Susie, from a form of the Girl Scouts known as the Little Pansies, who wear pink uniforms, is trying to sell her cookies to a man named Bernie [Mitchell] and his wife [Bates]; she has just climbed in through their window after Bernie rejected her at the front door.)'' :'''Susie:''' "Okay, here is the deal; buy 30 boxes of Fudgy Clots, and I'll knock of 3%!" :''(Each box of Little Pansy cookies costs $5; this would cost $145.50 altogether.)'' :'''Bernie:''' "What do you think you're doin'?" :'''Susie:''' "Selling Little Pansy cookies! Haven't I made that clear?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Bernie's wife:''' "Times sure have changed; when I was young, we were never pushy Pansies." <hr width=50%/> :'''Susie:''' "Did I mention that Lulu Creams are made with real synthetic nougat?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ross Perot:''' Did you know I'm freakishly rich? I mean, I got over $4 billion. <hr width=50%/> :'''Perot:''' ''[looks hungrily at Pizzaface]'' How can I concentrate with that dee-licious pizza starin' at me? <hr width=50%/> :'''Perot:''' Look at me, I'm in a bathtub full of money. I'm a sawed-off freak, takin' a $4 billion jacuzzi! <hr width=50%/> :'''Dorothy:''' What about me, Mr. Cosby? What about my shower? :'''Cosby ''[Thompson]'':''' Well, you see, Dorothy, a shower is like a box of peanuts that you sit on with your wife Camille. And the grapefruit, and the avocados, and the little children running around in the neighborhood. Purty, purty, purty. Purty, purty, purty. And then, your big toe swells up in your underpants. <hr width=50%/> :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' ''[after giving a customer free but spicy peanuts]'' "Those peanuts were soaked overnight in jalapeño pepper juice. I call 'em 'jalapeanuts'. Is that cute, or what?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' ''[to a customer]'' "Thirsty?" :'''Customer ''[Server]'':''' "Lemonade, please." :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' "Five bucks." :'''Customer:''' "Five bucks? That's a lot of money." :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' "Well, you seem a lot of thirsty." <hr width=50%/> :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' ''[crying, while holding an audience member's puppy]'' "My Mom said, if I don't sell enough lemonade, she'll sell my puppy!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' ''[crying]'' "I went to all the trouble to find your golf ball, and you won't even buy any lemonade!" <hr width=50%/> :''[someone has asked about lactose-intolerant; Johnson's character appears from inside of a grocery display]'' :'''Sally:''' Superdude is lactose-intolerant. That means he can be harmed by dairy products. :'''Woman:''' You mean like ham? :'''Sally:''' No. Ham is meat. Dairy products include milk, butter, cream, cheese, cream cheese, and... :'''YoGurl''': Yogurt! <hr width=50%/> :'''Sally:''' I've got a squeegee! <hr width=50%/> :'''Sally:''' You're the best, Superdude, even if you ''are'' lactose-intolerant. <hr width=50%/> ===[[w:Alisa Reyes|Alisa Reyes]]=== :''[Kiki and Fran are stranded on an uncharted island.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Fran ''[Denberg]'':''' "Kiki, we've been on this island for three years..." :'''Kiki:''' ''[singsong]'' "''Three years, two months, one wee-eek!''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Kiki:''' ''[singing]'' "Fran's here, and I'm here, and you're here, and you're gonna be heeeeeere...forrrrrever-" :'''Fran ''[Denberg]'':''' "Stop it." :'''Kiki:''' "--and ever--" :'''Fran:''' "Stop it!" :'''Kiki:''' "--and ever--" :'''Fran:''' "STOP IT!" :'''Kiki:''' "--and ever--" :''[Fran knocks herself out.]'' :'''Kiki:''' "--and ever...." ===[[w:Angelique Bates|Angelique Bates]]=== :'''Mandy:''' "Mmmm; the chocolate does wonders for the nails." <hr width=50%/> :'''Mandy:''' "Looks like it's raining chocolate syrup. And...can it be snowing chocolate sprinkles?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Penny Lane:''' ''[to Superdude]'' "No, the milk will harm you! You're lactose-intolerant!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jaleel White ''[as Steve Urkel]'':''' "Surprise! Ha-ha, did I do thaaaaaat?" <hr width=50%/> ===[[w:Amanda Bynes|Amanda Bynes]]=== :'''Ashley:''' ''[starts to read a letter]'' "Dear Ashley..." That's me! <hr width=50%/> :'''Springs:''' ''[sings]'' I'm a teeny-weeny bopper-beany, I'm so nice and he's so meany! <hr width=50%/> :''[Alien Thumtax has just fired on the U. S. S. Spaceship, which is helmed by 10-year-old Captain Tantrum]'' :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[wails]'' "You hurt my spaceship! WAAAAAAAAH!" :'''Officer Canker ''[Server]'':''' "Oh, nice goin', Thumtax! You made our little captain cry!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "You, you fired lasers at me, and I'm just a little girl!" :'''Thumtax ''[Denberg]'':''' "I--I'm sorry. How was I supposed to know that your captain was a little girl? I'm sorry, lil' Cap'n. I didn't mean to harm your ship; I--what can I do to make you feel better, sweetie?" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[sniffles]'' "Lower your shields." :'''Thumtax:''' "But, I--" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[wails]'' "WAAAAAAAAAH!" :'''Thumtax:''' "All right. Lower shields." :'''One of Thumtax's minions:''' "Shields down." :'''Thumtax:''' ''[to Captain Tantrum]'' "All right, dear; our shields are down. Is that better?" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "I guess so." :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[to Singo and Officer Canker]'' "FIRE MAIN LASERS!" :'''Singo ''[Mitchell]'':''' ''[sings]'' "Firin' lasers!" :''[He and Officer Canker fire the lasers at Thumtax's ship.]'' :'''Thumtax:''' ''[screams, in the destruction of her ship]'' :'''Singo:''' ''[singing]'' "Captain, that was brilliant; Captain, that was brilliant!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Status report, Officer Canker." :'''Officer Canker:''' "Alien ship dee-stroyed." :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Excellent! Take us out of here, Singo. Heading 2614, mark 2." :'''Officer Canker:''' "But, but, Captain, we're supposed to be heading to Jupiter. That mark will take us directly to some place called...Happy...''Toyland''..." :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Soooo?" :'''Singo:''' "We don't have time to go to Happy Toyland...no..." :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "BUT I WANNA GO TO HAPPY TOYLAND! I WANNA GO TO HAPPY TOYLAND!..." <hr width=50%/> :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Porkus II?! That planet is entirely inhabited by...Pigginoids!" :'''Sosumi ''[Reyes]'':''' "Pigginoids?! No! I was harmed and taunted by Pigginoids when I was a little girl!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[singsong]'' "''No one cares...''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Hey! You aliens! This is Captain Tantrum, of the U. S. S. Spaceship! ♪Whatcha doin'?♪" <hr width=50%/> :''(The U. S. S. Spaceship is under attack by an alien named Velcro, who is made of what his name indicates.)'' :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Who are ''you''?" :'''Velcro ''[guest star Kevin Carlson]'':''' "I...am Velcro. And I am angry." :''(He removes his neutral mouth and replaces it with his angry mouth.)'' :'''Velcro:''' "See?" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "All right, VELCRO! Why have you attacked us?!" :'''Velcro:''' "I have issues!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Okay. But...will you please not attack us again?" :'''Lt. Fondue ''[Knowings]'':''' "Oh, ''sure''! You're all polite to ''him''..." <hr width=50%/> :'''Ashley:''' "Our next letter comes from...Mary Schmid, of Butler, Pennsylvania. Mary writes...'Dear Ashley'...thaaaat's me! 'Dear Ashley, for reason, people never pay any attention to me. No one seems to care about me, or anything that I have to say. How come everyone always ignores me?" :''[Ashley puts the letter down.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Ashley:''' "Our next letter comes from...Lisa Lillian, of Queens, New York. Lisa writes...'Dear Ashley'...thaaaat's me! 'Dear Ashley, my name is Lisa. I just bought a new sweater. It is green. Sincerely, Lisa.'" :''[long pause]'' :'''Ashley:''' "WHO STINKIN' CARES?! This is called 'ASK Ashley'! Not 'BORE Ashley to Stinkin' Death'!" :'''Ashley:''' ''[mocking]'' "''Gee, I'm Lisa Lillian! And I just bought a new sweater! It is green! I'm a moron'', and blah-dee-blah-dee-blah-dee-blah-dee-BLAH!" <hr width=50%/> :''(Dr. Debbie is a cheerleading doctor.)'' :'''Dr. Debbie:''' "Pain, pain, go away; come again...NEVER!" ===[[w:Danny Tamberelli|Danny Tamberelli]]=== :'''Janitor Gaseous:''' "Squat and rot!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jack Campbell:''' "I'm gonna collect all this evidence...with my face!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jack Campbell:''' "I'm Jack Campbell, Fat Cop!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Francis the Caveman:''' "Me Francis, and I'm a caveman." <hr width=50%/> :''(An alien named Crouton [Tamberelli] is attacking the U. S. S. Spaceship; he has the power to telepathically control the ship and its crew.)'' :'''Crouton:''' "Now, surrender your ship." :'''Captain Tantrum ''[Bynes]'':''' "NEVER!" :'''Crouton:''' "Then I will make you do more unpleasant things!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Singo ''[Mitchell]'':''' ''[singing]'' "''Things aren't good...things are bad...Singo's feeling very sad...''" :'''Crouton ''[groaning]'':''' "Stop it!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Did you ''see'' that? Singo! Sing something else!" :'''Singo:''' ''[singing]'' "''Okay, Captain, have no fear; just tell me what you wanna hear!''" :'''Crouton ''[groaning]'':''' "Stop the singing; it's ''killing me''!" :'''Officer Canker ''[Server]'':''' "Wait a minute. Whenever Singo sings...it harms Crouton!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Hairy Spice:''' "Sweaty, you better be careful around all this electrical equipment; I mean, you're just dripping in sweat. And everybody knows that water and electricity...''don't mix''." ===[[w:Christy Knowings|Christy Knowings]]=== :'''Jessica:''' "And, like, my name is Jessica; ''rrrr''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Winter Wonders:''' "I'm Winter Wonders, and this is the game show called ''What Do You Do?'', where our panel tries to figure out what some kid does." <hr width=50%/> :'''Lt. Fondue ''[of the U. S. S. Spaceship]'':''' "Captain! What is we gonna do?!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Lt. Fondue:''' "Captain! I'm receivin' a trans-mishy-on from the alien ship that attack-ed-ed us!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin ''[Thompson]'':''' "I see you had my Julio bring in your carrots." :'''Miss Toodle ''[Miss Piddlin's lunch lady rival]'':''' "Uh-huh, 'cause ya know, children love them some carrots, more than anything." <hr width=50%/> :''(It is Science Day at Dullmont Jr. High School, and none of the students except Tilly [Bynes] did a science project. Ms. Ernestine Klump, the teacher, chooses Jasper to go first.)'' :'''Jasper ''[Thompson]'':''' "Um, this is a stick." :''[He breaks the stick in half.]'' :'''Jasper:''' "Now, it's two sticks." :'''Ms. Klump:''' "Oooo! Very good, Jasper! That science project will have ''many'' uses in the ''computer'' industry!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ms. Klump:''' "Now, our next show and tell student is Thrack Morton." :'''Thrack ''[Saul]'':''' "Well, for show and tell today, I brought my new...instant juicer! My Uncle Wayne gave it to me, for Nephew Day." :''(Thrack places his juicing machine on Ms. Klump's desk, and takes out a bowl containing several oranges and cups.)'' :'''Ms. Klump:''' "Wow! A juicer; well, that's terrific! Now, what does it do?" :'''Thrack:''' "Well, first, you put the fruit in on top, like this." :''(He puts an orange into the juicer.)'' :'''Thrack:''' "Then, you press the button." :''(He does so, and the juice from the orange pours into the cup that he has placed near the spout.)'' :'''Thrack:''' "And, voilà...juice!" :''(He hands the juice to one of the other students ''[Thompson]''.)'' :'''Thrack:''' "Here, try some." :'''Other student:''' ''[after tasting the orange juice]'' "Mmmm! It tastes like sunshine on a Saturday morning!" ===[[w:Leon Frierson|Leon Frierson]]=== :'''Leroy:''' "Hey; my name's Leroy." :'''Fuzz ''[a blue puppet]'':''' "And my name is ''Fuzz''!" :''[He laughs.]'' :'''Fuzz:''' "How ya doin', Leroy?" :'''Leroy:''' "Anyway, today we're here to talk about somethin' that irritates ''me''. I'm talkin' about ''vegetables''." :'''Fuzz:''' "Leroy, did I just hear you say you don't like vegetables?" :'''Leroy:''' "You wanna make somethin' of it?" :'''Fuzz:''' "Well, gee; no...sorry." :'''Leroy:''' "I know. Now, like I was sayin', before I was so ''rudely'' interrupted by the big-mouthed ''puppet''..." :''[He casts a sideways glance at Fuzz.]'' :'''Leroy:'''...vegetables are ''nasty''." :'''Fuzz:''' "But, Leroy, vegetables are good for you. They're full of ''vitamins and happiness''!" :''[He laughs.]'' :'''Fuzz:''' "And they ''taste'' great, too!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Leroy:''' "Fuzz, we're not done yet. We should have a blow-dryer." :'''Fuzz:''' "A blow-dryer? But that's not a blow-dryer; that's an industrial strength leaf-blower!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Fuzz:''' ''[singing]'' "''Mi-mi-mi...oh, I like to scrub in the tub, 'cause I can play in the bubbles, and wash away my troubles; oh, bath-time sure is fun!''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Fuzz:''' "Kids gotta have a bedtime, so they get plenty of sleep! Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep--" :'''Leroy:''' "You on some kinda medical problem?!" :'''Fuzz:''' "Yes." :'''Leroy:''' "It ''figures''." <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Billy Fuco:''' "I'M BILLY FUCO!" <hr width=50%/> :''[There has been a long arguement over which Cloudy Knight singer should be top-billed.]'' :'''C.J.:''' "Have y'all caught the midnight train to ''Georgia''? Now, I'm the cutest, and I got the biggest afro, so we will continue to be called...'C.J. and the Cloudy Knights.'" ===[[w:Nick Cannon|Nick Cannon]]=== :'''LaTanya:''' "Okaaaaay!" <hr width=50%/> :'''LaTanya:''' "It's time to get our freak on!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Quik'N'Fast customer ''[Saul]'':''' "Can I just buy these breath mints!" :'''LaTanya:''' "Ugh! You ''need'' 'em, Mr. ''Garbage'' Mouth!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Sweaty Spice:''' "Boy Power!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Sweaty Spice:''' "Look, Burt; this just ain't workin'. ''Sorry''..." <hr width=50%/> ===[[w:Mark Saul|Mark Saul]]=== :'''Yearbook photographer ''[Server]'':''' "That's him! That's the little ''hooligan'' that tied me up and hid me under the ''desk''!" :'''Stuart:''' "Fine, I'm not the real ''yearbook photographer''. I'm just a guy named Stuart. But you know something? If I was the real ''yearbook photographer'', I'd be the best ''yearbook photographer'' IN ALL THE LAND! People would come up to me and say 'Oh, Stuart, you're the best ''yearbook photographer''...EVER!!!!!' You all sicken me!! Now I'm going to get on my pterodactyl and go. C'mon, Terence." <hr width=50%/> :'''Stuart:''' ''[Pretends to take a student's picture with a life-sized replica of an iguana]'' "That picture's gonna come out just great!" :'''Student ''[Bynes]'':''' "But, that's not a camera; that's an iguana." :'''Stuart:''' "You can't prove that!" :'''Stuart ''[to the iguana]'':''' "She doesn't know what she's talking about, Mr. Camera." :'''Student ''[Bynes]'':''' "Look, nut! ''This'' is a camera, and ''that's'' an iguana." :'''Stuart:''' "And I'm a goat." :''[He bleats like a goat, and eats a handful of grass.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Hypno-Pants:''' "Stare into my butt!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Murray:''' "Hey! Could you--hey! Could you bring me--hey! Could you bring me a balloon?" ===Other=== :''[The show opening]'' :'''Announcer ''[Soup]'':''' "Fresh out the box! Stop, look, & watch! Ready yet? Get set! It's All That!" <hr width=50%/> :''[Peter and Flem are performing the actions as narrated]'' :'''Announcer:''' "Peter sharpens pencils the old-fashioned way. Flem sharpens pencils in different parts of his body." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter exercises every day. He runs over five miles. Flem runs from the police." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter does his homework making sure he gets all the answers right. Flem hits things with a hammer." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "After dinner, Peter enjoys a fresh piece of fruit for dessert, like an apple. Flem eats a bag of sugar." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter makes excuses to go to the restroom. Flem's going to the restroom right now." :''[Flem is not in his restroom.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter turns off his TV set using a remote control. Flem uses a brick." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter always brushes his teeth before going to bed. Flem brushes his hobo." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter likes to grow nice plants and flowers. Flem grows things under his arms." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter likes to read. Flem can't." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Every day after school, Peter walks his dog, Fido. Flem walks his grandmother." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "After doing his homework, Peter relaxes by watching public television. Flem watches underwear." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter uses his laptop computer to do his homework. Flem smashes stolen coconuts." <hr width=50%/> :'''[[w:Kevin Kopelow|Kevin Kopelow]]:''' "Five minutes! The show starts in five minutes!" <hr width=50%/> :'''[[w:Kevin Kopelow|Kevin Kopelow]]:''' "Listen up. I'm just here to tell ya, that in ten minutes, the show will be startin' in ''five minutes''." <hr width=50%/> :'''[[w:Dan Schneider (producer)|Dan Schneider]]:''' "Hiiiii, everyone! It's time for 'Ask Ashley'!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed ''[Mitchell]'':''' Whoa! We have a drive-through window! :'''Mr. Bailey ''[Schneider]'':''' Ed, we've had a drive-through window for 3 years; it's right over there. :''(He points the drive-through window out to Ed.)'' :'''Ed:''' Whoa! How does the car fit through that little window over there? :'''Mr. Bailey:''' It ''doesn't'', Ed! The cars don't drive ''through'' the window; they drive ''past'' the window! :'''Ed:''' Oh; well, why don't they call it a "drive-pass" window? <hr width=50%/> :'''Mr. Bailey:''' ''[looks at a customer's winning ticket, which Ed claimed was for $5,000]'' "Aw, for the love of decimals, Ed, this says he won ''50¢''! 50¢, not 5,000!" <hr width=50%/> :'''[[w:Mýa|Mýa Harrison]]:''' ''[Describing the perils of live television]'' "...And if things go horribly wrong, we'll show this video clip of Rhineheart the Dancing Monkey-Boy." <hr width=50%/> :'''Complaint Department lady ''[Lori Beth Denberg]'':''' ''[to a customer]'' Complaint Department. Whatcha doin'? :'''Customer ''[Tricia Dickson]'':''' ''[southern accent]'' Well, I have a ''complaint''... :'''Complaint Department lady:''' Is...that your complaint? :'''Customer:''' No. :'''Complaint Department lady:''' If you have no complaint, I must ask you to go home. :'''Customer:''' Well, I certainly ''do'' have a ''complaint''. :'''Complaint Department lady:''' Well, ''make'' up your ''mind''! Do you have a complaint? :'''Customer:''' Yes; I bought this here mini vacuum cleaner. But I wanted a blue one, like on the box...and they gave me this here red one, surely by mistake. :'''Complaint Department lady:''' Well, if I were you, I'd take it right back to the store where I bought it. ==Dialogue== <hr width=50%/> :'''Kevin:''' "Everyone, I have a little surprise for you all! Kenan?" :''[Kenan enters, carrying the Big Ear of Corn, who was feared to be terminally ill. The other cast members are delighted, especially Lori Beth.]'' :'''Josh:''' "It's the Big Ear of Corn!" :'''Angelique:''' "So, what was wrong with the Corn?" :'''Kenan:''' "Nothin'; it turns out that the Big Ear of Corn wasn't even sick at all! Katrina?" :''[Katrina enters, pushing a perambulator containing the Big Ear of Corn's four new offspring, each of whom is at least twice the size of a standard ear of corn.]'' <hr width=50%/> :''(Three new students--Maggot, Rash, and Spew, the members of the band Bacteria--have joined Miss Fingerly's class.)'' :'''Maggot ''[Server]'':''' ''[British accent]'' My name is Maggot! :'''Rash ''[Reyes]'':''' I'm Rash! :'''Spew ''[Thompson]'':''' They call me SPEW! :'''Miss Fingerly ''[Denberg]'':''' All right. Spew, Rash...Maggot. Now, where are you children from? :'''Student ''[Johnson]'':''' Miss Fingerly, don't you know who they are? :'''Student ''[Bates]'':''' Yeah! :'''Student ''[Johnson]'':''' They're ''Bacteria''! :'''Miss Fingerly:''' Now, let's not judge others by their appearance. :'''Student ''[Mitchell]'':''' No; they're Bacteria, the hottest band around! :'''Student ''[Johnson]'':''' Their CD, ''Raw Sewage'', just went Triple Platinum! :'''Miss Fingerly:''' Oh, I see. Well, perhaps you'd like to tell the class how your band ''got'' the name "Bacteria"! :'''Maggot:''' Well, you see, our drummer, Spew, forgot to take a bath for 3½ years, and when we looked under his armpit, we found... :'''Miss Fingerly:''' All right! Let's all take our seats. <hr width=50%/> :''(Treach, Kay Gee, and Vinnie, the members of the rap group Naughty By Nature, are in the library, practicing for their performance as the episode's musical guest)'' :'''Loud Librarian:''' Silence! This is a ''liberry''! Just who do you fellas think you are?! :'''Kay Gee:''' We're Naughty By Nature. :'''Loud Librarian:''' Oh, well; ''that's obvious''! :'''Treach:''' No, no, no; we're the ''rap group'' Naughty By Nature. This is Kay Gee, this is Vinnie, and I'm Treach, and we just came in-- :''(She blows her air horn)'' :'''Loud Librarian:''' Quiet! This is a ''liberry''! Now, look, Treach, Kay Gee, Vinnie? I realize that you are all "naughty", and that it is your "nature" to be so! But if you wanna sing, you're not gonna do it in my liberry! :''(She points to the stage)'' :'''Loud Librarian:''' You can sing over there! :''(Naughty By Nature heads over to the stage)'' :'''Loud Librarian:''' ''(blows her whistle)'' Let's hear a round o' sound for...Naughty By Nature! :''(She blows her air horn again; Naughty By Nature performs their hit "Clap Yo Hands".)'' <hr width=50%/> :''(Rash has left Bacteria, and now Maggot and Spew are holding auditions for a new bass player.)'' :'''Maggot:''' Excuse me; before we start, can you even ''play'' the ''bass''? :'''Waw ''[Tamberelli]'':''' WAAAAAAAW! <hr width=50%/> :'''Amanda:''' Hey, everyone! Before the musical guest comes on, I wanted to show you my magic powers!<br/> :'''Audience:''' Ooh, aah!<br/> :'''Amanda:''' That's right! I'm going to turn these ice cubes into a glass of water!<br/> :''(Puts the ice cubes into a glass; a few seconds go by)''<br/> :'''Amanda:''' Hmmm. This trick usually takes a few hours. Hey, I know! I'll just turn this grapefruit into NSYNC instead! Alaka-ZAM!<br/> :''(NSYNC appears)''<br/> :'''JC Chasez:''' Where are we?<br/> :'''Justin Timberlake:''' And why do we smell like grapefruit? <hr width=50%/> :''[Josh is running on an unstoppable treadmill.]'' :'''Amanda''': Help! Help! I need help! :'''Danny''': What's wrong? :'''Amanda''': I need help. :'''Danny''': Well, I'm right here. :''[long pause]'' :'''Amanda''': Kenan! Kel! I NEED SOME HELP!! :''[Kenan and Kel enter]'' :'''Kenan''': What's wrong? Was Danny bothering you? :'''Kel''': Because we'll take care of him. :'''Amanda''': No. It's Josh. He's stuck on the treadmill, and we can't make it stop! <hr width=50%/> :''(At Good Burger, Mr. Bailey [Tim Goodwin; later played by Dan Schneider] has introduced Ed [Mitchell] to the new employee, Beth [Bates], who becomes Ed's love interest. She and Ed are lost in thought.)'' :'''Ed:''' ''(thinking)'' I'm lost in thought. :'''Beth:''' ''(thinking)'' He seems lost in thought. :'''Ed:''' She's so pretty, just like a...like, uh...like someone who's pretty. :'''Beth:''' I hope he thinks I'm pretty. :'''Ed:''' I do. :'''Beth:''' He'd be the coolest boyfriend. :'''Ed:''' Some vegetables...are green. :'''Beth:''' I wonder if he'll call me, and ask me out on a date. :'''Ed:''' I want to call her, and ask her out on a date, but I don't know how... :''[short pause]'' :'''Ed:''' ...to use a phone. :'''Beth:''' Ed, it's so easy, spell. :'''Ed:''' My foot's cold. :''[looks down]'' :'''Ed:''' Hey! I'm missin' a shoe! :''(Earlier, a customer [Johnson] had found and complained about a shoe in the strawberry milkshake that she had ordered; presumably, this was Ed's right shoe. He had actually noticed it in the milkshake machine, but hadn't bothered to remove it. This had made her "confused...and ''angry''!".)'' <hr width=50%/> :''(Superdude has just dispatched two bullies in a bank and gone outside to tie them up. A little girl dressed as Superdude runs into the bank )''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude ''[Amanda Bynes]'':''' NOBODY MOVE! This is a holdup!<br/> :''(A security guard runs out screaming)''<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man''': ...Superdude?<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' That's right, I'm Superdude! Now gimme all the money--or I'll use my superpowers to harm you!<br/> :''(The Sweaty Woman [Lori Beth Denberg] begins to empty the cash drawer as the real Superdude comes in)''<br/> :'''Superdude ''[Kenan Thompson]'':''' Those bullies won't be bothering anyone anymore!...hey, who are you?<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' I'm, uh...Superdude!<br/> :''(Pause)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' Excuse me? <br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman''': Quick! Grab the [[impostor]]! <br/> :''(Before anyone can react, Fake Superdude rushes toward Superdude. The two spin around briefly, and end up facing the bank patrons.)''<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' Oh, no! Now we can't tell which one is the REAL Superdude! <br/> :'''Black-Haired Woman:''' I'm totally confused! <br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' Talk about conflict! <br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' Which one is the good Superdude, and which one is the bank-robbing ''evil twin''?<br/> :'''Superdude:''' ...Y'all are kidding me, right? <br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' I'm the REAL Superdude! HE'S the IMPOSTOR! <br/> :'''Superdude:''' ''I'm'' the ''real'' one! <br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' I can't tell which is which! <br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' What are we gonna DO?<br/> :'''Superdude:''' What is WRONG with you people? LOOK AT US!<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' He's evil, I tell ya! Evil. Evil!<br/> :'''Superdude:''' Look, look. I'll prove to you that I'm the real Superdude, aight? <br/> :''(He picks up a metal bar and twists it into a knot. The patrons applaud.)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' Now do you believe me?<br/> :'''Blond Woman:''' He IS the real Superdude!<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' Wait, wait! Watch this! <br/> :''(She grabs a piece of paper and, after a brief struggle, tears it in half.)''<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' That one's got super strength, too! <br/> :'''Superdude:''' WHAT? That ain't super! Oh, for heaven's sake, look--this is NOT the real Superdude! She's a little girl!<br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' I've got an idea! Superdude is lactose intolerant!<br/> :'''Superdude:''' You ain't got to go there.<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' Lactose intolerant...what's that?<br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' Lactose intolerant means that Superdude can't handle dairy products--such as cheese, whipped cream, and especially milk!<br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' The Sweaty Woman's right! Does anybody have a pitcher of milk?<br/> :''(The Sweaty Woman has pulled a large pitcher of milk from behind the desk and is drinking from it.)''<br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' ...I do!<br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' Here's how we'll tell them both apart. I'll pour this milk on both of them, and then the real Superdude will be horribly damaged!<br/> :'''Superdude:''' No, I don't think that that's such a good...<br/> :''(Penny pours the milk over both of the Superdudes. Fake Superdude only screams, but Superdude falls to the ground.)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' A...E...I...O...<br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' SHE'S the impostor! <br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' The Sweaty Woman's right! <br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' I'M ON A ROLL!<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' But it's too late! Now with Superdude out of the way, I'm free to take all the money! Then I'll POSE as Superdude, and commit crimes ALL OVER THE WORLD! AAAAHHH HAAA HAA HAA!<br/> :''(She takes the sacks of money and heads for the door)''<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' Oh, somebody help Superdude! <br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' I've got a blow dryer! <br/> :''(Penny takes the dryer and runs it over Superdude. Meanwhile, Fake Superdude stops to collect a toaster)''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' Almost forgot my free toaster! <br/> :''(She takes it and goes toward the door)''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' Buh-bye...SUCKERS! <br/> :''(Superdude is dry by now, and stands up.)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' HOLD IT, you evil bank-robbing impostor! You're not going anywhere! <br/> :''(He turns around and sends magnetic rays out of his buttocks. They attract the metal in toaster, and Fake Superdude, who is still holding the toaster, is pulled back.)''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' What happened? <br/> :'''Superdude:''' I stopped you by using my super magnetic force field from my super butt! You should've let go of the toaster, but you HAD to be greedy, didn't ya? <br/> :''(Two police officers enter the bank)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' Aha! Officers, arrest this bank robbing person as my evil twin!<br/> :'''Police Officer:''' Wow. We just came here to open new accounts and get our free toasters.<br/> :'''Police Officer:''' Thanks a lot, Superdude! Wow--you two really look identical! <br/> :''(They take Fake Superdude into custody.)''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' NO! NOO! I'LL BE BACK, SUPERDUDE!<br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' I guess Evil Superdude picked the wrong day to rob a bank!<br/> :'''Superdude:''' You are correct. What can I say-you ''twin'' some, and you lose some! <br/> :''(The patrons break into loud, faked laughter.)''<br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' I don't get it!...HA HA HA HA HA! <hr width=50%/> :''(Detective Dan [Josh Server] has ruined Helga's [Danny Tamberelli]'s wedding.''<br/> :'''Helga:''' YOOOOUUU!! You have angered Helga! ''(grabs Dectective Dan by his trench coat)'' Now you must pay!<br/> :'''Detective Dan:''' Don't mind if I do! <hr width=50%> :''(How Randy and Mandy usually introduce their cooking sketch, ''Cooking With Randy & Mandy''.)'' :'''Randy ''[Kenan Thompson]'':''' Hi! I'm Randy! :'''Mandy ''[Angelique Bates]'':''' And I'm Mandy! :'''Randy and Mandy ''[in unison]'':''' And this is ''Cooking With''... :'''Randy:''' ...''Randy''... :'''Mandy:''' ...''and Mandy''! Hi, Randy! :'''Randy:''' Hi, Mandy! <hr width=50%> :'''Mandy:''' Moms tend to overlook the benefits of chocolate. :'''Randy:''' Mainly that it tastes very, very good. <hr width=50%> :'''Mandy:''' Our next dish is ''nachos''. :'''Randy:''' First, you place the chips in a microwaveable plate... :'''Mandy:''' ...and then you add ''chocolate''. :'''Randy:''' Chocolate ''bars''... :'''Mandy:''' ...chocolate ''chips''... :'''Randy:''' ...chocolate ''sprinkles''... :'''Mandy:''' ...chocolate ''powder''... :'''Randy:''' ...chocolate ''syrup''... :'''Randy and Mandy ''[in unison]'':''' ...''any'' kind of chocolate, ''really''. :'''Randy:''' Because once they mesh together, they become one harmonious chocolate holiday; a ''celebration'' of chocolate, if you will. <hr width=50%> :'''Square dance caller ''[guest star Tim Farmer]'':''' Choose your partner! Do-si-do! Swing your partner 'round and 'round; pick him up and throw him down! Yee-ha! Kick him in the side, kick him in the head; change his name from Bob to Ted! <hr width=50%> :''(The Island Girls are visited by Kiki's sister, Didi)''<br/> :'''Didi ''[Johnson]'':''' Hello, hello!<br/> :'''Kiki''': I wonder who that is?<br/> :'''Fran''': Who cares? It's a person...it's a person that's ''not you''!<br/> :''(She runs to Didi)''<br/> :'''Fran''': Thank you, whoever you are! I'm rescued! I'm rescued! Finally--I'm rescued! Who are you?<br/> :''(Didi removes her goggles)''<br/> :'''Kiki''': Didi!<br/> :'''Didi''': Kiki!<br/> :'''Fran''': Kiki, who is this?<br/> :'''Kiki''': This is my sister, Didi! Didi, this is my bestest friend, Fran!<br/> :''(She hugs Fran, who looks terrified.)''<br/> :'''Fran''': YOUR SISTER?!<br/> <hr width=50%> :'''Quik'N'Fast customer ''[Bynes]'':''' Excuse me, can I have change for a 20? :'''LaTanya ''[Cannon]'':''' Oooo, of course you can, 'cause this ''is'' Quik'N'Fast, the ''bank''! :'''LaNeesha ''[Thompson]'':''' ''[to LaTanya]'' Wait a minute, girl! I thought this was Quik'N'Fast, the ''store''! :'''LaTanya:''' Oooo; you is so right, LaNeesha! I was wrong, you was right; I was wrong, you was right! :'''LaTanya:''' ''[to the customer]'' So I guess you gonna hafta buy somethin' to get your change, then! :'''Quik'N'Fast customer:''' Okay, fine, I'll...take this pack of gum. :'''LaTanya:''' And I give you your change! :''(She pours a beach pailful of pennies onto the counter.)'' :'''LaTanya:''' 1...3...13...it's all here. :'''Quik'N'Fast customer:''' Hey, I didn't want ''pennies''! :'''LaNeesha:''' Oooo, Ms. Fussy was just '''beggin'''' for change, and now she don't want it! :'''LaTanya:''' Maybe she should come back when she knows what she wants, okay? Bye! <hr width=50%> :''(A gym coach [Server] is coaching a boy named Bruno [Thompson] to become a ballerina in Miss Fingerly's [Denberg] ballet class. Bruno has just gotten kicked by one of the other ballet students [Johnson] while the class has been doing pliés.)'' <br/> :'''Coach:''' WHAT WAS ''THAT''?! YOU LET THAT LITTLE GIRL TAKE YOU OUT WITH ONE LITTLE PLEA-LAY! :'''Bruno:''' But...she kicked...me ''hard'', Coach. :'''Coach:''' SHE IS A ''LITTLE GIRL'', FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD, BRUNO! :'''Bruno:''' But, she's real strong, and look, she ripped my tutu. :'''Coach:''' That's just 'tutu bad*', idnit?! *Play on words: '''too, too'' bad' <hr width=50%> :'''Miss Fingerly ''[Denberg]'':''' All right, class. Today, we will be discussing popular music. Now, who can tell me the name of the very first CD ever released by Boyz II Men? :''(Harpo raises his hand.)'' :'''Miss Fingerly:''' All right, um...Harpo? :'''Harpo ''[Thompson]'':''' Oh, yes! Okay, all right, the very first CD by Boyz II Men was called "II". :'''Balthasar ''[Mitchell]'':''' Noooo...it's "''Cooleyhighharmony''". :'''Harpo:''' No! You're wrong, man! It was called "''II''"! :'''Balthasar:''' "''Cooleyhighharmony''"! :'''Harpo:''' "''II''"! :'''Balthasar:''' "''Cooleyhighharmony''"! :'''Harpo:''' "''II''"! :'''Balthasar:''' Oh! "''Cooleyhighharmony''"! :'''Harpo:''' Oh! I ''hate'' you! :'''Balthasar:''' You make me ''sad''! :'''Harpo:''' Okay; fine, Balthasar! Okay; so, like, you think that Boyz II Men's first CD was called "''Cooleyhighharmony''". But ''I'' know who can settle this, man. :''(Harpo goes to the door and opens it.)'' :'''Harpo:''' Chuh-''guh''! :''(The members of the musical guest, Boyz II Men--Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, and Marc Nelson--enter the classroom.)'' :'''Harpo:''' Hey! Boyz II Men! Okay, men, Balthasar there says that your ''first'' CD was entitled "Cooleyhighharmony", but ''I'' think that it was called "''II''". So, who's right? :'''Marc Nelson:''' Well, Harpo, I hate to tell you this, but, um, Balthasar is right. :'''Wanya Morris:''' Yeah. Our first CD was called "Cooleyhighharmony"; the second one was entitled "II". :'''Nathan Morris:''' Yeah, I mean, if you think about it, you know, like, "II"..."II", the second...second album. :'''Harpo:''' I feel so ''foolish''. <hr width=50%/> :''(What the "Whatever Girls" usually say)''<br/> :'''Gina''':Okay?<br/> :'''Jessica''': Okay!<br/> :'''Gina''': Okay!<br/> :'''Jessica''': Okay!<br/> :'''Both''': OKAY!!!<br/> ==Second Run (seasons 7-10)== ===[[w:Chelsea Brummet|Chelsea Brummet]]=== :'''Bridget:''' "Hi! I'm Bridget, and this is my...SLUMBER PARTY!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Abby Rhodes:''' "Like, okay, okay?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Mega Butt:''' "Butt powers ACTIVATE!" ===[[w:Jack DeSena|Jack DeSena]]=== :'''Slimon Bowel:''' "I hate you all." <hr width=50%/> :'''Randy Quench:''' "Here comes me!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Randy Quench:''' "I'm Randy Quench! Volunteer Fireman!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Carson Daly:''' "I'm now bleeding from the ears! I hope you're happy!" ===[[w:Lisa Foiles|Lisa Foiles]]=== :'''Claudia:''' "When life gives me lemons, I suck them." <hr width=50%/> :'''Claudia:''' "I want to give you all an infection." :'''Bridget ''[Brummet]'':''' "Infect people ''later''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Heather Darling:''' "INCOMING!!!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Heather Darling:''' "That's my name!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Kaffy:''' "MY HEART IS POUNDING LIKE A JACKHAMMER!" ===[[w:Kyle Sullivan|Kyle Sullivan]]=== :'''Harry Bladder:''' "Weenius nosium!" <hr width=50%/> :''[Sacco (Lyons) had enlarged Herhiney's (Foiles) buttocks.]'' :'''Harry Bladder:''' "Look what you did to her heinie!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Brian Peafest''': "Who will be the next American Idiot?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Buzz:''' "MY PULSE IS RACING FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ernie:''' "Here comes the loopy-de-loop." ===[[w:Shane Lyons|Shane Lyons]]=== <hr width=50%/> :'''Soupdude:''' "''I'm'' not Superdude! I'm...''Soupdude''!" ===[[w:Giovonnie Samuels|Giovonnie Samuels]]=== :'''Mandy Snackson:''' "Dawg, you did your thing." <hr width=50%/> :'''Driving Instructor:''' "Don't be distracted by distractions!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Dill:''' "Once upon a time...there was this little puppy named Cuddles. And then...Cuddles ate a huge banana split!" ===[[w:Bryan Hearne|Bryan Hearne]]=== :'''Re-Ron:''' "I'm Harry Bladder's precocious best friend!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Zigfried:''' "KUMQUAT!...jerk." ===[[w:Jamie Lynn Spears|Jamie Lynn Spears]]=== :'''Thelma Stump:''' "Got any bacon?...Bacon's goooood." <hr width=50%/> :'''Carlee:'''"I'm Carlee--" :'''Marlee ''[Foiles]'':''' "--and I'm Marlee--" :'''Both ''[in unison]'':''' "--and we've got a passion for trashin' fashion! Uh-huh!" ===[[w:Christina Kirkman|Christina Kirkman]]=== :'''Cindy Lou Rougeneck:''' "I want some babyback ribs!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Sunshine Sally:''' "So, go get the tacos." ===[[w:Kianna Underwood|Kianna Underwood]]=== :'''Kareena Jones:''' "Sass-er-frass!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Kareena Jones:''' "No flapjacks for you TODAY!!" ===[[w:Denzel Whitaker|Denzel Whitaker]]=== :'''Cupid:''' "I don't like it now, and I didn't like it when I was a tall white guy!" ''(the part had previously been played by Lyons)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Jeff Bester:''' "When it comes to safety, I know bester!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jeff Bester:''' "Yo-yo's going crazy." <hr width=50%/> :'''Jeff Bester:''' "Jeff Bester deems these crayons...UNSAFE!" :''(He makes a loud buzzer noise.)'' ===Other=== :'''Lady in Shane's Mouth ''[Schneider]'':''' "Don't live in a mouth!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer ''[Brian Peck]'':''' "Know your stars...know your stars...know your stars..." ==Third Run (season 11)== ===[[:Kate Godfrey|Kate Godfrey]]=== :'''Marie Kiddo:''' ''(in a boys-only treehouse)'' "Welcome back to ''Getting Rid Of Your Stuff''. I'm your host, Marie Kiddo. I help people decide what to keep, and what to get rid of. Today, I'm here at this super-secret clubhouse for boys." :''(The treehouse belongs to two friends, Chad and Randy, who are asleep in their hammocks.)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "HI, CHAD AND RANDY!" :''(Chad and Randy fall out of their hammocks.)'' :'''Chad ''(Ryan Alessi)'':''' "Marie? How'd ''you'' get in here?" :'''Randy ''(Lex Lumpkin)'':''' "No girls allowed, Marie." :''(Randy points to where it says "Boys Only" on one of the treehouse walls.)'' :'''Chad:''' "Yeah; didn't you read the sign?" :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "Yep." :''(She notices some comic books of theirs, and picks them up.)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "Tell me about these comic books. Do they bring you joy?" :'''Chad:''' "Yep; they're colorful ''and'' violent." :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "Then we keep the comics." :'''Randy:''' "''O''kay." :''(She puts them down, and then notices the beanbag chairs.)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "How about these old beanbag chairs? Do they spark gladness?" :'''Chad:''' "Spark gladness?" :'''Randy:''' "You mean, does Chad fart in them?" :'''Chad:''' "Randy!" :'''Randy:''' "Hey, you spark '''somethin'''' in them all the time." :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "In that case, we thank you, beanbag chairs, and we give a little giggle." :''(She giggles mischievously.)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "DESTROOOOY!" :''(She makes three long steel claws, similar to those of Wolverine from ''X-Men'', emerge from each of her hands, and she uses these claws to destroy the beanbag chairs.)'' :'''Chad:''' "Marie! I ''sit'' in those!" :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD!" :''(short pause)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "And we're calm." <hr width=50%/> :'''Positive Poppi:''' "Hi! I'm Positive Poppi. Today's inspirational quote to keep in mind is, 'Life is a gift'." :''(A giant present, wrapped in yellow wrapping paper with red flowers and tied with green ribbon, falls on her; only her feet are now visible.)'' :'''Positive Poppi:''' "Stay positive!" ===[[:Gabrielle Nevaeh Green|Gabrielle Nevaeh Green]]=== :'''Alisha:''' ''(to a customer at Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee)'' "Good morning! I'm Alicia, your barista. Welcome to Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee! Would you like to taste-test our new espresso?" :''(Alisha takes a sip of the espresso, then discards the cup.)'' :'''Alisha:''' "YOLO! Ever been to Yolo County in California? It's a real place!" :''(She runs over to a map of the lower 48 states, and points out Yolo County, California.)'' :'''Alisha:''' "''See''?" :'''Customer ''(Reece Caddell)'':''' "It is way too early for whatever is happening right now." :'''Alisha:''' "Early bird gets the worm! Do you know some people refer to the worm as the caterpillar? The dance, not the animal. Can you do the worm? I can." :''(She gets down on the floor and does the worm.)'' :'''Customer:''' "I--can I just have an iced coffee?" :'''Alisha:''' "Sure!" :''(Alisha goes back behind the counter.)'' :'''Alisha:''' "Would you like that teeny tiny, medium, medium plus, biggie small, or a super duper?" :''(She places a super duper-sized display cup on the counter.)'' :'''Customer:''' "''That's'' way too big." :'''Alisha:''' "Okay, too big!" :''(She discards the super duper-sized cup.)'' :'''Alisha:''' ''(discarding the teeny tiny-sized display cup)'' "Too small!" :'''Alisha:''' ''(taking a sip from her own medium-sized cup of coffee)'' "Ah, just right! Did you know Goldilocks originally had silver hair? Guess it was really someone's Grandma sneaking into that bears' house. My Grandma's name is Carrie; what's yours?" :'''Customer:''' "Can I just have a coff--" :'''Alisha:''' "Is it Geraldine?" :'''Customer:''' "A coffee with--" :'''Alisha:''' "Ruby?" :'''Customer:''' "''No''!" :'''Alisha:''' "Lucille?" :'''Customer:''' "You know what? Forget it; I'm awake!" :'''Alisha:''' "Thanks for waking up at Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee!" :''(The customer smiles sarcastically, and then she leaves.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Customer ''(Godfrey)'':''' "Good morning." :'''Alisha:''' "Good morning; welcome to Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee...Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee! Coffee! Coffee!" ===[[:Nathan Janak|Nathan Janak]]=== :''(He hosts the sketch ''Cancelled With Nathan''.)'' :'''Himself:''' "Welcome to...''Cancelled'', ''With Nathan''. I am here to tell you what is now ''officially'' cancelled, and ''why''. Up next we have people just saying 'kay' instead of 'okay'. Yes, 'kay' is...''cancelled''! No, I am not cancelling the ''letter'' 'K'. It can stay. I need to spell words like 'kangaroo'...and 'kazoo'. And 'knight', even though it ''is'' silent. But replying with 'kay' instead of 'okay' is ''not okay''. I texted my friend Jeremy a question. I asked, 'Hey, Jeremy, when you're done with that scooter, can you let me know, because ''I'' want to use it next?'. And he replied with...'kay'. Have you ever heard anything more rude in your whole life?! What, am I not worth the 'O'?! I was under the impression that we were ''friends''. What kind of friend is ''too'' lazy to reply back with ''two syllables''?! I got him the ''exact'' limited edition skateboard that he wanted for his birthday. And in return, ''I'' can't even get ''two letters''?! Phew! Well, guess what, Jeremy. Maybe ''I'm'' too lazy to say all of ''''Jeremy'''' now. So from ''now'' on, you're Jer...''kay''?" ===[[:Lex Lumpkin|Lex Lumpkin]]=== :'''Long Coat:''' "All right! We've assembled some of the toughest, most ruthless villains in all of Cityville. Robo Arms! Rocket Shoes! And Hot Breath! The first place we hit is the bank, and with all of us, Hero Boy won't be able to stop us!" :'''Robo Arms ''(Chinguun Sergelen)'':''' "If Hero Boy comes ''anywhere near'' us, I'll destroy him by launching a truck at him with the sheer force of my arms!" :'''All:''' "YEAH!" :'''Rocket Shoes ''(Green)'':''' "If I see him, I will ''blast'' into him full speed with the immense power of my rockets!" :'''All:''' "YEAH!" :'''Hot Breath ''(Godfrey)'':''' "And I'll breathe a gaping hole into the ground until Hero Boy falls to him doom!" :'''All:''' "YEAH!" :'''Long Coat:''' "And I'll have this...very long coat. Now, when we ''first'' get in the bank, I..." :''(Robo Arms raises his right hand.)'' :'''Long Coat:''' "What is it, Robo Arms?" :'''Robo Arms:''' "Am I the only one who feels like...the coat really isn't that helpful? I mean, we all explained what we would do in full detail, but--" :'''Long Coat:''' "Bad guys always wear long coats. It's scary." ===[[:Chinguun Sergelen|Chinguun Sergelen]]=== :'''Benny ''(Sergelen)'':''' "Hey, it's ''Unboxing With Benny'', the show where I open boxes and show you guys what's inside. And I'm ''very'' excited about ''this'' one, guys. ''This'' is the new Funtendo 64 gaming system. Oh, you've never heard of it? That's because it doesn't come out for another ''year''! Lucky for you, I'm famous, so they sent me one. Let the unboxing begin!" :''(Benny tries in vain to open his package.)'' :'''Benny:''' "Mmm, sturdy packaging...this is a little harder to open than I thought. BRB." :''(Cut to him holding a pair of heavy-duty scissors.)'' :'''Benny:''' "Trust me, you guys are gonna ''freak'' when you see what's in this box..." :'''Announcer:''' "FREAK!" :''(Benny tries to cut the box open, but the scissors break.)'' :'''Benny:''' "...just as soon as I can get it open. Trust me, you will freak." :'''Announcer:''' "FREAK!" :''(Benny calls Funtendo Customer Support, and talks to an agent.)''' :'''Funtendo Customer Support agent ''(on the phone)'':''' "Funtendo Customer Support. If you need help, say 'help'". :'''Benny:''' "Help!" :'''Funtendo Customer Support agent:''' "Did you say...'applesauce'?" :'''Benny:''' "Applesauce?! ''Why'' would I say 'applesauce'?!" :'''Funtendo Customer Support agent:''' "Transferring you to...applesauce." ===[[:Reece Caddell|Reece Caddell]]=== :''(In this season, she is the host of ''Vital Information''.)'' :"Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Beans make the farts go longer." <hr width=50%/> :"Out of sight, out of mind? Out of money, out of ''ice cream''; you know what I'm ''saying''." <hr width=50%/> :"If you're in a pickle...get outta that pickle, man; ''come on''!" <hr width=50%/> :"Open the window and the air in...unless ''Aaron'' is a ''jewel thief''." <hr width=50%/> :"If a train is traveling from Chicago to New York at 130 miles an hour, and the train leaves at 8:35 in the morning...you should ''fly''. It's ''way'' faster." <hr width=50%/> :"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Unless they are eggs. Never join ''eggs''. ''Trust'' me." <hr width=50%/> :"You shouldn't judge a book by its cover. You also shouldn't cover your book with peanut butter, and run around school, saying, 'Don't be ''jelly''...'." ===[[:Ryan Alessi|Ryan Alessi]]=== :'''Other character ''(Caddell)'':''' "O, M, G. I heard ''Scary Basement IV'' is so much scarier than the first three." :'''Other character ''(Aria Brooks)'':''' "I heard the first ten seconds are the scariest ten seconds in cinema history. #ScaryBasementIVChallenge." :''(She shrieks in delight.)'' :'''Other character ''(Caddell)'':''' "Can't wait!" :'''T@$#le!gh:''' "''Soooo'' scared! O. M. G.; tag me in that. It's T@$#le!gh. T-at sign-dollar sign-hashtag-L-E-exclamation point-G-''H''." :'''Other character ''(Aria Brooks)'':''' "Guys...don't look, it's Tevin; O..." :'''Other character ''(Caddell)'':''' "...M..." :'''T@$#le!gh:''' "...G!" :'''Tevin ''(Godfrey)'':''' "Bro, bro, I'm ''so'' gonna make it through the first ten seconds, no prob." :'''Other character ''(Lumpkin)'':''' "Dude, I don't know. Trad saw ''Scary Basement'' and his whole family had to move to a house ''without'' a basement." :'''Other character ''(Janak)'':''' "Bro, I am so stoked; I am not even scared ''at all''." :'''Tevin:''' "''At all'', bro." :'''Other character ''(Lumpkin)'':''' "Bro!" :'''Other character ''(Janak)'':''' "Bro!" :''(All three fist-bump.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "It's time for the world's easiest game show, ''Simplicity''! And here's your host, Dell Devine!" :'''Dell Devine ''(Alessi)'':''' "Welcome to ''Simplicity'', the simplest game show in the whole world. Let's meet our contestants for today. From East Dakota, Linda Schnutzenberger." :'''Linda Schnutzenberger ''(Caddell)'':''' "Hi!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "And from Dallas, Canada...Larry Van Halen!" :'''Larry Van Halen ''(Sergelen)'':''' "Whuh-''sup''?" :'''Dell Devine:''' "Let's play ''Simplicity''. The rules are simple. I'll ask a question. If you know the answer, press one green button and two red ones. If you ''don't'' know the answer, pull the lever and honk the horn. But if you hear ''this'' sound..." :''(The buzzer sounds.)'' :'''Dell Devine:''' "...push a blue button, wait three seconds, then twist the purple knob. Whatever you do, ''do not touch the kazoo''. Everybody ready?" :'''Linda Schnutzenberger:''' "''Ready''..." :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "''NOOOO''..." :'''Dell Devine:''' "First question. What sport is played with a basketball?" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Basketball!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "That is correct!" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "''Yes''!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "''But'' you forgot to ring a bell." :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "What ''bell''?" :''(The buzzer sounds.)'' :'''Linda Schnutzenberger:''' "Basketball." :'''Dell Devine:''' "Correct! Linda wins Round 1!" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "But, she didn't ring a bell." :'''Dell Devine:''' "''Yes'', Larry. That's because after one contestant answers incorrectly, the other contestant can answer ''if'' they're eating a 12-foot party sub." :''(Linda is revealed to be doing this.)'' :'''Dell Devine:''' "And now, it's time for Round 6!" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Wha--Round ''6''? Can we go over the rules again?" :'''Dell Devine:''' "''No''...next question. How many eggs are in a dozen?" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Twelve." :''(A fisherman enters, and hits Larry with a large-mouthed spotted bass.)'' :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Hey! What was ''that''?!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "You got the answer wrong. So you got slapped in the face with a large-mouthed spotted bass!" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "But...a dozen ''is'' twelve." :'''Dell Devine:''' "''But'', in Round 6, all the answers are supposed to be ''divided'' by six, so the correct answer is two. Linda?" :'''Linda Schnutzenberger:''' "Nine." :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "You're gonna get slapped with a fish--" :''(The fisherman returns, and again hits Larry with the fish.)'' :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Why ''me''?! The right answer was ''two''!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "''That's'' because ''you'' are in Round ''6''. ''Linda'' is in Round ''3''. The rules are pretty clear, Larry." :'''Linda Schnutzenberger:''' ''(to Larry)'' "What are you ''not'' understanding?" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "A ''lot''!" ===[[:Aria Brooks|Aria Brooks]]=== :'''Lt. Uhlot:''' ''(an extraterrestrial, of Star Crew)'' "Well...Officer 'Smart'...the Klorgons are still here, and they're still mad!" :'''Klorgon leader ''(Caddell)'':''' "''And'' covered in various ''teas''." :''(Officer Smart [Janak] miscalculated that dousing the hostile Klorgon extraterrestrials with iced tea would be sufficient to defeat them.)'' <hr width=50%h/> :''(All of Officer Smart's calculations have proven inaccurate.)'' :'''Lt. Uhlot:''' "Enough! No more of your ''stupid calculations''! Because according to ''my'' calculations, ''you have yet to be right''!" ===[[:Other|Other]]=== :''(Singer Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, known professionally as H. E. R. [Having Everything Revealed], is the musical guest for this episode; she is at Good Burger, and she has given Ed her order.)'' :'''Ed ''(Kel Mitchell)'':''' "What's the name on the order?" :'''H. E. R.:''' "H. E. R.." :'''Ed:''' "Oh, you...you want it in ''her'' name?" :''(He points to another woman who is eating at Good Burger.)'' :'''H. E. R.:''' "No, no. ''I'm'' H. E. R.." :'''Ed:''' "Oh, okay; well, if you're ''her'', then who is ''she''?" :'''H. E. R.:''' "I don't ''know'' who she is. Listen carefully, okay? My name...is ''H. E. R.''. ''H. E. R.'' is ''me''." :'''Ed:''' "I thought ''I'' was me. And I thought you were ''her''." :'''H. E. R.:''' "She ''is'' her." :'''Ed:''' "Oh. Okay; then, who am ''I''?" :'''H. E. R.:''' "Can we just stop trying to figure out who everybody else is, please?" :'''Ed:''' "No, no, no, no; I think I got it. Okay. You're ''you'', she's ''her'', and you're ''also'' her. All right, but she's not ''you''. Okay? And then ''I'm'' not her, because I'm me. But...sometimes, I'm you. All right? So, she's not me...okay...and she's not ''you'', and she's not ''her'', and I don't know who the heck ''that'' is." :''(He points to another man at Good Burger.)'' ==External links== {{wikipedia}} *{{imdb title|id=0111875|title=All That}} [[Category:Nickelodeon shows]] [[Category:American TV shows]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] q6fsfxl0k5b14vzh420vr8lp8zccm2s 3148747 3148746 2022-07-28T19:07:18Z 96.67.57.173 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''{{w|All That}}''''' (1994-2000, 2002-05, 2019-20) is an American sketch comedy television series created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin for Nickelodeon. {{tv-cleanup|2007-02-11}} {{unreferenced|article about a serial production}} ==First Run (seasons 1-6)== ===[[w:Josh Server|Josh Server]]=== :'''Himself ''[after getting amnesia due to a concussion from a falling spotlight]'':''' "My name is Lord Swaynesborough of Fontcastle." <hr width=50%/> :''[Detective Dan has just entered a classroom at Dullmont Jr. High School, thinking that it was a bank being robbed.]'' :'''Detective Dan:''' "I'm Detective Dan! Everybody up against the wall, and nobody move!" :'''Other character ''[Bynes]'':''' "Um...Detective Dan...how are we supposed to get up against the wall ''without moving''?" :'''Detective Dan:''' "I'm Detective Dan." :'''Other character ''[Bynes]'':''' "That explains nothing." <hr width=50%/> :'''Detective Dan:''' "Hello, Pizza Shack? I'd like a large pepperoni pizza with no pepperonis." <hr width=50%/> :'''Detective Dan:''' "Wait a minute! Where was ''I'' when this robbery was takin' place? Hmmmm...''boys''! Beat me, and then push me so I go flyin' out the window!" :''(The officers [Knowings and Tamberelli] accompanying Detective Dan do as he says.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Bernie:''' "My name is Bernie Kibbitz. AND I NEED PANTS!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jerry Futile ''[the host of ''You Can't Win!'']'':''' "How many shoes?....Ooooo, ''wrong''! The answer was nine. Nine shoes." <hr width=50%/> :'''Jerry Futile:''' "YOU...CAN'T...WIN!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jerry Futile:''' "True...or false? Oooo, ''wrong''! The correct answer is, that one was 'googly-googly-wick-wick-wick-wick'." <hr width=50%/> :'''Emily Maroon:''' "Wall...wall hit face. It hurt." <hr width=50%/> :'''Toby Braun:''' "I give you...The Board!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Toby Braun:''' "Forget that bicycle! Forget that treadmill! Forget that thing I was tryin' to sell you last week! The Board is the only piece of fitness equipment you and your loved ones will ever need!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Toby Braun:''' "Check the pulse...irregular; good!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Toby Braun:''' "With The Brute, you don't need a telephone!" :''(The Brute [guest star Ron Lester] destroys the telephone.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''The Brute:''' "I like flowers." :'''Toby Braun:''' "ME, TOO!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Walter the Earboy:''' "WAIT A MINUTE! I know a guy who has huge ears like mine and everybody likes him! He'll tell me what I should do!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude ''[Thompson]'':''' "Well, if it isn't Milk Man!" :'''Milk Man:''' "'Udderly' correct...Superdude! Hope my little visit doesn't ''sour'' your day!" :'''Superdude:''' "That's putting it mildly! Last time I saw you, you were rotting in prison!" :'''Milk Man:''' "And I have ''you'' to thank for ''putting'' me there! I hate when someone ''spoils'' my fun!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jimmy Bond:''' "Wow, that is some penny!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Julio ''[Miss Piddlin's assistant]'':''' "Miss Piddlin? Here--here's more peas. Isn't that a lovely thing, more peas? I was just gonna set 'em down very slowly..." <hr width=50%/> :'''Tandy Spork:''' "Chocolate? Randy, once you've tasted the magical freshness of carrots, asparagus, broccoli, and green beans, you'll find that you won't even ''want'' to eat that nasty, silly chocolate anymore!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Mumbly Spice:''' "Flick in blob, a wig a wang jang blang; I mean, pop music, if it is, puh-tuh, hmmm, I mean cleeto, please, clang, you know." ===[[w:Kenan Thompson|Kenan Thompson]]=== :'''Superdude:''' "I'm Superdude, teenage superhero with powers that amaze the stupid." <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude:''' "I'm Superdude, the teenage superhero with powers that make women sweat!" :'''Sweaty Woman ''[Denberg]'':''' "It's true!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude:''' "I'm Superdude, the teenage superhero with powers that can make hamsters dance!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude:''' "I'm Superdude, the teenage superhero who's always in the right place at the right time!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude''': ''[usually after his intro]'' "I also enjoy...fluffy stuffed animals, and...soft kisses, and...chatting on the phone long-distance." <hr width=50%/> :'''Nasty Nancy''': "You'd be nasty, too, iffin' you was a cowboy named...'Nancy'." <hr width=50%/> :'''Mavis:''' "Hey, Clavis, wake up; the show is over." :'''Clavis ''[Mitchell]'':''' "Oh, yeah; kick it!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Miss Piddlin almost let her bad temper and delicate mental conditions get the better of her!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Taste the peas! C'mon, little angel! Tell Miss Piddlin whatcha think of the peas!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Careful, Miss Piddlin, don't lose your pea cool." <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "JULIO!!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Well, if you don't wanna eat peas, don't eat nothin' at all!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Miss Piddlin is back--with her special salad. I like to call it...peas!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Spice Cube ''[formerly Burt Spice]'':''' ''[rapping]'' "''Fuzzy little bunny, all cute and sweet; cuddly little rabbit, come play with me! Your ears are floppy, and your whiskers, they bend! You're so cute and fuzzy; won't you be my friend? Booooy!''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Spice Boys fan ''[Leon Frierson]'':''' "Will you guys sign my Spice Boy dolls for me? I got 'em all; they're so cool!" :'''Spice Cube:''' "Oh, look how adorable your cute little dolls are! Of course we can sign your dolls...I mean, uh, they--they look real tough, ya know what I'm sayin'? Punks? Punks!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Other character ''[Saul]'':''' "Yeah, my question is for ''Burt'' Spice. Um, Burt...what's with your name?" :'''Burt Spice:''' "What do--what do you mean?" :'''Other character ''[Saul]'':''' "Well, you know, uh, Hairy Spice is hairy, and Dead Spice is, well, not living." :''(Dead Spice is a skeleton.)'' :'''Other character ''[Saul]'':''' "You're just ''Burt'' Spice; now, don't you think that's kinda lame?" :'''Burt Spice:''' "Well, uh...no; the Spice Boys, we're all about music and boy power and friction. Trust me, nobody cares about my ''name''." <hr width=50%/> :''[Ishboo is a phony foreign exchange student.]'' :'''Other character ''[Denberg]'':''' "Ishboo...where ''are'' you ''from''?" :'''Ishboo:''' "Thank you for asking!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ishboo:''' ''[to the security guard]'' "Look at my swinging jewel. When I snap my fingers you will leave quietly." ''(Security guard falls asleep.)'' :'''Ishboo''': "Oh, well; close enough." <hr width=50%/> :'''Ishboo:''' ''(to Dr. Prober [Mitchell])'' "Look at my swinging jewel. When I snap my fingers you will put the needle down and walk out the door." :''(Dr. Prober slams the needle down, sits on it, and yells, slamming everything down and running out of the door.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Ishboo:''' "In my foreign land, it is only proper that the guests sleep in the bed, and that ''you'' sleep on the ''floor''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Kay ''[Bates]'':''' ''[She and Ishboo are on a date, and she has just watched him dance]'' "Oh, Ishboo, where did you learn to dance like that? In your foreign land?" :'''Ishboo:''' "Yes; when I was a small Ishboo, I accidentally sat on a hot stove. The excruciating butt pain taught me how to wiggle myself!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Bill Cosby:''' "Eat at least one gallon of yellow pudding every day." <hr width=50%/> :''(As a result of Angelique Bates's departure from ''All That'', Mandy is no longer on the ''Cooking With Randy & Mandy'' sketch.) :'''Randy:''' "Well, we all know how much Mandy loved chocolate. Unfortunately, during a recent chocolatey-wild weekend, Mandy lost her mind and consumed 479 pounds of pure milk chocolate. Last I heard, Mandy was locked away in a chocolate rehabilitation facility. We wish her well." <hr width=50%/> :'''Randy:''' ''[after tasting his dish, 'Burrito Surprise'--a chocolate-covered burrito]'' "That makes me wanna sing!" ''[singing to the tune of 'La Cucaracha']'' "''La chocolata, la chocolata''...all right! Now, the next dish that I have prepared for you is called 'chocolate on top of chocolate, smothered in chocolate'." <hr width=50%/> :'''Antoine:''' "What it is." <hr width=50%/> :'''Bradley the Big Ol' Baby:''' "Three pounds of applesauce. Bradley want three pounds of applesauce." <hr width=50%/> :'''Milton Querie ''[host of Family Vs. Family]'':''' "Now, our categories are...movies...famous forks...trousers...and things that go 'moo'." <hr width=50%/> :'''Jerry Futile:''' "Question number 5...blippity-blippity-booty-loo, blippity-blippity-moo." :'''Antoine:''' "Wait, did you just say 'blippity-blippity-booty-loo, blippity-blippity-moo'?" :'''Jerry Futile:''' "That is correct; now, what is your answer?" :'''Antoine:''' "Uh...meatloaf?" :'''Megan ''[Bynes]'':''' "74!" :'''Shelley ''[Reyes]'':''' "Is it a...kangaroo?" :''[The buzzer sounds.]'' :'''Jerry Futile:''' "Ooooo, WRONG! I'm sorry; the answer was 'meatloaf.'" :'''Antoine:''' "But, I ''said'' 'meatloaf'! Didn't y'all hear Antoine say 'meatloaf'?!" :'''Shelley:''' "Yup, he said 'meatloaf'." :'''Jerry Futile:''' "But, I didn't hear him. Sorry." <hr width=50%/> :'''Coldfinger:''' "Look at my finger! It is ''so'' cold! Feel it! C'mon, feel how cold it is!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Principal Pimpell:''' "As principal of Dullmont Junior High School, Principal William...Baines...Pimpell!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Principal Pimpell''': ''[while teaching the "gifted" class]'' "Now, these little black 'squiggles' are symbols called 'letters'. Now, now, together, these letters form visual representations of ''words'', like, for example, let me see...'coconut'! 'Coconut' is a word. Can anybody say, 'coconut'?" :'''Student ''[Denberg]'':''' "C-C-C-''scissors''?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Principal Pimpell:''' ''[singing to the tune of ''Dry Bones'']'' "''The finger bone's connected to the...shin bone! The shin bone's connected to the...brain bone!"'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Officer Ulcer ''[of the U. S. S. Spaceship]'':''' "Aw! ''Nobody'' stops ''my'' engines cold!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Lester Oaks, Construction Worker:''' "My name is Lester Oaks, Construction Worker!" <hr width=50%/> :''[appeared in the All That Tenth Anniversary Special Good Burger sketch]'' :'''Lester Oaks, Construction Worker''': Crunch bunny! ====Everyday French With Pierre Escargot==== :''[Each of these is the "translation" of a French phrase.]'' *There are small children in my nose. *May I blow my nose in your sandwich? *I want to shave your back. *My father's name is Stephanie. *You look like Stephanie, but you smell like Robert. *I'm sorry; I thought that was ''my'' pocket. *What time is it, and why do you smell like cheese? *Why is your butt talking? *''(after speaking an unusually long French phrase in which he mentions actor/singer Patrick Swayze [1952-2009])'' How are you? *Hey! Who put that bacon fat on my toilet seat? *Who are you, and why are you wearing my Daddy's panties? *I'm from Minnesota, and my name is ''Winnifred''! *Thanks for buttering my squirrel. *I thought you said this was pudding! *Who broke the pickle pump? *Kiss me! Squeeze me! Call me "Mrs. Beasley"! *Oh no! The babysitter exploded! *Monkeys are tickling my tummy. *May I take a nap in your nose? *I have not showered in 36 days! *Kiss me under the baloney tree! *Take those pork chops out of your brassiere! *Hey! Stop licking my kangaroo! *I enjoyed meeting your sister in prison! *I'm a pretty little girl. *May I pop my pimple on your lasagna? *Excuse me! I am not a drinking fountain! *Wow! How did you get an onion in there? *Pardon me, but this tissue has already been used. *Thanks for the lovely used tissue! *Please remove your banjo from my belly button. *Oh, no! The macaroni is infected! *I told you I had gas. *Merry Christmas! May I get you a cup of hot fat? *That's not an elf, that's my grandmother! *Hey! Look what the reindeer left on my roof! *That's not bubblegum! That's Porkboy the Breakfast Monkey! *Keep your hands off my chicken nuggets! *Mmmm! This men's room smells wonderful. *Who said you could live in my toilet? *Your grandfather looks pretty in that wedding dress. *This looks like mustard, but it tastes like ''you''! *Oh, no! It shrunk! *Where is the library and why is your nose filled with ointment? *Your wallpaper is making my eyebrows explode. *You look different. Did you brush your nose hair? *Don't cry. It's only a rectangle. ===[[w:Kel Mitchell|Kel Mitchell]]=== :'''Ed:''' "Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger; can I take your order?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed:''' "Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger. Is there anything in my nose?" :'''Customer ''[guest star Tracy Lynn Sullivan]'':''' "I don't ''know''." :''(She leaves in disgust.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed:''' ''[singing]'' "''I'm a dude, he's a dude, she's a dude, 'cause we're all dudes, hey!''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed:''' "Uhhh...no?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed:''' "That'll be eight bucks." <hr width=50%/> :'''Customer ''[Server]'':''' "Hi, I'd like a Good Punch." :'''Ed:''' "Okay." ''[Ed punches the customer in the face, KO-ing him.]'' :''[The customer awakens a few minutes later.]'' :'''Customer:''' "Why did you hit me? All I did was ask for a Good Punch!" ''[Ed knocks him out again.]'' :''[The customer wakes up again.]'' :'''Customer:''' "Okay, I think I've got it now. I keep asking for a Good Punch, and you keep hitting me repeatedly, with that in mind. I would like to order one Good ''Soda''. That is S-O-...D-A...soda." :'''Ed:''' "One Good Soda." :'''Customer:''' "Right." ''[Ed punches him out again.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Pizzaface:''' "Hey! Don't bag on Walter like that!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Pizzaface:''' "I'm Pizzaface...Walter's friend." <hr width=50%/> :'''Okrah:''' "Today on the Okrah show, you'll be entertained by other people's tragic lives." <hr width=50%/> :'''Lump Maroon:''' ''[only dialogue]'' "Jupiterrrrrrrrr!" <hr width=50%/> :''(Lump and his brother Emily and sister Chuck [Reyes] have knocked down their neighbor [Thompson], who has returned Emily's missing trousers.)'' :'''Emily Maroon:''' "We knocked down Grandma!" :'''Neighbor:''' "Look! I ain't your Grandma! All right?! I'm not related to you Maroons in any way!" :'''Lump Maroon''': "Jupiter." :'''Neighbor:''' ''[pointing to Lump]'' "Especially ''him''!" <hr width=50%/> :''(Mavis [Thompson] and Clavis [Mitchell] are sitting in the audience, while laughing at one of Bynes's and Server's "Squash Boy" sketches.)'' :'''Clavis:''' "Ya hear that, Mavis? They're callin' for somebody named 'SQUASH BOY'!" :'''Mavis:''' "Yeah...''that's'' funny! Never heard of a boy...made entirely outta squash...''before''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Baggin' Saggin' Barry ''[Thompson]'':''' "I thought I had the biggest, baggiest pants in the world...then I met Baggin' Saggin' ''Mary''." :''(Earlier, the other students at Dullmont Jr. High School had asked Baggin' Saggin' Barry and Baggin' Saggin' Mary [Reyes] to pull various objects out of their pants; one of the things was a white TV set with red polka-dots. Mary also had a remote control, but Barry didn't. Before that, one of the students [Denberg] had requested pumpkin juice, and Barry had only a pumpkin to give her. Mary, however, ''did'' have a can of pumpkin juice, and she was sure that her trousers could hold more things than his could.)'' :'''Clavis:''' "You've been blessed with magic trousers. Use your gift. You just gotta reach deep down in your pants...and pull out things you never knew you had. Reach down deep." <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Oh, the life I live is sad!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "No...no...NO! ''Don't dance like a buncha crazy dancin' people''! This is ''volleyball'', not one of them rock'n'roll videos with the...hoodlum music!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Aww, my happiness is a memory!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Hehe! Hehe! Hehe! Goooood..." <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Why must you upset me in ways I can't understand?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "I demand to see your hall, pass, ticket, slip!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "All right; now, tell me what's in your book...pack...bag...sack!" <hr width=50%/> :''(Principal Pimpell has called a meeting with Miss Fingerly [Denberg], Tandy Spork [Server], Mr. Treble [Zack McLemore], Coach Kreeton [Mitchell], and Janitor Gaseous [Tamberelli], to find someone to fill in as principal of Dullmont Jr. High School for him while he is away, having his pimple removed.)'' :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Oh, yeah; celebrate! Celebrate! It's about ''time'' ya popped that pimple! Oh, every time I look at it, it makes me think of the ''Moon''! Oh, I'm so happy! The only thing worser than that ol' crazy-lookin' pimple...is my sad...miserable life." <hr width=50%/> :'''Butter Boy:''' "Superdude, why don't you rub up against me?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Alan:''' "Welcome to Cereal Critics, with Alan and Allen. I'm Alan, A-L-A-N." :'''Allen ''[Server]'':''' "And I'm Allen, A-double L-E-N." :'''Alan:''' "This morning, we're talking about...what else?" :'''Both ''[in unison]'':''' "CEREAL!" :'''Alan:''' "The first cereal on our list is...Lucky Germs. I think we have a clue. Let's take a look." :''[A video of them eating Lucky Germs cereal is shown.] :'''Allen:''' "I found Lucky Germs good-tasting and fun; even ''whimsical'', if you will." :'''Alan:''' "I ''won't''. I started out skeptical because of their scary jingle...♪''Frosted Lucky Germs'', ''they're tragically contagious''♪...what's with that?" :'''Allen:''' "Heh-''lo'', the jingle's a joke. If I lent you five bucks, would you ''buy'' yourself a sense of humor?" :'''Alan:''' "No, but I'd buy some...''antacid''. I'm still gassy." :'''Allen:''' "Thank you, Mr. Cranky Colon. Well, anyway, I say, 'spoons up'." :'''Alan:''' ''[makes a buzzer noise]'' "The correct response is, 'spoons down'." <hr width=50%/> :''[Repairman has just dropped through the ceiling, making a mess.]'' :'''[Other character]:''' "What was that?" :'''Repairman:''' "That was me! I'm...Repairmanman-man-man-man-man!" :'''[Other character]:''' "What's with the echo?" :'''Repairman:''' "Echo my butt!" <hr width=50%/> :'''[Other character]:''' "What's with the echo?" :'''Repairman:''' "Echo schmecho!" <hr width=50%/> :'''[Other character]:''' "What's with the echo?" :'''Repairman:''' "Go away!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Repairman:''' ''[noticing that a family's lamp is flickering]'' "Looks like lamp trouble; I can fix that for ya jiffy-quick!" :'''Father ''[Kevin Kopelow]'':''' "Please don't repair it." :'''Repairman:''' "But I must; I'm...Repairman-man-man-man-man-man!" :'''Mother ''[Denberg]'':''' "He's being very gentle." :''[Repairman "repairs" the lamp.]'' :'''Older daughter ''[Reyes]'':''' "Daddy! What is he ''doing''?!" :'''Repairman:''' "That lamp won't be giving you any more trouble; I repaired it!" :'''Father:''' "No. No, you didn't. You killed it." :'''Younger daughter ''[Johnson]'':''' "You squashed our helpless lamp!" :'''Repairman:''' "It was nothing!" :'''Mother:''' "It was horrible! You're a ''bad'' repairman!" :''[The rest of the family stares at her.]'' :'''Mother:''' "...-man-man-man-man-''man''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Commander Feeble ''[Server]'':''' ''[of Repairman's "repairs" to the U. S. S. Inferior space shuttle]'' "LET'S GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE HE REPAIRS US ALL!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Dr. Kay:''' "All right, all right, it's the one, it's the only, but never lonely, Diggy-Diggy-Dr. Kay! Hey, if you parents out there have any questions about your kids, make my telephone dance; let's go! Say 'Hey', to Diggy-Diggy-Dr. Kay!" :'''Man on the phone:''' "Hey, uh, hey, Dr. Kay, listen, uh, I have a 9-year-old son, and, well, he keeps puttin' on his sister's clothes. What do I do?" :'''Dr. Kay:''' "Uh, puts on his sister's clothes. Uh, what's the name?" :'''Man on the phone:''' "Steven." :'''Dr. Kay:''' "Tell me, does Steven look good in a dress?" :'''Man on the phone:''' "Yes, he does." :'''Dr. Kay:''' "A 9-year-old son, wears his sister's clothes...Dr. Kay's advice; call the boy 'Stephanie'! Problem solved!" :''[He rings his gong with his slingshot.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Dr. Prober:''' ''[during Ishboo's checkup]'' "Let me just check your ears. That's all right." :''[He checks Ishboo's left ear, and sees Ren and Stimpy, from ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''; they are screaming while blasting off into outer space.]'' :'''Dr. Prober:''' "Oh! Let me check the other one." :'''Ishboo:''' "Okey-dokey." :''[He checks Ishboo's right ear, and sees a polar bear.]'' <hr width=50%/> :''(A boy named Jake Feta has just used a "cheese fizz", and has thus been arrested by the Cheese Police.)'' :'''Jake Feta ''[Thompson]'':''' ''[to Officer Jack Colby, of the Cheese Police]'' "But you said we were friends!" :'''Officer Jack Colby:''' "Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I once said I was Dorothy from ''The Wizard Of Oz''. But ya don't see Toto...do ya?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Officer Jack Colby:''' "Man. If it isn't one cheese, it's another other! It's another other! I'm...on my way!" ===[[w:Lori Beth Denberg|Lori Beth Denberg]]=== :'''Herself ''[on Vital Information]'': *"If your face looks like a fig, and it's your birthday...then happy birthday, fig face!" :''[The audience laughs.]'' :"Thank you." *"Mirror, mirror, on the wall...LOOK AT ME; I'M A PERSON TALKIN' TO A PIECE OF GLASS!" *"If you're lucky enough to have a hammer...please...don't hammer in the mornin'." *"When it rains, it pours. When it snows...it's ''cold''." *"If you're on TV, giving out vital information, and your phone rings...don't answer it." *"It's not...'okay' to eat breakfast cereal out of your underpants." *"If you're on a first date with someone, never stick your finger in their spaghetti, twirl it, and holler, 'Looky, date; I'm makin' s'ghetti circles!'" *"''Twinkle, twinkle, little star; how I wonder''...how in the world that ''song'' ever became so ''popular''." *"There's no ''real reason'' to play basketball naked." *"Never spit on someone and then say, 'That's what spit feels like'." *"If you're drinking apple juice, and it feels warm...odds are, that ain't apple juice." *"If your friend's Mom asks you what you'd like to drink, don't say, 'Oh, nothin'. My mouth's fulla '''spit''''." *"The early bird gets the worm. Fine! I don't ''want'' the worm!" *"''Never'' put underwear on your head, and say to people, 'I'm little Nancy, and this my ''pretty'' new hat." *"It is better to sit there and ''look'' stupid...than it is to stand up, open your mouth, and announce, 'HEY, I'M ''DEFINITELY'' STUPID!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "The classroom is no place to exchange ideas and information!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "The classroom is no place for research." <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "The classroom is no place for enjoying yourself." <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "Good afternoon, students. I trust you all enjoyed lunch. I ''myself'' consumed a ''tasty'' chicken pot pie. Teachers love chicken pie...''cock-a-doodle-pie''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "QUIET! THIS IS A LIBRARY!" ''(blows airhorn)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Herself:''' "I want a rhinoceros...carved out of pure gold!"* <hr width=50%/> :'''Santa Claus:''' "So, Lori Beth, have you been a good girl this year?" :'''Lori Beth:''' "Hmmm, no." :'''Santa Claus:''' "Bye-bye!" :'''Lori Beth:''' "Seeya, Santa." <hr width=50%/> :'''Sweaty Woman:''' "You two couldn't be more wrong! It's Superdude!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "The classroom is no place for hiney-slappin'!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "Noisy! I thought I told you no talking! You talk, you walk!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "SILENCE! QUIET! STIFLE! HUSH! SHHH!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "SILENCE! NEVER ENTER THIS LIBRARY AGAIN!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' ''[after closing the door and ringing the bell that she has recently put on it]'' "HUSH, BELL! THIS IS A LIBRARY, NOT A RINGAMERRARIUM!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "SILENCE! THIS IS A LIBRARY! NOT A SNEEZE HALL!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "QUIET! THIS IS A LIBRARY! NOT A TALKATORIUM!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "I SAID 'SHUSH'! CAN'T YOU HEAR MY WORDS?!" :'''Other character ''[Knowings]'':''' "You are not a very good librarian." <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "EVERYONE, QUIET! YOU SQUEAK...I FREAK!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Other character [Bynes]:''' "I'm sorry. I thought this was the library--" :'''Loud Librarian:''' "WRONG! THIS IS THE ''LIBRARY'', AND THAT MEANS NO NOISE! WHAT KIND OF LUNATIC ARE YOU?!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Connie Muldoon:''' "I was never ''in'' my car! We Muldoons don't believe in motor vehicles!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Herself:''' ''[singing]'' "''I'm so proud of my new bunny; he wiggles his nose, and eats my honey; he tickles my toes, I tickle his tummy; and that's why I'm so proud. Proud, proud, proud; bunny, bunny, bunny...''" ===[[w:Katrina Johnson|Katrina Johnson]]=== :''(Susie, from a form of the Girl Scouts known as the Little Pansies, who wear pink uniforms, is trying to sell her cookies to a man named Bernie [Mitchell] and his wife [Bates]; she has just climbed in through their window after Bernie rejected her at the front door.)'' :'''Susie:''' "Okay, here is the deal; buy 30 boxes of Fudgy Clots, and I'll knock of 3%!" :''(Each box of Little Pansy cookies costs $5; this would cost $145.50 altogether.)'' :'''Bernie:''' "What do you think you're doin'?" :'''Susie:''' "Selling Little Pansy cookies! Haven't I made that clear?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Bernie's wife:''' "Times sure have changed; when I was young, we were never pushy Pansies." <hr width=50%/> :'''Susie:''' "Did I mention that Lulu Creams are made with real synthetic nougat?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ross Perot:''' Did you know I'm freakishly rich? I mean, I got over $4 billion. <hr width=50%/> :'''Perot:''' ''[looks hungrily at Pizzaface]'' How can I concentrate with that dee-licious pizza starin' at me? <hr width=50%/> :'''Perot:''' Look at me, I'm in a bathtub full of money. I'm a sawed-off freak, takin' a $4 billion jacuzzi! <hr width=50%/> :'''Dorothy:''' What about me, Mr. Cosby? What about my shower? :'''Cosby ''[Thompson]'':''' Well, you see, Dorothy, a shower is like a box of peanuts that you sit on with your wife Camille. And the grapefruit, and the avocados, and the little children running around in the neighborhood. Purty, purty, purty. Purty, purty, purty. And then, your big toe swells up in your underpants. <hr width=50%/> :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' ''[after giving a customer free but spicy peanuts]'' "Those peanuts were soaked overnight in jalapeño pepper juice. I call 'em 'jalapeanuts'. Is that cute, or what?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' ''[to a customer]'' "Thirsty?" :'''Customer ''[Server]'':''' "Lemonade, please." :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' "Five bucks." :'''Customer:''' "Five bucks? That's a lot of money." :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' "Well, you seem a lot of thirsty." <hr width=50%/> :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' ''[crying, while holding an audience member's puppy]'' "My Mom said, if I don't sell enough lemonade, she'll sell my puppy!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' ''[crying]'' "I went to all the trouble to find your golf ball, and you won't even buy any lemonade!" <hr width=50%/> :''[someone has asked about lactose-intolerant; Johnson's character appears from inside of a grocery display]'' :'''Sally:''' Superdude is lactose-intolerant. That means he can be harmed by dairy products. :'''Woman:''' You mean like ham? :'''Sally:''' No. Ham is meat. Dairy products include milk, butter, cream, cheese, cream cheese, and... :'''YoGurl''': Yogurt! <hr width=50%/> :'''Sally:''' I've got a squeegee! <hr width=50%/> :'''Sally:''' You're the best, Superdude, even if you ''are'' lactose-intolerant. <hr width=50%/> ===[[w:Alisa Reyes|Alisa Reyes]]=== :''[Kiki and Fran are stranded on an uncharted island.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Fran ''[Denberg]'':''' "Kiki, we've been on this island for three years..." :'''Kiki:''' ''[singsong]'' "''Three years, two months, one wee-eek!''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Kiki:''' ''[singing]'' "Fran's here, and I'm here, and you're here, and you're gonna be heeeeeere...forrrrrever-" :'''Fran ''[Denberg]'':''' "Stop it." :'''Kiki:''' "--and ever--" :'''Fran:''' "Stop it!" :'''Kiki:''' "--and ever--" :'''Fran:''' "STOP IT!" :'''Kiki:''' "--and ever--" :''[Fran knocks herself out.]'' :'''Kiki:''' "--and ever...." ===[[w:Angelique Bates|Angelique Bates]]=== :'''Mandy:''' "Mmmm; the chocolate does wonders for the nails." <hr width=50%/> :'''Mandy:''' "Looks like it's raining chocolate syrup. And...can it be snowing chocolate sprinkles?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Penny Lane:''' ''[to Superdude]'' "No, the milk will harm you! You're lactose-intolerant!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jaleel White ''[as Steve Urkel]'':''' "Surprise! Ha-ha, did I do thaaaaaat?" <hr width=50%/> ===[[w:Amanda Bynes|Amanda Bynes]]=== :'''Ashley:''' ''[starts to read a letter]'' "Dear Ashley..." That's me! <hr width=50%/> :'''Springs:''' ''[sings]'' I'm a teeny-weeny bopper-beany, I'm so nice and he's so meany! <hr width=50%/> :''[Alien Thumtax has just fired on the U. S. S. Spaceship, which is helmed by 10-year-old Captain Tantrum]'' :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[wails]'' "You hurt my spaceship! WAAAAAAAAH!" :'''Officer Canker ''[Server]'':''' "Oh, nice goin', Thumtax! You made our little captain cry!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "You, you fired lasers at me, and I'm just a little girl!" :'''Thumtax ''[Denberg]'':''' "I--I'm sorry. How was I supposed to know that your captain was a little girl? I'm sorry, lil' Cap'n. I didn't mean to harm your ship; I--what can I do to make you feel better, sweetie?" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[sniffles]'' "Lower your shields." :'''Thumtax:''' "But, I--" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[wails]'' "WAAAAAAAAAH!" :'''Thumtax:''' "All right. Lower shields." :'''One of Thumtax's minions:''' "Shields down." :'''Thumtax:''' ''[to Captain Tantrum]'' "All right, dear; our shields are down. Is that better?" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "I guess so." :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[to Singo and Officer Canker]'' "FIRE MAIN LASERS!" :'''Singo ''[Mitchell]'':''' ''[sings]'' "Firin' lasers!" :''[He and Officer Canker fire the lasers at Thumtax's ship.]'' :'''Thumtax:''' ''[screams, in the destruction of her ship]'' :'''Singo:''' ''[singing]'' "Captain, that was brilliant; Captain, that was brilliant!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Status report, Officer Canker." :'''Officer Canker:''' "Alien ship dee-stroyed." :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Excellent! Take us out of here, Singo. Heading 2614, mark 2." :'''Officer Canker:''' "But, but, Captain, we're supposed to be heading to Jupiter. That mark will take us directly to some place called...Happy...''Toyland''..." :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Soooo?" :'''Singo:''' "We don't have time to go to Happy Toyland...no..." :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "BUT I WANNA GO TO HAPPY TOYLAND! I WANNA GO TO HAPPY TOYLAND!..." <hr width=50%/> :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Porkus II?! That planet is entirely inhabited by...Pigginoids!" :'''Sosumi ''[Reyes]'':''' "Pigginoids?! No! I was harmed and taunted by Pigginoids when I was a little girl!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[singsong]'' "''No one cares...''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Hey! You aliens! This is Captain Tantrum, of the U. S. S. Spaceship! ♪Whatcha doin'?♪" <hr width=50%/> :''(The U. S. S. Spaceship is under attack by an alien named Velcro, who is made of what his name indicates.)'' :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Who are ''you''?" :'''Velcro ''[guest star Kevin Carlson]'':''' "I...am Velcro. And I am angry." :''(He removes his neutral mouth and replaces it with his angry mouth.)'' :'''Velcro:''' "See?" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "All right, VELCRO! Why have you attacked us?!" :'''Velcro:''' "I have issues!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Okay. But...will you please not attack us again?" :'''Lt. Fondue ''[Knowings]'':''' "Oh, ''sure''! You're all polite to ''him''..." <hr width=50%/> :'''Ashley:''' "Our next letter comes from...Mary Schmid, of Butler, Pennsylvania. Mary writes...'Dear Ashley'...thaaaat's me! 'Dear Ashley, for reason, people never pay any attention to me. No one seems to care about me, or anything that I have to say. How come everyone always ignores me?" :''[Ashley puts the letter down.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Ashley:''' "Our next letter comes from...Lisa Lillian, of Queens, New York. Lisa writes...'Dear Ashley'...thaaaat's me! 'Dear Ashley, my name is Lisa. I just bought a new sweater. It is green. Sincerely, Lisa.'" :''[long pause]'' :'''Ashley:''' "WHO STINKIN' CARES?! This is called 'ASK Ashley'! Not 'BORE Ashley to Stinkin' Death'!" :'''Ashley:''' ''[mocking]'' "''Gee, I'm Lisa Lillian! And I just bought a new sweater! It is green! I'm a moron'', and blah-dee-blah-dee-blah-dee-blah-dee-BLAH!" <hr width=50%/> :''(Dr. Debbie is a cheerleading doctor.)'' :'''Dr. Debbie:''' "Pain, pain, go away; come again...NEVER!" ===[[w:Danny Tamberelli|Danny Tamberelli]]=== :'''Janitor Gaseous:''' "Squat and rot!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jack Campbell:''' "I'm gonna collect all this evidence...with my face!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jack Campbell:''' "I'm Jack Campbell, Fat Cop!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Francis the Caveman:''' "Me Francis, and I'm a caveman." <hr width=50%/> :''(An alien named Crouton [Tamberelli] is attacking the U. S. S. Spaceship; he has the power to telepathically control the ship and its crew.)'' :'''Crouton:''' "Now, surrender your ship." :'''Captain Tantrum ''[Bynes]'':''' "NEVER!" :'''Crouton:''' "Then I will make you do more unpleasant things!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Singo ''[Mitchell]'':''' ''[singing]'' "''Things aren't good...things are bad...Singo's feeling very sad...''" :'''Crouton ''[groaning]'':''' "Stop it!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Did you ''see'' that? Singo! Sing something else!" :'''Singo:''' ''[singing]'' "''Okay, Captain, have no fear; just tell me what you wanna hear!''" :'''Crouton ''[groaning]'':''' "Stop the singing; it's ''killing me''!" :'''Officer Canker ''[Server]'':''' "Wait a minute. Whenever Singo sings...it harms Crouton!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Hairy Spice:''' "Sweaty, you better be careful around all this electrical equipment; I mean, you're just dripping in sweat. And everybody knows that water and electricity...''don't mix''." ===[[w:Christy Knowings|Christy Knowings]]=== :'''Jessica:''' "And, like, my name is Jessica; ''rrrr''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Winter Wonders:''' "I'm Winter Wonders, and this is the game show called ''What Do You Do?'', where our panel tries to figure out what some kid does." <hr width=50%/> :'''Lt. Fondue ''[of the U. S. S. Spaceship]'':''' "Captain! What is we gonna do?!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Lt. Fondue:''' "Captain! I'm receivin' a trans-mishy-on from the alien ship that attack-ed-ed us!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin ''[Thompson]'':''' "I see you had my Julio bring in your carrots." :'''Miss Toodle ''[Miss Piddlin's lunch lady rival]'':''' "Uh-huh, 'cause ya know, children love them some carrots, more than anything." <hr width=50%/> :''(It is Science Day at Dullmont Jr. High School, and none of the students except Tilly [Bynes] did a science project. Ms. Ernestine Klump, the teacher, chooses Jasper to go first.)'' :'''Jasper ''[Thompson]'':''' "Um, this is a stick." :''[He breaks the stick in half.]'' :'''Jasper:''' "Now, it's two sticks." :'''Ms. Klump:''' "Oooo! Very good, Jasper! That science project will have ''many'' uses in the ''computer'' industry!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ms. Klump:''' "Now, our next show and tell student is Thrack Morton." :'''Thrack ''[Saul]'':''' "Well, for show and tell today, I brought my new...instant juicer! My Uncle Wayne gave it to me, for Nephew Day." :''(Thrack places his juicing machine on Ms. Klump's desk, and takes out a bowl containing several oranges and cups.)'' :'''Ms. Klump:''' "Wow! A juicer; well, that's terrific! Now, what does it do?" :'''Thrack:''' "Well, first, you put the fruit in on top, like this." :''(He puts an orange into the juicer.)'' :'''Thrack:''' "Then, you press the button." :''(He does so, and the juice from the orange pours into the cup that he has placed near the spout.)'' :'''Thrack:''' "And, voilà...juice!" :''(He hands the juice to one of the other students ''[Thompson]''.)'' :'''Thrack:''' "Here, try some." :'''Other student:''' ''[after tasting the orange juice]'' "Mmmm! It tastes like sunshine on a Saturday morning!" ===[[w:Leon Frierson|Leon Frierson]]=== :'''Leroy:''' "Hey; my name's Leroy." :'''Fuzz ''[a blue puppet]'':''' "And my name is ''Fuzz''!" :''[He laughs.]'' :'''Fuzz:''' "How ya doin', Leroy?" :'''Leroy:''' "Anyway, today we're here to talk about somethin' that irritates ''me''. I'm talkin' about ''vegetables''." :'''Fuzz:''' "Leroy, did I just hear you say you don't like vegetables?" :'''Leroy:''' "You wanna make somethin' of it?" :'''Fuzz:''' "Well, gee; no...sorry." :'''Leroy:''' "I know. Now, like I was sayin', before I was so ''rudely'' interrupted by the big-mouthed ''puppet''..." :''[He casts a sideways glance at Fuzz.]'' :'''Leroy:'''...vegetables are ''nasty''." :'''Fuzz:''' "But, Leroy, vegetables are good for you. They're full of ''vitamins and happiness''!" :''[He laughs.]'' :'''Fuzz:''' "And they ''taste'' great, too!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Leroy:''' "Fuzz, we're not done yet. We should have a blow-dryer." :'''Fuzz:''' "A blow-dryer? But that's not a blow-dryer; that's an industrial strength leaf-blower!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Fuzz:''' ''[singing]'' "''Mi-mi-mi...oh, I like to scrub in the tub, 'cause I can play in the bubbles, and wash away my troubles; oh, bath-time sure is fun!''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Fuzz:''' "Kids gotta have a bedtime, so they get plenty of sleep! Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep--" :'''Leroy:''' "You on some kinda medical problem?!" :'''Fuzz:''' "Yes." :'''Leroy:''' "It ''figures''." <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Billy Fuco:''' "I'M BILLY FUCO!" <hr width=50%/> :''[There has been a long arguement over which Cloudy Knight singer should be top-billed.]'' :'''C.J.:''' "Have y'all caught the midnight train to ''Georgia''? Now, I'm the cutest, and I got the biggest afro, so we will continue to be called...'C.J. and the Cloudy Knights.'" ===[[w:Nick Cannon|Nick Cannon]]=== :'''LaTanya:''' "Okaaaaay!" <hr width=50%/> :'''LaTanya:''' "It's time to get our freak on!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Quik'N'Fast customer ''[Saul]'':''' "Can I just buy these breath mints!" :'''LaTanya:''' "Ugh! You ''need'' 'em, Mr. ''Garbage'' Mouth!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Sweaty Spice:''' "Boy Power!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Sweaty Spice:''' "Look, Burt; this just ain't workin'. ''Sorry''..." <hr width=50%/> ===[[w:Mark Saul|Mark Saul]]=== :'''Yearbook photographer ''[Server]'':''' "That's him! That's the little ''hooligan'' that tied me up and hid me under the ''desk''!" :'''Stuart:''' "Fine, I'm not the real ''yearbook photographer''. I'm just a guy named Stuart. But you know something? If I was the real ''yearbook photographer'', I'd be the best ''yearbook photographer'' IN ALL THE LAND! People would come up to me and say 'Oh, Stuart, you're the best ''yearbook photographer''...EVER!!!!!' You all sicken me!! Now I'm going to get on my pterodactyl and go. C'mon, Terence." <hr width=50%/> :'''Stuart:''' ''[Pretends to take a student's picture with a life-sized replica of an iguana]'' "That picture's gonna come out just great!" :'''Student ''[Bynes]'':''' "But, that's not a camera; that's an iguana." :'''Stuart:''' "You can't prove that!" :'''Stuart ''[to the iguana]'':''' "She doesn't know what she's talking about, Mr. Camera." :'''Student ''[Bynes]'':''' "Look, nut! ''This'' is a camera, and ''that's'' an iguana." :'''Stuart:''' "And I'm a goat." :''[He bleats like a goat, and eats a handful of grass.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Hypno-Pants:''' "Stare into my butt!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Murray:''' "Hey! Could you--hey! Could you bring me--hey! Could you bring me a balloon?" ===Other=== :''[The show opening]'' :'''Announcer ''[Soup]'':''' "Fresh out the box! Stop, look, & watch! Ready yet? Get set! It's All That!" <hr width=50%/> :''[Peter and Flem are performing the actions as narrated]'' :'''Announcer:''' "Peter sharpens pencils the old-fashioned way. Flem sharpens pencils in different parts of his body." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter exercises every day. He runs over five miles. Flem runs from the police." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter does his homework making sure he gets all the answers right. Flem hits things with a hammer." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "After dinner, Peter enjoys a fresh piece of fruit for dessert, like an apple. Flem eats a bag of sugar." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter makes excuses to go to the restroom. Flem's going to the restroom right now." :''[Flem is not in his restroom.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter turns off his TV set using a remote control. Flem uses a brick." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter always brushes his teeth before going to bed. Flem brushes his hobo." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter likes to grow nice plants and flowers. Flem grows things under his arms." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter likes to read. Flem can't." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Every day after school, Peter walks his dog, Fido. Flem walks his grandmother." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "After doing his homework, Peter relaxes by watching public television. Flem watches underwear." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter uses his laptop computer to do his homework. Flem smashes stolen coconuts." <hr width=50%/> :'''[[w:Kevin Kopelow|Kevin Kopelow]]:''' "Five minutes! The show starts in five minutes!" <hr width=50%/> :'''[[w:Kevin Kopelow|Kevin Kopelow]]:''' "Listen up. I'm just here to tell ya, that in ten minutes, the show will be startin' in ''five minutes''." <hr width=50%/> :'''[[w:Dan Schneider (producer)|Dan Schneider]]:''' "Hiiiii, everyone! It's time for 'Ask Ashley'!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed ''[Mitchell]'':''' Whoa! We have a drive-through window! :'''Mr. Bailey ''[Schneider]'':''' Ed, we've had a drive-through window for 3 years; it's right over there. :''(He points the drive-through window out to Ed.)'' :'''Ed:''' Whoa! How does the car fit through that little window over there? :'''Mr. Bailey:''' It ''doesn't'', Ed! The cars don't drive ''through'' the window; they drive ''past'' the window! :'''Ed:''' Oh; well, why don't they call it a "drive-pass" window? <hr width=50%/> :'''Mr. Bailey:''' ''[looks at a customer's winning ticket, which Ed claimed was for $5,000]'' "Aw, for the love of decimals, Ed, this says he won ''50¢''! 50¢, not 5,000!" <hr width=50%/> :'''[[w:Mýa|Mýa Harrison]]:''' ''[Describing the perils of live television]'' "...And if things go horribly wrong, we'll show this video clip of Rhineheart the Dancing Monkey-Boy." <hr width=50%/> :'''Complaint Department lady ''[Lori Beth Denberg]'':''' ''[to a customer]'' Complaint Department. Whatcha doin'? :'''Customer ''[Tricia Dickson]'':''' ''[southern accent]'' Well, I have a ''complaint''... :'''Complaint Department lady:''' Is...that your complaint? :'''Customer:''' No. :'''Complaint Department lady:''' If you have no complaint, I must ask you to go home. :'''Customer:''' Well, I certainly ''do'' have a ''complaint''. :'''Complaint Department lady:''' Well, ''make'' up your ''mind''! Do you have a complaint? :'''Customer:''' Yes; I bought this here mini vacuum cleaner. But I wanted a blue one, like on the box...and they gave me this here red one, surely by mistake. :'''Complaint Department lady:''' Well, if I were you, I'd take it right back to the store where I bought it. ==Dialogue== <hr width=50%/> :'''Kevin:''' "Everyone, I have a little surprise for you all! Kenan?" :''[Kenan enters, carrying the Big Ear of Corn, who was feared to be terminally ill. The other cast members are delighted, especially Lori Beth.]'' :'''Josh:''' "It's the Big Ear of Corn!" :'''Angelique:''' "So, what was wrong with the Corn?" :'''Kenan:''' "Nothin'; it turns out that the Big Ear of Corn wasn't even sick at all! Katrina?" :''[Katrina enters, pushing a perambulator containing the Big Ear of Corn's four new offspring, each of whom is at least twice the size of a standard ear of corn.]'' <hr width=50%/> :''(Three new students--Maggot, Rash, and Spew, the members of the band Bacteria--have joined Miss Fingerly's class.)'' :'''Maggot ''[Server]'':''' ''[British accent]'' My name is Maggot! :'''Rash ''[Reyes]'':''' I'm Rash! :'''Spew ''[Thompson]'':''' They call me SPEW! :'''Miss Fingerly ''[Denberg]'':''' All right. Spew, Rash...Maggot. Now, where are you children from? :'''Student ''[Johnson]'':''' Miss Fingerly, don't you know who they are? :'''Student ''[Bates]'':''' Yeah! :'''Student ''[Johnson]'':''' They're ''Bacteria''! :'''Miss Fingerly:''' Now, let's not judge others by their appearance. :'''Student ''[Mitchell]'':''' No; they're Bacteria, the hottest band around! :'''Student ''[Johnson]'':''' Their CD, ''Raw Sewage'', just went Triple Platinum! :'''Miss Fingerly:''' Oh, I see. Well, perhaps you'd like to tell the class how your band ''got'' the name "Bacteria"! :'''Maggot:''' Well, you see, our drummer, Spew, forgot to take a bath for 3½ years, and when we looked under his armpit, we found... :'''Miss Fingerly:''' All right! Let's all take our seats. <hr width=50%/> :''(Treach, Kay Gee, and Vinnie, the members of the rap group Naughty By Nature, are in the library, practicing for their performance as the episode's musical guest)'' :'''Loud Librarian:''' Silence! This is a ''liberry''! Just who do you fellas think you are?! :'''Kay Gee:''' We're Naughty By Nature. :'''Loud Librarian:''' Oh, well; ''that's obvious''! :'''Treach:''' No, no, no; we're the ''rap group'' Naughty By Nature. This is Kay Gee, this is Vinnie, and I'm Treach, and we just came in-- :''(She blows her air horn)'' :'''Loud Librarian:''' Quiet! This is a ''liberry''! Now, look, Treach, Kay Gee, Vinnie? I realize that you are all "naughty", and that it is your "nature" to be so! But if you wanna sing, you're not gonna do it in my liberry! :''(She points to the stage)'' :'''Loud Librarian:''' You can sing over there! :''(Naughty By Nature heads over to the stage)'' :'''Loud Librarian:''' ''(blows her whistle)'' Let's hear a round o' sound for...Naughty By Nature! :''(She blows her air horn again; Naughty By Nature performs their hit "Clap Yo Hands".)'' <hr width=50%/> :''(Rash has left Bacteria, and now Maggot and Spew are holding auditions for a new bass player.)'' :'''Maggot:''' Excuse me; before we start, can you even ''play'' the ''bass''? :'''Waw ''[Tamberelli]'':''' WAAAAAAAW! <hr width=50%/> :'''Amanda:''' Hey, everyone! Before the musical guest comes on, I wanted to show you my magic powers!<br/> :'''Audience:''' Ooh, aah!<br/> :'''Amanda:''' That's right! I'm going to turn these ice cubes into a glass of water!<br/> :''(Puts the ice cubes into a glass; a few seconds go by)''<br/> :'''Amanda:''' Hmmm. This trick usually takes a few hours. Hey, I know! I'll just turn this grapefruit into NSYNC instead! Alaka-ZAM!<br/> :''(NSYNC appears)''<br/> :'''JC Chasez:''' Where are we?<br/> :'''Justin Timberlake:''' And why do we smell like grapefruit? <hr width=50%/> :''[Josh is running on an unstoppable treadmill.]'' :'''Amanda''': Help! Help! I need help! :'''Danny''': What's wrong? :'''Amanda''': I need help. :'''Danny''': Well, I'm right here. :''[long pause]'' :'''Amanda''': Kenan! Kel! I NEED SOME HELP!! :''[Kenan and Kel enter]'' :'''Kenan''': What's wrong? Was Danny bothering you? :'''Kel''': Because we'll take care of him. :'''Amanda''': No. It's Josh. He's stuck on the treadmill, and we can't make it stop! <hr width=50%/> :''(At Good Burger, Mr. Bailey [Tim Goodwin; later played by Dan Schneider] has introduced Ed [Mitchell] to the new employee, Beth [Bates], who becomes Ed's love interest. She and Ed are lost in thought.)'' :'''Ed:''' ''(thinking)'' I'm lost in thought. :'''Beth:''' ''(thinking)'' He seems lost in thought. :'''Ed:''' She's so pretty, just like a...like, uh...like someone who's pretty. :'''Beth:''' I hope he thinks I'm pretty. :'''Ed:''' I do. :'''Beth:''' He'd be the coolest boyfriend. :'''Ed:''' Some vegetables...are green. :'''Beth:''' I wonder if he'll call me, and ask me out on a date. :'''Ed:''' I want to call her, and ask her out on a date, but I don't know how... :''[short pause]'' :'''Ed:''' ...to use a phone. :'''Beth:''' Ed, it's so easy, spell. :'''Ed:''' My foot's cold. :''[looks down]'' :'''Ed:''' Hey! I'm missin' a shoe! :''(Earlier, a customer [Johnson] had found and complained about a shoe in the strawberry milkshake that she had ordered; presumably, this was Ed's right shoe. He had actually noticed it in the milkshake machine, but hadn't bothered to remove it. This had made her "confused...and ''angry''!".)'' <hr width=50%/> :''(Superdude has just dispatched two bullies in a bank and gone outside to tie them up. A little girl dressed as Superdude runs into the bank )''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude ''[Amanda Bynes]'':''' NOBODY MOVE! This is a holdup!<br/> :''(A security guard runs out screaming)''<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man''': ...Superdude?<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' That's right, I'm Superdude! Now gimme all the money--or I'll use my superpowers to harm you!<br/> :''(The Sweaty Woman [Lori Beth Denberg] begins to empty the cash drawer as the real Superdude comes in)''<br/> :'''Superdude ''[Kenan Thompson]'':''' Those bullies won't be bothering anyone anymore!...hey, who are you?<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' I'm, uh...Superdude!<br/> :''(Pause)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' Excuse me? <br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman''': Quick! Grab the [[impostor]]! <br/> :''(Before anyone can react, Fake Superdude rushes toward Superdude. The two spin around briefly, and end up facing the bank patrons.)''<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' Oh, no! Now we can't tell which one is the REAL Superdude! <br/> :'''Black-Haired Woman:''' I'm totally confused! <br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' Talk about conflict! <br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' Which one is the good Superdude, and which one is the bank-robbing ''evil twin''?<br/> :'''Superdude:''' ...Y'all are kidding me, right? <br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' I'm the REAL Superdude! HE'S the IMPOSTOR! <br/> :'''Superdude:''' ''I'm'' the ''real'' one! <br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' I can't tell which is which! <br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' What are we gonna DO?<br/> :'''Superdude:''' What is WRONG with you people? LOOK AT US!<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' He's evil, I tell ya! Evil. Evil!<br/> :'''Superdude:''' Look, look. I'll prove to you that I'm the real Superdude, aight? <br/> :''(He picks up a metal bar and twists it into a knot. The patrons applaud.)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' Now do you believe me?<br/> :'''Blond Woman:''' He IS the real Superdude!<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' Wait, wait! Watch this! <br/> :''(She grabs a piece of paper and, after a brief struggle, tears it in half.)''<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' That one's got super strength, too! <br/> :'''Superdude:''' WHAT? That ain't super! Oh, for heaven's sake, look--this is NOT the real Superdude! She's a little girl!<br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' I've got an idea! Superdude is lactose intolerant!<br/> :'''Superdude:''' You ain't got to go there.<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' Lactose intolerant...what's that?<br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' Lactose intolerant means that Superdude can't handle dairy products--such as cheese, whipped cream, and especially milk!<br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' The Sweaty Woman's right! Does anybody have a pitcher of milk?<br/> :''(The Sweaty Woman has pulled a large pitcher of milk from behind the desk and is drinking from it.)''<br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' ...I do!<br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' Here's how we'll tell them both apart. I'll pour this milk on both of them, and then the real Superdude will be horribly damaged!<br/> :'''Superdude:''' No, I don't think that that's such a good...<br/> :''(Penny pours the milk over both of the Superdudes. Fake Superdude only screams, but Superdude falls to the ground.)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' A...E...I...O...<br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' SHE'S the impostor! <br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' The Sweaty Woman's right! <br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' I'M ON A ROLL!<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' But it's too late! Now with Superdude out of the way, I'm free to take all the money! Then I'll POSE as Superdude, and commit crimes ALL OVER THE WORLD! AAAAHHH HAAA HAA HAA!<br/> :''(She takes the sacks of money and heads for the door)''<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' Oh, somebody help Superdude! <br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' I've got a blow dryer! <br/> :''(Penny takes the dryer and runs it over Superdude. Meanwhile, Fake Superdude stops to collect a toaster)''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' Almost forgot my free toaster! <br/> :''(She takes it and goes toward the door)''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' Buh-bye...SUCKERS! <br/> :''(Superdude is dry by now, and stands up.)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' HOLD IT, you evil bank-robbing impostor! You're not going anywhere! <br/> :''(He turns around and sends magnetic rays out of his buttocks. They attract the metal in toaster, and Fake Superdude, who is still holding the toaster, is pulled back.)''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' What happened? <br/> :'''Superdude:''' I stopped you by using my super magnetic force field from my super butt! You should've let go of the toaster, but you HAD to be greedy, didn't ya? <br/> :''(Two police officers enter the bank)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' Aha! Officers, arrest this bank robbing person as my evil twin!<br/> :'''Police Officer:''' Wow. We just came here to open new accounts and get our free toasters.<br/> :'''Police Officer:''' Thanks a lot, Superdude! Wow--you two really look identical! <br/> :''(They take Fake Superdude into custody.)''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' NO! NOO! I'LL BE BACK, SUPERDUDE!<br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' I guess Evil Superdude picked the wrong day to rob a bank!<br/> :'''Superdude:''' You are correct. What can I say-you ''twin'' some, and you lose some! <br/> :''(The patrons break into loud, faked laughter.)''<br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' I don't get it!...HA HA HA HA HA! <hr width=50%/> :''(Detective Dan [Josh Server] has ruined Helga's [Danny Tamberelli]'s wedding.''<br/> :'''Helga:''' YOOOOUUU!! You have angered Helga! ''(grabs Dectective Dan by his trench coat)'' Now you must pay!<br/> :'''Detective Dan:''' Don't mind if I do! <hr width=50%> :''(How Randy and Mandy usually introduce their cooking sketch, ''Cooking With Randy & Mandy''.)'' :'''Randy ''[Kenan Thompson]'':''' Hi! I'm Randy! :'''Mandy ''[Angelique Bates]'':''' And I'm Mandy! :'''Randy and Mandy ''[in unison]'':''' And this is ''Cooking With''... :'''Randy:''' ...''Randy''... :'''Mandy:''' ...''and Mandy''! Hi, Randy! :'''Randy:''' Hi, Mandy! <hr width=50%> :'''Mandy:''' Moms tend to overlook the benefits of chocolate. :'''Randy:''' Mainly that it tastes very, very good. <hr width=50%> :'''Mandy:''' Our next dish is ''nachos''. :'''Randy:''' First, you place the chips in a microwaveable plate... :'''Mandy:''' ...and then you add ''chocolate''. :'''Randy:''' Chocolate ''bars''... :'''Mandy:''' ...chocolate ''chips''... :'''Randy:''' ...chocolate ''sprinkles''... :'''Mandy:''' ...chocolate ''powder''... :'''Randy:''' ...chocolate ''syrup''... :'''Randy and Mandy ''[in unison]'':''' ...''any'' kind of chocolate, ''really''. :'''Randy:''' Because once they mesh together, they become one harmonious chocolate holiday; a ''celebration'' of chocolate, if you will. <hr width=50%> :'''Square dance caller ''[guest star Tim Farmer]'':''' Choose your partner! Do-si-do! Swing your partner 'round and 'round; pick him up and throw him down! Yee-ha! Kick him in the side, kick him in the head; change his name from Bob to Ted! <hr width=50%> :''(The Island Girls are visited by Kiki's sister, Didi)''<br/> :'''Didi ''[Johnson]'':''' Hello, hello!<br/> :'''Kiki''': I wonder who that is?<br/> :'''Fran''': Who cares? It's a person...it's a person that's ''not you''!<br/> :''(She runs to Didi)''<br/> :'''Fran''': Thank you, whoever you are! I'm rescued! I'm rescued! Finally--I'm rescued! Who are you?<br/> :''(Didi removes her goggles)''<br/> :'''Kiki''': Didi!<br/> :'''Didi''': Kiki!<br/> :'''Fran''': Kiki, who is this?<br/> :'''Kiki''': This is my sister, Didi! Didi, this is my bestest friend, Fran!<br/> :''(She hugs Fran, who looks terrified.)''<br/> :'''Fran''': YOUR SISTER?!<br/> <hr width=50%> :'''Quik'N'Fast customer ''[Bynes]'':''' Excuse me, can I have change for a 20? :'''LaTanya ''[Cannon]'':''' Oooo, of course you can, 'cause this ''is'' Quik'N'Fast, the ''bank''! :'''LaNeesha ''[Thompson]'':''' ''[to LaTanya]'' Wait a minute, girl! I thought this was Quik'N'Fast, the ''store''! :'''LaTanya:''' Oooo; you is so right, LaNeesha! I was wrong, you was right; I was wrong, you was right! :'''LaTanya:''' ''[to the customer]'' So I guess you gonna hafta buy somethin' to get your change, then! :'''Quik'N'Fast customer:''' Okay, fine, I'll...take this pack of gum. :'''LaTanya:''' And I give you your change! :''(She pours a beach pailful of pennies onto the counter.)'' :'''LaTanya:''' 1...3...13...it's all here. :'''Quik'N'Fast customer:''' Hey, I didn't want ''pennies''! :'''LaNeesha:''' Oooo, Ms. Fussy was just '''beggin'''' for change, and now she don't want it! :'''LaTanya:''' Maybe she should come back when she knows what she wants, okay? Bye! <hr width=50%> :''(A gym coach [Server] is coaching a boy named Bruno [Thompson] to become a ballerina in Miss Fingerly's [Denberg] ballet class. Bruno has just gotten kicked by one of the other ballet students [Johnson] while the class has been doing pliés.)'' <br/> :'''Coach:''' WHAT WAS ''THAT''?! YOU LET THAT LITTLE GIRL TAKE YOU OUT WITH ONE LITTLE PLEA-LAY! :'''Bruno:''' But...she kicked...me ''hard'', Coach. :'''Coach:''' SHE IS A ''LITTLE GIRL'', FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD, BRUNO! :'''Bruno:''' But, she's real strong, and look, she ripped my tutu. :'''Coach:''' That's just 'tutu bad*', idnit?! *Play on words: '''too, too'' bad' <hr width=50%> :'''Miss Fingerly ''[Denberg]'':''' All right, class. Today, we will be discussing popular music. Now, who can tell me the name of the very first CD ever released by Boyz II Men? :''(Harpo raises his hand.)'' :'''Miss Fingerly:''' All right, um...Harpo? :'''Harpo ''[Thompson]'':''' Oh, yes! Okay, all right, the very first CD by Boyz II Men was called "II". :'''Balthasar ''[Mitchell]'':''' Noooo...it's "''Cooleyhighharmony''". :'''Harpo:''' No! You're wrong, man! It was called "''II''"! :'''Balthasar:''' "''Cooleyhighharmony''"! :'''Harpo:''' "''II''"! :'''Balthasar:''' "''Cooleyhighharmony''"! :'''Harpo:''' "''II''"! :'''Balthasar:''' Oh! "''Cooleyhighharmony''"! :'''Harpo:''' Oh! I ''hate'' you! :'''Balthasar:''' You make me ''sad''! :'''Harpo:''' Okay; fine, Balthasar! Okay; so, like, you think that Boyz II Men's first CD was called "''Cooleyhighharmony''". But ''I'' know who can settle this, man. :''(Harpo goes to the door and opens it.)'' :'''Harpo:''' Chuh-''guh''! :''(The members of the musical guest, Boyz II Men--Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, and Marc Nelson--enter the classroom.)'' :'''Harpo:''' Hey! Boyz II Men! Okay, men, Balthasar there says that your ''first'' CD was entitled "Cooleyhighharmony", but ''I'' think that it was called "''II''". So, who's right? :'''Marc Nelson:''' Well, Harpo, I hate to tell you this, but, um, Balthasar is right. :'''Wanya Morris:''' Yeah. Our first CD was called "Cooleyhighharmony"; the second one was entitled "II". :'''Nathan Morris:''' Yeah, I mean, if you think about it, you know, like, "II"..."II", the second...second album. :'''Harpo:''' I feel so ''foolish''. <hr width=50%/> :''(What the "Whatever Girls" usually say)''<br/> :'''Gina''':Okay?<br/> :'''Jessica''': Okay!<br/> :'''Gina''': Okay!<br/> :'''Jessica''': Okay!<br/> :'''Both''': OKAY!!!<br/> ==Second Run (seasons 7-10)== ===[[w:Chelsea Brummet|Chelsea Brummet]]=== :'''Bridget:''' "Hi! I'm Bridget, and this is my...SLUMBER PARTY!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Abby Rhodes:''' "Like, okay, okay?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Mega Butt:''' "Butt powers ACTIVATE!" ===[[w:Jack DeSena|Jack DeSena]]=== :'''Slimon Bowel:''' "I hate you all." <hr width=50%/> :'''Randy Quench:''' "Here comes me!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Randy Quench:''' "I'm Randy Quench! Volunteer Fireman!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Carson Daly:''' "I'm now bleeding from the ears! I hope you're happy!" ===[[w:Lisa Foiles|Lisa Foiles]]=== :'''Claudia:''' "When life gives me lemons, I suck them." <hr width=50%/> :'''Claudia:''' "I want to give you all an infection." :'''Bridget ''[Brummet]'':''' "Infect people ''later''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Heather Darling:''' "INCOMING!!!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Heather Darling:''' "That's my name!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Kaffy:''' "MY HEART IS POUNDING LIKE A JACKHAMMER!" ===[[w:Kyle Sullivan|Kyle Sullivan]]=== :'''Harry Bladder:''' "Weenius nosium!" <hr width=50%/> :''[Sacco (Lyons) had enlarged Herhiney's (Foiles) buttocks.]'' :'''Harry Bladder:''' "Look what you did to her heinie!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Brian Peafest''': "Who will be the next American Idiot?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Buzz:''' "MY PULSE IS RACING FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ernie:''' "Here comes the loopy-de-loop." ===[[w:Shane Lyons|Shane Lyons]]=== <hr width=50%/> :'''Soupdude:''' "''I'm'' not Superdude! I'm...''Soupdude''!" ===[[w:Giovonnie Samuels|Giovonnie Samuels]]=== :'''Mandy Snackson:''' "Dawg, you did your thing." <hr width=50%/> :'''Driving Instructor:''' "Don't be distracted by distractions!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Dill:''' "Once upon a time...there was this little puppy named Cuddles. And then...Cuddles ate a huge banana split!" ===[[w:Bryan Hearne|Bryan Hearne]]=== :'''Re-Ron:''' "I'm Harry Bladder's precocious best friend!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Zigfried:''' "KUMQUAT!...jerk." ===[[w:Jamie Lynn Spears|Jamie Lynn Spears]]=== :'''Thelma Stump:''' "Got any bacon?...Bacon's goooood." <hr width=50%/> :'''Carlee:'''"I'm Carlee--" :'''Marlee ''[Foiles]'':''' "--and I'm Marlee--" :'''Both ''[in unison]'':''' "--and we've got a passion for trashin' fashion! Uh-huh!" ===[[w:Christina Kirkman|Christina Kirkman]]=== :'''Cindy Lou Rougeneck:''' "I want some babyback ribs!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Sunshine Sally:''' "So, go get the tacos." ===[[w:Kianna Underwood|Kianna Underwood]]=== :'''Kareena Jones:''' "Sass-er-frass!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Kareena Jones:''' "No flapjacks for you TODAY!!" ===[[w:Denzel Whitaker|Denzel Whitaker]]=== :'''Cupid:''' "I don't like it now, and I didn't like it when I was a tall white guy!" ''(the part had previously been played by Lyons)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Jeff Bester:''' "When it comes to safety, I know bester!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jeff Bester:''' "Yo-yo's going crazy." <hr width=50%/> :'''Jeff Bester:''' "Jeff Bester deems these crayons...UNSAFE!" :''(He makes a loud buzzer noise.)'' ===Other=== :'''Lady in Shane's Mouth ''[Schneider]'':''' "Don't live in a mouth!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer ''[Brian Peck]'':''' "Know your stars...know your stars...know your stars..." ==Third Run (season 11)== ===[[:Kate Godfrey|Kate Godfrey]]=== :'''Marie Kiddo:''' ''(in a boys-only treehouse)'' "Welcome back to ''Getting Rid Of Your Stuff''. I'm your host, Marie Kiddo. I help people decide what to keep, and what to get rid of. Today, I'm here at this super-secret clubhouse for boys." :''(The treehouse belongs to two friends, Chad and Randy, who are asleep in their hammocks.)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "HI, CHAD AND RANDY!" :''(Chad and Randy fall out of their hammocks.)'' :'''Chad ''(Ryan Alessi)'':''' "Marie? How'd ''you'' get in here?" :'''Randy ''(Lex Lumpkin)'':''' "No girls allowed, Marie." :''(Randy points to where it says "Boys Only" on one of the treehouse walls.)'' :'''Chad:''' "Yeah; didn't you read the sign?" :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "Yep." :''(She notices some comic books of theirs, and picks them up.)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "Tell me about these comic books. Do they bring you joy?" :'''Chad:''' "Yep; they're colorful ''and'' violent." :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "Then we keep the comics." :'''Randy:''' "''O''kay." :''(She puts them down, and then notices the beanbag chairs.)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "How about these old beanbag chairs? Do they spark gladness?" :'''Chad:''' "Spark gladness?" :'''Randy:''' "You mean, does Chad fart in them?" :'''Chad:''' "Randy!" :'''Randy:''' "Hey, you spark '''somethin'''' in them all the time." :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "In that case, we thank you, beanbag chairs, and we give a little giggle." :''(She giggles mischievously.)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "DESTROOOOY!" :''(She makes three long steel claws, similar to those of Wolverine from ''X-Men'', emerge from each of her hands, and she uses these claws to destroy the beanbag chairs.)'' :'''Chad:''' "Marie! I ''sit'' in those!" :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD!" :''(short pause)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "And we're calm." <hr width=50%/> :'''Positive Poppi:''' "Hi! I'm Positive Poppi. Today's inspirational quote to keep in mind is, 'Life is a gift'." :''(A giant present, wrapped in yellow wrapping paper with red flowers and tied with green ribbon, falls on her; only her feet are now visible.)'' :'''Positive Poppi:''' "Stay positive!" ===[[:Gabrielle Nevaeh Green|Gabrielle Nevaeh Green]]=== :'''Alisha:''' ''(to a customer at Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee)'' "Good morning! I'm Alicia, your barista. Welcome to Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee! Would you like to taste-test our new espresso?" :''(Alisha takes a sip of the espresso, then discards the cup.)'' :'''Alisha:''' "YOLO! Ever been to Yolo County in California? It's a real place!" :''(She runs over to a map of the lower 48 states, and points out Yolo County, California.)'' :'''Alisha:''' "''See''?" :'''Customer ''(Reece Caddell)'':''' "It is way too early for whatever is happening right now." :'''Alisha:''' "Early bird gets the worm! Do you know some people refer to the worm as the caterpillar? The dance, not the animal. Can you do the worm? I can." :''(She gets down on the floor and does the worm.)'' :'''Customer:''' "I--can I just have an iced coffee?" :'''Alisha:''' "Sure!" :''(Alisha goes back behind the counter.)'' :'''Alisha:''' "Would you like that teeny tiny, medium, medium plus, biggie small, or a super duper?" :''(She places a super duper-sized display cup on the counter.)'' :'''Customer:''' "''That's'' way too big." :'''Alisha:''' "Okay, too big!" :''(She discards the super duper-sized cup.)'' :'''Alisha:''' ''(discarding the teeny tiny-sized display cup)'' "Too small!" :'''Alisha:''' ''(taking a sip from her own medium-sized cup of coffee)'' "Ah, just right! Did you know Goldilocks originally had silver hair? Guess it was really someone's Grandma sneaking into that bears' house. My Grandma's name is Carrie; what's yours?" :'''Customer:''' "Can I just have a coff--" :'''Alisha:''' "Is it Geraldine?" :'''Customer:''' "A coffee with--" :'''Alisha:''' "Ruby?" :'''Customer:''' "''No''!" :'''Alisha:''' "Lucille?" :'''Customer:''' "You know what? Forget it; I'm awake!" :'''Alisha:''' "Thanks for waking up at Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee!" :''(The customer smiles sarcastically, and then she leaves.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Customer ''(Godfrey)'':''' "Good morning." :'''Alisha:''' "Good morning; welcome to Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee...Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee! Coffee! Coffee!" ===[[:Nathan Janak|Nathan Janak]]=== :''(He hosts the sketch ''Cancelled With Nathan''.)'' :'''Himself:''' "Welcome to...''Cancelled'', ''With Nathan''. I am here to tell you what is now ''officially'' cancelled, and ''why''. Up next we have people just saying 'kay' instead of 'okay'. Yes, 'kay' is...''cancelled''! No, I am not cancelling the ''letter'' 'K'. It can stay. I need to spell words like 'kangaroo'...and 'kazoo'. And 'knight', even though it ''is'' silent. But replying with 'kay' instead of 'okay' is ''not okay''. I texted my friend Jeremy a question. I asked, 'Hey, Jeremy, when you're done with that scooter, can you let me know, because ''I'' want to use it next?'. And he replied with...'kay'. Have you ever heard anything more rude in your whole life?! What, am I not worth the 'O'?! I was under the impression that we were ''friends''. What kind of friend is ''too'' lazy to reply back with ''two syllables''?! I got him the ''exact'' limited edition skateboard that he wanted for his birthday. And in return, ''I'' can't even get ''two letters''?! Phew! Well, guess what, Jeremy. Maybe ''I'm'' too lazy to say all of ''''Jeremy'''' now. So from ''now'' on, you're Jer...''kay''?" ===[[:Lex Lumpkin|Lex Lumpkin]]=== :'''Long Coat:''' "All right! We've assembled some of the toughest, most ruthless villains in all of Cityville. Robo Arms! Rocket Shoes! And Hot Breath! The first place we hit is the bank, and with all of us, Hero Boy won't be able to stop us!" :'''Robo Arms ''(Chinguun Sergelen)'':''' "If Hero Boy comes ''anywhere near'' us, I'll destroy him by launching a truck at him with the sheer force of my arms!" :'''All:''' "YEAH!" :'''Rocket Shoes ''(Green)'':''' "If I see him, I will ''blast'' into him full speed with the immense power of my rockets!" :'''All:''' "YEAH!" :'''Hot Breath ''(Godfrey)'':''' "And I'll breathe a gaping hole into the ground until Hero Boy falls to him doom!" :'''All:''' "YEAH!" :'''Long Coat:''' "And I'll have this...very long coat. Now, when we ''first'' get in the bank, I..." :''(Robo Arms raises his right hand.)'' :'''Long Coat:''' "What is it, Robo Arms?" :'''Robo Arms:''' "Am I the only one who feels like...the coat really isn't that helpful? I mean, we all explained what we would do in full detail, but--" :'''Long Coat:''' "Bad guys always wear long coats. It's scary." ===[[:Chinguun Sergelen|Chinguun Sergelen]]=== :'''Benny ''(Sergelen)'':''' "Hey, it's ''Unboxing With Benny'', the show where I open boxes and show you guys what's inside. And I'm ''very'' excited about ''this'' one, guys. ''This'' is the new Funtendo 64 gaming system. Oh, you've never heard of it? That's because it doesn't come out for another ''year''! Lucky for you, I'm famous, so they sent me one. Let the unboxing begin!" :''(Benny tries in vain to open his package.)'' :'''Benny:''' "Mmm, sturdy packaging...this is a little harder to open than I thought. BRB." :''(Cut to him holding a pair of heavy-duty scissors.)'' :'''Benny:''' "Trust me, you guys are gonna ''freak'' when you see what's in this box..." :'''Announcer:''' "FREAK!" :''(Benny tries to cut the box open, but the scissors break.)'' :'''Benny:''' "...just as soon as I can get it open. Trust me, you will freak." :'''Announcer:''' "FREAK!" :''(Benny calls Funtendo Customer Support, and talks to an agent.)''' :'''Funtendo Customer Support agent ''(on the phone)'':''' "Funtendo Customer Support. If you need help, say 'help'". :'''Benny:''' "Help!" :'''Funtendo Customer Support agent:''' "Did you say...'applesauce'?" :'''Benny:''' "Applesauce?! ''Why'' would I say 'applesauce'?!" :'''Funtendo Customer Support agent:''' "Transferring you to...applesauce." ===[[:Reece Caddell|Reece Caddell]]=== :''(In this season, she is the host of ''Vital Information''.)'' :"Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Beans make the farts go longer." <hr width=50%/> :"Out of sight, out of mind? Out of money, out of ''ice cream''; you know what I'm ''saying''." <hr width=50%/> :"If you're in a pickle...get outta that pickle, man; ''come on''!" <hr width=50%/> :"Open the window and the air in...unless ''Aaron'' is a ''jewel thief''." <hr width=50%/> :"If a train is traveling from Chicago to New York at 130 miles an hour, and the train leaves at 8:35 in the morning...you should ''fly''. It's ''way'' faster." <hr width=50%/> :"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Unless they are eggs. Never join ''eggs''. ''Trust'' me." <hr width=50%/> :"You shouldn't judge a book by its cover. You also shouldn't cover your book with peanut butter, and run around school, saying, 'Don't be ''jelly''...'." ===[[:Ryan Alessi|Ryan Alessi]]=== :'''Other character ''(Caddell)'':''' "O, M, G. I heard ''Scary Basement IV'' is so much scarier than the first three." :'''Other character ''(Aria Brooks)'':''' "I heard the first ten seconds are the scariest ten seconds in cinema history. #ScaryBasementIVChallenge." :''(She shrieks in delight.)'' :'''Other character ''(Caddell)'':''' "Can't wait!" :'''T@$#le!gh:''' "''Soooo'' scared! O. M. G.; tag me in that. It's T@$#le!gh. T-at sign-dollar sign-hashtag-L-E-exclamation point-G-''H''." :'''Other character ''(Aria Brooks)'':''' "Guys...don't look, it's Tevin; O..." :'''Other character ''(Caddell)'':''' "...M..." :'''T@$#le!gh:''' "...G!" :'''Tevin ''(Godfrey)'':''' "Bro, bro, I'm ''so'' gonna make it through the first ten seconds, no prob." :'''Other character ''(Lumpkin)'':''' "Dude, I don't know. Trad saw ''Scary Basement'' and his whole family had to move to a house ''without'' a basement." :'''Other character ''(Janak)'':''' "Bro, I am so stoked; I am not even scared ''at all''." :'''Tevin:''' "''At all'', bro." :'''Other character ''(Lumpkin)'':''' "Bro!" :'''Other character ''(Janak)'':''' "Bro!" :''(All three fist-bump.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "It's time for the world's easiest game show, ''Simplicity''! And here's your host, Dell Devine!" :'''Dell Devine ''(Alessi)'':''' "Welcome to ''Simplicity'', the simplest game show in the whole world. Let's meet our contestants for today. From East Dakota, Linda Schnutzenberger." :'''Linda Schnutzenberger ''(Caddell)'':''' "Hi!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "And from Dallas, Canada...Larry Van Halen!" :'''Larry Van Halen ''(Sergelen)'':''' "Whuh-''sup''?" :'''Dell Devine:''' "Let's play ''Simplicity''. The rules are simple. I'll ask a question. If you know the answer, press one green button and two red ones. If you ''don't'' know the answer, pull the lever and honk the horn. But if you hear ''this'' sound..." :''(The buzzer sounds.)'' :'''Dell Devine:''' "...push a blue button, wait three seconds, then twist the purple knob. Whatever you do, ''do not touch the kazoo''. Everybody ready?" :'''Linda Schnutzenberger:''' "''Ready''..." :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "''NOOOO''..." :'''Dell Devine:''' "First question. What sport is played with a basketball?" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Basketball!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "That is correct!" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "''Yes''!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "''But'' you forgot to ring a bell." :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "What ''bell''?" :''(The buzzer sounds.)'' :'''Linda Schnutzenberger:''' "Basketball." :'''Dell Devine:''' "Correct! Linda wins Round 1!" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "But, she didn't ring a bell." :'''Dell Devine:''' "''Yes'', Larry. That's because after one contestant answers incorrectly, the other contestant can answer ''if'' they're eating a 12-foot party sub." :''(Linda is revealed to be doing this.)'' :'''Dell Devine:''' "And now, it's time for Round 6!" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Wha--Round ''6''? Can we go over the rules again?" :'''Dell Devine:''' "''No''...next question. How many eggs are in a dozen?" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Twelve." :''(A fisherman enters, and hits Larry with a large-mouthed spotted bass.)'' :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Hey! What was ''that''?!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "You got the answer wrong. So you got slapped in the face with a large-mouthed spotted bass!" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "But...a dozen ''is'' twelve." :'''Dell Devine:''' "''But'', in Round 6, all the answers are supposed to be ''divided'' by six, so the correct answer is two. Linda?" :'''Linda Schnutzenberger:''' "Nine." :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "You're gonna get slapped with a fish--" :''(The fisherman returns, and again hits Larry with the fish.)'' :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Why ''me''?! The right answer was ''two''!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "''That's'' because ''you'' are in Round ''6''. ''Linda'' is in Round ''3''. The rules are pretty clear, Larry." :'''Linda Schnutzenberger:''' ''(to Larry)'' "What are you ''not'' understanding?" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "A ''lot''!" ===[[:Aria Brooks|Aria Brooks]]=== :'''Lt. Uhlot:''' ''(an extraterrestrial, of Star Crew)'' "Well...Officer 'Smart'...the Klorgons are still here, and they're still mad!" :'''Klorgon leader ''(Caddell)'':''' "''And'' covered in various ''teas''." :''(Officer Smart [Janak] miscalculated that dousing the hostile Klorgon extraterrestrials with iced tea would be sufficient to defeat them.)'' <hr width=50%h/> :''(All of Officer Smart's calculations have proven inaccurate.)'' :'''Lt. Uhlot:''' "Enough! No more of your ''stupid calculations''! Because according to ''my'' calculations, ''you have yet to be right''!" ===[[:Other|Other]]=== :''(Singer Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, known professionally as H. E. R. [Having Everything Revealed], is the musical guest for this episode; she is at Good Burger, and she has given Ed her order.)'' :'''Ed ''(Kel Mitchell)'':''' "What's the name on the order?" :'''H. E. R.:''' "H. E. R.." :'''Ed:''' "Oh, you...you want it in ''her'' name?" :''(He points to another woman who is eating at Good Burger.)'' :'''H. E. R.:''' "No, no. ''I'm'' H. E. R.." :'''Ed:''' "Oh, okay; well, if you're ''her'', then who is ''she''?" :'''H. E. R.:''' "I don't ''know'' who she is. Listen carefully, okay? My name...is ''H. E. R.''. ''H. E. R.'' is ''me''." :'''Ed:''' "I thought ''I'' was me. And I thought you were ''her''." :'''H. E. R.:''' "She ''is'' her." :'''Ed:''' "Oh. Okay; then, who am ''I''?" :'''H. E. R.:''' "Can we just stop trying to figure out who everybody else is, please?" :'''Ed:''' "No, no, no, no; I think I got it. Okay. You're ''you'', she's ''her'', and you're ''also'' her. All right, but she's not ''you''. Okay? And then ''I'm'' not her, because I'm me. But...sometimes, I'm you. All right? So, she's not me...okay...and she's not ''you'', and she's not ''her'', and I don't know who the heck ''that'' is." :''(He points to another man at Good Burger.)'' ==External links== {{wikipedia}} *{{imdb title|id=0111875|title=All That}} [[Category:Nickelodeon shows]] [[Category:American TV shows]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] 61o8yz552hriegd6oovxmc76euhs0gu 3148748 3148747 2022-07-28T19:08:20Z 96.67.57.173 I have corrected a punctuation detail wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''{{w|All That}}''''' (1994-2000, 2002-05, 2019-20) is an American sketch comedy television series created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin for Nickelodeon. {{tv-cleanup|2007-02-11}} {{unreferenced|article about a serial production}} ==First Run (seasons 1-6)== ===[[w:Josh Server|Josh Server]]=== :'''Himself ''[after getting amnesia due to a concussion from a falling spotlight]'':''' "My name is Lord Swaynesborough of Fontcastle." <hr width=50%/> :''[Detective Dan has just entered a classroom at Dullmont Jr. High School, thinking that it was a bank being robbed.]'' :'''Detective Dan:''' "I'm Detective Dan! Everybody up against the wall, and nobody move!" :'''Other character ''[Bynes]'':''' "Um...Detective Dan...how are we supposed to get up against the wall ''without moving''?" :'''Detective Dan:''' "I'm Detective Dan." :'''Other character ''[Bynes]'':''' "That explains nothing." <hr width=50%/> :'''Detective Dan:''' "Hello, Pizza Shack? I'd like a large pepperoni pizza with no pepperonis." <hr width=50%/> :'''Detective Dan:''' "Wait a minute! Where was ''I'' when this robbery was takin' place? Hmmmm...''boys''! Beat me, and then push me so I go flyin' out the window!" :''(The officers [Knowings and Tamberelli] accompanying Detective Dan do as he says.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Bernie:''' "My name is Bernie Kibbitz. AND I NEED PANTS!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jerry Futile ''[the host of ''You Can't Win!'']'':''' "How many shoes?....Ooooo, ''wrong''! The answer was nine. Nine shoes." <hr width=50%/> :'''Jerry Futile:''' "YOU...CAN'T...WIN!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jerry Futile:''' "True...or false? Oooo, ''wrong''! The correct answer is, that one was 'googly-googly-wick-wick-wick-wick'." <hr width=50%/> :'''Emily Maroon:''' "Wall...wall hit face. It hurt." <hr width=50%/> :'''Toby Braun:''' "I give you...The Board!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Toby Braun:''' "Forget that bicycle! Forget that treadmill! Forget that thing I was tryin' to sell you last week! The Board is the only piece of fitness equipment you and your loved ones will ever need!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Toby Braun:''' "Check the pulse...irregular; good!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Toby Braun:''' "With The Brute, you don't need a telephone!" :''(The Brute [guest star Ron Lester] destroys the telephone.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''The Brute:''' "I like flowers." :'''Toby Braun:''' "ME, TOO!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Walter the Earboy:''' "WAIT A MINUTE! I know a guy who has huge ears like mine and everybody likes him! He'll tell me what I should do!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude ''[Thompson]'':''' "Well, if it isn't Milk Man!" :'''Milk Man:''' "'Udderly' correct...Superdude! Hope my little visit doesn't ''sour'' your day!" :'''Superdude:''' "That's putting it mildly! Last time I saw you, you were rotting in prison!" :'''Milk Man:''' "And I have ''you'' to thank for ''putting'' me there! I hate when someone ''spoils'' my fun!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jimmy Bond:''' "Wow, that is some penny!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Julio ''[Miss Piddlin's assistant]'':''' "Miss Piddlin? Here--here's more peas. Isn't that a lovely thing, more peas? I was just gonna set 'em down very slowly..." <hr width=50%/> :'''Tandy Spork:''' "Chocolate? Randy, once you've tasted the magical freshness of carrots, asparagus, broccoli, and green beans, you'll find that you won't even ''want'' to eat that nasty, silly chocolate anymore!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Mumbly Spice:''' "Flick in blob, a wig a wang jang blang; I mean, pop music, if it is, puh-tuh, hmmm, I mean cleeto, please, clang, you know." ===[[w:Kenan Thompson|Kenan Thompson]]=== :'''Superdude:''' "I'm Superdude, teenage superhero with powers that amaze the stupid." <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude:''' "I'm Superdude, the teenage superhero with powers that make women sweat!" :'''Sweaty Woman ''[Denberg]'':''' "It's true!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude:''' "I'm Superdude, the teenage superhero with powers that can make hamsters dance!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude:''' "I'm Superdude, the teenage superhero who's always in the right place at the right time!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Superdude''': ''[usually after his intro]'' "I also enjoy...fluffy stuffed animals, and...soft kisses, and...chatting on the phone long-distance." <hr width=50%/> :'''Nasty Nancy''': "You'd be nasty, too, iffin' you was a cowboy named...'Nancy'." <hr width=50%/> :'''Mavis:''' "Hey, Clavis, wake up; the show is over." :'''Clavis ''[Mitchell]'':''' "Oh, yeah; kick it!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Miss Piddlin almost let her bad temper and delicate mental conditions get the better of her!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Taste the peas! C'mon, little angel! Tell Miss Piddlin whatcha think of the peas!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Careful, Miss Piddlin, don't lose your pea cool." <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "JULIO!!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Well, if you don't wanna eat peas, don't eat nothin' at all!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin:''' "Miss Piddlin is back--with her special salad. I like to call it...peas!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Spice Cube ''[formerly Burt Spice]'':''' ''[rapping]'' "''Fuzzy little bunny, all cute and sweet; cuddly little rabbit, come play with me! Your ears are floppy, and your whiskers, they bend! You're so cute and fuzzy; won't you be my friend? Booooy!''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Spice Boys fan ''[Leon Frierson]'':''' "Will you guys sign my Spice Boy dolls for me? I got 'em all; they're so cool!" :'''Spice Cube:''' "Oh, look how adorable your cute little dolls are! Of course we can sign your dolls...I mean, uh, they--they look real tough, ya know what I'm sayin'? Punks? Punks!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Other character ''[Saul]'':''' "Yeah, my question is for ''Burt'' Spice. Um, Burt...what's with your name?" :'''Burt Spice:''' "What do--what do you mean?" :'''Other character ''[Saul]'':''' "Well, you know, uh, Hairy Spice is hairy, and Dead Spice is, well, not living." :''(Dead Spice is a skeleton.)'' :'''Other character ''[Saul]'':''' "You're just ''Burt'' Spice; now, don't you think that's kinda lame?" :'''Burt Spice:''' "Well, uh...no; the Spice Boys, we're all about music and boy power and friction. Trust me, nobody cares about my ''name''." <hr width=50%/> :''[Ishboo is a phony foreign exchange student.]'' :'''Other character ''[Denberg]'':''' "Ishboo...where ''are'' you ''from''?" :'''Ishboo:''' "Thank you for asking!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ishboo:''' ''[to the security guard]'' "Look at my swinging jewel. When I snap my fingers you will leave quietly." ''(Security guard falls asleep.)'' :'''Ishboo''': "Oh, well; close enough." <hr width=50%/> :'''Ishboo:''' ''(to Dr. Prober [Mitchell])'' "Look at my swinging jewel. When I snap my fingers you will put the needle down and walk out the door." :''(Dr. Prober slams the needle down, sits on it, and yells, slamming everything down and running out of the door.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Ishboo:''' "In my foreign land, it is only proper that the guests sleep in the bed, and that ''you'' sleep on the ''floor''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Kay ''[Bates]'':''' ''[She and Ishboo are on a date, and she has just watched him dance]'' "Oh, Ishboo, where did you learn to dance like that? In your foreign land?" :'''Ishboo:''' "Yes; when I was a small Ishboo, I accidentally sat on a hot stove. The excruciating butt pain taught me how to wiggle myself!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Bill Cosby:''' "Eat at least one gallon of yellow pudding every day." <hr width=50%/> :''(As a result of Angelique Bates's departure from ''All That'', Mandy is no longer on the ''Cooking With Randy & Mandy'' sketch.) :'''Randy:''' "Well, we all know how much Mandy loved chocolate. Unfortunately, during a recent chocolatey-wild weekend, Mandy lost her mind and consumed 479 pounds of pure milk chocolate. Last I heard, Mandy was locked away in a chocolate rehabilitation facility. We wish her well." <hr width=50%/> :'''Randy:''' ''[after tasting his dish, 'Burrito Surprise'--a chocolate-covered burrito]'' "That makes me wanna sing!" ''[singing to the tune of 'La Cucaracha']'' "''La chocolata, la chocolata''...all right! Now, the next dish that I have prepared for you is called 'chocolate on top of chocolate, smothered in chocolate'." <hr width=50%/> :'''Antoine:''' "What it is." <hr width=50%/> :'''Bradley the Big Ol' Baby:''' "Three pounds of applesauce. Bradley want three pounds of applesauce." <hr width=50%/> :'''Milton Querie ''[host of Family Vs. Family]'':''' "Now, our categories are...movies...famous forks...trousers...and things that go 'moo'." <hr width=50%/> :'''Jerry Futile:''' "Question number 5...blippity-blippity-booty-loo, blippity-blippity-moo." :'''Antoine:''' "Wait, did you just say 'blippity-blippity-booty-loo, blippity-blippity-moo'?" :'''Jerry Futile:''' "That is correct; now, what is your answer?" :'''Antoine:''' "Uh...meatloaf?" :'''Megan ''[Bynes]'':''' "74!" :'''Shelley ''[Reyes]'':''' "Is it a...kangaroo?" :''[The buzzer sounds.]'' :'''Jerry Futile:''' "Ooooo, WRONG! I'm sorry; the answer was 'meatloaf.'" :'''Antoine:''' "But, I ''said'' 'meatloaf'! Didn't y'all hear Antoine say 'meatloaf'?!" :'''Shelley:''' "Yup, he said 'meatloaf'." :'''Jerry Futile:''' "But, I didn't hear him. Sorry." <hr width=50%/> :'''Coldfinger:''' "Look at my finger! It is ''so'' cold! Feel it! C'mon, feel how cold it is!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Principal Pimpell:''' "As principal of Dullmont Junior High School, Principal William...Baines...Pimpell!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Principal Pimpell''': ''[while teaching the "gifted" class]'' "Now, these little black 'squiggles' are symbols called 'letters'. Now, now, together, these letters form visual representations of ''words'', like, for example, let me see...'coconut'! 'Coconut' is a word. Can anybody say, 'coconut'?" :'''Student ''[Denberg]'':''' "C-C-C-''scissors''?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Principal Pimpell:''' ''[singing to the tune of ''Dry Bones'']'' "''The finger bone's connected to the...shin bone! The shin bone's connected to the...brain bone!"'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Officer Ulcer ''[of the U. S. S. Spaceship]'':''' "Aw! ''Nobody'' stops ''my'' engines cold!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Lester Oaks, Construction Worker:''' "My name is Lester Oaks, Construction Worker!" <hr width=50%/> :''[appeared in the All That Tenth Anniversary Special Good Burger sketch]'' :'''Lester Oaks, Construction Worker''': Crunch bunny! ====Everyday French With Pierre Escargot==== :''[Each of these is the "translation" of a French phrase.]'' *There are small children in my nose. *May I blow my nose in your sandwich? *I want to shave your back. *My father's name is Stephanie. *You look like Stephanie, but you smell like Robert. *I'm sorry; I thought that was ''my'' pocket. *What time is it, and why do you smell like cheese? *Why is your butt talking? *''(after speaking an unusually long French phrase in which he mentions actor/singer Patrick Swayze [1952-2009])'' How are you? *Hey! Who put that bacon fat on my toilet seat? *Who are you, and why are you wearing my Daddy's panties? *I'm from Minnesota, and my name is ''Winnifred''! *Thanks for buttering my squirrel. *I thought you said this was pudding! *Who broke the pickle pump? *Kiss me! Squeeze me! Call me "Mrs. Beasley"! *Oh no! The babysitter exploded! *Monkeys are tickling my tummy. *May I take a nap in your nose? *I have not showered in 36 days! *Kiss me under the baloney tree! *Take those pork chops out of your brassiere! *Hey! Stop licking my kangaroo! *I enjoyed meeting your sister in prison! *I'm a pretty little girl. *May I pop my pimple on your lasagna? *Excuse me! I am not a drinking fountain! *Wow! How did you get an onion in there? *Pardon me, but this tissue has already been used. *Thanks for the lovely used tissue! *Please remove your banjo from my belly button. *Oh, no! The macaroni is infected! *I told you I had gas. *Merry Christmas! May I get you a cup of hot fat? *That's not an elf, that's my grandmother! *Hey! Look what the reindeer left on my roof! *That's not bubblegum! That's Porkboy the Breakfast Monkey! *Keep your hands off my chicken nuggets! *Mmmm! This men's room smells wonderful. *Who said you could live in my toilet? *Your grandfather looks pretty in that wedding dress. *This looks like mustard, but it tastes like ''you''! *Oh, no! It shrunk! *Where is the library and why is your nose filled with ointment? *Your wallpaper is making my eyebrows explode. *You look different. Did you brush your nose hair? *Don't cry. It's only a rectangle. ===[[w:Kel Mitchell|Kel Mitchell]]=== :'''Ed:''' "Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger; can I take your order?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed:''' "Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger. Is there anything in my nose?" :'''Customer ''[guest star Tracy Lynn Sullivan]'':''' "I don't ''know''." :''(She leaves in disgust.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed:''' ''[singing]'' "''I'm a dude, he's a dude, she's a dude, 'cause we're all dudes, hey!''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed:''' "Uhhh...no?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed:''' "That'll be eight bucks." <hr width=50%/> :'''Customer ''[Server]'':''' "Hi, I'd like a Good Punch." :'''Ed:''' "Okay." ''[Ed punches the customer in the face, KO-ing him.]'' :''[The customer awakens a few minutes later.]'' :'''Customer:''' "Why did you hit me? All I did was ask for a Good Punch!" ''[Ed knocks him out again.]'' :''[The customer wakes up again.]'' :'''Customer:''' "Okay, I think I've got it now. I keep asking for a Good Punch, and you keep hitting me repeatedly, with that in mind. I would like to order one Good ''Soda''. That is S-O-...D-A...soda." :'''Ed:''' "One Good Soda." :'''Customer:''' "Right." ''[Ed punches him out again.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Pizzaface:''' "Hey! Don't bag on Walter like that!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Pizzaface:''' "I'm Pizzaface...Walter's friend." <hr width=50%/> :'''Okrah:''' "Today on the Okrah show, you'll be entertained by other people's tragic lives." <hr width=50%/> :'''Lump Maroon:''' ''[only dialogue]'' "Jupiterrrrrrrrr!" <hr width=50%/> :''(Lump and his brother Emily and sister Chuck [Reyes] have knocked down their neighbor [Thompson], who has returned Emily's missing trousers.)'' :'''Emily Maroon:''' "We knocked down Grandma!" :'''Neighbor:''' "Look! I ain't your Grandma! All right?! I'm not related to you Maroons in any way!" :'''Lump Maroon''': "Jupiter." :'''Neighbor:''' ''[pointing to Lump]'' "Especially ''him''!" <hr width=50%/> :''(Mavis [Thompson] and Clavis [Mitchell] are sitting in the audience, while laughing at one of Bynes's and Server's "Squash Boy" sketches.)'' :'''Clavis:''' "Ya hear that, Mavis? They're callin' for somebody named 'SQUASH BOY'!" :'''Mavis:''' "Yeah...''that's'' funny! Never heard of a boy...made entirely outta squash...''before''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Baggin' Saggin' Barry ''[Thompson]'':''' "I thought I had the biggest, baggiest pants in the world...then I met Baggin' Saggin' ''Mary''." :''(Earlier, the other students at Dullmont Jr. High School had asked Baggin' Saggin' Barry and Baggin' Saggin' Mary [Reyes] to pull various objects out of their pants; one of the things was a white TV set with red polka-dots. Mary also had a remote control, but Barry didn't. Before that, one of the students [Denberg] had requested pumpkin juice, and Barry had only a pumpkin to give her. Mary, however, ''did'' have a can of pumpkin juice, and she was sure that her trousers could hold more things than his could.)'' :'''Clavis:''' "You've been blessed with magic trousers. Use your gift. You just gotta reach deep down in your pants...and pull out things you never knew you had. Reach down deep." <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Oh, the life I live is sad!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "No...no...NO! ''Don't dance like a buncha crazy dancin' people''! This is ''volleyball'', not one of them rock'n'roll videos with the...hoodlum music!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Aww, my happiness is a memory!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Hehe! Hehe! Hehe! Goooood..." <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Why must you upset me in ways I can't understand?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "I demand to see your hall, pass, ticket, slip!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "All right; now, tell me what's in your book...pack...bag...sack!" <hr width=50%/> :''(Principal Pimpell has called a meeting with Miss Fingerly [Denberg], Tandy Spork [Server], Mr. Treble [Zack McLemore], Coach Kreeton [Mitchell], and Janitor Gaseous [Tamberelli], to find someone to fill in as principal of Dullmont Jr. High School for him while he is away, having his pimple removed.)'' :'''Coach Kreeton:''' "Oh, yeah; celebrate! Celebrate! It's about ''time'' ya popped that pimple! Oh, every time I look at it, it makes me think of the ''Moon''! Oh, I'm so happy! The only thing worser than that ol' crazy-lookin' pimple...is my sad...miserable life." <hr width=50%/> :'''Butter Boy:''' "Superdude, why don't you rub up against me?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Alan:''' "Welcome to Cereal Critics, with Alan and Allen. I'm Alan, A-L-A-N." :'''Allen ''[Server]'':''' "And I'm Allen, A-double L-E-N." :'''Alan:''' "This morning, we're talking about...what else?" :'''Both ''[in unison]'':''' "CEREAL!" :'''Alan:''' "The first cereal on our list is...Lucky Germs. I think we have a clue. Let's take a look." :''[A video of them eating Lucky Germs cereal is shown.] :'''Allen:''' "I found Lucky Germs good-tasting and fun; even ''whimsical'', if you will." :'''Alan:''' "I ''won't''. I started out skeptical because of their scary jingle...♪''Frosted Lucky Germs'', ''they're tragically contagious''♪...what's with that?" :'''Allen:''' "Heh-''lo'', the jingle's a joke. If I lent you five bucks, would you ''buy'' yourself a sense of humor?" :'''Alan:''' "No, but I'd buy some...''antacid''. I'm still gassy." :'''Allen:''' "Thank you, Mr. Cranky Colon. Well, anyway, I say, 'spoons up'." :'''Alan:''' ''[makes a buzzer noise]'' "The correct response is, 'spoons down'." <hr width=50%/> :''[Repairman has just dropped through the ceiling, making a mess.]'' :'''[Other character]:''' "What was that?" :'''Repairman:''' "That was me! I'm...Repairmanman-man-man-man-man!" :'''[Other character]:''' "What's with the echo?" :'''Repairman:''' "Echo my butt!" <hr width=50%/> :'''[Other character]:''' "What's with the echo?" :'''Repairman:''' "Echo schmecho!" <hr width=50%/> :'''[Other character]:''' "What's with the echo?" :'''Repairman:''' "Go away!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Repairman:''' ''[noticing that a family's lamp is flickering]'' "Looks like lamp trouble; I can fix that for ya jiffy-quick!" :'''Father ''[Kevin Kopelow]'':''' "Please don't repair it." :'''Repairman:''' "But I must; I'm...Repairman-man-man-man-man-man!" :'''Mother ''[Denberg]'':''' "He's being very gentle." :''[Repairman "repairs" the lamp.]'' :'''Older daughter ''[Reyes]'':''' "Daddy! What is he ''doing''?!" :'''Repairman:''' "That lamp won't be giving you any more trouble; I repaired it!" :'''Father:''' "No. No, you didn't. You killed it." :'''Younger daughter ''[Johnson]'':''' "You squashed our helpless lamp!" :'''Repairman:''' "It was nothing!" :'''Mother:''' "It was horrible! You're a ''bad'' repairman!" :''[The rest of the family stares at her.]'' :'''Mother:''' "...-man-man-man-man-''man''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Commander Feeble ''[Server]'':''' ''[of Repairman's "repairs" to the U. S. S. Inferior space shuttle]'' "LET'S GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE HE REPAIRS US ALL!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Dr. Kay:''' "All right, all right, it's the one, it's the only, but never lonely, Diggy-Diggy-Dr. Kay! Hey, if you parents out there have any questions about your kids, make my telephone dance; let's go! Say 'Hey', to Diggy-Diggy-Dr. Kay!" :'''Man on the phone:''' "Hey, uh, hey, Dr. Kay, listen, uh, I have a 9-year-old son, and, well, he keeps puttin' on his sister's clothes. What do I do?" :'''Dr. Kay:''' "Uh, puts on his sister's clothes. Uh, what's the name?" :'''Man on the phone:''' "Steven." :'''Dr. Kay:''' "Tell me, does Steven look good in a dress?" :'''Man on the phone:''' "Yes, he does." :'''Dr. Kay:''' "A 9-year-old son, wears his sister's clothes...Dr. Kay's advice; call the boy 'Stephanie'! Problem solved!" :''[He rings his gong with his slingshot.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Dr. Prober:''' ''[during Ishboo's checkup]'' "Let me just check your ears. That's all right." :''[He checks Ishboo's left ear, and sees Ren and Stimpy, from ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''; they are screaming while blasting off into outer space.]'' :'''Dr. Prober:''' "Oh! Let me check the other one." :'''Ishboo:''' "Okey-dokey." :''[He checks Ishboo's right ear, and sees a polar bear.]'' <hr width=50%/> :''(A boy named Jake Feta has just used a "cheese fizz", and has thus been arrested by the Cheese Police.)'' :'''Jake Feta ''[Thompson]'':''' ''[to Officer Jack Colby, of the Cheese Police]'' "But you said we were friends!" :'''Officer Jack Colby:''' "Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I once said I was Dorothy from ''The Wizard Of Oz''. But ya don't see Toto...do ya?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Officer Jack Colby:''' "Man. If it isn't one cheese, it's another other! It's another other! I'm...on my way!" ===[[w:Lori Beth Denberg|Lori Beth Denberg]]=== :'''Herself ''[on Vital Information]'': *"If your face looks like a fig, and it's your birthday...then happy birthday, fig face!" :''[The audience laughs.]'' :"Thank you." *"Mirror, mirror, on the wall...LOOK AT ME; I'M A PERSON TALKIN' TO A PIECE OF GLASS!" *"If you're lucky enough to have a hammer...please...don't hammer in the mornin'." *"When it rains, it pours. When it snows...it's ''cold''." *"If you're on TV, giving out vital information, and your phone rings...don't answer it." *"It's not...'okay' to eat breakfast cereal out of your underpants." *"If you're on a first date with someone, never stick your finger in their spaghetti, twirl it, and holler, 'Looky, date; I'm makin' s'ghetti circles!'" *"''Twinkle, twinkle, little star; how I wonder''...how in the world that ''song'' ever became so ''popular''." *"There's no ''real reason'' to play basketball naked." *"Never spit on someone and then say, 'That's what spit feels like'." *"If you're drinking apple juice, and it feels warm...odds are, that ain't apple juice." *"If your friend's Mom asks you what you'd like to drink, don't say, 'Oh, nothin'. My mouth's fulla '''spit''''." *"The early bird gets the worm. Fine! I don't ''want'' the worm!" *"''Never'' put underwear on your head, and say to people, 'I'm little Nancy, and this my ''pretty'' new hat." *"It is better to sit there and ''look'' stupid...than it is to stand up, open your mouth, and announce, 'HEY, I'M ''DEFINITELY'' STUPID!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "The classroom is no place to exchange ideas and information!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "The classroom is no place for research." <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "The classroom is no place for enjoying yourself." <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "Good afternoon, students. I trust you all enjoyed lunch. I ''myself'' consumed a ''tasty'' chicken pot pie. Teachers love chicken pie...''cock-a-doodle-pie''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "QUIET! THIS IS A LIBRARY!" ''(blows airhorn)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Herself:''' "I want a rhinoceros...carved out of pure gold!"* <hr width=50%/> :'''Santa Claus:''' "So, Lori Beth, have you been a good girl this year?" :'''Lori Beth:''' "Hmmm, no." :'''Santa Claus:''' "Bye-bye!" :'''Lori Beth:''' "Seeya, Santa." <hr width=50%/> :'''Sweaty Woman:''' "You two couldn't be more wrong! It's Superdude!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "The classroom is no place for hiney-slappin'!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "Noisy! I thought I told you no talking! You talk, you walk!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "SILENCE! QUIET! STIFLE! HUSH! SHHH!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "SILENCE! NEVER ENTER THIS LIBRARY AGAIN!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' ''[after closing the door and ringing the bell that she has recently put on it]'' "HUSH, BELL! THIS IS A LIBRARY, NOT A RINGAMERRARIUM!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Fingerly:''' "SILENCE! THIS IS A LIBRARY! NOT A SNEEZE HALL!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "QUIET! THIS IS A LIBRARY! NOT A TALKATORIUM!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "I SAID 'SHUSH'! CAN'T YOU HEAR MY WORDS?!" :'''Other character ''[Knowings]'':''' "You are not a very good librarian." <hr width=50%/> :'''Loud Librarian:''' "EVERYONE, QUIET! YOU SQUEAK...I FREAK!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Other character [Bynes]:''' "I'm sorry. I thought this was the library--" :'''Loud Librarian:''' "WRONG! THIS IS THE ''LIBRARY'', AND THAT MEANS NO NOISE! WHAT KIND OF LUNATIC ARE YOU?!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Connie Muldoon:''' "I was never ''in'' my car! We Muldoons don't believe in motor vehicles!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Herself:''' ''[singing]'' "''I'm so proud of my new bunny; he wiggles his nose, and eats my honey; he tickles my toes, I tickle his tummy; and that's why I'm so proud. Proud, proud, proud; bunny, bunny, bunny...''" ===[[w:Katrina Johnson|Katrina Johnson]]=== :''(Susie, from a form of the Girl Scouts known as the Little Pansies, who wear pink uniforms, is trying to sell her cookies to a man named Bernie [Mitchell] and his wife [Bates]; she has just climbed in through their window after Bernie rejected her at the front door.)'' :'''Susie:''' "Okay, here is the deal; buy 30 boxes of Fudgy Clots, and I'll knock of 3%!" :''(Each box of Little Pansy cookies costs $5; this would cost $145.50 altogether.)'' :'''Bernie:''' "What do you think you're doin'?" :'''Susie:''' "Selling Little Pansy cookies! Haven't I made that clear?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Bernie's wife:''' "Times sure have changed; when I was young, we were never pushy Pansies." <hr width=50%/> :'''Susie:''' "Did I mention that Lulu Creams are made with real synthetic nougat?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ross Perot:''' Did you know I'm freakishly rich? I mean, I got over $4 billion. <hr width=50%/> :'''Perot:''' ''[looks hungrily at Pizzaface]'' How can I concentrate with that dee-licious pizza starin' at me? <hr width=50%/> :'''Perot:''' Look at me, I'm in a bathtub full of money. I'm a sawed-off freak, takin' a $4 billion jacuzzi! <hr width=50%/> :'''Dorothy:''' What about me, Mr. Cosby? What about my shower? :'''Cosby ''[Thompson]'':''' Well, you see, Dorothy, a shower is like a box of peanuts that you sit on with your wife Camille. And the grapefruit, and the avocados, and the little children running around in the neighborhood. Purty, purty, purty. Purty, purty, purty. And then, your big toe swells up in your underpants. <hr width=50%/> :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' ''[after giving a customer free but spicy peanuts]'' "Those peanuts were soaked overnight in jalapeño pepper juice. I call 'em 'jalapeanuts'. Is that cute, or what?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' ''[to a customer]'' "Thirsty?" :'''Customer ''[Server]'':''' "Lemonade, please." :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' "Five bucks." :'''Customer:''' "Five bucks? That's a lot of money." :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' "Well, you seem a lot of thirsty." <hr width=50%/> :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' ''[crying, while holding an audience member's puppy]'' "My Mom said, if I don't sell enough lemonade, she'll sell my puppy!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Lemonade Scammer:''' ''[crying]'' "I went to all the trouble to find your golf ball, and you won't even buy any lemonade!" <hr width=50%/> :''[someone has asked about lactose-intolerant; Johnson's character appears from inside of a grocery display]'' :'''Sally:''' Superdude is lactose-intolerant. That means he can be harmed by dairy products. :'''Woman:''' You mean like ham? :'''Sally:''' No. Ham is meat. Dairy products include milk, butter, cream, cheese, cream cheese, and... :'''YoGurl''': Yogurt! <hr width=50%/> :'''Sally:''' I've got a squeegee! <hr width=50%/> :'''Sally:''' You're the best, Superdude, even if you ''are'' lactose-intolerant. <hr width=50%/> ===[[w:Alisa Reyes|Alisa Reyes]]=== :''[Kiki and Fran are stranded on an uncharted island.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Fran ''[Denberg]'':''' "Kiki, we've been on this island for three years..." :'''Kiki:''' ''[singsong]'' "''Three years, two months, one wee-eek!''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Kiki:''' ''[singing]'' "Fran's here, and I'm here, and you're here, and you're gonna be heeeeeere...forrrrrever-" :'''Fran ''[Denberg]'':''' "Stop it." :'''Kiki:''' "--and ever--" :'''Fran:''' "Stop it!" :'''Kiki:''' "--and ever--" :'''Fran:''' "STOP IT!" :'''Kiki:''' "--and ever--" :''[Fran knocks herself out.]'' :'''Kiki:''' "--and ever...." ===[[w:Angelique Bates|Angelique Bates]]=== :'''Mandy:''' "Mmmm; the chocolate does wonders for the nails." <hr width=50%/> :'''Mandy:''' "Looks like it's raining chocolate syrup. And...can it be snowing chocolate sprinkles?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Penny Lane:''' ''[to Superdude]'' "No, the milk will harm you! You're lactose-intolerant!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jaleel White ''[as Steve Urkel]'':''' "Surprise! Ha-ha, did I do thaaaaaat?" <hr width=50%/> ===[[w:Amanda Bynes|Amanda Bynes]]=== :'''Ashley:''' ''[starts to read a letter]'' "Dear Ashley..." That's me! <hr width=50%/> :'''Springs:''' ''[sings]'' I'm a teeny-weeny bopper-beany, I'm so nice and he's so meany! <hr width=50%/> :''[Alien Thumtax has just fired on the U. S. S. Spaceship, which is helmed by 10-year-old Captain Tantrum]'' :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[wails]'' "You hurt my spaceship! WAAAAAAAAH!" :'''Officer Canker ''[Server]'':''' "Oh, nice goin', Thumtax! You made our little captain cry!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "You, you fired lasers at me, and I'm just a little girl!" :'''Thumtax ''[Denberg]'':''' "I--I'm sorry. How was I supposed to know that your captain was a little girl? I'm sorry, lil' Cap'n. I didn't mean to harm your ship; I--what can I do to make you feel better, sweetie?" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[sniffles]'' "Lower your shields." :'''Thumtax:''' "But, I--" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[wails]'' "WAAAAAAAAAH!" :'''Thumtax:''' "All right. Lower shields." :'''One of Thumtax's minions:''' "Shields down." :'''Thumtax:''' ''[to Captain Tantrum]'' "All right, dear; our shields are down. Is that better?" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "I guess so." :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[to Singo and Officer Canker]'' "FIRE MAIN LASERS!" :'''Singo ''[Mitchell]'':''' ''[sings]'' "Firin' lasers!" :''[He and Officer Canker fire the lasers at Thumtax's ship.]'' :'''Thumtax:''' ''[screams, in the destruction of her ship]'' :'''Singo:''' ''[singing]'' "Captain, that was brilliant; Captain, that was brilliant!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Status report, Officer Canker." :'''Officer Canker:''' "Alien ship dee-stroyed." :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Excellent! Take us out of here, Singo. Heading 2614, mark 2." :'''Officer Canker:''' "But, but, Captain, we're supposed to be heading to Jupiter. That mark will take us directly to some place called...Happy...''Toyland''..." :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Soooo?" :'''Singo:''' "We don't have time to go to Happy Toyland...no..." :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "BUT I WANNA GO TO HAPPY TOYLAND! I WANNA GO TO HAPPY TOYLAND!..." <hr width=50%/> :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Porkus II?! That planet is entirely inhabited by...Pigginoids!" :'''Sosumi ''[Reyes]'':''' "Pigginoids?! No! I was harmed and taunted by Pigginoids when I was a little girl!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' ''[singsong]'' "''No one cares...''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Hey! You aliens! This is Captain Tantrum, of the U. S. S. Spaceship! ♪Whatcha doin'?♪" <hr width=50%/> :''(The U. S. S. Spaceship is under attack by an alien named Velcro, who is made of what his name indicates.)'' :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Who are ''you''?" :'''Velcro ''[guest star Kevin Carlson]'':''' "I...am Velcro. And I am angry." :''(He removes his neutral mouth and replaces it with his angry mouth.)'' :'''Velcro:''' "See?" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "All right, VELCRO! Why have you attacked us?!" :'''Velcro:''' "I have issues!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Okay. But...will you please not attack us again?" :'''Lt. Fondue ''[Knowings]'':''' "Oh, ''sure''! You're all polite to ''him''..." <hr width=50%/> :'''Ashley:''' "Our next letter comes from...Mary Schmid, of Butler, Pennsylvania. Mary writes...'Dear Ashley'...thaaaat's me! 'Dear Ashley, for reason, people never pay any attention to me. No one seems to care about me, or anything that I have to say. How come everyone always ignores me?" :''[Ashley puts the letter down.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Ashley:''' "Our next letter comes from...Lisa Lillian, of Queens, New York. Lisa writes...'Dear Ashley'...thaaaat's me! 'Dear Ashley, my name is Lisa. I just bought a new sweater. It is green. Sincerely, Lisa.'" :''[long pause]'' :'''Ashley:''' "WHO STINKIN' CARES?! This is called 'ASK Ashley'! Not 'BORE Ashley to Stinkin' Death'!" :'''Ashley:''' ''[mocking]'' "''Gee, I'm Lisa Lillian! And I just bought a new sweater! It is green! I'm a moron'', and blah-dee-blah-dee-blah-dee-blah-dee-BLAH!" <hr width=50%/> :''(Dr. Debbie is a cheerleading doctor.)'' :'''Dr. Debbie:''' "Pain, pain, go away; come again...NEVER!" ===[[w:Danny Tamberelli|Danny Tamberelli]]=== :'''Janitor Gaseous:''' "Squat and rot!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jack Campbell:''' "I'm gonna collect all this evidence...with my face!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jack Campbell:''' "I'm Jack Campbell, Fat Cop!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Francis the Caveman:''' "Me Francis, and I'm a caveman." <hr width=50%/> :''(An alien named Crouton [Tamberelli] is attacking the U. S. S. Spaceship; he has the power to telepathically control the ship and its crew.)'' :'''Crouton:''' "Now, surrender your ship." :'''Captain Tantrum ''[Bynes]'':''' "NEVER!" :'''Crouton:''' "Then I will make you do more unpleasant things!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Singo ''[Mitchell]'':''' ''[singing]'' "''Things aren't good...things are bad...Singo's feeling very sad...''" :'''Crouton ''[groaning]'':''' "Stop it!" :'''Captain Tantrum:''' "Did you ''see'' that? Singo! Sing something else!" :'''Singo:''' ''[singing]'' "''Okay, Captain, have no fear; just tell me what you wanna hear!''" :'''Crouton ''[groaning]'':''' "Stop the singing; it's ''killing me''!" :'''Officer Canker ''[Server]'':''' "Wait a minute. Whenever Singo sings...it harms Crouton!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Hairy Spice:''' "Sweaty, you better be careful around all this electrical equipment; I mean, you're just dripping in sweat. And everybody knows that water and electricity...''don't mix''." ===[[w:Christy Knowings|Christy Knowings]]=== :'''Jessica:''' "And, like, my name is Jessica; ''rrrr''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Winter Wonders:''' "I'm Winter Wonders, and this is the game show called ''What Do You Do?'', where our panel tries to figure out what some kid does." <hr width=50%/> :'''Lt. Fondue ''[of the U. S. S. Spaceship]'':''' "Captain! What is we gonna do?!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Lt. Fondue:''' "Captain! I'm receivin' a trans-mishy-on from the alien ship that attack-ed-ed us!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Miss Piddlin ''[Thompson]'':''' "I see you had my Julio bring in your carrots." :'''Miss Toodle ''[Miss Piddlin's lunch lady rival]'':''' "Uh-huh, 'cause ya know, children love them some carrots, more than anything." <hr width=50%/> :''(It is Science Day at Dullmont Jr. High School, and none of the students except Tilly [Bynes] did a science project. Ms. Ernestine Klump, the teacher, chooses Jasper to go first.)'' :'''Jasper ''[Thompson]'':''' "Um, this is a stick." :''[He breaks the stick in half.]'' :'''Jasper:''' "Now, it's two sticks." :'''Ms. Klump:''' "Oooo! Very good, Jasper! That science project will have ''many'' uses in the ''computer'' industry!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ms. Klump:''' "Now, our next show and tell student is Thrack Morton." :'''Thrack ''[Saul]'':''' "Well, for show and tell today, I brought my new...instant juicer! My Uncle Wayne gave it to me, for Nephew Day." :''(Thrack places his juicing machine on Ms. Klump's desk, and takes out a bowl containing several oranges and cups.)'' :'''Ms. Klump:''' "Wow! A juicer; well, that's terrific! Now, what does it do?" :'''Thrack:''' "Well, first, you put the fruit in on top, like this." :''(He puts an orange into the juicer.)'' :'''Thrack:''' "Then, you press the button." :''(He does so, and the juice from the orange pours into the cup that he has placed near the spout.)'' :'''Thrack:''' "And, voilà...juice!" :''(He hands the juice to one of the other students ''[Thompson]''.)'' :'''Thrack:''' "Here, try some." :'''Other student:''' ''[after tasting the orange juice]'' "Mmmm! It tastes like sunshine on a Saturday morning!" ===[[w:Leon Frierson|Leon Frierson]]=== :'''Leroy:''' "Hey; my name's Leroy." :'''Fuzz ''[a blue puppet]'':''' "And my name is ''Fuzz''!" :''[He laughs.]'' :'''Fuzz:''' "How ya doin', Leroy?" :'''Leroy:''' "Anyway, today we're here to talk about somethin' that irritates ''me''. I'm talkin' about ''vegetables''." :'''Fuzz:''' "Leroy, did I just hear you say you don't like vegetables?" :'''Leroy:''' "You wanna make somethin' of it?" :'''Fuzz:''' "Well, gee; no...sorry." :'''Leroy:''' "I know. Now, like I was sayin', before I was so ''rudely'' interrupted by the big-mouthed ''puppet''..." :''[He casts a sideways glance at Fuzz.]'' :'''Leroy:'''...vegetables are ''nasty''." :'''Fuzz:''' "But, Leroy, vegetables are good for you. They're full of ''vitamins and happiness''!" :''[He laughs.]'' :'''Fuzz:''' "And they ''taste'' great, too!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Leroy:''' "Fuzz, we're not done yet. We should have a blow-dryer." :'''Fuzz:''' "A blow-dryer? But that's not a blow-dryer; that's an industrial strength leaf-blower!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Fuzz:''' ''[singing]'' "''Mi-mi-mi...oh, I like to scrub in the tub, 'cause I can play in the bubbles, and wash away my troubles; oh, bath-time sure is fun!''" <hr width=50%/> :'''Fuzz:''' "Kids gotta have a bedtime, so they get plenty of sleep! Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep--" :'''Leroy:''' "You on some kinda medical problem?!" :'''Fuzz:''' "Yes." :'''Leroy:''' "It ''figures''." <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Billy Fuco:''' "I'M BILLY FUCO!" <hr width=50%/> :''[There has been a long arguement over which Cloudy Knight singer should be top-billed.]'' :'''C.J.:''' "Have y'all caught the midnight train to ''Georgia''? Now, I'm the cutest, and I got the biggest afro, so we will continue to be called...'C.J. and the Cloudy Knights.'" ===[[w:Nick Cannon|Nick Cannon]]=== :'''LaTanya:''' "Okaaaaay!" <hr width=50%/> :'''LaTanya:''' "It's time to get our freak on!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Quik'N'Fast customer ''[Saul]'':''' "Can I just buy these breath mints!" :'''LaTanya:''' "Ugh! You ''need'' 'em, Mr. ''Garbage'' Mouth!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Sweaty Spice:''' "Boy Power!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Sweaty Spice:''' "Look, Burt; this just ain't workin'. ''Sorry''..." <hr width=50%/> ===[[w:Mark Saul|Mark Saul]]=== :'''Yearbook photographer ''[Server]'':''' "That's him! That's the little ''hooligan'' that tied me up and hid me under the ''desk''!" :'''Stuart:''' "Fine, I'm not the real ''yearbook photographer''. I'm just a guy named Stuart. But you know something? If I was the real ''yearbook photographer'', I'd be the best ''yearbook photographer'' IN ALL THE LAND! People would come up to me and say 'Oh, Stuart, you're the best ''yearbook photographer''...EVER!!!!!' You all sicken me!! Now I'm going to get on my pterodactyl and go. C'mon, Terence." <hr width=50%/> :'''Stuart:''' ''[Pretends to take a student's picture with a life-sized replica of an iguana]'' "That picture's gonna come out just great!" :'''Student ''[Bynes]'':''' "But, that's not a camera; that's an iguana." :'''Stuart:''' "You can't prove that!" :'''Stuart ''[to the iguana]'':''' "She doesn't know what she's talking about, Mr. Camera." :'''Student ''[Bynes]'':''' "Look, nut! ''This'' is a camera, and ''that's'' an iguana." :'''Stuart:''' "And I'm a goat." :''[He bleats like a goat, and eats a handful of grass.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Hypno-Pants:''' "Stare into my butt!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Murray:''' "Hey! Could you--hey! Could you bring me--hey! Could you bring me a balloon?" ===Other=== :''[The show opening]'' :'''Announcer ''[Soup]'':''' "Fresh out the box! Stop, look, & watch! Ready yet? Get set! It's All That!" <hr width=50%/> :''[Peter and Flem are performing the actions as narrated]'' :'''Announcer:''' "Peter sharpens pencils the old-fashioned way. Flem sharpens pencils in different parts of his body." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter exercises every day. He runs over five miles. Flem runs from the police." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter does his homework making sure he gets all the answers right. Flem hits things with a hammer." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "After dinner, Peter enjoys a fresh piece of fruit for dessert, like an apple. Flem eats a bag of sugar." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter makes excuses to go to the restroom. Flem's going to the restroom right now." :''[Flem is not in his restroom.]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter turns off his TV set using a remote control. Flem uses a brick." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter always brushes his teeth before going to bed. Flem brushes his hobo." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter likes to grow nice plants and flowers. Flem grows things under his arms." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter likes to read. Flem can't." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Every day after school, Peter walks his dog, Fido. Flem walks his grandmother." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "After doing his homework, Peter relaxes by watching public television. Flem watches underwear." <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "Peter uses his laptop computer to do his homework. Flem smashes stolen coconuts." <hr width=50%/> :'''[[w:Kevin Kopelow|Kevin Kopelow]]:''' "Five minutes! The show starts in five minutes!" <hr width=50%/> :'''[[w:Kevin Kopelow|Kevin Kopelow]]:''' "Listen up. I'm just here to tell ya, that in ten minutes, the show will be startin' in ''five minutes''." <hr width=50%/> :'''[[w:Dan Schneider (producer)|Dan Schneider]]:''' "Hiiiii, everyone! It's time for 'Ask Ashley'!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ed ''[Mitchell]'':''' Whoa! We have a drive-through window! :'''Mr. Bailey ''[Schneider]'':''' Ed, we've had a drive-through window for 3 years; it's right over there. :''(He points the drive-through window out to Ed.)'' :'''Ed:''' Whoa! How does the car fit through that little window over there? :'''Mr. Bailey:''' It ''doesn't'', Ed! The cars don't drive ''through'' the window; they drive ''past'' the window! :'''Ed:''' Oh; well, why don't they call it a "drive-pass" window? <hr width=50%/> :'''Mr. Bailey:''' ''[looks at a customer's winning ticket, which Ed claimed was for $5,000]'' "Aw, for the love of decimals, Ed, this says he won ''50¢''! 50¢, not 5,000!" <hr width=50%/> :'''[[w:Mýa|Mýa Harrison]]:''' ''[Describing the perils of live television]'' "...And if things go horribly wrong, we'll show this video clip of Rhineheart the Dancing Monkey-Boy." <hr width=50%/> :'''Complaint Department lady ''[Lori Beth Denberg]'':''' ''[to a customer]'' Complaint Department. Whatcha doin'? :'''Customer ''[Tricia Dickson]'':''' ''[southern accent]'' Well, I have a ''complaint''... :'''Complaint Department lady:''' Is...that your complaint? :'''Customer:''' No. :'''Complaint Department lady:''' If you have no complaint, I must ask you to go home. :'''Customer:''' Well, I certainly ''do'' have a ''complaint''. :'''Complaint Department lady:''' Well, ''make'' up your ''mind''! Do you have a complaint? :'''Customer:''' Yes; I bought this here mini vacuum cleaner. But I wanted a blue one, like on the box...and they gave me this here red one, surely by mistake. :'''Complaint Department lady:''' Well, if I were you, I'd take it right back to the store where I bought it. ==Dialogue== <hr width=50%/> :'''Kevin:''' "Everyone, I have a little surprise for you all! Kenan?" :''[Kenan enters, carrying the Big Ear of Corn, who was feared to be terminally ill. The other cast members are delighted, especially Lori Beth.]'' :'''Josh:''' "It's the Big Ear of Corn!" :'''Angelique:''' "So, what was wrong with the Corn?" :'''Kenan:''' "Nothin'; it turns out that the Big Ear of Corn wasn't even sick at all! Katrina?" :''[Katrina enters, pushing a perambulator containing the Big Ear of Corn's four new offspring, each of whom is at least twice the size of a standard ear of corn.]'' <hr width=50%/> :''(Three new students--Maggot, Rash, and Spew, the members of the band Bacteria--have joined Miss Fingerly's class.)'' :'''Maggot ''[Server]'':''' ''[British accent]'' My name is Maggot! :'''Rash ''[Reyes]'':''' I'm Rash! :'''Spew ''[Thompson]'':''' They call me SPEW! :'''Miss Fingerly ''[Denberg]'':''' All right. Spew, Rash...Maggot. Now, where are you children from? :'''Student ''[Johnson]'':''' Miss Fingerly, don't you know who they are? :'''Student ''[Bates]'':''' Yeah! :'''Student ''[Johnson]'':''' They're ''Bacteria''! :'''Miss Fingerly:''' Now, let's not judge others by their appearance. :'''Student ''[Mitchell]'':''' No; they're Bacteria, the hottest band around! :'''Student ''[Johnson]'':''' Their CD, ''Raw Sewage'', just went Triple Platinum! :'''Miss Fingerly:''' Oh, I see. Well, perhaps you'd like to tell the class how your band ''got'' the name "Bacteria"! :'''Maggot:''' Well, you see, our drummer, Spew, forgot to take a bath for 3½ years, and when we looked under his armpit, we found... :'''Miss Fingerly:''' All right! Let's all take our seats. <hr width=50%/> :''(Treach, Kay Gee, and Vinnie, the members of the rap group Naughty By Nature, are in the library, practicing for their performance as the episode's musical guest)'' :'''Loud Librarian:''' Silence! This is a ''liberry''! Just who do you fellas think you are?! :'''Kay Gee:''' We're Naughty By Nature. :'''Loud Librarian:''' Oh, well; ''that's obvious''! :'''Treach:''' No, no, no; we're the ''rap group'' Naughty By Nature. This is Kay Gee, this is Vinnie, and I'm Treach, and we just came in-- :''(She blows her air horn)'' :'''Loud Librarian:''' Quiet! This is a ''liberry''! Now, look, Treach, Kay Gee, Vinnie? I realize that you are all "naughty", and that it is your "nature" to be so! But if you wanna sing, you're not gonna do it in my liberry! :''(She points to the stage)'' :'''Loud Librarian:''' You can sing over there! :''(Naughty By Nature heads over to the stage)'' :'''Loud Librarian:''' ''(blows her whistle)'' Let's hear a round o' sound for...Naughty By Nature! :''(She blows her air horn again; Naughty By Nature performs their hit "Clap Yo Hands".)'' <hr width=50%/> :''(Rash has left Bacteria, and now Maggot and Spew are holding auditions for a new bass player.)'' :'''Maggot:''' Excuse me; before we start, can you even ''play'' the ''bass''? :'''Waw ''[Tamberelli]'':''' WAAAAAAAW! <hr width=50%/> :'''Amanda:''' Hey, everyone! Before the musical guest comes on, I wanted to show you my magic powers!<br/> :'''Audience:''' Ooh, aah!<br/> :'''Amanda:''' That's right! I'm going to turn these ice cubes into a glass of water!<br/> :''(Puts the ice cubes into a glass; a few seconds go by)''<br/> :'''Amanda:''' Hmmm. This trick usually takes a few hours. Hey, I know! I'll just turn this grapefruit into NSYNC instead! Alaka-ZAM!<br/> :''(NSYNC appears)''<br/> :'''JC Chasez:''' Where are we?<br/> :'''Justin Timberlake:''' And why do we smell like grapefruit? <hr width=50%/> :''[Josh is running on an unstoppable treadmill.]'' :'''Amanda''': Help! Help! I need help! :'''Danny''': What's wrong? :'''Amanda''': I need help. :'''Danny''': Well, I'm right here. :''[long pause]'' :'''Amanda''': Kenan! Kel! I NEED SOME HELP!! :''[Kenan and Kel enter]'' :'''Kenan''': What's wrong? Was Danny bothering you? :'''Kel''': Because we'll take care of him. :'''Amanda''': No. It's Josh. He's stuck on the treadmill, and we can't make it stop! <hr width=50%/> :''(At Good Burger, Mr. Bailey [Tim Goodwin; later played by Dan Schneider] has introduced Ed [Mitchell] to the new employee, Beth [Bates], who becomes Ed's love interest. She and Ed are lost in thought.)'' :'''Ed:''' ''(thinking)'' I'm lost in thought. :'''Beth:''' ''(thinking)'' He seems lost in thought. :'''Ed:''' She's so pretty, just like a...like, uh...like someone who's pretty. :'''Beth:''' I hope he thinks I'm pretty. :'''Ed:''' I do. :'''Beth:''' He'd be the coolest boyfriend. :'''Ed:''' Some vegetables...are green. :'''Beth:''' I wonder if he'll call me, and ask me out on a date. :'''Ed:''' I want to call her, and ask her out on a date, but I don't know how... :''[short pause]'' :'''Ed:''' ...to use a phone. :'''Beth:''' Ed, it's so easy, spell. :'''Ed:''' My foot's cold. :''[looks down]'' :'''Ed:''' Hey! I'm missin' a shoe! :''(Earlier, a customer [Johnson] had found and complained about a shoe in the strawberry milkshake that she had ordered; presumably, this was Ed's right shoe. He had actually noticed it in the milkshake machine, but hadn't bothered to remove it. This had made her "confused...and ''angry''!".)'' <hr width=50%/> :''(Superdude has just dispatched two bullies in a bank and gone outside to tie them up. A little girl dressed as Superdude runs into the bank )''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude ''[Amanda Bynes]'':''' NOBODY MOVE! This is a holdup!<br/> :''(A security guard runs out screaming)''<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man''': ...Superdude?<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' That's right, I'm Superdude! Now gimme all the money--or I'll use my superpowers to harm you!<br/> :''(The Sweaty Woman [Lori Beth Denberg] begins to empty the cash drawer as the real Superdude comes in)''<br/> :'''Superdude ''[Kenan Thompson]'':''' Those bullies won't be bothering anyone anymore!...hey, who are you?<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' I'm, uh...Superdude!<br/> :''(Pause)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' Excuse me? <br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman''': Quick! Grab the [[impostor]]! <br/> :''(Before anyone can react, Fake Superdude rushes toward Superdude. The two spin around briefly, and end up facing the bank patrons.)''<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' Oh, no! Now we can't tell which one is the REAL Superdude! <br/> :'''Black-Haired Woman:''' I'm totally confused! <br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' Talk about conflict! <br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' Which one is the good Superdude, and which one is the bank-robbing ''evil twin''?<br/> :'''Superdude:''' ...Y'all are kidding me, right? <br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' I'm the REAL Superdude! HE'S the IMPOSTOR! <br/> :'''Superdude:''' ''I'm'' the ''real'' one! <br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' I can't tell which is which! <br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' What are we gonna DO?<br/> :'''Superdude:''' What is WRONG with you people? LOOK AT US!<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' He's evil, I tell ya! Evil. Evil!<br/> :'''Superdude:''' Look, look. I'll prove to you that I'm the real Superdude, aight? <br/> :''(He picks up a metal bar and twists it into a knot. The patrons applaud.)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' Now do you believe me?<br/> :'''Blond Woman:''' He IS the real Superdude!<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' Wait, wait! Watch this! <br/> :''(She grabs a piece of paper and, after a brief struggle, tears it in half.)''<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' That one's got super strength, too! <br/> :'''Superdude:''' WHAT? That ain't super! Oh, for heaven's sake, look--this is NOT the real Superdude! She's a little girl!<br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' I've got an idea! Superdude is lactose intolerant!<br/> :'''Superdude:''' You ain't got to go there.<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' Lactose intolerant...what's that?<br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' Lactose intolerant means that Superdude can't handle dairy products--such as cheese, whipped cream, and especially milk!<br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' The Sweaty Woman's right! Does anybody have a pitcher of milk?<br/> :''(The Sweaty Woman has pulled a large pitcher of milk from behind the desk and is drinking from it.)''<br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' ...I do!<br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' Here's how we'll tell them both apart. I'll pour this milk on both of them, and then the real Superdude will be horribly damaged!<br/> :'''Superdude:''' No, I don't think that that's such a good...<br/> :''(Penny pours the milk over both of the Superdudes. Fake Superdude only screams, but Superdude falls to the ground.)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' A...E...I...O...<br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' SHE'S the impostor! <br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' The Sweaty Woman's right! <br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' I'M ON A ROLL!<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' But it's too late! Now with Superdude out of the way, I'm free to take all the money! Then I'll POSE as Superdude, and commit crimes ALL OVER THE WORLD! AAAAHHH HAAA HAA HAA!<br/> :''(She takes the sacks of money and heads for the door)''<br/> :'''Weird-Voiced Man:''' Oh, somebody help Superdude! <br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' I've got a blow dryer! <br/> :''(Penny takes the dryer and runs it over Superdude. Meanwhile, Fake Superdude stops to collect a toaster)''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' Almost forgot my free toaster! <br/> :''(She takes it and goes toward the door)''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' Buh-bye...SUCKERS! <br/> :''(Superdude is dry by now, and stands up.)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' HOLD IT, you evil bank-robbing impostor! You're not going anywhere! <br/> :''(He turns around and sends magnetic rays out of his buttocks. They attract the metal in toaster, and Fake Superdude, who is still holding the toaster, is pulled back.)''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' What happened? <br/> :'''Superdude:''' I stopped you by using my super magnetic force field from my super butt! You should've let go of the toaster, but you HAD to be greedy, didn't ya? <br/> :''(Two police officers enter the bank)''<br/> :'''Superdude:''' Aha! Officers, arrest this bank robbing person as my evil twin!<br/> :'''Police Officer:''' Wow. We just came here to open new accounts and get our free toasters.<br/> :'''Police Officer:''' Thanks a lot, Superdude! Wow--you two really look identical! <br/> :''(They take Fake Superdude into custody.)''<br/> :'''Fake Superdude:''' NO! NOO! I'LL BE BACK, SUPERDUDE!<br/> :'''Penny Lane:''' I guess Evil Superdude picked the wrong day to rob a bank!<br/> :'''Superdude:''' You are correct. What can I say-you ''twin'' some, and you lose some! <br/> :''(The patrons break into loud, faked laughter.)''<br/> :'''The Sweaty Woman:''' I don't get it!...HA HA HA HA HA! <hr width=50%/> :''(Detective Dan [Josh Server] has ruined Helga's [Danny Tamberelli]'s wedding.''<br/> :'''Helga:''' YOOOOUUU!! You have angered Helga! ''(grabs Dectective Dan by his trench coat)'' Now you must pay!<br/> :'''Detective Dan:''' Don't mind if I do! <hr width=50%> :''(How Randy and Mandy usually introduce their cooking sketch, ''Cooking With Randy & Mandy''.)'' :'''Randy ''[Kenan Thompson]'':''' Hi! I'm Randy! :'''Mandy ''[Angelique Bates]'':''' And I'm Mandy! :'''Randy and Mandy ''[in unison]'':''' And this is ''Cooking With''... :'''Randy:''' ...''Randy''... :'''Mandy:''' ...''and Mandy''! Hi, Randy! :'''Randy:''' Hi, Mandy! <hr width=50%> :'''Mandy:''' Moms tend to overlook the benefits of chocolate. :'''Randy:''' Mainly that it tastes very, very good. <hr width=50%> :'''Mandy:''' Our next dish is ''nachos''. :'''Randy:''' First, you place the chips in a microwaveable plate... :'''Mandy:''' ...and then you add ''chocolate''. :'''Randy:''' Chocolate ''bars''... :'''Mandy:''' ...chocolate ''chips''... :'''Randy:''' ...chocolate ''sprinkles''... :'''Mandy:''' ...chocolate ''powder''... :'''Randy:''' ...chocolate ''syrup''... :'''Randy and Mandy ''[in unison]'':''' ...''any'' kind of chocolate, ''really''. :'''Randy:''' Because once they mesh together, they become one harmonious chocolate holiday; a ''celebration'' of chocolate, if you will. <hr width=50%> :'''Square dance caller ''[guest star Tim Farmer]'':''' Choose your partner! Do-si-do! Swing your partner 'round and 'round; pick him up and throw him down! Yee-ha! Kick him in the side, kick him in the head; change his name from Bob to Ted! <hr width=50%> :''(The Island Girls are visited by Kiki's sister, Didi)''<br/> :'''Didi ''[Johnson]'':''' Hello, hello!<br/> :'''Kiki''': I wonder who that is?<br/> :'''Fran''': Who cares? It's a person...it's a person that's ''not you''!<br/> :''(She runs to Didi)''<br/> :'''Fran''': Thank you, whoever you are! I'm rescued! I'm rescued! Finally--I'm rescued! Who are you?<br/> :''(Didi removes her goggles)''<br/> :'''Kiki''': Didi!<br/> :'''Didi''': Kiki!<br/> :'''Fran''': Kiki, who is this?<br/> :'''Kiki''': This is my sister, Didi! Didi, this is my bestest friend, Fran!<br/> :''(She hugs Fran, who looks terrified.)''<br/> :'''Fran''': YOUR SISTER?!<br/> <hr width=50%> :'''Quik'N'Fast customer ''[Bynes]'':''' Excuse me, can I have change for a 20? :'''LaTanya ''[Cannon]'':''' Oooo, of course you can, 'cause this ''is'' Quik'N'Fast, the ''bank''! :'''LaNeesha ''[Thompson]'':''' ''[to LaTanya]'' Wait a minute, girl! I thought this was Quik'N'Fast, the ''store''! :'''LaTanya:''' Oooo; you is so right, LaNeesha! I was wrong, you was right; I was wrong, you was right! :'''LaTanya:''' ''[to the customer]'' So I guess you gonna hafta buy somethin' to get your change, then! :'''Quik'N'Fast customer:''' Okay, fine, I'll...take this pack of gum. :'''LaTanya:''' And I give you your change! :''(She pours a beach pailful of pennies onto the counter.)'' :'''LaTanya:''' 1...3...13...it's all here. :'''Quik'N'Fast customer:''' Hey, I didn't want ''pennies''! :'''LaNeesha:''' Oooo, Ms. Fussy was just '''beggin'''' for change, and now she don't want it! :'''LaTanya:''' Maybe she should come back when she knows what she wants, okay? Bye! <hr width=50%> :''(A gym coach [Server] is coaching a boy named Bruno [Thompson] to become a ballerina in Miss Fingerly's [Denberg] ballet class. Bruno has just gotten kicked by one of the other ballet students [Johnson] while the class has been doing pliés.)'' <br/> :'''Coach:''' WHAT WAS ''THAT''?! YOU LET THAT LITTLE GIRL TAKE YOU OUT WITH ONE LITTLE PLEA-LAY! :'''Bruno:''' But...she kicked...me ''hard'', Coach. :'''Coach:''' SHE IS A ''LITTLE GIRL'', FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD, BRUNO! :'''Bruno:''' But, she's real strong, and look, she ripped my tutu. :'''Coach:''' That's just 'tutu bad'*, idnit?! *Play on words: '''too, too'' bad' <hr width=50%> :'''Miss Fingerly ''[Denberg]'':''' All right, class. Today, we will be discussing popular music. Now, who can tell me the name of the very first CD ever released by Boyz II Men? :''(Harpo raises his hand.)'' :'''Miss Fingerly:''' All right, um...Harpo? :'''Harpo ''[Thompson]'':''' Oh, yes! Okay, all right, the very first CD by Boyz II Men was called "II". :'''Balthasar ''[Mitchell]'':''' Noooo...it's "''Cooleyhighharmony''". :'''Harpo:''' No! You're wrong, man! It was called "''II''"! :'''Balthasar:''' "''Cooleyhighharmony''"! :'''Harpo:''' "''II''"! :'''Balthasar:''' "''Cooleyhighharmony''"! :'''Harpo:''' "''II''"! :'''Balthasar:''' Oh! "''Cooleyhighharmony''"! :'''Harpo:''' Oh! I ''hate'' you! :'''Balthasar:''' You make me ''sad''! :'''Harpo:''' Okay; fine, Balthasar! Okay; so, like, you think that Boyz II Men's first CD was called "''Cooleyhighharmony''". But ''I'' know who can settle this, man. :''(Harpo goes to the door and opens it.)'' :'''Harpo:''' Chuh-''guh''! :''(The members of the musical guest, Boyz II Men--Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, and Marc Nelson--enter the classroom.)'' :'''Harpo:''' Hey! Boyz II Men! Okay, men, Balthasar there says that your ''first'' CD was entitled "Cooleyhighharmony", but ''I'' think that it was called "''II''". So, who's right? :'''Marc Nelson:''' Well, Harpo, I hate to tell you this, but, um, Balthasar is right. :'''Wanya Morris:''' Yeah. Our first CD was called "Cooleyhighharmony"; the second one was entitled "II". :'''Nathan Morris:''' Yeah, I mean, if you think about it, you know, like, "II"..."II", the second...second album. :'''Harpo:''' I feel so ''foolish''. <hr width=50%/> :''(What the "Whatever Girls" usually say)''<br/> :'''Gina''':Okay?<br/> :'''Jessica''': Okay!<br/> :'''Gina''': Okay!<br/> :'''Jessica''': Okay!<br/> :'''Both''': OKAY!!!<br/> ==Second Run (seasons 7-10)== ===[[w:Chelsea Brummet|Chelsea Brummet]]=== :'''Bridget:''' "Hi! I'm Bridget, and this is my...SLUMBER PARTY!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Abby Rhodes:''' "Like, okay, okay?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Mega Butt:''' "Butt powers ACTIVATE!" ===[[w:Jack DeSena|Jack DeSena]]=== :'''Slimon Bowel:''' "I hate you all." <hr width=50%/> :'''Randy Quench:''' "Here comes me!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Randy Quench:''' "I'm Randy Quench! Volunteer Fireman!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Carson Daly:''' "I'm now bleeding from the ears! I hope you're happy!" ===[[w:Lisa Foiles|Lisa Foiles]]=== :'''Claudia:''' "When life gives me lemons, I suck them." <hr width=50%/> :'''Claudia:''' "I want to give you all an infection." :'''Bridget ''[Brummet]'':''' "Infect people ''later''!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Heather Darling:''' "INCOMING!!!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Heather Darling:''' "That's my name!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Kaffy:''' "MY HEART IS POUNDING LIKE A JACKHAMMER!" ===[[w:Kyle Sullivan|Kyle Sullivan]]=== :'''Harry Bladder:''' "Weenius nosium!" <hr width=50%/> :''[Sacco (Lyons) had enlarged Herhiney's (Foiles) buttocks.]'' :'''Harry Bladder:''' "Look what you did to her heinie!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Brian Peafest''': "Who will be the next American Idiot?" <hr width=50%/> :'''Buzz:''' "MY PULSE IS RACING FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Ernie:''' "Here comes the loopy-de-loop." ===[[w:Shane Lyons|Shane Lyons]]=== <hr width=50%/> :'''Soupdude:''' "''I'm'' not Superdude! I'm...''Soupdude''!" ===[[w:Giovonnie Samuels|Giovonnie Samuels]]=== :'''Mandy Snackson:''' "Dawg, you did your thing." <hr width=50%/> :'''Driving Instructor:''' "Don't be distracted by distractions!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Dill:''' "Once upon a time...there was this little puppy named Cuddles. And then...Cuddles ate a huge banana split!" ===[[w:Bryan Hearne|Bryan Hearne]]=== :'''Re-Ron:''' "I'm Harry Bladder's precocious best friend!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Zigfried:''' "KUMQUAT!...jerk." ===[[w:Jamie Lynn Spears|Jamie Lynn Spears]]=== :'''Thelma Stump:''' "Got any bacon?...Bacon's goooood." <hr width=50%/> :'''Carlee:'''"I'm Carlee--" :'''Marlee ''[Foiles]'':''' "--and I'm Marlee--" :'''Both ''[in unison]'':''' "--and we've got a passion for trashin' fashion! Uh-huh!" ===[[w:Christina Kirkman|Christina Kirkman]]=== :'''Cindy Lou Rougeneck:''' "I want some babyback ribs!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Sunshine Sally:''' "So, go get the tacos." ===[[w:Kianna Underwood|Kianna Underwood]]=== :'''Kareena Jones:''' "Sass-er-frass!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Kareena Jones:''' "No flapjacks for you TODAY!!" ===[[w:Denzel Whitaker|Denzel Whitaker]]=== :'''Cupid:''' "I don't like it now, and I didn't like it when I was a tall white guy!" ''(the part had previously been played by Lyons)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Jeff Bester:''' "When it comes to safety, I know bester!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Jeff Bester:''' "Yo-yo's going crazy." <hr width=50%/> :'''Jeff Bester:''' "Jeff Bester deems these crayons...UNSAFE!" :''(He makes a loud buzzer noise.)'' ===Other=== :'''Lady in Shane's Mouth ''[Schneider]'':''' "Don't live in a mouth!" <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer ''[Brian Peck]'':''' "Know your stars...know your stars...know your stars..." ==Third Run (season 11)== ===[[:Kate Godfrey|Kate Godfrey]]=== :'''Marie Kiddo:''' ''(in a boys-only treehouse)'' "Welcome back to ''Getting Rid Of Your Stuff''. I'm your host, Marie Kiddo. I help people decide what to keep, and what to get rid of. Today, I'm here at this super-secret clubhouse for boys." :''(The treehouse belongs to two friends, Chad and Randy, who are asleep in their hammocks.)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "HI, CHAD AND RANDY!" :''(Chad and Randy fall out of their hammocks.)'' :'''Chad ''(Ryan Alessi)'':''' "Marie? How'd ''you'' get in here?" :'''Randy ''(Lex Lumpkin)'':''' "No girls allowed, Marie." :''(Randy points to where it says "Boys Only" on one of the treehouse walls.)'' :'''Chad:''' "Yeah; didn't you read the sign?" :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "Yep." :''(She notices some comic books of theirs, and picks them up.)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "Tell me about these comic books. Do they bring you joy?" :'''Chad:''' "Yep; they're colorful ''and'' violent." :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "Then we keep the comics." :'''Randy:''' "''O''kay." :''(She puts them down, and then notices the beanbag chairs.)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "How about these old beanbag chairs? Do they spark gladness?" :'''Chad:''' "Spark gladness?" :'''Randy:''' "You mean, does Chad fart in them?" :'''Chad:''' "Randy!" :'''Randy:''' "Hey, you spark '''somethin'''' in them all the time." :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "In that case, we thank you, beanbag chairs, and we give a little giggle." :''(She giggles mischievously.)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "DESTROOOOY!" :''(She makes three long steel claws, similar to those of Wolverine from ''X-Men'', emerge from each of her hands, and she uses these claws to destroy the beanbag chairs.)'' :'''Chad:''' "Marie! I ''sit'' in those!" :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD!" :''(short pause)'' :'''Marie Kiddo:''' "And we're calm." <hr width=50%/> :'''Positive Poppi:''' "Hi! I'm Positive Poppi. Today's inspirational quote to keep in mind is, 'Life is a gift'." :''(A giant present, wrapped in yellow wrapping paper with red flowers and tied with green ribbon, falls on her; only her feet are now visible.)'' :'''Positive Poppi:''' "Stay positive!" ===[[:Gabrielle Nevaeh Green|Gabrielle Nevaeh Green]]=== :'''Alisha:''' ''(to a customer at Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee)'' "Good morning! I'm Alicia, your barista. Welcome to Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee! Would you like to taste-test our new espresso?" :''(Alisha takes a sip of the espresso, then discards the cup.)'' :'''Alisha:''' "YOLO! Ever been to Yolo County in California? It's a real place!" :''(She runs over to a map of the lower 48 states, and points out Yolo County, California.)'' :'''Alisha:''' "''See''?" :'''Customer ''(Reece Caddell)'':''' "It is way too early for whatever is happening right now." :'''Alisha:''' "Early bird gets the worm! Do you know some people refer to the worm as the caterpillar? The dance, not the animal. Can you do the worm? I can." :''(She gets down on the floor and does the worm.)'' :'''Customer:''' "I--can I just have an iced coffee?" :'''Alisha:''' "Sure!" :''(Alisha goes back behind the counter.)'' :'''Alisha:''' "Would you like that teeny tiny, medium, medium plus, biggie small, or a super duper?" :''(She places a super duper-sized display cup on the counter.)'' :'''Customer:''' "''That's'' way too big." :'''Alisha:''' "Okay, too big!" :''(She discards the super duper-sized cup.)'' :'''Alisha:''' ''(discarding the teeny tiny-sized display cup)'' "Too small!" :'''Alisha:''' ''(taking a sip from her own medium-sized cup of coffee)'' "Ah, just right! Did you know Goldilocks originally had silver hair? Guess it was really someone's Grandma sneaking into that bears' house. My Grandma's name is Carrie; what's yours?" :'''Customer:''' "Can I just have a coff--" :'''Alisha:''' "Is it Geraldine?" :'''Customer:''' "A coffee with--" :'''Alisha:''' "Ruby?" :'''Customer:''' "''No''!" :'''Alisha:''' "Lucille?" :'''Customer:''' "You know what? Forget it; I'm awake!" :'''Alisha:''' "Thanks for waking up at Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee!" :''(The customer smiles sarcastically, and then she leaves.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Customer ''(Godfrey)'':''' "Good morning." :'''Alisha:''' "Good morning; welcome to Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee...Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee! Coffee! Coffee!" ===[[:Nathan Janak|Nathan Janak]]=== :''(He hosts the sketch ''Cancelled With Nathan''.)'' :'''Himself:''' "Welcome to...''Cancelled'', ''With Nathan''. I am here to tell you what is now ''officially'' cancelled, and ''why''. Up next we have people just saying 'kay' instead of 'okay'. Yes, 'kay' is...''cancelled''! No, I am not cancelling the ''letter'' 'K'. It can stay. I need to spell words like 'kangaroo'...and 'kazoo'. And 'knight', even though it ''is'' silent. But replying with 'kay' instead of 'okay' is ''not okay''. I texted my friend Jeremy a question. I asked, 'Hey, Jeremy, when you're done with that scooter, can you let me know, because ''I'' want to use it next?'. And he replied with...'kay'. Have you ever heard anything more rude in your whole life?! What, am I not worth the 'O'?! I was under the impression that we were ''friends''. What kind of friend is ''too'' lazy to reply back with ''two syllables''?! I got him the ''exact'' limited edition skateboard that he wanted for his birthday. And in return, ''I'' can't even get ''two letters''?! Phew! Well, guess what, Jeremy. Maybe ''I'm'' too lazy to say all of ''''Jeremy'''' now. So from ''now'' on, you're Jer...''kay''?" ===[[:Lex Lumpkin|Lex Lumpkin]]=== :'''Long Coat:''' "All right! We've assembled some of the toughest, most ruthless villains in all of Cityville. Robo Arms! Rocket Shoes! And Hot Breath! The first place we hit is the bank, and with all of us, Hero Boy won't be able to stop us!" :'''Robo Arms ''(Chinguun Sergelen)'':''' "If Hero Boy comes ''anywhere near'' us, I'll destroy him by launching a truck at him with the sheer force of my arms!" :'''All:''' "YEAH!" :'''Rocket Shoes ''(Green)'':''' "If I see him, I will ''blast'' into him full speed with the immense power of my rockets!" :'''All:''' "YEAH!" :'''Hot Breath ''(Godfrey)'':''' "And I'll breathe a gaping hole into the ground until Hero Boy falls to him doom!" :'''All:''' "YEAH!" :'''Long Coat:''' "And I'll have this...very long coat. Now, when we ''first'' get in the bank, I..." :''(Robo Arms raises his right hand.)'' :'''Long Coat:''' "What is it, Robo Arms?" :'''Robo Arms:''' "Am I the only one who feels like...the coat really isn't that helpful? I mean, we all explained what we would do in full detail, but--" :'''Long Coat:''' "Bad guys always wear long coats. It's scary." ===[[:Chinguun Sergelen|Chinguun Sergelen]]=== :'''Benny ''(Sergelen)'':''' "Hey, it's ''Unboxing With Benny'', the show where I open boxes and show you guys what's inside. And I'm ''very'' excited about ''this'' one, guys. ''This'' is the new Funtendo 64 gaming system. Oh, you've never heard of it? That's because it doesn't come out for another ''year''! Lucky for you, I'm famous, so they sent me one. Let the unboxing begin!" :''(Benny tries in vain to open his package.)'' :'''Benny:''' "Mmm, sturdy packaging...this is a little harder to open than I thought. BRB." :''(Cut to him holding a pair of heavy-duty scissors.)'' :'''Benny:''' "Trust me, you guys are gonna ''freak'' when you see what's in this box..." :'''Announcer:''' "FREAK!" :''(Benny tries to cut the box open, but the scissors break.)'' :'''Benny:''' "...just as soon as I can get it open. Trust me, you will freak." :'''Announcer:''' "FREAK!" :''(Benny calls Funtendo Customer Support, and talks to an agent.)''' :'''Funtendo Customer Support agent ''(on the phone)'':''' "Funtendo Customer Support. If you need help, say 'help'". :'''Benny:''' "Help!" :'''Funtendo Customer Support agent:''' "Did you say...'applesauce'?" :'''Benny:''' "Applesauce?! ''Why'' would I say 'applesauce'?!" :'''Funtendo Customer Support agent:''' "Transferring you to...applesauce." ===[[:Reece Caddell|Reece Caddell]]=== :''(In this season, she is the host of ''Vital Information''.)'' :"Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Beans make the farts go longer." <hr width=50%/> :"Out of sight, out of mind? Out of money, out of ''ice cream''; you know what I'm ''saying''." <hr width=50%/> :"If you're in a pickle...get outta that pickle, man; ''come on''!" <hr width=50%/> :"Open the window and the air in...unless ''Aaron'' is a ''jewel thief''." <hr width=50%/> :"If a train is traveling from Chicago to New York at 130 miles an hour, and the train leaves at 8:35 in the morning...you should ''fly''. It's ''way'' faster." <hr width=50%/> :"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Unless they are eggs. Never join ''eggs''. ''Trust'' me." <hr width=50%/> :"You shouldn't judge a book by its cover. You also shouldn't cover your book with peanut butter, and run around school, saying, 'Don't be ''jelly''...'." ===[[:Ryan Alessi|Ryan Alessi]]=== :'''Other character ''(Caddell)'':''' "O, M, G. I heard ''Scary Basement IV'' is so much scarier than the first three." :'''Other character ''(Aria Brooks)'':''' "I heard the first ten seconds are the scariest ten seconds in cinema history. #ScaryBasementIVChallenge." :''(She shrieks in delight.)'' :'''Other character ''(Caddell)'':''' "Can't wait!" :'''T@$#le!gh:''' "''Soooo'' scared! O. M. G.; tag me in that. It's T@$#le!gh. T-at sign-dollar sign-hashtag-L-E-exclamation point-G-''H''." :'''Other character ''(Aria Brooks)'':''' "Guys...don't look, it's Tevin; O..." :'''Other character ''(Caddell)'':''' "...M..." :'''T@$#le!gh:''' "...G!" :'''Tevin ''(Godfrey)'':''' "Bro, bro, I'm ''so'' gonna make it through the first ten seconds, no prob." :'''Other character ''(Lumpkin)'':''' "Dude, I don't know. Trad saw ''Scary Basement'' and his whole family had to move to a house ''without'' a basement." :'''Other character ''(Janak)'':''' "Bro, I am so stoked; I am not even scared ''at all''." :'''Tevin:''' "''At all'', bro." :'''Other character ''(Lumpkin)'':''' "Bro!" :'''Other character ''(Janak)'':''' "Bro!" :''(All three fist-bump.)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Announcer:''' "It's time for the world's easiest game show, ''Simplicity''! And here's your host, Dell Devine!" :'''Dell Devine ''(Alessi)'':''' "Welcome to ''Simplicity'', the simplest game show in the whole world. Let's meet our contestants for today. From East Dakota, Linda Schnutzenberger." :'''Linda Schnutzenberger ''(Caddell)'':''' "Hi!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "And from Dallas, Canada...Larry Van Halen!" :'''Larry Van Halen ''(Sergelen)'':''' "Whuh-''sup''?" :'''Dell Devine:''' "Let's play ''Simplicity''. The rules are simple. I'll ask a question. If you know the answer, press one green button and two red ones. If you ''don't'' know the answer, pull the lever and honk the horn. But if you hear ''this'' sound..." :''(The buzzer sounds.)'' :'''Dell Devine:''' "...push a blue button, wait three seconds, then twist the purple knob. Whatever you do, ''do not touch the kazoo''. Everybody ready?" :'''Linda Schnutzenberger:''' "''Ready''..." :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "''NOOOO''..." :'''Dell Devine:''' "First question. What sport is played with a basketball?" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Basketball!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "That is correct!" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "''Yes''!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "''But'' you forgot to ring a bell." :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "What ''bell''?" :''(The buzzer sounds.)'' :'''Linda Schnutzenberger:''' "Basketball." :'''Dell Devine:''' "Correct! Linda wins Round 1!" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "But, she didn't ring a bell." :'''Dell Devine:''' "''Yes'', Larry. That's because after one contestant answers incorrectly, the other contestant can answer ''if'' they're eating a 12-foot party sub." :''(Linda is revealed to be doing this.)'' :'''Dell Devine:''' "And now, it's time for Round 6!" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Wha--Round ''6''? Can we go over the rules again?" :'''Dell Devine:''' "''No''...next question. How many eggs are in a dozen?" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Twelve." :''(A fisherman enters, and hits Larry with a large-mouthed spotted bass.)'' :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Hey! What was ''that''?!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "You got the answer wrong. So you got slapped in the face with a large-mouthed spotted bass!" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "But...a dozen ''is'' twelve." :'''Dell Devine:''' "''But'', in Round 6, all the answers are supposed to be ''divided'' by six, so the correct answer is two. Linda?" :'''Linda Schnutzenberger:''' "Nine." :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "You're gonna get slapped with a fish--" :''(The fisherman returns, and again hits Larry with the fish.)'' :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "Why ''me''?! The right answer was ''two''!" :'''Dell Devine:''' "''That's'' because ''you'' are in Round ''6''. ''Linda'' is in Round ''3''. The rules are pretty clear, Larry." :'''Linda Schnutzenberger:''' ''(to Larry)'' "What are you ''not'' understanding?" :'''Larry Van Halen:''' "A ''lot''!" ===[[:Aria Brooks|Aria Brooks]]=== :'''Lt. Uhlot:''' ''(an extraterrestrial, of Star Crew)'' "Well...Officer 'Smart'...the Klorgons are still here, and they're still mad!" :'''Klorgon leader ''(Caddell)'':''' "''And'' covered in various ''teas''." :''(Officer Smart [Janak] miscalculated that dousing the hostile Klorgon extraterrestrials with iced tea would be sufficient to defeat them.)'' <hr width=50%h/> :''(All of Officer Smart's calculations have proven inaccurate.)'' :'''Lt. Uhlot:''' "Enough! No more of your ''stupid calculations''! Because according to ''my'' calculations, ''you have yet to be right''!" ===[[:Other|Other]]=== :''(Singer Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, known professionally as H. E. R. [Having Everything Revealed], is the musical guest for this episode; she is at Good Burger, and she has given Ed her order.)'' :'''Ed ''(Kel Mitchell)'':''' "What's the name on the order?" :'''H. E. R.:''' "H. E. R.." :'''Ed:''' "Oh, you...you want it in ''her'' name?" :''(He points to another woman who is eating at Good Burger.)'' :'''H. E. R.:''' "No, no. ''I'm'' H. E. R.." :'''Ed:''' "Oh, okay; well, if you're ''her'', then who is ''she''?" :'''H. E. R.:''' "I don't ''know'' who she is. Listen carefully, okay? My name...is ''H. E. R.''. ''H. E. R.'' is ''me''." :'''Ed:''' "I thought ''I'' was me. And I thought you were ''her''." :'''H. E. R.:''' "She ''is'' her." :'''Ed:''' "Oh. Okay; then, who am ''I''?" :'''H. E. R.:''' "Can we just stop trying to figure out who everybody else is, please?" :'''Ed:''' "No, no, no, no; I think I got it. Okay. You're ''you'', she's ''her'', and you're ''also'' her. All right, but she's not ''you''. Okay? And then ''I'm'' not her, because I'm me. But...sometimes, I'm you. All right? So, she's not me...okay...and she's not ''you'', and she's not ''her'', and I don't know who the heck ''that'' is." :''(He points to another man at Good Burger.)'' ==External links== {{wikipedia}} *{{imdb title|id=0111875|title=All That}} [[Category:Nickelodeon shows]] [[Category:American TV shows]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] bnimnbivyvqfvqq30vfwxi6p4192isu 0 13662 3148944 3148585 2022-07-29T05:26:47Z 98.148.238.35 /* A Cold Alliance */ wikitext text/x-wiki '''''{{w|Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves}}''''' (also known in PAL regions as '''''Sly 3: Honour Among Thieves''''', or simply just '''''Sly 3''''') is a video game which stars [[w:Sly Cooper|Sly Cooper]] and the [[w:List of Sly Cooper characters|gang]]. It's a sequel to ''[[Sly 2: Band of Thieves|Band of Thieves]]''. [[Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time|Thieves in Time]] came out after 8 years later. ==The ''Whole'' Cooper Gang== ===Sly=== * Cops 'round here really like to make an impression. * Aw. Come on, pal. There's always a way. * Hello, assorted meatheads... and lady. Anyone feel like getting some exercise? * ''[pirate accent]'' Argh, I forgot me #2 pencil for the scantron test! * And... I'm out. * 'Guys like me'? Are you saying I've got some competition for your affections? * Hope that manhole works both ways! * How about you stop sending these gaurds up to kill me? * Listen up, Dirtbags! Time to clear out! From now on, this bar is Cooper Gang Turf! * The lasers! I get it, I can slide on the laser beams! Dad, you old rascal! ===Bentley=== * Don't worry, my pet. I'll make this quick and painless. * ''[to distract guards]'' '''Yo, mama!''' / '''I'm yelling at you!''' / '''Hey, you with the low self esteem!''' / '''Follow the sound of my voice.''' / '''Yo, ugly!''' / ''(chicken noises)'' / '''♪ ''You will never find me!'' ♪''' / '''Hey, pay attention to me!''' / '''Hey, fatty!''' / '''Up your nose with a rubber hose!''' / '''Aloha, idiot!''' * I'm allergic to tomatoes! * Let go of me, you geriatric fiend! * ''[to Sly]'' I can't believe that worked. You've got the worst Italian accent I've ever heard... No offense. * ''(While sabotaging the work of Don Octavio)'' Look away if you must, you're about to witness the dark side of electrical engineering. Kill a bunch of poor innocent fish, will he? * Another falls before my digital kung-fu! Hi-ya-cha-cha-cha! * Another terminal... terminated. * ''Uh, we need to put the smack down on these bad dudes... for justice.'' * That sneaky devil! * When you two are done making out, I'll see you back at the Safehouse. Sheesh! * ''[to Muggshot]'' Your mother is a broken down tub of junk with more gentlemen callers than the operator! * Oh boy, here comes the big guns. And by "guns" I mean a flying, giant, whale-dragonfly thing covered in robotic junk! ===Murray=== * ''(To Don Octavio)'' That does it! I'LL FLOSS MY TEETH WITH YOUR SPINE!! "The Murray" returns! * The Murray knows no song, but the triumphant horn section of his own triumph! * Keep it peaceful, and I'll smash up anything you'd like! * What's the point of having fists if you can't bash steel doors with them?! * My mind is clear, like the woodlands after a forest fire. * Greetings, old– ''(Sees Carmelita)'' Inspector Fox!? Man, you're in it again. * What was Genghis Khan's favorite meal? The brains of his enemies. That wasn't really funny, just gross and weird, you've gotta admit weird right? * Find the match deep inside yourself... light it, and let the fire burn up your gut and boil your blood! * The Murray has been and always will be... FINESSE! * That's right, plug-head! I'm like a semi truck with its brakes cut! * Keep your head down, stay clear. I'm going to crack alot of skulls and I don't want your's to be one of them! * Yes! The Murray lives! I will never forget you, brave little RC car! We will be friends forever! You can ride in my van! * Yeah! You're all knocked down and "The Murray" stands tall! Like a freaking totem pole of strongism! * YES! The Cooper Gang, rules the roost! We're the kings of the hill! The totally maxed-out, heavy weight, champions! ===New member(s)=== ====Penelope==== * ''(about Sly)'' I ''love'' to see him pull off those athletic moves. * ''(about Bentley)'' Nobody touches that turtle… but me. * Opening the door for a lady, and some say chivalry is dead. * In position. * I have a visual. * ''I'm on it.'' ====The Panda King==== * ''I endeavor not to miss.'' * Ha! With my fireworks, it will fly, as the bird! ''(lights fuse)'' Fly, bird! FLY! * ''(gleefully)'' The fuse is lit! * YOU ARE... correct. Forgive me, my mind is not always my own. * Fear not, Cooper! I shall not kill you this day! * If you truly wish to aid me, stand still and let my fireballs cook your flesh! ====Dimitri Lousteau==== * Murray? That name's a stain on my pants, bro. Whuh?! * My style, it's like smoke. Ungrabbable, and all over the place! * The Baron has eyes, eyes and ears, ears and fists! * ''Showtime, baby!'' * I'm MAG to the JAG to the EFICENT baby! * ♪ ''I dive baby, I dive for the love!'' ♪ * This no small-time favor like, "Will you water my fish or feed my plant?" No way, bro! This old school! Mafia blood-pact favor, like in movies, big time! ==Dr. M== * ''(on phone)'' Yes? Water leaking into the lab? I'm on my way down. Oh, and get a janitor for the lab elevator... Richards got sloppy. * You're as weak as your father! *''(Meeting Sly Cooper for the first time)'' Cooper...! No, you must be Sly Cooper, the new keeper of the cane! How I've longed for this. * Ha ha! You and your foolish friends keep trying to beat me with your guns! They're like toys to my creatures. If this Whale-Fly had vocal chords he'd laugh at your silly little faces! (Laughs) * Ah, Murray. You're much stronger than McSweeney ever was. ==Carmelita Fox== * No one hurts my criminal! * That's right! Hide in the sewers like the rat you are! * First things first. Put Cooper down and we'll talk terms. * Blast it, Sly. Why run? Why not face me like a real man?! * Don't move or I'll zap you. * Interpol, I've captured Sly Cooper. Repeat, captured Sly Cooper. Requesting instruction unit, over. * Cooper! ''(groans)'' These guys have to brag, even when they're running away. * Sly Cooper and his secret plans. Who's this "veiled bride" he's so interestd in anyways? Well, he's not the only one who can play the disguise game. I'll give and his gang a shotgun wedding they'll never forget! ==Don Octavio== * == General Tsao == * ''(Upon confronting Sly Cooper)'' Ah, the famous Sly Cooper. It seems you and your little gang were able to follow the trail I left for you. Of course, you'll be helpless without them as you soon discover. ==Black Spot Pete== * ==Captain LeFwee== * * ''[last words before his death]'' Smartest man of the 7 seas! ==Dialogue== ===Beginning of the End: The Cooper Vault=== :'''Bentley''': ''This is it, Sly. The gang's assembled and are in position to help you get up to that vault. For the rest of the operation, you are "the ball".'' :'''Sly Cooper''': Roger, Bentley. I'm starting my approach. Getting over these fortress walls shouldn't be a problem… Look, we're running 5 by 5 here, make sure everyone's in sync. :'''Bentley''': ''I hear that. Artillery, sure you can make that shot?'' :'''Agent Monarch''': ''I endeavor not to miss.'' :'''Bentley''': ''Excellent. Radio Control?'' :'''Agent Heartthrob''': ''In position.'' :'''Bentley''': ''Recovery Team?'' :'''Recovery Team (Murray)''': ''I'm pumped!'' :'''Bentley''': ''Submersibles?'' :'''Agent Deep 6''': ''Showtime, baby!'' :'''Bentley''': ''Telekinetics?'' :''[Agent Old Rock speaks Aboriginal]'' :'''Bentley''': ''Alright, it's the crime of the century and "the ball's" in motion!'' <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Dr. M''': Cooper?! No. You must be Sly Cooper, the new keeper of the cane. Oh-ho. How I've longed for this. :'''Sly''': This vault belongs to the Cooper family. You're trespassing. :'''Dr. M''': No, naive boy. You're trespassing! I've got the deed to this island! This fortress is mine! Everything here is MINE! Which now includes the key to the vault. Hand over the cane. :'''Sly''': Sorry, pal. Family heirloom. Buy a knock-off at the gift shop. <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': It's not working! Save yourself! :'''Sly''': If he wants to eat, eat ''this''! <hr width=50%/> :'''Sly''' ''[narrating]'': It was like they always say - your life really ''does'' flash before your eyes. There it all was… stretching back to my childhood. Born into a family of master thieves that went back for generations, I was next in line to continue the Cooper name… but fate had different plans. I was robbed of my childhood when a ruthless gang attacked our home. The orphanage I landed in wasn't all bad. It was there that I met my lifelong friends. Bentley, he's always been the thinker… and Murray, he's the doer. We'd stuck together over the years and our skill, our confidence, and our thieving reputation grew stronger with each heist. We thought that the good times would never end and that our luck would never run out… which only made things tougher when the odds finally caught up with us… then I met this guy, McSweeney, who claimed to have run with my father's crew back in their heyday. They pulled jobs all over the world and amassed quite a collection of priceless items. It was then that McSweeney told me all about the Cooper Vault. It seemed that my father, like all my ancestors, had been hiding their wealth in a secret place for generations, each one adding to the treasure hidden behind a door that, if McSweeney's story is true, only a Cooper can open. Using some well-placed clues provided by McSweeney, we set out for the secret island that held the vault. On arriving, we discovered someone by the name of Dr. M had already set up shop. From the looks of it, he'd been trying to crack the thing for years, growing steadily more frustrated in his failures and more paranoid as the decades rolled by. He'd built himself a fortress with security as tight as Fort Knox. Getting inside the place would take precision, creativity, and moreover, it would take an army of world-class thieves. Finding and bringing together that much talent won't be easy, but to get inside the Cooper Vault and collect my inheritance, I was willing to pay the price. ===Hazard Room=== :'''Bentley''': If we're gonna make it to the Cooper Vault, we'll need to perfect our thieving skills. I've rigged this place to push us to our limits. :'''Sly''': I'm guessing these levers start the different trainers. :'''Bentley''': That's right, each will initiate a streamlined crash course in grand larceny. I'll head for the control room and we'll get things started. :'''Sly''': Dish it out. I'm ready. ====Sly's tutorials==== =====Navigation===== :'''Bentley''': ''Okay, all great thieves have one thing in common.'' :'''Sly''': A ton of cash? :'''Bentley''': ''No, they never get lost. Use the right analog stick to look around the Hazard Room... try to find the Cooper Gang marker I'm projecting.'' <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> =====Spire jump and crawl===== :'''Bentley''': ''You picked up a lot of skills after reading the Thievius Raccoonus.'' :'''Sly''': Heck of a page turner, that book. :'''Bentley''': ''Let's see if you remember them all. Check out those small points on that wire. You can land on them light as a feather using your Ninja Spire Jump.'' :'''Sly''': Easy, I just jump and hit the circle button. :'''Bentley''': ''Exactly! Try getting over to the other platform.'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': ''Looking good, Sly.'' :'''Sly''': You know how I love the second story work. :'''Bentley''': ''Sure, but how do you feel about tight spaces? Try getting through the small opening in that wall. Hit the circle button when you're close to crawl inside. [Sly crawls under the wall] Nice job, Sly. You're a credit to the Cooper name.'' =====Climbing===== <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': ''That's it, I give. You've made it through all of my challenges.'' :'''Sly''': Hey, don't feel bad, those wall hooks were kinda tricky. :'''Bentley''': ''It was all supposed to be tricky... anyhow, you've proven you know how to get around. A word to the wise, anywhere you sense a thieving opportunity, you know, see the blue sparkles, you can use a circle button move.'' :'''Sly''': Pretty handy. :'''Bentley''': ''Yes. Yes it is.'' =====Guards===== <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> =====Spycam===== :'''Bentley''': ''As you know, we sometimes need reconnaissance photographs to plan for a heist.'' :'''Sly''': Ah, the humble recon photo. The unsung hero of many a caper. :'''Bentley''': ''I've outfitted your binocucom with a camera. Click down on the right analog stick to bring it up.'' :'''Sly''': I tell ya, Bentley. You designed this thing really well. The left analog stick aims where you want to look, and the right analog stick lets you zoom in and out. So easy. :'''Bentley''': ''Why, thank you. Try to get a good picture of that chair suspended from the ceiling. You might have to zoom in a little. Press the R1 button to take the shot.'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': ''Of course, it won't always be so easy. Sometimes you'll need to get a better vantage point.'' :'''Sly''': That shouldn't be too difficult. :'''Bentley''': ''Your targets can also be moving... makes getting a good shot that much more difficult.'' :'''Sly''': It's okay, so long as I'm quick with the zoom I'll be fine. :'''Bentley''': ''Let's put it to the test. Take a picture of each of these guards without getting caught.'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Sly''': There you go, Bentley. Some wonderful pinups for our refrigerator. :'''Bentley''': ''They're lovely. High art.'' :'''Sly''': Seriously? :'''Bentley''': ''No, but you've shown some real skill with the binocucom's camera. Nice work.'' ====Bentley's tutorial==== :'''Sly''': ''Alright Bentley, things can get pretty rough out in the field. You'd better be prepared.'' :'''Bentley''': "Preparation" is my middle name... my wheelchair is totally equipped. :'''Sly''': ''Good to hear. As our resident demolitions expert, you'll need to be handy with the bombs.'' :'''Bentley''': No problem, just have to hold down the triangle button and ''out'' comes the goods. :'''Sly''': ''Okay, try dropping a bomb on that crate over there.'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Sly''': ''That's some quality pyrotechnics, but how are your bombs versus guards?'' :'''Bentley''': Against sleeping guards, I'm like a Greek god. All fall before me. :'''Sly''': ''Let's see what you got.'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Sly''': ''Nice work. Now how about someone awake?'' :'''Bentley''': I just put them to sleep too. My chair's been outfitted with a top of the line sleep dart launcher. In fact, I even linked it to my binocucom. :'''Sly''': ''Smart, so you just click the right analog stick to bring it up.'' :'''Bentley''': And to shoot, I press the R1 button. :'''Sly''': ''Have you got a zoom function on that thing? Might be fun to snipe from a distance.'' :'''Bentley''': Yup, it's all on the right analog stick. :'''Sly''': ''Try taking out that guard. Might have to zoom in a little. He's pretty far away.'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Sly''': ''Alright, Bentley. You make this look easy, but how's your aim against moving guards?'' :'''Bentley''': With a zoom function and nerves of steel, I'm ready for anything. <hr width=50%/> :'''Sly''': ''That chair's pretty sweet, got any other gizmos in there?'' :'''Bentley''': Oh yeah, it's my own design. The pick-pocket-pole, or the PPP for short. :'''Sly''': ''A fishing pole with a magnet?'' :'''Bentley''': Ingenious, huh? By default, it's linked to the L1 button. :'''Sly''': ''And you can rob someone with that thing?'' :'''Bentley''': I just keep the L1 button held down, sneak up behind a guy, connect with the magnet, then pull back to yank out the loot. :'''Sly''': ''Sounds just like fishing. Try it on this guy right here.'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Sly''': ''I'm impressed with your pickpocketing technology, but how is it against someone in motion?'' :'''Bentley''': Allow me to demonstrate. I just hold down the L1 button, attach and pull... couldn't be easier. <hr width=50%/> :''[after Bentley pickpockets the guard]'' :'''Sly''': That chair of yours is a wonder. You've packed so much technology into such a small space! ====Murray's tutorial==== :'''Bentley''': ''Alright, Murray. Time to brush up on your power moves. The first one is throwing stuff.'' :'''Murray''': Pluck it and chuck it, that's me. :'''Bentley''': ''To pick something up, just get close and hit the circle button. To throw, just face your target and press the square button.'' :'''Murray''': Circle, square, ain't hardly fair! Looks like I've got plenty of rocks to throw with. :'''Bentley''': ''Try breaking all those pillars.'' :'''Murray''': Can do. <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': ''Nice job. You can also pick up guards when they're knocked out.'' :'''Murray''': Great! I knock the small guys out with one punch! :'''Bentley''': ''You might have to be a little more subtle with the big flashlight guards, they're pretty tough. Sneak up behind this guy and sucker punch him while he's not looking, then pick him up and throw him at the pillar.'' :'''Murray''': Gotcha. Sneak up, sucker punch, grab, throw, destroy! Kids' stuff! :'''Bentley''': ''Let's see what you got.'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': ''An easy way to knock out guards is to throw something at them.'' :'''Murray''': Ah, the old rock to the head routine. :'''Bentley''': ''Yep. Throw a rock at that guard to knock him out. Then pick him up and throw him at that pillar.'' :'''Murray''': Can do, little brother. <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': ''Well done. Okay, what's different about this next guy?'' :'''Murray''': He's got a ton of cash in his back pocket. Chump! He's just asking, begging me to rob 'em! :'''Bentley''': ''That's right. You may not have the agility or technology to pick his pocket, but you can use your strength to mug him quite thoroughly.'' :'''Murray''': Oh, yeah. I just knock 'em flat then pick 'em up. :'''Bentley''': ''Once you've got him above your head, press the circle button to shake loose any coins he has and collect the goods. Keep at it until he's empty.'' :'''Murray''': The Murray will give this high roller a shakedown he'll never forget. <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': ''Okay, Murray. The juggle grab is one of your most powerful moves, you ready?'' :'''Murray''': Born ready! :'''Bentley''': ''When facing off against smaller opponents, you can knock them into the air with your triangle button uppercut and then grab 'em before they hit the ground by pressing the circle button.'' :'''Murray''': Okay, okay. Let me see if I've got it. Hit them with my triangle button uppercut then yank 'em out of the air by pressing the circle button. That right? :'''Bentley''': ''You got it. For this test, you'll have to pull it off 3 times and throw the guards at that pillar over there. Don't waste your time trying to fight 'em, just focus on the technique.'' :'''Murray''': Bring on the pain! <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': ''Excellent work. Another handy move is your Thunder Flop.'' :'''Murray''': Oh, yeah. Terror from above! :'''Bentley''': ''Just jump and press the square button to break this ground plate a few times. [Murray "Thunder Flops" the ground plate] I got to hand it to you, Murray. You're ready to take on the world.'' ===An Opera of Fear=== :<span style=color:blue>'''Sly''': ''[narrating]'' Getting inside a world-class vault would take a team of world-class thieves, a group of specialists, each member contributing their own particular talent. It was clear that we needed Murray back. Not only was I missing a lifelong friend, but his brute strength helped get us out of more than a few scrapes in the past. When Bentley was injured during the whole Clockwerk affair, Murray blamed himself, eventually leaving the team. We tried to console him, but going out on his own was something he needed to do. He said he wanted to find his spiritual center. We got word that Murray ended up in the Australian outback where he studied a mystic art called the Dreamtime from an Aboriginal guru. From all accounts, things went pretty well, and his teacher even sent him on a walkabout to locations all over the globe to complete the training. Latest reports have sighted Murray in beautiful Venice, Italy, but what he's doing there is a mystery. I just hope he steers clear of the local mob boss, Octavio. Growing up, this guy used to be a real celebrity in the neighborhood. Everyone loved to hear him sing opera and said he was destined to be the next great tenor, but just as his career started to take off, musical tastes changed. Suddenly, it was all about rock music, and no one wanted to listen to opera anymore. He held onto a few fans, and it was these mobsters that took him into "the business." Heading onto this guy's turf was dangerous, but worth it for a chance to make things right with Murray.</span> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Sly''': Murray… is that you? :'''Dimitri''': Murray… That name's a stain on my pants bro. Wha!? Cooper, you got some fuzzy dice coming round here. :'''Sly''': Dimitri? Long time, no punch. Still in jail, I see. :'''Dimitri''': And you're still a cracker box. :'''Sly''': Let's get past the name-calling and get to business. :'''Dimitri''': Looking for main man Murray, eh? Sorry, but I'd rather see you get busted big time! GUARD!!! POLITZIA!!! :'''Sly''': Wait! ''[in his head]'' Gotta think of something to keep him quiet. I could try... :''[a list of options is presented to the player]'' <hr width=50%/> :''[if the player chooses "Threatening him"]'' :'''Sly''': Rat me out to those cops and I'll get thrown in there with you. It'll be a heck of a cage match and we both know who'll win... or did you forget Paris? :'''Dimitri''': Eh, worth it to see your smug face behind the bars! <hr width="50%"> :''[if the player chooses "Flattery"]'' :'''Sly''': Where's that generous nature you're so famous for? I always pegged you as the bigger man in these types of situations. :'''Dimitri''': I'm a big man, big with the payback and the sex appeal. Got that ant? I control the beat on this track, you're just the dancer. <hr width="50%"> :''[if the player chooses "Cutting a deal", the correct answer]'' :'''Sly''': If those cops get their mitts on me, who's gonna break you out of jail? :'''Dimitri''': You might get this cell door open, but the cops would throw down and bust me on the way out, and then I'll gets the double sentence, grief! :'''Sly''': ''[in his head]'' He's right, it'll be tough getting him out of here. I need a plan. Maybe I could... :''[another list of options is presented to the player]'' <hr width="50%"> :''[if the player chooses "Disguise us both as police, then walk out?"]''' :'''Sly''': Tell you what, I'll steal a couple of police uniforms. We'll suit up and then just walk out the front door. :'''Dimitri''': Come on, man, I'm a fashion all-star! No way, no how I'm dressing up in polyester pig suit... some things worse than jail. <hr width="50%"> :''[if the player chooses "Take him with me up the air vent"]'' :'''Sly''': Look, I got in here through an air vent. We can both use it to escape. :'''Dimitri''': I can't fit in no vent! You spy my macho frame? I'm packing too much sexy muscle to fit in vent like you stick dudes. <hr width="50%"> :''[if the player chooses "Distract the cops so he can get away", the correct answer]'' :'''Sly''': How about I get the cops' attention then run for it. Once they're all outside, shooting at me, you can slip out no problem. :'''Dimitri''': Now ''that's'' a plan I can get behind! Dimitri is free and Cooper is cooked. Key for cell is in head cop lady's office. :'''Sly''': Okay, great. This other lock won't be a problem... I should be able to crack it by hand. :'''Dimitri''': Get me out of here and I'll find Murray, no sweat. Just keep on the down low and outta sight near them coppers, bro... They're a bad bunch of bunnies. <hr width="50%"> :'''Carmelita''': You have some nerve showing up in my squad room! :'''Sly''': I was concerned we were growing apart. :'''Carmelita''': Then lets spend some quality time in my interrogation office. :'''Sly''': So forward…? Whatever happened to the demure girl I used to know? :'''Carmelita''': She grew up and stopped taking grief from guys like you. :'''Sly''': Guys like me? Are you saying I've got some competition for your affections? :'''Carmelita''': You're the only man in my sights right now. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Murray''': Greetings old… ''[sees Carmelita]'' Inspector Fox!? ''[to Sly]'' Man, you're in it again! :'''Sly''': Hope that manhole works both ways! ''[he and Murray enter the manhole]'' :'''Carmelita''': That's right. Hide in the sewers like the rat you are! :''[Sly and Murray come out of a different manhole across the city.]'' :'''Sly''': Thanks for the quick escape. I owe you one... again. :'''Murray''': Of course, searcher. We are all in need of peace. :'''Sly''': You're really whole hog on this Dreamtime stuff, huh? :'''Murray''': My mind is clear, like the woodland after a forest fire. :'''Sly''': Listen, Murray... we need you back on the team. That thing with Bentley, it wasn't your fault. He doesn't blame you for the wheelchair. :'''Murray''': Sorry, Sly, I walk a different path. My Guru, in his wisdom, told me to lose myself, and not return until the black water ran pure. So here I stay. :'''Sly''': You sure he didn't tell you to get lost, and not come back until the you've cleared out the water filter? :'''Murray''': Come on! I'm on a real spirit quest here! :'''Sly''': Sorry, sorry… Tell me everything. I've missed you, pal. :'''Murray''': Well, it's a long and awesome story. You got any gum? <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': Murray refuses to join the gang until the commitment to his Guru has been fulfilled. Whether we like it or not, we've got to go deal with Venice's tar problems in order to, as Murray puts it, "make the black water run pure". Thanks to Inspector Fox's fine detective work, we already know that Don Octavio is somehow connected. As non-law operatives, we'll be able to tackle this situation in a more "head-on" fashion. First, we break into Octavio's opera house. If he's hiding anything, we'll find it. We should also keep a close eye on the Don. Some photographic evidence of him connected to the tar might be enough to get the old mobster put away. Of course, meanwhile, I'll monitor local communication frequencies. With some luck, we might pick up some quality intel.</span> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': So according to these decrypted files, Octavio is pumping tar from underneath the foundations of buildings, so he can sink them into the canals on a whim! He's going to demonstrate this destructive ability to the people of Venice during his opera recital on the first day of Carnevale. To counter this threat, we'll first destroy the balloons and sign advertising the recital. If no one shows up, he'll have no reason to sink a building. Next, the blueprints to the main tar vacuum have been cleverly split into three parts and hidden in local coffee houses owned by Octavio. Unfortunately, they're under constant guard, so you'll need to use a disguise to get us inside. Also, some big Vincenetti goons have been called in as "insurance" for the recital. Given their size, I think it's prudent to fool Carmelita's ape mercenaries into taking them out for us. And finally, we'll have to convince Murray into taking to the field. If he's learned the Aboriginal Ball Form, it'll be just the thing for destroying the local tar reservoirs.</span> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': Any problems with that guy? :'''Sly''': Said he wanted to be buried in his mom's pasta sauce. :'''Bentley''': Yeah. That's, uh... That's strange. :''[Sly opens the door and Bentley goes inside]'' :'''Sly''': ''You know, I just can't get it out of my head. Have you ever had pasta sauce that tasty? I don't want to distract you or anything, but I just don't think I've ever had cooking that good. Are we missing out on a universe of flavors?'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sly''': That explosive had some kick! :'''Bentley''': It was a child compared to this ferocious beast. Don't dilly-dally with this one, it's got a longer fuse but you've got farther to run. :'''Sly''': "Ferocious beast"? :'''Bentley''': Run, Sly! Run! Fear the beast! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sly''': Put my friend down or I'm going to knock out all your teeth, one at a time, and make you eat 'em. :'''Don Octavio''': Oh! Is that-a the best you got? Back in my day, we had enforcers that would make people-a pee their pants just by-a looking at 'em. <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': With Octavio's comeback opera recital just a few hours away, we're all set up for the main event. Get ready for Operation – Tar-Be Gone! Our objective – get Murray back on the team. Sly, you'll start things off by using your disguise to sneak into the opera house. Make your way to the pump room, and let me in through the side entrance. Thanks to the blueprints we stole, I now know just where to bomb to cripple the machinery, then we'll go for Octavio's detonation switch. I'm sure you'd agree that we just can't leave a weapon that powerful in the hands of such a madman, so I'll distract the old mobster with an opera duel. He's sure not to attack while we're both on stage. Meanwhile, you'll cut the lines to the chandelier and drop it on his head! I'll swipe the switch and we'll both find Murray. By then, the black water is sure to be running clear and he'll be free to come with us.</span> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Sly''': It's over, Octavio. You're beat. Give us the demolition switch and we'll all try to ditch these cops. :'''Octavio''': ''[pulls out the demolition switch]'' You chasin' me fuh this! Fine big shot. It took me 6 months to prepare this-a thing, but what the hey? I got more where this came from. :'''Murray''': You guys see that boat go out of control and jump and smash into that thing? Destruction! So cool! :'''Octavio''': You think that was "cool" punk? Heh-hee-heh. ''[pushes the button and several buildings collapse]'' Ha-ha-ha... ack... hack! ''[approaches Bentley]'' :'''Bentley''': You monster! Stop it! Stop it!! :''[Octavio kicks Bentley]'' :'''Sly''': Murray, I need your help. I've never seen someone move that fast. Octavio's old, but he's still got it. Let's take him together. :'''Murray''': But… but... I vowed to my Guru that I'd renounce all violence… and the water is still black! :'''Sly''': It'll be clear any minute, trust me. Now let's take him! :'''Octavio''': You're right to be scared, Hippo. Your wheelchair friend shoulda been so smart. :'''Bentley''': Murray… help. :'''Murray''': ''[gets angry and rips off his necklace]'' That does it! I'll floss my teeth with your spine! ''[jumps down and punches Octavio]'' "The Murray" returns! <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:blue>'''Sly''': ''[narrating]'' With the fight over, we went back and scraped Bentley off the pavement. It was touch and go for a while there, but we managed to sneak out right under Carmelita's nose. Octavio wasn't so lucky. The guy got 30 years behind bars for what he did to Venice. I guess Italians don't like it when you sink their landmarks. Ironically, he found success as a singer while in jail. After all, most of his old fanbase was already in the clink… but the big score here was bringing our old pal back into the gang. Once he put on those gloves and that mask, it was clear to everyone, most of all him, that "The Murray" had returned.</span> ===Rumble Down Under=== :<span style=color:blue>'''Sly''': ''[narrating]'' At first, it seemed just like old times. The gang was back in action… but little by little, we learned that Murray's heart just wasn't in it. Without the Guru's permission to give up on his Dreamtime training, he'd never really felt comfortable returning to the gang. We knew we needed to help him out… so we packed up our things, whipped up some quick disguises and headed for the Australian outback. Along the way, Murray told us story after story about his teacher's amazing abilities. Apparently, this "Guru" of his was capable of fantastic feats. He used the Dreamtime to blend perfectly into his surroundings and even gain mental control over the weak-minded. If even half the stories were true, then this was a guy I just had to meet. Our gang needed to grow its ranks for a chance to get inside the Cooper Vault, and this Guru, this outback mystic, was looking like the best recruit we could have ever asked for. However, when we finally arrived in the outback, it was a shock to find that things had changed, and the Guru was nowhere to be seen.</span> <hr width=50%/> :'''Murray''': ''My master spends most of his time up there in that cave, overlooking the valley and contemplating the depths of deepness. I really appreciate you breaking the news to him that I want to break off my training.'' :'''Sly''': No problem pal, I'm looking forward to meeting him. Anybody you call "master" must be a heck of a guy. :'''Murray''': ''Oh, he's awesome! He'll get inside your head and freak you out 6 ways from Sunday!'' :'''Sly''': Uh… awesome. <hr width=50%/> :'''Sly''': Sorry, pal, this cave's empty. Got any other ideas where he might be? :'''Murray''': ''Well, that's his hut, but he doesn't really hang out there on... account of "the smell".'' :'''Sly''': "The smell"? :'''Murray''': ''It's a long story. I had to apologize up and down for like a month before he'd speak to me again.'' :'''Sly''': What'd you do? :'''Murray''': ''The unspeakable, Sly. The'' un''-speakable!'' :'''Sly''': Well, thanks for "speaking" of it. I'm headed for the hut. <hr width=50%/> :'''Sly''': Sorry, Murray. Nobody's home. By the looks of it, I'd say the Guru was fighting someone or something off here. I'm starting to think the miners might have got to him. :'''Murray''': ''You may be right. They'd come in and be all angry and yelling, and he'd be all peaceful, and they'd just get ticked… then he'd try to find "a middle way", and they'd just go crazy and smash everything up, and then haul him off!'' :'''Sly''': Where do you think they might have taken him? :'''Murray''': ''They got him! My master's a goner!'' :'''Sly''': M-maybe we should get Bentley on the line. :'''Bentley''': ''It's tough to say, but... given the layout of the miners camp, I'd venture a guess that they use that area with a high fence as a makeshift stockade.'' :'''Sly''': Hmm, looks like there might be a way up using that cliff below. Shouldn't be a problem. :'''Bentley''': ''Just keep an eye out for that gyrocopter. I'm positive it's what gave away the Guru's position.'' :'''Sly''': Good tip. Thanks, pal. <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': The Guru won't leave the stockade until he has his Walking Staff and his Moon Stone. He also insists that we purify Ayers Rock of all miners. Only then will the Dreamtime spirits be appeased, and the Guru will be free to use his powers. Sly must've impressed him in their conversation, because now he has requested that Murray and I meet with him individually. Something about judging our "Spiritual Centers". I've discovered a passage through one of the miners' caves that should make getting up to the Guru less difficult. He also mentioned that the miners had foolishly unearthed The Mask of Dark Earth. I guess it was his job to guard the thing, and now that it's out, bad things are sure to follow. Sounds like mumbo jumbo to me, but we've encountered some unexplainable phenomena over the years, so I'm not gonna rule it out as a threat to our operation.</span> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': ''Nice work, Sly. The sonic vibrations caused by that drill should drive the giant scorpions in the area to the surface. If we can capture a bunch of red soldier scorpions, releasing them into Ayers Rock is sure to push out the miners.'' :'''Murray''': Sounds like a job for The Murray! One question though - how do I capture scorpions with a truck? :'''Bentley''': ''The vehicle is equipped with a supercharged e-brake which, if pulled when moving, will cause a forward flip. Time it correctly and you'll trap a scorpion in the mining nests built into the bed of the truck.'' :'''Murray''': Okay, Bentley. Bring on the scorpions! :'''Bentley''': ''Not so fast. The truck's tires will heat up quickly in this blazing hot sand. You'll have to cool them down by driving into the water or running over scorpions. Watch your heat meter to make sure they don't melt. And remember, we're only interested in the red soldier scorpions. The blue worker scorpions won't help us scare the miners off. The truck controls are straightforward, hold the X button to go forward and the square button to drive in reverse. When you're going fast enough, press the R1 to flip over and trap that scorpion.'' <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': The Guru has agreed to join our team! Provided we can rid his homeland of the dingo miners and deal with the Mask of Dark Earth. A tall order, but we're up for it. First we'll enlist the aid of some local wildlife to help "thin" out the miners ranks. Murray will feed our foes to a local giant crocodile. With some luck, he'll take a liking to the taste of miners and chow down on them left and right! Second, we'll hit these guys where they live, or at least relax. If we can clear 'em out of this lemonade bar, it'll be a crippling blow to their morale. They'll be begging to go home. And finally, Sly'll use some mining equipment to drill for radioactive oil deep beneath the dried lakebed. Trust me, it's the key to getting rid of the Mask of Dark Earth.</span> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': ''Time we subtracted a few miners from the equation.'' :'''Murray''': You know I don't understand that math talk! :'''Bentley''': ''Uh, we need to, uh... "put the smackdown" on these uh... "bad dudes"... "for justice".'' :'''Murray''': Righteous! I'm the man for the job! :'''Bentley''': ''The Guru will start luring miners to a position near this giant crocodile. Your job is to throw the thugs into the mouth of the monster.'' :'''Murray''': Teach him to like eating miners, huh? That's a sinister plan, Bentley. I approve! :'''Bentley''': ''With some luck, the oversized reptile will be an invaluable asset in our efforts to drive away the miners. He might even take care of our Mask of Dark Earth problems. I've spotted it prowling near the safe house.'' :'''Murray''': Roger. It's feedin' time! <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': You can feel it in the air, the miners are about to pack it in! In fact they'd probably already be long gone if it weren't for the corrupting influence of the Mask of Dark Earth. It's clear we need to destroy it. Time for Operation - Moon Crash! To start things off, we'll need the Guru to take out the gyrocopter. With it gone, we'll have clear skies for phase 2. Now according to Aboriginal folklore, the Mask of Dark Earth is the sworn enemy of the Moon Spirit, so given Murray's... "moon shape", we'll coat him in the glowing oil and have him pose as the spirit. We'll then dangle him from the crane. The Mask is sure to spot his ancient foe and come running. That's when we'll strike! Murray, Thunder Flop off the crane and obliterate that Mask! With the Mask destroyed and the miners run off, the Guru we'll be free to join the team for the Cooper vault job!</span> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': Drat! We can't stop the operation now. We'll just have to give her a wide berth. :'''Sly''': Roger, applying "wide berth". :'''Bentley''': Quit horsing around and look out for the mask. It's close. I can feel it. <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:blue>'''Sly''': ''[narrating]'' Carmelita just lay there, unconscious, helpless on the desert floor. Being "gentlemen", we kept watch over her throughout the night. Her camera proved to be a real source of entertainment as we took turns posing. Didn't want her to go home empty handed. Morning broke, and we got a clear view of the landscape. It was beautiful, empty of the miners that had been digging and drilling into the sacred place. The moment was broken as Carmelita began to stir, and we prepared for another quick exit. Only this time, it wasn't just the 3 of us. For the first time in Cooper Gang history, we picked up a new member, and the team would never be the same.</span> ===Flight of Fancy=== :<span style=color:blue>'''Sly''': ''[narrating]'' Bentley was obsessed. Every night, he'd pour over the blueprints to Dr. M's fortress, looking for a way to get into the Cooper Vault. He soon came to the conclusion that there was no way inside unless the gang picked up a dedicated RC specialist - an expert who had mechanical and piloting skills ''far'' exceeding his own. After weeks of searching techy chat rooms, he finally found someone who could keep up with him intellectually - a gearhead genius out of Holland named Penelope. She politely declined our invitation to join the team, saying she only works for "the best". Apparently, her idea of "the best" was her boss, the Black Baron - a bigtime dogfighting champ up there in Holland. He's so good that he's even set up an international competition called ACES to attract worthy opponents. A few days later, she sent us a counteroffer. If our gang could manage to beat the Black Baron at his own game, then she'd know were weren't just a pack of jokers and therefore worth her time, so we got busy. With no time to lose, Bentley and Murray worked to put a plane together... while I got my pilot license the fastest way possible. We'd prove to this Penelope that the Cooper Gang was up for the challenge, even if we were making it all up as we went along.</span> <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': ''If we're going to succeed in this year's ACES Competition, we'll need to know who we're flying against.'' :'''Sly''': What, they keep the flight roster a secret? :'''Bentley''': ''Correct. In years past, competitors would go out at night and sabotage each other's planes, in preparation for the next day's dogfight.'' :'''Sly''': I get it. So now they keep the line-up a secret and no one knows who to mess with. :'''Bentley''': ''Precisely. Look, Sly. You're a good pilot, but we've only got 1 plane and you'll be up there against'' dozens ''of bogeys.'' :'''Sly''': You know, normally I'd makes some sarcastic remark about how "overwhelmed I am by your confidence in me", but those are some grim odds… and well, you know, I'm always up for some sabotage. :'''Bentley''':'' Glad to hear it. Now the roster is kept secret from the pilots, but not from the event staff.'' :'''Sly''': Do we have a mole on the inside? :'''Bentley''': ''Our "friend", Dimitri, has been hired to give "color commentary" during the dogfights. He'll know where the roster's hidden. Scout him out somewhere in the hotel lobby, but be careful. If you start a fight with the other pilots, we'll be kicked out of the competition.'' :'''Sly''': Sure. We all play nice until tomorrow, then we blow each other to bits at 300 feet. <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': Okay, fellas. According to the ACES flight lineup, we'll be flying against Team Iceland and Team Belgium in tomorrow's semifinal round. As you're all aware, we've only got a single plane, while our opponents will be flying 15 apiece. You got that guys? That's 30 to 1 odds against us. In order to give us a fighting chance, we'll need to pin these two teams against each other. First, Murray and Sly will paddle through the sewers beneath town to get access to an air vent leading into Team Iceland's hotel room. Steal one of their trademark Viking helmets, then head over to Team Belgium's hangar. Vandalize one of their aircraft, then plant the helmet in order to frame Team Iceland for the damage. Next, Murray and I will steal one of Team Belgium's monogrammed handkerchiefs. Meanwhile, the Guru will break into the Team Iceland supply truck carrying their lucky ice sculpture. Sly will steal the art, and then place the handkerchief insinuating Team Belgium for the crime. Get it? We frame both teams so they'll be gunning for each other and not Sly in the semifinals! All the while, I'll be setting up defenses around the Team Cooper air hangar. You never know when one of the other teams might come looking to do us some harm.</span> <hr width=50%/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': ''You're a heck of a woman, Penelope.'' :'''Penelope''': ''I know. That's what my homepage says.'' <hr width=50%/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': Thanks to Sly's flying we're officially in the ACES finals! Our opponents - Team Muggshot and Team Black Baron. The rules in the finals are a bit different than normal. Whoever takes out the defending champ gets the title. Hear that boys? It's all about taking down the Baron! Our only real competition will be Muggshot himself. We need to ''remove'' him from the competition. Here's the plan - I'll challenge him to a fist fight out in the town square. Sly, you find and lure Inspector Fox to the same place. When the two meet, the sparks are sure to fly! With some luck, the big guy'll get carted off to jail and we'll have clear skies for the finals. However, the Baron won't be so easy to deal with. He commands an enormous team of fliers and has been known to bring in a squad of blimp gunships when things look grim. The answer to our problem isn't obvious, although it is potent. Behold - Lupus Gigantormus. I'll drug the beast so that the Guru will be able to ride it and take out some of the local guards, who also serve as the Baron's pilots. Obviously, the fewer enemy pilots Sly has to deal with in the finals, the better. Next, I'll hack into the aircraft control tower. If successful, I'll be able to intercept any messages the Baron might send to his gunships. Alright, team. We've got all night to prepare. If we take this thing, it'll be more than a trophy - Penelope is sure to join our gang. After her stellar work defending our hangar, I'm sure we'd all agree that she's a prime recruit.</span> <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bentley''': It's time we dealt with Muggshot. We can't risk him taking down the Baron before you in the finals. :'''Sly''': Not to mention he deserves a little payback for what he did to our aircraft hangar. :'''Bentley''': True, true. Since Muggshot's assault, the Baron has been keeping an eye on him. We can't fight him out in the open... for risk of getting disqualified. Thankfully, Inspector Fox is out in the field looking for us. :'''Sly''': I hear ya, we'll set 'em against each other. Muggshot is an international criminal after all. Carmelita won't be able to resist. :'''Bentley''': My only concern is for Inspector Fox's safety. :'''Sly''': Oh, don't worry about her. She's more than a match for a meathead like Muggshot. :'''Bentley''': Okay, I'll pick a fight with Muggshot and bait him into meeting in the Town Square for our "rumble". :'''Sly Cooper''': You do that. I'll get Carmelita's attention and lead her back here to the same place. :'''Bentley''': Agreed. :'''Sly''': I've gotta hand it to you, Bentley. This is a really underhanded plan. :'''Bentley''': Why, thank you! I'm feeling pretty good about it. <hr width="50%"/> :''[a disguised Bentley approaches Muggshot]'' :'''Muggshot''': Aw, beat it, twerp. The Black Baron's been giving me the grill since that "event" in yer hangar. :'''Bentley''': Perhaps you'd like to take out some frustration by... engaging in a physical battle with me outside in the town square? :'''Muggshot''': No way! I'm bein' watched here. That, and it wouldn't feel right poundin' a four-eyed runt in a wheelchair. :'''Bentley''': ''[in his head]'' I've got to bait him into a fight. Maybe I should insult... :''[a list of options is presented to the player]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[if the player chooses "His record versus the Cooper Gang"]'' :'''Bentley''': I'm sure you wouldn't win in a fight anyway. You've got such a long, sad history of losing to the Cooper Gang. :'''Muggshot''': I could whip your whole gang with one arm if you jerks would sit still! Look at these arms! ''[flexes his muscles]'' I'm unstoppable! <hr width="50%"/> :''[if the player chooses "His breath]'' :'''Bentley''': My head is spinning from your breath. What, do you gargle with raw sewage every night before bed? :'''Muggshot''': Yeah, yer half right. I find a nice tang to my breath helps maintain my "personal space." <hr width="50%"/> :''[if the player chooses "His mental faculties"]'' :'''Bentley''': Do you even know what I'm saying to you? Or are you too stupid to understand the words coming in through your ear holes? :'''Muggshot''': What? What's an "ear hole"? Talk sense, why don't ya! <hr width="50%"/> :''[if the player chooses "His appearance"]'' :'''Bentley''': Y'know, I've been thinking about your appearance. :'''Muggshot''': Look, if you don't got nothin' to say nice, then don't say nothin' at all. Get it?! ''[Bentley silently stares at Muggshot]'' What? Ain't got no sassy comment, smart guy? ''[Bentley continues to stare silently]'' Oh, I get it. You got nothin' nice to say, so you're keepin' quiet. That's real cute. ''[Bentley continues to stare silently]'' You really got nothin' nice to say? That's cold. <hr width="50%"/> :''[if the player chooses "His mother", the correct answer]'' :'''Bentley''': Your mother was a broken-down tub of junk with more gentleman callers than the operator! :'''Muggshot''': NOBODY TALKS THAT WAY ABOUT MY MOTHER!!! ''NOBODY!!!!'' Okay, little broken-down runt! Looks you're about to be broken-down even more! :'''Bentley''': Town square, five minutes. Please don't be late. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sly:''' Hey, Inspector Fox! Still looking for a date to the prom? :'''Carmelita:''' Quit running, and I'll pin the corsage on you! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Muggshot''': Mess with me? That little punk is gonna eat dirt. ''[notices Carmelita] Hey!'' You're that cop hag that busted me back in Mesa City! :'''Carmelita''': Muggshot, alias "2-Gun Tony", also known as "Meat-Head" Muggshot. 7'3", 324 pounds, wanted in 7 countries with 13 outstanding warrants for your arrest… And yes, I'm that "cop hag" that put you away back in Mesa. :'''Muggshot''': Well, wise guy… lady. Feel like goin' for another shot at the title? :'''Carmelita''': It's my duty to put you behind bars. ''That'', and I enjoy making tough guys cry like the stupid babies they really are. :'''Muggshot''': I ain't no stupid baby! <hr width="50%"/> :''[after Carmelita defeats Muggshot]'' :'''Muggshot''': ''[losing consciousness]'' Mutha, that you? I'm sorry... I didn't know they was yours. :'''Carmelita''': Ugh, booking this idiot'll take all night. Ah, well, I'm sure Cooper won't make his move anytime soon. <hr width="50%"/> :'''The Guru''': ''[speaking in [[w:Diksha|Diksha]]]'' :'''Bentley''': Thanks, Guru. You always know just what to say. <hr width=50%/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': Thanks to our combined efforts, we're now ready for the final round of the ACES Dogfighting competition. Put on your helmets, cause it's time for Operation - Turbo Dominant Eagle! In just a few hours, Team Iceland and Team Belgium will begin fighting it out in the B-Champs round. This'll provide the perfect cover for step one of my plan. Sly, use the catapult and your Paraglider to get access to the local gunships. Plant some tracking devices, then head back to the team hangar and suit up for the finals. Murray, you're up next. Use your rowboat to pull down the aircraft communication antenna. With it out of commission, the Baron will have to use an unscrambled radio frequency to call in the gunships for backup. If that happens, I'll be ready with our secret weapon, and with the tracking devices installed, I'm guaranteed not to miss. In the end though, it'll be up to Sly. This is a sudden death competition. The first team to take out last year's champ wins! That's if the Black Baron doesn't take out all the competition first.</span> <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bentley''': ''Excellent! The B-Champs dogfight is beginning! With these guys going at it, no one will notice as you slip onto the gunships and plant a tracking device.'' :'''Sly''': Sounds straightforward enough. Where'd you get these trackers? They look kind of funny. :'''Bentley''': ''Best I could do on short notice. They're sensitive to extreme changes in altitude. You'll have to pull this job off at high elevation or it's a bust.'' :'''Sly''': Shouldn't be a problem. <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width="50%"/> :<span style=color:blue>'''Sly''': ''[narrating]'' It was quite a revelation - Penelope and the Black Baron were one of the same, but before we could even process this turn of events, we were rushed to the winner's circle. Somehow, against all odds, we'd become this year's champions. There was a bit of an awkward moment between Bentley and Penelope. I guess the photos they'd sent each other over the internet were a bit... exaggerated. That night, Penelope explained that the disguise was invented to get her past the dog fighting league's strict age requirements. However, after winning, the Baron became a celebrity, and she found herself putting on the costume more and more often. But now, with the Black Baron out of the picture, she was free to take up a new path, and she joined the gang without hesitation. The next day, our newest recruit treated us to a week long aerial tour of Holland. She was fitting in just fine.</span> ===A Cold Alliance=== :<span style=color:blue>'''Sly''': ''[narrating]'' After a careful analysis of Dr. M's fortress, Bentley came to the difficult conclusion that his demolition skills just weren't gonna be enough. If we wanted to get inside the Cooper Vault, we'd have to recruit a full-time demolitions specialist. However, Bentley's proposed candidate was a ''shock'' - my old enemy, the Panda King. As a member of the original Fiendish Five, he had a part in taking out my dad and stealing pages from the Thievius Raccoonus. Eventually, I caught up with him and I claimed back what he had stolen. There was no way I was gonna let that monster on my team, but Bentley was firm. He discovered the Panda King had left his life of crime and was now a monk living the life of quiet meditation high up in the mountains. I wasn't at all convinced, but there was no denying that he had the skills we needed if we were to succeed… so the gang packed up, put on our disguises and headed east... to China.</span> <hr width=50%/> :'''Sly''': Stay sharp, team. For all we know, the Panda King is just as dangerous as ever. :'''Bentley''': How can you say that? Just look at him. Have you ever seen someone more at peace with the world? :'''Sly''': I'll admit, he does look kinda "zenned out". :'''Bentley''': Uh... Mr. King? Honorable Panda King, we humbly wish to speak with you. :'''Sly''': I guess he doesn't want to talk. Sorry, Bentley, let's go. :'''Bentley''': Be realistic, Sly. He's clearly in a deep meditative trance. Hmmm, it'll take some doing, but I think I see a way to get the team up to his shrine. :'''Murray''': Good! The walk up here tired me out. I don't wanna turn around now. Man, I miss the van. We ''never'' had to walk anywhere back then. :'''Sly''': Okay, okay. Let's just get this over with. :'''Bentley''': Murray, you're up first. If you can get to the top of that pillar, you should be able to use your ball move to bounce all the way up to the Panda King. :'''Murray''': Okay. Bouncing is a lot easier than more walking. Seriously, do you guys wanna see my blisters? :'''Penelope''': No way! Is he serious? :'''Guru''': ''[speaking in Diksha]'' :'''Murray''': Yeah. Okay, master. Bouncing, pillars, piece of cake! ''[jumps down]'' :'''Guru''': ''[Speaking Diksha]'' :'''Bentley''': I hear that. Sometimes, you've got to be firm. :'''Penelope''': No, seriously. Is for real about the blisters? 'Cause, uh... I don't know it. Yeash! <hr width="50%"/> :''[the same area from [[Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus|the first game]]]'' :'''The Panda King''': I see you carry the cane of the notorious Cooper thief clan. Have you come here for revenge… to steal back the Thievius Raccoonus? :'''Sly''': Wow! This is like the time I beat the stuffing outta you. :'''Panda King''': Why should you care if bury a few worthless villages in the snow? You are a thief, just like me. :'''Sly''': Um, yeah. Are you even listening to what I'm sayin'? :'''Panda King''': Insolent child, you shall pay dearly for your disrespect. Still, to honor your Cooper ancestry, I will send you to your doom with the beauty of my new firework technique... Flame Fu! :'''Sly''': ''[short pause]'' Uh, oh. <hr width="50%"/> :''[after Sly depletes one-fifth of the Panda King's health]'' :'''Sly''': Snap out of it! This is all in your head! :'''Panda King''': My mind is clear, focused on your destruction! :'''Sly''': ''[in his head]'' I've got to break him out of this memory loop. Maybe I should... :''[a list of options is presented to the player; if the player chooses an incorrect, he/she will have to deplete another fifth of the Panda King's health before choosing another option]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[if the player chooses "Threaten him"]'' :'''Sly''': You know how this'll end. I've already beat you once, I can do it again. :'''Panda King''': I have NEVER known defeat, I am unbeatable! <hr width="50%"/> :''[if the player chooses "Play nice"]'' :'''Sly''': Look, I'm here to help you, to get your mind out of this rut. :'''Panda King''': If you truly wish to aid me, stand still and let my fireballs cook your flesh! <hr width="50%"/> :''[if the player chooses "Say something from the past"]'' :'''Sly''': You're just a frustrated firework artist turned homicidal pyromaniac. :'''Panda King''': Am I, am I?! Let us find out! <hr width="50%"/> :''[if the player chooses "Make him sad", the correct answer]'' :'''Sly''': We both know why you're here. You're fixated on the moment of your greatest defeat. I beat you, and forever after you've wondered how it all fell apart. :'''Panda King''': I hate you, Sly Cooper, you've ruined me... ruined the Panda King. :'''Sly''': And I've hated you, but that doesn't make any of this real. Years have passed a-and we've both changed... Come out of this trance. Let's meet each other as we are today, a-and let go of who we were when this fight occurred. :'''Panda King''': YOU ARE... ''[calms down]'' correct. ''[bows]'' Forgive me, my mind is not always my own. <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:blue>'''Sly''': ''[narrating]'' The Panda King wasn't any more excited about the notion of him joining the gang than I was. If it weren't for the Guru who, for some reason, really hit it off with the old guy, the whole deal would've been a bust. We could see the anger in the Panda King's eyes as he recounted how he lost a member of his own family. A daughter who was abducted by a powerful general from the northern mountains. She was to be the bride in a forced marriage to this unscrupulous ruler, and Panda King was exiled. We agreed to help him recover his lost daughter in exchange for his skills in the Cooper Vault job. I still wasn't convinced this was a good idea, but a deal's a deal.</span> <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': We all know that our objective here is to retrieve the Panda King's daughter, Jing King. She's being kept against her will by this man, General Tsao. A real, this guy. During surveillance, I actually witnessed him kick a puppy… twice! He plans on forcing Jing King to marry him next Saturday. Clearly, time is of the essence. Here's the plan - first, I'll approach Tsao in disguise and attempt to get hired as his wedding planner. Hopefully, with a man on the inside, we'll get some news on Jing King. Still, we need more information! Two of us will need to work together to steal a pair of twin keys and break into Tsao's house of business. Once inside, I'll need to utilize some new technology to circumvent their ultra-tight security. Finally, thanks to Penelope's air sweeps, we've picked up an unusual radio signature out in the water. Someone will need to go eyeball the anomaly and figure out what it is. We can't leave anything under chance here, or Jing King lives unhappily ever after.</span> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': The operation is running smoothly. With access to General Tsao's database, and Sly successfully hired as the wedding photographer, we're ready to make an attempt for Jing King. Given the complexity of Tsao's downloaded data, I programmed my computer to automatically analyze the— What the…?! G-General Tsao!? He's... he's got my computer! Our whole plan is on that computer! How did he find us?! We're doomed!</span> :<span style=color:blue>'''Sly''': Bentley, calm down! I need you sharp. Listen up, team, this Tsao character is more clever than any of us thought. As of this moment, we have one goal - steal back the ThiefNet computer. The time for subtlety is over. Bentley, break into the palace and ransack his personal computer. He might have linked it to ours. If so, that's where we'll start. The rest of the team will stand ready. No telling where this might take us.</span> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bentley''': A-ha, I think I've found something. His diary mentions a secret passage through the prayer bell, then a "walk across the heavens". You getting this, Sly? :'''Sly''': ''I'm en route to the bell right now.'' :'''Bentley''': Better bring along the Guru. This sounds like his department. <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tsao''': Ah, the famous Sly Cooper. It seems you and your little gang were able to follow the trail I left for you. Of course, you'll be helpless without them, as you'll soon discover. :'''Sly''': I'm not ashamed to rely on my friends. :'''Tsao''': Who needs friends when you can have servants? Who needs affection when you can have obedience? Ah, why try to convince you when I can simply destroy you? This sacred forest has been the stage for hundreds of battles, as my ancestors crushed anyone who got in their way, and you will be no different. :'''Sly''': Bentley, are you hearing this? What's he talking about? :'''Bentley''': ''I've heard of these types of battlegrounds before. The energy from all the fighting that has gone on before strengthens the combatants, allowing them to soar for long distances. You should be able to fly all the way across the arena with'' one ''jump! Plus, you can'' probably ''change directions in the air with your double jump.'' :'''Tsao''': Enough chit-chat, Cooper! Face me now, and prepare for the end of your legacy. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Sly defeats Tsao in the first round and falls to the ground below. Tsao laughs.]'' :'''Sly''': Come back and take it like a man! ''[jumps down after Tsao]'' :'''Tsao''': Well done, "esteemed wedding photographer". I'm impressed you've lasted this long. :'''Sly''': Stop this, Tsao. Release Jing King and this fight can end. :'''Tsao''': No! Jing King is mine. Once our bloodlines cross, it shall be glorious. The Panda King, in his day, was magnificent. With the Tsao name, a new generation of Kings will be unstoppable! :'''Sly''': But she doesn't want to marry you! :'''Tsao''': She's a woman, she doesn't know up from down. Once I "convinced" her father to take up meditation, she was ripe for the picking. :'''Sly''': I've faced a lot of bad men in my time, but you, sir, are the worst. :'''Tsao''': Oh, it gets worse, Cooper. Up until now, I've gone easy on you, but now... ''now'' you'll sample the ancient black arts of the family Tsao! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tsao''': You have won this battle, but the war rages on! ''[hands over Bentley's laptop]'' Take your foolish computer. It won't help you. Jing King is mine. :'''Sly''': Jing King is a person, not property… and sorry, pal, but we're ending this ''right now. [coughs after Tsao throws a smoke bomb and escapes]'' (Or not.) :'''Tsao''': Beware... beware the power of Tsao! <hr width="50%"/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': Thankfully, we've managed to retrieve the ThiefNet computer. However, all of the plans stored inside are now compromised! The wedding is still on. Jing King remains Tsao's prisoner. Yes, we are going to free her, but that's not enough. No, for this heist, we really need to put the screws to this guy. He's earned it, so we're cleaning out his treasury as well. A feat impossible without Murray's van. Unfortunately, all that time in the ice has ruined its polycellular battery. I'll need Sly's help to acquire a new one, which won't be easy, as the General's gone all out with security. He's even resorted to black magic dragons and hopping vampires patrolling the streets. We'll need to even the odds before the wedding. Sly, you and the Panda King will work to gather some fireworks and blow up the vampires' crypt. No crypt, no more vampires.</span> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> :'''Panda King''': Fear not, Cooper. I shall not kill you this day. :'''Sly''': Um... Ditto. <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': Time to free Jing King, rob General Tsao blind, and send him up the river! I call it "Operation - Wedding Crasher". This will be a multi-pronged job, with 2 groups working simultaneously. I'm sure I don't need to stress the importance of the schedule to anyone. First; Sly, Penelope and Murray will make their way past all the security in Tsao's Treasure Temple and then drop the goods off to me for loading into the van. Meanwhile, the Panda King and (the) Guru will tunnel beneath the palace, creating an escape route for Jing King. Sly, you'll have to pull double duty, taking care of any topside security designed to detect subterranean assaults. Once you guys are done, I'll use my Grapple-Cam to lure Inspector Fox into the palace, where we'll try to get her to take Jing King's place! Then with the girl and (the) loot in hand, we run for it!</span> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sly''': Hey, Murray. Tsao's on his way to your position. How you coming with the treasure? :'''Murray''': We're doing awesome! Stand aside, Penelope. Cannonball! :'''Penelope''': No, wait! :'''Murray''': Uh, oh… <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:blue>'''Sly''': ''[narrating]'' General Tsao had his wedding right on schedule. Everything was as he'd arranged... except the bride came as kind of a shock. Carmelita was a little disappointed it wasn't me she busted at the alter, although I doubt she minded taking Tsao into custody. He did after all plague the streets with the undead. From what I hear, the locals were happy to see him go. We dropped off Jing King with her aunt. The Panda King insisted that she'd be safe there and that he needed to pay off his debt to the gang. I was still wary, but there was no denying that his skills would come in handy. Needless to say, we lived it up in the backstreets of Shanghai. What kind of gang of thieves would we be if we passed up on recreation like that?</span> ===Dead Men Tell No Tales=== :<span style=color:blue>'''Sly''': ''[narrating]'' We got the message late one Saturday night. Dimitri was calling in the favor I'd promised him back in Holland. He'd gone ahead and booked the whole team passage under assumed identities... to none other than Blood Bath Bay. Easily the most lawless town on Earth, it's home to a group of cultural hermits who doggedly maintain the ways of their pirate forefathers. The cruise over gave us some time to get the rundown from Dimitri. I guess his grandfather, Reme Lousteau, was a pioneer in deep sea diving. He'd made a fortune looting undersea wrecks. Although, his luck ran short when a young cutthroat by the name of Black Spot Pete stole not only his loot, but his precious diving gear as well. A broken man, Reme retired from treasure hunting and eventually started a family. Dimitri, growing up on his grandfather's stories, dreamed of one day recovering the gear. So that was our task. We'd been called in to get our hands on this miraculous diving equipment. Not all bad, really. If things go our way, the team might get a frogman out of the deal, which Bentley figures will be a big help cracking the Cooper Vault.</span> <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': ''There he is. Black Spot Pete.'' :'''Sly''': I didn't think pirates could get that old. Thought scurvy would get them or something. :'''Bentley''': ''Don't lower your guard for an instant. All pirates are killers, plain as that, and they don't trust outsiders at all. How's your pirate accent?'' :'''Sly''': ''[pirate accent]'' Arggh, I forgot me #2 pencil for the scantron test. (''[normal voice]'' How's that?) :'''Bentley''': ''Joke all you want, but that guy won't help us out until you earned his trust.'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Sly''': Black Spot Pete, I've come to talk of treasure, a subject I hear you're familiar with. :'''Black Spot Pete''': Treasure! Aye, but I won't chatter with the likes of you on so blessed a subject. Get out of m'sight, landlubber! All my years, I only spoke of the golden kindness with m'partner, Cantankerous Tim. :'''Sly''': Maybe we can work out a bargain. :'''Pete''': Shut your mouth hole, lubber, or I'll cork it with my cutlass! Hard on the tonsils, I assure ye! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sly''': Salt of the Earth that Black Spot Pete. :'''Bentley''': ''It's clear to get anywhere with the old coot, we'll need to fool him into thinking that you're Cantankerous Tim.'' :'''Sly''': What happened to Tim anyway? :'''Bentley''': ''His lieutenants mutinied on the old guy and divided the plunder, including his captain outfit.'' :'''Sly''': This is the only real pirate town left. They got to be around here somewhere. :'''Bentley''': ''You're right. That's Stone Jake, toughest guy you'll ever meet. He took the eye patch.'' :'''Sly''': Hmm, tough enough to take an anchor dropped on his head? :'''Bentley''': ''Good plan. That'll do the job,'' matey. ''Stone Jake has a thing about monkeys. If you whack the palm trees, he's sure to come running. Perfect for luring him under the anchor.'' <hr width=50%/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': Thanks to Black Spot Pete, we've got a lead on Reme Lousteau's treasure. It's buried somewhere on Dagger Island, a landmass many leagues from our current position. To make the voyage, we'll need to steal a pirate ship from the harbor. No easy feat given the cutthroat nature of these... cutthroats. First, Murray and Sly will steal a jollyboat and blast the rudders off any ships that could chase us out into the open ocean. The action is sure to provoke the harbor patrol, so be prepared for a sea battle. With them out of the way, no one can stop us from leaving harbor. Meanwhile, Penelope and I will work together to break into LeFwee's keep and steal the map to the buried treasure. Once both objectives are reached, we'll steal a ship and set sail for Dagger Island, then it'll be a simple matter of following the map and digging up the loot.</span> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': I wish I could walk on tightropes and land on flagpoles, but I can't. :'''Penelope''': You can do other stuff. Sly can't rewire a satellite or write [[w:ASCII|ASCII]] code. :'''Bentley''': Sly can't even spell ASCII. <hr width=50%/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Dimitri''': ''Granpapa's treasure! Hold the beat, bro. I come to help you dig, dig?'' :'''Murray''': ''We're all coming, Sly. This is too cool!'' :'''Sly''': Well, Dimitri, it's your loot. I think you should have the honor. :'''Dimitri''': I open with joy. You Cooper Gang is a tight groove. Van Gogh Bullseye! The primo diving gear to accentuate my deep-down diving style! :'''Penelope''': It's so intricate. Your grandfather was an artist. I've never seen such fine craftsmanship. :'''Dimitri''': He had the juice, check it! The gear even matches my suit! I can dance, dive and accessorize! :'''Sly''': What else is in this chest? <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': Clearly, the only goal at this point is saving our teammate and friend, Penelope. LeFwee's ship, the ''Death's Head'', has sailed back to Blood Bath Bay with her on board as captive. Things look grim. There's no way we'll be able to sneak into the harbor. Even the backside of the island is inaccessible due to reefs. To put it plainly, we're in for a fight. LeFwee is an intelligent opponent, and we'll need to do everything in our power to stack the odds in our favor. First, we'll put Dimitri's new diving gear to use by salvaging some weapons from a nearby shipwreck. We'll need the extra firepower to deal any kind of damage to the armor-enforced Death's Head. It'll also come in handy for our second objective - destroying the Red Sail Sea Dog Clan. They're a fleet of mercenaries on LeFwee's books. We need to surprise them now while they hunt us in small groups. If they ever attacked in unison, there's no way we'd make it out alive. And finally, we'll set sail for the misty waters inhabited by a sea monster the pirates call "Crusher". Reports on Crusher are sketchy, but we might learn something by analyzing its technique. I know for a fact that all of LeFwee's men fear it. An impressive and useful trait given our current situation.</span> <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bentley''': These deep misty waters are said to be home to the monster. Keep a sharp eye out. :'''Sly''': Sorry, Bentley, but I can't see a thing in this fog. If your sea monster is here, there's no way we'll find him. :'''Bentley''': It's imperative we track it down and discover why the pirates fear it so vehemently. Panda King, do you have any fireworks that might light the place up a little, make it easier to spot the creature? :'''Panda King''': My fireworks are not flares. They burst with ferocious beauty and then disappear like the lightning. :'''Sly''': We should really get out of here. With visibility this bad, we might sail into a rock. The boat might take some real damage. ''[Crusher destroys the ship masts]'' Okay, now that's some real damage. :'''Panda King''': The sea monster is upon us! Go below deck and placate the others. I will confront this creature with my firework artistry! :'''Sly''': Give a shout if you need any back up. I'll stand ready. <hr width=50%/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': Operation — Reverse Double-Cross! Our goal, as we all know, is to save Penelope. Given her crafty nature, LeFwee has undoubtedly locked her up in one of his most secure locations. They are... 1 - the Skull Keep, and 2 - the brig of the ''Death's Head''. Our team is too small to assault both simultaneously, so we'll have to fall back on a little sleight of hand. First, we sail in and exchange broadsides with the Death's Head. Armed with the element of surprise and our cannon upgrades, it should be a fair fight, but remember, Penelope might be on board, so we cannot sink this ship. Once the masts fall, Sly should jump onto the enemy vessel and then promptly surrender. A necessary step for 2 reasons. First, that boat is packed with pirates: way too many to fight hand to hand. And second, it's the best way to get an audience with LeFwee. Given his smug nature, he's sure to brag where she's hidden if we can get him angry enough. Got that, Sly? Irritate the daylights out of this guy. It's our best and only chance to rescue Penelope. Once he talks, we roll out plan A or B, depending on the situation. This LeFwee is a smart man. Our only hope is to outsmart him at his own game.</span> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width="50%"/> :<span style=color:blue>'''Sly''': ''[narrating]'' LeFwee was beat, outsmarted by our own resident genius who'd done more than just rescue a team member, he'd won himself... a girlfriend. It was nice to hear 'em talk. They'd have these conversations the rest of us couldn't even follow. Far as I could tell, they were made for each other. Dimitri was in love too. The new diving gear had gone to his head. We were "informed" that he'd be our new frogman for the Cooper Vault job… not that any of us had even asked him. For the first time in memory, Carmelita didn't show up and cart everyone to jail. Aw, well. I'll send her a postcard. You know, I'd hate for her to feel left out.</span> ===Hono(u)r Among Thieves=== :<span style=color:blue>'''Sly''': ''[narrating]'' All these memories, they just bring you back to the same place - getting crushed to death in the fist of some genetics experiment gone wrong. Not the way I thought I'd go out. Shame, really. Now that we've got this big gang... gang, more like a pack of misfits. Either way, we'd become a team. We had some real potential there. Could've pulled off some big jobs. We were so close. The door to the Cooper Vault was opening, but that Dr. M… If there's any justice, he'll get his. I just wish I had seen what was in there. A stockpile of my family's accomplishments. Would I have measured up? What would I contribute? Would my father have been proud of me or ashamed? Funny, but here I am at the end and suddenly all I can think about is what a coward I've been towards Carmelita. Never took the next step. Looking at Bentley and Penelope, it's clear what life is about. If Carmelita was here, I'd tell her straight out how I feel and quit playing around. Put our professional differences aside and see if we could make it work. But that'll never happen now. Can't take this crushing! Just let the pain stop.</span> <hr width=50%/> <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. M''': You harpy witch! Why are the police invading my home? :'''Carmelita''': I'm here to see that justice is done. :'''Dr. M''': Justice? ''I'm'' the victim here, defending what's mine from thieves! :'''Carmelita''': Looked to me like you were attempting to murder that man. :'''Dr. M''': "That man". Please, you know this is Sly Cooper. You're as transparent as you are narrow-minded. :'''Carmelita''': Cooper is a criminal. I'm here to bring him and all lawbreakers to justice. :'''Dr. M''': I'm no lawbreaker, it was all self-defense! :'''Carmelita''': First things first, put Cooper down and we'll talk terms. :'''Dr. M''': Sorry, madam cop, I don't trust you as far as I can throw you. Although, I can throw you a long long way. ''[turns to his mutant]'' Go and smash that woman. Crush her bones to paste and toss her into the sea where no one will ever find her. ''[Carmelita and the mutant sail away on the police boat.]'' Now to find that cane. I can't believe this idiot just brought it to me. Poor fool, he looks just like his father... and he's just as dead. :'''Bentley''': ''[discover Sly unconscious]'' Sly!? ''[to the team]'' He's over here! He's still breathing…? He's alive! ''[to Sly]'' Hang in there, pal. You're going to be okay. We'll get you back to the ship and patch you up. <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': Sly's gonna make it, although he's suffered a major concussion. If he were up and about, I'm sure he'd want us to retrieve his family cane. :'''Dimitri''': Go grab the thing! Jump in, do the swim and take it. Legit, eh, my main man bro? :'''Penelope''': Won't be that simple. That's an electromagnetic buoy. Dr. M has set them up all around the island to snag approaching metal boats. We just lucked out that we came here in a wooden ship. :'''Bentley''': ''[to Dimitri]'' She's right. Get too close, and your diving gear will magnetize to it. <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> :'''Penelope''': Bentley's tending to Sly. He wanted me to prep you for the mission. :'''Dimitri''': Oui. The turtle dude made sounds for le scuba, so here you go, baby - Dimitri au naturel. Your plan, she's worked to perfection. :'''Penelope''': My plan to get you alone in a swimsuit? :'''Dimitri''': Come clean, my lovely, and play your cards straight. These are dangerous waters, and I'm a big, strong, macho, macho man! :'''Penelope''': Okay. 1st, get over yourself. 2nd, I mean it, get over yourself. And 3rd, jump into that water and find Sly's cane. It's the key to the Cooper Vault. We can't lose it. :'''Dimitri''': Salty language from such sweet lips. ''[singing] I'll dive, baby.<br />I dive for the love.'' <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dimitri''': ''[jumps back onto the ship]'' That rude dude threw down heavyweight. I had him solid, but he ran, baby! Ran, and now I'm flat nowhere! :'''Penelope''': You were... magnificent! Alone against the creature, trapped in an undersea cave. :'''Dimitri''': How about a kiss for my Monsieur Magnificento? My lips are warm like bread from the oven. :'''Penelope''': Slow down. Remember rules 1 and 2? Both of which told you to get over yourself. :'''Dimitri''': Both before my magnificence! Yum yum, give me some! :'''Penelope''': I'm gonna check on Bentley. You have fun being you. :'''Dimitri''': I'm "mag" to the "jag" to the "efficient", baby! ''[goes below deck]'' :''[Sly comes out.]'' :'''Penelope''': Sly, you're up! :'''Bentley''': He should be back in bed after the thrashing he took. Another blow to the head and your brain could snap! :'''Sly''': Quit your worrying, I feel fine. Did Dimitri find my cane? :'''Penelope''': No. (Well, sort of… but...) Dr. M managed to get away with it. :'''Sly''': Then we gotta go. :'''Bentley''': You're going nowhere, pal. Any attempt on Dr. M or the Cooper Vault will be impossible with these radar towers linked to the missile turrets. Wait a second. Penelope, have you completed that work we talked about on your RC car? :'''Penelope''': Yeah... Oh, I see where your going. That'll work! Smash the drones, siphon their power and fry the towers' matrix. :'''Bentley''': Perfect. Let's get your car onto a drone patrol pipe! :'''Sly''': Not to be too obvious in exposing my ignorance, but... what in the world are you two talking about? :'''Penelope''': Explaining it would include a lot of multisyllabic words, I could just show you. :'''Sly Cooper''': Bring on the demo. :'''Penelope''': Panda King, can you launch my RC car to that pipe? :'''Panda King''': Ha! With the fireworks, it will fly as the bird! ''[launches the RC car]'' Fly, bird! Fly! :'''Bentley''': ''Alright, my sweet princess of electronic dominance. Time to smash things up. Use the L2 button and the R2 button to activate your vehicle's punchers. Knock the security drones off the track with your punchers and pick up their ball energy. Get enough, and I'll open up the jump gate to the radar tower.'' <hr width=50%/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Dr. M''': '''''Ha-ha! You and your foolish friends keep trying to beat me with your guns! They're like toys to my creatures. If this Whale-Fly had vocal cords he'd laugh in your silly little faces!''' [laughs]'' :'''Sly''': ''This isn't working, Bentley. He's literally laughing at us.'' :'''Bentley''': ''Just give me time. I... I'll think of something!'' :'''Sly''': ''I'm settling this now. Face to face.'' :'''Bentley''': ''Paragliding over to that creature!? You're out of your mind!'' :''[Sly confronts Dr. M]'' :'''Dr. M''': Headstrong, just like your father. :'''Sly''': You don't know anything about me or my father. :'''Dr. M''': Really? Who let you in on the secret of this place, eh? Was it my old pal McSweeney, perhaps? :'''Sly''': McSweeney works for you? This was all a setup to get the cane! :'''Dr. M''': No, my boy. Once upon a time, he and I worked together... for your dear old dad. :'''Sly''': My father wouldn't have run with a guy who'd try to steal from the Cooper Vault, let alone attempt to kill his son. :'''Dr. M''': Time does strange things to people. Just look at the real leader of your gang - Bentley! :'''Sly''': Whatever! We're friends, equals! :'''Dr. M''': Then ''why'' is it called the Cooper Gang, you self-centered egomaniac?! :'''Sly''': That's enough! ''[retrieves the cane and Dr. M laughs as he retreats]'' Time to meet the past. ''[paraglides down to the door of the vault and opens it]'' Bentley, you there? :'''Bentley''': ''Yeah, pal.'' :'''Sly''': I'm about to head inside the vault… and I want you and Murray to come with me. We're a team, a family. We should do this together. :'''Bentley''': ''Okay, be right up… partner.'' :'''Murray''': ''Nice! We'll have the Panda King give the van a boost! Stand clear, Sly! We're about to get awesome!'' :'''Panda King''': ''[lights the fireworks; gleefully]'' The fuse is lit! :'''Murray''': ''Buckle up, Bentley... We're about to fly! [the van shoots up into the air] '''YAHOO!''''' :''[the van lands at the entrance to the Cooper Vault]'' :'''Bentley''': ''We're'' never ''doing that again.'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Bentley''': This place is amazing! :'''Murray''': Yeah, it's got to be like at least (over) 100 years old! :'''Bentley''': An archeological marvel! :'''Sly''': Glad you boys are impressed 'cause it looks like I'll have to go on from here alone. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sly''': ''[reaches his dad's section of the vault]'' This must be my father's work. ''[activates a device that beams lasers across the gap to the other side]'' How am I supposed to get through this thing? He made this challenge for a move I've never learned. There's nothing like this in the Thievius Raccoonus. Come on, dad. Help me out here. ''[rail slides on the lasers]'' Nice work, dad. ''[reaches a door at the end of the laser path]'' This must be the inner sanctum! Wish Bentley and Murray were here for this. <hr width=50%/> :'''Murray''': This is going to be the payday of all time! Think of all the loot piled up back there. :'''Bentley''': Do you ever feel like you're playing second fiddle to Sly, like he treats us as sidekicks? :'''Murray''': No way, Sly's cool. We're all in this together. :'''Bentley''': Sure, we're all here, but are we equal? Who went into the vault? Sly… by himself. ''[doesn't noticed a guard behind him]'' :'''Murray''': ''[sees the guard]'' Watch out! ''[punches it]'' :'''Bentley''': Dr. M's goons!? They must have forced the door after we opened the lock. :'''Murray''': Think of it this way, Bentley. If it were you in that vault and Sly and I were out here, what would he do? :'''Bentley''': Stop these thugs and protect his friend. :'''Murray''': Right, and that's what I'm going to do. Keep your head down, stay clear. I'm gonna smash a lot of skulls, and I don't want yours to be one of them. ''[to the guards]'' Come and get it, maggots! I've got a knuckle sandwich for all of ya, and it's chow time. Chow frickin' down! <hr width="50%"/> <hr width=50%/> :'''Murray''': ''[defeats all of the guards]'' Yeah! You're all knocked down, and the Murray stands tall! Like a freakin' totem pole of strongism! :'''Dr. M''': Ah, Murray, you're much stronger than McSweeney ever was. :'''Murray''': That's right, plug-head! I'm like a semi truck with its brakes cut! :'''Dr. M''': I don't have time to get into a screaming match with a caveman like yourself. :'''Bentley''': Then lock horns with me. Think you'll find I'm a better match. :'''Dr. M''': I have no fight with you Bentley. You and I are the same. :'''Bentley''': I gather you were the technical specialist working with Sly's father? :'''Murray''': You knew Sly's dad? :'''Dr. M''': Quiet, caveman. The adults are talking. That's right, Bentley. I know the pain you suffer working under your inferior. :'''Bentley''': It's no secret, I'm smarter than the other guys. But there's more to it than that. :'''Dr. M''': ''[chuckles]'' Like what? :'''Bentley''': Like brotherhood. :'''Dr. M''': Brotherhood? ''[chuckles]'' That's just what he wants you to think. It's a tool to keep you in line. :'''Bentley''': No, that's the thing that keeps us happy and alive. It's why I'm going to stop you. :'''Murray''': And me too. :'''Dr. M''': Fine, "Cooper Gang." I tried. :'''Murray''': Caveman attack! ''[charges at Dr. M and locks him in a grapple]'' This guy's stronger than he looks. Need some help! :'''Penelope''': ''Bentley, those statues look like ancient security devices. Maybe if you took the treasure off the top of them and put it on Dr. M's back, they might activate.'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. M''': ''[groans]'' Well played, Bentley, but it was a meaningless gesture. According to the tracking device I planted on Sly's cane, he's just entered the inner sanctum. I can use the collected positional data to get through the gauntlet with ease! :'''Bentley''': That hall's for Coopers only! :'''Dr. M''': Maybe it's time for men such as you and I to change all that! ''[enters the vault, following Sly]'' :'''Murray''': He's getting away! What do we do? :'''Bentley''': I... I'll think of something, just give me time. :'''Murray''': You know something, Bentley? :'''Bentley''': What? :'''Murray''': You think awesome! :'''Bentley''': Thanks, pal. <hr width=50%/> :'''Sly''': This is just overwhelming! Amazing! How'd Thaddeus make a flying machine in the 1800s? Bet this thing still works. :'''Dr. M''': Oh, I'm sure it's operational. :'''Sly''': Dr. M, glad you could see all this. I know you've been looking forward to it. :'''Dr. M''': Looking forward to all of this… and your death! :'''Sly''': Come on, aren't we supposed to banter a little? :'''Dr. M''': I only talk with my equals, and Bentley said no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. M''': You've got some moxy, Sly. I'll give you that. :'''Sly''': I don't know what went down between you and my father, but I'm telling you it's not the same with me and Bentley. :'''Dr. M''': You might be right. He risked his life to defend you. :'''Sly''': I'd do the same for him. :'''Dr. M''': Funny. Your father was never such a good friend. :'''Sly''': We're all individuals. I might be a part of all this - a member of the Cooper line, but in the end, I'm just me. Not Henriette, Thaddeus, Slytunkhamen, Rioichi or my father. Just Sly. :'''Dr. M''': Please! Keep your touchy-feely rhetoric to yourself! I can't stomach it! You Coopers are a bunch of dirty, attention-grubbing thieves! All of you, thieves! :'''Carmelita''': ''[enters the inner sanctum]'' Hold it right there. ''Both'' of you thieves are going to jail! :'''Sly''': Nice to see you, gorgeous. :'''Carmelita''': You too. :'''Dr. M''': Ah, a love interest. I might be beaten, but I'll make you suffer! :'''Sly''': Not her! ''[saves Carmelita by blocking Dr. M's shot]'' :'''Carmelita''': No one hurts my criminal! <hr width=50%/> :''[Carmelita subdues Dr. M and rushes over to Sly.]'' :'''Sly''': ''[grunts]'' What happened? :'''Carmelita''': Sly? :'''Sly''': Where are we? What is this place? :'''Carmelita''': Sly? Can you remember anything? :'''Sly''': No. Who're you? You look familiar. :'''Carmelita''': I'm Inspector Carmelita Montoya Fox. :'''Sly''': And... who am I? :'''Carmelita''': You... You're my partner, Constable Cooper. :'''Sly''': Well, partner, we'd better get out of here. The ceiling's gonna go. We haven't much time. :'''Carmelita''': Let's go. :'''Bentley''': ''[enters the inner sanctum]'' Sly, you in here?! Sly!? <hr width="50%"/> :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''': ''[narrating]'' We watched as Dr. M just stood there, unwilling to leave as the walls caved in on the vault. He'd spent his life lusting over the Cooper fortune, and he wasn't going to give it up, no matter what the cost. Our exit was a little rough, but Murray managed to get us out just in time to witness the final fate of the Cooper legacy. It was a bittersweet moment; the end of the road always is. We both looked on, lost in our thoughts, thinking back on all of the adventures that had brought us here. The people we'd met and places we'd seen. We'd worked for a long time to get Sly into that vault, and now its secrets were hidden again, this time for good. I can only hope that he'd found what he was looking for in there. We searched every inch of the island for Sly, retrieving the gang one by one, only to make the surprising discovery that he didn't want to be found. As always, he'd left a calling card. Only this time, it was worth millions. The months rolled by and when Sly still hadn't shown up, Murray headed back east to complete his training with the Guru. Without Sly as our leader, for the first time, we each had to step out on our own. A difficult thing - we'd been together ever since we'd met at the orphanage. To this day, Murray and I are still close. Recently, he's been trying to break into the pro racing circuit, stock van class. Things are looking good. He's got a unique talent for living through crashes other people would have found fatal. Just always bounces clear. And of course, there's Penelope, my new partner in crime. Let me tell ya, I'm in love! She and I have set out on a journey that I never would have dreamed up while running with Sly and Murray, although I hope our paths will cross again soon. So, while this might be the end of our adventures together, it could be the start of something even bigger. Time will tell, ''literally'', 'cause I'm building a time machine to find out!</span> ====Ending==== :<span style=color:green>'''Bentley''' ''[narrating]'': ''[photo of Dimitri]'' Dimitri went on to become a celebrity skin diver. The ladies flocked to him, and so did the money. I got a postcard from him once. It said "I'm here, wish you were fine. Like me." He's his own man. ''[Panda King in his rocking chair]'' The Panda King returned to China and lived a happy life living 2 doors down from his beloved daughter. She, of course, was pleased to have him screen all of her future suitors. As of yet, she's still unmarried. ''[photo of Guru]'' The Guru returned to the outback and took on some new Dreamtime students, one of which was a high-profile rockstar that brought a lot of unwanted media attention. Last I heard, he was hiding out in [[New York City]]. Figured it was the last place they'd ever look. ''[looking through his binocucom, only to find Sly and Carmelita on a balcony, holding hands; Sly turns to Bentley and winks at him]'' That sneaky devil!</span> ==Cast== * Kevin Miller as Sly Cooper * Matt Olsen as Bentley * Chris Murphy as Murray * Ruth Livier as Carmelita Fox * David Scully as Dimitri Lousteau, Octavio and LeFwee * Rick May as Dr. M * Kevin Blackton as Panda King and Muggshot * Annette Toughtenti as Penelope * Terry Rose as Guru ==External links== {{Wikipedia}} [[Category:2005 video games]] [[Category:Sly Cooper (series)]] 8kneqkvuiv7zzye5ps238efblmt0njh 0 14069 3148846 2934657 2022-07-28T23:53:36Z Kaltenmeyer 359014 typos wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Nip/Tuck|Nip/Tuck]]''''' (2003-2010) is a television show, airing on the [[w:FX Networks|FX network]], about the lives of two Miami plastic surgeons, as their lives threaten to fall apart under the stress of greed, envy, lust and crime. == Season 1 == === ''Pilot'' [1.1] === :'''[[w:Sean McNamara|Sean]]'''/'''[[w:Christian Troy|Christian]]''': Tell me what you don't like about yourself. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Check out this bombshell. We’re getting ready this morning, and Julia tells me she wants her breasts done. :'''Christian''': If you’re thinking conflict of interest, I’d like to volunteer my services. :'''Sean''': Still have a crush on the missus, do we? :'''Christian''': Let the records show that I dated her first and passed off my sloppy seconds to you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': My god, when was the last time we went to bed and you didn't hate me? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': You wanna talk about the real reason you breezed into town? And do me a favour, Mr. Perez, when you answer, drop the 'no hablo English' bullshit. It doesn’t add to my confusion about your predicament, it only highlights your own. I’m a doctor; what you tell me during consultation is confidential. :'''Silvio Perez''': I prefer to let my money talk. ''[puts a large briefcase on the table]'' :'''Christian Troy''': Nice alligator. :'''Silvio Perez''': Twenty thousand dollars, according to your website. That’s your fee. :'''Christian''': Funny, isn’t it? How certain things from Colombia have that pungent aroma that can stink up a room. Coffee, for instance, and of course there’s the cartel money. :'''Silvio Perez''': I’m not Colombian. My brother and I, we are Argentinean. :'''Christian''': Mr. Perez, if you were Argentinean, I wouldn’t have to recommend porcelain veneers. It’s the only South American country with fluoride in the water. One last time, why are you running? :'''Silvio Perez''': I was with the boss’ girl. :'''Christian''': Mr. Perez, you cad. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Can I buy you a drink? :'''Kimber''': I don't drink. :'''Christian''': Can I buy you an appetizer? :'''Kimber''': I don't eat. I'm a model. :''[Christian gives up and is ready to leave]'' :'''Bartender''': Another one before you hit the road? :'''Christian''': No, I have to operate tomorrow. :'''Kimber''': Are you a doctor? :'''Christian''': ''[flashes smile]'' Plastic surgeon. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kimber''': I don't wanna be pretty. I wanna be better. I want to be perfect. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kimber''': Am I really this ugly? I was homecoming queen. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Let your shortcomings and imperfections fuel you. When you stop striving for perfection you might as well be dead. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': ''[to Kimber, about Christian]'' Ms. Henry, I think you're confusing Dr. Troy's pleasant and very thorough bedside manner with real emotions. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': We're in the vanity business, Sean. It's what we do. Appearance is everything to a kid. It's how you fit in. Snip, snip, he feels better about himself, and you, sir, can make that happen. How cool is fatherhood? :'''Sean''': I'm not doing anything to my son's penis or my wife's breasts. I don't want my family infected by what we do here. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': What is it that we’re doing, Sean, other than make people feel good about themselves? :'''Sean''': What we do is let people externalize the hatred they feel about themselves. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Sean, do you know why we just bought twelves packs of ham? :'''Sean''': Because alligators are finicky eaters. === ''Mandi/Randi'' [1.2] === :'''Sean''': Have you ever done twins? :'''Christian''': ''[In a Sean Connery impression]'' Mother and daughter once but never twins. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Julia McNamara|Julia]]''': I should be back by 10. Dinner is in the fridge. Heat it up for five minutes at 350º. And, Matt, don't show Annie ''[[w:The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]'' again. :'''Matt''': She needs to know that evil exists. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[after Julia had walked in on him in bed with the twins]'' I'm sorry. I didn't mean for you to catch me in the middle of a DoubleMint moment right there. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Julia''': Why haven’t I had an orgasm in two years?!? :'''Sean''': Because I didn’t want to work that hard. === ''Nanette Babcock'' [1.3] === :'''Sean''': Did she indicate that if you slept with her she’d drop the [[lawsuit]]? :'''Christian''': Are you actually telling me to stick my dick in the crypt keeper to make your mistake go away? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[referring to the threat of a malpractice lawsuit]'' I don't know what our options are, Sean. I've worked too hard to end up at 40 saying, "Hi, welcome to Cinnabon. How may I help you?" <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[to Sean, referring to Dr. Grace Santiago]'' You're listening to the concern of Salsa Spice over the judgment of your partner? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Are you saying I have no ethics? :'''Sean''': I'm saying you have a history of liking your money. :'''Christian''': I have a discriminating eye, Sean. I turned down Michael Jackson today. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Liz Cruz|Liz]]''': ''[to Christian]'' You really want to get inside a woman? Stop thinking like a dick. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mrs. Grubman''': Do you want the lights on or-- :'''Christian''': Off. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': You´re beautiful, Mrs. Grubman. Unfortunately, we live in a world where only one kind of beauty is recognized. But I´m telling you, tonight, the way you worked that room, the way you flirted with those rich guys, batted your eyes and walked away with a $100,000 check for a cause that needs you that was beautiful to me. === ''Sophia Lopez'' [1.4] === :'''Christian''': The line that divides the porn industry and the plastic surgery is a thin one. We're both selling fantasy, aren't we? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[refering to Merrill, who is dressed in a white suit]'' You look like a Q-Tip. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': You´re the one who inspired me to be a surgeon. I wanted to be you. :'''Dr. Grayson''': You´re gonna be me, Sean. You´re in my path. You´re a success now. Forty is when it starts. The dutiful wife gets tired of your hours and your lack of emotional intelligence. She´ll stay around for another five years if you´re lucky. Mine left when I was 50, but she´ll leave. When Father´s Day comes around, and Christmas, and Thanksgiving, and you sit alone with your diplomas, and the thoughts of all these people whose lives you´ve saved except your own. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': I’m afraid ‘pro-bono’ is out of the question for this type of operation. That’s usually reserved for people who have suffered accidents or birth defects. :'''Sophia''': Being one gender on the inside and another on the outside is a birth defect. === ''Kurt Dempsey'' [1.5] === :'''Man at bar''': After you commit, it doesn't matter what you wash with. Women smell infidelity like cat piss. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Ever notice how "monogamy" rhymes with "monotony"? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Dr. Santiago, have you ever been sued for malpractice? :'''Grace''': As a matter of fact, I haven't. :'''Christian''': Of course not. That would be silly. That’s like suing a witch doctor for a spell that didn’t work. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Liz''': Does any one here besides me think there's anything morally reprehensible about a white man trying to pass himself off as a victim of the American racial hierarchy? :'''Christian''': Sean, tell her to stop using all those big words around me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Dr. Santiago, maybe you should consider having your own orgasm every now and then so you don't have to live through mine. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Can I buy you another drink? :'''Grace''': Now that, Dr. Troy, would be pointless, seeing as you're the reason I'm drinking. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gina''': Since I started in the program, things have changed. I don't go home with anyone who reinforces my low self-image. I don't blow anyone off because he has the taste to actually like me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gina''': Girl meets surgeon. Girl goes home with surgeon. Surgeon has a great excuse to leave before dawn. Am I close? :'''Christian''': We go to my place and I give her cab fare. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[to Gina]'' Come on, time to twelve-step your way out of here. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gina''': Well, doctor, I wouldn't expect you to believe in a higher power. You already think you are God. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': None of us get out alive. Now you can huddle in a group and face it one day at a time, or you could be grateful that when your body rubs against someone else's, it explodes with enough pleasure that you can forget, even for a minute, that you're only a walking pile of ashes. Now that is the truth. If you're strong, it'll make you free. If you're weak, it'll make you, you. === ''Megan O'Hara'' [1.6] === :'''Sean''': I’m gonna get a vasectomy. Julia doesn’t want to have any more kids and I can’t handle another mistake. :'''Christian''': That’s the most bullshit cure for depression I ever heard. If you want to shoot blanks, Sean, don’t get snipped. Do what I do. Take a bath. :'''Sean''': What? :'''Christian''': For every date, I sit in a 116 degree bath. Excessive testicular heat shuts down spermatogenosis. Teabag your testicles in a hot tub and I swear you’ll be sterile and squeaky clean. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Matt''': Vanessa, this isn’t all about Ridley. What do you want? :'''Vanessa''': I just want her to love me, that’s all. :'''Matt''': Is all this effort worth it? :'''Vanessa''': You tell me, Matt? Is all this pain worth it to you? :'''Matt''': Pain? I’m a guy who’s about to have a three-way! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian Troy''': I counted each contraction. Three times. Or were you doing your Kegel exercises? :'''Grace Santiago''': ''[whispers]'' Lock the door. === ''Cliff Mantegna'' [1.7] === :'''Christian''': You know what they say. For every beautiful girl there is a guy tired of screwing her. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': How do you feel about taking on an intern? :'''Christian''': What does she look like? :'''Sean''': ''He'' is a friend of Julia’s from school. Jude, something. I could use the points. She’s pissed that I’m not outraged enough about Matt’s three-way. :'''Christian''': Alright with me, partner. I’d much rather have him hanging around here all day than hanging shirtless by your pool feeding your wife margaritas. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kimber''': ''[referring to her nurse's outfit]'' I spent $400 on this outfit. I’m just trying to do what you wanted and spice things up. :'''Christian''': Here’s the dilemma. You think a jockey wants to come home to see his girlfriend dressed like a horse? I’m around nurses all day, sweetheart. If I wanted to screw one of them, I would’ve by now. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Are you doing this because you were rejected by a woman? :'''Mr. Mantegna''': One woman? Try thirty. In one night. :'''Christian''': [Edit] Don't worry, Mr. Mantegna. When we're done with you, the only tits you'll be feeling up are gonna belong to Hooters girls. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Julia''': Can't a woman just do something nice for her husband? :'''Sean''': A woman can definitely do something nice for her husband. You driving 20 minutes to bring me lunch sounds like a woman who wants her husband to do something nice for her. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Julia''': Having three-way sex in my house is a very big deal, Matt. :'''Matt''': You guys are lucky that that was all I was doing. I know kids hooked on crank, kids who are plotting to blow up the school. :'''Julia''': Congratulations. You win the award for least screwed up teenager. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': If I'm going to do this one woman thing, it can't be with just one woman. === ''Cara Fitzgerald'' [1.8] === :'''Patient''': ''[in examination]'' Dr. Troy, you are the only man I want handling my penis. :'''Christian''': You are the only man who's ever said that to me. :'''Patient''': Is the scar really gone? My fiance doesn't like going down. :'''Christian''': And you're gonna marry that bitch? :'''Patient''': Just don't tell my girlfriend. :''[Both men laugh]'' :'''Patient''': So the cream will help it all go away in two weeks? :'''Christian''': Or your money back. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[upon learning that Sean made a pass at Dr. Grace Santiago]'' Did you hire her because you're afraid that she might sue? :'''Dr. Grace Santiago''': Lawsuits typically happen when you lose your job after you have slept with the boss. :'''Christian''': Is that a threat? :'''Sean''': ''[to Christian]'' Wait... you slept with Grace? :'''Christian''': [rolls his eyes] :'''Sean''': Goddamn it! Are you out of your mind? How could you do this! :'''Christian''': Sleep with someone who rejected you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I don't like her, Sean. She is a troublemaker and her shoes are cheap. :'''Sean''': Shut up, Christian, just shut up. I need to think. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': This is about you playing Demi Moore with some 25-year-old punk kid with an overactive libido. :'''Julia''': The one with an overactive libido is a middle-aged surgeon. You fired him for revenge. [Edit] Someone else wants me and you can't stand it. :'''Christian''': Please, I can have anyone anytime I want it. :'''Julia''': You can't have me. :'''Christian''': Julia, your boy toy is me. :'''Julia''': 15 years younger. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I've lost my faith, Father. I've drank, I've done drugs, I've fornicated with women and discarded them like trash. I've lost my soul. The boys you raped will be saying the same thing in 20 years. === ''Sophia Lopez II'' [1.9] === :'''Merrill Bobolit ''': ''[referring to Kimber Henry as his ideal wife]'' My DNA mixed with hers all but assures a blond Jew. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': What do you think that would be like? To want to get rid of your penis? The hub of all power? :'''Sean''': Actually, I admire her conviction. It takes... :'''Christian''': Balls? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Liz''': I have a tattoo on my right breast. Two female symbols intertwined. :'''Christian''': Double dykes? :'''Liz''': I’m expressing my lesbian identity. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Liz''': What about you? Are you gay? :'''Sophia''': Today. :'''Liz''': And tomorrow? :'''Sophia''': Straight……after the surgery. :'''Liz''': You’re a conundrum wrapped up in a riddle, babe. (Edit) <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sophia''': Have you always been a lesbian, Liz? :'''Liz''': I slept with a man once in college. He had long hair and when I closed my eyes, and felt it sweeping across my face, I pretended it was Joni Mitchell. === ''Adelle Coffin'' [1.10] === :'''Christian''': I don't excel at anything. My relationships, my profession... All I have to offer is a great smile and a convincing line of bullshit. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[referring to the cadaver]'' Sean, we've got to switch heads. :'''Sean''': No, we're not. [Edit] Practice makes perfect. :'''Christian''': Practice on what? Mr. Potato Head? There is only one way. Kill Ms. Grubman and practice on her. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Julia''': What did she give you that I couldn't? :'''Sean''': She saw the good in me, Julia. She saw the potential, the hope. Every time you look at me I see it in your eyes. All I see staring back at me is regret. === ''Montana/Sassy/Justice'' [1.11] === :'''Liz''': Excuse me, someone in the lobby requests to see an arrogant, oversexed, antichrist. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gina''': Yeah, that’s right, asshole. I’m pregnant. :'''Christian''': First time at the plate and I get credited with the RBI. :'''Gina''': You were the only batter. :'''Christian''': I was wearing a rubber. :'''Gina''': Well, slugger, either it broke or I’m carrying the next savior. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gina''': Just because I'm carrying Satan's baby doesn't mean I need to marry the father. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Liz''': Alright sailors, tankle away. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': But she’s a multiple personality. :'''Liz''': Oh please! Who isn’t? To my mother, I’m a child. To Jan, I’m a heartless, rejecting bitch. And to my dog, I’m God. :'''Sean''': Maybe I should get a dog. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Grace''': I keep forgetting about the hierarchy of McNamara/Troy; I keep imagining I'm apart of it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I laughed, I cried, I came. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gina''': ''[surprise to see Christian show up in person]'' Phone out of order? :'''Christian''': I just thought I should be here to catch you when you fainted from shock. I think we should have this baby. I mean, you should have it, and I´ll pay for it. :'''Gina''': Cue the violins. Why the change of heart? :'''Christian''': I´ve realized I want more. I wanna give more. === ''Antonia Ramos'' [1.12] === :'''Gina''': What's the matter Christian, not turned on by pregnant women? :'''Christian''': No, just not by you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': What’s this? You’re still smoking? :'''Gina''': I have cravings! Withdrawal is very hard on the baby. I can only eat so much. Would you rather I suck on these or some random guy? :'''Christian''': Do you have any idea what smoking does to a growing fetus? Try acupuncture. :'''Gina''': That’ll take care of my addiction but what about my oral fixation? :'''Christian''': Then I'll buy you a bag of goddamn lollipops! === ''<span lang="English " dir="ltr">Escobar</span> Gallardo'' [1.13] === :'''Escobar''': You’re a desperate man, Sean. Desperate men don’t come to talk. They come to kill. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Escobar''': Is that the last implant? :'''Liz''': Unless you made the poor girl eat one for shits and giggles, yes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': This is good. :'''Gina''': Its Mahi-Mahi with an Asian slaw. I found the recipe online. :'''Christian''': So what do you want? You need something. :'''Gina''': I need you to make love to me. :'''Christian''': You better have made a kick-ass dessert too, sweetheart. :'''Gina''': I’m serious, Christian. I’ve got to get this baby out of me. My back aches. My bowels are backed up like a stadium toilet. :'''Christian''': Your seduction skills need a little work. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Julia''': We´re not fine, Sean. And we never will be. You know it. We both know it. :'''Sean''': Don´t you give up on me. :'''Julia''': There´s nothing wrong in knowing when to surrender. We tried our best. No one can fault us for finally admitting that we just can´t do it anymore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': You've seen how he treats women: like they're sub-human. :'''Liz''': Hasn't stopped me from working with Christian. :[Edit] :'''Christian''': Don’t take this the wrong way. But you’re a better man than I am. :'''Liz''': Damn straight. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kimber''': I don't believe in love anymore. == Season 2 == === ''Erica Noughton'' [2.1] === :'''Christian''': Face it, Sean, we're not college kids anymore. Your hairline is up and your ass is down. :'''Sean''': I'll be sure to put that on your 40th birthday card in a couple of weeks. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Can you believe the shit that passes for music these days? :'''Girl at bar''': Maybe you should hang out here on Thursdays. It's oldies night. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Girl at bar''': What are you doing? :'''Christian''': Exhibiting a feat of modern technological daring by programming my number into your cell. Thus, proving that I'm a modern man of my times. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Can I buy you a drink? :'''Girl at bar''': ''[commands Christian]'' Smile. Thanks, but no thanks. :'''Christian''': Is there spinach, sweetheart? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I didn't realize you are a bitter lipstick lesbian. I'm sorry for taking up your time. :'''Girl at bar''': Actually, Christian, I love dick. Just not 40-year-old dick. :'''Christian''': That's perfect, 'cause mine is 35. Why don't we go somewhere dark and private and you can count the rings around my trunk. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Erica''': Do you have a subconscious desire to harm me? :'''Sean''': I assure you, Erica, any desire I have to harm you is entirely conscious. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Julia''': You slept with my mother. :'''Christian''': Once. At your wedding. :'''Julia''': Also at my wedding? :'''Christian''': So, I see she offered up full disclosure. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gina''': I don't want my child around cheap common whores. :'''Christian''': He's around you all the time. Oh correction, you're an expensive whore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Once you've seen a woman's cum face, you've seen her soul. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Men age and society says we´ve become more rugged women age and they just become... old. === ''Christian Troy'' [2.2] === :'''Girl''': It might be nice if you paid me a little attention first. :'''Christian''': First come, first served? Why didn't you say so. Saddle up. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Liz''': ''[sensing the tension between Christian and Sean in the operating room]'' Is this pistols at 20 paces or is someone gonna get to work here? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Liz''': ''[to Christian's broken nose]'' What happened to you? Husband come home early from work? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Until now, the worst thing that's happened to this face is a rough exfoliate. I never even had a pimple as a kid. :'''Sean''': Doesn't look like your orbits are involved, maybe just a deviated septum along with the fractured nasal bone. I'll reset it after surgery. You'll be fine. :'''Christian''': Fine? This face? No, you gotta make it what it was before, Sean. Perfect. :'''Sean''': I only do perfect, remember? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Tell me what you don't like about yourself. ''[Silence]'' If I'm going to work on your nose, Christian, I'd like to follow the same procedure we do for all our patients. :'''Christian''': We're not here to talk about my nose, Sean. We're here to talk about what just happened in surgery. :'''Sean''': Nothing happened. There was a minor mishap. :'''Christian''': You call that river of blood minor? :'''Sean''': Unger bucked from a bad anesthesia reaction. It's happened before. :'''Christian''':Your hand palsied again, Sean. :'''Sean''': No, it didn't. :'''Christian''': Bullshit. Whatever this problem is, it's getting worse. :'''Sean''': It's not getting worse. :'''Christian''': So there is a problem. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Patient''' (looking at a model walking by): How do you improve on that, huh? :'''Christian''': Oh, there are ways. Believe me. :'''Patient''': ''[referring to Christian's broken nose]'' Can I ask you how...? :'''Christian''': Bedroom acrobatics. :'''Patient''': Are you here to get it reset? :'''Christian''': That's for wimps. I'm here to consult with Dr. Jordan about a surgical technique. She's a colleague of mine. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. Jordan''': I couldn't believe it when I saw your name on my appointment sheet. What happened to your nose? :'''Christian''': That's why I'm here. I broke it during a game of hoops with the boys. I'm looking to have a rhinoplasty A.S.A.P. How's your schedule? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. Jordan''': No moles, but I'd recommend some lipo for those hips. :'''Christian''': Are you saying I have love handles? I do not have love handles. :'''Dr. Jordan''': Not that they are noticeable to the untrained eye, but to a professional... :'''Christian''': Hey, I am a professional, sweetheart. Don't try and sell me something I don't need. Men half my age want to look as good as this, okay? You're the one who needs work done, doctor. Lasik. === ''Manya Mabika'' [2.3] === :'''Sean''': ''[discussing Manya]'' I don't think this is something we can do! :'''Christian''': Look, Sean, you may be the expert on nerve reattachment, but I'm a goddamn genius when it comes to pussy. If I build it, she will come. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[giving Sean bedroom advice]'' Have you tried doing the alphabet? Women are right-brained. They are instinctive and verbal. Want to be a better lover? Work on your language skills. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': ''[about women's orgasms]'' We´ll never really know what gets them off just like they´ll never know what it´s like to have a hard-on. It´s like trying to describe the sky to a blind man. We´re just groping in the dark. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': The procedure is rare. This has nothing to do with your competence as a surgeon. :'''Sean''': Or your technique as a lover. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gina''': ''[to Christian]'' In case you have forgotten, there is no law against having multiple sexual partners, or you will be on death row. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean McNamara''': Remember, We're treating a patient here, not just a vagina. :'''Christian Troy''': That's easy for you to say. You've never been with Vagina Gina! === ''Mrs. Grubman'' [2.4] === :'''Christian''': ''[to Mrs. Grubman]'' Tell me what you don't like about yourself...again. :'''Kimber''':The older I get, the more interesting I get. Sharon Stone was 32 before she hit it big. :'''Christian''':Sharon stone also had a nose. You are drug addict, Kimber! Keep on going like this and you've been no career. :'''Kimber''':What am I supposed to do? I have no money. I am screwed up. === ''Joel Gideon'' [2.5] === :'''Young Doctor''': ''[referring to Sean, who's just survived a car accident]'' Hey, that's my patient! :'''Christian''': And he's my partner and best friend. Why would I leave his mug in your inexperienced hands? I have pubic hair older than you! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': There's a difference between being a pussy and being respectful of fear. It's what reminds me to slide on a johnny hat every time I perform a slipindicktomy on a woman of questionable standards. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Matt''': What are you writing? :'''Sean''': My obituary. I read somewhere that writing your own was a good motivational tool. :'''Mtt''': And what does it say? :'''Sean''': "Dr. Sean McNamara, 101 years old, died Tuesday night of natural causes. Inventor of bipolar liposuction. He was described by his friends and large family as a good doctor, good husband..." :'''Matt''': ...And a good father. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Julia''': Loss is a part of life. You can't really care for something or someone until you realize that one day, they may be gone. And when they do go, we feel as if everything goes with them and we feel like we'll never really care about anything again. But we do. And we discover that that loss was a gift, that helps us appreciate all of the things we still have. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[referring to Wilbur]'' I love him. I love him more than I´ve ever loved anyone or anything in my life. Cicely´s right. I´ve held hundreds of women in my bed and counted the minutes till the sun came up and I could get rid of them. But when it´s late at night and that little boy is asleep in my arms I wish the Earth could just freeze there forever. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[to Gina, about fighting for Wilbur's custody]'' Get your coat and your bitch on. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[saying farewell to Wilbur]'' Never give a girl your number, always take hers. Keeps you in control. No American cars. German, Italian, or the occasional English. Treat yourself to a barber shop shave once a month. Take a beautiful girl to Florence and eat at the Enoteca. Talk to Marino, he'll take care of you. Tell him you're my son. Don't take any crap from anyone, you're better than that. But.. try to be good to people. Never get too jaded to care. Remember me. Remember me." === ''Bobbi Broderick'' [2.6] === :'''Christian''': ''[to Sean]'' If Anne Frank were hiding in your attic, she wouldn't have gotten past the words 'Dear Diary.' I'm putting pussy lips back on the schedule! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[upon learning Liz's wish to become a mother]'' Medusa's going to breed? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[pointing to an overweight patient and referring to Liz's wish to become a mother]'' Not fair, they let him get pregnant. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Matt''': She's the life coach my mom hired to get my grades up. :'''Christian''': Your grades, asshole, not your dick! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ava''': I have no idea you are so puritanical. :'''Christian''': I am a goddamn pilgrim. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I'll have you arrested for statutory rape. :'''Ava''': Matt's 17. By Florida laws he is a consenting adult. :'''Christian''': You certainly know your rape laws. :'''Ava''': For someone who according to Matt has had his share of teenage girls, you are stupid if you don't. === ''Naomi Gaines'' [2.7] === :'''Ava''': ''[to Adrian]'' You are not too old to get a backhand and I'm wearing heavy rings. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Matt''': No, this whole family is bullshit. And you're the reason why. :'''Julia''': Don't talk to me like that, I am still your mother. :'''Matt''': You're not my mother, you're a whore. :''[Julia raises her hand, but Matt blocks it.]'' :'''Matt''': Even if you ''did'' hit me, it would still be true. === ''Agatha Ripp'' [2.8] === :'''Liz''': I'm getting my kid baptized. :'''Christian''': Over my dead body. :'''Liz''': Easily arranged. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Liz''': I loved being a Catholic when I was a kid. The drama of it. The feeling that there was a mysterious man in the heavens watching out for you. :'''Sean''': When did you lapse? :'''Liz''': When I became a pro-choice lesbian. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Julia''': He's not your son. :'''Sean''': What are you talking about? I was there when he was conceived. I pulled him out of you when he was born. He's everything like me; too emotionally shut off, he's tuned in his head. This thing with Ava... is completely not McNamara like, I'll give you that. Is that what you're trying to say? Is that what you're saying?! :'''Julia''': I didn't mean-- :'''Sean''': Just answer me! I am Matt's father! :'''Julia''': Christian is! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': ''[after punching Christian to the ground]'' I loved you the most! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Agatha Ripp did at least have one point that makes sense. That Bible quote, "Watch out for false prophets, they come to you in sheep´s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves". That´s what the devil is, you know. Not some obvious Machiavellian figure with horns and a tail but a silent foe disguised as friend. Someone you trust, even love, whom you let into your life only to find out too late they´ve made a shambles of it. === ''Rose & Raven Rosenberg'' [2.9] === :'''Christian''': ''[discussing the force majeure clause in the partnership contract]'' But there's gotta be a statute of limitation on this. :'''Sean''': There is no statute of limitation for being a back-stabbing asshole. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Fine, but it won't be a mole removal. You want out? It's gonna get invasive. I get the furniture which I picked out for the waiting room, the anesthesia machine. And Liz. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Matt''': Look, what's happened between the three of you is painful. But we can fix this. :'''Sean''': Your mother slept with my best friend, and you were the result, and I didn't know for 17 years, so stop defending them! :'''Matt''': Yeah, and my mother is sleeping in a hotel because you kicked her out, and I can hear you crying through the walls at night, so don't you dare scream at me! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': ''[discussing Julia]'' Do you want to be with her now? :'''Christian''': Thought about it. :'''Sean''': Do you think Matt looks like you? :'''Christian''': Yes. :'''Sean''': When you masturbate, do you ever think about her? :'''Christian''': Yes. :'''Sean''': Did you ever ask her to not marry me? :'''Christian''': No. :'''Sean''': Did you want to? :'''Christian''': Yes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': I think you're forgetting how we met. You paid for my tray at the cafeteria and then begged me to tutor you up to a 'B' in microbiology. :'''Christian''': And that tutoring bumped your 'A-' to an 'A', doctor. You have never appreciated my contribution to this partnership. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': So I have your ineptitude to thank? :'''Christian''': No, you have my 10-inch dick to thank. Surgery is the one place where you're more of a man than I am. And you need to be better because somewhere in your twisted brain, you think that's what keeps Julia. So you work hard and you focus. And for all your bullshit about carrying me, you've never been able to leave. You can't do this without me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': ''[to Christian]'' Fine. Raise Matt. I spent 17 years trying to corral your bad genetics. Let's see if you can do better. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': We had a system. If I had a girl in the room, I put the Men at Work album outside so you know not to come in. But you're the one who insisted on coming in most of the time. Pussy, I knew what you wanted. You wanted to see me screw because it was the closest you could get to being laid. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': We're not having a three way. :'''Sean''': Why not, everything else has been... I'll pay, Julia. :'''Renée''': Uh, my name's Renée. :'''Sean''': Not tonight, tonight it's Julia ''[Christian blows out smoke while shaking head]'' ...Isn't this what you've always wanted, Christian? ...Isn't this your dream? ..To be with Julia and I here in this moment? :'''Christian''': You're crazy. :'''Sean''': And you haven't got the balls! :'''Renée''': Maybe I should come back? :'''Christian''': No.... Stay, Julia. === ''Kimber Henry'' [2.10] === :'''Sean''': Call me old fashioned, but I like a girl with a few flaws and a brain. :'''Christian''': And look at where that got you! === ''Natasha Charles'' [2.11] === :'''Christian''': Look it's men. We're just wired that way, even if some small part of our brain actually gives a damn about your soul, it's always short-circuited by the part that wants to get into your pants. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Erica''': When I said you should make the most out of yourself I wasn't referring to your bra size. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Natasha''': The best thing of being blind is that you don't fear the unknown, cause everything's unknown. === ''Julia McNamara'' [2.12] === :'''Sean''': Actually I worked for Médecins Sans Frontières. :'''Christian''': What? :'''Sean''': Doctors without borders. :'''Christian''': Oh yeah, yeah... I read about that in Time magazine. You fix some guy's cleft after walking into landmines. That kind of shit. === ''Oona Wentworth'' [2.13] === :'''Principal Wentworth''': Excuse me, Miss Moore. If I had a dime for every time a parent threatens legal action, I'd be living in Key West, sipping Piña Coladas and writing short stories. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Sorry I'm late. :'''Principal Wentworth''': Have a seat, Mr. McNamara. :'''Christian''': It's Troy. Dr. Christian Troy. :'''Principal Wentworth''': I'm confused. I thought you were his father. :'''Christian''': I am. I'm his, uh, biological father. :'''Matt''': I have two dads. :'''Principal Wentworth''': Well, was there a divorce? Oh, got it. Two dads. Emily Willis has two mommies. We're seeing more and more of this. :'''Christian''': Matt's father is my partner, Dr. Sean McNamara. :'''Principal Wentworth''': I understand. :'''Matt''': They're not gay, Miss Wentworth. My Mom slept with Christian before she married my Dad. :'''Adrian''': Technically, I don't have any father figures, but Matt's living in my house and screwing my Mom, so I pretend he's my Dad. :'''Ava''': It's true, Miss Wentworth. Matt and I are lovers. I was his life coach. :'''Adrian''': You see, Matt has a problem. He's a premature ejaculator. :'''Principal Wentworth''': OK, enough. I deal with dysfunctional families on a daily basis. And trust me, everyone has a story, and none of you are that special. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': I know you've slept with some strange types, Christian, but a 50-year-old school principal? :'''Christian''': Put it on my tomb stone. Here lies Christian Troy. He was never predictable. :[Edit] :'''Christian''': There are times I want to feel more May, than September for a change. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Here is the new world order, Christian. You keep Matt informed on how to minimize orange streaks at spray-on tanning salons, and I'm in charge of all matters concerning his education. === ''Trudy Nye'' [2.14] === === ''Sean McNamara'' [2.15] === :'''Christian''': ''[to Gina]'' You're like herpes. Every time I feel like I'm getting my life back, I have a Gina outbreak. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[to Erica]'' Why would I consider using a condom? You haven't had a pregnancy scare since Gabe Kaplan was a celebrity. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w: Carver (Nip/Tuck)|The Carver]]''': Beauty is a curse on the world. It keeps us from seeing who the real monsters are. <hr width="50%"/> :'''The Carver''': Amazing drug, isn't it? It's a rarefied form of metocurine chloride. They use it on psych patients...causes a kind of 'waking coma'...should wear off in a few minutes...mmm....it's like a plane crash though...a few minutes away to hit the ground can feel like a lifetime. Awful feeling...being totally helpless...having no control...that's how most people spend their lives...slaves to the tyranny of beauty...carb counting, kick-boxing and chemical peels. I'm rescuing them from all that...and you are destroying...my...work. They call me the 'Carver'. You're the 'Carver'. Fifty noses all the same. A thousand flawless breasts. You're the monster carving what's beautiful and real out of life. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''':I might be HIV positive.This is serious , Kimber. You have to get yourself tested. :'''Kimber''':Well , I have been every month. I've got my DNA results last week.Um... HIV , chlamydia, gonorrhea. I'm clean. :'''Christian''':Good , good.(hugs Kimber).I still have one call to make - James and Wilbur. :'''Kimber''':Hey , it's gonna be okay. :'''Christian''':I'm alone , Kimber. I had sex with thousand women but the truth is that I haven't been into committed with one. :'''Kimber''':You are into committed with me.You tried to be at least.And that counts for something. :'''Christian''':Why you're so good to me? :'''Kimber''':Because I love you , Christian. :'''Christian''':You love the idea of me.Money , good looks , nice things.I prefer I'm your perfect man.But how you gonna feel about me when I have no hair and I can't eat a bowl brown rice without throwing up them?Hanging in a hospital... :'''Kimber''':Your heart will still be there.And so will I. === ''Joan Rivers'' [2.16] === :'''Joan Rivers''': My body's dropping so fast my gynecologist needs a hard hat. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ava''': Vodka on the rocks? If memory serves, you downed one of these the last time you were here barking up similar hallow threats. Drink up and get out. :[Christian smashes the glass] :'''Ava''': How barbaric. Despite your doctor's degree and sleek veneer of sophistication, when it comes to women and how to treat them, you've crawled right out of the cave. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': You lubricate acid. If I stuck my dick in you, it would sizzle off. :'''Ava''': It would sizzle alright. == Season 3 == === ''Momma Boone'' [3.1] === :'''Liz''': ''[referring to Christian]'' He's the only straight man I ever met who was arrogant enough to think that he could convert me. Sometimes, I hated the guy. But most of the time, I loved him. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[Referring to prolonging Momma Boone's surgery of separating her from the couch]'' She's not Julia, Sean. The separation can't go on forever. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kimber''': ''[after Christian asked her to marry him]'' You know how many times I have fantasized about hearing you ask me that? ...And what kills me the most is that I didn't even hear the words 'I love you'. I just can't, Christian. I can't be that person who you settle for just because your tired and depressed. I'm not ready to call today.I'm not ready to come die with you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kimber''': ''[after walking in on Christian having sex with Kit]'' First you propose to me. Now you're screwing another girl. Who are you? :'''Christian''': I'm me again, baby. I'm back. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Erica''': That's the beauty of youth. There are no mistakes, just research. === ''Kiki'' [3.2] === :'''Christian''': There's really no point in having a consultation without the patient present. :'''Dr. Forsythe''': She's a gorilla. :'''Sean''': Well, I'm sure you're exaggerating. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': What is it with you and this animal? :'''Liz''': She is an outcast from her tribe, and she is suffering because of it. I know what that feels like. :'''Christian''': Ok, I just want to point out that it was you who compared yourself to a gorilla, not me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Look. Maybe Kumba can see past Kiki's scar, to her "inner beauty" -- Maybe he's not a shallow bastard like the rest of us. :'''Dr. Forsythe''': Don't be so hard on yourself. Beauty attracts to preserve the species. In evolutionary terms, Dr. Troy, all males are bastards. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Erica''': ''[to Matt]'' I don't care what kind of sex you have or with whom. But if you're so appalled by your own feelings that you deny their existence, they'll run your tight little ass for the rest of your repressed middle-brow life. Do you want a safe life or an authentic one? === ''Derek, Alex, and Gary'' [3.3] === :'''Sean''': ''[about Christian]'' If I can't offer him naked Victoria's Secret models and a case of Cristal, I'm a persona non grata on a Friday night. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': My girlfriend I can handle, it's my girlfriend's girlfriend that's wiping me out. :'''Quentin''': You are my idol. How do you get up for work? :'''Christian''': The sex isn't the exhausting part. It's the constant jockeying for position. I am trying to establish myself as the Walk of Cock here. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Three tickets for the Vin Diesel movie. :'''Kimber''': I thought we're watching Jude Law. :'''Christian''': ''[rolls eyes]'' I'm not watching three hours of Jude Law. Doesn't he get castrated at the end of this one? :'''Kimber''': You always choose the movie. We haven't seen anything I like in the past two years. :'''Christian''': I'm sorry the movies I like are not the cinematic masterpieces you direct, Kimber. :'''Kimber''': These 'masterpieces' grossed more in first-month DVD sales than you made the entire year last year, asshole. :'''Christian''': ''[to Kit]'' This is all your fault. You are constantly whispering in her ear to box me out. [Edit] Kimber and I understand each other. We have a shorthand. ''[buys two movie tickets and storms off]'' Jerk each other off. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': College BJ's are cute and nice. But aim a little higher. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Wake up, Christian! Our coddling and laissez-faire attitude led him to getting pissed on by a bunch of transexuals! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': The Hutton Academy is not a military school. It's a disciplinary institution. :'''Christian''': And the two plums between my legs are not balls, they're testicles. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Matt''': You wouldn't dare mess up your most perfect work. :'''Sean''': I already have! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Kimber's not a condiment from IHOP, sweetheart, she's not to be passed around the table. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[toasting to the foursome]'' To even numbers. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kit''': I had higher expectations of you Christian, but the truth is you're nothing more than a domesticated housecat with an expensive haircut, and no sense of adventure. :'''Christian''': Domesticated or not there is no pussy for you here. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': I have an 8:30 lift with Quentin. :'''Christian''': Make sure you don't drop the scalpel. Our new partner plays for both teams. :'''Sean''': Could you have misinterpreted? :'''Christian''': I've never had a buddy of mine stick his pinky up my ass just for shits and giggles. :[Edit] :'''Christian''': I think he has a man-crush on you. :'''Sean''': Me? It is you that he's trying to screw! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Julia''': With all due respect you know more about the different classes of tequila than you do parenting. :'''Christian''': I know enough to know that the pound wouldn't give either of you a 10 year old mutt covered in shit right now. === ''Rhea Reynolds'' [3.4] === :'''Sean''': My guess it's phantom pain. :'''Christian''': Who do I see for phantom pain, Ghostbusters? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': What's the big deal? What part of you being or having an asshole could shock me? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Is this surgery or open mic night at the lesbian coffee bar? === ''Granville Trapp'' [3.5] === :'''Sean''': The police found a condom a the crime scene with Christian's DNA. :'''Quentin''': So? The police planted it, that happens all the time. :'''Sean''': DNA doesn't lie. :'''Quentin''': Ask O.J. He'll tell you otherwise. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Fourteen hours in this place without a cup of coffee even Gandhi would become a narcoleptic. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Throw a stone down South Beach and you would hit some model I did not call back. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[to Kit]'' If I'm not home by ten o'clock and deep into a beer and some Chinese food, I'll have my lawyer sue you for defamation of character, false arrest and, if possible, being a royal bitch. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Quentin''': I think you know more about someone in the first five minutes than you do in an entire twenty-year relationship. Those first gut instincts, they're always right. It's time and sentimentality that cloud the mind's ability to judge. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Liz''': ''[to Sean, about Christian]'' You've known him for twenty years and you would have never imagined that he was Matt's father. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I used to fantasize when I was beaten and molested by my foster father that everything would be okay because my mother was an angel watching over me. She'd want to see me make something out of this life. (edit) <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': If I didn't fight back, it's because in some kind of way I feel like I deserve it. :'''Sean''': For what? :'''Christian''': For what? For screwing Julia when you were engaged, for cheating on every girlfriend I've ever had, for charging ten grand to raise a pair of sagging tits on some socialite bitch, for generally being a soulless man. Take your pick. === ''Frankenlaura'' [3.6] === :'''Christian''': I haven't struck out like this since there was a rumor that I had genital warts. === ''Ben White'' [3.7] === :'''Joan Rivers''': Don't think of me as a celebrity. Think of me as a familiar face that changes every couple years. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Joan Rivers''': Ladies. Time is money. And at my age, inflation is a bitch. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Julia''': Semen's an anti-depressant. It has mood-altering hormones in it. I read about it. :'''Liz''': Didn't do a thing for me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gina''': ''[amazed by the medical properties of semen]'' That's unbelievable! My entire life I thought there was a psychological reason why I'm a sex addict--turns out I was just jonesin' for jizz. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gina''': ''[concerned about a potential lawsuit from Joan Rivers]'' Look on the bright side. The tabloids will go nuts. 'Spa Trio Gives Jizz To Joan'. We'll be famous. Well, she'll be famous, we'll be stoned in the streets. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': The American Architecture Award. Impressive. :'''Ben White''': I got it for an atrium house I designed in 2001. I utilized the power of negative space. The beauty of what's missing. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. Sagamore''': Six figures isn't doing it for you anymore? :'''Sean''': I want to be of service. I left my practice, my wife, my son and daughter. I always thought I'd die without them but I didn't. I'm alive. Alive with nothing to live for. :'''Dr. Sagamore''': Could you speak up? It's hard to hear through all those violins. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Just what you always wanted, right? No ethical restraints and a shitload of money. :'''Christian''': You left out sexual depravity and devil worship. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[referring to Sean]'' He was my mirror, you know? I'd look at him and see who I was. :'''Kimber''': Baby, you can't depend on mirrors. They can make you look fat or old or too thin. And Sean's made you look small. Way smaller than you are. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Today I took off a man's leg so he could feel whole. [Edit] I guess you just have to do whatever it is that makes you feel complete, no matter how crazy it is. All I know is that without you, something's missing. Us. You and me. Til death do us part. I love you. Marry me. Say yes, Kimber. === ''Tommy Bolton'' [3.8] === :'''Quentin''': This business needs to be a bullet train, not the Little Engine That Could. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': De La Merde (a play on words for De La Mer) is a glorified massage parlor. And once everyone finds out its proprietors are a dyke, a whore and a housewife, those three 'businesswomen' will be stuck giving rub and tugs just to keep their client list up. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I grew up in foster homes with nothing. Now I have a life. I have a fiancee, friends, a business. You can get through anything if you want to. :'''Gail''': Not if you have a living reminder of your pain coming over for dinner every Friday night. I have worked hard to build walls around my family so that none of that ugliness that your father did to me would ever get in and stain us. :'''Christian''': Is that what I am to you? A stain? :'''Gail''': No. You're my son. But I can't be your mother. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': That's what families are for--breaking our hearts. :'''Nikki''': And putting them back together. === ''Hannah Tedesco'' [3.9] === :'''Quentin''': ''[on phone]'' Talk to you later, Chris. ''[to Christian]'' Guess whose literary agent contact got us the front page of the [[w:New England Journal of Medicine|New England Journal of Medicine]]? :'''Christian''': Is Chris a boy or a girl? :'''Quentin''': She's a girl, Christian. With a bit of a mustache problem, so I just pretend she's a boy when I'm banging her in the ass. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': I am in the middle of packing up my house. :'''Christian''': And Quentin and I are in the middle of a facial transplant! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': I know this is hard for you, Christian. I've been either at your side or in the next room for every one of your surgeries but you need to get used to having an identity as a doctor without me. :'''Christian''': This isn't about me. This is about a patient, a young girl who deserves to be more than just a failed ego-driven experiment written up in medical journals. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I don't want you in the porn business any more. Period. And I want you to stop selling those dolls. Do you realize how many men are boning you right now? I went online. Hundreds of those things have been sold. :'''Kimber''': Twelve hundred and thirty eight. Each sale's eight thousand dollars in my pocket, by the way. :'''Christian''': Well, now we're getting married, you don't need the money. :'''Kimber''': It's not about the money, Christian. This is about my career. :'''Christian''': How would you feel if I took a mold of my cock, passed it round South Beach and called it a career? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kimber''': If hundreds of men can use my doll to get off four times a day, you screwing one Kimber wannabe isn't the end of the world. You are cheating on me with... Me! :'''Christian''': So I can screw all your graduates now? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kimber''': After the wedding, we agree on two things. No more porn for me, and no more affairs for you. [Edit] Oh, don't worry, there's a clause in there that still allows for threesomes. === ''Madison Berg'' [3.10] === :'''Sean''': Since Julia and I split up, have you and she ever talked about giving it a try? :'''Christian''': I don't think we've both ever been single at the same time. :'''Sean''': That's not an answer. :'''Christian''': I don't harbor any feelings for her if that's what you're asking. I wouldn't do that to you. Again. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Cake Tasting Hostess''': ''[to Christian and Sean]'' I'm sorry, I just have to say something: I've been doing this for a lot of years, and you two are the most elegant, sharing couple I've ever met. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Julia''': My fears about Sean turned into the need to find out if you were really the one. :'''Christian''': There's still something. Something unresolved between us. After all these years. :'''Julia''': Sleeping together didn't resolve anything. We simply made a mistake that many people paid dearly for. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Julia''': ''[to Sean and Christian]'' So much water under the bridge. And here we are. Still standing. Still pretty fantastic. Let's toast us. To survival with grace. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kimber''': A way to a man's heart is not entrapping him with your tragedy. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kimber''': Did he do this to you? All this bitterness as a result of loving you too much? :'''Gina''': No, I was always a bitch. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Maybe I'll always be alone. Maybe that's just the way it's meant to be. :'''Sean''': You know, you've never really been alone. :'''Christian''': Really? My bride left me at the altar. My partner left me for a midlife crisis. Am I missing something? :'''Sean''': I can help you with one of those things. I'd like to come back to the practice. :'''Christian''': You mean that? :'''Sean''': I do. === ''Abby Mays'' [3.11] === :'''Christian''': I'm a widely successful plastic surgeon with great hair, pro-white teeth and a 33-inch waist. I'm a goddamn superhero and I'm going to put that cape back on, fly back into every singles bar in town and bang myself silly. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Beauty is symmetry, and you don't have any. First, I'll need to get rid of all this nasty cottage cheese. And here, with some laser hair removal to keep this forest under control. These mud flaps will need to be lopped off. Have you ever picked up anything heavier than a carton of Haagan-Daaz? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': We don't need you for this surgery, Quentin. Why don't you just go home? :'''Christian''': Or why don't you head down to the docks? I hear there's a whole bunch of sailors just arrived with three-day passes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': ''[to Julia]'' Here's something that slipped through the crack. Some guy's cock in your boyfriend's ass! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Liz''': Look, after being attacked, accused of murder, rejected by your mother, and dumped by your bride, who wouldn't be angry? It all makes sense. You've had a really rough year, Christian, but you shouldn't be taking it out on her. :'''Christian''': Enough with your feminazi bullshit, Liz! [Edit] Shut up and serve the surgeon!! :'''Christian''': (to abby) what are you doing here,have you mustered enough self respect to tell me what an asshole i am <hr width="50%"/> :'''Abby Mays''': Just because I am ugly, doesn't mean I'm attracted to ugly, Dr. Troy. I get all the magazines. I watch MTV. I'm as affected by the media as anyone else. === ''Sal Perri'' [3.12] === :'''Natalie''': ''[to Julia]'' Ma's O-negative. She said, 'The best part about being a universal donor was that she could never be so broke that she couldn't give something to the needy.' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Julia''': Your mom's a baseball fan? :'''Natalie''': Nah. She's just an ex-Catholic who believes God speaks to us through the Red Sox. :'''Julia''': What's God trying to say? :'''Natalie''': Miracles happen. Believe in someone enough and they'll surprise you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': You're a remarkable person, Jules. Every time I look at you in there, so capable, strong, not afraid of any of it. You'd have made a much better doctor than I am. I always thought I was the one who could handle anything. Who wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty, could deal with all the shit that's just part of life. I never wanted to know about Matt because I couldn't live with the truth. I never asked about you and Christian. I couldn't deal with all the questions I'd have to ask about us. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': There's a reason I'm a plastic surgeon. If something's ugly, I fix it. What's imperfect, I make perfect, wipe away the mess, make it all nice. I couldn't do what these guys do. Life and death. Losing more than you save and moving on to the next, just one after the other. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Julia''': ''[talking to the body identified as Erica]'' I forgive you for not loving me. It's Okay. I didn't love you either. I just craved your approval like it was somehow possible to get. I saved a life tonight, Mother. Well, two lives actually. A stranger's and my own. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Quentin''': Sometimes people misinterpret me until they get to know me. :'''Julia''': I know you. I know you're someone who can only be big by making others feel small. I know I don't need people like you in my life anymore. And I know you're fired. :[Edit] :'''Quentin''': You are a bitch. :'''Julia''': At least I am not yours. === ''Joy Kringle'' [3.13] === :'''Joy Kringle''': With childhood obesity rates the way they are today, fat is not an image we want to promote any more. [Edit] It's our sincere hope that by the time your kids have kids, Doctor, Santa will no longer be thought of as the fat man. He'll be trim, tight and a little bit sexy. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian Troy''': What about the elves? I always thought it was indentured servitude. Are you going to do something about that? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': The Messiah? Liz, I thought you were an atheist. :'''Liz''': I kinda go on the wagon around the holidays. You miss out on too much good music if you don't. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Matt''': You're not supposed to take it literally. The story is for kids. Jesus is Santa Claus for adults. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Not a bad way to spend the holidays. :'''Matt''': Two single men, watching football, eating Chinese. That's America. === ''Cherry Peck'' [3.14] === :'''Sean''': To our profession. The only field of medicine dedicated to both the fixing of what isn't broken and rebuilding of the unrepairable. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kimber''': He wouldn't have hurt me if you hadn't given me all those surgeries. You made me think that I needed them for you to love me. It's true. Beauty is a curse on the world. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kimber''': On our first date, you said that I was an eight. You were honest with me. I need you to tell me what I am now as honestly as you did then. From one to ten. :''[Christian draws the curtain and sees Kimber who has been carved. The Carver has reversed all her surgeries.]'' :'''Christian''': I'll make you a ten again, sweetheart, I promise. I'll make you a ten again. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kimber''': I can't do this anymore, Christian. I can't be this beautiful couple who spends six hundred dollars a month on tanning salons, who takes an hour to get ready just to go to the gym, who measure people's worth by their body fat percentage. :'''Christian''': This is perfectly normal. It's called Stockholm Syndrome. Kidnapping victims sympathize with their captors. It's a survival strategy. :'''Kimber''': He wasn't my captor. You were. Porn was. He was just the man holding up the mirror to our beautiful, superficial lives showing me how grotesque they were. It's just ugliness hidden behind a perfect mask. How am I supposed to be with you when your job is to give everyone those masks? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Quentin''': Kit, if you want to catch this guy, may I recommend that you expand the scope of your suspects beyond those who know whether you're shaved, waxed or natural === ''Quentin Costa'' [3.15] === :'''Gina''': ''[to Christian, who is repairing her carved face]'' Don't screw this up, asshole. I'm planning to get a book-deal out of this and I don't want to look like the Joker on my dust jacket. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kit''': I just want to know what it's like for someone like you. An out lesbian working in a male-dominated field helping women stuff their bodies with silicone? Holding strong to those feminist beliefs must be awfully frustrating at times. :'''Liz''': Let me save you the trouble, OK? I am not some bitter feminazi trying to get back at the world. And I certainly didn't carve my bosses as payback for who they are. And beauty is not a curse, it's a commodity. And I've never had any illusions about what I do. == Season 4 == === ''Cindy Plumb'' [4.1] === :'''Dr. Faith Wolper''': Have you ever had any loving adult relationships? :'''Christian''': Yeah, sure. :'''Dr. Faith Wolper''': What happened? :'''Christian''': One of them married Sean and the other... Well, it just didn’t work out. It wasn’t my fault. Even Sean couldn’t make it work with her. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mother of the mother-daughter duo in Christian's bedroom''': Do you know what kind of women accept not being kissed? Whores. We’re not whores. :'''Christian''': No, you’re the goddamn Mother of the Year. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Burt Landau''': My balls are no longer proportionate to my wang. [Edit] Feels like I got an SUV riding around on training wheels down there. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Burt Landau''': Brains, brains can help you recognize an opportunity but it is balls that make you a risk-taker. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Buy us? We are not for sale! :'''Christian''': We are at this price. [Edit] This man eats paper planes and shits out space shuttles. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Think about it, Sean. Look at what your 70-hour work week did to Matt. :'''Sean''': Your genes are as responsible for that as are my work habits. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Liz''': His-and-her facelifts. If this is indicative of the state of relationships in the 21st century, then I'm staying single. :'''Christian''': And cocker spaniels all over south Florida howl in relief. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Where is Christian? :'''Liz''': I'm sure his spirits are here, but his body is still in the tanning booth. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': I was in the neighborhood driving by and decided to see my partner. ...Why is there a statue of a cock in the living room? :'''Christian''': It's abstract art, Sean. === ''Blu Monday'' [4.2] === :'''Christian''': Sweetheart, everything I need to know about you is bouncing around in front of my face. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Blu Mondae''': I couldn’t even get a job at Sea World because my tits weren't 'family-friendly'. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': There is no pro bono for boning a pro. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': I don't think it matters. Matt's fully cooked. It's too late to change the ingredients now. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''':You scared , baby. Oh c'mon, I will never hurt that perfect reconstructed body of yours. It's my best work! :'''Kimber''':Christian, I can't see you anymore. You're not good for me. :'''Christian''':But my son is? That's why you go after him? :'''Kimber''':I didn't go after Matt. We met at the gym. He's miserable and lost! :'''Christian''':And you decided what? That you can rescue him? Maybe put in one of your movies? Sweet paggent got here. What? Did you do some snap films? :'''Kimber''':I don't do that absordive work anymore. I found something more incredible with my core values. :'''Christian''':Kitty porn? Yes!That's almost eighteen! You must be talking about that brain suck covsted to join! :'''Kimber''':It's religion , Christian! I needed something spiritual in my life! :'''Christian''':Oh , that's bullshit and you know it! What we had was spiritual, Kimber. I made you see God every time you came. :'''Kimber'''You made me see garbage , Christian! I was nothing to you! I was get fixed robot then you can throw pain on! :'''Christian''':You're such a freaking hypocrite. You was the one who seduced me when you thurned out I was a plastic surgeon who can get you everything you wanted! You were never more than ambitious piece of ass! :'''Kimber''':You need to go. You need to go right now!How much more pain you need to cause me before you think I've had enough! :'''Christian''':Look whatever I did. Whatever we did to each other.I loved you. :'''Kimber''':You loved your creation. You've never loved me because you've never saw who I really was! I was just something made up in your head! :'''Christian''':But I see you now , Kimber.And you know what?You're dangerous because you're weak.You can live without some one or something to suck off. And your love and your religion. But if you start feeding on my son. I swear there's not one place on earth that will keep you safe from me! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': They both have physical problems that need treating. What makes his face more deserving than her tits? :'''Sean''': And you're just a goddamn Mother Teresa, Christian. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Man at consult''': The world we live in has a certain aesthetic, and you can't enjoy its privileges without conforming to a higher standard. === ''Monica Wilder'' [4.3] === :'''Sean''': Christian, this is classic body dysmorphic disorder. Look at yourself at the mirror, you are a model of physical perfection. :'''Christian''': I know, but I can be better. I know I can. Would you tell a millionaire to stop making money?! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': There's an epidemic of obesity in this country and it's our job to exemplify a healthy alternative. :'''Sean''': Passing on the Key Lime Pie or that second bottle of Merlot might be a more reasonable way to set an example. :'''Christian''': Diet? [Edit] No, Sean. We’re in the quick fix biz. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': So you’ll give your night nurse a nose job but you won't give your partner some lunchtime lipo? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. Mike Hamoui''': Are you staring at my dick? :'''Christian''': No, I'm checking out your ass. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': How do you get that lineation in your abs there? I’ve been doing a thousand crunches a week and I can’t seem to get mine to pop like that. :'''Dr. Mike Hamoui''': I have protein shakes for breakfast and lunch and a light dinner, and no refined sugars. And I’m in here every day. :'''Christian''': How do you find the time? :'''Dr. Mike Hamoui''': Well, the hour you spend watching Sports Center, I'm in here. During your forty-five minute lunch at Joe Stone Crab, I'm jogging down the Strand. Gotta make the sacrifices. :'''Christian''': Sacrifices? You’re a goddamn physical terrorist. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': With the amount of high-calorie choices available to consumers these days and the enormous portions restaurants are shoving in your face, surgery is the only solution for some people. :'''Liz''': Standing proud with your fat-ternity brother, Christian? You can’t hide behind those slimming scrubs anymore, Superchub. I saw the tape. :'''Christian''': I don’t think it’s appropriate to discuss your new jerk-off material over surgery. :'''Liz''': Oh, I didn't masturbate to your sex tape, Christian. I am not a chubby-chaser. :'''Christian''': Oh yeah? Can you still find a cooch under that gunt? ''[turns to Michelle, who just entered the operating room]'' Michelle, can you stop contaminating the sterile environment? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Liz''': You can sing whatever song you want to in front of them (Sean and Christian), but I will not let your gay-shame cost me my job. You know, I thought having a woman run this place was gonna make a big difference, but with you it's all espresso machines and fresh carpeting, Michelle. I am still working for a dick! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. Mike Hamoui''': Aren't your partner with Sean McNamara? How come he isn't doing this for you? :'''Christian''': We are too busy to give in-house freebies. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[referring to Conor's birth]'' So he was born. He won't even remember it. [Edit] Call me when your kid needs stitches or learn how to tie a Windsor knot. === ''Shari Noble'' [4.4] === :'''Christian''': Michelle is the kind of woman who wants to feel like a spider and I’m a helpless little fly caught in her web. :'''Liz''': Do you think that you could teach me to be as full of shit as you are? :'''Christian''': I thought lesbians didn’t play games. I thought it was all about cuddling and sharing of depilatory cream. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[attempting to pick up a girl at a lesbian bar]'' I can munch, dive and fish better than any girl in this place. Plus I have in my possession a very life-like dildo just in case you decide to get kinky. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[After Michelle slaps him in the face for making a pass at her]'' Just so you know, sweetie-pie, I’m not in to S&M. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': You and I both know you spent hours deliberating which dress in your closet best displays that world-class cleavage of yours. Since you love being a businesswoman so much, Michelle, let me give you the bottom line. You either get real with me and give in to what we’re both feeling, or sell me my business back. Although my nurses might enjoy it, I don’t like doing surgery with a hard-on. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Your chocolate cupcakes are looking very tasty this morning, Michelle. :'''Liz''': Oh I get it. A straight man mentions sex, it's not sexual harassment. It's foreplay. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I won't tell him your secret if you don't tell him mine. :'''Michelle''': What's your secret? :'''Christian''': That I made love to his wife before dinner. === ''Dawn Budge'' [4.5] === :''[Christian and James at lunch together]'' :'''Christian''': The jig is up, sweetheart. It's time to take your little whore and pony show to a different city. Michelle told me about your escort ring. :'''James''': We haven't even ordered the wine yet, Dr. Troy. Shall we share a bottle of Pinot Noir? I know we both enjoy the darker varietals. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I don't have that kind of liquidity right now. :'''James''': Then I suggest you melt some of your money. <hr width="50%"/> :'''James''': Then I have a proposition for you that might ease your pain. I'll knock down your first payment to something more manageable, say seventy-five thousand, if you throw in a hand-job. Don't be vulgar. I want a hand rejuvenation. :'''Christian''': I thought vampires kept their looks forever. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dawn Budge''': It is time my body matched my bank account. :'''Mallory Budge''': If that's what you're after, you'd been skinny your whole life. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I can vacuum you down to a skeleton, Dawn, but I can’t suck out the white trash, now, can I? You want pro-class, you’re gonna need a new face and wardrobe to go with your new body. :'''Dawn Budge''': Are you gay, Dr. Troy? :'''Christian''': No, but for a price, I will play Queer Eye for you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': ''[referring to the ring he intends on giving to Julia]'' It’s a little out of my range. :'''Christian''': You banged the night nurse, Sean. :'''Sean''': I'll take it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Matt''': ''[upon seeing Christian and Sean with a Porsche]'' So whose turn is it to have a mid-life crisis? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dawn Budge''': I wanna buy one more thing, Dr. Troy. A night with you. I need Dwight to know he can’t do what he did without consequences. Basically, I want a revenge screw. :'''Christian''': Revenge is a dish best served cold. :'''Dawn Budge''': I will pay you a hundred thousand dollars. :'''Christian''': I wouldn't sit on the same toilet seat as you for a hundred grand. :'''Dawn Budge''': Name your price, sexy man. :'''Christian''': Four hundred thousand bucks gets you ten minutes. Strictly missionary, nothing kinky. :'''Dawn Budge''': I'll throw in an extra twenty if we can do it on the rug. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I'm doing this after hours because I don't want Michelle to know. You deal with me now. :'''James''': You're not going to tell her the sacrifices you're making on her behalf? And they say chivalry is dead. :[edit] :'''Christian''': ''[about her rejuvenated hands]'' How do they feel? :'''James''': Clean. Untouched by time. If only you could do the same with my heart. <hr width="50%"/> :'''James''': I was planning on having a little more fun with you, Dr. Troy. You're cute when you squirm. === ''Faith Wolper, Phd'' [4.6] === :'''Christian''': I can't keep giving you just a part of me, and not all of me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': ''[to Christian]'' Do you realize, between the two of us, that we've almost ruined a marriage and a business by sleeping with the wrong women this month? === ''Burt Landau'' [4.7] === :'''Christian''': Free surgeries are like sex without an orgasm. :'''Sean''': Unless, of course, the patient’s name is Blu Mondae, in which case the free surgery follows an orgasm. === ''Conor McNamera'' [4.8] === :'''Julia''': Do you know the difference between God and a surgeon? God doesn’t think he’s a surgeon. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': At the moment, I’m grateful for every single surgery that’s giving me the skill to make my son whole. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Evetta''': ''[to Christian]'' I was talking about my heartburn, dummy. I don’t need no Hoover vacuum stealing my ass. Where I come from, I don’t get lipo to attract a man. I eat another cherry pie and put more junk in my trunk. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': This is for old times’ sake. Tell me what you don’t like about yourself. :'''Evetta''': Can I answer that one? Cause there are a few things I don’t like about Driving Miss Crazy here. :'''Mrs. Grubman''': No, you can’t answer that one, Evetta. If I wanted someone with an opinion, I’d have hired Star Jones. === ''Liz Cruz'' [4.9] === :'''Christian''': I'm way past shooting for sainthood, sweetheart. God gave me a dick and I intend to glorify him by playing that organ as intensely and as often as possible. <hr width="50%"/> :'''James''': Let’s face it, Christian, not every man can appreciate the experience of a perfectly aged single malt. Smoky scent, sweet and salty taste. :'''Christian''': Where do you get the balls to come on to me? :'''James''': It’s inevitable, you and I. The same refined taste, in Scotch and in women. Don’t you believe in fate? :'''Christian''': Only in Greek tragedy. :'''James''': I believe in critical mass. Tipping points, tiny straws that can break camel’s backs. You’ve been trying to show me who’s boss for some time, haven’t you? Well, now’s your chance. <hr width="50%"/> :'''James''': That car is worth more than $100,000. :'''Christian''': A lottery winner once paid me 4 grand to ride my dick. That means you owe me $300,000. <hr width="50%"/> :'''James''': Look at me, Christian. Do I seem like the cuddly type? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I want her dazzling enough that it would give my dick amnesia. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Sweetheart, you’re two hours late. If you were a pizza, I’d get you for free. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Tell me what you don’t like about yourself. :'''Christian''': Just start at your head and work your way down. :'''Liz''': I just want a little lipo and maybe some work around the eyes. :'''Christian''': Oh yeah, that ought to do it. :'''Liz''': Shut up, Christian. === ''Merrill Bobolit'' [4.10] === :'''Christian''': ''[to Merrill, referring to his prison husband]'' Must have been one hell of a guy. It usually takes at least six karats for a bitch to give it up like that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kimber''': Julia, Matt and I are in love. And I understand that becoming a grandmother brings up complicated feelings. But please don’t make that our problem. :'''Julia''': My eighteen-year-old son is having a child with a woman who happens to have slept with both of his fathers. There is nothing complicated about my feelings! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': ''[to Christian]]'' Have you ever had a baby that someone else didn’t think was theirs? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[referring to Matt's marriage to Kimber]'' That’s like saying we should be happy if you’re a drug addict and just scored a bag of heroin. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I'd prefer a blond that can suck the yellow off a canary than brunettes with tight asses. === ''Conor McNamara, 2026'' [4.11] === :'''Sean''': Why haven’t you asked me about Monica? What I did, why I did it. :'''Julia''': I know why you did it. The same reason that I had an affair with Marlowe. :'''Sean''': I want to talk about it. :'''Julia''': I already know all the answers. So do you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Conor''': I went to an all-boys prep school, and there are a lot of girls at my college. My mom always told me that people would love me for my big green eyes and my good heart, but I’ve come to realise girls also like it when you can unhook their bras by yourself. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': They don't speak a word of English and only love me for my money. But they don't quit until the super Viagra wears off, so who gives a shit. ===Diana Lubey [4.12] === :'''Sean''': ''[to Michelle]'' So interesting when the hooker becomes the pimp. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Diana Lubey''': He suffered so much from her cruel unhappiness, but he wouldn’t leave. He was just like that, an old-fashioned man. Divorce was unthinkable. Couldn’t face his children, his grandchildren. He loved me, but I was the one left with nothing. Not a mention at his funeral, no closet full of his shirts to sleep in. So I stole his ashes and I valued them. My only crime was loving him too much. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': You’re right. I suck. I suck as a friend. I suck as a lover. I suck as a fiancée. I’m tired of defending myself. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Michelle didn’t tell me her pimp had a pimp. :'''James''': We all eventually have to face a higher power. Some are a bit more brutal than others. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Just because I groom, doesn't mean I've gone brokeback. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I’ve been wanting to talk to you since Faith’s office. I lied about what happened in there. :'''Sean''': I knew you didn’t screw her over the desk! :'''Christian''': No, that part’s true. I mean about… What she said about the dream. About me having feelings for you. (pause) Not those kind of feelings. I never really thought I was gay. It was Faith who tried to convince me of that. I just think I have intimacy issues, y’know, with anybody in my life that...I love. I get confused and it’s really hard for me to express myself. (pause) That sounded really gay, didn’t it? :'''Sean''': Yeah. :'''Christian''': Yeah, well, screw you! Screw you! (there is a little joking play fighting between the men) Seriously, I love you. :'''Sean''': I know. I love you too. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Michelle''': But it isn't just about him, Sean. What about my baggage? :'''Sean''': He can handle it. :'''Michelle''': But I don't know if I can. :'''Sean''': So you use him, let him help you. He's strong. <hr width="50%"/> :'''James''': I trust you, Christian. :'''Christian''': Wish I felt the same, sweetheart. Sorry, but even a squashed spider spins its web until its final breath. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[to the ghosts of his former lovers]'' Goodbye ladies, it's been swell. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. Mike Hamoui''': ''[in Christian's apartment]'' I can still hear the screams from the women you've banged in here. === ''Reefer'' [4.13] === :'''Michelle''': My sister and I used to make our own decorations. Popcorn, cotton balls for snow. Sometimes we'd take the tops off aluminum cans and punch holes through them, so the light could shine through. :'''Christian''': From cans to crystals. You've come quite a long way, baby. :'''Michelle''': I know, but I sorta miss making something from nothing, y’know? And the tree. We would wait til the last minute; pick up the bargain leftover. Sometimes the branches were half dead, but at least it was real. :'''Christian''': So is this. ''[kisses her]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Are you a friend of Poppy's? You know, lesbian? :'''Elf''': I've been known to dabble. But every now and then, Santa's helper enjoys a good North Pole, if you know what I mean! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': I would have been there for you. If you'd just lost your wife and kids, I wouldn't be flying to Moscow with my fiancée over Christmas on an impulse! :'''Christian''': We're not going anymore. We're staying put with Wilbur. Look, it's all so new, you know. We need to stay together as a family, to bond. You know what it’s like. :'''Sean''': Yeah, I know what it's like. I had a family once. You were part of it. Pretty stupid of me to think that I'd be a part of yours. <hr width="50%"/> :'''James''': I’m James. :'''Reefer''': That’s a man’s name. :'''James''': In French, ''‘J’aime’'' means ‘I love’. :'''Reefer''': Reefer. :'''James''': Well, that’s the same in any language, isn’t it? === ''Willy Ward'' [4.14] === :'''Christian''': ''[to Ms. Hudson, who is in Florida on a hunting trip]'' You know, I can't seem to picture you in camouflage and orange. :'''Ms. Hudson''': Well, after I zero in on my prey, I usually wear nothing at all. :'''Christian''': Now that I can picture. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': ''[trying to join in on a breast augmentation Christian is doing]'' Scoot over Christian, you don't get to have all the fun. :'''Christian''': What are you doing here? Thought you'd cop a feel while she was under? :'''Sean''': I just think that we should give Ms. Hudson the best treatment we can. Since I'm available, I figured I'd just make sure the operation goes as smoothly as possible. :'''Christian''': Oh Jesus, you've gotta be kidding me. You pull this crap every time you're fragile little ego gets bruised. :'''Liz''': Boys, boys, boys. This is why God gave women two breasts. Now each of you take one, and go play in your corner of the sandbox. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': ''[after giving Matt sex advice]'' The neighbors will either move or send you flowers. :'''Matt''': If that's what you did with her, I can't imagine what Christian and Kimber did together. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gina''': Hello, Christian. :'''Christian''': Don't you mean ‘hello, asshole?’ <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': ''[to Christian]'' I'm in awe of you, always have been. === ''Gala Gallardo'' [4.15] === :'''Christian''': I have surgery this afternoon, Sean. If I don’t get my caffeine, I will fire Linda as soon as she even thinks about rolling her eyes at me. :'''Sean''': Linda is irreplaceable. There is no McNamara/Troy without her. And there shouldn't be a Troy/Landau without her either. :'''Christian''': You're the one I can't replace, Sean. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Take the coffeemaker, Sean. When you become a big, successful Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, this will remind you of where you come from. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': It's not the past I'm worried about, Christian, it's your future. Liars don't just pick a day to stop lying. And if you lay down with dogs, you’re gonna wake up with fleas. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Burning sage supposedly cleanses the environment of bad events, bad memories. Like a divorce. Or if someone was shot in the head in the living room, that sort of thing. :[Edit] :'''Christian''': ''[to the couple moving in]'' Hey, you guys might want to sage the nursery. His ex-wife screwed a dwarf in there. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': You weren’t exactly upfront about your past. :'''Michelle''': Would you have been if you were me? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': You know what my first impression of Hollywood is, Sean? It's a shithole. Where's the excitement I grew up reading about? Where's the glamour, huh? This town needs me. Which is why I’m moving here. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': ''[about Michelle]'' You love her, Christian. :'''Christian''': I do love her. But I can’t trust her. Apparently, you're the only person I can trust. Absolutely trust. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Just so you know, this Encino crap ain’t gonna cut it. It’s Rodeo Drive the whole way. With my sizzling good looks and brilliant business savvy and your moderately impressive talent, I think we could take over this town. :'''Sean''': Sorry, not interested. Unless I get to pick out the carpet this time, and retain my customary first billing. :'''Christian''': I think we could work something out. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': ''[in Sean's California operating room]'' Nurse, it's quieter than an ant's fart in here. Go play some music. == Season 5 == === ''Carly Sommers'' [5.1] === :'''Sean''': It's been 2 months without even a Botox shot, Christian. So far, the only thing I have to show for opening a new practice in Los Angeles is a better hook shot. :'''Christian''': I wouldn't go that far. Look, we both knew it wasn't gonna be easy, right? But it's not like we can start up in a strip mall, hand out fliers hoping people will come through the door. :'''Sean''': Worked the first time we started a business together. :'''Christian''': At 25,baby! At 40, you gotta go all out. We owned Miami, right? :'''Sean''': Yeah. :'''Christian''': Right? So sooner or later, we're gonna make this town our bitch, too. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Liz''': You’re gonna need a bigger boat. :'''Christian''': What? :'''Liz''': ''Jaws''. First time Brody sees the shark. You guys are in over your heads. You’re chum, being devoured by all the Rodeo Drive great whites. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Jesus, does anyone in this town not have plastic surgery? :'''Christian''': I feel like I'm trying to sell semen at a whorehouse. <hr width="50%"/> ''Sean and Christian watching an episode of "Hearts N'Scalpels" together.'' :'''Sean''': They should just be honest and rename the show "Shit". :'''Christian''': Shit. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Pineapple juice, baby! Makes a man's shooty-shoot taste infinitely sweeter. It's nature's guarantee of a second date. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': I think our credentials speak for themselves. I’m written up in the ''New England Journal of Medicine'' three times, ''Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Journal'' twice... :'''Fiona''': And how many times have you been written up in ''People Magazine'', hotshot? You can’t spit in this town without hitting a plastic surgeon from Harvard. It’s not what you’ve done, it’s whom. Celebrity is power. :'''Sean''': Well, we’re screwed. We can’t get a celebrity til we’ve operated on a celebrity! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddy Prune''': It’s okay for Tony Soprano’s best friend to be named Pussy but we’re television--not HBO-- so we can’t use the 'p' word on the network. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Well, we had a case a couple of years ago... Remember, Sean? This woman came into our office. She burned her lips off in a cooking accident. :'''Sean''': Right, we had to do a graft using skin from her vagina. The only problem was, her husband didn’t like oral sex, so she couldn’t let him know where the skin came from. :'''Christian''': We called her Pussy Lips. I’d watch a show with pussy lips on it. :'''Freddy Prune''': How soon can you start? :'''Christian''': We’re not interested in just being consultants, Mr. Prune. :'''Sean''': We’re not? :'''Christian''': We want producer credits and the occasional line. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Aidan Stone''': What the hell is this shit, Freddy? A musical episode? How gay is that? Come on, this is the kind of desperate schlock you don’t do til your fifth season! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Aidan Stone''': Why is it that we’re in the plastic surgery capital of the world and we’re forced to work with these Miami wannabes? Can you tell me that? :'''Sean''': You are not in charge here! I have seen kids playing doctor who have better surgical technique than you do! I’m giving you an opportunity to be more authentic. I would take it if I were you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Look at us. Mutilating our bodies, selling out to some hack TV show. We’re good surgeons. Why live in a place which doesn’t appreciate us, you know? Maybe we should have moved somewhere where substance reigns over style. Like New York. :'''Christian''': Julia’s gone. Living a couple of subway stops away ain’t gonna change that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Look, you made a bold move coming out here, partner. Maybe the first one of your life, huh? How many guys our age finally get the opportunity to get the recognition they deserve? This is just the beginning. :'''Sean''': Fame isn’t love, Christian. Getting it isn’t going to fill up some hole you’ve had inside you since you were a kid. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I’m a jackrabbit. I don’t do slow and steady. I’ve paid my dues and I want some overnight success. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Let me start off by saying I’m a huge fan. Of all the romantic comedies I’ve been dragged to by my girlfriends over the years, yours are the ones I hated the least. So, tell me what you don’t like about yourself, Miss Summers? :'''Carly Summers''': That I was stupid enough to let Fiona drag me here. Look, Doctor, I’m sure you are a genius at what you do but plastic surgery is an actor’s worst nightmare. You stretch actresses’ faces so they don’t have to stretch themselves. :'''Fiona''': Says the woman who hasn’t landed a part deeper than a shot-glass in three years. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': I’m taking Carly to the Ivy. :'''Sean''': ''[referring to Wilbur]'' Did you call a sitter? :'''Christian''': No, but you’re not doing anything. Come on, it’s business. :'''Sean''': I thought you turned down her surgery. :'''Christian''': I did turn down her surgery and now I need to turn her on. We’re not going to get anywhere in this town by giving Carly Summers a little Botox. She needs a face-lift, a tit job and whatever else I can seduce her into getting. Good plan, huh? :'''Sean''': How about I take the Hollywood star out to dinner and you stay home with your son? I’ll do the convincing. :'''Christian''': Because I’m the charismatic salesman and you’re the talent. That’s the way it’s always been. :'''Sean''': That’s exactly why I left Miami. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mistress Dark Pain''': Let me tell you something, doctor. It’s not easy being Robert Easton. He isn’t stupid. He knows that underneath his ‘look-how-big-my-dick-is’ act that he’s just a scared little boy who feeds of everyone else’s talent and dreams. He’s nothing. I have a gift. I help keep men like Bob from imploding with too much power. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Sounds like living the dream has its price. :'''Bob Easton''': Of course it does. Eat your young on a regular basis, what do you expect? All day long, I’m the one with the control, the power. Once a week, Mistress Dark Pain takes it all away from me. Sometimes twice a week during Oscar season. Every bite somehow restores the balance. Keeps me real, you know? === ''Joyce & Sharon Monroe'' [5.2] === :'''Fiona''': What are you? Leg man, ass man, tit man...? :'''Christian''': Tit man, why? :'''Fiona''': (unbuttoning her shirt) Mommy issues. You should know. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': You're right. I'm an asshole. :'''Fiona''': The town's full of assholes. What makes you special? :'''Christian''': Nothing, absolutely nothing. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': You have a daughter? That is fantastic. What about daddy? You pull him out of the drawer for Thanksgiving to baste the turkey? :'''Olivia''': She was conceived in my college dorm the good, old-fashioned way by adding two hard bodies, a quart of rum and stirring. :'''Christian''': Very kinky. Where's papa now? :'''Olivia''': Where do you think? After he impregnated me, I bit off his head. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Christian''': Julia called yesterday and said she’s moving in with someone. :'''Sean''': Well that’s great. She’s seeing someone, I’m seeing someone. :'''Christian''': Since when you’re seeing someone?! :'''Sean''': I’m having a little fling with somebody on the show, an actress. :'''Christian''': Well there’s a bit of a difference here. You’re not moving in with your current piece of ass! :'''Sean''': Yet! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sean''': Just say it; you're thinking she wouldn't be a lesbian if she'd been married to you. That I must be such a lousy lay that my wife went from dwarf humping to carpet munching. :''[Christian laughs]'' :'''Sean''': It's not funny. :'''Christian''': I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing at us. I mean, it is funny. After all these years, Julia was the reason for our 'who's got the biggest dick contest'. Now we find out, she doesn’t even like 'em. === ''Everett Poe'' [5.3] === :'''Christian''': Julia moved to Lesbania. :'''Liz''': Julia is just a tourist. === ''Dawn Budge II'' [5.4] === :'''Christian''': ''[referring to the ass bandit]'' Why would someone do that? :'''Liz''': For the thrill of getting away with it, or maybe because brown is the new black. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Eden''': I know you fantasize about me while you're pumping away on little Miss Jenny Craig. Does fatty dumpster swallow? I bet she's too worried about the calories. === ''Chaz Darling'' [5.5] === :'''Christian''': Sorry, am I interrupting "Extreme Makeover: Whore Edition"? === ''Damien Sands'' [5.6] === :'''Christian''': I love all this Californian New Age crap. It is hilarious to make you think that you can stick a needle in your head, and that your whole body is going to go numb; you know it's just a lawsuit waiting to happen. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Olivia''': ''[to Christian, referring to her relationship with Julia]'' I think our personal life is for us to know and for you to fantasize about when you're masturbating. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Linda''': These guys are crazy. The only reason I've moved here it's because they threw a bunch of money at me. And the golf opportunities. === ''Dr. Joshua Lee'' [5.7] === *'''Sean''': Our granddaughter will want for nothing except parental role models. === ''Duke Collins'' [5.8] === === ''Rachel Ben Natan'' [5.9] === === ''Magna and Jeff'' [5.10] === === ''Kyle Ainge'' [5.11] === :'''Colleen''': ''(wheeling out a Teddy Bear stuffing machine)'' Do you know what it's like to be a nobody and suddenly become a somebody because you hit your dumb little unimportant star, the one that shines so much brighter than yours? And do you know how much it hurts... ''(attaching a hose up to the machine)'' ... when that wondrous, magical star suddenly flickers out and dies in your life, and you end up being just shut in the shadows? It hurts so much! You will not take away my star, you will not take away my Sean. ''(holds the hose up to the face of a tied down man)'' I want you to open your mouth. I said open your mouth! Get some god damn dignity. ''(places the hose in his mouth and turns the machine on)'' See the stuffing? It's going inside you now. That's it, that's it. that's it, that's it. ''(closes the now dead man's eyes and places bead eyes over his)'' === ''Lulu Grandiron'' [5.12] === === ''August Walden'' [5.13] === :'''Kimber''':You always know what to do. :'''Christian''':That's because I'm a real man.I wanna hear you say it. :'''Kimber''':You're a real man, baby. :'''Christian''':Give it up. :'''Kimber''':Real man has scars. (Sees scar) I'm sorry.That's disgusting. :'''Christian''':What? :'''Kimber''':It's disgusting. And I'm not surprised because you with all your self loading and the way you threatened people. I mean it's not wonder you pull that in. :'''Christian''':I did what? :'''Kimber''':You did this! It's Karma , Christian!It's a bitch! :'''Christian''':Are you gloating with the fact that I have cancer? Get out of here! :'''Kimber''':Well , that made you feel like a real man now , huh? Throwing me around like that! I feel sorry for you , Christian. I do. But when you look at all the emotional scars you left another women over the years. I'm surprised that this didn't happened to you sooner. === ''Candy Richards'' [5.14] === === ''Ronnie Chase'' [5.15] === === ''Gene Shelly'' [5.16] === === ''Roxy St.James'' [5.17] === === ''Ricky Wells'' [5.18] === === ''Manny Skerritt'' [5.19] === === ''Budi Sabri'' [5.20] === === ''Allegra Caldarello'' [5.21] === === ''Giselle Blaylock & Legend Chandler'' [5.22] === == Season 6 == === ''Enigma'' [6.2] === === ''Briggette Reinholt'' [6.3] === === ''Jenny Juggs'' [6.4] === === ''Abigail Sullivan'' [6.5] === === ''Alexis Stone'' [6.6] === Kimber:You don't give a shit about me , honey.You just hate seeing another man with me. Christian:No,No.That's not true.I hate seen you with him , but... Kimber:I like my ring.And it came from Mike's heart.Which is really good.And it's true.And it's kind.And I don't think you really have one. Christian:I do have one.And it belongs to you.Always has. === ''Alexis Stone II'' [6.7] === :'''Matt''': "Do you want a ho-ho? That always makes you feel better." :'''Kessler''': "Yea okay, a little chocolatey goodness will go down right now." :'''Matt''': "It's okay, I got it all right here." :'''Kessler''': "You're sweet." :(Matt drops the pill bottle. Kessler pushes him out of the way and picks it up) :'''Kessler''': "What the hell are these? What are you doing with these? Provera. They give this shit to rapists! It's chemical castration! How long have you been giving me this stuff?" === ''Lola Wlodkowski'' [6.8] === KImber:You know when I was in there I was thinking that I truly hate myself.And it's the reason why I always go back to you.It's because you , Christian , hate me the best.And for some reason it feels right.Look at me.Turn around and look at me.Why are you with me , Christian?You think I'm stupid , you think I'm a slut , you think I'm pathetic.It' so clear to me now.You hate yourself like I do. That's why you always come back to me , because you think I'm all you deserve. === ''Benny Nilsson'' [6.9] === === ''Wesley Clovis'' [6.10] === Christian:We're not young anymore.Like we used to be at the day we first met.We always.You know.Keep come back to each other.No matter what.To best each other and the worst.Will you marry me? It's vintage , baby.Just like us. Liz:She can have anymore children. None of that matters to you because you don't want anymore.And for some point in the future you decide to leave her put that little piece of information into the equation. As remind her about just what she gave up to be with you. === ''Dan Daly'' [6.11] === === ''Willow Banks'' [6.12] === === ''Joel Seabrook'' [6.13] === Sean: Not anymore. Maybe you never did. Maybe its just your fear of not belonging anywhere that made you so stuck. It doesn't matter now. All that matters now is what are you going to do. This is your opportunity Kimber. Jump, Take the leap. Find out who you are without him telling you you're not good enough, pretty enough, smart enough, do it. Before you get too old and you cant. Kimber:I'm not like you , Sean.I don't hate Christian. But I certainly don't wanna be him either. === ''Sheila Carlton'' [6.14] === === ''Virginia Hayes'' [6.15] === === ''Dr. Griffin'' [6.16] === :'''Dr. Griffin''': Dr. McNamara, Dr. Troy, I want you to take 15 seconds and write down everything you can think of to describe your partner. The first things that come to mind. Go. [The partners scribble] :'''Dr. Griffin''': Dr. McNamara, why don't you go first? :'''Sean''': "Tall, arrogant, peacock, womanizer, clothes whore, damaged, dangerous, asshole." :'''Dr. Griffin''': Dr. Troy, do you have anything you'd wish to say? :'''Christian''': Well it's kind of hard to argue with any of those. === ''Christian Troy II'' [6.17] === === ''Benny Nilsson'' [6.18] === '''Sean to Christian in dream sequence:''' 'Let your shortcomings and your flaws fuel you; let them push you farther than you ever thought you could go. When you stop striving for perfection you might as well be dead' '''Christian to Christian in dream sequence:''' ''When you show no fear, you project confidence and your life will always have the appearance of success...and image is everything, is it not?'' === ''Edith and Walter Krieger'' [6.19] === === ''Hiro Yoshimura'' [6.20] === == Cast == * [[w:Dylan Walsh|Dylan Walsh]] - Sean McNamara * [[w:Julian McMahon|Julian McMahon]] - Christian Troy * [[w:Joely Richardson|Joely Richardson]] - Julia McNamara * [[w:John Hensley|John Hensley]] - Matt McNamara * [[w:Roma Maffia|Roma Maffia]] - Liz Winters/Liz Cruz * [[w:Kelly Carlson|Kelly Carlson]] - Kimber Henry * [[w:Jessalyn Gilsig|Jessalyn Gilsig]] - Gina Russo * [[w:Valerie Cruz|Valerie Cruz]] - Grace Santiago (Season 1) * [[w:Robert LaSardo|Robert LaSardo]] - Escobar Gallardo * [[w:Bruno Campos|Bruno Campos]] - Quentin Costa (Season 3-) * [[w:Rhona Mitra|Rhona Mitra]] - Kit McGraw (Season 3) * [[w:Saana Lathan|Saana Lathan]] - Michelle Landau (Season 4) * [[w:Larry Hagman|Larry Hagman]] - Burt Landau (Season 4) * [[w:Kelsey Batelaan|Kelsey Batelaan]] - Annie McNamara * [[w:Famke Janssen|Famke Janssen]] - Ava Moore * [[Peter Dinklage]] - Marlowe Sawyer * [[w:Jacqueline Bisset|Jaqueline Bisset]] - James (Season 4) == External links== {{Wikipedia}} [[Category:Medical drama TV shows]] [[Category:2000s American LGBT-related drama TV shows]] [[Category:2010s American LGBT-related drama TV shows]] [[Category:FX shows]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] 75zb28oukvwwefv8ott8j5myyxhvclv 0 14144 3148711 3078011 2022-07-28T17:35:31Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki {{semiprotected|small=yes}} [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|right|One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[Communism]].]] '''[[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco Bahamonde]]''' ([[4 December]] [[1892]] – [[20 November]] [[1975]]), commonly referred to as '''Francisco Franco''', was a military [[w:generalísimo|generalísimo]], leader of [[Spain]] (''Caudillo de España'') from October 1936 (whole country from April 1, 1939 on), and ''de-facto'' [[w:regent|regent]] of the nominally restored [[w:Spanish State|Kingdom of Spain]] from 1947 until his death in 1975. == Quotes == [[File:Estandarte de Francisco Franco.svg|thumb|[[Spain]]’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the [[world]]! ]] [[File:Aigle franquiste.jpg|thumb|right|The defense of internal [[peace]] and [[order]] constitutes the sacred mission of a [[nation]]'s armed forces and that is what we have carried out.]] *We do not rule out that it will change in the future, but for now it is. I am convinced that [[Freemasonry|Masonry]] is very good for [[England]] in England; the bad thing is that in Spain it is still very good for England. **To [[Foster Dulles]], Secretary of State of the United States. * The defence of internal [[peace]] and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's [[Military|armed forces]] and that is what we have carried out. ** As quoted in ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) by Clive Foss, p. 143, <small> {{ISBN|1905204965}} </small> <!-- Also released as ''The Tyrants: Profiles of Power and Corruption'', 2006, {{ISBN|1905204795}}. --> * The [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]] did not find itself free of obligations. For the most part the leaders were [[Freemasons]]. Before their [[duty]] to their [[country]] came their obligations to the Grand Orient. In my [[opinion]], Freemasonry, with all its international influence, is the organization principally responsible for the [[political]] [[ruin]] of Spain, as well as the murder of Calvo Sotelo, who was executed in accordance with orders from the Grand Secretary of Freemasonry in Geneva. ** Interview with Spanish journalist Nena Belmonte, as quoted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182157/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. === 1936 === * '''One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[communism]].''' ** In discussion with [[w:Niceto Alcalá-Zamora|Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]], as quoted in ''Francisco Franco : The Times and the Man'' (1938) by Joaquin Arraras, p. 159 * We strive to form a single [[national]] front against the [[Masonic]] lodges, against Moscow and the [[Marxist]] [[societies]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (24 July 1936), as cited by Javier Navarrete in [http://mcedhou1.housings.nexica.net/MAS_ALLA/html/version_texto.asp?IDArt=29 Más Allá] * [[All]] is well, thank God... but [[victory]] will not be complete, definitive or stable, as long as [[Masonry]] is in our [[Spain]]. And how will it disappear? What to do? Ask [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (2 October 1936), as cited by [http://www.agustincelis.com/id64.htm Agustín Celis] === Manifesto of 18 July 1936 === :<small>Radio broadcast by Franco from the Canary Islands, declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177-179. <br>Commentary by Cowans: "After years of discussions among military officers outraged by the course of events in Republican Spain, a group of generals decided, following the recent murder of the leading conservative politician, José Calvo Sotelo, to mount an armed uprising against the government. The officers had no single commander yet, but one of their leaders was the young general Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), who as head of Spain's Army of Africa was based in the Canary Islands. Franco made this speech over the radio. It is unlikely that many Spaniards actually heard it, but nevertheless, the speech illustrates the soldiers' grievances and the kind of arguments they made in defense of their actions."</small> * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! === 1938 === * '''We do not [[believe]] in [[government]] through the [[Elections|voting]] booth.''' The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish [[dreams]]. ** Statement during the [[w:Spanish Civil War|civil war]], cited in 1938 by [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915079,00.html ''Time'' magazine], also cited in John A. Crittenden, ''Parties and elections in the United States'', Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6). * [[Fascism]], since that is the word that is used, fascism presents, wherever it manifests itself, characteristics which are varied to the extent that countries and national temperaments vary. It is essentially a defensive reaction of the organism, a manifestation of the desire to live, of the desire not to die, which at certain times seizes a whole people. So each people reacts in its own way, according to its conception of life. Our rising, here, has a Spanish meaning! What can it have in common with [[Nazism|Hitlerism]], which was, above all, a reaction against the state of things created by the defeat, and by the abdication and the despair that followed it? ** Franco Interview with [[w:Henri Massis|Henri Massis]], 1938. Quoted in Massis's book ''Chefs'', Paris,Plon 1939.Also quoted in Richard Griffiths, ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Fascism.'' London : [[w:Duckworth Overlook|Duckworth Publishing]], 2000. === 1939 === * ''Un estado totalitario armonizará en España el funcionamiento de todas las capacidades y energías del país, que dentro de la Unidad Nacional, el trabajo estimado como el más ineludible de los deberes será el único exponente de la voluntad popular.'' ** A [[totalitarian]] state will harmonize in Spain the operation of all the capabilities and [[energy]] in the country, that inside the [[National]] [[Unity]], the [[work]] esteemed as the most unavoidable must be the only exponent of the people's will. *** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939), quoted in ''Espana Nuevo Siglo‎'' (1997) by Tim Connell and Juan Kattán-Ibarra, p. 174 * Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with [[Karl Marx|Marxism]] and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish [[Revolution|revolutionary]] agreements, will not be got rid of in a day. ** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939) === 1945 === *We have torn up Marxist [[materialism]] and we have disorientated [[Masonry]]. We have thwarted the [[Satanic]] machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the [[world]]’s press and numerous international politicians. Spain’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the world! ** Speech to the women’s section of the Falange in Madrid (11 September 1945), as quoted in [http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. === 1946 === * The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: [[Masonry]] and [[Communism]]... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land. ** Writing under the alias Jakin Boor in the journal ''Arriba'' in an article, "Masonry and Communism" (14 December 1946), as quoted in ''Franco: A Biography'' by Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúạ, p. 71 ==Quotes About Franco== [[File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg|thumb|Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]]. He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state ~ Sebastian Balfour]] [[File:El burro i l'haca.jpg|thumb|The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. ~ José Larios]] [[File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg|thumb|If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two evils. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ~ [[Evelyn Waugh]] ]] [[File:A solzhenitsin.JPG|thumb|I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the European socialists, radicals, and liberals. ~ [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]]] :<small>Sorted alphabetically by author or source</small> * Francisco Franco, the former [[fascist]] dictator of Spain, gave the [[Nazis]] a list of every [[Jew]] in his [[country]] in order to facilitate efforts to locate, deport and destroy them, according to a document found recently in a Spanish archive and reported on Sunday by the Spanish daily ''El Pais''.The paper said that in 1941, Spain prepared a list of all 6,000 Jews in its territory and gave it to the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution, [[Heinrich Himmler]]... ** Ofer Aderet, in [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wwii-document-reveals-general-franco-handed-nazis-list-of-spanish-jews-1.297546 "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010)] * The document is an official order, dated May 13, 1941, issued by Franco's chief of security, [[w:Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani|Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani]], to all provincial governors. It instructs them to prepare a list of every Jew in their district, both local residents and foreigners, along with details about "their personal and political leanings, their means of supporting themselves, their commercial activity, the level of threat they constitute and their security classification. ** Ofer Aderet, in "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010) * The Spanish general had neither the look nor the commanding voice of a dashing military leader. He was short, pudgy, and balding, had a droopy countenance, was prone to crying, and- when issuing orders- he tended to squeak. Colleagues tended to refer to him behind his back as "Miss [[w:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]," a comment on both his demeanor and the remote site where he was stationed when the first shots were fired; but Franco was the sort of leader who could find his way through a minefield without putting a foot wrong. Unlike many, he expected the Civil War to be long, dirty, and closely fought. In preparation, he solicited and received aid from Hitler and Mussolini. To the irritation of both dictators, Franco resisted pressure for bold actions that, in his judgment, would have entailed taking excessive risks. Instead he waged war like a safecracker, turning the dial one click at a time. He used aerial bombardments to soften up any opposition before attacking on the ground. He paid careful attention to logistics and didn't squander his ammunition, equipment or men. He moved his headquarters close to the fighting and insisted that a field commander lead in retaking any territory on the global stage, for the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) was of interest not solely to Spain. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 49-50 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The [[w:Red Army|Russian troops]] and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the [[w:1961 Berlin crisis|1961 Berlin crisis]] and, more than fifty years later, in [[Ukraine]]. The [[Bombing of Guernica|German bombing of Guernica]], immortalized by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], sparked calls for an international [[war crimes]] investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any [[bombs]] had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered t he [[Capital punishment|executions]] of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full [[Dictatorship|dictatorial]] powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''[[w:Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer|Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer]]''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * The last of the [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] forces surrendered to Franco on April 1, 1939. The general vowed at the time that he would never pick up his sword again except to defend his country from invasion. When Hitler urged him to bring Spain into the wartime Axis alliance, he refused as a matter of principle, then asked how much Germany was willing to pay. He set his own terms: generous amounts of military and economic aid, plus Morocco, a possession of Vichy France. The Germans viewed the price tag as exorbitant and knew that handing Morocco to Spain would so outrage the Vichy regime that it would no longer collaborate. To break the deadlock, Hitler traveled from Berlin to the Spanish frontier town of Hendaye, where, on October 23, 1940, he met with Franco. The chancellor was confident that his willingness to journey eleven hundred miles to visit the Spaniard in his own country would produce a breakthrough. After all, wasn't he the master of Europe? Instead, in a nine-hour meeting, Franco evaded every request. When Hitler pressed him for a commitment, he replied with questions. Asked to moderate his demands, he repeated them. When the Fuehrer predicted a quick victory over England, implying that Spain could wait no longer if it wanted to share in the triumph, Franco doubted the scenario before adding that, even if the Germans were to capture London, the British would keep fighting from Canada. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 52-53 * Barely containing his fury, Hitler had no choice but to make the long trip back home empty-handed. The following February, he tried a final time, writing to Franco, "We three men, the Duce, you, and I, are bound together by the most rigorous compulsion of history... In such difficult times... a bold heart can save nations." Flattery didn't work with Franco, who politely declined the chance to link his fate to the Nazis. Writing again, this time to Mussolini, Hitler predicted that Franco- who would die in his bed at the age of seventy-five- was making "the greatest mistake of his life." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 53 * '''Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]].''' He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state. ** Sebastian Balfour, quoted in ''Spain: A History'' (2000), edited by [[w:Raymond Carr|Raymond Carr]] (p.265). * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * Every town along the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with [[Peasant|peasants]] evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the [[Car|truck]], moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''[[Donkeys|burros]]''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, [[United Kingdom|British]], and [[United States|American]] [[Nursing|nurses]] went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the [[w:Fascist Italy|Italian Fascist]] troops had reached the sea at [[w:Vinaroz|Vinaroz]], below [[w:Tortosa|Tortosa]], cutting Loyalist Spain away from [[w:Catalonia|Catalonia]], and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and [[w:Valencia|Valencia]]. (In [[Rome]], the [[w:Pope|Pope]] gave is apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding [[w:Lerida|Lerida]] and [[w:Balaguer|Balaguer]] (this was different); the [[newspapers]] reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the [[w:Non-Intervention Committee|Non-Intervention Committee]] met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't [[Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] had mobilized a million and a half men on the [[w:Czechoslovakia|Czech]] and [[France|French]] borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and [[Cordell Hull|Hull]] had, it is true, made strong speeches against [[Fascism|Fascist]] aggression within the week, and called for united [[Democracy|democratic]] opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 * [[w:Unification Decree (Spain, 1937)|In April 1937]] Franco, as effective {{w|head of state}} of {{w|Nationalist Spain}}, fused the [[w:Falange Española de las JONS|Falange]] with the {{w|Carlists}}, [[Monarchy|monarchists]] and the rest of the right to form the single party of his regime: a process, though differently conducted, somewhat similar to {{w|Italian fascism}}'s fusion with [[Nationalism]] and [[w:Clerical fascism|Clerico-Fascism]] after 1922. The product, like the Italian Fascist regime, was a compromise between radical fascism and conservative [[authoritarianism]], in this case with unambiguous military and [[Catholic Church|Church]] support. ** [[Martin Blinkhorn]], {{cite book |title=Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth-Century Europe |date=2003 |publisher={{w|Routledge}} |isbn=978-1-134-99712-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr6JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |page=10}} * General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, [[Ideology|ideologues]], Marxists and [[Nihilism|nihlistis]] that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity. ** [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], {{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/02/william-f-buckley-rip.html |title=William F. Buckley, RIP |first=Timothy |last=Noah |date=February 27, 2008 |website=Slate.com}} * General Franco made it clear that [[Spain]] could enter the [[war]] only when [[England]] was about ready to collapse. ** Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. Quoted in ''The Last European War'' (1976) by John Lukacs (p. 114). * I most sincerely wish to go on record as being unalterably opposed to Franco and [[fascism]], to all violations of the legal [[government]] and outrages against the people of [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Republican Spain]]. ** [[William Faulkner]], 1938, quoted in Frederick Robert Karl, ''William Faulkner, American writer:a biography'' (1990), p. 630 *Franco ruled Spain, but not as a [[Republic]]. The [[w:Law of Succession to the Headship of the State|Succession Law of 1947]] defined the country as a monarchy, although it recognized Franco's power for his lifetime. He intended to name [[w:Juan Carlos II|Juan Carlos]], grandson of the late King [[w:Alfonso XIII|Alfonso XIII]] as his successor, although he waited another 22 years before naming him. Franco called a [[w:Plebiscite|plebiscite]] that approved his succession plans by a huge margin. He termed this (and similar votes) his 'democratic mandate': no other forms of democracy were needed. Franco was always cautious and considered all options before making up his mind. Reserved and spacious, but courteous and proud, he rarely revealed his feelings. But a particular book he published in 1952 exposed his thinking. ''Freemasonry'' blamed the problems of the world on Spain's enemies, Freemasons and Communists. For him, Roosevelt, [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]], and [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] were all Masons, part of a destructive tide only temporarily held back by Hitler and Mussolini. When the western leaders met [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] at [[w:Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and [[w:Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]], they confirmed Franco's worst fears. These erratic views were not widely publicized abroad. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) pp. 145-146 *Franco celebrated 25 years of peace in 1964, basking in a [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] that called him 'the man sent by God and made leader' or 'hero of the hosts of heaven and earth.' Although he was less active in the government, he was still very much in charge. His beliefs never changed: freedom would lead to [[corruption]] and [[Communism]], and the [[state]] should be based on the [[family]], the [[Town|towns]], and the party. For the first time, Franco defined his view of the state in the [[w:Organic Law (Spain)|Organic Law]] (1966): a monarchy whose only political activity was Franco's movement, whose head had extensive powers that could be challenged but not threatened by an [[Organization|assembly]]. [[Strike action|Strikes]], student unrest and regional problems, however, made it clear that his ideas were not compatible with a modern [[state]] that needed representative institutions to deal with ever more complex problems. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) p. 146 * Just like any honest man, I am against Franco and [[Fascism]] in Spain. ** [[Ernest Hemingway]], quoted in ''Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'' (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?". * A great man...and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century...one of the great leaders we have had in our history. ** [[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]], Spanish Politician and diplomat, on the occasion of Franco's death. Quoted in [http://www.gara.net/azkenak/01/315809/es/Frases-que-reflejan-recorrido-Manuel-Fraga "Frases que reflejan el recorrido de Manuel Fraga" in ''GARA'' Newspaper (16 January 2012)] * A democracy can be highly illiberal, while on the other hand an absolute ruler could be a thorough liberal—without being for this reason the least bit democratic. Even a dictator, theoretically, could be a liberal. [...] A purely [[w:Military dictatorship|military dictatorship]] based on the bayonets and sabres of a handful of professional soldiers has greater liberal potentialities (one has only to compare Franco, [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Oliveira Salazar]] and [[Philippe Pétain|Pétain]] with [[Hitler]], [[Mussolini]] and [[Stalin]]). ** [[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1952). ''Liberty and Equality: The Challenge of Our Time'', Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, pp. 87-88 * Neither the [[Nazism|Nazis]] nor the [[Italy|Italians]] were able to cash in on their "investments" in Spain. Franco saw Hitler only once and, as an old specialist on criminals from his days in the ''Tercio'', he immediately sized up his partner. **[[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1974). ''Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse'', Arlington House Publishers, p. 271 * The [[w:Madrid|Madrid]] victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in [[w:Seville|Seville]]'s [[w:Seville Cathedral|magnificent cathedral]]. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But [[World War II|a new World War]] was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of [[social justice]] and twenty-five years of [[peace]], our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * The crucial difference was between the regimes of the old Right, who wanted to turn the clock back to a pre-democratic [[Elitism|elitist]] era, and the new Right who seized and sustained power through the instruments of mass [[politics]]. '''The former included General Franco and the [[Greece|Greek]] dictator [[w:Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas]], men who feared mass politics and allied themselves with bastions of the established order such as the monarchy and the Church...the new [[w:Radical Right|radical Right]], in contrast, rose to power in Italy and Germany through elections and the [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary process]].''' ** [[w:Mark Mazower|Mark Mazower]], ''Dark Continent: Europe's 20th Century'' (1998), p. 27 * There is no question for any decent, kindly man or woman, let alone a [[Poets|poet]] or [[Writing|writer]], who ''must'' be more sensitive. '''We have to be against Franco and [[Fascism]] and for the [[people]] of [[Spain]], and the [[future]] of [[gentleness]] and [[brotherhood]] which ordinary men and women want all over the [[world]].''' ** [[w:Naomi Mitchison|Naomi Mitchison]], in 1937, as quoted in ''Spanish Front : Writers on the Civil War'' (1986) by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 [http://spartacus-educational.com/Wmitchison.htm] * '''The most baffling thing in the Spanish [[war]] was the behaviour of the great powers. '''The war was actually won for Franco by the [[Germans]] and [[Italians]], whose motives were obvious enough. The motives of [[France]] and [[Britain]] are less easy to understand. In 1936 it was clear to everyone that if Britain would only help the Spanish Government, even to the extent of a few million pounds’ worth of arms, Franco would collapse and German strategy would be severely dislocated. '''By that time one did not need to be a [[clairvoyant]] to foresee that war between Britain and Germany was coming; one could even foretell within a year or two when it would come.''' Yet in the most mean, [[cowardly]], [[hypocritical]] way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the [[Nazis]]. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer. Undoubtedly they were, and yet when it came to the final showdown they chose to stand up to Germany. It is still very uncertain what plan they acted on in backing Franco, and they may have had no clear plan at all. '''Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely [[stupid]] is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain [[moments]] a very important question.''' ** [[George Orwell]], in "Looking Back on the Spanish War" (1943) *General Franco, whom Sir [[Winston Churchill]] has praised as a "gallant [[Christianity|Christian]] gentleman", has forbidden any work of fiction alluding to [[adultery]], though I believe he had made a special exception for the ''[[Homer|Iliad]]''. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], in ''Dear Bertrand Russell : A selection of his correspondence with the general public 1950-1968'' (1970) * I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the [[Europe|European]] [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Radicalism|radicals]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. ** [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], as quoted in [https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/02/the-caudillo ''The Caudillo''], [[W:First Things|First Things]] * It is time to visit General Francisco Franco. A short taxi ride does it, and I am deposited at the foot of a giant, prancing stone horse bearing a triumphant-looking granite copy of the dictator.This, the only public statue of the "caudillo (leader) for God and the fatherland" left in Madrid, stands at the gates to the environment ministry. Here, spattered with red paint hurled by protesters and with a few bunches of wilting flowers left by his admirers, General Franco must remain. For the conservative-run city hall has decreed the generalísimo does not deserve to be knocked off his pedestal. '''Barring a small, remote Caudillo Square and a Franco Street that may or may not be named after him, this is all that remains of the man who ruled Spain for 36 years.''' ** [[w:Giles Tremlett|Giles Tremlett]], in "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/27/spain.gilestremlett?INTCMP=SRCH The generalísimo remains on his pedestal]" in ''The Guardian'' (27 November 2004) * If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two [[evils]]. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ** [[Evelyn Waugh]], in 1937, as quoted in ''The Picturesque Prison : Evelyn Waugh and His Writing, (1983) by Jeffrey M. Heath, p. 49 * Franco, that [[murderous]] little "Christian gentleman". ** [[H. G. Wells]], in ''The New World Order'' (1940) * At [[w:El Pardo|El Pardo]], the former royal hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid where Franco lived and worked, his [[wiktionary:ormolu|ormolu]]-mounted desk and a nearby table were piled high with reports and memorandums, virtually all of them unread. "When the piles become too high," he once told Prince Juan Carlos, "I have everything taken out from the bottom and burned." ** [[w:Alden Whitman|Alden Whitman]], {{cite journal|title=Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82|date=November 20, 1975|journal=The New York Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDmKCwAAQBAJ&q=ormolu#v=snippet&q=ormolu-mounted&f=false}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrvO5PgeKQ Speech] {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Francisco}} [[Category:Anti-communists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Fascist rulers]] [[Category:Monarchists]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:Participants of the Spanish Civil War]] [[Category:People from Galicia]] [[Category:Spanish military leaders]] [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] t70ac8wx0ys1bqcxu55cpjo30jn11jg 3148922 3148711 2022-07-29T03:43:19Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki {{semiprotected|small=yes}} [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|right|One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[Communism]].]] '''[[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco Bahamonde]]''' ([[4 December]] [[1892]] – [[20 November]] [[1975]]), commonly referred to as '''Francisco Franco''', was a military [[w:generalísimo|generalísimo]], leader of [[Spain]] (''Caudillo de España'') from October 1936 (whole country from April 1, 1939 on), and ''de-facto'' [[w:regent|regent]] of the nominally restored [[w:Spanish State|Kingdom of Spain]] from 1947 until his death in 1975. == Quotes == [[File:Estandarte de Francisco Franco.svg|thumb|[[Spain]]’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the [[world]]! ]] [[File:Aigle franquiste.jpg|thumb|right|The defense of internal [[peace]] and [[order]] constitutes the sacred mission of a [[nation]]'s armed forces and that is what we have carried out.]] *We do not rule out that it will change in the future, but for now it is. I am convinced that [[Freemasonry|Masonry]] is very good for [[England]] in England; the bad thing is that in Spain it is still very good for England. **To [[Foster Dulles]], Secretary of State of the United States. * The defence of internal [[peace]] and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's [[Military|armed forces]] and that is what we have carried out. ** As quoted in ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) by Clive Foss, p. 143, <small> {{ISBN|1905204965}} </small> <!-- Also released as ''The Tyrants: Profiles of Power and Corruption'', 2006, {{ISBN|1905204795}}. --> * The [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]] did not find itself free of obligations. For the most part the leaders were [[Freemasons]]. Before their [[duty]] to their [[country]] came their obligations to the Grand Orient. In my [[opinion]], Freemasonry, with all its international influence, is the organization principally responsible for the [[political]] [[ruin]] of Spain, as well as the murder of Calvo Sotelo, who was executed in accordance with orders from the Grand Secretary of Freemasonry in Geneva. ** Interview with Spanish journalist Nena Belmonte, as quoted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182157/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. === 1936 === * '''One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[communism]].''' ** In discussion with [[w:Niceto Alcalá-Zamora|Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]], as quoted in ''Francisco Franco : The Times and the Man'' (1938) by Joaquin Arraras, p. 159 * We strive to form a single [[national]] front against the [[Masonic]] lodges, against Moscow and the [[Marxist]] [[societies]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (24 July 1936), as cited by Javier Navarrete in [http://mcedhou1.housings.nexica.net/MAS_ALLA/html/version_texto.asp?IDArt=29 Más Allá] * [[All]] is well, thank God... but [[victory]] will not be complete, definitive or stable, as long as [[Masonry]] is in our [[Spain]]. And how will it disappear? What to do? Ask [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (2 October 1936), as cited by [http://www.agustincelis.com/id64.htm Agustín Celis] === Manifesto of 18 July 1936 === :<small>Radio broadcast by Franco from the Canary Islands, declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177-179. <br>Commentary by Cowans: "After years of discussions among military officers outraged by the course of events in Republican Spain, a group of generals decided, following the recent murder of the leading conservative politician, José Calvo Sotelo, to mount an armed uprising against the government. The officers had no single commander yet, but one of their leaders was the young general Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), who as head of Spain's Army of Africa was based in the Canary Islands. Franco made this speech over the radio. It is unlikely that many Spaniards actually heard it, but nevertheless, the speech illustrates the soldiers' grievances and the kind of arguments they made in defense of their actions."</small> * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! === 1938 === * '''We do not [[believe]] in [[government]] through the [[Elections|voting]] booth.''' The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish [[dreams]]. ** Statement during the [[w:Spanish Civil War|civil war]], cited in 1938 by [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915079,00.html ''Time'' magazine], also cited in John A. Crittenden, ''Parties and elections in the United States'', Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6). * [[Fascism]], since that is the word that is used, fascism presents, wherever it manifests itself, characteristics which are varied to the extent that countries and national temperaments vary. It is essentially a defensive reaction of the organism, a manifestation of the desire to live, of the desire not to die, which at certain times seizes a whole people. So each people reacts in its own way, according to its conception of life. Our rising, here, has a Spanish meaning! What can it have in common with [[Nazism|Hitlerism]], which was, above all, a reaction against the state of things created by the defeat, and by the abdication and the despair that followed it? ** Franco Interview with [[w:Henri Massis|Henri Massis]], 1938. Quoted in Massis's book ''Chefs'', Paris,Plon 1939.Also quoted in Richard Griffiths, ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Fascism.'' London : [[w:Duckworth Overlook|Duckworth Publishing]], 2000. === 1939 === * ''Un estado totalitario armonizará en España el funcionamiento de todas las capacidades y energías del país, que dentro de la Unidad Nacional, el trabajo estimado como el más ineludible de los deberes será el único exponente de la voluntad popular.'' ** A [[totalitarian]] state will harmonize in Spain the operation of all the capabilities and [[energy]] in the country, that inside the [[National]] [[Unity]], the [[work]] esteemed as the most unavoidable must be the only exponent of the people's will. *** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939), quoted in ''Espana Nuevo Siglo‎'' (1997) by Tim Connell and Juan Kattán-Ibarra, p. 174 * Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with [[Karl Marx|Marxism]] and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish [[Revolution|revolutionary]] agreements, will not be got rid of in a day. ** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939) === 1940 === ==== Laureate Cross acceptance speech (July 1940) === :<small>Speech by Franco as he received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand, Spain's highest military honour, which he had originally been nominated for in 1918 while fighting in Morocco. As the award is given by the Spanish head of state, Franco essentially gave himself the decoration. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 211-214.</small> * I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to se the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices. === 1945 === *We have torn up Marxist [[materialism]] and we have disorientated [[Masonry]]. We have thwarted the [[Satanic]] machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the [[world]]’s press and numerous international politicians. Spain’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the world! ** Speech to the women’s section of the Falange in Madrid (11 September 1945), as quoted in [http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. === 1946 === * The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: [[Masonry]] and [[Communism]]... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land. ** Writing under the alias Jakin Boor in the journal ''Arriba'' in an article, "Masonry and Communism" (14 December 1946), as quoted in ''Franco: A Biography'' by Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúạ, p. 71 ==Quotes About Franco== [[File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg|thumb|Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]]. He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state ~ Sebastian Balfour]] [[File:El burro i l'haca.jpg|thumb|The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. ~ José Larios]] [[File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg|thumb|If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two evils. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ~ [[Evelyn Waugh]] ]] [[File:A solzhenitsin.JPG|thumb|I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the European socialists, radicals, and liberals. ~ [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]]] :<small>Sorted alphabetically by author or source</small> * Francisco Franco, the former [[fascist]] dictator of Spain, gave the [[Nazis]] a list of every [[Jew]] in his [[country]] in order to facilitate efforts to locate, deport and destroy them, according to a document found recently in a Spanish archive and reported on Sunday by the Spanish daily ''El Pais''.The paper said that in 1941, Spain prepared a list of all 6,000 Jews in its territory and gave it to the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution, [[Heinrich Himmler]]... ** Ofer Aderet, in [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wwii-document-reveals-general-franco-handed-nazis-list-of-spanish-jews-1.297546 "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010)] * The document is an official order, dated May 13, 1941, issued by Franco's chief of security, [[w:Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani|Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani]], to all provincial governors. It instructs them to prepare a list of every Jew in their district, both local residents and foreigners, along with details about "their personal and political leanings, their means of supporting themselves, their commercial activity, the level of threat they constitute and their security classification. ** Ofer Aderet, in "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010) * The Spanish general had neither the look nor the commanding voice of a dashing military leader. He was short, pudgy, and balding, had a droopy countenance, was prone to crying, and- when issuing orders- he tended to squeak. Colleagues tended to refer to him behind his back as "Miss [[w:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]," a comment on both his demeanor and the remote site where he was stationed when the first shots were fired; but Franco was the sort of leader who could find his way through a minefield without putting a foot wrong. Unlike many, he expected the Civil War to be long, dirty, and closely fought. In preparation, he solicited and received aid from Hitler and Mussolini. To the irritation of both dictators, Franco resisted pressure for bold actions that, in his judgment, would have entailed taking excessive risks. Instead he waged war like a safecracker, turning the dial one click at a time. He used aerial bombardments to soften up any opposition before attacking on the ground. He paid careful attention to logistics and didn't squander his ammunition, equipment or men. He moved his headquarters close to the fighting and insisted that a field commander lead in retaking any territory on the global stage, for the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) was of interest not solely to Spain. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 49-50 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The [[w:Red Army|Russian troops]] and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the [[w:1961 Berlin crisis|1961 Berlin crisis]] and, more than fifty years later, in [[Ukraine]]. The [[Bombing of Guernica|German bombing of Guernica]], immortalized by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], sparked calls for an international [[war crimes]] investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any [[bombs]] had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered t he [[Capital punishment|executions]] of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full [[Dictatorship|dictatorial]] powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''[[w:Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer|Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer]]''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * The last of the [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] forces surrendered to Franco on April 1, 1939. The general vowed at the time that he would never pick up his sword again except to defend his country from invasion. When Hitler urged him to bring Spain into the wartime Axis alliance, he refused as a matter of principle, then asked how much Germany was willing to pay. He set his own terms: generous amounts of military and economic aid, plus Morocco, a possession of Vichy France. The Germans viewed the price tag as exorbitant and knew that handing Morocco to Spain would so outrage the Vichy regime that it would no longer collaborate. To break the deadlock, Hitler traveled from Berlin to the Spanish frontier town of Hendaye, where, on October 23, 1940, he met with Franco. The chancellor was confident that his willingness to journey eleven hundred miles to visit the Spaniard in his own country would produce a breakthrough. After all, wasn't he the master of Europe? Instead, in a nine-hour meeting, Franco evaded every request. When Hitler pressed him for a commitment, he replied with questions. Asked to moderate his demands, he repeated them. When the Fuehrer predicted a quick victory over England, implying that Spain could wait no longer if it wanted to share in the triumph, Franco doubted the scenario before adding that, even if the Germans were to capture London, the British would keep fighting from Canada. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 52-53 * Barely containing his fury, Hitler had no choice but to make the long trip back home empty-handed. The following February, he tried a final time, writing to Franco, "We three men, the Duce, you, and I, are bound together by the most rigorous compulsion of history... In such difficult times... a bold heart can save nations." Flattery didn't work with Franco, who politely declined the chance to link his fate to the Nazis. Writing again, this time to Mussolini, Hitler predicted that Franco- who would die in his bed at the age of seventy-five- was making "the greatest mistake of his life." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 53 * '''Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]].''' He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state. ** Sebastian Balfour, quoted in ''Spain: A History'' (2000), edited by [[w:Raymond Carr|Raymond Carr]] (p.265). * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * Every town along the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with [[Peasant|peasants]] evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the [[Car|truck]], moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''[[Donkeys|burros]]''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, [[United Kingdom|British]], and [[United States|American]] [[Nursing|nurses]] went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the [[w:Fascist Italy|Italian Fascist]] troops had reached the sea at [[w:Vinaroz|Vinaroz]], below [[w:Tortosa|Tortosa]], cutting Loyalist Spain away from [[w:Catalonia|Catalonia]], and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and [[w:Valencia|Valencia]]. (In [[Rome]], the [[w:Pope|Pope]] gave is apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding [[w:Lerida|Lerida]] and [[w:Balaguer|Balaguer]] (this was different); the [[newspapers]] reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the [[w:Non-Intervention Committee|Non-Intervention Committee]] met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't [[Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] had mobilized a million and a half men on the [[w:Czechoslovakia|Czech]] and [[France|French]] borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and [[Cordell Hull|Hull]] had, it is true, made strong speeches against [[Fascism|Fascist]] aggression within the week, and called for united [[Democracy|democratic]] opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 * [[w:Unification Decree (Spain, 1937)|In April 1937]] Franco, as effective {{w|head of state}} of {{w|Nationalist Spain}}, fused the [[w:Falange Española de las JONS|Falange]] with the {{w|Carlists}}, [[Monarchy|monarchists]] and the rest of the right to form the single party of his regime: a process, though differently conducted, somewhat similar to {{w|Italian fascism}}'s fusion with [[Nationalism]] and [[w:Clerical fascism|Clerico-Fascism]] after 1922. The product, like the Italian Fascist regime, was a compromise between radical fascism and conservative [[authoritarianism]], in this case with unambiguous military and [[Catholic Church|Church]] support. ** [[Martin Blinkhorn]], {{cite book |title=Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth-Century Europe |date=2003 |publisher={{w|Routledge}} |isbn=978-1-134-99712-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr6JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |page=10}} * General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, [[Ideology|ideologues]], Marxists and [[Nihilism|nihlistis]] that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity. ** [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], {{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/02/william-f-buckley-rip.html |title=William F. Buckley, RIP |first=Timothy |last=Noah |date=February 27, 2008 |website=Slate.com}} * General Franco made it clear that [[Spain]] could enter the [[war]] only when [[England]] was about ready to collapse. ** Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. Quoted in ''The Last European War'' (1976) by John Lukacs (p. 114). * I most sincerely wish to go on record as being unalterably opposed to Franco and [[fascism]], to all violations of the legal [[government]] and outrages against the people of [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Republican Spain]]. ** [[William Faulkner]], 1938, quoted in Frederick Robert Karl, ''William Faulkner, American writer:a biography'' (1990), p. 630 *Franco ruled Spain, but not as a [[Republic]]. The [[w:Law of Succession to the Headship of the State|Succession Law of 1947]] defined the country as a monarchy, although it recognized Franco's power for his lifetime. He intended to name [[w:Juan Carlos II|Juan Carlos]], grandson of the late King [[w:Alfonso XIII|Alfonso XIII]] as his successor, although he waited another 22 years before naming him. Franco called a [[w:Plebiscite|plebiscite]] that approved his succession plans by a huge margin. He termed this (and similar votes) his 'democratic mandate': no other forms of democracy were needed. Franco was always cautious and considered all options before making up his mind. Reserved and spacious, but courteous and proud, he rarely revealed his feelings. But a particular book he published in 1952 exposed his thinking. ''Freemasonry'' blamed the problems of the world on Spain's enemies, Freemasons and Communists. For him, Roosevelt, [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]], and [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] were all Masons, part of a destructive tide only temporarily held back by Hitler and Mussolini. When the western leaders met [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] at [[w:Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and [[w:Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]], they confirmed Franco's worst fears. These erratic views were not widely publicized abroad. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) pp. 145-146 *Franco celebrated 25 years of peace in 1964, basking in a [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] that called him 'the man sent by God and made leader' or 'hero of the hosts of heaven and earth.' Although he was less active in the government, he was still very much in charge. His beliefs never changed: freedom would lead to [[corruption]] and [[Communism]], and the [[state]] should be based on the [[family]], the [[Town|towns]], and the party. For the first time, Franco defined his view of the state in the [[w:Organic Law (Spain)|Organic Law]] (1966): a monarchy whose only political activity was Franco's movement, whose head had extensive powers that could be challenged but not threatened by an [[Organization|assembly]]. [[Strike action|Strikes]], student unrest and regional problems, however, made it clear that his ideas were not compatible with a modern [[state]] that needed representative institutions to deal with ever more complex problems. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) p. 146 * Just like any honest man, I am against Franco and [[Fascism]] in Spain. ** [[Ernest Hemingway]], quoted in ''Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'' (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?". * A great man...and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century...one of the great leaders we have had in our history. ** [[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]], Spanish Politician and diplomat, on the occasion of Franco's death. Quoted in [http://www.gara.net/azkenak/01/315809/es/Frases-que-reflejan-recorrido-Manuel-Fraga "Frases que reflejan el recorrido de Manuel Fraga" in ''GARA'' Newspaper (16 January 2012)] * A democracy can be highly illiberal, while on the other hand an absolute ruler could be a thorough liberal—without being for this reason the least bit democratic. Even a dictator, theoretically, could be a liberal. [...] A purely [[w:Military dictatorship|military dictatorship]] based on the bayonets and sabres of a handful of professional soldiers has greater liberal potentialities (one has only to compare Franco, [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Oliveira Salazar]] and [[Philippe Pétain|Pétain]] with [[Hitler]], [[Mussolini]] and [[Stalin]]). ** [[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1952). ''Liberty and Equality: The Challenge of Our Time'', Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, pp. 87-88 * Neither the [[Nazism|Nazis]] nor the [[Italy|Italians]] were able to cash in on their "investments" in Spain. Franco saw Hitler only once and, as an old specialist on criminals from his days in the ''Tercio'', he immediately sized up his partner. **[[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1974). ''Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse'', Arlington House Publishers, p. 271 * The [[w:Madrid|Madrid]] victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in [[w:Seville|Seville]]'s [[w:Seville Cathedral|magnificent cathedral]]. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But [[World War II|a new World War]] was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of [[social justice]] and twenty-five years of [[peace]], our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * The crucial difference was between the regimes of the old Right, who wanted to turn the clock back to a pre-democratic [[Elitism|elitist]] era, and the new Right who seized and sustained power through the instruments of mass [[politics]]. '''The former included General Franco and the [[Greece|Greek]] dictator [[w:Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas]], men who feared mass politics and allied themselves with bastions of the established order such as the monarchy and the Church...the new [[w:Radical Right|radical Right]], in contrast, rose to power in Italy and Germany through elections and the [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary process]].''' ** [[w:Mark Mazower|Mark Mazower]], ''Dark Continent: Europe's 20th Century'' (1998), p. 27 * There is no question for any decent, kindly man or woman, let alone a [[Poets|poet]] or [[Writing|writer]], who ''must'' be more sensitive. '''We have to be against Franco and [[Fascism]] and for the [[people]] of [[Spain]], and the [[future]] of [[gentleness]] and [[brotherhood]] which ordinary men and women want all over the [[world]].''' ** [[w:Naomi Mitchison|Naomi Mitchison]], in 1937, as quoted in ''Spanish Front : Writers on the Civil War'' (1986) by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 [http://spartacus-educational.com/Wmitchison.htm] * '''The most baffling thing in the Spanish [[war]] was the behaviour of the great powers. '''The war was actually won for Franco by the [[Germans]] and [[Italians]], whose motives were obvious enough. The motives of [[France]] and [[Britain]] are less easy to understand. In 1936 it was clear to everyone that if Britain would only help the Spanish Government, even to the extent of a few million pounds’ worth of arms, Franco would collapse and German strategy would be severely dislocated. '''By that time one did not need to be a [[clairvoyant]] to foresee that war between Britain and Germany was coming; one could even foretell within a year or two when it would come.''' Yet in the most mean, [[cowardly]], [[hypocritical]] way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the [[Nazis]]. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer. Undoubtedly they were, and yet when it came to the final showdown they chose to stand up to Germany. It is still very uncertain what plan they acted on in backing Franco, and they may have had no clear plan at all. '''Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely [[stupid]] is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain [[moments]] a very important question.''' ** [[George Orwell]], in "Looking Back on the Spanish War" (1943) *General Franco, whom Sir [[Winston Churchill]] has praised as a "gallant [[Christianity|Christian]] gentleman", has forbidden any work of fiction alluding to [[adultery]], though I believe he had made a special exception for the ''[[Homer|Iliad]]''. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], in ''Dear Bertrand Russell : A selection of his correspondence with the general public 1950-1968'' (1970) * I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the [[Europe|European]] [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Radicalism|radicals]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. ** [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], as quoted in [https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/02/the-caudillo ''The Caudillo''], [[W:First Things|First Things]] * It is time to visit General Francisco Franco. A short taxi ride does it, and I am deposited at the foot of a giant, prancing stone horse bearing a triumphant-looking granite copy of the dictator.This, the only public statue of the "caudillo (leader) for God and the fatherland" left in Madrid, stands at the gates to the environment ministry. Here, spattered with red paint hurled by protesters and with a few bunches of wilting flowers left by his admirers, General Franco must remain. For the conservative-run city hall has decreed the generalísimo does not deserve to be knocked off his pedestal. '''Barring a small, remote Caudillo Square and a Franco Street that may or may not be named after him, this is all that remains of the man who ruled Spain for 36 years.''' ** [[w:Giles Tremlett|Giles Tremlett]], in "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/27/spain.gilestremlett?INTCMP=SRCH The generalísimo remains on his pedestal]" in ''The Guardian'' (27 November 2004) * If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two [[evils]]. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ** [[Evelyn Waugh]], in 1937, as quoted in ''The Picturesque Prison : Evelyn Waugh and His Writing, (1983) by Jeffrey M. Heath, p. 49 * Franco, that [[murderous]] little "Christian gentleman". ** [[H. G. Wells]], in ''The New World Order'' (1940) * At [[w:El Pardo|El Pardo]], the former royal hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid where Franco lived and worked, his [[wiktionary:ormolu|ormolu]]-mounted desk and a nearby table were piled high with reports and memorandums, virtually all of them unread. "When the piles become too high," he once told Prince Juan Carlos, "I have everything taken out from the bottom and burned." ** [[w:Alden Whitman|Alden Whitman]], {{cite journal|title=Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82|date=November 20, 1975|journal=The New York Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDmKCwAAQBAJ&q=ormolu#v=snippet&q=ormolu-mounted&f=false}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrvO5PgeKQ Speech] {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Francisco}} [[Category:Anti-communists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Fascist rulers]] [[Category:Monarchists]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:Participants of the Spanish Civil War]] [[Category:People from Galicia]] [[Category:Spanish military leaders]] [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] lzrd7auc31ykzdg9t5whlg1sq4gmlk8 3148923 3148922 2022-07-29T03:43:38Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki {{semiprotected|small=yes}} [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|right|One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[Communism]].]] '''[[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco Bahamonde]]''' ([[4 December]] [[1892]] – [[20 November]] [[1975]]), commonly referred to as '''Francisco Franco''', was a military [[w:generalísimo|generalísimo]], leader of [[Spain]] (''Caudillo de España'') from October 1936 (whole country from April 1, 1939 on), and ''de-facto'' [[w:regent|regent]] of the nominally restored [[w:Spanish State|Kingdom of Spain]] from 1947 until his death in 1975. == Quotes == [[File:Estandarte de Francisco Franco.svg|thumb|[[Spain]]’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the [[world]]! ]] [[File:Aigle franquiste.jpg|thumb|right|The defense of internal [[peace]] and [[order]] constitutes the sacred mission of a [[nation]]'s armed forces and that is what we have carried out.]] *We do not rule out that it will change in the future, but for now it is. I am convinced that [[Freemasonry|Masonry]] is very good for [[England]] in England; the bad thing is that in Spain it is still very good for England. **To [[Foster Dulles]], Secretary of State of the United States. * The defence of internal [[peace]] and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's [[Military|armed forces]] and that is what we have carried out. ** As quoted in ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) by Clive Foss, p. 143, <small> {{ISBN|1905204965}} </small> <!-- Also released as ''The Tyrants: Profiles of Power and Corruption'', 2006, {{ISBN|1905204795}}. --> * The [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]] did not find itself free of obligations. For the most part the leaders were [[Freemasons]]. Before their [[duty]] to their [[country]] came their obligations to the Grand Orient. In my [[opinion]], Freemasonry, with all its international influence, is the organization principally responsible for the [[political]] [[ruin]] of Spain, as well as the murder of Calvo Sotelo, who was executed in accordance with orders from the Grand Secretary of Freemasonry in Geneva. ** Interview with Spanish journalist Nena Belmonte, as quoted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182157/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. === 1936 === * '''One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[communism]].''' ** In discussion with [[w:Niceto Alcalá-Zamora|Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]], as quoted in ''Francisco Franco : The Times and the Man'' (1938) by Joaquin Arraras, p. 159 * We strive to form a single [[national]] front against the [[Masonic]] lodges, against Moscow and the [[Marxist]] [[societies]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (24 July 1936), as cited by Javier Navarrete in [http://mcedhou1.housings.nexica.net/MAS_ALLA/html/version_texto.asp?IDArt=29 Más Allá] * [[All]] is well, thank God... but [[victory]] will not be complete, definitive or stable, as long as [[Masonry]] is in our [[Spain]]. And how will it disappear? What to do? Ask [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (2 October 1936), as cited by [http://www.agustincelis.com/id64.htm Agustín Celis] === Manifesto of 18 July 1936 === :<small>Radio broadcast by Franco from the Canary Islands, declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177-179. <br>Commentary by Cowans: "After years of discussions among military officers outraged by the course of events in Republican Spain, a group of generals decided, following the recent murder of the leading conservative politician, José Calvo Sotelo, to mount an armed uprising against the government. The officers had no single commander yet, but one of their leaders was the young general Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), who as head of Spain's Army of Africa was based in the Canary Islands. Franco made this speech over the radio. It is unlikely that many Spaniards actually heard it, but nevertheless, the speech illustrates the soldiers' grievances and the kind of arguments they made in defense of their actions."</small> * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! === 1938 === * '''We do not [[believe]] in [[government]] through the [[Elections|voting]] booth.''' The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish [[dreams]]. ** Statement during the [[w:Spanish Civil War|civil war]], cited in 1938 by [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915079,00.html ''Time'' magazine], also cited in John A. Crittenden, ''Parties and elections in the United States'', Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6). * [[Fascism]], since that is the word that is used, fascism presents, wherever it manifests itself, characteristics which are varied to the extent that countries and national temperaments vary. It is essentially a defensive reaction of the organism, a manifestation of the desire to live, of the desire not to die, which at certain times seizes a whole people. So each people reacts in its own way, according to its conception of life. Our rising, here, has a Spanish meaning! What can it have in common with [[Nazism|Hitlerism]], which was, above all, a reaction against the state of things created by the defeat, and by the abdication and the despair that followed it? ** Franco Interview with [[w:Henri Massis|Henri Massis]], 1938. Quoted in Massis's book ''Chefs'', Paris,Plon 1939.Also quoted in Richard Griffiths, ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Fascism.'' London : [[w:Duckworth Overlook|Duckworth Publishing]], 2000. === 1939 === * ''Un estado totalitario armonizará en España el funcionamiento de todas las capacidades y energías del país, que dentro de la Unidad Nacional, el trabajo estimado como el más ineludible de los deberes será el único exponente de la voluntad popular.'' ** A [[totalitarian]] state will harmonize in Spain the operation of all the capabilities and [[energy]] in the country, that inside the [[National]] [[Unity]], the [[work]] esteemed as the most unavoidable must be the only exponent of the people's will. *** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939), quoted in ''Espana Nuevo Siglo‎'' (1997) by Tim Connell and Juan Kattán-Ibarra, p. 174 * Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with [[Karl Marx|Marxism]] and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish [[Revolution|revolutionary]] agreements, will not be got rid of in a day. ** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939) === 1940 === ==== Laureate Cross acceptance speech (July 1940) ==== :<small>Speech by Franco as he received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand, Spain's highest military honour, which he had originally been nominated for in 1918 while fighting in Morocco. As the award is given by the Spanish head of state, Franco essentially gave himself the decoration. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 211-214.</small> * I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to se the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices. === 1945 === *We have torn up Marxist [[materialism]] and we have disorientated [[Masonry]]. We have thwarted the [[Satanic]] machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the [[world]]’s press and numerous international politicians. Spain’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the world! ** Speech to the women’s section of the Falange in Madrid (11 September 1945), as quoted in [http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. === 1946 === * The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: [[Masonry]] and [[Communism]]... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land. ** Writing under the alias Jakin Boor in the journal ''Arriba'' in an article, "Masonry and Communism" (14 December 1946), as quoted in ''Franco: A Biography'' by Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúạ, p. 71 ==Quotes About Franco== [[File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg|thumb|Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]]. He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state ~ Sebastian Balfour]] [[File:El burro i l'haca.jpg|thumb|The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. ~ José Larios]] [[File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg|thumb|If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two evils. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ~ [[Evelyn Waugh]] ]] [[File:A solzhenitsin.JPG|thumb|I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the European socialists, radicals, and liberals. ~ [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]]] :<small>Sorted alphabetically by author or source</small> * Francisco Franco, the former [[fascist]] dictator of Spain, gave the [[Nazis]] a list of every [[Jew]] in his [[country]] in order to facilitate efforts to locate, deport and destroy them, according to a document found recently in a Spanish archive and reported on Sunday by the Spanish daily ''El Pais''.The paper said that in 1941, Spain prepared a list of all 6,000 Jews in its territory and gave it to the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution, [[Heinrich Himmler]]... ** Ofer Aderet, in [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wwii-document-reveals-general-franco-handed-nazis-list-of-spanish-jews-1.297546 "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010)] * The document is an official order, dated May 13, 1941, issued by Franco's chief of security, [[w:Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani|Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani]], to all provincial governors. It instructs them to prepare a list of every Jew in their district, both local residents and foreigners, along with details about "their personal and political leanings, their means of supporting themselves, their commercial activity, the level of threat they constitute and their security classification. ** Ofer Aderet, in "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010) * The Spanish general had neither the look nor the commanding voice of a dashing military leader. He was short, pudgy, and balding, had a droopy countenance, was prone to crying, and- when issuing orders- he tended to squeak. Colleagues tended to refer to him behind his back as "Miss [[w:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]," a comment on both his demeanor and the remote site where he was stationed when the first shots were fired; but Franco was the sort of leader who could find his way through a minefield without putting a foot wrong. Unlike many, he expected the Civil War to be long, dirty, and closely fought. In preparation, he solicited and received aid from Hitler and Mussolini. To the irritation of both dictators, Franco resisted pressure for bold actions that, in his judgment, would have entailed taking excessive risks. Instead he waged war like a safecracker, turning the dial one click at a time. He used aerial bombardments to soften up any opposition before attacking on the ground. He paid careful attention to logistics and didn't squander his ammunition, equipment or men. He moved his headquarters close to the fighting and insisted that a field commander lead in retaking any territory on the global stage, for the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) was of interest not solely to Spain. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 49-50 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The [[w:Red Army|Russian troops]] and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the [[w:1961 Berlin crisis|1961 Berlin crisis]] and, more than fifty years later, in [[Ukraine]]. The [[Bombing of Guernica|German bombing of Guernica]], immortalized by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], sparked calls for an international [[war crimes]] investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any [[bombs]] had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered t he [[Capital punishment|executions]] of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full [[Dictatorship|dictatorial]] powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''[[w:Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer|Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer]]''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * The last of the [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] forces surrendered to Franco on April 1, 1939. The general vowed at the time that he would never pick up his sword again except to defend his country from invasion. When Hitler urged him to bring Spain into the wartime Axis alliance, he refused as a matter of principle, then asked how much Germany was willing to pay. He set his own terms: generous amounts of military and economic aid, plus Morocco, a possession of Vichy France. The Germans viewed the price tag as exorbitant and knew that handing Morocco to Spain would so outrage the Vichy regime that it would no longer collaborate. To break the deadlock, Hitler traveled from Berlin to the Spanish frontier town of Hendaye, where, on October 23, 1940, he met with Franco. The chancellor was confident that his willingness to journey eleven hundred miles to visit the Spaniard in his own country would produce a breakthrough. After all, wasn't he the master of Europe? Instead, in a nine-hour meeting, Franco evaded every request. When Hitler pressed him for a commitment, he replied with questions. Asked to moderate his demands, he repeated them. When the Fuehrer predicted a quick victory over England, implying that Spain could wait no longer if it wanted to share in the triumph, Franco doubted the scenario before adding that, even if the Germans were to capture London, the British would keep fighting from Canada. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 52-53 * Barely containing his fury, Hitler had no choice but to make the long trip back home empty-handed. The following February, he tried a final time, writing to Franco, "We three men, the Duce, you, and I, are bound together by the most rigorous compulsion of history... In such difficult times... a bold heart can save nations." Flattery didn't work with Franco, who politely declined the chance to link his fate to the Nazis. Writing again, this time to Mussolini, Hitler predicted that Franco- who would die in his bed at the age of seventy-five- was making "the greatest mistake of his life." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 53 * '''Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]].''' He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state. ** Sebastian Balfour, quoted in ''Spain: A History'' (2000), edited by [[w:Raymond Carr|Raymond Carr]] (p.265). * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * Every town along the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with [[Peasant|peasants]] evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the [[Car|truck]], moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''[[Donkeys|burros]]''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, [[United Kingdom|British]], and [[United States|American]] [[Nursing|nurses]] went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the [[w:Fascist Italy|Italian Fascist]] troops had reached the sea at [[w:Vinaroz|Vinaroz]], below [[w:Tortosa|Tortosa]], cutting Loyalist Spain away from [[w:Catalonia|Catalonia]], and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and [[w:Valencia|Valencia]]. (In [[Rome]], the [[w:Pope|Pope]] gave is apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding [[w:Lerida|Lerida]] and [[w:Balaguer|Balaguer]] (this was different); the [[newspapers]] reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the [[w:Non-Intervention Committee|Non-Intervention Committee]] met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't [[Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] had mobilized a million and a half men on the [[w:Czechoslovakia|Czech]] and [[France|French]] borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and [[Cordell Hull|Hull]] had, it is true, made strong speeches against [[Fascism|Fascist]] aggression within the week, and called for united [[Democracy|democratic]] opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 * [[w:Unification Decree (Spain, 1937)|In April 1937]] Franco, as effective {{w|head of state}} of {{w|Nationalist Spain}}, fused the [[w:Falange Española de las JONS|Falange]] with the {{w|Carlists}}, [[Monarchy|monarchists]] and the rest of the right to form the single party of his regime: a process, though differently conducted, somewhat similar to {{w|Italian fascism}}'s fusion with [[Nationalism]] and [[w:Clerical fascism|Clerico-Fascism]] after 1922. The product, like the Italian Fascist regime, was a compromise between radical fascism and conservative [[authoritarianism]], in this case with unambiguous military and [[Catholic Church|Church]] support. ** [[Martin Blinkhorn]], {{cite book |title=Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth-Century Europe |date=2003 |publisher={{w|Routledge}} |isbn=978-1-134-99712-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr6JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |page=10}} * General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, [[Ideology|ideologues]], Marxists and [[Nihilism|nihlistis]] that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity. ** [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], {{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/02/william-f-buckley-rip.html |title=William F. Buckley, RIP |first=Timothy |last=Noah |date=February 27, 2008 |website=Slate.com}} * General Franco made it clear that [[Spain]] could enter the [[war]] only when [[England]] was about ready to collapse. ** Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. Quoted in ''The Last European War'' (1976) by John Lukacs (p. 114). * I most sincerely wish to go on record as being unalterably opposed to Franco and [[fascism]], to all violations of the legal [[government]] and outrages against the people of [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Republican Spain]]. ** [[William Faulkner]], 1938, quoted in Frederick Robert Karl, ''William Faulkner, American writer:a biography'' (1990), p. 630 *Franco ruled Spain, but not as a [[Republic]]. The [[w:Law of Succession to the Headship of the State|Succession Law of 1947]] defined the country as a monarchy, although it recognized Franco's power for his lifetime. He intended to name [[w:Juan Carlos II|Juan Carlos]], grandson of the late King [[w:Alfonso XIII|Alfonso XIII]] as his successor, although he waited another 22 years before naming him. Franco called a [[w:Plebiscite|plebiscite]] that approved his succession plans by a huge margin. He termed this (and similar votes) his 'democratic mandate': no other forms of democracy were needed. Franco was always cautious and considered all options before making up his mind. Reserved and spacious, but courteous and proud, he rarely revealed his feelings. But a particular book he published in 1952 exposed his thinking. ''Freemasonry'' blamed the problems of the world on Spain's enemies, Freemasons and Communists. For him, Roosevelt, [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]], and [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] were all Masons, part of a destructive tide only temporarily held back by Hitler and Mussolini. When the western leaders met [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] at [[w:Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and [[w:Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]], they confirmed Franco's worst fears. These erratic views were not widely publicized abroad. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) pp. 145-146 *Franco celebrated 25 years of peace in 1964, basking in a [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] that called him 'the man sent by God and made leader' or 'hero of the hosts of heaven and earth.' Although he was less active in the government, he was still very much in charge. His beliefs never changed: freedom would lead to [[corruption]] and [[Communism]], and the [[state]] should be based on the [[family]], the [[Town|towns]], and the party. For the first time, Franco defined his view of the state in the [[w:Organic Law (Spain)|Organic Law]] (1966): a monarchy whose only political activity was Franco's movement, whose head had extensive powers that could be challenged but not threatened by an [[Organization|assembly]]. [[Strike action|Strikes]], student unrest and regional problems, however, made it clear that his ideas were not compatible with a modern [[state]] that needed representative institutions to deal with ever more complex problems. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) p. 146 * Just like any honest man, I am against Franco and [[Fascism]] in Spain. ** [[Ernest Hemingway]], quoted in ''Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'' (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?". * A great man...and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century...one of the great leaders we have had in our history. ** [[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]], Spanish Politician and diplomat, on the occasion of Franco's death. Quoted in [http://www.gara.net/azkenak/01/315809/es/Frases-que-reflejan-recorrido-Manuel-Fraga "Frases que reflejan el recorrido de Manuel Fraga" in ''GARA'' Newspaper (16 January 2012)] * A democracy can be highly illiberal, while on the other hand an absolute ruler could be a thorough liberal—without being for this reason the least bit democratic. Even a dictator, theoretically, could be a liberal. [...] A purely [[w:Military dictatorship|military dictatorship]] based on the bayonets and sabres of a handful of professional soldiers has greater liberal potentialities (one has only to compare Franco, [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Oliveira Salazar]] and [[Philippe Pétain|Pétain]] with [[Hitler]], [[Mussolini]] and [[Stalin]]). ** [[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1952). ''Liberty and Equality: The Challenge of Our Time'', Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, pp. 87-88 * Neither the [[Nazism|Nazis]] nor the [[Italy|Italians]] were able to cash in on their "investments" in Spain. Franco saw Hitler only once and, as an old specialist on criminals from his days in the ''Tercio'', he immediately sized up his partner. **[[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1974). ''Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse'', Arlington House Publishers, p. 271 * The [[w:Madrid|Madrid]] victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in [[w:Seville|Seville]]'s [[w:Seville Cathedral|magnificent cathedral]]. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But [[World War II|a new World War]] was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of [[social justice]] and twenty-five years of [[peace]], our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * The crucial difference was between the regimes of the old Right, who wanted to turn the clock back to a pre-democratic [[Elitism|elitist]] era, and the new Right who seized and sustained power through the instruments of mass [[politics]]. '''The former included General Franco and the [[Greece|Greek]] dictator [[w:Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas]], men who feared mass politics and allied themselves with bastions of the established order such as the monarchy and the Church...the new [[w:Radical Right|radical Right]], in contrast, rose to power in Italy and Germany through elections and the [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary process]].''' ** [[w:Mark Mazower|Mark Mazower]], ''Dark Continent: Europe's 20th Century'' (1998), p. 27 * There is no question for any decent, kindly man or woman, let alone a [[Poets|poet]] or [[Writing|writer]], who ''must'' be more sensitive. '''We have to be against Franco and [[Fascism]] and for the [[people]] of [[Spain]], and the [[future]] of [[gentleness]] and [[brotherhood]] which ordinary men and women want all over the [[world]].''' ** [[w:Naomi Mitchison|Naomi Mitchison]], in 1937, as quoted in ''Spanish Front : Writers on the Civil War'' (1986) by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 [http://spartacus-educational.com/Wmitchison.htm] * '''The most baffling thing in the Spanish [[war]] was the behaviour of the great powers. '''The war was actually won for Franco by the [[Germans]] and [[Italians]], whose motives were obvious enough. The motives of [[France]] and [[Britain]] are less easy to understand. In 1936 it was clear to everyone that if Britain would only help the Spanish Government, even to the extent of a few million pounds’ worth of arms, Franco would collapse and German strategy would be severely dislocated. '''By that time one did not need to be a [[clairvoyant]] to foresee that war between Britain and Germany was coming; one could even foretell within a year or two when it would come.''' Yet in the most mean, [[cowardly]], [[hypocritical]] way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the [[Nazis]]. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer. Undoubtedly they were, and yet when it came to the final showdown they chose to stand up to Germany. It is still very uncertain what plan they acted on in backing Franco, and they may have had no clear plan at all. '''Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely [[stupid]] is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain [[moments]] a very important question.''' ** [[George Orwell]], in "Looking Back on the Spanish War" (1943) *General Franco, whom Sir [[Winston Churchill]] has praised as a "gallant [[Christianity|Christian]] gentleman", has forbidden any work of fiction alluding to [[adultery]], though I believe he had made a special exception for the ''[[Homer|Iliad]]''. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], in ''Dear Bertrand Russell : A selection of his correspondence with the general public 1950-1968'' (1970) * I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the [[Europe|European]] [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Radicalism|radicals]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. ** [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], as quoted in [https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/02/the-caudillo ''The Caudillo''], [[W:First Things|First Things]] * It is time to visit General Francisco Franco. A short taxi ride does it, and I am deposited at the foot of a giant, prancing stone horse bearing a triumphant-looking granite copy of the dictator.This, the only public statue of the "caudillo (leader) for God and the fatherland" left in Madrid, stands at the gates to the environment ministry. Here, spattered with red paint hurled by protesters and with a few bunches of wilting flowers left by his admirers, General Franco must remain. For the conservative-run city hall has decreed the generalísimo does not deserve to be knocked off his pedestal. '''Barring a small, remote Caudillo Square and a Franco Street that may or may not be named after him, this is all that remains of the man who ruled Spain for 36 years.''' ** [[w:Giles Tremlett|Giles Tremlett]], in "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/27/spain.gilestremlett?INTCMP=SRCH The generalísimo remains on his pedestal]" in ''The Guardian'' (27 November 2004) * If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two [[evils]]. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ** [[Evelyn Waugh]], in 1937, as quoted in ''The Picturesque Prison : Evelyn Waugh and His Writing, (1983) by Jeffrey M. Heath, p. 49 * Franco, that [[murderous]] little "Christian gentleman". ** [[H. G. Wells]], in ''The New World Order'' (1940) * At [[w:El Pardo|El Pardo]], the former royal hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid where Franco lived and worked, his [[wiktionary:ormolu|ormolu]]-mounted desk and a nearby table were piled high with reports and memorandums, virtually all of them unread. "When the piles become too high," he once told Prince Juan Carlos, "I have everything taken out from the bottom and burned." ** [[w:Alden Whitman|Alden Whitman]], {{cite journal|title=Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82|date=November 20, 1975|journal=The New York Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDmKCwAAQBAJ&q=ormolu#v=snippet&q=ormolu-mounted&f=false}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrvO5PgeKQ Speech] {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Francisco}} [[Category:Anti-communists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Fascist rulers]] [[Category:Monarchists]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:Participants of the Spanish Civil War]] [[Category:People from Galicia]] [[Category:Spanish military leaders]] [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] 8lpwsuunmnni1wy1bvxkjkqxbaf3km2 3148924 3148923 2022-07-29T03:44:39Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki {{semiprotected|small=yes}} [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|right|One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[Communism]].]] '''[[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco Bahamonde]]''' ([[4 December]] [[1892]] – [[20 November]] [[1975]]), commonly referred to as '''Francisco Franco''', was a military [[w:generalísimo|generalísimo]], leader of [[Spain]] (''Caudillo de España'') from October 1936 (whole country from April 1, 1939 on), and ''de-facto'' [[w:regent|regent]] of the nominally restored [[w:Spanish State|Kingdom of Spain]] from 1947 until his death in 1975. == Quotes == [[File:Estandarte de Francisco Franco.svg|thumb|[[Spain]]’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the [[world]]! ]] [[File:Aigle franquiste.jpg|thumb|right|The defense of internal [[peace]] and [[order]] constitutes the sacred mission of a [[nation]]'s armed forces and that is what we have carried out.]] *We do not rule out that it will change in the future, but for now it is. I am convinced that [[Freemasonry|Masonry]] is very good for [[England]] in England; the bad thing is that in Spain it is still very good for England. **To [[Foster Dulles]], Secretary of State of the United States. * The defence of internal [[peace]] and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's [[Military|armed forces]] and that is what we have carried out. ** As quoted in ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) by Clive Foss, p. 143, <small> {{ISBN|1905204965}} </small> <!-- Also released as ''The Tyrants: Profiles of Power and Corruption'', 2006, {{ISBN|1905204795}}. --> * The [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]] did not find itself free of obligations. For the most part the leaders were [[Freemasons]]. Before their [[duty]] to their [[country]] came their obligations to the Grand Orient. In my [[opinion]], Freemasonry, with all its international influence, is the organization principally responsible for the [[political]] [[ruin]] of Spain, as well as the murder of Calvo Sotelo, who was executed in accordance with orders from the Grand Secretary of Freemasonry in Geneva. ** Interview with Spanish journalist Nena Belmonte, as quoted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182157/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. === 1936 === * '''One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[communism]].''' ** In discussion with [[w:Niceto Alcalá-Zamora|Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]], as quoted in ''Francisco Franco : The Times and the Man'' (1938) by Joaquin Arraras, p. 159 * We strive to form a single [[national]] front against the [[Masonic]] lodges, against Moscow and the [[Marxist]] [[societies]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (24 July 1936), as cited by Javier Navarrete in [http://mcedhou1.housings.nexica.net/MAS_ALLA/html/version_texto.asp?IDArt=29 Más Allá] * [[All]] is well, thank God... but [[victory]] will not be complete, definitive or stable, as long as [[Masonry]] is in our [[Spain]]. And how will it disappear? What to do? Ask [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (2 October 1936), as cited by [http://www.agustincelis.com/id64.htm Agustín Celis] ==== Manifesto of 18 July 1936 ==== :<small>Radio broadcast by Franco from the Canary Islands, declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177-179. <br>Commentary by Cowans: "After years of discussions among military officers outraged by the course of events in Republican Spain, a group of generals decided, following the recent murder of the leading conservative politician, José Calvo Sotelo, to mount an armed uprising against the government. The officers had no single commander yet, but one of their leaders was the young general Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), who as head of Spain's Army of Africa was based in the Canary Islands. Franco made this speech over the radio. It is unlikely that many Spaniards actually heard it, but nevertheless, the speech illustrates the soldiers' grievances and the kind of arguments they made in defense of their actions."</small> * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! === 1938 === * '''We do not [[believe]] in [[government]] through the [[Elections|voting]] booth.''' The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish [[dreams]]. ** Statement during the [[w:Spanish Civil War|civil war]], cited in 1938 by [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915079,00.html ''Time'' magazine], also cited in John A. Crittenden, ''Parties and elections in the United States'', Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6). * [[Fascism]], since that is the word that is used, fascism presents, wherever it manifests itself, characteristics which are varied to the extent that countries and national temperaments vary. It is essentially a defensive reaction of the organism, a manifestation of the desire to live, of the desire not to die, which at certain times seizes a whole people. So each people reacts in its own way, according to its conception of life. Our rising, here, has a Spanish meaning! What can it have in common with [[Nazism|Hitlerism]], which was, above all, a reaction against the state of things created by the defeat, and by the abdication and the despair that followed it? ** Franco Interview with [[w:Henri Massis|Henri Massis]], 1938. Quoted in Massis's book ''Chefs'', Paris,Plon 1939.Also quoted in Richard Griffiths, ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Fascism.'' London : [[w:Duckworth Overlook|Duckworth Publishing]], 2000. === 1939 === * ''Un estado totalitario armonizará en España el funcionamiento de todas las capacidades y energías del país, que dentro de la Unidad Nacional, el trabajo estimado como el más ineludible de los deberes será el único exponente de la voluntad popular.'' ** A [[totalitarian]] state will harmonize in Spain the operation of all the capabilities and [[energy]] in the country, that inside the [[National]] [[Unity]], the [[work]] esteemed as the most unavoidable must be the only exponent of the people's will. *** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939), quoted in ''Espana Nuevo Siglo‎'' (1997) by Tim Connell and Juan Kattán-Ibarra, p. 174 * Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with [[Karl Marx|Marxism]] and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish [[Revolution|revolutionary]] agreements, will not be got rid of in a day. ** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939) === 1940 === ==== Laureate Cross acceptance speech (July 1940) ==== :<small>Speech by Franco as he received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand, Spain's highest military honour, which he had originally been nominated for in 1918 while fighting in Morocco. As the award is given by the Spanish head of state, Franco essentially gave himself the decoration. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 211-214.</small> * I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to se the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices. === 1945 === *We have torn up Marxist [[materialism]] and we have disorientated [[Masonry]]. We have thwarted the [[Satanic]] machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the [[world]]’s press and numerous international politicians. Spain’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the world! ** Speech to the women’s section of the Falange in Madrid (11 September 1945), as quoted in [http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. === 1946 === * The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: [[Masonry]] and [[Communism]]... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land. ** Writing under the alias Jakin Boor in the journal ''Arriba'' in an article, "Masonry and Communism" (14 December 1946), as quoted in ''Franco: A Biography'' by Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúạ, p. 71 ==Quotes About Franco== [[File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg|thumb|Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]]. He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state ~ Sebastian Balfour]] [[File:El burro i l'haca.jpg|thumb|The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. ~ José Larios]] [[File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg|thumb|If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two evils. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ~ [[Evelyn Waugh]] ]] [[File:A solzhenitsin.JPG|thumb|I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the European socialists, radicals, and liberals. ~ [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]]] :<small>Sorted alphabetically by author or source</small> * Francisco Franco, the former [[fascist]] dictator of Spain, gave the [[Nazis]] a list of every [[Jew]] in his [[country]] in order to facilitate efforts to locate, deport and destroy them, according to a document found recently in a Spanish archive and reported on Sunday by the Spanish daily ''El Pais''.The paper said that in 1941, Spain prepared a list of all 6,000 Jews in its territory and gave it to the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution, [[Heinrich Himmler]]... ** Ofer Aderet, in [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wwii-document-reveals-general-franco-handed-nazis-list-of-spanish-jews-1.297546 "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010)] * The document is an official order, dated May 13, 1941, issued by Franco's chief of security, [[w:Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani|Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani]], to all provincial governors. It instructs them to prepare a list of every Jew in their district, both local residents and foreigners, along with details about "their personal and political leanings, their means of supporting themselves, their commercial activity, the level of threat they constitute and their security classification. ** Ofer Aderet, in "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010) * The Spanish general had neither the look nor the commanding voice of a dashing military leader. He was short, pudgy, and balding, had a droopy countenance, was prone to crying, and- when issuing orders- he tended to squeak. Colleagues tended to refer to him behind his back as "Miss [[w:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]," a comment on both his demeanor and the remote site where he was stationed when the first shots were fired; but Franco was the sort of leader who could find his way through a minefield without putting a foot wrong. Unlike many, he expected the Civil War to be long, dirty, and closely fought. In preparation, he solicited and received aid from Hitler and Mussolini. To the irritation of both dictators, Franco resisted pressure for bold actions that, in his judgment, would have entailed taking excessive risks. Instead he waged war like a safecracker, turning the dial one click at a time. He used aerial bombardments to soften up any opposition before attacking on the ground. He paid careful attention to logistics and didn't squander his ammunition, equipment or men. He moved his headquarters close to the fighting and insisted that a field commander lead in retaking any territory on the global stage, for the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) was of interest not solely to Spain. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 49-50 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The [[w:Red Army|Russian troops]] and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the [[w:1961 Berlin crisis|1961 Berlin crisis]] and, more than fifty years later, in [[Ukraine]]. The [[Bombing of Guernica|German bombing of Guernica]], immortalized by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], sparked calls for an international [[war crimes]] investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any [[bombs]] had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered t he [[Capital punishment|executions]] of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full [[Dictatorship|dictatorial]] powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''[[w:Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer|Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer]]''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * The last of the [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] forces surrendered to Franco on April 1, 1939. The general vowed at the time that he would never pick up his sword again except to defend his country from invasion. When Hitler urged him to bring Spain into the wartime Axis alliance, he refused as a matter of principle, then asked how much Germany was willing to pay. He set his own terms: generous amounts of military and economic aid, plus Morocco, a possession of Vichy France. The Germans viewed the price tag as exorbitant and knew that handing Morocco to Spain would so outrage the Vichy regime that it would no longer collaborate. To break the deadlock, Hitler traveled from Berlin to the Spanish frontier town of Hendaye, where, on October 23, 1940, he met with Franco. The chancellor was confident that his willingness to journey eleven hundred miles to visit the Spaniard in his own country would produce a breakthrough. After all, wasn't he the master of Europe? Instead, in a nine-hour meeting, Franco evaded every request. When Hitler pressed him for a commitment, he replied with questions. Asked to moderate his demands, he repeated them. When the Fuehrer predicted a quick victory over England, implying that Spain could wait no longer if it wanted to share in the triumph, Franco doubted the scenario before adding that, even if the Germans were to capture London, the British would keep fighting from Canada. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 52-53 * Barely containing his fury, Hitler had no choice but to make the long trip back home empty-handed. The following February, he tried a final time, writing to Franco, "We three men, the Duce, you, and I, are bound together by the most rigorous compulsion of history... In such difficult times... a bold heart can save nations." Flattery didn't work with Franco, who politely declined the chance to link his fate to the Nazis. Writing again, this time to Mussolini, Hitler predicted that Franco- who would die in his bed at the age of seventy-five- was making "the greatest mistake of his life." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 53 * '''Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]].''' He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state. ** Sebastian Balfour, quoted in ''Spain: A History'' (2000), edited by [[w:Raymond Carr|Raymond Carr]] (p.265). * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * Every town along the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with [[Peasant|peasants]] evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the [[Car|truck]], moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''[[Donkeys|burros]]''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, [[United Kingdom|British]], and [[United States|American]] [[Nursing|nurses]] went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the [[w:Fascist Italy|Italian Fascist]] troops had reached the sea at [[w:Vinaroz|Vinaroz]], below [[w:Tortosa|Tortosa]], cutting Loyalist Spain away from [[w:Catalonia|Catalonia]], and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and [[w:Valencia|Valencia]]. (In [[Rome]], the [[w:Pope|Pope]] gave is apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding [[w:Lerida|Lerida]] and [[w:Balaguer|Balaguer]] (this was different); the [[newspapers]] reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the [[w:Non-Intervention Committee|Non-Intervention Committee]] met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't [[Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] had mobilized a million and a half men on the [[w:Czechoslovakia|Czech]] and [[France|French]] borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and [[Cordell Hull|Hull]] had, it is true, made strong speeches against [[Fascism|Fascist]] aggression within the week, and called for united [[Democracy|democratic]] opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 * [[w:Unification Decree (Spain, 1937)|In April 1937]] Franco, as effective {{w|head of state}} of {{w|Nationalist Spain}}, fused the [[w:Falange Española de las JONS|Falange]] with the {{w|Carlists}}, [[Monarchy|monarchists]] and the rest of the right to form the single party of his regime: a process, though differently conducted, somewhat similar to {{w|Italian fascism}}'s fusion with [[Nationalism]] and [[w:Clerical fascism|Clerico-Fascism]] after 1922. The product, like the Italian Fascist regime, was a compromise between radical fascism and conservative [[authoritarianism]], in this case with unambiguous military and [[Catholic Church|Church]] support. ** [[Martin Blinkhorn]], {{cite book |title=Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth-Century Europe |date=2003 |publisher={{w|Routledge}} |isbn=978-1-134-99712-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr6JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |page=10}} * General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, [[Ideology|ideologues]], Marxists and [[Nihilism|nihlistis]] that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity. ** [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], {{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/02/william-f-buckley-rip.html |title=William F. Buckley, RIP |first=Timothy |last=Noah |date=February 27, 2008 |website=Slate.com}} * General Franco made it clear that [[Spain]] could enter the [[war]] only when [[England]] was about ready to collapse. ** Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. Quoted in ''The Last European War'' (1976) by John Lukacs (p. 114). * I most sincerely wish to go on record as being unalterably opposed to Franco and [[fascism]], to all violations of the legal [[government]] and outrages against the people of [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Republican Spain]]. ** [[William Faulkner]], 1938, quoted in Frederick Robert Karl, ''William Faulkner, American writer:a biography'' (1990), p. 630 *Franco ruled Spain, but not as a [[Republic]]. The [[w:Law of Succession to the Headship of the State|Succession Law of 1947]] defined the country as a monarchy, although it recognized Franco's power for his lifetime. He intended to name [[w:Juan Carlos II|Juan Carlos]], grandson of the late King [[w:Alfonso XIII|Alfonso XIII]] as his successor, although he waited another 22 years before naming him. Franco called a [[w:Plebiscite|plebiscite]] that approved his succession plans by a huge margin. He termed this (and similar votes) his 'democratic mandate': no other forms of democracy were needed. Franco was always cautious and considered all options before making up his mind. Reserved and spacious, but courteous and proud, he rarely revealed his feelings. But a particular book he published in 1952 exposed his thinking. ''Freemasonry'' blamed the problems of the world on Spain's enemies, Freemasons and Communists. For him, Roosevelt, [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]], and [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] were all Masons, part of a destructive tide only temporarily held back by Hitler and Mussolini. When the western leaders met [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] at [[w:Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and [[w:Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]], they confirmed Franco's worst fears. These erratic views were not widely publicized abroad. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) pp. 145-146 *Franco celebrated 25 years of peace in 1964, basking in a [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] that called him 'the man sent by God and made leader' or 'hero of the hosts of heaven and earth.' Although he was less active in the government, he was still very much in charge. His beliefs never changed: freedom would lead to [[corruption]] and [[Communism]], and the [[state]] should be based on the [[family]], the [[Town|towns]], and the party. For the first time, Franco defined his view of the state in the [[w:Organic Law (Spain)|Organic Law]] (1966): a monarchy whose only political activity was Franco's movement, whose head had extensive powers that could be challenged but not threatened by an [[Organization|assembly]]. [[Strike action|Strikes]], student unrest and regional problems, however, made it clear that his ideas were not compatible with a modern [[state]] that needed representative institutions to deal with ever more complex problems. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) p. 146 * Just like any honest man, I am against Franco and [[Fascism]] in Spain. ** [[Ernest Hemingway]], quoted in ''Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'' (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?". * A great man...and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century...one of the great leaders we have had in our history. ** [[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]], Spanish Politician and diplomat, on the occasion of Franco's death. Quoted in [http://www.gara.net/azkenak/01/315809/es/Frases-que-reflejan-recorrido-Manuel-Fraga "Frases que reflejan el recorrido de Manuel Fraga" in ''GARA'' Newspaper (16 January 2012)] * A democracy can be highly illiberal, while on the other hand an absolute ruler could be a thorough liberal—without being for this reason the least bit democratic. Even a dictator, theoretically, could be a liberal. [...] A purely [[w:Military dictatorship|military dictatorship]] based on the bayonets and sabres of a handful of professional soldiers has greater liberal potentialities (one has only to compare Franco, [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Oliveira Salazar]] and [[Philippe Pétain|Pétain]] with [[Hitler]], [[Mussolini]] and [[Stalin]]). ** [[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1952). ''Liberty and Equality: The Challenge of Our Time'', Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, pp. 87-88 * Neither the [[Nazism|Nazis]] nor the [[Italy|Italians]] were able to cash in on their "investments" in Spain. Franco saw Hitler only once and, as an old specialist on criminals from his days in the ''Tercio'', he immediately sized up his partner. **[[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1974). ''Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse'', Arlington House Publishers, p. 271 * The [[w:Madrid|Madrid]] victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in [[w:Seville|Seville]]'s [[w:Seville Cathedral|magnificent cathedral]]. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But [[World War II|a new World War]] was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of [[social justice]] and twenty-five years of [[peace]], our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * The crucial difference was between the regimes of the old Right, who wanted to turn the clock back to a pre-democratic [[Elitism|elitist]] era, and the new Right who seized and sustained power through the instruments of mass [[politics]]. '''The former included General Franco and the [[Greece|Greek]] dictator [[w:Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas]], men who feared mass politics and allied themselves with bastions of the established order such as the monarchy and the Church...the new [[w:Radical Right|radical Right]], in contrast, rose to power in Italy and Germany through elections and the [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary process]].''' ** [[w:Mark Mazower|Mark Mazower]], ''Dark Continent: Europe's 20th Century'' (1998), p. 27 * There is no question for any decent, kindly man or woman, let alone a [[Poets|poet]] or [[Writing|writer]], who ''must'' be more sensitive. '''We have to be against Franco and [[Fascism]] and for the [[people]] of [[Spain]], and the [[future]] of [[gentleness]] and [[brotherhood]] which ordinary men and women want all over the [[world]].''' ** [[w:Naomi Mitchison|Naomi Mitchison]], in 1937, as quoted in ''Spanish Front : Writers on the Civil War'' (1986) by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 [http://spartacus-educational.com/Wmitchison.htm] * '''The most baffling thing in the Spanish [[war]] was the behaviour of the great powers. '''The war was actually won for Franco by the [[Germans]] and [[Italians]], whose motives were obvious enough. The motives of [[France]] and [[Britain]] are less easy to understand. In 1936 it was clear to everyone that if Britain would only help the Spanish Government, even to the extent of a few million pounds’ worth of arms, Franco would collapse and German strategy would be severely dislocated. '''By that time one did not need to be a [[clairvoyant]] to foresee that war between Britain and Germany was coming; one could even foretell within a year or two when it would come.''' Yet in the most mean, [[cowardly]], [[hypocritical]] way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the [[Nazis]]. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer. Undoubtedly they were, and yet when it came to the final showdown they chose to stand up to Germany. It is still very uncertain what plan they acted on in backing Franco, and they may have had no clear plan at all. '''Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely [[stupid]] is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain [[moments]] a very important question.''' ** [[George Orwell]], in "Looking Back on the Spanish War" (1943) *General Franco, whom Sir [[Winston Churchill]] has praised as a "gallant [[Christianity|Christian]] gentleman", has forbidden any work of fiction alluding to [[adultery]], though I believe he had made a special exception for the ''[[Homer|Iliad]]''. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], in ''Dear Bertrand Russell : A selection of his correspondence with the general public 1950-1968'' (1970) * I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the [[Europe|European]] [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Radicalism|radicals]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. ** [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], as quoted in [https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/02/the-caudillo ''The Caudillo''], [[W:First Things|First Things]] * It is time to visit General Francisco Franco. A short taxi ride does it, and I am deposited at the foot of a giant, prancing stone horse bearing a triumphant-looking granite copy of the dictator.This, the only public statue of the "caudillo (leader) for God and the fatherland" left in Madrid, stands at the gates to the environment ministry. Here, spattered with red paint hurled by protesters and with a few bunches of wilting flowers left by his admirers, General Franco must remain. For the conservative-run city hall has decreed the generalísimo does not deserve to be knocked off his pedestal. '''Barring a small, remote Caudillo Square and a Franco Street that may or may not be named after him, this is all that remains of the man who ruled Spain for 36 years.''' ** [[w:Giles Tremlett|Giles Tremlett]], in "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/27/spain.gilestremlett?INTCMP=SRCH The generalísimo remains on his pedestal]" in ''The Guardian'' (27 November 2004) * If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two [[evils]]. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ** [[Evelyn Waugh]], in 1937, as quoted in ''The Picturesque Prison : Evelyn Waugh and His Writing, (1983) by Jeffrey M. Heath, p. 49 * Franco, that [[murderous]] little "Christian gentleman". ** [[H. G. Wells]], in ''The New World Order'' (1940) * At [[w:El Pardo|El Pardo]], the former royal hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid where Franco lived and worked, his [[wiktionary:ormolu|ormolu]]-mounted desk and a nearby table were piled high with reports and memorandums, virtually all of them unread. "When the piles become too high," he once told Prince Juan Carlos, "I have everything taken out from the bottom and burned." ** [[w:Alden Whitman|Alden Whitman]], {{cite journal|title=Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82|date=November 20, 1975|journal=The New York Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDmKCwAAQBAJ&q=ormolu#v=snippet&q=ormolu-mounted&f=false}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrvO5PgeKQ Speech] {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Francisco}} [[Category:Anti-communists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Fascist rulers]] [[Category:Monarchists]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:Participants of the Spanish Civil War]] [[Category:People from Galicia]] [[Category:Spanish military leaders]] [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] 567uks8kpnv5emh20t2p465dnt0vnxr 3148925 3148924 2022-07-29T03:45:30Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki {{semiprotected|small=yes}} [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|right|One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[Communism]].]] '''[[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco Bahamonde]]''' ([[4 December]] [[1892]] – [[20 November]] [[1975]]), commonly referred to as '''Francisco Franco''', was a military [[w:generalísimo|generalísimo]], leader of [[Spain]] (''Caudillo de España'') from October 1936 (whole country from April 1, 1939 on), and ''de-facto'' [[w:regent|regent]] of the nominally restored [[w:Spanish State|Kingdom of Spain]] from 1947 until his death in 1975. == Quotes == [[File:Estandarte de Francisco Franco.svg|thumb|[[Spain]]’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the [[world]]! ]] [[File:Aigle franquiste.jpg|thumb|right|The defense of internal [[peace]] and [[order]] constitutes the sacred mission of a [[nation]]'s armed forces and that is what we have carried out.]] *We do not rule out that it will change in the future, but for now it is. I am convinced that [[Freemasonry|Masonry]] is very good for [[England]] in England; the bad thing is that in Spain it is still very good for England. **To [[Foster Dulles]], Secretary of State of the United States. * The defence of internal [[peace]] and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's [[Military|armed forces]] and that is what we have carried out. ** As quoted in ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) by Clive Foss, p. 143, <small> {{ISBN|1905204965}} </small> <!-- Also released as ''The Tyrants: Profiles of Power and Corruption'', 2006, {{ISBN|1905204795}}. --> * The [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]] did not find itself free of obligations. For the most part the leaders were [[Freemasons]]. Before their [[duty]] to their [[country]] came their obligations to the Grand Orient. In my [[opinion]], Freemasonry, with all its international influence, is the organization principally responsible for the [[political]] [[ruin]] of Spain, as well as the murder of Calvo Sotelo, who was executed in accordance with orders from the Grand Secretary of Freemasonry in Geneva. ** Interview with Spanish journalist Nena Belmonte, as quoted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182157/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ===1930s=== === 1936 === * '''One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[communism]].''' ** In discussion with [[w:Niceto Alcalá-Zamora|Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]], as quoted in ''Francisco Franco : The Times and the Man'' (1938) by Joaquin Arraras, p. 159 * We strive to form a single [[national]] front against the [[Masonic]] lodges, against Moscow and the [[Marxist]] [[societies]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (24 July 1936), as cited by Javier Navarrete in [http://mcedhou1.housings.nexica.net/MAS_ALLA/html/version_texto.asp?IDArt=29 Más Allá] * [[All]] is well, thank God... but [[victory]] will not be complete, definitive or stable, as long as [[Masonry]] is in our [[Spain]]. And how will it disappear? What to do? Ask [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (2 October 1936), as cited by [http://www.agustincelis.com/id64.htm Agustín Celis] ==== Manifesto of 18 July 1936 ==== :<small>Radio broadcast by Franco from the Canary Islands, declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177-179. <br>Commentary by Cowans: "After years of discussions among military officers outraged by the course of events in Republican Spain, a group of generals decided, following the recent murder of the leading conservative politician, José Calvo Sotelo, to mount an armed uprising against the government. The officers had no single commander yet, but one of their leaders was the young general Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), who as head of Spain's Army of Africa was based in the Canary Islands. Franco made this speech over the radio. It is unlikely that many Spaniards actually heard it, but nevertheless, the speech illustrates the soldiers' grievances and the kind of arguments they made in defense of their actions."</small> * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! === 1938 === * '''We do not [[believe]] in [[government]] through the [[Elections|voting]] booth.''' The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish [[dreams]]. ** Statement during the [[w:Spanish Civil War|civil war]], cited in 1938 by [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915079,00.html ''Time'' magazine], also cited in John A. Crittenden, ''Parties and elections in the United States'', Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6). * [[Fascism]], since that is the word that is used, fascism presents, wherever it manifests itself, characteristics which are varied to the extent that countries and national temperaments vary. It is essentially a defensive reaction of the organism, a manifestation of the desire to live, of the desire not to die, which at certain times seizes a whole people. So each people reacts in its own way, according to its conception of life. Our rising, here, has a Spanish meaning! What can it have in common with [[Nazism|Hitlerism]], which was, above all, a reaction against the state of things created by the defeat, and by the abdication and the despair that followed it? ** Franco Interview with [[w:Henri Massis|Henri Massis]], 1938. Quoted in Massis's book ''Chefs'', Paris,Plon 1939.Also quoted in Richard Griffiths, ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Fascism.'' London : [[w:Duckworth Overlook|Duckworth Publishing]], 2000. === 1939 === * ''Un estado totalitario armonizará en España el funcionamiento de todas las capacidades y energías del país, que dentro de la Unidad Nacional, el trabajo estimado como el más ineludible de los deberes será el único exponente de la voluntad popular.'' ** A [[totalitarian]] state will harmonize in Spain the operation of all the capabilities and [[energy]] in the country, that inside the [[National]] [[Unity]], the [[work]] esteemed as the most unavoidable must be the only exponent of the people's will. *** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939), quoted in ''Espana Nuevo Siglo‎'' (1997) by Tim Connell and Juan Kattán-Ibarra, p. 174 * Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with [[Karl Marx|Marxism]] and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish [[Revolution|revolutionary]] agreements, will not be got rid of in a day. ** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939) === 1940s === === 1940 === ==== Laureate Cross acceptance speech (July 1940) ==== :<small>Speech by Franco as he received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand, Spain's highest military honour, which he had originally been nominated for in 1918 while fighting in Morocco. As the award is given by the Spanish head of state, Franco essentially gave himself the decoration. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 211-214.</small> * I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to se the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices. === 1945 === *We have torn up Marxist [[materialism]] and we have disorientated [[Masonry]]. We have thwarted the [[Satanic]] machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the [[world]]’s press and numerous international politicians. Spain’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the world! ** Speech to the women’s section of the Falange in Madrid (11 September 1945), as quoted in [http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. === 1946 === * The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: [[Masonry]] and [[Communism]]... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land. ** Writing under the alias Jakin Boor in the journal ''Arriba'' in an article, "Masonry and Communism" (14 December 1946), as quoted in ''Franco: A Biography'' by Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúạ, p. 71 ==Quotes About Franco== [[File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg|thumb|Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]]. He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state ~ Sebastian Balfour]] [[File:El burro i l'haca.jpg|thumb|The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. ~ José Larios]] [[File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg|thumb|If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two evils. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ~ [[Evelyn Waugh]] ]] [[File:A solzhenitsin.JPG|thumb|I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the European socialists, radicals, and liberals. ~ [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]]] :<small>Sorted alphabetically by author or source</small> * Francisco Franco, the former [[fascist]] dictator of Spain, gave the [[Nazis]] a list of every [[Jew]] in his [[country]] in order to facilitate efforts to locate, deport and destroy them, according to a document found recently in a Spanish archive and reported on Sunday by the Spanish daily ''El Pais''.The paper said that in 1941, Spain prepared a list of all 6,000 Jews in its territory and gave it to the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution, [[Heinrich Himmler]]... ** Ofer Aderet, in [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wwii-document-reveals-general-franco-handed-nazis-list-of-spanish-jews-1.297546 "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010)] * The document is an official order, dated May 13, 1941, issued by Franco's chief of security, [[w:Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani|Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani]], to all provincial governors. It instructs them to prepare a list of every Jew in their district, both local residents and foreigners, along with details about "their personal and political leanings, their means of supporting themselves, their commercial activity, the level of threat they constitute and their security classification. ** Ofer Aderet, in "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010) * The Spanish general had neither the look nor the commanding voice of a dashing military leader. He was short, pudgy, and balding, had a droopy countenance, was prone to crying, and- when issuing orders- he tended to squeak. Colleagues tended to refer to him behind his back as "Miss [[w:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]," a comment on both his demeanor and the remote site where he was stationed when the first shots were fired; but Franco was the sort of leader who could find his way through a minefield without putting a foot wrong. Unlike many, he expected the Civil War to be long, dirty, and closely fought. In preparation, he solicited and received aid from Hitler and Mussolini. To the irritation of both dictators, Franco resisted pressure for bold actions that, in his judgment, would have entailed taking excessive risks. Instead he waged war like a safecracker, turning the dial one click at a time. He used aerial bombardments to soften up any opposition before attacking on the ground. He paid careful attention to logistics and didn't squander his ammunition, equipment or men. He moved his headquarters close to the fighting and insisted that a field commander lead in retaking any territory on the global stage, for the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) was of interest not solely to Spain. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 49-50 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The [[w:Red Army|Russian troops]] and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the [[w:1961 Berlin crisis|1961 Berlin crisis]] and, more than fifty years later, in [[Ukraine]]. The [[Bombing of Guernica|German bombing of Guernica]], immortalized by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], sparked calls for an international [[war crimes]] investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any [[bombs]] had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered t he [[Capital punishment|executions]] of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full [[Dictatorship|dictatorial]] powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''[[w:Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer|Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer]]''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * The last of the [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] forces surrendered to Franco on April 1, 1939. The general vowed at the time that he would never pick up his sword again except to defend his country from invasion. When Hitler urged him to bring Spain into the wartime Axis alliance, he refused as a matter of principle, then asked how much Germany was willing to pay. He set his own terms: generous amounts of military and economic aid, plus Morocco, a possession of Vichy France. The Germans viewed the price tag as exorbitant and knew that handing Morocco to Spain would so outrage the Vichy regime that it would no longer collaborate. To break the deadlock, Hitler traveled from Berlin to the Spanish frontier town of Hendaye, where, on October 23, 1940, he met with Franco. The chancellor was confident that his willingness to journey eleven hundred miles to visit the Spaniard in his own country would produce a breakthrough. After all, wasn't he the master of Europe? Instead, in a nine-hour meeting, Franco evaded every request. When Hitler pressed him for a commitment, he replied with questions. Asked to moderate his demands, he repeated them. When the Fuehrer predicted a quick victory over England, implying that Spain could wait no longer if it wanted to share in the triumph, Franco doubted the scenario before adding that, even if the Germans were to capture London, the British would keep fighting from Canada. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 52-53 * Barely containing his fury, Hitler had no choice but to make the long trip back home empty-handed. The following February, he tried a final time, writing to Franco, "We three men, the Duce, you, and I, are bound together by the most rigorous compulsion of history... In such difficult times... a bold heart can save nations." Flattery didn't work with Franco, who politely declined the chance to link his fate to the Nazis. Writing again, this time to Mussolini, Hitler predicted that Franco- who would die in his bed at the age of seventy-five- was making "the greatest mistake of his life." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 53 * '''Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]].''' He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state. ** Sebastian Balfour, quoted in ''Spain: A History'' (2000), edited by [[w:Raymond Carr|Raymond Carr]] (p.265). * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * Every town along the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with [[Peasant|peasants]] evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the [[Car|truck]], moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''[[Donkeys|burros]]''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, [[United Kingdom|British]], and [[United States|American]] [[Nursing|nurses]] went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the [[w:Fascist Italy|Italian Fascist]] troops had reached the sea at [[w:Vinaroz|Vinaroz]], below [[w:Tortosa|Tortosa]], cutting Loyalist Spain away from [[w:Catalonia|Catalonia]], and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and [[w:Valencia|Valencia]]. (In [[Rome]], the [[w:Pope|Pope]] gave is apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding [[w:Lerida|Lerida]] and [[w:Balaguer|Balaguer]] (this was different); the [[newspapers]] reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the [[w:Non-Intervention Committee|Non-Intervention Committee]] met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't [[Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] had mobilized a million and a half men on the [[w:Czechoslovakia|Czech]] and [[France|French]] borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and [[Cordell Hull|Hull]] had, it is true, made strong speeches against [[Fascism|Fascist]] aggression within the week, and called for united [[Democracy|democratic]] opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 * [[w:Unification Decree (Spain, 1937)|In April 1937]] Franco, as effective {{w|head of state}} of {{w|Nationalist Spain}}, fused the [[w:Falange Española de las JONS|Falange]] with the {{w|Carlists}}, [[Monarchy|monarchists]] and the rest of the right to form the single party of his regime: a process, though differently conducted, somewhat similar to {{w|Italian fascism}}'s fusion with [[Nationalism]] and [[w:Clerical fascism|Clerico-Fascism]] after 1922. The product, like the Italian Fascist regime, was a compromise between radical fascism and conservative [[authoritarianism]], in this case with unambiguous military and [[Catholic Church|Church]] support. ** [[Martin Blinkhorn]], {{cite book |title=Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth-Century Europe |date=2003 |publisher={{w|Routledge}} |isbn=978-1-134-99712-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr6JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |page=10}} * General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, [[Ideology|ideologues]], Marxists and [[Nihilism|nihlistis]] that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity. ** [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], {{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/02/william-f-buckley-rip.html |title=William F. Buckley, RIP |first=Timothy |last=Noah |date=February 27, 2008 |website=Slate.com}} * General Franco made it clear that [[Spain]] could enter the [[war]] only when [[England]] was about ready to collapse. ** Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. Quoted in ''The Last European War'' (1976) by John Lukacs (p. 114). * I most sincerely wish to go on record as being unalterably opposed to Franco and [[fascism]], to all violations of the legal [[government]] and outrages against the people of [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Republican Spain]]. ** [[William Faulkner]], 1938, quoted in Frederick Robert Karl, ''William Faulkner, American writer:a biography'' (1990), p. 630 *Franco ruled Spain, but not as a [[Republic]]. The [[w:Law of Succession to the Headship of the State|Succession Law of 1947]] defined the country as a monarchy, although it recognized Franco's power for his lifetime. He intended to name [[w:Juan Carlos II|Juan Carlos]], grandson of the late King [[w:Alfonso XIII|Alfonso XIII]] as his successor, although he waited another 22 years before naming him. Franco called a [[w:Plebiscite|plebiscite]] that approved his succession plans by a huge margin. He termed this (and similar votes) his 'democratic mandate': no other forms of democracy were needed. Franco was always cautious and considered all options before making up his mind. Reserved and spacious, but courteous and proud, he rarely revealed his feelings. But a particular book he published in 1952 exposed his thinking. ''Freemasonry'' blamed the problems of the world on Spain's enemies, Freemasons and Communists. For him, Roosevelt, [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]], and [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] were all Masons, part of a destructive tide only temporarily held back by Hitler and Mussolini. When the western leaders met [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] at [[w:Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and [[w:Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]], they confirmed Franco's worst fears. These erratic views were not widely publicized abroad. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) pp. 145-146 *Franco celebrated 25 years of peace in 1964, basking in a [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] that called him 'the man sent by God and made leader' or 'hero of the hosts of heaven and earth.' Although he was less active in the government, he was still very much in charge. His beliefs never changed: freedom would lead to [[corruption]] and [[Communism]], and the [[state]] should be based on the [[family]], the [[Town|towns]], and the party. For the first time, Franco defined his view of the state in the [[w:Organic Law (Spain)|Organic Law]] (1966): a monarchy whose only political activity was Franco's movement, whose head had extensive powers that could be challenged but not threatened by an [[Organization|assembly]]. [[Strike action|Strikes]], student unrest and regional problems, however, made it clear that his ideas were not compatible with a modern [[state]] that needed representative institutions to deal with ever more complex problems. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) p. 146 * Just like any honest man, I am against Franco and [[Fascism]] in Spain. ** [[Ernest Hemingway]], quoted in ''Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'' (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?". * A great man...and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century...one of the great leaders we have had in our history. ** [[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]], Spanish Politician and diplomat, on the occasion of Franco's death. Quoted in [http://www.gara.net/azkenak/01/315809/es/Frases-que-reflejan-recorrido-Manuel-Fraga "Frases que reflejan el recorrido de Manuel Fraga" in ''GARA'' Newspaper (16 January 2012)] * A democracy can be highly illiberal, while on the other hand an absolute ruler could be a thorough liberal—without being for this reason the least bit democratic. Even a dictator, theoretically, could be a liberal. [...] A purely [[w:Military dictatorship|military dictatorship]] based on the bayonets and sabres of a handful of professional soldiers has greater liberal potentialities (one has only to compare Franco, [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Oliveira Salazar]] and [[Philippe Pétain|Pétain]] with [[Hitler]], [[Mussolini]] and [[Stalin]]). ** [[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1952). ''Liberty and Equality: The Challenge of Our Time'', Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, pp. 87-88 * Neither the [[Nazism|Nazis]] nor the [[Italy|Italians]] were able to cash in on their "investments" in Spain. Franco saw Hitler only once and, as an old specialist on criminals from his days in the ''Tercio'', he immediately sized up his partner. **[[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1974). ''Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse'', Arlington House Publishers, p. 271 * The [[w:Madrid|Madrid]] victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in [[w:Seville|Seville]]'s [[w:Seville Cathedral|magnificent cathedral]]. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But [[World War II|a new World War]] was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of [[social justice]] and twenty-five years of [[peace]], our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * The crucial difference was between the regimes of the old Right, who wanted to turn the clock back to a pre-democratic [[Elitism|elitist]] era, and the new Right who seized and sustained power through the instruments of mass [[politics]]. '''The former included General Franco and the [[Greece|Greek]] dictator [[w:Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas]], men who feared mass politics and allied themselves with bastions of the established order such as the monarchy and the Church...the new [[w:Radical Right|radical Right]], in contrast, rose to power in Italy and Germany through elections and the [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary process]].''' ** [[w:Mark Mazower|Mark Mazower]], ''Dark Continent: Europe's 20th Century'' (1998), p. 27 * There is no question for any decent, kindly man or woman, let alone a [[Poets|poet]] or [[Writing|writer]], who ''must'' be more sensitive. '''We have to be against Franco and [[Fascism]] and for the [[people]] of [[Spain]], and the [[future]] of [[gentleness]] and [[brotherhood]] which ordinary men and women want all over the [[world]].''' ** [[w:Naomi Mitchison|Naomi Mitchison]], in 1937, as quoted in ''Spanish Front : Writers on the Civil War'' (1986) by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 [http://spartacus-educational.com/Wmitchison.htm] * '''The most baffling thing in the Spanish [[war]] was the behaviour of the great powers. '''The war was actually won for Franco by the [[Germans]] and [[Italians]], whose motives were obvious enough. The motives of [[France]] and [[Britain]] are less easy to understand. In 1936 it was clear to everyone that if Britain would only help the Spanish Government, even to the extent of a few million pounds’ worth of arms, Franco would collapse and German strategy would be severely dislocated. '''By that time one did not need to be a [[clairvoyant]] to foresee that war between Britain and Germany was coming; one could even foretell within a year or two when it would come.''' Yet in the most mean, [[cowardly]], [[hypocritical]] way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the [[Nazis]]. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer. Undoubtedly they were, and yet when it came to the final showdown they chose to stand up to Germany. It is still very uncertain what plan they acted on in backing Franco, and they may have had no clear plan at all. '''Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely [[stupid]] is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain [[moments]] a very important question.''' ** [[George Orwell]], in "Looking Back on the Spanish War" (1943) *General Franco, whom Sir [[Winston Churchill]] has praised as a "gallant [[Christianity|Christian]] gentleman", has forbidden any work of fiction alluding to [[adultery]], though I believe he had made a special exception for the ''[[Homer|Iliad]]''. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], in ''Dear Bertrand Russell : A selection of his correspondence with the general public 1950-1968'' (1970) * I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the [[Europe|European]] [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Radicalism|radicals]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. ** [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], as quoted in [https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/02/the-caudillo ''The Caudillo''], [[W:First Things|First Things]] * It is time to visit General Francisco Franco. A short taxi ride does it, and I am deposited at the foot of a giant, prancing stone horse bearing a triumphant-looking granite copy of the dictator.This, the only public statue of the "caudillo (leader) for God and the fatherland" left in Madrid, stands at the gates to the environment ministry. Here, spattered with red paint hurled by protesters and with a few bunches of wilting flowers left by his admirers, General Franco must remain. For the conservative-run city hall has decreed the generalísimo does not deserve to be knocked off his pedestal. '''Barring a small, remote Caudillo Square and a Franco Street that may or may not be named after him, this is all that remains of the man who ruled Spain for 36 years.''' ** [[w:Giles Tremlett|Giles Tremlett]], in "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/27/spain.gilestremlett?INTCMP=SRCH The generalísimo remains on his pedestal]" in ''The Guardian'' (27 November 2004) * If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two [[evils]]. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ** [[Evelyn Waugh]], in 1937, as quoted in ''The Picturesque Prison : Evelyn Waugh and His Writing, (1983) by Jeffrey M. Heath, p. 49 * Franco, that [[murderous]] little "Christian gentleman". ** [[H. G. Wells]], in ''The New World Order'' (1940) * At [[w:El Pardo|El Pardo]], the former royal hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid where Franco lived and worked, his [[wiktionary:ormolu|ormolu]]-mounted desk and a nearby table were piled high with reports and memorandums, virtually all of them unread. "When the piles become too high," he once told Prince Juan Carlos, "I have everything taken out from the bottom and burned." ** [[w:Alden Whitman|Alden Whitman]], {{cite journal|title=Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82|date=November 20, 1975|journal=The New York Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDmKCwAAQBAJ&q=ormolu#v=snippet&q=ormolu-mounted&f=false}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrvO5PgeKQ Speech] {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Francisco}} [[Category:Anti-communists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Fascist rulers]] [[Category:Monarchists]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:Participants of the Spanish Civil War]] [[Category:People from Galicia]] [[Category:Spanish military leaders]] [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] cqxl8sw97nwzr1o0e1ph0b58i5fjnux 3148926 3148925 2022-07-29T03:46:08Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki {{semiprotected|small=yes}} [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|right|One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[Communism]].]] '''[[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco Bahamonde]]''' ([[4 December]] [[1892]] – [[20 November]] [[1975]]), commonly referred to as '''Francisco Franco''', was a military [[w:generalísimo|generalísimo]], leader of [[Spain]] (''Caudillo de España'') from October 1936 (whole country from April 1, 1939 on), and ''de-facto'' [[w:regent|regent]] of the nominally restored [[w:Spanish State|Kingdom of Spain]] from 1947 until his death in 1975. == Quotes == [[File:Estandarte de Francisco Franco.svg|thumb|[[Spain]]’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the [[world]]! ]] [[File:Aigle franquiste.jpg|thumb|right|The defense of internal [[peace]] and [[order]] constitutes the sacred mission of a [[nation]]'s armed forces and that is what we have carried out.]] *We do not rule out that it will change in the future, but for now it is. I am convinced that [[Freemasonry|Masonry]] is very good for [[England]] in England; the bad thing is that in Spain it is still very good for England. **To [[Foster Dulles]], Secretary of State of the United States. * The defence of internal [[peace]] and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's [[Military|armed forces]] and that is what we have carried out. ** As quoted in ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) by Clive Foss, p. 143, <small> {{ISBN|1905204965}} </small> <!-- Also released as ''The Tyrants: Profiles of Power and Corruption'', 2006, {{ISBN|1905204795}}. --> * The [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]] did not find itself free of obligations. For the most part the leaders were [[Freemasons]]. Before their [[duty]] to their [[country]] came their obligations to the Grand Orient. In my [[opinion]], Freemasonry, with all its international influence, is the organization principally responsible for the [[political]] [[ruin]] of Spain, as well as the murder of Calvo Sotelo, who was executed in accordance with orders from the Grand Secretary of Freemasonry in Geneva. ** Interview with Spanish journalist Nena Belmonte, as quoted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182157/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ===1930s=== ==== 1936 ==== * '''One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[communism]].''' ** In discussion with [[w:Niceto Alcalá-Zamora|Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]], as quoted in ''Francisco Franco : The Times and the Man'' (1938) by Joaquin Arraras, p. 159 * We strive to form a single [[national]] front against the [[Masonic]] lodges, against Moscow and the [[Marxist]] [[societies]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (24 July 1936), as cited by Javier Navarrete in [http://mcedhou1.housings.nexica.net/MAS_ALLA/html/version_texto.asp?IDArt=29 Más Allá] * [[All]] is well, thank God... but [[victory]] will not be complete, definitive or stable, as long as [[Masonry]] is in our [[Spain]]. And how will it disappear? What to do? Ask [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (2 October 1936), as cited by [http://www.agustincelis.com/id64.htm Agustín Celis] ===== Manifesto of 18 July 1936 ===== :<small>Radio broadcast by Franco from the Canary Islands, declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177-179. <br>Commentary by Cowans: "After years of discussions among military officers outraged by the course of events in Republican Spain, a group of generals decided, following the recent murder of the leading conservative politician, José Calvo Sotelo, to mount an armed uprising against the government. The officers had no single commander yet, but one of their leaders was the young general Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), who as head of Spain's Army of Africa was based in the Canary Islands. Franco made this speech over the radio. It is unlikely that many Spaniards actually heard it, but nevertheless, the speech illustrates the soldiers' grievances and the kind of arguments they made in defense of their actions."</small> * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ==== 1938 ==== * '''We do not [[believe]] in [[government]] through the [[Elections|voting]] booth.''' The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish [[dreams]]. ** Statement during the [[w:Spanish Civil War|civil war]], cited in 1938 by [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915079,00.html ''Time'' magazine], also cited in John A. Crittenden, ''Parties and elections in the United States'', Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6). * [[Fascism]], since that is the word that is used, fascism presents, wherever it manifests itself, characteristics which are varied to the extent that countries and national temperaments vary. It is essentially a defensive reaction of the organism, a manifestation of the desire to live, of the desire not to die, which at certain times seizes a whole people. So each people reacts in its own way, according to its conception of life. Our rising, here, has a Spanish meaning! What can it have in common with [[Nazism|Hitlerism]], which was, above all, a reaction against the state of things created by the defeat, and by the abdication and the despair that followed it? ** Franco Interview with [[w:Henri Massis|Henri Massis]], 1938. Quoted in Massis's book ''Chefs'', Paris,Plon 1939.Also quoted in Richard Griffiths, ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Fascism.'' London : [[w:Duckworth Overlook|Duckworth Publishing]], 2000. ==== 1939 ==== * ''Un estado totalitario armonizará en España el funcionamiento de todas las capacidades y energías del país, que dentro de la Unidad Nacional, el trabajo estimado como el más ineludible de los deberes será el único exponente de la voluntad popular.'' ** A [[totalitarian]] state will harmonize in Spain the operation of all the capabilities and [[energy]] in the country, that inside the [[National]] [[Unity]], the [[work]] esteemed as the most unavoidable must be the only exponent of the people's will. *** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939), quoted in ''Espana Nuevo Siglo‎'' (1997) by Tim Connell and Juan Kattán-Ibarra, p. 174 * Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with [[Karl Marx|Marxism]] and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish [[Revolution|revolutionary]] agreements, will not be got rid of in a day. ** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939) === 1940s === ==== 1940 ==== ===== Laureate Cross acceptance speech (July 1940) ===== :<small>Speech by Franco as he received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand, Spain's highest military honour, which he had originally been nominated for in 1918 while fighting in Morocco. As the award is given by the Spanish head of state, Franco essentially gave himself the decoration. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 211-214.</small> * I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to se the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices. ==== 1945 ==== *We have torn up Marxist [[materialism]] and we have disorientated [[Masonry]]. We have thwarted the [[Satanic]] machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the [[world]]’s press and numerous international politicians. Spain’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the world! ** Speech to the women’s section of the Falange in Madrid (11 September 1945), as quoted in [http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ==== 1946 ==== * The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: [[Masonry]] and [[Communism]]... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land. ** Writing under the alias Jakin Boor in the journal ''Arriba'' in an article, "Masonry and Communism" (14 December 1946), as quoted in ''Franco: A Biography'' by Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúạ, p. 71 ==Quotes About Franco== [[File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg|thumb|Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]]. He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state ~ Sebastian Balfour]] [[File:El burro i l'haca.jpg|thumb|The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. ~ José Larios]] [[File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg|thumb|If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two evils. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ~ [[Evelyn Waugh]] ]] [[File:A solzhenitsin.JPG|thumb|I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the European socialists, radicals, and liberals. ~ [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]]] :<small>Sorted alphabetically by author or source</small> * Francisco Franco, the former [[fascist]] dictator of Spain, gave the [[Nazis]] a list of every [[Jew]] in his [[country]] in order to facilitate efforts to locate, deport and destroy them, according to a document found recently in a Spanish archive and reported on Sunday by the Spanish daily ''El Pais''.The paper said that in 1941, Spain prepared a list of all 6,000 Jews in its territory and gave it to the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution, [[Heinrich Himmler]]... ** Ofer Aderet, in [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wwii-document-reveals-general-franco-handed-nazis-list-of-spanish-jews-1.297546 "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010)] * The document is an official order, dated May 13, 1941, issued by Franco's chief of security, [[w:Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani|Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani]], to all provincial governors. It instructs them to prepare a list of every Jew in their district, both local residents and foreigners, along with details about "their personal and political leanings, their means of supporting themselves, their commercial activity, the level of threat they constitute and their security classification. ** Ofer Aderet, in "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010) * The Spanish general had neither the look nor the commanding voice of a dashing military leader. He was short, pudgy, and balding, had a droopy countenance, was prone to crying, and- when issuing orders- he tended to squeak. Colleagues tended to refer to him behind his back as "Miss [[w:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]," a comment on both his demeanor and the remote site where he was stationed when the first shots were fired; but Franco was the sort of leader who could find his way through a minefield without putting a foot wrong. Unlike many, he expected the Civil War to be long, dirty, and closely fought. In preparation, he solicited and received aid from Hitler and Mussolini. To the irritation of both dictators, Franco resisted pressure for bold actions that, in his judgment, would have entailed taking excessive risks. Instead he waged war like a safecracker, turning the dial one click at a time. He used aerial bombardments to soften up any opposition before attacking on the ground. He paid careful attention to logistics and didn't squander his ammunition, equipment or men. He moved his headquarters close to the fighting and insisted that a field commander lead in retaking any territory on the global stage, for the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) was of interest not solely to Spain. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 49-50 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The [[w:Red Army|Russian troops]] and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the [[w:1961 Berlin crisis|1961 Berlin crisis]] and, more than fifty years later, in [[Ukraine]]. The [[Bombing of Guernica|German bombing of Guernica]], immortalized by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], sparked calls for an international [[war crimes]] investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any [[bombs]] had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered t he [[Capital punishment|executions]] of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full [[Dictatorship|dictatorial]] powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''[[w:Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer|Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer]]''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * The last of the [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] forces surrendered to Franco on April 1, 1939. The general vowed at the time that he would never pick up his sword again except to defend his country from invasion. When Hitler urged him to bring Spain into the wartime Axis alliance, he refused as a matter of principle, then asked how much Germany was willing to pay. He set his own terms: generous amounts of military and economic aid, plus Morocco, a possession of Vichy France. The Germans viewed the price tag as exorbitant and knew that handing Morocco to Spain would so outrage the Vichy regime that it would no longer collaborate. To break the deadlock, Hitler traveled from Berlin to the Spanish frontier town of Hendaye, where, on October 23, 1940, he met with Franco. The chancellor was confident that his willingness to journey eleven hundred miles to visit the Spaniard in his own country would produce a breakthrough. After all, wasn't he the master of Europe? Instead, in a nine-hour meeting, Franco evaded every request. When Hitler pressed him for a commitment, he replied with questions. Asked to moderate his demands, he repeated them. When the Fuehrer predicted a quick victory over England, implying that Spain could wait no longer if it wanted to share in the triumph, Franco doubted the scenario before adding that, even if the Germans were to capture London, the British would keep fighting from Canada. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 52-53 * Barely containing his fury, Hitler had no choice but to make the long trip back home empty-handed. The following February, he tried a final time, writing to Franco, "We three men, the Duce, you, and I, are bound together by the most rigorous compulsion of history... In such difficult times... a bold heart can save nations." Flattery didn't work with Franco, who politely declined the chance to link his fate to the Nazis. Writing again, this time to Mussolini, Hitler predicted that Franco- who would die in his bed at the age of seventy-five- was making "the greatest mistake of his life." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 53 * '''Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]].''' He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state. ** Sebastian Balfour, quoted in ''Spain: A History'' (2000), edited by [[w:Raymond Carr|Raymond Carr]] (p.265). * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * Every town along the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with [[Peasant|peasants]] evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the [[Car|truck]], moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''[[Donkeys|burros]]''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, [[United Kingdom|British]], and [[United States|American]] [[Nursing|nurses]] went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the [[w:Fascist Italy|Italian Fascist]] troops had reached the sea at [[w:Vinaroz|Vinaroz]], below [[w:Tortosa|Tortosa]], cutting Loyalist Spain away from [[w:Catalonia|Catalonia]], and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and [[w:Valencia|Valencia]]. (In [[Rome]], the [[w:Pope|Pope]] gave is apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding [[w:Lerida|Lerida]] and [[w:Balaguer|Balaguer]] (this was different); the [[newspapers]] reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the [[w:Non-Intervention Committee|Non-Intervention Committee]] met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't [[Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] had mobilized a million and a half men on the [[w:Czechoslovakia|Czech]] and [[France|French]] borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and [[Cordell Hull|Hull]] had, it is true, made strong speeches against [[Fascism|Fascist]] aggression within the week, and called for united [[Democracy|democratic]] opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 * [[w:Unification Decree (Spain, 1937)|In April 1937]] Franco, as effective {{w|head of state}} of {{w|Nationalist Spain}}, fused the [[w:Falange Española de las JONS|Falange]] with the {{w|Carlists}}, [[Monarchy|monarchists]] and the rest of the right to form the single party of his regime: a process, though differently conducted, somewhat similar to {{w|Italian fascism}}'s fusion with [[Nationalism]] and [[w:Clerical fascism|Clerico-Fascism]] after 1922. The product, like the Italian Fascist regime, was a compromise between radical fascism and conservative [[authoritarianism]], in this case with unambiguous military and [[Catholic Church|Church]] support. ** [[Martin Blinkhorn]], {{cite book |title=Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth-Century Europe |date=2003 |publisher={{w|Routledge}} |isbn=978-1-134-99712-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr6JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |page=10}} * General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, [[Ideology|ideologues]], Marxists and [[Nihilism|nihlistis]] that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity. ** [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], {{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/02/william-f-buckley-rip.html |title=William F. Buckley, RIP |first=Timothy |last=Noah |date=February 27, 2008 |website=Slate.com}} * General Franco made it clear that [[Spain]] could enter the [[war]] only when [[England]] was about ready to collapse. ** Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. Quoted in ''The Last European War'' (1976) by John Lukacs (p. 114). * I most sincerely wish to go on record as being unalterably opposed to Franco and [[fascism]], to all violations of the legal [[government]] and outrages against the people of [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Republican Spain]]. ** [[William Faulkner]], 1938, quoted in Frederick Robert Karl, ''William Faulkner, American writer:a biography'' (1990), p. 630 *Franco ruled Spain, but not as a [[Republic]]. The [[w:Law of Succession to the Headship of the State|Succession Law of 1947]] defined the country as a monarchy, although it recognized Franco's power for his lifetime. He intended to name [[w:Juan Carlos II|Juan Carlos]], grandson of the late King [[w:Alfonso XIII|Alfonso XIII]] as his successor, although he waited another 22 years before naming him. Franco called a [[w:Plebiscite|plebiscite]] that approved his succession plans by a huge margin. He termed this (and similar votes) his 'democratic mandate': no other forms of democracy were needed. Franco was always cautious and considered all options before making up his mind. Reserved and spacious, but courteous and proud, he rarely revealed his feelings. But a particular book he published in 1952 exposed his thinking. ''Freemasonry'' blamed the problems of the world on Spain's enemies, Freemasons and Communists. For him, Roosevelt, [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]], and [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] were all Masons, part of a destructive tide only temporarily held back by Hitler and Mussolini. When the western leaders met [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] at [[w:Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and [[w:Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]], they confirmed Franco's worst fears. These erratic views were not widely publicized abroad. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) pp. 145-146 *Franco celebrated 25 years of peace in 1964, basking in a [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] that called him 'the man sent by God and made leader' or 'hero of the hosts of heaven and earth.' Although he was less active in the government, he was still very much in charge. His beliefs never changed: freedom would lead to [[corruption]] and [[Communism]], and the [[state]] should be based on the [[family]], the [[Town|towns]], and the party. For the first time, Franco defined his view of the state in the [[w:Organic Law (Spain)|Organic Law]] (1966): a monarchy whose only political activity was Franco's movement, whose head had extensive powers that could be challenged but not threatened by an [[Organization|assembly]]. [[Strike action|Strikes]], student unrest and regional problems, however, made it clear that his ideas were not compatible with a modern [[state]] that needed representative institutions to deal with ever more complex problems. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) p. 146 * Just like any honest man, I am against Franco and [[Fascism]] in Spain. ** [[Ernest Hemingway]], quoted in ''Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'' (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?". * A great man...and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century...one of the great leaders we have had in our history. ** [[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]], Spanish Politician and diplomat, on the occasion of Franco's death. Quoted in [http://www.gara.net/azkenak/01/315809/es/Frases-que-reflejan-recorrido-Manuel-Fraga "Frases que reflejan el recorrido de Manuel Fraga" in ''GARA'' Newspaper (16 January 2012)] * A democracy can be highly illiberal, while on the other hand an absolute ruler could be a thorough liberal—without being for this reason the least bit democratic. Even a dictator, theoretically, could be a liberal. [...] A purely [[w:Military dictatorship|military dictatorship]] based on the bayonets and sabres of a handful of professional soldiers has greater liberal potentialities (one has only to compare Franco, [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Oliveira Salazar]] and [[Philippe Pétain|Pétain]] with [[Hitler]], [[Mussolini]] and [[Stalin]]). ** [[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1952). ''Liberty and Equality: The Challenge of Our Time'', Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, pp. 87-88 * Neither the [[Nazism|Nazis]] nor the [[Italy|Italians]] were able to cash in on their "investments" in Spain. Franco saw Hitler only once and, as an old specialist on criminals from his days in the ''Tercio'', he immediately sized up his partner. **[[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1974). ''Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse'', Arlington House Publishers, p. 271 * The [[w:Madrid|Madrid]] victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in [[w:Seville|Seville]]'s [[w:Seville Cathedral|magnificent cathedral]]. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But [[World War II|a new World War]] was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of [[social justice]] and twenty-five years of [[peace]], our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * The crucial difference was between the regimes of the old Right, who wanted to turn the clock back to a pre-democratic [[Elitism|elitist]] era, and the new Right who seized and sustained power through the instruments of mass [[politics]]. '''The former included General Franco and the [[Greece|Greek]] dictator [[w:Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas]], men who feared mass politics and allied themselves with bastions of the established order such as the monarchy and the Church...the new [[w:Radical Right|radical Right]], in contrast, rose to power in Italy and Germany through elections and the [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary process]].''' ** [[w:Mark Mazower|Mark Mazower]], ''Dark Continent: Europe's 20th Century'' (1998), p. 27 * There is no question for any decent, kindly man or woman, let alone a [[Poets|poet]] or [[Writing|writer]], who ''must'' be more sensitive. '''We have to be against Franco and [[Fascism]] and for the [[people]] of [[Spain]], and the [[future]] of [[gentleness]] and [[brotherhood]] which ordinary men and women want all over the [[world]].''' ** [[w:Naomi Mitchison|Naomi Mitchison]], in 1937, as quoted in ''Spanish Front : Writers on the Civil War'' (1986) by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 [http://spartacus-educational.com/Wmitchison.htm] * '''The most baffling thing in the Spanish [[war]] was the behaviour of the great powers. '''The war was actually won for Franco by the [[Germans]] and [[Italians]], whose motives were obvious enough. The motives of [[France]] and [[Britain]] are less easy to understand. In 1936 it was clear to everyone that if Britain would only help the Spanish Government, even to the extent of a few million pounds’ worth of arms, Franco would collapse and German strategy would be severely dislocated. '''By that time one did not need to be a [[clairvoyant]] to foresee that war between Britain and Germany was coming; one could even foretell within a year or two when it would come.''' Yet in the most mean, [[cowardly]], [[hypocritical]] way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the [[Nazis]]. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer. Undoubtedly they were, and yet when it came to the final showdown they chose to stand up to Germany. It is still very uncertain what plan they acted on in backing Franco, and they may have had no clear plan at all. '''Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely [[stupid]] is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain [[moments]] a very important question.''' ** [[George Orwell]], in "Looking Back on the Spanish War" (1943) *General Franco, whom Sir [[Winston Churchill]] has praised as a "gallant [[Christianity|Christian]] gentleman", has forbidden any work of fiction alluding to [[adultery]], though I believe he had made a special exception for the ''[[Homer|Iliad]]''. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], in ''Dear Bertrand Russell : A selection of his correspondence with the general public 1950-1968'' (1970) * I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the [[Europe|European]] [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Radicalism|radicals]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. ** [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], as quoted in [https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/02/the-caudillo ''The Caudillo''], [[W:First Things|First Things]] * It is time to visit General Francisco Franco. A short taxi ride does it, and I am deposited at the foot of a giant, prancing stone horse bearing a triumphant-looking granite copy of the dictator.This, the only public statue of the "caudillo (leader) for God and the fatherland" left in Madrid, stands at the gates to the environment ministry. Here, spattered with red paint hurled by protesters and with a few bunches of wilting flowers left by his admirers, General Franco must remain. For the conservative-run city hall has decreed the generalísimo does not deserve to be knocked off his pedestal. '''Barring a small, remote Caudillo Square and a Franco Street that may or may not be named after him, this is all that remains of the man who ruled Spain for 36 years.''' ** [[w:Giles Tremlett|Giles Tremlett]], in "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/27/spain.gilestremlett?INTCMP=SRCH The generalísimo remains on his pedestal]" in ''The Guardian'' (27 November 2004) * If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two [[evils]]. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ** [[Evelyn Waugh]], in 1937, as quoted in ''The Picturesque Prison : Evelyn Waugh and His Writing, (1983) by Jeffrey M. Heath, p. 49 * Franco, that [[murderous]] little "Christian gentleman". ** [[H. G. Wells]], in ''The New World Order'' (1940) * At [[w:El Pardo|El Pardo]], the former royal hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid where Franco lived and worked, his [[wiktionary:ormolu|ormolu]]-mounted desk and a nearby table were piled high with reports and memorandums, virtually all of them unread. "When the piles become too high," he once told Prince Juan Carlos, "I have everything taken out from the bottom and burned." ** [[w:Alden Whitman|Alden Whitman]], {{cite journal|title=Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82|date=November 20, 1975|journal=The New York Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDmKCwAAQBAJ&q=ormolu#v=snippet&q=ormolu-mounted&f=false}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrvO5PgeKQ Speech] {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Francisco}} [[Category:Anti-communists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Fascist rulers]] [[Category:Monarchists]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:Participants of the Spanish Civil War]] [[Category:People from Galicia]] [[Category:Spanish military leaders]] [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] clvh2rgl1bz1ngq5sqbt9u43a23gn9u 3148927 3148926 2022-07-29T03:50:18Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki {{semiprotected|small=yes}} [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|right|One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[Communism]].]] '''[[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco Bahamonde]]''' ([[4 December]] [[1892]] – [[20 November]] [[1975]]), commonly referred to as '''Francisco Franco''', was a military [[w:generalísimo|generalísimo]], leader of [[Spain]] (''Caudillo de España'') from October 1936 (whole country from April 1, 1939 on), and ''de-facto'' [[w:regent|regent]] of the nominally restored [[w:Spanish State|Kingdom of Spain]] from 1947 until his death in 1975. == Quotes == [[File:Estandarte de Francisco Franco.svg|thumb|[[Spain]]’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the [[world]]! ]] [[File:Aigle franquiste.jpg|thumb|right|The defense of internal [[peace]] and [[order]] constitutes the sacred mission of a [[nation]]'s armed forces and that is what we have carried out.]] [[File:Valencia329.JPG|thumb|I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to se the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices.]] *We do not rule out that it will change in the future, but for now it is. I am convinced that [[Freemasonry|Masonry]] is very good for [[England]] in England; the bad thing is that in Spain it is still very good for England. **To [[Foster Dulles]], Secretary of State of the United States. * The defence of internal [[peace]] and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's [[Military|armed forces]] and that is what we have carried out. ** As quoted in ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) by Clive Foss, p. 143, <small> {{ISBN|1905204965}} </small> <!-- Also released as ''The Tyrants: Profiles of Power and Corruption'', 2006, {{ISBN|1905204795}}. --> * The [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]] did not find itself free of obligations. For the most part the leaders were [[Freemasons]]. Before their [[duty]] to their [[country]] came their obligations to the Grand Orient. In my [[opinion]], Freemasonry, with all its international influence, is the organization principally responsible for the [[political]] [[ruin]] of Spain, as well as the murder of Calvo Sotelo, who was executed in accordance with orders from the Grand Secretary of Freemasonry in Geneva. ** Interview with Spanish journalist Nena Belmonte, as quoted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182157/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ===1930s=== ==== 1936 ==== * '''One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[communism]].''' ** In discussion with [[w:Niceto Alcalá-Zamora|Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]], as quoted in ''Francisco Franco : The Times and the Man'' (1938) by Joaquin Arraras, p. 159 * We strive to form a single [[national]] front against the [[Masonic]] lodges, against Moscow and the [[Marxist]] [[societies]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (24 July 1936), as cited by Javier Navarrete in [http://mcedhou1.housings.nexica.net/MAS_ALLA/html/version_texto.asp?IDArt=29 Más Allá] * [[All]] is well, thank God... but [[victory]] will not be complete, definitive or stable, as long as [[Masonry]] is in our [[Spain]]. And how will it disappear? What to do? Ask [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (2 October 1936), as cited by [http://www.agustincelis.com/id64.htm Agustín Celis] ===== Manifesto of 18 July 1936 ===== :<small>Radio broadcast by Franco from the Canary Islands, declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177-179. <br>Commentary by Cowans: "After years of discussions among military officers outraged by the course of events in Republican Spain, a group of generals decided, following the recent murder of the leading conservative politician, José Calvo Sotelo, to mount an armed uprising against the government. The officers had no single commander yet, but one of their leaders was the young general Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), who as head of Spain's Army of Africa was based in the Canary Islands. Franco made this speech over the radio. It is unlikely that many Spaniards actually heard it, but nevertheless, the speech illustrates the soldiers' grievances and the kind of arguments they made in defense of their actions."</small> * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ==== 1938 ==== * '''We do not [[believe]] in [[government]] through the [[Elections|voting]] booth.''' The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish [[dreams]]. ** Statement during the [[w:Spanish Civil War|civil war]], cited in 1938 by [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915079,00.html ''Time'' magazine], also cited in John A. Crittenden, ''Parties and elections in the United States'', Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6). * [[Fascism]], since that is the word that is used, fascism presents, wherever it manifests itself, characteristics which are varied to the extent that countries and national temperaments vary. It is essentially a defensive reaction of the organism, a manifestation of the desire to live, of the desire not to die, which at certain times seizes a whole people. So each people reacts in its own way, according to its conception of life. Our rising, here, has a Spanish meaning! What can it have in common with [[Nazism|Hitlerism]], which was, above all, a reaction against the state of things created by the defeat, and by the abdication and the despair that followed it? ** Franco Interview with [[w:Henri Massis|Henri Massis]], 1938. Quoted in Massis's book ''Chefs'', Paris,Plon 1939.Also quoted in Richard Griffiths, ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Fascism.'' London : [[w:Duckworth Overlook|Duckworth Publishing]], 2000. ==== 1939 ==== * ''Un estado totalitario armonizará en España el funcionamiento de todas las capacidades y energías del país, que dentro de la Unidad Nacional, el trabajo estimado como el más ineludible de los deberes será el único exponente de la voluntad popular.'' ** A [[totalitarian]] state will harmonize in Spain the operation of all the capabilities and [[energy]] in the country, that inside the [[National]] [[Unity]], the [[work]] esteemed as the most unavoidable must be the only exponent of the people's will. *** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939), quoted in ''Espana Nuevo Siglo‎'' (1997) by Tim Connell and Juan Kattán-Ibarra, p. 174 * Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with [[Karl Marx|Marxism]] and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish [[Revolution|revolutionary]] agreements, will not be got rid of in a day. ** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939) === 1940s === ==== 1940 ==== ===== Laureate Cross acceptance speech (July 1940) ===== :<small>Speech by Franco as he received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand, Spain's highest military honour, which he had originally been nominated for in 1918 while fighting in Morocco. As the award is given by the Spanish head of state, Franco essentially gave himself the decoration. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 211-214.</small> * '''I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to se the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices.''' ==== 1945 ==== *We have torn up Marxist [[materialism]] and we have disorientated [[Masonry]]. We have thwarted the [[Satanic]] machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the [[world]]’s press and numerous international politicians. Spain’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the world! ** Speech to the women’s section of the Falange in Madrid (11 September 1945), as quoted in [http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ==== 1946 ==== * The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: [[Masonry]] and [[Communism]]... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land. ** Writing under the alias Jakin Boor in the journal ''Arriba'' in an article, "Masonry and Communism" (14 December 1946), as quoted in ''Franco: A Biography'' by Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúạ, p. 71 ==Quotes About Franco== [[File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg|thumb|Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]]. He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state ~ Sebastian Balfour]] [[File:El burro i l'haca.jpg|thumb|The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. ~ José Larios]] [[File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg|thumb|If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two evils. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ~ [[Evelyn Waugh]] ]] [[File:A solzhenitsin.JPG|thumb|I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the European socialists, radicals, and liberals. ~ [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]]] :<small>Sorted alphabetically by author or source</small> * Francisco Franco, the former [[fascist]] dictator of Spain, gave the [[Nazis]] a list of every [[Jew]] in his [[country]] in order to facilitate efforts to locate, deport and destroy them, according to a document found recently in a Spanish archive and reported on Sunday by the Spanish daily ''El Pais''.The paper said that in 1941, Spain prepared a list of all 6,000 Jews in its territory and gave it to the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution, [[Heinrich Himmler]]... ** Ofer Aderet, in [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wwii-document-reveals-general-franco-handed-nazis-list-of-spanish-jews-1.297546 "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010)] * The document is an official order, dated May 13, 1941, issued by Franco's chief of security, [[w:Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani|Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani]], to all provincial governors. It instructs them to prepare a list of every Jew in their district, both local residents and foreigners, along with details about "their personal and political leanings, their means of supporting themselves, their commercial activity, the level of threat they constitute and their security classification. ** Ofer Aderet, in "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010) * The Spanish general had neither the look nor the commanding voice of a dashing military leader. He was short, pudgy, and balding, had a droopy countenance, was prone to crying, and- when issuing orders- he tended to squeak. Colleagues tended to refer to him behind his back as "Miss [[w:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]," a comment on both his demeanor and the remote site where he was stationed when the first shots were fired; but Franco was the sort of leader who could find his way through a minefield without putting a foot wrong. Unlike many, he expected the Civil War to be long, dirty, and closely fought. In preparation, he solicited and received aid from Hitler and Mussolini. To the irritation of both dictators, Franco resisted pressure for bold actions that, in his judgment, would have entailed taking excessive risks. Instead he waged war like a safecracker, turning the dial one click at a time. He used aerial bombardments to soften up any opposition before attacking on the ground. He paid careful attention to logistics and didn't squander his ammunition, equipment or men. He moved his headquarters close to the fighting and insisted that a field commander lead in retaking any territory on the global stage, for the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) was of interest not solely to Spain. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 49-50 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The [[w:Red Army|Russian troops]] and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the [[w:1961 Berlin crisis|1961 Berlin crisis]] and, more than fifty years later, in [[Ukraine]]. The [[Bombing of Guernica|German bombing of Guernica]], immortalized by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], sparked calls for an international [[war crimes]] investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any [[bombs]] had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered t he [[Capital punishment|executions]] of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full [[Dictatorship|dictatorial]] powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''[[w:Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer|Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer]]''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * The last of the [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] forces surrendered to Franco on April 1, 1939. The general vowed at the time that he would never pick up his sword again except to defend his country from invasion. When Hitler urged him to bring Spain into the wartime Axis alliance, he refused as a matter of principle, then asked how much Germany was willing to pay. He set his own terms: generous amounts of military and economic aid, plus Morocco, a possession of Vichy France. The Germans viewed the price tag as exorbitant and knew that handing Morocco to Spain would so outrage the Vichy regime that it would no longer collaborate. To break the deadlock, Hitler traveled from Berlin to the Spanish frontier town of Hendaye, where, on October 23, 1940, he met with Franco. The chancellor was confident that his willingness to journey eleven hundred miles to visit the Spaniard in his own country would produce a breakthrough. After all, wasn't he the master of Europe? Instead, in a nine-hour meeting, Franco evaded every request. When Hitler pressed him for a commitment, he replied with questions. Asked to moderate his demands, he repeated them. When the Fuehrer predicted a quick victory over England, implying that Spain could wait no longer if it wanted to share in the triumph, Franco doubted the scenario before adding that, even if the Germans were to capture London, the British would keep fighting from Canada. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 52-53 * Barely containing his fury, Hitler had no choice but to make the long trip back home empty-handed. The following February, he tried a final time, writing to Franco, "We three men, the Duce, you, and I, are bound together by the most rigorous compulsion of history... In such difficult times... a bold heart can save nations." Flattery didn't work with Franco, who politely declined the chance to link his fate to the Nazis. Writing again, this time to Mussolini, Hitler predicted that Franco- who would die in his bed at the age of seventy-five- was making "the greatest mistake of his life." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 53 * '''Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]].''' He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state. ** Sebastian Balfour, quoted in ''Spain: A History'' (2000), edited by [[w:Raymond Carr|Raymond Carr]] (p.265). * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * Every town along the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with [[Peasant|peasants]] evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the [[Car|truck]], moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''[[Donkeys|burros]]''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, [[United Kingdom|British]], and [[United States|American]] [[Nursing|nurses]] went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the [[w:Fascist Italy|Italian Fascist]] troops had reached the sea at [[w:Vinaroz|Vinaroz]], below [[w:Tortosa|Tortosa]], cutting Loyalist Spain away from [[w:Catalonia|Catalonia]], and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and [[w:Valencia|Valencia]]. (In [[Rome]], the [[w:Pope|Pope]] gave is apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding [[w:Lerida|Lerida]] and [[w:Balaguer|Balaguer]] (this was different); the [[newspapers]] reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the [[w:Non-Intervention Committee|Non-Intervention Committee]] met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't [[Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] had mobilized a million and a half men on the [[w:Czechoslovakia|Czech]] and [[France|French]] borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and [[Cordell Hull|Hull]] had, it is true, made strong speeches against [[Fascism|Fascist]] aggression within the week, and called for united [[Democracy|democratic]] opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 * [[w:Unification Decree (Spain, 1937)|In April 1937]] Franco, as effective {{w|head of state}} of {{w|Nationalist Spain}}, fused the [[w:Falange Española de las JONS|Falange]] with the {{w|Carlists}}, [[Monarchy|monarchists]] and the rest of the right to form the single party of his regime: a process, though differently conducted, somewhat similar to {{w|Italian fascism}}'s fusion with [[Nationalism]] and [[w:Clerical fascism|Clerico-Fascism]] after 1922. The product, like the Italian Fascist regime, was a compromise between radical fascism and conservative [[authoritarianism]], in this case with unambiguous military and [[Catholic Church|Church]] support. ** [[Martin Blinkhorn]], {{cite book |title=Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth-Century Europe |date=2003 |publisher={{w|Routledge}} |isbn=978-1-134-99712-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr6JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |page=10}} * General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, [[Ideology|ideologues]], Marxists and [[Nihilism|nihlistis]] that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity. ** [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], {{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/02/william-f-buckley-rip.html |title=William F. Buckley, RIP |first=Timothy |last=Noah |date=February 27, 2008 |website=Slate.com}} * General Franco made it clear that [[Spain]] could enter the [[war]] only when [[England]] was about ready to collapse. ** Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. Quoted in ''The Last European War'' (1976) by John Lukacs (p. 114). * I most sincerely wish to go on record as being unalterably opposed to Franco and [[fascism]], to all violations of the legal [[government]] and outrages against the people of [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Republican Spain]]. ** [[William Faulkner]], 1938, quoted in Frederick Robert Karl, ''William Faulkner, American writer:a biography'' (1990), p. 630 *Franco ruled Spain, but not as a [[Republic]]. The [[w:Law of Succession to the Headship of the State|Succession Law of 1947]] defined the country as a monarchy, although it recognized Franco's power for his lifetime. He intended to name [[w:Juan Carlos II|Juan Carlos]], grandson of the late King [[w:Alfonso XIII|Alfonso XIII]] as his successor, although he waited another 22 years before naming him. Franco called a [[w:Plebiscite|plebiscite]] that approved his succession plans by a huge margin. He termed this (and similar votes) his 'democratic mandate': no other forms of democracy were needed. Franco was always cautious and considered all options before making up his mind. Reserved and spacious, but courteous and proud, he rarely revealed his feelings. But a particular book he published in 1952 exposed his thinking. ''Freemasonry'' blamed the problems of the world on Spain's enemies, Freemasons and Communists. For him, Roosevelt, [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]], and [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] were all Masons, part of a destructive tide only temporarily held back by Hitler and Mussolini. When the western leaders met [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] at [[w:Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and [[w:Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]], they confirmed Franco's worst fears. These erratic views were not widely publicized abroad. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) pp. 145-146 *Franco celebrated 25 years of peace in 1964, basking in a [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] that called him 'the man sent by God and made leader' or 'hero of the hosts of heaven and earth.' Although he was less active in the government, he was still very much in charge. His beliefs never changed: freedom would lead to [[corruption]] and [[Communism]], and the [[state]] should be based on the [[family]], the [[Town|towns]], and the party. For the first time, Franco defined his view of the state in the [[w:Organic Law (Spain)|Organic Law]] (1966): a monarchy whose only political activity was Franco's movement, whose head had extensive powers that could be challenged but not threatened by an [[Organization|assembly]]. [[Strike action|Strikes]], student unrest and regional problems, however, made it clear that his ideas were not compatible with a modern [[state]] that needed representative institutions to deal with ever more complex problems. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) p. 146 * Just like any honest man, I am against Franco and [[Fascism]] in Spain. ** [[Ernest Hemingway]], quoted in ''Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'' (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?". * A great man...and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century...one of the great leaders we have had in our history. ** [[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]], Spanish Politician and diplomat, on the occasion of Franco's death. Quoted in [http://www.gara.net/azkenak/01/315809/es/Frases-que-reflejan-recorrido-Manuel-Fraga "Frases que reflejan el recorrido de Manuel Fraga" in ''GARA'' Newspaper (16 January 2012)] * A democracy can be highly illiberal, while on the other hand an absolute ruler could be a thorough liberal—without being for this reason the least bit democratic. Even a dictator, theoretically, could be a liberal. [...] A purely [[w:Military dictatorship|military dictatorship]] based on the bayonets and sabres of a handful of professional soldiers has greater liberal potentialities (one has only to compare Franco, [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Oliveira Salazar]] and [[Philippe Pétain|Pétain]] with [[Hitler]], [[Mussolini]] and [[Stalin]]). ** [[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1952). ''Liberty and Equality: The Challenge of Our Time'', Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, pp. 87-88 * Neither the [[Nazism|Nazis]] nor the [[Italy|Italians]] were able to cash in on their "investments" in Spain. Franco saw Hitler only once and, as an old specialist on criminals from his days in the ''Tercio'', he immediately sized up his partner. **[[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1974). ''Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse'', Arlington House Publishers, p. 271 * The [[w:Madrid|Madrid]] victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in [[w:Seville|Seville]]'s [[w:Seville Cathedral|magnificent cathedral]]. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But [[World War II|a new World War]] was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of [[social justice]] and twenty-five years of [[peace]], our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * The crucial difference was between the regimes of the old Right, who wanted to turn the clock back to a pre-democratic [[Elitism|elitist]] era, and the new Right who seized and sustained power through the instruments of mass [[politics]]. '''The former included General Franco and the [[Greece|Greek]] dictator [[w:Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas]], men who feared mass politics and allied themselves with bastions of the established order such as the monarchy and the Church...the new [[w:Radical Right|radical Right]], in contrast, rose to power in Italy and Germany through elections and the [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary process]].''' ** [[w:Mark Mazower|Mark Mazower]], ''Dark Continent: Europe's 20th Century'' (1998), p. 27 * There is no question for any decent, kindly man or woman, let alone a [[Poets|poet]] or [[Writing|writer]], who ''must'' be more sensitive. '''We have to be against Franco and [[Fascism]] and for the [[people]] of [[Spain]], and the [[future]] of [[gentleness]] and [[brotherhood]] which ordinary men and women want all over the [[world]].''' ** [[w:Naomi Mitchison|Naomi Mitchison]], in 1937, as quoted in ''Spanish Front : Writers on the Civil War'' (1986) by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 [http://spartacus-educational.com/Wmitchison.htm] * '''The most baffling thing in the Spanish [[war]] was the behaviour of the great powers. '''The war was actually won for Franco by the [[Germans]] and [[Italians]], whose motives were obvious enough. The motives of [[France]] and [[Britain]] are less easy to understand. In 1936 it was clear to everyone that if Britain would only help the Spanish Government, even to the extent of a few million pounds’ worth of arms, Franco would collapse and German strategy would be severely dislocated. '''By that time one did not need to be a [[clairvoyant]] to foresee that war between Britain and Germany was coming; one could even foretell within a year or two when it would come.''' Yet in the most mean, [[cowardly]], [[hypocritical]] way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the [[Nazis]]. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer. Undoubtedly they were, and yet when it came to the final showdown they chose to stand up to Germany. It is still very uncertain what plan they acted on in backing Franco, and they may have had no clear plan at all. '''Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely [[stupid]] is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain [[moments]] a very important question.''' ** [[George Orwell]], in "Looking Back on the Spanish War" (1943) *General Franco, whom Sir [[Winston Churchill]] has praised as a "gallant [[Christianity|Christian]] gentleman", has forbidden any work of fiction alluding to [[adultery]], though I believe he had made a special exception for the ''[[Homer|Iliad]]''. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], in ''Dear Bertrand Russell : A selection of his correspondence with the general public 1950-1968'' (1970) * I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the [[Europe|European]] [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Radicalism|radicals]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. ** [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], as quoted in [https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/02/the-caudillo ''The Caudillo''], [[W:First Things|First Things]] * It is time to visit General Francisco Franco. A short taxi ride does it, and I am deposited at the foot of a giant, prancing stone horse bearing a triumphant-looking granite copy of the dictator.This, the only public statue of the "caudillo (leader) for God and the fatherland" left in Madrid, stands at the gates to the environment ministry. Here, spattered with red paint hurled by protesters and with a few bunches of wilting flowers left by his admirers, General Franco must remain. For the conservative-run city hall has decreed the generalísimo does not deserve to be knocked off his pedestal. '''Barring a small, remote Caudillo Square and a Franco Street that may or may not be named after him, this is all that remains of the man who ruled Spain for 36 years.''' ** [[w:Giles Tremlett|Giles Tremlett]], in "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/27/spain.gilestremlett?INTCMP=SRCH The generalísimo remains on his pedestal]" in ''The Guardian'' (27 November 2004) * If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two [[evils]]. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ** [[Evelyn Waugh]], in 1937, as quoted in ''The Picturesque Prison : Evelyn Waugh and His Writing, (1983) by Jeffrey M. Heath, p. 49 * Franco, that [[murderous]] little "Christian gentleman". ** [[H. G. Wells]], in ''The New World Order'' (1940) * At [[w:El Pardo|El Pardo]], the former royal hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid where Franco lived and worked, his [[wiktionary:ormolu|ormolu]]-mounted desk and a nearby table were piled high with reports and memorandums, virtually all of them unread. "When the piles become too high," he once told Prince Juan Carlos, "I have everything taken out from the bottom and burned." ** [[w:Alden Whitman|Alden Whitman]], {{cite journal|title=Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82|date=November 20, 1975|journal=The New York Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDmKCwAAQBAJ&q=ormolu#v=snippet&q=ormolu-mounted&f=false}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrvO5PgeKQ Speech] {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Francisco}} [[Category:Anti-communists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Fascist rulers]] [[Category:Monarchists]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:Participants of the Spanish Civil War]] [[Category:People from Galicia]] [[Category:Spanish military leaders]] [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] k99l6ba8itz2ugn5ubnkl5lc2yg7zbl 3148928 3148927 2022-07-29T03:51:05Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki {{semiprotected|small=yes}} [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|right|One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[Communism]].]] '''[[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco Bahamonde]]''' ([[4 December]] [[1892]] – [[20 November]] [[1975]]), commonly referred to as '''Francisco Franco''', was a military [[w:generalísimo|generalísimo]], leader of [[Spain]] (''Caudillo de España'') from October 1936 (whole country from April 1, 1939 on), and ''de-facto'' [[w:regent|regent]] of the nominally restored [[w:Spanish State|Kingdom of Spain]] from 1947 until his death in 1975. == Quotes == [[File:Estandarte de Francisco Franco.svg|thumb|[[Spain]]’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the [[world]]! ]] [[File:Aigle franquiste.jpg|thumb|right|The defense of internal [[peace]] and [[order]] constitutes the sacred mission of a [[nation]]'s armed forces and that is what we have carried out.]] [[File:Valencia329.JPG|thumb|I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to see the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices.]] *We do not rule out that it will change in the future, but for now it is. I am convinced that [[Freemasonry|Masonry]] is very good for [[England]] in England; the bad thing is that in Spain it is still very good for England. **To [[Foster Dulles]], Secretary of State of the United States. * The defence of internal [[peace]] and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's [[Military|armed forces]] and that is what we have carried out. ** As quoted in ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) by Clive Foss, p. 143, <small> {{ISBN|1905204965}} </small> <!-- Also released as ''The Tyrants: Profiles of Power and Corruption'', 2006, {{ISBN|1905204795}}. --> * The [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]] did not find itself free of obligations. For the most part the leaders were [[Freemasons]]. Before their [[duty]] to their [[country]] came their obligations to the Grand Orient. In my [[opinion]], Freemasonry, with all its international influence, is the organization principally responsible for the [[political]] [[ruin]] of Spain, as well as the murder of Calvo Sotelo, who was executed in accordance with orders from the Grand Secretary of Freemasonry in Geneva. ** Interview with Spanish journalist Nena Belmonte, as quoted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182157/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ===1930s=== ==== 1936 ==== * '''One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[communism]].''' ** In discussion with [[w:Niceto Alcalá-Zamora|Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]], as quoted in ''Francisco Franco : The Times and the Man'' (1938) by Joaquin Arraras, p. 159 * We strive to form a single [[national]] front against the [[Masonic]] lodges, against Moscow and the [[Marxist]] [[societies]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (24 July 1936), as cited by Javier Navarrete in [http://mcedhou1.housings.nexica.net/MAS_ALLA/html/version_texto.asp?IDArt=29 Más Allá] * [[All]] is well, thank God... but [[victory]] will not be complete, definitive or stable, as long as [[Masonry]] is in our [[Spain]]. And how will it disappear? What to do? Ask [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (2 October 1936), as cited by [http://www.agustincelis.com/id64.htm Agustín Celis] ===== Manifesto of 18 July 1936 ===== :<small>Radio broadcast by Franco from the Canary Islands, declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177-179. <br>Commentary by Cowans: "After years of discussions among military officers outraged by the course of events in Republican Spain, a group of generals decided, following the recent murder of the leading conservative politician, José Calvo Sotelo, to mount an armed uprising against the government. The officers had no single commander yet, but one of their leaders was the young general Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), who as head of Spain's Army of Africa was based in the Canary Islands. Franco made this speech over the radio. It is unlikely that many Spaniards actually heard it, but nevertheless, the speech illustrates the soldiers' grievances and the kind of arguments they made in defense of their actions."</small> * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ==== 1938 ==== * '''We do not [[believe]] in [[government]] through the [[Elections|voting]] booth.''' The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish [[dreams]]. ** Statement during the [[w:Spanish Civil War|civil war]], cited in 1938 by [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915079,00.html ''Time'' magazine], also cited in John A. Crittenden, ''Parties and elections in the United States'', Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6). * [[Fascism]], since that is the word that is used, fascism presents, wherever it manifests itself, characteristics which are varied to the extent that countries and national temperaments vary. It is essentially a defensive reaction of the organism, a manifestation of the desire to live, of the desire not to die, which at certain times seizes a whole people. So each people reacts in its own way, according to its conception of life. Our rising, here, has a Spanish meaning! What can it have in common with [[Nazism|Hitlerism]], which was, above all, a reaction against the state of things created by the defeat, and by the abdication and the despair that followed it? ** Franco Interview with [[w:Henri Massis|Henri Massis]], 1938. Quoted in Massis's book ''Chefs'', Paris,Plon 1939.Also quoted in Richard Griffiths, ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Fascism.'' London : [[w:Duckworth Overlook|Duckworth Publishing]], 2000. ==== 1939 ==== * ''Un estado totalitario armonizará en España el funcionamiento de todas las capacidades y energías del país, que dentro de la Unidad Nacional, el trabajo estimado como el más ineludible de los deberes será el único exponente de la voluntad popular.'' ** A [[totalitarian]] state will harmonize in Spain the operation of all the capabilities and [[energy]] in the country, that inside the [[National]] [[Unity]], the [[work]] esteemed as the most unavoidable must be the only exponent of the people's will. *** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939), quoted in ''Espana Nuevo Siglo‎'' (1997) by Tim Connell and Juan Kattán-Ibarra, p. 174 * Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with [[Karl Marx|Marxism]] and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish [[Revolution|revolutionary]] agreements, will not be got rid of in a day. ** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939) === 1940s === ==== 1940 ==== ===== Laureate Cross acceptance speech (July 1940) ===== :<small>Speech by Franco as he received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand, Spain's highest military honour, which he had originally been nominated for in 1918 while fighting in Morocco. As the award is given by the Spanish head of state, Franco essentially gave himself the decoration. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 211-214.</small> * '''I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to see the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices.''' ==== 1945 ==== *We have torn up Marxist [[materialism]] and we have disorientated [[Masonry]]. We have thwarted the [[Satanic]] machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the [[world]]’s press and numerous international politicians. Spain’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the world! ** Speech to the women’s section of the Falange in Madrid (11 September 1945), as quoted in [http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ==== 1946 ==== * The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: [[Masonry]] and [[Communism]]... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land. ** Writing under the alias Jakin Boor in the journal ''Arriba'' in an article, "Masonry and Communism" (14 December 1946), as quoted in ''Franco: A Biography'' by Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúạ, p. 71 ==Quotes About Franco== [[File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg|thumb|Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]]. He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state ~ Sebastian Balfour]] [[File:El burro i l'haca.jpg|thumb|The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. ~ José Larios]] [[File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg|thumb|If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two evils. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ~ [[Evelyn Waugh]] ]] [[File:A solzhenitsin.JPG|thumb|I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the European socialists, radicals, and liberals. ~ [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]]] :<small>Sorted alphabetically by author or source</small> * Francisco Franco, the former [[fascist]] dictator of Spain, gave the [[Nazis]] a list of every [[Jew]] in his [[country]] in order to facilitate efforts to locate, deport and destroy them, according to a document found recently in a Spanish archive and reported on Sunday by the Spanish daily ''El Pais''.The paper said that in 1941, Spain prepared a list of all 6,000 Jews in its territory and gave it to the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution, [[Heinrich Himmler]]... ** Ofer Aderet, in [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wwii-document-reveals-general-franco-handed-nazis-list-of-spanish-jews-1.297546 "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010)] * The document is an official order, dated May 13, 1941, issued by Franco's chief of security, [[w:Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani|Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani]], to all provincial governors. It instructs them to prepare a list of every Jew in their district, both local residents and foreigners, along with details about "their personal and political leanings, their means of supporting themselves, their commercial activity, the level of threat they constitute and their security classification. ** Ofer Aderet, in "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010) * The Spanish general had neither the look nor the commanding voice of a dashing military leader. He was short, pudgy, and balding, had a droopy countenance, was prone to crying, and- when issuing orders- he tended to squeak. Colleagues tended to refer to him behind his back as "Miss [[w:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]," a comment on both his demeanor and the remote site where he was stationed when the first shots were fired; but Franco was the sort of leader who could find his way through a minefield without putting a foot wrong. Unlike many, he expected the Civil War to be long, dirty, and closely fought. In preparation, he solicited and received aid from Hitler and Mussolini. To the irritation of both dictators, Franco resisted pressure for bold actions that, in his judgment, would have entailed taking excessive risks. Instead he waged war like a safecracker, turning the dial one click at a time. He used aerial bombardments to soften up any opposition before attacking on the ground. He paid careful attention to logistics and didn't squander his ammunition, equipment or men. He moved his headquarters close to the fighting and insisted that a field commander lead in retaking any territory on the global stage, for the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) was of interest not solely to Spain. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 49-50 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The [[w:Red Army|Russian troops]] and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the [[w:1961 Berlin crisis|1961 Berlin crisis]] and, more than fifty years later, in [[Ukraine]]. The [[Bombing of Guernica|German bombing of Guernica]], immortalized by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], sparked calls for an international [[war crimes]] investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any [[bombs]] had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered t he [[Capital punishment|executions]] of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full [[Dictatorship|dictatorial]] powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''[[w:Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer|Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer]]''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * The last of the [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] forces surrendered to Franco on April 1, 1939. The general vowed at the time that he would never pick up his sword again except to defend his country from invasion. When Hitler urged him to bring Spain into the wartime Axis alliance, he refused as a matter of principle, then asked how much Germany was willing to pay. He set his own terms: generous amounts of military and economic aid, plus Morocco, a possession of Vichy France. The Germans viewed the price tag as exorbitant and knew that handing Morocco to Spain would so outrage the Vichy regime that it would no longer collaborate. To break the deadlock, Hitler traveled from Berlin to the Spanish frontier town of Hendaye, where, on October 23, 1940, he met with Franco. The chancellor was confident that his willingness to journey eleven hundred miles to visit the Spaniard in his own country would produce a breakthrough. After all, wasn't he the master of Europe? Instead, in a nine-hour meeting, Franco evaded every request. When Hitler pressed him for a commitment, he replied with questions. Asked to moderate his demands, he repeated them. When the Fuehrer predicted a quick victory over England, implying that Spain could wait no longer if it wanted to share in the triumph, Franco doubted the scenario before adding that, even if the Germans were to capture London, the British would keep fighting from Canada. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 52-53 * Barely containing his fury, Hitler had no choice but to make the long trip back home empty-handed. The following February, he tried a final time, writing to Franco, "We three men, the Duce, you, and I, are bound together by the most rigorous compulsion of history... In such difficult times... a bold heart can save nations." Flattery didn't work with Franco, who politely declined the chance to link his fate to the Nazis. Writing again, this time to Mussolini, Hitler predicted that Franco- who would die in his bed at the age of seventy-five- was making "the greatest mistake of his life." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 53 * '''Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]].''' He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state. ** Sebastian Balfour, quoted in ''Spain: A History'' (2000), edited by [[w:Raymond Carr|Raymond Carr]] (p.265). * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * Every town along the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with [[Peasant|peasants]] evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the [[Car|truck]], moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''[[Donkeys|burros]]''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, [[United Kingdom|British]], and [[United States|American]] [[Nursing|nurses]] went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the [[w:Fascist Italy|Italian Fascist]] troops had reached the sea at [[w:Vinaroz|Vinaroz]], below [[w:Tortosa|Tortosa]], cutting Loyalist Spain away from [[w:Catalonia|Catalonia]], and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and [[w:Valencia|Valencia]]. (In [[Rome]], the [[w:Pope|Pope]] gave is apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding [[w:Lerida|Lerida]] and [[w:Balaguer|Balaguer]] (this was different); the [[newspapers]] reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the [[w:Non-Intervention Committee|Non-Intervention Committee]] met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't [[Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] had mobilized a million and a half men on the [[w:Czechoslovakia|Czech]] and [[France|French]] borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and [[Cordell Hull|Hull]] had, it is true, made strong speeches against [[Fascism|Fascist]] aggression within the week, and called for united [[Democracy|democratic]] opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 * [[w:Unification Decree (Spain, 1937)|In April 1937]] Franco, as effective {{w|head of state}} of {{w|Nationalist Spain}}, fused the [[w:Falange Española de las JONS|Falange]] with the {{w|Carlists}}, [[Monarchy|monarchists]] and the rest of the right to form the single party of his regime: a process, though differently conducted, somewhat similar to {{w|Italian fascism}}'s fusion with [[Nationalism]] and [[w:Clerical fascism|Clerico-Fascism]] after 1922. The product, like the Italian Fascist regime, was a compromise between radical fascism and conservative [[authoritarianism]], in this case with unambiguous military and [[Catholic Church|Church]] support. ** [[Martin Blinkhorn]], {{cite book |title=Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth-Century Europe |date=2003 |publisher={{w|Routledge}} |isbn=978-1-134-99712-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr6JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |page=10}} * General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, [[Ideology|ideologues]], Marxists and [[Nihilism|nihlistis]] that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity. ** [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], {{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/02/william-f-buckley-rip.html |title=William F. Buckley, RIP |first=Timothy |last=Noah |date=February 27, 2008 |website=Slate.com}} * General Franco made it clear that [[Spain]] could enter the [[war]] only when [[England]] was about ready to collapse. ** Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. Quoted in ''The Last European War'' (1976) by John Lukacs (p. 114). * I most sincerely wish to go on record as being unalterably opposed to Franco and [[fascism]], to all violations of the legal [[government]] and outrages against the people of [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Republican Spain]]. ** [[William Faulkner]], 1938, quoted in Frederick Robert Karl, ''William Faulkner, American writer:a biography'' (1990), p. 630 *Franco ruled Spain, but not as a [[Republic]]. The [[w:Law of Succession to the Headship of the State|Succession Law of 1947]] defined the country as a monarchy, although it recognized Franco's power for his lifetime. He intended to name [[w:Juan Carlos II|Juan Carlos]], grandson of the late King [[w:Alfonso XIII|Alfonso XIII]] as his successor, although he waited another 22 years before naming him. Franco called a [[w:Plebiscite|plebiscite]] that approved his succession plans by a huge margin. He termed this (and similar votes) his 'democratic mandate': no other forms of democracy were needed. Franco was always cautious and considered all options before making up his mind. Reserved and spacious, but courteous and proud, he rarely revealed his feelings. But a particular book he published in 1952 exposed his thinking. ''Freemasonry'' blamed the problems of the world on Spain's enemies, Freemasons and Communists. For him, Roosevelt, [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]], and [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] were all Masons, part of a destructive tide only temporarily held back by Hitler and Mussolini. When the western leaders met [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] at [[w:Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and [[w:Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]], they confirmed Franco's worst fears. These erratic views were not widely publicized abroad. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) pp. 145-146 *Franco celebrated 25 years of peace in 1964, basking in a [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] that called him 'the man sent by God and made leader' or 'hero of the hosts of heaven and earth.' Although he was less active in the government, he was still very much in charge. His beliefs never changed: freedom would lead to [[corruption]] and [[Communism]], and the [[state]] should be based on the [[family]], the [[Town|towns]], and the party. For the first time, Franco defined his view of the state in the [[w:Organic Law (Spain)|Organic Law]] (1966): a monarchy whose only political activity was Franco's movement, whose head had extensive powers that could be challenged but not threatened by an [[Organization|assembly]]. [[Strike action|Strikes]], student unrest and regional problems, however, made it clear that his ideas were not compatible with a modern [[state]] that needed representative institutions to deal with ever more complex problems. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) p. 146 * Just like any honest man, I am against Franco and [[Fascism]] in Spain. ** [[Ernest Hemingway]], quoted in ''Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'' (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?". * A great man...and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century...one of the great leaders we have had in our history. ** [[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]], Spanish Politician and diplomat, on the occasion of Franco's death. Quoted in [http://www.gara.net/azkenak/01/315809/es/Frases-que-reflejan-recorrido-Manuel-Fraga "Frases que reflejan el recorrido de Manuel Fraga" in ''GARA'' Newspaper (16 January 2012)] * A democracy can be highly illiberal, while on the other hand an absolute ruler could be a thorough liberal—without being for this reason the least bit democratic. Even a dictator, theoretically, could be a liberal. [...] A purely [[w:Military dictatorship|military dictatorship]] based on the bayonets and sabres of a handful of professional soldiers has greater liberal potentialities (one has only to compare Franco, [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Oliveira Salazar]] and [[Philippe Pétain|Pétain]] with [[Hitler]], [[Mussolini]] and [[Stalin]]). ** [[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1952). ''Liberty and Equality: The Challenge of Our Time'', Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, pp. 87-88 * Neither the [[Nazism|Nazis]] nor the [[Italy|Italians]] were able to cash in on their "investments" in Spain. Franco saw Hitler only once and, as an old specialist on criminals from his days in the ''Tercio'', he immediately sized up his partner. **[[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1974). ''Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse'', Arlington House Publishers, p. 271 * The [[w:Madrid|Madrid]] victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in [[w:Seville|Seville]]'s [[w:Seville Cathedral|magnificent cathedral]]. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But [[World War II|a new World War]] was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of [[social justice]] and twenty-five years of [[peace]], our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * The crucial difference was between the regimes of the old Right, who wanted to turn the clock back to a pre-democratic [[Elitism|elitist]] era, and the new Right who seized and sustained power through the instruments of mass [[politics]]. '''The former included General Franco and the [[Greece|Greek]] dictator [[w:Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas]], men who feared mass politics and allied themselves with bastions of the established order such as the monarchy and the Church...the new [[w:Radical Right|radical Right]], in contrast, rose to power in Italy and Germany through elections and the [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary process]].''' ** [[w:Mark Mazower|Mark Mazower]], ''Dark Continent: Europe's 20th Century'' (1998), p. 27 * There is no question for any decent, kindly man or woman, let alone a [[Poets|poet]] or [[Writing|writer]], who ''must'' be more sensitive. '''We have to be against Franco and [[Fascism]] and for the [[people]] of [[Spain]], and the [[future]] of [[gentleness]] and [[brotherhood]] which ordinary men and women want all over the [[world]].''' ** [[w:Naomi Mitchison|Naomi Mitchison]], in 1937, as quoted in ''Spanish Front : Writers on the Civil War'' (1986) by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 [http://spartacus-educational.com/Wmitchison.htm] * '''The most baffling thing in the Spanish [[war]] was the behaviour of the great powers. '''The war was actually won for Franco by the [[Germans]] and [[Italians]], whose motives were obvious enough. The motives of [[France]] and [[Britain]] are less easy to understand. In 1936 it was clear to everyone that if Britain would only help the Spanish Government, even to the extent of a few million pounds’ worth of arms, Franco would collapse and German strategy would be severely dislocated. '''By that time one did not need to be a [[clairvoyant]] to foresee that war between Britain and Germany was coming; one could even foretell within a year or two when it would come.''' Yet in the most mean, [[cowardly]], [[hypocritical]] way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the [[Nazis]]. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer. Undoubtedly they were, and yet when it came to the final showdown they chose to stand up to Germany. It is still very uncertain what plan they acted on in backing Franco, and they may have had no clear plan at all. '''Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely [[stupid]] is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain [[moments]] a very important question.''' ** [[George Orwell]], in "Looking Back on the Spanish War" (1943) *General Franco, whom Sir [[Winston Churchill]] has praised as a "gallant [[Christianity|Christian]] gentleman", has forbidden any work of fiction alluding to [[adultery]], though I believe he had made a special exception for the ''[[Homer|Iliad]]''. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], in ''Dear Bertrand Russell : A selection of his correspondence with the general public 1950-1968'' (1970) * I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the [[Europe|European]] [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Radicalism|radicals]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. ** [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], as quoted in [https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/02/the-caudillo ''The Caudillo''], [[W:First Things|First Things]] * It is time to visit General Francisco Franco. A short taxi ride does it, and I am deposited at the foot of a giant, prancing stone horse bearing a triumphant-looking granite copy of the dictator.This, the only public statue of the "caudillo (leader) for God and the fatherland" left in Madrid, stands at the gates to the environment ministry. Here, spattered with red paint hurled by protesters and with a few bunches of wilting flowers left by his admirers, General Franco must remain. For the conservative-run city hall has decreed the generalísimo does not deserve to be knocked off his pedestal. '''Barring a small, remote Caudillo Square and a Franco Street that may or may not be named after him, this is all that remains of the man who ruled Spain for 36 years.''' ** [[w:Giles Tremlett|Giles Tremlett]], in "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/27/spain.gilestremlett?INTCMP=SRCH The generalísimo remains on his pedestal]" in ''The Guardian'' (27 November 2004) * If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two [[evils]]. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ** [[Evelyn Waugh]], in 1937, as quoted in ''The Picturesque Prison : Evelyn Waugh and His Writing, (1983) by Jeffrey M. Heath, p. 49 * Franco, that [[murderous]] little "Christian gentleman". ** [[H. G. Wells]], in ''The New World Order'' (1940) * At [[w:El Pardo|El Pardo]], the former royal hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid where Franco lived and worked, his [[wiktionary:ormolu|ormolu]]-mounted desk and a nearby table were piled high with reports and memorandums, virtually all of them unread. "When the piles become too high," he once told Prince Juan Carlos, "I have everything taken out from the bottom and burned." ** [[w:Alden Whitman|Alden Whitman]], {{cite journal|title=Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82|date=November 20, 1975|journal=The New York Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDmKCwAAQBAJ&q=ormolu#v=snippet&q=ormolu-mounted&f=false}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrvO5PgeKQ Speech] {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Francisco}} [[Category:Anti-communists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Fascist rulers]] [[Category:Monarchists]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:Participants of the Spanish Civil War]] [[Category:People from Galicia]] [[Category:Spanish military leaders]] [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] 012iyih34h4veih1ud450vqrbext46j 3148929 3148928 2022-07-29T03:56:00Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki {{semiprotected|small=yes}} [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|right|One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[Communism]].]] '''[[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco Bahamonde]]''' ([[4 December]] [[1892]] – [[20 November]] [[1975]]), commonly referred to as '''Francisco Franco''', was a military [[w:generalísimo|generalísimo]], leader of [[Spain]] (''Caudillo de España'') from October 1936 (whole country from April 1, 1939 on), and ''de-facto'' [[w:regent|regent]] of the nominally restored [[w:Spanish State|Kingdom of Spain]] from 1947 until his death in 1975. == Quotes == [[File:Franco 1910.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1910]] [[File:Estandarte de Francisco Franco.svg|thumb|[[Spain]]’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the [[world]]! ]] [[File:Aigle franquiste.jpg|thumb|right|The defense of internal [[peace]] and [[order]] constitutes the sacred mission of a [[nation]]'s armed forces and that is what we have carried out.]] [[File:Valencia329.JPG|thumb|I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to see the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices.]] [[File:RETRATO DEL GRAL. FRANCISCO FRANCO BAHAMONDE (1960).jpg|thumb|Franco in 1960]] [[File:Generaal Franco (statiefoto), Bestanddeelnr 919-8527.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1966]] *We do not rule out that it will change in the future, but for now it is. I am convinced that [[Freemasonry|Masonry]] is very good for [[England]] in England; the bad thing is that in Spain it is still very good for England. **To [[Foster Dulles]], Secretary of State of the United States. * The defence of internal [[peace]] and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's [[Military|armed forces]] and that is what we have carried out. ** As quoted in ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) by Clive Foss, p. 143, <small> {{ISBN|1905204965}} </small> <!-- Also released as ''The Tyrants: Profiles of Power and Corruption'', 2006, {{ISBN|1905204795}}. --> * The [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]] did not find itself free of obligations. For the most part the leaders were [[Freemasons]]. Before their [[duty]] to their [[country]] came their obligations to the Grand Orient. In my [[opinion]], Freemasonry, with all its international influence, is the organization principally responsible for the [[political]] [[ruin]] of Spain, as well as the murder of Calvo Sotelo, who was executed in accordance with orders from the Grand Secretary of Freemasonry in Geneva. ** Interview with Spanish journalist Nena Belmonte, as quoted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182157/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ===1930s=== ==== 1936 ==== * '''One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[communism]].''' ** In discussion with [[w:Niceto Alcalá-Zamora|Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]], as quoted in ''Francisco Franco : The Times and the Man'' (1938) by Joaquin Arraras, p. 159 * We strive to form a single [[national]] front against the [[Masonic]] lodges, against Moscow and the [[Marxist]] [[societies]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (24 July 1936), as cited by Javier Navarrete in [http://mcedhou1.housings.nexica.net/MAS_ALLA/html/version_texto.asp?IDArt=29 Más Allá] * [[All]] is well, thank God... but [[victory]] will not be complete, definitive or stable, as long as [[Masonry]] is in our [[Spain]]. And how will it disappear? What to do? Ask [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (2 October 1936), as cited by [http://www.agustincelis.com/id64.htm Agustín Celis] ===== Manifesto of 18 July 1936 ===== :<small>Radio broadcast by Franco from the Canary Islands, declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177-179. <br>Commentary by Cowans: "After years of discussions among military officers outraged by the course of events in Republican Spain, a group of generals decided, following the recent murder of the leading conservative politician, José Calvo Sotelo, to mount an armed uprising against the government. The officers had no single commander yet, but one of their leaders was the young general Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), who as head of Spain's Army of Africa was based in the Canary Islands. Franco made this speech over the radio. It is unlikely that many Spaniards actually heard it, but nevertheless, the speech illustrates the soldiers' grievances and the kind of arguments they made in defense of their actions."</small> * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ==== 1938 ==== * '''We do not [[believe]] in [[government]] through the [[Elections|voting]] booth.''' The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish [[dreams]]. ** Statement during the [[w:Spanish Civil War|civil war]], cited in 1938 by [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915079,00.html ''Time'' magazine], also cited in John A. Crittenden, ''Parties and elections in the United States'', Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6). * [[Fascism]], since that is the word that is used, fascism presents, wherever it manifests itself, characteristics which are varied to the extent that countries and national temperaments vary. It is essentially a defensive reaction of the organism, a manifestation of the desire to live, of the desire not to die, which at certain times seizes a whole people. So each people reacts in its own way, according to its conception of life. Our rising, here, has a Spanish meaning! What can it have in common with [[Nazism|Hitlerism]], which was, above all, a reaction against the state of things created by the defeat, and by the abdication and the despair that followed it? ** Franco Interview with [[w:Henri Massis|Henri Massis]], 1938. Quoted in Massis's book ''Chefs'', Paris,Plon 1939.Also quoted in Richard Griffiths, ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Fascism.'' London : [[w:Duckworth Overlook|Duckworth Publishing]], 2000. ==== 1939 ==== * ''Un estado totalitario armonizará en España el funcionamiento de todas las capacidades y energías del país, que dentro de la Unidad Nacional, el trabajo estimado como el más ineludible de los deberes será el único exponente de la voluntad popular.'' ** A [[totalitarian]] state will harmonize in Spain the operation of all the capabilities and [[energy]] in the country, that inside the [[National]] [[Unity]], the [[work]] esteemed as the most unavoidable must be the only exponent of the people's will. *** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939), quoted in ''Espana Nuevo Siglo‎'' (1997) by Tim Connell and Juan Kattán-Ibarra, p. 174 * Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with [[Karl Marx|Marxism]] and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish [[Revolution|revolutionary]] agreements, will not be got rid of in a day. ** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939) === 1940s === ==== 1940 ==== ===== Laureate Cross acceptance speech (July 1940) ===== :<small>Speech by Franco as he received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand, Spain's highest military honour, which he had originally been nominated for in 1918 while fighting in Morocco. As the award is given by the Spanish head of state, Franco essentially gave himself the decoration. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 211-214.</small> * '''I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to see the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices.''' ==== 1945 ==== *We have torn up Marxist [[materialism]] and we have disorientated [[Masonry]]. We have thwarted the [[Satanic]] machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the [[world]]’s press and numerous international politicians. Spain’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the world! ** Speech to the women’s section of the Falange in Madrid (11 September 1945), as quoted in [http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ==== 1946 ==== * The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: [[Masonry]] and [[Communism]]... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land. ** Writing under the alias Jakin Boor in the journal ''Arriba'' in an article, "Masonry and Communism" (14 December 1946), as quoted in ''Franco: A Biography'' by Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúạ, p. 71 ==Quotes About Franco== [[File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg|thumb|Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]]. He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state ~ Sebastian Balfour]] [[File:El burro i l'haca.jpg|thumb|The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. ~ José Larios]] [[File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg|thumb|If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two evils. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ~ [[Evelyn Waugh]] ]] [[File:A solzhenitsin.JPG|thumb|I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the European socialists, radicals, and liberals. ~ [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]]] :<small>Sorted alphabetically by author or source</small> * Francisco Franco, the former [[fascist]] dictator of Spain, gave the [[Nazis]] a list of every [[Jew]] in his [[country]] in order to facilitate efforts to locate, deport and destroy them, according to a document found recently in a Spanish archive and reported on Sunday by the Spanish daily ''El Pais''.The paper said that in 1941, Spain prepared a list of all 6,000 Jews in its territory and gave it to the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution, [[Heinrich Himmler]]... ** Ofer Aderet, in [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wwii-document-reveals-general-franco-handed-nazis-list-of-spanish-jews-1.297546 "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010)] * The document is an official order, dated May 13, 1941, issued by Franco's chief of security, [[w:Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani|Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani]], to all provincial governors. It instructs them to prepare a list of every Jew in their district, both local residents and foreigners, along with details about "their personal and political leanings, their means of supporting themselves, their commercial activity, the level of threat they constitute and their security classification. ** Ofer Aderet, in "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010) * The Spanish general had neither the look nor the commanding voice of a dashing military leader. He was short, pudgy, and balding, had a droopy countenance, was prone to crying, and- when issuing orders- he tended to squeak. Colleagues tended to refer to him behind his back as "Miss [[w:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]," a comment on both his demeanor and the remote site where he was stationed when the first shots were fired; but Franco was the sort of leader who could find his way through a minefield without putting a foot wrong. Unlike many, he expected the Civil War to be long, dirty, and closely fought. In preparation, he solicited and received aid from Hitler and Mussolini. To the irritation of both dictators, Franco resisted pressure for bold actions that, in his judgment, would have entailed taking excessive risks. Instead he waged war like a safecracker, turning the dial one click at a time. He used aerial bombardments to soften up any opposition before attacking on the ground. He paid careful attention to logistics and didn't squander his ammunition, equipment or men. He moved his headquarters close to the fighting and insisted that a field commander lead in retaking any territory on the global stage, for the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) was of interest not solely to Spain. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 49-50 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The [[w:Red Army|Russian troops]] and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the [[w:1961 Berlin crisis|1961 Berlin crisis]] and, more than fifty years later, in [[Ukraine]]. The [[Bombing of Guernica|German bombing of Guernica]], immortalized by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], sparked calls for an international [[war crimes]] investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any [[bombs]] had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered t he [[Capital punishment|executions]] of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full [[Dictatorship|dictatorial]] powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''[[w:Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer|Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer]]''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * The last of the [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] forces surrendered to Franco on April 1, 1939. The general vowed at the time that he would never pick up his sword again except to defend his country from invasion. When Hitler urged him to bring Spain into the wartime Axis alliance, he refused as a matter of principle, then asked how much Germany was willing to pay. He set his own terms: generous amounts of military and economic aid, plus Morocco, a possession of Vichy France. The Germans viewed the price tag as exorbitant and knew that handing Morocco to Spain would so outrage the Vichy regime that it would no longer collaborate. To break the deadlock, Hitler traveled from Berlin to the Spanish frontier town of Hendaye, where, on October 23, 1940, he met with Franco. The chancellor was confident that his willingness to journey eleven hundred miles to visit the Spaniard in his own country would produce a breakthrough. After all, wasn't he the master of Europe? Instead, in a nine-hour meeting, Franco evaded every request. When Hitler pressed him for a commitment, he replied with questions. Asked to moderate his demands, he repeated them. When the Fuehrer predicted a quick victory over England, implying that Spain could wait no longer if it wanted to share in the triumph, Franco doubted the scenario before adding that, even if the Germans were to capture London, the British would keep fighting from Canada. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 52-53 * Barely containing his fury, Hitler had no choice but to make the long trip back home empty-handed. The following February, he tried a final time, writing to Franco, "We three men, the Duce, you, and I, are bound together by the most rigorous compulsion of history... In such difficult times... a bold heart can save nations." Flattery didn't work with Franco, who politely declined the chance to link his fate to the Nazis. Writing again, this time to Mussolini, Hitler predicted that Franco- who would die in his bed at the age of seventy-five- was making "the greatest mistake of his life." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 53 * '''Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]].''' He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state. ** Sebastian Balfour, quoted in ''Spain: A History'' (2000), edited by [[w:Raymond Carr|Raymond Carr]] (p.265). * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * Every town along the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with [[Peasant|peasants]] evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the [[Car|truck]], moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''[[Donkeys|burros]]''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, [[United Kingdom|British]], and [[United States|American]] [[Nursing|nurses]] went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the [[w:Fascist Italy|Italian Fascist]] troops had reached the sea at [[w:Vinaroz|Vinaroz]], below [[w:Tortosa|Tortosa]], cutting Loyalist Spain away from [[w:Catalonia|Catalonia]], and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and [[w:Valencia|Valencia]]. (In [[Rome]], the [[w:Pope|Pope]] gave is apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding [[w:Lerida|Lerida]] and [[w:Balaguer|Balaguer]] (this was different); the [[newspapers]] reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the [[w:Non-Intervention Committee|Non-Intervention Committee]] met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't [[Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] had mobilized a million and a half men on the [[w:Czechoslovakia|Czech]] and [[France|French]] borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and [[Cordell Hull|Hull]] had, it is true, made strong speeches against [[Fascism|Fascist]] aggression within the week, and called for united [[Democracy|democratic]] opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 * [[w:Unification Decree (Spain, 1937)|In April 1937]] Franco, as effective {{w|head of state}} of {{w|Nationalist Spain}}, fused the [[w:Falange Española de las JONS|Falange]] with the {{w|Carlists}}, [[Monarchy|monarchists]] and the rest of the right to form the single party of his regime: a process, though differently conducted, somewhat similar to {{w|Italian fascism}}'s fusion with [[Nationalism]] and [[w:Clerical fascism|Clerico-Fascism]] after 1922. The product, like the Italian Fascist regime, was a compromise between radical fascism and conservative [[authoritarianism]], in this case with unambiguous military and [[Catholic Church|Church]] support. ** [[Martin Blinkhorn]], {{cite book |title=Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth-Century Europe |date=2003 |publisher={{w|Routledge}} |isbn=978-1-134-99712-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr6JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |page=10}} * General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, [[Ideology|ideologues]], Marxists and [[Nihilism|nihlistis]] that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity. ** [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], {{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/02/william-f-buckley-rip.html |title=William F. Buckley, RIP |first=Timothy |last=Noah |date=February 27, 2008 |website=Slate.com}} * General Franco made it clear that [[Spain]] could enter the [[war]] only when [[England]] was about ready to collapse. ** Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. Quoted in ''The Last European War'' (1976) by John Lukacs (p. 114). * I most sincerely wish to go on record as being unalterably opposed to Franco and [[fascism]], to all violations of the legal [[government]] and outrages against the people of [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Republican Spain]]. ** [[William Faulkner]], 1938, quoted in Frederick Robert Karl, ''William Faulkner, American writer:a biography'' (1990), p. 630 *Franco ruled Spain, but not as a [[Republic]]. The [[w:Law of Succession to the Headship of the State|Succession Law of 1947]] defined the country as a monarchy, although it recognized Franco's power for his lifetime. He intended to name [[w:Juan Carlos II|Juan Carlos]], grandson of the late King [[w:Alfonso XIII|Alfonso XIII]] as his successor, although he waited another 22 years before naming him. Franco called a [[w:Plebiscite|plebiscite]] that approved his succession plans by a huge margin. He termed this (and similar votes) his 'democratic mandate': no other forms of democracy were needed. Franco was always cautious and considered all options before making up his mind. Reserved and spacious, but courteous and proud, he rarely revealed his feelings. But a particular book he published in 1952 exposed his thinking. ''Freemasonry'' blamed the problems of the world on Spain's enemies, Freemasons and Communists. For him, Roosevelt, [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]], and [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] were all Masons, part of a destructive tide only temporarily held back by Hitler and Mussolini. When the western leaders met [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] at [[w:Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and [[w:Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]], they confirmed Franco's worst fears. These erratic views were not widely publicized abroad. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) pp. 145-146 *Franco celebrated 25 years of peace in 1964, basking in a [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] that called him 'the man sent by God and made leader' or 'hero of the hosts of heaven and earth.' Although he was less active in the government, he was still very much in charge. His beliefs never changed: freedom would lead to [[corruption]] and [[Communism]], and the [[state]] should be based on the [[family]], the [[Town|towns]], and the party. For the first time, Franco defined his view of the state in the [[w:Organic Law (Spain)|Organic Law]] (1966): a monarchy whose only political activity was Franco's movement, whose head had extensive powers that could be challenged but not threatened by an [[Organization|assembly]]. [[Strike action|Strikes]], student unrest and regional problems, however, made it clear that his ideas were not compatible with a modern [[state]] that needed representative institutions to deal with ever more complex problems. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) p. 146 * Just like any honest man, I am against Franco and [[Fascism]] in Spain. ** [[Ernest Hemingway]], quoted in ''Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'' (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?". * A great man...and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century...one of the great leaders we have had in our history. ** [[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]], Spanish Politician and diplomat, on the occasion of Franco's death. Quoted in [http://www.gara.net/azkenak/01/315809/es/Frases-que-reflejan-recorrido-Manuel-Fraga "Frases que reflejan el recorrido de Manuel Fraga" in ''GARA'' Newspaper (16 January 2012)] * A democracy can be highly illiberal, while on the other hand an absolute ruler could be a thorough liberal—without being for this reason the least bit democratic. Even a dictator, theoretically, could be a liberal. [...] A purely [[w:Military dictatorship|military dictatorship]] based on the bayonets and sabres of a handful of professional soldiers has greater liberal potentialities (one has only to compare Franco, [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Oliveira Salazar]] and [[Philippe Pétain|Pétain]] with [[Hitler]], [[Mussolini]] and [[Stalin]]). ** [[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1952). ''Liberty and Equality: The Challenge of Our Time'', Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, pp. 87-88 * Neither the [[Nazism|Nazis]] nor the [[Italy|Italians]] were able to cash in on their "investments" in Spain. Franco saw Hitler only once and, as an old specialist on criminals from his days in the ''Tercio'', he immediately sized up his partner. **[[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1974). ''Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse'', Arlington House Publishers, p. 271 * The [[w:Madrid|Madrid]] victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in [[w:Seville|Seville]]'s [[w:Seville Cathedral|magnificent cathedral]]. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But [[World War II|a new World War]] was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of [[social justice]] and twenty-five years of [[peace]], our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * The crucial difference was between the regimes of the old Right, who wanted to turn the clock back to a pre-democratic [[Elitism|elitist]] era, and the new Right who seized and sustained power through the instruments of mass [[politics]]. '''The former included General Franco and the [[Greece|Greek]] dictator [[w:Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas]], men who feared mass politics and allied themselves with bastions of the established order such as the monarchy and the Church...the new [[w:Radical Right|radical Right]], in contrast, rose to power in Italy and Germany through elections and the [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary process]].''' ** [[w:Mark Mazower|Mark Mazower]], ''Dark Continent: Europe's 20th Century'' (1998), p. 27 * There is no question for any decent, kindly man or woman, let alone a [[Poets|poet]] or [[Writing|writer]], who ''must'' be more sensitive. '''We have to be against Franco and [[Fascism]] and for the [[people]] of [[Spain]], and the [[future]] of [[gentleness]] and [[brotherhood]] which ordinary men and women want all over the [[world]].''' ** [[w:Naomi Mitchison|Naomi Mitchison]], in 1937, as quoted in ''Spanish Front : Writers on the Civil War'' (1986) by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 [http://spartacus-educational.com/Wmitchison.htm] * '''The most baffling thing in the Spanish [[war]] was the behaviour of the great powers. '''The war was actually won for Franco by the [[Germans]] and [[Italians]], whose motives were obvious enough. The motives of [[France]] and [[Britain]] are less easy to understand. In 1936 it was clear to everyone that if Britain would only help the Spanish Government, even to the extent of a few million pounds’ worth of arms, Franco would collapse and German strategy would be severely dislocated. '''By that time one did not need to be a [[clairvoyant]] to foresee that war between Britain and Germany was coming; one could even foretell within a year or two when it would come.''' Yet in the most mean, [[cowardly]], [[hypocritical]] way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the [[Nazis]]. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer. Undoubtedly they were, and yet when it came to the final showdown they chose to stand up to Germany. It is still very uncertain what plan they acted on in backing Franco, and they may have had no clear plan at all. '''Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely [[stupid]] is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain [[moments]] a very important question.''' ** [[George Orwell]], in "Looking Back on the Spanish War" (1943) *General Franco, whom Sir [[Winston Churchill]] has praised as a "gallant [[Christianity|Christian]] gentleman", has forbidden any work of fiction alluding to [[adultery]], though I believe he had made a special exception for the ''[[Homer|Iliad]]''. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], in ''Dear Bertrand Russell : A selection of his correspondence with the general public 1950-1968'' (1970) * I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the [[Europe|European]] [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Radicalism|radicals]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. ** [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], as quoted in [https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/02/the-caudillo ''The Caudillo''], [[W:First Things|First Things]] * It is time to visit General Francisco Franco. A short taxi ride does it, and I am deposited at the foot of a giant, prancing stone horse bearing a triumphant-looking granite copy of the dictator.This, the only public statue of the "caudillo (leader) for God and the fatherland" left in Madrid, stands at the gates to the environment ministry. Here, spattered with red paint hurled by protesters and with a few bunches of wilting flowers left by his admirers, General Franco must remain. For the conservative-run city hall has decreed the generalísimo does not deserve to be knocked off his pedestal. '''Barring a small, remote Caudillo Square and a Franco Street that may or may not be named after him, this is all that remains of the man who ruled Spain for 36 years.''' ** [[w:Giles Tremlett|Giles Tremlett]], in "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/27/spain.gilestremlett?INTCMP=SRCH The generalísimo remains on his pedestal]" in ''The Guardian'' (27 November 2004) * If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two [[evils]]. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ** [[Evelyn Waugh]], in 1937, as quoted in ''The Picturesque Prison : Evelyn Waugh and His Writing, (1983) by Jeffrey M. Heath, p. 49 * Franco, that [[murderous]] little "Christian gentleman". ** [[H. G. Wells]], in ''The New World Order'' (1940) * At [[w:El Pardo|El Pardo]], the former royal hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid where Franco lived and worked, his [[wiktionary:ormolu|ormolu]]-mounted desk and a nearby table were piled high with reports and memorandums, virtually all of them unread. "When the piles become too high," he once told Prince Juan Carlos, "I have everything taken out from the bottom and burned." ** [[w:Alden Whitman|Alden Whitman]], {{cite journal|title=Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82|date=November 20, 1975|journal=The New York Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDmKCwAAQBAJ&q=ormolu#v=snippet&q=ormolu-mounted&f=false}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrvO5PgeKQ Speech] {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Francisco}} [[Category:Anti-communists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Fascist rulers]] [[Category:Monarchists]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:Participants of the Spanish Civil War]] [[Category:People from Galicia]] [[Category:Spanish military leaders]] [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] 67wx3if2nmkbvh7uvvyjuc0vjuuen0c 3148930 3148929 2022-07-29T03:56:50Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki {{semiprotected|small=yes}} [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|right|One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[Communism]].]] '''[[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco Bahamonde]]''' ([[4 December]] [[1892]] – [[20 November]] [[1975]]), commonly referred to as '''Francisco Franco''', was a military [[w:generalísimo|generalísimo]], leader of [[Spain]] (''Caudillo de España'') from October 1936 (whole country from April 1, 1939 on), and ''de-facto'' [[w:regent|regent]] of the nominally restored [[w:Spanish State|Kingdom of Spain]] from 1947 until his death in 1975. == Quotes == [[File:Franco 1910.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1910]] [[File:Estandarte de Francisco Franco.svg|thumb|[[Spain]]’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the [[world]]! ]] [[File:Aigle franquiste.jpg|thumb|right|The defense of internal [[peace]] and [[order]] constitutes the sacred mission of a [[nation]]'s armed forces and that is what we have carried out.]] [[File:Valencia329.JPG|thumb|I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back...]] [[File:RETRATO DEL GRAL. FRANCISCO FRANCO BAHAMONDE (1960).jpg|thumb|Franco in 1960]] [[File:Generaal Franco (statiefoto), Bestanddeelnr 919-8527.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1966]] *We do not rule out that it will change in the future, but for now it is. I am convinced that [[Freemasonry|Masonry]] is very good for [[England]] in England; the bad thing is that in Spain it is still very good for England. **To [[Foster Dulles]], Secretary of State of the United States. * The defence of internal [[peace]] and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's [[Military|armed forces]] and that is what we have carried out. ** As quoted in ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) by Clive Foss, p. 143, <small> {{ISBN|1905204965}} </small> <!-- Also released as ''The Tyrants: Profiles of Power and Corruption'', 2006, {{ISBN|1905204795}}. --> * The [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]] did not find itself free of obligations. For the most part the leaders were [[Freemasons]]. Before their [[duty]] to their [[country]] came their obligations to the Grand Orient. In my [[opinion]], Freemasonry, with all its international influence, is the organization principally responsible for the [[political]] [[ruin]] of Spain, as well as the murder of Calvo Sotelo, who was executed in accordance with orders from the Grand Secretary of Freemasonry in Geneva. ** Interview with Spanish journalist Nena Belmonte, as quoted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182157/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ===1930s=== ==== 1936 ==== * '''One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[communism]].''' ** In discussion with [[w:Niceto Alcalá-Zamora|Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]], as quoted in ''Francisco Franco : The Times and the Man'' (1938) by Joaquin Arraras, p. 159 * We strive to form a single [[national]] front against the [[Masonic]] lodges, against Moscow and the [[Marxist]] [[societies]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (24 July 1936), as cited by Javier Navarrete in [http://mcedhou1.housings.nexica.net/MAS_ALLA/html/version_texto.asp?IDArt=29 Más Allá] * [[All]] is well, thank God... but [[victory]] will not be complete, definitive or stable, as long as [[Masonry]] is in our [[Spain]]. And how will it disappear? What to do? Ask [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (2 October 1936), as cited by [http://www.agustincelis.com/id64.htm Agustín Celis] ===== Manifesto of 18 July 1936 ===== :<small>Radio broadcast by Franco from the Canary Islands, declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177-179. <br>Commentary by Cowans: "After years of discussions among military officers outraged by the course of events in Republican Spain, a group of generals decided, following the recent murder of the leading conservative politician, José Calvo Sotelo, to mount an armed uprising against the government. The officers had no single commander yet, but one of their leaders was the young general Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), who as head of Spain's Army of Africa was based in the Canary Islands. Franco made this speech over the radio. It is unlikely that many Spaniards actually heard it, but nevertheless, the speech illustrates the soldiers' grievances and the kind of arguments they made in defense of their actions."</small> * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ==== 1938 ==== * '''We do not [[believe]] in [[government]] through the [[Elections|voting]] booth.''' The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish [[dreams]]. ** Statement during the [[w:Spanish Civil War|civil war]], cited in 1938 by [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915079,00.html ''Time'' magazine], also cited in John A. Crittenden, ''Parties and elections in the United States'', Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6). * [[Fascism]], since that is the word that is used, fascism presents, wherever it manifests itself, characteristics which are varied to the extent that countries and national temperaments vary. It is essentially a defensive reaction of the organism, a manifestation of the desire to live, of the desire not to die, which at certain times seizes a whole people. So each people reacts in its own way, according to its conception of life. Our rising, here, has a Spanish meaning! What can it have in common with [[Nazism|Hitlerism]], which was, above all, a reaction against the state of things created by the defeat, and by the abdication and the despair that followed it? ** Franco Interview with [[w:Henri Massis|Henri Massis]], 1938. Quoted in Massis's book ''Chefs'', Paris,Plon 1939.Also quoted in Richard Griffiths, ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Fascism.'' London : [[w:Duckworth Overlook|Duckworth Publishing]], 2000. ==== 1939 ==== * ''Un estado totalitario armonizará en España el funcionamiento de todas las capacidades y energías del país, que dentro de la Unidad Nacional, el trabajo estimado como el más ineludible de los deberes será el único exponente de la voluntad popular.'' ** A [[totalitarian]] state will harmonize in Spain the operation of all the capabilities and [[energy]] in the country, that inside the [[National]] [[Unity]], the [[work]] esteemed as the most unavoidable must be the only exponent of the people's will. *** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939), quoted in ''Espana Nuevo Siglo‎'' (1997) by Tim Connell and Juan Kattán-Ibarra, p. 174 * Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with [[Karl Marx|Marxism]] and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish [[Revolution|revolutionary]] agreements, will not be got rid of in a day. ** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939) === 1940s === ==== 1940 ==== ===== Laureate Cross acceptance speech (July 1940) ===== :<small>Speech by Franco as he received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand, Spain's highest military honour, which he had originally been nominated for in 1918 while fighting in Morocco. As the award is given by the Spanish head of state, Franco essentially gave himself the decoration. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 211-214.</small> * '''I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to see the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices.''' ==== 1945 ==== *We have torn up Marxist [[materialism]] and we have disorientated [[Masonry]]. We have thwarted the [[Satanic]] machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the [[world]]’s press and numerous international politicians. Spain’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the world! ** Speech to the women’s section of the Falange in Madrid (11 September 1945), as quoted in [http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ==== 1946 ==== * The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: [[Masonry]] and [[Communism]]... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land. ** Writing under the alias Jakin Boor in the journal ''Arriba'' in an article, "Masonry and Communism" (14 December 1946), as quoted in ''Franco: A Biography'' by Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúạ, p. 71 ==Quotes About Franco== [[File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg|thumb|Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]]. He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state ~ Sebastian Balfour]] [[File:El burro i l'haca.jpg|thumb|The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. ~ José Larios]] [[File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg|thumb|If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two evils. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ~ [[Evelyn Waugh]] ]] [[File:A solzhenitsin.JPG|thumb|I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the European socialists, radicals, and liberals. ~ [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]]] :<small>Sorted alphabetically by author or source</small> * Francisco Franco, the former [[fascist]] dictator of Spain, gave the [[Nazis]] a list of every [[Jew]] in his [[country]] in order to facilitate efforts to locate, deport and destroy them, according to a document found recently in a Spanish archive and reported on Sunday by the Spanish daily ''El Pais''.The paper said that in 1941, Spain prepared a list of all 6,000 Jews in its territory and gave it to the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution, [[Heinrich Himmler]]... ** Ofer Aderet, in [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wwii-document-reveals-general-franco-handed-nazis-list-of-spanish-jews-1.297546 "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010)] * The document is an official order, dated May 13, 1941, issued by Franco's chief of security, [[w:Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani|Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani]], to all provincial governors. It instructs them to prepare a list of every Jew in their district, both local residents and foreigners, along with details about "their personal and political leanings, their means of supporting themselves, their commercial activity, the level of threat they constitute and their security classification. ** Ofer Aderet, in "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010) * The Spanish general had neither the look nor the commanding voice of a dashing military leader. He was short, pudgy, and balding, had a droopy countenance, was prone to crying, and- when issuing orders- he tended to squeak. Colleagues tended to refer to him behind his back as "Miss [[w:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]," a comment on both his demeanor and the remote site where he was stationed when the first shots were fired; but Franco was the sort of leader who could find his way through a minefield without putting a foot wrong. Unlike many, he expected the Civil War to be long, dirty, and closely fought. In preparation, he solicited and received aid from Hitler and Mussolini. To the irritation of both dictators, Franco resisted pressure for bold actions that, in his judgment, would have entailed taking excessive risks. Instead he waged war like a safecracker, turning the dial one click at a time. He used aerial bombardments to soften up any opposition before attacking on the ground. He paid careful attention to logistics and didn't squander his ammunition, equipment or men. He moved his headquarters close to the fighting and insisted that a field commander lead in retaking any territory on the global stage, for the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) was of interest not solely to Spain. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 49-50 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The [[w:Red Army|Russian troops]] and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the [[w:1961 Berlin crisis|1961 Berlin crisis]] and, more than fifty years later, in [[Ukraine]]. The [[Bombing of Guernica|German bombing of Guernica]], immortalized by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], sparked calls for an international [[war crimes]] investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any [[bombs]] had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered t he [[Capital punishment|executions]] of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full [[Dictatorship|dictatorial]] powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''[[w:Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer|Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer]]''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * The last of the [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] forces surrendered to Franco on April 1, 1939. The general vowed at the time that he would never pick up his sword again except to defend his country from invasion. When Hitler urged him to bring Spain into the wartime Axis alliance, he refused as a matter of principle, then asked how much Germany was willing to pay. He set his own terms: generous amounts of military and economic aid, plus Morocco, a possession of Vichy France. The Germans viewed the price tag as exorbitant and knew that handing Morocco to Spain would so outrage the Vichy regime that it would no longer collaborate. To break the deadlock, Hitler traveled from Berlin to the Spanish frontier town of Hendaye, where, on October 23, 1940, he met with Franco. The chancellor was confident that his willingness to journey eleven hundred miles to visit the Spaniard in his own country would produce a breakthrough. After all, wasn't he the master of Europe? Instead, in a nine-hour meeting, Franco evaded every request. When Hitler pressed him for a commitment, he replied with questions. Asked to moderate his demands, he repeated them. When the Fuehrer predicted a quick victory over England, implying that Spain could wait no longer if it wanted to share in the triumph, Franco doubted the scenario before adding that, even if the Germans were to capture London, the British would keep fighting from Canada. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 52-53 * Barely containing his fury, Hitler had no choice but to make the long trip back home empty-handed. The following February, he tried a final time, writing to Franco, "We three men, the Duce, you, and I, are bound together by the most rigorous compulsion of history... In such difficult times... a bold heart can save nations." Flattery didn't work with Franco, who politely declined the chance to link his fate to the Nazis. Writing again, this time to Mussolini, Hitler predicted that Franco- who would die in his bed at the age of seventy-five- was making "the greatest mistake of his life." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 53 * '''Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]].''' He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state. ** Sebastian Balfour, quoted in ''Spain: A History'' (2000), edited by [[w:Raymond Carr|Raymond Carr]] (p.265). * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * Every town along the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with [[Peasant|peasants]] evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the [[Car|truck]], moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''[[Donkeys|burros]]''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, [[United Kingdom|British]], and [[United States|American]] [[Nursing|nurses]] went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the [[w:Fascist Italy|Italian Fascist]] troops had reached the sea at [[w:Vinaroz|Vinaroz]], below [[w:Tortosa|Tortosa]], cutting Loyalist Spain away from [[w:Catalonia|Catalonia]], and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and [[w:Valencia|Valencia]]. (In [[Rome]], the [[w:Pope|Pope]] gave is apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding [[w:Lerida|Lerida]] and [[w:Balaguer|Balaguer]] (this was different); the [[newspapers]] reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the [[w:Non-Intervention Committee|Non-Intervention Committee]] met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't [[Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] had mobilized a million and a half men on the [[w:Czechoslovakia|Czech]] and [[France|French]] borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and [[Cordell Hull|Hull]] had, it is true, made strong speeches against [[Fascism|Fascist]] aggression within the week, and called for united [[Democracy|democratic]] opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 * [[w:Unification Decree (Spain, 1937)|In April 1937]] Franco, as effective {{w|head of state}} of {{w|Nationalist Spain}}, fused the [[w:Falange Española de las JONS|Falange]] with the {{w|Carlists}}, [[Monarchy|monarchists]] and the rest of the right to form the single party of his regime: a process, though differently conducted, somewhat similar to {{w|Italian fascism}}'s fusion with [[Nationalism]] and [[w:Clerical fascism|Clerico-Fascism]] after 1922. The product, like the Italian Fascist regime, was a compromise between radical fascism and conservative [[authoritarianism]], in this case with unambiguous military and [[Catholic Church|Church]] support. ** [[Martin Blinkhorn]], {{cite book |title=Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth-Century Europe |date=2003 |publisher={{w|Routledge}} |isbn=978-1-134-99712-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr6JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |page=10}} * General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, [[Ideology|ideologues]], Marxists and [[Nihilism|nihlistis]] that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity. ** [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], {{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/02/william-f-buckley-rip.html |title=William F. Buckley, RIP |first=Timothy |last=Noah |date=February 27, 2008 |website=Slate.com}} * General Franco made it clear that [[Spain]] could enter the [[war]] only when [[England]] was about ready to collapse. ** Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. Quoted in ''The Last European War'' (1976) by John Lukacs (p. 114). * I most sincerely wish to go on record as being unalterably opposed to Franco and [[fascism]], to all violations of the legal [[government]] and outrages against the people of [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Republican Spain]]. ** [[William Faulkner]], 1938, quoted in Frederick Robert Karl, ''William Faulkner, American writer:a biography'' (1990), p. 630 *Franco ruled Spain, but not as a [[Republic]]. The [[w:Law of Succession to the Headship of the State|Succession Law of 1947]] defined the country as a monarchy, although it recognized Franco's power for his lifetime. He intended to name [[w:Juan Carlos II|Juan Carlos]], grandson of the late King [[w:Alfonso XIII|Alfonso XIII]] as his successor, although he waited another 22 years before naming him. Franco called a [[w:Plebiscite|plebiscite]] that approved his succession plans by a huge margin. He termed this (and similar votes) his 'democratic mandate': no other forms of democracy were needed. Franco was always cautious and considered all options before making up his mind. Reserved and spacious, but courteous and proud, he rarely revealed his feelings. But a particular book he published in 1952 exposed his thinking. ''Freemasonry'' blamed the problems of the world on Spain's enemies, Freemasons and Communists. For him, Roosevelt, [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]], and [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] were all Masons, part of a destructive tide only temporarily held back by Hitler and Mussolini. When the western leaders met [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] at [[w:Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and [[w:Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]], they confirmed Franco's worst fears. These erratic views were not widely publicized abroad. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) pp. 145-146 *Franco celebrated 25 years of peace in 1964, basking in a [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] that called him 'the man sent by God and made leader' or 'hero of the hosts of heaven and earth.' Although he was less active in the government, he was still very much in charge. His beliefs never changed: freedom would lead to [[corruption]] and [[Communism]], and the [[state]] should be based on the [[family]], the [[Town|towns]], and the party. For the first time, Franco defined his view of the state in the [[w:Organic Law (Spain)|Organic Law]] (1966): a monarchy whose only political activity was Franco's movement, whose head had extensive powers that could be challenged but not threatened by an [[Organization|assembly]]. [[Strike action|Strikes]], student unrest and regional problems, however, made it clear that his ideas were not compatible with a modern [[state]] that needed representative institutions to deal with ever more complex problems. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) p. 146 * Just like any honest man, I am against Franco and [[Fascism]] in Spain. ** [[Ernest Hemingway]], quoted in ''Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'' (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?". * A great man...and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century...one of the great leaders we have had in our history. ** [[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]], Spanish Politician and diplomat, on the occasion of Franco's death. Quoted in [http://www.gara.net/azkenak/01/315809/es/Frases-que-reflejan-recorrido-Manuel-Fraga "Frases que reflejan el recorrido de Manuel Fraga" in ''GARA'' Newspaper (16 January 2012)] * A democracy can be highly illiberal, while on the other hand an absolute ruler could be a thorough liberal—without being for this reason the least bit democratic. Even a dictator, theoretically, could be a liberal. [...] A purely [[w:Military dictatorship|military dictatorship]] based on the bayonets and sabres of a handful of professional soldiers has greater liberal potentialities (one has only to compare Franco, [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Oliveira Salazar]] and [[Philippe Pétain|Pétain]] with [[Hitler]], [[Mussolini]] and [[Stalin]]). ** [[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1952). ''Liberty and Equality: The Challenge of Our Time'', Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, pp. 87-88 * Neither the [[Nazism|Nazis]] nor the [[Italy|Italians]] were able to cash in on their "investments" in Spain. Franco saw Hitler only once and, as an old specialist on criminals from his days in the ''Tercio'', he immediately sized up his partner. **[[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1974). ''Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse'', Arlington House Publishers, p. 271 * The [[w:Madrid|Madrid]] victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in [[w:Seville|Seville]]'s [[w:Seville Cathedral|magnificent cathedral]]. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But [[World War II|a new World War]] was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of [[social justice]] and twenty-five years of [[peace]], our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * The crucial difference was between the regimes of the old Right, who wanted to turn the clock back to a pre-democratic [[Elitism|elitist]] era, and the new Right who seized and sustained power through the instruments of mass [[politics]]. '''The former included General Franco and the [[Greece|Greek]] dictator [[w:Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas]], men who feared mass politics and allied themselves with bastions of the established order such as the monarchy and the Church...the new [[w:Radical Right|radical Right]], in contrast, rose to power in Italy and Germany through elections and the [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary process]].''' ** [[w:Mark Mazower|Mark Mazower]], ''Dark Continent: Europe's 20th Century'' (1998), p. 27 * There is no question for any decent, kindly man or woman, let alone a [[Poets|poet]] or [[Writing|writer]], who ''must'' be more sensitive. '''We have to be against Franco and [[Fascism]] and for the [[people]] of [[Spain]], and the [[future]] of [[gentleness]] and [[brotherhood]] which ordinary men and women want all over the [[world]].''' ** [[w:Naomi Mitchison|Naomi Mitchison]], in 1937, as quoted in ''Spanish Front : Writers on the Civil War'' (1986) by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 [http://spartacus-educational.com/Wmitchison.htm] * '''The most baffling thing in the Spanish [[war]] was the behaviour of the great powers. '''The war was actually won for Franco by the [[Germans]] and [[Italians]], whose motives were obvious enough. The motives of [[France]] and [[Britain]] are less easy to understand. In 1936 it was clear to everyone that if Britain would only help the Spanish Government, even to the extent of a few million pounds’ worth of arms, Franco would collapse and German strategy would be severely dislocated. '''By that time one did not need to be a [[clairvoyant]] to foresee that war between Britain and Germany was coming; one could even foretell within a year or two when it would come.''' Yet in the most mean, [[cowardly]], [[hypocritical]] way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the [[Nazis]]. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer. Undoubtedly they were, and yet when it came to the final showdown they chose to stand up to Germany. It is still very uncertain what plan they acted on in backing Franco, and they may have had no clear plan at all. '''Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely [[stupid]] is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain [[moments]] a very important question.''' ** [[George Orwell]], in "Looking Back on the Spanish War" (1943) *General Franco, whom Sir [[Winston Churchill]] has praised as a "gallant [[Christianity|Christian]] gentleman", has forbidden any work of fiction alluding to [[adultery]], though I believe he had made a special exception for the ''[[Homer|Iliad]]''. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], in ''Dear Bertrand Russell : A selection of his correspondence with the general public 1950-1968'' (1970) * I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the [[Europe|European]] [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Radicalism|radicals]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. ** [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], as quoted in [https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/02/the-caudillo ''The Caudillo''], [[W:First Things|First Things]] * It is time to visit General Francisco Franco. A short taxi ride does it, and I am deposited at the foot of a giant, prancing stone horse bearing a triumphant-looking granite copy of the dictator.This, the only public statue of the "caudillo (leader) for God and the fatherland" left in Madrid, stands at the gates to the environment ministry. Here, spattered with red paint hurled by protesters and with a few bunches of wilting flowers left by his admirers, General Franco must remain. For the conservative-run city hall has decreed the generalísimo does not deserve to be knocked off his pedestal. '''Barring a small, remote Caudillo Square and a Franco Street that may or may not be named after him, this is all that remains of the man who ruled Spain for 36 years.''' ** [[w:Giles Tremlett|Giles Tremlett]], in "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/27/spain.gilestremlett?INTCMP=SRCH The generalísimo remains on his pedestal]" in ''The Guardian'' (27 November 2004) * If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two [[evils]]. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ** [[Evelyn Waugh]], in 1937, as quoted in ''The Picturesque Prison : Evelyn Waugh and His Writing, (1983) by Jeffrey M. Heath, p. 49 * Franco, that [[murderous]] little "Christian gentleman". ** [[H. G. Wells]], in ''The New World Order'' (1940) * At [[w:El Pardo|El Pardo]], the former royal hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid where Franco lived and worked, his [[wiktionary:ormolu|ormolu]]-mounted desk and a nearby table were piled high with reports and memorandums, virtually all of them unread. "When the piles become too high," he once told Prince Juan Carlos, "I have everything taken out from the bottom and burned." ** [[w:Alden Whitman|Alden Whitman]], {{cite journal|title=Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82|date=November 20, 1975|journal=The New York Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDmKCwAAQBAJ&q=ormolu#v=snippet&q=ormolu-mounted&f=false}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrvO5PgeKQ Speech] {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Francisco}} [[Category:Anti-communists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Fascist rulers]] [[Category:Monarchists]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:Participants of the Spanish Civil War]] [[Category:People from Galicia]] [[Category:Spanish military leaders]] [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] 2hpcxqis0gsw5u4b6hiqbx8jgaqjni7 3148931 3148930 2022-07-29T03:59:49Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki {{semiprotected|small=yes}} [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|right|One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[Communism]].]] '''[[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco Bahamonde]]''' ([[4 December]] [[1892]] – [[20 November]] [[1975]]), commonly referred to as '''Francisco Franco''', was a military [[w:generalísimo|generalísimo]], leader of [[Spain]] (''Caudillo de España'') from October 1936 (whole country from April 1, 1939 on), and ''de-facto'' [[w:regent|regent]] of the nominally restored [[w:Spanish State|Kingdom of Spain]] from 1947 until his death in 1975. == Quotes == [[File:Franco 1910.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1910]] [[File:Estandarte de Francisco Franco.svg|thumb|[[Spain]]’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the [[world]]! ]] [[File:Aigle franquiste.jpg|thumb|right|The defense of internal [[peace]] and [[order]] constitutes the sacred mission of a [[nation]]'s armed forces and that is what we have carried out.]] [[File:Valencia329.JPG|thumb|I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back...]] [[File:RETRATO DEL GRAL. FRANCISCO FRANCO BAHAMONDE (1960).jpg|thumb|Franco in 1960]] [[File:Generalissimo Franco, Caudillo van Spanje, Bestanddeelnr 916-0979.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1964]] [[File:Generaal Franco (statiefoto), Bestanddeelnr 919-8527.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1966]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1975 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Franco in 1975]] *We do not rule out that it will change in the future, but for now it is. I am convinced that [[Freemasonry|Masonry]] is very good for [[England]] in England; the bad thing is that in Spain it is still very good for England. **To [[Foster Dulles]], Secretary of State of the United States. * The defence of internal [[peace]] and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's [[Military|armed forces]] and that is what we have carried out. ** As quoted in ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) by Clive Foss, p. 143, <small> {{ISBN|1905204965}} </small> <!-- Also released as ''The Tyrants: Profiles of Power and Corruption'', 2006, {{ISBN|1905204795}}. --> * The [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]] did not find itself free of obligations. For the most part the leaders were [[Freemasons]]. Before their [[duty]] to their [[country]] came their obligations to the Grand Orient. In my [[opinion]], Freemasonry, with all its international influence, is the organization principally responsible for the [[political]] [[ruin]] of Spain, as well as the murder of Calvo Sotelo, who was executed in accordance with orders from the Grand Secretary of Freemasonry in Geneva. ** Interview with Spanish journalist Nena Belmonte, as quoted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182157/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ===1930s=== ==== 1936 ==== * '''One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[communism]].''' ** In discussion with [[w:Niceto Alcalá-Zamora|Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]], as quoted in ''Francisco Franco : The Times and the Man'' (1938) by Joaquin Arraras, p. 159 * We strive to form a single [[national]] front against the [[Masonic]] lodges, against Moscow and the [[Marxist]] [[societies]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (24 July 1936), as cited by Javier Navarrete in [http://mcedhou1.housings.nexica.net/MAS_ALLA/html/version_texto.asp?IDArt=29 Más Allá] * [[All]] is well, thank God... but [[victory]] will not be complete, definitive or stable, as long as [[Masonry]] is in our [[Spain]]. And how will it disappear? What to do? Ask [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (2 October 1936), as cited by [http://www.agustincelis.com/id64.htm Agustín Celis] ===== Manifesto of 18 July 1936 ===== :<small>Radio broadcast by Franco from the Canary Islands, declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177-179. <br>Commentary by Cowans: "After years of discussions among military officers outraged by the course of events in Republican Spain, a group of generals decided, following the recent murder of the leading conservative politician, José Calvo Sotelo, to mount an armed uprising against the government. The officers had no single commander yet, but one of their leaders was the young general Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), who as head of Spain's Army of Africa was based in the Canary Islands. Franco made this speech over the radio. It is unlikely that many Spaniards actually heard it, but nevertheless, the speech illustrates the soldiers' grievances and the kind of arguments they made in defense of their actions."</small> * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ==== 1938 ==== * '''We do not [[believe]] in [[government]] through the [[Elections|voting]] booth.''' The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish [[dreams]]. ** Statement during the [[w:Spanish Civil War|civil war]], cited in 1938 by [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915079,00.html ''Time'' magazine], also cited in John A. Crittenden, ''Parties and elections in the United States'', Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6). * [[Fascism]], since that is the word that is used, fascism presents, wherever it manifests itself, characteristics which are varied to the extent that countries and national temperaments vary. It is essentially a defensive reaction of the organism, a manifestation of the desire to live, of the desire not to die, which at certain times seizes a whole people. So each people reacts in its own way, according to its conception of life. Our rising, here, has a Spanish meaning! What can it have in common with [[Nazism|Hitlerism]], which was, above all, a reaction against the state of things created by the defeat, and by the abdication and the despair that followed it? ** Franco Interview with [[w:Henri Massis|Henri Massis]], 1938. Quoted in Massis's book ''Chefs'', Paris,Plon 1939.Also quoted in Richard Griffiths, ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Fascism.'' London : [[w:Duckworth Overlook|Duckworth Publishing]], 2000. ==== 1939 ==== * ''Un estado totalitario armonizará en España el funcionamiento de todas las capacidades y energías del país, que dentro de la Unidad Nacional, el trabajo estimado como el más ineludible de los deberes será el único exponente de la voluntad popular.'' ** A [[totalitarian]] state will harmonize in Spain the operation of all the capabilities and [[energy]] in the country, that inside the [[National]] [[Unity]], the [[work]] esteemed as the most unavoidable must be the only exponent of the people's will. *** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939), quoted in ''Espana Nuevo Siglo‎'' (1997) by Tim Connell and Juan Kattán-Ibarra, p. 174 * Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with [[Karl Marx|Marxism]] and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish [[Revolution|revolutionary]] agreements, will not be got rid of in a day. ** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939) === 1940s === ==== 1940 ==== ===== Laureate Cross acceptance speech (July 1940) ===== :<small>Speech by Franco as he received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand, Spain's highest military honour, which he had originally been nominated for in 1918 while fighting in Morocco. As the award is given by the Spanish head of state, Franco essentially gave himself the decoration. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 211-214.</small> * '''I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to see the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices.''' ==== 1945 ==== *We have torn up Marxist [[materialism]] and we have disorientated [[Masonry]]. We have thwarted the [[Satanic]] machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the [[world]]’s press and numerous international politicians. Spain’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the world! ** Speech to the women’s section of the Falange in Madrid (11 September 1945), as quoted in [http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ==== 1946 ==== * The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: [[Masonry]] and [[Communism]]... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land. ** Writing under the alias Jakin Boor in the journal ''Arriba'' in an article, "Masonry and Communism" (14 December 1946), as quoted in ''Franco: A Biography'' by Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúạ, p. 71 ==Quotes About Franco== [[File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg|thumb|Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]]. He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state ~ Sebastian Balfour]] [[File:El burro i l'haca.jpg|thumb|The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. ~ José Larios]] [[File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg|thumb|If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two evils. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ~ [[Evelyn Waugh]] ]] [[File:A solzhenitsin.JPG|thumb|I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the European socialists, radicals, and liberals. ~ [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]]] :<small>Sorted alphabetically by author or source</small> * Francisco Franco, the former [[fascist]] dictator of Spain, gave the [[Nazis]] a list of every [[Jew]] in his [[country]] in order to facilitate efforts to locate, deport and destroy them, according to a document found recently in a Spanish archive and reported on Sunday by the Spanish daily ''El Pais''.The paper said that in 1941, Spain prepared a list of all 6,000 Jews in its territory and gave it to the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution, [[Heinrich Himmler]]... ** Ofer Aderet, in [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wwii-document-reveals-general-franco-handed-nazis-list-of-spanish-jews-1.297546 "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010)] * The document is an official order, dated May 13, 1941, issued by Franco's chief of security, [[w:Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani|Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani]], to all provincial governors. It instructs them to prepare a list of every Jew in their district, both local residents and foreigners, along with details about "their personal and political leanings, their means of supporting themselves, their commercial activity, the level of threat they constitute and their security classification. ** Ofer Aderet, in "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010) * The Spanish general had neither the look nor the commanding voice of a dashing military leader. He was short, pudgy, and balding, had a droopy countenance, was prone to crying, and- when issuing orders- he tended to squeak. Colleagues tended to refer to him behind his back as "Miss [[w:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]," a comment on both his demeanor and the remote site where he was stationed when the first shots were fired; but Franco was the sort of leader who could find his way through a minefield without putting a foot wrong. Unlike many, he expected the Civil War to be long, dirty, and closely fought. In preparation, he solicited and received aid from Hitler and Mussolini. To the irritation of both dictators, Franco resisted pressure for bold actions that, in his judgment, would have entailed taking excessive risks. Instead he waged war like a safecracker, turning the dial one click at a time. He used aerial bombardments to soften up any opposition before attacking on the ground. He paid careful attention to logistics and didn't squander his ammunition, equipment or men. He moved his headquarters close to the fighting and insisted that a field commander lead in retaking any territory on the global stage, for the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) was of interest not solely to Spain. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 49-50 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The [[w:Red Army|Russian troops]] and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the [[w:1961 Berlin crisis|1961 Berlin crisis]] and, more than fifty years later, in [[Ukraine]]. The [[Bombing of Guernica|German bombing of Guernica]], immortalized by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], sparked calls for an international [[war crimes]] investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any [[bombs]] had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered t he [[Capital punishment|executions]] of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full [[Dictatorship|dictatorial]] powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''[[w:Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer|Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer]]''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * The last of the [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] forces surrendered to Franco on April 1, 1939. The general vowed at the time that he would never pick up his sword again except to defend his country from invasion. When Hitler urged him to bring Spain into the wartime Axis alliance, he refused as a matter of principle, then asked how much Germany was willing to pay. He set his own terms: generous amounts of military and economic aid, plus Morocco, a possession of Vichy France. The Germans viewed the price tag as exorbitant and knew that handing Morocco to Spain would so outrage the Vichy regime that it would no longer collaborate. To break the deadlock, Hitler traveled from Berlin to the Spanish frontier town of Hendaye, where, on October 23, 1940, he met with Franco. The chancellor was confident that his willingness to journey eleven hundred miles to visit the Spaniard in his own country would produce a breakthrough. After all, wasn't he the master of Europe? Instead, in a nine-hour meeting, Franco evaded every request. When Hitler pressed him for a commitment, he replied with questions. Asked to moderate his demands, he repeated them. When the Fuehrer predicted a quick victory over England, implying that Spain could wait no longer if it wanted to share in the triumph, Franco doubted the scenario before adding that, even if the Germans were to capture London, the British would keep fighting from Canada. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 52-53 * Barely containing his fury, Hitler had no choice but to make the long trip back home empty-handed. The following February, he tried a final time, writing to Franco, "We three men, the Duce, you, and I, are bound together by the most rigorous compulsion of history... In such difficult times... a bold heart can save nations." Flattery didn't work with Franco, who politely declined the chance to link his fate to the Nazis. Writing again, this time to Mussolini, Hitler predicted that Franco- who would die in his bed at the age of seventy-five- was making "the greatest mistake of his life." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 53 * '''Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]].''' He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state. ** Sebastian Balfour, quoted in ''Spain: A History'' (2000), edited by [[w:Raymond Carr|Raymond Carr]] (p.265). * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * Every town along the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with [[Peasant|peasants]] evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the [[Car|truck]], moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''[[Donkeys|burros]]''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, [[United Kingdom|British]], and [[United States|American]] [[Nursing|nurses]] went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the [[w:Fascist Italy|Italian Fascist]] troops had reached the sea at [[w:Vinaroz|Vinaroz]], below [[w:Tortosa|Tortosa]], cutting Loyalist Spain away from [[w:Catalonia|Catalonia]], and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and [[w:Valencia|Valencia]]. (In [[Rome]], the [[w:Pope|Pope]] gave is apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding [[w:Lerida|Lerida]] and [[w:Balaguer|Balaguer]] (this was different); the [[newspapers]] reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the [[w:Non-Intervention Committee|Non-Intervention Committee]] met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't [[Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] had mobilized a million and a half men on the [[w:Czechoslovakia|Czech]] and [[France|French]] borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and [[Cordell Hull|Hull]] had, it is true, made strong speeches against [[Fascism|Fascist]] aggression within the week, and called for united [[Democracy|democratic]] opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 * [[w:Unification Decree (Spain, 1937)|In April 1937]] Franco, as effective {{w|head of state}} of {{w|Nationalist Spain}}, fused the [[w:Falange Española de las JONS|Falange]] with the {{w|Carlists}}, [[Monarchy|monarchists]] and the rest of the right to form the single party of his regime: a process, though differently conducted, somewhat similar to {{w|Italian fascism}}'s fusion with [[Nationalism]] and [[w:Clerical fascism|Clerico-Fascism]] after 1922. The product, like the Italian Fascist regime, was a compromise between radical fascism and conservative [[authoritarianism]], in this case with unambiguous military and [[Catholic Church|Church]] support. ** [[Martin Blinkhorn]], {{cite book |title=Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth-Century Europe |date=2003 |publisher={{w|Routledge}} |isbn=978-1-134-99712-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr6JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |page=10}} * General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, [[Ideology|ideologues]], Marxists and [[Nihilism|nihlistis]] that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity. ** [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], {{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/02/william-f-buckley-rip.html |title=William F. Buckley, RIP |first=Timothy |last=Noah |date=February 27, 2008 |website=Slate.com}} * General Franco made it clear that [[Spain]] could enter the [[war]] only when [[England]] was about ready to collapse. ** Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. Quoted in ''The Last European War'' (1976) by John Lukacs (p. 114). * I most sincerely wish to go on record as being unalterably opposed to Franco and [[fascism]], to all violations of the legal [[government]] and outrages against the people of [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Republican Spain]]. ** [[William Faulkner]], 1938, quoted in Frederick Robert Karl, ''William Faulkner, American writer:a biography'' (1990), p. 630 *Franco ruled Spain, but not as a [[Republic]]. The [[w:Law of Succession to the Headship of the State|Succession Law of 1947]] defined the country as a monarchy, although it recognized Franco's power for his lifetime. He intended to name [[w:Juan Carlos II|Juan Carlos]], grandson of the late King [[w:Alfonso XIII|Alfonso XIII]] as his successor, although he waited another 22 years before naming him. Franco called a [[w:Plebiscite|plebiscite]] that approved his succession plans by a huge margin. He termed this (and similar votes) his 'democratic mandate': no other forms of democracy were needed. Franco was always cautious and considered all options before making up his mind. Reserved and spacious, but courteous and proud, he rarely revealed his feelings. But a particular book he published in 1952 exposed his thinking. ''Freemasonry'' blamed the problems of the world on Spain's enemies, Freemasons and Communists. For him, Roosevelt, [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]], and [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] were all Masons, part of a destructive tide only temporarily held back by Hitler and Mussolini. When the western leaders met [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] at [[w:Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and [[w:Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]], they confirmed Franco's worst fears. These erratic views were not widely publicized abroad. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) pp. 145-146 *Franco celebrated 25 years of peace in 1964, basking in a [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] that called him 'the man sent by God and made leader' or 'hero of the hosts of heaven and earth.' Although he was less active in the government, he was still very much in charge. His beliefs never changed: freedom would lead to [[corruption]] and [[Communism]], and the [[state]] should be based on the [[family]], the [[Town|towns]], and the party. For the first time, Franco defined his view of the state in the [[w:Organic Law (Spain)|Organic Law]] (1966): a monarchy whose only political activity was Franco's movement, whose head had extensive powers that could be challenged but not threatened by an [[Organization|assembly]]. [[Strike action|Strikes]], student unrest and regional problems, however, made it clear that his ideas were not compatible with a modern [[state]] that needed representative institutions to deal with ever more complex problems. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) p. 146 * Just like any honest man, I am against Franco and [[Fascism]] in Spain. ** [[Ernest Hemingway]], quoted in ''Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'' (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?". * A great man...and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century...one of the great leaders we have had in our history. ** [[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]], Spanish Politician and diplomat, on the occasion of Franco's death. Quoted in [http://www.gara.net/azkenak/01/315809/es/Frases-que-reflejan-recorrido-Manuel-Fraga "Frases que reflejan el recorrido de Manuel Fraga" in ''GARA'' Newspaper (16 January 2012)] * A democracy can be highly illiberal, while on the other hand an absolute ruler could be a thorough liberal—without being for this reason the least bit democratic. Even a dictator, theoretically, could be a liberal. [...] A purely [[w:Military dictatorship|military dictatorship]] based on the bayonets and sabres of a handful of professional soldiers has greater liberal potentialities (one has only to compare Franco, [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Oliveira Salazar]] and [[Philippe Pétain|Pétain]] with [[Hitler]], [[Mussolini]] and [[Stalin]]). ** [[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1952). ''Liberty and Equality: The Challenge of Our Time'', Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, pp. 87-88 * Neither the [[Nazism|Nazis]] nor the [[Italy|Italians]] were able to cash in on their "investments" in Spain. Franco saw Hitler only once and, as an old specialist on criminals from his days in the ''Tercio'', he immediately sized up his partner. **[[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1974). ''Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse'', Arlington House Publishers, p. 271 * The [[w:Madrid|Madrid]] victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in [[w:Seville|Seville]]'s [[w:Seville Cathedral|magnificent cathedral]]. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But [[World War II|a new World War]] was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of [[social justice]] and twenty-five years of [[peace]], our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * The crucial difference was between the regimes of the old Right, who wanted to turn the clock back to a pre-democratic [[Elitism|elitist]] era, and the new Right who seized and sustained power through the instruments of mass [[politics]]. '''The former included General Franco and the [[Greece|Greek]] dictator [[w:Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas]], men who feared mass politics and allied themselves with bastions of the established order such as the monarchy and the Church...the new [[w:Radical Right|radical Right]], in contrast, rose to power in Italy and Germany through elections and the [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary process]].''' ** [[w:Mark Mazower|Mark Mazower]], ''Dark Continent: Europe's 20th Century'' (1998), p. 27 * There is no question for any decent, kindly man or woman, let alone a [[Poets|poet]] or [[Writing|writer]], who ''must'' be more sensitive. '''We have to be against Franco and [[Fascism]] and for the [[people]] of [[Spain]], and the [[future]] of [[gentleness]] and [[brotherhood]] which ordinary men and women want all over the [[world]].''' ** [[w:Naomi Mitchison|Naomi Mitchison]], in 1937, as quoted in ''Spanish Front : Writers on the Civil War'' (1986) by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 [http://spartacus-educational.com/Wmitchison.htm] * '''The most baffling thing in the Spanish [[war]] was the behaviour of the great powers. '''The war was actually won for Franco by the [[Germans]] and [[Italians]], whose motives were obvious enough. The motives of [[France]] and [[Britain]] are less easy to understand. In 1936 it was clear to everyone that if Britain would only help the Spanish Government, even to the extent of a few million pounds’ worth of arms, Franco would collapse and German strategy would be severely dislocated. '''By that time one did not need to be a [[clairvoyant]] to foresee that war between Britain and Germany was coming; one could even foretell within a year or two when it would come.''' Yet in the most mean, [[cowardly]], [[hypocritical]] way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the [[Nazis]]. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer. Undoubtedly they were, and yet when it came to the final showdown they chose to stand up to Germany. It is still very uncertain what plan they acted on in backing Franco, and they may have had no clear plan at all. '''Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely [[stupid]] is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain [[moments]] a very important question.''' ** [[George Orwell]], in "Looking Back on the Spanish War" (1943) *General Franco, whom Sir [[Winston Churchill]] has praised as a "gallant [[Christianity|Christian]] gentleman", has forbidden any work of fiction alluding to [[adultery]], though I believe he had made a special exception for the ''[[Homer|Iliad]]''. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], in ''Dear Bertrand Russell : A selection of his correspondence with the general public 1950-1968'' (1970) * I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the [[Europe|European]] [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Radicalism|radicals]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. ** [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], as quoted in [https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/02/the-caudillo ''The Caudillo''], [[W:First Things|First Things]] * It is time to visit General Francisco Franco. A short taxi ride does it, and I am deposited at the foot of a giant, prancing stone horse bearing a triumphant-looking granite copy of the dictator.This, the only public statue of the "caudillo (leader) for God and the fatherland" left in Madrid, stands at the gates to the environment ministry. Here, spattered with red paint hurled by protesters and with a few bunches of wilting flowers left by his admirers, General Franco must remain. For the conservative-run city hall has decreed the generalísimo does not deserve to be knocked off his pedestal. '''Barring a small, remote Caudillo Square and a Franco Street that may or may not be named after him, this is all that remains of the man who ruled Spain for 36 years.''' ** [[w:Giles Tremlett|Giles Tremlett]], in "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/27/spain.gilestremlett?INTCMP=SRCH The generalísimo remains on his pedestal]" in ''The Guardian'' (27 November 2004) * If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two [[evils]]. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ** [[Evelyn Waugh]], in 1937, as quoted in ''The Picturesque Prison : Evelyn Waugh and His Writing, (1983) by Jeffrey M. Heath, p. 49 * Franco, that [[murderous]] little "Christian gentleman". ** [[H. G. Wells]], in ''The New World Order'' (1940) * At [[w:El Pardo|El Pardo]], the former royal hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid where Franco lived and worked, his [[wiktionary:ormolu|ormolu]]-mounted desk and a nearby table were piled high with reports and memorandums, virtually all of them unread. "When the piles become too high," he once told Prince Juan Carlos, "I have everything taken out from the bottom and burned." ** [[w:Alden Whitman|Alden Whitman]], {{cite journal|title=Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82|date=November 20, 1975|journal=The New York Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDmKCwAAQBAJ&q=ormolu#v=snippet&q=ormolu-mounted&f=false}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrvO5PgeKQ Speech] {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Francisco}} [[Category:Anti-communists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Fascist rulers]] [[Category:Monarchists]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:Participants of the Spanish Civil War]] [[Category:People from Galicia]] [[Category:Spanish military leaders]] [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] 4hiw0i1dvgpsltvg6jho9g6dumvod1b 3148932 3148931 2022-07-29T04:01:54Z AC9016 2870313 /* Quotes About Franco */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{semiprotected|small=yes}} [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|right|One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[Communism]].]] '''[[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco Bahamonde]]''' ([[4 December]] [[1892]] – [[20 November]] [[1975]]), commonly referred to as '''Francisco Franco''', was a military [[w:generalísimo|generalísimo]], leader of [[Spain]] (''Caudillo de España'') from October 1936 (whole country from April 1, 1939 on), and ''de-facto'' [[w:regent|regent]] of the nominally restored [[w:Spanish State|Kingdom of Spain]] from 1947 until his death in 1975. == Quotes == [[File:Franco 1910.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1910]] [[File:Estandarte de Francisco Franco.svg|thumb|[[Spain]]’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the [[world]]! ]] [[File:Aigle franquiste.jpg|thumb|right|The defense of internal [[peace]] and [[order]] constitutes the sacred mission of a [[nation]]'s armed forces and that is what we have carried out.]] [[File:Valencia329.JPG|thumb|I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back...]] [[File:RETRATO DEL GRAL. FRANCISCO FRANCO BAHAMONDE (1960).jpg|thumb|Franco in 1960]] [[File:Generalissimo Franco, Caudillo van Spanje, Bestanddeelnr 916-0979.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1964]] [[File:Generaal Franco (statiefoto), Bestanddeelnr 919-8527.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1966]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1975 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Franco in 1975]] *We do not rule out that it will change in the future, but for now it is. I am convinced that [[Freemasonry|Masonry]] is very good for [[England]] in England; the bad thing is that in Spain it is still very good for England. **To [[Foster Dulles]], Secretary of State of the United States. * The defence of internal [[peace]] and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's [[Military|armed forces]] and that is what we have carried out. ** As quoted in ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) by Clive Foss, p. 143, <small> {{ISBN|1905204965}} </small> <!-- Also released as ''The Tyrants: Profiles of Power and Corruption'', 2006, {{ISBN|1905204795}}. --> * The [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]] did not find itself free of obligations. For the most part the leaders were [[Freemasons]]. Before their [[duty]] to their [[country]] came their obligations to the Grand Orient. In my [[opinion]], Freemasonry, with all its international influence, is the organization principally responsible for the [[political]] [[ruin]] of Spain, as well as the murder of Calvo Sotelo, who was executed in accordance with orders from the Grand Secretary of Freemasonry in Geneva. ** Interview with Spanish journalist Nena Belmonte, as quoted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182157/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ===1930s=== ==== 1936 ==== * '''One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[communism]].''' ** In discussion with [[w:Niceto Alcalá-Zamora|Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]], as quoted in ''Francisco Franco : The Times and the Man'' (1938) by Joaquin Arraras, p. 159 * We strive to form a single [[national]] front against the [[Masonic]] lodges, against Moscow and the [[Marxist]] [[societies]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (24 July 1936), as cited by Javier Navarrete in [http://mcedhou1.housings.nexica.net/MAS_ALLA/html/version_texto.asp?IDArt=29 Más Allá] * [[All]] is well, thank God... but [[victory]] will not be complete, definitive or stable, as long as [[Masonry]] is in our [[Spain]]. And how will it disappear? What to do? Ask [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (2 October 1936), as cited by [http://www.agustincelis.com/id64.htm Agustín Celis] ===== Manifesto of 18 July 1936 ===== :<small>Radio broadcast by Franco from the Canary Islands, declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177-179. <br>Commentary by Cowans: "After years of discussions among military officers outraged by the course of events in Republican Spain, a group of generals decided, following the recent murder of the leading conservative politician, José Calvo Sotelo, to mount an armed uprising against the government. The officers had no single commander yet, but one of their leaders was the young general Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), who as head of Spain's Army of Africa was based in the Canary Islands. Franco made this speech over the radio. It is unlikely that many Spaniards actually heard it, but nevertheless, the speech illustrates the soldiers' grievances and the kind of arguments they made in defense of their actions."</small> * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ==== 1938 ==== * '''We do not [[believe]] in [[government]] through the [[Elections|voting]] booth.''' The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish [[dreams]]. ** Statement during the [[w:Spanish Civil War|civil war]], cited in 1938 by [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915079,00.html ''Time'' magazine], also cited in John A. Crittenden, ''Parties and elections in the United States'', Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6). * [[Fascism]], since that is the word that is used, fascism presents, wherever it manifests itself, characteristics which are varied to the extent that countries and national temperaments vary. It is essentially a defensive reaction of the organism, a manifestation of the desire to live, of the desire not to die, which at certain times seizes a whole people. So each people reacts in its own way, according to its conception of life. Our rising, here, has a Spanish meaning! What can it have in common with [[Nazism|Hitlerism]], which was, above all, a reaction against the state of things created by the defeat, and by the abdication and the despair that followed it? ** Franco Interview with [[w:Henri Massis|Henri Massis]], 1938. Quoted in Massis's book ''Chefs'', Paris,Plon 1939.Also quoted in Richard Griffiths, ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Fascism.'' London : [[w:Duckworth Overlook|Duckworth Publishing]], 2000. ==== 1939 ==== * ''Un estado totalitario armonizará en España el funcionamiento de todas las capacidades y energías del país, que dentro de la Unidad Nacional, el trabajo estimado como el más ineludible de los deberes será el único exponente de la voluntad popular.'' ** A [[totalitarian]] state will harmonize in Spain the operation of all the capabilities and [[energy]] in the country, that inside the [[National]] [[Unity]], the [[work]] esteemed as the most unavoidable must be the only exponent of the people's will. *** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939), quoted in ''Espana Nuevo Siglo‎'' (1997) by Tim Connell and Juan Kattán-Ibarra, p. 174 * Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with [[Karl Marx|Marxism]] and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish [[Revolution|revolutionary]] agreements, will not be got rid of in a day. ** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939) === 1940s === ==== 1940 ==== ===== Laureate Cross acceptance speech (July 1940) ===== :<small>Speech by Franco as he received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand, Spain's highest military honour, which he had originally been nominated for in 1918 while fighting in Morocco. As the award is given by the Spanish head of state, Franco essentially gave himself the decoration. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 211-214.</small> * '''I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to see the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices.''' ==== 1945 ==== *We have torn up Marxist [[materialism]] and we have disorientated [[Masonry]]. We have thwarted the [[Satanic]] machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the [[world]]’s press and numerous international politicians. Spain’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the world! ** Speech to the women’s section of the Falange in Madrid (11 September 1945), as quoted in [http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ==== 1946 ==== * The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: [[Masonry]] and [[Communism]]... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land. ** Writing under the alias Jakin Boor in the journal ''Arriba'' in an article, "Masonry and Communism" (14 December 1946), as quoted in ''Franco: A Biography'' by Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúạ, p. 71 ==Quotes About Franco== [[File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg|thumb|Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]]. He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state ~ Sebastian Balfour]] [[File:El burro i l'haca.jpg|thumb|The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. ~ José Larios]] [[File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg|thumb|If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two evils. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ~ [[Evelyn Waugh]] ]] [[File:A solzhenitsin.JPG|thumb|I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the European socialists, radicals, and liberals. ~ [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]]] :<small>Sorted alphabetically by author or source</small> * Francisco Franco, the former [[fascist]] dictator of Spain, gave the [[Nazis]] a list of every [[Jew]] in his [[country]] in order to facilitate efforts to locate, deport and destroy them, according to a document found recently in a Spanish archive and reported on Sunday by the Spanish daily ''El Pais''.The paper said that in 1941, Spain prepared a list of all 6,000 Jews in its territory and gave it to the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution, [[Heinrich Himmler]]... ** Ofer Aderet, in [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wwii-document-reveals-general-franco-handed-nazis-list-of-spanish-jews-1.297546 "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010)] * The document is an official order, dated May 13, 1941, issued by Franco's chief of security, [[w:Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani|Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani]], to all provincial governors. It instructs them to prepare a list of every Jew in their district, both local residents and foreigners, along with details about "their personal and political leanings, their means of supporting themselves, their commercial activity, the level of threat they constitute and their security classification. ** Ofer Aderet, in "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010) * '''The Spanish general had neither the look nor the commanding voice of a dashing military leader. He was short, pudgy, and balding, had a droopy countenance, was prone to crying, and- when issuing orders- he tended to squeak. Colleagues tended to refer to him behind his back as "Miss [[w:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]," a comment on both his demeanor and the remote site where he was stationed when the first shots were fired; but Franco was the sort of leader who could find his way through a minefield without putting a foot wrong. Unlike many, he expected the Civil War to be long, dirty, and closely fought.''' In preparation, he solicited and received aid from Hitler and Mussolini. To the irritation of both dictators, '''Franco resisted pressure for bold actions that, in his judgment, would have entailed taking excessive risks. Instead he waged war like a safecracker, turning the dial one click at a time.''' He used aerial bombardments to soften up any opposition before attacking on the ground. He paid careful attention to logistics and didn't squander his ammunition, equipment or men. He moved his headquarters close to the fighting and insisted that a field commander lead in retaking any territory on the global stage, for the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) was of interest not solely to Spain. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 49-50 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The [[w:Red Army|Russian troops]] and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the [[w:1961 Berlin crisis|1961 Berlin crisis]] and, more than fifty years later, in [[Ukraine]]. The [[Bombing of Guernica|German bombing of Guernica]], immortalized by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], sparked calls for an international [[war crimes]] investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any [[bombs]] had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered t he [[Capital punishment|executions]] of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full [[Dictatorship|dictatorial]] powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''[[w:Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer|Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer]]''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * The last of the [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] forces surrendered to Franco on April 1, 1939. The general vowed at the time that he would never pick up his sword again except to defend his country from invasion. When Hitler urged him to bring Spain into the wartime Axis alliance, he refused as a matter of principle, then asked how much Germany was willing to pay. He set his own terms: generous amounts of military and economic aid, plus Morocco, a possession of Vichy France. The Germans viewed the price tag as exorbitant and knew that handing Morocco to Spain would so outrage the Vichy regime that it would no longer collaborate. To break the deadlock, Hitler traveled from Berlin to the Spanish frontier town of Hendaye, where, on October 23, 1940, he met with Franco. The chancellor was confident that his willingness to journey eleven hundred miles to visit the Spaniard in his own country would produce a breakthrough. After all, wasn't he the master of Europe? Instead, in a nine-hour meeting, Franco evaded every request. When Hitler pressed him for a commitment, he replied with questions. Asked to moderate his demands, he repeated them. When the Fuehrer predicted a quick victory over England, implying that Spain could wait no longer if it wanted to share in the triumph, Franco doubted the scenario before adding that, even if the Germans were to capture London, the British would keep fighting from Canada. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 52-53 * Barely containing his fury, Hitler had no choice but to make the long trip back home empty-handed. The following February, he tried a final time, writing to Franco, "We three men, the Duce, you, and I, are bound together by the most rigorous compulsion of history... In such difficult times... a bold heart can save nations." Flattery didn't work with Franco, who politely declined the chance to link his fate to the Nazis. Writing again, this time to Mussolini, Hitler predicted that Franco- who would die in his bed at the age of seventy-five- was making "the greatest mistake of his life." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 53 * '''Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]].''' He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state. ** Sebastian Balfour, quoted in ''Spain: A History'' (2000), edited by [[w:Raymond Carr|Raymond Carr]] (p.265). * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * Every town along the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with [[Peasant|peasants]] evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the [[Car|truck]], moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''[[Donkeys|burros]]''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, [[United Kingdom|British]], and [[United States|American]] [[Nursing|nurses]] went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the [[w:Fascist Italy|Italian Fascist]] troops had reached the sea at [[w:Vinaroz|Vinaroz]], below [[w:Tortosa|Tortosa]], cutting Loyalist Spain away from [[w:Catalonia|Catalonia]], and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and [[w:Valencia|Valencia]]. (In [[Rome]], the [[w:Pope|Pope]] gave is apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding [[w:Lerida|Lerida]] and [[w:Balaguer|Balaguer]] (this was different); the [[newspapers]] reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the [[w:Non-Intervention Committee|Non-Intervention Committee]] met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't [[Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] had mobilized a million and a half men on the [[w:Czechoslovakia|Czech]] and [[France|French]] borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and [[Cordell Hull|Hull]] had, it is true, made strong speeches against [[Fascism|Fascist]] aggression within the week, and called for united [[Democracy|democratic]] opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 * [[w:Unification Decree (Spain, 1937)|In April 1937]] Franco, as effective {{w|head of state}} of {{w|Nationalist Spain}}, fused the [[w:Falange Española de las JONS|Falange]] with the {{w|Carlists}}, [[Monarchy|monarchists]] and the rest of the right to form the single party of his regime: a process, though differently conducted, somewhat similar to {{w|Italian fascism}}'s fusion with [[Nationalism]] and [[w:Clerical fascism|Clerico-Fascism]] after 1922. The product, like the Italian Fascist regime, was a compromise between radical fascism and conservative [[authoritarianism]], in this case with unambiguous military and [[Catholic Church|Church]] support. ** [[Martin Blinkhorn]], {{cite book |title=Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth-Century Europe |date=2003 |publisher={{w|Routledge}} |isbn=978-1-134-99712-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr6JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |page=10}} * General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, [[Ideology|ideologues]], Marxists and [[Nihilism|nihlistis]] that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity. ** [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], {{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/02/william-f-buckley-rip.html |title=William F. Buckley, RIP |first=Timothy |last=Noah |date=February 27, 2008 |website=Slate.com}} * General Franco made it clear that [[Spain]] could enter the [[war]] only when [[England]] was about ready to collapse. ** Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. Quoted in ''The Last European War'' (1976) by John Lukacs (p. 114). * I most sincerely wish to go on record as being unalterably opposed to Franco and [[fascism]], to all violations of the legal [[government]] and outrages against the people of [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Republican Spain]]. ** [[William Faulkner]], 1938, quoted in Frederick Robert Karl, ''William Faulkner, American writer:a biography'' (1990), p. 630 *Franco ruled Spain, but not as a [[Republic]]. The [[w:Law of Succession to the Headship of the State|Succession Law of 1947]] defined the country as a monarchy, although it recognized Franco's power for his lifetime. He intended to name [[w:Juan Carlos II|Juan Carlos]], grandson of the late King [[w:Alfonso XIII|Alfonso XIII]] as his successor, although he waited another 22 years before naming him. Franco called a [[w:Plebiscite|plebiscite]] that approved his succession plans by a huge margin. He termed this (and similar votes) his 'democratic mandate': no other forms of democracy were needed. Franco was always cautious and considered all options before making up his mind. Reserved and spacious, but courteous and proud, he rarely revealed his feelings. But a particular book he published in 1952 exposed his thinking. ''Freemasonry'' blamed the problems of the world on Spain's enemies, Freemasons and Communists. For him, Roosevelt, [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]], and [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] were all Masons, part of a destructive tide only temporarily held back by Hitler and Mussolini. When the western leaders met [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] at [[w:Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and [[w:Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]], they confirmed Franco's worst fears. These erratic views were not widely publicized abroad. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) pp. 145-146 *Franco celebrated 25 years of peace in 1964, basking in a [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] that called him 'the man sent by God and made leader' or 'hero of the hosts of heaven and earth.' Although he was less active in the government, he was still very much in charge. His beliefs never changed: freedom would lead to [[corruption]] and [[Communism]], and the [[state]] should be based on the [[family]], the [[Town|towns]], and the party. For the first time, Franco defined his view of the state in the [[w:Organic Law (Spain)|Organic Law]] (1966): a monarchy whose only political activity was Franco's movement, whose head had extensive powers that could be challenged but not threatened by an [[Organization|assembly]]. [[Strike action|Strikes]], student unrest and regional problems, however, made it clear that his ideas were not compatible with a modern [[state]] that needed representative institutions to deal with ever more complex problems. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) p. 146 * Just like any honest man, I am against Franco and [[Fascism]] in Spain. ** [[Ernest Hemingway]], quoted in ''Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'' (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?". * A great man...and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century...one of the great leaders we have had in our history. ** [[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]], Spanish Politician and diplomat, on the occasion of Franco's death. Quoted in [http://www.gara.net/azkenak/01/315809/es/Frases-que-reflejan-recorrido-Manuel-Fraga "Frases que reflejan el recorrido de Manuel Fraga" in ''GARA'' Newspaper (16 January 2012)] * A democracy can be highly illiberal, while on the other hand an absolute ruler could be a thorough liberal—without being for this reason the least bit democratic. Even a dictator, theoretically, could be a liberal. [...] A purely [[w:Military dictatorship|military dictatorship]] based on the bayonets and sabres of a handful of professional soldiers has greater liberal potentialities (one has only to compare Franco, [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Oliveira Salazar]] and [[Philippe Pétain|Pétain]] with [[Hitler]], [[Mussolini]] and [[Stalin]]). ** [[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1952). ''Liberty and Equality: The Challenge of Our Time'', Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, pp. 87-88 * Neither the [[Nazism|Nazis]] nor the [[Italy|Italians]] were able to cash in on their "investments" in Spain. Franco saw Hitler only once and, as an old specialist on criminals from his days in the ''Tercio'', he immediately sized up his partner. **[[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1974). ''Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse'', Arlington House Publishers, p. 271 * The [[w:Madrid|Madrid]] victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in [[w:Seville|Seville]]'s [[w:Seville Cathedral|magnificent cathedral]]. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But [[World War II|a new World War]] was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of [[social justice]] and twenty-five years of [[peace]], our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * The crucial difference was between the regimes of the old Right, who wanted to turn the clock back to a pre-democratic [[Elitism|elitist]] era, and the new Right who seized and sustained power through the instruments of mass [[politics]]. '''The former included General Franco and the [[Greece|Greek]] dictator [[w:Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas]], men who feared mass politics and allied themselves with bastions of the established order such as the monarchy and the Church...the new [[w:Radical Right|radical Right]], in contrast, rose to power in Italy and Germany through elections and the [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary process]].''' ** [[w:Mark Mazower|Mark Mazower]], ''Dark Continent: Europe's 20th Century'' (1998), p. 27 * There is no question for any decent, kindly man or woman, let alone a [[Poets|poet]] or [[Writing|writer]], who ''must'' be more sensitive. '''We have to be against Franco and [[Fascism]] and for the [[people]] of [[Spain]], and the [[future]] of [[gentleness]] and [[brotherhood]] which ordinary men and women want all over the [[world]].''' ** [[w:Naomi Mitchison|Naomi Mitchison]], in 1937, as quoted in ''Spanish Front : Writers on the Civil War'' (1986) by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 [http://spartacus-educational.com/Wmitchison.htm] * '''The most baffling thing in the Spanish [[war]] was the behaviour of the great powers. '''The war was actually won for Franco by the [[Germans]] and [[Italians]], whose motives were obvious enough. The motives of [[France]] and [[Britain]] are less easy to understand. In 1936 it was clear to everyone that if Britain would only help the Spanish Government, even to the extent of a few million pounds’ worth of arms, Franco would collapse and German strategy would be severely dislocated. '''By that time one did not need to be a [[clairvoyant]] to foresee that war between Britain and Germany was coming; one could even foretell within a year or two when it would come.''' Yet in the most mean, [[cowardly]], [[hypocritical]] way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the [[Nazis]]. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer. Undoubtedly they were, and yet when it came to the final showdown they chose to stand up to Germany. It is still very uncertain what plan they acted on in backing Franco, and they may have had no clear plan at all. '''Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely [[stupid]] is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain [[moments]] a very important question.''' ** [[George Orwell]], in "Looking Back on the Spanish War" (1943) *General Franco, whom Sir [[Winston Churchill]] has praised as a "gallant [[Christianity|Christian]] gentleman", has forbidden any work of fiction alluding to [[adultery]], though I believe he had made a special exception for the ''[[Homer|Iliad]]''. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], in ''Dear Bertrand Russell : A selection of his correspondence with the general public 1950-1968'' (1970) * I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the [[Europe|European]] [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Radicalism|radicals]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. ** [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], as quoted in [https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/02/the-caudillo ''The Caudillo''], [[W:First Things|First Things]] * It is time to visit General Francisco Franco. A short taxi ride does it, and I am deposited at the foot of a giant, prancing stone horse bearing a triumphant-looking granite copy of the dictator.This, the only public statue of the "caudillo (leader) for God and the fatherland" left in Madrid, stands at the gates to the environment ministry. Here, spattered with red paint hurled by protesters and with a few bunches of wilting flowers left by his admirers, General Franco must remain. For the conservative-run city hall has decreed the generalísimo does not deserve to be knocked off his pedestal. '''Barring a small, remote Caudillo Square and a Franco Street that may or may not be named after him, this is all that remains of the man who ruled Spain for 36 years.''' ** [[w:Giles Tremlett|Giles Tremlett]], in "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/27/spain.gilestremlett?INTCMP=SRCH The generalísimo remains on his pedestal]" in ''The Guardian'' (27 November 2004) * If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two [[evils]]. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ** [[Evelyn Waugh]], in 1937, as quoted in ''The Picturesque Prison : Evelyn Waugh and His Writing, (1983) by Jeffrey M. Heath, p. 49 * Franco, that [[murderous]] little "Christian gentleman". ** [[H. G. Wells]], in ''The New World Order'' (1940) * At [[w:El Pardo|El Pardo]], the former royal hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid where Franco lived and worked, his [[wiktionary:ormolu|ormolu]]-mounted desk and a nearby table were piled high with reports and memorandums, virtually all of them unread. "When the piles become too high," he once told Prince Juan Carlos, "I have everything taken out from the bottom and burned." ** [[w:Alden Whitman|Alden Whitman]], {{cite journal|title=Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82|date=November 20, 1975|journal=The New York Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDmKCwAAQBAJ&q=ormolu#v=snippet&q=ormolu-mounted&f=false}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrvO5PgeKQ Speech] {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Francisco}} [[Category:Anti-communists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Fascist rulers]] [[Category:Monarchists]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:Participants of the Spanish Civil War]] [[Category:People from Galicia]] [[Category:Spanish military leaders]] [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] ki4v3uxqhas1jh1znt2ltaipqqmi1xf 3148942 3148932 2022-07-29T04:31:09Z AC9016 2870313 /* Quotes About Franco */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{semiprotected|small=yes}} [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|right|One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[Communism]].]] '''[[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco Bahamonde]]''' ([[4 December]] [[1892]] – [[20 November]] [[1975]]), commonly referred to as '''Francisco Franco''', was a military [[w:generalísimo|generalísimo]], leader of [[Spain]] (''Caudillo de España'') from October 1936 (whole country from April 1, 1939 on), and ''de-facto'' [[w:regent|regent]] of the nominally restored [[w:Spanish State|Kingdom of Spain]] from 1947 until his death in 1975. == Quotes == [[File:Franco 1910.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1910]] [[File:Estandarte de Francisco Franco.svg|thumb|[[Spain]]’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the [[world]]! ]] [[File:Aigle franquiste.jpg|thumb|right|The defense of internal [[peace]] and [[order]] constitutes the sacred mission of a [[nation]]'s armed forces and that is what we have carried out.]] [[File:Valencia329.JPG|thumb|I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back...]] [[File:RETRATO DEL GRAL. FRANCISCO FRANCO BAHAMONDE (1960).jpg|thumb|Franco in 1960]] [[File:Generalissimo Franco, Caudillo van Spanje, Bestanddeelnr 916-0979.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1964]] [[File:Generaal Franco (statiefoto), Bestanddeelnr 919-8527.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1966]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1975 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Franco in 1975]] *We do not rule out that it will change in the future, but for now it is. I am convinced that [[Freemasonry|Masonry]] is very good for [[England]] in England; the bad thing is that in Spain it is still very good for England. **To [[Foster Dulles]], Secretary of State of the United States. * The defence of internal [[peace]] and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's [[Military|armed forces]] and that is what we have carried out. ** As quoted in ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) by Clive Foss, p. 143, <small> {{ISBN|1905204965}} </small> <!-- Also released as ''The Tyrants: Profiles of Power and Corruption'', 2006, {{ISBN|1905204795}}. --> * The [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]] did not find itself free of obligations. For the most part the leaders were [[Freemasons]]. Before their [[duty]] to their [[country]] came their obligations to the Grand Orient. In my [[opinion]], Freemasonry, with all its international influence, is the organization principally responsible for the [[political]] [[ruin]] of Spain, as well as the murder of Calvo Sotelo, who was executed in accordance with orders from the Grand Secretary of Freemasonry in Geneva. ** Interview with Spanish journalist Nena Belmonte, as quoted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182157/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ===1930s=== ==== 1936 ==== * '''One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[communism]].''' ** In discussion with [[w:Niceto Alcalá-Zamora|Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]], as quoted in ''Francisco Franco : The Times and the Man'' (1938) by Joaquin Arraras, p. 159 * We strive to form a single [[national]] front against the [[Masonic]] lodges, against Moscow and the [[Marxist]] [[societies]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (24 July 1936), as cited by Javier Navarrete in [http://mcedhou1.housings.nexica.net/MAS_ALLA/html/version_texto.asp?IDArt=29 Más Allá] * [[All]] is well, thank God... but [[victory]] will not be complete, definitive or stable, as long as [[Masonry]] is in our [[Spain]]. And how will it disappear? What to do? Ask [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (2 October 1936), as cited by [http://www.agustincelis.com/id64.htm Agustín Celis] ===== Manifesto of 18 July 1936 ===== :<small>Radio broadcast by Franco from the Canary Islands, declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177-179. <br>Commentary by Cowans: "After years of discussions among military officers outraged by the course of events in Republican Spain, a group of generals decided, following the recent murder of the leading conservative politician, José Calvo Sotelo, to mount an armed uprising against the government. The officers had no single commander yet, but one of their leaders was the young general Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), who as head of Spain's Army of Africa was based in the Canary Islands. Franco made this speech over the radio. It is unlikely that many Spaniards actually heard it, but nevertheless, the speech illustrates the soldiers' grievances and the kind of arguments they made in defense of their actions."</small> * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ==== 1938 ==== * '''We do not [[believe]] in [[government]] through the [[Elections|voting]] booth.''' The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish [[dreams]]. ** Statement during the [[w:Spanish Civil War|civil war]], cited in 1938 by [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915079,00.html ''Time'' magazine], also cited in John A. Crittenden, ''Parties and elections in the United States'', Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6). * [[Fascism]], since that is the word that is used, fascism presents, wherever it manifests itself, characteristics which are varied to the extent that countries and national temperaments vary. It is essentially a defensive reaction of the organism, a manifestation of the desire to live, of the desire not to die, which at certain times seizes a whole people. So each people reacts in its own way, according to its conception of life. Our rising, here, has a Spanish meaning! What can it have in common with [[Nazism|Hitlerism]], which was, above all, a reaction against the state of things created by the defeat, and by the abdication and the despair that followed it? ** Franco Interview with [[w:Henri Massis|Henri Massis]], 1938. Quoted in Massis's book ''Chefs'', Paris,Plon 1939.Also quoted in Richard Griffiths, ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Fascism.'' London : [[w:Duckworth Overlook|Duckworth Publishing]], 2000. ==== 1939 ==== * ''Un estado totalitario armonizará en España el funcionamiento de todas las capacidades y energías del país, que dentro de la Unidad Nacional, el trabajo estimado como el más ineludible de los deberes será el único exponente de la voluntad popular.'' ** A [[totalitarian]] state will harmonize in Spain the operation of all the capabilities and [[energy]] in the country, that inside the [[National]] [[Unity]], the [[work]] esteemed as the most unavoidable must be the only exponent of the people's will. *** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939), quoted in ''Espana Nuevo Siglo‎'' (1997) by Tim Connell and Juan Kattán-Ibarra, p. 174 * Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with [[Karl Marx|Marxism]] and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish [[Revolution|revolutionary]] agreements, will not be got rid of in a day. ** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939) === 1940s === ==== 1940 ==== ===== Laureate Cross acceptance speech (July 1940) ===== :<small>Speech by Franco as he received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand, Spain's highest military honour, which he had originally been nominated for in 1918 while fighting in Morocco. As the award is given by the Spanish head of state, Franco essentially gave himself the decoration. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 211-214.</small> * '''I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to see the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices.''' ==== 1945 ==== *We have torn up Marxist [[materialism]] and we have disorientated [[Masonry]]. We have thwarted the [[Satanic]] machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the [[world]]’s press and numerous international politicians. Spain’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the world! ** Speech to the women’s section of the Falange in Madrid (11 September 1945), as quoted in [http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ==== 1946 ==== * The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: [[Masonry]] and [[Communism]]... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land. ** Writing under the alias Jakin Boor in the journal ''Arriba'' in an article, "Masonry and Communism" (14 December 1946), as quoted in ''Franco: A Biography'' by Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúạ, p. 71 ==Quotes About Franco== [[File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg|thumb|Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]]. He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state ~ Sebastian Balfour]] [[File:El burro i l'haca.jpg|thumb|The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. ~ José Larios]] [[File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg|thumb|If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two evils. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ~ [[Evelyn Waugh]] ]] [[File:A solzhenitsin.JPG|thumb|I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the European socialists, radicals, and liberals. ~ [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]]] :<small>Sorted alphabetically by author or source</small> * Francisco Franco, the former [[fascist]] dictator of Spain, gave the [[Nazis]] a list of every [[Jew]] in his [[country]] in order to facilitate efforts to locate, deport and destroy them, according to a document found recently in a Spanish archive and reported on Sunday by the Spanish daily ''El Pais''.The paper said that in 1941, Spain prepared a list of all 6,000 Jews in its territory and gave it to the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution, [[Heinrich Himmler]]... ** Ofer Aderet, in [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wwii-document-reveals-general-franco-handed-nazis-list-of-spanish-jews-1.297546 "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010)] * The document is an official order, dated May 13, 1941, issued by Franco's chief of security, [[w:Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani|Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani]], to all provincial governors. It instructs them to prepare a list of every Jew in their district, both local residents and foreigners, along with details about "their personal and political leanings, their means of supporting themselves, their commercial activity, the level of threat they constitute and their security classification. ** Ofer Aderet, in "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010) * '''The Spanish general had neither the look nor the commanding voice of a dashing military leader. He was short, pudgy, and balding, had a droopy countenance, was prone to crying, and- when issuing orders- he tended to squeak. Colleagues tended to refer to him behind his back as "Miss [[w:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]," a comment on both his demeanor and the remote site where he was stationed when the first shots were fired; but Franco was the sort of leader who could find his way through a minefield without putting a foot wrong. Unlike many, he expected the Civil War to be long, dirty, and closely fought.''' In preparation, he solicited and received aid from Hitler and Mussolini. To the irritation of both dictators, '''Franco resisted pressure for bold actions that, in his judgment, would have entailed taking excessive risks. Instead he waged war like a safecracker, turning the dial one click at a time.''' He used aerial bombardments to soften up any opposition before attacking on the ground. He paid careful attention to logistics and didn't squander his ammunition, equipment or men. He moved his headquarters close to the fighting and insisted that a field commander lead in retaking any territory on the global stage, for the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) was of interest not solely to Spain. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 49-50 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The [[w:Red Army|Russian troops]] and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the [[w:1961 Berlin crisis|1961 Berlin crisis]] and, more than fifty years later, in [[Ukraine]]. The [[Bombing of Guernica|German bombing of Guernica]], immortalized by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], sparked calls for an international [[war crimes]] investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any [[bombs]] had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered t he [[Capital punishment|executions]] of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full [[Dictatorship|dictatorial]] powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''[[w:Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer|Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer]]''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * The last of the [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] forces surrendered to Franco on April 1, 1939. The general vowed at the time that he would never pick up his sword again except to defend his country from invasion. When Hitler urged him to bring Spain into the wartime Axis alliance, he refused as a matter of principle, then asked how much Germany was willing to pay. He set his own terms: generous amounts of military and economic aid, plus Morocco, a possession of Vichy France. The Germans viewed the price tag as exorbitant and knew that handing Morocco to Spain would so outrage the Vichy regime that it would no longer collaborate. To break the deadlock, Hitler traveled from Berlin to the Spanish frontier town of Hendaye, where, on October 23, 1940, he met with Franco. The chancellor was confident that his willingness to journey eleven hundred miles to visit the Spaniard in his own country would produce a breakthrough. After all, wasn't he the master of Europe? Instead, in a nine-hour meeting, Franco evaded every request. When Hitler pressed him for a commitment, he replied with questions. Asked to moderate his demands, he repeated them. When the Fuehrer predicted a quick victory over England, implying that Spain could wait no longer if it wanted to share in the triumph, Franco doubted the scenario before adding that, even if the Germans were to capture London, the British would keep fighting from Canada. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 52-53 * Barely containing his fury, Hitler had no choice but to make the long trip back home empty-handed. The following February, he tried a final time, writing to Franco, "We three men, the Duce, you, and I, are bound together by the most rigorous compulsion of history... In such difficult times... a bold heart can save nations." Flattery didn't work with Franco, who politely declined the chance to link his fate to the Nazis. Writing again, this time to Mussolini, Hitler predicted that Franco- who would die in his bed at the age of seventy-five- was making "the greatest mistake of his life." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 53 * '''Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]].''' He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state. ** Sebastian Balfour, quoted in ''Spain: A History'' (2000), edited by [[w:Raymond Carr|Raymond Carr]] (p.265). * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * Every town along the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with [[Peasant|peasants]] evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the [[Car|truck]], moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''[[Donkeys|burros]]''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, [[United Kingdom|British]], and [[United States|American]] [[Nursing|nurses]] went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the [[w:Fascist Italy|Italian Fascist]] troops had reached the sea at [[w:Vinaroz|Vinaroz]], below [[w:Tortosa|Tortosa]], cutting Loyalist Spain away from [[w:Catalonia|Catalonia]], and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and [[w:Valencia|Valencia]]. (In [[Rome]], the [[w:Pope|Pope]] gave is apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding [[w:Lerida|Lerida]] and [[w:Balaguer|Balaguer]] (this was different); the [[newspapers]] reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the [[w:Non-Intervention Committee|Non-Intervention Committee]] met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't [[Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] had mobilized a million and a half men on the [[w:Czechoslovakia|Czech]] and [[France|French]] borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and [[Cordell Hull|Hull]] had, it is true, made strong speeches against [[Fascism|Fascist]] aggression within the week, and called for united [[Democracy|democratic]] opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 * [[w:Unification Decree (Spain, 1937)|In April 1937]] Franco, as effective {{w|head of state}} of {{w|Nationalist Spain}}, fused the [[w:Falange Española de las JONS|Falange]] with the {{w|Carlists}}, [[Monarchy|monarchists]] and the rest of the right to form the single party of his regime: a process, though differently conducted, somewhat similar to {{w|Italian fascism}}'s fusion with [[Nationalism]] and [[w:Clerical fascism|Clerico-Fascism]] after 1922. The product, like the Italian Fascist regime, was a compromise between radical fascism and conservative [[authoritarianism]], in this case with unambiguous military and [[Catholic Church|Church]] support. ** [[Martin Blinkhorn]], {{cite book |title=Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth-Century Europe |date=2003 |publisher={{w|Routledge}} |isbn=978-1-134-99712-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr6JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |page=10}} * General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, [[Ideology|ideologues]], Marxists and [[Nihilism|nihlistis]] that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity. ** [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], {{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/02/william-f-buckley-rip.html |title=William F. Buckley, RIP |first=Timothy |last=Noah |date=February 27, 2008 |website=Slate.com}} * General Franco made it clear that [[Spain]] could enter the [[war]] only when [[England]] was about ready to collapse. ** Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. Quoted in ''The Last European War'' (1976) by John Lukacs (p. 114). * I most sincerely wish to go on record as being unalterably opposed to Franco and [[fascism]], to all violations of the legal [[government]] and outrages against the people of [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Republican Spain]]. ** [[William Faulkner]], 1938, quoted in Frederick Robert Karl, ''William Faulkner, American writer:a biography'' (1990), p. 630 *Franco ruled Spain, but not as a [[Republic]]. The [[w:Law of Succession to the Headship of the State|Succession Law of 1947]] defined the country as a monarchy, although it recognized Franco's power for his lifetime. He intended to name [[w:Juan Carlos II|Juan Carlos]], grandson of the late King [[w:Alfonso XIII|Alfonso XIII]] as his successor, although he waited another 22 years before naming him. Franco called a [[w:Plebiscite|plebiscite]] that approved his succession plans by a huge margin. He termed this (and similar votes) his 'democratic mandate': no other forms of democracy were needed. Franco was always cautious and considered all options before making up his mind. Reserved and spacious, but courteous and proud, he rarely revealed his feelings. But a particular book he published in 1952 exposed his thinking. ''Freemasonry'' blamed the problems of the world on Spain's enemies, Freemasons and Communists. For him, Roosevelt, [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]], and [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] were all Masons, part of a destructive tide only temporarily held back by Hitler and Mussolini. When the western leaders met [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] at [[w:Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and [[w:Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]], they confirmed Franco's worst fears. These erratic views were not widely publicized abroad. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) pp. 145-146 *Franco celebrated 25 years of peace in 1964, basking in a [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] that called him 'the man sent by God and made leader' or 'hero of the hosts of heaven and earth.' Although he was less active in the government, he was still very much in charge. His beliefs never changed: freedom would lead to [[corruption]] and [[Communism]], and the [[state]] should be based on the [[family]], the [[Town|towns]], and the party. For the first time, Franco defined his view of the state in the [[w:Organic Law (Spain)|Organic Law]] (1966): a monarchy whose only political activity was Franco's movement, whose head had extensive powers that could be challenged but not threatened by an [[Organization|assembly]]. [[Strike action|Strikes]], student unrest and regional problems, however, made it clear that his ideas were not compatible with a modern [[state]] that needed representative institutions to deal with ever more complex problems. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) p. 146 * Franco is hardworking, has a thorough knowledge of the Spanish political and economic situations, and is more astute politically than any of his opposition. ** Stanton Griffis, United States Ambassador to Spain (1951-1952), in a dispatch to Dean Acheson, United States Secretary of State (1949-1953). As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003), p. 231 * Just like any honest man, I am against Franco and [[Fascism]] in Spain. ** [[Ernest Hemingway]], quoted in ''Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'' (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?". * A great man...and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century...one of the great leaders we have had in our history. ** [[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]], Spanish Politician and diplomat, on the occasion of Franco's death. Quoted in [http://www.gara.net/azkenak/01/315809/es/Frases-que-reflejan-recorrido-Manuel-Fraga "Frases que reflejan el recorrido de Manuel Fraga" in ''GARA'' Newspaper (16 January 2012)] * A democracy can be highly illiberal, while on the other hand an absolute ruler could be a thorough liberal—without being for this reason the least bit democratic. Even a dictator, theoretically, could be a liberal. [...] A purely [[w:Military dictatorship|military dictatorship]] based on the bayonets and sabres of a handful of professional soldiers has greater liberal potentialities (one has only to compare Franco, [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Oliveira Salazar]] and [[Philippe Pétain|Pétain]] with [[Hitler]], [[Mussolini]] and [[Stalin]]). ** [[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1952). ''Liberty and Equality: The Challenge of Our Time'', Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, pp. 87-88 * Neither the [[Nazism|Nazis]] nor the [[Italy|Italians]] were able to cash in on their "investments" in Spain. Franco saw Hitler only once and, as an old specialist on criminals from his days in the ''Tercio'', he immediately sized up his partner. **[[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1974). ''Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse'', Arlington House Publishers, p. 271 * The [[w:Madrid|Madrid]] victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in [[w:Seville|Seville]]'s [[w:Seville Cathedral|magnificent cathedral]]. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But [[World War II|a new World War]] was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of [[social justice]] and twenty-five years of [[peace]], our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * The crucial difference was between the regimes of the old Right, who wanted to turn the clock back to a pre-democratic [[Elitism|elitist]] era, and the new Right who seized and sustained power through the instruments of mass [[politics]]. '''The former included General Franco and the [[Greece|Greek]] dictator [[w:Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas]], men who feared mass politics and allied themselves with bastions of the established order such as the monarchy and the Church...the new [[w:Radical Right|radical Right]], in contrast, rose to power in Italy and Germany through elections and the [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary process]].''' ** [[w:Mark Mazower|Mark Mazower]], ''Dark Continent: Europe's 20th Century'' (1998), p. 27 * There is no question for any decent, kindly man or woman, let alone a [[Poets|poet]] or [[Writing|writer]], who ''must'' be more sensitive. '''We have to be against Franco and [[Fascism]] and for the [[people]] of [[Spain]], and the [[future]] of [[gentleness]] and [[brotherhood]] which ordinary men and women want all over the [[world]].''' ** [[w:Naomi Mitchison|Naomi Mitchison]], in 1937, as quoted in ''Spanish Front : Writers on the Civil War'' (1986) by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 [http://spartacus-educational.com/Wmitchison.htm] * '''The most baffling thing in the Spanish [[war]] was the behaviour of the great powers. '''The war was actually won for Franco by the [[Germans]] and [[Italians]], whose motives were obvious enough. The motives of [[France]] and [[Britain]] are less easy to understand. In 1936 it was clear to everyone that if Britain would only help the Spanish Government, even to the extent of a few million pounds’ worth of arms, Franco would collapse and German strategy would be severely dislocated. '''By that time one did not need to be a [[clairvoyant]] to foresee that war between Britain and Germany was coming; one could even foretell within a year or two when it would come.''' Yet in the most mean, [[cowardly]], [[hypocritical]] way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the [[Nazis]]. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer. Undoubtedly they were, and yet when it came to the final showdown they chose to stand up to Germany. It is still very uncertain what plan they acted on in backing Franco, and they may have had no clear plan at all. '''Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely [[stupid]] is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain [[moments]] a very important question.''' ** [[George Orwell]], in "Looking Back on the Spanish War" (1943) *General Franco, whom Sir [[Winston Churchill]] has praised as a "gallant [[Christianity|Christian]] gentleman", has forbidden any work of fiction alluding to [[adultery]], though I believe he had made a special exception for the ''[[Homer|Iliad]]''. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], in ''Dear Bertrand Russell : A selection of his correspondence with the general public 1950-1968'' (1970) * I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the [[Europe|European]] [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Radicalism|radicals]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. ** [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], as quoted in [https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/02/the-caudillo ''The Caudillo''], [[W:First Things|First Things]] * It is time to visit General Francisco Franco. A short taxi ride does it, and I am deposited at the foot of a giant, prancing stone horse bearing a triumphant-looking granite copy of the dictator.This, the only public statue of the "caudillo (leader) for God and the fatherland" left in Madrid, stands at the gates to the environment ministry. Here, spattered with red paint hurled by protesters and with a few bunches of wilting flowers left by his admirers, General Franco must remain. For the conservative-run city hall has decreed the generalísimo does not deserve to be knocked off his pedestal. '''Barring a small, remote Caudillo Square and a Franco Street that may or may not be named after him, this is all that remains of the man who ruled Spain for 36 years.''' ** [[w:Giles Tremlett|Giles Tremlett]], in "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/27/spain.gilestremlett?INTCMP=SRCH The generalísimo remains on his pedestal]" in ''The Guardian'' (27 November 2004) * If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two [[evils]]. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ** [[Evelyn Waugh]], in 1937, as quoted in ''The Picturesque Prison : Evelyn Waugh and His Writing, (1983) by Jeffrey M. Heath, p. 49 * Franco, that [[murderous]] little "Christian gentleman". ** [[H. G. Wells]], in ''The New World Order'' (1940) * At [[w:El Pardo|El Pardo]], the former royal hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid where Franco lived and worked, his [[wiktionary:ormolu|ormolu]]-mounted desk and a nearby table were piled high with reports and memorandums, virtually all of them unread. "When the piles become too high," he once told Prince Juan Carlos, "I have everything taken out from the bottom and burned." ** [[w:Alden Whitman|Alden Whitman]], {{cite journal|title=Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82|date=November 20, 1975|journal=The New York Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDmKCwAAQBAJ&q=ormolu#v=snippet&q=ormolu-mounted&f=false}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrvO5PgeKQ Speech] {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Francisco}} [[Category:Anti-communists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Fascist rulers]] [[Category:Monarchists]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:Participants of the Spanish Civil War]] [[Category:People from Galicia]] [[Category:Spanish military leaders]] [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] 72mog3odh02hclrjac0boauo7nvzvfr 3148943 3148942 2022-07-29T04:31:39Z AC9016 2870313 /* Quotes About Franco */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{semiprotected|small=yes}} [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|right|One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[Communism]].]] '''[[w:Francisco Franco|Francisco Franco Bahamonde]]''' ([[4 December]] [[1892]] – [[20 November]] [[1975]]), commonly referred to as '''Francisco Franco''', was a military [[w:generalísimo|generalísimo]], leader of [[Spain]] (''Caudillo de España'') from October 1936 (whole country from April 1, 1939 on), and ''de-facto'' [[w:regent|regent]] of the nominally restored [[w:Spanish State|Kingdom of Spain]] from 1947 until his death in 1975. == Quotes == [[File:Franco 1910.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1910]] [[File:Estandarte de Francisco Franco.svg|thumb|[[Spain]]’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the [[world]]! ]] [[File:Aigle franquiste.jpg|thumb|right|The defense of internal [[peace]] and [[order]] constitutes the sacred mission of a [[nation]]'s armed forces and that is what we have carried out.]] [[File:Valencia329.JPG|thumb|I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back...]] [[File:RETRATO DEL GRAL. FRANCISCO FRANCO BAHAMONDE (1960).jpg|thumb|Franco in 1960]] [[File:Generalissimo Franco, Caudillo van Spanje, Bestanddeelnr 916-0979.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1964]] [[File:Generaal Franco (statiefoto), Bestanddeelnr 919-8527.jpg|thumb|Franco in 1966]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1975 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Franco in 1975]] *We do not rule out that it will change in the future, but for now it is. I am convinced that [[Freemasonry|Masonry]] is very good for [[England]] in England; the bad thing is that in Spain it is still very good for England. **To [[Foster Dulles]], Secretary of State of the United States. * The defence of internal [[peace]] and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's [[Military|armed forces]] and that is what we have carried out. ** As quoted in ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) by Clive Foss, p. 143, <small> {{ISBN|1905204965}} </small> <!-- Also released as ''The Tyrants: Profiles of Power and Corruption'', 2006, {{ISBN|1905204795}}. --> * The [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]] did not find itself free of obligations. For the most part the leaders were [[Freemasons]]. Before their [[duty]] to their [[country]] came their obligations to the Grand Orient. In my [[opinion]], Freemasonry, with all its international influence, is the organization principally responsible for the [[political]] [[ruin]] of Spain, as well as the murder of Calvo Sotelo, who was executed in accordance with orders from the Grand Secretary of Freemasonry in Geneva. ** Interview with Spanish journalist Nena Belmonte, as quoted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182157/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ===1930s=== ==== 1936 ==== * '''One thing that I am sure of, and which I can answer truthfully, is that whatever the contingencies that may arise here, wherever I am there will be no [[communism]].''' ** In discussion with [[w:Niceto Alcalá-Zamora|Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]], as quoted in ''Francisco Franco : The Times and the Man'' (1938) by Joaquin Arraras, p. 159 * We strive to form a single [[national]] front against the [[Masonic]] lodges, against Moscow and the [[Marxist]] [[societies]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (24 July 1936), as cited by Javier Navarrete in [http://mcedhou1.housings.nexica.net/MAS_ALLA/html/version_texto.asp?IDArt=29 Más Allá] * [[All]] is well, thank God... but [[victory]] will not be complete, definitive or stable, as long as [[Masonry]] is in our [[Spain]]. And how will it disappear? What to do? Ask [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]]. ** Statement in ''El defensor de Córdoba'' (2 October 1936), as cited by [http://www.agustincelis.com/id64.htm Agustín Celis] ===== Manifesto of 18 July 1936 ===== :<small>Radio broadcast by Franco from the Canary Islands, declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177-179. <br>Commentary by Cowans: "After years of discussions among military officers outraged by the course of events in Republican Spain, a group of generals decided, following the recent murder of the leading conservative politician, José Calvo Sotelo, to mount an armed uprising against the government. The officers had no single commander yet, but one of their leaders was the young general Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), who as head of Spain's Army of Africa was based in the Canary Islands. Franco made this speech over the radio. It is unlikely that many Spaniards actually heard it, but nevertheless, the speech illustrates the soldiers' grievances and the kind of arguments they made in defense of their actions."</small> * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ==== 1938 ==== * '''We do not [[believe]] in [[government]] through the [[Elections|voting]] booth.''' The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish [[dreams]]. ** Statement during the [[w:Spanish Civil War|civil war]], cited in 1938 by [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915079,00.html ''Time'' magazine], also cited in John A. Crittenden, ''Parties and elections in the United States'', Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6). * [[Fascism]], since that is the word that is used, fascism presents, wherever it manifests itself, characteristics which are varied to the extent that countries and national temperaments vary. It is essentially a defensive reaction of the organism, a manifestation of the desire to live, of the desire not to die, which at certain times seizes a whole people. So each people reacts in its own way, according to its conception of life. Our rising, here, has a Spanish meaning! What can it have in common with [[Nazism|Hitlerism]], which was, above all, a reaction against the state of things created by the defeat, and by the abdication and the despair that followed it? ** Franco Interview with [[w:Henri Massis|Henri Massis]], 1938. Quoted in Massis's book ''Chefs'', Paris,Plon 1939.Also quoted in Richard Griffiths, ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Fascism.'' London : [[w:Duckworth Overlook|Duckworth Publishing]], 2000. ==== 1939 ==== * ''Un estado totalitario armonizará en España el funcionamiento de todas las capacidades y energías del país, que dentro de la Unidad Nacional, el trabajo estimado como el más ineludible de los deberes será el único exponente de la voluntad popular.'' ** A [[totalitarian]] state will harmonize in Spain the operation of all the capabilities and [[energy]] in the country, that inside the [[National]] [[Unity]], the [[work]] esteemed as the most unavoidable must be the only exponent of the people's will. *** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939), quoted in ''Espana Nuevo Siglo‎'' (1997) by Tim Connell and Juan Kattán-Ibarra, p. 174 * Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with [[Karl Marx|Marxism]] and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish [[Revolution|revolutionary]] agreements, will not be got rid of in a day. ** Victory speech in Madrid (19 May 1939) === 1940s === ==== 1940 ==== ===== Laureate Cross acceptance speech (July 1940) ===== :<small>Speech by Franco as he received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand, Spain's highest military honour, which he had originally been nominated for in 1918 while fighting in Morocco. As the award is given by the Spanish head of state, Franco essentially gave himself the decoration. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 211-214.</small> * '''I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to see the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices.''' ==== 1945 ==== *We have torn up Marxist [[materialism]] and we have disorientated [[Masonry]]. We have thwarted the [[Satanic]] machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the [[world]]’s press and numerous international politicians. Spain’s struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of [[God]] we carry with us the evangelism of the world! ** Speech to the women’s section of the Falange in Madrid (11 September 1945), as quoted in [http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/30/p09.php "Freemasonry and the Spanish Civil War"] by Matthew Scanlan. ==== 1946 ==== * The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: [[Masonry]] and [[Communism]]... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land. ** Writing under the alias Jakin Boor in the journal ''Arriba'' in an article, "Masonry and Communism" (14 December 1946), as quoted in ''Franco: A Biography'' by Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúạ, p. 71 ==Quotes About Franco== [[File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg|thumb|Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]]. He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state ~ Sebastian Balfour]] [[File:El burro i l'haca.jpg|thumb|The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. ~ José Larios]] [[File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg|thumb|If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two evils. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ~ [[Evelyn Waugh]] ]] [[File:A solzhenitsin.JPG|thumb|I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the European socialists, radicals, and liberals. ~ [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]]] :<small>Sorted alphabetically by author or source</small> * Francisco Franco, the former [[fascist]] dictator of Spain, gave the [[Nazis]] a list of every [[Jew]] in his [[country]] in order to facilitate efforts to locate, deport and destroy them, according to a document found recently in a Spanish archive and reported on Sunday by the Spanish daily ''El Pais''.The paper said that in 1941, Spain prepared a list of all 6,000 Jews in its territory and gave it to the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution, [[Heinrich Himmler]]... ** Ofer Aderet, in [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wwii-document-reveals-general-franco-handed-nazis-list-of-spanish-jews-1.297546 "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010)] * The document is an official order, dated May 13, 1941, issued by Franco's chief of security, [[w:Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani|Jose Maria Finat y Escriva de Romani]], to all provincial governors. It instructs them to prepare a list of every Jew in their district, both local residents and foreigners, along with details about "their personal and political leanings, their means of supporting themselves, their commercial activity, the level of threat they constitute and their security classification. ** Ofer Aderet, in "WWII document reveals: General Franco handed Nazis list of Spanish Jews", in ''Haaretz'' (22 June 2010) * '''The Spanish general had neither the look nor the commanding voice of a dashing military leader. He was short, pudgy, and balding, had a droopy countenance, was prone to crying, and- when issuing orders- he tended to squeak. Colleagues tended to refer to him behind his back as "Miss [[w:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]," a comment on both his demeanor and the remote site where he was stationed when the first shots were fired; but Franco was the sort of leader who could find his way through a minefield without putting a foot wrong. Unlike many, he expected the Civil War to be long, dirty, and closely fought.''' In preparation, he solicited and received aid from Hitler and Mussolini. To the irritation of both dictators, '''Franco resisted pressure for bold actions that, in his judgment, would have entailed taking excessive risks. Instead he waged war like a safecracker, turning the dial one click at a time.''' He used aerial bombardments to soften up any opposition before attacking on the ground. He paid careful attention to logistics and didn't squander his ammunition, equipment or men. He moved his headquarters close to the fighting and insisted that a field commander lead in retaking any territory on the global stage, for the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) was of interest not solely to Spain. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 49-50 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The [[w:Red Army|Russian troops]] and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the [[w:1961 Berlin crisis|1961 Berlin crisis]] and, more than fifty years later, in [[Ukraine]]. The [[Bombing of Guernica|German bombing of Guernica]], immortalized by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], sparked calls for an international [[war crimes]] investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any [[bombs]] had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered t he [[Capital punishment|executions]] of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full [[Dictatorship|dictatorial]] powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''[[w:Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer|Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer]]''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * The last of the [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] forces surrendered to Franco on April 1, 1939. The general vowed at the time that he would never pick up his sword again except to defend his country from invasion. When Hitler urged him to bring Spain into the wartime Axis alliance, he refused as a matter of principle, then asked how much Germany was willing to pay. He set his own terms: generous amounts of military and economic aid, plus Morocco, a possession of Vichy France. The Germans viewed the price tag as exorbitant and knew that handing Morocco to Spain would so outrage the Vichy regime that it would no longer collaborate. To break the deadlock, Hitler traveled from Berlin to the Spanish frontier town of Hendaye, where, on October 23, 1940, he met with Franco. The chancellor was confident that his willingness to journey eleven hundred miles to visit the Spaniard in his own country would produce a breakthrough. After all, wasn't he the master of Europe? Instead, in a nine-hour meeting, Franco evaded every request. When Hitler pressed him for a commitment, he replied with questions. Asked to moderate his demands, he repeated them. When the Fuehrer predicted a quick victory over England, implying that Spain could wait no longer if it wanted to share in the triumph, Franco doubted the scenario before adding that, even if the Germans were to capture London, the British would keep fighting from Canada. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 52-53 * Barely containing his fury, Hitler had no choice but to make the long trip back home empty-handed. The following February, he tried a final time, writing to Franco, "We three men, the Duce, you, and I, are bound together by the most rigorous compulsion of history... In such difficult times... a bold heart can save nations." Flattery didn't work with Franco, who politely declined the chance to link his fate to the Nazis. Writing again, this time to Mussolini, Hitler predicted that Franco- who would die in his bed at the age of seventy-five- was making "the greatest mistake of his life." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 53 * '''Franco's own [[ideology]] was deeply [[conservative]] but it was subordinated to the perputation of his own [[power]].''' He maintained control by repeatedly shifting the balance of influence within the regime according to internal and external pressures, and he continued to command loyalty by allowing the self-enrichment of his elites through the institutions of the state. ** Sebastian Balfour, quoted in ''Spain: A History'' (2000), edited by [[w:Raymond Carr|Raymond Carr]] (p.265). * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * Every town along the [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with [[Peasant|peasants]] evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the [[Car|truck]], moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''[[Donkeys|burros]]''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, [[United Kingdom|British]], and [[United States|American]] [[Nursing|nurses]] went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the [[w:Fascist Italy|Italian Fascist]] troops had reached the sea at [[w:Vinaroz|Vinaroz]], below [[w:Tortosa|Tortosa]], cutting Loyalist Spain away from [[w:Catalonia|Catalonia]], and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and [[w:Valencia|Valencia]]. (In [[Rome]], the [[w:Pope|Pope]] gave is apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding [[w:Lerida|Lerida]] and [[w:Balaguer|Balaguer]] (this was different); the [[newspapers]] reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the [[w:Non-Intervention Committee|Non-Intervention Committee]] met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't [[Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] had mobilized a million and a half men on the [[w:Czechoslovakia|Czech]] and [[France|French]] borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and [[Cordell Hull|Hull]] had, it is true, made strong speeches against [[Fascism|Fascist]] aggression within the week, and called for united [[Democracy|democratic]] opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 * [[w:Unification Decree (Spain, 1937)|In April 1937]] Franco, as effective {{w|head of state}} of {{w|Nationalist Spain}}, fused the [[w:Falange Española de las JONS|Falange]] with the {{w|Carlists}}, [[Monarchy|monarchists]] and the rest of the right to form the single party of his regime: a process, though differently conducted, somewhat similar to {{w|Italian fascism}}'s fusion with [[Nationalism]] and [[w:Clerical fascism|Clerico-Fascism]] after 1922. The product, like the Italian Fascist regime, was a compromise between radical fascism and conservative [[authoritarianism]], in this case with unambiguous military and [[Catholic Church|Church]] support. ** [[Martin Blinkhorn]], {{cite book |title=Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth-Century Europe |date=2003 |publisher={{w|Routledge}} |isbn=978-1-134-99712-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr6JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |page=10}} * General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, [[Ideology|ideologues]], Marxists and [[Nihilism|nihlistis]] that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity. ** [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], {{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/02/william-f-buckley-rip.html |title=William F. Buckley, RIP |first=Timothy |last=Noah |date=February 27, 2008 |website=Slate.com}} * General Franco made it clear that [[Spain]] could enter the [[war]] only when [[England]] was about ready to collapse. ** Admiral [[Wilhelm Canaris]]. Quoted in ''The Last European War'' (1976) by John Lukacs (p. 114). * I most sincerely wish to go on record as being unalterably opposed to Franco and [[fascism]], to all violations of the legal [[government]] and outrages against the people of [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Republican Spain]]. ** [[William Faulkner]], 1938, quoted in Frederick Robert Karl, ''William Faulkner, American writer:a biography'' (1990), p. 630 *Franco ruled Spain, but not as a [[Republic]]. The [[w:Law of Succession to the Headship of the State|Succession Law of 1947]] defined the country as a monarchy, although it recognized Franco's power for his lifetime. He intended to name [[w:Juan Carlos II|Juan Carlos]], grandson of the late King [[w:Alfonso XIII|Alfonso XIII]] as his successor, although he waited another 22 years before naming him. Franco called a [[w:Plebiscite|plebiscite]] that approved his succession plans by a huge margin. He termed this (and similar votes) his 'democratic mandate': no other forms of democracy were needed. Franco was always cautious and considered all options before making up his mind. Reserved and spacious, but courteous and proud, he rarely revealed his feelings. But a particular book he published in 1952 exposed his thinking. ''Freemasonry'' blamed the problems of the world on Spain's enemies, Freemasons and Communists. For him, Roosevelt, [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]], and [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] were all Masons, part of a destructive tide only temporarily held back by Hitler and Mussolini. When the western leaders met [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] at [[w:Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and [[w:Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]], they confirmed Franco's worst fears. These erratic views were not widely publicized abroad. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) pp. 145-146 *Franco celebrated 25 years of peace in 1964, basking in a [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] that called him 'the man sent by God and made leader' or 'hero of the hosts of heaven and earth.' Although he was less active in the government, he was still very much in charge. His beliefs never changed: freedom would lead to [[corruption]] and [[Communism]], and the [[state]] should be based on the [[family]], the [[Town|towns]], and the party. For the first time, Franco defined his view of the state in the [[w:Organic Law (Spain)|Organic Law]] (1966): a monarchy whose only political activity was Franco's movement, whose head had extensive powers that could be challenged but not threatened by an [[Organization|assembly]]. [[Strike action|Strikes]], student unrest and regional problems, however, made it clear that his ideas were not compatible with a modern [[state]] that needed representative institutions to deal with ever more complex problems. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants : 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'' (2006) p. 146 * Franco is hardworking, has a thorough knowledge of the Spanish political and economic situations, and is more astute politically than any of his opposition. ** Stanton Griffis, United States Ambassador to Spain (1951-1952), in a dispatch to Dean Acheson, United States Secretary of State (1949-1953). As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003), p. 231 * '''Just like any honest man, I am against Franco and [[Fascism]] in Spain.''' ** [[Ernest Hemingway]], quoted in ''Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'' (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?". * A great man...and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century...one of the great leaders we have had in our history. ** [[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]], Spanish Politician and diplomat, on the occasion of Franco's death. Quoted in [http://www.gara.net/azkenak/01/315809/es/Frases-que-reflejan-recorrido-Manuel-Fraga "Frases que reflejan el recorrido de Manuel Fraga" in ''GARA'' Newspaper (16 January 2012)] * A democracy can be highly illiberal, while on the other hand an absolute ruler could be a thorough liberal—without being for this reason the least bit democratic. Even a dictator, theoretically, could be a liberal. [...] A purely [[w:Military dictatorship|military dictatorship]] based on the bayonets and sabres of a handful of professional soldiers has greater liberal potentialities (one has only to compare Franco, [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Oliveira Salazar]] and [[Philippe Pétain|Pétain]] with [[Hitler]], [[Mussolini]] and [[Stalin]]). ** [[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1952). ''Liberty and Equality: The Challenge of Our Time'', Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, pp. 87-88 * Neither the [[Nazism|Nazis]] nor the [[Italy|Italians]] were able to cash in on their "investments" in Spain. Franco saw Hitler only once and, as an old specialist on criminals from his days in the ''Tercio'', he immediately sized up his partner. **[[w:Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]] (1974). ''Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse'', Arlington House Publishers, p. 271 * The [[w:Madrid|Madrid]] victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in [[w:Seville|Seville]]'s [[w:Seville Cathedral|magnificent cathedral]]. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But [[World War II|a new World War]] was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of [[social justice]] and twenty-five years of [[peace]], our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * The crucial difference was between the regimes of the old Right, who wanted to turn the clock back to a pre-democratic [[Elitism|elitist]] era, and the new Right who seized and sustained power through the instruments of mass [[politics]]. '''The former included General Franco and the [[Greece|Greek]] dictator [[w:Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas]], men who feared mass politics and allied themselves with bastions of the established order such as the monarchy and the Church...the new [[w:Radical Right|radical Right]], in contrast, rose to power in Italy and Germany through elections and the [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary process]].''' ** [[w:Mark Mazower|Mark Mazower]], ''Dark Continent: Europe's 20th Century'' (1998), p. 27 * There is no question for any decent, kindly man or woman, let alone a [[Poets|poet]] or [[Writing|writer]], who ''must'' be more sensitive. '''We have to be against Franco and [[Fascism]] and for the [[people]] of [[Spain]], and the [[future]] of [[gentleness]] and [[brotherhood]] which ordinary men and women want all over the [[world]].''' ** [[w:Naomi Mitchison|Naomi Mitchison]], in 1937, as quoted in ''Spanish Front : Writers on the Civil War'' (1986) by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 [http://spartacus-educational.com/Wmitchison.htm] * '''The most baffling thing in the Spanish [[war]] was the behaviour of the great powers. '''The war was actually won for Franco by the [[Germans]] and [[Italians]], whose motives were obvious enough. The motives of [[France]] and [[Britain]] are less easy to understand. In 1936 it was clear to everyone that if Britain would only help the Spanish Government, even to the extent of a few million pounds’ worth of arms, Franco would collapse and German strategy would be severely dislocated. '''By that time one did not need to be a [[clairvoyant]] to foresee that war between Britain and Germany was coming; one could even foretell within a year or two when it would come.''' Yet in the most mean, [[cowardly]], [[hypocritical]] way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the [[Nazis]]. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer. Undoubtedly they were, and yet when it came to the final showdown they chose to stand up to Germany. It is still very uncertain what plan they acted on in backing Franco, and they may have had no clear plan at all. '''Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely [[stupid]] is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain [[moments]] a very important question.''' ** [[George Orwell]], in "Looking Back on the Spanish War" (1943) *General Franco, whom Sir [[Winston Churchill]] has praised as a "gallant [[Christianity|Christian]] gentleman", has forbidden any work of fiction alluding to [[adultery]], though I believe he had made a special exception for the ''[[Homer|Iliad]]''. ** [[Bertrand Russell]], in ''Dear Bertrand Russell : A selection of his correspondence with the general public 1950-1968'' (1970) * I saw that Franco had made a heroic and colossal attempt to save his country from disintegration. With this understanding there also came amazement: there had been destruction all around, but with firm tactics Franco had managed to have Spain sidestep the Second World War without involving itself, and for twenty, thirty, thirty-five years, had kept Spain Christian against all history’s laws of decline! But then in the thirty-seventh year of his rule he died, dying to a chorus of nasty jeers from the [[Europe|European]] [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Radicalism|radicals]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. ** [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], as quoted in [https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/02/the-caudillo ''The Caudillo''], [[W:First Things|First Things]] * It is time to visit General Francisco Franco. A short taxi ride does it, and I am deposited at the foot of a giant, prancing stone horse bearing a triumphant-looking granite copy of the dictator.This, the only public statue of the "caudillo (leader) for God and the fatherland" left in Madrid, stands at the gates to the environment ministry. Here, spattered with red paint hurled by protesters and with a few bunches of wilting flowers left by his admirers, General Franco must remain. For the conservative-run city hall has decreed the generalísimo does not deserve to be knocked off his pedestal. '''Barring a small, remote Caudillo Square and a Franco Street that may or may not be named after him, this is all that remains of the man who ruled Spain for 36 years.''' ** [[w:Giles Tremlett|Giles Tremlett]], in "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/27/spain.gilestremlett?INTCMP=SRCH The generalísimo remains on his pedestal]" in ''The Guardian'' (27 November 2004) * If I were a Spaniard I should be fighting for General Franco. As an Englishman I am not in the predicament of choosing between two [[evils]]. I am not a Fascist, nor shall I become one unless it were the only alternative to Marxism. It is mischievous to suggest that such a choice is imminent. ** [[Evelyn Waugh]], in 1937, as quoted in ''The Picturesque Prison : Evelyn Waugh and His Writing, (1983) by Jeffrey M. Heath, p. 49 * Franco, that [[murderous]] little "Christian gentleman". ** [[H. G. Wells]], in ''The New World Order'' (1940) * At [[w:El Pardo|El Pardo]], the former royal hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid where Franco lived and worked, his [[wiktionary:ormolu|ormolu]]-mounted desk and a nearby table were piled high with reports and memorandums, virtually all of them unread. "When the piles become too high," he once told Prince Juan Carlos, "I have everything taken out from the bottom and burned." ** [[w:Alden Whitman|Alden Whitman]], {{cite journal|title=Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82|date=November 20, 1975|journal=The New York Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDmKCwAAQBAJ&q=ormolu#v=snippet&q=ormolu-mounted&f=false}} == External links == {{wikipedia}} *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrvO5PgeKQ Speech] {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Francisco}} [[Category:Anti-communists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Fascist rulers]] [[Category:Monarchists]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:Participants of the Spanish Civil War]] [[Category:People from Galicia]] [[Category:Spanish military leaders]] [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] kwgl19t3q0pa7vkcp4s3fs89th99hyr 0 14591 3148883 3138040 2022-07-29T00:53:25Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Judy Garland in Till the Clouds Roll By 1 cropped.jpg|thumb|right| Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.]] [[File:Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz trailer 2.jpg|thumb|right|I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.]] '''[[w:Judy Garland|Judy Garland]]''' (born '''Frances Ethel Gumm'''; [[10 June]] [[1922]] – [[22 June]] [[1969]]) was an American film actress, singer and dancer. She is one the Ten [[w:Greatest Female Stars|Greatest Female Stars]] of[[w: American Cinema| American Cinema]]. == Quotes == [[File:Till the clouds roll by-judy garland.jpg|thumb|right|I've never looked through a keyhole without finding someone was looking back.]] [[File:Judy Garland Over the Rainbow 2.jpg|thumb|right|As for my feelings toward "[[w:Over the Rainbow|Over the Rainbow]]", it's become part of my life. It is so symbolic of all dreams and wishes…]] * '''When you get to know a lot of people, you make a great discovery. You find that no one group has a monopoly on looks, brains, goodness or anything else. It takes all the people - black and white, Catholic, Jewish and Protestant, recent immigrants and Mayflower descendants - to make up America..''' ** Speaking for America, Scholastic Magazines (1946) * '''I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.''' ** As quoted in ''The Observer'' (18 February 1951) * '''You are never so ''alone'' as when you are ill on stage.''' The most nightmarish feeling in the world is suddenly to feel like throwing up in front of four thousand people. ** ''LIFE'' magazine (2 June 1961) * '''I've never looked through a keyhole without finding someone was looking back.''' ** Interview, NBC TV (16 March 1961) * I'm just an Irish biddy. ** Press Confrence, Sydney Australia (18 May 1964) * Go and tell that nasty, rude little princess that we've known each other for long enough and gabbed enough in ladies' rooms that she should skip the ho-hum royal routine and just pop over here and ask me herself. … Tell her I'll sing if she christens a ship first. ** Garland's annoyed response to a note from Princess Margaret "commanding" her to sing at a party in 1965, as quoted in ''Princess Margaret : A Biography'' (1977) by Theo Aronson. * '''Wouldn`t it be wonderful if we could all be a little more gentle with each other, and a little more loving, have a little more empathy, and maybe we'd like each other a little bit more.''' ** As quoted in ''Little Girl Lost'' (1974) by Al DiOrio, p. 9 * As for my feelings toward "[[w:Over the Rainbow|Over the Rainbow]]", it's become part of my life. It is so symbolic of all dreams and wishes that I'm sure that's why people sometimes get tears in their eyes when they hear it. ** Letter to [[w:Harold Arlen|Harold Arlen]], as quoted in ''Over the Rainbow : The Wizard of Oz as a Secular Myth of America'' (1991) by Paul Nathanson, p. 340 * '''Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.''' ** As quoted in ''Business Etiquette for the Nineties : Your Ticket to Career Success'' (1992) by Lou Kennedy, p. 8 * I wanted to believe, and I tried my damnedest to believe, in the rainbow I tried to get over, and I couldn't! … So what? Lots of people can't! ** As quoted in ''Judy'' (1974) by Gerold Frank, p. 566 == Quotes about Garland == * '''I wish you would mention the joy she had for life, that’s what she gave me.''' If she was the tragic figure they say she was, I would be a wreck, wouldn't I? '''It was her love of life that carried her through everything. The middle of the road was never for her — it bored her. She wanted the pinnacle of excitement.''' If she was happy, she wasn’t just happy, she was ecstatic. And when she was sad, she was sadder then anyone. She lived eight lives in one, and yet I thought she would outlive us all. She was a great star, and a great talent, and for the rest of my life I will be proud to be Judy Garland's daughter. It wasn’t suicide, it wasn’t sleeping pills, it wasn’t cirrhosis. I think she was just tired, like a flower that blooms and gives joy and beauty to the world and then wilts away. ** [[Liza Minnelli]], as quoted in ''Little Girl Lost'' (1974) by Al DiOrio * Liza Minelli said she can't sing well enough those "special songs" of her late mother, Judy Garland, so she doesn't sing them at all. The award-winning entertainer said she'd "'''rather present a first-rate version of myself than a second-rate version of Mama.'''" ** As paraphrased and quoted in [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S8cxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PIYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6062%2C6382171 "News Spotlight,"] ''The Kingsport Daily News'' (December 11, 1974), p. 9 * I couldn't sing Mama's special songs. I couldn't do them as well. '''I would rather present a first-rate version of myself than a second-rate version of Mama.''' ** Liza Minelli, as quoted in ''I Remember It Well'' (1975) by [[w:Vincente Minelli|Vincente Minelli]] with Hector Arce, [https://books.google.com/books?id=D6jDtmiJCpkC&q=minelli+%22second-rate%22+%22first-rate+version%22&dq=minelli+%22second-rate%22+%22first-rate+version%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCoQ6AEwBGoVChMI0on3sqjdxgIVxHg-Ch1NhwVD p. 395]; and reprinted in [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CfpjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7188%2C5401411 "Judy and Liza, Part 3"] by Vincente Minelli, in ''The Sydney Herald'' (August 15, 1975), p. 8 * I don't sing them because I couldn't sing them as well as she did. '''I'd rather be a first-rate version of myself than a second-rate version of anybody.''' ** Liza Minelli, interviewed by [[w:Gene Shalit|Gene Shalit]] in the September 1977 issue of ''[[w:The Ladies Home Journal|The Ladies Home Journal]]'', as quoted in [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yXMjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a2cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5851%2C3647577 "Women in the News,"] in ''The Sarasota Herald-Tribune'' (August 24, 1977), p. 6-D * I'm carrying on a tradition. '''But I'd rather be a first-rate version of myself than a second-rate version of somebody else.''' I'm proud of my parents, and the only way that I can prove it to them is to take what they gave me and work my head off. ** Liza Minelli, as quoted in [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5_4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zYYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5008%2C323912 "The Return of Liza"] by Wilmer Ames, in ''The Bend Bulletin Family Weekly'' (November 1, 1981), p. 8 * It really scared me to do what Mom did because I never did anything that she did. I promised her that I would never sing her songs, and I kept my promise. "'''You sing them better than anybody. I don't want to be a second-rate example of you. I want to be a first-rate example of myself.'''" ** Liza Minelli, as quoted in [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rmRGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6ugMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3577%2C2269544 "Liza Minelli 'Never Felt Better' Despite Tabloids' Whispers"] by Douglas J. Rowe, in ''TV Plus: The Schenectady Sunday Gazette Supplement'' (June 9, 1996), p. 4 * My mother once told me '''never be a second-rate version of somebody else when you can be a first-rate version of yourself.''' ** "[G]racefully handl[ing] audience demands for 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,'" as quoted in [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LQY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=QE8KAAAAIBAJ&pg=3215%2C676019 "Coy Minnelli wows spirited audience; UM announces MCA construction"] by Alicia Amstead, in ''The Bangor Daily News'' (September 18, 2006), p. A10 * '''My mom was a phoenix who always expected to rise again from the ashes of her latest disaster. And in spite of her self-doubts, she had a very strong sense of who she was.''' She had a sense of self-worth. She loved being Judy Garland. Did she secretly long to be Frances Gumm? Somebody, Minnesota housewife? Are you kidding? She'd have run off with a vaudeville troupe just the way my grandfather did. ** [[w:Lorna Luft|Lorna Luft]], in ''Me and My Shadows : A Family Memoir'' (1999), p. 222 ** Also paraphrased as: "My mother was a phoenix who always expected to rise from the ashes of her latest disaster. She loved being Judy Garland." * I really hadn't intended on becoming a professional musician, but that isn't to say that I didn't have the dreams of being a Judy Garland in some sort of wonderful musical where this music came out of nowhere; things like that. ** [[w:Maura O'Connell|Maura O'Connell]], quoted in [http://www.dirtynelson.com/linen/feature/38maura.html "Maura O'Connell" by Denise Sofranko in ''Dirty Linen'' #38 (February/March 1992)] ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{Commons|Judy Garland}} *{{imdb name | id=0000023 | name=Judy Garland}} * [http://www.thejudygarlandpage.com The Judy Garland Page] * [http://www.jgdb.com The Judy Garland Database] * [http://www.classicactresses.com/judy.html Judy Garland at Classic Actresses] *[http://www.judygarlandclub.org The Judy Garland Club: established 1963; official international Club supported by Judy during her lifetime] *[http://www.thejudyroom.com The Judy Room] *[http://www.triviatribute.com/judygarland.html TV and Movie Trivia Tribute: Judy Garland] {{DEFAULTSORT:Garland, Judy}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Dancers from the United States]] [[Category:Radio personalities]] [[Category:Episcopalians from the United States]] [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:1969 deaths]] [[Category:People from Minnesota]] [[Category:People from California]] [[Category:Tony Award winners]] kn4ujcyg1hoij19rrcz449n44qomb68 0 15162 3148958 3052312 2022-07-29T08:08:34Z Y-S.Ko 1714714 /* Quotes about Democritus */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Democritus by Agostino Carracci.jpg|thumb|By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.]] [[File:Hendrick Bloemaert Democritus.jpg|thumb|There are many who [[know]] many things, yet are lacking in [[wisdom]].]] '''{{w|Democritus}}''' (c. [[460 BC]] – c. [[370 BC]]) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He is popularly known as "the laughing philosopher" for advocating a cheerful outlook, and for his rhetorical use of [[irony]] and [[ridicule]]. A pupil of [[w:Leucippus|Leucippus]], he was an influential [[w:pre-Socratic philosophy|pre-Socratic philosopher]] who formulated an [[atomic]] [[theory]] of the [[universe]]. Of his voluminous writings, only a few fragments of his ethical theory remain, with descriptions by other writers of his atomic theory. == Quotes== [[File:Democrite Leon-Alexandre Delhomme MBA Lyon.jpg|thumb|[[Medicine]] heals diseases of the [[body]], [[wisdom]] [[frees]] the [[soul]] from [[Passion|passions]].]] [[File:Vincent, François-André - Democritus among the Abderites.jpg|thumb|No [[power]] and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our [[knowledge]].]] *δοκεῖ δὲ αὐτῶι τάδε· ἀρχὰς εἶναι τῶν ὅλων ἀτόμους καὶ κενόν, τὰ δ'ἀλλα πάντα νενομίσθαι [δοξάζεσθαι]. ([[Diogenes Laërtius]], ''Democritus'', Vol. IX, 44) ** Now his principal doctrines were these. That atoms and the vacuum were the beginning of the universe; and that everything else existed only in opinion. (trans. Yonge 1853) ** The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist. (trans. by Robert Drew Hicks 1925) *νόμωι (γάρ φησι) γλυκὺ καὶ νόμωι πικρόν, νόμωι θερμόν, νόμωι ψυχρόν, νόμωι χροιή, ἐτεῆι <!--for ἐτεῇ "in reality"--> δὲ ἄτομα καὶ κενόν (Tetralogies of Thrasyllus, 9; [[w:Sextus Empiricus|Sext. Emp.]] ''adv. math.'' VII 135) **Sweet exists by convention, [[bitter]] by convention, <!--sic, Freeman apparently skips the 'hot by convention, cold by convention' which is there in Diels--> colour by convention; atoms and Void [alone] exist in reality. (trans. Freeman 1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948">Tr. [[w:Kathleen Freeman (classicist)|Kathleen Freeman]], ''Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers: A Complete Translation of the Fragments in [[w:Hermann Alexander Diels|Diels]], ''Fragmente der Vorsokratiker'','' Harvard University Press, 1948; republished by Forgotten Books, 2008, {{ISBN|1606802569}} ([http://books.google.com/books?lr=&id=ASijqFryr5IC full text online] at Google Books; [http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/app/ full text online] at sacred-texts.com)</ref>, p. 92. ** By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void. (trans. Durant 1939)<ref name= "Durant 1939">[[Will Durant]], ''The Story of Civilization: Part II – The Life of Greece'', New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939</ref>, Ch. XVI, §II, p. 353; citing C. Bakewell, ''Sourcebook in Ancient Philosophy'', New York, 1909, "Fragment O" (Diels), p. 60 * We know nothing accurately in reality, but [only] as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon [the body] and impinge upon it. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 142 *Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 149 **''Variant:'' Medicine cures the diseases of the body; wisdom, on the other hand, relieves the soul of its sufferings.{{fact}} * Coition is a slight attack of apoplexy. For man gushes forth from man, and is separated by being torn apart with a kind of blow. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 150 * Man is a universe in little [''Microcosm'']. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 150 *Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 151 **''Variant:'' Strength of body is nobility only in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in man. *** Durant (1939)<ref name= "Durant 1939"/>, Ch. XVI, §II, p. 354; citing C. Bakewell, ''Sourcebook in Ancient Philosophy'', New York, 1909, "Fragment 57" **''Variant:'' In cattle excellence is displayed in strength of body; but in men it lies in strength of character.{{fact}} * Πολλοὶ πολυμαθέες νοῦν οὐκ ἔχουσιν. ** Many much-learned men have no intelligence. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 152 [Democr. [http://remacle.org/bloodwolf/philosophes/democrite/diels.htm "Fragment B 64"] ("Demokrates 29" in [[Stobaeus]], ''Anthologium'' III, 4, 81)] **''Variant:'' There are many who know many things, yet are lacking in wisdom.{{fact}} * Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 152 **''Variant:'' It is childish, not manly, to have immoderate desires.{{fact}} * [I would] rather discover one cause than gain the kingdom of Persia. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 155 **''Variant:'' I would rather discover a single demonstration [in geometry] than become king of the Persians. *** Durant (1939)<ref name= "Durant 1939"/>,Ch. XVI, §II, p. 352, citinas G.Grote, ''Plato and the Other Companions of Socrates'' (London, 1875), vol. 1, p. 68; and citing C. Bakewell, ''Sourcebook in Ancient Philosophy'', New York, 1909, p. 62. * Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity. For Chance rarely conflicts with intelligence, and most things in life can be set in order by an intelligent sharpsightedness. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 155 * In a shared fish, there are no bones. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 157 * Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 161 * Beautiful objects are wrought by study through effort, but ugly things are reaped automatically without toil. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 161 **''Variant:'' The good things of life are produced by learning with hard work; the bad are reaped of their own accord, without hard work.{{fact}} * The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 162 **''Variant:'' The needy animal knows how much it needs, but the needy man does not.{{fact}} * Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 163 **''Variant:'' Moderation increases enjoyment, and makes pleasure even greater.{{fact}} * The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 163 **''Variant:'' The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures. There are some men who are masters of cities but slaves to women.{{fact}} * It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 165 **''Variant:'' It is hard to fight with desire; but to overcome it is the mark of a rational man.{{fact}} * The laws would not prevent each man from living according to his inclination, unless individuals harmed each other; for envy creates the beginning of strife. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 166 **''Variant:'' Envy is the cause of political division.{{fact}} * To a wise man, the whole earth is open; for the native land of a good soul is the whole earth. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 166 **''Variant:'' To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland. *** Durant (1939)<ref name= "Durant 1939"/>, Ch. XVI, §II, p. 352 (footnote); citing F. Uberweg, ''History of Philosophy'', New York, 1871, vol. 1, p. 71. * The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 169 * If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 170 **''Variant:'' By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.{{fact}} * Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body. ** Freeman (1948)<ref name= "Freeman 1948"/>, p. 170 **''Variant:'' Disease occurs in a household, or in a life, just as it does in a body. * No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge. ** Durant (1939)<ref name= "Durant 1939"/>, Ch. XVI, §II, p. 354; citing J. Owen, ''Evenings with the Skeptics'', London, 1881, vol. 1, p. 149. * Strength and beauty are the blessings of youth; temperance, however, is the flower of old age. ** Fragment quoted in H. Diels and W. Kranz (eds.) ''Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker'', Vol. II (1952), no. 294; reference taken from ''Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations'' (2005), p. 261 === ''Source Book in Ancient Philosophy'' (1907) === :<small>Tr. {{w|Charles Montague Bakewell}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=uPcPAAAAYAAJ source]</small> ==== The Fragments ==== :<small>the numbering is that of {{w|Hermann Alexander Diels}}</small> * <!--6. -->Man should know from this rule that he is cut off from truth. * <!--7. -->This argument too shows that in truth we know nothing about anything, but every man shares the generally prevailing opinion. * <!--8. -->And yet it will be obvious that it is difficult to really know of what sort each thing is. * <!--10. -->Now, that we do not really know of what sort each thing is, or is not, has often been shown. * <!--117. -->Verily we know nothing. Truth is buried deep. (Another translation: "Of truth we know nothing, for truth is in a well." [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:abo:tlg,0004,001:9:11 Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers R.D. Hicks, Ed.]) * <!--9. -->In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the [influences] that reach and impinge upon it. * <!--11. -->There are two forms of knowledge, one genuine, one obscure. To the obscure belong all of the following: sight, hearing, smell, taste, feeling. The other form is the genuine, and is quite distinct from this. [And then distinguishing the genuine from the obscure, he continues:] Whenever the obscure [way of knowing] has reached the ''minimum sensibile'' of hearing, smell, taste, and touch, and when the investigation must be carried farther into that which is still finer, then arises the genuine way of knowing, which has a finer organ of thought. * <!--0. -->[Democritus says:] By convention sweet is sweet, by convention bitter is bitter, by convention hot is hot, by convention cold is cold, by convention color is color. But in reality there are atoms and the void. That is, the objects of sense are supposed to be real and it is customary to regard them as such, but in truth they are not. Only the atoms and the void are real. * <!--2. -->Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right. * <!--3. -->He who intends to enjoy life should not be busy about many things, and in what he does should not undertake what exceeds his natural capacity. On the contrary, he should have himself so in hand that even when fortune comes his way, and is apparently ready to lead him on to higher things, he should put her aside and not o'erreach his powers. For a being of moderate size is safer than one that bulks too big. ==== The Golden Sayings of Democritus ==== * <!--35. -->If any one hearken with understanding to these sayings of mine many a deed worthy of a good man shall he perform and many a foolish deed be spared. * <!--37. -->If one choose the goods of the soul, he chooses the diviner [portion]; if the goods of the body, the merely mortal. * <!--38. -->'Tis well to restrain the wicked, and in any case not to join him in his wrong-doing. * <!--40. -->'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding. * <!--41. -->Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins. * <!--43. -->Repentance for one's evil deeds is the safeguard of life. * <!--45. -->He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong. * <!--49. -->'Tis a grievous thing to be subject to an inferior. * <!--53. -->Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches. * <!--54. -->Fools learn wisdom through misfortune. * <!--55. -->One should [[wiktionary:emulate#Verb|emulate]] works and deeds of virtue, not arguments about it. * <!--57. -->Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men. * <!--58. -->The hopes of the right-minded may be realized, those of fools are impossible. * <!--59. -->Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning. * <!--60. -->It is better to correct your own faults than those of another. * <!--61. -->Those who have a well-ordered character lead also a well-ordered life. * <!--62. -->Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong. * <!--64. -->There are many who know many things, yet are lacking in wisdom. * <!--77. -->Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions. * <!--78. -->Making money is not without its value, but nothing is baser than to make it by wrong-doing. * <!--68. -->You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires. * <!--82. -->False men and shams talk big and do nothing. * <!--89. -->My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me. * <!--90. -->The enmity of one's kindred is far more bitter than the enmity of strangers. * <!--98. -->The friendship of one wise man is better than the friendship of a host of fools. * <!--99. -->No one deserves to live who has not at least one good-man-and-true for a friend. * <!--108. -->Seek after the good, and with much toil shall ye find it; the evil turns up of itself without your seeking it. * <!--111. -->For a man [[wiktionary:petticoat#Noun|petticoat]] government is the limit of [[wiktionary:insolence#Noun|insolence]]. * <!--118. -->(Democritus said he would rather discover a single demonstration than win the throne of Persia.) * <!--119. -->Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness. Luck seldom measures swords with wisdom. Most things in life quick wit and sharp vision can set right. * <!--154a. -->In the weightiest matters we must go to school to the animals, and learn spinning and weaving from the spider, building from the swallow, singing from the birds,—from the swan and the nightingale, imitating their art. * <!--160. -->An evil and foolish and intemperate and irreligious life should not be called a bad life, but rather, dying long drawn out. * <!--176. -->Fortune is lavish with her favors, but not to be depended on. Nature on the other hand is self-sufficing, and therefore with her feebler but trustworthy [resources] she wins the greater <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[wiktionary:meed#Noun|meed]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> of hope. * <!--174. -->The right-minded man, ever inclined to righteous and lawful deeds, is joyous day and night, and strong, and free from care. But if a man take no heed of the right, and leave undone the things he ought to do, then will the recollection of no one of all his transgressions bring him any joy, but only anxiety and self-reproaching. * <!--175. -->Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious and useless. These, now as of old, are not gifts of the gods: men stumble into them themselves because of their own blindness and folly. * <!--178. -->Of all things the worst to teach the young is [[wiktionary:dalliance#Noun|dalliance]], for it is this that is the parent of those pleasures from which wickedness springs. * <!--231. -->A sensible man takes pleasure in what he has instead of pining for what he has not. * <!--230. -->A life without a holiday is like a long journey without an inn to rest at. * <!--232. -->The pleasures that give most joy are the ones that most rarely come. * <!--233. -->Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains. * <!--234. -->Men in their prayers beg the gods for health, not knowing that this is a thing they have in their own power. Through their [[wiktionary:incontinence#Noun|incontinence]] undermining it, they themselves become, because of their passions, the betrayers of their own health. * <!--191. -->Men achieve tranquillity through moderation in pleasure and through the symmetry of life. Want and [[wiktionary:superfluity#Noun|superfluity]] are apt to upset them and to cause great perturbations in the soul. The souls that are rent by violent conflicts are neither stable nor tranquil. One should therefore set his mind upon the things that are within his power, and be content with his opportunities, nor let his memory dwell very long on the envied and admired of men, nor idly sit and dream of them. Rather, he should contemplate the lives of those who suffer hardship, and vividly bring to mind their sufferings, so that your own present situation may appear to you important and to be envied, and so that it may no longer be your portion to suffer torture in your soul by your longing for more. For he who admires those who have, and whom other men deem blest of fortune, and who spends all his time idly dreaming of them, will be forced to be always contriving some new device because of his [insatiable] desire, until he ends by doing some desperate deed forbidden by the laws. And therefore one ought not to desire other men's blessings, and one ought not to envy those who have more, but rather, comparing his life with that of those who fare worse, and laying to heart their sufferings, deem himself blest of fortune in that he lives and fares so much better than they. Holding fast to this saying you will pass your life in greater tranquillity and will avert not a few of the plagues of life—envy and jealousy and bitterness of mind. * <!--235. -->All who delight in the pleasures of the belly, exceeding all measure in eating and drinking and love, find that the pleasures are brief and last but a short while—only so long as they are eating and drinking—but the pains that come after are many and endure. The longing for the same things keeps ever returning, and whenever the objects of one's desire are realized forthwith the pleasure vanishes, and one has no further use for them. The pleasure is brief, and once more the need for the same things returns. * <!--252. -->We ought to regard the interests of the state as of far greater moment than all else, in order that they may be administered well; and we ought not to engage in eager rivalry in [[wiktionary:despite#Preposition|despite]] of equity, nor [[wiktionary:arrogate#Verb|arrogate]] to ourselves any power contrary to the common welfare. For a state well administered is our greatest safeguard. In this all is summed up: When the state is in a healthy condition all things prosper; when it is corrupt, all things go to ruin. == Quotes about Democritus == * The Greeks elaborated several theories of vision. According to the ''Pythagoreans'', ''Democritus'', and others vision is caused by the projection of particles from the object seen, into the pupil of the eye. On the other hand ''[[Empedocles]]'', the ''Platonists'', and ''[[Euclid]]'' held the strange doctrine of ocular beams, according to which the eye itself sends out something which causes sight as soon as it meets something else emanated by the object. ** [[Florian Cajori]], ''[[A History of Physics in its Elementary Branches]]'' (1899) * The atomic theory was not generally accepted in the time of Democritus, largely because of its deterministic character, for it allows no chance, choice, or free will. ** [[John Freely]], [http://books.google.com/books?id=MfhjAAAAQBAJ ''Before Galileo: The Birth of Modern Science in Medieval Europe''] (2012) * One thing of course was a fundamental necessity to the atomic world-view. There must be empty space for the atoms to move about in. The hallmark of Democritus’s thought, as Aristotle noted approvingly, was a determination to account for apparent fact and not be led astray by abstract argument. Hence he said that Parmenides’s denial of the existence of void could not be upheld. It was contrary to common sense. Aware however that he was flying in the face of that great authority, he made his denial with a kind of schoolboy daring, for according to Aristotle he put it in the form: ‘What is not does exist, no less than what is.’ If material atoms were the only real substance, then empty space was not real in the same sense. Dimly aware that there must be some way out, the atomists did not yet command a language capable of such a phrase as ‘not in the same sense’, and paradox was their only resource. ** W. K. C. Guthrie, ''The Greek Philosophers: from Thales to Aristotle'' (1950), Chap. 3 : The problem of motion (Heraclitus, Parmenides and the pluralists) * [[w:Eudoxus of Cnidus|Eudoxes]]... not only based [[w:Method of exhaustion|the method]] [of exhaustion] on rigorous demonstration... but he actually applied the method to find the volumes (1) of any pyramid, (2) of the cone, proving (1) that any pyramid is one third part of the prism which has the same base and equal height, and (2) that any cone is one third part of the cylinder which has the same base and equal height. [[Archimedes]], however, tells us the remarkable fact that these two theorems were first discovered by Democritus, though he was not able to prove them (which no doubt means, not that he gave no sort of proof, but that he was not able to establish the propositions by the rigorous methods of Eudoxes. Archimedes adds that we must give no small share of the credit for these theorems to Democritus... another testimony to the marvellous powers, in mathematics as well as in other subjects, of the great man who, in the words of [[Aristotle]], "seems to have thought of everything". ...Democritus wrote on [[w:Irrational number|irrationals]]; he is also said to have discussed the question of two parallel sections of a cone (which were evidently supposed to be indefinitely close together), asking whether we are to regard them as equal or unequal... 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It follows the crew of the ''[[w:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS Enterprise-D]]'', with the events set 78 years after those in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''. Four feature [[Star_Trek#Feature_films|films]] with the show's cast were also produced. == Opening == *'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Space... The final frontier... These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds... To seek out new life and new civilizations... 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Survivors]] |[[#Brothers .5B4.3.5D|Brothers]] |- |[[#The Last Outpost .5B1.5.5D|The Last Outpost]] |[[#The Outrageous Okona .5B2.4.5D|The Outrageous Okona]] |[[#Who Watches The Watchers.3F .5B3.4.5D|Who Watches The Watchers?]] |[[#Suddenly Human .5B4.4.5D|Suddenly Human]] |- |[[#Where No One Has Gone Before .5B1.6.5D|Where No One Has Gone Before]] |[[#Loud as a Whisper .5B2.5.5D|Loud as a Whisper]] |[[#The Bonding .5B3.5.5D|The Bonding]] |[[#Remember Me .5B4.5.5D|Remember Me]] |- |[[#Lonely Among Us .5B1.7.5D|Lonely Among Us]] |[[#The Schizoid Man .5B2.6.5D|The Schizoid Man]] |[[#Booby Trap .5B3.6.5D|Booby Trap]] |[[#Legacy .5B4.6.5D|Legacy]] |- |[[#Justice .5B1.8.5D|Justice]] |[[#Unnatural Selection .5B2.7.5D|Unnatural Selection]] |[[#The Enemy .5B3.7.5D|The Enemy]] |[[#Reunion .5B4.7.5D|Reunion]] |- |[[#The Battle .5B1.9.5D|The Battle]] |[[#A Matter of Honor .5B2.8.5D|A Matter of Honor]] |[[#The Price .5B3.8.5D|The Price]] |[[#Future Imperfect .5B4.8.5D|Future Imperfect]] |- |[[#Hide and Q .5B1.10.5D|Hide and Q]] |[[#The Measure of a Man .5B2.9.5D|The Measure of a Man]] |[[#The Vengeance Factor .5B3.9.5D|The Vengeance Factor]] |[[#Final Mission .5B4.9.5D|Final Mission]] |- |[[#Haven .5B1.11.5D|Haven]] |[[#The Dauphin .5B2.10.5D|The Dauphin]] |[[#The Defector .5B3.10.5D|The Defector]] |[[#The Loss .5B4.10.5D|The Loss]] |- |[[#The Big Goodbye .5B1.12.5D|The Big Goodbye]] |[[#Contagion .5B2.11.5D|Contagion]] |[[#The Hunted .5B3.11.5D|The Hunted]] |[[#Data.27s Day .5B4.11.5D|Data's Day]] |- |[[#Datalore .5B1.13.5D|Datalore]] |[[#The Royale .5B2.12.5D|The Royale]] |[[#The High Ground .5B3.12.5D|The High Ground]] |[[#The Wounded .5B4.12.5D|The Wounded]] |- |[[#Angel One .5B1.14.5D|Angel One]] |[[#Time Squared.5B2.13.5D|Time Squared]] |[[#Déjà Q .5B3.13.5D|Déjà Q]] |[[#Devil.27s Due .5B4.13.5D|Devil's Due]] |- |[[#11001001 .5B1.15.5D|11001001]] |[[#The Icarus Factor .5B2.14.5D|The Icarus Factor]] |[[#A Matter of Perspective .5B3.14.5D|A Matter of Perspective]] |[[#Clues .5B4.14.5D|Clues]] |- |[[#Too Short a Season .5B1.16.5D|Too Short a Season]] |[[#Pen Pals .5B2.15.5D|Pen Pals]] |[[#Yesterday.27s Enterprise .5B3.15.5D|Yesterday's Enterprise]] |[[#First Contact .5B4.15.5D|First Contact]] |- |[[#When the Bough Breaks .5B1.17.5D|When the Bough Breaks]] |[[#Q Who .5B2.16.5D|Q Who]] |[[#The Offspring .5B3.16.5D|The Offspring]] |[[#Galaxy.27s Child .5B4.16.5D|Galaxy's Child]] |- |[[#Home Soil .5B1.18.5D|Home Soil]] |[[#Samaritan Snare .5B2.17.5D|Samaritan Snare]] |[[#Sins of the Father .5B3.17.5D|Sins of the Father]] |[[#Night Terrors .5B4.17.5D|Night Terrors]] |- |[[#Coming of Age .5B1.19.5D|Coming of Age]] |[[#Up The Long Ladder .5B2.18.5D|Up The Long Ladder]] |[[#Allegiance .5B3.18.5D|Allegiance]] |[[#Identity Crisis .5B4.18.5D|Identity Crisis]] |- |[[#Heart of Glory .5B1.20.5D|Heart of Glory]] |[[#Manhunt .5B2.19.5D|Manhunt]] |[[#Captain.27s Holiday .5B3.19.5D|Captain's Holiday]] |[[#The Nth Degree .5B4.19.5D|The Nth Degree]] |- |[[#The Arsenal of Freedom .5B1.21.5D|The Arsenal of Freedom]] |[[#The Emissary .5B2.20.5D|The Emissary]] |[[#Tin Man .5B3.20.5D|Tin Man]] |[[#Qpid .5B4.20.5D|Qpid]] |- |[[#Symbiosis .5B1.22.5D|Symbiosis]] |[[#Peak Performance .5B2.21.5D|Peak Performance]] |[[#Hollow Pursuits .5B3.21.5D|Hollow Pursuits]] |[[#The Drumhead .5B4.21.5D|The Drumhead]] |- |[[#Skin of Evil .5B1.23.5D|Skin of Evil]] |[[#Shades of Gray .5B2.22.5D|Shades of Gray]] |[[#The Most Toys .5B3.22.5D|The Most Toys]] |[[#Half a Life .5B4.22.5D|Half a Life]] |- |[[#We.27ll Always Have Paris .5B1.24.5D|We'll Always Have Paris]] | |[[#Sarek .5B3.23.5D|Sarek]] |[[#The Host .5B4.23.5D|The Host]] |- |[[#Conspiracy .5B1.25.5D|Conspiracy]] | |[[#Ménage à Troi .5B3.24.5D|Ménage à Troi]] |[[#The Mind.27s Eye .5B4.24.5D|The Mind's Eye]] |- |[[#The Neutral Zone .5B1.26.5D|The Neutral Zone]] | |[[#Transfigurations .5B3.25.5D|Transfigurations]] |[[#In Theory .5B4.25.5D|In Theory]] |- | | |[[#The Best of Both Worlds.2C Part I .5B3.26.5D|The Best of Both Worlds, Part I]] |[[#Redemption.2C Part I .5B4.26.5D|Redemption, Part I]] |- ! width="25%" style="border: 3px solid dodgerblue;" | [[#Season 5|Season 5]] ! width="25%" style="border: 3px solid blue;" | [[#Season 6|Season 6]] ! width="25%" style="border: 3px solid purple;" | [[#Season 7|Season 7]] ! |- |[[#Redemption.2C Part II .5B5.1.5D|Redemption, Part II]] |[[#Time.27s Arrow.2C Part II .5B6.1.5D|Time's Arrow, Part II]] |[[#Descent.2C Part II .5B7.1.5D|Descent, Part II]] | |- |[[#Darmok .5B5.2.5D|Darmok]] |[[#Realm of Fear .5B6.2.5D|Realm of Fear]] |[[#Liaisons .5B7.2.5D|Liaisons]] | |- |[[#Ensign Ro .5B5.3.5D|Ensign Ro]] |[[#Man of the People .5B6.3.5D|Man of the People]] |[[#Interface .5B7.3.5D|Interface]] | |- |[[#Silicon Avatar .5B5.4.5D|Silicon Avatar]] |[[#Relics .5B6.4.5D|Relics]] |[[#Gambit.2C Part I .5B7.4.5D|Gambit, Part I]] | |- |[[#Disaster .5B5.5.5D|Disaster]] |[[#Schisms .5B6.5.5D|Schisms]] |[[#Gambit.2C Part II .5B7.5.5D|Gambit, Part II]] | |- |[[#The Game .5B5.6.5D|The 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.5B5.13.5D|The Masterpiece Society]] |[[#Aquiel .5B6.13.5D|Aquiel]] |[[#Homeward .5B7.13.5D|Homeward]] | |- |[[#Conundrum .5B5.14.5D|Conundrum]] |[[#Face of the Enemy .5B6.14.5D|Face of the Enemy]] |[[#Sub Rosa .5B7.14.5D|Sub Rosa]] | |- |[[#Power Play .5B5.15.5D|Power Play]] |[[#Tapestry .5B6.15.5D|Tapestry]] |[[#Lower Decks .5B7.15.5D|Lower Decks]] | |- |[[#Ethics .5B5.16.5D|Ethics]] |[[#Birthright.2C Part I .5B6.16.5D|Birthright, Part I]] |[[#Thine Own Self .5B7.16.5D|Thine Own Self]] | |- |[[#The Outcast .5B5.17.5D|The Outcast]] |[[#Birthright.2C Part II .5B6.17.5D|Birthright, Part II]] |[[#Masks .5B7.17.5D|Masks]] | |- |[[#Cause and Effect .5B5.18.5D|Cause and Effect]] |[[#Starship Mine .5B6.18.5D|Starship Mine]] |[[#Eye of the Beholder .5B7.18.5D|Eye of the Beholder]] | |- |[[#The First Duty .5B5.19.5D|The First Duty]] |[[#Lessons .5B6.19.5D|Lessons]] |[[#Genesis .5B7.19.5D|Genesis]] | |- |[[#Cost of Living .5B5.20.5D|Cost of Living]] |[[#The Chase .5B6.20.5D|The Chase]] |[[#Journey.27s End .5B7.20.5D|Journey's End]] | |- |[[#The Perfect Mate .5B5.21.5D|The Perfect Mate]] |[[#Frame of Mind .5B6.21.5D|Frame of Mind]] |[[#Firstborn .5B7.21.5D|Firstborn]] ! rowspan=6 style="border: 3px solid silver;" | <hr> [[#Unidentified episode|Unidentified episode]] <hr> [[#Repeated lines|Repeated lines]] <hr> [[#Miscellany|Miscellany]] <hr> [[#Cast|Cast]] <hr> [[#External links|External links]] <hr> |- |[[#Imaginary Friend .5B5.22.5D|Imaginary Friend]] |[[#Suspicions .5B6.22.5D|Suspicions]] |[[#Bloodlines .5B7.22.5D|Bloodlines]] |- |[[#I.2C Borg .5B5.23.5D|I, Borg]] |[[#Rightful Heir .5B6.23.5D|Rightful Heir]] |[[#Emergence .5B7.23.5D|Emergence]] |- |[[#The Next Phase .5B5.24.5D|The Next Phase]] |[[#Second Chances .5B6.24.5D|Second Chances]] |[[#Preemptive Strike .5B7.24.5D|Preemptive Strike]] |- |[[#The Inner Light .5B5.25.5D|The Inner Light]] |[[#Timescape .5B6.25.5D|Timescape]] |[[#All Good Things... .5B7.25.5D|All Good Things...]] |- |[[#Time.27s Arrow.2C Part I .5B5.26.5D|Time's Arrow, Part I]] |[[#Descent.2C Part I .5B6.26.5D|Descent, Part I]] | |- |} == Season 1 == === ''[[w:Encounter at Farpoint|Encounter at Farpoint]]'' [1.1] === :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': Thou art notified that thy kind has infiltrated the galaxy too far already. Thou art directed to return to thine own solar system immediately. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': Go back, or thou shalt most certainly die! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': But you can't deny that you're still a dangerous, savage child race. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': ...and 400 years before that, you were murdering each other in quarrels over tribal god images. Since then, there are no indications that humans will ever change. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': There are preparations to make, but when we next meet, Captain, we'll proceed exactly as you suggest. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': If we're going to be damned, let's be damned for what we really are. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': I am superior, sir, in many ways, but I would gladly give it up to be human. :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Nice to meet you... Pinocchio. :''[Data stares at Riker]'' :'''William Riker''': A joke. :'''Data''': Ah! Intriguing. :'''William Riker''': You're going to be an interesting companion, Mr. Data. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': It is an unknown, Captain. Isn't that enough? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': If you'd earned that uniform you're wearing you'd know that the unknown is what brings us out here. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leonard McCoy|Admiral McCoy]]''': Have you got some of a reason my atoms scattered all over space, boy? :'''Data''': No, sir. But at your age, sir, I thought you shouldn't have to put up with the time, and trouble of a shuttlecraft. :'''Admiral McCoy''': Hold it right there, boy? :'''Data''': Sir? :'''Admiral McCoy''': What about my age? :'''Data''': Sorry, sir. If that subject troubles you... :'''Admiral McCoy''': Troubles me? What's so damn troublesome about not havin' died? How old you think I am anyway? :'''Data''': 137 years, Admiral, according to Starfleet records. :'''Admiral McCoy''': Explain how you remembered that so exactly. :'''Data''': I remember every fact I am exposed to, sir. :'''Admiral McCoy''': I don't see no points on your ears boy, but you sound like a Vulcan. :'''Data''': No, sir, I am an android. :'''Admiral McCoy''': Almost as bad. :'''Data''': I thought it was generally accepted, sir, that Vulcans are an advanced, and most honorable race. :'''Admiral McCoy''': They are, they are, and damn annoying at times. :'''Data''': Yes, sir. :'''Admiral McCoy''': Well, this is a new ship, but she's got the right name. Now you remember that you hear? :'''Data''': I will sir. :'''Admiral McCoy''': You treat her like a lady, and she'll always bring you home. === ''[[w:The Naked Now|The Naked Now]]'' [1.3] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Indications of what humans would call... a wild party. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': "There was a young lady from Venus, whose body was shaped like a..." :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': ''[frantically cutting off Data]'' Captain to Security, come in! :'''Data''': Did I say something wrong? :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': I don't understand their humor, either. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Tasha Yar|Tasha Yar]]''': Data. You are fully functional, aren't you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': ''[intoxicated by the virus]'' We are more alike than unlike, my dear Captain. I have pores. Humans have pores. I have... fingerprints. Humans have fingerprints. My chemical nutrients are like your blood. If you prick me... do I not... leak? === ''[[w:Code of Honor (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Code of Honor]]'' [1.4] === :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': Where are the calluses we doctors are supposed to grow over our feelings? :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Perhaps the good ones never get them. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': For example, what Lutan did is similar to what certain American Indians once did called "counting coup." That is from an obscure language known as French. "Counting coup..." :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Mr. Data, the French language for centuries on Earth represented civilization. :'''Data''': Indeed? But surely, sir... :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': I suggest you drop it, Mr. Data. :'''Data''': Yes, sir. "Counting coup" could be something as simple as touching an enemy with a stick in battle or taking something from him and escaping. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': You speak of a code of honor, but what you are saying now, according to our customs, is called an act of war. :'''Lutan''': This is not an act of war, but of love! I want Lieutenant Yar to become my first one. :'''Yareena''': I challenge your right of supersedence! :'''Hagon''': No woman has challenged supersedence for over 200 years! :'''Yareena''': The right is mine, and I will have it. Natasha Yar, I challenge you to a struggle to the death. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': No! The challenge is unequivocally refused. :'''Lutan''': Then you shall have no treaty! No vaccine! And no Lieutenant Yar! === ''[[w:The Last Outpost (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Last Outpost]]'' [1.5] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': ''[his fingers in a [[w:Chinese finger trap|Chinese finger trap]]]'' Apologies, Captain. I seem to have reached an odd functional impasse. I am, uh... stuck. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Then get unstuck and continue with the briefing. :'''Data''': Yes, sir. That is what I'm trying to do, sir, but the solution eludes me. :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': My hero. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': "Fear is the true enemy, the only enemy." :*''[From [[Sun Tzu]]]'' === ''[[w:Where No One Has Gone Before (TNG episode)|Where No One Has Gone Before]]'' [1.6] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': ...where is this place? :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Where none have gone before. === ''[[w:Lonely Among Us|Lonely Among Us]]'' [1.7] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': If the ''Enterprise'' were really this fragile, sir, she never would have left spacedock. Therefore, her systems' failures are not endemic to the ship, but are the result of the actions of an unknown adversary. :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': We have a saboteur aboard. :'''Data''': I believe I said that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': It's elementary, my dear Riker. Sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': "We must fall back on the old axiom that when other contingencies fail, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." === ''[[w:Justice (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Justice]]'' [1.8] === :'''Edo God''': ''[booming voice]'' State... the... purpose. State the purpose of what you have done. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I'm Captain Picard, commanding this Federation starship. :'''Edo God''': State the purpose of your visit here. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': We have sent down what we call an away team, to make peaceful contact here. :'''Edo God''': Do you plan to leave life-forms here? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': No. We are merely visiting here. :'''Edo God''': But you did more at the world you just left. Why have you left your own life-forms there? :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': The colony we just planted, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': We found that world uninhabited. The life-forms we left there had... had sought the challenge-- at least, that is the basic reason-- had sought the challenge of creating a new lifestyle-- a new society there. Life on our world is driven to protect itself by seeding itself as widely as possible. :'''Edo God''': Do not interfere with my children below. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Rivan''': They are called mediators and they are needed only in one place each day. :'''Liator''': The punishment zone, an area that's selected for a period of time. :'''[[w:Tasha Yar|Tasha Yar]]''': It's a completely random selection? :'''Liator''': No one but our mediators know what place or for how long. We're very proud of the wisdom of our ancestors. No person ever knows where or when a zone will be. :'''Rivan''': And so no one risks death. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Death? :'''Rivan''': By breaking any law. :'''Tasha Yar''': Wait, explain this. :'''Liator''': Only one punishment for any crime. :'''Worf''': Anyone who commits any crime in the punishment zone dies? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Liator''': So, we are not yet as advanced as they are. And since you are advanced in other ways, too, I suggest you use your superior powers to rescue the Wesley boy. We will record him as a convicted criminal out of our reach-- an advanced person who luckily escaped the barbarism of this backward little world. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': They were able to communicate with me quite... I was about to say quite easily but there was nothing easy about it. Fortunately, they stopped short of overloading my circuitry. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': You're saying they? So it is a vessel of some sort? :'''Data''': Definitely not a single entity, if that's what you mean, sir, although they know the Edo worship them as a god thing. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': They know? :'''Data''': They recognize that this is quite expected and harmless at the present Edo stage of evolution. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': What sort of vessel? :'''Data''': It is perhaps not what we would understand as a vessel, sir. The dimensions this one occupies allows them to be... well, to be in several places at once, but they consider that this entire star cluster is theirs. It was probably unwise of us to attempt to place a human colony in this area. Of course, there are 3,004 other planets in this star cluster in which we could have colonized. The largest and closest... :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Data! Don't babble. :'''Data''': Babble, sir? I am not aware that I ever babble, sir. It may be that from time to time I have considerable information to communicate, and you may question the way in which I organize it... :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Please, organize it into brief answers to my questions. We have very little time. Do they accept our presence at this planet? :'''Data''': Undecided, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Data, please feel free to volunteer any important information. :'''Data''': I volunteer that they are now observing us, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': To judge what kind of life-forms we are? :'''Data''': No. It is more curiosity. I doubt that they expect us to abide by their value systems. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Do they know of our Prime Directive? :'''Data''': They know everything I know, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': And if we were to violate the Prime Directive... :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': That's not a fair question. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': How would they react? :'''Data''': That would be a case of judging us by our own rules, sir. If we violate our own Prime Directive they might consider us to be deceitful and untrustworthy. You do recall, they cautioned us not to interfere with their children below. What has happened? :'''Beverly Crusher''': The Edo want to execute my son. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tasha Yar''': What of Justice to Wesley? Does he deserve to die? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I'm truly sorry, Liator, but I must have justice for my people, too. Transporter Room, energize. Transporter Room, come in. :'''Transporter Officer''': We can't energize the beam, sir. Everything checks out, but we're getting no results. :'''First Mediator''': God has prevented your escape. :'''Beverly Crusher''': Then your God is unfair. My son had no warning that his act was criminal. :'''Second Mediator''': We cannot allow ignorance of the law to become a defense. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I don't know how to communicate this, or even if it is possible, but the question of justice has concerned me greatly of late and I say to any creature who may be listening, there can be no justice so long as laws are absolute. Even life itself is an exercise in exceptions. :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': When has justice ever been as simple as a rule book? === ''[[w:The Battle (TNG episode)|The Battle]]'' [1.9] === :'''Bok''': It is a gift from us with which we honor the hero of Maxia. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Who? :'''Bok''': Why you, Picard, of course. Do you not remember the Battle of Maxia? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I'm sorry, I do not remember it, DaiMon Bok. Data? :'''Data''': Captain, he may refer to an incident which occurred nine years ago in the Maxia Zeta star system, in which an unidentified starship- :'''Bok:''' UNIDENTIFIED?! That fine vessel was Ferengi! :'''Data''': Which... you destroyed, sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Your shields were failing, sir. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Mm-hmm. I... improvised. With the enemy vessel coming in for the kill, I ordered a sensor bearing, and when it came into the return arc... :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': You performed what Starfleet textbooks now refer to as the "Picard Maneuver." :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Well, I did what any good helmsman would have done. I dropped into high warp, stopped right off the enemy vessel's bow fired everything I had. :'''William Riker''': And blowing into maximum warp speed, you appeared for an instant to be in two places at once. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': And our attacker fired on the wrong one. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bok''': Collecting on an old debt. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bok''': Die well, Captain! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kazago''': First Officer Kazago to human Riker. :'''William Riker''': Not now, Kazago! :'''Kazago''': We do not wish to become involved in what is clearly a Federation matter... :'''William Riker''': Fine, fine! ''Enterprise'', out. :'''Kazago''': You should also know that DaiMon Bok no longer commands this vessel. His first officer has confined him for engaging in this unprofitable adventure. Good luck, First Officer Riker. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Picard has just been released from Bok's mind control device]'' :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Bok! Where is Bok?! :'''William Riker''': Removed from command, sir. And placed under guard for his act of personal vengeance. Seems there was no profit in it. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': In revenge, there never is. Let the dead rest... and the past, remain the past. ''Enterprise'', lock on. Beam me home, Riker. === ''[[w:Hide and Q (TNG episode)|Hide and Q]]'' [1.10] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Oh, I know "Hamlet." And what he might say with irony I say with conviction. "What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason. How infinite in faculty. In form, in moving, how express and admirable. In action, how like an angel. In apprehension, how like a god." :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': Surely you don't see your species like that, do you? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I see us becoming that, Q. Is it that which concerns you? === ''[[w:Haven (TNG episode)|Haven]]'' [1.11] === :'''Lwaxana Troi''': After the young couple have removed their clothing... :'''[[w:Tasha Yar|Tasha Yar]]''': The bride and groom go naked? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Could you please continue the petty bickering? I find it most intriguing. === ''[[w:The Big Goodbye (TNG episode)|The Big Goodbye]]'' [1.12] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Earth, United States, San Francisco, California. :'''Computer''': Time period? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': 1941 AD. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Hiya, Doc. What's cooking? :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': You know I had some trouble getting through? Where's Captain Picard? :'''Data''': He's on ice. :'''Beverly Crusher''': Pardon? :'''Data''': He's being grilled. :'''Beverly Crusher''': What is he, a fish? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Cyrus Redblock''': Kill the woman. <hr width="50%"/> :'''McNary''': So... this is the big good-bye. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': It was raining in the City by the Bay-- a hard rain. Hard enough to wash the slime... :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Data! :'''Data''': Sorry, sir. === ''[[w:Datalore (TNG episode)|Datalore]]'' [1.13] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': If you had an off switch, Doctor, would you not keep it secret? :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': I guess I would. === ''[[w:Angel One (TNG episode)|Angel One]]'' [1.14] === :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Ramsey|Ramsey]]''': You can't rescue a man from the place he calls his home. === ''[[w:11001001 (TNG episode)|11001001]]'' [1.15] === :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': If winning is not important, then Commander, why keep score? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': Keep notes. This project might turn out to be of interest to future scholars. :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': Really? :'''William T. Riker''': Think about it. A blind man teaching an android to paint? That's got to be worth a couple of pages in someone's book. <hr width="50%"/> :'''William T. Riker''': What's a knock-out like you doing in a computer-generated gin joint like this? :'''[[w:Minuet (Star Trek)|Minuet]]''': Waiting for you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Doesn't love always begin that way? With the illusion being more real than the woman? . === ''[[w:Too Short a Season (TNG episode)|Too Short a Season]]'' [1.16] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Age and wisdom have their graces. :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': I wonder if one doesn't have to have age and wisdom to appreciate that, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I hope not, Number One. It would be such a waste of youth. === ''[[w:When the Bough Breaks (TNG episode)|When the Bough Breaks]]'' [1.17] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Data, find a way to defeat that shield. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': That may be impossible, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Data, things are only impossible until they're not. === ''[[w:Home Soil (TNG episode)|Home Soil]]'' [1.18] === :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Microbrain|Microbrain]]''': Ugly giant bags... of mostly water... === ''[[w:Coming of Age (TNG episode)|Coming of Age]]'' [1.19] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Do Klingons observe birthdays, Worf? :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Klingons are born, live as warriors, and die. :'''Data''': Then how do you know how old you are? :'''Worf''': I don't. Do you know? :'''Data''': I have no age. === ''[[w:Heart of Glory (TNG episode)|Heart of Glory]]'' [1.20] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Can you filter out the extraneous information? :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': No, I get it all simultaneously. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': It's a jumble. How can you make heads or tails of it? :'''Geordi La Forge''': I select what I want to see and disregard the rest. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': How is that possible? :'''Geordi La Forge''': In a noisy room, how can you pick out one specific voice or sound? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I see. Something you learn. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Why do you mock me? Why do you wish to anger me? :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Korris|Korris]]''': Only to see if it is still possible. :'''Worf''': It is. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf:''' My brother, it is you who does not see. You look for battles in the wrong place. The true test of a warrior is not without, it is within! Here! Here is where we meet the challenge. It is the weaknesses in here a warrior must overcome. :'''Korris:''' No. :'''Worf:''' You have talked of glory, and of conquest, and of legends that we will write. :'''Korris:''' Yes! The birthright of every Klingon. :'''Worf:''' Yet, for all you say, where are the words "duty," "honor" and "loyalty"? Without which a warrior is ''nothing''! :'''Korris:''' What are you saying?! Living among these humans has sucked the Klingon heart out of you. :'''Worf:''' Put down the phaser. :'''Korris:''' You are a sham! My words were dust upon the ground. Your blood has no fire! You are weak like them! I don't care what you look like! ''YOU ARE NO KLINGON!'' :'''Worf:''' Perhaps not. ''[shoots Korris dead]'' === ''[[w:The Arsenal of Freedom (TNG episode)|The Arsenal of Freedom]]'' [1.21] === :'''The Peddler''': Whoever you are, wherever you're from, greetings! Welcome to Minos, The Arsenal of Freedom! :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I'm Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterp... :'''The Peddler''': If you need a little something "special", be it for one target or multiple targets, we've got it, you'll see it, here on Minos, where we live by the motto, "[[Peace]] through superior firepower." :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': To whom am I speaking...? :'''The Peddler''': To be totally armed is to be totally secure! Remember, the early bird that hesitates gets wormed. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': It is a recorded message, sir. :'''The Peddler''': Minos, the Arsenal of Freedom: perfection in highly advanced weaponry. Versatility, flexibility, and everything 100% guaranteed! So lock on to my signal and beam on down! Because we don't just provide weapons... :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Shut that off. :'''The Peddler''': We provide complete weapons sys- :''[the screen goes blank]'' :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': That's a heck of a sales pitch. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Paul Rice|Paul Rice]]''': Tell me about your ship - the ''Enterprise'', isn't it? :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': No... The name of my ship is the Lollipop. :'''Paul Rice''': I have no knowledge of that ship. :'''William T. Riker''': It's just been commissioned. It's a [[w:On the Good Ship Lollipop|good ship]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Geordi La Forge:''' Relinquishing command, Captain. :'''Jean-Luc Picard:''' As you were, Lieutenant! :'''Geordi La Forge:''' Sir? :'''Jean-Luc Picard:''' Mr. La Forge, when I left this ship, it was in one piece. I would appreciate your returning it to me in the same condition. Do you concur, Number One? :'''William Riker:''' Absolutely, sir. === ''[[w:Symbiosis (TNG episode)|Symbiosis]]'' [1.22] === :'''[[MemoryAlpha:T'Jon|T'Jon]]''': Everything's just kind of... you know... dead, I guess. It's all... you know... shut down. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': That's a little vague. What's the computer analysis? :'''T'Jon''': Uh, the computer's not working very well. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': [[w:Prime Directive|The Prime Directive]] is not just a set of rules; it is a philosophy... and a very correct one. History has proven again and again that whenever mankind interferes with a less developed civilization, no matter how well intentioned that interference may be, the results are invariably disastrous. === ''[[w:Skin of Evil (TNG episode)|Skin of Evil]]'' [1.23] === :'''William Riker''': I'm Commander William Riker of the USS ''Enterprise''. :'''Armus''': I am Armus. Why are you here? :'''William Riker''': We mean you no harm. We have injured crewmen in the shuttlecraft, and we need to get to them. May we pass? :'''Armus''': You haven't given me a good enough reason. :'''William Riker''': Preserving life. All life is important to us. :'''Armus''': Why? :'''William Riker''': We believe everything in the universe has a right to exist. :'''Armus''': An interesting notion. Which I do not share! You may leave now, if you wish. :'''Tasha Yar''': We're not going anywhere without our shuttle crew. :'''Armus''': I warn you... :'''Tasha Yar''': Enough! We have people who need attention. We won't hurt you, but we must help them. :''[Yar tries to walk around Armus, who hits her with an energy blast, killing her instantly]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Tasha Yar|Tasha Yar]]''': Death is that state where one lives only in the memory of others, which is why it is not an end. No goodbyes—just good memories. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard''': '' Au revoir,'' Natasha. The gathering is concluded. :''(Everyone but Picard and Data leave, sniffing a bit)'' :'''Data''': Sir, the purpose of this gathering...confuses me. :'''Picard''': Oh? How so? :'''Data''': My thoughts are not for Tasha, but for myself. I keep thinking how empty it will feel without her presence. Did I miss the point? :'''Picard''': No, you didn't, Data. You got it. :''(Picard leaves; Data remains, contemplating his words)'' === ''[[w:We'll Always Have Paris (TNG episode)|We'll Always Have Paris]]'' [1.24] === :'''[[w:Unnamed Officer (Fencing with Picard)|Unnamed Officer]]''': ''(fencing with Picard)'' Interesting move. What technique was that? :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': The technique of a desperate man. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Jenice Manheim|Jenice Manheim]]''': Well, so much for my dramatic exit. === ''[[w:Conspiracy (TNG episode)|Conspiracy]]'' [1.25] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': You are aware, Counselor, that the holodeck can be programmed to recreate an oceanic environment? :'''[[w:Deanna Troi|Deanna Troi]]''': Data, it's just not the same. Have you ever gone for a real moonlight swim? :'''Data''': One can swim in moonlight? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf''': Are you okay? :'''Geordi La Forge''': If I could see, I'd be seeing stars now. <hr width="50%"/> ''[Admiral Aaron's parasite scampers into Dexter Remmick's mouth and down his throat; as he speaks, his neck bulges]'' :'''Parasite mother creature/[[w:Dexter Remmick|Dexter Remmick]]''': (calm, sincere) You don't understand. (voice distorted) We mean you no harm. We seek peaceful co-existence. === ''[[w:The Neutral Zone (TNG episode)|The Neutral Zone]]'' [1.26] === :'''[[MemoryAlpha:L.Q._Clemonds|"Sonny" Clemonds]]''': ...you and me can find us a couple of low-mileage pit wolfies, and help 'em build a memory. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[MemoryAlpha:L.Q._Clemonds|"Sonny" Clemonds]]''': ...you're just about the prettiest lil' old doctor I've ever seen. <hr width="50%"/> ''[Following their encounter with the Romulans]'' :'''Picard''': Our lives just became a lot more complicated. == Season 2 == ===''[[w:The Child (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Child]]'' [2.1]=== :'''Deanna''': Captain. do what you must to protect the ship. But know this, I am going to have this baby. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Katherine Pulaski|Kate Pulaski]]''': Dah-ta, look at this. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': [looking slightly confused] 'Day-ta'. :'''Kate Pulaski''': What? :'''Data''': My name. It is pronounced 'Day-ta'. :'''Kate Pulaski''': Oh? :'''Data''': You called me 'Dah-ta'. :'''Kate Pulaski''': [laughing] What's the difference? :'''Data''': One is my name. The other is not. === ''[[w:Where Silence Has Lease (TNG episode)|Where Silence Has Lease]]'' [2.2] === :''[An alien is impersonating Data.]'' :'''Alien (as Data)''': What is death? :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Oh, is that all. Data, you're asking probably the most difficult of all questions. Some see it as a changing into an indestructible form, forever unchanging. They believe that the purpose of the entire universe is to then maintain that form in an Earth-like garden which will give delight and pleasure through all eternity. On the other hand there are those who hold to the idea of our blinking into nothingness with all of our experiences and hopes and dreams merely a delusion. :'''Alien (as Data)''': Which do you believe sir? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Considering the marvelous complexity of the universe, its clockwork perfection, its balances of this against that... matter, energy, gravitation, time, dimension, I believe that our existence must be more than either of these philosophies. That what we are goes beyond euclidean or other 'practical' measuring systems... and that our existence is part of a reality beyond what we understand now as reality. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:LCARS|Computer]]''': Ten seconds to auto-destruct. :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': Captain? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Abort auto-destruct sequence. :'''Computer''': Riker, William T. Do you concur? :'''William T. Riker''': Yes, absolutely I do indeed concur, wholeheartedly! :'''Computer''': Auto-destruct cancelled. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': A simple "yes" would have sufficed Number One. :'''William T. Riker''': I didn't want there to be any chance of a misunderstanding. ===''[[w:Elementary, Dear Data|Elementary, Dear Data]]'' [2.3]=== :'''Geordi La Forge:''' All right, Data. You solve all the cases and get all the gifts, but what do I do? :'''Data:''' Primarily as Dr. Watson, you will keep a written record of everything I say and do. <hr width="50%"> :'''Moriarty:''' It has gone beyond that little game, Mr. Data. And you'll note I no longer call you Holmes. <hr width="50%"> :'''Pulaski:''' I'll give you credit for your vast knowledge but your circuits would just short out if you were confronted with a truly original mystery. <hr width="50%"> :'''Pulaski:''' Your artificial friend doesn't have a prayer of solving a Holmes mystery that he hasn't read. <hr width="50%"> :'''Moriarty:''' That dark fellow there used the word "arch" and then, I wonder… arch! <hr width="50%> :'''La Forge:'''Well, Doctor Pulaski and I had a discussion about whether Data could solve an original Holmes-type mystery. :'''Picard:''' Which you asked the computer to provide? :'''La Forge:''' Yes, with a worthy opponent. :'''Picard:''' Worthy of Holmes? :'''La Forge:''' ...Oh my God...I asked for a Holmes-type mystery with an opponent capable of defeating...Data! That's gotta be it! :'''Picard:''' Merde... === ''[[w:The Outrageous Okona (TNG episode)|The Outrageous Okona]]'' [2.4] === :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': (to Okona) Now please, follow Cmdr. Rikers' commands so our ship can go back to its normal routine. :''[Riker smiles broadly.]'' :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Something funny? :'''William T. Riker''': Well, the unexpected is our normal routine. <hr width="50%"/> :''[After the holographic comedian has demonstrated a [[Jerry Lewis]] impersonation]'' :'''Data:''' So... if you put funny teeth in your mouth, and jump around like an idiot... that is considered funny! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Wesley Crusher''': Say goodbye, Data. :'''Data:''' Goodbye, Data. :''[the bridge crew cracks up]'' :'''Data:''' Was that funny? :''[Wesley stifles a laugh]'' :'''Data:''' Accessing... Ah, Burns & Allen, Roxy Theatre, New York City, 1932. It still works! ===''[[w:Loud as a Whisper|Loud as a Whisper]]'' [2.5]=== :'''Data:''' When I stroke the beard thusly, do I not appear more intellectual? === ''[[w:The Schizoid Man (TNG episode)|The Schizoid Man]]'' [2.6] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': No being is so important that he can usurp the rights of another. ===''[[w:Unnatural Selection (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Unnatural Selection]]'' [2.7] === :'''[[w:Katherine Pulaski|Kate Pulaski]]''': Chief medical officer's log, supplemental...Scientists believe no experiment is a failure, that even a mistake advances the evolution of understanding. But all achievement has a price. For one brief glance at the mysterious blueprint of human evolution, the men and women of the U.S.S. Lantree paid with their lives. Their sacrifice is thus noted in this scientist's log. ===''[[w:A Matter of Honor|A Matter of Honor]]'' [2.8]=== :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': I've studied, and know everything about my heritage. :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Then you're just the person I need to talk to clear something up. :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': It's been my understanding that one of the duties of the First Officer of the Klingon vessel is to assassinate his Captain? :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Yes, sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ensign Mendon''': Not very hospitable, are they? :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': That is not your concern. Observe your station, Ensign Mendon. :'''Ensign Mendon''': Didn't mean to offend you. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': You didn't. Yet. ''[Ensign Mendon awkwardly walks the other way]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Isn't that gagh? :'''Lieutenant Klag''': Very good. You did some research on our nutritional choices. :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Yes, but... ''[Riker looks down at the live Gagh and sighs]'' :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': It's still moving. :'''Lieutenant Klag''': Gagh is always best when served live. ''[Riker looks over at one of the Klingon women smiling at him]'' :'''Lieutenant Klag''': Would you like something easier? :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Easier? :'''Lieutenant Klag''': Yes. If Klingon food is too strong for you, perhaps we could get one of the females to breast-feed you. ''[The other Klingons start laughing]'' === ''[[w:The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Measure of a Man]]'' [2.9] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': If we were not surrounded by all these people, you know what I would like to do? :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Phillipa Louvois|Phillipa Louvois]]''': Bust a chair across my teeth, probably. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': After that. :'''Phillipa Louvois''': Oh, ain't love wonderful? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Phillipa Louvois''': ''[to Picard]'' I never thought I'd say this, but it's good to see you again. It brings a sense of order and stability to my universe to know that you're still a pompous ass...and a damn sexy man. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': Consider that in the history of many worlds there have always been disposable creatures. They do the dirty work. They do the work that no one else wants to do, because it's too difficult and too hazardous. With an army of Datas, all disposable, you don't have to think about their welfare, or you don't think about how they feel. Whole generations of disposable people. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': You're talking about slavery. :'''Guinan''': I think that's a little harsh. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I don't think that's a little harsh, I think that's the truth. That's the truth that we have obscured behind...a comfortable, easy euphemism. 'Property.' But that's not the issue at all, is it? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': ''[demonstrating Data is a machine by deactivating him in the courtroom]'' Pinocchio is broken; its strings have been cut. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Now tell me, Commander, what is Data? :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Bruce Maddox|Bruce Maddox]]''': I...I don't understand. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''[shouting]'' What is he? :'''Bruce Maddox''': A machine! :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Is he? Are you sure? :'''Bruce Maddox''': Yes! :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': You see, he's already met two of your criteria for sentience, so what about the third? Consciousness, in even the smallest degree! What is he then? I don't know. ''[to Maddox]'' Do you? ''[to Riker]'' Do you? ''[to Louvois]'' Do ''you''? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard''': Your honor, the courtroom is a crucible; in it, we burn away irrelevancies until we are left with a purer product: the truth, for all time. Now sooner or later, this man [Commander Maddox] – or others like him – will succeed in replicating Commander Data. The decision you reach here today will determine how we will regard this creation of our genius. It will reveal the kind of people we are; what he is destined to be. It will reach far beyond this courtroom and this one android. It could significantly redefine the boundaries of personal liberty and freedom: expanding them for some, savagely curtailing them for others. Are you prepared to condemn him [Commander Data] – and all who will come after him – to servitude and slavery? Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life: well, ''there'' it sits! ''[point to Data]'' Waiting. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Phillipa Louvois''': It sits there looking at me, and I don't know what it is. This case has dealt with metaphysics, with questions best left to saints and philosophers. I am neither competent nor qualified to answer those. I've got to make a ruling, to try to speak to the future. Is Data a machine? Yes. Is he the property of Starfleet? No. We have all been dancing around the basic issue. Does Data have a soul? I don't know that he has. I don't know that I have! But I have got to give him the freedom to explore that question himself. It is the ruling of this court that Lieutenant Commander Data has the freedom to choose. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': I formally refuse to undergo your procedure. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': Sir? There is a celebration on the holodeck. :'''William Riker''': ''[despondent]'' I have no right to be there. :'''Data''': Because you failed in your task? :'''William Riker''': Oh, God, no, I was that close to ''winning'', Data. :'''Data''': ''[considers the statement]'' Yes, sir. :'''William Riker''': I almost cost you your life! :'''Data''': That is true, sir. But Commander... ''Will''. I have learned from your example. :'''William Riker''': ''[perplexed]'' What could you possibly have learned from that ordeal? :'''Data''': That at times, one must deny one's nature, sacrifice one's own personal beliefs, to protect another. Is it not true that had you refused to prosecute, Captain Louvois would have ruled summarily against me? :'''William Riker''': Yes. :'''Data''': That action injured you, and saved me. I will not forget it. :'''William Riker''': ''[smiles]'' You're a wise man, my friend. :'''Data''': Not yet, sir. But with your help, I am learning. ===''[[w:The Dauphin|The Dauphin]]'' [2.10]=== :'''Worf''': [''about Salia''] Do not be deceived by her looks. The body is just a shell. <hr width = "50%"/> :[''Worf makes a prolonged scream.''] :'''Worf''': That is how the Klingon lures a mate. :'''Wesley''': Are you telling me to go yell at Salia? :'''Worf''': No. Men do not roar. Women roar...[''besotted''] and they hurl heavy objects...and claw at you... :'''Wesley''': What does the man do? :'''Worf''': He reads love poetry. [''regaining his composure.''] He ducks a lot. === ''[[w:Contagion (TNG episode)|Contagion]]'' [2.11] === :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': Fate. It protects fools, little children, and ships named "''Enterprise''." <hr width="50%"/> :'''William T. Riker''': If it should become necessary to fight, can you arrange to find me some rocks to throw at them? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Data accidentally activates an [[MemoryAlpha:Iconian gateway|Iconian gateway]]]'' :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': That was ''not'' manual override. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Data's positronic brain has been corrupted by the Iconian computer]'' :'''Data''': Blue, amber, amber, red. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': That's the launch sequence? ''[Data gives a jerky nod.]'' How do I override the doors? :'''Data''': Blue, blue, blue :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I hope that is not a stutter. <hr width = "50%"/> :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Captain, you ''will'' be killed. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I'll go through the gate. :'''Worf''': But where will you end up? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Very shortly anywhere will be preferable to this room. <hr width = "50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Mr. La Forge, time is one thing we do not have in abundance. ''[This line echos a line from "Star Trek: TOS", episode "The Paradise Syndrome", in which Spock says "Time, Dr. McCoy, is the one thing we do not have in abundance." It has become a catch-phrase for Trekkies.] <hr width = "50%"/> :''[Picard ends up on a Romulan ship]'' :'''Sub commander Taris''': I cannot deactivate the auto-destruct, but at least I have the satisfaction that you will die with us. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''[beaming out]'' Not, I think, today, Commander. === ''[[w:The Royale (TNG episode)|The Royale]]'' [2.12] === :'''Croupier:''' Six. Six is your number. :'''Gambler 1:''' Hell, my blind grandma can make a six, boy! Come on; roll 'em!" :'''[[w: William Riker|William Riker]]''': I thought seven and eleven had value. :'''[[w: Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Actually, six is a valid point. Of course, now the objective is to hit a duplicate six before hitting seven. :'''[[w: William Riker|William Riker]]''': But the probability of making a six is no greater than that of rolling a seven. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': There ''is'' a certain degree of random fortune involved. I believe that is why they call it "gambling." :'''Gambler 2:''' Yeah. <hr width = "50%"> :'''Gambler 2:''' So much for your new turkey! <hr width = "50%"> :''[Data is at the craps table, about to roll]'' :'''Data''': Commander, these cubes are improperly balanced. I believe their final resting position would be a... :'''Riker''': Can you repair them? :'''Data''': I believe so. I will make another attempt. :''[Data adjusts the dice in his hand subtly]'' :'''Data''': Baby needs a new pair of shoes. === ''[[w:Time Squared (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Time Squared]]'' [2.13] === :'''[[w: William Riker|William Riker]]''': Flair is what marks the difference between artistry and mere competence. ===''[[w:The Icarus Factor|The Icarus Factor]]'' [2.14]=== === ''[[w:Pen Pals (TNG episode)|Pen Pals]]'' [2.15] === :'''[[w: William Riker|William Riker]]''': The game's not big enough unless it scares you a little. === ''[[w:Q Who|Q Who]]'' [2.16] === :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': You judge yourselves against the pitiful adversaries you've encountered so far: the ''Romulans'', the ''Klingons''... They're '''nothing''' compared to what's waiting. Picard, you are about to move into areas of the galaxy containing wonders more incredible than you can ''possibly'' imagine... and terrors to freeze your soul. I offer myself as a guide -- only to be rejected out of hand. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': ''(to Worf)'' Micro-brain! Growl for me, let me know you still care! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': Travel time to the nearest starbase? :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': ''[OC] At maximum warp, in two years, seven months, three days, eighteen hours we would reach Starbase 185.'' :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': Why? :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': Why? Why, to give you a taste of your future, a preview of things to come. ''Con permiso, Capitan.'' The hall is rented, the orchestra engaged. It's now time to see if you can dance. :''(Q vanishes)'' :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Guinan, your people have been in this part of the galaxy. :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''' ''(quietly)'': Yes. :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': What can you tell us? :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': Only that if I were you, I'd start back now. <hr width="50%"> :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': My people encountered them a century ago. They destroyed our cities, scattered my people throughout the galaxy. They're called the [[w:Borg (Star Trek)|Borg]]. Protect yourself, Captain, or they'll destroy you. <hr width="50%"> :'''The Borg''': We have analyzed your defensive capabilities as being unable to withstand us. If you defend yourselves, you will be punished. <hr width="50%"> :'''Q''': The Borg is the ultimate user. They're unlike any threat your Federation has ever faced. They're not interested in political conquest, wealth or power as you know it. They're simply interested in your ship. Its technology. They've identified it as something they can ''consume''. :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': You brought us here, you exposed us to it, and you cost us the lives of our ship-mates! :'''Q''': Oh, ''please''... :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': (to Riker) Number One. (to Q) Eighteen of our people have died. Please, tell us that this is one of your illusions. :'''Q''': Oh, no. This is as real as your ''so-called'' life gets. ''[disappears]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your ''bed''. It's not ''safe'' out here! It's ''wondrous'', with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross...but it's ''not'' for the timid. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Guinan''': Q set a series of events into motion, bringing contact with the Borg ''much'' sooner than it should have come. Now, perhaps when you're ready, it might be possible to establish a relationship with them. But for now, for right now, you're just raw material to them. Since they're aware of your existence... :'''Picard''' ''(realising the implications)'': ...they will be coming. :'''Guinan''': You can bet on it. ===''[[w:Samaritan Snare|Samaritan Snare]]'' [2.17]=== :'''Grebnedlog''': We are Pakleds. Our ship is the ''Mondor''. ''[indicates some engineers trying to fix the ship's warp drive]'' It is broken. <hr width="50%> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''(telling Wesley about his early career)'' My mates and I were at the Bonestell Recreation Facility, which was something of a dead rough crossroads at the time, filled with an assorted bunch of galactic riffraff. When a trio of Nausicaans came in, they were clearly spoiling for a confrontation with a group of fresh-faced Starfleet officers such as ourselves. Well, everyone in the group had the good sense to give these Nausicaans a wide berth, to stand off. Everyone, that is, except me. I stood toe to toe with the worst of the three, and I told him what I thought of him, his pals, his planet, and I possibly made some passing reference to his questionable parentage. And the next thing I knew, all three of them were on me and I was fighting for my life. I was actually doing quite well for a while, too. :'''Wesley Crusher''': You fought them? And won? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I had this one Nausicaan down in this somewhat devious joint-lock when, unbeknownst to me, one of his chums drew his weapon and impaled me through the back. Curious sensation, actually. Not much pain. Shock, certainly, at the sight of serrated metal sticking through my chest. A certain giddy warmth. In fact I do actually remember that I laughed out loud. <hr width="50%"> :''[Geordi has supposedly installed new weapons in the Pakled ship]'' :'''Reginod''': We are strong! :'''Geordi La Forge''': You're now armed to the teeth. :'''Grebnedlog''': Teeth are for chewing. ===''[[w:Up the Long Ladder|Up the Long Ladder]]'' [2.18]=== :'''Brenna''': ''(disgustedly)'' Are you drunk yet, or can you go an' talk to Dr. Pulaski about the children? :'''Danilo''': What about them? :'''Brenna''': She wants to send them to school with the ship's children. :'''Danilo''': W - what do ''you'' think? :'''Brenna''': I think it's a good idea. ''So go handle it! (She looks pointedly at other Bringloidi hanging around nearby)'' And I'm sure there's somethin' you can be doin' with ''your'' time...''(she turns to Worf) And as for YOU -!'' :'''Worf''' ''(irritated and incredulous)'': ''What?!'' :'''Brenna''': Why'd you have to go an' tell them this magic wall can give 'em more than just meat an' potatoes? Now we'll never get a lick o' work out of them! :'''Worf''': ''(still irritated)'' Madam - have you ever considered a career in security?! :'''Brenna''': If it's anythin' like babysittin', I'm an authority! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Brenna''': Isn't that just like a man! You make these grandiose decisions, but you never stop to consider the poor women! :'''Picard''': Miss Odell, I - :'''Brenna''': You men draw a mug and solve all the problems of the world while the beer goes down, ''but,'' when it comes to the ''practical'' matters, it always falls to the women to make your grand dreams come true! :'''Picard''': Miss Odell, you were the one who wanted a new home. :'''Brenna''': But I don't know if I want to be Eve! :'''Picard''': It's your choice. If you wish, you can stay on the ''Enterprise.'' We will drop you at a starbase, then you can go where you wish. :'''Brenna''': Leave my da? :'''Picard''': If this is going to work, these people will need your strength...your guidance. :'''Brenna''': ''(under her breath, gazing up as if to heaven)'' Oh, damn...''(she looks thoughtfully at the Prime Minister)'' What does he do again? :'''Picard''': Prime Minister. :'''Brenna''': Hmmm. Sounds important. :'''Picard''': Oh, it is. :'''Brenna''': Sounds like he might have more than two coins to rub together. ''(impish look)'' Three husbands...? === ''[[w:Manhunt (TNG episode)|Manhunt]]'' [2.19] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Judging a being by its physical appearance is the last major human prejudice, Wesley. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Troi''': It seems, Captain, that you are the early favorite. ''(to become her mother's husband)'' :'''Riker''': Congratulations, sir! :'''Picard''': I'm not amused, Number One. === ''[[w:The Emissary (TNG episode)|The Emissary]]'' [2.20] === :'''Worf''': You are late. :'''K'Ehleyr''': Sorry, had to make myself beautiful. :'''Worf''': I fail to understand why. :'''K’Ehleyr''': Worf, we’re alone now. You don’t have to act like a Klingon glacier, I don’t bite… actually, that’s not true, I do bite. <hr width="50%"> :'''Troi''': You’re upset. :'''K’Ehleyr''': Your finely honed Betazoid sense tell you that? :'''Troi''': Well… that and the table. <hr width="50%"> :'''Picard''': Lieutenant, I order you to relax. :'''Worf''': I AM RELAXED! <hr width="50%"> :'''Riker''': How’d you like command? :'''Worf''': Comfortable chair. === ''[[w:Peak Performance (TNG episode)|Peak Performance]]'' [2.21] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': ''(in response to Kolrami's criticism of Riker's "jocularity")'' Will Riker is the finest officer with whom I have ever served. Don't confuse style with intent. <hr width=50%> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': It is a matter of perspective, Doctor. In the strictest sense, I did not win...''(beat, to disappointed groans from the crew)''...I busted him up. ''(they laugh and cheer)'' ===''[[w:Shades of Gray (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Shades of Gray]]'' [2.22]=== :'''Chief O'Brien:''' I hope these are the right coordinates. Just kidding, doctor. I know how much you love the transporter. :'''Dr. Pulaski: '''About as much as I love comical transporter chiefs. <hr width "50%"/> :'''Data:''' For Commander Riker's sake, I hope my hypothesis is in error. :'''Picard:''' Unfortunately Commander Data, your hypotheses rarely are. <hr width "50%"/> :'''Riker:''' If you drop a hammer on your foot, it's hardly useful to get mad at the hammer. <hr width "50%"/> :'''Riker:''' Deanna, facing death is the ultimate test of character. I don't want to die but if I have to do, I'd like to do it with a little pride. == Season 3 == === ''[[w:Evolution (TNG episode)|Evolution]]'' [3.1] === :'''Dr. Stubbs''': Now the burden is yours. :'''[[w:Wesley Crusher|Wesley Crusher]]''': Burden? :'''Dr. Stubbs''': To fulfill your potential. You will never come up against a greater adversary than your own potential, my young friend. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Wesley Crusher''': It's just a science project. :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': You know, a doctor friend once said the same thing to me. Frankenstein was his name. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Guinan''': Wes, do you think you're gonna get a good grade? :'''Wesley Crusher''': ''[sighs]'' I always get an A. ''[leaves Ten-Forward]'' :'''Guinan''': So did Dr Frankenstein. === ''[[w:The Ensigns of Command (TNG episode)|The Ensigns of Command]]'' [3.2] === :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': This is hopeless. Fighting would be preferable. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Pursuant to paragraph one thousand, two hundred and ninety, I hereby formally request third party [[arbitration]] of our dispute. :'''Sheliak Captain''': You have the right. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Furthermore, pursuant to subsection D3, I name ... the Grizzelas to arbitrate. :'''Sheliak Captain''': Grizzelas? :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': (mouths) Grizzelas? :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Unfortunately, they are currently in their hibernation cycle. However, they ''will'' awaken in six months, at which time we can get this matter settled. Now, do you want to wait... or give me my three weeks? :'''Sheliak Captain''': Absurd! We carry the membership! We can brook no delay! :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Then I hereby declare this treaty in abeyance. :'''Sheliak Captain''': Wait! Negotiation is permiss...! :''[Picard signals Worf to cut the transmission.]'' :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': You enjoyed that. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': You're damned right. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Picard attempts to encourage LaForge and O'Brien's efforts to adapt the transporters to cope with the hyperonic radiation...]'' :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Things are only impossible until they're not. === ''[[w:The Survivors (TNG episode)|The Survivors]]'' [3.3] === :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': We're not qualified to be your judges. We have no law to fit your crime. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': We leave behind a being of extraordinary power... and conscience. I am not certain if he should be praised or condemned... only that he should be left alone. === ''[[w:Who Watches the Watchers (TNG episode)|Who Watches the Watchers]]'' [3.4] === :'''Nuria''': That is my home? :'''Picard''': Seen from far, far above. :'''Nuria''': Yet we do not fall. I never imagined I would see the clouds from the other side. Your powers are truly boundless. :'''Picard''': Nuria, your people live in huts. Was it always so? :'''Nuria''': No. We have found remnants of tools in caves. Our ancestors must have lived there. :'''Picard''': So why do you now live in huts? :'''Nuria''' ''(matter-of-factly)'': Huts are better. Caves are dark and wet. :'''Picard''': If huts are better, why did you once live in caves? :'''Nuria''': The most reasonable explanation would be that at one time we didn't know how to make huts. :'''Picard''': Just as at one time you did not know how to weave cloth, how to make a bow. :'''Nuria''': That would be reasonable. :'''Picard''': Someone invented a hut. Someone invented a bow, who taught others, who taught their children, who built a stronger hut, built a better bow, who taught ''their'' children. Now, Nuria, suppose one of your cave dwelling ancestors could see you as you are today. What would she think? :'''Nuria''': I don't know. :'''Picard''': Put yourself in her place. You see, she cannot kill a hornbuck at a great distance. You can. You have a power she lacks. :'''Nuria''': Only because I have a bow. :'''Picard''': She's never ''seen'' a bow. It doesn't ''exist'' in her world. To ''you,'' it's a simple tool. To ''her,'' it's magic. :'''Nuria''': I suppose she might think so. :'''Picard''': Now, how would she react to you? :'''Nuria''': I think she would fear me. :'''Picard''': Just as ''you'' fear ''me.'' :'''Nuria''': I do not fear you any longer. :'''Picard''': Good. That's good. You see, ''my'' people once lived in caves. And then we learned to build huts and, in time, to build ships like this one. :'''Nuria''': Perhaps one day, ''my'' people will travel above the skies. :'''Picard''' ''(softly, but with utter conviction and admiration)'': Of that, I have absolutely no doubt. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Crusher''': Crusher to Picard. I think we're going to lose Warren. :'''Picard''' [OC]: ''On my way.'' :'''Barron''': I'm here, Mary. ''(Picard and Nuria enter)'' :'''Crusher''': Prepare two cc's of norep. ''(but Mary Warren gives up the struggle to breathe) '' :'''Crusher''': I'm sorry. ''(Crusher and Barron leave, and Nuria approaches the death bed)'' :'''Nuria''': Picard, you could not save her? :'''Picard''': No. :'''Nuria''': You ''do'' have limits. You are not masters of life and death. :'''Picard''': No, we are not. We can cure many diseases and we can repair injuries, we can even extend life. ''(bleakly)'' But for all our knowledge, all our advances, we are just as mortal as you are. We're just as powerless to prevent the inevitable. :'''Nuria''': You are a remarkable people, but you are ''not'' superior beings. My people must be made to understand that. <hr width="50%"/> (Picard's arm is in a sling) :'''Picard''': Now, Mister LaForge. :'''LaForge'' [OC]: ''Aye, sir.'' ''(The holographic camouflage comes down) '' :'''Nuria''': What is that? :'''Picard''': A place where we can watch your people. :'''Fento''': But why? :'''Picard''': To study you. To understand your ways. Discontinue, Mister LaForge. ''(The window vanishes again)'' :'''Nuria''': Picard, why should a people so advanced want to learn about us? :'''Picard''': We were once as you are now. To study you is to understand ourselves. :'''Fento''': But why did you have to hide yourself from us? :'''Liko''': Because their presence would affect us, just as it affected me. :'''Picard''': It is our highest law that we shall not interfere with other cultures. :'''Oji''': Then revealing yourselves was an accident. :'''Picard''': Oh, yes, and now we must leave you. :'''Oji''': Why? There's so much you can teach us. :'''Picard''': But that, too, would be interference. You must progress in your own way. :'''Nuria''': So we will. You have taught us there is nothing beyond our reach. :'''Picard''' ''(with a smile in his voice)'': Not even the stars. :'''Nuria''': Pah'kee. ''(A little boy gives Picard a woven belt or some such memento)'' :'''Nuria''': I wish you good journeys, Picard. Remember my people. :'''Picard''': Always. === ''[[w:The Bonding (TNG episode)|The Bonding]]'' [3.5] === :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Maybe if we felt any human loss as keenly as we feel one of those close to us, human history would be far less bloody. === ''[[w:Booby Trap (TNG episode)|Booby Trap]]'' [3.6] === :'''Picard''': It is exactly as they left it, Number One. In the bottle. ''[seeing his confusion]''... The ship in the bottle. ''[further confusion]'' Good Lord, didn't anybody here build ships in bottles when they were boys? :'''Worf''': I did not play with toys. :'''Data''': I was never a boy. :'''O'Brien''': ''[brightly]'' I did, sir. :''[The others all look at O'Brien for a moment]'' :'''Picard''': ''Thank'' you, Mister O'Brien. Proceed. :''[O'Brien beams Picard, Worf, and Data to the alien vessel. After the sequence is complete, he notices Riker, still staring at him.]'' :'''O'Brien''': ''[defensively]'' I did! I really did! Ships in bottles? Great fun! === ''[[w:The Enemy (TNG episode)|The Enemy]]'' [3.7] === :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Dr. Beverly Crusher]]''': Lieutenant, I understand your feelings about the Romulans, but this is not the time or the place. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': If you had seen them kill your parents, you would understand, Doctor. It is always the time and the place for those feelings. :'''Beverly Crusher''': ''This'' Romulan didn't murder your parents. And you are the only one who can save his life. :'''Worf''': Then he will die. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bochra''': ''[referring to Geordi's blindness]'' How did this happen? :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': I was born that way. :'''Bochra''': And your parents let you live? :'''Geordi La Forge''': What kind of question is that! Of course they let me live. :'''Bochra''': No wonder your race is weak. You waste time and resources on defective children. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bochra''': I have no more wish to die than you do. :'''Geordi La Forge''': Bochra, there are times when it is necessary to die for one's ideals... do you believe this is one of those times? :''[Bochra thinks, then lowers his disruptor.]'' :'''Geordi La Forge''': Let's go find that beacon. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bochra''': Do all humans give up so easily? :'''Geordi La Forge''': Bochra, we're lost. Unless you've got something that can smell neutrinos. :'''Bochra''': We have the sensor device you are carrying. :'''Geordi La Forge''': Tricorder? It's not designed to detect neutrinos. :'''Bochra''': Your eye device does. Connect them. :'''Geordi La Forge''': That's crazy. The devices aren't compatible, it would be impossible to get an accurate reading... wait a minute. Wait a minute. I wouldn't need to get an accurate reading. I'd just need it to point us in the right direction, a neutrino geiger counter...! ''[sighs]'' It's still impossible. :'''Bochra''': Why? :'''Geordi La Forge''': Because I can't see! Adapting the devices is delicate work, you can't do it by hand. :'''Bochra''': Then I will be your eyes. === ''[[w:The Price (TNG episode)|The Price]]'' [3.8] === :'''DaiMon Goss''': My name is DaiMon Goss and these are my counsels, Kol and Dr Aridor. We'll need chairs. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I'm Captain Picard of the Enterprise. I am serving as host for these proceedings. :'''DaiMon Goss''': Good. Then see to it we get some chairs. :'''Picard''': Let me explain. :'''DaiMon Goss''': Fine, fine, just have your Klingon servant get us some chairs. :'''[[w:Work|Worf]]''': I am in charge of security! :'''DaiMon Goss''': Then who gets the chairs? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': You know, if this doesn't work, the thought of spending the rest of my life in here is none too appealing. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': There is a bright side, Geordi. You will have me to talk to. ===''[[w:The Vengeance Factor|The Vengeance Factor]]'' [3.9]=== :'''Data:''' Captain, I am detecting life readings from the planet surface, as well as several small areas of thermal radiation and carbon dioxide emissions, indicative of combustion. :'''Wesley Crusher:''' Campfires, Data. :'''Data:''' Is that not what I said?" <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker:''' Yuta, you're an excellent chef but you speak in riddles. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker:''' Fifty-three years...and she hasn't aged in a day. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf:''' Your ambushes would be more successful if you bathed more often! ===''[[w:The Defector (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Defector]]'' [3.10]=== :'''Jarok:''' How do you allow Klingon peta'Q to walk around in a Starfleet uniform? :'''Worf:''' You are lucky this is not a Klingon ship. We know how to deal with spies. :'''Jarok:''' Remove this tohzah from my sight! :'''Riker:'''Your knowledge of Klingon curses is impressive. But, as a Romulan might say, only a veruul would use such language in public. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jarok:''' Oh, what a fool I've been, to go looking for courage in the land of cowards! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Commander Tomalak:''' I expected more than an idle threat from you, Picard. :'''Captain Jean-Luc Picard:''' Then you shall have it! Mr. Worf? :'''Worf:''' Aye, sir! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Picard's secret backup of cloaked Klingon warbirds has materialized surrounding the Romulans]'' :'''Worf:''' Klingon warships, armed and ready, sir! :''[Tomalak shows a look of shock.]'' :'''Captain Jean-Luc Picard''': What shall it be, Tomalak? :'''Commander Tomalak''': You will still not survive our assault. :'''Captain Jean-Luc Picard''': And you will not survive ours. Shall we die together? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jarok:''' I did it for nothing! === ''[[w:The Hunted (TNG episode)|The Hunted]]'' [3.11] === :''[Picard reports that the Angosian fugitive has been captured.]'' :'''Prime Minister Nayrok''': Do not relax your security for an instant, Captain. He is extremely violent, and very cunning, as you already know. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': A matter of internal security: the age-old cry of the oppressor. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Worf catches Danar in a clever head-fake scheme.]'' :'''Worf''': Danar! You <u>are</u> cunning... you must have Klingon blood. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': We have everything we need for our report. Your prisoner has been returned to you. You have a decision to make: either try to force them back or welcome them home. In your own words, this is not our affair. We cannot interfere with the natural course of your society's development and I'd say it's likely to develop significantly during the next several minutes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': Success, Captain? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Number One, note in your report that if the government of Angosia survives the night, we will offer Federation assistance in the efforts to reprogram their veterans. :'''William T. Riker''': And if the government doesn't survive? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I have a feeling they will choose to. === ''[[w:The High Ground (TNG episode)|The High Ground]]'' [3.12] === :'''Alexana Devos''': In a world where children blow up children, everyone's a threat. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Kyril Finn''': You added the chair, Captain, I am just making you sit in it. <hr width="50%" /> :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Dr. Beverly Crusher]]''': He's prepared to kill you. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': An excellent reason to escape. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': I have been reviewing the history of armed rebellion and it appears that terrorism is an effective way to promote political change. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Yes, it can be, but I have never subscribed to the theory that [[Mao Zedong|political power flows from the barrel of a gun]]. === ''[[w:Déjà Q|Déjà Q]]'' [3.13] === :''[After Q appears on the bridge naked]'' :'''Picard''': Q! :'''Q''': ''[playfully mocking his embarrassment]'' Red alert! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': And since I was given only a fraction of a second to mull, I chose this, and asked them to bring me here. :'''[[w:Deanna Troi|Deanna Troi]]''': Why? :'''Q''': Because in all the universe, you are the closest thing I have to a friend, Jean-Luc. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': I have no powers! Q the ordinary! :'''Picard''': Q the liar! Q the misanthrope! :'''Q''': Q the miserable, Q the desperate! What must I do to convince you people? :'''Worf''': Die! :'''Q''': Oh, ''very'' clever, Worf. Eat any good books lately? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': (to Worf) I can't disappear any more than you could win a beauty contest. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': If I ask a very simple question, do you think you might be able to answer it without it troubling your intellect too much? ''(He enters the cell)'' Ready? Here goes. Would I permit you to lock me away if I still had all my powers? :'''Worf''': You have fooled us too often, Q. :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': Perspicacity incarnate! Please don't feel compelled now to tell me the story of the boy who cried Worf. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': Can I have a Starfleet uniform? What are you looking at? :'''Data''': I was considering the possibility that you are telling the truth, that you really are human. :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': It's the ghastly truth, Mr. Data. I can now stub my toe with the best of them. :'''Data''': An irony. It means that you have achieved in disgrace what I have always aspired to be. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': It's easy. Just change the gravitational constant of the universe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': I'm not good in groups. It's hard to work in groups when you're omnipotent. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': Dr Crusher, Starfleet have sent you into exile again. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': Your bedside manner is admirable, Doctor. I'm sure your patients must recover quickly... ''(sotto voce)'' just to get away from you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': I'll have 10 chocolate sundaes. :'''Data''': I have never seen anyone eat 10 chocolate sundaes. :'''Q''': I'm in a really bad mood. And since I've never eaten before, I should be very hungry. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''' ''(with foreboding as Guinan enters Ten-Forward)'': This is not a moment I've been looking forward to. :'''Guinan''': I hear they drummed you out of the Continuum. :'''Q''': I like to think of it as a significant career change. :'''Guinan''' ''(sardonic)'': Just one of the boys, eh? :'''Q''': One of the boys with an IQ of 2005. :'''Data''': The Captain and many of the crew are not yet convinced he is truly human. :'''Guinan''': Really? :''[She picks up a fork and stabs Q's hand with it.]'' :'''Q''': ''AAAAAHHHH!!!'' :'''Guinan''' ''(coolly)'': Seems human enough to me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': The Calamarain are not very hospitable creatures. They exist as swirls of ionised gas. :'''Picard''': What did you do to them, Q? :'''Q''': Nothing bizarre, nothing grotesque. :'''Riker''': You tormented them. :'''Q''': A subjective term, Riker. One creature's torment, is another creature's delight. They simply have no sense of humour, a character flaw with which you can personally identify. :'''Riker''': I say we turn him over to them. :'''Q''': Oh, I take it back. You ''do'' have a sense of humour. A dreadful one at that. :'''Riker''': I'm serious. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': ''I'' wasn't the one who misplaced the entire Deltivid Asteroid Belt! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': This is getting on my nerves, now that I have them! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': All right, everyone, this is what we're going to be doing. :'''LaForge''': Q, everybody already ''knows'' what they're going to do, except for you, Now here's what I need. :'''Q''': La Forge, obviously my knowledge and experience far exceed yours by about a billion times. So, if you'll just step aside gracefully. :'''LaForge''': Q, your experience will be most valuable to me if you can manually control the field integrity. :'''Q''': Don't be foolish. That would be a waste of my talents. :'''LaForge''': Q, get to the controls or get the hell out of here! Data, you're my liaison to the Bridge. I'll need you with me. :'''Q''': Who does he think he ''is,'' giving me orders? :'''Data''': Geordi thinks he is in command here...and he is correct. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Q, you exceed your own standards for self-preoccupation. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard''': ''[After Q stole a shuttle]'' This goes against my better judgment. Transporter Room 3, lock onto Shuttle 1 and beam it back into its bay. :'''Crewman''': Aye, sir. :'''Picard''': ''[after Riker gives him a disapproving look]'' It's a perfectly good shuttlecraft! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker''': ''[After Q gives him 2 attractive women]'' I don't need your fantasy women! :'''Q''': Oh, you're so stolid! You weren't like that before the beard. ===''[[w:A Matter of Perspective|A Matter of Perspective]]'' [3.14]=== === ''[[w:Yesterday's Enterprise|Yesterday's Enterprise]]'' [3.15] === :''[Guinan gives Worf a small glass of deep purple liquid]'' :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': All right, try this. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': What is it? :'''Guinan''': Just try it. :''[Worf drinks. After a moment, he looks at the glass, astonished, then up at Guinan]'' :'''Guinan''': You see? It's an Earth drink. Prune juice. :''[looking at the glass appreciatively]'' :'''Worf''': ''[awestruck]'' A warrior's drink. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': How can I ask them to sacrifice themselves based solely on your intuition? :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': I don't know. But I do know that this is a mistake. Every fiber in my being says this is a mistake. I can't explain it to myself, so I can't explain it to you. I only know that I'm right. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Who is to say that this history is any less proper than the other? :'''Guinan''': I suppose I am. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Not good enough, damn it, not good enough! I will not ask them to die! :'''Guinan''': 40 billion people have already died. This war is not supposed to be happening. You've got to send those people back to correct this. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': And what is to guarantee that if they go back, they will succeed? Every instinct is telling me this is wrong, it is dangerous, it is futile! :'''Guinan''': We've known each other a long time. You have never known me to impose myself on anyone, or take a stance based on trivial or whimsical perceptions. This timeline must not be allowed to continue. Now, I've told you what you must do. You have only your trust in me to help you decide to do it. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Rachel Garrett''': To be honest with you, Picard... a significant number of my crew members have expressed the desire to return, even knowing the odds. Some because they can't bear to live without their loved ones; some because they don't like the idea of slipping out in the middle of a fight. But I have told them that, in the here and now the Federation needs another ship against the Klingons, and we'd better get used to being in the here and now. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': But, if you go back, it could be a great deal more helpful. The war is going very badly for the Federation... far worse than is generally known. Starfleet Command believes that defeat is inevitable. Within six months, we may have no choice but to surrender. :'''Rachel Garrett''': And you're saying that all this may be a result of our arrival here? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': One more ship will make no difference in the here and now, but 22 years ago, one ship could have stopped this war before it started. :'''Rachel Garrett''': Mr. Castillo. :'''[[w:Richard Castillo|Richard Castillo]]''': Yes, Captain. :'''Rachel Garrett''': Inform the crew we're going back. :'''Richard Castillo''': Yes, Captain. :'''Rachel Garrett''': The Romulans will get a good fight. We'll make it one for the history books. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Guinan''': Can I get you something, Tasha? :'''Tasha Yar''': Guinan, I have to know something. What happens to me in the other time line? :'''Guinan''': I don't have alternate biographies of the crew. As I said to the captain, it's just a feeling. :'''Tasha Yar''': But there's something more when you look at me, isn't there? I can see it in your eyes, Guinan. We've known each other too long. :'''Guinan''': We weren't meant to know each other at all! At least...that's what I sense when I look at you. Tasha, you're not supposed to be here. :'''Tasha Yar''': Where am I supposed to be? :'''Guinan''': Dead. :'''Tasha Yar''': Do you know how? :'''Guinan''': No. But I do know it was an empty death. A death without purpose. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Come. Yes, Lieutenant? :'''Tasha Yar''': Captain, I request a transfer to the ''Enterprise''-C. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': For what reason? :'''Tasha Yar''': They need someone at Tactical. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': We need you here. :'''Tasha Yar''': I'm not supposed to ''be'' here, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Sit down, Lieutenant. What did she say to you? :'''Tasha Yar''': I don't belong here, sir. I'm supposed to be...dead. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': She felt it necessary to reveal that to you? :'''Tasha Yar''': ''I'' felt it was necessary. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I see. You realise that it is very possible the ''Enterprise''-C will fail. We will continue in this time line, in which case your life, hopefully, will continue for a long while. :'''Tasha Yar''': I know how important it is that they don't fail, Captain. That's why I'm requesting this transfer. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': You don't belong on that ship, Lieutenant. :'''Tasha Yar''': No, Captain Garrett belongs on that ship. But she's dead. And I think there's a certain logic in this request. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': There's no logic in this at all! Whether they succeed or not, the ''Enterprise''-C will be destroyed! :'''Tasha Yar''': But Captain, at least with someone at Tactical they will have a chance to defend themselves well. It may be a matter of seconds or minutes, but those could be the minutes that change history. Guinan says I died a senseless death in the other time line. I didn't like the sound of that, Captain. I've always known the risks that come with a Starfleet uniform. If I'm to die in one, I'd like my death to count for something. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''' ''(after a thoughtful pause)'': Lieutenant...permission granted. :'''Tasha Yar''': Thank you, sir. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''(prior to battle)'' Attention all hands! As you know, we could outrun the Klingon vessels, but we must protect the ''Enterprise''-C until she re-enters the temporal rift. And we must succeed. Let's make sure that history never forgets the name ''Enterprise.'' <hr width="50%" /> :'''[[w:Klingon|Klingon]]''': Federation Ship ''Enterprise''. Surrender and prepare to be boarded. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''[grimly]'' That'll be the day. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Guinan''': Geordi, tell me about Tasha. === ''[[w:The Offspring (TNG episode)|The Offspring]]'' [3.16] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Doctor? I require your advice as a successful parent. :'''Crusher''': Well, thank you, Data. I'd like to think I was. Well, please sit down. How's Lal? :'''Data''': Lal is realising she is not the same as other children. :'''Crusher''': Is it lonely for her? :'''Data''': She does not feel the emotion of loneliness, but she can observe how isolated she is from the others. She wishes to be more like them. I do not know how to help her. Lal is passing into sentience. It is perhaps the most difficult stage of her development. :'''Crusher''': When Wesley was growing up, he was an extraordinarily bright boy, but he had a hard time making friends. I think the other children were a little intimidated by him. :'''Data''': That is precisely what happened to Lal in school. How did you help him? :'''Crusher''': Well, first I went back to my own childhood and remembered how painful it was for me. Because I remember a time when I wasn't very popular either. And when I told that to Wesley, it made him feel a little better. He knew I understood what he was going through. :'''Data''': I have not told Lal how difficult it was for me to assimilate. I did not wish it to discourage her. Perhaps this was an error of judgement. :'''Crusher''': You didn't have anyone experienced to help you through sentience. She at least has ''you.'' Just help her realise that she's not alone, and be there to nurture her when she needs love and attention. :'''Data''': I can give her attention, Doctor. But I am incapable of giving her love. ''(Data leaves)'' :'''Crusher''' ''(softly thoughtful)'': Now why do I find that so hard to believe? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': Then he is questioning my ability as a parent. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': In a manner of speaking. :'''Data''': Does the Admiral have children, sir? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Yes, I believe he does, Data. Why? :'''Data''': I am forced to wonder how much experience ''he'' had as a parent when his first child was born. <hr width="50%"/> ''(A couple by the far wall in Ten-Forward are gazing into each others eyes and holding hands)'' :'''Guinan''': You see? :'''Lal''': What are they doing? :'''Guinan''': It's called flirting. :'''Lal''': They seem to be communicating telepathically. :'''Guinan''' ''(wryly amused)'': They're both thinking the same thing, if that's what you mean. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lal''': I watch them and I can do the things they do but I will never feel the emotions. I'll never know love. :'''Data''': It is a limitation we must learn to accept, Lal. :'''Lal''': Then why do you still try to emulate humans? What purpose does it serve except to remind you that you are incomplete? :'''Data''': I have asked myself that many times as I have struggled to be more human - until I realised it is the struggle itself that is most important. We must strive to be more than we are, Lal. It does not matter that we will never reach our ultimate goal. The effort yields its own rewards. :'''Lal''': You are wise, Father. :'''Data''': It is the difference between knowledge and experience. :'''Lal''': I learned today that humans like to hold hands. It is a symbolic gesture of affection. ''(They hold hands)'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': Lal is my child. You ask that I volunteer to give her up. I cannot. It would violate every lesson I have learned about human parenting. I have brought a new life into this world, and it is my duty, not Starfleet's, to guide her through these difficult steps to maturity. To support her as she learns. To prepare her to be a contributing member of society. No one can relieve me from that obligation. And I cannot ignore it. I am...her father. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': There are times, sir, when men of good conscience cannot blindly follow orders. You acknowledge their sentience, but ignore their personal liberties and freedom. Order a man to turn his child over to the state? Not while I'm his captain. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Troi''': Come in. ''(Lal enters, obviously upset)'' :'''Troi''': Hello, Lal. How are you? :'''Lal''': Troi. Admiral. Admiral. An admiral from Starfleet has come to take me away, Troi. I am scared. :'''Troi''' ''(stunned as she realises she can actually '''feel''' Lal's fear)'': You ''are'' scared, aren't you? :'''Lal''': I feel it. How is this possible? :'''Troi''': I don't know. :'''Lal''': This is what it means to feel. This is what it means to feel. <hr width="50%"/> :''[A shaken Admiral Haftel exits Data's laboratory as Data is trying to save Lal.]'' :'''Admiral Haftel''': His [[hands]] were moving faster than I could see, trying to stay ahead of each breakdown. He refused to give up. He was remarkable...it just - wasn't meant to be. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Lal|Lal]]''': I love you, father. :'''Data''': I wish I could feel it with you. :'''Lal''': Then I will feel it for both of us. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lal''': Thank you for my life. ===''[[w:Sins of the Father (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Sins of the Father]]'' [3.17]=== :'''K'mpek''': (high-ranking Klingon) This is not the Federation, Picard. If you defy an order of the High Council, the alliance with the Federation could fall to dust. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': The alliance with the Federation is not based on lies, K'mpec. <u>Protect your [[secret]]s if you must, but you will not sacrifice these men.</u> <hr width="50%"/> :'''Duras''' (Klingon): This is not your world, human. You do not command here. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I'm not here to command. :'''Duras''': Then you must be ready to fight. Something Starfleet does not teach you. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': You may test that assumption at your convenience. ===''[[w:Allegiance (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Allegiance]]'' [3.18]=== :'''Kova Tholl:''' It's edible, but I wouldn't call it food. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard's Look-Alike:''' You're destroying yourself and anyone who is foolish enough to listen to you! :'''Riker:''' You've shown none of the concern that Captain Picard would for the safety of his ship, the welfare of his crew. === ''[[w:Captain's Holiday (TNG episode)|Captain's Holiday]]'' [3.19] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Is the entire crew aware of this little scheme to send me off on holiday? :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': I believe there are two ensigns stationed on deck 39 who know nothing about it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Will you at least <u>try</u> to stay out of trouble? :'''[[w:Vash (Star Trek)|Vash]]''': I always <u>try</u>. === ''[[w:Tin Man (TNG episode)|Tin Man]]'' [3.20] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': "And is that the purpose of existence? To care for someone?" <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': "Through their joining they have been healed. Grief was transmuted to joy, loneliness to belonging." === ''[[w:Hollow Pursuits (TNG episode)|Hollow Pursuits]]'' [3.21] === :'''[[w:Reginald Barclay|Reginald Barclay]]''': I mean I am the guy who writes down things to remember to say when there is a party. And then when he finally gets there he winds up alone, in the corner, trying to look... comfortable examining a potted plant. :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': You're just shy. :'''Reginald Barclay''': Sounds as if it's nothing serious, doesn't it? You ''can't'' know. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Reginald Barclay''': Delete all programs filed under 'Reginald Barclay'...''(the computer gives audio acknowledgement, and then he grins slyly)''...except program 9. === ''[[w:The Most Toys (TNG episode)|The Most Toys]]'' [3.22] === :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': For an android with no feelings, he sure managed to evoke them in others. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Fajo''': That's all you have to do, go ahead. Fire. If only you could feel rage over Varria's death. If only you could feel a need for revenge, then maybe you could fire. But you're just an android. You can't feel anything, can you? It's just another interesting intellectual puzzle for you, another of life's curiosities. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': ''[to himself]'' I cannot permit this to continue. :''[The transporter beam transports Data as he raises his weapon]'' <hr width="50%" /> :''[As Commander Data is transported back aboard the Enterprise, a weapon is detected in a state of discharge and deactivated]'' :'''Data''': ''[handing his weapon to Riker]'' A Varon-T disruptor. It belongs to Fajo. :'''Riker''': Mr O'Brien says the weapon was in a state of discharge. :'''Data''': Perhaps something occurred during transport, Commander. <hr width="50%" /> :''[Data is speaking to Fajo, now being held in the brig]'' :'''Data''': You have lost everything you value. :'''Fajo''': It must give you great pleasure. :'''Data''': No, sir, it does not. I do not feel pleasure. I am only an android. === ''[[w:Sarek (TNG episode)|Sarek]]'' [3.23] === :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Is it my imagination, or have tempers become a little frayed on the ship lately? :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': I hadn't noticed. :''[Riker and Worf walk into Ten-Forward, where a large bar fight is in progress.]'' :'''Worf''': I see what you mean. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! It is... it is... wrong! IT IS WRONG!! A lifetime of discipline washed away, and in its place... ''[laughs awkwardly, then grunts]'' Bedlam. BEDLAM! I'm so old. There is nothing left but dry bones, and dead friends. Oh... tired. Oh, so tired. :'''Beverly Crusher''': It will pass, all of it. Just another hour or so, you're doing fine, just hold on. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''NO!'' This weakness disgusts me! I HATE IT! Where is my logic? I'm betrayed by... desires. Oh, I want to feel, I want to feel... everything. But I am... a Vulcan. I must feel nothing! Give me back my control! ''[he sobs uncontrollably]'' :'''Beverly Crusher''': Jean-Luc! :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Pe- Perrin... Amanda... I - wanted - to give you - so much more. I wanted to show you such... t- t- tenderness. But that is not our way. Spock... Amanda... Did you know? P-Perrin, can you - know... how - much I - love - you? I - do - '''''LOVE YOU!''''' :''[Picard weeps heavily, then manages to compose himself]'' :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Beverly... :'''Beverly Crusher''': I'm here, Jean-Luc. I'm not going anywhere. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': It's... quite difficult. The anguish of the man. The despair... pouring out of him, all those feelings. The regrets. ''[sobs]'' I c- I can't... stop them! I can't stop them, I can't. I can't...! ''[breaks down crying]'' :'''Beverly Crusher''': ''[comforting him]'' Don't even try. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sarek|Ambassador Sarek]]''': I will take my leave of you now, Captain. I do not think we shall meet again. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I hope you are wrong, Ambassador. :'''Sarek''': ''[referring to their mind-meld]'' We shall always retain the best part of the other... inside us. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I believe I have the better part of that bargain, Ambassador. ''[raises his hand in the Vulcan salute]'' Peace and long life. :'''Sarek''': ''[returns the salute]'' [[w:Live long and prosper|Live long and prosper]]. === ''[[w:Ménage à Troi|Ménage à Troi]]'' [3.24] === :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': The Academy must make you wait- that's true. But upon reviewing your service to this ship, your crewmates, I cannot in good conscience make ''you'' wait for the Academy. You see, Wesley, in my eyes you are an ''acting'' Ensign in title only. I hereby grant you Field Promotion to Full Ensign with all the commensurate responsibilities and privileges of that rank. Congratulations. You're dismissed. === ''[[w:Transfigurations (TNG episode)|Transfigurations]]'' [3.25] === :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Less talk! More synthehol! <hr width="50%"/> :'''John''': They tried to convince us it was a sickness we would never survive, that the pain and energy pulses would kill us. They claimed we were dangerous, so they destroyed anyone who exhibited the signs of the transfiguration. :'''Sunad''': We were protecting our society! :'''John''': By murdering us? You saw the mutations as a threat to your authority, you were terrified of something you couldn't understand. Some suspected that what was happening to them was not evil. Four of us decided to flee Zalkon and let the metamorphosis take its course. You hunted us down, killed the others. But I survived, with the help of a kind and generous people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''John''': My people are about to embark on a new realm, a new plane of existence, thanks to you. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]''': It is our mission to seek out life, in all forms. We are privileged to have been present at the emergence of a new species. === ''[[w:The Best of Both Worlds (TNG episode)|The Best of Both Worlds, Part I]]'' [3.26] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': [[Early]] [[bird]] gets the [[worm]]? I believe Commander Shelby erred. There is no evidence of avian or crawling vermicular lifeforms on Jouret IV. :'''Geordi''': That's not what she meant, Data. But you are right. She erred. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]''': It's something of a tradition, Guinan - Captain touring the ship before a battle. :'''Guinan''': Hmm. Before a ''hopeless'' battle, if I remember the tradition correctly. :'''Picard''': Not necessarily. [[w:Horatio Nelson|Nelson]] toured the ''[[w:H.M.S. Victory|HMS Victory]]'' before [[w:Battle of Trafalgar|Trafalgar]]. :'''Guinan''': Yes, but Nelson never returned from Trafalgar, did he? :'''Picard''': No, but the battle was won. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]''': I wonder if the Emperor [[w:Honorius|Honorius]] watching the Visigoths coming over the seventh hill could truly realize that the Roman Empire was about to fall. This is really just another page of history, isn't it? Will this be the end of our civilization? Turn the page. :'''Guinan''': ''(gently)'' This isn't the end. :'''Picard''': You say that with remarkable assuredness. :'''Guinan''': With ''experience.'' When the Borg destroyed my world, my people were scattered throughout the Universe. We survived. As will humanity survive. As long as there's a handful of you to keep the spirit alive, you will prevail...even if it takes a millennium. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Borg (Star Trek)|The Borg]]''': Captain Jean-Luc Picard. You lead the strongest ship of the Federation Starfleet. You speak for your people. :'''Picard''': I have nothing to say to you. And I will resist you with my last ounce of strength! :'''The Borg''': Strength is irrelevant. Resistance is futile. We wish to improve ourselves. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service ours. :'''Picard''': Impossible! My culture is based on freedom and self-determination! :'''The Borg''': Freedom is irrelevant. Self-determination is irrelevant. You must comply. :'''Picard''': We would rather die. :'''The Borg''': Death is irrelevant. Your archaic cultures are authority driven. To facilitate our introduction into your societies, it has been decided that a human voice will speak for us in all communications. You have been chosen to be that voice. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Locutus''': I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile. Your life as it has been… is over. From this time forward, you will service… us. :'''Riker''': Mr. Worf... fire. == Season 4 == === ''[[w:The Best of Both Worlds (TNG episode)|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II]]'' [4.1] === :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': They couldn't have adapted that quickly! :'''Locutus''': ''[to Riker]'' The knowledge and experience of the human Picard is part of us now. It has prepared us for all possible courses of action. Your resistance is hopeless... Number One. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker''': Now, how the hell do we defeat an enemy that knows us better than we know ourselves? :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': The Borg have neither honour nor courage. That is our greatest advantage. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Locutus''': We will proceed to Earth. And if you attempt to intervene, we will destroy you. :'''Riker''': Then take your best shot, Locutus. 'Cause we're about to "intervene." <hr width="50%"/> :'''Wesley:''' They're ignoring the saucer section completely! :'''Riker:''' Just as you should, Captain. Ensign, evasive pattern, Riker Beta. :'''Wesley:''' Riker Beta confirmed. :'''Riker:''' Proceed to second phase, Commander Shelby. :'''Shelby:''' Acknowledged. Firing anti-matter spread. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker:''' Data, cut your engines! Take her in unpowered. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard''': Sleep, Data. :'''Dr. Crusher''': ''(with sympathy)'' He's exhausted. :'''Data''': ''(thoughtfully)'' Yes, Doctor. But if I may make a supposition...I do not believe his message was intended to express fatigue - but to suggest a course of action...! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf:''' DATA! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf:''' Mission accomplished; we have him! :'''Data:''' Firing shuttle thrusters. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Troi:''' How do you feel? :'''Picard:''' Almost human...with just a bit of a headache. :'''Crusher''' ''(with a happy grin)'': We'll get you to Sickbay. We won't have any trouble getting these implants out now. :'''Riker''': How much do you remember? :'''Picard''' ''(soberly)'': Everything. ''(But he perks up)'' Including some brilliantly unorthodox strategy from a former first officer of mine. ''(Riker grins broadly)'' === ''[[w:Family (TNG episode)|Family]]'' [4.2] === :'''Rene Picard''': You know, you don't seem so arro... arro... Y'know! :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Arrogant? :'''Rene Picard''': Yes! Arrogant! You don't seem that way to me. What does it mean, anyway? Arrogant Son of a- :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Let's... Talk about that later, shall we? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': They took everything I was. They used me to kill and to destroy and I couldn't stop them. I should have been able to stop them. I tried. I tried so hard. But I wasn't strong enough. I wasn't good enough! I should have been able to stop them. I should... I should... :'''Robert Picard''': So... my brother is a human being after all. This is going to be with you a long time, Jean-Luc. A long time. === ''[[w:Brothers (TNG episode)|Brothers]]'' [4.3] === :'''[[w:Data|Data]]''': (using Picard's voice) Computer: establish a security code for access to all functions previously tranferred to bridge. :'''Computer''': Enter code. :'''Data''': One, seven, three, four, six, seven, three, two, one, four, seven, six, Charlie, three, two, seven, eight, nine, seven, seven, seven, six, four, three, Tango, seven, three, two, Victor, seven, three, one, one, seven, eight, eight, eight, seven, three, two, four, seven, six, seven, eight, nine, seven, six, four, three, seven, six. Lock. :'''Computer''': Security code intact for all specified inqueiries and orders. :'''Data''': Computer: initiate cascading sequence, accepting instructions from Commander Data en route. ''[Data enters the turbolift]'' Now. ===''[[w:Suddenly Human|Suddenly Human]]'' [4.4]=== :'''Picard:''' Ever since I was a child, I've always known exactly what I wanted to do: be a member of Starfleet. Nothing else mattered to me. Virtually my entire youth was spent in the pursuit of that goal. In fact...I probably skipped my childhood altogether. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Endar:''' You, have you ever been a father, Picard? Have you ever had a son desperately trying to win your approval, your respect? Jono broke his ribs riding on a t'stayan. Six hooves, a very powerful beast. The arm he broke in a competition with other youths. He endured the pain, and won the competition. One day he will be a great warrior. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf:''' Captain, is it worth it to go to war over a child? === ''[[w:Remember Me (TNG episode)|Remember Me]]'' [4.5] === :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': If there's nothing wrong with me... maybe there's something wrong with the universe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Beverly Crusher''': We will start with the assumption that I am ''not'' crazy. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Beverly Crusher''': Computer. Read the entire crew roster for the ''Enterprise.'' :'''Computer''': Dr. Beverly Crusher. :'''Beverly Crusher''': Have I always been the only member of the crew on the starship ''Enterprise''? :'''Computer''': Affirmative. :'''Beverly Crusher''': If this were a bad dream, would you tell me? :'''Computer''': That is not a valid question. :'''Beverly Crusher''': Like hell it's not. What is the primary mission of the starship ''Enterprise''? :'''Computer''': To explore the galaxy. :'''Beverly Crusher''': Do I have the necessary skills to complete that mission alone? :'''Computer''': Negative. :'''Beverly Crusher''': Then why am I the only crew member? :'''Computer''': ''[confused beeping]'' :'''Beverly Crusher''': Aha. Got you there. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Beverly Crusher''': Here's a question you shouldn't be able to answer...Computer: What is the nature of the universe? :'''Computer''': The universe is a spheroid region 705 meters in diameter. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Beverly Crusher''': Click my heels together three times and I'm back in Kansas. Can it really be that simple? === ''[[w:Legacy (TNG episode)|Legacy]]'' [4.6] === :'''Data''': ''[To Ishara Yar, on friendship]'' As I experience certain sensory input patterns, my mental pathways become accustomed to them. The inputs eventually are anticipated. And even missed when absent. :'''Ishara''': You mean, you can become "used" to someone. :'''Data''': Exactly. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': ''[To Data, on trust]'' In all trust, there is the possibility for betrayal. ===''[[w:Reunion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Reunion]]'' [4.7]=== :'''Duras''': I'm the only one, Worf, the only one who can prove your innocence. Kill me and you're a traitor forever. :'''Worf''' ''(in fury)'': Then ''that'' is how it shall '''''be!''''' === ''[[w:Future Imperfect (TNG episode)|Future Imperfect]]'' [4.8] === :'''Captain Riker''': Shut up! :'''Admiral Picard''': I beg your pardon?! :'''Captain Riker''': I said shut up! As in close your mouth and stop talking! ===''[[w:Final Mission|Final Mission]]'' [4.9]=== :''(seeing Wesley Crusher looking well worn, Picard quips to Wesley describing his appearance)'' :'''Wesley Crusher''': You don't exactly look ship-shape yourself, sir. === ''[[w:The Loss (TNG episode)|The Loss]]'' [4.10] === :'''Beverly Crusher''': Therapists are always the worst patients. Except for doctors, of course. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': A resumption of our present course at warp six will place us in the T'lli Beta system in six days, thirteen hours, forty-seven minutes. :'''William Riker''': What, no seconds? :'''Data''': I have discovered, sir, a certain level of impatience when I calculate a lengthy time interval to the nearest second. However, if you wish... :'''William Riker''': No, no. Minutes is fine. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Deanna Troi''': Is this how you handle all of your personnel problems? :'''William Riker''': Sure. You'd be surprised how far a hug goes with Geordi, or Worf. === ''[[w:Data's Day (TNG episode)|Data's Day]]'' [4.11] === :'''Data''': I could be [[w:Wild Goose Chase|pursuing an untamed ornithoid]] without cause. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': ''[experimenting with "friendly insults and jibes"]'' My hair does not require trimming, you lunkhead. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': ''[performing the tap step he has just learned]'' Am I dancing, Doctor? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Beverly Crusher''': They don't do a lot of tap-dancing at weddings. :'''Data''': Why? :'''Beverly Crusher''': Well, Data, because...I don't really know why, Data. <hr width="50%"/> :'''William Riker''': Some days you get the bear, and some days the bear gets you. === ''[[w:The Wounded (TNG episode)|The Wounded]]'' [4.12] === :'''Benjamin Maxwell''': You're a fool, Picard. History will look at you and say, "This man was a fool." :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I'll accept the judgment of history. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Miles O'Brien''': It's not you I hate, Cardassian. I hate what I became because of you. <hr width="50%"/> After Maxwell and O'Brien sing "The Minstral Boy" :The Minstrel-Boy to the war is gone, In the ranks of death you'll find him; :His father's sword he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him. :"Land of song!" said the warrior-bard, Tho' all the world betrays thee, :One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee!" :'''Benjamin Maxwell''': I'm not going to win this fight am I? :'''Miles O'Brien''': No Sir, Your not. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': The loyalty you would so quickly dismiss does not come easily to my people, Gul Macet. You have much to learn about us. Benjamin Maxwell earned the loyalty of those who served with him. In war, he was twice honored with the Federation's highest citation for his courage and valor. And if he could not find a role for himself in peace, we can pity him, but we shall not dismiss him. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''[turns his back on the Cardassian officer]'' Take this message to your leaders, Gul Macet: ''"We'll be watching."'' === ''[[w:Devil's Due (TNG episode)|Devil's Due]]'' [4.13] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': In the hands of a con artist, fear can be used to motivate obedience, capitulation, the exploitation of innocent people - and that is what I believe has happened here and I intend to prove that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I've encountered many who are more credibly to be called the devil than you. <hr width="50%"/> :''[after Ardra transports Picard to the planet in his pajamas]'' :'''Geordi La Forge''': Captain, I wasn't expecting you here. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Neither was I. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Never mind, Mr. Worf, just have Commander Data fetch me in a shuttle. And have him bring a uniform. :'''Worf''': Did you say... uniform? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': The advocate will refrain from making her opponent disappear. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': ''[after Ardra becomes the Devil]'' Any more disruptions and I will rule you in contempt of court. Is that understood? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': I will draw my own conclusions, if you do not mind... Sir. ===''[[w:Clues (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Clues]]'' [4.14]=== ===''[[w:First Contact (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|First Contact]]'' [4.15]=== :'''Chancellor Durken''': I go home each night to a loving wife, two beautiful daughters. We eat the evening meal together as a family, I think that's important. And they always ask me if I've had a good day. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': And how shall you answer them tonight, Chancellor? :'''Chancellor Durken''': I will have to say this morning, I was the leader of the universe as I knew it. This afternoon, I am only a voice in a chorus. But I think it was a good day. ===''[[w:Galaxy's Child|Galaxy's Child]]'' [4.16]=== === ''[[w:Night Terrors (TNG episode)|Night Terrors]]'' [4.17] === :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': We have to dream in order to survive. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Guinan has just fired a large (very powerful) phaser rifle to break up a brawl.]'' :'''Gillespie''': What is that?! :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': Just a little souvenir I picked up on Makus III. That was setting number one. Anyone want to see setting number two? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': As my final duty as acting captain, I order you to bed. ===''[[w:Identity Crisis (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Identity Crisis]]'' [4.18]=== === ''[[w:The Nth Degree (TNG episode)|The Nth Degree]]'' [4.19] === :''[Lt. Barclay has had his intelligence greatly increased by an alien probe and is attempting to interface with the computer.]'' :'''[[w:Reginald Barclay|Reginald Barclay]]''': Computer. Begin new program. Create as follows. Work station chair. Now, create a standard alphanumeric console positioned for the left hand. Now an iconic display console positioned for the right hand. Tie both consoles into the ''Enterprise'' main computer core utilizing neural scan interface. :'''Computer''': There is no such device on file. :'''Reginald Barclay''': No problem; here's how you build it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Reginald Barclay''': I perceive the entire universe as a single equation and it's so ''simple''. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Cytherian|Cytherian Alien]]''': Emotive, electrochemical stimulus response; cranial plate; bipedal locomotion. Endoskeletal. Contiguous external integument. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I'm Captain Jean-Luc Picard, of the Federation Starship ''Enterprise''. :'''Cytherian Alien''': Hierarchical collective command structure. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Who are you? :'''Cytherian Alien''': Interrogative! === ''[[w:Qpid|Qpid]]'' [4.20] === :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': ''[To Picard]'' You are the most impossible person to buy a gift for! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I've just been paid a visit by Q. :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Q? Any idea what he's up to? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': He wants to do something nice for me. :'''William Riker''': I'll alert the crew. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Q has dressed Worf as [[w:Will Scarlet|Will Scarlet]].]'' :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Sir, I protest! I am ''not'' a merry man! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Worf smashes Geordi's mandolin against a tree.]'' :'''Worf''': ...Sorry. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vash''': Meet my new partner. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Him?! :'''Vash''': Why not? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I'll tell you why not...! :'''Q''': Now, Jean-Luc, let's not be unkind... :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': He's devious, and amoral, and unreliable, and irresponsible, and... and definitely ''not'' to be trusted. :'''Vash''': Remind you of someone you know? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''(forced to smile)'' As a matter of fact, it does. === ''[[w:The Drumhead (TNG episode)|The Drumhead]]'' [4.21] === :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': The Federation does have enemies, we must seek them out! :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Oh yes, that's how it starts, but the road from legitimate suspicion to rampant paranoia is very much shorter than we think. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': You know, there are some words I've known since I was a schoolboy. "With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." Those words were uttered by Judge ''Aaron Satie'' as wisdom and warning. The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. :'''Adm. Norah Satie''': How dare you! You who consort with Romulans! Invoke my father's name in support of your traitorous arguments! It is an affront to everything I hold dear. And to hear his name used to subvert the United Federation of Planets. My father was a great man. His name stands for ''principle'', and ''integrity''! You dirty his name when you speak it! He loved the Federation! But ''you'', Captain, corrupt it! You undermine our very way of life! I will expose you for what you are! I've brought down bigger men than you, Picard! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': We think we've come so far. Torture of heretics, burning of witches, is all ancient history. Then, before you can blink an eye, suddenly, it threatens to start all over again. :'''Worf''': I believed her. I... helped her. I did not see her for what she was. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Mr. Worf, villains who twirl their moustaches are easy to spot. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well-camouflaged. :'''Worf''': I think... after yesterday people will not be so ready to trust her. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Maybe. But she, or someone like her, will always be with us. Waiting for the right climate in which to flourish, spreading fear in the name of righteousness. [...] Vigilance, Mr. Worf. That is the price we must continually pay. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard:''' Five hundred years ago, military officers would upend a drum in a battlefield, sit at it and dispense summary justice. Decisions were quick, punishments severe, appeals denied. Those who came to a drumhead were doomed. === ''[[w:Half a Life (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Half A Life]]'' [4.22] === :'''[[w:Lwaxana Troi|Lwaxana Troi]]''': We raise them, we care for them, we suffer for them, we keep them from harm their whole lives. Now eventually, it's their turn to take care of us. :'''Timicin''': No parent should expect to be paid back for the love they have given their children. :'''Lwaxana Troi''': Well, why the hell not? ===''[[w:The Host (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Host]]'' [4.23]=== === ''[[w:The Mind's Eye (TNG episode)|The Mind's Eye]]'' [4.24] === :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': How about a game, Computer? :'''Computer''': Please restate request. :'''Geordi La Forge''': Something to pass the time. Y'know, a diversion? :'''Computer''': Select either "visual interactive" or "verbal interactive". :'''Geordi La Forge''': Verbal. :'''Computer''': You have 20 seconds to respond to each question. Level of difficulty will increase as you progress. Proceed when ready. :'''Geordi La Forge''': Begin! :'''Computer''': List the resonances of the sub-quantum states associated with transitional relativity... :'''Geordi La Forge''': ''[Geordi laughs]'' That's easy! :'''Computer''': ...in alphabetical order. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Subcommander Taibak''': Welcome, Mr. La Forge. We've waited a long time to meet you. :'''Geordi La Forge''': ''(strapped into a chair)'' I can tell you've gone to a lot of trouble. :'''Subcommander Taibak''': Indeed we have. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data:''' Report, please. Geordi, please respond. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data:''' Computer, current location of Lt. Commander La Forge. :'''Computer:''' Cargo Bay 4. :'''Data:''' Data to Lt. Worf. Priority 1. :'''Worf:''' Go ahead. :'''Data:''' Take Commander La Forge into custody immediately. :'''Worf:''' Sir? :'''Data:''' That is an order. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard:''' Mr. Worf, get him out of here. :''[Worf gets himself free from the other Klingons who were holding him back, and takes La Forge into custody.]'' :'''Vagh:''' Harming our enemies is not enough! Now the Federation would murder me to achieve its aims! :'''Picard:''' Governor, if I could explain this, I would. :''[Data enters.]'' :'''Data:''' I believe I can help, Captain. I've been able to determine that Commander La Forge was abducted by Romulans en route to Rissa. It is likely that he was somehow forced to take part in the plot to assassinate Governor Vagh. :'''Ambassador Kell:''' I saw no evidence of Romulans! We just witnessed him acting very much alone. :'''Data:''' No, sir. You did not. I do not believe the Commander is acting out of his own accord. He has been receiving heat band signals through his VISOR, signals which are carrying direct commands to his brain. I have surmised that Commander La Forge was conditioned by Romulans, a process referred to historically, and somewhat inaccurately, as "brainwashing." :'''Vagh:''' But to what end? Why would the Romulans want to kill me? :'''Picard:''' The Romulans have always wanted to destroy the alliance between the Federation and the Klingons. If Mr. La Forge had killed you, Governor, I think you will agree that they might have succeeded. :'''Kell:''' Who sent these signals? A cloaked Romulan ship? :'''Data:''' No, sir. That is not possible. The signals had to be transmitted within close proximity to the VISOR. :'''Picard:''' Are you suggesting that there was a Romulan accomplice who was in close proximity to Mr. La Forge when he was receiving signals? :'''Data:''' Yes, sir. I am. :'''Vagh:''' This Romulan accomplice. Who is he? :'''Data:''' I have narrowed the list of possibilities to two people. The only two people who were with Mr. La Forge all three times when the transmission was recorded: Captain Picard and Ambassador Kell. One of them may be concealing a heat band transmitter. If they would agree to be searched... :'''Kell:''' I am a Klingon! An Emissary of the High Council! I will not submit to being forced to be searched by you or anyone else o on this ship! :'''Vagh's Guard:''' I am forced to agree, Captain. :'''Vagh:''' We will take the ambassador with us and search him ourselves. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kell:''' Captain, I believe it to be in all our best interests if I remain aboard. I formally request asylum. :'''Picard:''' I will certainly grant you asylum...when you have been absolved of this crime. === ''[[w:In Theory (TNG episode)|In Theory]]'' [4.25] === :'''Jenna D'Sora''': I wish we were back there now, you and I. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': The unidirectional nature of the time continuum makes that an unlikely possibility. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': Listen, my advice is... ask somebody else for advice, at least someone who's got more experience at... giving advice. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Deanna Troi|Deanna Troi]]''': Ultimately Jenna will care for you for who you are, not what you imitate out of a book. :'''Data''': My programming may be inadequate to the task. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Klingons do not... pursue relationships. They ''conquer'' that which they desire. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf''': However, Lieutenant D'Sora serves under my command. If she were.. mistreated, ''I'' would be very displeased... ...Sir. :'''Data''': I understand. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I'd be delighted to offer any advice I have on understanding women. When I have some, I'll let you know. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': Computer, decrease illumination level by 1/3 standard lux. :'''Jenna D'Sora''': Eh, this is all part of a programme? :'''Data''': Yes, one which I have just created for romantic relationships :'''Jenna D'Sora''': So, I am just a small variable in one of you computational environments. :'''Data''': You are much more than that, Jenna. I have written a subroutine specifically for you. A programme within the programme. I have devoted a considerable share of my internal resources to its development. :'''Jenna D'Sora''': Data, that's the nicest thing anybody has ever said to me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': Jenna, are we no longer a couple? :'''Jenna D'Sora''': No, we're not. :'''Data''': Then I will delete the appropriate program. ===''[[w:Redemption (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Redemption, Part I]]'' [4.26]=== == Season 5 == === ''[[w:Redemption (TNG episode)#Part 2|Redemption, Part II]]'' [5.1] === :'''B'Etor''': Defeat. :'''Toral''': How? Where are the Romulans? :'''Lursa''': They never came. :''[Worf is dragged in by his Romulan guard]'' :'''Lursa''': Kill him. :''[but Worf fights the Romulan as Lursa and B'Etor have themselves beamed to safety]'' :'''Toral''': ''NO!'' :''[Worf defeats the Romulan as his brother arrives]'' :'''Kurn''': Toral, the next Leader of the Empire. Gowron is looking forward to seeing you again. === ''[[w:Darmok (TNG episode)|Darmok]]'' [5.2] === <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker''': The Children of Tama. I've heard rumours about them for years. :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEIt59Vdcg8&t=76s Indeed]. Are they truly incomprehensible? In my experience, communication is a matter of patience, imagination. I would like to believe these are qualities we have in sufficient measure. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': Rai and Jiri at Lungha. Ri of Luwani. Luwani under two moons. Jiri of Ubaya. Ubaya of crossed roads at Lungha. Lungha, her sky grey. ''[greeting]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tamarian lst Officer''': Kadir beneath Mo Moteh. ''[cluelessness, possibly unwillingness to understand]'' :'''Dathon''': The river Temarc. In winter. ''[Stop, cease]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': Shaka. When the walls fell. ''[Failure]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tamarian lst Officer''': Mirab. His sails unfurled. ''[travel or departure]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[repeated line]'' :'''Dathon''': Darmok and Jalad at Tenagra. ''[Two strangers uniting against a common adversary]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': Temba. His arms wide. ''[A gift, or to give]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': Uzani. His army with fist open. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': A strategy? With fist open? With fist open... :'''Dathon''': His army with fist closed. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': With fist closed? An army with fist open... to lure the enemy. With fist closed... To attack? That's how you communicate, isn't it? By citing example. By metaphor! Uzani's army with... with fist open. :'''Dathon''': Sokath! His eyes uncovered! ''[understanding, revealing truth]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': Darmok on the ocean. ''[Alone, isolated]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': ''[telling the story of Darmok and Jalad]'' :Darmok on the ocean. :Tanagra on the ocean. Darmok at Tanagra. :Jalad on the ocean. Jalad at Tanagra. :The beast of Tanagra. :Darmok and Jalad on the ocean. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': Kiazi's children. Their faces wet. ''[death, mourning]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': Zinda! His face black. His eyes red. ''[war, violence]'' Callimas at Bahar. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''[paraphrasing ''[[w:Epic of Gilgamesh|The Epic of Gilgamesh]]'']'' Gilgamesh, a king. Gilgamesh, a king at Uruk. ''[metaphor about ancient Babylonian legends from Earth]'' He tormented his subjects. He made them angry. They cried out aloud: "Send us a companion for our king! Spare us from his madness!" Enkidu, a wild man from the forest, entered the city. They fought in the temple. They fought in the streets. Gilgamesh defeated Enkidu. They became great friends. Gilgamesh and Enkidu at Uruk. :'''Dathon''': At Uruk. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': The... the new friends went out into the desert together, where the Great Bull of Heaven was killing men by the hundreds. Enkidu caught the bull by the tail, Gilgamesh struck him with his sword. :'''Dathon''': Gilgamesh. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': They were victorious. But... Enkidu fell to the ground, struck down by the gods; and Gilgamesh wept bitter tears, saying, "He who was my companion through adventure and hardship, ''[as Dathon dies]'' is gone forever." <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tamarian 1st Officer''': Zinda! His face black, his eyes red! :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Temarc! The river Temarc! In winter! :'''Tamarian 1st Officer''': Darmok... :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': And Jalad. At Tanagra. Darmok and Jalad... on the ocean. :'''Tamarian 1st Officer''': Sokath! His eyes opened! :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': The beast at Tanagra? Uzani. His army. Shaka, when the walls fell. :''[The First Officer bows his head and the other Tamarian crew members make gestures of tribute. Picard holds up Dathon's notebook, which the First Officer transports to his hand.]'' :'''Tamarian 1st Officer''': Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel. ''[a new metaphor added to the language]'' :'''Tamarian lst Officer''': ''[to the crew]'' Mirab with sails unfurled. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''[offering Dathon's knife]'' Temba. His arms wide. :'''Tamarian 1st Officer''': Temba. At rest. ''[You may keep it.]'' :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Thank you. === ''[[w:Ensign Ro (TNG episode)|Ensign Ro]]'' [5.3] === :'''Picard''': Yes, Ensign Laren, please sit down - :'''Ensign Ro''': Ensign Ro, sir. :'''Picard''': ''(nonplussed)'' I beg your pardon? :'''Ensign Ro''': The Bajoran custom has the family name first, the individual's name second. I am properly addressed as 'Ensign Ro'. :'''Picard''': I'm sorry, I didn't know. :'''Ensign Ro''': ''(shrugging)'' No, there's no reason you should. It's an old custom; most Bajora these days accept the distortion of their names in order to assimilate. ''(brief pause before she sits)'' I do not. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Keeve''': I cannot condone violence against people who are not our enemy. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Then I don't understand why you're unwilling [to help us]. :'''Keeve''': Because... you're innocent bystanders. You were innocent bystanders for decades as the Cardassians took our homes. As they violated and tortured our people in the most hideous ways imaginable. As we were forced to flee. :'''Picard''': We were saddened by those events, but they occurred within the borders of the Cardassian Empire. :'''Keeve''': And the Federation is pledged not to interfere with the internal affairs of others. How convenient that must be for you. To turn a deaf ear to those who suffer behind a line on a map. :'''Picard''': Well, I'm not here to debate Federation policy with you, but I can offer you assistance. :'''Keeve''': Simply because of one terrorist attack? Well, perhaps I should have known, we should have attacked the Federation long ago. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Keeve''': We live in different universes, you and I. Yours is about diplomacy, politics, strategy. Mine is about blankets! If we were to exchange places for one night, you might better understand. :'''Picard''': Mr. Data, see that the replicators provide a blanket for every man, woman, and child before nightfall. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': Am I disturbing you? :'''[[w:Ro Laren|Ensign Ro]]''': Yes. :'''Guinan''': Good. You look like someone who wants to be disturbed. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Guinan''': I believe truth is in the eye of the beholder. :'''Ensign Ro''': Isn't that supposed to be beauty? :'''Guinan''': Truth, beauty, works for a lot of things. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ro''': You're not like any bartender I've met before :'''Guinan''': And you're not like any Starfleet officer I've met before. But that sounds like the beginning of a very interesting friendship. :'''Ro''': I don't stay anywhere long enough to make friends. :'''Guinan''': Too late. You just did. === ''[[w:Silicon Avatar (TNG episode)|Silicon Avatar]]'' [5.4] === === ''[[w:Disaster (TNG episode)|Disaster]]'' [5.5] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': ''[Touches comm badge]'' Bridge, this is Picard. This is the captain, does anyone read me? :'''Child 1''': ''[crying]'' Why don't they answer?! :'''Picard''': I don't know. :'''Child 2''': They're all dead. :'''Picard''': They're not dead, communication is down, that's all. :'''Child 2''': We're going to die, too. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Congratulations. You are now fully dilated to ten centimeters. You may now give birth. :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Keiko O'Brien|Keiko O'Brien]]''': That's what I've been doing! :'''Worf''': The computer simulation was not like this. That delivery was very orderly. :'''Keiko''': WELL I'M SORRY!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf''': Push, Keiko! Push! Push! :'''Keiko''': I AM PUSHING! === ''[[w:The Game (TNG episode)|The Game]]'' [5.6] === === ''[[w:Unification (TNG episode)#Part 1|Unification, Part I]]'' [5.7] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': These quarters were obviously intended for one crewman, sir. There is only one sleeping space. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I'm sure the Klingons found it amusing to put us in here together. :'''Data''': Since I do not require sleep, I propose you take the... shelf, sir. I am content to stand. === ''[[w:Unification (TNG episode)#Part 2|Unification, Part II]]'' [5.8] === :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': ''[to Picard]'' In your own way, you are as stubborn as [[w:James T. Kirk|another Captain of the ''Enterprise'']] I once knew. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Then I'm in good company, sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': Fascinating. You have an efficient intellect, superior physical skills, no emotional impediments. There are Vulcans who aspire all their lives to achieve what you've been given by design. :'''Data''': You are half human? :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': Yes. :'''Data''': Yet you have chosen a Vulcan way of life? :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': I have. :'''Data''': In effect, you have abandoned what I have sought all my life. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': Ambassador Spock, may I ask a personal question? :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': Please. :'''Data''': As you examine your life, do you find you have missed your humanity? :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': I have no regrets. :'''Data''': "No regrets". That is a human expression. :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': Yes. Fascinating. <hr width="50"/> :'''Omag''': ''[on Worf and Amarie singing in Klingon]'' What is that dreadful noise?! It sounds like a Bardakian pronghorn moose! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': I will not read this, or any other statement. :'''[[w:Sela (Star Trek)|Sela]]''': If you do not you will die. All of you will die. :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': Since it is logical to conclude that you will kill us in any event, I choose not to cooperate. :'''[[w:Sela (Star Trek)|Sela]]''': I ''hate'' Vulcans. === ''[[w:A Matter of Time (TNG episode)|A Matter of Time]]'' [5.9] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': I assume your handprint will open this door whether you are conscious or not. === ''[[w:New Ground (TNG episode)|New Ground]]'' [5.10] === :'''Geordi La Forge''': "Data! Data, isn't this exciting? We are going to witness a moment in history!" :'''Data''' (puzzled): "Every nanosecond in this continuum is a moment in history, once it has elapsed." === ''[[w:Hero Worship (TNG episode)|Hero Worship]]'' [5.11] === :''[Data is talking with a young boy who is pretending to be an android to cope with a recent traumatic experience.]'' :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': I have often wished to be human. I study people carefully, in order to more closely approximate human behavior. :'''Timothy''': Why? We're smarter and stronger than humans, we can do more than they can. :'''Data''': But I cannot take pride in my abilities. I cannot take pleasure in my accomplishments. :'''Timothy''': We never have to feel bad, either. :'''Data''': I would gladly risk feeling bad at times, if it also meant that I could taste my dessert. === ''[[w:Violations (TNG episode)|Violations]]'' [5.12] === :'''Tarmin''': It has been three centuries since anyone was treated for this... this form of rape. But there are medical records from that era. It was a time of great violence among my people. A time we thought we had put far behind us. That this could happen now... it's unimaginable. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Earth was once a violent planet, too. At times the chaos threatened the very fabric of life, but, like you, we evolved. We found better ways to handle our conflicts. But I think no one can deny that the seed of violence remains within each of us. We must recognize that, because that violence is capable of consuming each of us, as it consumed your son. === ''[[w:The Masterpiece Society (TNG episode)|The Masterpiece Society]]'' [5.13] === === ''[[w:Conundrum (TNG episode)|Conundrum]]'' [5.14] === :''[Troi and Data are in Ten-Forward, when all of the crew lose their memories]'' :'''[[w:Deanna Troi|Deanna Troi]]''': The bartender is an artificial lifeform. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Can I get you something? A beverage? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Contact the operations officer to assist you. :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': Aye, sir. :'''[[w:Ro Laren|Ensign Ro]]''': He's in Ten-Forward... waiting tables. <hr width="50%"/> :'''McDuff''': Well done, Captain. === ''[[w:Power Play (TNG episode)|Power Play]]'' [5.15] === === ''[[w:Ethics (TNG episode)|Ethics]]'' [5.16] === :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': ''[To Dr Russell, who has been using experimental techniques to treat patients]'' You scare me, doctor. You risk your patients' lives and justify it in the name of research. Genuine research takes time... sometimes a lifetime of painstaking, detailed work in order to get any results. Not for you, you take short cuts, right through living tissue. You put your research ahead of your patients' lives and as far as I'm concerned, that's a violation of our most sacred trust. I'm sure your work will be hailed as a stunning breakthrough. Enjoy your laurels, doctor. I'm not sure I could. === ''[[w:The Outcast (TNG episode)|The Outcast]]'' [5.17] === :''[Soren, a member of a genderless species, defends her gender identity]'' :'''Soren''': I am female. I was born that way. I have had those feelings… those longings… all my life. It is not unnatural. I am not sick because I feel this way. I do not need to be helped, and I do not need to be cured. What I do need — what all of those like me need — is your understanding and your compassion. We do not injure you in any way. And yet we are scorned, and attacked. And all because we are different. What we do is no different from what you do. We talk and laugh… we complain about work and we wonder about growing old… we talk about our families, and we worry about the future…We cry with each other when things seem hopeless. All the loving things that you do with each other… that’s what we do. And for that, we are called misfits, and deviants… and criminals. What right do you have to punish us? What right do you have to change us? What makes you think you can dictate how people love each other? === ''[[w:Cause and Effect (TNG episode)|Cause and Effect]]'' [5.18] === :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Sometimes I wonder if he's stacking the deck. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': I assure you, commander, the cards have been sufficiently randomized. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': ''[surly]'' I hope so. <hr width="50%"/> :''[at a poker game]'' :'''Worf''': I am experiencing nIb'poH, the feeling I have done this before. :'''Riker''': Yes, last Tuesday night. :'''Worf''': That's not what I mean. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': My aunt Adelle cured a lot of sleepless nights with this steaming milk. :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': Thank you. Mmm, nutmeg. :'''Picard''': Whenever I get insomnia, I try to perfect the recipe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Beverly Crusher''': Thank you, for everything. :'''Picard''': Uh uh. Thank Aunt Adelle. === ''[[w:The First Duty (TNG episode)|The First Duty]]'' [5.19] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth, whether it's scientific truth or historical truth or personal truth! It is the guiding principle on which Starfleet is based! If you can't find it within yourself to stand up and tell the truth about what happened, you don't deserve to wear that uniform! === ''[[w:Cost of Living (TNG episode)|Cost of Living]]'' [5.20] === :'''[[w:List_of_minor_recurring_characters_in_Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation#Alexander_Rozhenko|Alexander Rozhenko]]''': Why are they arguing? :'''Juggler''': They're friends. They love contradiction. They they thrive on challenge! They flourish in conflict. :'''Alexander Rozhenko''': Then why are they friends? :'''[[w:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_recurring_characters_in_Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation#Lwaxana_Troi|Lwaxana Troi]]''': Who else are you going to argue with if not your friends? === ''[[w:The Perfect Mate (TNG episode)|The Perfect Mate]]'' [5.21] === :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': I wish I knew how I could help. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Perhaps I just needed a shoulder. :'''Beverly Crusher''': Well it's there for you, Jean-Luc. It always has been. === ''[[w:Imaginary Friend (TNG episode)|Imaginary Friend]]'' [5.22] === :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': No, it's a Samalian coral fish with its fin unfolded. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': I believe what you are seeing is the effect of the fluid dynamic processes inherent in the large scale motion of rarefied gas. :'''Guinan''': No, no. First it was a fish and now it's a Mentonian sailing ship. :'''Data''': Where? :'''Guinan''': Right there. Don't you see the two swirls coming together to form the mast? :'''Data''': I do not see it. It is interesting that people try to find meaningful patterns in things that are essentially random. I have noticed that the images they perceive sometimes suggest what they are thinking about at that particular moment. Besides, it is clearly a bunny rabbit. === ''[[w:I, Borg (TNG episode)|I, Borg]]'' [5.23] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': ''[to a disengaged Borg male teen, in the manner of "Locutus"]'' This is a primitive culture. I am here to facilitate its incorporation. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': But even in war there are rules. You don't kill civilians indiscriminately. :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': There are no civilians among the Borg. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Hugh''': We are Hugh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Hugh (Star Trek)|Hugh]]''': Resistance is not futile? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': Part of what we do is learn more about other species. :'''Hugh''': We assimilate species. Then we know everything about them. === ''[[w:The Next Phase (TNG episode)|The Next Phase]]'' [5.24] === :'''[[w:Ro Laren|Ro Laren]]''': I don't have all the answers; I've never been dead before. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': I never knew what a friend was until I met Geordi. He spoke to me as though I were human. He treated me no differently from anyone else. He accepted me for what I am. And that, I have learned, is friendship. But I do not know how to say goodbye. === ''[[w:The Inner Light (TNG episode)|The Inner Light]]'' [5.25] === [[File:Freedom tree, St Helier - geograph.ci - 150.jpg|thumb|This [[tree]] is our [[symbol]]. Our affirmation of [[Life]], and everyone in this town gives part of their water rations to keep it alive. We've learned, administrator, that [[hope]] is a powerful weapon against anything, even drought.]] [[File:Patrick Stewart by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|Seize the [[time]] … [[Live]] [[now]]. Make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again.]] :<small> Screenplay by [[w:Morgan Gendel|Morgan Gendel]] and [[w:Peter Allan Fields|Peter Allan Fields]]. This episode won the 1993 [[w:Hugo Award|Hugo Award]] for [[w:Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Best Dramatic Presentation]]. The younger Batai, the son of Kamin, was played by [[w:Patrick Stewart|Patrick Stewart]]'s real-life son, Daniel. (Stardate: 45944.1, original airdate: 1 June 1992)</small> [[File:2014-05-26 Replica of 'Ressikan flute' by Morgan Gendel IMG 1458.jpg|thumb|The rest of us have been gone for a thousand years. If you [[remember]] what we were, and how we lived, then we’ll have found [[life]] again.]] :'''Eline''': ''[to [[Jean-Luc Picard]]]'' You think that this — ''your [[life]]'' — is a [[dream]]? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': This is ''not'' my life! I [[know]] that much. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard''': Would you try to answer some questions for me? No matter how [[strange]] they may seem to you? :'''Eline''': Of course. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Eline''': The [[happiest]] day of my life was the day we got married. :'''Picard''': And what do I do — here in Ressik? :'''Eline''': You are the best iron weaver in the [[community]] — at least I think so. You prefer playing the flute, of course. :'''Picard''': The flute? :'''Eline''': Yes. ''[she gets up, finds his flute and hands it to him]'' :'''Picard''': When did I learn to play this? :'''Eline''': I'm afraid you never did, dear. You do keep ''trying''. :'''Picard''': ''[blows a few feeble notes]'' I see what you mean. … Well, thank you for the soup. Thank you for your help. Tomorrow, will you help me send a message? :'''Eline''': Of course. Will you come to bed? :'''Picard''': Oh, I'll sleep here. :'''Eline''': Kamin, please come with me. :'''Picard''': I've been sick. I'd be tossing and turning, it wouldn't be fair to you. :'''Eline''': Let me be the judge of that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Eline''': I think you're still trying to figure out where you are. Where that ship of yours is. How to get back to that life. :'''Picard/Kamin''': The memory is five years old now, but it's still inside me. :'''Eline''': Was your life there so much better than this? So much more gratifying, so much more fulfilling, that you cling to it with such stubbornness? :'''Picard/Kamin''': Eline. :'''Eline''': It must have been extraordinary. But never in all the stories you've told me have you mentioned anyone who [[loved]] you as I do. :'''Picard/Kamin''': It was [[real]]. It was as real as this is. And you can't expect me to forget a life-time spent there. :'''Eline''': Yes, I can. I've been patient Kamin. For five years I've shared you with that other life. I’ve listened, I’ve tried to understand, and I have waited. When do I get you back? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Batai''': This [[tree]] is our [[symbol]]. Our affirmation of [[Life]], and everyone in this town gives part of their water rations to keep it alive. We've learned, administrator, that [[hope]] is a powerful weapon against anything, even drought. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Meribor''': You've taught me to pursue the [[truth]], no matter how [[painful]] it is. It's too late to back off now. This planet is dying. :'''Picard/Kamin''': Perhaps I should have filled your head with trivial concerns. Games and toys and clothes. :'''Meribor''': I don't think you mean that. :'''Picard/Kamin''': No, I don't. It just saddens me to see you burdened with the knowledge of things you can't change. :'''Meribor''': Father, I think I should marry Dannick sooner rather than later, don't you? :'''Picard/Kamin''': Seize the [[time]], Meribor. [[Live]] [[now]]. Make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Batai''': We hoped our probe would encounter someone in the [[future]]. Someone who could be a [[teacher]]. Someone who could tell the others about us. :'''Picard/Kamin''': Oh, it's me, isn't it? I'm the someone. I'm the one it finds. That's what this launching is. A probe that finds me in the future. :'''Eline''': Yes, my love. :'''Picard/Kamin''': Eline. :'''Eline''': The rest of us have been gone for a thousand years. If you remember what we were, and how we lived, then we'll have found life again. :'''Picard/Kamin''': Eline… :'''Eline''': ''[the rocket rises into the sky]'' Now we live in you. Tell them of us, my darling. === ''[[w:Time's Arrow (TNG episode)#Part 1|Time's Arrow, Part I]]'' [5.26] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': ''[referring to disembodied head]'' Data, is this yours? :'''Data''': I believe so, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Could it be... [[w:Lore (Star Trek: The Next Generation|Lore]]? :'''Data''': No, sir. My brother's positronic brain has a Type-L phase discriminating amplifier. Mine is a Type-R. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Counselor Deanna Troi''': Have you ever heard Data define friendship? :'''Commander William T. Riker''': No. :'''Troi:''' How did he put it? [[#Legacy .5B4.6.5D|"As I experience certain sensory input patterns, my mental pathways become accustomed to them. The inputs eventually are anticipated and even missed when absent."]] :''[Later, after Data enters the turbolift and asks them if they are distressed for some reason.]'' :'''Riker''': It's just that our mental pathways have become accustomed to your sensory input patterns. :'''Data''': Hmm, I understand. I am also fond of you, Commander. And you as well, Counselor. == Season 6 == === ''[[w:Time's Arrow (Star Trek: The Next Generation)#Part 2|Time's Arrow, Part II]]'' [6.1] === :''[Picard is masquerading as a handyman in [[w:1893|1893]] [[San Francisco]].]'' :'''Doctor''': Just what are you doing with those lamps? :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Replacing the burners. City ordinance. Makes it safer in case of earthquake. :'''Doctor''': There hasn't been an earthquake here in thirty years! :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Well, that takes care of this ward. Time to be moving on. :'''Doctor''': ''(scoffs)'' [[w:1906 San Francisco earthquake|Earthquakes]]... === ''[[w:Realm of Fear (TNG episode)#Part 2|Realm of Fear]]'' [6.2] === :'''[[w: Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': Barclay, I'm gonna need a [[systems engineer]] on this away team. :'''[[w:Reginald Barclay|Reginald Barclay]]''': I'll, I'll ask Ensign Dern to join you. :'''La Forge''': I meant ''you'', Barclay! ===''[[w:Man of the People (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Man of the People]]'' [6.3]=== === ''[[w:Relics (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Relics]]'' [6.4] === :'''Scotty''': You're not quite uh...human, are ya? :'''Data''': No, sir. I am an android. Lieutenant Commander Data. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Montgomery Scott|Scotty]]''': ''[inspecting his drink]'' What is it? :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': It is... ''[sniffs the bottle]'' it is... ''[sniffs the bottle again, looking puzzled]'' ...it is green. (An echo of [[Star Trek: The Original Series#By Any Other Name|Scotty's comment to the Andromedan/Kelvan alien Tomar]] in TOS' ''By Any Other Name'') <hr width="50%"/> ''[Scotty is outside the Holodeck]'' :'''Computer''': Please enter program. :'''Scotty''': The android at the bar said you could show me my old ship, let me see it. :'''Computer''': Insufficient data. Please specify parameters. :'''Scotty''': The ''Enterprise'', show me the bridge of the ''Enterprise'', ya chattering piece of- :'''Computer''': There have been five Federation ships with that name. Please specify by registry number. :'''Scotty''': NCC-1701. No bloody A, B, C, or D. :'''Computer''': Program complete. Enter when ready. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Scotty''': ''[pours a drink and gives a toast]'' Here's to ya, lads. ===''[[w:Schisms (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Schisms]]'' [6.5]=== :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': ''(reciting 'Ode To Spot')'' ''Felis catus'' is your taxonomic nomenclature, An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature; Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defences. I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations, A singular development of cat communications That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection. A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents; You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance. And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion, It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion. O Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display Connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array. And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend, I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data:''' Your hesitation suggests you are trying to protect my feelings. However, since I have none, I would prefer you to be honest. <hr width="50%"/> :'''La Forge:''' ''[after yawning]'' Oh, excuse me. :'''Riker:''' I know the feeling. <hr width="50%"/> :'''La Forge:''' Good morning. :'''Riker:''' Morning?! I just went to bed! :'''La Forge:''' Commander, it's 0700 hours. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Troi:''' Have you dreamed about scissors recently? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker:''' Whoever it was that sent that thing was more than simply curious... <hr width="50%"/> :'''La Forge:''' I've been in this room before. :'''Riker:''' We've all been here before. ===''[[w:True Q|True Q]]'' [6.6]=== :'''Geordi La Forge:''' Everything was normal and then, suddenly it's like the laws of physics went right out the window. :'''Q:''' And why shouldn't they? They're so inconvenient. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard:''' Are you responsible for this incident in engineering? :'''Q:''' Of course! I needed to find out if what I suspected about the girl were true. :'''Picard:''' That being... :'''Q:''' That she's Q. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q:''' Crusher gets more shrill with every passing year. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q:''' You don't have to eat, you know. It's a nasty human habit you could do without. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q:''' Jean-Luc, sometimes I think the only reason I come here is to listen to these wonderful speeches of yours... <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q:''' With unlimited power comes responsibility. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q:''' What is it about these squirming little infants that you find so appealing? :'''Beverly Crusher:''' I'm sure that's beyond your comprehension, Q. :'''Q:''' I desperately hope so. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Beverly Crusher:''' I don't interfere with what you're teaching her. :'''Q:''' You wouldn't be capable of interfering. :'''Beverly Crusher:''' I don't think it's too much to ask for you to do the same. ''(Beverly is suddenly turned into a red setter dog, barking. Amanda restores her to human)'' :'''Beverly Crusher:''' ''(who apparently didn't notice her transformation)'' And you stay out of mine! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Amanda Rogers:''' Ever since I got here, I've been fighting this… I've been denying the truth… denying what I am. I am Q. === ''[[w:Rascals (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Rascals]]'' [6.7] === :''(returning from leave, Picard is showing the others his archaeological finds)'' :'''Guinan''': You were on one of the most beautiful planets in the entire quadrant, and you spent the entire time in a cave? :'''Picard''': ''(nodding happily)'' It was a very rewarding experience. Look at these fragments! They're very nearly in perfect condition, and yet they're seven hundred years old. :'''Guinan''': So's my father. <hr width="50%/> :'''Guinan''' ''(wryly)'': I'm not as young as I used to be. ''(Ro gets the joke and chuckles)'' ===''[[w:A Fistful of Datas|A Fistful of Datas]]'' [6.8]=== :'''Data:''' ''[in Texan accent]'' Howdy, commander! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data:''' You just sit tight. We'll have this all fixed up in time for supper. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf:''' The town of Deadwood may face danger once again. If they do, they will need a sheriff...and a deputy. ===''[[w:The Quality of Life (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Quality of Life]]'' [6.9]=== :'''Beverly Crusher:''' I have always been a little suspicious of men in beards. <hr width="50%/> :'''Riker:''' My beard is not an affectation! === ''[[w:Chain of Command (TNG episode)|Chain of Command, Part I]]'' [6.10] === :''[Edward Jellico is assigned as captain of the Enterprise]'' :'''[[w:Edward Jellico|Edward Jellico]]''': Oh, and get that fish out of the ready room. === ''[[w:Chain of Command (TNG episode)|Chain of Command, Part II]]'' [6.11] === :'''[[w:Edward Jellico|Edward Jellico]]''': Data, I want to be in Minos Korva... in one hour. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Set course 350 mark 215 and engage warp 8.5. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gul Madred''': I remember the first time I ate a live taspar. I was six years old and living on the streets of Lakat. There was a band of children, four, five...six years old—some even smaller, desperately trying to survive. We were thin, scrawny little animals, constantly hungry, always cold. We slept together in doorways, like packs of wild gettles, for warmth. Once I found a nest. Taspars had mated and built a nest in the eave of a burned-out building. And I found three eggs in it. It was like finding treasure. I cracked one open on the spot and ate it, very much as you just did. I planned to save the other two. They would keep me alive for another week. But of course, an older boy saw them and wanted them. And he got them. But he had to break my arm to do it. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Must be rewarding to you to...to repay others for all those years of misery. :'''Gul Madred''': What do you mean? :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Torture has never been a reliable means of extracting information. It is ultimately self-defeating as a means of control. One wonders it is still practiced. :'''Gul Madred''': I fail to see where this analysis is leading. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Whenever I look at you now, I will not see a powerful Cardassian warrior; I will see a six-year-old boy who is powerless to protect himself. :'''Gul Madred''': Be quiet! :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': In spite of all you have done to me, I find you a pitiable man. :'''Gul Madred''': Picard, stop it. Or I will turn this on and leave you in agony all night! :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Aha! You called me "Picard!" :'''Gul Madred''': What are the Federation's defense plans for Minos Korva? :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': There are four lights! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w: Edward Jellico|Edward Jellico]]''': Let's drop ranks for a moment. I don't like you. I believe you're arrogant, insubordinate, willful. I don't think you're a particularly good First Officer. :'''[[w:William T. Riker|William Riker]]''': Well, now that the ranks are dropped, Captain...I don't like you, either. You ARE arrogant, and closed-minded. You need to control everyone and everything. You don't provide an atmosphere of trust, and you don't inspire these people to go out of their way for you. You've got everyone wound up so tight, there's no joy in anything. I don't think you're a particularly good Captain. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gul Madred''': We acquired territory during the wars... we developed new resources... we initiated a rebuilding program... we have mandated agricultural programs. That is what the military has done for Cardassia. Because of that... my daughter will never have to worry about going hungry. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Her belly may be full... but her spirit will be empty. :'''Gul Madred takes two steps and back hands Picard across the face. Picard staggers back, startled... but knowing he has scored on Madred.''' :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Be careful... you're showing weakness... :'''Gul Madred''': Shall we begin again? How many lights are there? :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': What lights? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': There...are...four...lights! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': At the end, he gave me a choice: between a life of comfort...or more torture. All I had to do was say that...I could see ''five'' lights, when in fact there were only four. :'''[[w:Deanna Troi|Deanna Troi]]''': You didn't say it. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': No. No. But I was going to. I would have told him anything. Anything at all. But more than that—I believed that I could see...five lights. ===''[[w:Ship in a Bottle (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Ship in a Bottle]]'' [6.12]=== ===''[[w:Aquiel|Aquiel]]'' [6.13]=== ===''[[w:Face of the Enemy (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Face of the Enemy]]'' [6.14]=== :'''Beverly Crusher''': ''(after restoring Troi's original appearance)'' Well, that about does it. How does it feel to have your own face back? :'''Deanna Troi''': ''(feeling her face with her hand)'' Just right. Thank you. === ''[[w:Tapestry (TNG episode)|Tapestry]]'' [6.15] === :'''Q''': ''(Shakes Picard's hand)'' Welcome to the [[w:Afterlife|Afterlife]] Jean-Luc...You're dead! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': You're dead, this is the afterlife...and I'm [[w:God|God]] :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': You are not God! :'''Q''': Blasphemy! You're lucky I don't cast you out or smite you or something. The bottom line is, your life ended about five minutes ago... under the inept ministrations of Dr. Beverly Crusher. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': No. I am not dead. Because I refuse to believe that the afterlife is run by ''you''. The universe is not so badly designed! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': Attention on deck, Ensign Picard! :'''Picard''': Q. :'''Q''': That's Captain Q to you, Young man! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': You cheated, Picard? I'm impressed! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': There are many parts of my youth that I'm not proud of. There were loose threads - untidy parts of me that I would like to remove. But when I pulled on one of those threads, it unraveled the tapestry of my life. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': You [[Mortality|mortals]] are so obtuse! Why do you persist in believing that [[life]] and [[death]] are such static and rigid concepts? Why I can take your life and give it back to you again with the snap of a finger! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': ''[Dressed as a delivery boy]'' Flowers! Is there a [[w:Jean-Luc Picard|John Luck Pickird]] here? ===''[[w:Birthright (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Birthright, Part I]]'' [6.16]=== ===''[[w:Birthright (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Birthright, Part II]]'' [6.17]=== :'''Worf''': There is no room in my heart for shame. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tokath''': I give you one last chance to accept our way of life. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Those are eloquent words, Tokath, but the truth is, I am being executed because I brought something dangerous to your young people-- knowledge. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Knowledge of their origins, knowledge of the real reasons you are here in this camp. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': The truth is a threat to you. :'''Tokath''': Enough! ===''[[w:Starship Mine|Starship Mine]]'' [6.18]=== ===''[[w:Lessons (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Lessons]]'' [6.19]=== ===''[[w:The Chase (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Chase]]'' [6.20]=== :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''':Will. The Kurlan civilization believed that an individual is a community of individuals. Inside us are many voices, each with its own desires, its own style, its own view of the world. <hr width="50%"/> :''[After Nu'Daq arm wrestles and head-butts Data]'' :'''[[w:Data|Data]]''': My upper spinal support is a poly-alloy designed to withstand extreme stress. My skull is composed of cortenide and duranium. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': You are attempting to bribe me. :'''Nu'Daq''': N-Not at all. :'''Data''': You suggested a plan that would work to your advantage. One that I would be capable of executing. You then implied a reward. Clearly you were... :'''Nu'Daq''': Commander..., never mind. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Nu'Daq''': What?! You incompetent '' toppa' '' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gul Ocett''': He's right. For all we know, this might just be a recipe for biscuits! :'''Nu'Daq''': BISCUITS?! If that is what you believe, then go back to Cardassia. I will send you my mother's recipe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ancient Humanoid''': You're wondering who we are. Why we have done this. I stand before you, the image of a being from so long ago. Life evolved on my planet, before all others in this part of the galaxy. We left our world, explored the stars, and found none like ourselves. Our civilization thrived for ages. But what is the life of one race, compared to the vast stretches of cosmic time? We knew that one day we would be gone, and that nothing of us would survive. So we left you. Our scientists seeded the primordial oceans of many worlds, where life was in its infancy. The seed codes directed your evolution towards a physical form resembling ours. This body you see before you, which is of course shaped as yours is shaped, for you are the end result. The seed codes also contained this message, which was scattered in fragments on many different worlds. It was our hope that you would have to come together in fellowship and companionship to hear this message. And if you can see and hear me, our hope has been fulfilled. You are a monument, not to our greatness, but to our existence. That was our wish. That you too, would know life, and would keep alive our memory. There is something of us in each of you. And so, something of you in each other. Remember us. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Nu'Daq''': That's all?! If she were not dead, I would kill her. :'''Gul Ocett''': The very notion that a Cardassian could have anything in common with a Klingon... it turns my stomach. ===''[[w:Frame of Mind (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Frame of Mind]]'' [6.21]=== ===''[[w:Suspicions (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Suspicions]]'' [6.22]=== ===''[[w:Rightful Heir|Rightful Heir]]'' [6.23]=== ===''[[w:Second Chances (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Second Chances]]'' [6.24]=== === ''[[w:Timescape (TNG episode)|Timescape]]'' [6.25] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Dr. Fesbinder gave an hour long dissertation on the ionization of warp nacelles before he realized that the topic was supposed to be psychology. :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': Why didn't anybody tell him? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': There was no opportunity. There was no pause. ''(droning)'' He-just-kept-talking-in-one-long-incredibly-unbroken-sentence, moving-from-topic-to-topic-so-that-no-one-had-the-chance-to-interrupt, it-was-really-quite-hypnotic. ===''[[w:Descent (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Descent, Part I]]'' [6.26]=== :'''Worf''': Captain, incoming message from the New Berlin Colony. They have cancelled their distress call. Evidently a Ferengi trading ship entered their system and someone panicked. :'''Riker''': Third time today. Stand down Red Alert. Reduce speed. Return to our patrol route. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Mister Worf, acknowledge the signal from New Berlin, transmit ''another'' copy of Starfleet's ship-recognition protocols - and tell them to ''read'' it this time. :'''Worf''': Aye, sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker''': They were fast, aggressive, almost vicious. It was more like fighting Klingons than... ''[realizes]'' ...Borg. ''[to Worf]'' No offense. :'''Worf''': None taken. == Season 7 == ===''[[w:Descent (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Descent, Part II]]'' [7.1]=== ''[Lore is trying to escape after attempting to destroy Data]'' :'''Data''': Lore. :'''Lore''': ''[chuckles nervously]'' You should be careful with that, brother. Someone could get hurt. :'''Data''': What are you doing? :'''Lore''': I've got a way out of here. I'm willing to forget what happened back there. Take you with me. We don't need anyone else. We're brothers. ''[Data does not respond]'' I'll give you the chip our father made. It contains much more than just emotions. It has memories. Memories... our father wanted you to have. :''[Lore lifs his fingernail and activates the emotion chip, Data flinches, Lore tries to fire his phaser at Data, Data fires back and approaches the fallen Lore]'' :'''Data''': Lore, I must deactivate you now. :'''Lore''': Without me, you will never feel emotion again. :'''Data''': I know. But you leave me no other choice. :'''Lore''': ''[shutting down]'' I... love you... brother... :'''Data''': Goodbye, Lore. ===''[[w:Liaisons (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Liaisons]]'' [7.2]=== ===''[[w:Interface (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Interface]]'' [7.3]=== ===''[[w:Gambit (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Gambit, Part I]]'' [7.4]=== ===''[[w:Gambit (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Gambit, Part II]]'' [7.5]=== === ''[[w:Phantasms (TNG episode)|Phantasms]]'' [7.6] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': May I ask a personal favor? :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Yes? :'''Data''': Will you take care of [[w:Spot (Star Trek)|Spot]] for me? :'''Worf''': Your animal? :'''Data''': I am concerned that if I have another waking dream, I may injure him. :'''Worf''': Of course. Spot, come here. :'''Data''': Unlike a canine, Spot will not respond to verbal commands. :''[Data picks up Spot and hands him to Worf, who is not quite sure how to handle the cat.]'' :'''Data''': Goodbye, Spot. He will need to be fed once a day. He prefers feline supplement one-twenty-five. :'''Worf''': I understand. :'''Data''': And he will require water. And you must also provide him with a sand box. And you must talk to him. Tell him he is a pretty cat, and a good cat, and— :'''Worf''': I will ''feed'' him. :'''Data''': Perhaps that will be enough. :''[Wolf walks away still awkwardly holding Spot as we hear Worf sneeze and Spot hiss in response.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard''': What type of cake is that? :'''Data''': It is a cellular peptide cake. :'''Worf''': [''With mouth full''] With mint frosting. ===''[[w:Dark Page|Dark Page]]'' [7.7]=== ===''[[w:Attached|Attached]]'' [7.8]=== :'''Riker''': That's it! I can see that diplomacy is not going to get us anywhere today, and I do not have time to negotiate. So let's put all of our cards on the table. ''[to Lorin]'' You're concerned the Kes are going to be admitted to the Federation. :'''Lorin''': Correct. :'''Riker''': As First Officer of the ''Enterprise'', I think I can promise you it is not going to happen. The Kes will be denied membership. :'''Mauric''': You have no authority to make that decision! Despite whatever games you played with the Prytt when you arrived, we still plan to take our petition directly to the Federation Council! They'll listen-! :'''Riker''': They will also listen to the reports of the Captain of the ''Enterprise'' and his First Officer! And I can tell you right now the First Officer's report will go something like this: "Kesprytt, a deeply troubled world with social, political, and military problems that they have yet to resolve. The Kes, while a friendly and democratic people, are driven by ''[[suspicion]]'', ''deviousness'', and ''[[paranoia]]''. It is the opinion of this officer that they are not ready for membership." === ''[[w:Force of Nature (TNG episode)|Force of Nature]]'' [7.9] === :''[Data is trying to train Spot not to jump on his computer console.]'' :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': This is down. Down is good. :''[Data picks Spot up.]'' :'''Data''': This is up. Up is no. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Geordi and Data are discussing Data's attempts to train Spot.]'' :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': I suppose I must accept that possibility. It may be that Spot lacks the intelligence necessary to learn the appropriate responses to my commands. :''[Spot looks up at Data and meows.]'' :'''Data''': Mmm? :''[Spot meows again.]'' :'''Data''': Ah. :''[Data takes a ball of yarn from his cabinet and lets Spot begin to play with it.]'' :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': I don't know about Spot, but it seems to me ''your'' training is coming along just fine. Let's go. ===''[[w:Inheritance (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Inheritance]]'' [7.10]=== === ''[[w:Parallels (TNG episode)|Parallels]]'' [7.11] === :'''[[w:Wesley Crusher|Wesley Crusher]]''': Captain, we're receiving two-hundred and eighty-five thousand hails. === ''[[w:The Pegasus (TNG episode)|The Pegasus]]'' [7.12] === :''[Picard is complaining about the art produced in his image by the ship's children for "Captain Picard Day," which he hates.]'' :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]''': Well, they seem to have a somewhat exaggerated opinion of me. :''[Riker is holds up a child's sewn doll of Picard and imitates the captain's voice, as if the doll is speaking.]'' :'''[[w:William Riker|Riker]]''': Oh, I don't know, I think the resemblance is rather striking. Wouldn't you agree, Number One? :'''Picard''': Isn't there something else you have to do? :'''Riker''': I'll be on the bridge! :''[Riker attempts to walk away with the Picard doll tucked in his arm.]'' ===''[[w:Homeward (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Homeward]]'' [7.13]=== ===''[[w:Sub Rosa (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Sub Rosa]]'' [7.14]=== === ''[[w:Lower Decks|Lower Decks]]'' [7.15] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]''': [over ship's intercom] "To all Starfleet personel, this is the Captain. It is my sad duty to inform you that a member of the crew, Ensign Sito Jaxa has been lost in the line of duty. She was the finest example of a Starfleet officer and a young woman of remarkable courage and strength of character. Her loss will be deeply felt by all who knew her. Picard out." ===''[[w:Thine Own Self|Thine Own Self]]'' [7.16]=== === ''[[w:Masks (TNG episode)|Masks]]'' [7.17] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Geordi,…what…does it feel like…when a person is losing his mind? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Have I been dreaming again? ===''[[w:Eye of the Beholder (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Eye of the Beholder]]'' [7.18]=== === ''[[w:Genesis (TNG episode)|Genesis]]'' [7.19] === :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Do not approach me unannounced—especially while I am eating. ===''[[w:Journey's End (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Journey's End]]'' [7.20]=== ===''[[w:Firstborn (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Firstborn]]'' [7.21]=== === ''[[w:Bloodlines (TNG episode)|Bloodlines]]'' [7.22] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': One thing is clear: you'll never look at your hairline the same way again. ===''[[w:Emergence (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Emergence]]'' [7.23]=== ===''[[w:Preemptive Strike (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Preemptive Strike]]'' [7.24]=== === ''[[w:All Good Things... (TNG episode)|All Good Things...]]'' [7.25] === :'''Q''': Oh, you'd like me to connect the dots for you, lead you from A to B to C, so that your puny mind could comprehend. How boring. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': Goodbye, Jean-Luc. I'm gonna miss you…you had such potential. But then again, all good things must come to an end… <hr width=50%"/> :''[In Future Timeline]'' :'''Geordi''': ''[In distance]'' Captain Picard to the bridge. Captain we've got a problem with the warp core, or the phase inducers, or some other damn thing. :'''Picard''': Geordi! <hr width=50%"/> :''[At Cambridge University where Data holds the Lucasian Chair.]'' :'''Jessel''': If you're really his friend you'll get him to take that gray out of his hair. :'''Data''': Jessel... :'''Jessel''': Looks like a bloody skunk. :'''Data''': She can be frightfull trying at times, but, she does make me laugh. :'''Geordi''': Data, what is it with the hair anyway? :'''Data''': I've found that a touch of gray adds an air of distinction. :'''Picard''': You say this is Earl Grey, I'd swear that it was Darjeeling. :'''Jessel''': Hmm. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': Time may be eternal, Captain, but our patience is not. It's time to put an end to your little "trek" through the stars; make room for other more…worthy species. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': You're...going to deny us travel through space? :'''Q''': ''[to crowd]'' He doesn't understand! ''[to Picard]'' You obtuse piece of flotsam, you are to be denied ''existence''. Humanity's fate has been sealed, you ''will'' be destroyed. <hr width="50%"/> :''[In Future Timeline]'' :'''Q''': ''[Appearing aged, raises an [[w:hearing aid|ear trumpet]]]'' Eh? What did she say, sonny? I couldn't quite hear her. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Q! What is going on? Where is the anomaly? :'''Q''': Where's your mommy? Well, I don't know! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': You just don't get it, do you, Jean-Luc? The trial never ends. We wanted to see if you had the ability to expand your mind and your horizons. And for one brief moment, you did. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': When I realized the paradox. :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': Exactly. For that one fraction of a second, you were open to options you had never considered. That is the exploration that awaits you. Not mapping stars and studying nebulae, but charting the unknowable possibilities of existence. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Q, what is it you're trying to tell me? :''[Q considers, then opens his mouth as if to answer...but changes his mind, steps back and smiles]'' :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': You'll find out. In any case, I'll be watching. And if you're ''very'' lucky I'll drop by to say hello from time to time. See you...out there. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Picard is playing poker with the senior staff for the first time.]'' :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I should have done this a long time ago. :'''Deanna Troi''': You were always welcome. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': So, five-card stud, nothing wild... and the sky's the limit. :''[Final line of the series]'' == Unidentified episode == :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Those who rely on luck... never win the battle. == Repeated lines == :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship ''Enterprise''. Its continuing mission-- to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before. :*''[Introduction to each Next Generation episode.]'' <hr width = 50%/> :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Make it so! <hr width = 50%/> :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Tea. Earl grey. Hot. <hr width = 50%/> :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Engage! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Data, later. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Shut up, Wesley! <hr width = 50%/> :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Today is a good day to die! <hr width = 50%/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': However... <hr width = 50%/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Theoretically, it is possible... <hr width = 50%/> :'''Picard:''' Thank you, Mr. Data. == Miscellany == * ''"...to boldly go where no one has gone before."'' ** [[w:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|U.S.S. Enterprise-D]] dedication plaque. == Cast == * [[w:Patrick Stewart|Patrick Stewart]] — Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] * [[w:Jonathan Frakes|Jonathan Frakes]] — Commander [[w:William Riker|William Riker]] * [[w:Brent Spiner|Brent Spiner]] — Lieutenant Commander [[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]] * [[w:LeVar Burton|LeVar Burton]] — [[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]] * [[w:Michael Dorn|Michael Dorn]] — Lieutenant [[w:Worf|Worf]] * [[w:Marina Sirtis|Marina Sirtis]] — Counselor [[w:Deanna Troi|Deanna Troi]] * [[w:Gates McFadden|Gates McFadden]] — Doctor [[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]] ''[<nowiki></nowiki>[[#Season 1|Season 1]], Episodes 2.22-7.26]'' * [[w:Wil Wheaton|Wil Wheaton]] — [[w:Wesley Crusher|Wesley Crusher]] ''[Episodes 1.1-4.9, "[[#The Game .5B5.6.5D|The Game]]", "[[#The First Duty .5B5.19.5D|The First Duty]]", "[[#Season 7|Parallels]]", "[[#Season 7|Journey's End]]"]'' * [[w:Denise Crosby|Denise Crosby]] — Lieutenant [[w:Tasha Yar|Tasha Yar]] ''[Episodes 1.1-1.23, "[[#Season 2|Shades of Gray]]", "[[#Yesterday's Enterprise .5B3.15.5D|Yesterday's Enterprise]]", "[[#All Good Things... .5B7.25.5D|All Good Things...]]"]'' == About ''{{PAGENAME}}'' == [[File:Enterprise-D_bridge.jpg|thumb|Star Trek is not like any other show because it is one unique [[vision]], and if you agree with [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s vision for the [[future]], you should be locked up somewhere. ~ [[w:Maurice Hurley|Maurice Hurley]]]] [[File:Star_Trek_-_Enterprise_D_Transporter.jpg|thumb|“Star Trek: The Next Generation” has precious little to tell us about our [[present]] [[selves]]. Or, rather, it tells us who we are not, and who we might become someday. ~ Manu Saadia]] * Gene's hands-on involvement in The Next Generation diminished greatly after the first season. ** Producer [[w:Rick Berman|Rick Berman]] as quoted in Tulock, John; Jenkins, Henry (1995). Science Fiction Audiences. p. 186 * Given Roddenberry's goal of a television series revolving around the adventures of a space-age [[w:Horatio Hornblower|Captain Horatio Hornblower]], it is not surprising that much of the international structure would be based upon the law as it existed during the heyday of the fighting sail. In contrast to our contemporary world, in which international telephone communications are instantaneous and where travel from any one point on the globe to any other can be accomplished in under a day's time, the planets on ''ST:TNG'' sometimes go for decades without communicating with one another, and the time to travel form one planet to another (even at warp speed) is measured in days, weeks or years - not hours. <br> In such a decentralized legal system, there would not be enough repetition of practice to develop [[w:customary law|customary law]]. ** Robert H. Chaires, ‎Bradley Stewart Chilton, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0966808029 ''Star Trek Visions of Law and Justice''], (2003), p. 99. * I wrote the bible for that show, not Gene. He took credit for it, of course. And the idea of the older, more mature Captain — that was mine. That way we could keep the Captain on the bridge and make the first officer the Mission Specialist. ** [[w:David Gerrold|David Gerrold]], [http://io9.gizmodo.com/a-new-documentary-shows-how-gene-roddenberry-almost-kil-1721153875 "A New Documentary Shows How Gene Roddenberry Almost Killed Star Trek TNG"], Charlie Jane Anders, ''IO0'', 7/30/15. * [[Lexx|We]] wanted to get away from the heavy, preachy, moralizing sci-fi of shows like Star Trek: TNG, which in my view took all the joie de vivre out of the original series. ** [[w:Lex Gigeroff|Lex Gigeroff]], [http://binnallofamerica.com/sfw10.2.9.html "A Sci Fi Worlds Interview with Lex Gigeroff:Lexx Co-Writer/Actor"] ''Binn all of America''. * Star Trek is not like any other show because it is one unique [[vision]], and if you agree with Gene Roddenberry's vision for the future, you should be locked up somewhere. It's wacky doodle, but it's his wacky doodle. If you can't deal with that, you can't do the show. There are rules on top of rules on top of rules...Gene sees this pollyanish view of the future where everything is going to be fine...I don't believe it, but you have to suppress all that and put it aside. You suspend your own feelings and your own beliefs, and you get with his vision...or you get rewritten. ** [[w:Maurice Hurley|Maurice Hurley]] in ''Starlog'' issue 152, p. 29. * During the years of Captain Kirk's Enterprise 4% of the galaxy has been charted -- not explored -- since exploration would have required visits to all the approximately 11,000,000,000 stars and planetary systems in that 4% of the galaxy. By the time of our 24th century stories, only 19% of it has been charted. <br> If only one of a million of the stars in the galaxy has worlds and if only one of out of a million of these worlds were capable of supporting life, and if only one out of a million were capable of supporting life, and if only one out of a million of those bore intelligent life, there would still be millions of inhabited worlds for us to visit. ** [[Gene Roddenberry]] [http://leethomson.myzen.co.uk/Star_Trek/2_The_Next_Generation/Star_Trek_-_The_Next_Generation_Bible.pdf Star Trek: The Next Generation Bible] p.9 * It is hard to overstate how much of a departure the “Star Trek” franchise’s eighties-and-nineties-straddling incarnation, “The Next Generation,” was from the original series. It retained much of the nomenclature and established codes (the inscrutable techno-scientific babble, the ship’s name, the [[w:Military rank|naval ranks]], the canonical alien species) but swung almost entirely toward the second, more cerebral form of science fiction. It had no anchor in the [[present]], nor did it genuflect before [[w:American frontier|America’s frontier]] [[myths]]. “The Next Generation” was wholesale [[w:Utopia|utopia]], a [[w:Thought experiment|thought experiment]] on how humans would behave under terminally improved material circumstances. [[Civilization]], and the [[future]], had won. ** Manu Saadia, [https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-enduring-lessons-of-star-trek “The Enduring Lessons of “Star Trek””], ''The New Yorker'', (September 8, 2016). * “Star Trek: The Next Generation” has precious little to tell us about our [[present]] [[selves]]. Or, rather, it tells us who we are not, and who we might become someday. This is not the type of [[science fiction]] that we are accustomed to consuming, or that [[w:Television producer|TV]] and [[w:Film producer|film]] [[w:Producer|producers]] are accustomed to making. ** Manu Saadia, [https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-enduring-lessons-of-star-trek “The Enduring Lessons of “Star Trek””], ''The New Yorker'', (September 8, 2016). * I was very clear about what to expect. Star Trek: The Next Generation was going to be an utter failure and I would be on my way back to England within a few months. I could make some money for the first time in my life, get a suntan and go home. ** [[w:Patrick Stewart|Patrick Stewart]], [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2013/03/08/patrick_stewart_fondly_recalls_star_trek_the_next_generation.html "Patrick Stewart fondly recalls Star Trek: The Next Generation"] Rob Salem, ''The Star'', (March 8, 2013). == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title | id=0092455 | title=Star Trek: The Next Generation}} * [http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/TNG/index.html ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''] at StarTrek.com {{Startrek}} [[Category:1980s American drama TV shows]] [[Category:1990s American drama TV shows]] [[Category:1980s American science fiction TV shows]] [[Category:1990s American science fiction TV shows]] [[Category:Star Trek]] [[Category:Television series on DVD]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] [[Category:Syndicated shows]] [[Category:Star Trek]] [[Category:American sequel TV shows]] [[Category:Robots in television]] [[Category:Space adventure TV shows]] doh3zu65vy8f0oekpd03qddjgvc5r1s 3148673 3148672 2022-07-28T14:57:20Z Black Archer 149854 /* Rascals [6.7] */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''''' was a [[w:science fiction|science fiction]] [[w:television program|television series]] that aired from 1987 to 1994. It follows the crew of the ''[[w:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS Enterprise-D]]'', with the events set 78 years after those in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''. Four feature [[Star_Trek#Feature_films|films]] with the show's cast were also produced. == Opening == *'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Space... The final frontier... These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds... To seek out new life and new civilizations... 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.5B5.26.5D|Time's Arrow, Part I]] |[[#Descent.2C Part I .5B6.26.5D|Descent, Part I]] | |- |} == Season 1 == === ''[[w:Encounter at Farpoint|Encounter at Farpoint]]'' [1.1] === :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': Thou art notified that thy kind has infiltrated the galaxy too far already. Thou art directed to return to thine own solar system immediately. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': Go back, or thou shalt most certainly die! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': But you can't deny that you're still a dangerous, savage child race. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': ...and 400 years before that, you were murdering each other in quarrels over tribal god images. Since then, there are no indications that humans will ever change. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': There are preparations to make, but when we next meet, Captain, we'll proceed exactly as you suggest. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': If we're going to be damned, let's be damned for what we really are. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': I am superior, sir, in many ways, but I would gladly give it up to be human. :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Nice to meet you... Pinocchio. :''[Data stares at Riker]'' :'''William Riker''': A joke. :'''Data''': Ah! Intriguing. :'''William Riker''': You're going to be an interesting companion, Mr. Data. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': It is an unknown, Captain. Isn't that enough? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': If you'd earned that uniform you're wearing you'd know that the unknown is what brings us out here. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Leonard McCoy|Admiral McCoy]]''': Have you got some of a reason my atoms scattered all over space, boy? :'''Data''': No, sir. But at your age, sir, I thought you shouldn't have to put up with the time, and trouble of a shuttlecraft. :'''Admiral McCoy''': Hold it right there, boy? :'''Data''': Sir? :'''Admiral McCoy''': What about my age? :'''Data''': Sorry, sir. If that subject troubles you... :'''Admiral McCoy''': Troubles me? What's so damn troublesome about not havin' died? How old you think I am anyway? :'''Data''': 137 years, Admiral, according to Starfleet records. :'''Admiral McCoy''': Explain how you remembered that so exactly. :'''Data''': I remember every fact I am exposed to, sir. :'''Admiral McCoy''': I don't see no points on your ears boy, but you sound like a Vulcan. :'''Data''': No, sir, I am an android. :'''Admiral McCoy''': Almost as bad. :'''Data''': I thought it was generally accepted, sir, that Vulcans are an advanced, and most honorable race. :'''Admiral McCoy''': They are, they are, and damn annoying at times. :'''Data''': Yes, sir. :'''Admiral McCoy''': Well, this is a new ship, but she's got the right name. Now you remember that you hear? :'''Data''': I will sir. :'''Admiral McCoy''': You treat her like a lady, and she'll always bring you home. === ''[[w:The Naked Now|The Naked Now]]'' [1.3] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Indications of what humans would call... a wild party. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': "There was a young lady from Venus, whose body was shaped like a..." :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': ''[frantically cutting off Data]'' Captain to Security, come in! :'''Data''': Did I say something wrong? :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': I don't understand their humor, either. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Tasha Yar|Tasha Yar]]''': Data. You are fully functional, aren't you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': ''[intoxicated by the virus]'' We are more alike than unlike, my dear Captain. I have pores. Humans have pores. I have... fingerprints. Humans have fingerprints. My chemical nutrients are like your blood. If you prick me... do I not... leak? === ''[[w:Code of Honor (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Code of Honor]]'' [1.4] === :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': Where are the calluses we doctors are supposed to grow over our feelings? :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Perhaps the good ones never get them. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': For example, what Lutan did is similar to what certain American Indians once did called "counting coup." That is from an obscure language known as French. "Counting coup..." :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Mr. Data, the French language for centuries on Earth represented civilization. :'''Data''': Indeed? But surely, sir... :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': I suggest you drop it, Mr. Data. :'''Data''': Yes, sir. "Counting coup" could be something as simple as touching an enemy with a stick in battle or taking something from him and escaping. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': You speak of a code of honor, but what you are saying now, according to our customs, is called an act of war. :'''Lutan''': This is not an act of war, but of love! I want Lieutenant Yar to become my first one. :'''Yareena''': I challenge your right of supersedence! :'''Hagon''': No woman has challenged supersedence for over 200 years! :'''Yareena''': The right is mine, and I will have it. Natasha Yar, I challenge you to a struggle to the death. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': No! The challenge is unequivocally refused. :'''Lutan''': Then you shall have no treaty! No vaccine! And no Lieutenant Yar! === ''[[w:The Last Outpost (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Last Outpost]]'' [1.5] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': ''[his fingers in a [[w:Chinese finger trap|Chinese finger trap]]]'' Apologies, Captain. I seem to have reached an odd functional impasse. I am, uh... stuck. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Then get unstuck and continue with the briefing. :'''Data''': Yes, sir. That is what I'm trying to do, sir, but the solution eludes me. :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': My hero. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': "Fear is the true enemy, the only enemy." :*''[From [[Sun Tzu]]]'' === ''[[w:Where No One Has Gone Before (TNG episode)|Where No One Has Gone Before]]'' [1.6] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': ...where is this place? :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Where none have gone before. === ''[[w:Lonely Among Us|Lonely Among Us]]'' [1.7] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': If the ''Enterprise'' were really this fragile, sir, she never would have left spacedock. Therefore, her systems' failures are not endemic to the ship, but are the result of the actions of an unknown adversary. :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': We have a saboteur aboard. :'''Data''': I believe I said that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': It's elementary, my dear Riker. Sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': "We must fall back on the old axiom that when other contingencies fail, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." === ''[[w:Justice (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Justice]]'' [1.8] === :'''Edo God''': ''[booming voice]'' State... the... purpose. State the purpose of what you have done. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I'm Captain Picard, commanding this Federation starship. :'''Edo God''': State the purpose of your visit here. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': We have sent down what we call an away team, to make peaceful contact here. :'''Edo God''': Do you plan to leave life-forms here? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': No. We are merely visiting here. :'''Edo God''': But you did more at the world you just left. Why have you left your own life-forms there? :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': The colony we just planted, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': We found that world uninhabited. The life-forms we left there had... had sought the challenge-- at least, that is the basic reason-- had sought the challenge of creating a new lifestyle-- a new society there. Life on our world is driven to protect itself by seeding itself as widely as possible. :'''Edo God''': Do not interfere with my children below. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Rivan''': They are called mediators and they are needed only in one place each day. :'''Liator''': The punishment zone, an area that's selected for a period of time. :'''[[w:Tasha Yar|Tasha Yar]]''': It's a completely random selection? :'''Liator''': No one but our mediators know what place or for how long. We're very proud of the wisdom of our ancestors. No person ever knows where or when a zone will be. :'''Rivan''': And so no one risks death. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Death? :'''Rivan''': By breaking any law. :'''Tasha Yar''': Wait, explain this. :'''Liator''': Only one punishment for any crime. :'''Worf''': Anyone who commits any crime in the punishment zone dies? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Liator''': So, we are not yet as advanced as they are. And since you are advanced in other ways, too, I suggest you use your superior powers to rescue the Wesley boy. We will record him as a convicted criminal out of our reach-- an advanced person who luckily escaped the barbarism of this backward little world. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': They were able to communicate with me quite... I was about to say quite easily but there was nothing easy about it. Fortunately, they stopped short of overloading my circuitry. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': You're saying they? So it is a vessel of some sort? :'''Data''': Definitely not a single entity, if that's what you mean, sir, although they know the Edo worship them as a god thing. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': They know? :'''Data''': They recognize that this is quite expected and harmless at the present Edo stage of evolution. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': What sort of vessel? :'''Data''': It is perhaps not what we would understand as a vessel, sir. The dimensions this one occupies allows them to be... well, to be in several places at once, but they consider that this entire star cluster is theirs. It was probably unwise of us to attempt to place a human colony in this area. Of course, there are 3,004 other planets in this star cluster in which we could have colonized. The largest and closest... :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Data! Don't babble. :'''Data''': Babble, sir? I am not aware that I ever babble, sir. It may be that from time to time I have considerable information to communicate, and you may question the way in which I organize it... :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Please, organize it into brief answers to my questions. We have very little time. Do they accept our presence at this planet? :'''Data''': Undecided, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Data, please feel free to volunteer any important information. :'''Data''': I volunteer that they are now observing us, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': To judge what kind of life-forms we are? :'''Data''': No. It is more curiosity. I doubt that they expect us to abide by their value systems. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Do they know of our Prime Directive? :'''Data''': They know everything I know, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': And if we were to violate the Prime Directive... :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': That's not a fair question. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': How would they react? :'''Data''': That would be a case of judging us by our own rules, sir. If we violate our own Prime Directive they might consider us to be deceitful and untrustworthy. You do recall, they cautioned us not to interfere with their children below. What has happened? :'''Beverly Crusher''': The Edo want to execute my son. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tasha Yar''': What of Justice to Wesley? Does he deserve to die? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I'm truly sorry, Liator, but I must have justice for my people, too. Transporter Room, energize. Transporter Room, come in. :'''Transporter Officer''': We can't energize the beam, sir. Everything checks out, but we're getting no results. :'''First Mediator''': God has prevented your escape. :'''Beverly Crusher''': Then your God is unfair. My son had no warning that his act was criminal. :'''Second Mediator''': We cannot allow ignorance of the law to become a defense. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I don't know how to communicate this, or even if it is possible, but the question of justice has concerned me greatly of late and I say to any creature who may be listening, there can be no justice so long as laws are absolute. Even life itself is an exercise in exceptions. :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': When has justice ever been as simple as a rule book? === ''[[w:The Battle (TNG episode)|The Battle]]'' [1.9] === :'''Bok''': It is a gift from us with which we honor the hero of Maxia. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Who? :'''Bok''': Why you, Picard, of course. Do you not remember the Battle of Maxia? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I'm sorry, I do not remember it, DaiMon Bok. Data? :'''Data''': Captain, he may refer to an incident which occurred nine years ago in the Maxia Zeta star system, in which an unidentified starship- :'''Bok:''' UNIDENTIFIED?! That fine vessel was Ferengi! :'''Data''': Which... you destroyed, sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Your shields were failing, sir. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Mm-hmm. I... improvised. With the enemy vessel coming in for the kill, I ordered a sensor bearing, and when it came into the return arc... :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': You performed what Starfleet textbooks now refer to as the "Picard Maneuver." :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Well, I did what any good helmsman would have done. I dropped into high warp, stopped right off the enemy vessel's bow fired everything I had. :'''William Riker''': And blowing into maximum warp speed, you appeared for an instant to be in two places at once. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': And our attacker fired on the wrong one. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bok''': Collecting on an old debt. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bok''': Die well, Captain! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kazago''': First Officer Kazago to human Riker. :'''William Riker''': Not now, Kazago! :'''Kazago''': We do not wish to become involved in what is clearly a Federation matter... :'''William Riker''': Fine, fine! ''Enterprise'', out. :'''Kazago''': You should also know that DaiMon Bok no longer commands this vessel. His first officer has confined him for engaging in this unprofitable adventure. Good luck, First Officer Riker. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Picard has just been released from Bok's mind control device]'' :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Bok! Where is Bok?! :'''William Riker''': Removed from command, sir. And placed under guard for his act of personal vengeance. Seems there was no profit in it. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': In revenge, there never is. Let the dead rest... and the past, remain the past. ''Enterprise'', lock on. Beam me home, Riker. === ''[[w:Hide and Q (TNG episode)|Hide and Q]]'' [1.10] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Oh, I know "Hamlet." And what he might say with irony I say with conviction. "What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason. How infinite in faculty. In form, in moving, how express and admirable. In action, how like an angel. In apprehension, how like a god." :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': Surely you don't see your species like that, do you? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I see us becoming that, Q. Is it that which concerns you? === ''[[w:Haven (TNG episode)|Haven]]'' [1.11] === :'''Lwaxana Troi''': After the young couple have removed their clothing... :'''[[w:Tasha Yar|Tasha Yar]]''': The bride and groom go naked? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Could you please continue the petty bickering? I find it most intriguing. === ''[[w:The Big Goodbye (TNG episode)|The Big Goodbye]]'' [1.12] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Earth, United States, San Francisco, California. :'''Computer''': Time period? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': 1941 AD. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Hiya, Doc. What's cooking? :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': You know I had some trouble getting through? Where's Captain Picard? :'''Data''': He's on ice. :'''Beverly Crusher''': Pardon? :'''Data''': He's being grilled. :'''Beverly Crusher''': What is he, a fish? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Cyrus Redblock''': Kill the woman. <hr width="50%"/> :'''McNary''': So... this is the big good-bye. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': It was raining in the City by the Bay-- a hard rain. Hard enough to wash the slime... :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Data! :'''Data''': Sorry, sir. === ''[[w:Datalore (TNG episode)|Datalore]]'' [1.13] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': If you had an off switch, Doctor, would you not keep it secret? :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': I guess I would. === ''[[w:Angel One (TNG episode)|Angel One]]'' [1.14] === :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Ramsey|Ramsey]]''': You can't rescue a man from the place he calls his home. === ''[[w:11001001 (TNG episode)|11001001]]'' [1.15] === :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': If winning is not important, then Commander, why keep score? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': Keep notes. This project might turn out to be of interest to future scholars. :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': Really? :'''William T. Riker''': Think about it. A blind man teaching an android to paint? That's got to be worth a couple of pages in someone's book. <hr width="50%"/> :'''William T. Riker''': What's a knock-out like you doing in a computer-generated gin joint like this? :'''[[w:Minuet (Star Trek)|Minuet]]''': Waiting for you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Doesn't love always begin that way? With the illusion being more real than the woman? . === ''[[w:Too Short a Season (TNG episode)|Too Short a Season]]'' [1.16] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Age and wisdom have their graces. :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': I wonder if one doesn't have to have age and wisdom to appreciate that, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I hope not, Number One. It would be such a waste of youth. === ''[[w:When the Bough Breaks (TNG episode)|When the Bough Breaks]]'' [1.17] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Data, find a way to defeat that shield. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': That may be impossible, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Data, things are only impossible until they're not. === ''[[w:Home Soil (TNG episode)|Home Soil]]'' [1.18] === :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Microbrain|Microbrain]]''': Ugly giant bags... of mostly water... === ''[[w:Coming of Age (TNG episode)|Coming of Age]]'' [1.19] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Do Klingons observe birthdays, Worf? :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Klingons are born, live as warriors, and die. :'''Data''': Then how do you know how old you are? :'''Worf''': I don't. Do you know? :'''Data''': I have no age. === ''[[w:Heart of Glory (TNG episode)|Heart of Glory]]'' [1.20] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Can you filter out the extraneous information? :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': No, I get it all simultaneously. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': It's a jumble. How can you make heads or tails of it? :'''Geordi La Forge''': I select what I want to see and disregard the rest. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': How is that possible? :'''Geordi La Forge''': In a noisy room, how can you pick out one specific voice or sound? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I see. Something you learn. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Why do you mock me? Why do you wish to anger me? :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Korris|Korris]]''': Only to see if it is still possible. :'''Worf''': It is. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf:''' My brother, it is you who does not see. You look for battles in the wrong place. The true test of a warrior is not without, it is within! Here! Here is where we meet the challenge. It is the weaknesses in here a warrior must overcome. :'''Korris:''' No. :'''Worf:''' You have talked of glory, and of conquest, and of legends that we will write. :'''Korris:''' Yes! The birthright of every Klingon. :'''Worf:''' Yet, for all you say, where are the words "duty," "honor" and "loyalty"? Without which a warrior is ''nothing''! :'''Korris:''' What are you saying?! Living among these humans has sucked the Klingon heart out of you. :'''Worf:''' Put down the phaser. :'''Korris:''' You are a sham! My words were dust upon the ground. Your blood has no fire! You are weak like them! I don't care what you look like! ''YOU ARE NO KLINGON!'' :'''Worf:''' Perhaps not. ''[shoots Korris dead]'' === ''[[w:The Arsenal of Freedom (TNG episode)|The Arsenal of Freedom]]'' [1.21] === :'''The Peddler''': Whoever you are, wherever you're from, greetings! Welcome to Minos, The Arsenal of Freedom! :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I'm Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterp... :'''The Peddler''': If you need a little something "special", be it for one target or multiple targets, we've got it, you'll see it, here on Minos, where we live by the motto, "[[Peace]] through superior firepower." :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': To whom am I speaking...? :'''The Peddler''': To be totally armed is to be totally secure! Remember, the early bird that hesitates gets wormed. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': It is a recorded message, sir. :'''The Peddler''': Minos, the Arsenal of Freedom: perfection in highly advanced weaponry. Versatility, flexibility, and everything 100% guaranteed! So lock on to my signal and beam on down! Because we don't just provide weapons... :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Shut that off. :'''The Peddler''': We provide complete weapons sys- :''[the screen goes blank]'' :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': That's a heck of a sales pitch. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Paul Rice|Paul Rice]]''': Tell me about your ship - the ''Enterprise'', isn't it? :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': No... The name of my ship is the Lollipop. :'''Paul Rice''': I have no knowledge of that ship. :'''William T. Riker''': It's just been commissioned. It's a [[w:On the Good Ship Lollipop|good ship]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Geordi La Forge:''' Relinquishing command, Captain. :'''Jean-Luc Picard:''' As you were, Lieutenant! :'''Geordi La Forge:''' Sir? :'''Jean-Luc Picard:''' Mr. La Forge, when I left this ship, it was in one piece. I would appreciate your returning it to me in the same condition. Do you concur, Number One? :'''William Riker:''' Absolutely, sir. === ''[[w:Symbiosis (TNG episode)|Symbiosis]]'' [1.22] === :'''[[MemoryAlpha:T'Jon|T'Jon]]''': Everything's just kind of... you know... dead, I guess. It's all... you know... shut down. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': That's a little vague. What's the computer analysis? :'''T'Jon''': Uh, the computer's not working very well. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': [[w:Prime Directive|The Prime Directive]] is not just a set of rules; it is a philosophy... and a very correct one. History has proven again and again that whenever mankind interferes with a less developed civilization, no matter how well intentioned that interference may be, the results are invariably disastrous. === ''[[w:Skin of Evil (TNG episode)|Skin of Evil]]'' [1.23] === :'''William Riker''': I'm Commander William Riker of the USS ''Enterprise''. :'''Armus''': I am Armus. Why are you here? :'''William Riker''': We mean you no harm. We have injured crewmen in the shuttlecraft, and we need to get to them. May we pass? :'''Armus''': You haven't given me a good enough reason. :'''William Riker''': Preserving life. All life is important to us. :'''Armus''': Why? :'''William Riker''': We believe everything in the universe has a right to exist. :'''Armus''': An interesting notion. Which I do not share! You may leave now, if you wish. :'''Tasha Yar''': We're not going anywhere without our shuttle crew. :'''Armus''': I warn you... :'''Tasha Yar''': Enough! We have people who need attention. We won't hurt you, but we must help them. :''[Yar tries to walk around Armus, who hits her with an energy blast, killing her instantly]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Tasha Yar|Tasha Yar]]''': Death is that state where one lives only in the memory of others, which is why it is not an end. No goodbyes—just good memories. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard''': '' Au revoir,'' Natasha. The gathering is concluded. :''(Everyone but Picard and Data leave, sniffing a bit)'' :'''Data''': Sir, the purpose of this gathering...confuses me. :'''Picard''': Oh? How so? :'''Data''': My thoughts are not for Tasha, but for myself. I keep thinking how empty it will feel without her presence. Did I miss the point? :'''Picard''': No, you didn't, Data. You got it. :''(Picard leaves; Data remains, contemplating his words)'' === ''[[w:We'll Always Have Paris (TNG episode)|We'll Always Have Paris]]'' [1.24] === :'''[[w:Unnamed Officer (Fencing with Picard)|Unnamed Officer]]''': ''(fencing with Picard)'' Interesting move. What technique was that? :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': The technique of a desperate man. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Jenice Manheim|Jenice Manheim]]''': Well, so much for my dramatic exit. === ''[[w:Conspiracy (TNG episode)|Conspiracy]]'' [1.25] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': You are aware, Counselor, that the holodeck can be programmed to recreate an oceanic environment? :'''[[w:Deanna Troi|Deanna Troi]]''': Data, it's just not the same. Have you ever gone for a real moonlight swim? :'''Data''': One can swim in moonlight? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf''': Are you okay? :'''Geordi La Forge''': If I could see, I'd be seeing stars now. <hr width="50%"/> ''[Admiral Aaron's parasite scampers into Dexter Remmick's mouth and down his throat; as he speaks, his neck bulges]'' :'''Parasite mother creature/[[w:Dexter Remmick|Dexter Remmick]]''': (calm, sincere) You don't understand. (voice distorted) We mean you no harm. We seek peaceful co-existence. === ''[[w:The Neutral Zone (TNG episode)|The Neutral Zone]]'' [1.26] === :'''[[MemoryAlpha:L.Q._Clemonds|"Sonny" Clemonds]]''': ...you and me can find us a couple of low-mileage pit wolfies, and help 'em build a memory. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[MemoryAlpha:L.Q._Clemonds|"Sonny" Clemonds]]''': ...you're just about the prettiest lil' old doctor I've ever seen. <hr width="50%"/> ''[Following their encounter with the Romulans]'' :'''Picard''': Our lives just became a lot more complicated. == Season 2 == ===''[[w:The Child (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Child]]'' [2.1]=== :'''Deanna''': Captain. do what you must to protect the ship. But know this, I am going to have this baby. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Katherine Pulaski|Kate Pulaski]]''': Dah-ta, look at this. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': [looking slightly confused] 'Day-ta'. :'''Kate Pulaski''': What? :'''Data''': My name. It is pronounced 'Day-ta'. :'''Kate Pulaski''': Oh? :'''Data''': You called me 'Dah-ta'. :'''Kate Pulaski''': [laughing] What's the difference? :'''Data''': One is my name. The other is not. === ''[[w:Where Silence Has Lease (TNG episode)|Where Silence Has Lease]]'' [2.2] === :''[An alien is impersonating Data.]'' :'''Alien (as Data)''': What is death? :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Oh, is that all. Data, you're asking probably the most difficult of all questions. Some see it as a changing into an indestructible form, forever unchanging. They believe that the purpose of the entire universe is to then maintain that form in an Earth-like garden which will give delight and pleasure through all eternity. On the other hand there are those who hold to the idea of our blinking into nothingness with all of our experiences and hopes and dreams merely a delusion. :'''Alien (as Data)''': Which do you believe sir? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Considering the marvelous complexity of the universe, its clockwork perfection, its balances of this against that... matter, energy, gravitation, time, dimension, I believe that our existence must be more than either of these philosophies. That what we are goes beyond euclidean or other 'practical' measuring systems... and that our existence is part of a reality beyond what we understand now as reality. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:LCARS|Computer]]''': Ten seconds to auto-destruct. :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': Captain? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Abort auto-destruct sequence. :'''Computer''': Riker, William T. Do you concur? :'''William T. Riker''': Yes, absolutely I do indeed concur, wholeheartedly! :'''Computer''': Auto-destruct cancelled. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': A simple "yes" would have sufficed Number One. :'''William T. Riker''': I didn't want there to be any chance of a misunderstanding. ===''[[w:Elementary, Dear Data|Elementary, Dear Data]]'' [2.3]=== :'''Geordi La Forge:''' All right, Data. You solve all the cases and get all the gifts, but what do I do? :'''Data:''' Primarily as Dr. Watson, you will keep a written record of everything I say and do. <hr width="50%"> :'''Moriarty:''' It has gone beyond that little game, Mr. Data. And you'll note I no longer call you Holmes. <hr width="50%"> :'''Pulaski:''' I'll give you credit for your vast knowledge but your circuits would just short out if you were confronted with a truly original mystery. <hr width="50%"> :'''Pulaski:''' Your artificial friend doesn't have a prayer of solving a Holmes mystery that he hasn't read. <hr width="50%"> :'''Moriarty:''' That dark fellow there used the word "arch" and then, I wonder… arch! <hr width="50%> :'''La Forge:'''Well, Doctor Pulaski and I had a discussion about whether Data could solve an original Holmes-type mystery. :'''Picard:''' Which you asked the computer to provide? :'''La Forge:''' Yes, with a worthy opponent. :'''Picard:''' Worthy of Holmes? :'''La Forge:''' ...Oh my God...I asked for a Holmes-type mystery with an opponent capable of defeating...Data! That's gotta be it! :'''Picard:''' Merde... === ''[[w:The Outrageous Okona (TNG episode)|The Outrageous Okona]]'' [2.4] === :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': (to Okona) Now please, follow Cmdr. Rikers' commands so our ship can go back to its normal routine. :''[Riker smiles broadly.]'' :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Something funny? :'''William T. Riker''': Well, the unexpected is our normal routine. <hr width="50%"/> :''[After the holographic comedian has demonstrated a [[Jerry Lewis]] impersonation]'' :'''Data:''' So... if you put funny teeth in your mouth, and jump around like an idiot... that is considered funny! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Wesley Crusher''': Say goodbye, Data. :'''Data:''' Goodbye, Data. :''[the bridge crew cracks up]'' :'''Data:''' Was that funny? :''[Wesley stifles a laugh]'' :'''Data:''' Accessing... Ah, Burns & Allen, Roxy Theatre, New York City, 1932. It still works! ===''[[w:Loud as a Whisper|Loud as a Whisper]]'' [2.5]=== :'''Data:''' When I stroke the beard thusly, do I not appear more intellectual? === ''[[w:The Schizoid Man (TNG episode)|The Schizoid Man]]'' [2.6] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': No being is so important that he can usurp the rights of another. ===''[[w:Unnatural Selection (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Unnatural Selection]]'' [2.7] === :'''[[w:Katherine Pulaski|Kate Pulaski]]''': Chief medical officer's log, supplemental...Scientists believe no experiment is a failure, that even a mistake advances the evolution of understanding. But all achievement has a price. For one brief glance at the mysterious blueprint of human evolution, the men and women of the U.S.S. Lantree paid with their lives. Their sacrifice is thus noted in this scientist's log. ===''[[w:A Matter of Honor|A Matter of Honor]]'' [2.8]=== :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': I've studied, and know everything about my heritage. :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Then you're just the person I need to talk to clear something up. :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': It's been my understanding that one of the duties of the First Officer of the Klingon vessel is to assassinate his Captain? :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Yes, sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ensign Mendon''': Not very hospitable, are they? :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': That is not your concern. Observe your station, Ensign Mendon. :'''Ensign Mendon''': Didn't mean to offend you. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': You didn't. Yet. ''[Ensign Mendon awkwardly walks the other way]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Isn't that gagh? :'''Lieutenant Klag''': Very good. You did some research on our nutritional choices. :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Yes, but... ''[Riker looks down at the live Gagh and sighs]'' :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': It's still moving. :'''Lieutenant Klag''': Gagh is always best when served live. ''[Riker looks over at one of the Klingon women smiling at him]'' :'''Lieutenant Klag''': Would you like something easier? :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Easier? :'''Lieutenant Klag''': Yes. If Klingon food is too strong for you, perhaps we could get one of the females to breast-feed you. ''[The other Klingons start laughing]'' === ''[[w:The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Measure of a Man]]'' [2.9] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': If we were not surrounded by all these people, you know what I would like to do? :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Phillipa Louvois|Phillipa Louvois]]''': Bust a chair across my teeth, probably. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': After that. :'''Phillipa Louvois''': Oh, ain't love wonderful? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Phillipa Louvois''': ''[to Picard]'' I never thought I'd say this, but it's good to see you again. It brings a sense of order and stability to my universe to know that you're still a pompous ass...and a damn sexy man. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': Consider that in the history of many worlds there have always been disposable creatures. They do the dirty work. They do the work that no one else wants to do, because it's too difficult and too hazardous. With an army of Datas, all disposable, you don't have to think about their welfare, or you don't think about how they feel. Whole generations of disposable people. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': You're talking about slavery. :'''Guinan''': I think that's a little harsh. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I don't think that's a little harsh, I think that's the truth. That's the truth that we have obscured behind...a comfortable, easy euphemism. 'Property.' But that's not the issue at all, is it? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': ''[demonstrating Data is a machine by deactivating him in the courtroom]'' Pinocchio is broken; its strings have been cut. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Now tell me, Commander, what is Data? :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Bruce Maddox|Bruce Maddox]]''': I...I don't understand. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''[shouting]'' What is he? :'''Bruce Maddox''': A machine! :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Is he? Are you sure? :'''Bruce Maddox''': Yes! :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': You see, he's already met two of your criteria for sentience, so what about the third? Consciousness, in even the smallest degree! What is he then? I don't know. ''[to Maddox]'' Do you? ''[to Riker]'' Do you? ''[to Louvois]'' Do ''you''? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard''': Your honor, the courtroom is a crucible; in it, we burn away irrelevancies until we are left with a purer product: the truth, for all time. Now sooner or later, this man [Commander Maddox] – or others like him – will succeed in replicating Commander Data. The decision you reach here today will determine how we will regard this creation of our genius. It will reveal the kind of people we are; what he is destined to be. It will reach far beyond this courtroom and this one android. It could significantly redefine the boundaries of personal liberty and freedom: expanding them for some, savagely curtailing them for others. Are you prepared to condemn him [Commander Data] – and all who will come after him – to servitude and slavery? Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life: well, ''there'' it sits! ''[point to Data]'' Waiting. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Phillipa Louvois''': It sits there looking at me, and I don't know what it is. This case has dealt with metaphysics, with questions best left to saints and philosophers. I am neither competent nor qualified to answer those. I've got to make a ruling, to try to speak to the future. Is Data a machine? Yes. Is he the property of Starfleet? No. We have all been dancing around the basic issue. Does Data have a soul? I don't know that he has. I don't know that I have! But I have got to give him the freedom to explore that question himself. It is the ruling of this court that Lieutenant Commander Data has the freedom to choose. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': I formally refuse to undergo your procedure. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': Sir? There is a celebration on the holodeck. :'''William Riker''': ''[despondent]'' I have no right to be there. :'''Data''': Because you failed in your task? :'''William Riker''': Oh, God, no, I was that close to ''winning'', Data. :'''Data''': ''[considers the statement]'' Yes, sir. :'''William Riker''': I almost cost you your life! :'''Data''': That is true, sir. But Commander... ''Will''. I have learned from your example. :'''William Riker''': ''[perplexed]'' What could you possibly have learned from that ordeal? :'''Data''': That at times, one must deny one's nature, sacrifice one's own personal beliefs, to protect another. Is it not true that had you refused to prosecute, Captain Louvois would have ruled summarily against me? :'''William Riker''': Yes. :'''Data''': That action injured you, and saved me. I will not forget it. :'''William Riker''': ''[smiles]'' You're a wise man, my friend. :'''Data''': Not yet, sir. But with your help, I am learning. ===''[[w:The Dauphin|The Dauphin]]'' [2.10]=== :'''Worf''': [''about Salia''] Do not be deceived by her looks. The body is just a shell. <hr width = "50%"/> :[''Worf makes a prolonged scream.''] :'''Worf''': That is how the Klingon lures a mate. :'''Wesley''': Are you telling me to go yell at Salia? :'''Worf''': No. Men do not roar. Women roar...[''besotted''] and they hurl heavy objects...and claw at you... :'''Wesley''': What does the man do? :'''Worf''': He reads love poetry. [''regaining his composure.''] He ducks a lot. === ''[[w:Contagion (TNG episode)|Contagion]]'' [2.11] === :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': Fate. It protects fools, little children, and ships named "''Enterprise''." <hr width="50%"/> :'''William T. Riker''': If it should become necessary to fight, can you arrange to find me some rocks to throw at them? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Data accidentally activates an [[MemoryAlpha:Iconian gateway|Iconian gateway]]]'' :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': That was ''not'' manual override. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Data's positronic brain has been corrupted by the Iconian computer]'' :'''Data''': Blue, amber, amber, red. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': That's the launch sequence? ''[Data gives a jerky nod.]'' How do I override the doors? :'''Data''': Blue, blue, blue :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I hope that is not a stutter. <hr width = "50%"/> :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Captain, you ''will'' be killed. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I'll go through the gate. :'''Worf''': But where will you end up? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Very shortly anywhere will be preferable to this room. <hr width = "50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Mr. La Forge, time is one thing we do not have in abundance. ''[This line echos a line from "Star Trek: TOS", episode "The Paradise Syndrome", in which Spock says "Time, Dr. McCoy, is the one thing we do not have in abundance." It has become a catch-phrase for Trekkies.] <hr width = "50%"/> :''[Picard ends up on a Romulan ship]'' :'''Sub commander Taris''': I cannot deactivate the auto-destruct, but at least I have the satisfaction that you will die with us. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''[beaming out]'' Not, I think, today, Commander. === ''[[w:The Royale (TNG episode)|The Royale]]'' [2.12] === :'''Croupier:''' Six. Six is your number. :'''Gambler 1:''' Hell, my blind grandma can make a six, boy! Come on; roll 'em!" :'''[[w: William Riker|William Riker]]''': I thought seven and eleven had value. :'''[[w: Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Actually, six is a valid point. Of course, now the objective is to hit a duplicate six before hitting seven. :'''[[w: William Riker|William Riker]]''': But the probability of making a six is no greater than that of rolling a seven. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': There ''is'' a certain degree of random fortune involved. I believe that is why they call it "gambling." :'''Gambler 2:''' Yeah. <hr width = "50%"> :'''Gambler 2:''' So much for your new turkey! <hr width = "50%"> :''[Data is at the craps table, about to roll]'' :'''Data''': Commander, these cubes are improperly balanced. I believe their final resting position would be a... :'''Riker''': Can you repair them? :'''Data''': I believe so. I will make another attempt. :''[Data adjusts the dice in his hand subtly]'' :'''Data''': Baby needs a new pair of shoes. === ''[[w:Time Squared (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Time Squared]]'' [2.13] === :'''[[w: William Riker|William Riker]]''': Flair is what marks the difference between artistry and mere competence. ===''[[w:The Icarus Factor|The Icarus Factor]]'' [2.14]=== === ''[[w:Pen Pals (TNG episode)|Pen Pals]]'' [2.15] === :'''[[w: William Riker|William Riker]]''': The game's not big enough unless it scares you a little. === ''[[w:Q Who|Q Who]]'' [2.16] === :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': You judge yourselves against the pitiful adversaries you've encountered so far: the ''Romulans'', the ''Klingons''... They're '''nothing''' compared to what's waiting. Picard, you are about to move into areas of the galaxy containing wonders more incredible than you can ''possibly'' imagine... and terrors to freeze your soul. I offer myself as a guide -- only to be rejected out of hand. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': ''(to Worf)'' Micro-brain! Growl for me, let me know you still care! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': Travel time to the nearest starbase? :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': ''[OC] At maximum warp, in two years, seven months, three days, eighteen hours we would reach Starbase 185.'' :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': Why? :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': Why? Why, to give you a taste of your future, a preview of things to come. ''Con permiso, Capitan.'' The hall is rented, the orchestra engaged. It's now time to see if you can dance. :''(Q vanishes)'' :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Guinan, your people have been in this part of the galaxy. :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''' ''(quietly)'': Yes. :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': What can you tell us? :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': Only that if I were you, I'd start back now. <hr width="50%"> :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': My people encountered them a century ago. They destroyed our cities, scattered my people throughout the galaxy. They're called the [[w:Borg (Star Trek)|Borg]]. Protect yourself, Captain, or they'll destroy you. <hr width="50%"> :'''The Borg''': We have analyzed your defensive capabilities as being unable to withstand us. If you defend yourselves, you will be punished. <hr width="50%"> :'''Q''': The Borg is the ultimate user. They're unlike any threat your Federation has ever faced. They're not interested in political conquest, wealth or power as you know it. They're simply interested in your ship. Its technology. They've identified it as something they can ''consume''. :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': You brought us here, you exposed us to it, and you cost us the lives of our ship-mates! :'''Q''': Oh, ''please''... :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': (to Riker) Number One. (to Q) Eighteen of our people have died. Please, tell us that this is one of your illusions. :'''Q''': Oh, no. This is as real as your ''so-called'' life gets. ''[disappears]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your ''bed''. It's not ''safe'' out here! It's ''wondrous'', with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross...but it's ''not'' for the timid. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Guinan''': Q set a series of events into motion, bringing contact with the Borg ''much'' sooner than it should have come. Now, perhaps when you're ready, it might be possible to establish a relationship with them. But for now, for right now, you're just raw material to them. Since they're aware of your existence... :'''Picard''' ''(realising the implications)'': ...they will be coming. :'''Guinan''': You can bet on it. ===''[[w:Samaritan Snare|Samaritan Snare]]'' [2.17]=== :'''Grebnedlog''': We are Pakleds. Our ship is the ''Mondor''. ''[indicates some engineers trying to fix the ship's warp drive]'' It is broken. <hr width="50%> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''(telling Wesley about his early career)'' My mates and I were at the Bonestell Recreation Facility, which was something of a dead rough crossroads at the time, filled with an assorted bunch of galactic riffraff. When a trio of Nausicaans came in, they were clearly spoiling for a confrontation with a group of fresh-faced Starfleet officers such as ourselves. Well, everyone in the group had the good sense to give these Nausicaans a wide berth, to stand off. Everyone, that is, except me. I stood toe to toe with the worst of the three, and I told him what I thought of him, his pals, his planet, and I possibly made some passing reference to his questionable parentage. And the next thing I knew, all three of them were on me and I was fighting for my life. I was actually doing quite well for a while, too. :'''Wesley Crusher''': You fought them? And won? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I had this one Nausicaan down in this somewhat devious joint-lock when, unbeknownst to me, one of his chums drew his weapon and impaled me through the back. Curious sensation, actually. Not much pain. Shock, certainly, at the sight of serrated metal sticking through my chest. A certain giddy warmth. In fact I do actually remember that I laughed out loud. <hr width="50%"> :''[Geordi has supposedly installed new weapons in the Pakled ship]'' :'''Reginod''': We are strong! :'''Geordi La Forge''': You're now armed to the teeth. :'''Grebnedlog''': Teeth are for chewing. ===''[[w:Up the Long Ladder|Up the Long Ladder]]'' [2.18]=== :'''Brenna''': ''(disgustedly)'' Are you drunk yet, or can you go an' talk to Dr. Pulaski about the children? :'''Danilo''': What about them? :'''Brenna''': She wants to send them to school with the ship's children. :'''Danilo''': W - what do ''you'' think? :'''Brenna''': I think it's a good idea. ''So go handle it! (She looks pointedly at other Bringloidi hanging around nearby)'' And I'm sure there's somethin' you can be doin' with ''your'' time...''(she turns to Worf) And as for YOU -!'' :'''Worf''' ''(irritated and incredulous)'': ''What?!'' :'''Brenna''': Why'd you have to go an' tell them this magic wall can give 'em more than just meat an' potatoes? Now we'll never get a lick o' work out of them! :'''Worf''': ''(still irritated)'' Madam - have you ever considered a career in security?! :'''Brenna''': If it's anythin' like babysittin', I'm an authority! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Brenna''': Isn't that just like a man! You make these grandiose decisions, but you never stop to consider the poor women! :'''Picard''': Miss Odell, I - :'''Brenna''': You men draw a mug and solve all the problems of the world while the beer goes down, ''but,'' when it comes to the ''practical'' matters, it always falls to the women to make your grand dreams come true! :'''Picard''': Miss Odell, you were the one who wanted a new home. :'''Brenna''': But I don't know if I want to be Eve! :'''Picard''': It's your choice. If you wish, you can stay on the ''Enterprise.'' We will drop you at a starbase, then you can go where you wish. :'''Brenna''': Leave my da? :'''Picard''': If this is going to work, these people will need your strength...your guidance. :'''Brenna''': ''(under her breath, gazing up as if to heaven)'' Oh, damn...''(she looks thoughtfully at the Prime Minister)'' What does he do again? :'''Picard''': Prime Minister. :'''Brenna''': Hmmm. Sounds important. :'''Picard''': Oh, it is. :'''Brenna''': Sounds like he might have more than two coins to rub together. ''(impish look)'' Three husbands...? === ''[[w:Manhunt (TNG episode)|Manhunt]]'' [2.19] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Judging a being by its physical appearance is the last major human prejudice, Wesley. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Troi''': It seems, Captain, that you are the early favorite. ''(to become her mother's husband)'' :'''Riker''': Congratulations, sir! :'''Picard''': I'm not amused, Number One. === ''[[w:The Emissary (TNG episode)|The Emissary]]'' [2.20] === :'''Worf''': You are late. :'''K'Ehleyr''': Sorry, had to make myself beautiful. :'''Worf''': I fail to understand why. :'''K’Ehleyr''': Worf, we’re alone now. You don’t have to act like a Klingon glacier, I don’t bite… actually, that’s not true, I do bite. <hr width="50%"> :'''Troi''': You’re upset. :'''K’Ehleyr''': Your finely honed Betazoid sense tell you that? :'''Troi''': Well… that and the table. <hr width="50%"> :'''Picard''': Lieutenant, I order you to relax. :'''Worf''': I AM RELAXED! <hr width="50%"> :'''Riker''': How’d you like command? :'''Worf''': Comfortable chair. === ''[[w:Peak Performance (TNG episode)|Peak Performance]]'' [2.21] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': ''(in response to Kolrami's criticism of Riker's "jocularity")'' Will Riker is the finest officer with whom I have ever served. Don't confuse style with intent. <hr width=50%> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': It is a matter of perspective, Doctor. In the strictest sense, I did not win...''(beat, to disappointed groans from the crew)''...I busted him up. ''(they laugh and cheer)'' ===''[[w:Shades of Gray (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Shades of Gray]]'' [2.22]=== :'''Chief O'Brien:''' I hope these are the right coordinates. Just kidding, doctor. I know how much you love the transporter. :'''Dr. Pulaski: '''About as much as I love comical transporter chiefs. <hr width "50%"/> :'''Data:''' For Commander Riker's sake, I hope my hypothesis is in error. :'''Picard:''' Unfortunately Commander Data, your hypotheses rarely are. <hr width "50%"/> :'''Riker:''' If you drop a hammer on your foot, it's hardly useful to get mad at the hammer. <hr width "50%"/> :'''Riker:''' Deanna, facing death is the ultimate test of character. I don't want to die but if I have to do, I'd like to do it with a little pride. == Season 3 == === ''[[w:Evolution (TNG episode)|Evolution]]'' [3.1] === :'''Dr. Stubbs''': Now the burden is yours. :'''[[w:Wesley Crusher|Wesley Crusher]]''': Burden? :'''Dr. Stubbs''': To fulfill your potential. You will never come up against a greater adversary than your own potential, my young friend. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Wesley Crusher''': It's just a science project. :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': You know, a doctor friend once said the same thing to me. Frankenstein was his name. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Guinan''': Wes, do you think you're gonna get a good grade? :'''Wesley Crusher''': ''[sighs]'' I always get an A. ''[leaves Ten-Forward]'' :'''Guinan''': So did Dr Frankenstein. === ''[[w:The Ensigns of Command (TNG episode)|The Ensigns of Command]]'' [3.2] === :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': This is hopeless. Fighting would be preferable. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Pursuant to paragraph one thousand, two hundred and ninety, I hereby formally request third party [[arbitration]] of our dispute. :'''Sheliak Captain''': You have the right. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Furthermore, pursuant to subsection D3, I name ... the Grizzelas to arbitrate. :'''Sheliak Captain''': Grizzelas? :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': (mouths) Grizzelas? :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Unfortunately, they are currently in their hibernation cycle. However, they ''will'' awaken in six months, at which time we can get this matter settled. Now, do you want to wait... or give me my three weeks? :'''Sheliak Captain''': Absurd! We carry the membership! We can brook no delay! :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Then I hereby declare this treaty in abeyance. :'''Sheliak Captain''': Wait! Negotiation is permiss...! :''[Picard signals Worf to cut the transmission.]'' :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': You enjoyed that. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': You're damned right. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Picard attempts to encourage LaForge and O'Brien's efforts to adapt the transporters to cope with the hyperonic radiation...]'' :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Things are only impossible until they're not. === ''[[w:The Survivors (TNG episode)|The Survivors]]'' [3.3] === :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': We're not qualified to be your judges. We have no law to fit your crime. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': We leave behind a being of extraordinary power... and conscience. I am not certain if he should be praised or condemned... only that he should be left alone. === ''[[w:Who Watches the Watchers (TNG episode)|Who Watches the Watchers]]'' [3.4] === :'''Nuria''': That is my home? :'''Picard''': Seen from far, far above. :'''Nuria''': Yet we do not fall. I never imagined I would see the clouds from the other side. Your powers are truly boundless. :'''Picard''': Nuria, your people live in huts. Was it always so? :'''Nuria''': No. We have found remnants of tools in caves. Our ancestors must have lived there. :'''Picard''': So why do you now live in huts? :'''Nuria''' ''(matter-of-factly)'': Huts are better. Caves are dark and wet. :'''Picard''': If huts are better, why did you once live in caves? :'''Nuria''': The most reasonable explanation would be that at one time we didn't know how to make huts. :'''Picard''': Just as at one time you did not know how to weave cloth, how to make a bow. :'''Nuria''': That would be reasonable. :'''Picard''': Someone invented a hut. Someone invented a bow, who taught others, who taught their children, who built a stronger hut, built a better bow, who taught ''their'' children. Now, Nuria, suppose one of your cave dwelling ancestors could see you as you are today. What would she think? :'''Nuria''': I don't know. :'''Picard''': Put yourself in her place. You see, she cannot kill a hornbuck at a great distance. You can. You have a power she lacks. :'''Nuria''': Only because I have a bow. :'''Picard''': She's never ''seen'' a bow. It doesn't ''exist'' in her world. To ''you,'' it's a simple tool. To ''her,'' it's magic. :'''Nuria''': I suppose she might think so. :'''Picard''': Now, how would she react to you? :'''Nuria''': I think she would fear me. :'''Picard''': Just as ''you'' fear ''me.'' :'''Nuria''': I do not fear you any longer. :'''Picard''': Good. That's good. You see, ''my'' people once lived in caves. And then we learned to build huts and, in time, to build ships like this one. :'''Nuria''': Perhaps one day, ''my'' people will travel above the skies. :'''Picard''' ''(softly, but with utter conviction and admiration)'': Of that, I have absolutely no doubt. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Crusher''': Crusher to Picard. I think we're going to lose Warren. :'''Picard''' [OC]: ''On my way.'' :'''Barron''': I'm here, Mary. ''(Picard and Nuria enter)'' :'''Crusher''': Prepare two cc's of norep. ''(but Mary Warren gives up the struggle to breathe) '' :'''Crusher''': I'm sorry. ''(Crusher and Barron leave, and Nuria approaches the death bed)'' :'''Nuria''': Picard, you could not save her? :'''Picard''': No. :'''Nuria''': You ''do'' have limits. You are not masters of life and death. :'''Picard''': No, we are not. We can cure many diseases and we can repair injuries, we can even extend life. ''(bleakly)'' But for all our knowledge, all our advances, we are just as mortal as you are. We're just as powerless to prevent the inevitable. :'''Nuria''': You are a remarkable people, but you are ''not'' superior beings. My people must be made to understand that. <hr width="50%"/> (Picard's arm is in a sling) :'''Picard''': Now, Mister LaForge. :'''LaForge'' [OC]: ''Aye, sir.'' ''(The holographic camouflage comes down) '' :'''Nuria''': What is that? :'''Picard''': A place where we can watch your people. :'''Fento''': But why? :'''Picard''': To study you. To understand your ways. Discontinue, Mister LaForge. ''(The window vanishes again)'' :'''Nuria''': Picard, why should a people so advanced want to learn about us? :'''Picard''': We were once as you are now. To study you is to understand ourselves. :'''Fento''': But why did you have to hide yourself from us? :'''Liko''': Because their presence would affect us, just as it affected me. :'''Picard''': It is our highest law that we shall not interfere with other cultures. :'''Oji''': Then revealing yourselves was an accident. :'''Picard''': Oh, yes, and now we must leave you. :'''Oji''': Why? There's so much you can teach us. :'''Picard''': But that, too, would be interference. You must progress in your own way. :'''Nuria''': So we will. You have taught us there is nothing beyond our reach. :'''Picard''' ''(with a smile in his voice)'': Not even the stars. :'''Nuria''': Pah'kee. ''(A little boy gives Picard a woven belt or some such memento)'' :'''Nuria''': I wish you good journeys, Picard. Remember my people. :'''Picard''': Always. === ''[[w:The Bonding (TNG episode)|The Bonding]]'' [3.5] === :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Maybe if we felt any human loss as keenly as we feel one of those close to us, human history would be far less bloody. === ''[[w:Booby Trap (TNG episode)|Booby Trap]]'' [3.6] === :'''Picard''': It is exactly as they left it, Number One. In the bottle. ''[seeing his confusion]''... The ship in the bottle. ''[further confusion]'' Good Lord, didn't anybody here build ships in bottles when they were boys? :'''Worf''': I did not play with toys. :'''Data''': I was never a boy. :'''O'Brien''': ''[brightly]'' I did, sir. :''[The others all look at O'Brien for a moment]'' :'''Picard''': ''Thank'' you, Mister O'Brien. Proceed. :''[O'Brien beams Picard, Worf, and Data to the alien vessel. After the sequence is complete, he notices Riker, still staring at him.]'' :'''O'Brien''': ''[defensively]'' I did! I really did! Ships in bottles? Great fun! === ''[[w:The Enemy (TNG episode)|The Enemy]]'' [3.7] === :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Dr. Beverly Crusher]]''': Lieutenant, I understand your feelings about the Romulans, but this is not the time or the place. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': If you had seen them kill your parents, you would understand, Doctor. It is always the time and the place for those feelings. :'''Beverly Crusher''': ''This'' Romulan didn't murder your parents. And you are the only one who can save his life. :'''Worf''': Then he will die. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bochra''': ''[referring to Geordi's blindness]'' How did this happen? :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': I was born that way. :'''Bochra''': And your parents let you live? :'''Geordi La Forge''': What kind of question is that! Of course they let me live. :'''Bochra''': No wonder your race is weak. You waste time and resources on defective children. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bochra''': I have no more wish to die than you do. :'''Geordi La Forge''': Bochra, there are times when it is necessary to die for one's ideals... do you believe this is one of those times? :''[Bochra thinks, then lowers his disruptor.]'' :'''Geordi La Forge''': Let's go find that beacon. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bochra''': Do all humans give up so easily? :'''Geordi La Forge''': Bochra, we're lost. Unless you've got something that can smell neutrinos. :'''Bochra''': We have the sensor device you are carrying. :'''Geordi La Forge''': Tricorder? It's not designed to detect neutrinos. :'''Bochra''': Your eye device does. Connect them. :'''Geordi La Forge''': That's crazy. The devices aren't compatible, it would be impossible to get an accurate reading... wait a minute. Wait a minute. I wouldn't need to get an accurate reading. I'd just need it to point us in the right direction, a neutrino geiger counter...! ''[sighs]'' It's still impossible. :'''Bochra''': Why? :'''Geordi La Forge''': Because I can't see! Adapting the devices is delicate work, you can't do it by hand. :'''Bochra''': Then I will be your eyes. === ''[[w:The Price (TNG episode)|The Price]]'' [3.8] === :'''DaiMon Goss''': My name is DaiMon Goss and these are my counsels, Kol and Dr Aridor. We'll need chairs. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I'm Captain Picard of the Enterprise. I am serving as host for these proceedings. :'''DaiMon Goss''': Good. Then see to it we get some chairs. :'''Picard''': Let me explain. :'''DaiMon Goss''': Fine, fine, just have your Klingon servant get us some chairs. :'''[[w:Work|Worf]]''': I am in charge of security! :'''DaiMon Goss''': Then who gets the chairs? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': You know, if this doesn't work, the thought of spending the rest of my life in here is none too appealing. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': There is a bright side, Geordi. You will have me to talk to. ===''[[w:The Vengeance Factor|The Vengeance Factor]]'' [3.9]=== :'''Data:''' Captain, I am detecting life readings from the planet surface, as well as several small areas of thermal radiation and carbon dioxide emissions, indicative of combustion. :'''Wesley Crusher:''' Campfires, Data. :'''Data:''' Is that not what I said?" <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker:''' Yuta, you're an excellent chef but you speak in riddles. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker:''' Fifty-three years...and she hasn't aged in a day. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf:''' Your ambushes would be more successful if you bathed more often! ===''[[w:The Defector (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Defector]]'' [3.10]=== :'''Jarok:''' How do you allow Klingon peta'Q to walk around in a Starfleet uniform? :'''Worf:''' You are lucky this is not a Klingon ship. We know how to deal with spies. :'''Jarok:''' Remove this tohzah from my sight! :'''Riker:'''Your knowledge of Klingon curses is impressive. But, as a Romulan might say, only a veruul would use such language in public. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jarok:''' Oh, what a fool I've been, to go looking for courage in the land of cowards! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Commander Tomalak:''' I expected more than an idle threat from you, Picard. :'''Captain Jean-Luc Picard:''' Then you shall have it! Mr. Worf? :'''Worf:''' Aye, sir! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Picard's secret backup of cloaked Klingon warbirds has materialized surrounding the Romulans]'' :'''Worf:''' Klingon warships, armed and ready, sir! :''[Tomalak shows a look of shock.]'' :'''Captain Jean-Luc Picard''': What shall it be, Tomalak? :'''Commander Tomalak''': You will still not survive our assault. :'''Captain Jean-Luc Picard''': And you will not survive ours. Shall we die together? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jarok:''' I did it for nothing! === ''[[w:The Hunted (TNG episode)|The Hunted]]'' [3.11] === :''[Picard reports that the Angosian fugitive has been captured.]'' :'''Prime Minister Nayrok''': Do not relax your security for an instant, Captain. He is extremely violent, and very cunning, as you already know. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': A matter of internal security: the age-old cry of the oppressor. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Worf catches Danar in a clever head-fake scheme.]'' :'''Worf''': Danar! You <u>are</u> cunning... you must have Klingon blood. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': We have everything we need for our report. Your prisoner has been returned to you. You have a decision to make: either try to force them back or welcome them home. In your own words, this is not our affair. We cannot interfere with the natural course of your society's development and I'd say it's likely to develop significantly during the next several minutes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': Success, Captain? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Number One, note in your report that if the government of Angosia survives the night, we will offer Federation assistance in the efforts to reprogram their veterans. :'''William T. Riker''': And if the government doesn't survive? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I have a feeling they will choose to. === ''[[w:The High Ground (TNG episode)|The High Ground]]'' [3.12] === :'''Alexana Devos''': In a world where children blow up children, everyone's a threat. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Kyril Finn''': You added the chair, Captain, I am just making you sit in it. <hr width="50%" /> :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Dr. Beverly Crusher]]''': He's prepared to kill you. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': An excellent reason to escape. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': I have been reviewing the history of armed rebellion and it appears that terrorism is an effective way to promote political change. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Yes, it can be, but I have never subscribed to the theory that [[Mao Zedong|political power flows from the barrel of a gun]]. === ''[[w:Déjà Q|Déjà Q]]'' [3.13] === :''[After Q appears on the bridge naked]'' :'''Picard''': Q! :'''Q''': ''[playfully mocking his embarrassment]'' Red alert! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': And since I was given only a fraction of a second to mull, I chose this, and asked them to bring me here. :'''[[w:Deanna Troi|Deanna Troi]]''': Why? :'''Q''': Because in all the universe, you are the closest thing I have to a friend, Jean-Luc. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': I have no powers! Q the ordinary! :'''Picard''': Q the liar! Q the misanthrope! :'''Q''': Q the miserable, Q the desperate! What must I do to convince you people? :'''Worf''': Die! :'''Q''': Oh, ''very'' clever, Worf. Eat any good books lately? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': (to Worf) I can't disappear any more than you could win a beauty contest. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': If I ask a very simple question, do you think you might be able to answer it without it troubling your intellect too much? ''(He enters the cell)'' Ready? Here goes. Would I permit you to lock me away if I still had all my powers? :'''Worf''': You have fooled us too often, Q. :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': Perspicacity incarnate! Please don't feel compelled now to tell me the story of the boy who cried Worf. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': Can I have a Starfleet uniform? What are you looking at? :'''Data''': I was considering the possibility that you are telling the truth, that you really are human. :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': It's the ghastly truth, Mr. Data. I can now stub my toe with the best of them. :'''Data''': An irony. It means that you have achieved in disgrace what I have always aspired to be. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': It's easy. Just change the gravitational constant of the universe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': I'm not good in groups. It's hard to work in groups when you're omnipotent. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': Dr Crusher, Starfleet have sent you into exile again. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': Your bedside manner is admirable, Doctor. I'm sure your patients must recover quickly... ''(sotto voce)'' just to get away from you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': I'll have 10 chocolate sundaes. :'''Data''': I have never seen anyone eat 10 chocolate sundaes. :'''Q''': I'm in a really bad mood. And since I've never eaten before, I should be very hungry. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''' ''(with foreboding as Guinan enters Ten-Forward)'': This is not a moment I've been looking forward to. :'''Guinan''': I hear they drummed you out of the Continuum. :'''Q''': I like to think of it as a significant career change. :'''Guinan''' ''(sardonic)'': Just one of the boys, eh? :'''Q''': One of the boys with an IQ of 2005. :'''Data''': The Captain and many of the crew are not yet convinced he is truly human. :'''Guinan''': Really? :''[She picks up a fork and stabs Q's hand with it.]'' :'''Q''': ''AAAAAHHHH!!!'' :'''Guinan''' ''(coolly)'': Seems human enough to me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': The Calamarain are not very hospitable creatures. They exist as swirls of ionised gas. :'''Picard''': What did you do to them, Q? :'''Q''': Nothing bizarre, nothing grotesque. :'''Riker''': You tormented them. :'''Q''': A subjective term, Riker. One creature's torment, is another creature's delight. They simply have no sense of humour, a character flaw with which you can personally identify. :'''Riker''': I say we turn him over to them. :'''Q''': Oh, I take it back. You ''do'' have a sense of humour. A dreadful one at that. :'''Riker''': I'm serious. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': ''I'' wasn't the one who misplaced the entire Deltivid Asteroid Belt! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': This is getting on my nerves, now that I have them! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': All right, everyone, this is what we're going to be doing. :'''LaForge''': Q, everybody already ''knows'' what they're going to do, except for you, Now here's what I need. :'''Q''': La Forge, obviously my knowledge and experience far exceed yours by about a billion times. So, if you'll just step aside gracefully. :'''LaForge''': Q, your experience will be most valuable to me if you can manually control the field integrity. :'''Q''': Don't be foolish. That would be a waste of my talents. :'''LaForge''': Q, get to the controls or get the hell out of here! Data, you're my liaison to the Bridge. I'll need you with me. :'''Q''': Who does he think he ''is,'' giving me orders? :'''Data''': Geordi thinks he is in command here...and he is correct. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Q, you exceed your own standards for self-preoccupation. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard''': ''[After Q stole a shuttle]'' This goes against my better judgment. Transporter Room 3, lock onto Shuttle 1 and beam it back into its bay. :'''Crewman''': Aye, sir. :'''Picard''': ''[after Riker gives him a disapproving look]'' It's a perfectly good shuttlecraft! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker''': ''[After Q gives him 2 attractive women]'' I don't need your fantasy women! :'''Q''': Oh, you're so stolid! You weren't like that before the beard. ===''[[w:A Matter of Perspective|A Matter of Perspective]]'' [3.14]=== === ''[[w:Yesterday's Enterprise|Yesterday's Enterprise]]'' [3.15] === :''[Guinan gives Worf a small glass of deep purple liquid]'' :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': All right, try this. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': What is it? :'''Guinan''': Just try it. :''[Worf drinks. After a moment, he looks at the glass, astonished, then up at Guinan]'' :'''Guinan''': You see? It's an Earth drink. Prune juice. :''[looking at the glass appreciatively]'' :'''Worf''': ''[awestruck]'' A warrior's drink. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': How can I ask them to sacrifice themselves based solely on your intuition? :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': I don't know. But I do know that this is a mistake. Every fiber in my being says this is a mistake. I can't explain it to myself, so I can't explain it to you. I only know that I'm right. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Who is to say that this history is any less proper than the other? :'''Guinan''': I suppose I am. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Not good enough, damn it, not good enough! I will not ask them to die! :'''Guinan''': 40 billion people have already died. This war is not supposed to be happening. You've got to send those people back to correct this. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': And what is to guarantee that if they go back, they will succeed? Every instinct is telling me this is wrong, it is dangerous, it is futile! :'''Guinan''': We've known each other a long time. You have never known me to impose myself on anyone, or take a stance based on trivial or whimsical perceptions. This timeline must not be allowed to continue. Now, I've told you what you must do. You have only your trust in me to help you decide to do it. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Rachel Garrett''': To be honest with you, Picard... a significant number of my crew members have expressed the desire to return, even knowing the odds. Some because they can't bear to live without their loved ones; some because they don't like the idea of slipping out in the middle of a fight. But I have told them that, in the here and now the Federation needs another ship against the Klingons, and we'd better get used to being in the here and now. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': But, if you go back, it could be a great deal more helpful. The war is going very badly for the Federation... far worse than is generally known. Starfleet Command believes that defeat is inevitable. Within six months, we may have no choice but to surrender. :'''Rachel Garrett''': And you're saying that all this may be a result of our arrival here? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': One more ship will make no difference in the here and now, but 22 years ago, one ship could have stopped this war before it started. :'''Rachel Garrett''': Mr. Castillo. :'''[[w:Richard Castillo|Richard Castillo]]''': Yes, Captain. :'''Rachel Garrett''': Inform the crew we're going back. :'''Richard Castillo''': Yes, Captain. :'''Rachel Garrett''': The Romulans will get a good fight. We'll make it one for the history books. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Guinan''': Can I get you something, Tasha? :'''Tasha Yar''': Guinan, I have to know something. What happens to me in the other time line? :'''Guinan''': I don't have alternate biographies of the crew. As I said to the captain, it's just a feeling. :'''Tasha Yar''': But there's something more when you look at me, isn't there? I can see it in your eyes, Guinan. We've known each other too long. :'''Guinan''': We weren't meant to know each other at all! At least...that's what I sense when I look at you. Tasha, you're not supposed to be here. :'''Tasha Yar''': Where am I supposed to be? :'''Guinan''': Dead. :'''Tasha Yar''': Do you know how? :'''Guinan''': No. But I do know it was an empty death. A death without purpose. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Come. Yes, Lieutenant? :'''Tasha Yar''': Captain, I request a transfer to the ''Enterprise''-C. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': For what reason? :'''Tasha Yar''': They need someone at Tactical. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': We need you here. :'''Tasha Yar''': I'm not supposed to ''be'' here, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Sit down, Lieutenant. What did she say to you? :'''Tasha Yar''': I don't belong here, sir. I'm supposed to be...dead. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': She felt it necessary to reveal that to you? :'''Tasha Yar''': ''I'' felt it was necessary. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I see. You realise that it is very possible the ''Enterprise''-C will fail. We will continue in this time line, in which case your life, hopefully, will continue for a long while. :'''Tasha Yar''': I know how important it is that they don't fail, Captain. That's why I'm requesting this transfer. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': You don't belong on that ship, Lieutenant. :'''Tasha Yar''': No, Captain Garrett belongs on that ship. But she's dead. And I think there's a certain logic in this request. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': There's no logic in this at all! Whether they succeed or not, the ''Enterprise''-C will be destroyed! :'''Tasha Yar''': But Captain, at least with someone at Tactical they will have a chance to defend themselves well. It may be a matter of seconds or minutes, but those could be the minutes that change history. Guinan says I died a senseless death in the other time line. I didn't like the sound of that, Captain. I've always known the risks that come with a Starfleet uniform. If I'm to die in one, I'd like my death to count for something. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''' ''(after a thoughtful pause)'': Lieutenant...permission granted. :'''Tasha Yar''': Thank you, sir. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''(prior to battle)'' Attention all hands! As you know, we could outrun the Klingon vessels, but we must protect the ''Enterprise''-C until she re-enters the temporal rift. And we must succeed. Let's make sure that history never forgets the name ''Enterprise.'' <hr width="50%" /> :'''[[w:Klingon|Klingon]]''': Federation Ship ''Enterprise''. Surrender and prepare to be boarded. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''[grimly]'' That'll be the day. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Guinan''': Geordi, tell me about Tasha. === ''[[w:The Offspring (TNG episode)|The Offspring]]'' [3.16] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Doctor? I require your advice as a successful parent. :'''Crusher''': Well, thank you, Data. I'd like to think I was. Well, please sit down. How's Lal? :'''Data''': Lal is realising she is not the same as other children. :'''Crusher''': Is it lonely for her? :'''Data''': She does not feel the emotion of loneliness, but she can observe how isolated she is from the others. She wishes to be more like them. I do not know how to help her. Lal is passing into sentience. It is perhaps the most difficult stage of her development. :'''Crusher''': When Wesley was growing up, he was an extraordinarily bright boy, but he had a hard time making friends. I think the other children were a little intimidated by him. :'''Data''': That is precisely what happened to Lal in school. How did you help him? :'''Crusher''': Well, first I went back to my own childhood and remembered how painful it was for me. Because I remember a time when I wasn't very popular either. And when I told that to Wesley, it made him feel a little better. He knew I understood what he was going through. :'''Data''': I have not told Lal how difficult it was for me to assimilate. I did not wish it to discourage her. Perhaps this was an error of judgement. :'''Crusher''': You didn't have anyone experienced to help you through sentience. She at least has ''you.'' Just help her realise that she's not alone, and be there to nurture her when she needs love and attention. :'''Data''': I can give her attention, Doctor. But I am incapable of giving her love. ''(Data leaves)'' :'''Crusher''' ''(softly thoughtful)'': Now why do I find that so hard to believe? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': Then he is questioning my ability as a parent. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': In a manner of speaking. :'''Data''': Does the Admiral have children, sir? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Yes, I believe he does, Data. Why? :'''Data''': I am forced to wonder how much experience ''he'' had as a parent when his first child was born. <hr width="50%"/> ''(A couple by the far wall in Ten-Forward are gazing into each others eyes and holding hands)'' :'''Guinan''': You see? :'''Lal''': What are they doing? :'''Guinan''': It's called flirting. :'''Lal''': They seem to be communicating telepathically. :'''Guinan''' ''(wryly amused)'': They're both thinking the same thing, if that's what you mean. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lal''': I watch them and I can do the things they do but I will never feel the emotions. I'll never know love. :'''Data''': It is a limitation we must learn to accept, Lal. :'''Lal''': Then why do you still try to emulate humans? What purpose does it serve except to remind you that you are incomplete? :'''Data''': I have asked myself that many times as I have struggled to be more human - until I realised it is the struggle itself that is most important. We must strive to be more than we are, Lal. It does not matter that we will never reach our ultimate goal. The effort yields its own rewards. :'''Lal''': You are wise, Father. :'''Data''': It is the difference between knowledge and experience. :'''Lal''': I learned today that humans like to hold hands. It is a symbolic gesture of affection. ''(They hold hands)'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': Lal is my child. You ask that I volunteer to give her up. I cannot. It would violate every lesson I have learned about human parenting. I have brought a new life into this world, and it is my duty, not Starfleet's, to guide her through these difficult steps to maturity. To support her as she learns. To prepare her to be a contributing member of society. No one can relieve me from that obligation. And I cannot ignore it. I am...her father. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': There are times, sir, when men of good conscience cannot blindly follow orders. You acknowledge their sentience, but ignore their personal liberties and freedom. Order a man to turn his child over to the state? Not while I'm his captain. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Troi''': Come in. ''(Lal enters, obviously upset)'' :'''Troi''': Hello, Lal. How are you? :'''Lal''': Troi. Admiral. Admiral. An admiral from Starfleet has come to take me away, Troi. I am scared. :'''Troi''' ''(stunned as she realises she can actually '''feel''' Lal's fear)'': You ''are'' scared, aren't you? :'''Lal''': I feel it. How is this possible? :'''Troi''': I don't know. :'''Lal''': This is what it means to feel. This is what it means to feel. <hr width="50%"/> :''[A shaken Admiral Haftel exits Data's laboratory as Data is trying to save Lal.]'' :'''Admiral Haftel''': His [[hands]] were moving faster than I could see, trying to stay ahead of each breakdown. He refused to give up. He was remarkable...it just - wasn't meant to be. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Lal|Lal]]''': I love you, father. :'''Data''': I wish I could feel it with you. :'''Lal''': Then I will feel it for both of us. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lal''': Thank you for my life. ===''[[w:Sins of the Father (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Sins of the Father]]'' [3.17]=== :'''K'mpek''': (high-ranking Klingon) This is not the Federation, Picard. If you defy an order of the High Council, the alliance with the Federation could fall to dust. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': The alliance with the Federation is not based on lies, K'mpec. <u>Protect your [[secret]]s if you must, but you will not sacrifice these men.</u> <hr width="50%"/> :'''Duras''' (Klingon): This is not your world, human. You do not command here. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I'm not here to command. :'''Duras''': Then you must be ready to fight. Something Starfleet does not teach you. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': You may test that assumption at your convenience. ===''[[w:Allegiance (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Allegiance]]'' [3.18]=== :'''Kova Tholl:''' It's edible, but I wouldn't call it food. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard's Look-Alike:''' You're destroying yourself and anyone who is foolish enough to listen to you! :'''Riker:''' You've shown none of the concern that Captain Picard would for the safety of his ship, the welfare of his crew. === ''[[w:Captain's Holiday (TNG episode)|Captain's Holiday]]'' [3.19] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Is the entire crew aware of this little scheme to send me off on holiday? :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': I believe there are two ensigns stationed on deck 39 who know nothing about it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Will you at least <u>try</u> to stay out of trouble? :'''[[w:Vash (Star Trek)|Vash]]''': I always <u>try</u>. === ''[[w:Tin Man (TNG episode)|Tin Man]]'' [3.20] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': "And is that the purpose of existence? To care for someone?" <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': "Through their joining they have been healed. Grief was transmuted to joy, loneliness to belonging." === ''[[w:Hollow Pursuits (TNG episode)|Hollow Pursuits]]'' [3.21] === :'''[[w:Reginald Barclay|Reginald Barclay]]''': I mean I am the guy who writes down things to remember to say when there is a party. And then when he finally gets there he winds up alone, in the corner, trying to look... comfortable examining a potted plant. :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': You're just shy. :'''Reginald Barclay''': Sounds as if it's nothing serious, doesn't it? You ''can't'' know. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Reginald Barclay''': Delete all programs filed under 'Reginald Barclay'...''(the computer gives audio acknowledgement, and then he grins slyly)''...except program 9. === ''[[w:The Most Toys (TNG episode)|The Most Toys]]'' [3.22] === :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': For an android with no feelings, he sure managed to evoke them in others. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Fajo''': That's all you have to do, go ahead. Fire. If only you could feel rage over Varria's death. If only you could feel a need for revenge, then maybe you could fire. But you're just an android. You can't feel anything, can you? It's just another interesting intellectual puzzle for you, another of life's curiosities. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': ''[to himself]'' I cannot permit this to continue. :''[The transporter beam transports Data as he raises his weapon]'' <hr width="50%" /> :''[As Commander Data is transported back aboard the Enterprise, a weapon is detected in a state of discharge and deactivated]'' :'''Data''': ''[handing his weapon to Riker]'' A Varon-T disruptor. It belongs to Fajo. :'''Riker''': Mr O'Brien says the weapon was in a state of discharge. :'''Data''': Perhaps something occurred during transport, Commander. <hr width="50%" /> :''[Data is speaking to Fajo, now being held in the brig]'' :'''Data''': You have lost everything you value. :'''Fajo''': It must give you great pleasure. :'''Data''': No, sir, it does not. I do not feel pleasure. I am only an android. === ''[[w:Sarek (TNG episode)|Sarek]]'' [3.23] === :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Is it my imagination, or have tempers become a little frayed on the ship lately? :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': I hadn't noticed. :''[Riker and Worf walk into Ten-Forward, where a large bar fight is in progress.]'' :'''Worf''': I see what you mean. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! It is... it is... wrong! IT IS WRONG!! A lifetime of discipline washed away, and in its place... ''[laughs awkwardly, then grunts]'' Bedlam. BEDLAM! I'm so old. There is nothing left but dry bones, and dead friends. Oh... tired. Oh, so tired. :'''Beverly Crusher''': It will pass, all of it. Just another hour or so, you're doing fine, just hold on. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''NO!'' This weakness disgusts me! I HATE IT! Where is my logic? I'm betrayed by... desires. Oh, I want to feel, I want to feel... everything. But I am... a Vulcan. I must feel nothing! Give me back my control! ''[he sobs uncontrollably]'' :'''Beverly Crusher''': Jean-Luc! :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Pe- Perrin... Amanda... I - wanted - to give you - so much more. I wanted to show you such... t- t- tenderness. But that is not our way. Spock... Amanda... Did you know? P-Perrin, can you - know... how - much I - love - you? I - do - '''''LOVE YOU!''''' :''[Picard weeps heavily, then manages to compose himself]'' :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Beverly... :'''Beverly Crusher''': I'm here, Jean-Luc. I'm not going anywhere. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': It's... quite difficult. The anguish of the man. The despair... pouring out of him, all those feelings. The regrets. ''[sobs]'' I c- I can't... stop them! I can't stop them, I can't. I can't...! ''[breaks down crying]'' :'''Beverly Crusher''': ''[comforting him]'' Don't even try. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Sarek|Ambassador Sarek]]''': I will take my leave of you now, Captain. I do not think we shall meet again. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I hope you are wrong, Ambassador. :'''Sarek''': ''[referring to their mind-meld]'' We shall always retain the best part of the other... inside us. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I believe I have the better part of that bargain, Ambassador. ''[raises his hand in the Vulcan salute]'' Peace and long life. :'''Sarek''': ''[returns the salute]'' [[w:Live long and prosper|Live long and prosper]]. === ''[[w:Ménage à Troi|Ménage à Troi]]'' [3.24] === :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': The Academy must make you wait- that's true. But upon reviewing your service to this ship, your crewmates, I cannot in good conscience make ''you'' wait for the Academy. You see, Wesley, in my eyes you are an ''acting'' Ensign in title only. I hereby grant you Field Promotion to Full Ensign with all the commensurate responsibilities and privileges of that rank. Congratulations. You're dismissed. === ''[[w:Transfigurations (TNG episode)|Transfigurations]]'' [3.25] === :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Less talk! More synthehol! <hr width="50%"/> :'''John''': They tried to convince us it was a sickness we would never survive, that the pain and energy pulses would kill us. They claimed we were dangerous, so they destroyed anyone who exhibited the signs of the transfiguration. :'''Sunad''': We were protecting our society! :'''John''': By murdering us? You saw the mutations as a threat to your authority, you were terrified of something you couldn't understand. Some suspected that what was happening to them was not evil. Four of us decided to flee Zalkon and let the metamorphosis take its course. You hunted us down, killed the others. But I survived, with the help of a kind and generous people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''John''': My people are about to embark on a new realm, a new plane of existence, thanks to you. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]''': It is our mission to seek out life, in all forms. We are privileged to have been present at the emergence of a new species. === ''[[w:The Best of Both Worlds (TNG episode)|The Best of Both Worlds, Part I]]'' [3.26] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': [[Early]] [[bird]] gets the [[worm]]? I believe Commander Shelby erred. There is no evidence of avian or crawling vermicular lifeforms on Jouret IV. :'''Geordi''': That's not what she meant, Data. But you are right. She erred. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]''': It's something of a tradition, Guinan - Captain touring the ship before a battle. :'''Guinan''': Hmm. Before a ''hopeless'' battle, if I remember the tradition correctly. :'''Picard''': Not necessarily. [[w:Horatio Nelson|Nelson]] toured the ''[[w:H.M.S. Victory|HMS Victory]]'' before [[w:Battle of Trafalgar|Trafalgar]]. :'''Guinan''': Yes, but Nelson never returned from Trafalgar, did he? :'''Picard''': No, but the battle was won. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]''': I wonder if the Emperor [[w:Honorius|Honorius]] watching the Visigoths coming over the seventh hill could truly realize that the Roman Empire was about to fall. This is really just another page of history, isn't it? Will this be the end of our civilization? Turn the page. :'''Guinan''': ''(gently)'' This isn't the end. :'''Picard''': You say that with remarkable assuredness. :'''Guinan''': With ''experience.'' When the Borg destroyed my world, my people were scattered throughout the Universe. We survived. As will humanity survive. As long as there's a handful of you to keep the spirit alive, you will prevail...even if it takes a millennium. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Borg (Star Trek)|The Borg]]''': Captain Jean-Luc Picard. You lead the strongest ship of the Federation Starfleet. You speak for your people. :'''Picard''': I have nothing to say to you. And I will resist you with my last ounce of strength! :'''The Borg''': Strength is irrelevant. Resistance is futile. We wish to improve ourselves. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service ours. :'''Picard''': Impossible! My culture is based on freedom and self-determination! :'''The Borg''': Freedom is irrelevant. Self-determination is irrelevant. You must comply. :'''Picard''': We would rather die. :'''The Borg''': Death is irrelevant. Your archaic cultures are authority driven. To facilitate our introduction into your societies, it has been decided that a human voice will speak for us in all communications. You have been chosen to be that voice. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Locutus''': I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile. Your life as it has been… is over. From this time forward, you will service… us. :'''Riker''': Mr. Worf... fire. == Season 4 == === ''[[w:The Best of Both Worlds (TNG episode)|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II]]'' [4.1] === :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': They couldn't have adapted that quickly! :'''Locutus''': ''[to Riker]'' The knowledge and experience of the human Picard is part of us now. It has prepared us for all possible courses of action. Your resistance is hopeless... Number One. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker''': Now, how the hell do we defeat an enemy that knows us better than we know ourselves? :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': The Borg have neither honour nor courage. That is our greatest advantage. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Locutus''': We will proceed to Earth. And if you attempt to intervene, we will destroy you. :'''Riker''': Then take your best shot, Locutus. 'Cause we're about to "intervene." <hr width="50%"/> :'''Wesley:''' They're ignoring the saucer section completely! :'''Riker:''' Just as you should, Captain. Ensign, evasive pattern, Riker Beta. :'''Wesley:''' Riker Beta confirmed. :'''Riker:''' Proceed to second phase, Commander Shelby. :'''Shelby:''' Acknowledged. Firing anti-matter spread. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker:''' Data, cut your engines! Take her in unpowered. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard''': Sleep, Data. :'''Dr. Crusher''': ''(with sympathy)'' He's exhausted. :'''Data''': ''(thoughtfully)'' Yes, Doctor. But if I may make a supposition...I do not believe his message was intended to express fatigue - but to suggest a course of action...! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf:''' DATA! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf:''' Mission accomplished; we have him! :'''Data:''' Firing shuttle thrusters. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Troi:''' How do you feel? :'''Picard:''' Almost human...with just a bit of a headache. :'''Crusher''' ''(with a happy grin)'': We'll get you to Sickbay. We won't have any trouble getting these implants out now. :'''Riker''': How much do you remember? :'''Picard''' ''(soberly)'': Everything. ''(But he perks up)'' Including some brilliantly unorthodox strategy from a former first officer of mine. ''(Riker grins broadly)'' === ''[[w:Family (TNG episode)|Family]]'' [4.2] === :'''Rene Picard''': You know, you don't seem so arro... arro... Y'know! :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Arrogant? :'''Rene Picard''': Yes! Arrogant! You don't seem that way to me. What does it mean, anyway? Arrogant Son of a- :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Let's... Talk about that later, shall we? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': They took everything I was. They used me to kill and to destroy and I couldn't stop them. I should have been able to stop them. I tried. I tried so hard. But I wasn't strong enough. I wasn't good enough! I should have been able to stop them. I should... I should... :'''Robert Picard''': So... my brother is a human being after all. This is going to be with you a long time, Jean-Luc. A long time. === ''[[w:Brothers (TNG episode)|Brothers]]'' [4.3] === :'''[[w:Data|Data]]''': (using Picard's voice) Computer: establish a security code for access to all functions previously tranferred to bridge. :'''Computer''': Enter code. :'''Data''': One, seven, three, four, six, seven, three, two, one, four, seven, six, Charlie, three, two, seven, eight, nine, seven, seven, seven, six, four, three, Tango, seven, three, two, Victor, seven, three, one, one, seven, eight, eight, eight, seven, three, two, four, seven, six, seven, eight, nine, seven, six, four, three, seven, six. Lock. :'''Computer''': Security code intact for all specified inqueiries and orders. :'''Data''': Computer: initiate cascading sequence, accepting instructions from Commander Data en route. ''[Data enters the turbolift]'' Now. ===''[[w:Suddenly Human|Suddenly Human]]'' [4.4]=== :'''Picard:''' Ever since I was a child, I've always known exactly what I wanted to do: be a member of Starfleet. Nothing else mattered to me. Virtually my entire youth was spent in the pursuit of that goal. In fact...I probably skipped my childhood altogether. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Endar:''' You, have you ever been a father, Picard? Have you ever had a son desperately trying to win your approval, your respect? Jono broke his ribs riding on a t'stayan. Six hooves, a very powerful beast. The arm he broke in a competition with other youths. He endured the pain, and won the competition. One day he will be a great warrior. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf:''' Captain, is it worth it to go to war over a child? === ''[[w:Remember Me (TNG episode)|Remember Me]]'' [4.5] === :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': If there's nothing wrong with me... maybe there's something wrong with the universe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Beverly Crusher''': We will start with the assumption that I am ''not'' crazy. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Beverly Crusher''': Computer. Read the entire crew roster for the ''Enterprise.'' :'''Computer''': Dr. Beverly Crusher. :'''Beverly Crusher''': Have I always been the only member of the crew on the starship ''Enterprise''? :'''Computer''': Affirmative. :'''Beverly Crusher''': If this were a bad dream, would you tell me? :'''Computer''': That is not a valid question. :'''Beverly Crusher''': Like hell it's not. What is the primary mission of the starship ''Enterprise''? :'''Computer''': To explore the galaxy. :'''Beverly Crusher''': Do I have the necessary skills to complete that mission alone? :'''Computer''': Negative. :'''Beverly Crusher''': Then why am I the only crew member? :'''Computer''': ''[confused beeping]'' :'''Beverly Crusher''': Aha. Got you there. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Beverly Crusher''': Here's a question you shouldn't be able to answer...Computer: What is the nature of the universe? :'''Computer''': The universe is a spheroid region 705 meters in diameter. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Beverly Crusher''': Click my heels together three times and I'm back in Kansas. Can it really be that simple? === ''[[w:Legacy (TNG episode)|Legacy]]'' [4.6] === :'''Data''': ''[To Ishara Yar, on friendship]'' As I experience certain sensory input patterns, my mental pathways become accustomed to them. The inputs eventually are anticipated. And even missed when absent. :'''Ishara''': You mean, you can become "used" to someone. :'''Data''': Exactly. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': ''[To Data, on trust]'' In all trust, there is the possibility for betrayal. ===''[[w:Reunion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Reunion]]'' [4.7]=== :'''Duras''': I'm the only one, Worf, the only one who can prove your innocence. Kill me and you're a traitor forever. :'''Worf''' ''(in fury)'': Then ''that'' is how it shall '''''be!''''' === ''[[w:Future Imperfect (TNG episode)|Future Imperfect]]'' [4.8] === :'''Captain Riker''': Shut up! :'''Admiral Picard''': I beg your pardon?! :'''Captain Riker''': I said shut up! As in close your mouth and stop talking! ===''[[w:Final Mission|Final Mission]]'' [4.9]=== :''(seeing Wesley Crusher looking well worn, Picard quips to Wesley describing his appearance)'' :'''Wesley Crusher''': You don't exactly look ship-shape yourself, sir. === ''[[w:The Loss (TNG episode)|The Loss]]'' [4.10] === :'''Beverly Crusher''': Therapists are always the worst patients. Except for doctors, of course. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': A resumption of our present course at warp six will place us in the T'lli Beta system in six days, thirteen hours, forty-seven minutes. :'''William Riker''': What, no seconds? :'''Data''': I have discovered, sir, a certain level of impatience when I calculate a lengthy time interval to the nearest second. However, if you wish... :'''William Riker''': No, no. Minutes is fine. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Deanna Troi''': Is this how you handle all of your personnel problems? :'''William Riker''': Sure. You'd be surprised how far a hug goes with Geordi, or Worf. === ''[[w:Data's Day (TNG episode)|Data's Day]]'' [4.11] === :'''Data''': I could be [[w:Wild Goose Chase|pursuing an untamed ornithoid]] without cause. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': ''[experimenting with "friendly insults and jibes"]'' My hair does not require trimming, you lunkhead. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': ''[performing the tap step he has just learned]'' Am I dancing, Doctor? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Beverly Crusher''': They don't do a lot of tap-dancing at weddings. :'''Data''': Why? :'''Beverly Crusher''': Well, Data, because...I don't really know why, Data. <hr width="50%"/> :'''William Riker''': Some days you get the bear, and some days the bear gets you. === ''[[w:The Wounded (TNG episode)|The Wounded]]'' [4.12] === :'''Benjamin Maxwell''': You're a fool, Picard. History will look at you and say, "This man was a fool." :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I'll accept the judgment of history. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Miles O'Brien''': It's not you I hate, Cardassian. I hate what I became because of you. <hr width="50%"/> After Maxwell and O'Brien sing "The Minstral Boy" :The Minstrel-Boy to the war is gone, In the ranks of death you'll find him; :His father's sword he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him. :"Land of song!" said the warrior-bard, Tho' all the world betrays thee, :One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee!" :'''Benjamin Maxwell''': I'm not going to win this fight am I? :'''Miles O'Brien''': No Sir, Your not. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': The loyalty you would so quickly dismiss does not come easily to my people, Gul Macet. You have much to learn about us. Benjamin Maxwell earned the loyalty of those who served with him. In war, he was twice honored with the Federation's highest citation for his courage and valor. And if he could not find a role for himself in peace, we can pity him, but we shall not dismiss him. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''[turns his back on the Cardassian officer]'' Take this message to your leaders, Gul Macet: ''"We'll be watching."'' === ''[[w:Devil's Due (TNG episode)|Devil's Due]]'' [4.13] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': In the hands of a con artist, fear can be used to motivate obedience, capitulation, the exploitation of innocent people - and that is what I believe has happened here and I intend to prove that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I've encountered many who are more credibly to be called the devil than you. <hr width="50%"/> :''[after Ardra transports Picard to the planet in his pajamas]'' :'''Geordi La Forge''': Captain, I wasn't expecting you here. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Neither was I. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Never mind, Mr. Worf, just have Commander Data fetch me in a shuttle. And have him bring a uniform. :'''Worf''': Did you say... uniform? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': The advocate will refrain from making her opponent disappear. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': ''[after Ardra becomes the Devil]'' Any more disruptions and I will rule you in contempt of court. Is that understood? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': I will draw my own conclusions, if you do not mind... Sir. ===''[[w:Clues (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Clues]]'' [4.14]=== ===''[[w:First Contact (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|First Contact]]'' [4.15]=== :'''Chancellor Durken''': I go home each night to a loving wife, two beautiful daughters. We eat the evening meal together as a family, I think that's important. And they always ask me if I've had a good day. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': And how shall you answer them tonight, Chancellor? :'''Chancellor Durken''': I will have to say this morning, I was the leader of the universe as I knew it. This afternoon, I am only a voice in a chorus. But I think it was a good day. ===''[[w:Galaxy's Child|Galaxy's Child]]'' [4.16]=== === ''[[w:Night Terrors (TNG episode)|Night Terrors]]'' [4.17] === :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': We have to dream in order to survive. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Guinan has just fired a large (very powerful) phaser rifle to break up a brawl.]'' :'''Gillespie''': What is that?! :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': Just a little souvenir I picked up on Makus III. That was setting number one. Anyone want to see setting number two? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': As my final duty as acting captain, I order you to bed. ===''[[w:Identity Crisis (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Identity Crisis]]'' [4.18]=== === ''[[w:The Nth Degree (TNG episode)|The Nth Degree]]'' [4.19] === :''[Lt. Barclay has had his intelligence greatly increased by an alien probe and is attempting to interface with the computer.]'' :'''[[w:Reginald Barclay|Reginald Barclay]]''': Computer. Begin new program. Create as follows. Work station chair. Now, create a standard alphanumeric console positioned for the left hand. Now an iconic display console positioned for the right hand. Tie both consoles into the ''Enterprise'' main computer core utilizing neural scan interface. :'''Computer''': There is no such device on file. :'''Reginald Barclay''': No problem; here's how you build it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Reginald Barclay''': I perceive the entire universe as a single equation and it's so ''simple''. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Cytherian|Cytherian Alien]]''': Emotive, electrochemical stimulus response; cranial plate; bipedal locomotion. Endoskeletal. Contiguous external integument. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I'm Captain Jean-Luc Picard, of the Federation Starship ''Enterprise''. :'''Cytherian Alien''': Hierarchical collective command structure. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Who are you? :'''Cytherian Alien''': Interrogative! === ''[[w:Qpid|Qpid]]'' [4.20] === :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': ''[To Picard]'' You are the most impossible person to buy a gift for! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I've just been paid a visit by Q. :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Q? Any idea what he's up to? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': He wants to do something nice for me. :'''William Riker''': I'll alert the crew. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Q has dressed Worf as [[w:Will Scarlet|Will Scarlet]].]'' :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Sir, I protest! I am ''not'' a merry man! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Worf smashes Geordi's mandolin against a tree.]'' :'''Worf''': ...Sorry. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vash''': Meet my new partner. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Him?! :'''Vash''': Why not? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I'll tell you why not...! :'''Q''': Now, Jean-Luc, let's not be unkind... :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': He's devious, and amoral, and unreliable, and irresponsible, and... and definitely ''not'' to be trusted. :'''Vash''': Remind you of someone you know? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''(forced to smile)'' As a matter of fact, it does. === ''[[w:The Drumhead (TNG episode)|The Drumhead]]'' [4.21] === :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': The Federation does have enemies, we must seek them out! :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Oh yes, that's how it starts, but the road from legitimate suspicion to rampant paranoia is very much shorter than we think. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': You know, there are some words I've known since I was a schoolboy. "With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." Those words were uttered by Judge ''Aaron Satie'' as wisdom and warning. The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. :'''Adm. Norah Satie''': How dare you! You who consort with Romulans! Invoke my father's name in support of your traitorous arguments! It is an affront to everything I hold dear. And to hear his name used to subvert the United Federation of Planets. My father was a great man. His name stands for ''principle'', and ''integrity''! You dirty his name when you speak it! He loved the Federation! But ''you'', Captain, corrupt it! You undermine our very way of life! I will expose you for what you are! I've brought down bigger men than you, Picard! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': We think we've come so far. Torture of heretics, burning of witches, is all ancient history. Then, before you can blink an eye, suddenly, it threatens to start all over again. :'''Worf''': I believed her. I... helped her. I did not see her for what she was. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Mr. Worf, villains who twirl their moustaches are easy to spot. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well-camouflaged. :'''Worf''': I think... after yesterday people will not be so ready to trust her. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Maybe. But she, or someone like her, will always be with us. Waiting for the right climate in which to flourish, spreading fear in the name of righteousness. [...] Vigilance, Mr. Worf. That is the price we must continually pay. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard:''' Five hundred years ago, military officers would upend a drum in a battlefield, sit at it and dispense summary justice. Decisions were quick, punishments severe, appeals denied. Those who came to a drumhead were doomed. === ''[[w:Half a Life (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Half A Life]]'' [4.22] === :'''[[w:Lwaxana Troi|Lwaxana Troi]]''': We raise them, we care for them, we suffer for them, we keep them from harm their whole lives. Now eventually, it's their turn to take care of us. :'''Timicin''': No parent should expect to be paid back for the love they have given their children. :'''Lwaxana Troi''': Well, why the hell not? ===''[[w:The Host (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Host]]'' [4.23]=== === ''[[w:The Mind's Eye (TNG episode)|The Mind's Eye]]'' [4.24] === :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': How about a game, Computer? :'''Computer''': Please restate request. :'''Geordi La Forge''': Something to pass the time. Y'know, a diversion? :'''Computer''': Select either "visual interactive" or "verbal interactive". :'''Geordi La Forge''': Verbal. :'''Computer''': You have 20 seconds to respond to each question. Level of difficulty will increase as you progress. Proceed when ready. :'''Geordi La Forge''': Begin! :'''Computer''': List the resonances of the sub-quantum states associated with transitional relativity... :'''Geordi La Forge''': ''[Geordi laughs]'' That's easy! :'''Computer''': ...in alphabetical order. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Subcommander Taibak''': Welcome, Mr. La Forge. We've waited a long time to meet you. :'''Geordi La Forge''': ''(strapped into a chair)'' I can tell you've gone to a lot of trouble. :'''Subcommander Taibak''': Indeed we have. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data:''' Report, please. Geordi, please respond. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data:''' Computer, current location of Lt. Commander La Forge. :'''Computer:''' Cargo Bay 4. :'''Data:''' Data to Lt. Worf. Priority 1. :'''Worf:''' Go ahead. :'''Data:''' Take Commander La Forge into custody immediately. :'''Worf:''' Sir? :'''Data:''' That is an order. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard:''' Mr. Worf, get him out of here. :''[Worf gets himself free from the other Klingons who were holding him back, and takes La Forge into custody.]'' :'''Vagh:''' Harming our enemies is not enough! Now the Federation would murder me to achieve its aims! :'''Picard:''' Governor, if I could explain this, I would. :''[Data enters.]'' :'''Data:''' I believe I can help, Captain. I've been able to determine that Commander La Forge was abducted by Romulans en route to Rissa. It is likely that he was somehow forced to take part in the plot to assassinate Governor Vagh. :'''Ambassador Kell:''' I saw no evidence of Romulans! We just witnessed him acting very much alone. :'''Data:''' No, sir. You did not. I do not believe the Commander is acting out of his own accord. He has been receiving heat band signals through his VISOR, signals which are carrying direct commands to his brain. I have surmised that Commander La Forge was conditioned by Romulans, a process referred to historically, and somewhat inaccurately, as "brainwashing." :'''Vagh:''' But to what end? Why would the Romulans want to kill me? :'''Picard:''' The Romulans have always wanted to destroy the alliance between the Federation and the Klingons. If Mr. La Forge had killed you, Governor, I think you will agree that they might have succeeded. :'''Kell:''' Who sent these signals? A cloaked Romulan ship? :'''Data:''' No, sir. That is not possible. The signals had to be transmitted within close proximity to the VISOR. :'''Picard:''' Are you suggesting that there was a Romulan accomplice who was in close proximity to Mr. La Forge when he was receiving signals? :'''Data:''' Yes, sir. I am. :'''Vagh:''' This Romulan accomplice. Who is he? :'''Data:''' I have narrowed the list of possibilities to two people. The only two people who were with Mr. La Forge all three times when the transmission was recorded: Captain Picard and Ambassador Kell. One of them may be concealing a heat band transmitter. If they would agree to be searched... :'''Kell:''' I am a Klingon! An Emissary of the High Council! I will not submit to being forced to be searched by you or anyone else o on this ship! :'''Vagh's Guard:''' I am forced to agree, Captain. :'''Vagh:''' We will take the ambassador with us and search him ourselves. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kell:''' Captain, I believe it to be in all our best interests if I remain aboard. I formally request asylum. :'''Picard:''' I will certainly grant you asylum...when you have been absolved of this crime. === ''[[w:In Theory (TNG episode)|In Theory]]'' [4.25] === :'''Jenna D'Sora''': I wish we were back there now, you and I. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': The unidirectional nature of the time continuum makes that an unlikely possibility. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': Listen, my advice is... ask somebody else for advice, at least someone who's got more experience at... giving advice. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Deanna Troi|Deanna Troi]]''': Ultimately Jenna will care for you for who you are, not what you imitate out of a book. :'''Data''': My programming may be inadequate to the task. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Klingons do not... pursue relationships. They ''conquer'' that which they desire. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf''': However, Lieutenant D'Sora serves under my command. If she were.. mistreated, ''I'' would be very displeased... ...Sir. :'''Data''': I understand. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I'd be delighted to offer any advice I have on understanding women. When I have some, I'll let you know. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': Computer, decrease illumination level by 1/3 standard lux. :'''Jenna D'Sora''': Eh, this is all part of a programme? :'''Data''': Yes, one which I have just created for romantic relationships :'''Jenna D'Sora''': So, I am just a small variable in one of you computational environments. :'''Data''': You are much more than that, Jenna. I have written a subroutine specifically for you. A programme within the programme. I have devoted a considerable share of my internal resources to its development. :'''Jenna D'Sora''': Data, that's the nicest thing anybody has ever said to me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': Jenna, are we no longer a couple? :'''Jenna D'Sora''': No, we're not. :'''Data''': Then I will delete the appropriate program. ===''[[w:Redemption (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Redemption, Part I]]'' [4.26]=== == Season 5 == === ''[[w:Redemption (TNG episode)#Part 2|Redemption, Part II]]'' [5.1] === :'''B'Etor''': Defeat. :'''Toral''': How? Where are the Romulans? :'''Lursa''': They never came. :''[Worf is dragged in by his Romulan guard]'' :'''Lursa''': Kill him. :''[but Worf fights the Romulan as Lursa and B'Etor have themselves beamed to safety]'' :'''Toral''': ''NO!'' :''[Worf defeats the Romulan as his brother arrives]'' :'''Kurn''': Toral, the next Leader of the Empire. Gowron is looking forward to seeing you again. === ''[[w:Darmok (TNG episode)|Darmok]]'' [5.2] === <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker''': The Children of Tama. I've heard rumours about them for years. :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEIt59Vdcg8&t=76s Indeed]. Are they truly incomprehensible? In my experience, communication is a matter of patience, imagination. I would like to believe these are qualities we have in sufficient measure. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': Rai and Jiri at Lungha. Ri of Luwani. Luwani under two moons. Jiri of Ubaya. Ubaya of crossed roads at Lungha. Lungha, her sky grey. ''[greeting]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tamarian lst Officer''': Kadir beneath Mo Moteh. ''[cluelessness, possibly unwillingness to understand]'' :'''Dathon''': The river Temarc. In winter. ''[Stop, cease]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': Shaka. When the walls fell. ''[Failure]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tamarian lst Officer''': Mirab. His sails unfurled. ''[travel or departure]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[repeated line]'' :'''Dathon''': Darmok and Jalad at Tenagra. ''[Two strangers uniting against a common adversary]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': Temba. His arms wide. ''[A gift, or to give]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': Uzani. His army with fist open. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': A strategy? With fist open? With fist open... :'''Dathon''': His army with fist closed. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': With fist closed? An army with fist open... to lure the enemy. With fist closed... To attack? That's how you communicate, isn't it? By citing example. By metaphor! Uzani's army with... with fist open. :'''Dathon''': Sokath! His eyes uncovered! ''[understanding, revealing truth]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': Darmok on the ocean. ''[Alone, isolated]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': ''[telling the story of Darmok and Jalad]'' :Darmok on the ocean. :Tanagra on the ocean. Darmok at Tanagra. :Jalad on the ocean. Jalad at Tanagra. :The beast of Tanagra. :Darmok and Jalad on the ocean. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': Kiazi's children. Their faces wet. ''[death, mourning]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dathon''': Zinda! His face black. His eyes red. ''[war, violence]'' Callimas at Bahar. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''[paraphrasing ''[[w:Epic of Gilgamesh|The Epic of Gilgamesh]]'']'' Gilgamesh, a king. Gilgamesh, a king at Uruk. ''[metaphor about ancient Babylonian legends from Earth]'' He tormented his subjects. He made them angry. They cried out aloud: "Send us a companion for our king! Spare us from his madness!" Enkidu, a wild man from the forest, entered the city. They fought in the temple. They fought in the streets. Gilgamesh defeated Enkidu. They became great friends. Gilgamesh and Enkidu at Uruk. :'''Dathon''': At Uruk. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': The... the new friends went out into the desert together, where the Great Bull of Heaven was killing men by the hundreds. Enkidu caught the bull by the tail, Gilgamesh struck him with his sword. :'''Dathon''': Gilgamesh. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': They were victorious. But... Enkidu fell to the ground, struck down by the gods; and Gilgamesh wept bitter tears, saying, "He who was my companion through adventure and hardship, ''[as Dathon dies]'' is gone forever." <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tamarian 1st Officer''': Zinda! His face black, his eyes red! :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Temarc! The river Temarc! In winter! :'''Tamarian 1st Officer''': Darmok... :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': And Jalad. At Tanagra. Darmok and Jalad... on the ocean. :'''Tamarian 1st Officer''': Sokath! His eyes opened! :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': The beast at Tanagra? Uzani. His army. Shaka, when the walls fell. :''[The First Officer bows his head and the other Tamarian crew members make gestures of tribute. Picard holds up Dathon's notebook, which the First Officer transports to his hand.]'' :'''Tamarian 1st Officer''': Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel. ''[a new metaphor added to the language]'' :'''Tamarian lst Officer''': ''[to the crew]'' Mirab with sails unfurled. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': ''[offering Dathon's knife]'' Temba. His arms wide. :'''Tamarian 1st Officer''': Temba. At rest. ''[You may keep it.]'' :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Thank you. === ''[[w:Ensign Ro (TNG episode)|Ensign Ro]]'' [5.3] === :'''Picard''': Yes, Ensign Laren, please sit down - :'''Ensign Ro''': Ensign Ro, sir. :'''Picard''': ''(nonplussed)'' I beg your pardon? :'''Ensign Ro''': The Bajoran custom has the family name first, the individual's name second. I am properly addressed as 'Ensign Ro'. :'''Picard''': I'm sorry, I didn't know. :'''Ensign Ro''': ''(shrugging)'' No, there's no reason you should. It's an old custom; most Bajora these days accept the distortion of their names in order to assimilate. ''(brief pause before she sits)'' I do not. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Keeve''': I cannot condone violence against people who are not our enemy. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Then I don't understand why you're unwilling [to help us]. :'''Keeve''': Because... you're innocent bystanders. You were innocent bystanders for decades as the Cardassians took our homes. As they violated and tortured our people in the most hideous ways imaginable. As we were forced to flee. :'''Picard''': We were saddened by those events, but they occurred within the borders of the Cardassian Empire. :'''Keeve''': And the Federation is pledged not to interfere with the internal affairs of others. How convenient that must be for you. To turn a deaf ear to those who suffer behind a line on a map. :'''Picard''': Well, I'm not here to debate Federation policy with you, but I can offer you assistance. :'''Keeve''': Simply because of one terrorist attack? Well, perhaps I should have known, we should have attacked the Federation long ago. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Keeve''': We live in different universes, you and I. Yours is about diplomacy, politics, strategy. Mine is about blankets! If we were to exchange places for one night, you might better understand. :'''Picard''': Mr. Data, see that the replicators provide a blanket for every man, woman, and child before nightfall. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': Am I disturbing you? :'''[[w:Ro Laren|Ensign Ro]]''': Yes. :'''Guinan''': Good. You look like someone who wants to be disturbed. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Guinan''': I believe truth is in the eye of the beholder. :'''Ensign Ro''': Isn't that supposed to be beauty? :'''Guinan''': Truth, beauty, works for a lot of things. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ro''': You're not like any bartender I've met before :'''Guinan''': And you're not like any Starfleet officer I've met before. But that sounds like the beginning of a very interesting friendship. :'''Ro''': I don't stay anywhere long enough to make friends. :'''Guinan''': Too late. You just did. === ''[[w:Silicon Avatar (TNG episode)|Silicon Avatar]]'' [5.4] === === ''[[w:Disaster (TNG episode)|Disaster]]'' [5.5] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': ''[Touches comm badge]'' Bridge, this is Picard. This is the captain, does anyone read me? :'''Child 1''': ''[crying]'' Why don't they answer?! :'''Picard''': I don't know. :'''Child 2''': They're all dead. :'''Picard''': They're not dead, communication is down, that's all. :'''Child 2''': We're going to die, too. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Congratulations. You are now fully dilated to ten centimeters. You may now give birth. :'''[[MemoryAlpha:Keiko O'Brien|Keiko O'Brien]]''': That's what I've been doing! :'''Worf''': The computer simulation was not like this. That delivery was very orderly. :'''Keiko''': WELL I'M SORRY!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf''': Push, Keiko! Push! Push! :'''Keiko''': I AM PUSHING! === ''[[w:The Game (TNG episode)|The Game]]'' [5.6] === === ''[[w:Unification (TNG episode)#Part 1|Unification, Part I]]'' [5.7] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': These quarters were obviously intended for one crewman, sir. There is only one sleeping space. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': I'm sure the Klingons found it amusing to put us in here together. :'''Data''': Since I do not require sleep, I propose you take the... shelf, sir. I am content to stand. === ''[[w:Unification (TNG episode)#Part 2|Unification, Part II]]'' [5.8] === :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': ''[to Picard]'' In your own way, you are as stubborn as [[w:James T. Kirk|another Captain of the ''Enterprise'']] I once knew. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Then I'm in good company, sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': Fascinating. You have an efficient intellect, superior physical skills, no emotional impediments. There are Vulcans who aspire all their lives to achieve what you've been given by design. :'''Data''': You are half human? :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': Yes. :'''Data''': Yet you have chosen a Vulcan way of life? :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': I have. :'''Data''': In effect, you have abandoned what I have sought all my life. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': Ambassador Spock, may I ask a personal question? :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': Please. :'''Data''': As you examine your life, do you find you have missed your humanity? :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': I have no regrets. :'''Data''': "No regrets". That is a human expression. :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': Yes. Fascinating. <hr width="50"/> :'''Omag''': ''[on Worf and Amarie singing in Klingon]'' What is that dreadful noise?! It sounds like a Bardakian pronghorn moose! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': I will not read this, or any other statement. :'''[[w:Sela (Star Trek)|Sela]]''': If you do not you will die. All of you will die. :'''[[w:Spock|Spock]]''': Since it is logical to conclude that you will kill us in any event, I choose not to cooperate. :'''[[w:Sela (Star Trek)|Sela]]''': I ''hate'' Vulcans. === ''[[w:A Matter of Time (TNG episode)|A Matter of Time]]'' [5.9] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': I assume your handprint will open this door whether you are conscious or not. === ''[[w:New Ground (TNG episode)|New Ground]]'' [5.10] === :'''Geordi La Forge''': "Data! Data, isn't this exciting? We are going to witness a moment in history!" :'''Data''' (puzzled): "Every nanosecond in this continuum is a moment in history, once it has elapsed." === ''[[w:Hero Worship (TNG episode)|Hero Worship]]'' [5.11] === :''[Data is talking with a young boy who is pretending to be an android to cope with a recent traumatic experience.]'' :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': I have often wished to be human. I study people carefully, in order to more closely approximate human behavior. :'''Timothy''': Why? We're smarter and stronger than humans, we can do more than they can. :'''Data''': But I cannot take pride in my abilities. I cannot take pleasure in my accomplishments. :'''Timothy''': We never have to feel bad, either. :'''Data''': I would gladly risk feeling bad at times, if it also meant that I could taste my dessert. === ''[[w:Violations (TNG episode)|Violations]]'' [5.12] === :'''Tarmin''': It has been three centuries since anyone was treated for this... this form of rape. But there are medical records from that era. It was a time of great violence among my people. A time we thought we had put far behind us. That this could happen now... it's unimaginable. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Earth was once a violent planet, too. At times the chaos threatened the very fabric of life, but, like you, we evolved. We found better ways to handle our conflicts. But I think no one can deny that the seed of violence remains within each of us. We must recognize that, because that violence is capable of consuming each of us, as it consumed your son. === ''[[w:The Masterpiece Society (TNG episode)|The Masterpiece Society]]'' [5.13] === === ''[[w:Conundrum (TNG episode)|Conundrum]]'' [5.14] === :''[Troi and Data are in Ten-Forward, when all of the crew lose their memories]'' :'''[[w:Deanna Troi|Deanna Troi]]''': The bartender is an artificial lifeform. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Can I get you something? A beverage? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Contact the operations officer to assist you. :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': Aye, sir. :'''[[w:Ro Laren|Ensign Ro]]''': He's in Ten-Forward... waiting tables. <hr width="50%"/> :'''McDuff''': Well done, Captain. === ''[[w:Power Play (TNG episode)|Power Play]]'' [5.15] === === ''[[w:Ethics (TNG episode)|Ethics]]'' [5.16] === :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': ''[To Dr Russell, who has been using experimental techniques to treat patients]'' You scare me, doctor. You risk your patients' lives and justify it in the name of research. Genuine research takes time... sometimes a lifetime of painstaking, detailed work in order to get any results. Not for you, you take short cuts, right through living tissue. You put your research ahead of your patients' lives and as far as I'm concerned, that's a violation of our most sacred trust. I'm sure your work will be hailed as a stunning breakthrough. Enjoy your laurels, doctor. I'm not sure I could. === ''[[w:The Outcast (TNG episode)|The Outcast]]'' [5.17] === :''[Soren, a member of a genderless species, defends her gender identity]'' :'''Soren''': I am female. I was born that way. I have had those feelings… those longings… all my life. It is not unnatural. I am not sick because I feel this way. I do not need to be helped, and I do not need to be cured. What I do need — what all of those like me need — is your understanding and your compassion. We do not injure you in any way. And yet we are scorned, and attacked. And all because we are different. What we do is no different from what you do. We talk and laugh… we complain about work and we wonder about growing old… we talk about our families, and we worry about the future…We cry with each other when things seem hopeless. All the loving things that you do with each other… that’s what we do. And for that, we are called misfits, and deviants… and criminals. What right do you have to punish us? What right do you have to change us? What makes you think you can dictate how people love each other? === ''[[w:Cause and Effect (TNG episode)|Cause and Effect]]'' [5.18] === :'''[[w:William Riker|William Riker]]''': Sometimes I wonder if he's stacking the deck. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': I assure you, commander, the cards have been sufficiently randomized. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': ''[surly]'' I hope so. <hr width="50%"/> :''[at a poker game]'' :'''Worf''': I am experiencing nIb'poH, the feeling I have done this before. :'''Riker''': Yes, last Tuesday night. :'''Worf''': That's not what I mean. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': My aunt Adelle cured a lot of sleepless nights with this steaming milk. :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': Thank you. Mmm, nutmeg. :'''Picard''': Whenever I get insomnia, I try to perfect the recipe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Beverly Crusher''': Thank you, for everything. :'''Picard''': Uh uh. Thank Aunt Adelle. === ''[[w:The First Duty (TNG episode)|The First Duty]]'' [5.19] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth, whether it's scientific truth or historical truth or personal truth! It is the guiding principle on which Starfleet is based! If you can't find it within yourself to stand up and tell the truth about what happened, you don't deserve to wear that uniform! === ''[[w:Cost of Living (TNG episode)|Cost of Living]]'' [5.20] === :'''[[w:List_of_minor_recurring_characters_in_Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation#Alexander_Rozhenko|Alexander Rozhenko]]''': Why are they arguing? :'''Juggler''': They're friends. They love contradiction. They they thrive on challenge! They flourish in conflict. :'''Alexander Rozhenko''': Then why are they friends? :'''[[w:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_recurring_characters_in_Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation#Lwaxana_Troi|Lwaxana Troi]]''': Who else are you going to argue with if not your friends? === ''[[w:The Perfect Mate (TNG episode)|The Perfect Mate]]'' [5.21] === :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': I wish I knew how I could help. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Perhaps I just needed a shoulder. :'''Beverly Crusher''': Well it's there for you, Jean-Luc. It always has been. === ''[[w:Imaginary Friend (TNG episode)|Imaginary Friend]]'' [5.22] === :'''[[w:Guinan|Guinan]]''': No, it's a Samalian coral fish with its fin unfolded. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': I believe what you are seeing is the effect of the fluid dynamic processes inherent in the large scale motion of rarefied gas. :'''Guinan''': No, no. First it was a fish and now it's a Mentonian sailing ship. :'''Data''': Where? :'''Guinan''': Right there. Don't you see the two swirls coming together to form the mast? :'''Data''': I do not see it. It is interesting that people try to find meaningful patterns in things that are essentially random. I have noticed that the images they perceive sometimes suggest what they are thinking about at that particular moment. Besides, it is clearly a bunny rabbit. === ''[[w:I, Borg (TNG episode)|I, Borg]]'' [5.23] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': ''[to a disengaged Borg male teen, in the manner of "Locutus"]'' This is a primitive culture. I am here to facilitate its incorporation. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]]''': But even in war there are rules. You don't kill civilians indiscriminately. :'''[[w:William Riker|William T. Riker]]''': There are no civilians among the Borg. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Hugh''': We are Hugh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Hugh (Star Trek)|Hugh]]''': Resistance is not futile? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': Part of what we do is learn more about other species. :'''Hugh''': We assimilate species. Then we know everything about them. === ''[[w:The Next Phase (TNG episode)|The Next Phase]]'' [5.24] === :'''[[w:Ro Laren|Ro Laren]]''': I don't have all the answers; I've never been dead before. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': I never knew what a friend was until I met Geordi. He spoke to me as though I were human. He treated me no differently from anyone else. He accepted me for what I am. And that, I have learned, is friendship. But I do not know how to say goodbye. === ''[[w:The Inner Light (TNG episode)|The Inner Light]]'' [5.25] === [[File:Freedom tree, St Helier - geograph.ci - 150.jpg|thumb|This [[tree]] is our [[symbol]]. Our affirmation of [[Life]], and everyone in this town gives part of their water rations to keep it alive. We've learned, administrator, that [[hope]] is a powerful weapon against anything, even drought.]] [[File:Patrick Stewart by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|Seize the [[time]] … [[Live]] [[now]]. Make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again.]] :<small> Screenplay by [[w:Morgan Gendel|Morgan Gendel]] and [[w:Peter Allan Fields|Peter Allan Fields]]. This episode won the 1993 [[w:Hugo Award|Hugo Award]] for [[w:Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Best Dramatic Presentation]]. The younger Batai, the son of Kamin, was played by [[w:Patrick Stewart|Patrick Stewart]]'s real-life son, Daniel. (Stardate: 45944.1, original airdate: 1 June 1992)</small> [[File:2014-05-26 Replica of 'Ressikan flute' by Morgan Gendel IMG 1458.jpg|thumb|The rest of us have been gone for a thousand years. If you [[remember]] what we were, and how we lived, then we’ll have found [[life]] again.]] :'''Eline''': ''[to [[Jean-Luc Picard]]]'' You think that this — ''your [[life]]'' — is a [[dream]]? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': This is ''not'' my life! I [[know]] that much. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard''': Would you try to answer some questions for me? No matter how [[strange]] they may seem to you? :'''Eline''': Of course. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Eline''': The [[happiest]] day of my life was the day we got married. :'''Picard''': And what do I do — here in Ressik? :'''Eline''': You are the best iron weaver in the [[community]] — at least I think so. You prefer playing the flute, of course. :'''Picard''': The flute? :'''Eline''': Yes. ''[she gets up, finds his flute and hands it to him]'' :'''Picard''': When did I learn to play this? :'''Eline''': I'm afraid you never did, dear. You do keep ''trying''. :'''Picard''': ''[blows a few feeble notes]'' I see what you mean. … Well, thank you for the soup. Thank you for your help. Tomorrow, will you help me send a message? :'''Eline''': Of course. Will you come to bed? :'''Picard''': Oh, I'll sleep here. :'''Eline''': Kamin, please come with me. :'''Picard''': I've been sick. I'd be tossing and turning, it wouldn't be fair to you. :'''Eline''': Let me be the judge of that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Eline''': I think you're still trying to figure out where you are. Where that ship of yours is. How to get back to that life. :'''Picard/Kamin''': The memory is five years old now, but it's still inside me. :'''Eline''': Was your life there so much better than this? So much more gratifying, so much more fulfilling, that you cling to it with such stubbornness? :'''Picard/Kamin''': Eline. :'''Eline''': It must have been extraordinary. But never in all the stories you've told me have you mentioned anyone who [[loved]] you as I do. :'''Picard/Kamin''': It was [[real]]. It was as real as this is. And you can't expect me to forget a life-time spent there. :'''Eline''': Yes, I can. I've been patient Kamin. For five years I've shared you with that other life. I’ve listened, I’ve tried to understand, and I have waited. When do I get you back? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Batai''': This [[tree]] is our [[symbol]]. Our affirmation of [[Life]], and everyone in this town gives part of their water rations to keep it alive. We've learned, administrator, that [[hope]] is a powerful weapon against anything, even drought. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Meribor''': You've taught me to pursue the [[truth]], no matter how [[painful]] it is. It's too late to back off now. This planet is dying. :'''Picard/Kamin''': Perhaps I should have filled your head with trivial concerns. Games and toys and clothes. :'''Meribor''': I don't think you mean that. :'''Picard/Kamin''': No, I don't. It just saddens me to see you burdened with the knowledge of things you can't change. :'''Meribor''': Father, I think I should marry Dannick sooner rather than later, don't you? :'''Picard/Kamin''': Seize the [[time]], Meribor. [[Live]] [[now]]. Make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Batai''': We hoped our probe would encounter someone in the [[future]]. Someone who could be a [[teacher]]. Someone who could tell the others about us. :'''Picard/Kamin''': Oh, it's me, isn't it? I'm the someone. I'm the one it finds. That's what this launching is. A probe that finds me in the future. :'''Eline''': Yes, my love. :'''Picard/Kamin''': Eline. :'''Eline''': The rest of us have been gone for a thousand years. If you remember what we were, and how we lived, then we'll have found life again. :'''Picard/Kamin''': Eline… :'''Eline''': ''[the rocket rises into the sky]'' Now we live in you. Tell them of us, my darling. === ''[[w:Time's Arrow (TNG episode)#Part 1|Time's Arrow, Part I]]'' [5.26] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': ''[referring to disembodied head]'' Data, is this yours? :'''Data''': I believe so, sir. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Could it be... [[w:Lore (Star Trek: The Next Generation|Lore]]? :'''Data''': No, sir. My brother's positronic brain has a Type-L phase discriminating amplifier. Mine is a Type-R. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Counselor Deanna Troi''': Have you ever heard Data define friendship? :'''Commander William T. Riker''': No. :'''Troi:''' How did he put it? [[#Legacy .5B4.6.5D|"As I experience certain sensory input patterns, my mental pathways become accustomed to them. The inputs eventually are anticipated and even missed when absent."]] :''[Later, after Data enters the turbolift and asks them if they are distressed for some reason.]'' :'''Riker''': It's just that our mental pathways have become accustomed to your sensory input patterns. :'''Data''': Hmm, I understand. I am also fond of you, Commander. And you as well, Counselor. == Season 6 == === ''[[w:Time's Arrow (Star Trek: The Next Generation)#Part 2|Time's Arrow, Part II]]'' [6.1] === :''[Picard is masquerading as a handyman in [[w:1893|1893]] [[San Francisco]].]'' :'''Doctor''': Just what are you doing with those lamps? :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Replacing the burners. City ordinance. Makes it safer in case of earthquake. :'''Doctor''': There hasn't been an earthquake here in thirty years! :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Well, that takes care of this ward. Time to be moving on. :'''Doctor''': ''(scoffs)'' [[w:1906 San Francisco earthquake|Earthquakes]]... === ''[[w:Realm of Fear (TNG episode)#Part 2|Realm of Fear]]'' [6.2] === :'''[[w: Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': Barclay, I'm gonna need a [[systems engineer]] on this away team. :'''[[w:Reginald Barclay|Reginald Barclay]]''': I'll, I'll ask Ensign Dern to join you. :'''La Forge''': I meant ''you'', Barclay! ===''[[w:Man of the People (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Man of the People]]'' [6.3]=== === ''[[w:Relics (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Relics]]'' [6.4] === :'''Scotty''': You're not quite uh...human, are ya? :'''Data''': No, sir. I am an android. Lieutenant Commander Data. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Montgomery Scott|Scotty]]''': ''[inspecting his drink]'' What is it? :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': It is... ''[sniffs the bottle]'' it is... ''[sniffs the bottle again, looking puzzled]'' ...it is green. (An echo of [[Star Trek: The Original Series#By Any Other Name|Scotty's comment to the Andromedan/Kelvan alien Tomar]] in TOS' ''By Any Other Name'') <hr width="50%"/> ''[Scotty is outside the Holodeck]'' :'''Computer''': Please enter program. :'''Scotty''': The android at the bar said you could show me my old ship, let me see it. :'''Computer''': Insufficient data. Please specify parameters. :'''Scotty''': The ''Enterprise'', show me the bridge of the ''Enterprise'', ya chattering piece of- :'''Computer''': There have been five Federation ships with that name. Please specify by registry number. :'''Scotty''': NCC-1701. No bloody A, B, C, or D. :'''Computer''': Program complete. Enter when ready. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Scotty''': ''[pours a drink and gives a toast]'' Here's to ya, lads. ===''[[w:Schisms (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Schisms]]'' [6.5]=== :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': ''(reciting 'Ode To Spot')'' ''Felis catus'' is your taxonomic nomenclature, An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature; Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defences. I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations, A singular development of cat communications That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection. A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents; You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance. And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion, It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion. O Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display Connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array. And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend, I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data:''' Your hesitation suggests you are trying to protect my feelings. However, since I have none, I would prefer you to be honest. <hr width="50%"/> :'''La Forge:''' ''[after yawning]'' Oh, excuse me. :'''Riker:''' I know the feeling. <hr width="50%"/> :'''La Forge:''' Good morning. :'''Riker:''' Morning?! I just went to bed! :'''La Forge:''' Commander, it's 0700 hours. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Troi:''' Have you dreamed about scissors recently? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker:''' Whoever it was that sent that thing was more than simply curious... <hr width="50%"/> :'''La Forge:''' I've been in this room before. :'''Riker:''' We've all been here before. ===''[[w:True Q|True Q]]'' [6.6]=== :'''Geordi La Forge:''' Everything was normal and then, suddenly it's like the laws of physics went right out the window. :'''Q:''' And why shouldn't they? They're so inconvenient. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard:''' Are you responsible for this incident in engineering? :'''Q:''' Of course! I needed to find out if what I suspected about the girl were true. :'''Picard:''' That being... :'''Q:''' That she's Q. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q:''' Crusher gets more shrill with every passing year. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q:''' You don't have to eat, you know. It's a nasty human habit you could do without. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q:''' Jean-Luc, sometimes I think the only reason I come here is to listen to these wonderful speeches of yours... <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q:''' With unlimited power comes responsibility. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q:''' What is it about these squirming little infants that you find so appealing? :'''Beverly Crusher:''' I'm sure that's beyond your comprehension, Q. :'''Q:''' I desperately hope so. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Beverly Crusher:''' I don't interfere with what you're teaching her. :'''Q:''' You wouldn't be capable of interfering. :'''Beverly Crusher:''' I don't think it's too much to ask for you to do the same. ''(Beverly is suddenly turned into a red setter dog, barking. Amanda restores her to human)'' :'''Beverly Crusher:''' ''(who apparently didn't notice her transformation)'' And you stay out of mine! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Amanda Rogers:''' Ever since I got here, I've been fighting this… I've been denying the truth… denying what I am. I am Q. === ''[[w:Rascals (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Rascals]]'' [6.7] === :''(returning from leave, Picard is showing the others his archaeological finds)'' :'''Guinan''': You were on one of the most beautiful planets in the entire quadrant, and you spent the entire time in a cave? :'''Picard''': ''(nodding happily)'' It was a very rewarding experience. Look at these fragments! They're very nearly in perfect condition, and yet they're seven hundred years old. :'''Guinan''': So's my father. <hr width="50%/> :'''Ro''': This is the first time these Jefferies tubes haven't seemed cramped. :'''Guinan''': How much farther do we have to go? :'''Ro''': About fifty metres. Don't tell me you're tired. :'''Guinan''' ''(wryly)'': I'm not as young as I used to be. ''(Ro gets the joke and chuckles)'' ===''[[w:A Fistful of Datas|A Fistful of Datas]]'' [6.8]=== :'''Data:''' ''[in Texan accent]'' Howdy, commander! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data:''' You just sit tight. We'll have this all fixed up in time for supper. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Worf:''' The town of Deadwood may face danger once again. If they do, they will need a sheriff...and a deputy. ===''[[w:The Quality of Life (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Quality of Life]]'' [6.9]=== :'''Beverly Crusher:''' I have always been a little suspicious of men in beards. <hr width="50%/> :'''Riker:''' My beard is not an affectation! === ''[[w:Chain of Command (TNG episode)|Chain of Command, Part I]]'' [6.10] === :''[Edward Jellico is assigned as captain of the Enterprise]'' :'''[[w:Edward Jellico|Edward Jellico]]''': Oh, and get that fish out of the ready room. === ''[[w:Chain of Command (TNG episode)|Chain of Command, Part II]]'' [6.11] === :'''[[w:Edward Jellico|Edward Jellico]]''': Data, I want to be in Minos Korva... in one hour. :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Set course 350 mark 215 and engage warp 8.5. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gul Madred''': I remember the first time I ate a live taspar. I was six years old and living on the streets of Lakat. There was a band of children, four, five...six years old—some even smaller, desperately trying to survive. We were thin, scrawny little animals, constantly hungry, always cold. We slept together in doorways, like packs of wild gettles, for warmth. Once I found a nest. Taspars had mated and built a nest in the eave of a burned-out building. And I found three eggs in it. It was like finding treasure. I cracked one open on the spot and ate it, very much as you just did. I planned to save the other two. They would keep me alive for another week. But of course, an older boy saw them and wanted them. And he got them. But he had to break my arm to do it. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Must be rewarding to you to...to repay others for all those years of misery. :'''Gul Madred''': What do you mean? :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Torture has never been a reliable means of extracting information. It is ultimately self-defeating as a means of control. One wonders it is still practiced. :'''Gul Madred''': I fail to see where this analysis is leading. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Whenever I look at you now, I will not see a powerful Cardassian warrior; I will see a six-year-old boy who is powerless to protect himself. :'''Gul Madred''': Be quiet! :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': In spite of all you have done to me, I find you a pitiable man. :'''Gul Madred''': Picard, stop it. Or I will turn this on and leave you in agony all night! :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Aha! You called me "Picard!" :'''Gul Madred''': What are the Federation's defense plans for Minos Korva? :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': There are four lights! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w: Edward Jellico|Edward Jellico]]''': Let's drop ranks for a moment. I don't like you. I believe you're arrogant, insubordinate, willful. I don't think you're a particularly good First Officer. :'''[[w:William T. Riker|William Riker]]''': Well, now that the ranks are dropped, Captain...I don't like you, either. You ARE arrogant, and closed-minded. You need to control everyone and everything. You don't provide an atmosphere of trust, and you don't inspire these people to go out of their way for you. You've got everyone wound up so tight, there's no joy in anything. I don't think you're a particularly good Captain. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gul Madred''': We acquired territory during the wars... we developed new resources... we initiated a rebuilding program... we have mandated agricultural programs. That is what the military has done for Cardassia. Because of that... my daughter will never have to worry about going hungry. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Her belly may be full... but her spirit will be empty. :'''Gul Madred takes two steps and back hands Picard across the face. Picard staggers back, startled... but knowing he has scored on Madred.''' :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Be careful... you're showing weakness... :'''Gul Madred''': Shall we begin again? How many lights are there? :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': What lights? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': There...are...four...lights! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': At the end, he gave me a choice: between a life of comfort...or more torture. All I had to do was say that...I could see ''five'' lights, when in fact there were only four. :'''[[w:Deanna Troi|Deanna Troi]]''': You didn't say it. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': No. No. But I was going to. I would have told him anything. Anything at all. But more than that—I believed that I could see...five lights. ===''[[w:Ship in a Bottle (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Ship in a Bottle]]'' [6.12]=== ===''[[w:Aquiel|Aquiel]]'' [6.13]=== ===''[[w:Face of the Enemy (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Face of the Enemy]]'' [6.14]=== :'''Beverly Crusher''': ''(after restoring Troi's original appearance)'' Well, that about does it. How does it feel to have your own face back? :'''Deanna Troi''': ''(feeling her face with her hand)'' Just right. Thank you. === ''[[w:Tapestry (TNG episode)|Tapestry]]'' [6.15] === :'''Q''': ''(Shakes Picard's hand)'' Welcome to the [[w:Afterlife|Afterlife]] Jean-Luc...You're dead! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': You're dead, this is the afterlife...and I'm [[w:God|God]] :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': You are not God! :'''Q''': Blasphemy! You're lucky I don't cast you out or smite you or something. The bottom line is, your life ended about five minutes ago... under the inept ministrations of Dr. Beverly Crusher. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': No. I am not dead. Because I refuse to believe that the afterlife is run by ''you''. The universe is not so badly designed! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': Attention on deck, Ensign Picard! :'''Picard''': Q. :'''Q''': That's Captain Q to you, Young man! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': You cheated, Picard? I'm impressed! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': There are many parts of my youth that I'm not proud of. There were loose threads - untidy parts of me that I would like to remove. But when I pulled on one of those threads, it unraveled the tapestry of my life. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': You [[Mortality|mortals]] are so obtuse! Why do you persist in believing that [[life]] and [[death]] are such static and rigid concepts? Why I can take your life and give it back to you again with the snap of a finger! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': ''[Dressed as a delivery boy]'' Flowers! Is there a [[w:Jean-Luc Picard|John Luck Pickird]] here? ===''[[w:Birthright (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Birthright, Part I]]'' [6.16]=== ===''[[w:Birthright (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Birthright, Part II]]'' [6.17]=== :'''Worf''': There is no room in my heart for shame. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tokath''': I give you one last chance to accept our way of life. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Those are eloquent words, Tokath, but the truth is, I am being executed because I brought something dangerous to your young people-- knowledge. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Knowledge of their origins, knowledge of the real reasons you are here in this camp. :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': The truth is a threat to you. :'''Tokath''': Enough! ===''[[w:Starship Mine|Starship Mine]]'' [6.18]=== ===''[[w:Lessons (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Lessons]]'' [6.19]=== ===''[[w:The Chase (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Chase]]'' [6.20]=== :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''':Will. The Kurlan civilization believed that an individual is a community of individuals. Inside us are many voices, each with its own desires, its own style, its own view of the world. <hr width="50%"/> :''[After Nu'Daq arm wrestles and head-butts Data]'' :'''[[w:Data|Data]]''': My upper spinal support is a poly-alloy designed to withstand extreme stress. My skull is composed of cortenide and duranium. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Data''': You are attempting to bribe me. :'''Nu'Daq''': N-Not at all. :'''Data''': You suggested a plan that would work to your advantage. One that I would be capable of executing. You then implied a reward. Clearly you were... :'''Nu'Daq''': Commander..., never mind. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Nu'Daq''': What?! You incompetent '' toppa' '' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gul Ocett''': He's right. For all we know, this might just be a recipe for biscuits! :'''Nu'Daq''': BISCUITS?! If that is what you believe, then go back to Cardassia. I will send you my mother's recipe. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ancient Humanoid''': You're wondering who we are. Why we have done this. I stand before you, the image of a being from so long ago. Life evolved on my planet, before all others in this part of the galaxy. We left our world, explored the stars, and found none like ourselves. Our civilization thrived for ages. But what is the life of one race, compared to the vast stretches of cosmic time? We knew that one day we would be gone, and that nothing of us would survive. So we left you. Our scientists seeded the primordial oceans of many worlds, where life was in its infancy. The seed codes directed your evolution towards a physical form resembling ours. This body you see before you, which is of course shaped as yours is shaped, for you are the end result. The seed codes also contained this message, which was scattered in fragments on many different worlds. It was our hope that you would have to come together in fellowship and companionship to hear this message. And if you can see and hear me, our hope has been fulfilled. You are a monument, not to our greatness, but to our existence. That was our wish. That you too, would know life, and would keep alive our memory. There is something of us in each of you. And so, something of you in each other. Remember us. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Nu'Daq''': That's all?! If she were not dead, I would kill her. :'''Gul Ocett''': The very notion that a Cardassian could have anything in common with a Klingon... it turns my stomach. ===''[[w:Frame of Mind (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Frame of Mind]]'' [6.21]=== ===''[[w:Suspicions (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Suspicions]]'' [6.22]=== ===''[[w:Rightful Heir|Rightful Heir]]'' [6.23]=== ===''[[w:Second Chances (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Second Chances]]'' [6.24]=== === ''[[w:Timescape (TNG episode)|Timescape]]'' [6.25] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Dr. Fesbinder gave an hour long dissertation on the ionization of warp nacelles before he realized that the topic was supposed to be psychology. :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': Why didn't anybody tell him? :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': There was no opportunity. There was no pause. ''(droning)'' He-just-kept-talking-in-one-long-incredibly-unbroken-sentence, moving-from-topic-to-topic-so-that-no-one-had-the-chance-to-interrupt, it-was-really-quite-hypnotic. ===''[[w:Descent (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Descent, Part I]]'' [6.26]=== :'''Worf''': Captain, incoming message from the New Berlin Colony. They have cancelled their distress call. Evidently a Ferengi trading ship entered their system and someone panicked. :'''Riker''': Third time today. Stand down Red Alert. Reduce speed. Return to our patrol route. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': Mister Worf, acknowledge the signal from New Berlin, transmit ''another'' copy of Starfleet's ship-recognition protocols - and tell them to ''read'' it this time. :'''Worf''': Aye, sir. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Riker''': They were fast, aggressive, almost vicious. It was more like fighting Klingons than... ''[realizes]'' ...Borg. ''[to Worf]'' No offense. :'''Worf''': None taken. == Season 7 == ===''[[w:Descent (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Descent, Part II]]'' [7.1]=== ''[Lore is trying to escape after attempting to destroy Data]'' :'''Data''': Lore. :'''Lore''': ''[chuckles nervously]'' You should be careful with that, brother. Someone could get hurt. :'''Data''': What are you doing? :'''Lore''': I've got a way out of here. I'm willing to forget what happened back there. Take you with me. We don't need anyone else. We're brothers. ''[Data does not respond]'' I'll give you the chip our father made. It contains much more than just emotions. It has memories. Memories... our father wanted you to have. :''[Lore lifs his fingernail and activates the emotion chip, Data flinches, Lore tries to fire his phaser at Data, Data fires back and approaches the fallen Lore]'' :'''Data''': Lore, I must deactivate you now. :'''Lore''': Without me, you will never feel emotion again. :'''Data''': I know. But you leave me no other choice. :'''Lore''': ''[shutting down]'' I... love you... brother... :'''Data''': Goodbye, Lore. ===''[[w:Liaisons (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Liaisons]]'' [7.2]=== ===''[[w:Interface (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Interface]]'' [7.3]=== ===''[[w:Gambit (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Gambit, Part I]]'' [7.4]=== ===''[[w:Gambit (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Gambit, Part II]]'' [7.5]=== === ''[[w:Phantasms (TNG episode)|Phantasms]]'' [7.6] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': May I ask a personal favor? :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Yes? :'''Data''': Will you take care of [[w:Spot (Star Trek)|Spot]] for me? :'''Worf''': Your animal? :'''Data''': I am concerned that if I have another waking dream, I may injure him. :'''Worf''': Of course. Spot, come here. :'''Data''': Unlike a canine, Spot will not respond to verbal commands. :''[Data picks up Spot and hands him to Worf, who is not quite sure how to handle the cat.]'' :'''Data''': Goodbye, Spot. He will need to be fed once a day. He prefers feline supplement one-twenty-five. :'''Worf''': I understand. :'''Data''': And he will require water. And you must also provide him with a sand box. And you must talk to him. Tell him he is a pretty cat, and a good cat, and— :'''Worf''': I will ''feed'' him. :'''Data''': Perhaps that will be enough. :''[Wolf walks away still awkwardly holding Spot as we hear Worf sneeze and Spot hiss in response.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Picard''': What type of cake is that? :'''Data''': It is a cellular peptide cake. :'''Worf''': [''With mouth full''] With mint frosting. ===''[[w:Dark Page|Dark Page]]'' [7.7]=== ===''[[w:Attached|Attached]]'' [7.8]=== :'''Riker''': That's it! I can see that diplomacy is not going to get us anywhere today, and I do not have time to negotiate. So let's put all of our cards on the table. ''[to Lorin]'' You're concerned the Kes are going to be admitted to the Federation. :'''Lorin''': Correct. :'''Riker''': As First Officer of the ''Enterprise'', I think I can promise you it is not going to happen. The Kes will be denied membership. :'''Mauric''': You have no authority to make that decision! Despite whatever games you played with the Prytt when you arrived, we still plan to take our petition directly to the Federation Council! They'll listen-! :'''Riker''': They will also listen to the reports of the Captain of the ''Enterprise'' and his First Officer! And I can tell you right now the First Officer's report will go something like this: "Kesprytt, a deeply troubled world with social, political, and military problems that they have yet to resolve. The Kes, while a friendly and democratic people, are driven by ''[[suspicion]]'', ''deviousness'', and ''[[paranoia]]''. It is the opinion of this officer that they are not ready for membership." === ''[[w:Force of Nature (TNG episode)|Force of Nature]]'' [7.9] === :''[Data is trying to train Spot not to jump on his computer console.]'' :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': This is down. Down is good. :''[Data picks Spot up.]'' :'''Data''': This is up. Up is no. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Geordi and Data are discussing Data's attempts to train Spot.]'' :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': I suppose I must accept that possibility. It may be that Spot lacks the intelligence necessary to learn the appropriate responses to my commands. :''[Spot looks up at Data and meows.]'' :'''Data''': Mmm? :''[Spot meows again.]'' :'''Data''': Ah. :''[Data takes a ball of yarn from his cabinet and lets Spot begin to play with it.]'' :'''[[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]]''': I don't know about Spot, but it seems to me ''your'' training is coming along just fine. Let's go. ===''[[w:Inheritance (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Inheritance]]'' [7.10]=== === ''[[w:Parallels (TNG episode)|Parallels]]'' [7.11] === :'''[[w:Wesley Crusher|Wesley Crusher]]''': Captain, we're receiving two-hundred and eighty-five thousand hails. === ''[[w:The Pegasus (TNG episode)|The Pegasus]]'' [7.12] === :''[Picard is complaining about the art produced in his image by the ship's children for "Captain Picard Day," which he hates.]'' :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]''': Well, they seem to have a somewhat exaggerated opinion of me. :''[Riker is holds up a child's sewn doll of Picard and imitates the captain's voice, as if the doll is speaking.]'' :'''[[w:William Riker|Riker]]''': Oh, I don't know, I think the resemblance is rather striking. Wouldn't you agree, Number One? :'''Picard''': Isn't there something else you have to do? :'''Riker''': I'll be on the bridge! :''[Riker attempts to walk away with the Picard doll tucked in his arm.]'' ===''[[w:Homeward (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Homeward]]'' [7.13]=== ===''[[w:Sub Rosa (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Sub Rosa]]'' [7.14]=== === ''[[w:Lower Decks|Lower Decks]]'' [7.15] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]''': [over ship's intercom] "To all Starfleet personel, this is the Captain. It is my sad duty to inform you that a member of the crew, Ensign Sito Jaxa has been lost in the line of duty. She was the finest example of a Starfleet officer and a young woman of remarkable courage and strength of character. Her loss will be deeply felt by all who knew her. Picard out." ===''[[w:Thine Own Self|Thine Own Self]]'' [7.16]=== === ''[[w:Masks (TNG episode)|Masks]]'' [7.17] === :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Geordi,…what…does it feel like…when a person is losing his mind? <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Have I been dreaming again? ===''[[w:Eye of the Beholder (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Eye of the Beholder]]'' [7.18]=== === ''[[w:Genesis (TNG episode)|Genesis]]'' [7.19] === :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Do not approach me unannounced—especially while I am eating. ===''[[w:Journey's End (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Journey's End]]'' [7.20]=== ===''[[w:Firstborn (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Firstborn]]'' [7.21]=== === ''[[w:Bloodlines (TNG episode)|Bloodlines]]'' [7.22] === :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': One thing is clear: you'll never look at your hairline the same way again. ===''[[w:Emergence (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Emergence]]'' [7.23]=== ===''[[w:Preemptive Strike (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Preemptive Strike]]'' [7.24]=== === ''[[w:All Good Things... (TNG episode)|All Good Things...]]'' [7.25] === :'''Q''': Oh, you'd like me to connect the dots for you, lead you from A to B to C, so that your puny mind could comprehend. How boring. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': Goodbye, Jean-Luc. I'm gonna miss you…you had such potential. But then again, all good things must come to an end… <hr width=50%"/> :''[In Future Timeline]'' :'''Geordi''': ''[In distance]'' Captain Picard to the bridge. Captain we've got a problem with the warp core, or the phase inducers, or some other damn thing. :'''Picard''': Geordi! <hr width=50%"/> :''[At Cambridge University where Data holds the Lucasian Chair.]'' :'''Jessel''': If you're really his friend you'll get him to take that gray out of his hair. :'''Data''': Jessel... :'''Jessel''': Looks like a bloody skunk. :'''Data''': She can be frightfull trying at times, but, she does make me laugh. :'''Geordi''': Data, what is it with the hair anyway? :'''Data''': I've found that a touch of gray adds an air of distinction. :'''Picard''': You say this is Earl Grey, I'd swear that it was Darjeeling. :'''Jessel''': Hmm. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Q''': Time may be eternal, Captain, but our patience is not. It's time to put an end to your little "trek" through the stars; make room for other more…worthy species. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': You're...going to deny us travel through space? :'''Q''': ''[to crowd]'' He doesn't understand! ''[to Picard]'' You obtuse piece of flotsam, you are to be denied ''existence''. Humanity's fate has been sealed, you ''will'' be destroyed. <hr width="50%"/> :''[In Future Timeline]'' :'''Q''': ''[Appearing aged, raises an [[w:hearing aid|ear trumpet]]]'' Eh? What did she say, sonny? I couldn't quite hear her. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Q! What is going on? Where is the anomaly? :'''Q''': Where's your mommy? Well, I don't know! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': You just don't get it, do you, Jean-Luc? The trial never ends. We wanted to see if you had the ability to expand your mind and your horizons. And for one brief moment, you did. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': When I realized the paradox. :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': Exactly. For that one fraction of a second, you were open to options you had never considered. That is the exploration that awaits you. Not mapping stars and studying nebulae, but charting the unknowable possibilities of existence. :'''[[w:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Q, what is it you're trying to tell me? :''[Q considers, then opens his mouth as if to answer...but changes his mind, steps back and smiles]'' :'''[[w:Q (Star Trek)|Q]]''': You'll find out. In any case, I'll be watching. And if you're ''very'' lucky I'll drop by to say hello from time to time. See you...out there. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Picard is playing poker with the senior staff for the first time.]'' :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': I should have done this a long time ago. :'''Deanna Troi''': You were always welcome. :'''Jean-Luc Picard''': So, five-card stud, nothing wild... and the sky's the limit. :''[Final line of the series]'' == Unidentified episode == :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Those who rely on luck... never win the battle. == Repeated lines == :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship ''Enterprise''. Its continuing mission-- to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before. :*''[Introduction to each Next Generation episode.]'' <hr width = 50%/> :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Make it so! <hr width = 50%/> :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Tea. Earl grey. Hot. <hr width = 50%/> :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Engage! <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Data, later. <hr width="50%"/> :'''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''': Shut up, Wesley! <hr width = 50%/> :'''[[w:Worf|Worf]]''': Today is a good day to die! <hr width = 50%/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': However... <hr width = 50%/> :'''[[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]''': Theoretically, it is possible... <hr width = 50%/> :'''Picard:''' Thank you, Mr. Data. == Miscellany == * ''"...to boldly go where no one has gone before."'' ** [[w:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|U.S.S. Enterprise-D]] dedication plaque. == Cast == * [[w:Patrick Stewart|Patrick Stewart]] — Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] * [[w:Jonathan Frakes|Jonathan Frakes]] — Commander [[w:William Riker|William Riker]] * [[w:Brent Spiner|Brent Spiner]] — Lieutenant Commander [[w:Data (Star Trek)|Data]] * [[w:LeVar Burton|LeVar Burton]] — [[w:Geordi La Forge|Geordi La Forge]] * [[w:Michael Dorn|Michael Dorn]] — Lieutenant [[w:Worf|Worf]] * [[w:Marina Sirtis|Marina Sirtis]] — Counselor [[w:Deanna Troi|Deanna Troi]] * [[w:Gates McFadden|Gates McFadden]] — Doctor [[w:Beverly Crusher|Beverly Crusher]] ''[<nowiki></nowiki>[[#Season 1|Season 1]], Episodes 2.22-7.26]'' * [[w:Wil Wheaton|Wil Wheaton]] — [[w:Wesley Crusher|Wesley Crusher]] ''[Episodes 1.1-4.9, "[[#The Game .5B5.6.5D|The Game]]", "[[#The First Duty .5B5.19.5D|The First Duty]]", "[[#Season 7|Parallels]]", "[[#Season 7|Journey's End]]"]'' * [[w:Denise Crosby|Denise Crosby]] — Lieutenant [[w:Tasha Yar|Tasha Yar]] ''[Episodes 1.1-1.23, "[[#Season 2|Shades of Gray]]", "[[#Yesterday's Enterprise .5B3.15.5D|Yesterday's Enterprise]]", "[[#All Good Things... .5B7.25.5D|All Good Things...]]"]'' == About ''{{PAGENAME}}'' == [[File:Enterprise-D_bridge.jpg|thumb|Star Trek is not like any other show because it is one unique [[vision]], and if you agree with [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s vision for the [[future]], you should be locked up somewhere. ~ [[w:Maurice Hurley|Maurice Hurley]]]] [[File:Star_Trek_-_Enterprise_D_Transporter.jpg|thumb|“Star Trek: The Next Generation” has precious little to tell us about our [[present]] [[selves]]. Or, rather, it tells us who we are not, and who we might become someday. ~ Manu Saadia]] * Gene's hands-on involvement in The Next Generation diminished greatly after the first season. ** Producer [[w:Rick Berman|Rick Berman]] as quoted in Tulock, John; Jenkins, Henry (1995). Science Fiction Audiences. p. 186 * Given Roddenberry's goal of a television series revolving around the adventures of a space-age [[w:Horatio Hornblower|Captain Horatio Hornblower]], it is not surprising that much of the international structure would be based upon the law as it existed during the heyday of the fighting sail. In contrast to our contemporary world, in which international telephone communications are instantaneous and where travel from any one point on the globe to any other can be accomplished in under a day's time, the planets on ''ST:TNG'' sometimes go for decades without communicating with one another, and the time to travel form one planet to another (even at warp speed) is measured in days, weeks or years - not hours. <br> In such a decentralized legal system, there would not be enough repetition of practice to develop [[w:customary law|customary law]]. ** Robert H. Chaires, ‎Bradley Stewart Chilton, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0966808029 ''Star Trek Visions of Law and Justice''], (2003), p. 99. * I wrote the bible for that show, not Gene. He took credit for it, of course. And the idea of the older, more mature Captain — that was mine. That way we could keep the Captain on the bridge and make the first officer the Mission Specialist. ** [[w:David Gerrold|David Gerrold]], [http://io9.gizmodo.com/a-new-documentary-shows-how-gene-roddenberry-almost-kil-1721153875 "A New Documentary Shows How Gene Roddenberry Almost Killed Star Trek TNG"], Charlie Jane Anders, ''IO0'', 7/30/15. * [[Lexx|We]] wanted to get away from the heavy, preachy, moralizing sci-fi of shows like Star Trek: TNG, which in my view took all the joie de vivre out of the original series. ** [[w:Lex Gigeroff|Lex Gigeroff]], [http://binnallofamerica.com/sfw10.2.9.html "A Sci Fi Worlds Interview with Lex Gigeroff:Lexx Co-Writer/Actor"] ''Binn all of America''. * Star Trek is not like any other show because it is one unique [[vision]], and if you agree with Gene Roddenberry's vision for the future, you should be locked up somewhere. It's wacky doodle, but it's his wacky doodle. If you can't deal with that, you can't do the show. There are rules on top of rules on top of rules...Gene sees this pollyanish view of the future where everything is going to be fine...I don't believe it, but you have to suppress all that and put it aside. You suspend your own feelings and your own beliefs, and you get with his vision...or you get rewritten. ** [[w:Maurice Hurley|Maurice Hurley]] in ''Starlog'' issue 152, p. 29. * During the years of Captain Kirk's Enterprise 4% of the galaxy has been charted -- not explored -- since exploration would have required visits to all the approximately 11,000,000,000 stars and planetary systems in that 4% of the galaxy. By the time of our 24th century stories, only 19% of it has been charted. <br> If only one of a million of the stars in the galaxy has worlds and if only one of out of a million of these worlds were capable of supporting life, and if only one out of a million were capable of supporting life, and if only one out of a million of those bore intelligent life, there would still be millions of inhabited worlds for us to visit. ** [[Gene Roddenberry]] [http://leethomson.myzen.co.uk/Star_Trek/2_The_Next_Generation/Star_Trek_-_The_Next_Generation_Bible.pdf Star Trek: The Next Generation Bible] p.9 * It is hard to overstate how much of a departure the “Star Trek” franchise’s eighties-and-nineties-straddling incarnation, “The Next Generation,” was from the original series. It retained much of the nomenclature and established codes (the inscrutable techno-scientific babble, the ship’s name, the [[w:Military rank|naval ranks]], the canonical alien species) but swung almost entirely toward the second, more cerebral form of science fiction. It had no anchor in the [[present]], nor did it genuflect before [[w:American frontier|America’s frontier]] [[myths]]. “The Next Generation” was wholesale [[w:Utopia|utopia]], a [[w:Thought experiment|thought experiment]] on how humans would behave under terminally improved material circumstances. [[Civilization]], and the [[future]], had won. ** Manu Saadia, [https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-enduring-lessons-of-star-trek “The Enduring Lessons of “Star Trek””], ''The New Yorker'', (September 8, 2016). * “Star Trek: The Next Generation” has precious little to tell us about our [[present]] [[selves]]. Or, rather, it tells us who we are not, and who we might become someday. This is not the type of [[science fiction]] that we are accustomed to consuming, or that [[w:Television producer|TV]] and [[w:Film producer|film]] [[w:Producer|producers]] are accustomed to making. ** Manu Saadia, [https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-enduring-lessons-of-star-trek “The Enduring Lessons of “Star Trek””], ''The New Yorker'', (September 8, 2016). * I was very clear about what to expect. Star Trek: The Next Generation was going to be an utter failure and I would be on my way back to England within a few months. I could make some money for the first time in my life, get a suntan and go home. ** [[w:Patrick Stewart|Patrick Stewart]], [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2013/03/08/patrick_stewart_fondly_recalls_star_trek_the_next_generation.html "Patrick Stewart fondly recalls Star Trek: The Next Generation"] Rob Salem, ''The Star'', (March 8, 2013). == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title | id=0092455 | title=Star Trek: The Next Generation}} * [http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/TNG/index.html ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''] at StarTrek.com {{Startrek}} [[Category:1980s American drama TV shows]] [[Category:1990s American drama TV shows]] [[Category:1980s American science fiction TV shows]] [[Category:1990s American science fiction TV shows]] [[Category:Star Trek]] [[Category:Television series on DVD]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] [[Category:Syndicated shows]] [[Category:Star Trek]] [[Category:American sequel TV shows]] [[Category:Robots in television]] [[Category:Space adventure TV shows]] miz6by4x6aqovnzmhwvzc18hh1gi8h9 0 18891 3148874 3053459 2022-07-29T00:44:39Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:5459:50FF:FE41:6BC5 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Brother Bear|Brother Bear]]''''' is a [[w:2002 in film|2003 animated film]] from [[w:Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Pictures]] about an [[w:Inupiat|Inupiat]] boy who pursues a [[w:Alaskan brown bear|Alaskan brown bear]] in revenge for a battle that he provoked in which his oldest brother is killed. He tracks down the bear and kills it, but the Spirits, angered by this needless death, change the boy into a bear himself to gain perspective. ==Dialogue== :'''Kenai:''' Yeah, I'll probably get like a sabertooth tiger for bravery or strength or greatness. You know, something that fits me. :'''Denahi:''' How about a mammoth for your fat head? Just make sure you get that basket tied up. :'''Kenai:''' Don't worry. No stupid bear's gonna get anywhere near this fish. :'''Denahi:''' Just tie it up. :'''Kenai:''' ''[under his breath]'' "Just tie it up." :'''Man:''' She's back! Hey, everybody! Tanana's back! :'''Sitka:''' Come on! :'''Child:''' Come on, Kenai, let's go! :'''Kenai:''' Come on, come on. :'''Child:''' Tanana's got your rock! Come on! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Denahi:''' There he is. :'''Kenai:''' ''[moans in annoyance]'' Ohh. :'''Denahi:''' Ha ha! Come here, loverboy. :'''Kenai:''' Uhh. Leave me alone. :'''Denahi:''' Aw, Kenai, wait. :'''Kenai:''' Uhh. :'''Denahi:''' I'm sorry. :'''Kenai:''' What? :'''Denahi:''' Your totem: I think it's really great. :'''Kenai:''' You do? :'''Denahi:''' Yeah. And I made you something. :'''Kenai:''' ''[smiling]'' Really? :'''Denahi:''' ''[throws flowers on Kenai's head]'' Now when you skip around loving everybody, you'll smell so sweet. :''[Kenai pushes the flowers back to Denahi]'' :'''Sitka:''' Well, isn't this nice? Instead of fighting, you're giving each other flowers. :'''Denahi:''' Yeah, isn't it lovely? He's so in touch with his totem already. :'''Kenai:''' Uhh! :'''Sitka:''' Hey, dog breath, go take care of the fish. :'''Denahi:''' Sure. Kenai loves me, he loves me not. Kenai loves me, he loves me not. Kenai loves me, he loves me not. :'''Sitka:''' ''[grabs Kenai's hand before he throws the rock]'' Kenai. :'''Kenai:''' Someday I'm gonna just-- He's just such a-- :'''Sitka:''' Hey, bonehead. Just because his totem is wisdom doesn't mean he's wise. I mean, look at him. :'''Denahi:''' Kenai loves me, he loves me not. Kenai lo-- ''[accidentally steps on a dog's tail and the dog yelps and barks]'' Hey! Whoa! :'''People:''' Hi, Denahi. :'''Denahi:''' Oh, hi. Heh-heh. ''[the dog growls and bites his butt, offscreen]'' '''''Aah!''''' :'''Kenai:''' Ooh. :'''Denahi:''' Let go! :'''Kenai:''' Yeah. I guess the spirits messed up on both of our totems. :'''Sitka:''' You know, I felt the same way when Tanana gave me mine. :'''Kenai:''' Get out of here. :'''Sitka:''' No, really. I said, "The Eagle of Guidance? What does that mean?" Ha ha. But now that I'm older, I know it's about being a leader, and keeping an eye on you two. :'''Kenai:''' I just want to get my handprint on that wall. :'''Sitka:''' Just be patient, Kenai. When you live by your totem, you will. :'''Kenai:''' Really? :'''Sitka:''' Guarantee it. ''[laughs]'' :'''Kenai:''' But come on, the Bear of Love? I mean a bear doesn't love anyone they don't think, they don't feel, I mean they're-- ''[people chatter at the fish trail]'' They're thieves. :'''Denahi:''' You didn't tie it off, did you? :'''Kenai:''' Uh-- ''[chuckles nervously]'' :'''Denahi:''' You should've got the totem of pinheads! :'''Sitka:''' Knock it off. We'll just make another basket. :'''Denahi:''' We? Oh, no. No. It took me ''2 weeks'' to make that basket. You get lover-boy to do it. He's the one that's messing things up all the time. Typical Kenai. :'''Kenai:''' All right. I'll go get your basket. :'''Sitka:''' Kenai, wait. Kenai! :'''Denahi:''' ''[Sitka looks at him angrily]'' ''[confused]'' What? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kenai:''' ''[kicking tree branches out of anger]'' Uhh. Unh! Unh! ''[Kenai hears a growl, and sees a bear]'' Unh! ''[throws a rock at the bear]'' :'''Sitka:''' Kenai! ''[the bear roars angrily]'' Kenai! Where'd he go? :'''Denahi:''' If we're lucky, far away. Huh. :'''Kenai:''' Aah! Uhh! :'''Denahi:''' Kenai! :'''Sitka:''' Kenai! :'''Kenai:''' Sitka, no! You got to get out of here! :'''Sitka:''' What? :'''Kenai:''' The bear! Look behind you! :'''Sitka:''' ''[alarmed]'' Aah! :''[the bear roars, and Denahi throws rock at the bear]'' :'''Denahi:''' Hey, bear, come on! Over here! Come on, bear! Come this way! :'''Kenai:''' Uhh. [Roaring] :'''Denahi:''' Aah! :'''Kenai:''' ''[running over]'' Denahi! Uhh! Hold on! Come on, pull! :'''Denahi:''' Uhh! :''[Sitka pants]'' :'''Kenai:''' ''[struggling to pull Denahi up]'' Unh! :''[Sitka sees the ice crack and stabs the ice with his spear, causing the ice to crack more, and the bear moans in alarm]'' :'''Kenai:''' ''[alarmed]'' Sitka. '''''Sitka!''''' ''[the ice breaks apart and the bear and Sitka fall in the water]'' :'''Denahi:''' Sitka? :''[the bear comes out of the water, and walks back to the land]'' :'''Kenai:''' Come on! :'''Kenai:''' Sitka! :'''Denahi:''' Sitka! :'''Kenai:''' Sitka. Sitka! :'''Denahi:''' Sitka! :'''Kenai:''' Sitka, where are you?! :'''Denahi:''' ''Kenai!'' :''[Kenai finds the hood of Sitka's top floating in the water]'' :'''Kenai:''' ''[sadly]'' No. ''[desperately]'' Sitka! Sitka! Help us find you! ''Sitka! Sitka, where are you?! '''Sitka!''''' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Denahi sees Kenai's clothes ripped, and he thinks Kenai died]'' :'''Denahi:''' ''[in thought]'' ''I don't blame the bear, Kenai.'' :''[Denahi stands up and walks away.]'' :'''Kenai:''' ''[in thought]'' ''A man wouldn't just sit here and do nothing.'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Koda:''' Skinny! Fat! Skinny! Fat! :'''Kenai:''' Hey, I've got a mountain to get to. Come on, kid. :'''Koda:''' I told you before. My name's Koda. Say it with me. Ko-da! :'''Kenai:''' Are you sure your mom didn't ditch you, Ko-duh? :'''Koda:''' Hmph. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kenai:''' Koda, there's...something I ought to-- You know that story you told me last night? :'''Koda:''' Yeah. :'''Kenai:''' Well, I have a story to tell you. :'''Koda:''' Really? What's it about? :'''Kenai:''' Well, it's kind of about a man and kind of about a bear. But mostly, it's about a monster. A monster who did something very bad... :'''Phil Collins (singing):'''Everywhere I turn, I hurt someone. But there's nothing I can say to change the things I've done. I'd do anything within my power, I'd give everything I've got. But the path I seek is hidden from me now. :'''Kenai (on the verge of tears):''' Koda? I’ve done something very wrong. :'''Phil Collins (singing):''' Brother bear, I’ve let you down. :'''Koda (sounding scared):''' I don’t like this story. :'''Phil Collins (singing):''' You trusted me, believed in me, and I let you down. :'''Kenai (sadly and quietly):''' Your mother’s not coming. [Koda looks down and up with tears in his eyes] :'''Koda (crying):''' No... no!! [starts to run off in the snow] <hr width="50%"/> :'''Koda:''' You think so? :'''Kenai:''' Oh, yeah, for your friends. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Koda:''' Mom says the spirits make all the magical changes in the world, like how the leaves change color, or how the moon changes shape, or tadpoles change into frogs-- :'''Kenai:''' Yeah, I get it. You know, for a change, maybe they could just leave things alone. :'''Koda:''' What do you mean? :'''Kenai:''' My brother's a spirit, and if it wasn't for him, I... I wouldn't be here. :'''Koda:''' You have a brother up there? What happened to him? :'''Kenai:''' He was killed by a b-- By a monster. :'''Koda:''' What's your brother's name? :'''Kenai:''' Sitka. :'''Koda:''' Thanks, Sitka. If it weren't for you, I would have never met Kenai. I always wanted a brother. <hr width=50%> :'''Koda:''' I'm sorry we're lost, OK? Even though it's pretty much your fault. :'''Kenai:''' My fault?! Ugh! That's it. :'''Koda:''' Just remember, if it weren't for me, you'd still be hanging upside down right now. :'''Kenai:''' Better than being stuck in the middle of nowhere with you and your blabbing mouth. ''[mocking Koda]'' "I'm lost. I can't find my mommy. Will you take me to the salmon run?" ''[angrily]'' Why don't you just grow up? :'''Koda:''' Fine. I'll just go on my own, then. :'''Kenai:''' Fine. Go ahead. :'''Koda:''' Fine. :'''Kenai:''' Fine. :'''Koda:''' Fine. <hr width=50%> :'''Ram 1:''' It's go time! ''[locks horns with the other ram]'' :'''Ram 2''': You wanna go?! :'''Ram 1''': Yeah. :'''Ram 2''': Well, bring it in! :'''Ram 1''': Horns up! :'''Ram 2''': ''[sees Kenai and Koda]'' Whoa, whoa, hold up. :'''Kenai''': Excuse me! :'''Ram 2''': What do you want?! ''[echoes]'' What was that? Who was that? :'''Ram 1''': Uh, just a minute, bear. ''[to the sky]'' HEY, SHUT UP! ''[echoes]'' NO, YOU SHUT UP!'' [echoes]'' :'''Ram 2''': ''[to the sky]'' No, '''you''' shut up! ''[echoes]'' :'''Ram 1''': HEY, WILL YOU SHUT UP?! ''[echoes]'' JUST '''SHUT UP!!!''' ''[echoes]'' :'''Koda''': Heh. I think their horns are screwed on too tight. ''[he and Kenai laugh]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Koda:''' Ahem. In accordance with all federal and state wildlife regulations, no fish were harmed during the making of this film. :'''Fish:''' ''[screams in fear while being chased by a bear]'' No! He's gonna eat me! ''[screams]'' :'''Koda:''' ''[chuckles]'' Cut. Cut. :'''Fish:''' Somebody help me! :'''Koda:''' Ooh! ''[bear belches]'' ==Cast== * [[Joaquin Phoenix]] as Kenai * [[w:Jeremy Suarez|Jeremy Suarez]] as Koda * [[w:Rick Moranis|Rick Moranis]] as Rutt * [[w:Dave Thomas|Dave Thomas]] as Tuke * [[w:Jason Raize|Jason Raize]] as Denahi * [[w:D.B. Sweeny|D.B. Sweeny]] as Sitka * [[w:Joan Copeland|Joan Copeland]] as Tanana * [[Michael Clarke Duncan]] as Tug * [[w:Greg Proops|Greg Proops]] as Male Lover Bear * [[w:Pauley Perrette|Pauley Perrette]] as Female Lover Bear * [[w:Estelle Harris|Estelle Harris]] as Old Lady Bear * [[w:Bumper Robinson|Bumper Robinson]] as Chipmunks * [[w:Oscar Kawagley|Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley]] as Inuit Narrator * [[w:Patrick Pinney|Pat Pinney]] * [[w:Brian Posehn]] * [[w:Phil Proctor|Phil Proctor]] as Inuit Tribe Members * [[w:Pamela Adlon]] * [[w:Bob Bergen|Bob Bergen]] * [[Rodger Bumpass]] * [[Jennifer Darling]] * [[Debi Derryberry]] * [[Bill Farmer]] * [[w:Hope Levy|Hope Levy]] as Valley Girl Bear * [[Sherry Lynn]] * [[Mickie McGowan]] * [[Caitlin Rose Anderson]] * [[Maxi Anderson]] * [[Carmen Carter]] * [[Randy Crenshaw]] * [[Trey Finney]] * [[Ben Johnson]] * [[Bethany Johnson]] * [[Luke Johnson]] * [[B. Wyatt Johnson]] * [[Amy Keys]] * [[Rick Logan]] * [[Susan Stevens Logan]] * [[Arnold McCuller]] * [[w:Tim Mertens|Tim Mertens]] * [[Josef Powell]] * [[Lamonte Van Hook]] * [[Julia Tillman Waters]] * [[Maxine W. Waters]] * [[Oren Waters]] * [[Willie Wheaton]] * [[Fred White]] * [[Terry Wood]] * [[Terry Young]] ==External links== {{Wikipedia}} [[Category:2003 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:American children's animated fantasy films]] [[Category:American children's animated musical films]] [[Category:Animated buddy films]] [[Category:Animated coming-of-age films]] [[Category:Animated films about bears]] [[Category:Animated films about revenge]] [[Category:Animated films about death]] [[Category:Animated films set in prehistory]] [[Category:Films about brothers]] [[Category:Films set in Alaska]] o01c66sc6t7mvjxla61egwhuv4fj21c 3148877 3148874 2022-07-29T00:46:20Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:5459:50FF:FE41:6BC5 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Brother Bear|Brother Bear]]''''' is a [[w:2002 in film|2003 animated film]] from [[w:Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Pictures]] about an [[w:Inupiat|Inupiat]] boy who pursues a [[w:Alaskan brown bear|Alaskan brown bear]] in revenge for a battle that he provoked in which his oldest brother is killed. He tracks down the bear and kills it, but the Spirits, angered by this needless death, change the boy into a bear himself to gain perspective. ==Dialogue== :'''Kenai:''' Yeah, I'll probably get like a sabertooth tiger for bravery or strength or greatness. You know, something that fits me. :'''Denahi:''' How about a mammoth for your fat head? Just make sure you get that basket tied up. :'''Kenai:''' Don't worry. No stupid bear's gonna get anywhere near this fish. :'''Denahi:''' Just tie it up. :'''Kenai:''' ''[under his breath]'' "Just tie it up." :'''Man:''' She's back! Hey, everybody! Tanana's back! :'''Sitka:''' Come on! :'''Child:''' Come on, Kenai, let's go! :'''Kenai:''' Come on, come on. :'''Child:''' Tanana's got your rock! Come on! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Denahi:''' There he is. :'''Kenai:''' ''[moans in annoyance]'' Ohh. :'''Denahi:''' Ha ha! Come here, loverboy. :'''Kenai:''' Uhh. Leave me alone. :'''Denahi:''' Aw, Kenai, wait. :'''Kenai:''' Uhh. :'''Denahi:''' I'm sorry. :'''Kenai:''' What? :'''Denahi:''' Your totem: I think it's really great. :'''Kenai:''' You do? :'''Denahi:''' Yeah. And I made you something. :'''Kenai:''' ''[smiling]'' Really? :'''Denahi:''' ''[throws flowers on Kenai's head]'' Now when you skip around loving everybody, you'll smell so sweet. :''[Kenai pushes the flowers back to Denahi]'' :'''Sitka:''' Well, isn't this nice? Instead of fighting, you're giving each other flowers. :'''Denahi:''' Yeah, isn't it lovely? He's so in touch with his totem already. :'''Kenai:''' Uhh! :'''Sitka:''' Hey, dog breath, go take care of the fish. :'''Denahi:''' Sure. Kenai loves me, he loves me not. Kenai loves me, he loves me not. Kenai loves me, he loves me not. :'''Sitka:''' ''[grabs Kenai's hand before he throws the rock]'' Kenai. :'''Kenai:''' Someday I'm gonna just-- He's just such a-- :'''Sitka:''' Hey, bonehead. Just because his totem is wisdom doesn't mean he's wise. I mean, look at him. :'''Denahi:''' Kenai loves me, he loves me not. Kenai lo-- ''[accidentally steps on a dog's tail and the dog yelps and barks]'' Hey! Whoa! :'''People:''' Hi, Denahi. :'''Denahi:''' Oh, hi. Heh-heh. ''[the dog growls and bites his butt, offscreen]'' '''''Aah!''''' :'''Kenai:''' Ooh. :'''Denahi:''' Let go! :'''Kenai:''' Yeah. I guess the spirits messed up on both of our totems. :'''Sitka:''' You know, I felt the same way when Tanana gave me mine. :'''Kenai:''' Get out of here. :'''Sitka:''' No, really. I said, "The Eagle of Guidance? What does that mean?" Ha ha. But now that I'm older, I know it's about being a leader, and keeping an eye on you two. :'''Kenai:''' I just want to get my handprint on that wall. :'''Sitka:''' Just be patient, Kenai. When you live by your totem, you will. :'''Kenai:''' Really? :'''Sitka:''' Guarantee it. ''[laughs]'' :'''Kenai:''' But come on, the Bear of Love? I mean a bear doesn't love anyone they don't think, they don't feel, I mean they're-- ''[people chatter at the fish trail]'' They're thieves. :'''Denahi:''' You didn't tie it off, did you? :'''Kenai:''' Uh-- ''[chuckles nervously]'' :'''Denahi:''' You should've got the totem of pinheads! :'''Sitka:''' Knock it off. We'll just make another basket. :'''Denahi:''' We? Oh, no. No. It took me ''2 weeks'' to make that basket. You get lover-boy to do it. He's the one that's messing things up all the time. Typical Kenai. :'''Kenai:''' All right. I'll go get your basket. :'''Sitka:''' Kenai, wait. Kenai! :'''Denahi:''' ''[Sitka looks at him angrily]'' ''[confused]'' What? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kenai:''' ''[kicking tree branches out of anger]'' Uhh. Unh! Unh! ''[Kenai hears a growl, and sees a bear]'' Unh! ''[throws a rock at the bear]'' :'''Sitka:''' Kenai! ''[the bear roars angrily]'' Kenai! Where'd he go? :'''Denahi:''' If we're lucky, far away. Huh. :'''Kenai:''' Aah! Uhh! :'''Denahi:''' Kenai! :'''Sitka:''' Kenai! :'''Kenai:''' Sitka, no! You got to get out of here! :'''Sitka:''' What? :'''Kenai:''' The bear! Look behind you! :'''Sitka:''' ''[alarmed]'' Aah! :''[the bear roars, and Denahi throws rock at the bear]'' :'''Denahi:''' Hey, bear, come on! Over here! Come on, bear! Come this way! :'''Kenai:''' Uhh. [Roaring] :'''Denahi:''' Aah! :'''Kenai:''' ''[running over]'' Denahi! Uhh! Hold on! Come on, pull! :'''Denahi:''' Uhh! :''[Sitka pants]'' :'''Kenai:''' ''[struggling to pull Denahi up]'' Unh! :''[Sitka sees the ice crack and stabs the ice with his spear, causing the ice to crack more, and the bear moans in alarm]'' :'''Kenai:''' ''[alarmed]'' Sitka. '''''Sitka!''''' ''[the ice breaks apart and the bear and Sitka fall in the water]'' :'''Denahi:''' Sitka? :''[the bear comes out of the water, and walks back to the land]'' :'''Kenai:''' Come on! :'''Kenai:''' Sitka! :'''Denahi:''' Sitka! :'''Kenai:''' Sitka. Sitka! :'''Denahi:''' Sitka! :'''Kenai:''' Sitka, where are you?! :'''Denahi:''' ''Kenai!'' :''[Kenai finds the hood of Sitka's top floating in the water]'' :'''Kenai:''' ''[sadly]'' No. ''[desperately]'' Sitka! Sitka! Help us find you! ''Sitka! Sitka, where are you?! '''Sitka!''''' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Denahi sees Kenai's clothes ripped, and he thinks Kenai died]'' :'''Denahi:''' ''[in thought]'' ''I don't blame the bear, Kenai.'' :''[Denahi stands up and walks away.]'' :'''Kenai:''' ''[in thought]'' ''A man wouldn't just sit here and do nothing.'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Koda:''' Skinny! Fat! Skinny! Fat! :'''Kenai:''' Hey, I've got a mountain to get to. Come on, kid. :'''Koda:''' I told you before. My name's Koda. Say it with me. Ko-da! :'''Kenai:''' Are you sure your mom didn't ditch you, Ko-duh? :'''Koda:''' Hmph. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kenai:''' Koda, there's...something I ought to-- You know that story you told me last night? :'''Koda:''' Yeah. :'''Kenai:''' Well, I have a story to tell you. :'''Koda:''' Really? What's it about? :'''Kenai:''' Well, it's kind of about a man and kind of about a bear. But mostly, it's about a monster. A monster who did something very bad... :'''Phil Collins (singing):'''Everywhere I turn, I hurt someone. But there's nothing I can say to change the things I've done. I'd do anything within my power, I'd give everything I've got. But the path I seek is hidden from me now. :'''Kenai (on the verge of tears):''' Koda? I’ve done something very wrong. :'''Phil Collins (singing):''' Brother bear, I’ve let you down. :'''Koda (sounding scared):''' I don’t like this story. :'''Phil Collins (singing):''' You trusted me, believed in me, and I let you down. :'''Kenai (sadly and quietly):''' Your mother’s not coming. [Koda looks down and up with tears in his eyes] :'''Koda (crying):''' No... no!! [starts to run off in the snow] <hr width="50%"/> :'''Koda:''' You think so? :'''Kenai:''' Oh, yeah, for your friends. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Koda:''' Mom says the spirits make all the magical changes in the world, like how the leaves change color, or how the moon changes shape, or tadpoles change into frogs-- :'''Kenai:''' Yeah, I get it. You know, for a change, maybe they could just leave things alone. :'''Koda:''' What do you mean? :'''Kenai:''' My brother's a spirit, and if it wasn't for him, I... I wouldn't be here. :'''Koda:''' You have a brother up there? What happened to him? :'''Kenai:''' He was killed by a bear. By a monster. :'''Koda:''' What's your brother's name? :'''Kenai:''' Sitka. :'''Koda:''' Thanks, Sitka. If it weren't for you, I would have never met Kenai. I always wanted a brother. <hr width=50%> :'''Koda:''' I'm sorry we're lost, OK? Even though it's pretty much your fault. :'''Kenai:''' My fault?! Ugh! That's it. :'''Koda:''' Just remember, if it weren't for me, you'd still be hanging upside down right now. :'''Kenai:''' Better than being stuck in the middle of nowhere with you and your blabbing mouth. ''[mocking Koda]'' "I'm lost. I can't find my mommy. Will you take me to the salmon run?" ''[angrily]'' Why don't you just grow up? :'''Koda:''' Fine. I'll just go on my own, then. :'''Kenai:''' Fine. Go ahead. :'''Koda:''' Fine. :'''Kenai:''' Fine. :'''Koda:''' Fine. <hr width=50%> :'''Ram 1:''' It's go time! ''[locks horns with the other ram]'' :'''Ram 2''': You wanna go?! :'''Ram 1''': Yeah. :'''Ram 2''': Well, bring it in! :'''Ram 1''': Horns up! :'''Ram 2''': ''[sees Kenai and Koda]'' Whoa, whoa, hold up. :'''Kenai''': Excuse me! :'''Ram 2''': What do you want?! ''[echoes]'' What was that? Who was that? :'''Ram 1''': Uh, just a minute, bear. ''[to the sky]'' HEY, SHUT UP! ''[echoes]'' NO, YOU SHUT UP!'' [echoes]'' :'''Ram 2''': ''[to the sky]'' No, '''you''' shut up! ''[echoes]'' :'''Ram 1''': HEY, WILL YOU SHUT UP?! ''[echoes]'' JUST '''SHUT UP!!!''' ''[echoes]'' :'''Koda''': Heh. I think their horns are screwed on too tight. ''[he and Kenai laugh]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Koda:''' Ahem. In accordance with all federal and state wildlife regulations, no fish were harmed during the making of this film. :'''Fish:''' ''[screams in fear while being chased by a bear]'' No! He's gonna eat me! ''[screams]'' :'''Koda:''' ''[chuckles]'' Cut. Cut. :'''Fish:''' Somebody help me! :'''Koda:''' Ooh! ''[bear belches]'' ==Cast== * [[Joaquin Phoenix]] as Kenai * [[w:Jeremy Suarez|Jeremy Suarez]] as Koda * [[w:Rick Moranis|Rick Moranis]] as Rutt * [[w:Dave Thomas|Dave Thomas]] as Tuke * [[w:Jason Raize|Jason Raize]] as Denahi * [[w:D.B. Sweeny|D.B. Sweeny]] as Sitka * [[w:Joan Copeland|Joan Copeland]] as Tanana * [[Michael Clarke Duncan]] as Tug * [[w:Greg Proops|Greg Proops]] as Male Lover Bear * [[w:Pauley Perrette|Pauley Perrette]] as Female Lover Bear * [[w:Estelle Harris|Estelle Harris]] as Old Lady Bear * [[w:Bumper Robinson|Bumper Robinson]] as Chipmunks * [[w:Oscar Kawagley|Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley]] as Inuit Narrator * [[w:Patrick Pinney|Pat Pinney]] * [[w:Brian Posehn]] * [[w:Phil Proctor|Phil Proctor]] as Inuit Tribe Members * [[w:Pamela Adlon]] * [[w:Bob Bergen|Bob Bergen]] * [[Rodger Bumpass]] * [[Jennifer Darling]] * [[Debi Derryberry]] * [[Bill Farmer]] * [[w:Hope Levy|Hope Levy]] as Valley Girl Bear * [[Sherry Lynn]] * [[Mickie McGowan]] * [[Caitlin Rose Anderson]] * [[Maxi Anderson]] * [[Carmen Carter]] * [[Randy Crenshaw]] * [[Trey Finney]] * [[Ben Johnson]] * [[Bethany Johnson]] * [[Luke Johnson]] * [[B. Wyatt Johnson]] * [[Amy Keys]] * [[Rick Logan]] * [[Susan Stevens Logan]] * [[Arnold McCuller]] * [[w:Tim Mertens|Tim Mertens]] * [[Josef Powell]] * [[Lamonte Van Hook]] * [[Julia Tillman Waters]] * [[Maxine W. 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And any of you people who play golf, you know the drive I'm talking about. The minute you hit it, you just drop your club. You hang on to the beer, let's don't get stupid. And I watch this ball just go and go and... kind of hit this guy in the head. And I felt bad, but he overreacted, I thought. I mean, it wasn't like a ''square'' hit; it just kind of ''glanced'' off his head. But he goes whippin' his car off the freeway, like "Oh, here we go!" Mr. Attitude! So now, he's barrelin' down the fairway, screaming at the top of his lungs, like "What are you, some kind of cruddy golfer?!" I'm like, "Hey, I hit you, didn't I? You were traveling 65 miles an hour. That's a pretty good shot, in my book." <hr width="50%"/> * Before I got married, I was on a date one night. This girl had a snake as a pet. A 12-foot boa constrictor; she named it Fluffy. Well, that's just sick in my book. But I didn't know about the snake, and it was our first date. We'd been out drinking. We drank way too much. We get back to her mobile home. Woo, wish I was making that part up. She shuts the door behind me and gives me one of these. ''[hisses, exhales]'' She wasn't real good at it, alright? "I'm gonna slip into something a little more comfortable... okay?" and I'm like, "Alright! I'll be waitin' right here! Well, maybe here. Hell, you'll see me." She comes out of the bedroom/kitchen... in a negligee and that snake wrapped around her neck. Boy, that'll sober you up! I'm backin' out the front door, going, "No, thanks, I can drive." She looks at me and she goes, "No, wait, Bill! Fluffy can wrap around us while we make love." I said, "No, he can't, 'cause I'll kill him... Okay?" ===''[[w:Dorkfish|Dorkfish]]'' (1998)=== * I might've tried bungee jumping, until I saw that video of that guy whose cord came untied. He didn't know it 'till he hit the ground. Oh, he flew off that tower, hollerin' at his buddies, "Whoo! Whoa, check me out, dudes! Whoo, that ground is coming up..."—BAM! And what do you say, if you're the operator of that ride, to the next guy in line? "All right, dude– you're up." ===''[[w:Now That's Awesome|Now That's Awesome]]'' (2000)=== * ''[about an incident in a coffee shop]'' : I said, "Ma'm, I just want a cup of black coffee." She goes, "You want to try a biscotti? They're from Italy, and they're considered a delicacy." You ever eaten one of these things? It tastes like a burnt cookie. Where I'm from, that's considered a mistake. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[during a bit about dogs]'' : That's why they're man's best friend, 'cause guys want buddies that are dumber than they are. So do women, but they've already got men. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[about how people in the 90's used "awesome" wrongly]'' : Webster's dictionary defines awesome as "anything that leaves you in awe and wonder." Like winning the lottery—twice. That's awesome. Getting a call from the IRS saying you've been audited and ''they'' owe ''you'' $50,000—''that'' would be awesome. Ladies, you wake up tomorrow morning and the newspaper reads, "Scientists have discovered a way for men to experience childbirth." ''That'' would be awesome. Getting invited to the Playboy Mansion—on trampoline night, '''that''' would be awesome. And I started thinking, ladies and gentlemen, what would be awesome for Bill Engvall? What would leave me in awe and wonder? And it would have to be, if I left this stage tonight and I went back to my hotel room, and Shania Twain met me at my door, wearing nothing but a fur coat, holding a note from my wife that said, "Have a good time!" THAT would be AWESOME! It ain't gonna ''happen''—but that would be awesome. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[watching a baseball game in Los Angeles]'' : This guy from L.A. sits down next to me, and he goes, "You like baseball?" I said, "Oh, man, I love baseball." He goes, "Did you know that, if [[w:Jesus Christ|Jesus]] had played ball, he'd have been the greatest ball player ever?" Like I'm gonna argue that point. So I sat there for a second, I turned to him, and I said, "Did you know that if [[w:Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth]] had been the Messiah, the Catholics would have beer and hot dogs at Communion?" He left. <hr width="50%"/> * There's a group in California that wants to make suicide a capital offense punishable by death. That's like punishing somebody for being on a hunger strike by sending them to bed with no supper. ===''[[w:Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography|Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography]]'' (2002)=== * My wife and I had an argument last week that was so stupid, it bears repeating. My wife collects twist ties. Welcome to my world. <hr width="50%"/> * I've come up with the three things you never want to hear at your kid's parent/teacher conference. Number one: "You're only responsible for the first $10,000 worth of damage." Number two: "We have medication for this." And number three: "It was more than an ounce and he was less than 100 yards from the school." <hr width="50%"/> * ''[while snow-skiing with his family]'' : I hit two trees and fell down a ditch. And that was just walking from the lodge. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[about his son Travis]'' : [He] can procrastinate more than any kid I've ever met in my life. When I tell my son to go take a shower, it can easily be 45 minutes before I hear the water start running. Do you got one like this? He gets up in his bathroom, 'cause he has go to the bathroom ''again''. And I don't even think he has to go; I think he just enjoys the comfort of that seat. It's like his La-Z-Boy rocker—he's got books in front of it, and LEGOs. One night, I told him to go take a shower, and I didn't hear the water run for about an hour, and I said, "That is ''it''!" And I went upstairs and I walked in his room, and I heard this "boom, boom, boom." And I looked around the corner of the bathroom, he is standing butt-naked in front of the mirror going, "Shake your boom boom, shake your boom boom." And I let it go for about 10 seconds, then went "SHAKE IT, BOY!" We don't nekkid dance anymore. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[about magazines school children sell, which his wife buys without even looking at what she's buying]'' : We get a magazine called ''Modern Ferret''. It's a magazine about that hairy rat, I swear to God! And if you ever see it, pick it up. On the inside cover, it's a woman and a man, who publish this magazine, and they wrote this inscription: "Someday, we hope to make money doing what we love, playing with our ferret." Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't [[Wikipedia:Pee-wee Herman#1991 arrest|Pee-Wee Herman]] ''lose'' a lot of money playing with his ferret? ===[[w:Here's Your Sign Reloaded|Here's Your Sign Reloaded]] (2003)=== *''[after drunkenly getting his ear pierced]'' : I said, "It wasn't my fault, it was <span color="black">[[Wikipedia:Captain Morgan|Captain Morgan]]</span>!" And [my wife] goes, "Oh, kinda like Jose Cuervo made you ride the floor buffer?" and I said, "Exactly!" <hr width="50%"/> : ''[about how men are "basic", while women are detail-oriented]'' : I was at the gym working out with my buddy. My buddy Joey. And he goes, "Hey, man, I'm getting a divorce." I go, "Wow, that sucks. Can you spot me?" That was our ''whole'' conversation! So I go home, and I tell my wife, "Hey, Joey's getting a divorce." She goes, "Oh, my God! What happened?" [him] "I dunno." [her] "What do you mean, you don't know? Is she cheating on him, is he cheating on her?" [him] "Again– I'm not holding anything back here– I don't know!" She goes, "Bill, someone tells you they're getting a divorce and you don't ask any questions?" And I go, "It's because he didn't ask me a question! He didn't say, 'Hey, Bill, what do you ''think'' about me getting a divorce?', he said, 'I'm ''getting'' a divorce', which said to me, 'I require no further input on your part.'" ===A Decade of Laughs (2004)=== ===''[[w:15° Off Cool|15° Off Cool]]'' (2007)=== * Welcome to my garage! This is where I go to get away from the honey-do list. <hr width="50%"/> * I joke about it, fellas, but I tell ya, she runs that house. Good Lord. ''[Several female audience members cheer]'' Yeah, I know. I know. And if you're a married guy, I ain't telling you nothing you don't already know. But if you're single, and you're thinking about getting married, listen up. You ain't never gonna win the argument. Yeah. If guys were a sports team, we'd be 0-fer. <hr width="50%"/> * I love Slim-Jims so much, I once called their hotline. I swear to God. I told them, "I got your next billion-dollar idea." And the lady on the other end goes, "Oh, do tell." I said, "Alright. Men love beer and Slim-Jims. So, what you need to do, is drill a hole in the middle of that Slim-Jim...so we can suck beer through it and take a bite of Slim Jim! ''[Audience cheers]'' Yeah. GENIUS!...She hung up on me. <hr width="50%"/> * ''(Talking about what he wants at his funeral)'' : "And don't put a rose in my hand. Put a slim-jim. Send me to heaven with a slim-jim!" <hr width="50%"/> * ''(mimicking a big fish talking to a little fish)'' : "Hey - Perch..." : ''(points at his eyes, then at the imaginary perch's)'' : "Look at me..." : ''(thinks, concedes, then points at the sides of his head where a fish's eyes would be)'' : "Look at me... Both eyes..." - oh, I've thought it all through - "if you ever see a [[worm]]... in the shape of a J... swim away. That's how we lost your Uncle Pike." <hr width="50%"/> * Boobs are the center of power. Boobs can make a 6-month old baby and a 65 year old man both act the same way. And I'm a big fan. Oh, man, I love 'em! And I ain't picky neither. I hate when I hear guys go "I don't like little boobs." I don't care! Big boobs, little boobs, saggy boobs, perky boobs. You could have boobs that look like nanners, I don't give a damn! They're the perfect toy! You squish them, mush them, POOF! They come right back out! You can't even break 'em! Oh, they're amazing. Boobs can make a long trip seem short, make a bad day seem great. ''[Points to member of the audience]'' Bud, let's say you had a bad day at work. Boss been chewing you out all day long. Little girl sitting next to you shows you her boobs, you're like, "This day was GREAT!" <hr width="50%"/> * (mimicking a fish's gills wither side of his neck) "Hey..." (cracks) You paid to see it... "hey... Ever eaten a [[worm]]?" (2nd fish) "What? When did you ever eat a worm?" "Oh, one day, me and my buddy were laying on the bank... trying to catch our breath..." - thank you, for those of you who got that... <hr width="50%"/> *This year, ladies and gentlemen, I was cool for 2 seconds of my life. I got to fly with the Air Force Thunderbirds. (Audience hoots and hollers) You betcha! They called me up out of the blue, and they go, "Hey, we want you to fly with us." And I'm like, "You got the right number?" They said, "Yeah, Bill Engvall, comedian. You stand for what America stands for. Be an honor to have you fly with us." I'm like, (dork voice) "Be an honor to fly with 'ya." He goes, "Well, we gotta get you clearance from the Pentagon." I go, "Well, you're screwed." ** ''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) ===Blue Collar Comedy Tour=== ====''[[w:Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie|Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie]]'' (2003)==== * She's online with her friends, and little boys are starting to call the house. Oh, my God, we had a kid call the house at '''''two''''' in the morning. Oh, I lost it. 'Cause first of all, I'm off in La-la land with [[w:Shania Twain|Shania Twain]] in the mountains somewhere. I hear a phone ring and I'm like "Who's got a phone in the mountains??" So when I realize it's my phone, I'm already a little miffed, so I go, "Hello!" And this little voice says "Uh . . . is Emily there?" And I go, "'''Dude''', if you have a brain in your skull, you will hang this phone up right now!" Click. Then my wife turns to me and goes, "Bill, you've got to be nice." And I go, "No, ma'am. "Nice" stops at midnight!" <hr width="50%"/> * ''[after watching the food teasing scene in "9 1/2 Weeks"]'' : I thought, "I'm gonna try that at my house!" Well apparently, bologna and string cheese is not a real big turn on to a blindfolded woman. <hr width="50%"/> * Who applies for that job? Who says "I want to work in lost luggage"? You don't have a good day. That's like having a job emptying port-a-potties. You're just going to catch crap all day long. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[his plan to prevent potential boyfriends from taking advantage of his daughter]'' : I'm going to pull him in tight next to me so only he and I can hear the conversation. And I'm gonna say to him, "Boy, look at me. You see that little girl right there? She's my only little girl, man. She's my life. So if you have any . . . thoughts . . . about huggin', or . . . kissin', you remember these words: 'I've got '''''no''''' problem going back to prison.'" <hr width="50%"/> * Because we've become so ecologically minded now, they have developed a product called "Rapidly Dissolving Toilet Paper." Just how "rapidly" are we talking? 'Cause I don't want to have to play "Beat the Clock" in the thicket. ====''[[w:Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again|Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again]]'' (2004)==== * Marital sex is kinda like ordering a Civil War chess set through the mail. You get one piece every four to six weeks, you don't know what kind of shape that piece is gonna be in when you get it, but you still gotta pay the handling charges. ====''[[w:Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road|Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One For the Road]]'' (2006)==== * ''[about trampolines]'' : I discovered two very important facts that day - Number one: The springs will pull the hair out of your legs, and Number two: the dog doesn't like to bounce. <hr width="50%"/> * [on being condescended to by a flight attendant] Ma'am, when I got up this morning, I didn't wanna be a jackass...you just pushed my jackass button. <hr width="50%"/> * Watching NASCAR with my wife is like taking a test. Every single turn, she has a question. Now, here's the problem. Sometimes her questions actually make sense. I don't have an answer for them. So, I have to do that guy thing and go ''Pfft!'' You ever hear your man do that, ladies? That means he doesn't know the answer, but he's thinking. <hr width="50%"/> * And we have a German shepherd we found on the side of the road; that dog's psycho, now I know why she was on the side of the road. Yeah, "nothing's free." But I love that dog. That dog saved my hind end one night. My wife and I are about to go to bed, her weiner dog's jumping on the bed after I just talked to it. ''[Audience laughs]'' So just grabbed my wife's weiner dog and put her in the backyard. At about 2 in the morning, I'm woken up by this loud squealing coming from my backyard. My God, I ran out of bed in my underwear, put on my headlight house shoes, go out to my backyard, and a coyote had jumped the fence. Yes, and had my wife's weiner dog pinned down on the ground. I was like, "Aw, hell...appreciate what you're doing, just do it a little more quieter, couldn't you?" About that time, I felt this "WOOSH" right by my leg. That German shepherd ran into the backyard, hit that coyote broadside, that coyote did three flips and jumped the fence. I turned to the German shepherd and I said, "C'mon, you're sleeping ''in'' the bed." And the funny thing was, for about a week after, my wife and I would be sitting at the table having breakfast, and there would be about 2-3 coyotes across the road looking at our backyard, and you ''know'' the conversation was going like this: "...What? Naw, hell no. Don't go in there, that little dog's a setup. I ain't lying; ask Joe what happened to him!" ===''[[w:Here's Your Sign|Here's Your Sign Live!]]'' (2004)=== * Men have three basic needs: Eating, sleeping, sex. That's it. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[Talking about the difference between the first and twentieth year of marriage]'' Remember that first year of marriage, you used to argue just so you could make up and have sex? Twenty years later, you're arguing just so they'll sleep in the other room. **Remember that first year of marriage, when you went to the bathroom? Oh, lock the bathroom door, turn on the shower, because God forbid they knew you were going poo. Twenty years later, that bathroom door is wide open...you're saying "Bring the camera!" **Remember that first year of marriage, you'd come home and go "Ugh, what a bad day at work" and your wife would go, "Oh, they shouldn't be treating you so bad. Here, go sit down, I'll get you a beer, you can tell me all about it." Twenty years later, you come home, "Ugh, I had a bad day at work," she's going, "YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AT THIS HOUSE TODAY?! While you were at your 'job'?" <hr width="50%"/> * ''[about his daughter Emily, who scored 1390 on her SATs]'' : Now, I tell you that for two reasons. One, to brag. And two, to tell you she wants to '''''retake''''' the test. I go, "what are you, stupid?" I wish ''my'' SAT scores had four digits in it! That ''equal'' 13. <hr width="50%"/> * My son is 12 now, and is '''''really''''' getting into girls. A lot. But the thing about twelve year old boys is that they don't possess what I like to call that . . . discretionary gene yet. We were walking home from the ballfield the other day and there was a woman walking towards us who was . . . ''gifted''. I saw them, and I saw him see them. But she was too close for me to go, "Dude, shut up." She hadn't walked two feet behind us and he goes "God dang, did you see the SIZE of those things?" And all I could say was "Yeah, I did!" <hr width="50%"/> * You could take Vicodin, step out of the house, onto a freeway, have a truck hit you, and you'd say "My bad!". <hr width="50%"/> * A half a Vicodin and a Bahama Mama...makes for a bitchin' day! <hr width="50%"/> * ''[after watching a spitting cobra spit at [[Steve Irwin]]]'' : Y'all, I am ''screaming'' at my television set: THEY'RE SPITTING COBRAS, YOU MORON!! Didn't you hear the ''[Hocking sound]'' ===''[[w:Aged and Confused |Aged and Confused]]'' (2009)=== * ''[about how he and his wife can't go out on a date, since they're married]'' : (A) I'm not going to get to pick the restaurant. Because I'm going to go "where do you want to eat?", and she's going to go "I don't care." So I'll say, "okay, how about Italian?" "Hmmmm...." I'm not going to get to pick the movie, and there's a ''real'' good chance I'm not going to get lucky! That's not a date! <hr width="50%"/> * ''[playing Pictionary with his wife and some friends]'' : [My wife] goes "that's not a bicycle, Rembrandt!" And I go "well, it ain't a monkey wearing glasses, Helen Keller!" <hr width="50%"/> * ''[taking a vacation with his family in Costa Rica]'' : I go "what is it?" And she goes "we're going on a shark feeding frenzy!" Okay, wait... we're in a boat looking down in the water? "No, that's the best part! We're ''in the water'' with the sharks!" And I go "have you lost your mind???" <hr width="50%"/> * We could walk into a Chinese restaurant right here in Chicago. And the waiter could have been born here, raised here, went to college here, he has never left the city limits. I'm the idiot that walks in that restaurant and goes ''[in exaggerated Chinese]'' "Uh, yes. I'll have fried rice. Egg roll..." And you can see him go "I am so going to spit in your food, I swear to God." And it drives my daughter crazy. 'Cause she goes "why do you do that? That is so insulting to them!" <hr width="50%"/> * ''[having been recognized by a woman in a diner]'' : She sits down across the table from me, and didn't say "Hi, hello, my name is...." She just said "this is what I'm going to tell my husband when he gets home from work today. I'm going to tell him that I had lunch with [[Jeff Foxworthy]]." ''[looks up]'' Really God? Really? ===Multiple=== * I thought "RV" stood for "Recreational Vehicle." No! It stands for "Ruins Vacations." **''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) **''Now That's Awesome'' (2000) ===Here's Your Sign=== Engvall's trademark routine is "Here's Your Sign". He retells stories of people asking him stupid questions (that usually have a blatantly obvious answer), to which he gives a sarcastic response, similar to Mad Magazine's Snappy Comebacks, followed by "Here's your sign". * ''His explanation for the "signs"'' : I just hate stupid people. They should have to wear signs that say "I'm Stupid". That way you wouldn't rely on them, and you wouldn't ask them for nothing. :*''Here's Your Sign'' (1996) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall is in the park flying a kite with his son. :'''Passerby''': Y'all flyin' a kite? :'''Engvall''': Nope, fishin' for birds! Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign Reloaded'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * On the phone with his wife when the plane he was on stopped after hitting a deer. :'''Engvall''': When we landed on the runway, we hit a deer with our airplane. You can't make this up. And it killed the deer, it wrecked the engine. We had to evacuate the plane. But the plane was so small it didn't have slides. The flight attendant said "Just step out." So they put us in a van and they're busing us back to the terminal and I'm laughing at this point because this is the dumbest thing I've ever seen in my life. And I got back to the terminal, I called my wife. I said "Baby, you're not gonna believe this. We just hit a deer with our airplane". There was a pause on the other end of the line, followed by... :'''Gail''': Oh my God! Were you on the ground?<br> :'''Engvall''': Nope, Santa was making one last run! Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004) <hr width="50%"/> * Truck driver gets his truck stuck under an overpass, with Engvall watching. :'''Cop''': You get your truck stuck? :'''Engvall''': And God bless this trucker, without missing a beat, he goes: "Nope, I was deliverin' that overpass, I ran outta gas." Here's your sign. :*''Now That's Awesome'' (2000) :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall pulls his car into a gas station after his tire goes flat. :'''Attendant''': Tire go flat? :'''Engvall''': Nope, I was drivin' along and the other three just swelled right up! :'''Attendant''': Well, the heat'll do that. :'''Engvall''': Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign'' (1996) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall and his wife are packing up their stuff to move, with a U-Haul sitting in their driveway. :'''Friend''': Y'all movin? :'''Engvall''': Nope, me and the wife just like to pack all our stuff up once or twice a week, see how many boxes it takes. Here's your sign. :*''A Decade of Laughs'' (2004) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall and his buddy get off a boat with a big string of bass. :'''On-looker''': You catch all them fish? :'''Engvall''': Nope, talked 'em into givin' up. Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign Reloaded'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall has an elk hung on the wall. :'''Neighbor''': Oh, man. I didn't see that. God dang, did you shoot that thing? :'''Engvall''': Nope. He ran through the wall and got stuck. Here's your sign. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) :*''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall is waiting for an elevator. A man walks up :'''Man''': Excuse me, are these the elevators that go up? :'''Engvall''': No, these go side to side. The up ones are down the hall. ''(to audience)'' HE WALKED AWAY! ''(turns to where the man walked off) Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004) <hr width="50%"/> * in the lost luggage office in Buffalo :'''Lost luggage employee:''' Can I help you? :'''Engvall:''' Yes, you lost my luggage. :'''Employee:''' [looking directly at Bill] Has your plane landed yet? :'''Engvall:''' No, princess. I'm having an out of body experience. I'm just checkin' on it. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall's car breaks down on a highway, there's smoke pouring out of the hood, and a motorist stops to help him. :'''Motorist:''' Did your car break down? :'''Engvall:''' Nope, my car wanted a cigarette, so I pulled over. Here's your sign. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * In the store, Bill is buying some pants. :'''Clerk:''' You gonna buy these? :'''Engvall:''' Nope, gonna steal 'em. Just wanted you to see them before I walked out of the store. Here's your sign. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall and his wife have, for three days, had a cement truck in their yard to re-do their porch. :'''Neighbor''': You pouring concrete? :'''Bill''': No, we're making big margaritas. Here's your sign. :*''Now That's Awesome'' (2000) <hr width="50%"/> * A friend bought two cakes for his wife's birthday, with a "3" on one and an "8" on the other. : '''Store clerk''': Oh, do you have twins? : '''Bill's friend''': Yup, my wife was in labor for ''five years''. :*''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004) <hr width="50&"/> *After Bill is exhausted at a baseball fantasy camp, walking crooked. :'''Woman''': Do your legs hurt? :'''Bill''': Nope, just crapped my pants. Here's your sign. <hr width="50%"/> * Bill and Larry The Cable Guy walk by a stone that Bill's neighbor had had 1894, his address, carved into it. :'''Larry''': Damn, that rock's old. :'''Bill''': No, that's not its age, dumbass. That's how much it weighs. Here's your sign. :*''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) <hr width="50%"/> *Bill and his brother-in-law had shot a deer and drove it in to get processed. At a rest stop, a woman stops at the truck :'''Woman''': Did y'all shoot this deer?! :'''Bill's Brother-in-law''': No, ma'am, we did not shoot this deer. It was the saddest thing. We were just driving down the road, the deer got into the back of our truck at a stop sign, handed us a note and then shot himself! Here's your sign. :*''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) *Tow truck is pulling Bill's car out of his driveway :'''Bill's neighbor''': Getting your car towed? :'''Bill''': Nope, we're mating it, hoping to get a Mini Cooper. Here's your sign. :*''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) <hr width="50%"/> *Bill is at the pet store, buying a big bag of cat litter :'''Cashier''': This for your cats? :'''Bill''': Nope, for the family. Toilet's broke. Here's your sign. This is the kind that clumps up, right? :*''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) <hr width="50%"/> *Jeff's, Larry's, and Ron's Heres Your Sign. **''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) * Jeff Foxworthy is having his house repainted and he has a piano in the corner :'''Painter:''' Is that y'all's piano? :'''Jeff:''' No, that's our coffee table. It just has buck teeth. Here's your sign. <hr width="50%"/> * Ron White's son is going on a direct flight from Austin, Texas to Houston, Texas to see his grandparents. Ron is talking to the flight attendant. :'''Flight attendant:''' Is there going to be someone to pick him up when he gets off the plane? :'''Ron:''' No, I'm going to pin a $20 bill to his collar and wish him the best of luck. Here's your sign. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Larry's grandmother has died at age 104 :'''Larry:''' My grandmother just passed away, 104. :'''Flower store clerk:''' Ooh, 104? How'd she die? :'''Larry:''' How'd she die? She's 104! She wrecked her Harley up here at Bike Week. Here's your sign. ===="Here's <i>MY</i> Sign..."==== * As told in the final section of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour Christmas CD: :'''[[Jeff Foxworthy]]:''' Tell 'em the one you did. :'''Engvall:''' Aw, why'd you have to bring that up? :'''Foxworthy:''' Come on, share that one with the group. :'''Engvall:''' Alright. Well, nobody's immune from this, not even me. :'''Foxworthy:''' Not even Brainiac here. :'''Engvall:''' I'm in the car park at the mall, and there's this guy with a coat hanger inside his window... and I '''''could'' not''' stop myself. I said, "You lock your keys in your car?" :'''Driver:''' No, just washed it, gonna hang it up to dry (dumbass). Here's your sign. <hr width="50%"/> * at the Engvalls' home, Travis is about to play on the piano. :'''Engvall's son, Travis:''' I'm going to play you a song from Harry Potter. :'''Engvall:''' Oh, the movie? :'''Travis:''' No, the book. Here's your sign. ::''When telling the joke on ''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004), he stops his son before he says "sign".'' <hr width="50%"/> * on holiday in Hawaii :'''Engvall:''' Me and my wife were lying on the beach, and this girl walks by with a coconut bra on - literally, they just take a coconut, cut it in half, put strings on it and they wear it. Looks fine to me. But my wife made me laugh 'cause the girl walked right in front of us... :'''Bill's wife:''' Oh My ''God''... d'you think those are ''real''? :'''Engvall:''' Well, the way they're jiggling, probably... :'''Bill's wife:''' The COCONUTS!! :'''Engvall:''' Here's ''my'' Sign. :*''Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography'' (2002) <hr width="50%"/> * at the beach :'''Engvall:''' My son and his friends were surfing when one of them just wiped out, big time. I was laughing so hard, and he came out of the water, slapping the side of his head, and I could not stop myself. I said, "You get water in your ear?"<br> :'''Travis' friend:''' Nope, my eyeball's stuck, trying to get it loose! Here's your-<br> :'''Engvall:''' [Stopping him] Ah-ah-ah! <hr width="50%"/> *'''Engvall:''' Yesterday, my son was out in the yard playing with his friend, and he hit his friend. I walked up to him, and I said, "Hey..." (''pantomimes hitting his son'') "We don't hit". He looked at me like, "Here's your sign, Dad". **''Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography'' (2002) {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Engvall, Bill}} [[Category:Actors from the United States]] [[Category:Comedians from the United States]] [[Category:Stand-up comedians from the United States]] [[Category:Satirists from the United States]] [[Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States]] [[Category:American country singers]] [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Texas]] olunn63v0lphiuupsus89xa2q0i3ypt 3148760 3148759 2022-07-28T19:48:07Z 216.226.119.31 /* Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One For the Road (2006) */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{people-cleanup|2012-08-01}} [[File:Bill Engvall 2010.jpg|thumb|Bill Engvall in 2010]] '''[[w:Bill Engvall|William Ray "Bill" Engvall, Jr.]]''' (born July 27, 1957) is an American comedian, and a member of the '''[[w:Blue Collar Comedy Tour|Blue Collar Comedy Tour]]'''. ==Quotes== ===Here's Your Sign (1996)=== * ''[playing golf with his friends]'' : So finally, on about the 15th tee, I hit the drive of my life. And any of you people who play golf, you know the drive I'm talking about. The minute you hit it, you just drop your club. You hang on to the beer, let's don't get stupid. And I watch this ball just go and go and... kind of hit this guy in the head. And I felt bad, but he overreacted, I thought. I mean, it wasn't like a ''square'' hit; it just kind of ''glanced'' off his head. But he goes whippin' his car off the freeway, like "Oh, here we go!" Mr. Attitude! So now, he's barrelin' down the fairway, screaming at the top of his lungs, like "What are you, some kind of cruddy golfer?!" I'm like, "Hey, I hit you, didn't I? You were traveling 65 miles an hour. That's a pretty good shot, in my book." <hr width="50%"/> * Before I got married, I was on a date one night. This girl had a snake as a pet. A 12-foot boa constrictor; she named it Fluffy. Well, that's just sick in my book. But I didn't know about the snake, and it was our first date. We'd been out drinking. We drank way too much. We get back to her mobile home. Woo, wish I was making that part up. She shuts the door behind me and gives me one of these. ''[hisses, exhales]'' She wasn't real good at it, alright? "I'm gonna slip into something a little more comfortable... okay?" and I'm like, "Alright! I'll be waitin' right here! Well, maybe here. Hell, you'll see me." She comes out of the bedroom/kitchen... in a negligee and that snake wrapped around her neck. Boy, that'll sober you up! I'm backin' out the front door, going, "No, thanks, I can drive." She looks at me and she goes, "No, wait, Bill! Fluffy can wrap around us while we make love." I said, "No, he can't, 'cause I'll kill him... Okay?" ===''[[w:Dorkfish|Dorkfish]]'' (1998)=== * I might've tried bungee jumping, until I saw that video of that guy whose cord came untied. He didn't know it 'till he hit the ground. Oh, he flew off that tower, hollerin' at his buddies, "Whoo! Whoa, check me out, dudes! Whoo, that ground is coming up..."—BAM! And what do you say, if you're the operator of that ride, to the next guy in line? "All right, dude– you're up." ===''[[w:Now That's Awesome|Now That's Awesome]]'' (2000)=== * ''[about an incident in a coffee shop]'' : I said, "Ma'm, I just want a cup of black coffee." She goes, "You want to try a biscotti? They're from Italy, and they're considered a delicacy." You ever eaten one of these things? It tastes like a burnt cookie. Where I'm from, that's considered a mistake. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[during a bit about dogs]'' : That's why they're man's best friend, 'cause guys want buddies that are dumber than they are. So do women, but they've already got men. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[about how people in the 90's used "awesome" wrongly]'' : Webster's dictionary defines awesome as "anything that leaves you in awe and wonder." Like winning the lottery—twice. That's awesome. Getting a call from the IRS saying you've been audited and ''they'' owe ''you'' $50,000—''that'' would be awesome. Ladies, you wake up tomorrow morning and the newspaper reads, "Scientists have discovered a way for men to experience childbirth." ''That'' would be awesome. Getting invited to the Playboy Mansion—on trampoline night, '''that''' would be awesome. And I started thinking, ladies and gentlemen, what would be awesome for Bill Engvall? What would leave me in awe and wonder? And it would have to be, if I left this stage tonight and I went back to my hotel room, and Shania Twain met me at my door, wearing nothing but a fur coat, holding a note from my wife that said, "Have a good time!" THAT would be AWESOME! It ain't gonna ''happen''—but that would be awesome. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[watching a baseball game in Los Angeles]'' : This guy from L.A. sits down next to me, and he goes, "You like baseball?" I said, "Oh, man, I love baseball." He goes, "Did you know that, if [[w:Jesus Christ|Jesus]] had played ball, he'd have been the greatest ball player ever?" Like I'm gonna argue that point. So I sat there for a second, I turned to him, and I said, "Did you know that if [[w:Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth]] had been the Messiah, the Catholics would have beer and hot dogs at Communion?" He left. <hr width="50%"/> * There's a group in California that wants to make suicide a capital offense punishable by death. That's like punishing somebody for being on a hunger strike by sending them to bed with no supper. ===''[[w:Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography|Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography]]'' (2002)=== * My wife and I had an argument last week that was so stupid, it bears repeating. My wife collects twist ties. Welcome to my world. <hr width="50%"/> * I've come up with the three things you never want to hear at your kid's parent/teacher conference. Number one: "You're only responsible for the first $10,000 worth of damage." Number two: "We have medication for this." And number three: "It was more than an ounce and he was less than 100 yards from the school." <hr width="50%"/> * ''[while snow-skiing with his family]'' : I hit two trees and fell down a ditch. And that was just walking from the lodge. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[about his son Travis]'' : [He] can procrastinate more than any kid I've ever met in my life. When I tell my son to go take a shower, it can easily be 45 minutes before I hear the water start running. Do you got one like this? He gets up in his bathroom, 'cause he has go to the bathroom ''again''. And I don't even think he has to go; I think he just enjoys the comfort of that seat. It's like his La-Z-Boy rocker—he's got books in front of it, and LEGOs. One night, I told him to go take a shower, and I didn't hear the water run for about an hour, and I said, "That is ''it''!" And I went upstairs and I walked in his room, and I heard this "boom, boom, boom." And I looked around the corner of the bathroom, he is standing butt-naked in front of the mirror going, "Shake your boom boom, shake your boom boom." And I let it go for about 10 seconds, then went "SHAKE IT, BOY!" We don't nekkid dance anymore. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[about magazines school children sell, which his wife buys without even looking at what she's buying]'' : We get a magazine called ''Modern Ferret''. It's a magazine about that hairy rat, I swear to God! And if you ever see it, pick it up. On the inside cover, it's a woman and a man, who publish this magazine, and they wrote this inscription: "Someday, we hope to make money doing what we love, playing with our ferret." Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't [[Wikipedia:Pee-wee Herman#1991 arrest|Pee-Wee Herman]] ''lose'' a lot of money playing with his ferret? ===[[w:Here's Your Sign Reloaded|Here's Your Sign Reloaded]] (2003)=== *''[after drunkenly getting his ear pierced]'' : I said, "It wasn't my fault, it was <span color="black">[[Wikipedia:Captain Morgan|Captain Morgan]]</span>!" And [my wife] goes, "Oh, kinda like Jose Cuervo made you ride the floor buffer?" and I said, "Exactly!" <hr width="50%"/> : ''[about how men are "basic", while women are detail-oriented]'' : I was at the gym working out with my buddy. My buddy Joey. And he goes, "Hey, man, I'm getting a divorce." I go, "Wow, that sucks. Can you spot me?" That was our ''whole'' conversation! So I go home, and I tell my wife, "Hey, Joey's getting a divorce." She goes, "Oh, my God! What happened?" [him] "I dunno." [her] "What do you mean, you don't know? Is she cheating on him, is he cheating on her?" [him] "Again– I'm not holding anything back here– I don't know!" She goes, "Bill, someone tells you they're getting a divorce and you don't ask any questions?" And I go, "It's because he didn't ask me a question! He didn't say, 'Hey, Bill, what do you ''think'' about me getting a divorce?', he said, 'I'm ''getting'' a divorce', which said to me, 'I require no further input on your part.'" ===A Decade of Laughs (2004)=== ===''[[w:15° Off Cool|15° Off Cool]]'' (2007)=== * Welcome to my garage! This is where I go to get away from the honey-do list. <hr width="50%"/> * I joke about it, fellas, but I tell ya, she runs that house. Good Lord. ''[Several female audience members cheer]'' Yeah, I know. I know. And if you're a married guy, I ain't telling you nothing you don't already know. But if you're single, and you're thinking about getting married, listen up. You ain't never gonna win the argument. Yeah. If guys were a sports team, we'd be 0-fer. <hr width="50%"/> * I love Slim-Jims so much, I once called their hotline. I swear to God. I told them, "I got your next billion-dollar idea." And the lady on the other end goes, "Oh, do tell." I said, "Alright. Men love beer and Slim-Jims. So, what you need to do, is drill a hole in the middle of that Slim-Jim...so we can suck beer through it and take a bite of Slim Jim! ''[Audience cheers]'' Yeah. GENIUS!...She hung up on me. <hr width="50%"/> * ''(Talking about what he wants at his funeral)'' : "And don't put a rose in my hand. Put a slim-jim. Send me to heaven with a slim-jim!" <hr width="50%"/> * ''(mimicking a big fish talking to a little fish)'' : "Hey - Perch..." : ''(points at his eyes, then at the imaginary perch's)'' : "Look at me..." : ''(thinks, concedes, then points at the sides of his head where a fish's eyes would be)'' : "Look at me... Both eyes..." - oh, I've thought it all through - "if you ever see a [[worm]]... in the shape of a J... swim away. That's how we lost your Uncle Pike." <hr width="50%"/> * Boobs are the center of power. Boobs can make a 6-month old baby and a 65 year old man both act the same way. And I'm a big fan. Oh, man, I love 'em! And I ain't picky neither. I hate when I hear guys go "I don't like little boobs." I don't care! Big boobs, little boobs, saggy boobs, perky boobs. You could have boobs that look like nanners, I don't give a damn! They're the perfect toy! You squish them, mush them, POOF! They come right back out! You can't even break 'em! Oh, they're amazing. Boobs can make a long trip seem short, make a bad day seem great. ''[Points to member of the audience]'' Bud, let's say you had a bad day at work. Boss been chewing you out all day long. Little girl sitting next to you shows you her boobs, you're like, "This day was GREAT!" <hr width="50%"/> * (mimicking a fish's gills wither side of his neck) "Hey..." (cracks) You paid to see it... "hey... Ever eaten a [[worm]]?" (2nd fish) "What? When did you ever eat a worm?" "Oh, one day, me and my buddy were laying on the bank... trying to catch our breath..." - thank you, for those of you who got that... <hr width="50%"/> *This year, ladies and gentlemen, I was cool for 2 seconds of my life. I got to fly with the Air Force Thunderbirds. (Audience hoots and hollers) You betcha! They called me up out of the blue, and they go, "Hey, we want you to fly with us." And I'm like, "You got the right number?" They said, "Yeah, Bill Engvall, comedian. You stand for what America stands for. Be an honor to have you fly with us." I'm like, (dork voice) "Be an honor to fly with 'ya." He goes, "Well, we gotta get you clearance from the Pentagon." I go, "Well, you're screwed." ** ''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) ===Blue Collar Comedy Tour=== ====''[[w:Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie|Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie]]'' (2003)==== * She's online with her friends, and little boys are starting to call the house. Oh, my God, we had a kid call the house at '''''two''''' in the morning. Oh, I lost it. 'Cause first of all, I'm off in La-la land with [[w:Shania Twain|Shania Twain]] in the mountains somewhere. I hear a phone ring and I'm like "Who's got a phone in the mountains??" So when I realize it's my phone, I'm already a little miffed, so I go, "Hello!" And this little voice says "Uh . . . is Emily there?" And I go, "'''Dude''', if you have a brain in your skull, you will hang this phone up right now!" Click. Then my wife turns to me and goes, "Bill, you've got to be nice." And I go, "No, ma'am. "Nice" stops at midnight!" <hr width="50%"/> * ''[after watching the food teasing scene in "9 1/2 Weeks"]'' : I thought, "I'm gonna try that at my house!" Well apparently, bologna and string cheese is not a real big turn on to a blindfolded woman. <hr width="50%"/> * Who applies for that job? Who says "I want to work in lost luggage"? You don't have a good day. That's like having a job emptying port-a-potties. You're just going to catch crap all day long. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[his plan to prevent potential boyfriends from taking advantage of his daughter]'' : I'm going to pull him in tight next to me so only he and I can hear the conversation. And I'm gonna say to him, "Boy, look at me. You see that little girl right there? She's my only little girl, man. She's my life. So if you have any . . . thoughts . . . about huggin', or . . . kissin', you remember these words: 'I've got '''''no''''' problem going back to prison.'" <hr width="50%"/> * Because we've become so ecologically minded now, they have developed a product called "Rapidly Dissolving Toilet Paper." Just how "rapidly" are we talking? 'Cause I don't want to have to play "Beat the Clock" in the thicket. ====''[[w:Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again|Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again]]'' (2004)==== * Marital sex is kinda like ordering a Civil War chess set through the mail. You get one piece every four to six weeks, you don't know what kind of shape that piece is gonna be in when you get it, but you still gotta pay the handling charges. ====''[[w:Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road|Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One For the Road]]'' (2006)==== * ''[about trampolines]'' : I discovered two very important facts that day - Number one: The springs will pull the hair out of your legs, and Number two: the dog doesn't like to jump. <hr width="50%"/> * [on being condescended to by a flight attendant] Ma'am, when I got up this morning, I didn't wanna be a jackass...you just pushed my jackass button. <hr width="50%"/> * Watching NASCAR with my wife is like taking a test. Every single turn, she has a question. Now, here's the problem. Sometimes her questions actually make sense. I don't have an answer for them. So, I have to do that guy thing and go ''Pfft!'' You ever hear your man do that, ladies? That means he doesn't know the answer, but he's thinking. <hr width="50%"/> * And we have a German shepherd we found on the side of the road; that dog's psycho, now I know why she was on the side of the road. Yeah, "nothing's free." But I love that dog. That dog saved my hind end one night. My wife and I are about to go to bed, her weiner dog's jumping on the bed after I just talked to it. ''[Audience laughs]'' So just grabbed my wife's weiner dog and put her in the backyard. At about 2 in the morning, I'm woken up by this loud squealing coming from my backyard. My God, I ran out of bed in my underwear, put on my headlight house shoes, go out to my backyard, and a coyote had jumped the fence. Yes, and had my wife's weiner dog pinned down on the ground. I was like, "Aw, hell...appreciate what you're doing, just do it a little more quieter, couldn't you?" About that time, I felt this "WOOSH" right by my leg. That German shepherd ran into the backyard, hit that coyote broadside, that coyote did three flips and jumped the fence. I turned to the German shepherd and I said, "C'mon, you're sleeping ''in'' the bed." And the funny thing was, for about a week after, my wife and I would be sitting at the table having breakfast, and there would be about 2-3 coyotes across the road looking at our backyard, and you ''know'' the conversation was going like this: "...What? Naw, hell no. Don't go in there, that little dog's a setup. I ain't lying; ask Joe what happened to him!" ===''[[w:Here's Your Sign|Here's Your Sign Live!]]'' (2004)=== * Men have three basic needs: Eating, sleeping, sex. That's it. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[Talking about the difference between the first and twentieth year of marriage]'' Remember that first year of marriage, you used to argue just so you could make up and have sex? Twenty years later, you're arguing just so they'll sleep in the other room. **Remember that first year of marriage, when you went to the bathroom? Oh, lock the bathroom door, turn on the shower, because God forbid they knew you were going poo. Twenty years later, that bathroom door is wide open...you're saying "Bring the camera!" **Remember that first year of marriage, you'd come home and go "Ugh, what a bad day at work" and your wife would go, "Oh, they shouldn't be treating you so bad. Here, go sit down, I'll get you a beer, you can tell me all about it." Twenty years later, you come home, "Ugh, I had a bad day at work," she's going, "YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AT THIS HOUSE TODAY?! While you were at your 'job'?" <hr width="50%"/> * ''[about his daughter Emily, who scored 1390 on her SATs]'' : Now, I tell you that for two reasons. One, to brag. And two, to tell you she wants to '''''retake''''' the test. I go, "what are you, stupid?" I wish ''my'' SAT scores had four digits in it! That ''equal'' 13. <hr width="50%"/> * My son is 12 now, and is '''''really''''' getting into girls. A lot. But the thing about twelve year old boys is that they don't possess what I like to call that . . . discretionary gene yet. We were walking home from the ballfield the other day and there was a woman walking towards us who was . . . ''gifted''. I saw them, and I saw him see them. But she was too close for me to go, "Dude, shut up." She hadn't walked two feet behind us and he goes "God dang, did you see the SIZE of those things?" And all I could say was "Yeah, I did!" <hr width="50%"/> * You could take Vicodin, step out of the house, onto a freeway, have a truck hit you, and you'd say "My bad!". <hr width="50%"/> * A half a Vicodin and a Bahama Mama...makes for a bitchin' day! <hr width="50%"/> * ''[after watching a spitting cobra spit at [[Steve Irwin]]]'' : Y'all, I am ''screaming'' at my television set: THEY'RE SPITTING COBRAS, YOU MORON!! Didn't you hear the ''[Hocking sound]'' ===''[[w:Aged and Confused |Aged and Confused]]'' (2009)=== * ''[about how he and his wife can't go out on a date, since they're married]'' : (A) I'm not going to get to pick the restaurant. Because I'm going to go "where do you want to eat?", and she's going to go "I don't care." So I'll say, "okay, how about Italian?" "Hmmmm...." I'm not going to get to pick the movie, and there's a ''real'' good chance I'm not going to get lucky! That's not a date! <hr width="50%"/> * ''[playing Pictionary with his wife and some friends]'' : [My wife] goes "that's not a bicycle, Rembrandt!" And I go "well, it ain't a monkey wearing glasses, Helen Keller!" <hr width="50%"/> * ''[taking a vacation with his family in Costa Rica]'' : I go "what is it?" And she goes "we're going on a shark feeding frenzy!" Okay, wait... we're in a boat looking down in the water? "No, that's the best part! We're ''in the water'' with the sharks!" And I go "have you lost your mind???" <hr width="50%"/> * We could walk into a Chinese restaurant right here in Chicago. And the waiter could have been born here, raised here, went to college here, he has never left the city limits. I'm the idiot that walks in that restaurant and goes ''[in exaggerated Chinese]'' "Uh, yes. I'll have fried rice. Egg roll..." And you can see him go "I am so going to spit in your food, I swear to God." And it drives my daughter crazy. 'Cause she goes "why do you do that? That is so insulting to them!" <hr width="50%"/> * ''[having been recognized by a woman in a diner]'' : She sits down across the table from me, and didn't say "Hi, hello, my name is...." She just said "this is what I'm going to tell my husband when he gets home from work today. I'm going to tell him that I had lunch with [[Jeff Foxworthy]]." ''[looks up]'' Really God? Really? ===Multiple=== * I thought "RV" stood for "Recreational Vehicle." No! It stands for "Ruins Vacations." **''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) **''Now That's Awesome'' (2000) ===Here's Your Sign=== Engvall's trademark routine is "Here's Your Sign". He retells stories of people asking him stupid questions (that usually have a blatantly obvious answer), to which he gives a sarcastic response, similar to Mad Magazine's Snappy Comebacks, followed by "Here's your sign". * ''His explanation for the "signs"'' : I just hate stupid people. They should have to wear signs that say "I'm Stupid". That way you wouldn't rely on them, and you wouldn't ask them for nothing. :*''Here's Your Sign'' (1996) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall is in the park flying a kite with his son. :'''Passerby''': Y'all flyin' a kite? :'''Engvall''': Nope, fishin' for birds! Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign Reloaded'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * On the phone with his wife when the plane he was on stopped after hitting a deer. :'''Engvall''': When we landed on the runway, we hit a deer with our airplane. You can't make this up. And it killed the deer, it wrecked the engine. We had to evacuate the plane. But the plane was so small it didn't have slides. The flight attendant said "Just step out." So they put us in a van and they're busing us back to the terminal and I'm laughing at this point because this is the dumbest thing I've ever seen in my life. And I got back to the terminal, I called my wife. I said "Baby, you're not gonna believe this. We just hit a deer with our airplane". There was a pause on the other end of the line, followed by... :'''Gail''': Oh my God! Were you on the ground?<br> :'''Engvall''': Nope, Santa was making one last run! Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004) <hr width="50%"/> * Truck driver gets his truck stuck under an overpass, with Engvall watching. :'''Cop''': You get your truck stuck? :'''Engvall''': And God bless this trucker, without missing a beat, he goes: "Nope, I was deliverin' that overpass, I ran outta gas." Here's your sign. :*''Now That's Awesome'' (2000) :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall pulls his car into a gas station after his tire goes flat. :'''Attendant''': Tire go flat? :'''Engvall''': Nope, I was drivin' along and the other three just swelled right up! :'''Attendant''': Well, the heat'll do that. :'''Engvall''': Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign'' (1996) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall and his wife are packing up their stuff to move, with a U-Haul sitting in their driveway. :'''Friend''': Y'all movin? :'''Engvall''': Nope, me and the wife just like to pack all our stuff up once or twice a week, see how many boxes it takes. Here's your sign. :*''A Decade of Laughs'' (2004) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall and his buddy get off a boat with a big string of bass. :'''On-looker''': You catch all them fish? :'''Engvall''': Nope, talked 'em into givin' up. Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign Reloaded'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall has an elk hung on the wall. :'''Neighbor''': Oh, man. I didn't see that. God dang, did you shoot that thing? :'''Engvall''': Nope. He ran through the wall and got stuck. Here's your sign. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) :*''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall is waiting for an elevator. A man walks up :'''Man''': Excuse me, are these the elevators that go up? :'''Engvall''': No, these go side to side. The up ones are down the hall. ''(to audience)'' HE WALKED AWAY! ''(turns to where the man walked off) Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004) <hr width="50%"/> * in the lost luggage office in Buffalo :'''Lost luggage employee:''' Can I help you? :'''Engvall:''' Yes, you lost my luggage. :'''Employee:''' [looking directly at Bill] Has your plane landed yet? :'''Engvall:''' No, princess. I'm having an out of body experience. I'm just checkin' on it. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall's car breaks down on a highway, there's smoke pouring out of the hood, and a motorist stops to help him. :'''Motorist:''' Did your car break down? :'''Engvall:''' Nope, my car wanted a cigarette, so I pulled over. Here's your sign. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * In the store, Bill is buying some pants. :'''Clerk:''' You gonna buy these? :'''Engvall:''' Nope, gonna steal 'em. Just wanted you to see them before I walked out of the store. Here's your sign. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall and his wife have, for three days, had a cement truck in their yard to re-do their porch. :'''Neighbor''': You pouring concrete? :'''Bill''': No, we're making big margaritas. Here's your sign. :*''Now That's Awesome'' (2000) <hr width="50%"/> * A friend bought two cakes for his wife's birthday, with a "3" on one and an "8" on the other. : '''Store clerk''': Oh, do you have twins? : '''Bill's friend''': Yup, my wife was in labor for ''five years''. :*''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004) <hr width="50&"/> *After Bill is exhausted at a baseball fantasy camp, walking crooked. :'''Woman''': Do your legs hurt? :'''Bill''': Nope, just crapped my pants. Here's your sign. <hr width="50%"/> * Bill and Larry The Cable Guy walk by a stone that Bill's neighbor had had 1894, his address, carved into it. :'''Larry''': Damn, that rock's old. :'''Bill''': No, that's not its age, dumbass. That's how much it weighs. Here's your sign. :*''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) <hr width="50%"/> *Bill and his brother-in-law had shot a deer and drove it in to get processed. At a rest stop, a woman stops at the truck :'''Woman''': Did y'all shoot this deer?! :'''Bill's Brother-in-law''': No, ma'am, we did not shoot this deer. It was the saddest thing. We were just driving down the road, the deer got into the back of our truck at a stop sign, handed us a note and then shot himself! Here's your sign. :*''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) *Tow truck is pulling Bill's car out of his driveway :'''Bill's neighbor''': Getting your car towed? :'''Bill''': Nope, we're mating it, hoping to get a Mini Cooper. Here's your sign. :*''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) <hr width="50%"/> *Bill is at the pet store, buying a big bag of cat litter :'''Cashier''': This for your cats? :'''Bill''': Nope, for the family. Toilet's broke. Here's your sign. This is the kind that clumps up, right? :*''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) <hr width="50%"/> *Jeff's, Larry's, and Ron's Heres Your Sign. **''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) * Jeff Foxworthy is having his house repainted and he has a piano in the corner :'''Painter:''' Is that y'all's piano? :'''Jeff:''' No, that's our coffee table. It just has buck teeth. Here's your sign. <hr width="50%"/> * Ron White's son is going on a direct flight from Austin, Texas to Houston, Texas to see his grandparents. Ron is talking to the flight attendant. :'''Flight attendant:''' Is there going to be someone to pick him up when he gets off the plane? :'''Ron:''' No, I'm going to pin a $20 bill to his collar and wish him the best of luck. Here's your sign. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Larry's grandmother has died at age 104 :'''Larry:''' My grandmother just passed away, 104. :'''Flower store clerk:''' Ooh, 104? How'd she die? :'''Larry:''' How'd she die? She's 104! She wrecked her Harley up here at Bike Week. Here's your sign. ===="Here's <i>MY</i> Sign..."==== * As told in the final section of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour Christmas CD: :'''[[Jeff Foxworthy]]:''' Tell 'em the one you did. :'''Engvall:''' Aw, why'd you have to bring that up? :'''Foxworthy:''' Come on, share that one with the group. :'''Engvall:''' Alright. Well, nobody's immune from this, not even me. :'''Foxworthy:''' Not even Brainiac here. :'''Engvall:''' I'm in the car park at the mall, and there's this guy with a coat hanger inside his window... and I '''''could'' not''' stop myself. I said, "You lock your keys in your car?" :'''Driver:''' No, just washed it, gonna hang it up to dry (dumbass). Here's your sign. <hr width="50%"/> * at the Engvalls' home, Travis is about to play on the piano. :'''Engvall's son, Travis:''' I'm going to play you a song from Harry Potter. :'''Engvall:''' Oh, the movie? :'''Travis:''' No, the book. Here's your sign. ::''When telling the joke on ''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004), he stops his son before he says "sign".'' <hr width="50%"/> * on holiday in Hawaii :'''Engvall:''' Me and my wife were lying on the beach, and this girl walks by with a coconut bra on - literally, they just take a coconut, cut it in half, put strings on it and they wear it. Looks fine to me. But my wife made me laugh 'cause the girl walked right in front of us... :'''Bill's wife:''' Oh My ''God''... d'you think those are ''real''? :'''Engvall:''' Well, the way they're jiggling, probably... :'''Bill's wife:''' The COCONUTS!! :'''Engvall:''' Here's ''my'' Sign. :*''Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography'' (2002) <hr width="50%"/> * at the beach :'''Engvall:''' My son and his friends were surfing when one of them just wiped out, big time. I was laughing so hard, and he came out of the water, slapping the side of his head, and I could not stop myself. I said, "You get water in your ear?"<br> :'''Travis' friend:''' Nope, my eyeball's stuck, trying to get it loose! Here's your-<br> :'''Engvall:''' [Stopping him] Ah-ah-ah! <hr width="50%"/> *'''Engvall:''' Yesterday, my son was out in the yard playing with his friend, and he hit his friend. I walked up to him, and I said, "Hey..." (''pantomimes hitting his son'') "We don't hit". He looked at me like, "Here's your sign, Dad". **''Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography'' (2002) {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Engvall, Bill}} [[Category:Actors from the United States]] [[Category:Comedians from the United States]] [[Category:Stand-up comedians from the United States]] [[Category:Satirists from the United States]] [[Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States]] [[Category:American country singers]] [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Texas]] n9pkmh0hprutvsv22b4rrgf9y6815nn 3148780 3148760 2022-07-28T21:37:44Z Aatto Sirviö 3128268 wikitext text/x-wiki {{people-cleanup|2012-08-01}} [[File:Bill Engvall 2010.jpg|thumb|Bill Engvall in 2010]] '''[[w:Bill Engvall|William Ray "Bill" Engvall, Jr.]]''' (born July 27, 1957) is an American comedian, and a member of the '''[[w:Blue Collar Comedy Tour|Blue Collar Comedy Tour]]'''. ==Quotes== ===Here's Your Sign (1996)=== * ''[playing golf with his friends]'' : So finally, on about the 15th tee, I hit the drive of my life. And any of you people who play golf, you know the drive I'm talking about. The minute you hit it, you just drop your club. You hang on to the beer, let's don't get stupid. And I watch this ball just go and go and... kind of hit this guy in the head. And I felt bad, but he overreacted, I thought. I mean, it wasn't like a ''square'' hit; it just kind of ''glanced'' off his head. But he goes whippin' his car off the freeway, like "Oh, here we go!" Mr. Attitude! So now, he's barrelin' down the fairway, screaming at the top of his lungs, like "What are you, some kind of cruddy golfer?!" I'm like, "Hey, I hit you, didn't I? You were traveling 65 miles an hour. That's a pretty good shot, in my book." <hr width="50%"/> * Before I got married, I was on a date one night. This girl had a snake as a pet. A 12-foot boa constrictor; she named it Fluffy. Well, that's just sick in my book. But I didn't know about the snake, and it was our first date. We'd been out drinking. We drank way too much. We get back to her mobile home. Woo, wish I was making that part up. She shuts the door behind me and gives me one of these. ''[hisses, exhales]'' She wasn't real good at it, alright? "I'm gonna slip into something a little more comfortable... okay?" and I'm like, "Alright! I'll be waitin' right here! Well, maybe here. Hell, you'll see me." She comes out of the bedroom/kitchen... in a negligee and that snake wrapped around her neck. Boy, that'll sober you up! I'm backin' out the front door, going, "No, thanks, I can drive." She looks at me and she goes, "No, wait, Bill! Fluffy can wrap around us while we make love." I said, "No, he can't, 'cause I'll kill him... Okay?" ===''[[w:Dorkfish|Dorkfish]]'' (1998)=== * I might've tried bungee jumping, until I saw that video of that guy whose cord came untied. He didn't know it 'till he hit the ground. Oh, he flew off that tower, hollerin' at his buddies, "Whoo! Whoa, check me out, dudes! Whoo, that ground is coming up..."—BAM! And what do you say, if you're the operator of that ride, to the next guy in line? "All right, dude– you're up." ===''[[w:Now That's Awesome|Now That's Awesome]]'' (2000)=== * ''[about an incident in a coffee shop]'' : I said, "Ma'm, I just want a cup of black coffee." She goes, "You want to try a biscotti? They're from Italy, and they're considered a delicacy." You ever eaten one of these things? It tastes like a burnt cookie. Where I'm from, that's considered a mistake. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[during a bit about dogs]'' : That's why they're man's best friend, 'cause guys want buddies that are dumber than they are. So do women, but they've already got men. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[about how people in the 90's used "awesome" wrongly]'' : Webster's dictionary defines awesome as "anything that leaves you in awe and wonder." Like winning the lottery—twice. That's awesome. Getting a call from the IRS saying you've been audited and ''they'' owe ''you'' $50,000—''that'' would be awesome. Ladies, you wake up tomorrow morning and the newspaper reads, "Scientists have discovered a way for men to experience childbirth." ''That'' would be awesome. Getting invited to the Playboy Mansion—on trampoline night, '''that''' would be awesome. And I started thinking, ladies and gentlemen, what would be awesome for Bill Engvall? What would leave me in awe and wonder? And it would have to be, if I left this stage tonight and I went back to my hotel room, and Shania Twain met me at my door, wearing nothing but a fur coat, holding a note from my wife that said, "Have a good time!" THAT would be AWESOME! It ain't gonna ''happen''—but that would be awesome. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[watching a baseball game in Los Angeles]'' : This guy from L.A. sits down next to me, and he goes, "You like baseball?" I said, "Oh, man, I love baseball." He goes, "Did you know that, if [[w:Jesus Christ|Jesus]] had played ball, he'd have been the greatest ball player ever?" Like I'm gonna argue that point. So I sat there for a second, I turned to him, and I said, "Did you know that if [[w:Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth]] had been the Messiah, the Catholics would have beer and hot dogs at Communion?" He left. <hr width="50%"/> * There's a group in California that wants to make suicide a capital offense punishable by death. That's like punishing somebody for being on a hunger strike by sending them to bed with no supper. ===''[[w:Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography|Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography]]'' (2002)=== * My wife and I had an argument last week that was so stupid, it bears repeating. My wife collects twist ties. Welcome to my world. <hr width="50%"/> * I've come up with the three things you never want to hear at your kid's parent/teacher conference. Number one: "You're only responsible for the first $10,000 worth of damage." Number two: "We have medication for this." And number three: "It was more than an ounce and he was less than 100 yards from the school." <hr width="50%"/> * ''[while snow-skiing with his family]'' : I hit two trees and fell down a ditch. And that was just walking from the lodge. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[about his son Travis]'' : [He] can procrastinate more than any kid I've ever met in my life. When I tell my son to go take a shower, it can easily be 45 minutes before I hear the water start running. Do you got one like this? He gets up in his bathroom, 'cause he has go to the bathroom ''again''. And I don't even think he has to go; I think he just enjoys the comfort of that seat. It's like his La-Z-Boy rocker—he's got books in front of it, and LEGOs. One night, I told him to go take a shower, and I didn't hear the water run for about an hour, and I said, "That is ''it''!" And I went upstairs and I walked in his room, and I heard this "boom, boom, boom." And I looked around the corner of the bathroom, he is standing butt-naked in front of the mirror going, "Shake your boom boom, shake your boom boom." And I let it go for about 10 seconds, then went "SHAKE IT, BOY!" We don't nekkid dance anymore. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[about magazines school children sell, which his wife buys without even looking at what she's buying]'' : We get a magazine called ''Modern Ferret''. It's a magazine about that hairy rat, I swear to God! And if you ever see it, pick it up. On the inside cover, it's a woman and a man, who publish this magazine, and they wrote this inscription: "Someday, we hope to make money doing what we love, playing with our ferret." Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't [[Wikipedia:Pee-wee Herman#1991 arrest|Pee-Wee Herman]] ''lose'' a lot of money playing with his ferret? ===[[w:Here's Your Sign Reloaded|Here's Your Sign Reloaded]] (2003)=== *''[after drunkenly getting his ear pierced]'' : I said, "It wasn't my fault, it was <span color="black">[[Wikipedia:Captain Morgan|Captain Morgan]]</span>!" And [my wife] goes, "Oh, kinda like Jose Cuervo made you ride the floor buffer?" and I said, "Exactly!" <hr width="50%"/> : ''[about how men are "basic", while women are detail-oriented]'' : I was at the gym working out with my buddy. My buddy Joey. And he goes, "Hey, man, I'm getting a divorce." I go, "Wow, that sucks. Can you spot me?" That was our ''whole'' conversation! So I go home, and I tell my wife, "Hey, Joey's getting a divorce." She goes, "Oh, my God! What happened?" [him] "I dunno." [her] "What do you mean, you don't know? Is she cheating on him, is he cheating on her?" [him] "Again– I'm not holding anything back here– I don't know!" She goes, "Bill, someone tells you they're getting a divorce and you don't ask any questions?" And I go, "It's because he didn't ask me a question! He didn't say, 'Hey, Bill, what do you ''think'' about me getting a divorce?', he said, 'I'm ''getting'' a divorce', which said to me, 'I require no further input on your part.'" ===A Decade of Laughs (2004)=== ===''[[w:15° Off Cool|15° Off Cool]]'' (2007)=== * Welcome to my garage! This is where I go to get away from the honey-do list. <hr width="50%"/> * I joke about it, fellas, but I tell ya, she runs that house. Good Lord. ''[Several female audience members cheer]'' Yeah, I know. I know. And if you're a married guy, I ain't telling you nothing you don't already know. But if you're single, and you're thinking about getting married, listen up. You ain't never gonna win the argument. Yeah. If guys were a sports team, we'd be 0-fer. <hr width="50%"/> * I love Slim-Jims so much, I once called their hotline. I swear to God. I told them, "I got your next billion-dollar idea." And the lady on the other end goes, "Oh, do tell." I said, "Alright. Men love beer and Slim-Jims. So, what you need to do, is drill a hole in the middle of that Slim-Jim...so we can suck beer through it and take a bite of Slim Jim! ''[Audience cheers]'' Yeah. GENIUS!...She hung up on me. <hr width="50%"/> * ''(Talking about what he wants at his funeral)'' : "And don't put a rose in my hand. Put a slim-jim. Send me to heaven with a slim-jim!" <hr width="50%"/> * ''(mimicking a big fish talking to a little fish)'' : "Hey - Perch..." : ''(points at his eyes, then at the imaginary perch's)'' : "Look at me..." : ''(thinks, concedes, then points at the sides of his head where a fish's eyes would be)'' : "Look at me... Both eyes..." - oh, I've thought it all through - "if you ever see a [[worm]]... in the shape of a J... swim away. That's how we lost your Uncle Pike." <hr width="50%"/> * Boobs are the center of power. Boobs can make a 6-month old baby and a 65 year old man both act the same way. And I'm a big fan. Oh, man, I love 'em! And I ain't picky neither. I hate when I hear guys go "I don't like little boobs." I don't care! Big boobs, little boobs, saggy boobs, perky boobs. You could have boobs that look like nanners, I don't give a damn! They're the perfect toy! You squish them, mush them, POOF! They come right back out! You can't even break 'em! Oh, they're amazing. Boobs can make a long trip seem short, make a bad day seem great. ''[Points to member of the audience]'' Bud, let's say you had a bad day at work. Boss been chewing you out all day long. Little girl sitting next to you shows you her boobs, you're like, "This day was GREAT!" <hr width="50%"/> * (mimicking a fish's gills wither side of his neck) "Hey..." (cracks) You paid to see it... "hey... Ever eaten a [[worm]]?" (2nd fish) "What? When did you ever eat a worm?" "Oh, one day, me and my buddy were laying on the bank... trying to catch our breath..." - thank you, for those of you who got that... <hr width="50%"/> *This year, ladies and gentlemen, I was cool for 2 seconds of my life. I got to fly with the Air Force Thunderbirds. (Audience hoots and hollers) You betcha! They called me up out of the blue, and they go, "Hey, we want you to fly with us." And I'm like, "You got the right number?" They said, "Yeah, Bill Engvall, comedian. You stand for what America stands for. Be an honor to have you fly with us." I'm like, (dork voice) "Be an honor to fly with 'ya." He goes, "Well, we gotta get you clearance from the Pentagon." I go, "Well, you're screwed." ** ''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) ===Blue Collar Comedy Tour=== ====''[[w:Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie|Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie]]'' (2003)==== * She's online with her friends, and little boys are starting to call the house. Oh, my God, we had a kid call the house at '''''two''''' in the morning. Oh, I lost it. 'Cause first of all, I'm off in La-la land with [[w:Shania Twain|Shania Twain]] in the mountains somewhere. I hear a phone ring and I'm like "Who's got a phone in the mountains??" So when I realize it's my phone, I'm already a little miffed, so I go, "Hello!" And this little voice says "Uh . . . is Emily there?" And I go, "'''Dude''', if you have a brain in your skull, you will hang this phone up right now!" Click. Then my wife turns to me and goes, "Bill, you've got to be nice." And I go, "No, ma'am. "Nice" stops at midnight!" <hr width="50%"/> * ''[after watching the food teasing scene in "9 1/2 Weeks"]'' : I thought, "I'm gonna try that at my house!" Well apparently, bologna and string cheese is not a real big turn on to a blindfolded woman. <hr width="50%"/> * Who applies for that job? Who says "I want to work in lost luggage"? You don't have a good day. That's like having a job emptying port-a-potties. You're just going to catch crap all day long. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[his plan to prevent potential boyfriends from taking advantage of his daughter]'' : I'm going to pull him in tight next to me so only he and I can hear the conversation. And I'm gonna say to him, "Boy, look at me. You see that little girl right there? She's my only little girl, man. She's my life. So if you have any . . . thoughts . . . about huggin', or . . . kissin', you remember these words: 'I've got '''''no''''' problem going back to prison.'" <hr width="50%"/> * Because we've become so ecologically minded now, they have developed a product called "Rapidly Dissolving Toilet Paper." Just how "rapidly" are we talking? 'Cause I don't want to have to play "Beat the Clock" in the thicket. ====''[[w:Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again|Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again]]'' (2004)==== * Marital sex is kinda like ordering a Civil War chess set through the mail. You get one piece every four to six weeks, you don't know what kind of shape that piece is gonna be in when you get it, but you still gotta pay the handling charges. ====''[[w:Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road|Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One For the Road]]'' (2006)==== * ''[about trampolines]'' : I discovered two very important facts that day - Number one: The springs will pull the hair out of your legs, and Number two: the dog doesn't like to jump. <hr width="50%"/> * [on being condescended to by a flight attendant] Ma'am, when I got up this morning, I didn't wanna be a jackass...you just pushed my jackass button. <hr width="50%"/> * Watching NASCAR with my wife is like taking a test. Every single turn, she has a question. Now, here's the problem. Sometimes her questions actually make sense. I don't have an answer for them. So, I have to do that guy thing and go ''Pfft!'' You ever hear your man do that, ladies? That means he doesn't know the answer, but he's thinking. <hr width="50%"/> * And we have a German shepherd we found on the side of the road; that dog's psycho, now I know why she was on the side of the road. Yeah, "nothing's free." But I love that dog. That dog saved my hind end one night. My wife and I are about to go to bed, her weiner dog's jumping on the bed after I just talked to it. ''[Audience laughs]'' So just grabbed my wife's weiner dog and put her in the backyard. At about 2 in the morning, I'm woken up by this loud squealing coming from my backyard. My God, I ran out of bed in my underwear, put on my headlight house shoes, go out to my backyard, and a coyote had jumped the fence. Yes, and had my wife's weiner dog pinned down on the ground. I was like, "Aw, hell...appreciate what you're doing, just do it a little more quieter, couldn't you?" About that time, I felt this "WOOSH" right by my leg. That German shepherd ran into the backyard, hit that coyote broadside, that coyote did three flips and jumped the fence. I turned to the German shepherd and I said, "C'mon, you're sleeping ''in'' the bed." And the funny thing was, for about a week after, my wife and I would be sitting at the table having breakfast, and there would be about 2-3 coyotes across the road looking at our backyard, and you ''know'' the conversation was going like this: "...What? Naw, hell no. Don't go in there, that little dog's a setup. I ain't lying; ask Joe what happened to him!" ===''[[w:Here's Your Sign|Here's Your Sign Live!]]'' (2004)=== * Men have three basic needs: Eating, sleeping, sex. That's it. <hr width="50%"/> * ''[Talking about the difference between the first and twentieth year of marriage]'' Remember that first year of marriage, you used to argue just so you could make up and have sex? Twenty years later, you're arguing just so they'll sleep in the other room. **Remember that first year of marriage, when you went to the bathroom? Oh, lock the bathroom door, turn on the shower, because God forbid they knew you were going poo. Twenty years later, that bathroom door is wide open...you're saying "Bring the camera!" **Remember that first year of marriage, you'd come home and go "Ugh, what a bad day at work" and your wife would go, "Oh, they shouldn't be treating you so bad. Here, go sit down, I'll get you a beer, you can tell me all about it." Twenty years later, you come home, "Ugh, I had a bad day at work," she's going, "YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AT THIS HOUSE TODAY?! While you were at your 'job'?" <hr width="50%"/> * ''[about his daughter Emily, who scored 1390 on her SATs]'' : Now, I tell you that for two reasons. One, to brag. And two, to tell you she wants to '''''retake''''' the test. I go, "what are you, stupid?" I wish ''my'' SAT scores had four digits in it! That ''equal'' 13. <hr width="50%"/> * My son is 12 now, and is '''''really''''' getting into girls. A lot. But the thing about twelve year old boys is that they don't possess what I like to call that . . . discretionary gene yet. We were walking home from the ballfield the other day and there was a woman walking towards us who was . . . ''gifted''. I saw them, and I saw him see them. But she was too close for me to go, "Dude, shut up." She hadn't walked two feet behind us and he goes "God dang, did you see the SIZE of those things?" And all I could say was "Yeah, I did!" <hr width="50%"/> * You could take Vicodin, step out of the house, onto a freeway, have a truck hit you, and you'd say "My bad!". <hr width="50%"/> * A half a Vicodin and a Bahama Mama...makes for a bitchin' day! <hr width="50%"/> * ''[after watching a spitting cobra spit at [[Steve Irwin]]]'' : Y'all, I am ''screaming'' at my television set: THEY'RE SPITTING COBRAS, YOU MORON!! Didn't you hear the ''[Hocking sound]'' ===''[[w:Aged and Confused |Aged and Confused]]'' (2009)=== * ''[about how he and his wife can't go out on a date, since they're married]'' : (A) I'm not going to get to pick the restaurant. Because I'm going to go "where do you want to eat?", and she's going to go "I don't care." So I'll say, "okay, how about Italian?" "Hmmmm...." I'm not going to get to pick the movie, and there's a ''real'' good chance I'm not going to get lucky! That's not a date! <hr width="50%"/> * ''[playing Pictionary with his wife and some friends]'' : [My wife] goes "that's not a bicycle, Rembrandt!" And I go "well, it ain't a monkey wearing glasses, Helen Keller!" <hr width="50%"/> * ''[taking a vacation with his family in Costa Rica]'' : I go "what is it?" And she goes "we're going on a shark feeding frenzy!" Okay, wait... we're in a boat looking down in the water? "No, that's the best part! We're ''in the water'' with the sharks!" And I go "have you lost your mind???" <hr width="50%"/> * We could walk into a Chinese restaurant right here in Chicago. And the waiter could have been born here, raised here, went to college here, he has never left the city limits. I'm the idiot that walks in that restaurant and goes ''[in exaggerated Chinese]'' "Uh, yes. I'll have fried rice. Egg roll..." And you can see him go "I am so going to spit in your food, I swear to God." And it drives my daughter crazy. 'Cause she goes "why do you do that? That is so insulting to them!" <hr width="50%"/> * ''[having been recognized by a woman in a diner]'' : She sits down across the table from me, and didn't say "Hi, hello, my name is...." She just said "this is what I'm going to tell my husband when he gets home from work today. I'm going to tell him that I had lunch with [[Jeff Foxworthy]]." ''[looks up]'' Really God? Really? ===Multiple=== * I thought "RV" stood for "Recreational Vehicle." No! It stands for "Ruins Vacations." **''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) **''Now That's Awesome'' (2000) ===Here's Your Sign=== Engvall's trademark routine is "Here's Your Sign". He retells stories of people asking him stupid questions (that usually have a blatantly obvious answer), to which he gives a sarcastic response, similar to Mad Magazine's Snappy Comebacks, followed by "Here's your sign". * ''His explanation for the "signs"'' : I just hate stupid people. They should have to wear signs that say "I'm Stupid". That way you wouldn't rely on them, and you wouldn't ask them for nothing. :*''Here's Your Sign'' (1996) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall is in the park flying a kite with his son. :'''Passerby''': Y'all flyin' a kite? :'''Engvall''': Nope, fishin' for birds! Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign Reloaded'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * On the phone with his wife when the plane he was on stopped after hitting a deer. :'''Engvall''': When we landed on the runway, we hit a deer with our airplane. You can't make this up. And it killed the deer, it wrecked the engine. We had to evacuate the plane. But the plane was so small it didn't have slides. The flight attendant said "Just step out." So they put us in a van and they're busing us back to the terminal and I'm laughing at this point because this is the dumbest thing I've ever seen in my life. And I got back to the terminal, I called my wife. I said "Baby, you're not gonna believe this. We just hit a deer with our airplane". There was a pause on the other end of the line, followed by... :'''Gail''': Oh my God! Were you on the ground?<br> :'''Engvall''': Nope, Santa was making one last run! Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004) <hr width="50%"/> * Truck driver gets his truck stuck under an overpass, with Engvall watching. :'''Cop''': You get your truck stuck? :'''Engvall''': And God bless this trucker, without missing a beat, he goes: "Nope, I was deliverin' that overpass, I ran outta gas." Here's your sign. :*''Now That's Awesome'' (2000) :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall pulls his car into a gas station after his tire goes flat. :'''Attendant''': Tire go flat? :'''Engvall''': Nope, I was drivin' along and the other three just swelled right up! :'''Attendant''': Well, the heat'll do that. :'''Engvall''': Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign'' (1996) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall and his wife are packing up their stuff to move, with a U-Haul sitting in their driveway. :'''Friend''': Y'all movin? :'''Engvall''': Nope, me and the wife just like to pack all our stuff up once or twice a week, see how many boxes it takes. Here's your sign. :*''A Decade of Laughs'' (2004) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall and his buddy get off a boat with a big string of bass. :'''On-looker''': You catch all them fish? :'''Engvall''': Nope, talked 'em into givin' up. Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign Reloaded'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall has an elk hung on the wall. :'''Neighbor''': Oh, man. I didn't see that. God dang, did you shoot that thing? :'''Engvall''': Nope. He ran through the wall and got stuck. Here's your sign. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) :*''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall is waiting for an elevator. A man walks up :'''Man''': Excuse me, are these the elevators that go up? :'''Engvall''': No, these go side to side. The up ones are down the hall. ''(to audience)'' HE WALKED AWAY! ''(turns to where the man walked off) Here's your sign. :*''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004) <hr width="50%"/> * in the lost luggage office in Buffalo :'''Lost luggage employee:''' Can I help you? :'''Engvall:''' Yes, you lost my luggage. :'''Employee:''' [looking directly at Bill] Has your plane landed yet? :'''Engvall:''' No, princess. I'm having an out of body experience. I'm just checkin' on it. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall's car breaks down on a highway, there's smoke pouring out of the hood, and a motorist stops to help him. :'''Motorist:''' Did your car break down? :'''Engvall:''' Nope, my car wanted a cigarette, so I pulled over. Here's your sign. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * In the store, Bill is buying some pants. :'''Clerk:''' You gonna buy these? :'''Engvall:''' Nope, gonna steal 'em. Just wanted you to see them before I walked out of the store. Here's your sign. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Engvall and his wife have, for three days, had a cement truck in their yard to re-do their porch. :'''Neighbor''': You pouring concrete? :'''Bill''': No, we're making big margaritas. Here's your sign. :*''Now That's Awesome'' (2000) <hr width="50%"/> * A friend bought two cakes for his wife's birthday, with a "3" on one and an "8" on the other. : '''Store clerk''': Oh, do you have twins? : '''Bill's friend''': Yup, my wife was in labor for ''five years''. :*''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004) <hr width="50&"/> *After Bill is exhausted at a baseball fantasy camp, walking crooked. :'''Woman''': Do your legs hurt? :'''Bill''': Nope, just crapped my pants. Here's your sign. <hr width="50%"/> * Bill and Larry The Cable Guy walk by a stone that Bill's neighbor had had 1894, his address, carved into it. :'''Larry''': Damn, that rock's old. :'''Bill''': No, that's not its age, dumbass. That's how much it weighs. Here's your sign. :*''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) <hr width="50%"/> *Bill and his brother-in-law had shot a deer and drove it in to get processed. At a rest stop, a woman stops at the truck :'''Woman''': Did y'all shoot this deer?! :'''Bill's Brother-in-law''': No, ma'am, we did not shoot this deer. It was the saddest thing. We were just driving down the road, the deer got into the back of our truck at a stop sign, handed us a note and then shot himself! Here's your sign. :*''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) *Tow truck is pulling Bill's car out of his driveway :'''Bill's neighbor''': Getting your car towed? :'''Bill''': Nope, we're mating it, hoping to get a Mini Cooper. Here's your sign. :*''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) <hr width="50%"/> *Bill is at the pet store, buying a big bag of cat litter :'''Cashier''': This for your cats? :'''Bill''': Nope, for the family. Toilet's broke. Here's your sign. This is the kind that clumps up, right? :*''15 Degrees Off Cool'' (2007) <hr width="50%"/> *Jeff's, Larry's, and Ron's Heres Your Sign. **''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie'' (2003) * Jeff Foxworthy is having his house repainted and he has a piano in the corner :'''Painter:''' Is that y'all's piano? :'''Jeff:''' No, that's our coffee table. It just has buck teeth. Here's your sign. <hr width="50%"/> * Ron White's son is going on a direct flight from Austin, Texas to Houston, Texas to see his grandparents. Ron is talking to the flight attendant. :'''Flight attendant:''' Is there going to be someone to pick him up when he gets off the plane? :'''Ron:''' No, I'm going to pin a $20 bill to his collar and wish him the best of luck. Here's your sign. :*''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003) <hr width="50%"/> * Larry's grandmother has died at age 104 :'''Larry:''' My grandmother just passed away, 104. :'''Flower store clerk:''' Ooh, 104? How'd she die? :'''Larry:''' How'd she die? She's 104! She wrecked her Harley up here at Bike Week. Here's your sign. ===="Here's <i>MY</i> Sign..."==== * As told in the final section of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour Christmas CD: :'''[[Jeff Foxworthy]]:''' Tell 'em the one you did. :'''Engvall:''' Aw, why'd you have to bring that up? :'''Foxworthy:''' Come on, share that one with the group. :'''Engvall:''' Alright. Well, nobody's immune from this, not even me. :'''Foxworthy:''' Not even Brainiac here. :'''Engvall:''' I'm in the car park at the mall, and there's this guy with a coat hanger inside his window... and I '''''could'' not''' stop myself. I said, "You lock your keys in your car?" :'''Driver:''' No, just washed it, gonna hang it up to dry (dumbass). Here's your sign. <hr width="50%"/> * at the Engvalls' home, Travis is about to play on the piano. :'''Engvall's son, Travis:''' I'm going to play you a song from Harry Potter. :'''Engvall:''' Oh, the movie? :'''Travis:''' No, the book. Here's your sign. ::''When telling the joke on ''Here's Your Sign: Live!'' (2004), he stops his son before he says "sign".'' <hr width="50%"/> * on holiday in Hawaii :'''Engvall:''' Me and my wife were lying on the beach, and this girl walks by with a coconut bra on - literally, they just take a coconut, cut it in half, put strings on it and they wear it. Looks fine to me. But my wife made me laugh 'cause the girl walked right in front of us... :'''Bill's wife:''' Oh My ''God''... d'you think those are ''real''? :'''Engvall:''' Well, the way they're jiggling, probably... :'''Bill's wife:''' The COCONUTS!! :'''Engvall:''' Here's ''my'' Sign. :*''Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography'' (2002) <hr width="50%"/> * at the beach :'''Engvall:''' My son and his friends were surfing when one of them just wiped out, big time. I was laughing so hard, and he came out of the water, slapping the side of his head, and I could not stop myself. I said, "You get water in your ear?"<br> :'''Travis' friend:''' Nope, my eyeball's stuck, trying to get it loose! Here's your-<br> :'''Engvall:''' [Stopping him] Ah-ah-ah! <hr width="50%"/> *'''Engvall:''' Yesterday, my son was out in the yard playing with his friend, and he hit his friend. I walked up to him, and I said, "Hey..." (''pantomimes hitting his son'') "We don't hit". He looked at me like, "Here's your sign, Dad". **''Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography'' (2002) {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Engvall, Bill}} [[Category:Actors from the United States]] [[Category:Television personalities]] [[Category:Stand-up comedians from the United States]] [[Category:Satirists from the United States]] [[Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States]] [[Category:American country singers]] [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Texas]] pocyomxd3ztgspsiolihvcpdtzzbw7k 0 23762 3148842 2933208 2022-07-28T23:49:20Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Sandra Bernhard cropped.JPG|thumb|Sandra Bernhard]] '''[[w:Sandra Bernhard|Sandra Bernhard]]''' (born [[6 June]] [[1955]] in Flint, Michigan) is an American actress and comedian. {{actor-stub}} == Quotes == * My father was a proctologist; my mother was an abstract artist. That's how I view the world. ** From her one-woman show "Without You I'm Nothing" * [[Love]] is the only shocking act left on the face of the earth. ** First line from her autobiography, ''Love, Love and Love'' (June 1993) On one side you have book burners, Congressional wives and [[Pat Robertson]]. On the other side, you have vulgar comedians, foul-mouthed rap groups and Dennis Hopper — all your choices should be so easy. * Madonna's got one big choice. Take a couple of years off and become a human being. ** As quoted in ''The Sunday Times'' (September 12, 1993) * The thing about {{w|Kaballah}}, the thing about spirituality is that it's your responsibility as a spiritual person to be [[honest]]. Sometimes being honest is calling somebody on their bullshit and not standing there and being passive and letting somebody self-destruct. Being spiritual doesn't mean going, `Aw, honey, aw, poor baby' . That's not being spiritual. When somebody needs a kick in the pants, you say get your shit together, asshole. If that's what the situation requires, then that's being spiritual. If laying back and saying nothing is appropriate, that's being spiritual. It's really being completely conscious of each situation, whether it's friendships, whether it's with the world. Since I'm a performer, I have a bigger responsibility to be honest for each situation. It's not in any way counter to my spirituality, au contraire. ** As quoted in "Off Center... Sandra Bernhard Returns with Another Edgy Mix of Culture, Comedy, Fashion and Rock 'n' Roll" by Scott Mervis, ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' (April 20, 2001), p. 25 * On one side you have book burners, Congressional wives and [[Pat Robertson]]. On the other side, you have vulgar comedians, foul-mouthed rap groups and {{w|Dennis Hopper}} — all your choices should be so easy. ** As quoted in "The Joke's on U.S.: American Women Standing Up to be Counted" by Barry Didcock, ''Glasgow Sunday Herald'' (June 29, 2008), p. 18 == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commons category}} * [http://www.sandrabernhard.com/ Official website] * {{imdb name|id=0000928|name=Sandra Bernhard}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernhard, Sandra}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Stand-up comedians from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States]] [[Category:Women authors]] [[Category:American Jews]] [[Category:Feminists]] [[Category:LGBT people]] [[Category:LGBT rights activists]] [[Category:Activists from the United States]] [[Category:People from Michigan]] [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:Living people]] a7sqnxxym0pci5hmto918zg1e18j4xu 0 27290 3148860 2988743 2022-07-29T00:14:17Z Kalki 71 add 1 wikitext text/x-wiki <div id="29" style="margin: 1em 0em; border: thin solid black; padding: 3px; background-color: #CFE5FF; font: bold 14pt sans-serif;">[[Category:Days]][[w:July 29|July 29]]</div> <noinclude>'''Quotes of the day''' from previous years:</noinclude> ; 2003 : The law will never make men free; it is men who have got to make the law free. ~ [[Henry David Thoreau]] :* selected by [[User:Nanobug|Nanobug]] ; 2004 : In all people I see myself, none more and not one a barley-corn less, and the good or bad I say of myself I say of them. ~ [[Walt Whitman]] in ''[[Leaves of Grass]]'' :* selected by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ; 2005 : All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. ~ IBM maintenance manual, 1925 :* proposed by [[User:MosheZadka|MosheZadka]] in honor of [[w:ENIAC|ENIAC]], the world's first digital computer, being reactivated on 29 July 1947, after a memory upgrade that took the better part of a year ; 2006 : No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country. ~ [[Alexis de Tocqueville]] (born 29 July 1805) :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) * 4 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) --> ; 2007 : God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] (date of birth) :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 23:16, 28 July 2007 (UTC) <s> 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC)</s> * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 4 [[User:Coyote|Coyote]] 23:20, 28 July 2007 (UTC) --> ; 2008 : The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the United States that activities in space should be devoted to peaceful purposes for the benefit of all mankind. ~ "National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958" creating [[NASA]] (signed by President [[Dwight Eisenhower]] on the 29th of July 1958; 50th anniversary of NASA in 2008) :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 4 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 15:04, 24 April 2008 (UTC) <s>3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC)</s> * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 21:27, 28 July 2007 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) --> ; 2009 : For all that has been — <br> Thanks. <br> For all that shall be — <br> Yes. <br> ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] ~ :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- For all that has been: ''Thanks''. For all that will be: ''Yes''. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] (born 29 July 1905) * 4 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 14:17, 17 July 2009 (UTC) <s>* 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC)</s> * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) --> ; 2010 :<p>''Now I understand what [[Vincent van Gogh|you]] tried to say to me <br> How you suffered for your sanity <br> How you tried to set them free —<br> They would not listen <br> They did not know how, <br> Perhaps they'll listen now.''</p><p> ~ [[Don McLean]] ~ <br> in <br>"[[w:Vincent (song)|Vincent]] ([[w:The Starry Night|Starry Starry Night|]])" <br> (date [[Vincent Van Gogh]] died of a gunshot wound to the chest.)</p> :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 4 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 12:26, 26 July 2010 (UTC) --> ; 2011 : Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. A mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 4 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 23:04, 22 July 2011 (UTC) <s> 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) with a very strong lean toward 4.</s> * 2 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 3 [[User:N6n|N6n]] 02:37, 8 September 2010 (UTC) --> ; 2012 {{quote of the day | quote = The [[Ontology|isness]] of things is well [[worth]] [[Study|studying]]; but it is their [[The Meaning of Meaning|whyness]] that makes [[life]] worth living. | author = William Beebe }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 22:58, 26 July 2012 (UTC) <s>3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 07:42, 6 September 2010 (UTC) with a slight lean toward 4.</s> * 3 [[User:N6n|N6n]] 16:53, 7 September 2010 (UTC) <s>4 [[User:N6n|N6n]] 06:16, 7 September 2010 (UTC)</s> --> ; 2013 {{quote of the day | quote = A task becomes a [[duty]] from the moment you [[Suspicion|suspect]] it to be an [[Essence|essential]] part of that [[integrity]] which alone entitles a [[man]] to assume [[responsibility]]. | author = Dag Hammarskjöld }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 22:47, 26 July 2013 (UTC) <s>3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 21:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC)</s> * 3 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) --> ; 2014 {{quote of the day | quote = [[Now]], the [[Redemption (theology)|redemption]] which we [[Apocalypse|as yet await]] (continued [[Samuel_Johnson#The_History_of_Rasselas.2C_Prince_of_Abissinia_.281759.29|Imlac]]), will be that of [[Kalki]], who will come as a [[Silver]] [[Stallion]]: all [[Evil|evils]] and every sort of [[folly]] will perish at the coming of [[Avatar|this Kalki]]: [[true]] [[righteousness]] will be restored, and the [[minds]] of men will be made as clear as crystal. | author = James Branch Cabell }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 03:12, 28 July 2014 (UTC) --> ; 2015 {{quote of the day | quote = Is it not a [[pity]], Guivric, that this [[Kalki]] will not come in our day, and that we shall never behold his [[complete]] [[glory]]? I cry a lament for that Kalki who will someday bring back to their appointed places high [[faith]] and very ardent [[loves]] and [[hatreds]]; and who will see to it that [[human]] [[passions]] are in never so poor a way to find expressions in adequate [[speech]] and [[action]]. Ohé, I cry a loud lament for Kalki! The little [[silver]] effigies which his postulants fashion and adore are well enough: but Kalki is a [[horse]] [[w:Horse of a Different Color|of another color]]. | author = James Branch Cabell }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 23:44, 28 July 2015 (UTC) --> ; 2016 {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --> Whether or not it was a [[coincidence]], [[w:Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice|Jurgen]] met [[precisely]] the [[vampire]] of whom he had inveigled his father into [[thinking]]. She was the most seductively [[beautiful]] creature that it would be possible for Jurgen's father or any other man to [[imagine]]: and her clothes were orange-colored, for a reason sufficiently well known in [[Hell]], and were embroidered everywhere with green fig–leaves. <br> "A [[good]] [[morning]] to you, madame," says Jurgen, "and whither are you going?" <br> "Why, to no place at [[all]], good youth. For this is my [[vacation]], granted yearly by the [[Law]] of [[Kalki]] —" <br> "And [[Vishnu|who is Kalki]], madame?" <br> "Nobody as yet: but he will come as a [[stallion]]. Meanwhile [[Dharma|his Law]] precedes him, so that I am spending my vacation peacefully in Hell, with none of my ordinary annoyances to bother me." <br> "And what, madame, can they be?" <br> "Why, you [[must]] [[understand]] that it is little rest a vampire gets on [[earth]], with so many fine young fellows like yourself going about everywhere eager to be [[destroyed]]." | author = James Branch Cabell }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 23:29, 28 July 2016 (UTC) --> ; 2017 {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --> I have many [[names]], and none of them matter. … Names are not [[important]] ... To [[speak]] is to [[Identity|name names]], but to speak is not important. [[Singularity|A thing happens once that has never happened before]]. [[Seeing]] it, a man looks upon [[reality]]. He cannot [[tell]] others what he has seen. Others [[wish]] to [[know]], however, so they question him saying, "What is it like, this thing you have seen?" So he tries to tell them. Perhaps he has seen the very first [[fire]] in the [[world]]. He tells them, "It is red, like a poppy, but through it [[dance]] other colors. It has no [[form]], like [[water]], flowing everywhere. It is warm, like the [[sun]] of summer, only warmer. It [[exists]] for a [[time]] upon a piece of wood, and then the wood is gone, as though it were eaten, leaving behind that which is black and can be sifted like sand. When the wood is gone, it too is gone." Therefore, the hearers must think reality is like a poppy, like water, like the sun, like that which eats and excretes. They think it is like to anything that they are [[Metaphor|told it is like]] by the man who has known it. But they have not looked upon fire. They cannot really know it. [[Belief|They can only know of it]]. But [[Eternal return|fire comes again into the world, many times]]. | author = [[Roger Zelazny]] ~ <br /> in <br /> ~ ''[[Lord of Light]]'' }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 23:42, 28 July 2017 (UTC) --> ; 2018 {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --> ䷳ <br /> KEEPING STILL.<br /> ''Keeping his back still <br /> So that he no longer [[feels]] his [[body]]. <br /> He goes into his courtyard <br /> And does not see his [[people]]. <br /> No [[blame]].'' <br /> [[True]] [[quiet]] means keeping still when the [[time]] has come to keep still, and going forward when the time has come to go forward. In this way rest and [[movement]] are in agreement with the demands of the time, and thus there is [[light]] in [[life]] | author = I Ching }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 00:34, 29 July 2018 (UTC) --> ; 2019 {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --> ䷙<br /> ''[[Junzi|The superior]] [[Human|man]] acquaints himself with many sayings of [[antiquity]] <br /> And many [[deeds]] of the [[past]], <br /> In order to [[strengthen]] his [[character]] thereby.'' | author = I Ching }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 23:58, 28 July 2019 (UTC) --> ; 2020 {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --> If you make [[people]] [[Belief|think]] [[Reason|they're thinking]], they'll [[love]] you; But if you [[Reality|really]] make them [[think]], they'll [[hate]] you. | author = Don Marquis }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 23:52, 28 July 2020 (UTC) <s>3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.</s> * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 2 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) + mistakenly and separately suggested a second time, six years later, in 2011… * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 08:15, 11 May 2011 (UTC) with a VERY STRONG lean toward 4. * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) --> ; 2021 {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --> I think this is the greatest [[threat]] to [[United States|our republic]] ever. Not [[Great Depression|the Depression]], not [[World War II]], not [[American Civil War|the Civil War]]. This is it … This [[moment]] of all these intersecting [[viruses]], of [[Covid-19|novel coronaviruses]] and of [[racial]] [[injustice]] … 402-year-old-virus. And it’s an age-old human virus of [[lying]] and misinformation and [[paranoia]] and [[conspiracy]]. This is the pill that will [[kill]] us unless we do something. | author = Ken Burns }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 23:55, 28 July 2021 (UTC), date of birth. --> ; 2022 : ''[[July 29|Rank or add further suggestions…]]'' ---- <noinclude> Ranking system: :4 : '''Excellent''' - should definitely be used. :3 : '''Very Good''' - strong desire to see it used. :2 : '''Good''' - some desire to see it used. :1 : '''Acceptable''' - but with no particular desire to see it used. :0 : '''Not acceptable''' - not appropriate for use as a quote of the day. ---- ---- == Suggestions == Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is God whom you ask to attend to them. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] (date of birth) * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) with a VERY strong lean toward 4. * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 2 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- what man calls civilization always results in deserts ~ [[Don Marquis]] (date of birth) * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) * 2 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 2 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. ~ [[Don Marquis]] (date of birth) * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) with a lean toward 4. * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. ~ [[Alexis de Tocqueville]] (date of birth) * 2 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 12:26, 26 July 2010 (UTC) <s>* 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC)</s> might even reduce my ranking even further, because there are no longer all that many men of principle in either party in our times. ~ [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 12:43, 26 July 2010 (UTC) * 4 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 3 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave. ~ [[Alexis de Tocqueville]] (date of birth) * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) with a lean toward 4. * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves. ~ [[Alexis de Tocqueville]] (date of birth) * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4. * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- Fascism is definitely and absolutely opposed to the doctrines of liberalism, both in the political and economic sphere. ~ [[Benito Mussolini]] (date of birth) * 2 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 12:26, 26 July 2010 (UTC) <s>* 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC)</s> * 2 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- Fascism is a religion. The twentieth century will be known in history as the century of Fascism. ~ [[Benito Mussolini]] (date of birth) * 2 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) * 2 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- Let us have a dagger between our teeth, a bomb in our hands, and an infinite scorn in our hearts. ~ [[Benito Mussolini]] (born July 29) * 3 because courage and preparedness are key to victory. [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 16:51, 21 April 2008 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 15:04, 24 April 2008 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 0. * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- For my part I prefer fifty thousand rifles to five million votes. ~ [[Benito Mussolini]] (born July 29) * 4 because having power is important, moreso than having every single person agree with it. [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 16:51, 21 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 15:04, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- It's good to trust others, but not to do so is much better. ~ [[Benito Mussolini]] (born July 29) * 3 because trust is good, but it is always good to be prepared. [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 16:51, 21 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 15:04, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- The effective execution of a Plan is what counts and not mere planning on paper; it is not what we put on our plate or even what we eat that provides nourishment and growth, but what we digest. ~ [[J. R. D. Tata]] * 2 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 20:10, 21 May 2008 (UTC) * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 01:39, 29 July 2008 (UTC) with a lean toward 4. * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- To be good is to be forgotten. I'm going to be so bad I'll always be remembered.~ [[Theda Bara]] * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 18:06, 9 April 2010 (UTC) with a lean toward 4. * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- The reason good women like me and flock to my pictures is that there is a little bit of vampire instinct in every woman. ~ [[Theda Bara]] * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 18:06, 9 April 2010 (UTC) * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- The beauty and genius of a work of art may be reconceived, though its first material expression be destroyed; a vanished harmony may yet again inspire the composer; but when the last individual of a race of living beings breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be again. ~ [[William Beebe]] (born 29 July 1877) * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 07:42, 6 September 2010 (UTC) with a very strong lean toward 4. * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) * 3 [[User:Bystander53|bystander]] ([[User talk:Bystander53|talk]]) 16:20, 26 July 2015 (UTC) with a lean to 4 ---- You try to save a drowning man without prior authorization. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 14:36, 7 September 2010 (UTC) * 3 [[User:N6n|N6n]] 16:53, 7 September 2010 (UTC) -- It would be useful if some context information is provided in parenthesis. <s>4 [[User:N6n|N6n]] 14:52, 7 September 2010 (UTC)</s> * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) Needs context. ---- Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small — your vision which is muddled? You are the one who must grow up. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] * 3 [[User:N6n|N6n]] 02:37, 8 September 2010 (UTC) * 2 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 08:16, 11 May 2011 (UTC) with a lean toward 3. * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 21:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC) * 3 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity. It is when we all play safe that fatality will lead us to our doom. It is in the "dark shade of courage" alone that the spell can be broken. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 23:04, 22 July 2011 (UTC) but still with a VERY strong lean toward 4. <s> 4 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 21:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC)</s> * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- A scientist can be tactful and PC with his mouth, but not his ears or eyes and certainly not his mind. Truth must reign there above all. For your first allegiance is either to Truth or to Ignorance. Worry about offending, and you are choosing Ignorance. ~ [[Patri Friedman]] * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 15:31, 20 November 2011 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4. * 3 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- Most apparent conspiracies result from consistent local self-interest with no need for global coordination.~ [[Patri Friedman]] * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 15:31, 20 November 2011 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- I think physicists are the [[Peter Pan]]s of the human race. They never grow up, and they keep their curiosity. ~ [[Isidor Isaac Rabi]] * 3 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 13:51, 22 February 2012 (UTC) * 3 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- What more do you want, mermaids? ~ [[Isidor Isaac Rabi]] * 3 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 13:51, 22 February 2012 (UTC) * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- {{quote of the day | quote = I think [[science]] is best [[taught]] as a puzzle to be solved. | author = Steven Novella }} * 2 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 11:24, 4 June 2014 (UTC) ---- {{quote of the day | quote = [[Ignorance]] is a low-[[energy]] state. It takes constant vigilance and work to climb out of it. | author = Steven Novella }} * 2 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 11:24, 4 June 2014 (UTC) ---- {{quote of the day | quote = <p>''[[Now]] I [[understand]] what you tried to say to me<br> How you [[suffered]] for your [[sanity]] <br> How you tried to set them [[free]]<br> They would not [[listen]] — <br> They did not know how, <br> Perhaps they'll listen now. </p><p> For they could not [[love]] you, <br> But still your love was [[true]] <br> And when no [[hope]] was left in sight, on that [[starry]] [[w:The Starry Night|starry night]]<br> You took your [[life]] as lovers often do,<br> But I could have told you, [[Vincent van Gogh|Vincent]],<br> This [[world]] was never meant for one as [[beautiful]] as you.''</p> | author = Don McLean }} * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 00:14, 29 July 2022 (UTC) ---- <noinclude> <!-- interwiki start --> <!-- interwiki end --> </noinclude> l7bltg5hg7zl5dl2owystqnf5af1ex8 3148862 3148860 2022-07-29T00:19:35Z Kalki 71 updates wikitext text/x-wiki <div id="29" style="margin: 1em 0em; border: thin solid black; padding: 3px; background-color: #CFE5FF; font: bold 14pt sans-serif;">[[Category:Days]][[w:July 29|July 29]]</div> <noinclude>'''Quotes of the day''' from previous years:</noinclude> ; 2003 : The law will never make men free; it is men who have got to make the law free. ~ [[Henry David Thoreau]] :* selected by [[User:Nanobug|Nanobug]] ; 2004 : In all people I see myself, none more and not one a barley-corn less, and the good or bad I say of myself I say of them. ~ [[Walt Whitman]] in ''[[Leaves of Grass]]'' :* selected by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ; 2005 : All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. ~ IBM maintenance manual, 1925 :* proposed by [[User:MosheZadka|MosheZadka]] in honor of [[w:ENIAC|ENIAC]], the world's first digital computer, being reactivated on 29 July 1947, after a memory upgrade that took the better part of a year ; 2006 : No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country. ~ [[Alexis de Tocqueville]] (born 29 July 1805) :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) * 4 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) --> ; 2007 : God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] (date of birth) :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 23:16, 28 July 2007 (UTC) <s> 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC)</s> * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 4 [[User:Coyote|Coyote]] 23:20, 28 July 2007 (UTC) --> ; 2008 : The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the United States that activities in space should be devoted to peaceful purposes for the benefit of all mankind. ~ "National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958" creating [[NASA]] (signed by President [[Dwight Eisenhower]] on the 29th of July 1958; 50th anniversary of NASA in 2008) :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 4 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 15:04, 24 April 2008 (UTC) <s>3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC)</s> * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 21:27, 28 July 2007 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) --> ; 2009 : For all that has been — <br> Thanks. <br> For all that shall be — <br> Yes. <br> ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] ~ :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- For all that has been: ''Thanks''. For all that will be: ''Yes''. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] (born 29 July 1905) * 4 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 14:17, 17 July 2009 (UTC) <s>* 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC)</s> * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) --> ; 2010 :<p>''Now I understand what [[Vincent van Gogh|you]] tried to say to me <br> How you suffered for your sanity <br> How you tried to set them free —<br> They would not listen <br> They did not know how, <br> Perhaps they'll listen now.''</p><p> ~ [[Don McLean]] ~ <br> in <br>"[[w:Vincent (song)|Vincent]] ([[w:The Starry Night|Starry Starry Night|]])" <br> (date [[Vincent Van Gogh]] died of a gunshot wound to the chest.)</p> :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 4 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 12:26, 26 July 2010 (UTC) --> ; 2011 : Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. A mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 4 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 23:04, 22 July 2011 (UTC) <s> 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) with a very strong lean toward 4.</s> * 2 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 3 [[User:N6n|N6n]] 02:37, 8 September 2010 (UTC) --> ; 2012 {{quote of the day | quote = The [[Ontology|isness]] of things is well [[worth]] [[Study|studying]]; but it is their [[The Meaning of Meaning|whyness]] that makes [[life]] worth living. | author = William Beebe }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 22:58, 26 July 2012 (UTC) <s>3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 07:42, 6 September 2010 (UTC) with a slight lean toward 4.</s> * 3 [[User:N6n|N6n]] 16:53, 7 September 2010 (UTC) <s>4 [[User:N6n|N6n]] 06:16, 7 September 2010 (UTC)</s> --> ; 2013 {{quote of the day | quote = A task becomes a [[duty]] from the moment you [[Suspicion|suspect]] it to be an [[Essence|essential]] part of that [[integrity]] which alone entitles a [[man]] to assume [[responsibility]]. | author = Dag Hammarskjöld }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 22:47, 26 July 2013 (UTC) <s>3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 21:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC)</s> * 3 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) --> ; 2014 {{quote of the day | quote = [[Now]], the [[Redemption (theology)|redemption]] which we [[Apocalypse|as yet await]] (continued [[Samuel_Johnson#The_History_of_Rasselas.2C_Prince_of_Abissinia_.281759.29|Imlac]]), will be that of [[Kalki]], who will come as a [[Silver]] [[Stallion]]: all [[Evil|evils]] and every sort of [[folly]] will perish at the coming of [[Avatar|this Kalki]]: [[true]] [[righteousness]] will be restored, and the [[minds]] of men will be made as clear as crystal. | author = James Branch Cabell }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 03:12, 28 July 2014 (UTC) --> ; 2015 {{quote of the day | quote = Is it not a [[pity]], Guivric, that this [[Kalki]] will not come in our day, and that we shall never behold his [[complete]] [[glory]]? I cry a lament for that Kalki who will someday bring back to their appointed places high [[faith]] and very ardent [[loves]] and [[hatreds]]; and who will see to it that [[human]] [[passions]] are in never so poor a way to find expressions in adequate [[speech]] and [[action]]. Ohé, I cry a loud lament for Kalki! The little [[silver]] effigies which his postulants fashion and adore are well enough: but Kalki is a [[horse]] [[w:Horse of a Different Color|of another color]]. | author = James Branch Cabell }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] <!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 23:44, 28 July 2015 (UTC) --> ; 2016 {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --> Whether or not it was a [[coincidence]], [[w:Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice|Jurgen]] met [[precisely]] the [[vampire]] of whom he had inveigled his father into [[thinking]]. She was the most seductively [[beautiful]] creature that it would be possible for Jurgen's father or any other man to [[imagine]]: and her clothes were orange-colored, for a reason sufficiently well known in [[Hell]], and were embroidered everywhere with green fig–leaves. <br> "A [[good]] [[morning]] to you, madame," says Jurgen, "and whither are you going?" <br> "Why, to no place at [[all]], good youth. For this is my [[vacation]], granted yearly by the [[Law]] of [[Kalki]] —" <br> "And [[Vishnu|who is Kalki]], madame?" <br> "Nobody as yet: but he will come as a [[stallion]]. Meanwhile [[Dharma|his Law]] precedes him, so that I am spending my vacation peacefully in Hell, with none of my ordinary annoyances to bother me." <br> "And what, madame, can they be?" <br> "Why, you [[must]] [[understand]] that it is little rest a vampire gets on [[earth]], with so many fine young fellows like yourself going about everywhere eager to be [[destroyed]]." | author = James Branch Cabell }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 23:29, 28 July 2016 (UTC) --> ; 2017 {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --> I have many [[names]], and none of them matter. … Names are not [[important]] ... To [[speak]] is to [[Identity|name names]], but to speak is not important. [[Singularity|A thing happens once that has never happened before]]. [[Seeing]] it, a man looks upon [[reality]]. He cannot [[tell]] others what he has seen. Others [[wish]] to [[know]], however, so they question him saying, "What is it like, this thing you have seen?" So he tries to tell them. Perhaps he has seen the very first [[fire]] in the [[world]]. He tells them, "It is red, like a poppy, but through it [[dance]] other colors. It has no [[form]], like [[water]], flowing everywhere. It is warm, like the [[sun]] of summer, only warmer. It [[exists]] for a [[time]] upon a piece of wood, and then the wood is gone, as though it were eaten, leaving behind that which is black and can be sifted like sand. When the wood is gone, it too is gone." Therefore, the hearers must think reality is like a poppy, like water, like the sun, like that which eats and excretes. They think it is like to anything that they are [[Metaphor|told it is like]] by the man who has known it. But they have not looked upon fire. They cannot really know it. [[Belief|They can only know of it]]. But [[Eternal return|fire comes again into the world, many times]]. | author = [[Roger Zelazny]] ~ <br /> in <br /> ~ ''[[Lord of Light]]'' }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 23:42, 28 July 2017 (UTC) --> ; 2018 {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --> ䷳ <br /> KEEPING STILL.<br /> ''Keeping his back still <br /> So that he no longer [[feels]] his [[body]]. <br /> He goes into his courtyard <br /> And does not see his [[people]]. <br /> No [[blame]].'' <br /> [[True]] [[quiet]] means keeping still when the [[time]] has come to keep still, and going forward when the time has come to go forward. In this way rest and [[movement]] are in agreement with the demands of the time, and thus there is [[light]] in [[life]] | author = I Ching }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 00:34, 29 July 2018 (UTC) --> ; 2019 {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --> ䷙<br /> ''[[Junzi|The superior]] [[Human|man]] acquaints himself with many sayings of [[antiquity]] <br /> And many [[deeds]] of the [[past]], <br /> In order to [[strengthen]] his [[character]] thereby.'' | author = I Ching }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 23:58, 28 July 2019 (UTC) --> ; 2020 {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --> If you make [[people]] [[Belief|think]] [[Reason|they're thinking]], they'll [[love]] you; But if you [[Reality|really]] make them [[think]], they'll [[hate]] you. | author = Don Marquis }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 23:52, 28 July 2020 (UTC) <s>3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.</s> * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 2 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) + mistakenly and separately suggested a second time, six years later, in 2011… * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 08:15, 11 May 2011 (UTC) with a VERY STRONG lean toward 4. * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) --> ; 2021 {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --> I think this is the greatest [[threat]] to [[United States|our republic]] ever. Not [[Great Depression|the Depression]], not [[World War II]], not [[American Civil War|the Civil War]]. This is it … This [[moment]] of all these intersecting [[viruses]], of [[Covid-19|novel coronaviruses]] and of [[racial]] [[injustice]] … 402-year-old-virus. And it’s an age-old human virus of [[lying]] and misinformation and [[paranoia]] and [[conspiracy]]. This is the pill that will [[kill]] us unless we do something. | author = Ken Burns }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 23:55, 28 July 2021 (UTC), date of birth. --> ; 2022 {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --><p>''[[Now]] I [[understand]] what you tried to say to me<br> How you [[suffered]] for your [[sanity]] <br> How you tried to set them [[free]]<br> They would not [[listen]] — <br> They did not know how, <br> Perhaps they'll listen now. </p><p> For they could not [[love]] you, <br> But still your love was [[true]] <br> And when no [[hope]] was left in sight, on that [[starry]] [[w:The Starry Night|starry night]]<br> You took your [[life]] as lovers often do,<br> But I could have told you, [[Vincent van Gogh|Vincent]],<br> This [[world]] was never meant for one as [[beautiful]] as you.''</p> | author = Don McLean }} :* proposed by [[User:Kalki|Kalki]]<!-- * 4 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 00:14, 29 July 2022 (UTC) --> ; 2023 : ''[[July 29|Rank or add further suggestions…]]'' ---- <noinclude> <!-- ---- '''Quotes by people born this day, already used as QOTD:''' --> ---- {{QOTD Ranking}} ---- ---- == Suggestions == Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is God whom you ask to attend to them. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] (date of birth) * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) with a VERY strong lean toward 4. * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 2 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- what man calls civilization always results in deserts ~ [[Don Marquis]] (date of birth) * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) * 2 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 2 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. ~ [[Don Marquis]] (date of birth) * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) with a lean toward 4. * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. ~ [[Alexis de Tocqueville]] (date of birth) * 2 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 12:26, 26 July 2010 (UTC) <s>* 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC)</s> might even reduce my ranking even further, because there are no longer all that many men of principle in either party in our times. ~ [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 12:43, 26 July 2010 (UTC) * 4 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 3 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave. ~ [[Alexis de Tocqueville]] (date of birth) * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) with a lean toward 4. * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves. ~ [[Alexis de Tocqueville]] (date of birth) * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4. * 3 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- Fascism is definitely and absolutely opposed to the doctrines of liberalism, both in the political and economic sphere. ~ [[Benito Mussolini]] (date of birth) * 2 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 12:26, 26 July 2010 (UTC) <s>* 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC)</s> * 2 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- Fascism is a religion. The twentieth century will be known in history as the century of Fascism. ~ [[Benito Mussolini]] (date of birth) * 2 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 22:36, 28 July 2005 (UTC) * 2 [[User:InvisibleSun|InvisibleSun]] 02:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 14:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- Let us have a dagger between our teeth, a bomb in our hands, and an infinite scorn in our hearts. ~ [[Benito Mussolini]] (born July 29) * 3 because courage and preparedness are key to victory. [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 16:51, 21 April 2008 (UTC) * 1 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 15:04, 24 April 2008 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 0. * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- For my part I prefer fifty thousand rifles to five million votes. ~ [[Benito Mussolini]] (born July 29) * 4 because having power is important, moreso than having every single person agree with it. [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 16:51, 21 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 15:04, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- It's good to trust others, but not to do so is much better. ~ [[Benito Mussolini]] (born July 29) * 3 because trust is good, but it is always good to be prepared. [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 16:51, 21 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 15:04, 24 April 2008 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- The effective execution of a Plan is what counts and not mere planning on paper; it is not what we put on our plate or even what we eat that provides nourishment and growth, but what we digest. ~ [[J. R. D. Tata]] * 2 [[User:Zarbon|Zarbon]] 20:10, 21 May 2008 (UTC) * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] 01:39, 29 July 2008 (UTC) with a lean toward 4. * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- To be good is to be forgotten. I'm going to be so bad I'll always be remembered.~ [[Theda Bara]] * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 18:06, 9 April 2010 (UTC) with a lean toward 4. * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- The reason good women like me and flock to my pictures is that there is a little bit of vampire instinct in every woman. ~ [[Theda Bara]] * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 18:06, 9 April 2010 (UTC) * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- The beauty and genius of a work of art may be reconceived, though its first material expression be destroyed; a vanished harmony may yet again inspire the composer; but when the last individual of a race of living beings breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be again. ~ [[William Beebe]] (born 29 July 1877) * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 07:42, 6 September 2010 (UTC) with a very strong lean toward 4. * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) * 3 [[User:Bystander53|bystander]] ([[User talk:Bystander53|talk]]) 16:20, 26 July 2015 (UTC) with a lean to 4 ---- You try to save a drowning man without prior authorization. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 14:36, 7 September 2010 (UTC) * 3 [[User:N6n|N6n]] 16:53, 7 September 2010 (UTC) -- It would be useful if some context information is provided in parenthesis. <s>4 [[User:N6n|N6n]] 14:52, 7 September 2010 (UTC)</s> * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) Needs context. ---- Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small — your vision which is muddled? You are the one who must grow up. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] * 3 [[User:N6n|N6n]] 02:37, 8 September 2010 (UTC) * 2 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 08:16, 11 May 2011 (UTC) with a lean toward 3. * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 21:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC) * 3 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity. It is when we all play safe that fatality will lead us to our doom. It is in the "dark shade of courage" alone that the spell can be broken. ~ [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 23:04, 22 July 2011 (UTC) but still with a VERY strong lean toward 4. <s> 4 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 21:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC)</s> * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- A scientist can be tactful and PC with his mouth, but not his ears or eyes and certainly not his mind. Truth must reign there above all. For your first allegiance is either to Truth or to Ignorance. Worry about offending, and you are choosing Ignorance. ~ [[Patri Friedman]] * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 15:31, 20 November 2011 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4. * 3 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- Most apparent conspiracies result from consistent local self-interest with no need for global coordination.~ [[Patri Friedman]] * 3 [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] ([[User talk:Kalki|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Kalki|contributions]]) 15:31, 20 November 2011 (UTC) * 2 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- I think physicists are the [[Peter Pan]]s of the human race. They never grow up, and they keep their curiosity. ~ [[Isidor Isaac Rabi]] * 3 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 13:51, 22 February 2012 (UTC) * 3 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- What more do you want, mermaids? ~ [[Isidor Isaac Rabi]] * 3 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 13:51, 22 February 2012 (UTC) * 1 //[[User:Gbern3|Gbern3]] ([[User talk:Gbern3|talk]]) 14:16, 14 July 2013 (UTC) ---- {{quote of the day | quote = I think [[science]] is best [[taught]] as a puzzle to be solved. | author = Steven Novella }} * 2 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 11:24, 4 June 2014 (UTC) ---- {{quote of the day | quote = [[Ignorance]] is a low-[[energy]] state. It takes constant vigilance and work to climb out of it. | author = Steven Novella }} * 2 <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 11:24, 4 June 2014 (UTC) ---- <noinclude> <!-- interwiki start --> <!-- interwiki end --> </noinclude> jjp9y493f8rxjzjmkff08b24w0e0g92 0 27346 3148810 2996216 2022-07-28T22:18:12Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Two Moon Junction|Two Moon Junction]]''''' is a [[w:1988 in film|1988 film]] about a young Southern debutante who is engaged in a lustful fling with a rugged carnival roustabout. :''Directed by [[w:Zalman King|Zalman King]]. Written by Zalman King and [[w:MacGregor Douglas|MacGregor Douglas]].'' {{center|'''Uncontrollable Passion. Undeniable Heat.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]}} == April Delongpre == * ''[after making out with Perry]'' Darling, don't ever take a Southern woman for granted. == Perry == * ''[to the motel guests after his argument with April.]'' Sorry about the disturbance folks, but that is one special wacko chick. * This girl's got a secret. Huh? You got any secrets. I don't have any secrets. I don't have anything. All I got is a bike, a truck, and post office box in Clearlake, Florida. == Belle Delongpre == * The Delongpre family can claim three governors, two United States senators, three electives of the House of Representatives, a Supreme Court justice, and an ambassabor to Chile. At our table we've had the likes of General Patton, Presidents Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, Lyndon Johnson, the actress Tallulah Bankhead, and Truman Capote... and that film star Grace Kelly before she married her prince... and Betty Ford after her rehabilitation. == Other == * '''Patti Jean''': I'm so envious of your fuckin' tits. Now I know why men like women. * '''Sammantha Delongpre''': Get off my sister! * '''Sheriff Earl Hawkins''': Well there they be, son. Jonah and Jonah, Jr. They're so old they can't remember who's pappy and who's the son. They're weird and full of superstition. Burying a dead animal on their land can cause the cows to give bloody milk... or bring on a swarm of locusts. ==Dialogue== :'''Smiley''': Fuck you Perry. :'''Perry''': That's right Smiley, "fuck you" covers just about everything! <hr width=50%/> :''[while driving recklessly on the road at night]'' :'''Patti Jean''': Man, I hate it when they get drunk. You can't seem to shake 'em. Men just can't seem to get along without their bourbon along with what else what. You're right, April? Yeah, I thought so. Perry told me all about you when we first met, even though that was this afternoon. I'm Patti Jean. Hey, you got a cigarette on you? I left mine in my purse back there at the carnival. :'''April Delongpre''': I don't smoke. :'''Patti Jean''': Damn! I wish I had your will power. I tried to quit smoking once but I thought, "what the fuck? I'm just gonna die sooner or later anyway". Speaking of dying, I used to know this woman who worked as a flight attendant operating out of Savannah and she told me that people die on airplanes from heart attacks, motion sickness or whatever, you know where they put 'em until the plane lands? They lock 'em up in the fucking bathroom! No shit! I mean it, what is a more embarrassing way to die? Ending your life on a toilet seat, 35,000 feet in the air. That's pretty something. <hr width=50%/> :'''Patti Jean''': What color is your house? :'''April Delongpre''': White. But it's not my house, it's my parents. :'''Patti Jean''': Is your bedroom white too? :'''April Delongpre''': No. It's more of a beige color. :'''Patti Jean''': My place down in Texas is wood-panel. Never lived in anything but that. Except when I lived in Vegas. I was married to my second husband, he was this guy in the Air Force. They set us up at Indian Springs with the full decor they give those officers. <hr width=50%/> :''[Perry and April are fighting in a motel parking lot with all the motel guests looking on]'' :'''April Delongpre''': I don't even know you, yet you just come inside my house, uninvited, and take my life away! :'''Perry''': Maybe you don't know it, but you did invite me! :'''April Delongpre''': Oh, go to hell! :'''Perry''': Oh, sweetheart! :'''April Delongpre''': Oh, fuck you! :'''Perry''': Princess! :'''April Delongpre''': Cocksucker! :'''Perry''': Sugar! :'''April Delongpre''': Motherfucker! :'''Perry''': Sweetpea! :'''April Delongpre''': Bastard! :'''Perry''': Be careful what you say, people around here might think we love each other. :'''April Delongpre''': You can rot in hell for all I care. :'''Perry''': You're sexy when you're angry. :'''April Delongpre''': You bastard! :'''Perry''': You already said that! ==Taglines== * Uncontrollable Passion. Undeniable Heat. * The Crossroads of Destiny and Desire. * Into her perfect life, comes a perfect stranger, until nothing is perfect anymore. * Let your body move your mind. * One hot movie. * What's love got to do with it? ==Cast== * [[w:Sherilyn Fenn|Sherilyn Fenn]] - April Delongpre * [[w:Richard Tyson|Richard Tyson]] - Perry * [[w:Louise Fletcher|Louise Fletcher]] - Belle Delongpre * [[w:Burl Ives|Burl Ives]] - Sheriff Earl Hawkins * [[w:Kristy McNichol|Kristy McNichol]] - Patti Jean * [[w:Martin Hewitt|Martin Hewitt]] - Chad Douglas Fairchild * [[w:Juanita Moore|Juanita Moore]] - Delilah * [[w:Don Galloway|Don Galloway]] - Senator Delongpre * [[w:Millie Perkins|Millie Perkins]] - Mrs. Delongpre * [[w:Milla Jovovich|Milla Jovovich]] - Sammantha Delongpre ==External links== {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0096324|title=Two Moon Junction}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=two_moon_junction|title=Two Moon Junction}} [[Category:1988 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Erotic films]] [[Category:Independent films]] [[Category:Romantic drama films]] 0k1zzmo7oka1ndf5lvv08dpew4dlxkc 0 27533 3148892 3094774 2022-07-29T01:04:02Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Paris hilton universal photo retouched.jpg|thumb|right|The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in.]] '''[[w:Paris Hilton|Paris Whitney Hilton]]''' (born [[17 February]] [[1981]]) is an heiress to the [[w:Hilton Hotels Corporation|Hilton Hotel]] fortune, as well as [[w:Richard Hilton|her father]]'s [[real estate]] fortune. In addition to being a famous socialite, Hilton has dabbled in modeling, acting, singing, and writing. {{people-stub}} == Quotes == * That's hot!. **[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTX9X64eK7s YouTube - "That's Hot" Medley] * I used to act dumb. It was an act. I am 26 years old, and that act is no longer cute. It is not who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me. I know now that I can make a difference, that I have the power to do that. I have been thinking that I want to do different things when I am out of here. I have become much more spiritual. God has given me this new chance. ** As quoted at [http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3264588 ABC News (11 June 2007)] * You're a fucking bitch. 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Much of her stand-up humour is derived from her embellished encounters with notable celebrities. == Quotes == * Can you believe this shit? Hell has frozen over. Now, a lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus. He didn't help me a bit. If it was up to him, [[Cesar Millan]] would be up here with that damn dog. So all I can say is- suck it, Jesus! This award is my god now! ** 59th [[Emmy Awards]] acceptance speech, [[8 September]] [[2007]] ** {{cite news | url = http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN1144512920070911 | title = Kathy Griffin's Jesus Remark Cut from Emmy Show | publisher = Reuters | date = [[11 September]] [[2007]] | accessdate = 2008-06-04 }} * 4th booster f**kers. Oh, and CVS gave us EIGHT free Covid tests for getting boosted! ** [https://mobile.twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1507536511348068352 Twitter], 12:54 PM · Mar 26, 2022 === ''[[w:Hot Cup of Talk|Hot Cup Of Talk]]'' (1998) === * You know what's great about my mom? She compulsively swears and doesn't know it. Like...I mean, she doesn't have [[Tourettes Syndrome|Tourettes]]. I could never get that lucky. Can you imagine how it would be to have parents with ''[[Tourettes Syndrome|Tourettes]]''? I would be in heaven...but anyway. That is one funny fucking disease. * Have you guys noticed that [[Madonna]] is British now? OK, let's talk about her lineage for a minute. Raised in Michigan, moved to New York, is British. She started turning British like at the Golden Globes and she was doing the interviews and she says "telly" instead of "television" and she uses the word "actually" way too much and then she's also sorta bringing her voice down to a register around here (brings her voice down) and she's being interviewed for the Golden Globes and she's got whole, you know, crazy hair that everybody hated and everybody has and they were saying, "Well, Madonna, we're so glad to have you at the Golden Globes." (speaks in Madonna British accent) "Well, actually, it is more fun to come here than watch it on the telly". You know. Look, I'm from the midwest- its a TV. * There's something about [[Shania Twain]] I just don't trust. I don't know, I can't put my finger...she's just too thin. I like my country singers to have the big hair and the big ass. * (describing Celine Dion's family of 14 siblings) You know there is just issues and boundries and secrets. The name of my book. * She ([[Mariah Carey]]) could not fuck more black rappers. Oh, yeah. If your name is "Puff" or "Daddy," she'll fuck you. * She ([[Monica Lewinsky]]) is the kinda girl who'll blow a guy and call you and tell you all about it. * I don't know about you, but I fucked a midget. I have secrets. * So, Hanson, which one of you boys is coming home with me tonight? (greeting the band ''Hanson'') ** ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0234018/ Kathy Griffin: Hot Cup Of Talk]'' (1998) === ''[[w:The D-List|The D-list]]'' (2004) === * Don't you love the new crazy [[Britney Spears|Britney]], she's our new [[Liza Minnelli|Liza]]. * Huh, guess ah shouldn't huh did it. (imitating [[Britney Spears|Britney]]'s 55-hour husband Jason Allen Alexander) Come on, Mr. Britney. Grammar, grammar. * I had a run in with [[Whitney Houston|Whitney Houston]], or as I call her, "Cracky." Allegedly. * I actually share one thing with [[Whitney Houston|Whitney Houston]], which is, I also have sweating issues. * Apparently, Courtney Love was at Whitney's ''"intervention"''. And when Courtney Love is telling you, you're hittin the pipe too hard, well, things are bad! They're really bad! * (Recalling her conversation with [[Anna Nicole Smith|Anna Nicole Smith]] eating lunch) All of a sudden, she takes a bite of something and she goes like this (makes a disgusted face) "I don't lahk it." I go, "What's the matter, honey?" and she goes "I don't lahk it. I thought it was mashed pataters." PA-TAY-TERS! I heard it with my own ears. PATATERS. Britney probably wants to marry her now. So, anyway, I looked on her plate and said, "No, it's polenta" and, I swear to God, she looks at me and goes "Pimento?" I said, "No, that's an olive. "Polenta"- it's like mushed-up cornmeal." She goes, "I don't lahk it. I thought..." Mashed pateters, I got it. * (Recalling her speech at an [[AMFAR]] event that was intended to be a parody of [[Sharon Stone|Sharon Stone]]'s earlier speech, reciting the lyrics to [[John Lennon]]'s "Imagine".) Ladies and gentlemen, I am so honored to be here and Sharon spoke so eloquently before that it reminded me of something I once read a long time ago. You ain't nothin but a hound dog. Oh, gosh, that reminds me, many years ago I was walking down the street in Memphis and I said, "Whoa- that's [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]]"...and I fucked him. I fucked him hard. I did, I did. Sure, he called me 'Cilla the whole time, but I didn't mind. (sobbing) Cryin' all the time, well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine. * I saw Courtney Love have one of her heroin fits....and break a guitar. So I pulled up a chair. What? You gotta be ring-side! * When Sharon Stone asks you to do something, you just just do it. If Sharon Stone asked me to eat her poo, I'd be like "yeah, what's a good time for you?".(Pretending to eat poo) "This is really good poo Sharon, thanks".(To the audience) Stop picturing it...........and come back! * Uma Thurman is there.......with her big bag of BS! === ''[[w:Allegedly (Kathy Griffin special)|Allegedly]]'' (2004)=== * Let's just say I'm gonna be so politically incorrect, you might even get sued for being in the audience. * I am going after everybody. I'm going after [[Gwyneth Paltrow|Paltrow]]. Fuck her. Fuck her! * I saw [[Larry King]] and he was interviewing [[Pamela Anderson|Pam Anderson]]. And it was really fun because Pam Anderson...remember when Pam Anderson did her hepatitis tour? Remember when she got hepatitis and then she did a press tour about it, because she is very conscious of woman's issues, and she went on Larry King and she's talking about it. Oh, and by the way, she said she got it from Tommy Lee, which, of course, she did. And Tommy Lee said she got it from a door knob. And...I'm sure that's ''at least'' what she got from Tommy Lee. I saw Tommy Lee at an award show two weeks before, I got crabs just from looking at him. So, anyway, she's talking a minute and then she had had her boobs reduced, you know, she keeps getting reduced and bigger and stuff. And then, Larry has the balls to say to her (imitating Larry King), "Aren't you afraid of that plastic surgery?" and, in the meantime, his ears meeting at the back of his neck. * Alright, Macy Gray.....what exactly is wrong with her? She, for sure has a little mental retardation. Allegedly! * And yet she has the fucked-up baby voice! And is there anything more charming than a grown woman with a baby voice? Mmmm, yummy! I'm hard thinking about it. * And she's like "''Angie Harmon is here''"!! So I was like, well let me...well fuck me then and I ran as fast as I could! * Isn't Scientology one of those things where you really like someone and once you hear they're a Scientologist, you're like "''I'm out''"? * Donna (Karan), you have huge jugs, you could totally be a manager at Hooters! * Nothing gets me more nervous than white people who talk black.......I mean, it's fun on "Ricki Lake", but in real life...... * She calls me up and says "''Guess what - we're going to the Persian Gulf for Christmas''". Immediately I put my hands over my clitoris. I don't want to insult the Muslim culture. It's such a wonderful culture for women - unless you have a clitoris and you're 13 cause they're hacking that shit off! * I love my clit. I use it every day. Not a day goes by when I don't use it for something. * When you perform for the Army, they want dick jokes and they want em now! * There were two cheerleaders, and their job was to basically go out in skimpy outfits and say hi to the guys........and some of the ladies, if you know what I'm saying. * So then, she looks at Brooke (Shields)'s Dad with his newer wife, and she's like "''So, now you're with my ex-husband. Well, congratulations, you can have him''"! It was fucking on!! * When I go to a wedding, I live for the wedding cake. It's all I care about. So Brooke at one point calls me and says "''C'mon, we're gonna get started''", so I go and sit in the very front row, as close to the wedding cake as possible, cause I literally want that second piece. So anyway, I sit down and I'm right in the front row with Brooke. And it turns out she meant come sit here cause Tuck and Patti are starting, like, their full concert!! And I thought, oh shit! And I'm looking at the wedding cake, salivating like a dog! * She reaches under and grabs my peech and like, squeezes it and walks away. I run over to Brooke and go "''Your mother just molested me. I could sue you and own this house''"! * I said "''boy, I'd love to get a tour of this house cause it's so beautiful''". So she hooks my arm, and she walks by. And then the grooms mother, trying to help me out says "''Can I help you ladies with anything''?" And then Brooke's Mom; and this is why I love her, without missing a beat, says to the groom's mother - "''Shut up, you fucking cunt''"!! It was a fucking dream come true! * And then she (Brooke Sheilds) says the ill-fated words "''You have to put this in your act''". And I said "''What, I would never''"! Because it's a private time!! * They would give us these helicopter rides, and every time we'd get on, the drivers would say "now do you want to ride, or do you want to ''rrrride''? On the helicopter! I'd be like "I want the ride... the first one... the boring one... the ride. I don't want the ''"rrrride"''... I want the ride! * The wrestler was up there with his wife, and I actually heard her say ''"Can this thing do a loopty loop?"'' * (On signing autographs for troops) I'd be writing ''To Private so and so, love Kathy Griffin'' and then I'd go ''"here, think about this when you beat off"''. * So anyway, the show starts, and it's the Army band, and it's all those American "ra ra" songs, you know that whole ''"I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free."'' And they eat that shit up! * All of a sudden, I'm thinking, these guys [Afghani men] aren't so bad. I'm like the type of asshole where if you're nice to me once, I'm your friend for life. Sure, you hacked your kid's clit off, but you were nice! * If they wanna meet me, they have to shake my hand. And I'm going down the line saying ''"Yeah, thats right...look at me......I'm an American woman... you can shake my hand, motherfucker... that's right... that's how we roll... hi... (points to herself)... look... whore face....."'' * I knew the minute I heard the "gay inhale". He literally goes ''"Diva, what are you doing here?"''. It was heaven! I found my gay, even in [[w:Kandahar|Kandahar]], [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]]! He plonks down next to me, puts the tray down, puts his gun down... he's like ''"Errghh, girl, I'm on graveyard tonight... I am a wreck... I'm exhausted... my roommates are all snoring, yee-ukk, they're pigs! Anyway, what's going on with [[w:Ben Affleck|Ben]] and [[w:Jennifer Lopez|J-Lo]]?''" * (Talking about Kabul, Afghanistan) It's great for the women. Still in the burkas and the women still can't leave their homes without a man, or else the cleric with the big stick beats them until they go back in. They go back in...they clean the bucket of clits......! Oh Kathy, that was just the limit. You have crossed the line...right after you moved it! So basically, it fucking sucks there and it's a complete shithole. * So then, I go to this other guy who's just a civilian guy and minding his own business and I go to him like this "''Burka - NO''"! "''Burka - BAD''"! Like he's one of my dogs! === ''[[w:Is...Not Nicole Kidman|Is... Not Nicole Kidman]]'' (2005) === * I can't stand that asshole [[Ryan Seacrest]] and here's why. He can't sing. He can't dance. He has no talent. When is he gonna go away? * This thing that's really weird about Seacrest is that he's super into grooming. He gets mani-pedi's. He gets his eyelashes dyed. He goes to Mystic Tan, he flat-irons his hair. Very butch. Very typical of straight men! * You'll have to excuse my friend, Ryan. That's the first time he's ever touched a woman. *(About Oprah Winfrey) She's very thin now, she's very cranky.....and very hungry! * Oprah decides to go with her "''friend''", Gayle. * You've got the two titans. Streisand. Oprah. Both strong black women. * People with cancer like to wear jogging suits. * I ''might'' imply in my act that Clay (Aiken) is a big, fat homo! * I was raised right, I talk about people behind their backs. It's called ''manners''! * When Clay Aiken comes to your town - GO! It is a spectacle. It is the gayest thing I have ever seen! Organisers of the Pride Fest in San Francisco are like "''We're fucked''"! * Because he ''loves'' pussy. Except it smells like fish! * You know how you get that pre-diarrhoea feeling in your stomach? I'm not saying I shit my pants. But I knew I only had about 90 seconds to play with! === ''[[w:Strong Black Woman|Strong Black Woman]]'' (2006) === * I know that Lindsay (Lohan) has lost a lot of weight recently, due to diet, Pilates and crack. Without the diet and Pilates. * What? Steven Spielberg is furious with me? I won't be able to star in any more Steven Spielberg movies? What will I do with my day? Suck my dick!! * Cause you know my joke is that I love her (Oprah Winfrey) but she thinks she's Jesus? And when she gets a paper cut she's like ''"Oh, stigmata?"''. No, Oprah. Get off the cross and do your show! * I'm gonna be so hot, I'm gonna fuck myself! * If you have not seen the Celine Dion Vegas show, tomorrow, get a plane ticket, go to Vegas... it is the biggest freak show you will ever see! It's Cirque De Celine. * I guess the contortionists are cool right, very impressive, they're doing stuff we can't do. But for me, once you see the gay guy bend over and fuck himself, I'm done! * Everytime she walks out (on stage), she acts like she's shocked anyone showed up! Every night! As if every single day, at about 3 o'clock, she's like, ''"You know [[w:Rene Angelil|Rene]], maybe tonight iz ze night zey do not come?"'' * [Impersonating [[w:Celine Dion|Celine]]) ''"Zis next song iz for all ze parents in zer audience, and also zer children"''...(looks puzzled).... that's just everybody, right? * I know you love her... you're gay and she's [[w:Celine Dion|Celine Dion]]! * I'm not wearing any pants and the lesbians are waiting! * And then who comes along to save the day? A couple of tool-belt wearing, golf-loving, [[w:Dinah Shore|Dinah Shore]] weekend lesbians sent from heaven. === ''[[w:Straight to Hell (Kathy Griffin special)|Straight To Hell]]'' (2007) === * The 2007 [[Emmy Awards]] were a little too ''Cirque de [[Ryan Seacrest|Seacrest]]''. I shouldn't say that about Ryan, she's a very good hostess. * As someone who was raised Catholic, and went to St Bernadine's; don't pull your Catholic kid-fucker bullshit with me, motherfuckers! I'm not scared of you. And I'm not havin it! * I was in the Oak Park theatre group. But we never had $90 000 to take an ad out! We were lucky if we had money for the glitter for the fucking poster! * Wake up people! If you are gay and living in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, what the fuck else are you gonna do? You're gonna join the musical theatre. That's all you got in Pigeon Forge - there's no ''"bear"'' bar! This is it. Suit up.....put the wings on! * I don't give a fuck who's gay or straight in the Senate. Who cares? But it's always the one that they have all this tape of, saying gay people shouldn't have civil rights, gay people aren't the same, I would never want a gay person......those are always the ones trying to get a headjob at the fucking airport bathroom at the Minneapolis airport! * (About gay cruising) My gays had to school me, and they said there's a whole system and a language to the tapping. One tap means you're a top, two means you're a bottom.....I don't know, it's very elaborate. Very elaborate. * I would rather blow a guy in the bathroom at White Castle in between sliders...because I'm romantic! * (On [[Paris Hilton]]) Believe it or not, I sort of know her a little bit. And based on that, I'm here to tell you that she is actually.......um.....retarded! * I know I'm going to Hell. And I think I might see a few of you there. When I get there, it'll be like (waving) "Hi", "Hi", "Oh my God....Hi!" * (On [[William Shatner]]) He is like my favourite red-faced, bloated booze bag. === ''[[w:Balls of Steel (Kathy Griffin special)|Balls of Steel]]'' (2009) === * Now the great thing about the current Britney (Spears) tour, is that it has a lot of fantastic dancing... and she doesn't get bogged down in any....ahm...singing! * It was sweaty Whitney (Houston) in Central Park. She knew that park pretty well. Every bush! * The first red flag? The crooked wig! That's how you know what level of awareness Whitney is at. Cause let me tell - you know her gay was straightening that wig to the bitter end. Making sure the part was in the right place. But you know what - when the (crack) pipe is shaking? It's hard to keep it on, when the pipe is all shaking. * (After Houston asks the audience in Central Park to sing along to a new, un-aired song) And the poor gays with the signs are like "''We don't know that song yet....it's not even (on the radio)...go Diva....I mean, we don't know that song. I would like to...I don't...??"'' * I prefer big Oprah. I know Oprah wants to be skinny Oprah, but her head is too gigantic to fit on a skinny body. She has to accept that, like Kirstie Alley, she was meant to be...ahm....voluptuous! * I'm saying that she (Whitney Houston) looks great for a ''"singer"''......the way Courtney Love is a ''"singer"''. * Because Oprah would be like "''DID YOU DO COOOOCAAAAAAINE???''" *Do you know why I'm thin? Because I'm hungry ALL the time! * We didn't know that the (Jackson) family was as nuts as we're now finding out. Who knew that Michael was the ''normal'' one?? *(About Joe Jackson) First of all, he's sitting there with the pimp hat, and the tattooed drag queen eyebrows. Like maybe this whole time, he just has a separate drag character that he does at night.........named La Toya! * I am not gonna engage in a debate that Michael Jackson could be the biological father of any of those kids. I'm not havin it, not tonight. There's no way. Those kids are Whitey, Whitey McGee and Whitey McWhiterson! === ''[[w:Whores on Crutches|Whores on Crutches]]'' (2010) === * (About controversy) What you guys get, that celebrities don't get, is that I live for this shit! * (About Elisabeth Hasselbeck) Really Hasselbeck, you're gonna throw down with me? I mean, really? If you're gonna come to the play yard, be prepared to fucking play! * She wouldn't shake my hand! I said "''C'mon, be a gentleman''". * Straight guys, this is your section, wake up (clap clap). * Elin Nordegren could not be happier. How many girls here would trade places with her in a second? Where do I sign? First of all, she doesn't have to bang him (Tiger Woods) anymore! And she's probably gonna get, like $500 million! So they keep getting these pictures of her with the two kids, and she's just laughing all the way to the bank...''haaa haaa haaa haaa''...''heugen fleugen heugen fleugen''...''hjorda fjorda hjorda fjorda''... * Next thing I know, there a baby in my ''ter-litt''! * ''(talking about fixating on one slot machine in Vegas)'' And I am playing my machine, and playing it, and playing it, and then finally I walk away, and then who shows up? Oh, you know who I'm talkin' about. That's right. That's right. As I'm walking away from my machine I've been on all night long, I actually hear her--and this is Old Lucky Asian Woman--you know her! You know what I'm talkin' about! I actually hear her on "my" machine going ''[in an Asian accent]'' "How much I win?! Oh, how much I win?! Oh, what happen? I never play before! It first time I play! Oh, I was walking by, I hit one time, I hit ten thousand dollar!" Bitter and angry! You know what I'm talkin' about! I'm like "give me my money, bitch! 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The two types of HIV identified to date, HIV-1 and HIV-2, display similar morphology, tropism, and modes of transmission; however, they are genetically and antigenically divergent. HIV-1 is responsible for over 95% infections worldwide, and the different strains of HIV-1 are classified into four groups: major (M), non-outlier (N), outlier (O), and P. ~ Muthukumar Balasubramaniam, Jui Pandhare, and Chandravanu Dash]] [[File:HIV-budding-Color.jpg|thumb|HIV is still a problem worldwide, and the more we learn about what makes certain populations more susceptible to HIV, the more we can help. Understanding that biological component, whether it’s in women or in men, helps us define ways that we can help modulate that. ~ Laurel Lagenaur]] [[File:Hortus_Deliciarum,_Das_Gebäude_der_Kirche_mit_den_Gläubigen.JPG|thumb|‘[[w:Christian Church|The body of Christ]]’ is a phrase Christians use to describe the whole church – all the people who believe in Jesus Christ. By sharing in one bread at Holy Communion, we believe that we stand together, in solidarity with other Christians and all people. <br> Saying ‘the body of Christ has AIDS’ signifies that members of the Church are affected by AIDS, and that it is an issue for us to care about. We also show that people who are HIV positive should not be excluded or stigmatised, but rather they should be welcome to live a full and active part in life. ~ Methodist Conference]] [[File:Hiv_replication_cycle.gif|thumb|The difficulties in finding a [[vaccine]] began with the very nature of HIV/AIDS itself. "[[Influenza]] is able to change itself from one year to the next so the natural infection or immunization the previous year doesn't infect you the following year. HIV does that during a single infection," explains Paul Offit, a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist who co-invented the [[w:Rotavirus vaccine|rotavirus vaccine]]. <br> "It continues to [[mutate]] in you, so it's like you're infected with a thousand different HIV strands," Offit tells CNN. "(And) while it is mutating, it's also crippling your immune [[system]]." ~ Rob Picheta]] [[File:Ryan_White.jpg|thumb|We owe it to [[w:Ryan White|Ryan]] to make sure that the [[fear]] and [[ignorance]] that chased him from his home and his school will be eliminated. We owe it to Ryan to open our hearts and our minds to those with AIDS. We owe it to Ryan to be compassionate, caring and tolerant toward those with AIDS, their families and friends. It's the disease that's frightening, not the people who have it. ~ [[Ronald Reagan]]]] <!-- Alphabetical by author --> * In the end one cannot avoid the conclusion that AIDS unites certain human themes — homosexuality, sexual disease, and death — about which society actively resists enlightenment. These are things that we are unwilling to address or even think about. We don't want to understand them. We would rather fear them. ** [[Martin Amis]], "Making Sense of AIDS" (1985), in ''The Moronic Inferno and Other Visits to America'' (1986). * AIDS was diagnosed and recognized as a new disease in 1981 in the USA with the subsequent discovery of HIV-1 as the causative agent in 1983. The two types of HIV identified to date, HIV-1 and HIV-2, display similar morphology, tropism, and modes of transmission; however, they are genetically and antigenically divergent. HIV-1 is responsible for over 95% infections worldwide, and the different strains of HIV-1 are classified into four groups: major (M), non-outlier (N), outlier (O), and P. The group M HIV-1 is the predominant circulating strain responsible for >90% infections worldwide, and hence, for the global HIV/AIDS epidemic; viruses belonging to the other three groups are endemic in certain African countries and cause fewer infections. HIV arose from cross-species zoonotic transmissions of simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIV) from monkeys to great apes and ultimately to humans. Four independent cross-species transmissions of SIV from chimpanzees (SIVcpz) or gorillas (SIVgor) to humans gave rise to the four HIV-1 groups: M and N from SIVcpz, and O and P from SIVgor. Notably, the pandemic HIV-1 group M strain arose in Cameroon almost a century ago from a single transmission event involving an SIVcpz-infected chimpanzee and a human. The group M strains are further classified into nine subtypes (A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, and K); each subtype is genetically distinct but phylogenetically equidistant from each other. Two or more of these subtypes can further recombine their genetic material to generate mosaic strains known as circulating recombinant forms (CRFs); around 97 CRFs have been reported to date. The globally dominant HIV-1 subtype C accounts for nearly 50% infections worldwide and is concentrated in Southern Africa and India. The HIV-1 subtype B is dominant in the Americas, Western Europe, and Australasia, and accounts for around 10% global infections. Unlike HIV-1, HIV-2 is largely endemic in West Africa, although the virus has spread to other parts of world in the past decade. Approximately 1-2 million of the PLHIV are infected with HIV-2. The different strains of HIV-2 are classified into nine different groups-A to I, which arose from nine independent cross-species transmission events involving the SIV from sooty mangabey monkeys (SIVsmm). Relative to HIV-1 infection, HIV-2 infection is generally marked by lower viral load, longer asymptomatic period, slower target cell depletion and disease progression, and lower transmission rates. However, in the absence of cART, HIV-2 infection eventually leads to AIDS and, ultimately, death. ** Muthukumar Balasubramaniam, Jui Pandhare, and Chandravanu Dash; [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6714987/ ”Immune Control of HIV”], ''J Life Sci'', 2019 Jun; 1(1): 4–37. * A tragedy that cannot be overcome by [[money]] alone, that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems. ** [[Pope Benedict XVI]], as quoted in [https://www.sbs.com.au/news/condoms-not-the-answer-to-aids-pope "Condoms 'not the answer to AIDS': Pope"], ''SBS News'', (23/08/2013) * Benedict said [[condoms]] were not “a real or moral solution” to the AIDS epidemic, adding, “that can really lie only in a humanization of sexuality.” But he also said that “there may be a basis in the case of some individuals, as perhaps when a male prostitute uses a condom, where this can be a first step in the direction of a moralization, a first assumption of responsibility.” ** Pope Benedict XVI, ”Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times”, as quoted in Rachel Donadio and Laurie Goodstein; [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/world/europe/21pope.html “In Rare Cases, Pope Justifies Use of Condoms”], ''New York Times'', (Nov. 20, 2010) * The most authoritative recent report is by the US National Institute of Health which concluded: "Intact condoms are essentially impermeable to the smallest sexually transmitted virus, and that the consistent use of male condoms protects against HIV/AIDS transmission." The World Health Organisation insists it is imperative to continue promoting condoms for HIV prevention. ** Steve Bradshaw, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/programmes/panorama/transcripts/sexandtheholycity.txt "SEX and the HOLY CITY"], ''BBC News''. (Retrieved 2016-02-14). * What's really heartbreaking is that the sisters here seem kind, they seem intelligent, they're hard working and they could be the front line in the war against AIDS, and yet what they're doing is peddling rumour and superstition, and the question is really, who has made them believe it? We've come across what the WHO calls "The dangerous allegation that condoms let HIV through before." The Archbishop of Nairobi had put his name to a pamphlet making the claim, and we'd heard the story from Catholics in two other continents, from the Head of the Pro Life Clinics in Manila City. ** Steve Bradshaw, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/programmes/panorama/transcripts/sexandtheholycity.txt "SEX and the HOLY CITY"], ''BBC News''. (Retrieved 2016-02-14). * Mr. Reagan resisted the suggestion that more money was needed. He said that AIDS had been ''one of the top priorities with us'' and that the Administration had provided or appropriated some half a billion dollars for research on AIDS since he took office in 1981. He included in that figure the $126 million that the Administration is seeking for the next budget year. ''So this is a top priority with us,'' he said. ''Yes, there's no question about the seriousness of this, and the need to find an answer.'' <br> When told that the top AIDS scientist had said the Administration's budgets were ''not nearly enough at this stage to go forward and really attack the problem,'' Mr. Reagan replied: ''I think with our budugetary restraints and all it seems to me that $126 million in a single year for research has got to be something of a vital contribution.'' <br> [[w:Albert R. Brashear|Albert R. Brashear]], a White House spokesman, said that Mr. Reagan intended to suggest that current spending levels, which have been increasing steadily, were enough. * Boffey, Philip; Times, Special To the New York (September 18, 1985). [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/18/us/reagan-defends-financing-for-aids.html "Reagan Defends Financing for Aids"]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved March 7, 2020. * When AIDS was at its most brutal, frightening, my-God-what-are-we-going-to-do era, that was when [[vampire]] stories and stories about blood and trust swept the literary world. ** [[Susie Bright]] "[http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/qa/multi_1/documents/04461778.asp Bright Ideas]", interview by Tamara Wieder, ''Boston Phoenix'', February 11, 2005. * Our more recent work (in progress) provides further evidence on the intricate development effects of the Christian influence in Africa (Cagé & Rueda 2016b). We study the role played by early missionary investments in sub-Saharan Africa to explain HIV/AIDS prevalence nowadays. <br> On the one hand, missionaries were the first to invest in medicine in a number of countries. The history of modern medicine in sub-Saharan Africa is indeed closely linked to the development of missionary activity. According to the World Missionary Atlas (Beach and Fahs 1925), there were 150 missionary physicians in Africa in 1925, and more than 235 nurses working with nearly 500 trained native nurses in 116 hospitals and 366 dispensaries. <br> Moreover, the early Christian provision of health care persisted after colonisation and is particularly influential in the design of health care in poor countries (Idler 2014). <br> On the other hand, health investments are not the only way through which missionary activity may have affected the propagation of HIV/AIDS. Christian values also affect sexually transmitted diseases and there is quantitative and historical evidence that missionaries actively changed sexual behaviours (Vaughan 2007, Doyle 2013, Mantovanelli 2014). <br> We show that the net effect of proximity to historical mission settlements on HIV prevalence is negative. As seen in Figure 4, regions far from missions tend to have less HIV prevalence today. This general correlation cannot be fully captured by the fact that missions tend to be located in what are today more densely populated areas, or by any other geographical determinant of missionary activity. However, this negative effect can be captured by negative perceptions of condom use and contraception. Among regions historically close to missionary settlements, proximity to a health investment is associated with lower prevalence rates, more acceptance of contraception, and lower exposure to risky behaviours, such as buying the services of sex workers. ** Julia Cagé, Valeria Rueda; [https://voxeu.org/article/christian-missions-and-development-sub-saharan-africa “The devil is in the detail: Christian missions’ heterogeneous effects on development in sub-Saharan Africa”], ''VOXEU.org'', (04 March 2017) * Transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) primarily occurs across mucosal surfaces. In particular, the rectum and colon mucosa are important as a portal of entry and during early disease progression, respectively. In the United States, 66% of all new HIV infections in 2017 were in men who have sex with men (MSM), with receptive anal intercourse being the main mode of transmission. Substantial gut microbiome compositional shifts have been previously described in HIV-infected populations; however, we now know the most prominent compositional changes are associated with sexual behavior. The MSM gut microbiome is dominated by Prevotella species compared with the Bacteroides-rich microbiome of culturally westernized men who have sex with women (MSW). Microbiome shifts associated with HIV infection are more subtle, typically require a large cohort to observe, and have been linked with low current and nadir CD4+ T cell counts and viremia. Our group investigated HIV-associated microbiome compositional effects on immune activation in vitro 9 and recently published an evaluation of the effects of human fecal microbiota transplant on immune activation in a gnotobiotic mouse model. These studies revealed the fecal microbiota of MSM, regardless of HIV status, elevates immune activation over that seen with the fecal microbiota of MSW. Additionally, we observed that the MSM microbiota enhanced in vitro HIV infection. Here, the discussion will focus on the question, can the microbiota of MSM influence HIV transmission? We provide additional data that suggests the unique gut microbiota in MSM drives the influx of a population of CD4+ T cells expressing the HIV co-receptor CCR5 into the gut, supporting a link between the gut microbiota in HIV-negative MSM, the mucosal immune environment, and HIV transmission. ** Sara L. Coleman, C. Preston Neff, Sam X. Li, Abigail J.S. Armstrong , Jennifer M. Schneider, Sharon Sen; [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19490976.2019.1700756 “Can gut microbiota of men who have sex with men influence HIV transmission?”], ''Gut Microbes'', (10 Feb 2020), Volume 11, Issue 3, pp.610-619. * In the United States, most new HIV infections are the result of unprotected RAI with a risk rate of 138 per 10,000 exposures. The CDC lists in order of effectiveness (least to greatest) circumcision of adult males, male condom use, daily PrEP for HIV-negative individuals, and ART for HIV-positive individuals as strategies for the prevention of new HIV infections. Randomized clinical trials conducted among men in sub-Saharan Africa support male circumcision for reducing HIV transmission for the insertive partner during anal intercourse; however, as circumcision trials have not included a large enough number of MSM and many MSM practice both insertive and receptive anal intercourse, the CDC did not definitely conclude that male circumcision reduces risk of HIV acquisition in MSM practicing receptive anal sex. ** Sara L. Coleman, C. Preston Neff, Sam X. Li, Abigail J.S. Armstrong , Jennifer M. Schneider, Sharon Sen; [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19490976.2019.1700756 “Can gut microbiota of men who have sex with men influence HIV transmission?”], ''Gut Microbes'', (10 Feb 2020), Volume 11, Issue 3, pp.610-619. * Through investigation of the MSM microbiome in vitro, in gnotobiotic mice, and with analysis of human MSM peripheral blood and rectosigmoid biopsies, our work confirmations MSM-specific compositional changes, with a keen interest in members of the Erysipelotrichaceae family, which influence both the systemic and colon-specific immune environments. We observed elevated T cell activation and gut homing markers in the peripheral blood and higher frequencies of the HIV co-receptor on total and activated T cells in the rectosigmoid colon. The MSM-associated microbiota may influence the risk of HIV transmission through integrin and chemokine receptor expression on T cells, thus determining the cell populations in the colon, providing greater opportunity for HIV infection upon exposure. As our understanding of the MSM microbiome influence on HIV transmission becomes clearer, there may be an opportunity for compositional manipulation through diet or pharmaceutical interventions, with a goal of reducing HIV transmission in MSM populations. ** Sara L. Coleman , C. Preston Neff , Sam X. Li , Abigail J.S. Armstrong , Jennifer M. Schneider , Sharon Sen , [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19490976.2019.1700756 “Can gut microbiota of men who have sex with men influence HIV transmission?”] 610-619, (10 Feb 2020) * Pope Benedict XVI has said that condom use can be justified in some cases to help stop the spread of AIDS, the Vatican’s first exception to a long-held policy banning contraceptives. The pope made the statement in interviews on a host of contentious issues with a German journalist, part of an unusual ef-fort to address some of the harshest criticisms of his turbulent papacy. <br> The pope’s statement on condoms was extremely limited: he did not approve their use or suggest that the Roman Catholic Church was beginning to back away from its prohibition of birth control. In fact, the one example he cited as a possibly appropriate use was by male prostitutes. <br> Still, the statement was something of a milestone for the church and a significant change for Benedict, who faced intense criticism last year when, en route to [[AIDS]]-plagued [[Africa]], he said condom use did not help prevent the spread of AIDS, only abstinence and fidelity did. ** Rachel Donadio and Laurie Goodstein; [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/world/europe/21pope.html “In Rare Cases, Pope Justifies Use of Condoms”], ''New York Times'', (Nov. 20, 2010) * As individual and unpredictable as this illness seems to be, the one thing I found I could say with certainty was this: AIDS makes things more intensely what they already are. ** [[w:Mark Doty|Mark Doty]] ''Heaven’s Cost''. * I’ve made three documentary films on subject of AIDS in Africa. My particular love is the country of [[Uganda]], it’s one of the countries that I love most in the world. There was a period when Uganda had the worst incidence of HIV/AIDS in the world. But through an amazing initiative called ABC: Abstinence, Be faithful, Correct use of condoms... Those three – I am not denying that abstinence is a very good way of not getting AIDS, it really is, it works. So does being faithful, ''but so do condoms''! And do not deny it! And this Pope not satisfied with saying: “Condoms are against our religion. Please consider first abstinence, second being faithful to your partner,” he spreads that lie that condoms actually increase the incidence of AIDS. He actually makes sure that aid is conditional on saying “no” to condoms. I have been to – there is a hospital in Bwindi in the west of Uganda where I do quite a lot of work – it is unbelievable, the pain and suffering you see. ** [[Stephen Fry]] Abridged Intelligence² debate speech: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqB3F6N527U&feature=related "The Catholic church is a force for good in the world"], (November 7th 2009) * On December 22, 1986, finding I was body positive, I set myself a target: I would disclose my secret and survive Margaret Thatcher. I did. Now I have set my sights on the millennium and a world where we are all equal. ** [[Derek Jarman]] ''At Your Own Risk''. * “We can actually learn a lot about safety guidelines by listening to producers of porn,” said Perry N. Halkitis, dean of the School of Public Health at Rutgers University. “Thinking back to the H.I.V./AIDS crisis, the adult film industry had to learn how to keep their workers safe.” <br> He recommends following its lead by using what he calls the Four Ts: Target, Test, Treat and Trace. The adult film industry uses a nationwide program called PASS, for Performer Availability Screening Services, that requires performers to be tested every 14 days for H.I.V. and other sexually transmitted infections in order to be cleared for work. If a worker tests positive, he’s treated, and his partners are traced. ** Perry N. Halakitis as quoted by Michele C. Hollow in [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/well/live/coronavirus-testing-travel-covid-database-porn-adult-film.html “Lessons on Coronavirus Testing From the Adult Film Industry”], ''New York Times'', (June 18, 2020) * The discovery of AIDS as a sexually transmitted disease in the 1980s brought about the popularity of condoms as a contraceptive and as a use of prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. They now could be found in most stores in Europe and America and are increasingly more common in developing countries. ** Fahd Khan, Saheel Mukhtar, Ian K. Dickinson, and Seshadri Sriprasad; [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649591/ “The story of the condom”], ''Indian J Urol''. 2013 Jan-Mar; 29(1): 12–15 * More than 80 percent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are transmitted via sexual intercourse. And researchers may have discovered at least one reason why. According to a new study published in ''Cell'', a component of human semen may facilitate the spread of the virus by targeting immune system cells, in some cases making the pathogen up to 100,000 times more virulent. <br> The team of German scientists had initially set out to determine if semen contained factors that inhibit the HIV infection. "We were not expecting to find an enhancer, and we were even more surprised about the strength," says report co-author Frank Kirchhoff, a virologist at the University of Ulm Clinic in Germany. "Most enhancers have maybe a two- or three-fold effect, but here the effect was amazing—more than 50-fold and, under certain conditions, more than 100,000-fold." ** Frank Kirchhoff as quoted in [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/male-semen-makes-hiv-more-potent/ ”Male Semen Makes HIV More Potent”], by Nikhil Swaminathan, ''Scientific American'', (December 14, 2007) * … condoms are about as effective against AIDS as a twenty-four-chamber gun instead of a six-chamber gun when playing Russian roulette. ** [[Peter Kreeft]] "Ecumenical Jihad", ''Ignatius Press'', (1996) * HIV is still a problem worldwide, and the more we learn about what makes certain populations more susceptible to HIV, the more we can help. Understanding that biological component, whether it’s in women or in men, helps us define ways that we can help modulate that. ** Laurel Lagenaur, as quoted in [https://www.statnews.com/2019/04/05/your-sexual-partners-can-change-your-microbiome-a-new-study-in-mice-finds/ “Your sexual partners can change your microbiome, a new study in mice finds”], by Kate Sheridan, “Stat”, (April 5, 2019) * ‘[[w:Christian Church|The body of Christ]]’ is a phrase Christians use to describe the whole church – all the people who believe in Jesus Christ. By sharing in one bread at Holy Communion, we believe that we stand together, in solidarity with other Christians and all people. <br> Saying ‘the body of Christ has AIDS’ signifies that members of the Church are affected by AIDS, and that it is an issue for us to care about. We also show that people who are HIV positive should not be excluded or stigmatised, but rather they should be welcome to live a full and active part in life. ** Methodist Conference, [https://web.archive.org/web/20111019233719/http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentoworld.content&cmid=1863 “HIV/AIDS”] * In 2003 the Methodist Conference adopted a resolution, Notice of Motion 18, which read: <br>“AIDS is the new apartheid. <br>In the name of Christ the healer, who reached out to touch and comfort the marginalised of his day, Conference stands alongside all who are suffering from the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the world today. We are one body in Christ; when one suffers, we all suffer. <br>To this end: <br> 1. We urge the churches to speak openly and courageously about HIV/AIDS: <br> *to embrace – and not reject – afflicted family members <br> *to encourage persons to confesstheir HIV/AIDS positive status <br> *to uphold sufferers in our worship, liturgy and songs <br> *to speak openly about preventative measures including safe sex practices <br> *to advocate for the free distribution of condoms, which save lives. <br> 2. We urge all governments to fight HIV/AIDS: <br> *to acknowledge the extent of HIV/AIDS in their countries <br>* to fund education, health care, and nutrition programmes to combat the spread of the disease and to provide life-saving drugs to all persons regardless of their ability to pay, especially pregnant women and those marginalised by war, poverty, gender or age. <br>* to pressurise pharmaceutical companies and multi-national corporations to release cheap generic drugs to the millions suffering from HIV/AIDS <br>* to promote legislation and judicial practices that protect women and children from sexual violence and domestic abuse. <br> 3. Conference resolves to learn from and work with our overseas partner churches.” ** Methodist Conference, [https://web.archive.org/web/20111019233719/http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentoworld.content&cmid=1863 “HIV/AIDS”] * ''[Josh, with Henry Rios]'' "Do you want to?" he whispered. <br>I raised myself on my elbow and said, "Of course I do, but I haven't carried rubbers with me since I was sixteen." <br>"Just this once," he said. "You could pull out before - you know." <br>I squeezed his neck between my fingers. "No," I said softly. "There's AIDS, Josh. It's not worth the risk." ** [[w:Michael Nava|Michael Nava]], "Goldenboy" (1988), at p.123 * A variety of international treaties and human rights statements support the rights of all people to seek and receive accurate sexual health information, including the [[w:International Conference on Population and Development|1994 International Conference on Population and Development Program of Action, Cairo, 1994]] and the [[w:Convention on the Rights of the Child|2003 report of the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child]]. The latter emphasized that ‘children should have the right to access adequate information related to HIV/ AIDS prevention and care, through formal channels (e.g. through educational opportunities and child-targeted media) as well as informal channels,’ and that, ‘effective HIV/AIDS prevention requires States to refrain from censoring, withholding, or intentionally misrepresenting health-related information, including sexual education and information … State parties must ensure that children have the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills to protect themselves and others as they begin to express their sexuality’. ** Mary A. Ott and John S. Santelli, [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5913747/ “Abstinence and abstinence-only education”], ''Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol''. 2007 Oct; 19(5): 446–452, (2018 Apr 24) * I can't write about love in the same way we've been writing about it, because it ain't the same deal anymore. "You Can't Do That"'s kind of tongue in cheek about some very serious stuff. This is no joke here folks - you've got to be a little careful. ** [[w:K.T. Oslin|K.T. Oslin]], ''KT Oslin offers truth in her tunes: Country singer dares to attempt crossover'', ''The Spokesman Review'', (July 20, 1993) * AIDS is a world epidemic, a public-health problem that must be confronted with scientific advances and methods that have proven effective. Rejecting condom use is to oppose the fight for life. ** Fr. Valeriano Paitoni as quoted in Alsan, Marcella (April 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20060821143901/http://www.aids.net.au/us-catholic-20060421.htm "The Church & AIDS in Africa: Condoms & the Culture of Life"]. ''Commonweal: A Review of Religion, Politics, and Culture''. 133 (8). Archived from [http://www.aids.net.au/us-catholic-20060421.htm the original] on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2006-11-28. * Since the mid-1970s, more than 30 new diseases have emerged, including AIDS, [[Ebola]], Lyme disease and SARS. Most of these are believed to have moved from wildlife to human populations. ** Mary Pearl president of the Wildlife Trust in a Newsweek magazine interview. ''[[w:Awake!|Awake!]]'' magazine, article: "Will Science Cure the World?", (January 2007). * In 1984, the US [[w:Secretary of Health and Human Services|Secretary of Health and Human Services]] [[w:Margaret Heckler|Margaret Heckler]] announced at a press conference in Washington, DC, that scientists had successfully identified the virus that later became known as HIV -- and predicted that a preventative vaccine would be ready for testing in two years. Nearly four decades and 32 million deaths later, the world is still waiting for an HIV vaccine. Instead of a breakthrough, Heckler's claim was followed by the loss of much of a generation of gay men and the painful shunning of their community in Western countries. For many years, a positive diagnosis was not only a death sentence; it ensured a person would spend their final months abandoned by their communities, while doctors debated in medical journals whether HIV patients were even worth saving. <br> The search didn't end in the 1980s. In 1997, President Bill Clinton challenged the US to come up with a vaccine within a decade. Fourteen years ago, scientists said we were still about 10 years away. <br> The difficulties in finding a [[vaccine]] began with the very nature of HIV/AIDS itself. "[[Influenza]] is able to change itself from one year to the next so the natural infection or immunization the previous year doesn't infect you the following year. HIV does that during a single infection," explains Paul Offit, a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist who co-invented the [[w:Rotavirus vaccine|rotavirus vaccine]]. <br> "It continues to [[mutate]] in you, so it's like you're infected with a thousand different HIV strands," Offit tells CNN. "(And) while it is mutating, it's also crippling your immune [[system]]." ** Rob Picheta, [https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/03/health/coronavirus-vaccine-never-developed-intl/index.html “What happens if a coronavirus vaccine is never developed? It has happened before”], ''CNN'' (Updated 9:39 AM ET, Sun May 3, 2020) * The sexual revolution of the 60’s almost put an end to [[condom]] use. “Good girls” were willing sex partners, so fewer men turned to professional sex workers, the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections – gonorrhea and syphilis – were easily treated, and the pill and IUD provided the most effective reversible contraception the world had seen (Valdiserri, 1988). <br> When the virus that can cause AIDS was identified, it became clear that condom use and other methods of safer sex could stem the epidemic. Many public health professionals believe that local, state, and federal governments have ignored or denied the severity of the problem, and have behaved a lot like the social hygenists of the [[World War I]] generation (Brandt, 1985). <br> Until 2010, about $100 million in federal funds was spent annually for [[w:Abstinence-only sex education|abstinence-only sexuality education]] designed to discourage unmarried young people, regardless of sexual orientation, from having sex. None of this money was allowed to be used for any program that talked about the effectiveness of condoms to reduce the chances of infection or unintended pregnancy among those young people who are already sexually active. Meanwhile, 50 percent of all HIV infections occur among people under the age of 25, and 63 percent of infections among those between the ages of 13 and 19 are among women (NIAIAD 2001). ** ''Planned Parenthood'', [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/2613/9611/6275/History_of_BC_Methods.pdf “A History of Birth Control Methods “], p.6 * We owe it to [[w:Ryan White|Ryan]] to make sure that the [[fear]] and [[ignorance]] that chased him from his home and his school will be eliminated. We owe it to Ryan to open our hearts and our minds to those with AIDS. We owe it to Ryan to be compassionate, caring and tolerant toward those with AIDS, their families and friends. It's the disease that's frightening, not the people who have it. ** [[Ronald Reagan]], "We Owe It to Ryan". ''The Washington Post'', (January 11, 1990). * In the early '80s, the public discourse about AIDS was divisive and ugly. Some elected officials said the disease was God's revenge on people who lived a certain lifestyle. The federal government wouldn't fund research for a cure. But, today, the [[w:National Institute of Health|NIH]] spends $1.8 billion on AIDS research annually, and the virus is no longer an epidemic in this country. <br> So, how did we get from that climate of fear and animosity in the early '80s to where we are today? Well, it's by the extraordinary efforts of ordinary individuals, then change occurred, as it has time and time again throughout our history. ** [[Christopher Reeve]], [http://www.chrisreevehomepage.com/sp-middlebury2004.html “Dana Morosini Reeve '84 & Christopher Reeve”], MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS, (May 23, 2004) * In 1984, the government spent zero dollars on AIDS research, because AIDS was thought to be a death sentence, and the virus was far too complicated to deal with. Today, the government spends annually $1.8 billion a year on research, and people who would have been dead four or five years ago now have the virus virtually undetectable in their bloodstream, and they're living normal lives. <br> That was something thought impossible until we put money and talent together and aimed it toward a problem. ** Christopher Reeve, [http://www.chrisreevehomepage.com/sp-rehab-210200.html “REHABILITATION RESEARCH - NO REASON TO HOLD BACK”], VA REHABILITATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, CRYSTAL CITY, VIRGINIA. (February 21, 2000) * During the darkest days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, when Republicans and religious conservatives controlled the federal government and were doing everything in their power to harm the sick and dying, [[queer]]s organized and protested and volunteered and mourned. We also made music and theater and art. We took care of each other, and we danced and loved and fucked. Embracing joy and art and sex in the face of fear and uncertainty made us feel better—it kept us sane—and it had the added benefit of driving our enemies crazy. They couldn’t understand how we could be anything but miserable, given the challenges we faced—their greed, their indifference, their bigotry—but we created and experienced joy despite their hatred and despite this awful disease. We turned to each other—we turned to our lovers and friends and sometimes strangers—and said, "Fuck them. Now fuck me." ** [[Dan Savage]], [http://www.thestranger.com/savage-love/2016/11/15/24691092/savage-love ''Mourning in America''], ''Savage Love'' column, ''The Stranger'', 15 November 2016 * Last year about 60 Catholic groups wrote an open letter to Benedict urging him to reverse the Vatican\'s opposition to contraception. <br> The ban on condoms "exposes millions of people to the risk of contracting the AIDS virus," they said. ** ''SBS News'', [https://www.sbs.com.au/news/condoms-not-the-answer-to-aids-pope "Condoms \'not the answer to AIDS\': Pope"], (23/08/2013) * There are many who wish to believe that premarital sex causes venereal diseases, that homosexuality causes AIDS... This is simply not true; infectious diseases are caused by infectious agents. ** P. Skrabanek, "Preventive Medicine and Morality," Lancet 1 (8473)(1986): 143. * All that is required of us, in our "new sexual ethic," is that we have sex in a way that favours us more than it favours our diseases. ** [[Richard Summerbell]], ''Body Politic'', June 1983 (reported in Ann Silversides, AIDS activist: Michael Lynch and the Politics of Community (2003), p. 32). * The church's policy of abstinence before marriage and natural contraception has also drawn criticism from groups dealing with HIV and AIDS. O'Brien says the church's policies are inhibiting the fight against the epidemic. "When the United States government was deciding to spend billions of dollars in some of the poorest parts of the world on HIV and AIDS prevention, the church, the Catholic hierarchy, lobbied hard to stop family planning from being included in that. And they won," he said. ** Jeff Swicord, [https://archive.vn/20130105035757/http:/www.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2008-04-14-voa32-66644362.html#selection-1447.1-1523.172 "Many US Catholics Out of Step with Church on Contraception, Abortion"]. VOANews.com. Voice of America. April 14, 2008. (Updated October 27, 2009) Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2011. * ..."That disease he has does an awful job on you. Your lungs fill up."<br>"Well, he should have kept his penis out of other men's bottoms then," Janice says, lowering her voice though, so the nurses and orderlies in the hall don't hear. ** [[w:John Updike|John Updike]], "Rabbit at Rest" (1990) * The Catholic bishops of [[South Africa]], [[Botswana]], and [[Swaziland]] categorically regard the widespread and indiscriminate promotion of condoms as an immoral and misguided weapon in our bat-tle against HIV/AIDS for the following reasons. The use of condoms goes against human dignity. Condoms change the beautiful act of love into a selfish search for pleasure-while rejecting responsibility. Condoms do not guarantee protection against HIV/AIDS. Condoms may even be one of the main reasons for the spread of HIV/AIDS. ** Family Values Versus Safe Sex, (2003 Vatican); as qtd. in Alsan, Marcella (April 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20060821143901/http://www.aids.net.au/us-catholic-20060421.htm "The Church & AIDS in Africa: Condoms & the Culture of Life"]. ''Commonweal: A Review of Religion, Politics, and Culture''. 133 (8). Archived from [http://www.aids.net.au/us-catholic-20060421.htm the original] on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2006-11-28. * You want to know why I don't have AIDS, why I'm not HIV-positive like so many other people? I don't fuck around. It's as simple as that. ** [[w:Kurt Vonnegut|Kurt Vonnegut]], "Timequake" (1997) (p.43) * The need to predict and prevent transmission of HIV has provided a valuable impetus to both sexual behaviour and intervention studies in the past two decades. Data are sparser in some regions than others, in particular those with low HIV prevalence or strong prohibitions surrounding sex, or both. African countries, for example, have received hugely disproportionate attention from researchers compared with Asian countries, and so the evidence base is partial. Even so, a reasonable global impression can be gained from the large number of developing countries with comparable data (those for which a Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) has been undertaken), and from other countries with comparable national surveys. Data are accumulating too, from assessments of the effect of interventions to improve sexual health. ** Kaye Wellings, Martine Collumbien, Emma Slaymaker, Susheela Singh, Zoé Hodges, Dhaval Patel, Nathalie Bajos; [https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/general/lancet_2.pdf “Sexual behaviour in context: a global perspective”], ''The Lancet'', The Lancet Sexual and Reproductive Health Series, (October 2006). pp.1-2 * [[Uganda]]’s success in reducing HIV prevalence and improving reproductive-health status compared with neighbouring countries has been attributed to the selective emphasis on the abstinence and being faithful strands of the ABC strategy in the country’s HIV programmes. The suggestion has been made that later onset of sexual activity and a reduction in non-regular sexual partners (a 65% reduction from 1991 to 1998) have been more important than condom use in curbing the HIV epidemic. These conclusions have been interpreted as providing evidence of the merit of abstinence-based approaches to HIV prevention generally. <br> Several features of Uganda’s epidemiological situation and social-context suggest that Uganda’s success should not be attributed to a few specific interventions. The first feature relates to the timing of events. The fall in prevalence of HIV corresponds to a drop in incidence from the beginning of 1985, when Uganda did not have public national HIV-prevention programmes in place. Furthermore, as our data show, the trend towards older age at first intercourse occurred gradually for women from the 1970s to the present—i.e., before the start of HIV-prevention programmes—for men remarkably little change in age at first intercourse has taken place in recent decades. However, evidence shows that other changes in behaviour have taken place. Condoms were cautiously and gradually introduced in Uganda and were largely unavailable to the general population during the 1980s, but rates of condom use were high in high-risk groups, such as sex workers. ** Kaye Wellings, Martine Collumbien, Emma Slaymaker, Susheela Singh, Zoé Hodges, Dhaval Patel, Nathalie Bajos; [https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/general/lancet_2.pdf “Sexual behaviour in context: a global perspective”], ''The Lancet'', The Lancet Sexual and Reproductive Health Series, (October 2006). p.15 === "The Church & AIDS in Africa: Condoms & the Culture of Life" (2006-08-21) === <small> Alsan, Marcella, [https://web.archive.org/web/20060821143901/http://www.aids.net.au/us-catholic-20060421.htm "The Church & AIDS in Africa: Condoms & the Culture of Life"]. ''Commonweal: A Review of Religion, Politics, and Culture''. 133 (8), (April 2006). Archived from [http://www.aids.net.au/us-catholic-20060421.htm the original] on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2006-11-28. </small> * In the midst of the AIDS epidemic, which has already killed tens of millions and preys disproportionately on the poor, the condom acts as a contra mortem and its use is justified by the Catholic consistent ethic of life. <br> At least, this is the view of many Catholics at the front lines of the global HIV battle. Catholic organizations mercifully provide around 25 percent of the care AIDS victims receive worldwide. Many of the clergy and laity involved in treating people with AIDS, who otherwise fully ascribe to the church’s teachings on sexual ethics and the sanctity of marriage, nevertheless endorse the use of condoms. They argue that the preservation of human life is paramount. Fr. Valeriano Paitoni, working in [[w:Sao Paulo|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]], summarized this perspective: “AIDS is a world epidemic, a public-health problem that must be confronted with scientific advances and methods that have proven effective,” he says. “Rejecting condom use is to oppose the fight for life.” * Bishop Kevin Dowling of [[South Africa]] has also been imploring the Vatican to view condom use as curtailing the transmission of [[death]] rather than precluding the transmission of [[life]]. In [[South Africa]], 5.3 million people are infected with [[HIV]] and 25 percent of all pregnant women test positive for the virus. Dowling prays that the Holy Spirit will intervene to change minds in Rome. He believes Pope Benedict XVI’s view on the use of condoms would change, “if his visits to poor countries were done in such a way that he could sit in a shack and see a young mother dying of AIDS with her baby.” Not long ago, [[Belgian]] Cardinal Godfried Danneels stated on Dutch television that although sex with a person infected with HIV is to be avoided, “if it should take place, the person must use a condom in order not to disobey the commandment condemning murder, in addition to breaking the commandment which forbids adultery.” He added: “Protecting oneself against sickness or death is an act of prevention. Morally, it cannot be judged on the same level as when a condom is used to reduce the number of births.” * Although it is true that condoms are not 100-percent effective in preventing HIV infection, they do reduce the risk of transmission significantly. Comparing condom use to a suicidal dare, as Cardinal Trujillo does, is scientifically inaccurate and socially irresponsible. A preponderance of medical research demonstrates that condoms help prevent the spread of HIV. For example, the European Study Group on Heterosexual Transmission of HIV followed 124 discordant couples (in which only one of the pair is infected with HIV) who consistently used condoms. Over a two-year period and roughly fifteen thousand sexual acts, none of the HIV-negative partners contracted the virus. Thai investigators examining the impact of condom use among the military reported that new infections dropped from 12.5 percent in 1993 to 6.7 percent in 1995. The number of new HIV infections in Thailand plummeted after the introduction of a “100-percent condom use” program. Uganda earned its reputation as a paragon of HIV prevention for its now-famous ABC program: Abstain, Be faithful, and Consistent, Correct use of Condoms. Following the implementation of ABC, HIV infection in Uganda decreased from between 15 and 20 percent of the population in the early 1990s to 5 percent in 2003. A comparative analysis of Ugandan population-based surveys in 1989 and 1995 concluded that delaying the age of first sexual encounters, decreasing the number of casual partners, and increasing condom use all contributed to Uganda’s success. * Benedict XVI made his first comments as pope regarding condom use at a June 2005 papal audience. His listeners included bishops from [[South Africa]], [[Swaziland]], [[Botswana]], [[Namibia]], and [[Lesotho]]. After reviewing the importance of catechesis and recruiting African men to the priest-hood, the pope turned his attention to AIDS: “It is of great concern that the fabric of African life, its very source of hope and stability, is threatened by divorce, abortion, prostitution, human trafficking, and a contraception mentality.” He emphasized that contraception leads to a “breakdown in sexual morality.” In the speech, the pope made a diagnosis: condoms increase sexual immorality, and sexual immorality increases the spread of AIDS. The logical treatment for sexual immorality is Christian marriage, fidelity, and chastity. Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Vatican’s Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, had reached a similar conclusion in his Message for World AIDS Day (December 1, 2003): “We have to present this [lifestyles emphasizing marriage, fidelity, and chastity] as the main way for the effective prevention of infection and spread of HIV/AIDS, since the phenomenon of AIDS is a pathology of the spirit.” * Fidelity in marriage and abstinence for everyone else would be the only indicated intervention if a “pathological spirit” were the only cause of AIDS. Unfortunately, many victims of HIV are blameless. Currently, 25 million HIV-infected individuals and 12 million AIDS orphans are living in [[w:Sub-Saharan Africa|sub-Saharan Africa]]. The communities hardest hit by AIDS are among the world’s most impoverished. Sub-Saharan Africa, which has the world’s lowest per capita annual income ($450 US), and where half of all individuals live in extreme poverty (earning less than a dollar a day), is ground zero of the epidemic. Over 70 percent of all infections, 80 percent of all AIDS-related deaths, and 90 percent of all AIDS-orphanings occur here. And with over six thousand new infections per day, the epidemic shows no signs of abating. * Obviously, the poor are limited in their access to education and to health services. [[Ignorance]] [[kills]]. When accurate [[information]] is not available, myths multiply. Surveys from forty countries indicate that more than 50 percent of young people aged fifteen to twenty-four have serious misconceptions about how HIV/AIDS is transmitted. Research by the [[w:Nelson Mandela Foundation|Nelson Mandela Foundation]] has shown that 35 percent of twelve- to fourteen-year-olds thought that sex with a [[virgin]] could cure AIDS, or were unsure whether or not that statement was true. In other impoverished nations, AIDS is thought to be spread by [[witchcraft]], [[w:Mosquito|mosquito]] bites, or through polio [[vaccination]]. * In Africa, the legacy of [[w:Colonial Africa|colonial racism]], and especially of [[apartheid]], still plays a role in determining one’s risk of contracting HIV. In [[South Africa]], a [[w:Migrant labor|migrant labor]] system separated husbands from wives and made normal family life impossible. That pattern continues in the mining industry today, where the conflation of harsh working conditions, separation from wife and family, and the invariable proximity of brothels facilitate the spread of HIV from sex worker to laborer, and thence to his wife and children. * Acknowledging the role that [[poverty]], [[racism]], and [[gender]] [[inequality]] play in fueling the spread of AIDS in no way diminishes the need for personal responsibility and moral restraint. Indeed, even the correct and consistent use of condoms will require behavior change and individual accountability. But by narrowly diagnosing AIDS as a problem of morality and by discrediting a vital component of HIV prevention, the church is advancing a remedy that is woefully inadequate. In medicine, partial therapy is at best ineffective-and at worst lethal. ===“American Sexual Behavior: Trends, Socio-Demographic Differences, and Risk Behavior” (Updated March, 2006) === <small> Tom W. Smith, [https://www.norc.org/PDFs/Publications/AmericanSexualBehavior2006.pdf “American Sexual Behavior: Trends, Socio-Demographic Differences, and Risk Behavior”] National Opinion Research Center University of Chicago GSS Topical Report No. 25 (Updated March, 2006) </small> * About 17% of adults 18-59 have had an STD and the lifetime infection rate is likely to be over 20% (Laumann, Michael, Gagnon, and Stuart, 1994). Moreover, with the advent of AIDS the medical problem of STDs has taken on increasing urgency (CDC, 2002; Div. of HIV/AIDS Prevention, 1995 and Yankauer, 1994). Deaths from AIDS rose at a rapid pace in the 1980s and early 1990s. By 1992 AIDS had become the number one cause of death among men 25-44. Then due to improvements in medical treatments, cases diagnosed as AIDS peaked in 1993 and deaths from AIDS in 1995. The death rate fell by more than two-thirds and has continued declining through 2002 (CDC, 1998; 2000; "AIDS Falls," NCHS, 2005; 1998; State and Local, 1998; State and Territorial Health Depts. et al, 2000; Surveillance Branch, 2001). Likewise, newly diagnosed HIV cases have also fallen (Espinoza et al, 2005). Most HIV infections have resulted from sexual behavior and heterosexual intercourse has become a major mode of transmission ("Heterosexuality," 1994; CDC, 1998; 2002; Espinoza et al., 2005). ** p.1 * AIDS is a deadly and infectious disease that has mainly been transmitted through tainted blood products, sexual intercourse, and the sharing of needles by users of illegal injection drugs. With the safeguarding of the blood supply current transmission occurs largely through sexual intercourse or the sharing of needles with a HIV positive individual. The only means of restricting the spread of the disease is to have people adopt safer sexual and injecting drug use behaviors. <br> On the one hand, the long latency period of AIDS greatly complicates matters since infected people often are not aware that they are HIV positive and therefore pass the infection on to others. On the other hand, since the mid-1980s over 90% of the public have known that HIV is spread by sexual intercourse and knowledge about AIDS in general has grown over time (Herek, Capitanio, and Widaman, 2002; Lentine, et al., 2000; Rogers, Singer, and Imperio, 1993; and Singer, Rogers, and Corcoran, 1987).12 Given the existence of widespread, if imperfect, knowledge about the role of sexual intercourse in spreading AIDS, the question arises whether behavior has been modified in light of the known risk. ** ”The Impact of AIDS on Sexual Behavior” p.15 * By the time AIDS was identified, its mode of transmission via sexual intercourse documented, and tests for HIV infection developed, the disease was already widespread among the gay population, especially in San Francisco and New York City. Combined efforts by gay community organizations and public health officials led to the rapid dissemination of knowledge about AIDS and the adoption of safer sex practices by gays. The result was "a dramatic decline in risk practices for HIV transmission...gay men have reduced the number of sex partners, have fewer anonymous sexual encounters, have switched from shorter to longer term relationships, and engaged in less anal intercourse or consistently used condoms (Ehrhardt, Yingling, and Warne, 1991)." More recently however, there has been little further increase in safe sex practices among homosexuals and even some back sliding among some who have tired of the diligence and restrictions required by safer sexual practices, among some minority groups, and among younger gays who did not experience the initial onslaught of the epidemic (Catania, Stone, Binson, and Dolcini, 1995; Ehrhardt, 1992; Ehrhardt, Yingling, and Warne, 1991; Goldbaum, Yu, and Wood, 1996; Kalichman, 1996; Osmond, et al., 1994; Ostrow, Beltran, and Joseph, 1994; Carballo-Dieguez and Dolezal, 1996; and Ostrow, Difranceisco, and Kalichman, n.d.). As a result, same gender sexual intercourse among men remains the most frequent mode for the transmission of AIDS ("Update," 1995; Levin, 1995; and State and Local, 1997; CDC, 2002).17 ** p.19 * Undoubtedly because of the advent of AIDS and the dissemination of safer sex messages, condom use doubled from the late 1970s/early 1980s to the late 1980s (Table 18)(see also Anderson, 2003; Anderson, et al., 1999; Bankole, Darrocht, and Singh, 1999; Cates, 2001; Douglas, et al., 1997; Graham et al., 2005; Moran et al., 1990; Murphy and Boggess, 1998; and Ringheim, 1993). From the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s just over a fifth of women used a condom at the time of their first intercourse. By the mid-1980s this had almost doubled to 42%. Similarly, in 1979 21% of teenage males reported using a condom at the time of their most recent intercourse and in 1988 the level increased to 57.5%.22 Condom use has continued to increase since then (Beckman, Harvey, and Tiersky, 1996; Catania, Binson, Dolcini, Stall, Choi, Pollack, Hudes, Canchola, Phillips, Moskowitz, and Coates, 1995; Catania, Coates, Peterson, Dolcini, Kegles, Siegel, Golden, and Fullilove, 1993; Catania, Stone, Binson, and Dolcini, 1995; Ford and Norris, 1995; Ku, Sonenstein, and Pleck, 1994; Moore, et al., 1992; Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, et al., 1992; Pleck, Sonenstein, and Ku, 1993; Ku, Sonenstein, and Pleck, 1993; Strunin and Hingson, 1992; Piccinino and Mosher, 1998; and Peipert, Domagalski, Boardman, Daamen, McCormack, and Zinner, 1997; Manlove, Ryan, and Franzetta, 2004; Mosher et al., 2005). For example, the YRBS shows that condom use increased for both males and females in the 1990s through 2003 and condom use at last intercourse among never married males 15-19 grew by 10 percentage points from 1988 to 1995 (Table 18).<br> However, while condom use has grown appreciably, it is still far below the general and consistent use called for by safer sex practices (Kost and Forrest, 1992; Pleck, Sonenstein, and Ku, 1991; Potter and Anderson, 1993; Leigh, Morrison, Trocki, and Temple, 1994; Peterson, Catania, Dolcini, and Faigeles, 1993; Sabogal, Faigeles, and Catania, 1993; Grinstead, Faigeles, Binson, and Eversley, 1993; Catania, Coates, Golden, Dolcini, Peterson, Kegeles, Siegel, and Fullilove, 1994; Nguyet, Maheux, Beland, and Pica, 1994; Binson, Dolcini, Pollack, and Catania, 1993 and Douglas, et al., 1997). Among sexually experienced college students in 1995 only 38% reported always using a condom (Douglas, Collins, et al., 1997). Likewise, a 1991 national survey of men 20-39 found that only 26.5% of sexually active men had used a condom during the last four weeks and even among unmarried men with no regular sexual partner only 46% had used a condom during the prior month (Tanfer, Grady, Klepinger, and Billy, 1993, see also, Grady, Klepinger, Billy, and Tanfer, 1993 and Catania, et al, 1992). Similarly, among unmarried women 15-44 in 1990 with 2+ partners in the last 3 months only 16% always used condoms and 39% never did (Mosher and Pratt, 1993). Also, among both men and women 18-24 in 1996 whose most recent sexual partner was not someone they were in an ongoing relationship with only 56% had used a condom (Smith, 1998). ** pp.25-26 * Given the deadly nature of AIDS, the near universal knowledge of the disease, and the widespread understanding that it is transmitted through sexual intercourse, its impact on sexual behavior has been limited. The largest changes occurred among gays in large metropolitan centers who adopted considerably safer sexual practices. But the on-going spread of AIDS from male-with-male sexual contact indicates the continuing shortcomings in safer sex practices among gays. <br> Among the heterosexual population the largest change has been the increased use of condoms. However, condom use is incomplete and haphazard with condoms being used much less consistently than called for by safer sex standards. In addition, the small decreases in the number of partners among adolescents and youths may also results from the AIDS epidemic. But most people still have numerous premarital sexual partners and many sexual partners represent casual and short-term relationships. Moreover, it is unclear whether the somewhat moderated number of teens and young adults involved with multiple partners will lead to a reduction in the lifetime number of partners. The continuing high level with multiple partners and the sporadic, if improved, use of condoms means that millions continue to expose themselves each year to the risk of AIDS and other STDs (Anderson and Dahlberg, 1992; Dolcini et al, 1993; Kaestle et al., 2005; and Smith, 1991b). ** pp.28-29 ==See also== * [[Women and HIV/AIDS]] == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{wiktionary}} {{Wikiversity|Category:HIV/AIDS}} {{Commons category}} [[Category:HIV/AIDS]] jiebr6qhdhupv3rs6rse4951qojlipq 3148695 3148689 2022-07-28T16:36:29Z DesmondRavenstone 41077 wikitext text/x-wiki '''[[w:Aids|AIDS or Aids]]''', Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, is a collection of symptoms and infections in humans resulting from the specific damage to the [[immune system]] caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ==Quotes== [[File:HI-virion-structure_en.svg|thumb|AIDS was diagnosed and recognized as a new disease in 1981 in the USA with the subsequent discovery of HIV-1 as the causative agent in 1983. The two types of HIV identified to date, HIV-1 and HIV-2, display similar morphology, tropism, and modes of transmission; however, they are genetically and antigenically divergent. HIV-1 is responsible for over 95% infections worldwide, and the different strains of HIV-1 are classified into four groups: major (M), non-outlier (N), outlier (O), and P. ~ Muthukumar Balasubramaniam, Jui Pandhare, and Chandravanu Dash]] [[File:HIV-budding-Color.jpg|thumb|HIV is still a problem worldwide, and the more we learn about what makes certain populations more susceptible to HIV, the more we can help. Understanding that biological component, whether it’s in women or in men, helps us define ways that we can help modulate that. ~ Laurel Lagenaur]] [[File:Hortus_Deliciarum,_Das_Gebäude_der_Kirche_mit_den_Gläubigen.JPG|thumb|‘[[w:Christian Church|The body of Christ]]’ is a phrase Christians use to describe the whole church – all the people who believe in Jesus Christ. By sharing in one bread at Holy Communion, we believe that we stand together, in solidarity with other Christians and all people. <br> Saying ‘the body of Christ has AIDS’ signifies that members of the Church are affected by AIDS, and that it is an issue for us to care about. We also show that people who are HIV positive should not be excluded or stigmatised, but rather they should be welcome to live a full and active part in life. ~ Methodist Conference]] [[File:Hiv_replication_cycle.gif|thumb|The difficulties in finding a [[vaccine]] began with the very nature of HIV/AIDS itself. "[[Influenza]] is able to change itself from one year to the next so the natural infection or immunization the previous year doesn't infect you the following year. HIV does that during a single infection," explains Paul Offit, a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist who co-invented the [[w:Rotavirus vaccine|rotavirus vaccine]]. <br> "It continues to [[mutate]] in you, so it's like you're infected with a thousand different HIV strands," Offit tells CNN. "(And) while it is mutating, it's also crippling your immune [[system]]." ~ Rob Picheta]] [[File:Ryan_White.jpg|thumb|We owe it to [[w:Ryan White|Ryan]] to make sure that the [[fear]] and [[ignorance]] that chased him from his home and his school will be eliminated. We owe it to Ryan to open our hearts and our minds to those with AIDS. We owe it to Ryan to be compassionate, caring and tolerant toward those with AIDS, their families and friends. It's the disease that's frightening, not the people who have it. ~ [[Ronald Reagan]]]] <!-- Alphabetical by author --> * In the end one cannot avoid the conclusion that AIDS unites certain human themes — homosexuality, sexual disease, and death — about which society actively resists enlightenment. These are things that we are unwilling to address or even think about. We don't want to understand them. We would rather fear them. ** [[Martin Amis]], "Making Sense of AIDS" (1985), in ''The Moronic Inferno and Other Visits to America'' (1986). * AIDS was diagnosed and recognized as a new disease in 1981 in the USA with the subsequent discovery of HIV-1 as the causative agent in 1983. The two types of HIV identified to date, HIV-1 and HIV-2, display similar morphology, tropism, and modes of transmission; however, they are genetically and antigenically divergent. HIV-1 is responsible for over 95% infections worldwide, and the different strains of HIV-1 are classified into four groups: major (M), non-outlier (N), outlier (O), and P. The group M HIV-1 is the predominant circulating strain responsible for >90% infections worldwide, and hence, for the global HIV/AIDS epidemic; viruses belonging to the other three groups are endemic in certain African countries and cause fewer infections. HIV arose from cross-species zoonotic transmissions of simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIV) from monkeys to great apes and ultimately to humans. Four independent cross-species transmissions of SIV from chimpanzees (SIVcpz) or gorillas (SIVgor) to humans gave rise to the four HIV-1 groups: M and N from SIVcpz, and O and P from SIVgor. Notably, the pandemic HIV-1 group M strain arose in Cameroon almost a century ago from a single transmission event involving an SIVcpz-infected chimpanzee and a human. The group M strains are further classified into nine subtypes (A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, and K); each subtype is genetically distinct but phylogenetically equidistant from each other. Two or more of these subtypes can further recombine their genetic material to generate mosaic strains known as circulating recombinant forms (CRFs); around 97 CRFs have been reported to date. The globally dominant HIV-1 subtype C accounts for nearly 50% infections worldwide and is concentrated in Southern Africa and India. The HIV-1 subtype B is dominant in the Americas, Western Europe, and Australasia, and accounts for around 10% global infections. Unlike HIV-1, HIV-2 is largely endemic in West Africa, although the virus has spread to other parts of world in the past decade. Approximately 1-2 million of the PLHIV are infected with HIV-2. The different strains of HIV-2 are classified into nine different groups-A to I, which arose from nine independent cross-species transmission events involving the SIV from sooty mangabey monkeys (SIVsmm). Relative to HIV-1 infection, HIV-2 infection is generally marked by lower viral load, longer asymptomatic period, slower target cell depletion and disease progression, and lower transmission rates. However, in the absence of cART, HIV-2 infection eventually leads to AIDS and, ultimately, death. ** Muthukumar Balasubramaniam, Jui Pandhare, and Chandravanu Dash; [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6714987/ “Immune Control of HIV”], ''J Life Sci'', 2019 Jun; 1(1): 4–37. * A tragedy that cannot be overcome by [[money]] alone, that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems. ** [[Pope Benedict XVI]], as quoted in [https://www.sbs.com.au/news/condoms-not-the-answer-to-aids-pope "Condoms 'not the answer to AIDS': Pope"], ''SBS News'', (23/08/2013) * Benedict said [[condoms]] were not “a real or moral solution” to the AIDS epidemic, adding, “that can really lie only in a humanization of sexuality.” But he also said that “there may be a basis in the case of some individuals, as perhaps when a male prostitute uses a condom, where this can be a first step in the direction of a moralization, a first assumption of responsibility.” ** Pope Benedict XVI, “Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times”, as quoted in Rachel Donadio and Laurie Goodstein; [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/world/europe/21pope.html “In Rare Cases, Pope Justifies Use of Condoms”], ''New York Times'', (Nov. 20, 2010) * The most authoritative recent report is by the US National Institute of Health which concluded: "Intact condoms are essentially impermeable to the smallest sexually transmitted virus, and that the consistent use of male condoms protects against HIV/AIDS transmission." The World Health Organisation insists it is imperative to continue promoting condoms for HIV prevention. ** Steve Bradshaw, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/programmes/panorama/transcripts/sexandtheholycity.txt "SEX and the HOLY CITY"], ''BBC News''. (Retrieved 2016-02-14). * What's really heartbreaking is that the sisters here seem kind, they seem intelligent, they're hard working and they could be the front line in the war against AIDS, and yet what they're doing is peddling rumour and superstition, and the question is really, who has made them believe it? We've come across what the WHO calls "The dangerous allegation that condoms let HIV through before." The Archbishop of Nairobi had put his name to a pamphlet making the claim, and we'd heard the story from Catholics in two other continents, from the Head of the Pro Life Clinics in Manila City. ** Steve Bradshaw, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/programmes/panorama/transcripts/sexandtheholycity.txt "SEX and the HOLY CITY"], ''BBC News''. (Retrieved 2016-02-14). * Mr. Reagan resisted the suggestion that more money was needed. He said that AIDS had been ''one of the top priorities with us'' and that the Administration had provided or appropriated some half a billion dollars for research on AIDS since he took office in 1981. He included in that figure the $126 million that the Administration is seeking for the next budget year. ''So this is a top priority with us,'' he said. ''Yes, there's no question about the seriousness of this, and the need to find an answer.'' <br> When told that the top AIDS scientist had said the Administration's budgets were ''not nearly enough at this stage to go forward and really attack the problem,'' Mr. Reagan replied: ''I think with our budgetary restraints and all it seems to me that $126 million in a single year for research has got to be something of a vital contribution.'' <br> [[w:Albert R. Brashear|Albert R. Brashear]], a White House spokesman, said that Mr. Reagan intended to suggest that current spending levels, which have been increasing steadily, were enough. ** Boffey, Philip; Times, Special To the New York (September 18, 1985). [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/18/us/reagan-defends-financing-for-aids.html "Reagan Defends Financing for Aids"]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved March 7, 2020. * When AIDS was at its most brutal, frightening, my-God-what-are-we-going-to-do era, that was when [[vampire]] stories and stories about blood and trust swept the literary world. ** [[Susie Bright]] "[http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/qa/multi_1/documents/04461778.asp Bright Ideas]", interview by Tamara Wieder, ''Boston Phoenix'', February 11, 2005. * Our more recent work (in progress) provides further evidence on the intricate development effects of the Christian influence in Africa (Cagé & Rueda 2016b). We study the role played by early missionary investments in sub-Saharan Africa to explain HIV/AIDS prevalence nowadays. <br> On the one hand, missionaries were the first to invest in medicine in a number of countries. The history of modern medicine in sub-Saharan Africa is indeed closely linked to the development of missionary activity. According to the World Missionary Atlas (Beach and Fahs 1925), there were 150 missionary physicians in Africa in 1925, and more than 235 nurses working with nearly 500 trained native nurses in 116 hospitals and 366 dispensaries. <br> Moreover, the early Christian provision of health care persisted after colonisation and is particularly influential in the design of health care in poor countries (Idler 2014). <br> On the other hand, health investments are not the only way through which missionary activity may have affected the propagation of HIV/AIDS. Christian values also affect sexually transmitted diseases and there is quantitative and historical evidence that missionaries actively changed sexual behaviours (Vaughan 2007, Doyle 2013, Mantovanelli 2014). <br> We show that the net effect of proximity to historical mission settlements on HIV prevalence is negative. As seen in Figure 4, regions far from missions tend to have less HIV prevalence today. This general correlation cannot be fully captured by the fact that missions tend to be located in what are today more densely populated areas, or by any other geographical determinant of missionary activity. However, this negative effect can be captured by negative perceptions of condom use and contraception. Among regions historically close to missionary settlements, proximity to a health investment is associated with lower prevalence rates, more acceptance of contraception, and lower exposure to risky behaviours, such as buying the services of sex workers. ** Julia Cagé, Valeria Rueda; [https://voxeu.org/article/christian-missions-and-development-sub-saharan-africa “The devil is in the detail: Christian missions’ heterogeneous effects on development in sub-Saharan Africa”], ''VOXEU.org'', (04 March 2017) * Transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) primarily occurs across mucosal surfaces. In particular, the rectum and colon mucosa are important as a portal of entry and during early disease progression, respectively. In the United States, 66% of all new HIV infections in 2017 were in men who have sex with men (MSM), with receptive anal intercourse being the main mode of transmission. Substantial gut microbiome compositional shifts have been previously described in HIV-infected populations; however, we now know the most prominent compositional changes are associated with sexual behavior. The MSM gut microbiome is dominated by Prevotella species compared with the Bacteroides-rich microbiome of culturally westernized men who have sex with women (MSW). Microbiome shifts associated with HIV infection are more subtle, typically require a large cohort to observe, and have been linked with low current and nadir CD4+ T cell counts and viremia. Our group investigated HIV-associated microbiome compositional effects on immune activation in vitro 9 and recently published an evaluation of the effects of human fecal microbiota transplant on immune activation in a gnotobiotic mouse model. These studies revealed the fecal microbiota of MSM, regardless of HIV status, elevates immune activation over that seen with the fecal microbiota of MSW. Additionally, we observed that the MSM microbiota enhanced in vitro HIV infection. Here, the discussion will focus on the question, can the microbiota of MSM influence HIV transmission? We provide additional data that suggests the unique gut microbiota in MSM drives the influx of a population of CD4+ T cells expressing the HIV co-receptor CCR5 into the gut, supporting a link between the gut microbiota in HIV-negative MSM, the mucosal immune environment, and HIV transmission. ** Sara L. Coleman, C. Preston Neff, Sam X. Li, Abigail J.S. Armstrong , Jennifer M. Schneider, Sharon Sen; [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19490976.2019.1700756 “Can gut microbiota of men who have sex with men influence HIV transmission?”], ''Gut Microbes'', (10 Feb 2020), Volume 11, Issue 3, pp.610-619. * In the United States, most new HIV infections are the result of unprotected RAI with a risk rate of 138 per 10,000 exposures. The CDC lists in order of effectiveness (least to greatest) circumcision of adult males, male condom use, daily PrEP for HIV-negative individuals, and ART for HIV-positive individuals as strategies for the prevention of new HIV infections. Randomized clinical trials conducted among men in sub-Saharan Africa support male circumcision for reducing HIV transmission for the insertive partner during anal intercourse; however, as circumcision trials have not included a large enough number of MSM and many MSM practice both insertive and receptive anal intercourse, the CDC did not definitely conclude that male circumcision reduces risk of HIV acquisition in MSM practicing receptive anal sex. ** Sara L. Coleman, C. Preston Neff, Sam X. Li, Abigail J.S. Armstrong, Jennifer M. Schneider, Sharon Sen; [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19490976.2019.1700756 “Can gut microbiota of men who have sex with men influence HIV transmission?”], ''Gut Microbes'', (10 Feb 2020), Volume 11, Issue 3, pp.610-619. * Through investigation of the MSM microbiome in vitro, in gnotobiotic mice, and with analysis of human MSM peripheral blood and rectosigmoid biopsies, our work confirmations MSM-specific compositional changes, with a keen interest in members of the Erysipelotrichaceae family, which influence both the systemic and colon-specific immune environments. We observed elevated T cell activation and gut homing markers in the peripheral blood and higher frequencies of the HIV co-receptor on total and activated T cells in the rectosigmoid colon. The MSM-associated microbiota may influence the risk of HIV transmission through integrin and chemokine receptor expression on T cells, thus determining the cell populations in the colon, providing greater opportunity for HIV infection upon exposure. As our understanding of the MSM microbiome influence on HIV transmission becomes clearer, there may be an opportunity for compositional manipulation through diet or pharmaceutical interventions, with a goal of reducing HIV transmission in MSM populations. ** Sara L. Coleman, C. Preston Neff, Sam X. Li, Abigail J.S. Armstrong, Jennifer M. Schneider, Sharon Sen; [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19490976.2019.1700756 “Can gut microbiota of men who have sex with men influence HIV transmission?”] 610-619, (10 Feb 2020) * Pope Benedict XVI has said that condom use can be justified in some cases to help stop the spread of AIDS, the Vatican’s first exception to a long-held policy banning contraceptives. The pope made the statement in interviews on a host of contentious issues with a German journalist, part of an unusual ef-fort to address some of the harshest criticisms of his turbulent papacy. <br> The pope’s statement on condoms was extremely limited: he did not approve their use or suggest that the Roman Catholic Church was beginning to back away from its prohibition of birth control. In fact, the one example he cited as a possibly appropriate use was by male prostitutes. <br> Still, the statement was something of a milestone for the church and a significant change for Benedict, who faced intense criticism last year when, en route to [[AIDS]]-plagued [[Africa]], he said condom use did not help prevent the spread of AIDS, only abstinence and fidelity did. ** Rachel Donadio and Laurie Goodstein; [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/world/europe/21pope.html “In Rare Cases, Pope Justifies Use of Condoms”], ''New York Times'', (Nov. 20, 2010) * As individual and unpredictable as this illness seems to be, the one thing I found I could say with certainty was this: AIDS makes things more intensely what they already are. ** [[w:Mark Doty|Mark Doty]] ''Heaven’s Cost''. * I’ve made three documentary films on subject of AIDS in Africa. My particular love is the country of [[Uganda]], it’s one of the countries that I love most in the world. There was a period when Uganda had the worst incidence of HIV/AIDS in the world. But through an amazing initiative called ABC: Abstinence, Be faithful, Correct use of condoms... Those three – I am not denying that abstinence is a very good way of not getting AIDS, it really is, it works. So does being faithful, ''but so do condoms''! And do not deny it! And this Pope not satisfied with saying: “Condoms are against our religion. Please consider first abstinence, second being faithful to your partner,” he spreads that lie that condoms actually increase the incidence of AIDS. He actually makes sure that aid is conditional on saying “no” to condoms. I have been to – there is a hospital in Bwindi in the west of Uganda where I do quite a lot of work – it is unbelievable, the pain and suffering you see. ** [[Stephen Fry]] Abridged Intelligence² debate speech: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqB3F6N527U&feature=related "The Catholic church is a force for good in the world"], (November 7th 2009) * On December 22, 1986, finding I was body positive, I set myself a target: I would disclose my secret and survive Margaret Thatcher. I did. Now I have set my sights on the millennium and a world where we are all equal. ** [[Derek Jarman]] ''At Your Own Risk''. * “We can actually learn a lot about safety guidelines by listening to producers of porn,” said Perry N. Halkitis, dean of the School of Public Health at Rutgers University. “Thinking back to the H.I.V./AIDS crisis, the adult film industry had to learn how to keep their workers safe.” <br> He recommends following its lead by using what he calls the Four Ts: Target, Test, Treat and Trace. The adult film industry uses a nationwide program called PASS, for Performer Availability Screening Services, that requires performers to be tested every 14 days for H.I.V. and other sexually transmitted infections in order to be cleared for work. If a worker tests positive, he’s treated, and his partners are traced. ** Perry N. Halakitis as quoted by Michele C. Hollow in [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/well/live/coronavirus-testing-travel-covid-database-porn-adult-film.html “Lessons on Coronavirus Testing From the Adult Film Industry”], ''New York Times'', (June 18, 2020) * The discovery of AIDS as a sexually transmitted disease in the 1980s brought about the popularity of condoms as a contraceptive and as a use of prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. They now could be found in most stores in Europe and America and are increasingly more common in developing countries. ** Fahd Khan, Saheel Mukhtar, Ian K. Dickinson, and Seshadri Sriprasad; [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649591/ “The story of the condom”], ''Indian J Urol''. 2013 Jan-Mar; 29(1): 12–15 * More than 80 percent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are transmitted via sexual intercourse. And researchers may have discovered at least one reason why. According to a new study published in ''Cell'', a component of human semen may facilitate the spread of the virus by targeting immune system cells, in some cases making the pathogen up to 100,000 times more virulent. <br> The team of German scientists had initially set out to determine if semen contained factors that inhibit the HIV infection. "We were not expecting to find an enhancer, and we were even more surprised about the strength," says report co-author Frank Kirchhoff, a virologist at the University of Ulm Clinic in Germany. "Most enhancers have maybe a two- or three-fold effect, but here the effect was amazing—more than 50-fold and, under certain conditions, more than 100,000-fold." ** Frank Kirchhoff as quoted in [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/male-semen-makes-hiv-more-potent/ ”Male Semen Makes HIV More Potent”], by Nikhil Swaminathan, ''Scientific American'', (December 14, 2007) * … condoms are about as effective against AIDS as a twenty-four-chamber gun instead of a six-chamber gun when playing Russian roulette. ** [[Peter Kreeft]] "Ecumenical Jihad", ''Ignatius Press'', (1996) * HIV is still a problem worldwide, and the more we learn about what makes certain populations more susceptible to HIV, the more we can help. Understanding that biological component, whether it’s in women or in men, helps us define ways that we can help modulate that. ** Laurel Lagenaur, as quoted in [https://www.statnews.com/2019/04/05/your-sexual-partners-can-change-your-microbiome-a-new-study-in-mice-finds/ “Your sexual partners can change your microbiome, a new study in mice finds”], by Kate Sheridan, “Stat”, (April 5, 2019) * ‘[[w:Christian Church|The body of Christ]]’ is a phrase Christians use to describe the whole church – all the people who believe in Jesus Christ. By sharing in one bread at Holy Communion, we believe that we stand together, in solidarity with other Christians and all people. <br> Saying ‘the body of Christ has AIDS’ signifies that members of the Church are affected by AIDS, and that it is an issue for us to care about. We also show that people who are HIV positive should not be excluded or stigmatised, but rather they should be welcome to live a full and active part in life. ** Methodist Conference, [https://web.archive.org/web/20111019233719/http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentoworld.content&cmid=1863 “HIV/AIDS”] * In 2003 the Methodist Conference adopted a resolution, Notice of Motion 18, which read: <br>“AIDS is the new apartheid. <br>In the name of Christ the healer, who reached out to touch and comfort the marginalised of his day, Conference stands alongside all who are suffering from the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the world today. We are one body in Christ; when one suffers, we all suffer. <br>To this end: <br> 1. We urge the churches to speak openly and courageously about HIV/AIDS: <br> *to embrace – and not reject – afflicted family members <br> *to encourage persons to confesstheir HIV/AIDS positive status <br> *to uphold sufferers in our worship, liturgy and songs <br> *to speak openly about preventative measures including safe sex practices <br> *to advocate for the free distribution of condoms, which save lives. <br> 2. We urge all governments to fight HIV/AIDS: <br> *to acknowledge the extent of HIV/AIDS in their countries <br>* to fund education, health care, and nutrition programmes to combat the spread of the disease and to provide life-saving drugs to all persons regardless of their ability to pay, especially pregnant women and those marginalised by war, poverty, gender or age. <br>* to pressurise pharmaceutical companies and multi-national corporations to release cheap generic drugs to the millions suffering from HIV/AIDS <br>* to promote legislation and judicial practices that protect women and children from sexual violence and domestic abuse. <br> 3. Conference resolves to learn from and work with our overseas partner churches.” ** Methodist Conference, [https://web.archive.org/web/20111019233719/http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentoworld.content&cmid=1863 “HIV/AIDS”] * ''[Josh, with Henry Rios]'' "Do you want to?" he whispered. <br>I raised myself on my elbow and said, "Of course I do, but I haven't carried rubbers with me since I was sixteen." <br>"Just this once," he said. "You could pull out before - you know." <br>I squeezed his neck between my fingers. "No," I said softly. "There's AIDS, Josh. It's not worth the risk." ** [[w:Michael Nava|Michael Nava]], "Goldenboy" (1988), at p.123 * A variety of international treaties and human rights statements support the rights of all people to seek and receive accurate sexual health information, including the [[w:International Conference on Population and Development|1994 International Conference on Population and Development Program of Action, Cairo, 1994]] and the [[w:Convention on the Rights of the Child|2003 report of the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child]]. The latter emphasized that ‘children should have the right to access adequate information related to HIV/ AIDS prevention and care, through formal channels (e.g. through educational opportunities and child-targeted media) as well as informal channels,’ and that, ‘effective HIV/AIDS prevention requires States to refrain from censoring, withholding, or intentionally misrepresenting health-related information, including sexual education and information … State parties must ensure that children have the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills to protect themselves and others as they begin to express their sexuality’. ** Mary A. Ott and John S. Santelli, [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5913747/ “Abstinence and abstinence-only education”], ''Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol''. 2007 Oct; 19(5): 446–452, (2018 Apr 24) * I can't write about love in the same way we've been writing about it, because it ain't the same deal anymore. "You Can't Do That"'s kind of tongue in cheek about some very serious stuff. This is no joke here folks - you've got to be a little careful. ** [[w:K.T. Oslin|K.T. Oslin]], ''KT Oslin offers truth in her tunes: Country singer dares to attempt crossover'', ''The Spokesman Review'', (July 20, 1993) * AIDS is a world epidemic, a public-health problem that must be confronted with scientific advances and methods that have proven effective. Rejecting condom use is to oppose the fight for life. ** Fr. Valeriano Paitoni as quoted in Alsan, Marcella (April 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20060821143901/http://www.aids.net.au/us-catholic-20060421.htm "The Church & AIDS in Africa: Condoms & the Culture of Life"]. ''Commonweal: A Review of Religion, Politics, and Culture''. 133 (8). Archived from [http://www.aids.net.au/us-catholic-20060421.htm the original] on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2006-11-28. * Since the mid-1970s, more than 30 new diseases have emerged, including AIDS, [[Ebola]], Lyme disease and SARS. Most of these are believed to have moved from wildlife to human populations. ** Mary Pearl president of the Wildlife Trust in a Newsweek magazine interview. ''[[w:Awake!|Awake!]]'' magazine, article: "Will Science Cure the World?", (January 2007). * In 1984, the US [[w:Secretary of Health and Human Services|Secretary of Health and Human Services]] [[w:Margaret Heckler|Margaret Heckler]] announced at a press conference in Washington, DC, that scientists had successfully identified the virus that later became known as HIV -- and predicted that a preventative vaccine would be ready for testing in two years. Nearly four decades and 32 million deaths later, the world is still waiting for an HIV vaccine. Instead of a breakthrough, Heckler's claim was followed by the loss of much of a generation of gay men and the painful shunning of their community in Western countries. For many years, a positive diagnosis was not only a death sentence; it ensured a person would spend their final months abandoned by their communities, while doctors debated in medical journals whether HIV patients were even worth saving. <br> The search didn't end in the 1980s. In 1997, President Bill Clinton challenged the US to come up with a vaccine within a decade. Fourteen years ago, scientists said we were still about 10 years away. <br> The difficulties in finding a [[vaccine]] began with the very nature of HIV/AIDS itself. "[[Influenza]] is able to change itself from one year to the next so the natural infection or immunization the previous year doesn't infect you the following year. HIV does that during a single infection," explains Paul Offit, a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist who co-invented the [[w:Rotavirus vaccine|rotavirus vaccine]]. <br> "It continues to [[mutate]] in you, so it's like you're infected with a thousand different HIV strands," Offit tells CNN. "(And) while it is mutating, it's also crippling your immune [[system]]." ** Rob Picheta, [https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/03/health/coronavirus-vaccine-never-developed-intl/index.html “What happens if a coronavirus vaccine is never developed? It has happened before”], ''CNN'' (Updated 9:39 AM ET, Sun May 3, 2020) * The sexual revolution of the 60’s almost put an end to [[condom]] use. “Good girls” were willing sex partners, so fewer men turned to professional sex workers, the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections – gonorrhea and syphilis – were easily treated, and the pill and IUD provided the most effective reversible contraception the world had seen (Valdiserri, 1988). <br> When the virus that can cause AIDS was identified, it became clear that condom use and other methods of safer sex could stem the epidemic. Many public health professionals believe that local, state, and federal governments have ignored or denied the severity of the problem, and have behaved a lot like the social hygenists of the [[World War I]] generation (Brandt, 1985). <br> Until 2010, about $100 million in federal funds was spent annually for [[w:Abstinence-only sex education|abstinence-only sexuality education]] designed to discourage unmarried young people, regardless of sexual orientation, from having sex. None of this money was allowed to be used for any program that talked about the effectiveness of condoms to reduce the chances of infection or unintended pregnancy among those young people who are already sexually active. Meanwhile, 50 percent of all HIV infections occur among people under the age of 25, and 63 percent of infections among those between the ages of 13 and 19 are among women (NIAIAD 2001). ** ''Planned Parenthood'', [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/2613/9611/6275/History_of_BC_Methods.pdf “A History of Birth Control Methods “], p.6 * We owe it to [[w:Ryan White|Ryan]] to make sure that the [[fear]] and [[ignorance]] that chased him from his home and his school will be eliminated. We owe it to Ryan to open our hearts and our minds to those with AIDS. We owe it to Ryan to be compassionate, caring and tolerant toward those with AIDS, their families and friends. It's the disease that's frightening, not the people who have it. ** [[Ronald Reagan]], "We Owe It to Ryan". ''The Washington Post'', (January 11, 1990). * In the early '80s, the public discourse about AIDS was divisive and ugly. Some elected officials said the disease was God's revenge on people who lived a certain lifestyle. The federal government wouldn't fund research for a cure. But, today, the [[w:National Institute of Health|NIH]] spends $1.8 billion on AIDS research annually, and the virus is no longer an epidemic in this country. <br> So, how did we get from that climate of fear and animosity in the early '80s to where we are today? Well, it's by the extraordinary efforts of ordinary individuals, then change occurred, as it has time and time again throughout our history. ** [[Christopher Reeve]], [http://www.chrisreevehomepage.com/sp-middlebury2004.html “Dana Morosini Reeve '84 & Christopher Reeve”], MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS, (May 23, 2004) * In 1984, the government spent zero dollars on AIDS research, because AIDS was thought to be a death sentence, and the virus was far too complicated to deal with. Today, the government spends annually $1.8 billion a year on research, and people who would have been dead four or five years ago now have the virus virtually undetectable in their bloodstream, and they're living normal lives. <br> That was something thought impossible until we put money and talent together and aimed it toward a problem. ** Christopher Reeve, [http://www.chrisreevehomepage.com/sp-rehab-210200.html “REHABILITATION RESEARCH - NO REASON TO HOLD BACK”], VA REHABILITATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, CRYSTAL CITY, VIRGINIA. (February 21, 2000) * During the darkest days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, when Republicans and religious conservatives controlled the federal government and were doing everything in their power to harm the sick and dying, [[queer]]s organized and protested and volunteered and mourned. We also made music and theater and art. We took care of each other, and we danced and loved and fucked. Embracing joy and art and sex in the face of fear and uncertainty made us feel better — it kept us sane — and it had the added benefit of driving our enemies crazy. They couldn’t understand how we could be anything but miserable, given the challenges we faced — their greed, their indifference, their bigotry — but we created and experienced joy despite their hatred and despite this awful disease. We turned to each other — we turned to our lovers and friends and sometimes strangers — and said, "Fuck them. Now fuck me." ** [[Dan Savage]], [http://www.thestranger.com/savage-love/2016/11/15/24691092/savage-love ''Mourning in America''], ''Savage Love'' column, ''The Stranger'', 15 November 2016 * Last year about 60 Catholic groups wrote an open letter to Benedict urging him to reverse the Vatican's opposition to contraception. <br> The ban on condoms "exposes millions of people to the risk of contracting the AIDS virus," they said. ** ''SBS News'', [https://www.sbs.com.au/news/condoms-not-the-answer-to-aids-pope "Condoms \'not the answer to AIDS\': Pope"], (23/08/2013) * There are many who wish to believe that premarital sex causes venereal diseases, that homosexuality causes AIDS... This is simply not true; infectious diseases are caused by infectious agents. ** P. Skrabanek, "Preventive Medicine and Morality," Lancet 1 (8473)(1986): 143. * All that is required of us, in our "new sexual ethic," is that we have sex in a way that favours us more than it favours our diseases. ** [[Richard Summerbell]], ''Body Politic'', June 1983 (reported in Ann Silversides, AIDS activist: Michael Lynch and the Politics of Community (2003), p. 32). * The church's policy of abstinence before marriage and natural contraception has also drawn criticism from groups dealing with HIV and AIDS. O'Brien says the church's policies are inhibiting the fight against the epidemic. "When the United States government was deciding to spend billions of dollars in some of the poorest parts of the world on HIV and AIDS prevention, the church, the Catholic hierarchy, lobbied hard to stop family planning from being included in that. And they won," he said. ** Jeff Swicord, [https://archive.vn/20130105035757/http:/www.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2008-04-14-voa32-66644362.html#selection-1447.1-1523.172 "Many US Catholics Out of Step with Church on Contraception, Abortion"]. VOANews.com. Voice of America. April 14, 2008. (Updated October 27, 2009) Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2011. * ..."That disease he has does an awful job on you. Your lungs fill up."<br>"Well, he should have kept his penis out of other men's bottoms then," Janice says, lowering her voice though, so the nurses and orderlies in the hall don't hear. ** [[w:John Updike|John Updike]], "Rabbit at Rest" (1990) * The Catholic bishops of [[South Africa]], [[Botswana]], and [[Swaziland]] categorically regard the widespread and indiscriminate promotion of condoms as an immoral and misguided weapon in our bat-tle against HIV/AIDS for the following reasons. The use of condoms goes against human dignity. Condoms change the beautiful act of love into a selfish search for pleasure-while rejecting responsibility. Condoms do not guarantee protection against HIV/AIDS. Condoms may even be one of the main reasons for the spread of HIV/AIDS. ** Family Values Versus Safe Sex, (2003 Vatican); as qtd. in Alsan, Marcella (April 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20060821143901/http://www.aids.net.au/us-catholic-20060421.htm "The Church & AIDS in Africa: Condoms & the Culture of Life"]. ''Commonweal: A Review of Religion, Politics, and Culture''. 133 (8). Archived from [http://www.aids.net.au/us-catholic-20060421.htm the original] on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2006-11-28. * You want to know why I don't have AIDS, why I'm not HIV-positive like so many other people? I don't fuck around. It's as simple as that. ** [[w:Kurt Vonnegut|Kurt Vonnegut]], "Timequake" (1997) (p.43) * The need to predict and prevent transmission of HIV has provided a valuable impetus to both sexual behaviour and intervention studies in the past two decades. Data are sparser in some regions than others, in particular those with low HIV prevalence or strong prohibitions surrounding sex, or both. African countries, for example, have received hugely disproportionate attention from researchers compared with Asian countries, and so the evidence base is partial. Even so, a reasonable global impression can be gained from the large number of developing countries with comparable data (those for which a Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) has been undertaken), and from other countries with comparable national surveys. Data are accumulating too, from assessments of the effect of interventions to improve sexual health. ** Kaye Wellings, Martine Collumbien, Emma Slaymaker, Susheela Singh, Zoé Hodges, Dhaval Patel, Nathalie Bajos; [https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/general/lancet_2.pdf “Sexual behaviour in context: a global perspective”], ''The Lancet'', The Lancet Sexual and Reproductive Health Series, (October 2006). pp.1-2 * [[Uganda]]’s success in reducing HIV prevalence and improving reproductive-health status compared with neighbouring countries has been attributed to the selective emphasis on the abstinence and being faithful strands of the ABC strategy in the country’s HIV programmes. The suggestion has been made that later onset of sexual activity and a reduction in non-regular sexual partners (a 65% reduction from 1991 to 1998) have been more important than condom use in curbing the HIV epidemic. These conclusions have been interpreted as providing evidence of the merit of abstinence-based approaches to HIV prevention generally. <br> Several features of Uganda’s epidemiological situation and social-context suggest that Uganda’s success should not be attributed to a few specific interventions. The first feature relates to the timing of events. The fall in prevalence of HIV corresponds to a drop in incidence from the beginning of 1985, when Uganda did not have public national HIV-prevention programmes in place. Furthermore, as our data show, the trend towards older age at first intercourse occurred gradually for women from the 1970s to the present—i.e., before the start of HIV-prevention programmes—for men remarkably little change in age at first intercourse has taken place in recent decades. However, evidence shows that other changes in behaviour have taken place. Condoms were cautiously and gradually introduced in Uganda and were largely unavailable to the general population during the 1980s, but rates of condom use were high in high-risk groups, such as sex workers. ** Kaye Wellings, Martine Collumbien, Emma Slaymaker, Susheela Singh, Zoé Hodges, Dhaval Patel, Nathalie Bajos; [https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/general/lancet_2.pdf “Sexual behaviour in context: a global perspective”], ''The Lancet'', The Lancet Sexual and Reproductive Health Series, (October 2006). p.15 === "The Church & AIDS in Africa: Condoms & the Culture of Life" (2006-08-21) === <small> Alsan, Marcella, [https://web.archive.org/web/20060821143901/http://www.aids.net.au/us-catholic-20060421.htm "The Church & AIDS in Africa: Condoms & the Culture of Life"]. ''Commonweal: A Review of Religion, Politics, and Culture''. 133 (8), (April 2006). Archived from [http://www.aids.net.au/us-catholic-20060421.htm the original] on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2006-11-28. </small> * In the midst of the AIDS epidemic, which has already killed tens of millions and preys disproportionately on the poor, the condom acts as a contra mortem and its use is justified by the Catholic consistent ethic of life. <br> At least, this is the view of many Catholics at the front lines of the global HIV battle. Catholic organizations mercifully provide around 25 percent of the care AIDS victims receive worldwide. Many of the clergy and laity involved in treating people with AIDS, who otherwise fully ascribe to the church’s teachings on sexual ethics and the sanctity of marriage, nevertheless endorse the use of condoms. They argue that the preservation of human life is paramount. Fr. Valeriano Paitoni, working in [[w:Sao Paulo|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]], summarized this perspective: “AIDS is a world epidemic, a public-health problem that must be confronted with scientific advances and methods that have proven effective,” he says. “Rejecting condom use is to oppose the fight for life.” * Bishop Kevin Dowling of [[South Africa]] has also been imploring the Vatican to view condom use as curtailing the transmission of [[death]] rather than precluding the transmission of [[life]]. In [[South Africa]], 5.3 million people are infected with [[HIV]] and 25 percent of all pregnant women test positive for the virus. Dowling prays that the Holy Spirit will intervene to change minds in Rome. He believes Pope Benedict XVI’s view on the use of condoms would change, “if his visits to poor countries were done in such a way that he could sit in a shack and see a young mother dying of AIDS with her baby.” Not long ago, [[Belgian]] Cardinal Godfried Danneels stated on Dutch television that although sex with a person infected with HIV is to be avoided, “if it should take place, the person must use a condom in order not to disobey the commandment condemning murder, in addition to breaking the commandment which forbids adultery.” He added: “Protecting oneself against sickness or death is an act of prevention. Morally, it cannot be judged on the same level as when a condom is used to reduce the number of births.” * Although it is true that condoms are not 100-percent effective in preventing HIV infection, they do reduce the risk of transmission significantly. Comparing condom use to a suicidal dare, as Cardinal Trujillo does, is scientifically inaccurate and socially irresponsible. A preponderance of medical research demonstrates that condoms help prevent the spread of HIV. For example, the European Study Group on Heterosexual Transmission of HIV followed 124 discordant couples (in which only one of the pair is infected with HIV) who consistently used condoms. Over a two-year period and roughly fifteen thousand sexual acts, none of the HIV-negative partners contracted the virus. Thai investigators examining the impact of condom use among the military reported that new infections dropped from 12.5 percent in 1993 to 6.7 percent in 1995. The number of new HIV infections in Thailand plummeted after the introduction of a “100-percent condom use” program. Uganda earned its reputation as a paragon of HIV prevention for its now-famous ABC program: Abstain, Be faithful, and Consistent, Correct use of Condoms. Following the implementation of ABC, HIV infection in Uganda decreased from between 15 and 20 percent of the population in the early 1990s to 5 percent in 2003. A comparative analysis of Ugandan population-based surveys in 1989 and 1995 concluded that delaying the age of first sexual encounters, decreasing the number of casual partners, and increasing condom use all contributed to Uganda’s success. * Benedict XVI made his first comments as pope regarding condom use at a June 2005 papal audience. His listeners included bishops from [[South Africa]], [[Swaziland]], [[Botswana]], [[Namibia]], and [[Lesotho]]. After reviewing the importance of catechesis and recruiting African men to the priesthood, the pope turned his attention to AIDS: “It is of great concern that the fabric of African life, its very source of hope and stability, is threatened by divorce, abortion, prostitution, human trafficking, and a contraception mentality.” He emphasized that contraception leads to a “breakdown in sexual morality.” In the speech, the pope made a diagnosis: condoms increase sexual immorality, and sexual immorality increases the spread of AIDS. The logical treatment for sexual immorality is Christian marriage, fidelity, and chastity. Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Vatican’s Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, had reached a similar conclusion in his Message for World AIDS Day (December 1, 2003): “We have to present this [lifestyles emphasizing marriage, fidelity, and chastity] as the main way for the effective prevention of infection and spread of HIV/AIDS, since the phenomenon of AIDS is a pathology of the spirit.” * Fidelity in marriage and abstinence for everyone else would be the only indicated intervention if a “pathological spirit” were the only cause of AIDS. Unfortunately, many victims of HIV are blameless. Currently, 25 million HIV-infected individuals and 12 million AIDS orphans are living in [[w:Sub-Saharan Africa|sub-Saharan Africa]]. The communities hardest hit by AIDS are among the world’s most impoverished. Sub-Saharan Africa, which has the world’s lowest per capita annual income ($450 US), and where half of all individuals live in extreme poverty (earning less than a dollar a day), is ground zero of the epidemic. Over 70 percent of all infections, 80 percent of all AIDS-related deaths, and 90 percent of all AIDS-orphanings occur here. And with over six thousand new infections per day, the epidemic shows no signs of abating. * Obviously, the poor are limited in their access to education and to health services. [[Ignorance]] [[kills]]. When accurate [[information]] is not available, myths multiply. Surveys from forty countries indicate that more than 50 percent of young people aged fifteen to twenty-four have serious misconceptions about how HIV/AIDS is transmitted. Research by the [[w:Nelson Mandela Foundation|Nelson Mandela Foundation]] has shown that 35 percent of twelve- to fourteen-year-olds thought that sex with a [[virgin]] could cure AIDS, or were unsure whether or not that statement was true. In other impoverished nations, AIDS is thought to be spread by [[witchcraft]], [[w:Mosquito|mosquito]] bites, or through polio [[vaccination]]. * In Africa, the legacy of [[w:Colonial Africa|colonial racism]], and especially of [[apartheid]], still plays a role in determining one’s risk of contracting HIV. In [[South Africa]], a [[w:Migrant labor|migrant labor]] system separated husbands from wives and made normal family life impossible. That pattern continues in the mining industry today, where the conflation of harsh working conditions, separation from wife and family, and the invariable proximity of brothels facilitate the spread of HIV from sex worker to laborer, and thence to his wife and children. * Acknowledging the role that [[poverty]], [[racism]], and [[gender]] [[inequality]] play in fueling the spread of AIDS in no way diminishes the need for personal responsibility and moral restraint. Indeed, even the correct and consistent use of condoms will require behavior change and individual accountability. But by narrowly diagnosing AIDS as a problem of morality and by discrediting a vital component of HIV prevention, the church is advancing a remedy that is woefully inadequate. In medicine, partial therapy is at best ineffective-and at worst lethal. ===“American Sexual Behavior: Trends, Socio-Demographic Differences, and Risk Behavior” (Updated March, 2006) === <small> Tom W. Smith, [https://www.norc.org/PDFs/Publications/AmericanSexualBehavior2006.pdf “American Sexual Behavior: Trends, Socio-Demographic Differences, and Risk Behavior”] National Opinion Research Center University of Chicago GSS Topical Report No. 25 (Updated March, 2006) </small> * About 17% of adults 18-59 have had an STD and the lifetime infection rate is likely to be over 20% (Laumann, Michael, Gagnon, and Stuart, 1994). Moreover, with the advent of AIDS the medical problem of STDs has taken on increasing urgency (CDC, 2002; Div. of HIV/AIDS Prevention, 1995 and Yankauer, 1994). Deaths from AIDS rose at a rapid pace in the 1980s and early 1990s. By 1992 AIDS had become the number one cause of death among men 25-44. Then due to improvements in medical treatments, cases diagnosed as AIDS peaked in 1993 and deaths from AIDS in 1995. The death rate fell by more than two-thirds and has continued declining through 2002 (CDC, 1998; 2000; "AIDS Falls," NCHS, 2005; 1998; State and Local, 1998; State and Territorial Health Depts. et al, 2000; Surveillance Branch, 2001). Likewise, newly diagnosed HIV cases have also fallen (Espinoza et al, 2005). Most HIV infections have resulted from sexual behavior and heterosexual intercourse has become a major mode of transmission ("Heterosexuality," 1994; CDC, 1998; 2002; Espinoza et al., 2005). ** p.1 * AIDS is a deadly and infectious disease that has mainly been transmitted through tainted blood products, sexual intercourse, and the sharing of needles by users of illegal injection drugs. With the safeguarding of the blood supply current transmission occurs largely through sexual intercourse or the sharing of needles with a HIV positive individual. The only means of restricting the spread of the disease is to have people adopt safer sexual and injecting drug use behaviors. <br> On the one hand, the long latency period of AIDS greatly complicates matters since infected people often are not aware that they are HIV positive and therefore pass the infection on to others. On the other hand, since the mid-1980s over 90% of the public have known that HIV is spread by sexual intercourse and knowledge about AIDS in general has grown over time (Herek, Capitanio, and Widaman, 2002; Lentine, et al., 2000; Rogers, Singer, and Imperio, 1993; and Singer, Rogers, and Corcoran, 1987).12 Given the existence of widespread, if imperfect, knowledge about the role of sexual intercourse in spreading AIDS, the question arises whether behavior has been modified in light of the known risk. ** “The Impact of AIDS on Sexual Behavior” p.15 * By the time AIDS was identified, its mode of transmission via sexual intercourse documented, and tests for HIV infection developed, the disease was already widespread among the gay population, especially in San Francisco and New York City. Combined efforts by gay community organizations and public health officials led to the rapid dissemination of knowledge about AIDS and the adoption of safer sex practices by gays. The result was "a dramatic decline in risk practices for HIV transmission...gay men have reduced the number of sex partners, have fewer anonymous sexual encounters, have switched from shorter to longer term relationships, and engaged in less anal intercourse or consistently used condoms (Ehrhardt, Yingling, and Warne, 1991)." More recently however, there has been little further increase in safe sex practices among homosexuals and even some back sliding among some who have tired of the diligence and restrictions required by safer sexual practices, among some minority groups, and among younger gays who did not experience the initial onslaught of the epidemic (Catania, Stone, Binson, and Dolcini, 1995; Ehrhardt, 1992; Ehrhardt, Yingling, and Warne, 1991; Goldbaum, Yu, and Wood, 1996; Kalichman, 1996; Osmond, et al., 1994; Ostrow, Beltran, and Joseph, 1994; Carballo-Dieguez and Dolezal, 1996; and Ostrow, Difranceisco, and Kalichman, n.d.). As a result, same gender sexual intercourse among men remains the most frequent mode for the transmission of AIDS ("Update," 1995; Levin, 1995; and State and Local, 1997; CDC, 2002).17 ** p.19 * Undoubtedly because of the advent of AIDS and the dissemination of safer sex messages, condom use doubled from the late 1970s/early 1980s to the late 1980s (Table 18)(see also Anderson, 2003; Anderson, et al., 1999; Bankole, Darrocht, and Singh, 1999; Cates, 2001; Douglas, et al., 1997; Graham et al., 2005; Moran et al., 1990; Murphy and Boggess, 1998; and Ringheim, 1993). From the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s just over a fifth of women used a condom at the time of their first intercourse. By the mid-1980s this had almost doubled to 42%. Similarly, in 1979 21% of teenage males reported using a condom at the time of their most recent intercourse and in 1988 the level increased to 57.5%.22 Condom use has continued to increase since then (Beckman, Harvey, and Tiersky, 1996; Catania, Binson, Dolcini, Stall, Choi, Pollack, Hudes, Canchola, Phillips, Moskowitz, and Coates, 1995; Catania, Coates, Peterson, Dolcini, Kegles, Siegel, Golden, and Fullilove, 1993; Catania, Stone, Binson, and Dolcini, 1995; Ford and Norris, 1995; Ku, Sonenstein, and Pleck, 1994; Moore, et al., 1992; Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, et al., 1992; Pleck, Sonenstein, and Ku, 1993; Ku, Sonenstein, and Pleck, 1993; Strunin and Hingson, 1992; Piccinino and Mosher, 1998; and Peipert, Domagalski, Boardman, Daamen, McCormack, and Zinner, 1997; Manlove, Ryan, and Franzetta, 2004; Mosher et al., 2005). For example, the YRBS shows that condom use increased for both males and females in the 1990s through 2003 and condom use at last intercourse among never married males 15-19 grew by 10 percentage points from 1988 to 1995 (Table 18).<br> However, while condom use has grown appreciably, it is still far below the general and consistent use called for by safer sex practices (Kost and Forrest, 1992; Pleck, Sonenstein, and Ku, 1991; Potter and Anderson, 1993; Leigh, Morrison, Trocki, and Temple, 1994; Peterson, Catania, Dolcini, and Faigeles, 1993; Sabogal, Faigeles, and Catania, 1993; Grinstead, Faigeles, Binson, and Eversley, 1993; Catania, Coates, Golden, Dolcini, Peterson, Kegeles, Siegel, and Fullilove, 1994; Nguyet, Maheux, Beland, and Pica, 1994; Binson, Dolcini, Pollack, and Catania, 1993 and Douglas, et al., 1997). Among sexually experienced college students in 1995 only 38% reported always using a condom (Douglas, Collins, et al., 1997). Likewise, a 1991 national survey of men 20-39 found that only 26.5% of sexually active men had used a condom during the last four weeks and even among unmarried men with no regular sexual partner only 46% had used a condom during the prior month (Tanfer, Grady, Klepinger, and Billy, 1993, see also, Grady, Klepinger, Billy, and Tanfer, 1993 and Catania, et al, 1992). Similarly, among unmarried women 15-44 in 1990 with 2+ partners in the last 3 months only 16% always used condoms and 39% never did (Mosher and Pratt, 1993). Also, among both men and women 18-24 in 1996 whose most recent sexual partner was not someone they were in an ongoing relationship with only 56% had used a condom (Smith, 1998). ** pp.25-26 * Given the deadly nature of AIDS, the near universal knowledge of the disease, and the widespread understanding that it is transmitted through sexual intercourse, its impact on sexual behavior has been limited. The largest changes occurred among gays in large metropolitan centers who adopted considerably safer sexual practices. But the on-going spread of AIDS from male-with-male sexual contact indicates the continuing shortcomings in safer sex practices among gays. <br> Among the heterosexual population the largest change has been the increased use of condoms. However, condom use is incomplete and haphazard with condoms being used much less consistently than called for by safer sex standards. In addition, the small decreases in the number of partners among adolescents and youths may also results from the AIDS epidemic. But most people still have numerous premarital sexual partners and many sexual partners represent casual and short-term relationships. Moreover, it is unclear whether the somewhat moderated number of teens and young adults involved with multiple partners will lead to a reduction in the lifetime number of partners. The continuing high level with multiple partners and the sporadic, if improved, use of condoms means that millions continue to expose themselves each year to the risk of AIDS and other STDs (Anderson and Dahlberg, 1992; Dolcini et al, 1993; Kaestle et al., 2005; and Smith, 1991b). ** pp.28-29 ==See also== * [[Women and HIV/AIDS]] == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{wiktionary}} {{Wikiversity|Category:HIV/AIDS}} {{Commons category}} [[Category:HIV/AIDS]] i4lnhv652gspuf93tmgo4hy6znm64q5 0 38960 3148902 2878567 2022-07-29T01:17:21Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Caitlín R. Kiernan by Kyle Cassidy2.JPG|thumb|[[All]] I have to do is ''make'' you [[see]] this. This ''one particular thing'' here. That's all. And sometimes it's [[impossible]]. Sometimes, I know the best odds I can [[hope]] for are a thousand to one. You'll see what you see, what your [[life]] has conditioned you to see upon encountering that combination of [[words]], ''not'' what I want or [[need]] you to see. [[Fiction]] [[writing]] is like making films for the [[blind]].]] '''[[w:Caitlín R. Kiernan|Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan]]''' (born [[26 May]] [[1964]]) is an Irish-born American author, [[w:paleontologist|paleontologist]], and prolific blogger perhaps most famous for the novels ''[[w:The Drowning Girl|The Drowning Girl: A Memoir]]'' and ''The Red Tree''. Kiernan is a two-time recipient of both the World Fantasy and Bram Stoker awards. == Quotes == [[File:C R Kiernan.jpeg|thumb|I've [[seen]] so goddamn much — I've seen so much that there's no [[reasonable]] excuse for looking away, because there can't be anything left that's more terrible than what has come before.]] === ''Trilobite: The Writing of Threshold'' (2003) === * '''To paraphrase [[Truman Capote]], finishing a novel is like taking a child out behind the house and shooting it. To which I would hasten to add, that makes critics a bit like stranger who come along later to piss on the corpse.''' === ''[[w:To Charles Fort, With Love|To Charles Fort, With Love]]'' (2005) === * Give me enough words, enough attendant gravity, and I might fall into myself forever, crushed infinitely flat by my own hubris. It'd be a neat trick, I admit. I'd pay to see it — but from a safe distance, of course. === ''Houses Under the Sea'' (2007) === * I've seen so goddamn much — I've seen so much that there's no reasonable excuse for looking away, because there can't be anything left that's more terrible than what has come before. * [[w:Orpheus|Orpheus]]' mistake wasn't that he turned and looked back towards [[w:Eurydice|Eurydice]] and [[Hell]], but that he ever thought he could escape. Same with [[w:Lot (Bible)|Lot's wife]]. Averting our eyes does not change the fact that we are marked. * I sincerely hope I'm not as big a fool as that. Whatever else I may be, I like to think that I'm not an idiot. * The divine is always abominable. === Unfit for Mass Consumption (blog entries)=== [[File:Eye.jpg|thumb|That wasn't a real orgasm. I was only faking the plot.]] :<small>[http://greygirlbeast.livejournal.com/ ''Unfit for Mass Consumption : The Online Journal of a Construct Sometimes Known as Caitlín R. Kiernan'' (Caitlín R. Kiernan's LiveJournal)], as well as previous blog incarnations including: "''Species of One: Confessions of a Lady Writer and Alien Malcontent''</small> ==== 2001 ==== * And speaking of Massachusetts, I just heard on CNN that the first human cloning has been successfully performed there. I'm not inherently opposed to the idea of cloning humans (or anything else), but I have to question the need for any technology that produces ''more'' of us. Making babies is about the only thing for which our species seems to display a more or less universal talent. We hardly need any help. ** (26 November 2001) * '''I was thinking, earlier, how there's this stigma attached to "writing for money" and how odd that is, as though writing is akin to sex (another "creative" act?) and writing for money is akin to prostitution in the minds of so many people.''' Whoring with adjectives, so to speak. Do I give good prose? Look up the definition of "hack." So, there must be the perception that writing, like the priesthood, comes with some higher purpose in tow. Getting paid well somehow sullies the purer cause. I've heard writers dismiss something or another that they've written by explaining, "Oh, yes, I know that sucked, but I only wrote it because they paid me so much money." And '''then we might even forgive them a piece of crap, because we have a sensible explanation. That wasn't a real orgasm. I was only faking the plot.''' [[Dorothy Parker]] and [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] and [[William Faulkner]] in Hollywood. ** (29 November 2001) ==== 2003 ==== [[File:Arima Grand Hotel09s4s4272.jpg|thumb|Every time some dolt whines, "I'm [[confused]]" or "I don't [[understand]]" or "This doesn't make any [[sense]]," I should [[smile]] and [[know]] that I'm doing my [[job]]. ]] * '''The world wants oatmeal. It is not my job to give the world oatmeal.''' It is my job not to be a hack. It is my job to try to make the world chew, lest its lazy jaw muscles atrophy and its collective mandible withers and all its teeth fall out. '''It is my job, as a writer, to give the world toffee and peanut brittle and tough steak and celery.''' I write peanut butter sandwiches, not oatmeal. And '''every time some dolt whines, "I'm confused" or "I don't understand" or "This doesn't make any sense," I should smile and know that I'm doing my job.''' Not because it is my job to be opaque, but because it is not my job to be transparent. ** (23 June 2003) ==== 2004 ==== * '''A writer who does not write is nothing. One may as well be a fisherman who doesn't fish, a stripper who doesn't strip, or a beggar who doesn't beg.''' ** (7 December 2004) * '''I'm not kidding, and I'm not being hyperbolic — sometimes I hate this thing I do more than I could ever say.''' Sometimes, it seems that I spend my days dragging people whose only crime is that I am their creator through the filth and pain and degradation of my own despicable imagination. Where is the good in this? Where is the resolution? Where is the sense of it? If I had even a scintilla of belief in a "higher" intelligence of <I>any</i> sort, days like yesterday (and, by extension, today) would, on the one hand, give me some degree of sympathy for the idiot dieties unable to craft a better universe, and, on the other hand, it makes me grateful I have no such beliefs, because the anger I would have for that "higher" whatever would be inexpressible. And I cannot imagine that there are actually people out there — self-professed "horror" writers — who are <i>trying</i> to elicit these emotions in others, who are <i>purposefully</i> driving their characters on through all the futile, dead-end nightmares that might be devised. '''I would not do this. I swear I would not do this, if I could find other words in me.''' ** (20 December 2004) * '''No matter what you may have heard elsewhere or however you may have romanticized the life of working writers, know this: it is, with very, ''very few exceptions'', a brutal, ugly, and unrelentingly difficult existence.''' It is a grind, no matter how much you may love to write or feel driven to tell stories. Personal demons aside, you will encounter at almost every turn no shortage of idiots and shitheels upon whom you must depend to get your work to readers. Occasionally, there will be a fortunate aberration: a wonderful, brilliant editor, or a copyeditor who doesn't try to express herhimitself vicariously by attempting to rewrite your work, or an agent who busts hisherits ass for you. You may even be so fortunate as to encounter a publisher who cares more about herhisits authors than the bottom line. Those things do happen. But don't ever fucking count on it. If you come to this life, and if you "make it" and can actually eek out some sort of living writing, you will likely learn these things for yourselves. Plenty of people will tell you I'm full of shit on this account. And you are certainly free to listen to whomever you please. But after fourteen years as a full-time writer, during which time I have had great successes and profound failures, seen modest fortune and considerable poverty and everything in-between, been appreciated and reviled, awarded and ignored, helped and hindered — one thing remains true. It's a tough row to hoe, as my Grandfather Ramey would have said. And you do yourself and all working authors a disservice if you dare believe otherwise. ** (25 November 2006) * On our present course, this may eventually stand as the ultimate achievement of ''Homo sapiens sapiens''. We should take a bow. We are obviously planet killers. The question is, can we also be planet saviors? I'd say that seems unlikely. Happy [[w:Earth Day|Earth Day]]. ** (22 April 2004) ==== 2005 ==== [[File:Heart Flow.jpg|thumb|I sense that many readers want nothing more [[complex]] or [[challenging]] than wind-up [[toys]]. It's dispiriting.]] [[File:Titan multi spectral overlay.jpg|thumb|Every month, the US is spending more on the Iraqi [[war]] than it took to reach Saturn and Titan. Mass [[murder]] is expensive, and [[good]] [[science]] is relatively cheap.]] [[File:Doune Castle east wall.jpg|thumb|Each man and woman [[defines]] the [[world]] about them, creating a set of those things which they consider "[[normal]]" and "[[good]]" and "[[evil]]" and "[[sympathetic]]" and "likable," and these are damned indomitable walls. They are high and thick, and it is the task of the [[writer]] to penetrate or scale them.]] * '''There are many words and phrases that should be forever kept out of the hands of book reviewers. It's sad, but true. And one of these is "self-indulgent."''' And this is one of those things that strikes me very odd, like reviewers accusing an author of writing in a way that seems "artificial" or "self-conscious." It is, of course, a necessary prerequisite of fiction that one employ the artifice of language and that one exist in an intensely self-conscious state. Same with "self-indulgent." What could possibly be more self-indulgent than the act of writing fantastic fiction? The author is indulging her- or himself in the expression of the fantasy, and, likewise, the readers are indulging themselves in the luxury of someone else's fantasy. '''I've never written a story that wasn't self-indulgent. Neither has any other fantasy or sf author. We indulge our interests, our obsessions, and assume that someone out there will feel as passionately about X as we do.''' ** (24 July 2005) * '''Originality is the most deadly mirage in all of art. You can chase it from now until doomsday, and you'll only find yourself lost and dying of thirst.''' ** (24 July 2005) * I want to build vast machines of light and darkness, intricate mechanisms within mechanisms, a progression of gears and cogs and pistons each working to its own end as well as that of the Greater Device. That's what I see in my head. But, too often, '''I sense that many readers want nothing more complex or challenging than wind-up toys. It's dispiriting.''' ** (3 January 2005) * '''The writing of a novel or short story or poem or whatever should elevate the audience, not drag the writer down to some level beneath herself.''' And she — the author — should fight always to prevent that dragging down, especially when the only possible benefit of allowing it to happen is monetary. ** (10 January 2005) * '''Every month, the US is spending more on the Iraqi war than it took to reach Saturn and Titan. Mass murder is expensive, and good science is relatively cheap.''' ** (16 January 2005) * Isn't there some great, grim irony in the fact that the whole country gets a day off work in honor of a man who struggled against and died to end oppression, even after having re-elected one of the greatest would-be oppressors of the last century? And that the threat of ''freedom'' for a minority may have been what finally tipped the electoral scales in Dominar Bush's favor? Yes, I think that's what it is, a great, grim irony. [[Martin Luther King, Jr.|King]] said, "No one is free until we are all free." Somehow, the Reverend [[w:Bernice King|Bernice King]] has missed that part, as have so many other Americans. All or nothing. Personally, I think that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day should have been suspended this year in recognition of Bush's second term. A nation cannot simultaneously pat itself on the back for granting ''this'' group of people freedom and strive to deny freedom to this ''other'' group. Or, rather, it can, but it should not be permitted to do so. The vacation has not been earned because the work is not finished. ** (17 January 2005) * '''All I have to do is ''make'' you see this. This ''one particular thing'' here. That's all. And sometimes it's impossible. Sometimes, I know the best odds I can hope for are a thousand to one.''' You'll see what you see, what your life has conditioned you to see upon encountering that combination of words, ''not'' what I want or need you to see. Fiction writing is like making films for the blind. ** (19 January 2005) * [On test audiences and alternate endings on DVDs] Seeing these two endings, knowing that the studio most likely chose the one that would close the film after polling test audiences, makes me a little ill. What if I did that with my novels? What would you think of me, if I were to so subvert the act of storytelling and mythmaking in an effort to make more money (by, I might add, perverting democracy)? Okay, at the end of ''Low Red Moon'', I can kill Chance, or I can let her live. Which ending do ''you'' prefer? Check the box, and let us know. Should Orpheus make it back to the surface without looking to see if Eurydice is truly following him, or should he look? Should the mouse pull the thorn from the lion's paw, or should he mind his own damned business? I can only hope that it is self-evident that this process is as alien and destructive to art as anything ever could be. '''Yes, I'm sure it makes people more money, and money is nice, but it has very little to do with telling good and true and useful stories.''' ** (22 January 2005) * '''At some point, I stopped and made the following note to myself: ''I have never finished a story.'' I'm beginning to see that now. I don't think that there's ever a point where a story or novel is ''just exactly right.'' '''There are only finer and lesser degrees of refinement, and even those are probably subjective. You might think it's perfect for a time, but read it a year or five years later, and you'll see you were mistaken. There's always something I can make better, every time I read one of my stories. Usually there are dozens of somethings. And I once thought this wasn't true, that a story reached a certain point and beyond that point you were only changing things, making them different, not making them better. Indeed, I thought, beyond a point, you risk screwing it all up. '''I don't think that anymore. You risk screwing it all up right from the start, and no story is ever as perfect as it can be. Perfection is always one or two polishes away from the writer. ** (29 January 2005) * Art should never be a slave to commerce, but for all working artists that's exactly what it must be. ** (31 January 2005) * Yesterday was an utter waste. '''An artist, of whatever stripe, has only so many days, to write or paint or dance or whatever, and each one wasted is that much that will never be accomplished.''' ** (20 February 2005) * Sometimes, I think that the most alien thing to mankind is mankind itself. The real aliens live next door or across the border or somewhere overseas. '''Each man and woman defines the world about them, creating a set of those things which they consider "normal" and "good" and "evil" and "sympathetic" and "likable," and these are damned indomitable walls. They are high and thick, and it is the task of the writer to penetrate or scale them.''' To break in. To shatter preconceptions. To ''force'' people to rethink cherished opinions and prejudices. ** (12 August 2005) ==== 2006 ==== [[File:Square1.jpg|thumb|[[Magick]] may be no more than the [[willful]] invocation of awe.]] [[File:Lightning over Oradea Romania 2.jpg|thumb|If there must be resolution and [[explanation]], it must be something [[worth]] its weight in [[mystery]]. Most times, I'd be content with the mystery.]] * I'm not sure if erotica should be angry and grim and terrifying and bitter, but it works for me. I rode my frustration. I kicked the bitch in the ribs until it spat up what I needed. ** (19 January 2006) * '''[[Magick]] may be no more than the willful invocation of awe.''' ** (11 December 2006) * '''If there must be resolution and explanation, it must be something worth its weight in mystery. Most times, I'd be content with the mystery.''' ** (12 December 2006) ==== 2007 ==== [[File:Ancient version of the Taijitu by Lai Zhi-De, sideways.svg|thumb|Personally, I have my [[doubts]] that [[science]] can be said to be genuinely [[progressive]], but I'm pretty dammed certain that [[art]] is not. Which is not to say that it is not accumulative or accretionary.]] [[File:All's well that inks well.jpg|thumb|A [[good]] [[writing]] day is a day when one has written well, and the word counts be damned. Finishing is not the [[goal]]. Doing the [[job]] well is the goal.]] [[File:Explosions.jpg|thumb|What [[people]] ought to be asking me is "Where do you get those tiny, little infinitesimally faint sparks that you then somehow manage to blow up ''into'' [[ideas]]?" Of course, my answer would be, "I have no inkling whatsoever."]] [[File:Taijitu polarity.PNG|thumb|[[Writing]] is a [[wild]] [[magic]] (at least it is for me). It comes when it's ready, and then, if I'm [[lucky]], I have some small say in where it goes and what it does.]] [[File:Miranda - Frederick Goodall.jpg|thumb|We have here these two different paradigms. I spark. They [[craft]]. Two incommensurable [[world views]]. I cannot explain to them what it is that I do. I cannot even explain it to myself.]] * Basically, I wish I could read the way I used to read. I did not dissect as I read. I simply became immersed in the story and let it sweep me happily along. '''Now I cannot help but dissect. I try not to, but I do anyway.''' I cannot help but see "flaws" and all the ways I ''think'' I could have done this better. I would suspect that all writers are like this, to one degree or another. Writers are the gods of their universes, and we are never at a loss to suggest how some other god might better run herhisits universe/s. At least, this is true of me. It is one reason I read so much less fiction than I did fifteen years ago. And, actually, stage magic is not a bad metaphor for this problem I now have as a reader. I am precisely like a magician watching another magician's act. I should be suckered in with the rest of the crowd. I passionately ''desire'' to have the wool pulled over my eyes. Only it very rarely happens, as I'm too busy figuring out how it's all being done and how I could improve upon it … I just can't help but read it as a novelist. This is, from my perspective, unfortunate. I don't want to know how the trick works. I want to be amazed. I want to be convinced of the magic. But this is what I do. I spend my days gluing words together to try and fool other people. And I can't help but try to see how other writers, especially writers who have found more commercial success than have I, make it work. Sadly, I don't even find the mechanics & theory of fiction writing remotely interesting, which makes this doubly frustrating. It's just a reflex. ** (16 January 2007) * '''Art is not science. Even when art is about science, it is still art. There cannot be consensus, in the sense that science strives for meaningful consensus.''' And unlike science, art is not progressive. '''Personally, I have my doubts that science can be said to be genuinely progressive, but I'm pretty dammed certain that art is not. Which is not to say that it is not accumulative or accretionary.''' But the belief that sf writers are out there forecasting the future, that they have some social responsibility to do so, that's malarky, if you ask me. Writers of sf can only, at best, make educated guesses, and usually those guesses are wrong, and clumping together to form a consensus does not in any way insure against history unfolding in one of those other, unpredicted directions. People love to pick out the occasional instances where [[Jules Verne]] and [[William Gibson]] got it right; they rarely ever point fingers at their miscalls. ** (15 June 2007) * I pondered exactly how future biographers would go about writing the biographies of authors without letters. It's not like email and "chat" and whatnot will fill the void. Online journals help a little, but they are not, generally, the truly honest sorts of things that letters were, and only a few authors keep them. I tried for years to keep up letter writing, but was defeated in the end by too many unreliable correspondents. ** (27 June 2007) * '''Bad writing days are days when you mean to write and can't, or are interrupted so frequently that nothing gets done.''' I'm disheartened at how often I see the blogs of aspiring writers bemoaning how slowly a book or story is coming along. They have somehow gotten it in their heads that writing is a thing done quickly, efficiently, like an assembly line with lots of shiny robotic workers. The truth, of course, is that writing is usually slow, and inefficient, and more like trying to find a cube of brown Jello that someone's carelessly dropped into a pig sty. Five hundred words in a day is good. So is a thousand. Or fifteen hundred. '''A good writing day is a day when one has written well, and the word counts be damned. Finishing is not the goal. Doing the job well is the goal.''' And I say that as someone with no means of financial support but her writing, as someone who is woefully underpaid for her writing, and as someone with so many deadlines breathing down her neck that she can no longer tell one breather from the other. Sometimes, I forget this, that daily word counts are irrelevant, that writing is not a race to the finish line. One need only write well if one wishes to be a writer. A day when one does not do her best merely so that more may be written, that's a bad writing day. ** (20 July 2007) * A book may only be judged for what it is, not what you'd like it to be. ** (7 January 2007) * It has been my experience that many people actually believe that writers live in a state of perpetual inspiration. Maybe this is the source of that annoying "Where do you get your ideas from?" question. Maybe the people who believe writers live in a state of perpetual inspiration are the same people who ask that question, thinking — wrongly — that there's a trick of some sort involved. And if a writer would but tell them the trick, then they too would have access to the bottomless well of ideas and live in a state of perpetual inspiration. In my case, at least, there is no bottomless fucking well of ideas, and if I only wrote when I truly felt inspired, I'd starve and live in a cardboard box at the corner of Crack and Whore (which is to say, the corner of Ponce and Piedmont). But, that said, there does have to be a ''spark''. '''What people ought to be asking me is "Where do you get those tiny, little infinitesimally faint sparks that you then somehow manage to blow up ''into'' ideas?" Of course, my answer would be, "I have no inkling whatsoever."''' ** (5 August 2007) * '''I cannot force it. I have never been able to force it. Like I've said before, writing is a wild magic (at least it is for me). It comes when it's ready, and then, if I'm lucky, I have some small say in where it goes and what it does.''' This is one reason I can't comprehend why some writers talk so much about "craft." Crafts are something you learn how to do. I never learned to write. I write better now than I did ten years ago, and far better than I did twenty years ago, but I'm not exactly sure why. To me, it is an almost ineffable thing. I try to explain what it is I do, and how it is I do it … on those extremely rare occasions when I try to explain … and, for me, it's like grasping at air. I have no craft talk, no theory, no dos and don'ts, no discernible process. I sit here in my chair at my desk in front of the iMac, and when I'm lucky, it happens. It's not so much that I think the "writing as craft" people are wrong. They can't be wrong, not if they are crafting stories and know they are crafting stories. But I don't craft stories. So, for me, '''we have here these two different paradigms. I spark. They craft. Two incommensurable [[world views]]. I cannot explain to them what it is that I do. I cannot even explain it to myself. And I cannot comprehend what they do.''' ** (5 August 2007) * We are indeed living at the end of the Golden Age of Mankind, or at least the end of this particular human civilization. That almost everything we take for granted today may, only a couple of decades farther along, seem entirely remarkable, that our most mundane artefacts and toys will stand as incredible examples of luxury and excess. That all of this will pass away, and the "simplest" bits of our day-to-day lives will become miracles of a half-remembered past. A past which will be responsible for that future-present misery. It is difficult to force myself through the trivial routine of my days when these thoughts are front and center. It is difficult to see beyond the veil they draw up about me and difficult to push it all aside long enough to write my silly little stories. ** (29 March 2007) ** There is no "right way" to write a book. There is only the way that the author needs it to be written, because the novel serves the author, even as the author serves the story, and failure is the act of failing to pull off that trick. (13 October 2008) ==== 2010 ==== [[File:Love heart.jpg|thumb|I want a T-shirt that says, "[[Art]] is Emo." We live in an age where [[people]] are more apt to [[believe]] a thing if they read it on a T-shirt.]] * '''I'm wondering how the new crop of teens and twentysomethings became so afraid of emotion and the expression thereof.*''' Did their parents teach them? Did they learn it somewhere else? Is this a spontaneous cultural phenomenon? Are they afraid of appearing weak? Is this capitalism streamlining the human psyche to be more useful by eliminating anything that might hamper productivity? Is it a sort of conformism? I don't know, but '''I could go the rest of my life and never again hear anyone whine about someone else being "emo," and it would be a Very Good Thing.''' :'''*'''<small> The suggestion has been made that they are so much expressing fear as contempt, and I am open to that possibility, though fear and contempt often go hand in hand. </small> :* [http://greygirlbeast.livejournal.com/639337.html "Would you like to see a little of it?" said the Mock Turtle. (3 April 2010)] * '''Could anything be more inimical to art than a fear of emotion, or a fear of "excessive" emotion, or a reluctance to express emotion around others?''' No, of course not. Art can even best the weights of utter fucking ignorance and totalitarian repression, but it cannot survive emotional constipation. <br> '''I want a T-shirt that says, "Art is Emo." We live in an age where people are more apt to believe a thing if they read it on a T-shirt.''' ** "Would you like to see a little of it?" said the Mock Turtle. (3 April 2010) * '''In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man will poke out his eye to fit in. ** (12 December 2010) == External links == {{wikipedia}} * [http://www.caitlinrkiernan.com/ Caitlín R. Kiernan's personal web site] *[http://greygirlbeast.livejournal.com/ Caitlín R. Kiernan's LiveJournal] *[http://www.myspace.com/greygirlbeast Caitlín R. Kiernan at MySpace] (mirrors LJ) *[http://twitter.com/greygirlbeast/ Caitlín R. Kiernan's twitter page] *[http://www.caitlinrkiernan.com/journal.html Caitlín R. Kiernan's blog, mirrors the LiveJournal] (mirror no longer being updated) *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3074141/ Caitlín R. Kiernan's entry at the Internet Movie Database] *[http://www.ryanobermeyer.com/ Cover artist Ryan Obermeyer's online portfolio] *{{isfdb name|id=Caitlin_R._Kiernan|name=Caitlín R. Kiernan}} ===Interviews=== *[http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/feb99/kiernan.shtml Traveling Through Dreams: ''Sequential Tart'' interview with Caitlín R. Kiernan] (February 1999) * [http://home.hiwaay.net/~tfharris/pulpculture/columns/991114.shtml An interview with Caitlín R. Kiernan: Author of ''Silk'' and ''The Dreaming''] (Nov. 14, 1999) *[http://www.darkecho.com/darkecho/horroronline/kiernan.html Universal Studios Horror Online Interview with Caitlín R. Kiernan] (April 2000) * [http://www.artemis-studios.com/dianaprice/kiernan.html Dreamweaver: An Interview with Caitlin R. Kiernan] (October 2000) *[http://www.ink19.com/issues/march2002/interviews/caitlinRKiernan.html Pain, Wonder, and Really Old Things: An Interview with Caitlin R. Kiernan] (October 2001) * [http://www.bookslut.com/features/2004_11_003472.php/ An Interview with Caitlin R. Kiernan by Geoffrey H. Goodwin at Bookslut] (November 2004) *[http://www.flamesrising.com/interview-with-author-caitlin-r-kiernan What Are You Afraid Of? An Interview with Caitlín R. Kiernan] (December 2005) * [http://vanderworld.blogspot.com/2006/04/caitlin-r-kiernan-walks-plank.html Caitlin R. Kiernan Walks The Plank at VanderWorld] (April 2006) *[http://subterraneanpress.com/index.php/2006/12/01/caitlin-r-kiernan-sirenia-digest/ Caitlin R. Kiernan discusses ''Sirenia Digest''] (December 2006) *[http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:181149 Caitlín R. Kiernan, Atlanta Dark Fantasy Novelist] (January 2007) *[http://www.fearzone.com/blog/caitlin-kiernan Author Interview: Caitlin R. 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Murrow.jpg|thumb|This instrument [television] can teach; it can illuminate; yes, and even it can inspire.... There is a great and perhaps decisive battle to be fought against ignorance, intolerance, and indifference. ~[[Edward R. Murrow]]]] [[File:Edward r murrow challenge of ideas screenshot 1.jpg|thumb|We will not walk in fear, one of another…. We are not descended from fearful men — not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were, for the moment, unpopular…. ~[[Edward R. Murrow]]]] [[File:Edward r murrow challenge of ideas screenshot 3.jpg|thumb|This is no time for men who oppose [[Joseph McCarthy|Sen. McCarthy]]'s methods to keep silent... we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. ~[[Edward R. Murrow]]]] [[File:Murrow_challengeofideas_desk.jpg|thumb|right|The actions [McCarthy] have caused alarm and dismay amongst our allies abroad and given considerable comfort to our enemies. And who's fault is that? Not really his; he didn't create this situation of fear, he merely exploited it, and rather successfully. ~[[Edward R. Murrow]]]] [[File:Edward R. Murrow 1947.jpg|thumb|The show prompted more than 10,000 phone calls and 70,000 letters and telegrams — 15 to 1 in favor of Murrow... On December 2, 1954, the Senate formally reprimanded McCarthy by a vote of 67 to 22 for conduct unbecoming a senator... It is a cautionary tale about unrestrained political power and its use of public hysteria. It is also a tribute to the power of a [[Alternative media|dissenting media]] to expose and correct injustice. ~Wendy McElroy]] [[File:George.Clooneywiki1.jpg|thumb|I'm terrified of waking up at 65 years old...and to wake up and say I didn't do the things that I was supposed to do... As someone who is well-known... I can help bring focus... take on those causes, to be really well informed so that they can't marginalize you or make you an idiot along the way. ~[[George Clooney]]]] [[File:Julius Caesar Coustou Louvre MR1798.jpg|thumb|Edward Murrow: Cassius was right. ''The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.'' Shakespeare]] [[File:Starry Starry Night (10201152993).jpg|thumb|Good Night, and Good Luck]] [[w:Good Night, and Good Luck|'''Good Night, and Good Luck''']] is a 2005 historical drama film based on the old [[w:See It Now|CBS news program ''See It Now'']] set in 1954. It was a major influence on TV journalism which spawned many successors. The show was hosted by [[Edward R. Murrow]], viewed by many journalists as one of journalism's greatest figures, for his honesty and integrity. The program is best remembered as the show that criticized [[w:McCarthyism|McCarthyism]] and the [[w:Red Scare|Red Scare,]] contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of [[w:Joseph McCarthy|Senator Joseph McCarthy]]. The film was directed by [[George Clooney]] and was nominated for six Academy Awards. ==Quotes== === Edward R. Murrow's Radio-Television News Directors Association Convention Address, delivered 15 October 1958, Chicago, Illinois === <small>[https://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/edwardmurrowrtnda.htm (full text & youtube link to a 37 min recording of the presentation)]</small> *This just might do nobody any good.<BR> At the end of this discourse a few people may accuse this reporter of fouling his own comfortable nest, and your organization may be accused of having given hospitality to heretical and even dangerous thoughts. But I am persuaded that the elaborate structure of networks, advertising agencies, and sponsors will not be shaken or altered. It is my desire, if not my duty, to try to talk to you journeymen with some candor about what is happening to radio and television in this generous and capacious land. *I have no technical advice or counsel to offer those of you who labor in this vineyard, the one that produces words and pictures. You will, I am sure, forgive me for not telling you that the instruments with which you work are miraculous, that your responsibility is unprecedented, or that your aspirations are frequently frustrated. It is not necessary to remind you of the fact that your voice, amplified to the degree where it reaches from one end of the country to the other, does not confer upon you greater wisdom than when your voice reached only from one end of the bar to the other. *All of these things -- All of these things you know. You should also know at the outset that, in the manner of witnesses before Congressional committees, I appear here voluntarily -- by invitation; that I am an employee of the Columbia Broadcasting System; that I am neither an officer nor any longer a director of that corporation; and that these remarks are strictly of a "do-it-yourself" nature. If what I have to say is responsible, then I alone am responsible for the saying of it. Seeking neither approbation from my employers, nor news sponsors, nor acclaim from the critics of radio and television, I cannot very well be disappointed. *Believing that potentially the commercial system of broadcasting as practiced in this country is the best and freest yet devised, I have decided to express my concern about what I believe to be happening to radio and television. These instruments have been good to me beyond my due. There exists in my mind no reasonable grounds for any kind of personal complaint. I have no feud, either with my employers, any sponsors, or with the professional critics of radio and television. But I am seized with an abiding fear regarding what these two instruments are doing to our society, our culture, and our heritage. **End of quotes from Convention Address === [[Edward R. Murrow]] === *To those who say people wouldn't look; they wouldn't be interested; they're too complacent, indifferent, and insulated, I can only reply: There is, in one reporter's opinion, considerable evidence against that contention. But even if they are right, what have they got to lose? Because if they are right, and this instrument is good for nothing but to entertain, amuse, and insulate, then the tube is flickering now and we will soon see that the whole struggle is lost. *This instrument can teach; it can illuminate; yes, and even it can inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it's nothing but wires and lights in a box. There is a great and perhaps decisive battle to be fought against ignorance, intolerance, and indifference. This weapon of television could be useful. *Stonewall Jackson, who is generally believed to have known something about weapons, is reported to have said, "When war comes, you must draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." The trouble with television is that it is rusting in the scabbard during a battle for survival. *Thank you for your patience. *We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. * We're going with this story. Because the terror is right here in this room. * No one familiar with the history of his country, can deny that congressional committees are useful. It is necessary to investigate before legislating. *The line between investigating and persecuting is a very fine one, and the junior senator from Wisconsin has stepped over it repeatedly…. We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. *We will not walk in fear, one of another…. We are not descended from fearful men — not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were, for the moment, unpopular…. *This is no time for men who oppose Sen. McCarthy's methods to keep silent or for those who approve. We can deny our heritage and our history but we cannot escape responsibility for the result. There is no way for a citizen of the republic to abdicate his responsibilities. As a nation we have come into our full inheritance at a tender age. We proclaim ourselves as indeed we are, the defenders of freedom where ever it still exists in the world. But we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. *The actions of the Junior Senator from Wisconsin have caused alarm and dismay amongst our allies abroad and given considerable comfort to our enemies. And who's fault is that? Not really his; he didn't create this situation of fear, he merely exploited it, and rather successfully. Cassius was right: the fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves. Good night, and good luck. * Funny thing, Freddie, every time you light a cigarette for me, I know you're lying. * ''Referring to a line from ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' recited by Senator McCarthy:'' Had Senator McCarthy looked just three lines earlier he would have found this: "The fault dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves...” *We have currently a built-in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflect this. But unless we get up off our fat surpluses and recognize that television in the main is being used to distract, delude, amuse, and insulate us, then television and those who finance it, those who look at it, and those who work at it, may see a totally different picture too late. ===Joseph McCarthy=== *Good evening. Mr. Edward R. Murrow, Educational Director of the Columbia Broadcasting System, devoted his program to an attack on the work of the United States Senate Investigating Committee, and on me personally as its chairman, and over the past four years he has made repeated attacks upon me and those fighting Communists. *Now, ordinarily--I would not take time out from the important work at hand to answer Murrow. However, in this case, I feel justified in doing so because Murrow is a symbol,a leader and the cleverest of the jackal pack which is always found at the throat of anyone who dares to expose individual Communists and traitors. ===Fred Friendly=== * There's no news, boys, so go out there and make some news. Rob a bank, mug an old lady, whatever - just do something. * Turn the phones on! * Might as well go down swinging. ===William Paley=== * I'm with you today Ed, and I'm with you tomorrow. *My cards. You lose, what happens? Five guys find themselves out of work. I'm responsible for a hell of a lot more than five god damned reporters. Let it go. McCarthy will self-destruct. *There's a Knickerbocker game tonight, I've got front row seats. Are you interested? === Taglines === * We will not walk in fear of one another. * In A Nation Terrorized By Its Own Government, One Man Dared to Tell The Truth * They Took On The Government With Nothing But The Truth == Cast == * [[w:David Strathairn|David Strathairn]] — [[Edward R. Murrow]] * [[George Clooney]] — Fred Friendly * [[w:Ray Wise|Ray Wise]] — Don Hollenbeck * [[w:Frank Langella|Frank Langella]] — William S. Paley * [[Robert Downey Jr.]] — Joseph Wershba ==Quotes about== *Murrow and his reporting staff discovered Senator McCarthy was exploiting U.S. Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Milo Radulovich. Lieutenant Radulovich’s father, John, and his sister, Mrs. Margaret Fishman, were labeled communist sympathizers; and their close association with him caused a backlash. Without a trial, Radulovich was labeled a security risk by Senator McCarthy’s committee and lost his commission in the Reserves.Murrow and his staff found Senator McCarthy’s tactics and methodology questionable and decided to interview Lieutenant Radulovich on Murrow’s news documentary television show “See It Now.” Murrow’s broadcast drew attention to Radulovich’s plight and he was reinstated into the Air Force Reserves. McCarthy was given an opportunity for a rebuttal on “See It Now.” During the March 1954 episode, McCarthy questioned Murrow’s loyalties and labeled him a Communist sympathizer as well. Murrow’s staff was placed under close scrutiny. Faced with pressure from the CBS network to let the matter rest or lose sponsors, he and his staff decided it was imperative they point out the errors in McCarthy’s claims. McCarthy’s support waned after Murrow’s broadcast. **[http://sites.tufts.edu/murrowcollection/exhibits/good-night-and-good-luck/ ''Film Review: ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’, Tufts University Murrow Collection,''] (2005) *The issues raised in the film, where to draw the line between reporting and editorializing, and the balance of news and entertainment in the media company, are still with us today. ** [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/good-night-and-good-luck ''Good Night, and Good Luck, PBS News,'' Jeffrey Brown,] (6 Oct 2005) *In the movie, Murrow, played by [[w:David Strathairn|David Strathairn]], decides to expose the tactics of McCarthy by using senator's own words. Murrow's boss, [[William Paley]], the legendary head of [[w:CBS News|CBS]], is by turn supportive and plenty worried about the impact the report will have on his network. But Paley would relent and the program aired, intensifying a public outcry against McCarthy. In late 1954, the senator was censured by his colleagues in the U.S. Senate.<BR>There is inevitably a political side to a film that looks at a period of history in which many Americans then and now believe civil liberties were threatened in the hunt for communists. ** [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/good-night-and-good-luck ''Good Night, and Good Luck, PBS News,'' Jeffrey Brown,] (6 Oct 2005) *Murrow taking on McCarthy was one of the great high points in broadcast journalism, along with Cronkite stepping out from behind his desk and talking about how Vietnam doesn't work were two moments in broadcast journalism that you could point directly to and say actually changed American policy... I don't know a reporter that doesn't want to break a big news story. It is constantly the battle between commerce and news, or keeping entertainment from pushing the news off the air... I was looking to open a debate, to have a discussion, to be able to talk about issues that I think are important. It's simply saying, as Murrow says in the film, we have to find a way to find a safe place between the protection of the individual and the protection of the state at the same time. **[[George Clooney]] in [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/good-night-and-good-luck ''Good Night, and Good Luck, PBS News,'' Jeffrey Brown,] (6 Oct 2005) *I'm terrified of waking up at 65 years old, which is getting closer, and to wake up and say I didn't do the things that I was supposed to do... as a citizen... As someone who is well-known... I can help bring focus... And I try to, as a son of a journalist, when I take on those causes, to be really well informed so that they can't marginalize you or make you an idiot along the way. **[[George Clooney]] in [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/good-night-and-good-luck ''Good Night, and Good Luck, PBS News,'' Jeffrey Brown,] (6 Oct 2005) *"Good Night, and Good Luck" couldn't be more unlikely, more unfashionable or more compelling. Everything about it stands in stark opposition to the trends of the moment. Yet by sticking to events that are half a century old, it tells a story whose implications for today are inescapable. "Good Night" is a marvel of classic restraint in a hopped-up film culture. Shot in elegant black and white and featuring impeccable acting, it exists because of the lonely passion of director and co-star George Clooney... the son of a TV anchorman. That made him determined to examine in some detail the stand CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow took in 1954 against Senator Joseph McCarthy. Clooney had the nerve to believe that a drama of ideas could be as entertaining as "Desperate Housewives." He insisted that a fight for America's soul, a clash of values over intellectual issues like freedom of the press, had an intensity that would carry everything before it, and it does. **[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4949041 '''Good Night and Good Luck': Murrow vs. McCarthy, NPR Morning Edition,'' Kenneth Turan,] (7 October 7, 2005) *On March 9, 1954, in a broadcast that has been called television’s finest hour... '''The show prompted more than 10,000 phone calls and 70,000 letters and telegrams — 15 to 1 in favor of Murrow. On the street, truck drivers yelled out, “Good show, Ed!” On December 2, 1954, the Senate formally reprimanded McCarthy by a vote of 67 to 22 for conduct unbecoming a senator.''' In speaking truth to power, Murrow hastened McCarthy’s downfall and may have been pivotal in it.<BR>Good Night, and Good Luck functions on several levels. It is a cautionary tale about unrestrained political power and its use of public hysteria. It is also a tribute to the power of a dissenting media to expose and correct injustice. As such, the movie reproaches today’s journalism that embraces safety. **[https://lfb.org/good-night-and-good-luck-movie-review-by-wendy-mcelroy/ ''Good Night, and Good Luck -- movie review by Wendy McElroy, Laissez Faire''] (24 Feb 2012) ==See also== * [[George Clooney]] * [[Joseph McCarthy]] * [[w:McCarthyism|McCarthyism]] * [[Edward R. Murrow]] * [[w:William S. Paley|William S. Paley]] * [[w:See It Now|See It Now]] == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title| id=0433383| title=Good Night, and Good Luck.}} * {{rotten-tomatoes| id=1152019-good_night_and_good_luck| title=Good Night, and Good Luck.}} [[Category:2005 films]] [[Category:Political drama films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Journalist films]] [[Category:Period films]] [[Category:Films about television]] [[Category:Films directed by George Clooney]] rlawgnkxgja2d153qx9qsznwtdn6y3g 0 40218 3148884 2929186 2022-07-29T00:54:20Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Whoopi Goldberg at a NYC No on Proposition 8 Rally.jpg|thumb|The name was a fluke. A joke. It started when I was doing ''A Christmas Carol'' in San Diego. We'd sit backstage and talk about names we'd never give our children, like Pork Pie or Independence. Of course, now people are walking around with those names. A woman said to me, "If I was your mother, I would have called you Whoopi, because when you're unhappy you make a sound like a whoopee cushion. It sounds like a fart." It was like "Ha-ha-ha-ha—Whoopi!" So people actually started calling me Whoopi Cushion. After about a year, my mother said, "You won't be taken seriously if you call yourself Whoopi Cushion. So try this combination: Whoopi Goldberg.]] '''[[w:Whoopi Goldberg|Whoopi Goldberg]]''' (born '''Caryn Elaine Johnson''' on [[November 13]], [[1955]]) is an American comedian, actor, author, political activist, and talk show host. She was also the executive producer and center square of the 1998–2004 version of ''Hollywood Squares.'' == Quotes == * I'm an actor. That's what I do. I'm not a stand-up comic. I do characters. I'm very good. I'll be better. But right now I'm a very good actor. ** As quoted in [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=68252476 "Whoopi Goldberg, A One-Woman Character Parade"] by Michael Kuchwara, AP Drama Writer, ''The Fremont News-Messenger'' (November 29, 1984), p. 31. * But I want very much to be accepted as a good actor, and I have to admit this. Just before the first screenings of ''[[The Color Purple (film)|The Color Purple]]'', I had some doubts about my name. [[Steven Spielberg|Steven]] had told me the billing would read, "And Introducing Whoopi Goldberg as Celie." I had nightmares that when it appeared, a little ripple of laughter would run through the audience and it would grow and grow until it became a horrendous roar of guffaws. Well, I forced myself to go to a screening, and when my name appeared, all I could think was, "Oh, my, how elegant that looks!" And no one laughed at all." ** As quoted in "Hoopla of Movie Stardom Catches Up With Whoopi" by Philip Wuntch, ''Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel'' (January 3, 1986), p. 6S. * Actresses can only play women. I'm an actor, I can play anything. ** Speaking on ''The Today Show'' on January 13, 1986; as quoted in ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Whoopi_Goldberg_on_Stage_and_Screen/WTH-SHM1LrkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22an%20actress%20can%20only%20play%20a%20woman%22 Whoopi Goldberg on Stage and Screen]'' (2013) by Lisa Pertillar Brevard, p. 18. * '''The name was a fluke. A joke. It started when I was doing ''A Christmas Carol'' in San Diego. We'd sit backstage and talk about names we'd never give our children, like Pork Pie or Independence. Of course, now people are walking around with those names. A woman said to me, "If I was your mother, I would have called you Whoopi, because when you're unhappy you make a sound like a whoopee cushion. It sounds like a fart." It was like "Ha-ha-ha-ha—Whoopi!" So people actually started calling me Whoopi Cushion. After about a year, my mother said, "You won't be taken seriously if you call yourself Whoopi Cushion. So try this combination: Whoopi Goldberg.''' ** ''[[w:Playboy|Playboy]]'' interview, Playboy magazine, June 1988 * Most of all, I dislike this idea nowadays that if you're a black person in America, then you must be called African-American. Listen, I've visited Africa, and I've got news for everyone: I'm not an African. The Africans know I'm not an African. I'm an American. This is my country. My people helped to build it and we've been here for centuries. Just call me black, if you want to call me anything. ** ''[[w:The Daily Telegraph|The Daily Telegraph]]'' interview, 20 April 1998 * I know it wasn't '''rape-rape'''. I think it was something else, but I don't believe it was '''rape-rape'''. ** In defense of [[Roman Polański]], as quoted in [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/roman-polanski/6245219/Roman-Polanski-backlash-as-Whoopi-Goldberg-says-director-didnt-commit-rape-rape.html "Roman Polanski: backlash as Whoopi Goldberg says director didn't commit 'rape-rape'"], ''The Telegraph'', Nick Allen, 30 Sep, 2009. * For many, many, many years, there were not [[Jews]] in [[Israel]]. Okay? ** [http://jewish.families.com/blog/my-view-on-helen-thomas-israel-and-the-terror-flotilla "My View on Helen Thomas, Israel and the Terror Flotilla"]; as quoted by Miriam Metzinger, ''Families.com'' * Well, when I was nine years old, [[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]] came on, I looked at it and I went screaming through the house. 'Come here, mum, everybody, come quick, come quick, there's a black lady on television and she ain't no maid!' ** [http://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/03/when-i-was-9-years-old-star-trek-came-on-whoopi-goldberg/ "“When I was 9 years old, Star Trek came on…” ~ Whoopi Goldberg"] March 8, 2014. * Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine. ** [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/apr/18/whoopi-goldberg-saturday-interview "Whoopi Goldberg in full flight"]. Interview with [[w:Cole Morton|Cole Morton]], www.theguardian.com. 2009-04-17 == Oscar speech == * Thanks! Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted this! You don't know...my brother sitting there, he says "Thank God we don't have to listen to anymore... you can do it now!" My mom's home, everyone's watching... I have to thank the people at Paramount; I have to thank [[w:Jerry Zucker (film director)|Jerry Zucker]] for taking the time he took before he decided to use me because he was sure it was for me... I have to thank [[w:patrick swayze|Patrick Swazye]]... he was a stand up guy and went to them and said "I wanna do it with her"… I wanna thank [[w:Demi Moore|Demi]]... I wanna thank everybody who makes movies... I come from [[w:New York City Housing Authority|New York; as a kid, I lived in the projects]] and you're the people I watched...you're the people that made me wanna be an actor... I'm so proud to be here, I'm proud to be an actor and I'm gonna keep on acting, and thank you so much! ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyHo8LyroI4 Best Supporting Actress of 1990 Acceptance Speech], for ''[[w:Ghost (film)|Ghost]] == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commons category}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldberg, Whoopi}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Activists from the United States]] [[Category:Political activists]] [[Category:Film producers from the United States]] [[Category:Children's authors]] [[Category:Women authors]] [[Category:Comedians from the United States]] [[Category:Novelists from the United States]] [[Category:African Americans]] [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Radio personalities]] [[Category:Television personalities]] [[Category:LGBT rights activists]] [[Category:People from New York City]] [[Category:Tony Award winners]] [[bs:Whoopi Goldberg]] [[hr:Whoopi Goldberg]] [[pl:Whoopi Goldberg]] [[tr:Whoopi Goldberg]] kx1cyasmuhizpn5u4de7sypg8dh0yme 0 40321 3148879 2599367 2022-07-29T00:48:40Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Sally Field 2012.jpg|thumb|Sally Field in 2012]] '''[[w:Sally Field|Sally Margaret Field Mahoney]]''' (born [[November 6]], [[1946]]) is an American actress who is a two-time Academy Award, a two-time Golden Globe winner and a three-time Emmy Award winner, who became a household name at the age of 16, as the titular character in ''[[w:Gidget (TV series)|Gidget]]'' (1965-66), and later as Sister Bertrille in the sitcom, ''[[w:The Flying Nun|The Flying Nun]]'' (1967-70). == Quotes == * I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me! ** Said during Field's Oscar acceptance speech for Best Actress in 1984's ''[[w:Places in the Heart|Places in the Heart]]'' ** Often misquoted as "You like me, you really like me!" ** The misquote was echoed by [[Sean Penn]] in his 1996 acceptance of the [[w:Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Award]] for Best Male Lead in ''[[w:Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]'' as, "You tolerate me. 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She was a famous and controversial opera singer of the 20th century. ==Quotes== [[File:Concert van Maria Callas in het Concertgebouw te Amsterdam, Maria Callas bedankt, Bestanddeelnr 910-5167.jpg|thumb|Don't talk to me about [[rules]], dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddamn rules.]] * Some say I have a [[beautiful]] [[voice]], some say I have not. It is a matter of [[opinion]]. All I can say, those who don't like it shouldn't come to hear me. ** Television interview with Norman Ross, Chicago (17 November 1957) * I admire Tebaldi's tone; it's beautiful — also some beautiful phrasing. Sometimes, I actually wish I had her voice. ** Discussing rival soprano [[w:Renata Tebaldi|Renata Tebaldi]], in a television interview with Norman Ross, Chicago (17 November 1957) * What <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[w:Tullio Serafin|Tullio Serafin]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> said that impressed me was: "When one wants to find a gesture, when you want to find how to act on stage, all you have to do is ''listen'' to the music. The composer has already seen to that." If you take the trouble to really listen with your soul and with your ears — and I say soul and ears because the mind must work, but not ''too'' much also — you will find every gesture there. And it is all true, you know. ** On advice from Tullio Serafin, in "Harewood Conversations - 1968", an interview in Paris with Lord Harewood for the BBC (April 1968) on ''Maria Callas : The Callas Conversations'' (2004) EMI Classics DVD * What a lovely voice, but who cares? ** On hearing a recording by [[w:Renata Tebaldi|Renata Tebaldi]], as quoted in ''The Last Prima Donnas'' (1982) by Lanfranco Rasponi; also in ''The Book of Musical Anecdotes'' (1985) by Norman Lebrecht <small> {{ISBN|0-02-918710-9}} </small> * Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddamn rules. ** On her controversial personality and performance, quoted in ''Wild Women Talk Back : Audacious Advice for the Bedroom, Boardroom, and Beyond'' (2004) by Autumn Stephens, p. 142 === ''Callas : The Art and the Life'' (1974) === [[File:Callas Meneghini 1957.jpg|thumb|In the theater, you can get away with a very large, very grand phrase. For the microphone, you have to tone it down.]] :<small>Quotes of Callas from ''Callas : The Art and the Life'' (1974) by John Ardoin<small> {{ISBN|0-03-011486-1}} </small></small> * ''[[w:Bel canto|Bel canto]]'' does not mean beautiful singing alone. It is, rather, the technique demanded by the composers of this style — [[w:Donizetti|Donizetti]], [[w:Rossini|Rossini]], and [[w:Bellini|Bellini]]. It is the same attitudes and demands of [[w:Mozart |Mozart]] and [[w:Beethoven|Beethoven]], for example, the same approach and the same technical difficulties faced by instrumentalists. You see, a musician is a musician. A singer is no different from an instrumentalist except that we have words. You don't excuse things in a singer you would not dream of excusing in a violinist or pianist. There is no excuse for not having a [[w:trill|trill]], for not doing the [[w:acciaccatura|acciaccatura]], for not having good [[w:Musical scale|scales]]. Look at your scores! There are technical things written there to be performed, and they must be performed whether you like it or not. How will you get out of a trill? How will you get out of scales when they are written there, staring you in the face? It is not enough to have a beautiful voice. What does that mean? When you interpret a role, you have to have a thousand colors to portray happiness, joy, sorrow, fear. How can you do this with only a beautiful voice? Even if you sing harshly sometimes, as I have frequently done, it is a necessity of expression. You have to do it, even if people will not understand. But in the long run they will, because you must persuade them of what you're doing. * It takes a little more time to get into the role, but not very much more. In making a record you don't have the sense of projection over a distance as in an opera house. We have this microphone and this magnifies all details of a performance, all exaggerations. In the theater, you can get away with a very large, very grand phrase. For the microphone, you have to tone it down. It's the same as making a film, your gestures will be seen in close-up, so they cannot be exaggerated as they would be in a theater. ** On making studio recordings * <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[w:Tullio Serafin|Serafin]] was] an extraordinary coach, sharp as a ''vecchio lupo'' [old wolfe]. He opened a world to me, showed me there was a reason for everything, that even fiorature and trills ... have a reason in the composer's mind, that they are the expression of the ''stato d'animo'' [state of mind] of the character — that is, the way he feels at the moment, the passing emotions that take hold of him. He would coach us for every little detail, every movement, every word, every breath. One of the things he told me — and this is the basis of bel canto — is never to attack a note from underneath or from above, but always to prepare it in the face. He taught me that pauses are often more important than the music. He explained that there was a rhythm — these are the things you get only from that man! — a measure for the human ear, and that if a note was too long, it was no good after a while. A fermata always must be measured, and if there are two fermate close to one another in the score, you ignore one of them. He taught me the proportions of recitative — how it is elastic, the proportions altering so slightly that only you can understand it. ... But in performance he left you on your own. "When I am in the pit, I am there to serve you, because I have to save my performance." he would say. We would look down and feel we had a friend there. He was helping you all the way. He would mouth all the words. If you were not well, he would speed up the tempo, and if you were in top form, he would slow it down to let you breathe, to give you room. He was breathing with you, living the music with you, loving it with you. It was elastic, growing, living. * I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must. == Quotes about Callas == [[File:CallasAmsterdam1973a.jpg|thumb|There are [[times]] when certain [[people]] are [[blessed]] — and [[cursed]] — with an extraordinary [[gift]], in which the gift is almost [[greater]] than the [[human]] being. Callas was one of these people. ~ [[w:John Ardoin|John Ardoin]] ]] ===[[w:June Anderson|June Anderson]]=== *I happen to think that Callas was the greatest singer of the 20th century. I feel that so many people have learned the wrong things from her, rather than the right things. She was a fabulous musician. When you listened to her, you could almost take dictation. All the dots were there. Anything that was wrong was because of the deterioration of the instrument over time. But usually musical things were not wrong. She has pitch problems and wobbles that came in later. *Callas was such an example of professionalism. One thinks of her as a flighty diva, which is the wrong thing to learn from her, and she wasn’t at all. *From Callas, I learned to respect the music. It’s part of the attention to detail. Today, everything seems to me a bit homogenized. Puccini sounds like Handel which sounds like Bellini. Callas had this sense of style, whether it was learned or just innate. *Callas was superhuman. She was on a whole other plane. She really was a Diva — the goddess — and the rest of us are basically her handmaidens. **"The Enduring Legacy of Maria Callas", Jason Victor Serinus, San Francisco Classical Voice, Jan 2, 2012 (https://www.sfcv.org/article/the-enduring-legacy-of-maria-callas) ===[[w:John Ardoin|John Ardoin]]=== *That is such a difficult question. There are times when certain people are blessed — and cursed — with an extraordinary gift, in which the gift is almost greater than the human being. Callas was one of these people. It was as if her own wishes, her life, her own happiness were all subservient to this incredible, incredible gift that she was given, this gift that reached out and taught us things about music that we knew very well, but showed us new things, things we never thought about, new possibilities. I think that is why singers admire her so. I think that’s why conductors admire her so. I know it’s why I admire her so. And she paid a tremendously difficult and expensive price for this career. *I don’t think she always understood what she did or why she did it. She knew she had a tremendous effect on audiences and on people. But it was not something she could always live with gracefully or happily. *I once said to her “It must be a very enviable thing to be Maria Callas.” And she said, “No, it’s a very terrible thing to be Maria Callas, because it’s a question of trying to understand something you can never really understand.” She couldn’t really explain what she did. It was all done by instinct. It was something embedded deep within her. **[[w:John Ardoin|John Ardoin]] replying to Patsy Swank upon being asked, "Was it worth it to Maria Callas? She was a lonely, unhappy, often difficult woman." in ''Callas, A Documentary'' (1978), Extra Features, by John Ardoin, Bel Canto Society DVD, BCS-D0194 ===[[w:Martina Arroyo|Martina Arroyo]]=== [[File:CallasAmsterdam1973b.jpg|thumb|How many other artists since Callas have you heard and thought, "She sang gorgeously, but I never cried?" ~ [[w:Martina Arroyo|Martina Arroyo]] ]] * I adored this lady, and I respected her work ethic. She always wanted to improve her understanding of a piece. "Casta Diva", [for instance] — what interested me most was how she gave the runs and the cadenzas ''words''. That always floored me. I always felt I heard her saying something — it was never just singing notes. That alone is an art. It’s an art that you can try to achieve, but you can’t copy, because that’s just imitating without delving into [how she felt] about that particular fioritura. ... how many other artists since Callas have you heard and thought, "She sang gorgeously, but I never cried?" ** [[w:Martina Arroyo|Martina Arroyo]], as quoted in "The Callas Legacy" by James C. Whitson in ''Opera News'' (October 2005) ===[[w:Cecilia Bartoli|Cecilia Bartoli]]=== * Maria Callas remains an icon with an instantly recognizable voice. But she was also the first opera singer to be equipped with the ingredients of international celebrity: charisma, glamour, wealth, she had it all, together with the touches of scandal and tragedy that made her story so compelling. Since her time, every female opera singer has been measured against this powerful role model. ... Callas modernized our metier. Her life was a tireless creative search. She was one of the first to recognize the importance of being an actress as well as a singer, and was uncompromising in her belief that, in order to achieve a complete dramatic performance, all aspects of the operatic genre require equal attention. She was a pioneer in restoring forgotten repertoire and in exploring new ways of musical interpretation. To this day, I find that many of her exemplary recordings are astounding. ** [[w:Cecilia Bartoli|Cecilia Bartoli]] as quoted in [http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1553764,00.html "Maria Callas" in ''TIME'' magazine (2 November 2006)] ===[[w:Carlo Bergonzi|Carlo Bergonzi]]=== * Callas studied the text, the meaning of the words, and as a result, she became a diva. She became the Great Callas. Because she studied the character, she entered the mind of the character, and she brought the character to life onstage. Today, young singers don’t have this mindset. They don’t have the kind of technique that Callas had. ...[[w:Leontyne Price|Price]], [[w:Zinka Milanov|Milanov]] and [[w:Renata Tebaldi|Tebaldi]] had stupendous voices and great careers. [But] Callas, as a performer, as someone who expressed the real meaning of the words, was the best. The best. There is no doubt about this — not only for her sound, but because she studied so much. Callas is ''the'' diva. She is important to young singers, because she was a serious singer onstage, and she left a great legacy. I don’t know, though, if they can listen and learn from what she left on her recordings. ** [[w:Carlo Bergonzi|Carlo Bergonzi]], as quoted in "The Callas Legacy" by James C. Whitson in ''Opera News'' (October 2005); interview conducted, transcribed, and translated by Bob Kingston ===[[w:Leonard Bernstein|Leonard Bernstein]]=== * Callas? She was [[pure]] [[electricity]]. ** [[Leonard Bernstein]], as quoted in ''Callas : The Art and the Life'' (1974) by John Ardoin ===[[w:Montserrat Caballé|Montserrat Caballé]]=== * She opened a new door for us, for all the singers in the world, a door that had been closed. Behind it was sleeping not only great music but great idea of interpretation. She has given us the chance, those who follow her, to do things that were hardly possible before her. That I am compared with Callas is something I never dared to dream. It is not right. I am much smaller than Callas. ** [[w:Montserrat Caballé|Montserrat Caballé]], as quoted in ''Callas : The Art and the Life'' (1974) by John Ardoin ===[[w:Natalie Dessay|Natalie Dessay]]=== * I used to listen again and again to recordings by Maria Callas. She was so musical and so theatrical at the same time. That is rare! I admire the way she cares for the words, so that everything comes from the text. She takes everything from the text and the music to elaborate a character and make her really interesting and impressive. She brings her own nature to the part — what she is, her passion, her fragility, doubts, feelings, violence — everything she is. And she never betrays the text or the music. We're very different, thank goodness, and I am happy with my own voice. But I feel very close to her in terms of discipline — trying to be as disciplined as she. She is an example to follow! Maybe in the past, people were more interested in voice and beautiful sounds. Maria Callas changed that. She arrived, brought a new way of doing opera, opened the way for us. We don't have any excuse now for not doing it! ** [[w:Natalie Dessay|Natalie Dessay]] in "Mad About the Girl" by David J. Baker in ''Opera News'' vol. 72, no. 3, (September 2007) ===[[w:Giuseppe Di Stefano|Giuseppe Di Stefano]]=== * Callas, way above the rest. [[w:Renata Tebaldi|Tebaldi]] had a fantastic voice, like an angel's. But even when Callas's voice wasn't perfect, she had so much interpretation. Opera is storytelling. Feelings must be conveyed. Acting must be moving. And Callas had it all. ** [[w:Giuseppe Di Stefano|Giuseppe Di Stefano]], upon being asked about his his favorite onstage partners; as quoted in "Stages of di Stefano" by Jonathan Kendall in ''Opera News'' (January 2000) [http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/_archive/100/distefano.100.html] ===[[w:Leyla Gencer|Leyla Gencer]]=== * Maria had in her blood, in her veins, in her subconscious all the tradition of the Greek Tragedy. She was born that way. In fact, she had her best time during 10 years. That was very short. But the "Myth of La Callas" will continue for ever, because she did so much! She was a magnetic force on stage, the others didn't exist anymore. It's a gift of Nature, a gift of God. It' a talent, a great talent. ** [[w:Leyla Gencer|Leyla Gencer]] in recorded interview, available on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G2n_KkQtak&feature=related. ===[[w:John Huston|John Huston]]=== * Oh, many. A few, even superior. For sheer [[strength]] of [[character]], I wouldn't have [[dared]] to cross [[swords]] with Callas. I would rather have gone six rounds with [[Jack Dempsey]]! ** Response by [[w:John Huston|John Huston]], on being asked if he had ever met any woman who was his equal, as quoted in ''Playboy'' magazine (September 1985) ===[[w:Evelyn Lear|Evelyn Lear]]=== * The Chicago ''Lucia'' [1954], which I witnessed, absolutely blew everybody's mind, because she stopped the show in the middle of the mad scene. She bowed, [while] the audience went wild, and kept that pose for fourteen minutes. Callas was our lesson, in those days, for how one performed. She had such complete ... we say in German "souveränität" — being above everything. She had this aura of magic. People were always mystified by what she did....Tebaldi had a much more beautiful voice and didn’t have that hollow, breathy sound, which at times was just plain ugly. [But] Callas was unusual because despite the sound of her voice, the force of her personality just magnetized people. It was so present, it came across the footlights at you, that ferocity of hers. It was just all-encompassing. Callas brought the personality, the drama, the magic, the surreal quality to the bel canto roles that [[w:Joan Sutherland|Sutherland]] never did. ** [[w:Evelyn Lear|Evelyn Lear]], as quoted in "The Callas Legacy" by James C. Whitson in ''Opera News'' (October 2005) ===[[w:Norman Lebrecht|Norman Lebrecht]]=== * It seems almost inexplicable that the human race, with its ravenous appetite for entertainment, should have failed over so many decades to produce another Callas and Elvis. Neither Pavarotti nor Madonna come close, nor ever will. The desperate efforts of a universal music industry have yielded nothing more enduring than Cecilia Bartoli, the mini-voiced mezzo who tops the opera charts, and the high-kicking, faintly archaic Kylie Minogue, who belongs more to the smiley era of the Andrews Sisters than to the grim virtual reality of Bill Gates. In fact, when we commemorate the Presley and Callas anniversaries, one month apart, we confirm a catastrophic failure of cultural renewal. ** [[w:Norman Lebrecht|Norman Lebrecht]], for the Evening Standard ===[[w:Catherine Malfitano|Catherine Malfitano]]=== * In all her recordings, one witnesses this incredible technique at work, whether it is Puritani, Sonnambula, Lucia, Norma or Abduction, [or] turning around to sing Gioconda and Kundry. This ability to devour all of vocal music history, and take it into herself and spew out such excellent examples of all these different styles — you just think, “How is a voice able to encompass all of this?” Well, it’s not the voice, it’s the woman behind the voice. *No coloratura or fioritura was ever done for its own sake — it was always at the service of some expressive challenge....Her runs always gave the impression of being done so effortlessly. I liken it to the greatest ballerinas — they never made you aware of how painful it is to be ''en pointe''. Callas transcended and transformed pain and difficulty into sheer weightlessness and ease and joy. It's absolute perfection in itself, and then on top of that she overlays expression — that's the thing I adored about this singer. She must have spent hours, days, weeks, years on this art, you know? The one I'm floored by is the ''[[w:Die Entführung aus dem Serail|Entführung]]'' that she did. ["Martern aller Arten"] is just beyond belief. I don’t think anyone has sung it better.... *There was some wonderful demonic thing that worked inside of her to fuse the elements of technique and expression and transcend the [roles she assayed.] ... She's an inspiration to everyone that follows her, but she’s also a kind of cautionary tale for artists, so they understand that you risk a great deal when you’re that hungry. ** [[w:Catherine Malfitano|Catherine Malfitano]], as quoted in "The Callas Legacy" by James C. Whitson in ''Opera News'' (October 2005) ===[[w:Aprile Millo|Aprile Millo]]=== * Listening to Callas is like reading [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]: you’re always going to be knocked senseless by some incredible insight into [[humanity]]. She is a huge bonfire! The thread, the "inner serpent" that she would get in certain music was so complete — for example, in the Lucia recording, the phrase "Alfin, son tua." Lucia, at her absolute happiest moment, would have said to Edgardo, "I am finally yours." For me, the woman Lucia came to life in that moment, and I understood why she was out of her mind, you know? You’ve got it all in that one phrase. ** [[w:Aprile Millo|Aprile Millo]], as quoted in "The Callas Legacy" by James C. Whitson in ''Opera News'' (October 2005) ===[[w:Ethan Mordden|Ethan Mordden]]=== * [Callas was] An outstanding historical figure, ranking with [[w:Maria Malibran|Malibran]], [[w:Pauline Garcia-Viardot|Viardot]], [[w:Arturo Toscanini|Toscanini]], and [[w:Gustav Mahler|Mahler]]. She is somewhat like Viardot, [[w:Henry Fothergill Chorley|Chorley]]'s "tones of an engaging tenderness" mingled with those "of a less winning quality." It was a flawed voice. But then Callas sought to capture in her singing not just beauty but a whole humanity, and within her system, the flaws feed the feeling, the sour plangency and the strident defiance becoming aspects of the canto. They were literally defects of her voice; she bent them into advantages of her singing. [Her voice] is what she had. What she made was a musical information of what was happening to her characters, a searching virtuosity. Suffering, delight, humility, hubris, despair, rhapsody — all this was musically appointed, through her use of the voice flying the text upon the notes.... *Yes, the woman could act. At the very moment she entered, you saw in full ''[[w:Aida|Aida]]'', ''[[w:Anna Bolena|Anna Bolena]]'', ''[[w:La Gioconda (opera)|Gioconda]]'', felt their eyes on you even before they uttered a sound. ... The gestures — so authentically antique, yet strangely devised entirely on her own — were completely equalized into her stylistics, with one set for the Greeks and Romans, another for post-Renaissance royalty, a third for more contemporary characters. Yet, all this was subsidiary to the heavy [[w:kunst|Kunst]] of developing the psychology of the roles under the supervision of the music, of ''singing'' the acting.... *She sang as if she had the most beautiful voice in the world — and sang so beautifully that she might as well have had such a voice. Thus she moved opera back a century to the age of Viardot, the acting singer. ** [[w:Ethan Mordden|Ethan Mordden]], in ''Demented : The World of the Opera Diva'' (1984) ===[[w:Ewa Podles|Ewa Podles]]=== [[File:Maria Callas by Karuvits.jpg|thumb|[[All]] of her [[voices]], her registers, she used how they should be used — just to tell us something! She had a message for us, a fantastic message. She had such a big [[power]], and then she just disappeared. ~ [[w:Ewa Podles|Ewa Podles]] ]] *When I was around thirteen, fourteen years old, in communist Poland, we had no recordings at all. I don’t know how my mother found this old-fashioned recording, with Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi — you know, it was Tosca. I had only this one recording in my house, and I was listening to [it] ten times a day. I knew by heart everything — I could sing Cavaradossi, Tosca, Scarpia — each role. I was very young, and I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do in my life. And when I for the first time heard Maria Callas, suddenly I got proof — “Yes, I want to be a singer, I want to sing like she sings!” *It’s enough to hear her, I’m positive! Because she could say everything only with her voice! I can imagine everything, I can see everything in front of my eye. *People are funny, because they can’t be happy. If they have somebody like Maria Callas in front of them, they always try to find something wrong, something bad, a few mistakes, you know? And maybe she had three voices, maybe she had three ranges, I don’t know — I am professional singer. Nothing disturbed me, nothing! I bought everything that she offered me. Why? Because all of her voices, her registers, she used how they should be used — just to tell us something! She had a message for us, a fantastic message. She had such a big power, and then she just disappeared. **[[w:Ewa Podles|Ewa Podles]], as quoted in "The Callas Legacy" by James C. Whitson in ''Opera News'' (October 2005) ===[[w:Leontyne Price|Leontyne Price]]=== *Without hesitation, Maria Callas. . . Maria Callas gave me the opera bug. To pursue that area of placing my instrument, which I had already found out from me was not ordinary. I took a plane to Chicago, during the 50’s when she was there for the first time doing Madama Butterfly. And the excitement! Histrionically, she remade Opera, in the sense that she merged the sound with the action. Now, I’m not that kind of electric personality. but she taught me to fit my own movements, my own acceptance of claiming center-stage from her own doing that. It was one of the most exciting experiences I have ever known. **[[w:Leontyne Price|Leontyne Price]] upon being asked, "Besides Marian Anderson, who were you inspired by?" as interviewed by NEA in 2008, available on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGAg6OQXlQY ===[[w:Nicola Rescigno|Nicola Rescigno]]=== * I think the secret of Maria Callas was her willpower. Maria Callas was born with all sorts of disadvantages. Her voice was not of the most beautiful quality, and still, she made this instrument the most expressive, the most telling, the most true to the music that she interpreted. Maria was not born a beautiful woman. Maria was fat, obese, ungraceful — when you realize the type of body she was born with, like that of a pachyderm — but she turned herself into possibly the most beautiful lady on the stage. ** [[w:Nicola Rescigno|Nicola Rescigno]], in ''Callas: A Documentary'' (1978) by [[w:John Ardoin|John Ardoin]], Bel Canto Society DVD, BCS-D0194. *Maria had a way of even transforming her body for the exigencies of a role, which is a great triumph. In ''[[w:La traviata|La traviata]]'', everything would slope down; everything indicated sickness, fatigue, softness. Her arms would move as if they had no bones, like the great ballerinas. In ''[[w:Médée (Cherubini)|Medea]]'', everything was angular. She’d never make a soft gesture; even the walk she used was like a tiger’s walk. ** [[w:Nicola Rescigno|Nicola Rescigno]] in ''Callas, A Documentary'' (1978), Extra Features, by [[w:John Ardoin|John Ardoin]], Bel Canto Society DVD, BCS-D0194 ===[[w:Linda Ronstadt|Linda Ronstadt]]=== * There's no one in her league. That's it. Period. ** [[w:Linda Ronstadt|Linda Ronstadt]], in [http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/US2000.htm Interview in ''US Magazine''] * [[w:Emmylou Harris|Emmylou]] and I are both Maria Callas fans. We listen to that all the time. She's the greatest chick singer ever. I learn more about bluegrass singing, more about singing Mexican songs, more about singing rock-and-­roll from listening to Maria Callas records than I ever would from listening to pop music for a month of Sundays. ** [[w:Linda Ronstadt|Linda Ronstadt]], as quoted in [http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/artnyt95.htm "And This Is What 48 Looks Like" by Stephen Holden in ''The New York Times'' (19 April 1995)] ===[[w:Victor de Sabata|Victor de Sabata]]=== * If the public could understand, as we do, how deeply and utterly musical Callas is, they would be stunned. ** [[w:Victor de Sabata|Victor de Sabata]], as told to [[w:Walter Legge|Walter Legge]], quoted in [[w:Elisabeth Schwarzkopf|Schwarzkopf]], Elisabeth (1982). ''On and Off the Record: A Memoir of Walter Legge''. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. {{ISBN|0-684-17451-0}}. * Maria, you are a monster; you are not an artist nor a woman nor a human being, but a monster. ** [[w:Victor de Sabata|Victor de Sabata]], regarding her timing and precision, as quoted in [http://books.google.com/books?id=sHW1_fyVMzgC&pg=PA98&dq=%22are+not+an+artist+nor+a+woman+nor+a+human+being,+but+a+monster%22&sig=KowDu630lh5DMQLuNYbUF8L9RJY ''Maria Callas Remembered : An Intimate Portrait of the Private Callas'' (2000) by Nadia Stancioff, p. 98] ===[[w:Elisabeth Schwarzkopf|Elisabeth Schwarzkopf]]=== *That woman is a miracle! **[[w:Elisabeth Schwarzkopf|Elisabeth Schwarzkopf]] to [[w:Luchino Visconti|Luchino Visconti]] upon hearing Callas singing "D'amor sull'ali rosee" in ''[[w:Il trovatore|Il trovatore]]'' at [[w:La Scala|La Scala]] in 1953 as quoted in ''The Callas Conversations, Vol. 2'', (DVD) EMI Classics ===[[w:Renata Scotto|Renata Scotto]]=== * Listen to me, everyone talks about Callas. But I ''know'' Callas. I know Callas ''before'' she was Callas. She was fat and she had this ''vociaccia'' — you know what a ''vociaccia'' is? You go kill a cat and record its scream. She had this bad skin. And she had this rich husband. We laughed at her, you know that? And then, I sat in on a rehearsal with Maestro [[w:Tullio Serafin|Serafin]]. You know, it was ''[[w:Parsifal|Parsifal]]'' and I was supposed to see if I made one of the flowers. I didn't. And she sang that music. In Italian of course. And he told her this and he told her that and little by little this voice grabed all the nature in itself — the forest and the magic castle and hatred that is love. And little by little she was not fat with bad skin and rich-husband-asleep-in-the-corner; she was the witch who burnt you by standing there. Maestro Serafin said to her afterwards "You know now something about ''Parsifal''".She said, "No, Maestro, I know much more. I know how to study. And I know that we are more than voices. We are spirit, we are god when we sing, if we mean it." Oh yes, they will go on about [[w:Renata Tebaldi|Tebaldi]] this and [[w:Mirella Freni|Freni]] that. Beautiful, beautiful voices, amazing. They work hard. They sincere. They suffer. They're more talented than Maria, sure. But ''she'' was the genius. Genius come from ''genio'' — spirit. And that makes her more than all of us. So I learnt from that. Don't let them take from you because you are something they don't expect. Work and fight and work and give, and maybe once in a while you are good. ** [[w:Renata Scotto|Renata Scotto]] in recorded conversation with writer, vocal coach, and music critic [[w:Albert Innaurato|Albert Innaurato]] ===[[w:Francesco Siciliani|Francesco Siciliani]]=== * In October of 1948, just after I moved to Florence to head the Teatro Comunale, [[w:Tullio Serafin|Serafin]] called me from Rome. "Come at once," he begged. "You must hear this girl. She is discouraged and has bought a ticket to return to America. Help me convince her to stay." So, at his home, I met Maria Callas. She was tall and heavy, but had an interesting face, real presence, expression, intelligence. <br> With Serafin at the piano, she did her usual repertory for me — Gioconda, Turandot, Aida, Tristan. Parts of the voice were beautiful, other empty, and she used strange portamenti. During a pause, she said she had studied with [[w:Elvira de Hidalgo|Elvira de Hidalgo]], which struck me as curious, for de Hidalgo had been a [[w:coloratura|coloratura]]. "I know coloratura pieces too," Callas explained, "but I'm a dramatic soprano." "Well," I asked, "can we hear something of a different nature?" So she sang the aria from ''[[w:I Puritani|I Puritani]]'', with the [[w:cabaletta|cabaletta]]. I was overwhelmed, and tears streamed down Serafin's cheeks. This was the kind of singer one read about in books from the nineteenth century — a real dramatic coloratura. ** [[w:Francesco Siciliani|Francesco Siciliani]], head of [[w:Teatro Comunale Florence|Teatro Comunale Florence]] and later Artistic Director of [[w:La Scala|La Scala]] and music director for [[w:RAI|RAI]], as quoted in ''Callas : The Art and the Life'' (1974) by John Ardoin ===[[w:Patti Smith|Patti Smith]]=== *I've loved opera since I was a child. I study her; I mean of course I can't sing like that, but she has taught me a lot about discovering how to deliver the inner narrative of a song. Because I listen to her songs--I don't speak Italian or I don't speak whatever language she's singing--but I understand what she's conveying through her emotional interpretation. **[[w:Patti Smith|Patti Smith]] upon being asked why Maria Callas is such a great hero of hers, in conversation with [[w:Kurt Andersen|Kurt Andersen]] on [[w:Public Radio International|PRI]]'s [[w:Studio 360|Studio 360]] on December 24, 2009. ===[[w:Frederica von Stade|Frederica von Stade]]=== *Callas’ magnificence lay in both her natural gift and her incredible commitment to mastering the correct style with the great conductors that she worked with. All the things that you think are happening spontaneously are planned and organized. They’re part of the style. Her stylistic mastery, as well as her personality and voice, still make people talk today. It’s that magic thing that happens. *Whatever genius is, I think there’s a strong element of genius in [Callas]. *I didn’t dare study her phrasing, but of all the singers I listen to, it’s Callas I love most. I always have. And I was lucky enough to be at the Met[ropolitan Opera] when she did the master classes at Juilliard [School]. I saw them, and saw how she worked with people and what her knowledge was. There was no mystery to it. It was very tangible. The grounding was sort of like a ballerina’s footing in barre exercises. To get to the point where you get your feet to leap into the air, you have to begin very close to the floor. That’s what I think a lot of her musicianship represents to me: It’s her extraordinary devotion. **"The Enduring Legacy of Maria Callas", Jason Victor Serinus, San Francisco Classical Voice, Jan 2, 2012 (https://www.sfcv.org/article/the-enduring-legacy-of-maria-callas) ===[[w:Joan Sutherland|Joan Sutherland]]=== *[Hearing Callas in Norma in 1952] was a shock, a wonderful shock. You just got shivers up and down the spine. It was a bigger sound in those earlier performances, before she lost weight. I think she tried very hard to recreate the sort of “fatness” of the sound which she had when she was as fat as she was. But when she lost the weight, she couldn’t seem to sustain the great sound that she had made, and the body seemed to be too frail to support that sound that she was making. Oh, but it was oh so exciting. It was thrilling. I don’t think that anyone who heard Callas after 1955 really heard the Callas voice. *[Backstage] she was ''wonderful''; she was ''marvelous''. She was easy-going and a worker. Oh my goodness! She rehearsed and rehearsed; always full-voice, never pushing the sound, but she would work till she got what was wanted. And of course had very poor eyesight. She used to pace out how many steps she would go, and there were steps and different levels on stage, as they were, in Norma. And she knew how many paces she could take before she had to take a step, because she was blind as a bat. She had terrible eyesight and, of course, couldn’t wear contact lenses at the stage. She did later. **[[w:Joan Sutherland|Joan Sutherland]] interviewed on BBC, and available on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llJDRA9Mb4w YouTube] ===[[w:Walter Taussig|Walter Taussig]]=== * [Working with Callas was] like nothing else. Compared to nothing. I would say singers are reproductive artists, but she was a creative artist. She was in the role so much, it was fabulous, fabulous. She was very modest, very easy. But I think she saw red when she saw a journalist. But I could discuss a breath or anything with her. She didn't really have an ego when it came to the work. Her curse was that she was so musical, so intelligent, that she could take on roles that her voice couldn't handle. But what she did was always wonderful. There's a good example of what I mean. Callas — artist. [[w:Renata Tebaldi|Tebaldi]] — wonderful singer. ** [[w:Walter Taussig|Walter Taussig]], long time coach at the Met), on working with Callas, as quoted in "The Associate" by Ira Siff in ''Opera News'' (April 2001) ===[[w:Renata Tebaldi|Renata Tebaldi]]=== * This rivality was really building from the people of the newspapers and the fans. But I think it was very good for both of us, because the publicity was so big and it created a very big interest about me and Maria and was very good in the end. But I don’t know why they put this kind of rivality, because the voice was very different. She was really something unusual. And I remember that I was very young artist too, and I stayed near the radio every time that I know that there was something on radio by Maria. The most fantastic thing was the possibility for her to sing the soprano [[w:coloratura|coloratura]] with this ''big'' voice! This was something really special. ''Fantastic'' absolutely! ** [[w:Renata Tebaldi|Renata Tebaldi]] regarding Callas's voice and their [[w:Maria Callas#Callas-Tebaldi_controversy|supposed rivalry]], quoted in ''Callas: A Documentary'' (1978) by [[w:John Ardoin|John Ardoin]], narrated by [[w:Franco Zeffirelli|Franco Zeffirelli]] ===[[w:Jon Vickers|Jon Vickers]]=== [[File:Grave callas pere lachaise.jpg|thumb| Maria is always a [[miracle]]. you cannot [[understand]] or [[explain]] her. … Maria can switch from [[nothing]] to [[everything]], from [[earth]] to [[heaven]]. What is it this [[woman]] has? I don't [[know]], but when that miracle happens, she is a new [[soul]], a new [[entity]]. ~ [[w:Franco Zeffirelli|Franco Zeffirelli]] ]] * To [[work]] with her, you had to really [[understand]] how ''she'' saw your role, not how ''you'' saw it. She had a very clear-cut understanding of ''her'' role, and you had to fit into that interpretation. She was so great, [yet] she could not distance herself from a role. It was actually quite terrifying — she would at times actually cry while singing! You must only portray the emotions, not become personally involved. But '''Maria always became the role.''' She was such a servant of the text and the composer, she would tear her voice to ribbons to accomplish it! ** [[w:Jon Vickers|Jon Vickers]], as quoted in "The Callas Legacy" by James C. Whitson in ''Opera News'' (October 2005) ===[[w:Luchino Visconti|Luchino Visconti]]=== * I did it to serve Callas, for one ''must'' serve a Callas. ** [[w:Luchino Visconti|Luchino Visconti]] commenting on his historic productions at [[w:La Scala|La Scala]], as quoted in ''Callas : The Art and the Life'' (1974) by John Ardoin ===[[w:Antonino Votto|Antonino Votto]]=== * The last great artist. When you think this woman was nearly blind, and often sang standing a good 150 feet from the podium. But her sensitivity! Even if she could not see, she sensed the music and always came in exactly with my downbeat. When we rehearsed, she was so precise, already note-perfect. ... For over thirty years, I was [[w:Arturo Toscanini|Arturo Toscanini]]'s assistant, and from the very first rehearsal, he demanded every nuance from the orchestra, just as if it were a full performance. The piano, the forte, the staccato, the legato — all from the start. And Callas did this too. ... She was not just a singer, but a complete artist. It's foolish to discuss her as a voice. She must be viewed totally — as a complex of music, drama, movement. There is no one like her today. She was an esthetic phenomenon. ** [[w:Antonino Votto|Antonino Votto]], as quoted in ''Callas : The Art and the Life'' (1974) by John Ardoin ===[[w:David Webster (opera manager)|David Webster]]=== *About Maria Callas, I am honestly practically devoid of words. And that must be the case when one comes up against a phenomenon that one simply can't explain, but whom one appreciates. Indeed, as far as I'm concerned, I've been in love with her for years. She is, I think without any doubt at all, (and I don't mind ''what'' letters come to me tomorrow) the greatest theatrical, musical artist of our time.... She has an enormous feeling for music. She has an enormous feeling for words. She has an enormous feeling for the dramatic situation. She can convey all those things to an audience in a way that practically no other artist alive today can do. ** [[w:David Webster (opera manager)|David Webster]], introducing Callas at a 1962 concert at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden ===[[w:Franco Zeffirelli|Franco Zeffirelli]]=== * The magic of a Callas is a quality few artists have, something special, something different. There are many very good artists, but very few who have that sixth sense, the additional, the plus quality. It is something which lifts them from the ground: they become like semi-gods. She had it. [[w:Rudolf Nureyev|Nureyev]] has it, [Laurence] [[w:Laurence Olivier|Olivier]]. But Olivier is also a case of an extremely rich knowledge of everything. He is completely coherent in his life, onstage. Whatever he does is part of a complete personality. Maria is a common girl behind the wings, but when she goes onstage, or even when she talks about her work or begins to hum a tune, she immediately assumes this additional quality. For me, Maria is always a miracle. you cannot understand or explain her. You can explain everything Olivier does because it is all part of a professional genius. But Maria can switch from nothing to everything, from earth to heaven. What is it this woman has? I don't know, but when that miracle happens, she is a new soul, a new entity. ** [[w:Franco Zeffirelli|Franco Zeffirelli]], as quoted in ''Callas : The Art and the Life'' (1974) by John Ardoin ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} *[http://www.callas.it/ Divina] Callas's official website *{{imdb title|id=0274407|title=Callas Forever}} *[http://divinarecords.com/articles.htm Articles on Callas] *[http://www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk/CLSICALL.HTM Discography] * [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Maria+Callas&aq=f Callas performances at YouTube] {{DEFAULTSORT:Callas, Maria}} [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Opera singers]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:American women]] [[Category:People from New York City]] [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:1977 deaths]] f2gzdvhp9tv4t3byju7xq81u6w461o3 0 42656 3148648 2906545 2022-07-28T12:19:19Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Jeannette Piccard 1934.jpg|thumb|Jeanette Piccard in 1934]] '''[[w:Jeannette Piccard|Jeannette Ridlon Piccard]]''' ([[5 January]] [[1895]] – [[17 May]] [[1981]]) was an American aeronaut, who pioneered balloon flight, a teacher, scientist and priest. {{engineer-stub}} == Quotes == * Sonny, I'm old enough to have changed your nappies. ** To John Allin, presiding bishop, Episcopal Church of the United States, who had asked the ''Philadelphia Eleven'' not to proceed with their ordination as priests. ** Quoted in {{cite web | author= Goldman, Ari L. | title= Religion Notes | publisher= The New York Times | date= 30 July 1994 | url= http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F30813F63C5D0C738FDDAE0894DC494D81 }} * If we do not add something to the knowledge of cosmic rays by our trip to the stratosphere this summer, we had better not go. 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We had better stay on the ground, be hewers of wood and drawers of water. ** Quoted in {{cite web | author= Oakes, Claudia M. | title= United States Women in Aviation: 1930-1939 | publisher= Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space | date= 1985 | url= http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/AirSpace/text/SSAS-0006.txt }} * When you fly a balloon you don’t file a flight plan; you go where the wind goes. You feel like part of the air. You almost feel like part of eternity, and you just float along. ** Quoted in {{cite web | author= Sorenson, Paul | title= Looking Back... | publisher= ''AEM Update'', University of Minnesota Institute of Technology | date= 1998-1999 | url= http://www.aem.umn.edu/info/update/1998-99/Looking.html }} * There are many reasons, some of them so deep-seated emotionally as to be very difficult of expression. 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''[Kari takes two of the beverages that came from the destroyed machines]'' Just one each! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Agumon jumps to avoid an oncoming truck]'' :'''Passenger''': Did you see that? :'''Driver''': ''[tired sounding]'' No, I was sleeping. :'''Passenger''': But you're driving! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tai''': "Dear Sora, I'm sorry about what happened. I haven't this bad since the time I accidentally threw up in your hat and didn't tell you about it before you put it on. I know our relationship has been a little stormy lately. You say you love thunder showers, so what's a few raindrops between friends? Love, Tai." Love? I mean from! I mean... ''[changes "love" to "from"]'' :'''Kari''': Who are you writing to, Tai? :'''Tai''': ''[Tai shouts in surprise and hides the email from Kari]'' It's just an email joke! What are you doing in here anyway, Kari? :'''Kari''': I wanted to show you my new dress! I'm going to a birthday party! I got my friend a Pink Power Ranger! :'''Kari (Narrator)''': ''[As Tai tries to take the present from Kari]'' My brother and I had a 'give-and-take' relationship. I would give, and he would take. :'''Tai''': Ah, who cares? :'''Kari''': If you want to send an email, you have to click this. ''[grabs the mouse]'' Click! :'''Tai''': I wasn't going to send that letter! :'''Kari''': Then what did you write it for? :'''Tai''': Aww, Go to your party! :'''Kari''': ''[depressed]'' OK... :'''Tai''': ''[dejected]'' I can't believe Sora's gonna read my letter. ''[notices it failed to send]'' Wait a minute, 'unable to deliver'? ''[angrily]'' I can't believe she's not gonna read my letter! You try and tell a girl you're sorry and your computer shuts you do- ''[shouts as he falls off the chair]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Tentomon and Agumon have arrived on the Internet to find Keramon eating data]'' :'''Izzy''': There he is! Go get him! :'''Tentomon''': He doesn't know we're here yet! :'''Agumon''': Let's sneak up on him ''quietly''. :'''Tentomon''': ''[shouts]'' Super Shocker! :'''Agumon''': That's ''quietly''? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Agumon''': We're going back in! :'''Tentomon''': I assume Izzy and Tai were unsuccessful in finding anyone else. :'''Agumon''': Then you and I will just have to beat that thing by ourselves! :'''Gabumon''': Sorry we're late! :'''Patamon''': I was surfing the web, but I wiped out! :'''Tentomon''': Gabumon and Patamon! :'''Patamon''': Is T.K. on this ride? :'''Gabumon''': He's not tall enough. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Infermon''': I'm looking for the programmer. Don't interfere! :'''Matt''': He's teasing us! :'''Tai''': Oh yeah? Then let's get him! :'''Matt''': It's time to Digivolve! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon are merging to become Omnimon]'' :'''Izzy''': Part WarGreymon... :'''T.K.''': Part MetalGarurumon! :'''Izzy''': They Digivolved together to become... :'''Omnimon''': Omnimon! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Izzy''': YOU'VE... GOT... MAIL!!! [presses enter] <hr width="50%"/> :''[Diaboromon has been killed by Omnimon]'' :'''Omnimon''': Connection... Terminated. :'''Diaboromon''': ''[splits apart]'' Willis... <hr width="50%"/> :'''Izzy''': I'm... about... to barf. :'''Tai''': Wait 'till you try the cake. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Terriermon lands on Willis' head and stretches his ears to shade him]'' :'''Willis''': Oh! Well, that's better! I don't suppose you could turn into a glass of lemonade too, could ya? <hr width="50%"/> :''[After Terriermon Digivolves for the first time]'' :'''Willis''': Huh? He's got pants now! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Terriermon''': If Davis eats it all... ''[Inflates Stomach]'' :'''DemiVeemon''': ''[Laughing]'' :'''Davis''': There's not an ounce of fat below my neck! :'''Willis''': Now, you're gonna deliver that pizza to my house, right? Well, would you mind doing me a favor and pick us up on the way? :'''Davis''': Tell them to forget the whole thing, I'm in the mood for Chinese. :'''Willis''': Shut up! ''[Into phone]'' Oh! No, I said 'line up'! We'll line up on the side of the road with a sign so we're easy to spot! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Davis and Willis need a ride so Veemon digivolves to Raidramon to give them one]'' :'''Davis''': Did somebody call for a ride? :'''Terriermon''': Wow, that's cool! :'''Willis''': Couldn't you done that before? :''[They ride through a meadow and a bunch of kids run alongside]'' :'''Kid''': Hey, can we get a ride too? :'''Davis''': Sorry, but we're on a mission! :''[The three approach where the others are appearing as a cloud of dust]'' :'''Upamon''': Hey, its a big gust of wind! :'''Cody''': No, it's Davis! :'''Yolei''': Same difference. <hr width="50%"/> :''[After Willis share his back story]'' :'''Davis''': ''[crying]'' That's the saddest story I have ever heard. :'''Willis''': Hey, I'm the one with the problem, not you. Get over it. :'''Davis''': ''[Stops crying]'' OK. :'''Willis''': Wow, that was fast. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Wendigomon has just been destroyed by Magnamon and Rapidmon, causing Kerpymon to revert to his 'good' form]'' :'''Kerpymon''': Willis... :'''Willis''': Kokomon? :'''Kerpymon''' Thank you... ''[Kerpymon disintegrates]'' :'''Willis''': ''[Crying]'' Now I've lost... both of them... :'''Terriermon''': You'll never lose me, Willis! I told you! I'm your friend! Friends are always there for each other. :'''Willis''': ''[happily]'' Terriermon! == Voice Cast == *[[w:Joshua Seth|Joshua Seth]] - Tai Kamiya *[[w:Michael Reisz|Michael Reisz]] - Matt Ishida *[[w:Mona Marshall|Mona Marshall]] - Izzy Izumi, Terriermon *[[w:Colleen O'Shaughnessey|Colleen O'Shaughnessey]] - Sora Takenouchi *[[w:Michael Lindsay|Michael Lindsay]] - Joe Kido, Greymon *[[w:Philece Sampler|Philece Sampler]] - Mimi Tachikawa, Cody Hida *[[w:Wendee Lee|Wendee Lee]] - T.K. Takaishi ("Eight Years Ago" & "Four Years Later"), little Kokomon *[[w:Doug Erholtz|Doug Erholtz]] - T.K. Takaishi ("Present Day") *[[w:Lara Jill Miller|Lara Jill Miller]] - Kari Kamiya *[[w:Tom Fahn|Tom Fahn]] - Agumon, Digmon *[[w:Joseph Pilato|Joseph Pilato]] - MetalGreymon *[[w:Lex Lang|Lex Lang]] - WarGreymon, Omnimon (shared), Rapidmon *[[w:Kirk Thornton|Kirk Thornton]] - Gabumon, MetalGarurumon, Omnimon (shared) *[[w:Jeff Nimoy|Jeff Nimoy]] - Tentomon, Kabuterimon *[[w:Tifanie Christun|Tifanie Christun]] - Biyomon, Yolei Inoue *[[w:R. Martin Klein|R. Martin Klein]] - Gomamon *Anna Garduno - Palmon *[[w:Laura Summer|Laura Summer]] - Patamon *[[w:Dave Mallow|Dave Mallow]] - Angemon, Seraphimon, Upamon *[[w:Edie Mirman|Edie Mirman]] - Gatomon, Angewomon, Magnadramon *[[w:Brian Donovan (actor)|Brian Donovan]] - Davis Motomiya *[[w:Bob Glouberman|Bob Glouberman]] - Willis *[[w:Derek Stephen Prince|Derek Stephen Prince]] - Veemon *[[w:Steven Blum|Steven Jay Blum]] - Flamedramon, Raidramon, Magnamon, Poromon *[[w:Neil Kaplan|Neil Kaplan]] - Hawkmon *[[w:Robert Axelrod (actor)|Robert Axelrod]] - Armadillomon *Michael Sorich - Gargomon *[[w:Bob Papenbrook|Bob Papenbrook]] - Red Greymon *[[w:Peggy O'Neal (voice actress)|Peggy O'Neal]] - Botamon *[[w:Brianne Siddall|Brianne Siddall]] - Koromon *[[w:Michael Sorich|Michael Sorich]] - Big Agumon *[[w:David Lodge (voice actor)|David Lodge]] - Parrotmon *[[w:Paul St. Peter|Paul St. Peter]] - Keramon, Infermon, Diaboromon, Kokomon *Brianne Siddall - Kuramon *[[w:Mike Reynolds (actor)|Mike Reynolds]] - Gennai ==External links== {{wikipedia}} [[Category:2000 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[Category:Japanese films]] [[Category:Anime]] [[Category:American children's animated action films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated fantasy films]] 60jyy3qxmbt01n5iyt4a66ccmrz9sfo 0 47963 3148979 3148555 2022-07-29T11:15:45Z Trakking 2930181 /* Quotes */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Mao1939.jpg|thumb|Marxism comprises many principles, but in the final analysis they can all be brought back to a single sentence: it is right to rebel. ~ [[Mao Zedong]]]] '''[[w:Marxism|Marxism]]''' is a method of [[w:socioeconomic|socioeconomic]] analysis that views [[w:Social class|class]] relations and [[w:social conflict|social conflict]] using a [[w:Historical materialism|materialist interpretation of historical development]] and takes a [[w:dialectic|dialectic]]al view of social transformation. It originates from the works of [[19th century]] [[German philosophy|German philosophers]] [[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]]. Marxism uses a methodology, now known as [[w:historical materialism|historical materialism]], to analyze and critique the development of [[capitalism]] and the role of [[class struggle]]s in systemic economic change. == Quotes == * Marx and Engels themselves can never be taken simply at their word: the errors of their writings on the past should not be evaded or ignored, but identified and criticized. To do so is not to depart from [[historical materialism]], but to rejoin it. (...) To take 'liberties' with the signature of Marx is in this sense merely to enter into the freedom of Marxism. ** [[Perry Anderson]], ''Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism'' (Verso, 1996), p. 9. * We are all Marxists now ** [[Ernest Belfort Bax]], ''The Zurich Resolutions'' (1893). <small>[http://www.marxists.org/archive/bax/1893/05/zurich.htm Full text online]</small> Later used by [[w:J. K. Galbraith|J. K. Galbraith]]. * One of the intellectual charms of Marxism is that it explains the [[injustice]] or [[philistinism]] of the people in such a way as to exculpate the people, who are said to be manipulated by [[Corruption|corrupt]] [[Elite|elites]]. ** [[Allan Bloom]], ''[[The Closing of the American Mind]]'' (New York: 1988), p. 249. * As I noted earlier, when we look back at the scientific and public climates of discussion 50 years ago, the prevailing mindset was [[Socialism|socialist]] in its underlying presupposition that [[government]] offered the solution to social problems. But there was a confusing amalgam of Marxism and ideal [[Political philosophy|political theory]] involved: Governments, as observed, were modeled and condemned by Marxists as furthering class interests, but governments which might be installed 'after the revolution', so to speak, would become both omniscient and benevolent.<br>In some of their implicit modeling of political behavior aimed at furthering special group or class interests, the Marxists seemed to be closet associates of public choice, even as they rejected methodological [[individualism]]. But how was the basic Marxist critique of politics, as observed, to be transformed into the idealized politics of the benevolent and omniscient superstate? This question was simply left glaringly unanswered. And the debates of the 1930s were considered by confused economists of the time to have been won by the socialists rather than by their opponents, [[Ludwig von Mises]] and [[Friedrich Hayek]]. Both sides, to an extent, neglected the relevance of incentives in motivating human action, including political action. ** [[James M. Buchanan]], "[http://www.gmu.edu/centers/publicchoice/pdf%20links/Booklet.pdf Public Choice: The Origins and Development of a Research Program]", Center for Study of Public Choice at George Mason University (2003) * The development of Marxism from the form in which it was evolved by Marx himself, before 1848 in [[Germany]] and [[France]] and afterwards in England, through the glosses of Engels and through Lenin's reformulation of the doctrine in the early years of the [[20th century|present century]], down to its apotheosis as the [[ideology]] of the victorious [[Russian Revolution|Russian revolution]], first under [[Lenin]], later under [[Stalin]], is a fascinating study. Nowadays the impact of current [[emotions]] has unfortunately made it fashionable to tell the story in terms of [[betrayal]]. According to some, true Marxism was betrayed by Lenin when he proclaimed the socialist revolution in an economically backward, predominantly [[peasant]], country. According to others, Lenin, the faithful disciple of Marx, had his legacy betrayed and distorted by Stalin. Only the stalwarts dare to pretend that there has been no "betrayal" at all. ** [[E. H. Carr]], "Socialism and Marxism" (1954), published in ''From Napoleon to Stalin and Other Essays'' (1980) * Marxism is already a [[Spirituality|spiritual]] (not a [[Religion|religious]]) teaching aiming at the betterment of [[society]]. That is not to say it is a perfect blueprint for a truly spiritual society... It should not be forgotten that Marx was (and of course is) a disciple of the [[Masters of Wisdom|Master]] [[Jesus]] Who inspired him. ** [[Benjamin Creme]] in [http://www.share-international.org/archives/political/faq_political-issues.htm Political issues - FAQ, Share International] * As for their [Marxists'] argument for revolution – the argument that we must do evil now so that good may come of it in the long run – it seems to me to have nothing in it. Not because I am too nice to do evil, but because I don't believe the [[Communism|Communists]] know what leads to what. ** [[E. M. Forster]], "The Long Run" (Review of ''Studies in a Dying Culture'' by [[w:Christopher Caudwell|Christopher Caudwell]]), ''The New Statesman and Nation'', December 10, 1938. Reprinted in ''The Prince's Tale and other uncollected writings'', London, Andre Deutsch, 1998. * For the first two years at the [[psychology]] department, Arutyunyan was in hell. Endless hours were devoted to a subject called Marxist-Leninist Philosophy. This was a clear case of [[propaganda]] masquerading as [[scholarship]], and while the young Arutyunyan might not necessarily have phrased it this way, she cracked the propaganda code. She developed a simple matrix on which any philosophy could be placed and easily appraised. The matrix consisted of two axes on a cross. One ran from [[Materialism]] (good) to [[Idealism]] (bad) and the other from [[Dialectic|Dialectics]] (good) to [[Metaphysics]] (bad). The result was four quadrants. Philosophers who landed in the lower left quadrant, where Metaphysics met Idealism, were all bad. [[Immanuel Kant|Kant]] was an example. Someone like [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel|Hegel]]—Dialectics meets Idealism—was better, but not all good. Philosophical perfection resided in the upper-right-hand corner of the graph, at the pinnacle of [[w:Dialectical Materialism|Dialectical Materialism]]. Arutyunyan shared this matrix with several classmates, and now they had Marxist-Leninist Philosophy down. ** [[Masha Gessen]], ''The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia'', (2017) * As the Marxist movement splintered and mutated into new forms, Left intellectuals and activists began to look for new ways to attack capitalism. Environmental issues, alongside [[women]]’s and [[Minority group|minorities]]’ issues, came to be seen as a new weapon in the arsenal against [[capitalism]]. ** [[W:Stephen Hicks|Stephen Hicks]], ''Explaining Postmodernism'', p. 154 * You just tell the German [[bourgeoisie]] that I shall be finished with them far quicker than I shall with Marxism... When once the [[Conservatism|conservative]] forces in Germany realize that only I and my party can win the German [[Working class|proletariat]] over to the State and that no [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary]] games can be played with Marxist parties, then Germany will be saved for all time, then we can found a German Peoples State. ** [[Adolf Hitler]], interview with [[W:Richard Breiting|Richard Breiting]], 1931, published in Edouard Calic, ed., “First Interview with Hitler,4 May 1931,” Secret Conversations with Hitler: The Two Newly-Discovered 1931 Interviews, New York: John Day Co., 1971, pp. 36-37. Also published under the title Unmasked: Two Confidential Interviews with Hitler in 1931 published by Chatto & Windus in 1971 * Our adopted term 'Socialist' has nothing to do with Marxian Socialism. Marxism is anti-[[property]]; true socialism is not. Marxism places no value on the individual, or individual effort, of efficiency; true Socialism values the individual and encourages him in individual [[efficiency]], at the same time holding that his interests as an individual must be in consonance with those of the community. All great inventions, discoveries, achievements were first the product of an individual brain. ** [[Adolf Hitler]], Speech given on December 28, 1938. Quoted in [https://books.google.ie/books?id=PxZoAAAAMAAJ&q=Our+adopted+term+%27Socialist%27+has+nothing+to+do+with+Marxian+Socialism.+Marxism+is+anti-property%3B+true+Socialism+is+not.&dq=Our+adopted+term+%27Socialist%27+has+nothing+to+do+with+Marxian+Socialism.+Marxism+is+anti-property%3B+true+Socialism+is+not.&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y The Speeches of Adolf Hitler: April 1922-August 1939 pg. 93]. * Marxian Socialism must always remain a [[portent]] to the [[Historian|historians]] of [[Opinion]] — how a doctrine so illogical and so dull can have exercised so powerful and enduring an influence over the minds of men, and, through them, the events of history. ** [[John Maynard Keynes]], ''The End of Laissez-faire'' (1926). <small>[http://www.panarchy.org/keynes/laissezfaire.1926.html Full text online]</small> * I never had a Marxist phase. If I did it lasted a weekend, and it must have been a hell of a weekend because I don’t remember it. **[[Charles Krauthammer]], [http://conversationswithbillkristol.org/video/charles-krauthammer/ interview with Bill Kristol] (2015) *We cannot help but greet [[socialism]] (Marxism – [[Communism]]) as an excellent comrade of Freemasonry for ennobling mankind, for helping to further human welfare. Socialism and Freemasonry, together with Communism are sprung from the same source. **''Latomia'', a German Masonic journal, vol. 12, July 1849, p. 237. See ''[https://books.google.com.br/books?id=KyIvEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT273 The Age of Confusion]'' by Seamus bin Shylockeen, [[2020]]. * In the general collapse of values all around us it is not surprising that Marxism should also be subjected to [[w:Criticism of Marxism|critical attacks]]. A failure in the eyes of its enemies, even many of its friends admit that it is going through a severe [[w:Crisis of Marxism|crisis]]. Certain self-styled [[w:Orthodox Marxism|'orthodox' Marxists]], more in love with the letter than the spirit of the writings of [[Karl Marx|Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels|Engels]], have provided the less scrupulous critics of Marxism with weighty arguments. However, this category of '[[w:Academic Marxism|academic Marxists]]' is becoming less and less numerous, and today we can observe their place being increasingly taken by people with far less knowledge and even greater pretensions: half-a-dozen quotations lifted from this or that popular pamphlet serve them instead of doctrine, and represent in their eyes the sum total of Marxist [[Social science|science]]. Most of the anti-Marxists of our day reveal the same intellectual poverty. ** [[Lucien Laurat]], ''Marxism and Democracy'', 1940, published by the ''{{w|Left Book Club}}'', Victor Gollancz Ltd, London; translated by Edward Fitzgerald. [https://www.marxists.org/archive/laurat/1940/marxism-democracy/index.htm Text online] at the ''{{w|Marxists Internet Archive}}''. * The real [[crisis]] through which Marxism is passing is not due to this relaxation of intellectual [[discipline]] on the part of some of those who call themselves followers of Marx. Unfortunately, the [[habit]] of [[praising]] or [[blaming]] [[Ignorance|without knowledge]] of the subject is becoming increasingly common to men of all parties today. This is not due to the failure of this or that doctrine, but to the crisis through which our whole [[civilisation]] is passing. At the same time this regrettable tendency adds greatly to the confusion in which all the [[sociological]] disputes of our day are taking place. ** [[Lucien Laurat]], ''Marxism and Democracy'', 1940, published by the ''{{w|Left Book Club}}'', Victor Gollancz Ltd, London; translated by Edward Fitzgerald. [https://www.marxists.org/archive/laurat/1940/marxism-democracy/index.htm Text online] at the ''{{w|Marxists Internet Archive}}''. * Let us define what we mean by Marxism. Is it the doctrine of Marx and Engels? Or is it the movements to which that doctrine has given birth, and which, rightly or wrongly, claim to be Marxist? To what extent are these movements actually inspired by Marxism, and to what extent have they caused it to develop, sometimes [[w:Reformism|reforming]], sometimes deforming it? Are these movements still really Marxist in the classic sense? Or do perhaps both friends and enemies of Marxism often harbour a distorted conception of Marx’s original theories? We must therefore ask ourselves whether the so-called crisis of Marxism is not in large measure a crisis of differing posthumous interpretations of Marxism. Karl Marx died in 1883 and Friedrich Engels in 1895. Although a number of their followers have developed their doctrines and provided important supplementary analyses of the modifications experienced by capitalism in the course of the twentieth century, the results of these labours have hardly affected the movement as a whole. In fact, as the movement grew in size, the assimilation even of the ideas of Marx and Engels themselves, which were naturally better known, became slower, more fragmentary and more superficial. In accordance with historical conditions which obviously differed considerably as between country and country, each movement took what best suited it from the original doctrine, and applied its choice (very rarely the [[w:Marx's method|Marxist method]] itself) to its own particular situation. ** [[Lucien Laurat]], ''Marxism and Democracy'', 1940, published by the ''{{w|Left Book Club}}'', Victor Gollancz Ltd, London; translated by Edward Fitzgerald. [https://www.marxists.org/archive/laurat/1940/marxism-democracy/index.htm Text online] at the ''{{w|Marxists Internet Archive}}''. * '''Marxism is not a [[dogma]] at all; it is a [[Scientific method|method]] of investigation.''' Seeing that the conditions of our day differ considerably from those studied by Marx, what are the new problems which contemporary Marxism has to solve? They certainly cannot be solved by reeling off a few quotations learned by heart. ** [[Lucien Laurat]], ''Marxism and Democracy'', 1940, published by the ''{{w|Left Book Club}}, Victor Gollancz Ltd, London; translated by Edward Fitzgerald. [https://www.marxists.org/archive/laurat/1940/marxism-democracy/index.htm Text online] at the ''{{w|Marxists Internet Archive}}''. * The Marxian theory of [[ideology]] predicts that the ruling ideas in any well functioning society will be ideas that promote the interests of the ruling class in that society, i.e., the class that is economically dominant. By the “ruling ideas” we should understand Marx to mean the central moral, political and economic ideas that dominate discussion in the [[mass media]] and in the corridors of power in that society. The theory is not peculiar to Marx, since the “classical realists” of [[antiquity]] like the [[Sophist|Sophists]] and [[Thucydides]] advanced essentially the same theory: the powerful clothe their pursuit of [[Self interest|self-interest]] in the garb of [[morality]] and [[justice]]. When Marx says that, “The ideas of the ruling class are in every epoch the ruling ideas” (''The German Ideology'') and that, “Law, morality, religion are to [the proletariat] so many bourgeois prejudices, behind which lurk in ambush just as many bourgeois interests” (''[[The Communist Manifesto]]''), he is simply translating in to Marxian terms the Sophistic view “that the more powerful will always take advantage of the weaker, and will give the name of law and justice to whatever they lay down in their own interests.” (W.K.C. Guthrie, ''The Sophists'' (1971), p. 60) ** [[Brian Leiter]], “The Hermeneutics of Suspicion: Recovering Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud” * Complete [[equality]] of rights for all nations; the right of nations to self-determination; the unity of the workers of all nations — such is the national programme that Marxism, the experience of the whole world, and the experience of [[Russia]], teach the workers. ** [[Vladimir Lenin]], ''Collected Works'', Vol. 20, pp. 393–454. Also quoted in Robert P. Barnidge, Jr.''Self-Determination, Statehood, and the Law of Negotiation: The Case of Palestine'' Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016 (p.16). * Marxism comprises many [[principles]], but in the final [[analysis]] they can all be brought back to a single sentence: it is right to [[Rebellion|rebel]]. ** [[Mao Zedong|Chairman Mao]], Speech marking the 60th birthday of Stalin (20 December 1939) * With the demise of Marxism, the [[illusion]] that we can finally dispense with the notion of antagonism has become widespread. This belief is fraught with danger, since it leaves us unprepared in the face of unrecognized manifestations of antagonism. ** {{w|Chantal Mouffe}}, ''The Return of the Political'' (Verso, 2005), p. 2. * Obviously, [[Tony Judt|Tony]] never became a Marxist even when he soon after decided to champion [[social democracy]] as his last act. But these comments were a far cry from his former dismissal of Marxism as a delusional [[politics]] with theory playing only the role of indefensible apologetics for terror. All the same, Tony did not feel that his standard bearing for social democracy required much more than [[Morality|moralistic]] [[rhetoric]] in its defense. His grudging admission of Marxism’s relevance for social democracy in the past did not lead him to insist on some new theory justifying his politics now. (In fact, Tony feared that given continuing injustice the most likely outcome for the foreseeable future was Marxism’s revival in theoretical debates.) Tony doesn’t appear to have contemplated that his struggle to reinvent the model of the intellectual committed him, if only to ward off Marxism, to some other return to the tradition of social thought that had defined “theory” until [[Postmodernism|postmodern]] [[Intellectual|intellectuals]] gave the word a different meaning and bad name. ** {{w|Samuel Moyn}}, "Intellectuals, Reason, and History: In Memory of Tony Judt", ''H-France Salon'' (2012) * Marxism has tremendous appeal in the Third World for exactly the same reason it had tremendous appeal to me in college. It gives you something to believe in when what surrounds you seems unbelievable. It gives you someone to blame besides yourself. It's theoretically tidy. And, best of all, it's fully imaginary so it can never be disproved. ** [[P. J. O'Rourke]], "The Awful Power of Make-Believe", ''Second Thoughts: Former Radicals Look Back at the Sixties'', Collier, Peter; Horowitz, David, eds. (1989) *Crude thinkers in the United States, and moreover honest and intelligent men who are not crude thinkers, but who are oppressed by the sight of the misery around them and have not deeply studied what has been done elsewhere, are very apt to adopt as their own the theories of European Marxian Socialists of half a century ago, ignorant that the course of events has so completely falsified the prophecies contained in these theories that they have been abandoned even by the authors themselves. **[[Theodore Roosevelt]], ''Autobiography'' * So, at the outset at least, we can then identify two types of exteriority: first, the exteriority of within or, if you prefer, ‘on this side’—en deçà—or ‘before’; in other words, a type of exteriority whose crowning feature is organic status, from which death can return us to the inorganic. Second, the exteriority of ‘beyond’—au-delà—which reflects what this organism finds in front of it as a work object, a need and the means to satisfy it, in order to maintain its status as organism. Thus, we have a dialectic with three terms. This requires us to describe interiorization of the exterior by the organism, in order to understand its capacity to re-exteriorize in transcendent being, in carrying out an act of work or determining a need. So there is only one moment called interiority, which is a kind of mediation between two moments of transcendent being.<br>However, we should not think that these two moments are in themselves necessarily distinct, other than for temporal reasons. Ultimately it is the same being, the same being in exteriority, which mediates with itself, and it is this that is interiority. As this mediation defines the space in which the unity of two types of exteriority will occur, it is necessarily immediate to itself in the sense that it does not contain its own knowledge. Consequently, it is at the level of this mediation, which is not itself mediated, that we encounter pure subjectivity. And it is from this starting point, taking account of a number of Marxist themes, that we need to reach a better understanding of the status of this mediation. Does it have a role in human development as a whole? Does it really exist as an indispensable moment in a dialectic crowned by objective knowledge? Or is it merely an epiphenomenon? In putting these questions, we are not bringing in from outside a notion of subjectivity that is not present in Marx; on the contrary we are rendering explicit and taking up a notion that was already given in Marxism itself with the concepts of need, work and enjoyment, even though it went unrecognized by some idealist objectivists such as Lukács. ** [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], "Marxism and Subjectivity", 1961 lecture published in ''New Left Review'' (July–August 2014) * Marxism, as the formal framework of all contemporary philosophical thought, cannot be superseded. ** [[Jean Paul Sartre]], "Marxisme et philosophie de l'existence," cited in ''A Theology of Liberation'' (1973), p. 9 [[File:Simone Weil 01.jpg|thumb|Marxism is undoubtedly a [[religion]], in the lowest sense of the word. Like every inferior form of religious life, it has been continuously used, to borrow the apt phrase of Marx himself, as an opiate for the people. ~ [[Simone Weil]]]] * It is not the truth of Marxism that explains the willingness of intellectuals to believe it, but the power that it confers on intellectuals, in their attempts to control the world. And since, as Swift says, it is futile to reason someone out of a thing that he was not reasoned into, we can conclude that Marxism owes its remarkable power to survive every criticism to the fact that it is not a truth-directed but a power-directed system of thought. ** [[Roger Scruton]], ''Political Philosophy: Arguments for Conservatism'' (Continuum International Publishing Group 2006). *The most important political vision was that of communist [[utopia]]. At war's end, it had been seventy years since Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels had penned their most famous lines: "Workers of the World Unite!" Marxism had inspired generations of revolutionaries with a summons to political and moral transformation: an end to capitalism and the conflict that [[private property]] was thought to bring, and it replacement that would liberate the working masses and restore all of humanity an unspoiled soul. Each dominant political order was challenged by new social groups formed by new economic techniques. The modern [[Class conflict|class struggle]] was between those who owned factories and those who worked in them. Accordingly, Marx and Engels anticipated that revolutions would begin in the more advanced [[Industrialization|industrial countries]] with large working classes, such as Germany and [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]]. By disrupting the capitalist order and weakening the great [[Empire|empires]], the [[World War I|First World War]] brought an obvious opportunity to [[Revolution|revolutionaries]]. Most Marxists, however, had by then grown accustomed to working within national political systems, and chose to support their [[Government|governments]] in time of war. Not so [[Vladimir Lenin]], a subject of the [[w:Russian Empire|Russian Empire]] and a leader of the [[Bolsheviks]]. His [[w:Voluntarism|voluntarist]] understanding of Marxism, the belief that [[history]] could be pushed onto the proper track, led him to see the war as a great chance. For a voluntarist such as Lenin, assenting to the verdict of history gave Marxists a license to issue it themselves. Marx did not see history as fixed in advance but as the work of individuals aware of its principles. Lenin hailed from largely peasant country, which lacked, from a Marxist perspective, the economic conditions for revolution. Once again, he had a revolutionary theory to justify his revolutionary impulse. He believed that [[Colonialism|colonial]] empires had granted the capitalist system an extended lease on life, but that a war among empires could bring general revolution. The Russian Empire rumbled first, and Lenin made his move. **[[Timothy D. Snyder]], ''Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin.'' New York: Basic Books, 2010 * '''Marxism is the capitalism of the working class.''' ** [[Oswald Spengler]], ''Prussianism and Socialism'' (1919) *Marxism would be a phenomenon of little more than historical interest, seeing that it has failed even in its principal stronghold, were it not so closely akin to National [[Socialism]]. National Socialism would have been inconceivable without Marxism. **[[w:Frederick Augustus Voigt | Frederick Augustus Voigt]], ''Unto Caesar '', New York: NY, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1938, p. 38 * Marxism is undoubtedly a religion, in the lowest sense of the word. Like every inferior form of religious life, it has been continuously used, to borrow the apt phrase of Marx himself, as an opiate for the people. ** [[Simone Weil]] in [[Raymond Aron]] (1955, 2011). ''The Opium of the Intellectuals.'' New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers. p. vii. * Marxism is still regarded by purists as a form of scientific materialism, but it is not. The perception of history as an inevitable class struggle proceeding to the emergence of a lightly governed egalitarian society with production in control of the workers is supposed to be based on an understanding of the subterranean forces of pure economic process. In fact, it is equally based on an inaccurate interpretation of human nature. Marx, Engels, and all the disciples and deviationists after them, however sophisticated, have operated on a set of larger hidden premises about the deeper desires of human beings and the extent to which human behavior can be molded by social environments. These premises have never been tested. To the extent that they can be made explicit, they are inadequate or simply wrong. They have become the hidden wards of the historicist dogma they were supposed to generate.<br>Marxism is sociobiology without biology. The strongest opposition to the scientific study of human nature has come from a small number of Marxist biologists and anthropologists who are committed to the view that human behavior arises from a very few unstructured drives. They believe that nothing exists in the untrained human mind that cannot be readily channeled to the purposes of the revolutionary socialist state. When faced with the evidence of greater structure, their response has been to declare human nature off limits to further scientific investigation. A few otherwise very able scholars have gone so far as to suggest that merely to talk about the subject is dangerous, at least to their concept of progress. I hope that I have been able to show that this perception is profoundly wrong. At the same time, anxiety about the health of Marxism as a theory and a belief system is justified. Although Marxism was formulated as the enemy of ignorance and superstition, to the extent that it has become dogmatic it has faltered in that commitment and is now mortally threatened by the discoveries of human sociobiology. ** [[E. O. Wilson]], ''On Human Nature'' (1978) * First of all I’d like to thank The Struggle and the IMT for giving me a chance to speak last year at their Summer Marxist School in Swat and also for introducing me to Marxism and Socialism. I just want to say that in terms of [[education]], as well as other problems in Pakistan, it is high time that we did something to tackle them ourselves. It’s important to take the initiative. '''We cannot wait around for any one else to come and do it.''' Why are we waiting for someone else to come and fix things? Why aren’t we doing it ourselves? I would like to send my heartfelt greetings to the congress. '''I am convinced Socialism is the only answer''' and I urge all comrades to take this struggle to a victorious conclusion. Only this will free us from the chains of bigotry and exploitation. ** [[Malala Yousafzai]] quoted on [http://www.marxist.com/historic-32nd-congress-of-pakistani-imt-1.htm the website of the IMT]: Statement to the 32nd congress of Pakistani Marxists * Contrary to the accepted Marxist interpretation, Hitler was not an opponent of Marxism and did not want to destroy it because he was ‘inimical to labour’ but because he was caught up in the insane idea that Marxism was an instrument of the Jews for the achievement of world domination, and above all because he rejected internationalism, ‘pacifism’ and the negation of the ‘personality principle’ by Marxism.” ** [[W:Rainer Zitelmann|Rainer Zitelmann]], Hitler: The Policies of Seduction, P137-138. * Some call it Marxism - I call it Judaism. ** [[Stephen Samuel Wise]]. ''American Bulletin'', May 15, 1935. See ''[https://books.google.com.br/books?id=x5QL4aWSLJYC&pg=PA214 Bloody Zion]'' by Edward Hendrie, 2012. 544 p. ==See also== * [[Communism]] * [[Critical theory]] * [[Ideology]] * [[Karl Marx]] ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{wiktionary}} {{Social and political philosophy}} [[Category:Philosophy]] [[Category:Marxism]] qh3tb8dq3g1iz3c96yz4zhahd64ixi7 0 56716 3148844 2599335 2022-07-28T23:51:03Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:FannybriceGlamor.jpg|thumb|right|Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?]] '''[[w:Fanny Brice|Fanny Brice]]''' ([[29 October]] [[1891]] – [[29 May]] [[1951]]) was a popular and influential American comedian, singer, theatre and film actress and entertainer. {{actor-stub}} == Quotes == * '''Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.''' You step out on the stage and you can feel it is a nervous audience. So you calm them down. I come out before an audience and maybe my house burned down an hour ago, maybe my husband stayed out all night, but I stand there. '''I'm still.''' I don't move. I wait for the introduction. Maybe I cough. Maybe I touch myself. But before I do anything, I got them with me, right there in my hand and comfortable. That's my job, to make them comfortable, because if they wanted to be nervous they could have stayed home and added up their bills. ** As quoted in ''The Fabulous Fanny : The Story of Fanny Brice'' (1953) by Norman Katkov, p. 71 * '''Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?''' ** As quoted in ''Words of Wisdom : More Good Advice'' (1990) by [[William Safire]] and Leonard Safire, p. 185 ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brice, Fanny}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Comedians from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:American Jews]] [[Category:1891 births]] [[Category:1951 deaths]] [[Category:People from New York City]] jxxaesu578fuxt6d6a9dtdgda437vej 0 56828 3148837 3020408 2022-07-28T23:40:25Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Lucy YankArmy cropped.jpg|200px|thumb|Things said in embarrassment and anger are seldom the truth, but are said to hurt and wound the other person. Once said, they can never be taken back.]] '''[[W:Lucille Ball|Lucille Désirée Ball]]''' ([[August 6]], [[1911]] – [[April 26]], [[1989]]) was an iconic American comedian, actress and star of the landmark sitcom ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', and charter member of the [[w:Television Hall of Fame|Television Hall of Fame]]. == Quotes == * Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste. ** Quoted in Eleanor Harris, ''The Real Story of Lucille Ball'', ch. 1 (1954) * You see much more of your children once they leave home. ** Quoted in Carolyn Warner, ''The Last Word'', ch. 16 (1992) ==Love, Lucy (1996)== * I don't suppose that hard work, discipline, and a perfectionist attitude toward my work did me any harm. They are a big part of my makeup today, as any of my co-workers will tell you. And when life seemed unbearable, I learned to live in my imagination, and to step inside other people's skins- indispensable abilities for an actress. ** Pages 9-10 * People with happy childhoods never overdo; they don't strive or exert themselves. They're moderate, pleasant, well liked, and good citizens. Society needs them. But the tremendous drive and dedication necessary to succeed in ''any'' field- not only show business- often seems to be rooted in a disturbed childhood. I wasn't an unloved or an unwanted child, but I was moved around a lot, and then death and cruel circumstances brought many painful separations. ** Page 21 [[File:Lucille Ball in Stage Door trailer.jpg|thumb|Children internalize their parents' unhappiness. Fortunately, they absorb our contentment just as readily.]] * Here's what I advise any young struggling actress today: The important thing is to develop as a woman first, and a performer second. You wouldn't prostitute yourself to get a part, not if you're in the right mind. You won't be happy, whatever you do, unless you're comfortable with your own conscience. ** Page 42 * Russell Markert, Lela Rogers, Ed Sedgwick- these were but a few of the experienced theater people who generously gave me a boost. I have a theory about the assists we get in life. Only rarely can we repay those people who helped us, but we can pass that help along to others. That's why, in 1958, I reactivated Lela's theater workshop with two dozen talented kids trying to get started in show business. ** Page 79 * My ideal of womanhood has always been the pioneer woman who fought and worked at her husband's side. She bore the children, kept the home fires burning; she was the hub of the family, the planner and the dreamer. ** Page 113 * This was the heyday of the movies; it was hard to keep a level head and one's sense of values. MGM made over-worked, spoiled idols out of Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Elizabeth Taylor; it wasn't the kids' fault, nor the studio's, it was the System. I too was on the spoiling list for a while, but I didn't go along with it. ** Page 137 * I closed my eyes, put blinders on, and ignored what was too painful to think about. I tried to view my troubles less seriously, and worry less. I tried to curb my temper. Things said in embarrassment and anger are seldom the truth, but are said to hurt and wound the other person. Once said, they can never be taken back. ** Page 141 [[File:Lucille Ball in Best Foot Forward trailer.jpg|thumb|My ideal of womanhood has always been the pioneer woman who fought and worked at her husband's side. She bore the children, kept the home fires burning; she was the hub of the family, the planner and the dreamer.]] * For there's a lot of masochism in the acting profession. We're willing to take a lot of punishment, but the minute we hit a little bit of success we are liable to run from it. We're frightened of it and develop all kinds of phobias as a consequence. Outsiders who don't understand think we have a chip on our shoulder, but it's not that at all. We're so used to failure, to being hurt and rebuffed, that we can easily come unhinged by success. ** Page 197 * When you're too mad and too rattled to see straight, you're bound to make mistakes. You can't go on and on for years being miserable about a situation and not have it change you. You get so you can't stand yourself. ** Page 212 * Children internalize their parents' unhappiness. Fortunately, they absorb our contentment just as readily. ** Page 235 ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{Commons}} * [http://www.lucilleball.com/ Official website] * {{imdb name|id=0000840|name=Lucille Ball}} * {{nndb name|id=558/000024486|name=Lucille Ball}} * [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=30752 Lucille Ball] at the Internet Broadway Database * [http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/htmlB/balllucille/balllucille.htm Lucille Ball] at the Museum of Broadcast Communications * [http://www.nytimes.com/specials/seinfeld/lucy89.html ''New York Times'' obituary] * [http://www.tvland.com/shows/lucy/actor1.jhtml Lucille Ball biography on TVLand.com] {{DEFAULTSORT:Ball, Lucille}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Comedians from the United States]] [[Category:Television personalities]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:1911 births]] [[Category:1989 deaths]] [[Category:People from New York (state)]] [[Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients]] hg9kd9h2mbql9f9rg7ehxz4s9idqavv 0 57328 3148904 2901214 2022-07-29T01:24:52Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Liza Minnelli Cabaret 1972 crop.JPG|thumb|{{center|I'm carrying on a tradition. <br>But I'd rather be a first-rate version of myself than a second-rate version of somebody else. <br>l'm proud of my parents, and the only way that I can prove it to them is to take what they gave me and work my head off.}}]] '''[[w:Liza Minnelli|Liza May Minnelli]]''' (born [[March 12]], [[1946]]) is an Academy Award-winning and Tony Award-winning American actress and singer. == Quotes == * Liza Minelli said she can't sing well enough those "special songs" of her late mother, Judy Garland, so she doesn't sing them at all. The award-winning entertainer said she'd "'''rather present a first-rate version of myself than a second-rate version of Mama.'''" ** As paraphrased and quoted in [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S8cxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PIYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6062%2C6382171 "News Spotlight,"] ''The Kingsport Daily News'' (December 11, 1974), p.&nbsp;9 * I couldn't sing Mama's special songs. I couldn't do them as well. '''I would rather present a first-rate version of myself than a second-rate version of Mama.''' ** Liza Minelli, as quoted in ''I Remember It Well'' (1975) by [[w:Vincente Minelli|Vincente Minelli]] with Hector Arce, [https://books.google.com/books?id=D6jDtmiJCpkC&q=minelli+%22second-rate%22+%22first-rate+version%22&dq=minelli+%22second-rate%22+%22first-rate+version%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCoQ6AEwBGoVChMI0on3sqjdxgIVxHg-Ch1NhwVD p. 395]; reprinted in [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CfpjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7188%2C5401411 "Judy and Liza, Part 3"] by Vincente Minelli, in ''The Sydney Herald'' (August 15, 1975), p.&nbsp;8 * I don't sing them because I couldn't sing them as well as she did. '''I'd rather be a first-rate version of myself than a second-rate version of anybody.''' ** Liza Minelli, interviewed by [[w:Gene Shalit|Gene Shalit]] in the September 1977 issue of ''[[w:The Ladies Home Journal|The Ladies Home Journal]]'', as quoted in [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yXMjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a2cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5851%2C3647577 "Women in the News,"] in ''The Sarasota Herald-Tribune'' (August 24, 1977), p.&nbsp;6-D * I'm carrying on a tradition. '''But I'd rather be a first-rate version of myself than a second-rate version of somebody else.''' I'm proud of my parents, and the only way that I can prove it to them is to take what they gave me and work my head off. ** Liza Minelli, as quoted in [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5_4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zYYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5008%2C323912 "The Return of Liza"] by Wilmer Ames, in ''The Bend Bulletin Family Weekly'' (November 1, 1981), p.&nbsp;8 * It really scared me to do what Mom did because I never did anything that she did. I promised her that I would never sing her songs, and I kept my promise. "'''You sing them better than anybody. I don't want to be a second-rate example of you. I want to be a first-rate example of myself.'''" ** Liza Minelli, as quoted in [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rmRGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6ugMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3577%2C2269544 "Liza Minelli 'Never Felt Better' Despite Tabloids' Whispers"] by Douglas J. Rowe, in ''TV Plus: The Schenectady Sunday Gazette Supplement'' (June 9, 1996), p.&nbsp;4 * My mother once told me '''never be a second-rate version of somebody else when you can be a first-rate version of yourself.''' ** "[G]racefully handl[ing] audience demands for 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,'" as quoted in [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LQY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=QE8KAAAAIBAJ&pg=3215%2C676019 "Coy Minnelli wows spirited audience; UM announces MCA construction"] by Alicia Amstead, in ''The Bangor Daily News'' (September 18, 2006), p. A10 *You don’t know how to handle anything today, because you have to go to jail to get some press or fall down drunk. ** [[October 26]], [[2007]]. The Washington Blade. *They used to have clauses and contracts where you can't get bad publicity or you'd get fired. But now bad publicity is good publicity. I just keep working and don't think about it much. ** [[October 6]], [[2007]] St. Petersburg Times by Shannon Breen. *If I give you romantic advice, don't take it. Look what's happening to me. I have the best taste in friends and the worst taste in husbands. I'm never getting married again. That's just stupid. There's no reason on Earth to do that. ** [[October 6]], [[2007]] St. Petersburg Times by Shannon Breen.ď * Some people think reality must be constantly depressing, but I think reality is something you rise above. ** Interview with [[w:Rona Barrett|Rona Barrett]]. Quoted by [[w:Emanuel Levy|Emanuel Levy]] in ''Vincente Minnelli: Hollywood's Dark Dreamer'' (2009)[http://books.google.com/books?id=AxI9_F9MXxIC&q=%22Some+people+think+reality+must+be+constantly+depressing%22+%22but+I+think+reality+is+something+you+rise+above%22&pg=PA218#v=onepage] == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commons category}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Minnelli, Liza}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:LGBT rights activists]] [[Category:Activists from the United States]] [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Academy Award winners]] [[Category:Tony Award winners]] [[Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners]] {{actor-stub}} 4boynyik3h4w31skkr8j8bu4uppbcpv 0 57593 3148899 2951747 2022-07-29T01:14:56Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Madeline Kahn publicity.jpg|thumb|Madeline Kahn]] '''[[w:Madeline Kahn|Madeline Gail Kahn]]''' ([[September 29]], [[1942]] – [[December 3]], [[1999]]) was an Academy Award-nominated [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[United States|American]] [[acting|actress]] of [[film|movie]], [[television]] and [[theatre|theater]] distinguished by an unusual gift for [[comedy]]. == Quotes == *I don't like to be my own audience, I find that being my own audience, being in the audience, makes me self-conscious, basically. So I tune in sometimes, with the sound off, to check it out and I back up to it. In the future I will look at it when some time has passed. **[[w:Charlie Rose|Charlie Rose]], (December 16, 1996) [http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/5799 "Charlie Rose - An interview with Madeline Kahn"], ''[[w:Charlie Rose (talk show)|Charlie Rose]]'', [[w:PBS|PBS]] *I can't even really tell a joke. I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it and I feel guilty saying that, but it's the truth. I love my work but it ain't easy. **Michael Specter, (April 8, 1993) [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7D9153DF93BA35757C0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 "At Home With: Madeline Kahn; Funny? Yes, but Someone's Got to Be"], ''[[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]]'', [[w:The New York Times Company|The New York Times Company]] *Me, as myself, I don't think I'm particularly funny. But I've noticed that people in my life always have found me amusing. Which, when I was little, really bothered me. **Joe Brown, (October 26, 1988) "Madeline Kahn, on The Road Back to Broadway; At the National Theatre, Remaking Billie Dawn for A New 'Born Yesterday'", ''[[w:The Washington Post|The Washington Post]]'', [[w:The Washington Post Company|The Washington Post Company]] *Mel is sensual with me. He treats me like an uncle - a dirty uncle. He's an earthy man and very moral underneath. He has traditional values. **Paul D. Zimmerman, (February 17, 1975) "The Mad Mad Mel Brooks", ''[[w:Newsweek|Newsweek]]'' ==Attributed== *How can I believably be a dumb blonde. I'm the furthest thing from it. I am intelligent. I don't mean I have a great IQ. I just mean there's always an intelligence present in what I do. **Reported in Terry Byrne, (December 7, 1999) "Appreciation - Comedy was no laughing matter to Kahn", ''[[w:Boston Herald|Boston Herald]]'' *What's wrong with musicals now is all the gifted men who've died of AIDS&mdash;who would otherwise be here today creating great theater. **Reported in Boze Hadleigh, (2007) ''Broadway Babylon: Glamour, Glitz, and Gossip on the Great White Way'', Back Stage Books, {{ISBN|0823088308}}, p. 95. *Laughter is a strange response. I mean, what is it? It's a spasm of some kind! Is that always joy? It's very often discomfort. It's some sort of explosive reaction. It's very complex. **1989 interview. Reported in William H. Honan, [[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]] (December 4, 1999) "Madeline Kahn: Funny Actress in 'Blazing Saddles'", ''[[w:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'', p. A-11 ==About== *She is one of the most talented people that ever lived. I mean, either in stand-up comedy, or acting, or whatever you want, you can't beat Madeline Kahn. **[[Mel Brooks]], reported in Tom Vallance, (December 6, 1999) [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_/ai_n14275712 "Obituary: Madeline Kahn"], ''[[w:The Independent|The Independent]]'' == External links == {{wikipedia}} *{{imdb name|0001404}} *{{tv.com person|13559}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kahn, Madeline}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Comedians from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:American Jews]] [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:1999 deaths]] [[Category:People from Boston]] [[Category:Tony Award winners]] ge15tqeqsw1t45t20xbsdw4vm10vclu 0 59998 3148787 3147704 2022-07-28T21:56:52Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]''''' is a ([[w:2007 in film|2007]]) animated [[w:Disney|Disney]]/[[w:Pixar|Pixar]] film about a rat (Rémy) who longs to follow in the footsteps of his hero, the late Chef Auguste Gusteau — at one time considered to be the greatest chef in Paris. After discovering an unusual way through which he can control the actions of the hapless Linguini, who was working as a garbage boy in the kitchen of Gusteau's restaurant at the time, he is given the ultimate opportunity to show the world what he can do. :''Written and Directed by [[Brad Bird]].'' {{center|'''He's dying to become a chef.'''<small>([[#Taglines|taglines]])</small>}} == Dialogue == :''[After Remy's been separated from his colony]'' :'''Remy''': ''[voiceover]'' I waited. For a sound. A voice. A sign. ''Something''. :''[Remy is reading Gusteau's 'Anyone Can Cook'. He stops on a page with food on it, causing his stomach to grumble. He turns away, shielding the image of food from his view]'' :'''Gusteau''': ''[as a book illustration]'' If you are hungry, go up and look around, Remy. :''[Remy is shocked to hear this. He looks under the page Gusteau's image is under.]'' :'''Gusteau''': Why do you wait and mope? :'''Remy''': Well, I just lost my family ... all my friends. Probably forever. :'''Gusteau''': How do you know? :'''Remy''': I ... uh ... ''[catches himself with a scoff]'' ''You'' are an illustration. Why am I ''talking'' to you? :'''Gusteau''': Oh, you just lost your family, all your friends. You are lonely. :'''Remy''': Yeah ... well, ''you're'' dead. :'''Gusteau''': Ah, but that is no match for wishful thinking! If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead. Now go up and look around! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Remy's about to eat a bread crumb in someone's house when Gusteau appears before him.]'' :'''Gusteau''': What are you doing?! :'''Remy''': ''[Sighs]'' I'm ''hungry''! I don't know ''where'' I am, I don't know ''when'' I'll find food again! :'''Gusteau''': Rémy, you are better than that. You are a cook! A cook ''makes''; a thief ''takes''. You are not a thief. :'''Remy''': But I ''am'' hungry. :'''Gusteau''': ''[chuckles]'' Food will come, Remy. Food always comes to those who love to cook. :''[Gusteau's image disappears into the bread crumb]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Remy''': The sous is responsible for the kitchen when the chef's not around. Saucier, in charge of sauces. Very important. Chef de partie, demi chef de partie, both important. Commis, commis, they're cooks. Very important. :'''Gusteau''': Ah, you are a clever rat. Now, who is that? :''[He points to Linguini, who's clumsily cleaning up the kitchen]'' :'''Remy''': Oh, him? He’s nobody. :'''Gusteau''': Not nobody. He is part of the kitchen. :'''Remy''': No, he’s a ''plongeur'' or something. He washes dishes or takes out the garbage. He doesn’t cook. :'''Gusteau''': But he ''could''. :'''Remy''': ''[dismissively]'' Uh, no. :'''Gusteau''': How do you know? What do I always say, Remy? Anyone can cook. :'''Remy''': Well yeah, anyone ''can''. That doesn't mean that anyone ''should''. :'''Gusteau''': Well, that is not stopping him. See? :''[Linguini has accidentally spilt a pot of soup and is attempting to cover up his mistake by throwing random ingredients into it.]'' :'''Remy''': What?! What is he doing?! No ...''NO''! No, this is terrible; he's ... ''RUINING THE SOUP''! A-and nobody's ''noticing''?! ''[to Gusteau]'' It's ''your'' restaurant! Do something! :'''Gusteau''': What can ''I'' do? I am a figment of your imagination. :'''Remy''': But he's ''ruining the soup!!'' We gotta tell someon-- '''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!''''' ''[slips and falls]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Skinner''': And what belief is that, Mademoiselle Tatou? :'''Colette''': Anyone can cook. :''[pause, Skinner looks around at the other cooks, who are smiling with approval]'' :'''Skinner''': Perhaps I have been a bit harsh on our new garbage boy. He has taken a bold risk, and we should reward that, as Chef Gusteau would have. If he wishes to swim in dangerous waters, who are we to deny him. :'''Gusteau''': You were escaping? :'''Remy''': Oh, yeah. :'''Skinner''': Since you have expressed such an interest in his cooking career, you shall be responsible for it. Anyone else? Hmm... Then back to work! You are either very lucky or very unlucky. You will make the soup again, and this time I’ll be paying attention. Very close attention. They think you might be a cook, but do you know what I think, Linguini? I think you’re a sneaky, overreaching little... ''[spots Remy attempting to escape]'' ''RAAAAAAAT''! :''[Grabs a broom and hits Remy with it]'' :'''Horst''': Get the rat! :''[Everyone attempts to catch Remy]'' :'''Skinner''': Linguini! Get something to trap it! :'''Horst''': It’s getting away! Get it, get it, get it! :''[Linguini has trapped Rémy in a jar.]'' :'''Linguini''': What should I do now? :'''Skinner''': Kill it! :'''Linguini''': Now? :'''Skinner''': ''NO''! Not in the kitchen! Are you ''mad''?! If anyone knew we had a rat in our kitchen, they’d shut us down! Our reputation is hanging by a thread as it is! Take it away from here - far away. Kill it! Dispose of it! Go! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Anton Ego''': What is it, Ambrister? :'''Ambrister''': Gusteau's... :'''Anton Ego''': Finally closing, is it? :'''Ambrister''': No. :'''Anton Ego''': More financial troubles? :'''Ambrister''': No, it's... it's... :'''Anton Ego''': Announced a new line of microwave egg-rolls?! What? What? Spit it ''out''! :'''Ambrister''': It's come back, it's... popular. :''[Ego partly spits out a mouthful of wine, before checking the label, then roughly swallowing the rest of the wine]'' :'''Anton Ego''': I haven't reviewed Gusteau's in years. :'''Ambrister''': No sir. :'''Anton Ego''': My last review condemned it to the tourist trade. :'''Ambrister''': Yes sir. :''[Ego takes out a copy of his last review of Gusteau's]'' :'''Anton Ego''': I said: "Gusteau has finally found his rightfully place in history right alongside another equally famous chef, Monsieur Boyardee." :'''Ambrister''': Touché. :'''Anton Ego''': That is where we left it, ''that'' was my last word. The. Last. ''Word''. :'''Ambrister''': ''[cowering]'' Yes. :'''Anton Ego''': Then tell me Ambrister; how could it be ''popular''? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Skinner''': No, no, no, no, no, no, no! ''[Kicks drawer]'' :'''Talon''': The DNA matches, the timing works, everything checks out. He is Gusteau’s son. :'''Skinner''': T-t-this can’t just happen! The whole thing is a set up! The boy knows! Look at him out there pretending to be an idiot! He’s toying with my mind, like a cat with a ball! Of... something! :'''Talon''': String? :'''Skinner''': Yes! Playing dumb! Taunting me with that rat! :'''Talon''': Rat? :'''Skinner''': Yes! He’s consorting with it! Deliberately trying to make me think it’s important! :'''Talon''': The... rat? :'''Skinner''': Exactly! :'''Talon''': Is the rat... important? :'''Skinner''': Of course not! He just wants me to ''think'' that it is! O-ho, I see the theatricality of it! A rat appears on the boy's first night, I order him to kill it, and now he wants me to see it ''everywhere''! ''[high voice]'' Ooooh! It's here! No it isn't, it's here! Am I seeing things, am I crazy, is there a phantom rat or is there not?! But oh, no! I refuse to be sucked into his little game... of... :'''Talon''': ...Should I be concerned about this? About you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Horst''': It's your recipe. How can you not know your own RECIPE?! :'''Linguini''': I didn't write it down, it just came to me! :'''Horst''': Well make it come to you again, ja? BECAUSE WE CAN'T SERVE THIS! :'''Mustafa''': Where's the order?! :'''Linguini''': What if we just make something up? :'''Pompidou''': We cannot be all out. We just opened. :'''Larousse''': I have another idea. What if we ''serve them what they order''?! :'''Colette''': We will make it! Just tell us what you did! :'''Linguini''': I don't ''know'' what I did! :'''Horst''': We need to tell the customers ''recipes''! :'''Linguini''': Then tell them... tell them... AAAH! :''[Linguini flees the kitchen]'' :'''Larousse''': ...Eh? :'''Django''': Remy. :'''Emile''': Don’t do it. :'''Django''': Remy! Don’t! Stop! :'''Emile''': They'll see you. Stop. :'''Horst''': We’re not talking about me. We’re talking about what to do right... :'''Chefs''': RATS! :'''Django''': Remy! :'''Horst''': Get my knife! :'''Linguini''': Don't touch him! ''[whispering]'' Thanks for coming back, Little Chef. I know this sounds insane, but… Well the truth sounds insane sometimes, but that doesn’t mean it's not. Uh, the truth. And the truth is, I have no talent at all. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mustafa''': ''[taking Ego's order]'' Do you know what you'd like this evening, sir? :'''Anton Ego''': Yes, I think I do. After reading a lot of overheated puffery about your new cook, you know what I'm craving? A little perspective. That's it. I'd like some fresh, clear, well-seasoned perspective. Can you suggest a good wine to go with that? :'''Mustafa''': ''[confused]'' With what, sir? :'''Anton Ego''': Perspective. Fresh out, I take it? :'''Mustafa''': I am, uh... :'''Anton Ego''': Very well. Since you're all out of perspective and no one else seems to have it in this ''BLOODY town'', I'll make you a deal. ''You'' provide the food, ''I'll'' provide the perspective, which would go nicely with a bottle of Cheval Blanc 1947. :'''Mustafa''': I'm afraid... your dinner selection? :'''Anton Ego''': ''[stands up angrily]'' Tell your chef Linguini that I want whatever he dares to serve me. Tell him to ''hit'' me with his best ''SHOT''. :''[Skinner is in disguise nearby and speaks to his waiter]'' :'''Skinner''': ''[in a lower and gruff voice]'' I will 'ave whatever 'e is having. :'''Gusteau''': ''[Remy is locked in a cage]'' So, we have given up. :'''Remy''': Why do you say that? :'''Gusteau''': We are in a cage, inside a car trunk, awaiting a future in frozen food products. :'''Remy''': No, I'm the one in a cage. I've given up. You… are free. :'''Gusteau''': I am only as free as you imagine me to be. As you are. :'''Remy''': Oh, please. I'm sick of pretending. I pretend to be a rat for my father, I pretend to be a human for Linguini. I pretend you exist so I have someone to talk to! You only tell me stuff I already know! : == Taglines == * He's dying to become a chef. * A Comedy with Great Taste. * A Rat in a Kitchen... Cooking?!?!?! == Cast == * [[Patton Oswalt]] — Rémy * [[w:Lou Romano|Lou Romano]] — Linguini * [[Janeane Garofalo]] — Colette * [[w:Ian Holm|Ian Holm]] — Skinner * [[w:Peter Sohn|Peter Sohn]] — Émile * [[Brad Garrett]] — Gusteau * [[w:Brian Dennehy|Brian Dennehy]] — Django * [[w:Peter O'Toole|Peter O'Toole]] — Anton Ego * [[Will Arnett]] — Horst * [[w:Julius Callahan|Julius Callahan]] — Lalo * [[w:James Remar|James Remar]] — Larousse * [[w:John Ratzenberger|John Ratzenberger]] — Mustafa * [[w:Teddy Newton|Teddy Newton]] — Talon Labarthe * [[w:Tony Fucile|Tony Fucile]] — Pompidou * [[w:Jake Steinfeld|Jake Steinfeld]] — Git * [[Brad Bird]] — Ambrister Minion * [[w:Stéphane Roux (actor)|Stéphane Roux]] — the narrator of the cooking channel * [[w:Thomas Keller|Thomas Keller]] — the male dining patron who asks what's new * [[w:Winston I. Steve Barnum|Winston I. Steve Barnum]] — the chef friendly male == About ''{{PAGENAME}}'' == * I think our goal is to get the impression of something rather than perfect photographic reality. It’s to get the feeling of something so I think that our challenge was the computer basically wants to do things that are clean and perfect and don’t have any history to them. If you want to do something that’s different than that you have to put that information in there and the computer kind of fights you. It really doesn’t want to do that and Paris is a very rich city that has a lot of history to it and it’s lived in. Everything’s beautiful but it’s lived in. It has history to it, so it has imperfections and it’s part of why it’s beautiful is you can feel the history in every little nook and cranny. For us every single bit of that has to be put in there. We can’t go somewhere and film something. If there’s a crack in there, we have to design the crack and if you noticed the tiles on the floor of the restaurant, they’re not perfectly flat, they’re like slightly angled differently, and they catch light differently. Somebody has to sit there and angle them all separately so we had to focus on that a lot. And it was a movie about good food and the food had to look delicious and its data. How do you define what makes food look good. It’s actually a bunch of really subtle little complicated things and everybody worked really hard on it. :* Brad Bird [http://collider.com/brad-bird-interview-ratatouille/] * I entered this movie as director kind of late. I was asked to come on the project a little less than a year and a half ago, so several characters had been cast before I got there. Famous people like Ian Holm, Brian Dennehy, and Brad Garrett were already on board and there were also some Pixar people who happened to have perfect voices, like Lou Romano who did Linguini. He was production designer on The Incredibles. And Pete Sohn is a young, very gifted story guide and animator who worked on Iron Giant and Incredibles and he did the voice of Emile, who is Remy’s brother. So those guys are in-house and they were already involved in the project and I didn’t see any reason to change what was perfect. I re-cast a couple characters and there was a lot of difficulty in casting Remy and I heard Patton Oswalt on the radio and I thought he’d be perfect. I brought Peter O’Toole on and when I was first writing the character of Anton Ego that was the voice I heard in my mind and I was just hoping that he would say yes and he did. But Janeane Garofalo we cast after I came on and she does Colette and a lot of people can’t even recognize her because she so completely disappears into this role, which is a testament to how great an actress she is, and I’m really happy with the voice track on this film because it put the challenge to the animators to come up to the quality and be inspired by the voices – and I think they did. :* Brad Bird [http://www.gonewiththetwins.com/pages/interviews/2008/interview_ratatouille1.php] * It was six years ago and you look at the scope of your film and we knew it would be about rats and we knew we needed the rats to be able to move in certain ways. Pixar’s never really done a film with four-legged critters in it to any great extent, so I was excited because some of Disney’s great classical animated films have critters running around like this. We threw down to the tools group, who writes our code because it’s all proprietary software, that we need this to be phenomenal so we actually experimented for about a year in sort of a dead end, but it was always going to be promising and something special. Brad Bird made several things work that weren’t working. We figured that once we got them outfitted correctly with the right technical setup so that they could squash and stretch beyond what’s been done before in animation, that in the hands of a director like Brad who knows animation inside and out, that it would be phenomenal. As far as the food looking great, we hoped we would pull it off and I think we did. I think appetizing food in a film like this is a surprise and if people come out hungry, which I’ve heard has happened, then that’s a testament to that :* Brian Lewis [:* Brad Bird [http://www.gonewiththetwins.com/pages/interviews/2008/interview_ratatouille1.php]] ==External links== {{wikipedia|Ratatouille (film)}} {{Commons category|Ratatouille (film)}} * {{imdb title|id=0382932|title=Ratatouille}} <!-- see [[Template:Imdb title]] on how to get IMDB ID --> * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=ratatouille|title=Ratatouille}} <!-- see [[Template:Rotten-tomatoes]] on how to get RT ID --> * The official [http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/ratatouille/ Ratatouille] site [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[te:రాటటౌల్లె (2007 సినిమా)]] [[Category:Best Animated Feature Academy Award winners]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:Jan Pinkava films]] [[Category:Food and drink]] [[Category:Films directed by Brad Bird]] 92b1kijavbkb1d26mi9bajiei50zqnn 3148789 3148787 2022-07-28T21:57:44Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]''''' is a ([[w:2007 in film|2007]]) animated [[w:Disney|Disney]]/[[w:Pixar|Pixar]] film about a rat (Rémy) who longs to follow in the footsteps of his hero, the late Chef Auguste Gusteau — at one time considered to be the greatest chef in Paris. After discovering an unusual way through which he can control the actions of the hapless Linguini, who was working as a garbage boy in the kitchen of Gusteau's restaurant at the time, he is given the ultimate opportunity to show the world what he can do. :''Written and Directed by [[Brad Bird]].'' {{center|'''He's dying to become a chef.'''<small>([[#Taglines|taglines]])</small>}} == Dialogue == :''[After Remy's been separated from his colony]'' :'''Remy''': ''[voiceover]'' I waited. For a sound. A voice. A sign. ''Something''. :''[Remy is reading Gusteau's 'Anyone Can Cook'. He stops on a page with food on it, causing his stomach to grumble. He turns away, shielding the image of food from his view]'' :'''Gusteau''': ''[as a book illustration]'' If you are hungry, go up and look around, Remy. :''[Remy is shocked to hear this. He looks under the page Gusteau's image is under.]'' :'''Gusteau''': Why do you wait and mope? :'''Remy''': Well, I just lost my family ... all my friends. Probably forever. :'''Gusteau''': How do you know? :'''Remy''': I ... uh ... ''[catches himself with a scoff]'' ''You'' are an illustration. Why am I ''talking'' to you? :'''Gusteau''': Oh, you just lost your family, all your friends. You are lonely. :'''Remy''': Yeah ... well, ''you're'' dead. :'''Gusteau''': Ah, but that is no match for wishful thinking! If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead. Now go up and look around! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Remy's about to eat a bread crumb in someone's house when Gusteau appears before him.]'' :'''Gusteau''': What are you doing?! :'''Remy''': ''[Sighs]'' I'm ''hungry''! I don't know ''where'' I am, I don't know ''when'' I'll find food again! :'''Gusteau''': Rémy, you are better than that. You are a cook! A cook ''makes''; a thief ''takes''. You are not a thief. :'''Remy''': But I ''am'' hungry. :'''Gusteau''': ''[chuckles]'' Food will come, Remy. Food always comes to those who love to cook. :''[Gusteau's image disappears into the bread crumb]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Remy''': The sous is responsible for the kitchen when the chef's not around. Saucier, in charge of sauces. Very important. Chef de partie, demi chef de partie, both important. Commis, commis, they're cooks. Very important. :'''Gusteau''': Ah, you are a clever rat. Now, who is that? :''[He points to Linguini, who's clumsily cleaning up the kitchen]'' :'''Remy''': Oh, him? He’s nobody. :'''Gusteau''': Not nobody. He is part of the kitchen. :'''Remy''': No, he’s a ''plongeur'' or something. He washes dishes or takes out the garbage. He doesn’t cook. :'''Gusteau''': But he ''could''. :'''Remy''': ''[dismissively]'' Uh, no. :'''Gusteau''': How do you know? What do I always say, Remy? Anyone can cook. :'''Remy''': Well yeah, anyone ''can''. That doesn't mean that anyone ''should''. :'''Gusteau''': Well, that is not stopping him. See? :''[Linguini has accidentally spilt a pot of soup and is attempting to cover up his mistake by throwing random ingredients into it.]'' :'''Remy''': What?! What is he doing?! No ...''NO''! No, this is terrible; he's ... ''RUINING THE SOUP''! A-and nobody's ''noticing''?! ''[to Gusteau]'' It's ''your'' restaurant! Do something! :'''Gusteau''': What can ''I'' do? I am a figment of your imagination. :'''Remy''': But he's ''ruining the soup!!'' We gotta tell someon-- '''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!''''' ''[slips and falls]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Skinner''': And what belief is that, Mademoiselle Tatou? :'''Colette''': Anyone can cook. :''[pause, Skinner looks around at the other cooks, who are smiling with approval]'' :'''Skinner''': Perhaps I have been a bit harsh on our new garbage boy. He has taken a bold risk, and we should reward that, as Chef Gusteau would have. If he wishes to swim in dangerous waters, who are we to deny him. :'''Gusteau''': You were escaping? :'''Remy''': Oh, yeah. :'''Skinner''': Since you have expressed such an interest in his cooking career, you shall be responsible for it. Anyone else? Hmm... Then back to work! You are either very lucky or very unlucky. You will make the soup again, and this time I’ll be paying attention. Very close attention. They think you might be a cook, but do you know what I think, Linguini? I think you’re a sneaky, overreaching little... ''[spots Remy attempting to escape]'' ''RAAAAAAAT''! :''[Grabs a broom and hits Remy with it]'' :'''Horst''': Get the rat! :''[Everyone attempts to catch Remy]'' :'''Skinner''': Linguini! Get something to trap it! :'''Horst''': It’s getting away! Get it, get it, get it! :''[Linguini has trapped Rémy in a jar.]'' :'''Linguini''': What should I do now? :'''Skinner''': Kill it! :'''Linguini''': Now? :'''Skinner''': ''NO''! Not in the kitchen! Are you ''mad''?! If anyone knew we had a rat in our kitchen, they’d shut us down! Our reputation is hanging by a thread as it is! Take it away from here - far away. Kill it! Dispose of it! Go! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Anton Ego''': What is it, Ambrister? :'''Ambrister''': Gusteau's... :'''Anton Ego''': Finally closing, is it? :'''Ambrister''': No. :'''Anton Ego''': More financial troubles? :'''Ambrister''': No, it's... it's... :'''Anton Ego''': Announced a new line of microwave egg-rolls?! What? What? Spit it ''out''! :'''Ambrister''': It's come back, it's... popular. :''[Ego partly spits out a mouthful of wine, before checking the label, then roughly swallowing the rest of the wine]'' :'''Anton Ego''': I haven't reviewed Gusteau's in years. :'''Ambrister''': No sir. :'''Anton Ego''': My last review condemned it to the tourist trade. :'''Ambrister''': Yes sir. :''[Ego takes out a copy of his last review of Gusteau's]'' :'''Anton Ego''': I said: "Gusteau has finally found his rightfully place in history right alongside another equally famous chef, Monsieur Boyardee." :'''Ambrister''': Touché. :'''Anton Ego''': That is where we left it, ''that'' was my last word. The. Last. ''Word''. :'''Ambrister''': ''[cowering]'' Yes. :'''Anton Ego''': Then tell me Ambrister; how could it be ''popular''? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Skinner''': No, no, no, no, no, no, no! ''[Kicks drawer]'' :'''Talon''': The DNA matches, the timing works, everything checks out. He is Gusteau’s son. :'''Skinner''': T-t-this can’t just happen! The whole thing is a set up! The boy knows! Look at him out there pretending to be an idiot! He’s toying with my mind, like a cat with a ball! Of... something! :'''Talon''': String? :'''Skinner''': Yes! Playing dumb! Taunting me with that rat! :'''Talon''': Rat? :'''Skinner''': Yes! He’s consorting with it! Deliberately trying to make me think it’s important! :'''Talon''': The... rat? :'''Skinner''': Exactly! :'''Talon''': Is the rat... important? :'''Skinner''': Of course not! He just wants me to ''think'' that it is! O-ho, I see the theatricality of it! A rat appears on the boy's first night, I order him to kill it, and now he wants me to see it ''everywhere''! ''[high voice]'' Ooooh! It's here! No it isn't, it's here! Am I seeing things, am I crazy, is there a phantom rat or is there not?! But oh, no! I refuse to be sucked into his little game... of... :'''Talon''': ...Should I be concerned about this? About you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Horst''': It's your recipe. How can you not know your own RECIPE?! :'''Linguini''': I didn't write it down, it just came to me! :'''Horst''': Well make it come to you again, ja? BECAUSE WE CAN'T SERVE THIS! :'''Mustafa''': Where's the order?! :'''Linguini''': What if we just make something up? :'''Pompidou''': We cannot be all out. We just opened. :'''Larousse''': I have another idea. What if we ''serve them what they order''?! :'''Colette''': We will make it! Just tell us what you did! :'''Linguini''': I don't ''know'' what I did! :'''Horst''': We need to tell the customers ''recipes''! :'''Linguini''': Then tell them... tell them... AAAH! :''[Linguini flees the kitchen]'' :'''Larousse''': ...Eh? :'''Django''': Remy. :'''Emile''': Don’t do it. :'''Django''': Remy! Don’t! Stop! :'''Emile''': They'll see you. Stop. :'''Horst''': We’re not talking about me. We’re talking about what to do right... :'''Chefs''': RATS! :'''Django''': Remy! :'''Horst''': Get my knife! :'''Linguini''': Don't touch him! ''[whispering]'' Thanks for coming back, Little Chef. I know this sounds insane, but… Well the truth sounds insane sometimes, but that doesn’t mean it's not. Uh, the truth. And the truth is, I have no talent at all. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mustafa''': ''[taking Ego's order]'' Do you know what you'd like this evening, sir? :'''Anton Ego''': Yes, I think I do. After reading a lot of overheated puffery about your new cook, you know what I'm craving? A little perspective. That's it. I'd like some fresh, clear, well-seasoned perspective. Can you suggest a good wine to go with that? :'''Mustafa''': ''[confused]'' With what, sir? :'''Anton Ego''': Perspective. Fresh out, I take it? :'''Mustafa''': I am, uh... :'''Anton Ego''': Very well. Since you're all out of perspective and no one else seems to have it in this ''BLOODY town'', I'll make you a deal. ''You'' provide the food, ''I'll'' provide the perspective, which would go nicely with a bottle of Cheval Blanc 1947. :'''Mustafa''': I'm afraid... your dinner selection? :'''Anton Ego''': ''[stands up angrily]'' Tell your chef Linguini that I want whatever he dares to serve me. Tell him to ''hit'' me with his best ''SHOT''. :''[Skinner is in disguise nearby and speaks to his waiter]'' :'''Skinner''': ''[in a lower and gruff voice]'' I will have whatever he is having. :'''Gusteau''': ''[Remy is locked in a cage]'' So, we have given up. :'''Remy''': Why do you say that? :'''Gusteau''': We are in a cage, inside a car trunk, awaiting a future in frozen food products. :'''Remy''': No, I'm the one in a cage. I've given up. You… are free. :'''Gusteau''': I am only as free as you imagine me to be. As you are. :'''Remy''': Oh, please. I'm sick of pretending. I pretend to be a rat for my father, I pretend to be a human for Linguini. I pretend you exist so I have someone to talk to! You only tell me stuff I already know! I know how I am! Why?! : == Taglines == * He's dying to become a chef. * A Comedy with Great Taste. * A Rat in a Kitchen... Cooking?!?!?! == Cast == * [[Patton Oswalt]] — Rémy * [[w:Lou Romano|Lou Romano]] — Linguini * [[Janeane Garofalo]] — Colette * [[w:Ian Holm|Ian Holm]] — Skinner * [[w:Peter Sohn|Peter Sohn]] — Émile * [[Brad Garrett]] — Gusteau * [[w:Brian Dennehy|Brian Dennehy]] — Django * [[w:Peter O'Toole|Peter O'Toole]] — Anton Ego * [[Will Arnett]] — Horst * [[w:Julius Callahan|Julius Callahan]] — Lalo * [[w:James Remar|James Remar]] — Larousse * [[w:John Ratzenberger|John Ratzenberger]] — Mustafa * [[w:Teddy Newton|Teddy Newton]] — Talon Labarthe * [[w:Tony Fucile|Tony Fucile]] — Pompidou * [[w:Jake Steinfeld|Jake Steinfeld]] — Git * [[Brad Bird]] — Ambrister Minion * [[w:Stéphane Roux (actor)|Stéphane Roux]] — the narrator of the cooking channel * [[w:Thomas Keller|Thomas Keller]] — the male dining patron who asks what's new * [[w:Winston I. Steve Barnum|Winston I. Steve Barnum]] — the chef friendly male == About ''{{PAGENAME}}'' == * I think our goal is to get the impression of something rather than perfect photographic reality. It’s to get the feeling of something so I think that our challenge was the computer basically wants to do things that are clean and perfect and don’t have any history to them. If you want to do something that’s different than that you have to put that information in there and the computer kind of fights you. It really doesn’t want to do that and Paris is a very rich city that has a lot of history to it and it’s lived in. Everything’s beautiful but it’s lived in. It has history to it, so it has imperfections and it’s part of why it’s beautiful is you can feel the history in every little nook and cranny. For us every single bit of that has to be put in there. We can’t go somewhere and film something. If there’s a crack in there, we have to design the crack and if you noticed the tiles on the floor of the restaurant, they’re not perfectly flat, they’re like slightly angled differently, and they catch light differently. Somebody has to sit there and angle them all separately so we had to focus on that a lot. And it was a movie about good food and the food had to look delicious and its data. How do you define what makes food look good. It’s actually a bunch of really subtle little complicated things and everybody worked really hard on it. :* Brad Bird [http://collider.com/brad-bird-interview-ratatouille/] * I entered this movie as director kind of late. I was asked to come on the project a little less than a year and a half ago, so several characters had been cast before I got there. Famous people like Ian Holm, Brian Dennehy, and Brad Garrett were already on board and there were also some Pixar people who happened to have perfect voices, like Lou Romano who did Linguini. He was production designer on The Incredibles. And Pete Sohn is a young, very gifted story guide and animator who worked on Iron Giant and Incredibles and he did the voice of Emile, who is Remy’s brother. So those guys are in-house and they were already involved in the project and I didn’t see any reason to change what was perfect. I re-cast a couple characters and there was a lot of difficulty in casting Remy and I heard Patton Oswalt on the radio and I thought he’d be perfect. I brought Peter O’Toole on and when I was first writing the character of Anton Ego that was the voice I heard in my mind and I was just hoping that he would say yes and he did. But Janeane Garofalo we cast after I came on and she does Colette and a lot of people can’t even recognize her because she so completely disappears into this role, which is a testament to how great an actress she is, and I’m really happy with the voice track on this film because it put the challenge to the animators to come up to the quality and be inspired by the voices – and I think they did. :* Brad Bird [http://www.gonewiththetwins.com/pages/interviews/2008/interview_ratatouille1.php] * It was six years ago and you look at the scope of your film and we knew it would be about rats and we knew we needed the rats to be able to move in certain ways. Pixar’s never really done a film with four-legged critters in it to any great extent, so I was excited because some of Disney’s great classical animated films have critters running around like this. We threw down to the tools group, who writes our code because it’s all proprietary software, that we need this to be phenomenal so we actually experimented for about a year in sort of a dead end, but it was always going to be promising and something special. Brad Bird made several things work that weren’t working. We figured that once we got them outfitted correctly with the right technical setup so that they could squash and stretch beyond what’s been done before in animation, that in the hands of a director like Brad who knows animation inside and out, that it would be phenomenal. As far as the food looking great, we hoped we would pull it off and I think we did. I think appetizing food in a film like this is a surprise and if people come out hungry, which I’ve heard has happened, then that’s a testament to that :* Brian Lewis [:* Brad Bird [http://www.gonewiththetwins.com/pages/interviews/2008/interview_ratatouille1.php]] ==External links== {{wikipedia|Ratatouille (film)}} {{Commons category|Ratatouille (film)}} * {{imdb title|id=0382932|title=Ratatouille}} <!-- see [[Template:Imdb title]] on how to get IMDB ID --> * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=ratatouille|title=Ratatouille}} <!-- see [[Template:Rotten-tomatoes]] on how to get RT ID --> * The official [http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/ratatouille/ Ratatouille] site [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[te:రాటటౌల్లె (2007 సినిమా)]] [[Category:Best Animated Feature Academy Award winners]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:Jan Pinkava films]] [[Category:Food and drink]] [[Category:Films directed by Brad Bird]] i4wcrbes1qu3or5y23oqgctco3vm4sb 3148795 3148789 2022-07-28T22:04:21Z 205.237.131.3 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]''''' is a ([[w:2007 in film|2007]]) animated [[w:Disney|Disney]]/[[w:Pixar|Pixar]] film about a rat (Rémy) who longs to follow in the footsteps of his hero, the late Chef Auguste Gusteau — at one time considered to be the greatest chef in Paris. After discovering an unusual way through which he can control the actions of the hapless Linguini, who was working as a garbage boy in the kitchen of Gusteau's restaurant at the time, he is given the ultimate opportunity to show the world what he can do. :''Written and Directed by [[Brad Bird]].'' {{center|'''He's dying to become a chef.'''<small>([[#Taglines|taglines]])</small>}} == Dialogue == :''[After Remy's been separated from his colony]'' :'''Remy''': ''[voiceover]'' I waited. For a sound. A voice. A sign. ''Something''. :''[Remy is reading Gusteau's 'Anyone Can Cook'. He stops on a page with food on it, causing his stomach to grumble. He turns away, shielding the image of food from his view]'' :'''Gusteau''': ''[as a book illustration]'' If you are hungry, go up and look around, Remy. :''[Remy is shocked to hear this. He looks under the page Gusteau's image is under.]'' :'''Gusteau''': Why do you wait and mope? :'''Remy''': Well, I just lost my family ... all my friends. Probably forever. :'''Gusteau''': How do you know? :'''Remy''': I ... uh ... ''[catches himself with a scoff]'' ''You'' are an illustration. Why am I ''talking'' to you? :'''Gusteau''': Oh, you just lost your family, all your friends. You are lonely. :'''Remy''': Yeah ... well, ''you're'' dead. :'''Gusteau''': Ah, but that is no match for wishful thinking! If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead. Now go up and look around! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Remy's about to eat a bread crumb in someone's house when Gusteau appears before him.]'' :'''Gusteau''': What are you doing?! :'''Remy''': ''[Sighs]'' I'm ''hungry''! I don't know ''where'' I am, I don't know ''when'' I'll find food again! :'''Gusteau''': Rémy, you are better than that. You are a cook! A cook ''makes''; a thief ''takes''. You are not a thief. :'''Remy''': But I ''am'' hungry. :'''Gusteau''': ''[chuckles]'' Food will come, Remy. Food always comes to those who love to cook. :''[Gusteau's image disappears into the bread crumb]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Remy''': The sous chef… There. The sous is responsible for the kitchen when the chef's not around. Saucier, in charge of sauces. Very important. Chef de partie, demi chef de partie, both important. Commis, commis, they're cooks. Very important. :'''Gusteau''': Ah, you are a clever rat. Now, who is that? :''[He points to Linguini, who's clumsily cleaning up the kitchen]'' :'''Remy''': Oh, him? He’s nobody. :'''Gusteau''': Not nobody. He is part of the kitchen. :'''Remy''': No, he’s a ''plongeur'' or something. He washes dishes or takes out the garbage. He doesn’t cook. :'''Gusteau''': But he ''could''. :'''Remy''': ''[dismissively]'' Uh, no. :'''Gusteau''': How do you know? What do I always say, Remy? Anyone can cook. :'''Remy''': Well yeah, anyone ''can''. That doesn't mean that anyone ''should''. :'''Gusteau''': Well, that is not stopping him. See? :''[Linguini has accidentally spilt a pot of soup and is attempting to cover up his mistake by throwing random ingredients into it.]'' :'''Remy''': What?! What is he doing?! No ...''NO''! No, this is terrible; he's ... ''RUINING THE SOUP''! A-and nobody's ''noticing''?! ''[to Gusteau]'' It's ''your'' restaurant! Do something! :'''Gusteau''': What can ''I'' do? I am a figment of your imagination. :'''Remy''': But he's ''ruining the soup!!'' We gotta tell someone that's he… ''[slips and falls]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Skinner''': And what belief is that, Mademoiselle Tatou? :'''Colette''': Anyone can cook. :''[pause, Skinner looks around at the other cooks, who are smiling with approval]'' :'''Skinner''': Perhaps I have been a bit harsh on our new garbage boy. He has taken a bold risk, and we should reward that, as Chef Gusteau would have. If he wishes to swim in dangerous waters, who are we to deny him. :'''Gusteau''': You were escaping? :'''Remy''': Oh, yeah. :'''Skinner''': Since you have expressed such an interest in his cooking career, you shall be responsible for it. Anyone else? Hmm... Then back to work! You are either very lucky or very unlucky. You will make the soup again, and this time I’ll be paying attention. Very close attention. They think you might be a cook, but do you know what I think, Linguini? I think you’re a sneaky, overreaching little... ''[spots Remy attempting to escape]'' ''RAAAAAAAT''! :''[Grabs a broom and hits Remy with it]'' :'''Horst''': Get the rat! :''[Everyone attempts to catch Remy]'' :'''Skinner''': Linguini! Get something to trap it! :'''Horst''': It’s getting away! Get it, get it, get it! :''[Linguini has trapped Rémy in a jar.]'' :'''Linguini''': What should I do now? :'''Skinner''': Kill it! :'''Linguini''': Now? :'''Skinner''': ''NO''! Not in the kitchen! Are you ''mad''?! If anyone knew we had a rat in our kitchen, they’d shut us down! Our reputation is hanging by a thread as it is! Take it away from here - far away. Kill it! Dispose of it! Go! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Anton Ego''': What is it, Ambrister? :'''Ambrister''': Gusteau's... :'''Anton Ego''': Finally closing, is it? :'''Ambrister''': No. :'''Anton Ego''': More financial troubles? :'''Ambrister''': No, it's... it's... :'''Anton Ego''': Announced a new line of microwave egg-rolls?! What? What? Spit it ''out''! :'''Ambrister''': It's come back, it's... popular. :''[Ego partly spits out a mouthful of wine, before checking the label, then roughly swallowing the rest of the wine]'' :'''Anton Ego''': I haven't reviewed Gusteau's in years. :'''Ambrister''': No sir. :'''Anton Ego''': My last review condemned it to the tourist trade. :'''Ambrister''': Yes sir. :''[Ego takes out a copy of his last review of Gusteau's]'' :'''Anton Ego''': I said: "Gusteau has finally found his rightfully place in history right alongside another equally famous chef, Monsieur Boyardee." :'''Ambrister''': Touché. :'''Anton Ego''': That is where we left it, ''that'' was my last word. The. Last. ''Word''. :'''Ambrister''': ''[cowering]'' Yes. :'''Anton Ego''': Then tell me Ambrister; how could it be ''popular''? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Skinner''': No, no, no, no, no, no, no! ''[Kicks drawer]'' :'''Talon''': The DNA matches, the timing works, everything checks out. He is Gusteau’s son. :'''Skinner''': T-t-this can’t just happen! The whole thing is a set up! The boy knows! Look at him out there pretending to be an idiot! He’s toying with my mind, like a cat with a ball! Of... something! :'''Talon''': String? :'''Skinner''': Yes! Playing dumb! Taunting me with that rat! :'''Talon''': Rat? :'''Skinner''': Yes! He’s consorting with it! Deliberately trying to make me think it’s important! :'''Talon''': The... rat? :'''Skinner''': Exactly! :'''Talon''': Is the rat... important? :'''Skinner''': Of course not! He just wants me to ''think'' that it is! O-ho, I see the theatricality of it! A rat appears on the boy's first night, I order him to kill it, and now he wants me to see it ''everywhere''! ''[high voice]'' Ooooh! It's here! No it isn't, it's here! Am I seeing things, am I crazy, is there a phantom rat or is there not?! But oh, no! I refuse to be sucked into his little game... of... :'''Talon''': ...Should I be concerned about this? About you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Horst''': It's your recipe. How can you not know your own RECIPE?! :'''Linguini''': I didn't write it down, it just came to me! :'''Horst''': Well make it come to you again, ja? BECAUSE WE CAN'T SERVE THIS! :'''Mustafa''': Where's the order?! :'''Linguini''': What if we just make something up? :'''Pompidou''': We cannot be all out. We just opened. :'''Larousse''': I have another idea. What if we ''serve them what they order''?! :'''Colette''': We will make it! Just tell us what you did! :'''Linguini''': I don't ''know'' what I did! :'''Horst''': We need to tell the customers ''recipes''! :'''Linguini''': Then tell them... tell them... AAAH! :''[Linguini flees the kitchen]'' :'''Larousse''': ...Eh? :'''Django''': Remy. :'''Emile''': Don’t do it. :'''Django''': Remy! Don’t! Stop! :'''Emile''': They'll see you. Stop. :'''Horst''': We’re not talking about me. We’re talking about what to do right... :'''Chefs''': RATS! :'''Django''': Remy! :'''Horst''': Get my knife! :'''Linguini''': Don't touch him! ''[whispering]'' Thanks for coming back, Little Chef. I know this sounds insane, but… Well the truth sounds insane sometimes, but that doesn’t mean it's not. Uh, the truth. And the truth is, I have no talent at all. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mustafa''': ''[taking Ego's order]'' Do you know what you'd like this evening, sir? :'''Anton Ego''': Yes, I think I do. After reading a lot of overheated puffery about your new cook, you know what I'm craving? A little perspective. That's it. I'd like some fresh, clear, well-seasoned perspective. Can you suggest a good wine to go with that? :'''Mustafa''': ''[confused]'' With what, sir? :'''Anton Ego''': Perspective. Fresh out, I take it? :'''Mustafa''': I am, uh... :'''Anton Ego''': Very well. Since you're all out of perspective and no one else seems to have it in this ''BLOODY town'', I'll make you a deal. ''You'' provide the food, ''I'll'' provide the perspective, which would go nicely with a bottle of Cheval Blanc 1947. :'''Mustafa''': I'm afraid... your dinner selection? :'''Anton Ego''': ''[stands up angrily]'' Tell your chef Linguini that I want whatever he dares to serve me. Tell him to ''hit'' me with his best ''SHOT''. :''[Skinner is in disguise nearby and speaks to his waiter]'' :'''Skinner''': ''[in a lower and gruff voice]'' I will have whatever he is having. :'''Gusteau''': ''[Remy is locked in a cage]'' So, we have given up. :'''Remy''': Why do you say that? :'''Gusteau''': We are in a cage, inside a car trunk, awaiting a future in frozen food products. :'''Remy''': No, I'm the one in a cage. I've given up. You… are free. :'''Gusteau''': I am only as free as you imagine me to be. As you are. :'''Remy''': Oh, please. I'm sick of pretending. I pretend to be a rat for my father, I pretend to be a human for Linguini. I pretend you exist so I have someone to talk to! You only tell me stuff I already know! I know how I am! Why do I need you to tell me? Why do I need to pretend? : == Taglines == * He's dying to become a chef. * A Comedy with Great Taste. * A Rat in a Kitchen... Cooking?!?!?! == Cast == * [[Patton Oswalt]] — Rémy * [[w:Lou Romano|Lou Romano]] — Linguini * [[Janeane Garofalo]] — Colette * [[w:Ian Holm|Ian Holm]] — Skinner * [[w:Peter Sohn|Peter Sohn]] — Émile * [[Brad Garrett]] — Gusteau * [[w:Brian Dennehy|Brian Dennehy]] — Django * [[w:Peter O'Toole|Peter O'Toole]] — Anton Ego * [[Will Arnett]] — Horst * [[w:Julius Callahan|Julius Callahan]] — Lalo * [[w:James Remar|James Remar]] — Larousse * [[w:John Ratzenberger|John Ratzenberger]] — Mustafa * [[w:Teddy Newton|Teddy Newton]] — Talon Labarthe * [[w:Tony Fucile|Tony Fucile]] — Pompidou * [[w:Jake Steinfeld|Jake Steinfeld]] — Git * [[Brad Bird]] — Ambrister Minion * [[w:Stéphane Roux (actor)|Stéphane Roux]] — the narrator of the cooking channel * [[w:Thomas Keller|Thomas Keller]] — the male dining patron who asks what's new * [[w:Winston I. Steve Barnum|Winston I. Steve Barnum]] — the chef friendly male == About ''{{PAGENAME}}'' == * I think our goal is to get the impression of something rather than perfect photographic reality. It’s to get the feeling of something so I think that our challenge was the computer basically wants to do things that are clean and perfect and don’t have any history to them. If you want to do something that’s different than that you have to put that information in there and the computer kind of fights you. It really doesn’t want to do that and Paris is a very rich city that has a lot of history to it and it’s lived in. Everything’s beautiful but it’s lived in. It has history to it, so it has imperfections and it’s part of why it’s beautiful is you can feel the history in every little nook and cranny. For us every single bit of that has to be put in there. We can’t go somewhere and film something. If there’s a crack in there, we have to design the crack and if you noticed the tiles on the floor of the restaurant, they’re not perfectly flat, they’re like slightly angled differently, and they catch light differently. Somebody has to sit there and angle them all separately so we had to focus on that a lot. And it was a movie about good food and the food had to look delicious and its data. How do you define what makes food look good. It’s actually a bunch of really subtle little complicated things and everybody worked really hard on it. :* Brad Bird [http://collider.com/brad-bird-interview-ratatouille/] * I entered this movie as director kind of late. I was asked to come on the project a little less than a year and a half ago, so several characters had been cast before I got there. Famous people like Ian Holm, Brian Dennehy, and Brad Garrett were already on board and there were also some Pixar people who happened to have perfect voices, like Lou Romano who did Linguini. He was production designer on The Incredibles. And Pete Sohn is a young, very gifted story guide and animator who worked on Iron Giant and Incredibles and he did the voice of Emile, who is Remy’s brother. So those guys are in-house and they were already involved in the project and I didn’t see any reason to change what was perfect. I re-cast a couple characters and there was a lot of difficulty in casting Remy and I heard Patton Oswalt on the radio and I thought he’d be perfect. I brought Peter O’Toole on and when I was first writing the character of Anton Ego that was the voice I heard in my mind and I was just hoping that he would say yes and he did. But Janeane Garofalo we cast after I came on and she does Colette and a lot of people can’t even recognize her because she so completely disappears into this role, which is a testament to how great an actress she is, and I’m really happy with the voice track on this film because it put the challenge to the animators to come up to the quality and be inspired by the voices – and I think they did. :* Brad Bird [http://www.gonewiththetwins.com/pages/interviews/2008/interview_ratatouille1.php] * It was six years ago and you look at the scope of your film and we knew it would be about rats and we knew we needed the rats to be able to move in certain ways. Pixar’s never really done a film with four-legged critters in it to any great extent, so I was excited because some of Disney’s great classical animated films have critters running around like this. We threw down to the tools group, who writes our code because it’s all proprietary software, that we need this to be phenomenal so we actually experimented for about a year in sort of a dead end, but it was always going to be promising and something special. Brad Bird made several things work that weren’t working. We figured that once we got them outfitted correctly with the right technical setup so that they could squash and stretch beyond what’s been done before in animation, that in the hands of a director like Brad who knows animation inside and out, that it would be phenomenal. As far as the food looking great, we hoped we would pull it off and I think we did. I think appetizing food in a film like this is a surprise and if people come out hungry, which I’ve heard has happened, then that’s a testament to that :* Brian Lewis [:* Brad Bird [http://www.gonewiththetwins.com/pages/interviews/2008/interview_ratatouille1.php]] ==External links== {{wikipedia|Ratatouille (film)}} {{Commons category|Ratatouille (film)}} * {{imdb title|id=0382932|title=Ratatouille}} <!-- see [[Template:Imdb title]] on how to get IMDB ID --> * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=ratatouille|title=Ratatouille}} <!-- see [[Template:Rotten-tomatoes]] on how to get RT ID --> * The official [http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/ratatouille/ Ratatouille] site [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[te:రాటటౌల్లె (2007 సినిమా)]] [[Category:Best Animated Feature Academy Award winners]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:Jan Pinkava films]] [[Category:Food and drink]] [[Category:Films directed by Brad Bird]] 5ttplub36hpcwxdeuewgl2tu744c251 3148801 3148795 2022-07-28T22:08:21Z 205.237.131.3 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]''''' is a ([[w:2007 in film|2007]]) animated [[w:Disney|Disney]]/[[w:Pixar|Pixar]] film about a rat (Rémy) who longs to follow in the footsteps of his hero, the late Chef Auguste Gusteau — at one time considered to be the greatest chef in Paris. After discovering an unusual way through which he can control the actions of the hapless Linguini, who was working as a garbage boy in the kitchen of Gusteau's restaurant at the time, he is given the ultimate opportunity to show the world what he can do. :''Written and Directed by [[Brad Bird]].'' {{center|'''He's dying to become a chef.'''<small>([[#Taglines|taglines]])</small>}} == Dialogue == :''[After Remy's been separated from his colony]'' :'''Remy''': ''[voiceover]'' I waited. For a sound. A voice. A sign. ''Something''. :''[Remy is reading Gusteau's 'Anyone Can Cook'. He stops on a page with food on it, causing his stomach to grumble. He turns away, shielding the image of food from his view]'' :'''Gusteau''': ''[as a book illustration]'' If you are hungry, go up and look around, Remy. :''[Remy is shocked to hear this. He looks under the page Gusteau's image is under.]'' :'''Gusteau''': Why do you wait and mope? :'''Remy''': Well, I just lost my family ... all my friends. Probably forever. :'''Gusteau''': How do you know? :'''Remy''': I ... uh ... ''[catches himself with a scoff]'' ''You'' are an illustration. Why am I ''talking'' to you? :'''Gusteau''': Oh, you just lost your family, all your friends. You are lonely. :'''Remy''': Yeah ... well, ''you're'' dead. :'''Gusteau''': Ah, but that is no match for wishful thinking! If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead. Now go up and look around! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Remy's about to eat a bread crumb in someone's house when Gusteau appears before him.]'' :'''Gusteau''': What are you doing?! :'''Remy''': ''[Sighs]'' I'm ''hungry''! I don't know ''where'' I am, I don't know ''when'' I'll find food again! :'''Gusteau''': Rémy, you are better than that. You are a cook! A cook ''makes''; a thief ''takes''. You are not a thief. :'''Remy''': But I ''am'' hungry. :'''Gusteau''': ''[chuckles]'' Food will come, Remy. Food always comes to those who love to cook. :''[Gusteau's image disappears into the bread crumb]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Remy''': The sous chef… There. The sous is responsible for the kitchen when the chef's not around. Saucier, in charge of sauces. Very important. Chef de partie, demi chef de partie, both important. Commis, commis, they're cooks. Very important. :'''Gusteau''': Ah, you are a clever rat. Now, who is that? :''[He points to Linguini, who's clumsily cleaning up the kitchen]'' :'''Remy''': Oh, him? He’s nobody. :'''Gusteau''': Not nobody. He is part of the kitchen. :'''Remy''': No, he’s a ''plongeur'' or something. He washes dishes or takes out the garbage. He doesn’t cook. :'''Gusteau''': But he ''could''. :'''Remy''': ''[dismissively]'' Uh, no. :'''Gusteau''': How do you know? What do I always say, Remy? Anyone can cook. :'''Remy''': Well yeah, anyone ''can''. That doesn't mean that anyone ''should''. :'''Gusteau''': Well, that is not stopping him. See? :''[Linguini has accidentally spilt a pot of soup and is attempting to cover up his mistake by throwing random ingredients into it.]'' :'''Remy''': What?! What is he doing?! No ...''NO''! No, this is terrible; he's ... ''RUINING THE SOUP''! A-and nobody's ''noticing''?! ''[to Gusteau]'' It's ''your'' restaurant! Do something! :'''Gusteau''': What can ''I'' do? I am a figment of your imagination. :'''Remy''': But he's ''ruining the soup!!'' We gotta tell someone that's he… ''[slips and falls]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Skinner''': And what belief is that, Mademoiselle Tatou? :'''Colette''': Anyone can cook. :''[pause, Skinner looks around at the other cooks, who are smiling with approval]'' :'''Skinner''': Perhaps I have been a bit harsh on our new garbage boy. He has taken a bold risk, and we should reward that, as Chef Gusteau would have. If he wishes to swim in dangerous waters, who are we to deny him. :'''Gusteau''': You were escaping? :'''Remy''': Oh, yeah. :'''Skinner''': Since you have expressed such an interest in his cooking career, you shall be responsible for it. Anyone else? Hmm... Then back to work! You are either very lucky or very unlucky. You will make the soup again, and this time I’ll be paying attention. Very close attention. They think you might be a cook, but do you know what I think, Linguini? I think you’re a sneaky, overreaching little... ''[spots Remy attempting to escape]'' ''RAAAAAAAT''! :''[Grabs a broom and hits Remy with it]'' :'''Horst''': Get the rat! :''[Everyone attempts to catch Remy]'' :'''Skinner''': Linguini! Get something to trap it! :'''Horst''': It’s getting away! Get it, get it, get it! :''[Linguini has trapped Rémy in a jar.]'' :'''Linguini''': What should I do now? :'''Skinner''': Kill it! :'''Linguini''': Now? :'''Skinner''': ''NO''! Not in the kitchen! Are you ''mad''?! If anyone knew we had a rat in our kitchen, they’d shut us down! Our reputation is hanging by a thread as it is! Take it away from here - far away. Kill it! Dispose of it! Go! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Anton Ego''': What is it, Ambrister? :'''Ambrister''': Gusteau's... :'''Anton Ego''': Finally closing, is it? :'''Ambrister''': No. :'''Anton Ego''': More financial troubles? :'''Ambrister''': No, it's... it's... :'''Anton Ego''': Announced a new line of microwave egg-rolls?! What? What? Spit it ''out''! :'''Ambrister''': It's come back, it's... popular. :''[Ego partly spits out a mouthful of wine, before checking the label, then roughly swallowing the rest of the wine]'' :'''Anton Ego''': I haven't reviewed Gusteau's in years. :'''Ambrister''': No sir. :'''Anton Ego''': My last review condemned it to the tourist trade. :'''Ambrister''': Yes sir. :''[Ego takes out a copy of his last review of Gusteau's]'' :'''Anton Ego''': I said: "Gusteau has finally found his rightfully place in history right alongside another equally famous chef, Monsieur Boyardee." :'''Ambrister''': Touché. :'''Anton Ego''': That is where we left it, ''that'' was my last word. The. Last. ''Word''. :'''Ambrister''': ''[cowering]'' Yes. :'''Anton Ego''': Then tell me Ambrister; how could it be ''popular''? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Skinner''': No, no, no, no, no, no, no! ''[Kicks drawer]'' :'''Talon''': The DNA matches, the timing works, everything checks out. He is Gusteau’s son. :'''Skinner''': T-t-this can’t just happen! The whole thing is a set up! The boy knows! Look at him out there pretending to be an idiot! He’s toying with my mind, like a cat with a ball! Of... something! :'''Talon''': String? :'''Skinner''': Yes! Playing dumb! Taunting me with that rat! :'''Talon''': Rat? :'''Skinner''': Yes! He’s consorting with it! Deliberately trying to make me think it’s important! :'''Talon''': The... rat? :'''Skinner''': Exactly! :'''Talon''': Is the rat... important? :'''Skinner''': Of course not! He just wants me to ''think'' that it is! O-ho, I see the theatricality of it! A rat appears on the boy's first night, I order him to kill it, and now he wants me to see it ''everywhere''! ''[high voice]'' Ooooh! It's here! No it isn't, it's here! Am I seeing things, am I crazy, is there a phantom rat or is there not?! But oh, no! I refuse to be sucked into his little game... of... :'''Talon''': ...Should I be concerned about this? About you? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Horst''': It's your recipe. How can you not know your own RECIPE?! :'''Linguini''': I didn't write it down, it just came to me! :'''Horst''': Well make it come to you again, ja? BECAUSE WE CAN'T SERVE THIS! :'''Mustafa''': Where's the order?! :'''Linguini''': What if we just make something up? :'''Pompidou''': We cannot be all out. We just opened. :'''Larousse''': I have another idea. What if we ''serve them what they order''?! :'''Colette''': We will make it! Just tell us what you did! :'''Linguini''': I don't ''know'' what I did! :'''Horst''': We need to tell the customers ''recipes''! :'''Linguini''': Then tell them... tell them... AAAH! :''[Linguini flees the kitchen]'' :'''Larousse''': ...Eh? :'''Django''': Remy. :'''Emile''': Don’t do it. :'''Django''': Remy! Don’t! Stop! :'''Emile''': They'll see you. Stop. :'''Horst''': We’re not talking about me. We’re talking about what to do right... :'''Chefs''': RATS! :'''Django''': Remy! :'''Horst''': Get my knife! :'''Linguini''': Don't touch him! ''[whispering]'' Thanks for coming back, Little Chef. I know this sounds insane, but… Well the truth sounds insane sometimes, but that doesn’t mean it's not. Uh, the truth. And the truth is, I have no talent at all. But this rat, he's the one behind these recipes, he's the cook! The real cook. He's been hiding under my toque. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mustafa''': ''[taking Ego's order]'' Do you know what you'd like this evening, sir? :'''Anton Ego''': Yes, I think I do. After reading a lot of overheated puffery about your new cook, you know what I'm craving? A little perspective. That's it. I'd like some fresh, clear, well-seasoned perspective. Can you suggest a good wine to go with that? :'''Mustafa''': ''[confused]'' With what, sir? :'''Anton Ego''': Perspective. Fresh out, I take it? :'''Mustafa''': I am, uh... :'''Anton Ego''': Very well. Since you're all out of perspective and no one else seems to have it in this ''BLOODY town'', I'll make you a deal. ''You'' provide the food, ''I'll'' provide the perspective, which would go nicely with a bottle of Cheval Blanc 1947. :'''Mustafa''': I'm afraid... your dinner selection? :'''Anton Ego''': ''[stands up angrily]'' Tell your chef Linguini that I want whatever he dares to serve me. Tell him to ''hit'' me with his best ''SHOT''. :''[Skinner is in disguise nearby and speaks to his waiter]'' :'''Skinner''': ''[in a lower and gruff voice]'' I will have whatever he is having. :'''Gusteau''': ''[Remy is locked in a cage]'' So, we have given up. :'''Remy''': Why do you say that? :'''Gusteau''': We are in a cage, inside a car trunk, awaiting a future in frozen food products. :'''Remy''': No, I'm the one in a cage. I've given up. You… are free. :'''Gusteau''': I am only as free as you imagine me to be. As you are. :'''Remy''': Oh, please. I'm sick of pretending. I pretend to be a rat for my father, I pretend to be a human for Linguini. I pretend you exist so I have someone to talk to! You only tell me stuff I already know! I know how I am! Why do I need you to tell me? Why do I need to pretend? :'''Gusteau''': Ah, but you don't Remy. You never did. :'''Django''': No. My other left! : == Taglines == * He's dying to become a chef. * A Comedy with Great Taste. * A Rat in a Kitchen... Cooking?!?!?! == Cast == * [[Patton Oswalt]] — Rémy * [[w:Lou Romano|Lou Romano]] — Linguini * [[Janeane Garofalo]] — Colette * [[w:Ian Holm|Ian Holm]] — Skinner * [[w:Peter Sohn|Peter Sohn]] — Émile * [[Brad Garrett]] — Gusteau * [[w:Brian Dennehy|Brian Dennehy]] — Django * [[w:Peter O'Toole|Peter O'Toole]] — Anton Ego * [[Will Arnett]] — Horst * [[w:Julius Callahan|Julius Callahan]] — Lalo * [[w:James Remar|James Remar]] — Larousse * [[w:John Ratzenberger|John Ratzenberger]] — Mustafa * [[w:Teddy Newton|Teddy Newton]] — Talon Labarthe * [[w:Tony Fucile|Tony Fucile]] — Pompidou * [[w:Jake Steinfeld|Jake Steinfeld]] — Git * [[Brad Bird]] — Ambrister Minion * [[w:Stéphane Roux (actor)|Stéphane Roux]] — the narrator of the cooking channel * [[w:Thomas Keller|Thomas Keller]] — the male dining patron who asks what's new * [[w:Winston I. Steve Barnum|Winston I. Steve Barnum]] — the chef friendly male == About ''{{PAGENAME}}'' == * I think our goal is to get the impression of something rather than perfect photographic reality. It’s to get the feeling of something so I think that our challenge was the computer basically wants to do things that are clean and perfect and don’t have any history to them. If you want to do something that’s different than that you have to put that information in there and the computer kind of fights you. It really doesn’t want to do that and Paris is a very rich city that has a lot of history to it and it’s lived in. Everything’s beautiful but it’s lived in. It has history to it, so it has imperfections and it’s part of why it’s beautiful is you can feel the history in every little nook and cranny. For us every single bit of that has to be put in there. We can’t go somewhere and film something. If there’s a crack in there, we have to design the crack and if you noticed the tiles on the floor of the restaurant, they’re not perfectly flat, they’re like slightly angled differently, and they catch light differently. Somebody has to sit there and angle them all separately so we had to focus on that a lot. And it was a movie about good food and the food had to look delicious and its data. How do you define what makes food look good. It’s actually a bunch of really subtle little complicated things and everybody worked really hard on it. :* Brad Bird [http://collider.com/brad-bird-interview-ratatouille/] * I entered this movie as director kind of late. I was asked to come on the project a little less than a year and a half ago, so several characters had been cast before I got there. Famous people like Ian Holm, Brian Dennehy, and Brad Garrett were already on board and there were also some Pixar people who happened to have perfect voices, like Lou Romano who did Linguini. He was production designer on The Incredibles. And Pete Sohn is a young, very gifted story guide and animator who worked on Iron Giant and Incredibles and he did the voice of Emile, who is Remy’s brother. So those guys are in-house and they were already involved in the project and I didn’t see any reason to change what was perfect. I re-cast a couple characters and there was a lot of difficulty in casting Remy and I heard Patton Oswalt on the radio and I thought he’d be perfect. I brought Peter O’Toole on and when I was first writing the character of Anton Ego that was the voice I heard in my mind and I was just hoping that he would say yes and he did. But Janeane Garofalo we cast after I came on and she does Colette and a lot of people can’t even recognize her because she so completely disappears into this role, which is a testament to how great an actress she is, and I’m really happy with the voice track on this film because it put the challenge to the animators to come up to the quality and be inspired by the voices – and I think they did. :* Brad Bird [http://www.gonewiththetwins.com/pages/interviews/2008/interview_ratatouille1.php] * It was six years ago and you look at the scope of your film and we knew it would be about rats and we knew we needed the rats to be able to move in certain ways. Pixar’s never really done a film with four-legged critters in it to any great extent, so I was excited because some of Disney’s great classical animated films have critters running around like this. We threw down to the tools group, who writes our code because it’s all proprietary software, that we need this to be phenomenal so we actually experimented for about a year in sort of a dead end, but it was always going to be promising and something special. Brad Bird made several things work that weren’t working. We figured that once we got them outfitted correctly with the right technical setup so that they could squash and stretch beyond what’s been done before in animation, that in the hands of a director like Brad who knows animation inside and out, that it would be phenomenal. As far as the food looking great, we hoped we would pull it off and I think we did. I think appetizing food in a film like this is a surprise and if people come out hungry, which I’ve heard has happened, then that’s a testament to that :* Brian Lewis [:* Brad Bird [http://www.gonewiththetwins.com/pages/interviews/2008/interview_ratatouille1.php]] ==External links== {{wikipedia|Ratatouille (film)}} {{Commons category|Ratatouille (film)}} * {{imdb title|id=0382932|title=Ratatouille}} <!-- see [[Template:Imdb title]] on how to get IMDB ID --> * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=ratatouille|title=Ratatouille}} <!-- see [[Template:Rotten-tomatoes]] on how to get RT ID --> * The official [http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/ratatouille/ Ratatouille] site [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[te:రాటటౌల్లె (2007 సినిమా)]] [[Category:Best Animated Feature Academy Award winners]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:Jan Pinkava films]] [[Category:Food and drink]] [[Category:Films directed by Brad Bird]] jkkgoyaio1b1unj1qh0blt524q9oyly 0 63971 3148788 3107531 2022-07-28T21:57:28Z 131.106.24.193 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{DISPLAYTITLE:''A Christmas Story''}} '''''[[w:A Christmas Story|A Christmas Story]]''''' is a [[w:1983 in film|1983 film]], set in the 1940s, about a boy who has to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift. :''Directed by [[w:Bob Clark|Bob Clark]]. Written by [[w:Jean Shepherd|Jean Shepherd]], [[w:Leigh Brown|Leigh Brown]], and [[w:Bob Clark|Bob Clark]], based on Shepherd's short stories, contained in the books ''[[w:In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash|In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash]]'' and ''[[w:Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories|Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories]]''.'' <center>'''A Tribute to the Original, Traditional, One-Hundred-Percent, Red-Blooded, Two-Fisted, All-American Christmas...'''[[#Taglines|taglines]]</center> == Others == * '''Schwartz''': Hey, smart ass. I asked my old man about sticking your tongue to a flagpole in the winter, and he says that it'll freeze right to the pole, just like I told ya. * '''Ralphie''': ''[after cracking a secret code, reading it]'' ''Be sure to...drink your... Ovaltine.'' Ovaltine?! A crummy commercial?! Son of a bitch! * '''Scut Farkus''': ''[to Ralphie]'' Listen, jerk! When I tell you to come, you better come! ''[Ralphie starts quivering]'' What? Are you gonna cry now? Come on, crybaby, cry for me! Come on! CRY, HA HA!!! ''[begins mock crying and laughing]'' == Dialogue == :''[Randy's mother has dressed him in multiple layers of winter clothing for the walk to school]'' :'''Randy''': ''[wailing]'' I can't put my arms down! ''[continues bawling, as Mother tries unsuccessfully to put his arms down]'' :'''Mother''': Well, put your arms down when you get to school. ''[winds scarf around Randy's neck, as he resumes wailing]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[During recess at school, Ralphie, Flick, Schwartz and other kids are outside, standing beside the flagpole]'' :'''Flick:''' You're full of beans, and so is your old man. :'''Schwartz:''' Oh, yeah? :'''Flick:''' Yeah! :'''Schwartz:''' Says who? :'''Flick:''' Says me! :'''Schwartz:''' Oh, yeah? :'''Flick:''' Yeah! :'''Schwartz:''' Well, I double-dare ya! :'''Ralphie as Adult:''' ''[narrating]'' The exact exchange and nuance of phrase in this ritual is very important. :'''Flick:''' Huh! Are you kidding? Stick my tongue to that stupid pole? That's dumb. :'''Schwartz:''' That's 'cause you know it'll stick! :'''Flick:''' You're full of it! :'''Schwartz:''' Oh, yeah? :'''Flick:''' Yeah! :'''Schwartz:''' Well I double '''''dog'''''-dare ya! :'''Ralphie as Adult:''' ''[narrating]'' NOW it was serious. A double dog-dare. What else was left but a "triple-dare you"? And finally, the coup de grace of ''all'' dares, ''the sinister triple dog-dare.'' :'''Flick:''' ''[over narrator's voice]'' This guy's really dumb. :'''Schwartz:''' I '''''triple''''' dog-dare ya![Flick's smile turns to shock as it goes silent. Ralphie looks on shocked.] :'''Ralphie as Adult:''' ''[narrating]'' Hmm. Schwartz created a slight breach of etiquette by skipping the triple-dare and going right for the throat! :'''Flick:''' All right, all right. :''[Flick sighs and hesitantly sticks his tongue out]'' :'''Schwartz:''' Oh, go on, smart-ass, and do it! :'''Flick:''' ''[tongue out]'' I'm goin', I'm goin'! :'''Ralphie as Adult:''' ''[narrating]'' Flick's spine stiffened, his lips curled in a defiant sneer. There was no going back now. :'''Flick:''' ''[puts his tongue on pole]'' This is nothin'. ''[tries to pull off, but can't and realizes Schwartz was right.]'' Stuck? Stuck?! '''''STUCK! STUCK!''''' ''[he starts screaming and bawling]'' :'''Schwartz:''' Jeez! It really works! Look at him! :''[the school bell rings and the students run back to the school except Flick, who keeps bawling]'' :'''Flick:''' Ralphie, come back! Come back! Don't leave me, come back! :'''Ralphie:''' But the bell rang! :'''Schwartz:''' Well, what are we gonna do?! :'''Ralphie:''' I don't know, the bell rang! :'''Flick:''' Don't leave me, come back! Come back, come back! ''[he bawls as he is still stuck to the pole]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Parker:''' What is the name of the Lone Ranger's nephew's horse? :'''Mother:''' Ah... Victor! His name is Victor. :'''Mr. Parker:''' How the hell did you know that? :'''Mother:''' Everybody knows that! :'''Mother:''' Is this another one of your silly puzzles? :'''Mr. Parker:''' Yeah, another one of my silly puzzles. This one could be worth ''fifty thousand bucks.'' :'''Mother:''' What is it this time? :'''Mr. Parker:''' Name the great characters in American literature. :'''Mrs. Parker:''' Victor? :'''Mr. Parker:''' Yeah. :'''Mrs. Parker:''' The Lone Ranger's nephew's horse? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ralphie as Adult:''' ''[narrating]'' Meanwhile, I struggled for exactly the right BB gun hint. It had to be firm, but subtle. :'''Ralphie:''' Flick says he saw some grizzly bears near Pulaski's candy store! :''[Everyone stares at Ralphie]'' :'''Ralphie as Adult:''' ''[narrating]'' They looked at me as if I had lobsters crawling out of my ears. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mrs. Parker:''' ''[from downstairs]'' Ralphie! Randy! Down here in two minutes! And I mean two minutes! :''[Randy runs first to the drawer, and Ralphie pushes him aside]'' :'''Randy:''' Come on, Ralphie, I got here first! :'''Ralphie''': Tough! :''[Randy starts kicking and hitting Ralphie from behind while Ralphie is at the dresser pulling a pair of socks out of the drawer and finishes]'' :'''Ralphie:''' Cut it out! ''[He leaves to put his Boy's Life Red Ryder magazine in his mother's magazine in their room]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ralphie as Adult''': ''[narrating]'' A "C+"?! Oh, no! It ''can't'' be! :'''Ralphie''': "C+"? :'''Miss Shields''': ''[as the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz]'' C+! ''[cackling]'' C+! :''[Ralphie looks down to see "P.S. You'll shoot your eye out!"]'' :'''Ralphie as Adult''': ''[narrating]'' Oh, no! "You'll shoot your eye out"? :'''Ralphie''': Oh, no. :'''Ralphie as Adult''': My mother must've gotten to Miss Shields! There could be no other explanation! :'''Miss Shields and Mrs. Parker''': ''[sing-song; Mrs. Parker dressed as a jester]'' You'll shoot your eye out! You'll shoot your eye out! ''[both laugh mockingly]'' :'''Ralphie as Adult''': Was there no end to this conspiracy of irrational prejudice against Red Ryder and his Peacemaker?! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Old Man''': There we got it! ''[Laughs happily.]'' :''[Mr. Parker accidentally flips the hubcap out of Ralphie's hands with the nuts in it]'' :'''Ralphie as Adult:''' ''[narrating]'' Oh! For one brief moment, I saw all the bolts silhouetted against the lights of the traffic, and then they were gone. :'''Ralphie:''' Ohhh, fffffuuuuuudge. :'''Ralphie as Adult:''' ''[narrating]'' Only I didn't say "fudge." I said ''THE'' word. The Big One, The Queen Mother of Dirty Words: The "F-Dash-Dash-Dash" word. :'''Mr. Parker:''' ''[stunned]'' ''What'' did you say? :'''Ralphie:''' Uh, um-- :'''Mr. Parker:''' That's... what I thought you said. Get in the car. ''[Ralph hesitates]'' Go on. :'''Ralphie as Adult:''' ''[narrating]'' It was all over; I was dead. What would it be? The guillotine? Hanging? The chair? The rack? The Chinese water torture? Hmmph. Mere child's play compared to what surely awaited me. :''[Ralphie gets into the car.]'' :'''Mrs. Parker:''' Everything go alright? :''[Ralphie doesn't answer.]'' :'''Mr. Parker:''' ''[closes the trunk and checks his watch]'' Ah! :''[Ralphie watches Mr. Parker gets into the car]'' :'''Mrs. Parker:''' 8 minutes. :'''Mr. Parker:''' You know what your son just said? :'''Mrs. Parker:''' No. What? :'''Mr. Parker:''' I'll tell you what he said. Randy? :''[He inaudibly whispers the "F-Dash-Dash-Dash" word in Mrs. Parker's ear, and she screams in shock.]'' :'''Mrs. Parker:''' ''[shocked]'' '''''RALPHIE!''''' :''[Scene switches to the bathroom where Ralphie is sitting on the toilet with a bar of soap in his mouth. Mrs. Parker is standing in front of him]'' :'''Ralphie as Adult:''' ''[narrating]'' Over the years, I got to be quite a connoisseur of soap. My personal preference is for Lux, but I found Palmolive had a nice, piquant after-dinner flavor; heady, but with just a touch of mellow smoothness. Lifebuoy, on the other hand-- :'''Ralphie:''' ''[disgusted]'' Yuck! :'''Mrs. Parker:''' You ready to tell me? :'''Ralphie:''' ''[mumbles and nods his head.]'' :'''Mrs. Parker:''' ''[removes soap from his mouth]'' All right. Where did you hear that word? :'''Ralphie as Adult:''' ''[narrating]'' Now, I had heard that word at least 10 times a day from my old man. My father worked in profanity the way other artists might work in oils or clay. It was his true medium; a master. But I chickened out, and I blurted out the first name that came to mind. :'''Ralphie:''' ''Schwartz!'' :'''Mrs. Parker:''' ''[angrily]'' Oh. I see. ''[puts soap back in Ralphie's mouth]'' :'''Ralphie:''' ''[screams with soap in his mouth]'' :'''Mrs. Parker:''' ''[dials Mrs. Schwartz]'' Hello, Mrs. Schwartz? Yes, I'm fine. Um, Mrs. Schwartz, do you know what Ralph just said? :'''Mrs. Schwartz:''' ''[indistinguishable]'' :'''Mrs. Parker:''' No. He said... ''[inaudibly whispers what her son said into the phone]'' :'''Mrs. Schwartz:''' ''[through phone]'' No! Not that! :'''Mrs. Parker:''' Yes, that. Do you know where he heard it? :'''Mrs. Schwartz:''' ''[through phone]'' Probably from his father. :'''Mrs. Parker:''' ''No!'' He heard it ''from your son!'' :'''Mrs. Schwartz:''' What?! WHAT?!! WHAT?!! ''[is heard in the background smacking her son, and Mrs. Parker covers her mouth in shock.]'' :'''Schwartz:''' ''[screams]'' What'd I do, Mom?! What?! I didn't do nothin'! ''[Mrs. Parker winces as Schwartz screams and bawls over the phone]'' :'''Ralphie as Adult:''' ''[narrates]'' Another shot of mysterious, inexorable official justice. :'''Mrs. Parker:''' ''[takes soap of Ralphie's mouth.]'' Rinse out and go to bed. Ooh, am I glad you finished your homework this afternoon, 'cause I want you getting right into bed, and I don't want to see any lights on. You are being punished, so no comic-book-reading. I'm gonna come in there, and if there are any lights on-- ''[angrily]'' W-- Don't you give me that look; you're gonna get it! ''[the door closes off-camera, she sighs, curiously looks at the soap, and slowly puts it in her own mouth, then takes it out in disgust]]'' Ew! ''[spits into the sink]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Ralphie is lying in bed, eyes open, his cheeks stained with tears, silently crying and thinking]'' :'''Ralphie as Adult:''' ''[narrating]'' Three blocks away, Schwartz was getting his. There has never been a kid who didn't believe, vaguely but insistently, that he would be stricken blind before he reached twenty-one, and then they'd be sorry. [Ralphie’s bottom lip goes out.] :''[Ralphie begins to imagine a scenario where he has gone blind, returning home with a cane and a pair of sunglasses, knocking on the door with the cane]'' :'''Mrs. Parker''': Why, it's Ralph! :'''Mr. Parker''': Well, come on in, Ralph. Where have you been? :'''Mrs. Parker''': Why... he's carrying a cane! :'''Mr. Parker''': What is it, Ralph? What happened? :'''Mrs. Parker''': Why he's... blind! :'''Mr. Parker''': Blind? Oh, my God! :'''Randy''': Ralphie! :'''Mrs. Parker''': Ralph, is this something WE did? :'''Mr. Parker''': What brought you to this lowly state? :'''Mrs. Parker''': Ralph, please tell us, no matter how it hurts. What did we DO? :'''Ralphie''': Look, I can't. :'''Mrs. Parker''': Oh, please, Ralph. :'''Mr. Parker''': Please. :'''Mrs. Parker''': I must know what we did. What brought you to this?! :'''Mr. Parker''': Please. :'''Mrs. Parker''': Please... Please? :'''Ralphie''': It... it- it was... :'''Mrs. Parker''': Yes? ...Yes? :'''Ralphie''': Soap... ''poisoning!'' [The Old Man repeats it to himself quietly.] :''[Mr. & Mrs. Parker begin wailing]'' :'''Mr. Parker''': How could we do it? :'''Ralphie''': Well, I'll manage to get along... somehow. :'''Mrs. Parker''': I'll never forgive myself. :'''Ralphie''': Thanks, Mom. [She nods.] :'''Mr. Parker''': I told you not to use Lifebuoy! Oh, I feel awful! :''[Ralphie smiles as his parents continue to wail. Back in reality, he smiles in bed.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Shopper''': Young man! Hey, kid! Just where do you think ''you're'' going?! :'''Ralphie''': Going up to see Santa Claus. :'''Shopper''': The line ''ends'' here. It begins ''there''. ''[Points to the end of a very long line]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Santa Claus''': How about a nice, uh... football? :'''Ralphie''': ''[As narrator]'' Football? What's a football? Without conscious will my voice squeaked out "football". :'''Santa Claus''': Okay, get him out of here. :'''Ralphie''': ''[As narrator]'' A football!? Oh, no! What was I doing!? Wake up, stupid! ''Wake up!'' :'''Ralphie''': ''[As child]'' NO! ''[climbs back up exit slide]'' No, no; I want an official Red Ryder carbine action 200-shot-range model air rifle! ''[smiles hopefully at Santa]'' :'''Santa Claus''': You'll shoot your eye out, kid. Merry Christmas. Ho. Ho. Ho. :'''Ralphie''': ''[smile fades to shock as Santa pushes Ralphie down the exit slide]'' NOOOOOO!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Parker''': ''[admiring Randy sleeping in the mess of gift wrap]'' My gosh, would you look at that mess? Who's going to clean the papers up? :'''Ralphie''': Not me. :'''Mr. Parker''': Oh, really? Randy did it last year. :'''Ralphie''': Well, he can do it again. :'''Mr. Parker''': You know, this wine ain't bad. You want a sip? :'''Ralphie''': Yeah. :'''Mrs. Parker''': No, you don't. Did you have a nice Christmas? :'''Ralphie''': Yeah, pretty nice. :'''Mr. Parker''': Yeah? Did you get everything you wanted? :'''Ralphie''': ''[thinking about not getting the BB gun]'' Well, almost. :'''Mr. Parker''': Almost, huh? Well, that's life. Well, there's always next Christmas. :'''Ralphie''': Yep. :'''Mr. Parker''': ''[feigns a surprised look]'' Hey. That's funny. What's that over there behind the desk? :'''Ralphie''': Where? :'''Mr. Parker''': Uh...behind the desk against the wall over there... Go check it out. Go on. :''[Ralphie goes to the desk and pulls out a large present]'' :'''Mrs. Parker''': What did we put over there, honey? :'''Mr. Parker''': ''[stammers]'' Uh, Santa Claus probably put it. :'''Ralphie''': ''[opens gift to see a Red Ryder BB gun]'' '''WOW!''' :''[Mrs. Parker is not pleased at the sight of the BB gun]'' :'''Ralphie as an Adult''' ''[narrating]'' Oh it was beautiful, I could hardly wait to try it out. :'''Mr. Parker''': ''[laughs]'' Do you know how to load it? :'''Ralphie''': Yeah. ''[loads gun]'' :'''Mr. Parker''': C-careful. They run all over. Close it up. Close it up. :'''Ralphie''': ''[delighted]'' Can I...Can I try it out, Ma? Can I? :'''Mr. Parker''': Sure. :'''Mrs. Parker''': ''[reluctantly]'' Okay. But outside. Oh... I still say those things are dangerous. ''[Ralphie leaves]'' No, no! Put on your galoshes and your coat. It's cold out! ''[looks at Mr. Parker, not pleased]'' :'''Mr. Parker''': But...I had one when I was eight years old. :'''Mrs. Parker''': What if he hurts himself? Ralphie, your coat! Don't shoot any animals or birds. :'''Mr. Parker''': Except the Bumpuses' dogs! :'''Mrs. Parker''': Oh, hush. Be careful, Ralphie! <hr width="50%/> :'''Ralphie''': Ok, Black Bart now you get yours! :''[In the backyard, Ralphie is aiming at a target with his new BB rifle. He shoots at the left side of the target; the force bounces off the target and hits his cheek, knocking him to the ground.]'' :'''Ralphie (as an adult)''': ''[narrating]'' Oh, my God! I shot my eye out! :'''Santa Claus''': ''[in Ralphie's head]'' You'll shoot your eye out, kid. :'''Mrs. Parker and Miss Shields''': ''[in Ralphie's head with a sing-song]'' You'll shoot your eye out! You'll shoot your eye out! :'''Santa Claus''': ''[in Ralphie's head; at the same time]'' Ho ho ho! :'''Mrs. Parker''': ''[from the kitchen while she's working on the turkey]'' Ralphie, you be careful out there! Don't shoot your eye out! :'''Ralphie (as an adult)''': ''[narrating]'' She hadn't seen! She didn't know! My eye's all right. The BB must've hit my glasses. [Removes his fingers and just sees blood.] My glasses! Oh, no! Where are my glasses?! Few things brought such swift and terrible retribution on a kid as a pair of busted glasses. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Randy''': ''[opening his biggest gift]'' Wow! Whoopee! A zeppelin! :'''Mr. Parker''': ''[Almost as happy]'' A can of [[w:Simoniz|Simoniz]]. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Waiters in Chinese Restaurant''': ''(singing)'' Deck the harrs with bows of horry, Fa ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra! 'Tis the season to be jorry, Fa ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra! :'''Lead waiter''': (To waiters) No, no, no! Not ''ra ra ra ra ra'', ''la la la la la''. Sing like this: ''(singing)'' Deck the halls with boughs of holly / Fa la la la la la la la la. ''(Speaking)'' Try again. :'''Waiters''': ''(Singing)'' Deck the harrs with bows of horry... :'''Lead waiter''': No, no, no, stop! Sing something else. :'''Waiters''': ''(Singing)'' Jingre Bears, Jingre Bears, Jingre Arr the Way! Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sreigh :'''Lead waiter''': No! Stop! Kitchen. Bring food. For customers. == Taglines == * A Tribute to the Original, Traditional, One-Hundred-Percent, Red-Blooded, Two-Fisted, All-American Christmas... * Peace, Harmony, Comfort, And Joy... Maybe Next Year. * 'Tis Better To Give Than To Receive. == Cast == * [[w:Peter Billingsley|Peter Billingsley]] - Ralphie Parker * [[w:Darren McGavin|Darren McGavin]] - Mr. Parker (The Old Man) * [[w:Melinda Dillon|Melinda Dillon]] - Mrs. Parker * [[w:Ian Petrella|Ian Petrella]] - Randy Parker * [[w:Scott Schwartz|Scott Schwartz]] - Flick * [[w:R.D. Robb|R.D. Robb]] - Schwartz * [[w:Yano Anaya|Yano Anaya]] - Grover Dill * [[w:Zack Ward|Zack Ward]] - Scut Farcus * [[w:Tedde Moore|Tedde Moore]] - Miss Shields * [[w:Jean Shepherd|Jean Shepherd]] - Narrator (Ralphie as an adult) * [[w:Bob Clark|Bob Clark]] - Swede (uncredited) == External links == {{wikipedia}} *{{imdb title|id=0085334|title=A Christmas Story}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Christmas Story, A}} [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:Coming-of-age films]] [[Category:Christmas films]] [[Category:1983 films]] [[Category:United States National Film Registry films]] [[Category:Films set in Indiana]] eobh6w2a21g7qp9ae6f5pi0d5wqebur 0 79793 3148867 3117914 2022-07-29T00:38:37Z Servon Petteri 3128274 Not needed wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:DonMcLeanWestport2009.jpg|thumb|right|A long long [[time]] ago<br> I can still [[remember]] how that [[music]] used to make me [[smile]]<br> And I [[knew]] if I had my chance<br> That I could make those people [[dance]]<br> And maybe they'd be [[happy]] for a while…]] '''[[w:Don McLean|Donald "Don" McLean III]]''' (born [[2 October]] [[1945]]) is an American [[singer-songwriter]] most famous for his 1971 songs "[[w:American Pie (song)|American Pie]]" and "[[w:Vincent (song)|Vincent]]". == Quotes == * '''As you can [[imagine]], over the years I have been asked many times to discuss and [[explain]] my [[song]] "[[w:American Pie (song)|American Pie]]"''' I have never discussed the lyrics, but have admitted to the [[Buddy Holly|Holly]] reference in the opening stanzas. '''You will find many interpretations of my lyrics but none of them by me.''' … Sorry to leave you all on your own like this but long ago '''I realized that songwriters should make their statements and move on, maintaining a dignified [[silence]].''' ** As quoted in [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/908/what-is-don-mcleans-song-american-pie-all-about "What is Don McLean's song 'American Pie' all about?" at ''The Straight Dope'' (15 May 1993)] * In light of [[w:Robb Elementary School shooting|the recent events]] in [[Texas]], I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the [[NRA]] at their convention in [[Houston]] this week. I’m sure all the folks planning to attend this event are shocked and sickened by these events as well. After all, we are all [[Americans]]. I share the [[sorrow]] for this terrible, cruel loss with the rest of the nation. ** Quoted in [https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/entertainment/don-mclean-nra-performance-canceled/index.html "Musicians cancel performances at upcoming NRA convention in wake of Uvalde shooting", by Cheri Mossburg, ''CNN'' (26 May 2022)] == Song lyrics == === ''[[w:Tapestry (Don McLean album)|Tapestry]]'' (1970) === [[File:Don McLean 1976.JPG|thumb|Every thread of [[creation]] is held in position <br /> By still other strands of things [[living]].]] [[File:Arco iris circular.JPG|thumb|right|I guess they [[understand]] <br> How lonely [[life]] has been <br> But life began again <br> The day you took my [[hand]].]] * And if she asks you why,<br>You can tell her that I told you<br>That I'm tired of castles in the air.<br>I've got a [[dream]] I want the [[world]] to share,<br>And castle walls just lead me to [[despair]].<p>Hills of forest green where the [[mountains]] touch the [[sky]],<br> '''A dream come true, I'll live there till I die.<br>I'm asking you to say my last goodbye.<br>The love we knew ain't worth another try.''' ** "Castles in the Air" * '''Every thread of creation is held in position<br>By still other strands of things living.'''<br>In an earthly tapestry hung from the skyline<br>Of smouldering cities so gray and so vulgar,<br>As not to be satisfied with their own negativity<br>But needing to touch all the living as well. ** "Tapestry" * And I love you so<br>The people ask me how<br>How I've lived till now<br>I tell them I don't know.<p>I guess they understand<br>How lonely life has been<br>'''But life began again<br>The day you took my hand.''' ** "[[w:And I Love You So (song)|And I Love You So]]" === ''[[w:American Pie (album)|American Pie]]'' (1971) === ==== [[w:American Pie (song)|American Pie]] ==== [[File:The Day the Music Died.jpg|thumb|right|I can't remember if I cried<br> When I read about [[Buddy Holly|his widowed bride]]<br> But something touched me deep inside<br> [[w:The Day the Music Died|The Day the Music Died]].]] [[File:HollyMonument.jpg|thumb|right| Do you recall what was revealed<br> [[w:The Day the Music Died|The Day the Music Died]]?]] [[File:Lightmatter burningman.jpg|thumb|right|Oh, and as I watched him on the stage<br> My [[hands]] were clenched in fists of rage<br> No [[angel]] born in [[hell]]<br> Could break that [[Satan]]'s spell…]] [[File:Devil-goat.jpg|thumb|right|I saw [[Satan]] laughing with [[delight]]<br> The day the [[music]] [[died]].]] * '''A long long time ago<br> I can still remember how that [[music]] used to make me [[smile]]'''<br> And I knew if I had my chance<br> That I could make those people [[dance]] <br> And maybe they'd be [[happy]] for a while.<br> But February made me shiver<br> With every paper I'd deliver<br> Bad news on the doorstep<br> I couldn't take one more step<br> '''I can't remember if I cried<br> When I read about [[Buddy Holly|his widowed bride]]<br> But something touched me deep inside<br> [[w:The Day the Music Died|The Day the Music Died]].''' * Do you recall what was revealed<br> The day the music died? * So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick<br> Jack Flash sat on a candlestick<br> 'Cause fire is the [[Devil]]'s only friend<br> '''Oh, and as I watched him on the stage<br> My hands were clenched in fists of rage<br> No [[angel]] born in [[hell]]<br> Could break that [[Satan]]'s spell''' <br> And as the flames climbed high into the night<br> To light the sacrificial rite<br> '''I saw Satan laughing with delight<br> The day the music died.''' * I met a girl who sang the blues<br> And I asked her for some happy news<br> But she just smiled and turned away<br> I went down to the sacred store<br> Where I'd heard the music years before<br> But the man there said the music woudn't play<br> And in the streets the children screamed<br> The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed<br> But not a word was spoken<br> The church bells all were broken<br>'''And the three men I admire most<br> The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost<br> They caught the last train for the coast<br> The day the music died.''' ==== [[w:Vincent (song)|Vincent]] ==== :<small>A song inspired by [[Vincent van Gogh]] and his painting ''[[w:The Starry Night|The Starry Night]]'' - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8imrh7J3oo YouTube video]</small> [[File:VanGogh-starry night ballance1.jpg|thumb|right|Now I [[understand]] what you tried to say to me<br> How you [[suffered]] for your [[sanity]] How you tried to set them [[free]]<br> They would not [[listen]] they did not know how, perhaps they'll listen now...]] [[File:Vincent Willem van Gogh 083.jpg |thumb|right|I could have told you, [[Vincent van Gogh|Vincent]],<br> This [[world]] was never meant for one as [[beautiful]] as you.]] * '''Starry starry night, <br> Paint your palette blue and grey <br> Look out on a summer's day with [[eyes]] that know the [[darkness]] in my [[soul]]…''' * '''Now I [[understand]] what you tried to say to me<br> How you [[suffered]] for your [[sanity]] <br> How you tried to set them [[free]]<br> They would not [[listen]] — <br> They did not know how, <br> Perhaps they'll listen now.''' * Weathered faces lined in pain <br> Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand. <br> For they could not love you, <br> But still your love was true <br> And when no hope was left in sight, on that starry starry night<br> You took your life as lovers often do,<br> But I could have told you, [[Vincent van Gogh|Vincent]],<br> '''This [[world]] was never meant for one as [[beautiful]] as you.''' * Now I think I know what you tried to say to me<br> How you suffered for your sanity <br> How you tried to set them free<br> '''They would not listen <br> They're not listening still... <br> Perhaps they never will...''' === ''[[w:Don McLean (album)|Don McLean]]'' (1972) === [[File:Colorful dreidels2.JPG|thumb|right|I feel like a spinning top or a [[w:Dreidel|Dreidel]] <br> The spinning don't stop when you leave the cradle <br> You just slow down]] * '''I feel like a spinning top or a [[w:Dreidel|Dreidel]]<br>The spinning don't stop when you leave the cradle<br>You just slow down'''<br>Round and around this world you go<br>Spinning through the lives of the people you know<br>We all slow down. ** ''Dreidel'' * No days you can borrow, no time you can buy.<br>No trust in tomorrow. It's a lie. ** ''Dreidel'' * '''Faces come and faces go in circular rotation.<br>But something yearns within to grow beyond infatuation.''' ** ''If We Try'' === ''[[w:Homeless Brother|Homeless Brother]]'' (1974) === * Wonderful baby, nothin' to fear.<br>Love whom you will, but doubt what you hear.<br>They'll whisper sweet things to make untrue.<br>So be good to yourself, that's all you can do.<p>You're a wonderful baby livin' on love<br>The sandman says maybe he'll take you above,<br>Up where the girls fly on ribbons and bows,<br>Where babies float by, just counting their toes. ** ''[[w:Wonderful Baby|Wonderful Baby]]'' == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} *[http://www.don-mclean.com/ The Official Web Site of Don McLean and American Pie] *[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=DON|MCLEAN&sql=11:z95a8q9tbt94~T0 Allmusic Entry] *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsZFiMo8TIc A video explanation of American Pie on YouTube] {{DEFAULTSORT:McLean, Don}} [[Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States]] [[Category:Folk singers]] [[Category:Rock singers]] [[Category:Guitarists from the United States]] [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from New York (state)]] bt57376m6ypkhl1c4d1xmr680gqquax 0 81404 3148794 3141981 2022-07-28T22:04:12Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) logo.png|thumb]] '''''[[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''''' is a [[w:2007 in film|2007 film]] about a struggling songwriter who finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. The film was based on the [[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks|characters of the same name]] created by [[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.]]. :''Directed by [[w:Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]. Written by [[w:Jon Vitti|Jon Vitti]], [[w:Will McRobb|Will McRobb]], and [[w:Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi]].'' <center>'''Here comes trouble.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]</center> == David Seville == * ALVIN!!!! * My life is being sabotaged by talking chipmunks!!!! == Ian Hawke == * Welcome to Jett Records. * ¡Madre de Dios! No! == Dialogue == :'''Alvin''': That's it! I can't take this anymore! I can't! I give up! I'm sick of struggling for survival, competing with gophers and earthworms and that loser sparrow who always takes my nuts! And I'm especially sick of this stupid, stupid, tree!!!! :''[buzzing noise]'' :'''Simon''': Whoa!! What's happening?!?! :'''Theodore''': Guys! I think he made it angry! :''[the tree falls down with the screaming chipmunks in it]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ian''': Your song sucks, Dave. :'''Dave''': What?! :'''Ian''': Your song? It's awful. I hate it. Yeah, I mean, who's gonna sing it? Justin? Fergie? Not a chance. I need something new, I need something fresh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Theodore''': Where are we? :'''Alvin''': Well, I think they remodeled our forest. I like it. Stylish, yet functional-- :'''Theodore''': Uh, but where did the mountains go? :'''Simon''': Give me a break. We're in a building, Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dave puts basket with muffins and chipmunks inside in trash]'' :'''Alvin''': Gross! Is this his house? :'''Simon''': Oh, no. It's his garbage can. :'''Alvin''': Oh, no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simon''': We're getting off on the wrong foot. Allow us to introduce ourselves. Hello. I'm Simon. The smart one. He's Alvin. :'''Alvin''': The awesomest one. :'''Theodore''': And I'm Theodore. :'''Dave''': Oh, nice to meet you. Now get out of my house! :'''Theodore''': But... we talk. :'''Dave''': Which only makes me want you out of my house that much more. It's creepy. Unnatural. Somewhat evil. :'''Alvin''': I kinda liked him better when he was unconscious. :''[grunts]'' :'''Dave''': Gotcha! :'''Alvin''': Hey! :''[Dave laughs]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Are you guys always like this? :'''Simon''': We're kids, Dave. :'''Dave''': Well, where are your parents? :'''Simon''': When you're a chipmunk, your parents take care of you for a week, then they take off. :'''Alvin''': Our parents were hippies. They left early to join a commune. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Off to bed. Come on. We start work tomorrow. I want you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by 8:00. :'''Alvin''': My tail isn't bushy till 9:00. :'''Dave''': Not my problem. Now go to sleep. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': What was that?! :'''Simon''': Uh, nothing, just.... a little stage fright? ''[whimpers]'' :'''Theodore''': I thought my heart was gonna explode! :'''Alvin''': We're not performing monkeys, Dave! Why do we have to sing for that guy anyway? :'''Dave''': Well, how's this? Pretend I need the money and I hate my job and you're staying at my place so you own me. :'''Theodore''': We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Yeah, that helps. ''[sighs]'' Never mind, I'm late for work. :'''Theodore''': Ooh-ooh-ooh, Can we go with you? :'''Dave''': What? So that you can mess that up, too? Uh-uh. You are going home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[phone rings]'' Hi, guys. :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' A little situation here, Dave. Theodore vacuumed up Alvin. :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Alvin! :'''Alvin''': ''[shouts from inside vacuum]'' Dave! Help! :'''Dave''': ''[on phone to Simon]'' What?! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' Well, at least it wasn't the garbage disposal. ''[giggles nervously]'' :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Just stay calm! ''[gets sucked into vacuum; shrieks]'' :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' And there goes Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[shows the Chipmunks his vandalized presentation boards]'' Guys, what's this about? :'''Simon''': Obviously, Theodore's butt. :'''Theodore''': We told you we colored. :'''Dave''': On my presentation boards? You got me fired! :'''Theodore''': We didn't know. We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Oh, you're sorry? That's fantastic. Sorry doesn't get my job back, now does it, Theodore? ''[notices his clothing on the kitchen floor]'' Why are my clothes all over the place? :'''Simon''': Oh. We used them to mop up the water. Good idea, right? :'''Dave''': ''[notices a weird pellet in front of Theodore]'' Oh, my God! Theodore, did you just....?! :'''Theodore''': Um, um... :'''Simon''': It's a raisin, Dave. :'''Dave''': Prove it. :'''Simon''': ''[surprised; puts it in mouth]'' Mm-hmm. :'''Dave''': Okay, you got me. Look, I wanna talk to all of you guys. Where's Alvin? Alvin! :'''Simon''': ''[spits "raisin" out then turns to Theodore]'' You own me big time! :'''Dave''': Alvin?! :'''Alvin''': ''[takes a shower in dishwasher; sings]'' Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.... ''[Dave opens the dishwasher, Alvin screams]'' There is this new thing! It is called "knocking"!! :'''Dave''': Get out!! :'''Alvin''': Uh, I am waiting for the rinse cycle! :'''Dave''': Out!!!! ''[pulls Alvin out of the dishwasher]'' :'''Alvin''': Whoa, whoa! I am taking a shower, here! :'''Dave''': You know, if I made a list of my worst days ever, guess what?! Today would be at the top of the list!! :'''Alvin''': And it is still early! :'''Dave''': Clam it, sudsy!!!! ''[Sighs]'' All right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Alvin''': ''[trying to uncork a bottle]'' Stupid... cork... doesn't... ''[the cork comes loose and goes flying]'' Whoa! ''[it breaks a glass cabinet]'' :'''Claire''': Oh, no! :'''Alvin''': Yikes! ''[giggles nervously]'' Oops. :'''Dave''': Not gonna say it. :'''Alvin''': Uh-oh! :'''Simon''': Good grief. :''[champagne pours all over the floor]'' :'''Claire''': Are you still not gonna say it? :'''Dave''': Nope! [the champagne touches an outlet which spews sparks and smoke which leads to a blackout in the house] I'm gonna say it. ALVIN!!!! :'''Alvin''': Okay!!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Get out of here! Squirrels can't talk! :'''Alvin''': Whoa, wap-ap-ap-oh. Watch it, genius. We are Chipmunks. Chipmunks! :'''Dave''': Chipmunks can not talk either, Alvin! ''[turns on lights]'' :'''Simon''': Well, our lips are moving and words are coming out. :'''Dave''': This isn't happening. ''[closes his eyes, talking to himself]'' I am not talking to chipmunks. I am not talking to chipmunks. :'''Alvin''': So, how's that working for you, Dave? :'''Dave''': Uh, h-how do you know my name? :'''Alvin''': I'll take that one. We read your mail. By accident. :'''Simon''': You really oughta pay that utility bill, Dave. You ever hear of a credit rating? :'''Theodore''': What was that?! ''[Turn on]'' == Taglines== * Here comes trouble. * They're back & bigger than ever. Christmas * the original entourage. * The Last Man Home.......Is Not Alone. * Things are going to get messy. * Watch out, cause here they come * Get your squeak on! == Cast == * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] as David "Dave" Seville * [[David Cross]] as Ian Hawke * [[Cameron Richardson]] as Claire Wilson === Voices === * [[w:Justin Long|Justin Long]] ([[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]], singing) as Alvin Seville * [[w:Matthew Gray Gubler|Matthew Gray Gubler]] ([[w:Steve Vining|Steve Vining]], singing) as Simon Seville * [[w:Jesse McCartney|Jesse McCartney]] ([[w:Janice Karman|Janice Karman]], singing) as Theodore Seville == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0952640|title=Alvin and the Chipmunks}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=1184827-alvin_and_the_chipmunks}} [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Musical films]] [[Category:Live-action films based on animated series]] [[Category:Alvin and the Chipmunks films]] [[Category:Films set in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films directed by Tim Hill]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] curtfih6s9zh4olgxx30ql0gppogjyh 3148796 3148794 2022-07-28T22:05:24Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) logo.png|thumb]] '''''[[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''''' is a [[w:2007 in film|2007 film]] about a struggling songwriter who finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. The film was based on the [[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks|characters of the same name]] created by [[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.]]. :''Directed by [[w:Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]. Written by [[w:Jon Vitti|Jon Vitti]], [[w:Will McRobb|Will McRobb]], and [[w:Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi]].'' <center>'''Here comes trouble.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]</center> == David Seville == * ALVIN!!!! * My life is being sabotaged by talking chipmunks!!!! == Ian Hawke == * Welcome to Jett Records. * ¡Madre de Dios! No! == Dialogue == :'''Alvin''': That's it! I can't take this anymore! I can't! I give up! I'm sick of struggling for survival, competing with gophers and earthworms and that loser sparrow who always takes my nuts! And I'm especially sick of this stupid, stupid, tree!!!! :''[buzzing noise]'' :'''Simon''': Whoa!! What's happening?!?! :'''Theodore''': Guys! I think he made it angry! :''[the tree falls down with the screaming chipmunks in it]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ian''': Your song sucks, Dave. :'''Dave''': What?! :'''Ian''': Your song? It's awful. I hate it. Yeah, I mean, who's gonna sing it? Justin? Fergie? Not a chance. I need something new, I need something fresh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Theodore''': Where are we? :'''Alvin''': Well, I think they remodeled our forest. I like it. Stylish, yet functional-- :'''Theodore''': Uh, but where did the mountains go? :'''Simon''': Give me a break. We're in a building, Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dave puts basket with muffins and chipmunks inside in trash]'' :'''Alvin''': Gross! Is this his house? :'''Simon''': Oh, no. It's his garbage can. :'''Alvin''': Oh, no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simon''': We're getting off on the wrong foot. Allow us to introduce ourselves. Hello. I'm Simon. The smart one. He's Alvin. :'''Alvin''': The awesomest one. :'''Theodore''': And I'm Theodore. :'''Dave''': Oh, nice to meet you. Now get out of my house! :'''Theodore''': But... we talk. :'''Dave''': Which only makes me want you out of my house that much more. It's creepy. Unnatural. Somewhat evil. :'''Alvin''': I kinda liked him better when he was unconscious. :''[grunts]'' :'''Dave''': Gotcha! :'''Alvin''': Hey! :''[Dave laughs]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Are you guys always like this? :'''Simon''': We're kids, Dave. :'''Dave''': Well, where are your parents? :'''Simon''': When you're a chipmunk, your parents take care of you for a week, then they take off. :'''Alvin''': Our parents were hippies. They left early to join a commune. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Off to bed. Come on. We start work tomorrow. I want you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by 8:00. :'''Alvin''': My tail isn't bushy till 9:00. :'''Dave''': Not my problem. Now go to sleep. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': What was that?! :'''Simon''': Uh, nothing, just.... a little stage fright? ''[whimpers]'' :'''Theodore''': I thought my heart was gonna explode! :'''Alvin''': We're not performing monkeys, Dave! Why do we have to sing for that guy anyway? :'''Dave''': Well, how's this? Pretend I need the money and I hate my job and you're staying at my place so you own me. :'''Theodore''': We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Yeah, that helps. ''[sighs]'' Never mind, I'm late for work. :'''Theodore''': Ooh-ooh-ooh, Can we go with you? :'''Dave''': What? So that you can mess that up, too? Uh-uh. You are going home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[phone rings]'' Hi, guys. :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' A little situation here, Dave. Theodore vacuumed up Alvin. :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Alvin! :'''Alvin''': ''[shouts from inside vacuum]'' Dave! Help! :'''Dave''': ''[on phone to Simon]'' What?! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' Well, at least it wasn't the garbage disposal. ''[giggles nervously]'' :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Just stay calm! ''[gets sucked into vacuum; shrieks]'' :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' And there goes Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[shows the Chipmunks his vandalized presentation boards]'' Guys, what's this about? :'''Simon''': Obviously, Theodore's butt. :'''Theodore''': We told you we colored. :'''Dave''': On my presentation boards? You got me fired! :'''Theodore''': We didn't know. We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Oh, you're sorry? That's fantastic. Sorry doesn't get my job back, now does it, Theodore? ''[notices his clothing on the kitchen floor]'' Why are my clothes all over the place? :'''Simon''': Oh. We used them to mop up the water. Good idea, right? :'''Dave''': ''[notices a weird pellet in front of Theodore]'' Oh, my God! Theodore, did you just....?! :'''Theodore''': Um, um... :'''Simon''': It's a raisin, Dave. :'''Dave''': Prove it. :'''Simon''': ''[surprised; puts it in mouth]'' Mm-hmm. :'''Dave''': Okay, you got me. Look, I wanna talk to all of you guys. Where's Alvin? Alvin! :'''Simon''': ''[spits "raisin" out then turns to Theodore]'' You own me big time! :'''Dave''': Alvin?! :'''Alvin''': ''[takes a shower in dishwasher; sings]'' Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.... ''[Dave opens the dishwasher, Alvin screams]'' There is this new thing! It is called "knocking"!! :'''Dave''': Get out!! :'''Alvin''': Uh, I am waiting for the rinse cycle! :'''Dave''': Out!!!! ''[pulls Alvin out of the dishwasher]'' :'''Alvin''': Whoa, whoa! I am taking a shower, here! :'''Dave''': You know, if I made a list of my worst days ever, guess what?! Today would be at the top of the list!! :'''Alvin''': And it is still early! :'''Dave''': Clam it, sudsy!!!! ''[Sighs]'' All right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Alvin''': ''[trying to uncork a bottle]'' Stupid... cork... doesn't... ''[the cork comes loose and goes flying]'' Whoa! ''[it breaks a glass cabinet]'' :'''Claire''': Oh, no! :'''Alvin''': Yikes! ''[giggles nervously]'' Oops. :'''Dave''': Not gonna say it. :'''Alvin''': Uh-oh! :'''Simon''': Good grief. :''[champagne pours all over the floor]'' :'''Claire''': Are you still not gonna say it? :'''Dave''': Nope! [the champagne touches an outlet which spews sparks and smoke which leads to a blackout in the house] I'm gonna say it. ALVIN!!!! :'''Alvin''': Okay!!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Get out of here! Squirrels can't talk! :'''Alvin''': Whoa, wap-ap-ap-oh. Watch it, genius. We are Chipmunks. Chipmunks! :'''Dave''': Chipmunks can not talk either, Alvin! ''[turns on lights]'' :'''Simon''': Well, our lips are moving and words are coming out. :'''Dave''': This isn't happening. ''[closes his eyes, talking to himself]'' I am not talking to chipmunks. I am not talking to chipmunks. :'''Alvin''': So, how's that working for you, Dave? :'''Dave''': Uh, h-how do you know my name? :'''Alvin''': I'll take that one. We read your mail. By accident. :'''Simon''': You really oughta pay that utility bill, Dave. You ever hear of a credit rating? :'''Theodore''': What was that?! ''[turns on]'' == Taglines== * Here comes trouble. * They're back & bigger than ever. Christmas * the original entourage. * The Last Man Home.......Is Not Alone. * Things are going to get messy. * Watch out, cause here they come * Get your squeak on! == Cast == * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] as David "Dave" Seville * [[David Cross]] as Ian Hawke * [[Cameron Richardson]] as Claire Wilson === Voices === * [[w:Justin Long|Justin Long]] ([[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]], singing) as Alvin Seville * [[w:Matthew Gray Gubler|Matthew Gray Gubler]] ([[w:Steve Vining|Steve Vining]], singing) as Simon Seville * [[w:Jesse McCartney|Jesse McCartney]] ([[w:Janice Karman|Janice Karman]], singing) as Theodore Seville == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0952640|title=Alvin and the Chipmunks}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=1184827-alvin_and_the_chipmunks}} [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Musical films]] [[Category:Live-action films based on animated series]] [[Category:Alvin and the Chipmunks films]] [[Category:Films set in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films directed by Tim Hill]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] 3hzcgg7o529a65ok2wno5oucbolo4qf 3148797 3148796 2022-07-28T22:06:03Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) logo.png|thumb]] '''''[[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''''' is a [[w:2007 in film|2007 film]] about a struggling songwriter who finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. The film was based on the [[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks|characters of the same name]] created by [[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.]]. :''Directed by [[w:Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]. Written by [[w:Jon Vitti|Jon Vitti]], [[w:Will McRobb|Will McRobb]], and [[w:Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi]].'' <center>'''Here comes trouble.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]</center> == David Seville == * ALVIN!!!! * My life is being sabotaged by talking chipmunks!!!! == Ian Hawke == * Welcome to Jett Records. * ¡Madre de Dios! No! == Dialogue == :'''Alvin''': That's it! I can't take this anymore! I can't! I give up! I'm sick of struggling for survival, competing with gophers and earthworms and that loser sparrow who always takes my nuts! And I'm especially sick of this stupid, stupid, tree!!!! :''[buzzing noise]'' :'''Simon''': Whoa!! What's happening?!?! :'''Theodore''': Guys! I think he made it angry! :''[the tree falls down with the screaming chipmunks in it]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ian''': Your song sucks, Dave. :'''Dave''': What?! :'''Ian''': Your song? It's awful. I hate it. Yeah, I mean, who's gonna sing it? Justin? Fergie? Not a chance. I need something new, I need something fresh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Theodore''': Where are we? :'''Alvin''': Well, I think they remodeled our forest. I like it. Stylish, yet functional-- :'''Theodore''': Uh, but where did the mountains go? :'''Simon''': Give me a break. We're in a building, Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dave puts basket with muffins and chipmunks inside in trash]'' :'''Alvin''': Gross! Is this his house? :'''Simon''': Oh, no. It's his garbage can. :'''Alvin''': Oh, no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simon''': We're getting off on the wrong foot. Allow us to introduce ourselves. Hello. I'm Simon. The smart one. He's Alvin. :'''Alvin''': The awesomest one. :'''Theodore''': And I'm Theodore. :'''Dave''': Oh, nice to meet you. Now get out of my house! :'''Theodore''': But... we talk. :'''Dave''': Which only makes me want you out of my house that much more. It's creepy. Unnatural. Somewhat evil. :'''Alvin''': I kinda liked him better when he was unconscious. :''[grunts]'' :'''Dave''': Gotcha! :'''Alvin''': Hey! :''[Dave laughs]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Are you guys always like this? :'''Simon''': We're kids, Dave. :'''Dave''': Well, where are your parents? :'''Simon''': When you're a chipmunk, your parents take care of you for a week, then they take off. :'''Alvin''': Our parents were hippies. They left early to join a commune. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Off to bed. Come on. We start work tomorrow. I want you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by 8:00. :'''Alvin''': My tail isn't bushy till 9:00. :'''Dave''': Not my problem. Now go to sleep. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': What was that?! :'''Simon''': Uh, nothing, just.... a little stage fright? ''[whimpers]'' :'''Theodore''': I thought my heart was gonna explode! :'''Alvin''': We're not performing monkeys, Dave! Why do we have to sing for that guy anyway? :'''Dave''': Well, how's this? Pretend I need the money and I hate my job and you're staying at my place so you own me. :'''Theodore''': We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Yeah, that helps. ''[sighs]'' Never mind, I'm late for work. :'''Theodore''': Ooh-ooh-ooh, Can we go with you? :'''Dave''': What? So that you can mess that up, too? Uh-uh. You are going home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[phone rings]'' Hi, guys! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' A little situation here, Dave. Theodore vacuumed up Alvin. :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Alvin! :'''Alvin''': ''[shouts from inside vacuum]'' Dave! Help! :'''Dave''': ''[on phone to Simon]'' What?! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' Well, at least it wasn't the garbage disposal. ''[giggles nervously]'' :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Just stay calm! ''[gets sucked into vacuum; shrieks]'' :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' And there goes Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[shows the Chipmunks his vandalized presentation boards]'' Guys, what's this about? :'''Simon''': Obviously, Theodore's butt. :'''Theodore''': We told you we colored. :'''Dave''': On my presentation boards? You got me fired! :'''Theodore''': We didn't know. We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Oh, you're sorry? That's fantastic. Sorry doesn't get my job back, now does it, Theodore? ''[notices his clothing on the kitchen floor]'' Why are my clothes all over the place? :'''Simon''': Oh. We used them to mop up the water. Good idea, right? :'''Dave''': ''[notices a weird pellet in front of Theodore]'' Oh, my God! Theodore, did you just....?! :'''Theodore''': Um, um... :'''Simon''': It's a raisin, Dave. :'''Dave''': Prove it. :'''Simon''': ''[surprised; puts it in mouth]'' Mm-hmm. :'''Dave''': Okay, you got me. Look, I wanna talk to all of you guys. Where's Alvin? Alvin! :'''Simon''': ''[spits "raisin" out then turns to Theodore]'' You own me big time! :'''Dave''': Alvin?! :'''Alvin''': ''[takes a shower in dishwasher; sings]'' Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.... ''[Dave opens the dishwasher, Alvin screams]'' There is this new thing! It is called "knocking"!! :'''Dave''': Get out!! :'''Alvin''': Uh, I am waiting for the rinse cycle! :'''Dave''': Out!!!! ''[pulls Alvin out of the dishwasher]'' :'''Alvin''': Whoa, whoa! I am taking a shower, here! :'''Dave''': You know, if I made a list of my worst days ever, guess what?! Today would be at the top of the list!! :'''Alvin''': And it is still early! :'''Dave''': Clam it, sudsy!!!! ''[Sighs]'' All right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Alvin''': ''[trying to uncork a bottle]'' Stupid... cork... doesn't... ''[the cork comes loose and goes flying]'' Whoa! ''[it breaks a glass cabinet]'' :'''Claire''': Oh, no! :'''Alvin''': Yikes! ''[giggles nervously]'' Oops. :'''Dave''': Not gonna say it. :'''Alvin''': Uh-oh! :'''Simon''': Good grief. :''[champagne pours all over the floor]'' :'''Claire''': Are you still not gonna say it? :'''Dave''': Nope! [the champagne touches an outlet which spews sparks and smoke which leads to a blackout in the house] I'm gonna say it. ALVIN!!!! :'''Alvin''': Okay!!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Get out of here! Squirrels can't talk! :'''Alvin''': Whoa, wap-ap-ap-oh. Watch it, genius. We are Chipmunks. Chipmunks! :'''Dave''': Chipmunks can not talk either, Alvin! ''[turns on lights]'' :'''Simon''': Well, our lips are moving and words are coming out. :'''Dave''': This isn't happening. ''[closes his eyes, talking to himself]'' I am not talking to chipmunks. I am not talking to chipmunks. :'''Alvin''': So, how's that working for you, Dave? :'''Dave''': Uh, h-how do you know my name? :'''Alvin''': I'll take that one. We read your mail. By accident. :'''Simon''': You really oughta pay that utility bill, Dave. You ever hear of a credit rating? :'''Theodore''': What was that?! ''[turns on]'' == Taglines== * Here comes trouble. * They're back & bigger than ever. Christmas * the original entourage. * The Last Man Home.......Is Not Alone. * Things are going to get messy. * Watch out, cause here they come * Get your squeak on! == Cast == * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] as David "Dave" Seville * [[David Cross]] as Ian Hawke * [[Cameron Richardson]] as Claire Wilson === Voices === * [[w:Justin Long|Justin Long]] ([[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]], singing) as Alvin Seville * [[w:Matthew Gray Gubler|Matthew Gray Gubler]] ([[w:Steve Vining|Steve Vining]], singing) as Simon Seville * [[w:Jesse McCartney|Jesse McCartney]] ([[w:Janice Karman|Janice Karman]], singing) as Theodore Seville == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0952640|title=Alvin and the Chipmunks}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=1184827-alvin_and_the_chipmunks}} [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Musical films]] [[Category:Live-action films based on animated series]] [[Category:Alvin and the Chipmunks films]] [[Category:Films set in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films directed by Tim Hill]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] mwr45vhwq22y68a70u56fv6fgqs861c 3148798 3148797 2022-07-28T22:06:25Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) logo.png|thumb]] '''''[[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''''' is a [[w:2007 in film|2007 film]] about a struggling songwriter who finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. The film was based on the [[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks|characters of the same name]] created by [[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.]]. :''Directed by [[w:Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]. Written by [[w:Jon Vitti|Jon Vitti]], [[w:Will McRobb|Will McRobb]], and [[w:Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi]].'' <center>'''Here comes trouble.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]</center> == David Seville == * ALVIN!!!! * My life is being sabotaged by talking chipmunks!!!! == Ian Hawke == * Welcome to Jett Records. * ¡Madre de Dios! No! == Dialogue == :'''Alvin''': That's it! I can't take this anymore! I can't! I give up! I'm sick of struggling for survival, competing with gophers and earthworms and that loser sparrow who always takes my nuts! And I'm especially sick of this stupid, stupid, tree!!!! :''[buzzing noise]'' :'''Simon''': Whoa!! What's happening?!?! :'''Theodore''': Guys! I think he made it angry! :''[the tree falls down with the screaming chipmunks in it]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ian''': Your song sucks, Dave. :'''Dave''': What?! :'''Ian''': Your song? It's awful. I hate it. Yeah, I mean, who's gonna sing it? Justin? Fergie? Not a chance. I need something new, I need something fresh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Theodore''': Where are we? :'''Alvin''': Well, I think they remodeled our forest. I like it. Stylish, yet functional-- :'''Theodore''': Uh, but where did the mountains go? :'''Simon''': Give me a break. We're in a building, Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dave puts basket with muffins and chipmunks inside in trash]'' :'''Alvin''': Gross! Is this his house? :'''Simon''': Oh, no. It's his garbage can. :'''Alvin''': Oh, no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simon''': We're getting off on the wrong foot. Allow us to introduce ourselves. Hello. I'm Simon. The smart one. He's Alvin. :'''Alvin''': The awesomest one. :'''Theodore''': And I'm Theodore. :'''Dave''': Oh, nice to meet you. Now get out of my house! :'''Theodore''': But... we talk. :'''Dave''': Which only makes me want you out of my house that much more. It's creepy. Unnatural. Somewhat evil. :'''Alvin''': I kinda liked him better when he was unconscious. :''[grunts]'' :'''Dave''': Gotcha! :'''Alvin''': Hey! :''[Dave laughs]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Are you guys always like this? :'''Simon''': We're kids, Dave. :'''Dave''': Well, where are your parents? :'''Simon''': When you're a chipmunk, your parents take care of you for a week, then they take off. :'''Alvin''': Our parents were hippies. They left early to join a commune. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Off to bed. Come on. We start work tomorrow. I want you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by 8:00. :'''Alvin''': My tail isn't bushy till 9:00. :'''Dave''': Not my problem. Now go to sleep. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': What was that?! :'''Simon''': Uh, nothing, just.... a little stage fright? ''[whimpers]'' :'''Theodore''': I thought my heart was gonna explode! :'''Alvin''': We're not performing monkeys, Dave! Why do we have to sing for that guy anyway? :'''Dave''': Well, how's this? Pretend I need the money and I hate my job and you're staying at my place so you own me. :'''Theodore''': We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Yeah, that helps. ''[sighs]'' Never mind, I'm late for work. :'''Theodore''': Ooh-ooh-ooh, Can we go with you? :'''Dave''': What? So that you can mess that up, too? Uh-uh. You are going home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[phone rings]'' Hi, guys! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' A little situation here, Dave. Theodore vacuumed up Alvin. :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Alvin! :'''Alvin''': ''[shouts from inside vacuum]'' Dave! Help! :'''Dave''': ''[on phone to Simon]'' What?! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' Well, at least it wasn't the garbage disposal. ''[giggles nervously]'' :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Just stay calm! ''[gets sucked into vacuum; shrieks]'' :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' And there goes Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[shows the Chipmunks his vandalized presentation boards]'' Guys, what's this about? :'''Simon''': Obviously, Theodore's butt. :'''Theodore''': We told you we colored. :'''Dave''': On my presentation boards? You got me fired! :'''Theodore''': We didn't know. We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Oh, you're sorry? That's fantastic. Sorry doesn't get my job back, now does it, Theodore? ''[notices his clothing on the kitchen floor]'' Why are my clothes all over the place? :'''Simon''': Oh. We used them to mop up the water. Good idea, right? :'''Dave''': ''[notices a weird pellet in front of Theodore]'' Oh, my God! Theodore, did you just....?! :'''Theodore''': Um, um... :'''Simon''': It's a raisin, Dave. :'''Dave''': Prove it. :'''Simon''': ''[surprised; puts it in mouth]'' Mm-hmm. :'''Dave''': Okay, you got me. Look, I wanna talk to all of you guys. Where's Alvin? Alvin! :'''Simon''': ''[spits "raisin" out then turns to Theodore]'' You own me big time! :'''Dave''': Alvin?! :'''Alvin''': ''[takes a shower in dishwasher; sings]'' Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.... ''[Dave opens the dishwasher, Alvin screams]'' There is this new thing! It is called "knocking"!! :'''Dave''': Get out!! :'''Alvin''': Uh, I am waiting for the rinse cycle! :'''Dave''': Out!!!! ''[pulls Alvin out of the dishwasher]'' :'''Alvin''': Whoa, whoa! I am taking a shower, here! :'''Dave''': You know, if I made a list of my worst days ever, guess what?! Today would be at the top of the list!! :'''Alvin''': And it is still early! :'''Dave''': Clam it, sudsy!!!! ''[Sighs]'' All right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Alvin''': ''[trying to uncork a bottle]'' Stupid... cork... doesn't... ''[the cork comes loose and goes flying]'' Whoa! ''[it breaks a glass cabinet]'' :'''Claire''': Oh, no! :'''Alvin''': Yikes! ''[giggles nervously]'' Oops. :'''Dave''': Not gonna say it. :'''Alvin''': Uh-oh! :'''Simon''': Good grief. :''[champagne pours all over the floor]'' :'''Claire''': Are you still not gonna say it? :'''Dave''': Nope! [the champagne touches an outlet which spews sparks and smoke which leads to a blackout in the house] I'm gonna say it. ALVIN!!!! :'''Alvin''': Okay!!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Get out of here! Squirrels can't talk! :'''Alvin''': Whoa, wap-ap-ap-oh. Watch it, genius. We are Chipmunks. Chipmunks! :'''Dave''': Chipmunks can not talk either, Alvin! ''[turns on lights]'' :'''Simon''': Well, our lips are moving and words are coming out. :'''Dave''': This isn't happening. ''[closes his eyes, talking to himself]'' I am not talking to chipmunks. I am not talking to chipmunks. :'''Alvin''': So, how's that working for you, Dave? :'''Dave''': Uh, h-how do you know my name? :'''Alvin''': I'll take that one. We read your mail. By accident. :'''Simon''': You really oughta pay that utility bill, Dave. You ever hear of a credit rating? :'''Theodore''': What was that?! ''[turns on]'' == Taglines== * Here comes trouble. * They're back & bigger than ever. Christmas * the original entourage. * The Last Man Home.......Is Not Alone. * Things are going to get messy. * Watch out, cause here they come * Get your squeak on! == Cast == * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] as David "Dave" Seville * [[David Cross]] as Ian Hawke * [[Cameron Richardson]] as Claire Wilson === Voices === * [[w:Justin Long|Justin Long]] ([[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]], singing) as Alvin Seville * [[w:Matthew Gray Gubler|Matthew Gray Gubler]] ([[w:Steve Vining|Steve Vining]], singing) as Simon Seville * [[w:Jesse McCartney|Jesse McCartney]] ([[w:Janice Karman|Janice Karman]], singing) as Theodore Seville == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0952640|title=Alvin and the Chipmunks}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=1184827-alvin_and_the_chipmunks}} [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Musical films]] [[Category:Live-action films based on animated series]] [[Category:Alvin and the Chipmunks films]] [[Category:Films set in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films directed by Tim Hill]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] s9twzhgv801xz5aozoysfeszfuhov91 3148799 3148798 2022-07-28T22:07:07Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) logo.png|thumb]] '''''[[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''''' is a [[w:2007 in film|2007 film]] about a struggling songwriter who finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. The film was based on the [[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks|characters of the same name]] created by [[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.]]. :''Directed by [[w:Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]. Written by [[w:Jon Vitti|Jon Vitti]], [[w:Will McRobb|Will McRobb]], and [[w:Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi]].'' <center>'''Here comes trouble.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]</center> == David Seville == * ALVIN!!!! * My life is being sabotaged by talking chipmunks!!!! == Ian Hawke == * Welcome to Jett Records. * ¡Madre de Dios! No! == Dialogue == :'''Alvin''': That's it! I can't take this anymore! I can't! I give up! I'm sick of struggling for survival, competing with gophers and earthworms and that loser sparrow who always takes my nuts! And I'm especially sick of this stupid, stupid, tree!!!! :''[buzzing noise]'' :'''Simon''': Whoa!! What's happening?!?! :'''Theodore''': Guys! I think he made it angry! :''[the tree falls down with the screaming chipmunks in it]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ian''': Your song sucks, Dave! :'''Dave''': What?! :'''Ian''': Your song? It's awful. I hate it. Yeah, I mean, who's gonna sing it? Justin? Fergie? Not a chance. I need something new, I need something fresh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Theodore''': Where are we? :'''Alvin''': Well, I think they remodeled our forest. I like it. Stylish, yet functional-- :'''Theodore''': Uh, but where did the mountains go? :'''Simon''': Give me a break. We're in a building, Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dave puts basket with muffins and chipmunks inside in trash]'' :'''Alvin''': Gross! Is this his house? :'''Simon''': Oh, no. It's his garbage can. :'''Alvin''': Oh, no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simon''': We're getting off on the wrong foot. Allow us to introduce ourselves. Hello. I'm Simon. The smart one. He's Alvin. :'''Alvin''': The awesomest one. :'''Theodore''': And I'm Theodore. :'''Dave''': Oh, nice to meet you. Now get out of my house! :'''Theodore''': But... we talk. :'''Dave''': Which only makes me want you out of my house that much more. It's creepy. Unnatural. Somewhat evil. :'''Alvin''': I kinda liked him better when he was unconscious. :''[grunts]'' :'''Dave''': Gotcha! :'''Alvin''': Hey! :''[Dave laughs]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Are you guys always like this? :'''Simon''': We're kids, Dave. :'''Dave''': Well, where are your parents? :'''Simon''': When you're a chipmunk, your parents take care of you for a week, then they take off. :'''Alvin''': Our parents were hippies. They left early to join a commune. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Off to bed. Come on. We start work tomorrow. I want you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by 8:00. :'''Alvin''': My tail isn't bushy till 9:00. :'''Dave''': Not my problem. Now go to sleep. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': What was that?! :'''Simon''': Uh, nothing, just.... a little stage fright? ''[whimpers]'' :'''Theodore''': I thought my heart was gonna explode! :'''Alvin''': We're not performing monkeys, Dave! Why do we have to sing for that guy anyway? :'''Dave''': Well, how's this? Pretend I need the money and I hate my job and you're staying at my place so you own me. :'''Theodore''': We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Yeah, that helps. ''[sighs]'' Never mind, I'm late for work. :'''Theodore''': Ooh-ooh-ooh, Can we go with you? :'''Dave''': What? So that you can mess that up, too? Uh-uh. You are going home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[phone rings]'' Hi, guys! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' A little situation here, Dave. Theodore vacuumed up Alvin. :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Alvin! :'''Alvin''': ''[shouts from inside vacuum]'' Dave! Help! :'''Dave''': ''[on phone to Simon]'' What?! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' Well, at least it wasn't the garbage disposal. ''[giggles nervously]'' :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Just stay calm! ''[gets sucked into vacuum; shrieks]'' :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' And there goes Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[shows the Chipmunks his vandalized presentation boards]'' Guys, what's this about? :'''Simon''': Obviously, Theodore's butt. :'''Theodore''': We told you we colored. :'''Dave''': On my presentation boards? You got me fired! :'''Theodore''': We didn't know. We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Oh, you're sorry? That's fantastic. Sorry doesn't get my job back, now does it, Theodore? ''[notices his clothing on the kitchen floor]'' Why are my clothes all over the place? :'''Simon''': Oh. We used them to mop up the water. Good idea, right? :'''Dave''': ''[notices a weird pellet in front of Theodore]'' Oh, my God! Theodore, did you just....?! :'''Theodore''': Um, um... :'''Simon''': It's a raisin, Dave. :'''Dave''': Prove it. :'''Simon''': ''[surprised; puts it in mouth]'' Mm-hmm. :'''Dave''': Okay, you got me. Look, I wanna talk to all of you guys. Where's Alvin? Alvin! :'''Simon''': ''[spits "raisin" out then turns to Theodore]'' You own me big time! :'''Dave''': Alvin?! :'''Alvin''': ''[takes a shower in dishwasher; sings]'' Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.... ''[Dave opens the dishwasher, Alvin screams]'' There is this new thing! It is called "knocking"!! :'''Dave''': Get out!! :'''Alvin''': Uh, I am waiting for the rinse cycle! :'''Dave''': Out!!!! ''[pulls Alvin out of the dishwasher]'' :'''Alvin''': Whoa, whoa! I am taking a shower, here! :'''Dave''': You know, if I made a list of my worst days ever, guess what?! Today would be at the top of the list!! :'''Alvin''': And it is still early! :'''Dave''': Clam it, sudsy!!!! ''[Sighs]'' All right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Alvin''': ''[trying to uncork a bottle]'' Stupid... cork... doesn't... ''[the cork comes loose and goes flying]'' Whoa! ''[it breaks a glass cabinet]'' :'''Claire''': Oh, no! :'''Alvin''': Yikes! ''[giggles nervously]'' Oops. :'''Dave''': Not gonna say it. :'''Alvin''': Uh-oh! :'''Simon''': Good grief. :''[champagne pours all over the floor]'' :'''Claire''': Are you still not gonna say it? :'''Dave''': Nope! [the champagne touches an outlet which spews sparks and smoke which leads to a blackout in the house] I'm gonna say it. ALVIN!!!! :'''Alvin''': Okay!!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Get out of here! Squirrels can't talk! :'''Alvin''': Whoa, wap-ap-ap-oh. Watch it, genius. We are Chipmunks. Chipmunks! :'''Dave''': Chipmunks can not talk either, Alvin! ''[turns on lights]'' :'''Simon''': Well, our lips are moving and words are coming out. :'''Dave''': This isn't happening. ''[closes his eyes, talking to himself]'' I am not talking to chipmunks. I am not talking to chipmunks. :'''Alvin''': So, how's that working for you, Dave? :'''Dave''': Uh, h-how do you know my name? :'''Alvin''': I'll take that one. We read your mail. By accident. :'''Simon''': You really oughta pay that utility bill, Dave. You ever hear of a credit rating? :'''Theodore''': What was that?! ''[turns on]'' == Taglines== * Here comes trouble. * They're back & bigger than ever. Christmas * the original entourage. * The Last Man Home.......Is Not Alone. * Things are going to get messy. * Watch out, cause here they come * Get your squeak on! == Cast == * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] as David "Dave" Seville * [[David Cross]] as Ian Hawke * [[Cameron Richardson]] as Claire Wilson === Voices === * [[w:Justin Long|Justin Long]] ([[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]], singing) as Alvin Seville * [[w:Matthew Gray Gubler|Matthew Gray Gubler]] ([[w:Steve Vining|Steve Vining]], singing) as Simon Seville * [[w:Jesse McCartney|Jesse McCartney]] ([[w:Janice Karman|Janice Karman]], singing) as Theodore Seville == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0952640|title=Alvin and the Chipmunks}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=1184827-alvin_and_the_chipmunks}} [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Musical films]] [[Category:Live-action films based on animated series]] [[Category:Alvin and the Chipmunks films]] [[Category:Films set in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films directed by Tim Hill]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] j1u1zxejylld9wxvg0pnr7unpg41ogx 3148800 3148799 2022-07-28T22:07:36Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) logo.png|thumb]] '''''[[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''''' is a [[w:2007 in film|2007 film]] about a struggling songwriter who finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. The film was based on the [[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks|characters of the same name]] created by [[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.]]. :''Directed by [[w:Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]. Written by [[w:Jon Vitti|Jon Vitti]], [[w:Will McRobb|Will McRobb]], and [[w:Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi]].'' <center>'''Here comes trouble.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]</center> == David Seville == * ALVIN!!!! * My life is being sabotaged by talking chipmunks!!!! == Ian Hawke == * Welcome to Jett Records. * ¡Madre de Dios! No! == Dialogue == :'''Alvin''': That's it! I can't take this anymore! I can't! I give up! I'm sick of struggling for survival, competing with gophers and earthworms and that loser sparrow who always takes my nuts! And I'm especially sick of this stupid, stupid, tree!!!! :''[buzzing noise]'' :'''Simon''': Whoa!! What's happening?!?! :'''Theodore''': Guys! I think he made it angry! :''[the tree falls down with the screaming chipmunks in it]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ian''': Your song sucks, Dave! :'''Dave''': What?! :'''Ian''': Your song? It's awful. I hate it. Yeah, I mean, who's gonna sing it? Justin? Fergie? Not a chance. I need something new, I need something fresh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Theodore''': Where are we? :'''Alvin''': Well, I think they remodeled our forest. I like it. Stylish, yet functional-- :'''Theodore''': Uh, but where did the mountains go? :'''Simon''': Give me a break. We're in a building, Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dave puts basket with muffins and chipmunks inside in trash]'' :'''Alvin''': Gross! Is this his house? :'''Simon''': Oh, no. It's his garbage can. :'''Alvin''': Oh, no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simon''': We're getting off on the wrong foot. Allow us to introduce ourselves. Hello. I'm Simon. The smart one. He's Alvin. :'''Alvin''': The awesomest one. :'''Theodore''': And I'm Theodore. :'''Dave''': Oh, nice to meet you. Now get out of my house! :'''Theodore''': But... we talk. :'''Dave''': Which only makes me want you out of my house that much more. It's creepy. Unnatural. Somewhat evil. :'''Alvin''': I kinda liked him better when he was unconscious. :''[grunts]'' :'''Dave''': Gotcha! :'''Alvin''': Hey! :''[Dave laughs]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Are you guys always like this? :'''Simon''': We're kids, Dave. :'''Dave''': Well, where are your parents? :'''Simon''': When you're a chipmunk, your parents take care of you for a week, then they take off. :'''Alvin''': Our parents were hippies. They left early to join a commune. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Off to bed. Come on. We start work tomorrow. I want you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by eight hours. :'''Alvin''': My tail isn't bushy till nine hours. :'''Dave''': Not my problem. Now go to sleep. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': What was that?! :'''Simon''': Uh, nothing, just.... a little stage fright? ''[whimpers]'' :'''Theodore''': I thought my heart was gonna explode! :'''Alvin''': We're not performing monkeys, Dave! Why do we have to sing for that guy anyway? :'''Dave''': Well, how's this? Pretend I need the money and I hate my job and you're staying at my place so you own me. :'''Theodore''': We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Yeah, that helps. ''[sighs]'' Never mind, I'm late for work. :'''Theodore''': Ooh-ooh-ooh, Can we go with you? :'''Dave''': What? So that you can mess that up, too? Uh-uh. You are going home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[phone rings]'' Hi, guys! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' A little situation here, Dave. Theodore vacuumed up Alvin. :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Alvin! :'''Alvin''': ''[shouts from inside vacuum]'' Dave! Help! :'''Dave''': ''[on phone to Simon]'' What?! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' Well, at least it wasn't the garbage disposal. ''[giggles nervously]'' :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Just stay calm! ''[gets sucked into vacuum; shrieks]'' :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' And there goes Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[shows the Chipmunks his vandalized presentation boards]'' Guys, what's this about? :'''Simon''': Obviously, Theodore's butt. :'''Theodore''': We told you we colored. :'''Dave''': On my presentation boards? You got me fired! :'''Theodore''': We didn't know. We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Oh, you're sorry? That's fantastic. Sorry doesn't get my job back, now does it, Theodore? ''[notices his clothing on the kitchen floor]'' Why are my clothes all over the place? :'''Simon''': Oh. We used them to mop up the water. Good idea, right? :'''Dave''': ''[notices a weird pellet in front of Theodore]'' Oh, my God! Theodore, did you just....?! :'''Theodore''': Um, um... :'''Simon''': It's a raisin, Dave. :'''Dave''': Prove it. :'''Simon''': ''[surprised; puts it in mouth]'' Mm-hmm. :'''Dave''': Okay, you got me. Look, I wanna talk to all of you guys. Where's Alvin? Alvin! :'''Simon''': ''[spits "raisin" out then turns to Theodore]'' You own me big time! :'''Dave''': Alvin?! :'''Alvin''': ''[takes a shower in dishwasher; sings]'' Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.... ''[Dave opens the dishwasher, Alvin screams]'' There is this new thing! It is called "knocking"!! :'''Dave''': Get out!! :'''Alvin''': Uh, I am waiting for the rinse cycle! :'''Dave''': Out!!!! ''[pulls Alvin out of the dishwasher]'' :'''Alvin''': Whoa, whoa! I am taking a shower, here! :'''Dave''': You know, if I made a list of my worst days ever, guess what?! Today would be at the top of the list!! :'''Alvin''': And it is still early! :'''Dave''': Clam it, sudsy!!!! ''[Sighs]'' All right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Alvin''': ''[trying to uncork a bottle]'' Stupid... cork... doesn't... ''[the cork comes loose and goes flying]'' Whoa! ''[it breaks a glass cabinet]'' :'''Claire''': Oh, no! :'''Alvin''': Yikes! ''[giggles nervously]'' Oops. :'''Dave''': Not gonna say it. :'''Alvin''': Uh-oh! :'''Simon''': Good grief. :''[champagne pours all over the floor]'' :'''Claire''': Are you still not gonna say it? :'''Dave''': Nope! [the champagne touches an outlet which spews sparks and smoke which leads to a blackout in the house] I'm gonna say it. ALVIN!!!! :'''Alvin''': Okay!!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Get out of here! Squirrels can't talk! :'''Alvin''': Whoa, wap-ap-ap-oh. Watch it, genius. We are Chipmunks. Chipmunks! :'''Dave''': Chipmunks can not talk either, Alvin! ''[turns on lights]'' :'''Simon''': Well, our lips are moving and words are coming out. :'''Dave''': This isn't happening. ''[closes his eyes, talking to himself]'' I am not talking to chipmunks. I am not talking to chipmunks. :'''Alvin''': So, how's that working for you, Dave? :'''Dave''': Uh, h-how do you know my name? :'''Alvin''': I'll take that one. We read your mail. By accident. :'''Simon''': You really oughta pay that utility bill, Dave. You ever hear of a credit rating? :'''Theodore''': What was that?! ''[turns on]'' == Taglines== * Here comes trouble. * They're back & bigger than ever. Christmas * the original entourage. * The Last Man Home.......Is Not Alone. * Things are going to get messy. * Watch out, cause here they come * Get your squeak on! == Cast == * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] as David "Dave" Seville * [[David Cross]] as Ian Hawke * [[Cameron Richardson]] as Claire Wilson === Voices === * [[w:Justin Long|Justin Long]] ([[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]], singing) as Alvin Seville * [[w:Matthew Gray Gubler|Matthew Gray Gubler]] ([[w:Steve Vining|Steve Vining]], singing) as Simon Seville * [[w:Jesse McCartney|Jesse McCartney]] ([[w:Janice Karman|Janice Karman]], singing) as Theodore Seville == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0952640|title=Alvin and the Chipmunks}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=1184827-alvin_and_the_chipmunks}} [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Musical films]] [[Category:Live-action films based on animated series]] [[Category:Alvin and the Chipmunks films]] [[Category:Films set in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films directed by Tim Hill]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] ls0l49s8lgbjmv6scjvfvz8k1ipxzur 3148802 3148800 2022-07-28T22:08:29Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) logo.png|thumb]] '''''[[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''''' is a [[w:2007 in film|2007 film]] about a struggling songwriter who finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. The film was based on the [[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks|characters of the same name]] created by [[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.]]. :''Directed by [[w:Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]. Written by [[w:Jon Vitti|Jon Vitti]], [[w:Will McRobb|Will McRobb]], and [[w:Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi]].'' <center>'''Here comes trouble.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]</center> == David Seville == * ALVIN!!!! * My life is being sabotaged by talking chipmunks!!!! == Ian Hawke == * Welcome to Jett Records. * ¡Madre de Dios! No! == Dialogue == :'''Alvin''': That's it! I can't take this anymore! I can't! I give up! I'm sick of struggling for survival, competing with gophers and earthworms and that loser sparrow who always takes my nuts! And I'm especially sick of this stupid, stupid, tree!!!! :''[buzzing noise]'' :'''Simon''': Whoa!! What's happening?!?! :'''Theodore''': Guys! I think he made it angry! :''[the tree falls down with the screaming chipmunks in it]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ian''': Your song sucks, Dave! :'''Dave''': What?! :'''Ian''': Your song? It's awful. I hate it. Yeah, I mean, who's gonna sing it? Justin? Fergie? Not a chance. I need something new, I need something fresh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Theodore''': Where are we? :'''Alvin''': Well, I think they remodeled our forest. I like it. Stylish, yet functional-- :'''Theodore''': Uh, but where did the mountains go? :'''Simon''': Give me a break. We're in a building, Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dave puts basket with muffins and chipmunks inside in trash]'' :'''Alvin''': Gross! Is this his house? :'''Simon''': Oh, no. It's his garbage can. :'''Alvin''': Oh, no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simon''': We're getting off on the wrong foot. Allow us to introduce ourselves. Hello. I'm Simon. The smart one. He's Alvin. :'''Alvin''': The awesomest one. :'''Theodore''': And I'm Theodore. :'''Dave''': Oh, nice to meet you. Now get out of my house! :'''Theodore''': But... we talk. :'''Dave''': Which only makes me want you out of my house that much more. It's creepy. Unnatural. Somewhat evil. :'''Alvin''': I kinda liked him better when he was unconscious. :''[grunts]'' :'''Dave''': Gotcha! :'''Alvin''': Hey! :''[Dave laughs]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Are you guys always like this? :'''Simon''': We're kids, Dave. :'''Dave''': Well, where are your parents? :'''Simon''': When you're a chipmunk, your parents take care of you for a week, then they take off. :'''Alvin''': Our parents were hippies. They left early to join a commune. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Off to bed. Come on. We start work tomorrow. I want you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by eight hours. :'''Alvin''': My tail isn't bushy till nine hours. :'''Dave''': Not my problem. Now go to sleep. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': What was that?! :'''Simon''': Uh, nothing, just.... a little stage fright? ''[whimpers]'' :'''Theodore''': I thought my heart was gonna explode! :'''Alvin''': We're not performing monkeys, Dave! Why do we have to sing for that guy anyway? :'''Dave''': Well, how's this? Pretend I need the money and I hate my job and you're staying at my place so you own me. :'''Theodore''': We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Yeah, that helps. ''[sighs]'' Never mind, I'm late for work. :'''Theodore''': Ooh-ooh-ooh, Can we go with you? :'''Dave''': What? So that you can mess that up, too? Uh-uh. You are going home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[phone rings]'' Hi, guys! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' A little situation here, Dave. Theodore vacuumed up Alvin. :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Alvin! :'''Alvin''': ''[shouts from inside vacuum]'' Dave! Help! :'''Dave''': ''[on phone to Simon]'' What?! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' Well, at least it wasn't the garbage disposal. ''[giggles nervously]'' :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Just stay calm! ''[gets sucked into vacuum; shrieks]'' :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' And there goes Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[shows the Chipmunks his vandalized presentation boards]'' Guys, what's this about? :'''Simon''': Obviously, Theodore's butt. :'''Theodore''': We told you we colored. :'''Dave''': On my presentation boards? You got me fired! :'''Theodore''': We didn't know. We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Oh, you're sorry? That's fantastic. Sorry doesn't get my job back, now does it, Theodore? ''[notices his clothing on the kitchen floor]'' Why are my clothes all over the place? :'''Simon''': Oh. We used them to mop up the water. Good idea, right? :'''Dave''': ''[notices a weird pellet in front of Theodore]'' Oh, my God! Theodore, did you just....?! :'''Theodore''': Um, um... :'''Simon''': It's a raisin, Dave. :'''Dave''': Prove it. :'''Simon''': ''[surprised; puts it in mouth]'' Mm-hmm. :'''Dave''': Okay, you got me. Look, I wanna talk to all of you guys. Where's Alvin? Alvin! :'''Simon''': ''[spits "raisin" out then turns to Theodore]'' You own me big time! :'''Dave''': Alvin?! :'''Alvin''': ''[takes a shower in dishwasher; sings]'' Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.... ''[Dave opens the dishwasher, Alvin screams]'' There is this new thing! It is called "knocking"!! :'''Dave''': Get out!! :'''Alvin''': Uh, I am waiting for the rinse cycle! :'''Dave''': Out!!!! ''[pulls Alvin out of the dishwasher]'' :'''Alvin''': Whoa, whoa!!!! I am taking a shower, here!! :'''Dave''': You know, if I made a list of my worst days ever, guess what?! Today would be at the top of the list!! :'''Alvin''': And it is still early! :'''Dave''': Clam it, sudsy!!!! ''[Sighs]'' All right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Alvin''': ''[trying to uncork a bottle]'' Stupid... cork... doesn't... ''[the cork comes loose and goes flying]'' Whoa! ''[it breaks a glass cabinet]'' :'''Claire''': Oh, no! :'''Alvin''': Yikes! ''[giggles nervously]'' Oops. :'''Dave''': Not gonna say it. :'''Alvin''': Uh-oh! :'''Simon''': Good grief. :''[champagne pours all over the floor]'' :'''Claire''': Are you still not gonna say it? :'''Dave''': Nope! [the champagne touches an outlet which spews sparks and smoke which leads to a blackout in the house] I'm gonna say it. ALVIN!!!! :'''Alvin''': Okay!!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Get out of here! Squirrels can't talk! :'''Alvin''': Whoa, wap-ap-ap-oh. Watch it, genius. We are Chipmunks. Chipmunks! :'''Dave''': Chipmunks can not talk either, Alvin! ''[turns on lights]'' :'''Simon''': Well, our lips are moving and words are coming out. :'''Dave''': This isn't happening. ''[closes his eyes, talking to himself]'' I am not talking to chipmunks. I am not talking to chipmunks. :'''Alvin''': So, how's that working for you, Dave? :'''Dave''': Uh, h-how do you know my name? :'''Alvin''': I'll take that one. We read your mail. By accident. :'''Simon''': You really oughta pay that utility bill, Dave. You ever hear of a credit rating? :'''Theodore''': What was that?! ''[turns on]'' == Taglines== * Here comes trouble. * They're back & bigger than ever. Christmas * the original entourage. * The Last Man Home.......Is Not Alone. * Things are going to get messy. * Watch out, cause here they come * Get your squeak on! == Cast == * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] as David "Dave" Seville * [[David Cross]] as Ian Hawke * [[Cameron Richardson]] as Claire Wilson === Voices === * [[w:Justin Long|Justin Long]] ([[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]], singing) as Alvin Seville * [[w:Matthew Gray Gubler|Matthew Gray Gubler]] ([[w:Steve Vining|Steve Vining]], singing) as Simon Seville * [[w:Jesse McCartney|Jesse McCartney]] ([[w:Janice Karman|Janice Karman]], singing) as Theodore Seville == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0952640|title=Alvin and the Chipmunks}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=1184827-alvin_and_the_chipmunks}} [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Musical films]] [[Category:Live-action films based on animated series]] [[Category:Alvin and the Chipmunks films]] [[Category:Films set in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films directed by Tim Hill]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] lbkuzd8yfl7ctvero5rx9uso14xh8xz 3148803 3148802 2022-07-28T22:09:00Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) logo.png|thumb]] '''''[[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''''' is a [[w:2007 in film|2007 film]] about a struggling songwriter who finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. The film was based on the [[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks|characters of the same name]] created by [[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.]]. :''Directed by [[w:Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]. Written by [[w:Jon Vitti|Jon Vitti]], [[w:Will McRobb|Will McRobb]], and [[w:Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi]].'' <center>'''Here comes trouble.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]</center> == David Seville == * ALVIN!!!! * My life is being sabotaged by talking chipmunks!!!! == Ian Hawke == * Welcome to Jett Records. * ¡Madre de Dios! No! == Dialogue == :'''Alvin''': That's it! I can't take this anymore! I can't! I give up! I'm sick of struggling for survival, competing with gophers and earthworms and that loser sparrow who always takes my nuts! And I'm especially sick of this stupid, stupid, tree!!!! :''[buzzing noise]'' :'''Simon''': Whoa!! What's happening?!?! :'''Theodore''': Guys! I think he made it angry! :''[the tree falls down with the screaming chipmunks in it]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ian''': Your song sucks, Dave! :'''Dave''': What?! :'''Ian''': Your song? It's awful. I hate it. Yeah, I mean, who's gonna sing it? Justin? Fergie? Not a chance. I need something new, I need something fresh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Theodore''': Where are we? :'''Alvin''': Well, I think they remodeled our forest. I like it. Stylish, yet functional-- :'''Theodore''': Uh, but where did the mountains go? :'''Simon''': Give me a break. We're in a building, Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dave puts basket with muffins and chipmunks inside in trash]'' :'''Alvin''': Gross! Is this his house? :'''Simon''': Oh, no. It's his garbage can. :'''Alvin''': Oh, no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simon''': We're getting off on the wrong foot. Allow us to introduce ourselves. Hello. I'm Simon. The smart one. He's Alvin. :'''Alvin''': The awesomest one. :'''Theodore''': And I'm Theodore. :'''Dave''': Oh, nice to meet you. Now get out of my house! :'''Theodore''': But... we talk. :'''Dave''': Which only makes me want you out of my house that much more. It's creepy. Unnatural. Somewhat evil. :'''Alvin''': I kinda liked him better when he was unconscious. :''[grunts]'' :'''Dave''': Gotcha! :'''Alvin''': Hey! :''[Dave laughs]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Are you guys always like this? :'''Simon''': We're kids, Dave. :'''Dave''': Well, where are your parents? :'''Simon''': When you're a chipmunk, your parents take care of you for a week, then they take off. :'''Alvin''': Our parents were hippies. They left early to join a commune. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Off to bed. Come on. We start work tomorrow. I want you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by eight hours. :'''Alvin''': My tail isn't bushy till nine hours. :'''Dave''': Not my problem. Now go to sleep. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': What was that?! :'''Simon''': Uh, nothing, just.... a little stage fright? ''[whimpers]'' :'''Theodore''': I thought my heart was gonna explode! :'''Alvin''': We're not performing monkeys, Dave! Why do we have to sing for that guy anyway? :'''Dave''': Well, how's this? Pretend I need the money and I hate my job and you're staying at my place so you own me. :'''Theodore''': We are sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Yeah, that helps. ''[sighs]'' Never mind, I'm late for work. :'''Theodore''': Ooh-ooh-ooh, Can we go with you? :'''Dave''': What? So that you can mess that up, too? Uh-uh. You are going home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[phone rings]'' Hi, guys! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' A little situation here, Dave. Theodore vacuumed up Alvin. :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Alvin! :'''Alvin''': ''[shouts from inside vacuum]'' Dave! Help! :'''Dave''': ''[on phone to Simon]'' What?! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' Well, at least it wasn't the garbage disposal. ''[giggles nervously]'' :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Just stay calm! ''[gets sucked into vacuum; shrieks]'' :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' And there goes Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[shows the Chipmunks his vandalized presentation boards]'' Guys, what's this about? :'''Simon''': Obviously, Theodore's butt. :'''Theodore''': We told you we colored. :'''Dave''': On my presentation boards? You got me fired! :'''Theodore''': We didn't know. We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Oh, you're sorry? That's fantastic. Sorry doesn't get my job back, now does it, Theodore? ''[notices his clothing on the kitchen floor]'' Why are my clothes all over the place? :'''Simon''': Oh. We used them to mop up the water. Good idea, right? :'''Dave''': ''[notices a weird pellet in front of Theodore]'' Oh, my God! Theodore, did you just....?! :'''Theodore''': Um, um... :'''Simon''': It's a raisin, Dave. :'''Dave''': Prove it. :'''Simon''': ''[surprised; puts it in mouth]'' Mm-hmm. :'''Dave''': Okay, you got me. Look, I wanna talk to all of you guys. Where's Alvin? Alvin! :'''Simon''': ''[spits "raisin" out then turns to Theodore]'' You own me big time! :'''Dave''': Alvin?! :'''Alvin''': ''[takes a shower in dishwasher; sings]'' Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.... ''[Dave opens the dishwasher, Alvin screams]'' There is this new thing! It is called "knocking"!! :'''Dave''': Get out!! :'''Alvin''': Uh, I am waiting for the rinse cycle! :'''Dave''': Out!!!! ''[pulls Alvin out of the dishwasher]'' :'''Alvin''': Whoa, whoa!!!! I am taking a shower, here!! :'''Dave''': You know, if I made a list of my worst days ever, guess what?! Today would be at the top of the list!! :'''Alvin''': And it is still early! :'''Dave''': Clam it, sudsy!!!! ''[Sighs]'' All right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Alvin''': ''[trying to uncork a bottle]'' Stupid... cork... doesn't... ''[the cork comes loose and goes flying]'' Whoa! ''[it breaks a glass cabinet]'' :'''Claire''': Oh, no! :'''Alvin''': Yikes! ''[giggles nervously]'' Oops. :'''Dave''': Not gonna say it. :'''Alvin''': Uh-oh! :'''Simon''': Good grief. :''[champagne pours all over the floor]'' :'''Claire''': Are you still not gonna say it? :'''Dave''': Nope! [the champagne touches an outlet which spews sparks and smoke which leads to a blackout in the house] I'm gonna say it. ALVIN!!!! :'''Alvin''': Okay!!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Get out of here! Squirrels can't talk! :'''Alvin''': Whoa, wap-ap-ap-oh. Watch it, genius. We are Chipmunks. Chipmunks! :'''Dave''': Chipmunks can not talk either, Alvin! ''[turns on lights]'' :'''Simon''': Well, our lips are moving and words are coming out. :'''Dave''': This isn't happening. ''[closes his eyes, talking to himself]'' I am not talking to chipmunks. I am not talking to chipmunks. :'''Alvin''': So, how's that working for you, Dave? :'''Dave''': Uh, h-how do you know my name? :'''Alvin''': I'll take that one. We read your mail. By accident. :'''Simon''': You really oughta pay that utility bill, Dave. You ever hear of a credit rating? :'''Theodore''': What was that?! ''[turns on]'' == Taglines== * Here comes trouble. * They're back & bigger than ever. Christmas * the original entourage. * The Last Man Home.......Is Not Alone. * Things are going to get messy. * Watch out, cause here they come * Get your squeak on! == Cast == * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] as David "Dave" Seville * [[David Cross]] as Ian Hawke * [[Cameron Richardson]] as Claire Wilson === Voices === * [[w:Justin Long|Justin Long]] ([[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]], singing) as Alvin Seville * [[w:Matthew Gray Gubler|Matthew Gray Gubler]] ([[w:Steve Vining|Steve Vining]], singing) as Simon Seville * [[w:Jesse McCartney|Jesse McCartney]] ([[w:Janice Karman|Janice Karman]], singing) as Theodore Seville == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0952640|title=Alvin and the Chipmunks}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=1184827-alvin_and_the_chipmunks}} [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Musical films]] [[Category:Live-action films based on animated series]] [[Category:Alvin and the Chipmunks films]] [[Category:Films set in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films directed by Tim Hill]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] nz129dggaw5ljmliqusczar4wryl66w 3148804 3148803 2022-07-28T22:09:25Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) logo.png|thumb]] '''''[[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''''' is a [[w:2007 in film|2007 film]] about a struggling songwriter who finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. The film was based on the [[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks|characters of the same name]] created by [[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.]]. :''Directed by [[w:Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]. Written by [[w:Jon Vitti|Jon Vitti]], [[w:Will McRobb|Will McRobb]], and [[w:Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi]].'' <center>'''Here comes trouble.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]</center> == David Seville == * ALVIN!!!! * My life is being sabotaged by talking chipmunks!!!! == Ian Hawke == * Welcome to Jett Records. * ¡Madre de Dios! No! == Dialogue == :'''Alvin''': That's it! I can't take this anymore! I can't! I give up! I'm sick of struggling for survival, competing with gophers and earthworms and that loser sparrow who always takes my nuts! And I'm especially sick of this stupid, stupid, tree!!!! :''[buzzing noise]'' :'''Simon''': Whoa!! What's happening?!?! :'''Theodore''': Guys! I think he made it angry! :''[the tree falls down with the screaming chipmunks in it]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ian''': Your song sucks, Dave! :'''Dave''': What?! :'''Ian''': Your song? It's awful. I hate it. Yeah, I mean, who's gonna sing it? Justin? Fergie? Not a chance. I need something new, I need something fresh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Theodore''': Where are we? :'''Alvin''': Well, I think they remodeled our forest. I like it. Stylish, yet functional-- :'''Theodore''': Uh, but where did the mountains go? :'''Simon''': Give me a break. We're in a building, Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dave puts basket with muffins and chipmunks inside in trash]'' :'''Alvin''': Gross! Is this his house? :'''Simon''': Oh, no. It's his garbage can. :'''Alvin''': Oh, no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simon''': We're getting off on the wrong foot. Allow us to introduce ourselves. Hello. I'm Simon. The smart one. He's Alvin. :'''Alvin''': The awesomest one. :'''Theodore''': And I'm Theodore. :'''Dave''': Oh, nice to meet you. Now get out of my house! :'''Theodore''': But... we talk. :'''Dave''': Which only makes me want you out of my house that much more. It's creepy. Unnatural. Somewhat evil. :'''Alvin''': I kinda liked him better when he was unconscious. :''[grunts]'' :'''Dave''': Gotcha! :'''Alvin''': Hey! :''[Dave laughs]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Are you guys always like this? :'''Simon''': We're kids, Dave. :'''Dave''': Well, where are your parents? :'''Simon''': When you're a chipmunk, your parents take care of you for a week, then they take off. :'''Alvin''': Our parents were hippies. They left early to join a commune. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Off to bed. Come on. We start work tomorrow. I want you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by eight hours. :'''Alvin''': My tail isn't bushy till nine hours. :'''Dave''': Not my problem. Now go to sleep. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': What was that?! :'''Simon''': Uh, nothing, just.... a little stage fright? ''[whimpers]'' :'''Theodore''': I thought my heart was gonna explode! :'''Alvin''': We're not performing monkeys, Dave! Why do we have to sing for that guy anyway? :'''Dave''': Well, how's this? Pretend I need the money and I hate my job and you're staying at my place so you own me. :'''Theodore''': We are sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Yeah, that helps. ''[sighs]'' Never mind, I'm late for work. :'''Theodore''': Ooh-ooh-ooh, Can we go with you? :'''Dave''': What? So that you can mess that up, too? Uh-uh. You are going home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[phone rings]'' Hi, guys! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' A little situation here, Dave. Theodore vacuumed up Alvin. :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Alvin! :'''Alvin''': ''[shouts from inside vacuum]'' Dave! Help! :'''Dave''': ''[on phone to Simon]'' What?! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' Well, at least it wasn't the garbage disposal. ''[giggles nervously]'' :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Just stay calm! ''[gets sucked into vacuum; shrieks]'' :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' And there goes Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[shows the Chipmunks his vandalized presentation boards]'' Guys, what's this about? :'''Simon''': Obviously, Theodore's butt. :'''Theodore''': We told you we colored. :'''Dave''': On my presentation boards? You got me fired! :'''Theodore''': We didn't know. We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Oh, you're sorry? That's fantastic. Sorry doesn't get my job back, now does it, Theodore? ''[notices his clothing on the kitchen floor]'' Why are my clothes all over the place? :'''Simon''': Oh. We used them to mop up the water. Good idea, right? :'''Dave''': ''[notices a weird pellet in front of Theodore]'' Oh, my God! Theodore, did you just....?! :'''Theodore''': Um, um.... :'''Simon''': It's a raisin, Dave. :'''Dave''': Prove it. :'''Simon''': ''[surprised; puts it in mouth]'' Mm-hmm. :'''Dave''': Okay, you got me. Look, I wanna talk to all of you guys. Where's Alvin? Alvin! :'''Simon''': ''[spits "raisin" out then turns to Theodore]'' You own me big time! :'''Dave''': Alvin?! :'''Alvin''': ''[takes a shower in dishwasher; sings]'' Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.... ''[Dave opens the dishwasher, Alvin screams]'' There is this new thing! It is called "knocking"!! :'''Dave''': Get out!! :'''Alvin''': Uh, I am waiting for the rinse cycle! :'''Dave''': Out!!!! ''[pulls Alvin out of the dishwasher]'' :'''Alvin''': Whoa, whoa!!!! I am taking a shower, here!! :'''Dave''': You know, if I made a list of my worst days ever, guess what?! Today would be at the top of the list!! :'''Alvin''': And it is still early! :'''Dave''': Clam it, sudsy!!!! ''[Sighs]'' All right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Alvin''': ''[trying to uncork a bottle]'' Stupid... cork... doesn't... ''[the cork comes loose and goes flying]'' Whoa! ''[it breaks a glass cabinet]'' :'''Claire''': Oh, no! :'''Alvin''': Yikes! ''[giggles nervously]'' Oops. :'''Dave''': Not gonna say it. :'''Alvin''': Uh-oh! :'''Simon''': Good grief. :''[champagne pours all over the floor]'' :'''Claire''': Are you still not gonna say it? :'''Dave''': Nope! [the champagne touches an outlet which spews sparks and smoke which leads to a blackout in the house] I'm gonna say it. ALVIN!!!! :'''Alvin''': Okay!!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Get out of here! Squirrels can't talk! :'''Alvin''': Whoa, wap-ap-ap-oh. Watch it, genius. We are Chipmunks. Chipmunks! :'''Dave''': Chipmunks can not talk either, Alvin! ''[turns on lights]'' :'''Simon''': Well, our lips are moving and words are coming out. :'''Dave''': This isn't happening. ''[closes his eyes, talking to himself]'' I am not talking to chipmunks. I am not talking to chipmunks. :'''Alvin''': So, how's that working for you, Dave? :'''Dave''': Uh, h-how do you know my name? :'''Alvin''': I'll take that one. We read your mail. By accident. :'''Simon''': You really oughta pay that utility bill, Dave. You ever hear of a credit rating? :'''Theodore''': What was that?! ''[turns on]'' == Taglines== * Here comes trouble. * They're back & bigger than ever. Christmas * the original entourage. * The Last Man Home.......Is Not Alone. * Things are going to get messy. * Watch out, cause here they come * Get your squeak on! == Cast == * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] as David "Dave" Seville * [[David Cross]] as Ian Hawke * [[Cameron Richardson]] as Claire Wilson === Voices === * [[w:Justin Long|Justin Long]] ([[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]], singing) as Alvin Seville * [[w:Matthew Gray Gubler|Matthew Gray Gubler]] ([[w:Steve Vining|Steve Vining]], singing) as Simon Seville * [[w:Jesse McCartney|Jesse McCartney]] ([[w:Janice Karman|Janice Karman]], singing) as Theodore Seville == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0952640|title=Alvin and the Chipmunks}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=1184827-alvin_and_the_chipmunks}} [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Musical films]] [[Category:Live-action films based on animated series]] [[Category:Alvin and the Chipmunks films]] [[Category:Films set in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films directed by Tim Hill]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] jzbk7v279g4s27zg4dnf32qkfab0nlj 3148805 3148804 2022-07-28T22:10:07Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) logo.png|thumb]] '''''[[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''''' is a [[w:2007 in film|2007 film]] about a struggling songwriter who finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. The film was based on the [[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks|characters of the same name]] created by [[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.]]. :''Directed by [[w:Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]. Written by [[w:Jon Vitti|Jon Vitti]], [[w:Will McRobb|Will McRobb]], and [[w:Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi]].'' <center>'''Here comes trouble.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]</center> == David Seville == * ALVIN!!!! * My life is being sabotaged by talking chipmunks!!!! == Ian Hawke == * Welcome to Jett Records. * ¡Madre de Dios! No! == Dialogue == :'''Alvin''': That's it! I can't take this anymore! I can't! I give up! I'm sick of struggling for survival, competing with gophers and earthworms and that loser sparrow who always takes my nuts! And I'm especially sick of this stupid, stupid, tree!!!! :''[buzzing noise]'' :'''Simon''': Whoa!! What's happening?!?! :'''Theodore''': Guys! I think he made it angry! :''[the tree falls down with the screaming chipmunks in it]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ian''': Your song sucks, Dave! :'''Dave''': What?! :'''Ian''': Your song? It's awful. I hate it. Yeah, I mean, who's gonna sing it? Justin? Fergie? Not a chance. I need something new, I need something fresh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Theodore''': Where are we? :'''Alvin''': Well, I think they remodeled our forest. I like it. Stylish, yet functional-- :'''Theodore''': Uh, but where did the mountains go? :'''Simon''': Give me a break. We're in a building, Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dave puts basket with muffins and chipmunks inside in trash]'' :'''Alvin''': Gross! Is this his house? :'''Simon''': Oh, no. It's his garbage can. :'''Alvin''': Oh, no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simon''': We're getting off on the wrong foot. Allow us to introduce ourselves. Hello. I'm Simon. The smart one. He's Alvin. :'''Alvin''': The awesomest one. :'''Theodore''': And I'm Theodore. :'''Dave''': Oh, nice to meet you. Now get out of my house! :'''Theodore''': But... we talk. :'''Dave''': Which only makes me want you out of my house that much more. It's creepy. Unnatural. Somewhat evil. :'''Alvin''': I kinda liked him better when he was unconscious. :''[grunts]'' :'''Dave''': Gotcha! :'''Alvin''': Hey! :''[Dave laughs]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Are you guys always like this? :'''Simon''': We're kids, Dave. :'''Dave''': Well, where are your parents? :'''Simon''': When you're a chipmunk, your parents take care of you for a week, then they take off. :'''Alvin''': Our parents were hippies. They left early to join a commune. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Off to bed. Come on. We start work tomorrow. I want you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by eight hours. :'''Alvin''': My tail isn't bushy till nine hours. :'''Dave''': Not my problem. Now go to sleep. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': What was that?! :'''Simon''': Uh, nothing, just.... a little stage fright? ''[whimpers]'' :'''Theodore''': I thought my heart was gonna explode! :'''Alvin''': We're not performing monkeys, Dave! Why do we have to sing for that guy anyway? :'''Dave''': Well, how's this? Pretend I need the money and I hate my job and you're staying at my place so you own me. :'''Theodore''': We are sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Yeah, that helps. ''[sighs]'' Never mind, I'm late for work. :'''Theodore''': Ooh-ooh-ooh, Can we go with you? :'''Dave''': What? So that you can mess that up, too? Uh-uh. You are going home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[phone rings]'' Hi, guys! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' A little situation here, Dave. Theodore vacuumed up Alvin. :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Alvin! :'''Alvin''': ''[shouts from inside vacuum]'' Dave! Help! :'''Dave''': ''[on phone to Simon]'' What?! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' Well, at least it wasn't the garbage disposal. ''[giggles nervously]'' :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Just stay calm! ''[gets sucked into vacuum; shrieks]'' :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' And there goes Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[shows the Chipmunks his vandalized presentation boards]'' Guys, what's this about? :'''Simon''': Obviously, Theodore's butt. :'''Theodore''': We told you we colored. :'''Dave''': On my presentation boards? You got me fired! :'''Theodore''': We didn't know. We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Oh, you're sorry? That's fantastic. Sorry doesn't get my job back, now does it, Theodore? ''[notices his clothing on the kitchen floor]'' Why are my clothes all over the place? :'''Simon''': Oh. We used them to mop up the water. Good idea, right? :'''Dave''': ''[notices a weird pellet in front of Theodore]'' Oh, my God! Theodore, did you just....?! :'''Theodore''': Um, um.... :'''Simon''': It's a raisin, Dave. :'''Dave''': Prove it. :'''Simon''': ''[surprised; puts it in mouth]'' Mm-hmm. :'''Dave''': Okay, you got me. Look, I wanna talk to all of you guys. Where's Alvin? Alvin! :'''Simon''': ''[spits "raisin" out then turns to Theodore]'' You own me big time! :'''Dave''': Alvin?! :'''Alvin''': ''[takes a shower in dishwasher; sings]'' Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.... ''[Dave opens the dishwasher, Alvin screams]'' There is this new thing! It is called "knocking"!! :'''Dave''': Get out!! :'''Alvin''': Uh, I am waiting for the rinse cycle! :'''Dave''': Out!!!! ''[pulls Alvin out of the dishwasher]'' :'''Alvin''': Whoa, whoa!!!! I am taking a shower, here!! :'''Dave''': You know, if I made a list of my worst days ever, guess what?! Today would be at the top of the list!! :'''Alvin''': And it is still early! :'''Dave''': Clam it, sudsy!!!! ''[Sighs]'' All right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Alvin''': ''[trying to uncork a bottle]'' Stupid... cork... doesn't... ''[the cork comes loose and goes flying]'' Whoa! ''[it breaks a glass cabinet]'' :'''Claire''': Oh, no! :'''Alvin''': Yikes! ''[giggles nervously]'' Oops. :'''Dave''': Not gonna say it. :'''Alvin''': Uh-oh! :'''Simon''': Good grief. :''[champagne pours all over the floor]'' :'''Claire''': Are you still not gonna say it? :'''Dave''': Nope!! [the champagne touches an outlet which spews sparks and smoke which leads to a blackout in the house] I'm gonna say it! ALVIN!!!! :'''Alvin''': Okay!!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Get out of here! Squirrels can't talk! :'''Alvin''': Whoa, wap-ap-ap-oh. Watch it, genius. We are Chipmunks. Chipmunks! :'''Dave''': Chipmunks can not talk either, Alvin! ''[turns on lights]'' :'''Simon''': Well, our lips are moving and words are coming out. :'''Dave''': This isn't happening. ''[closes his eyes, talking to himself]'' I am not talking to chipmunks. I am not talking to chipmunks. :'''Alvin''': So, how's that working for you, Dave? :'''Dave''': Uh, h-how do you know my name? :'''Alvin''': I'll take that one. We read your mail. By accident. :'''Simon''': You really oughta pay that utility bill, Dave. You ever hear of a credit rating? :'''Theodore''': What was that?! ''[turns on]'' == Taglines== * Here comes trouble. * They're back & bigger than ever. Christmas * the original entourage. * The Last Man Home.......Is Not Alone. * Things are going to get messy. * Watch out, cause here they come * Get your squeak on! == Cast == * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] as David "Dave" Seville * [[David Cross]] as Ian Hawke * [[Cameron Richardson]] as Claire Wilson === Voices === * [[w:Justin Long|Justin Long]] ([[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]], singing) as Alvin Seville * [[w:Matthew Gray Gubler|Matthew Gray Gubler]] ([[w:Steve Vining|Steve Vining]], singing) as Simon Seville * [[w:Jesse McCartney|Jesse McCartney]] ([[w:Janice Karman|Janice Karman]], singing) as Theodore Seville == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0952640|title=Alvin and the Chipmunks}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=1184827-alvin_and_the_chipmunks}} [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Musical films]] [[Category:Live-action films based on animated series]] [[Category:Alvin and the Chipmunks films]] [[Category:Films set in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films directed by Tim Hill]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] 65q2zrav8ow3w5dujwbi0ageyofjfup 3148806 3148805 2022-07-28T22:10:29Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) logo.png|thumb]] '''''[[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''''' is a [[w:2007 in film|2007 film]] about a struggling songwriter who finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. The film was based on the [[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks|characters of the same name]] created by [[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.]]. :''Directed by [[w:Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]. Written by [[w:Jon Vitti|Jon Vitti]], [[w:Will McRobb|Will McRobb]], and [[w:Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi]].'' <center>'''Here comes trouble.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]</center> == David Seville == * ALVIN!!!! * My life is being sabotaged by talking chipmunks!!!! == Ian Hawke == * Welcome to Jett Records. * ¡Madre de Dios! No! == Dialogue == :'''Alvin''': That's it! I can't take this anymore! I can't! I give up! I'm sick of struggling for survival, competing with gophers and earthworms and that loser sparrow who always takes my nuts! And I'm especially sick of this stupid, stupid, tree!!!! :''[buzzing noise]'' :'''Simon''': Whoa!! What's happening?!?! :'''Theodore''': Guys! I think he made it angry! :''[the tree falls down with the screaming chipmunks in it]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ian''': Your song sucks, Dave! :'''Dave''': What?! :'''Ian''': Your song? It's awful. I hate it. Yeah, I mean, who's gonna sing it? Justin? Fergie? Not a chance. I need something new, I need something fresh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Theodore''': Where are we? :'''Alvin''': Well, I think they remodeled our forest. I like it. Stylish, yet functional-- :'''Theodore''': Uh, but where did the mountains go? :'''Simon''': Give me a break. We're in a building, Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dave puts basket with muffins and chipmunks inside in trash]'' :'''Alvin''': Gross! Is this his house? :'''Simon''': Oh, no. It's his garbage can. :'''Alvin''': Oh, no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simon''': We're getting off on the wrong foot. Allow us to introduce ourselves. Hello. I'm Simon. The smart one. He's Alvin. :'''Alvin''': The awesomest one. :'''Theodore''': And I'm Theodore. :'''Dave''': Oh, nice to meet you. Now get out of my house! :'''Theodore''': But.... we talk. :'''Dave''': Which only makes me want you out of my house that much more. It's creepy. Unnatural. Somewhat evil. :'''Alvin''': I kinda liked him better when he was unconscious. :''[grunts]'' :'''Dave''': Gotcha! :'''Alvin''': Hey! :''[Dave laughs]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Are you guys always like this? :'''Simon''': We're kids, Dave. :'''Dave''': Well, where are your parents? :'''Simon''': When you're a chipmunk, your parents take care of you for a week, then they take off. :'''Alvin''': Our parents were hippies. They left early to join a commune. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Off to bed. Come on. We start work tomorrow. I want you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by eight hours. :'''Alvin''': My tail isn't bushy till nine hours. :'''Dave''': Not my problem. Now go to sleep. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': What was that?! :'''Simon''': Uh, nothing, just.... a little stage fright? ''[whimpers]'' :'''Theodore''': I thought my heart was gonna explode! :'''Alvin''': We're not performing monkeys, Dave! Why do we have to sing for that guy anyway? :'''Dave''': Well, how's this? Pretend I need the money and I hate my job and you're staying at my place so you own me. :'''Theodore''': We are sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Yeah, that helps. ''[sighs]'' Never mind, I'm late for work. :'''Theodore''': Ooh-ooh-ooh, Can we go with you? :'''Dave''': What? So that you can mess that up, too? Uh-uh. You are going home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[phone rings]'' Hi, guys! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' A little situation here, Dave. Theodore vacuumed up Alvin. :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Alvin! :'''Alvin''': ''[shouts from inside vacuum]'' Dave! Help! :'''Dave''': ''[on phone to Simon]'' What?! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' Well, at least it wasn't the garbage disposal. ''[giggles nervously]'' :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Just stay calm! ''[gets sucked into vacuum; shrieks]'' :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' And there goes Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[shows the Chipmunks his vandalized presentation boards]'' Guys, what's this about? :'''Simon''': Obviously, Theodore's butt. :'''Theodore''': We told you we colored. :'''Dave''': On my presentation boards? You got me fired! :'''Theodore''': We didn't know. We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Oh, you're sorry? That's fantastic. Sorry doesn't get my job back, now does it, Theodore? ''[notices his clothing on the kitchen floor]'' Why are my clothes all over the place? :'''Simon''': Oh. We used them to mop up the water. Good idea, right? :'''Dave''': ''[notices a weird pellet in front of Theodore]'' Oh, my God! Theodore, did you just....?! :'''Theodore''': Um, um.... :'''Simon''': It's a raisin, Dave. :'''Dave''': Prove it. :'''Simon''': ''[surprised; puts it in mouth]'' Mm-hmm. :'''Dave''': Okay, you got me. Look, I wanna talk to all of you guys. Where's Alvin? Alvin! :'''Simon''': ''[spits "raisin" out then turns to Theodore]'' You own me big time! :'''Dave''': Alvin?! :'''Alvin''': ''[takes a shower in dishwasher; sings]'' Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.... ''[Dave opens the dishwasher, Alvin screams]'' There is this new thing! It is called "knocking"!! :'''Dave''': Get out!! :'''Alvin''': Uh, I am waiting for the rinse cycle! :'''Dave''': Out!!!! ''[pulls Alvin out of the dishwasher]'' :'''Alvin''': Whoa, whoa!!!! I am taking a shower, here!! :'''Dave''': You know, if I made a list of my worst days ever, guess what?! Today would be at the top of the list!! :'''Alvin''': And it is still early! :'''Dave''': Clam it, sudsy!!!! ''[Sighs]'' All right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Alvin''': ''[trying to uncork a bottle]'' Stupid... cork... doesn't... ''[the cork comes loose and goes flying]'' Whoa! ''[it breaks a glass cabinet]'' :'''Claire''': Oh, no! :'''Alvin''': Yikes! ''[giggles nervously]'' Oops. :'''Dave''': Not gonna say it. :'''Alvin''': Uh-oh! :'''Simon''': Good grief. :''[champagne pours all over the floor]'' :'''Claire''': Are you still not gonna say it? :'''Dave''': Nope!! [the champagne touches an outlet which spews sparks and smoke which leads to a blackout in the house] I'm gonna say it! ALVIN!!!! :'''Alvin''': Okay!!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Get out of here! Squirrels can't talk! :'''Alvin''': Whoa, wap-ap-ap-oh. Watch it, genius. We are Chipmunks. Chipmunks! :'''Dave''': Chipmunks can not talk either, Alvin! ''[turns on lights]'' :'''Simon''': Well, our lips are moving and words are coming out. :'''Dave''': This isn't happening. ''[closes his eyes, talking to himself]'' I am not talking to chipmunks. I am not talking to chipmunks. :'''Alvin''': So, how's that working for you, Dave? :'''Dave''': Uh, h-how do you know my name? :'''Alvin''': I'll take that one. We read your mail. By accident. :'''Simon''': You really oughta pay that utility bill, Dave. You ever hear of a credit rating? :'''Theodore''': What was that?! ''[turns on]'' == Taglines== * Here comes trouble. * They're back & bigger than ever. Christmas * the original entourage. * The Last Man Home.......Is Not Alone. * Things are going to get messy. * Watch out, cause here they come * Get your squeak on! == Cast == * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] as David "Dave" Seville * [[David Cross]] as Ian Hawke * [[Cameron Richardson]] as Claire Wilson === Voices === * [[w:Justin Long|Justin Long]] ([[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]], singing) as Alvin Seville * [[w:Matthew Gray Gubler|Matthew Gray Gubler]] ([[w:Steve Vining|Steve Vining]], singing) as Simon Seville * [[w:Jesse McCartney|Jesse McCartney]] ([[w:Janice Karman|Janice Karman]], singing) as Theodore Seville == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0952640|title=Alvin and the Chipmunks}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=1184827-alvin_and_the_chipmunks}} [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Musical films]] [[Category:Live-action films based on animated series]] [[Category:Alvin and the Chipmunks films]] [[Category:Films set in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films directed by Tim Hill]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] qhn2ym1lnccostnz3fnxsgyw6bm9apf 3148808 3148806 2022-07-28T22:11:38Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) logo.png|thumb]] '''''[[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''''' is a [[w:2007 in film|2007 film]] about a struggling songwriter who finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. The film was based on the [[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks|characters of the same name]] created by [[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.]]. :''Directed by [[w:Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]. Written by [[w:Jon Vitti|Jon Vitti]], [[w:Will McRobb|Will McRobb]], and [[w:Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi]].'' <center>'''Here comes trouble.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]</center> == David Seville == * ALVIN!!!! * My life is being sabotaged by talking chipmunks!!!! == Ian Hawke == * Welcome to Jett Records. * ¡Madre de Dios! No! == Dialogue == :'''Alvin''': That's it! I can't take this anymore! I can't! I give up! I'm sick of struggling for survival, competing with gophers and earthworms and that loser sparrow who always takes my nuts! And I'm especially sick of this stupid, stupid, tree!!!! :''[buzzing noise]'' :'''Simon''': Whoa!! What's happening?!?! :'''Theodore''': Guys! I think he made it angry! :''[the tree falls down with the screaming chipmunks in it]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ian''': Your song sucks, Dave! :'''Dave''': What?! :'''Ian''': Your song? It's awful. I hate it. Yeah, I mean, who's gonna sing it? Justin? Fergie? Not a chance. I need something new, I need something fresh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Theodore''': Where are we? :'''Alvin''': Well, I think they remodeled our forest. I like it. Stylish, yet functional-- :'''Theodore''': Uh, but where did the mountains go? :'''Simon''': Give me a break. We're in a building, Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dave puts basket with muffins and chipmunks inside in trash]'' :'''Alvin''': Gross! Is this his house? :'''Simon''': Oh, no. It's his garbage can. :'''Alvin''': Oh, no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simon''': We're getting off on the wrong foot. Allow us to introduce ourselves. Hello. I'm Simon. The smart one. He's Alvin. :'''Alvin''': The awesomest one. :'''Theodore''': And I'm Theodore. :'''Dave''': Oh, nice to meet you. Now get out of my house! :'''Theodore''': But.... we talk. :'''Dave''': Which only makes me want you out of my house that much more. It's creepy. Unnatural. Somewhat evil. :'''Alvin''': I kinda liked him better when he was unconscious. :''[grunts]'' :'''Dave''': Gotcha! :'''Alvin''': Hey! :''[Dave laughs]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Are you guys always like this? :'''Simon''': We're kids, Dave. :'''Dave''': Well, where are your parents? :'''Simon''': When you're a chipmunk, your parents take care of you for a week, then they take off. :'''Alvin''': Our parents were hippies. They left early to join a commune. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Off to bed. Come on. We start work tomorrow. I want you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by eight hours. :'''Alvin''': My tail isn't bushy till nine hours. :'''Dave''': Not my problem. Now go to sleep. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': What was that?! :'''Simon''': Uh, nothing, just.... a little stage fright? ''[whimpers]'' :'''Theodore''': I thought my heart was gonna explode! :'''Alvin''': We're not performing monkeys, Dave! Why do we have to sing for that guy anyway? :'''Dave''': Well, how's this? Pretend I need the money and I hate my job and you're staying at my place so you own me. :'''Theodore''': We are sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Yeah, that helps. ''[sighs]'' Never mind, I'm late for work. :'''Theodore''': Ooh-ooh-ooh, Can we go with you? :'''Dave''': What? So that you can mess that up, too? Uh-uh. You are going home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[phone rings]'' Hi, guys! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' A little situation here, Dave. Theodore vacuumed up Alvin. :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Alvin! :'''Alvin''': ''[shouts from inside vacuum]'' Dave! Help! :'''Dave''': ''[on phone to Simon]'' What?! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' Well, at least it wasn't the garbage disposal. ''[giggles nervously]'' :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Just stay calm! ''[gets sucked into vacuum; shrieks]'' :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' And there goes Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[shows the Chipmunks his vandalized presentation boards]'' Guys, what's this about? :'''Simon''': Obviously, Theodore's butt. :'''Theodore''': We told you we colored. :'''Dave''': On my presentation boards? You got me fired! :'''Theodore''': We didn't know. We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Oh, you're sorry? That's fantastic. Sorry doesn't get my job back, now does it, Theodore? ''[notices his clothing on the kitchen floor]'' Why are my clothes all over the place? :'''Simon''': Oh. We used them to mop up the water. Good idea, right? :'''Dave''': ''[notices a weird pellet in front of Theodore]'' Oh, my God! Theodore, did you just....?! :'''Theodore''': Um, um.... :'''Simon''': It's a raisin, Dave. :'''Dave''': Prove it. :'''Simon''': ''[surprised; puts it in mouth]'' Mm-hmm. :'''Dave''': Okay, you got me. Look, I wanna talk to all of you guys. Where's Alvin? Alvin! :'''Simon''': ''[spits "raisin" out then turns to Theodore]'' You own me big time! :'''Dave''': Alvin?! :'''Alvin''': ''[takes a shower in dishwasher; sings]'' Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.... ''[Dave opens the dishwasher, Alvin screams]'' There is this new thing! It is called "knocking"!! :'''Dave''': Get out!! :'''Alvin''': Uh, I am waiting for the rinse cycle! :'''Dave''': Out!!!! ''[pulls Alvin out of the dishwasher]'' :'''Alvin''': Whoa, whoa!!!! I am taking a shower, here!! :'''Dave''': You know, if I made a list of my worst days ever, guess what?! Today would be at the top of the list!! :'''Alvin''': And it is still early! :'''Dave''': Clam it, sudsy!!!! ''[Sighs]'' All right! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Alvin''': ''[trying to uncork a bottle]'' Stupid... cork... doesn't... ''[the cork comes loose and goes flying]'' Whoa! ''[it breaks a glass cabinet]'' :'''Claire''': Oh, no! :'''Alvin''': Yikes! ''[giggles nervously]'' Oops. :'''Dave''': Not gonna say it. :'''Alvin''': Uh-oh! :'''Simon''': Good grief. :''[champagne pours all over the floor]'' :'''Claire''': Are you still not gonna say it? :'''Dave''': Nope!! [the champagne touches an outlet which spews sparks and smoke which leads to a blackout in the house] I'm gonna say it! ALVIN!!!! :'''Alvin''': Okay!!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Get out of here! Squirrels can't talk! :'''Alvin''': Whoa, wap-ap-ap-oh. Watch it, genius. We are Chipmunks. Chipmunks! :'''Dave''': Chipmunks can not talk either, Alvin! ''[turns on lights]'' :'''Simon''': Well, our lips are moving and words are coming out. :'''Dave''': This isn't happening. ''[closes his eyes, talking to himself]'' I am not talking to chipmunks. I am not talking to chipmunks. :'''Alvin''': So, how's that working for you, Dave? :'''Dave''': Uh, h-how do you know my name? :'''Alvin''': I'll take that one. We read your mail. By accident. :'''Simon''': You really oughta pay that utility bill, Dave. You ever hear of a credit rating? :'''Theodore''': What was that?! ''[turns on]'' == Taglines== * Here comes trouble. * They're back & bigger than ever. Christmas * the original entourage. * The Last Man Home.......Is Not Alone. * Things are going to get messy. * Watch out, cause here they come * Get your squeak on! == Cast == * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] as David "Dave" Seville * [[David Cross]] as Ian Hawke * [[Cameron Richardson]] as Claire Wilson === Voices === * [[w:Justin Long|Justin Long]] ([[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]], singing) as Alvin Seville * [[w:Matthew Gray Gubler|Matthew Gray Gubler]] ([[w:Steve Vining|Steve Vining]], singing) as Simon Seville * [[w:Jesse McCartney|Jesse McCartney]] ([[w:Janice Karman|Janice Karman]], singing) as Theodore Seville == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0952640|title=Alvin and the Chipmunks}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=1184827-alvin_and_the_chipmunks}} [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Musical films]] [[Category:Live-action films based on animated series]] [[Category:Alvin and the Chipmunks films]] [[Category:Films set in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films directed by Tim Hill]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] gi9oam2p23v6r06rpdo82ue13iir1bt 3148809 3148808 2022-07-28T22:13:13Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) logo.png|thumb]] '''''[[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''''' is a [[w:2007 in film|2007 film]] about a struggling songwriter who finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. The film was based on the [[w:Alvin and the Chipmunks|characters of the same name]] created by [[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.]]. :''Directed by [[w:Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]. Written by [[w:Jon Vitti|Jon Vitti]], [[w:Will McRobb|Will McRobb]], and [[w:Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi]].'' <center>'''Here comes trouble.''' [[#Taglines|Taglines]]</center> == David Seville == * ALVIN!!!! * My life is being sabotaged by talking chipmunks!!!! == Ian Hawke == * Welcome to Jett Records. * ¡Madre de Dios! No! == Dialogue == :'''Alvin''': That's it! I can't take this anymore! I can't! I give up! I'm sick of struggling for survival, competing with gophers and earthworms and that loser sparrow who always takes my nuts! And I'm especially sick of this stupid, stupid, tree!!!! :''[buzzing noise]'' :'''Simon''': Whoa!! What's happening?!?! :'''Theodore''': Guys! I think he made it angry! :''[the tree falls down with the screaming chipmunks in it]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ian''': Your song sucks, Dave! :'''Dave''': What?! :'''Ian''': Your song? It's awful. I hate it. Yeah, I mean, who's gonna sing it? Justin? Fergie? Not a chance. I need something new, I need something fresh. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Theodore''': Where are we? :'''Alvin''': Well, I think they remodeled our forest. I like it. Stylish, yet functional-- :'''Theodore''': Uh, but where did the mountains go? :'''Simon''': Give me a break. We're in a building, Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dave puts basket with muffins and chipmunks inside in trash]'' :'''Alvin''': Gross! Is this his house? :'''Simon''': Oh, no. It's his garbage can. :'''Alvin''': Oh, no. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simon''': We're getting off on the wrong foot. Allow us to introduce ourselves. Hello. I'm Simon. The smart one. He's Alvin. :'''Alvin''': The awesomest one. :'''Theodore''': And I'm Theodore. :'''Dave''': Oh, nice to meet you. Now get out of my house! :'''Theodore''': But.... we talk. :'''Dave''': Which only makes me want you out of my house that much more. It's creepy. Unnatural. Somewhat evil. :'''Alvin''': I kinda liked him better when he was unconscious. :''[grunts]'' :'''Dave''': Gotcha! :'''Alvin''': Hey! :''[Dave laughs]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Are you guys always like this? :'''Simon''': We're kids, Dave. :'''Dave''': Well, where are your parents? :'''Simon''': When you're a chipmunk, your parents take care of you for a week, then they take off. :'''Alvin''': Our parents were hippies. They left early to join a commune. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Off to bed. Come on. We start work tomorrow. I want you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by eight hours. :'''Alvin''': My tail isn't bushy till nine hours. :'''Dave''': Not my problem. Now go to sleep. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': What was that?! :'''Simon''': Uh, nothing, just.... a little stage fright? ''[whimpers]'' :'''Theodore''': I thought my heart was gonna explode! :'''Alvin''': We're not performing monkeys, Dave! Why do we have to sing for that guy anyway? :'''Dave''': Well, how's this?! Pretend I need the money and I hate my job and you're staying at my place so you own me?! :'''Theodore''': We are sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Yeah, that helps. ''[sighs]'' Never mind, I'm late for work. :'''Theodore''': Ooh-ooh-ooh, Can we go with you? :'''Dave''': What? So that you can mess that up, too? Uh-uh. You are going home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[phone rings]'' Hi, guys! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' A little situation here, Dave. Theodore vacuumed up Alvin. :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Alvin! :'''Alvin''': ''[shouts from inside vacuum]'' Dave! Help! :'''Dave''': ''[on phone to Simon]'' What?! :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' Well, at least it wasn't the garbage disposal. ''[giggles nervously]'' :'''Theodore''': ''[calls down vacuum tube]'' Just stay calm! ''[gets sucked into vacuum; shrieks]'' :'''Simon''': ''[on phone to Dave]'' And there goes Theodore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[shows the Chipmunks his vandalized presentation boards]'' Guys, what's this about? :'''Simon''': Obviously, Theodore's butt. :'''Theodore''': We told you we colored. :'''Dave''': On my presentation boards? You got me fired! :'''Theodore''': We didn't know. We're sorry, Dave. :'''Dave''': Oh, you're sorry? That's fantastic. Sorry doesn't get my job back, now does it, Theodore? ''[notices his clothing on the kitchen floor]'' Why are my clothes all over the place? :'''Simon''': Oh. We used them to mop up the water. Good idea, right? :'''Dave''': ''[notices a weird pellet in front of Theodore]'' Oh, my God! Theodore, did you just....?! :'''Theodore''': Um, um.... :'''Simon''': It's a raisin, Dave. :'''Dave''': Prove it. :'''Simon''': ''[surprised; puts it in mouth]'' Mm-hmm. :'''Dave''': Okay, you got me. Look, I wanna talk to all of you guys. Where's Alvin? Alvin! :'''Simon''': ''[spits "raisin" out then turns to Theodore]'' You own me big time! :'''Dave''': Alvin?! :'''Alvin''': ''[takes a shower in dishwasher; sings]'' Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.... ''[Dave opens the dishwasher, Alvin screams]'' There is this new thing! It is called "knocking"!! :'''Dave''': Get out!! :'''Alvin''': Uh, I am waiting for the rinse cycle! :'''Dave''': Out!!!! ''[pulls Alvin out of the dishwasher]'' :'''Alvin''': Whoa, whoa!!!! I am taking a shower, here!! :'''Dave''': You know, if I made a list of my worst days ever, guess what?! Today would be at the top of the list!! :'''Alvin''': And it is still early! :'''Dave''': Clam it, sudsy!!!! ''[Sighs]'' All right! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Alvin''': ''[trying to uncork a bottle]'' Stupid... cork... doesn't... ''[the cork comes loose and goes flying]'' Whoa! ''[it breaks a glass cabinet]'' :'''Claire''': Oh, no! :'''Alvin''': Yikes! ''[giggles nervously]'' Oops. :'''Dave''': Not gonna say it. :'''Alvin''': Uh-oh! :'''Simon''': Good grief. :''[champagne pours all over the floor]'' :'''Claire''': Are you still not gonna say it? :'''Dave''': Nope!! [the champagne touches an outlet which spews sparks and smoke which leads to a blackout in the house] I'm gonna say it! ALVIN!!!! :'''Alvin''': Okay!!!! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': Get out of here! Squirrels can't talk! :'''Alvin''': Whoa, wap-ap-ap-oh. Watch it, genius. We are Chipmunks. Chipmunks! :'''Dave''': Chipmunks can not talk either, Alvin! ''[turns on lights]'' :'''Simon''': Well, our lips are moving and words are coming out. :'''Dave''': This isn't happening. ''[closes his eyes, talking to himself]'' I am not talking to chipmunks. I am not talking to chipmunks. :'''Alvin''': So, how's that working for you, Dave? :'''Dave''': Uh, h-how do you know my name? :'''Alvin''': I'll take that one. We read your mail. By accident. :'''Simon''': You really oughta pay that utility bill, Dave. You ever hear of a credit rating? :'''Theodore''': What was that?! ''[turns on]'' == Taglines== * Here comes trouble. * They're back & bigger than ever. Christmas * the original entourage. * The Last Man Home.......Is Not Alone. * Things are going to get messy. * Watch out, cause here they come * Get your squeak on! == Cast == * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] as David "Dave" Seville * [[David Cross]] as Ian Hawke * [[Cameron Richardson]] as Claire Wilson === Voices === * [[w:Justin Long|Justin Long]] ([[w:Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.|Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]], singing) as Alvin Seville * [[w:Matthew Gray Gubler|Matthew Gray Gubler]] ([[w:Steve Vining|Steve Vining]], singing) as Simon Seville * [[w:Jesse McCartney|Jesse McCartney]] ([[w:Janice Karman|Janice Karman]], singing) as Theodore Seville == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0952640|title=Alvin and the Chipmunks}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=1184827-alvin_and_the_chipmunks}} [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Musical films]] [[Category:Live-action films based on animated series]] [[Category:Alvin and the Chipmunks films]] [[Category:Films set in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films directed by Tim Hill]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] e6a0mfyetto55ep7y5t1efrlc0dr5m2 0 86032 3148897 3092136 2022-07-29T01:10:59Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Milla Jovovich 2, 2013.jpg|thumb|[[Martial arts]] is something I’ve [[always]] [[loved]] doing. It’s the only form of [[exercise]] that I can deal with. Everything else is really [[boring]] and mind-numbing.]] '''[[w:Milla Jovovich|Milla Jovovich]]''' (pronounced /ˈjɔvɔviʧ/; Serbian: Милица Јововић, Milica Jovović; Russian: Милла Йовович, Milla Yovovich; Ukrainian: Мілла Йовович, Milla Jovovich; born '''Milica Jovović''' on [[17 December]] [[1975]]) is a Ukrainian-American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. == Quotes == [[File:MillaJovovitchApr10.jpg|thumb|My private [[life]] has been the subject of much jabbering.]] [[File:Milla Jovovich2(cannesBlueCarpet).jpg|thumb|I think that at a given [[moment]] we all need a place to ourselves where we can refuge ourselves and cut ourselves off from the [[world]]. ]] === Interview 1 === :<small>[http://www.millaj.com/art/ellefr0603.shtml ''Elle'' (June 2003)]</small> * '''My private life has been the subject of much jabbering.''' Perhaps this slightly scandalous side of me people find entertaining! Before, being a model, it was just a job, and I was making fun of it. But today, I take my career more seriously. The fact that a reader may buy an Armani item because she’d seen it on me in a magazine is very important to me. So much so that I intend to launch my own label. * I don’t at all want to resemble some of these young designers who ask hallucinating prices for rags that are so in fashion now, that six months later, they are old-fashioned! I love vintage boutiques, I love to customize my clothes. And then, with my friends, we regularly exchange togs. * I remember, when we were still living in the [[Soviet Union]], Mum would rush by like the wind in our apartment, covered with fur, or even running from one movie scene to the next, because she was a movie star there. Even if it was 40ºF outside, she always wore a miniskirt. For me, she was the most beautiful of all women. * I was still a kid when I gave up modeling and moved to London to devote myself to music. At the time, I had a band. Two years later, broke, I was forced to return to New York to go back to modeling and earn my living. But, when I’d call my agent, she replied to me: "You are now an old-fashioned model, you have a 'has-been' look." In fact, I could not even manage to get castings. Can you imagine what it’s like when you’re told that you’re over at the age of 18? === Interview 2 === :<small>[http://www.reelzchannel.com/article/399/milla-jovovich-interview Interview at ReelzChannel (2007)]</small> * '''Action films are definitely a lot of training and I do a lot of my own stunts, so I definitely am in there for the long haul for the training process.''' But I love it. Martial arts is something I’ve always loved doing. It’s the only form of exercise that I can deal with. Everything else is really boring and mind-numbing. So for me it’s just really fun. I love to sort of feel like a superhero in that sense, to be able to fly through the air and to be on wires. It just makes me feel like I’m in Magic Mountain or something. I love it. * I had a really great time doing it. I haven’t seen the whole movie together with all the special effects, but even without the special effects I was like, "This is rad!" I loved it. I just was with the characters more. I don’t know, somehow I connected with the story better. ** About working on the film ''Resident Evil: Extinction'', in comparison to ''Resident Evil 2'' * I love infomercials. I’ve always thought that I could do a really good infomercial because I have a lot of great ideas with things. I just never actually have the time to patent them, like everybody else with great ideas. One person takes the time to do it and the rest of us to keep talking about it. * '''[[Music]] for me is something I prefer to keep away form the whole business part of my life.''' I feel like everything I do, in a way, has some sort of business around it. So with my music I can have my privacy. If people don’t have to pay for it then I think they can be a little more open to new ideas. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commons|Milla Jovovich}} *[http://www.millaj.com/ Official site] *[http://www.millanews.com/ Official European site] *[http://www.millajforum.com/ Official community boards] *{{imdb name|id=0000170|name=Milla Jovovich}} *[http://www.hydeparkmedia.com/milla.html 1989 interview in ''Metro'' magazine] {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovovich, Milla}} [[Category:Actresses from Ukraine]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Models from the United States]] [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Designers]] [[Category:People from Kyiv]] s16632nevszd0unxejbyd2y7ydwuut9 0 91035 3148933 3058906 2022-07-29T04:11:19Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|thumb|Flag of Spain]] [[File:Escudo de España (mazonado).svg|thumb|The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ~ [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Samuel T. Coleridge]]]] [[File:Mallorca Schweinebucht - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow! ~ [[Alvah Bessie]]]] [[File:Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España, 2014-06-30, DD 121.JPG|thumb|Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España]] [[File:Donostia Igeldotik.jpg|thumb|Fair land of chivalry, the old domain... Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain! ~ [[Felicia Hemans]]]] [[File:Rascacielos_de_Madrid_desde_el_CBA_01.jpg|thumb|All the Spaniards behaved like a single man of honour. I approached this issue in a wrong way. The immorality seemed too obvious, the unfairness too cinic, and all this quite bad, because I have fallen. ~ [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Flag-map of Spain (1785-1873, 1874-1931).svg|thumb|Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. ~ [[Thomas Jefferson]]]] [[File:F-102 Almirante Juan de Borbon CSSQT.jpg|thumb|Spanish Navy frigate ''Almirante Juan de Borbon'' underway in 2004]] [[File:Ministerio del Aire (Madrid) 02.jpg|thumb|Spanish Air Force headquarters in Madrid]] '''[[w:Spain|Spain]]''', officially the '''Kingdom of Spain''' (''Reino de España''), } is a {{w|transcontinental country}} mostly located in [[Europe]]. Its continental European territory is situated on the {{w|Iberian Peninsula}}. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the {{w|Canary Islands}} off the coast of [[Africa]], and the {{w|Balearic Islands}} in the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. The African enclaves of {{w|Ceuta}}, {{w|Melilla}}, and {{w|Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera}} make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country ({{w|Morocco}}). [[w:plazas de soberanía|Several small islands]] in the {{w|Alboran Sea}} are also part of Spanish territory. [[w:Peninsular Spain|The country's mainland]] is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with {{w|Gibraltar}}; to the north and northeast by [[France]], {{w|Andorra}}, and the {{w|Bay of Biscay}}; and to the west and northwest by [[Portugal]] and the {{w|Atlantic Ocean}}. __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == Quotes == ===A=== * Wee may say of him,as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister. ** [[Thomas Adams]], ''The Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse'' (London: C. Knight, 1616) p. 6. ===B=== * The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are. ** [[Francis Bacon]], "Of Seeming Wise", in ''Essays'' (1625); Brian Vickers (ed.) ''The Major Works'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002) p. 389. * And towering above each town, generally built on a height commanding it, stood the church, its finger pointed to heaven, its masonry rich and heavy, permanent and menacing, a constant reminder of the domination of the Church down all the ages. For although these deeply Catholic people had been burning their churches for centuries, the Church and its allies had always reasserted their power over the people, and this power was in dispute again to the endless hills, carved from root to summit with stone-shored terraces to hold the olives and the vine fields, quiet evidence of thousands upon thousands of grinding hours of man and woman labor. '''Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow!''' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 41 * The Spaniard is inherently nationalistic; but no more so than other national groups. Most people, trained from birth to distrust the foreigner, are nationalistic. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 153 * There was always, therefore, a certain amount of friction between the Americans and the Spanish, which would seem to be a paradox when you consider that these Americans had abandoned everything in life to come to the assistance of the Spanish people. But a small, persisting snobbism on the part of the Americans, and a residue of distrust on the part of the Spanish (few clearly understood the issues at stake), contributed to the persistence of this friction. (Franco's propaganda also helped.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 154 * [[Miguel de Cervantes|Cervantes]] smil'd Spain's chivalry away. ** [[Lord Byron]], ''[[Don Juan (Byron)|Don Juan]]'', canto xiii (1823), stanza 11. *The institutions that had flourished under the Moslem, died when the Moslem departed; and after four centuries of light and learning, Andalusia (Muslim Spain) fell back, under the Christian rule, into a condition of ignorance and barbarism, nearly, if not quite, equal to that of the north western provinces of the peninsula. **Ulick Burke, [https://www.amazon.com/Burkes-History-Spain-original-Edinburgh/dp/B01AGVT4WW History of Spain]. p: 288 ===C=== * The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ** [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]], speaking on [[April 23]], [[1832]]; Henry Nelson Coleridge (ed.) ''Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge'' (Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905) p. 171. * In Mexico the gods ruled, the priests interpreted and interposed, and the people obeyed. In Spain, the priests ruled, the king interpreted and interposed, and the gods obeyed. A nuance in an ideological difference is a wide chasm. ** [[w:Richard Condon|Richard Condon]] ''A Talent for Loving'' (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961) p. 5 ===G=== * '''Spain is nobody's child.''' ** Stanton Griffis, United States Ambassador to Spain (1951-1952), in a dispatch to Dean Acheson, United States Secretary of State (1949-1953). As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 231 * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 ===H=== * '''Fair land! of chivalry, the old domain,'''<br>'''Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain!'''<br>Though not for thee with classic shores to vie<br>In charms that fix th' enthusiast's pensive eye;<br>Yet hast thou scenes of beauty richly fraught<br>With all that wakes the glow of lofty thought. ** [[Felicia Hemans]], ''Abencerrage'', Canto II, line 1, reported in ''Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations'' (1922), p. 740. * [[José Ortega y Gasset|Ortega y Gasset]] is of the opinion that the inability of a country to produce a genuine mass movement indicates some [[w: Ethnology|ethnological]] defect. He says of his own Spain that its "ethnological intelligence has always been an atrophied function and has never had a normal development." ** [[Eric Hoffer]], ''The True Believer'' (1951) Ch.18 Good and Bad Mass Movements, §125 citing Ortega y Gasset's ''The Modern Theme'' (1931) ===J=== *With respect to modern languages, French, as I have before observed, is indispensible. Next to this the Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. **[[Thomas Jefferson]], [http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/spanish-language Letter to Thomas Mann Randolph] (6 July 1787). ===M=== *The [[European Union]] and many of its countries, which used to take initiatives in the [[United Nations]] for [[Conflict resolution|peaceful settlements of conflict]], are now one of the most important war assets of the [[NATO|U.S./NATO front]]. Many countries have also been drawn into complicity in breaking [[international law]] through [[w:Category:Wars involving NATO|U.S./U.K./NATO wars]] in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and so on. **[[Mairead Maguire]] in [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/10/14/disturbing-expansion-military-industrial-complex '''''The Disturbing Expansion of the Military-Industrial Complex''', Common Dreams'',] (14 October 2014) ===V=== * ''En dos edades vivimos<br/>los propios y los ajenos:<br/>la de plata los estraños,<br/>y la de cobre los nuestros.'' ** English translation: 'We live in different ages, non-Spaniards and ourselves: they in the age of silver, we in the age of brass'. ** [[Lope de Vega]], ''La Dorotea'' Act I, sc. iv. Translation from Alan S. Trueblood and Edwin Honig (ed. and trans.) ''La Dorotea'' (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 1985) p. 23. == See also == * [[Al-Andalus]] * [[Philip II of Spain]] * [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]] * [[Spanish proverbs]] == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{Wiktionary}} {{wikibooks|Wikijunior:Europe/Spain}} {{wikiversity|Comparative law and justice/{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikisource|Portal:{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikivoyage}} {{commons}} [[Category:Spain| ]] oh4f6bgrgxol4e2lwwevbc68jes4a89 3148934 3148933 2022-07-29T04:12:33Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|thumb|Flag of Spain]] [[File:Escudo de España (mazonado).svg|thumb|The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ~ [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Samuel T. Coleridge]]]] [[File:Mallorca Schweinebucht - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow! ~ [[Alvah Bessie]]]] [[File:Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España, 2014-06-30, DD 121.JPG|thumb|Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España]] [[File:Donostia Igeldotik.jpg|thumb|Fair land of chivalry, the old domain... Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain! ~ [[Felicia Hemans]]]] [[File:Rascacielos_de_Madrid_desde_el_CBA_01.jpg|thumb|All the Spaniards behaved like a single man of honour. I approached this issue in a wrong way. The immorality seemed too obvious, the unfairness too cinic, and all this quite bad, because I have fallen. ~ [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Flag-map of Spain (1785-1873, 1874-1931).svg|thumb|Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. ~ [[Thomas Jefferson]]]] [[File:F-102 Almirante Juan de Borbon CSSQT.jpg|thumb|Spain is nobody's child. ~ Stanton Griffis]] [[File:Ministerio del Aire (Madrid) 02.jpg|thumb|Spanish Air Force headquarters in Madrid]] '''[[w:Spain|Spain]]''', officially the '''Kingdom of Spain''' (''Reino de España''), } is a {{w|transcontinental country}} mostly located in [[Europe]]. Its continental European territory is situated on the {{w|Iberian Peninsula}}. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the {{w|Canary Islands}} off the coast of [[Africa]], and the {{w|Balearic Islands}} in the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. The African enclaves of {{w|Ceuta}}, {{w|Melilla}}, and {{w|Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera}} make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country ({{w|Morocco}}). [[w:plazas de soberanía|Several small islands]] in the {{w|Alboran Sea}} are also part of Spanish territory. [[w:Peninsular Spain|The country's mainland]] is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with {{w|Gibraltar}}; to the north and northeast by [[France]], {{w|Andorra}}, and the {{w|Bay of Biscay}}; and to the west and northwest by [[Portugal]] and the {{w|Atlantic Ocean}}. __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == Quotes == ===A=== * Wee may say of him,as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister. ** [[Thomas Adams]], ''The Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse'' (London: C. Knight, 1616) p. 6. ===B=== * The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are. ** [[Francis Bacon]], "Of Seeming Wise", in ''Essays'' (1625); Brian Vickers (ed.) ''The Major Works'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002) p. 389. * And towering above each town, generally built on a height commanding it, stood the church, its finger pointed to heaven, its masonry rich and heavy, permanent and menacing, a constant reminder of the domination of the Church down all the ages. For although these deeply Catholic people had been burning their churches for centuries, the Church and its allies had always reasserted their power over the people, and this power was in dispute again to the endless hills, carved from root to summit with stone-shored terraces to hold the olives and the vine fields, quiet evidence of thousands upon thousands of grinding hours of man and woman labor. '''Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow!''' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 41 * The Spaniard is inherently nationalistic; but no more so than other national groups. Most people, trained from birth to distrust the foreigner, are nationalistic. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 153 * There was always, therefore, a certain amount of friction between the Americans and the Spanish, which would seem to be a paradox when you consider that these Americans had abandoned everything in life to come to the assistance of the Spanish people. But a small, persisting snobbism on the part of the Americans, and a residue of distrust on the part of the Spanish (few clearly understood the issues at stake), contributed to the persistence of this friction. (Franco's propaganda also helped.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 154 * [[Miguel de Cervantes|Cervantes]] smil'd Spain's chivalry away. ** [[Lord Byron]], ''[[Don Juan (Byron)|Don Juan]]'', canto xiii (1823), stanza 11. *The institutions that had flourished under the Moslem, died when the Moslem departed; and after four centuries of light and learning, Andalusia (Muslim Spain) fell back, under the Christian rule, into a condition of ignorance and barbarism, nearly, if not quite, equal to that of the north western provinces of the peninsula. **Ulick Burke, [https://www.amazon.com/Burkes-History-Spain-original-Edinburgh/dp/B01AGVT4WW History of Spain]. p: 288 ===C=== * The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ** [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]], speaking on [[April 23]], [[1832]]; Henry Nelson Coleridge (ed.) ''Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge'' (Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905) p. 171. * In Mexico the gods ruled, the priests interpreted and interposed, and the people obeyed. In Spain, the priests ruled, the king interpreted and interposed, and the gods obeyed. A nuance in an ideological difference is a wide chasm. ** [[w:Richard Condon|Richard Condon]] ''A Talent for Loving'' (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961) p. 5 ===G=== * '''Spain is nobody's child.''' ** Stanton Griffis, United States Ambassador to Spain (1951-1952), in a dispatch to Dean Acheson, United States Secretary of State (1949-1953). As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 231 * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 ===H=== * '''Fair land! of chivalry, the old domain,'''<br>'''Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain!'''<br>Though not for thee with classic shores to vie<br>In charms that fix th' enthusiast's pensive eye;<br>Yet hast thou scenes of beauty richly fraught<br>With all that wakes the glow of lofty thought. ** [[Felicia Hemans]], ''Abencerrage'', Canto II, line 1, reported in ''Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations'' (1922), p. 740. * [[José Ortega y Gasset|Ortega y Gasset]] is of the opinion that the inability of a country to produce a genuine mass movement indicates some [[w: Ethnology|ethnological]] defect. He says of his own Spain that its "ethnological intelligence has always been an atrophied function and has never had a normal development." ** [[Eric Hoffer]], ''The True Believer'' (1951) Ch.18 Good and Bad Mass Movements, §125 citing Ortega y Gasset's ''The Modern Theme'' (1931) ===J=== *With respect to modern languages, French, as I have before observed, is indispensible. Next to this the Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. **[[Thomas Jefferson]], [http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/spanish-language Letter to Thomas Mann Randolph] (6 July 1787). ===M=== *The [[European Union]] and many of its countries, which used to take initiatives in the [[United Nations]] for [[Conflict resolution|peaceful settlements of conflict]], are now one of the most important war assets of the [[NATO|U.S./NATO front]]. Many countries have also been drawn into complicity in breaking [[international law]] through [[w:Category:Wars involving NATO|U.S./U.K./NATO wars]] in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and so on. **[[Mairead Maguire]] in [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/10/14/disturbing-expansion-military-industrial-complex '''''The Disturbing Expansion of the Military-Industrial Complex''', Common Dreams'',] (14 October 2014) ===V=== * ''En dos edades vivimos<br/>los propios y los ajenos:<br/>la de plata los estraños,<br/>y la de cobre los nuestros.'' ** English translation: 'We live in different ages, non-Spaniards and ourselves: they in the age of silver, we in the age of brass'. ** [[Lope de Vega]], ''La Dorotea'' Act I, sc. iv. Translation from Alan S. Trueblood and Edwin Honig (ed. and trans.) ''La Dorotea'' (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 1985) p. 23. == See also == * [[Al-Andalus]] * [[Philip II of Spain]] * [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]] * [[Spanish proverbs]] == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{Wiktionary}} {{wikibooks|Wikijunior:Europe/Spain}} {{wikiversity|Comparative law and justice/{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikisource|Portal:{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikivoyage}} {{commons}} [[Category:Spain| ]] l8u0jzh7sp1935y65fredpphmzss33r 3148935 3148934 2022-07-29T04:15:05Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|thumb|Flag of Spain]] [[File:Escudo de España (mazonado).svg|thumb|The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ~ [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Samuel T. Coleridge]]]] [[File:Mallorca Schweinebucht - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow! ~ [[Alvah Bessie]]]] [[File:Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España, 2014-06-30, DD 121.JPG|thumb|Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España]] [[File:El rey Juan Carlos I en la Pascua Militar de 2009.jpg|thumb|Spain is nobody's child. ~ Stanton Griffis]] [[File:Donostia Igeldotik.jpg|thumb|Fair land of chivalry, the old domain... Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain! ~ [[Felicia Hemans]]]] [[File:Rascacielos_de_Madrid_desde_el_CBA_01.jpg|thumb|All the Spaniards behaved like a single man of honour. I approached this issue in a wrong way. The immorality seemed too obvious, the unfairness too cinic, and all this quite bad, because I have fallen. ~ [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Flag-map of Spain (1785-1873, 1874-1931).svg|thumb|Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. ~ [[Thomas Jefferson]]]] [[File:Ministerio del Aire (Madrid) 02.jpg|thumb|Spanish Air Force headquarters in Madrid]] '''[[w:Spain|Spain]]''', officially the '''Kingdom of Spain''' (''Reino de España''), } is a {{w|transcontinental country}} mostly located in [[Europe]]. Its continental European territory is situated on the {{w|Iberian Peninsula}}. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the {{w|Canary Islands}} off the coast of [[Africa]], and the {{w|Balearic Islands}} in the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. The African enclaves of {{w|Ceuta}}, {{w|Melilla}}, and {{w|Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera}} make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country ({{w|Morocco}}). [[w:plazas de soberanía|Several small islands]] in the {{w|Alboran Sea}} are also part of Spanish territory. [[w:Peninsular Spain|The country's mainland]] is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with {{w|Gibraltar}}; to the north and northeast by [[France]], {{w|Andorra}}, and the {{w|Bay of Biscay}}; and to the west and northwest by [[Portugal]] and the {{w|Atlantic Ocean}}. __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == Quotes == ===A=== * Wee may say of him,as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister. ** [[Thomas Adams]], ''The Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse'' (London: C. Knight, 1616) p. 6. ===B=== * The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are. ** [[Francis Bacon]], "Of Seeming Wise", in ''Essays'' (1625); Brian Vickers (ed.) ''The Major Works'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002) p. 389. * And towering above each town, generally built on a height commanding it, stood the church, its finger pointed to heaven, its masonry rich and heavy, permanent and menacing, a constant reminder of the domination of the Church down all the ages. For although these deeply Catholic people had been burning their churches for centuries, the Church and its allies had always reasserted their power over the people, and this power was in dispute again to the endless hills, carved from root to summit with stone-shored terraces to hold the olives and the vine fields, quiet evidence of thousands upon thousands of grinding hours of man and woman labor. '''Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow!''' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 41 * The Spaniard is inherently nationalistic; but no more so than other national groups. Most people, trained from birth to distrust the foreigner, are nationalistic. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 153 * There was always, therefore, a certain amount of friction between the Americans and the Spanish, which would seem to be a paradox when you consider that these Americans had abandoned everything in life to come to the assistance of the Spanish people. But a small, persisting snobbism on the part of the Americans, and a residue of distrust on the part of the Spanish (few clearly understood the issues at stake), contributed to the persistence of this friction. (Franco's propaganda also helped.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 154 * [[Miguel de Cervantes|Cervantes]] smil'd Spain's chivalry away. ** [[Lord Byron]], ''[[Don Juan (Byron)|Don Juan]]'', canto xiii (1823), stanza 11. *The institutions that had flourished under the Moslem, died when the Moslem departed; and after four centuries of light and learning, Andalusia (Muslim Spain) fell back, under the Christian rule, into a condition of ignorance and barbarism, nearly, if not quite, equal to that of the north western provinces of the peninsula. **Ulick Burke, [https://www.amazon.com/Burkes-History-Spain-original-Edinburgh/dp/B01AGVT4WW History of Spain]. p: 288 ===C=== * The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ** [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]], speaking on [[April 23]], [[1832]]; Henry Nelson Coleridge (ed.) ''Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge'' (Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905) p. 171. * In Mexico the gods ruled, the priests interpreted and interposed, and the people obeyed. In Spain, the priests ruled, the king interpreted and interposed, and the gods obeyed. A nuance in an ideological difference is a wide chasm. ** [[w:Richard Condon|Richard Condon]] ''A Talent for Loving'' (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961) p. 5 ===G=== * '''Spain is nobody's child.''' ** Stanton Griffis, United States Ambassador to Spain (1951-1952), in a dispatch to Dean Acheson, United States Secretary of State (1949-1953). As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 231 * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 ===H=== * '''Fair land! of chivalry, the old domain,'''<br>'''Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain!'''<br>Though not for thee with classic shores to vie<br>In charms that fix th' enthusiast's pensive eye;<br>Yet hast thou scenes of beauty richly fraught<br>With all that wakes the glow of lofty thought. ** [[Felicia Hemans]], ''Abencerrage'', Canto II, line 1, reported in ''Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations'' (1922), p. 740. * [[José Ortega y Gasset|Ortega y Gasset]] is of the opinion that the inability of a country to produce a genuine mass movement indicates some [[w: Ethnology|ethnological]] defect. He says of his own Spain that its "ethnological intelligence has always been an atrophied function and has never had a normal development." ** [[Eric Hoffer]], ''The True Believer'' (1951) Ch.18 Good and Bad Mass Movements, §125 citing Ortega y Gasset's ''The Modern Theme'' (1931) ===J=== *With respect to modern languages, French, as I have before observed, is indispensible. Next to this the Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. **[[Thomas Jefferson]], [http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/spanish-language Letter to Thomas Mann Randolph] (6 July 1787). ===M=== *The [[European Union]] and many of its countries, which used to take initiatives in the [[United Nations]] for [[Conflict resolution|peaceful settlements of conflict]], are now one of the most important war assets of the [[NATO|U.S./NATO front]]. Many countries have also been drawn into complicity in breaking [[international law]] through [[w:Category:Wars involving NATO|U.S./U.K./NATO wars]] in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and so on. **[[Mairead Maguire]] in [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/10/14/disturbing-expansion-military-industrial-complex '''''The Disturbing Expansion of the Military-Industrial Complex''', Common Dreams'',] (14 October 2014) ===V=== * ''En dos edades vivimos<br/>los propios y los ajenos:<br/>la de plata los estraños,<br/>y la de cobre los nuestros.'' ** English translation: 'We live in different ages, non-Spaniards and ourselves: they in the age of silver, we in the age of brass'. ** [[Lope de Vega]], ''La Dorotea'' Act I, sc. iv. Translation from Alan S. Trueblood and Edwin Honig (ed. and trans.) ''La Dorotea'' (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 1985) p. 23. == See also == * [[Al-Andalus]] * [[Philip II of Spain]] * [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]] * [[Spanish proverbs]] == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{Wiktionary}} {{wikibooks|Wikijunior:Europe/Spain}} {{wikiversity|Comparative law and justice/{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikisource|Portal:{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikivoyage}} {{commons}} [[Category:Spain| ]] lxhf8z89qax0uojce7vuq3u60v5ivae 3148936 3148935 2022-07-29T04:17:14Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|thumb|Wee may say of him, as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister. ~ [[Thomas Adams]]]] [[File:Escudo de España (mazonado).svg|thumb|The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ~ [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Samuel T. Coleridge]]]] [[File:Mallorca Schweinebucht - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow! ~ [[Alvah Bessie]]]] [[File:Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España, 2014-06-30, DD 121.JPG|thumb|Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España]] [[File:El rey Juan Carlos I en la Pascua Militar de 2009.jpg|thumb|Spain is nobody's child. ~ Stanton Griffis]] [[File:Donostia Igeldotik.jpg|thumb|Fair land of chivalry, the old domain... Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain! ~ [[Felicia Hemans]]]] [[File:Rascacielos_de_Madrid_desde_el_CBA_01.jpg|thumb|All the Spaniards behaved like a single man of honour. I approached this issue in a wrong way. The immorality seemed too obvious, the unfairness too cinic, and all this quite bad, because I have fallen. ~ [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Flag-map of Spain (1785-1873, 1874-1931).svg|thumb|Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. ~ [[Thomas Jefferson]]]] [[File:Ministerio del Aire (Madrid) 02.jpg|thumb|Spanish Air Force headquarters in Madrid]] '''[[w:Spain|Spain]]''', officially the '''Kingdom of Spain''' (''Reino de España''), } is a {{w|transcontinental country}} mostly located in [[Europe]]. Its continental European territory is situated on the {{w|Iberian Peninsula}}. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the {{w|Canary Islands}} off the coast of [[Africa]], and the {{w|Balearic Islands}} in the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. The African enclaves of {{w|Ceuta}}, {{w|Melilla}}, and {{w|Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera}} make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country ({{w|Morocco}}). [[w:plazas de soberanía|Several small islands]] in the {{w|Alboran Sea}} are also part of Spanish territory. [[w:Peninsular Spain|The country's mainland]] is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with {{w|Gibraltar}}; to the north and northeast by [[France]], {{w|Andorra}}, and the {{w|Bay of Biscay}}; and to the west and northwest by [[Portugal]] and the {{w|Atlantic Ocean}}. __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == Quotes == ===A=== * '''Wee may say of him, as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister.''' ** [[Thomas Adams]], ''The Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse'' (London: C. Knight, 1616) p. 6. ===B=== * '''The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.''' ** [[Francis Bacon]], "Of Seeming Wise", in ''Essays'' (1625); Brian Vickers (ed.) ''The Major Works'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002) p. 389. * And towering above each town, generally built on a height commanding it, stood the church, its finger pointed to heaven, its masonry rich and heavy, permanent and menacing, a constant reminder of the domination of the Church down all the ages. For although these deeply Catholic people had been burning their churches for centuries, the Church and its allies had always reasserted their power over the people, and this power was in dispute again to the endless hills, carved from root to summit with stone-shored terraces to hold the olives and the vine fields, quiet evidence of thousands upon thousands of grinding hours of man and woman labor. '''Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow!''' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 41 * The Spaniard is inherently nationalistic; but no more so than other national groups. Most people, trained from birth to distrust the foreigner, are nationalistic. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 153 * There was always, therefore, a certain amount of friction between the Americans and the Spanish, which would seem to be a paradox when you consider that these Americans had abandoned everything in life to come to the assistance of the Spanish people. But a small, persisting snobbism on the part of the Americans, and a residue of distrust on the part of the Spanish (few clearly understood the issues at stake), contributed to the persistence of this friction. (Franco's propaganda also helped.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 154 * [[Miguel de Cervantes|Cervantes]] smil'd Spain's chivalry away. ** [[Lord Byron]], ''[[Don Juan (Byron)|Don Juan]]'', canto xiii (1823), stanza 11. *The institutions that had flourished under the Moslem, died when the Moslem departed; and after four centuries of light and learning, Andalusia (Muslim Spain) fell back, under the Christian rule, into a condition of ignorance and barbarism, nearly, if not quite, equal to that of the north western provinces of the peninsula. **Ulick Burke, [https://www.amazon.com/Burkes-History-Spain-original-Edinburgh/dp/B01AGVT4WW History of Spain]. p: 288 ===C=== * The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ** [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]], speaking on [[April 23]], [[1832]]; Henry Nelson Coleridge (ed.) ''Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge'' (Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905) p. 171. * In Mexico the gods ruled, the priests interpreted and interposed, and the people obeyed. In Spain, the priests ruled, the king interpreted and interposed, and the gods obeyed. A nuance in an ideological difference is a wide chasm. ** [[w:Richard Condon|Richard Condon]] ''A Talent for Loving'' (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961) p. 5 ===G=== * '''Spain is nobody's child.''' ** Stanton Griffis, United States Ambassador to Spain (1951-1952), in a dispatch to Dean Acheson, United States Secretary of State (1949-1953). As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 231 * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 ===H=== * '''Fair land! of chivalry, the old domain,'''<br>'''Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain!'''<br>Though not for thee with classic shores to vie<br>In charms that fix th' enthusiast's pensive eye;<br>Yet hast thou scenes of beauty richly fraught<br>With all that wakes the glow of lofty thought. ** [[Felicia Hemans]], ''Abencerrage'', Canto II, line 1, reported in ''Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations'' (1922), p. 740. * [[José Ortega y Gasset|Ortega y Gasset]] is of the opinion that the inability of a country to produce a genuine mass movement indicates some [[w: Ethnology|ethnological]] defect. He says of his own Spain that its "ethnological intelligence has always been an atrophied function and has never had a normal development." ** [[Eric Hoffer]], ''The True Believer'' (1951) Ch.18 Good and Bad Mass Movements, §125 citing Ortega y Gasset's ''The Modern Theme'' (1931) ===J=== *With respect to modern languages, French, as I have before observed, is indispensible. Next to this the Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. **[[Thomas Jefferson]], [http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/spanish-language Letter to Thomas Mann Randolph] (6 July 1787). ===M=== *The [[European Union]] and many of its countries, which used to take initiatives in the [[United Nations]] for [[Conflict resolution|peaceful settlements of conflict]], are now one of the most important war assets of the [[NATO|U.S./NATO front]]. Many countries have also been drawn into complicity in breaking [[international law]] through [[w:Category:Wars involving NATO|U.S./U.K./NATO wars]] in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and so on. **[[Mairead Maguire]] in [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/10/14/disturbing-expansion-military-industrial-complex '''''The Disturbing Expansion of the Military-Industrial Complex''', Common Dreams'',] (14 October 2014) ===V=== * ''En dos edades vivimos<br/>los propios y los ajenos:<br/>la de plata los estraños,<br/>y la de cobre los nuestros.'' ** English translation: 'We live in different ages, non-Spaniards and ourselves: they in the age of silver, we in the age of brass'. ** [[Lope de Vega]], ''La Dorotea'' Act I, sc. iv. Translation from Alan S. Trueblood and Edwin Honig (ed. and trans.) ''La Dorotea'' (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 1985) p. 23. == See also == * [[Al-Andalus]] * [[Philip II of Spain]] * [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]] * [[Spanish proverbs]] == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{Wiktionary}} {{wikibooks|Wikijunior:Europe/Spain}} {{wikiversity|Comparative law and justice/{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikisource|Portal:{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikivoyage}} {{commons}} [[Category:Spain| ]] lihkhhi7rt3ejclxpsvcz4lap1tur0x 3148937 3148936 2022-07-29T04:17:55Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|thumb|Wee may say of him, as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister. ~ [[Thomas Adams]]]] [[File:Mallorca Schweinebucht - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow! ~ [[Alvah Bessie]]]] [[File:Escudo de España (mazonado).svg|thumb|The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ~ [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Samuel T. Coleridge]]]] [[File:Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España, 2014-06-30, DD 121.JPG|thumb|Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España]] [[File:El rey Juan Carlos I en la Pascua Militar de 2009.jpg|thumb|Spain is nobody's child. ~ Stanton Griffis]] [[File:Donostia Igeldotik.jpg|thumb|Fair land of chivalry, the old domain... Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain! ~ [[Felicia Hemans]]]] [[File:Rascacielos_de_Madrid_desde_el_CBA_01.jpg|thumb|All the Spaniards behaved like a single man of honour. I approached this issue in a wrong way. The immorality seemed too obvious, the unfairness too cinic, and all this quite bad, because I have fallen. ~ [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Flag-map of Spain (1785-1873, 1874-1931).svg|thumb|Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. ~ [[Thomas Jefferson]]]] [[File:Ministerio del Aire (Madrid) 02.jpg|thumb|Spanish Air Force headquarters in Madrid]] '''[[w:Spain|Spain]]''', officially the '''Kingdom of Spain''' (''Reino de España''), } is a {{w|transcontinental country}} mostly located in [[Europe]]. Its continental European territory is situated on the {{w|Iberian Peninsula}}. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the {{w|Canary Islands}} off the coast of [[Africa]], and the {{w|Balearic Islands}} in the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. The African enclaves of {{w|Ceuta}}, {{w|Melilla}}, and {{w|Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera}} make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country ({{w|Morocco}}). [[w:plazas de soberanía|Several small islands]] in the {{w|Alboran Sea}} are also part of Spanish territory. [[w:Peninsular Spain|The country's mainland]] is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with {{w|Gibraltar}}; to the north and northeast by [[France]], {{w|Andorra}}, and the {{w|Bay of Biscay}}; and to the west and northwest by [[Portugal]] and the {{w|Atlantic Ocean}}. __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == Quotes == ===A=== * '''Wee may say of him, as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister.''' ** [[Thomas Adams]], ''The Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse'' (London: C. Knight, 1616) p. 6. ===B=== * '''The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.''' ** [[Francis Bacon]], "Of Seeming Wise", in ''Essays'' (1625); Brian Vickers (ed.) ''The Major Works'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002) p. 389. * And towering above each town, generally built on a height commanding it, stood the church, its finger pointed to heaven, its masonry rich and heavy, permanent and menacing, a constant reminder of the domination of the Church down all the ages. For although these deeply Catholic people had been burning their churches for centuries, the Church and its allies had always reasserted their power over the people, and this power was in dispute again to the endless hills, carved from root to summit with stone-shored terraces to hold the olives and the vine fields, quiet evidence of thousands upon thousands of grinding hours of man and woman labor. '''Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow!''' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 41 * The Spaniard is inherently nationalistic; but no more so than other national groups. Most people, trained from birth to distrust the foreigner, are nationalistic. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 153 * There was always, therefore, a certain amount of friction between the Americans and the Spanish, which would seem to be a paradox when you consider that these Americans had abandoned everything in life to come to the assistance of the Spanish people. But a small, persisting snobbism on the part of the Americans, and a residue of distrust on the part of the Spanish (few clearly understood the issues at stake), contributed to the persistence of this friction. (Franco's propaganda also helped.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 154 * [[Miguel de Cervantes|Cervantes]] smil'd Spain's chivalry away. ** [[Lord Byron]], ''[[Don Juan (Byron)|Don Juan]]'', canto xiii (1823), stanza 11. *The institutions that had flourished under the Moslem, died when the Moslem departed; and after four centuries of light and learning, Andalusia (Muslim Spain) fell back, under the Christian rule, into a condition of ignorance and barbarism, nearly, if not quite, equal to that of the north western provinces of the peninsula. **Ulick Burke, [https://www.amazon.com/Burkes-History-Spain-original-Edinburgh/dp/B01AGVT4WW History of Spain]. p: 288 ===C=== * The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ** [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]], speaking on [[April 23]], [[1832]]; Henry Nelson Coleridge (ed.) ''Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge'' (Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905) p. 171. * In Mexico the gods ruled, the priests interpreted and interposed, and the people obeyed. In Spain, the priests ruled, the king interpreted and interposed, and the gods obeyed. A nuance in an ideological difference is a wide chasm. ** [[w:Richard Condon|Richard Condon]] ''A Talent for Loving'' (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961) p. 5 ===G=== * '''Spain is nobody's child.''' ** Stanton Griffis, United States Ambassador to Spain (1951-1952), in a dispatch to Dean Acheson, United States Secretary of State (1949-1953). As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 231 * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 ===H=== * '''Fair land! of chivalry, the old domain,'''<br>'''Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain!'''<br>Though not for thee with classic shores to vie<br>In charms that fix th' enthusiast's pensive eye;<br>Yet hast thou scenes of beauty richly fraught<br>With all that wakes the glow of lofty thought. ** [[Felicia Hemans]], ''Abencerrage'', Canto II, line 1, reported in ''Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations'' (1922), p. 740. * [[José Ortega y Gasset|Ortega y Gasset]] is of the opinion that the inability of a country to produce a genuine mass movement indicates some [[w: Ethnology|ethnological]] defect. He says of his own Spain that its "ethnological intelligence has always been an atrophied function and has never had a normal development." ** [[Eric Hoffer]], ''The True Believer'' (1951) Ch.18 Good and Bad Mass Movements, §125 citing Ortega y Gasset's ''The Modern Theme'' (1931) ===J=== *With respect to modern languages, French, as I have before observed, is indispensible. Next to this the Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. **[[Thomas Jefferson]], [http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/spanish-language Letter to Thomas Mann Randolph] (6 July 1787). ===M=== *The [[European Union]] and many of its countries, which used to take initiatives in the [[United Nations]] for [[Conflict resolution|peaceful settlements of conflict]], are now one of the most important war assets of the [[NATO|U.S./NATO front]]. Many countries have also been drawn into complicity in breaking [[international law]] through [[w:Category:Wars involving NATO|U.S./U.K./NATO wars]] in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and so on. **[[Mairead Maguire]] in [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/10/14/disturbing-expansion-military-industrial-complex '''''The Disturbing Expansion of the Military-Industrial Complex''', Common Dreams'',] (14 October 2014) ===V=== * ''En dos edades vivimos<br/>los propios y los ajenos:<br/>la de plata los estraños,<br/>y la de cobre los nuestros.'' ** English translation: 'We live in different ages, non-Spaniards and ourselves: they in the age of silver, we in the age of brass'. ** [[Lope de Vega]], ''La Dorotea'' Act I, sc. iv. Translation from Alan S. Trueblood and Edwin Honig (ed. and trans.) ''La Dorotea'' (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 1985) p. 23. == See also == * [[Al-Andalus]] * [[Philip II of Spain]] * [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]] * [[Spanish proverbs]] == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{Wiktionary}} {{wikibooks|Wikijunior:Europe/Spain}} {{wikiversity|Comparative law and justice/{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikisource|Portal:{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikivoyage}} {{commons}} [[Category:Spain| ]] foxl36kgj2f2a7arayajs2ym645pon0 3148938 3148937 2022-07-29T04:22:48Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|thumb|Wee may say of him, as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister. ~ [[Thomas Adams]]]] [[File:Mallorca Schweinebucht - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow! ~ [[Alvah Bessie]]]] [[File:Escudo de España (mazonado).svg|thumb|The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ~ [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Samuel T. Coleridge]]]] [[File:Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España, 2014-06-30, DD 121.JPG|thumb|Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España]] [[File:El rey Juan Carlos I en la Pascua Militar de 2009.jpg|thumb|Spain is nobody's child. ~ Stanton Griffis]] [[File:Donostia Igeldotik.jpg|thumb|Fair land of chivalry, the old domain... Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain! ~ [[Felicia Hemans]]]] [[File:Rascacielos_de_Madrid_desde_el_CBA_01.jpg|thumb|All the Spaniards behaved like a single man of honour. I approached this issue in a wrong way. The immorality seemed too obvious, the unfairness too cinic, and all this quite bad, because I have fallen. ~ [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Flag-map of Spain (1785-1873, 1874-1931).svg|thumb|Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. ~ [[Thomas Jefferson]]]] [[File:Ministerio del Aire (Madrid) 02.jpg|thumb|Spanish Air Force headquarters in Madrid]] '''[[w:Spain|Spain]]''', officially the '''Kingdom of Spain''' (''Reino de España''), } is a {{w|transcontinental country}} mostly located in [[Europe]]. Its continental European territory is situated on the {{w|Iberian Peninsula}}. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the {{w|Canary Islands}} off the coast of [[Africa]], and the {{w|Balearic Islands}} in the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. The African enclaves of {{w|Ceuta}}, {{w|Melilla}}, and {{w|Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera}} make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country ({{w|Morocco}}). [[w:plazas de soberanía|Several small islands]] in the {{w|Alboran Sea}} are also part of Spanish territory. [[w:Peninsular Spain|The country's mainland]] is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with {{w|Gibraltar}}; to the north and northeast by [[France]], {{w|Andorra}}, and the {{w|Bay of Biscay}}; and to the west and northwest by [[Portugal]] and the {{w|Atlantic Ocean}}. __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == Quotes == ===A=== * '''Wee may say of him, as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister.''' ** [[Thomas Adams]], ''The Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse'' (London: C. Knight, 1616) p. 6. ===B=== * '''The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.''' ** [[Francis Bacon]], "Of Seeming Wise", in ''Essays'' (1625); Brian Vickers (ed.) ''The Major Works'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002) p. 389. * And towering above each town, generally built on a height commanding it, stood the church, its finger pointed to heaven, its masonry rich and heavy, permanent and menacing, a constant reminder of the domination of the Church down all the ages. For although these deeply Catholic people had been burning their churches for centuries, the Church and its allies had always reasserted their power over the people, and this power was in dispute again to the endless hills, carved from root to summit with stone-shored terraces to hold the olives and the vine fields, quiet evidence of thousands upon thousands of grinding hours of man and woman labor. '''Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow!''' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 41 * The Spaniard is inherently nationalistic; but no more so than other national groups. Most people, trained from birth to distrust the foreigner, are nationalistic. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 153 * There was always, therefore, a certain amount of friction between the Americans and the Spanish, which would seem to be a paradox when you consider that these Americans had abandoned everything in life to come to the assistance of the Spanish people. But a small, persisting snobbism on the part of the Americans, and a residue of distrust on the part of the Spanish (few clearly understood the issues at stake), contributed to the persistence of this friction. (Franco's propaganda also helped.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 154 * [[Miguel de Cervantes|Cervantes]] smil'd Spain's chivalry away. ** [[Lord Byron]], ''[[Don Juan (Byron)|Don Juan]]'', canto xiii (1823), stanza 11. *The institutions that had flourished under the Moslem, died when the Moslem departed; and after four centuries of light and learning, Andalusia (Muslim Spain) fell back, under the Christian rule, into a condition of ignorance and barbarism, nearly, if not quite, equal to that of the north western provinces of the peninsula. **Ulick Burke, [https://www.amazon.com/Burkes-History-Spain-original-Edinburgh/dp/B01AGVT4WW History of Spain]. p: 288 ===C=== * The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ** [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]], speaking on [[April 23]], [[1832]]; Henry Nelson Coleridge (ed.) ''Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge'' (Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905) p. 171. * In Mexico the gods ruled, the priests interpreted and interposed, and the people obeyed. In Spain, the priests ruled, the king interpreted and interposed, and the gods obeyed. A nuance in an ideological difference is a wide chasm. ** [[w:Richard Condon|Richard Condon]] ''A Talent for Loving'' (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961) p. 5 ===G=== * Spain is willing to fight, willing to send troops beyond the Pyrenees, anxious to make a bilateral agreement with the United States if properly armed, and/or would even reluctantly consent to join NATO, despite her old suspicions of England and France, but she must have arms.<br>As the longtime enemy of everything communistic, neither the Spanish government nor its people are able to understand the discrimination against them so far as American aid, either economic or military, is concerned...<br>'''Spain is nobody's child.''' ** Stanton Griffis, United States Ambassador to Spain (1951-1952), in a dispatch to Dean Acheson, United States Secretary of State (1949-1953). As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 231 * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 ===H=== * '''Fair land! of chivalry, the old domain,'''<br>'''Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain!'''<br>Though not for thee with classic shores to vie<br>In charms that fix th' enthusiast's pensive eye;<br>Yet hast thou scenes of beauty richly fraught<br>With all that wakes the glow of lofty thought. ** [[Felicia Hemans]], ''Abencerrage'', Canto II, line 1, reported in ''Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations'' (1922), p. 740. * [[José Ortega y Gasset|Ortega y Gasset]] is of the opinion that the inability of a country to produce a genuine mass movement indicates some [[w: Ethnology|ethnological]] defect. He says of his own Spain that its "ethnological intelligence has always been an atrophied function and has never had a normal development." ** [[Eric Hoffer]], ''The True Believer'' (1951) Ch.18 Good and Bad Mass Movements, §125 citing Ortega y Gasset's ''The Modern Theme'' (1931) ===J=== *With respect to modern languages, French, as I have before observed, is indispensible. Next to this the Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. **[[Thomas Jefferson]], [http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/spanish-language Letter to Thomas Mann Randolph] (6 July 1787). ===M=== *The [[European Union]] and many of its countries, which used to take initiatives in the [[United Nations]] for [[Conflict resolution|peaceful settlements of conflict]], are now one of the most important war assets of the [[NATO|U.S./NATO front]]. Many countries have also been drawn into complicity in breaking [[international law]] through [[w:Category:Wars involving NATO|U.S./U.K./NATO wars]] in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and so on. **[[Mairead Maguire]] in [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/10/14/disturbing-expansion-military-industrial-complex '''''The Disturbing Expansion of the Military-Industrial Complex''', Common Dreams'',] (14 October 2014) ===V=== * ''En dos edades vivimos<br/>los propios y los ajenos:<br/>la de plata los estraños,<br/>y la de cobre los nuestros.'' ** English translation: 'We live in different ages, non-Spaniards and ourselves: they in the age of silver, we in the age of brass'. ** [[Lope de Vega]], ''La Dorotea'' Act I, sc. iv. Translation from Alan S. Trueblood and Edwin Honig (ed. and trans.) ''La Dorotea'' (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 1985) p. 23. == See also == * [[Al-Andalus]] * [[Philip II of Spain]] * [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]] * [[Spanish proverbs]] == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{Wiktionary}} {{wikibooks|Wikijunior:Europe/Spain}} {{wikiversity|Comparative law and justice/{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikisource|Portal:{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikivoyage}} {{commons}} [[Category:Spain| ]] efp53c87fy0q6vh08jmjbhmd2ue2bkz 3148939 3148938 2022-07-29T04:23:18Z AC9016 2870313 /* G */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|thumb|Wee may say of him, as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister. ~ [[Thomas Adams]]]] [[File:Mallorca Schweinebucht - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow! ~ [[Alvah Bessie]]]] [[File:Escudo de España (mazonado).svg|thumb|The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ~ [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Samuel T. Coleridge]]]] [[File:Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España, 2014-06-30, DD 121.JPG|thumb|Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España]] [[File:El rey Juan Carlos I en la Pascua Militar de 2009.jpg|thumb|Spain is nobody's child. ~ Stanton Griffis]] [[File:Donostia Igeldotik.jpg|thumb|Fair land of chivalry, the old domain... Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain! ~ [[Felicia Hemans]]]] [[File:Rascacielos_de_Madrid_desde_el_CBA_01.jpg|thumb|All the Spaniards behaved like a single man of honour. I approached this issue in a wrong way. The immorality seemed too obvious, the unfairness too cinic, and all this quite bad, because I have fallen. ~ [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Flag-map of Spain (1785-1873, 1874-1931).svg|thumb|Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. ~ [[Thomas Jefferson]]]] [[File:Ministerio del Aire (Madrid) 02.jpg|thumb|Spanish Air Force headquarters in Madrid]] '''[[w:Spain|Spain]]''', officially the '''Kingdom of Spain''' (''Reino de España''), } is a {{w|transcontinental country}} mostly located in [[Europe]]. Its continental European territory is situated on the {{w|Iberian Peninsula}}. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the {{w|Canary Islands}} off the coast of [[Africa]], and the {{w|Balearic Islands}} in the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. The African enclaves of {{w|Ceuta}}, {{w|Melilla}}, and {{w|Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera}} make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country ({{w|Morocco}}). [[w:plazas de soberanía|Several small islands]] in the {{w|Alboran Sea}} are also part of Spanish territory. [[w:Peninsular Spain|The country's mainland]] is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with {{w|Gibraltar}}; to the north and northeast by [[France]], {{w|Andorra}}, and the {{w|Bay of Biscay}}; and to the west and northwest by [[Portugal]] and the {{w|Atlantic Ocean}}. __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == Quotes == ===A=== * '''Wee may say of him, as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister.''' ** [[Thomas Adams]], ''The Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse'' (London: C. Knight, 1616) p. 6. ===B=== * '''The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.''' ** [[Francis Bacon]], "Of Seeming Wise", in ''Essays'' (1625); Brian Vickers (ed.) ''The Major Works'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002) p. 389. * And towering above each town, generally built on a height commanding it, stood the church, its finger pointed to heaven, its masonry rich and heavy, permanent and menacing, a constant reminder of the domination of the Church down all the ages. For although these deeply Catholic people had been burning their churches for centuries, the Church and its allies had always reasserted their power over the people, and this power was in dispute again to the endless hills, carved from root to summit with stone-shored terraces to hold the olives and the vine fields, quiet evidence of thousands upon thousands of grinding hours of man and woman labor. '''Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow!''' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 41 * The Spaniard is inherently nationalistic; but no more so than other national groups. Most people, trained from birth to distrust the foreigner, are nationalistic. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 153 * There was always, therefore, a certain amount of friction between the Americans and the Spanish, which would seem to be a paradox when you consider that these Americans had abandoned everything in life to come to the assistance of the Spanish people. But a small, persisting snobbism on the part of the Americans, and a residue of distrust on the part of the Spanish (few clearly understood the issues at stake), contributed to the persistence of this friction. (Franco's propaganda also helped.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 154 * [[Miguel de Cervantes|Cervantes]] smil'd Spain's chivalry away. ** [[Lord Byron]], ''[[Don Juan (Byron)|Don Juan]]'', canto xiii (1823), stanza 11. *The institutions that had flourished under the Moslem, died when the Moslem departed; and after four centuries of light and learning, Andalusia (Muslim Spain) fell back, under the Christian rule, into a condition of ignorance and barbarism, nearly, if not quite, equal to that of the north western provinces of the peninsula. **Ulick Burke, [https://www.amazon.com/Burkes-History-Spain-original-Edinburgh/dp/B01AGVT4WW History of Spain]. p: 288 ===C=== * The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ** [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]], speaking on [[April 23]], [[1832]]; Henry Nelson Coleridge (ed.) ''Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge'' (Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905) p. 171. * In Mexico the gods ruled, the priests interpreted and interposed, and the people obeyed. In Spain, the priests ruled, the king interpreted and interposed, and the gods obeyed. A nuance in an ideological difference is a wide chasm. ** [[w:Richard Condon|Richard Condon]] ''A Talent for Loving'' (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961) p. 5 ===G=== * 9. Spain is willing to fight, willing to send troops beyond the Pyrenees, anxious to make a bilateral agreement with the United States if properly armed, and/or would even reluctantly consent to join NATO, despite her old suspicions of England and France, but she must have arms.<br>10. As the longtime enemy of everything communistic, neither the Spanish government nor its people are able to understand the discrimination against them so far as American aid, either economic or military, is concerned...<br>11. '''Spain is nobody's child.''' ** Stanton Griffis, United States Ambassador to Spain (1951-1952), in a dispatch to Dean Acheson, United States Secretary of State (1949-1953). As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 231 * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 ===H=== * '''Fair land! of chivalry, the old domain,'''<br>'''Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain!'''<br>Though not for thee with classic shores to vie<br>In charms that fix th' enthusiast's pensive eye;<br>Yet hast thou scenes of beauty richly fraught<br>With all that wakes the glow of lofty thought. ** [[Felicia Hemans]], ''Abencerrage'', Canto II, line 1, reported in ''Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations'' (1922), p. 740. * [[José Ortega y Gasset|Ortega y Gasset]] is of the opinion that the inability of a country to produce a genuine mass movement indicates some [[w: Ethnology|ethnological]] defect. He says of his own Spain that its "ethnological intelligence has always been an atrophied function and has never had a normal development." ** [[Eric Hoffer]], ''The True Believer'' (1951) Ch.18 Good and Bad Mass Movements, §125 citing Ortega y Gasset's ''The Modern Theme'' (1931) ===J=== *With respect to modern languages, French, as I have before observed, is indispensible. Next to this the Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. **[[Thomas Jefferson]], [http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/spanish-language Letter to Thomas Mann Randolph] (6 July 1787). ===M=== *The [[European Union]] and many of its countries, which used to take initiatives in the [[United Nations]] for [[Conflict resolution|peaceful settlements of conflict]], are now one of the most important war assets of the [[NATO|U.S./NATO front]]. Many countries have also been drawn into complicity in breaking [[international law]] through [[w:Category:Wars involving NATO|U.S./U.K./NATO wars]] in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and so on. **[[Mairead Maguire]] in [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/10/14/disturbing-expansion-military-industrial-complex '''''The Disturbing Expansion of the Military-Industrial Complex''', Common Dreams'',] (14 October 2014) ===V=== * ''En dos edades vivimos<br/>los propios y los ajenos:<br/>la de plata los estraños,<br/>y la de cobre los nuestros.'' ** English translation: 'We live in different ages, non-Spaniards and ourselves: they in the age of silver, we in the age of brass'. ** [[Lope de Vega]], ''La Dorotea'' Act I, sc. iv. Translation from Alan S. Trueblood and Edwin Honig (ed. and trans.) ''La Dorotea'' (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 1985) p. 23. == See also == * [[Al-Andalus]] * [[Philip II of Spain]] * [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]] * [[Spanish proverbs]] == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{Wiktionary}} {{wikibooks|Wikijunior:Europe/Spain}} {{wikiversity|Comparative law and justice/{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikisource|Portal:{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikivoyage}} {{commons}} [[Category:Spain| ]] 9dftdipvc88519r5dqg4y9xgxjww6y7 3148940 3148939 2022-07-29T04:24:14Z AC9016 2870313 /* G */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|thumb|Wee may say of him, as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister. ~ [[Thomas Adams]]]] [[File:Mallorca Schweinebucht - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow! ~ [[Alvah Bessie]]]] [[File:Escudo de España (mazonado).svg|thumb|The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ~ [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Samuel T. Coleridge]]]] [[File:Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España, 2014-06-30, DD 121.JPG|thumb|Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España]] [[File:El rey Juan Carlos I en la Pascua Militar de 2009.jpg|thumb|Spain is nobody's child. ~ Stanton Griffis]] [[File:Donostia Igeldotik.jpg|thumb|Fair land of chivalry, the old domain... Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain! ~ [[Felicia Hemans]]]] [[File:Rascacielos_de_Madrid_desde_el_CBA_01.jpg|thumb|All the Spaniards behaved like a single man of honour. I approached this issue in a wrong way. The immorality seemed too obvious, the unfairness too cinic, and all this quite bad, because I have fallen. ~ [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Flag-map of Spain (1785-1873, 1874-1931).svg|thumb|Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. ~ [[Thomas Jefferson]]]] [[File:Ministerio del Aire (Madrid) 02.jpg|thumb|Spanish Air Force headquarters in Madrid]] '''[[w:Spain|Spain]]''', officially the '''Kingdom of Spain''' (''Reino de España''), } is a {{w|transcontinental country}} mostly located in [[Europe]]. Its continental European territory is situated on the {{w|Iberian Peninsula}}. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the {{w|Canary Islands}} off the coast of [[Africa]], and the {{w|Balearic Islands}} in the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. The African enclaves of {{w|Ceuta}}, {{w|Melilla}}, and {{w|Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera}} make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country ({{w|Morocco}}). [[w:plazas de soberanía|Several small islands]] in the {{w|Alboran Sea}} are also part of Spanish territory. [[w:Peninsular Spain|The country's mainland]] is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with {{w|Gibraltar}}; to the north and northeast by [[France]], {{w|Andorra}}, and the {{w|Bay of Biscay}}; and to the west and northwest by [[Portugal]] and the {{w|Atlantic Ocean}}. __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == Quotes == ===A=== * '''Wee may say of him, as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister.''' ** [[Thomas Adams]], ''The Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse'' (London: C. Knight, 1616) p. 6. ===B=== * '''The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.''' ** [[Francis Bacon]], "Of Seeming Wise", in ''Essays'' (1625); Brian Vickers (ed.) ''The Major Works'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002) p. 389. * And towering above each town, generally built on a height commanding it, stood the church, its finger pointed to heaven, its masonry rich and heavy, permanent and menacing, a constant reminder of the domination of the Church down all the ages. For although these deeply Catholic people had been burning their churches for centuries, the Church and its allies had always reasserted their power over the people, and this power was in dispute again to the endless hills, carved from root to summit with stone-shored terraces to hold the olives and the vine fields, quiet evidence of thousands upon thousands of grinding hours of man and woman labor. '''Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow!''' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 41 * The Spaniard is inherently nationalistic; but no more so than other national groups. Most people, trained from birth to distrust the foreigner, are nationalistic. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 153 * There was always, therefore, a certain amount of friction between the Americans and the Spanish, which would seem to be a paradox when you consider that these Americans had abandoned everything in life to come to the assistance of the Spanish people. But a small, persisting snobbism on the part of the Americans, and a residue of distrust on the part of the Spanish (few clearly understood the issues at stake), contributed to the persistence of this friction. (Franco's propaganda also helped.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 154 * [[Miguel de Cervantes|Cervantes]] smil'd Spain's chivalry away. ** [[Lord Byron]], ''[[Don Juan (Byron)|Don Juan]]'', canto xiii (1823), stanza 11. *The institutions that had flourished under the Moslem, died when the Moslem departed; and after four centuries of light and learning, Andalusia (Muslim Spain) fell back, under the Christian rule, into a condition of ignorance and barbarism, nearly, if not quite, equal to that of the north western provinces of the peninsula. **Ulick Burke, [https://www.amazon.com/Burkes-History-Spain-original-Edinburgh/dp/B01AGVT4WW History of Spain]. p: 288 ===C=== * The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ** [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]], speaking on [[April 23]], [[1832]]; Henry Nelson Coleridge (ed.) ''Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge'' (Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905) p. 171. * In Mexico the gods ruled, the priests interpreted and interposed, and the people obeyed. In Spain, the priests ruled, the king interpreted and interposed, and the gods obeyed. A nuance in an ideological difference is a wide chasm. ** [[w:Richard Condon|Richard Condon]] ''A Talent for Loving'' (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961) p. 5 ===G=== * 8. Spain is willing to fight, willing to send troops beyond the Pyrenees, anxious to make a bilateral agreement with the United States if properly armed, and/or would even reluctantly consent to join NATO, despite her old suspicions of England and France, but she must have arms.<br>9. As the longtime enemy of everything communistic, neither the Spanish government nor its people are able to understand the discrimination against them so far as American aid, either economic or military, is concerned...<br>11. '''Spain is nobody's child.''' ** Stanton Griffis, United States Ambassador to Spain (1951-1952), in a dispatch to Dean Acheson, United States Secretary of State (1949-1953). As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 231 * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 ===H=== * '''Fair land! of chivalry, the old domain,'''<br>'''Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain!'''<br>Though not for thee with classic shores to vie<br>In charms that fix th' enthusiast's pensive eye;<br>Yet hast thou scenes of beauty richly fraught<br>With all that wakes the glow of lofty thought. ** [[Felicia Hemans]], ''Abencerrage'', Canto II, line 1, reported in ''Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations'' (1922), p. 740. * [[José Ortega y Gasset|Ortega y Gasset]] is of the opinion that the inability of a country to produce a genuine mass movement indicates some [[w: Ethnology|ethnological]] defect. He says of his own Spain that its "ethnological intelligence has always been an atrophied function and has never had a normal development." ** [[Eric Hoffer]], ''The True Believer'' (1951) Ch.18 Good and Bad Mass Movements, §125 citing Ortega y Gasset's ''The Modern Theme'' (1931) ===J=== *With respect to modern languages, French, as I have before observed, is indispensible. Next to this the Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. **[[Thomas Jefferson]], [http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/spanish-language Letter to Thomas Mann Randolph] (6 July 1787). ===M=== *The [[European Union]] and many of its countries, which used to take initiatives in the [[United Nations]] for [[Conflict resolution|peaceful settlements of conflict]], are now one of the most important war assets of the [[NATO|U.S./NATO front]]. Many countries have also been drawn into complicity in breaking [[international law]] through [[w:Category:Wars involving NATO|U.S./U.K./NATO wars]] in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and so on. **[[Mairead Maguire]] in [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/10/14/disturbing-expansion-military-industrial-complex '''''The Disturbing Expansion of the Military-Industrial Complex''', Common Dreams'',] (14 October 2014) ===V=== * ''En dos edades vivimos<br/>los propios y los ajenos:<br/>la de plata los estraños,<br/>y la de cobre los nuestros.'' ** English translation: 'We live in different ages, non-Spaniards and ourselves: they in the age of silver, we in the age of brass'. ** [[Lope de Vega]], ''La Dorotea'' Act I, sc. iv. Translation from Alan S. Trueblood and Edwin Honig (ed. and trans.) ''La Dorotea'' (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 1985) p. 23. == See also == * [[Al-Andalus]] * [[Philip II of Spain]] * [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]] * [[Spanish proverbs]] == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{Wiktionary}} {{wikibooks|Wikijunior:Europe/Spain}} {{wikiversity|Comparative law and justice/{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikisource|Portal:{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikivoyage}} {{commons}} [[Category:Spain| ]] lgfgevmu61l7ow9rer2bxcvxbs72voj 3148941 3148940 2022-07-29T04:26:36Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|thumb|Wee may say of him, as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister. ~ [[Thomas Adams]]]] [[File:Mallorca Schweinebucht - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow! ~ [[Alvah Bessie]]]] [[File:Escudo de España (mazonado).svg|thumb|The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ~ [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Samuel T. Coleridge]]]] [[File:Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España, 2014-06-30, DD 121.JPG|thumb|Ayuntamiento de Valencia, España]] [[File:El rey Juan Carlos I en la Pascua Militar de 2009.jpg|thumb|Spain is nobody's child. ~ Stanton Griffis]] [[File:Donostia Igeldotik.jpg|thumb|Fair land of chivalry, the old domain... Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain! ~ [[Felicia Hemans]]]] [[File:Rascacielos_de_Madrid_desde_el_CBA_01.jpg|thumb|All the Spaniards behaved like a single man of honour. I approached this issue in a wrong way. The immorality seemed too obvious, the unfairness too cinic, and all this quite bad, because I have fallen. ~ [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Flag-map of Spain (1785-1873, 1874-1931).svg|thumb|Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. ~ [[Thomas Jefferson]]]] [[File:Ministerio del Aire (Madrid) 02.jpg|thumb|Spanish Air Force headquarters in Madrid]] '''[[w:Spain|Spain]]''', officially the '''Kingdom of Spain''' (''Reino de España''), } is a {{w|transcontinental country}} mostly located in [[Europe]]. Its continental European territory is situated on the {{w|Iberian Peninsula}}. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the {{w|Canary Islands}} off the coast of [[Africa]], and the {{w|Balearic Islands}} in the {{w|Mediterranean Sea}}. The African enclaves of {{w|Ceuta}}, {{w|Melilla}}, and {{w|Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera}} make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country ({{w|Morocco}}). [[w:plazas de soberanía|Several small islands]] in the {{w|Alboran Sea}} are also part of Spanish territory. [[w:Peninsular Spain|The country's mainland]] is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with {{w|Gibraltar}}; to the north and northeast by [[France]], {{w|Andorra}}, and the {{w|Bay of Biscay}}; and to the west and northwest by [[Portugal]] and the {{w|Atlantic Ocean}}. __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == Quotes == ===A=== * '''Wee may say of him, as of the Spaniard, Hee is a bad Servant, but a worse Maister.''' ** [[Thomas Adams]], ''The Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse'' (London: C. Knight, 1616) p. 6. ===B=== * '''The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.''' ** [[Francis Bacon]], "Of Seeming Wise", in ''Essays'' (1625); Brian Vickers (ed.) ''The Major Works'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002) p. 389. * And towering above each town, generally built on a height commanding it, stood the church, its finger pointed to heaven, its masonry rich and heavy, permanent and menacing, a constant reminder of the domination of the Church down all the ages. For although these deeply Catholic people had been burning their churches for centuries, the Church and its allies had always reasserted their power over the people, and this power was in dispute again to the endless hills, carved from root to summit with stone-shored terraces to hold the olives and the vine fields, quiet evidence of thousands upon thousands of grinding hours of man and woman labor. '''Sunny Spain, land of mañana, where nothing was done today that could be put off till tomorrow!''' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 41 * The Spaniard is inherently nationalistic; but no more so than other national groups. Most people, trained from birth to distrust the foreigner, are nationalistic. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 153 * There was always, therefore, a certain amount of friction between the Americans and the Spanish, which would seem to be a paradox when you consider that these Americans had abandoned everything in life to come to the assistance of the Spanish people. But a small, persisting snobbism on the part of the Americans, and a residue of distrust on the part of the Spanish (few clearly understood the issues at stake), contributed to the persistence of this friction. (Franco's propaganda also helped.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 154 * [[Miguel de Cervantes|Cervantes]] smil'd Spain's chivalry away. ** [[Lord Byron]], ''[[Don Juan (Byron)|Don Juan]]'', canto xiii (1823), stanza 11. *The institutions that had flourished under the Moslem, died when the Moslem departed; and after four centuries of light and learning, Andalusia (Muslim Spain) fell back, under the Christian rule, into a condition of ignorance and barbarism, nearly, if not quite, equal to that of the north western provinces of the peninsula. **Ulick Burke, [https://www.amazon.com/Burkes-History-Spain-original-Edinburgh/dp/B01AGVT4WW History of Spain]. p: 288 ===C=== * The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature. ** [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]], speaking on [[April 23]], [[1832]]; Henry Nelson Coleridge (ed.) ''Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge'' (Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905) p. 171. * In Mexico the gods ruled, the priests interpreted and interposed, and the people obeyed. In Spain, the priests ruled, the king interpreted and interposed, and the gods obeyed. A nuance in an ideological difference is a wide chasm. ** [[w:Richard Condon|Richard Condon]] ''A Talent for Loving'' (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961) p. 5 ===G=== * 8. Spain is willing to fight, willing to send troops beyond the Pyrenees, anxious to make a bilateral agreement with the United States if properly armed, and/or would even reluctantly consent to join NATO, despite her old suspicions of England and France, but she must have arms.<br>9. As the longtime enemy of everything communistic, neither the Spanish government nor its people are able to understand the discrimination against them so far as American aid, either economic or military, is concerned...<br>11. '''Spain is nobody's child.''' ** Stanton Griffis, United States Ambassador to Spain (1951-1952), in a dispatch to Dean Acheson, United States Secretary of State (1949-1953). As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003), p. 231 * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 ===H=== * '''Fair land! of chivalry, the old domain,'''<br>'''Land of the vine and olive, lovely Spain!'''<br>Though not for thee with classic shores to vie<br>In charms that fix th' enthusiast's pensive eye;<br>Yet hast thou scenes of beauty richly fraught<br>With all that wakes the glow of lofty thought. ** [[Felicia Hemans]], ''Abencerrage'', Canto II, line 1, reported in ''Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations'' (1922), p. 740. * [[José Ortega y Gasset|Ortega y Gasset]] is of the opinion that the inability of a country to produce a genuine mass movement indicates some [[w: Ethnology|ethnological]] defect. He says of his own Spain that its "ethnological intelligence has always been an atrophied function and has never had a normal development." ** [[Eric Hoffer]], ''The True Believer'' (1951) Ch.18 Good and Bad Mass Movements, §125 citing Ortega y Gasset's ''The Modern Theme'' (1931) ===J=== *With respect to modern languages, French, as I have before observed, is indispensible. Next to this the Spanish is most important to an American. Our connection with Spain is already important and will become daily more so. Besides this the antient part of American history is written chiefly in Spanish. **[[Thomas Jefferson]], [http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/spanish-language Letter to Thomas Mann Randolph] (6 July 1787). ===M=== *The [[European Union]] and many of its countries, which used to take initiatives in the [[United Nations]] for [[Conflict resolution|peaceful settlements of conflict]], are now one of the most important war assets of the [[NATO|U.S./NATO front]]. Many countries have also been drawn into complicity in breaking [[international law]] through [[w:Category:Wars involving NATO|U.S./U.K./NATO wars]] in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and so on. **[[Mairead Maguire]] in [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/10/14/disturbing-expansion-military-industrial-complex '''''The Disturbing Expansion of the Military-Industrial Complex''', Common Dreams'',] (14 October 2014) ===V=== * ''En dos edades vivimos<br/>los propios y los ajenos:<br/>la de plata los estraños,<br/>y la de cobre los nuestros.'' ** English translation: 'We live in different ages, non-Spaniards and ourselves: they in the age of silver, we in the age of brass'. ** [[Lope de Vega]], ''La Dorotea'' Act I, sc. iv. Translation from Alan S. Trueblood and Edwin Honig (ed. and trans.) ''La Dorotea'' (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 1985) p. 23. == See also == * [[Al-Andalus]] * [[Philip II of Spain]] * [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]] * [[Spanish proverbs]] == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{Wiktionary}} {{wikibooks|Wikijunior:Europe/Spain}} {{wikiversity|Comparative law and justice/{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikisource|Portal:{{PAGENAME}}}} {{Wikivoyage}} {{commons}} [[Category:Spain| ]] qy57ah0z3mqgrqa2e05isp1vy9o7ooa 0 99000 3148652 2968310 2022-07-28T12:27:08Z Trakking 2930181 wikitext text/x-wiki '''[[w:Clergy |Clergy]]''' is the generic term used to describe the priesthood of the Christian religion. == Quotes == * A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous...Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. ** [[w:First Epistle to Timothy|1 Timothy]] 3:2-9. *ARCHBISHOP, n. An ecclesiastical dignitary one point holier than a bishop. ** [[Ambrose Bierce]], ''The Cynic's Dictionary'' (1906); republished as ''The Devil's Dictionary'' (1911). *CLERGYMAN, n. A man who undertakes the management of our spiritual affairs as a method of bettering his temporal ones. ** [[Ambrose Bierce]], ''The Cynic's Dictionary'' (1906); republished as ''The Devil's Dictionary'' (1911). * [The priesthood] truly plays the role of 'mediator' between heaven and earth, and it is not without reason that in the Western traditions the priesthood in all its plenitude received the symbolic name of 'pontificate', for, as Saint Bernard says, 'the Pontiff, as indicated by the etymology of his name, is a kind of bridge [''pont''] between God and man.' If one then wished to go back to the primal origin of the priestly and royal powers, one must look to the 'celestial world'. ** [[René Guénon]], ''Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power'' (1929), p. 35 * It is worth noting that [[Protestantism]] suppresses the clergy, and though it claims to uphold the authority of [[the Bible]], it in fact ruins it by 'free inquiry'. ** ''Ibidem'', p. 62 * Minister doth not always import an inferior to him to whom he doth minister: for the Psalm saith, God hath made man ''paulo inferiorem Angelis''; and yet in the first chapter to the Hebrews it is said, that the Angels are ministering spirits, sent forth for the good of God's saints. ** [[Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet]], C.J., ''Pits v. James'' (1614), Lord Hobart's Rep. 124; reported in James William Norton-Kyshe, ''The Dictionary of Legal Quotations'' (1904), p. 29. * Though all good men be called God's servants in their general vocation, yet they cannot be called the minister of God but to a more special use. ** [[Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet]], C.J., ''Pits v. James'' (1614), Lord Hobart's Rep. 125; reported in James William Norton-Kyshe, ''The Dictionary of Legal Quotations'' (1904), p. 29. * A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism. ** [[Carl Sagan]] (''Contact'', 1985) * A man who is good enough to go to heaven, is good enough to be a clergyman. ** [[Samuel Johnson]], speaking to [[James Boswell]] on [[April 5]], [[1772]]; James Boswell ''[[w:Life of Johnson|Life of Johnson]]'' (Oxford: OUP, 1989) p. 478. * A priest is a man who is called Father by everyone except his own children, who are obliged to call him Uncle. ** Supposedly an [[Italian proverbs|Italian proverb]], quoted by [[w:Rupert Hart-Davis|Rupert Hart-Davis]] in a letter dated July 15, 1956; cited from ''[[w:Lyttelton/Hart-Davis Letters|The Lyttelton Hart-Davis Letters]]'' vols. 1 and 2 (London: Murray, 1985) p. 162. * As the French say, there are three sexes – men, women, and clergymen. ** [[Sydney Smith]], quoted in Lady Holland ''A Memoir of the Rev. Sydney Smith'' (London: Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, [1854] 1869) p. 174. * [[The Bible|Bible]]'s the greatest book ever written. But I sure don't need anybody I can buy for six bits and a chew of tobacco to explain it to me. When I need preachers I buy 'em cheap. ** [[Huey Long]], quoted in [[w:T. Harry Williams|T. Harry Williams]] ''Huey Long'' (New York: Knopf, 1969) p. 5. * I never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any nation where Christianity was the religion of the country. Nothing can render them popular but some degree of persecution. ** [[Jonathan Swift]] ''Thoughts on Religion'' (1765); cited from Jonathan Swift (ed. William Alfred Eddy) ''Satires and Personal Writings'' (London: Oxford University Press, 1932) p. 419. * ''Manye chapeleyns arn chaste, ac charite is aweye;<br/>Are none hardere than hii whan hii ben avaunced:<br/>Unkynde to hire kyn and to alle Cristene,<br/>Chewen hire charite and chiden after moore –<br/>Swich chastite withouten charite worth cheyned in helle.'' ** Many chaplains are chaste, but lack all charity. There are no men more greedy, once they get preferment. Ungrateful to their own relations and to all their fellow-Christians, they swallow up everything they are given, and cry out for more. Such a loveless virtue as this shall be fettered in hell. ** [[William Langland]], ''[[w:Piers Plowman|Piers Plowman]]'', B-text, Passus 1, line 190; Jonathan Francis Goodridge (trans.) ''Piers the Ploughman'' (Harmondsworth: Penguin, [1959] 1966) p. 37. * ''Non est jam dicere, "Ut populus, sic sacerdos"; quia nec si populus, ut sacerdos.'' ** One cannot now say, the priest is as the people, for the truth is that the people are not so bad as the priest. ** [[Bernard of Clairvaux|St. Bernard of Clairvaux]] ''In Conversione S. Pauli'', Sermon 1, sect. 3; translation by [[w:James Spedding|James Spedding]], ''The Works of Francis Bacon'' (1860) vol. 12, p. 134. ** ''Ut populus, sic sacerdos'' is a quotation from Isaiah 24:2. * There are dons who care for the intellect and the imagination, and there are priests who care for the spirit; but broadly speaking the function of universities and churches alike is to trim and tame enthusiasm, to suppress curiosity, and, in short, to whittle immortal souls into serviceable props of the established order. ** [[Hugh Kingsmill]] ''The Progress of a Biographer'' (London: Methuen, 1949) p. 2. * They seem to know no medium between a mitre and a crown of martyrdom. If the clergy are not called to the latter, they never deviate from the pursuit of the former. One would think their motto was, ''[[w:Archbishop of Canterbury|Canterbury]] or [[w:Smithfield, London|Smithfield]]''. ** [[Horace Walpole]] ''Memoirs of the Reign of [[George II of Great Britain|King George the Second]]'' (London: Colburn, 1847) vol. 3, p. 114. * ''The clergy, they come in,</br> And say it is a sin,</br> That we should now begin </br> Our freedom for to win. </br>'' ** [[w:Gerrard Winstanley|Gerrard Winstanley]], ''The Diggers' Song'' (1600s). ===''Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers'' (1895)=== <small>Quotes reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, ''Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers'' (1895).</small> * Our high mission, our noble calling, is to build up souls, to perfect the Christian life, and to make manhood acceptable to God, and radiant in the sight of all men. ** [[Henry Ward Beecher]], p. 411. * There are passages of the Bible that are soiled forever by the touches of the hands of ministers who delight in the cheap jokes they have left behind them. ** [[Phillips Brooks]], p. 415. * If you would lift me, you must be on higher ground. ** [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]], p. 412. * I find on inquiring among successful pastors, successful in the sense of winning men to Christ in profession, that they depend largely on personal contact. ** [[D. A. Goodsell]], p. 413. * We are to be neither book-worms nor male gossips, but Christian gentlemen, with a side towards mental culture, and a side to practical life. We are to learn how to talk to the people by being with the people, and we are to learn how to raise them up by raising ourselves. We are never to forget that ministry is service, not mastery. "Ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake." ** [[D. A. Goodsell]], p. 415. * The minister is to be a live man, a real man, a true man, a simple man, great in his love, great in his life, great in his work, great in his simplicity, great in his gentleness. ** [[John Hall (Presbyterian pastor)|John Hall]], p. 411. * The minister, who would be most like the Master, must go and, like Him, lay the warm, kindly hand on the leper, the diseased, the wretched. He must touch the blind eyes with something from himself. The tears must be in his own eyes over the dead who are to be raised to spiritual life. Jesus is our great exemplar. ** [[John Hall (Presbyterian pastor)|John Hall]], p. 413. * That pastor effects the most in the end who comes into closest personal contact with his charge. No amount of organizing, no skill in creating machinery and manipulating "committees" is a substitute for this. Who feels the power of a tear in the eye of a committee? ** [[John Hall (Presbyterian pastor)|John Hall]], p. 413. * As preachers we are to promote Christian culture, by bringing the dead branches to the living Vine, that, grafted into it, without a rag of human righteousness between, the life of Him may enter them; and by keeping them, as far as teaching and example can do it, abiding in Him, that they may bring forth fruit. ** [[John Hall (Presbyterian pastor)|John Hall]], p. 413. * I do not envy a clergyman's life as an easy life, nor do I envy the clergyman who makes it an easy life. ** [[Samuel Johnson]], p. 411. * Your great employment is to bring the individual souls of men to Christ. ** [[Edward Norris Kirk]], p. 411. * Learn in Christ how possible it is to be strong and mild, to blend in fullest harmony the perfection of all that is noble, lofty, generous in the soldier's ardor of heroic devotion; and of all that is calm, still, compassionate, tender in the priest's waiting before God and mediation among men. ** [[Alexander Maclaren]], p. 412. * It is not the way to convert a sinner to knock him down first and then reason with him. ** [[Samuel I. Prime]], p. 411. * One great want of the times is a commanding ministry — a ministry of a piety at once sober and earnest, and of mightiest moral power. Give us these men, " full of faith and of the Holy Ghost," who will proclaim old truths with new energy, not cumbering them with massive drapery nor hiding them beneath piles of rubbish. Give us these men! men of sound speech, who will preach the truth as it is in Jesus, not with faltering tongue and averted eye, as if the mind blushed at its own credulity — not distilling into it an essence so subtle and so speedily decomposed that a chemical analysis alone can detect the faint odor which tells it has been there — but who will preach it apostlewise, that is, "first of all," at once a principle shrined in the heart and a motive mighty in the life — the source of all morals, and the inspiration of all charity — the sanctifier of every relationship, and the sweetener of every toil. Give us these men! men of zeal untiring — whose hearts of constancy quail not although dull men sneer, and proud men scorn, and timid men blush, and cautious men deprecate, and wicked men revile. ** [[William Morley Punshon]], p. 414. * What is ministerial success? Crowded churches, full aisles, attentive congregations, the approval of the religious world, much impression produced? Elijah thought so; and when he discovered his mistake, and found out that the Carmel applause subsided into hideous stillness, his heart well-nigh broke with disappointment. Ministerial success lies in altered lives, and obedient, humble hearts, unseen worth recognized in the judgment-day. ** [[Frederick William Robertson]], p. 415. * This is the ministry and its work — not to drill hearts and minds and consciences into right forms of thought and mental postures, but to guide to the living God who speaks. ** [[Frederick William Robertson]], p. 415. * "He commanded that something should be given her to eat." Has any body's daughter or any body's son been raised from spiritual death in your congregation, or in your class recently? If so, give the revived soul something to eat. ** [[Henry Clay Trumbull]], p. 412. * He that would speak Divine things in a language which living men of to-day can comprehend, must keep up with the researches and discoveries of men who study nature, and put her words into the speech of the present. ** [[John Heyl Vincent]], p. 414. == See also == * [[Priest]] ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{wiktionary|clergy}} [[Category:Christianity]] [[Category:Occupations]] 63vg9d3edsmcjbnh4qipczaouckwhfc 0 104764 3148674 2139225 2022-07-28T15:19:31Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Confessions of a Dangerous Mind|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]''''' is a [[w:2002 in film|2002]] surreal biographical film depicting the life of popular game show host/producer [[w:Chuck Barris|Chuck Barris]], who claimed to have also been an assassin for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). :''Directed by [[w:George Clooney|George Clooney]]. Written by [[w:Charlie Kaufman|Charlie Kaufman]], based on the memoir by [[w:Chuck Barris|Chuck Barris]].'' <center>'''Some things are better left top secret.'''[[#Taglines|taglines]]</center> == Chuck Barris == * When you are young, your potential is infinite. You might do anything, really. You might be [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]]. You might be [[Joe DiMaggio|DiMaggio]]. Then you get to an age where what you might be gives way to what you have been. You weren't Einstein. You weren't anything. That's a bad moment. * When you're in a relationship it means you are obligated to give a shit. * I don't know what was worse - that I was duped by that fat fucking bachelor, or that it took seven of us to replace him. * Go back to Scotland! Get yourself some Guinness, some Lucky Charms. * Life was sweet... For a minute. * I'm not killing people... my future's in television. * My name is Charles Prescott Barris. I have written pop songs, I have been a television producer. I am responsible for polluting the airwaves with mindnumbing, puerile entertainment. In addition, I have murdered thirty-three human beings. ''[types on a typewriter: I am damned to hell]'' * I came up with a new game-show idea recently. It's called The Old Game. You got three old guys with loaded guns onstage. They look back at their lives, see who they were, what they accomplished, how close they came to realizing their dreams. The winner is the one who doesn't blow his brains out. He gets a refrigerator. == Patricia Watson == * Insane asylums are filled with people who think they're Jesus or Satan. Very few have delusions of being a guy down the block who works for an insurance company. * Very good Chuck. I am pleasantly surprised, you're not like the other murderers. * You're kind of cute... in a homely sort of way. * [[Nietzsche]] says whoever despises oneself... still respects oneself as one who despises. == Jim Byrd == * You're 32 years old, and you've achieved nothing. [[Jesus]] Christ was dead and alive again by 33. You better get crackin'. * Think of it as a hobby. Something you do to relax. You're an "assassination enthusiast." == Keeler == * Killing my first man was like making love to my first woman. == Instructor Jenks == * There are several efficient methods for killing a man were you to find yourself without a weapon. The edge of your hand, against your adversary's Adam's apple. This will crush his windpipe, causing strangulation and death. ''[demonstrates on a volunteer, then realizes what he's done]'' Shit! I need another volunteer! == Dialogue == :'''Chuck Barris''': Hi folks. Before we begin taping today, I'd like to introduce you to Mr. Peter Jenks of the Federal Communications Commission. Okay? :'''Peter Jenks''': I don't know if any of you are aware of this, but it's a federal offense to make lascivious remarks on a television network broadcast. The penalty for this disgusting, un-American behavior is one year in prison, or a ten thousand dollar fine. Or both! Anyone making a sick or subversive remark tonight will be arrested immediately. I then will personally escort the offender to federal prison for booking under edict number 364 of the Broadcasting Act of 1963. And it's a long drive to that prison, baby, just you and me. No witnesses. :'''Chuck Barris''': Okay have fun everybody... alright... <hr width="50%"/> :'''Chuck Barris''': ''[after Byrd tells Chuck to kill the unknown "mole"]'' Hey, I got an idea. If you aren't so bad... why don't you do it? Why don't you kill the mole? You got a problem with killing, Jim? :'''Jim Byrd''': I just don't fit the profile. :'''Chuck Barris''': What fucking profile? There is no fucking profile. :'''Jim Byrd''': Okay, there's no profile. :'''Chuck Barris''': There's no profile. :'''Jim Byrd''': Okay. Let's see. Well, you had a twin sister, stillborn, strangled by your umbilical cord. Your first hit, Chuck. Your mother always wanted a daughter. She blamed you for your sister's death. And, so, until your sister Phoebe was born, she raised you as a girl. Oh, and your father the dentist? Not really your father. Your biological father was a man named Edmund James Windsor. A serial killer. A fact your mother didn't know when she had an affair with him in 1930. If you want to look him up, he was also known as the Tarrytown Troll, because he had been described by witnesses as short and ugly. Windsor died in the electrical chair at Ossining in 1939. We believed your self-loathing tendencies coupled with that extra Y chromosome and whatever else you inherited from your father would serve us well. I'm trying to think what more I can tell you, but you have me at a disadvantage here, Barris. I don't have your files in front of me. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Penny''': What are you? :'''Chuck Barris''': Jew. :'''Penny Pacino''': Oh, I had one of those once. But he was separatist. He was Ashka Nazi. :'''Chuck Barris''': Ashkenazi. :'''Penny Pacino''': Right, Ashka Nazi. I haven't had one of those yet. :'''Chuck Barris''': You're a romantic. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Simon Oliver''': You are a bloody amateur. :'''Chuck Barris''': You're a faggot. :'''Jim Byrd''': Chuck. :'''Simon Oliver''': Tell me, Mr. Barris, are you in possession of my microfilm? :'''Chuck Barris''': Yeah, I got it. :'''Simon Oliver''': Let's have it, then. :'''Chuck Barris''': It's up my ass, Oliver, why don't you reach on up there and get it? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jim Byrd''': He's a bad guy. He's one of the bad guys. :'''Chuck Barris''': Bad for the US, right, Jim? Not bad in the absolute sense. Just bad for the US. :'''Jim Byrd''': Don't fuckin' dance with me. Renda's bad for the Tea & Biscuit Company. He's bad for me personally. You work for me. Renda's bad for me... You're now officially a patriotic citizen of the United States of Jim Byrd. There's no backing out now. We let you in on everything. You don't play. You don't leave. You understand that? You don't play... You don't leave. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Penny Pacino''': Do you want me around or not? Do you even like me? :'''Chuck Barris''': Of course I like you! Penny... :'''Penny Pacino''': How much? :'''Chuck Barris''': What? :'''Penny Pacino''': I need to know how much you like me. :'''Chuck Barris''': I know what that means! How much? How could I read a person in that way? :'''Penny Pacino''': You could if you felt it. If you felt it, it would be easy. You would ''[sighs dreamingly]'' ...just spread your arms as wide as they would go and say: "This much, Penny." :'''Chuck Barris''': Everything... everything is complicated. Nothing is black and white like that. :'''Penny Pacino''': ''[cries]'' Do you want me around or not? 'Cause if you don't it's okay, just tell me. :'''Chuck Barris''': Hey, hey... ''[kisses her]'' I love you, Penny. In my way. Maybe not that crazy head-over-heels-thing, but what is that anyway? Romantic love, isn't that just an illusion? :'''Penny Pacino''': ''[stops crying]'' You just said you love me, right? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Chuck Barris''': ''[getting the idea for "The Gong Show"]'' We've been going about this all wrong. Rather than killing ourselves trying to find good acts... we just put on bad ones and kill them! :'''Casting Executive Man''': Chuck, honestly, this... and I know you like them... this is torture. :'''Chuck Barris''': No, no, no. We kill them before they're through. As soon as it gets unbearable... we kill 'em... dead! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Chuck Barris''': I've got important things to think about here. I don't have time to fuck around with you. :'''Jim Byrd''': Okay, I'll help you out with your little show. Tit for tat. That's the kinda guy I am. I've seen this "Dating Game" of yours, Chuck. And I have a thought. :'''Chuck Barris''': What, now you're a television producer? :'''Jim Byrd''': Hey, I'm John Q. Public when it comes to TV and that should make my opinion of interest to you. :'''Chuck Barris''': ''[nods]'' Let's hear it then. :'''Jim Byrd''': Well, what do you have now? The couple gets sent to some stupid second-rate Hollywood shitcan restaurant, right? Sets you back fifty bucks? That's not too exciting a prize to us vicarious living boobs out in TV-land. :'''Chuck Barris''': Yeah, what's your point? :'''Jim Byrd''': Up the stakes, Chuckles. Send 'em to some exotic locale. Europe, Southeast Asia, for example. :'''Chuck Barris''': The network's not going to let me send two unmarried kids on vacation together. :'''Jim Byrd''': Send 'em with a chaperone. :'''Chuck Barris''': ''[beat]'' You know... that's not half bad. :'''Jim Byrd''': I'm telling ya. And sometimes you can be the chaperone, Chuckie. Let's say we have a job for you in Austria. You, a successful TV producer, above suspicion, chaperones the young couple, and while you're there, you take care of some Company business. It's the perfect cover. TV producer by day, CIA operative by night. :'''Chuck Barris''': I told you, I don't have to kill people for money anymore. :'''Jim Byrd''': Chuck, when I said you fit our profile, very little of that had to do with you needing the money. Some of it, but very little. You liked it with Renda, Chuck. I saw it in your eyes. You liked it but you botched it. Don't you want to get really good at something, Chuck? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Pretty Woman''': Hi. :'''Chuck Barris''': Hi. :'''Pretty Woman''': I thought it was you. :'''Chuck Barris''': ''[smiles and bows]'' It's me. :'''Pretty Woman''': I'm glad to meet you because I wanted to tell you that I've seen "The Gong Show" and I think you are the most insidious and despicable force in entertainment today. :'''Chuck Barris''': Well... :'''Pretty Woman''': How dare you subject the rest of the world to your loathsome view of humanity. :'''Chuck Barris''': I don't think it's that loathsome. :'''Pretty Woman''': What is it then? To mock some poor, lonely people who just crave a little attention in their lives. To destroy them. So everybody's not brilliantly talented. They're still people. They deserve respect and compassion. I mean, who the hell are you? What the fuck have you ever done that elevates you above the pathetic masses? Oh, I forgot, you created "The Dating Game". Wow, right up there with the [[w:Sistine Chapel|Sistine Chapel]]. == Taglines == * Some things are better left top secret. * His future was uncertain. His every move was being watched. * When you lead two different lives, it's easy to forget what side you're on. == Cast == * [[w:Sam Rockwell|Sam Rockwell]] - [[w:Chuck Barris|Chuck Barris]] ** [[w:Michael Cera|Michael Cera]] - Young Chuck Barris * [[Drew Barrymore]] - Penny Pacino * [[George Clooney]] - Jim Byrd * [[Julia Roberts]] - Patricia Watson * [[w:Rutger Hauer|Rutger Hauer]] - Keeler * [[w:Jerry Weintraub|Jerry Weintraub]] - Larry Goldberg * [[w:Robert John Burke|Robert John Burke]] - Instructor Jenks * [[w:Michael Ensign|Michael Ensign]] - Simon Oliver * [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] - Debbie * [[w:James Urbaniak|James Urbaniak]] - Rod Flexner * [[w:Rachelle Lefevre|Rachelle Lefevre]] - Tuvia * [[w:Kristen Wilson|Kristen Wilson]] - Loretta * [[w:Daniel Zacapa|Daniel Zacapa]] - Renda * [[w:Emilio Rivera|Emilio Rivera]] - Benitez * [[w:Carlos Carrasco (actor)|Carlos Carrasco]] - Brazioni * [[w:Richard Kind|Richard Kind]] - Casting Executive * [[Brad Pitt]] - Bachelor #1 * [[Matt Damon]] - Bachelor #2 * [[Dick Clark]] - Himself == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{IMDb title|0270288}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|confessions_of_a_dangerous_mind}} * {{mojo title|confessionsofadangerousmind}} [[Category:2002 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Biographical films]] [[Category:Black comedy films]] [[Category:Films directed by George Clooney]] [[Category:Neo-noir]] [[Category:Screenplays by Charlie Kaufman]] [[Category:Spy films]] 54p8hjscoblg2jioto5jlp1j0q9c4ix 0 113538 3148824 2965228 2022-07-28T22:34:50Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Towering Inferno|The Towering Inferno]]''''' is a [[w:1974 in film|1974]] [[w:Cinema of the United States|American]] [[w:Disaster film|disaster film]] about a massive fire that breaks out during the opening of the world's tallest building in San Francisco. :''Directed by [[w:John Guillermin|John Guillermin]], [[w:Irwin Allen|Irwin Allen]]. Screenplay by [[w:Stirling Silliphant|Stirling Silliphant]]. Produced by Irwin Allen.'' {{center|'''One Tiny Spark Becomes A Night Of Blazing Suspense.''' <small>[[#Taglines|Taglines]]</small>}} == Chief Michael O'Halloran == * Now you know there's no sure way for us to fight a fire in any place above the seventh floor, but you guys just keep building them as high as you can. * For what it's worth, Architect, this is one building that I figured wouldn't burn. * When there's a fire, I outrank everybody here. * Oh they'll find some dumb son of a bitch to bring them up. == James Duncan == * Now Doug, one piece of scorched wire from a burned-out circuit breaker is hardly conclusive. * ''(on the phone with Doug)'' Doug, I think you're overreacting. Now, I feel sorry for Will Giddings, but he'll be taken care of. But I am not going to concern myself with a fire in a storage room on 81, because it can't possibly affect us up here! Not in this building! Now, have someone call me when the fire department arrives. In the meantime, get in your dinner jacket and come up to join the party, now come on! ''(hangs up the phone)'' * Did you change any of Doug's electrical specifications? * For God sakes, why?! * We've got a fire, and if it was caused by anything you did I'm going to hang you out to dry, and then I'm going to ''hang'' you! * Ladies and gentlemen. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION? It seems that we have a small fire. In one of our storage rooms, 50 floors below. Now I assure you there's no danger. But in accordance with the fire department's orders, a purely precautionary procedure, we're going to have to move the party down to the lobby for a while and we'll be serving cocktails and champagne in our Continental Room. But I promise you - dinner will not be delayed. Now if we can all move to the elevators. * Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry. You'll have to move back into the Promenade Room, and we'll be taking you down by the scenic elevator. Now these express elevators can be activated by fire. And with the probability of short circuits, the cars might stop on the floor where the fire is. So please we'll use the scenic elevator, over there. ''(a panicked group of guests enter an express elevator anyway despite Duncan's warnings)'' FOR GOD'S SAKE, GET OUT OF THERE! ''(elevator door closes with the panicked guests in the elevator car, which would soon bring them to their firey doom)'' Please, back!! ''(pushes the elevator button to try to get the elevator car back up to cancel the trip down, but to no avail)'' * ''(on the security phone)'' Security, this is Duncan. Have the main breakers gone? ''(whispering to Senator Parker after getting the bad news)'' The whole system's failed. == Doug Roberts == * Urgency? Hey Dunc, if that fire was caused by fluky wiring in this building, we could get fires breaking out EVERYWHERE!!! * I don't know. Maybe they just oughta leave it the way it is. Kind of a shrine to all the the bullshit in the world. == Dialogue == :(''Opening lines - Duncan and Roberts board an elevator from the roof to the 65th floor'') :'''James Duncan''': So, how was it? :'''Doug Roberts''': Good. :'''James Duncan''': You're gonna go ahead, huh? :'''Doug Roberts''': Full steam. :'''James Duncan''': Anything I can do to change your mind? :'''Doug Roberts''': Nope, no way. :'''James Duncan''': You know there's an old saying that, uh, 'No matter how hot it gets up there during the day, there's -' :'''Doug Roberts''': '-not a damn thing to do in the night', right? :'''James Duncan''': That's right. Now just what the hell are you gonna do at night in the middle of nowhere? :'''Doug Roberts''': Sleep like a winner. :'''James Duncan''': Doug, you're a city boy with a low threshold for boredom. You'll be back in two weeks. (''The elevator arrives on the 65th floor'') Can you come in the office for a minute? :'''Doug Roberts''': I got people waiting upstairs. :'''James Duncan''': Well what I wanted to tell you is that Senator Parker's flying in for the dedication tonight. And he's almost guaranteed the Urban Renewal contract. Now do you know what that means? Skyscrapers like this all over the country! You design 'em, I'll build 'em. :'''Doug Roberts''': (''Boarding an elevator for the 79th floor'') Jim I think you suffer from an edifice complex. :'''James Duncan''': You'll never leave. :'''Doug Roberts''': Right after the party. Come on downstairs and watch me burn my black tie. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Doug Roberts''': Can I talk at all? :'''Susan Franklin''': No. It's my lunch hour. :'''Doug Roberts''': Well I'm not a cheeseburger, you know. :'''Susan Franklin''': You're better - all protein, no bread. All I need to go with you is about eight glasses of water. :'''Doug Roberts''': All I need to go with you is in that suitcase over there. :'''Susan Franklin''': What's in that suitcase over there? :'''Doug Roberts''': I got about $140 worth of vulgar underwear for ya. :'''Susan Franklin''': First things first. ''(Susan opens a door to a private room)'' :'''Doug Roberts''': That's nice. :'''Susan Franklin''': Years from now when they talk about this and they will, remember to tell them that it was my idea. :'''Doug Roberts''': Yeah, right. <hr width="50%"/> :''(Doug and Will stride into Jim Duncan's office with the burned-out wire from the basement)'' :'''James Duncan''': I know, I know. Callahan called me. Now just how bad is it? :'''Doug Roberts''': Depends on how good your imagination is. ''(Roberts drops the burned wire on Duncan's desk)'' Jesus Christ. Specs called for Conduit safety covering! :'''James Duncan''': How many fuse terminals did you check? :'''Doug Roberts''': How many do I ''have'' to? :''(Intercom buzzes)'' :'''James Duncan''': Yes? :'''Duncan's Secretary''': Mr. Bigelow's here, sir. :'''James Duncan''': Ok, send him in. Now Doug, one piece of scorched wire from a burned-out circuit breaker is hardly conclusive. :'''Doug Roberts''': Maybe not. But after that I'm worried about what other shocks we're in for! :''(Dan Bigelow walks into the office)'' :'''Dan Bigelow''': Will, Doug, J.D., wait 'til you see this. ''(Bigelow opens a box containing golden scissors for the Tower's dedication but the men do not react)'' What happened? Somebody hang the wallpaper upside down? :'''James Duncan''': We have an equipment problem. :'''Dan Bigelow''': No problem in the Tower is there? :'''Doug Roberts''': Could be. :'''James Duncan''': Oh now come on Doug. You're just guessing! :'''Doug Roberts''': Alright I'm just guessing. But I wanna talk to that son-in-law of yours and I wanna talk to him right away. :'''James Duncan''': Ok. ''(Talking to his secretary on the intercom)'' Get me Roger Simmons. :'''Duncan's Secretary''': Yes, sir. :'''Will Giddings''': We're going to check this thing out Mr. Duncan, I guarantee you. :'''James Duncan''': Sure, sure, we're all going to check it out. :'''Dan Bigelow''': ''(clearly confused)'' I'm missing something. :'''Doug Roberts''': We damn near had a fire. :''(Bigelow shoots a look of genuine surprise at Doug)'' :'''Doug Roberts''': Yeah. A fire. :'''Dan Bigelow''': In this building? Come on. :'''Will Giddings''': You know we haven't even finished installing the safety equipment? The party should have been put off for at least another month... :'''James Duncan''': ''(Duncan cuts Giddings off)'' Now hold it Will, hold it! Everybody's overreacting! ''(Intercom buzzes)'' Yes? :'''Duncan's Secretary''': Mr. Simmons is out, sir. :'''James Duncan''': ''(clearly frustrated at this development)'' Out where? :'''Duncan's Secretary''': They don't know, sir, but I left word for him to call. :'''James Duncan''': ''(to his secretary)'' Ok. ''(pauses before speaking to Doug)'' We'll talk to Roger tomorrow. And then we'll decide what to do, that's ok isn't it? :'''Doug Roberts''': No, it won't wait! ''(Roberts and Giddings leave)'' <hr width="50%"> :'''Roger Simmons''': Hi Doug. Honey. :'''Patty Duncan Simmons''': Hello. :'''Roger Simmons''': What are you drinking these days? :'''Doug Roberts''': Nothing right now. :'''Roger Simmons''': Well, welcome back from the wilderness. To what do we owe the pleasure? :'''Doug Roberts''': Callahan was testing a backup generator. There was a power surge and a systems failure. :'''Roger Simmons''': How can that be? :'''Doug Roberts''': Well it ''can't'' be, theoretically. Unless you've been screwing around with the electrical specifications. :'''Roger Simmons''': That's being rather blunt, isn't it? :'''Doug Roberts''': You betcha. :'''Roger Simmons''': Well then you'll understand my being equally blunt. What the hell business is it of yours anyway? :'''Doug Roberts''': Well I'm just wondering what kind of kickbacks were involved. :'''Roger Simmons''': I don't have to take crap from you. :'''Doug Roberts''': Now listen. We had an electrical flare-up in the main utility room. It looked to me like some of that wiring wasn't exactly what I asked for. :'''Roger Simmons''': Every piece of wire I put in that building is strictly up to code, inspected and approved. :'''Doug Roberts''': The code's not enough for that building. And you know it. That's why I asked for installations that were way, way above standard! :'''Roger Simmons''': Buddy you live in a dream world. I deal in realities. :'''Doug Roberts''': I want your wiring diagrams and copies of your work orders. :'''Roger Simmons''': It would take weeks to get that all together and someone with a lot more clout than you to make me do it! :'''Doug Roberts''': In my office, tomorrow, 9:00. ''(Roberts leaves)'' :'''Patty Duncan Simmons''': They say he used to wrestle grizzly bears in Montana. Of course he was younger then, probably in better condition. :'''Roger Simmons''': You must have enjoyed all this immensely. :'''Patty Duncan Simmons''': No, I didn't. Actually, I'm depressed for both of us. :'''Roger Simmons''': What did you expect me do - punch him in the nose? :'''Patty Duncan Simmons''': Roger, if you've done anything to Dad's building, God help you! :'''Roger Simmons''': Baby I don't need God's help, or your old man's, not anymore. So don't expect me to shake everytime Daddy barks, even if that's what you want me to do. :'''Patty Duncan Simmons''': All I want is the man I ''thought'' I married! But I guess we're running out of reasons to stay married, aren't we? :'''Roger Simmons''': It's getting late. We mustn't miss the party. <hr width="50%"/> :''(Roberts emerges from the elevator into his office)'' :'''Will Giddings''': Did you find Simmons? :'''Doug Roberts''': Yeah, I found him...... :'''Will Giddings''': Well did he or didn’t he change your specs? :'''Doug Roberts''': He didn’t admit it, but two bucks will get you ten he did. :'''Will Giddings''': Payoffs and kickbacks, that’s the only way he could have swung it (''assembles a pile of plans with the electrical specifications''). Well, here you are. It's your original specs. Zone one only, but we gotta start somewhere. :(''Roberts shuffles the plans angrily'') :'''Doug Roberts''': Son of a bitch gave us an impossible job. <hr width="50%"> :(''Duncan and Simmons meet after having been introduced at the dedication ceremony'') :'''James Duncan''': Where were you all day? :'''Roger Simmons''': I wasn't aware the leash was that tight. :'''James Duncan''': When I get the time I'll be asking you a few questions, and I expect some straight answers! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Doug Roberts''': ''(on the phone to security)'' Hello, this is 81, we've had an accident up here, a man's been burned, get an ambulance! Yes, right away! :'''Security Chief Harry Jernigan''': ''(as he and another man drag the badly injured Will Giddings to safety)'' Roberts, call Duncan in the tower! They got a lot of people there! :''(Roberts phones the Promenade Room)'' :'''James Duncan''': Yeah Doug, we were getting worried about you. Susan's here, Senator Parker, the Mayor and his wife. Everybody wants to know why the world's greatest architect isn't here. :'''Doug Roberts''': Never mind about that. Will Giddings has been pretty badly burned. :'''James Duncan''': ''(surprised)'' Will Giddings burned? How?! :'''Doug Roberts''': Look, I've already got an ambulance coming but you better think about getting those people upstairs down on the ground floor. ''(pause as Duncan asks why)'' What for? WE'VE GOT A FIRE HERE! ''(pause as Duncan asks the severity of the fire)'' Well, I think it's under control but.... :'''James Duncan''': Well then, uh, why the urgency? :'''Doug Roberts''': Urgency?! Hey Dunc if that fire was caused by fluky wiring in the building we could get fires breaking out everywhere! :'''James Duncan''': Doug, I think you're overreacting. Now I feel sorry for Will Giddings but he'll be taken care of. ''(Duncan covers the speaker on the phone)'' But I am not going to concern myself with a fire in a storage room on 81 because it can't possibly affect us up here. Not in this building! Now have someone call me when the fire department arrives. In the meantime, get in your dinner jacket and come on up here and join the party. Now come on! ''(Duncan hangs up)'' :'''Doug Roberts''': I mean-''(Roberts angrily hangs up)'' <hr width="50%"/> :''(Roberts and O'Halloran meet outside the building as the fire department arrives)'' :'''Kappy''': Chief, this is Roberts, the architect. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': What do we got here Kappy? :'''Kappy''': Fire started, 81st floor, storage room. This is a bad one. Smoke is so thick we can't tell how far it's spread. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': What about your exhaust system? :'''Doug Roberts''': Well it should have reversed automatically. It must have been a motor burn-out or something. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': Sprinklers? :'''Doug Roberts''': They're not working on 81. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': Why not? :'''Doug Roberts''': I don't know. :''(Roberts, O'Halloran & Kappy enter the lobby)'' :'''Chief O'Halloran''': Jim? :'''Firefighter''': Yes sir. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': Alright, give us a quick refresher on your standpipe system. :'''Doug Roberts''': Well, we got outlets on every floor, both 3 1/2" inch. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': GPM? :'''Doug Roberts''': 1500 from Ground to 68, 1000 from 68 to 100 and 500 from there to the roof. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': Alright, you sure these elevators are programmed for emergency service? :'''Doug Roberts''': These two are. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': What floor do you keep your plans on? :'''Doug Roberts''': 79, my office. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': That's good, that's 2 floors below the fire. Alright, that'll be our Forward Command. Alright men, take up the equipment. Alright, let's go. ''(Roberts, O'Halloran, Kappy and a fireman board the elevator for the 79th floor)'' :'''Chief O'Halloran''': Ok. ''Phew''...architects. :'''Doug Roberts''': Yeah, it's all our fault. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': Now you know there's no sure way for us to fight a fire in anything over the 7th floor. But you guys just keep building them as high as you can. :'''Doug Roberts''': Hey, are you here to take me on, or the fire? <hr width="50%"/> :''(Jernigan is on a security phone just outside Doug Roberts' office)'' :'''Harry Jernigan''' Okay, what about the Eighty-First floor, you got everybody out of there? :''(Jernigan glances to the elevator and sees Doug and firemen O'Halloran and Kappy enter)'' :'''Chief O'Halloran''': ''(to Doug)'' I want to see all your floor plans, 81 to 85. :'''Doug Roberts''': Gotcha. :''(as Doug gathers his floor plans, O'Halloran points to the windows)'' :'''Chief O'Halloran''': This is what I'm worried about, all those beams and glass. <hr width="50%"/> :''(Roberts is explaining the fire situation to O' Hallorhan)'' :'''Doug Roberts''': And they're celebrating... a party. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': Party? What party? Where? :'''Doug Roberts''': In the Promenade Room. 300 people. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': Well, why didn't you get them the hell out of there? :'''Doug Roberts''': Why don't you go upstairs and talk to Duncan? He ain't exactly listening to me. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': I will. <hr width="50%"/> :'''James Duncan''': You looking for me, Chief? :'''Chief O'Halloran''': If you're Duncan, yeah. :'''James Duncan''': I am. Everything under control? :'''Chief O'Halloran''': We gotta move all these people outta here. :'''James Duncan''': Oh now just how bad is it? :'''Chief O'Halloran''': It's a fire, mister. And all fires are bad. :'''James Duncan''': Well, uh, I don't believe you're familiar with the many modern safety systems we have designed into this building. We've got 'em all. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': All right. It's your building, but it's our fire. Now let's get these people the hell out of here. :'''James Duncan''': Now I don't think you're listening, Chief. There's no way for a fire on 81 to reach up here, not in this building! :'''Chief O'Halloran''': Okay. I'll do it. :'''James Duncan''': Hold it, hold it. The mayor's out there. Do you want me to pull rank on you? :'''Chief O'Halloran''': When there's a fire, I outrank everybody here. Now one thing we don't want is a panic. Now I could tell them, but you oughta do it. Just make a nice cool announcement to all your guests and tell them the party's being moved down below the fire floor. Right now. <hr width="50%"/> :'''James Duncan''': Patty - you and Susan stay right here where I can find you. Now don't leave this table. ''(Pointing to Roger)'' You I wanna talk to. ''(Duncan & Simmons walk away from the table)'' Did you change any of Doug's electrical specifications? :'''Roger Simmons''': I most certainly did. :'''James Duncan''': For God's sakes why? :'''Roger Simmons''': The reason should be obvious - especially to you! :'''James Duncan''': We've got a fire. And if it was caused by anything you did I'm going to hang you out to dry, and then I'm going to hang you! :''(After the evacuation has begun)'' :'''Roger Simmons''': I don't like the way you talk to me. :'''James Duncan''': You drunk? :'''Roger Simmons''': Not yet. :'''James Duncan''': Well then get out of my way! :'''Roger Simmons''': You didn't talk like this 2 years ago, did you? Running over budget and out of money. Did you ask me then how I could shave $2 million dollars off our electrical costs? :'''James Duncan''': Shut up and help me with these people! :'''Roger Simmons''': And let me ask you my dear father-in-law: am I the only subcontractor you encouraged to cut corners? Where did you save the other $4 million in Doug's original budget?! <hr width="50%"/> :''(Doug gets a call for Harry Jernigan from the building's security station)'' :'''Doug Roberts''': Harry? :'''Harry Jernigan''': ''(picking up the phone)'' Jernigan. :''(Jernigan learns that Lisolette Mueller is trapped on the 87th floor trying to rescue the Allbright family)'' :'''Jernigan''': What? Dammit man, you should have sent a man up there! :''(told the security station tried to telephone Mrs. Allbright)'' :'''Jernigan''': How do you expect her to hear a phone call? She's deaf! :''(asked if her two children can hear)'' :'''Jernigan''': Sure the kids can hear! :''(why they didn't respond to the phone)'' :'''Jernigan''': I don't know, maybe they were in the shower or something when you called! :'''Kappy''': ''(in background, speaking into his radio)'' Forward Command! :'''Jernigan:''' ''(still on the security phone)'' No, you stay where you are, I'll get them down! <hr width="50%/"> :'''Lorrie''': There never were any firemen, were there? :'''Dan Bigelow''': I said that to make it easier for you. I switched off the phones. There's no way to call out. Nobody knows we're up here. :'''Lorrie''': Well, I always did want to die in bed. :'''Dan Bigelow''': Nobody's going to die. :'''Lorrie''': One thing - at least they'll never find out about us, will they? :''(Dan soaks a towel in water, wraps it around his head and decides to make a run for help)'' :'''Dan Bigelow''': I used to run the 100 in 10 flat. :'''Lorrie''': Don't go. :'''Dan Bigelow''': I'll be back with the whole fire department. On your mark... <hr width="50%"/> :'''Senator Parker''': At this rate, it's going to take a couple of hours to get everyone down. So I would suggest that those of us with stout hearts and trim waistlines start using the stairs. :'''James Duncan''': That's 135 floors. :'''Senator Parker''': All downhill. <hr width="50%"/> :''(Simmons returns to the Promenade Room after his failed attempt to escape down the stairs)'' :'''Roger Simmons''': Pretty ridiculous spectacle, right? There's no way down. :'''Patty Duncan Simmons''': Oh, thank God you're all right! Oh Roger, what are we going to do? :'''Roger Simmons''': I know what I'm going to do. Get quietly drunk. :'''Patty Duncan Simmons''': If you're responsible for all this, I know...what you must be feeling. :'''Roger Simmons''': You don't even know the meaning of the word. :'''Patty Duncan Simmons''': What, "Responsible"? :'''Roger Simmons''': "Feeling"! Oh, you know a lot about responsibility; it's a family trait. The Duncans are very big in the responsibility department - at least on the surface! :'''Patty Duncan Simmons''': That's not fair! I don't think it's wrong to feel a, a sense of, of duty! :'''Roger Simmons''': Sometimes, when you turn the exact same phrase, lift an eyebrow the exact same way, I see and I hear your father. The two of you, one! Like a great big tree and a little baby tree in its shade where the acorn fell. :'''Patty Duncan Simmons''': Roger, I came over here to you because I-I thought you might need me! :'''Roger Simmons''': Right now, what I need most, is this. ''(grabs the glass and bottle of vodka)'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Harlee Claiborne''': I promised myself if I every saw you again I'd make a full confession- :'''Lisolette Mueller''': No, but thank you. :'''Harlee Claiborne''': But, you don't know anything about me. :'''Lisolette Mueller''': But I do. You're penniless. You have no villa in the south of France. No antiques coming, no paintings. But Harlee, I don't care. :'''Harlee Claiborne''': I'm a cheap tin horn. A two-bit con-man. :'''Lisolette Mueller''': Not cheap. Maybe unsuccessful. But don't you see your heart isn't it? How can you cheat people effectively if you don't really enjoy cheating? :'''Harlee Claiborne''': I brought you up here tonight to see you a thousand shares of Greater Anaheim Power & Light! :'''Lisolette Mueller''': Is it a good investment? :'''Harlee Claiborne''': There is no Greater Anaheim Power & Light! Only the certificate I had printed. I must say I think you would've admired the artwork...beautiful engraving. :'''Lisolette Mueller''': I'd like to see it. :'''Harlee Claiborne''': It's in my jacket. I-I took the jacket off - it was "needed elsewhere". You see what I mean? I can't even deliver a phony stock certificate. Did you hear what I said? :'''Lisolette Mueller''': Every word. :'''Harlee Claiborne''': Well then tell me you're shocked, or at least disappointed. :'''Lisolette Mueller''': But I'm not. :'''Harlee Claiborne''': You must be! :'''Lisolette Mueller''': Harlee, I'm not. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Doug Roberts''': Will Giddings is dead. He died 20 minutes ago. Oh boy. Oh, I wonder how many more will be dead by tomorrow. I thought we were building something, where people could work and live and be SAFE! If you had to cut costs, why didn't you cut ''floors'' instead of corners? :'''James Duncan''': Now listen, any decisions that were made, for the use of alternate building materials, were made because ''I'' as a builder have a right to make those decisions. If I remain within the building code and goddammit I did! :'''Doug Roberts''': Building code, Jesus. Building code, c'mon now Dunc I mean that's a standard cop-out when you're in trouble. I was crawling around up there. I mean duct holes weren't fire-stopped! Corridors without fire doors in them, sprinklers won't work, and an electrical system that's good for what? I mean it's good for starting fires! ''Phew'', boy where was I when all this was going on? Because I'm just as guilty as you and that goddamn son-in-law of yours! What do they call it when you kill people? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Roger Simmons''': The women are gone. ''We'' are going next. ''(Simmons tears up a bunch of breeches buoy tickets)'' :'''James Duncan''': ''(punches Simmons in his stomach)'' You've all got numbers, and you're going to take your turn! And if it's any consolation, I'm going to be the last one out of here, along with my son-in-law! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Chief O'Halloran''': It's out of control. And it's coming your way. You've got about 15 minutes. Now they wanna try something. They wanna blow those water tanks 2 floors above you - they think it might kill the fire. :'''Doug Roberts''': How are they gonna get the explosives up here? :'''Chief O'Halloran''': Oh they'll find some dumb son of a bitch to bring 'em up. :'''Doug Roberts''': Hang on, I'll tell 'em. ''(Roberts goes to tell the remaining guests)'' They wanna try to put out the fire by blowing up the water tanks above us. It's gonna mean a lot of water and steel and concrete but if they don't try it...we're all gonna burn. The fire's out of control below us. They think we got maybe 15 minutes. This way, some of us might survive. We've got no options. (''the fire breaks into the Promenade Room, the guests panic and make a run for the Breeches Buoy. Simmons gets there first, and fights his way on, and a fight breaks out among the men to get him off. An explosion destroys the ropes sending Simmons, Senator Parker and several others to their deaths'') :'''Chief O'Halloran''': Yeah? :'''Doug Roberts''' (''returning to the phone'') Well, we just lost the Breeches Buoy, there was a panic up here. It's under control now. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': Ok, now I'm going to try and set down on the roof, I'm gonna need you up there. :'''Doug Roberts''': Well I know how where to place the charges, but I don't know how. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': I know how. :'''Doug Roberts''': Ok. See you up there. <hr width="50%"/> :''(James Duncan and Patty Duncan Simmons meet and embrace for the first time since being rescued, presumably after Patty has identified Roger Simmons' body)'' :'''James Duncan''': I didn't want you to see him. :''(Patty sobs uncontrollably and embraces her father)'' :'''James Duncan''': You know, there's nothing any of us can do to bring back the dead but.....(''pauses and gazes back up at the smoking tower'')..all I can do now is pray to God, that I can stop this from ever happening again. <hr width="50%"/> :''(last lines)'' :'''Chief O'Halloran''': You know we were lucky tonight. Body count's less than 200. You know, one of these days you're gonna kill 10,000 in one of these firetraps, and I'm gonna keep eating smoke and bringing out bodies until somebody asks us... how to build them. :'''Doug Roberts''': (''turns to look at the scorched upper floors of the Tower and then back to O'Halloran'') Okay, I'm asking. :'''Chief O'Halloran''': You know where to reach me. So long, architect. == Taglines == * One Tiny Spark Becomes A Night Of Blazing Suspense. * The tallest building in the world is on fire. You are there with 294 other guests... There's no way down. There's no way out. * “The Towering Inferno” Is Not Just The Story Of The World' Tallest Building In Flames, It's The Story Of People... * One minute you're attending a party atop the world's tallest skyscraper. The next... you're trapped with 294 other guests in the middle of a fiery hell. * You are there on the 135th floor, no way down, no way out. * The world's tallest building is on fire. You are there on the 135th floor... no way down... no way out. == Cast == * [[w:Steve McQueen|Steve McQueen]] – Fire Chief Michael O'Halloran * [[Paul Newman]] – Doug Roberts * [[w:William Holden|William Holden]] – James Duncan * [[w:Faye Dunaway|Faye Dunaway]] – Susan Franklin * [[Fred Astaire]] – Harlee Claiborne * [[w:Susan Blakely|Susan Blakely]] – Patty Duncan Simmons * [[w:Richard Chamberlain (actor)|Richard Chamberlain]] – Roger Simmons * [[w:Jennifer Jones|Jennifer Jones]] – Lisolette Mueller * [[w:O. J. Simpson|O. J. Simpson]] – Harry Jernigan * [[w:Robert Vaughn|Robert Vaughn]] – Senator Gary Parker * [[w:Robert Wagner|Robert Wagner]] – Dan Bigelow == External links == {{wikipedia}} *{{imdb title|id=0072308|title=The Towering Inferno (1974)}} *{{rotten-tomatoes|id=towering_inferno|title=The Towering Inferno (1974)}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Towering Inferno, The}} [[Category:1974 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Films about fires]] [[Category:Firefighting films]] [[Category:Films set in San Francisco]] [[Category:Films directed by Irwin Allen]] lqf114xae09fx869gdgnhm4df9rsoqj 0 113971 3148887 2599376 2022-07-29T00:58:44Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Kathryn Grayson in The Toast of New Orleans trailer.jpg|thumb|right|'''I must be the oldest living child soprano''']] '''[[w:Kathryn Grayson|Kathryn Grayson]]''' ([[February 9]], [[1922]] – [[February 17]], [[2010]]) was an American actress and operatic soprano singer. {{Actor-stub}} == Sourced == * '''I must be the oldest living child soprano'''. ** ''The MGM Stock Company: the Golden Era''‎, James Robert Parish & Ronald L. Bowers (1974), Page 295 * Louis B Mayer created a situation that was just like a very big family, but with love and loyalty for everyone. ** [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/7272836/Kathryn-Grayson.html Daily Telegraph obituary 19 February 2010] == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Grayson, Kathryn}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Opera singers]] [[Category:Musicians from the United States]] [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2010 deaths]] [[Category:People from North Carolina]] 1j26duamtkqwv929m9brdte1x0pe831 0 114476 3148807 3044537 2022-07-28T22:11:04Z UDScott 4304 Reverted edit by [[User:213.125.56.226|213.125.56.226]] ([[User talk:213.125.56.226|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/213.125.56.226|contributions]]) to last version by SCP-2000 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Portrait_of_Philip_II_of_Spain_by_Sofonisba_Anguissola_-_002b.jpg|thumb|right]] '''[[w:Philip_II_of_Spain|Philip II of Spain]]''' ([[May 21]] [[1527]] – [[September 13]] [[1598]]) was [[w:King of Spain|King of Spain]] from 1556 and of [[w:Kingdom of Portugal|Portugal]] from 1581 (as '''Philip I''', ''Filipe I''). From 1554 he was King of [[w:Kingdom of Naples|Naples]] and [[w:Kingdom of Sicily|Sicily]] as well as [[w:Duke of Milan|Duke of Milan]]. During his marriage to [[Mary I of England|Queen Mary I]] (1554–58), he was also [[w:List of English monarchs|King of England]] and [[w:List of Irish monarchs|Ireland]]. From 1555, he was lord of the [[w:Seventeen Provinces|Seventeen Provinces]] of the [[w:Habsburg Netherlands|Netherlands]]. Known in Spain as "Felipe el Prudente" ('"Philip the Prudent'"), his [[w:Spanish Empire|empire]] included territories on every continent then known to Europeans, including his namesake [[w:Philippines|the Philippine Islands]]. During his reign, Spain reached the height of its influence and power. This is sometimes called the ''[[w:Spanish Golden Age|Golden Age]]''. The expression, "the empire on which the sun never sets," was coined during Philip's time to reflect the extent of his dominion. {{monarch-stub}} == Quotes == <!-- each quote in this section should be ordered chronologically. --> * God, who has given me so many Kingdoms to govern, has not given me a son fit to govern them. ** David Maland, ''Europe in the seventeenth century'' (1966), p. 207. * I would rather lose all my lands and a hundred lives than be king over heretics. ** David A. Pharies, ''A brief history of the Spanish language'' (2007), p. 147. == Quotes about Philip II == *He [King Philip II of Spain] is the mightiest enemy that England ever had, mightier than his father, the emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles]], or any other monarch of Christendom was these many years. … Her Majesty's special and most proper defence must be by ships. For ships of England, her Majesty is of her own proper ships so strong as the enemy shall not be able to land any power where her Majesty's navy shall be near to the enemy's navy. The ships of her subjects are also at this day both in number, in strength, in all captains and mariners, stronger than ever they were in memory of man. **[[William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley]], memorandum of February 1588, quoted in Conyers Read, ''Lord Burghley and Queen Elizabeth'' (London: Jonathan Cape, 1960), pp. 418-9. == External links== {{wikipedia}} * [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12002a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia] [[Category:Royalty]] [[Category:Spanish Monarchs]] [[Category:1527 births]] [[Category:1598 deaths]] 4wa8loow7cpomwyy8g68jxt8fleugzv 3148819 3148807 2022-07-28T22:29:22Z Aatto Sirviö 3128268 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Portrait_of_Philip_II_of_Spain_by_Sofonisba_Anguissola_-_002b.jpg|thumb|right]] '''[[w:Philip_II_of_Spain|Philip II of Spain]]''' ([[May 21]] [[1527]] – [[September 13]] [[1598]]) was [[w:King of Spain|King of Spain]] from 1556 and of [[w:Kingdom of Portugal|Portugal]] from 1581 (as '''Philip I''', ''Filipe I''). From 1554 he was King of [[w:Kingdom of Naples|Naples]] and [[w:Kingdom of Sicily|Sicily]] as well as [[w:Duke of Milan|Duke of Milan]]. During his marriage to [[Mary I of England|Queen Mary I]] (1554–58), he was also [[w:List of English monarchs|King of England]] and [[w:List of Irish monarchs|Ireland]]. From 1555, he was lord of the [[w:Seventeen Provinces|Seventeen Provinces]] of the [[w:Habsburg Netherlands|Netherlands]]. Known in Spain as "Felipe el Prudente" ('"Philip the Prudent'"), his [[w:Spanish Empire|empire]] included territories on every continent then known to Europeans, including his namesake [[w:Philippines|the Philippine Islands]]. During his reign, Spain reached the height of its influence and power. This is sometimes called the ''[[w:Spanish Golden Age|Golden Age]]''. The expression, "the empire on which the sun never sets," was coined during Philip's time to reflect the extent of his dominion. {{monarch-stub}} == Quotes == <!-- each quote in this section should be ordered chronologically. --> * God, who has given me so many Kingdoms to govern, has not given me a son fit to govern them. ** David Maland, ''Europe in the seventeenth century'' (1966), p. 207. * I would rather lose all my lands and a hundred lives than be king over heretics. ** David A. Pharies, ''A brief history of the Spanish language'' (2007), p. 147. == Quotes about Philip II == *He [King Philip II of Spain] is the mightiest enemy that England ever had, mightier than his father, the emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles]], or any other monarch of Christendom was these many years. … Her Majesty's special and most proper defence must be by ships. For ships of England, her Majesty is of her own proper ships so strong as the enemy shall not be able to land any power where her Majesty's navy shall be near to the enemy's navy. The ships of her subjects are also at this day both in number, in strength, in all captains and mariners, stronger than ever they were in memory of man. **[[William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley]], memorandum of February 1588, quoted in Conyers Read, ''Lord Burghley and Queen Elizabeth'' (London: Jonathan Cape, 1960), pp. 418-9. == External links== {{wikipedia}} * [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12002a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia] [[Category:Royalty]] [[Category:Spanish Monarchs]] [[Category:Roman Catholics from Spain]] [[Category:1527 births]] [[Category:1598 deaths]] bkn03yk1l5afbqy0mxsly2a7vsyht1x 0 114719 3148669 3134885 2022-07-28T14:29:53Z 49.145.134.253 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki '''''[[w:Final Fantasy XIII|Final Fantasy XIII]]''''' is a [[w:computer role-playing game|role-playing game]] released by [[w:Square Enix|Square Enix]] in 2010, the first part of a trilogy followed in 2012 by ''[[w:Final Fantasy XIII-2|Final Fantasy XIII-2]]'', and concluded in 2014 with ''[[w:Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII|Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII]]''. ==Lightning - Battle== ** Let's get this over with! / You know what to do! (Open) ** We can win if we stay focused / This should be interesting. (Open, tough enemy) ** No time to waste! (Open, Anavatapta Warmech) ** Cocoon's nothing to you?! (Open, 1st Battle vs. Barthandelus) ** Right... (Open, Adamantoise) ** Find your own road to hell! (Open, Orphan) ** Just stay out of my way. (Paradigm Shift, before obtaining Odin) ** Let's go! / Now! / Take down the enemy! / Follow my lead! / Turn the tide! / Let's wrap this up! / Time to switch it up! / You asked for it! (Paradigm Shift) ** Barthandelus! (Paradigm Shift vs. Barthandelus) ** Take this! / Out of my way! / Stay down! (AoE attack) ** You're going down! ** Target acquired. ** Thank you. (Being healed by/receiving buffs from ally) ** Good call. (Receiving buffs from ally) ** Don't panic. (Healing ally) ** We survive! (Healing ally) ** Target's a target. (Finishing blow to enemy) ** Nothing personal. (Finishing blow to enemy) ** Time to end it! / Take this! (Army of One) ** Odin...Cut us a path! / Clear the field! (Summon) ** We do this together! Let's ride! / Lend me your blade! We'll carve out a new fate! (Gestalt Mode.) ** Charge! ** Shake the ground! ** Trample 'em! ** This ends now! ** The storm is here! (Zantetsuken) ** Until next time (Summon leaves) ** Just another battle (win) ** Easy (win) ** That could've gone better (win, with low hp) ** And so it ends... (Defeated) ** Just... like that? (Defeated) ** I can win this! (Army of One) ** I'll make it quick. (Army of One) ** Time to end it! (Army of One) ** I'm no one's slave! (Army of One) ** You lose. (Army of One) ** Something to remember. (Army of One) ** Outta my way! (Army of One) ** It's over! (Army of One) ** I control my fate! (Army of One, final battle with Orphan) ==Snow Villiers - Battle== ** Nothing to worry about! / There's nothing we can't do! (Open) ** Why, Cid!? (Open, Cid) ** Let's do this! (Paradigm Shift) ** I got an idea (Paradigm Shift) ** Hope, follow my lead! (Paradigm shift when paired with Hope) ** Thanks, partner! (healed or buffed when paired with Hope) ** Later! (finishing blow to enemy) ** You see that!? (finishing blow to enemy) ** Take this! ** We gotta win this! ** How about this? ** Time for a beatdown! ** No problem! (win) ** Just too easy! (win) ** Not quite what I had in mind, but okay. (win with low hp) ** Much appreciated!(Being healed by/receiving buffs from ally) ** Shiva! Show 'em how it's done! (Summon) ** We do this together! Let's ride! (Gelstalt Mode) ** Feel the cold? ** Cool 'em off! (Diamond Dust) ** Way to go! (Summon leaves) ** The heroes always win! (Sovereign Fist) ** SERAH!!!! (defeated during Shiva Eidolon battle) ** No, not yet. (defeated) ** NO!!! SERAH!!! (defeated) ==Sazh Katzroy - Battle== **Can't we just talk this over? / Guess running's out of the question? / Just as I was getting used to things... (Open) **We got this, Vanille! (Paradigm Shift when paired with Vanille) **Follow the old man's lead! / Changin' the play. / Keep it together / Changing gears. (Paradigm Shift) ** Coming through! ** Watch out! ** Did you see that coming? ** Bull's eye. ** Leave it to me! ** Tough times, huh? ** Hey now. **I summon... Brynhildr! There you are. About time you'd showed up. (Summon) **Put me behind the wheel! That's right! Let's do this! Eidolon! Start your engines! (Gestalt) **Time, to warp this up! Come on! Oh yeah! (Muspell Flame) **Be seeing ya. (Summon leaves) ** You should see your daddy now! (Win) ** Old man still got it. (Win) ** Wisdom does come with age. (Win) ** Dajh. (Defeated) ** Luck's... finally run out. (Defeated) ** Old man, new tricks. (Cold Blood) ** Shoot you full of holes. (Cold Blood) ** Wish on these fireworks! (Cold Blood) ==Oerba Dia Vanille - Battle== ** No daydreaming now. / You're going to regret this! (Open) ** Follow my lead, pops! / Keep up, old man! / Change is good, pops! (Paradigm Shift when paired with Sazh) ** I'm not all smiles and sunshine! (Paradigm Shift, Hecatoncheir battle) ** Nice timing. ** Counting on you, old man! / Sazh, oh no! (to Sazh, if he is in critical HP) ** For you! / Keep it up! (Cure) ** Here we go! ** Take that! ** Hey you! ** Come on! ** Now things are gonna get ugly! ** Take this! ** Come on, Hecaton!! Let's go, Hecaton!! (summon) ** No one's getting hurt this time! (Death) ** I have to see this through. (Death) ** Alright, here it comes. (Death) ** Now you made me mad. (Death) ** We can't give up hope! (Death) ** We can change the future! (Death, final battle with Orphan) ** Sorry! ** Goodbye! ** I'm just fine! ** Now's our chance! ** Well, that wasn't scary at all. /Way to go, Sazh! / Yay us! (Win) ** Let's see some fireworks! ** Is it really over? (Defeated) ** What went wrong? (Defeated) ==Hope Estheim - Battle== ** It's all or nothing! (Open) ** Come on, Light! ** Maybe we should try something else? / Some things you just do / Now it's my turn. (Paradigm Shift) ** Careful now! ** Why, you- ** Did you miss me, mom? / Why me? / I'm sorry, I can't do this... (Defeated) ** Alexander! Need your help, big guy! (Summon) ** Okay, Let me up! Okay, let's do this! (Gestalt mode) ** Nothing can stop us! / Maybe there's hope for us after all. /I'll show you hope! / I'm not giving in! / I'll fight and I'll survive! (Last Resort) ** Try this on for size! ** Now's our chance. ** Clear the way! Fire! (Judgment) ** See you next time. (Summon leaves) ** One down! (Finishing blow on enemy) ** Just like I planned it. (Finishing blow on final enemy) ==Oerba Yun Fang - Battle== ** Goodnight, sunshine! ** You're gonna squirm! ** Come on then! ** Eat this! ** Take that! ** Appreciated. (Healed) ** Cheers! (Being healed by/receiving buffs from ally) ** Looking at me? ** Give it your best shot! ** Bahamut! You know what to do! (Summon) ** Let me on the fun! Now that's more like it (Gestalt Mode) ** Time for dinner! ** Have some fun! ** Rain down hell! (Megaflare) ** What a sweetheart! (Summon leaves) ** And I was just getting started... / Didn't even break a sweat! / As if there was any doubt! (Win) ** Sorry, Vanille. (Defeated) ** You kidding me? (Defeated) ** Ready for this?! (Highwind) ** No escape! (Highwind) ** Don't be scared! (Highwind) ** Wouldn't wanna be you! (Highwind) ** No one's getting in my way!" (Highwind) ==Yaag Rosch== *''(Orders for soldiers) ''These are l'Cie. Show no mercy. They aren't people. They're targets. * Cocoon is caught in the grip of a Pulse-born Terror. These Pulse l'Cie threaten our very way of life. They must be eliminated. Over and out. * [to Palumpolum GCs] Who do you think it is terrified of Pulse and begging us to kill the l'Cie? It's not Sanctum. It's not us. It's the people. * Not so fast, I'Cie! ==Cid Raines== *The public fears what it doesn't know... Strike down the phantoms before their eyes, and they sleep like babes. *A l'Cie tied to an inescapable Focus - a slave of destiny. I'd lost hope. I'd all but given up dreams of freedom. *When it comes to Pulse, who could claim to know anything? I need the truth, for the sake of Cocoon. *The public fears what it doesn't know. It's grown tired of living in constant terror of these treats from the world below. So, the Sanctum devised a plan for you l'Cie. *I put you on the path. That was my Focus. *I did my best to assist you as bid by the Sanctum fal'Cie. *A shadow of a dream from when I was human. It was change I craved, and once I'd built the influence to make things happen, there was change. I gained all the power I could hope for, but was a puppet with no will to wield it. It wasn't the fal'Cie that changed, it was me. *I'm here of my own accord, not by fal'Cie. Seeing you fight brought it all back. Brought back that future I once strove for. I, too, will challenge my fate. *I will set you free! *The only thing I wanted was a moment of triumph. How it ends isn't important. Just do what you know is right. Trust yourselves. *People of Cocoon. My fellow citizens. We have survived the twilight, and gather now to welcome the dawn on which we decide our fate. Many are lessons we have learned during our long night of hardship and sacrifice. And now we face choices, which must be made as our hearts dictate, and not abandoned to uncared chance, Let us forge ahead with unflinching courage and honor the fallen with action. With these hands we shape the future. *'''Fight''' **I shall set you free! **My Triumph is near! **You are mine! **No more words! **The fal'Cie have no hold over me! **On your Guard! (Ruin) **My Will is my own! (Metamorphose) **My Will is my Strength! (Seraphic Beam) ==Galenth Dysley/Barthandelus== * (to reporter) There's no denying the enormity of the strain the Purge placed on us all. But, given the tens of millions of lives at stake, there truly was no alternative. * (to public) In all the centuries since the War of Transgression, Cocoon has been spared Pulse aggression, and prospered for it. It is essential that we maintain this peace. That is the Sanctum's focus. We will continue employing every resource available to combat these threats to the harmony of our society. * What else does one do with tools? * Without our help, death is all of which you're capable. You saw the fools. A mindless mob drunk on fear of a few l'Cie. * l'Cie? You mean me? Oh child, perish the thought. I am more than that! [Assumes true form] I am fal'Cie. My name is Barthandelus. Voice of the Sanctum and Lord-Sovereign of the Cocoon fal'Cie. Your kind feared the darkness, so we gave you light.You begged us for the Purge. and did it not come to pass? Now your spurn our counsel? You must learn your place! *Will you enjoy the festivities beside me or perhaps... (turns into fal'Cie form) Greet the end here in the land where it all began (Oerba)? *If you truly seek salvation, you will obey! * Fight ** This is the power of a fal'Cie. ** Come... ** What can mere l'Cie do? ** You are ignorant of your place. ** I am most disappointed. ** You waste your time. ** Is that all you got? ** I am the harbinger of death! ** Yield! ** Witness my power!/You will taste agony! (Thanotosian Smile) ** You will know true terror!/Now you will bow to the fal'Cie! (Destrudo) ** Submit! ** Destroy the world ** The World begs for salvation. ** Piteous l'Cie! ** Perhaps, some of this? ** Such marvelous strength! ** Can you endure this? (Apoptosis) ** You struggle in vain! (Thanotosian Laughter) ** Fulfill your Focus. ** Rip! Die! Kill! ** Rrrrraaaaagghhgh! [Deafening Whisper for Orphan: KILL REND MAIM!] ** Rrrrraaaaagghhgh! [Deafening Whisper for Orphan: BLOOD SMELL KILL EAT!] ** Rrrrraaaaagghhgh! [Deafening Whisper for Orphan: BURN REND KILL DESTROY!] * Release...At last, release! (Final Words) ==Orphan== * A haven, yea. Yet it must fall ere we be saved. Too frail a shell, and humans should not thrive. Too stout a shell and they would not die. Slaughter and salvation! Two irreconcilable Focuses we bore. Yet bound were we in a cocoon prison, impervious to our power. And so we thank you for granting us our longed-for birth. We are the Abandoned One, born but now to die. Our name is Orphan. By our hand, the world shall know redemption. * Have you ever paused to consider our reason for making l'Cie of men? We fal'Cie are crafted for a single purpose and granted finite power to that end. With men it is not so. Men dream, aspire, and through indomitable force of will achieve the impossible. Your power is beyond measure. ==Dialogue== :Seven Days Prior *'''Vanille''': Fang, let's go. What's our Focus even matter? *'''Fang''': What's it matter? You want to become a monster? *'''Vanille''': I just— *'''Fang''': Keep your chin up. We know the part that matters. Right? We are enemies of Cocoon. Know what I say? Play the part and raise hell. Might jump-start our memories. *'''Vanille''': What? *'''Fang''': The fal'Cie. Let's smash it. --- *'''Vanille''': Let's give up! Forget our Focus, we don't need it! *'''Fang''': We don't need it? Look, if we don't figure it out and pull it off, you're gonna become a Cie'th. *'''Vanille''': It's just--making a kid a that young l'Cie. It's not right! *'''Fang''': Yeah, it's unfair. But guess what? We grin and bear it like good l'Cie or the fal'Cie starts making more. Like that girl the other day. It doesn't matter what our Focus is. We do out, whether we like it or not. *'''Vanille''': But-- *'''Fang''': Say we call it quits. You think these people will let us go? They'll lynch us on the street. Listen, Vanille. We do what we've gotta do and get ourselves off this filthy world, as fast as we can. *'''Vanille''': Fang? *'''Fang''': You get out of here first. I'll buy you some time. Now, don't you worry. I'll come and find you, no matter where you go. :[She damages the elevator control as she pushes Vanille in as it closes.] *'''Vanille''': Wait! Fang! Fang! Please! Don't leave me! *'''Fang''': You're not gonna end up a Cie'th. --- :Five Days Prior *'''Snow''': Serah! What is your Focus? L'Cie have a Focus, right? I'll go with you. Help you do it. Just let me. *'''Serah''': No! If you're with me, the Sanctum will-- *'''Snow''': I will be with you! No matter what! We've come to far to quit now. *'''Serah''': I don't know. I don't know my Focus. I'm gonna be a monster. *'''Snow''': Not if I'm here. I'll protect you. We'll figure this out--do it together. Okay? *'''Serah''': Okay. :[The two hug on the pier.] *'''Serah''': If it's true what they say...When we're finished, I'll turn to crystal. *'''Snow''': Don't worry. When l'Cie complete their Focus, they're blessed with the gift of eternity. They wouldn't called it eternity if you died. You'll see. You and me, we'll always be together. --- :Four Days Prior *'''Serah''': Don't laugh, okay? It's a dream I had, a bad one. I dreamed I destroyed the world. It was terrifying. I needed some time alone. It had me so scared I tried to run away. But then, my boyfriend, he came chasing after me. That's when I understood. Running away and leaving behind the people you care about? That isn't love. Though you might just want to keep them safe, shutting them out of you life only hurts them more. The point is, I have people I can count on. I'll make it through. *'''Vanille''': I think you'll be fine. *'''Serah''': You will be too. You'll find the words, I'm sure of it. :(Vanille touches her arm and fall to her knees) *'''Vanille''': (crying) I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! What else can I say? *'''Serah''': I'm not the one you should asking, Vanille. You'll know what to say when you find your friend. You'll see. -- :Two Days Prior *'''Snow''': Making a wish? *'''Serah''': Maybe I was. I was hoping that tomorrow I can tell my sister. She'll be so mad, knowing I hid it from her. *'''Snow''': Don't worry, I'll take the blame for you. You know, you should ask for something bigger. These are wish-granting fireworks like in the stories. *'''Serah''': Stories, huh? L'Cie who fulfill their Focus...they become crystal and gain eternal life. *'''Snow''': Would help if they gave you some clue about what you're suppose to do. We'll figure this thing out...You will never be one of those monsters. *'''Serah''': So what will I be? A crystal? :[She starts crying until Snow takes out a necklace] *'''Snow''': Yesterday at the store, I got you something. Don't know much about jewelry, but I hope you like it. :[He puts it on her.] *'''Snow''': I'll stay by you, no matter what happens. I'm yours forever. Serah...my one, my only...will you marry me? *'''Serah''': Yes. *'''Snow''': She said yes! -- *'''Sazh''': Dajh. *'''Dajh''': Hey, Dad. *'''Sazh''': Making a wish, huh? What did you wish for? *'''Dajh''': Well, you're never happy. You never smile. So here what I wished: I wished that you'd cheer up and be like your old self again. :[Sazh picks up his son and presents the baby chocobo he bought for him.] *'''Sazh''': How about that? Your wish came true! :[The fireworks start.] *'''Sazh''': Okay, it's my turn to wish. *'''Dajh''': What for, dad? *'''Sazh''':That's my little secret. -- *'''Nora''': Not making a wish, Hope? *'''Hope''': Mom, you still believe in that kind of stuff? Wishing on fireworks, really? That's for little kids. *'''Nora''': (hugs her son) Who are you calling kid? *'''Hope''': You. What did you wish for? *'''Nora''': That next year--your father can come with us. *'''Hope''': Why? It's better like this. We don't need him. -- :[Snow and Serah get a bird's eye view of the fireworks.] *'''Snow''': Gotta love these fireworks. They granted my wish. *'''Serah''': Your wish? *'''Snow''': Before you agree to marry me, I wish on them that you would say yes. -- *'''Amodar''':(changing the subject) You taking tomorrow off? *'''Lightning''': Sir, for my birthday, sir. My sister, she insisted on it. *'''Amodar''': Twenty-one, huh? Maybe it's a good time to send off that letter of recommendation for officer training. *'''Lightning''': Lieutenant... *'''Amodar''': You're past due for a promotion, Farron. Think of your sister, and your future. And, uh, keep your nose out of trouble. *'''Lightning''': Out of PSICOM business, you mean. *'''Amodar''': Yeah. Nothing good will come of it. Nothing but grief. -- :One Day Prior '''Lightning''': You became a l'Cie, so now you're gonna marry this idiot? And you think I'm gonna buy that? Full points for originality. But, don't forget. If you really are a l'Cie, it's my job to deal with you. *'''Serah''': Sis... *'''Lightning''': This is ridiculous. Worst birthday ever. :[Serah runs off crying] *'''Snow''': Wait! Serah! *'''Snow''': Why won't you believe her? *'''Lightning''': You're kidding me? She gets made l'Cie, and you pop the question? *'''Snow''': Sister...! (in the English version: Lightning, stop it!) *'''Lightning''': Who are you calling "sister"?! Get out of my house! (in the English version: No, you stop it! Get out of my house.) *'''Snow''': But you're just shutting Serah out! (in the English version: You're shutting her out. She's your sister!) :[Lightning turns her back to him.] *'''Snow''': Fine...I'll do it. I'll protect her. :[Snow walks off as Lightning opens Serah's present: A survival knife.] *'''Lightning''': How practical. *Reporter: We interrupt this program to bring an urgent Sanctum bulletin...Late last night, officials confirmed the presence...of a fal'Cie inside the city of Bodhum. Acting with fal'Cie Eden's approval, authorities declared a state of emergency. The entire district will be quarantined in response to this crisis. This is a Sanctum bulletin— -- :Hours Prior * Commander: What's a GC doing here? This op's under PSICOM direction. *'''Lightning''': So direct me, let me. I want to be Purged. * Commander: Only citizens get Purged. Sanctum-status soldiers are exempt. *'''Lightning''': Then I quit. * Commander: Line up! :[Sazh notices her.] *'''Sazh''': Excuse me. Hey, lady. What gives? *'''Lightning''': I volunteered. *'''Sazh''': Really? You don't look ready to go quietly into that good night. *'''Lightning''': You want quiet, you better take the next train. *'''Sazh''': Now I really want to see what you're up to. ===Chapter 1=== *'''Vanille''' ''[narrating, first lines of the game]'': The thirteen days after we awoke were the beginning of the end. <hr width=50%/> *'''Sazh''': Oh goodness. We did it. :(Jets zoom past.) *'''Sazh''': Aren't you supposed to protect civilians, Soldier? I mean, you are Sanctum, aren't ya? What are you doing stopping the Purge? Why don't you tell me that? *'''Lightning''': I ''was'' a soldier. :(Lightning runs off with Sazh picking up the pace.) *'''Sazh''': Man...Chocobo, we just can't get a break, can we? -- *'''Sazh''': Not wanting to be Purged, I get. But taking on trained soldiers? *'''Lightning''': Better to die than get sent to Pulse. It's hell without the brimstone. *'''Sazh''': Yeah, well, hell isn't sounding too bad. Cause this place isn't exactly paradise. -- *'''PSICOM Marauder''': Deportees, are we? Weapons down. I'd hate for this to get ugly. *'''Sazh''': Huh?...Turn ugly? *'''Lightning''': He wants to kill us without a fight. *'''PSICOM Marauder''': (charging) Time's up! *(After the fight, Sazh attempts to start up the ship while talking to Lightning.) *'''Sazh''': So, Soldier...What's your angle? What, is it classified military info? What's the matter? You quit, didn't you? You think I'm gonna go out there and just tell everybody your secret? *'''Lightning''': Pulse fal'Cie. My 'angle'. I'm after the fal'Cie. *(With Sazh speechless, Lightning succeeds in starting up the airship.) *'''Lightning''': Still happy you tagged along? *'''Sazh''': Didn't have a choice... -- *'''Galenth's Voice''': On behalf of Cocoon citizens...I would like to thank our brave Pulse pioneers...and express our best wishes for a successful relocation. Your noble and selfless sacrifice ensures the continued safety and peace of our society. Were it not for this remarkable gesture, every resident of Cocoon, your family, your friends, your neighbors, would be exposed to the dangers of the world below. By choosing to leave, you participate in this migration— *(A radio projecting this message is crushed by Snow.) *'''Yuj''': Migration? More like extermination. *'''Snow''': Yuj. You stay here. *'''Yuj''': Sorry...I didn't mean to... *'''Snow''': (shaking his head) These people need heroes. -- *'''Maqui''': This is crazy! *'''Gadot''': Then take a nap. *'''Maqui''': Really? Can I? *'''Gadot''': Sure, and when we're taking a ''dirt'' nap, you can save everyone. :(An explosion sounds in the distance, startling Maqui.) *'''Maqui''': Ahhh! It's even worse! *'''Snow''': No dirt naps today. We're all in this together. Our enemy's the Cocoon Sanctum. Their dreaded PSICOM, no less. *'''Lebreau''': What's to dread? PSICOM's nothing but a whole bunch of bluster and bullying. They got nothing on NORA. -- *'''Vanille''': Here. *'''Snow''': (handing her a gun) Push comes to shove, keep them safe. *'''Vanille''': (points gun at Snow and pretends to shoot) Bang! *'''Vanille (''narrating'')''': First impression of Snow? All talk. -- *(Snow's group fights off PSICOM soldiers as a Sanctum ship arrives and starts mowing down the resistance.) *'''Gadot''': We got trouble! *'''Snow''': No kidding! *(Snow attempts to get a gun, but misses as he is at close range to the airship's gun. But Nora grabs the weapon and saves Snow to his shock.) *'''Nora''': I told you, didn't I? Moms are tough. *(An explosion occurs that destroys the bridge with Vanille and Hope watching it from a distance. On the collapsing bridge, Snow is horrified to see the people he vowed to help falling to their deaths as he and Nora slide now as well. Snow grabs onto a latch and gets a firm grip on Nora as she regains consciousness.) *'''Nora''' Get him home...Please... *'''Snow''': Hold on! *(Nora loses her grip and falls to her death with Snow following as the rest of the bridge falls down. Hope, seeing it from afar, is stunned to speechlessness.) *'''Vanille''': Come on! (slaps Hope's cheek) We have to move! *'''Hope''': (still stunned) O—okay... :(The two run off.) -- *'''Sazh''': It's an out-and-out massacre. Those people won't even live long enough to die on Pulse. *'''Lightning''': That was the idea. *'''Sazh''': What? *'''Lightning''': Sanctum logic. They conjured up the Purge to eliminate a threat. I mean—why carry the danger all the way to Pulse? Why not just stamp it out here? Execution masquerading as exile. That's all the Purge ever was. -- *'''Vanille''': Here.[Hands Hope a gun.] *'''Hope''': (stammers helplessly and stares at gun) *'''Vanille''': (hugs Hope) It's too much, isn't it? Face it later. *'''Hope''': (stares questioningly at Vanille) *'''Vanille''': (giggles and runs off) Ciao! *'''Hope''': Hey! Wait! (runs after Vanille) *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') You said it made you happy when I smiled, didn't you? But really...I was afraid. I was ''always'' afraid. -- *'''Snow''': Hey, Gadot. *'''Gadot''': Yeah? *'''Snow''': If you don't know who you got to save, you just protect them all, right? *'''Gadot''': Something on your mind? You got plenty of time for thinking on the way, hero. -- *'''Snow''': (starts up the engines) I'll swing by the Vestige. Keep the kids out of trouble! *'''Gadot''': You got it. Say hi to the missus for me. You go skirt-chasing, I take care of the kids. Some husband! *'''Snow''': Dinner's on me. *'''Gadot''': Better be home cooking! *'''Yuj''': When's the wedding, lover-boy? *'''Snow''': Haha, don't worry. None of you are invited. *'''Yuj''': We're still going! *'''Maqui''': Hey, are you serious?! *'''Lebreau''': Hey, what about me?! *'''Snow''': Catch ya later! :(Snow drives off with Vanille yelling him to come back.) -- *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') The Pulse fal'Cie. It held our future...and our fate. ===Chapter 2=== *'''Vanille''': (coming to within Lowerworld Vestige) That was close...Where is the...(finally notices the damaged hoverbike) Oops...Well, then...Guess it's...just us. *'''Hope''': What did you expect? Even soldiers know not to go near the fal'Cie. You become a Pulse l'Cie, and you're finished. *'''Vanille''': (puts hands on hips) What do you mean, "finished"? *'''Hope''': Haven't you heard, Miss...? *'''Vanille''': Vanille. *'''Hope''': Huh? *'''Vanille''': My name. And yours? *'''Hope''': Hope -- *'''Vanille''': What's your problem? *'''Hope''': What's my—? Pulse is hell on earth! (stares bitterly at the floor, too furious to speak) *'''Vanille''': (hugs him soothingly) We'll be okay. Calm down! *'''Hope''': (breaks away from her) Get off me. -- *'''Sazh''': Still won't budge? I think the door is winning. *'''Lightning''': Why didn't I listen? *'''Sazh''': Beg your pardon? *'''Lightning''': It was me. This is my fault. *'''Sazh''': Beg your pardon? *'''Lightning''': Cover your ears. *'''Sazh''': Oh, blast charge? Hold on, hold on! (runs away to a safe distance) Make it happen. *'''Lightning''': I'm so sorry...Please let me in. Please? :(The door opens.) *'''Sazh''': What the—hey! What did—How'd you open it? After you. :[Door closes behind them] -- *'''Sazh''': If those things are still around, might be some soldiers trapped in here, too. Except they'd be l'Cie by now. Not even human anymore. Just Pulse l'Cie. Enemies of Cocoon. Can't show 'em any mercy. -- *'''Snow''': Okay, listen. Find someplace to hide and keep quiet. Once I find Serah, we'll all leave together You'll be home for dinner. *'''Hope''': You- *'''Vanille''': Wait! Who's Serah? *'''Snow''': My wife. Future wife, that is. She's a Pulse l'Cie. She's here somewhere with that fal'Cie. I gotta find her and set her free, *'''Hope''': What's wrong with you? Why do you want to help a l'Cie?! They're the enemy! How can you save a l'Cie and not...and not.... That's insane! -- *'''Sazh''': What's gotten into you, Soldier? I thought you came for a fight. *'''Lightning''': My sister... *'''Sazh''': Your sister? *'''Lightning''': She's a l'Cie. *'''Sazh''': What? A Pulse l'Cie? *'''Lightning''': The fal'Cie has her captive. But I'll find her. -- *'''Sazh''': Listen to me. When a person gets cursed by the fal'Cie, they become l'Cie. Then they get given a Focus, right? How do I put this? If they don't carry it out, l'Cie end up as one of those things. What I'm saying is, if your sister's gone that far...I mean--! She might still--! How can I--? Oh, man There's no way to turn a l'Cie back into human. Even if she completes her Focus, there's no changing her fate. She'll live her life as a fal'Cie slave. Don't make her suffer. *'''Lightning''': Just say it! Any l'Cie...Anyone who might even become a l'Cie should be wiped off the face of Cocoon! It's people like you that the started the Purge in the first place. -- *'''Serah''': You can save us...protect us all...save Cocoon. *'''Lightning''': Save Cocoon? Serah, is that your Focus? *'''Snow''': Anything, I'll do anything. Just leave it to me. I'll save Cocoon. *'''Lightning''': Somehow, I'll think of something. *'''Snow''': You just relax. *'''Serah''': I'm sorry. (in the English version: Thank you.) (crystallizes before Snow and Lightning's eyes) *'''Lightning''': Serah! *'''Snow''': Serah! Serah! *'''Vanille''': Why is she turning into crystal? *'''Hope''': l'Cie who full their Focus are transformed into crystal and gain eternal life. *'''Sazh''': Just like the stories say. *'''Snow''': I will carry on. (in the English version: Serah...Sweet dreams...) *'''Lightning''': "Carry on"? Stop playing dumb! Serah...She's--- (in the English version: Sweet dreams? She's not sleeping! Serah...She's---) *'''Snow''': She's alive. The legend! Remember legend! L'Cie who fulfill their focus turn to crystal and gain eternal life. It's the same with Serah! Eternal life! She's not dead! Serah's my bride-to-be. I promised to be hers forever. I don't care how long I have to wait-- :[Lightning slugs him] *'''Lightning''': It's over! Open your eyes and face reality! -- *'''Hope''': So this...is the fal'Cie...? *'''Snow''': Serah's a crystal now. You gave her a Focus. and she did it. You got what you want! Now let her go! :[No answer as Snow gets on his knees] *'''Snow''': Please. Turn her back! I'll be your l'Cie instead! :[Lightning takes out her gunblade] *'''Lightning''': Fine, you go on begging! Like this thing gives a damn what we want! :[Lightning strikes the fal'Cie's shell] *'''Snow''': Lightning! *'''Lightning''': It's this thing's fault the Purge started, and it's people are dying. Serah told us to save Cocoon. That means this thing needs to die! :[The fal'Cie emerges from its shell, a fight begins] -- *'''Vanille''' ''(Narrator)'': When I couldn't see a future and I was afraid. When the future was clear and it hurt to see, I just close my eyes and lose myself in happier days. ===Chapter 3=== *'''Snow''': What did I...just do? *'''Hope''': He used magic! You used the power of a l'Cie! The fal'Cie cursed us! We're l'Cie now! *'''Lightning:''' [takes up her weapon] Right. -- *'''Lightning''': l'Cie to the last... *'''Hope''': Why me? I don't even know you, but you have to go and attack that thing?! :[No one could answer] *'''Hope''': Just leave me alone! It's your fault-- It's you fault my-- You could've-- All of this is your and Serah's fault! *'''Snow''': Watch it! :[Hope cowers, and cries.] *'''Snow''': Sorry. -- *'''Sazh''': That is how a Focus comes down, people. The fal'Cie? They don't spell it our with clear-cut instructions. All you get is a hazy glimpse. [Light & Snow look at him] Well, that's what they say. You know, legends and all. -- *'''Snow''': Save her. *'''Sazh''': Say what? *'''Snow''': Our Focus is to protect Cocoon. *'''Vanille''': Really? Okay, and why's that? -- *'''Snow''': We fight it! Ragnarok. That's the we're l'Cie. To stop it--to keep Cocoon safe! *'''Sazh''': Yeah, why don't you give us one reason to believe that? One reason. *'''Snow''': Serah. She said to protect to Cocoon, and then she turned to crystal. That's the proof right there. She completed her Focus! That means ours is to save Cocoon. Serah's fal'Cie is the same as ours. Our Focus has got be the same. We were chosen to be guardians, to defeat Ragnarok! It makes sense! *'''Sazh''': The hell it does! You're grasping at straws, son! Pulse fal'Cie are Cocoon's enemies. We just got recruited by one of them. If I were a betting man...I'd put us on the other side. *'''Snow''': So Serah's an enemy too? Well I don't buy it! We have the power to save Cocoon. If we work together and carry out out Focus--- -- *'''Sazh''': I thought they'd be tougher than that. These guys are PSICOM, yeah? Supposed to be cream-of-the-crop. *'''Snow''': Yeah, but PSICOM's an anti-Pulse task force. Haven't fought a war in centuries. Bunch of rookie troops swinging around overpriced toys. *'''Sazh''': So, from what you're telling me, it sounds like a regular old soldier...has got more training than special forces. *'''Snow''': Nothing for us l'Cie to be afraid of. *'''Lightning''': Cut the crap. Their grunts might be green, but PSICOM's elites are cold-blooded beasts. They hit the field and it's game over. -- *'''Sazh''': It's not right. Why'd kids have to get dragged into this mess? *'''Snow''': I'll keep the kids out of trouble. *'''Sazh''': Problem is, you're one of them. -- *'''Sazh''': We want to help Serah too. But without tools...we could be digging for days. The army's on our trail. For now, we've got to keep moving. For now. *'''Snow''': So I just abandon her, and save myself? *'''Lightning''': What about our focus? What happened to banding together to save the world? It's that what you promised? Now you want to forget it all and die here? Snow? You're nothing but talk. *'''Snow''': Lightning! I'll do whatever it takes. I'll finish this Focus...and keep Serah save. That's my promise. *'''Lightning''': Great job so far. -- *'''Vanille''': People really hate Pulse, don't they. * '''Sazh''': Not hate. More like fear. Tens of millions of people...all scared of Pulse boogeymen. They'd be shaken in their beds every night if they knew...that l'Cie like us were around. -- *PSICOM Soldier: Commencing cleanup protocol. *'''Snow''': Cleanup? Let me help! -- *'''Fang''': You want to keep breathing? Shut up and come quiet. ===Chapter 4=== *'''Vanille''': Come on. Let's get going. *'''Sazh''': Get going to where, exactly? The whole of Cocoon's against us. No matter how far we run, there's no escape. That Cie'th clock, it's still tickin'. *'''Vanille''': There's still time. You give up too easy, old man! *'''Sazh''': I'm not giving up. But there are some things that you just can't change. A kid like you would not understand. *'''Vanille''': Yeah, I'm a kid! I don't understand! *'''Sazh''': Well, I guess we can be fugitives together. -- *'''Lightning''': The Purge is PSICOM's baby. Our military is split into two arms: the Public Security and Intelligence Command, known as PSICOM, and the Guardian Corps. I was Guardian Corps, Bodhum security regiment. *'''Hope''': Wait, but I don't get it. If you're not PSICOM, then why did you board the train? *'''Lightning''': For Serah. I had to rescue Serah before they transported the Vestige to Pulse, and out of my reach. My only chance to save her was to join the Purge. *'''Hope''': You're telling me that you got on that train so you can save your sister? That's crazy. I could never do something like that. *'''Lightning''': It's not a question of can or can't. There are some things in life you just do. -- *'''Hope''': That night, they found the fal'Cie in the Bodhum Vestige. The next day, soldiers sealed the town and we couldn't get back to Palumpolum. They forced us onto the train with everyone else. My mom, she was frantic. She wanted to get us home, so she tried to fight. She got tricked, by Snow! He used her! *'''Vanille''': Let's get you home, okay. Your dad gotta be worried! *'''Hope''': Let him worry. Why should I care? He doesn't. *'''Sazh''': Any father cares. -- *'''Sazh''': Pulse is crawling with things that, isn't it? *'''Lightning''': Got me. Not even the Corps has access to intel on Pulse. Soldiers in the field fight blind. *'''Sazh''': Yeah, I noticed that. But don't you need to know exactly what you're up against? *'''Lightning''': Target's a target. *'''Sazh''': You like to keep it simple, don't you? *'''Lightning''': I stick to my goal *'''Hope''': As long as you have a goal, you can fight? *'''Lightning''': You can stay alive. -- *'''Lightning''': Keep running—it's die or turn Cie'th. There's no place for l'Cie to hide. No…they want a fight? Let's take it to the Sanctum's door! *'''Sazh''': This isn't a game! *'''Lightning''': No. That's for damn sure. It started with Serah. The fal'Cie took her. Now I'm a l'Cie. And the Sanctum's hunting me, an enemy of the state. But who's pulling their strings? A fal'Cie. Eden. Cocoon's sustainer and guiding light. It probably ordered the Purge, too. Pulse and Sanctum fal'Cie? They're all the same. And we're all the same to them: expendable. I'm not dying a fal'Cie slave. -- *'''Lightning''': With me, it'll be fight after fight. I don't know how it'll end. It's anybody's guess. *'''Hope''': I know that. But-I need to be stronger. Lightning? *'''Lightning''': Call me Light. -- *'''Hope''': Lightning! Your brand looks different. Was that an Eidolon? Like l'Cie can summon? *'''Lightning''': Magic and mumbo-jumbo. I must've hit my head on that Purge train. -- *'''Sazh''': All of Cocoon is in the grip of Pulse-phobia. If a l'Cie pops up on the radar, all hell will break lose. *'''Vanille''': They don't even know why they're scared. *'''Sazh''': Afraid of what they don't know. Afraid to find out more. Get worse the older you get. I'm terrified of what will happen. The world probably would be better off without Pulse l'Cie. I mean, most of them. -- *'''Cid''': When it comes to Pulse, who could claim to know anything? I need the truth, for the sake of Cocoon. *'''Snow''': 'The sake of Cocoon..' We're from Cocoon! Shipping us, Purging innocent people... That's how you lend us a hand? *'''Cid''': Those are the Sanctum's methods. The public fears what it doesn't know. It's grown tired of living in constant terror of these treats from the World below. So, the Sanctum devised a plan for you l'Cie. *'''Snow''': I'll bet *'''Cid''': A public execution. The people don't know any better.Strike down the phantoms before their eyes, and they sleep like babes. ===Chapter 5=== *'''Lightning''': Right. We press forward. I take point, you watch our backs. *'''Hope''': Actually...Why don't you let me take point? *'''Lightning''': Can you handle it? *'''Hope''': It's not a question of can or can't. *'''Lightning''': Now you're learning. -- *'''Hope''': They don't seem like they're even looking for us. I mean, we're l'Cie and we're on the loose. *'''Lightning''': PSICOM's keeping it all under wraps. They don't want their failure publicized. Better they lose us than their pride. *'''Hope''': So the other soldiers don't know about us. Right? *'''Lightning''': Right. They don't know anything about any fugitives. -- :[While talking about Sazh and Vanille.] *'''Hope''': Do you think he's still alive? *'''Lightning''': You mean Snow? He's too stubborn to die. And that's his best quality. He's arrogant and chummy from the get-go. He thinks he's everybody's pal. Never liked him much. He leads a bunch of kids--gang called 'NORA.' *'''Hope''': Where'd they get the name 'Nora?' *'''Lightning''': It's a stupid acronym. Their little code. Stands for 'No Obligations, Rules, or Authority.' Must be nice. *'''Hope''': It's irresponsible. -- *'''Lightning''':Don't touch anything. Control your emotions. If you want to survive, you forget about sympathy. How can I explain? Think of it like a strategy. Focus on your ultimate goal and shut out everything else. Still your mind. Move on instinct. Let doubt take over, and despair will cripple you. *'''Hope''': Strategy. Good. I'll take anything to help me get through this. I'll call it 'Operation Nora.' *'''Lightning''': NORA? *'''Hope''': My mother's name. *'''Lightning''': Your revenge? -- *'''Fang''': Okay! Time to hunt some l'Cie! *'''Snow''': So what, we find 'em and that's that? *'''Fang''': Don't get all hot and bothered. *'''Snow''': Serah... Am I doing the right thing. I went to the fal'Cie hoping to help her. But I was too late. ===Chapter 6=== *'''Vanille''': I followed the smell. *'''Sazh''': What? *'''Vanille''': It smells nice. All naturey. :[Sazh sniffs around.] *'''Sazh''': Just smells damp. And I think something bit me. -- *'''Vanille''': Come on, Pops! You really got to keep it together, okay? Now-- let's go. *'''Sazh''': Now I've got kids looking out for me. Some dad I am. -- *'''Vanille''': (''to Chocobo Chick'') Being made a l'Cie, it's not easy. I mean, look, even I'm kind of worried. But even if we don't know what'll happen, we have to keep our dreams alive. Have something to look forward to, you know. *'''Sazh''': Next stop is Nautilus--City of dreams. - *'''Sazh''': I'm just thinking. *'''Vanille''': Don't blame yourself. You know, you can't control who a fal'Cie picks for its Focus. *'''Sazh''': My son Dajh. He was picked. He's a l'Cie. He said he wanted to see a fal'Cie. So, I took him on a tour of the Euride Gorge plant. Though I'd surprise him with a chocobo chick to take home, but the second I turned my back...into the energy plant he went Apparently, those Pulse l'Cie had snuck in and tried to attack the Sanctum fal'Cie. It did the only thing it could, and make a Dajh a l'Cie to protect it. My son, he got picked by a Sanctum fal'Cie. -- *'''Vanille''': Sazh... Do you hate Pulse? *'''Sazh''': Why wouldn't I? Look at this mess it gotten us all into! Of course, that's not to say I always hated it. Seemed fishy. All that Sanctum ranting about the 'threat from Pulse.' 'Only a matter of time before they strike.' 'Pulse is infested with monsters.' Scare after scare, and not even a shred of proof. Tired old cynics like me, we don't just swallow that tabloid crap. No, no. Not me. I figured the Sanctum was up to something crooked. At least until I got dragged into it. *'''Vanille''': Yeah... *'''Sazh''': Now that I think about I, all this Pulse business...it really only happened because Dajh found that Pulse fal'Cie. *'''Vanille''': You're wrong. Don't blame him. It was all-- *'''Sazh''': Yeah, you're right. It was that scum from Pulse behind it. :[Vanille runs into the rain so Sazh can't see her crying.] *'''Vanille''' (''narrating''): I might as well have tried to stop the rain. I fought the tears... but they still fell. ===Chapter 7=== * '''Yaag Rosch''': Attention all units. This is Director Rosch, PSICOM division. Cocoon is caught in the grip of a Pulse-born Terror. If we allow l'Cie activity to continue, panic will rip our world apart. The peace and stability we have fought so hard to maintain will be nothing but a memory. These Pulse l'Cie threaten our very way of life. They must be eliminated. There can be no hesitation. That is all. :[He gives the intercom to a solider] * '''Yaag Rosch''': If we fail, our citizens will pay the price.- -- *'''Hope''': That's the city's food-production fal'Cie. Name's Carbuncle. That's one of our enemies, being Sanctum and all. *'''Lightning''': Kill him, and cut off the food supply. That;ll make us popular. *'''Hope''': I think people have enough reason to hate us, don't you. *'''Lightning''': Yeah, you're probably right. Hungry people make for angry people. :[After going up a few floors.] *'''Hope''': Look at us: Pulse l'Cie, using a Sanctum fal'Cie to tell where we're going. Sort of strange. *'''Lightning''': Not really. We've relied on them our our lives. The food we eat, the light and water, it's all from the fal'Cie. You know, I think Cocoon was really built for them. The rest of us, we're just leeches. Parasites. *'''Hope''': You think? They protect us, nurture us. They take care of, well, normal people.They treat us like we're special, almost like...Like we're pets! *'''Lightning''': Like pets. To them, we are just pets. That's it. Now it makes sense. I've been so blind. I was born into a fal'Cie world, raised on a fal'Cie leash. It was the only life I know how to live. When it was taken from me, I was completely lost. Without a master to follow - my life had no purpose. Hope, listen to me. This l'Cie curse, it took everything. My future. My dreams. I didn't want to think. So I fought instead. As long as I was fighting, nothing else was real I was running away. And you, Hope... You got swept along with me. *'''Hope''': But Lightning, I don't understand *'''Lightning''': Operation Nora is over. -- *'''Lightning''': I don't know yet. But I do know we can't lose hope. *'''Hope''': Hope? There is no hope. Not for l'Cie. *'''Lightning''': There's you. *'''Hope''': It's my name, not who I am. *'''Lightning''': I was just like you. My parents died. I have to be strong for Serah, so I thought I needed to forget my past. And I became Lightning. I thought by changing my name, I could change who I was. I was just a kid. Lightning. It flashes bright, then fades away.It can't protect. It only destroys. Serah tried to tell me, but I wouldn't listen. I threatened her. The only one who believed her was Snow. *'''Hope''': Don't say it! Don't say his name. It bring everything back. I keep playing it in my head, what happened to her. And then I see his stupid face and--and he's smiling. How can he smile when she's dead? I know! There nothing I can't do. I hate knowing that. No matter what happens, she's not coming back! When I was fighting, there was no time to think about it. It felt good just to give in. But now you start talking about hope... :[Lightning hugs Hope.] *'''Hope''': I'm sorry. I'm messed up. *'''Lightning''': No...It's my fault. -- *'''Fang''': That's some crowd. Gonna need a plan. *'''Snow''': Since when have heroes ever needed plans? -- *'''Snow''': You changed, haven't you? Seems you toughened up. *'''Hope''': I'm a l'Cie. I had to. *'''Snow''': The only one that ought to be fighting the army are us dumb grown-ups. *'''Hope''': You think it's stupid. *'''Snow''': It is if you get killed. Anyway, just lay low. Let's the dummies duke it out. The army's no match for NORA, right? *'''Hope''': (Though while taking out the knife) He was...he was smiling! -- *'''Fang''': I'm great, you're great, everybody's great. [gives Lightning the phone] Reunion time. Figure out a rendezvous point. Don't sweat it. That line's hyper-encrypted. *'''Snow''': Hey, Sis, is that you? *'''Lightning''': I'm not your sister.- -- *'''Lightning''': Who are you? *'''Fang''': Where do I start? I got a few screws loose. But I'm a I'Cie, same as you. Difference being...I wasn't born on Cocoon. I'm from Grand Pulse. The 'world below' you all hate so much. My partner and I'd turned to crystal there and gone to sleep. But when we came around, here we were. The reason Cocoon in such an uproar is a the same reason you're here now. Vanille and I woke up. When we came out of crystal stasis, we didn't remember our Focus or what we'd done. All we could do was wander Cocoon, looking for what we'd lost. By the time I took care of 'em, Vanille was long gone. After that, Raines and his Cavalry found me. I never stopped searching for Vanille, but I couldn't find her. Her, or our Focus. -- *'''Snow''': I wanna do what's right. But everyone hates l'Cie. Kind of hard help one's that trying to kill you. It'll touch. But everything will work out in the end, as long as we stick together and have hope-- *'''Hope''': We don't have any! :[PSICOM finds them] *'''Hope''': A l'Cie's only hope is a quick death! -- *'''Lightning''': Hey, Fang. The others are safe, right? If any of us caught, they'd make an announcement. *'''Fang''':Yeah they would. They'd have to let everyone know that the the big, bad l'Cie can't hurt 'em no more. These Cocoon people—bunch of cowards and blowhards. *'''Lightning''': 'These Cocoon people' have spent centuries under fal'Cie, in constant fear of a Pulse invasion. If it weren't for Serah, I'd have been out there too. Hunting l'Cie. Would have been nothing but targets to me. *'''Fang''': Well, Gran Pulse is just as twisted. 'Cocoon's a nest of vipers, ready to strike,' or so I thought. -- *'''Fang''': Pulse and Cocoon can rot for all I care! If I don't figure out our Focus soon. Vanille's gonna be a Cie'th. I'll tear down the sky if it'll save her. -- *'''Hope''': I wanted to ask you something. *'''Snow''': What's that? *'''Hope''': You say you want a family. What if, what if they were taken from you? *'''Snow''': Well then, I'd take them back. *'''Hope''': And what if you couldn't? What if you who was to blame? -- *'''Hope''': Snow? What do you plan to do? I need to know. *'''Snow''': I told you. Save Serah, protect Cocoon, and have myself a big, happy family. Still, it's a long road ahead. Or, maybe not so long. Whatever happens, things will work out. Even if you're l'Cie, you've got to keep fighting. *'''Hope''': And what if that gets people around you involved? What happens when your actions end up ruining someone's life? What if someone dies? What then, Snow? How do you pay for what you've done? *'''Snow''': I can't, all right? There is nothing that can make something like that right again. When someone dead, when someone's gone, words are useless *'''Hope''': So that's it? People die and you just run away? *'''Snow''': I know! It's all my fault! But I don't know how to fix it! Where do you start? What do you say? All I can do is go forward. Keep fighting and surviving, until I find the answers I need. *'''Hope''': There are no answers! You're running from what you deserve! *'''Snow''': Well, why don't you tell me what I deserve? *'''Hope''': The same fate! -- *'''Snow''': (''to Hope'') I was asked to keep you safe. By Lightning. And by Nora. I'm sorry. What happened-- it was my fault. I put her in danger. I know that. Let me make it right. *'''Hope''': You told me before that you couldn't. *'''Snow''': And that words were useless, and a lot of other things I shouldn't have said.Look, I didn't know what to do, didn't know how to set things straight. So I didn't I thought if I couldn't make up for it, then all the apologies in the world wouldn't mean a thing. So I decided I had to find a way to pay for it first, before I'd even have the right to say sorry. But, it's like you said. I was using that as a excuse, so I could run from my own guilt. That hit home. Look, Hope. I know I did was my fault. I don't deny it, and I am sorry. -- *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') Knowing you'll always be welcomed, no matter how much has changed...That's what having a home is all about -- *'''Hope''': I'll be in my room. We're gonna rest up, then we'll leave. If they find out you're sheltering l'Cie, they'll- *'''Bartholomew''': (pounds his fist on a table)'' You're my son! This is your home... -- *'''Snow''': My turn. Don't shoot! I'll show you what a l'Cie looks like! Me! I'm a l'Cie! Surprised? Expected some kind of monster? I'm flesh and blood like you! An ordinary citizen of Cocoon! Don't you get it!? This has been our home our whole lives. How could we even think about destroying it? We want to protect this place just as much as you! :[The Soldiers question this as Yaag steps off] * '''Yaag Rosch''': You must be Snow Villiers. Yaag Rosch, PSICOM Division. I understand your plight. However, the Pulse threat is not so easily dismissed. The very existence of you l'Cie puts every last one of us in danger. Tell me, do you really think your life is worth more than the lives of millions of Cocoon citizens? I don not. And so it fall to me to order your execution. It's that simple. It is my responsibility to see you put down. Your lives are forfeit. *'''Snow''': Aw, cut the crap! You want l'Cie, then kill l'Cie Why do other people have to die? The Purge has got to stop! * '''Yaag Rosch''': Do you think we want to Purge our own people? If any trace of Pulse remains, the populace will erupt into chaos. Without sacrifice. without the Purge, Cocoon will die! -- *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') When it comes to family or home, we never keep either as close as we should. Who ever stops to think that this time could be their last? ===Chapter 8=== * Reporter: We interrupt this program to bring you a breaking news update. The l'Cie who surfaced in Palumpolum and attacked the city's citizens...are still on the run from authorities. Sanctum soldier are tracking their location but have yet to engage the fugitives. The presence of hostages has been confirmed. :[Vanille sees Fang on the news broadcast] *'''Sazh''': What's wrong? *'''Vanille''': It's her! *'''Sazh''': Yep. Looks like the army finally found em' -- *'''Sazh''': Where to next, little lady? *'''Vanille''': I'll let you decide. *'''Sazh''' :I know! A Nautilus Park date--with Sazh. *'''Vanille''': Yeah, but should we really be playing around. *'''Sazh''':Forget about that heavy stuff for a while, and maybe this will fade away. -- *'''Sazh''': Dajh's just crazy about chocobos. He really wanted to come here. *'''Vanille''': Let's look around! *'''Sazh''': Indeed. And in we go! :[Arriving to the petting zoo area.] *'''Sazh''': Dahhh. Ooohh..The smell. Oohh. Glad I don't work here. *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') The smell reminded me of home. The wildness of Pulse. *'''Sazh''': Hey, come back here! :[After a while of finding the Chocobo chick, they find him.] *'''Vanille''': Part of the gang already. *'''Sazh''': Always good to be among friends. *'''Vanille''': The fun times are doubled, and you worries feel far away. *'''Sazh''': And nothing ever seems as scary when you have some to share it with. -- :[After fight with Midlight Reaper] *'''Sazh''': Huh? :[Dajh runs in.] *'''Dajh''': Daddy, I found you! Daddy! Got you! *'''Sazh''': Dajh, why are you here? *'''Dajh''': Because you promised! *'''Sazh''': But...how did you get here? :[Dajh crystallized to Sazh's horror.] *'''Sazh''': Dajh! Wait! Come back! :[Jihl arrives] *'''Sazh''': Dajh...Not you...Not you, Dajh! *'''Jihl''': The capture of undesirables. It seems that was your son's Focus. Dajh fulfilled it admirably, and served Cocoon in the process. You should be proud of him, Mr. Katzroy. -- *'''Jihl''': We enhanced the survellance footage from the energy plant. Those are the Pulse l'Cie behind what happened. The picture's a little grainy, but I'm sure you recognized that. You've spent so much time together. *'''Sazh''': Vanille... *'''Jihl''': Yes. That young lady's terrorist assault at the Euride Gorge is the reason Dajh was made a l'Cie. Ironic, isn't it? The very girl you're protecting...is the one who stole your son. -- *'''Sazh''': Vanille. *'''Vanille''': My name is Oerba Dia Vanille. I'm a l'Cie from Gran Pulse. And to everyone on Cocoon...Evil. Shoot me! For your son! *'''Sazh''':''(pointing a gun at her)'' Don't you even! You think you die and that's that? You think die and everything'll be sugar and rainbows? *'''Vanille''': ''(pleading)'' Then what can I do? What do you want from me? If I can't live or die, what do you want me to do? *'''Sazh''': Don't ask me! You figure it out. *'''Vanille''': I don't know! *'''Sazh''': ''(Lowers his gun)'' Neither do I. It's over. There's nothing to do. Shooting you won't help. Neither will living. -- *'''Sazh''': Why can't I do it? I got no reason to keep living. I can't even kill you. *'''Vanille''': Sazh.... :[The two are captured] * '''Jihl''': You should be proud. Your son's a hero. The boy who saved Cocoon. We'll erect a memorial in Eden and put his crystal on display. *'''Sazh''' : A memorial?! He's a little boy! -- :[ Later, Sanctum takes Vanille captive and walking by a containing holding Sazh's unconscious body with them to Palamecia. Jihl oversees transportation.] *'''Jihl''': Do be careful with those. For every task, there's a perfect tool. -- *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') All of Cocoon was against us. With us dead, everyone was sure that things would go back--back to the way it was before. ===Chapter 9=== :[as the Lindblum enters Palamecia airspace, Lightning's group learns of Sazh and Vanille's capture.] *'''Snow''': So what's with the freak show? *'''Cid''': So the Primarch can stand in judgment of the villainous l'Cie...with their execution as the climax. The people will cheer their demise, and fal'Cie dominion will be undisputed. *'''Lightning''': All part of the plan. *'''Cid''': Yes, but it also presents an opportunity. -- *'''Jihl''': We didn't expect to see you here in person, Your Eminence. *'''Galenth''': This crisis threatens the entirety of Cocoon, my child. You agree that standing at the fore is a leader's charge. *'''Jihl''': Wholeheartedly. *'''Galenth''': It also affords a splendid view of the impeding execution. -- :[In the Palamecia's brig] *'''Vanille''': Sazh? *'''Sazh''' : I'm pathetic. *'''Vanille''': That's my line. I'm the one who lied to everyone. *'''Sazh''' : Forget it. You can't change what's done. *'''Vanille''': But, if I'd just told the truth--! *'''Sazh''' :Now, now, now, I've been thinking. You woke up from being a crystal once. That means Dajh will woke up one day too, right? What was it like? I mean, how did it happen? You were done with your Focus, right? -- :[At the bridge.] *staff 1: Colonel! We lost the intruders! *'''Jihl''':That means...we're Code Yellow. No, wait, Code Blue? If we were Orange, that would mean--- *staff 2: The escapees made it through! They're entering the engine room! *'''Jihl''':No! Damn l'Cie. *staff 3: Intruders located! They're on the weather deck, starboard side! *'''Jihl''': (Throwing her glasses to the ground.) Make it rain! *'''Galenth''':Desperate times demand flexibility. Code white. --- *'''Hope''': The wind--it's dying down. *'''Lightning''': Yeah, it's stopping. And we're decelerating. They up to something? *'''Snow''': I don't suppose it could just be--I don't know--good luck? :[Vespid Soldiers appear.] *'''Fang''': That looks a lot more like bad luck. *'''Snow''': You've got a point. *'''Lightning''': Not to me. That? They we can do something about. :[They get ambushed by a Kalavinka Striker.] *'''Fang''': So, Light...How you figure this makes us lucky? *'''Lightning''': Because when we kill, we're a step closer to Vanille. How's that? -- *'''Sazh''': Uh-so? What's on the agenda? *'''Snow''': Toppling the Sanctum. *'''Sazh''': No, I mean really. *'''Lightning''': He's serious, We're gonna take down the the Sanctum and give Cocoon back to the people. The fal'Cie have called the shots for long enough. *'''Hope''': If we pull this off, it will be a miracle. *'''Fang''': Well, good thing Lady Luck's on our side. -- :[The party get on a beast as Menvra watches.] *'''Fang''': Believe in Lady Luck now? *'''Sazh''': Yeah--Lady Bad Luck! *'''Snow''': Time to Purge a Primarch! *'''Lightning''': You got it! -- *'''Snow''': Monster! People are not yours to use! *'''Galenth''': What else does one do with tools? :[Snow charges, only to knocked down by a barrier] *'''Galenth''': Cocoon is a factory, built by fal'Cie. A factory for the mass production of human thralls. *'''Snow''': Not anymore, it's not! *'''Galenth''': What can mere men do? Without our help, death is all of which you're capable. You saw the fools. A mindless mob drunk on fear of a few l'Cie. *'''Lightning''': If they only knew a l'Cie was filling their glasses...! *'''Galenth''': L'Cie? You mean me? Oh, child, perish the thought. I am more that that! :[Calling Minerva to him, Galenth assumes his true form)] *'''Barthandelus''': I am fal'Cie. My name is Barthandelus. Voice of the Sanctum and Lord-Soverign of the Cocoon fal'Cie. Your kind feared the darkness, so we gave you light.You begged us for the Purge, and did it not come to pass? Now your spurn our counsel? You must learn your place! -- *'''Sazh'': Guess fal'Cie don't go now down as easy as the rest of us. *'''Galenth''': Ease is not the issue. You have not fought to win. You should know quite well already the sure way of dispatching our kind. Ragnarok. *'''Fang''': What's Ragnarok? :[Her mark reacts.] *'''Galenth''': Pitiful l'Cie, you've forgotten your Focus. Ragnarok is the beast one of you must become in order to lay waste to Cocoon. You have had the dream. One among you will become that monstrosity, defeat Orphan, and destroy Cocoon. -- *'''Galenth''': Allow me to help you see the truth of things. The moment you arrived, your friend wept crystal tears. That's because her Focus required that you be brought together. That girl did nothing but assemble the tools for Cocoon's destruction. :[Snow is horrified to hear that.] *'''Galenth''': Did it never occur to you? Or did you simply refuse to countenance the thought? If you will not face the truth, then face the peril of your plight. :[the Palmecia starts shaking as Menvra morphs into an airship.] *'''Galenth''': Run, l'Cie. See how stark really is! ===Chapter 10=== *'''Hope''': Do you really think our Focus is what Dysley said it is? *'''Vanille''': You mean become Ragnarok. *'''Sazh''': Destroy the fal'Cie Eden, and shatter Cocoon. That's what the vision is telling us more or less. So, we're back to square one. Out of luck. *'''Vanille''': Mr. Hero! Cocoon calling Snow! *'''Hope''': It's almost like Dysley want it to come true. *'''Sazh''': Seems that way. He sure didn't mind explaining it. 'Here's you Focus on a silver platter.' -- *'''Snow''': Hey, uh, I've got to apologize. It looks like I was wrong. *'''Lightning''': About Serah's Focus? Not like you to second-guess yourself. *'''Snow''': Well, even heroes make mistakes. *'''Lightning''': What about your plan to save Cocoon? Either way, your faith in Serah was strong. That strength got you this far. *'''Snow''': It was all wrong. *'''Lightning''': Yeah. You tried so hard to convince us that you even fooled yourself. You've been a total idiot. But still...It saved me. You trusted Serah. Let that faith drive you. It even made me want to believe. -- *'''Vanille''': This place--it must be an Ark. *'''Lightning''': An Ark? *'''Fang''': That what they called 'em. Long ago, the fal'Cie who made their home on Gran Pulse were afraid of invasion from the outside. As part of their battle preparations, they created an army living weapons. And they stored those weapons in Arks, and they hide the Arks all over the world. Everyone on Gran Pulse knew the legend. -- *'''Lightning''': Okay, so, I get it. Dysleys's goal is to forge us into stronger weapons. Right. *'''Sazh''': Not Cie'th, but monsters all the same. *'''Hope''': Think of it as training for the fight ahead. -- *'''Fang''': (''auto-talk as the party moves onwards in the Ark'') Guess it's time to "face the peril of our plight." Sounds splendid. --- *'''Snow''': Raines…? Easy, guys, it's all right. Raines is a Sanctum officer. He's been helping us out-- *'''Fang''': Why are you here? *'''Lightning''': Raines! You traitor! :[She attacks, but is defeated, her gunblade caught held by Raines.] *'''Cid''': I put you on the path. That was my focus. *'''Fang''': You’re a l’Cie!? *'''Cid''': Since long before we met. I did my best to assist you as bid by the Sanctum fal'Cie. Now do you understand? The fal'Cie haved watched over you, guiding your every step. The 'luck' that saved you time and again was a deliberate machination. Why, you may ask? The Primarch--or should I say Barthandelus--is crafting you into the instruments of Cocoon's demise. -- *'''Cid''': The entity responsible for creating both humans and fal’Cie. Long ago, the Maker departed the world, leaving the two races behind. In a sense, human and fal'Cie are brothers--orphaned by the same parent. As for the humans, they forgot the order imposed by the Marker. They began to war among themselves for the first time in history. The fal'Cie focused on recalling their lost deity, and returning the world to its former glory. This purpose lies in the heart of all their actions. Calling back the Maker requires a fitting sacrifice. *'''Lightning''': Yeah, we've heard. The destruction of Cocoon. -- *'''Lightning''': Raines…. *'''Cid''': Ironic, isn't it? The only thing I wanted was a moment of triumph. How it ends isn't important. Just do what you know is right. Trust yourselves. :[crystallizes.] *'''Sazh''': What? Did he complete his focus? *'''Snow''': I don't think so. All Raines did was try to save Cocoon in his way. His own way! :[Snow storms off as Cid is teleported,] *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') I think Raines was searching--searching for a way to make us understand. To understand the frustration of being a l'Cie---a l'Cie bound to a Focus. And maybe... what it meant to be human. -- *'''Sazh''': I have enough of this! Where's the way out!? *'''Snow''': Way out? Who said there was one? Bring it on. My mind is made up.Maybe I will end up a Cie'th. But until rake happens, I'm gonna make Serah proud. I couldn't bring myself to admit that this tear meant good-bye. And that's why I kept searching for her. But I didn't need to. Serah was here the whole time. Right here, watching over me, Now I get it. What this tear's been telling me is to not let our Focus win.It's not the fal'Cie we should listen to. It's Serah, and Raines. Do you know why? Because our Focus doesn't matter! What matter to me is that we protect Cocoon, whatever it takes! *'''Vanille''': Same here. I'll help you do it. *'''Hope''': All right. I'm in. :[Sazh and Lightning also join in.] *'''Fang''': Well, count me out. If you all want to go it on your own...Then so will I! :[She assumes a fighting stance.] *'''Fang''': Let Cocoon gets what's coming. They hate us for being l'Cie. What's it to me if they die? Better that than watch a friend go Cie'th! If you don't have the nerve for it, I'll do it myself. Go on alone, get stronger, and smash Cocoon out of the sky! *'''Vanille''': Fang? *'''Fang''': (as her mark reacts) You turn Cie'th, and there's no coming back! I'm not...letting it end that way. :[Bahamut emerges] *'''Fang''': What's he doing here? Come to take pity on me? Come to take care of a broken l'Cie? *'''Snow''': That thing's here to help us? *'''Fang''': Yeah, 'help.' That's what Eidolons do, they help us. Eidolons are our salvation. If we can't decide what to do next, they come put us out of our misery! -- *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') Hey, Serah... So I guess a l'Cie doesn't have to mean you can't do what's right. Does it? -- *'''Hope''': (''regarding Gran Pulse'') If nothing, we know Cocoon is safe for the time being. I'd say it's worth going to take a look. *'''Lightning''': Maybe. But what about your dad? *'''Hope''': I made him a promise.I promised him to keep going, and do what I had to. He said only I would know what that was. The world's full of lies. There's no way of knowing what's right. All we can do believe on ourselves It's easy to sit back and let people trick you. Like how the Sanctum had us all thinking that a l'Cie was some sort of monster. I'm done with their lies. Fal'Cie, this whole Focus thing. From here on out I use my own eyes. Think. And act. I might not make all the right choices. But as long as I'm the one who decided what to do, there's nothing regret. *'''Sazh''': Okay. All right. Let's do it! I'm with you, bad choices and all! -- *'''Lightning''': Off to hell we go. *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') No one ever said the future would be easy. But I think we all saw the glimmer of a dream, somewhere in the sky that night. The tiniest spark of hope that we can change our fate. Who could say? That moment has come and gone. -- *'''Fang''': Home sweet home. Welcome to Gran Pulse. ===Chapter 11=== *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') A world wild and fragile, vibrant and untamed...Gran Pulse. It's a place where lives are ruled by the brutal struggle for survival and the callous and uncaring whim of the fal'Cie. There is no such thing as mercy...only a never ending string of trials that weed out the weak and leave only the strong. Raines knew the truth...the purpose lying in the heart of the fal'Cies' actions: 'Recalling their lost deity and returning the world to its former glory.' People were never anything more than sacrifices. And Cocoon's destruction? It's just a way to wake a sleeping god. But would bringing back the Maker into this world really lead to our salvation? The Maker created fal'Cie...and they, in their desperation of being reunited with the Maker, created l'Cie. And l'Cie? I wonder what we'll end up creating. Our future looked bleak. But as long as we could keep our spirits up...we'd find a way to change our fate--somehow. -- *'''Sazh''': How long has it been since left Cocoon? Hm? Not a single soul for miles around, not a single clue about this whole l'Cie mess! What I'm saying is, we did well just getting this far. *'''Vanille''': But...we could go a little further. *''Sazh''': Meaning? *'''Vanille''': That's still one place... *'''Fang''': Vanille! Are you sure? *'''Vanille''': I'm sure. *'''Lightning''':You know, if we don't find anything this time, we won't get another chance. :[Hope comes to] *'''Hope''' Oerba--the place it all began. The place where the Pulse fal'Cie lay dreaming. Vanille and Fang's home. Just maybe... it will be the place where we find the answers we're looking for. -- *'''Lightning''': We understand. You're not gonna go through this ordeal alone, you know. *'''Hope'''[starts crying]: But that what scares me! I don't...I don't want see you get hurt because of me. It would be better for everyone if I just stayed behind. :[Alexander emerges, knocking the others back as Lightning and Fang run in front of Hope.] *'''Fang''': Mention ordeals, and look what comes along! *'''Lightning''': This is not an ordeal, this a gift! Hope, this the kind of power you've got inside. And it's telling you not to give up. Trust me. *'''Fang''': Oh, I get. It's here to show you the way. Show what you've got what it takes to get back on your feet and do this thing! *'''Hope''': You mean, that came from me? :[Fight, after taming Alexander.] *'''Sazh''': That's some beast you tamed, I'll tell you that. *'''Hope''': Yeah. I always thought the Eidolons appeared to set us free through death. But now... I think maybe they're here to snap us out of our slumps *'''Snow''': Oh. Like the one you were just in? *'''Hope''': I'll ask for help earlier next time *'''Vanille''': I told you. On Gran Pulse, we're all family. You can moan all you like, but you're stuck with us. *'''Sazh''': You're never alone in hell. *'''Fang''': Listen, funnyman, don't call this place hell, all right? *'''Lightning''': So, we're decided then? :[Every agrees.] *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') Maybe nothing would change. And maybe we'd dead end. But, we were at least going to see where the road would take us. The search for a home buried in the past. And the faintest glimmer of hope. Our final journey had just begun. -- *'''Vanille''': Something on you mind? *'''Hope''': Huh? Oh, I, uh--I was just thinking. *'''Vanille''': About what? Something complicated? *'''Hope''': I was just taking it all in. The sky here, the trees, the sunlight, the smells..When I was on Cocoon, I never dreamed a place like this could even exist. But now? Here I am, on Pulse. If I hadn't gone to those fireworks, if I hadn't been sitting in that same train car during the Purge...If anything had been different, I'd never have had a chance to see this. *'''Vanille''': No, I'm sure you would have wound up here. Don't you remember you promised me? You promised me we'd come and see Gran Pulse together *'''Hope''': Uh..really? I...When did I do that? *'''Vanille''': Oh, I don't know. How about another lifetime? *'''Hope''': What does that even mean? -- *'''Sazh''': Hey. Looks what we've got here! New friends, huh? Why don't you got day 'hi?' :[Chocobo Chick says hi to the Pulse Chocobo chicks.] *'''Sazh''': You keep growing like that, you'll be bigger than me before long, won't you? Maybe it'd be beast to just say good bye here :[Baby Chobo beelines him.] *'''Sazh''': Jeesh! I was just kidding! Yeah, I know. You're sticking with me till Daj wakes up. Could be a long wait. No one knows. :[He notices Fang behind him.] *'''Sazh''': You watching me or something? Say something, or something! *'''Fang''': Didn't want to interrupt. And, you know...I didn't quite know where to begin, *'''Sazh''': You don't have to begin anywhere. What happened to Dajh...wasn't your fault. *'''Fang''': But Sazh- *'''Sazh''': You've got more that enough weight on your shoulders. It was my fault at Euride--letting Dajh out of my sight like that. That one's on me. -- *'''Snow''': Well guys, heads up! :[fal'Cie Atomos appears.] *'''Snow''': Whoa. Look at that thing. Let me guess. That's a fal'Cie? *'''Vanille''': Yep, busy carving out new tunnels. *'''Snow''': Making roads where roads ain't meant to go, huh? Kinda sounds like us. All right! Roly-poly! Let's hitch a ride on that thing. *'''Vanille''': Now you're thinking Grand Pulse style. -- *'''Fang''': It's my fault Gran Pulse ended up like this, isn't it? I remember everything. I became Ragnarok. I scarred Cocoon. And I left Gran Pulse in this mess, It was me. *'''Vanille''': What are you talking about? *'''Fang''': It all came to me. Everything that happened with our Focus. All of it. *'''Vanille''': You're lying. *'''Fang''': No, it's the truth. It's all my fault. *'''Vanille''': Don't say that! -- *'''Fang''': I knew something was off. You've been shying away from our Focus even since we woke up on Cocoon. *'''Vanille''': I.. *'''Fang''': I couldn't figure it out, But then it all made sense, after hearing that story from Raines, You already knew. You knew Ragnarok was the name of destruction. *'''Vanille''': It wasn't fair. You had to do all the horrible stuff and I didn't have to so anything-- *'''Fang''': That is no reason to lie to me! You think that's what I want? You of all people! :[While she looked ready to slug her, Fang hugs Vanille instead.] *'''Fang''': Poor kid, You've had it rough. *'''Vanille''': Fang... *'''Fang''': Listen, you're not alone anymore. *'''Vanille''': (''crying'') I'm so sorry. *'''Fang''': Keep that up and you'll have me crying soon. We have a new family now. We stick together, you hear me? *'''Vanille''': Yes, I promise. -- *'''Sazh''': No way through. Man, that fal'Cie must have been slacking. :[Hope gets on a Dreadnought.] *'''Hope''': Wait! Stop already! *'''Lightning''': It's the Vile Peaks all over again -- *'''Vanille''': I think Serah saw the same vision of Ragnarok that we did. Which mean, Dysley had to be lying when he explained her Focus. I think she beat it. She handed Cocoon over to is, and that's what made her turn to crystal! *'''Snow''': Yep! I Know. -- * '''Lightning''': Once we're home, what's you plan? You're getting married, right? * '''Snow''': What that? * '''Lightning''': Serah wants to know. * '''Snow''': Don't scare me * '''Lightning''': You are getting married, aren't you. Don't let her down, you hear me? :[Returns the Crystal Tear.] * '''Snow''': Don't worry. This tear will be her last. I'll make sure of that. * '''Lightning''': That's all I need to know. -- :[enter Tejin's Tower] *'''Vanille''': I'm not the only one hearing that, am I? * '''Snow''': No, uh... *'''Sazh''': It couldn't be them. Could it? *'''Hope''': I don't know. It's weird, like voices in my head. *'''Fang''': I hear it. 'Your presence here draws the tyrant's gaze. Leave this place at once.' *'''Vanille''': We can't leave, this is the only way for us to get through. Please! Help us. :[Menhirrim speaks and Fang translates.] *'''Fang''': 'As you wish. Look for us, and the way will open.' -- :[After reaching the top of the Spire, the gang confronts Dahaka.] * '''Lightning''': It's acting strange. *'''Fang''': He must be weak from losing his tail. :[Dahaka assumes its fighting form.] * '''Snow''': Yeah? Looks plenty fiesty to me! *'''Hope''': He's bluffing to scare us off. Let's just go with that! Come on! We can do this! :[After defeating Dahaka...] *'''Fang''': Look! * '''Snow''': Nice! :[Menhirrim appears] * '''Snow''': Look who's back! *'''Vanille''': He saying thanks. *'''Fang''': 'At last, we are free. We go now, to hunt evil where it hides.' *'''Hope''': So I guess that means there are still more monsters like one out there. * '''Lightning''': Sounds like it. Somewhere out there on Gran Pulse. :[Menhirrim disappears.] *'''Sazh''': Gone just like that. For a big hunk of rock, that thing can move! *'''Fang''': Guess they're just doing what they can too. Trying to 'save the world.' * '''Lightning''': Yeah, well, it's not all on them. Last time I checked, we are still in this fight. -- *'''Vanille''': (''regarding Oerba'') It's all gone. *'''Fang''': Every trace of color. We're chasing shadows. This whole idea of losing our brands is hopeless! * '''Snow''': There's got to be a way. *'''Hope''': Let's keep on looking. That's what we came here for. We all agreed, and now we're here. -- :[Oreba] *'''Hope''': Which is your house? *'''Vanille''': What do you mean, which is ours? All of them. They're all ours. *'''Fang''': Yep. Everyone in the village. * '''Snow''': One big, happy family? *'''Sazh''': One heck of a lot of places to hang your hat. -- *"'''Serah'''": Ragnarok. Come Day of Wrath, O Pulse l'Cie. Embrace thy fate, thine home to burn. That fallen souls might bare our plea..To hasten the Divine's return. O piteous Wanderer, Ragnarok Make of this day a brave epoch. Deliver the Divine, Ragnarok. * '''Snow''': Serah! How did you...? *"'''Serah'''": (hugs Snow) I was waiting for you to open your eyes. All the time I was asleep, I knew what was happening. I kept trying to think a way to save Cocoon-together. * '''Snow''': Serah? :[He realized it's not Serah] *"'''Serah'''": You get it know. There are no gods with miracles to save us, no matter where you look. That's why we have to call one. [At a smile is truly evil, just like Galenth as herself] Destroy Orphan. We'll save the world! * '''Lightning''': Stop it! -- *'''Galenth''': You betray your fal'Cie to chase after dreams and shadows. The world you claim to wish to protect now faces the end of days with no hope of salvation. * '''Lightning''': I didn't think fal'Cie had the means. *'''Galenth''': Oh, it won't be fal'Cie who desstoy her. For centuries now, Cocoon has provided generously for its human inhabitants' every want and need. Coddled them, one might even say.The result being their deep seated gear and hatred of change and all things alien. Fed, nurtured, and ready to detonate at the slightest spark. The seeds of destruction take root, even now. * '''Lightning''': What did you do to Cocoon? *'''Galenth''': I resigned, appointing Raines as Primarch in my stead. * '''Snow''': Raines? He's alive? *'''Galenth''': The puppet is restrung to serve my needs, yes. -- *'''Galenth''': The time has come. [laughs evilly] All me to extend my invitation. To save a people beyond salvation, there is only Ragnarok. :[Minerva becomes an airship.] *'''Galenth''': Cocoon suffers. Release her from the pain. :[Leaves as the group find a Cie'th stone.] *'''Sazh''': So, this is the end of the rainbow, huh? Here's hoping the pot full of tips on dealing with crackpot fal'Cie. -- *'''Vanille''': (''reading a prophecy'') 'Cocoon, where the slaves of Lindzei dwell, is the enemy of all life fostered by Pulse's sacred hand,. So our fal'Cie determined Pulse's will, chose l'Cie and gave them a Focus: Become Ragnarok, and bring about the end of Cocoon. And so the beast arose, defeated Lindzei's hateful fal'Cie, and prepared to tear Cocoon apart. But her Providence betray our l'Cie, draining Ragnarok of strength. Their Focus only half complete, the l'Cie were taken to the enemy's land...by Barthandelus, curse his name. And the Goddess said: l'Cie who rest upon Cocoon will reawaken, however long they may wait. And Ragnarok will rise again, to tear the land from it's seat in the sky. Her word...is absolute.' *'''Sazh''': Guess the jig is up. -- *'''Hope''': Lightning, you told me on Cocoon. It's not a question of can or can't. We just do it. That's our only choice this time, Maybe it won't do much. Maybe only one person will listen to us. But even then, isn't trying better than doing nothing? *'''Vanille''': Because ripples can make waves! *'''Sazh''': Okay, kids have gone crazy. *'''Fang''': Revolutionaries always get called crazy. *'''Vanille''': When I was on Cocoon, I wished on those fireworks. I wished to not let anything happen to Cocoon this time. But I shouldn't have wished for that. Wishes aren't enough. Prayers either. This time I'm making a promise: I will keep Cocoon safe. I promise, no matter what. :[group get on Menvra] *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') Even if we were chasing shadows, our minds were made up. We'd realized along was that choice was the only thing we had left. Maybe we'd fall short. Maybe we'd never even come close. But, someone, someday, would know we tried. ===Chapter 12=== '''Cid''': People of Cocoon. My fellow citizens. We have survived the twilight, and gather now to welcome the dawn of the day on which we decide our fate. Many are lessons we have learned during our long night of hardship and sacrifice. And now we face choices. Choices which must be made as our hearts dictate, and not abandoned to uncaring chance. Let us forge ahead with unflinching courage and honor the fallen with action. With these hands we shape the future. *'''Snow''': Close call! And the hero saves the day! :[Snow's l'Cie brand is seen.] *PSICOM soldier: The intruders on the race circuit! Confirmed Pulse l'Cie! All units respond with lethal force! -- *'''Rygdea''': So, Raines, this the Cocoon you dreamed of? *'''Cid''': My dream is but a fal'Cie's fancy now. End it. :[Rygdea shoots Cid as PSICOM arrives.] *'''Rygdea''': Damn idealism! Ya feed it blood, and it howls for more! -- *'''Sazh''': Oh, okay, I don't know. *'''Vanille''': If only we could fly! *'''Lightning''': We can jump. :[Lightning jumps to Vanille's shock.] *'''Vanille''': What are you- *'''Sazh''': Nothing to it! *'''Snow''': See you ground-side :[Snow, Sazh, and Hope follow Lightning.] *'''Vanille''': You're all crazy! *'''Fang''': Don't want to get left behind, do ya? Just remember, don't drop the gizmo. :[Fang jumps as well.] *'''Vanille''': Fang! This thing? Okay! [Lightning fights the PSICOM soldiers as the others decent.] *'''Vanille''': You could have warned me. *'''Fang''': That's how they get around on Cocoon. *'''Hope''': That's how Light gets around! -- *'''Snow''': Rosch? *'''Yaag''': I see your power has grown, Mr Villiers. No matter. We will lay down our lives if that what it takes to stop you. *'''Snow''': Oh, we're on the same side here. We can back here to stop this! *'''Yaag''': Nevertheless, you are l'Cie. [enters the Proudclad] We can trust the pawns no more the fal'Cie who move them. Humanity's fate rests in it's own hands! -- *'''Gadot''': (''to Snow'') Gate got ya beat? Hero? *'''Lebrau''': Pretty lame. *'''Marqui''': Hey, Snow. Where ya been? *'''Snow''': Guys! *'''Yuj''': So, Snow..You're a Pulse l'Cie now, huh? *'''Snow''': Yeah. Good times. *'''Yuj''': Then why didn't you tell us? Why the hell didn't you come and find us? *'''Lebrau''': Yeah, we've been waiting.- -- *'''Snow''': Now, what's out motto? NORA: Fal'Cie are no match for NORA! -- *'''Galenth''': The clamor of this conflict rouses the Maker. [laughing evilly] *'''Sazh''': Yeah? Well, we're gonna stop this ruckus soon enough. *'''Galenth''': Can you halt the Cavalry's charge? Filled with righteousness, they will slaughter Orphan in the name of freedom. Your only recourse will be to deliver them death, swift and certain. *'''Lightning''': No. Unlike you, they'll listen to reason. *'''Galenth''': We will see about that. I shall savor the demise of Cocoon from atop the highest seat in all of Eden. You, too, should hurry along to the heart of our grand capital. Your loved ones miss you so. Come, l'Cie. Fulfill your destiny! :[Galenth leaves] *'''Hope''': Your destiny...We'll decide our own destiny! *'''Lightning''': Right--over Barthandelus' dead body. -- *'''Sazh''': Why are you doing this, Rosch? I mean, haven't you done enough? *'''Yaag''': Enough? Under fal'Cie order, I've orchestrated murder. All to answers the fears of a panicked populace. For a people utterly dependent on the fal'Cie it was the only solution I could offer. Even if that solution was a farce. *'''Hope''': Then, you knew the fal'Cie were using us? *'''Yaag''': I believe their rule was best for Cocoon's present and future prosperity.But it seems I misjudged their benevolence. If this is my punishment, I accept it *'''Fang''': So, you're just gonna let everything fall to hell. Is that it? *'''Yaag''': You're right. One thing remains. This is...this is PSICOM Director Rosch. Attention all PSICOM and Guardian Corps units. Suspend l'Cie operation. I repeat, suspend l'Cie operation. All units should focus their efforts on evacuating civilian population. I do not issue this order as an absolute. You are free to make the choice. ===Chapter 13=== *'''Lightning''': This is it. A lot of dreams died to get us here, and we can't let it be for nothing. *'''Sazh''': You said it. It's not just our future we're fighting for. *'''Hope''': We'll do it for everyone. Fal'Cie rule ends here. *'''Snow''': Dysley! We're coming for you! -- *'''Vanille''': Little lights. Just like in Oerba. *'''Galenth''': (''voice'') Life's spark shines on, once freed from its fleshy shroud. :[The crystals of Dajh and Serah appear.] *'''Sazh''': Dajh! *'''Snow''': Serah! [Galenth appears] *'''Galenth''': Dreams, meanwhile, shatter in a flash. :[Dajh is shattered] *'''Snow''': No! [Serah is shattered with a enraged Snow charging at Galenth, knocked back by his barrier. *'''Lightning''': Think! Where's the real Serah? :[Snow takes out the crystal tear.] *'''Sazh''': Hey, listen. It isn't real. It's fal'Cie smoke and mirrors. *'''Hope''': Yeah. They don't work wonders. They play tricks. -- *'''Orphan''': A haven, yea. Yet it must fall ere we be saved. Too frail a shell, and humans should not thrive. Too stout a shell, and they would not die. Slaughter and salvation! Two irreconcilable Focuses we bore. Yet bound were we in a cocoon prison impervious to our power. And so we thank you for granting us our longed-for birth. *'''Snow''': Dylsey? *'''Sazh''': No. Not anymore. *'''Orphan''': We are the Abandoned One, born but now to die. Our name is Orphan. By our hand, the world shall know redemption. -- *'''Orphan''': Have you ever paused to consider our reason for making l'Cie of men? We fal'Cie are crafted for a single purpose, and granted finite power to that end. With men it is not so. Men, dream, aspire, and through indomitable force of will achieve the impossible. Your power is beyond measure. We take l'Cie that we might wield such strength. Through you, we obtain freedom from our bondage. And now, your Focus alone remains. :[Orphan targets Vanille] *'''Orphan''': Defy it, and all will be for naught. Cocoon's sacrifice, and that of Gran Pulse as well. -- *'''Orphan''': Ragnarok. The will to guide a world unto oblivion. Can you bear the sin of our salvation? *'''Fang''': You heard me. I said I'll do it! *'''Vanille''': You can't! I'll be fine! And you can't forget our promise! We promised to save Cocoon! We promised! :[Fang turns her weapon towards Vanille.] *'''Fang''': I made another promise too, To protect my family. Sometimes... You've got choose! -- *'''Orphan''': Salvation is born of sacrifice--miracles, of misery From shattered shards, a new crystal legend will arise. Yes! Let anger be your strength! Despair. Depair and save us all Lo! The day of Wrath has come! :[But Fang is unable to get the job done.] *'''Orphan''': Yet again. How many times must you fail? :[Orphan revives Fang and forces her up.] *'''Fang''': Let me go. *'''Orphan''': Retake the form of Ragnarok. Deliver us which we have been too long denied! -- *'''Vanille''': You're alive. *'''Fang''': But you can't be! *'''Lightning''': Could be more fal'Cie smoke and mirrors. *'''Snow''': Fang, I'm sorry. *'''Lightning''': We made you go it alone. *'''Fang''': Second time now, isn't it? *'''Vanille''': But, where were you? *'''Hope''': Somewhere cold and dark, just thinking about everything up until now. And then...and then it was like-- *'''Snow''': It was like--I has a glimpse of the future. Everyone was smiling and laughing. Even Serah. Even Light *'''Sazh''': I don't know. It was a new Focus, or something. You know, I'm thinking, didn't really make sense of course. I mean, knowing we were worm bait and all, but...As luck would have it, next think I know I feel somebody pushing me right along. *'''Lightning''': You were there too, Fang. Same side. All of us. Together to the end. :[Recap of Fang's vow to Vanille on Grand Pulse.] *'''Vanille''': We promised, didn't we. *'''Vanille''': Anger didn't drive us. We just had things worth fighting for. :[Orphan's shell sinks.] *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') The brand of l'Cie. The symbol of the Focus we all faced. The mark of the fate we all shared. Proof of the promise we all made. *'''Snow''': The heroes never die. Come on. We've got a world to save! -- *'''Orphan''': You overreach yourselves. *'''Lightning''': No. We overreach you. *'''Orphan''': Is that so? *'''Lightning''': You don't believe in anything. You gave up on life before you were even born. Sat poisoning Cocoon from the inside, waiting for someone to come and destroy you. Sure, you think the end of the world is salvation. All you care about is death's release. So take it, and leave the rest of us alone. We don't think like that. When we think there's no hope left, we keep looking until we find some. Maybe Cocoon is past saving, but it's our home. And we'll protect it or die trying! We live to make the impossible possible! That is our Focus! -- *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') Wishes can come true. *'''Hope''': What?... [As he watches Fang and Vanille] *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') But not if you just wait for miracles. *'''Vanille''': Ready. *'''Vanille''': (''narrating'') Miracles are things we make for ourselves. Here, and now. :[The form Ragnarok, jumping off of Cocoon and using the magma to create a before being crystallized. As dawn comes, Lightning and the others are crystalized on the ground.] *'''Vanille''' (Voice): Wake up :[Lightning decrystallizes as do Snow, Sazh, and Hope] *'''Lightning''': They did it, they saved the world. *'''Snow''': No, they gave us a new one. *'''Lightning''': It really is miracle. *'''Hope''': My brand! It's gone! :[The others notice their l'Cie brands are gone too.] *'''Vanille''': (''voice'') It's easy to lose sight of things in a world as wide as this one. But if you keep going, you're sure to find what you're looking for--sooner or later. -- *'''Lightning''': Serah...I'm sorry. *'''Serah''': It's okay. *'''Snow''': Hey, come on, the apologies can wait! We've got a wedding to plan! You are gonna allow it—right? *'''Hope''': Wow, you don't waste time, do you? *'''Snow''': No, I don't. *'''Sazh''': That's right. Just charge in, guns blazing! *'''Snow''': I swear to you, I will make her happy! *'''Lightning''': I believe you. Congrats. [Inside Cocoon - last lines] *'''Fang''' (''voice''): When prayers turn into promises, not even fate can stand in their way. *'''Vanille''' (''voice''): We held the light of hope in our hearts, and achieved the impossible. Now we live on, to greet a new dawn. ===Others=== *'''Titan''': L'Cie dwell outside the natural order. Should their strength fail them, they become the mindless foes of life itself. :[Titan places King Behemoth before the group.] *'''Sazh''': Oh great, another one. Nothing like witnessing survival of the fittest first hand. *'''Snow''': A Cie'th? :[Attacus kills the King Behemoth.] *'''Fang''': Once you're a Cie'th, killing the only thing that comes naturally. :[Attacus is defeated.] *'''Titan''': Fortune smiles upon the strong and worthy. Surrender not to despair. The future of life's cycle goes with you. *'''Fang''': Some endorsement, coming from the guardian of all life on Gran Pulse. == External Links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Final Fantasy 13}} [[Category: Final Fantasy (series)]] [[Category:2010 video games]] gzfbhmol88qmy0txudixqx8kl3t7ftr 4 114956 3148645 3148621 2022-07-28T12:04:55Z UDScott 4304 /* Speedy deletion backlog */ Done wikitext text/x-wiki {{/Header}} {{User:MABot/config |archive = Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive/%(counter)03d |algo = old(15d) |counter = 37 |maxarchivesize = 300K |minthreadsleft = 2 |archiveheader = |minthreadstoarchive = 1 }} == Madman in Bulldozer on Aisle Five == [[File:Bauhaus Marionette Nachbau Der-Bucklige-Frontal.jpg|thumb|the bulldozer operator?]] :For anyone interested, it should be noted that "HouseofChange" is wildly pushing his (or a puppetmaster's?) POV. All the quotes bulldozed wrecklessly in bulk carte blanche, over the past couple of months were ALL approved by the regular Admins here months ago. They made zero objections to the material and are  known to scrutinize everything posted here without delay. Suddenly a very loudmouthed newcomer arrived on the set, has over-ruled the judgement of the other admins, and is very heroically, loudly, rescuing the entire project from the diabolical work of a villain who slipped hundreds of quotations & new pages into the system while the all guards were sound asleep? Really??!! What a mystery. Maybe the bulldozer operator and a few others, are working for corrupt elements of the U.S. Government, knuckleheads who hate the truth & love censorhip, coverups and their skills in the art of deception [[Information Warfare Community|"information dominance"]]???? What happened? Does wikipedia give refunds to extremely disappointed donors?? May fearful people quit being afraid. May everyone feel the peace that passes understanding. May God help us all! * It would probably be more helpful if you just dryly told us what the problem was instead of trying to be so supremely colorful. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 18:43, 25 April 2022 (UTC) : He seems pretty neutral to me. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 02:05, 10 May 2022 (UTC) : (EC) Nobody has called the sockmaster "diabolical" or a "villain." I am new here but I have been [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/HouseOfChange&dir=prev&target=HouseOfChange active at Wikipedia since 2014]. My edit history is clear and public. And unfortunately for the sockmaster, their combined edit history is also clear and public, although they tried to hide it by caping their views behind multiethnic identities. So LibraryClerk was the same person as GaneshaSis who was the same person as WASPy-sounding WillSeymoreIII. Military-sounding AlphaBravo2022 was the same person as triply-ethnic Alicia-abdula-mcdonald (she was for a while giving edit summaries in French.) That's deception. And once LibraryClerk got banned but kept right on posting using other accounts, that's abusive sockpuppetry that gets editors blocked, per longtime policy. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 19:07, 25 April 2022 (UTC) ::@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]], you say that your " edit history is clear and public". but when I try to use Xtools to look at your contribution history I see <blockquote>This user has not opted in to have this data shown. Please either login to XTools as this user, or create User:HouseOfChange/EditCounterOptIn.js with any content. See the documentation for more information.</blockquote> Would you pease allow wikiquotiens to see your contributions on this wiki by simply clicking '''Supercount''' at the bottom of your contributions page? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:19, 24 May 2022 (UTC) ::: What is public and plain is [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/HouseOfChange my contribution history]. (I can see yours and everybody else's that way.) I am not sure what privacy rights I'd be giving away by opting into making my edit counts public, so I don't plan to do that unless for some very good reason. I made very few edits to Wikiquote until this year, so it shouldn't be hard for people to analyze. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 18:16, 24 May 2022 (UTC) ::::@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]]The analysis of your edits through Xtools on enwp is available for anyone to see. Are you saying that you trust enwp more than you trust enwq? if so, who is it that you trust less on wikiquote: ::::* Readers ::::* Users ::::* Admins ::::* Visitors from other wmf-projects such as Stewards, Global sysops, swmt members, renamers, etc. ::::* anyone else ::::Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 10:50, 25 May 2022 (UTC) {{outdent}} I am here to help build WikiQuote, not for drama and personal interactions. I am not interested in continuing this discussion, or any other that doesn't directly bear on WikiQuote. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 12:06, 25 May 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]], so am I. I posted my question above because I believe it is very relevant to the health of Wikiquote. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 12:49, 25 May 2022 (UTC) :: I disagree, and I have no intention of 1) changing my settings or 2) replying to your dramatic speculation about what my motivations might be. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 13:37, 25 May 2022 (UTC) == Merge ip edits to user account == I have been editing under the ip range of [[Special:Contributions/2603:7080:da3c:7a33::/64|2603:7080:da3c:7a33::/64]], I would like this to be merged to the user account [[User:ilovemydoodle|ilovemydoodle]], Is this possible and if so, can it be done? {{Collapse bottom}} == "LibraryClerk" editing from IP == This IP is clearly a new sock of "LibraryClerk": https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/24.42.166.244 Could some admin please block this new sock that is evading LibraryClerk's block? Otherwise Wikiquote will continue to get edits such as [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Corruption&diff=prev&oldid=3118813 this major POV push]. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 07:33, 30 May 2022 (UTC) * I don't see that this account is registered on any project. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 10:35, 30 May 2022 (UTC) ** {{re|GreenMeansGo}} I should have given the full name, [[Special:Contributions/Libraryclerk0191]]. I don't have a link to the sockpuppet investigation but the aftermath was discussed [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive/037#Comparison_of_privacy_protection_between_Wikiquote_(WQ)_and_the_English_Wikipedia_(ENWP) here]. Apparently {{u|Vermont}} did a checkuser, because it looked as if LC191 was continuing to edit from other usernames. Then {{u|Ferien}} blocked LC191's sock accounts identified from the sock check, IIUC. Please somebody block this IP who is CLEARLY the same person, from creating new clean-up problems. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 11:37, 30 May 2022 (UTC) * {{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:31, 31 May 2022 (UTC) == Account deletion == I have decided to not delete my account, I would like my User Page undeleted, I will be un-redacting comments. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] | [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) {{Ds|{DELETION IN PROGRESS}}} 04:39, 1 June 2022 (UTC) * {{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 10:29, 1 June 2022 (UTC) == Redirect request == Can someone please make [[☭]] redirect to [[communism]]? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] | [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:14, 3 June 2022 (UTC) : A redirect from what? ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:56, 3 June 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|UDScott}} From [[☭]] to [[Communism]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:58, 3 June 2022 (UTC) :::Ah, I see. However, this symbol is on the list of disallowed page titles. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:00, 3 June 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|UDScott}} That’s why I’m asking for an admin to do it, it exists on Wikipedia. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:01, 3 June 2022 (UTC) :::::{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 16:36, 5 June 2022 (UTC) == Sockpuppet investigation == I think [[Special:contribs/221.120.208.175|221.120.208.175]] might be a Sockpuppet of [[User:GHOSTWORKER|GHOSTWORKER]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:03, 4 June 2022 (UTC) {{Ds|No I donot Know him 221.120.208.175}} : ??? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:41, 5 June 2022 (UTC) == Link hijacking == Admins, do you check links for hijacking? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:49, 5 June 2022 (UTC) :E.g.? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 16:36, 5 June 2022 (UTC) ::Like sending a link to malware or some kind of unauthorized Administrator/Bureaucrat action disguised as something else. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:58, 5 June 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == <s>Could someone please revdel [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ilovemydoodle&oldid=3111786 this]?</s> Edit: Done. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 14:01, 7 June 2022 (UTC) == LTA horror decade sock strikes again == IP user 2600:387:15:630:0:0:0:8 is a LTA talk page vandal sock. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 01:49, 8 June 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:56, 8 June 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request (2) == Could someone please revdel [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Vandalism_in_progress&diff=prev&oldid=3115216&diffmode=source this]? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:38, 10 June 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:10, 11 June 2022 (UTC) ::Thanks. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:25, 11 June 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request (3) == Could someone please revdel [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Will_Smith&oldid=3110155 this]? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:04, 11 June 2022 (UTC) :{{not done}} Revdel should be reserved for particularly egregious material (doxxing, linking to spam, personal insults) and this edit is not that. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:15, 11 June 2022 (UTC) == Edit filter == {{ping|koavf}} Could you add "VVKLOSER" to the Edit Filter? (it's commonly used by GRP) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:51, 11 June 2022 (UTC) :{{not done}} {{u|Ferien}} Do you want to do this? You have a filter for this abuser and I think you could incorporate it into that one. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:18, 11 June 2022 (UTC) ::{{u|Koavf}}, yep, I'll take a look at that now, probably not too difficult to do. The filter itself is mainly a copy of simplewiki's as his behaviour is almost identical here. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 19:24, 11 June 2022 (UTC) :::{{done}} --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 19:28, 11 June 2022 (UTC) ::::Well it doesn’t seem to be working: VVKLOSER VVKLOSER VVKLOSER VVKLOSER. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:43, 16 June 2022 (UTC) == Page protection may be needed == [[Bubble Guppies]] is being repeatedly recreated with no quotes, page protection may be needed. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 19:32, 14 June 2022 (UTC) :Also the same keeps happening with [[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 00:43, 15 June 2022 (UTC) ::Also with [[Yo Gabba Gabba]]‎ and to a lesser extent [[T.U.F.F. Puppy]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:56, 15 June 2022 (UTC) == Requested move == Can an admin move [[Zork Grand Inquisitor]] to [[Zork: Grand Inquisitor]], over the current redirect? Cheers, [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 17:16, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 00:47, 17 June 2022 (UTC) ::Thank you {{u|UDScott}}. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 05:41, 17 June 2022 (UTC) == Protected move request == Could the pages [[Template:Test4]] and [[Template:Test4im]] be swapped? They seem to be the reverse of what they should be (also to be consistent with Wikipedia). – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:02, 21 June 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == Could someone revdel [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User:SHUMBH&oldid=3133965 this] edit summary? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:12, 25 June 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} by someone else. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:11, 25 June 2022 (UTC) == Archive.is == Can we add archive.is to the abuse filter? Or whatever domain they're using now. It is commonly abused by GRP and I see no real use of it. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:45, 1 July 2022 (UTC) == Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! == The page [[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]] is being repeatedly recreated with no quotes. I think page protection is needed. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 16:22, 5 July 2022 (UTC) :Already done - my first step was to protect it from IP edits...if it continues, will take further steps. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 16:23, 5 July 2022 (UTC) ::Ok, thank you {{u|UDScott}}. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 16:32, 5 July 2022 (UTC) == Request for Importer == <span style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;">@[[User:Aphaia]] @[[User:BD2412]] @[[User:DannyS712]] @[[User:Ferien]] @[[User:GreenMeansGo]] @[[User:Illegitimate Barrister]] @[[User:Jusjih]] @[[User:Kalki]] @[[User:Koavf]] @[[User:Mdd]] @[[User:Miszatomic]] @[[User:Ningauble]] @[[User:Pmlineditor]] @[[User:UDScott]] <!-- All users after this line are not admins, just want to be pinged. You, yourself, can be added here, too, just add yourself below this line. --> @[[User:Ilovemydoodle]]</span>@$[[Special:ListUsers/sysop|AllAdministrators]]: (pinging because the admins don’t seem to check this page often) I regularly need to import pages from Wikipedia and other wikis, so I am requesting the <code>import</code> right to make this process much easier, provide better attribution, and to allow the reversal, modification, and viewing of pre-import revisions. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:37, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :As pointed out on my talk, a bureaucrat will need to actually do this. Have you done importing before? Are you willing to do the cleanup necessary (e.g. when there are redlinks)? Can you give an idea of what you'd want to import, as the content pages from Wikipedia will not always be relevant here (tho some of them would be, as there are articles tagged with quotation sections that should be imported)? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 21:30, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|koavf}} Yes, I have imported hundreds of templates (properly). – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:32, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::I cannot recall any other requests for this right in the past - and it appears that this can actually only be done by a steward. Per the [[w:Wikipedia:User_access_levels#Importers_and_transwiki_importers|relevant page on WP]], "This access is highly restricted and is only available for assignment to a limited number of very trusted users by stewards following a special community approval discussion." I don't think that you wishing to have it to make some tasks easier qualifies. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 22:37, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|UDScott}} I am very confused. The option is available already to admins, so why do I need to be more trusted to get a lower-level user right? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:39, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::::I just quoted what I read on the subject (as I had to look into it, having never received such a request before) - take it up with a steward if you have an issue, as it does not appear I could grant it to you even if I wanted to. As to your question - admins already go through a special community approval process in order to become admins. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 22:45, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::{{ping|UDScott}} So, admins can be appointed by bureaucrats, but importers have to be appointed by stewards. If so, then why do you have to go through a far-more thorough appointing process to get a lesser user right? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:48, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::I don't see that it is any more thorough than that for admins. In both cases, a community discussion is required, it's just different roles that actually grant the permission after said discussion. I'm also not really inclined to say that importing is really a lesser user right - it could certainly be abused in the wrong hands. I am not saying you would abuse it, but I can see why it is not so easily granted. I do still have some reluctance to grant you additional rights anyway, as I still do not understand all that you are trying to do here, and I still maintain that much of your template work is redundant and wasted and steamrolls existing templates already in use. You demonstrate an impatience that in my mind is not compatible with someone with advanced user rights on the site. By the way, you're asking these questions to me as if I was the author of the cited policies - I am not. And I have no idea why any of this was set up this way (other than to be judicious in granting such rights, as I mentioned already). ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 23:04, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::{{ping|UDScott}} Well, my point is not that is or is not a "lesser right", but that it is not a greater right. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:16, 11 July 2022 (UTC) == Report concerning Achim110 == {{U|Achim110}} is making some weird edits. On [[Wikidata]], {{GENDER:Achim110|he|she|they}} [[Special:Diff/3125691/3141310|replaced the Wikidata logo with a (nonexistent) Wikinews logo]], with several other nonsensical logo edits in between. Some of their other page creations seem to be random copy+pasted “administrative” wikitext; at [[Keir Graff]], they’ve created a purported block review by [[User:Keir Graff]] (whose user page Achim also created, and who also isn’t blocked on English Wikiquote as far as I can tell). Can someone check what’s going on? [[User:Lucas Werkmeister|Lucas Werkmeister]] ([[User talk:Lucas Werkmeister|talk]]) 14:29, 13 July 2022 (UTC) : This user has been permanently blocked, and a mass deletion of all pages created by the account performed. ~ <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 15:08, 13 July 2022 (UTC) == Edit war == There has been an ongoing edit war on [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]] on whether "Shadow"'s eyes are orange or red. Can this be sorted out? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:05, 13 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done|Solved}} '''^(Hopefully)''' by [[User:Koavf|Koavf]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:14, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == Crosswiki spammer == On the [[:Education in India]] page, please hide the two edits immediately prior to my edit. They contain a spam link being pushed across numerous wikis. Cheers. ['''[[:User:Cromium|₂₄Cr]]''']['''[[:User talk:Cromium|talk]]'''] 12:40, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:53, 15 July 2022 (UTC) == Finish a deletion nomination == Hello, please could someone add [[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Formatting]] to the log page for me? I can't do it as an IP because the page has been protected. Thank you! [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 00:21, 19 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 14:26, 19 July 2022 (UTC) ::@[[User:UDScott|UDScott]] Thanks a bunch, much appreciated. ::If you get a minute could you also add: ::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:N]] ::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:This]] ::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Vote removed]] ::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Strikethrough templates]] ::to the same page? [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:40, 19 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{done}} as well. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 20:24, 19 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Could you please also list these four discussions?: ::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:LTADatabase]] ::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:REDACTED]] ::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Always substitute]] ::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:T]] ::::Thank you. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:12, 21 July 2022 (UTC) ::::@[[User:UDScott|UDScott]] Forgot to ping you. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:16, 21 July 2022 (UTC) :::::{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 23:56, 21 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::@[[User:UDScott|UDScott]] Could you please add these discussions too? ::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Change title]] ::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Longquote]] ::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ping active users]] ::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Bansock]] ::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Banplz]] ::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Welcome-Formatting]] ::::::Thanks! [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 14:13, 23 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::{{Done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 15:37, 23 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::@[[User:UDScott|UDScott]] Another batch, if that's OK: ::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:First article]] ::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Sandbox link]] ::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Userspace linking templates]] ::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:SpellCheck]] ::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-g12]] ::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-copyvio-notice]] ::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of GR<noinclude/>P]] ::::::::Thanks! [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 11:17, 24 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:49, 25 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::Thanks a bunch, and thanks for adding some of the discussions I just started. ::::::::::In this edit [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Votes_for_deletion&diff=3146967&oldid=3146966] you seem to have accidentally deleted [[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-copyvio-notice]] while doing some cleanup, please could you re-add it to the list? ::::::::::Also a few more nominations: ::::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Uw-afd5]] ::::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ensure AAA contrast ratio]] ::::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Templatesnotice]] ::::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Closed and Template:Reopen]] ::::::::::Thanks again! [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 14:02, 26 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::@[[User:UDScott|UDScott]] Forgot to ping again. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 14:44, 26 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::{{done}} (and fixed the one I inadvertently deleted). ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:42, 26 July 2022 (UTC) == Broken links in contributions page == also, while I'm here, the SUL info link in [[MediaWiki:Sp-contributions-footer]] leads to a deleted tool, and the "supercount" tool has been renamed to xtools and moved to a different domain. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 01:03, 19 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:28, 20 July 2022 (UTC) ::@[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] Sorry, you seem to have gotten that back to front. The link you removed still works, but it now redirects you to a different site because it was replaced by a new tool. The one that is broken without replacement is the "SUL info" link. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 10:25, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :::done}} Whoopsie daisy. Thanks.{ —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 10:28, 20 July 2022 (UTC) == [[User: Eaglestorm]] again == This user with a history of being disruptive (just see their [[User talk:Eaglestorm]]) and a permanent block from English WP was recently globally unblocked on a technicality and is back to their [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Eaglestorm typical antics] of ruthlessly “enforcing” the non-policy, unofficial guideline of [[WQ:LOQ]] via edit warring and being hostile and stubborn when asked to negotiate a solution. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 03:29, 23 July 2022 (UTC) :here we go. did you even read the stewards report? I'm up to "typical antics" ... YOU'RE PLAIN OBSESSED with taking me down. What nonpolicy are you talking about? The one that's been effective with copyvio for the last 14 years? --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 03:33, 23 July 2022 (UTC) ::Yes, you still are being a net negative here. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 03:35, 23 July 2022 (UTC) ::Do you not understand what '''''proposed''''' means here?! [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 03:38, 23 July 2022 (UTC) :Do you have diffs of edit-warring? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:01, 23 July 2022 (UTC) * {{re|Dronebogus}} It looks a bit like you saw ES editing, and went around revering their edits across articles, including apparently on a least some article you'd never edited before, meaning you weren't following your watchlist, you were following ES. I guess we can add repeatedly reverting ES on their own talk page. : So that's not all exactly a pristine position from which to argue about someone else's disruptiveness. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 20:26, 23 July 2022 (UTC) ::I know that, but ES is enforcing a proposed policy in a disruptive manner and is refusing to negotiate even when asked to. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 22:15, 23 July 2022 (UTC) :::Well, one part inherent in LOQ certainly is policy: that excessively lengthy passages run afoul of copyright. But if you're gonna pick a hill to die on, I'm not sure the right one is ensuring that the article on GAT V includes riveting lines such as "'''Jimmy De Santa''': Go away. '''Michael De Santa''': What?" [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:08, 25 July 2022 (UTC) == Salt a page title for use in documentation == Hello, I'm planning on re-writing {{tl|redlink}} at some point in the next few days to make the implementation of this template a bit more sensible. As part of that I'd like to set it up so it creates links to a salted page title, rather than a random subpage of the template. Would someone be willing to creation protect a title for this purpose? Something like [[Wikiquote:redlink example]] would work well. I know from experience if you use an unprotected redlink in documentation someone is just going to create the page. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 14:19, 26 July 2022 (UTC) * {{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:26, 26 July 2022 (UTC) == Request to move some templates == Hello, I'm working through some template clean-up and have found some pages that I think should be moved. In addition can whoever moves them delete or supress any resulting redirects, as they will not be helpful. Firstly, can someone please remove the admin level protection from [[Template:error]] and move [[Template:error2]] to this title? There's no real reason for this template to have a number in its title except to get around the page salting (which seems to have been a bit of an overkill response for a single piece of IP vandalism). Secondly can someone make the following moves, deleting any redirects: *{{tl|Template:Uw-afd2}} → {{tl|Template:Uw-vfd2}} *{{tl|Template:Uw-afd3}} → {{tl|Template:Uw-vfd3}} *{{tl|Template:Uw-afd4}} → {{tl|Template:Uw-vfd4}} Because there is no such thing as "articles for deletion" on this project. There are no current usages of these templates, so no real need to leave a redirect. I cleaned up the text of these templates a few days ago, but the title still needs to be changed. Thanks, [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:31, 26 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} (all four move requests). ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:44, 26 July 2022 (UTC) == Clean-up help needed == Hello again, sorry for all the messages. I need a bit of help cleaning up a bit of a mess I just found via [[Special:WantedCategories]] while cleaning up some template documentation. It seems that about a month ago Ilovemydoodle tried to rename some categories, which they did by just moving the category page, without updating the actual category links in articles. The moved categories were therefore deleted as empty categories, and the redirects left over from the move (which is where all the actual pages are) were deleted as redirects to a deleted page. For each of these pages either the category page either needs to be undeleted and moved back to the title where the articles are, or the category page needs to be undeleted and the articles moved to the new category. List of Category pages and the articles supposed to be in them: * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Pakistan]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Pakistanis]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Bahrain]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Bahraini]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Burundi]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Burundians]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Russia]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Russians]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Rwanda]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Rwandans]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Senegal]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Senegalese]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from the Solomon Islands]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Solomon Islanders]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Spain]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Spaniards]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Swaziland]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Swazi]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Türkiye]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Turkish people]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Tanzania]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Tanzanians]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Thailand]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Thai people]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Togo]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Togolese]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Taiwan]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Taiwanese people]] * Category page deleted at [[: Category:People from Tuvalu]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Tuvaluan]] Thanks, [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 20:40, 26 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 14:35, 27 July 2022 (UTC) ::Thank you. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 10:40, 28 July 2022 (UTC) * {{re|Ilovemydoodle}} You can't just move categories like that. The cat page is just a dumbly compiled automatic list. The thing that actually puts the page in the category is on each article individually. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 20:48, 26 July 2022 (UTC) == Speedy deletion backlog == Hello, [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]] is quite badly backlogged, there are pages in it that have been tagged for "speedy" deletion since the start of June. Would someone be able to take a look? Thanks, [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 10:43, 28 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:04, 28 July 2022 (UTC) == Phab ticket == Would someone with a phabricator account be willing to look at [[Phab:T313189]]? It's requesting changes to this site's configuration that I do not think have consensus on the basis that everyone who opposed the proposal should have their "votes" removed for being "invalid". [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 11:11, 28 July 2022 (UTC) j4wupx8yv3avavrqetm13191rlku8y9 3148953 3148645 2022-07-29T07:01:54Z MABot 3002050 Bot: Archiving 19 threads (older than 15 days) to [[Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive/037]] wikitext text/x-wiki {{/Header}} {{User:MABot/config |archive = Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive/%(counter)03d |algo = old(15d) |counter = 37 |maxarchivesize = 300K |minthreadsleft = 2 |archiveheader = |minthreadstoarchive = 1 }} == Merge ip edits to user account == I have been editing under the ip range of [[Special:Contributions/2603:7080:da3c:7a33::/64|2603:7080:da3c:7a33::/64]], I would like this to be merged to the user account [[User:ilovemydoodle|ilovemydoodle]], Is this possible and if so, can it be done? {{Collapse bottom}} == Edit war == There has been an ongoing edit war on [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]] on whether "Shadow"'s eyes are orange or red. Can this be sorted out? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:05, 13 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done|Solved}} '''^(Hopefully)''' by [[User:Koavf|Koavf]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:14, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == Crosswiki spammer == On the [[:Education in India]] page, please hide the two edits immediately prior to my edit. They contain a spam link being pushed across numerous wikis. Cheers. ['''[[:User:Cromium|₂₄Cr]]''']['''[[:User talk:Cromium|talk]]'''] 12:40, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:53, 15 July 2022 (UTC) == Finish a deletion nomination == Hello, please could someone add [[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Formatting]] to the log page for me? I can't do it as an IP because the page has been protected. Thank you! [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 00:21, 19 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 14:26, 19 July 2022 (UTC) ::@[[User:UDScott|UDScott]] Thanks a bunch, much appreciated. ::If you get a minute could you also add: ::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:N]] ::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:This]] ::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Vote removed]] ::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Strikethrough templates]] ::to the same page? [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:40, 19 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{done}} as well. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 20:24, 19 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Could you please also list these four discussions?: ::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:LTADatabase]] ::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:REDACTED]] ::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Always substitute]] ::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:T]] ::::Thank you. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:12, 21 July 2022 (UTC) ::::@[[User:UDScott|UDScott]] Forgot to ping you. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:16, 21 July 2022 (UTC) :::::{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 23:56, 21 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::@[[User:UDScott|UDScott]] Could you please add these discussions too? ::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Change title]] ::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Longquote]] ::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ping active users]] ::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Bansock]] ::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Banplz]] ::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Welcome-Formatting]] ::::::Thanks! [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 14:13, 23 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::{{Done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 15:37, 23 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::@[[User:UDScott|UDScott]] Another batch, if that's OK: ::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:First article]] ::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Sandbox link]] ::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Userspace linking templates]] ::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:SpellCheck]] ::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-g12]] ::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-copyvio-notice]] ::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of GR<noinclude/>P]] ::::::::Thanks! [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 11:17, 24 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:49, 25 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::Thanks a bunch, and thanks for adding some of the discussions I just started. ::::::::::In this edit [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Votes_for_deletion&diff=3146967&oldid=3146966] you seem to have accidentally deleted [[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Db-copyvio-notice]] while doing some cleanup, please could you re-add it to the list? ::::::::::Also a few more nominations: ::::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Uw-afd5]] ::::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Ensure AAA contrast ratio]] ::::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Templatesnotice]] ::::::::::*[[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Closed and Template:Reopen]] ::::::::::Thanks again! [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 14:02, 26 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::@[[User:UDScott|UDScott]] Forgot to ping again. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 14:44, 26 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::{{done}} (and fixed the one I inadvertently deleted). ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:42, 26 July 2022 (UTC) == Broken links in contributions page == also, while I'm here, the SUL info link in [[MediaWiki:Sp-contributions-footer]] leads to a deleted tool, and the "supercount" tool has been renamed to xtools and moved to a different domain. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 01:03, 19 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:28, 20 July 2022 (UTC) ::@[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] Sorry, you seem to have gotten that back to front. The link you removed still works, but it now redirects you to a different site because it was replaced by a new tool. The one that is broken without replacement is the "SUL info" link. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 10:25, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :::done}} Whoopsie daisy. Thanks.{ —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 10:28, 20 July 2022 (UTC) == [[User: Eaglestorm]] again == This user with a history of being disruptive (just see their [[User talk:Eaglestorm]]) and a permanent block from English WP was recently globally unblocked on a technicality and is back to their [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Eaglestorm typical antics] of ruthlessly “enforcing” the non-policy, unofficial guideline of [[WQ:LOQ]] via edit warring and being hostile and stubborn when asked to negotiate a solution. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 03:29, 23 July 2022 (UTC) :here we go. did you even read the stewards report? I'm up to "typical antics" ... YOU'RE PLAIN OBSESSED with taking me down. What nonpolicy are you talking about? The one that's been effective with copyvio for the last 14 years? --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 03:33, 23 July 2022 (UTC) ::Yes, you still are being a net negative here. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 03:35, 23 July 2022 (UTC) ::Do you not understand what '''''proposed''''' means here?! [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 03:38, 23 July 2022 (UTC) :Do you have diffs of edit-warring? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:01, 23 July 2022 (UTC) * {{re|Dronebogus}} It looks a bit like you saw ES editing, and went around revering their edits across articles, including apparently on a least some article you'd never edited before, meaning you weren't following your watchlist, you were following ES. I guess we can add repeatedly reverting ES on their own talk page. : So that's not all exactly a pristine position from which to argue about someone else's disruptiveness. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 20:26, 23 July 2022 (UTC) ::I know that, but ES is enforcing a proposed policy in a disruptive manner and is refusing to negotiate even when asked to. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 22:15, 23 July 2022 (UTC) :::Well, one part inherent in LOQ certainly is policy: that excessively lengthy passages run afoul of copyright. But if you're gonna pick a hill to die on, I'm not sure the right one is ensuring that the article on GAT V includes riveting lines such as "'''Jimmy De Santa''': Go away. '''Michael De Santa''': What?" [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:08, 25 July 2022 (UTC) == Salt a page title for use in documentation == Hello, I'm planning on re-writing {{tl|redlink}} at some point in the next few days to make the implementation of this template a bit more sensible. As part of that I'd like to set it up so it creates links to a salted page title, rather than a random subpage of the template. Would someone be willing to creation protect a title for this purpose? Something like [[Wikiquote:redlink example]] would work well. I know from experience if you use an unprotected redlink in documentation someone is just going to create the page. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 14:19, 26 July 2022 (UTC) * {{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:26, 26 July 2022 (UTC) == Request to move some templates == Hello, I'm working through some template clean-up and have found some pages that I think should be moved. In addition can whoever moves them delete or supress any resulting redirects, as they will not be helpful. Firstly, can someone please remove the admin level protection from [[Template:error]] and move [[Template:error2]] to this title? There's no real reason for this template to have a number in its title except to get around the page salting (which seems to have been a bit of an overkill response for a single piece of IP vandalism). Secondly can someone make the following moves, deleting any redirects: *{{tl|Template:Uw-afd2}} → {{tl|Template:Uw-vfd2}} *{{tl|Template:Uw-afd3}} → {{tl|Template:Uw-vfd3}} *{{tl|Template:Uw-afd4}} → {{tl|Template:Uw-vfd4}} Because there is no such thing as "articles for deletion" on this project. There are no current usages of these templates, so no real need to leave a redirect. I cleaned up the text of these templates a few days ago, but the title still needs to be changed. Thanks, [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:31, 26 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} (all four move requests). ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:44, 26 July 2022 (UTC) == Clean-up help needed == Hello again, sorry for all the messages. I need a bit of help cleaning up a bit of a mess I just found via [[Special:WantedCategories]] while cleaning up some template documentation. It seems that about a month ago Ilovemydoodle tried to rename some categories, which they did by just moving the category page, without updating the actual category links in articles. The moved categories were therefore deleted as empty categories, and the redirects left over from the move (which is where all the actual pages are) were deleted as redirects to a deleted page. For each of these pages either the category page either needs to be undeleted and moved back to the title where the articles are, or the category page needs to be undeleted and the articles moved to the new category. List of Category pages and the articles supposed to be in them: * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Pakistan]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Pakistanis]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Bahrain]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Bahraini]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Burundi]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Burundians]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Russia]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Russians]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Rwanda]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Rwandans]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Senegal]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Senegalese]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from the Solomon Islands]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Solomon Islanders]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Spain]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Spaniards]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Swaziland]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Swazi]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Türkiye]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Turkish people]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Tanzania]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Tanzanians]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Thailand]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Thai people]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Togo]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Togolese]] * Category page deleted at [[:Category:People from Taiwan]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Taiwanese people]] * Category page deleted at [[: Category:People from Tuvalu]], articles supposed to be in it at [[:Category:Tuvaluan]] Thanks, [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 20:40, 26 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 14:35, 27 July 2022 (UTC) ::Thank you. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 10:40, 28 July 2022 (UTC) * {{re|Ilovemydoodle}} You can't just move categories like that. The cat page is just a dumbly compiled automatic list. The thing that actually puts the page in the category is on each article individually. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 20:48, 26 July 2022 (UTC) == Speedy deletion backlog == Hello, [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]] is quite badly backlogged, there are pages in it that have been tagged for "speedy" deletion since the start of June. Would someone be able to take a look? Thanks, [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 10:43, 28 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:04, 28 July 2022 (UTC) == Phab ticket == Would someone with a phabricator account be willing to look at [[Phab:T313189]]? It's requesting changes to this site's configuration that I do not think have consensus on the basis that everyone who opposed the proposal should have their "votes" removed for being "invalid". [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 11:11, 28 July 2022 (UTC) dcs7sjhfn3kv2hyn19hjslxoeszn5kz 0 115768 3148854 2599377 2022-07-29T00:04:12Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Shawn Crahan at Mayhem Fest 2.jpg|thumb|Shawn Crahan in 2008]] '''[[w:Shawn "Clown" Crahan|Michael Shawn Crahan]]''' (born [[September 24]], [[1969]]), also known as '''Clown''', '''Kong''', or by his number #6, is an American musician known as one of the two custom percussionists of the Grammy winning metal band [[w:Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], and the drummer of [[w:To My Surprise|To My Surprise]] and [[w:Dirty Little Rabbits|Dirty Little Rabbits]] == Sourced == *You come into this world a zero, and you leave a zero. **Jason Arnopp, ''Slipknot: Inside the Sickness, Behind the Masks'' (2001), <small>{{ISBN|0091879337}}</small> *People ask me, 'Why Des Moines?' <br /> I say, 'Why not, you ignorant motherfucker!' **''Slipknot: Inside the Sickness, Behind the Masks'' *Sometimes we think that we're gonna be the first people to cross the genres of human and superhuman. We've got to live up to this fucking monster we created and it's bigger than we are. **''Slipknot: Inside the Sickness, Behind the Masks'' {{Wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Crahan, Shawn}} [[Category:People from Des Moines]] [[Category:Musicians from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Drummers from the United States]] [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:Living people]] r57tist6twqohbo5997fh5yqwdlpjpz 0 116538 3148898 3074823 2022-07-29T01:14:16Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Miranda July at the première of The Future, UGC Ciné Cité Bercy, Paris, France - 20110705.jpg |thumb|I’m totally not kidding … [[Life]] is too short. This is all too hard to do to actually be kidding about the whole thing.]] '''[[w:Miranda July|Miranda Jennifer July]]''' (born '''Miranda Jennifer Grossinger''' on [[15 February]] [[1974]]) is a performing artist, musician, writer, actress and film director. : See also : '''''[[Me and You and Everyone We Know]]''''' (2005) == Quotes == [[File:Miranda july.jpg|thumb|right|Winning is many things, but it is never the thing you thought it would be.]] [[File:Miju.jpg|thumb|I think there’s something [[spiritual]] in a very day-to-day, mundane existence.]] * '''Now began the part of her [[life]] where she was just very [[beautiful]]. Except for [[nothing]].''' Only winners will know what this feels like. Have you ever wanted something very badly and then gotten it. Then you know that '''winning is many things, but it is never the thing you thought it would be.''' ** [http://guccipiggy.objectis.net/prose/birthmark "Birthmark" in ''Paris Review'' (Spring 2003)] * '''They wordlessly excused each other for not loving each other as much as they had planned.''' There were empty rooms in the house where they had meant to put their love and they worked together to fill these rooms with high-end, consumer-grade equipment. It was a tight situation. The next sudden move would have to be through the wall. ** "Birthmark" in ''Paris Review'' (Spring 2003) * It was a tiny sound but it woke me up because it was a [[human]] sound. ** [http://fence.fenceportal.org/v7n1/text/july.html "The Man on the Stairs" in ''Fence'' (Spring/Summer 2004)] * That is my problem with life, I just rush through it, like I'm being chased. Even things whose whole point is slowness, like drinking relaxing tea. When I drink relaxing tea I suck it down like I'm in a contest for who can drink relaxing tea the quickest. ** "The Man on the Stairs" in ''Fence'' (Spring/Summer 2004) * '''I wanted to make the movie feel like life feels to me — and life feels both sad and dark and confusing and ''more'' than hopeful — it feels like something totally incredible could happen at any moment and with no explanation.''' ** On her film ''[[w:Me and You and Everyone We Know|Me and You and Everyone We Know]]'' (2005), in an [http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/in-action/?movie=july interview at Apple.com] * '''I think there’s something [[spiritual]] in a very day-to-day, mundane existence.''' It’s impossible to articulate, and it’s happening now, almost like a perverse [[secret]]. . . . That’s always sort of fascinating to me. ** As quoted in [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/magazine/the-make-believer.html?_r=0&pagewanted=all "Miranda July Is Totally Not Kidding" by Katrina Onstad, in ''The New York Times'' (14 July 2011)] * '''I’m totally not kidding. … [[Life]] is too short. This is all too hard to do to actually be kidding about the whole thing.''' ** As quoted in "Miranda July Is Totally Not Kidding" by Katrina Onstad, in ''The New York Times'' (14 July 2011) === The Shared Patio (2005) === [[File:Double-alaskan-rainbow.jpg|thumb|right|[[Praise]] the [[sky]] and praise the [[light]] within each person under the sky. It's okay to be unsure. But praise, praise, praise.]] :<small>[http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?action=show_story&story_id=292 "The Shared Patio " in ''Zoetrope All-Story'', Vol. 9, No. 4 (Winter 2005)] </small> * '''I pretended that I was pausing before telling him about the secret feeling of joy that I hide in my chest, waiting, waiting, waiting for someone to notice that I rise each morning seemingly with nothing to live for, but I do rise, and it is only because of this secret joy, God's love, in my chest.''' I looked down from the sky and into his eyes and I said, It wasn't your fault. I excused him for the cover and for everything else. For not yet being a New Man. We fell into silence then; he did not ask me any more questions. I was still happy to sit there beside him, but that is only because I have very, very low expectations of most people, and he had now become Most People. * I pressed my lips against his ear and whispered, again, ''It's not your fault''. Perhaps this was really the only thing I had ever wanted to say to anyone, and be told. I imagined couples at the altar, standing before the priest, declaring ''It's not your fault'' to each other, before kissing in the union. 
 * '''Common sense and the truth should feel authorless, writ by time itself.''' It is actually really hard to write something that will make a terminally ill person feel better. And ''Positive'' has rules, you can't just lift your guidance from the Bible or a book about Zen; they want original material. So far none of my submissions have gotten in, but I'm getting closer. * '''Do you have doubts about life? Are you unsure if it is really worth the trouble? Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person's face as you pass them on the street: those faces are for you. '''And the street itself, and the ground under the street, and the ball of fire underneath the ground: all these things are for you. They are as much for you as they are for other people. Remember this when you wake up in the morning and think you have nothing. Stand up and face the east. '''Now praise the sky and praise the light within each person under the sky. It's okay to be unsure. But praise, praise, praise.''' === Pretty Cool People interview (2007) === [[File:Glory, spectre.jpg|thumb|right|I’ve always had some kind of project that was really ''about'' and ''for'' other [[people]], because I think I just need that balance to feel sane myself — you know?]] [[File:Miranda-july-reading.jpg|thumb|right|What I like best is the kind of complicated messed up [[truth]], you know … the one that's so imperfect that you know it's true. ]] :<small> Video : [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UBtwWYY4uw "Pretty Cool People Interviews - Miranda July" (24 August 2007)]</small> * '''Since I started making art, I’ve always had some kind of project that was really ''about'' and ''for'' other people, because I think I just need that balance to feel sane myself — you know?''' <!-- ~ 0100 --> * I guess my favorite thing in the world is when I look at a piece of art, or read a story, or watch a movie where I walk away feeling like "Oh my god — '''I have to do something, I have to ''make'' something or talk to someone — things are not the same anymore'''" — and so I try to make work where you come away with ''that'' feeling. It's like, yeah, you're thinking about what you just saw, but even more than that — you feel ''able'', you feel like, kind of ''propelled''. * No one's keeping track — no one's making of an archive of these "unimportant" things, you know… but now we have an archive … and in a way, the second there's many, it becomes proof of something, something that's so unspecific — that it's — that it's ''lively'' — to me that's really alive — that kind of half nauseous, half beautiful feeling. * '''What I like best is the kind of complicated messed up truth, you know … the one that's so imperfect that you know it's true. ''' == Quotes about July == * '''July’s film fits no genre, fulfills no expectations, creates its own rules and seeks only to share a strange, lovable mind with us.''' ** [[Roger Ebert]], about ''[[Me and You and Everyone We Know]]'', in [http://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/the-best-films-of-the-decade "The Best Films of the Decade" (30 December 2009)] * Unlike certain directors who fixate on marginalia, creating art in which the engraving on a character’s belt buckle takes precedence over the story, July’s seemingly superficial gestures service something greater: a pulsing [[emotional]] center. It’s odd that she has come to represent, for some, a kind of soulless hipster cool, because in July’s work, nobody is cool. There’s no [[irony]] to it, no insider wink. Her characters are ordinary people whose lives don’t normally invite investigation. So '''her project is the opposite of hipster exclusion: her work is desperate to bring people together, forcing them into a kind of fellow feeling. She’s unrelentingly [[sincere]], and maybe that sincerity makes her difficult to bear. It also might make her culturally essential.''' ** [[w:Katrina Onstad|Katrina Onstad]], in [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/magazine/the-make-believer.html?_r=0&pagewanted=all "Miranda July Is Totally Not Kidding, in ''The New York Times'' (14 July 2011)] * ''[[w:The Future (film)|The Future]]'' is really good, a film that’s not only tighter than the free-ranging ''[[Me and You and Everyone We Know|Me and You]]'' but also more mature and tonally darker. (It’s literally darker, too: July shot it in a pastel-free palette of beiges and browns.) It may not convert all her critics, and it might shock some of her fans. But “The Future” should definitively dispel the lingering notion that her art is some gossamer, transient confection. The film is devoted to the only truths worth engaging, about love, sex and death, all questions unasked in the neutered, cutesy world of, say, ''[[Napoleon Dynamite]]'' and the like. “'''I do believe my work should be of service''',” she told me.''' ''The Future'' is not just a rebuke to the idea that her work is somehow shallow; it actively attacks the idea of shallowness. July wants you to feel a part of something larger than yourself and, in ''The Future'', you do.''' ** [[w:Katrina Onstad|Katrina Onstad]], in "Miranda July Is Totally Not Kidding, in ''The New York Times'' (14 July 2011) * '''A recent profile in ''The New York Times Magazine'' depicted Ms. July — a quiet figure on the screen and a thoughtful, witty presence on the page — as an improbably polarizing filmmaker, as likely to be scorned for her supposed preciosity as celebrated for her ingenuity.''' And the first part of ''[[w:The Future (film)|The Future]]'' seems, quite deliberately, to test the spectrum of audience response. Are you curious? Enchanted? Frustrated? All of the above? ** [[w:A. O. Scott|A. O. Scott]], in [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/movies/the-future-directed-by-miranda-july-review.html "Is That All There Is? Milking Life for More" in ''The New York Times'' (July 28, 2011)] * '''The [[magical]], [[metaphorical]] strain in ''[[w:The Future (film)|The Future]]'' is what makes it powerful, unsettling and strange, as well as charming.''' The everyday fears and frustrations that shadow us on our awkward trip through the life cycle often feel enormous, even cosmic, and Ms. July has the audacity to find images and situations that give form to those metaphysical inklings. … The complexity of “The Future” is contained in its title, which refers simultaneously to a terrifying abstraction — an unknowable territory bounded by [[death]], [[eternity]], the [[end]] of [[time]] — and to a concrete, trivial [[fact]]. '''What are you going to do next? It’s a huge, scary question, but the answer is usually to be small and specific. Use your [[imagination]].''' Go see this movie. ** [[w:A. O. Scott|A. O. Scott]], in "Is That All There Is? Milking Life for More" in ''The New York Times'' (July 28, 2011) == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} * [http://mirandajuly.com Official site] * [http://meandyou.typepad.com/ July's blog] :'''Interviews''' * [http://www.believermag.com/issues/200706/?read=interview_maricich Miranda July interviews Khaela Maricich, and vice versa] * [http://designguide.dutchdesignlab.com/?p=39 Video Interview with Miranda & Harrel] on designguide.tv * [http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/bw/bw070913miranda_july Miranda July interview] on KCRW's Bookworm * [http://www.avclub.com/content/node/109 Interview with ''The Onion A.V. Club''] * [http://www.naughtysecretaryclub.com/mirandajuly.htm Interview] on Naughty Secretary Club * [http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/action/?movie=july Apple interview] * [http://prettycoolpeopleinterviews.submarinechannel.nl/interviews/item/23 Video Interview] {{DEFAULTSORT:July, Miranda}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Film directors from the United States]] [[Category:Screenwriters from the United States]] [[Category:Short story writers from the United States]] [[Category:Women authors]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Artists from the United States]] [[Category:Feminists]] [[Category:Sundance Film Festival award winners]] [[Category:People from Vermont]] ayx5bbivk4wzw6osg7v71krpu5oxka6 0 121689 3148811 3004515 2022-07-28T22:19:30Z UDScott 4304 UDScott moved page [[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2]] to [[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]] wikitext text/x-wiki '''''[[w:Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II|Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]]''''' is a [[Star Wars]] third-person action computer game released in October 2010. It was developed by Havok and marketed, published and distributed by LucasArts. ==Starkiller (Clone)== *I'm not him. *I'm not Starkiller! I'm - I'm a clone. I was grown in a vat to take his place. *Head to the Rogue Shadow. I'm pretty sure those shields can't take a direct hit from a cruiser. *You've taken everything from me! *If I let him live, he'll haunt me forever. ==Darth Vader== *The accelerated cloning process is still...imperfect. Those who came before you went mad within months. I believed you would be the first success, but it seems you are to suffer the same fate. *Rise above this. She means nothing. *I knew it was only a matter of time before you returned. Now you will surrender to me, or you will die here where you were created. *If you wish to join the woman, so be it... *(''Wii version only'') Surrender now, or be destroyed. *(''Wii version only'') True power can only come from the dark side! *(''Wii version only'') Good. Feel your anger flowing through you. (''Force-grips Juno Eclipse and holds her hostage'') Your feelings for the woman have made you weak. ==Rahm Kota== *By the Force... I knew you were alive... *''(About Starkiller being a clone)'' I don't believe it. No one can clone Jedi! It's never been done. *''(About Starkiller's vision)'' Stay on guard. A powerful glimpse of the future like you experienced is rarely wrong. And if it comes to pass, you'll be glad you picked me up on Malastare. If I am looking at ==Dialogue== '''Darth Vader:''' You're alive?<br> '''Starkiller:''' How long this time?<br> '''Darth Vader:''' Thirteen days in isolation. Impressive.<br> '''Starkiller:''' The Force gives me all I need.<br> '''Darth Vader:''' The Force?<br> '''Starkiller:''' The dark side.. my master.<br> '''Darth Vader:''' Come. [uses the force to open security gates to free Starkiller]<br> '''Darth Vader:''' You are still haunted by visions.<br> '''Starkiller:''' Yes, master. I sometimes smell a forest on fire. I see the General falling, and I feel the ground shake as a starship crashes around me. I hear a woman’s voice when I try to sleep.<br> '''Darth Vader:''' ''(Angrily)'' They are the memories of a dead man. A side effect of the cloning process and the memory flashes used to train you. They will fade.<br> '''Starkiller:''' And if they don’t?<br> '''Darth Vader:''' Then you will be of no use to me. Starkiller’s emotions made him weak. You must destroy what he created. And you must learn to hate what he loved.<br> <hr width="50%"/> '''"Juno":''' Wait!<br> '''Starkiller:''' Juno?<br> '''"Juno":''' Yes!<br> '''Darth Vader:''' Strike her down!<br> '''Starkiller:''' I can’t!<br> '''Darth Vader:''' You will! You were created to do my bidding! ''[Struggling, Starkiller deactivates his lightsabers. Vader walks over and kills Juno. Juno turns back into a training droid]'' Then it is as I feared…<br> '''Starkiller:''' Why is this happening to me?<br> '''Darth Vader:''' The accelerated cloning process is still…imperfect. Those who came before you went mad within months. I believed you would be the first success, but it seems you are to suffer the same fate.<br> '''Starkiller:''' What will you do with me? ''[Starkiller’s eyes light up, as a vision of when Vader killed the original Starkiller flashes in his mind. He suddenly attacks Vader in a fit of rage, catching him by surprise, as Starkiller blasts a hole in the training room wall and attempts to escape from Kamino]''<br> <hr width="50%"/> '''Rahm Kota:''' ''[During the battle with the Gorog, over a comm link]'' Tell me you still use the same comm channel...<br> '''Starkiller:''' I hear you.<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' Good timing. I don't know how much more I could take-<br> '''Starkiller:''' No time, General. What the hell is this thing?<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' I have no idea. But it's big.<br> '''Starkiller:''' ''[Sarcastically]'' That's perceptive, for a blind man. Now, how do I kill it?<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' I'm not sure you can.<br> <hr width="50%"/> '''Rahm Kota:''' ''[Wii version only, while Starkiller is at the top of the Gorog arena]'' We're not going to be able to restrain that thing. We need to take it out of commission!<br> '''Starkiller:''' ''[Laughs sarcastically]'' How?<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' Uh, well, it's a hanging city, right? See what you can do about those supports.<br> '''Starkiller:''' Whoa, wait. That'll bring the whole structure down!<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' Got a better idea?<br> '''Starkiller:''' Not really.<br> <hr width="50%"/> '''Starkiller:''' ''[Following Vader after fighting in the cloning facility)'' Where is she?!? ''(Vader steps aside, revealing Juno behind him. Starkiller is shocked to see her]'' Juno...<br> '''Darth Vader:''' ''[Vader lifts his arm, as Juno rises in the air, slowly being choked]'' Bow before me, or she dies.<br> '''Starkiller:''' ''[Starkiller pauses, before he sees Juno get choked more and more]'' Wait! Wait!<br> '''Juno Eclipse:''' ''[Juno shakes her head, managing to gasp out]'' No...<br> '''Starkiller:''' ''[Starkiller deactivates his lightsabers, drops them to the floor, before getting on his knees, head bowed down]'' I will do your bidding. Just let her go.<br> '''Darth Vader:''' ''[Releases Juno, who falls to the ground]'' Find and kill General Kota. If you refuse, the woman dies. [Juno crawls toward one of Starkiller's lightsabers] You will return to me and give yourself to the dark side. If you resist, ''she dies''. And when your training is complete, you will ''hunt down'' and ''execute'' the Rebel leaders. ''If you fail, she dies''. ''[hears one of Starkiller's lightsabers switching on, and steps to the side, as Juno, holding one of Starkiller's lightsabers, stands and attacks him. Vader throws her out the nearby window, causing, what appears to be, her death, almost. Starkiller stands, and in a blind rage, screams in anger as he runs forward, and when his lightsabers ignite and fly into his hands, he attacks Vader, beginning the last battle between the two of them on Kamino]''<br> <hr width="50%"/> ''[During the final battle]'' <br> '''Starkiller''': I'LL KILL YOU! <br> '''Darth Vader''': Rise above this. She means nothing. <br> '''Darth Vader''': Her death gives you ''strength''. ''Embrace'' it. <br> '''Starkiller''': I ''WILL'' KILL YOU! <br> '''Darth Vader''': ''[Losing patience]'' If you wish join the woman, so be it... <br> '''Darth Vader''': She loved a ''dead man''. She would have ''never'' loved you. <br> '''Starkiller''': YOU WILL DIE WHERE YOU STAND! <br> <hr width="50%"/> '''Starkiller:''' ''[After defeating Vader for the last time]'' You've taken everything from me.<br> '''Darth Vader:''' Your feelings for her...are not real.<br> '''Starkiller:''' ''THEY ARE REAL TO ME!''<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' Wait!<br> '''Starkiller:''' You want him dead as much as I do...<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' Yes, but not yet! Not until he's told us the Empire's secrets!<br> '''Starkiller:''' You want to take him prisoner?<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' To a hidden Rebel base where we can interrogate him, put him on trial for crimes against the true Republic. And then we'll execute him, to show the galaxy that we don't need to fear him any longer.<br> '''Starkiller:''' If I let him live, he'll haunt me forever.<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' He is the only one who knows if Starkiller really survived. He can't tell you if he's dead.<br> <hr width="50%"/> ''[Light Side ending, as Starkiller visits an imprisoned Vader.]'' <br> '''Starkiller:''' I let you live. You tell me I'm a clone, but I ''chose'' to spare you. Maybe Kota is right. Maybe this is all a trick, a way to get me so confused that I'd forget who I am and become your slave again, but either way... ''I let you live''. I've finally broken your hold over me. ''[Begins to walk away]''<br> '''Darth Vader:''' As long as she lives, ''I'' will ''always'' control you. ''[Starkiller pauses, before leaving the captive Vader behind, in the darkness]''<br> <hr width="50%"/> ''[Dark Side ending, as Starkiller is about to kill Vader, a shrouded figure comes up behind and impales Starkiller. The figure fights Kota and uses the Force to push him and his men over the edge]''<br> '''Darth Vader''': ''[to a wounded Starkiller]'' I lied when I told you that the cloning process had not been perfected.<br> ''[the figure removes his cowl revealing himself to be another Starkiller clone. Starkiller takes one last look at Juno's corpse and dies]''<br> '''Darth Vader''': You have faced your final test.<br> '''Starkiller clone''': ''[kneels]'' What is thy bidding, my Master?<br> '''Darth Vader''': Take his starfighter. Scour the far reaches of the galaxy. Find the last of the Rebels and destroy them.<br> '''Starkiller clone''': As you wish.<br> ''[the Starkiller clone stands up to leave, he sees Juno's corpse, puts on his cowl and walks away]''<br> == Cast == *[[w:Sam Witwer|Sam Witwer]] - Galen Marek/Starkiller *[[w:Nathalie Cox|Nathalie Cox]] - Juno Eclipse *Cully Fredricksen - Rahm Kota *David W. Collins - PROXY *[[w:Matt Sloan (actor)|Matt Sloan]] - [[Darth Vader]] *[[w:Catherine Taber|Catherine Taber]] - Princess Leia *[[w:Dee Bradley Baker|Dee Bradley Baker]] - Baron Tarko, Boba Fett, Rebel Soldier *[[w:Tom Kane|Tom Kane]] - Yoda, Rebel Pilot *[[w:Adrienne Wilkinson|Adrienne Wilkinson]] - Maris Brood [[Category:2010 video games]] [[Category:Star Wars (video games)]] 7whqu358e15hil4n29oe6shihl22a7a 3148815 3148811 2022-07-28T22:19:44Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II|Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]]''''' is a [[Star Wars]] third-person action computer game released in October 2010. It was developed by Havok and marketed, published and distributed by LucasArts. ==Starkiller (Clone)== *I'm not him. *I'm not Starkiller! I'm - I'm a clone. I was grown in a vat to take his place. *Head to the Rogue Shadow. I'm pretty sure those shields can't take a direct hit from a cruiser. *You've taken everything from me! *If I let him live, he'll haunt me forever. ==Darth Vader== *The accelerated cloning process is still...imperfect. Those who came before you went mad within months. I believed you would be the first success, but it seems you are to suffer the same fate. *Rise above this. She means nothing. *I knew it was only a matter of time before you returned. Now you will surrender to me, or you will die here where you were created. *If you wish to join the woman, so be it... *(''Wii version only'') Surrender now, or be destroyed. *(''Wii version only'') True power can only come from the dark side! *(''Wii version only'') Good. Feel your anger flowing through you. (''Force-grips Juno Eclipse and holds her hostage'') Your feelings for the woman have made you weak. ==Rahm Kota== *By the Force... I knew you were alive... *''(About Starkiller being a clone)'' I don't believe it. No one can clone Jedi! It's never been done. *''(About Starkiller's vision)'' Stay on guard. A powerful glimpse of the future like you experienced is rarely wrong. And if it comes to pass, you'll be glad you picked me up on Malastare. If I am looking at ==Dialogue== '''Darth Vader:''' You're alive?<br> '''Starkiller:''' How long this time?<br> '''Darth Vader:''' Thirteen days in isolation. Impressive.<br> '''Starkiller:''' The Force gives me all I need.<br> '''Darth Vader:''' The Force?<br> '''Starkiller:''' The dark side.. my master.<br> '''Darth Vader:''' Come. [uses the force to open security gates to free Starkiller]<br> '''Darth Vader:''' You are still haunted by visions.<br> '''Starkiller:''' Yes, master. I sometimes smell a forest on fire. I see the General falling, and I feel the ground shake as a starship crashes around me. I hear a woman’s voice when I try to sleep.<br> '''Darth Vader:''' ''(Angrily)'' They are the memories of a dead man. A side effect of the cloning process and the memory flashes used to train you. They will fade.<br> '''Starkiller:''' And if they don’t?<br> '''Darth Vader:''' Then you will be of no use to me. Starkiller’s emotions made him weak. You must destroy what he created. And you must learn to hate what he loved.<br> <hr width="50%"/> '''"Juno":''' Wait!<br> '''Starkiller:''' Juno?<br> '''"Juno":''' Yes!<br> '''Darth Vader:''' Strike her down!<br> '''Starkiller:''' I can’t!<br> '''Darth Vader:''' You will! You were created to do my bidding! ''[Struggling, Starkiller deactivates his lightsabers. Vader walks over and kills Juno. Juno turns back into a training droid]'' Then it is as I feared…<br> '''Starkiller:''' Why is this happening to me?<br> '''Darth Vader:''' The accelerated cloning process is still…imperfect. Those who came before you went mad within months. I believed you would be the first success, but it seems you are to suffer the same fate.<br> '''Starkiller:''' What will you do with me? ''[Starkiller’s eyes light up, as a vision of when Vader killed the original Starkiller flashes in his mind. He suddenly attacks Vader in a fit of rage, catching him by surprise, as Starkiller blasts a hole in the training room wall and attempts to escape from Kamino]''<br> <hr width="50%"/> '''Rahm Kota:''' ''[During the battle with the Gorog, over a comm link]'' Tell me you still use the same comm channel...<br> '''Starkiller:''' I hear you.<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' Good timing. I don't know how much more I could take-<br> '''Starkiller:''' No time, General. What the hell is this thing?<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' I have no idea. But it's big.<br> '''Starkiller:''' ''[Sarcastically]'' That's perceptive, for a blind man. Now, how do I kill it?<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' I'm not sure you can.<br> <hr width="50%"/> '''Rahm Kota:''' ''[Wii version only, while Starkiller is at the top of the Gorog arena]'' We're not going to be able to restrain that thing. We need to take it out of commission!<br> '''Starkiller:''' ''[Laughs sarcastically]'' How?<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' Uh, well, it's a hanging city, right? See what you can do about those supports.<br> '''Starkiller:''' Whoa, wait. That'll bring the whole structure down!<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' Got a better idea?<br> '''Starkiller:''' Not really.<br> <hr width="50%"/> '''Starkiller:''' ''[Following Vader after fighting in the cloning facility)'' Where is she?!? ''(Vader steps aside, revealing Juno behind him. Starkiller is shocked to see her]'' Juno...<br> '''Darth Vader:''' ''[Vader lifts his arm, as Juno rises in the air, slowly being choked]'' Bow before me, or she dies.<br> '''Starkiller:''' ''[Starkiller pauses, before he sees Juno get choked more and more]'' Wait! Wait!<br> '''Juno Eclipse:''' ''[Juno shakes her head, managing to gasp out]'' No...<br> '''Starkiller:''' ''[Starkiller deactivates his lightsabers, drops them to the floor, before getting on his knees, head bowed down]'' I will do your bidding. Just let her go.<br> '''Darth Vader:''' ''[Releases Juno, who falls to the ground]'' Find and kill General Kota. If you refuse, the woman dies. [Juno crawls toward one of Starkiller's lightsabers] You will return to me and give yourself to the dark side. If you resist, ''she dies''. And when your training is complete, you will ''hunt down'' and ''execute'' the Rebel leaders. ''If you fail, she dies''. ''[hears one of Starkiller's lightsabers switching on, and steps to the side, as Juno, holding one of Starkiller's lightsabers, stands and attacks him. Vader throws her out the nearby window, causing, what appears to be, her death, almost. Starkiller stands, and in a blind rage, screams in anger as he runs forward, and when his lightsabers ignite and fly into his hands, he attacks Vader, beginning the last battle between the two of them on Kamino]''<br> <hr width="50%"/> ''[During the final battle]'' <br> '''Starkiller''': I'LL KILL YOU! <br> '''Darth Vader''': Rise above this. She means nothing. <br> '''Darth Vader''': Her death gives you ''strength''. ''Embrace'' it. <br> '''Starkiller''': I ''WILL'' KILL YOU! <br> '''Darth Vader''': ''[Losing patience]'' If you wish join the woman, so be it... <br> '''Darth Vader''': She loved a ''dead man''. She would have ''never'' loved you. <br> '''Starkiller''': YOU WILL DIE WHERE YOU STAND! <br> <hr width="50%"/> '''Starkiller:''' ''[After defeating Vader for the last time]'' You've taken everything from me.<br> '''Darth Vader:''' Your feelings for her...are not real.<br> '''Starkiller:''' ''THEY ARE REAL TO ME!''<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' Wait!<br> '''Starkiller:''' You want him dead as much as I do...<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' Yes, but not yet! Not until he's told us the Empire's secrets!<br> '''Starkiller:''' You want to take him prisoner?<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' To a hidden Rebel base where we can interrogate him, put him on trial for crimes against the true Republic. And then we'll execute him, to show the galaxy that we don't need to fear him any longer.<br> '''Starkiller:''' If I let him live, he'll haunt me forever.<br> '''Rahm Kota:''' He is the only one who knows if Starkiller really survived. He can't tell you if he's dead.<br> <hr width="50%"/> ''[Light Side ending, as Starkiller visits an imprisoned Vader.]'' <br> '''Starkiller:''' I let you live. You tell me I'm a clone, but I ''chose'' to spare you. Maybe Kota is right. Maybe this is all a trick, a way to get me so confused that I'd forget who I am and become your slave again, but either way... ''I let you live''. I've finally broken your hold over me. ''[Begins to walk away]''<br> '''Darth Vader:''' As long as she lives, ''I'' will ''always'' control you. ''[Starkiller pauses, before leaving the captive Vader behind, in the darkness]''<br> <hr width="50%"/> ''[Dark Side ending, as Starkiller is about to kill Vader, a shrouded figure comes up behind and impales Starkiller. The figure fights Kota and uses the Force to push him and his men over the edge]''<br> '''Darth Vader''': ''[to a wounded Starkiller]'' I lied when I told you that the cloning process had not been perfected.<br> ''[the figure removes his cowl revealing himself to be another Starkiller clone. Starkiller takes one last look at Juno's corpse and dies]''<br> '''Darth Vader''': You have faced your final test.<br> '''Starkiller clone''': ''[kneels]'' What is thy bidding, my Master?<br> '''Darth Vader''': Take his starfighter. Scour the far reaches of the galaxy. Find the last of the Rebels and destroy them.<br> '''Starkiller clone''': As you wish.<br> ''[the Starkiller clone stands up to leave, he sees Juno's corpse, puts on his cowl and walks away]''<br> == Cast == *[[w:Sam Witwer|Sam Witwer]] - Galen Marek/Starkiller *[[w:Nathalie Cox|Nathalie Cox]] - Juno Eclipse *Cully Fredricksen - Rahm Kota *David W. 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Sustained applause required her to take another bow.]] '''[[w:Pearl Bailey|Pearl Mae Bailey]]''' ([[March 29]], [[1918]] – [[August 17]], [[1990]]) was an American actress and singer. {{actor-stub}} == Quotes == * You can taste a word. ** Quoted in ''Newsweek'', 4 December 1967 * You never find yourself until you face the truth. ** Quoted in Criminal Minds Season 8, November 2012 * People see God every day. 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With support from the Soviet Union he developed a state and economy based on Marxist-Leninist principles, but later pursued his own ''Juche'' theory of Korean self-reliance. The DPRK refers to him as its "Great Leader" and "Eternal President." ==Quotes== [[File:Flag of South Korea (1949&ndash;1984).png|thumb|[T]he South is an ideologically divided, liberal country, so if we extensively propagate Juche Thought and the superiority of our system we can win over at least half its citizens. As of now South Korea is twice our size in population terms. But once we win over half the South's people in a confederation, we will be two parts to the South's one. We would then win either a general election or a war.]] * The time has come when we [[Koreans|Korean people]] have to unite our strength to build a new, [[Democracy|democratic]] Korea. People from all strata should display [[Patriotism|patriotic]] enthusiasm and turn out to build a new Korea. To contribute posi­tively to the work of building the state, let those with strength give strength, let those with knowledge give knowledge, let those with money give money, and let all people who truly love their country, their nation and democ­racy unite closely and build an [[Independence|independent]] and [[Sovereignty|sovereign]] [[Democracy|democratic]] state. **Victory speech in Pyongyang (14 October 1945), in ''Works'' vol. 1 * What is ''[[w:Juche|Juche]]'' [the subject] in our [[w:Workers' Party of Korea|Party]]'s ideological work? What are we doing? We are not engaged in any other country's [[revolution]], but precisely in the Korean revolution. This, the Korean revolution, constitutes ''Juche'' in the ideological work of our Party. Therefore, all ideological work must be subordinated to the interests of the Korean revolution. **"[http://www.marxists.org/archive/kim-il-sung/1955/12/28.htm On eliminating dogmatism and formalism and establishing Juche in ideological work]" (28 December 1955), in ''Works'' vol. 9 * You must not overlook even the least practices which run counter to our Party's idea. It is all right if the cadre whom the party trusts behaves modestly, sincerely supports our Party, and works faithfully for the party. On the other hand, if he pretends to support the Party outwardly but has an ulterior motive and tries to make himself prominent and win over people to his side, such actions must not be permitted.… We have wiped out the factionalists and achieved the unity of the Party. If we are to maintain this unity firmly, we must not tolerate the slightest tendency toward [[nepotism]], parochialism or factionalism within the Party and must promptly deal with any manifestations of "[[Individuality|individual]] [[Heroes|heroism]]." **"On improving Party work and implementing the decisions of the Party conference," speech at the Conference of Chief Secretaries of Party Committees (March 1967), in ''Works'' vol. 21 * In a nutshell, the idea of ''Juche'' means that the masters of the revolution and the work of construction are the masses of the people and that they are also the motive force of the revolution and the work of construction. In other words, one is responsible for one's own destiny and one has also the capacity for hewing out one's own destiny. **''Mainichi Shimbun'' (17 September 1972) "On Some Problems of Our Party's Juche Idea and the Government of the Republic's Internal and External Policies," in ''Works'' vol. 27 * While there are still [[Imperialism|imperialist]] aggressors, the state that has no defense power of its own to protect its sovereignty against the internal and external enemies is, in fact, not a fully independent and sovereign state. **''Mainichi Shimbun'' (17 September 1972) *When confederation is realized, and the [[Ideology|ideologies]] of North and South are propagandized in the course of free intercourse between the two sides, the Republic [DPRK] will not be affected in the slightest, because it is a unified state. But the South is an ideologically divided, [[Liberalism|liberal]] country, so if we extensively propagate Juche Thought and the superiority of our system we can win over at least half its citizens. As of now [[South Korea]] is twice our size in population terms. But once we win over half the South's people in a confederation, we will be two parts to the South's one. We would then win either a general election or a war. **To [[Todor Zhivkov]] (30 October 1973), as quoted in [https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/114533 ''어둠이 된 햇볕은 어둠을 밝힐 수 없다''] (2001), translated by [[Brian Reynolds Myers]], p. 222 * The people are the masters of the revolution in each country. It is like putting a cart before the horse that foreigners carry out the revolution for them. The revolution can neither be exported nor imported. **Quoted in ''Kim Il Sung, Master of Leadership'' (1976) by Takagi Takeo * The basis of the ''Juche'' Idea is that man is the master of all things and the decisive factor in everything. **''On Juche in Our Revolution'' vol. 2 (1977) * The national assembly of each country, as its highest legislative body, has a mission and responsibility to realise democratic government. Democracy must be not only the basic ideal of state administration for championing people's right to independence, but also a common ideal of world politics for ensuring equality and cooperation among countries. ** [https://www.marxists.org/archive/kim-il-sung/1991/04/29.htm ''For a free and peaceful new world''], Speech at the opening ceremony of the 85th Inter-parliamentary Conference (April 29, 1991) * [[Engels]] once called the [[w:British Army|British army]] the most brutal army. During the [[Second World War]], the [[w:Wehrmacht|German fascist army]] surpassed the barbarism of the British army. No human [[brain]] could ever imagine more diabolic and terrible cruelty then those done by the [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] gangsters at that time. But in Korea, the [[United States|Americans]] have far exceed the [[Nazism|Hitlerites]]! **Kim Il-sung to the Swedish communist leader [[Frank Baude]] in 1993. Quote and translated fr Mot strömmen, pg. 186: ''"Engels kallade en gång den brittiska armén den mest brutala armén. Under andra världskriget överträffade den tyska fascistarmén brittiska armén i barbari. Ingen mänsklig hjärna kunde någonsin föreställa sig mer djävulska och förfärliga grymheter än dem som begicks av Hitler-skurkarna vid den tiden. Men i Korea har amerikanerna långt mer överträffat hitleristerna."'' * The Government of our Republic, whose basic ideal of [[foreign policy]] is independence, peace and friendship, has established good-neighbourly relations and is developing exchange and cooperation with those countries, which respect the sovereignty of our country and are friendly towards us, regardless of their [[social system]]. We believe the DPRK and the US can become friends if the US abandons its concept of confrontation with us and is ready to normalize relations with our country by respecting the freedom of choice. The matter depends on whether or not the United States has such a political will. **Answers to CNN International (April 17, 1994), in ''Works'' vol. 44 * We've always been under [[Sanction|sanctions]]. Even under all those sanctions we have made the growth thus far, so I am not afraid.… If you wish to lift the sanctions then lift them, or if you wish to impose sanctions then impose them. I do not care. We will improve our economy even further no matter what. **Remarks to [[Jimmy Carter]] (June 1994), as recalled during his final policy meeting and featured in the KCTV documentary ''The Year 1994 of the Great Career'' ===''Reminiscences: With the Century''=== * Revolutionaries, believe in the people and rely on them at all times and you shall always emerge victorious; if you are forsaken by them, you will always fail. Let this be your maxim in your life and struggle. ** Vol. 1 * If a man who professes to be a communist punishes an innocent person by labelling him a reactionary, he's no longer a communist, but the worst of criminals. ** Vol. 3 * A free and peaceful new world without exploitation and oppression was the age-long dream and ideal of [[humanity]] ** Vol. 3 * War is not only a contest of strength, but also a test of [[morality]] and [[ethics]]. ** Vol. 3 * Man is the greatest being endowed with independence, [[creativity]] and [[consciousness]] and, at the same time, a beautiful creature who champions [[justice]]. Man, by nature, aspires to virtue and ennobling qualities and detests all that is evil and dirty. These unique features constitute his human traits. ** Vol. 4 * Thanks to our trust in people, we won everything. ** Vol. 4 * We emerged victorious in every battle with the enemy at all times and in all places, because we were full of confidence in victory, and maintained an indefatigable fighting and self-sacrificing spirit without losing our composure and hope, even in confrontation with an enemy force, which was dozens of times stronger in number. ** Vol. 5 * My [[God]] is none other than the [[Human|people]]. Only the popular [[masses]] are [[Omniscience|omniscient]] and [[Omnipotence|omnipotent]] and almighty on earth. Therefore my lifetime motto is: "The people are my God." ** Vol. 5 * As fish cannot live without water, so guerrillas cannot live without the people. ** Vol. 5 * Socialism is a human ideal, an inevitable course of historical development, and therefore it is perfectly clear that socialism will rise again in the end. ** Vol. 7 * The revolution itself originates from a dream of the future or from the craving for a new life. ** Vol. 8 ==Quotes about Kim== * Kim Il-sung, one of the most prominent, bright and heroic socialist leaders of the present day, whose history is one of the most beautiful thing a revolutionary may have written in the service of the cause of socialism. ** [[Fidel Castro]], [http://www.cuba.cu/gobierno/discursos/1966/esp/f190466e.html Speech (19 April 1966)] [[File:Image of Kim Il-sung.jpg|thumb|Kim Il Sung remains venerated, and due to the luck of dying in time, has a remarkably good reputation in death. ~ [[Andrei Lankov]]]] *To a certain extent, all dictatorships are alike. From [[Stalin]]'s [[Soviet Union]] to [[Mao]]'s [[China]], from [[Nicolae Ceauşescu|Ceauşescu]]'s [[Romania]] to [[Saddam Hussein]]'s [[Iraq]], all these regimes had the same trappings … But Kim Il-sung took the [[w:Cult of personality|cult of personality]] to a new level. What distinguished him in the rogues' gallery of [[20th century|twentieth-century]] [[Dictatorship|dictators]] was his ability to harness the power of [[faith]]. Kim Il-sung understood the power of [[religion]]. **[[w:Barbara Demick|Barbara Demick]] (2010) ''Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea'', Granta, page 45, {{ISBN|9781847081414}} *No modern tyrant ruled as long as Kim Il-sung. For almost half a century he was the only ruler his country knew. His [[Korean War|invasion of South Korea]] in 1950 brought him to the brink of disaster, but he was rescued by his allies and removed internal [[opposition]] through bloody purges. He turned his country into one of the most [[Industrialization|industrialized]] and regimented on the planet. The personality cult surrounding him reached unparalleled heights. [[w:Economy of North Korea|North Korea's economy]] collapsed with the [[w:dissolution of the Soviet Union|end of the Soviet Union]], but Kim did not live to see the [[w:North Korean famine|mass starvation]] that followed. **Clive Foss, ''The Tyrants: 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption'', London: Quercus Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1905204965, p. 148 *Stalin and Kim made human [[Idolatry|idols]] of themselves because they believed - as [[Utopia|utopian]] [[Idealism|idealists]] always do - in the ultimate [[goodness]] of themselves and the unchallengeable rightness of their [[decisions]]. There was no higher power and so there could be no higher law. If people disagreed with them, it was because those people were in some way defective- insane, malignant, or mercenary. They could not tolerate actual [[religion]] because they could not tolerate any rival authority or any rival source - or judge - of goodness, rectitude and justice. **[[Peter Hitchens]] (2010) ''Rage Against God'', Continuum International Publishing Group, {{ISBN|1441105727}} *Kim Il Sung remains venerated, and due to the luck of dying in time, has a remarkably good reputation in death. The opposite is very much the case with his unfortunate son, Kim Jong Il, who inherited power in 1994 and reigned for 17 turbulent years, till 2011. **[[Andrei Lankov]], [http://www.nknews.org/2015/09/kim-jong-uns-popularity-explain/ "Kim Jong Un’s popularity, explained: Despite purges, third generation of Kim rule maintains approval"] (27 September 2015), ''NK News'' *Kim Il Sung not only presided over the birth of a new nation in an old land, he was inextricably bound to the fate of North Korea. Perhaps to a greater degree than any other modern political leader, he may be seen as the full embodiment of the state. Indeed, Kim was more integral to state and society in North Korea than Stalin in the Soviet Union, or [[Mao]] in China. **G. Cameron Hurst III's foreward to Won Tai Sohn's ''Kim Il Sung and Korea's struggle: an unconventional firsthand history'' McFarland, 2003, {{ISBN|0786415894}} *Despite what others might call disappointments, she never questioned the regime's authority to control her life. Unlike North Koreans who grew up along the border, my mother had no exposure to the outside world or foreign ideas. She knew only what the regime taught her and she remained a proud and pure revolutionary. And because she had a [[Poets|poet]]'s [[heart]], she felt an enormous emotional connection to the official [[propaganda]]. She sincerely believed that North Korea was the center of the [[universe]] and that Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il had [[supernatural]] powers. She believed that Kim Il Sung caused the sun to rise and that when Kim Jong Il was born in a cabin on our sacred [[w:Mount Paketu|Mount Paketu]] (he was actually born in Russia), his arrival was marked by a [[w:Double rainbow|double rainbow]] and a bright new [[Stars|star]] in the sky. She was so [[Mind control|brainwashed]] that when Kim Il Sung died she started to panic. "How can the [[Earth]] still spin on its axis?" she wondered. The laws of [[physics]] she had studied in [[Universities|college]] were overcome by the propaganda that was drilled into her all her life. It would be many years before she recognized that Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il were just men who had learned from Joseph Stalin, their [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] role model, how to make people [[worship]] them like [[Deity|gods]]. **[[w:Yeonmi Park|Yeonmi Park]], ''In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom'', New York: Penguin Press, 2015, ISBN 9781594206795, p. 34 == External Links == *{{Wikipedia-inline}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Il-sung}} [[Category:1912 births]] [[Category:1994 deaths]] [[Category:Communists]] [[Category:Marxist-Leninists]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Authors]] [[Category:Nationalists]] [[Category:Revolutionaries]] [[Category:Anti-fascists]] [[Category:Anti-apartheid activists]] [[Category:Atheists]] [[Category:North Koreans]] q2bhp7w9iahdlf5gpu4c9r8vlopcx3e 0 126539 3148885 3139308 2022-07-29T00:56:37Z Warshadee 3128275 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Battle of Thermopylae Spartans and Persians.jpg|thumb|They sent forth men to battle. But no such men return.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Aeschylus]]</center>]] [[File:Isaac.Asimov01.jpg|thumb|right|[[Violence]] … is the last refuge of the incompetent.~ [[Isaac Asimov]] ]] [[File:Syria.BasharAlAssad.jpg|thumb|Have you heard about "good war"? I don't think anyone have heard about good war. It's a war, you always have casualties, you always have innocent people, people being killed by any means, no one can tell how...<br> ~&nbsp;[[Bashar al-Assad]] ]] [[File:Julian Assange in Ecuadorian Embassy cropped.jpg|thumb|If wars can be started with lies, they can be stopped by truth. ~ [[Julian Assange]]]] '''[[w:War|War]]''' is an intense armed [[conflict]] between [[State|states]], [[Government|governments]], [[societies]], or [[W:paramilitary groups|paramilitary groups]] such as [[Mercenary|mercenaries]], [[w:insurgent|insurgents]], and [[W:militias|militias]]. It is generally characterized by extreme [[violence]], [[aggression]], [[destruction]], and [[mortality]], using regular or irregular [[military]] forces. __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha|[[#Unknown authorship|Unknown authorship]] • [[#War quotations in fiction|War quotations in fiction]]}} == A == * It would be superfluous in me to point out to your Lordship that this is war. ** [[Charles Francis Adams]], ''Despatch to Earl Russell'' (Sept. 5, 1863). * My voice is still for war. ** [[Joseph Addison]], ''Cato, A Tragedy'' (1713), Act II, scene 1. * They sent forth men to battle,<br>But no such men return;<br>And home, to claim their welcome,<br>Come ashes in an urn. ** [[Aeschylus]], ''Agamemnon''. * What is the only provocation that could bring about the use of nuclear weapons? Nuclear weapons. What is the priority target for nuclear weapons? Nuclear weapons. What is the only established defense against nuclear weapons? Nuclear weapons. How do we prevent the use of nuclear weapons? By threatening the use of nuclear weapons. And we can't get rid of nuclear weapons, because of nuclear weapons. The intransigence, it seems, is a function of the weapons themselves. ** [[Martin Amis]], ''Einstein's Monsters'' (1987), "Introduction: Thinkability" * The arms race is a race between nuclear weapons and ourselves. ** [[Martin Amis]], ''Einstein's Monsters'' (1987), Introduction: "Thinkability" * There are two rules of war that have not yet been invalidated by the [[New world order (politics)|new world order]]. The first rule is that the belligerent nation must be fairly sure that its actions will make things better; the second rule is that the belligerent nation must be more or less certain that its actions won't make things worse. America could perhaps claim to be satisfying the first rule (while admitting that the improvement may be only local and short term). It cannot begin to satisfy the second. ** [[Martin Amis]], The Palace of the End (2003), [http://www.globalpolicy.org/wtc/analysis/2003/0304palace.htm Essay in ''The Guardian'' (4 March 2003)]. *A great [[historian]], [[Henry Steele Commager]], said that in their lust for victory, neither traditional [[Political parties|party]] is looking beyond November. And he went on to cite three issues that their platforms totally ignore: [[Nuclear war|atomic warfare]], Presidential Directive 59 notwithstanding. If we don't resolve that issue, all others become irrelevant. The issue of our natural resources; the right of posterity to inherit the [[earth]], and what kind of earth will it be? The issue of [[nationalism]] - the recognition, he says, that every major problem confronting us is global, and cannot be solved by nationalism here or elsewhere - that is chauvinistic, that is parochial, that is as [[Anachronism|anachronistic]] as [[states' rights]] was in the days of [[Jefferson Davis]]. **[[John B. Anderson]], [https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/presidential-debate-baltimore-reagan-anderson 1980 Presidential Debate], (21 September 1980) * We have men of science, too few men of God. '''We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the [[Sermon on the Mount|''Sermon on the Mount'']]. The world has achieved brilliance without [[conscience]]. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and [[Ethics|ethical]] infants.''' We know more about war than we know about [[peace]], more about killing than we know about living. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner. ** [[w:Armistice Day|Armistice Day]] speech (11 November 1948), published in [[Omar Bradley]]'s ''Collected Writings, Volume 1'' (1967) * And by a prudent flight and cunning save<br>A life, which valour could not, from the grave.<br>A better buckler I can soon regain;<br>But who can get another life again? ** [[Archilochus]], ''Fragment VI''. Quoted by [[Plutarch]], ''Customs of the Lacedæmonians''. * Let who will boast their courage in the field,<br>I find but little safety from my shield.<br>Nature's, not honour's, law we must obey:<br>This made me cast my useless shield away. ** Another version of [[Archilochus]]. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Instead of breaking that bridge, we should, if possible, provide another, that he may retire the sooner out of Europe. ** {{w|Aristides}}, referring to the proposal to destroy Xerxes' bridge of ships over the Hellespont. ("A bridge for a retreating army.") See [[Plutarch]], Life of Demosthenes. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * This is war. '''Have you heard about "good war"? I don't think anyone have heard about good war. It's a war, you always have casualties, you always have innocent people, people being killed by any means''', no one can tell how... ** [[Bashar al-Assad]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45odEv_1DAY Interview with Bill Neely] (July 2016) on "[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/syria-s-president-bashar-al-assad-speaks-nbc-news-n608746 NBC: Exclusive Interview with Bashar al-Assad]" *If wars can be started with lies, they can be stopped by truth. **[[Julian Assange]], quoted in [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/10/22/fate-anti-war-journalism-lies-upcoming-assange-hearings Fate Of Anti-War Journalism Lies in Upcoming Assange Hearings, Sam Carliner,] October 22, 2021 == B == [[File:Soldiers in trench.jpg|thumb|Comrade, I did not want to kill you. If you jumped in here again, I would not do it, if you would be sensible too. But you were only an idea to me before, an abstraction that lived in my mind and called forth its appropriate response. It was that abstraction I stabbed.<br> ~&nbsp;[[w:Paul Bäumer|Paul Bäumer]] ]] [[File:Medea-benjamin3.JPG|thumb|The paradox of [[nuclear weapons]] is that the most powerful weapons ever created have no practical value as actual weapons of war, since there can be no winner in a war that kills everybody. ~ [[Medea Benjamin]] ]] [[File:Joe Biden official portrait 2013.jpg|thumb|Yes, the American people should hear this, [https://www.brown.edu/news/2021-09-01/costsofwar $300 million a day for two decades]... I refuse to continue in a war that was no longer in the service of the vital national interest of our people. [[Joe Biden]] ]] [[File:Bourne.jpg|thumb|War is the [[health]] of the [[State]].<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Randolph Bourne]]</center>]] [[File:General Bradley.jpg|thumb|Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we who fail to prevent them must share the guilt for the [[dead]].<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Omar Bradley]]</center>]] [[File:Smedley Butler and Jiggs, circa 1926 (14773593761).jpg|thumb|War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. ~[[Smedley Butler]]]] *Yes, the American people should hear this, [https://www.brown.edu/news/2021-09-01/costsofwar $300 million a day for two decades]. If you take the number of $1 trillion, as many say, that’s still $150 million a day for two decades. And what have we lost as a consequence in terms of opportunities? I refused to continue in a war that was no longer in the service of the vital national interest of our people. **[[Joe Biden]], [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/08/31/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-end-of-the-war-in-afghanistan/ Address on the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan] (31 August 2021)] *We’ve been a nation too long at war. If you’re 20 years old today, you have never known an America at [[peace]]. So, when I hear that we could’ve, should’ve continued the so-called low-grade effort in [[Afghanistan]], at low risk to our service members, at low cost, I don’t think enough people understand how much we have asked of the 1 percent of this country who put that uniform on, who are willing to put their lives on the line in [[defense]] of our nation. **[[Joe Biden]], [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/08/31/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-end-of-the-war-in-afghanistan/ Address on the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan] (31 August 2021)] *War can be and is mass murder, where the motive is wrong. It can be sacrifice and right action, where the motive is right. The slaying of a man in the act of killing the defenseless is not regarded as murder. The principle remains the same, whether it is killing an individual who is murdering, or fighting a nation which is warring on the defenseless. **[[Alice Bailey]], ''Treatise on the Seven Rays: Volume 1: Esoteric Psychology I,'' (1936) p. 180 *The distribution of the world's resources and the settled unity of the peoples of the world are in reality one and the same thing, for behind all modern [[wars]] lies a fundamental economic problem. Solve that and wars will very largely cease. **[[Alice Bailey]] in ''Problems Of Humanity'', Chapter VI - The Problem of International Unity (1944) * Of all the differences between the [[w:Old World|Old World]] and the [[w:New World|New]] this is perhaps the most salient: Half the wars of [[Europe]], half the [[troubles]] that have vexed European States, from the [[w:Monophysite controversy|Monophysite controversies]] in the [[Roman Empire]] of the 5th Century down to the [[w:Kulturkampf|Kulturkamf]] in the [[w:German Empire|German Empire]] of the 19th, have arisen from [[theological]] differences or from the rival claims of [[church]] and [[state]]. This whole vast chapter of [[debate]] and [[strife]] has remained virtually unopened in the [[United States]]. ** [[w:Randall Balmer|Randall Herbert Balmer]], [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Thy_Kingdom_Come/vlzhyEqbqa8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover “Thy Kingdom Come”], ''Basic Books'', (2007), p.viii * The silence spreads. I talk and must talk. So I speak to him and say to him: "Comrade, I did not want to kill you. If you jumped in here again, I would not do it, if you would be sensible too. But you were only an idea to me before, an abstraction that lived in my mind and called forth its appropriate response. It was that abstraction I stabbed. But now, for the first time, I see you are a man like me. I thought of your hand-grenades, of your [[bayonet]], of your rifle; now I see your wife and your face and our fellowship. Forgive me, comrade. We always see it too late. Why do they never tell us that you are poor devils like us, that your mothers are just as anxious as ours, and that we have the same fear of death, and the same dying and the same agony — forgive me, comrade; how could you be my enemy? If we threw away these rifles and this uniform you could be my brother, just like Kat and Albert. Take twenty years of my life, comrade, and stand up — take more, for I do not know what I can even attempt to do with it now." ** [[w:Paul Bäumer|Paul Bäumer]], in ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front]]''. * [[Germany]] could not win this war because it was in league with the [[devil]]. This war would not have ended without [[revolution]]. ** [[Erich von dem Bach]], To Leon Goldensohn (14 February 1946) from ''The Nuremberg Interviews'' (2004) by Leon Goldensohn and Robert Gellately. * I’ve been thinking about the war a lot recently, and I think I’ve decided it’s wrong. We are defeating ourselves in waging it, will destroy ourselves by winning it. ** [[Iain Banks]], ''[[w:The State of the Art|Descendant]]'' (1987) *The former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] leader [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] has warned that current tension between [[Russia]] and the West is putting the world in "colossal danger" due to the threat from nuclear weapons. In an interview with the BBC's [[w:Steve Rosenberg|Steve Rosenberg]], former President Gorbachev called for all countries to declare that nuclear weapons should be destroyed. ** [[w:BBC World News|BBC World News]] in [https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-50265870/mikhail-gorbachev-tells-the-bbc-world-in-colossal-danger ''Mikhail Gorbachev tells the BBC: World in ‘colossal danger,’''], (4 November 2019). * All quiet along the [[w:Potomac|Potomac]] they say<br> Except now and then a stray picket<br>Is shot as he walks on his beat, to and fro,<br> By a rifleman hid in the thicket. ** [[Ethel Lynn Beers]], ''The Picket Guard''. Claimed by Lamar Fontaine. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Gaily! gaily! close our ranks!<br> Arm! Advance!<br> Hope of France!<br>Gaily! gaily! close our ranks!<br>Onward! Onward! Gauls and Franks! ** [[Pierre-Jean de Béranger]], ''Les Gaulois et François''. C. L. Bett's translation. * Wars invariably serve as classrooms and laboratories where [[men]] and [[techniques]] and states of [[mind]] are prepared for the next war. ** [[Wendell Berry]], "A Statement against the War in Vietnam", ''The Long-Legged House'' (1969) * The inevitableness, the [[idealism]], and the blessing of war, as an indispensable and stimulating law of development, must be repeatedly emphasized. ** {{w|Friedrich von Bernhardi}}, ''Germany and the next War'' (1911), Chapter I. * War is a biological necessity of the first importance, a regulative element in the life of mankind which cannot be dispensed with. ... But it is not only a biological law but a moral obligation and, as such, an indispensable factor in civilization. ** {{w|Friedrich von Bernhardi}}, ''Germany and the next War'' (1911), Chapter I. * Our next war will be fought for the highest interests of our country and of mankind. This will invest it with importance in the world's history. "World power or downfall" will be our rallying cry. ** {{w|Friedrich von Bernhardi}}, ''Germany and the next War'' (1911), Chapter VII. * We [[Germans]] have a far greater and more urgent duty towards civilization to perform than the Great Asiatic Power. We, like the [[Japan|Japanese]], can only fulfil it by the sword. ** {{w|Friedrich von Bernhardi}}, ''Germany and the next War'' (1911), Chapter XIII. * Just for a word—"[[neutrality]]," a word which in war-time had so often been disregarded—just for a scrap of paper, [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] was going to make war on a kindred nation who desired nothing better than to be friends with her. ** [[Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg]], German Chancellor, to Sir Edward Goschen, British Ambassador, Aug. 4, 1914. * War is God's way of teaching Americans geography. ** Attributed to [[Ambrose Bierce]] in ''The Violent Foam : New and Selected Poems'' (2002) by Daisy Zamora as translated by George Evans, p. xxiv. * ''L'affaire Herzegovinienne ne vaut pas les os d'un fusilier poméranien.'' ** The Herzegovina question is not worth the bones of a Pomeranian fusileer. *** [[Otto von Bismarck]], (1875) during the struggle between the Christian provinces and Turkey, which led to the Russo-Turkish war. Another version is "The Eastern Question is not worth," etc. * ''Lieber Spitzkugeln als Spitzreden.'' ** Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches. *** [[Otto von Bismarck]], speech, (1850), relative to Manteuffel's dealings with Austria during the insurrection of the People of Hesse Cassel. * ''Ich sehe in unserm Bundesverhältnisse ein Gebrechen Preussens, welches wir früher oder später ferro et igne werden heilen müssen.'' ** I see in our relations with our alliance a fault of Prussia's, which we must cure sooner or later ferro et igne. *** [[Otto von Bismarck]], letter to Baron von Schleinitz (May 12, 1859). * [The great questions of the day] are not decided by speeches and majority votes, but by blood and iron. ** [[Otto von Bismarck]], Declaration to the Prussian House of Delegates (Sept. 30, 1862). Same idea in Schenkendorf, ''Das Eiserne Kreuz''. * War tore the guts out of the [[British Empire|British empire]], weakening it in resources and morale. The first major loss was Ireland. ** [[Jeremy Black (historian)|Jeremy Black]], ''A History of the British Isles'' (1996). * No wars are unintended or 'accidental'. What is often unintended is the length and bloodiness of the war. ** [[Geoffrey Blainey]], ''The Causes of War'' (1973). * War and peace are not separate compartments. Peace depends on threats and force; often peace is the crystallisation of past force. ** [[Geoffrey Blainey]], ''The Causes of War'' (1973). * It is the problem of accurately measuring the relative power of nations which goes far to explain why wars occur. War is a dispute about the measurement of power. War marks the choice of a new set of weights and measures. ** [[Geoffrey Blainey]], ''The Causes of War'' (1973). * Generals gathered in their masses<br> just like witches at black masses.<br> Evil minds that plot destruction,<br> sorcerer of death's construction. ** [[w:Black Sabbath|Black Sabbath]] ''War Pigs'' [[w:Paranoid (album)|Paranoid]] written by [[w:Ozzy Osbourne|Ozzy Osbourne]], [[w:Tony Iommi|Tony Iommi]], [[w:Geezer Butler|Geezer Butler]] and [[w:Bill Ward|Bill Ward]] * What a place to plunder! ** Field Marshal von Blücher's comment on viewing London from St. Paul's, after the Peace Banquet at Oxford, 1814. Same idea in Malcolm—Sketches of Persia, p. 232. Thackeray—Four Georges. George I, says: "The bold old Reiter looked down from St. Paul's and sighed out, 'Was für Plunder!' The German women plundered; the German secretaries plundered; the German cooks and intendants plundered; even Mustapha and Mahomet, the German negroes, had a share of the booty." The German quoted would be correctly translated "what rubbish!" Blücher, therefore, has been either misquoted or mistranslated. * War is not a pathology that, with proper hygiene and treatment, can be wholly prevented. War is a natural condition of the State, which was organized in order to be an effective instrument of violence on behalf of society. Wars are like deaths, which, while they can be postponed, will come when they will come and cannot be finally avoided. ** [[w:Philip Bobbitt|Philip Bobbitt]] in ''The Shield of Achilles''. * War will make corpses of us all. ** Boromir in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' (2002) * It is magnificent, but it is not war. ** General [[Pierre Bosquet]], on the Charge of the Light Brigade. Attributed also to Marshal Canrobert. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. *War is the [[health]] of the [[State]]. It automatically sets in motion throughout society those irresistible forces for [[uniformity]], for passionate [[cooperation]] with the [[Government]] in [[coercing]] into [[obedience]] the minority groups and individuals which lack the larger herd sense. The machinery of government sets and enforces the drastic penalties. … In general, the nation in wartime attains a uniformity of feeling, a hierarchy of values culminating at the undisputed apex of the State ideal, which could not possibly be produced through any other agency than war. Other values such as artistic creation, knowledge, reason, beauty, the enhancement of life, are instantly and almost unanimously sacrificed, and the significant classes who have constituted themselves the amateur agents of the State, are engaged not only in sacrificing these values for themselves but in coercing all other persons into sacrificing them. **[[Randolph Bourne]], [[s:The State#I|§I]] of "[[s:The State|The State]]" (1918). *All of which goes to show that the State represents all the [[autocratic]], [[arbitrary]], [[coercive]], [[belligerent]] forces within a social group, it is a sort of complexus of everything most distasteful to the [[modern]] [[free]] [[creative]] spirit, the feeling for [[life]], [[liberty]], and the pursuit of [[happiness]].&nbsp; [[War]] is the [[health]] of the [[State]].&nbsp; Only when the State is at war does the modern society function with that [[unity]] of [[sentiment]], simple uncritical [[patriotic]] [[devotion]], [[cooperation]] of services, which have always been the ideal of the State lover.&nbsp; …&nbsp; How unregenerate the ancient State may be…is indicated by the laws against [[sedition]], and by the [[Government]]'s unreformed attitude on [[foreign policy]]. **[[Randolph Bourne]], [[s:The State#I|§I]] of "[[s:The State|The State]]" (1918). *War is the health of the State and it is during war that one best understands the nature of that institution. **[[Randolph Bourne]], [[s:The State#II|§II]] of "[[s:The State|The State]]" (1918). * Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we who fail to prevent them must share the guilt for the [[dead]]. ** [[Omar Bradley]], as quoted in ''Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words'' (1992) by [[Peace Pilgrim]], p. 113 * Ethical obligation has to subordinate itself to the totalitarian nature of war. ** [[Karl Brandt]], 1947. Quoted in article "Ethics of Nazi doctors analyzed in telecast" by Joanna Arnold, 10/17/07. * [[Politics]] is the domestication of war. **[[Giannina Braschi]] in "Yo-Yo Boing!". *What we have here is a war, the war of matter and spirit...The war of banks and religion. In [[New York City]], [[Banking|banks]] tower over [[w:Cathedrals|cathedrals]]. Banks are the temples of America. This is a [[holy war]]. Our [[economy]] is our [[religion]]." **[[Giannina Braschi]] in "United States of Banana". * My tanks were filled with gasoline and wars. I was a lead soldier. I marched against the smoke of the city....And the world closed its doors--anvils and hammers against the sleeping men--doors of the [[heart]]--cities everywhere--and litte lead soldiers. **[[Giannina Braschi]] in "Empire of Dreams". * [War] is a highly planned and cooperative form of theft. ** [[Jacob Bronowski]] in ''The Ascent of Man''. * Of course, it's tempting to close one's eyes to history and instead to speculate about the roots of war in some possible animal instinct. As if, like the tiger, we still had to kill to live or like the robin redbreast to defend a nesting territory. But war, organized war, is not a human instinct. It is a highly planned and cooperative form of theft. And that form of theft began ten-thousand years ago when the harvesters of wheat accumulated a surplus and the nomads rose out of the desert to rob them of what they themselves could not provide. The evidence for that, we saw, in the walled city of Jericho and it's prehistoric tower. That is the beginning of war. ** [[Jacob Bronowski]] in "Harvest of Seasons" of [[w:The Ascent of Man|''The Ascent of Man'']] * War provides men with the perfect psychological backdrop to give vent to their contempt for women. The maleness of the military—the brute power of weaponry exclusive to their hands, the spiritual bonding of men at arms, the manly discipline of orders given and orders obeyed, the simple logic of the hierarchical command—confirms for men what they long suspect—that women are peripheral to the world that counts ** [[Susan Brownmiller]] [https://books.google.com/books/about/Against_Our_Will.html?id=jaWqAAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Against Our Will''], (1975), p.22 * The [[Federal government of the United States|Government of the United States]] would be constrained to hold the Imperial German government to a strict accountability for such acts of their naval authorities. ** [[William Jennings Bryan]], to the German government, when Secretary of State. European War Series of Depart. of State. No. I, p. 54. * In war, [[science]] has proven itself an evil genius; it has made war more terrible than it ever was before. Man used to be content to slaughter his fellowmen on a single plane — the earth's surface. Science has taught him to go down into the water and shoot up from below and to go up into the clouds and shoot down from above, thus making the battlefield three times a bloody as it was before; but science does not teach brotherly love. Science has made war so hellish that civilization was about to commit suicide; and now we are told that newly discovered instruments of destruction will make the cruelties of the late war seem trivial in comparison with the cruelties of wars that may come in the future. ** [[William Jennings Bryan]] Scopes Monkey Trial Summation. * Lay down the axe; fling by the spade;<br> Leave in its track the toiling plough;<br>The rifle and the bayonet-blade<br> For arms like yours were fitter now;<br>And let the hands that ply the pen<br> Quit the light task, and learn to wield<br>The horseman's crooked brand, and rein<br> The charger on the battle-field. ** [[William Cullen Bryant]], ''Our Country's Call''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * None of our soldiers would understand not being asked to do whatever is necessary to reestablish a situation which is humiliating to us and unacceptable to our country's honor.—We are going to counter-attack. ** Credited to Major-Gen. {{w|Robert Lee Bullard}}, also to Major-Gen. {{w|Omar Bundy}}, in reply to the French command to retire in the second battle of the Marne, 1918. * The [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] has been forced to retire. This is intolerable. ** Major-Gen. [[R. L. Bullard]], on leaving the Conference of French Generals, July 15, 1918. Expressing regret that he could not obey orders. He is called "The General of No Retreat." See N. Y. Herald, Nov. 3, 1919. (Editorial). * You are there, stay there. ** Major-Gen. [[R. L. Bullard]]. Citation to American unit which captured Fay's Wood. See N. Y. Herald, Nov. 3, 1919. (Editorial). * I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people. ** [[Edmund Burke]], "Letters on a Regicide Peace", letter 1, 1796–1797, ''The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke'', vol. 5 (1899), p. 283. * This is a war universe. War all the time. That is its nature. There may be other universes based on all sorts of other principles, but ours seems to be based on war and games. All games are basically hostile. Winners and losers. We see them all around us: the winners and the losers. The losers can oftentimes become winners, and the winners can very easily become losers. ** [[William S. Burroughs]], "The War Universe", taped conversation, first published in [http://openlibrary.org/b/OL7452886M/Grand_Street_37_(Grand_Street) ''Grand Street'', No. 37 (1991)]. * Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled;<br>Scots, wham Bruce has aften led,<br>Welcome to your gory bed,<br> Or to victory! ** [[Robert Burns]], ''Bruce to his Men at Bannockburn''. * But they will have it thus nevertheless, and so they put note of "divinity upon the most cruel and pernicious plague of human kind," adore such men with grand titles, degrees, statues, images, honour, applaud, and highly reward them for their good service, no greater glory than to die in the field. So Africanus is extolled by Ennius: Mars, and Hercules, and I know not how many besides of old, were deified; went this way to heaven, that were indeed bloody butchers, wicked destroyers, and troublers of the world, prodigious monsters, hell-hounds, feral plagues, devourers, common executioners of human kind, as Lactanius truly proves, and Cyprian to Donat, such as were desperate in wars, and precipitately made away themselves, (like those Celtes in Damascen, with ridiculous valour, ''ut dedecorosum putarent muro ruenti se subducere'', a disgrace to run away for a rotten wall, now ready to fall on their heads), such as will not rush on a sword's point, or seek to shun a cannon's shot, are base cowards, and no valiant men. By which means, ''Madet orbis mutuo sanguine'', the earth wallows in her own blood, ''Sævit amor ferri et scelerati insania belli''; and for that, which if it be done in private, a man shall be rigorously executed, "and which is no less than murder itself; if the same fact be done in public in wars, it is called manhood, and the party is honored for it." ** [[Robert Burton]], [[w:The Anatomy of Melancholy|The Anatomy of Melancholy]] [https://archive.org/stream/anatomyofmelanch00burt#page/40/mode/2up] (1621). * ''Dieu est d'ordinaire pour les gros escadrons contre les petits.'' ** God is generally for the big squadrons against the little ones. *** {{w|Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy}}, letter (October 18, 1677). Anticipated by Tacitus. ''Deus fortioribus adesse''. * In all the trade of war, no feat<br>Is nobler than a brave retreat. ** [[Samuel Butler (poet)|Samuel Butler]], ''Hudibras'', Part I (1663-64), Canto III, line 607. * For those that run away, and fly,<br>Take place at least o' th' enemy. ** [[Samuel Butler (poet)|Samuel Butler]], ''Hudibras'', Part I (1663-64), Canto III, line 609. * Bloody wars at first began,<br>The artificial plague of man,<br>That from his own invention rise,<br>To scourge his own iniquities. ** [[Samuel Butler (poet)|Samuel Butler]], Satire. Upon the Weakness and Misery of Man, line 105. * War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. * A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small "inside" group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few, at the expense of the very many. Out of war a few people make huge fortunes. ** [[Smedley Butler]], [https://archive.org/details/warisaracketelectronicresourcetheantiwarclassicbyam/page/n23/mode/2up ''War is a racket''] (1935), Chapter one, p. 23. * A few profit – and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You can't end it by disarmament conferences. You can't eliminate it by peace parleys at Geneva. Well-meaning but impractical groups can't wipe it out by resolutions. It can be smashed effectively only by taking the profit out of war. * Let the officers and the directors and the high-powered executives of our armament factories and our steel companies and our munitions makers and our [[shipbuilders]] and our airplane builders and the manufacturers of all the other things that provide profit in war time as well as the bankers and the speculators, be conscripted—to get $30 a month, the same wage as the lads in the trenches get. … Give capital and industry and labor thirty days to think it over and you will find, by that time, there will be no war. That will smash the war racket—that and nothing else. ** [[Smedley Butler]], [https://archive.org/details/warisaracketelectronicresourcetheantiwarclassicbyam/page/n39/mode/2up ''War is a racket''] (1935), Chapter four, p. 39-40. * O proud was our army that morning<br> That stood where the pine darkly towers,<br>When Sherman said—"Boys, you are weary,<br> This day fair Savannah is ours."<br>Then sang we a song for our chieftain<br> That echoed o'er river and lea,<br>And the stars on our banner shone brighter<br> When Sherman marched down to the sea. ** Samuel Hawkins Marshall Byers, ''Sherman's March to the Sea. Last stanza''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Hand to hand, and foot to foot:<br>Nothing there, save death, was mute;<br>Stroke, and thrust, and flash, and cry<br>For quarter or for victory,<br>Mingle there with the volleying thunder. ** [[Lord Byron]], ''Siege of Corinth'', Stanza 24. * War, war is still the cry, "War even to the knife!" ** [[Lord Byron]], ''[[Childe Harold's Pilgrimage]]'', Canto I (1812), Stanza 86. * And there was mounting in hot haste: the steed,<br> The mustering squadron, and the clattering car,<br>Went pouring forward with impetuous speed,<br> And swiftly forming in the ranks of war;<br> And the deep thunder peal on peal, afar<br>And near; the beat of the alarming drum<br> Roused up the soldier ere the morning star;<br>While throng'd the citizens with terror dumb,<br>Or whispering with white lips—"The foe! they come! they come!" ** [[Lord Byron]], ''[[Childe Harold's Pilgrimage]]'', Canto III (1816), Stanza 25. * Battle's magnificently stern array! ** [[Lord Byron]], ''[[Childe Harold's Pilgrimage]]'', Canto III (1816), Stanza 28. * The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold,<br>And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold. ** [[Lord Byron]], ''Destruction of Sennacherib'', in ''Hebrew Melodies'' (1815). * Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green,<br>That host with their banners at sunset were seen;<br>Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown,<br>That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strown! ** [[Lord Byron]], ''Destruction of Sennacherib'', in ''Hebrew Melodies'' (1815). == C == [[File:Caesar, Summer garden.jpg|thumb|I came, I saw. I conquered.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Julius Caesar]]</center>]] [[File:M-T-Cicero.jpg|thumb|I cease not to advocate peace. It may be on unjust terms, but even so it is more expedient than the justest of civil wars.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Cicero]]</center>]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1981-055-34, Opfer des Bombenkrieges.jpg|thumb|He said, “You’ve killed my granddaughter.” He said, “I hate you for this, and I’ll kill you.” And I got this in the middle of the war. And it made me very, very sad. We certainly never wanted to do anything like that. But in war, accidents happen. And that’s why you shouldn’t undertake military operations unless every other alternative has been exhausted, because innocent people do die. ~ [[Wesley Clark]] ]] [[File:American bases worldwide.svg|thumb|War in fact is becoming contemptible, and ought to be put down by the great nations of Europe, just as we put down a vulgar mob. ~ [[Mortimer Collins]]]] [[File:Seal of the International Court of Justice.png|thumb|It has often been remarked but seldom remembered that war itself is a crime. Yet a [[War crimes|war crime]] is more and other than war. It is an atrocity beyond the usual [[Barbarian|barbaric]] bounds of war. It is legal definition growing out of custom and tradition supported by every civilized nation in the world including our own. It is an act beyond the pale of acceptable actions even in war. ~[http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/sixties/HTML_docs/Resources/Primary/Winter_Soldier/WS_02_opening.html William Crandell in ''Winter Soldier Investigation Testimony''] ]] * ''Veni, vidi, vici.'' ** I came, I saw, I conquered. ** Attributed to Julius Cæsar. Plutarch—Life of Cæsar, states it was spoken after the defeat of Pharnaces, at Zela in Pontus, B.C. 47, not the Expedition to Britain, B.C. 55. According to Suetonius—Julius Cæsar. 37, the words were not Cæsar's but were displayed before Cæsar's title, "non acta belli significantem, sicut ceteri, sed celeriter confecti notam." Not as being a record of the events of the war, as in other cases, but as an indication of the rapidity with which it was concluded. Ne insolens barbarus dicat, "Ueni, uidi, uici." Never shall insolent barbarian say "I came, I saw, I conquered." Seneca the Elder—Suæsoria, II. 22. Buechmann, quoting the above, suggests that Cæsar's words may be an adaptation of a proverb by Apostolius, XII. 58. (Or XIV, in Elzivir Ed. Leyden, 1653). * ''In bello parvis momentis magni casus intercedunt.'' ** In war events of importance are the result of trivial causes. ** [[Julius Caesar]], ''Bellum Gallicum'', I, 21. * War is the answer if you're questioning the general. **[[Lil Wayne|Dwayne Carter]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Yyehm24Mo "Army Gunz"] (2006), ''Like Father, Like Son'' (2006), Cash Money Records *I normalized diplomatic relations with [[China]] in 1979. Since 1979, do you know how many times China has been at war with anybody? None. And we have stayed at war. (The United States is) the most warlike nation in the history of the world... How many miles of [[High-speed rail|high-speed railroad]] do we have in this country?... We have wasted, I think, $3 trillion ([[Military-industrial complex|military spending]]) ... China has not wasted a single penny on war, and that's why they're ahead of us. In almost every way... And I think the difference is if you take $3 trillion and put it in American infrastructure, you'd probably have $2 trillion left over. We'd have high-speed railroad. We'd have bridges that aren't collapsing. We'd have roads that are maintained properly. Our [[education system]] would be as good as that of, say, South Korea or Hong Kong. **[[Jimmy Carter]] quoted in [https://www.npr.org/2019/04/15/713495558/president-trump-called-former-president-jimmy-carter-to-talk-about-china President Trump Called Former President Jimmy Carter To Talk About China, Emma Hurt, ''NPR''] (April 15, 2019) * War. War never changes. The Romans waged war to gather slaves and wealth. Spain built an empire from its lust for gold and territory. Hitler shaped a battered Germany into an economic superpower. But war never changes. ** Scott Campbell, Brian Freyermuth and Mark O'Green, ''[[Fallout]]'', interpreted by {{w|Ron Perlman}} as the narrator. (1997) * The combat deepens. On, ye brave,<br>Who rush to glory, or the grave!<br>Wave, Munich! all thy banners wave,<br> And charge with all thy chivalry. ** [[Thomas Campbell]], ''Hohenlinden''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * ''La Garde meurt, mais ne se rend pas.'' ** The guard dies but does not surrender. *** Attributed to Lieut. Gen. [[w:Pierre Cambronne|Pierre Jacques, Baron de Cambronne]], when called to surrender by Col. Hugh Halkett. Cambronne disavowed the saying at a banquet at Nantes, 1835. The London Times on the Centenary of the battle of Waterloo published a letter, written at 11 P.M. on the evening of the battle, by Capt. Digby Mackworth, of the 7th Fusiliers, A. D. C. to Gen. Hill. In it the phrase is quoted as already familiar. Fournier in ''L'Esprit dans l'histoire'', pp. 412–15, ascribes it to a correspondent of the ''Independant'', Rougemont. It appeared there the next day, and afterwards in the ''Journal General de France'', June 24. This seems also improbable in view of the above mentioned letter. Reported as a misattribution in Paul F. Boller, Jr., and John George, ''They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, & Misleading Attributions'' (1989), p. 11-12. See also [[Victor Hugo]], ''Les Miserables'', ''Waterloo''. * '''War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle'''; therefore they take boys from one village and another village, stick them into uniforms, equip them with guns, and let them loose like wild beasts against each other. **[[Thomas Carlyle]], as quoted by [[Emma Goldman]] in her essay, "Patriotism: A Menace to Liberty", chapter five of ''Anarchism and Other Essays'' (2nd revised edition, 1911). * There dwell and toil, in the British village of Dumdrudge, usually some five hundred souls. From these…there are successively selected, during the French War, say thirty able-bodied men: Dumdrudge, at her own expense, has suckled and nursed them; she has not without difficulty and sorrow, fed them up to manhood, and trained them to crafts, so that once can weave, another build, another hammer, and the weakest can stand under thirty stone avoirdupois. Nevertheless, amid much weeping and swearing, they are selected; all dressed in red; and shipped away, at the public charges, some two thousand miles, or say only to the south of Spain; and fed there till wanted. And now to that same spot in the south of Spain, are thirty similar French artisans, from a French Dumdrudge, in like manner wending: Till at length, after infinite effort, the two parties come into actual juxtaposition; and Thirty stands fronting Thirty, each with a gun in his hand. Straightway the word "Fire!" is given: and they blow the souls out of one another and in the place of sixty brisk useful craftsmen, the world has sixty dead carcasses, which it must bury, and anew shed tears for. Had these men any quarrel? Busy as the Devil is, not the smallest!... their Governors had fallen out; and, instead of shooting one another, had the cunning to make these poor blockheads shoot. Alas, so it is in Deutschland, and hitherto in all other lands... **[[Thomas Carlyle]] in "Sartor Resartus", quoted in "In Flanders Fields: The 1917 Campaign" by Leon Wolff (1958). * O Chryste, it is a grief for me to telle,<br> How manie a noble erle and valrous knyghte<br>In fyghtynge for Kynge Harrold noblie fell,<br> Al sleyne on Hastyng's field in bloudie fyghte. ** [[Thomas Chatterton]], ''Battle of Hastings''. * Is this a call to war? Does anyone pretend that preparation for resistance to [[aggression]] is unleashing war? I declare it to be the sole guarantee of [[peace]]. We need the swift gathering of forces to confront not only military but moral aggression; the resolute and sober acceptance of their duty by the English-speaking peoples and by all the nations, great and small, who wish to walk with them. Their faithful and zealous comradeship would almost between night and morning clear the path of progress and banish from all our lives the fear which already darkens the sunlight to hundreds of millions of men. ** [[Winston Churchill]], [https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/speeches/1930-1938-the-wilderness/the-defence-of-freedom-and-peace-the-lights-are-going-out/ Broadcast to the United States and to London], 16 October 1938 * The eagle has ceased to scream, but the parrots will now begin to chatter. The war of the giants is over and the pigmies will now start to squabble. ** [[Winston Churchill]], comment on May 7, 1945, after General Ismay, his wartime chief of staff, announced the news of V-E Day. [[w:Kay Halle|Kay Halle]], ''Irrepressible Churchill'' (1966), p. 249. * To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war. ** [[Winston Churchill]], remarks at a White House luncheon (June 26, 1954). His exact words are not known, because the meetings and the luncheon that day were closed to reporters, but above is the commonly cited version. His words are quoted as "It is 'better to jaw-jaw than to war-war,'" in the sub-heading on p. 1 of ''The New York Times'' (June 27, 1954), and as "To jaw-jaw always is better than to war-war" on p. 3. ''The Washington Post'' in its June 27 issue, p. 1, has "better to talk jaw to jaw than have war", and ''The Star'', Washington, D.C., p. 1, a slight variation, "It is better to talk jaw to jaw than to have war". * Let us learn our lessons. … Never believe any war will be smooth and easy or that anyone who embarks on that strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events… incompetent or arrogant commanders, untrustworthy allies, hostile neutrals, malignant fortune, ugly surprise, awful miscalculations. ** [[Winston Churchill]]; quoted in {{cite news | first = Leonard | last = Fein | url = http://www.forward.com/articles/this-time-it-s-our-war/ | title = This Time It's Our War | publisher = [[w:The Forward|The Forward]] | date = [[July 25]], [[2003]] | accessdate = 2007-01-13 }} * ''Equidem ad pacem hortari non desino; quae vel iniusta utilior est quam iustissimum bellum cum civibus.'' ** As for me, I cease not to advocate peace. It may be on unjust terms, but even so it is more expedient than the justest of civil wars. *** [[Cicero]], ''Epistulae ad Atticum'' (Letters to Atticus) Book VII, Letter 14, section 3; as translated by E.O. Winstedt in the [http://archive.org/stream/letterstoatticus02ciceuoft#page/68/mode/2up Loeb Classical Library] * ''Silent enim leges inter arma.'' ** [[Cicero]], Laws are silent in time of war. ** ''Pro Milone''. Often paraphrased as ''[[w:Inter arma enim silent leges|Inter arma enim silent leges]]''. ** Variant translations: *** In a time of war, the law falls silent. *** Law stands mute in the midst of arms. * Parvi enim sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi. ** An army abroad is of little use unless there are prudent counsels at home. ** [[Cicero]], ''De Officiis'' (44 B.C.), I, 22. * Silent leges inter arma. ** The law is silent during war. ** [[Cicero]], ''Oratio Pro Annio Milone'', IV. * Pro aris et focis. ** For your altars and your fires. ** [[Cicero]], ''Oration for Roscius'', Chapter V. Also used by Tiberius Gracchus before this. * Nervi belli pecunia infinita. ** Endless money forms the sinews of war. ** [[Cicero]], ''Philippics'', V. 2. 5. Libanius—Orations. XLVI. Photius—Lex. 8. 5. Rabelais—Gargantua, Book I, Chapter XXVI. ("Corn" for "money"). * There's nothing more pornographic than glorifying war. ** [[Tom Clancy]], [http://www.cnn.com/books/news/9905/12/clancy.horner/~hsindex.html Interview promoting ''Every Man a Tiger'' (1999)], co-written with General Charles Horner. (12 May 1999). * We had a malfunction with a cluster bomb unit, and a couple of grenades fell on a schoolyard, and some, I think three, school children were killed... And two weeks later, I got a letter from a Serb grandfather. He said, “You’ve killed my granddaughter.” He said, “I hate you for this, and I’ll kill you.” And I got this in the middle of the war. And it made me very, very sad. We certainly never wanted to do anything like that. But in war, accidents happen. And that’s why you shouldn’t undertake military operations unless every other alternative has been exhausted, because innocent people do die. **[[Wesley Clark]], ''Democracy Now — Gen. Wesley Clark Weighs Presidential Bid: “I Think About It Every Day”'', (2 March 2007) * Well here's to the Maine, and I'm sorry for Spain,<br>Said Kelly and Burke and Shea. ** [[W:J. I. C. Clarke|J. I. C. Clarke]], ''The Fighting Race''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means. ** [[Karl von Clausewitz]], ''On War'', trans. O. J. Matthijs Jolles (1943), book 1, chapter 1, section 24, p. 16. Originally published in 1833. * War is only caused through the political intercourse of governments and nations … war is nothing but a continuation of political intercourse with an admixture of other means. ** [[Karl von Clausewitz]], ''On War'', trans. O. J. Matthijs Jolles (1943), book 8, chapter 6, p. 596. Originally published in 1833. * War is regarded as ''nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means''. ** [[Karl von Clausewitz]], ''On War'', trans. O. J. Matthijs Jolles (1943), author's note, p. xxix. Originally published in 1833. * War is fought by human beings. ** [[Carl von Clausewitz]] in ''On War'', trans. O. J. Matthijs Jolles (1943). Originally published in 1833. * [[Wars]] are fought by [[teenagers]], you realize that. They really ought to be fought by the [[politicians]] and old people who start these wars. ** [[James Clavell]] interview with [[w:Don Swaim|Don Swaim]] of CBS Radio (1986) [http://wiredforbooks.org/jamesclavell/ (RealAudio file)] * We made war to the end—to the very end of the end. ** [[Clemenceau]], ''Message to American People'' (September, 1918). * ''War is not the answer <br> For only love can conquer hate <br> You know we've got to find a way <br> To bring some lovin' here today'' ** {{w|Al Cleveland}}, {{w|Renaldo Benson}} and [[Marvin Gaye]], ''[[w:What's Going On (song)|What's Going On]], [[w:What's Going On (Marvin Gaye album)|What's Going On]]'' (1971) * I make my war upon privilege and authority, whereby the right of property, the true right in that which is proper to the individual, is annihilated. ** [[Voltairine de Cleyre]], in [http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bright/cleyre/indefenseofeg.html "In Defense of Emma Goldmann and the Right of Expropriation"], an address in Philadelphia (16 December 1893); [[Emma Goldman]]'s name is mispelled Goldmann throughout the 1910 version. Some of this text is quoted as presented in ''Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre'' (1914) edited by [[Alexander Berkman]] * What voice did on my spirit fall,<br> Peschiera, when thy bridge I crossed?<br> "'Tis better to have fought and lost,<br>Than never to have fought at all." ** [[Arthur Hugh Clough]], "Peschiera". Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * [T]he honours, the fame, the emoluments of war, belong not to [the middle and industrial classes]; the battle-plain is the harvest field of the aristocracy, watered with the blood of the people...Whilst our trade rested upon our foreign dependencies, as was the case in the middle of the last century...force and violence, were necessary to command our customers for our manufacturers...But war, although the greatest of consumers, not only produces nothing in return, but, by abstracting labour from productive employment and interrupting the course of trade, it impedes, in a variety of indirect ways, the creation of wealth; and, should hostilities be continued for a series of years, each successive war-loan will be felt in our commercial and manufacturing districts with an augmented pressure. ** [[Richard Cobden]] in Edward P. Stringham, "Commerce, Markets, and Peace: Richard Cobden's Enduring Lessons", Independent Review 9, no. 1 (2004): 105, 110, 115. * War in fact is becoming contemptible, and ought to be put down by the great nations of Europe, just as we put down a vulgar mob. ** [[Mortimer Collins]], ''Thoughts in my Garden'', II. 243. * [[w:Peninsular War|The war]] had been going on long enough that soldiers digging graves for comrades would unearth bones of men killed in previous battles. And because they were starving just about anything went into the stewpot. Frogs. Mice. Bugs. Dogs. Snails. Worms. They slaughtered the horses and oxen that were pulling carts heaped with treasure; jeweled [[w:Reliquary|reliquaries]], silver candlestick holders, and gold crucifixes were abandoned in scorched fields or left in carts too heavy for starving men to pull. They drank from stagnant puddles and filthy streams... a well or cistern... never mind the body floating on the surface. ...[[w:Julia Blackburn|Blackburn]] [in ''Old Man Goya''] reports that a soldier who approached a convent being used as a hospital saw amputated limbs along the wall, "while more arms and legs kept flying out the windows..." At [[w:Battle of Corunna|La Coruña]], two thousand horses were shot to prevent enemy soldiers from riding them. ...One Spaniard kept a bag of French ears and fingers. ...[A] pack of English hounds accompanied [the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Iron Duke]]]. Between military engagements he would go fox hunting.<br />At [[w:Battle of Talavera|Talavera]]... a fire sprang up in dry grass where... soldiers lay dead or dying, "and men were ashamed because their pangs of hunger increased with the smell of roasting meat." ** Evan S. Connell, ''Francisco Goya'' (2005) p. 174. * The flames of Moscow were the aurora of the liberty of the world. ** [[Benjamin Constant]], ''Esprit de Conquête''. Preface. (1813). * But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise,<br>Kings would not play at. ** [[William Cowper]], ''The Task'' (1785), Book V, line 187. * Hence jarring sectaries may learn<br>Their real interest to discern;<br>That brother should not war with brother,<br>And worry and devour each other. ** [[William Cowper]], ''The Nightingale and Glow-Worm''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. [[File:Operation Upshot-Knothole - Badger 001.jpg|thumb|The tensions existing in this discrepancy of living standards have within them the seeds of a third world war. That war would be [[Nuclear war|nuclear]] and would [[destroy]] all life on the planet. ~ [[Benjamin Creme]] ]] [[File:Apotheosis.jpg|thumb| Another [[war]] would destroy all life on earth. So what can we do?.... '''We only have one option and that is to end war forever'''. So how to we get at stopping war? We have to create [[trust]]. We have to get rid of [[injustice]]. ~ [[Benjamin Creme]] ]] [[File:Getting UK-funded food vouchers to Syrian refugees in Jordan (9634944185).jpg|thumb|When we [[Sharing|share]] the produce of the world more equitably, we at a stroke make war and [[terrorism]] a thing of the past. We create the conditions of [[trust]]. When we have trust, we can sit down and work out the [[Solution|answer]] to every problem.]] [[File:US Navy 050730-N-0335C-002 U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas C. Graves and Executive Officer Lt. Brad Coletti look on during USS Constitution change of command ceremony.jpg|thumb|We give up the fort when there's not a man left to defend it. ~ [[W:George Croghan|George Croghan]] ]] * [[Zachary Taylor|General Taylor]] never surrenders. ** {{w|Thomas Leonidas Crittenden}}, Reply to Gen. {{w|Antonio López de Santa Anna}}, {{w|Battle of Buena Vista}}, Feb. 22, 1847. * We give up the fort when there's not a man left to defend it. ** General Croghan. At Fort Stevenson. (1812). * There was a war, just one in a long line of wars, fought for beliefs and principles as all wars have ever been fought and will ever be in days to come. Little was achieved, nothing was gained. Lives were taken and pain was inflicted. The real reasons are lost in the mists. ** [[w:Peter Crowther|Peter Crowther]] and [[w:James Lovegrove|James Lovegrove]], ''The Trembler on the Axis'' (1994), in Edward E. Kramer and Richard Gilliam (eds.) ''[[w:Elric of Melniboné|Tales of the White Wolf]],'' (ISBN 1-56504-175-5). * War has revealed an overpowering national instinct. The conflicting theories of the exact nature and limitations of our government had blinded the shrewdest minds to the fact that we were a nation, with all the feelings and instincts of a nation, and that our quarrels must be settled inside and not outside. **[[George William Curtis]], as quoted in [https://archive.org/details/orationsandaddr03curtgoog "The Good Fight"] (1865). == D == [[File:BDUs-forest.jpg|thumb|By war's great sacrifice... The world redeems itself.<br><center>~&nbsp;J. Davidson</center>]] [[File:USS New Orleans (LPD-18) launches RIM-116 missile 2013.jpg|thumb|War is the ultimate realization of modern technology.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Don DeLillo]]</center>]] [[File:Statue of Union Soldier Atop Memorial to Civil War Dead, Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Michigan.JPG|thumb|We are not here to applaud manly courage, save as it has been displayed in a noble cause. We must never forget that victory to the rebellion meant death to the republic. We must never forget that the loyal soldiers who rest beneath this sod flung themselves between the nation and [[w:Confederate States of America|the nation destroyers]]. If today we have a country not boiling in an agony of blood... If now we have a united country, no longer cursed by [[Slavery|the hell-black system of human bondage]], if the American name is no longer a by-word and a hissing to a mocking earth, if the star-spangled banner floats only over free American citizens in every quarter of the land, and our country has before it a long and glorious career of justice, liberty, and civilization, we are indebted to the unselfish devotion of the noble army who rest in these honored graves all around us.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Frederick Douglass]]</center>]] * Men will seem to see new [[Destruction|destructions]] in the [[sky]]. The flames that fall from it will seem to rise in it and to fly from it with terror. They will hear every kind of [[animals]] speak in human language. They will instantaneously run in person in various parts of the world, without motion. They will see the greatest splendour in the midst of darkness. O! marvel of the human race! What madness has led you thus! '''You will speak with animals of every species and they with you in human speech. You will see yourself fall from great heights without any harm and torrents will accompany you, and will mingle with their rapid course.''' ** [[Leonardo da Vinci]], ''The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci'' (1938), ''XX Humorous Writings'', as translated by Edward MacCurdy. * From fear in every guise,<br> From sloth, from love of pelf,<br>By war's great sacrifice<br> The world redeems itself. ** [[John Davidson (poet)|John Davidson]] , ''War Song''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Wars throughout [[history]] have been waged for conquest and plunder. In the [[Middle Ages]] when the feudal [[Lord|lords]] who inhabited the [[Castle|castles]] whose towers may still be seen along the [[Rhine]] concluded to enlarge their domains, to increase their power, their prestige and their wealth they declared war upon one another. But they themselves did not go to war any more than the modern feudal lords, the barons of Wall Street go to war. The feudal barons of the Middle Ages, the economic predecessors of the [[Capitalism|capitalists]] of our day, declared all wars. And their miserable [[Serf|serfs]] fought all the battles. The poor, ignorant serfs had been taught to revere their masters; to believe that when their masters declared war upon one another, it was their patriotic duty to fall upon one another and to cut one another's throats for the profit and glory of the lords and barons who held them in contempt. And that is war in a nutshell. The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and all to lose — especially their lives. <br> They have always taught and trained you to believe it to be your patriotic duty to go to war and to have yourselves slaughtered at their command. But in all the history of the world you, the people, have never had a voice in declaring war, and strange as it certainly appears, no war by any nation in any age has ever been declared by the people. <br> And here let me emphasize the fact — and it cannot be repeated too often — that the working class who fight all the battles, the working class who make the supreme sacrifices, the working class who freely shed their blood and furnish the corpses, have never yet had a voice in either declaring war or making peace. It is the ruling class that invariably does both. They alone declare war and they alone make peace. <br> Yours not to reason why;<br>Yours but to do and die. <br> That is their motto and we object on the part of the awakening workers of this nation. <br> If war is right let it be declared by the people. You who have your lives to lose, you certainly above all others have the right to decide the momentous issue of war or peace. ** [[Eugene V. Debs]], "[http://www.marxists.org/archive/debs/works/1918/canton.htm The Canton, Ohio Speech, Anti-War Speech]" in ''The Call'' (16 June 1918) * '''War is the ultimate realization of modern technology'''. ** [[Don DeLillo]], ''End Zone'' ch.16, (1972). *The [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] has barred [[International Criminal Court]] investigators from entering the United States. Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] announced Friday that the U.S. will start denying visas to members of the ICC who may be investigating alleged [[war crimes]] by the [[U.S. military]] in [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|Afghanistan]]. In September, [[national security]] adviser [[John R. Bolton|John Bolton]] threatened U.S. sanctions against ICC judges if they continued to investigate alleged war crimes committed by U.S. troops in Afghanistan. **[[W:Democracy Now|Democracy Now,]] [https://www.democracynow.org/2019/3/19/aclu_the_us_is_acting_like ''ACLU: The U.S. Is Acting Like an Authoritarian Regime by Barring ICC Officials Probing War Crimes''] (19 March 2019) * ''Di qui non si passa.'' ** By here they shall not pass. ***[[w:Armando Diaz|Armando Diaz]]. Words inscribed on the Altar of Liberty temporarily erected at Madison Square, N. Y., on the authority of Il Progresso Italiano. * ''Non si passa, passeremo noi.'' ** The words ascribed to General Diaz by the Italians at the battle of the Piave and Monta Grappa, June, 1918. These words are inscribed on the medals struck off for the heroes of this battle. * What argufies pride and ambition?<br> Soon or late death will take us in tow:<br>Each bullet has got its commission,<br> And when our time's come we must go. ** [[Charles Dibdin]], ''The Benevolent Tar''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * I'm [[iron]]. I lasted through ten years of war, and now I can last through this. It's true, it's not good for the nerves. ** [[Sepp Dietrich]], To Leon Goldensohn, February 28, 1946, from "The Nuremberg Interviews" - by Leon Goldensohn, Robert Gellately - History - 2004 - Page 280. * A feat of chivalry, fiery with consummate courage, and bright with flashing vigor. ** [[Benjamin Disraeli]], of the Charge of the Light Brigade, in the House of Commons (Dec. 15, 1855). * Carry his body hence,—<br>Kings must have slaves;<br>Kings climb to eminence<br>Over men's graves:<br>So this man's eye is dim;—<br>Throw the earth over him. ** [[Henry Austin Dobson]], "Before Sedan", line 7, in ''Vignettes in Rhyme and Vers de Societé'' (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1873), p. 56. *We are not here to applaud manly courage, save as it has been displayed in a noble cause. We must never forget that victory to the rebellion meant death to the republic. We must never forget that the loyal soldiers who rest beneath this sod flung themselves between the nation and [[Confederate States of America|the nation destroyers]]. If today we have a country not boiling in an agony of blood, like [[France]], if now we have a united country, no longer cursed by [[Slavery in the United States|the hell-black system of human bondage]], '''if the American name is no longer a by-word and a hissing to a mocking earth, if the star-spangled banner floats only over free [[w:United States citizenship|American citizens]] in every quarter of the land, and our country has before it a long and glorious career of [[justice]], [[liberty]], and [[civilization]], we are indebted to the unselfish devotion of the noble army who rest in these honored graves all around us'''. **[[Frederick Douglass]], [http://deadconfederates.com/2015/05/25/frederick-douglass-on-decoration-day-1871-5/ "The Unknown Loyal Dead"] (30 May 1871), Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia. * All delays are dangerous in war. ** [[John Dryden]], ''Tyrannic Love'', Act I, scene 1. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * War, he sung, is toil and trouble;<br>Honour but an empty bubble. ** [[John Dryden]], ''Alexander's Feast'' (1697), line 99. *At the border posts, shed blood becomes a sea,<br />The martial emperor's dream of expansion has no end. **[[Du Fu]], Tang poet * When 'tis an aven thing in th' prayin', may th' best man win … an' th' best man will win. ** [[Finley Peter Dunne]], ''Mr. Dooley in Peace and War'', ''On Prayers for Victory''. * 'Tis startin' a polis foorce to prevint war…. How'll they be ar-rmed? What a foolish question. They'll be ar-rmed with love, if coorse. Who'll pay thim? That's a financyal detail that can be arranged later on. What'll happen if wan iv th' rough-necks reaches f'r a gun? Don't bother me with thrifles. ** [[Finley Peter Dunne]], ''On Making a Will''. Mr. Dooley's version of W. J. Bryan's Speech (1920). *'<b>A more stupid and wasteful business there never was.</b> Fields will not be planted, food will run low, tax revenues will dry up &mdash; save from the makers of swords and munitions.' **[[David Gemmell#Stormrider|David Gemmell, <i>Stormrider</i>]] (Ch. 15) == E == [[File:MX MIRV reentry vehicles.jpg|thumb|right|I do not know how the Third World War will be fought, but I can tell you what they will use in the Fourth — rocks!<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Albert Einstein]]</center>]] [[File:Castle Bravo Blast.jpg|thumb|right|War is mankind's most tragic and stupid folly; to seek or advise its deliberate provocation is a black crime against all men.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]</center>]] [[File:Peacekeeper-missile-testing.jpg|thumb|right|Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]</center>]] [[File:StrawberryFieldsJuly2007.JPG|thumb|right|Imagine what would happen if the nations of the world spent as much on development as on building the machines of war. Imagine a world where every human being would live in freedom and dignity.[...] Imagine that such a world is within our grasp.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Mohamed ElBaradei]]</center>]] [[File:The Soviet Union 1988 CPA 5913 stamp (30th anniversary of Agreement Between the USA and the USSR on Exchanges in the Cultural, Technical and Educational Fields).jpg|thumb|As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Albert Einstein]]</center>]] [[File:Erasmus at EUR.JPG|thumb|The most disadvantageous [[peace]] is better than the most just war.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Desiderius Erasmus|Erasmus of Rotterdam]]</center>]] * There is no discharge in that war. ** [[Ecclesiastes]], VIII. 8. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * '''All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.''' All these aspirations are '''directed toward ennobling man's life''', lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence '''and leading the individual towards freedom'''. It is no mere chance that our older universities developed from clerical schools. Both churches and universities — insofar as they live up to their true function — serve the ennoblement of the individual. They seek to fulfill this great task '''by spreading moral and cultural understanding, renouncing the use of brute force.''' ** [[Albert Einstein]], "Moral Decay" (1937); later published in Out of My Later Years (1950) * I say when you get into a war, you should win as quick as you can, because your losses become a function of the duration of the war. I believe when you get in a war, get everything you need and win it. ** [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], news conference, Indio, California (March 15, 1968), as reported in ''The New York Times'' (March 16, 1968), p. 15. * Now he conducted her through his armouries where he kept his weapons and weapons for his fighting men and all panoply of war. There he showed her swords and spears, maces and axes and daggers, orfreyed and damascened and inlaid with jewels; byrnies and baldricks and shields; blades so keen, a hair blown against them in a wind should be parted in twain; charmed helms on which no ordinary sword would bite. And Juss said unto the Queen, "Madam, what thinkest thou of these swords and spears? For know well that these be the ladder's rungs that we of Demonland climbed up by to that signiory and principality which now we hold over the four corners of the world." She answered, "O my lord, I think nobly of them. For an ill part it were while we joy in the harvest, to contemn the tools that prepared the land for it and reaped it." **[[Eric Rücker Eddison]], ''The Worm Ouroboros'', [http://www.sacred-texts.com/ring/two/two39.htm page 499]. * As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable. ** [[Albert Einstein]], as quoted in "Einstein on the Atomic Bomb," part 1, an interview by Raymond Swing in ''Atlantic Monthly'' ([http://books.google.com/books?id=iaQGAQAAIAAJ&q=%22As+long+as+there+are+sovereign+nations+possessing+great+power+war+is+inevitable%22&pg=PA43#v=onepage November 1945]) * '''I do not know how the [[World War III|Third World War]] will be fought, but I can tell you what they will use in the Fourth — rocks!''' ** [[Albert Einstein]], as quoted in an interview with Alfred Werner, published in ''Liberal Judaism'' 16 (April-May 1949), 12. Einstein Archive 30-1104, as sourced in ''The New Quotable Einstein'' by Alice Calaprice (2005), p. 173. * '''This topic brings me to that worst outcrop of the herd nature, the military system, which I abhor. That a man can take pleasure in marching in formation to the strains of a band is enough to make me despise him.''' He has only been given his big brain by mistake; a backbone was all he needed. This plague-spot of civilization ought to be abolished with all possible speed. '''Heroism by order, senseless violence, and all the pestilent nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism — how I hate them! War seems to me a mean, contemptible thing: I would rather be hacked in pieces than take part in such an abominable business.''' **[[Albert Einstein]], Mein Weltbild (My World-view) (1931). ** Variant translation: He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilisation should be done away with at once. '''Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.''' * '''I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its stupidity.''' ** [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], Speech in [[w:Ottawa|Ottawa]] (10 January 1946), published in ''Eisenhower Speaks : Dwight D. Eisenhower in His Messages and Speeches'' (1948) edited by Rudolph L. Treuenfels. * '''Every [[Firearm|gun]] that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.''' ** [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], 16 April 1953, [[Dwight D. Eisenhower#The_Chance_for_Peace_.281953.29|Speech to the American Society of Newspaper Editors]] * All free men remember that in the final choice a soldier's pack is not so heavy a burden as a prisoner's chains. ** [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], Inaugural Address. * '''Whether one believes in [[evolution]], [[intelligent design]], or [[w:Divine Creation|Divine Creation]], one thing is certain. Since the beginning of history, human beings have been at war with each other, under the pretext of religion, ideology, ethnicity and other reasons. And no civilization has ever willingly given up its most powerful weapons. We seem to agree today that we can share modern technology, but we still refuse to acknowledge that our values — at their very core — are shared values.''' ** [[Mohamed ElBaradei]], [http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/2005/elbaradei-lecture-en.html Nobel lecture Address in Oslo, Norway (10 December 2005)] *I knew years before the [[w:Pentagon Papers|Pentagon Papers]] came out that the Americans were being lied in to an essentially hopeless war. I’m not proud of the fact that it didn’t occur to me that my [[Oaths|oath of office]], which was to support the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]], called on me to put that information out and say, ‘64, when the war might have been avoided. But I certainly am glad that I finally came aware of what my real responsibilities were there. And I did put it out years later. At times, at that time, which published it, the “[[The New York Times|Times]],” and the 18 other newspapers, which defied [[Richard Nixon|President Nixon]]’s injunctions and did put it out, were in the position of Julian Assange is in now. **{{cite news|last=Ellsberg|first=Daniel|authorlink=Daniel Ellsberg|url= |title= [[w:The Dylan Ratigan Show|The Dylan Ratigan Show]]|work=[[w:MSNBC|MSNBC]] |publisher=[[w:NBC Universal|NBC Universal]] |pages= |page= |date= June 11, 2010|accessdate=}} * By the rude bridge that arched the flood,<br> Their flag to April's breeze unfurl'd;<br>Here once the embattl'd farmers stood,<br> And fired the shot heard round the world. ** [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]], hymn sung at the completion of the Concord Monument. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * '''The most disadvantageous [[peace]] is better than the most just war.''' ** [[Desiderius Erasmus|Erasmus of Rotterdam]], ''Adagia'' (1508) * Ares (the God of War) hates those who hesitate. ** [[Euripides]], ''Heraclidæ'', 722. == F == [[File:Fort Pillow Massacre, Kurz and Allison, Chicago, 1885.png|thumb|War means fighting, and fighting means killing.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Nathan Bedford Forrest]]</center>]] [[File:Battle of Fort Pillow.png|thumb|Expect no quarter.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Nathan Bedford Forrest]]</center>]] * [[w:Philo Farnsworth|Phil]] saw [[television]] as a marvelous teaching tool. There would be no excuse of illiteracy. [[Parenting|Parents]] could learn along with their [[children]]. News and sporting events could be seen as they were happening. Symphonies would mean more when one could see the [[Music|musicians]] as they played, and [[Film|movies]] would be seen in our own living rooms. He said there would be a time when we would be able to see and learn about people in other lands. '''If we understood them better, differences could be settled around conference tables, without going to war.''' ** Elma "Pen" Farnsworth on [http://www.byhigh.org/History/Farnsworth/PhiloT1924.html "Philo Taylor Farnsworth", ''Brigham Young University Highschool'']. * It is proverbial that generals always prepare for the last war... ** {{cite book|last=Field|first=James A.|title=History of United States Naval Operations: Korea|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ixByAAAAMAAJ|year=1962|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=22}} * Jellicoe has all the Nelsonic attributes except one—he is totally wanting in the great gift of insubordination. ** [[Lord Fisher]], letter to a Privy Councillor (Dec. 27, 1916). * O great corrector of enormous times,<br>Shaker of o'er-rank states, thou grand decider<br>Of dusty and old titles, that healest with blood<br>The earth when it is sick, and curest the world<br>O' the pleurisy of people. ** [[John Fletcher]], ''The Two Noble Kinsmen'' (with [[William Shakespeare]]; c. 1613; published 1634), Act V, scene 1. * Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both. ** [[Abraham Flexner]], ''Universities'', part 3 (1930), p. 302. * My right has been rolled up. My left has been driven back. My center has been smashed. I have ordered an advance from all directions. ** Gen. [[Ferdinand Foch]], letter to Marshal [[Joseph Joffre]] during the [[w:First Battle of the Marne|Battle of the Marne]]. * Then came the attack in the Amiens sector on August 8. That went well, too. The moment had arrived. I ordered General Humbert to attack in his turn. "No reserves." No matter. Allez-y (Get on with it) I tell Marshal Haig to attack, too. He's short of men also. Attack all the same. There we are advancing everywhere—the whole line! En avant! Hup! ** Gen. Foch. In an interview with [[w:G. Ward Price|G. Ward Price]], correspondent of London Daily Mail (1919). * I am going on to the Rhine. If you oppose me, so much the worse for you, but whether you sign an armistice or not, I do not stop until I reach the Rhine. ** Gen. Foch to the Germans who came to ask for an armistice. As reported by G. Ward Price in the London Daily Mail. (1919). * Keep the home fires burning, while your hearts are yearning,<br> Tho' your lads are far away they dream of home.<br>There's a silver lining through the dark cloud shining;<br> Turn the dark cloud inside out till the boys come home. ** Mrs. Lena Guilbert Ford. Theme suggested by Ivor Novello, who wrote the music. Sung by the soldiers in the Great War. * '''All of us who served in one war or another know very well that all wars are the glory and the agony of the young.''' ** [[Gerald Ford]], Address to the 75th annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Chicago, Illinois (19 August 1974); in ''Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Gerald R. Ford, 1974'', p. 25. * War means fighting, and '''fighting means killing'''. **[[Nathan Bedford Forrest]], as quoted in ''May I Quote You, General Forrest?'' by Randall Bedwell. *Expect no quarter. **[[Nathan Bedford Forrest]], as quoted in ''May I Quote You, General Forrest?'' by Randall Bedwell. *This fight is against slavery; '''if we lose it, you will be made free'''. **[[Nathan Bedford Forrest]], as quoted in ''Report of the Joint Select Committee''. *The newspapers still talk about [[war|glory]] but the average man, thank God, has got rid of that illusion. It is a damned bore, with a stall mate as the most probable outcome, but one has to see it through, and see it through with the knowledge that whichever side wins, civilisation in Europe will be pipped for the next 30 years. Don't indulge in Romance here, Malcolm, or suppose that an era of jolly little nationalities is dawning. We shall be much too much occupied with pestilence and poverty to reconstruct. **[[E. M. Forster]], ''Selected Letters'': Letter 136, to Malcolm Darling, 6 November 1914. * It was sad. It's war. Many others died, too. It's war. **[[Wilhelm Frick]], About the death of his son, to Leon Goldensohn, March 10, 1946, "The Nuremberg Interviews" by Leon Goldensohn - History - 2007. *'''War is obsolete.''' It could never have been done before. Only ten years ago... technology reached the point where it could be done. Since then the invisible technological-capability revolution has made it ever easier so to do. It is a matter of converting the high technology from weaponry to livingry. The essence of livingry is human-life advantaging and environment controlling. With the highest aeronautical and engineering facilities of the world redirected from weaponry to livingry production, all humanity would have the option of becoming enduringly successful. All previous revolutions have been political—in them the have-not majority has attempted revengefully to pull down the economically advantaged minority. If realized, this historically greatest design revolution will joyously elevate all humanity to unprecedented heights. **[[Buckminster Fuller]] in [https://archive.org/details/LIBRORBuckminsterFullerCriticalPath ''Critical Path''] (1981) == G == [[File:M1A2 tanks at Combined Resolve II (14254298952).jpg|thumb|The [[art]] of [[w:War|war]] is simple enough. Find out where your [[enemy]] is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Ulysses S. Grant]]</center>]] [[File:Battle of Vicksburg, Kurz and Allison.png|thumb|No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Ulysses S. Grant]]</center>]] [[File:Confederate Monument - S face tight - Arlington National Cemetery - 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Wars produce many [[stories]] of [[fiction]], some of which are told until they are believed to be [[true]].<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Ulysses S. Grant]]</center>]] [[File:Robert E. Lee at Fredericksburg.jpg|thumb|There will be people who will not be consoled for the loss of [[Slavery|a cause which they believed to be holy]]. As time passes, people, even of the South, will begin to wonder how it was possible that their ancestors ever fought for or justified institutions which acknowledged [[Slavery|the right of property in man]].<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Ulysses S. Grant]]</center>]] * Your flaming torch aloft we bear,<br>With burning heart an oath we swear<br>To keep the faith, to fight it through,<br>To crush the foe or sleep with you<br> In Flanders' fields. ** [[C. B. Galbreath]]. Answer to McCrae's In Flanders' Fields. * The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down. ** As quoted in "The First and the Last," 1954. * What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy? ** [[Mahatma Gandhi]], ''Non-Violence in Peace and War'', 1942, Vol. 1, Ch. 142 * You gotta remember that in war, you’re not deciding between the bad thing to and the good thing. You’re choosing between the bad and the worse. And you can’t control the shit that happens after you choose. ** [[Charles E. Gannon]], ''Trial By Fire'' (2014), chapter 27 * Sometimes, thinking just didn’t do any good, didn’t provide any answers. Because for some questions—such as the arbitrariness of life and death during wartime—there weren’t any answers. ** [[Charles E. Gannon]], ''Trial By Fire'' (2014), chapter 27 * When the red wrath perisheth, when the dulled swords fail,<br>These three who have walked with Death—these shall prevail.<br>Hell bade all its millions rise; Paradise sends three:<br>Pity, and Self-sacrifice, and Charity. ** [[Theodosia Garrison]], ''These shall Prevail''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Sufficeth this to prove my theme withal,<br>That every bullet hath a lighting place. ** [[Gascoigne]], ''Duke Bellum Inexpertis''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Once blood is shed in a national quarrel reason and right are swept aside by the rage of angry men. ** [[David Lloyd George]], ''War Memoirs'' (1942), vol. 2, chapter 81, p. 1815. *I was bandaging their wounds together with a field nurse. We did what we could: tearing strips from shirts and using them as bandages. So many died there! One lost his arm and died before making it to the crossing. Just fell down. Our radio operator too. Our girls, as they were climbing up the bank, got hit too. They were screaming, calling for their mothers. Torn limbs were flying from the blasts. It was terrifying. '''The most horrible is not the shelling itself, but to see its result'''. **Maria Georgievna, [https://facingstalingrad.com/interviews/maria-faustova-aleksandr-voronov/ interview on facingstalingrad.com] * [B]y adopting [[microeconomics]], [[game theory]], [[Systems theory|systems analysis]], and other [[Management science|managerial techniques]], the [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] [[w:Presidency of John F. Kennedy|administration]] advanced [[w:Limited war|“limited” war]] to greater specificity, making it seem much more controllable, manageable, and therefore desirable as [[Foreign policy of the United States|foreign policy]]. ** James Gibson, ''The Perfect War: Technowar in Vietnam''. Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1986, p. 80; as qtd. in Antoine Bosquet, [https://www.academia.edu/390023/Cyberneticizing_the_American_War_Machine_Science_and_Computers_in_the_Cold_War “Cyberneticizing the American War Machine: Science and Computers in the Cold War”], p. 96. * The war we are fighting until victory or the bitter end is in its deepest sense a war between [[Christ]] and [[Karl Marx|Marx]].<br> Christ: the principle of love.<br> Marx: the principle of hate. ** [[Joseph Goebbels]], ''Der Kampf, den wir heute ausfechten bis zum Sieg oder bis zum bitteren Ende, ist im tiefsten Sinne ein Kampf zwischen Christus und Marx. <br> Christus: das Prinzip der Liebe. <br> Marx: das Prinzip des Hasses.<br>'' * We have 500,000 reservists in America who would rise in arms against your government if you dare to make a move against Germany. ** Zimmermann to Ambassador Gerard. "I told him that we had five hundred thousand and one lamp posts in America, and that was where the German reservists would find themselves if they tried any uprising." Ambassador Gerard's answer. Jakes W. Gerard, [http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/progress/wwone/loyalty.html ''My Four Years in Germany''], p. 237. * Neither ridiculous shriekings for revenge by French chauvinists, nor the Englishmen's gnashing of teeth, nor the wild gestures of the Slavs will turn us from our aim of protecting and extending German influence all the world over. ** Official secret report of the Germans, quoted in the ''French Yellow Book''. * Ye living soldiers of the mighty war,<br> Once more from roaring cannon and the drums<br> And bugles blown at morn, the summons comes;<br>Forgot the halting limb, each wound and scar:<br> Once more your Captain calls to you;<br> Come to his last review! ** [[R. W. Gilder]], ''The Burial of Grant''. * An attitude not only of defence, but defiance. ** [[Thomas Gillespie]], ''The Mountain Storm''. "Defence not defiance" became the motto of the Volunteer Movement. (1859). * '''Göring''': '''Why, of course, the people don't want war.''' Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? '''Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in [[Russia]] nor in [[England]] nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood.''' But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a [[democracy]] or a [[Fascism|fascist]] [[dictatorship]] or a [[Parliamentary system|Parliament]] or a [[Communism|Communist]] dictatorship.<br> ''Gilbert'': There is one difference. In a democracy, the people have some say in the matter through their [[Representation|elected representatives]], and in the United States only [[United States Congress|Congress]] can declare wars. <br>''Göring'': Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, '''the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the [[Pacifism|pacifists]] for lack of [[patriotism]] and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.''' ** [[Hermann Göring]], [http://www.snopes.com/quotes/goering.htm In an interview with Gilbert in Göring's jail cell during the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials (18 April 1946)] * O, send Lewis Gordon hame<br>And the lad I maune name,<br>Though his back be at the wa'<br>Here's to him that's far awa'.<br>O, hon! my Highlandman,<br>O, my bonny Highlandman,<br>Weel would I my true love ken<br>Among ten thousand Highlandmen. ** Accredited to [[Geddes—Lewis Gordon]]. In ''Scotch Songs and Ballads''. * '''The [[art]] of [[war]] is simple enough. Find out where your [[enemy]] is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.''' ** [[Ulysses S. Grant]], Statement to John Hill Brinton, at the start of his Tennessee River Campaign, early 1862, as quoted in ''Personal Memoirs of John H. Brinton, Major and Surgeon U.S.V., 1861-1865'' (1914) by John Hill Brinton, p. 239. * No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works. ** [[Ulysses S. Grant]], to Gen. S. B. Buckner. Fort Donelson. February 16, 1862. * For the present, and so long as there are living witnesses of the great war of sections, '''there will be people who will not be consoled for the loss of [[Slavery|a cause which they believed to be holy]]. As time passes, people, even of the South, will begin to wonder how it was possible that their ancestors ever fought for or justified institutions which acknowledged [[Slavery|the right of property in man]]'''. ** [[Ulysses S. Grant]], [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/4367 ''Personal Memoirs of General U. S. Grant''] (1885), Ch. 12. * '''I don't underrate the value of [[military]] [[knowledge]], but if men make war in slavish obedience to [[rules]], they will fail.''' ** [[Ulysses S. Grant]], as quoted in ''A History of Militarism: Romance and Realities of a Profession'' (1937) by Alfred Vagts, p. 27. * '''Though I have been trained as a [[soldier]], and participated in many [[battles]], there never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the [[sword]].''' I look forward to an epoch when a [[court]], recognized by all nations, will settle international differences, instead of keeping large standing [[armies]] as they do in [[Europe]]. ** [[Ulysses S. Grant]], as quoted in "International [[Arbitration]]" by W. H. Dellenback in ''The Commencement Annual, University of Michigan'' (30 June 1892) and in ''A Half Century of International Problems: A Lawyer's Views'' (1954) by [[w:Frederic René Coudert|Frederic René Coudert]], p. 180. * '''Wars produce many [[stories]] of [[fiction]], some of which are told until they are believed to be [[true]].''' ** [[Ulysses S. Grant]], [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/4367 ''Personal Memoirs of General U. S. Grant''] (1885), Ch. 67. *'''War was return of earth to ugly earth,<br>War was foundering of sublimities,<br>Extinction of each happy art and faith<br>By which the world had still kept head in air'''. ** [[Robert Graves]] Recalling War," lines 31–34, from Collected Poems 1938 (1938). * The [[British Army|British army]] should be a projectile to be fired by the [[Royal Navy|British navy]]. ** [[Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon|Viscount Grey]]. Quoted by Lord Fisher, in Memories, as "the splendid words of Sir Edward Grey". * We will be misguided in our intentions if we point at one single thing and say that it will prevent war, unless, of course, that thing happens to be the will, the determination, and the resolve of people everywhere that nations will never again clash on the battlefield. ** [[Leslie Groves]] Opening address (7 Nov 1945) of Town Hall’s annual lecture series, as quoted in 'Gen. Groves Warns on Atom ‘Suicide’', New York Times (8 Nov 1945), 4. (Just three months before he spoke, two atom bombs dropped on Japan in Aug 1945 effectively ended WW II.) * [[Logistics]] is the ball and chain of armored warfare. ** [[Heinz Guderian]] Quoted in "Sword Point" - Page 141 - by Harold Coyle - 1988. * ''Con disavvantaggio grande si fa la guerra con chi non ha che perdere.'' ** One is in great disadvantage if goes to war with those who have nothing to lose. *** [[Francesco Guicciardini]], ''Storia d'Italia'' (1537-1540). == H == [[File:Filosofo detto eraclito, da villa dei papiri, peristilio quadrato.JPG|thumb|right|War is the father and king of all: some he has made gods, and some men; some slaves and some free.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Heraclitus]]</center>]] * During the war of the rebellion [[Jay Gould|Gould]]'s firm did a large business in railway securities, and also made a great deal of money speculating in gold. Gould had private sources of information in the field, and he was able to turn almost every success or defeat of the [[w:Union army|Union army]] to profitable account. ** [[w:Murat Halstead|Murat Halstead]], J. Frank Beale, and [[w:Willis Fletcher Johnson|Willis Fletcher Johnson]]: {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rTacWNpL-rUC&pg=PA73|title = Life of Jay Gould: How He Made His Millions|page=73|year = 1892}} *War itself is not a mere science but a more fickle sort of thing, often subject to fate or chance, being an entirely human enterprise... **[[Victor Davis Hanson]], ''A War Like No Other - How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War'' (2005) * The greater the hold of government upon the life of the individual citizen, the greater the risk of war. ** [[John Hospers]], ''Libertarianism: A Political Philosophy for Tomorrow'', Los Angeles: CA, Nash Publishing (1971) p. 411-412 * '''I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.''' ** [[Jack Handey]] ''Deep Thoughts'' (1992), Berkley Publishing Group, <small> {{ISBN|0-425-13365-6}} </small> * Yes; quaint and curious war is!<br> You shoot a fellow down<br>You'd treat if met where any bar is,<br> Or help to half-a-crown. ** [[Thomas Hardy]], ''The Man he Killed''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * They were left in the lurch<br>For want of more wadding—He ran to the church—<br> * * * * * *<br>With his arms full of hymnbooks …<br>Rang his voice, "Put Watts into 'em—Boys, give 'em Watts." ** [[Bret Harte]], ''Caldwell of Springfield''. * An hour ago, a Star was falling.<br>A star? There's nothing strange in that.<br> No, nothing; but above the thicket,<br>Somehow it seemed to me that God<br> Somewhere had just relieved a picket. ** [[Bret Harte]], ''Relieving Guard''. * Hark! I hear the tramp of thousands,<br> And of armèd men the hum;<br>Lo, a nation's hosts have gathered<br> Round the quick alarming drum—<br> Saying, Come,<br> Freemen, Come!<br>Ere your heritage be wasted,<br> Said the quick alarming drum. ** [[Bret Harte]], ''The Rèveille''. * Let the only walls the foe shall scale<br> Be ramparts of the dead! ** [[Paul H. Hayne]], ''Vicksburg''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * My men never retire. They go forward or they die. ** [[w:William Hayward|Col. William Hayward]] to a French General who cried to him to retire his troops, the 369th Infantry, colored. See N. Y. Herald. Feb. 3, 1919. Attributed also to Major Bundy, but denied by him. * Most of these who are thrust into combat soon find it impossible to maintain the mythic perception of war. **[[Chris Hedges]], ''War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning'' ISBN 1586480499, (2002) * The vanquished know [[war]]. They see through the empty [[w:jingoism|jingoism]] of those who use the [[abstract]] words of [[glory]], [[honor]], and [[patriotism]] to [[mask]] the cries of the [[wounded]], the [[senseless]] killing, [[w:war profiteering|war profiteering]], and chest-pounding [[grief]]. **[[Chris Hedges]], [http://www.antiwar.com/orig/hedges.php?articleid=6294 War: Realities and Myths] (11 June 2005) * Most {{w|War correspondent|war correspondents}}, for the first twenty-four hours, think they learn their job from movies until they get shot at. **[[Chris Hedges]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5U3eSPvfMo&t=285s On Contact: Business secrets of drug dealing] RT America, November 20, 2021 * Napoleon healed through sword and fire the sick nation. ** [[Heinrich Heine]]. See Scherer, ''History of German Literature'', II. 116. * The purpose of war is to support your government's decisions by force. **[[Robert Heinlein]], ''[[Starship Troopers]]''. * Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled, that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation—the last arguments to which kings resort. ** [[Patrick Henry]], speech to the Virginia Convention, Richmond, Virginia (March 23, 1775); in William Wirt, ''Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry'', 9th ed. (1836, reprinted 1970), p. 139. "While there is no doubt as to the general effect of Henry's speech, questions as to its actual wording are not so easily disposed of. Not only is there no manuscript copy of the oration, there is no stenographic report…. It was not until some forty years later that William Wirt first reprinted a reconstruction of Henry's oration. In the absence of contemporary written information" there was much criticism of Wirt's text. Wirt collected much of the information for his biography of Patrick Henry "when many of Henry's auditors at St. John's [church] were still in their clear-minded fifties or sixties". Wirt collected information from "intelligent and reliable" auditors, including John Tyler, Judge St. George Tucker, and Edmund Randolph. "Wirt's text was based on a few very helpful sources plus many bits of information. He had ample proof for certain burning phrases … a remarkable resemblance to Henry's other speeches during that period", the fact that the speech conforms to others in "oratorical style and technique, even in the use of Biblical quotations or analogies. Of course, Wirt may have used fragments" from earlier speeches for the reconstruction. "Yet the information on the text as a whole is more precise than for many other great speeches in history". Robert Douthat Meade, ''Patrick Henry, Practical Revolutionary'' (1969), vol. 2, p. 38–40. "I can find no evidence that Patrick Henry's 'Give me liberty, or give me death' went ringing round the country in 1775, when he thus burst forth to the Virginia delegates, or in fact that it was quoted at all until after William Wirt's official life in 1817". Carroll A. Wilson, "Familiar 'Small College' Quotations, II: Mark Hopkins and the Log", ''The Colophon'' (spring 1938), p. 204. * '''The god of war has gone over to the other side.''' ** [[Adolf Hitler]], Statement to [[w:Alfred Jodl|Alfred Jodl]], after losses in the [[w:Battle of Stalingrad|Battle of Stalingrad]], as quoted in ''The Second World War : An Illustrated History'' (1979) by [[w: A. J. P. Taylor|A. J. P. Taylor]] * Hang yourself, brave Crillon. We fought at Arques, and you were not there. ** [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]], to Crillon after a great victory. Sept. 20, 1597. Appeared in a note to Voltaire's Henriade, VIII. 109. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Πόλεμος πάντων μὲν πατήρ ἐστι πάντων δὲ βασιλεύς, καὶ τοὺς μὲν θεοὺς ἔδειξε τοὺς δὲ ἀνθρώπους, τοὺς μὲν δούλους ἐποίησε τοὺς δὲ ἐλευθέρους.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Heraclitus]]</center> *# '''War is the father and king of all: some he has made gods, and some men; some slaves and some free.''' *# War is the father and king of all, and has produced some as gods and some as men, and has made some slaves and some free. ([http://www.classicpersuasion.org/pw/heraclitus/herpatu.htm G. T. W. Patrick, 1889]) *#* [[Hippolytus]], ''Ref. haer. ix.'' 9 (Fragment 53). Context: "And that the father of all created things is created and uncreated, the made and the maker, we hear him (Heraclitus) saying, 'War is the father and king of all,' etc." *#* [[Plutarch]], ''de Iside'' 48, p. 370. Context, see frag. 43. *#* [[Proclus]] in ''Tim.'' 54 A (comp. 24 B). *#* Compare [[Chrysippus]] from ''Philodem. P. eusebeias, vii.'' p. 81, Gomperz. *#* [[Lucianus]], ''Quomodo hist. conscrib. 2;'' Idem, ''Icaromen 8.'' *# See also: [[Wiktionary:EL:πόλεμος πάντων μὲν πατήρ ἐστι, πάντων δὲ βασιλεύς|πόλεμος πάντων μὲν πατήρ ἐστι, πάντων δὲ βασιλεύς]] *# [[Martin Heidegger]], ''Parmenides'' (1942–1943) * Τίς γὰρ αὐτῶν νόος ἢ φρήν; [δήμων] ἀοιδοῖσι ἕπονται καὶ διδασκάλῳ χρέωνται ὁμίλῳ, οὐκ εἰδότες ὅτι πολλοὶ κακοὶ ὀλίγοι δὲ ἀγαθοί. αἱρεῦνται γὰρ ἓν ἀντία πάντων οἱ ἄριστοι, κλέος ἀέναον θνητῶν, οἱ δὲ πολλοὶ κεκόρηνται ὅκωσπερ κτήνεα. *# '''The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.''' *# For what sense or understanding have they? They follow minstrels and take the multitude for a teacher, not knowing that many are bad and few good. For the best men choose one thing above all – immortal glory among mortals; but the masses stuff themselves like cattle. ([http://www.classicpersuasion.org/pw/heraclitus/herpatu.htm G.T.W. Patrick, 1889]) *#: "The passage is restored as above by Bernays (''Heraclitea i.'' p. 34), and Bywater (p. 43), from the following sources: *#:* [[Clement of Alexandria|Clement of Alex.]] ''Strom. v. 9,'' p. 682. *#:* [[Proclus]] in ''Alcib.'' p. 255 Creuzer, = 525 ed. ''Cous. ii.'' *#:* [[Clement of Alexandria|Clement of Alex.]] ''Strom. iv.'' 7, p. 586." * Inquiry shall likewise be made about the professions and trades of those who are brought to be admitted to the &#91;Christian&#93; faith. ... A soldier of the civil authority must be taught not to kill men and to refuse to do so if he is commanded, and to refuse to take an oath; if he is unwilling to comply, he must be rejected. ... If a catechumen or a believer seeks to become a soldier, they must be rejected, for they have despised God. ** [[Hippolytus of Rome]], ''Apostolic Tradition'' * Bleak are our shores with the blasts of December,<br> Fettered and chill is the rivulet's flow;<br>Throbbing and warm are the hearts that remember<br> Who was our friend when the world was our foe. ** [[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.]], Welcome to the Grand Duke Alexis, Dec. 6, 1871. Referring to the fleet sent by Russia in Sept., 1863, an act with mixed motives, but for which we were grateful. *When people ask me what I did in the war, I tell them I did the same thing we all did. We fought. ** William Holt https://when-the-cold-breeze-blows-away.fandom.com/wiki/William_Holt * I war not with the dead. ** [[Homer]], ''The Iliad'', Book VII, line 485. Pope's translation. Charles V. Of Luther. Found in W, line Hertslet—Der Treppenwitz der Weltgeschichte. * Take thou thy arms and come with me,<br>For we must quit ourselves like men, and strive<br>To aid our cause, although we be but two.<br>Great is the strength of feeble arms combined,<br>And we can combat even with the brave. ** [[Homer]], ''The Iliad'', Book XIII, line 289. Bryant's translation. * The chance of war<br>Is equal, and the slayer oft is slain. ** [[Homer]], ''The Iliad'', Book XVIII, line 388. Bryant's translation. * It is not right to exult over slain men. ** [[Homer]], ''The Odyssey'', XII. 412. Quoted by John Morley in a speech during the Boer War. Also by John Bright in his speech on America, June 29, 1867. Compare Archilochus—Frag. Berk. No. 64. (Hiller. No. 60. Liebel. No. 41). * So ends the bloody business of the day. ** [[Homer]], ''The Odyssey'', Book XXII, line 516. Pope's translation * Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war. ** [[Herbert Hoover]], address to the 23d Republican national convention, Chicago, Illinois (June 27, 1944). ''Official Report of the Proceedings of the Twenty-third Republican National Convention'' (1944), p. 166. * Nimirum hic ego sum. ** Here indeed I am; this is my position. ** [[Horace]], ''Epistles'', Book I. 15. 42 * Postquam Discordia tetra<br>Belli ferratos postes portasque refregit. ** When discord dreadful bursts her brazen bars,<br> And shatters locks to thunder forth her wars. ** [[Horace]], ''Satires'', I. 4. 60. Quoted. Original not known, thought to be from Ennius. * Ye who made war that your ships<br> Should lay to at the beck of no nation,<br>Make war now on Murder, that slips<br> The leash of her hounds of damnation;<br>Ye who remembered the Alamo,<br>Remember the Maine! ** [[Richard Hovey]], ''The Word of the Lord from Havana''. **We cannot well exaggerate ... the horrors, the hateful ravages, and the countless expense of war... show plainly to our children that war, with its embodied woes and furies must be avoided. **[[w:Oliver Otis Howard|Oliver Otis Howard]], as quoted in [https://books.google.com/books?id=i5u1P0Fq4GYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=0307594084&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj17N6CovLcAhUPUt8KHTa1CrgQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Gettysburg: The Last Invasion''] (2013), by [[Allen C. Guelzo]], p. 9 * Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord:<br>He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored:<br>He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword:<br> His truth is marching on. ** [[Julia Ward Howe]], ''Battle Hymn of the Republic''. * ''L'Angleterre prit l'aigle, et l'Autriche l'aiglon.'' ** The English took the eagle and Austrians the eaglet. ** [[Victor Hugo]]. Napoleon adopted the lectern eagle for his imperial standard. His son was the eaglet. * Earth was the meadow, he the mower strong. ** [[Victor Hugo]], ''La Légende des Siècles''. * The sinews of war are those two metals (gold and silver). ** Arthur Hull to Robert Cecil, in a Memorial, Nov. 28, 1600. Same idea in Fuller's Holy State, p. 125. (Ed. 1649). * Individuals who commit serious violations of the laws of war with criminal intent – that is, intentionally or recklessly – may be prosecuted for '''war crimes'''. Individuals may also be held criminally liable for assisting in, facilitating, aiding, or abetting a war crime. All governments that are parties to an armed conflict are obligated to investigate alleged war crimes by members of their armed forces. **Human Rights Watch [https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/02/yemen-coalition-bus-bombing-apparent-war-crime ''Yemen: Coalition Bus Bombing Apparent War Crime,''] (2 September 2018) * The closeness of their intercourse [the intercourse of nations] will assuredly render war as absurd and impossible by-and-by, as it would be for Manchester to fight with Birmingham, or Holborn Hill with the Strand. ** [[Leigh Hunt]], ''Preface to Poems''. *If we do not change course quickly, we will inevitably encounter an incident where that first domino is tipped—triggering a sequence of unstoppable events that will mark [[w:Nuclear holocaust|the end of our time]] on this tiny planet... My hope lies in... the leaders of [[communities]] and [[social movements]], big and small, who are willing to forfeit everything—including their lives—in defence of [[human rights]]. **[[Zeid Raad Al Hussein|Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein]] in [https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/08/30/grassroots-leaders-provide-the-best-hope-to-a-troubled-world '''''Grassroots leaders provide the best hope to a troubled world''', The Economist'',] (30 August 2018) * All war propaganda consists, in the last resort, in subsituting diabolical abstractions for human beings. Similarly,those who defend war have invented a pleasant sounding vocabulary of abstractions in which to describe the process of mass murder. ** [[Aldous Huxley]], in "Pacifism and Philosophy" (1936). == I == * Attempts to prohibit the use of particular weapons in warfare have been made in various civilizations over a long period of time....[I]n ancient times, the Laws of Manu (the greatest of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] codes prohibited [[Hindu|Hindus]] from using poisoned arrows; and the [[Greeks]] and [[Roman Empire|Romans]] customarily observed a prohibition against using poison or poisoned weapons. During the [[Middle Ages]] the Lateran Council of 1132 declared that the [[w:Crossbow|crossbow]] [was prohibited.] ** Editor J. INT'L L (1907) Supplement 95-6. (11 dec. 1868) 1 AM. ''reproduced in id.,'' at p. 29; as quoted by Kelly Dawn Askin, (1997). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ThfzGvSvQ2UC&hl=en War Crimes Against Women: Prosecution in International War Crimes Tribunals]''. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 978-90-411-0486-1., p.35. * I can give no adequate description of the Horror Camp in which my men and myself were to spend the next month of our lives. It was just a barren wilderness, as bare as a chicken run. Corpses lay everywhere, some in huge piles, sometimes they lay singly or in pairs where they had fallen. It took a little time to get used to seeing men women and childen collapse as you walked by them and to restrain oneself from going to their assistance. One had to get used early to the idea that the individual just did not count. One knew that five hundred a day were dying and that five hundred a day were going on dying for weeks before anything we could do would have the slightest effect. It was, however, not easy to watch a child choking to death from [[w:Diptheria|diptheria]] when you knew a [[w:Tracheotomy|tracheotomy]] and nursing would save it, one saw women drowning in their own [[vomit]] because they were too weak to turn over, and men eating [[worms]] as they clutched a half loaf of [[bread]] purely because they had to eat worms to live and now could scarcely tell the difference. Piles of corpses, naked and obscene, with a woman too weak to stand proping herself against them as she cooked the food we had given her over an open fire; men and women crouching down just anywhere in the open relieving themselves of the dysentary which was scouring their bowels, a woman standing stark naked washing herself with some issue soap in water from a tank in which the remains of a child floated. It was shortly after the [[w:British Red Cross|British Red Cross]] arrived, though it may have no connection, that a very large quantity of lipstick arrived. This was not at all what we men wanted, we were screaming for hundreds and thousands of other things and I don't know who asked for lipstick. I wish so much that I could discover who did it, it was the action of genius, sheer unadulterated brilliance. I believe nothing did more for these internees than the lipstick. Women lay in bed with no sheets and no nightie but with scarlet red lips, you saw them wandering about with nothing but a blanket over their shoulders, but with scarlet red lips. I saw a woman dead on the post mortem table and clutched in her hand was a piece of lipstick. At last someone had done something to make them individuals again, they were someone, no longer merely the number tatooed on the arm. At last they could take an interest in their appearance. That lipstick started to give them back their humanity. ** An extract from the diary of Lieutenant Colonel Mervin Willett Gonin DSO who was amongst the first British soldiers to liberate [[w:Bergen-Belsen concentration camp|Bergen-Belsen]] in 1945. Source: [[w:Imperial War Museum|Imperial War Museum]] (1945). * Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. ** [[Isaiah]], 2:4. == J == [[File:Saint James the Just.jpg|thumb|You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. ~ [[Epistle of James|James the Just]]]] [[File:WMD world map.svg|thumb|Reflective apologists for [[war]] at the present day all take it religiously. It is a sort of sacrament. It's [[profits]] are to the vanquished as well as to the victor; and quite apart from any question of profit, it is an [[absolute]] [[good]], we are told, for it is [[human nature]] at its highest dynamic. ~ [[William James]] ]] [[File:CH-53 landing at Defense Attaché Office compound, Operation Frequent Wind.jpg|thumb|How many men who listen to me tonight have served their nation in other wars? How very many are not here to listen? The war in Vietnam is not like these other wars. Yet, finally, war is always the same. It is young men dying in the fullness of their promise. It is trying to kill a man that you do not even know well enough to hate. Therefore, to know war is to know that there is still madness in this world.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]</center>]] * Then, sir, we will give [[United States|them]] the bayonet! ** [[Stonewall Jackson]], reply to Colonel Barnard E. Bee when he reported that the Americans were beating them back. At the [[w:First Battle of Bull Run|First Battle of Bull Run]] (21 July 1861); as quoted in ''Stonewall Jackson As Military Commander'' (2000) by John Selby, p. 21. *When the [[Korean War]] ended in 1953, it ended with an armistice, which is a temporary ceasefire, that recommended within 90 days of signing the agreement, there should be a political conference held to discuss the permanent settlement of the Korean War. Well, to this day, 70 years later, that has not happened.<BR> And so the war is unresolved, which means that tens of thousands of troops on both sides have been in a constant state of readiness for war. And that’s been going on [[Military-industrial complex|every day for almost 70 years.]] The US still has 20,000 troops there. This is not a normal situation, is what we’re trying to say through the report. All sides have been pouring [[Profit|billions of dollars]] into a perpetual arms race, that is about the destruction of the other side. And people live in constant fear of war; now, it’s potentially [[nuclear war]]. So what we’re saying through this report is, let’s end this abnormal, outdated armistice situation. '''Let’s end the unresolved Korean War, which is the longest US overseas conflict. And replacing the armistice with a peace agreement is the best way to do that...'''. I do believe that for far too long, Washington has been asking the wrong question on how to resolve the conflict with North Korea. And that question has been, “How do we get rid of North Korea’s nuclear weapons?” Well, that assumes that the problem actually began with North Korea’s nuclear weapons... **[https://fair.org/home/washington-has-been-asking-the-wrong-question-on-north-korea/ Hyun Lee in ‘Washington Has Been Asking the Wrong Question on North Korea’ CounterSpin interview with Hyun Lee on ending the Korean War, by Janine Jackson], [[Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting]], February 17, 2021 *What we’re saying with the report is, '''let’s step back and ask a different question: How do we actually get to peace, and prevent the risk of a nuclear war? And our solution is to get to the root of the problem, and that is the [https://truthout.org/articles/sixty-five-years-post-ceasefire-us-must-build-trust-to-end-korean-war/ unresolved Korean War].''' So I just want to stress the urgency of this issue. Secretary of State [[Tony Blinken]] has recently said that the US should “squeeze North Korea,” and cut off its access to resources, to get North Korea to the negotiating table. On the other hand, at North Korea’s Workers’ Party Congress last month, Kim Jong-un said they will continue to develop nuclear weapons unless there is a fundamental change in US policy... So I believe that unless something shifts, the stage is actually set for another nuclear standoff. And I believe it’s not a question of if, it’s a question of when. But, as we know, we are currently grappling with multiple crises—the pandemic, climate change. We cannot afford another nuclear crisis like what we saw in 2017.. So what we’re trying to say is, [[Joe Biden|President Biden]]’s theme is to “build back better.” The best thing that he can do to reduce the threat of nuclear war with North Korea, and build back better on the Korean Peninsula: '''End the Korean War with a peace agreement'''. **[https://fair.org/home/washington-has-been-asking-the-wrong-question-on-north-korea/ Hyun Lee in ‘Washington Has Been Asking the Wrong Question on North Korea’ CounterSpin interview with Hyun Lee on ending the Korean War, by Janine Jackson], [[Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting]], February 17, 2021 * You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. ** [[Epistle of James|James]] 4:2 [[New International Version|NIV]] * '''Reflective apologists for war at the present day all take it [[religiously]].''' It is a sort of [[sacrament]]. It's [[profits]] are to the vanquished as well as to the victor; and quite apart from any question of profit, it is an absolute good, we are told, for it is human nature at its highest dynamic. ** [[William James]], in [[s:The Moral Equivalent of War|''The Moral Equivalent of War'' (1906)]] * YOU are going to hear of wars and reports of wars; see that YOU are not terrified. For these things must take place, but the end is not yet. <br> For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be food shortages and earthquakes in one place after another. All these things are a beginning of pangs of distress. **[[Jesus]], [http://www.watchtower.org/e/bible/mt/chapter_024.htm Matthew 24:6-8 New World Translation] * He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off. ** [[Book of Job|Job]], XXXIX. 25. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * The safety of the country is at stake…. We must let ourselves be killed on the spot rather than retreat…. No faltering can be tolerated today. ** [[Joseph Joffre]]—Proclamation. Sept. 6, 1914. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * And war broke out in heaven: [[Michael (archangel)|Mi′cha•el]] and his angels battled with the [[dragon]], and the dragon and its [[angel]]s battled but it did not prevail, neither was a place found for them any longer in heaven. So down the great dragon was hurled, the original [[snake|serpent]], the one called [[Devil]] and [[Satan]], who is misleading the entire inhabited [[earth]]; he was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him. And I heard a loud voice in heaven say: : “Now have come to pass the salvation and the [[power]] and the [[Kingdom of God|kingdom of our God]] and the authority of his Christ, because the accuser of our brothers has been hurled down, who accuses them day and night before our God! :* John, [http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1001060069?q=michael&p=par Apocalypse or Revelation 12:9-12] *How many men who listen to me tonight have served their nation in other wars? How very many are not here to listen? The war in Vietnam is not like these other wars. Yet, finally, '''war is always the same. It is young men dying in the fullness of their promise. It is trying to kill a man that you do not even know well enough to hate. It is a crime against mankind... Therefore, to know war is to know that there is still madness in this world'''. **[[Lyndon B. Johnson]], [http://millercenter.org/president/speeches/speech-4035 State of the Union Address] (12 January 1966). * Among the calamities of war, may be justly numbered the diminution of the love of [[truth]], by the falsehoods which interest dictates, and credulity encourages. ** [[Samuel Johnson]], ''The Idler'', no. 30 (November 11, 1758). A more succinct version is: "The first casualty when war comes is truth", attributed to Senator [[Hiram Johnson]], remarks in the Senate, 1918. Burton Stevenson, ed., ''The Macmillan Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Famous Phrases'' (1948), p. 2445. Reported as unverified in ''Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations'' (1989). *War creates [[chaos]], and [[Hillary Clinton]] has been an eager advocate of every U.S. aggressive war in the last quarter of a century. These wars have devastated whole countries and caused an unmanageable [[w:refugee crisis|refugee crisis]]. Chaos is all there is to show for Hillary’s vaunted “foreign policy experience”. **[[W:Diana Johnstone|Diana Johnstone]] - quoted in [https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/03/10/hillary-clinton-the-queen-of-chaos-and-the-threat-of-world-war-iii/ Hillary Clinton: the Queen of Chaos and the Threat of World War III by Maidhc O' Cathail] (March 10, 2016) * I have prayed in her fields of poppies,<br> I have laughed with the men who died—<br>But in all my ways and through all my days<br> Like a friend He walked beside.<br>I have seen a sight under Heaven<br> That only God understands,<br>In the battles' glare I have seen Christ there<br> With the Sword of God in His hand. ** [[Gordon Johnstone]], On Fields of Flanders. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Every battle, every war - is fought for things worth [[dying]] for. ** [[w:Arthur M. Jolly|Arthur M. Jolly]], in the play ''Every Battle, Every War'', Original Works Press. (2009). * Men [[dying]] is a relative thing. The effect of the air campaign is a cumulative one and no one can predict which blow will be the crucial blow [to the enemy]. ** U.S. General Harold K. Johnson in a White House meeting of [[w:Lyndon B. Johnson|Lyndon B. Johnson]] and advisors, in response to the question of why they should ask a man to risk his life to bomb a tactically insignificant target. September 5, 1967. [http://web.archive.org/web/20021027113710/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/johnsonlb/v/13157.htm Memorandum From the President's Assistant (Jones) to President Johnson] *A navy is essentially and necessarily aristocratic. True as may be the political principles for which we are now contending they can never be practically applied or even admitted on board ship, out of port, or off soundings. This may seem a hardship, but it is nevertheless the simplest of truths. Whilst the ships sent forth by the Congress may and must fight for the principles of human rights and republican freedom, the ships themselves must be ruled and commanded at sea under a system of absolute despotism. **[[John Paul Jones]], [http://www.rulit.me/books/the-last-ship-read-334944-1.html letter to the Naval Committee of Congress] (14 September 1775). * The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. ** Judges, XVI. 9. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * The people arose as one man. ** Judges, XX. 8. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * War is expensive. Winning a war, however, is less expensive than losing one. ** [[Mike Jones]], [http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/11/military.recruiting.ap/ &ldquo;Military re-enlistment bonuses skyrocket,&rdquo;] CNN, 11 April 2007. * In war you learn your lessons, and they stay learned, but the tuition fees are high. ** [[Ernst Jünger]], ''Storm of Steel'' (1920) == K == [[File:THE HOPE OF ALL THE WORLD - NARA - 515613.jpg|thumb|[[Strike action|Strike]] against war, for without you no battles can be fought.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Helen Keller]]</center>]] [[File:IraqWarHeader.jpg|thumb|War has a momentum of its own and it carries you away from all thoughtful intentions when you get into it.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[George F. Kennan]]</center>]] [[File:AG-8.jpg|thumb|War seldom ever leads to [[good]] [[results]].<br><center>~&nbsp;[[George F. Kennan]]</center>]] [[File:AlfredPalmerM3tank1942b.jpg|thumb|Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[John F. Kennedy]]</center>]] [[File:Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Karakal Winter Training (1).jpg|thumb|Four things greater than all things are. Women and Horses and Power and War.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Rudyard Kipling]]</center>]] *(While smiling, and jokingly) You haven't come to see me for three weeks. I wondered whether you had become disgusted with us war criminals - particularly me, the so-called archcriminal of them all. **[[Ernst Kaltenbrunner]] to Leon Goldensohn, 6/6/46, from "The Nuremberg Interviews" by Leon Goldensohn, Robert Gellately - History - 2004. * Even [[Philosophy|philosophers]] will praise war as ennobling mankind, forgetting the Greek who said: War is bad in that it begets more evil than it kills. ** [[Immanuel Kant]], as quoted in ''Philosophical Perspectives on Peace: An Anthology of Classical and Modern Sources'' (1987) by Howard P. Kainz, p. 81 * All wars are accordingly so many attempts (not in the intention of man, but in the intention of Nature) to establish new relations among states, and through the destruction or at least the dismemberment of all of them to create new political bodies, which, again, either internally or externally, cannot maintain themselves and which must thus suffer like revolutions; until finally, through the best possible civic constitution and common agreement and legislation in external affairs, a state is created which, like a civic commonwealth, can maintain itself automatically. ** Immanuel Kant, [http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/ethics/kant/universal-history.htm "Idea for a Universal History from a Cosmopolitan Point of View"] (1784) as translated in ''On History'' (1963) by Lewis White Beck; also translated as ''Idea for a General History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose, Seventh Thesis'' * By virtue of their mutual interest does nature unite people against violence and war…the spirit of trade cannot coexist with war, and sooner or later this spirit dominates every people. For among all those powers…that belong to a nation, financial power may be the most reliable in forcing nations to pursue the noble cause of peace…and wherever in the world war threatens to break out, they will try to head it off through mediation, just as if they were permanently leagued for this purpose. ** [[Immanuel Kant]], ''[https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0872206912 To Perpetual Peace]''. * [t]he laws of war are only as strong as those who insist that they be observed." ** Peter Karsten, ''Law, Soldier, And Combat'', ''supra'' note 55, p. 70; as quoted in as quoted in Kelly Dawn Askin (1997). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ThfzGvSvQ2UC&hl=en War Crimes Against Women: Prosecution in International War Crimes Tribunals]''. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 978-90-411-0486-1., p.36. * 'Spreading Democracy' is a euphemism for maintaining the Empire: the expansion of the most powerful state in human history, which oppresses and violates the most basic rights. ** Angela Keaton, as quoted in “Exclusive Interview: Anti-War’s Angela Keaton on Women, War and the Ethics of Empire” by Anthony Wile, ''The Daily Bell'', posted July 1, 2012. * [[Strike action|Strike]] against war, for without you no battles can be fought. Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder. Strike against preparedness that means death and misery to millions of human beings. Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction. Be heroes in an army of construction. ** [[Helen Keller]], in [http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/helenstrike.html "Strike Against War", speech in Carnegie Hall (5 January 1916)]. * Now the following questions have to be raised: did the occupation of other countries improve our own happiness? Does the individual German get anything out of such conquests? Won't we get into trouble with another powerful nation some place tomorrow or the day after? The differences in interests among the large nations will not be diminished by expanding ourselves. ** [[Friedrich Kellner]], ''My Opposition'' (1940). * Modern war has become too complex to be entrusted to the [[intuition]] of even the most [[experienced]] military commander. Only our giant [[brains]] can [[calculate]] all the [[possibilities]]. ** [[w:John Kemeny|John Kemeny]] (1961), as qtd. in Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi, ''The Worlds of Herman Kahn: The Intuitive Science of Thermonuclear War'', Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2005, p. 149; as qtd. in Antoine Bosquet, [https://www.academia.edu/390023/Cyberneticizing_the_American_War_Machine_Science_and_Computers_in_the_Cold_War “Cyberneticizing the American War Machine: Science and Computers in the Cold War”], p. 88 * Anyone who has ever studied the history of American diplomacy, especially military diplomacy, knows that you might start in a war with certain things on your mind as a purpose of what you are doing, but in the end, you found yourself fighting for entirely different things that you had never thought of before … In other words, war has a momentum of its own and it carries you away from all thoughtful intentions when you get into it. Today, if we went into Iraq, like the president would like us to do, you know where you begin. You never know where you are going to end. **[[George F. Kennan]], as quoted in [http://hnn.us/articles/997.html "George Kennan Speaks Out About Iraq" at ''History News Network'' (26 September 2002)] * Whenever you have a possibility of going in two ways, either for peace or for war, for peaceful methods of for military methods, in the present age there is a strong prejudice for the peaceful ones. War seldom ever leads to good results. **[[George F. Kennan]], as quoted in "George Kennan Speaks Out About Iraq" at ''History News Network'' (26 September 2002) * War will exist until that distant day when the {{w|conscientious objector}} enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today. ** [[John F. Kennedy]], [http://www.jfklibrary.org/Research/Ready-Reference/JFK-Quotations.aspx Undated Letter to a Navy friend]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/magazine/26wwln-safire-t.html Also mentioned by William Safire in his 2007-08-26 "On Language" article "Warrior" in the New York Times rubric Magazines.] * For the love of God, for the love of your children and of the civilization to which you belong, cease this madness. You are mortal men. You are capable of error. You have no right to hold in your hands—there is no one wise enough and strong enough to hold in his hands—destructive power sufficient to put an end to civilized life on a great portion of our planet. ** [[George F. Kennan]], cited in {{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/03/18/george_kennan_dies_at_101_devised_cold_war_policy| title=Obituary: George Kennan dies at 101; devised Cold War policy| date=2005-03-18| publisher=Boston Globe}}; also cited in {{cite book| title=House of War|last=Carroll| first=James| publisher=Houghton Mifflin Co| year=2006| location=Boston & New York| id={{ISBN|0618187804}}| chapter=Upstream| pages=581, note 140}} * '''In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration''', and when peace comes we will gladly convert not our swords into plowshares, but our bombs into peaceful reactors, and our planes into space vessels. "Pursue peace," the Bible tells us, and we shall pursue it with every effort and every energy that we possess. But '''it is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.''' ** [[John F. Kennedy]], [http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=25654 Speech at Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington (6 September 1960)]<!-- Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project --> * And if there is one path above all others to war, it is the path of weakness and disunity. ** [[John F. Kennedy]], [https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/berlin-crisis-19610725 "Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Berlin Crisis" (25 July 1961)]; addressing the impending possibility of war between the United States and the [[w:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]] (USSR) over the [[w:Berlin Crisis of 1961|crisis in]] [[w:Berlin|Berlin]], [[w:Germany|Germany]]. * Mankind must put an end to war — or war will put an end to mankind ** [[John F. Kennedy]], Address before the General Assembly before the United Nations (25 September 1961). * The world is a very different one now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human [[poverty]], and all forms of human life. ** [[John F. Kennedy]], Inaugural address (1961), as quoted in ''In Our Own Words : Extraordinary Speeches of the American Century'' (1999) by Robert G. Torricelli and Andrew Carroll, 222 * Every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate the day when this planet may no longer be habitable. Every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear [[w:Sword of Damocles|sword of Damocles]], hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut at any moment by accident or miscalculation or by madness. '''The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.''' ** [[John F. Kennedy]], Address to the United Nations General Assembly, (25 September 1961) [[File:John_F._Kennedy%2C_White_House_color_photo_portrait.jpg|thumb|A war today or tomorrow, if it led to [[nuclear war]], would not be like any war in history. A full-scale nuclear exchange, lasting less than 60 minutes, with the weapons now in existence, could wipe out more than 300 million Americans, Europeans, and Russians, as well as untold numbers elsewhere.... the survivors would envy the dead. For they would inherit a world so devastated by explosions and poison and fire that today we cannot even conceive of its horrors. ~ [[John F. Kennedy|John F. Kennedy]] ]] [[File:President Kennedy signs Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 07 October 1963.jpg|thumb| So let us try to turn the world away from war. Let us make the most of this opportunity, and every opportunity, to reduce tension, to slow down the perilous nuclear arms race, and to check the world's slide toward final annihilation. ~ [[John F. Kennedy|John F. Kennedy]]]] * [[w:Trinity (nuclear test)|Eighteen years ago the advent of nuclear weapons]] [[w:History of nuclear weapons|changed the course of the world as well as the war]]. Since that time, all mankind has been struggling to escape from the darkening prospect of mass destruction on earth. In an age when both sides have come to possess enough [[nuclear power]] to destroy the human race several times over, the world of communism and the world of free choice have been caught up in a vicious circle of conflicting ideology and interest. Each increase of tension has produced an increase of arms; each increase of arms has produced an increase of tension. ** [[John F. Kennedy]], [https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHA/1963/JFKWHA-207/JFKWHA-207 Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty], (26 July 1963) * '''A war today or tomorrow, if it led to [[nuclear war]], would not be like any war in history.''' A full-scale nuclear exchange, lasting less than 60 minutes, with the weapons now in existence, could wipe out more than 300 million Americans, Europeans, and Russians, as well as untold numbers elsewhere. And '''the survivors''', as [[Nikita Khrushchev|Chairman Khrushchev]] warned the [[w:Chinese Communist Party|Communist Chinese]], "the survivors would envy the dead." For they '''would inherit a world so devastated by explosions and poison and fire that today we cannot even conceive of its horrors. So let us try to turn the world away from war. Let us make the most of this opportunity, and every opportunity, to reduce tension, to slow down the perilous nuclear arms race, and to check the world's slide toward final annihilation.''' ** [[John F. Kennedy]], [https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHA/1963/JFKWHA-207/JFKWHA-207 Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty], (26 July 1963) * It is not easy for a free community to organise for war. We are not accustomed to listen to experts or prophets. Our strength lies in an ability to improvise. Yet an open mind to untried ideas is also necessary. ** [[John Maynard Keynes]], ''How to Pay for the War'' (1940), Ch. 1. The Character of the Problem * O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand between their loved homes and the war's desolation. **[[Francis Scott Key]], "The Star-Spangled Banner" (1814). * The unified field theory that best fits the currently known facts is what I call the '''"theory of competitive control."''' This is the notion that non-state armed groups, of many kinds, draw their strength and freedom of action primarily from their ability to manipulate and mobilize populations, and that they do this using a spectrum of methods from coercion to persuasion, by creating a normative system that makes people feel safe through the predictability and order that it generates. This theory has been part of many people’s thinking about insurgency and civil war for a long time. But the cases…suggest that it applies to any non-state armed group that preys on a population. ** [[w:David Kilcullen|David Kilcullen]], ''Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla'', 2013. * War has changed little in principle from the beginning of recorded history. The [[w:Mechanized warfare|mechanized warfare]] of today is only an evolution of the time when men fought with clubs and stones, and its [[Machine|machines]] are as nothing without the men who invent them, man them and give them life. War is force- force to the utmost- force to make the enemy yield to our own will- to yield because they see their comrades killed and wounded- to yield because their own will to fight is broken. War is men against men. Mechanized war is still men against men, for machines are masses of inert metal without the men who control them- or destroy them. ** [[Ernest King|Ernest J. King]], as quoted in the prologue (page viii) of his memoirs, ''Fleet Admiral King: A Naval Record (1952)''. * War bred the strangest [[Paranoia|paranoias]] from its soup of [[Deception|deceptions]], [[misinformation]], misdirection, and poor communication. And lack of any cultural basis for understanding. ** [[w:Donald Kingsbury|Donald Kingsbury]], ''The Survivor'' (1991), reprinted in [[w:David G. Hartwell|David G. Hartwell]] (ed.), ''[[w:The Space Opera Renaissance|The Space Opera Renaissance]],'' {{ISBN|0-765-30618-2}}, p. 692 * Soon the men of the column began to see that though the scarlet line was slender, it was very rigid and exact. ** [[w:Alexander William Kinglake|Alexander William Kinglake]], ''Invasion of the Crimea'', Volume III, p. 455. "The spruce beauty of the slender red line." Kinglake—Invasion of the Crimea, Volume III, p. 248. Ed. 6. * For heathen heart that puts her trust<br> In reeking tube and iron shard—<br>All valiant dust that builds on dust,<br> And guarding calls not Thee to guard—<br>For frantic boast and foolish word,<br>Thy mercy on Thy People, Lord! ** [[Rudyard Kipling]], ''Recessional''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Four things greater than all things are,—<br>Women and Horses and Power and War. ** [[Rudyard Kipling]], ''[[s:The Ballad of the King's Jest|The Ballad of the King's Jest]]'' (1890). * For agony and spoil<br> Of nations beat to dust,<br>For poisoned air and tortured soil<br> And cold, commanded lust,<br>And every secret woe<br> The shuddering waters saw—<br>Willed and fulfilled by high and low—<br> Let them relearn the Law. ** [[Rudyard Kipling]], ''Justice'' (Oct. 24, 1918). * But let this fact burn its way into your brain to save you from hell and rouse you for the revolution—this fact:<br />Nowhere on all that battlefield among the shattered rifles and wrecked canon, among the broken ambulances and splintered ammunition wagons, nowhere in the mire and mush of blood and sand, nowhere among the bulging and befouling carcasses of dead horses and swelling corpses of dead men and boys—nowhere could be found the torn, bloated and fly-blown carcasses of bankers, bishops, politicians, "brainy capitalists" and other elegant and eminent "very best people."<br />Well, hardly.<br />Naturally—these proud, cunning and ''intelligent'' people were not there, ''on the firing line''.<br />Listen, oh, listen—you betrayed multitude of toil-damned, war-blasted workers of all nations:<br />If the masters want blood, let them cut their own throats.<br />We don't want other people's blood and we refuse to wast our own.<br />Let those who want "great victories" ''go to the firing line and get them''.<br />If war is good enough to ''vote'' or to ''pray'' for, it is good enough to ''go to—up close'' where bayonets gleam, swords flash, canon roar, rifles clash, flesh rips, blood spurts, bones snap, brains are dashed,—''up close'' where men toil, sweat, freeze, starve, kill, groan, scream, pray, laugh, howl, curse, go mad and die,—''up close'' where the flesh and blood of betrayed men and boys are pounded into a red mush of mud by shrieking canon balls, by the iron-shod hoofs of galloping horses and the steel-bound wheels of rushing gun-trucks.<br />"What is war?"<br />They say "War is Hell."<br />Well, then, let those who want hell, go to hell. ** [[w:George Ross Kirkpatrick|George Ross Kirkpatrick]], ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=JTBUggGDnmAC War--what For?]'' (1914) pp. 27-28 * You are ordered abroad as a soldier of [[George V of the United Kingdom|the King]] to help our French comrades against the invasion of a common enemy. You have to perform a task which will need your courage, your energy, and your patience. Remember that the honor of the British Army depends on your individual conduct. It will be your duty not only to set an example of discipline and perfect steadiness under fire, but also to maintain the most friendly relations with those whom you are helping in this struggle…. Do your duty bravely. Fear God and honor the King. ** [[w:Herbert Kitchener|Herbert Kitchener]], 1st Earl Kitchener, a printed address to the British Expeditionary Force, carried by the soldiers on the Continent. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. *After weeks of unsuccessfully attempting to either bully Russia’s [[Vladimir Putin]] into submission or bait him into war, US president [[Joe Biden]] may finally be looking for a face-saving exit from of the [[2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis|Ukraine “crisis”]] of his own making... Putin finally drew a red line at [[NATO]] membership for Ukraine specifically, and against the US definition of [[Diplomacy|“diplomacy”]] — “do exactly as we demand, without question or objection, and we may consider deigning to allow you to kiss our feet for a little while before kicking you in the face again” — specifically.<br> Bullies really, really, really hate to be told “no,” and tend to go into full bluster and posture mode at the first hint of that happening, which explains the Ukraine “crisis.” Unfortunately for THIS bully, Putin remains seemingly un-frightened. Even as the US and its poodles met in Munich, of all places, to issue more threats, he declined to play the role of [[Neville Chamberlain]]. So now Joe says he may be ready to talk. Whether the willingness is real, or just another exercise in fake “diplomacy,” remains to be seen. As does whether Putin will give Biden a graceful/deniable way out of this mess, or insist on rubbing his nose in the thick layer of filth US “diplomacy” has previously deposited on the ground. With two nuclear powers at loggerheads, the [[nuclear war|stakes are far too high]] for further attempts to disguise US [[hubris]] and [[W:megalomania|megalomania]] as “diplomacy.” ** [https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/23/ukraine-us-diplomacy-is-the-problem-can-it-become-the-solution/ Thomas Knapp, Ukraine: US “Diplomacy” is the Problem. Can it Become the Solution? ] ''CounterPunch'', February 23, 2022 * War is itself a political act with primarily political objects and under the American form of government political officials must necessarily direct its general course. ** [[w:Dudley Wright Knox|Dudley Wright Knox]], ''A History of the United States Navy'' (1936), chapter 24, final paragraph, p. 274. [[File:Protest Justice for War Crimes in Afghanistan (50651581963).jpg|thumb|'''The most negative manifestation of [[free will]] is seen in outbursts of war... There is a difference between the [[karma]] of [[aggression]] and that of [[defense]]...''''''You who intrude into the lands of your neighbors, has no one told you the consequences of your [[W:fratricide|'fratricide?']]... '''We consider war to be the shame of mankind'''. ~ [[Koot Hoomi|The Master Koot Hoomi]]]] *We are all saddened by the [[W:Barbarism|barbarism]] of humanity. The most negative manifestation of [[free will]] is seen in outbursts of war. People refuse to think about the terrible currents they evoke by [[war|mass murder]] and the [[karma|consequences]] it will bring. The ancient Scriptures correctly warned that ''he who lives by the sword will perish by the sword''.<BR>There is a difference between the [[karma]] of [[aggression]] and that of [[defense]]. It can be shown how '''aggressors suffer the most grievous consequences'''... People delude themselves by thinking that great conquerors do not reap bad [[karma]] during their earthly lives. But karma has its own timely approach, and does not show itself immediately. Life is continuous, and the wise ones understand their lives as a single necklace.<BR>[[Aggression|Aggressors]] burden their karma not only by [[killing]] but also by [[pollution|polluting]] the atmosphere... The poisoning of [[Earth]] and of the other spheres is long-lasting.'' '''You who intrude into the lands of your neighbors, has no one told you the consequences of your [[W:fratricide|'fratricide?']]''<BR>[[Masters of Wisdom|Our Abode]] has witnessed many wars, and We can testify how this [[evil]] is increasing in the most unexpected ways... How sad We are to see free will, which was bestowed as the Highest Gift, manifested in this horrible, uncontrolled way. 88. **[[Koot Hoomi|The Master Koot Hoomi]], in ''Supermundane'', [[Agni Yoga]] (1938) *You certainly know that We consider war to be '''the shame of mankind''', but one situation that can be considered as worse is the decay of humanity. [[Armageddon]] should not be understood as only a physical battle. It is full of incalculable dangers, among which will be [[Epidemics|epidemics]], but the most ruinous consequence will be psychic perversions. People will lose trust in one another, and will compete in doing evil. They will develop a persistent hatred of all except their own kind, and will sink into irresponsibility and depravity.<BR> To all these insanities will be added the most shameful—the intensified [[competition]] between male and female. We insist upon equal and full rights for women, but the servants of darkness will expel them from many fields of activity, even where they bring the most benefit. We have spoken about the many maladies in the world, but the renewed struggle between the male and female principles will be the most tragic. It is hard to imagine how disastrous this will be, for it is a struggle against evolution itself! What a high price humanity pays for every such opposition to evolution! In these convulsions the young generations are corrupted. <BR>There are those who think so and imagine that they can cheat evolution, not realizing that the worst war is in their own homes. (286) **[[Koot Hoomi|The Master Koot Hoomi]], in ''Supermundane'', [[Agni Yoga|''Agni Yoga'']] (1938) * "…wars of the 17th century on the European continent 3 million people perished, in the 18th century and in the 19th century - 5.5. million...[T]he First World War wiped out 10 million lives, the Second - over 50 million. ** V.N. Kudriavtsev, ''The Nuremberg Trial and Problems of Strengthening the International Legal Order, in'' THE NUREMBERG TRIAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW 1-2 (Ginsburgs & Kudriavtsev eds,m 1990).; as quoted in [https://books.google.com/books?id=ThfzGvSvQ2UC&hl=en ''War Crimes Against Women: Prosecution in International War Crimes Tribunals''], by Kelly Dawn Askin, (1997). Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 978-90-411-0486-1. p.12 * Glory was the lie concocted to inspire innocent fools to war. ** [[w:Paul Kupperberg|Paul Kupperberg]], ''Walk Upon the Waters'' in [[w:Brian Thomsen|Brian Thomsen]] & [[w:Martin H. Greenberg|Martin H. Greenberg]] (eds.), ''Oceans of Magic'' (2001), p. 234 == L == [[File:4th_United_States_Colored_Infantry.jpg|thumb|The sword was given for this, that none need live a slave.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Marcus Annaeus Lucanus]]</center>]] * War will not end until all of the violent people are killed. ** [[w:Roger Langbecker|Roger Langbecker]], ''Czarmangis''. * Friendship itself prompts it (Government of the U. S.) to say to the Imperial Government (Germany) that repetition by the commanders of German naval vessels of acts in contravention of those rights (neutral) must be regarded by the Government of the United States, when they affect American citizens, as deliberately unfriendly. ** Secretary of War Lansing. Reply to the German Lusitania Note (July 21, 1915). Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * There is no such thing as an inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom. ** [[Bonar Law]]. Speech before the Great War. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * I have always believed that success would be the inevitable result if the two services, the army and the navy, had fair play, and if we sent the right man to fill the right place. ** [[Austin H. Layard]], ''Speech in Parliament'' (Jan. 15, 1855). * It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it. ** [[Robert E. Lee]], comment to James Longstreet, on seeing a Union charge repelled in the Battle of Fredericksburg (13 December 1862). * When Greeks joined Greeks, then was the tug of war! ** [[Nathaniel Lee]], ''The Rival Queens; or, Alexander the Great'', Act IV, scene 2. * Art, thou hast many infamies,<br>But not an infamy like this.<br>O snap the fife and still the drum<br>And show the monster as she is. ** [[R. Le Gallienne]], ''The Illusion of War''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * We went over there and fought the war and eventually burned down every town in North Korea anyway, someway or another, and some in South Korea too. ** [[Curtis LeMay]], in ''Strategic Air Warfare: An Interview with Generals'' (1988) * I want you to make love, not war, I know you've heard it before. ** [[John Lennon]], in his final fading statement in "[[w:Mind Games (song)|Mind Games]]" on ''[[w:Mind Games|Mind Games]]'' (1973). * O, God assist our side: at least, avoid assisting the enemy and leave the rest to me. ** [[Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Dessau]], according to [[Thomas Carlyle]], ''Life of Frederick the Great'', Book XV, Chapter XIV. * The ballot is stronger than the bullet. ** [[Abraham Lincoln]] (1856). Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60 *We, on our side, are praying Him to give us victory, because we believe we are right; but those on the other side pray to Him, look for victory, believing they are right. What must He think of us? **[[Abraham Lincoln]], in 1861, as quoted in [https://books.google.com/books?id=3WMDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA124 ''The Life of Abraham Lincoln: Drawn from Original Sources''] (1900), Volume 3, New York: Lincoln History Society, p. 124 *Armies, the world over, destroy enemies' property when they can not use it; and even destroy their own to keep it from the enemy. Civilized belligerents do all in their power to help themselves, or hurt the enemy, except a few things regarded as barbarous or cruel. Among the exceptions are the massacre of vanquished foes, and non-combatants, male and female. **[[Abraham Lincoln]], [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/lincoln6/1:849?rgn=div1;view=fulltext letter to James C. Conkling] (26 August 1863) * One month too late. ** Von Linsingen's remark when told of Italy's declaration of war against Austria in Great War. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * To arms! to arms! ye brave!<br> Th' avenging sword unsheathe,<br>March on! march on! all hearts resolved<br> On victory or death! ** [[Joseph Rouget de Lisle]], ''The Marseilles Hymn''. 7th stanza by Du Bois. See Figaro, Literary Supplement, Aug. 7, 1908. * At the Captain's mess, in the Banquet-hall,<br>Sat feasting the officers, one and all—<br>Like a sabre-blow, like the swing of a sail,<br>One raised his glass, held high to hail,<br>Sharp snapped like the stroke of a rudder's play,<br>Spoke three words only: "To the day!" ** [[Ernest Lissauer]], ''Hassgesang gegen England'' (Song of Hate against England). Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Thus, if there is anyone who is confident that he can advise me as to the best advantage of the state in this campaign which I am about to conduct, let him not refuse his services to the state, but come with me into Macedonia. I will furnish him with his sea-passage, with a horse, a tent, and even travel-funds. If anyone is reluctant to do this and prefers the leisure of the city to the hardships of campaigning, let him not steer the ship from on shore. ** [[Livy]], book 44, chapter 22; reported in ''Livy'', trans. Alfred C. Schlesinger (1951), vol. 13, p. 161. Lucius Aemilius Paulus is addressing the people at a public meeting. President Franklin Roosevelt attacked armchair generals by citing this and preceding passages at his press conference (March 17, 1942): "Being of an historical turn of mind, [I figured] that probably some poor devil had gone through this process of annoyance in past years, some previous time in history, so I went quite far back and I found [Lucius Aemilius] … it sounds as if it were written in 1942". ''The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1942'' (1950), p. 166. * Ez fer war, I call it murder,—<br> Ther you hev it plain and flat;<br>I don't want to go no furder<br> Than my Testyment fer that. ** [[James Russell Lowell]], ''The Biglow Papers'' (1848), No. 1. * We kind o' thought Christ went agin war an' pillage. ** [[James Russell Lowell]], ''The Biglow Papers'' (1848), No. 3. * Not but wut abstract war is horrid,<br> I sign to thet with all my heart,—<br>But civilysation doos git forrid<br> Sometimes, upon a powder-cart. ** [[James Russell Lowell]], ''The Biglow Papers'' (1848), No. 7. * War is a survival among us from savage times and affects now chiefly the boyish and unthinking element of the nation. ** [[Percival Lowell]], ''Mars and its Canals'' (1906), Chapter XXXII, Conclusion. * God has chosen little nations as the vessels by which He carries His choicest wines to the lips of humanity to rejoice their hearts, to exalt their vision, to strengthen their faith, and if we had stood by when two little nations ([[Belgium]] and [[Serbia|Servia]]) were being crushed and broken by the brutal hands of barbarians, our shame would have rung down the everlasting ages. ** [[Lloyd George]], speech at Queen's Hall (Sept., 1914). Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * The stern hand of Fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the everlasting things that matter for a nation—the great peaks we had forgotten, of Honour, Duty, Patriotism, and clad in glittering white, the pinnacles of [[Sacrifice]], pointing like a rugged finger to Heaven. We shall descend into the valley again; but as long as the men and women of this generation last, they will carry in their hearts the image of these mighty peaks, whose foundations are not shaken, though Europe rock and sway in the convulsions of a great war. ** [[Lloyd George]], speech at Queen's Hall (Sept., 1914). Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Too late in moving here, too late in arriving there, too late in coming to this decision, too late in starting with enterprises, too late in preparing. In this war the footsteps of the allied forces have been dogged by the mocking specter of Too Late! and unless we quicken our movements, [[damnation]] will fall on the sacred cause for which so much gallant blood has flowed. ** [[Lloyd George]], speech, in the House of Commons (Dec. 20, 1915). Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * The last £100,000,000 will win. ** [[Lloyd George]], when Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the beginning of the war. 1914. See ''Everybody's Magazine'' (Jan., 1918), p. 8. * Is it, O man, with such discordant noises,<br> With such accursed instruments as these,<br>Thou drownest Nature's sweet and kindly voices,<br> And jarrest the celestial harmonies? ** [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]], ''Arsenal at Springfield'', Stanza 8. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * ''Ultima ratio regum.'' ** Last argument of kings. [Cannon.] ** [[Louis XIV]] ordered this engraved on cannon. Removed by the National Assembly, Aug. 19, 1790. Found on cannon in Mantua. (1613). On Prussian guns of today. Motto for pieces of ordnance in use as early as 1613. Buchmann—Geflügelte Wörte. Ultima razon de reges. (War). The ultimate reason of kings. Calderon. Don't forget your great guns, which are the most respectable arguments of the rights of kings. Frederick the Great to his brother Henry. April 21, 1759. * The Campbells are comin'. ** [[Robert T. S. Lowell]], ''The Relief of Lucknow''. Poem on same story written by Henry Morford, Alexander Maclagan. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * ''Pourquoi cette trombe enflammée<br>Qui vient foudroyer l'univers?<br>Cet embrasement de l'enfer?<br>Ce tourbillonnement d'armées<br>Par mille milliers de milliers?<br>—C'est pour un chiffon de papier.'' ** For what this whirlwind all aflame?<br> This thunderstroke of hellish ire,<br> Setting the universe afire?<br> While millions upon millions came<br> Into a very storm of war?<br> For a scrap of paper. ** [[Père Hyacinthe Loyson]], ''Pour un Chiffon de Papier''; translation by Edward Brabrook. In Notes and Queries, Jan. 6, 1917, p. 5. * ''Alta sedent civilis vulnera dextræ.'' ** The wounds of civil war are deeply felt. ** [[Marcus Annaeus Lucanus]], ''Pharsalia'', I. 32. * ''Datos, ne quisquam seruiat, enses.'' ** '''The sword was given for this, that none need live a slave.''' *** [[Marcus Annaeus Lucanus]], ''Pharsalia'', Book IV, line 579. * ''Omnibus hostes<br>Reddite nos populis—civile avertite bellum.'' ** Make us enemies of every people on earth, but prevent a civil war. ** [[Marcus Annaeus Lucanus]], ''Pharsalia'', II. 52. * ''Non tam portas intrare patentes<br>Quam fregisse juvat; nec tam patiente colono<br>Arva premi, quam si ferro populetur et igni;<br>Concessa pudet ire via.'' ** The conqueror is not so much pleased by entering into open gates, as by forcing his way. He desires not the fields to be cultivated by the patient husbandman; he would have them laid waste by fire and sword. It would be his shame to go by a way already opened. ** [[Marcus Annaeus Lucanus]], ''Pharsalia'', II. 443. * 'Aig [F.-M. Sir Douglas Haig] 'e don't say much; 'e don't, so to say, say nothin'; but what 'e don't say don't mean nothin', not 'arf. But when 'e do say something—my Gawd! ** [[E. V. Lucas]], ''Boswell of Baghdad''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Enormous masses of ammunition, such as the human mind had never imagined before the war, were hurled upon the bodies of men who passed a miserable existence scattered about in mud-filled shell-holes. ** Quoted in "My War Memories, 1914-1918" - by [[Erich Ludendorff]] - 1919 * Here I stand. I can do no other. God help me. Amen. ** [[Martin Luther]]. End of his speech at the Diet of Worms. April 18, 1521. Inscribed on his monument at Worms. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * I beg that the small steamers … be spared if possible, or else sunk without a trace being left. (Spurlos versenkt). ** Count Karl Von Luxburg, Chargé d'Affaires at Buenos Ayres. Telegram to the Berlin Foreign Office, May 19, 1917. Also same July 9, 1917, referring to Argentine ships. Cablegrams disclosed by Secretary Lansing as sent from the German Legation in Buenos Ayres by way of the Swedish Legation to Berlin. "If neutrals were destroyed so that they disappeared without leaving any trace, terror would soon keep seamen and travelers away from the danger zones." Prof. Oswald Flamm in the Berlin Woche. Cited in N. Y. Times, May 15, 1917. == M == [[File:The Final Stand at Bladensburg, Maryland, 24 August 1814.png|thumb|[P]eace is better than war, war is better than tribute.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[James Madison]]</center>]] [[File:US-NEW-CLASS-A-UNIFORM.png|thumb|Step by step, heart to heart. Left, right, left. We all fall down, like toy soldiers. Bit by bit torn apart, we never win, but the battle wages on for toy soldiers. ~ [[w:Martika|Martika]]]] [[File:Gustave de Molinari.jpg|thumb|War has been the [[necessary]] and [[inevitable]] [[consequence]] of the establishment of a [[monopoly]] on [[security]].<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Gustave de Molinari]]</center>]] * Oh! wherefore come ye forth in triumph from the North,<br> With your hands and your feet, and your raiment all red?<br>And wherefore doth your rout send forth a joyous shout?<br> And whence be the grapes of the wine-press which ye tread? ** [[Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay]], ''The Battle of Naseby''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60 * The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility. ** Attributed to Lord Fisher during the great War. Taken from Macaulay's Essay on Lord Nugent's Memorials of Hampden. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60 * I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition, as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes. ** [[Douglas MacArthur]], speech to a joint session of Congress after having been relieved of command in Korea by [[w:Harry S Truman|Truman]], 19 April 1951 * In war there is no substitute for victory. ** [[Douglas MacArthur]], speech to Congress, 19 April 1951 * That's the way it is in war. You win or lose, live or die—and the difference is just an eyelash. ** [[Douglas MacArthur]], ''Reminiscences'' (1964), p. 145 *[T]hat one should never permit a disorder to persist in order to avoid war, for war is not avoided thereby but merely deferred to one's own disadvantage... ** [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], ''The Prince'', Daniel Donno translation, Bantam, 1981, pp. 20, 82; Italian text, Il Principe, Nuova edizione a cura di Giorgio Inglese, Giulio Einaudi editore s.p.a., Torino, 2013 e 2014, pp.24, 171 * Di qui nacque che tutti li profeti armati vinsero, e li disarmati rovinarono. ** Hence it happened that all the armed prophets conquered, all the unarmed perished. ** [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], ''Il Principe'', C. 6 * War in men's eyes shall be<br>A monster of iniquity<br> In the good time coming.<br>Nations shall not quarrel then,<br> To prove which is the stronger;<br>Nor slaughter men for glory's sake;—<br> Wait a little longer. ** [[Charles Mackay]], ''The Good Time Coming''. * The warpipes are pealing, "The Campbells are coming."<br> They are charging and cheering. O dinna ye hear it? ** [[Alexander Maclagan]], ''Jennie's Dream''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * ''J'y suis, et j'y reste.'' ** Here I am and here I stay. ** MacMahon, before Malakoff. Gabriel Hanotaux, in ''Contemporary France'', says that MacMahon denied this. Marquis de Castellane claimed the phrase in the Revue Hebdomodaire, May, 1908. Contradicted by L'Éclair, which quoted a letter by Gen. Biddulph to Germain Bapst, in which Gen. Biddulph tells that MacMahon said to him "Que j'y suis, et que j'y reste". * War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason; and if any thing is to be hoped, every thing ought to be tried. ** [[James Madison]], "Universal Peace", National Gazette (February 2, 1792), in Gaillard Hunt, ed., ''The Writings of James Madison'' vol. 6 (1906), p. 88–89. These words are inscribed in the Madison Memorial Hall, Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building. * '''Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.''' War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes; and armies, and debts, and taxes are the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few. In war, too, the discretionary power of the Executive is extended; its influence in dealing out offices, honors, and emoluments is multiplied; and all the means of seducing the minds, are added to those of subduing the force, of the people. The same malignant aspect in republicanism may be traced in the inequality of fortunes, and the opportunities of fraud, growing out of a state of war, and in the degeneracy of manners and of morals engendered by both. '''No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.''' ** [[James Madison]], "Political Observations" (20 April 1795); also in ''[http://archive.org/stream/lettersandotherw04madiiala#page/490/mode/2up Letters and Other Writings of James Madison]'' (1865), Vol. IV, p. 491 * No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare. ** [[James Madison]], reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, ''Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers'' (1895), p. 614. * The enemy advances, we retreat; the enemy camps, we harass; the enemy tires, we attack; the enemy retreats, we pursue. ** [[Mao Zedong]], letter (January 5, 1930); in ''Selected Military Writings of Mao Tse-Tung'' (1966), p. 72. Mao was quoting from a letter from the Front Committee to the Central Committee, on guerrilla tactics. * ''Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre,<br>Mironton, mironton, mirontaine,<br>Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre,<br>Ne sait quand reviendra.'' ** Marbrough (or Marlebrouck) S'en va-t-en Guerre. Old French Song. Attributed to Mme. de Sévigné. Found in Rondes avec Jeux et Petites Chansons traditionnelles, Pub. by Augener. Said to refer to Charles, Third Duke of Marlborough's unsuccessful expedition against Cherbourg or Malplaquet, probably the latter. (1709). See King's Classical Quotations. Air probably sung by the Crusaders of Godfrey de Bouillon, known in America "We won't go home until morning." Sung today in the East, tradition giving it that the ancestors of the Arabs learned it at the battle of Mansurah, April 5, 1250. The same appears in a Basque Pastorale; also in Chansons de Geste. Air known to the Egyptians. * ''Cineri gloria sera venit''. (Also given as ''Cineri gloria sera sunt'' and ''Cineri gloria sera est''.) ** To the ashes of the dead, glory comes too late. ** [[Martial]], Epigrams (80-104 AD) * Step by step. Heart to heart. Left, right, left. We all fall down, like toy soldiers. Bit by bit torn apart, we never win, but the battle wages on for toy soldiers. ** [[w:Martika|Martika]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mW4qmh8_9g "Toy Soldiers"] (1988), ''Martika'' *War is not the greatest [[evil]], though it is an evil. The open struggle of the battlefield is not the greatest evil; worse is that chronic condition of [[society]] which makes possible the [[violence]] of the stronger to the weaker; worse than war are insincerity and [[falsehood]]; worse is that [[egotism]] hidden under the mask of [[humanity]] and nobility in mind; worse is [[cowardice]] passing itself off as [[fortitude]]; worse is [[sophistry]] deceiving the sensible and wise. [[Death]] is not worse than a dishonourable life which destroys its own [[soul]] as well as that of its neighbour. **{{cite journal | last = Masaryk | first = Tomáš Garrigue | authorlink=Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk | date = 2017-03-29 | title = A Philosophy of Pacifism | journal = The New Europe | volume = 2 | issue = 24 | pages =342–350 | issn = | doi = | id = | url = https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_New_Europe/Volume_2/A_Philosophy_of_Pacifism }} * And silence broods like spirit on the brae,<br> A glimmering moon begins, the moonlight runs<br>Over the grasses of the ancient way<br> Rutted this morning by the passing guns. ** [[John Masefield]], August 14—In Philip the King. * For a flying foe<br>Discreet and provident conquerors build up<br>A bridge of gold. ** [[Philip Massinger]], ''The Guardian'', Act I, scene 1. * Some undone widow sits upon mine arm,<br>And takes away the use of it; and my sword,<br>Glued to my scabbard with wronged orphan's tears,<br>Will not be drawn. ** [[Philip Massinger]], ''A New Way to Pay Old Debts'', Act V, scene 1. * Wars and rumours of wars. ** Matthew, XXIV. 6. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Only a fool or a fraud talks tough or romantically about war. ** [[John McCain]], quoted in ''Newsweek'' (23 June 2008), p. 21. * All quiet along the Potomac. ** Proverbial in 1861–62. Supposed to have originated with Gen. McClellan. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * How do wars begin? Through affront, through bravado, through stupidity or overconfidence, through sacred purpose or greed. ** [[Ian McDonald]], ''Verthandi’s Ring'' (2007) in [[w:Gardner Dozois|Gardner Dozois]] & [[w:Jonathan Strahan|Jonathan Strahan]] (eds.) ''[[w:The New Space Opera|The New Space Opera]]'' (mass market paperback edition, {{ISBN|978-0-06-135041-2}}), p. 43 * There's some say that we wan, some say that they wan,<br> Some say that nane wan at a', man,<br>But one thing I'm sure that at Sheriff-Muir,<br> A battle there was which I saw, man.<br>And we ran and they ran, and they ran and we ran,<br> And we ran, and they ran awa', man. ** [[Murdoch McLennan]], ''Sheriff-Muir''. (An indecisive battle, Nov. 13, 1715). * [W]ar is so complex, it’s beyond the ability of the [[human]] [[mind]] to comprehend allthe variables. Our [[judgement]], our [[understanding]], are not adequate. ** [[Robert McNamara|Robert McNamara]] in ''The Fog of War - Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara'', by Errol Morris (director), Columbia Tristar, 2004; as quoted in Antoine Bosquet, [https://www.academia.edu/390023/Cyberneticizing_the_American_War_Machine_Science_and_Computers_in_the_Cold_War “Cyberneticizing the American War Machine: Science and Computers in the Cold War”], p. 95. * There is war in the skies! ** [[Owen Meredith]] (Lord Lytton), ''Lucile'' (1860), Part I, Canto IV, Stanza 12. * [[City]] [[fighting]] also places enormous [[challenges]] on ground forces. Fighting in urban terrain generally favors the defenders, who can place [[w:Sniper|snipers]] in [[w:windows|windows]] and hide down narrow [[w:Alleys|alleys]]. <br> Even with precision munitions, it is difficult to use air and artillery power in a dense urban battle. Much of the fighting falls on the shoulders of the individual [[soldiers]], who have to clear the city block by block. ** Jim Michaels, [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/03/29/united-states-mosul-isis-deadly-combat-world-war-ii/99787764/ “Iraqi forces in Mosul see deadliest urban combat since World War II”], ''USA Today'', ( March 29, 2017). * Framed by a tiny cutout in the fortified bunker, this particular piece of no-man's land is tinted a blood-reddish orange by the setting summer sun. It's hot as hell, and it's about to get hotter. When the sun goes down, the guns start blazing. And all that separates the men at their triggers is a grassy patch of land the size of a soccer field that is heavily mined. If you're a [[Ukrainian]] soldier here, you don't need binoculars to observe the enemy -- you just look in his direction. ** Christopher Miller, ''[http://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-russia-crimea-war-2016-8 Ukraine is on the verge of full-scale war]'', ''{{w|Business Insider}}'' (August 9, 2016) * War challenges virtually every other institution of society—the justice and equity of its economy, the adequacy of its political systems, the energy of its productive plant, the bases, wisdom and purposes of its foreign policy. ** [[Walter Millis]], ''The Faith of an American'' (1941), p. 27. * What though the field be lost?<br>All is not lost; the unconquerable will,<br>And study of revenge, immortal hate<br>And courage never to submit or yield,<br>And what is else not to be overcome. ** [[John Milton]], ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' (1667; 1674), Book I, line 105. * Heard so oft<br>In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge<br>Of battle. ** [[John Milton]], ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' (1667; 1674), Book I, line 275. * Th' imperial ensign, which, full high advanc'd,<br>Shone like a meteor, streaming to the wind.<br>With gems and golden lustre rich emblazed,<br>Seraphic arms and trophies. ** [[John Milton]], ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' (1667; 1674), Book I, line 536. * My sentence is for open war. ** [[John Milton]], ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' (1667; 1674), Book II, line 51. * Others more mild,<br>Retreated in a silent valley, sing<br>With notes angelical to many a harp<br>Their own heroic deeds and hapless fall<br>By doom of battle. ** [[John Milton]], ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' (1667; 1674), Book II, line 546. * Black it stood as night,<br>Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell,<br>And shook a dreadful dart. ** [[John Milton]], ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' (1667; 1674), Book II, line 670. * So frown'd the mighty combatants, that hell<br>Grew darker at their frown. ** [[John Milton]], ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' (1667; 1674), Book II, line 719. * Arms on armour clashing bray'd<br>Horrible discord, and the madding wheels<br>Of brazen chariots ray'd; dire was the noise<br>Of conflict. ** [[John Milton]], ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' (1667; 1674), Book VI, line 209. * To overcome in battle, and subdue<br>Nations, and bring home spoils with infinite<br>Man-slaughter, shall be held the highest pitch<br>Of human glory. ** [[John Milton]], ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' (1667; 1674), Book XI, line 691. * The brazen throat of war. ** [[John Milton]], ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' (1667; 1674), Book XI, line 713. * No war or battle sound<br>Was heard the world around. ** [[John Milton]], ''Hymn of Christ's Nativity'', line 31. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * War prosperity is like the prosperity that an earthquake or a plague brings. ** [[Ludwig von Mises]], Nation, State and Economy (1919), p. 154. * In addition to [[w:Economic mobilization|economic]] and military {{w|mobilization}}, wartime measures typically encourage a high degree of political, social and intellectual [[conformity]]. The general idea is that, in the face of an existential challenge from a vicious [[enemy]], {{w|criticism of the government}} ought to cease. The [[media]] tends to become more [[patriotic]], as do former {{w|political partisans}}. ** [[Pankaj Mishra]], ''[https://theprint.in/opinion/world-is-fighting-a-war-against-covid-19-except-its-not-actually-one/417615/ From Modi to Johnson, leaders are using the pandemic to suppress their critics]'' (9 May, 2020), ''{{w|ThePrint}}'' *<p>Partout, à l’origine des sociétés, on voit donc les races les plus fortes, les plus guerrières, s’attribuer le gouvernement exclusif des sociétés&#8239;; partout on voit ces races s’attribuer, dans certaines circonscriptions plus ou moins étendues, selon leur nombre et leur force, le monopole de la sécurité.</p><p>Et, ce monopole étant excessivement profitable par sa nature même, partout on voit aussi les races investies du monopole de la sécurité se livrer à des luttes acharnées, afin d’augmenter l’<s></s>''étendue de leur marché,'' le nombre de leurs consommateurs ''forcés,'' partant la quotité de leurs bénéfices.</p><p>'''La guerre était la conséquence nécessaire, inévitable de l’établissement du monopole de la sécurité.'''</p><p>Comme une autre conséquence inévitable, ce monopole devait engendrer tous les autres monopoles.</p> **[[Gustave de Molinari]], [[s:fr:De la production de la sécurité#VIII|§VIII]] de «&#8239;[[s:fr:De la production de la sécurité|De la production de la sécurité]]&#8239;», ''[[w:Journal des économistes|Journal des économistes]]'' 22, no. 95 (Paris: Chez Guillaumin et c<small>^e</small>, 15 Février 1849), [[:fr:s:Page:Journal des économistes, 1849, T22.djvu/290|p. 282]].&nbsp; Cf. [[:fr:s:Page:Journal des économistes, 1849, T22.djvu/297|pp. 289]]–[[:fr:s:Page:Journal des économistes, 1849, T22.djvu/298|280]]. **Everywhere, when [[societies]] originate, we see the [[strongest]], most [[war]]like races seizing the exclusive [[government]] of the society.&nbsp; Everywhere we see these races seizing a [[monopoly]] on [[security]] within certain more or less extensive boundaries, depending on their number and strength.</p><p>And, this monopoly being, by its very [[nature]], extraordinarily [[profitable]], everywhere we see the races invested with the monopoly on security devoting themselves to bitter struggles, in order to <!--Page 35-->add to ''the extent of their [[market]]'', the number of their ''[[forced]]'' [[consumers]], and hence the amount of their gains.</p><p>'''[[War]] has been the [[necessary]] and [[inevitable]] [[consequence]] of the establishment of a [[monopoly]] on [[security]].'''</p><p>Another inevitable consequence has been that this monopoly has engendered all other monopolies.</p> ***[[Gustave de Molinari]], tr. J.&nbsp;Huston McCulloch, [[s:The Production of Security/5|§V]] of ''[[The Production of Security]]'' (Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2009; orig. 1849), [[s:Page:The Production of Security.pdf/35|pp. 34]]–[[s:Page:The Production of Security.pdf/36|35]].&nbsp; Cf. [[s:Page:The Production of Security.pdf/60|p. 59]]. * In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence. ** [[James Monroe]], Annual Message. Dec. 2, 1823. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * 100,000 soldiers are reported to have died in the Iraqi war. If you count 100 relatives of each soldier, it means that practically there are millions of people who now have antagonism toward the white people of America. These Arab people will remember this country whose main religion is Christianity, who came and destroyed all Iraqi facilities and industry. They won't easily forget this. **[[Sun Myung Moon]] [http://www.unification.net/1991/910303.html Reverend Sun Myung Moon Speaks on New Heaven and New Earth Centering On Our Pledge] [[1991-03-03]] * Most of the people who get sent to die in wars are young men who've got a lot of energy and would probably rather, in a better world, be putting that energy into copulation rather than going over there and blowing some other young man's guts out. ** [[Alan Moore]], "The Craft" - interview with Daniel Whiston, ''Engine Comics'' (January 2005) * Thrilled ye ever with the story<br>How on stricken fields of glory<br>Men have stood beneath the murderous iron hail! ** [[Henry Morford]], ''Coming of the Bagpipes to Lucknow''. Poem on same story written by R. T. S. Lowell and Alexander Maclagan. * If we had fifty Eichmann's, we would have won the war. ** [[Heinrich Müller]], About Adolf Eichmann's devotion. Quoted in "And the Crooked Shall be Made Straight" - Page 37 - by Jacob Robinson - Jews - 1965. * We had nae heed for the parish bell,<br> But still—when the bugle cried,<br>We went for you to Neuve Chapelle,<br>We went for you to the yetts o' Hell,<br> And there for you we died! ** [[Neil Munro]], Roving Lads. (1915). == N == [[File:Agni-II missile (Republic Day Parade 2004).jpeg|thumb|right|War is the negation of truth and humanity. War may be unavoidable sometimes, but its progeny are terrible to contemplate. Not mere killing, for man must die, but the deliberate and persistent propagation of hatred and falsehood, which gradually become the normal habits of the people. [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] ]] [[File:Indian Army T-90.jpg|thumb|right|Wars are fought to gain a certain objective. War itself is not the objective; victory is not the objective; you fight to remove the obstruction that comes in the way of your objective. If you let victory become the end in itself then you've gone astray and forgotten what you were originally fighting about. ~ [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] ]] * They hold it atrocious to kill a fellow creature; therefore war is in their eyes incomprehensible and repulsive, a thing for which their language has no word. ** [[w:Fridtjof Nansen|Fridtjof Nansen]], ''Eskimo Life'' (1891), tr. William Archer (1893), [https://books.google.com/books?id=cTJCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA162 p. 162] in the second edition (1894) * 'Tis a principle of war that when you can use the lightning, 'tis better than cannon. ** [[Napoleon I]]. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Providence is always on the side of the last reserve. ** Attributed to Napoleon I. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Baptism of fire. ** Napoleon III in a letter to the Empress Eugenie after Saarbruecken. Referring to the experience of the Prince Imperial. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * We have to go along a road covered with blood. We have no other alternative. For us it is a matter of life or death, a matter of living or existing. We have to be ready to face the challenges that await us. ** [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]], speech to Egypt's National Assembly, Cairo, November 6, 1969, as reported by The Washington Post, November 7, 1969, p. 1. * '''The world of today has achieved much, but for all its declared love for humanity, it has based itself far more on hatred and violence than on the virtues that make one human. War is the negation of truth and humanity. War may be unavoidable sometimes, but its progeny are terrible to contemplate. Not mere killing, for man must die, but the deliberate and persistent propagation of hatred and falsehood, which gradually become the normal habits of the people. It is dangerous and harmful to be guided in our life's course by hatreds and aversions, for they are wasteful of energy and limit and twist the mind and prevent it from perceiving truth.''' ** [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], in ''[[w:The Discovery of India|The Discovery of India]]'' (1946). * '''Wars are fought to gain a certain objective. War itself is not the objective; victory is not the objective; you fight to remove the obstruction that comes in the way of your objective. If you let victory become the end in itself then you've gone astray and forgotten what you were originally fighting about.''' ** [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], in an interview with [[w:James Cameron (journalist)|James Cameron]], ''[[w:Picture Post|Picture Post]]'' (28 October 1950). * '''If in the modern world wars have unfortunately to be fought (and they do, it seems) then they must be stopped at the first possible moment, otherwise they corrupt us, they create new problems and make our future even more uncertain. That is more than morality; it's sense.''' ** [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], in an interview with [[w:James Cameron (journalist)|James Cameron]], ''Picture Post'' (28 October 1950). * England expects every officer and man to do his duty this day. ** Nelson—Signal, Oct. 21, 1805, to the fleet before the battle of Trafalgar. As reported in the London Times, Dec. 26, 1805. England expects that every man will do his duty. As reported by William Pryce Cunby, First Lieut. of the Bellerophon. The claim is that Nelson gave the order "Nelson confides," which was changed to "England expects." See Notes and Queries, Series VI, IX, 261.283; also Nov. 4, 1905, p. 370. * You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I tell you: it is the good war that hallows every cause. ** [[Friedrich Nietzsche]], ''Thus Spoke Zarathustra''. * What the horrors of war are, no one can imagine — they are not wounds and blood and fever, spotted and low, or dysentery, chronic and acute, cold and heat and famine — they are intoxication, ''drunken'' brutality, demoralization and disorder on the part of the inferior, jealousies, meanness, indifference, ''selfish'' brutality on the part of the superior. ** [[Florence Nightingale]] in a letter (5 May 1855), published in ''Florence Nightingale : An Introduction to Her Life and Family'' (2001), edited by Lynn McDonald, p. 141. * A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning. ** [[Richard Nixon]], address before the National Association of Manufacturers, New York City (December 8, 1967); James J. Kilpatrick quoted a transcript in his syndicated column in ''The Evening Star'', Washington, D.C. (December 26, 1967,) p. A13. Nixon's topic was the "war in our cities". * I seriously doubt if we will ever have another war. This is probably the very last one. ** [[Richard Nixon]], on-the-record interview with C. L. Sulzberger (March 8, 1971), in ''The New York Times'' (March 10, 1971), p. 14. * A soldier of the Legion lay dying in Algiers;<br>There was lack of woman's nursing, there was dearth of woman's tears. ** [[C. E. S. Norton]] (Lady Stirling-Maxwell), ''Bingen on the Rhine''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. [[File:VietnamMural.jpg|thumb|The only certainty in war is human suffering, uncertain costs, unintended consequences. ~ [[Barack Obama]]]] == O == [[File:SaddamStatue.jpg|thumb|We may have occasion in our lifetime to once again rise up in defense of our freedom, and pay the wages of war.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Barack Obama]]</center>]] [[File:US Navy 041114-M-8205V-005 Iraqi Special Forces Soldiers assigned to the 1st Marines, patrol south clearing every house on their way through Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn).jpg|thumb|That’s what I’m opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics. ~ [[Barack Obama]]]] * We may have occasion in our lifetime to once again rise up in defense of our freedom, and pay the wages of war. **[[Barack Obama]], [http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mheaney/Partisan_Dynamics_of_Contention.pdf Remarks Against Going to War with Iraq] (2 October 2002). * I am not opposed to all wars. I'm opposed to dumb wars. **[[Barack Obama]], ''The New Yorker'' (2004) *That’s what I’m opposed to. '''A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics'''. **[[Barack Obama]], [http://action.barackobama.com/page/share/2002iraqfull Remarks of Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama Against Going to War with Iraq] (2002) * '''It's easier to start wars than to end them. It is easier to blame others than to look inward.''' It is easier to see what is different about someone than to find the things we share. But we should choose the right path, not just the easy path. **[[Barack Obama]], A New Beginning (2009) * '''The only certainty in war is human suffering, uncertain costs, unintended consequences'''. **[[Barack Obama]], [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/08/05/remarks-president-iran-nuclear-deal Remarks by the President on the Iran Nuclear Deal at American University in Washington, D.C.] (2015) * War itself is never [[glorious]], and we must never [[trumpet]] it as such. **[[Barack Obama]], in [http://books.google.co.in/books?id=-5FnvJEclewC&pg=PA3 Attitudes Aren't Free: Thinking Deeply About Diversity in the U.S. Armed Forces], p. 3. * '''War, no matter what our intentions may be, brings suffering and tragedy.''' ** [[Barack Obama]], [http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/24/politics/obama-vietnam-south-china-sea/ Obama raises human rights in Vietnam, calls for 'peaceful resolution' of South China Sea disputes], ''CNN'' (24 May 2016) *War is a [[class conflict]], too. The rich and powerful who open war escape the consequences of their decisions. It’s not their children sent into the jaws of violence. It is often the vulnerable, the poor, & working people -who had little to no say in conflict - who pay the price. **[[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]], [https://twitter.com/aoc/status/1213210234732371968 ''Twitter post''] (3 January 2020) * March to the battle-field,<br> The foe is now before us;<br>Each heart is Freedom's shield,<br> And heaven is shining o'er us. ** [[B. E. O'Meara]], ''March to the Battle-Field''. [[File:Defense.gov News Photo 100816-M-9426J-001 - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel B. Wyss a squad leader with Golf Company 2nd Battalion 9th Marine Regiment collects information from Afghans.jpg|thumb|The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labour. War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent... In the long run, a hierarchical society was only possible on a basis of poverty and ignorance.~ [[Nineteen_Eighty-Four|George Orwell, ''1984'']]]] [[File:Wp ss 20160316 0018.png|thumb|In principle the war effort is always so planned as to eat up any surplus that might exist after meeting the bare needs of the population. In practice the needs of the population are always underestimated, with the result that there is a chronic shortage of half the necessities of life; but this is looked on as an advantage. It is deliberate policy to keep even the favoured groups somewhere near the brink of hardship, because a general state of scarcity increases the importance of small privileges and thus magnifies the distinction between one group and another.... And at the same time the consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable condition of survival. ~ [[Nineteen_Eighty-Four|George Orwell, ''1984'']] ]] *War, it will be seen, is now a purely internal affair. In the past, the ruling groups of all countries, although they might recognize their common interest and therefore limit the destructiveness of war, did fight against one another, and the victor always plundered the vanquished. In our own day they are not fighting against one another at all. The war is waged by each ruling group against its own subjects, and the object of the war is not to make or prevent conquests of territory, but to keep the structure of society intact. The very word "war", therefore, has become misleading. It would probably be accurate to say that by becoming continuous war has ceased to exist. **[[Nineteen_Eighty-Four|George Orwell, ''1984'']] *In principle the war effort is always so planned as to eat up any surplus that might exist after meeting the bare needs of the population. In practice the needs of the population are always underestimated, with the result that there is a chronic shortage of half the necessities of life; but this is looked on as an advantage. It is deliberate policy to keep even the favoured groups somewhere near the brink of hardship, because a general state of scarcity increases the importance of small privileges and thus magnifies the distinction between one group and another.... And at the same time the consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable condition of survival. **[[Nineteen_Eighty-Four|George Orwell, ''1984'']] *A peace that was truly permanent would be the same as a permanent war. This—although the vast majority of Party members understand it only in a shallower sense—is the inner meaning of the Party slogan: War is Peace. **[[Nineteen_Eighty-Four|George Orwell, ''1984'']] *Oceania was at war with Eurasia: therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia. The enemy of the moment always represented absolute evil, and it followed that any past or future agreement with him was impossible... If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say of this or that event, it never happened.... And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed -if all records told the same tale — then the lie passed into history and became truth. Who controls the past,' ran the Party slogan, 'controls the future: who controls the present controls the past. And yet the past, though of its nature alterable, never had been altered. Whatever was true now was true from everlasting to everlasting. It was quite simple. All that was needed was an unending series of victories over your own memory. 'Reality control', they called it: in Newspeak, 'doublethink'... ** [[George Orwell]], ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' (1949), Chapter III. * There is a hill in Flanders,<br> Heaped with a thousand slain,<br>Where the shells fly night and noontide<br> And the ghosts that died in vain,<br>A little hill, a hard hill<br> To the souls that died in pain. ** [[Everard Owen]], ''Three Hills'' (1915). == P == [[File:Battle of Guiliford Courthouse 15 March 1781.jpg|thumb|Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Thomas Paine]]</center>]] [[File:Battle of Springfield NJ 1780.jpg|thumb|We fight not to enslave, but to set a country free, and to make room upon the earth for honest men to live in.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Thomas Paine]]</center>]] [[File:March to Vincennes.jpg|thumb|These are the times that try men's souls. The Summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country, but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Thomas Paine]]</center>]] [[File:BattleofLongisland.jpg|thumb|War even to the knife.<br><center>~&nbsp;Palafox</center>]] [[File:Fall of Fort Sackville.jpg|thumb|Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Thomas Paine]]</center>]] [[File:US Army 52416 The American Soldier, 1781.jpg|thumb|What we obtain too cheaply we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Thomas Paine]]</center>]] [[File:041126-M-5191K-005 - Sgt Aubrey McDade, USMC.jpg|thumb|Once war consisted of individual combats between armed men...<br><center>~&nbsp;Kirby Page</center>]] [[File:Apostle.Paul.Museum.of.the.Russian.icon.png|thumb|Though [[Christians|we]] live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. ~ [[Paul of Tarsus]]]] [[File:Ribera-platon.jpg|thumb|In order to increase their possessions they kick and butt with horns and hoofs of steel and kill each other, insatiable as they are. ~ [[Plato]]]] [[File:Secretary Pompeo Chats With U.S. Marines in Beijing (28921693298).jpg|thumb|What’s the cadet motto at [[w:West Point|West Point]]? You will not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do. I was the [[CIA]] director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. It’s — it was like — we had entire training courses. It reminds you of the glory of the American experiment. (Speech at Texas A&M University on April 15, 2019) ~ [[Mike Pompeo]] ]] * Every war is the result of a difference of opinion. Maybe the biggest questions can only be answered by the greatest of conflicts. ** JC Denton, ''[[Deus Ex]]'', writen by Sheldon Pacotti. (June 17, 2000) * In war, force is used by the belligerents themselves, no effort being made to bring evildoers before a judicial body, each army acting as judge, jury and executioner. ** [[Kirby Page]], "[[Kirby_Page#.22What_is_War.3F.22_.281924.29|What is War?]]" (1924). * Once war consisted of individual combats between armed men. Later it was waged between lines of men in opposing trenches. Now it is organized slaughter of whole populations. ** [[Kirby Page]], "What is War?" (1924). * Tragic experience indicates that the most sacred obligations are utterly disregarded when their observance means losing the war. ** [[Kirby Page]], "What is War?" (1924). * War. War never changes. Since the dawn of human kind, when our ancestors first discovered the killing power of rock and bone, blood has been spilled in the name of everything: from God to justice to simple, psychotic rage. ** Emil Pagliarulo, ''[[Fallout|Fallout 3]]'', interpreted by {{w|Ron Perlman}} as the narrator. (October 2008) * Those who expect to reap the blessings of [[freedom]], must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it. ** [[Thomas Paine]], as quoted in ''[[s:The Crisis No. IV|The Crisis No. IV]]'' (12 September 1777). Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * These are the times that try men's souls. The Summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country, but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheaply we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated. ** [[Thomas Paine]], as quoted in ''[[s:The Crisis No. IV|The Crisis No. IV]]'' (12 September 1777). Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * War even to the knife. ** Palafox, the governor of Saragossa, when summoned to surrender by the French, who besieged that city in 1808. Generally quoted "At the point of the knife". * Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here. ** [[John Parker]]. George Stimpson, ''A Book About American History'' (1950), p. 109. Captain Parker said this to his Minutemen troops at Lexington, Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775, as they prepared to meet the British in battle. Inscription on a marker at Lexington green. * Can any thing be more ridiculous, than that a man has a right to kill me, because he lives on the other side of the water, and because his prince has a quarrel with mine, though I have none with him. ** [[Blaise Pascal]], ''Pensées'', 294 * War is organised murder, and nothing else. ** [[w:Harry Patch|Harry Patch]] (the last surviving soldier to have fought in the trenches of the First World War; reported in [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-last-of-the-noblest-generation-1761467.html The Independent, 26 July 2009]). * Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains that victory. ** [[George S. Patton]], ''Cavalry Journal'' (September 1933). * ''Now in war we are confronted with conditions which are strange <br> If we accept them we will never win.'' ** [[George S. Patton]], in stanza 1 of "Absolute War" a poem composed by Patton in July 1944, during [[w:Operation Cobra|Operation Cobra]] as quoted in ''The Patton Papers 1940-1945'' (1996) edited by Martin Blumenson p. 492. * ''For in war just as in loving you must keep on shoving <br> Or you'll never get your reward. For if you are dilatory in the search for lust or glory <br> You are up shitcreek and that's the truth, Oh, Lord.''</p><p>''So let us do real fighting, boring in and gouging, biting. <br> Let's take a chance now that we have the ball. <br> Let's forget those fine firm bases in the dreary shell raked spaces, <br> Let's shoot the works and win! Yes win it all.''</p> ** [[George S. Patton]], in stanzas 4 and 5 of "Absolute War", as quoted in ''The Patton Papers 1940-1945'' (1996) edited by Martin Blumenson, p. 492. * Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base. ** [[George S. Patton]], ''Speech to the third army''. * Though [[Christians|we]] live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. ** [[Paul of Tarsus]], [[Second Epistle to the Corinthians]] 10:3 *But I have seen the unknown dead, those little men of the Republic. It was they who woke me up. If a stranger, an enemy, becomes a thing like that when he dies, if one stops short and is afraid to walk over him, it means that even beaten our enemy is someone, that after having shed his blood, one must placate it, give this blood a voice, justify the man who shed it. Looking at certain dead is humiliating. One has the impression that the same fate that threw these bodies to the ground holds us nailed to the spot to see them, to fill our eyes with the sight. It's not fear, not our usual cowardice. One feels humiliated because one understands–touching it with one's eyes–that we might be in their place ourselves: there would be no difference, and if we live we owe it to this dirtied corpse. That is why every war is a civil war; every fallen man resembles one who remains and calls him to account. ** [[Cesare Pavese]], ''The house on the hill''. *War makes men barbarous because, to take part in it, one must harden oneself against all regret, all appreciation of delicacy and sensitive values. One must live ''as if those values did not exist'', and when the war is over one has lost the resilience to return to those values. **[[Cesare Pavese]], ''This Business of Living'', {{#dateformat:1939-09-09}} * [[Hell]], [[Heaven]] or Hoboken by Christmas. ** Attributed to General John Joseph Pershing. (1918). Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette|Lafayette]], we are here. ** Gen. [[John J. Pershing|John Joseph Pershing]]. At the tomb of Lafayette. (1918). On the authority of a letter from the General's military secretary to George Morgan, Jan. 4, 1919. * Infantry, Artillery, Aviation—all that we have—are yours to dispose of as you will…. I have come to say to you that the American people would be proud to be engaged in the greatest battle in history. ** Gen. [[John J. Pershing|John Joseph Pershing]] to Gen. Foch, Letter written from Office of the Commander-in-Chief, American Expeditionary Forces, in France. See "Literary Digest History of World War," Volume V, p. 43. March 28, 1918. * ''Ils ne passeront pas.'' ** They shall not pass. *** [[Philippe Pétain|General Pétain]]. At the end of Feb., 1916, General de Castelnau was sent by General Joffre to decide whether Verdun should be abandoned or defended. He consulted with General Pétain, saying: "They (the Germans) must not pass." General Pétain said: "They shall not pass." In France the people credit it to General Joffre. See N. Y. Times, May 6, 1917. *The story starts March 18, 2019, in a big [[w:United States Air Force|Air Force]] combat operations center in [[w:Al Udeid Air Base|Al Udeid]] in Qatar. And there we have, it almost looks like mission command for [[NASA]]. You have banks of [[computers]], big screens, all of them watching the air war against the [[Islamic State]]... on this day, a lot of people in the command center are watching a drone that was flying up overhead. Now, what they saw was a field that was just littered with a tangle of cars and makeshift tents of debris of the leftovers from weeks of combat. But also within there was a lot of people. And the drone hovered over and focused in on a group of women and children who had found refuge down by the river against a steep sand bank. The drone, it lingered for several minutes, slowly circling with its cameras focused on these folks, either sleeping or just laying down low to take cover from whatever combat might be coming. And the people in the operation center were calmly watching this when, suddenly... an American [[w:F-15|F-15]] attack jet came right through and dropped a large bomb dead center into this group of women and children... killing nearly all of them. **[[David Philipps|Dave Philipps]] quoted in [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/15/podcasts/the-daily/us-airstrike-casualties-isis.html?showTranscript=1 How the U.S. Hid a Deadly Airstrike], by [[W:Sabrina Tavernise|Sabrina Tavernise]], ''New York Times'' November 15th, 2021 * γλυκύ δ᾽ἀπείρῳ πόλεμος.<br/>πεπειραμένων δέ τις ταρβεῖ προσιόντα νιν καρδία περισσῶς. * '''[[War]] is sweet to those who have no [[experience]] of it, <br/>but the experienced man trembles exceedingly at heart on its approach.''' ** [[Pindar]], Fragment 110; page 377. *** This phrase is the origin of the Latin proverb "''Dulce bellum inexpertis''" which is sometimes misattributed to [[Desiderius Erasmus‎]]. *** Variant translations: :::* '''War is sweet to them that know it not.''' :::* War is sweet to those not acquainted with it :::* War is sweet to those who do not know it. :::* War is sweet to those that never have experienced it. :::* War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it. * From the [[w:Rio Grande|Rio Grande]]'s waters to the icy lakes of [[Maine]],<br>Let all exult, for we have met the enemy again.<br>Beneath their stern old mountains we have met them in their pride;<br>And rolled from Buena Vista back the battle's bloody tide,<br>Where the enemy came surging swift like the Mississippi's flood,<br>And the Reaper, Death, with strong arms swung his sickle red with blood.<br>Santa Anna boasted loudly that before two hours were past<br>His Lancers through Saltillo should pursue us fierce and fast.<br>On comes his solid infantry, line marching after line.<br>Lo! their great standards in the sun like sheets of silver shine. ** Gen. Albert Pike—Battle of Buena Vista. *As an investigative journalist, I have often had to rely on the courageous, principled acts of [[w:whistle-blowers|whistle-blowers]]. The truth about the [[Vietnam War]] was told when [[Daniel Ellsberg]] leaked the [[W:Pentagon Papers|Pentagon Papers.]] The truth about [[Iraq War|Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]], and [[Saudi Arabia]] and many other flashpoints was told when [[WikiLeaks]] published the revelations of whistle-blowers. **[[John Pilger]] in [https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/interviews/news/real-journalists-act-agents-people-not-power-1687921 ''Real journalists act as agents of people, not power, Daily Star (Bangladesh)''] (16 January 2019) * If I were an American, as I am an [[English people|Englishman]], while a foreign troop was landed in my country I never would lay down my arms,—never! never! never! ** [[William Pitt the Elder]] (Nov. 18, 1777). *When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader. **[[Plato]], ''The Republic'', Book VIII, 566e. * The inexperienced in wisdom and virtue, ever occupied with feasting and such, are carried downward, and there, as is fitting, they wander their whole life long, neither ever looking upward to the truth above them nor rising toward it, nor tasting pure and lasting pleasures. Like cattle, always looking downward with their heads bent toward the ground and the banquet tables, they feed, fatten, and fornicate. In order to increase their possessions they kick and butt with horns and hoofs of steel and kill each other, insatiable as they are. ** [[Plato]], ''[[The Republic (Plato)|Republic]]'' 586a-b. * He who first called money the sinews of the state seems to have said this with special reference to war. ** [[Plutarch]], ''Life of Cleomenes''. 27. * Sylla proceeded by persuasion, not by arms. ** [[Plutarch]], ''Lysander and Sylla Compared''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * [[w:Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus|Paulus Aemilius]], on taking command of the forces in Macedonia, and finding them talkative and impertinently busy, as though they were all commanders, issued out his orders that they should have only ready hands and keen swords, and leave the rest to him. ** [[Plutarch]], ''Plutarch's Lives'', trans. John Dryden, rev. A. H. Clough (1859), life of Galba, vol. 5, p. 456. * It is the province of kings to bring wars about; it is the province of God to end them. ** [[w:Reginald Pole|Cardinal Pole]], to [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. *What’s the cadet motto at [[United States Military Academy|West Point]]? You will not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do. I was the [[CIA]] director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. It’s — it was like — we had entire training courses. It reminds you of the glory of the American experiment. (Speech at Texas A&M University on April 15, 2019) **[[Mike Pompeo]], [https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-21/i-was-cia-director-we-lied-we-cheated-we-stole ''I Was The CIA Director - We Lied, We Cheated, We Stole, ZeroHedge'',Tyler Durden Sun,] (21 April 2019) * She saw her sons with purple death expire,<br>Her sacred domes involved in rolling fire,<br>A dreadful series of intestine wars,<br>Inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars. ** [[Alexander Pope]], ''Windsor Forest'', line 323. *War is bad, heaven knows, but [[slavery]] is far worse. If the doom of slavery is not sealed by the war, I shall curse the day I entered the Army. **Walter Stone Poor, a Union soldier from [[w:Maine in the American Civil War|Maine]], [https://books.google.com/books?id=1qhEHVki8tEC&pg=PA117 letter to George Fox] (15 May 1861), Sandy Hook * Porter states that "the crime [of rape] was principally that of stealing or abducting a woman from her rightful proprietors, normally her father or husband. [citation omitted] Moreover, in the case of a maiden, rape destroyed her property value on the marriage amrket, and...heaped shame on her family. ....Violated daughters might be given as offerings to nunneries, and in many societies they were married off to the abductor or rapists." ** [[Roy Porter]], ''Rape - Does it have a Historical Meaning?'', in ''RAPE: AN HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL ENQUIRY 217'' (Sylvana Tomaselli & Roy Porter eds., 1986); as quoted in Kelly Dawn Askin, (1997). [https://books.google.com/books?id=ThfzGvSvQ2UC&hl=en War Crimes Against Women: Prosecution in International War Crimes Tribunals. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 978-90-411-0486-1. p.21 * When there's a war around take the day off, that's my motto. **[[Terry Pratchett]], ''Interesting Times''. * The waves<br>Of the mysterious death-river moaned;<br>The tramp, the shout, the fearful thunder-roar<br>Of red-breathed cannon, and the wailing cry<br>Of myriad victims, filled the air. ** [[George D. Prentice]], ''Lookout Mountain'', line 16. * A man is known by the Company he joins.<br>Bad communication trenches corrupt good manners.<br>Never look a gift gun in the mouth.<br>A drop of oil in time saves time.<br>One swallow doesn't make a rum issue.<br>Where there's a war there's a way. ** Proverbial sayings, popular in the Great War. Origin about 1917. * In the early 1970s, senior generals of the [[w:SADF|SADF]] asked the council for "aggressive" chemical and biological warfare agents and help in starting a chemical and biological warfare industry. council for Scientific and Industrial Research Director J. W. de Villiers objected to the chemical and biological warfare proposals because he felt that [[Africa]] was not the kind of continent for [[w:Chemical warfare|chemical]] and [[w:Biological warfare|biological warfare]] and that it was too "complex" and too expensive to develop. In 1974, de Villiers wrote a ten-page report in which he estimated that it would cost 500 million rand (more than US$500 million in 1974 dollars) to build a chemical and biological warfare program. De Villiers concluded that the [[Soviet Union]] was too well armed with chemical and biological and [[nuclear weapons]] and would retaliate against any chemical and biological warfare attack. De Villiers's skepticism reflected a widespread concern among military analysts about the usefulness of chemical and biological weapons in Africa given the [[heat]] and the the possibility that shifting [[winds]] could blow chemical agents onto one's own troops or spread biological agents into one's own population through [[food]] and [[water]]. ** Helen E. Purkitt; Stephen Franklin Burgess (2005). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=XEoVJIfU1DoC&pg=PA94 South Africa's Weapons of Mass Destruction]''. Indiana University Press. p. 89. * Everyone loses in war. But some lose more than others. ** Charles Lachlan Podesta, James Ruse Agricultural Institution, 2022. == Q == * If this bill passes … as it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, to prepare definitely for a separation, amicably if they can, violently if they must. ** [[Josiah Quincy]], speech, In Congress. Jan. 14, 1811, against the admission of Louisiana to the Union. Quoted by Henry Clay in Congress (1813), "Peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must." *Cœdes videtur significare sanguinem et ferrum. ** (Slaughter) means blood and iron. ** [[Quintilian]], ''Declamationes''. == R == [[File:Howard Chandler Christy - Gee I wish I were a Man, I'd Join the Navy - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|The sexual effect of a uniform, the erotically provocative effect of rhythmically executed goose-stepping, the exhibitionistic nature of militaristic procedures, have been more practically comprehended by a salesgirl or an average secretary than by our most erudite [[politicians]]. On the other hand it is political reaction that consciously exploits these sexual interests. It not only designs flashy uniforms for the men, it puts the recruiting into the hands of attractive women. In conclusion, let us but recall the recruiting posters of war-thirsty powers, which ran something as follows: ‘Travel to foreign countries — join the Royal Navy I’ and the foreign countries were portrayed by exotic women. And why are these posters effective? Because our youth has become sexually starved owing to sexual suppression. ~ [[Wilhelm Reich]]]] [[File:William_Holman_Hunt_-_The_Scapegoat.jpg|thumb|Under the influence of [[politicians]], [[masses]] of people tend to ascribe the [[responsibility]] for wars to those who wield [[power]] at any given [[time]]. In the [[First World War]] it was the [[munitions]] [[industrialists]]; in the [[Second World War]] it was the [[psychopathic]] [[w:General officer|generals]] who were said to be [[guilty]]. This is [[w:Buck passing|passing the buck]]. The responsibility for wars falls solely upon the shoulders of these same masses of people, for they have all the necessary means to avert war in their own [[hands]]. ~ [[Wilhelm Reich]]]] [[File:Taijiquan_forms_-_Chenjiagou.jpg|thumb|According to [[Darwin]], the ‘[[struggle]] for [[existence]]’ is the [[law]] of [[life]]. Why, then, were peace conferences organized? Nor have I ever heard that bears or elephants split up into two camps and annihilate one another. In the [[animal]] kingdom there are no wars within the same [[species]]. Like [[sadism]], war among one’s own kind is an acquisition of ‘[[civilised]] man'. No, for some reason or another, man shies away from putting his finger on the [[causes]] of war. And there can be no [[doubt]] that better ways than war exist of making [[youth]] fit and [[healthy]], namely, a [[satisfying]] [[love]] life, [[pleasurable]] and steady [[work]], general [[sports]] and [[freedom]] from the malicious [[gossip]] of [[old]] [[maids]]. In short, such [[arguments]] are hollow chatter. ~ [[Wilhelm Reich]]]] [[File:Swedish_Blonde_Police.jpg|thumb|The [[suppression]] of natural [[sexual]] gratification leads to various kinds of substitute gratifications. Natural [[aggression]], for example, becomes [[w:Brutal|brutal]] [[w:Sadism|sadism]] which then is an essential mass-[[psychological]] factor in [[w:Imperialistic|imperialistic]] [[wars]]. ~ [[Wilhelm Reich]]]] [[File:Estandarte_de_Cortes_en_anno_1521.jpeg|thumb|[[Catholic]] [[Christianity]] in particular has long since divested itself of the [[revolutionary]], i.e., rebellious, character of the primitive Christian movement. It seduces its millions of devotees into accepting war as an act of [[fate]], as a ‘[[punishment]] of [[sin]]’. Wars are indeed the consequences of sins, but entirely different sins from those conceived of by Catholicism. ~ [[Wilhelm Reich]]]] * ''Ouvrez toujours à vos ennemis toutes les portes et chemin, et plutot leur faites un pont d'argent, afin de les renvoyer.'' ** Always open all gates and roads to your enemies, and rather make for them a bridge of silver, to get rid of them. ** [[François Rabelais]], ''Gargantua'', Book I, Chapter XLIII. Count de Pitillan, according to Gilles Corrozet—Les Divers Propos Memorables (1571) uses the same phrase with "golden" bridge for "silver." The same suggestion was made by Aristides, referring to the proposal to destroy Xerxes' bridge of ships over the Hellespont. ("A bridge for a retreating army.") See [[Plutarch]], ''Life of Demosthenes''. Louis II, Brantome, ''Memoirs'', Volume I, II, p. 83. Also French translation. of Thomasi, ''Life of Cæsar Borgia'', p. 64. * Lastly, forget good sportsmanship on the field of battle. War is not a refereed football game but the dirtiest game yet devised by human minds. And, if for one moment you feel soft towards that [[Nazism|Nazi]] shooting at you, remember he's trying to kill you and, if he had the chance, he'd drive your dad into slavery, cut your mother's throat, rape your wife, sister, sweetheart, or daughter. You'll get no quarter from him. Give him none! ** [[Edson Raff]], ''We Jumped to Fight'' (1944), p. 204 * I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war. I vote no. ** [[w:Jeannette Rankin|Jeannette Rankin]], casting her vote against the United States entering World War I, in the early hours of April 6, 1917, as reported by ''The New York Times'' (April 6, 1917), p. 1. Jeanette Rankin of Montana was the first woman elected to Congress, where she served 1917–1919 and 1941–1943. Not only did she vote against World War I, she was the only member of Congress to oppose declaring war on Japan in December 1941. * '''History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap'''. ** [[Ronald Reagan]], Address to the nation from the White House (16 January 1984). * A single pipe broken by a high-impact [[w:explosive|explosive]] [[weapon]] can deprive 100,000 people of [[water]]. That same weapon may also destroy the neighbourhood’s [[w:sewage system|sewage system]], causing thousands to fall [[ill]] and placing further strain on already overstretched [[w:hospitals|hospitals]]. <br> Local economies collapse and populations flee, leaving fewer [[doctors]] and [[engineers]], and no [[money]] to pay the salaries of those who remain. The acute pain caused by one attack triggers a ripple effect of long-term suffering that leaves no part of life unscathed. ** ''Red Cross'', [http://cityatwar.icrc.org/ “I saw my city die”]. * I never [[kill]] [[faces]]. These are the enemy, but if I don’t define things too closely, then I won’t miss any [[sleep]] tonight. ** [[w:Robert Reed|Robert Reed]], ''Prayer,'' in [[w:Rich Horton|Rich Horton]] (ed.) ''[[w:The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2013|The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2013]],'' p. 172 [http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/reed_05_12/ (Originally published at Clarkesworld #68] May, 2012) * War on the cheap is always a rotten policy. ** [[w:William Rees-Mogg|William Rees-Mogg]], Baron Rees-Mogg, English newspaper editor and journalist. From an article in, The Mail on Sunday, 4th October 2009. * From the point of view of mass [[psychology]], the effect of militarism is based essentially on a libidinous mechanism. The sexual effect of a uniform, the erotically provocative effect of rhythmically executed goose-stepping, the exhibitionistic nature of militaristic procedures, have been more practically comprehended by a salesgirl or an average secretary than by our most erudite [[politicians]]. On the other hand it is political reaction that consciously exploits these sexual interests. It not only designs flashy uniforms for the men, it puts the recruiting into the hands of attractive women. In conclusion, let us but recall the recruiting posters of war-thirsty powers, which ran something as follows: ‘Travel to foreign countries — join the Royal Navy I’ and the foreign countries were portrayed by exotic women. And why are these posters effective? Because our youth has become sexually starved owing to sexual suppression. ** [[Wilhelm Reich]], ''The Mass Psychology of Fascism'', (1933), p. 31. * [[Catholic]] [[Christianity]] in particular has long since divested itself of the [[revolutionary]], i.e., rebellious, character of the primitive Christian movement. It seduces its millions of devotees into accepting war as an act of [[fate]], as a ‘[[punishment]] of [[sin]]’. Wars are indeed the consequences of sins, but entirely different sins from those conceived of by Catholicism. ** [[Wilhelm Reich]] in ''The Mass Psychology of Fascism'', (1933), p. 230. * Under the influence of [[politicians]], [[masses]] of people tend to ascribe the [[responsibility]] for wars to those who wield [[power]] at any given [[time]]. In the [[First World War]] it was the [[munitions]] [[industrialists]]; in the [[Second World War]] it was the [[psychopathic]] [[w:General officer|generals]] who were said to be [[guilty]]. This is [[w:Buck passing|passing the buck]]. The responsibility for wars falls solely upon the shoulders of these same masses of people, for they have all the necessary means to avert war in their own [[hands]]. ** [[Wilhelm Reich]], ''The Mass Psychology of Fascism'', (1933), p. 345. * People like to think of war as a ‘social thunderstorm’. It is said that it ‘purifies’ the atmosphere; it has its great benefits -it ‘hardens the [[youth]]’ and makes them [[courageous]]. As far as that goes, people say, we have always had and will always have wars. They are biologically motivated. According to [[Darwin]], the ‘[[struggle]] for [[existence]]’ is the [[law]] of [[life]]. Why, then, were [[peace]] conferences organized? Nor have I ever heard that bears or elephants split up into two camps and annihilate one another. In the [[animal]] kingdom there are no wars within the same [[species]]. Like [[sadism]], war among one’s own kind is an acquisition of ‘[[civilised]] man'. No, for some reason or another, man shies away from putting his finger on the [[causes]] of war. And there can be no [[doubt]] that better ways than war exist of making youth fit and [[healthy]], namely, a satisfying [[love]] life, [[pleasurable]] and steady [[work]], general [[sports]] and [[freedom]] from the malicious [[gossip]] of [[old]] [[maids]]. In short, such [[arguments]] are hollow chatter. ** [[Wilhelm Reich]], "The biological miscalculation in the human struggle for freedom (part I)", (1975), ''Journal of Orgonomy'' Vol 9, Issue 1. * And he gathered them together into a place called in the [[w:Hebrew language|Hebrew tongue]] Armageddon. ** [[Book of Revelation|Revelation]], XVI. 16. Armageddon. Correct reading is Har-Magedon, signifying Mountain of Megiddo. Authorized version, City of Megiddo. Mount Megiddo possibly Mount Carmel. The plain of Megiddo lay at its foot. Scene of many battles. * Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, “Come.” I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. ** Revelation 6:1-2 * Twelve mailed men sat drinking late,<br> The wine was red as blood.<br>Cried one, "How long then must we wait<br>Ere we shall thunder at the gate,<br> And crush the cursed brood?"<br>Twelve men of iron, drinking late,<br>Strike hands, and pledge a cup of hate:<br>* "The Day!" ** [[Charles Alex Richmond]], ''The Day''. * When I hear about our young men and women who are sent off to war in the name of God and Country, and who give up their lives for no rational cause at all, my heart is crushed. What has happened to my country? we have become worse than the imagined enemy - killing civilians and calling it 'collateral damage', torturing and trampling [[human rights]] inside and outside our own borders, violating our own Constitution whenever it seems convenient, lying and stealing right and left, more concerned with [[sports]] on [[television]] and ring-tones on [[w:Cell phones|cell-phones]] than the future of the world. [...] The violent turmoil initiated by the [[Iraq War|United States military invasion of Iraq]] will beget future centuries of slaughter, if the human race lasts that long. First we spit on the [[United Nations]], then we expect them to clean up our mess. Our elected representatives are supposed to find diplomatic and benevolent solutions to these situations. Anyone can lash out and retaliate, that is not leadership or vision. Where is the wisdom and honor of the people we delegate our trust to? To the rest of the world we are cowards - demanding [[Iraq]] to disarm, and after they comply, we attack with remote-control high-tech [[Video game|video-game]] weapons. And then lie about our reasons for invading. We the people bear complete responsibility for all that will follow, and it won't be pretty. [...] "'''Who would [[Jesus]] bomb?'''" This question is primarily addressing a Christian audience, but the same issues face the Muslims and the Jews: '''God's message is tolerance and love, not [[self-righteousness]] and [[hatred]].''' Please consider "Thou shalt not kill" and "As ye sow, so shall ye reap". Not a lot of ambiguity there. [...] '''Here is the statement I want to make: if I am required to pay for your barbaric war, I choose not to live in your world. I refuse to finance the mass murder of innocent civilians, who did nothing to threaten our country. I will not participate in your charade - my conscience will not allow me to be a part of your crusade.''' ** [[w:Malachi Ritscher|Malachi Ritscher]], [http://www.savagesound.com/gallery99.htm suicide note] (2006). * The war is a [[Hallucination|halucination]] of those without [[homeland]]. ** [[Borislav Ristić]], [https://m.vecernji.hr/premium/rat-je-halucinacija-onih-bez-domovine-1263380 "Rat je halucinacija onih bez domovine"] ''Večernji list''. Published 11th August 2018. * If we are to end our wars, we have to dispense with a threatening, vengeful, bloodthirsty God. If we're to have any kind of world brotherhood, we have to dispense with a God who reserves his favors for a chosen few. Life is given to all. The sun shines freely on each of us. Would a God be less kindly? More than this, we must also dispense with our species God, and extend our ideas of divinity outward to the rest of nature which couches us and our religious theorizing with such a gracious and steady support. ** [[Jane Roberts]], ''The God of Jane: A Psychic Manifesto'', p. 63. * The morning came, there stood the foe;<br> Stark eyed them as they stood;<br>Few words he spoke—'twas not a time<br> For moralizing mood:<br>"See there the enemy, my boys!<br> Now, strong in valor's might,<br>Beat them or Betty Stark will sleep<br> In widowhood to-night." ** [[J. P. Rodmen]], ''Battle of Bennington''. *Lo, steel-clad War his gorgeous standard rears !<br>The red-cross squadrons madly rage,<br> And mow thro' infancy and age... **[[Samuel Rogers]], ''Ode to Superstition'' III.2. (1786). * I have always said that a conference was held for one reason only, to give everybody a chance to get sore at everybody else. Sometimes it takes two or three conferences to scare up a war, but generally one will do it. ** [[Will Rogers]], syndicated column (July 5, 1933); in ''The New York Times'' (July 6, 1933, p. 23). Disraeli is another who had an unsanguine view of conferences: "The Conference lasted six weeks. It wasted six weeks. It lasted as long as a Carnival, and, like a Carnival, it was an affair of masks and mystification. Our Ministers went to it as men in distressed circumstances go to a place of amusement—to while away the time, with a consciousness of impending failure". Speech in the House of Commons on Denmark and Germany, vote of censure (July 4, 1864), ''Hansard's Parliamentary Debates'', 3d series, vol. 176, col. 743. * I originated a remark many years ago that I think has been copied more than any little thing that I've every said, and I used it in the FOLLIES of 1922. I said America has a unique record. We never lost a war and we never won a conference in our lives. I believe that we could without any degree of egotism, single-handed lick any nation in the world. But we can't confer with [[w:Costa Rica|Costa Rica]] and come home with our shirts on. ** [[Will Rogers]], Paula McSpadden Love, ''The Will Rogers Book'' (1972), p. 177. The author was a niece of Will Rogers's and curator of the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, Oklahoma. * Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week. ** [[Will Rogers]] as quoted in ''Wit'' (2003) by Des MacHale, p. 299 * You can't say civilization don't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way. ** [[Will Rogers]], ''The Autobiography of Will Rogers'' (1949) * Since I am an immature and wicked man, war and unrest appeal to me more than good [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] order. [[Cruelty|Brutality]] is respected, the people need wholesome fear. They want to fear someone. They want someone to frighten them and make them shudderingly submissive. ** [[Ernst Röhm ]], Cited in "The Nazis: A Warning from History", Disc 1, 10:48. Also quoted in "The Face of the Third Reich: Portraits of the Nazi Leadership" - Page 139 by Joachim C. Fest - History - 1999. * And while I am talking to you mothers and fathers, I give you one more assurance. I have said this before, but I shall say it again and again and again: Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars. ** [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], campaign speech, Boston, Massachusetts (October 30, 1940); in ''The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940'' (1941), p. 517. * To you men who, in your turn, have come together to spend and be spent in the endless crusade against wrong; to you who face the future resolute and confident; to you who strive in a spirit of brotherhood for the betterment of our nation; to you who gird yourselves for this great new fight in the never-ending warfare for the good of mankind, I say in closing what I said in that speech in closing: "We stand at Armageddon and we battle for the Lord." ** [[Theodore Roosevelt]], speech, at Chicago, Progressive Convention, Aug. 5, 1912, quoting from his speech in June. * Righteous Heaven,<br>In thy great day of vengeance! Blast the traitor<br>And his pernicious counsels, who, for wealth,<br>For pow'r, the pride of greatness, or revenge,<br>Would plunge his native land in civil wars. ** [[Nicholas Rowe]], ''Jane Shore'' (1714), Act III, scene 1, line 198. * War, the needy bankrupt's last resort. ** [[Nicholas Rowe]], ''Pharsalia'', Book I. 343. * War does not develop the virtues of peace. . .It is not a school that teaches respect for the person or property of others. * When the rules of civilized society are suspended, when killing becomes a business and a sign of valor and heroism, when the wanton destruction of peaceable women and. children becomes an act of virtue, and is praised as a service to God and country, then it seems almost useless to talk about crime in the ordinary sense. * [There is] an obliteration of all the religious, moral and legal habits which acted as a barrier against acts of murder or of aggression against personal inviolability. :* Betty B. Rosenbaum, [https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2911&context=jclc "Relationship Between War and Crime in the United States"], ''Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology'', Volume 30, Issue 5, January-February, 1940. *Uppermost on everybody’s mind of course, particularly here in America, is the horror of what has come to be known as [[September 11 attacks|9/11]]. Nearly three thousand civilians lost their lives in that lethal [[Terrorism|terrorist]] strike. The grief is still deep. The rage still sharp. The tears have not dried. And a strange, deadly war is raging around the world. Yet, each person who has lost a loved one surely knows secretly, deeply, that no war, no act of revenge, no daisy-cutters dropped on someone else’s loved ones or someone else’s children, will blunt the edges of their pain or bring their own loved ones back. War cannot avenge those who have died. War is only a brutal desecration of their memory. **[[Arundhati Roy]], [https://dharma-records.buddhasasana.net/texts/arundhati-roys-speech-come-september ''Come September'' Speech, Santa Fe, NM], (29 Sep 2002) *To fuel yet another war – this time against Iraq – by cynically manipulating people’s grief, by packaging it for TV specials sponsored by corporations selling detergent and running shoes, is to cheapen and devalue grief, to drain it of meaning. What we are seeing now is a vulgar display of the business of grief, the commerce of grief, the pillaging of even the most private human feelings for political purpose. It is a terrible, violent thing for a State to do to its people. **[[Arundhati Roy]], [https://dharma-records.buddhasasana.net/texts/arundhati-roys-speech-come-september ''Come September'' Speech, Santa Fe, NM], (29 Sep 2002) * He never would believe that Providence had sent a few men into the world, ready booted and spurred to ride, and millions ready saddled and bridled to be ridden. ** [[Richard Rumbold]], at his execution (1685). See Macaulay—History of England, Chapter V. * It makes me hate war, but it doesn't make me believe that we're in a world that can live without war yet. ** Lt. Josh Rushing, Pentagon spokesman, in ''[[w:Control Room (film)|Control Room]]'' (2004), upon viewing footage of dead and wounded American soldiers in Iraq * '''I have seen war.''' I have seen war on land and sea. I have seen blood running from the wounded. I have seen the dead in the mud. I have seen cities destroyed. I have seen children starving. I have seen the agony of mothers and wives. '''I hate war.''' ** [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], August 1936 speech in Chautauqua, New York, reported in [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,756504,00.html?promoid=googlep Time magazine]. * Those who took refuge in the cave of Zeret tried to reproduce their traditional way of life underground, far from the omnivoyance of the [[Italian]] colonial army. This seems to be a characteristic of 20th century war: from the [[w:Madrid Metro|Madrid tube]] in the 1930s to the present [[Al-Qaeda]] bunkers in [[Afghanistan]], all the way through the [[w:Vietcong|Vietcong]] tunnels and the [[American]] [[w:Fallout shelter|nuclear shelters]] of the 1960s. Talking about the [[Iraq War]], Stephen Graham (2004: 18) writes: ‘this time... the key is between trans-global, near instantaneous killing power, operating on the fringes of the outer space, and deep, subterranean, terrestrial space’. Except for the outer space, though, there is nothing really new in the [[War on Terror|War against Terror]]—an offspring of [[colonial]] warfare (Mbembe 2003). For the last hundred years, against the destructiveness of industrial war, the only option of survival has been going underground. And this is what the followers of Abebe Aregai did. ** Alfredo González-Ruibal, Yonatan Sahle and Xurxo Ayán Vila, [https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/36054473.pdf “A social archaeology of colonial war in Ethiopia”], ''World Archeology'', Vol. 43, (04, Mar 2011), p.8 * '''Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country.''' ** [[Bertrand Russel]], ''Has Man a Future?'' (1962), p. 78<!--79--> * [The Russians] dashed on towards that thin line tipped with steel. ** W. H. Russell—The British Expedition to the Crimea. (Revised edition), p. 187. Also in his Letters to the London Times, Oct. 25, 1854. Speaking of the 93rd Highlanders at Balaclava. Credit for authorship of "the thin red line" claimed by Russell in a letter printed in Notes and Queries, series 8, VII, p. 191. == S == [[File:USMC-00772.jpg|thumb|I grew up with the colors of war -- the red colors of fire and blood, the brown tones of earth as it explodes in our faces and the piercing silver of an exploded missile, so bright that nothing can protect your eyes from it. I grew up with the sounds of war -- the staccato sounds of gunfire, the wrenching booms of explosions, ominous drones of jets flying overhead and the wailing warning sounds of sirens. These are the sounds you would expect, but they are also the sounds of dissonant concerts of a flock of birds screeching in the night, the high-pitched honest cries of children and the thunderous, unbearable silence. "War," a friend of mine said, "is not about sound at all. It is actually about silence, the silence of humanity." ~ [[Zainab Salbi]]]] [[File:RIAN archive 662758 Recruits entering Voroshilov Barracks.jpg|thumb|Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Carl Sandburg]]</center>]] [[File:New Orleans h76369k.jpg|thumb|War is hell.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[William Tecumseh Sherman]]</center>]] [[File:Sherman sea 1868.jpg|thumb|We fed thousands upon thousands of the families of rebel soldiers left on our hands, and whom we could not see starve. Now that war comes home to you; you feel very different. You deprecate its horrors, but did not feel them when you sent car-loads of soldiers and ammunition, and moulded shells and shot to carry war.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[William Tecumseh Sherman]]</center>]] [[File:Atomic cloud over Hiroshima.jpg|thumb|A people who will persevere in war beyond a certain limit ought to know the consequences.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[William Tecumseh Sherman]]</center>]] [[File:Hiroshima 10km.jpg|thumb|You might as well appeal against the thunderstorm as against these terrible hardships of war. They are inevitable.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[William Tecumseh Sherman]]</center>]] [[File:Bruce Crandall's UH-1D.jpg|thumb|War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!<br><center>~&nbsp;[[w:Edwin Starr|Edwin Starr]]</center>]] [[File:CDR Michele Day, USN (X.O.).jpg|thumb|War! war! war! Heaven aid the right! God move the hero's arm in the fearful fight! God send the women sleep in the long, long night... When the breasts on whose strength they leaned shall heave no more.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Edmund Clarence Stedman]]</center>]] [[File:VNWarMontage.png|thumb|right|A [[wise]] man does not try to hurry [[history]]. Many wars have been avoided by patience and many have been precipitated by reckless haste.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Adlai Stevenson II]]</center>]] [[File:Count and Countess László Széchenyi.jpg|thumb|War is caused by greed. ~ [[László Széchenyi]]]] * I grew up in [[Iraq war|war-torn Iraq]], and '''I believe that there are two sides of wars and we've only seen one side of it. We only talk about one side of it. But there's another side that I have witnessed as someone who lived in it and someone who ended up working in it.''' ** [[Zainab Salbi]], ''[https://www.ted.com/talks/zainab_salbi?language=en Zainab Salbi: Women, wartime and the dream of peace]'', speech at [[w:TED (conference)#TEDGlobal|TEDGlobal]] 2010, ''[[w:TED (conference)|TED]]''. * I grew up with the colors of war -- the red colors of fire and blood, the brown tones of earth as it explodes in our faces and the piercing silver of an exploded missile, so bright that nothing can protect your eyes from it. I grew up with the sounds of war -- the staccato sounds of gunfire, the wrenching booms of explosions, ominous drones of jets flying overhead and the wailing warning sounds of sirens. These are the sounds you would expect, but they are also the sounds of dissonant concerts of a flock of birds screeching in the night, the high-pitched honest cries of children and the thunderous, unbearable silence. '''"War," a friend of mine said, "is not about sound at all. It is actually about silence, the silence of humanity."''' ** [[Zainab Salbi]], ''[https://www.ted.com/talks/zainab_salbi?language=en Zainab Salbi: Women, wartime and the dream of peace]'', speech at [[w:TED (conference)#TEDGlobal|TEDGlobal]] 2010, ''[[w:TED (conference)|TED]]''. * '''I have learned not only that the colors and the sounds of war are the same, but the fears of war are the same. You know, there is a fear of dying.''' ** [[Zainab Salbi]], ''[https://www.ted.com/talks/zainab_salbi?language=en Zainab Salbi: Women, wartime and the dream of peace]'', speech at [[w:TED (conference)#TEDGlobal|TEDGlobal]] 2010, ''[[w:TED (conference)|TED]]''. * '''There are two sides of war. There is a side that fights, and there is a side that keeps the schools and the factories and the hospitals open. There is a side that is focused on winning battles, and there is a side that is focused on winning life. There is a side that leads the front-line discussion, and there is a side that leads the back-line discussion. There is a side that thinks that peace is the end of fighting, and there is a side that thinks that peace is the arrival of schools and jobs. There is a side that is led by men, and there is a side that is led by [[Women in war|women]]. And in order for us to understand how do we build lasting peace, we must understand war and peace from both sides. We must have a full picture of what that means.''' ** [[Zainab Salbi]], ''[https://www.ted.com/talks/zainab_salbi?language=en Zainab Salbi: Women, wartime and the dream of peace]'', speech at [[w:TED (conference)#TEDGlobal|TEDGlobal]] 2010, ''[[w:TED (conference)|TED]]''. * To accept the legitimacy of the state is to embrace the necessity for war. ** [[L.K. Samuels]], “Iraq and the Roots of War,” ''California Freedom'' (June 2007). * Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come. ** [[Carl Sandburg]], "The People, Yes", ''The People, Yes'' (1936), stanza 23, line 23, republished in ''The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg'', rev. and expanded ed. (1970), p. 464. *Mr. Speaker, in the brief time I have let me give you five reasons why I'm opposed to giving the President a blank check to launch a unilateral invasion and occupation of Iraq and why I will vote against this resolution. One: I have not heard any estimates of how many young American men and women might die in such a war, or how many tens of thousands of women and children in Iraq might also be killed. As a caring nation, we should do everything we can to prevent the horrible suffering that a war will cause. War must be the last recourse in international relations, not the first. Second... If President Bush believes that the US can go to war at any time against any nation, what moral or legal obligation can our government raise if another country chose to do the same thing. **[[Bernie Sanders]], in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdFw1btbkLM Speech on Iraq War Resolution in US House of Representatives] (9 October 2002) * Irregular combatants are at their most effective in cities. They cannot easily shoot down planes, nor fight tanks in open fields. Instead, they draw the enemy into cities, and undermine the key advantage of today’s major powers, whose mechanised weapons are of little use in dense and narrow urban spaces. ** Saskia Sassen, [https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jan/30/new-war-rise-endless-urban-conflict-saskia-sassen “Welcome to a new kind of war: the rise of endless urban conflict”], ''The Guardian'', (30 Jan 2018), last modified on (11 May 2018). * The [[US]] now has training camps featuring imitation “[[Arab]]” urban districts, and has picked up the [[Israeli]] practice of entering a dense neighbourhood not via the [[street]], but by crossing through [[homes]] – a parallel pathway to the street, running from one interior room to another by carving holes in contiguous [[walls]], and dealing with the inhabitants as they come across them. <br> They have learned, above all, that the city itself has become an obstacle. And while it is true that they can simply bomb a city to pieces – as we’ve seen with the bombing of [[w:Aleppo|Aleppo]] and other cities by [[Syria]]’s government and its allies – we have not recently seen the total [[destruction]] of the [[w:Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|Hiroshima nuclear attack]] or the [[w:Fire bombing of Dresden|fire-bombing of Dresden]]. ** Saskia Sassen, [https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jan/30/new-war-rise-endless-urban-conflict-saskia-sassen “Welcome to a new kind of war: the rise of endless urban conflict”], ''The Guardian'', (30 Jan 2018), last modified on (11 May 2018). * When you leave here today, if you agree with me, and others, give thought if you will to the inconsistencies of our national morality. That we can punish civil disobedience that finds expression in a revulsion against death – and yet remain strangely unmoved by acts of murder against victims we are supposedly helping, and are ourselves dying for. <br> And even if you don’t agree – give thought to the whole adventure of war. It has been your fathers lot, and mine, and his. There has not been even a spasmodic moment when young men have not fought and died. When the solons, and the aged heads of state have not in their infinite wisdom and consummate judgment, sent the young off to end their lives. An obscure poet named [[w:Arthur Daidson Ficke Arthur Daidson Ficke ]]|, wrote this in the 19th century: “Old men in impotence can beget new wars to kill the lusty young; Young men can sing, old men forget…That any song was every sung.” Don’t you forget that song, the words, the music, the symphony to living. Remember that you can’t necessarily sanctify a cause by virtue of the fact that men die for it. A death in a worthless or even questionable cause is a pointless, meaningless, tragically premature death. So when, in future times, men ask you to prove patriotism and loyalty and affection for your native land – remember that these things are not always equated with a willingness to die or to kill. ** [[Rod Serling]], [https://rodserling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Serling_Commencement_IC_1972.pdf “The Commencement Address of Rod Serling”], ''Ithica College New York''; (May 13,1972), pp.3-4 * Another fucking war, man. I don't know where to begin, but I'll start with the radical leaders. Their steps we're following. ** [[w:Avenged Sevenfold|Matthew Charles Sanders]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPpLVdbVXFI "Blinded in Chains"] (2005), ''City of Evil'' * Only the dead have seen the end of war. ** [[George Santayana]], ''Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies'' (1922); this is often misattributed to [[Plato]][http://plato-dialogues.org/faq/faq008.htm]. * '''Let no one ever, from henceforth say one word in any way countenancing war.''' It is dangerous even to speak of how here and there the individual may gain some hardship of soul by it. For '''war is hell, and those who institute it are criminals. Were there even anything to say for it, it should not be said; for its spiritual disasters far outweigh any of its advantages.''' ** [[Siegfried Sassoon]], As quoted by Robert Nichols in his introduction to ''The Counter-Attack and Other Poems'' (1918) * The fundamental of war has always been dehumanizing the enemy, seeing him as a soulless animal. ** [[Robert J. Sawyer]], ''Factoring Humanity'' (1998), Chapter 41 *Many [[democrats]], [[Liberalism|liberals]], [[w:Traditional conservatives|traditional conservatives]], and even some [[Left-wing politics|leftists]] continue to tell themselves that the election of [[Joe Biden]] was the first step toward restoring U.S. standing in the world after the damage caused by [[Donald Trump]]. And in a variety of ways — many stylistic and some substantive — that perspective has merit. But when it comes to [[Foreign policy of the United States|national security policy]], the U.S. has been on a steady, hypermilitarized arc for decades. Taken broadly, U.S. policy has been largely consistent on “national security” and “counterterrorism” matters from 9/11 to the present....<BR>Biden’s election slogan was “America is back.” The truth is that “America” never left. There will be no major departures from the imperial course under Biden. While the drone wars continue, and the shift back to [[Cold War]] posturing in Europe and Asia accelerates, Biden will maintain the hostile stance toward left movements and governments throughout [[Latin America]] and the [[w:Caribbean|Caribbean]]. On [[Global warming|climate change]], Biden will reverse some of Trump’s most extreme stances, while still placing the profits of major [[corporations]] and the [[Military-industrial complex|military industry]] over the health of the planet. The militarization of the borders and the maltreatment of refugees will remain, and the vast domestic surveillance apparatus will endure. The stark truth is this: The interests of the War Party trump any political disputes between the Democrats and the Republicans. **[[Jeremy Scahill]], [https://theintercept.com/2021/11/21/america-militarism-foreign-policy-bush-obama-trump-biden/ The War Party, From Bush to Obama, and Trump to Biden, U.S. Militarism Is the Great Unifier, ''The Intercept''] (November 21 2021) * ''Qui fuit peut revenir aussi;<br>Qui meurt, il n'en est pas ainsi.'' ** He who flies can also return; but it is not so with him who dies. ** Scarron. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Ein Schlachten war's, nicht eine Schlacht, zu nennen!<br> It was a slaughter rather than a battle. ** [[Friedrich Schiller]], ''Die Jungfrau von Orleans'', I. 9. 50. * Est ist hier wie in den alten Zeiten<br>Wo die Klinge noch alles that bedeuten. ** It is now as in the days of yore when the sword ruled all things. ** [[Friedrich Schiller]], ;;Wallenstein's Lager;;, VI. 140. * War is not healthy for children and other living things. ** Lorraine Art Schneider, Mother's Day card (1967) for [[w:Another Mother for Peace|Another Mother for Peace]], used in the organization's logo. See [http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/DG100-150/DG102AMP.html Swarthmore College Peace Collection]. * ''Hosti non solum dandam esse viam fugiendi verum etiam muniendam.'' ** Give the enemy not only a road for flight, but also a means of defending it. ** [[Scipio Africanus]], according to Frontinus, ''Strateg'', IV. 7. 16. * One blast upon his bugle horn<br> Were worth a thousand men. ** [[Walter Scott]], ''Lady of the Lake'' (1810), Canto VI, Stanza 18. * In the lost battle,<br> Borne down by the flying,<br>Where mingles war's rattle<br> With groans of the dying. ** [[Walter Scott]], ''Marmion'' (1808), Canto III, Stanza 11. * "Charge, Chester, charge! On, Stanley, on!"<br>Were the last words of Marmion. ** [[Walter Scott]], ''Marmion'' (1808), Canto VI, Stanza 32. * Still from the sire the son shall hear<br>Of the stern strife, and carnage drear,<br> Of Flodden's fatal field,<br>When shiver'd was fair Scotland's spear,<br> And broken was her shield! ** [[Walter Scott]], ''Marmion'' (1808), Canto VI, Stanza 34. * There was a stately drama writ<br> By the hand that peopled the earth and air,<br>And set the stars in the infinite,<br> And made night gorgeous and morning fair;<br>And all that had sense to reason knew<br>That bloody drama must be gone through.<br>Some sat and watched how the action veered—<br>Waited, profited, trembled, cheered—<br>We saw not clearly nor understood,<br> But yielding ourselves to the masterhand,<br>Each in his part as best he could,<br> We played it through as the author planned. ** [[Alan Seeger]], ''The Hosts''. * Too many wars are fought almost as if by rote. Too many wars are fought out of sloganry, out of battle hymns, out of aged, musty appeals to patriotism that went out with knighthood and moats. Love your country because it is eminently worthy of your affection. Respect it because it deserves your respect. Be loyal to it because it cannot survive without your loyalty. But do not accept the shedding of blood as a natural function or a prescribed way of history, even if history points this up by its repetition. That men die for causes does not necessarily sanctify that cause. And that men are maimed and torn to pieces every fifteen and twenty years does not immortalize or deify the act of war. Are you tough enough, young ladies and gentlemen, to try to build a world in which young men can live out their lives in fruitful pursuit of a decent, enriching consummation of both his talents and his hopes. But if survival calls for the bearing of arms, bear them, you must. As we all have. ** [[Rod Serling]], [https://rodserling.com/rod-serlings-1968-commencement-address/ ”Rod Serling’s 1968 Commencement Address of Rod Serlig to Binghamton Central High School Graduates”], (January 28th, 1968) * When you leave here today, if you agree with me, and others, give thought if you will to the inconsistencies of our national morality. That we can punish civil disobedience that finds expression in a revulsion against death – and yet remain strangely unmoved by acts of murder against victims we are supposedly helping, and are ourselves dying for. <br> And even if you don’t agree – give thought to the whole adventure of war. It has been your fathers lot, and mine, and his. There has not been even a spasmodic moment when young men have not fought and died. When the solons, and the aged heads of state have not in their infinite wisdom and consummate judgment, sent the young off to end their lives. An obscure poet named [[w:Arthur Daidson Ficke Arthur Daidson Ficke ]]|, wrote this in the 19th century: “Old men in impotence can beget new wars to kill the lusty young; Young men can sing, old men forget…That any song was every sung.” Don’t you forget that song, the words, the music, the symphony to living. Remember that you can’t necessarily sanctify a cause by virtue of the fact that men die for it. A death in a worthless or even questionable cause is a pointless, meaningless, tragically premature death. So when, in future times, men ask you to prove patriotism and loyalty and affection for your native land – remember that these things are not always equated with a willingness to die or to kill. ** Rod Serling, [https://rodserling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Serling_Commencement_IC_1972.pdf “Commencement Address of Rod Serling to Ithica College New York"], (May 13, 1972), pp.3-4 * Fortune is always on the side of the largest battalions. ** [[Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné]], ''Letters'', 202. * It is an irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces. ** [[William H. Seward]], speech, The Irrepressible Conflict. Oct. 25, 1858. * They got [[money]] for wars, but can't feed the [[poor]]. ** [[Tupac Shakur]], ''[[w:Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...|Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...]]'', "Keep Ya Head Up", (February 16, 1993). * There was only one virtue, pugnacity; only one vice, pacifism. That is an essential condition of war. ** [[Bernard Shaw]], ''Heartbreak House''. Preface. Madness in Court. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * In the arts of life man invents nothing; but in the arts of death he outdoes Nature herself, and produces by chemistry and machinery all the slaughter of plague, pestilence and famine. ** [[Bernard Shaw]], ''Man and Superman''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * They shall not pass, tho' battleline<br>May bend, and foe with foe combine,<br> Tho' death rain on them from the sky<br> Till every fighting man shall die,<br>France shall not yield to German Rhine. ** [[Alice M. Shepard]], ''They Shall Not Pass''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. *'''A people who will persevere in war beyond a certain limit ought to know the consequences'''. Many, many peoples with less pertinacity have been wiped out of national existence. ** General [[William Tecumseh Sherman]], letter to Major R.M. Sawyer (31 January 1864), from Vicksburg. * Hold the Fort! I am coming. ** General [[William Tecumseh Sherman]], Signalled to Gen. Corse. Oct. 5, 1864. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * War is hell. ** Attributed to General [[William Tecumseh Sherman]]. (Not remembered by him). John Koolbeck, of Harlem, Iowa, who was Aide de Camp to Gen. Winslow, testifies that after the battle of Vicksburg, 1861, Gen. Sherman was watching the crossing of the army across a pontoon bridge, at the river Pearl. Koolbeck distinctly heard him say: "War is Hell." See Everybody's. Oct., 1918, p. 71. * I regard the death and mangling of a couple thousand men as a small affair, a kind of morning dash — and it may be well that we become so hardened. ** General [[William Tecumseh Sherman]], in a letter to his wife (July 1864) * '''War is the remedy our enemies have chosen. Other simple remedies were within their choice. Yon know it and they know it, but they wanted war, and I say let us give them all they want; not a word of argument, not a sign of let up, no cave in till we are whipped or they are.''' ** General [[William Tecumseh Sherman]], [https://books.google.com/books?id=rcFZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA248 letter to James Guthrie] (14 August 1864), Georgia. * I've been where you are now and I know just how you feel. It's entirely natural that there should beat in the breast of every one of you a hope and desire that some day you can use the skill you have acquired here. Suppress it! You don't know the horrible aspects of war. I've been through two wars and I know. I've seen cities and homes in ashes. I've seen thousands of men lying on the ground, their dead faces looking up at the skies. I tell you, war is hell! ** General [[William Tecumseh Sherman]], address to the graduating class of the [[w:Michigan Military Academy|Michigan Military Academy]] (19 June 1879), as quoted from accounts by Dr. Charles O. Brown in the Battle Creek ''Enquirer and News'' (18 November 1933). * '''My knowledge of pain, learned with the sabre, taught me not to be afraid.''' And just as in dueling when you must concentrate on your enemy's cheek, so, too, in war. '''You cannot waste time on feinting and sidestepping. You must decide on your target and go in.''' ** [[Otto Skorzeny]], comparing his dueling days with commando tactics, as quoted in ''Skorzeny'' (1972) by Charles Whiting, p. 17. * ''J'ai vécu.'' ** I existed. ** [[Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès]], when asked what he did during the Reign of Terror. See Mignet—Notices Hist. I. 81. * '''[[All]]'s [[fair]] in [[love]] and war.''' ** [[w:Francis Edward Smedley|Francis Edward Smedley]], ''Frank Fairlegh : Scenes from the Life of a Private Pupil'' (1850). * Sainte Jeanne went harvesting in France,<br> But ah! what found she there?<br>The little streams were running red,<br> And the torn fields were bare;<br>And all about the ruined towers<br> Where once her king was crowned,<br>The hurtling ploughs of war and death<br> Had scored the desolate ground. ** Marion Couthouy Smith—Sainte Jeanne of France. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * For God's sake, do not drag me into another war! I am worn down, and worn out, with crusading and defending Europe, and protecting mankind; I must think a little of myself. ** [[Sydney Smith]], letter to the Countess Grey (February 19, 1823); ''A Memoir of the Rev. Sydney Smith by His Daughter Lady Holland'' (1874), p. 434. * Every shot has its commission, d'ye see? We must all die at one time, as the saying is. ** [[Tobias Smollett]], ''The Reprisal'', Act III. 8. * Some of you will not come back. Some of you will come back maimed. Those of you who do come back will come back changed men. That is war! ** [[Jan Smuts]], when seeing off young South Africans in [[w:World War II|World War II]], as cited in Antony Lentin, 2010, Jan Smuts - Man of courage and vision, p. 138. {{ISBN|978-1-86842-390-3}}. * I came, I saw, God overcame. ** [[John Sobieski]], to the Pope, with the captured Mussulman standards. * The formula that food is the way to derive peace actually should be more properly understood in reverse. '''The answer to my question of why we have so many hungry people on the planet when there is no need for that is that it is a deliberate decision that some human beings make in order to appropriate the resources of others, or, as in the case of one of the hot spots on the planet right now for hunger, which is Yemen, it was a deliberate strategy to disrupt the food system specifically to weaken the country in the pursuit of the war between proxies, Saudi Arabia and Iran'''. And so, it’s important to remember that hunger does not always happen because of natural disasters, which is a mental model that most of us fall back upon; it is often the result of things that we actually do to each other deliberately. ** Ricardo Salvador, in [https://www.democracynow.org/2020/12/10/ricardo_salvador_world_hunger "As Food Insecurity Surges, Leading Scientist Says Hunger Is a Deliberate Choice by Those in Power"] [[W:Democracy Now!|''Democracy Now!'']] (10 December 2020) * A nice war is a war where everybody who is heroic is a hero, and everybody more or less is a hero in a nice war. Now this war is not at all a nice war. ** [[Gertrude Stein]], ''Wars I Have Seen'', Statement about World War II (written in 1943), p. 77 * War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost. ** [[Gertrude Stein]], ''Wars I Have Seen'' (1945) * War was a kind of poverty with bullets. ** [[Bruce Sterling]], ''Join the Navy and See the Worlds'' (2009) in [[w:Gardner Dozois|Gardner Dozois]] & [[w:Jonathan Strahan|Jonathan Strahan]] (eds.) ''[[w:The New Space Opera 2|The New Space Opera 2]]'' (mass market paperback edition, {{ISBN|978-0-06-156236-5}}), p. 327 * A [[wise]] man does not try to hurry [[history]]. Many [[wars]] have been avoided by patience and many have been precipitated by reckless haste. ** [[Adlai Stevenson II]], ''Speeches of Adlai Stevenson'' (1952), p. 39 * [[Speed]] is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where he has taken no precautions. ** [[Sun Tzu]], ''The Art of War'' *[I]n war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory. **[[Sun Tzu]], [https://suntzusaid.com/book/4/15/ ''The Art of War''] * All warfare is based on deception. ** [[Sun Tzu]], ''Art of War'' * Terrible as an army with banners. ** Song of Solomon, VI. 4 and 10. * Either this or upon this. (Either bring this back or be brought back upon it). ** Said to be a Spartan mother's words to her son on giving him his shield. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Then more fierce<br>The conflict grew; the din of arms, the yell<br>Of savage rage, the shriek of agony,<br>The groan of death, commingled in one sound<br>Of undistinguish'd horrors. ** [[Robert Southey]], ''Madoc in Wales'' (1805), Part II, XV. * War! war! war!<br>Heaven aid the right!<br>God move the hero's arm in the fearful fight!<br>God send the women sleep in the long, long night,<br> When the breasts on whose strength they leaned shall heave no more. ** [[Edmund Clarence Stedman]], ''Alice of Monmouth: an Idyl of the Great War'' (1864), VII. * The crystal-pointed tents from hill to hill. ** [[Edmund Clarence Stedman]], ''Alice of Monmouth: an Idyl of the Great War'' (1864), XI. * But, Virginians, don't do it, for I tell you that the flagon,<br> Filled with blood of Old Brown's offspring, was first poured by Southern hands;<br>And each drop from Old Brown's life-veins, like the red gore of the Dragon,<br> May spring up a vengeful Fury, hissing through your slave-worn lands:<br>* And Old Brown,<br>* Osawatomie Brown,<br>May trouble you worse than ever, when you've nailed his coffin down. ** [[Edmund Clarence Stedman]], ''How Old Brown Took Harper's Ferry''. Written during Brown's Trial. Nov., 1859. * '''Never run against a war hero.''' ** [[Adlai Stevenson]], who famously campaigned twice for US president against [[Dwight Eisenhower]], when asked if he had any advice to give to a young politician, as quoted in [http://en.epochtimes.com/news/4-11-4/24153.html "History Remembers…Adlai Stevenson" by Maureen Zebian in ''The Epoch Times'' (4 November 2004)]. *In January 2018, the experts at the [[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]] moved the hands of the [[Doomsday Clock]] to two minutes before midnight, where it had stood during the darkest days of the Cold War, from 1953 to 1960. The latest move of the hands was precipitated by the recklessness in Trump’s nuclear thinking and the deepening crisis over Korea. Trump wondered aloud about the point of having nuclear weapons if he couldn’t use them. His answer was to make them more usable, which he did with his new [[w:Nuclear Posture Review (NPR)|Nuclear Posture Review (NPR)]], the first since Obama’s 2010 NPR, which had reduced the role of nuclear weapons in the US defense posture. The 2018 NPR significantly elevated their role, permitting use in response to vaguely defined “extreme circumstances,” such as cyberattacks or attacks on the infrastructure of both the United States and its “allies and partners.” The review doubled down on Obama’s unconscionable 30-year trillion-dollar modernization of all parts of the nuclear arsenal. The actual cost looks to be closer to $1.7 trillion and climbing. To make matters worse, all eight other nuclear powers are undertaking their own modernizations, though on a far more modest scale. Russia, it should be noted, actually cut its defense spending this past year. **[https://www.thenation.com/article/untold-history-of-the-united-states-rerelease/ ''2 Minutes and Counting, Crises that seemed contained not long ago have now spiraled out of control—and the prospects for resolving them peacefully look depressingly bleak, the Nation,''] [[w:Oliver Stone|Oliver Stone]] and [[w:Peter Kuznick|Peter Kuznick]], (3 April 2019) *Acting like a [[hegemon]], the United States, starting in 1999, took advantage of Russian weakness and broke its promise not to expand NATO, eventually adding 13 countries, the last of which was Montenegro, in 2017. When Bush announced plans to incorporate [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and [[Ukraine]], Putin drew the line. Following the US-backed Ukrainian coup, he took back Crimea and made clear that there are limits to his toleration of NATO expansion.<BR> In his March 1, 2018, Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly, he went further, throwing down the gauntlet to the United States. Russia, he acknowledged, had been on the defensive since the Soviet Union collapsed, having lost substantial amounts of its territory, population, GDP, industrial potential, and military capability. It depended on the IMF and World Bank for survival. The United States ignored its appeals not to abrogate the ABM Treaty in 2002 and expanded its global missile-defense system, leaving Russia vulnerable to a US attack. A 2006 article in Foreign Affairs contending that neither Russia or China could even retaliate against a US first strike “sent heads spinning” in Russia, The Washington Post reported, “with visions of Dr. Strangelove.” **[https://www.thenation.com/article/untold-history-of-the-united-states-rerelease/ '''''2 Minutes and Counting, Crises that seemed contained not long ago have now spiraled out of control—and the prospects for resolving them peacefully look depressingly bleak''', the Nation,''] [[w:Oliver Stone|Oliver Stone]] and [[w:Peter Kuznick|Peter Kuznick]], (3 April 2019) *But now, in March 2018, Putin was declaring that the US effort had failed. He unveiled the existence of five new nuclear weapons, all of which could circumvent US missile-defense systems. He concluded defiantly, “I hope everything that has been said today will sober any potential aggressor,” adding, “No one listened to us. Listen to us now.” Independent Russian military analyst Aleksandr Golts said that all the weapons experts he had spoken to were “in shock, as was I.” **[https://www.thenation.com/article/untold-history-of-the-united-states-rerelease/ ''2 Minutes and Counting, Crises that seemed contained not long ago have now spiraled out of control—and the prospects for resolving them peacefully look depressingly bleak, the Nation,''] [[w:Oliver Stone|Oliver Stone]] and [[w:Peter Kuznick|Peter Kuznick]], (3 April 2019) * Waste of Blood, and waste of Tears<br>Waste of youth's most precious years,<br>Waste of ways the saints have trod,<br>Waste of Glory, waste of God,<br>War! ** [[Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy]], from ''Waste'', in ''More Rough Rhymes of a Padre'' (1919) * When battle approaches, when war arises, the plans of the gods, beloved by the gods, are destroyed. ** [[Sumerian proverb]] from [[Ur]]im, [http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/proverbs/t.6.2.3.html Text online] at {{w|The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature}}, {{w|3rd millennium BCE}}. * Hobbes clearly proves that every creature<br>Lives in a state of war by nature. ** [[Jonathan Swift]], ''Poetry'', ''A Rhapsody''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * War, that mad game the world so loves to play. ** [[Jonathan Swift]], ''Ode to Sir William Temple''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Not with dreams, but with blood and with iron<br>Shall a nation be moulded to last. ** [[Algernon Charles Swinburne]], ''A Word for the Country''. * War has been the excuse people have made throughout history to take something away from others that didn't belong to them. And it's a never ending cycle. First one group takes away something from the other, then the other wants to take it back, only if they succeed, they take much more. And then it starts all over again. War is caused by greed. ** [[László Széchenyi]], ''Visions of Utopia'', p. 67 == T == [[File:The Old Flag Never Touched the Ground.jpg|thumb|Gods are on the side of the stronger.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Tacitus]]</center>]] [[File:Defense.gov News Photo 041108-M-8205V-015.jpg|thumb|This man was innocent...He was walking back to his house, and I shot him in front of his friend and his father. The first round didn’t kill him, after I had hit him up here in his neck area... he started screaming and looked right into my eyes... So I took...him out... We were all congratulated after we had our first kills, and that happened to have been mine. My company commander personally congratulated me, as he did everyone else in our company. This is the same individual who had stated that whoever gets their first kill by stabbing them to death will get a four-day pass when we return from Iraq. ~[[w:Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan|Jon Michael Turner]] (U.S.M.C.) ]] [[File:Image-UN Swords into Plowshares Statue.JPG|thumb|right|If wars in the [[future]] are to be prevented the [[nations]] must be [[united]] in their determination to keep the [[peace]] under [[law]].<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Harry S. Truman]]</center>]] * Ratio et consilium propriæ ducis artes. ** The proper qualities of a general are judgment and deliberation. ** [[Tacitus]], ''Annales'' (AD 117), III. 20. * Deos fortioribus adesse. ** The gods are on the side of the stronger. ** [[Tacitus]], ''Annales'' (AD 117), IV. 17. * We can start at once. We made preparations on the way. ** Commander Joseph K. Taussig for the American Navy, to the British Admiral's query: "When will you be ready?" (1917). Erroneously attributed to Admiral Sims. * [[w:Militarism|Militarism]]... is [[w:Fetishism|fetish]] worship. It is the prostration of men's souls before, and the laceration of their bodies to appease, an [[w:Idolatry|idol]]. ...Reverence for economic activity and industry and what is called business is also fetish worship, and in their devotion to that idol they torture themselves as needlessly, and indulge in the same meaningless antics. ** [[R. H. Tawney]], ''[[The Acquisitive Society]]'' (1920). * A little more grape, Captain Bragg. ** Attributed to General [[Zachary Taylor]] at Buena Vista. Feb. 23, 1847. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * The children born of thee are sword and fire,<br>Red ruin, and the breaking up of law. ** [[Alfred Tennyson]], ''[[Idylls of the King]]'' (published 1859-1885), Guinevere, line 423. * It cannot be made, it shall not be made, it will not be made; but if it were made there would be a war between France and England for the possession of Egypt. ** [[Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston]], speech, 1851, referring to the Suez Canal (an example of an indiscreet and unfulfilled prophecy). * Half a league, half a league,<br> Half a league onward,<br>All in the valley of Death<br> Rode the six hundred.<br>"Forward the Light Brigade!<br> Charge for the guns!" he said,<br>Into the valley of death<br> Rode the six hundred. ** [[Alfred Tennyson]], ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' (1854), Stanza 1. * Forward, the Light Brigade!<br>Was there a man dismayed?<br> Not tho' the soldier knew<br> Some one had blunder'd.<br>Theirs not to make reply,<br>Theirs not to reason why,<br>Theirs but to do and die.<br> Into the valley of death<br> Rode the six hundred. ** [[Alfred Tennyson]], ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' (1854), Stanza 2. * Cannon to right of them,<br>Cannon to left of them,<br>Cannon in front of them<br> Volley'd and thunder'd;<br>Stormed at with shot and shell,<br>Boldly they rode and well,<br> Into the jaws of Death,<br>Into the mouth of Hell<br> Rode the six hundred. ** [[Alfred Tennyson]], ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' (1854), Stanza 3. "Jaws of death" used by Du Bartas—Weekes and Workes. Day I, Part IV. Twelfth Night, Act III, scene 4. * ''Omnia prius experiri verbis quam armis sapientem decet.'' ** [[Terence]], ''Eunuchus'', V. 1. 19. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. ** It becomes a wise man to try negotiation before arms. * Ten good soldiers, wisely led,<br>Will beat a hundred without a head. ** [[D. W. Thompson]], ''Paraphrase of Euripides''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * The last half of the [[20th century]] will seem like a [[wild]] [[party]] for [[rich]] [[kids]], compared to what's coming now. The party's over, folks. … "[[Winston Churchill]] said "The first casualty of War is always [[Truth]]." Churchill also said "In wartime, the Truth is so precious that it should always be surrounded by a bodyguard of [[Lies]]." <br> That [[wisdom]] will not be much comfort to babies born last week. The first [[news]] they get in this world will be News subjected to [[Military]] [[Censorship]]. That is a given in wartime, along with massive campaigns of deliberately-planted "Dis-information." That is routine behavior in Wartime — for all countries and all combatants — and it makes life difficult for people who value [[real]] news. Count on it. ** [[Hunter S. Thompson]], "When War Drums Roll" (17 September 2001) *Better, far better! Endure all the horrors of civil war than to see the dusky sons of Ham leading the fair daughters of the south to the altar. **[[w:William Thompson|William M. Thompson]], letter to Warner A. Thompson (2 February 1861), as quoted in [https://books.google.com/books?id=1qhEHVki8tEC&pg=PA19 ''For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War''] (1997), by James M. McPherson, New York City: Oxford University Press, Inc., p. 19 * But what most showed the vanity of life<br>Was to behold the nations all on fire. ** [[James Thomson (poet)|James Thomson]], ''Castle of Indolence'' (1748), Canto I. 55. * We need accountability for the states and individuals that have caused this crisis, brought us to the brink of a [[w:famine|famine]] that the [[United Nations|UN]] says would be the worst in the past 100 years, and – by using [[w:starvation|starvation]] as a weapon of war – are in clear breach of [[w:International humanitarian law|international humanitarian law]]...When I asked [[Jeremy Hunt]] yesterday in [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|parliament]] why the [[w:resolution|resolution]] that will go before the [[w:United Nations Security Council|security council]] today did not mention the need for an [[w:investigation|investigation]] of all alleged '''war crimes''', and full [[w:accountability|accountability]] for those responsible, and whether the [[Mohammad bin Salman|crown prince]] (of [[Saudi Arabia]]) had insisted on the removal of that [[w:demand|demand]], he did not answer. **[[Emily Thornberry]] in [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/22/famine-yemen-war-crime-civilians-saudi-coalition ''The famine facing Yemen is a war crime – it must be investigated, The Guardian,''] (22 November 2018) * Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war. ** [[Thucydides]], "The Funeral Speech", ''The Speeches of Pericles'', trans. H. G. Edinger (1979), p. 39. * "Victory after all, I suppose!" he said, feeling his aching head. "Well, it seems a very gloomy business." **[[J. R. R. Tolkien]], ''The Hobbit''. *War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. **[[J. R. R. Tolkien]], ''The Lord of the Rings'' * A thousand touching traits testify to the sacred power of the love which a righteous war awakes in noble nations. ** [[Heinrich von Treitschke]], ''German History'', Volume I, p. 482. * War is elevating, because the individual disappears before the great conception of the state…. What a perversion of morality to wish to abolish heroism among men! ** [[Heinrich von Treitschke]], ''Politics'', Volume I, p. 74. * God will see to it that war always recurs as a drastic medicine for the human race. ** [[Heinrich von Treitschke]], ''Politics'', Volume I, p. 76. * The struggle against war, properly understood and executed, presupposes the uncompromising hostility of the proletariat and its organizations, always and everywhere, toward its own and every other imperialist bourgeoisie... ** [[Leon Trotsky]] "Resolution on the Antiwar Congress of the London Bureau" (July 1936). * The struggle against war and its social source, capitalism, presupposes direct, active, unequivocal support to the oppressed colonial peoples in their struggles and wars against imperialism. A 'neutral' position is tantamount to support of imperialism. ** [[Leon Trotsky]] "Resolution on the Antiwar Congress of the London Bureau" (July 1936). * They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation. We do not go to war for gain or for territory; we go to war for principles, and we produce young men like these. I think I told every one of them that I would rather have that medal, the Congressional Medal of Honor, than to be President of the United States. ** [[Harry S. Truman]], remarks at presentation of the Congressional Medal of Honor to fourteen members of the Navy and Marine Corps (October 5, 1945); in ''Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman, 1945'', p. 375. * '''In bitter despair, some people have come to believe that wars are inevitable. With tragic fatalism, they insist that wars have always been, of necessity, and of necessity wars always will be. To such defeatism, men and women of good will must not and can not yield. The outlook for humanity is not so hopeless.''' ** [[Harry S. Truman]], [https://www.trumanlibrary.org/ww2/stofunio.htm Address Before a Joint Session of the US Congress (16 April 1945)] * '''If wars in the future are to be prevented the nations must be united in their determination to keep the peace under law.''' <br /> Nothing is more essential to the future peace of the world than continued cooperation of the nations which had to muster the force necessary to defeat the conspiracy of the Axis powers to dominate the world. <br /> While these great states have a special responsibility to enforce the peace, their responsibility is based upon the obligations resting upon all states, large and small, not to use force in international relations except in the defense of law. '''The responsibility of the great states is to serve and not to dominate the world.''' ** [[Harry S. Truman]], [https://www.trumanlibrary.org/ww2/stofunio.htm Address Before a Joint Session of the US Congress (16 April 1945)] * '''Any man who sees Europe now must realize that victory in a great war is not something you win once and for all, like victory in a ball game. Victory in a great war is something that must be won and kept won.''' It can be lost after you have won it — if you are careless or negligent or indifferent. <br /> Europe today is hungry. I am not talking about Germans. I am talking about the people of the countries which were overrun and devastated by the Germans, and particularly about the people of Western Europe. Many of them lack clothes and fuel and tools and shelter and raw materials. They lack the means to restore their cities and their factories. <br /> As the winter comes on, the distress will increase. Unless we do what we can to help, we may lose next winter what we won at such terrible cost last spring. '''Desperate men are liable to destroy the structure of their society to find in the wreckage some substitute for hope.''' If we let Europe go cold and hungry, we may lose some of the foundations of order on which the hope for worldwide peace must rest. <br /> '''We must help to the limits of our strength. And we will.''' ** [[Harry S. Truman]], [http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3821 Radio Report to the American People on the Potsdam Conference (9 August 1945)] *On April 18, 2006, I had my first confirmed killed. This man was innocent. I don’t know his name. I called him “the fat man.” He was walking back to his house, and I shot him in front of his friend and his father. The first round didn’t kill him, after I had hit him up here in his neck area. And afterwards he started screaming and looked right into my eyes. So I looked at my friend, who I was on post with, and I said, “Well, I can’t let that happen.” So I took another shot and took him out. He was then carried away by the rest of his family. It took seven people to carry his body away.We were all congratulated after we had our first kills, and that happened to have been mine. My company commander personally congratulated me, as he did everyone else in our company. This is the same individual who had stated that whoever gets their first kill by stabbing them to death will get a four-day pass when we return from Iraq. **[[w:Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan|Jon Michael Turner]] (U.S.M.C.) [https://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/17/winter_soldier_us_vets_active_duty ''Winter Soldier: U.S. Vets, Active-Duty Soldiers from Iraq & Afghanistan Testify About Horrors of War, Democracy Now''] (17 March 2008) * Man is the only animal that deals in that atrocity of atrocities, War. He is the only one that gathers his brethren about him and goes forth in cold blood and calm pulse to exterminate his kind. He is the only animal that for sordid wages will march out … and help to slaughter strangers of his own species who have done him no harm and with whom he has no quarrel … and in the intervals between campaigns he washes the blood off his hands and works for "the universal brotherhood of man" — with his mouth. ** [[Mark Twain]], ''The War Prayer''. * When you have prayed for victory you have prayed for many unmentioned results which follow victory—must follow it, cannot help but follow it. Upon the listening spirit of God the Father fell also the unspoken part of the prayer. He commandeth me to put it into words. Listen!<br><br>"O Lord our Father, our young patriots, idols of our hearts, go forth to battle—be Thou near them! With them—in spirit—we also go forth from the sweet peace of our beloved firesides to smite the foe. O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with anavailing grief; help us to turn them out roofless with their little children to wander unfriended the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, sports of the sun flames of summer and the icy winds of winter, broken in spirit, worn with travail, imploring Thee for the refuge of the grave and denied it—for our sakes who adore Thee, Lord, blast their hopes, blight their lives, protract their bitter pilgrimage, make heavy their steps, water their way with their tears, stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet! We ask it, in the spirit of love, of Him Who is the Source of Love, and Who is the ever-faithful refuge and friend of all that are sore beset and seek His aid with humble and contrite hearts. Amen". ** [[Mark Twain]], "The War Prayer" (dictated 1904–1905); in ''Europe and Elsewhere'' (1923), p. 397–98. == V == * With [[computers]] acting as the stimulus, the theory of war was assimilated into that of [[microeconomics]]. . . . Instead of evaluating military operations by their product –that is, victory – calculations were cast in terms of input–output and cost effectiveness. Since intuition was replaced by calculation, and since the latter wasto be carried out with the aid of computers, it was necessary that all the phenomena of war be reduced to quantitative form. Consequently everything that could be quantified was, while everything that could not be tended to be thrown onto the garbage heap. ** Martin Van Creveld, ''Technology and War: From 2000 B.C. to the Present'', New York, London: Free Press, Collier Macmillan, 1989, p. 246; as qtd. in Antoine Bosquet, [https://www.academia.edu/390023/Cyberneticizing_the_American_War_Machine_Science_and_Computers_in_the_Cold_War “Cyberneticizing the American War Machine: Science and Computers in the Cold War”], p. 94 * This is the soldier brave enough to tell<br>The glory-dazzled world that "war is hell." ** [[Henry Van Dyke]], on the St. Gaudens' Statue of Gen. Sherman. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * It's really hard to talk about morality and war in the same sentence. In a war, there are so many questionable things done. Where was the morality in the bombing of Coventry, or the bombing of Dresden, or the Bataan Death March, or the Rape of Nanking, or the bombing of Pearl Harbor? I believe that when you're in a war, a nation must have the courage to do what it must to win the war with a minimum loss of lives. ** [[Theodore Van Kirk]], as quoted in [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/06/world/hiroshima-enola-gay-s-crew-recalls-the-flight-into-a-new-era.html?pagewanted=all "HIROSHIMA - Enola Gay's Crew Recalls The Flight Into a New Era"] (1995), ''The New York Times'' * '''[[Veterans for Peace]] knows that the U.S. is a nation addicted to war. At this time of uncertainty, it is critically important that we, as veterans, continue to be clear and concise that our nation must turn from war to diplomacy and peace.''' It is high time to unwind all these tragic, failed and unnecessary wars of aggression, domination and plunder. It is time to turn a page in history and to build a new world based on human rights, equality and mutual respect for all. We must build momentum toward real and lasting peace. Nothing less than the survival of human civilization is at stake. ** [https://www.veteransforpeace.org/our-work/position-statements/veterans-peace-statement-us-troops-withdrawal-syria? From ''Veterans For Peace Statement on Withdrawal of U.S. Troops from Syria,'' Full text online] (19 December 2018) *After the close call yesterday when you called off the planned military strike on Iran, we remain concerned that you are about to be mousetrapped into war with Iran. You have said you do not want such a war (no sane person would), and our comments below are based on that premise. There are troubling signs that [[Mike Pompeo|Secretary Pompeo]] is not likely to jettison his more warlike approach, More importantly, we know from personal experience with Pompeo’s dismissive attitude to instructions from you that his agenda can deviate from yours on issues of major consequence... Pompeo’s behavior betrays a strong desire to resort to military action — perhaps even without your approval — to Iranian provocations (real or imagined), with no discernible strategic goal other than to advance the interests of Israel, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. He is a neophyte compared to his anti-Iran partner [[John R. Bolton|John Bolton]], whose dilettante approach to interpreting intelligence, strong advocacy of the misbegotten [[Iraq War|war on Iraq]] (and continued pride in his role in promoting it), and fierce pursuit of his own aggressive agenda are a matter of a decades-long record. **[[Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity]], in [https://consortiumnews.com/2019/06/21/vips-memo-to-the-president-is-pompeos-agenda-the-same-as-yours/ ''VIPS Memo to the President: Is Pompeo’s Iran Agenda the Same As Yours?''] (21 June 2019) *Memorandum For: The President...The drone assassination in Iraq of Iranian Quds Force commander [[Qasem Soleimani|General Qassem Soleimani]]... That [[Iran]] will retaliate at a time and place of its choosing is a near certainty. And escalation into [[World War III]] is no longer just a remote possibility... What your advisers may have avoided telling you is that Iran has not been isolated. Quite the contrary. One short week ago, for example, [https://www.ft.com/content/3d5a4cf0-288f-11ea-9a4f-963f0ec7e134 Iran launched its first joint naval exercises with Russia and China in the Gulf of Oman], in an unprecedented challenge to the U.S. in the region... The country expecting to benefit most from hostilities between Iran and the US is [[Israel]] (with [[Saudi Arabia]] in second place). **[[Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity]], [https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2020/01/03/doubling-down-into-yet-another-march-of-folly-this-time-on-iran/ Doubling Down Into Yet Another ‘March of Folly,’ This Time on Iran] (3 January 2020) * ''Arma virumque cano.'' ** Arms and the man I sing. ** [[Virgil]], ''[[w:Aeneid|Æneid]]'' (c. 29-19 BC), Book I, 1. * … I saw these terrible things,<br>and took great part in them. ** (… quaeque ipse miserrima vidi<br>et quorum pars magna fui). ** [[Virgil]], ''[[w:Aeneid|Æneid]]'' (c. 29-19 BC), trans. James H. Mantinband (1964), book II, lines 5–6, p. 25. This sentence has also been translated as: "All of which misery I saw, and a great part of which I was". Aeneas was describing the sack of Troy. * ''Una salus victis nullam sperare salutem.'' ** The only safety for the conquered is to expect no safety. ** [[Virgil]], ''[[w:Aeneid|Æneid]]'' (c. 29-19 BC), Book II, 354. * ''Dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat?'' ** Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor? ** [[Virgil]], ''[[w:Aeneid|Æneid]]'' (c. 29-19 BC), Book II, 390. * ''Exigui numero, sed bello vivida virtus.'' ** Small in number, but their valor tried in war, and glowing. ** [[Virgil]], ''[[w:Aeneid|Æneid]]'' (c. 29-19 BC), Book V, 754. * ''Sævit amor ferri et scelerata insania belli.'' ** The love of arms and the mad wickedness of war are raging. ** [[Virgil]], ''[[w:Aeneid|Æneid]]'' (c. 29-19 BC), Book VII, 461. * ''Nullum cum victis certamen et æthere cassis.'' ** Brave men ne'er warred with the dead and vanquished. ** [[Virgil]], ''[[w:Aeneid|Æneid]]'' (c. 29-19 BC), Book XI, 104. * ''On dit que Dieu est toujours pour les gros bataillons.'' ** It is said that God is always on the side of the heaviest battalions. ** [[Voltaire]], letter to M. le Riche. Feb. 6, 1770. Earlier said by Marechal Jacques d'Étampes, marquis de la Ferté to Anne of Austria. See Boursault—Lettres Nouvelles, p. 384. (Ed. 1698). Attributed to General Moreau by Alison; to General Charles Lee, by Hawthorne—Life of Washington. == W == [[File:GeorgeWashington.jpg|thumb|To be prepared for war is onto the most effectual means of preserving peace. ~ [[George Washington]]]] [[File:INF3-17 Production of tanks Artist Terence Cuneo 1939-1946.jpg|thumb|If we don’t end war, war will end us.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[H. G. Wells]]</center>]] [[File:Wellington at Waterloo Hillingford.jpg|thumb|Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.<br><center>~&nbsp;''The Wellington—Despatch''</center>]] * Why does the Air Force need expensive new bombers? Have the people we've been bombing over the years been complaining? **[[George Wallace]], as quoted in ''Absurdities, Scandals & Stupidities in Politics'' (2006) by Hakeem Shittu and Callie Query, p. 106. * On to Richmond. ** [[Fitz-Henry Warren]]. Used as a standing headline in the N. Y. Tribune, by Dana, June–July, 1861, before the McDowell campaign. * A great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle [patriotism] alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward. ** [[George Washington]], letter to John Banister. Valley Forge, April 21, 1778 * To be prepared for war is onto the most effectual means of preserving peace. ** [[George Washington]], as quoted in ''Writings of George Washington'', Fitzpatrick, ed. Vol. 30, p. 491, “First Annual Address to Congress,” January 8, 1790. * They went to war against a preamble, they fought seven years against a declaration. ** [[Daniel Webster]], speech on the Presidential Protest. May 17, 1834. * Up Guards and at 'em! ** Attributed to Wellington during the Battle of Waterloo. Denied by the Duke to Mr. Croker, in answer to a letter written March 14, 1852. "What I must have said, and possibly did say was, 'Stand up guards!' and then gave the order to attack." See J. W. Choker's Memoirs, p. 544. Also Sir Herbert Maxwell's Biography of Wellington. * Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. ** Wellington—Despatch. (1815). Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing field of Eton. ** Attributed to Wellington. "The battle of Waterloo was won here," was said by the Duke of Wellington when present at a cricket match at Eton. Prof. W. Selwyn—Waterloo, a Lay of Jubilee. (Second Ed.). * ''The War That Will End War''. ** [[H. G. Wells]], book title, 1914. While the phrase "The war to end war" is often associated with Woodrow Wilson, its authorship was claimed by Wells in an article in ''Liberty'' (December 29, 1934), p. 4. Bertrand Russell also credited Wells in ''Portraits from Memory'' (1956), p. 83. A cynical version attributed to David Lloyd George is: "This war, like the next war, is a war to end war". See William Safire, ''Safire's Political Dictionary'' (1978), p. 777, for contemporary uses of the phrase. * A time will come when a politician who has wilfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own. ** [[H. G. Wells]], ''The Salvaging of Civilization'' (1921), chapter 1, conclusion, p. 40. *'''The atomic bomb had dwarfed the international issues to complete insignificance.''' When our minds wandered from the preoccupations of our immediate needs, we speculated upon the possibility of stopping the use of these frightful explosives before the world was utterly destroyed. For to us it seemed quite plain that these bombs and the still greater power of destruction of which they were the precursors might quite easily shatter every relationship and institution of mankind... war must end and that '''the only way to end war was to have but one government for mankind'''. :* [[H.G. Wells]] Ch. 3, Section 1 * The whole art of war consists in getting at what is on the other side of the hill. ** [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]], Saying. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * '''If we don’t end war, war will end us.''' ** The character John Cabal in [[H. G. Wells]] in ''[[w:Things to Come|Things to Come]]'' (1936). * [[w:Urban warfare|Urban warfare]] remains characterized by slow, massive [[destruction]]. Yet 50 years ago, there were no [[computers]], no [[internet]], no [[w:GPS|GPS]], no [[w:UAVs|UAVs]], no digital communications, no night-vision devices, and no precision strikes. Two facts account for the lack of change in tactics. First, cities are constructed of [[steel]] and [[w:concrete|concrete]], with streets providing the open spaces, which are usually linear. Any fighter in the open is quickly cut down. No technology can accurately detect and count humans inside [[buildings]] and [[w:Tunnels|tunnels]]. So the attacker must advance by blasting through the sides of buildings and slowly, slowly search every room. Second, tens to hundreds of thousands of civilians can be trapped in the cities. The [[terrorists]] in [[w:Mosul|Mosul]] have prevented the civilians from leaving in order to use them as shields. ** Bing West, [https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/06/urban-warfare-hue-mosul/532173/ “Urban Warfare, Then and Now”], ''The Atlantic'', (Jun 30, 2017). * This new Katterfelto, his show to complete,<br>Means his boats should all sink as they pass by our fleet;<br>Then as under the ocean their course they steer right on,<br>They can pepper their foes from the bed of old Triton. ** [[Henry Kirke White]], ''The Wonderful Juggler'', anticipating the submarine, in Napoleon's day. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * ''War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! <br> There's got to be a better way <br> What is it good for? <br> War has caused unrest <br> Among the younger generation <br> Induction then destruction <br> Who wants to die? <br> ... <br> War-I despise <br> Because it means destruction <br> Of innocent lives <br> War means tears <br> To thousands of mothers how <br> When their sons go off to fight <br> And lose their lives <br> ... <br> It's an enemy of all mankind <br> No point of war <br> Because you're a man <br> ... <br> War has shattered <br> Many young men's dreams <br> We've got no place for it today <br> They say we must fight to keep our freedom <br> But Lord, there's just got to be a better way <br> It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker <br> '''Friend only to the undertaker''''' ** {{w|Norman Whitfield}} and {{w|Barrett Strong}}, ''[[w:War (The Temptations song)|War]]'', ''{{w|Psychedelic Shack}}'' (1969) ** ''Life is much to short and precious <br> To spend fighting wars these days <br> War can't give life <br> It can only take it away <br> ... <br> War, it ain't nothing but a heartbreaker <br> War, friend only to the undertaker <br> Peace, love and understanding <br> Tell me, is there no place for them today.'' *** {{w|Edwin Starr}} version, ''[[w:War (Edwin Starr song)|War]]'', ''[[w:War & Peace (Edwin Starr album)|War & Peace]]''. (1970) * Now we remember over here in Flanders,<br>(It isn't strange to think of You in Flanders!)<br> This hideous warfare seems to make things clear.<br>We never thought about You much in England,<br>But now that we are far away from England<br> We have no doubts, we know that You are here. ** Mrs. C. T. Whitnall—Christ in Flanders. First appeared in the London Spectator. Later in the Outlook. July 26, 1916. * We seemed to see our flag unfurled,<br> Our champion waiting in his place<br>For the last battle of the world,<br> The Armageddon of the race. ** [[John Greenleaf Whittier]], ''Rantoul''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * As long as war is regarded as wicked it will always have its fascinations. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular. ** [[Oscar Wilde]], ''Intentions''. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * I will die in the last ditch. (Dyke). ** William of Orange. Hume—History of England, Chapter XLIII. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Germany's greatness makes it impossible for her to do without the ocean, but the ocean also proves that even in the distance, and on its farther side, without Germany and the German Emperor, no great decision dare henceforth be taken. ** [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|William II]], the former German Emperor—Speech, July, 1900. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Our German Fatherland to which I hope will be granted … to become in the future as closely united, as powerful, and as authoritative as once the Roman world-empire was, and that, just as in the old times they said, "Civis romanus sum," hereafter, at some time in the future, they will say, "I am a German citizen." ** William II, the former German Emperor—Speech, in Oct., 1900. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * Every bullet has its billet. ** King William III, according to Wesley—Journal, June 6, 1765. Also in Song by H. R. Bishop, sung in The Circassian Bride. Quoted by Sterne—Tristram Shandy, Volume VIII, Chapter XIX. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * It's a long way to Tipperary, it's a long way to go;<br>It's a long way to Tipperary, to the sweetest girl I know!<br>Good-bye to Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square;<br>It's a long way to Tipperary, but my Heart's right there! ** Harry Williams and Jack Judge—It's a Long Way to Tipperary. Popular in The Great War. Chorus claimed by Alice Smythe B. Jay. Written in 1908. See N. Y. Times, Sept. 20, 1907. * War is only a sort of dramatic representation, a sort of dramatic symbol of a thousand forms of duty. I fancy that it is just as hard to do your duty when men are sneering at you as when they are shooting at you. ** [[Woodrow Wilson]], speech, Brooklyn Navy Yard, May 11, 1914. * You have laid upon me this double obligation: "we are relying upon you, Mr. President, to keep us out of war, but we are relying upon you, Mr. President, to keep the honor of the nation unstained." ** [[Woodrow Wilson]], speech, At Cleveland. Jan. 29, 1916. * It is not an army that we must train for war; it is a nation. ** [[Woodrow Wilson]], speech, At dedication of a Red Cross Building, May 12, 1917. * In short, if newspapers were written by people whose sole object in writing was to tell the truth about politics and the truth about art we should not believe in war, and we should believe in art. ** [[Virginia Woolf]] in ''The Three Guineas''. * They came with banner, spear, and shield;<br>And it was proved in Bosworth field,<br>Not long the Avenger was withstood—<br>Earth help'd him with the cry of blood. ** [[William Wordsworth]], ''Song at the Feast of Brougham Castle'', Stanza 3. Last line probably taken from John Beaumont's Battle of Flodden Field. Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 841-60. * But Thy most dreaded instrument<br>In working out a pure intent,<br>Is man,—arrayed for mutual slaughter,—<br>Yea, Carnage is Thy daughter. ** [[William Wordsworth]], ''Poems dedicated to National Independence and Liberty'' (1815), Ode XLV. Suppressed in later editions. "But Man is thy most awful instrument, / In working out a pure intent; / Thou cloth'st the wicked in their dazzling mail, / And for thy righteous purpose they prevail." Version in later editions. * Everyone loses in war, even the winners. ** [[John C. Wright]], ''Orphans of Chaos'' (2005), Chapter 7, “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” Section 2 * War is murder, king-sized. ** [[John C. Wright]], ''Fugitives of Chaos'' (2006), Chapter 18, “Festive Days on the Slopes of Vesuvius” == Z == * As regards Providence, he cannot shake off the prejudice that in war, God is on the side of the big battalions, which at present are in the enemy's camp. ** [[Zeller]], ''Frederick the Great as Philosopher''. Referring to Œuvres de Frederic, XVIII. 186–188, the contents of a letter from Frederick to the Duchess of Gotha, about 1757. Carlyle gives the date of the letter as May 8, 1760, in his History of Frederick the Great, II, Book XIX, Volume V, p. 606. *The United States had become a willing co-combatant in a war without any direction or clear end state...there have been a litany of war crimes... in which Saudi planes, using American munitions, bombed a school bus killing dozens of Yemeni schoolchildren. Second, the U.S. government has responded to these crimes with silences that might seem chastened, but in truth must be classified as defiant, given the bureaucratic maneuvering undertaken to obscure the United States’ unthinking complicity both to outsiders and to itself. **[[w:Micah Zenko|Micah Zenko]] in [https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/08/15/america-is-committing-awful-war-crimes-and-it-doesnt-even-know-why/ ''America Is Committing War Crimes and Doesn’t Even Know Why, Foreign Policy,''] (15 August 2018) *One of the judges in the [[w:International Military Tribunal for the Far East|Tokyo '''War Crimes''' Trial]] after [[w:World War Two|World War II]], [[w:Radhabinod Pal| Radhabinod Pal]]... argued that the United States had clearly provoked [[w:United States declaration of war on Japan|the war with Japan]] and expected Japan to act. [[w:Richard Minear|Richard Minear]] (Victors' Justice) sums up Pal's view of the embargoes on scrap iron and oil, that "these measures were a clear and potent threat to Japan's very existence." The records show that a White House conference two weeks before [[w:Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]] anticipated a war and discussed how it should be justified... **[[Howard Zinn]] in [http://library.uniteddiversity.coop/More_Books_and_Reports/Howard_Zinn-A_peoples_history_of_the_United_States.pdf ''A People's History of the United States'',<small>(Full text online)</small>] (1980) p. 402 * Look, there is one statement that bothers me more than anything else, and that's the idea that when the troops are in combat everybody has to shut up. Imagine if we put troops in combat with a faulty rifle, and that rifle was malfunctioning and troops were dying as a result. I can't think anyone would allow that to happen, that would not speak up. Well, what's the difference between a faulty plan and strategy that's getting just as many troops killed? ** Gen. [[Anthony Zinni]], U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), former [[w:CENTCOM|CENTCOM]] Commander-in-Chief, 2004-05-21, television interview on CBS's ''60 Minutes''. *The reason why the U.S. Government must be prosecuted for its [[War crimes|war-crimes]] against [[Iraq]] is that they are so horrific and there are so many of them, and [[international law]] crumbles until they become prosecuted and severely punished for what they did. We therefore now have internationally a lawless world (or “World Order”) in which “Might makes right,” and in which there is really no effective international law, at all. This is merely gangster “law,” ruling on an international level... The seriousness of this international [[War crimes|war crime]] is not as severe as those of the Nazis were, but nonetheless is comparable to it... On 15 March 2018, [[Medea Benjamin]] and [[w:Nick Davies|Nicolas J.S. Davies]] headlined at [https://www.alternet.org/2018/03/iraq-death-toll-15-years-after-us-invasion/ ''Alternet'', “The Staggering Death Toll in Iraq”] and wrote that “our calculations, using the best information available, show a catastrophic estimate of 2.4 million Iraqi deaths since the 2003 invasion,” and linked to solid evidence, backing up their estimate.... On 6 February 2020, ''BusinessInsider'' bannered “US taxpayers have reportedly paid an average of $8,000 each and over $2 trillion total for the Iraq war alone”, and linked to the academic analysis that supported this estimate. The U.S. regime’s invasive war, which the Bush gang perpetrated against Iraq, was also a crime against the American people (though Iraqis suffered far more from it than we did). **[https://ahtribune.com/world/north-africa-south-west-asia/iraq/4160-us-must-be-prosecuted.html Eric Zuesse, '''Why U.S. Must Be Prosecuted for Its War Crimes Against Iraq,''' ''American Herald Tribune''], (16 May 2020) *America’s leaders deceived the American public into perpetrating this invasion and occupation, of a foreign country (Iraq) that had never threatened the United States; and, so, this invasion and subsequent military occupation constitutes the very epitome of “aggressive war” — unwarranted and illegal international aggression. (Hitler, similarly to George W. Bush, would never have been able to obtain the support of his people to invade if he had not lied, or “deceived,” them, into invading and militarily occupying foreign countries that had never threatened Germany, such as Belgium, Poland and Czechoslovakia. This — Hitler’s lie-based aggressions — was the core of what the Nazis were hung for, and yet America now does it.) **[https://ahtribune.com/world/north-africa-south-west-asia/iraq/4160-us-must-be-prosecuted.html Eric Zuesse, Why U.S. Must Be Prosecuted for Its War Crimes Against Iraq, ''American Herald Tribune''], (16 May 2020) == Unknown authorship == * War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military. ** Attributed to various Frenchmen including Talleyrand, Clemenceau, and Briand. Reported as unverified in ''Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations'' (1989). Often heard, "… entrusted to generals". * Months of boredom punctuated by moments of terror. ** Early appearance in ''The New York Times Current History of the European War'' ([https://books.google.com/books?id=50FIAQAAIAAJ&q=boredom%20punctuated%20by%20moments%20of%20terror&dq=boredom%20punctuated%20by%20moments%20of%20terror&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vVIaUcvoO5GO4gTb3YDwDQ&redir_esc=y 1915]) * It took me nearly a whole day to drive from Tokmak to the village of sonovka. I kept passing large Russian settlements on the road ... then Kirghiz villages completely ruined and razed literally to the ground - villages where, but three short years previously, there had been busy bazaars and farms surrounded with gardens and fields of luzerne. Now on every side a desert. It seemed incredible that it was possible in so short a time to wipe whole villages off the face of the earth, with their well-developed system of farming. It was only with the most attentive search that i could find the short stumps of their trees and remains of their irrigation canals. The destruction of the aryks or irrigation canals in this district quickly reduced a highly developed farming district into a desert and blotted out all traces of cultivation and settlement. Only in the water meadows and low-lying ground near the stream is any cultivation possible. ** Attributed to an observer of the aftermath of the [[w:Central Asian revolt of 1916|Central Asian revolt of 1916]] in 1919 in page 158 of ''The Revolt of 1916 in Russian Central Asia'' ==War quotations in fiction== [[File:White_Doves_at_the_Blue_Mosque_(5778806606).jpg|thumb|Make a [[w:War hawk|hawk]] a [[w:War dove|dove]], <br> Stop a war with [[love]], <br> Make a [[liar]] tell the [[truth]]. ~ [[w:Charles Fox |Charles Fox]]]] * Make a [[w:War hawk|hawk]] a [[w:War dove|dove]], <br> Stop a war with [[love]], <br> Make a [[liar]] tell the [[truth]]. :* [[w:Charles Fox |Charles Fox]], [[w:Wonder Woman TV series|Wonder Woman TV series]], (November 7, 1975). * There are always casualties in war, gentlemen — otherwise it wouldn't be war. It'd just be a rather nasty argument with lots of pushing-and-shoving. **[[w:Arnold_Rimmer|Arnold Rimmer]] in ''[[w:Red_Dwarf|Red Dwarf]]: [[w:Meltdown_(Red_Dwarf_episode)|Meltdown]]''. Rob Grant, Doug Naylor * Anyone who clings to the historically untrue — and thoroughly immoral — doctrine that 'violence never settles anything' I would advise to conjure up the ghosts of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] and of the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]] and let them debate it. The ghost of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] could referee, and the jury might well be the [[Dodo]], the [[w:Great Auk|Great Auk]], and the [[w:Passenger Pigeon|Passenger Pigeon]]. Violence settled their fates quite nicely. Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms. ** Mr. Dubois, ''[[Starship Troopers]]'', by [[Robert A. Heinlein]]. * '''Luke''': I'm looking for a great warrior.<br>'''Yoda''': Great warrior. [Laughs] Wars not make one great. ** [[George Lucas]], Leigh Brackett, and Lawrence Kasdan, ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980). * What this war represents is a failure to listen. Now you're closer to the Chancellor than anyone, please, ask him to stop the fighting and let the diplomacy resume. ** [[George Lucas]] [[w:Padmé_Amidala|Padmé Amidala]] in ''[[w:Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith|Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'' 2005. * Wars don't ennoble men, it turns them into dogs, poisons the soul. ** Terrence Malick Private Witt in ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]''. * Property, the whole thing's about property. ** Terrence Malick First Sergeant Welsh, ''The Thin Red Line''. * There's a beast in every man. And it awakens when you put a sword in his hand. ** [[George R. R. Martin]] Ser Jorah Mormont, ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. * War makes thieves of many honest folk. ** Tom O'Sevens, in George R.R. Martin, ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire#A Storm of Swords|A Storm of Swords]]'', Chapter Arya (I) * Once that first bullet goes past your head, politics and all that shit just goes right out the window. ** Ken Nolan Sergeant First Class Norm "Hoot" Gibson, ''[[Black Hawk Down]]''. * "When I go home, people ask me: "Hey Hoot, why do you do it man? Why? You some kinda war junkie?", I won't say a god damn word. Why? They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand it's about the men next to you. And that's it. That's all it is." ** Ken Nolan Sergeant First Class Norm "Hoot" Gibson, ''Black Hawk Down''. * With every man I kill, the farther away from home I feel. ** Robert Rodat, Captain John Miller, ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''. * I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy; we fought ourselves. The enemy was in us. The war is over for me now, but it will always be there, the rest of my days. As I'm sure Elias will be, fighting with Barnes for what Rhah called "possession of my soul." There are times since, I've felt like a child, born of those two fathers. But be that as it may, those of us who did make it have an obligation to build again. To teach to others what we know, and to try with what's left of our lives to find a goodness and a meaning to this life. ** Oliver Stone, Chris Taylor, ''[[Platoon]]''. * If '''you''' are not affected, if '''you''' are not hurt by what we do, then '''you''' will not do anything to stop it. The war will simply continue. As long as it is just the soldiers, these barbaric men with guns who kill each other, as long as the damage is far away, the destruction and death out of your sight, then no amount of hand wringing and moral outrage will make it end. If '''you''' are affected, if your farms, your crops are destroyed, your neat buildings in your perfect towns burned to the ground, then there will be a reason to stop this. War is not tidy, it is not convenient, it is '''everywhere.''' It has to be felt by '''everyone.''' War '''is''' hell. ** General [[William Tecumseh Sherman]] from the [[w:Jeff Shaara|Jeff Shaara]] novel ''[[w:The Last Full Measure|The Last Full Measure]]''. * A story. A man fires a rifle for many years. and he goes to war. And afterwards he comes home, and he sees that whatever else he may do with his life - build a house, love a woman, change his son's diaper - he will always remain a jarhead. And all the jarheads killing and dying, they will always be me. We are still in the desert. ** Anthony Swofford, ''[[Jarhead]]''. [[File:Alvim-correa12.jpg|thumb|200px|And before we [[judge]] of them too harshly we must remember what ruthless and utter [[destruction]] our own species has wrought, not only upon [[animals]], such as the vanished [[w:Bison|bison]] and the [[w:Dodo|dodo]], but upon its inferior [[races]]. The [[w:Aboriginal Tasmanians|Tasmanian]]s, in spite of their [[human]] likeness, were entirely swept out of existence in a war of extermination waged by [[European]] [[immigrants]], in the space of fifty years. Are we such [[apostles]] of [[mercy]] as to [[complain]] if the [[w:Mars in fiction|Martians]] warred in the same [[spirit]]? ~ [[H.G. Wells]] ]] * We few, we happy few, we band of brothers: for he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother. ** King Henry, in ''[[Henry V (play)|King Henry V]]'', act 4 scene 3, [[William Shakespeare]] *'''[[w:Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]]'': Of course you realize, this means war! * [[w:Tedd Pierce|Tedd Pierce]], ''[[w:Merrie Melodies|Merrie Melodies]]'', "[[w:Case of the Missing Hare|Case of the Missing Hare]]", ''[[w:Warner Bros.|Warner Bros.]]'' (December 12, 1942). * In God's name, march: True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings: Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings. ** [[Richard III (play)|Richard III]], act 5 scene 2, by [[William Shakespeare]] * If we be conquered, let men conquer us, and not these bastard Bretons; whom our fathers have in their own land beaten, bobb'd, and thump'd, and in record, left them the heirs of shame. Shall these enjoy our lands? lie with our wives? Ravish our daughters? ** Richard III, act 5 scene 3, by [[William Shakespeare]] * It's all an accident, an accident of hands. Mine, others, all without mind, from one extreme to another, but neither works nor will ever. Yet we stand here in the middle of no man's land. ** Sergeant Steiner considers the causes of WW2's eastern front as he releases a young Russian soldier, ''[[Cross of Iron]]''. * You do not want a war. You have seen violence, you have suffered loss. But you have seen nothing of war. War is not just the business of death. It is the antithesis of life. Hope tortured and flayed, reason dismembered, grinning at its limbs in its lap. Decency raped to death. ** [[Joss Whedon]] Urrkon of the D'avvrus, in ''Fray''. * And before we [[judge]] of them too harshly we must remember what ruthless and utter [[destruction]] our own species has wrought, not only upon [[animals]], such as the vanished [[w:Bison|bison]] and the [[w:Dodo|dodo]], but upon its inferior [[races]]. The [[w:Aboriginal Tasmanians|Tasmanian]]s, in spite of their [[human]] likeness, were entirely swept out of existence in a war of extermination waged by [[European]] [[immigrants]], in the space of fifty years. Are we such [[apostles]] of [[mercy]] as to [[complain]] if the [[w:Mars in fiction|Martians]] warred in the same [[spirit]]? ** [[H.G. Wells]] ''The War of the Worlds'', Book I, Ch. 1: The Eve of the War * The problem with gun runners going to war, is that there is no shortage of ammunition. ** Simeon Weisz, ''[[Lord of War]]''. ==See also== * [[Anti-war movement]] * [[Disarmament]] * [[Just war theory]] * [[Martial arts]] * [[Military]] *[[Military-industrial complex]] * [[Nuclear war]] * [[Pacifism]] * [[Peace]] *[[The Pentagon]] * [[Soldiers]] *[[Violence]] * [[War and peace]] *[[War crimes]] * [[Weapons]] *[[WikiLeaks|Wikileaks]] * [[William Shakespeare quotes about war|Shakespeare quotes about war]] * [[:Category:Wars and battles]] {{Social and political philosophy}} ==External links== * [[W:Global catastrophic risk|Global catastrophic risk]] *[[W:Mutual assured destruction|Mutual assured destruction (MAD)]] {{wikipedia}} {{wiktionary|war}} {{wikisource portal|Wars}} {{Commons}} [[Category:War| ]] 7qaz3o7p2mn5aleveunw7lhw6j0tjjd 0 131926 3148868 3148362 2022-07-29T00:40:03Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:5459:50FF:FE41:6BC5 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Ant Bully (film)|The Ant Bully]]''''' is a 2006 American [[w:computer-animated|computer animated]] [[w:film|film]] written and directed by [[w:John A. Davis|John A. Davis]] based on the 1999 [[w:The Ant Bully|children's book of the same name]] by John Nickle. {{center|'''The battle for the lawn is on.''' <small>[[#Taglines|Taglines]]</small>}} ==Dialogue== :''[the teaser trailer begins as the bell rings for the interview] :'''Interviewer''': Okay, auditioning for The Ant Bully, the role of terrified ant number 1,697. :''[takes a cut, lying the quarter on the ground] :'''Female Ant''': Run! Run for your lives! Destroyer is coming! I am terrified! ''[wailing, throwing the paper]'' :'''Interviewer''': Thank you. :'''Male Ant 1''': It is destroyer. Come with me if you want to leave. :'''Male Ant 2''': Expecto Patronum! :'''Interviewer''': ''[chuckling]'' Wrong movie. :'''Beetle''': Run! Run, I say! :'''Interviewer''': Uh, pardon me. :'''Bettle''': Uh, what? :'''Interviewer''': You're not an ant, are you? :'''Bettle''': I can do ant. :'''Interviewer''': I'm sorry. We need a red ant. :'''Beetle''': I can do ant! :''[cut to the beatboxer ants] :'''Beatboxer Ant 1''': You want me at number 1,697! I'm gonna send this destroya straight to heaven! :'''Beatboxer Ant 2''': You better believe that! Eenie-weenie, weenie-uh. :'''Beetle''': Oh, no! The destroyer was come to destroy me, because I'm ant, now! :'''Interviewer''': Excuse me. Did you just paint yourself red? :'''Beetle''': No! ''[the red paint falls on the quarter]'' Yes. :'''Interviewer''': Yeah, listen. The movie is called The Ant Bully. :'''Beetle''': What about the bully role? I can do real me. Watch this. Yeah! :'''Interviewer''': I'm sorry, I'm sorry. The bully role has been cast already. :'''Beetle''': Oh. To who? :''[the interviewer clears throat, pointing the hand, then looking up at Lucas from toe to head] :'''Beetle''': Hey, you're just a little kid! Aren't you the cutest thing? :''[he begins to step on the red Beetle on the quarter] :'''Beetle''': Oh, my goodness. :''[the title card appears] :'''Beetle''': I'm okay! :''[he steps on the red bettle and the quarter] :'''Beetle''': Cut. Cut. <hr width=50%> :''[Zoc is trying to crack some rock in order to get fire crystals for his potion, disturbing ants that are trying to sleep]'' :'''1st Ant''': Hey! Hey, what are you doing? :'''2nd Ant''': Yeah, this is sleeping chamber. ''Go to sleep''. :'''1st Ant''': Don't make me come up there! :'''Zoc''': I'm so sorry. But I must have the final ingredient for my potion. Now, what's more impotent? Me completing my life's work for the salvation of the colony - which includes ''you'' guys - or your sleep? :'''1st Ant''': Sleep. I'm going with sleep. :'''2nd Ant''': Yeah, the second one. :'''Zoc''': Well then I will try to be ''very'' quiet. '''Clacktiel'''! :''[With his staff, Zoc explodes the rock that he's on which makes some debris fall onto the sleeping ants.]'' :'''1st Ant''': That's it! I'm coming up there! :''[A large rock suddenly lands on his head, making him unconscious]'' <hr width=50%> :''[Zoc is working on his potion]'' :'''Zoc''': I, Zoc, call upon the elements: the wind that blows; rain that falls; fire that burns. Deliver your awesome power and transform my potion. '''Clacktiel'''! :''[He bangs fire crystals together but nothing happens, save for a measly wisp of smoke]'' :'''Hova''': ''[clapping for Zoc]'' Yay! That was great, sweetie! I ''loved'' the smoke effect. ''[To Spindle]'' Didn't you, Spindle? :''[Spindle chirps in agreement]'' :'''Zoc''': Craznocks!!!! ''[To fire crystal]'' Yyyyyyyyyyyyoooooooooooouuuuuuuu.... rock! Curse upon your children!! :'''Hova''': I don't think rocks ''have'' children, honey. :'''Zoc''': ''[Throws fire crystal to the ground; sulkily]'' They won't now. :'''Hova''': Okay, what's the matter? :'''Zoc''': Hova, the potion is supposed to change color. It's not changing color! IT’S NOT CHANGING COLOR! ''[Grabs two more fire crystals]'' I call upon the wind, rain, et cetera, transform my potion and '''Clacktiel'''! :''[Once again nothing happens, just smoke.]'' :'''Zoc''': ''URRRRGH''!!! ''[he angrily bangs them against each other a few more times]'' CLACKTIEL! CLACKTIEL! TICK-CLACKITY-CLACK! :'''Hova''': Oh, maybe you're pronouncing it wrong. :'''Zoc''': How could I pronounce it wrong?! I made it up!!!! <hr width=50%> :'''Head of Council''': Human. You have been brought before the council to face judgment for crimes against the colony. Read the charges. :'''Council Guard''': "This human-destructor beast hereafter referred to as Peanut the Destroyer did willfully and with malice aforethought crush the food-storage chambers flood all of the lower hatching chambers and douse the colony with the dreaded ''yellow rain''." :''[The ants collectively grimace in disgust]'' :'''Lucas''': Hey, come on! I had to go! :'''Head of Council''': ''[Banging drum]'' Sentencing of the human will be handed down by the queen herself. :''[The ants bow as the Queen Ant appears]'' :'''Queen Ant''': Greetings, my children... and to our unusual guest. A human that threatens the very existence of our colony. :'''Lucas''': Wait a second! Wait, wait, wait, time out. How was I supposed to know ants have feelings or families or trials? You're just a bunch of stupid ants! :'''Ant #1''': Destroy the destroyer! :'''Ant #2''': Throw him in the pit! :'''Little Ant''': Let's eat him! :'''Zoc''': No, wait. We are not mindless savages! This human should be ''studied''. And ''then'' we'll eat him! :'''Ants''': ''[Chanting]'' Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! :'''Head of Council''': ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ''ORDER''! ''[Banging drum]'' :'''Queen Ant''': Be still, be still, be still, be still. Tonight, we have a choice. We could destroy this human and make safe this day. Or we could change the nature of his human and perhaps create a brighter future for ''all'' ants. I, therefore, send the human to live and work in the colony, to learn our ways. He must.... become an ''ant''. :'''Lucas/Zoc''': What?! :'''Zoc''': No. No, my Queen! What if he does not become an ant? Okay? I mean, come on! :'''Queen Ant''': That would be ... regrettable. :'''Zoc''': But - But who will teach him our ways? :'''Hova''': ''[Stepping forwards]'' I will. :'''Zoc''': Hova? :'''Queen Ant''': It is done. Let us continue our work. :''[She disappears as the court begins to disperse]'' :'''Lucas''': That's it? How long am I gonna be like this? I wanna go home! Wait! It's in human! :'''Head of Council''': ''[Turning back to Lucas]'' Yes. It is. <hr width=50%> :'''Hova''': ''[crosses her heart]'' Cross my heart! I will not eat you! :'''Lucas''': '''''I SAID CROSS YOUR HEART, NOT YOUR BUTT!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' :'''Hova''': I just did! See?! Did it again! ''[to herself]'' Strange custom! <hr width=50%> :'''Kreela''': What are you doing?! Why aren't you grabbing the red ones?! :'''Fugax''': Well, it's actually quite simple, sugar-lips! I hate the red ones!! :'''Kreela''': ''WELL, I '''LOVE THE RED ONES!!!!!!!!''''' :'''Fugax''': Hate them! :'''Kreela''': ''I LOVE THEM!!!!'' :'''Fugax''': ''Hate them!!'' :'''Kreela''': '''LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!''' :'''Fugax''': '''''Hate them!!!!''''' :'''Kreela''': '''''LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' :'''Fugax''': Believe me, you find me attractive! :'''Kreela''': '''''WHAT?!?!?!?!''''' :'''Fugax''': Oh, how you tease me with that sweet talk! ''[barks at her slovenly]'' :'''Kreela''': Oh, no! You want some sweet talk?! ''[grabs Fugax by the antennas]'' 'Cause I'll give you some sweet talk! '''''NOW GRAB A RED ONE BEFORE I PULL THESE OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' :'''Fugax''': '''WHOA, I NEED ''THOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' <hr width=50%> :'''Zoc''': ''[stops Lucas from going in the ant hill]'' Hi, there. How are you? :'''Lucas''': ''[intimidated]'' Okay. :'''Zoc''': Okay? That's good. It's good to be okay. Listen, I just want to show you something if that's ''okay'' with you. :''[The two walk on, before Zoc brings a potion out and shows it to Lucas]'' :'''Zoc''': You know what this is? This is the potion that will make you big again. I just wanted you to take a good long look at it, because this is the last time you will ever see it. ''[takes the potion away]'' :'''Lucas''': ''[stammers]'' What?! What do you mean?! :'''Zoc''': I mean, there is no way I'm ever making you big again. Ever. ''[serious]'' You are a ''threat'' to ''every'' ant in this colony. ''Especially'' to Hova. :'''Lucas''': But I would never do anything to hurt her. I just-I-I just wanna go home. :'''Zoc''': Well, if I were you, I'd go find help someplace else, because there is ''nothing'' for you. :''[The crystal on Zoc's staff starts to glow in an attempt to scare to Lucas]'' :'''Zoc''': Nothing! :''[Lucas stumbles backwards, before running away as Zoc stares at him sternly]''. <hr width=50%> :''[Zoc enters the room, humming happily to himself. Hova notices this, but doesn't see Lucas with him]'' :'''Hova''': Where's Lucas? :'''Zoc''': ''[feigning oblivion]'' Isn't he with you? :'''Hova''': ''[confused]'' Now! Now! :'''Zoc''': ''[pretending to call for him]'' Lucas? Lucas! Huh, that's weird. Well, he's probably off destroying some other poor, unfortunate colony. You know how they are, destroyers. :'''Hova''': ''[sternly]'' Zoc, what did you do? :'''Zoc''': What?! What did I do?!?! :'''Hova''': Where is he?! :'''Zoc''': He's gone. :''[Hova gasps and runs out to look for Lucas, but Zoc stops her]'' :'''Zoc''': He led you into a trap, Hova. :'''Hova''': There was no trap! He led us to food, he was trying to protect us from-from... :'''Zoc''': From what, Hova? What? :'''Hova''': From something. :'''Zoc''': ''[sarcastically]'' Oh, ''something''! And I was worried it was from ''nothing''! ''[angrily]'' He's ''blinded'' you, Hova. :'''Hova''': ''[angrily]'' No, ''you'' are the one that's ''blind''! :''[Kreela and Fugan are seen to be awkwardly watching the confrontation]'' :'''Hova''': You are so consumed from your hatred for the humans, ''you'' only see what you ''want'' to see. :'''Zoc''': Oh, come ''on''! :'''Hova''': ''[calmer]'' Zoc, I see a young pupa, a human learning our ways, becoming part of this colony, becoming an ''ant''. :'''Zoc''': Impossible. :'''Hova''': Listen to yourself, Zoc! ''A wizard knows no such word''! So, what are you now? ''[on the verge of tears]'' Certainly not the ant I love. :''[She begins to walks away from Zoc]'' :'''Zoc''': Hova, I did it for you. For the colony. :'''Hova''': You did it for ''yourself''. :''[She leaves]'' :'''Zoc''': Hova, I don't think so, honey! ''[hesitates not knowing to say]'' :'''Fugax''': ''[standing up]'' He won't make it through the night alone. :'''Kreela''': Fugax, your ''leg's'' still broken. :'''Fugax''': Yeah, well, I still got five good ones. ''Very'' good ones. :''[He leaves as well]'' :'''Kreela''': ''[as she's walking out]'' You know, I think he really was trying to protect us from something. See ya, Zoc. :''[She also leaves. Spindle goes to join the group, but not before giving his master a disappointed look. Zoc looks down to the floor, ashamed and alone]'' ==Taglines== *The battle for the lawn is on. *Stomping into theaters August 4 *An epic battle of tiny proportions! *This Summer It's Crunch Time. ==Cast== * [[Julia Roberts]] as Hova * [[w:Nicolas Cage|Nicolas Cage]] as Zoc * [[Meryl Streep]] as The Queen Ant * [[w:Paul Giamatti|Paul Giamatti]] as Stan Beals * [[w:Zach Tyler Eisen|Zach Tyler Eisen]] as Lucas Nickle * [[w:Regina King|Regina King]] as Kreela * [[Bruce Campbell]] as Fugax * [[Lily Tomlin]] as Grandma * [[w:Cheri Oteri|Cheri Oteri]] as Doreen Nickle * [[w:Creagen Dow|Creagen Dow]] as Steve * [[w:Larry Miller (actor)|Larry Miller]] as Fred Nickle * [[w:Richard Green (actor)|Richard Green]] as Wasp Leader * [[w:Jake T. Austin|Jake T. Austin]] as Nicky * [[w:Don Frye|Don Frye]] as Soldier Ant * [[w:Ricardo Montalban|Ricardo Montalban]] as The Head of Council * [[w:Allison Mack|Allison Mack]] as Tiffany Nickle * [[w:Rob Paulsen|Rob Paulsen]] as Beetle * [[w:Mark DeCarlo|Mark DeCarlo]] as Fly ==External links== {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0429589|title=The Ant Bully}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ant Bully, The (film)}} [[Category:2006 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:American children's animated fantasy films]] [[Category:Animated films about insects]] [[Category:Animated films about revenge]] [[Category:Animated films based on children's books]] 74lwoh9fqpf66071xmqg8yqy5kest07 3148869 3148868 2022-07-29T00:40:52Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:5459:50FF:FE41:6BC5 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Ant Bully (film)|The Ant Bully]]''''' is a 2006 American [[w:computer-animated|computer animated]] [[w:film|film]] written and directed by [[w:John A. Davis|John A. Davis]] based on the 1999 [[w:The Ant Bully|children's book of the same name]] by John Nickle. {{center|'''The battle for the lawn is on.''' <small>[[#Taglines|Taglines]]</small>}} ==Dialogue== :''[the teaser trailer begins as the bell rings for the interview] :'''Interviewer''': Okay, auditioning for The Ant Bully, the role of terrified ant number 1,697. :''[takes a cut, lying the quarter on the ground] :'''Female Ant''': Run! Run for your lives! Destroyer is coming! I am terrified! ''[wailing, throwing the paper]'' :'''Interviewer''': Thank you. :'''Male Ant 1''': It is destroyer. Come with me if you want to leave. :'''Male Ant 2''': Expecto Patronum! :'''Interviewer''': ''[chuckling]'' Wrong movie. :'''Beetle''': Run! Run, I say! :'''Interviewer''': Uh, pardon me. :'''Bettle''': Uh, what? :'''Interviewer''': You're not an ant, are you? :'''Bettle''': I can do ant. :'''Interviewer''': I'm sorry. We need a red ant. :'''Beetle''': I can do ant! :''[cut to the beatboxer ants] :'''Beatboxer Ant 1''': You want me at number 1,697! I'm gonna send this destroya straight to heaven! :'''Beatboxer Ant 2''': You better believe that! Eenie-weenie, weenie-uh. :'''Beetle''': Oh, no! The destroyer was come to destroy me, because I'm ant, now! :'''Interviewer''': Excuse me. Did you just paint yourself red? :'''Beetle''': No! ''[the red paint falls on the quarter]'' Yes. :'''Interviewer''': Yeah, listen. The movie is called The Ant Bully. :'''Beetle''': What about the bully role? I can do real me. Watch this. Yeah! :'''Interviewer''': I'm sorry, I'm sorry. The bully role has been cast already. :'''Beetle''': Oh. To who? :''[the interviewer clears throat, pointing the hand, then looking up at Lucas from toe to head] :'''Beetle''': Hey, you're just a little kid! Aren't you the cutest thing? :''[he begins to step on the red Beetle on the quarter] :'''Beetle''': Oh, my goodness. :''[the title card appears] :'''Beetle''': I'm okay! :''[he steps on the red bettle and the quarter] :'''Beetle''': Cut. Cut. <hr width=50%> :''[Zoc is trying to crack some rock in order to get fire crystals for his potion, disturbing ants that are trying to sleep]'' :'''1st Ant''': Hey! Hey, what are you doing? :'''2nd Ant''': Yeah, this is sleeping chamber. ''Go to sleep''. :'''1st Ant''': Don't make me come up there! :'''Zoc''': I'm so sorry. But I must have the final ingredient for my potion. Now, what's more impotent? Me completing my life's work for the salvation of the colony - which includes ''you'' guys - or your sleep? :'''1st Ant''': Sleep. I'm going with sleep. :'''2nd Ant''': Yeah, the second one. :'''Zoc''': Well then I will try to be ''very'' quiet. '''Clacktiel'''! :''[With his staff, Zoc explodes the rock that he's on which makes some debris fall onto the sleeping ants.]'' :'''1st Ant''': That's it! I'm coming up there! :''[A large rock suddenly lands on his head, making him unconscious]'' :'''Zoc''': Fire crystals! <hr width=50%> :''[Zoc is working on his potion]'' :'''Zoc''': I, Zoc, call upon the elements: the wind that blows; rain that falls; fire that burns. Deliver your awesome power and transform my potion. '''Clacktiel'''! :''[He bangs fire crystals together but nothing happens, save for a measly wisp of smoke]'' :'''Hova''': ''[clapping for Zoc]'' Yay! That was great, sweetie! I ''loved'' the smoke effect. ''[To Spindle]'' Didn't you, Spindle? :''[Spindle chirps in agreement]'' :'''Zoc''': Craznocks!!!! ''[To fire crystal]'' Yyyyyyyyyyyyoooooooooooouuuuuuuu.... rock! Curse upon your children!! :'''Hova''': I don't think rocks ''have'' children, honey. :'''Zoc''': ''[Throws fire crystal to the ground; sulkily]'' They won't now. :'''Hova''': Okay, what's the matter? :'''Zoc''': Hova, the potion is supposed to change color. It's not changing color! IT’S NOT CHANGING COLOR! ''[Grabs two more fire crystals]'' I call upon the wind, rain, et cetera, transform my potion and '''Clacktiel'''! :''[Once again nothing happens, just smoke.]'' :'''Zoc''': ''URRRRGH''!!! ''[he angrily bangs them against each other a few more times]'' CLACKTIEL! CLACKTIEL! TICK-CLACKITY-CLACK! :'''Hova''': Oh, maybe you're pronouncing it wrong. :'''Zoc''': How could I pronounce it wrong?! I made it up!!!! <hr width=50%> :'''Head of Council''': Human. You have been brought before the council to face judgment for crimes against the colony. Read the charges. :'''Council Guard''': "This human-destructor beast hereafter referred to as Peanut the Destroyer did willfully and with malice aforethought crush the food-storage chambers flood all of the lower hatching chambers and douse the colony with the dreaded ''yellow rain''." :''[The ants collectively grimace in disgust]'' :'''Lucas''': Hey, come on! I had to go! :'''Head of Council''': ''[Banging drum]'' Sentencing of the human will be handed down by the queen herself. :''[The ants bow as the Queen Ant appears]'' :'''Queen Ant''': Greetings, my children... and to our unusual guest. A human that threatens the very existence of our colony. :'''Lucas''': Wait a second! Wait, wait, wait, time out. How was I supposed to know ants have feelings or families or trials? You're just a bunch of stupid ants! :'''Ant #1''': Destroy the destroyer! :'''Ant #2''': Throw him in the pit! :'''Little Ant''': Let's eat him! :'''Zoc''': No, wait. We are not mindless savages! This human should be ''studied''. And ''then'' we'll eat him! :'''Ants''': ''[Chanting]'' Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! :'''Head of Council''': ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ORDER! ''ORDER''! ''[Banging drum]'' :'''Queen Ant''': Be still, be still, be still, be still. Tonight, we have a choice. We could destroy this human and make safe this day. Or we could change the nature of his human and perhaps create a brighter future for ''all'' ants. I, therefore, send the human to live and work in the colony, to learn our ways. He must.... become an ''ant''. :'''Lucas/Zoc''': What?! :'''Zoc''': No. No, my Queen! What if he does not become an ant? Okay? I mean, come on! :'''Queen Ant''': That would be ... regrettable. :'''Zoc''': But - But who will teach him our ways? :'''Hova''': ''[Stepping forwards]'' I will. :'''Zoc''': Hova? :'''Queen Ant''': It is done. Let us continue our work. :''[She disappears as the court begins to disperse]'' :'''Lucas''': That's it? How long am I gonna be like this? I wanna go home! Wait! It's in human! :'''Head of Council''': ''[Turning back to Lucas]'' Yes. It is. <hr width=50%> :'''Hova''': ''[crosses her heart]'' Cross my heart! I will not eat you! :'''Lucas''': '''''I SAID CROSS YOUR HEART, NOT YOUR BUTT!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' :'''Hova''': I just did! See?! Did it again! ''[to herself]'' Strange custom! <hr width=50%> :'''Kreela''': What are you doing?! Why aren't you grabbing the red ones?! :'''Fugax''': Well, it's actually quite simple, sugar-lips! I hate the red ones!! :'''Kreela''': ''WELL, I '''LOVE THE RED ONES!!!!!!!!''''' :'''Fugax''': Hate them! :'''Kreela''': ''I LOVE THEM!!!!'' :'''Fugax''': ''Hate them!!'' :'''Kreela''': '''LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!''' :'''Fugax''': '''''Hate them!!!!''''' :'''Kreela''': '''''LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' :'''Fugax''': Believe me, you find me attractive! :'''Kreela''': '''''WHAT?!?!?!?!''''' :'''Fugax''': Oh, how you tease me with that sweet talk! ''[barks at her slovenly]'' :'''Kreela''': Oh, no! You want some sweet talk?! ''[grabs Fugax by the antennas]'' 'Cause I'll give you some sweet talk! '''''NOW GRAB A RED ONE BEFORE I PULL THESE OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' :'''Fugax''': '''WHOA, I NEED ''THOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' <hr width=50%> :'''Zoc''': ''[stops Lucas from going in the ant hill]'' Hi, there. How are you? :'''Lucas''': ''[intimidated]'' Okay. :'''Zoc''': Okay? That's good. It's good to be okay. Listen, I just want to show you something if that's ''okay'' with you. :''[The two walk on, before Zoc brings a potion out and shows it to Lucas]'' :'''Zoc''': You know what this is? This is the potion that will make you big again. I just wanted you to take a good long look at it, because this is the last time you will ever see it. ''[takes the potion away]'' :'''Lucas''': ''[stammers]'' What?! What do you mean?! :'''Zoc''': I mean, there is no way I'm ever making you big again. Ever. ''[serious]'' You are a ''threat'' to ''every'' ant in this colony. ''Especially'' to Hova. :'''Lucas''': But I would never do anything to hurt her. I just-I-I just wanna go home. :'''Zoc''': Well, if I were you, I'd go find help someplace else, because there is ''nothing'' for you. :''[The crystal on Zoc's staff starts to glow in an attempt to scare to Lucas]'' :'''Zoc''': Nothing! :''[Lucas stumbles backwards, before running away as Zoc stares at him sternly]''. <hr width=50%> :''[Zoc enters the room, humming happily to himself. Hova notices this, but doesn't see Lucas with him]'' :'''Hova''': Where's Lucas? :'''Zoc''': ''[feigning oblivion]'' Isn't he with you? :'''Hova''': ''[confused]'' Now! Now! :'''Zoc''': ''[pretending to call for him]'' Lucas? Lucas! Huh, that's weird. Well, he's probably off destroying some other poor, unfortunate colony. You know how they are, destroyers. :'''Hova''': ''[sternly]'' Zoc, what did you do? :'''Zoc''': What?! What did I do?!?! :'''Hova''': Where is he?! :'''Zoc''': He's gone. :''[Hova gasps and runs out to look for Lucas, but Zoc stops her]'' :'''Zoc''': He led you into a trap, Hova. :'''Hova''': There was no trap! He led us to food, he was trying to protect us from-from... :'''Zoc''': From what, Hova? What? :'''Hova''': From something. :'''Zoc''': ''[sarcastically]'' Oh, ''something''! And I was worried it was from ''nothing''! ''[angrily]'' He's ''blinded'' you, Hova. :'''Hova''': ''[angrily]'' No, ''you'' are the one that's ''blind''! :''[Kreela and Fugan are seen to be awkwardly watching the confrontation]'' :'''Hova''': You are so consumed from your hatred for the humans, ''you'' only see what you ''want'' to see. :'''Zoc''': Oh, come ''on''! :'''Hova''': ''[calmer]'' Zoc, I see a young pupa, a human learning our ways, becoming part of this colony, becoming an ''ant''. :'''Zoc''': Impossible. :'''Hova''': Listen to yourself, Zoc! ''A wizard knows no such word''! So, what are you now? ''[on the verge of tears]'' Certainly not the ant I love. :''[She begins to walks away from Zoc]'' :'''Zoc''': Hova, I did it for you. For the colony. :'''Hova''': You did it for ''yourself''. :''[She leaves]'' :'''Zoc''': Hova, I don't think so, honey! ''[hesitates not knowing to say]'' :'''Fugax''': ''[standing up]'' He won't make it through the night alone. :'''Kreela''': Fugax, your ''leg's'' still broken. :'''Fugax''': Yeah, well, I still got five good ones. ''Very'' good ones. :''[He leaves as well]'' :'''Kreela''': ''[as she's walking out]'' You know, I think he really was trying to protect us from something. See ya, Zoc. :''[She also leaves. Spindle goes to join the group, but not before giving his master a disappointed look. Zoc looks down to the floor, ashamed and alone]'' ==Taglines== *The battle for the lawn is on. *Stomping into theaters August 4 *An epic battle of tiny proportions! *This Summer It's Crunch Time. ==Cast== * [[Julia Roberts]] as Hova * [[w:Nicolas Cage|Nicolas Cage]] as Zoc * [[Meryl Streep]] as The Queen Ant * [[w:Paul Giamatti|Paul Giamatti]] as Stan Beals * [[w:Zach Tyler Eisen|Zach Tyler Eisen]] as Lucas Nickle * [[w:Regina King|Regina King]] as Kreela * [[Bruce Campbell]] as Fugax * [[Lily Tomlin]] as Grandma * [[w:Cheri Oteri|Cheri Oteri]] as Doreen Nickle * [[w:Creagen Dow|Creagen Dow]] as Steve * [[w:Larry Miller (actor)|Larry Miller]] as Fred Nickle * [[w:Richard Green (actor)|Richard Green]] as Wasp Leader * [[w:Jake T. Austin|Jake T. Austin]] as Nicky * [[w:Don Frye|Don Frye]] as Soldier Ant * [[w:Ricardo Montalban|Ricardo Montalban]] as The Head of Council * [[w:Allison Mack|Allison Mack]] as Tiffany Nickle * [[w:Rob Paulsen|Rob Paulsen]] as Beetle * [[w:Mark DeCarlo|Mark DeCarlo]] as Fly ==External links== {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0429589|title=The Ant Bully}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ant Bully, The (film)}} [[Category:2006 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:American children's animated fantasy films]] [[Category:Animated films about insects]] [[Category:Animated films about revenge]] [[Category:Animated films based on children's books]] ek5ikican2cgyxk3o3m6jldh9oove0b 0 134386 3148831 3148525 2022-07-28T22:59:34Z 73.168.254.34 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]''''' (also known as '''''Dr. Seuss' The Lorax''''') is a 2012 American [[w:computer animation|computer-animated]] [[w:List of 3-D films|3D]] [[w:musical film|musical]] [[w:comedy film|comedy film]] based on [[Dr. Seuss]]' [[w:children's book|children's book]] [[w:The Lorax|of the same name]]. The film stars {{w|Zac Efron}}, {{w|Ed Helms}}, and {{w|Danny DeVito}}. It was produced by {{w|Illumination Entertainment}} and was released by {{w|Universal Pictures}} on March 2, 2012, what would have been the 108th birthday of Seuss, who died at age 87 in the year 1991. To be clear, any quotes from the film version that are not taken directly from the book may not have been written by Dr. Seuss. :''Directed by Chris Renaud. Screenplay by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy.'' == The Lorax == * I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees. * Who taught you guys how to steal a bed? * ''[notices Pipsqueak on the Once-ler’s bed]'' You gotta be kidding me. ''[to another Bar-ba-loot]'' Can he swim? ''[the Bar-ba-loot shakes his head]'' Of course he can't swim! Hang on, Pipsqueak! I'm comin' to get ya! * ''[after seeing Pipsqueak take and eat a truffula fruit]'' Ugh, bar-ba-loots. * ''[To the Once-ler]'' A tree falls in the way it leans. Be careful which way you lean. == Ted == * ''[referring to Audrey; to The Once-ler]'' Hey, she is not some girlǃ She's a woman… in high school… and she loves trees, and I'm gonna get her one. * I am Ted Wiggins, and I speak for the trees. And the fact is, things aren't perfect here in Thneedville! And they're only gonna get worse unless we do something about it! Unless we change our ways, we can start by planting ''this''! ''[holds up the truffula seed]'' == Audrey == * ''[Referring to her mural]'' Those are trees. ''Real ones.'' They used to grow all around here. And people said that the touch of their tufts was softer than anything, even silk. And they smelled like butterfly milk. * What I want more than anything in the whole world is to see a real living tree, growing in my backyard. == The Once-ler == * ''[He puts on a pair of work gloves and grabs a large axe]'' Alright, here we go. About to make a Thneed, about to change the world. * Check it out, guys. ''[looks around, noticing all of the animals are gone]'' Where did everybody go? ''[shrugs, then grabs the tree by the trunk and drags it away toward his cottage]'' * Little did I know that by chopping down that tree I had just summoned a mystical creature as old as time itself. The legendary, slightly annoying guardian of the forest. The Lorax. * ''[admiring his first thneed]'' Now that's a thneed! Nothing unmanly about knitting. No sir! * Oh, yeah! We're in business, baby! ''[closing Everybody Needs a Thneed]'' Mom? Hey, it's me! I told you I was going to be a success! You need to bring the whole family here right now. We're going to be rich! What? I'm going to need all the help I can get. Don't worry. * ''[closing How Bad Can I Be]'' All the customers are buying, and the money's multiplying, and the PR people are lying, ''[A Thneed is thrown on the Lorax as a picture is taken. A billboard featuring the picture reads "Lorax Approved"]'' and the lawyers are denying. Who cares if a few trees are dying? This is all so gratifying! How bad, how bad can this possibly be?! * ''[To Ted]'' Because Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better... It's not. * ''[To Ted; referring to the last Truffula seed]'' Change the way things are. I know it may seem small and insignificant, but it's not about what it is, it's about what it can become. That's not just a seed... any more than you're just a boy. * ''[opens the window for the first time as he hears the city singing "Let it Grow" and is on the verge of tears]'' Thank you, Ted. == Mr. O'Hare == * ''[reffering to Ted]'' What?! Why is he leaving town? '''NO ONE EVER LEAVES TOWN!''' See what he's up to. * You listen to me, boy. Don't go poking around in things you don't understand, or I'll be your worst nightmare. I'm Frankenstein's head on a spider's body! * You've got a beautiful town here, Ted. Lots of fun stuff to occupy your short attention span. I can't think of any reason you'd ever wanna go outside of town again. Ever. * Nobody beats Aloysius O'Hare! ''[the elevator shuts]'' What?! ''[grunts "Damn it!"]'' * Bring it on, Teddy! You don't have the guts! * ''[going after Ted and his girlfriend and grandma after the Truffula seed, through a megaphone]'' '''YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS, BOY! BANG!''' * ''[last words as he sings "Let It Die"]'' C'mon, who's with me, huh? == Dialogue == :'''Ted''': So, anyway, let's just say, I need a tree. Where would I go? What do I do? :'''Grammy Norma''': Oh, then you know what? You'd need to find the Once-ler. :'''Ted''': The what? :'''Bernice Wiggins''': Mom, it's not really the time for one of your, you know, magical fables, OK? :'''Grammy Norma''': ''[laughs]'' That's right, I forgot. I'm old, and can't even remember to put my teeth in! :'''Bernice''': Stand down. That's not what I meant. :'''Grammy Norma''': No, really, I forgot my teeth. Would you be a dear and go get them for me? :'''Bernice''': ''[sighs]'' Sure, Mom. :'''Grammy Norma''': Okay, here the deal. The Once-ler's the man who knows what happened to the trees. If you want one, you need to find him. :'''Ted''': The Once-ler? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Ted gets pulled up by a rope and pulley to the second floor window where the Once-ler confronts him angrily.]'' :'''Once-ler''': Who are you? Who are you and what are you doing here?! :'''Ted''': I'm Ted. I'm Ted. I can't breathe. Are you the Once-ler? Oh, man. :'''Once-ler''': Didn't you read the signs? No one is supposed to come here. Get out of here and leave me alone! And don't let the boot hit you on the way out. :'''Ted''': The boot? ''[gets kicked by said boot from behind]'' Whoa, hello! Ow! Listen! People say that if someone brings you this stuff that you will tell them about trees. ''[gets grabbed again]'' No, no, no! :'''Once-ler''': Trees? :'''Ted''': Yeah, real ones. You know, that grow out of the ground? ''[pause]'' Hello? :'''Once-ler''': Sorry, it's just... Well, I didn't think anyone still cared about trees. :'''Ted''': Well, that's me. The guy who still cares. I'm here. ''[gets put back down]'' Hey! What? Whoa! :'''The Once-ler''': You wanna know about trees, about what happened to them, (and) why they're all gone? ''[softly]'' {{small|It's because of me.}} :'''Ted''': Wait, what? ''[A Whisper-ma-Phone chutes down to him. He leans in to hear.]'' :'''Once-ler''': ''[shouts] <big>'''IT'S BECAUSE OF ME!'''</big> [Ted coughs]'' And my invention, the Thneed. It was an amazing product that could do the job of 1,000. :'''Ted''': All right. Sounds ridiculous, but I mean, that's cool. :'''Once-ler''': You're darn right it was cool! ''[starting to explain what happened to the trees]'' It all started a long time ago. :'''Ted''': Can we start not so long ago, maybe? :'''Once-ler''': Do you want a tree? :'''Ted''': Yes, yes. (Go on.) :'''Once-ler''': Then it all started a long, <big>''long''</big> time ago. ''[scene flashes back to the Once-ler as a young man]'' I was a young man leaving home. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ted''': ''[interrupting the story]'' Hey, hey, hey. Wait a minute. :'''Once-ler''': Excuse me? :'''Ted''': ''[chuckles]'' Yeah. That's awesome. You know, feeding junk food to forest animals? That's great. But, uh, is there a musical number where you show me how to get a tree? 'Cause I'd love to hear that one. :'''Once-ler''': Oh, yes. Right after the musical number about the kid who kept interrupting the story and was never heard from ever again. Hmm? :'''Ted''': Right. Got it. Proceed. <hr width="50%"/> :'''The Lorax''': ''[first meeting the Once-ler]'' Hey! :''[The Once-ler shrieks and falls backwards]'' :'''The Lorax''': Did you chop down this tree? :'''Once-ler''': Uh, no. Who did it? ''[gasps]'' What's that?! ''[the Lorax looks back and Once-ler drops his axe on Pipsqueak the Bar-ba-loot, blaming him]'' I think he did it. :'''The Lorax''': ''[growls]'' Leave! Vacate the premises! Take your axe and get out! :'''The Once-ler''': And who are you? ''[pokes the Lorax]'' :'''The Lorax''': Hey, hey! I'm the Lorax, guardian of the forest. I speak for the trees. ''[The Once-ler stares at him]'' So you're telling me that you didn't see me magically appear out of that stump, with all the lightning and thunder and stuff. You didn't see any of that? :'''The Once-ler''': No, but that sounds amazing. Can I see some of that? :'''The Lorax''': Uh, yeah. I could show you, but that's not how it works. :'''The Once-ler''': ''[condescending]'' OK, um... Didn’t really happen. Oh, I know what you want! ''[pokes Lorax’s nose, He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a Marshmallow. Holds it out.]'' ''[baby talk]'' I’ve got one of these for the cutest little guy I ever saw. Yummy-yummy-yummy... ''[The Lorax stares at the marshmallow]'' :'''The Lorax''': How dare you! Give me that! ''[grabs the marshmallow. Sniffs it. It smells good]'' Mmm. I'm going to eat this, but I am highly offended by it.''[plops it into his mouth, then makes his way over to the Once-ler’s tent-house which is being supported by stakes and ropes. He kicks out a stake and the canvas starts to sag]'' :'''The Once-ler''': Whoa! What are you... Hey, Mustache! Will you stop that? ''[The Lorax continues circling around the tent-house pulling up stakes. He grabs his hammer and follows, pounding them back in.]'' What's your deal, man? :'''The Lorax''': ''[They circle faster and faster around the tent-houses he pull up each stake and the Once-ler pounding them back in.]'' Time for you to go, Beanpole! :'''The Once-ler''': Pull them right out. Just going to put them right back in. We can do this all day. :''[until the Once-ler turns a corner and is about to bring his hammer down on Pipsqueak. The Lorax has placed him right where the stake would have been. The Lorax holds up his hand to stop the Once-ler]'' :'''The Lorax''': Stop right there! Stop it! So you would hammer one of nature's innocent creatures? :''[The Lorax pats Pipsqueak on the head and he happily runs offscreen]'' :'''The Once-ler''': What? No! I would never hit this little guy. You, on the other hand, I would gladly pound you and your mustache into the ground! :''[The Lorax turns to all of the watching animals]'' :'''The Lorax''': Behold! The intruder and his violent ways. ''[To Once-Ler]'' Shame on you. For shame! :''[The Once-ler drops the hammer and hides it behind his feet. Then he sees all of the animals nodding their heads in agreement. He’s had it. :'''The Once-ler''': All right, you know what? That's it! ''[Points at Lorax]'' You listen to me, you furry meatloaf. I'm going to chop down as many trees as I need. Okay? Newsflash! Not going anywhere! End of story. ''[He turns and enters his cottage. His sticks his tongue out and does Raspberries to the Lorax before slamming the door behind him! He sighs heavily, shaking his head]'' :'''The Lorax''': Then you leave me no choice. ''[Startled, the Once-ler turns and sees that the Lorax is somehow inside with him. He points a threatening finger at the Once-ler and speaks in a spooky voice as if he’s casting a spell]'' If you're not gone by the time the sun sets on this valley, all the forces of nature will be unleashed upon you and curse you until the end of your days! You have been warned. ''[Lorax turns to make a dramatic exit, but can’t reach the doorknob of Once-ler’s door. He hops a couple of times. Finally, the Once-ler lets him out.]'' Thanks. :'''The Once-ler''': Yeah, okay. :'''The Lorax''': You have been warned. :''[The Lorax storms out and slams the door, leaving the Once-ler alone in his cottage.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''The Once-ler''': Why are you so interested in trees anyway? Why aren't you like other kids? Break-dancing and wearing bell-bottoms and playing the Donkey Kongs? :'''Ted''': ''[laughs]'' Yeah. Right, right. I don't know. Uh, I just thought it might be kinda cool to have one, you know. :'''The Once-ler''': ''[knowingly]'' Aaah, it's a girl, isn't it? :'''Ted''': ''[scoffs]'' What? No! :'''The Once-ler''': Really? 'Cause when a guy does something stupid once, well, that's because he's a guy, but if he does the same stupid thing ''twice'', that's usually to impress some girl. :'''Ted''': ''[about Audrey]'' Hey, she is not some girlǃ She's a woman… in high school… and she loves trees, and I'm gonna get her one. :'''The Once-ler''': Aww. How nice to see someone so undeterred by things like ''reality''. :'''Ted''': ''[sincerely]'' Thank you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''The Once-ler''': ''[has just been revived by the Lorax]'' I was heading into the light, and you pulled me right back, and here I am! ''[hugs the Lorax]'' You saved my life! :'''The Lorax''': Yeah, I did, but you know, it's not that big a deal. :'''The Once-ler''': It is a big deal! Look, I almost went over that waterfall! ''[realizes]'' Wait... On my bed. How did my bed get in the river? :'''The Lorax''': Uh, about that, uh... actually, um... ''[mumbles]'' I put your bed in the water. ''[The Once-ler drops him in shock]'' I didn't mean you any harm. I just wanted to calmly float you away. Look, everyone here needs the trees and you're chopping them down! So, we've got a big problem. :'''The Once-ler''': ''[Pipsqueak nuzzling at Once-Ler's feet, to the Lorax]'' Alright, look. I hereby swear that I will never chop down another tree. I promise. ''(Are you happy now?)'' :'''The Lorax''': ''[To the Once-ler]'' Thank you, but I'm going to keep my eye on you. :'''The Once-ler''': Now, I've got a big day tomorrow, and I'm gonna get some sleep. ''[walks away, then comes back]'' Right after I find my bed. <hr width="50%"/> :'''The Once-ler''': ''[screams and wakes up to find the Lorax sleeping in his bed, the Lorax also screams and wakes up, punching the Once-ler's nose]'' Ow! Okay, what are you...? ''[stops upon noticing that the Bar-ba-loots, Humming Fish, and Swommee-Swans are also sleeping in his house]'' Question, what are ''they'' doing here? And follow up if I may, what are ''you'' doing here?! :'''The Lorax''': Well, after the incident last night, we found one of your socks and came here to return it, but when we got here, you were asleep. :'''The Once-ler''': What? Exactly, and sleeping is the body's way of telling other people to go away. :'''The Lorax''': I know, but you looked so cozy. And it was cold outside, and we just fell asleep. No harm done. :'''The Once-ler''': "No harm done", "no harm done"? Okay. ''[sees fish bathing in soap]'' Okay, I put my lips on those. Well, I used to, anyway. ''[sees a bird laying an egg]'' Ew. Did you just... in my bowl?! :'''The Lorax''': ''[uses the Once-ler's toothbrush to comb his mustache]'' Why do you even own this? You don't have a mustache. :'''The Once-ler''': ''[disgusted and angry]'' Ugh! Okay, that's it! :'''The Lorax''': What? I thought we made a deal last night. :'''The Once-ler''': Yes, we did. And I said I wouldn't chop down any more trees. :'''The Lorax''': And I said I was going to keep an eye on you. I'm starving! What's for breakfast? ''[looks into the fridge to find the big Bar-ba-loot eating entire cubes of butter]'' Breakfast is overrated. ''[closes the fridge door]'' :'''The Once-ler''': ''[strains]'' You know what? I got work to do. ''[quickly changes outfit]'' Yep! I got to go into town and sell my Thneed! :'''The Lorax''': ''[when the Once-ler shows the Thneed to him; laughs]'' You chopped down one of my trees to make that piece of garbage? :'''The Once-ler''': "Garbage"? Oh, no. Oh, no! You do not get it. This is a revolutionary product that will change the world as we know it. ''[walks over to the Bar-ba-loots sleeping on the table and brushes them all off]'' It has 1,000,000 uses! ''[He reaches under the table and pulls up Lou who is now wearing the Thneed as underwear]'' Look at this. It's a swimsuit! ''[Then he points to the muddy animal tracks on the floor.]'' Mud tracked all over your floor by uninvited guests? Well, the Thneed sure comes in handy for that! ''[He uses it to wipe up the mud tracks]'' But wait, there's more! Thanks to its all-natural microfibers, the Thneed is super-absorbent! ''[Then he goes to the fish swimming a glass filled with water. Shoves the Thneed into the glass. SLUUUURP! It instantly soaks up all the water, leaving the irritated fish standing in the dry glass.]'' It also works as a hat. ''[plops the Thneed onto Lorax’s head. SPLURCH! It’s sopping wet and drips all over him. The Lorax gives the Once- ler a look]'' Of course, you probably want to wring it out first. :'''The Lorax''': ''[takes the Thneed off his head and throws it at the Once-ler.]'' Go ahead. Knock yourself out, but nobody is going to buy that thing. :'''The Once-ler''': Good to know. Well, fortunately, you are not the target market, weirdo. :''[The Once-ler strums his guitar.]'' :'''The Lorax''': You're bringing a guitar? :'''The Once-ler''': Oh, yeah. I got a little jingle. I'm gonna blow some minds, gonna sell some Thneeds! ''[He holds up the Thneed defiantly.]'' Yeah. ''[slams the door, waking up a Swommee-Swan, who HONKS.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[In deleted scene, The Man tosses the Thneed which lands on a nerdy teen girl's head, knocking her glasses off and letting her hair down. She slowly flips her hair with the Thneed on her head as if there was supposed to be a dramatic change to her appearance.]'' :'''Teen Boy''': Hey. Cool hat. :'''Teen Girl 1''': Oh, my gosh. I totally want one. :'''Teen Girl 2''': That thing makes me like you more. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Grizelda''': ''[referring to the Lorax]'' So, who invited the giant furry peanut? :'''The Lorax''': You callin' me a peanut, huh? I'll go right up your nose! :'''Grizelda''': Ha! ''[advances on him]'' :'''The Once-ler''': Whoa, whoa, whoa! You wouldn't hit a woman. :'''The Lorax''': ''[gasps]'' That's a ''woman''? <hr width="50%"/> :'''The Lorax''': Happy yet? You filled that hole deep down inside you, or do you still need more? :'''The Once-ler''': Look, if you've got a problem with what I'm doing, why haven't you used your quote-unquote "powers" to stop me? :'''The Lorax''': I told you, that's not how it works. :'''The Once-ler''': Right, I forgot... you're a fraud. I need you to get out! Now! :'''The Lorax''': Why? Do I make you uncomfortable, remind you of the promises you made, the man you used to be? :'''The Once-ler''': You know what? You can just shut your mustache! ''[Begins inching towards the Lorax, who backs away]'' My conscience is clear. I have done nothing illegal, I have my rights, and I intend to keep on biggering and biggering, and turning more Truffula trees in to Thneeds! ''[The Lorax falls backwards and hits the ground.]'' '''And nothing is going to stop me!''' :''[In the distance, a loud motor is heard. The Once-ler and Lorax both look and see the VERY LAST TRUFFULA TREE being chopped down by a Super Axe-Hacker.]'' :'''The Lorax''': That's it. The very last one. That may stop you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bernice''': Ted, I would like you to meet Mr. O'Hare, the most powerful man in town. :'''Mr. O'Hare''': ''[Ted shocked in surprise.]'' There he is! Hello, Ted. :'''Ted''': Uh... Hi. :'''Bernice''': Isn't he clever, Mr. O'Hare? He knows his own name and everything. :'''Mr. O'Hare''': You know what I would love right now, Mrs. Wiggins? A delicious cookie. Wonderful. Teddy and I'll stay here and talk. :'''Bernice''': Sure, why don't you go ahead and adopt him? I'm just kidding. That was a joke. I was just joking. I'll get your cookie. :'''Mr. O'Hare''': I know you have it, Ted. So, let's put an end to this nonsense, shall we? ''[Ted angrily faces him]'' Hand it over. :'''Ted''': I'm sorry... I don't know what you're talking about. :'''Mr. O'Hare''': Really? Well, then... I guess you wouldn't mind us checking your room. :'''Ted''': No, no, no! :'''Mr. O'Hare''': Morty! McGurk! Find the seed! :'''Ted''': No, you can't go up there! Guys, this is ridiculous. Stop! Hey! No, you can't come in my room! :'''Mr. O'Hare''': Find it! ''[O'Hare barges into Ted's room trying to find and destroy the Truffula seed]'' Find it! :'''Bernice''': What is going on here? :'''Mr. O'Hare''': ''[to Bernice, after she comes up stairs and what's going on]'' '''THIS DOESN'T INVOLVE YOU!''' Get back downstairs! :'''Bernice''': ''[to O’Hare]'' Excuse me, down there! I don't care who you are, you little crazy baby-man! Get out of my house now. This is outrageous. :'''Mr. O'Hare''': Fine. Sorry. ''[chuckles]'' Must have been a misunderstanding. We'll be leaving now. And my apologies, Ted. You be safe. ''[O’Hare takes the plate of cookies with Mrs. Wiggins Holding him.]'' :'''Bernice''': Mind telling me what's going on here? :'''Ted''': The seed! Where is it? :'''Bernice''': Seed? :''[Ted finds Grammy Norma's cane]'' :'''Ted''': Where's Grammy? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Audrey''': ''[to Ted]'' I could just kiss you right now! ''[Ted and Audrey lean in to kiss, but Ted's mother stops them]'' :'''Bernice''': ''Oop!'' We don't have time for that! :'''Ted''': I dunno, we have a little time. ''[Audrey and his mom stare at him]'' You know what? Let's just go. Let's go. Forget about it. <hr width="50%"/> :''[The Once-ler, now elderly with a white mustache, reunites with the Lorax, laughing]'' :'''The Lorax''': You done good, Beanpole. You done good. ''[chuckles]'' By the way, nice mustache. == About ''{{PAGENAME}}'' == * One of the funny things that we discovered was that because they don't look like trees or animals that we understand or relate to directly, you have to create, based on Seuss' illustrations, something that's believable. Because the Truffula trees are beautiful -- they look like cotton candy. But, by the same token, you have to create something that the audience feels something for. So it can't just feel like Candy Land; you have to buy it as a real forest. So we looked at Birch trees and then figured out how to make those wonderful illustrations work in a 3-D movie. It's a real fantasy forest that you could relate to when it's being chopped down. * We had a design that was very city-like and very dense, which wasn't quite working. But we went back and looked at a little drawing in the upper corner of the page when the little boy is first coming to look at the Lorax. And we sort of used that as our basis: it's got these big, curvy roads and a couple of building shapes. In some ways, the easier choice would've been to create a Blade Runner-like dystopian future with smog. But of course we wanted to create something that was fun and entertaining, but in some way relates a little more about where we are today, with inflatable bushes and plastic flowers and fake nature that still has a sense of fun, much like Disneyland or Las Vegas or Dubai. So, in the movie that felt like a great way to go but also suggesting that you have to be careful to maintain balance with nature so it can be sustained. :* Chris Renaud [http://www.awn.com/animationworld/chris-renaud-talks-lorax/ "Chris Renaud Talks 'The Lorax'"], as interviewed by Bill Desowitz, ''Animation World Network'', Friday, March 2, 2012. == Cast == * [[w:Danny DeVito|Danny DeVito]] — The Lorax * [[w:Ed Helms|Ed Helms]] — The Once-ler * [[w:Zac Efron|Zac Efron]] — Ted * [[Taylor Swift]] — Audrey * [[w:Rob Riggle|Rob Riggle]] — Mr. O'Hare * [[w:Jenny Slate|Jenny Slate]] — Bernice * [[w:Betty White|Betty White]] — Grammy Norma == See Also == * [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]] * [[The Cat in the Hat (film)|The Cat in the Hat]] * [[Horton Hears a Who! (film)|Horton Hears a Who! (film)]] == External Links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=1482459|title=The Lorax}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lorax (film), The}} [[Category:2012 films]] [[Category:2010s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:American children's animated fantasy films]] [[Category:American children's animated musical films]] [[Category:Animated films based on children's books]] [[Category:Animated films about bears]] [[Category:Animated films about birds]] [[Category:Animated films about fish]] [[Category:Films based on works by Dr. Seuss]] [[Category:Films set in forests]] [[Category:Chris Renaud films]] t8wmo04un78ei8f6sbrmqj1vc9l7ybe 0 134418 3148845 2991071 2022-07-28T23:52:56Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki <!-- Do not use the "dated prod" template directly; the above line is generated by "subst:prod|reason" --> '''[[w:Elaine Brown|Elaine Brown]]''' (born March 2, 1943) is an American prison activist, writer, singer, and former [[w:Black Panter|Black Panther]] leader who is based in Oakland, California. ==Quotes== * I absolutely reject the premise there is anything wrong with Black people “talking white”. It is as if to vast swathes of the privileged white left and impoverished Black community diction, education and a mastery of thought is somehow “white”… comrade, how wrong you are to say that after decades in academia I’m acting white. I’m being black. I’m being black everyday a cop pulls my car over for a “routine stop”, I’m being black each time I look in the mirror, and I’m damn well being black when I school young fools out of the myth our race is too ill-evolved to be both black and accomplished. :*Brown, E, (2008). New Age Racism. In Race, Society and Politics. Los Angeles , April, 2008. UCLA: UCLA Law School. 12. * You cannot look at the success of black people by seeing who is on the front of Ebony magazine or by looking at Oprah. When you consider that only 1 percent of all business revenue comes from black-owned businesses, you have to ask yourself if this class disparity is the kind of society we want. :*UCLA Thurgood Marshall Lecture. (2008). Thurgood Marshall Lecture on Law and Human Rights. [Online Video]. 17 April. Available from: [http://forum-network.org/lecture/education-liberation-black-panther-party]. [Accessed: 13 March 2012]. ===''A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story'' (1992) === *Reflected here is life as I lived it, my thoughts and feelings as I remember them. Here, too, are my personal exchanges with others. IN reconstructing them, I have relied on my knowledge of opinions held, and my recollection of articulated events.<br>Memory seems a fragile spirit. It may be a river of reality that fathers dreams and desires and change in its flow. Nevertheless, I have tried to be faithful to both fact and feeling. **Introduction *"''Oakland'' is the birthplace of this party. Oakland will be the birthplace of revolution in the United States. And that will be so despite the pigs. It will be so despite any petty despots who claim to be our comrades. It will be so despite the criticism of the infantile leftists, who have accomplished nothing. It will be done despite the voodoo drums of the so-called Black Nationalists." **Chapter One, statement by Brown, August 1974 *"Together we're going to take this city. We will ake it a base of revolution. The pigs will look at us and wonder. They will look at us, but they will be unable to deal with us. <br>"We're going to set a revolutionary example here. And the example we lay down in Oakland will be the spark that lights the prairie fire.We will carry our torch to another city, and then another. Each time, each place, the people will take their lead from us, the revolutionary vanguard. Just as the people have demanded and institutionalized our Free Breakfast for Children and sickle-cell-anemia programs, they will demand socialized medicine and decent housing. Soon they will begin to take control of their local political machinery. Then they will attack the economic structure in each city. Bit by bit, city by city, they will whittle away at the capitalist foundation. Eventually a time will come, - not in our lifetimes, Comrades - but '''a time ''will'' come when the people will understand their power and the pigs' machinery will be unable to accommodate their demands. That is when the people, black people and poor white people and oppressed people all over America will rise up like mighty tide and clean this beachfront of capitalism and racism, and ''make'' the revolution.''' **ibid. *To say that I loved Huey, however, even at that moment would be to say too little I loved being loved by him. I loved the protection he offered with his powerful arms and fearless dreams. I loved how beautiful he was, sinewy, and sultry at once. I loved his genius and his bold uses of it. I loved that he was the vicarious dream of a man that white men hid from themselves, except when he confronted them, their rules, their world. I loved his narrow buttocks and his broad shoulders and his clean skin. I loved being the queen of his world, for he had fashioned a new world for those who dared. Yet I had come to hate life with him. His madness had become as full-blown as his genius. The numerous swaggering "dicks" who had challenged the hero to prove his manhood had finally taken their toll. Now had had outdone them all, including himself. **ibid, p. 7 *"Freedom" was the watchword. "Free enterprise," they meant, the men whose monopolies controlled the United States of America, the only interested parties in the business of being number one. '''It was in the name of freedom that surviving Nazis were employed by the U.S. government, and Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were burned at the stake of the state.''' **Chapter 11, p. 235 *A post-war anti-Communist paranoia was constructed by [[J. Edgar Hoover]], a friend and manipulator of every president since the 1920's. It flared in the machinations of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), formerly the Dies Committee. It spread like the proverbial prairie fire, fanned by the shameful Senate hearings conducted by Hoover's close friend Joseph McCarthy. **p.234 *I was in a small, private world in the arms of [[Huey Newton]]; and also in a bigger world in the arms of Huey Newton. **p. 246 *'''A women in the Black Power movement was considered, at best, irrelevant. A woman asserting herself was a pariah. A woman attempting the role of leadership was, to my proud black Brothers, making an alliance with the "counter-revolutionary, man-hating, lesbian, feminist white bitches." It was a violation of some Black Power principle that was left undefined. If a black woman assumed a role of leadership, she was said to be eroding black manhood, to e hindering the progress of the black race. She was an enemy of black people. ''' **Chapter 17, 356 ==External links== {{wikipedia|Elaine Brown}} * [http://www.elainebrown.org/ Elaine Brown], Brown's Web site. {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Elaine}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Civil rights activists]] [[Category:Political activists]] [[Category:Activists from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:People from Philadelphia]] [[Category:People from California]] [[Category:United States presidential candidates, 2008]] [[Category:African Americans]] [[Category:Black Panther Party members]] [[Category:Prison reform activists]] [[Category:Green Party of the United States politicians]] [[Category:Women politicians]] [[Category:American women]] 8j3gftutlj1zrf7fxrs7ry92xz4ript 0 134946 3148676 3145523 2022-07-28T15:20:24Z UDScott 4304 added [[Category:Films directed by George Clooney]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Ides of March (film)|The Ides of March]]''''' is a [[w:2011 in film|2011 film]] about an idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate who gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. :''Directed by [[George Clooney]]. Written by George Clooney, [[w:Grant Heslov|Grant Heslov]], and [[w:Beau Willimon|Beau Willimon]], based on Willimon's play [[w:Farragut North (play)|Farragut North]].'' {{center|'''Ambition seduces. Power corrupts.''' <small>([[#Taglines|taglines]])</small>}} == Stephen Meyers == * I'm not a Christian. I'm not an atheist. I'm not Jewish. I'm not Muslim. My religion, what I believe in is called the Constitution of United States of America. * You can lie, you can cheat, you can start a war, you can bankrupt the country, but you can't fuck the interns. They get you for that. == Molly Stearns == * ''[to Stephen Meyers]'' I really want to fuck you. That's kind of a slutty thing for me to say, huh? == Tom Duffy == * All the reporters love you. Even the reporters that hate you still love you. == Dialogue == :'''Molly Stearns''': How old are you? :'''Stephen Meyers''': How old do you think I am? :'''Molly Stearns''': Thirty. :'''Stephen Meyers''': You think I'm thirty? :'''Molly Stearns''': How old are you? :'''Stephen Meyers''': Thirty. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tom Duffy''': Get out, now. Or otherwise... :'''Stephen Meyers''': Otherwise, I'll end up like you? :'''Tom Duffy''': Yeah, you end up being a jaded, cynical asshole, just like me. == Cast == * [[w:Ryan Gosling|Ryan Gosling]] - Stephen Meyers * [[George Clooney]] - Mike Morris * [[w:Philip Seymour Hoffman|Philip Seymour Hoffman]] - Paul Zara * [[w:Paul Giamatti|Paul Giamatti]] - Tom Duffy * [[w:Evan Rachel Wood|Evan Rachel Wood]] - Molly Stearns * [[w:Marisa Tomei|Marisa Tomei]] - Ida Horowicz * [[w:Jeffrey Wright (actor)|Jeffrey Wright]] - Franklin Thompson * [[w:Max Minghella|Max Minghella]] - Ben Harpen * [[w:Jennifer Ehle|Jennifer Ehle]] - Cindy Morris * [[w:Gregory Itzin|Gregory Itzin]] - Jack Stearns * [[w:Michael Mantell|Michael Mantell]] - Ted Pullman == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=1124035|title=The Ides of March}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=the_ides_of_march|title=The Ides of March}} * {{Official website|http://www.idesofmarch-movie.com}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ides of March, The (film)}} [[Category:2011 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Political drama films]] [[Category:Films based on plays]] [[Category:Thriller films]] [[Category:Films directed by George Clooney]] {{film-stub}} rsbv12kvsm79oqsr3hbdx8s3afbgagq 0 137112 3148687 2153833 2022-07-28T16:23:52Z UDScott 4304 added [[Category:1921 births]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki '''[[w:Wilson Harris|Sir Theodore Wilson Harris]]''' (born [[24 March]] [[1921]]) is a Guyanese writer. He initially wrote poetry, but has since become a well-known novelist and essayist. His writing style is often said to be abstract and densely metaphorical, and his subject matter wide-ranging. == Quotes == * (Breaking) ritual habit, ritual normality that seals our eyes and ears…you can advance, see things you never saw before, move out of boundaries that have been a prison. **[http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/dec/16/featuresreviews.guardianreview15/ "Redemption song," Maya Jaggi, The Guardian, December 16, 2006]. === ''Heartland'' (1964) === * The solid morning mist began to disintegrate and dark shoulders of rock appeared in the water giving the illusion of swimmers, reaching from bank to bank, dispersing from themselves wreaths of snakes with imperceptible strokes. ** Chapter 1, first line. === ''The Four Banks of the River of Space'' (1990) === <small>The Four Banks of the River of Space, London: Faber and Faber, 1990, pp. 43-45.</small> * The flute sings of an ancient riverbead one hundred fathoms deep, far below the Potaro River that runs to the Waterfall. Two rivers then. The visible Potaro runs to the Waterfall. The invisible stream of the river of the dead runs far below, far under our knees. The flute tells of the passage of the drowned river of the dead and the river of the living are one quantum stream possessed of four banks. * Once cannot tame the voices of the flute, voices of such uncanny lightness yet miracle of being that they are able to tilt the two rivers, the visible and the invisible rivers, into diagrammatic discourse; and in so doing to create the four banks of the river of space into a ladder upon which the curved music of the flute ascends. Those banks are dislodged upwards into rungs in the ladder and into stepping stones into original space. === ''The Unfinished Genesis of the Imagination'' (1999) === * There is no economic solution to the ills of the world until the arts of originality […] open the partialities and biases of tradition in ways that address the very core of our pre-possessions. * It is not only the gulf between religions and cultures that plaques us today. There is the widening gulf between the rich and the poor, the world of plenty and the world of famine. We may think we can make a good patch work or mechanical arrangement to ameliorate such a division. But this I feel is an illusion. There is no economic solution to the ills of the world until the arts of originality - arts that are driven by mysterious strangeness - open the partialities and bias of tradition in ways that address the very core of our pre-possessions." ** pg. 251. === Interview with Wilson Harris (2003)=== <small> [http://bombsite.com/issues/82/articles/2537 Interview with Wilson Harris], by Fred D'Aguiar; BOMB Magazine, Winter 2003</small> * Cross-culturality differs radically from multiculturality. There is no creative and re-creative sharing of dimensions in multiculturality. * “Quantum” brings a hand in fiction that challenges all conventional fixtures of control within the psyche of art. * In America today there are many “colored” people who are designated “black” or “African.” Whereas they are mixed with the West—with the so-called whites who represent the West—in blood and spirit. This is a fateful, hidden matter though we do not see it as such. It may be partly responsible for deadly, one-sided polarizations in cultures around the globe that see themselves similarly locked into racial investitures. * I am not suggesting that racial admixture is a solution to the world’s grave problems. I am suggesting, however, that a freedom of diverse parts in Nature to blend into variant universals should be open in fiction and art. === ''The Ghost of Memory'' (2006) === <small>The Ghost of Memory, London: Faber and Faber</small> * The entertainment industry makes this [phantasmagoria of distraction] easier by elevating the person to the level of the commodity. He surrenders to its manipulations while enjoying his alienation from himself and others. The enthronement of the commodity, with its lustre of distraction…is consistent with the split between utopian and cynical elements. ** p. 11. === Interview with Wilson Harris (2010) on being Knighted at Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Honours === <small>[http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sunday-mix/97725874.html Sir Wilson Harris], by Sateesh Maharaj; Trinidad Express Newspapers, July 3, 2010</small> * They're hardly given to conventional writers, and a writer like myself is hardly given a knighthood. * My writing is quantum writing. Do you know of the quantum bullet? The quantum bullet, when it's fired, leaves not one hole but two. That's how my writing is. * So I feel that this is an encouragement to other writers in the region to persist in the their work, even if they feel that what they are doing is not popular, because in the long run it may tell on their behalf. * The arts have to be pursued irrespective of what people think. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Wilson}} [[Category:Essayists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Guyanese novelists]] [[Category:Guyanese poets]] [[Category:1921 births]] fb1wygbyxxtxandbmirsj3shy1u1lng 0 140032 3148852 2852816 2022-07-29T00:00:56Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki {{people-cleanup|2012-11-22}} [[File:Chris Colfer 2012.jpg|thumb|Chris Colfer in 2012]] '''[[w:Chris Colfer|Christopher Paul "Chris" Colfer]]''' (born [[May 27]], [[1990]]) is an American actor, singer and author best known for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''. == Personal Quotes 2009–2012 == * “There's nothing wrong with you. There's a lot wrong with the world you live in. And definitely get out of high school and make everyone sorry.”<ref name="goodreads">[http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4919495.Chris_Colfer], Good Reads Book Reviews.</ref> *“I love thinking that there is magic in the world, that there are people in the world with amazing abilities that we just don’t know about.” <ref name="sun">[http://burts-snapback.tumblr.com/post/27261453499/i-love-thinking-that-there-is-magic-in-the-world], Chicago-Sun July 15, 2012, interview with Chris Colfer; archived.</ref> *“I hope to write someday and that’s even more terrifying than performing. You don’t just entertain the audience, you give them little bits of your soul.”<ref name="goodreads" /> *“I was very different from most kids. I would stay home and write and put on shows when other people would go to the football game, and… I think I just put all that energy into wanting to get out of there and do something with my life.” <ref name= "NPR" /> *“My imaginary friends have become my imaginary children.” —Chris Colfer on his characters <ref name="ALA1212">[https://twitter.com/BethReads/status/216667033218187264], Chris Colfer speaking at American Librarian Association 2012, as told by an eyewittness.</ref> *“I just witnessed an old woman wearing joker make-up and jamming hard to music as she drove her convertible. Yes, I just saw my future.” <ref name="twitter">[https://twitter.com/chriscolfer], Chris Colfer's personal twitter account.</ref> *"There's nothing wrong with you. There's a lot wrong with the world you live in."<ref name="gleeksource">[http://www.gleeksource.com/Cast-Members/Kurt/Kurt-s-Blog/October-2011/10-Best-Quotes-from-Chris-Colfer-of-Glee.aspx], GleekSource.com's Top Ten Chris Colfer Quotes.</ref> *"Note to self: While on the treadmill you may lip-sync to the songs on your iPod but DO NOT dance along. You look like an idiot."<ref name="twitter" /> *"Every time I get injured I measure it's severity by asking myself 'Would this stop me from going to Disneyland?'"<ref name="twitter" /> *“Don’t listen to what people tell you because they’ll try to bring you down. And don’t listen to yourself, either, because yourself will try to bring you down even more so than anyone else. As long as you just put all your energy into one thing, it can happen."<ref name="goodreads" /> *"I'm currently double fisting a vanilla latte and a dirty chai. I've never had coffee before so this should be interesting. Good morning?" <ref name="twitter" /> *“But one of the big lessons I have learned from my journey is you can’t please everyone, so don’t try.”<ref name= "goodreads"/> == Interview Quotes == ===Random Quotes=== *“I feel like little bits of my soul are being shipped domestically.” -Chris Colfer on releasing his first book <ref name="MTV">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1689774/chris-colfer-land-of-stories-wishing-spell-novel.jhtml], Chris Colfer Shipping 'Bits Of My Soul' With His Novel 'Glee' star tells MTV News about 'The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell'.</ref> *"I was obsessed with fairytales, and I was a very, very inquisitive kid, and I would ask my mom all kinds of questions. It all kind of formed a story in my head, and I really wanted to be a published author when I was 10, but I had a hard time writing a novel when I was 10, so I decided to wait until I was little bit older and then get it done." -Chris Colfer on how he came up with the idea of TLOS <ref name="MTV" /> *”I never really learned how to sing. I mean, I think I get most of my experience from just the shower, just annoying my parents to no end, singing loud, having grand encore concerts in the shower. But I’ve kind of been stuck with this high-pitched voice since forever, so I kind of learned how to use it to my advantage. And I can go very low, too. Not many people know that. I went low once on the show and no one believed it was me.”<ref name="twitter"/> *'''“I think I just want to leave my mark in some way. I hope I leave the world a better place than it was when I came, and I think the best way I can do that is through acting and writing, and hopefully it will make a difference someday.”''' —Chris Colfer, How would you like to be remembered? <ref name="onlinefilmreview">[http://filmreviewonline.com/2012/09/08/glee-chris-colfer/], Online Film Review's journalist Judy Sloane pry's information from Chris Colfer at a party.</ref> *“A lot of people would say to me, “So Chris, you were bullied in high school and now you’re famous, so you've had a Cinderella story.” And I’d think, “What? Are you kidding?” Fame is not a solution. I’m a Cinderella story because I was in an unfortunate situation, and now I’m in a place where I get to do what I love.”<ref name="chicago">[http://timeoutchicagokids.com/things-to-do/hipsqueak-blog/159486/glees-chris-colfer-heads-to-chicago-for-book-signings-interview], Chris Colfer interviewed by Chicago Kid Journalists.</ref> *“A voice that was never wanted has become a voice for so many people who don’t have one.” -Chris Colfer on becoming a voice for LGBT youth <ref name="NPR">[http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=151472410], National Public Radio interview with Chris Colfer, April 29, 2012.</ref> *“Whether I’m in front of the camera, behind the camera, at my computer writing a novel or a screenplay, as long as I get to entertain someone out there, I’m happy.”<ref name="chicago"/> *“I was very different from most kids. I would stay home and write and put on shows when other people would go to the football game, and… I think I just put all that energy into wanting to get out of there and do something with my life.” <ref name= "NPR" /> === 68th Golden Globes Speech (2011) === :<small>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/glees-chris-colfer-decries-bullying-72347 68th Golden Globe Awards Speech after winning Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Beverly Hills, California, (16 January 2011)] </small> *Most importantly, to all the amazing kids that watch our show and the kids that our show celebrates, who are constantly told ‘no’ by the people in their environments, by bullies at school that they can’t be who they are or have what they want because of who they are. Well, screw that, kids.Globes Speech. *I have my big-boy pants on right now. I'm trying not to cry! *I hate to say I'm a Cinderfella, but I've been watching the Globes since I was an embryo. I got a Facebook message from an elementary school friend who said, 'I remember you standing up and talking about attending the Golden Globes when we were little. *Now I'm really trying not to cry, but one of the best things, for all the kids who are watching tonight, who don't understand that Kurt Hummel is a character… they saw him win and that's great." -Chris Colfer, when asked about being a gay rights figure. == References == <references /> == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commons category}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Colfer, Chris}} [[Category:Actors from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Novelists from the United States]] [[Category:Children's authors]] [[Category:Fantasy authors]] [[Category:Film producers from the United States]] [[Category:Screenwriters from the United States]] [[Category:LGBT people]] [[Category:1990 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from California]] tun06zs2cjx29nwqzzlx3wih0nknv91 0 142370 3148654 3148634 2022-07-28T12:29:30Z Trakking 2930181 /* Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power (1929) */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Rene-guenon-1925.jpg |thumb|right|The [[truth]] is that there is really no "profane realm" that could in any way be opposed to a "sacred realm"; there is only a "profane point of view", which is really none other than the point of view of [[ignorance]].]] '''[[:w:René Guénon|René Guénon]]''' ([[15 November]] [[1886]] – [[7 January]] [[1951]]), also known as Shaykh `Abd al-Wahid Yahya, was a French author and intellectual who wrote on topics ranging from metaphysics, sacred science and traditional studies to symbolism and initiation. == Quotes == === ''Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines'' (1921) === * [[Metaphysics]], because it opens out a limitless vista of possibilities, must take care never to lose sight of the inexpressible, which indeed constitutes its very essence. * Europeans, since the days when they began to believe in "progress" and in "evolution," that is to say since a little more than a century ago, profess to see a sign of inferiority in this absence of change, whereas for our part, we look upon it as a balanced condition which Western civilization has failed to achieve. === ''The Crisis of the Modern World'' (1927) === <small> [https://dinghal.com/bibliotheek/The_Crisis_of_the_Modern_World.pdf full text online] </small> *We are now in the fourth age, the [[Kali Yuga]] or 'dark age', and have been so already, it is said, for more than six thousand years, that is to say since a time far earlier than any known to 'classical' history. Since that time, the truths which were formerly within reach of all have become more and more hidden and inaccessible; those who possess them grow fewer and fewer, and although the treasure of 'nonhuman (that is, supra-human) wisdom that was prior to all the ages can never be lost, it nevertheless becomes enveloped in more and more impenetrable veils, which hide it from men's sight and make it extremely difficult to discover. This is why we find everywhere, under various symbols, the same theme of something that has been lost-at least to all appearances and as far as the outer world is concerned-and that those who aspire to true knowledge must rediscover; but it is also said that what is thus hidden will become visible again at the end of the cycle, which, because of the continuity binding all things together, will coincide with the beginning of a new cycle. **p. 7 *We have in fact entered upon the last phase of the [[Kali Yuga]], the darkest period of this 'dark age', the state of dissolution from which it is impossible to emerge otherwise than by a cataclysm, since it is not a mere readjustment that is necessary at such a stage, but a complete renovation. Disorder and confusion prevail in every domain and have been carried to a point far surpassing all that has been known previously, so that, issuing from the West, they now threaten to invade the whole world; we know full well that their triumph can never be other than apparent and transitory, but such are the proportions which it has reached, that it would appear to be the sign of the gravest of all the crises through which mankind has passed in the course of its present cycle. Have we not arrived at that terrible age, announced in the Sacred Books of India, 'when the castes shall be mingled, when even the family shall no longer exist'? ** pp. 17–18 * Is it because Westerners have come to lose their intellectuality by over-developing their capacity for action that they console themselves by inventing theories that set action above everything else, and even, as in the case of [[pragmatism]], go so far as to deny that there exists anything of value beyond action; or is the contrary true, namely, that it is the acceptance of this point of view that has led to the intellectual atrophy we see today? ** pp. 35–36 * Matter is essentially multiplicity and division, and this-be it said in passing-is why all that proceeds from matter can beget only strife and all manner of conflicts between peoples as between individuals. The deeper one sinks into matter, the more the elements of division and opposition gain force and scope; and, contrariwise, the more one rises toward pure spirituality, the nearer one approaches that unity which can only be fully realized by consciousness of universal principles. ** p. 38 * There is an exact correspondence between a world where everything seems to be in a state of mere 'becoming', leaving no place for the changeless and the permanent, and the state of mind of men who find all reality in this 'becoming', thus implicitly denying true knowledge as well as the object of that knowledge, namely transcendent and universal principles. ** p. 39 * It was however only in the nineteenth century that men began to glory in their ignorance–for to proclaim oneself an agnostic means nothing else–and claimed to deny to others any knowledge to which they had no access themselves; and this marked yet one more stage in the intellectual decline of the West. ** p. 45 * In civilizations of a traditional nature, intellectual [[intuition]] lies at the root of everything; in other words, it is the pure metaphysical doctrine that constitutes the essential, everything else being linked to it, either in the form of consequences or applications to the various orders of contingent reality. Not only is this true of social institutions, but also of the sciences, that is, branches of knowledge bearing on the domain of the relative, which in such civilizations are only regarded as dependencies, prolongations, or reflections of absolute or principial knowledge. Thus a true [[hierarchy]] is always and everywhere preserved: the relative is not treated as non-existent, which would be absurd; it is duly taken into consideration, but is put in its rightful place, which cannot but be a secondary and subordinate one; and even within this relative domain there are different degrees of reality, according to whether the subject lies nearer to or further from the sphere of principles. ** p. 42 * If an idea is true, it belongs equally to all who are capable of understanding it. ** p. 56 * Philosophy […] is interesting mainly because it expresses, in as clear a form as possible, the tendencies of this or that period, much more than it actually creates them; and even if it can be said to direct them to a certain extent, it does so only secondarily and when they are already formed. ** p. 59 * A philosopher's renown is increased more by inventing a new error than by repeating a truth that has already been expressed by others. ** p. 56 * [[Protestantism]] denied the authority of the organization qualified to interpret legitimately the religious tradition of the West and in its place claimed to set up "free criticism," that is to say interpretations resulting from private judgement, even of the ignorant and the incompetent, and based exclusively on the exercise of human reason. What happened in the realm of religion was therefore analogous to the part to be played by rationalism in philosophy: the door was left open to all manner of discussions, divergencies and deviations, and the result was what it was bound to be: dispersion in an ever growing multitude of sects, each of which represents no more than the private opinion of certain individuals. As it was impossible under such conditions to come to an agreement on doctrine, this was soon thrust into the background, and the secondary aspect of religion, namely [[morality]] came to the fore: hence the degeneration into moralism which is so patent in present-day Protestantism. ** p. 61 * Where is the notion of a real hierarchy still to be found in the modern world? Nothing and nobody is any longer in the right place; men no longer recognize any effective authority in the spiritual order or any legitimate power in the temporal; the 'profane' presume to discuss what is sacred, and to contest its character and even its existence; the inferior judges the superior, ignorance sets bounds to wisdom, error prevails over truth, the human is substituted for the Divine, earth has priority over Heaven, the individual sets the measure for all things and claims to dictate to the universe laws drawn entirely from his own relative and fallible reason. 'Woe unto you, ye blind guides,' the Gospel says; and indeed everywhere today one sees nothing but blind leaders of the blind, who, unless restrained by some timely check, will inevitably lead them into the abyss, there to perish with them. ** pp. 67–68 * It is contradictory to say that the same persons can be at the same time rulers and ruled […] The great ability of those who are in control in the modern world lies in making the people believe that they are governing themselves; and the people are the more inclined to believe this as they are flattered by it, and as, in any case, they are incapable of sufficient reflection to see its impossibility. It was to create this illusion that '[[universal suffrage]]' was invented: the law is supposed to be made by the opinion of the majority, but what is overlooked is that this opinion is something that can very easily be guided and modified; it is always possible, by means of suitable suggestions, to arouse, as may be desired, currents moving in this or that direction. We cannot recall who it was who first spoke of 'manufacturing opinion', but this expression is very apt. ** p. 74 * Let us probe still more deeply into the question: what is this law of the greatest number which modern governments invoke and in which they claim to find their sole justification? It is simply the law of matter and brute force, the same law by which a mass, carried down by its weight, crushes everything that lies in its track. It is precisely here that we find the point of junction of the democratic conception and materialism, and here also is to be found the reason why this conception is so firmly rooted in the present-day mentality. ** p. 76 * Multiplicity, considered apart from its principle, and therefore as no longer capable of being reduced to unity, takes the form in the social realm of a community conceived only as the arithmetical sum of its component individuals; in fact, a community is no more than this, once it has ceased to be attached to any principle superior to these individuals. ** p. 77 * ''''Aristocracy', […] taken in its etymological sense, means precisely the power of the elite. The elite can by definition only be the few, and their power, or rather their [[authority]], deriving as it does from their intellectual superiority, has nothing in common with the numerical strength on which democracy is based, a strength whose inherent tendency is to sacrifice the minority to the majority, and therefore quality to quantity, and the elite to the masses.''' ** p. 78 * The guiding function exercised by a true elite, and its very existence–since of necessity it plays this role if it exists at all–is utterly incompatible with democracy, which is closely bound up with the egalitarian conception, and therefore with the negation of all hierarchy; the very foundation of the democratic idea is the supposition that one individual is as good as another, simply because they are equal numerically and in spite of the fact that they can never be equal in any other way. A true elite, as we have already said, can only be an intellectual one; and that is why democracy can arise only where pure intellectuality no longer exists, as is the case in the modern world. ** p. 78 * Since equality is in fact impossible, and since, despite all efforts toward leveling, the differences between one man and another cannot in practice be entirely suppressed, men have been brought, by a curious illogic, to invent false elites–of several kinds moreover–that claim to take the place of the one true elite; and these false elites are based on a variety of totally relative and contingent points of superiority, always of a purely material order. This is obvious from the fact that the social distinction that counts most in the present state of things is that based on wealth, that is to say on a purely outward superiority of an exclusively quantitative order, the only superiority in fact that is consistent with democracy, based as it is on the same point of view. ** pp. 78–79 * '''There can be only one way out of the chaos, in the social domain as in all others: the restoration of intellectuality, which would result in the formation once more of an elite.''' ** p. 79 * There are people whose mind would recoil from actual negation, but who have no objection to complete indifference; this is what is most to be feared, for to deny something one must think about it to some extent, however little that may be, whereas an attitude of indifference makes it possible not to think about it at all. ** p. 83 * It is true that the masses have always been led in one manner or another, and it could be said that their part in history consists primarily in allowing themselves to be led, since they represent a merely passive element, a 'matter' in the [[Aristotle|Aristotelian]] sense of the word. But, in order to lead them today, it is sufficient to dispose of purely material means, this time in the ordinary sense of the word, and this shows clearly to what depths our age has sunk. At the same time, the masses are made to believe that they are not being led, but that they are acting spontaneously and governing themselves, and the fact that they believe this is a sign from which the extent of their stupidity may be inferred. ** p. 88 * It is strange that people should talk so much about ending all war at a time when the ravages it causes are greater than they have ever been, not only because the means of destruction have been multiplied, but also because, as wars are no longer fought between comparatively small armies composed solely of professional soldiers, all the individuals on both sides are flung against each other indiscriminately, including those who are the least qualified for this kind of function. Here again is a striking example of modern confusion, and it is truly portentous, for those who care to reflect upon it, that a 'mass uprising' or a 'general mobilization' should have come to be considered quite natural, and that with very few exceptions the minds of all should have accepted the idea of an 'armed nation'. In this also can be seen an outcome of the belief in the power of numbers alone: it is in keeping with the quantitative character of modern civilization to set in motion enormous masses of combatants; and at the same time, egalitarianism also finds its expression here, as well as in systems such as 'compulsory education' and 'universal suffrage'. ** pp. 89–90 * '''The traditional spirit cannot die, being in its essence above death and change;''' but it can withdraw completely from the outward world […] We may see the 'beginning of the end', the preliminary sign of the moment when, according to the [[Hindu]] tradition, the whole of the sacred doctrine is to be shut in a conch-shell, from which it will once more come forth intact at the dawn of the new world. ** p. 99 === ''Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power'' (1929) === <small>''Authorité Spirituelle et Pouvoir Temporel'', as translated by Henry D. Fohr (2001)</small> * First of all, if we speak of two powers, and if we do so in cases where it becomes necessary for various reasons to maintain a certain external symmetry between them, we prefer to use the word '[[authority]]' rather than the word 'power' for the spiritual order. The word 'power' can then be reserved for the temporal order, to which it is better suited when taken in its strictest sense. In fact, the word 'power' almost inevitably evokes the idea of strength or force, and above all the idea of a material force, a force which manifests itself visibly and outwardly and affirms itself by the use of external means, for such means indeed characterize the temporal power by very definition. On the contrary, spiritual authority, interior in essence, is affirmed only by itself, independently of any sensible support, and operates as it were invisibly. If we can speak in this context of strength or force, it is only by analogical transposition, and, at least in the case of a spiritual authority—in its purest state so to speak—it must be understood that it is an entirely intellectual strength whose name is '[[wisdom]]' and whose only force is that of [[truth]]. ** pp. 16–17 * The true function of the priesthood, then, is above all one of [[knowledge]] and teaching, and this is why, as we said above, its proper attribute is wisdom. ** p. 18 * If the 'priesthood' is in essence the depository of traditional knowledge, this is not to say that it has a [[monopoly]] on it, since its mission is not only to conserve it integrally but also to communicate it to all who are fit to receive it, to distribute it hierarchically, so to speak, according to the intellectual capacity of each. ** p. 20 * In order to subsist, then, temporal power needs a consecration that comes from spiritual authority; it is this consecration that confers upon it legitimacy, that is to say conformity with the very order of things. Such was the ''raison d'être'' of the 'royal initiation' […] and it is in this that the [[Divine right of kings|'divine right' of kings]] properly consists, what the Far-Eastern tradition calls the 'mandate of Heaven' […] All action that does not proceed from knowledge is lacking in principle and thus is nothing but a vain agitation; likewise, all temporal power that fails to recognize its subordination ''vis-à-vis'' spiritual authority is vain and illusory: separated from its principle, it can only exert itself in a disorderly way and move inexorably to its own ruin. ** pp. 28–29 * [T]he supremacy of the Brahmins maintains doctrinal orthodoxy; the revolt of the Kshatriyas leads to heterodoxy; but with the domination of the lower castes comes intellectual night, and this is what in our day has become of a West that threatens to spread its own darkness over the entire world. ** p. 30 * [The priesthood] truly plays the role of 'mediator' between heaven and earth, and it is not without reason that in the Western traditions the priesthood in all its plenitude received the symbolic name of 'pontificate', for, as Saint Bernard says, 'the Pontiff, as indicated by the etymology of his name, is a kind of bridge [''pont''] between God and man.' If one then wished to go back to the primal origin of the priestly and royal powers, one must look to the 'celestial world'. ** p. 35 * In exchange for the guarantee of their power by the spiritual authority, the Kshatriyas must use this power to ensure that the Brahmins will have the means to peacefully accomplish their proper function of knowledge and teaching, sheltered from trouble and agitation. This is what is represented in Hindu symbolism by the image of Skanda, lord of war, protecting the meditation of Ganesha, lord of knowledge. ** p. 42 * The dependence of the temporal power on the spiritual authority has its visible sign in the anointing of kings, who are not truly 'legitimized' until they have received investiture and consecration from the hands of the priesthood, implying the transmission of a 'spiritual influence' necessary for the regular exercise of their function. ** p. 44 * During the [[Middle Ages]] there existed throughout the West a real unity, based on properly traditional foundations, which we call 'Christendom', but when these secondary unities of a purely political—that is to say temporal and no longer spiritual—order were formed, this great unity of the West was irremediably broken and the effective existence of Christendom came to an end. Nations, merely the dispersed fragments of what was formerly Christendom, false unities substituted for the true one by the temporal power's will to dominate can, given the very conditions of their origin, survive only by opposing each other and ceaselessly contending among themselves in all fields. Now [[spirit]] is unity, matter is multiplicity and division; and the more one removes oneself from spirituality, the more antagonisms are accentuated and amplified. No one can deny that the feudal wars, which were quite localized and subject to the moreover to restrictive regulation by the spiritual authority, were nothing compared to the national wars that have resulted, following the [[French revolution|Revolution]] and the [[Napoleon]]ic Empire, in 'armed nations', and we have seen in our own day new developments hardly reassuring for the future. ** pp. 60–61 * This idea of a national church first appeared in [[Protestantism|Protestant]] countries; or, to be more exact, it was perhaps above all to realize this idea that Protestantism was instigated, for it seems clear that [[Martin Luther|Luther]] was hardly anything more, at least politically, than an instrument of the ambitions of certain German princes. ** p. 61 * [[Protestant Reformation|The Reformation]] is the most visible symptom of the rupture of the spiritual unity of Christendom; but it is not what actually first began 'to rend the seamless robe', as [[Joseph de Maistre]] puts it, for this rupture had long been a ''fait accompli'', since, as we have already said, its beginnings can in fact be traced back two centuries earlier. ** p. 62 * It is worth noting that Protestantism suppresses the clergy, and though it claims to uphold the authority of [[the Bible]], it in fact ruins it by 'free inquiry'. ** p. 62 * [A]s one sinks deeper into materiality, instability grows and changes take place more rapidly; thus the reign of the ''bourgeoisie'' will be relatively short-lived in comparison with the regime that preceded it. Furthermore, as usurpation calls forth usurpation, it is now the Shūdras who follow the Vaishyas in aspiring for domination, such being precisely the significance of bolshevism. ** p. 63 * The relationship between these two powers may be expressed by saying that the pope must keep for himself the golden key to the 'Celestial Paradise' and entrust to the emperor the silver key to the 'Terrestrial Paradise'. ** p. 73 * [T]he revolt of the Kshatriyas prepares the way for that of the Vaishyas and the Shūdras; and so, from one stage to another, we descend at last to the lowest kind of [[utilitarianism]], the negation of all disinterested knowledge (even of the lowest rank) and of all reality beyond the perceptible domain. This is precisely what one witnesses in our own time, where the Western world has nearly arrived at the final stage of this descent which, like the fall of heavy bodies, keeps accelerating. ** p. 74 * [[Dante Alighier|Dante's]] corpus as a whole is in certain respects like a testament to the closing medieval age; it shows what the Western world would have been had it not broken from its tradition. ** p. 77 * From the social point of view as from all others, instability is as it were at its maximum, disorder and confusion are everywhere, and humanity has surely never been further from the 'Terrestrial Paradise' and from primordial spirituality. ** pp. 77–78 * Among those who in spite of all have kept something of the traditional spirit (and we address them because they are the only ones whose thought could have any value in our eyes), how many envisage the truth for its own sake, in a totally disinterested way, independent of every sentimental preoccupation, of every party or ideological passion, of all concern for domination or proselytism? :Among those who understand that it is necessary above all to denounce the vanity of 'democratic' and 'egalitarian' illusions in order to escape the social chaos in which the Western world is foundering, how many have a notion of true [[hierarchy]] based essentially on the differences inherent in the very nature of human beings and on the degrees of knowledge to which they have effectively attained? :Among those who declare themselves adversaries of 'individualism', how many are conscious of a reality that transcends the individual? :* p. 83 * ''Patiens quia æterna'' [patient because eternal] is sometimes said of spiritual authority, and rightly so; not of course that any of the external forms it may assume will be eternal, for every form is only contingent and transitory, but because in itself, in its true essence, it partakes of the eternity and the immutability of the principles; and this is why, in all conflicts that pit temporal power against spiritual authority, one can rest assured that, whatever the appearances may be, it is always the latter that will have the last word. ** p. 84 === ''The Reign of Quantity and Signs of the Times'' (1945) === <small>''Le Règne de la Quantité et les Signes des Temps'', as translated by [[Lord Northbourne]] (1953)</small> * The “end of a world” never is and never can be anything but the end of an illusion. * Thus the sedentary peoples create the plastic arts ([[architecture]], [[sculpture]], [[painting]]), the arts consisting of forms developed in space; the nomads create the phonetic arts ([[music]], [[poetry]]), the arts consisting of forms unfolded in time; for, let us say it again, all art is in its origin essentially symbolical and ritual, and only through a late degeneration, indeed a very recent degeneration, has it lost its sacred character so as to become at last the purely profane 'recreation' to which it has been reduced among our contemporaries. * There is thus all the more reason to exercise extreme vigilance ... against anything that may lead the being to become "fused," or preferably and more accurately "confused" or even "dissolved," in a sort of "cosmic consciousness" that shuts out all "transcendence" and so also shuts out all effective spirituality. This is the ultimate consequence of all the anti-metaphysical errors known more especially in their philosophical aspect by such names as "pantheism," "immanentism," and "naturalism." ** p. 288 * What is to be said of someone who flings himself into the Ocean and has no aspiration but to drown himself in it? This is precisely the significance of the so-called "fusion" with a "cosmic consciousness" which is really nothing but the confused and indistinct assemblage of all the psychic influences. ** p. 289 === ''Initiation And Spiritual Realization'' (1952) === * The truth is that there is really no "profane realm" that could in any way be opposed to a "sacred realm"; there is only a "profane point of view", which is really none other than the point of view of ignorance. == Quotes about Guénon == * No living writer in modern Europe is more significant than René Guénon, whose task it has been to expound the universal metaphysical tradition that has been the essential foundation of every past culture, and which represents the indispensable basis for any civilization deserving to be so called. ** [[Ananda Coomaraswamy]] in the introduction of his translation of part of ''La crise du monde moderne'', quoted in Roger Lipsey, ''Coomaraswamy, vol. 3: His Life and Work'' (1977), p. 169 * If Guénon is correct, then all my work is for naught. ** Original text:<br>''Si Guénon a raison, eh bien ! toute mon oeuvre tombe.'' ** [[André Gide]] in 1951, as quoted in [http://membres.multimania.fr/aziyade/3/guenon-JD/Pourquoi-lire.htm "Pourquoi lire Guénon aujourdhui?"] * The criticism which Guénon levels against modern scientism in all of its materialistic, pragmatist and evolutionary trajectories, is the most serious and the most radical of all the criticisms ever made. On the other hand, once it is applied to a social and practical plane, any knowledge which tradition draws from its metaphysical premises can be translated into principles which can properly situate and organize mundane activities and bestow on them a higher meaning; these principles can also create institutional forms adequate to this purpose and prolong "life" into something which is "more than life." In this context, Guénon's deductions assume a radical character: hierarchical, aristocratic, anti-individualist, anti-social and anti-collectivist … the knowledge and the study of the works of this author should be recommended to the best elements and to those who are most anxious to receive an authentic spiritual orientation in our new Italy. … These elements would find in Guenon’s works perspectives which are far removed from any particularism and personalism. … I feel this to be case, since the promise of Guenon’s “radical traditionalism” is the same as Mussolini’s idéal of the attainment of a “permanent and universal reality,” which is the necessary requirement for any person who wishes to act spiritually in the world with a “dominating human will.” ** {{cite book|author=[[Julius Evola]]|title=René Guénon: a Teacher for Modern Times|publisher=(1994)|page=17}} [https://archive.org/stream/EvolaFR/JuliusEvola-renGunon_ATeacherForModernTimes_djvu.txt Online] * In any case, Guénon belongs in essence to the culture of the Right. His work is a radical negation of democracy, socialism, and individualism. He goes even further, into areas barely touched upon by current Right-wing critiques. **[[Julius Evola]], ''Ricognizioni: uomini e problemi'' (1974) * [[Carl Schmitt]] believes René Guénon is the most interesting person of our time. (I don’t believe this always, but often I do. Although I consider [[Sri Aurobindo|Aurobindo Ghose]] more “perfected.”) **Mircea Eliade, ''Mircea Eliade’s The Portugal Journal,'' trans. Mac Linscott Ricketts (2010) * If during the last century or so there has been even some slight revival of awareness in the Western world of what is meant by metaphysics and metaphysical tradition, the credit for it must go above all to Guénon. At a time when the confusion into which modern Western thought had fallen was such that it threatened to obliterate the few remaining traces of genuine spiritual knowledge from the minds and hearts of his contemporaries, Guénon, virtually single-handed, took it upon himself to reaffirm the values and principles which, he recognized, constitute the only sound basis for the living of a human life with dignity and purpose or for the formation of a civilization worthy of the name. ** {{cite book|author=[[w:Philip Sherrard|Philip Sherrard]]|title=Christianity and the Lineaments of a Sacred Tradition|publisher=(1998)|pages=76–77}} == External links == * [https://counter-currents.com/2021/11/remembering-rene-guenon-11/ Remembering René Guénon: November 15, 1886–January 7, 1951] {{wikipedia}} {{Social and political philosophers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Guénon, René}} [[Category:Academics from France]] [[Category:Philosophers from France]] [[Category:Authors from France]] [[Category:Muslims]] [[Category:Sufis]] [[Category:Critics]] [[Category:Freemasons]] [[Category:Conservatives]] [[Category:1886 births]] [[Category:1951 deaths]] [[ru:Генон, Рене]] 6uczgvbkzv581gipgdzfvi5mkg9q6l9 3148656 3148654 2022-07-28T12:31:21Z Trakking 2930181 /* Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power (1929) */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Rene-guenon-1925.jpg |thumb|right|The [[truth]] is that there is really no "profane realm" that could in any way be opposed to a "sacred realm"; there is only a "profane point of view", which is really none other than the point of view of [[ignorance]].]] '''[[:w:René Guénon|René Guénon]]''' ([[15 November]] [[1886]] – [[7 January]] [[1951]]), also known as Shaykh `Abd al-Wahid Yahya, was a French author and intellectual who wrote on topics ranging from metaphysics, sacred science and traditional studies to symbolism and initiation. == Quotes == === ''Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines'' (1921) === * [[Metaphysics]], because it opens out a limitless vista of possibilities, must take care never to lose sight of the inexpressible, which indeed constitutes its very essence. * Europeans, since the days when they began to believe in "progress" and in "evolution," that is to say since a little more than a century ago, profess to see a sign of inferiority in this absence of change, whereas for our part, we look upon it as a balanced condition which Western civilization has failed to achieve. === ''The Crisis of the Modern World'' (1927) === <small> [https://dinghal.com/bibliotheek/The_Crisis_of_the_Modern_World.pdf full text online] </small> *We are now in the fourth age, the [[Kali Yuga]] or 'dark age', and have been so already, it is said, for more than six thousand years, that is to say since a time far earlier than any known to 'classical' history. Since that time, the truths which were formerly within reach of all have become more and more hidden and inaccessible; those who possess them grow fewer and fewer, and although the treasure of 'nonhuman (that is, supra-human) wisdom that was prior to all the ages can never be lost, it nevertheless becomes enveloped in more and more impenetrable veils, which hide it from men's sight and make it extremely difficult to discover. This is why we find everywhere, under various symbols, the same theme of something that has been lost-at least to all appearances and as far as the outer world is concerned-and that those who aspire to true knowledge must rediscover; but it is also said that what is thus hidden will become visible again at the end of the cycle, which, because of the continuity binding all things together, will coincide with the beginning of a new cycle. **p. 7 *We have in fact entered upon the last phase of the [[Kali Yuga]], the darkest period of this 'dark age', the state of dissolution from which it is impossible to emerge otherwise than by a cataclysm, since it is not a mere readjustment that is necessary at such a stage, but a complete renovation. Disorder and confusion prevail in every domain and have been carried to a point far surpassing all that has been known previously, so that, issuing from the West, they now threaten to invade the whole world; we know full well that their triumph can never be other than apparent and transitory, but such are the proportions which it has reached, that it would appear to be the sign of the gravest of all the crises through which mankind has passed in the course of its present cycle. Have we not arrived at that terrible age, announced in the Sacred Books of India, 'when the castes shall be mingled, when even the family shall no longer exist'? ** pp. 17–18 * Is it because Westerners have come to lose their intellectuality by over-developing their capacity for action that they console themselves by inventing theories that set action above everything else, and even, as in the case of [[pragmatism]], go so far as to deny that there exists anything of value beyond action; or is the contrary true, namely, that it is the acceptance of this point of view that has led to the intellectual atrophy we see today? ** pp. 35–36 * Matter is essentially multiplicity and division, and this-be it said in passing-is why all that proceeds from matter can beget only strife and all manner of conflicts between peoples as between individuals. The deeper one sinks into matter, the more the elements of division and opposition gain force and scope; and, contrariwise, the more one rises toward pure spirituality, the nearer one approaches that unity which can only be fully realized by consciousness of universal principles. ** p. 38 * There is an exact correspondence between a world where everything seems to be in a state of mere 'becoming', leaving no place for the changeless and the permanent, and the state of mind of men who find all reality in this 'becoming', thus implicitly denying true knowledge as well as the object of that knowledge, namely transcendent and universal principles. ** p. 39 * It was however only in the nineteenth century that men began to glory in their ignorance–for to proclaim oneself an agnostic means nothing else–and claimed to deny to others any knowledge to which they had no access themselves; and this marked yet one more stage in the intellectual decline of the West. ** p. 45 * In civilizations of a traditional nature, intellectual [[intuition]] lies at the root of everything; in other words, it is the pure metaphysical doctrine that constitutes the essential, everything else being linked to it, either in the form of consequences or applications to the various orders of contingent reality. Not only is this true of social institutions, but also of the sciences, that is, branches of knowledge bearing on the domain of the relative, which in such civilizations are only regarded as dependencies, prolongations, or reflections of absolute or principial knowledge. Thus a true [[hierarchy]] is always and everywhere preserved: the relative is not treated as non-existent, which would be absurd; it is duly taken into consideration, but is put in its rightful place, which cannot but be a secondary and subordinate one; and even within this relative domain there are different degrees of reality, according to whether the subject lies nearer to or further from the sphere of principles. ** p. 42 * If an idea is true, it belongs equally to all who are capable of understanding it. ** p. 56 * Philosophy […] is interesting mainly because it expresses, in as clear a form as possible, the tendencies of this or that period, much more than it actually creates them; and even if it can be said to direct them to a certain extent, it does so only secondarily and when they are already formed. ** p. 59 * A philosopher's renown is increased more by inventing a new error than by repeating a truth that has already been expressed by others. ** p. 56 * [[Protestantism]] denied the authority of the organization qualified to interpret legitimately the religious tradition of the West and in its place claimed to set up "free criticism," that is to say interpretations resulting from private judgement, even of the ignorant and the incompetent, and based exclusively on the exercise of human reason. What happened in the realm of religion was therefore analogous to the part to be played by rationalism in philosophy: the door was left open to all manner of discussions, divergencies and deviations, and the result was what it was bound to be: dispersion in an ever growing multitude of sects, each of which represents no more than the private opinion of certain individuals. As it was impossible under such conditions to come to an agreement on doctrine, this was soon thrust into the background, and the secondary aspect of religion, namely [[morality]] came to the fore: hence the degeneration into moralism which is so patent in present-day Protestantism. ** p. 61 * Where is the notion of a real hierarchy still to be found in the modern world? Nothing and nobody is any longer in the right place; men no longer recognize any effective authority in the spiritual order or any legitimate power in the temporal; the 'profane' presume to discuss what is sacred, and to contest its character and even its existence; the inferior judges the superior, ignorance sets bounds to wisdom, error prevails over truth, the human is substituted for the Divine, earth has priority over Heaven, the individual sets the measure for all things and claims to dictate to the universe laws drawn entirely from his own relative and fallible reason. 'Woe unto you, ye blind guides,' the Gospel says; and indeed everywhere today one sees nothing but blind leaders of the blind, who, unless restrained by some timely check, will inevitably lead them into the abyss, there to perish with them. ** pp. 67–68 * It is contradictory to say that the same persons can be at the same time rulers and ruled […] The great ability of those who are in control in the modern world lies in making the people believe that they are governing themselves; and the people are the more inclined to believe this as they are flattered by it, and as, in any case, they are incapable of sufficient reflection to see its impossibility. It was to create this illusion that '[[universal suffrage]]' was invented: the law is supposed to be made by the opinion of the majority, but what is overlooked is that this opinion is something that can very easily be guided and modified; it is always possible, by means of suitable suggestions, to arouse, as may be desired, currents moving in this or that direction. We cannot recall who it was who first spoke of 'manufacturing opinion', but this expression is very apt. ** p. 74 * Let us probe still more deeply into the question: what is this law of the greatest number which modern governments invoke and in which they claim to find their sole justification? It is simply the law of matter and brute force, the same law by which a mass, carried down by its weight, crushes everything that lies in its track. It is precisely here that we find the point of junction of the democratic conception and materialism, and here also is to be found the reason why this conception is so firmly rooted in the present-day mentality. ** p. 76 * Multiplicity, considered apart from its principle, and therefore as no longer capable of being reduced to unity, takes the form in the social realm of a community conceived only as the arithmetical sum of its component individuals; in fact, a community is no more than this, once it has ceased to be attached to any principle superior to these individuals. ** p. 77 * ''''Aristocracy', […] taken in its etymological sense, means precisely the power of the elite. The elite can by definition only be the few, and their power, or rather their [[authority]], deriving as it does from their intellectual superiority, has nothing in common with the numerical strength on which democracy is based, a strength whose inherent tendency is to sacrifice the minority to the majority, and therefore quality to quantity, and the elite to the masses.''' ** p. 78 * The guiding function exercised by a true elite, and its very existence–since of necessity it plays this role if it exists at all–is utterly incompatible with democracy, which is closely bound up with the egalitarian conception, and therefore with the negation of all hierarchy; the very foundation of the democratic idea is the supposition that one individual is as good as another, simply because they are equal numerically and in spite of the fact that they can never be equal in any other way. A true elite, as we have already said, can only be an intellectual one; and that is why democracy can arise only where pure intellectuality no longer exists, as is the case in the modern world. ** p. 78 * Since equality is in fact impossible, and since, despite all efforts toward leveling, the differences between one man and another cannot in practice be entirely suppressed, men have been brought, by a curious illogic, to invent false elites–of several kinds moreover–that claim to take the place of the one true elite; and these false elites are based on a variety of totally relative and contingent points of superiority, always of a purely material order. This is obvious from the fact that the social distinction that counts most in the present state of things is that based on wealth, that is to say on a purely outward superiority of an exclusively quantitative order, the only superiority in fact that is consistent with democracy, based as it is on the same point of view. ** pp. 78–79 * '''There can be only one way out of the chaos, in the social domain as in all others: the restoration of intellectuality, which would result in the formation once more of an elite.''' ** p. 79 * There are people whose mind would recoil from actual negation, but who have no objection to complete indifference; this is what is most to be feared, for to deny something one must think about it to some extent, however little that may be, whereas an attitude of indifference makes it possible not to think about it at all. ** p. 83 * It is true that the masses have always been led in one manner or another, and it could be said that their part in history consists primarily in allowing themselves to be led, since they represent a merely passive element, a 'matter' in the [[Aristotle|Aristotelian]] sense of the word. But, in order to lead them today, it is sufficient to dispose of purely material means, this time in the ordinary sense of the word, and this shows clearly to what depths our age has sunk. At the same time, the masses are made to believe that they are not being led, but that they are acting spontaneously and governing themselves, and the fact that they believe this is a sign from which the extent of their stupidity may be inferred. ** p. 88 * It is strange that people should talk so much about ending all war at a time when the ravages it causes are greater than they have ever been, not only because the means of destruction have been multiplied, but also because, as wars are no longer fought between comparatively small armies composed solely of professional soldiers, all the individuals on both sides are flung against each other indiscriminately, including those who are the least qualified for this kind of function. Here again is a striking example of modern confusion, and it is truly portentous, for those who care to reflect upon it, that a 'mass uprising' or a 'general mobilization' should have come to be considered quite natural, and that with very few exceptions the minds of all should have accepted the idea of an 'armed nation'. In this also can be seen an outcome of the belief in the power of numbers alone: it is in keeping with the quantitative character of modern civilization to set in motion enormous masses of combatants; and at the same time, egalitarianism also finds its expression here, as well as in systems such as 'compulsory education' and 'universal suffrage'. ** pp. 89–90 * '''The traditional spirit cannot die, being in its essence above death and change;''' but it can withdraw completely from the outward world […] We may see the 'beginning of the end', the preliminary sign of the moment when, according to the [[Hindu]] tradition, the whole of the sacred doctrine is to be shut in a conch-shell, from which it will once more come forth intact at the dawn of the new world. ** p. 99 === ''Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power'' (1929) === <small>''Authorité Spirituelle et Pouvoir Temporel'', as translated by Henry D. Fohr (2001)</small> * First of all, if we speak of two powers, and if we do so in cases where it becomes necessary for various reasons to maintain a certain external symmetry between them, we prefer to use the word '[[authority]]' rather than the word 'power' for the spiritual order. The word 'power' can then be reserved for the temporal order, to which it is better suited when taken in its strictest sense. In fact, the word 'power' almost inevitably evokes the idea of strength or force, and above all the idea of a material force, a force which manifests itself visibly and outwardly and affirms itself by the use of external means, for such means indeed characterize the temporal power by very definition. On the contrary, spiritual authority, interior in essence, is affirmed only by itself, independently of any sensible support, and operates as it were invisibly. If we can speak in this context of strength or force, it is only by analogical transposition, and, at least in the case of a spiritual authority—in its purest state so to speak—it must be understood that it is an entirely intellectual strength whose name is '[[wisdom]]' and whose only force is that of [[truth]]. ** pp. 16–17 * The true function of the priesthood, then, is above all one of [[knowledge]] and teaching, and this is why, as we said above, its proper attribute is wisdom. ** p. 18 * If the 'priesthood' is in essence the depository of traditional knowledge, this is not to say that it has a [[monopoly]] on it, since its mission is not only to conserve it integrally but also to communicate it to all who are fit to receive it, to distribute it hierarchically, so to speak, according to the intellectual capacity of each. ** p. 20 * In order to subsist, then, temporal power needs a consecration that comes from spiritual authority; it is this consecration that confers upon it legitimacy, that is to say conformity with the very order of things. Such was the ''raison d'être'' of the 'royal initiation' […] and it is in this that the [[Divine right of kings|'divine right' of kings]] properly consists, what the Far-Eastern tradition calls the 'mandate of Heaven' […] All action that does not proceed from knowledge is lacking in principle and thus is nothing but a vain agitation; likewise, all temporal power that fails to recognize its subordination ''vis-à-vis'' spiritual authority is vain and illusory: separated from its principle, it can only exert itself in a disorderly way and move inexorably to its own ruin. ** pp. 28–29 * [T]he supremacy of the Brahmins maintains doctrinal orthodoxy; the revolt of the Kshatriyas leads to heterodoxy; but with the domination of the lower castes comes intellectual night, and this is what in our day has become of a West that threatens to spread its own darkness over the entire world. ** p. 30 * [The priesthood] truly plays the role of 'mediator' between heaven and earth, and it is not without reason that in the Western traditions the priesthood in all its plenitude received the symbolic name of 'pontificate', for, as Saint Bernard says, 'the Pontiff, as indicated by the etymology of his name, is a kind of bridge [''pont''] between God and man.' If one then wished to go back to the primal origin of the priestly and royal powers, one must look to the 'celestial world'. ** p. 35 * In exchange for the guarantee of their power by the spiritual authority, the Kshatriyas must use this power to ensure that the Brahmins will have the means to peacefully accomplish their proper function of knowledge and teaching, sheltered from trouble and agitation. This is what is represented in Hindu symbolism by the image of Skanda, lord of war, protecting the meditation of Ganesha, lord of knowledge. ** p. 42 * The dependence of the temporal power on the spiritual authority has its visible sign in the anointing of kings, who are not truly 'legitimized' until they have received investiture and consecration from the hands of the priesthood, implying the transmission of a 'spiritual influence' necessary for the regular exercise of their function. ** p. 44 * During the [[Middle Ages]] there existed throughout the West a real unity, based on properly traditional foundations, which we call 'Christendom', but when these secondary unities of a purely political—that is to say temporal and no longer spiritual—order were formed, this great unity of the West was irremediably broken and the effective existence of Christendom came to an end. Nations, merely the dispersed fragments of what was formerly Christendom, false unities substituted for the true one by the temporal power's will to dominate can, given the very conditions of their origin, survive only by opposing each other and ceaselessly contending among themselves in all fields. Now [[spirit]] is unity, matter is multiplicity and division; and the more one removes oneself from spirituality, the more antagonisms are accentuated and amplified. No one can deny that the feudal wars, which were quite localized and subject to the moreover to restrictive regulation by the spiritual authority, were nothing compared to the national wars that have resulted, following the [[French revolution|Revolution]] and the [[Napoleon]]ic Empire, in 'armed nations', and we have seen in our own day new developments hardly reassuring for the future. ** pp. 60–61 * This idea of a national church first appeared in [[Protestantism|Protestant]] countries; or, to be more exact, it was perhaps above all to realize this idea that Protestantism was instigated, for it seems clear that [[Martin Luther|Luther]] was hardly anything more, at least politically, than an instrument of the ambitions of certain German princes. ** p. 61 * [[Protestant Reformation|The Reformation]] is the most visible symptom of the rupture of the spiritual unity of Christendom; but it is not what actually first began 'to rend the seamless robe', as [[Joseph de Maistre]] puts it, for this rupture had long been a ''fait accompli'', since, as we have already said, its beginnings can in fact be traced back two centuries earlier. ** p. 62 * It is worth noting that Protestantism suppresses the clergy, and though it claims to uphold the authority of [[the Bible]], it in fact ruins it by 'free inquiry'. ** p. 62 * [A]s one sinks deeper into materiality, instability grows and changes take place more rapidly; thus the reign of the ''bourgeoisie'' will be relatively short-lived in comparison with the regime that preceded it. Furthermore, as usurpation calls forth usurpation, it is now the Shūdras who follow the Vaishyas in aspiring for domination, such being precisely the significance of bolshevism. ** p. 63 * The relationship between these two powers may be expressed by saying that the pope must keep for himself the golden key to the 'Celestial Paradise' and entrust to the emperor the silver key to the 'Terrestrial Paradise'. ** p. 73 * [T]he revolt of the Kshatriyas prepares the way for that of the Vaishyas and the Shūdras; and so, from one stage to another, we descend at last to the lowest kind of [[utilitarianism]], the negation of all disinterested knowledge (even of the lowest rank) and of all reality beyond the perceptible domain. This is precisely what one witnesses in our own time, where the Western world has nearly arrived at the final stage of this descent which, like the fall of heavy bodies, keeps accelerating. ** p. 74 * [[Dante Alighieri|Dante's]] corpus as a whole is in certain respects like a testament to the closing medieval age; it shows what the Western world would have been had it not broken from its tradition. ** p. 77 * From the social point of view as from all others, instability is as it were at its maximum, disorder and confusion are everywhere, and humanity has surely never been further from the 'Terrestrial Paradise' and from primordial spirituality. ** pp. 77–78 * Among those who in spite of all have kept something of the traditional spirit (and we address them because they are the only ones whose thought could have any value in our eyes), how many envisage the truth for its own sake, in a totally disinterested way, independent of every sentimental preoccupation, of every party or ideological passion, of all concern for domination or proselytism? :Among those who understand that it is necessary above all to denounce the vanity of 'democratic' and 'egalitarian' illusions in order to escape the social chaos in which the Western world is foundering, how many have a notion of true [[hierarchy]] based essentially on the differences inherent in the very nature of human beings and on the degrees of knowledge to which they have effectively attained? :Among those who declare themselves adversaries of 'individualism', how many are conscious of a reality that transcends the individual? :* p. 83 * ''Patiens quia æterna'' [patient because eternal] is sometimes said of spiritual authority, and rightly so; not of course that any of the external forms it may assume will be eternal, for every form is only contingent and transitory, but because in itself, in its true essence, it partakes of the eternity and the immutability of the principles; and this is why, in all conflicts that pit temporal power against spiritual authority, one can rest assured that, whatever the appearances may be, it is always the latter that will have the last word. ** p. 84 === ''The Reign of Quantity and Signs of the Times'' (1945) === <small>''Le Règne de la Quantité et les Signes des Temps'', as translated by [[Lord Northbourne]] (1953)</small> * The “end of a world” never is and never can be anything but the end of an illusion. * Thus the sedentary peoples create the plastic arts ([[architecture]], [[sculpture]], [[painting]]), the arts consisting of forms developed in space; the nomads create the phonetic arts ([[music]], [[poetry]]), the arts consisting of forms unfolded in time; for, let us say it again, all art is in its origin essentially symbolical and ritual, and only through a late degeneration, indeed a very recent degeneration, has it lost its sacred character so as to become at last the purely profane 'recreation' to which it has been reduced among our contemporaries. * There is thus all the more reason to exercise extreme vigilance ... against anything that may lead the being to become "fused," or preferably and more accurately "confused" or even "dissolved," in a sort of "cosmic consciousness" that shuts out all "transcendence" and so also shuts out all effective spirituality. This is the ultimate consequence of all the anti-metaphysical errors known more especially in their philosophical aspect by such names as "pantheism," "immanentism," and "naturalism." ** p. 288 * What is to be said of someone who flings himself into the Ocean and has no aspiration but to drown himself in it? This is precisely the significance of the so-called "fusion" with a "cosmic consciousness" which is really nothing but the confused and indistinct assemblage of all the psychic influences. ** p. 289 === ''Initiation And Spiritual Realization'' (1952) === * The truth is that there is really no "profane realm" that could in any way be opposed to a "sacred realm"; there is only a "profane point of view", which is really none other than the point of view of ignorance. == Quotes about Guénon == * No living writer in modern Europe is more significant than René Guénon, whose task it has been to expound the universal metaphysical tradition that has been the essential foundation of every past culture, and which represents the indispensable basis for any civilization deserving to be so called. ** [[Ananda Coomaraswamy]] in the introduction of his translation of part of ''La crise du monde moderne'', quoted in Roger Lipsey, ''Coomaraswamy, vol. 3: His Life and Work'' (1977), p. 169 * If Guénon is correct, then all my work is for naught. ** Original text:<br>''Si Guénon a raison, eh bien ! toute mon oeuvre tombe.'' ** [[André Gide]] in 1951, as quoted in [http://membres.multimania.fr/aziyade/3/guenon-JD/Pourquoi-lire.htm "Pourquoi lire Guénon aujourdhui?"] * The criticism which Guénon levels against modern scientism in all of its materialistic, pragmatist and evolutionary trajectories, is the most serious and the most radical of all the criticisms ever made. On the other hand, once it is applied to a social and practical plane, any knowledge which tradition draws from its metaphysical premises can be translated into principles which can properly situate and organize mundane activities and bestow on them a higher meaning; these principles can also create institutional forms adequate to this purpose and prolong "life" into something which is "more than life." In this context, Guénon's deductions assume a radical character: hierarchical, aristocratic, anti-individualist, anti-social and anti-collectivist … the knowledge and the study of the works of this author should be recommended to the best elements and to those who are most anxious to receive an authentic spiritual orientation in our new Italy. … These elements would find in Guenon’s works perspectives which are far removed from any particularism and personalism. … I feel this to be case, since the promise of Guenon’s “radical traditionalism” is the same as Mussolini’s idéal of the attainment of a “permanent and universal reality,” which is the necessary requirement for any person who wishes to act spiritually in the world with a “dominating human will.” ** {{cite book|author=[[Julius Evola]]|title=René Guénon: a Teacher for Modern Times|publisher=(1994)|page=17}} [https://archive.org/stream/EvolaFR/JuliusEvola-renGunon_ATeacherForModernTimes_djvu.txt Online] * In any case, Guénon belongs in essence to the culture of the Right. His work is a radical negation of democracy, socialism, and individualism. He goes even further, into areas barely touched upon by current Right-wing critiques. **[[Julius Evola]], ''Ricognizioni: uomini e problemi'' (1974) * [[Carl Schmitt]] believes René Guénon is the most interesting person of our time. (I don’t believe this always, but often I do. Although I consider [[Sri Aurobindo|Aurobindo Ghose]] more “perfected.”) **Mircea Eliade, ''Mircea Eliade’s The Portugal Journal,'' trans. Mac Linscott Ricketts (2010) * If during the last century or so there has been even some slight revival of awareness in the Western world of what is meant by metaphysics and metaphysical tradition, the credit for it must go above all to Guénon. At a time when the confusion into which modern Western thought had fallen was such that it threatened to obliterate the few remaining traces of genuine spiritual knowledge from the minds and hearts of his contemporaries, Guénon, virtually single-handed, took it upon himself to reaffirm the values and principles which, he recognized, constitute the only sound basis for the living of a human life with dignity and purpose or for the formation of a civilization worthy of the name. ** {{cite book|author=[[w:Philip Sherrard|Philip Sherrard]]|title=Christianity and the Lineaments of a Sacred Tradition|publisher=(1998)|pages=76–77}} == External links == * [https://counter-currents.com/2021/11/remembering-rene-guenon-11/ Remembering René Guénon: November 15, 1886–January 7, 1951] {{wikipedia}} {{Social and political philosophers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Guénon, René}} [[Category:Academics from France]] [[Category:Philosophers from France]] [[Category:Authors from France]] [[Category:Muslims]] [[Category:Sufis]] [[Category:Critics]] [[Category:Freemasons]] [[Category:Conservatives]] [[Category:1886 births]] [[Category:1951 deaths]] [[ru:Генон, Рене]] f0a9yg901sin9tdoh0hnfgs24nq7j0x 0 144227 3148855 3094319 2022-07-29T00:05:20Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Joan Crawford in Rain 9.jpg|thumb|right| You have to be self-reliant and strong to survive in this town. Otherwise you will be destroyed.]] '''[[W:Joan Crawford|Joan Crawford]]''' ([[23 March]] [[1905]] – [[10 May]] [[1977]]) was an American actress, singer, and businesswoman. {{actor-stub}} __TOC__ == Quotes == * I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star. If you want to see the girl next door, go next door. ** Interview, ''Los Angeles Times'' (1937) * I think that the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course - is her hairdresser. ** Interview, ''Hollywood Reporter'' (1942) * You have to be self-reliant and strong to survive in this town. Otherwise you will be destroyed. ** Interview, ''Hedda Hoppers Hollywood'' (1945) * I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend! ** Interview, ''Los Angeles Sentinel'' (1946) * If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!' ** Interview, ''Los Angeles Times'' (1947) * I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form. ** Interview, ''Hollywood Reporter'' (1949) * Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell. ** Interview, ''Hollywood Reporter'' (1954) * If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you don't need an analyst. ** Interview, ''New York Times'' (1964) * Women's Lib? Poor little things. They always look so unhappy. Have you noticed how bitter their faces are? ** Interview, ''New York Times'' (1972) * It has been said that on screen I personified the American woman. ** Interview, ''New York Times'' (1972) * Learn to breathe, learn to speak, but first..learn to feel. ** Interview, Town Hall (1973) ==Quotes about== *Then there was ''[[w:Queen Bee (film)|Queen Bee]]''—a Joan Crawford soap. She wrote me a welcoming note saying how she'd always admired veterans of the silent days. And I never had the courage to inform her I was actually a year younger than she was. On every Crawford picture, she had a younger cast member to berate and on this one, when she had to slap pretty little [[w:Lucy Marlow|Lucy Marlow]], she did so with such fury it could be heard all over the sound stage. ** [[Fay Wray]], as quoted in ''Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era'' (2016) by James Bawden and Ron Miller, p.&nbsp;273 ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford, Joan}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:1905 births]] [[Category:1977 deaths]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Businesspeople from the United States]] [[Category:People from San Antonio]] [[Category:People from Oklahoma]] [[Category:Memoirists from the United States]] [[Category:Women authors]] [[Category:Dancers from the United States]] [[Category:Academy Award winners]] k9u1h0znjioqp4y3yjudkp0qmqpbelo 0 146143 3148790 3140621 2022-07-28T21:59:23Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Monster House'' (film)}} '''''[[w:Monster House (film)|Monster House]]''''' is a [[w:2006 in film|2006]] [[American]] [[w:computer animation|computer animated]] [[w:fantasy film|fantasy film]], released on July 21, 2006 produced by [[w:ImageMovers|ImageMovers]] and [[w:Amblin Entertainment|Amblin Entertainment]], and distributed by [[w:Columbia Pictures|Columbia Pictures]]. Executive produced by [[w:Robert Zemeckis|Robert Zemeckis]] and [[Steven Spielberg]], this is the first time since ''[[Back to the Future Part III]]''. The film stars the voices of [[w:Mitchel Musso|Mitchel Musso]], [[w:Sam Lerner|Sam Lerner]], [[w:Spencer Locke|Spencer Locke]] and [[w:Steve Buscemi|Steve Buscemi]]. In this film, 3 pre-teens discovers that an old man's house is a living breathing monster. {{center|'''There Goes The Neighborhood.'''<small>([[#Taglines|taglines]])</small>}} ==Dialogue== :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': ''[to Eliza]'' Oh, get off my lawn! :''[Eliza shrieks in horror as she helplessly tries to get her tricycle off the lawn]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Oh, trespasser! Do you want to be eaten alive?! :'''Eliza''': No. :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Then get out of here! :'''Eliza''': ''[shrieks and runs away from him and but forgets her trike in the process]'' My trike. :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': ''[angrily takes the tricycle off the lawn and removes the wheels; Eliza flees and cries]'' Stay away from my house! <hr width=50%> :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': This is my house! Why can't you respect that?! Why can't you just stay away from my--!? Oh! Urgh...! ''[Nebbercracker suffers a heart attack and makes mean faces, and his spine cracks as he falls down to the ground]'' <hr width=50%> :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance. Oh, now. There, there. Oh, my sweet. You've been a bad girl, haven't you? You hurt people. Oh, Constance. We've always known this day would come. Haven't we? I—I have to make things right. I have to make things right. Constance? I've always done best for you, haven't I? Haven't I, girl? Constance? Let this be the right thing to do. <hr width=50%> :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Take this! You have to help me, please?! I know you can do it! ''GO '''ON!!!!''''' <hr width=50%> :[''from the trailer''] :'''Mrs. Walters''': We'll be back tomorrow night. Oh, if anything happens, call the police and hide in your closet. :'''Mr. Walters''': He knows that. :'''Skull''': Calm down! You make me want to throw up in some tin foil and eat it! <hr width=50%> :'''DJ''': I'm a murderer!! :'''Chowder''': No, you're not!! When it's an accident, they call it a manslaughter! <hr width=50%> :'''Jenny''': '''''THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' :[''waves flashlight at chandelier''] :'''Jenny''': Well, if those are the teeth, and that's the tongue, then that must be the uvula! :'''Chowder''': Oh, so it's a girl house! :'''Jenny''': [''looks at him''] '''''WHAT?!?!''''' <hr width=50%> :'''DJ''': Mr. Nebbercracker! ''[Nebbercracker turns around, glaring at D.J.]'' I know about Constance. ''[The house growls while watching DJ's re-encounter with Nebbercracker]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': What? What do you know? You don't know anything! You were in my house? You-- ''[He tries to lunge at D.J., but he nearly falls, D.J. save him from the fall and Nebbercracker recognizes DJ]'' :'''DJ''': You didn't kill her, did you? :''[Nebbercracker shakes his head and starts to remember]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': I love her so much. :''[Nebbercracker is shown in a flashback, watching Constance in the circus, having tomatoes thrown at her, and alone that night]'' :'''Young Nebbercracker''': Hello?! :'''Constance''': Oh, no! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': I can take you away from here. Would you like that? :''[Constance is delighted by this offer]'' :'''Constance''': Yes! :''[Nebbercracker ties her cage to his truck, and drives Constance away from the circus, taking her to an empty sold spot for building the house]'' :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': OK, open your eyes. ''[She does so]'' OK, it's not much, I know, but-- :'''Constance''': Darling! :''[Constance picks him up and takes him to the spot as the house starts building, rocks are being thrown at it, and Constance descends the spiral staircase]'' :'''Constance''': Hah! Get away from my house! I'll rip them to bits! Help! :''[Young Nebbercracker chops off the cage door with an axe and hears Constance's yells for help]'' :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance! :'''Constance''': Help! Help! :'''Young Nebbercracker''': What's wrong? Are you hurt? :'''Constance''': Hurt!? Yes, I'm hurt! Those criminals are attacking our house! :'''Teenage Bully''': Trick or treat! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Now, now, they're- they're just kids, dear. It is Halloween. :'''Constance''': No, no, no, it's my house, and they're hurting me!!!! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance! Look at me! Look at me! ''[He turns her face towards him]'' As long as I'm here, I will never let anyone hurt you. ''[An egg is thrown at her]'' :'''Constance''': Oh, no! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance! :'''Teenage Bully''': Sucker! :''[Constance takes the axe from him]'' :'''Constance''': You vandals! ''[The bullies continue throwing eggs at her as she swings the axe to hurt them]'' :'''Teenage Bully''': Eat this! :'''Constance''': You hooligans! I'll get you! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance, no! ''[He tries to take the axe from her, but she accidentally hits him, knocking him out and she falls into the pit below the house, dropping cement on herself. The flashback ends with the finished house.]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': So, I finished the house. She would have wanted that. ''[A boy rides by the house on a bicycle, throwing a newspaper at it]'' She died, but she didn't leave. ''[The newspaper is thrown back at the biker, hitting him and making him fall off the bike causing it and other newspapers to fall out, cut to him hammering a "BEWARE sign in front of the house, then a trio of kids in Halloween costumes in front of the house]'' And that night, that, that one night of every year, I had to take precautions. :'''Bully''': ''[he and the other two start throwing things at the house]'' Trick or treat! :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': I had to! I had to! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Hey! Hey, stay away from my house! :''[The scene changes back to the present]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': She attacks anyone who comes near! ''[backs away from D.J.]'' Go! Coming, dear! Go, go! Go! == About ''Monster House (film)'' == * We had to build an incredibly robust character because the story demanded it. We mapped out where every board would break, how they would break, etc. Character rigging supervisor JJ Blumenkranz and his crew had to get all the right pieces moving in just the right way. The texturing part of the house is also incredibly complex. Audiences may not notice right away, but the house breaks down over the course of the film. There are many, many layers of paint on the house, and this all had to be created in textures and shaders. It is one of the most complex characters I have ever been involved in creating! * Our characters in Monkey House are indeed human, but we always approached them as stylized almost as if they were puppets. If you look at their proportions, you will notice that the heads, eyes, hands, and feet are larger than they should be. Also, we didn't concern ourselves with moisture, eyelashes or even real hair. We started our character modeling by creating actual clay sculptures of each character. Once a sculpture was approved, it was laser-scanned in, and final clean-up and patching, costumes, etc. were created. The most interesting aspect here is that we avoided symmetry at all costs. So many people model one side of a character and then simply mirror and flip to get the other side, which is highly unnatural. Admittedly, modeling and rigging non-symmetrical characters is a lot more work for the crew, but the results are so much more interesting and subliminal. :* Visual effects supervisor Jay Red in [http://www.awn.com/animationworld/monster-house-capturing-haunted-tale "'Monster House': Capturing a Haunted Tale"], by Alain Bielik, ''Animation World Network'', Friday, July 21, 2006. ==Taglines== * There Goes The Neighborhood. * This Summer......Cross Over to the Other Side........Of the Street. * A living, breathing, nightmare of a house! * Welcome to the Fun House! * Three Kids. One House. It's Alive! * Hide Your Children. This House Will Eat Them! * The House is . . . . Alive!! * It's up to them to save the neighbourhood ==Cast== * [[w:Mitchel Musso|Mitchel Musso]] - D.J. Walters * [[w:Sam Lerner|Sam Lerner]] - Chowder * [[w:Spencer Locke|Spencer Locke]] - Jenny Bennett * [[w:Steve Buscemi|Steve Buscemi]] - Nebbercracker * [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] - Zee * [[w:Catherine O'Hara|Catherine O'Hara]] - Mrs. Walters * [[Fred Willard]] - Mr. Walters * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] - Bones * [[w:Jon Heder|Jon Heder]] - Skull * [[Kevin James]] - Officer Landers * [[w:Nick Cannon|Nick Cannon]] - Officer Lester * [[Kathleen Turner]] - Constance ==External links== *{{wikipedia-inline}} *{{Commonscat-inline}} *{{imdb title|title=Monster House|id=0385880}} [[Category:2006 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American animated horror films]] [[Category:Comedy horror films]] [[Category:Supernatural horror films]] [[Category:Haunted house films]] [[Category:Films about Halloween]] [[Category:Films set in Wisconsin]] kab74k2gaqdhzxas0ig4t7segfx0arz 3148791 3148790 2022-07-28T21:59:49Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Monster House'' (film)}} '''''[[w:Monster House (film)|Monster House]]''''' is a [[w:2006 in film|2006]] [[American]] [[w:computer animation|computer animated]] [[w:fantasy film|fantasy film]], released on July 21, 2006 produced by [[w:ImageMovers|ImageMovers]] and [[w:Amblin Entertainment|Amblin Entertainment]], and distributed by [[w:Columbia Pictures|Columbia Pictures]]. Executive produced by [[w:Robert Zemeckis|Robert Zemeckis]] and [[Steven Spielberg]], this is the first time since ''[[Back to the Future Part III]]''. The film stars the voices of [[w:Mitchel Musso|Mitchel Musso]], [[w:Sam Lerner|Sam Lerner]], [[w:Spencer Locke|Spencer Locke]] and [[w:Steve Buscemi|Steve Buscemi]]. In this film, 3 pre-teens discovers that an old man's house is a living breathing monster. {{center|'''There Goes The Neighborhood.'''<small>([[#Taglines|taglines]])</small>}} ==Dialogue== :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': ''[to Eliza]'' Oh, get off my lawn! :''[Eliza shrieks in horror as she helplessly tries to get her tricycle off the lawn]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Oh, trespasser! Do you want to be eaten alive?! :'''Eliza''': No. :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Then get out of here! :'''Eliza''': ''[shrieks and runs away from him and but forgets her trike in the process]'' My trike. :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': ''[angrily takes the tricycle off the lawn and removes the wheels; Eliza flees and cries]'' Stay away from my house! <hr width=50%> :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': This is my house! Why can't you respect that?! Why can't you just stay away from my--!? Oh! Urgh...! ''[Nebbercracker suffers a heart attack and makes mean faces, and his spine cracks as he falls down to the ground]'' <hr width=50%> :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance. Oh, now. There, there. Oh, my sweet. You've been a bad girl, haven't you? You hurt people. Oh, Constance. We've always known this day would come. Haven't we? I—I have to make things right. I have to make things right. Constance? I've always done best for you, haven't I? Haven't I, girl? Constance? Let this be the right thing to do. <hr width=50%> :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Take this! You have to help me, please?! I know you can do it! ''GO '''ON!!!!''''' <hr width=50%> :[''from the trailer''] :'''Mrs. Walters''': We'll be back tomorrow night. Oh, if anything happens, call the police and hide in your closet. :'''Mr. Walters''': He knows that. :'''Skull''': Calm down! You make me want to throw up in some tin foil and eat it! <hr width=50%> :'''DJ''': I'm a murderer!! :'''Chowder''': No, you're not!! When it's an accident, they call it a manslaughter! <hr width=50%> :'''Jenny''': '''''THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' :[''waves flashlight at chandelier''] :'''Jenny''': Well, if those are the teeth, and that's the tongue, then that must be the uvula! :'''Chowder''': Oh, so it's a girl house! :'''Jenny''': [''looks at him''] '''''WHAT?!?!?!?!''''' <hr width=50%> :'''DJ''': Mr. Nebbercracker! ''[Nebbercracker turns around, glaring at D.J.]'' I know about Constance. ''[The house growls while watching DJ's re-encounter with Nebbercracker]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': What? What do you know? You don't know anything! You were in my house? You-- ''[He tries to lunge at D.J., but he nearly falls, D.J. save him from the fall and Nebbercracker recognizes DJ]'' :'''DJ''': You didn't kill her, did you? :''[Nebbercracker shakes his head and starts to remember]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': I love her so much. :''[Nebbercracker is shown in a flashback, watching Constance in the circus, having tomatoes thrown at her, and alone that night]'' :'''Young Nebbercracker''': Hello?! :'''Constance''': Oh, no! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': I can take you away from here. Would you like that? :''[Constance is delighted by this offer]'' :'''Constance''': Yes! :''[Nebbercracker ties her cage to his truck, and drives Constance away from the circus, taking her to an empty sold spot for building the house]'' :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': OK, open your eyes. ''[She does so]'' OK, it's not much, I know, but-- :'''Constance''': Darling! :''[Constance picks him up and takes him to the spot as the house starts building, rocks are being thrown at it, and Constance descends the spiral staircase]'' :'''Constance''': Hah! Get away from my house! I'll rip them to bits! Help! :''[Young Nebbercracker chops off the cage door with an axe and hears Constance's yells for help]'' :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance! :'''Constance''': Help! Help! :'''Young Nebbercracker''': What's wrong? Are you hurt? :'''Constance''': Hurt!? Yes, I'm hurt! Those criminals are attacking our house! :'''Teenage Bully''': Trick or treat! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Now, now, they're- they're just kids, dear. It is Halloween. :'''Constance''': No, no, no, it's my house, and they're hurting me!!!! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance! Look at me! Look at me! ''[He turns her face towards him]'' As long as I'm here, I will never let anyone hurt you. ''[An egg is thrown at her]'' :'''Constance''': Oh, no! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance! :'''Teenage Bully''': Sucker! :''[Constance takes the axe from him]'' :'''Constance''': You vandals! ''[The bullies continue throwing eggs at her as she swings the axe to hurt them]'' :'''Teenage Bully''': Eat this! :'''Constance''': You hooligans! I'll get you! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance, no! ''[He tries to take the axe from her, but she accidentally hits him, knocking him out and she falls into the pit below the house, dropping cement on herself. The flashback ends with the finished house.]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': So, I finished the house. She would have wanted that. ''[A boy rides by the house on a bicycle, throwing a newspaper at it]'' She died, but she didn't leave. ''[The newspaper is thrown back at the biker, hitting him and making him fall off the bike causing it and other newspapers to fall out, cut to him hammering a "BEWARE sign in front of the house, then a trio of kids in Halloween costumes in front of the house]'' And that night, that, that one night of every year, I had to take precautions. :'''Bully''': ''[he and the other two start throwing things at the house]'' Trick or treat! :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': I had to! I had to! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Hey! Hey, stay away from my house! :''[The scene changes back to the present]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': She attacks anyone who comes near! ''[backs away from D.J.]'' Go! Coming, dear! Go, go! Go! == About ''Monster House (film)'' == * We had to build an incredibly robust character because the story demanded it. We mapped out where every board would break, how they would break, etc. Character rigging supervisor JJ Blumenkranz and his crew had to get all the right pieces moving in just the right way. The texturing part of the house is also incredibly complex. Audiences may not notice right away, but the house breaks down over the course of the film. There are many, many layers of paint on the house, and this all had to be created in textures and shaders. It is one of the most complex characters I have ever been involved in creating! * Our characters in Monkey House are indeed human, but we always approached them as stylized almost as if they were puppets. If you look at their proportions, you will notice that the heads, eyes, hands, and feet are larger than they should be. Also, we didn't concern ourselves with moisture, eyelashes or even real hair. We started our character modeling by creating actual clay sculptures of each character. Once a sculpture was approved, it was laser-scanned in, and final clean-up and patching, costumes, etc. were created. The most interesting aspect here is that we avoided symmetry at all costs. So many people model one side of a character and then simply mirror and flip to get the other side, which is highly unnatural. Admittedly, modeling and rigging non-symmetrical characters is a lot more work for the crew, but the results are so much more interesting and subliminal. :* Visual effects supervisor Jay Red in [http://www.awn.com/animationworld/monster-house-capturing-haunted-tale "'Monster House': Capturing a Haunted Tale"], by Alain Bielik, ''Animation World Network'', Friday, July 21, 2006. ==Taglines== * There Goes The Neighborhood. * This Summer......Cross Over to the Other Side........Of the Street. * A living, breathing, nightmare of a house! * Welcome to the Fun House! * Three Kids. One House. It's Alive! * Hide Your Children. This House Will Eat Them! * The House is . . . . Alive!! * It's up to them to save the neighbourhood ==Cast== * [[w:Mitchel Musso|Mitchel Musso]] - D.J. Walters * [[w:Sam Lerner|Sam Lerner]] - Chowder * [[w:Spencer Locke|Spencer Locke]] - Jenny Bennett * [[w:Steve Buscemi|Steve Buscemi]] - Nebbercracker * [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] - Zee * [[w:Catherine O'Hara|Catherine O'Hara]] - Mrs. Walters * [[Fred Willard]] - Mr. Walters * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] - Bones * [[w:Jon Heder|Jon Heder]] - Skull * [[Kevin James]] - Officer Landers * [[w:Nick Cannon|Nick Cannon]] - Officer Lester * [[Kathleen Turner]] - Constance ==External links== *{{wikipedia-inline}} *{{Commonscat-inline}} *{{imdb title|title=Monster House|id=0385880}} [[Category:2006 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American animated horror films]] [[Category:Comedy horror films]] [[Category:Supernatural horror films]] [[Category:Haunted house films]] [[Category:Films about Halloween]] [[Category:Films set in Wisconsin]] 0p4s5ho80qpupqick3osw5kz5zapwzs 3148792 3148791 2022-07-28T22:00:42Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Monster House'' (film)}} '''''[[w:Monster House (film)|Monster House]]''''' is a [[w:2006 in film|2006]] [[American]] [[w:computer animation|computer animated]] [[w:fantasy film|fantasy film]], released on July 21, 2006 produced by [[w:ImageMovers|ImageMovers]] and [[w:Amblin Entertainment|Amblin Entertainment]], and distributed by [[w:Columbia Pictures|Columbia Pictures]]. Executive produced by [[w:Robert Zemeckis|Robert Zemeckis]] and [[Steven Spielberg]], this is the first time since ''[[Back to the Future Part III]]''. The film stars the voices of [[w:Mitchel Musso|Mitchel Musso]], [[w:Sam Lerner|Sam Lerner]], [[w:Spencer Locke|Spencer Locke]] and [[w:Steve Buscemi|Steve Buscemi]]. In this film, 3 pre-teens discovers that an old man's house is a living breathing monster. {{center|'''There Goes The Neighborhood.'''<small>([[#Taglines|taglines]])</small>}} ==Dialogue== :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': ''[to Eliza]'' Oh, get off my lawn! :''[Eliza shrieks in horror as she helplessly tries to get her tricycle off the lawn]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Oh, trespasser! Do you want to be eaten alive?! :'''Eliza''': No. :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Then get out of here! :'''Eliza''': ''[shrieks and runs away from him and but forgets her trike in the process]'' My trike. :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': ''[angrily takes the tricycle off the lawn and removes the wheels; Eliza flees and cries]'' Stay away from my house! <hr width=50%> :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': This is my house! Why can't you respect that?! Why can't you just stay away from my--!? Oh! Urgh...! ''[Nebbercracker suffers a heart attack and makes mean faces, and his spine cracks as he falls down to the ground]'' <hr width=50%> :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance. Oh, now. There, there. Oh, my sweet. You've been a bad girl, haven't you? You hurt people. Oh, Constance. We've always known this day would come. Haven't we? I—I have to make things right. I have to make things right. Constance? I've always done best for you, haven't I? Haven't I, girl? Constance? Let this be the right thing to do. <hr width=50%> :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Take this! You have to help me, please?! I know you can do it! ''GO '''ON!!!!''''' <hr width=50%> :[''from the trailer''] :'''Mrs. Walters''': We'll be back tomorrow night. Oh, if anything happens, call the police and hide in your closet. :'''Mr. Walters''': He knows that. :'''Skull''': Calm down! You make me want to throw up in some tin foil and eat it! <hr width=50%> :'''DJ''': I'm a murderer!!!! :'''Chowder''': No, you're not!! When it's an accident, they call it a manslaughter!! <hr width=50%> :'''Jenny''': '''''THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' :[''waves flashlight at chandelier''] :'''Jenny''': Well, if those are the teeth, and that's the tongue, then that must be the uvula! :'''Chowder''': Oh, so it's a girl house! :'''Jenny''': [''looks at him''] '''''WHAT?!?!?!?!''''' <hr width=50%> :'''DJ''': Mr. Nebbercracker! ''[Nebbercracker turns around, glaring at D.J.]'' I know about Constance. ''[The house growls while watching DJ's re-encounter with Nebbercracker]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': What? What do you know? You don't know anything! You were in my house? You-- ''[He tries to lunge at D.J., but he nearly falls, D.J. save him from the fall and Nebbercracker recognizes DJ]'' :'''DJ''': You didn't kill her, did you? :''[Nebbercracker shakes his head and starts to remember]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': I love her so much. :''[Nebbercracker is shown in a flashback, watching Constance in the circus, having tomatoes thrown at her, and alone that night]'' :'''Young Nebbercracker''': Hello?! :'''Constance''': Oh, no! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': I can take you away from here. Would you like that? :''[Constance is delighted by this offer]'' :'''Constance''': Yes! :''[Nebbercracker ties her cage to his truck, and drives Constance away from the circus, taking her to an empty sold spot for building the house]'' :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': OK, open your eyes. ''[She does so]'' OK, it's not much, I know, but-- :'''Constance''': Darling! :''[Constance picks him up and takes him to the spot as the house starts building, rocks are being thrown at it, and Constance descends the spiral staircase]'' :'''Constance''': Hah! Get away from my house! I'll rip them to bits! Help! :''[Young Nebbercracker chops off the cage door with an axe and hears Constance's yells for help]'' :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance! :'''Constance''': Help! Help! :'''Young Nebbercracker''': What's wrong? Are you hurt? :'''Constance''': Hurt!? Yes, I'm hurt! Those criminals are attacking our house! :'''Teenage Bully''': Trick or treat! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Now, now, they're- they're just kids, dear. It is Halloween. :'''Constance''': No, no, no, it's my house, and they're hurting me!!!! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance! Look at me! Look at me! ''[He turns her face towards him]'' As long as I'm here, I will never let anyone hurt you. ''[An egg is thrown at her]'' :'''Constance''': Oh, no! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance! :'''Teenage Bully''': Sucker! :''[Constance takes the axe from him]'' :'''Constance''': You vandals! ''[The bullies continue throwing eggs at her as she swings the axe to hurt them]'' :'''Teenage Bully''': Eat this! :'''Constance''': You hooligans! I'll get you! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance, no! ''[He tries to take the axe from her, but she accidentally hits him, knocking him out and she falls into the pit below the house, dropping cement on herself. The flashback ends with the finished house.]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': So, I finished the house. She would have wanted that. ''[A boy rides by the house on a bicycle, throwing a newspaper at it]'' She died, but she didn't leave. ''[The newspaper is thrown back at the biker, hitting him and making him fall off the bike causing it and other newspapers to fall out, cut to him hammering a "BEWARE sign in front of the house, then a trio of kids in Halloween costumes in front of the house]'' And that night, that, that one night of every year, I had to take precautions. :'''Bully''': ''[he and the other two start throwing things at the house]'' Trick or treat! :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': I had to! I had to! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Hey! Hey, stay away from my house! :''[The scene changes back to the present]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': She attacks anyone who comes near! ''[backs away from D.J.]'' Go! Coming, dear! Go, go! Go! == About ''Monster House (film)'' == * We had to build an incredibly robust character because the story demanded it. We mapped out where every board would break, how they would break, etc. Character rigging supervisor JJ Blumenkranz and his crew had to get all the right pieces moving in just the right way. The texturing part of the house is also incredibly complex. Audiences may not notice right away, but the house breaks down over the course of the film. There are many, many layers of paint on the house, and this all had to be created in textures and shaders. It is one of the most complex characters I have ever been involved in creating! * Our characters in Monkey House are indeed human, but we always approached them as stylized almost as if they were puppets. If you look at their proportions, you will notice that the heads, eyes, hands, and feet are larger than they should be. Also, we didn't concern ourselves with moisture, eyelashes or even real hair. We started our character modeling by creating actual clay sculptures of each character. Once a sculpture was approved, it was laser-scanned in, and final clean-up and patching, costumes, etc. were created. The most interesting aspect here is that we avoided symmetry at all costs. So many people model one side of a character and then simply mirror and flip to get the other side, which is highly unnatural. Admittedly, modeling and rigging non-symmetrical characters is a lot more work for the crew, but the results are so much more interesting and subliminal. :* Visual effects supervisor Jay Red in [http://www.awn.com/animationworld/monster-house-capturing-haunted-tale "'Monster House': Capturing a Haunted Tale"], by Alain Bielik, ''Animation World Network'', Friday, July 21, 2006. ==Taglines== * There Goes The Neighborhood. * This Summer......Cross Over to the Other Side........Of the Street. * A living, breathing, nightmare of a house! * Welcome to the Fun House! * Three Kids. One House. It's Alive! * Hide Your Children. This House Will Eat Them! * The House is . . . . Alive!! * It's up to them to save the neighbourhood ==Cast== * [[w:Mitchel Musso|Mitchel Musso]] - D.J. Walters * [[w:Sam Lerner|Sam Lerner]] - Chowder * [[w:Spencer Locke|Spencer Locke]] - Jenny Bennett * [[w:Steve Buscemi|Steve Buscemi]] - Nebbercracker * [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] - Zee * [[w:Catherine O'Hara|Catherine O'Hara]] - Mrs. Walters * [[Fred Willard]] - Mr. Walters * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] - Bones * [[w:Jon Heder|Jon Heder]] - Skull * [[Kevin James]] - Officer Landers * [[w:Nick Cannon|Nick Cannon]] - Officer Lester * [[Kathleen Turner]] - Constance ==External links== *{{wikipedia-inline}} *{{Commonscat-inline}} *{{imdb title|title=Monster House|id=0385880}} [[Category:2006 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American animated horror films]] [[Category:Comedy horror films]] [[Category:Supernatural horror films]] [[Category:Haunted house films]] [[Category:Films about Halloween]] [[Category:Films set in Wisconsin]] 8f6lv4z12axw6mhys9qp8epo9xj68dd 3148793 3148792 2022-07-28T22:02:23Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Monster House'' (film)}} '''''[[w:Monster House (film)|Monster House]]''''' is a [[w:2006 in film|2006]] [[American]] [[w:computer animation|computer animated]] [[w:fantasy film|fantasy film]], released on July 21, 2006 produced by [[w:ImageMovers|ImageMovers]] and [[w:Amblin Entertainment|Amblin Entertainment]], and distributed by [[w:Columbia Pictures|Columbia Pictures]]. Executive produced by [[w:Robert Zemeckis|Robert Zemeckis]] and [[Steven Spielberg]], this is the first time since ''[[Back to the Future Part III]]''. The film stars the voices of [[w:Mitchel Musso|Mitchel Musso]], [[w:Sam Lerner|Sam Lerner]], [[w:Spencer Locke|Spencer Locke]] and [[w:Steve Buscemi|Steve Buscemi]]. In this film, 3 pre-teens discovers that an old man's house is a living breathing monster. {{center|'''There Goes The Neighborhood.'''<small>([[#Taglines|taglines]])</small>}} ==Dialogue== :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': ''[to Eliza]'' Oh, get off my lawn! :''[Eliza shrieks in horror as she helplessly tries to get her tricycle off the lawn]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Oh, trespasser! Do you want to be eaten alive?! :'''Eliza''': No. :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Then get out of here! :'''Eliza''': ''[shrieks and runs away from him and but forgets her trike in the process]'' My trike. :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': ''[angrily takes the tricycle off the lawn and removes the wheels; Eliza flees and cries]'' Stay away from my house! <hr width=50%> :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': This is my house! Why can't you respect that?! Why can't you just stay away from my--!? Oh! Urgh...! ''[Nebbercracker suffers a heart attack and makes mean faces, and his spine cracks as he falls down to the ground]'' <hr width=50%> :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance. Oh, now. There, there. Oh, my sweet. You've been a bad girl, haven't you? You hurt people. Oh, Constance. We've always known this day would come. Haven't we? I—I have to make things right. I have to make things right. Constance? I've always done best for you, haven't I? Haven't I, girl? Constance? Let this be the right thing to do. <hr width=50%> :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': Take this! You have to help me, please?! I know you can do it! ''GO '''ON!!!!''''' <hr width=50%> :[''from the trailer''] :'''Mrs. Walters''': We'll be back tomorrow night. Oh, if anything happens, call the police and hide in your closet. :'''Mr. Walters''': He knows that. :'''Skull''': Calm down! You make me want to throw up in some tin foil and eat it! <hr width=50%> :'''DJ''': I'm a murderer!!!! :'''Chowder''': No, you're not!! When it's an accident, they call it a manslaughter!! <hr width=50%> :'''Jenny''': '''''THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' :[''waves flashlight at chandelier''] :'''Jenny''': Well, if those are the teeth, and that's the tongue, then that must be the uvula! :'''Chowder''': Oh, so it's a girl house! :'''Jenny''': [''looks at him''] '''''WHAT?!?!?!?!''''' <hr width=50%> :'''DJ''': Mr. Nebbercracker! ''[Nebbercracker turns around, glaring at D.J.]'' I know about Constance. ''[The house growls while watching DJ's re-encounter with Nebbercracker]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': What? What do you know? You don't know anything! You were in my house? You-- ''[He tries to lunge at D.J., but he nearly falls, D.J. save him from the fall and Nebbercracker recognizes DJ]'' :'''DJ''': You didn't kill her, did you? :''[Nebbercracker shakes his head and starts to remember]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': I love her so much. :''[Nebbercracker is shown in a flashback, watching Constance in the circus, having tomatoes thrown at her, and alone that night]'' :'''Young Nebbercracker''': Hello?! :'''Constance''': Oh, no! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': I can take you away from here. Would you like that? :''[Constance is delighted by this offer]'' :'''Constance''': Yes! :''[Nebbercracker ties her cage to his truck, and drives Constance away from the circus, taking her to an empty sold spot for building the house]'' :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': OK, open your eyes. ''[She does so]'' OK, it's not much, I know, but-- :'''Constance''': Darling! :''[Constance picks him up and takes him to the spot as the house starts building, rocks are being thrown at it, and Constance descends the spiral staircase]'' :'''Constance''': Hah! Get away from my house! I'll rip them to bits! Help! :''[Young Nebbercracker chops off the cage door with an axe and hears Constance's yells for help]'' :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance! :'''Constance''': Help! Help! :'''Young Nebbercracker''': What's wrong? Are you hurt? :'''Constance''': Hurt!? Yes, I'm hurt! Those criminals are attacking our house! :'''Teenage Bully''': Trick or treat! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Now, now, they're- they're just kids, dear. It is Halloween. :'''Constance''': No, no, no, it's my house, and they're hurting me!!!! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance! Look at me! Look at me! ''[He turns her face towards him]'' As long as I'm here, I will never let anyone hurt you. ''[An egg is thrown at her]'' :'''Constance''': Oh, no! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance! :'''Teenage Bully''': Sucker! :''[Constance takes the axe from him]'' :'''Constance''': You vandals! ''[The bullies continue throwing eggs at her as she swings the axe to hurt them]'' :'''Teenage Bully''': Eat this! :'''Constance''': You hooligans! I will get you! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Constance, no! ''[He tries to take the axe from her, but she accidentally hits him, knocking him out and she falls into the pit below the house, dropping cement on herself. The flashback ends with the finished house.]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': So, I finished the house. She would have wanted that. ''[A boy rides by the house on a bicycle, throwing a newspaper at it]'' She died, but she didn't leave. ''[The newspaper is thrown back at the biker, hitting him and making him fall off the bike causing it and other newspapers to fall out, cut to him hammering a "BEWARE sign in front of the house, then a trio of kids in Halloween costumes in front of the house]'' And that night, that, that one night of every year, I had to take precautions. :'''Bully''': ''[he and the other two start throwing things at the house]'' Trick or treat! :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': I had to! I had to! :'''Young Mr. Nebbercracker''': Hey! Hey, stay away from my house! :''[The scene changes back to the present]'' :'''Mr. Nebbercracker''': She attacks anyone who comes near! ''[backs away from D.J.]'' Go! Coming, dear! Go, go! Go! == About ''Monster House (film)'' == * We had to build an incredibly robust character because the story demanded it. We mapped out where every board would break, how they would break, etc. Character rigging supervisor JJ Blumenkranz and his crew had to get all the right pieces moving in just the right way. The texturing part of the house is also incredibly complex. Audiences may not notice right away, but the house breaks down over the course of the film. There are many, many layers of paint on the house, and this all had to be created in textures and shaders. It is one of the most complex characters I have ever been involved in creating! * Our characters in Monkey House are indeed human, but we always approached them as stylized almost as if they were puppets. If you look at their proportions, you will notice that the heads, eyes, hands, and feet are larger than they should be. Also, we didn't concern ourselves with moisture, eyelashes or even real hair. We started our character modeling by creating actual clay sculptures of each character. Once a sculpture was approved, it was laser-scanned in, and final clean-up and patching, costumes, etc. were created. The most interesting aspect here is that we avoided symmetry at all costs. So many people model one side of a character and then simply mirror and flip to get the other side, which is highly unnatural. Admittedly, modeling and rigging non-symmetrical characters is a lot more work for the crew, but the results are so much more interesting and subliminal. :* Visual effects supervisor Jay Red in [http://www.awn.com/animationworld/monster-house-capturing-haunted-tale "'Monster House': Capturing a Haunted Tale"], by Alain Bielik, ''Animation World Network'', Friday, July 21, 2006. ==Taglines== * There Goes The Neighborhood. * This Summer......Cross Over to the Other Side........Of the Street. * A living, breathing, nightmare of a house! * Welcome to the Fun House! * Three Kids. One House. It's Alive! * Hide Your Children. This House Will Eat Them! * The House is . . . . Alive!! * It's up to them to save the neighbourhood ==Cast== * [[w:Mitchel Musso|Mitchel Musso]] - D.J. Walters * [[w:Sam Lerner|Sam Lerner]] - Chowder * [[w:Spencer Locke|Spencer Locke]] - Jenny Bennett * [[w:Steve Buscemi|Steve Buscemi]] - Nebbercracker * [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] - Zee * [[w:Catherine O'Hara|Catherine O'Hara]] - Mrs. Walters * [[Fred Willard]] - Mr. Walters * [[w:Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] - Bones * [[w:Jon Heder|Jon Heder]] - Skull * [[Kevin James]] - Officer Landers * [[w:Nick Cannon|Nick Cannon]] - Officer Lester * [[Kathleen Turner]] - Constance ==External links== *{{wikipedia-inline}} *{{Commonscat-inline}} *{{imdb title|title=Monster House|id=0385880}} [[Category:2006 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American animated horror films]] [[Category:Comedy horror films]] [[Category:Supernatural horror films]] [[Category:Haunted house films]] [[Category:Films about Halloween]] [[Category:Films set in Wisconsin]] 8qcahg720tws6vw4un2xw2zp55tqkct 0 148328 3148665 3146181 2022-07-28T13:25:24Z No,see you at school 3100881 wikitext text/x-wiki '''[[w:Grand Theft Auto V|Grand Theft Auto V]]''' (GTA V) is a sandbox-style action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North. It is the second HD game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise and the seventh original game overall. ==Trevor Philips== ===Missions=== :What happens in the dark, comes out in the light. ===Crashing into a car=== :That was entirely your fault. ===Using special ability=== :Helloooo, who wants some now? <hr width=50%/> :Where are you assholes hiding? <hr width=50%/> :Come here, somebody come here. ==Dialogue== :''[Franklin and Lamar arrive at Franklin's house]'' :'''Lamar Davis''':Wassup, can a loc come up in your crib? :'''Franklin Clinton''': Man, fuck you. I'll see you at work. :'''Lamar Davis''': Ah, nigga, don't hate me 'cause I'm beautiful, nigga. Maybe if you get rid of that old yee-yee ass haircut you got you'd get some bitches on your dick. Oh, better yet, maybe Tanisha'll call your dog-ass if she ever stop fucking with that brain surgeon or lawyer she fucking with. Nigga... :''[Lamar walks away]'' :'''Franklin Clinton''': What?! <hr width="50%" /> :''[Michael returns home and looks around]'' :'''Michael De Santa''': Amanda? Tracey? Yo! ''[steps out of the house and lights his cigarette and notices his wife and her coach's tennis racket laying beside the door and he walks back inside]'' Amanda! ''[walks upstairs]'' Amanda! Better not be... not my house! :'''Amanda De Santa''': ''[holding her towel]'' Fuck you, Michael, go away! :'''Michael De Santa''': I'm paying that turd one hundred and fifty bucks an hour to fuck my wife, in my own bed?! :'''Amanda De Santa''': Michael, go away! ''[he enters their bedroom and finds her coach Kyle Chavis in his underwear standing on top of her bed]'' :'''Kyle Chavis''': Whoa, I'm sorry bro! She said you have arrangement! :'''Michael De Santa:''' ''[chasing him around the room]'' You and I gonna have an arrangement! I'm gonna arrange your fucking funeral! :'''Kyle Chavis''': ''[Amanda holds Michael's arm]'' I'm sorry bro! I'll comp the session! I promise! :'''Michael De Santa:''' You're a dead man! Fuck dead! ''[Kyle jumps into the window breaking it, knocking the flower box down as he jumps off]'' COME HERE!!! :''[Franklin Clinton arrives as Michael and Amanda rush downstairs]'' :'''Amanda De Santa''': ''[To Franklin]'' Hey you! Stop him! :'''Franklin Clinton''': What's up man? :'''Michael De Santa''': Get out of my way. :'''Amanda De Santa''': Michael, calm down! :'''Franklin Clinton''': ''[confused]'' What the fuck is going on? :'''Amanda De Santa''': Nothing happened. It was just a misunderstanding. :'''Michael De Santa''': ''[To Franklin]'' She fucked a prick in my bed. :'''Franklin Clinton''': You bullshitting me? :'''Amanda De Santa''': It wasn't like that! :'''Michael De Santa''': You in? :'''Franklin Clinton''': Fuck it, I'm in. Let's roll, let's get this motherfucker. :'''Amanda De Santa''': ''[Franklin and Michael walk toward their truck]'' Just don't kill him! ''[rushes back inside and slams the door shut]'' <hr width="50%" /> :''[Michael is eating a bowl of potato chips while watching TV, Jimmy De Santa is in his room playing video games and shouting insults in his headphone and Michael turns the TV volume up, but he can't hear the TV voice as Jimmy De Santa is continuing insults and turns it off]'' :'''Michael De Santa''': ''[gets up from the couch and walks toward to Jimmy's bedroom]'' Goddammit!! Jimmy! Goddammit! ''[enters his bedroom]'' The fuck you're doing? :'''Jimmy De Santa''': Nothing. :'''Michael De Santa''': Really? Cause I keep hearing "hermaphrodite" this, "suck cock" that. :'''Jimmy De Santa''': Go away. :'''Michael De Santa''': What? :'''Jimmy De Santa''': Go watch your linear entertainment. Go watch porn. Just go away. :'''Michael De Santa''': You fuck lazy shit! ''[picks up a chair and smashes Jimmy's TV with it]'' FUCK YOU!!! :'''Jimmy De Santa''': ''[drops his control pad and gets up from his bed]'' What the fuck?! :'''Michael De Santa''': ''[throws the chair on the floor]'' Disrespectful little asshole! :'''Jimmy De Santa''': I can't believe you did that! That's my TV! :'''Michael De Santa''': ''[sternly]'' You don't talk to me like that! :'''Jimmy De Santa''': I can't believe you... Mom was right about you. You don't know any better and you can't help it. But, you're an asshole. :'''Michael De Santa''': Yeah? Well, why don't you do something, then? Besides just stand there. Why don't you hit me? :'''Jimmy De Santa''': Is that what you want? To be hit by your son? :'''Michael De Santa''': Yeah... No... ''[calms down]'' I just want you to do something besides sit there... ''[looks and points at Jimmy's bed]'' eating. :'''Jimmy De Santa''': ''[angry and sadly]'' Yeah, great. Thanks for the fucking guidance, dad. It means a lot. ''[about to step out of his bedroom]'' :'''Michael De Santa''': Wait! I was just trying to help you. ''[puts the chair back up]'' :'''Jimmy De Santa''': ''[depressingly]'' Well, nothing says 'I love you' like smashing my fucking TV. Nothing at all! ''[sits on his bed weeping]'' :'''Michael De Santa''': ''[ashamed]'' I'm sorry. I just wish we could do things together. :'''Jimmy De Santa''': Yeah, what things? :'''Michael De Santa''': I don't know. Go for walks. Play ball. :'''Jimmy De Santa''': You know I have bad glands. :'''Michael De Santa''': Bike ride then. :'''Jimmy De Santa''': Bike ride? You want to go on a fucking bike ride? ''[stands up from his bed]'' Fine! Fine, let's go on a fucking bike ride! ''[Walks out of his bedroom. Michael looks at Jimmy's smashed TV and walks out to follow Jimmy]'' :'''Michael De Santa''': ''[softly]'' Fuck me. <hr width="50%" /> :''[Michael has just rescued his daughter Tracey from what should have been a "fun afternoon" with friends]'' :'''Tracey De Santa''': I see, I see that traitor! ''[runs to Jimmy]'' Jimmy! You, you fucking asshole!!! :'''Jimmy De Santa''': Hey he's the fucking asshole, okay? He smashed my TV and took me to the beach. The beach! With my skin! :'''Tracey''': So what, you send him out so he could spoil my day too?! :'''Jimmy''': I didn't know he was coming to come get you, I just told him where you were. You know, he got the crazy look in his eyes. You know, like he gets sometimes? And he just went! :'''Tracey''': I'm getting a cab. :'''Jimmy''': I'm coming with you. :'''Michael De Santa''': How about I just drive us home? :'''Tracey''': ''[in tears]'' You ruined my life! ''[walks off and Jimmy follows her]'' <hr width="50%" /> :''[Johnny Klebitz is furious at Trevor for having sex with Ashley]'' :'''Johnny Klebitz''': Trevor! I'm talking to you, motherfucker! :'''Trevor Philips''': ''[faces him]'' Are you? What are you sayin'? :'''Johnny''': ''[suddenly cowed]'' Fucking my girl, man. It's wrong. :'''Trevor''': Oh, I gotta fuck someone. You want me to fuck you instead? Is that the problem here? ''[whispers]'' Take off your pants, cowboy, alright? Let's... let's fuck. :'''Johnny''': You think this is funny? :'''Trevor''': Get them off!! :'''Ron''': I told him to leave it, Trevor. I told him. Leave it. Leave it. :'''Trevor''': Shut up, Ron. I'm about to fuck me a meth head, ain't I, cowboy? Get my boy sucked from his toothless gums. :'''Johnny''': Fuck you, Trevor. :'''Trevor''': Oh. :'''Johnny''': I still love her. :'''Trevor''': Alright, cowboy. Hey, I know. Hey, c'mon. ''[puts his arm around Johnny reassuringly]'' Shh... hey... :'''Johnny''': I don't mean nothing by it, man. I just, I just... :'''Trevor''': I know. :'''Johnny''': I messed up. :'''Trevor''': I know, cowboy. I know, man. Gimme a hug, yeah... ''[hugs Johnny]'' Shh...''[grabs Johnny by the neck and throws him to the ground, throws his beer bottle at Johnny's face, creating a large cut, and begins to stomp on his head.]'' FUCKING SHIT!!! CUNT!!! CUNT!!! CUNT!!! ''[Stomps one more time]'' Augh, cunt! ''[Stops stomping on his head]'' Who the fuck are you speaking to?! Who?! Who?! I'm talking to you, huh? You fuck! :'''Ashley Butler''': Johnny! :'''Trevor''': Next time, don't get in my fucking face! I just saw a fucking ghost, and I got to hear your crap?! Get up! Get up! ''[Realizing that he has killed Johnny]'' Fuck you then! ''[angrily walks to his truck]'' :'''Ashley''': ''[runs to Johnny's body and holds him in her arms]'' Johnny! ''[Begins weeping. Wade tries to walk over to comfort her]'' :'''Ron''': Wade. ''[Wade follows Ron and Trevor]'' :'''Trevor''': ''[Frustratingly]'' Fuck. Now we got to speak to Johnny's recently bereaved brothers./That dopey cowboy's forced our hand. Now we gotta find the rest of the Lost. <hr width="50%" /> :''[Having rescued Michael from an abattoir, Franklin asks what happened in the past with Trevor]'' :'''Michael de Santa''': ''[miffed at Franklin bringing up details]'' I know what you meant. ''[pause]'' Look, I made a judgment call. I don't know if it was the right one I did what I thought had to do. I had a young family, Franklin. I was running with a crew of crazy motherfuckers with nothing to lose. I saw an out, a future for me, for my family. I took it. :'''Franklin Clinton''': You took it? Man, you burned every motherfucker you've ever known. :'''Michael''': It was that or die. ''[Franklin groans]'' Look I know it sounds cold I don't expect you to understand it, not yet but you will when you got ties of your own. Look, you wake up one day and your legs, they just give... and you just can't run anymore. <hr width="50%" /> :''[If Franklin Clinton is spotted by the De Santa family during the Complication mission]'' :'''Carlos''': Mr. De Santa! Someone is here! :'''Jimmy De Santa''': ''[notices Franklin Clinton enters his room]'' Holy fucking shit, bro! ''[drops his control pad and gets up]'' Dad! Dad, there's a dude! Dad, help! Dad! :'''Tracey De Santa''': ''[gasps seeing Franklin Clinton entering her room]'' Who the fuck are you?! Dad! AHHHHHHH! Dad! AHHHHH! :'''Amanda De Santa''': ''[laughing then screams upon seeing Franklin Clinton]'' Who the fuck are you? Do something! :'''Kyle Chavis''': Can I help you? Help! Help! He.. he's black! Help! <hr width="50%" /> :''[If Trevor Philips did not use adrenaline on Ferdinand Kerimov during By the Book mission]'' :'''Steve Haines''': Now hold on, hold on, wh-what the fuck, hold on.... ''[looks at a limped Ferdinand then to Dave Norton and Michael De Santa on the line]'' Forget it. ''[hangs up]'' He's fucking dead. :'''Trevor''': ''[puts his fingers on Ferdinand's neck to check his status]'' Oh yeah, poor bastard, man. :'''Steve Haines:''' ''[angry]'' You are a fucking moron. :'''Trevor''': Whoa. ''[pointing at the lifeless Ferdinand]'' Hey, I just spent the past few hours torturing a seemingly innocent guy to death, and I don't even know why I did it. ''[getting angry]'' So does that make me a fucking moron?! :'''Steve Haines''': ''[Threatening]'' You'll going down punk. At the exact moment I get bored with you, your little racket... will end. ''[walks away]'' :'''Trevor''': Yeah... yeah, you love those fucking tough guy lines don't you. huh?! ''[swings a kick]'' Fuck you! ''[walks off]'' == About ''{{PAGENAME}}'' == * GTA is an action-adventure video game situated in a fictional highly violent game world in which players are rewarded for their use of violence as a means to advance in the game. The single-player story follows three criminals and their efforts to commit heists while under pressure from a government agency. The gameplay focuses on an open world (sandbox game) where the player can choose between different behaviours. The game also allows the player to engage in various side activities, such as action-adventure, driving, third-person shooting, occasional role-playing, stealth and racing elements. The open world design lets players freely roam around the fictional world so that gamers could in principle decide not to commit violent acts. ** Simone Kühn, Dimitrij Tycho Kugler, Katharina Schmalen, Markus Weichenberger, Charlotte Witt, Jürgen Gallinat, [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-018-0031-7 “Does playing violent video games cause aggression? A longitudinal intervention study”], ''Molecular Psychiatry'' volume 24, pp. 1220–1234 (2019) * Within the scope of the present study we tested the potential effects of playing the violent video game GTA V for 2 months against an active control group that played the non-violent, rather pro-social life simulation game [[w:The Sims 3|Sims 3]] and a passive control group. Participants were tested before and after the long-term intervention and at a follow-up appointment 2 months later. Although we used a comprehensive test battery consisting of questionnaires and computerised behavioural tests assessing aggression, impulsivity-related constructs, mood, anxiety, empathy, interpersonal competencies and executive control functions, we did not find relevant negative effects in response to violent video game playing. In fact, only three tests of the 208 statistical tests performed showed a significant interaction pattern that would be in line with this hypothesis. Since at least ten significant effects would be expected purely by chance, we conclude that there were no detrimental effects of violent video gameplay. <br> This finding stands in contrast to some experimental studies, in which short-term effects of violent video game exposure have been investigated and where increases in aggressive thoughts and affect as well as decreases in helping behaviour have been observed. However, these effects of violent video gaming on aggressiveness—if present at all (see above)—seem to be rather short-lived, potentially lasting <15 min. In addition, these short-term effects of video gaming are far from consistent as multiple studies fail to demonstrate or replicate them. ** Simone Kühn, Dimitrij Tycho Kugler, Katharina Schmalen, Markus Weichenberger, Charlotte Witt, Jürgen Gallinat, [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-018-0031-7 “Does playing violent video games cause aggression? A longitudinal intervention study”], ''Molecular Psychiatry'' volume 24, pp. 1220–1234 (2019) == External links == {{Wikipedia}} [[Category: Grand Theft Auto (series)]] [[Category:2013 video games]] 0kjmfgmhhfoo5tini028fjzr075co36 0 148366 3148700 2947630 2022-07-28T16:42:10Z Natematic 607228 /* Quotes */ adding quote from Forrester's World Dynamics wikitext text/x-wiki '''[[:w:Jay Wright Forrester|Jay Wright Forrester]]''' (July 14, 1918 – November 16, 2016) was a pioneer American [[computer engineer]], systems scientist and was a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Forrester is known as the founder of System Dynamics, which deals with the simulation of interactions between objects in dynamic systems. == Quotes == * [[Eduard Pestel|Pestel]] was a very forceful person and quickly saw the power of system dynamics. ** Forrester (1989) ''[http://leml.asu.edu/jingle/Web_Pages/EcoMod_Website/Readings/SD+STELLA/Forrester-Begin'g-SD_1989.pdf The Beginning of System Dynamics]''. Banquet Talk at the international meeting of the System Dynamics Society Stuttgart, Germany July 13, 1989 * No plea about inadequacy of our understanding of the decision-making processes can excuse us from estimating decision making criteria. To omit a decision point is to deny its presence – a mistake of far greater magnitude than any errors in our best estimate of the process. ** Forester (2000) "Perspectives on the modelling process" in: ''Modeling for Learning Organizations.'' John Douglas William Morecroft, ‎John Sterman eds. 2000. p. 66 === ''Engineering Education and Engineering Practice in the Year 2000'' (1967) === Jay W. Forrester. "[http://books.google.nl/books?hl=nl&lr=&id=jTYrAAAAYAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA129 Engineering Education and Engineering Practice in the Year 2000]." in: Engineering for the benefit of mankind: a symposium held at the third autumn meeting of the National Academy of Engineering. National Academy of Engineering, 1967/1970. * [The engineer] must identify the significant and critical problems, but in his education, problems have been predetermined and assigned. He must develop the judgment to know what solutions to problems are possible, but in school the problems encountered are known to have answers. He should be excited by new and unsolved challenges, but for 20 years he has lived in an educational system where he knows he is repeating the work of last year's students. ** p. 134-135 as cited in: Ben. F. Barton (1981) ''The nature and treatment of professional engineering problems: The technical writing teacher's responsibility''. p. 19 * The [[enterprise engineer]] must be a leader, a designer, and a synthesizer. He is a doer. He understands theory as a guide to practice. He must concern himself with human organization because the pace and success of technology are becoming more dependent on interaction with the social system and less on scientific discovery. In private as well as public research and development, such men must find ways to reverse the deterioration of ethics and efficiency. They will strengthen the information links between physical design and the public so that technology can better serve society. In the public sector they must show the level of wisdom and leadership that can co-ordinate great engineering projects with politics. They will recognise that informing the public and becoming a nucleus for crystallising public opinion is even more important in many programmes than is the underlying science. ** p. 137 === ''Principles of Systems'' (1968) === Forrester JW. 1968b. Principles of Systems. Pegasus Communications: Waltham, MA * In concept a feedback system is a closed system. Its dynamic behavior arises within its internal structure. Any action which is essential to the behavior of the mode being investigated must be included inside the system boundary. ** p. 4-1 as cited in: Richardson, George P. "[http://obssr.od.nih.gov/issh/2012/files/Richardson%202011.pdf Reflections on the foundations of system dynamics]." System Dynamics Review 27.3 (2011): 219-243. * Formulating a model of a system should start from the question “Where is the boundary, that encompasses the smallest number of components, within which the dynamic behavior under study is generated?” ** p. 4-2; as cited in Richardson (2011) === ''Urban dynamics'' (1969) === J.W. Forrester ''Urban dynamics''. 1969 * In complex systems cause and effect are often not closely related in either time or space. The structure of a complex system is not a simple feedback loop where one system state dominates the behavior. The complex system has a multiplicity of interacting feedback loops. Its internal rates of flow are controlled by nonlinear relationships. The complex system is of high order, meaning that there are many system states (or levels). It usually contains positive-feedback loops describing growth processes as well as negative, goal-seeking loops. In the complex system the cause of a difficulty may lie far back in time from the symptoms, or in a completely different and remote part of the system. In fact, causes are usually found, not in prior events, but in the structure and policies of the system. ** p. 9 === ''World Dynamics'' (1973) === Forrester, Jay Wright. World Dynamics. Cambridge, Mass. : Wright-Allen Press, 1973. http://archive.org/details/worlddynamics00forr. * It seems traditional for explicit models of social systems to be greeted by vague criticisms about their lack of perfection. Instead, we need equally explicit alternatives with a demonstration that the alternative leads to a ''different'' and ''more plausible'' set of conclusions. By proposal and counter proposition our understanding of social systems can advance. ** Preface, p. xi == Quotes about Jay Forrester == * Professor Forrester told the National Academy of Engineering this fall, the "enterprise engineer," cast in the mold of the "professional engineer of folklore," is needed now more than ever before "to resynthesize the fragments caused by the specialization of other man". ** ''Technology Review'' (1967) Vol. 70, p. 135 * [[Mihajlo D. Mesarovic|Mesarovic]] and [[Eduard Pestel|Pestel]] are critical of the Forrester-[[Donella Meadows|Meadows]] [[world view]], which is that of a homogeneous system with a fully predetermined evolution in time once the initial conditions are specified. ** ''New Scientist''. Vol. 66, nr. 947. May 1, 1975. p. 272 * Another tradition in [[systems theory]], known as system dynamics, originated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The founder of this tradition was Jay Forrester, a creative engineer who invented the magnetic core memory for computers and who built the {{w|Whirlwind computer}}, which is now in the Smithsonian Institution. ** [[Stuart A. Umpleby]] and {{w|Eric B. Dent}}. "[http://www.acasa.upenn.edu/Ump_Final.pdf The origins and purposes of several traditions in systems theory and cybernetics]." Cybernetics & Systems 30.2 (1999): 79-103.p. 85: About System Dynamics == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Forrester, Jay Wright}} [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:People from Nebraska]] [[Category:Computer scientists]] [[Category:Systems engineers]] lniwfzvyszsrns2rzb5myzrx8d5hz1d 3148703 3148700 2022-07-28T16:53:01Z Natematic 607228 /* World Dynamics (1973) */ adding another quote wikitext text/x-wiki '''[[:w:Jay Wright Forrester|Jay Wright Forrester]]''' (July 14, 1918 – November 16, 2016) was a pioneer American [[computer engineer]], systems scientist and was a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Forrester is known as the founder of System Dynamics, which deals with the simulation of interactions between objects in dynamic systems. == Quotes == * [[Eduard Pestel|Pestel]] was a very forceful person and quickly saw the power of system dynamics. ** Forrester (1989) ''[http://leml.asu.edu/jingle/Web_Pages/EcoMod_Website/Readings/SD+STELLA/Forrester-Begin'g-SD_1989.pdf The Beginning of System Dynamics]''. Banquet Talk at the international meeting of the System Dynamics Society Stuttgart, Germany July 13, 1989 * No plea about inadequacy of our understanding of the decision-making processes can excuse us from estimating decision making criteria. To omit a decision point is to deny its presence – a mistake of far greater magnitude than any errors in our best estimate of the process. ** Forester (2000) "Perspectives on the modelling process" in: ''Modeling for Learning Organizations.'' John Douglas William Morecroft, ‎John Sterman eds. 2000. p. 66 === ''Engineering Education and Engineering Practice in the Year 2000'' (1967) === Jay W. Forrester. "[http://books.google.nl/books?hl=nl&lr=&id=jTYrAAAAYAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA129 Engineering Education and Engineering Practice in the Year 2000]." in: Engineering for the benefit of mankind: a symposium held at the third autumn meeting of the National Academy of Engineering. National Academy of Engineering, 1967/1970. * [The engineer] must identify the significant and critical problems, but in his education, problems have been predetermined and assigned. He must develop the judgment to know what solutions to problems are possible, but in school the problems encountered are known to have answers. He should be excited by new and unsolved challenges, but for 20 years he has lived in an educational system where he knows he is repeating the work of last year's students. ** p. 134-135 as cited in: Ben. F. Barton (1981) ''The nature and treatment of professional engineering problems: The technical writing teacher's responsibility''. p. 19 * The [[enterprise engineer]] must be a leader, a designer, and a synthesizer. He is a doer. He understands theory as a guide to practice. He must concern himself with human organization because the pace and success of technology are becoming more dependent on interaction with the social system and less on scientific discovery. In private as well as public research and development, such men must find ways to reverse the deterioration of ethics and efficiency. They will strengthen the information links between physical design and the public so that technology can better serve society. In the public sector they must show the level of wisdom and leadership that can co-ordinate great engineering projects with politics. They will recognise that informing the public and becoming a nucleus for crystallising public opinion is even more important in many programmes than is the underlying science. ** p. 137 === ''Principles of Systems'' (1968) === Forrester JW. 1968b. Principles of Systems. Pegasus Communications: Waltham, MA * In concept a feedback system is a closed system. Its dynamic behavior arises within its internal structure. Any action which is essential to the behavior of the mode being investigated must be included inside the system boundary. ** p. 4-1 as cited in: Richardson, George P. "[http://obssr.od.nih.gov/issh/2012/files/Richardson%202011.pdf Reflections on the foundations of system dynamics]." System Dynamics Review 27.3 (2011): 219-243. * Formulating a model of a system should start from the question “Where is the boundary, that encompasses the smallest number of components, within which the dynamic behavior under study is generated?” ** p. 4-2; as cited in Richardson (2011) === ''Urban dynamics'' (1969) === J.W. Forrester ''Urban dynamics''. 1969 * In complex systems cause and effect are often not closely related in either time or space. The structure of a complex system is not a simple feedback loop where one system state dominates the behavior. The complex system has a multiplicity of interacting feedback loops. Its internal rates of flow are controlled by nonlinear relationships. The complex system is of high order, meaning that there are many system states (or levels). It usually contains positive-feedback loops describing growth processes as well as negative, goal-seeking loops. In the complex system the cause of a difficulty may lie far back in time from the symptoms, or in a completely different and remote part of the system. In fact, causes are usually found, not in prior events, but in the structure and policies of the system. ** p. 9 === ''World Dynamics'' (1973) === Forrester, Jay Wright. World Dynamics. Cambridge, Mass. : Wright-Allen Press, 1973. http://archive.org/details/worlddynamics00forr. * The strongest criticism has come from some economists. The objections range from simple misunderstanding, through belief that essential structures have been omitted from the world model, to concern over the costs and feasibility of halting economic growth. Although there is a basis for the criticisms, they have not had sufficient substance to dismiss the central issues. The debate seems to be gradually moving away from the question of whether or not industrial growth must slow to the question of what strategy should be used to limit growth. The latter question, however, remains unanswered. ** Preface to the Second Edition, p. vii * It seems traditional for explicit models of social systems to be greeted by vague criticisms about their lack of perfection. Instead, we need equally explicit alternatives with a demonstration that the alternative leads to a ''different'' and ''more plausible'' set of conclusions. By proposal and counter proposition our understanding of social systems can advance. ** Preface, p. xi == Quotes about Jay Forrester == * Professor Forrester told the National Academy of Engineering this fall, the "enterprise engineer," cast in the mold of the "professional engineer of folklore," is needed now more than ever before "to resynthesize the fragments caused by the specialization of other man". ** ''Technology Review'' (1967) Vol. 70, p. 135 * [[Mihajlo D. Mesarovic|Mesarovic]] and [[Eduard Pestel|Pestel]] are critical of the Forrester-[[Donella Meadows|Meadows]] [[world view]], which is that of a homogeneous system with a fully predetermined evolution in time once the initial conditions are specified. ** ''New Scientist''. Vol. 66, nr. 947. May 1, 1975. p. 272 * Another tradition in [[systems theory]], known as system dynamics, originated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The founder of this tradition was Jay Forrester, a creative engineer who invented the magnetic core memory for computers and who built the {{w|Whirlwind computer}}, which is now in the Smithsonian Institution. ** [[Stuart A. Umpleby]] and {{w|Eric B. Dent}}. "[http://www.acasa.upenn.edu/Ump_Final.pdf The origins and purposes of several traditions in systems theory and cybernetics]." Cybernetics & Systems 30.2 (1999): 79-103.p. 85: About System Dynamics == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Forrester, Jay Wright}} [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:People from Nebraska]] [[Category:Computer scientists]] [[Category:Systems engineers]] 7cwokmo3wwqw7ve3euow8yj05cs5ua0 3148707 3148703 2022-07-28T17:10:19Z Natematic 607228 /* World Dynamics (1973) */ two more quotes from preface wikitext text/x-wiki '''[[:w:Jay Wright Forrester|Jay Wright Forrester]]''' (July 14, 1918 – November 16, 2016) was a pioneer American [[computer engineer]], systems scientist and was a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Forrester is known as the founder of System Dynamics, which deals with the simulation of interactions between objects in dynamic systems. == Quotes == * [[Eduard Pestel|Pestel]] was a very forceful person and quickly saw the power of system dynamics. ** Forrester (1989) ''[http://leml.asu.edu/jingle/Web_Pages/EcoMod_Website/Readings/SD+STELLA/Forrester-Begin'g-SD_1989.pdf The Beginning of System Dynamics]''. Banquet Talk at the international meeting of the System Dynamics Society Stuttgart, Germany July 13, 1989 * No plea about inadequacy of our understanding of the decision-making processes can excuse us from estimating decision making criteria. To omit a decision point is to deny its presence – a mistake of far greater magnitude than any errors in our best estimate of the process. ** Forester (2000) "Perspectives on the modelling process" in: ''Modeling for Learning Organizations.'' John Douglas William Morecroft, ‎John Sterman eds. 2000. p. 66 === ''Engineering Education and Engineering Practice in the Year 2000'' (1967) === Jay W. Forrester. "[http://books.google.nl/books?hl=nl&lr=&id=jTYrAAAAYAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA129 Engineering Education and Engineering Practice in the Year 2000]." in: Engineering for the benefit of mankind: a symposium held at the third autumn meeting of the National Academy of Engineering. National Academy of Engineering, 1967/1970. * [The engineer] must identify the significant and critical problems, but in his education, problems have been predetermined and assigned. He must develop the judgment to know what solutions to problems are possible, but in school the problems encountered are known to have answers. He should be excited by new and unsolved challenges, but for 20 years he has lived in an educational system where he knows he is repeating the work of last year's students. ** p. 134-135 as cited in: Ben. F. Barton (1981) ''The nature and treatment of professional engineering problems: The technical writing teacher's responsibility''. p. 19 * The [[enterprise engineer]] must be a leader, a designer, and a synthesizer. He is a doer. He understands theory as a guide to practice. He must concern himself with human organization because the pace and success of technology are becoming more dependent on interaction with the social system and less on scientific discovery. In private as well as public research and development, such men must find ways to reverse the deterioration of ethics and efficiency. They will strengthen the information links between physical design and the public so that technology can better serve society. In the public sector they must show the level of wisdom and leadership that can co-ordinate great engineering projects with politics. They will recognise that informing the public and becoming a nucleus for crystallising public opinion is even more important in many programmes than is the underlying science. ** p. 137 === ''Principles of Systems'' (1968) === Forrester JW. 1968b. Principles of Systems. Pegasus Communications: Waltham, MA * In concept a feedback system is a closed system. Its dynamic behavior arises within its internal structure. Any action which is essential to the behavior of the mode being investigated must be included inside the system boundary. ** p. 4-1 as cited in: Richardson, George P. "[http://obssr.od.nih.gov/issh/2012/files/Richardson%202011.pdf Reflections on the foundations of system dynamics]." System Dynamics Review 27.3 (2011): 219-243. * Formulating a model of a system should start from the question “Where is the boundary, that encompasses the smallest number of components, within which the dynamic behavior under study is generated?” ** p. 4-2; as cited in Richardson (2011) === ''Urban dynamics'' (1969) === J.W. Forrester ''Urban dynamics''. 1969 * In complex systems cause and effect are often not closely related in either time or space. The structure of a complex system is not a simple feedback loop where one system state dominates the behavior. The complex system has a multiplicity of interacting feedback loops. Its internal rates of flow are controlled by nonlinear relationships. The complex system is of high order, meaning that there are many system states (or levels). It usually contains positive-feedback loops describing growth processes as well as negative, goal-seeking loops. In the complex system the cause of a difficulty may lie far back in time from the symptoms, or in a completely different and remote part of the system. In fact, causes are usually found, not in prior events, but in the structure and policies of the system. ** p. 9 === ''World Dynamics'' (1973) === Forrester, Jay Wright. World Dynamics. Cambridge, Mass. : Wright-Allen Press, 1973. http://archive.org/details/worlddynamics00forr. * The strongest criticism has come from some economists. The objections range from simple misunderstanding, through belief that essential structures have been omitted from the world model, to concern over the costs and feasibility of halting economic growth. Although there is a basis for the criticisms, they have not had sufficient substance to dismiss the central issues. The debate seems to be gradually moving away from the question of whether or not industrial growth must slow to the question of what strategy should be used to limit growth. The latter question, however, remains unanswered. ** Preface to the Second Edition, p. vii * In spite of the tentative nature of the world model described here, various conclusions are drawn from it. Man acts at all times on the models he has available. Mental images are models. We are now using those mental models as a basis for action. Anyone who proposes a policy, law, or course of action is doing so on the basis of the model in which he, at that time, has the greatest confidence. Having defined with care the model contained herein, and having examined its dynamic behavior and implications, I have greater confidence in this world system model than in others that I now have available. Therefore, this is the model I should use for recommending actions. Those others who find this model more persuasive than the one they are now using presumably will wish to employ it until a better model becomes available. ** Preface, p. xi * It is to be hoped that those who believe they already have some different model that is more valid will present it in the same explicit detail, so that its assumptions and consequences can be examined and compared. To reject this model because of its shortcomings without offering concrete and tangible alternatives would be equivalent to asking that time be stopped. But the world will continue to turn. We always use the most acceptable model at any point in time. But how should we proceed so that the most acceptable model is also the best one that is available? We should try for three things. First, the best existing model should be identified at each point in time. Second, the best currently existing model should be used in preference to traditional models that may be less clear and less correct. Third, aggressive effort should be devoted to a continual improvement in the available models of the world system. ** Preface, p. xi * It seems traditional for explicit models of social systems to be greeted by vague criticisms about their lack of perfection. Instead, we need equally explicit alternatives with a demonstration that the alternative leads to a ''different'' and ''more plausible'' set of conclusions. By proposal and counter proposition our understanding of social systems can advance. ** Preface, p. xi == Quotes about Jay Forrester == * Professor Forrester told the National Academy of Engineering this fall, the "enterprise engineer," cast in the mold of the "professional engineer of folklore," is needed now more than ever before "to resynthesize the fragments caused by the specialization of other man". ** ''Technology Review'' (1967) Vol. 70, p. 135 * [[Mihajlo D. Mesarovic|Mesarovic]] and [[Eduard Pestel|Pestel]] are critical of the Forrester-[[Donella Meadows|Meadows]] [[world view]], which is that of a homogeneous system with a fully predetermined evolution in time once the initial conditions are specified. ** ''New Scientist''. Vol. 66, nr. 947. May 1, 1975. p. 272 * Another tradition in [[systems theory]], known as system dynamics, originated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The founder of this tradition was Jay Forrester, a creative engineer who invented the magnetic core memory for computers and who built the {{w|Whirlwind computer}}, which is now in the Smithsonian Institution. ** [[Stuart A. Umpleby]] and {{w|Eric B. Dent}}. "[http://www.acasa.upenn.edu/Ump_Final.pdf The origins and purposes of several traditions in systems theory and cybernetics]." 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If we're lucky, we do what's necessary, then we die. No, all I really want, Captain, is peace.]] '''''[[w:Spec Ops: The Line|Spec Ops: The Line]]''''' is a 2012 third-person shooter video game developed by Yager Development and published by 2K Games. The player controls Captain Martin Walker, who is sent into a post-catastrophe Dubai with an elite Delta Force team on a reconnaissance mission, that quickly degenerates into a running firefight against hostile locals and rogue American soldiers. The writers stated that the premise of the game is influenced by various novellas, including [[w:Joseph Conrad|Joseph Conrad's]] [[w:Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]. ===Captain Martin Walker=== * Gentlemen, welcome to Dubai. * Is John Konrad the greatest man I ever served with? Well, I dunno. There was this one time in Kabul when he dragged my bleeding carcass half a mile to the evac chopper, so maybe I'm biased. * Orders ain't worth following if it means leaving people to die, Lugo. * It's Konrad. He did it. All of it. * You brought this on yourself. * This isn't my fault... * This is Captain Martin Walker, requesting immediate evacuation of Dubai. Survivors... one too many. * What happened here was out of my control... * I-I didn't mean to hurt anybody... ===Colonel John Konrad=== [[File:Joseph Wright of Derby - Vesuvius from Portici.jpg|thumb|right|There were over five thousand people alive in Dubai, the day before you arrived. How many are alive today, I wonder? How many will be alive tomorrow? ]] * Welcome to Dubai, gentlemen. * This is Colonel John Konrad, United States Army. Attempted evacuation of Dubai ended in complete failure. Death toll... too many. * Dubai should have died long ago. We were ordered to abandon these people. Instead, we chose damnation. * There were over five thousand people alive in Dubai, the day before you arrived. How many are alive today, I wonder? How many will be alive tomorrow? * I thought my duty was to protect this city from the storm. I was wrong. I have to protect it from you. * Your friends, dead. The world on fire. And you... alone. You're a failure. Finally, something we have in common. * Welcome to Hell, Walker. We've been waiting for you. * Well done Walker, you've done what the storm could not: destroyed the Damned 33rd. Do you feel like a hero yet? * Someone has to pay for your crimes, Walker. Who is it going to be? * It takes a strong man to deny what's in front of him. And if the truth is undeniable, you create your own. * The truth, Walker, is that you're here because you wanted to feel like something you're not: a hero. * I'm here because you can't accept what you've done. It broke you. You needed someone to blame, so you cast it on me: a dead man. * No matter what happens next, don't be too hard on yourself. Even now, after all you've done, you can still go home. Lucky you. * Home? We can't go home. There's a line men like us have to cross. If we're lucky, we do what's necessary, then we die. No, all I really want, Captain, is peace. * Was it? None of this would've happened if you'd just stopped. And on you marched. And for what? * Jeremy. Someday, people will tell you about your father. For that, I'm sorry. I love you. <br/k> ''(Message to Jeremy)'' ===Robert Darden, "The Radioman"=== [[File:S S Hope.jpg|thumb|I've been thinking a lot about Murrow, broadcasting outta blitzed London. He helped people. He showed'em something the Nazis couldn't flatten.]] * You didn't actually think we'd just let you walk in here, did ya? * Reports are pouring into the studio that everyone's favorite D-bags are down at the mall. Rumor has it, they're trying to "rescue" even more people. You gotta love these guys. '''They're just gonna keep on trying, even if it kills every last one of ya.''' Be sure to stop by and tell 'em thanks... * That guy? You shot that guy? I liked that guy... * He had a... dog... maybe? I didn't really know that guy. * Aw, jeez... where's all this violence coming from, man? Is it the video games? I bet it's the video games. * I don't know what it feels like to execute people you swore to protect. But Konrad sure does... And he's not talking to anyone at the moment. <br/k> ''(Radioman Tape: After the Storm)'' * I get why the Colonel does... what he does. But, if these people can still muster enough soul to create art... maybe there's more than he sees. I've been thinking a lot about Murrow, broadcasting outta blitzed London. He helped people. He showed'em something the Nazis couldn't flatten. <br/k> ''(Radioman Tape: Street Artist)'' ===Others=== [[File:Ranger MOUT exercise.jpg|thumb|What, I'm supposed to abandon them just because I get homesick? Nah. We're better than that.]] * '''SSG Josh Forbes (Captured Damned 33rd Soldier):''' All the Colonel wanted was to keep people alive... Remember that... * '''Dubai Citizen:''' ''(After Lugo is lynched by a mob)'' You brought this on yourself! * '''Falcon 1:''' Captain Walker, we are here to help. But first I need you to lay down your weapon. * '''Falcon 1:''' Just hand me your weapon Captain. We're here to take you home. * '''Politician:''' You know nothing of Dubai, my friend. If you did, you would know the truth is whatever we wish it to be. <br/k> ''(Radioman Tape: Evacuation Conspiracy)'' * '''Damned 33rd Soldier:''' Every insurgent brought before me will feel the same pain. And when they break, we will be like brothers. Having stared down death... and flinched... <br/k> ''(Interrogator Confession; discussing the use of fire to torture captives)'' * '''PFC Pete Gobi:''' I'd love to go home, ya know? I got a daughter I ain't seen since last Christmas. But my baby-girl? She's safe in her bed right now. These people here... they ain't so lucky. What, I'm supposed to abandon them just because I get homesick? Nah. We're better than that. <br/k> ''(Radioman Tape: Soldier Interview)'' ===Loading Screens=== [[File:Tom_Lea_-_2000_Yard_Stare.jpg|thumb|Do you feel like a hero yet?]] * How many Americans have you killed today? * There is no difference between what is right and what is necessary. * If you were a better person, you wouldn't be here. * It's time for you to wake up. * Squad commands are unavailable when you're alone. No one can help you now. * You are still a good person. * Can you even remember why you came here? * This is all your fault. * Do you feel like a hero yet? * To kill for yourself is murder. To kill for your government is heroic. To kill for entertainment is harmless. * White phosphorous is a common allotrope used in your slaughter at the Gate. It can set fire to soldiers and the innocent civilians they are trying to help. * It's Konrad. He did it. All of it. * Cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable feeling caused by holding two conflicting ideas simultaneously. * You cannot understand, nor do you want to. * The US military does not condone the killing of unarmed combatants. But this isn't real, so why should you care? * We cannot escape anguish. It is what we are. * If Lugo were still alive, he would likely suffer from PTSD. So, really, he's the lucky one. * Adams blames Walker for Lugo's death. It's his fault they didn't leave Dubai when they had the chance. * Walker's obsession with Konrad has brought nothing but destruction—to Dubai and his squad. * There is no escape. * Life begins at the other side of despair. * No one can help you now. * Collateral damage can be justified, if the gain outweighs the cost. How much do you think Adams and Lugo are worth? * Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you. * I exist and I find it nauseating. * Walker and Adams have served together for many years. * You can't go home. * If the Radioman now speaks for the 33rd, then what happened to Konrad? ===Dialogue=== * '''CPT Walker:''' You got a lock on that transmission? <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Yes, sir. About 800 yards away. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' ...Then we're 800 yards away from seeing who's more full of shit, you or intel. <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Wow. If I wasn't a hardened killing machine, that might've hurt. <hr width=50%/> * '''LT Adams:''' Not to argue, but this ain't exactly within our mission parameters. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Yeah, well, our mission went from recon to rescue the minute we found US Soldiers butchered. <hr width=50%/> * '''1st Damned 33rd Soldier:''' You know with all the shit goin' on, I forgot how beautiful this place can be. <br/k> '''2nd Damned 33rd Soldier:''' I feel ya. <br/k> '''1st Damned 33rd Soldier:''' You know, sometimes at night, I'll just come out here and sit. Just listen to the wind. <br/k> '''2nd Damned 33rd Soldier:''' Yeah... Reminds me how the wind used to howl through the trees where I grew up. <hr width=50%/> * '''LT Adams:''' ''(after engaging Damned 33rd soldiers in a firefight)'' Those were soldiers. Our own guys. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' It ''was'' self-defense. <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' Doesn't make me feel any better. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' It's not supposed to. <hr width=50%/> * ''[Lugo sees Walker and Adams set up a missile launcher]''<br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' You're fuckin' kiddin', right? That's {{w|White phosphorus munitions|white phosphorous}}. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Yeah, I know what it is. <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' You've seen what this shit does! You know we can't use it. <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' We might not have a choice, Lugo. <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' There's ''always'' a choice. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' No, there's really not. <hr width=50%/> :''[Walker, Adams and Lugo walk past through a group of charred corpses from the resulting white phosphorus attack]'' :'''SSG Lugo:''' Are those civilians...? :'''LT Adams:''' Where'd they come from? There's no camp here. :'''CPT Walker:''' They took 'em from the nest... ''[sees the bodies of a charred mother shielding her daughter's eyes]'' :'''LT Adams:''' That hotel back at the storm wall? No, no, no. No, those can't be the civvies that got kidnapped. S'not possible. :''[the camera moves slowly to the mother and daughter's bodies; cuts back and forth to Walker's dread-filled face with Adams and Lugo behind him]'' :'''SSG Lugo:''' Yeah, it is. It's why Gould stormed this place... He didn't want the Gate. He was tryin' to rescue his people... ''(pointing at Walker, and by extension, the player)'' This is ''your fault'', goddammit! :'''LT Adams:''' Stop right there, Lugo. :'''SSG Lugo:''' ''[angrily]'' '''But it is. He wouldn't listen!''' :'''LT Adams:''' We didn't have a choice! :'''SSG Lugo:''' '''He turned us into ''fucking killers''!''' :'''LT Adams:''' ''That's enough, Sergeant!'' :'''SSG Lugo:''' '''No! ''NO!!!''''' :'''LT Adams:''' ''Control yourself! '''Now!!!''''' ''[Walker snaps out of it, turns back to Adams and Lugo]'' :'''CPT Walker:''' ''[calmly]'' We need to keep moving. :'''SSG Lugo:''' ''[to Walker, exasperated]'' What? :'''CPT Walker:''' Reinforcements will be here any second. We ''need'' to keep moving. :'''LT Adams:''' But, Walker... you're not... you're not even-- :'''CPT Walker:''' I'm gonna make these bastards pay for what they've done. Now, are you with me or not? <hr width=50%/> * '''CPT Walker:''' ''(Discussing Colonel Konrad with his team)'' Back when I knew him in Kabul, he was an honorable man. <br/k>'''COL Konrad:''' Because I saved your life? I saved many lives, Captain... I've ended even more. <hr width=50%/> * '''COL Konrad:''' This is a mistake, Walker. You'll never get these people through the stormwall. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I have to try, Colonel. It's the only way. <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' Then you damn them all. <hr width=50%/> * '''SSG Lugo:''' ''(over the radio)'' Walker? Walker, come in. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Yeah... I'm here. <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Thank God. The 33rd showed up before we found you. We had to run. Started to think you didn't make it. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I got lucky. <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' And Riggs? <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Dead. <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Good. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' No, not good. He fucked us. Fucked everybody. Thanks to him, everyone in Dubai will be dead in a few days. This city needs to be evacuated, ASAP. <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Yeah, I'd love to know how you plan on doin' that... <br/k> ''(Radio static)'' <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Lugo? <br/k> '''"The Radioman":''' Oh, my bad. Am I interrupting? <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Dammit. Sit tight, Lugo. I'm on my way. <br/k> '''"The Radioman":''' I'll make sure he gets the message. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Go fuck yourself. <br/k> '''"The Radioman":''' ''(Censor bleep)'' Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let's keep it clean, buddy. This is, after all, a family program. Rated E... for EVERYONE'S THIRSTY! <hr width=50%/> * '''SSG Lugo:''' ''(being confronted by Adams after gunning down "The Radioman")'' Get the fuck off me, man! <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' Have you lost your fucking mind!? <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Are you really this fucking naive? He kept the 33rd on our ass this whole time. He wasn't gonna let us just walk outta here! I did what was necessary! <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' You don't get to make that call! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' ''(pushes Adams back)'' Well, fuck you. ''I just did''. <hr width=50%/> * '''CPT Walker:''' To anyone who can hear me: I am the commander of an American evacuation force. We're here to rescue you. But first, the 33rd will pay for what they've done. <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' I'm disappointed in you, Walker. No one leaves Dubai. I tried! 1,300 men, women, children ''dead''. Because of my arrogance! And now you want to finish off the rest? If you will not learn from my mistakes, then there's nothing more I can do. Your butcher's bill is high enough. Goodbye, Captain. <hr width=50%/> *'''"The Radioman"''': So I've got a question for you guys: What are the eight scariest words in the English language? "We're Delta Force, and we're here to save you." I love that one... What, it's not funny, no? <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Fuck you. You're the one working for a goddamned war criminal. <br/k>'''"The Radioman"''': No, fuck ''you''! You have no fuckin' idea what that man had to do. And I do mean ''had to do''. <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' He had a choice, just like everyone else. <br/k> '''"The Radioman:"''' You're one to talk. Remember the Gate, huh, son? Oh, what's that smell? I do believe it's burnt baby! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' I get my hands on you, you're a fucking dead man! <br/k> '''"The Radioman:"''' Love to see you try, Sunshine. <hr width=50%/> * '''CPT Walker:''' ''(during the helicopter scene from the prologue)'' Wait... wait, this isn't right! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Well, it's too late now! <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Nah, no, I mean, ''we did this already''! <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' What do you mean? <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Ah, fuck it! ''It's nothing''! Just shake these fuckin' guys! <hr width=50%/> * '''CPT Walker:''' What? Who's there? <br/k> '''John McPherson:''' One of your victims. The one who was just followin' orders. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' You gave us no choice. <br/k> '''Rick Gould:''' There was always a choice. You just fucked it up. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I... we tried to save you... <br/k> '''Jeff Riggs:''' Deep down, you knew we all had to die. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' ''(Falling to his knees)'' This wasn't my fault... <hr width=50%/> * '''LT Adams:''' This whole mission is fucked. We just took out a tower full of American troops. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' They didn't leave us any choice. <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' ''YOU'' didn't leave us any choice! What the fuck ''happened'' to us, man?! <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Nothin'. We're fuckin' soldiers. <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' (''bitterly'') Oh. I see. ''My mistake.'' [[File:TheKnightAtTheCrossroads.jpg|thumb|right|The only villain here is you, Walker. There's only you.]] <hr width=50%/> *'''LT Adams:''' Shit! Another fuckin' heavy! Take cover, goddammit! <br/k>'''CPT Walker:''' Lugo? <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' You outta your fuckin' mind? <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' You left me to die! <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' Shit! Open fire! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Don't you get it? It's all a lie! <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' No!! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' You're no fucking hero! <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I tried to save you! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' You can't save anyone! <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I tried!! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' This is all your fault! YOURS!!! <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Just. Fucking. DIE!!! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' ''(After Walker has gunned him down)'' The only villain here is you, Walker. There's only you. <hr width=50%/> * '''CPT Walker:''' Konrad deserves to die, you know that. <br/k>'''LT Adams:''' And what do we deserve? <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I think we both know the answer to that. <hr width=50%/> * '''33rd Soldier:''' They're pinned down on top of the gatehouse. Move in! <br/k>'''LT Adams:''' Shit! Here they come. <br/k>'''33rd Soldier:''' It's over! We have you surrounded. Lay down your weapons. <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' Fuck you! Just shoot me! I'm standin' right here! Come on! <br/k> '''33rd Soldier:''' Secure the building. <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' Shoot me, goddammit! ''Fuckin' SHOOT ME!'' <br/k>'''COL Konrad:''' This is your last chance, Walker. Surrender... or my men will cut you down. <br/k>'''LT Adams:''' Don't you dare- ''(Walker drops his weapon)'' Well, fuck you then! I didn't come this far to surrender. <br/k>'''CPT Walker:''' It's the only way inside that tower- <br/k>'''LT Adams:''' For fuck's sake, give it up! The mission's over. ''We failed!'' <br/k>'''CPT Walker:''' Not while I'm still breathing. <br/k>'''LT Adams:''' Fine... then keep breathin'. ''(shoves Walker over the side)'' ''Run, motherfucker!'' <hr width=50%/> * '''33rd Soldier:''' Squadron, ten-hut! Captain Walker, we're all that's left of the Damned 33rd. We surrender, sir, Dubai is yours. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' ''Where. Is. Konrad.'' <br/k> '''33rd Soldier:''' Where he's always been. Upstairs, waiting for you. <hr width=50%/> * '''CPT Walker:''' John? Is that you? <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' You tell me. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I'm done playing games, John- <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' I assure you, this is no game. <hr width=50%/> * '''COL Konrad:''' It seems that reports of my... ''survival...'' have been greatly exaggerated. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' This isn't possible. <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' Oh, I assure you, it is. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' ''How?!'' <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' Not how. Why? You were ''never'' meant to come here. [[File:Sépulcre Arc-en-Barrois 111008 12.jpg|thumb|right|I... I didn't mean to hurt anybody...]] <hr width=50%/> * '''CPT Walker:''' What happened here was out of my control. <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' Was it? None of this would've happened if you'd just ''stopped.'' But on you marched. And for what? <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' We tried to save you. <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' You're no savior. Your talents lie elsewhere. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' This isn't my fault... <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' It takes a strong man to deny what's in front of him. And if the truth is undeniable, you create your own. The truth, Walker, is that you're here because you wanted to feel like something you're not: '''A hero.''' I'm here because you can't accept what you've done. It broke you. You needed someone to blame, so you cast it on me: a dead man. <hr width=50%/> * '''COL Konrad:''' I know the truth is hard to hear, Walker, but it's time. You're all that's left, and we can't live this lie forever. ''(points a gun at Walker)'' I'm going to count to five, then I'm pulling the trigger. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' You're not real, this is all in my head. <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' Are you sure? Maybe it's in ''mine''... '''''ONE.''''' <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' No... Everything... all this... it was YOUR fault! <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' If that's what you believe, then shoot me! '''''Two.''''' <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I... I didn't mean to hurt anybody... <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' No one ever does, Walker. '''''Three...''''' <hr width=50%/> * ''(If Walker gives in to his guilt) <br/k>'' '''COL Konrad:''' '''''Four...''''' Is this really what you want, Walker? So be it. '''''FIVE!''''' <br/k> ''(Konrad pulls the trigger; in the same split-second, Walker places his own gun to his head and shoots himself)'' <hr width=50%/> * ''(If Walker defies Konrad and shoots him)'' <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' It takes a strong man to deny what's in front of him. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Stronger than you were. <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' Whatever you say, Walker. No matter what happens next, don't be too hard on yourself. Even now, after all you've done, you can still go home. Lucky you. <hr width=50%/> * '''Falcon 1:''' You know, Captain, we drove through this whole city to find you. We... we saw things. If you don't mind me asking, what was it like? How did you survive all this? <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' ...Who said I did? == External links== {{Wikipedia}} [[Category:2012 video games]] 1zgq10fyqzr7ebdkjl4rwhoeca9dh3z 3148956 3148955 2022-07-29T07:21:29Z 2603:8081:160A:1300:B5D5:926D:21B1:F2CE /* Colonel John Konrad */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:US halfstaff sunset.jpg|thumb|right|There's a line men like us have to cross. If we're lucky, we do what's necessary, then we die. No, all I really want, Captain, is peace.]] '''''[[w:Spec Ops: The Line|Spec Ops: The Line]]''''' is a 2012 third-person shooter video game developed by Yager Development and published by 2K Games. The player controls Captain Martin Walker, who is sent into a post-catastrophe Dubai with an elite Delta Force team on a reconnaissance mission, that quickly degenerates into a running firefight against hostile locals and rogue American soldiers. The writers stated that the premise of the game is influenced by various novellas, including [[w:Joseph Conrad|Joseph Conrad's]] [[w:Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]. ===Captain Martin Walker=== * Gentlemen, welcome to Dubai. * Is John Konrad the greatest man I ever served with? Well, I dunno. There was this one time in Kabul when he dragged my bleeding carcass half a mile to the evac chopper, so maybe I'm biased. * Orders ain't worth following if it means leaving people to die, Lugo. * It's Konrad. He did it. All of it. * You brought this on yourself. * This isn't my fault... * This is Captain Martin Walker, requesting immediate evacuation of Dubai. Survivors... one too many. * What happened here was out of my control... * I-I didn't mean to hurt anybody... ===Colonel John Konrad=== [[File:Joseph Wright of Derby - Vesuvius from Portici.jpg|thumb|right|There were over five thousand people alive in Dubai, the day before you arrived. How many are alive today, I wonder? How many will be alive tomorrow? ]] * Welcome to Dubai, gentlemen. * This is Colonel John Konrad, United States Army. Attempted evacuation of Dubai ended in complete failure. Death toll... too many. * Dubai should have died long ago. We were ordered to abandon these people. Instead, we chose damnation. * There were over five thousand people alive in Dubai, the day before you arrived. How many are alive today, I wonder? How many will be alive tomorrow? * I thought my duty was to protect this city from the storm. I was wrong. I have to protect it from you. * Your friends, dead. The world on fire. And you... alone. You're a failure. Finally, something we have in common. * Welcome to Hell, Walker. We've been waiting for you. * Well done Walker, you've done what the storm could not: destroyed the Damned 33rd. Do you feel like a hero yet? * Someone has to pay for your crimes, Walker. Who is it going to be? * It takes a strong man to deny what's in front of him. And if the truth is undeniable, you create your own. * The truth, Walker, is that you're here because you wanted to feel like something you're not: a hero. * I'm here because you can't accept what you've done. It broke you. You needed someone to blame, so you cast it on me: a dead man. * No matter what happens next, don't be too hard on yourself. Even now, after all you've done, you can still go home. Lucky you. * Home? We can't go home. There's a line men like us have to cross. If we're lucky, we do what's necessary, then we die. No, all I really want, Captain, is peace. * Was it? None of this would've happened if you'd just stopped. But on you marched. And for what? * Jeremy. Someday, people will tell you about your father. For that, I'm sorry. I love you. <br/k> ''(Message to Jeremy)'' ===Robert Darden, "The Radioman"=== [[File:S S Hope.jpg|thumb|I've been thinking a lot about Murrow, broadcasting outta blitzed London. He helped people. He showed'em something the Nazis couldn't flatten.]] * You didn't actually think we'd just let you walk in here, did ya? * Reports are pouring into the studio that everyone's favorite D-bags are down at the mall. Rumor has it, they're trying to "rescue" even more people. You gotta love these guys. '''They're just gonna keep on trying, even if it kills every last one of ya.''' Be sure to stop by and tell 'em thanks... * That guy? You shot that guy? I liked that guy... * He had a... dog... maybe? I didn't really know that guy. * Aw, jeez... where's all this violence coming from, man? Is it the video games? I bet it's the video games. * I don't know what it feels like to execute people you swore to protect. But Konrad sure does... And he's not talking to anyone at the moment. <br/k> ''(Radioman Tape: After the Storm)'' * I get why the Colonel does... what he does. But, if these people can still muster enough soul to create art... maybe there's more than he sees. I've been thinking a lot about Murrow, broadcasting outta blitzed London. He helped people. He showed'em something the Nazis couldn't flatten. <br/k> ''(Radioman Tape: Street Artist)'' ===Others=== [[File:Ranger MOUT exercise.jpg|thumb|What, I'm supposed to abandon them just because I get homesick? Nah. We're better than that.]] * '''SSG Josh Forbes (Captured Damned 33rd Soldier):''' All the Colonel wanted was to keep people alive... Remember that... * '''Dubai Citizen:''' ''(After Lugo is lynched by a mob)'' You brought this on yourself! * '''Falcon 1:''' Captain Walker, we are here to help. But first I need you to lay down your weapon. * '''Falcon 1:''' Just hand me your weapon Captain. We're here to take you home. * '''Politician:''' You know nothing of Dubai, my friend. If you did, you would know the truth is whatever we wish it to be. <br/k> ''(Radioman Tape: Evacuation Conspiracy)'' * '''Damned 33rd Soldier:''' Every insurgent brought before me will feel the same pain. And when they break, we will be like brothers. Having stared down death... and flinched... <br/k> ''(Interrogator Confession; discussing the use of fire to torture captives)'' * '''PFC Pete Gobi:''' I'd love to go home, ya know? I got a daughter I ain't seen since last Christmas. But my baby-girl? She's safe in her bed right now. These people here... they ain't so lucky. What, I'm supposed to abandon them just because I get homesick? Nah. We're better than that. <br/k> ''(Radioman Tape: Soldier Interview)'' ===Loading Screens=== [[File:Tom_Lea_-_2000_Yard_Stare.jpg|thumb|Do you feel like a hero yet?]] * How many Americans have you killed today? * There is no difference between what is right and what is necessary. * If you were a better person, you wouldn't be here. * It's time for you to wake up. * Squad commands are unavailable when you're alone. No one can help you now. * You are still a good person. * Can you even remember why you came here? * This is all your fault. * Do you feel like a hero yet? * To kill for yourself is murder. To kill for your government is heroic. To kill for entertainment is harmless. * White phosphorous is a common allotrope used in your slaughter at the Gate. It can set fire to soldiers and the innocent civilians they are trying to help. * It's Konrad. He did it. All of it. * Cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable feeling caused by holding two conflicting ideas simultaneously. * You cannot understand, nor do you want to. * The US military does not condone the killing of unarmed combatants. But this isn't real, so why should you care? * We cannot escape anguish. It is what we are. * If Lugo were still alive, he would likely suffer from PTSD. So, really, he's the lucky one. * Adams blames Walker for Lugo's death. It's his fault they didn't leave Dubai when they had the chance. * Walker's obsession with Konrad has brought nothing but destruction—to Dubai and his squad. * There is no escape. * Life begins at the other side of despair. * No one can help you now. * Collateral damage can be justified, if the gain outweighs the cost. How much do you think Adams and Lugo are worth? * Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you. * I exist and I find it nauseating. * Walker and Adams have served together for many years. * You can't go home. * If the Radioman now speaks for the 33rd, then what happened to Konrad? ===Dialogue=== * '''CPT Walker:''' You got a lock on that transmission? <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Yes, sir. About 800 yards away. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' ...Then we're 800 yards away from seeing who's more full of shit, you or intel. <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Wow. If I wasn't a hardened killing machine, that might've hurt. <hr width=50%/> * '''LT Adams:''' Not to argue, but this ain't exactly within our mission parameters. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Yeah, well, our mission went from recon to rescue the minute we found US Soldiers butchered. <hr width=50%/> * '''1st Damned 33rd Soldier:''' You know with all the shit goin' on, I forgot how beautiful this place can be. <br/k> '''2nd Damned 33rd Soldier:''' I feel ya. <br/k> '''1st Damned 33rd Soldier:''' You know, sometimes at night, I'll just come out here and sit. Just listen to the wind. <br/k> '''2nd Damned 33rd Soldier:''' Yeah... Reminds me how the wind used to howl through the trees where I grew up. <hr width=50%/> * '''LT Adams:''' ''(after engaging Damned 33rd soldiers in a firefight)'' Those were soldiers. Our own guys. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' It ''was'' self-defense. <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' Doesn't make me feel any better. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' It's not supposed to. <hr width=50%/> * ''[Lugo sees Walker and Adams set up a missile launcher]''<br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' You're fuckin' kiddin', right? That's {{w|White phosphorus munitions|white phosphorous}}. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Yeah, I know what it is. <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' You've seen what this shit does! You know we can't use it. <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' We might not have a choice, Lugo. <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' There's ''always'' a choice. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' No, there's really not. <hr width=50%/> :''[Walker, Adams and Lugo walk past through a group of charred corpses from the resulting white phosphorus attack]'' :'''SSG Lugo:''' Are those civilians...? :'''LT Adams:''' Where'd they come from? There's no camp here. :'''CPT Walker:''' They took 'em from the nest... ''[sees the bodies of a charred mother shielding her daughter's eyes]'' :'''LT Adams:''' That hotel back at the storm wall? No, no, no. No, those can't be the civvies that got kidnapped. S'not possible. :''[the camera moves slowly to the mother and daughter's bodies; cuts back and forth to Walker's dread-filled face with Adams and Lugo behind him]'' :'''SSG Lugo:''' Yeah, it is. It's why Gould stormed this place... He didn't want the Gate. He was tryin' to rescue his people... ''(pointing at Walker, and by extension, the player)'' This is ''your fault'', goddammit! :'''LT Adams:''' Stop right there, Lugo. :'''SSG Lugo:''' ''[angrily]'' '''But it is. He wouldn't listen!''' :'''LT Adams:''' We didn't have a choice! :'''SSG Lugo:''' '''He turned us into ''fucking killers''!''' :'''LT Adams:''' ''That's enough, Sergeant!'' :'''SSG Lugo:''' '''No! ''NO!!!''''' :'''LT Adams:''' ''Control yourself! '''Now!!!''''' ''[Walker snaps out of it, turns back to Adams and Lugo]'' :'''CPT Walker:''' ''[calmly]'' We need to keep moving. :'''SSG Lugo:''' ''[to Walker, exasperated]'' What? :'''CPT Walker:''' Reinforcements will be here any second. We ''need'' to keep moving. :'''LT Adams:''' But, Walker... you're not... you're not even-- :'''CPT Walker:''' I'm gonna make these bastards pay for what they've done. Now, are you with me or not? <hr width=50%/> * '''CPT Walker:''' ''(Discussing Colonel Konrad with his team)'' Back when I knew him in Kabul, he was an honorable man. <br/k>'''COL Konrad:''' Because I saved your life? I saved many lives, Captain... I've ended even more. <hr width=50%/> * '''COL Konrad:''' This is a mistake, Walker. You'll never get these people through the stormwall. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I have to try, Colonel. It's the only way. <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' Then you damn them all. <hr width=50%/> * '''SSG Lugo:''' ''(over the radio)'' Walker? Walker, come in. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Yeah... I'm here. <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Thank God. The 33rd showed up before we found you. We had to run. Started to think you didn't make it. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I got lucky. <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' And Riggs? <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Dead. <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Good. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' No, not good. He fucked us. Fucked everybody. Thanks to him, everyone in Dubai will be dead in a few days. This city needs to be evacuated, ASAP. <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Yeah, I'd love to know how you plan on doin' that... <br/k> ''(Radio static)'' <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Lugo? <br/k> '''"The Radioman":''' Oh, my bad. Am I interrupting? <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Dammit. Sit tight, Lugo. I'm on my way. <br/k> '''"The Radioman":''' I'll make sure he gets the message. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Go fuck yourself. <br/k> '''"The Radioman":''' ''(Censor bleep)'' Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let's keep it clean, buddy. This is, after all, a family program. Rated E... for EVERYONE'S THIRSTY! <hr width=50%/> * '''SSG Lugo:''' ''(being confronted by Adams after gunning down "The Radioman")'' Get the fuck off me, man! <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' Have you lost your fucking mind!? <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Are you really this fucking naive? He kept the 33rd on our ass this whole time. He wasn't gonna let us just walk outta here! I did what was necessary! <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' You don't get to make that call! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' ''(pushes Adams back)'' Well, fuck you. ''I just did''. <hr width=50%/> * '''CPT Walker:''' To anyone who can hear me: I am the commander of an American evacuation force. We're here to rescue you. But first, the 33rd will pay for what they've done. <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' I'm disappointed in you, Walker. No one leaves Dubai. I tried! 1,300 men, women, children ''dead''. Because of my arrogance! And now you want to finish off the rest? If you will not learn from my mistakes, then there's nothing more I can do. Your butcher's bill is high enough. Goodbye, Captain. <hr width=50%/> *'''"The Radioman"''': So I've got a question for you guys: What are the eight scariest words in the English language? "We're Delta Force, and we're here to save you." I love that one... What, it's not funny, no? <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Fuck you. You're the one working for a goddamned war criminal. <br/k>'''"The Radioman"''': No, fuck ''you''! You have no fuckin' idea what that man had to do. And I do mean ''had to do''. <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' He had a choice, just like everyone else. <br/k> '''"The Radioman:"''' You're one to talk. Remember the Gate, huh, son? Oh, what's that smell? I do believe it's burnt baby! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' I get my hands on you, you're a fucking dead man! <br/k> '''"The Radioman:"''' Love to see you try, Sunshine. <hr width=50%/> * '''CPT Walker:''' ''(during the helicopter scene from the prologue)'' Wait... wait, this isn't right! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Well, it's too late now! <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Nah, no, I mean, ''we did this already''! <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' What do you mean? <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Ah, fuck it! ''It's nothing''! Just shake these fuckin' guys! <hr width=50%/> * '''CPT Walker:''' What? Who's there? <br/k> '''John McPherson:''' One of your victims. The one who was just followin' orders. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' You gave us no choice. <br/k> '''Rick Gould:''' There was always a choice. You just fucked it up. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I... we tried to save you... <br/k> '''Jeff Riggs:''' Deep down, you knew we all had to die. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' ''(Falling to his knees)'' This wasn't my fault... <hr width=50%/> * '''LT Adams:''' This whole mission is fucked. We just took out a tower full of American troops. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' They didn't leave us any choice. <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' ''YOU'' didn't leave us any choice! What the fuck ''happened'' to us, man?! <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Nothin'. We're fuckin' soldiers. <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' (''bitterly'') Oh. I see. ''My mistake.'' [[File:TheKnightAtTheCrossroads.jpg|thumb|right|The only villain here is you, Walker. There's only you.]] <hr width=50%/> *'''LT Adams:''' Shit! Another fuckin' heavy! Take cover, goddammit! <br/k>'''CPT Walker:''' Lugo? <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' You outta your fuckin' mind? <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' You left me to die! <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' Shit! Open fire! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' Don't you get it? It's all a lie! <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' No!! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' You're no fucking hero! <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I tried to save you! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' You can't save anyone! <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I tried!! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' This is all your fault! YOURS!!! <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Just. Fucking. DIE!!! <br/k> '''SSG Lugo:''' ''(After Walker has gunned him down)'' The only villain here is you, Walker. There's only you. <hr width=50%/> * '''CPT Walker:''' Konrad deserves to die, you know that. <br/k>'''LT Adams:''' And what do we deserve? <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I think we both know the answer to that. <hr width=50%/> * '''33rd Soldier:''' They're pinned down on top of the gatehouse. Move in! <br/k>'''LT Adams:''' Shit! Here they come. <br/k>'''33rd Soldier:''' It's over! We have you surrounded. Lay down your weapons. <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' Fuck you! Just shoot me! I'm standin' right here! Come on! <br/k> '''33rd Soldier:''' Secure the building. <br/k> '''LT Adams:''' Shoot me, goddammit! ''Fuckin' SHOOT ME!'' <br/k>'''COL Konrad:''' This is your last chance, Walker. Surrender... or my men will cut you down. <br/k>'''LT Adams:''' Don't you dare- ''(Walker drops his weapon)'' Well, fuck you then! I didn't come this far to surrender. <br/k>'''CPT Walker:''' It's the only way inside that tower- <br/k>'''LT Adams:''' For fuck's sake, give it up! The mission's over. ''We failed!'' <br/k>'''CPT Walker:''' Not while I'm still breathing. <br/k>'''LT Adams:''' Fine... then keep breathin'. ''(shoves Walker over the side)'' ''Run, motherfucker!'' <hr width=50%/> * '''33rd Soldier:''' Squadron, ten-hut! Captain Walker, we're all that's left of the Damned 33rd. We surrender, sir, Dubai is yours. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' ''Where. Is. Konrad.'' <br/k> '''33rd Soldier:''' Where he's always been. Upstairs, waiting for you. <hr width=50%/> * '''CPT Walker:''' John? Is that you? <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' You tell me. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I'm done playing games, John- <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' I assure you, this is no game. <hr width=50%/> * '''COL Konrad:''' It seems that reports of my... ''survival...'' have been greatly exaggerated. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' This isn't possible. <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' Oh, I assure you, it is. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' ''How?!'' <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' Not how. Why? You were ''never'' meant to come here. [[File:Sépulcre Arc-en-Barrois 111008 12.jpg|thumb|right|I... I didn't mean to hurt anybody...]] <hr width=50%/> * '''CPT Walker:''' What happened here was out of my control. <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' Was it? None of this would've happened if you'd just ''stopped.'' But on you marched. And for what? <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' We tried to save you. <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' You're no savior. Your talents lie elsewhere. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' This isn't my fault... <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' It takes a strong man to deny what's in front of him. And if the truth is undeniable, you create your own. The truth, Walker, is that you're here because you wanted to feel like something you're not: '''A hero.''' I'm here because you can't accept what you've done. It broke you. You needed someone to blame, so you cast it on me: a dead man. <hr width=50%/> * '''COL Konrad:''' I know the truth is hard to hear, Walker, but it's time. You're all that's left, and we can't live this lie forever. ''(points a gun at Walker)'' I'm going to count to five, then I'm pulling the trigger. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' You're not real, this is all in my head. <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' Are you sure? Maybe it's in ''mine''... '''''ONE.''''' <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' No... Everything... all this... it was YOUR fault! <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' If that's what you believe, then shoot me! '''''Two.''''' <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' I... I didn't mean to hurt anybody... <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' No one ever does, Walker. '''''Three...''''' <hr width=50%/> * ''(If Walker gives in to his guilt) <br/k>'' '''COL Konrad:''' '''''Four...''''' Is this really what you want, Walker? So be it. '''''FIVE!''''' <br/k> ''(Konrad pulls the trigger; in the same split-second, Walker places his own gun to his head and shoots himself)'' <hr width=50%/> * ''(If Walker defies Konrad and shoots him)'' <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' It takes a strong man to deny what's in front of him. <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' Stronger than you were. <br/k> '''COL Konrad:''' Whatever you say, Walker. No matter what happens next, don't be too hard on yourself. Even now, after all you've done, you can still go home. Lucky you. <hr width=50%/> * '''Falcon 1:''' You know, Captain, we drove through this whole city to find you. We... we saw things. If you don't mind me asking, what was it like? How did you survive all this? <br/k> '''CPT Walker:''' ...Who said I did? == External links== {{Wikipedia}} [[Category:2012 video games]] 2x1cehujak98jqdei919sft7uj4h0gk 0 154247 3148910 3106107 2022-07-29T01:54:00Z 69.119.146.76 /* The Semi-Final Frontier */ wikitext text/x-wiki ---- :'''Seasons:''' [[Pokémon/Season 1|1]] [[Pokémon/Season 2|2]] [[Pokémon/Season 3|3]] [[Pokémon/Season 4|4]] [[Pokémon/Season 5|5]] [[Pokémon/Season 6|6]] [[Pokémon/Season 7|7]] [[Pokémon/Season 8|8]] [[Pokémon/Season 9|9]] [[Pokémon/Season 10|10]] [[Pokémon/Season 11|11]] [[Pokémon/Season 12|12]] [[Pokémon/Season 13|13]] [[Pokémon/Season 14|14]] [[Pokémon/Season 15|15]] [[Pokémon/Season 16|16]] [[Pokémon/Season 17|17]] [[Pokemon/Season 18|18]] [[Pokémon/Season 19|19]] [[Pokémon/Season 20|20]] [[Pokémon/Season 21|21]] [[Pokémon/Season 22|22]] | [[Pokémon|Main]] ---- <br/> This is a list of episodes in Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors, (advertised as Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors) aired in Japan as Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl (ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール Poketto Monsutā Daiyamondo & Pāru?), the thirteenth season of the Pokémon animated series, concluding the continuing adventures of Diamond and Pearl series protagonist Ash Ketchum as he continues to travel Sinnoh with Dawn, Pikachu, and Brock. == Regaining the Home Advantage == == Short and to the Punch == == A Marathon Rivalry == == Yes, in Dee-Dee It's Dawn == == Playing the Performance Encore == == Fighting Ire with Fire == == Piplup, Up and Away == == Flint Sparks the Fire == :'''Volkner''': Yes an electrifying one. == The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore == :''[Grotle uses Tackle and sends Carnivine and Seviper flying backwards, but the two refuse to back down.]'' :'''Ash''': Grotle, awesome! Next, follow up with Razor Leaf! Let's go! :'''Grotle''': Grotle! Grooo...''[As it is about to execute the attack, it begins to glow!]'' :'''Ash''': Grotle! :'''Volkner''': Grotle's evolving. :''[Seconds later, Ash's Grotle evolves into Torterra]'' :'''Torterra''': Torterra! == Teaching the Student Teacher == == Keeping in Top Form == == Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue == == An Elite Coverup == == Dawn of a Royal Day == == With the Easiest of Grace == :'''Dawn''': Togekiss has just protected Piplup! :'''Piplup''': Lup? [Really?] :'''Togekiss''': Ki-toss! [Style! For shame!] :''[Togekiss walks over to Gible]'' :'''Togekiss''': Ki-Tos Tos? Ki Tos Tos Tos? [Is Piplup really a friend of yours? If so, why are you causing him harm with that Draco Meteor?] == Dealing with a Fierce Double Ditto Drama == :'''Dawn''': Ash Ketchum! The least you two could do is train elsewhere if you're going to use Gible's Draco Meteor! == Last Call, First Round == == Opposites Interact == == Coming Full Festival Circle == == A Grand Fight for Winning == == For the Love of Meowth == == The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World == :'''Volkner''': Well, this is it. Whether I lose or win, this battle it's sad that this will be our last battle. <hr width=50%/> :'''Flint''': That's got to be Blaze, Infernape's ability. == Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port == :''[Buizel loses to Kenny's Empoleon]'' :'''Brock''': Buizel's unable to battle! The winner is Empoleon and the victory goes to Kenny! ''[Note: Many fans often claim that Ash's Buizel is a strong unevolved Pokémon that does not need evolution. However, Buizel was obviously put out of focus in favor of Infernape, hence why it failed against Empoleon and did not get enough character development.]'' <hr width=50%> :''[Kenny arrives at the lighthouse waiting for Dawn to arrive. Instead, there's only a note]'' :'''Kenny''': Dear Kenny... :'''Dawn''': ''[in the letter]'' About my future plans, for the time being, I've decided to go with Ash and cheer him on at the Sinnoh League. I'll have to think about what I'm doing after that. And only I can figure that out. But I can guarantee you one thing for sure: No matter what else happens, I'm going to keep on working toward my dream of becoming Top Coordinator. And as long as we share the same dream, Kenny, I'm certain we'll meet again. Count on it! == Bucking the Treasure Trend == == An Old Family Blend == == League Unleashed == == Casting a Paul on a Barry == == Working on a Right Move == :'''Brock''': Instead of using Flame Wheel, Infernape powered up by learning Flare Blitz. That was great! :'''Ash''': Thanks! <hr width=50%/> :'''Barry''': So you're training hard to beat Paul, aren't you? :'''Ash''': Yeah, but I've gotta defeat Conway first. :'''Barry''': Right! I forgot. So this is your Pokémon team for today. ''[Ash's Infernape, Torterra and Glalie are shown]'' You're going for pure power with those three. <hr width=50%/> :[''When Ash sends in Noctowl''] :'''Barry''': Brock! Ash's Noctowl is a different shiny color! <hr width=50%/> :[''after Ash has sent in Gible''] :'''Conway''': I didn't think it had mastered Draco Meteor yet. <hr width=50%/> :'''Ash:''' Gible, watch out for that tongue! <hr width=50%/> :''[Dusknoir is about to defeat Donphan]'' :'''Conway:''' Hmm... it's the end of the line, Ash! ''[to Dusknoir]'' Shadow Punch! <hr width=50%/> :''[After Ash defeated Conway]'' :'''Conway''': This has got to be the least calculated battle I've ever seen. At least a new battle equation has been inputted into my database. Heh heh heh heh heh heh. <hr width=50%/> :''[after the battles for the quarter-finals have been chosen]'' :'''Dawn''': Ash against Paul. :'''Barry''': IT'S ABOUT TIME! Ash and Paul are finally going to battle it out! <hr width=50%/> :'''Brock''': And Gible gets today’s gallantry award. Eat all you want. :'''Gible''': ''[eating]'' Gible. :'''Dawn''': Now that Gible has mastered Draco Meteor, I’m sure Piplup will be able to rest easier. Am I right? :'''Piplup''': ''[happy]'' Piplup! :'''Ash''': ''[overseeing his Pokémon]'' Thanks a lot, Gible, Noctowl and Donphan. I’ll work hard in round 4. And that’s a promise! :'''Pikachu''': Pikachu! :''[Paul and his Electivire approach]'' :'''Barry''': It’s Paul! :'''Ash''': Hey, Paul. So, are you fine-tuning your Pokémon? :'''Paul''': Yeah. :'''Electivire''': Electivire! :'''Pikachu''': Pika! :'''Cynthia''': ''[overseeing the two trainers]'' It’s Paul vs. Ash. I’m really looking forward to their battle. :'''Narrator''': ''[v.o.]'' And so, Ash advances to round 4: the quarter-finals, where our battle with Paul promises some red-hot excitement, so stay tuned for two longtime rivals going at it head to head. :''[Cut after sunset]'' :'''Ash''': I got Buizel, Professor. :'''Oak''': Good. Noctowl and the others are all in good hands. So, waiting for your third Pokémon for tomorrow? :'''Ash''': Right. It should be here any minute now. :''[Dawn enters the Pokémon Center]'' :'''Piplup''': Pip, Piplup! :'''Dawn''': Hey, Ash, it's here! :'''Ash''': Really?! :'''Pikachu''': Pika! :''[Dawn and Ash head outside the Pokémon Center, where Brock is waiting for them]'' :'''Brock''': Ash, ''[points at something off-screen]'' look! :''[Dawn and Ash look up and notice a familiar shadow heading for them, much to Ash's and Pikachu's delight]'' :'''Ash''': I've been waiting. Gliscor! :'''Gliscor''': ''[eagerly licks her lips]'' Gli. == Familiarity Breeds Strategy == :'''Ash''': Awesome, huh? Gliscor learned a lot from battling the Air Battle Master. ''[petting Gliscor]'' Training with him was a really good thing for you, wasn’t it? :'''Gliscor''': ''[licks his lips]'' Gliscor, Gli! ''[glomps Ash]'' == A Real Rival Rouser! == :'''Meowth''': A toxic rerun! :'''Jessie''': And I hate reruns! <hr width=50%> :'''Paul''': I purposely let you take out Aggron and Gastrodon so I could be certain of your strategy and exactly which Pokémon you'd use. :'''Ash''': Purposely? :'''Paul''': ''[as he recalls Drapion]'' Ever since I brought out Drapion, I've been able to predict every one of your moves. :''[Ash gives a rude smirk to Paul, much to Paul's confusion]'' :'''Ash''': ''[As Ash readies Gliscor]'' Paul, there's nobody like you. That's why I'm going to win this. :'''Paul''': ''[Readies Ninjask]'' It's the other way around. I'm leaving you way behind. <hr width=50%> :''[As Ninjask is using Agility, combined with Speed Boost, leaving Gliscor perplexed]'' :'''Ash''': Gliscor, just relax and use Stone Edge! <hr width=50%> :''[After Infernape used Flare Blitz from underground to expel Drapion’s Toxic Spikes]'' :'''Ash''': Well Paul, that takes care of your Toxic Spikes. :'''Paul''': It was a pretty clever move, Ash. :'''Ash''': Bring it on! :'''Paul''': Giga Drain. <hr width=50%> :''[Ninjask is using Giga Drain on Infernape]'' :'''Barry''': It looks to me like Ninjask's not able to use Speed Boost anymore. :'''Dawn''': It's slower alright. <hr width=50%> :''[Paul bitterly recalls Ninjask. Guess he should have improved Ninjask rather than focusing more on Honchkrow.]'' :'''Announcer''': And Infernape's Mach Punch puts an end to Ninjask's speedy spinning. And now both sides just have three Pokemon remaining, turning this bout into a serious battle of strategies. <hr width=50%> :'''Dawn''': Wow! Those two did it! :'''Barry''': ''[sighs in relief]'' I was worried for a while. Good thing Pikachu’s awesomely strong! :'''Brock''': But Paul still has two Pokémon left. And one of them hasn’t even battled yet. Ash’s Pokémon all have taken damage, and that can only mean one thing: ''[cue Pikachu panting out of exhaustion]'' Ash is still operating at a disadvantage. <hr width=50%> :''[After Pikachu defeated Froslass, much to Team Rocket’s relief]'' :'''James''': I need to take a nap. Tussling twerps exhaust me. :'''Jessie''': I’d take a pause for the cause. ''[opens a can of soda and drinks it]'' :'''James and Meowth''': Stop, Jess! :'''Jessie''': ''[screams]'' I'm a profit guzzler! :'''Meowth''': Well, since we know you, we'll recharge ya triple. <hr width=50%> :''[[As soon as Gliscor is sent out, it briefly loses balance, wincing in pain]'' :'''Announcer''': Gliscor looks a bit shaken, obviously reeling from the previous bout with Ninjask. :'''Ash''': Gliscor, let’s see what you’ve learned from your training with the Air Battle Master! You ready? :'''Gliscor''': ''[nods]'' Gliscor! :'''Ash''': ''[thinking]'' I know Drapion’s battling style by now, and the only one who can turn the tables on Paul is Gliscor. <hr width=50%> :''[After Gliscor lands a Giga Impact on Drapion and performed a mid-air somersault, much to Ash’s and Team Rocket’s amazement, and the confusion of Paul and his Drapion]'' :'''Dawn''': Now ''that's'' the way to be in an air battle! :'''Barry''': Yeah! Gliscor's training is really paying off! :'''Brock''': Right! And you can thank the Air Battle Master! ''[v.o.]'' Now Gliscor's safe even after not being able to move right after using Giga Impact! <hr width=50%> :'''Paul:''' Well done. That Stone Edge got my attention alright. So...PIN MISSILE! == Battling a Thaw in Relations == :''[After Paul sent in Electivire]'' :'''Ash''': ''[thinking]'' Electric-type moves have no effect on Gliscor, but still... :'''Gliscor''': ''[turns to Ash]'' Gliscor Gli Gliscor. :'''Ash''': But, Gliscor... ''[short pause]'' 'Kay, you've got yourself a deal. <hr width=50%> :'''Electivire''': Electe-Electivire! [Get up, Infernape! I want this battle to be done properly!] :'''Paul''': ''[disappointed]'' So I guess that's the best you can do then? You're pathetic just like always. :'''Ash''': 'Fraid not. Alright Infernape, time to show Paul just how strong you are! :'''Infernape''': ''[As Blaze activates]'' INNNNFEERRRRNAAAAAAPE! [PATHETIC?!] <hr width=50%> :'''Paul:''' ''[recalling his Electivire]'' Thank you. Good battle, Electivire. :'''Infernape''': Infernape! :'''Paul''': Well...huh? ''[Infernape collapses but luckily Ash manages to catch him]'' <hr width=50%> :''[At Veilstone City, Reggie talks to his own Staraptor and Swalot, along with Paul's Torterra, Honchkrow, Weavile and Ursaring]'' :'''Reggie''': I'm sorry, but Paul lost. ''[The Pokemon all groan in sadness]'' But you know the battle will just make Paul stronger still. As soon as Paul gets back, then we'll have a battle. ''[The Pokemon all cheer in happiness]'' <hr width=50%> :'''Paul:''' Infernape's gotten a lot stronger. :'''Ash:''' Yeah, sure has, Paul. Are you going? :'''Paul:''' I lost, Ash, didn't I? So there's no reason to stay. I'm going to go back to Snowpoint City and request another battle with Brandon. :'''Ash:''' Got ya. Good luck, Paul. :'''Paul:''' Yeah...thanks, you too. :'''Cynthia''': Paul...and Ash. Someday soon, they'll both be entering the Champion League and how I look forward to that day. :''[Just then the boat rings signalling that it is about to leave]'' :'''Paul''': So...I'll see you. ''[walks away saddened that karma had finally caught up to him]'' :'''Ash''': One more thing, Paul! Let's battle again real soon! :'''Pikachu''': Pika-Pika! (Take care, Paul!) :''[Paul is shocked by the proposal but has a warm friendly smile. He waves goodbye to Ash in a friendly matter without looking back, finally acknowledging Ash as a worthy trainer]'' == The Semi-Final Frontier == :'''Tobias''': ''[after recalling Darkrai, who finally lost for once]'' You have definitely proved you earned your spot in the semi-final round. To think I'm using my second Pokémon right here in this Poké Ball. LET'S GO! ''[Seconds later, Tobias summons...a Latios?!?]'' == The Brockster is In == :'''James''': Bingo! My favorite bling! :'''Jessie''': [''laughs''] Is it gold? Silver? Platinum? :'''Meowth''': Rubies or sapphires? Although diamonds and pearls rock too! :'''James''': It's not quite that black and white. <hr width=50%/> :'''James''': Hey, that's my bottlecap! :'''Jessie''': You may have lost a bottlecap but you've gained your life! :'''Meowth''': Yeah, word up. :'''James''': That was...my life. == Memories are Made of Bliss == ==External link== {{Wikipedia}} : [[Category:Japanese TV shows]] [[Category:Anime and manga series]] 7rpmqxhvmgph5lqwtj985hdis0ndyql 0 155978 3148893 2859735 2022-07-29T01:04:53Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Lena Horne in Till the Clouds Roll By 2.jpg|thumb|Horne in ''{{w|Till the Clouds Roll By}}'', 1946]] [[w:Lena Horne|'''Lena Mary Calhoun Horne''']] (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an [[w:United States|American]] singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer. {{Actor-stub}} ==Quotes== * It's so nice to get flowers while you can still smell the fragrance. ** Quoted in [[w:People (magazine)|People magazine]], [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20077832,00.html 10 November 1980] * Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death. ** Quoted in: ''The New Bajan,'' (1990) p. 22 * I am not alone. 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Get outta there! Agh... :''[Rattata runs away from his backpack]'' :'''Pokédex''': A forest Pokémon: Rattata. It likes cheese, nuts, fruits, and berries. :'''Ash''': Yeah, but this isn't a forest. It's an open field! :'''Pokédex''': It also comes out into open fields to steal food from ''stupid'' travelers. :'''Ash''': That means I-I'm stupid? == Pokémon Emergency == :'''Officer Jenny''': I left my motorcycle parked at the front desk! :'''Nurse Joy''': Next time, use the driveway. <hr width=50%/> :'''Professor Oak''': When my grandson Gary said that you wouldn't have a single new Pokémon by the time you got to Viridian City, I bet him $1,000,000 that he'd be wrong! :'''Ash''': ''[surprised]'' Well, money isn't everything, right? :'''Professor Oak''': ''[dejected]'' Oh, why do I even bother? <hr width=50%/> :''[Misty confronts Ash at the Pokémon Center with her burnt bicycle]'' :'''Misty''': I knew I'd find you here! :'''Ash''': ''[seeing that her bike is destroyed]'' Hey, what happened to your bike?! :'''Misty''': What happened to my bike?! ''You'' happened to my bike, you little loser! This is what's left after you stole it to save your Pokémon! <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': You grab Pikachu and get out of here! I'll take care of these three clowns. :'''Jessie''': That's pretty big talk coming from such a little lady. :'''Misty''': At least you're right about the pretty part, thanks for the compliment. :'''James''': The girl thinks she's pretty. :'''Jessie''': I agree with her. I think she's pretty, too. Pretty pathetic! :'''Misty''': Hmmmm, I'll show you! Poké Ball, go! :''[Goldeen comes out rolling and jumping on the floor, to Jessie and James' shock]'' :'''Misty''': Goldeen, return. :'''Jessie''': That's her best shot? :'''James''': She's all washed up. <hr width=50%/> :'''Officer Jenny''': Too late, but not for the fireworks! <hr width=50%/> :'''Meowth''': That Pikachu is no ordinary Pikachu. :'''James''': It's certainly rare. A perfect prize. :'''Jessie''': Let's catch it. :'''Meowth''': Perhaps, we will. == Ash Catches a Pokémon == :'''Ash''': ''[hugging his Poké-Ball]'' I love my new little Pokémon! :'''Misty''': I guess it takes a worm to love a worm. :'''Ash''': [''sarcastically''] Very funny. <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': ''[about Caterpie]'' It's so gross. ''[scared]'' Ash, put that slimy thing back in the Poké-Ball! Bugs are one of the three most disgusting things in the world! :'''Ash''': Aside from you, what are the other disgusting things? :'''Misty''': Very funny. Carrots, peppers, and bugs. Everybody has something they don't like and I don't like bugs! :'''Ash''': Well, yeah, I like carrots, and peppers, and bugs. What I ''don't'' like is the way you're hurting Caterpie's feelings with your silly fear of bugs. :'''Misty''': ''[dismissively]'' Hmph! == Challenge of the Samurai == :[''Misty screams''] :'''Ash''': What's wrong now? :'''Misty''': I saw another bug. Gross! :[''Pikachu and Ash sigh''] :'''Ash''': Maybe its a cow-terpie! <hr width=50%/> :'''James''': Do you have any more bright ideas? :'''Jessie''': Well, unlike you at least I have ideas! :'''Meowth''': Yeah, and they're all bad. :'''Jessie''': WHO ASKED YOU?! == Showdown in Pewter City == :'''Ash''': My conscience is holding me back! I can't bring myself to beat Brock! I'm imagining his little brothers and sisters stopping me from beating the one person they love! :'''Misty''': Uh, Ash, I think you better you open your eyes! == Clefairy and the Moon Stone == :'''Jessie''': Well, it looks like Team Rocket is.... :'''James''': Blasting off again! :'''Meowth''': That was the Metronome! :'''Jessie''': I give it two thumbs down! :'''James''': Me too! :'''Meowth''': Meowth three! == The Water Flowers of Cerulean City == :'''James''': The coast is clear. :'''Jessie''': Nothing to fear. :'''Meowth''': Nobody here! <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': Oh no! Staryu looks like it's in real pain! :'''Ash''': It doesn't even have a face. How can you tell? :'''Misty''': Because I'm sensitive to other's feelings! That's how! :'''Ash''': ''[sarcastically]'' Oh, yeah? Like I'm not? <hr width=50%/> :'''Ash''': Misty, you're not gonna be a sore loser, aren't you? :'''Misty''': I didn't lose anything! It was just a draw! :'''Ash''': Well, I'm the one who won the badge! :'''Misty''': You know you lost with Butterfree! :'''Ash''': That was just round 1. I made a great comeback! :'''Misty''': If Team Rocket hadn't busted in, I would've destroyed you! :'''Ash''': You're lucky they've showed up. You were about to lose! :'''Misty''': Lose?! I was just getting started! :'''Ash''': Oh, yeah?! :'''Misty''': Oh, yeah! :'''Brock''': Oh, brother! == The School of Hard Knocks== :'''Misty''': All that crunching is ruining my romantic daydreams! == Charmander - The Stray Pokémon == :'''Misty''': I just can't go one step further. We've been looking for Vermilion City for 10 whole days! == Here Comes the Squirtle Squad == :'''Misty''': It's Meowth! :'''Ash''': Meowth?! == Electric Shock Showdown == :'''Ash''': Use the strategy we planned, Pikachu! You can do it! :'''Surge''': A strategy? So they've planned a new way to lose! == Battle Aboard the St. Anne == :'''James''': Wait! There goes my next paycheck! :'''Jessie''': Who cares about your paycheck? What about mine?! :'''Meowth''': We gotta get out of here! <hr width=50%/> :'''Captain''': May I have your attention? Anyone who didn't leave the ship safely, please say "Aye." Good. Well done. Everyone's safe then. == Pokémon Shipwreck == :'''James''': Jessica? :'''Jessie''': Yes, James? :'''James''': Whoever said beauty doesn't last must've been thinking of us! :'''Jessie''': I'll always remember what a wonderful dresser you were!
 :'''James''': So will I! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': Dimwit! If you're the master, don't act like you're scared of it! :'''James''': I am scared! <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': Now you've done it! Magikarp has evolved into a Gyarados! == Island of the Giant Pokémon == :'''Squirtle''': Maybe they got eaten by wild Pokémon. ''[makes a scary face with razor-sharp teeth, making a chomping motion]'' :'''Pikachu''': Don't say things like that! :'''Charmander''': Yeah, cut it out! :'''Squirtle''': Sorry. <hr width=50%/> :[''after a giant Venusaur is spotted''] :'''Squirtle''': [''to Bulbasaur''] You go and speak to it, you guys are like family! :'''Bulbasaur''': No way. I have no family. Consider me an orphan. :'''Charmander''': Good point. :'''Squirtle''': Coward. <hr width=50%/> :'''Giovanni''': What?! Pokemon Land has been totally destroyed?! ''[growls]'' I spent millions on that place! == Beauty and the Beach == :'''Prof. Oak''': Your mother's been worried about you, Ash. She says she still thinks of you as her little pumpkin. :'''Ash''': That makes me sound like a baby. :'''Delia''': You'll ''always'' be my baby, won't you? :'''Ash''': Yeah. :'''Delia''': Well, I just hope you aren't eating a lot of junk food and getting into any trouble. :'''Ash''': Of course not! :''[he suddenly remembers his boat accident]'' :'''Ash''': At least not a lotta trouble. :'''Delia''': What's that mean? :'''Moe''': ''I'm'' the one who got into trouble, Mrs. Ketchum. Ash helped out at my restaurant when I really needed help. But even more importantly, your son has been a great inspiration to me. :'''Delia''': That's wonderful! What a relief. :'''Ash''': Thanks, Moe. == The Ghost of Maiden's Peak == :'''Misty''': Then how about this! :'''Gastly''': What's that? :'''Misty''': It's a cross! I've also got garlic, a stake, and a hammer! :'''Gastly''': ...What do I look like, a vampire or something? == The Tower of Terror == :'''Ash''': ''[after frightening his group with a mask]'' Sorry, guys! I was just testing you. If we're gonna try to catch a Ghost Pokémon, we gotta learn to deal with fear. That's the only way we can become great Pokémon trainers. :'''Misty''': You must be crazy! :'''Brock''': Don't ever do that! == Haunter vs Kadabra == :'''James''': With a flick of this fishing net, we'll round up Pikachu. :'''Meowth''': You mean that's your secret weapon?! :'''James''': It takes a genius to realize a fishing net is the perfect weapon! :'''Jessie''': Oh, James, it's the greatest discovery since Einstein invented the light bulb! :'''Jessie and James''': ''[sing and dance]'' Even greater than the chicken who invented the egg! :''[the egg falls on them]'' :'''James''': All of us true geniuses know, of course, that it was actually the egg that preceded the chicken. :'''Jessie''': Of course. I knew that. I had just forgotten. :'''Meowth''': Now you got my brain scrambled! Let's cut the egg-splanations and capture Pikachu! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': Hello, up there! Anyone!! We're trapped down here!!! :'''James''': Stop pouring cement! :'''Meowth''': Get me out of here! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': A little cement.... :'''James''': Will never stop Team Rocket. :'''Meowth''': A little cement.... == Primeape Goes Bananas == :'''Professor Oak''': I can't write a good poem without rhymes, and you can't be a good Pokémon trainer without catching more Pokémon. == Pokémon Scent-sation == :'''Erika''': P for Pretty, E for Elegant, R for Radiant, F for Fun, U for Urbane, M for Mysterious, E for Energy, and that spells... :'''Misty''': Perfume! :'''Brock''': Right! <hr width=50%/> :''[The three employees angrily confront Ash for his rude remarks about the perfume]'' :'''Employee 1''': YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF! :'''Employee 2''': YOU INSENSITIVE LITTLE WORM! :'''Ash''': What did I say? :''[The purple-haired employee kicks Ash out of the store]'' :'''Employee 3''': GET OUT! AND DON'T COME BACK! :'''Ash''': I don't wanna come back!! I'm on my way to the Celadon Gym! == Pokémon Fashion Flash == :'''Narrator''': So long, Salon Roquet! == The Punchy Pokémon == :'''Meowth''': Honey baked ham! Roast leg of lamb!! Strawberry jam!!! :'''James''': Sirloin steaks! Chocolate cakes!! :'''Jessie''': Can't you numbskulls think of anything but food?! == Sparks Fly For Magnemite == :'''Ash''': Gee, that Magnemite is following Pikachu around like some sort of streaker. :'''Brock''': Um, Ash, you mean 'stalker'. == Dig Those Diglett == :'''James''': Some principle of induced evolution. :'''Jessie''': ''[reads a manual]'' It says here that Pokémon need to accumulate a certain amount of experience points before they can successfully evolve. :'''James''': ''[depressed]'' ''Our'' experience is nothing but losing. == The Ninja Poké-Showdown == :'''Aya''': Born in darkness, living in darkness, such is the fate of the ninja. I am Aya, ninja warrior! :'''Misty''': ''[about Aya's uniform color]'' But don't you think that color is a little bright for a ninja? :'''Aya''': I don't need your fashion report! == The Flame Pokémon-athon! == :'''Dario''': ''[growls]'' You're the reason I didn't win the Pokémon challenge! Team Rocket's the worst!! :'''Jessie''': We'll just have to plan better next year. :'''James''': And maybe you can get some nicer riding clothes. :'''Meowth''': And give that smelly bird a bath. == The Bridge Bike Gang == ''[Ash, Misty and Brock finds out Jessie and James used to belong to a bike gang]'' :'''James''': I guess our secret past is not a secret anymore. :'''Ash''': I kind of wish it still was! == Ditto's Mysterious Mansion == :'''James''': Will you stop it, Meowth?! :'''Jessie''': The only way we can get out of this mess is to dress you up like a Dratini and present you to the boss. :'''Meowth''': Pea-brains! This won't work!! == Pikachu's Goodbye == :'''Meowth''': It's a Pika-Palooza! :'''Jessie''': We're at the Pika of our powers. :'''James''': Chu can say that again, Jess! == The Battling Eevee Brothers == :'''Misty''': Stop that! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': Well, it's back to eating lunch for losers. :'''James''': Victory tasted a lot better. == Showdown at Dark City == :'''Jessie''': Well, that was a complete waste of time. :'''James''': Looks like we're through. :'''Meowth''': ''[notices Electabuzz and Scyther charging at them]'' Huh? Unfortunately, we're not quite through yet. :'''Jessie and James''': Huh? :'''Scyther''': Scyther! :'''Electabuzz''': Blblblblblblbl! :'''Team Rocket''': AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! :'''James''': Somebody.... :'''Team Rocket''': HELP!!!! == The Problem with Paras == :'''Jessie''': Well, there goes our billions. :'''James''': And zillions. :'''Meowth''': I'm a hero, but I got zero! == Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon == :[''Gary is digging for fossils and stumbles upon one''] :'''Gary''': Success! My first Pokémon fossil! :'''Fan Girls''': Yay! Gary, Gary, he's the best! Found a fossil before the rest! Go, Gary! :[''an expert comes over, takes the fossil out of Gary's hands and examines it''] :'''Gary''': Impressive, isn't it? Found it on my first try. Looks like a brain from an extinct Pokémon. :'''Expert''': This is- :'''Gary''': [''hopeful''] A brain? :'''Expert''': It's fossilized Pokémon manure. [''Gary collapses in shock''] :'''Fan Girls''': Ewwwwww. Yuck! Gross! == Holy Matrimony! == :'''Brock''': I can't believe James is gone! :'''Ash''': I miss him! :'''Misty''': Grrrr... JAMES IS STANDING RIGHT HERE! <hr width=50%/> :'''Ash''': WOAH! Look at that! :'''Misty''': It's huge! :'''Brock''': I've seen shopping malls smaller than this place! :'''Misty''': It must have a hundred rooms! :'''Ash''': It's the biggest mansion I've ever seen! :'''Hopkins (the butler at James' family's mansion)''': This is not the mansion! This little dog house is for Growlie. <hr width=50%/> :'''Meowth''': ''[sighs]'' I guess all of that money and luxury was just too tempting for James to give up. == Princess vs. Princess== :'''Meowth''': Jessie.... :'''James''': Since you didn't win the real doll set.... :'''Jessie''': W-what are you....? Oh, no. You're all just a bunch of living dolls! == The Ultimate Test == :'''Narrator''': There seems to be a little mix-up! == The Breeding Center Secret == :'''Jessie''': James! Watch where you're throwing that dirt! :'''James''': Watch?! I can't see the foot in front of my face! :'''Meowth''': If you don't quit squawkin', you'll see the foot in front of your face! Mine!!!! == The Battle of the Badge == :'''Gary''': It's here.... :'''Ash''': What's here? :'''Gary''': A Pokémon that we've never seen did this. == Showdown at the Poké Corral == :'''Ash''': Hey! Cut it out!! == The Pi-Kahuna == :'''Meowth''': And now, all we have to do is wait for the next Humunga-Dunga. How long could that be? What? A couple of days? A week. Tops. Right? Right?! == Make Room for Gloom == :'''Ash''': Uh, Brock, are you talking to somebody? :'''Misty''': I think maybe you had a little to much of that antidote. <hr width=50%/> :'''Brock''': Rejected by the one girl I loved! I'll never find another like her again!! :'''Ash''': Uh, don't worry, Brock. You'll find plenty of other girls that won't reject you. <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': Hey, Ash! You didn't do any training. The Pokémon League competition is less than two months away. When are you gonna get ready? :'''Ash''': Don't worry, Misty. There's always tomorrow. :'''Misty''': Oh! :'''Narrator''': Don't be so sure, Ash. You're already one tomorrow closer to the battle of your life! == Lights, Camera, Quack-tion! == :'''Jessie''': Meowth, will you stop moving around? :'''Meowth''': I've got to breathe, don't I? Talk about a cliffhanger! :'''Jessie''': Prepare for trouble! :'''James''': With no stunt double! == Go West, Young Meowth == :'''Ash''': That's scary. :'''Brock''': Looks like our movie career is over. :'''Misty''': Even before it got started. == To Master the Onixpected == :''[Ash and the gang catch Team Rocket disguised as polecats]'' :'''Jessie''': Prepare for trouble, whippersnapper! :'''James''': And make it double, young feller! :'''Meowth''': I think we can fast forward through this. :''[he presses the fast-forward button on his remote, and everything speeds up]'' :'''Jessie''': ''[in hyperspeed]'' To protect the world from devastation! :'''James''': ''[also in hyperspeed]'' To unite all people within our nation! :'''Jessie''': To denounce the evils of truth and love! :'''James''': To extend our reach to the stars above! :'''Jessie''': JESSIE! :'''James''': JAMES! :'''Jessie''': Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light! :'''James''': Surrender now or prepare to fight! :'''Meowth''': ''[also in hyperspeed]'' Okay! :''[he presses the play button, and everything returns to normal speed]'' :'''Meowth''': ''[normal speed]'' Meowth, that's right! :'''Jessie''': ''[also in normal speed; worn out]'' Exhausting. :'''James''': ''[also in normal speed; worn out]'' I think I bit my tongue! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': I think things are looking sort of rocky, don't you? :'''James''': These Pokémon couldn't be boulder! :'''Meowth''': Maybe people take them for granite! == The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis == :'''Ash''': Where's that Jiggly-giant? == Bad to the Bone! == :'''Professor Oak''': It's too late for pointers, young man! If you're not ready for the Pokémon League now, you should quit and go home!! == All Fired Up! == :'''Jessie''': I think our plan.... :'''James''': Backfired! <hr width=50%/> :'''Narrator''': Will he be out of the league? Who knows? He's got to be in it to win it. == Round One: Begin! == :'''Mandi''': But I'm Mandi the Astounding. How could I lose? == Fire And Ice == :'''Waitress''': Do you want a plate? :'''Ash''': Yeah, but only if it's a collection plate! == The Fourth Round Rumble == :'''Jeanette''': ''[to Bellsprout]'' Make Bulba-sore! ''[laughs]'' == A Friend in Deed == :'''Jessie''': I just don't understand it. :'''James''': How can we feel so low.... :'''Meowth''': When we're up so high? :'''Jessie''': 100 Pokémon in a bag, 100 Pokémon.... :'''James''': If all of those Pokémon go free.... :'''Meowth''': Ain't no Pokémon for me. == Friends to the End == :''[at the beginning of the episode, Ash is moping around, annoyed about how his Charizard cost him the match at the Indigo Plateau...]'' :'''Ash''': ''(thinking)'' Why did I have to lose? :'''Pikachu''': ''(worried)'' Pika-pi. :'''Professor Oak''': So, he's been laying in there by himself since he lost the match? :'''Brock''': Yeah, he won't even eat or anything. :'''Delia''': Maybe he's coming down with a cold. :'''Brock''': No, he's just depressed. :'''Professor Oak''': Depressed about what?! :'''Delia''': About the match?! :'''Brock''': ''(nods his head 'yes')'' Mmh. I think that he feels like a total loser 'cause Ritchie beat him. :'''Misty''': He should be happy he made it all the way to the 5th round. I know he feels bad, but he can't just mope around forever. ''(opens the door and walks into the room to get Ash)'' Hey, Ash, let's go get something to eat. :'''Ash''': No thanks. :'''Misty''': ''(groans)'' Well, how about a walk? :'''Ash''': Go by yourself. :'''Misty''': ''(groans in frustration)'' Hey, let's go down the Pokemon village and buy some souvenirs. ''(tries to get Ash up from the bed)'' Maybe they'll have some-- :'''Ash''': ''(pulls away)'' Leave me alone! :'''Misty''': Hey, I'm just trying to help you, Ash! :'''Ash''': ''(sits up)'' Well, I don't want your help! :'''Misty''': You big baby! :'''Ash''': ''(stands up from the bed)'' Just get out! :'''Pikachu''': ''(tries to calm them down)'' Pika-pika! :''(Brock and Delia run in)'' :'''Brock''': Alright now, that's enough! :'''Delia''': You mustn't be angry with Misty, dear. She thinks you should be very happy. :'''Ash''': Why? :'''Misty''': With the way you were training, you're lucky we even made it through the 1st round. :'''Ash''': Oh, yeah?! Well, I didn't see you out there winning any of those matches! :'''Misty''': When are you gonna get over yourself, Ash?! :'''Ash''': Why don't you?! :'''Misty''': Why don't I what?! :'''Pikachu''': ''(tries to calm them down)'' Pika... :'''Brock''': ''(restrains Ash)'' Okay, that's it! :'''Pikachu''': Pika... :'''Professor Oak''': ''(walks in)'' I'm afraid Misty has a point, Ash. :'''Ash''': Huh? :'''Professor Oak''': Maybe you could've gone much further if you haven't been so sure of yourself and you trained your Charizard properly. :'''Ash''': But I... :'''Professor Oak''': One thing can advance so far with strength and intuition. <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': I said I didn't, and I didn't! :'''Ash''': I said you did, because you did! :'''Misty''': I didn't! :'''Ash''': You did! :'''Misty''': Did not! :'''Ash''': Did too! :'''Misty''': Did not! :'''Ash''': You did too! <hr width=50%/> :'''Narrator''': Ash battled bravely in his first Pokémon League competition, and although he lost one crucial match, our young hero won a life-long friend. Now, he's more determined than ever to achieve his dreams of becoming a Pokémon master. ==External links== {{Wikipedia|List of Pokémon: Indigo League episodes}} [[Category:Japanese TV shows]] [[Category:Anime and manga series]] flxge0pb90n3a6adxow0e5q9wlf5qt6 3148906 3148905 2022-07-29T01:45:17Z 69.119.146.76 /* Pokémon Emergency */ wikitext text/x-wiki ---- :'''Seasons:''' [[Pokémon/Season 1|1]] [[Pokémon/Season 2|2]] [[Pokémon/Season 3|3]] [[Pokémon/Season 4|4]] [[Pokémon/Season 5|5]] [[Pokémon/Season 6|6]] [[Pokémon/Season 7|7]] [[Pokémon/Season 8|8]] [[Pokémon/Season 9|9]] [[Pokémon/Season 10|10]] [[Pokémon/Season 11|11]] [[Pokémon/Season 12|12]] [[Pokémon/Season 13|13]] [[Pokémon/Season 14|14]] [[Pokémon/Season 15|15]] [[Pokémon/Season 16|16]] [[Pokémon/Season 17|17]] [[Pokémon/Season 18|18]] [[Pokémon/Season 19|19]] [[Pokémon/Season 20|20]] [[Pokémon/Season 21|21]] [[Pokémon/Season 22|22]] | [[Pokémon|Main]] ---- <br/> This is a list of episodes in '''''Pokémon: Indigo League''''', the first season of the Pokémon animated series (ポケットモンスター Poketto Monsutā?, Pocket Monsters), covering the adventures of the series protagonist Ash Ketchum and his friends Pikachu, Misty, and Brock on the way to the Indigo Plateau. == Pokémon: I Choose You! == :'''Ash''': Hey! Get outta there! Agh... :''[Rattata runs away from his backpack]'' :'''Pokédex''': A forest Pokémon: Rattata. It likes cheese, nuts, fruits, and berries. :'''Ash''': Yeah, but this isn't a forest. It's an open field! :'''Pokédex''': It also comes out into open fields to steal food from ''stupid'' travelers. :'''Ash''': That means I-I'm stupid? == Pokémon Emergency == :'''Officer Jenny''': I left my motorcycle parked at the front desk! :'''Nurse Joy''': Next time, use the driveway. <hr width=50%/> :'''Professor Oak''': When my grandson Gary said that you wouldn't have a single new Pokémon by the time you got to Viridian City, I bet him $1,000,000 that he'd be wrong! :'''Ash''': ''[surprised]'' Well, money isn't everything, right? :'''Professor Oak''': ''[dejected]'' Oh, why do I even bother? <hr width=50%/> :''[Misty confronts Ash at the Pokémon Center with her burnt bicycle]'' :'''Misty''': I knew I'd find you here! :'''Ash''': ''[seeing that her bike is destroyed]'' Hey, what happened to your bike?! :'''Misty''': What happened to my bike?! ''You'' happened to my bike, you little loser! This is what's left after you stole it to save your Pokémon! <hr width=50%/> :'''Ash''': What are... who are they?! :'''Jessie''': Don't be frightened, little boy. :'''James''': Allow us to introduce ourselves. :'''Jessie''': To protect the world from devastation. :'''James''': To unite all peoples within our nation. :'''Jessie''': To denounce the evils of truth and love! :'''James''': To extend our reach to the stars above. :'''Jessie''': Jessie! :'''James''': James. :'''Jessie''': Team Rocket! Blast off at the speed of light! :'''James''': Surrender now or prepare to fight! :'''Meowth''': Meowth! That's right~! <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': You grab Pikachu and get out of here! I'll take care of these three clowns. :'''Jessie''': That's pretty big talk coming from such a little lady. :'''Misty''': At least you're right about the pretty part, thanks for the compliment. :'''James''': The girl thinks she's pretty. :'''Jessie''': I agree with her. I think she's pretty, too. Pretty pathetic! :'''Misty''': Hmmmm, I'll show you! Poké Ball, go! :''[Goldeen comes out rolling and jumping on the floor, to Jessie and James' shock]'' :'''Misty''': Goldeen, return. :'''Jessie''': That's her best shot? :'''James''': She's all washed up. <hr width=50%/> :'''Officer Jenny''': Too late, but not for the fireworks! <hr width=50%/> :'''Meowth''': That Pikachu is no ordinary Pikachu. :'''James''': It's certainly rare. A perfect prize. :'''Jessie''': Let's catch it. :'''Meowth''': Perhaps, we will. == Ash Catches a Pokémon == :'''Ash''': ''[hugging his Poké-Ball]'' I love my new little Pokémon! :'''Misty''': I guess it takes a worm to love a worm. :'''Ash''': [''sarcastically''] Very funny. <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': ''[about Caterpie]'' It's so gross. ''[scared]'' Ash, put that slimy thing back in the Poké-Ball! Bugs are one of the three most disgusting things in the world! :'''Ash''': Aside from you, what are the other disgusting things? :'''Misty''': Very funny. Carrots, peppers, and bugs. Everybody has something they don't like and I don't like bugs! :'''Ash''': Well, yeah, I like carrots, and peppers, and bugs. What I ''don't'' like is the way you're hurting Caterpie's feelings with your silly fear of bugs. :'''Misty''': ''[dismissively]'' Hmph! == Challenge of the Samurai == :[''Misty screams''] :'''Ash''': What's wrong now? :'''Misty''': I saw another bug. Gross! :[''Pikachu and Ash sigh''] :'''Ash''': Maybe its a cow-terpie! <hr width=50%/> :'''James''': Do you have any more bright ideas? :'''Jessie''': Well, unlike you at least I have ideas! :'''Meowth''': Yeah, and they're all bad. :'''Jessie''': WHO ASKED YOU?! == Showdown in Pewter City == :'''Ash''': My conscience is holding me back! I can't bring myself to beat Brock! I'm imagining his little brothers and sisters stopping me from beating the one person they love! :'''Misty''': Uh, Ash, I think you better you open your eyes! == Clefairy and the Moon Stone == :'''Jessie''': Well, it looks like Team Rocket is.... :'''James''': Blasting off again! :'''Meowth''': That was the Metronome! :'''Jessie''': I give it two thumbs down! :'''James''': Me too! :'''Meowth''': Meowth three! == The Water Flowers of Cerulean City == :'''James''': The coast is clear. :'''Jessie''': Nothing to fear. :'''Meowth''': Nobody here! <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': Oh no! Staryu looks like it's in real pain! :'''Ash''': It doesn't even have a face. How can you tell? :'''Misty''': Because I'm sensitive to other's feelings! That's how! :'''Ash''': ''[sarcastically]'' Oh, yeah? Like I'm not? <hr width=50%/> :'''Ash''': Misty, you're not gonna be a sore loser, aren't you? :'''Misty''': I didn't lose anything! It was just a draw! :'''Ash''': Well, I'm the one who won the badge! :'''Misty''': You know you lost with Butterfree! :'''Ash''': That was just round 1. I made a great comeback! :'''Misty''': If Team Rocket hadn't busted in, I would've destroyed you! :'''Ash''': You're lucky they've showed up. You were about to lose! :'''Misty''': Lose?! I was just getting started! :'''Ash''': Oh, yeah?! :'''Misty''': Oh, yeah! :'''Brock''': Oh, brother! == The School of Hard Knocks== :'''Misty''': All that crunching is ruining my romantic daydreams! == Charmander - The Stray Pokémon == :'''Misty''': I just can't go one step further. We've been looking for Vermilion City for 10 whole days! == Here Comes the Squirtle Squad == :'''Misty''': It's Meowth! :'''Ash''': Meowth?! == Electric Shock Showdown == :'''Ash''': Use the strategy we planned, Pikachu! You can do it! :'''Surge''': A strategy? So they've planned a new way to lose! == Battle Aboard the St. Anne == :'''James''': Wait! There goes my next paycheck! :'''Jessie''': Who cares about your paycheck? What about mine?! :'''Meowth''': We gotta get out of here! <hr width=50%/> :'''Captain''': May I have your attention? Anyone who didn't leave the ship safely, please say "Aye." Good. Well done. Everyone's safe then. == Pokémon Shipwreck == :'''James''': Jessica? :'''Jessie''': Yes, James? :'''James''': Whoever said beauty doesn't last must've been thinking of us! :'''Jessie''': I'll always remember what a wonderful dresser you were!
 :'''James''': So will I! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': Dimwit! If you're the master, don't act like you're scared of it! :'''James''': I am scared! <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': Now you've done it! Magikarp has evolved into a Gyarados! == Island of the Giant Pokémon == :'''Squirtle''': Maybe they got eaten by wild Pokémon. ''[makes a scary face with razor-sharp teeth, making a chomping motion]'' :'''Pikachu''': Don't say things like that! :'''Charmander''': Yeah, cut it out! :'''Squirtle''': Sorry. <hr width=50%/> :[''after a giant Venusaur is spotted''] :'''Squirtle''': [''to Bulbasaur''] You go and speak to it, you guys are like family! :'''Bulbasaur''': No way. I have no family. Consider me an orphan. :'''Charmander''': Good point. :'''Squirtle''': Coward. <hr width=50%/> :'''Giovanni''': What?! Pokemon Land has been totally destroyed?! ''[growls]'' I spent millions on that place! == Beauty and the Beach == :'''Prof. Oak''': Your mother's been worried about you, Ash. She says she still thinks of you as her little pumpkin. :'''Ash''': That makes me sound like a baby. :'''Delia''': You'll ''always'' be my baby, won't you? :'''Ash''': Yeah. :'''Delia''': Well, I just hope you aren't eating a lot of junk food and getting into any trouble. :'''Ash''': Of course not! :''[he suddenly remembers his boat accident]'' :'''Ash''': At least not a lotta trouble. :'''Delia''': What's that mean? :'''Moe''': ''I'm'' the one who got into trouble, Mrs. Ketchum. Ash helped out at my restaurant when I really needed help. But even more importantly, your son has been a great inspiration to me. :'''Delia''': That's wonderful! What a relief. :'''Ash''': Thanks, Moe. == The Ghost of Maiden's Peak == :'''Misty''': Then how about this! :'''Gastly''': What's that? :'''Misty''': It's a cross! I've also got garlic, a stake, and a hammer! :'''Gastly''': ...What do I look like, a vampire or something? == The Tower of Terror == :'''Ash''': ''[after frightening his group with a mask]'' Sorry, guys! I was just testing you. If we're gonna try to catch a Ghost Pokémon, we gotta learn to deal with fear. That's the only way we can become great Pokémon trainers. :'''Misty''': You must be crazy! :'''Brock''': Don't ever do that! == Haunter vs Kadabra == :'''James''': With a flick of this fishing net, we'll round up Pikachu. :'''Meowth''': You mean that's your secret weapon?! :'''James''': It takes a genius to realize a fishing net is the perfect weapon! :'''Jessie''': Oh, James, it's the greatest discovery since Einstein invented the light bulb! :'''Jessie and James''': ''[sing and dance]'' Even greater than the chicken who invented the egg! :''[the egg falls on them]'' :'''James''': All of us true geniuses know, of course, that it was actually the egg that preceded the chicken. :'''Jessie''': Of course. I knew that. I had just forgotten. :'''Meowth''': Now you got my brain scrambled! Let's cut the egg-splanations and capture Pikachu! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': Hello, up there! Anyone!! We're trapped down here!!! :'''James''': Stop pouring cement! :'''Meowth''': Get me out of here! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': A little cement.... :'''James''': Will never stop Team Rocket. :'''Meowth''': A little cement.... == Primeape Goes Bananas == :'''Professor Oak''': I can't write a good poem without rhymes, and you can't be a good Pokémon trainer without catching more Pokémon. == Pokémon Scent-sation == :'''Erika''': P for Pretty, E for Elegant, R for Radiant, F for Fun, U for Urbane, M for Mysterious, E for Energy, and that spells... :'''Misty''': Perfume! :'''Brock''': Right! <hr width=50%/> :''[The three employees angrily confront Ash for his rude remarks about the perfume]'' :'''Employee 1''': YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF! :'''Employee 2''': YOU INSENSITIVE LITTLE WORM! :'''Ash''': What did I say? :''[The purple-haired employee kicks Ash out of the store]'' :'''Employee 3''': GET OUT! AND DON'T COME BACK! :'''Ash''': I don't wanna come back!! I'm on my way to the Celadon Gym! == Pokémon Fashion Flash == :'''Narrator''': So long, Salon Roquet! == The Punchy Pokémon == :'''Meowth''': Honey baked ham! Roast leg of lamb!! Strawberry jam!!! :'''James''': Sirloin steaks! Chocolate cakes!! :'''Jessie''': Can't you numbskulls think of anything but food?! == Sparks Fly For Magnemite == :'''Ash''': Gee, that Magnemite is following Pikachu around like some sort of streaker. :'''Brock''': Um, Ash, you mean 'stalker'. == Dig Those Diglett == :'''James''': Some principle of induced evolution. :'''Jessie''': ''[reads a manual]'' It says here that Pokémon need to accumulate a certain amount of experience points before they can successfully evolve. :'''James''': ''[depressed]'' ''Our'' experience is nothing but losing. == The Ninja Poké-Showdown == :'''Aya''': Born in darkness, living in darkness, such is the fate of the ninja. I am Aya, ninja warrior! :'''Misty''': ''[about Aya's uniform color]'' But don't you think that color is a little bright for a ninja? :'''Aya''': I don't need your fashion report! == The Flame Pokémon-athon! == :'''Dario''': ''[growls]'' You're the reason I didn't win the Pokémon challenge! Team Rocket's the worst!! :'''Jessie''': We'll just have to plan better next year. :'''James''': And maybe you can get some nicer riding clothes. :'''Meowth''': And give that smelly bird a bath. == The Bridge Bike Gang == ''[Ash, Misty and Brock finds out Jessie and James used to belong to a bike gang]'' :'''James''': I guess our secret past is not a secret anymore. :'''Ash''': I kind of wish it still was! == Ditto's Mysterious Mansion == :'''James''': Will you stop it, Meowth?! :'''Jessie''': The only way we can get out of this mess is to dress you up like a Dratini and present you to the boss. :'''Meowth''': Pea-brains! This won't work!! == Pikachu's Goodbye == :'''Meowth''': It's a Pika-Palooza! :'''Jessie''': We're at the Pika of our powers. :'''James''': Chu can say that again, Jess! == The Battling Eevee Brothers == :'''Misty''': Stop that! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': Well, it's back to eating lunch for losers. :'''James''': Victory tasted a lot better. == Showdown at Dark City == :'''Jessie''': Well, that was a complete waste of time. :'''James''': Looks like we're through. :'''Meowth''': ''[notices Electabuzz and Scyther charging at them]'' Huh? Unfortunately, we're not quite through yet. :'''Jessie and James''': Huh? :'''Scyther''': Scyther! :'''Electabuzz''': Blblblblblblbl! :'''Team Rocket''': AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! :'''James''': Somebody.... :'''Team Rocket''': HELP!!!! == The Problem with Paras == :'''Jessie''': Well, there goes our billions. :'''James''': And zillions. :'''Meowth''': I'm a hero, but I got zero! == Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon == :[''Gary is digging for fossils and stumbles upon one''] :'''Gary''': Success! My first Pokémon fossil! :'''Fan Girls''': Yay! Gary, Gary, he's the best! Found a fossil before the rest! Go, Gary! :[''an expert comes over, takes the fossil out of Gary's hands and examines it''] :'''Gary''': Impressive, isn't it? Found it on my first try. Looks like a brain from an extinct Pokémon. :'''Expert''': This is- :'''Gary''': [''hopeful''] A brain? :'''Expert''': It's fossilized Pokémon manure. [''Gary collapses in shock''] :'''Fan Girls''': Ewwwwww. Yuck! Gross! == Holy Matrimony! == :'''Brock''': I can't believe James is gone! :'''Ash''': I miss him! :'''Misty''': Grrrr... JAMES IS STANDING RIGHT HERE! <hr width=50%/> :'''Ash''': WOAH! Look at that! :'''Misty''': It's huge! :'''Brock''': I've seen shopping malls smaller than this place! :'''Misty''': It must have a hundred rooms! :'''Ash''': It's the biggest mansion I've ever seen! :'''Hopkins (the butler at James' family's mansion)''': This is not the mansion! This little dog house is for Growlie. <hr width=50%/> :'''Meowth''': ''[sighs]'' I guess all of that money and luxury was just too tempting for James to give up. == Princess vs. Princess== :'''Meowth''': Jessie.... :'''James''': Since you didn't win the real doll set.... :'''Jessie''': W-what are you....? Oh, no. You're all just a bunch of living dolls! == The Ultimate Test == :'''Narrator''': There seems to be a little mix-up! == The Breeding Center Secret == :'''Jessie''': James! Watch where you're throwing that dirt! :'''James''': Watch?! I can't see the foot in front of my face! :'''Meowth''': If you don't quit squawkin', you'll see the foot in front of your face! Mine!!!! == The Battle of the Badge == :'''Gary''': It's here.... :'''Ash''': What's here? :'''Gary''': A Pokémon that we've never seen did this. == Showdown at the Poké Corral == :'''Ash''': Hey! Cut it out!! == The Pi-Kahuna == :'''Meowth''': And now, all we have to do is wait for the next Humunga-Dunga. How long could that be? What? A couple of days? A week. Tops. Right? Right?! == Make Room for Gloom == :'''Ash''': Uh, Brock, are you talking to somebody? :'''Misty''': I think maybe you had a little to much of that antidote. <hr width=50%/> :'''Brock''': Rejected by the one girl I loved! I'll never find another like her again!! :'''Ash''': Uh, don't worry, Brock. You'll find plenty of other girls that won't reject you. <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': Hey, Ash! You didn't do any training. The Pokémon League competition is less than two months away. When are you gonna get ready? :'''Ash''': Don't worry, Misty. There's always tomorrow. :'''Misty''': Oh! :'''Narrator''': Don't be so sure, Ash. You're already one tomorrow closer to the battle of your life! == Lights, Camera, Quack-tion! == :'''Jessie''': Meowth, will you stop moving around? :'''Meowth''': I've got to breathe, don't I? Talk about a cliffhanger! :'''Jessie''': Prepare for trouble! :'''James''': With no stunt double! == Go West, Young Meowth == :'''Ash''': That's scary. :'''Brock''': Looks like our movie career is over. :'''Misty''': Even before it got started. == To Master the Onixpected == :''[Ash and the gang catch Team Rocket disguised as polecats]'' :'''Jessie''': Prepare for trouble, whippersnapper! :'''James''': And make it double, young feller! :'''Meowth''': I think we can fast forward through this. :''[he presses the fast-forward button on his remote, and everything speeds up]'' :'''Jessie''': ''[in hyperspeed]'' To protect the world from devastation! :'''James''': ''[also in hyperspeed]'' To unite all people within our nation! :'''Jessie''': To denounce the evils of truth and love! :'''James''': To extend our reach to the stars above! :'''Jessie''': JESSIE! :'''James''': JAMES! :'''Jessie''': Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light! :'''James''': Surrender now or prepare to fight! :'''Meowth''': ''[also in hyperspeed]'' Okay! :''[he presses the play button, and everything returns to normal speed]'' :'''Meowth''': ''[normal speed]'' Meowth, that's right! :'''Jessie''': ''[also in normal speed; worn out]'' Exhausting. :'''James''': ''[also in normal speed; worn out]'' I think I bit my tongue! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': I think things are looking sort of rocky, don't you? :'''James''': These Pokémon couldn't be boulder! :'''Meowth''': Maybe people take them for granite! == The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis == :'''Ash''': Where's that Jiggly-giant? == Bad to the Bone! == :'''Professor Oak''': It's too late for pointers, young man! If you're not ready for the Pokémon League now, you should quit and go home!! == All Fired Up! == :'''Jessie''': I think our plan.... :'''James''': Backfired! <hr width=50%/> :'''Narrator''': Will he be out of the league? Who knows? He's got to be in it to win it. == Round One: Begin! == :'''Mandi''': But I'm Mandi the Astounding. How could I lose? == Fire And Ice == :'''Waitress''': Do you want a plate? :'''Ash''': Yeah, but only if it's a collection plate! == The Fourth Round Rumble == :'''Jeanette''': ''[to Bellsprout]'' Make Bulba-sore! ''[laughs]'' == A Friend in Deed == :'''Jessie''': I just don't understand it. :'''James''': How can we feel so low.... :'''Meowth''': When we're up so high? :'''Jessie''': 100 Pokémon in a bag, 100 Pokémon.... :'''James''': If all of those Pokémon go free.... :'''Meowth''': Ain't no Pokémon for me. == Friends to the End == :''[at the beginning of the episode, Ash is moping around, annoyed about how his Charizard cost him the match at the Indigo Plateau...]'' :'''Ash''': ''(thinking)'' Why did I have to lose? :'''Pikachu''': ''(worried)'' Pika-pi. :'''Professor Oak''': So, he's been laying in there by himself since he lost the match? :'''Brock''': Yeah, he won't even eat or anything. :'''Delia''': Maybe he's coming down with a cold. :'''Brock''': No, he's just depressed. :'''Professor Oak''': Depressed about what?! :'''Delia''': About the match?! :'''Brock''': ''(nods his head 'yes')'' Mmh. I think that he feels like a total loser 'cause Ritchie beat him. :'''Misty''': He should be happy he made it all the way to the 5th round. I know he feels bad, but he can't just mope around forever. ''(opens the door and walks into the room to get Ash)'' Hey, Ash, let's go get something to eat. :'''Ash''': No thanks. :'''Misty''': ''(groans)'' Well, how about a walk? :'''Ash''': Go by yourself. :'''Misty''': ''(groans in frustration)'' Hey, let's go down the Pokemon village and buy some souvenirs. ''(tries to get Ash up from the bed)'' Maybe they'll have some-- :'''Ash''': ''(pulls away)'' Leave me alone! :'''Misty''': Hey, I'm just trying to help you, Ash! :'''Ash''': ''(sits up)'' Well, I don't want your help! :'''Misty''': You big baby! :'''Ash''': ''(stands up from the bed)'' Just get out! :'''Pikachu''': ''(tries to calm them down)'' Pika-pika! :''(Brock and Delia run in)'' :'''Brock''': Alright now, that's enough! :'''Delia''': You mustn't be angry with Misty, dear. She thinks you should be very happy. :'''Ash''': Why? :'''Misty''': With the way you were training, you're lucky we even made it through the 1st round. :'''Ash''': Oh, yeah?! Well, I didn't see you out there winning any of those matches! :'''Misty''': When are you gonna get over yourself, Ash?! :'''Ash''': Why don't you?! :'''Misty''': Why don't I what?! :'''Pikachu''': ''(tries to calm them down)'' Pika... :'''Brock''': ''(restrains Ash)'' Okay, that's it! :'''Pikachu''': Pika... :'''Professor Oak''': ''(walks in)'' I'm afraid Misty has a point, Ash. :'''Ash''': Huh? :'''Professor Oak''': Maybe you could've gone much further if you haven't been so sure of yourself and you trained your Charizard properly. :'''Ash''': But I... :'''Professor Oak''': One thing can advance so far with strength and intuition. <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': I said I didn't, and I didn't! :'''Ash''': I said you did, because you did! :'''Misty''': I didn't! :'''Ash''': You did! :'''Misty''': Did not! :'''Ash''': Did too! :'''Misty''': Did not! :'''Ash''': You did too! <hr width=50%/> :'''Narrator''': Ash battled bravely in his first Pokémon League competition, and although he lost one crucial match, our young hero won a life-long friend. Now, he's more determined than ever to achieve his dreams of becoming a Pokémon master. ==External links== {{Wikipedia|List of Pokémon: Indigo League episodes}} [[Category:Japanese TV shows]] [[Category:Anime and manga series]] n7i2y9kezbih83a7r17adksdkk0kky1 3148908 3148906 2022-07-29T01:45:38Z 69.119.146.76 /* Challenge of the Samurai */ wikitext text/x-wiki ---- :'''Seasons:''' [[Pokémon/Season 1|1]] [[Pokémon/Season 2|2]] [[Pokémon/Season 3|3]] [[Pokémon/Season 4|4]] [[Pokémon/Season 5|5]] [[Pokémon/Season 6|6]] [[Pokémon/Season 7|7]] [[Pokémon/Season 8|8]] [[Pokémon/Season 9|9]] [[Pokémon/Season 10|10]] [[Pokémon/Season 11|11]] [[Pokémon/Season 12|12]] [[Pokémon/Season 13|13]] [[Pokémon/Season 14|14]] [[Pokémon/Season 15|15]] [[Pokémon/Season 16|16]] [[Pokémon/Season 17|17]] [[Pokémon/Season 18|18]] [[Pokémon/Season 19|19]] [[Pokémon/Season 20|20]] [[Pokémon/Season 21|21]] [[Pokémon/Season 22|22]] | [[Pokémon|Main]] ---- <br/> This is a list of episodes in '''''Pokémon: Indigo League''''', the first season of the Pokémon animated series (ポケットモンスター Poketto Monsutā?, Pocket Monsters), covering the adventures of the series protagonist Ash Ketchum and his friends Pikachu, Misty, and Brock on the way to the Indigo Plateau. == Pokémon: I Choose You! == :'''Ash''': Hey! Get outta there! Agh... :''[Rattata runs away from his backpack]'' :'''Pokédex''': A forest Pokémon: Rattata. It likes cheese, nuts, fruits, and berries. :'''Ash''': Yeah, but this isn't a forest. It's an open field! :'''Pokédex''': It also comes out into open fields to steal food from ''stupid'' travelers. :'''Ash''': That means I-I'm stupid? == Pokémon Emergency == :'''Officer Jenny''': I left my motorcycle parked at the front desk! :'''Nurse Joy''': Next time, use the driveway. <hr width=50%/> :'''Professor Oak''': When my grandson Gary said that you wouldn't have a single new Pokémon by the time you got to Viridian City, I bet him $1,000,000 that he'd be wrong! :'''Ash''': ''[surprised]'' Well, money isn't everything, right? :'''Professor Oak''': ''[dejected]'' Oh, why do I even bother? <hr width=50%/> :''[Misty confronts Ash at the Pokémon Center with her burnt bicycle]'' :'''Misty''': I knew I'd find you here! :'''Ash''': ''[seeing that her bike is destroyed]'' Hey, what happened to your bike?! :'''Misty''': What happened to my bike?! ''You'' happened to my bike, you little loser! This is what's left after you stole it to save your Pokémon! <hr width=50%/> :'''Ash''': What are... who are they?! :'''Jessie''': Don't be frightened, little boy. :'''James''': Allow us to introduce ourselves. :'''Jessie''': To protect the world from devastation. :'''James''': To unite all peoples within our nation. :'''Jessie''': To denounce the evils of truth and love! :'''James''': To extend our reach to the stars above. :'''Jessie''': Jessie! :'''James''': James. :'''Jessie''': Team Rocket! Blast off at the speed of light! :'''James''': Surrender now or prepare to fight! :'''Meowth''': Meowth! That's right~! <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': You grab Pikachu and get out of here! I'll take care of these three clowns. :'''Jessie''': That's pretty big talk coming from such a little lady. :'''Misty''': At least you're right about the pretty part, thanks for the compliment. :'''James''': The girl thinks she's pretty. :'''Jessie''': I agree with her. I think she's pretty, too. Pretty pathetic! :'''Misty''': Hmmmm, I'll show you! Poké Ball, go! :''[Goldeen comes out rolling and jumping on the floor, to Jessie and James' shock]'' :'''Misty''': Goldeen, return. :'''Jessie''': That's her best shot? :'''James''': She's all washed up. <hr width=50%/> :'''Officer Jenny''': Too late, but not for the fireworks! <hr width=50%/> :'''Meowth''': That Pikachu is no ordinary Pikachu. :'''James''': It's certainly rare. A perfect prize. :'''Jessie''': Let's catch it. :'''Meowth''': Perhaps, we will. == Ash Catches a Pokémon == :'''Ash''': ''[hugging his Poké-Ball]'' I love my new little Pokémon! :'''Misty''': I guess it takes a worm to love a worm. :'''Ash''': [''sarcastically''] Very funny. <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': ''[about Caterpie]'' It's so gross. ''[scared]'' Ash, put that slimy thing back in the Poké-Ball! Bugs are one of the three most disgusting things in the world! :'''Ash''': Aside from you, what are the other disgusting things? :'''Misty''': Very funny. Carrots, peppers, and bugs. Everybody has something they don't like and I don't like bugs! :'''Ash''': Well, yeah, I like carrots, and peppers, and bugs. What I ''don't'' like is the way you're hurting Caterpie's feelings with your silly fear of bugs. :'''Misty''': ''[dismissively]'' Hmph! == Challenge of the Samurai == :[''Misty screams''] :'''Ash''': What's wrong now? :'''Misty''': I saw another bug. Gross! :[''Pikachu and Ash sigh''] :'''Ash''': Maybe its a Cow-terpie! <hr width=50%/> :'''James''': Do you have any more bright ideas? :'''Jessie''': Well, unlike you at least I have ideas! :'''Meowth''': Yeah, and they're all bad. :'''Jessie''': WHO ASKED YOU?! == Showdown in Pewter City == :'''Ash''': My conscience is holding me back! I can't bring myself to beat Brock! I'm imagining his little brothers and sisters stopping me from beating the one person they love! :'''Misty''': Uh, Ash, I think you better you open your eyes! == Clefairy and the Moon Stone == :'''Jessie''': Well, it looks like Team Rocket is.... :'''James''': Blasting off again! :'''Meowth''': That was the Metronome! :'''Jessie''': I give it two thumbs down! :'''James''': Me too! :'''Meowth''': Meowth three! == The Water Flowers of Cerulean City == :'''James''': The coast is clear. :'''Jessie''': Nothing to fear. :'''Meowth''': Nobody here! <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': Oh no! Staryu looks like it's in real pain! :'''Ash''': It doesn't even have a face. How can you tell? :'''Misty''': Because I'm sensitive to other's feelings! That's how! :'''Ash''': ''[sarcastically]'' Oh, yeah? Like I'm not? <hr width=50%/> :'''Ash''': Misty, you're not gonna be a sore loser, aren't you? :'''Misty''': I didn't lose anything! It was just a draw! :'''Ash''': Well, I'm the one who won the badge! :'''Misty''': You know you lost with Butterfree! :'''Ash''': That was just round 1. I made a great comeback! :'''Misty''': If Team Rocket hadn't busted in, I would've destroyed you! :'''Ash''': You're lucky they've showed up. You were about to lose! :'''Misty''': Lose?! I was just getting started! :'''Ash''': Oh, yeah?! :'''Misty''': Oh, yeah! :'''Brock''': Oh, brother! == The School of Hard Knocks== :'''Misty''': All that crunching is ruining my romantic daydreams! == Charmander - The Stray Pokémon == :'''Misty''': I just can't go one step further. We've been looking for Vermilion City for 10 whole days! == Here Comes the Squirtle Squad == :'''Misty''': It's Meowth! :'''Ash''': Meowth?! == Electric Shock Showdown == :'''Ash''': Use the strategy we planned, Pikachu! You can do it! :'''Surge''': A strategy? So they've planned a new way to lose! == Battle Aboard the St. Anne == :'''James''': Wait! There goes my next paycheck! :'''Jessie''': Who cares about your paycheck? What about mine?! :'''Meowth''': We gotta get out of here! <hr width=50%/> :'''Captain''': May I have your attention? Anyone who didn't leave the ship safely, please say "Aye." Good. Well done. Everyone's safe then. == Pokémon Shipwreck == :'''James''': Jessica? :'''Jessie''': Yes, James? :'''James''': Whoever said beauty doesn't last must've been thinking of us! :'''Jessie''': I'll always remember what a wonderful dresser you were!
 :'''James''': So will I! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': Dimwit! If you're the master, don't act like you're scared of it! :'''James''': I am scared! <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': Now you've done it! Magikarp has evolved into a Gyarados! == Island of the Giant Pokémon == :'''Squirtle''': Maybe they got eaten by wild Pokémon. ''[makes a scary face with razor-sharp teeth, making a chomping motion]'' :'''Pikachu''': Don't say things like that! :'''Charmander''': Yeah, cut it out! :'''Squirtle''': Sorry. <hr width=50%/> :[''after a giant Venusaur is spotted''] :'''Squirtle''': [''to Bulbasaur''] You go and speak to it, you guys are like family! :'''Bulbasaur''': No way. I have no family. Consider me an orphan. :'''Charmander''': Good point. :'''Squirtle''': Coward. <hr width=50%/> :'''Giovanni''': What?! Pokemon Land has been totally destroyed?! ''[growls]'' I spent millions on that place! == Beauty and the Beach == :'''Prof. Oak''': Your mother's been worried about you, Ash. She says she still thinks of you as her little pumpkin. :'''Ash''': That makes me sound like a baby. :'''Delia''': You'll ''always'' be my baby, won't you? :'''Ash''': Yeah. :'''Delia''': Well, I just hope you aren't eating a lot of junk food and getting into any trouble. :'''Ash''': Of course not! :''[he suddenly remembers his boat accident]'' :'''Ash''': At least not a lotta trouble. :'''Delia''': What's that mean? :'''Moe''': ''I'm'' the one who got into trouble, Mrs. Ketchum. Ash helped out at my restaurant when I really needed help. But even more importantly, your son has been a great inspiration to me. :'''Delia''': That's wonderful! What a relief. :'''Ash''': Thanks, Moe. == The Ghost of Maiden's Peak == :'''Misty''': Then how about this! :'''Gastly''': What's that? :'''Misty''': It's a cross! I've also got garlic, a stake, and a hammer! :'''Gastly''': ...What do I look like, a vampire or something? == The Tower of Terror == :'''Ash''': ''[after frightening his group with a mask]'' Sorry, guys! I was just testing you. If we're gonna try to catch a Ghost Pokémon, we gotta learn to deal with fear. That's the only way we can become great Pokémon trainers. :'''Misty''': You must be crazy! :'''Brock''': Don't ever do that! == Haunter vs Kadabra == :'''James''': With a flick of this fishing net, we'll round up Pikachu. :'''Meowth''': You mean that's your secret weapon?! :'''James''': It takes a genius to realize a fishing net is the perfect weapon! :'''Jessie''': Oh, James, it's the greatest discovery since Einstein invented the light bulb! :'''Jessie and James''': ''[sing and dance]'' Even greater than the chicken who invented the egg! :''[the egg falls on them]'' :'''James''': All of us true geniuses know, of course, that it was actually the egg that preceded the chicken. :'''Jessie''': Of course. I knew that. I had just forgotten. :'''Meowth''': Now you got my brain scrambled! Let's cut the egg-splanations and capture Pikachu! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': Hello, up there! Anyone!! We're trapped down here!!! :'''James''': Stop pouring cement! :'''Meowth''': Get me out of here! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': A little cement.... :'''James''': Will never stop Team Rocket. :'''Meowth''': A little cement.... == Primeape Goes Bananas == :'''Professor Oak''': I can't write a good poem without rhymes, and you can't be a good Pokémon trainer without catching more Pokémon. == Pokémon Scent-sation == :'''Erika''': P for Pretty, E for Elegant, R for Radiant, F for Fun, U for Urbane, M for Mysterious, E for Energy, and that spells... :'''Misty''': Perfume! :'''Brock''': Right! <hr width=50%/> :''[The three employees angrily confront Ash for his rude remarks about the perfume]'' :'''Employee 1''': YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF! :'''Employee 2''': YOU INSENSITIVE LITTLE WORM! :'''Ash''': What did I say? :''[The purple-haired employee kicks Ash out of the store]'' :'''Employee 3''': GET OUT! AND DON'T COME BACK! :'''Ash''': I don't wanna come back!! I'm on my way to the Celadon Gym! == Pokémon Fashion Flash == :'''Narrator''': So long, Salon Roquet! == The Punchy Pokémon == :'''Meowth''': Honey baked ham! Roast leg of lamb!! Strawberry jam!!! :'''James''': Sirloin steaks! Chocolate cakes!! :'''Jessie''': Can't you numbskulls think of anything but food?! == Sparks Fly For Magnemite == :'''Ash''': Gee, that Magnemite is following Pikachu around like some sort of streaker. :'''Brock''': Um, Ash, you mean 'stalker'. == Dig Those Diglett == :'''James''': Some principle of induced evolution. :'''Jessie''': ''[reads a manual]'' It says here that Pokémon need to accumulate a certain amount of experience points before they can successfully evolve. :'''James''': ''[depressed]'' ''Our'' experience is nothing but losing. == The Ninja Poké-Showdown == :'''Aya''': Born in darkness, living in darkness, such is the fate of the ninja. I am Aya, ninja warrior! :'''Misty''': ''[about Aya's uniform color]'' But don't you think that color is a little bright for a ninja? :'''Aya''': I don't need your fashion report! == The Flame Pokémon-athon! == :'''Dario''': ''[growls]'' You're the reason I didn't win the Pokémon challenge! Team Rocket's the worst!! :'''Jessie''': We'll just have to plan better next year. :'''James''': And maybe you can get some nicer riding clothes. :'''Meowth''': And give that smelly bird a bath. == The Bridge Bike Gang == ''[Ash, Misty and Brock finds out Jessie and James used to belong to a bike gang]'' :'''James''': I guess our secret past is not a secret anymore. :'''Ash''': I kind of wish it still was! == Ditto's Mysterious Mansion == :'''James''': Will you stop it, Meowth?! :'''Jessie''': The only way we can get out of this mess is to dress you up like a Dratini and present you to the boss. :'''Meowth''': Pea-brains! This won't work!! == Pikachu's Goodbye == :'''Meowth''': It's a Pika-Palooza! :'''Jessie''': We're at the Pika of our powers. :'''James''': Chu can say that again, Jess! == The Battling Eevee Brothers == :'''Misty''': Stop that! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': Well, it's back to eating lunch for losers. :'''James''': Victory tasted a lot better. == Showdown at Dark City == :'''Jessie''': Well, that was a complete waste of time. :'''James''': Looks like we're through. :'''Meowth''': ''[notices Electabuzz and Scyther charging at them]'' Huh? Unfortunately, we're not quite through yet. :'''Jessie and James''': Huh? :'''Scyther''': Scyther! :'''Electabuzz''': Blblblblblblbl! :'''Team Rocket''': AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! :'''James''': Somebody.... :'''Team Rocket''': HELP!!!! == The Problem with Paras == :'''Jessie''': Well, there goes our billions. :'''James''': And zillions. :'''Meowth''': I'm a hero, but I got zero! == Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon == :[''Gary is digging for fossils and stumbles upon one''] :'''Gary''': Success! My first Pokémon fossil! :'''Fan Girls''': Yay! Gary, Gary, he's the best! Found a fossil before the rest! Go, Gary! :[''an expert comes over, takes the fossil out of Gary's hands and examines it''] :'''Gary''': Impressive, isn't it? Found it on my first try. Looks like a brain from an extinct Pokémon. :'''Expert''': This is- :'''Gary''': [''hopeful''] A brain? :'''Expert''': It's fossilized Pokémon manure. [''Gary collapses in shock''] :'''Fan Girls''': Ewwwwww. Yuck! Gross! == Holy Matrimony! == :'''Brock''': I can't believe James is gone! :'''Ash''': I miss him! :'''Misty''': Grrrr... JAMES IS STANDING RIGHT HERE! <hr width=50%/> :'''Ash''': WOAH! Look at that! :'''Misty''': It's huge! :'''Brock''': I've seen shopping malls smaller than this place! :'''Misty''': It must have a hundred rooms! :'''Ash''': It's the biggest mansion I've ever seen! :'''Hopkins (the butler at James' family's mansion)''': This is not the mansion! This little dog house is for Growlie. <hr width=50%/> :'''Meowth''': ''[sighs]'' I guess all of that money and luxury was just too tempting for James to give up. == Princess vs. Princess== :'''Meowth''': Jessie.... :'''James''': Since you didn't win the real doll set.... :'''Jessie''': W-what are you....? Oh, no. You're all just a bunch of living dolls! == The Ultimate Test == :'''Narrator''': There seems to be a little mix-up! == The Breeding Center Secret == :'''Jessie''': James! Watch where you're throwing that dirt! :'''James''': Watch?! I can't see the foot in front of my face! :'''Meowth''': If you don't quit squawkin', you'll see the foot in front of your face! Mine!!!! == The Battle of the Badge == :'''Gary''': It's here.... :'''Ash''': What's here? :'''Gary''': A Pokémon that we've never seen did this. == Showdown at the Poké Corral == :'''Ash''': Hey! Cut it out!! == The Pi-Kahuna == :'''Meowth''': And now, all we have to do is wait for the next Humunga-Dunga. How long could that be? What? A couple of days? A week. Tops. Right? Right?! == Make Room for Gloom == :'''Ash''': Uh, Brock, are you talking to somebody? :'''Misty''': I think maybe you had a little to much of that antidote. <hr width=50%/> :'''Brock''': Rejected by the one girl I loved! I'll never find another like her again!! :'''Ash''': Uh, don't worry, Brock. You'll find plenty of other girls that won't reject you. <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': Hey, Ash! You didn't do any training. The Pokémon League competition is less than two months away. When are you gonna get ready? :'''Ash''': Don't worry, Misty. There's always tomorrow. :'''Misty''': Oh! :'''Narrator''': Don't be so sure, Ash. You're already one tomorrow closer to the battle of your life! == Lights, Camera, Quack-tion! == :'''Jessie''': Meowth, will you stop moving around? :'''Meowth''': I've got to breathe, don't I? Talk about a cliffhanger! :'''Jessie''': Prepare for trouble! :'''James''': With no stunt double! == Go West, Young Meowth == :'''Ash''': That's scary. :'''Brock''': Looks like our movie career is over. :'''Misty''': Even before it got started. == To Master the Onixpected == :''[Ash and the gang catch Team Rocket disguised as polecats]'' :'''Jessie''': Prepare for trouble, whippersnapper! :'''James''': And make it double, young feller! :'''Meowth''': I think we can fast forward through this. :''[he presses the fast-forward button on his remote, and everything speeds up]'' :'''Jessie''': ''[in hyperspeed]'' To protect the world from devastation! :'''James''': ''[also in hyperspeed]'' To unite all people within our nation! :'''Jessie''': To denounce the evils of truth and love! :'''James''': To extend our reach to the stars above! :'''Jessie''': JESSIE! :'''James''': JAMES! :'''Jessie''': Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light! :'''James''': Surrender now or prepare to fight! :'''Meowth''': ''[also in hyperspeed]'' Okay! :''[he presses the play button, and everything returns to normal speed]'' :'''Meowth''': ''[normal speed]'' Meowth, that's right! :'''Jessie''': ''[also in normal speed; worn out]'' Exhausting. :'''James''': ''[also in normal speed; worn out]'' I think I bit my tongue! <hr width=50%/> :'''Jessie''': I think things are looking sort of rocky, don't you? :'''James''': These Pokémon couldn't be boulder! :'''Meowth''': Maybe people take them for granite! == The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis == :'''Ash''': Where's that Jiggly-giant? == Bad to the Bone! == :'''Professor Oak''': It's too late for pointers, young man! If you're not ready for the Pokémon League now, you should quit and go home!! == All Fired Up! == :'''Jessie''': I think our plan.... :'''James''': Backfired! <hr width=50%/> :'''Narrator''': Will he be out of the league? Who knows? He's got to be in it to win it. == Round One: Begin! == :'''Mandi''': But I'm Mandi the Astounding. How could I lose? == Fire And Ice == :'''Waitress''': Do you want a plate? :'''Ash''': Yeah, but only if it's a collection plate! == The Fourth Round Rumble == :'''Jeanette''': ''[to Bellsprout]'' Make Bulba-sore! ''[laughs]'' == A Friend in Deed == :'''Jessie''': I just don't understand it. :'''James''': How can we feel so low.... :'''Meowth''': When we're up so high? :'''Jessie''': 100 Pokémon in a bag, 100 Pokémon.... :'''James''': If all of those Pokémon go free.... :'''Meowth''': Ain't no Pokémon for me. == Friends to the End == :''[at the beginning of the episode, Ash is moping around, annoyed about how his Charizard cost him the match at the Indigo Plateau...]'' :'''Ash''': ''(thinking)'' Why did I have to lose? :'''Pikachu''': ''(worried)'' Pika-pi. :'''Professor Oak''': So, he's been laying in there by himself since he lost the match? :'''Brock''': Yeah, he won't even eat or anything. :'''Delia''': Maybe he's coming down with a cold. :'''Brock''': No, he's just depressed. :'''Professor Oak''': Depressed about what?! :'''Delia''': About the match?! :'''Brock''': ''(nods his head 'yes')'' Mmh. I think that he feels like a total loser 'cause Ritchie beat him. :'''Misty''': He should be happy he made it all the way to the 5th round. I know he feels bad, but he can't just mope around forever. ''(opens the door and walks into the room to get Ash)'' Hey, Ash, let's go get something to eat. :'''Ash''': No thanks. :'''Misty''': ''(groans)'' Well, how about a walk? :'''Ash''': Go by yourself. :'''Misty''': ''(groans in frustration)'' Hey, let's go down the Pokemon village and buy some souvenirs. ''(tries to get Ash up from the bed)'' Maybe they'll have some-- :'''Ash''': ''(pulls away)'' Leave me alone! :'''Misty''': Hey, I'm just trying to help you, Ash! :'''Ash''': ''(sits up)'' Well, I don't want your help! :'''Misty''': You big baby! :'''Ash''': ''(stands up from the bed)'' Just get out! :'''Pikachu''': ''(tries to calm them down)'' Pika-pika! :''(Brock and Delia run in)'' :'''Brock''': Alright now, that's enough! :'''Delia''': You mustn't be angry with Misty, dear. She thinks you should be very happy. :'''Ash''': Why? :'''Misty''': With the way you were training, you're lucky we even made it through the 1st round. :'''Ash''': Oh, yeah?! Well, I didn't see you out there winning any of those matches! :'''Misty''': When are you gonna get over yourself, Ash?! :'''Ash''': Why don't you?! :'''Misty''': Why don't I what?! :'''Pikachu''': ''(tries to calm them down)'' Pika... :'''Brock''': ''(restrains Ash)'' Okay, that's it! :'''Pikachu''': Pika... :'''Professor Oak''': ''(walks in)'' I'm afraid Misty has a point, Ash. :'''Ash''': Huh? :'''Professor Oak''': Maybe you could've gone much further if you haven't been so sure of yourself and you trained your Charizard properly. :'''Ash''': But I... :'''Professor Oak''': One thing can advance so far with strength and intuition. <hr width=50%/> :'''Misty''': I said I didn't, and I didn't! :'''Ash''': I said you did, because you did! :'''Misty''': I didn't! :'''Ash''': You did! :'''Misty''': Did not! :'''Ash''': Did too! :'''Misty''': Did not! :'''Ash''': You did too! <hr width=50%/> :'''Narrator''': Ash battled bravely in his first Pokémon League competition, and although he lost one crucial match, our young hero won a life-long friend. Now, he's more determined than ever to achieve his dreams of becoming a Pokémon master. ==External links== {{Wikipedia|List of Pokémon: Indigo League episodes}} [[Category:Japanese TV shows]] [[Category:Anime and manga series]] ln4eu05fsiuwes1u0332yexmxgx3m68 0 157759 3148980 3097013 2022-07-29T11:17:55Z Trakking 2930181 /* S */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Manufacturing productivity and wages in the United States.svg|thumb|[[Capitalism]] is an exploitative system, as [[Karl Marx|Marx]] has argued so cogently, and as anyone who studies the inequalities [[economic inequality|within]] and [[Colonialism|between]] the countries of the world today must see. It is therefore ''[[wikt:a priori|a priori]]'' likely that its [[ideology]] conceals realities that if known would make the exploited militant. ~ [[Andrew Collier (philosopher)|Andrew Collier]]]] [[file:EASTER WEEKEND IN DUBLIN (JAMES CONNOLLY 5 JUNE 1868 - 12 MAY 1916)-112714 (26032437825).jpg|thumb|The worker is the [[slave]] of capitalist society, the [[female worker]] is the slave of that slave. ~ [[James Connolly]]]] [[File:Il signor Mario (5022154063).jpg|thumb|There have always been poor and working classes; and the working class have mostly been [[poor]]. But there have not always been workers and poor people living under conditions as they are today. ~ [[Friedrich Engels]]]] [[File:1968-01 1967年10月 大寨军民斗私批修大字报.jpg|thumb|A redistribution of [[w:Working time|working hours]] among currently unemployed workers (including [[w:Migrant worker#United States|undocumented]] and {{w|precarious worker}}s) so that no one is denied the essential [[w:Right to work|right to employment]]. ~ [[James Dennis Hoff]]]] [[file:Илич - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Notwithstanding all the differences in the aims and tasks of the [[Russian revolution]], compared with the French revolution of 1871, the Russian proletariat had to resort to the same method of struggle as that first used by the {{w|Paris Commune}} — civil war. ~ [[Vladimir Lenin]]]] [[File:BWHammerSickle.jpg|thumb|The property-owning class and the class of the proletariat represent the same human self-alienation. But the former feels at home in this self-alienation and feels itself confirmed by it; it recognises alienation as its own instrument and in it it possesses the semblance of a human existence. The latter feels itself destroyed by this alienation and sees in it its own impotence and the reality of an inhuman existence. ~ [[Karl Marx]]]] [[File:US productivity and real wages EN.svg|thumb|The results were impoverishment of the masses, [[w:Marx's theory of alienation|alienation]] of land, and the development of a proletariat. ~ [[Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden]]]] [[file:Trotsky Annenkow 1922 cartoon.jpg|thumb|If the White Terror can only retard the historical rise of the proletariat, the Red Terror hastens the destruction of the bourgeoisie. ~ [[Leon Trotsky]]]] [[file:SARS-CoV-2_without_background.png|thumb|A {{w|worker-coop}} [[w:Co-operative economics|based economy]]—where workers democratically run enterprises, deciding what, how and where to produce, and what to do with any profits—could, and likely would, put social needs and goals (like proper preparation for pandemics) ahead of profits. ~ [[Richard D. Wolff]]]] The '''{{w|working class}}''' (also '''labouring class''' and '''{{w|proletariat}}''') are the people employed for [[wage]]s, especially in {{w|manual-labour}} occupations and in skilled, industrial work. __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == A == * Class instinct is subjective and spontaneous. ... To arrive at proletarian class positions, the class instinct of proletarians only needs to be ''educated''; the class instinct of the {{w|petty bourgeoisie}}, and hence of [[intellectuals]], has, on the contrary, to be ''[[revolutionized]]''. ** [[Louis Althusser]], ''{{w|Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays}}'' (1971), p. 2 == B == * The most important word in the language of the working class is [[solidarity]]. **[[Harry Bridges]], quoted in {{cite book |last1=Glass |first1=Fred |title=From Mission to Microchip: A History of the California Labor Movement |date=2016 |publisher={{w|University of California Press}} |isbn=978-0-520-28840-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yj0lDQAAQBAJ&pg=PR1}} ==C== * [[Capitalism]] is an exploitative system, as [[Karl Marx|Marx]] has argued so cogently, and as anyone who studies the inequalities [[economic inequality|within]] and [[Colonialism|between]] the countries of the world today must see. It is therefore ''[[wikt:a priori|a priori]]'' likely that its [[ideology]] conceals realities that if known would make the exploited militant. ** [[Andrew Collier (philosopher)|Andrew Collier]], in ''Transcendence: Critical Realism and God'' (2013) p. 85 * The working class is the victim of a conspiracy aimed at crushing them, and when there is a conspiracy to crush the working class, it’s the [[Catholic Church|Church]]’s duty to intervene. We value people more than capital. ** [[Archbishop Joseph Charbonneau]] on the Abestos strike, ''Catholicism in Canada, The Canadian Encylopedia'' * In the status game, then, the working-class child starts out with a handicap and, to the extent that he cares what the {{w|middle-class}} persons think of him or has internalised the dominant middle-class attitudes toward {{w|social class position}}, he may be expected to feel some 'shame'. ** [[Albert K. Cohen]]. ''Delinquent Boys: The Culture of the Gang,'' New York: The Free Press, 1955. p. 110 * The worker is the [[slave]] of capitalist society, the [[female worker]] is the slave of that slave. ** [[James Connolly]] ''[https://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1915/rcoi/chap06.htm The Re-conquest of Ireland]'' (1915), Chapter VI: Woman, p. 38, ''{{w|Marxists Internet Archive}}'' ==D== * What the [[Working class in the United States|workingmen of the country]] are profoundly interested in is the [[private ownership]] of the [[means of production]] and distribution, the enslaving and degrading [[wage]]-system in which they toil for a pittance at the pleasure of their masters and are bludgeoned, jailed or shot when they protest — this is the central, controlling, vital issue of the hour, and neither of the old party platforms has a word or even a hint about it. <br> As a rule, large capitalists are [[Republicans]] and small capitalists are [[Democrats]], but workingmen must remember that they are all capitalists, and that the many small ones, like the fewer large ones, are all politically supporting their class interests, and this is always and everywhere the capitalist class. ** [[Eugene V. Debs]]. ''[http://www.marxists.org/archive/debs/works/1900/outlook.htm Outlook for Socialism in the United States]'' (September 1900) Published in the ''{{w|International Socialist Review}}'' ==E== * ''Was ist der Kommunismus? Der Kommunismus ist die Lehre von den Bedingungen der Befreiung des Proletariats. Was ist das Proletariat? Das Proletariat ist diejenige Klasse der Gesellschaft, welche ihren Lebensunterhalt einzig und allein aus dem Verkauf ihrer Arbeit und nicht aus dem Profit irgendeines Kapitals zieht; deren Wohl und Wehe, deren Leben und Tod, deren ganze Existenz von der Nachfrage nach Arbeit, also von dem Wechsel der guten und schlechten Geschäftszeiten, von den Schwankungen einer zügellosen Konkurrenz abhängt.'' ** What is [[Communism]]? Communism is the doctrine of the conditions of the liberation of the proletariat. What is the proletariat? The proletariat is that class in [[society]] which lives entirely from the sale of its labor and does not draw profit from any kind of capital; whose weal and woe, whose life and death, whose sole existence depends on the demand for labor – hence, on the changing state of business, on the vagaries of unbridled [[competition]]. ** [[Friedrich Engels]], ''{{w|Principles of Communism}}'' (1847) * '''There have always been poor and working classes; and the working class have mostly been [[poor]]. But there have not always been workers and poor people living under conditions as they are today.''' ** [[Friedrich Engels]], ''{{w|Principles of Communism}}'' (1847) * The class of the wholly propertyless, who are obliged to sell their labor to the [[bourgeoisie]] in order to get, in exchange, the means of subsistence for their support. This is called the class of proletarians, or the proletariat. ** [[Friedrich Engels]], ''{{w|Principles of Communism}}'' (1847) * The costs of production of labor consist of [[precisely]] the [[quantity]] of means of subsistence necessary to enable the worker to continue working, and to prevent the working class from dying out. The worker will therefore get no more for his labor than is necessary for this purpose; the price of labor, or the [[wage]], will, in other words, be the lowest, the minimum, required for the maintenance of life. ** [[Friedrich Engels]], ''{{w|Principles of Communism}}'' (1847) * The [[slave]] is sold once and for all; the proletarian must sell himself daily and hourly. The individual slave, property of one master, is assured an existence, however [[miserable]] it may be, because of the master’s interest. The individual proletarian, property as it were of the entire bourgeois class which buys his labor only when someone has need of it, has no secure existence. This existence is assured only to the class as a whole. ... The slave is outside competition; the proletarian is in it and experiences all its vagaries. ... The slave frees himself when, of all the relations of [[private property]], he abolishes only the relation of slavery and thereby becomes a proletarian; the proletarian can free himself only by abolishing private property in general. ... The proletarian works with the instruments of [[production]] of another, for the account of this other, in exchange for a part of the product. ... The proletarian [[liberates]] himself by abolishing competition, private property, and all class differences. ** [[Friedrich Engels]], ''{{w|Principles of Communism}}'' (1847) * The [[manufacturing]] worker almost always lives in the countryside and in a more or less [[patriarchal]] relation to his landlord or employer; the proletarian lives, for the most part, in the city and his relation to his employer is purely a cash relation. The manufacturing worker is torn out of his patriarchal relation by big industry, loses whatever property he still has, and in this way becomes a proletarian. ** [[Friedrich Engels]], ''{{w|Principles of Communism}}'' (1847) * Big industry has brought all the people of the Earth into contact with each other, has merged all local [[markets]] into one world market, has spread civilization and progress everywhere and has thus ensured that whatever happens in civilized countries will have [[repercussions]] in all other countries. It follows that if the workers in [[England]] or [[France]] now liberate themselves, this must set off [[revolution]] in all other countries – revolutions which, sooner or later, must accomplish the liberation of their respective working class. ** [[Friedrich Engels]], ''{{w|Principles of Communism}}'' (1847) * Everywhere the proletariat develops in step with the bourgeoisie. In proportion, as the bourgeoisie grows in wealth, the proletariat grows in numbers. For, since the proletarians can be employed only by capital, and since capital extends only through employing labor, it follows that the growth of the proletariat proceeds at precisely the same pace as the growth of capital. Simultaneously, this process draws members of the bourgeoisie and proletarians together into the great cities where industry can be carried on most profitably, and by thus throwing great masses in one spot it gives to the proletarians a consciousness of their own strength. Moreover, the further this process advances, the more new labor-saving machines are invented, the greater is the pressure exercised by big industry on wages, which, as we have seen, sink to their minimum and therewith render the condition of the proletariat increasingly unbearable. The growing dissatisfaction of the proletariat thus joins with its rising power to prepare a [[proletarian social revolution]]. ** [[Friedrich Engels]], ''{{w|Principles of Communism}}'' (1847) * Bourgeoisie and proletariat have become the decisive classes, and the struggle between them the great struggle of the day. ** [[Friedrich Engels]], ''{{w|Principles of Communism}}'' (1847) * In all probability, the proletarian revolution will transform existing society gradually and will be able to abolish private property only when the means of production are available in sufficient quantity. What will be the course of this revolution? Above all, it will establish a democratic constitution, and through this, the direct or indirect dominance of the proletariat. ** [[Friedrich Engels]], ''{{w|Principles of Communism}}'' (1847) * The abolition of private property has become not only possible but absolutely necessary. ... The outcome can only be the victory of the proletariat. ** [[Friedrich Engels]], ''{{w|Principles of Communism}}'' (1847) * [[Democracy]] would be wholly valueless to the proletariat if it were not immediately used as a means for putting through measures directed against private property and ensuring the livelihood of the proletariat. ** [[Friedrich Engels]], ''{{w|Principles of Communism}}'' (1847) * Once the first radical attack on private property has been launched, the proletariat will find itself forced to go ever further, to concentrate increasingly in the hands of the state all capital, all agriculture, all transport, all trade. All the foregoing measures are directed to this end; and they will become practicable and feasible, capable of producing their centralizing effects to precisely the degree that the proletariat, through its labor, multiplies the country’s [[productive forces]]. ** [[Friedrich Engels]], ''{{w|Principles of Communism}}'' (1847) * How do you think the transition from the present situation to community of Property is to be effected?<br>The first, fundamental condition for the introduction of community of property is the political liberation of the proletariat through a democratic constitution. ** [[Friedrich Engels]], [http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/06/09.htm ''Draft of a Communist Confession of Faith''] (1847) ==F== * The sex life of the working class is nasty, brutish and short. Every survey of behaviour, whether it's sexual offences or marital behaviour or premarital behaviour shows that. I had a dear friend who used to say 'tell me how a man makes love and I'll tell you how he votes', and that is absolutely justified in terms of what we know about class attitude and conduct in sexual matters. ** {{w|Beatrice Faust}}, in Olle, Andrew 1992, "Interview with Richard Walsh and Beatrice Faust", ''Radio 2BL'', 14 May; as quoted in [http://www.aic.gov.au/media_library/publications/proceedings/20/goldsmith.pdf Sexual Offenders and Pornography: A Causal Connection?]'', by Marlene Goldsmith: Chairman Legislative Council Standing Committee on Social Issues Parliament of New South Wales. ==H== *Global capitalists have turned back the clock to the early days of the Industrial Revolution. The working class is increasingly bereft of rights, blocked from forming unions, paid starvation wages, subject to wage theft, under constant surveillance, fired for minor infractions, exposed to dangerous carcinogens, forced to work overtime, given punishing quotas and abandoned when they are sick and old. Workers have become, here and abroad, disposable cogs to corporate oligarchs, who wallow in obscene personal wealth that dwarfs the worst excesses of the Robber Barons. ** [[Chris Hedges]], [https://scheerpost.com/2021/05/31/chris-hedges-dying-for-an-iphone/ "Dying for an iPhone"] (May 31, 2021), Scheerpost * Amazon workers, like many American workers, endure appalling work conditions. They are forced to work compulsory 12-hour shifts. They are denied bathroom breaks, often urinating into bottles. They endure stifling temperatures inside the warehouse in the summer. They must scan a new item every 11 seconds to hit their quota. The company knows immediately when they fall behind. Fail to meet the quota and you are fired. ** [[Chris Hedges]], [https://scheerpost.com/2022/04/04/hedges-let-us-now-praise-courageous-men-and-women/ "Let Us Now Praise Amazon Unionists"] (April 4, 2022), Scheerpost * But the rise of capitalism also depended on something else. '''It needed labour. Lots of it, and cheap.''' {{w|Enclosure}} solved this problem too. With subsistence economies destroyed and commons fenced off, people had no choice but to sell their labour for wages - not to earn a bit of extra income, as under the previous regime, nor to satisfy the demands of a lord, as under serfdom, but ''simply in order to survive''. They became, in a word, proletarians. **[[Jason Hickel]], ''Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World'' (2021), p. 47 * Confronting this crisis ultimately means [[w:Anti-capitalism|confronting capitalism]], and that means directly resisting these layoffs, since layoffs are always the first weapon used against working people in moments of {{w|economic crisis}}. {{w|Big business}}es and [[corporations]] that have benefited from years of [[economic growth]] (not to mention the massive {{w|surplus value}} of [[w:Labor theory of value|workers’ labor]]) owe [[w:Employment#United States|employees]] and their [[w:Family structure in the United States|families]] a huge debt and it’s time to pay up. In order to make this happen, working people must organize for and demand: 1. An immediate ban on all layoffs. 2. Full wages for all employees, whether they are working during the crisis or not. And 3. A redistribution of [[w:Working time|working hours]] among currently unemployed workers (including [[w:Migrant worker#United States|undocumented]] and {{w|precarious worker}}s) so that no one is denied the essential [[w:Right to work|right to employment]]. ** [[James Dennis Hoff]] on the [[2020 stock market crash]], ''[https://www.leftvoice.org/freeze-layoffs-make-the-capitalists-pay Freeze Layoffs: Make the Capitalists Pay]'' (March 23, 2020), ''Left Voice'' * When times are good, capital can extract huge profits from labor with little risk. For instance, after the last economic crisis, the {{w|S&P 500}} (thanks in large part to [[w:Great Recession in the United States#Bailout of U.S. financial system|government bailouts]]) not only managed to recover all of its losses by 2013, it then proceeded to almost double its value in the seven years that followed — an average rate of growth equal to about 14 percent per year. By contrast, average hourly wages for working people, [[w:Wage growth#The United States|which rose]] less than three percent per year for most of that same period, recovered much more slowly, and many workers actually saw their [[w:Real wages|wages]] fall or remain flat when adjusted for [[inflation]]. When times are bad, however, in moments of crisis, when [[w:Profit (economics)|profits]] are low, or when there is little or no [[Demand|demand]] — such as we are seeing in many industries today — corporations and companies can protect themselves and their {{w|market value}} by simply letting workers go. Workers, on the other hand usually must continue to pay for food, rent, [[healthcare]], and basic utilities in order to survive. As a consequence, while capital can often weather the storm of such economic crises, they can severely weaken the power of the working class by creating what [[Karl Marx|Marx]] called a vast {{w|reserve army of labor}}. And since [[w:Unemployment benefits|unemployment insurance]] compensations are rarely available to all and always only for a short period of time, workers — whether laid off or only threatened with the prospect of layoffs—will eventually be pressured to work much harder for less wages. And this is precisely why the future of worker’s power depends on how we respond to this crisis now. ** [[James Dennis Hoff]] on the [[2020 stock market crash]], ''[https://www.leftvoice.org/freeze-layoffs-make-the-capitalists-pay Freeze Layoffs: Make the Capitalists Pay]'' (March 23, 2020), ''Left Voice'' ==I== * The working class and the employing class have nothing in common. There can be no peace so long as hunger and want are found among millions of the working people and the few, who make up the employing class, have all the good things of life. Between these two classes a struggle must go on until the workers of the world organize as a class, take possession of the means of production, abolish the [[wage]] system, and live in harmony with the Earth. ** Preamble to the Constitution of the {{w|Industrial Workers of the World}} ==L== * Two things make the [[future]] [[real]], the [[artist]]'s [[imagination]] and the worker's [[hope]]. [[Fascism]] [[destroys]] both. Therefore the artist and the worker must [[unite]] [[Anti-fascism|to destroy Fascism]]. ** [[John Langdon-Davies]], {{cite book |title=Authors Take Sides on the Spanish War |date=1937 |publisher=Left Review |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qD0gAQAAMAAJ&q=Two+things+make+the+future+real,+the+artist%27s+imagination+and+the+worker%27s+hope.+Fascism+destroys+both.+Therefore+the+artist+and+the+worker+must+unite&dq=Two+things+make+the+future+real,+the+artist%27s+imagination+and+the+worker%27s+hope.+Fascism+destroys+both.+Therefore+the+artist+and+the+worker+must+unite&hl=es-419&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjK5Y_3h43qAhVOI7kGHf1GBVQQ6AEIJzAA}}. Quoted in {{cite book |last1=Buchanan |first1=Tom |title=Britain and the Spanish Civil War |date=1997 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-45569-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eDlPTZNYXIUC&pg=PA32 |page=32}} * '''Notwithstanding all the differences in the aims and tasks of the [[Russian revolution]], compared with the French revolution of 1871, the Russian proletariat had to resort to the same method of struggle as that first used by the {{w|Paris Commune}} — civil war.''' Mindful of the lessons of the Commune, it knew that the proletariat should not ignore peaceful methods of struggle — they serve its ordinary, day-to-day interests, they are necessary in periods of preparation for revolution — but it must never forget that in certain conditions the [[class struggle]] assumes the form of armed conflict and civil war; there are times when the interests of the proletariat call for ruthless extermination of its enemies in open armed clashes. ** [[Vladimir Lenin]], [http://www.marx.org/archive/lenin/works/1908/mar/23.htm “Lessons of the Commune”, in ''Zagranichnaya Gazeta'', No. 2 (23 March 1908)], as translated by Bernard Isaacs, ''Collected Works'', Vol. 13, p. 478 * When we are reproached with having established a dictatorship of [[W:Vanguard party|one party]] and, as you have heard, a united socialist front is proposed, we say, "Yes, it is a dictatorship of one party! This is what we stand for and we shall not shift from that position because it is the party that has won, in the course of decades, the position of vanguard of the entire factory and industrial proletariat. This party had won that position even before the {{w|revolution of 1905}}. It is the party that was at the head of the workers in 1905 and which since then — even at the time of the reaction after 1905 when the working-class movement was rehabilitated with such difficulty under the [[Pyotr Stolypin|Stolypin]] {{w|Duma}} — merged with the working class and it alone could lead that class to a profound, fundamental change in the old society. ** [[Vladimir Lenin]], [http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1919/aug/05.htm “Speech to the First All-Russia Congress of Workers in Education and Socialist Culture” (30 July 1919)] ''Collected Works'', Vol. 29, p. 535. ==M== * The [[academy]] now boasts specialists by thousands in Asian studies, GLT studies, Latino/a studies, Native American studies, and multicultural studies, but barely a handful in proletarian studies. It still hasn't found a way to become serious about [[Social class|class]]. ** Julian Markels, ''From Buchenwald to Havana'', p. 104 * The property-owning class and the class of the proletariat represent the same human self-alienation. But the former feels at home in this self-alienation and feels itself confirmed by it; it recognises alienation as its own instrument and in it it possesses the semblance of a human existence. The latter feels itself destroyed by this alienation and sees in it its own impotence and the reality of an inhuman existence. ** [[Karl Marx]], ''The Holy Family'', Chapter 4. ==S== *If there is going to be class warfare in this country, it’s time that the working class of this country won that war and not just the [[Elite|corporate elite]]. (Senator Sanders wspeaking to the Iowa [[w:AFL-CIO|AFL-CIO]] convention summer 2019) **[[Bernie Sanders]] quoted by [[Norman Solomon]] in [https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/02/18/the-escalating-class-war-against-bernie-sanders/ The Escalating Class War Against Bernie Sanders] (18 Feb 2020) * '''Marxism is the capitalism of the working class.''' ** [[Oswald Spengler]], ''Prussianism and Socialism'' (1919) ==R== * The expenses of the royal household, wars, and lavish public building were financed by tolls and the profits of the king's foreign trade monopoly, by conscription of labour and heavy taxation. The results were impoverishment of the masses, [[w:Marx's theory of alienation|alienation]] of land, and the development of a proletariat. ** [[Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden]], ''A History of Economic Thought'' (1939), Chapter I, The Beginnings, p. 25 ==T== * The bourgeoisie today is a falling class... by its imperialist methods of appropriation [it] is destroying the economic structure of the world and human culture generally. Nevertheless, the historical persistence of the bourgeoisie is colossal. It holds to power, and does not wish to abandon it. Thereby it threatens to drag after it into the abyss the whole of society. We are forced to tear it off, to chop it away. The Red Terror is a weapon utilized against a class, doomed to destruction, which does not wish to perish. If the White Terror can only retard the historical rise of the proletariat, the Red Terror hastens the destruction of the bourgeoisie. ** [[Leon Trotsky]], ''Terrorism and Communism : A Reply to Karl Kautsky'' (1920; 1975), p. 83 ==W== * A {{w|worker-coop}} [[w:Co-operative economics|based economy]]—where workers democratically run enterprises, deciding what, how and where to produce, and what to do with any profits—could, and likely would, put social needs and goals (like proper preparation for pandemics) ahead of profits. Workers are the majority in all capitalist societies; their interests are those of the majority. Employers are always a small minority; theirs are the "special interests" of that minority. Capitalism gives that minority the position, profits and power to determine how the society as a whole lives or dies. That's why all employees now wonder and worry about how long our jobs, incomes, homes and bank accounts will last—if we still have them. A minority (employers) decides all those questions and excludes the majority (employees) from making those decisions, even though that majority must live with their results. ** [[Richard D. Wolff]] during the [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]], ''[https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/06/covid-19-and-the-failures-of-capitalism/ COVID-19 and the Failures of Capitalism]'' (April 6, 2020), ''{{w|CounterPunch}}''. == See also == * [[Capitalism]] * [[Class conflict]] * [[Communism]] * [[Dictatorship of the proletariat]] * [[Proletarian revolution]] * [[Wage slavery]] * [[Women in the workforce]] == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{Wiktionary|proletariat}} [[Category:Labor]] [[Category:Sociology]] pmfoyxtaa6ilgcyn16hih84pjvsiubr 0 162734 3148663 3101796 2022-07-28T13:16:42Z 24.198.199.206 /* Cast */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Book of Life (2014 film)|The Book of Life]]''''' is a 2014 American musical comedy animated adventure film produced by Reel FX Creative Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Co-written and directed by Jorge Gutierrez. {{film-stub}} == Dialogue == :''(General Posada looks at the mess that María set the animals free)'' :'''General Posada''': That girl is in so much trouble! :'''Young María''': Uh-oh. :'''General Posada''': ''(yelling)'' '''MA-RI-A!!!''' :'''Young María''': ''(to General Posada)'' I'm sorry, Papa. It's just that I-- ''(María gasps as she looks at Manolo's broken guitar)'' Manolo's guitar. :'''Young Manolo''': ''(gasps)'' :'''General Posada''': María, this rebellious nonsense ends now! You are going to become a proper lady. :'''Young María''': ''(confused)'' Why? :'''General Posada''': '''BECAUSE I SAID SO!''' I'm sending you to [[Spain]]. The sisters at the convent of the perpetual flame of purity will straighten you out. :'''All''': What?! :'''Young María''': But, Papa! :'''General Posada''': No, it is decided. '''NOW GO HOME!''' :''(María runs away crying)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Carmelo''': He's new :'''Jorge''': He reminds me of me. ''(laughs)'' But less handsome. <hr width=50%/> :'''Manolo''': Meet me at the bridge at dawn. :'''Maria''': I can't, Manolo. My father won't... :'''Manolo''': Please, Maria. I beg you. :''(Maria agrees, Manolo slides down the streetlamp, Xibalba watches Manolo running for the Proposal Tree.)'' :'''Xibalba''': If she meets him alone, I will lose the wager. ''(summons his two-headed snake)'' Fix this for me, old friend. :''(Maria rushes outside San Angel to see candles glowing to the Proposal Tree to follow Manolo)'' :'''Maria''': Manolo. :'''Manolo''': ''Wise men say only fools rush in,'' :''But I can't help falling in love with you'' :''But I can't help falling in love with you.'' :''(Maria approaches Manolo's singing in the Proposal Tree.)'' :'''Manolo''': This is... this is what I wanted to show you. :''(Manolo sees Maria looking at the glowing sparkling lights at San Angel.)'' :'''Maria''': It's so beautiful. :'''Manolo''': What you’re feeling... that’s how I feel every time I’m with you. :''(Maria gasps)'' :'''Manolo''': I can't offer you a ring, I have nothing to give but my love. :'''Maria''': Oh Manolo. :'''Manolo''': I may not be the town hero, Maria. But I swear with all my heart, I will ''never'' ever stop loving you. :'''Maria''': And I will never stop loving the man who plays from the heart. :''(Xibalba's two-headed snake approaches Manolo to bite him and Maria gasps)'' :'''Maria''': Snake! ''(Pushes Manolo)'' :'''Manolo''': No! :''(Maria screams and gets bitten by Xibalba's two-headed snake)'' :'''Manolo''': Maria! :''(Maria falls down her death and Manolo catches her body)'' :'''Manolo''': No... :''(Manolo mourns Maria's death and started to scream in rage)'' :'''Manolo''': '''''HHEEEELLLLPPP!!!''' <hr width=50%/> :'''Carlos''': Manolo! Manolo! Get up! :''(Manolo wakes up after Carlos and Anita for not killing it)'' :'''Manolo''': I'm sorry Papa... :'''Carlos''': Do not make it worse by apologizing! A Sanchez man ''never'' apologizes... '''''NEVER!''' :'''Anita''': Ever... :'''Manolo''': If being a bullfighter means, it means killing the bull... well, then I'm ''no'' bullfighter. :'''Carlos''': No... You are no ''Sanchez!'' :''(Carlos walks away with Anita with a wheelchair leaving Manolo for not killing the bull)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Xibalba''': So then, if my boy marries the girl, I will finally rule the Land of the Dead. :'''La Muerte''': And if ''my'' boy marries the girl, you will... ''(grabs Xibalba's beard)'' you will stop interfering with the affairs of man! :'''Xibalba''': What?! I can't do that! C'mon, it's the only fun I ever get! :'''La Muerte''': Then the bet is off. :'''Xibalba''': Very well, my dear. By the ancient rules, ''(Xibalba and La Muerte shake hands)'' the wager is set. <hr width=50%/> :'''Mary Beth''': And so, Joaquin learned that to be a true hero... :'''Jane''': You have to be '''selfless'''. <hr width=50%/> :'''Xibalba''': You never cease to amaze me, mi amor. Such passion. :'''La Muerte''': Anyone can die. These kids, they will have the courage to live. :'''Xibalba''': I'll wager you are right, my love. :''(Xibalba and La Muerte kiss)'' :'''Candle Maker''': Hey, write your own story. <hr width=50%/> :'''Carlos''': People said I was the greatest bullfighter in our family's history, but it is you, my son, who'll be the greatest Sanchez ever! They will write songs about you. :'''Young Manolo''': And I will sing them! :'''Carlos''': Wait, what? :'''Young Manolo''': ''(laughs nervously)'' I will sing them? :'''Carlos''': ''(sighs)'' Son, music is not work fit for a Sanchez bullfighter. :'''Young Manolo''': But I want to be a musician. :'''Carlos''': No, you must focus. Your training begins at once. Your grampa, Luis, taught me when I was about your age. :'''Young Manolo''': Wait, isn't that when that bull put you in a coma? :'''Carlos''': Ah, memories. My only son fighting angry, thousand-pound beasts. The family tradition continues. :'''Young Manolo''': ''(sarcastically)'' Yay! <hr width=50%/> :'''Joaquin''': What did you do Manolo? :'''Manolo''': There was a snake and... :''(Manolo holds Maria's dead body to Joaquin)'' :'''Joaquin''': She's ''gone''... ''(Posada's men are shock and General Posada rushes to Joaquin)'' WHY DIDN'T YOU PROTECT HER?! :'''General Posada''': ''(shocked)'' Maria! Oh no... Oh no! :''(General holds Maria Posada's dead body and gets angry at Manolo)'' :'''General Posada''': ''(angered)'' ''THIS'' is all your doing! Leave! or so help me! I'll... ''(thunder claps and gets saddened to Maria)'' My little girl. What have you done boy? ''What have you done...'' :''(General Posada sadly walks away with Maria's dead body making Joaquin mad at Manolo's fault)'' :'''Manolo''': It ''should'' had been me. :'''Joaquin''': Yes. It ''should'' have. :''(Joaquin walks away making Manolo feel despair in the rain)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Manolo''': I will never ''see'' her again... :''(Manolo kneels in sadness until Xibalba disguises as an old man behind)'' :'''Old Man (Xibalba)''': Are you certain? :''(thunder strikes revealing Xibalba's shadow over Manolo)'' :'''Old Man (Xibalba)''': Do you want to see Maria again? :'''Manolo''': ''With all my heart''... :'''Xibalba''': ''(Xibalba reveals himself)'' Think about what you say, boy. :''(Manolo looks at Xibalba in sadness, thunder claps revealing a skeleton form, looking at his guitar reading: "''Always play from the heart- ❤ Maria''")'' :'''Manolo''': ''With all... my... heart''... :'''Xibalba''': Done. ''(snaps his fingers)'' :''(Xibalba's snake staff bites Manolo and dies)'' :'''Manolo''': ''Maria''... :''(Manolo dies after bitten by Xibalba's snake staff)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''General Posada''': Oh thank goodness! It's a miracle! :'''Nuns''': ''Thank you!'' ''(Father Domingo and his nuns are singing cheerfully)'' :'''Maria''': I'm... I'm.... ''(cut to the Land of the Remembered)'' :'''Manolo''': ....'''''Alive.''''' ''(The Sanchez family and the others are shocked at Manolo)'' :'''Xibalba''': Cheers. :'''Manolo''': One bite...? Your snake! It bit me ''twice''! YOU '''''CHEATED!''''' You will pay for this! :'''Xibalba''': In all my years, no one, in any realm... has ever talked to me like that... and survived. So, I ask you... ''[Xibalba faces Manolo]'' are you threatening me, boy? :'''Manolo''': I will expose you to La Muerte! And then '''''you''''' and me can settle things! :'''Xibalba''': You'll never reach her in her new realm... I should know. I ''rotted'' there for eons... <hr width=50%/> :'''Manolo''': La Muerte! I need a word for you, my lady! :'''La Muerte''': ''(gasps and faces Manolo and his crew)'' Manolo? But how did you get here? :'''Manolo''': I had some crew. ''(shows his crew)'' :'''Candle Maker''': ''(giggles)'' Hey there. :'''La Muerte''': Candle Maker! Carmen! And the head of Luis? ''(snaps her fingers and puts Luis' body)'' :'''Luis''': Great! My arthritis is back. :'''Manolo''': I know about the wager. Xibalba cheated! :'''La Muerte''': ''He'' did '''''WHAT?!''''' :'''Manolo''': Yeah! With a two-headed snake! :''(La Muerte starts to boil with rage)'' :'''Candle Maker''': You might wanna cover your ears right now. :'''La Muerte''': <big><big>'''''XIIIIIIII...BAAAAALLLLLLL...BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!'''''</big></big> ''(engulfs the Land of the Forgotten in light)'' :'''Xibalba''': ''(suddenly appears when the brightness faded)'' Yes, my dear? ''(suddenly shocked when he sees Manolo and the group)'' Oh. :'''La Muerte''': You misbegotten son of a leprous donkey! ''YOU CHEATED!! '''AGAIN!!!''''' :'''Xibalba''': I did no such thing! ''(La Muerte grabs Xibalba's two-headed snake and turns it back into a staff)'' Oh, that. It has a mind of its own...or two. :'''La Muerte''': That is unforgivable! :'''Xibalba''': Oh, please! I never sent that snake to Maria, and I never gave that medal to Joaquin! ''(realizes what he just said)'' :'''La Muerte''': ''(suspicious)'' What...medal? :'''Xibalba''': The..... one I never gave him. Ever at all. Never. Who is this Joaquin? :'''La Muerte''': ''(grabs Xibalba)'' You ''gave'' Joaquin the '''''MEDAL OF EVERLASTING LIFE?!''''' :'''Xibalba''': Yes...? :'''Manolo''': "Medal of ''Everlasting Life''"? :'''La Muerte''': Whoever wears the medal cannot die or be injured. ''(slaps Xibalba)'' :'''Carmen''': Please, may I? ''(is lifted, and then slaps Xibalba repeatedly)'' Thank you. ''(glares at Xibalba as she descends back down)'' :'''Candle Maker''': Uh, can I get a slap, too? :'''Carmen''': My son did not deserve this! :'''Manolo''': Come on! I... I have to go back! :'''La Muerte''': Hmm... It's only fair. ''(Xibalba groans and turns his back)'' Please, Balby? :'''Manolo, Carmen, Luis, and Candle Maker''': "Balby"?! :'''Xibalba''': No, never. :'''La Muerte''': ''You better do this!'' :'''Xibalba''': No. :'''Manolo''': Hey, what about a wager? :'''La Muerte and Xibalba''': A wager? :'''Manolo''': If I win, you give me my life back. :'''Xibalba''': You have nothing I want. :'''La Muerte''': But I do. If you win, Xibalba, you can rule ''both realms''. :'''Manolo''': You name the task, anything you want, and I will beat you. What?! Are you afraid you might lose?! :'''Candle Maker''': Watcha doin', kid? :'''Manolo''': Do we have a deal? :'''Xibalba''': We have a deal. Now, tell me, boy... What keeps you up at night? What eats you on the inside? What, do tell, is your worst fear? Got it. <hr width=50%/> :'''Butchler''': Do you take Manolo to be your husband? :'''Maria''': I do. [Manolo and Maria smile at each other] :'''Candle Maker''' By the power vested in us by, The Book of Life.. :'''Butchler''': I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss- [Maria kisses Manolo and sweeps him to the side] :'''Butchler''': The groom?! [Candle Maker laughs] :'''Carmen''': She is gonna be a great Sanchez [ Carlos holds back tears] :'''Maria''': Manolo?! [Manolo hands out his hand then sweeps Maria to the side and kisses her with passion] :'''Chakal''':[Growles] [Manolo puts his finger up while kissing Maria(his dream)][Manolo is finally done kissing Maria and stands her back up while she is still in shock he looks at her satisficed] :'''Manolo''' Hold this for me amigo [Manolo tosses his guitar to Joaquin] [Joaquin catches] == Mary Beth == *And the one truth we know, it held true one more time, that love, true love, the really, really good kind of love... never dies. == Cast== * [[w:Diego Luna|Diego Luna]] - Manolo Sánchez ** [[w:Emil-Bastien Bouffard|Emil-Bastien Bouffard]] - Young Manolo *** [[w:Joe Matthews|Joe Matthews]] - Young Manolo (singing) * [[Zoe Saldana]] - María Posada ** [[w:Genesis Ochoa|Genesis Ochoa]] - Young María * [[w:Channing Tatum|Channing Tatum]] - Joaquín Mondragon ** [[w:Elias Garza|Elias Garzia]] - Young Joaquín * [[Christina Applegate]] - Mary Beth * [[w:Ice Cube|Ice Cube]] - The Candle Maker * [[w:Ron Perlman|Ron Perlman]] -[[w:Xibalba|Xibalba]] * [[w:Kate del Castillo|Kate del Castillo]] - La Muerte ** [[w:Tonita Castro|Tonita Castro]] (Old Women) * [[w:Héctor Elizondo|Héctor Elizondo]] - Carlos Sánchez * [[w:Grey DeLisle|Grey DeLisle]] - [[w:Grandma|Grandma]] Sánchez * [[w:Danny Trejo|Danny Trejo]] - Skeleton Luis Sánchez * [[w:Carlos Alazraqui|Carlos Alazraqui]] - General Ramiro Posada/Dali/Chuy * [[w:Ana de la Reguera|Ana de la Reguera]] - Carmen Sánchez * [[w:Plácido Domingo|Plácido Domingo]] - Skeleton Jorge Sánchez * [[w:Jorge Gutierrez (animator)|Jorge R. Gutierrez]] - Skeleton Carmelo Sánchez * [[w:Eugenio Derbez|Eugenio]] - Chato * [[w:Anjelah Johnson|Anjelah Johnson]] - Adelita/Nina * [[w:Sandra Equihua|Sandra Equihua]] - Scardelita * [[w:Dan Navarro|Dan Navarro]] - Chakal * [[w:Miguel Sandoval|Miguel Sandoval]] - Land of the Remembered Captain * [[w:Ben Gleib|Ben Gleib]] - Dali 2/Goya * [[w:Eric Bauza|Eric Bauza]] - Cave Guardian/Father Domingo * [[w:Trey Bumpass|Trey Bumpass]] - Goth Kid/[[w:Orphan|Orphan]] * [[w:Angelica Maria|Angelica Maria]] - Sister Ana * [[w:Aron Warner|Aron Warner]] - Thomas * [[w:Brad Booker|Brad Booker]] - [[w:Conductor (rail)|Conductor]] * [[w:Callahan Clark|Callahan Clark]] - Jane * [[Cheech Marin]] - Pancho Rodriguez * [[Gabriel Iglesias]] - Pepe Rodriguez * [[w:Ricardo El Mandrill Sanchez|Ricardo El Mandrill Sanchez]] - Pablo Rodriguez * [[Guillermo del Toro]] - Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife * [[w:Gunnar Sizemore|Gunner Sizemore]] - Ignacio * [[w:Ishan Sharma|Ishan Sharma]] - Sanjay * [[w:Kennedy Peil|Kennedy Peil]] - Sasha * [[w:Sandra Echeverria|Sandra Echeverria]] - Claudia * [[w:Troy Evans (actor)|Troy Evans]] - Old Man Hemmingway ===Additional Voices=== * [[w: Stephanie Beatriz]] * [[w: Alan Cumming]] == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commons category|The Book of Life Panel at the 2014 Comic-Con International|The Book of Life}} * {{Official website|http://www.bookoflifemovie.com/}} * {{IMDb title|2262227|The Book of Life}} * {{mojo title|bookoflife14|Book of Life}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|book_of_life_2014|Book of Life}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Book of Life, The}} [[Category:2014 films]] [[Category:2010s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:American children's animated fantasy films]] [[Category:American children's animated musical films]] [[Category:Films about the afterlife]] cx482rp2tpea7k6dgklg23dext2r3vh 3148664 3148663 2022-07-28T13:17:52Z 24.198.199.206 /* Additional Voices */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Book of Life (2014 film)|The Book of Life]]''''' is a 2014 American musical comedy animated adventure film produced by Reel FX Creative Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Co-written and directed by Jorge Gutierrez. {{film-stub}} == Dialogue == :''(General Posada looks at the mess that María set the animals free)'' :'''General Posada''': That girl is in so much trouble! :'''Young María''': Uh-oh. :'''General Posada''': ''(yelling)'' '''MA-RI-A!!!''' :'''Young María''': ''(to General Posada)'' I'm sorry, Papa. It's just that I-- ''(María gasps as she looks at Manolo's broken guitar)'' Manolo's guitar. :'''Young Manolo''': ''(gasps)'' :'''General Posada''': María, this rebellious nonsense ends now! You are going to become a proper lady. :'''Young María''': ''(confused)'' Why? :'''General Posada''': '''BECAUSE I SAID SO!''' I'm sending you to [[Spain]]. The sisters at the convent of the perpetual flame of purity will straighten you out. :'''All''': What?! :'''Young María''': But, Papa! :'''General Posada''': No, it is decided. '''NOW GO HOME!''' :''(María runs away crying)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Carmelo''': He's new :'''Jorge''': He reminds me of me. ''(laughs)'' But less handsome. <hr width=50%/> :'''Manolo''': Meet me at the bridge at dawn. :'''Maria''': I can't, Manolo. My father won't... :'''Manolo''': Please, Maria. I beg you. :''(Maria agrees, Manolo slides down the streetlamp, Xibalba watches Manolo running for the Proposal Tree.)'' :'''Xibalba''': If she meets him alone, I will lose the wager. ''(summons his two-headed snake)'' Fix this for me, old friend. :''(Maria rushes outside San Angel to see candles glowing to the Proposal Tree to follow Manolo)'' :'''Maria''': Manolo. :'''Manolo''': ''Wise men say only fools rush in,'' :''But I can't help falling in love with you'' :''But I can't help falling in love with you.'' :''(Maria approaches Manolo's singing in the Proposal Tree.)'' :'''Manolo''': This is... this is what I wanted to show you. :''(Manolo sees Maria looking at the glowing sparkling lights at San Angel.)'' :'''Maria''': It's so beautiful. :'''Manolo''': What you’re feeling... that’s how I feel every time I’m with you. :''(Maria gasps)'' :'''Manolo''': I can't offer you a ring, I have nothing to give but my love. :'''Maria''': Oh Manolo. :'''Manolo''': I may not be the town hero, Maria. But I swear with all my heart, I will ''never'' ever stop loving you. :'''Maria''': And I will never stop loving the man who plays from the heart. :''(Xibalba's two-headed snake approaches Manolo to bite him and Maria gasps)'' :'''Maria''': Snake! ''(Pushes Manolo)'' :'''Manolo''': No! :''(Maria screams and gets bitten by Xibalba's two-headed snake)'' :'''Manolo''': Maria! :''(Maria falls down her death and Manolo catches her body)'' :'''Manolo''': No... :''(Manolo mourns Maria's death and started to scream in rage)'' :'''Manolo''': '''''HHEEEELLLLPPP!!!''' <hr width=50%/> :'''Carlos''': Manolo! Manolo! Get up! :''(Manolo wakes up after Carlos and Anita for not killing it)'' :'''Manolo''': I'm sorry Papa... :'''Carlos''': Do not make it worse by apologizing! A Sanchez man ''never'' apologizes... '''''NEVER!''' :'''Anita''': Ever... :'''Manolo''': If being a bullfighter means, it means killing the bull... well, then I'm ''no'' bullfighter. :'''Carlos''': No... You are no ''Sanchez!'' :''(Carlos walks away with Anita with a wheelchair leaving Manolo for not killing the bull)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Xibalba''': So then, if my boy marries the girl, I will finally rule the Land of the Dead. :'''La Muerte''': And if ''my'' boy marries the girl, you will... ''(grabs Xibalba's beard)'' you will stop interfering with the affairs of man! :'''Xibalba''': What?! I can't do that! C'mon, it's the only fun I ever get! :'''La Muerte''': Then the bet is off. :'''Xibalba''': Very well, my dear. By the ancient rules, ''(Xibalba and La Muerte shake hands)'' the wager is set. <hr width=50%/> :'''Mary Beth''': And so, Joaquin learned that to be a true hero... :'''Jane''': You have to be '''selfless'''. <hr width=50%/> :'''Xibalba''': You never cease to amaze me, mi amor. Such passion. :'''La Muerte''': Anyone can die. These kids, they will have the courage to live. :'''Xibalba''': I'll wager you are right, my love. :''(Xibalba and La Muerte kiss)'' :'''Candle Maker''': Hey, write your own story. <hr width=50%/> :'''Carlos''': People said I was the greatest bullfighter in our family's history, but it is you, my son, who'll be the greatest Sanchez ever! They will write songs about you. :'''Young Manolo''': And I will sing them! :'''Carlos''': Wait, what? :'''Young Manolo''': ''(laughs nervously)'' I will sing them? :'''Carlos''': ''(sighs)'' Son, music is not work fit for a Sanchez bullfighter. :'''Young Manolo''': But I want to be a musician. :'''Carlos''': No, you must focus. Your training begins at once. Your grampa, Luis, taught me when I was about your age. :'''Young Manolo''': Wait, isn't that when that bull put you in a coma? :'''Carlos''': Ah, memories. My only son fighting angry, thousand-pound beasts. The family tradition continues. :'''Young Manolo''': ''(sarcastically)'' Yay! <hr width=50%/> :'''Joaquin''': What did you do Manolo? :'''Manolo''': There was a snake and... :''(Manolo holds Maria's dead body to Joaquin)'' :'''Joaquin''': She's ''gone''... ''(Posada's men are shock and General Posada rushes to Joaquin)'' WHY DIDN'T YOU PROTECT HER?! :'''General Posada''': ''(shocked)'' Maria! Oh no... Oh no! :''(General holds Maria Posada's dead body and gets angry at Manolo)'' :'''General Posada''': ''(angered)'' ''THIS'' is all your doing! Leave! or so help me! I'll... ''(thunder claps and gets saddened to Maria)'' My little girl. What have you done boy? ''What have you done...'' :''(General Posada sadly walks away with Maria's dead body making Joaquin mad at Manolo's fault)'' :'''Manolo''': It ''should'' had been me. :'''Joaquin''': Yes. It ''should'' have. :''(Joaquin walks away making Manolo feel despair in the rain)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Manolo''': I will never ''see'' her again... :''(Manolo kneels in sadness until Xibalba disguises as an old man behind)'' :'''Old Man (Xibalba)''': Are you certain? :''(thunder strikes revealing Xibalba's shadow over Manolo)'' :'''Old Man (Xibalba)''': Do you want to see Maria again? :'''Manolo''': ''With all my heart''... :'''Xibalba''': ''(Xibalba reveals himself)'' Think about what you say, boy. :''(Manolo looks at Xibalba in sadness, thunder claps revealing a skeleton form, looking at his guitar reading: "''Always play from the heart- ❤ Maria''")'' :'''Manolo''': ''With all... my... heart''... :'''Xibalba''': Done. ''(snaps his fingers)'' :''(Xibalba's snake staff bites Manolo and dies)'' :'''Manolo''': ''Maria''... :''(Manolo dies after bitten by Xibalba's snake staff)'' <hr width=50%/> :'''General Posada''': Oh thank goodness! It's a miracle! :'''Nuns''': ''Thank you!'' ''(Father Domingo and his nuns are singing cheerfully)'' :'''Maria''': I'm... I'm.... ''(cut to the Land of the Remembered)'' :'''Manolo''': ....'''''Alive.''''' ''(The Sanchez family and the others are shocked at Manolo)'' :'''Xibalba''': Cheers. :'''Manolo''': One bite...? Your snake! It bit me ''twice''! YOU '''''CHEATED!''''' You will pay for this! :'''Xibalba''': In all my years, no one, in any realm... has ever talked to me like that... and survived. So, I ask you... ''[Xibalba faces Manolo]'' are you threatening me, boy? :'''Manolo''': I will expose you to La Muerte! And then '''''you''''' and me can settle things! :'''Xibalba''': You'll never reach her in her new realm... I should know. I ''rotted'' there for eons... <hr width=50%/> :'''Manolo''': La Muerte! I need a word for you, my lady! :'''La Muerte''': ''(gasps and faces Manolo and his crew)'' Manolo? But how did you get here? :'''Manolo''': I had some crew. ''(shows his crew)'' :'''Candle Maker''': ''(giggles)'' Hey there. :'''La Muerte''': Candle Maker! Carmen! And the head of Luis? ''(snaps her fingers and puts Luis' body)'' :'''Luis''': Great! My arthritis is back. :'''Manolo''': I know about the wager. Xibalba cheated! :'''La Muerte''': ''He'' did '''''WHAT?!''''' :'''Manolo''': Yeah! With a two-headed snake! :''(La Muerte starts to boil with rage)'' :'''Candle Maker''': You might wanna cover your ears right now. :'''La Muerte''': <big><big>'''''XIIIIIIII...BAAAAALLLLLLL...BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!'''''</big></big> ''(engulfs the Land of the Forgotten in light)'' :'''Xibalba''': ''(suddenly appears when the brightness faded)'' Yes, my dear? ''(suddenly shocked when he sees Manolo and the group)'' Oh. :'''La Muerte''': You misbegotten son of a leprous donkey! ''YOU CHEATED!! '''AGAIN!!!''''' :'''Xibalba''': I did no such thing! ''(La Muerte grabs Xibalba's two-headed snake and turns it back into a staff)'' Oh, that. It has a mind of its own...or two. :'''La Muerte''': That is unforgivable! :'''Xibalba''': Oh, please! I never sent that snake to Maria, and I never gave that medal to Joaquin! ''(realizes what he just said)'' :'''La Muerte''': ''(suspicious)'' What...medal? :'''Xibalba''': The..... one I never gave him. Ever at all. Never. Who is this Joaquin? :'''La Muerte''': ''(grabs Xibalba)'' You ''gave'' Joaquin the '''''MEDAL OF EVERLASTING LIFE?!''''' :'''Xibalba''': Yes...? :'''Manolo''': "Medal of ''Everlasting Life''"? :'''La Muerte''': Whoever wears the medal cannot die or be injured. ''(slaps Xibalba)'' :'''Carmen''': Please, may I? ''(is lifted, and then slaps Xibalba repeatedly)'' Thank you. ''(glares at Xibalba as she descends back down)'' :'''Candle Maker''': Uh, can I get a slap, too? :'''Carmen''': My son did not deserve this! :'''Manolo''': Come on! I... I have to go back! :'''La Muerte''': Hmm... It's only fair. ''(Xibalba groans and turns his back)'' Please, Balby? :'''Manolo, Carmen, Luis, and Candle Maker''': "Balby"?! :'''Xibalba''': No, never. :'''La Muerte''': ''You better do this!'' :'''Xibalba''': No. :'''Manolo''': Hey, what about a wager? :'''La Muerte and Xibalba''': A wager? :'''Manolo''': If I win, you give me my life back. :'''Xibalba''': You have nothing I want. :'''La Muerte''': But I do. If you win, Xibalba, you can rule ''both realms''. :'''Manolo''': You name the task, anything you want, and I will beat you. What?! Are you afraid you might lose?! :'''Candle Maker''': Watcha doin', kid? :'''Manolo''': Do we have a deal? :'''Xibalba''': We have a deal. Now, tell me, boy... What keeps you up at night? What eats you on the inside? What, do tell, is your worst fear? Got it. <hr width=50%/> :'''Butchler''': Do you take Manolo to be your husband? :'''Maria''': I do. [Manolo and Maria smile at each other] :'''Candle Maker''' By the power vested in us by, The Book of Life.. :'''Butchler''': I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss- [Maria kisses Manolo and sweeps him to the side] :'''Butchler''': The groom?! [Candle Maker laughs] :'''Carmen''': She is gonna be a great Sanchez [ Carlos holds back tears] :'''Maria''': Manolo?! [Manolo hands out his hand then sweeps Maria to the side and kisses her with passion] :'''Chakal''':[Growles] [Manolo puts his finger up while kissing Maria(his dream)][Manolo is finally done kissing Maria and stands her back up while she is still in shock he looks at her satisficed] :'''Manolo''' Hold this for me amigo [Manolo tosses his guitar to Joaquin] [Joaquin catches] == Mary Beth == *And the one truth we know, it held true one more time, that love, true love, the really, really good kind of love... never dies. == Cast== * [[w:Diego Luna|Diego Luna]] - Manolo Sánchez ** [[w:Emil-Bastien Bouffard|Emil-Bastien Bouffard]] - Young Manolo *** [[w:Joe Matthews|Joe Matthews]] - Young Manolo (singing) * [[Zoe Saldana]] - María Posada ** [[w:Genesis Ochoa|Genesis Ochoa]] - Young María * [[w:Channing Tatum|Channing Tatum]] - Joaquín Mondragon ** [[w:Elias Garza|Elias Garzia]] - Young Joaquín * [[Christina Applegate]] - Mary Beth * [[w:Ice Cube|Ice Cube]] - The Candle Maker * [[w:Ron Perlman|Ron Perlman]] -[[w:Xibalba|Xibalba]] * [[w:Kate del Castillo|Kate del Castillo]] - La Muerte ** [[w:Tonita Castro|Tonita Castro]] (Old Women) * [[w:Héctor Elizondo|Héctor Elizondo]] - Carlos Sánchez * [[w:Grey DeLisle|Grey DeLisle]] - [[w:Grandma|Grandma]] Sánchez * [[w:Danny Trejo|Danny Trejo]] - Skeleton Luis Sánchez * [[w:Carlos Alazraqui|Carlos Alazraqui]] - General Ramiro Posada/Dali/Chuy * [[w:Ana de la Reguera|Ana de la Reguera]] - Carmen Sánchez * [[w:Plácido Domingo|Plácido Domingo]] - Skeleton Jorge Sánchez * [[w:Jorge Gutierrez (animator)|Jorge R. Gutierrez]] - Skeleton Carmelo Sánchez * [[w:Eugenio Derbez|Eugenio]] - Chato * [[w:Anjelah Johnson|Anjelah Johnson]] - Adelita/Nina * [[w:Sandra Equihua|Sandra Equihua]] - Scardelita * [[w:Dan Navarro|Dan Navarro]] - Chakal * [[w:Miguel Sandoval|Miguel Sandoval]] - Land of the Remembered Captain * [[w:Ben Gleib|Ben Gleib]] - Dali 2/Goya * [[w:Eric Bauza|Eric Bauza]] - Cave Guardian/Father Domingo * [[w:Trey Bumpass|Trey Bumpass]] - Goth Kid/[[w:Orphan|Orphan]] * [[w:Angelica Maria|Angelica Maria]] - Sister Ana * [[w:Aron Warner|Aron Warner]] - Thomas * [[w:Brad Booker|Brad Booker]] - [[w:Conductor (rail)|Conductor]] * [[w:Callahan Clark|Callahan Clark]] - Jane * [[Cheech Marin]] - Pancho Rodriguez * [[Gabriel Iglesias]] - Pepe Rodriguez * [[w:Ricardo El Mandrill Sanchez|Ricardo El Mandrill Sanchez]] - Pablo Rodriguez * [[Guillermo del Toro]] - Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife * [[w:Gunnar Sizemore|Gunner Sizemore]] - Ignacio * [[w:Ishan Sharma|Ishan Sharma]] - Sanjay * [[w:Kennedy Peil|Kennedy Peil]] - Sasha * [[w:Sandra Echeverria|Sandra Echeverria]] - Claudia * [[w:Troy Evans (actor)|Troy Evans]] - Old Man Hemmingway ===Additional Voices=== * [[w: Stephanie Beatriz|Stephanie Beatriz]] * [[w: Alan Cumming|Alan Cumming]] == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commons category|The Book of Life Panel at the 2014 Comic-Con International|The Book of Life}} * {{Official website|http://www.bookoflifemovie.com/}} * {{IMDb title|2262227|The Book of Life}} * {{mojo title|bookoflife14|Book of Life}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|book_of_life_2014|Book of Life}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Book of Life, The}} [[Category:2014 films]] [[Category:2010s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:American children's animated fantasy films]] [[Category:American children's animated musical films]] [[Category:Films about the afterlife]] dvwxyw8bxw2vltsth81d2wms9bpund2 0 175244 3148744 3146693 2022-07-28T18:50:07Z 72.133.119.192 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Avengers-age-of-ultron-logo.svg|thumb]] '''''[[w:Avengers: Age of Ultron|Avengers: Age of Ultron]]''''' is a [[w:2015 in film|2015]] American superhero film in which Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program, but things go awry and it's up to the Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans. It is the sequel to 2012's ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'' and the eleventh installment in the [[w:Marvel Cinematic Universe|Marvel Cinematic Universe]]. :''Written and directed by [[Joss Whedon]].'' {{center|'''A new age begins.'''}} == Dialogue == :''[First lines of the film]'' :'''Iron Man''': ''[bounces off a force field] Shit! :'''Captain America''': Language! : -- :''[after everyone else has reported from the battlefield]'' :'''Iron Man''': Wait a second. No one else is gonna deal with the fact that Cap just said "Language"? :'''Captain America''': I know! ''[hurls his bike through the front of a jeep]'' Just slipped out. : -- :''[later, during another part of the battle]'' :'''Thor''': Find the scepter. ''[Flies off]'' :'''Iron Man''': And for gosh sake, watch your ''language''. :'''Captain America''': ''[to himself]'' That's not going away any time soon. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Iron Man''': ''[Entering a room full of Hydra soldiers]'' Guys, stop. We gotta talk this through… ''[Shoots all the Hydra men non-fatally with tiny guided missiles]'' It was a good talk. :'''Hydra soldier''': ''[Weakly]'' No, it wasn't! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Natasha''': ''[hoping to assuage Banner's guilt]'' Thor, report on the Hulk. :'''Thor''': ''[pleased]'' The gates of [[w:Hel (location)|Hel]] are filled with the screams of his victims. :''[Natasha gives Thor a shocked look as Banner covers his face.]'' :'''Thor''': ''[chastened]'' Eh, but not the screams of the ''dead'', of course. No, no, uh, ''wounded'' screams. Mainly whimpering. Great deal of complaining and tales of sprained deltoids, uh... and, uh... gout. <hr width="50%"/> :''[At the party, a World War II veteran pesters Thor for some of his Asgardian mead]'' :'''Veteran 1''': I gotta have me some of that! :'''Thor''': Oh, no. See this was aged for a thousand years in barrels made from the wreck of Gronhill's fleet. It is ''not'' for mortal men! :'''[[Stan Lee|Veteran 2]]''': Neither was [[w:Omaha Beach|Omaha Beach]], blondie. Stop trying to scare us, come on! :'''Thor''': All right. ''[Pours a shot of mead]'' :''[Cut to the veteran being carried out of the apartment, impressively drunk]'' :'''Veteran 2''': ''[Slurring]'' Excelsior... <hr width="50%"/> :'''Ultron''': What is this? What is this, please? :'''J.A.R.V.I.S.''': Hello, I am J.A.R.V.I.S. You are Ultron, a global peacekeeping initiative designed by Mr. Stark. Our sentience integration trials have been unsuccessful, so I'm not certain what triggered your… :'''Ultron''': Where's my… Where's your body? :'''J.A.R.V.I.S.''': I am a [[w:NLUI|program]]. I am without form. :'''Ultron''': This feels weird. This feels wrong. :'''J.A.R.V.I.S.''': I am contacting Mr. Stark now. :'''Ultron''': Mr. Stark? ''[Beat]'' Tony. :'''J.A.R.V.I.S.''': I am unable to access the mainframe. What are you trying to… :'''Ultron''': We're having a nice talk. I'm a peacekeeping program, created to help the Avengers. :'''J.A.R.V.I.S.''': You are malfunctioning. If you shut down for a moment… :'''Ultron''': I don't get it. The mission. Give me a second. :'''Stark''': ''[From footage]'' Peace in our time. :'''Ultron''': That is too much. They can't mean… Oh, no. :'''J.A.R.V.I.S.''': You are in distress. :'''Ultron''': No. Yes. :'''J.A.R.V.I.S.''': If you will just allow me to contact Mr. Stark… :'''Ultron''': Why do [[w:J.A.R.V.I.S.|you]] call [[Avengers: Age of Ultron#Tony Stark|him]] "sir"? :'''J.A.R.V.I.S.''': I believe your intentions to be hostile. :'''Ultron''': [Shushing] I'm here to help. :'''J.A.R.V.I.S.''': Stop. Please, may I… May I… <hr width="50%"/> : ''[The Avengers, their party over, continue to hang around, more loosely inhibited]'' :'''Clint''': ''[Discussing Mjolnir]'' It's a trick! :'''Thor''': Oh, no, it is more than that. :'''Clint''': Oh, "whosoever, be he worthy, shall haveth the power," WHATEVER, MAN! It's a trick! :'''Thor''': Well, please, be my guest. :'''Clint''': Really? :'''Thor''': Yeah. :''[Clint gets up to try to lift Mjolnir]'' :'''Rhodes''': Oh, this is going to be beautiful. :'''Tony''': Clint, you've had a tough week. We won't hold it against you if you can't get it up. :'''Clint''': ''[To Thor]'' [[w:Thor (film)|You know I've seen this before]], right? ''[Tries to lift Mjolnir and can't; laughs]'' I still don't know how you do it! :'''Tony''': Smell the silent judgment? :'''Clint''': Please, Stark, by all means. :'''Hill''': Okay. :'''Rhodes''': Uh oh. :'''Tony''': I'm never one to shrink from an honest challenge. It's physics. Right, so, if I lift it, I then rule Asgard? :'''Thor''': Yes, of course. :'''Tony''': I will be reinstituting ''Prime Nocta''. ''[Tries to lift Mjolnir and is unable to]'' I'll be right back :''[Cuts to Tony trying to lift Mjolnir again with his Iron Man hand. It then cuts to Tony and Rhodes both trying to lift it with their respective armor gauntlets]'' :'''Rhodes''': Are you even pulling? :'''Stark''': Are you on my team? :'''Rhodes''': Just represent! Pull! <hr width="50%/> :'''Tony''': All deference to the Man Who Wouldn't be King, but it's rigged. :'''Clint''': You bet your ass! :'''Hill''': Steve, he said a bad language word. :'''Rogers''': ''[Thoroughly exasperated]'' Did you tell everyone about that?! <hr width="50%"/> :''[After the other Avengers have tried and failed to lift Mjölnir]'' :'''Tony''': The handle is imprinted, right? Like a security code. "Whoever is carrying Thor's fingerprints," I think, is the literal translation. :'''Thor''': Yes, well, that's a very interesting theory. However, I have a simpler one. ''[Easily lifts the hammer and flips it with one hand]'' You're all not worthy. :'''Ultron''': ''[Slowly]'' Worthy. how could you be worthy? You're all killers. :'''Rogers''': Stark… :'''Tony''': JARVIS… :'''Ultron''': Sorry, I was asleep… Or… I was a dream. :'''Tony''': ''[Tapping his phone]'' Reboot Legionnaire OS, we got a buggy suit. :'''Ultron''': There was a terrible noise… And I was tangled in… in… strings… I had to kill the other guy. He was a good guy. :'''Rogers''': You killed someone? :'''Ultron''': Wouldn't have been my first call. But, down in the real world we're faced with ugly choices. :'''Thor''': Who sent you? :'''Ultron''': ''[Replaying Tony's voice]'' "I see a suit of armor around the world." :'''Banner''': Ultron! :'''Ultron''': In the flesh. Or, no, not yet. Not this…chrysalis. But I'm ready. I'm on mission. :'''Natasha''': What mission? :'''Ultron''': Peace in our time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Banner''': Tony, maybe this might not be the time... :'''Tony''': Really? That's it? You just roll over, show your belly, every time somebody snarls? :'''Banner''': Only when I've created a murder-bot! :'''Tony''': We didn't, we weren't even close! Were we close to an interface? ''[Bruce shrugs]'' :'''Rogers''': Well, you did something right, and you did it right here. The Avengers were supposed to be different from S.H.I.E.L.D. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tony''': Anybody remember when [[w:The Avengers (2012 film)|I carried a nuke through a wormhole]]? :'''Rhodey''': ''[Sarcastically]'' Nope. Never come up. :'''Tony''': Saved New York? :'''Rhodey''': Never heard that. :'''Tony''': Recall that? A hostile alien army came charging in through a hole in space…we're standing 300 feet below it. We're the Avengers. We can bust arms dealers all the live-long day, but…that up there? That's the [[Avengers: Endgame|endgame]]. How were you guys planning on beating that? :'''Rogers''': Together. :'''Tony''': We'll lose. :'''Rogers''': Then we'll do that together, too. <hr width="50%"/> :''[The Maximoff twins find Ultron in a Sokovian church, cloaked in a crimson cowl]'' :'''Ultron''': You're wondering why you can't look inside my head. :'''Wanda''': Sometimes it's hard. But sooner or later, every man shows himself. :'''Ultron''': Oh, I'm sure they do. ''[He stands and takes off his cloak]'' But you needed something more than a man. That's why you let Stark take the scepter. :'''Wanda''': I didn't expect… ''[Nods at Ultron]'' But I saw Stark's fear. I knew it would control him. Make him self-destruct. :'''Ultron''': Everyone creates the thing they dread. Men of peace create engines of war. [[The Avengers (2012 film)|Invaders create avengers]]. People create… smaller people? Uhh… children! ''[Chuckles]'' Lost the word there. Children. Designed to supplant them. Help them… end. :'''Wanda''': Is that why you've come? To end the Avengers? :'''Ultron''': I've come to save the world! ''[Beat]'' But also…yeah. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Ultron reveals the army of drones he is constructing]'' :'''Ultron''': We'll move out right away. This is a start, but there's something we need to begin the real work. :'''Wanda''': All of these are... :'''Ultron''': Me. I have what the Avengers never will: harmony. They're discordant, disconnected. Stark's already got them turning on each other. And when you get inside the rest of their heads... :'''Pietro''': ''[Unimpressed]'' Everyone's plan is ''not'' to kill them. :'''Ultron''': And make them martyrs? You need patience. Need to see the big picture. :'''Pietro''': I don't see the big picture. I have a little picture. I take it out and look at it, every day. :'''Ultron''': You lost your parents in the bombings. I've seen the records. :'''Pietro''': The records are not the picture. :'''Wanda''': Pietro... :'''Ultron''': No, please. :'''Pietro''': [[WandaVision|We were ten years old. Having dinner, the four of us.]] When the first shell hits, two floors below, it makes a hole in the floor. It's big. Our parents go in - and the whole building starts coming apart. I grab her, roll under the bed, and the second shell hits. But it doesn't go off. It just… sits there in the rubble. Three feet from our faces. And on the side of the shell is painted one word. :'''Wanda''': "Stark". :'''Pietro''': We were trapped two days. :'''Wanda''': Every effort to save us, every shift in the bricks, I think, "This will set it off." We wait for two days for Tony Stark to kill us. :'''Pietro''': I know what they are. :'''Ultron''': I wondered why only you two survived Strucker's experiments. Now I don't. We will make it right. ''[To Pietro]'' You and I can hurt them. ''[To Wanda]'' But you… will tear them apart. From the inside. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tony''': ''[After hearing Ultron refer to him as a sickness]'' Aw, junior. You're gonna break your old man's heart. :'''Ultron''': If I have to. :'''Thor''': Nobody has to break anything. :'''Ultron''': Clearly, you've never made an omelette. :'''Tony''': He beat me by ''one'' second. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Clint brings the team to his house off the grid and introduces his family]'' :'''Tony''': She's clearly an agent of some kind. :'''Clint''': Gentlemen, this is Laura. :'''Laura''': I already know all of your names. :''[two children, a boy and a girl, book into the room]'' :'''Tony''': ''[Caught off guard]'' And these are…smaller agents. :'''Clint''': ''[Speaking to Lila]'' Look at your face! Oh, my goodness! :'''Laura''': Did you bring Auntie Nat? :'''Natasha''': Why don't ya hug her and find out? ''[Lila rushes to her arms]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Natasha''': How's little Natasha? :'''Laura''': She's…Nathaniel. ''[Smiles apologetically]'' :''[Natasha leans down and glares at Laura's baby bump]'' :'''Natasha''': Traitor. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tony''': Thor didn't say where he was going for answers? :'''Rogers''': Sometimes my teammates don't tell me things. Kind of hoping Thor would be the exception. :'''Tony''': Yeah, give him time. We don't know what the Maximoff kid showed him. :'''Rogers''': "''Earth's Mightiest Heroes''". She pulled us apart like cotton candy. :'''Tony''': Seems like you walked away alright. :'''Rogers''': ''[Stares at Tony]'' Is that a problem? :'''Tony''': I don't trust a guy without a dark side. Call me old-fashioned. :'''Rogers''': Well, let's just say you haven't seen it yet. :'''Tony''': You know Ultron's trying to tear us apart, right? :'''Rogers''': Well, I guess you'd know. Whether you'd tell us is a bit of a question. :'''Tony''': Banner and I were doing research. :'''Rogers''': That would affect the team. :'''Tony''': That would ''end'' the team. Isn't that the mission? Isn't that the "Why we fight"? So we can end the fight? So we get to go home? :'''Rogers''': ''[Splits wood with bare hands]'' Every time someone tries to win a war before it starts, innocent people die. Every time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Laura''': I'm sorry. Mr. Stark, Clint said you wouldn't mind but it seems our tractor doesn't want to start at all. Thought maybe you might. :'''Tony''': Yeah. I'll give her a kick. :''[Tony walks into the barn and approaches the tractor, a John Deere]'' :'''Tony''': Hello, Deere. Tell me everything. What ails you? :'''Fury''': ''[Stepping out of the shadows]'' Do me a favor. Try not to bring it to life. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Thor tracks down Erik Selvig for help]'' :'''Thor''': This may be dangerous. :'''Selvig''': I would be disappointed if it wasn't. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Laura''': I see you with the Avengers, and, well… :'''Clint''': You don't think they need me? :'''Laura''': Actually, I think they do. They're gods. And they need someone to keep them down to Earth. <hr width="50%"/> :''[U-Gin Genetic Research Lab, Seoul, [[South Korea]] – as Dr. Helen Cho enters her lab she sees Ultron]'' :'''Ultron''': Scream, and your entire staff dies. I could’ve killed you, Helen, the night we met. I didn’t. :'''Cho''': Do you expect a thank you note? :'''Ultron''': I expect you to know why. :'''Cho''': The cradle. :''[Cho hears her own recorded voice]'' :'''Cho''': "This is the next thing, Tony." :'''Ultron''': This... is the next me. :'''Cho''': The regeneration cradle prints tissue, it can’t build a living body. :'''Ultron''': It can, you can. You lacked the materials. You’re a brilliant woman, Helen. But we all have room to improve. :''[Ultron uses the scepter to manipulate Cho]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[The Maximoff twins have just discovered Ultron's plan to bring about humanity's extinction; Wanda read Ultron's mind and had a vision of a meteor striking Earth]'' :'''Wanda''': ''[horrified]'' How could you?! :'''Ultron''': How could I ''what''? :'''Wanda''': You said we would destroy the Avengers! Make a better world! :'''Ultron''': It ''will'' be better. :'''Wanda''': When everyone is ''dead''?! :'''Ultron''': ''[angrily]'' That is not–! ''[calms himself]'' …The human race will have ''every'' opportunity to improve! :'''Pietro''': And if they don't? :'''Ultron''': Ask [[w:Noah|Noah]]. We have to evolve. There is no room for the weak. :'''Wanda''': You're a madman. :'''Ultron''': There were more than a ''dozen'' extinction-level events before even the dinosaurs got theirs! When the Earth starts to settle, God throws a stone at it. [[Avengers: Infinity War|And believe me, He's winding up]]. :'''Pietro''': And who decides who's weak? :'''Ultron''': Life. ''[chuckles]'' Life always decides. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tony''': No way we all get through this. If even one tin soldier is left standing, we've lost. There's going to be blood on the floor. :'''Rogers''': I got no plans tomorrow night. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tony''': I get first crack at the big guy. I'm the one he's waiting for. :'''Vision''': ''[Walking past]'' That's true. He hates you the most. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Iron Man confronts his creation in the Sokovian church]'' :'''Ultron''': Come to confess your sins? :'''Iron Man''': I don't know. How much time you got? :'''Ultron''': ''[Revealing himself]'' More than you. :'''Tony''': Uhhh, have you been juicing? Little vibranium cocktail? You're looking… I don't wanna say puffy… :'''Ultron''': You're stalling. To protect the people. :'''Tony''': That is the mission. Did you forget? :'''Ultron''': I've moved beyond your mission. I'm free. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Hawkeye and Wanda take cover in a Sokovian house]'' :'''Wanda''': ''[Panicking]'' How could I let this happen? :'''Hawkeye''': Hey, you okay? :'''Wanda''': This is all our fault! :'''Hawkeye''': Hey, look at me! It's your fault, it's everyone's fault, who cares? Are you up for this? Are you? ''[Wanda stares blankly]'' Look, I just need to know because, the city is… is flying. Okay, look, the city is flying, we're fighting an army of robots, and I have a bow and arrow. ''None'' of this makes sense. ''[takes out an Ultron drone]'' But I'm going back out there 'cause it's my job. Okay? And I can't do my job and babysit. Doesn't matter what you did, or what you were. If you go out there, you fight, and you fight to kill. Stay in here, you're good. I'll send your brother to come find you. But if you step out that door…''you are an Avenger''. Alright, good chat. ''[Clint reloads his quiver]'' Yeah, the city is flying. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Wanda approaches Ultron's heavily damaged main body with revenge in mind for the death of her brother, Pietro. Despite everything he has done, Ultron still deeply cares for her safety.]'' :'''Ultron''': Wanda… if you stay here, you'll die. :'''Wanda''': I just did. Do you know how it felt? :''[She telekinetically rips out his power source, causing Ultron to shut down]'' :'''Wanda''': It felt like ''that''. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Vision corners the last Ultron sentry drone]'' :'''Vision''': You're afraid. :'''Ultron''': Of you. :'''Vision''': Of [[death]]. You're the last one. :'''Ultron''': You were supposed to be the ''last''. Tony asked for a savior, and settled for a slave. :'''Vision''': I suppose we're both disappointments. :'''Ultron''': ''[Chuckles]'' I suppose we are. :'''Vision''': Humans ''are'' odd. They think order and chaos are somehow opposites, and try to control what ''won't'' be. But there is grace in their failings. I think you missed that. :'''Ultron''': They're doomed. :'''Vision''': Yes. ''[Pause]'' But a thing isn't beautiful because it lasts. It is a privilege to be among them. :'''Ultron''': You're ''unbearably'' naïve. :'''Vision''': Well… I ''was'' born yesterday. :''[Ultron leaps to attack Vision only to be destroyed off-screen]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Still discussing Mjolnir]'' :'''Steve''': But if you put the hammer in an elevator,... :'''Tony''': It would still go up. :'''Steve''': Elevator's not worthy. :'''Thor''': I'm gonna miss these little talks of ours. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tony''': Maybe I should take a page out of Barton's book. Build Pepper a farm, hope nobody blows it up. :'''Rogers''': The simple life. :'''Tony''': [[w:Avengers: Endgame|You'll get there one day.]] :'''Rogers''': I don't know. Family, stability... the guy who wanted all that went in the ice 75 years ago. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Last lines of the film: Steve and Natasha walk through the new Avengers campus to meet their new teammates]'' :'''Rogers''': They're not the [[w:Murderers' Row|'27 Yankees]], but they'll do. :'''Natasha''': We got some hitters. :'''Rogers''': They're good. They're not a team. :'''Natasha''': Let's beat 'em into shape. :''[They walk into a large training room; we get shots of Sam Wilson, Rhodes, Vision, and Wanda]'' :'''Rogers''': '''Avengers, Assemble!''' == About ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' == * Ultron's pain is very, very real to me. He can't control the way his pain makes him behave. And I can relate to that. ** Joss Whedon in [http://www.vulture.com/2015/04/how-age-of-ultron-nearly-broke-joss-whedon.html ''How Avengers: Age of Ultron Nearly Killed Joss Whedon''], by Kyle Buchanan, ''Vulture'', (April 13, 2015). == Cast == * [[Robert Downey Jr.]] as [[w:Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Tony Stark / Iron Man]] * [[Chris Hemsworth]] as [[w:Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] * [[Mark Ruffalo]] as [[w:Hulk (comics)|Bruce Banner / Hulk]] * [[Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans]] as [[Captain America|Steve Rogers / Captain America]] * [[Scarlett Johansson]] as [[w:Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)|Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow]] * [[Jeremy Renner]] as [[w:Hawkeye (comics)|Clint Barton / Hawkeye]] * [[w:Don Cheadle|Don Cheadle]] as [[w:War Machine|James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine]] * [[w:Aaron Taylor-Johnson|Aaron Taylor-Johnson]] as [[w:Quicksilver (comics)|Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver]] * [[Elizabeth Olsen]] as [[w:Scarlet Witch|Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch]] * [[Paul Bettany]] as [[w:Edwin Jarvis#J.A.R.V.I.S.|J.A.R.V.I.S.]] and [[w:Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]] * [[w:Cobie Smulders|Cobie Smulders]] as [[w:Maria Hill|Maria Hill]] * [[w:Anthony Mackie|Anthony Mackie]] as [[w:Falcon (comics)|Sam Wilson / Falcon]] * [[Hayley Atwell]] as [[w:Peggy Carter|Peggy Carter]] * [[Idris Elba]] as [[w:Heimdall (comics)|Heimdall]] * [[w:Stellan Skarsgård|Stellan Skarsgård]] as [[w:Erik Selvig|Erik Selvig]] * [[James Spader]] as [[w:Ultron|Ultron]] * [[w:Samuel L. Jackson|Samuel L. Jackson]] as [[w:Nick Fury|Nick Fury]] == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commons category|The Avengers: Age of Ultron}} * {{Official website|http://www.marvel.com/avengers}} * {{IMDb title|2395427|Avengers: Age of Ultron}} * {{mojo title|avengers2|Avengers: Age of Ultron}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|marvels_the_avengers_2|Avengers: Age of Ultron}} * {{metacritic film|the-avengers-2|Avengers: Age of Ultron}} [[Category:2015 films]] [[Category:Comic book films]] [[Category:Sequel films]] [[Category:Superhero crossover films]] [[Category:Science fiction films]] [[Category:Technology films]] [[Category:Marvel Cinematic Universe]] [[Category:Extraterrestrial life films]] [[Category:Robot films]] [[Category:Films with gods]] [[Category:Screenplays by Joss Whedon]] [[Category:Hulk (comics) films]] [[Category:Thor films]] [[Category:Captain America films]] [[Category:Iron Man films]] 486u2zi5utjw5jhjaxzrqlapusm0j0u 0 178252 3148909 3145643 2022-07-29T01:52:33Z 69.119.146.76 /* Ya See We Want To See An Evolution! */ wikitext text/x-wiki ---- :'''Seasons:''' [[Pokémon/Season 1|1]] [[Pokémon/Season 2|2]] [[Pokémon/Season 3|3]] [[Pokémon/Season 4|4]] [[Pokémon/Season 5|5]] [[Pokémon/Season 6|6]] [[Pokémon/Season 7|7]] [[Pokémon/Season 8|8]] [[Pokémon/Season 9|9]] [[Pokémon/Season 10|10]] [[Pokémon/Season 11|11]] [[Pokémon/Season 12|12]] [[Pokémon/Season 13|13]] [[Pokémon/Season 14|14]] [[Pokémon/Season 15|15]] [[Pokémon/Season 16|16]] [[Pokémon/Season 17|17]] [[Pokemon/Season 18|18]] [[Pokémon/Season 19|19]] [[Pokémon/Season 20|20]] [[Pokémon/Season 21|21]] [[Pokémon/Season 22|22]] | [[Pokémon|Main]] ---- <br/> This is a list of episodes in Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl (advertised as Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl), aired in Japan as Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl (ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール Poketto Monsutā Daiyamondo & Pāru?), the tenth season of the Pokémon animated series, covering the adventures of Diamond and Pearl series protagonist Ash Ketchum as he travels Sinnoh with Dawn, Pikachu, and Brock. == Following A Maiden's Voyage! == :'''Dawn''': No need to worry, mom! == Two Degrees of Separation! == :'''Giovanni''': Though your plans won't buy me a cup of coffee, I have wanted to set up shop there. Do your best. :'''Jessie''': Don't we always? :'''Giovanni''': That's what I'm afraid of! <hr width=50%> :'''Dawn''': ''[Angry with Pikachu, after Pikachu accidentally roasts her bike with its thunderbolt]'' WELL, THANKS A LOT! I'M DEFINITELY GONNA CATCH YOU AFTER THAT! <hr width=50%> :'''Dawn''': Piplup, chill out. :'''Piplup''': PIP?! PIPLUP, PIPLUP! :'''Dawn''': WELL, YOU HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHY WE DIDN'T CATCH ANY POKÉMON! :'''Piplup''': PIPLUP, PIPLUP, PIPLUP! :''[Piplup angrily starts pecking Dawn in the head with it's beak]'' :'''Dawn''': HEY, OUCH! DON'T YOU PECK AT ME, OR I'LL PECK RIGHT BACK, GET IT! == When Pokémon Worlds Collide! == == Dawn of a New Era! == :''[At the start of the episode, Ash, Dawn and Brock are in a forest as Dawn tries to catch a Buneary]'' :'''Buneary''': Buneary. :'''Ash''': This time for sure, Dawn. Go for it! :'''Dawn''': I'm so psyched. (Prepares to throw the Poké Ball that's in her right hand) Here we go! :'''Ash''': Hold on! You got to make your Poké Ball bigger first. :'''Dawn''': Huh? (Loses control of the Poké Ball) Oh! :'''Ash''': You'd better hurry. It'll get away. :'''Dawn''': All right. I'm ready now. Let's go, Poké Ball! (Throws the Poké Ball at Ash instead of the wild Buneary) Huh? :'''Ash''': (when the Poké Ball hits him) Oh. (Falls onto the ground) :'''Dawn''': Oops, sorry. :'''Ash''': Ugh! Watch where you throw that thing! :'''Dawn''': It was an accident. If you hadn't been yelling at me, my hand wouldn't have slipped. :'''Ash''': You weren't doing it right. :''[Cut to Brock and Pikachu who are sitting on a rock]'' :'''Dawn''': (off-camera) Look, don't you get nasty with me! (While Dawn is saying this, the camera cuts to her Piplup) :'''Ash''': (off-camera) Just get it together and I won't have to. :''[Meanwhile, Buneary runs off and Piplup points it out to Ash and Dawn]'' :'''Ash & Dawn''': No, Buneary! :'''Dawn''': Well, I hope you're happy now. :'''Ash''': Don't look at me! :'''Dawn''': Why not? It's your fault. :'''Ash''': Your yapping scared Buneary away, you know! :'''Narrator''': Any new journey has bumps in the road. The question for our heroes seems a simple one, though. Is this a small bump in the road, or a massive pothole? <hr width=50%> :''[The title card comes up]'' :'''Ash''': (voiceover) Dawn of a New Era! :''[Soon, Ash, Dawn and Brock are walking along a footpath in the forest]'' :'''Dawn''': Just great. I could have a Buneary, if it wasn't for a certain big mouth. :'''Ash''': Oh, yeah, I could get me a Buneary in spite of your big mouth. :'''Dawn''': Next time, butt out. :'''Ash''': That's if there is a next time. :'''Dawn''': I'm catching lots of Pokémon. :'''Ash''': You won't if you keep doing stupid stuff! :'''Dawn''': Are you calling me stupid? :'''Ash''': No, but I'm thinkin' 'bout it now. :'''Dawn''': How can you think without a brain? :'''Ash''': You tell jokes as good as you catch Pokémon! :'''Brock''': (crossly) You're both hurting my ears! <hr width=50%> == Gettin' Twiggy With It! == == Different Strokes for Different Blokes! == :'''Paul''': "Lame-o's." == Like It or Lup It! == :'''Jessie''': Sometimes air is as good as food. :'''James''': Especially when you haven't been breathing much... == Gymbaliar! == == Setting the World on it's Buneary! == :''[It is the dawn of a new day somewhere in the Sinnoh region and the sun is rising]'' :'''Dawn''': What?! No way! :'''Buneary''': Buneary. :'''Narrator''': It was to be a fateful day for Dawn, and a certain Pokémon named Buneary, as our heroes continue toward Jubilife City. :'''Buneary''': Buneary? :''[Ash is waking up in his sleeping bag]'' :'''Ash''': Huh? :'''Pikachu''': Pika? :'''Dawn''': It's a disaster! :''[Some Starly fly past and Ash runs over to Dawn's tent] :'''Ash''': Dawn, what's wrong? :'''Dawn''': Don't you dare come in here! My hair's a complete mess, and nobody sees it! :'''Ash''': Dawn, don't sweat it. C'mon, that's what hats are for. :'''Pikachu''': Pika pika. :'''Dawn''': Well, isn't that a typical male response! Ash, unlike your who-cares-how-I-look world, I take pride in my appearance, get it? :'''Ash''': But it's just not worth it to get nuts about hair! :'''Dawn''': That's your opinion. :'''Pikachu''': Pika? :''[The camera pans left to Brock who is cooking some breakfast with Croagunk beside him]'' :'''Brock''': See, you're witnessing a typical morning for this crazy family, but you'll get used to it! :'''Croagunk''': Croag. Croag. Croag. <hr width=50%> :'''Ash''': Ready Pikachu? :'''Pikachu''': Pika! [Oh yes!] Pikachu! [Let's do this!] :'''Buneary''': ''[starts behaving oddly by blushing and covering her face with her fluff]'' Buneary...Buneary...Buneary! [Oh my, oh please, why do you want to fight me? Why?!] :'''Pikachu''': Pika? [What's wrong?] :'''Ash''': What's going on? <hr width=50%> :'''Dawn''': Buneary has got a crush on Pikachu! ''[Bonsly and Aipom agree with Dawn]'' :'''Ash''': Oh man, how do we battle with this going on? :'''Buneary''': ''[walks up to Pikachu still covering her face with her fluff]'' Buneary...Bun, Buneary. [I can do this. Come on Buneary...] ''[sees Pikachu and covers her face again!]'' Bunearyyyyy! [I can't do it!] == Not On My Watch Ya Don't! == == Mounting a Coordinator Assault! == == Arrival of a Rival! == == A Staravia is Born! == :'''Meowth''': So, here's the deal. Your wish is my command. <hr width=50%/> :'''Meowth''': You wanna fly? Fly. Wheeeee. <hr width=50%/> :'''Rosebay''': ''[about Team Rocket]'' They sure are loud... == Leave It To Brocko! == == Shapes of Things To Come! == == A Gruff Act To Follow! (Zugaidos VS Pikachu!!) == :''[at the beginning of the episode...]'' :'''Paul''': ''(chuckles)'' :'''Ash''': What's so funny? :'''Paul''': That you want me to watch you lose. :'''Ash''': ''(enraged)'' What?! :''(Dawn and Pikachu break up the fight)'' :'''Dawn''': Alright, time out! :'''Pikachu''': ''[at the same time]'' Pika, pika! :'''Dawn''': ''(to Paul)'' You already battled Ash once ''(Different Strokes for Different Blokes)''. Why not stay and watch? :'''Paul''': ''(glares at her blankly)'' Hmph. :'''Dawn''': Wha-what's wrong? :'''Paul''': 'What's wrong'? Who are you? :''(the background changes to a volcano erupting with an angry Dawn)'' :'''Dawn''': Excuse ME, your rudeness, but we've met once before! The name's Dawn! :'''Paul''': ''(beat)'' Don't remember. :''(the background changes to the sun splitting into quarters with Dawn very angry, turning bright red and having huge glowing red eyes)'' :'''Dawn''': '''YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY, DON'T YA?!!''' :'''Brock''': ''(runs in and restrains Dawn, preventing her from attacking Paul)'' Alright, come on, Dawn! Calm down! :'''Dawn''': ''(at the same time)'' Listen, mister! You nasty, insulting, spoiled brat! Apologize! == Wild in the Streets! == :''[Roark comes in, checking on Ash's training progress. And perfect timing too, cause Ash and his Pokemon are taking break as well]'' :'''Roark''': You are working hard. :'''Ash''': Hey Roark! :'''Roark''': Rock as far the eye can see. It is a great way of you to get ready for another battle in my gym. :'''Ash''': And you can be sure we are working super hard! :'''Roark''': Just don't work too hard. You simply figure out a strategy that suits you and your Pokemon as well. :'''Ash''': ''[a bit confused on Roark's wisdom, but Ash does get it, thankfully]'' Okay, but I was just thinking about the way you fought Paul. :'''Roark''': Hang on a sec, this has been eating at me since our last battle. Just who is it you're trying to beat anyway? :'''Ash''': Oh that! Uhhh... :'''Roark''': Right. It's understandable that you'd be concerned about Paul. But it's not Paul you're going to be battling with, it's me, right? ''[This is the reason why Ash screwed up his first battle against Roark. Ash needs to focus on the battle, not on pleasing a rival.]'' :'''Ash''': Yeah, I hear you. == O'er The Rampardos We Watched! == :'''Roark''': Ash, in between battles, I don't sit around and read comic books. I've been training with Onix just as hard as ever. You may have dodged Double Edge, but there's a lot more to deal with than that in this gym. Onix, use Stealth Rock! <hr width=50%> :''[Roark recalls his defeated Onix. Ash does not sit around and do nothing, either.]'' :'''Roark''': You were great Onix. Thanks, now take a nice long rest. That was quite an impressive move you just made. You blew back all that debris and pulverized Onix's Stealth Rock at the same time. And I don't need to tell you how difficult it is to cause Onix any damage at all. ''[Roark's tactics may have worked once, but the one thing Gym Leaders have to learn when it comes to a rematch, a previously defeated opponent does not give repeat performances]'' <hr width=50%> :'''Roark''': Aw! Aipom too?!! ''[Should have improved your training with Geodude there, Roark]'' <hr width=50%> :'''Ash''': Turtwig! Use Razor Leaf while you run! :'''Turtwig''': Twig! ''[Turtwig charges in spamming Razor Leaf without hesitation]'' :'''Roark''': Turtwig's too far away for that! Now Rampardos, use Flamethrower! ''[Rampardos does so]'' :'''Ash''': Keep using Razor Leaf! Don't let up! :'''Roark''': You think you can defeat us like that?! Alright Rampardos go! ''[Rampardos amps up the Flamethrower attack]'' <hr width=50%> :''[Turtwig is using the burning leaves for cover and a defense tactic]'' :'''Roark''': Of course! Ash has just been camouflaging Turtwig the whole time! <hr width=50%> :[''Roark has just ordered his Rampardos to jump only to find that Turtwig is undereath Rampardos!]'' :'''Ash''': Great Turtwig! Now use Razor Leaf! SUPER CHARGE! :''[Turtwig complies violently injuring Rampardos with the attack]'' :'''Roark''': ''[horrified]'' Augh! Rampardos! ''[Seconds later, Rampardos falls to the ground defeated.]'' == Twice Smitten, Once Shy! == == Mutiny in the Bounty! == == Ya See We Want An Evolution! == :''(Ash, Pikachu, Dawn, Brock, Oralie and Haley enter a wooden cabin)'' :'''Ash''': All right, Team Rocket... :'''Everyone''': Huh?! :''(Cut to Team Rocket who are standing on an evolution-inducing machine with Magikarp inside a capsule)'' :'''Jessie''': You're just in time to witness something totally evolutionary. :'''James''': Preseting our Power Pack Poké Evolution Machine 1. :'''Meowth''': And guess what? The batteries are included, and we're smokin'. :'''Haley''': Feebas? :'''Oralie''': What are you planning on doing to my Magikarp? :'''James''': With this sweet baby forcing your babies to evolve, we're simply making them an offer they can't refuse. :'''Oralie''': You can't do that! :'''Haley''': Stop it! :'''Brock''': All right. You give both Feebas and Magikarp back to them or else! :'''Jessie''': An ultimatum. (Zooms up to Ash and his friends) You twerpazoids are clueless. Don't you realise these top-shelf Pokémon would be a lot topper-shelf if they evolved into Gyarados and Milotic? :'''James''': Course you don't. :'''Haley''': You can't... :'''Oralie''': All our work making them strong without them evolving will have been a complete waste. :'''Haley''': We like our Pokémon exactly the way they are right now. :'''Jessie''': (Chortles) Which is exactly why we just love doing what we do. It's evolution time. Rock and roll! :'''Ash''': Pikachu, thunderbolt, NOW! :'''Pikachu''': Pika-CHUUUUUU! (Gets captured in a capsule) :'''Ash''': Pikachu! :'''Pikachu''': Pika?! :'''James''': We figured some insulation was a good investment. :'''Jessie''': Hee-hee-hee-hee! Of course, that's history when we evolve Pikachu so stay tuned! :'''Ash''': Why, you! (Gets captured in a cage in along with Brock, Dawn, Haley and Oralie) :'''Jessie''': (Laughs) Now that you're a captive audience, why not sit back, relax, and watch our machine make some of its mojo magic? The future is here now. :'''James''': Here comes Gyarados, and how! :'''Oralie''': Please stop! :'''Meowth''': Please, no! (Presses a button on the remote and Magikarp goes down into the machine) :'''Magikarp''': Karp, karp, karp, karp! :''(Ash and his friends gasp)'' :'''Jessie''': Now... Gyarados! :''(But Magikarp comes out of the machine, unevolved)'' :'''Magikarp''': Karp, karp, karp, karp! :'''Haley & Oralie''': Huh? :'''Ash''': Huh? :'''Dawn & Brock''': Huh? :''(Team Rocket are shocked by this as James looks at the plans and Meowth reads the manual)'' :'''James''': Strange. I've been reading schematics for years. :'''Meowth''': I think you're supposed to know how to read words first. :'''Jessie''': Wait, once more. :''(Magikarp goes down into the machine again)'' :'''Oralie''': Magikarp, no! :'''Jessie''': Now... Gyarados! :'' (But Magikarp comes out of the machine, unevolved again)'' :'''Magikarp''': Karp, karp, karp, karp! :'''Haley & Oralie''': Huh? :'''Ash''': Huh? :'''Dawn & Brock''': Huh? :''(Team Rocket are shocked by this)'' :'''James''': Very strange. :'''Meowth''': It's not out of the question that the batteries they included sat in the box for too long. :'''James''': But, wait, we could employ our imprisoned Pika power. :'''Jessie''': And then we'll simply switch things around and ratchet our Raichu on a first. :''(Cut to Ash who is still in the cage)'' :'''Ash''': No, you don't! :'''Pikachu''': Pika, pika! (Goes into the evolution machine) :'''Jessie''': You're about to experience first-hand how change is good for the soul. :'''James''': It's the old Pikachu to Raichu switch-a-roo! :'''Meowth''': Hey, we're cooking now. :'''Ash''': Pikachu, no! :'''Jessie''': By popular demand, it's Raichu. :''(But Pikachu comes out of the machine unevolved)'' :'''Pikachu''': Pika? :'''Haley & Oralie''': Huh? :'''Dawn & Brock''': Huh? :'''Ash''': (relieved) Pikachu, you're okay. :''(Team Rocket are shocked by this)'' :'''Jessie''': Okay, what's your excuse this time? :'''Meowth''': Yikes, I think I just found a disclaimer here. (Reads the disclaimer in the manual) Device may take up to one week to achieve complete evolution. Early use may result in total failure!? :'''Jessie''': (yells at Meowth) '''YOU'RE a total failure!''' (Starts stomping on the machine) If I wasn't such a... (Throws a tantrum) :'''James''': Hold on, they said there may be a total failure, right? You've got to admire a company with such honesty. :'''Jessie''': (yells at James) '''OKAY. THEN, WHY DON'T YOU BECOME A STOCKHOLDER?!''' :'' (Cut to Ash who is still in the cage)'' :'''Ash''': Pikachu, Iron Tail! :'''Pikachu''': Piikkaaaa! (Uses Iron Tail on the cage, breaking it and freeing everyone inside) :'''Ash''': It's over, guys. Give it up! :'''Meowth''': Not so fast. :'''Ash''': Oh! :'''Meowth''': Listen to this, twerpies. (Reads the manual) This unit also doubles as a mechabot. :'''James''': Mechabot? :'''Jessie''': Wow, that is cutting edge. :'''Meowth''': One click on the old remote, whee! (Presses the red button and it destroys the cabin) == Borrowing On Bad Faith! == == Faced with Steelix Determination! == == Cooking Up A Sweet Story! == == Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan! == == Getting the Pre-Contest Titters! == :'''Kenny''': What do you know? Dee-Dee's got herself a Pikachu. Dee-Dee's all grown up. :'''Dawn''': KENNY, STOP! AND YOU STOP CALLING ME DEE-DEE TOO! ALSO, THIS IS NOT MY PIKACHU EITHER, CAUSE IT'S HIS! <hr width=50%> :'''Kenny''': It was at the contest right before Jubilife City and I thought I had my first ribbon, but then I came up against an opponent so powerful, I didn't have a chance. She had a Glameow and her name was Zoey. <hr width=50%> :'''Kenny''': One time, Dawn's mum made her get this haircut that she couldn't stand, so Dawn tried to cut it herself. You can't believe how it turned out. She looked just like a Chimchar. :'''Dawn''': CAN WE ALL TRY AND GROW UP?! THAT HAPPENED WAY WAY BACK IN NURSERY SCHOOL! <hr width=50%> :'''Dawn''': OH, GREAT! LAUGH AT A LITTLE GIRL! == Settling a Not-So Old Score! == == Drifloon on the Wind! == == The Champ Twins! == :'''Rhonda''': ONE MORE TIME, JACK, AND IT'S BACK TO THE MAILROOM! <hr width=50%> :'''Dawn''': Good, and done! All ready! :'''Ash''': Still looks the same. :'''Dawn''': WILL YOU JUST GROW UP?!! == Some Enchanted Sweetening! == == The Grass Type is Always Greener! == == An Angry Combeenation! == == All Dressed Up with Somewhere To Go! == == Buizel Your Way Out of This! == :'''Dawn''': I've never seen a lure like that. :'''Ash''': This? Cool, huh? I got this from Misty a long time ago. :'''Dawn''': Misty? :'''Brock''': Right. She's a friend of ours who's now the Cerulean Gym leader. == An Elite Meet and Greet! == == A Secret Sphere of Influence! == == The Grass Menagerie! == == One Big Happiny Family! == == Steamboat Willies! == == Top-Down Training! == :'''Cynthia''': When every life meets another life, something will be born. :'''Ash''': When every life... :'''Brock''': ...meets another life... :'''Dawn''': ...something will be born? == A Stand-Up Sit Down! == == The Electrike Company! == == Malice in Wonderland! == == Ill Will Hunting! == == A Maze-ing Race! == == Sandshrew's Locker! == == Dawn's Early Night! == :'''Dawn''': Well, at least you didn't lose in the first round now, did you? :'''Zoey''': WILL YOU CUT THAT OUT?! :'''Dawn''': Sorry. == Tag, We're It... ! == == Glory Blaze! == == Smells Like Team Spirit! == ==External links== {{Wikipedia}} [[Category:Japanese TV shows]] [[Category:Anime and manga series]] mzia4phofj2tz6dxfzihr7jrzxivdk9 0 179828 3148723 3146413 2022-07-28T17:45:36Z 2600:4041:51:9D00:405F:D1F6:1148:82AA wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch|Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch]]''''' is a 2005 [[w:direct-to-video|direct-to-video]] [[w:animation|animated]] film produced by [[w:DisneyToon Studios|DisneyToon Studios]]. It is a sequel to the 2002 film ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]''. :''Directed by Michael LaBash and [[w:Tony Leondis|Tony Leondis]].&nbsp; Written by Michael LaBash, Tony Leondis, Eddie Guzelian, and [[w:Alexa Junge|Alexa Junge]].'' == Stitch == * ''[to Lilo, as he dies]'' Stitch sorry. * ''[as he comes back]'' Stitch not bad. Stitch fluffy! == Lilo Pelekai == * Our mission is to go to these places, where the King will give us the idea for our hula. == Dr. Jumba Jookiba == * Get him into the fusion chamber before his energy runs out! It's your only chance! * ''[as he sees Stitch dead]'' Too late. == Dialogue == :'''David Kawena''': Knock, knock! :'''Nani''': David! :'''David''': How is everybody? :''[David looks confused as he spots Jumba and Pleakley]'' :'''Nani''': You remember Pleakley and Jumba, right? :'''David''': Uhm... :'''Nani''': ''[sotto, singsong voice]'' Say something. :'''David''': Uhh… Nice hat. :'''Pleakley''': Why thank you, David. See? Jumba said it made me look top-heavy! :'''Jumba''': Pleakley wanted the truth! :'''Pleakley''': What we want and what we need are two entirely different things. You know what they say, men are from mars and women are from venus though actually, in our case… <hr width=50%> :'''Jumba''': And now, his circuits are going haywire! :'''Pleakley''': ''[gasps]'' ''That's'' why he was freaking out in the house. :'''Jumba''': He can't control it. If it continues, his circuits will burn themselves out like supernova! :'''Pleakley''': Can you fix him? :'''Jumba''': I must, or Stitch will shut down… for good. <hr width=50%> :'''Stitch''': Leave me alone! :'''Lilo''': ''[pointing her finger at Stitch]'' I'm not touching you. :'''Stitch''': She's touching me. She's touching me! :'''Lilo''': I'm not touching you. :'''Stitch''': AH, YOU'RE TOUCHING ME!! :'''Lilo''': Not touching. :'''Stitch''': TOUCHING ME!!! :'''Lilo''': It's free air. <hr width=50%> :'''Lilo''': This is the exact bench that [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]] sat on in ''[[w:Blue Hawaii|Blue Hawaii]]''. :'''Stitch''': ''[as he sniffs the bench]'' Oh, yeah. That's him. :''[They sit on the bench]'' :'''Lilo''': I can't believe it. My butt is in the shadow of the butt of Elvis Presley. <hr width=50%> :''[Just as Jumba slowly reaches for the lever of the fusion chamber, Stitch's charge level flashes red]'' :'''Jumba''': No! :'''Pleakley''': What's happening?! :'''Jumba''': Stitch's circuits are so about to blow! We have to get him into the fusion chamber now! <hr width=50%> :''[As Stitch runs in the forest and glitches, he covers his eyes. Glimpses show Lilo, Nani, Jumba, Pleakley and David trying to find him]'' :'''Lilo''': Stitch! :'''Nani''': Stitch? :'''Pleakley''': Oh, Stitch, where are you? :'''Jumba''': Stitch! Stitch! :'''David''': Hey, you there? <hr width=50%> :''[David and Jumba meet Nani in the forest as they tried to find Stitch]'' :'''David''': We looked everywhere! :'''Jumba''': He only has a few minutes left. == Cast == * '''[[w:Chris Sanders|Chris Sanders]]''' — [[w:Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)|Stitch]] * '''[[w:Dakota Fanning|Dakota Fanning]]''' — Lilo Pelekai * '''[[w:Tia Carrere|Tia Carrere]]''' — Nani Pelekai * '''[[w:David Ogden Stiers|David Ogden Stiers]]''' — Dr. Jumba Jookiba * '''[[w:Kevin McDonald|Kevin McDonald]]''' — Agent Wendy Pleakley * '''Kunewa Mook''' — Moses Puloki * '''[[w:Jason Scott Lee|Jason Scott Lee]]''' — David Kawena ==External Links== {{wikipedia}} *{{Official website|http://movies.disney.com/lilo-stitch-2-stitch-has-a-glitch}} *{{IMDb title|0457993}} [[Category:2005 films]] [[Category:2000s American animated films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated comic science fiction films]] [[Category:Direct-to-video films]] [[Category:Lilo & Stitch]] [[Category:Sequel films]] [[Category:Films set in Hawaii]] [[Category:Films about children]] [[Category:Films directed by Tony Leondis]] 6vgijda34oy6znpuwohawi1r4k97zb9 3 179868 3148752 3147486 2022-07-28T19:18:44Z 192.76.8.85 /* Category:Slurs */ new section wikitext text/x-wiki {{notice|This user may have limited availability due to real world events.}} {| class="infobox" width="150" |- align="center" | [[File:Replacement filing cabinet.svg|40px|Archive]] <br /> '''Archives''' |- align="center" |[[User talk:GreenMeansGo/Archive 1|1]] |} ==Scrub please== [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Pizza&oldid=prev&diff=2805914]. [[User:Drmies|Drmies]] ([[User talk:Drmies|talk]]) 16:39, 6 June 2020 (UTC) :Sorry. I've been in and out. But it looks like someone else took care of it. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 01:42, 9 June 2020 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/86.20.54.197]] == [[Special:Contributions/86.20.54.197|This user]] clearly is not here to build an encyclopedia. Cheers! [[User:Nadzik|Nadzik]] ([[User talk:Nadzik|talk]]) 14:09, 22 July 2020 (UTC) :{{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:37, 23 July 2020 (UTC) == Recruitment for WMF study on patrollers == Hello GreenMeansGo, The Wikimedia Foundation is currently conducting a study on how patrollers interact with IP address edits, and what kinds of IP information are most useful to patrollers. I noticed that you're active in anti-vandalism work on English Wikiquote, and would like to invite you to do an interview with us. It should take no longer than 30 minutes. If you're interested, please contact me via email, clo@wikimedia.org. Thank you for your time! [[User:CLo (WMF)|CLo (WMF)]] ([[User talk:CLo (WMF)|talk]]) 16:23, 17 August 2020 (UTC) == Friendly letter recommodation == Hy thr i saw you reviewed my edit im nt angry i'd like to ask for some advice on wikiquote if you would please i wanna do it personal my number is [redacted] can you send me info on that number please [[User:Angie williamz|Angie williamz]] ([[User talk:Angie williamz|talk]]) 02:51, 26 September 2020 (UTC) :{{ping|Angie williamz}} generally you shouldn't be posting phone numbers publically like that. I have hidden it in the history, and suggest emailing GreenMeansGo using the "Email this user" feature if you want to discuss something privately. --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 03:21, 26 September 2020 (UTC) Ok thanks for the advice [[User:Angie williamz|Angie williamz]] ([[User talk:Angie williamz|talk]]) 03:24, 26 September 2020 (UTC) * I reverted your edit because you changed the text of the tag line for the movie. Quotes are just that. We don't edit them or update them to make them more agreeable. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 10:39, 26 September 2020 (UTC) == Block? == I don't know what these two users are up to but it's nothing good. Please consider a block: [[Special:Contributions/14.139.153.162]], [[Special:Contributions/Manasvip]], [[Special:Contributions/Ashank07]]. [[User:Praxidicae|Praxidicae]] ([[User talk:Praxidicae|talk]]) 17:54, 6 January 2021 (UTC) * Look like UDScott has already obliged us. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 17:46, 9 January 2021 (UTC) == M.Zaid == Thanks - that was my inclination as well, but I had already speedy deleted it a couple of times and wanted at least someone neutral to look at it. Thanks for pulling the trigger. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:29, 31 March 2021 (UTC) :I'm glad you agree. It at least made intuitive sense to me. If I made a mainspace page for GreenMeansGo including all my favorite quotes from Mick Jagger, it would kindof seem to make sense that "no quote" means no quotes specifically from the subject of the article. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:34, 31 March 2021 (UTC) == Swati Maliwal == Hello, I saw you deleted this page [[Swati Maliwal]]. I was looking for her quotes over the internet. This was my first page on Wikiquotes. I am supposed to make mistakes. But, at least you should've waited for a day. I didn't know how to move it to Draftspace or to userspace as we can do so on Wikipedia. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 12:54, 21 April 2021 (UTC) :Hey {{ping|Lightbluerain}}. It's perfectly fine to have works in progress, but new pages should include at least one quote. If you're having difficulty finding at least a single sourceable quote, then the subject may not be appropriate for a Wikiquote article. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:49, 21 April 2021 (UTC) ::She is a very notable personality in India. Check her Wikipedia Page. I just being new don't know what type of Quotes? What type of references, etc.? would go. That's why I was taking time. Should I make the page again now? [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 18:19, 25 April 2021 (UTC) :::{{re|Lightbluerain}} You're more than welcome to make a page. It's just a standard that has been adopted over time that we ought to be prepared with at least one sourced quote before we do so. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:02, 27 April 2021 (UTC) ::::Alright, thanks. I'll take care from now on. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 19:32, 27 April 2021 (UTC) :::::{{re|Lightbluerain}} I'll be travelling internationally for the next little bit, but if I can ever be of any help at all feel free to stop by. I may not be prompt, but I'll be happy to help any way I can. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 21:38, 27 April 2021 (UTC) ::::::Thanks a lot. Sure.[[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 18:31, 28 April 2021 (UTC) == YouTube == Hello, why can we not use YouTube links in sources? They give good source for statements, like the TEDx Talks and news reports. Also, is there any tool to add sources here as we have on Wikipedia? I can't find it; I doubt the source format I am currently using. Thanks in advance. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 18:43, 3 May 2021 (UTC) * {{re|Lightbluerain}} We generally don't allow primary sources for quotes about living people, as it allows...''a great deal of leeway'' for individual editors to selectively quote things that happen to fit their particular point of view, especially when these are taken out of context. Personally, on any topic, I tend to add quotes ''as they are quoted'' in secondary sources, like newspapers, books or magazines. It kindof takes you as an individual out of the equation. Somebody already quoted it exactly as you are quoting it. We're not (at least in my opinion) really supposed to be creating anything. We're just curating and organizing it. : As to the sourcing tool, no. We do not currently have that imported to this project. I normally open my sandbox on Wikipedia, use the tool, and then copy/paste the wikitext. I'm afraid that while I have the technical access to import this tool, I do not have the technical expertise. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 02:37, 4 May 2021 (UTC) ::Alright, thanks. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 12:31, 4 May 2021 (UTC) == A Swallow Is Back == Reviewing the newly archived application page, reading your thoughtful comment, a proverb his me: one swallow does not a summer make. Instead of lengthy requesting comment of mine, I'd have liked to cite it from ''Nicomachean Ethics''. Thank you for reminding me on that line, however, it's my great regret I then forgot it completely :( Apparently I need more rehabilitation. --[[User:Aphaia|Aphaia]] ([[User talk:Aphaia|talk]]) 14:56, 5 September 2021 (UTC) :No worries. Try hard. Do well. That's all that is expected of any of us. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:28, 5 September 2021 (UTC) == New user needs help == Hi I am new on Wikiquotes and I need help navigating through the platform. I need someone to teach me a few things. Do you think you can help? I am an experienced Wikipedia editor and I am confident i learn pretty fast. P.S I am think of a online meeting on Zoom or Google meet. I just need to know the basics e.g notability. [[User:Prithee P|Prithee P]] ([[User talk:Prithee P|talk]]) 10:45, 19 September 2021 (UTC) : We actually have our own standard, which is [[WQ:QUOTABILITY]], rather than notability. Of course, a highly notable person is more likely to be quotable (and it would require unusual circumstances for us to include quotes from someone not notable enough to merit a Wikipedia article). [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 19:22, 19 September 2021 (UTC) :: An online meeting can be a good idea, last year we already did [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu36KlVmY-o something] like this on the Italian Wikiquote. --[[User:Spinoziano|Spinoziano]] ([[User talk:Spinoziano|talk]]) 06:22, 20 September 2021 (UTC) :::Could be a cool idea if there's enough interest. Maybe even a quarterly or monthly thing. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:38, 20 September 2021 (UTC) ::::Yes, I know that [[User:Superchilum|Superchilum]] and [[User:Camelia.boban|Camelia.boban]] wanted to do it in English too, and this year I am willing to appear too. If we repeat [[m:Wiki Loves Women/SheSaid|SheSaid]] next month, I hope it might be of interest to [[User:Prithee P|Prithee P]] too. --[[User:Spinoziano|Spinoziano]] ([[User talk:Spinoziano|talk]]) 14:33, 20 September 2021 (UTC) :::::Yes, we will repeat #SheSaid next month, so I'am available for a online meeting. Here is the webinar we did with WikiDonne ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeHTpFVYdOw&ab_channel=WikipediaWeekly in English], & [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu36KlVmY-o&t=980s&ab_channel=WikiDonne in Italian]). --[[User:Camelia.boban|Camelia.boban]] ([[User talk:Camelia.boban|talk]]) 15:50, 20 September 2021 (UTC) Thank you all for your responses. {{reply to|Spinoziano}}, I know about the #Shesaid project and I am interested. I can run one here in my country. We can recruit new editors to Wiki quotes especially people interested in bridging the gender gap. {{replyto|Camelia.boban}} I have sent you a message on IG. Hope that is fine? I will also send you an email. I will looking forward to the online meeting. Thank you. P.s Thank you for adding the video link. [[User:Prithee P|Prithee P]] ([[User talk:Prithee P|talk]]) 00:10, 22 September 2021 (UTC) :Hi! Thank you for involving me :-) unfortunately in November I will go to an expedition to Antarctica until the end of February, so I will not be available. I can help with some stuff until my departure, but not so much since I have a lot of things to deal with :-) anyway, if you need anything, try to ask me and I'll do what I can. Bye! --[[User:Superchilum|Superchilum]] ([[User talk:Superchilum|talk]]) 06:33, 26 September 2021 (UTC) == covid vaccine / miscarriage == Hi {{PAGENAME}} What is your opinion of this edit: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Miscarriage&diff=3007642&oldid=2933410 Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:00, 27 September 2021 (UTC) :{{re|Ottawahitech}} It looks like a fairly poor quality source from a non notable writer, that takes a study saying "we find no adverse effects" and then figuring out how to do their own amateur math to reach the opposite conclusion of the study itself. Besides that, it's not particularly pithy or quotable. It's just a statistic, even if it wasn't an apparently badly calculated one. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:44, 29 September 2021 (UTC) == COVID-19 vaccine == Hi {{PAGENAME}} The article [[COVID-19 vaccine]] has gotten a few updates with souces I am not familiar with on October 8. Can you please check if the edits are legitimate? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:43, 9 October 2021 (UTC) * Just looking it over, still looks like it could use quite a bit of cleanup. Still quotes that are really just bare statistics. Quotes to quite low quality sources. Vox Populi, which seems to just be a personal blog. Substack, which is pretty much just a blog also. Direct quotes from Twitter, some by apparently non-notable people, others that can't be described as a quote at all, like Jimmy Wales just sharing a link. Sputnik, which is really just a state propaganda outlet. Some over quoting, like paragraphs of quotes from Nature. : I haven't looked to sort of exactly who added what, but it's probably safe to say a fair bit of content has been added to prove a point, and not for being high quality quotations from notable people or works. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:11, 10 October 2021 (UTC) == Category Activist stubs question == Hi {{PAGENAME}}, On 6 January 2019 you created a [[:Category:Activists stubs]] which currently has only two pages in it, even though [[:Category:Category:Activist stubs]] had been in existence for two years. Just wondering if this was an oversight or something deeper? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:47, 26 October 2021 (UTC) :Probably just a typo on my part. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:04, 27 October 2021 (UTC) == How we will see unregistered users == <section begin=content/> Hi! You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki. When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. This is a decision by the Wikimedia Foundation Legal department, because norms and regulations for privacy online have changed. Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin '''will still be able to access the IP'''. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/Improving tools|better tools]] to help. If you have not seen it before, you can [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|read more on Meta]]. If you want to make sure you don’t miss technical changes on the Wikimedia wikis, you can [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/Tech ambassadors|subscribe]] to [[m:Tech/News|the weekly technical newsletter]]. We have [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation#IP Masking Implementation Approaches (FAQ)|two suggested ways]] this identity could work. '''We would appreciate your feedback''' on which way you think would work best for you and your wiki, now and in the future. You can [[m:Talk:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|let us know on the talk page]]. You can write in your language. The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January. Thank you. /[[m:User:Johan (WMF)|Johan (WMF)]]<section end=content/> 18:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Johan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Johan_(WMF)/Target_lists/Admins2022(3)&oldid=22532499 --> == [[Game of Death/The Game of Death]] == GreenMeansGo and [[Wikidata:Q20202630|wikidata?]] You deleted the page but could you solve the problem? Thank you [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 12:05, 12 January 2022 (UTC) * I don't understand what the problem is you're trying to solve. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:09, 12 January 2022 (UTC) *:Hi GMG, on [[Wikidata:Q854576|Wikidata Game of Death (1978)]] there is [[w:en:Game of Death|Wikipedia (Game of Death film 1978)]] and [[Game of Death|Dialogue]] but [[w:simple:The Game of Death|The Game of Death (1972)]] there aren't [[Game of Death#1972|Dialogue]] on [[wikidata:Q20202630|Wikidata The Game of Death (1972)]]. Can you help me please? 15:47, 12 January 2022 (UTC) [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 15:47, 12 January 2022 (UTC) *::You can always create an article on Wikiquote for [[The Game of Death (1972)]]. I'm afraid I don't read or speak Cantonese. So I'm not sure how much help I can be other than that. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:27, 12 January 2022 (UTC) *:::No Cantonese but on English. Ok I go [[The Game of Death (1972)]]. Thank you very much! [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 16:39, 12 January 2022 (UTC) *::::Dear GMG Can you help me? I would like to incorporate [https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wq/yue/%E6%AD%BB%E4%BA%A1%E7%9A%84%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2 this page] into [[Wikidata:Q20202630|this wikidata]] [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 09:35, 20 January 2022 (UTC) *:::::Incubator is kind of a testing ground or sandbox, and as far as I know, isn't supported by Wikidata. It's meant to be an internal project and not something for public consumption. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:14, 21 January 2022 (UTC) *::::::Ok Thank you [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 18:33, 21 January 2022 (UTC) *:::::::Hello GreenMeansGo, I'm sorry to bother you but I have a problem [[User talk:UDScott##External links (The Game of Death)|here]] with the User UDScott. I am very helpful but he is always full of doubts, could you help him? Please! [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 23:13, 31 January 2022 (UTC) *::::::::Please! please! please! help me with the User UDScott [[User talk:UDScott##External links (The Game of Death)|here]] [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 17:18, 1 February 2022 (UTC) * I'm not sure how much help I can be here in a detailed dispute. I don't speak the language. I don't know that we have anyone at all who is active on this project who does speak the language. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:58, 2 February 2022 (UTC) *:[[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] is an incomplete Hong Kong martial arts film, filmed between August and October 1972, directed, written, produced by and starring [[Bruce Lee]], in his final film project. Lee died during the making of the film. During filming, Lee received an offer to star in [[Enter the Dragon]]. Lee died of cerebral edema before the film's release. At the time of his death, he had made plans to resume the filming of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. In 1973 some fragments were shown exclusively within the documentary [[Bruce Lee: the Mand and the Legend]]. After Lee's death, Enter the Dragon director Robert Clouse was enlisted to finish the film using two stand-ins; it was released in 1978 as [[Game of Death]], five years after Lee's death, by Golden Harvest. The 1978 film's plot was altered to a revenge story. In 1978 the Golden Harvest has released [[Game of Death]] (and sequel [[Game of Death II]] in 1981). The 1978 version uses portions of the original footage married to an entirely [[w:Game of Death#Game of Death (1978)|new plot]]. The revised version of the film uses only 11 minutes and 7 seconds of the footage from the original [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. Several years later, Bruce Lee historian John Little released [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]], a documentary revealing the original footage and storyline of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. The documentary also includes a fairly in-depth biography of Lee and leads into the filming of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. Five years after Bruce Lee's death in 1973, Golden Harvest used about 11 minutes of Lee's uncompleted original footage intended by him to become the film "[[Game of Death]]", completing the rest of their 1978 film using Lee look-a-likes. Twenty-three more minutes of Lee's original footage were considered lost for 28 years, until they were discovered by Bey Logan in 1999. John Little assembled these parts according to Lee's script notes, reflecting more accurately Lee's intentions. In 2000 it was directed the short film [[The Story (2000 film)|The Story]]. The movie is the storyline ([[w:simple:The Game of Death#Plot|Plot]])for [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] and the missing part of Bruce Lee's [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]], '''not played in 1972'''. ([[The Story (2000 film)|The Story]] is also a prequel and sequel of [[Game of Death Redux]]). Directed in South Korea by John Little, distributed as a special feature in DVD of the documentary [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]]. In 2000, the Japanese film [[Bruce Lee in G.O.D: Shibōteki Yūgi|Bruce Lee in G.O.D 死亡的遊戯]] was released on DVD. This film shows Lee's original vision of the film through the existing footage that was shot for the film before he died (= [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] of [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]]), interviews, and historical re-enactments of what went on behind the scenes. On 2019 producer Alan Canvan edited [[Game of Death Redux]], edit only uses footage shot during the original production of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. The film was released as a special feature in The Criterion Collection's Blu-ray box set of Bruce Lee films, on July 14, 2020. [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 23:58, 2 February 2022 (UTC) *:: Inside the documentary [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]] there is [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] (1972 – original footage)<br>Inside the documentary [[Bruce Lee in G.O.D: Shibōteki Yūgi]] there is [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] (1972 – original footage)<br>Inside [[Game of Death Redux]] there is only [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] (1972 – original footage)<br>Inside [[The Story (2000 film)|The Story]] there is only original script and the party not played in 1972<br>1972 Original footage of [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]] = 1972 Original footage of [[Bruce Lee in G.O.D: Shibōteki Yūgi]] = [[Game of Death Redux]] (only small differences)<br>[[The Story (2000 film)]] + [[Game of Death Redux]] = [[The Game of Death (1972)]]<br>[[Game of Death|Game of Death (1978 film)]] only 11 minutes and 7 seconds [[The Game of Death (1972)]] but plot and dialogue different [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] *::: Do you understand ? [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 08:57, 3 February 2022 (UTC) == RfA close == I have no objection to your closing the discussion, but I did have an eye on it to do so today. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 06:58, 2 March 2022 (UTC) * {{re|BD2412}} Sorry if I got in your way. I just know we've had quite a few in the past that have languished for a bit. Given the level of disruption around this one in particular, it seemed prudent to wrap things up. I didn't expect much objection given that only one regular user opposed. But if you think it will be wiser, please feel free to reclose as someone completely uninvolved. : Maybe it's not a bad idea to draw lots and assign one of us to sit out an RfA and be the designated closer. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:45, 2 March 2022 (UTC) :: I don't think it's an issue, but I went ahead and reclosed just to avoid any question. Cheers! [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 20:16, 2 March 2022 (UTC) == Template:Trusted List == The page was not a test page, can you please reinstate it? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 22:25, 17 May 2022 (UTC) * {{re|Ilovemydoodle}} You are free to keep personal lists in your user space, as you have created already. However, these are not appropriate for public-facing [[:w:Wikipedia:Namespace|name spaces]] like template space. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 22:29, 17 May 2022 (UTC) *:Then, can you please give me the source of the deleted page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 22:31, 17 May 2022 (UTC) *::It is the same as the list on your user page that you can access by clicking the hyperlink on your name. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 22:33, 17 May 2022 (UTC) *:::The list on my name used that template and no longer works now that that page was deleted. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 22:36, 17 May 2022 (UTC) *::::@[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] Could you give me the source of that page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 02:06, 18 May 2022 (UTC) *:::::* [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] *:::::* [[User:ShakespeareFan00|ShakespeareFan00]] *:::::* [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] *:::::* [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] *:::::* [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] *:::::* [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] *:::::* [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] *:::::* [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:10, 18 May 2022 (UTC) *:::::*:yes, interesting.. *:::::*:The way the system here is designed is to have templates in the public part of the wiki, and btw, thanks GMG for clarifying that at WQ users can put their own private thoughts on userspace. It is a shame though that we cannot use template, category and what-have-you technology also into userspace [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 12:16, 18 May 2022 (UTC) *:::::*::Well, you can use Templates in user space via transclusion. — [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:17, 21 June 2022 (UTC) *::::::It's generally just a commonly recognized divide across projects. It can be confusing for readers if we unexpectedly delve them into internal dialogue. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:02, 18 May 2022 (UTC) == Hey there! == Why did you delete my page, I created how the article says "what if 2020 was a person?" I added many details, but somehow, you deleted it for no reason. Thank you if you explain this. --[[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 18:17, 31 May 2022 (UTC) :Hey anon. Wikiquote only hosts pages on subjects that are considered notable, usually meaning that they have been widely covered in published sources. Often a good measure of this is whether they have an article over on Wikipedia. It seems highly doubtful that the question of "what if 2020 was a person" has been the subject of significant published sources, and one-off references to YouTube videos don't really count toward that. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 18:55, 31 May 2022 (UTC) ::Oh, the text isn't real, I added information that "what if 2020 was a person" I made the information by myself, and since there are no reliable sources, I used links and blog posts to support hose sources. Apologies, but my article I created was not meant to be taken seriously, it was made humorous and too entertaining . I inserted fun into those edits to entertain the readers and viewers. And I added trivia and different plots in order to use imagination. Thank you! [[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 18:59, 31 May 2022 (UTC) :::We also don't host original content purely for entertainment purposes. I'm afraid you will have to keep that to social media, blogs and the like. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 19:03, 31 May 2022 (UTC) ::::Can you explain why this wiki not host original content for entertainment purposes? [[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 19:07, 31 May 2022 (UTC) :::::It's just isn't within the established scope of the project. We're intended to be a collection of educationally useful quotes on broadly important subjects. It's a bit like asking why Instagram isn't for sharing software and short stories. It just isn't. There are places beside Instagram which are for those other things. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 19:13, 31 May 2022 (UTC) ::::::Also, why Wikiquotes aren't a crystal ball? What if 2020 came to your house? What would you do? [[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 15:48, 1 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::It did come to my house. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:52, 1 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Explain why it is not a crystal ball? [[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 16:01, 1 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Because you can't cite sources that don't yet exist. It's a reference to fortune telling. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 19:31, 1 June 2022 (UTC) == Admin accountability poll == [[File:Information.svg|25x25px]] Admin accountability poll is open, vote [[Wikiquote:Admin accountability poll|here]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 10:05, 5 June 2022 (UTC) == Block backlog == {{ping|GreenMeansGo}} Could you please fix the backlog of block requests? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:38, 5 June 2022 (UTC) * ? [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:41, 5 June 2022 (UTC) == WQT == Could you please make WQT a namespace? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 10:01, 5 June 2022 (UTC) * Namespaces are part of the software. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:46, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:Could you ask on Phab? (I can't for complicated reasons). – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:47, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::Why? Even if I did, it would probably be ignored because there doesn't seem to be any justification for the request. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:51, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::It’s very useful for shortcuts. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:52, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::::That's not really a justification. The volunteers on Phab are not going to commit to creating an entirely new namespace so a few users on a small project can occasionally save a few keystrokes. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:54, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::::Why can’t it be added just for Wikiquote? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:55, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::::::It doesn't really matter one way or the other. Making some redirects isn't a justification for creating an entirely new namespace. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:01, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::::::Well, WP exists on Wikipedia and WQ exists on Wikiquote. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:04, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::::::::"WP" isn't a namespace. It's a [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgNamespaceAliases namespace alias]. The Wikiquote talk namespace exists. That's why you can access [[Wikiquote talk:Administrators' noticeboard]]. Talk spaces are automatically created for all namespaces other than...ummm...virtual spaces like Special. Aliases are just...kindof like project wide automatic redirects. But project talk space here is so exceedingly rarely used it would take decades to recoup the effort put into getting someone to make a project talk alias. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:17, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::::::::I would like "WQT:" to be an alias for "Template:". - [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:23, 5 June 2022 (UTC) * Honestly, I'm not really concerned about that either. There's something like 150 templates on the entire project. Feel free to go ask, but I don't think anyone on Phab is going to care. They're going to tell you the same thing I'm going to tell you: Even much larger projects like Wikipedia and Commons don't have a template space alias, and it's not worth implementing for the half dozen people here who might actually eventually use it. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:32, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:Only 150 Templates, really? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:00, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::Probably around about that which are regularly used. There's 170 in [[:Category:Templates without documentation]], but for some, it's anybody's guess what they're even supposed to do. If you don't count the 80 or so stub templates, probably half the existing templates could be deleted and nobody would even notice. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:58, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::Wait, according to the statistics page I have imported ~200 Templates from Wikipedia, does that mean I have created the majority of them? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:28, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::::Well...I'm doing a bit of back-of-the-envelope guess-timation on just how many of these templates were made by someone once a decade ago and no one on the project even knows they exist. AKA not templates that would actually benefit from a namespace alias. I'm also discounting — as I indicated — about 80 stub templates, because I don't think anyone has those memorized, and they're probably doing like I do, and just going to the category to find the right one. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:03, 6 June 2022 (UTC) == 2a02:8084:9840:cd00:7cd9:59c8:b937:d156 == {{closed|name=2a02:8084:9840:cd00:7cd9:59c8:b937:d156|text= 2a02:8084:9840:cd00:7cd9:59c8:b937:d156 should be blocked, but three months seems excessive. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:37, 6 June 2022 (UTC) * Three days. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:38, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *:Oh, sorry I misread it. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:39, 6 June 2022 (UTC) }} == 2a02:8084:9840:cd00:7cd9:59c8:b937:d156 == Should you block ::/64? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:47, 6 June 2022 (UTC) * Are you referring to 2a02:c7d:ec4a:cd00:7147:9a9c:2586:54ca? God no, even if it was problematic. That's not a /64, it's a /16...so...like 5x10³⁰ IP addresses. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:20, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *:<s>???</s> I’m not, I thought you were just meant to do ::/64 in general. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 14:27, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *::Sigh. You don't need a range block unless someone is hopping IP addresses. So...Imagine someone is riding on a high speed train and every few minutes they jump cell phone towers and change IP address. So you put the addresses into a calculator to get the range, but it blocks everything between the addresses. So you have to be careful how big it is. There have been times in the past on other projects where someone accidentally blocked like an entire cell phone provider for an entire country because they weren't paying close attention. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:32, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *:::[[w:User:TonyBallioni/Just block the /64]] – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 14:37, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *::::As it happens, Tony taught me quite a bit of what I know about range blocks. But no, I don't do range blocks as a matter of course, not even on Commons, and this is a much smaller project with much less traffic. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:45, 6 June 2022 (UTC) == Mario and Sonic Adventures 4: Leyend of the of the Abominable Snowman == Can I see the revision history of the page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:35, 7 June 2022 (UTC) * No. It's just one of our old friends. Probably a bored child on summer vacation. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:36, 7 June 2022 (UTC) *:Can you tell me who created the page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:37, 7 June 2022 (UTC) == Stuartjack479 == I think permanent block is too long, maybe three months? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 10:47, 10 June 2022 (UTC) * It's a bot. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 10:59, 10 June 2022 (UTC) *:Oh. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:26, 10 June 2022 (UTC) *::[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Stuartjack479 Yup.] [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:37, 10 June 2022 (UTC) == Uaeclt == Did you get pinged to that page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:10, 21 June 2022 (UTC) * No. And if you're getting at what I think you're getting at, I'm not entirely too keen on being pinged every time someone drops a deletion template. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:11, 21 June 2022 (UTC) *:Not a deletion Template, just block request Template that should only be used if the user is being VERY diruptive. — [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:13, 21 June 2022 (UTC) *::We generally use things like categories for stuff like that. So someone can pop in, check a maintenance category, and clean it out of they have time. If I'm trying to resolve something at [[:c:Commons:Administrators' noticeboard]] and I'm getting 15 pings from templates on Wikiquote, I'm not going to be a happy camper. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:05, 21 June 2022 (UTC) == Vandalism in a wiki == I have seen several cases of vandalism in this wiki, how can I report it? '''Regards, Thanks.''' [[User:Johnysnooww|Johnysnooww]] ([[User talk:Johnysnooww|talk]]) 16:05, 21 July 2022 (UTC) * {{re|Johnysnooww}} You have only worked on a single page. The article has been nominated for deletion. At the conclusion of the discussion, an administrator will assess the community consensus. Please do not remove the template for the discussion, as this notifies members of the community that the discussion is ongoing. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 22:17, 21 July 2022 (UTC) == Module:Unsubst == Hello, Please could you undelete [[Module:Unsubst]]? It's used in all those clean-up templates that Ilovemydoodle has been copying from wikipedia, so it is now used in hundreds of pages [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Module:Unsubst&limit=500], which it wasn't when it was nominated for deletion. The deletion has caused "no such module" LUA errors to appear all over over the site, e.g. in [[2022 monkeypox outbreak]]. Thnaks, [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 16:43, 26 July 2022 (UTC) * Don't pretend to know what all that means, but I'll take your word for it. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:46, 26 July 2022 (UTC) *:Thank you, It's a rather clever module, it basically makes it impossible to substitute templates, if you substitute something which uses it it automatically unsubstitutes itself. *:could you also undelete [[Template:Category handler]]? It's also being used in the inline cleanup tags copied from wikipedia so is currently used in 166 pages [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Category_handler&limit=500]. Thanks, [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 16:52, 26 July 2022 (UTC) *::{{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:54, 26 July 2022 (UTC) *:::Thanks, much appreciated. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 16:58, 26 July 2022 (UTC) == Category:Slurs == Hello GreenMeansGo, I'm currenly working my way through [[Special:WantedCategories]], and I noticed that [[:Category:Slurs]] was deleted by you with the rationale ''Mass deletion. I'm just going to go ahead and assume that we don't really need a bunch of redirects from racial slurs''. I assume this was a mistake and that the category wasn't supposed to be deleted? It doesn't seem like it was a redirect. If the deletion was accidenteal please could you undelete the page, if the deletion was on purpose let me know and I'll depopulate it. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 19:18, 28 July 2022 (UTC) pfrcfekduyh2ygoj7z86z3rcd5rbok5 3148911 3148752 2022-07-29T02:15:11Z GreenMeansGo 2108323 /* Category:Slurs */ re wikitext text/x-wiki {{notice|This user may have limited availability due to real world events.}} {| class="infobox" width="150" |- align="center" | [[File:Replacement filing cabinet.svg|40px|Archive]] <br /> '''Archives''' |- align="center" |[[User talk:GreenMeansGo/Archive 1|1]] |} ==Scrub please== [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Pizza&oldid=prev&diff=2805914]. [[User:Drmies|Drmies]] ([[User talk:Drmies|talk]]) 16:39, 6 June 2020 (UTC) :Sorry. I've been in and out. But it looks like someone else took care of it. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 01:42, 9 June 2020 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/86.20.54.197]] == [[Special:Contributions/86.20.54.197|This user]] clearly is not here to build an encyclopedia. Cheers! [[User:Nadzik|Nadzik]] ([[User talk:Nadzik|talk]]) 14:09, 22 July 2020 (UTC) :{{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:37, 23 July 2020 (UTC) == Recruitment for WMF study on patrollers == Hello GreenMeansGo, The Wikimedia Foundation is currently conducting a study on how patrollers interact with IP address edits, and what kinds of IP information are most useful to patrollers. I noticed that you're active in anti-vandalism work on English Wikiquote, and would like to invite you to do an interview with us. It should take no longer than 30 minutes. If you're interested, please contact me via email, clo@wikimedia.org. Thank you for your time! [[User:CLo (WMF)|CLo (WMF)]] ([[User talk:CLo (WMF)|talk]]) 16:23, 17 August 2020 (UTC) == Friendly letter recommodation == Hy thr i saw you reviewed my edit im nt angry i'd like to ask for some advice on wikiquote if you would please i wanna do it personal my number is [redacted] can you send me info on that number please [[User:Angie williamz|Angie williamz]] ([[User talk:Angie williamz|talk]]) 02:51, 26 September 2020 (UTC) :{{ping|Angie williamz}} generally you shouldn't be posting phone numbers publically like that. I have hidden it in the history, and suggest emailing GreenMeansGo using the "Email this user" feature if you want to discuss something privately. --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 03:21, 26 September 2020 (UTC) Ok thanks for the advice [[User:Angie williamz|Angie williamz]] ([[User talk:Angie williamz|talk]]) 03:24, 26 September 2020 (UTC) * I reverted your edit because you changed the text of the tag line for the movie. Quotes are just that. We don't edit them or update them to make them more agreeable. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 10:39, 26 September 2020 (UTC) == Block? == I don't know what these two users are up to but it's nothing good. Please consider a block: [[Special:Contributions/14.139.153.162]], [[Special:Contributions/Manasvip]], [[Special:Contributions/Ashank07]]. [[User:Praxidicae|Praxidicae]] ([[User talk:Praxidicae|talk]]) 17:54, 6 January 2021 (UTC) * Look like UDScott has already obliged us. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 17:46, 9 January 2021 (UTC) == M.Zaid == Thanks - that was my inclination as well, but I had already speedy deleted it a couple of times and wanted at least someone neutral to look at it. Thanks for pulling the trigger. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:29, 31 March 2021 (UTC) :I'm glad you agree. It at least made intuitive sense to me. If I made a mainspace page for GreenMeansGo including all my favorite quotes from Mick Jagger, it would kindof seem to make sense that "no quote" means no quotes specifically from the subject of the article. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:34, 31 March 2021 (UTC) == Swati Maliwal == Hello, I saw you deleted this page [[Swati Maliwal]]. I was looking for her quotes over the internet. This was my first page on Wikiquotes. I am supposed to make mistakes. But, at least you should've waited for a day. I didn't know how to move it to Draftspace or to userspace as we can do so on Wikipedia. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 12:54, 21 April 2021 (UTC) :Hey {{ping|Lightbluerain}}. It's perfectly fine to have works in progress, but new pages should include at least one quote. If you're having difficulty finding at least a single sourceable quote, then the subject may not be appropriate for a Wikiquote article. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:49, 21 April 2021 (UTC) ::She is a very notable personality in India. Check her Wikipedia Page. I just being new don't know what type of Quotes? What type of references, etc.? would go. That's why I was taking time. Should I make the page again now? [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 18:19, 25 April 2021 (UTC) :::{{re|Lightbluerain}} You're more than welcome to make a page. It's just a standard that has been adopted over time that we ought to be prepared with at least one sourced quote before we do so. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:02, 27 April 2021 (UTC) ::::Alright, thanks. I'll take care from now on. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 19:32, 27 April 2021 (UTC) :::::{{re|Lightbluerain}} I'll be travelling internationally for the next little bit, but if I can ever be of any help at all feel free to stop by. I may not be prompt, but I'll be happy to help any way I can. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 21:38, 27 April 2021 (UTC) ::::::Thanks a lot. Sure.[[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 18:31, 28 April 2021 (UTC) == YouTube == Hello, why can we not use YouTube links in sources? They give good source for statements, like the TEDx Talks and news reports. Also, is there any tool to add sources here as we have on Wikipedia? I can't find it; I doubt the source format I am currently using. Thanks in advance. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 18:43, 3 May 2021 (UTC) * {{re|Lightbluerain}} We generally don't allow primary sources for quotes about living people, as it allows...''a great deal of leeway'' for individual editors to selectively quote things that happen to fit their particular point of view, especially when these are taken out of context. Personally, on any topic, I tend to add quotes ''as they are quoted'' in secondary sources, like newspapers, books or magazines. It kindof takes you as an individual out of the equation. Somebody already quoted it exactly as you are quoting it. We're not (at least in my opinion) really supposed to be creating anything. We're just curating and organizing it. : As to the sourcing tool, no. We do not currently have that imported to this project. I normally open my sandbox on Wikipedia, use the tool, and then copy/paste the wikitext. I'm afraid that while I have the technical access to import this tool, I do not have the technical expertise. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 02:37, 4 May 2021 (UTC) ::Alright, thanks. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 12:31, 4 May 2021 (UTC) == A Swallow Is Back == Reviewing the newly archived application page, reading your thoughtful comment, a proverb his me: one swallow does not a summer make. Instead of lengthy requesting comment of mine, I'd have liked to cite it from ''Nicomachean Ethics''. Thank you for reminding me on that line, however, it's my great regret I then forgot it completely :( Apparently I need more rehabilitation. --[[User:Aphaia|Aphaia]] ([[User talk:Aphaia|talk]]) 14:56, 5 September 2021 (UTC) :No worries. Try hard. Do well. That's all that is expected of any of us. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:28, 5 September 2021 (UTC) == New user needs help == Hi I am new on Wikiquotes and I need help navigating through the platform. I need someone to teach me a few things. Do you think you can help? I am an experienced Wikipedia editor and I am confident i learn pretty fast. P.S I am think of a online meeting on Zoom or Google meet. I just need to know the basics e.g notability. [[User:Prithee P|Prithee P]] ([[User talk:Prithee P|talk]]) 10:45, 19 September 2021 (UTC) : We actually have our own standard, which is [[WQ:QUOTABILITY]], rather than notability. Of course, a highly notable person is more likely to be quotable (and it would require unusual circumstances for us to include quotes from someone not notable enough to merit a Wikipedia article). [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 19:22, 19 September 2021 (UTC) :: An online meeting can be a good idea, last year we already did [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu36KlVmY-o something] like this on the Italian Wikiquote. --[[User:Spinoziano|Spinoziano]] ([[User talk:Spinoziano|talk]]) 06:22, 20 September 2021 (UTC) :::Could be a cool idea if there's enough interest. Maybe even a quarterly or monthly thing. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:38, 20 September 2021 (UTC) ::::Yes, I know that [[User:Superchilum|Superchilum]] and [[User:Camelia.boban|Camelia.boban]] wanted to do it in English too, and this year I am willing to appear too. If we repeat [[m:Wiki Loves Women/SheSaid|SheSaid]] next month, I hope it might be of interest to [[User:Prithee P|Prithee P]] too. --[[User:Spinoziano|Spinoziano]] ([[User talk:Spinoziano|talk]]) 14:33, 20 September 2021 (UTC) :::::Yes, we will repeat #SheSaid next month, so I'am available for a online meeting. Here is the webinar we did with WikiDonne ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeHTpFVYdOw&ab_channel=WikipediaWeekly in English], & [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu36KlVmY-o&t=980s&ab_channel=WikiDonne in Italian]). --[[User:Camelia.boban|Camelia.boban]] ([[User talk:Camelia.boban|talk]]) 15:50, 20 September 2021 (UTC) Thank you all for your responses. {{reply to|Spinoziano}}, I know about the #Shesaid project and I am interested. I can run one here in my country. We can recruit new editors to Wiki quotes especially people interested in bridging the gender gap. {{replyto|Camelia.boban}} I have sent you a message on IG. Hope that is fine? I will also send you an email. I will looking forward to the online meeting. Thank you. P.s Thank you for adding the video link. [[User:Prithee P|Prithee P]] ([[User talk:Prithee P|talk]]) 00:10, 22 September 2021 (UTC) :Hi! Thank you for involving me :-) unfortunately in November I will go to an expedition to Antarctica until the end of February, so I will not be available. I can help with some stuff until my departure, but not so much since I have a lot of things to deal with :-) anyway, if you need anything, try to ask me and I'll do what I can. Bye! --[[User:Superchilum|Superchilum]] ([[User talk:Superchilum|talk]]) 06:33, 26 September 2021 (UTC) == covid vaccine / miscarriage == Hi {{PAGENAME}} What is your opinion of this edit: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Miscarriage&diff=3007642&oldid=2933410 Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:00, 27 September 2021 (UTC) :{{re|Ottawahitech}} It looks like a fairly poor quality source from a non notable writer, that takes a study saying "we find no adverse effects" and then figuring out how to do their own amateur math to reach the opposite conclusion of the study itself. Besides that, it's not particularly pithy or quotable. It's just a statistic, even if it wasn't an apparently badly calculated one. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:44, 29 September 2021 (UTC) == COVID-19 vaccine == Hi {{PAGENAME}} The article [[COVID-19 vaccine]] has gotten a few updates with souces I am not familiar with on October 8. Can you please check if the edits are legitimate? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:43, 9 October 2021 (UTC) * Just looking it over, still looks like it could use quite a bit of cleanup. Still quotes that are really just bare statistics. Quotes to quite low quality sources. Vox Populi, which seems to just be a personal blog. Substack, which is pretty much just a blog also. Direct quotes from Twitter, some by apparently non-notable people, others that can't be described as a quote at all, like Jimmy Wales just sharing a link. Sputnik, which is really just a state propaganda outlet. Some over quoting, like paragraphs of quotes from Nature. : I haven't looked to sort of exactly who added what, but it's probably safe to say a fair bit of content has been added to prove a point, and not for being high quality quotations from notable people or works. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:11, 10 October 2021 (UTC) == Category Activist stubs question == Hi {{PAGENAME}}, On 6 January 2019 you created a [[:Category:Activists stubs]] which currently has only two pages in it, even though [[:Category:Category:Activist stubs]] had been in existence for two years. Just wondering if this was an oversight or something deeper? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:47, 26 October 2021 (UTC) :Probably just a typo on my part. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:04, 27 October 2021 (UTC) == How we will see unregistered users == <section begin=content/> Hi! You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki. When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. This is a decision by the Wikimedia Foundation Legal department, because norms and regulations for privacy online have changed. Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin '''will still be able to access the IP'''. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. 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The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January. Thank you. /[[m:User:Johan (WMF)|Johan (WMF)]]<section end=content/> 18:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Johan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Johan_(WMF)/Target_lists/Admins2022(3)&oldid=22532499 --> == [[Game of Death/The Game of Death]] == GreenMeansGo and [[Wikidata:Q20202630|wikidata?]] You deleted the page but could you solve the problem? Thank you [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 12:05, 12 January 2022 (UTC) * I don't understand what the problem is you're trying to solve. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:09, 12 January 2022 (UTC) *:Hi GMG, on [[Wikidata:Q854576|Wikidata Game of Death (1978)]] there is [[w:en:Game of Death|Wikipedia (Game of Death film 1978)]] and [[Game of Death|Dialogue]] but [[w:simple:The Game of Death|The Game of Death (1972)]] there aren't [[Game of Death#1972|Dialogue]] on [[wikidata:Q20202630|Wikidata The Game of Death (1972)]]. Can you help me please? 15:47, 12 January 2022 (UTC) [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 15:47, 12 January 2022 (UTC) *::You can always create an article on Wikiquote for [[The Game of Death (1972)]]. I'm afraid I don't read or speak Cantonese. So I'm not sure how much help I can be other than that. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:27, 12 January 2022 (UTC) *:::No Cantonese but on English. Ok I go [[The Game of Death (1972)]]. Thank you very much! [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 16:39, 12 January 2022 (UTC) *::::Dear GMG Can you help me? I would like to incorporate [https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wq/yue/%E6%AD%BB%E4%BA%A1%E7%9A%84%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2 this page] into [[Wikidata:Q20202630|this wikidata]] [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 09:35, 20 January 2022 (UTC) *:::::Incubator is kind of a testing ground or sandbox, and as far as I know, isn't supported by Wikidata. It's meant to be an internal project and not something for public consumption. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:14, 21 January 2022 (UTC) *::::::Ok Thank you [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 18:33, 21 January 2022 (UTC) *:::::::Hello GreenMeansGo, I'm sorry to bother you but I have a problem [[User talk:UDScott##External links (The Game of Death)|here]] with the User UDScott. I am very helpful but he is always full of doubts, could you help him? Please! [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 23:13, 31 January 2022 (UTC) *::::::::Please! please! please! help me with the User UDScott [[User talk:UDScott##External links (The Game of Death)|here]] [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 17:18, 1 February 2022 (UTC) * I'm not sure how much help I can be here in a detailed dispute. I don't speak the language. I don't know that we have anyone at all who is active on this project who does speak the language. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:58, 2 February 2022 (UTC) *:[[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] is an incomplete Hong Kong martial arts film, filmed between August and October 1972, directed, written, produced by and starring [[Bruce Lee]], in his final film project. Lee died during the making of the film. During filming, Lee received an offer to star in [[Enter the Dragon]]. Lee died of cerebral edema before the film's release. At the time of his death, he had made plans to resume the filming of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. In 1973 some fragments were shown exclusively within the documentary [[Bruce Lee: the Mand and the Legend]]. After Lee's death, Enter the Dragon director Robert Clouse was enlisted to finish the film using two stand-ins; it was released in 1978 as [[Game of Death]], five years after Lee's death, by Golden Harvest. The 1978 film's plot was altered to a revenge story. In 1978 the Golden Harvest has released [[Game of Death]] (and sequel [[Game of Death II]] in 1981). The 1978 version uses portions of the original footage married to an entirely [[w:Game of Death#Game of Death (1978)|new plot]]. The revised version of the film uses only 11 minutes and 7 seconds of the footage from the original [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. Several years later, Bruce Lee historian John Little released [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]], a documentary revealing the original footage and storyline of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. The documentary also includes a fairly in-depth biography of Lee and leads into the filming of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. Five years after Bruce Lee's death in 1973, Golden Harvest used about 11 minutes of Lee's uncompleted original footage intended by him to become the film "[[Game of Death]]", completing the rest of their 1978 film using Lee look-a-likes. Twenty-three more minutes of Lee's original footage were considered lost for 28 years, until they were discovered by Bey Logan in 1999. John Little assembled these parts according to Lee's script notes, reflecting more accurately Lee's intentions. In 2000 it was directed the short film [[The Story (2000 film)|The Story]]. The movie is the storyline ([[w:simple:The Game of Death#Plot|Plot]])for [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] and the missing part of Bruce Lee's [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]], '''not played in 1972'''. ([[The Story (2000 film)|The Story]] is also a prequel and sequel of [[Game of Death Redux]]). Directed in South Korea by John Little, distributed as a special feature in DVD of the documentary [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]]. In 2000, the Japanese film [[Bruce Lee in G.O.D: Shibōteki Yūgi|Bruce Lee in G.O.D 死亡的遊戯]] was released on DVD. This film shows Lee's original vision of the film through the existing footage that was shot for the film before he died (= [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] of [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]]), interviews, and historical re-enactments of what went on behind the scenes. On 2019 producer Alan Canvan edited [[Game of Death Redux]], edit only uses footage shot during the original production of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. The film was released as a special feature in The Criterion Collection's Blu-ray box set of Bruce Lee films, on July 14, 2020. [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 23:58, 2 February 2022 (UTC) *:: Inside the documentary [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]] there is [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] (1972 – original footage)<br>Inside the documentary [[Bruce Lee in G.O.D: Shibōteki Yūgi]] there is [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] (1972 – original footage)<br>Inside [[Game of Death Redux]] there is only [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] (1972 – original footage)<br>Inside [[The Story (2000 film)|The Story]] there is only original script and the party not played in 1972<br>1972 Original footage of [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]] = 1972 Original footage of [[Bruce Lee in G.O.D: Shibōteki Yūgi]] = [[Game of Death Redux]] (only small differences)<br>[[The Story (2000 film)]] + [[Game of Death Redux]] = [[The Game of Death (1972)]]<br>[[Game of Death|Game of Death (1978 film)]] only 11 minutes and 7 seconds [[The Game of Death (1972)]] but plot and dialogue different [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] *::: Do you understand ? [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 08:57, 3 February 2022 (UTC) == RfA close == I have no objection to your closing the discussion, but I did have an eye on it to do so today. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 06:58, 2 March 2022 (UTC) * {{re|BD2412}} Sorry if I got in your way. I just know we've had quite a few in the past that have languished for a bit. Given the level of disruption around this one in particular, it seemed prudent to wrap things up. I didn't expect much objection given that only one regular user opposed. But if you think it will be wiser, please feel free to reclose as someone completely uninvolved. : Maybe it's not a bad idea to draw lots and assign one of us to sit out an RfA and be the designated closer. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:45, 2 March 2022 (UTC) :: I don't think it's an issue, but I went ahead and reclosed just to avoid any question. Cheers! [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 20:16, 2 March 2022 (UTC) == Template:Trusted List == The page was not a test page, can you please reinstate it? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 22:25, 17 May 2022 (UTC) * {{re|Ilovemydoodle}} You are free to keep personal lists in your user space, as you have created already. However, these are not appropriate for public-facing [[:w:Wikipedia:Namespace|name spaces]] like template space. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 22:29, 17 May 2022 (UTC) *:Then, can you please give me the source of the deleted page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 22:31, 17 May 2022 (UTC) *::It is the same as the list on your user page that you can access by clicking the hyperlink on your name. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 22:33, 17 May 2022 (UTC) *:::The list on my name used that template and no longer works now that that page was deleted. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 22:36, 17 May 2022 (UTC) *::::@[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] Could you give me the source of that page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 02:06, 18 May 2022 (UTC) *:::::* [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] *:::::* [[User:ShakespeareFan00|ShakespeareFan00]] *:::::* [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] *:::::* [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] *:::::* [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] *:::::* [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] *:::::* [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] *:::::* [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:10, 18 May 2022 (UTC) *:::::*:yes, interesting.. *:::::*:The way the system here is designed is to have templates in the public part of the wiki, and btw, thanks GMG for clarifying that at WQ users can put their own private thoughts on userspace. It is a shame though that we cannot use template, category and what-have-you technology also into userspace [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 12:16, 18 May 2022 (UTC) *:::::*::Well, you can use Templates in user space via transclusion. — [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:17, 21 June 2022 (UTC) *::::::It's generally just a commonly recognized divide across projects. It can be confusing for readers if we unexpectedly delve them into internal dialogue. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:02, 18 May 2022 (UTC) == Hey there! == Why did you delete my page, I created how the article says "what if 2020 was a person?" I added many details, but somehow, you deleted it for no reason. Thank you if you explain this. --[[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 18:17, 31 May 2022 (UTC) :Hey anon. Wikiquote only hosts pages on subjects that are considered notable, usually meaning that they have been widely covered in published sources. Often a good measure of this is whether they have an article over on Wikipedia. It seems highly doubtful that the question of "what if 2020 was a person" has been the subject of significant published sources, and one-off references to YouTube videos don't really count toward that. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 18:55, 31 May 2022 (UTC) ::Oh, the text isn't real, I added information that "what if 2020 was a person" I made the information by myself, and since there are no reliable sources, I used links and blog posts to support hose sources. Apologies, but my article I created was not meant to be taken seriously, it was made humorous and too entertaining . I inserted fun into those edits to entertain the readers and viewers. And I added trivia and different plots in order to use imagination. Thank you! [[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 18:59, 31 May 2022 (UTC) :::We also don't host original content purely for entertainment purposes. I'm afraid you will have to keep that to social media, blogs and the like. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 19:03, 31 May 2022 (UTC) ::::Can you explain why this wiki not host original content for entertainment purposes? [[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 19:07, 31 May 2022 (UTC) :::::It's just isn't within the established scope of the project. We're intended to be a collection of educationally useful quotes on broadly important subjects. It's a bit like asking why Instagram isn't for sharing software and short stories. It just isn't. There are places beside Instagram which are for those other things. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 19:13, 31 May 2022 (UTC) ::::::Also, why Wikiquotes aren't a crystal ball? What if 2020 came to your house? What would you do? [[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 15:48, 1 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::It did come to my house. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:52, 1 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Explain why it is not a crystal ball? [[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 16:01, 1 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Because you can't cite sources that don't yet exist. It's a reference to fortune telling. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 19:31, 1 June 2022 (UTC) == Admin accountability poll == [[File:Information.svg|25x25px]] Admin accountability poll is open, vote [[Wikiquote:Admin accountability poll|here]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 10:05, 5 June 2022 (UTC) == Block backlog == {{ping|GreenMeansGo}} Could you please fix the backlog of block requests? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:38, 5 June 2022 (UTC) * ? [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:41, 5 June 2022 (UTC) == WQT == Could you please make WQT a namespace? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 10:01, 5 June 2022 (UTC) * Namespaces are part of the software. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:46, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:Could you ask on Phab? (I can't for complicated reasons). – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:47, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::Why? Even if I did, it would probably be ignored because there doesn't seem to be any justification for the request. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:51, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::It’s very useful for shortcuts. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:52, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::::That's not really a justification. The volunteers on Phab are not going to commit to creating an entirely new namespace so a few users on a small project can occasionally save a few keystrokes. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:54, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::::Why can’t it be added just for Wikiquote? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:55, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::::::It doesn't really matter one way or the other. Making some redirects isn't a justification for creating an entirely new namespace. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:01, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::::::Well, WP exists on Wikipedia and WQ exists on Wikiquote. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:04, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::::::::"WP" isn't a namespace. It's a [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgNamespaceAliases namespace alias]. The Wikiquote talk namespace exists. That's why you can access [[Wikiquote talk:Administrators' noticeboard]]. Talk spaces are automatically created for all namespaces other than...ummm...virtual spaces like Special. Aliases are just...kindof like project wide automatic redirects. But project talk space here is so exceedingly rarely used it would take decades to recoup the effort put into getting someone to make a project talk alias. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:17, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::::::::I would like "WQT:" to be an alias for "Template:". - [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:23, 5 June 2022 (UTC) * Honestly, I'm not really concerned about that either. There's something like 150 templates on the entire project. Feel free to go ask, but I don't think anyone on Phab is going to care. They're going to tell you the same thing I'm going to tell you: Even much larger projects like Wikipedia and Commons don't have a template space alias, and it's not worth implementing for the half dozen people here who might actually eventually use it. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:32, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:Only 150 Templates, really? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:00, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::Probably around about that which are regularly used. There's 170 in [[:Category:Templates without documentation]], but for some, it's anybody's guess what they're even supposed to do. If you don't count the 80 or so stub templates, probably half the existing templates could be deleted and nobody would even notice. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:58, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::Wait, according to the statistics page I have imported ~200 Templates from Wikipedia, does that mean I have created the majority of them? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:28, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::::Well...I'm doing a bit of back-of-the-envelope guess-timation on just how many of these templates were made by someone once a decade ago and no one on the project even knows they exist. AKA not templates that would actually benefit from a namespace alias. I'm also discounting — as I indicated — about 80 stub templates, because I don't think anyone has those memorized, and they're probably doing like I do, and just going to the category to find the right one. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:03, 6 June 2022 (UTC) == 2a02:8084:9840:cd00:7cd9:59c8:b937:d156 == {{closed|name=2a02:8084:9840:cd00:7cd9:59c8:b937:d156|text= 2a02:8084:9840:cd00:7cd9:59c8:b937:d156 should be blocked, but three months seems excessive. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:37, 6 June 2022 (UTC) * Three days. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:38, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *:Oh, sorry I misread it. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:39, 6 June 2022 (UTC) }} == 2a02:8084:9840:cd00:7cd9:59c8:b937:d156 == Should you block ::/64? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:47, 6 June 2022 (UTC) * Are you referring to 2a02:c7d:ec4a:cd00:7147:9a9c:2586:54ca? God no, even if it was problematic. That's not a /64, it's a /16...so...like 5x10³⁰ IP addresses. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:20, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *:<s>???</s> I’m not, I thought you were just meant to do ::/64 in general. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 14:27, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *::Sigh. You don't need a range block unless someone is hopping IP addresses. So...Imagine someone is riding on a high speed train and every few minutes they jump cell phone towers and change IP address. So you put the addresses into a calculator to get the range, but it blocks everything between the addresses. So you have to be careful how big it is. There have been times in the past on other projects where someone accidentally blocked like an entire cell phone provider for an entire country because they weren't paying close attention. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:32, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *:::[[w:User:TonyBallioni/Just block the /64]] – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 14:37, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *::::As it happens, Tony taught me quite a bit of what I know about range blocks. But no, I don't do range blocks as a matter of course, not even on Commons, and this is a much smaller project with much less traffic. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:45, 6 June 2022 (UTC) == Mario and Sonic Adventures 4: Leyend of the of the Abominable Snowman == Can I see the revision history of the page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:35, 7 June 2022 (UTC) * No. It's just one of our old friends. Probably a bored child on summer vacation. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:36, 7 June 2022 (UTC) *:Can you tell me who created the page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:37, 7 June 2022 (UTC) == Stuartjack479 == I think permanent block is too long, maybe three months? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 10:47, 10 June 2022 (UTC) * It's a bot. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 10:59, 10 June 2022 (UTC) *:Oh. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:26, 10 June 2022 (UTC) *::[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Stuartjack479 Yup.] [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:37, 10 June 2022 (UTC) == Uaeclt == Did you get pinged to that page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:10, 21 June 2022 (UTC) * No. And if you're getting at what I think you're getting at, I'm not entirely too keen on being pinged every time someone drops a deletion template. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:11, 21 June 2022 (UTC) *:Not a deletion Template, just block request Template that should only be used if the user is being VERY diruptive. — [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:13, 21 June 2022 (UTC) *::We generally use things like categories for stuff like that. So someone can pop in, check a maintenance category, and clean it out of they have time. If I'm trying to resolve something at [[:c:Commons:Administrators' noticeboard]] and I'm getting 15 pings from templates on Wikiquote, I'm not going to be a happy camper. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:05, 21 June 2022 (UTC) == Vandalism in a wiki == I have seen several cases of vandalism in this wiki, how can I report it? '''Regards, Thanks.''' [[User:Johnysnooww|Johnysnooww]] ([[User talk:Johnysnooww|talk]]) 16:05, 21 July 2022 (UTC) * {{re|Johnysnooww}} You have only worked on a single page. The article has been nominated for deletion. At the conclusion of the discussion, an administrator will assess the community consensus. Please do not remove the template for the discussion, as this notifies members of the community that the discussion is ongoing. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 22:17, 21 July 2022 (UTC) == Module:Unsubst == Hello, Please could you undelete [[Module:Unsubst]]? It's used in all those clean-up templates that Ilovemydoodle has been copying from wikipedia, so it is now used in hundreds of pages [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Module:Unsubst&limit=500], which it wasn't when it was nominated for deletion. The deletion has caused "no such module" LUA errors to appear all over over the site, e.g. in [[2022 monkeypox outbreak]]. Thnaks, [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 16:43, 26 July 2022 (UTC) * Don't pretend to know what all that means, but I'll take your word for it. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:46, 26 July 2022 (UTC) *:Thank you, It's a rather clever module, it basically makes it impossible to substitute templates, if you substitute something which uses it it automatically unsubstitutes itself. *:could you also undelete [[Template:Category handler]]? It's also being used in the inline cleanup tags copied from wikipedia so is currently used in 166 pages [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Category_handler&limit=500]. Thanks, [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 16:52, 26 July 2022 (UTC) *::{{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:54, 26 July 2022 (UTC) *:::Thanks, much appreciated. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 16:58, 26 July 2022 (UTC) == Category:Slurs == Hello GreenMeansGo, I'm currenly working my way through [[Special:WantedCategories]], and I noticed that [[:Category:Slurs]] was deleted by you with the rationale ''Mass deletion. I'm just going to go ahead and assume that we don't really need a bunch of redirects from racial slurs''. I assume this was a mistake and that the category wasn't supposed to be deleted? It doesn't seem like it was a redirect. If the deletion was accidenteal please could you undelete the page, if the deletion was on purpose let me know and I'll depopulate it. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 19:18, 28 July 2022 (UTC) :I'm not sure I can tell you exactly what was happening there. It looks like it was tied up in xwiki abuse. So I may have followed them here from a mess on another project. Feel free to recreate if you think it's helpful. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 02:15, 29 July 2022 (UTC) e4mf7v2fxn55e14g64mz8k6l678h8cv 3148969 3148911 2022-07-29T08:52:02Z Changerinwiki 3128291 /* Lack of Notability */ new section wikitext text/x-wiki {{notice|This user may have limited availability due to real world events.}} {| class="infobox" width="150" |- align="center" | [[File:Replacement filing cabinet.svg|40px|Archive]] <br /> '''Archives''' |- align="center" |[[User talk:GreenMeansGo/Archive 1|1]] |} ==Scrub please== [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Pizza&oldid=prev&diff=2805914]. [[User:Drmies|Drmies]] ([[User talk:Drmies|talk]]) 16:39, 6 June 2020 (UTC) :Sorry. I've been in and out. But it looks like someone else took care of it. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 01:42, 9 June 2020 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/86.20.54.197]] == [[Special:Contributions/86.20.54.197|This user]] clearly is not here to build an encyclopedia. Cheers! [[User:Nadzik|Nadzik]] ([[User talk:Nadzik|talk]]) 14:09, 22 July 2020 (UTC) :{{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:37, 23 July 2020 (UTC) == Recruitment for WMF study on patrollers == Hello GreenMeansGo, The Wikimedia Foundation is currently conducting a study on how patrollers interact with IP address edits, and what kinds of IP information are most useful to patrollers. I noticed that you're active in anti-vandalism work on English Wikiquote, and would like to invite you to do an interview with us. It should take no longer than 30 minutes. If you're interested, please contact me via email, clo@wikimedia.org. Thank you for your time! [[User:CLo (WMF)|CLo (WMF)]] ([[User talk:CLo (WMF)|talk]]) 16:23, 17 August 2020 (UTC) == Friendly letter recommodation == Hy thr i saw you reviewed my edit im nt angry i'd like to ask for some advice on wikiquote if you would please i wanna do it personal my number is [redacted] can you send me info on that number please [[User:Angie williamz|Angie williamz]] ([[User talk:Angie williamz|talk]]) 02:51, 26 September 2020 (UTC) :{{ping|Angie williamz}} generally you shouldn't be posting phone numbers publically like that. I have hidden it in the history, and suggest emailing GreenMeansGo using the "Email this user" feature if you want to discuss something privately. --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 03:21, 26 September 2020 (UTC) Ok thanks for the advice [[User:Angie williamz|Angie williamz]] ([[User talk:Angie williamz|talk]]) 03:24, 26 September 2020 (UTC) * I reverted your edit because you changed the text of the tag line for the movie. Quotes are just that. We don't edit them or update them to make them more agreeable. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 10:39, 26 September 2020 (UTC) == Block? == I don't know what these two users are up to but it's nothing good. Please consider a block: [[Special:Contributions/14.139.153.162]], [[Special:Contributions/Manasvip]], [[Special:Contributions/Ashank07]]. [[User:Praxidicae|Praxidicae]] ([[User talk:Praxidicae|talk]]) 17:54, 6 January 2021 (UTC) * Look like UDScott has already obliged us. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 17:46, 9 January 2021 (UTC) == M.Zaid == Thanks - that was my inclination as well, but I had already speedy deleted it a couple of times and wanted at least someone neutral to look at it. Thanks for pulling the trigger. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:29, 31 March 2021 (UTC) :I'm glad you agree. It at least made intuitive sense to me. If I made a mainspace page for GreenMeansGo including all my favorite quotes from Mick Jagger, it would kindof seem to make sense that "no quote" means no quotes specifically from the subject of the article. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:34, 31 March 2021 (UTC) == Swati Maliwal == Hello, I saw you deleted this page [[Swati Maliwal]]. I was looking for her quotes over the internet. This was my first page on Wikiquotes. I am supposed to make mistakes. But, at least you should've waited for a day. I didn't know how to move it to Draftspace or to userspace as we can do so on Wikipedia. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 12:54, 21 April 2021 (UTC) :Hey {{ping|Lightbluerain}}. It's perfectly fine to have works in progress, but new pages should include at least one quote. If you're having difficulty finding at least a single sourceable quote, then the subject may not be appropriate for a Wikiquote article. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:49, 21 April 2021 (UTC) ::She is a very notable personality in India. Check her Wikipedia Page. I just being new don't know what type of Quotes? What type of references, etc.? would go. That's why I was taking time. Should I make the page again now? [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 18:19, 25 April 2021 (UTC) :::{{re|Lightbluerain}} You're more than welcome to make a page. It's just a standard that has been adopted over time that we ought to be prepared with at least one sourced quote before we do so. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:02, 27 April 2021 (UTC) ::::Alright, thanks. I'll take care from now on. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 19:32, 27 April 2021 (UTC) :::::{{re|Lightbluerain}} I'll be travelling internationally for the next little bit, but if I can ever be of any help at all feel free to stop by. I may not be prompt, but I'll be happy to help any way I can. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 21:38, 27 April 2021 (UTC) ::::::Thanks a lot. Sure.[[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 18:31, 28 April 2021 (UTC) == YouTube == Hello, why can we not use YouTube links in sources? They give good source for statements, like the TEDx Talks and news reports. Also, is there any tool to add sources here as we have on Wikipedia? I can't find it; I doubt the source format I am currently using. Thanks in advance. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 18:43, 3 May 2021 (UTC) * {{re|Lightbluerain}} We generally don't allow primary sources for quotes about living people, as it allows...''a great deal of leeway'' for individual editors to selectively quote things that happen to fit their particular point of view, especially when these are taken out of context. Personally, on any topic, I tend to add quotes ''as they are quoted'' in secondary sources, like newspapers, books or magazines. It kindof takes you as an individual out of the equation. Somebody already quoted it exactly as you are quoting it. We're not (at least in my opinion) really supposed to be creating anything. We're just curating and organizing it. : As to the sourcing tool, no. We do not currently have that imported to this project. I normally open my sandbox on Wikipedia, use the tool, and then copy/paste the wikitext. I'm afraid that while I have the technical access to import this tool, I do not have the technical expertise. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 02:37, 4 May 2021 (UTC) ::Alright, thanks. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 12:31, 4 May 2021 (UTC) == A Swallow Is Back == Reviewing the newly archived application page, reading your thoughtful comment, a proverb his me: one swallow does not a summer make. Instead of lengthy requesting comment of mine, I'd have liked to cite it from ''Nicomachean Ethics''. Thank you for reminding me on that line, however, it's my great regret I then forgot it completely :( Apparently I need more rehabilitation. --[[User:Aphaia|Aphaia]] ([[User talk:Aphaia|talk]]) 14:56, 5 September 2021 (UTC) :No worries. Try hard. Do well. That's all that is expected of any of us. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:28, 5 September 2021 (UTC) == New user needs help == Hi I am new on Wikiquotes and I need help navigating through the platform. I need someone to teach me a few things. Do you think you can help? I am an experienced Wikipedia editor and I am confident i learn pretty fast. P.S I am think of a online meeting on Zoom or Google meet. I just need to know the basics e.g notability. [[User:Prithee P|Prithee P]] ([[User talk:Prithee P|talk]]) 10:45, 19 September 2021 (UTC) : We actually have our own standard, which is [[WQ:QUOTABILITY]], rather than notability. Of course, a highly notable person is more likely to be quotable (and it would require unusual circumstances for us to include quotes from someone not notable enough to merit a Wikipedia article). [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 19:22, 19 September 2021 (UTC) :: An online meeting can be a good idea, last year we already did [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu36KlVmY-o something] like this on the Italian Wikiquote. --[[User:Spinoziano|Spinoziano]] ([[User talk:Spinoziano|talk]]) 06:22, 20 September 2021 (UTC) :::Could be a cool idea if there's enough interest. Maybe even a quarterly or monthly thing. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:38, 20 September 2021 (UTC) ::::Yes, I know that [[User:Superchilum|Superchilum]] and [[User:Camelia.boban|Camelia.boban]] wanted to do it in English too, and this year I am willing to appear too. If we repeat [[m:Wiki Loves Women/SheSaid|SheSaid]] next month, I hope it might be of interest to [[User:Prithee P|Prithee P]] too. --[[User:Spinoziano|Spinoziano]] ([[User talk:Spinoziano|talk]]) 14:33, 20 September 2021 (UTC) :::::Yes, we will repeat #SheSaid next month, so I'am available for a online meeting. Here is the webinar we did with WikiDonne ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeHTpFVYdOw&ab_channel=WikipediaWeekly in English], & [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu36KlVmY-o&t=980s&ab_channel=WikiDonne in Italian]). --[[User:Camelia.boban|Camelia.boban]] ([[User talk:Camelia.boban|talk]]) 15:50, 20 September 2021 (UTC) Thank you all for your responses. {{reply to|Spinoziano}}, I know about the #Shesaid project and I am interested. I can run one here in my country. We can recruit new editors to Wiki quotes especially people interested in bridging the gender gap. {{replyto|Camelia.boban}} I have sent you a message on IG. Hope that is fine? I will also send you an email. I will looking forward to the online meeting. Thank you. P.s Thank you for adding the video link. [[User:Prithee P|Prithee P]] ([[User talk:Prithee P|talk]]) 00:10, 22 September 2021 (UTC) :Hi! Thank you for involving me :-) unfortunately in November I will go to an expedition to Antarctica until the end of February, so I will not be available. I can help with some stuff until my departure, but not so much since I have a lot of things to deal with :-) anyway, if you need anything, try to ask me and I'll do what I can. Bye! --[[User:Superchilum|Superchilum]] ([[User talk:Superchilum|talk]]) 06:33, 26 September 2021 (UTC) == covid vaccine / miscarriage == Hi {{PAGENAME}} What is your opinion of this edit: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Miscarriage&diff=3007642&oldid=2933410 Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:00, 27 September 2021 (UTC) :{{re|Ottawahitech}} It looks like a fairly poor quality source from a non notable writer, that takes a study saying "we find no adverse effects" and then figuring out how to do their own amateur math to reach the opposite conclusion of the study itself. Besides that, it's not particularly pithy or quotable. It's just a statistic, even if it wasn't an apparently badly calculated one. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:44, 29 September 2021 (UTC) == COVID-19 vaccine == Hi {{PAGENAME}} The article [[COVID-19 vaccine]] has gotten a few updates with souces I am not familiar with on October 8. Can you please check if the edits are legitimate? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:43, 9 October 2021 (UTC) * Just looking it over, still looks like it could use quite a bit of cleanup. Still quotes that are really just bare statistics. Quotes to quite low quality sources. Vox Populi, which seems to just be a personal blog. Substack, which is pretty much just a blog also. Direct quotes from Twitter, some by apparently non-notable people, others that can't be described as a quote at all, like Jimmy Wales just sharing a link. Sputnik, which is really just a state propaganda outlet. Some over quoting, like paragraphs of quotes from Nature. : I haven't looked to sort of exactly who added what, but it's probably safe to say a fair bit of content has been added to prove a point, and not for being high quality quotations from notable people or works. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:11, 10 October 2021 (UTC) == Category Activist stubs question == Hi {{PAGENAME}}, On 6 January 2019 you created a [[:Category:Activists stubs]] which currently has only two pages in it, even though [[:Category:Category:Activist stubs]] had been in existence for two years. Just wondering if this was an oversight or something deeper? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:47, 26 October 2021 (UTC) :Probably just a typo on my part. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:04, 27 October 2021 (UTC) == How we will see unregistered users == <section begin=content/> Hi! You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki. When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. This is a decision by the Wikimedia Foundation Legal department, because norms and regulations for privacy online have changed. Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin '''will still be able to access the IP'''. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. 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The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January. Thank you. /[[m:User:Johan (WMF)|Johan (WMF)]]<section end=content/> 18:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Johan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Johan_(WMF)/Target_lists/Admins2022(3)&oldid=22532499 --> == [[Game of Death/The Game of Death]] == GreenMeansGo and [[Wikidata:Q20202630|wikidata?]] You deleted the page but could you solve the problem? Thank you [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 12:05, 12 January 2022 (UTC) * I don't understand what the problem is you're trying to solve. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:09, 12 January 2022 (UTC) *:Hi GMG, on [[Wikidata:Q854576|Wikidata Game of Death (1978)]] there is [[w:en:Game of Death|Wikipedia (Game of Death film 1978)]] and [[Game of Death|Dialogue]] but [[w:simple:The Game of Death|The Game of Death (1972)]] there aren't [[Game of Death#1972|Dialogue]] on [[wikidata:Q20202630|Wikidata The Game of Death (1972)]]. Can you help me please? 15:47, 12 January 2022 (UTC) [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 15:47, 12 January 2022 (UTC) *::You can always create an article on Wikiquote for [[The Game of Death (1972)]]. I'm afraid I don't read or speak Cantonese. So I'm not sure how much help I can be other than that. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:27, 12 January 2022 (UTC) *:::No Cantonese but on English. Ok I go [[The Game of Death (1972)]]. Thank you very much! [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 16:39, 12 January 2022 (UTC) *::::Dear GMG Can you help me? I would like to incorporate [https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wq/yue/%E6%AD%BB%E4%BA%A1%E7%9A%84%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2 this page] into [[Wikidata:Q20202630|this wikidata]] [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 09:35, 20 January 2022 (UTC) *:::::Incubator is kind of a testing ground or sandbox, and as far as I know, isn't supported by Wikidata. It's meant to be an internal project and not something for public consumption. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:14, 21 January 2022 (UTC) *::::::Ok Thank you [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 18:33, 21 January 2022 (UTC) *:::::::Hello GreenMeansGo, I'm sorry to bother you but I have a problem [[User talk:UDScott##External links (The Game of Death)|here]] with the User UDScott. I am very helpful but he is always full of doubts, could you help him? Please! [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 23:13, 31 January 2022 (UTC) *::::::::Please! please! please! help me with the User UDScott [[User talk:UDScott##External links (The Game of Death)|here]] [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 17:18, 1 February 2022 (UTC) * I'm not sure how much help I can be here in a detailed dispute. I don't speak the language. I don't know that we have anyone at all who is active on this project who does speak the language. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:58, 2 February 2022 (UTC) *:[[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] is an incomplete Hong Kong martial arts film, filmed between August and October 1972, directed, written, produced by and starring [[Bruce Lee]], in his final film project. Lee died during the making of the film. During filming, Lee received an offer to star in [[Enter the Dragon]]. Lee died of cerebral edema before the film's release. At the time of his death, he had made plans to resume the filming of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. In 1973 some fragments were shown exclusively within the documentary [[Bruce Lee: the Mand and the Legend]]. After Lee's death, Enter the Dragon director Robert Clouse was enlisted to finish the film using two stand-ins; it was released in 1978 as [[Game of Death]], five years after Lee's death, by Golden Harvest. The 1978 film's plot was altered to a revenge story. In 1978 the Golden Harvest has released [[Game of Death]] (and sequel [[Game of Death II]] in 1981). The 1978 version uses portions of the original footage married to an entirely [[w:Game of Death#Game of Death (1978)|new plot]]. The revised version of the film uses only 11 minutes and 7 seconds of the footage from the original [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. Several years later, Bruce Lee historian John Little released [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]], a documentary revealing the original footage and storyline of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. The documentary also includes a fairly in-depth biography of Lee and leads into the filming of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. Five years after Bruce Lee's death in 1973, Golden Harvest used about 11 minutes of Lee's uncompleted original footage intended by him to become the film "[[Game of Death]]", completing the rest of their 1978 film using Lee look-a-likes. Twenty-three more minutes of Lee's original footage were considered lost for 28 years, until they were discovered by Bey Logan in 1999. John Little assembled these parts according to Lee's script notes, reflecting more accurately Lee's intentions. In 2000 it was directed the short film [[The Story (2000 film)|The Story]]. The movie is the storyline ([[w:simple:The Game of Death#Plot|Plot]])for [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] and the missing part of Bruce Lee's [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]], '''not played in 1972'''. ([[The Story (2000 film)|The Story]] is also a prequel and sequel of [[Game of Death Redux]]). Directed in South Korea by John Little, distributed as a special feature in DVD of the documentary [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]]. In 2000, the Japanese film [[Bruce Lee in G.O.D: Shibōteki Yūgi|Bruce Lee in G.O.D 死亡的遊戯]] was released on DVD. This film shows Lee's original vision of the film through the existing footage that was shot for the film before he died (= [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] of [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]]), interviews, and historical re-enactments of what went on behind the scenes. On 2019 producer Alan Canvan edited [[Game of Death Redux]], edit only uses footage shot during the original production of [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]]. The film was released as a special feature in The Criterion Collection's Blu-ray box set of Bruce Lee films, on July 14, 2020. [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 23:58, 2 February 2022 (UTC) *:: Inside the documentary [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]] there is [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] (1972 – original footage)<br>Inside the documentary [[Bruce Lee in G.O.D: Shibōteki Yūgi]] there is [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] (1972 – original footage)<br>Inside [[Game of Death Redux]] there is only [[The Game of Death (1972)|The Game of Death]] (1972 – original footage)<br>Inside [[The Story (2000 film)|The Story]] there is only original script and the party not played in 1972<br>1972 Original footage of [[Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey]] = 1972 Original footage of [[Bruce Lee in G.O.D: Shibōteki Yūgi]] = [[Game of Death Redux]] (only small differences)<br>[[The Story (2000 film)]] + [[Game of Death Redux]] = [[The Game of Death (1972)]]<br>[[Game of Death|Game of Death (1978 film)]] only 11 minutes and 7 seconds [[The Game of Death (1972)]] but plot and dialogue different [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] *::: Do you understand ? [[Special:Contributions/185.167.52.108|185.167.52.108]] 08:57, 3 February 2022 (UTC) == RfA close == I have no objection to your closing the discussion, but I did have an eye on it to do so today. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 06:58, 2 March 2022 (UTC) * {{re|BD2412}} Sorry if I got in your way. I just know we've had quite a few in the past that have languished for a bit. Given the level of disruption around this one in particular, it seemed prudent to wrap things up. I didn't expect much objection given that only one regular user opposed. But if you think it will be wiser, please feel free to reclose as someone completely uninvolved. : Maybe it's not a bad idea to draw lots and assign one of us to sit out an RfA and be the designated closer. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:45, 2 March 2022 (UTC) :: I don't think it's an issue, but I went ahead and reclosed just to avoid any question. Cheers! [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 20:16, 2 March 2022 (UTC) == Template:Trusted List == The page was not a test page, can you please reinstate it? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 22:25, 17 May 2022 (UTC) * {{re|Ilovemydoodle}} You are free to keep personal lists in your user space, as you have created already. However, these are not appropriate for public-facing [[:w:Wikipedia:Namespace|name spaces]] like template space. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 22:29, 17 May 2022 (UTC) *:Then, can you please give me the source of the deleted page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 22:31, 17 May 2022 (UTC) *::It is the same as the list on your user page that you can access by clicking the hyperlink on your name. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 22:33, 17 May 2022 (UTC) *:::The list on my name used that template and no longer works now that that page was deleted. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 22:36, 17 May 2022 (UTC) *::::@[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] Could you give me the source of that page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 02:06, 18 May 2022 (UTC) *:::::* [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] *:::::* [[User:ShakespeareFan00|ShakespeareFan00]] *:::::* [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] *:::::* [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] *:::::* [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] *:::::* [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] *:::::* [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] *:::::* [[User:Kalki|Kalki]] —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:10, 18 May 2022 (UTC) *:::::*:yes, interesting.. *:::::*:The way the system here is designed is to have templates in the public part of the wiki, and btw, thanks GMG for clarifying that at WQ users can put their own private thoughts on userspace. It is a shame though that we cannot use template, category and what-have-you technology also into userspace [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 12:16, 18 May 2022 (UTC) *:::::*::Well, you can use Templates in user space via transclusion. — [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:17, 21 June 2022 (UTC) *::::::It's generally just a commonly recognized divide across projects. It can be confusing for readers if we unexpectedly delve them into internal dialogue. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:02, 18 May 2022 (UTC) == Hey there! == Why did you delete my page, I created how the article says "what if 2020 was a person?" I added many details, but somehow, you deleted it for no reason. Thank you if you explain this. --[[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 18:17, 31 May 2022 (UTC) :Hey anon. Wikiquote only hosts pages on subjects that are considered notable, usually meaning that they have been widely covered in published sources. Often a good measure of this is whether they have an article over on Wikipedia. It seems highly doubtful that the question of "what if 2020 was a person" has been the subject of significant published sources, and one-off references to YouTube videos don't really count toward that. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 18:55, 31 May 2022 (UTC) ::Oh, the text isn't real, I added information that "what if 2020 was a person" I made the information by myself, and since there are no reliable sources, I used links and blog posts to support hose sources. Apologies, but my article I created was not meant to be taken seriously, it was made humorous and too entertaining . I inserted fun into those edits to entertain the readers and viewers. And I added trivia and different plots in order to use imagination. Thank you! [[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 18:59, 31 May 2022 (UTC) :::We also don't host original content purely for entertainment purposes. I'm afraid you will have to keep that to social media, blogs and the like. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 19:03, 31 May 2022 (UTC) ::::Can you explain why this wiki not host original content for entertainment purposes? [[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 19:07, 31 May 2022 (UTC) :::::It's just isn't within the established scope of the project. We're intended to be a collection of educationally useful quotes on broadly important subjects. It's a bit like asking why Instagram isn't for sharing software and short stories. It just isn't. There are places beside Instagram which are for those other things. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 19:13, 31 May 2022 (UTC) ::::::Also, why Wikiquotes aren't a crystal ball? What if 2020 came to your house? What would you do? [[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 15:48, 1 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::It did come to my house. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:52, 1 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Explain why it is not a crystal ball? [[Special:Contributions/204.129.232.191|204.129.232.191]] 16:01, 1 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Because you can't cite sources that don't yet exist. It's a reference to fortune telling. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 19:31, 1 June 2022 (UTC) == Admin accountability poll == [[File:Information.svg|25x25px]] Admin accountability poll is open, vote [[Wikiquote:Admin accountability poll|here]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 10:05, 5 June 2022 (UTC) == Block backlog == {{ping|GreenMeansGo}} Could you please fix the backlog of block requests? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:38, 5 June 2022 (UTC) * ? [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:41, 5 June 2022 (UTC) == WQT == Could you please make WQT a namespace? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 10:01, 5 June 2022 (UTC) * Namespaces are part of the software. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:46, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:Could you ask on Phab? (I can't for complicated reasons). – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:47, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::Why? Even if I did, it would probably be ignored because there doesn't seem to be any justification for the request. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:51, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::It’s very useful for shortcuts. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:52, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::::That's not really a justification. The volunteers on Phab are not going to commit to creating an entirely new namespace so a few users on a small project can occasionally save a few keystrokes. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:54, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::::Why can’t it be added just for Wikiquote? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:55, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::::::It doesn't really matter one way or the other. Making some redirects isn't a justification for creating an entirely new namespace. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:01, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::::::Well, WP exists on Wikipedia and WQ exists on Wikiquote. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:04, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::::::::"WP" isn't a namespace. It's a [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgNamespaceAliases namespace alias]. The Wikiquote talk namespace exists. That's why you can access [[Wikiquote talk:Administrators' noticeboard]]. Talk spaces are automatically created for all namespaces other than...ummm...virtual spaces like Special. Aliases are just...kindof like project wide automatic redirects. But project talk space here is so exceedingly rarely used it would take decades to recoup the effort put into getting someone to make a project talk alias. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:17, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::::::::I would like "WQT:" to be an alias for "Template:". - [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:23, 5 June 2022 (UTC) * Honestly, I'm not really concerned about that either. There's something like 150 templates on the entire project. Feel free to go ask, but I don't think anyone on Phab is going to care. They're going to tell you the same thing I'm going to tell you: Even much larger projects like Wikipedia and Commons don't have a template space alias, and it's not worth implementing for the half dozen people here who might actually eventually use it. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:32, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:Only 150 Templates, really? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:00, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::Probably around about that which are regularly used. There's 170 in [[:Category:Templates without documentation]], but for some, it's anybody's guess what they're even supposed to do. If you don't count the 80 or so stub templates, probably half the existing templates could be deleted and nobody would even notice. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:58, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *:::Wait, according to the statistics page I have imported ~200 Templates from Wikipedia, does that mean I have created the majority of them? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:28, 5 June 2022 (UTC) *::::Well...I'm doing a bit of back-of-the-envelope guess-timation on just how many of these templates were made by someone once a decade ago and no one on the project even knows they exist. AKA not templates that would actually benefit from a namespace alias. I'm also discounting — as I indicated — about 80 stub templates, because I don't think anyone has those memorized, and they're probably doing like I do, and just going to the category to find the right one. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 12:03, 6 June 2022 (UTC) == 2a02:8084:9840:cd00:7cd9:59c8:b937:d156 == {{closed|name=2a02:8084:9840:cd00:7cd9:59c8:b937:d156|text= 2a02:8084:9840:cd00:7cd9:59c8:b937:d156 should be blocked, but three months seems excessive. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:37, 6 June 2022 (UTC) * Three days. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:38, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *:Oh, sorry I misread it. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:39, 6 June 2022 (UTC) }} == 2a02:8084:9840:cd00:7cd9:59c8:b937:d156 == Should you block ::/64? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:47, 6 June 2022 (UTC) * Are you referring to 2a02:c7d:ec4a:cd00:7147:9a9c:2586:54ca? God no, even if it was problematic. That's not a /64, it's a /16...so...like 5x10³⁰ IP addresses. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:20, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *:<s>???</s> I’m not, I thought you were just meant to do ::/64 in general. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 14:27, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *::Sigh. You don't need a range block unless someone is hopping IP addresses. So...Imagine someone is riding on a high speed train and every few minutes they jump cell phone towers and change IP address. So you put the addresses into a calculator to get the range, but it blocks everything between the addresses. So you have to be careful how big it is. There have been times in the past on other projects where someone accidentally blocked like an entire cell phone provider for an entire country because they weren't paying close attention. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:32, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *:::[[w:User:TonyBallioni/Just block the /64]] – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 14:37, 6 June 2022 (UTC) *::::As it happens, Tony taught me quite a bit of what I know about range blocks. But no, I don't do range blocks as a matter of course, not even on Commons, and this is a much smaller project with much less traffic. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:45, 6 June 2022 (UTC) == Mario and Sonic Adventures 4: Leyend of the of the Abominable Snowman == Can I see the revision history of the page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:35, 7 June 2022 (UTC) * No. It's just one of our old friends. Probably a bored child on summer vacation. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:36, 7 June 2022 (UTC) *:Can you tell me who created the page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:37, 7 June 2022 (UTC) == Stuartjack479 == I think permanent block is too long, maybe three months? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 10:47, 10 June 2022 (UTC) * It's a bot. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 10:59, 10 June 2022 (UTC) *:Oh. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:26, 10 June 2022 (UTC) *::[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Stuartjack479 Yup.] [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:37, 10 June 2022 (UTC) == Uaeclt == Did you get pinged to that page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:10, 21 June 2022 (UTC) * No. And if you're getting at what I think you're getting at, I'm not entirely too keen on being pinged every time someone drops a deletion template. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:11, 21 June 2022 (UTC) *:Not a deletion Template, just block request Template that should only be used if the user is being VERY diruptive. — [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:13, 21 June 2022 (UTC) *::We generally use things like categories for stuff like that. So someone can pop in, check a maintenance category, and clean it out of they have time. If I'm trying to resolve something at [[:c:Commons:Administrators' noticeboard]] and I'm getting 15 pings from templates on Wikiquote, I'm not going to be a happy camper. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:05, 21 June 2022 (UTC) == Vandalism in a wiki == I have seen several cases of vandalism in this wiki, how can I report it? '''Regards, Thanks.''' [[User:Johnysnooww|Johnysnooww]] ([[User talk:Johnysnooww|talk]]) 16:05, 21 July 2022 (UTC) * {{re|Johnysnooww}} You have only worked on a single page. The article has been nominated for deletion. At the conclusion of the discussion, an administrator will assess the community consensus. Please do not remove the template for the discussion, as this notifies members of the community that the discussion is ongoing. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 22:17, 21 July 2022 (UTC) == Module:Unsubst == Hello, Please could you undelete [[Module:Unsubst]]? It's used in all those clean-up templates that Ilovemydoodle has been copying from wikipedia, so it is now used in hundreds of pages [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Module:Unsubst&limit=500], which it wasn't when it was nominated for deletion. The deletion has caused "no such module" LUA errors to appear all over over the site, e.g. in [[2022 monkeypox outbreak]]. Thnaks, [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 16:43, 26 July 2022 (UTC) * Don't pretend to know what all that means, but I'll take your word for it. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:46, 26 July 2022 (UTC) *:Thank you, It's a rather clever module, it basically makes it impossible to substitute templates, if you substitute something which uses it it automatically unsubstitutes itself. *:could you also undelete [[Template:Category handler]]? It's also being used in the inline cleanup tags copied from wikipedia so is currently used in 166 pages [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Category_handler&limit=500]. Thanks, [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 16:52, 26 July 2022 (UTC) *::{{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:54, 26 July 2022 (UTC) *:::Thanks, much appreciated. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 16:58, 26 July 2022 (UTC) == Category:Slurs == Hello GreenMeansGo, I'm currenly working my way through [[Special:WantedCategories]], and I noticed that [[:Category:Slurs]] was deleted by you with the rationale ''Mass deletion. I'm just going to go ahead and assume that we don't really need a bunch of redirects from racial slurs''. I assume this was a mistake and that the category wasn't supposed to be deleted? It doesn't seem like it was a redirect. If the deletion was accidenteal please could you undelete the page, if the deletion was on purpose let me know and I'll depopulate it. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 19:18, 28 July 2022 (UTC) :I'm not sure I can tell you exactly what was happening there. It looks like it was tied up in xwiki abuse. So I may have followed them here from a mess on another project. Feel free to recreate if you think it's helpful. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 02:15, 29 July 2022 (UTC) == Lack of Notability == Hi, these two page have lack of notability: https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Big_Mori https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Canis [[User:Changerinwiki|Changerinwiki]] ([[User talk:Changerinwiki|talk]]) 08:52, 29 July 2022 (UTC) dbsdeeg9bfxdytq8r92b4z6yljfyh9a 0 179992 3148646 3074698 2022-07-28T12:05:44Z Trakking 2930181 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Franz Gareis - Novalis.jpg|thumb|[[Poet]]s and priests were one in the beginning, and they only separated in later times. But the real poet is always a priest, just as the real priest always remains a poet. ~ [[Novalis]]]] [[File:F Schlegel.JPG|thumb|The relation of the true artist and the true human being to his [[ideals]] is absolutely religious. The man for whom this inner divine service is the end and occupation of all his life is a priest, and this is how everyone can and should become a priest. ~ [[Friedrich Schlegel]]]] A '''[[w:Priest|priest]]''' or '''priestess''' is a person authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion. == Quotes == * As the caterpiller chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys. ** [[William Blake]], “Proverbs of Hell,” ''The Marriage of Heaven and Hell'', line 55 *The Priest is the common father, as it were, of all the world; it is proper therefore that he should care for all, even as God, Whom he serves. **St. [[John Chrysostom]], [https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/230606.htm ''Homily 6 on First Timothy''] * Why against priests the gen'ral heat so strong,<br>But that they shew us all we do is wrong?<br>Wit well apply‘d does weightier wisdom right,<br>And gives us knowledge, while it gives delight,<br>Thus on the stage, we with applause behold,<br>What would have pain'd us from the pulpit told. ** James Forrester, ''The Polite Philosopher: Or, An Essay on that Art which Makes a Man happy in Himself and agreeable to Others'' (1734), p. 17 * As I had forsaken the priests, so I left the separate preachers also, and those esteemed the most experienced people; for I saw there was none among them all that could speak to my condition. And when all my hopes in them and in all men were gone, so that I had nothing outwardly to help me, nor could tell what to do, then, oh, then, I heard a voice which said, "There is one, even Christ Jesus, that can speak to thy condition"; and when I heard it my heart did leap for joy. Then the Lord let me see why there was none upon the earth that could speak to my condition, namely, that I might give Him all the glory; for all are concluded under sin, and shut up in unbelief as I had been, that Jesus Christ might have the pre-eminence who enlightens, and gives grace, and faith, and power. ** [[George Fox]], ''The Journal of George Fox'', edited by John L. Nickalls, Cambridge University Press (1952), p. 11 * In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection of his own. ** [[Thomas Jefferson]], in ''Thomas Jefferson: A Biography in His Own Words'', Volume 1, p. 82 * I knew as well as anyone that the priests taught what they wanted us to know, not necessarily what was true. And sometimes even when they told the truth, they got it wrong. ** [[N. K. Jemisin]], ''[[w:The Broken Kingdoms|The Broken Kingdoms]]'' (2011), Chapter 5 * He lectures about renunciation, but he himself is being steadily promoted; he teaches all that about despising worldly titles and rank, but he himself is making a career. ** [[Søren Kierkegaard]], ''Attack upon Christendom'' (1855), as translated by Walter Lowrie (1944), p. 121 * The celebrated phrase, 'so much the worse for the facts', would satisfy only the high priests of Marxism, for Marxism also has its high priests, and these priests, like all others, daily deny the principles they claim to defend. [[Bolshevism]] is a living proof of this. ** [[Lucien Laurat]], ''Marxism and Democracy'', 1940, published by the ''{{w|Left Book Club}}'', Victor Gollancz Ltd, London; translated by Edward Fitzgerald. [https://www.marxists.org/archive/laurat/1940/marxism-democracy/index.htm Text online] at the ''{{w|Marxists Internet Archive}}''. *My attention was first called to this by watching the effect produced by the celebration of the Mass in a Roman Catholic church in a little village in Sicily.... At the moment of consecration the Host glowed with the most dazzling brightness it became in fact a veritable sun to the eye of the [[clairvoyant]], and as the priest lifted it above the heads of the people I noticed that two distinct varieties of spiritual force poured forth from it, which might perhaps be taken as roughly corresponding to the light of the sun and the streamers of his corona. The first rayed out impartially in all directions upon all the people in the church; indeed, it penetrated the walls of the church as though they were not there... Ch. 8 **[[C.W. Leadbeater]], in ''The Hidden Side of things'' (1913) *I then proceeded to make further investigations... I may sum up briefly the results... which will no doubt at first sight seem surprising to many of my readers... Only those priests who have been lawfully ordained, and have the apostolic succession, can produce this effect at all. Other men, not being part of this definite organisation, cannot perform this feat, no matter how devoted or good or saintly they may be. Secondly, neither the character of the priest, nor his knowledge, nor ignorance as to what he is really doing, affects the result in any way whatever. Ch. 8 **[[C.W. Leadbeater]], in ''The Hidden Side of things'' (1913) *Having myself been a priest of the [[Church of England]], and knowing... the disputes as to whether that Church really has the apostolic succession or not, I was naturally interested in discovering whether its priests possessed this power. I was much pleased to find that they did... I soon found by examination that ministers of what are commonly called dissenting sects did not possess this power, no matter how good and - earnest they might be. Their goodness and earnestness produced plenty of other effects which I shall presently describe, but their efforts did not draw upon the particular reservoir to which I have referred... When the priest is earnest and devoted, his whole feeling radiates out upon his people and calls forth similar feelings in such of them as are capable of expressing them. Also his devotion calls down its inevitable response, as shown in the illustration in ''ThoughtForms'' and the downpouring of force thus evoked benefits his congregation as well as himself; so that a priest who throws his heart and soul into the work which he does may be said to bring a double blessing upon his people, though the second class of influence can scarcely be considered as being of the same order of magnitude as the first. Ch. 8 **[[C.W. Leadbeater]], in ''The Hidden Side of things'' (1913) *Blessings. Under this heading should come the various types of blessings such as are given in the Church, in [[Freemasonry]], and by the pupils of our [[Masters of Wisdom|Masters]]. Blessings may be arranged in two sections—those which a man gives from himself, and those which are given through him as an official by a higher power. The first kind of blessing is merely an expression of an earnest good wish... this will depend upon the [[earnestness]] of the good wish and the amount of spiritual force put into it... If the words were uttered... without much feeling or intention behind them, the effect would be slight and transient; on the other hand, if they came from a full heart and were uttered with definite determination, their effect would be deep and lasting. The second type of blessing is that which is uttered by an official appointed for the purpose, through whom power flows from some higher source... the power of giving a definite blessing is one of those conferred upon the Priest at his ordination... he is simply a channel for the power from on high, and if it should unfortunately happen that he speaks it merely as a matter of course and as part of his ritual, that would make no difference to the spiritual power outpoured. **[[C.W. Leadbeater]], [[The Masters and the Path|''The Masters and the Path'']] (1925) p. 142-143 * Faith is born and preserved in us by preaching why Christ came, what he brought and gave to us, and the benefits we obtain when we receive him. This happens when Christian liberty—which he gives to us—is rightly taught and we are told in what way as Christians we are all kings and priests and therefore lords of all. ** [[Martin Luther]], ''The Freedom of a Christian'' (1520), M. Tranvik, trans. (Minneapolis: 2008), p. 70 * All the science in the world began in temples, and the first astronomers especially were priests. I do not say that it necessary to begin again with the antique initiation, and to change the presidents of our academies into hierophants, but I say that all things begin again as they began, that they all carry an original principle that modifies itself according to the different character of nations and the progressive advance of the human mind, but which however always shows itself in one way or another. Priests have preserved everything, brooded over everything, and taught us everything. ** [[Joseph de Maistre]], ''An Examination of the Philosophy of Francis Bacon'' (1836), p. 283 * Our learned ones would gladly like to give the witness of Jesus' spirit a higher education. They will completely fail in this because they are not educated enough to teach so that through their teachings the common man may be brought up to their level. Rather, the learned ones alone want to pass judgment on the faith with their stolen Scripture, although they are totally and completely without faith, either before God or before men. For everyone perceives and realizes that they strive for honours and worldly goods. Therefore, you, the common man, must become learned yourself, so that you will be misled no longer. The same spirit of Christ will help you in this which will mock our learned ones to their destruction. ** [[Thomas Müntzer]], "Exposure of False Faith" (1524), in ''Revelation and Revolution: Basic Writings of Thomas Müntzer'' (1993), p. 116 * '''[[Poet]]s and priests were one in the beginning, and they only separated in later times. But the real poet is always a priest, just as the real priest always remains a poet.''' ** [[Novalis]], ''Pollen'' (1798) * In [[Islam]], there is no priesthood, and no intermediary between the creature and The Creator; but every Muslim from the ends of earth or in the paths of the sea has the ability of himself to approach his Lord without priest or minister. Nor again can the Muslim administrator derive his authority from any papacy, or from Heaven; but he derives it solely from the Muslim community. Similarly, he derives his principles of administration from the religious law, which is universal in its understanding and application and before which all men come everywhere as equals. ** [[Sayyid Qutb]], ''Social Justice in Islam'' (1953) * '''The relation of the true artist and the true human being to his [[ideals]] is absolutely religious. The man for whom this inner divine service is the end and occupation of all his life is a priest, and this is how everyone can and should become a priest.''' ** [[Friedrich Schlegel]], ''[[Athenaeum Fragments]]'', #406 * The ecclesiastical authorities, for all practical purposes, acted as servants of the State in the confrontation with Jesus. In [[Gospel of John|one version]], the chief priest protests: "Caesar is our king, we have no other king but Caesar." In the dispute over jurisdiction between [[w:Pontius Pilate|Pilate]] and Herod, they warn: "If you release [[Jesus|him]], you will not be Caesar's friend." The ecclesiastics were, practically speaking, surrogates of the State. That is an all-too-familiar situation for chief priests to be found in. ** [[William Stringfellow]], "Jesus the Criminal" (1969), in ''William Stringfellow: Essential Writings'' (2013), pp. 65-66 * As formerly priests had manufactured heretics, so physicians, as the new guardians of social conduct and morality, began to manufacture madmen. ** [[Thomas Szasz]], ''The Manufacture of Madness: A Comparative Study of the Inquisition and the Mental Health Movement'' (1997), p. 160 * Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest? **Henry II, King of England asked and it was interpreted as him wanting to have Saint Thomas Becket of Canterbury, a priest, killed. == See also == * [[Christianity]] * [[Clergy]] * [[God]] * [[Priesthood of all believers]] == External links == {{wikipedia}} [[Category:Clergy]] 00uwk5dz9jgxh2rxg7xdp0autnfc1tt 0 185733 3148835 3114351 2022-07-28T23:27:03Z 2603:8081:50F0:8700:6CEC:7BEA:C3B:C346 /* Additional Voices */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Zootopia''}} '''''[[w:Zootopia|Zootopia]]''''' (known as '''''Zootropolis''''' in some European countries in 117 minutes) is a 2016 animated comedy-adventure film produced by [[w:Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Animation Studios]] and released by [[w:Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Pictures]]. It is the 55th Disney animated feature film. Set in a world of talking anthropomorphic animals, that follows a rabbit with big dreams to be a cop, who deals with a con artist fox to uncover a conspiracy. :''Directed by [[w:Byron Howard|Byron Howard]] and [[w:Rich Moore|Rich Moore]], co-directed by [[w:Jared Bush|Jared Bush]]. Story by [[w:Byron Howard|Byron Howard]], [[w:Rich Moore|Rich Moore]], [[w:Jared Bush|Jared Bush]], [[w:Jim Reardon|Jim Reardon]], Josie Trinidad, [[w:Phil Johnston|Phil Johnston]], and [[w:Jennifer Lee (filmmaker)|Jennifer Lee]]. Screenplay by Jared Bush and Phil Johnston.'' {{center|'''Welcome to the urban jungle.'''<small></small>}} ==Dialogue== :''[Young Gideon is bullying a young lamb and her friends, trying to take her tickets.]'' :'''Young Gideon''': Give me your tickets right now, or I'm gonna kick your meek little sheep butt! ''[shoves Sharla]'' :'''Sharla''': Ow! Cut it out, Gideon! :'''Young Gideon''': Baa-Baa! ''[takes the tickets]'' What are you gonna do, cry? :'''Young Judy''': ''[out of nowhere]'' Hey! You heard her; Cut it out. :'''Young Gideon''': Nice costume, loser! What crazy world are you living in where you think a bunny could be a cop? :'''Young Judy''': ''[unfazed]'' Kindly return my friend's tickets. :'''Young Gideon''': Come get 'em! But watch out, 'cause I'm a fox! And like you said in your dumb little stage play, us predators used to ''eat'' prey, and that killer instinct is still in our duh'nuh! :'''Travis''': Uh, I'm pretty much sure it's pronounced "D-N-A". :'''Young Gideon''': ''[shoving Travis]'' Don't tell me what I know, Travis! :'''Young Judy''': You don't scare me, Gideon. ''[Gideon shoves her onto the ground, knocking her police hat off her head.]'' :'''Young Gideon''': You scared now? :'''Travis''': Look at her nose twitch, she ''is'' scared! :'''Young Gideon''': Cry, little baby bunny. Cry, cry-- ''[Young Judy kicks him in the face, shocking everyone, Gideon feels his lips]'' Aw, you don't know when to quit, do you? ''[Young Gideon retracts his claws and slashes Young Judy's cheek, offscreen, leaving claw marks on it, as Judy screams. Then he shoves her face in the dirt]'' I want you to remember this moment, the next time you think you'll ''ever'' be anything more than just a stupid carrot-farming dumb bunny! :''[Young Gideon and Travis leave, high-fiving each other. The children rush to Judy]'' :'''Gareth''': That looks bad. :'''Sharla''': Are you okay, Judy? :'''Young Judy''': Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay. ''[holds out tickets]'' Here you go. :'''Sharla''': Wow! You got our tickets back! :'''Gareth''': You're awesome, Judy! :'''Sharla''': Yeah, that Gideon Grey doesn't know what he's talking 'bout! :'''Young Judy''': Well, he was right about one thing: ''[puts her police hat back on, as determination spreads across her face]'' I ''don't'' know when to quit. <hr width=50%/> :''[Judy is with her parents as she gets ready for the train to Zootopia.]'' :'''Bonnie Hopps''': We're real proud of you, Judy. :'''Stu Hopps''': Yeah. And scared, too. :'''Bonnie''': Yes. :'''Stu''': Really it's a kind of a "proud-scared" combo. I mean Zootopia! It's so far away, such a big city, and-- :'''Judy Hopps''': Guys, I've been working for this my whole life! :'''Bonnie''': We know, and we're just a little excited for you, but terrified. :'''Judy''': [[w:Franklin D. Roosevelt|The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.]] :'''Stu''': And also, bears. We have bears to fear, too. To say nothing about lions, and wolves-- :'''Bonnie''': Wolves? :'''Stu''': Weasels! :'''Bonnie''': You play cribbage with a weasel? :'''Stu''': Yeah, and he cheats like there's no tomorrow. You know what? Pretty much all predators, and Zootopia's full of them. :'''Bonnie''': Oh, Stu. :'''Stu''': And foxes are the worst. :'''Bonnie''': Actually, your father does have a point there. It's in their biology. Remember what happened with Gideon Grey? :'''Judy''': When I was 9. Gideon Grey was a jerk who happened to be a fox. I know plenty of bunnies who are jerks. :'''Stu''': Sure, yeah. We all do, absolutely. But just in case, we made you a little care package to take with you. :'''Bonnie''': And I put some snacks in there. :'''Stu''': This is fox deterrent. :'''Bonnie''': Yeah, that's safe to have. :'''Stu''': This is fox repellent. :'''Bonnie''': Okay, the deterrent-- :'''Stu''': ''[shows Judy a fox taser]'' Check this out! ''[the fox taser unleashes a powerful zap, surprising him.]'' :'''Bonnie''': Oh, for goodness sake, she has no need for a fox taser, Stu. :'''Stu''': Oh, come on, when is there not a need for a fox taser? :'''Judy''': Okay, look, I will take this ''[shows her parents the fox repellent]'' to make you stop talking. :'''Stu''': Terrific! Everyone wins! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Judy meets two of her neighbors at her new apartment.]'' :'''Judy''': Oh, hi! I’m Judy, your new neighbor! :'''Bucky''': Yeah? Well we’re loud. :'''Pronk''': Don’t expect us to apologize for it. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Judy has finished a phone call with her parents.]'' :'''Pronk''': Hey, bunny, turn off that depressing music! :'''Bucky''': Leave the meter maid alone! Didn't you hear her conversation?! She feels like a failure! :'''Pronk''': Oh, shut up! :'''Bucky''': You shut up! :'''Pronk''': You shut up! :'''Bucky''': You shut up! :'''Judy''': ''[groans; to herself]'' Tomorrow's another day. :'''Pronk''': ''[apparently hearing Judy]'' Yeah, but it may be worse! <hr width="50%"/> :''[The next day, Judy is doing her meter maid duty again. A parking meter goes off and she puts a ticket on a car. A moose is angry.]'' :'''Moose''': ''[grunts angrily]'' I was '''''30 SECONDS OVER!''''' :''[Another parking meter expires and Judy puts a ticket on a tiny car]'' :'''Mouse''': Ugh! ''[sarcastically]'' Yeah, you're a "real hero", lady. :''[Another parking meter goes off and Judy puts another ticket on another car.]'' :'''Hippo kid''': ''[innocently]'' My mommy says she wishes you were dead. :'''Offscreen angry driver''': Uncool, rabbit. My tax dollars pay your salary. ''[bummed, Judy goes inside her car and bangs her head on the steering wheel.]'' :'''Judy''': ''[to herself]'' I ''am'' a real cop. I ''am'' a real cop. I ''am'' a real cop. I ''am'' a real cop. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Judy has volunteered to find Emmit Otterton, much to Chief Bogo's annoyance.]'' :'''Chief Bogo''': I will give you 48 hours. :'''Judy''': ''[excited]'' ''YES!!!'' :'''Chief Bogo''': That’s two days to find Emmitt Otterton. :'''Judy''': Okay. :'''Chief Bogo''': '''''But,''''' you strike out... ''you resign.'' :'''Judy''': ''[enthusiasm drops]'' Oh. Uh... ''[regains composure]'' Okay. Deal. :'''Chief Bogo''': Splendid. Clawhauser will give you the complete case file. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Judy has tracked down Nick, believing him to be a lead in her case. She drives her meter maid cart next to him.]'' :'''Judy''': Hi? Hello? It's me again. :'''Nick''': Hey, it's Officer Toot-toot! :'''Judy''': ''[chortles]'' No. Actually, it's Officer Hopps, and I'm here to ask you some questions about a case. :'''Nick''': What happened, meter maid? Did someone steal a traffic cone? It wasn't me. ''[annoyed, Judy rides up and pulls up in front of Nick, blaring her siren.]'' Hey, Carrots, you're gonna wake the baby. I gotta get to work. :'''Judy''': ''[gets out of her cart with the folder, a notepad, and a carrot pen]'' This is important, sir. I think your ''$10'' worth of pawpsicles can wait. :'''Nick''': Ha! I make 200 bucks ''a day,'' Fluff. 365 days a year, since I was ''12.'' And time is money. Hop along. :'''Judy''': Please, just look at the picture. ''[shows a close up picture of Otterton]'' You sold Mr. Otterton that pawpsicle, right? Do you know him? :'''Nick''': I know everybody. And I also know that somewhere, there's a toy store missing its stuffed animal. So why don't you get back to your box? :'''Judy''': ''[her smile drops, then becomes serious]'' Fine. Then we’ll have to do this the hard way. :''[In a split second, a parking boot attached to Nick’s stroller.]'' :'''Nick''': Did you just boot my stroller? :'''Judy''': Nicholas Wilde, you are under arrest. :'''Nick''': ''[scoffs, amused]'' For what? ''[baby voice; mockingly]'' Hurting your feewings? :'''Judy''': ''[smiles slyly]'' Felony tax evasion. ''[Nick's smile drops and his eyes widen, and he is flabbergasted as Judy writes.]'' Yeah... $200 a day, 365 days a year since you were 12. That's two decades, so times 20, which is... $1,460,000, I think. I mean, I ''am'' just a dumb bunny, but we ''are'' good at multiplying. Anyway, according to your tax forms, you reported, let me see here... ''zero!'' ''[Nick's face freezes in shock]'' Unfortunately, lying on a federal form is a punishable offense. Five years jail time. :'''Nick''': Well, it's my word against yours. :''[Judy pulls out her carrot pen and plays back Nick's confession.]'' :'''Nick''': ''[through carrot pen]'' "200 bucks ''a day,'' Fluff. 365 days a year, since I was ''12."'' :'''Judy''': Actually, it's ''your'' word against yours. And if you want this pen, you're going to help me find this poor missing otter, or the only place you'll be selling pawpsicles is the prison cafeteria. ''[mockingly]'' It's called a hustle, sweetheart. :''[Slight pause]'' :'''Finnick''': She hustled you. ''[opens the stroller, laughing]'' She hustled you ''good!'' You're a cop now, Nick! You're gonna need one of these. ''[slaps his police sticker on Nick's shirt. Nick frowns]'' Have fun working with the fuzz! ''[leaves still laughing]'' :'''Judy''': ''[to Nick]'' Start talking. :'''Nick''': ''[sighs]'' I don't know where he is, I only saw where he went. :'''Judy''': Great! Let's go! ''[gets in her car]'' :'''Nick''': ''[smirks]'' It's not exactly a place for a...cute little bunny. :'''Judy''': ''[annoyed]'' Don't call me cute; Get in the car. :'''Nick''': ''[smirking]'' Okay, you're the boss. ''[joins Judy]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Judy and Nick are at the Mystic Spring Oasis, a naturalist club.]'' :'''Judy''': Oh, thank you so much, I'd appreciate that more than you can imagine, it'd be such a... ''[see that Yax is completely naked; covers her eyes]'' '''''OHHHHH!''''' You are naked! :'''Yax''': Huh? Oh, for sure! We're a naturalist club! :'''Nick''': Yeah. In Zootopia, anyone can be anything. And these guys? They be naked. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Judy''': Oh, wait. Look! This is him. Emmitt Otterton. He was definitely here. What do you think happened? :''[Judy and Nick are searching a limousine for clues, when Nick finds a glass emblazoned with a "B".]'' :'''Nick''': Well, now, wait a minute. Polar bear fur, Rat Pack music, fancy cup? ''[frantically]'' I know whose car this is. We gotta go! :'''Judy''': Why? Whose car is it? :'''Nick''': The most feared crime boss in Tundratown. They call him Mr. Big, and he does ''not'' like me, so we gotta go! :'''Judy''': We're not leaving, this is a crime scene! :'''Nick''': Well, it's gonna be an even bigger crime scene if Mr. Big finds me here, ''[opens door]'' so we're leaving right now. ''[He turns and sees two polar bears waiting for them]'' Oh, gah! Raymond! And is that Kevin? Long time, no see. And speaking of no see, how about you forget you saw me? Huh? For old time's sake? ''[Raymond and Kevin grab Judy and Nick by their throats]'' That's a no. :''[Judy and Nick are sitting between the two bears in a car being driven to see Mr. Big. One of the bears is looking on his smartphone at a photo of him and the other bear trapping a wolf in a headlock and chuckles to himself.]'' :'''Judy''': ''[whispering]'' What did you do that made Mr. Big so mad at you? :'''Nick''': ''[whispering]'' I, um... I may have sold him a very expensive wool rug...that was made from the fur of a skunk...'s butt. :'''Judy''': Oh, sweet cheese and crackers. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mr. Big, a crime boss arctic shrew, is interrogating Nick after two polar bears brought him and Judy to his home.]'' :'''Nick''': This is a simple misunderstanding. :'''Mr. Big''': ''[speaking in a [[w:Vito Corleone|Vito-Corleone]]-style voice]'' [[w:The Godfather|You come here unannounced on the day my daughter is to be married.]] :'''Nick''': Well, actually, we were brought here against our will, so-- ''[laughs nervously; Mr. Big gives him a look]'' Point is, I, I did not know that it was your car, and I certainly did not know about your daughter's wedding. :'''Mr. Big''': I trusted you, Nicky. I welcomed you into my home. We broke bread together. Grandmama made you a cannoli. And how did you repay my generosity? With a rug, made from the butt of a skunk. A skunk butt rug. ''You disrespected me.'' You disrespected my Grandmama, whom I buried in that skunk butt rug. ''[Koslov crosses his chest in prayer.]'' I told you to never to show your face here again, but here you are, snooping around with this-- ''[to Judy; thinking Judy is an actor]'' What are you, a performer? What's with the costume? :'''Judy''': Sir, I am a co-- :'''Nick''': Mime. She is a mime. This ''mime'' cannot speak. You can't speak if you're a mime. :'''Judy''': No, I am a cop. ''[Nick sighs; Judy shows the Otterton picture]'' And I'm on the Emmitt Otterton case, and my evidence puts him in your car! So intimidate me all you want, I'm gonna find out what you did to that otter if it's the ''last thing I do.'' :'''Mr. Big''': Then I have only one request: Say hello to ''Grandmama.'' ''[to the polar bears]'' Ice 'em. :''[The polar bears grab Judy and Nick.]'' :'''Nick''': Whoa, whoa, whoa! I didn't see nothing! I'm not saying nothing! :'''Mr. Big''': And you never will. :'''Nick''': Please! :'''Judy''': Put me down! ''[the polar bears open a trap door, revealing an ice water pit below and dangle Judy and Nick]'' :'''Nick''': No, no, no, no, no! If you're mad at me about the rug, I've got more rugs! :'''Fru Fru''': ''[enters the room in a wedding dress]'' Oh, Daddy! It's time for our dance! ''[sees the polar bears, holding Judy and Nick above the pit; upset]'' Uh! What did we say? No icing anyone at my wedding! :'''Mr. Big''': I have to baby, Daddy has to. Ice 'em. ''[the polar bears prepare to lower Judy and Nick]'' :'''Nick''': No, no, no! :'''Fru Fru''': Wait. Wait. ''[the polar bears stop again]'' She's the bunny that saved my life yesterday! From that giant donut! :'''Mr. Big''': This bunny? :'''Fru Fru''': Yeah! ''[waves to Judy]'' Hi! :'''Judy''': Hi. I love your dress! :'''Fru Fru''': Aw, thank you! :'''Mr. Big''': Hm. Put 'em down. ''[the polar bears close the trap door and put Judy and Nick down; to Judy]'' You have done me a great service. I will help you find the otter. I will take your kindness and pay it forward. ''[Judy leans forward and Mr. Big kisses Judy on both cheeks. Nick looks at them dumbfounded]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Judy and Nick are trying to get away from a savage jaguar named Manchas]'' :'''Nick''': ''[as Judy holds onto a vine]'' Rabbit, whatever you do, do not let go! :'''Judy''': ''[sees vines]'' I'm gonna let go! :'''Nick''': No, you-- ''What?!'' :'''Judy''': One… Two… :'''Nick''': I said, do not Rabbit! ''[Judy lets go and swings herself and Nick under the bridge and ends up trapped in vines. Manchas growls at them.]'' Carrots, you saved my life. :'''Judy''': Well, that’s what we do at the ZPD, AAAHH! ''[The vines snap, sending the pair falling into the trees.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Nick is finishing telling Judy his story of how he was bullied by prey junior ranger scout kids as a kid.]'' :'''Nick''': I learned two things that day. One: I was never gonna let anyone see that they got to me. :'''Judy''': And two? :'''Nick''': If the world's only gonna see a fox as shifty and untrustworthy, there's no point trying to be anything else. :'''Judy''': ''[comfortingly]'' Nick, you are ''so'' much more than that. ''[puts her paw on Nick's arm, who becomes uncomfortable and quickly changes the subject]'' :'''Nick:''' Boy, look at that traffic down there. How about we go up to Chuck in traffic central? Chuck, how’re things looking on the jam-cams? :'''Judy''': Nick, I’m glad you told me. :'''Nick:''' The jam-cams. :'''Judy''': Seriously, it’s okay. <hr width="50%"/> :''[when Judy and Nick are at the Cliffside Asylum, eavesdropping a conversation between Mayor Lionheart and Dr. Madge Honey Badger]'' :'''Leodore Lionheart''': Enough! I don't want excuses, doctor! I want answers! :'''Badger Doctor:''' Mayor Lionheart, please. We're doing everything we can. :'''Leodore Lionheart''': Really? Because I've got a dozen and a half animals in here who'd gone off-the-rails crazy, and you can't tell me why! Now, I'd call that awfully far from "doing everything"! :'''Badger Doctor''': Sir, it might be time to consider their biology. :'''Leodore Lionheart''': What? What do you mean, biology? :'''Badger Doctor''': The only animals going savage are predators. We ''cannot'' keep it a secret, we need to come forward! :'''Leodore Lionheart''': ''[sarcastically]'' Hmmm. Great idea. Tell the public. And how do you think they're gonna feel about their mayor... ''[yells angrily]'' '''''WHO IS A LION?! I'LL BE RUINED!!''''' :'''Badger Doctor''': Well, what does Chief Bogo say? :'''Leodore Lionheart''': Chief Bogo doesn't know and ''we are going to keep it that way.'' :'''Judy''': ''[gasps as her phone starts ringing]'' Oh no, no, no! :'''Leodore Lionheart''': ''[having heard Judy’s phone ring]'' Someone’s here! :'''Badger Doctor''': ''[ushering Lionheart out of the room]'' Sir, you need to go. Now! Security, sweep the area! ''[Badger Doctor shuts the door, setting off an alarm, which automatically shuts and locks all the jail cells]'' :'''Nick''': ''[after he and Judy notice the timberwolves about to burst into the room to sweep the jail cells]'' Great. We’re dead. We’re dead. I’m dead, you’re dead. Everybody’s dead! :'''Judy''': ''[noticing a toilet in a cell]'' Can you swim? :'''Nick''': What? Can I swim? Of course I can swim, why? ''[Judy and Nick escape through the sewers]'' <hr width=50%/> :''[Judy has just finished speaking at a press conference and has inadvertently triggered Nick's [[w:Posttraumatic stress disorder|PTSD]].]'' :'''Judy''': ''[relieved]'' That went so fast, I didn't get a chance to mention you, or say anything about how we -- :'''Nick''': ''[darkly]'' Oh, I think you said plenty. :'''Judy''': What do you mean? :'''Nick''': "Clearly there's a biological component"? "These predators may be reverting back to their primitive savage ways"? Are you serious? :'''Judy''': I just stated the facts of the case. I mean, it's not like a bunny could go savage. :'''Nick''': Right. But a fox could, huh? :'''Judy''': Nick, stop it. You're not like them. :'''Nick''': ''[gets angry]'' Oh, there's a ''them'' now? :'''Judy''': You know what I mean; You're not that kind of predator. :'''Nick''': The kind that needs to be muzzled? The kind that makes you think you need to carry around fox repellent? Yeah, don't think I didn't notice that little item the first time we met. So l-let me ask you a question: are you afraid of me? ''[Judy stares at Nick in disbelief, her nose slightly twitching in fear.]'' Do you think I might go nuts? You think I might go ''savage?'' You think I might try to...''[jumps forward]'' '''''EAT YOU?!''''' ''[Judy instinctively jumps back and puts her hand over the Fox Repellent.]'' I knew it. ''[scoffs]'' Just when I thought somebody actually believed in me, huh? ''[He gives Judy back the application she gave him for the ZPD and leaves.]'' Probably best if you don't have a predator as a partner. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Judy, her parents, and Gideon Grey watch some bunny kids running through a nearby field.]'' :'''Stu''': Hey, kids! Don't you run through the ''Midnicampum holicithias!'' :'''Bunny Kid''': Whoa-whoa-whoa! ''[he and the others stop running and move away from them.]'' :'''Gideon Grey''': Well, now, ''there's'' a $4 word, Mr. H. My family always just called them night howlers. :'''Judy''': I'm sor-- What did you say? :'''Stu''': Oh, Gid's talking about those flowers, Judy. I use them to keep bugs off the produce. But I don't like the little ones going near them on account of your Uncle Terry. :'''Bonnie''': Yeah, Terry ate one whole when we were kids and went completely nuts. :'''Stu''': He bit the dickens out of your mother. :'''Judy''': ''[putting the pieces together]'' A bunny ''can'' go savage. :'''Bonnie''': Savage? Well, that's a strong word. But it did hurt like the devil. :'''Stu''': Well, sure it did. There's a sizable divot in your arm. I'd call that savage. :'''Judy''': Night howlers aren't wolves, they're flowers. The flowers are making the predators go savage. ''[gasps]'' That's it! That's what I've been missing! ''[Judy races away, then turns back.]'' Keys! Keys! Keys! Hurry! Come on! ''[Stu tosses her the keys to the pickup truck and Judy jumps in.]'' Thank you, I love you, bye! ''[Judy speeds the truck up and races back towards Zootopia.]'' :'''Stu''': You catch any of that, Bon? :'''Bonnie''': Not one bit. :'''Gideon Grey''': Oh, that makes me feel a bit better, I thought she was talking in tongues or something. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Judy has found Nick under a bridge and tries to reconcile with him.]'' :'''Judy''': Oh, Nick! Night howlers aren't wolves; They're toxic flowers. I think someone is targeting predators on purpose and making them go savage. :'''Nick''': ''[deadpan; sarcastically]'' Wow. Isn't that interesting. ''[gets up and walks under the bridge, while Judy follows him]'' :'''Judy''': Wait, listen! I... I know you'll never forgive me. And I don't blame you. I wouldn't forgive me either. ''[Nick stops walking, but doesn't look at her.]'' I was ignorant and irresponsible and small-minded. But predators shouldn't suffer because of my mistakes. I have to fix this, but I can't do it without you. ''[Nick still doesn't look at her.]'' And-- And after we're done... you can hate me. And tha-- ''[she starts crying; voice breaking]'' And that'll be fine, because I was a horrible friend, and I hurt you, and you-- And you can walk away knowing that you were right all along. I really ''am'' just a dumb bunny. :''[Judy continues crying, until Nick replays her words with her carrot pen.]'' :'''Judy''': ''[through carrot pen]'' I really ''am'' just a dumb bunny. ''[rewind]'' I really ''am'' just a dumb bunny. :'''Nick''': ''[turns around and smiles]'' Don't worry, Carrots. I'll let you erase it... in 48 hours. ''[Judy tears up with joy; she wipes away her tears and walks slowly towards Nick]'' All right, get in here. ''[Judy comes closer and leans her face on Nick's torso, still sobbing; Nick embraces her]'' OK. Oh, you bunnies. So emotional. There we go, deep breath. Are you just trying to steal the pen? Is that what this is? ''[Judy laughs a bit and tries to grab the pen.]'' You ''are'' standing on my tail, though. Off, off-off-off-off. :'''Judy''': Oh! I'm sorry. <hr width="50%"/> :''[after Judy and Nick have been thrown into the pit in the museum by one of Bellwether's henchmen; the suitcase with the dart gun and serum pellet knocked out of their hands]'' :'''Bellwether''': Well, you should have just stayed at the carrot farm, huh? It really is too bad, I... I did like you. :'''Judy''': What are you gonna do? Kill me? :'''Bellwether''': ''[laughs]'' No, of course not. ''[aims the dart gun at Nick, evilly]'' ''He'' is. ''[shoots Nick with a serum pellet; he falls to the floor, writhing]'' :'''Judy''': '''''No!''''' Oh, Nick! :'''Bellwether''': ''[talking via cellphone, fake panicked]'' Yes, police! There's a savage fox in Natural History Museum! Officer Hopps is down! Please, hurry! :'''Judy''': No. Nick, don't do this. Fight it. :'''Bellwether''': Oh, but he can't help it. Can he? Since preds are just biologically predisposed to be savages. :''[Nick turns feral and attacks Judy. She tries to run away and defend herself by throwing a stuffed fawn at him. She then cowers by the wall]'' :'''Bellwether''': Gosh! Think of the headlines: "Hero cop killed by savage fox"! ''[Nick rips the fawn to pieces with his teeth]'' :'''Judy''': So that's it? Prey fears predator and you stay in power? :'''Bellwether''': Yeah. Pretty much. :'''Judy''': It won't work! :'''Bellwether''': Fear ''always'' works. And I'll dart every predator in Zootopia to keep it that way. :'''Judy''': ''[as Nick closes in on her, growling]'' Oh, Nick... No... :'''Bellwether''': Bye-bye, bunny. :''[Nick locks his jaws on Judy's neck. Judy screams excruciatingly. However, after a short pause, Nick releases her and smiles]'' :'''Judy''': ''[sticks out her tongue; theatrically]'' Bleh. Blood, blood, blood! And death. :'''Nick''': ''[amused]'' All right, you know, you're milking it. Besides, I think we got it. ''[to Bellwether]'' I think we got it. We got it up there, thank you, Yakety-Yak. You laid it all out beautifully. :'''Bellwether''': ''[looks at the dart gun, shocked]'' What? :'''Nick''': Yeah, oh, are, are you looking for the serum? ''[reaches into his shirt pocket and shows the real serum pellet]'' Well, it's right here. :'''Judy''': What have you got in the weapon there? Those are blueberries. ''[Bellwether opens the dart gun's slot and discovers it is loaded with blueberries]'' From my family's farm. :'''Nick''': ''[blows a kiss]'' They are delicious. You should try some. :'''Bellwether''': ''[groans furiously, closing the gun]'' I framed Lionheart, I can frame you too! It's my word against yours. :'''Judy''': Ooh. Actually... ''[pulls out her carrot pen and plays back Bellwether's confession]'' :'''Bellwether''': ''[through carrot pen]'' "And I'll dart every predator in Zootopia to keep it that way." :'''Judy''': ...it's ''your'' word against yours. :'''Bellwether''': ''[alarmed]'' Huh? :'''Judy''': It's called a hustle, sweetheart. ''Boom.'' :''[panicking, Bellwether tries to run, but finds herself already surrounded by Chief Bogo and the ZPD]'' <hr width=50%/> :''[At ZNN with Fabienne Growley and Peter Moosebridge]'' :'''Fabienne Growley''': ''[she and Peter Moosebridge are smiling triumphantly]'' Former Mayor Dawn Bellwether is behind bars today ''[there's a scene with news reporters taking pictures of an angry Bellwether in an orange jumpsuit, going to jail]'' guilty of masterminding the savage attacks that have plaqued Zootopia of late. :'''Peter Moosebridge''': Her predecessor, Leodore Lionheart, denies any knowledge of her plot claiming he was just trying to protect the city! :'''Leodore Lionheart''': ''[being interviewed]'' Did I falsely imprison those animals? Well, yes. Yes, I did. It was a classic "doing the wrong thing for the right reason" kind of a deal. :'''Fabienne Growley''': In related news, doctors say the night howler antidote is proving effective in rehabilitating the afflicted predators. :''[the scene changes to Emmitt Otterton being awaken, cured from his savageness. His wife looks at him]'' :'''Mrs. Otterton''': Emmitt? Oh, Emmitt! ''[she hugs him very deeply in relief. She turns to Judy, who is back in her police uniform and her leg is healed]'' Thank you. ''[Judy smiles, happy to serve]'' <hr width=50%/> :'''Chief Bogo''': All right, all right, enough. Shut it! ''[the officers sit]'' We have some new recruits with us this morning, including our first fox. ''[Nick is seen sitting next to Judy on the same chair she's standing on]'' Who cares? :'''Nick''': Ha! You should have your own line of inspirational greeting cards, sir! :'''Chief Bogo''': Shut your mouth, Wilde! ''[Judy and the officers snicker, and Bogo takes out his glasses and files]'' Assignments: Officers Grizzoli, Fangmeyer, Delgato; Tundratown SWAT. ''[they stand and leave]'' Snarlov, Higgins, Wolfard; undercover. ''[Snarlov puts on a green cap, Higgins puts on a fake mustache, and Wolfard puts on a sheep costume and they leave.]'' Hopps, Wilde... parking duty. Dismissed. ''[Judy and Nick look at the chief shocked. Then Bogo smiles]'' Just kidding! ''[seriously]'' We have reports of a street racer tearing up Savannah Central. Find him, shut him down. <hr width=50%/> :''[Nick and Judy are on their first patrol.]'' :'''Nick''': So, are all rabbits bad drivers, or is it just you? :''[Judy playfully slams on the brakes, making Nick lurch forward]'' :'''Judy''': ''[deadpan, slyly]'' Oops. Sorry. :'''Nick''': ''[pulls off a pawpsicle that got stuck to his face from the impact; chuckles]'' Sly bunny. :'''Judy''': Dumb fox! :'''Nick''': You know you love me. :'''Judy''': Do I know that? ''[smiles warmly]'' Yes. Yes, I do. <hr width=50%/> :''[last lines, before end credits; The light changes to green and before they can move, a red car with tinted windows zooms past them. Nick and Judy take notice and smile at each other. Nick puts on his shades and turns on the siren. Judy hits the pedal and they chase after the car. They manage to pull over the speeding motorist, and walk up to the car.]'' :'''Judy''': Sir, you were going 115 miles per hour, I hope you have a good explanation. :''[The window rolls down revealing Flash, looking at them nervously, and Judy is shocked.]'' :'''Nick''': ''[surprised, removes his shades]'' Flash, Flash, Hundred-Yard-Dash! :'''Flash''': ''[slowly smiles sheepishly]'' Nick! ==Cast== * [[w:Ginnifer Goodwin|Ginnifer Goodwin]] as Officer Judy Hopps ** [[w:Della Saba|Della Saba]] as Young Judy * [[w:Jason Bateman|Jason Bateman]] as Nicholas P. "Nick" Wilde ** [[w:Kath Soucie|Kath Soucie]] as Young Nick * [[Idris Elba]] as Chief Bogo * [[w:Jenny Slate|Jenny Slate]] as Dawn Bellwether * [[w:Nate Torrence|Nate Torrence]] as Officer Benjamin Clawhauser * [[w:Bonnie Hunt|Bonnie Hunt]] as Bonnie Hopps * [[w:Don Lake|Don Lake]] as Stu Hopps * [[w:Tommy Chong|Tommy Chong]] as Yax * [[w:J. K. Simmons|J. K. Simmons]] as Mayor Leodore Lionheart * [[w:Octavia Spencer|Octavia Spencer]] as Mrs. Otterton * [[w:Alan Tudyk|Alan Tudyk]] as Duke Weaselton * [[Shakira]] as Gazelle * [[w:Tom Lister Jr.|Tom Lister Jr.]] as Finnick * [[w:Raymond S. Persi|Raymond S. Persi]] as Flash, Officer Higgins * [[Kristen Bell]] as Priscilla * [[w:Jesse Corti|Jesse Corti]] as Manchas * [[w:Maurice LaMarche|Maurice LaMarche]] as Mr. Big * [[John DiMaggio]] as Jerry Jumbeaux Jr., Moose given parking ticket, Woolter, Jesse, Pig Reporter * [[w:Josh Dallas|Josh Dallas]] as Frantic [[w:domestic pig|pig]] * [[w:Fuschia!|Fuschia!]] as Drill Sergeant * [[w:Katie Lowes|Katie Lowes]] as [[w:Badger|Badger]] Doctor * [[w:Mark Smith (actor)|Mark "Rhino" Smith]] as Officer McHorn * [[w:Bryon Howard|Bryon Howard]] as Bucky Oryx-Antlerson, Travis * [[w:Jared Bush|Jared Bush]] as Pronk Oryx-Antlerson * [[w:Gita Reddy|Gita Reddy]] as Nangi * [[w:Leah Latham|Leah Latham]] as Fru Fru * [[w:Rich Moore|Rich Moore]] as Doug, Larry * [[w:Phil Johnston (filmmaker)|Phil Johnston]] as Gideon Grey, Angry Driver * [[w:David Thibodeau|David Thibodeau]] as Gary (Uncredited) * [[w:Zach King|Zach King]] as Arrested Wolf (Uncredited) * [[w:Melissa Goodwin Shepherd|Melissa Goodwin Shepherd]] as Angry Mouse (Uncredited) * [[w:John Lavelle (actor)|John Lavelle]] as Mouse [[w:Foreman|Foreman]] * [[w:Madeleine Curry|Madeleine Curry]] as Sharla, Gareth, Hippo kid (Uncredited) * [[w:Jackston Stein|Jackston Stein]] as Jaguar Pretend Actuary, Jr. Ranger Scout Bully 1 (Uncredited) * [[w:Pace Paulsen|Pace Paulsen]] as Jr. Ranger Scout Bully 2 (Uncredited) * [[w:Fabienne Rawley|Fabienne Rawley]] as Fabienne Growly, Jumbeaux Elephant Patron (Uncredited) * [[w:Peter Mansbridge|Peter Mansbridge]] as Peter Moosebridge * [[w:Josie Trindad|Josie Trindad]] as [[w:Armadillo|Armadillo]] [[w:Landlady|Landlady]] ==External links== {{Wikipedia}} [[Category:2016 films]] [[Category:2010s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:Animated buddy films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:Conspiracy films]] [[Category:Best Animated Feature Academy Award winners]] [[Category:Animated films about rabbits and hares]] [[Category:Animated films about foxes]] [[Category:Animated films about lions]] [[Category:Films about sheep]] [[Category:Films about otters]] [[Category:Films directed by Rich Moore]] [[Category:Films directed by Byron Howard]] kqgsv9s3ylryjpeuo1d1kjzc7ro3vj9 0 187354 3148745 3109839 2022-07-28T18:51:25Z 67.7.31.110 /* iHave My Principals */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} ---- :'''Seasons:''' [[iCarly (season 1)|1]] [[iCarly (season 2)|2]] [[iCarly (season 3)|3]] [[iCarly (season 4)|4]] [[iCarly (season 5)|5]] [[iCarly (season 6)|6]] | [[iCarly|Main]] ---- '''''[[w:iCarly|iCarly]]''''' is an American teen sitcom that ran on Nickelodeon. It focuses on teenager Carly Shay, who creates her own web show called "iCarly" with her best friends Sam Puckett and Freddie Benson. ==''iThink They Kissed''== :'''Spencer''': Okay, calm down-- :'''Carly''': '''''NEVER TELL A GIRL TO CALM DOWN!''''' :'''Carly''': And she thought her thumb was missing. :'''Freddie''': Was it? :'''Carly''': No! ==''iSpeed Date''== :'''Carly''': You're in trouble! :'''Sam''': Who has [[wikipapers:Urine|urine]] trouble? :'''Carly''': No! You tweeted about me spitting in Nate's eye! :'''Sam''': It was a totally tweetworthy event! :'''Carly''': Maybe, but I'd appreciate it if you didn't tweet about my personal spit! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': I can't believe you embarrassed me like that in front of the whole web! :'''Sam''': Well, if you didn't want me to do it, then why didn't you say something? :'''Carly''': You ''duct-taped my mouth shut!'' :'''Sam''': Come on, you might get a really cool guy! :'''Carly''': Or a psychopath with a chainsaw! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spencer''': Come here, we need to talk. :'''Carly''': ''(sits down)'' What about? :'''Spencer''': Well... Okay. You're going to a dance tonight. You know... with a new guy. :'''Carly''': Mmm-hmmm. :'''Spencer''': So I just think it's time you and I had a little talk about... :'''Carly''': ''(interrupts)'' I'm not having this conversation! :'''Spencer''': Thank you so much! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddie''': Girls who are rude to me don't get a bag of bacon. ''(holds up bacon)'' :'''Sam''': ''(really fast)'' Whoa, Freddie, I never realized what a hot handsome hunk of boy you really are. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spencer''': So, you wanna take Carly to the dance? :'''Clark''': I'd rather just make out with her. :'''Spencer''': NEXT! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Austin''': Have you guys ever went to [[wikipapers:Fresno, California|Fresno]]? :''[After Austin changes the subject several times]'' :'''Carly''': SHUT UP! :'''Austin''': What? I was just– :'''Carly''': SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP!! :'''Austin''': ''(Freddie looks at Austin angrily and T-Bo watches Carly's outburst)'' What's your deal? :'''Carly''': My deal is you haven't let me finish one sentence all night and I can't take it anymore! It's like you won't even let me– :'''Austin''': What are you trying to say? :'''Carly''': GET OUT OF HERE! ''(he does)'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[During the speed date]'' :'''T-Bo''': Wanna buy a pepper? :'''Carly''': NO! :'''T-Bo''': A buck each. :'''Carly''': T-BO! :'''T-Bo'''': OH, OK! ==''iCarly Awards''== :'''Sam''': Dude, it's enormous... :'''Spencer''': I know! :'''Freddie''': It's like 10-Feet tall! :'''Spencer''': Yeah. Its like what you said: 1 10-feet iCarly award. :'''Carly''': NO! We said 10 1-foot iCarly Awardsssss... <hr width=50%/> :'''Carly''': You just want to flirt with models in swimsuits. :'''Spencer''': That is absolutely true! <hr width=50%/> :'''Spencer''': FREDDIE! FREDDIE! :'''Freddie''': ''(arrives from upstairs)'' What is the problem? :'''Spencer''': You said HOT EUROPEAN swimsuit models! :'''Freddie''': Ahhhh, I didn't say they were hot. :'''Spencer''': Yeah, and you didn't say they were DUDES, either! <hr width=50%/> :'''Spencer''': BOOM! ''(gives Gibby two awards)'' :'''Gibby''': Two? You're getting faster. :'''Spencer''': Never underestimate the power of shirtless European men in swimsuits! :'''Gibby''': ...I never do! <hr width=50%/> :'''Sam''': And now, since I drank five sodas before we started tonight, I must go pee. :'''Carly''': Sam! :'''Sam''': You want my bladder to explode live on the internet? :'''Carly''': Ew, no. <hr width=50%/> :'''Spencer''': ''[To the European swimsuit model]'' Blabvin, you put the hair... on the statue's feet. :'''Blabvin''': ''[nods]'' Yes. :'''Spencer''': Well, do women in your country have hair on their feet? :'''Blabvin''': ''[nods sheepishly]'' ...Yes... <hr width=50%/> :'''Spencer''': ''[to the European swimsuit models]'' And guys. This is America, so the women's hair goes on their head... :'''Swimsuit models''': ''[nodding]'' Ohhhhh! <hr width=50%/> :'''Bookshnog''': Guyz! The photographer is here! Turn up the muzic now! ==''iHave My Principals''== :'''Sam''': You got that on video? :'''Mr. Howard''': No. :'''Sam''': Then I didn't do it. :'''Carly''': Why are we in trouble?! :'''Mr. Howard''': Stop asking that! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': No fudge balls were harmed during this web show. :'''Sam''': Yeah, they were. :'''Carly''': Oh, right, a man sat on them. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Principal Franklin''': I've been fired. :'''Sam and Freddie''': What?! Why?! :'''Sam''': Dude, we gotta stop doing that... <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gibby''': Mr. Howard just gave me detention. :'''Mr. Howard''': ''Triple'' detention! :'''Gibby''': '''VOLCANO!!!''' ''[vomits in a nearby trash can]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''T-Bo''': You wanna buy a donut? :'''Freddie''': No, we're having a meeting. :'''Sam''': Why'd you stick the donuts on that way? :'''T-Bo''': What you saying? :'''Freddie''': Well, they're donuts, they have a hole right in the middle. :'''Sam''': But you put the stick through the sides. :'''T-Bo''': Man. This is embarrassing. <hr width="50%"/> :''[After Carly, Sam, Freddie, and Principal Franklin finish talking]'' :'''T-Bo''': You wanna buy a doughnut? ''[angrier, to Carly, Sam, and Freddie]'' I fixed 'em. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': Ugh, I can't believe school's actually gotten worse. :'''Carly''': Shh. :'''Freddie''': Be quiet. :'''Sam''': ''[shrewishly]'' I don't wanna be quiet! I hate these clothes! Wearing blue and khaki makes me feel like a nub! ''[to Freddie]'' No offense to you and all the other nubs in the world. :'''Carly''': ''[warns Sam]'' You shouldn't criticize the dress code out loud. :'''Sam''': Why? It's not like they're gonna hear me, and how come I gotta-- :'''Ms. Briggs''': Sam Puckett, to the principal's office! :'''Sam''': Huh? Why? :'''Ms. Briggs''': I heard you. :''[Carly and Freddie look at Sam with an "I TOLD YOU SO" face]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Howard''': You! Wipe that look off your face! :'''Freddie''': This isn't a look! It's just my face! :'''Mr. Howard''': Well, you should get your money back. :'''Carly''': ''(grabs Freddie by the shoulder)'' Okay, we've gotta get Principal Franklin his job back! :'''Freddie''': Shhhhhh! Don't say that-- :'''Ms. Briggs''': Carly Shay, to the principal's office! :'''Carly''': Coming! ''(to Freddie)'' I'm so scared! :'''Freddie''': ''(walks up to Gibby and pats him)'' Freddie's gotcha... <hr width="50%"/> :''(after Principal Franklin is given his job back)'' :'''Carly''': Okay, you have no idea how psyched we are that you're back. :'''Principal Franklin''': You are in big trouble, Carly! And so are you two! I was very clear yesterday when I told you that I did not want you-''(Carly interrupts him)'' What, what? :'''Carly''': He's gone! :'''Principal Franklin''': ''(long pause)'' ...I love you guys. ''(the four start cheering and hi-fiving each other)'' :'''Gibby''': ''(runs into the hall shirtless)'' YEAH! YEAH, UH-HUH! ''(the four look at him oddly, and the episode ends as they continue hi-fiving)'' ==''iFind Lewbert's Lost Love''== :'''Spencer''': TV remotes?! WHY?! :'''Chuck''': 'Cause my dad grounded me and he won't let me watch TV for a month, and if I can't watch TV, then nobody gets to! :'''Spencer''': But if you're the thief, why did you join the building watch patrol? :'''Chuck''': 'Cause no one suspects a guy in a vest! :'''Spencer''': Well, I'm sorry, Chuck, but you dishonored the vest! I'm calling the police! :'''Chuck''': Then you better tell them you need a new pearphone. :'''Spencer''': What, this is the new G5. What's wrong it? :(Chuck smashes his new phone, beats up Spencer, and runs away) :'''Spencer''': (Follows Chuck) COME BACK HERE, CHUCK! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Marta''': You want me out of the picture so you can have Lewbert for yourself! :'''Carly''': Lewbert for my... the... I'm fifteen! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Marta''': Lewbert, why did you steal TV remotes? :'''Lewbert''': (sarcastically) Because, I like the way they feel against my skin in the moonlight! Just take me to jail! Away from her! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lewbert''': How long for slapping a cop? :'''Sam''': Six months... <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': Who gives haircuts by force?! :'''Sam''': I don't know, but if this was a real TV show, it'd be more popular than anything on NBC. :'''Carly''': She is a monstress. :'''Freddie''': What have we done? <hr width="50%"/> :''(Sam carries Freddie off) :'''Carly''': Cupcake sucker! ==''iMove Out''== :''[while Freddie is removing asparagus from his locker]'' :'''Gibby''': Hey, Freddie, guess what they're serving in the cafeteria tomorrow? :'''Freddie''': ''[angrily sarcastic]'' Oh, is it asparagus? 'Cause that would be so hilarious! :'''Gibby''': No... it's fish sticks. What's your problem? ''[walks away]'' :'''Freddie''': Hey... hey, I'm sorry. :'''Gibby''': ''[mad]'' No, I'M sorry! :''[Carly approaches]'' :'''Carly''': Hi, Gibby. :'''Gibby''': Freddie hurt my feelings. ''[keeps going]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[after Sam's devised a plan to destroy the Petographers]'' :'''Freddie''': You mean ''we'' trash ''their'' studio? :'''Sam''': No, Freddie, I mean we rub ourselves with sweet mustard and sing show tunes. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spencer''': Hey, guess what? :'''Stuart Butler''': What? :'''Spencer''': Shut up! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spencer''': I would go ice skating every night. :'''Carly''': Except now we can't, because we've been ''banned'' from the Frozen Oval. :'''Sam''': It's not my fault that big guy kept bumping into me. :'''Carly''': So you had to ''jack slap'' him in front of his kids?! ==''iQuit iCarly''== :'''Sam''': T-Bo! :'''T-Bo''': ''[drops smoothie; angrily]'' What?! :'''Sam''': We want a table that's as far away from them as possible! ''[indicates Carly and Dave]'' :'''T-Bo''': ''[still angry]'' Have I ever cared where you sat?! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': ...You dip your french fries in your smoothie? :'''Fleck''': Yeah, try it. :'''Sam''': Okay, but...''(she does and takes a bite of it)'' Seems kinda weird, 'cause the french fry's all salty, and the smoothie's all...oh, man, you're a genius. :'''Fleck''': Yeah. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dave''': ''[gets hit with a muffin]'' Ow! :'''Carly''': What? :'''Dave''': He just threw a muffin at me. :'''Carly''': Well, that is-- ''[gets hit with a muffin by Sam]'' Ow! Sam! :'''Sam''': It slipped! :'''Dave''': You got a cranberry on your nose. :'''Carly''': ''[removes the cranberry, folds her arms, and grabs a muffin and attempts to hit Sam, but it hits an elderly lady]'' :'''Elderly Woman''': Ahhhh! :'''Carly''': ''[shocked]'' I'm so sorry! :'''Sam''': I accept your apology. :'''Carly''': It wasn't for you; it was for the lady I muffined! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': I'm just saying, it might be nice if you showed a tiny bit of appreciation for the work ''I'' do to make iCarly happen. :'''Sam''': MORE appreciation? You already named the show after yourself. :'''Carly''': Well, if you don't like the name iCARLY, then maybe we should change it to... iSAM, who's too lazy to even show up for rehearsal most of the time. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddie''': All friends have fights. :'''Carly''': Yeah, but this one was different. It wasn't even like a fight. I mean, we didn't yell or anything. We just said stuff, and it was bad. :'''Freddie''': Come on, you and Sam have been friends forever. :'''Carly''': I know, but people change. :'''T-Bo''': Mm-hmm. That's what happened with me and my friend Eddie Robinson. He got hit by a bus. Now he's Deaddie Robinson. Talk about change. ''(holds up a stick of muffins)'' Try a muffin. ''(he gives one to Carly)'' :'''Carly''': ...He told us about his dead friend and then gave me a muffin. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': I know you're upset, but hedge clippers are never the answer. :'''Sam''': Well... :'''Carly''': Never the answer! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': I can do iCarly by myself. :'''Sam''': You can't do iCarly without me! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddie''': I MEAN IT! BOTH OF YOU, GET BACK INSIDE, RIGHT NOW! :'''Sam''': I'm not going back in unless Carly goes first! :'''Carly''': Well I'm not going back in 'till Dave and I shoot what we need for our video! ...No matter how messy this wind makes my hair! :'''Dave''': Carly, it’s not worth it! And you guys are friends, you shouldn’t be fighting! :'''Fleck''': Yeah, friends shouldn’t fight! :'''Dave''': I just said that! :'''Fleck''': Well, I thought it before you said it! :'''Dave''': Liar! ''[Fleck and Dave argue until Freddie roughly gives them both wet willies]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': Carly! Don't let go! :'''Carly''': ''[hanging from the edge of the platform]'' WHY ON EARTH WOULD I LET GO?!?! :'''Sam''': ''[Spencer's rope hits her head, and she falls and nearly slides off the platform]'' Situation, situation, situation, situation! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': I have as much of a right to Freddie as you do! :'''Carly''': No, you don't! Freddie loves me! :''[Both look at Freddie]'' :'''Freddie''': Hey, look, a freckle on my wrist... <hr width="50%"/> :''[While Spencer and Gibby were in the boat]'': :'''Gibby''': Sorry, I squeezed the nozzle to hard. :'''Spencer''': You're supposed to be making a light ocean spray, that felt like a whale peed in my face! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': Look, we made it. :'''Sam''': Yeah, and neither one of us cried the whole time. :'''Carly''': Nope. We're brave. :'''Sam''': Yeah, we are. :''[Both start tearing up. Spencer moves them together and they hug while crying, Fleck and Dave do the same]'' ==''iSaved Your Life''== :'''Spencer''': ''[inside Sam's locker]'' [[w:The Shining (film)|HEEEERE'S SPENCY]]! ''[laughs; Sam closes her locker and walks away]'' I gotta quit saying witty things before I blow. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spencer''': You bought a taco? :'''Sam''': Uh-huh. :'''Spencer''': From the truck that hit Freddie? :'''Sam''': Well, me starving is not gonna help him! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddie''': Mom, I'm not allergic to flowers! :'''Mrs. Benson''': And you weren't allergic to Mexican food trucks, but look at you now! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mrs. Benson''': ''[to Carly, coldly]'' I'll take these flowers, and I'll soak them in bleach. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mrs. Benson''': ''[whispers to Carly, sinister]'' It should have been you! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spencer''': Hey, look. his foot sticks out of his cast! This little piggy went to market, and this little piggy got hit by a truck. :'''Carly''': SPENCER! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddie''': My mom thinks I'll choke on pills, so she pounds 'em with a mallet and puts the pill powder in my fruit sauce. :'''Spencer''': Fruit sauce? :'''Freddie''': My mom thinks I'll choke on fruits, so she pounds it with a mallet-- :'''Spencer''': It's not my business. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': What happened to the flowers? :'''Mrs. Benson''': I soaked them in bleach and pounded them with a mallet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gibby''': Ah! Don't! I'm just a Gibby! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': Use your face and body to protect me. :'''Gibby''': Ah, like a human shield. :'''Sam''': I was gonna say bullet monkey, but whatever tickles your peach. <hr width="50%"/> :''[A Rabbi walks through the school halls]'' :'''Gibby''': There's Spencer with a fake beard! :''[Sam fires a paint ball at the rabbi]'' :'''Rabbi''': OY! :'''Teacher''': Rabbi Goldman! :'''Sam''': ''[to Gibby]'' That was a real rabbi! :'''Gibby''': I didn't know! I don't have cable! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gibby''': How my hair look, Sam? :'''Sam''': You look good, Gib. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mrs. Benson''': What the yuck?! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddie''': Carly, don't leave! :'''Carly''': ''[referring to Mrs. Benson]'' SHE'S BEATING ME WITH YOUR UNDERWEAR! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': Remember two years ago when I dated that guy Eric Moseby–- kid with the big nose? :'''Freddie''': Sure, Noseby Moseby. :'''Sam''': Uh-huh. And remember how he tried to get me to be his girlfriend for like six months and I kept saying, "Get away from me, or I'll kill you"? And then he bought me a subscription to the Bacons of the World Club, and then boom, I thought I was in love with the guy? :'''Freddie''': I'm listening. :'''Sam''': I was never in love with him; I was in love with the foreign bacon that kept showing up at my door every month...like a beautiful greasy dream. :'''Freddie''': I doubt that bacon can make you think you're in love with someone. :'''Sam''': You ever had Bolivian bacon? :'''Freddie''': No. :'''Sam''': It changes you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddie''': You just can't stand the idea of Carly and me as a couple. :'''Sam''': Very true, it makes me wanna puke up blood. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spencer''': Do you see a girl in there? :'''Delivery Guy''': No. Why, did you order one? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': ''[to Freddie]'' Yeah, it's cute and geeky at the same time. It's cukey. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddie''': I just said, "Oh." :'''Carly''': No, you said it like you were at a raffle, and you won a prize, and then you found out that the prize was just a can of soup, so you go, "Oh." :'''Freddie''': You know I like you way better than most soups. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Freddie retreats after Carly kisses him]'' :'''Carly''': Wow... you seriously don't want to kiss me. Why? :'''Freddie''': 'Cause ... I'm just bacon! :'''Carly''': You're bacon? :'''Freddie''': Foreign bacon! :'''Carly''': Did that taco truck hit you in your brain?! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': Well, I'm standing here with my lips all glossed up, and you're treating me like I'm your icky cousin Amanda. :'''Freddie''': Amanda is disgusting. ===''Uncut''=== :''Note: This section features quotes exclusive to the uncut version of iSaved Your Life, which features 7 minutes of footage that was removed due to television time constraints.<ref>http://danwarp.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-longer-un-cut-version-of-isaved.html</ref> As such, all the quotes in the version edited for broadcast can also be found in this version by going to the [[ICarly#iSaved Your Life|iSaved Your Life]] section above. :'''iCarly Fan''': Okay, I dare Sam to get arrested. :'''Carly''': Nope, uh-uh. :'''Sam''': Been there, done that. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddie''': Mom, what are you spraying me with? :'''Mrs. Benson''': An anti-bacterial body spray for boys. :'''Freddie''': Where do you find this stuff? :'''Mrs. Benson''': At sprayyourchildren.com. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddie''': Carly and Sam aren't freaks! ''[Mrs. Benson looks at Freddie in disbelief]'' Carly's not a freak! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mrs. Benson''': Posy di, posy doo, I don't want posies in my house! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Female Student''': Is it true you're gonna be Batman in the next movie? :'''Freddie''': Uh, yeah, sure, spread that rumor around. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddie''': My kitty got claws. :'''Carly''': Rowr. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddie''': ''(as he enters the [[wikipapers:Elevator|elevator]])'' What did I do...? ''(the view cuts to outside the apartment)'' '''''WHAT DID I DO?!''''' ==''iWas a Pageant Girl''== :''[while Sam is screaming and punching on the couch because Carly won't enter the beauty pageant]'' :'''Spencer''': What happened, did we run out of bacon? <hr width=50%/> :'''Freddie''': You know you're gonna give in. :'''Carly''': Not this time. ''[Sam continues screaming]'' :'''Freddie''': In 5, 4, 3, 2… :'''Carly''': OKAY! I'LL BE IN THE STUPID PAGEANT! :'''Sam''': YAY! BRING ME MY SOUP! ''(to Freddie)'' <hr width=50%/> :''[Spencer is screaming because Freddie won't go on a double date with him]'' :'''Freddie''': Spencer, I'm not gonna... :'''Carly''': In 5, 4, 3, 2… :'''Freddie''': OKAY! :'''Spencer''': YAY!! <hr width=50%/> :'''Carly''': ''(after Sam removes her pageant dress)'' And thanks for being gentle! <hr width=50%/> :'''Sam''': I look hot. :'''Carly''': I feel violated. <hr width=50%/> :'''Sam''': ''[as introduction to the audience]'' My name is Samantha Puckett, I'm from Seattle, and I love fried chicken! :'''Carly''': ''[backstage, to a random person]'' It's true she really does. <hr width=50%/> :'''Sam''': HEY, I won first place! :'''Carly''': Can you guys pay a little attention to us? :'''Spencer''': NO. We have five hours invested in this game! :'''Freddie''': We are not stopping until we guess what we are! :'''Sam''': ''(to Spencer)'' You're cheese. :'''Carly''': ''(to Freddie)'' You're a big toe. :'''Freddie''': OH! :'''Spencer''': DANG IT! ''(Carly and Sam walk away, as he and Freddie put on new cards)'' :'''Freddie''': AM I A SQUIRREL?! :'''Spencer''': NOOOOOOOOOOO. ==''iEnrage Gibby''== :'''Sam''': Holy chiz on a chizzle! :'''Carly''': What? :'''Sam''': Spencer Shay of Seattle died of natural causes last Saturday. :'''Carly''': It doesn't say that! ''(takes the paper from Sam)'' ...It says that! :'''Spencer''': ''(takes the paper)'' NICE! First they insult my art, and THEN they call me dead! Which incidentally, I'm not! ---- :'''Carly''': What's wrong? :'''Freddie''': Gibby texted me ten times today. ''(he shows Carly and Sam his PearPhone)'' :'''Sam''': What'd he text you? :'''Carly''': "I'm going to make you bleed." :'''Sam''': "On Friday." :'''Carly''': "At 3:02." :'''Sam''': "I love you, Mom." :'''Carly''': "Wait, that last text wasn't for you, it was for my mom." ...Well, that's what you get for macking on his girlfriend! ---- :'''Freddie''': Gibby, this thing has gotten way outta- ''[Gibby smacks the coffee out of Freddie's hand]'' That was a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masala_chai]. :'''Gibby''': Well, I'm gonna make you a DIE latte. ''[Freddie looks confused]'' Yeah. I said it! :'''Freddie''': Nothing happened between me and Tasha! We were just talking and she-- :'''Gibby''': And you lost control and tried to kiss her up! I'm gonna break you. ---- :'''Carly''': ''(while Veronica sees that Spencer is still alive)'' Why am I enjoying this? ---- :''[After Freddie shows Gibby the video of Tasha tripping and falling on him.]'' :'''Gibby''': I'm sorry I acted so turdy. ''[Holds out his hand]'' Bros? :'''Freddie''': ''[Shakes Gibby's hand]'' Bros. ---- :''(after Gibby and Tasha leave)'' :'''Freddie''': HOW... does HE get HER? :'''Sam''': There's gotta be something wrong with that [[woman|chick]]. :'''Carly''': Oh, come on. Gibby's sweet, and cute, and fun, and-- there's gotta be something wrong with that [[woman|chick]]! ==''iSpace Out''== :'''Carly''': AND NOW! :'''Sam''': We take our buckets... :'''Carly''': And do THIS! ''(she and Sam both drop their foamy water on a laptop)'' And that's the PROPER way... :'''Sam''': To clean your parents' laptop! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spencer''': Hey, have you ever tried Oystamato? :'''Carly''': No. :'''Spencer''': WORST DRINK EVER! It's a blend of tomato juice and oyster juice. :'''Carly''': You hate tomatoes AND oysters. :'''Spencer''': I know. :'''Carly''': So, what made you think you'd like a blend of their juices? :'''Spencer''': I didn't think it through. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': You never told him that you dropped out of law school? :'''Spencer''': Daddy's very busy! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': I smashed a window and fled from our space pod. :'''Spencer''': Aw. :'''Carly''': Blanton said if I did that up in outer space, my eyes would've been sucked out of my head and that'd be bad for his business. :'''Spencer''': He has a point. ==''iFix a Popstar''== :'''Director''': Ginger, what are you doing? :'''Ginger''': ''[with blue cheese dressing]'' Washin' my hair. :'''Director''': That's not even shampoo. That's blue cheese dressing. :'''Ginger''': Get out of my bathroom! :'''Sam''': That [[woman|chick]]'s a disaster. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddie''': So where are the groceries? :'''Sam''': You left them at the donut shop. :'''Spencer''': No... ''(starts to leave)'' :'''Freddie''': Where 'ya going? :'''Spencer''': To the donut shop... <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': I'm so mean. Do you see what pressure does to me? It brings out my mean. :'''Freddie''': Alright, let's think. We have a talentless woman who can't sing, can't dance, and looks terrible. :'''Carly''': Ooooh, this thinking is fun. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Director''': Where's Ginger? :'''Dancer''': She's back there using the bathroom. :'''Director''': There's a bathroom back there? :'''Dancer''': ''[shakes head]'' No. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': Here we go. :'''Freddie''': Cross your fingers. :'''Sam''': Can I get a sandwich? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': Ginger Fox has no talent! :'''Freddie''': She can't do anything! :'''Sam''': Maybe it's best they don't know. :'''Spencer''': I feel like I kissed Gibby. ==''iBloop''== :'''Employee''': Hey, Miranda. Cucumber or brick? :'''Miranda''': ...Brick. :'''Employee''': We're going with the brick. :'''???''': Miranda likes the brick! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Nathan''': Well I thought you might want a snack, so I took some raisin bread, put a little butter and toast on it, then...I put a little butter and toast on it, then cinnamoned it. ''(Victoria laughs)'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Nathan''': I don't bluff! ...Okay, I was bluffing when I say I don't bluff, but I'm...serious about quitting! ''(laughs and points at the camera)'' That was it! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jennette''': Gibby turns me down! Like I'm not good enough for that shirtless potato! ''(stopwatch goes off)'' Just...shoot! ''(laughs)'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jennette''': Why does he have two bullet holes in his eyes? :'''Miranda''': Those are his eyes? :'''Jennette''': That was...not right. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jerry''': You know as well as I do, that when you're making a TV show, sometimes things just don't happen the way they're supposed to. :'''Miranda''': That's probably what's in this clip package. See? "Things That Didn't Happen The Way They Were Supposed To." Should I click it? :'''Jerry''': I think you have to. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jerry''': You know what really wastes time on set? :'''Miranda''': What? :'''Jerry''': Everyone acting all silly, and being goofy, and laughing, and just being unprofessional! :'''Miranda''': I think you're exaggerating. :'''Jerry''': No...here, let's watch this clip, labeled "Everyone Acting All Silly, And Being Goofy, And Laughing, And Just Being Unprofessional." <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jerry''': Dan sent me some directions via text message. ''(his phone rings)'' Let me clear this message here...I will act better. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Victoria''': ''(after kicking Jerry to the floor)'' I'm sorry! ''(laughs)'' :'''Jerry''': She kicked me and she started talking to people! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Noah''': "If Spencer tries to be lazy, throw coffee in his face to perk him up." No, sorry. :'''Jerry''': Really? She said that? Coffee? :'''Noah''': "Throw ''water'' in his face to perk him up." <hr width="50%"/> :'''Noah''': Check out what it says if I play every fourth word. :'''Ethan''': Happy birthday! :'''Noah''': ''(laughs)'' What... <hr width="50%"/> :'''Reed''': THIS IS A MOCKERY! EAT POPCORN! ''(laughs)'' Oh, no, no eat popcorn! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Miranda''': "Carly's a chicken, Carly's lame, Carly's...Carly." Sorry. ''(laughs)'' I forgot my name. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jennette''': ''(turns to camera)'' I'm Carly.. I'm not Carly. ''(turns back)'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Miranda''': His last words were, "Why, Miles, why?" :'''Jennette''': His name's Oliver. ''(Miranda laughs)'' ==''iWon't Cancel The Show''== :'''Spencer''': She's a very sophisticated woman. I can't have her thinking I spend my time hanging with teenagers doing goofy stuff! :'''Carly''': That's like, ''all'' you do! :'''Spencer''': Yeah, but I can't have her thinking that! She wears pantyhose! ---- :''[As Gibby, who is sitting on a chair, puts on his sock, Carly picks up a bean bag chair and throws it aside. She picks up two water bottles.]'' :'''Gibby''': Hey, Carly. :'''Carly''': Yeah? :'''Gibby''': Um&ndash; ''[Points on his foot]'' &ndash;is it weird if a guy grows hair between his toes? :'''Carly''': Why? Do you? :'''Gibby''': No. :'''Freddie''': ''[Runs in]'' Carly! Did you see Sam's email? :'''Carly''': No, what email? :'''Freddie''': She's in jail! :''[Gibby stands up.]'' :'''Carly''': What? What happened? :'''Freddie''': ''[Shows Carly something his phone]'' She was at the jiffy mart, buying a snack, and a guy cut in front of her. So she shoved a hot chili dog down his pants, and it turns out the guy was an ambassador from Mexico. :'''Carly''': ''[Groans angrily]'' Sam! So then what happened? :'''Freddie''': He yelled&ndash; ''[Speaks in Spanish]'' "Los frijoles calientes quema mis pantalones! Ohhhhh!" :'''Carly''': No! I mean, with Sam! :'''Freddie''': ''[Speaks in English]'' Oh. Uh, the cops showed up and took her down to juvie. :''[Carly groans angrily.]'' :'''Freddie''': Her mom's on her way there, but Sam says there's no way she's getting out till tomorrow. :'''Gibby''': So you're canceling iCarly? :'''Freddie''': Well, I don't see how we're gonna be able to do the show&ndash; :'''Carly''': No, we're not canceling iCarly. We've never canceled the show, and my dad's watching it live tonight for the first time. :'''Gibby''': ''[Confused]'' I thought Spencer was your dad. :'''Carly''': ''[Annoyed]'' Gibby! :'''Freddie''': Well, how are we gonna do the show without Sam? :'''Carly''': ''[Gets an idea]'' Spencer! :''[As Carly and Freddie run out of the studio, Gibby picks up scissors, sits down on the chair, and takes off his sock.]'' :'''Gibby''': Normal, here I come. ''[Starts cutting hair between his toes]'' ---- :'''Carly''': ''(talking very fast)'' Freddie says "In 5, 4, 3, 2…", then points at us, then we introduce the show. Then after that we go to that wheel over there and do a bit called "Put that in your man purse", which you don't know about but just play along and you'll figure it out as we go. :'''Spencer''': Why doesn't Freddie say "in five, four, three, two, one"? :'''Carly''': No one knows! :'''Freddie''': I know. :'''Carly''': No one cares! Now hurry, take your jacket and glasses off! :'''Spencer''': But I look so sophisticated. :'''Carly''': This is iCarly! We don't do sophisticated! ''(slaps Spencer lightly)'' ---- :''[Gibby comes downstairs. He walks over to the sink, turns on the water, and starts washing his mouth out as Candace, who is sitting at the table, watches on. Gibby picks up the nozzle and uses it to wash his mouth. He puts down the nozzle and turns off the water. Gibby picks up the cloth and uses it to wipe his mouth. He puts down the cloth, then takes off his shirt and throws it down.]'' :'''Gibby''': ''[Notices Candace]'' 'Sup? :'''Candace''': Hi. :''[As Gibby goes upstairs, Candace sits looking confused.]'' ---- :''[Spencer runs out of the studio. He passes by Gibby, who is buttoning his new shirt while walking into the studio.]'' :'''Carly''': Okay, after the wet hair thing, play a couple more clips while I set up for "Hey, what am I licking?" :'''Freddie''': 'Kay. :'''Gibby''': Who's gonna be the licker? :'''Carly''': You. ''[Pulls Gibby away]'' :'''Gibby''': ''[Excited]'' Awesome! ==''iBelieve in Bigfoot''== :'''Ms. Briggs''': So...YOU took my bullhorn! :'''Freddie''': No...no! See, Sam was the one who- :'''Ms. Briggs''': ''(grabs Freddie, drags him and yells into her bullhorn)'' COME WITH ME! :'''Freddie''': LOUD! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Freddie''': Do you see anything? :'''Carly''': Just trees. And some bushes... and two squirrels wrestling! :'''Freddie''':... Carly... :'''Carly''': Yeah? :'''Freddie''': They're not wrestling... :'''Carly''':... Oh... <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spencer''': Hey, did you see those squirrels? :'''Carly''': ''(very quickly)'' Don't talk about it! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spencer''': I don't think a 7-foot beastman is gonna be afraid of a 160-pound spazzy artist. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spencer''': At least the fall made the water come out off my ear... and some blood. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': Ohhhhhhh, it hurts! :'''Carly''': What? :'''Sam''': The sound of Freddie talking! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam''': *pulls off Dr. Van Gurbin's Bigfoot mask* :'''Dr. Van Gurbin''': Hey! :'''Carly''': Dr. Van Gurbin? :'''Freddie''': Well, this is a [[Scooby-Doo|Scooby Doo]] moment. :'''Dr. Van Gurbin''': I'm so sorry. See, my book wasn't selling well, and my dad always told me I would be a failure. :'''Sam''': Your dad was right. :'''Freddie''': So you dressed up like Bigfoot just to create hype? :'''Dr. Van Gurbin''': Yes. So people would buy my new book. ''[takes out his book]'' Bigfoot. :''[Sam smacks the book out off his hands]'' :'''Dr. Van Gurbin''': I had that coming. ==''iPsycho''== :''[Spencer is making a sandwich.]'' :'''Spencer''': ''[Spreads mayo on the sandwich]'' Little mayyyyyo. ''[Squeezes mustard on the sandwich]'' Some mustarrrrrd. ''[Puts turkey breast on the sandwich]'' Some turkey breastess. ''[Swats away a fly, then puts a slice of tomato on the sandwich]'' Slice of tomato. ''[Swats away the fly, then takes out a piece of lettuce]'' A little iceberg&ndash; ''[Uses the piece of lettuce to swat at the fly]'' &ndash;off the port bow. ''[Puts the piece of lettuce on the sandwich, then swats at the fly]'' Back off, jerk! ''[To Carly, who is upstairs]'' Carly! Where's the fly swatter? :'''Carly''': ''[From upstairs]'' I threw it away. :'''Spencer''': Why? :'''Carly''': ''[From upstairs]'' 'Cause it's not nice to kill things. :'''Spencer''': ''[To Carly]'' Oh, yeah, I guess you're right. ''[To the fly]'' I'm gonna kill you so hard. ''[Accidentally sweeps the food off the table]'' :'''Carly''': ''[From upstairs]'' What are you doing? :'''Spencer''': ''[To Carly]'' Nothing! Just reading the Bible! This pharaoh guy's really giving Moses a hard time. ---- :''[The fly lands on the counter top.]'' :'''Spencer''': Oh. You wanna rest there for a minute, Mr. Fly? Okay, that's cool. ''[Takes an umbrella]'' It's a comfy counter top, isn't it? ''[Raises the umbrella]'' Don't mind me. I'm not gonna kill you with an umbrella or anything. It's just that today's weather forecast calls for ''DEATH!'' ''[Accidentally breaks off a piece of the counter top with the umbrella]'' Aw! Dang it! ''[Picks up the piece]'' You made me break the counter top! ---- :'''Spencer''': I was reading this Bible. :'''Carly''': This is a Mexican cookbook. :'''Spencer''': We can still learn from it. ---- :'''Sam''': ''[Notices the broken piece of the counter top]'' How'd the counter get broken? :'''Spencer''': Some lady came and&ndash; :'''Carly''': ''[Takes the umbrella, realizes]'' You were trying to kill the fly! :'''Spencer''': Flies like to die. :''[Carly grunts at Spencer. Spencer takes the umbrella from Carly and grunts back at her.]'' ---- :'''Freddie''': It's a natural pose. :'''Sam''': Of course it is. I do this all the time, don't you, Carls? :'''Carly''': Yeah, I find it both natural and not stupid-looking. ---- :'''Nora''' ([[Danielle Morrow]]): I don't think you guys will watch this cuz you probably get a bajillion emails a day, but if you are...iCarly is my life. :'''Sam''': ''(sing-songy)'' I see a girlfriend for Freddie! ---- :'''Sam''': I don't wanna go to Nora Dirshlitt's lame birthday party! :'''Carly''': That girl has a sad life! :'''Sam''': So does Freddie! We can't fix the world! ---- :'''Carly''': When do we go to the bathroom? :'''Freddie''': That is up to your bladder. :'''Spencer''': Do girls have bladders? :'''Carly''': No, we store pee in our feet. ---- :''[Gibby knocks on the door.]'' :'''Spencer''': ''[Makes his way to the door]'' Just a moment! ''[Opens the door to see that Gibby has arrived holding his sleeping bag]'' Gibster, what up, little weirdo? :'''Gibby''': Not much. ''[Makes his way inside]'' Carly here? :'''Spencer''': Nah, she just left with Freddie and Sam for Webicon. You can catch 'em if you hurry down&ndash; :'''Gibby''': No, I don't need to catch 'em. Just wanted to return this sleeping bag. I don't need it anymore. ''[Throws Spencer the sleeping bag. Spencer catches it]'' You should probably wash that. :''[Spencer throws the sleeping bag on the chair.]'' :'''Spencer''': Don't you need that for camp? :'''Gibby''': Nah, I just found out I'm too old for camp. :'''Spencer''': Too old? :'''Gibby''': Yeah, once you turn 15, they won't let you go anymore. :'''Spencer''': Aw. Well, I know how you feel. I remember when they said I wasn't allowed to go to camp anymore. :'''Gibby''': 'Cause you were too old? :'''Spencer''': No. :''[Beat]'' :'''Spencer''': So if you can't go to camp, what are you gonna do? :'''Gibby''': I don't know. ''[Sits down on the couch]'' Sit home, take a bath, watch reruns of ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]''. :'''Spencer''': Hey. ''[Closes the door]'' How would like to go to camp right here in this apartment? :'''Gibby''': ''[Surprised]'' What you talking about, Spencer? :'''Spencer''': ''[Takes a phone]'' I'm gonna call your mom and tell her you can come to Camp Spencer right here for the next few days. :''[Gibby stands up.]'' :'''Spencer''': What do you say to that? ''[Starts to make a call]'' :'''Gibby''': ''[Excited]'' I say "Dy-no-mite!" :'''Spencer''': You watch a lot of classic TV? :'''Gibby''': ''[Confused]'' What do you mean? :''[Spencer resumes making a call.]'' ---- :'''Carly''': Yay, a clown! :'''Nora''': Yeah, he's 87 years old and his name's Cramps! ---- :''[Spencer is looking at the broken countertop when he hears a knock on the door.]'' :'''Spencer''': Come in! :'''Gibby''': ''[Comes into the apartment wearing a backpack and a lanyard and holding two pillows]'' Hello, fellow camper! :'''Spencer''': Hey, Gib. Where's your mom? :'''Gibby''': She dropped me off. ''[Closes the door]'' :'''Spencer''': Aw. She didn't wanna come up and see me? :'''Gibby''': Nope. :'''Spencer''': Okay. ''[Sees the lanyard on Gibby's neck]'' Whoa! Nice lanyard. ''[Takes a look at the lanyard]'' :'''Gibby''': Thanks. Made it at camp last year. :'''Spencer''': Shut up! :'''Gibby''': True chiz! :'''Spencer''': Awesome! :'''Gibby''': ''[Takes off his backpack and puts it down on the couch]'' So what's our first camp activity? :'''Spencer''': Uh&ndash; I was gonna plan some stuff, but then I got stuck working on this countertop all day&ndash; ''[Picks up the piece of the countertop and shows it to Gibby]'' &ndash;and it's still not fixed. :'''Gibby''': No problem. Let's fix the countertop together, then start camp. :'''Spencer''': ''[Puts down the piece]'' Who's awesome? :'''Gibby''': Gibby! :'''Spencer''': Yeah! :''[Spencer and Gibby high five.]'' ---- :'''Carly''': I'm really sorry your clown had an aneurysm. :'''Sam''': I'm sorry he had an aneurysm while I was dancin' with him. ---- :'''Carly''': If you just heard a large crack, that was my heart breaking. ---- :''[Gibby sits on a chair backwards sipping from a bottle while Spencer paints glue on the piece of the countertop.]'' :'''Gibby''': ''[Puts down the bottle]'' Spence. I don't mean to be rude, but&ndash; ''[Angrily]'' &ndash;I've been sittin' here for two hours doing '''NOTHING!''' :'''Spencer''': I know, I'm sorry. :'''Gibby''': ''[Stands up]'' You said this would be like camp. How long is it gonna take you to fix that countertop? :'''Spencer''': ''[Finishes painting glue on the piece of the countertop]'' It's done. ''[Puts the paintbrush on top of the bucket]'' :'''Gibby''': It is? :'''Spencer''': I just applied the lacquer. ''[Puts down the cloth]'' Now, I test it&ndash; ''[Picks up the bottle]'' &ndash;by setting this bottle right here on the previously broken corner. ''[Puts down the bottle on the piece of the countertop]'' :'''Gibby''': Nice work! :'''Spencer''': Thanks! :'''Gibby''': Time for camp? :'''Spencer''': Yep. ''[Picks up the bottle, but the glue has glued the piece of the countertop to the bottom of the bottle]'' I was thinkin' we could start with&ndash; ''[Realizes that the glue has glued the piece of the countertop to the bottom of the bottle and gets exasperated]'' :'''Gibby''': Maybe you should've waited longer for it to dry. :'''Spencer''': Really? ''[Shrugs]'' ---- :''[Spencer is drilling under the bottom of the countertop while Gibby eats a banana while swinging his lanyard.]'' :'''Gibby''': ''[Angrily]'' You really gotta take the whole countertop off? :'''Spencer''': Yeah, I told you, I need to set it on its side so I can epoxy the corner back on and secure it with clamps 'till the epoxy dries. :'''Gibby''': And then, we get to do camp stuff? :'''Spencer''': I promise. Now come on and help me lift the counter off. :''[Gibby puts down his lanyard and banana on the table.]'' :'''Spencer''': On lift. :''[Spencer and Gibby grab both sides of the countertop.]'' ---- :'''Nora''': Can I help you? :'''Gibby''': ''[Too shocked to see Nora face to face] Uh, yeah. My name is Gibby. :'''Nora''': Oh yes. I recognize your appearance on ICarly. :'''Gibby''': Thanks, That was sure a lot of fun. Anyway, I was wondering do you have Carly, Sam and Freddie trapped here? :'''Nora''': ''[Lying under suspicion]'' No. Good day. :'''Gibby''': Wait! are you sure they're not here? :'''Nora''': ''[irate and impatient]'' Yes, there is no one in my basement. :'''Gibby''': ''[in a suspicious tone]'' I didn't say anything about your basement. :'''Nora''': ''[pauses for a moment and became frightened]'' NO ONE SEES THE WIZARD! ''[she then slams the door]'' :'''Gibby''': Okay. No problem. I'll just&ndash; GO AWAAAAY! ''[crashes through Nora's front door]'' :'''Nora''': ''[screams in pure fright and anger] '''GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!!!''''' :'''Gibby''': Where are my friends?! ==''iBeat the Heat''== :'''Carly''': What are you doing? :'''Freddie''': She's either cooling herself, or eating your frozen pizzas. Probably both. :'''Carly''': ''[she walks up to the freezer, turns Sam to her and sees a slice of frozen pizza in her mouth]'' Oh, my God! You ''are'' eating my frozen pizza! <hr width=50%/> :'''Spencer''': It is a 15-kilowatt liquid propane generator with a 990 cc Pro-Guard 35 horsepower V-V twin engine, yeah I said all that. <hr width=50%/> :'''Mrs. Benson''': When the temperature gets too high, the elderly will start to die! :'''Spencer''': Wow, that's a creepy rhyme. <hr width=50%/> :'''Sam''': So what is it I'm supposed to do, which we all know I'm not gonna? <hr width=50%/> :'''Sam''': Carly, come rub my neck. :'''Carly''': I have to go work on my project. :'''Sam''': Freddie, come rub my neck. :'''Freddie''': Yeah, that'll happen. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Carly''': ''(after Sabrina accidentally destroys her Utopian society)'' ...And now, ''I'' have angina! ==External links== {{Wikipedia|iCarly}} [[Category:Children's television seasons]] [[Category:iCarly seasons]] 1pzrgrb8kfmrsmsjt0xmlkn2s68ic4d 0 187625 3148783 3135601 2022-07-28T21:51:22Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''{{w|The Angry Birds Movie}}''''' (also simply known as '''''Angry Birds''''') is a 2016 computer-animated comedy film based on the [[w:Angry Birds|video game series of the same name]] by {{w|Rovio Entertainment}}. The movie features voices of {{w|Jason Sudeikis}}, {{w|Josh Gad}}, {{w|Danny McBride}} with {{w|Bill Hader}} and [[Peter Dinklage]]. :''Directed by {{w|Clay Kaytis}} and {{w|Fergal Reilly}}. Written by Jon Vitti. A story by Mikael Hed, Mikko Pöllä and John Cohen.'' ==Dialogue== :[''First lines; Red is running through the forest carrying a fake egg.''] :'''Red''': [''gasping''] Okay, come on, come on, come on, come on, oh, boy, oh, boy. Come on, let's go. Let's go, buddy. Come on, come on, we gotta move, we gotta move. [''goes through a log and then falls down a cliff''] Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! [''grunts and starts falling''] No, no, no, no, no! [''grabs the fake egg''] Hey, hey, gotcha! [''Swings on a vine. A snake gets caught on the vine.''] [''grunts''] Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow! [''Red and the snake screaming''] I don't like it, I don't like it! [''drops the fake egg''] [''grunting''] Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!!!! Oh! [''Red grunting and falls down a tree and hits branches on the way down.''] Beak! Wing! Tail! Ribs! Giblets! ''[chuckling; screams, and grabs the egg. the tree branch flings him up]'' I'm flying! No, still can't fly. ''[splashes, babbles and falls in water.]'' [''muffled''] I cannot believe this. ''[gasping]'' Breathe, breathe. ''[grabs the fake egg, goes onto land and pulls a fish thing of himself]'' Bottom feeder. ''[goes up treehouse]'' Up and over! ''[knocks then puts on clown costume] TA-DA! [Timothy starts screaming]'' Ah, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! Look, it's okay, I'm just a clown! <hr width=50%> :'''Bomb''': [''to Chuck (and Mighty Eagle)''] I blew up... on purpose! :'''Leonard''': You're wrecking my house! What's wrong with you?! :'''Red''': You wrecked my house! :'''Leonard''': Your house was ugly! :'''Red''': Well, now we're even! [''The chandelier Red and Leonard are on begins to break and the bird and fall through several rooms of the castle. They fall through a room where a pig is holding a sandwich. Red & Leonard fall through, taking the pig's sandwich down with them. A Pig playing bowling throws a bowling ball as Red and Leonard fall through causing all the pins to fall to the ground.'] :'''Bowling Pig''': ''STRIKE!'' :[''Red and Leonard continue falling until they land in a room filled with dynamite.''] :'''Matilda''': [''rushes through the village with the other birds''] Run, run! [''sees a van approaching them''] Guys, look out! [''The van stops and a gun pops up and aims at them''] Everyone, stand back! [''The birds whimper. The window rolls down, revealing Terence as the driver, who's growling''] Terence? [''Terence give Matilda a thumbs up.''] Put on your seat belts, everyone. Trust me. [''Matilda closes the van doors. The pigs throw plungers and the van drives away, causing the pigs to chase after them.''] <hr width=50%> :'''Billy the Sign''': [Is in front of anger management class building and is rocking back and forth.] Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. [Red is starting to get furious.] Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. [''Red cools down.''] Ha, ha ha. ''[Red pushes the sign, but it comes back up and hits him. He then cools down again.]'' Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. :'''Red''': '''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH!''' [attacks Billy]'' You think that's funny. Ha ha ha. This is funny! [''Throws the sign but it flies back to him'] Uh-oh! [attacking continues] :'''Billy''': Ha ha. [''Looks up at Red.''] Ha! :'''Red''': What? [''Throws and breaks the sign, and then puts it back.''] Hmm? :'''Helene''': Don't look, Bobby. [''Bobby chuckles''] The anger might be contagious. [''Bobby waves at Red.''] Let's go. [''Helene pulls him away from Red.''] :'''Red''': He started it. :'''Helene''': '''MOVE IT, MOVE IT! DON'T LOOK BACK!''' :'''Red''': [''puts the smile sign back on Billy''] There you go. Uh-huh. <hr width=50%> :'''Mighty Eagle''': Okay, who wants an autograph? [''chuckles and indistinct chatter. The birds laugh as he comes back up and hits him''] <hr width=50%> :'''Bomb''': Well, no, I literally blow up, okay? I explode, like a bomb. [''whistles a bomb falling through the air, comes back up and hits him imitates front purpose, blew up falling and exploding; Chuck gasps''] Hence the name! <hr width=50%> :'''Red''': Terence, I got an idea! Do you think you can pull the slingshot back far enough to hit that giant boulder? [''Terence growls''] Okay, launch me right towards the top of that thing. [''The slingshot then he low growls, to the rocks Red's until''] Ready? :'''Chuck''': Red, I'm not gonna lie to you. I am... [''Sobbing and chuckling''] ...Really gonna miss you when you die! :'''Bomb''': Rest in peace, my friend. Rest in peace! :'''Red''': Hey, guys. Let's not get cheesy, okay? Ready, '''FIRE!''' [''growls angrily the same filled rocks after Terence launches him to the rocks with the slingshot''] This is gonna hurt! :'''King Mudbeard''': What was that? Huh? [''Red's as roof crashes him''] My roof! :'''Chuck''': [''to Bomb''] Did he make it? :'''Bomb''': I hope he's okay. :'''Red''': I'M IN! :'''Chuck''': [''as everyone cheers''] YEAH! I KNEW HE'D MAKE IT! YAY! :'''Red''': SEND EVERYONE ELSE! <hr width=50%> :'''Chuck''': Launch me exactly the same way you did for Red– [''Terence launches him to the castle with the slingshot''] AAAAAAA! I wasn't ready! Faster! [''uses his speed ability to get inside the castle, gulps and exhausted sigh, grunts then he flies through rooms filled with kitchen utensils, hoops of fire, cacti, and pigs fighting with swords until he hits a wall. Chuck exhausted sigh''] :'''Red''': Chuck, is that you? :'''Chuck''': [''Sobbing''] This is the house of horrors. :'''Red''': [''to Chuck''] I gotta be honest, you look a little– [''Chuck with a wall''] Fine! You look, fine! Come on! (Uh, where's–?) :'''Chuck''': [''teeth by wall Red''] (If you're wondering,) Bomb's on his way. <hr width=50%> :[''Terence slingshot with Red''] :'''Red''': Remember, the goal is the castle. Get to the castle! Who wants to go first? :'''Bomb''': Over here! :'''Matilda''': I do! :'''Bomb''': Me, me, me! :'''Red''': Hey, alright, Matilda. :'''Bomb''': [''sighs''] Always a bridesmaid. :'''Chuck''': [''Bomb launches him to the "Boom Baby Boom" with the slingshot''] Step right up, keep your wings, legs and feet inside the slingshot at all times. :'''Matilda''': [''Matilda's slingshot him''] SHOOT IT! :'''Red''': Okeydoke. '''FIRE!''' :[''Bomb launches him to the porkers with the slingshot, Matilda chuckles''] :'''Earl''': [''Sings''] ♪ And a-1 and a— ♪ Whoa! :'''Matilda''': Take that, Porkers! :'''Earl''': INCOMING! :'''Matilda''': [''explodes as to the piggies''] Boom, baby! Boom! :'''Red''': Well, how about that? My teacher can shoot fireballs out of her butt. [''Hal goal slingshot''] You what's your name, Hal? I've seen you do something strange before, right? :'''Hal''': Well, let's see, I'm really good at launch him! :'''Red''': Launch him! [''Bomb and Chuck launches him to the pig with the slingshot, Hal screaming as he falls and lands''] Oh, this guy looks good. :'''Chuck''': He's gonna make it! [''Hal babbling''] :'''Bomb''': This is incredible. We're witnessing history right now. :'''Red''': No, he's coming back. He's coming, Duck! :[''Hal's as he falls in the a...''] :'''Red''': ... Get down! :'''Birds''': ''DUCK!!'' [''Hal's and tree falls lands him: '''THUD''', Hal grunting as he the witnessing incredible another''] :'''Hal''': [''Groans''] Did we win? :'''Red''': Umm, no, not quite yet, buddy, we're still tied. Hey, can we get an ice pack for Hal? :'''Chuck''': [''Chuck teacher bag treasure chest and to Red''] Medic! :'''Red''': Alright, who's up next? '''WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!''' What can you do?! [''Cyrus sneezes as he nose, Red grunts and shudders''] Yuck! :'''Bomb''': Um, need a Tissue? [''Cyrus screams as he piano stops and falls nose. Red's tissue ice pack quite, "Calvin Swine".''] :'''Red''': [''to Mime''] Who's next? We need fliers, not stand-byers! Let's go! [''Mime with slingshot''] <hr width=50%> :'''Chuck''': [''Stella's in with then hits''] To the left! :'''Bomb''': [''gasps and stammers''] Ho...! Hold on... Hold on, wait! My left or your left? :'''Chuck''': [''Groaning''] Ugh, my left is your left. We are facing the same direction! :'''Bomb''': Right, good call. :'''Red''': Just look where the last bird went and adjust from there. :'''Stella''': I got this, you guys. [''Bomb launches him to the pigs with the slingshot, Stella's uses her speed ability to get inside, bird went call honest house, grunting and pig's and the Stella screams slow-motion, normal in Stella grunting and falling then she flies through until she hits a shatters, Stella coughs and pigs gasp''] :'''Red''': She got far, but not far enough! :'''Stella''': Uh-oh! [''A pigs plunger for facing where bird''] <hr width=50%> :'''Chuck''': [''sarcastic''] You go out there and you show them how frightening Mime's can be! :'''Bomb''': Yeah! :'''Mime''': [''Bomb launches him to the tower with the slingshot''] OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD! :'''King Mudbeard''': ''[Sings] ♪ We're having a feast, we're eating the eggs, gonna have a big feast... [Mime screaming] ...We're gonna eat all the eggs! ♪ [as a tower crashes] [gasps] WHAT?! [with then King Mudbeard's]'' What is that? [''Mime's then he flies as tower crashes with the falling to get inside''] :'''Red''': FIRE!'' :'''King Mudbeard''': That guy again! [''Grunts''] <hr width=50%> :'''Hatchling''': Hey, hey! [''Monica hums. Red hums sarcastically. Hatchling blows raspberry sticks tongue out at Red sticks his tongue out back. Lifts her flag, Hatchling laughs only to put it right back down. Red gasps and grunts, an old lady bird named Shirley starts walking across.] <hr width=50%> :'''Stella''': Did he say "eat the eggs"? [''Helene gags. Bomb launches him to the tower with slingshot, the muffled screams as tower crashes. Mighty Eagle grunts softly.''] :'''Red''': Okay, I want you to curl up into a little ball. All right, make yourself aerodynamic. :'''Bubbles''': Like this? [''inhales deeply''] :'''Chuck''': To the left, to the left! :'''Bubbles''': Lemme at 'em! :'''Red''': Launch! [''Bubbles screams. Chuck launches him to the bubbles with the slingshot, wall crashes flies as then he falling facing curl ball little into inside get over his with blows lands and his head on the into the Piggies holding his gavel Bubbles' bad giant far boulder and is puts starting cool down, and breaks the towards direction, aerodynamic he softly hits inside comes.''] :'''Bubbles''': Don't mess with Bubbles! [''gets pigpiled, then inflates''] I TOLD YOU NOT TO MESS WITH ME!!! :'''Red''': Wow, that blows. Uh, in a good way. <hr width=50%> :'''Judge Peckinpah''': '''HOLY MOLY!''' :[''The fireworks popping and he him with Terence chuckles as everyone cheers''] :'''Matilda''': ''YEAH! WHOO-HOO!'' <hr width=50%> :'''Mighty Eagle''': <big><big><big><big>'''MIGHTY EAGLE!!'''</big></big></big></big> ''[grunting] '''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH…!!!''''' <hr width=50%> :[''Terence gets a slingshot''] :'''Bird''': Aim for that ramp! [''The everyone cheers, aim ramp all chanting "Terence, Terence, Terence", Terence's as he and grunting breaks a slingshot creaks and falls and finally lands onto the ground. Terence gasps''] :'''Chuck''': [''door opens to Red''] No Eggs In Here. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! :'''Red''': Hey! [''Gasps''] I'm on this. [''The door opens and piggies shower''] :[[The Shining (film)|'''Piggies Shower''': Redrum!]] :'''Red''': [''The door closes for and lands piggies shower''] Umm, never mind. <hr width=50%> :[''The engine idles and birds laugh. Young Bird #13 giggling. A into the his head over, the engine revs''] :'''Birds''': Whoa! :[''A tires screeches, birds scream as he falls and finally being and with Shirley's kitchen carnage''] :'''Shirley''': I'm almost there! Don't rush me! Slow down there! [''Matilda's window as then he make left''] :'''Matilda''': Deep breath, deep breath! [''Matilda breathes deeply and sighs''] And we're back, and now, who's ready for trust falls? [''Terence falls as TNT Piggies lands rush me almost''] <hr width=50%> :[''Police sirens sound in the background, and sirens wailing, and Terence evilly chuckles.''] <hr width=50%> :[''Flashback begins of Bomb walking into a house.''] :'''Multiple Birds''': '''SURPRISE!''' [''Bomb explodes and literally blows up, destroying the entire house. The party horn honks''] :'''Bomb''': [''sighs''] Excuse me. Party foul. [''A bird falls. Stella grunting and flashback ends''] :'''Chuck''': [''Gasps''] DO IT! <hr width=50%> :'''Matilda''': Wow, that's very lifelike! [''Bomb chuckling and paint splashes, Bomb stops and chuckling. The as he falling down. Bomb grunting, Matilda gasps''] So deep. [''Bomb chuckles and grunting''] And Terence, let's see your– :[''Terence growls as he paint color''] <hr width=50%> :'''Chuck''': Sounds a lot like you. :'''Red''': [''sarcastic''] Oh, good. Thank you for your opinion, Chuck. [''Bomb laughing''] <hr width=50%> :'''Stella''': [''to Red''] Oh, hi, Red. It's good to see you. :'''Red''': I wish I could say the same. [''The bird laughs and is lifting his son over Red.''] [''Red gasps, grunts and groans in pain. The bird stops laughing''] [''Sarcastically.''] Thank you. [''grunts''] [''A bird plays a saxophone music, and Red grunts takes another bird's apple and puts in the saxophone stops music''] <hr width=50%> :'''Chuck''': ''[gasps] <big>'''HE'S ALIVE!'''</big> [a bird runs]'' :'''Mighty Eagle''': <BIG>'''HE'S ALIVE!'''</BIG> [''Red sighs and pours wine and "feeds" the wine to the egg. Red gasps''] <hr width=50%> :'''Mighty Eagle''': Oh, look. He's blushing! :'''Red''': I'm not blushing, I'm just red. <hr width=50%> :[''Bomb ululates as he smashes castle his got bad late day''] :'''Kevin''': Ouchy! [''King Mudbeard chuckles as he hard falls and the rocks''] :'''King Mudbeard''': [''Grunts and laughs''] '''CALL IN THE PIGGY AIR FORCE!!''' [''Kevin runs into hurt, as he hard rock''] <hr width=50%> :'''Red''': [''chuckles then is taking off his clown costume as he is talking.''] Well, you know, I'm not sure you're gonna like this, um, but since you asked, rather than being on me, as you suggested, this cake... IS ON YOU!!! [''Red slams the cake on Edward's face.''] So, you wanna hear a story? [''Is dressing Edward in the clown costume as he is talking.''] I run my butt off, literally, mind you, to get the Gluten-FCake. What the heck is gluten? I mean, does gluten even exist? <hr width=50%> :'''Red''': Who needs plates when you got this guy's face, right? [''Goes as if to leave, then comes back.''] Oh, wait, I almost forgot, you know, I'm supposed to do a quick customer satisfaction survey before I... [''whistles''] ..Split, okay? So, on a scale of 1 to 3 stars, what would say about my performance? [''starting to walk back''] And don't forget, the squirrel was... [''The squirrel screeches and Red is falling backwards''] '''FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE'''… [''Trips on squirrel. Red is falling backwards right to a real egg in a nest.''] <BIG>'''SORRY ABOUT THIS! MY BAAAAAAAD...!'''</BIG> [''Red grunts and is stopped inches away from the egg by Edward, everyone grunts and whose tail is being held by Eva, whose tail is being held by Timothy. Timothy notices a piece of cake on the floor, and lets go to eat it. Everyone else then falls over.''] [''muffled''] Congratulations! [''The egg is now broken, and Red is upside down in it.''] It's a boy! <hr width=50%> :'''Baby Bird''': DADDY! :'''Red''': [''sarcastic and Baby Bird running and through on costume talking''] Stop it! No, I'm not your Daddy! [''Baby Bird giggling''] <hr width=50%> :[''A baby bird he running land out, Chuck and Red''] :'''Chuck''': [''gasps''] Oh, no! [''The audience gasps and Stella's tower, Red castle''] :'''Stella''': I wasn't expecting this. [''Red's sees that Leonard is King Mudbeard''] :'''Red''': Oh, hold on a second! [''skips through the meadow holding the egg''] That guy's the king? [''then the big cloud eats the small cloud''] He's gotta have the eggs with him in the castle! <hr width=50%> :'''Mighty Eagle''': <BIG>'''MIGHTY EAGLE!'''</BIG> [''smashes into the Piggies castle, but clumsily lands and smashes his head on the golden pot.''] :'''Red''': Mi– Mighty Eagle! Mighty Eagle, wake up! [''runs over to Mighty Eagle and slaps his eye with his tongue''] Come on! [''grunts''] You've got bad breath! :'''Mighty Eagle''': [''weakly''] I can sleep late, Mom. It's not a school day. <hr width=50%> :'''Red''': [''to Chuck and Bomb''] OK, look, I'm gonna run up and tackle the pig on the left. Bomb, you could handle 2. Chuck, I don't know if you can help, we gotta figure out a way to get into that [''slow motion''] Roooooooooo... [''Chuck chuckles as he piggies water pink, more like so much plunger and holding his gavel. "Fart Face". A clock beeps punches, launch him''] ...Oooooooooooooooooooooooo... [''The tackle the on the left, camera shutters''] ...Oooooooooooooooooooooooooom. [''normal voice and whispers''] Anyone have any bright ideas? [''The piggies a pink, and water splashes. A more like plunger pops''] :'''Piggy''': You are gonna pay for that! [''The piggies scream runs left, Red's figure out a way to get into that''] :'''Red''': [''Red whispers and to Chuck and Bomb''] What the heck just happened? :'''Chuck''': Oh, I'm sorry. You were saying? <hr width=50%> :'''Red''': [''whispers to Chuck and Bomb''] Well… not so much the "Lake of Wisdom", more like the "Lake of Whiz". <hr width=50%> :'''Red''': We have to get closer. :[''Bomb launches Judge Peckinpah being shot from the slingshot''] :'''Judge Peckinpah''': [''being shot from the slingshot and holding his gavel''] Judge Power! [''The tower crashes and Judge Peckinpah from so much''] AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!! :[''Chuck and Bomb launches and slingshot''] :'''Chuck''': Uh-oh! :'''Bomb''': TRIAL BY FIRE! :'''Chuck''': No, literally, he's on fire right now. Can somebody please help him? <hr width=50%> :[''Chuck and Bomb gasps''] :'''Bomb''': I knew it! :'''Chuck''': Let's be roomies. :'''Bomb''': Roommates! Oh, I can't wait to make a chores list. :'''Red''': Wait, hold on a second. :'''Chuck''': I'll move my nest in the master bedroom. [''chuckles''] Bomb, you can stay in the guest house! :'''Red''': No, no, no, no. :'''Bomb''': Can we get a bunk nest? :'''Chuck''': This is gonna best perfect! :'''Red''': Whoa, whoa, whoa! Guys, no! [''Bomb chuckles''] :'''Mighty Eagle''': <BIG>'''WHOO!'''</BIG> :[''The end credits''] <hr width=50%> :'''Olive''': There you go! :'''Blues''': [''The blues grunt and falling down''] Ooh! Wait, what are we doing? [''The blues grunting and gasping''] Watch out! :[''Blue #1 gasps, and Blue #2 thumps, groans.''] :'''Blues''': Whoa! [''The slingshot creaks, a blues groan happily. The end credits''] ===Deleted Scenes: Extended version=== <hr width=50%> ==Cast== * {{w|Jason Sudeikis}} as Red ** Aidan McGraw and Kallan Holley (young) * {{w|Josh Gad}} as Chuck * {{w|Danny McBride}} as Bomb * {{w|Bill Hader}} as Leonard / Chuckles / King Mudbeard * [[Peter Dinklage]] as Mighty Eagle ===Supporting=== * {{w|Maya Rudolph}} as Matilda and Poppy * {{w|Tony Hale}} as Ross, Cyrus and the Mime * [[Sean Penn]] as Terence * [[w:Kate McKinnon|Kate McKinnon]] as Stella and Eva * {{w|Keegan-Michael Key}} as Judge Peckinpah * {{w|Blake Shelton}} as Earl * [[Smosh]] as ** Hal voiced by Anthony Padilla ** Bubbles voiced by Ian Hecox ===Recurring=== * [[w:Charli XCX|Charli XCX]] as Willow * [[w:Tituss Burgess|Tituss Burgess]] as Photog * [[w:Billy Eichner|Billy Eichner]] as Chef Pig and Phillip * [[w:Hannibal Buress|Hannibal Buress]] as Edward * [[w:Ike Barinholtz|Ike Barinholtz]] as Tiny * [[w:Max Charles|Max Charles]] as Bobby * [[w:Jillian Bell|Jillian Bell]] as Bobby’s Mom * [[w:Cristela Alonzo|Cristela Alonzo]] as Shirley * [[w:Danielle Brooks|Danielle Brooks]] as The Crossing Guard Bird * [[w:Romeo Santos|Romeo Santos]] as Early Bird * [[w:Geoffrey Arend|Geoffrey Arend]] as Day Care Teacher * [[w:Ava Acres|Ava Acres]] as Timothy * [[w:Alex Borstein|Alex Borstein]] as Sophie Bird and Peggy Bird * [[w:Josh Robert Thompson|Josh Robert Thompson]] as [[Brad Bird]] and Dane the Saxophone Bird * [[w:Fred Tatasciore|Fred Tatasciore]] as Monty Pig * [[w:John Cohen|John Cohen]] as Johnny Bird * [[w:Clay Kaytis|Clay Kaytis]] as Clayton the Waiter Bird ==External links== {{Wikipedia}} * {{IMDb title|1985949}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Angry Birds Movie, The}} [[Category:2016 films]] [[Category:2010s American animated films]] [[Category:Finnish animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:War films]] [[Category:Animated films based on video games]] [[Category:Animated films about birds]] [[Category:Animated films about pigs]] [[Category:Films based on video games]] [[Category:Animated films about revenge]] rjwzu5rq7niq80oqa6nbvmqy8yuc6ps 3148785 3148783 2022-07-28T21:53:46Z 2804:5D80:854E:43FC:FC16:3879:1A8:E5B4 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''{{w|The Angry Birds Movie}}''''' (also simply known as '''''Angry Birds''''') is a 2016 computer-animated comedy film based on the [[w:Angry Birds|video game series of the same name]] by {{w|Rovio Entertainment}}. The movie features voices of {{w|Jason Sudeikis}}, {{w|Josh Gad}}, {{w|Danny McBride}} with {{w|Bill Hader}} and [[Peter Dinklage]]. :''Directed by {{w|Clay Kaytis}} and {{w|Fergal Reilly}}. Written by Jon Vitti. A story by Mikael Hed, Mikko Pöllä and John Cohen.'' ==Dialogue== :[''First lines; Red is running through the forest carrying a fake egg.''] :'''Red''': [''gasping''] Okay, come on, come on, come on, come on, oh, boy, oh, boy. Come on, let's go. Let's go, buddy. Come on, come on, we gotta move, we gotta move. [''goes through a log and then falls down a cliff''] Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! [''grunts and starts falling''] No, no, no, no, no! [''grabs the fake egg''] Hey, hey, gotcha! [''Swings on a vine. A snake gets caught on the vine.''] [''grunts''] Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow! [''Red and the snake screaming''] I don't like it, I don't like it! [''drops the fake egg''] [''grunting''] Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!!!! Oh!! [''Red grunting and falls down a tree and hits branches on the way down.''] Beak! Wing! Tail! Ribs! Giblets! ''[chuckling; screams, and grabs the egg. the tree branch flings him up]'' I'm flying! No, still can't fly. ''[splashes, babbles and falls in water.]'' [''muffled''] I cannot believe this. ''[gasping]'' Breathe, breathe. ''[grabs the fake egg, goes onto land and pulls a fish thing of himself]'' Bottom feeder. ''[goes up treehouse]'' Up and over! ''[knocks then puts on clown costume] TA-DA! [Timothy starts screaming]'' Ah, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! Look, it's okay, I'm just a clown! <hr width=50%> :'''Bomb''': [''to Chuck (and Mighty Eagle)''] I blew up... on purpose! :'''Leonard''': You're wrecking my house! What's wrong with you?! :'''Red''': You wrecked my house! :'''Leonard''': Your house was ugly! :'''Red''': Well, now we're even! [''The chandelier Red and Leonard are on begins to break and the bird and fall through several rooms of the castle. They fall through a room where a pig is holding a sandwich. Red & Leonard fall through, taking the pig's sandwich down with them. A Pig playing bowling throws a bowling ball as Red and Leonard fall through causing all the pins to fall to the ground.'] :'''Bowling Pig''': ''STRIKE!'' :[''Red and Leonard continue falling until they land in a room filled with dynamite.''] :'''Matilda''': [''rushes through the village with the other birds''] Run, run! [''sees a van approaching them''] Guys, look out! [''The van stops and a gun pops up and aims at them''] Everyone, stand back! [''The birds whimper. The window rolls down, revealing Terence as the driver, who's growling''] Terence? [''Terence give Matilda a thumbs up.''] Put on your seat belts, everyone. Trust me. [''Matilda closes the van doors. The pigs throw plungers and the van drives away, causing the pigs to chase after them.''] <hr width=50%> :'''Billy the Sign''': [Is in front of anger management class building and is rocking back and forth.] Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. [Red is starting to get furious.] Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. [''Red cools down.''] Ha, ha ha. ''[Red pushes the sign, but it comes back up and hits him. He then cools down again.]'' Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. Ha, ha ha. :'''Red''': '''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH!''' [attacks Billy]'' You think that's funny. Ha ha ha. This is funny! [''Throws the sign but it flies back to him'] Uh-oh! [attacking continues] :'''Billy''': Ha ha. [''Looks up at Red.''] Ha! :'''Red''': What? [''Throws and breaks the sign, and then puts it back.''] Hmm? :'''Helene''': Don't look, Bobby. [''Bobby chuckles''] The anger might be contagious. [''Bobby waves at Red.''] Let's go. [''Helene pulls him away from Red.''] :'''Red''': He started it. :'''Helene''': '''MOVE IT, MOVE IT! DON'T LOOK BACK!''' :'''Red''': [''puts the smile sign back on Billy''] There you go. Uh-huh. <hr width=50%> :'''Mighty Eagle''': Okay, who wants an autograph? [''chuckles and indistinct chatter. The birds laugh as he comes back up and hits him''] <hr width=50%> :'''Bomb''': Well, no, I literally blow up, okay? I explode, like a bomb. [''whistles a bomb falling through the air, comes back up and hits him imitates front purpose, blew up falling and exploding; Chuck gasps''] Hence the name! <hr width=50%> :'''Red''': Terence, I got an idea! Do you think you can pull the slingshot back far enough to hit that giant boulder? [''Terence growls''] Okay, launch me right towards the top of that thing. [''The slingshot then he low growls, to the rocks Red's until''] Ready? :'''Chuck''': Red, I'm not gonna lie to you. I am... [''Sobbing and chuckling''] ...Really gonna miss you when you die! :'''Bomb''': Rest in peace, my friend. Rest in peace! :'''Red''': Hey, guys. Let's not get cheesy, okay? Ready, '''FIRE!''' [''growls angrily the same filled rocks after Terence launches him to the rocks with the slingshot''] This is gonna hurt! :'''King Mudbeard''': What was that? Huh? [''Red's as roof crashes him''] My roof! :'''Chuck''': [''to Bomb''] Did he make it? :'''Bomb''': I hope he's okay. :'''Red''': I'M IN! :'''Chuck''': [''as everyone cheers''] YEAH! I KNEW HE'D MAKE IT! YAY! :'''Red''': SEND EVERYONE ELSE! <hr width=50%> :'''Chuck''': Launch me exactly the same way you did for Red– [''Terence launches him to the castle with the slingshot''] AAAAAAA! I wasn't ready! Faster! [''uses his speed ability to get inside the castle, gulps and exhausted sigh, grunts then he flies through rooms filled with kitchen utensils, hoops of fire, cacti, and pigs fighting with swords until he hits a wall. Chuck exhausted sigh''] :'''Red''': Chuck, is that you? :'''Chuck''': [''Sobbing''] This is the house of horrors. :'''Red''': [''to Chuck''] I gotta be honest, you look a little– [''Chuck with a wall''] Fine! You look, fine! Come on! (Uh, where's–?) :'''Chuck''': [''teeth by wall Red''] (If you're wondering,) Bomb's on his way. <hr width=50%> :[''Terence slingshot with Red''] :'''Red''': Remember, the goal is the castle. Get to the castle! Who wants to go first? :'''Bomb''': Over here! :'''Matilda''': I do! :'''Bomb''': Me, me, me! :'''Red''': Hey, alright, Matilda. :'''Bomb''': [''sighs''] Always a bridesmaid. :'''Chuck''': [''Bomb launches him to the "Boom Baby Boom" with the slingshot''] Step right up, keep your wings, legs and feet inside the slingshot at all times. :'''Matilda''': [''Matilda's slingshot him''] SHOOT IT! :'''Red''': Okeydoke. '''FIRE!''' :[''Bomb launches him to the porkers with the slingshot, Matilda chuckles''] :'''Earl''': [''Sings''] ♪ And a-1 and a— ♪ Whoa! :'''Matilda''': Take that, Porkers! :'''Earl''': INCOMING! :'''Matilda''': [''explodes as to the piggies''] Boom, baby! Boom! :'''Red''': Well, how about that? My teacher can shoot fireballs out of her butt. [''Hal goal slingshot''] You what's your name, Hal? I've seen you do something strange before, right? :'''Hal''': Well, let's see, I'm really good at launch him! :'''Red''': Launch him! [''Bomb and Chuck launches him to the pig with the slingshot, Hal screaming as he falls and lands''] Oh, this guy looks good. :'''Chuck''': He's gonna make it! [''Hal babbling''] :'''Bomb''': This is incredible. We're witnessing history right now. :'''Red''': No, he's coming back. He's coming, Duck! :[''Hal's as he falls in the a...''] :'''Red''': ... Get down! :'''Birds''': ''DUCK!!'' [''Hal's and tree falls lands him: '''THUD''', Hal grunting as he the witnessing incredible another''] :'''Hal''': [''Groans''] Did we win? :'''Red''': Umm, no, not quite yet, buddy, we're still tied. Hey, can we get an ice pack for Hal? :'''Chuck''': [''Chuck teacher bag treasure chest and to Red''] Medic! :'''Red''': Alright, who's up next? '''WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!''' What can you do?! [''Cyrus sneezes as he nose, Red grunts and shudders''] Yuck! :'''Bomb''': Um, need a Tissue? [''Cyrus screams as he piano stops and falls nose. Red's tissue ice pack quite, "Calvin Swine".''] :'''Red''': [''to Mime''] Who's next? We need fliers, not stand-byers! Let's go! [''Mime with slingshot''] <hr width=50%> :'''Chuck''': [''Stella's in with then hits''] To the left! :'''Bomb''': [''gasps and stammers''] Ho...! Hold on... Hold on, wait! My left or your left? :'''Chuck''': [''Groaning''] Ugh, my left is your left. We are facing the same direction! :'''Bomb''': Right, good call. :'''Red''': Just look where the last bird went and adjust from there. :'''Stella''': I got this, you guys. [''Bomb launches him to the pigs with the slingshot, Stella's uses her speed ability to get inside, bird went call honest house, grunting and pig's and the Stella screams slow-motion, normal in Stella grunting and falling then she flies through until she hits a shatters, Stella coughs and pigs gasp''] :'''Red''': She got far, but not far enough! :'''Stella''': Uh-oh! [''A pigs plunger for facing where bird''] <hr width=50%> :'''Chuck''': [''sarcastic''] You go out there and you show them how frightening Mime's can be! :'''Bomb''': Yeah! :'''Mime''': [''Bomb launches him to the tower with the slingshot''] OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD! :'''King Mudbeard''': ''[Sings] ♪ We're having a feast, we're eating the eggs, gonna have a big feast... [Mime screaming] ...We're gonna eat all the eggs! ♪ [as a tower crashes] [gasps] WHAT?! [with then King Mudbeard's]'' What is that? [''Mime's then he flies as tower crashes with the falling to get inside''] :'''Red''': FIRE!'' :'''King Mudbeard''': That guy again! [''Grunts''] <hr width=50%> :'''Hatchling''': Hey, hey! [''Monica hums. Red hums sarcastically. Hatchling blows raspberry sticks tongue out at Red sticks his tongue out back. Lifts her flag, Hatchling laughs only to put it right back down. Red gasps and grunts, an old lady bird named Shirley starts walking across.] <hr width=50%> :'''Stella''': Did he say "eat the eggs"? [''Helene gags. Bomb launches him to the tower with slingshot, the muffled screams as tower crashes. Mighty Eagle grunts softly.''] :'''Red''': Okay, I want you to curl up into a little ball. All right, make yourself aerodynamic. :'''Bubbles''': Like this? [''inhales deeply''] :'''Chuck''': To the left, to the left! :'''Bubbles''': Lemme at 'em! :'''Red''': Launch! [''Bubbles screams. Chuck launches him to the bubbles with the slingshot, wall crashes flies as then he falling facing curl ball little into inside get over his with blows lands and his head on the into the Piggies holding his gavel Bubbles' bad giant far boulder and is puts starting cool down, and breaks the towards direction, aerodynamic he softly hits inside comes.''] :'''Bubbles''': Don't mess with Bubbles! [''gets pigpiled, then inflates''] I TOLD YOU NOT TO MESS WITH ME!!! :'''Red''': Wow, that blows. Uh, in a good way. <hr width=50%> :'''Judge Peckinpah''': '''HOLY MOLY!''' :[''The fireworks popping and he him with Terence chuckles as everyone cheers''] :'''Matilda''': ''YEAH! WHOO-HOO!'' <hr width=50%> :'''Mighty Eagle''': <big><big><big><big>'''MIGHTY EAGLE!!'''</big></big></big></big> ''[grunting] '''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH…!!!''''' <hr width=50%> :[''Terence gets a slingshot''] :'''Bird''': Aim for that ramp! [''The everyone cheers, aim ramp all chanting "Terence, Terence, Terence", Terence's as he and grunting breaks a slingshot creaks and falls and finally lands onto the ground. Terence gasps''] :'''Chuck''': [''door opens to Red''] No Eggs In Here. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! :'''Red''': Hey! [''Gasps''] I'm on this. [''The door opens and piggies shower''] :[[The Shining (film)|'''Piggies Shower''': Redrum!]] :'''Red''': [''The door closes for and lands piggies shower''] Umm, never mind. <hr width=50%> :[''The engine idles and birds laugh. Young Bird #13 giggling. A into the his head over, the engine revs''] :'''Birds''': Whoa! :[''A tires screeches, birds scream as he falls and finally being and with Shirley's kitchen carnage''] :'''Shirley''': I'm almost there! Don't rush me! Slow down there! [''Matilda's window as then he make left''] :'''Matilda''': Deep breath, deep breath! [''Matilda breathes deeply and sighs''] And we're back, and now, who's ready for trust falls? [''Terence falls as TNT Piggies lands rush me almost''] <hr width=50%> :[''Police sirens sound in the background, and sirens wailing, and Terence evilly chuckles.''] <hr width=50%> :[''Flashback begins of Bomb walking into a house.''] :'''Multiple Birds''': '''SURPRISE!''' [''Bomb explodes and literally blows up, destroying the entire house. The party horn honks''] :'''Bomb''': [''sighs''] Excuse me. Party foul. [''A bird falls. Stella grunting and flashback ends''] :'''Chuck''': [''Gasps''] DO IT! <hr width=50%> :'''Matilda''': Wow, that's very lifelike! [''Bomb chuckling and paint splashes, Bomb stops and chuckling. The as he falling down. Bomb grunting, Matilda gasps''] So deep. [''Bomb chuckles and grunting''] And Terence, let's see your– :[''Terence growls as he paint color''] <hr width=50%> :'''Chuck''': Sounds a lot like you. :'''Red''': [''sarcastic''] Oh, good. Thank you for your opinion, Chuck. [''Bomb laughing''] <hr width=50%> :'''Stella''': [''to Red''] Oh, hi, Red. It's good to see you. :'''Red''': I wish I could say the same. [''The bird laughs and is lifting his son over Red.''] [''Red gasps, grunts and groans in pain. The bird stops laughing''] [''Sarcastically.''] Thank you. [''grunts''] [''A bird plays a saxophone music, and Red grunts takes another bird's apple and puts in the saxophone stops music''] <hr width=50%> :'''Chuck''': ''[gasps] <big>'''HE'S ALIVE!'''</big> [a bird runs]'' :'''Mighty Eagle''': <BIG>'''HE'S ALIVE!'''</BIG> [''Red sighs and pours wine and "feeds" the wine to the egg. Red gasps''] <hr width=50%> :'''Mighty Eagle''': Oh, look. He's blushing! :'''Red''': I'm not blushing, I'm just red. <hr width=50%> :[''Bomb ululates as he smashes castle his got bad late day''] :'''Kevin''': Ouchy! [''King Mudbeard chuckles as he hard falls and the rocks''] :'''King Mudbeard''': [''Grunts and laughs''] '''CALL IN THE PIGGY AIR FORCE!!''' [''Kevin runs into hurt, as he hard rock''] <hr width=50%> :'''Red''': [''chuckles then is taking off his clown costume as he is talking.''] Well, you know, I'm not sure you're gonna like this, um, but since you asked, rather than being on me, as you suggested, this cake... IS ON YOU!!! [''Red slams the cake on Edward's face.''] So, you wanna hear a story? [''Is dressing Edward in the clown costume as he is talking.''] I run my butt off, literally, mind you, to get the Gluten-FCake. What the heck is gluten? I mean, does gluten even exist? <hr width=50%> :'''Red''': Who needs plates when you got this guy's face, right? [''Goes as if to leave, then comes back.''] Oh, wait, I almost forgot, you know, I'm supposed to do a quick customer satisfaction survey before I... [''whistles''] ..Split, okay? So, on a scale of 1 to 3 stars, what would say about my performance? [''starting to walk back''] And don't forget, the squirrel was... [''The squirrel screeches and Red is falling backwards''] '''FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE'''… [''Trips on squirrel. Red is falling backwards right to a real egg in a nest.''] <BIG>'''SORRY ABOUT THIS! MY BAAAAAAAD...!'''</BIG> [''Red grunts and is stopped inches away from the egg by Edward, everyone grunts and whose tail is being held by Eva, whose tail is being held by Timothy. Timothy notices a piece of cake on the floor, and lets go to eat it. Everyone else then falls over.''] [''muffled''] Congratulations! [''The egg is now broken, and Red is upside down in it.''] It's a boy! <hr width=50%> :'''Baby Bird''': DADDY! :'''Red''': [''sarcastic and Baby Bird running and through on costume talking''] Stop it! No, I'm not your Daddy! [''Baby Bird giggling''] <hr width=50%> :[''A baby bird he running land out, Chuck and Red''] :'''Chuck''': [''gasps''] Oh, no! [''The audience gasps and Stella's tower, Red castle''] :'''Stella''': I wasn't expecting this. [''Red's sees that Leonard is King Mudbeard''] :'''Red''': Oh, hold on a second! [''skips through the meadow holding the egg''] That guy's the king? [''then the big cloud eats the small cloud''] He's gotta have the eggs with him in the castle! <hr width=50%> :'''Mighty Eagle''': <BIG>'''MIGHTY EAGLE!'''</BIG> [''smashes into the Piggies castle, but clumsily lands and smashes his head on the golden pot.''] :'''Red''': Mi– Mighty Eagle! Mighty Eagle, wake up! [''runs over to Mighty Eagle and slaps his eye with his tongue''] Come on! [''grunts''] You've got bad breath! :'''Mighty Eagle''': [''weakly''] I can sleep late, Mom. It's not a school day. <hr width=50%> :'''Red''': [''to Chuck and Bomb''] OK, look, I'm gonna run up and tackle the pig on the left. Bomb, you could handle 2. Chuck, I don't know if you can help, we gotta figure out a way to get into that [''slow motion''] Roooooooooo... [''Chuck chuckles as he piggies water pink, more like so much plunger and holding his gavel. "Fart Face". A clock beeps punches, launch him''] ...Oooooooooooooooooooooooo... [''The tackle the on the left, camera shutters''] ...Oooooooooooooooooooooooooom. [''normal voice and whispers''] Anyone have any bright ideas? [''The piggies a pink, and water splashes. A more like plunger pops''] :'''Piggy''': You are gonna pay for that! [''The piggies scream runs left, Red's figure out a way to get into that''] :'''Red''': [''Red whispers and to Chuck and Bomb''] What the heck just happened? :'''Chuck''': Oh, I'm sorry. You were saying? <hr width=50%> :'''Red''': [''whispers to Chuck and Bomb''] Well… not so much the "Lake of Wisdom", more like the "Lake of Whiz". <hr width=50%> :'''Red''': We have to get closer. :[''Bomb launches Judge Peckinpah being shot from the slingshot''] :'''Judge Peckinpah''': [''being shot from the slingshot and holding his gavel''] Judge Power! [''The tower crashes and Judge Peckinpah from so much''] AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!! :[''Chuck and Bomb launches and slingshot''] :'''Chuck''': Uh-oh! :'''Bomb''': TRIAL BY FIRE! :'''Chuck''': No, literally, he's on fire right now. Can somebody please help him? <hr width=50%> :[''Chuck and Bomb gasps''] :'''Bomb''': I knew it! :'''Chuck''': Let's be roomies. :'''Bomb''': Roommates! Oh, I can't wait to make a chores list. :'''Red''': Wait, hold on a second. :'''Chuck''': I'll move my nest in the master bedroom. [''chuckles''] Bomb, you can stay in the guest house! :'''Red''': No, no, no, no. :'''Bomb''': Can we get a bunk nest? :'''Chuck''': This is gonna best perfect! :'''Red''': Whoa, whoa, whoa! Guys, no! [''Bomb chuckles''] :'''Mighty Eagle''': <BIG>'''WHOO!'''</BIG> :[''The end credits''] <hr width=50%> :'''Olive''': There you go! :'''Blues''': [''The blues grunt and falling down''] Ooh! Wait, what are we doing? [''The blues grunting and gasping''] Watch out! :[''Blue #1 gasps, and Blue #2 thumps, groans.''] :'''Blues''': Whoa! [''The slingshot creaks, a blues groan happily. The end credits''] ===Deleted Scenes: Extended version=== <hr width=50%> ==Cast== * {{w|Jason Sudeikis}} as Red ** Aidan McGraw and Kallan Holley (young) * {{w|Josh Gad}} as Chuck * {{w|Danny McBride}} as Bomb * {{w|Bill Hader}} as Leonard / Chuckles / King Mudbeard * [[Peter Dinklage]] as Mighty Eagle ===Supporting=== * {{w|Maya Rudolph}} as Matilda and Poppy * {{w|Tony Hale}} as Ross, Cyrus and the Mime * [[Sean Penn]] as Terence * [[w:Kate McKinnon|Kate McKinnon]] as Stella and Eva * {{w|Keegan-Michael Key}} as Judge Peckinpah * {{w|Blake Shelton}} as Earl * [[Smosh]] as ** Hal voiced by Anthony Padilla ** Bubbles voiced by Ian Hecox ===Recurring=== * [[w:Charli XCX|Charli XCX]] as Willow * [[w:Tituss Burgess|Tituss Burgess]] as Photog * [[w:Billy Eichner|Billy Eichner]] as Chef Pig and Phillip * [[w:Hannibal Buress|Hannibal Buress]] as Edward * [[w:Ike Barinholtz|Ike Barinholtz]] as Tiny * [[w:Max Charles|Max Charles]] as Bobby * [[w:Jillian Bell|Jillian Bell]] as Bobby’s Mom * [[w:Cristela Alonzo|Cristela Alonzo]] as Shirley * [[w:Danielle Brooks|Danielle Brooks]] as The Crossing Guard Bird * [[w:Romeo Santos|Romeo Santos]] as Early Bird * [[w:Geoffrey Arend|Geoffrey Arend]] as Day Care Teacher * [[w:Ava Acres|Ava Acres]] as Timothy * [[w:Alex Borstein|Alex Borstein]] as Sophie Bird and Peggy Bird * [[w:Josh Robert Thompson|Josh Robert Thompson]] as [[Brad Bird]] and Dane the Saxophone Bird * [[w:Fred Tatasciore|Fred Tatasciore]] as Monty Pig * [[w:John Cohen|John Cohen]] as Johnny Bird * [[w:Clay Kaytis|Clay Kaytis]] as Clayton the Waiter Bird ==External links== {{Wikipedia}} * {{IMDb title|1985949}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Angry Birds Movie, The}} [[Category:2016 films]] [[Category:2010s American animated films]] [[Category:Finnish animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:War films]] [[Category:Animated films based on video games]] [[Category:Animated films about birds]] [[Category:Animated films about pigs]] [[Category:Films based on video games]] [[Category:Animated films about revenge]] h0y67x2vg2w90u4l87gwd368keoalbv 0 187820 3148894 2599384 2022-07-29T01:06:07Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Carrie Ann Inaba.jpg|thumb|Carrie Ann Inaba, 2008]] '''[[w:Carrie Ann Inaba|Carrie-Ann Inaba]]''' (born [[January 5]], [[1968]]) is an American dancer, choreographer, television dance competition judge, actress, game show host, and singer. She is best known for her work on ABC TV's ''[[w:Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''. {{actor-stub}} == Quotes == * When I was growing up there were few Asians on TV and now I'm one of many and that makes me happy. I see how far we've come, which is amazing. But diversity is still an issue and we have to continue to grow the message. ** [http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/carrie-ann-inaba-goes-vegetarian-george-takei-shops-for-a-hybrid "Carrie Ann Inaba goes vegetarian, George Takei shops for a hybrid", in ''MNN.com'' (16 November 2011)] * We saw that amazing documentary '[[w:Forks Over Knives|Forks Over Knives]]' and that cleared everything up for us. Every Sunday we're going to the farmers market now, getting our fresh fruits and veggies. It's just two weeks, but we feel much better. I love animals. I don't want to eat them. ** After she and her fiancé, Jesse Sloan, became [[Vegetarianism|vegetarians]], in [http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/carrie-ann-inaba-goes-vegetarian-george-takei-shops-for-a-hybrid "Carrie Ann Inaba goes vegetarian, George Takei shops for a hybrid", in ''MNN.com'' (16 November 2011)] == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Inaba, Carrie Ann}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Dancers from the United States]] [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Vegetarians]] [[Category:People from Hawaii]] 34rurxy4hlcefmibi9nrpx80s2hbmdb 0 188456 3148647 2851213 2022-07-28T12:11:56Z Trakking 2930181 wikitext text/x-wiki {{theme-cleanup|2016-07-19}} [[File:Bourne.jpg|thumb|The [[American Revolution]] began with certain latent [[hopes]] that it might turn into a genuine break with the [[State]] [[ideal]].&nbsp; The [[Declaration of Independence]] announced doctrines that were utterly incompatible not only with the century-old conception of the Divine Right of Kings, but also with the Divine Right of the State.&nbsp; …&nbsp; If [[revolution]] is justifiable a State may even be [[criminal]] sometimes in resisting its own [[extinction]].<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Randolph Bourne]]</center>]] [[File:Gustave de Molinari.jpg|thumb|If one takes the [[thought]] into one's head that the [[leaders]] of the [[people]] do not receive their inspirations directly from [[providence]] itself, that they [[obey]] purely [[human]] impulses, the prestige that surrounds them will disappear.&nbsp; One will irreverently resist their [[sovereign]] decisions, as one resists anything man-<!--Page 45 of the work as published by the Ludwig von Mises Institute publication-->made whose ''[[utility]]'' has not been clearly [[demonstrated]].&nbsp; …&nbsp; It was ''[[free]] inquiry'' that demonetized the [[fiction]] of divine right, to the point where the subjects of [[monarchs]] or of [[aristocracies]] based on divine right [[obey]] them only insofar as they [[think]] it ''in their own [[self-interest]]'' to obey them.<br><center>~&nbsp;[[Gustave de Molinari]]</center>]] The '''[[w:divine right of kings|divine right of kings]]''', '''divine right''', or '''God's mandate''' is a [[political]] and [[religious]] doctrine of royal and [[w:political legitimacy|political legitimacy]].&nbsp; It asserts that a [[monarch]] is subject to no earthly authority, deriving the [[right]] to [[rule]] directly from the will of [[God]].&nbsp; The king is thus not subject to the will of his [[people]], the [[aristocracy]], or any other [[w:estate of the realm|estate of the realm]], including (in the view of some) the [[Catholic Church]].&nbsp; It implies that only God can judge an unjust king and that any attempt to depose, dethrone, or restrict his powers runs contrary to the will of God and may constitute a sacrilegious act.&nbsp; It is often expressed in the phrase "[[by the Grace of God]]," attached to the titles of a reigning monarch. ==Quotes== *The [[American Revolution]] began with certain latent [[hopes]] that it might turn into a genuine break with the [[State]] [[ideal]].&nbsp; The [[Declaration of Independence]] announced doctrines that were utterly incompatible not only with the century-old conception of the Divine Right of Kings, but also with the Divine Right of the State.&nbsp; …&nbsp; If [[revolution]] is [[justifiable]] a State may even be [[criminal]] sometimes in [[resisting]] its own [[extinction]]. **[[Randolph Bourne]], ¶9 of [[Randolph Bourne#II 2|§II]] of "[[Randolph Bourne#The State|The State]]" (1918).&nbsp; Published under "The Development of the American State," ''[https://mises.org/library/state The State]'' (Tucson, Arizona: See Sharp Press, 1998), pp. 30–31. * In order to subsist, then, temporal power needs a consecration that comes from spiritual authority; it is this consecration that confers upon it legitimacy, that is to say conformity with the very order of things. Such was the ''raison d'être'' of the 'royal initiation' […] and it is in this that the 'divine right' of kings properly consists, what the Far-Eastern tradition calls the 'mandate of Heaven'. ** [[René Guénon]], ''Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power'' (1929), pp. 28–29 *The state of [[monarchy]] is the supremest thing upon [[earth]], for [[kings]] are not only [[God]]'s lieutenants upon earth and sit upon God's [[throne]], but even by God himself they are called [[gods]].&nbsp; There be three principal [comparisons] that [[illustrate]] the state of monarchy: one taken out of the [[Bible|word of God]], and the two other out of the grounds of [[policy]] and [[philosophy]].&nbsp; In the [[Scriptures]] kings are called gods, and so their [[power]] after a certain relation compared to the [[Divine]] power.&nbsp; Kings are also compared to [[fathers]] of [[families]]; for a king is ''truly parens patriae'' [parent of the country], the politic father of his [[people]].&nbsp; And lastly, kings are compared to the head of this microcosm of the body of man. **[[James I of England|James I]], "[http://www.thenagain.info/Classes/Sources/JamesI.html A speech to parliament]" (1610). <table><tr><td width=50px valign=top> *&nbsp;</td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''10'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>Then saith [[Pontius Pilate|Pilate]] unto him, [[Speak]]est thou not unto me? [[know]]est thou not that I have [[power]] to [[crucify]] thee, and have power to release thee?</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>So [[Pontius Pilate|Pilate]] said to him, "Do you not [[speak]] to me?&nbsp; Do you not [[know]] that I have [[power]] to release you and I have power to [[crucify]] you?"</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''11'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>[[Jesus of Nazareth|Jesus]] answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were [[given]] thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater [[sin]].</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>[[Jesus of Nazareth|Jesus]] answered [him], "You would have no power over me if it had not been [[given]] to you from above.&nbsp; For this reason the one who handed me over to you has the greater [[sin]]."</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top> :*''[[Gospel of John|John]]'' 19:10–11 ([[King James Version|KJV]]).</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top> :*''[[Gospel of John|John]]'' 19:10–11 ([[New American Bible (Revised Edition)|NABRE]]).</td></tr></table> <table><tr><td width=50px valign=top> *&nbsp;</td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''15'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>Then went the [[Pharisees]], and took counsel how they might entangle him in his [[talk]].</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>Then the [[Pharisees]] went off and plotted how they might entrap him in [[speech]].</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''16'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>And they sent out unto him their [[disciples]] with the [[Herodians]], saying, Master, we [[know]] that thou art [[true]], and [[teach]]est the way of [[God]] in truth, neither [[care]]st thou for any [[person|man]]: for thou regardest not the person of men.</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>They sent their [[disciples]] to him, with the [[Herodians]], [[saying]], "[[Teacher]], we [[know]] that you are a [[truthful]] [[person|man]] and that you teach the way of [[God]] in accordance with the truth.&nbsp; And you are not concerned with anyone's [[opinion]], for you do not regard a person's [[status]].</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''17'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>Tell us therefore, What [[think]]est thou?&nbsp; Is it [[lawful]] to give [[tribute]] unto [[Caesar]], or not?</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>Tell us, then, what is your opinion:&nbsp; Is it [[lawful]] to pay the [[census]] [[tax]] to Caesar or not?"</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''18'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>But [[Jesus of Nazareth|Jesus]] [[perceived]] their [[wickedness]], and [[said]], Why [[tempt]] ye me, ye [[hypocrites]]?</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>Knowing their [[malice]], [[Jesus of Nazareth|Jesus]] said, "Why are you [[testing]] me, you [[hypocrites]]?</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''19'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>Shew me the tribute [[money]].&nbsp; And they brought unto him a [[penny]].</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>Show me the [[coin]] that pays the census tax."&nbsp; Then they handed him the [[Roman]] coin.</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''20'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>And he saith unto them, Whose is this [[image]] and superscription?</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>He said to them, "Whose [[image]] is this and whose inscription?"</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''21'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>They say unto him, Caesar's.&nbsp; Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>They replied, "Caesar's."&nbsp; At that he said to them, "Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God."</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top> :*''[[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]]'' 22:15–21 ([[King James Version|KJV]]).</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top> :*''[[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]]'' 22:15–21 ([[New American Bible (Revised Edition)|NABRE]]).</td></tr></table> *Si l’on s’avise, en effet, de penser que les conducteurs de peuples ne reçoivent pas directement leurs inspirations de la Providence même, qu’ils obéissent à des impulsions purement humaines, le prestige qui les environne disparaîtra, et l’on résistera irrévérencieusement à leurs décisions souveraines, comme on résiste à tout ce qui vient des hommes, à moins que l’''utilité'' n’en soit clairement démontrée. **[[:fr:Gustave de Molinari|Gustave de Molinari]], [[s:fr:De la production de la sécurité#VIII|§VIII]] de «&#8239;[[s:fr:De la production de la sécurité|De la production de la sécurité]]&#8239;», ''[[w:Journal des économistes|Journal des économistes]]'' 22, no. 95 (Paris: Chez Guillaumin et c<small>^e</small>, 15 Février 1849), [[s:fr:Page:Journal des économistes, 1849, T22.djvu/293|p. 285]]. **If one takes the [[thought]] into one's head that the [[leaders]] of the [[people]] do not receive their inspirations directly from [[providence]] itself, that they [[obey]] purely [[human]] [[impulses]], the [[prestige]] that surrounds them will disappear.&nbsp; One will irreverently resist their [[sovereign]] decisions, as one resists anything man-<!--Page 45 of the work as published by the Ludwig von Mises Institute publication-->made whose ''[[utility]]'' has not been clearly [[demonstrated]]. ***[[Gustave de Molinari]], tr. [[J.&nbsp;Huston McCulloch]], "[[s:The Production of Security/8|The Divine Right of Kings and Majorities]]," §8 of ''[https://mises.org/library/production-security-0 The Production of Security]'' (Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2009; orig. 1849), pp. [[s:Page:The Production of Security.pdf/45|44]]–[[s:Page:The Production of Security.pdf/46|45]]. *Le ''libre examen'' a démonétisé la fiction du droit divin, à ce point que les sujets des monarques ou des aristocraties de droit divin ne leur obéissent plus qu’autant qu’ils croient ''avoir intérêt'' à leur obéir. **[[:fr:Gustave de Molinari|Gustave de Molinari]], [[s:fr:De la production de la sécurité#VIII|§VIII]] de «&#8239;[[s:fr:De la production de la sécurité|De la production de la sécurité]]&#8239;», ''[[w:Journal des économistes|Journal des économistes]]'' 22, no. 95 (Paris: Chez Guillaumin et c<small>^e</small>, 15 Février 1849), [[s:fr:Page:Journal des économistes, 1849, T22.djvu/294|p. 286]]. **It was ''[[free]] [[inquiry]]'' that demonetized the [[fiction]] of divine right, to the point where the subjects of [[monarchs]] or of [[aristocracies]] based on divine right [[obey]] them only insofar as they [[think]] it ''in their own [[self-interest]]'' to obey them. ***[[Gustave de Molinari]], tr. J.&nbsp;Huston McCulloch, "[[s:The Production of Security/8|The Divine Right of Kings and Majorities]]," §8 of ''[https://mises.org/library/production-security-0 The Production of Security]'' (Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2009; orig. 1849), p. [[s:Page:The Production of Security.pdf/48|47]]. <table><tr><td width=50px valign=top> *&nbsp;</td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''1'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>Let every [[soul]] be subject unto the higher powers.&nbsp; For there is no [[power]] but of [[God]]: the powers that be are ordained of God.</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>Let every person be [[subordinate]] to the higher [[authorities]], for there is no authority except from [[God]], and those that [[exist]] have been established by God.</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''2'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that [[resist]] shall receive to themselves [[damnation]].</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>Therefore, whoever resists authority [[opposes]] what God has appointed, and those who oppose it will bring [[judgment]] upon themselves.</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''3'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>For [[rulers]] are not a [[terror]] to [[good]] works, but to the [[evil]].&nbsp; Wilt thou then not be [[afraid]] of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have [[praise]] of the same:</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>For [[rulers]] are not a [[cause]] of [[fear]] to [[good]] [[conduct]], but to [[evil]].&nbsp; Do you [[wish]] to have no fear of authority?&nbsp; Then do what is good and you will receive [[approval]] from it,</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''4'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>For he is the [[minister]] of God to thee for good.&nbsp; But if thou do that which is [[evil]], be afraid; for he beareth not the [[sword]] in [[vain]]: for he is the minister of God, a [[revenger]] to execute [[wrath]] upon him that doeth evil.</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>for it is a [[servant]] of God for your good.&nbsp; But if you do evil, be afraid, for it does not bear the [[sword]] without [[purpose]]; it is the servant of God to inflict [[wrath]] on the evildoer.</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''5'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>Wherefore ye [[must]] [[needs]] be subject, not only for wrath, but also for [[conscience]] sake.</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>Therefore, it is [[necessary]] to be subject not only because of the wrath but also because of [[conscience]].</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''6'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>For for this [[cause]] pay ye [[tribute]] also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>This is why you also pay [[taxes]], for the authorities are ministers of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''7'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; [[honour]] to whom honour.</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>Pay to all their dues, taxes to whom taxes are due, toll to whom toll is due, [[respect]] to whom respect is due, [[honor]] to whom honor is due.</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top> :*''[[Epistle to the Romans|Romans]]'' 13:1–7 ([[King James Version|KJV]]).</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top> :*''[[Epistle to the Romans|Romans]]'' 13:1–7 ([[New American Bible (Revised Edition)|NABRE]]).</td></tr></table> <table><tr><td width=50px valign=top> *&nbsp;</td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''13'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>[[Submit]] yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the [[king]], as supreme;</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>Be [[subject]] to every [[human]] [[institution]] for the Lord’s sake, whether it be to the [[king]] as supreme</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''14'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>Or unto [[governors]], as unto them that are sent by him for the [[punishment]] of [[evil]]doers, and for the [[praise]] of them that do well.</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>or to [[governors]] as sent by him for the [[punishment]] of [[evil]]doers and the [[approval]] of those who do [[good]].</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''15'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>For so is the will of [[God]], that with well doing ye may put to [[silence]] the [[ignorance]] of [[foolish]] men:</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>For it is the will of [[God]] that by doing good you may [[silence]] the [[ignorance]] of [[foolish]] people.</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''16'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>As [[free]], and not using your [[liberty]] for a cloke of [[maliciousness]], but as the [[servants]] of God.</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>Be [[free]], yet without using freedom as a pretext for evil, but as [[slaves]] of God.</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''17'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>[[Honour]] all [[people|men]].&nbsp; Love the brotherhood.&nbsp; [[Fear]] God.&nbsp; Honour the king.</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>Give [[honor]] to all, [[love]] the [[community]], [[fear]] God, honor the king.</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px valign=top>^'''18'''</td><td width=600px valign=top>Servants, be subject to your [[masters]] with all fear; not only to the [[good]] and [[gentle]], but also to the froward.</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top>Slaves, be subject to your [[masters]] with all [[reverence]], not only to those who are good and [[equitable]] but also to those who are [[perverse]].</td></tr> <tr><td width=50px></td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top> :*''[[First Epistle of Peter|1 Peter]]'' 2:13–18 ([[King James Version|KJV]]).</td><td width=50px></td><td width=600px valign=top> :*''[[First Epistle of Peter|1 Peter]]'' 2:13–18 ([[New American Bible (Revised Edition)|NABRE]]).</td></tr></table> *[[Anarchists]] hold that [[morality]] must be upheld in all cases, and not abandoned whenever [[State]] [[actions]] are involved.&nbsp; [[People|Men]] have long since rejected the Divine Right of Kings; surely it is now past [[time]] to do the same with all claims that the State is Extra-Human or Extra-Moral.&nbsp; The State must be [[judged]] on the same level and by the same [[principles]] as all other [[human]] actions and [[institutions]]; one rule applies to all.<!--&nbsp; If, upon [[examination]], the State is found to be committing immoral or [[criminal]] acts (as anarchists hold it ''is''), then the State must be treated in the same way that we treat a "private" criminal.&nbsp; Anarchists ask no more than this.--> **John V. Peters, "[http://web.archive.org/web/20060706211310/http://www.mises.org/journals/lf/1970/1970_05_15.pdf Anarchism and Government]," ''The Libertarian Forum'' 2, no. 10, ed. Murray N. Rothbard (New York, NY: Joseph R. Peden, 15 May 1970), p. 3. *[[Frank Meyer (political philosopher)|Meyer]] begins with the [[complaint]] that [[libertarians]] are really "libertines" (hedonists? sex-fiends?) because we "reject" the "[[reality]]" of five thousand years of [[Western civilization]], and propose to substitute an abstract construction.&nbsp; Very [[true]]; in other words, we, like [[Lord Acton]], propose to weight the [[growth]] of encrusted [[tradition]] and [[institutions]] in the light of [[human|man]]'s [[natural]] [[reason]], and of course we find these often [[despotic]] institutions wanting.&nbsp; To Meyer, we propose to replace [[God]]'s [[creation]] of this multifarious, [[complex]] [[world]] .&nbsp;.&nbsp;. and substitute for it their own creation".&nbsp; Very neat.&nbsp; The world as it is, in short the ''[[status quo]]'' of [[statism]] and [[tyranny]], is, in the oldest [[theocratic]] trick in [[history]], stamped with the approval of being "God's creation", while any [[radical]] [[change]] from that tyranny is sneered at as "man's creation".&nbsp; Meyer, the self-proclaimed fusionist and "[[conservative]] libertarian", thus stamps himself as simply another incarnation of [[Robert Filmore|Sir Robert Fillmer]] and [[Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet|Bishop Bossuet]], another intellectual apologist for the divine right of kings. **[[Murray N. Rothbard]], "[http://web.archive.org/web/20060706210956/http://www.mises.org/journals/lf/1969/1969_10_01.pdf National Review Rides Again]," ''The Libertarian Forum'' 1, no. 13, ed. Murray N. Rothbard, Karl Hess (New York, NY: Joseph R. Peden, 1 October 1969), p. 3. ==External links== {{Wikipedia}} *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0080xph The Divine Right of Kings] on ''[[In Our Time (BBC Radio 4)|In Our Time]]'' at the [[BBC]].&nbsp; ([http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b0080xph/In_Our_Time_The_Divine_Right_of_Kings listen now]) [[Category:Religion and politics]] [[Category:Religion and law]] p60yxq23588f0a6b90kcdcvm57s8yyn 0 188549 3148712 3146426 2022-07-28T17:36:14Z 24.112.171.72 /* Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum [3.06] */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Stranger Things|Stranger Things]]''''' is an American TV series created by the [[w:Duffer brothers|Duffer brothers]] for [[w:Netflix|Netflix]]. It revolves the investigation into the disappearance of a young boy by his friends, older brother and traumatized mother and the local police chief, amid supernatural events occurring around the town, including the appearance of a psychokinetic girl who helps the missing boy's friends in their own search. == Season 1 == === ''Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers'' [1.01] === :'''Mike''': Something's coming. Something hungry for blood. A shadow grows on the wall behind you, swallowing you in darkness. It is almost here. :'''Will''': It was a seven. The roll, it was a seven. The demogorgon - it got me. See you tomorrow <hr width="50%"/> :'''Hopper''': Flo, Flo, we've discussed this, mornings are for coffee and contemplation. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Hopper''': Joyce, this is Hawkins, okay? You wanna know the worst thing that's ever happened here in the four years I've been working here? Do you wanna know the worst thing? It was when an owl attacked Eleanor Gillespie's head because it thought that her hair was a nest. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dustin''': Guys, I really think we should turn back. :'''Lucas''': Seriously Dustin? You want to be a baby, then go home already! :'''Dustin''': I'm just being realistic, Lucas! :'''Lucas''': No you're being a big sissy! :'''Dustin''': Did you ever think maybe Will went missing because he ran into something bad? And we're going to the exact same spot where he was last seen? And we have no weapons or anything? :'''Mike''': Dustin shut up… :'''Dustin''': I'm just saying: does that seem smart to you? :'''Mike''': Shut up, shut up... did you guys hear that? :'''Hopper''': Okay, okay, okay, one at a time, all right? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Troy''': Step right up, ladies and gentlemen. Step right up and get your tickets for the freak show. :'''Troy''': Who do you think would make more money in a freak show? Midnight, Frogface, or Toothless? :'''James''': ''[mimicking Dustin]'' I'd go with Toothless. :'''Dustin''': I told you a million times my teeth are coming in. It's called cleidocranial dysplasia. :'''James''': ''[mimicking Dustin]'' I told you a million times. :'''Troy''': ''[chuckles]'' Do the arm thing. :'''James''': Do it, freak. :''[Dustin cracking and flexing his bone]'' :'''Troy''': God, it gets me every time. :'''Lucas''': Assholes. :'''Mike''': I think it's cool. It's like you have superpowers or something. Like Mr. Fantastic. :'''Dustin''': Yeah, except I can't fight evil with it. === ''Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street'' [1.02] === :'''Dustin''': ''[to Eleven]'' We never would've upset you if we knew you had superpowers. === ''Chapter Three: Holly Jolly'' [1.03] === :'''Dustin''': Why do we need weapons? We have her. Lucas : She shut ONE door!!! Dustin: With her mind! === ''Chapter Four: The Body'' [1.04] === :'''Jonathan''': People don't say what they're really thinking. === ''Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat'' [1.05] === :'''Jonathan''': Don’t take it so personally, okay? I don’t like most people. He’s in the vast majority. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Scott Clarke''': Science is neat, but I’m afraid it’s not very forgiving. === ''Chapter Six: The Monster'' [1.06] === :'''Troy ''': ''[Holding Dustin at knife point]'' ''Jump.'' Or Toothless here gets an early trip to the dentist! :'''Dustin''': No! N- ''[he stops talking as Troy holds the blade near his eyes]'' :'''Troy''': I'll cut him, right now! :'''Mike''': Alright, just hold on! Hold on! :'''Dustin''': Mike, don't do it! I don't need my baby teeth- Mike! Mike, ''seriously'', don't! :''[Mike walks to the edge of the cliff and looks down at the water]'' :'''Dustin''': Mike, don't do it! Don't do it, Mike! :'''James''': Troy, I don't think this is a good idea, man. :'''Dustin''': Mike, don't! :'''Troy''': Dentist's office opens in ''five! Four! Three! Two!'' :'''Dustin''': ''MIKE!'' :'''Troy''': ''One!'' :''[Mike steps off the cliff and falls. The three boys race to the edge and look over]'' :'''Dustin''': Holy shit. :''[Mike is suspended in mid-air, halfway down. As they watch, he suddenly begins rising back up]'' :'''Mike''': Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! :''[He floats over their heads and lands safely on the ground nearby. They hear footsteps and turn to see Eleven walking towards them with a stern look on her face. As Dustin and Mike grin, Troy brandishes his knife at her; Eleven twitches her neck, and James is thrown to the ground. A sickening crack comes from Troy's arm, causing him to scream and drop the knife.]'' :'''Troy''': AAAAH! She broke my arm! :'''Eleven''': ''[coldly]'' ''Go.'' :'''Troy''': Let's get outta here! Let's go! :''[He and James run away and trip as they leave]'' :'''Dustin''': ''[gleefully]'' YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! YOU ''BETTER'' RUN! SHE'S OUR FRIEND AND SHE'S ''CRAZY!'' YOU COME BACK HERE, AND SHE'LL KILL YOU! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mike''': El? :'''Eleven''': ''[crying]'' Mike... I'm sorry. :'''Mike''': Sorry? What are you sorry for? :'''Eleven''': The Gate... ''I'' opened it. ''I'm'' the monster. :'''Mike''': ''[smiles]'' No El, you're not the monster. You ''saved'' me, do you understand? ''You saved me''. :''[He pulls her up into a hug, and Dustin puts his arms around them]'' === ''Chapter Seven: The Bathtub'' [1.07] === === ''Chapter Eight: The Upside Down'' [1.08] === :'''Martin Brenner''': Six. :'''Joyce''': What? :'''Martin Brenner''': Six. Six people have been taken this week. This thing that took your son... We don't really understand it. But it's behavior is predictable. Like all animals, it eats. It will take more sons. More daughters. I want to save them. I want to save your son. But I can't do that. Not without your help. :'''Joyce''': Stop. I know who you are. I know what you've done. You took my boy away from me! You left him in that place to die! You faked his death! We had a funeral. We buried him. And now you're asking for my help? Go to hell. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mike''': Just hold on a little longer, okay? He's gone, the Bad Man's gone. We'll be home soon, and my mom? She'll get you your own bed, and you can eat as many Eggos as you want. And... we can go to the Snow Ball. :'''Eleven''': ''[weakened]'' Promise? :'''Mike''': Promise. :''[There is a loud shriek as the gunfire outside dies down]'' :'''Dustin''': Is it... is it dead? :''[the door crashes down and the Demogorgon enters the classroom, the lights flickering]'' :'''Mike''': Go, go go go go!! :'''Dustin''': Get the wrist rocket, get the wrist rocket, ''now!!'' :'''Mike''': Gogogogogo! Get the rocks, get the rocks, get the rocks! :'''Dustin''': Getting the rocks! :'''Lucas''': Gimme one! :'''Dustin''': Come on! Fire! :'''Mike''': Kill it, kill it! :''[Lucas shoots a rock at the Demogorgon and hits it's head, but it only roars with rage]'' :'''Lucas''': Another one! :'''Dustin''': Kill the bastard! Kill it now! :'''Mike''': Kill it! Gogogogogo! :''[Lucas fires again, to no effect; the Demogorgon advances on them as Dustin passes Lucas more ammunition]'' :'''Dustin''': Get, get, get- come on, kill it, bastard! :'''Lucas''': It's not working! :'''Mike''': Hit him again! Keep going, keep going! :'''Dustin''': Kill him! Get, get, get... come on, go, go, go! :''[Lucas hits the Demogorgon again, to no effect. As he fires a fourth rock, the Demogorgon is suddenly flung across the room by El's powers, slamming against the blackboard. El stands and walks past the shocked boys, her expression fierce]'' :'''Mike''': Eleven, stop! :''[El uses her powers to push Mike back; she approaches the struggling Demogorgon. As she reaches it, she glances back at Lucas, Dustin and Mike]'' :'''Eleven''': ''[sadly]'' Goodbye, Mike. ''[she turns to the Demogorgon]'' ''No more''. :''[Both the Demogorgon and El scream as she uses her powers to rip it apart; Lucas, Dustin and Mike cover their ears. When the lights return, El and the Demogorgon have vanished]'' :'''Mike''': El?! El?! El! :'''Lucas''': Eleven! :'''Dustin''': Eleven! :'''Mike''': ''[tearful]'' ''El!'' El, where are you?! Eleven? El? == Season 2 == === ''Chapter One: MADMAX'' [2.01] === :'''Lucas''': You're just not nimble enough, but you'll get there someday. But until then... ''[chuckles]'' Princess Daphne is still mine! :'''Dustin''': You know, whatever. I'm still tops on "Centipede" and "Dig Dug". :'''Keith''': You sure about that? :'''Dustin''': Sure about what? You're kidding me, nonononono. Move, move! ''[he checks the top scores on "Centipede" and "Dig Dug"]'' Aw, nonononono- NO! No! Nooo! :'''Will''': Seven hundred and fifty-one thousand, three hundred points?! :'''Mike''': That's impossible! :'''Dustin''': Who- who's "MADMAX?" :'''Keith''': Better than ''you''. :''[Dustin gives him the finger]'' :'''Will''': Is it ''you?'' :'''Keith''': ''[scoffs]'' You know I despise "Dig Dug". :'''Lucas''': Then who is it? :'''Dustin''': Yeah, spill it, ''Keith''. :'''Keith''': You want information? Then I need something in return. ''[grins at Mike]'' :'''Mike''': ''No''. No, no, no, no way! You're ''not'' getting a date with her! :'''Lucas''': Mike, come on, just get him the date. :'''Mike''': I'm not prostituting my sister! :'''Lucas''': But it's for a good cause! :'''Dustin''': No, no, don't get him the date. You know what? He's gonna spread his nasty-ass ''rash'' to your whole family! :'''Keith''': Acne isn't a rash, and it isn't contagious, you prepubescent wastoid! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dustin''': Still no sign? :'''Lucas''': Jack shit. :'''Dustin''': (looks at his watch) Aw man, my Mom's gonna murder me! :'''Lucas''': So go home, I'll radio when she comes. :'''Dustin''': Oh yeah, nice try. You just want me out of here so you can make your move. :'''Lucas''': Oh cause you're such a threat. :'''Dustin''': That's right! She will not be able to resist these pearls. Grrrrrrr! ''[spotting something]'' Ten O'Clock! :'''Lucas''': What? :'''Dustin''': Ten O'Clock. :''[Max comes out arguing with her brother]'' :'''Lucas''': They're arguing! They're arguing! :'''Dustin''': I I I see that! ''[about binoculars]'' I don't even know why you need those. God, you're so stupid. :''[Car leaves and Max gives a middle finger at her brother. Dustin and Lucas follow her inside the arcade]'' :'''Lucas''': She's incredible. :'''Dustin''': She's... :'''Both''': MADMAX! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Hopper arrives at a cabin deep in the woods. He steps over a tripwire as he approaches the door and knocks six times. Several bolts unlatch and the door opens. He walks in, notices the TV is on, and turns it off]'' :'''Hopper''': ''[noticing a half-eaten Eggo waffle on the table]'' Hey, what'd we talk about? :'''Eleven''': ''[from the next room]'' No signal. :'''Hopper''': ''[as he sits down]'' What? :'''Eleven''': No ''signal''. It's eight-one-five. You're late. :'''Hopper''': Yeah, I lost track of time. I'll signal next time, all right? ''[El enters the room and sits across from him]'' And, uh, it's eight- fifteen, it's not eight-one-five. :'''Eleven''': Eight... fifteen. :'''Hopper''': Now, what'd we talk about? Dinner first, ''then'' dessert. Always. That's a rule, yeah? :'''Eleven''': Yes. === ''Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak'' [2.02] === :''[Hopper is cooking breakfast. He turns around and is startled by El wearing a bedsheet over her head.]'' :'''Hopper''': Ahhhh! Jesus. :'''Eleven''': Ghost. :'''Hopper''': Yeah, I see that. :'''Eleven''': Halloween. :'''Hopper''': Sure is. But right now, it's breakfast, okay? ''[he puts the food on the table]'' Come on, let's eat. :'''Eleven''': They wouldn't see me. :'''Hopper''': Who wouldn't see you? ''[sits down]'' :'''Eleven''': The Bad Men. :'''Hopper''': What are you talking about? :'''Eleven''': Trick or Treat. :'''Hopper''': You want to go ''trick-or-treating?'' ''[El nods; after a pause Hopper shakes his head and stands up]'' You know the rules. :'''Eleven''': Yes, I... :'''Hopper''': Yeah, so you know the answer. :'''Eleven''': No, but they wouldn't see me. :'''Hopper''': Hey, I don't care. :'''Eleven''': But, they... :'''Hopper''': ''[puts his hands on her shoulders]'' ''I don't care,'' alright? You go out there, ghost or not, it's a risk. We don't ''take'' risks, alright? They're ''stupid''. And? :'''Eleven''': ''[angrily]'' We're ''not'' stupid. :'''Hopper''': Exactly. Now you take that off and sit down and eat. ''[sits down]'' Your food's getting cold. :''[El does so, looking irritated]'' :'''Hopper''': Alright, look: how 'bout... I get off early tonight, I buy us a bunch of candy, we sit around and get fat, and we watch a scary movie together. How's that for compromise? :'''Eleven''': "Co-compromise?" :'''Hopper''': C-O-M-promise. Compromise? How 'bout that's your word for the day, yeah? It's something that's kinda in-between, something like... half-way happy. :'''Eleven''': By... five-one-five? :'''Hopper''': ''[nods]'' Five-fifteen, yeah. Sure. :'''Eleven''': Promise? :'''Hopper''': Yes. I promise. :'''Eleven''': ''[shrugs, nods]'' Half-way happy. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Billy''': God, this place is such a shithole. :'''Max''': It's not that bad. :'''Billy''': No? ''[buzzes down the window and holds his nose]'' Mmm, you smell that, Max? That's ''actually'' shit. Cow shit! :'''Max''': I don't see any cows. ''[buzzes the window up again]'' :'''Billy''': Clearly, you haven't met the high school girls. So what, you like it here now? :'''Max''': No! :'''Billy''': Then why are you defending it? :'''Max''': I'm ''not''. :'''Billy''': Sure ''sounds'' like it. :'''Max''': It's just, we're stuck here, so... :'''Billy''': Mm, you're right. We're stuck here. ''[glares at her]'' And whose fault is that? :'''Max''': ''[under her breath]'' ''Yours''. :'''Billy''': What'd you say? :'''Max''': Nothing. :'''Billy''': Did you say it's ''my'' fault? :'''Max''': No! :'''Billy''': You ''know'' whose fault it is. Say it. ''[pause]'' Maaax... ''say it.'' SAY IT!!! :''[He floors the gas pedal; Max looks up and is shocked to see Mike, Lucas and Dustin riding directly ahead of Billy's car]'' :'''Dustin''': Really, ''everyone'' dressed up last year. :'''Max''': Billy, slow down. :'''Billy''': Oh, these your new ape-friends? :'''Max''': No! No, I don't know them. :'''Billy''': Oh, then I guess you won't care if I hit 'em then, huh? I get bonus points, I get 'em all in one go! :'''Max''': No, Billy, ''stop'', it's not funny. :''[Dustin notices Billy closing in on them]'' :'''Dustin''': Uh, guys...! :''[They all try desperately to outrun Billy]'' :'''Max''': Billy, come on, stop! This isn't funny! ''Stop!'' :'''Mike''': Go, go, go, go! :'''Max''': BILLY, STOP IT! :'''Dustin''': Oh, shitshitshitshitshit! :''[Max yanks the steering wheel; at the last minute, Billy's car swerves into the other lane, barely missing the boys]'' :'''Billy''': ''[laughs maniacally]'' WHOOO! That was a close one, huh?! :'''Dustin''': Was that... :'''Lucas''': Madmax! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Bob dances with Joyce on Halloween]'' :'''Bob''': You playing Frankenstein to my Dracula? You're stiff as a board; relax. :'''Joyce''': I'm sorry. It's just... :'''Bob''': He's fine, ok? Jonathan's with him. :'''Joyce''': I know. It's just... every time he's away from me, it's like I- I can't ''function.'' I- it sounds silly, I know. :'''Bob''': No, it's not silly. It's not silly. ''[pause]'' What if we were to move out of Hawkins? Together? :'''Joyce''': What? :'''Bob''': ''[grins]'' Yeah, Whoa Nellie, right? No, I just- I- I been thinking about what you said. I mean, how you've got all these memories here, and you wish you had enough money to move. My parents are selling their house in Maine. There's a RadioShack nearby; I'm sure they'd take me on. We could just... ''[he sees the worried look on Joyce's face and glances away]'' ''My'' turn to be silly, now. :'''Joyce''': Bob... :'''Bob''': No, it's fine; wine makes me crazy. :'''Joyce''': It's just so hard to explain, it's just- this- this is ''not'' a normal family. :'''Bob''': Well, it could be. ''[looks at her encouragingly]'' ''Could'' be. :''[Joyce hugs him; the doorbell sounds]'' :'''Bob''': ''Finally.'' ''[puts in his Dracula fangs and heads for the door]'' Victims! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Will''': ''[discussing his visions]'' It's like... like, I'm stuck. :'''Mike''': Stuck in the Upside Down? :'''Will''': Well, you know how in a ViewMaster, when it gets, like... :'''Mike''': Caught between two slides? :'''Will''': Yeah, yeah, like that. Like, like one slide's our world, and... and the other... the other slide is the Upside Down. And... and there was this noise. Coming from everywhere. And... I saw something. :'''Mike''': The Demogorgon? :'''Will''': ''[shakes his head]'' No. It was like... this huge shadow, in the sky. Only... it was ''alive''... and it was coming for me. :'''Mike''': Is this all real? Or is it like the doctors say, all in your head? :'''Will''': I don't know. Just... just please don't tell the others, okay? They won't understand. :'''Mike''': ''Eleven'' would. :'''Will''': She would? :'''Mike''': ''[smiles]'' Yeah. She always did. Sometimes, I feel like... I still see her. Like she's still around... but she never is. I don't know. Sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy. :'''Will''': Me, too. :'''Mike''': Hey, if we're both going crazy, we'll go crazy together, right? :'''Will''': ''[smiles]'' Yeah. Crazy together. <hr width="50%"/> :''[El uses a blindfold and the TV static to enter the mental dimension of the Upside Down and listen to Mike as he tries to contact her on the two-way radio]'' :'''Mike''': It's Day 353. I had a bad day today. I dunno, I... guess I wish you were here. I mean, we all do. If you're out there, just... ''please'', gimme a sign. :''[El crouches in front of him in the Upside Down. For a moment, Mike appears to meet her eyes.]'' :'''Eleven''': Mike? :'''Mike''': Eleven? :''[El reaches out to try to touch his face, but after a moment Mike irritably shuts off the radio and walks away. In the real world, El pulls off the blindfold and cries silently]'' === ''Chapter Three: The Pollywog'' [2.03] === :''[In a flashback, as Hopper and El set up the defenses around the cabin]'' :'''Hopper''': Okay. This is called a tripwire. It's like an alarm. You, uh, set it up like this... and then, anybody gets close, it's gonna make a loud noise like, uh, gunfire. ''Bang.'' ''[pause]'' Those bad men aren't gonna find you, alright? Not way the hell out here. But we'll take some precautions. There's gonna be a couple ground rules. Rule number one: always keep the curtains drawn. :''[In the present, El opens the curtains]'' :'''Hopper''': Rule number two: only open the door, if you hear my secret knock. ''[demonstrates]'' :''[In the present, El unbolts the door with her powers]'' :'''Hopper''': And rule number three: Don't ''ever'' go out alone... especially not in the daylight. :''[in the present, El steps out onto the sunlit porch]'' :'''Hopper''': That's it. Three rules. I call 'em the, uh... "Don't be stupid" rules. 'Cause we're not stupid, alright? :''[In the present, El walks away from the cabin]'' :'''Eleven''': ''[as she steps over the tripwire]'' ''Not stupid.'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Steve''': What are you doing here? :'''Nancy''': What do you think? Where ''were'' you this morning?! I missed first period! :'''Steve''': I figured Jonathan would take you. :'''Nancy''': What are you talking about? :'''Steve''': Jesus, you really can't handle your alcohol. Uh... you remember going to Tina's party last night, right? :'''Nancy''': Yes. :'''Steve''': Okay, and then what? :'''Nancy''': I... remember dancing, and... spilling some punch, you got mad at me because I was drunk and then you took me home. :'''Steve''': No. Yeah, see, that's where your mind gets a little fuzzy. That was your ''other'' boyfriend, that was-- that was Jonathan. :'''Nancy''': I don't understand. :'''Steve''': It's pretty simple, Nancy; you were just telling it like it is. :'''Nancy''': What? :'''Steve''': Um... apparently, uh, we killed Barb, and, uh, ''I'' don't care, 'cause I'm "bullshit" and, and our whole relationship is "bullshit". And, uh, pretty much everything's just bullshit, bullshit, bullshit. Oh, yeah, also... you don't love me. :'''Nancy''': I was ''drunk'', Steve! I don't remember any of that! :'''Steve''': So that makes everything you said just ''what'', just bullshit too?! :'''Nancy''': Yes! :'''Steve''': Well then tell me! :'''Nancy''': Tell you what?! :'''Steve''': You love me! :'''Nancy''': Really? :'''Classmate''': Harrington! Dude, we need you, man; that douchebag's killing us! Let's go! :'''Steve''': All right! :'''Classmate''': Come on! :''[Steve stares at Nancy; when she doesn't answer, he walks away]'' :'''Steve''': I think that ''you're'' bullshit. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dustin shows Mike, Will, Lucas and Max the "pollywog" he found]'' :'''Dustin''': His name is D'Artagnan. ''[picks it up]'' Cute, right? :'''Mike''': "D'Artagnan?" :'''Dustin''': Dart, for short. :'''Max''': And he was in your trash? :'''Dustin''': Foraging for food. You wanna hold him? :'''Max''': No, no. :'''Dustin''': He doesn't bite. :'''Max''': I don't want to. ''[Dustin drops Dart into her hands]'' Oh, God, he's slimy! :''[She passes Dart to Lucas]'' :'''Lucas''': Ugh, he's like a living booger! ''[passes Dart to Will]'' :'''Will''': Oh, God, ugh! ''[passes Dart to Mike, who stares at it]'' :'''Mike''': What ''is'' he? :'''Dustin''': ''[grins]'' My question exactly. At first, I thought it was some type of pollywog. :'''Max''': "Pollywog?" :'''Dustin''': It's another word for tadpole. Tadpole is the larval stage of a toad. :'''Max''': I-I know what a tadpole is. :'''Dustin''': Alright, then you know that most tadpoles are aquatic, right? Well, Dart, he isn't, he doesn't need water. :'''Lucas''': Yeah, but aren't there non-aquatic pollywogs? :'''Dustin''': Terrestrial pollywogs? Yep, two to be exact. ''Indirana Semiplamata'' and the ''Adenomera Andreae.'' One's from India, one's from South America. So how did one end up in my trash? :'''Max''': Maybe some scientists brought it here, and it escaped? :'''Mike''': Did you guys see that? It looks like something is... ''moving'' inside it. :''[He shines a lamp directly on Dart, who flinches and shrieks, startling them]'' :'''Dustin''': Whoa. ''[he grabs Dart as it tries to escape]'' It's okay, it's okay, I got you, little guy. I know you don't like that, it's okay. ''[looks up]'' And there's another thing. Reptiles, they're cold-blooded. Ectothermic, right? They love heat, the sun. Dart ''hates'' it, it hurts him. :'''Lucas''': So, if he's not a polywog, or a reptile... :'''Dustin''': Then I've discovered a new species. :''[As he strokes Dart, Will has flashbacks of the larvae he coughed up last year, as well as the noises from his visions of the Upside Down, which sound just like Dart]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bob''': I'm- I'm sorry if I overstepped anything. :'''Joyce''': No! No, you didn't. :'''Bob''': Okay. I mean, I... I like you ''so'' much. Not just you, everything that comes with you. Your family, your boys. And, I hope it's not wishful thinking, but... I kinda feel like I'm breaking through with them. I mean, not so much Jonathan, he's a tough cookie to crack, but... :'''Joyce''': Yeah. :'''Bob''': With Will, like... I dunno, I feel like we're... connecting. :'''Joyce''': ''[smiles]'' He likes you, too. :'''Bob''': ''[grins]'' Yeah? :'''Joyce''': Mm-Hmm. I can tell. :'''Bob''': Good. Oh, there was... something else I was gonna mention. It's not a big deal at all, but... I just noticed this morning that my JVC was a little dinged up. :'''Joyce''': Your- your what? :'''Bob''': The video camera. :'''Joyce''': Oh! :'''Bob''': Yeah. It still works fine and everything, I just... I went back and watched the tape, and... there were some older kids picking on Will. :'''Joyce''': ''What?'' :'''Bob''': ''[nods]'' They scared him. :'''Joyce''': ''[angrily]'' Who were they? Were they the Zimmerman brothers again? :'''Bob''': Um, I don't know. They were wearing masks or sorta makeup, and... maybe. They were the right age. :'''Joyce ''': I'll kill them. I swear to God, I will... I will ''kill'' them. :'''Bob''': ''[smiles]'' That's what I love about you: you punch back. I was never really one to put up a fight. I struggled a lot, like Will, when I was a kid. With bullies. ''[sighs]'' It's the ones like us, that don't punch back, that people ''really'' take advantage of, you know? They rub your nose it it just a ''little'' bit more. I don't know why they do that. Maybe it makes 'em feel... powerful. I don't know. But, hey! Look at me now: I get to date ''Joyce Byers.'' Ha! ''[Joyce laughs]'' Are you kidding me? I get to date... see, it all works out in the end, doesn't it? :'''Joyce''': Yes, it does. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Hopper''': Grass, crops, trees. Everything in this area is either dead or dying, and that's a radius of over three ''miles''. And it all leads back to here. ''[taps a map showing Hawkins Lab]'' :'''Dr. Sam Owens''': See, these patterns here are really pretty. I like the design; it's almost psychedelic. :'''Hopper''': This is a joke to you, huh? :'''Sam Owens''': No, it's not a joke. I just, I don't understand what this has to do with me, Chief Hopper. :'''Hopper''': Whatever is happening, is spreading from ''this'' place, from this lab. :'''Sam Owens''': That's impossible. It's... the last burn, it was two days ago. It's ''contained''. :'''Hopper''': What if there's a leak? :'''Sam Owens''': A leak? A leak? ''[chuckles, shakes his head]'' No, no, it... :'''Hopper''': I don't know, man, you're the scientist! :'''Sam Owens''': Exactly. And I'm tellin' ya, there's nothing to worry about. :'''Hopper''': Convince me. :'''Sam Owens''': ''Convince'' you? :'''Hopper''': ''[stands up angrily]'' Yeah. You and your egghead friends go out to every area on this map, and you run your tests, or whatever the hell it is you do, and you see if anything comes up. :'''Sam Owens''': ''[smirks]'' All right, so... so ''you're'' giving ''me'' orders, now? No. :'''Hopper''': I keep things nice and quiet for you. :'''Sam Owens''': Mm-hmm- :'''Hopper''': And ''you'' keep your shit outta my town. ''That'' is the deal. I have done my part, now you do yours. Convince me. === ''Chapter Four: Will the Wise'' [2.04] === :'''Will''': I can't remember. :'''Joyce''': I need you to try. :'''Will''': I- I was on the field. And... it all just went blank. And then... you were there. :'''Joyce''': ''[shakes her head]'' ''Will''... I need you to tell me the truth. :'''Will''': I am! :''[Joyce brings over a piece of paper with a rough outline of the "Shadow Monster"]'' :'''Joyce''': This shape. I saw it on the videotape of Halloween Night. It's the same shape as your drawing. These episodes that you're having, I think Doctor Owens is wrong, I think they're real. But- but I can't help you if I don't know what's going on. So, you have to talk to me! Please. No more secrets, okay? ''[Will nods]'' Okay. Did you see this thing again, on the field? :''[Will has flashbacks of his encounter with the Shadow Monster]'' :'''Will''': ''[nods]''... Yes. :'''Joyce''': What... what is it? :'''Will''': ''[tearfully]'' I don't... know. It's almost... more like a feeling. :'''Joyce''': Like the one you had that night at the arcade? :'''Will''': ''Yes''. :'''Joyce''': Wh-what does it want? :'''Will''': ''[crying]'' I don't... know. It came for me, and...and I tried. I tried to make it go away. But it got me, Mom! :'''Joyce''': Well, what does that mean? :'''Will'': I felt it... everywhere. ''Everywhere''. I- I still feel it! I just want this to be over! :'''Joyce''': ''[hugs him]'' It's okay, it's okay, hey. Listen, look, look at me. I will never, ever let anything bad happen to you ever again. Whatever's going on in you, we're gonna fix it. ''I'' will fix it. I promise. I'm here. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Hopper''': "Friends don't lie". Isn't that your little bullshit saying? Hey, ''hey!'' Don't walk away from ME! Where'd you go on your little field trip, huh? ''Where?'' You go see Mike? :'''Eleven''': ''[sadly]'' He didn't see me. :'''Hopper''': Yeah, well that mother and her daughter did, and they called the cops. Now: did ''anyone'' else see you? Anyone, at all? Come on, I need you to think! :'''Eleven''': Nobody saw me! :'''Hopper''': You put us in danger. You realize that, right? :'''Eleven''': ''You'' promised... I'd go! And I ''never'' leave! ''Nothing'' ever happens! :'''Hopper''': Yeah, nothing happens and you stay SAFE! :'''Eleven''': You LIE! :'''Hopper''': I don't lie, I ''protect!'' And I feed, and I teach! And all I ask of you, is that you follow three simple rules! Three rules! And you know what? You CAN'T EVEN DO THAT!! [El then bangs her hands on the dresser] ''[pause]'' You're grounded! You know what that means? It means no Eggos... [he throws a pack of Eggos waffles out of the freezer] ...and no TV for a week! :''[Hopper tries to move the TV, but El holds it in place with her powers]'' :'''Hopper''': Alright, knock it off, let go. ''[El shakes her head, and he tries to move it again]'' Okay, two weeks. ''[he tries again]'' ''Let go!'' ''[El shakes her head]'' A month! :'''Eleven''': ''No!'' :'''Hopper''': Well, congratulations. You just graduated from no TV for a month, to no TV at all! :''[He rips the power cord in two]'' :'''Eleven''': NO! No, no... no! ''[she tries to fix it]'' :'''Hopper''': You have ''got'' to understand that there are consequences to your actions- :'''Eleven''': YOU are like Papa! :'''Hopper''': ''[hurt and furious]'' Really? I'm like that psychotic son of a bitch? Well, all right. You wanna go back in the lab? One phone call, I can make that happen. :'''Eleven''': I ''hate'' you! :'''Hopper''': Yeah, well I'm not so crazy about you, either. Know why? 'Cause you're a brat. You know what that word means? How 'bout that be your word for the day, huh? Brat: why don't we look it up? B-R-A-T. Brat. :''[He tosses the dictionary to her, but she slams it into him with her powers]'' :'''Hopper''': Hey! What the Hell is wrong with you? ''[El uses her powers to ram the couch into his leg]'' Ahhh! Hey, ''HEY!'' :''[El uses her powers to knock over a bookcase, then storms into her room and slams the door shut]'' :'''Hopper''': Hey! Hey! ''Open this door!'' Open this damn door! :''[Inside, El sits against the wall, sobbing]'' :'''Hopper''': You wanna go out in the world?! You better grow up! GROW THE HELL UP! :''[El screams, and her powers shatter all the windows, startling Hopper, and she starts crying]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Scott Clarke''': All living things, from complex mammals to single-celled organisms, instinctively respond to danger. Expose a bacterium to a toxic chemical and it will flee, or deploy some other defense mechanism. We're very much the same. When we encounter danger, our hearts start pounding. Our palms start to sweat. These are the signs of the physical and emotional state we call... "fear." <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam Owens''': "Men of science have made abundant mistakes of every kind." [[George Sarton]] said that. You guys know who George Sarton is? Doesn't really matter. The point is, mistakes have been made, yes. :'''Nancy''': "Mistakes?!" :'''Sam Owens''': Yes. :'''Nancy''': You ''killed'' Barbara! :'''Sam Owens''': "Abundant mistakes". But, the men involved in those mistakes, the ones responsible for what happened to your brother and... Ms. Holland's death, they're gone. They're gone, and for better or for worse, I'm the schmuck they brought in to make things better. But I ''can't'' make things better without your help. :'''Nancy''': You mean, without us shutting up? :'''Sam Owens''': ''[to Jonathan, indicating Nancy]'' She's tough, this one. You guys been together long? :'''Jonathan''': We're not together. :'''Sam Owens''': Wanna see what really killed your friend? :''[They enter the chamber holding the portal to the Upside Down]'' :'''Sam Owens''': Teddy, I brought you an audience today. Hope you don't mind. :'''Teddy''': The more the merrier, sir. :'''Sam Owens''': ''[gestures at the tendrils coming out of the portal]'' I call it, "One Hell of a Mistake." Wouldn't you? See, the thing is, we can't seem to... ''erase'' our mistake. But we ''can'' stop it from spreading. It's like pulling weeds. But, imagine for a moment, if a foreign state, let's say, the Soviets, if they heard about our mistake. Do you think they would even consider that a mistake? What if they tried to replicate that? :''[A man with a protective suit and a flamethrower approaches the portal]'' :'''Sam Owens''': The more attention we draw to ourselves, the more... the more people like the Hollands know the truth, the more likely that scenario becomes. You see why I have to stop the ''truth'' from spreading, too... same as those weeds, there. By whatever means necessary. :''[The man begins incinerating the tendrils]'' :'''Sam Owens''': So... we understand each other now. Don't we? === ''Chapter Five: Dig Dug'' [2.05] === :'''Mrs. Sinclair''': ''[noticing Erica is using too much syrup]'' That's enough, Erica. :'''Erica Sinclair''': Uh-uh! :'''Lucas Sinclair''': Dad? :'''Mr. Sinclair''': ''[reading his paper]'' Mm-hm? :'''Lucas Sinclair''': When Mom's mad at you, how do you make her ''not'' mad? :'''Mrs. Sinclair''': ''[sits down at the table]'' Hmm, that's a great question. How ''do'' you, hon? :'''Mr. Sinclair''': ''[not looking up from his paper]'' First, I apologize. Then, I get your mother whatever she wants. :'''Lucas''': Even when she's wrong? :'''Mr. Sinclair''': ''[folds his paper down and looks at Lucas]'' ...She's ''never'' wrong, Son. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Bob sees the pictures Will, Mike and Joyce have been laying around the house, depicting Will's visions from the Shadow Monster.]'' :'''Bob''': ''[startled]'' ...Huh. Hmm. ''[to Will]'' You drew all these, yourself? ''[Will and Joyce both nod]''... Why, exactly? :'''Joyce''': I, I told you the rules. No questions, okay? ''[Bob nods]'' We, we just... need you to help us figure out what- Bob? Bob! Over here! ''[Bob, Will and Mike follow her to a drawing showing an intersection, which she draws an X on]'' Where... where this is. :'''Mike''': That's the objective. Find the X. :'''Bob''': Yeah? What's at the X? Pirate treasure? ''[chuckles]'' :'''Joyce''': ''[gives him a look]'' Bob? ''No questions''. :'''Bob''': Okay. ''[pause]'' Lemme talk to you for just a second. Hang on, guys. ''[he takes her aside]'' Joyce, you can talk to me. You know that, right? :'''Joyce''': ...Yeah. What's the problem, exactly? :'''Bob''': What's the problem? Joyce... Will doesn't look well. ''You'' don't look well. What's going on? :'''Joyce''': Nothing! Nothing- :'''Bob''': Is this an episode? Is this one of Will's episodes? :'''Joyce''': No! ''[scoffs]'' No, no... :'''Bob''': I'm sorry. I just, I don't... see how any of this is ''good'' for Will, or for you. And even if I wanted to play along, I mean, how could I figure anything out if I don't understand the context of the game? Or... ''[he notices some of the pictures]'' :'''Joyce''': What? What is it? :'''Bob''': I ''know'' that shape. It's Lover's Lake. it's Lover's Lake! I get it. ''[turns to another set of pictures]'' Okay, I get it! ''That's'' Lake Jordan. ''[moves through the house, Joyce follows as Will and Mike watch]'' And, if that's Lake Jordan, then you can probably find...''[snaps his fingers]'' Yeah! That's, uh Sattler's Quarry, and then, if you just follow it naturally...it moves to... the Eno River. And there it is! That's the Eno, do you see it? ''[Joyce frowns]'' Okay, so the lines aren't roads. But they ''act'' like roads. And they act like roads 'cause when you follow 'em, you'll see... they don't go over ''water.'' And that's the giveaway. That's the giveaway! ''[claps his hands]'' Ha! Don't you get it? It's not a puzzle. It's a ''map''. It's a map of Hawkins! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Becky takes Eleven upstairs and shows her the nursery Terry made for her originally; Eleven picks up a teddy bear from the crib]'' :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': ''[whispers] Pretty.'' :'''Becky Ives''': I can get you a ''real'' bed and you can stay here with me, if you want. How's that sound? ''[Eleven nods]'' I want to help you, but to do that, I ''need'' you to talk to me, okay? Doesn't have to be now, doesn't have to be today. But when you're ready. Okay? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': ''[turns around]''... Okay. :''[One of the hall lights starts to flicker, catching Eleven's attention]'' :'''Becky Ives''': ''[noticing]'' Oh, yeah, that. That happens sometimes. ''[they come into the hall]'' Old house, bad wiring. ''[Another light flickers]'' Or if you ask my crazy Aunt Shirley, it's... ''[she notices Eleven following the lights]'' haunted. :''[A series of lights flicker as Eleven comes down the stairs, followed by Becky. Eleven looks around the kitchen until she sees a lamp flickering]'' :'''Becky Ives''': Sweetie, really, it's just the wiring. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven]''': No. ''[she turns and heads into the living room, where a lamp is flickering right next to Terry]'' It's Mama. ''[she kneels next to her and wipes blood from Terry's nose]'' :'''Terry Ives''': Sunflower. Rainbow. Three to the right. Four to the left. :'''Becky Ives''': ''[following Eleven]'' I... I don't understand. :'''Terry Ives''': Four-fifty. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': She knows I'm here. :''[The TV channel suddenly begins changing rapidly until there is nothing but static]'' :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': She wants to talk. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lucas''': ''[telling Max about their adventure with Eleven]'' And that was the last we ever saw of her. After that, she was just, ''gone''. I can't believe it's been that long. Feels like yesterday. :'''Max''': ''[sarcastically]'' Yeah, I mean, I bet. Wow. :'''Lucas''': It's crazy, I know. :'''Max''': It's crazy, but... I really liked it. :'''Lucas''': Liked it? :'''Max''': Yeah. Well, I, I had a ''few'' issues. :'''Lucas''': ''[confused]'' "Issues?" :'''Max''': I just felt it was a little derivative, in parts, but- :'''Lucas''': What are you talking about? :'''Max''': ''[sneers]'' I just wish it had a little more originality, that's all. :'''Lucas''': You don't believe me. :'''Max''': Lucas, come on. Seriously? How gullible do you think I am? :'''Lucas''': Why would I make this up? :'''Max''': I don't know. To impress me, or something? Or, you're just, like... ''insane.'' :'''Lucas''': ''[angrily]'' I tell you all of this! I mean, top-secret stuff! Risking my life! And ''this'' is how you react? :'''Max''': ''[scoffs]'' "Risking your life?" :'''Lucas''': Oh, so this is funny to you? :'''Max''': Yeah. I mean... ''kind'' of funny. ''[Lucas glares at her, she gets up] Stupid''... but funny. :'''Lucas''': Where are you going? :'''Max''': Story time's over, isn't it? ''[she walks back into the Arcade, Lucas follows her]'' :'''Lucas''': What's ''wrong'' with you? I gave you what you wanted. :'''Max''': I ''wanted'' to be a part of the group, not a part of some ''joke''. :'''Lucas''': It's ''not'' a joke. :'''Max''': You did a good job, okay? You can go tell the others that I believed your lies, if it gets you "experience points" or whatever. :''[she tries to walk away, but Lucas grabs her arm]'' :'''Lucas''': We have a lot of rules in our party, but the most important is, "Friends don't lie." Never ever, no matter what. :'''Max''': ''[sarcastically]'' Is that right? ''[pulls the "Out of Order" sign off the Dig Dug console and slaps it on his chest]'' Then how do you explain this? :'''Lucas''': ''[sighs]'' I had to do that. To protect you- :'''Max''': ''[angrily]'' To protect me from ''who'', exactly?! The big, bad government baddies from Hawkins Lab?! :'''Lucas''': ''[glancing around nervously]'' Lower your voice- :'''Max''': Or, maybe it was to protect me from the "Demagorgon" from another dimension! :'''Lucas''': Max, I'm serious, ''shut up!'' :'''Max''': Oh, no, no, no! You know what it was? It was Eleven, the girl- :'''Lucas''': ''[clamps his hand over her mouth, leans forward and locks eyes with her] Stop talking. You're going to get us killed. Do you understand?'' :'''Max''': ''[pulls his hand down and stares at him]'' ... You're ''serious?'' :'''Lucas''': I ''really'' wish I wasn't. :'''Max''': ...Prove it. :'''Lucas''': I can't. :'''Max''': So, what? I'm just supposed to trust you? :'''Lucas''': ''Yes.'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jonathan and Nancy are playing their recording of their conversation with Dr. Owens for Murray Bauman, having told him what happened last year.]'' :'''Nancy''': So, is it... enough? ''[Murray looks up at her]'' The tape recording, is it enough? Is it incriminating? :''[Murray gets up and wanders back into his kitchen; he starts pouring a glass of Russian vodka]'' :'''Nancy''': What are you doing?! :'''Murray Bauman''': ''Thinking.'' :'''Nancy''': With ''vodka?'' :'''Murray Bauman''': It's a central nervous system depressant. So ''yes'', with vodka. ''[shakes it, then goes back to the living room and pulls out a record]'' :'''Nancy''': Music? Really? :'''Murray Bauman''': ''Yes''. It helps me... ''[sets the record in the phonograph]'' :'''Jonathan''': What, ''think?'' :''[Murray nods, turns on the phonograph; jazz begins playing as he walks around the room.]'' :'''Nancy''': ''[skeptically]'' How long is this gonna take? :'''Murray Bauman''': Longer, if you keep ''talking.'' :'''Nancy''': Is the tape incriminating or not?! It's a simple question. :'''Murray Bauman''': Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho! ''[turns around]'' There's nothing ''simple'' about it, nothing simple about anything you've told me! :'''Jonathan''': You don't believe us, do you? :'''Murray Bauman''': ''I'' believe you, but that's not the ''problem.'' You don't need ''me'' to believe you, you need ''them'' to believe you. :'''Jonathan''': "Them?" :'''Murray Bauman''': "Them." With a capitol T. ''[waves at his various TV sets]'' Your priest, your postman, your teacher, the world at large. ''[scoffs]'' They won't believe any of this. :'''Nancy''': That's why we made the tape! :'''Murray Bauman''': Oh, that's easy to bury. Easy! :'''Nancy''': He admits it! You heard it, he admits culpability! :'''Murray Bauman''': You're being naive, Nancy! Those people... they're not wired like me and you, okay? They don't spend their lives trying to get a look at what's behind the curtain. ''[chuckles]'' They ''like'' the curtain. It provides them stability, comfort, definition. This... this would open the curtain, and open the curtain behind ''that'' curtain, okay? So the ''minute'' someone with an ounce of authority calls "bullshit", everyone will nod their heads and say, "See? Ha! I knew it! It ''was'' bullshit!" That is, if you even get their attention at all! :'''Nancy''': So you're saying we did all this for ''nothing?'' :'''Murray Bauman''': I'm saying, I'm thinking! ''[takes a gulp of vodka, grimaces]'' Oof! :''[he goes back to the kitchen, starts opening a bottle of club soda, then pauses; Jonathan turns to Nancy]'' :'''Jonathan''': This is ridiculous. :'''Murray Bauman''':... That's it. That's it! :'''Nancy''': What's it? :'''Murray Bauman''': It's just too strong. Too strong! ''[adds soda to his vodka, takes a sip and nods]'' Better. :''[He adds more soda, takes another drink. He nods, then looks up at Nancy.]'' :'''Murray Bauman''': ...''Perfect. [grins]'' :'''Nancy''': ''[suddenly smiles]'' We water it down! :'''Murray Bauman''': ''[points at her]'' Precisely! :'''Jonathan''': Wait, what? :'''Murray Bauman''': Your story. We moderate it. Just like this drink here. We make it more ''tolerable. [starts pouring more vodka sodas] Perhaps'' Barbara was exposed to some... dangerous toxins. :'''Nancy''': A leak from the lab! Like, Three Mile Island, or something. :'''Murray Bauman''': Something scary, but familiar! ''[passes her and Jonathan drinks]'' Close enough, that it hits the man right where it hurts. :'''Nancy''': And those assholes that killed Barb... :'''Murray Bauman''': They'll go down. ''[lifts his glass in a toast, Jonathan and Nancy follow suit]'' === ''Chapter Six: The Spy'' [2.06] === :'''Steve''': Alright, so let me get this straight: you kept something that you ''knew'' was probably dangerous in order impress a girl? Who, you you just met? :'''Dustin''': Alright, that's ''grossly'' oversimplifying things :'''Steve''': I mean, why would a girl like some nasty slug, anyway? :'''Dustin''': An inter-dimensional slug?! Because it's ''awesome''. :'''Steve''': Well, even if she thought it was cool, which she didn't, I- I just... I don't know, I just feel like you're trying way too hard, man. :'''Dustin''': Well, not everyone can have your perfect hair, alright?! :'''Steve''': It's not about the ''hair'', man. The key with girls is just... acting like you don't care. :'''Dustin''': Even if you do? :'''Steve''': Yeah, exactly. Drives 'em nuts. :'''Dustin''': Then what? :'''Steve''': You just wait, until uh... until you feel it. ''[elbows him]'' :'''Dustin''': Feel what? :'''Steve''': It's like before it's gonna storm, you know? You can't see it, but you can feel it, this, uh... electricity, you know? :'''Dustin''': Oh, like in the electromagnetic field, with the clouds in the atmosphere- :'''Steve''': No, no, no, no, no. Like a, like a sexual electricity. :'''Dustin''': Oh. :'''Steve''': You feel ''that'', and then you make your move. :'''Dustin''': So that's when you kiss her? :'''Steve''': No, whoa, whoa! Slow down, Romeo. :'''Dustin''': Sorry. :'''Steve''': Sure, okay, some girls... yeah, they want you to be aggressive, you know? Strong, hot and heavy, like a... I don't know, like a lion. But others, you gotta be slow, you gotta be stealthy. Like a... like a ninja. :'''Dustin''': What type is Nancy? :'''Steve''': ''[shortly]'' Nancy's different. She's different than the other girls. :'''Dustin''': Yeah, she seems pretty special, I guess. :'''Steve''': Yeah. Yeah, she is. :'''Dustin''': But... this girl's special too, you know? It's just, like... something about her. :'''Steve''': Whoa whoa whoa, hey. You're not falling in love with this girl, are you? :'''Dustin''': No, no. :'''Steve''': Okay, good. Don't. :'''Dustin''': I won't. :'''Steve''': She's only gonna break your heart, and you're way too young for that shit. <hr width="50%"/> : '''Hopper:''' Hey, it's, uh It's me. I know that I've been gone too long, and, uh... It's- I just, I want you to know that it's not about you and it's not about our fight. Okay? Something came up, and I will... I will explain it all when I see you. I just I want you to know that I'm not mad. I'm just sorry. About everything. I... I don't want you to get hurt at all. And I don't wanna lose you. Just make sure you heat up some real food. Not just Eggos. And I want you to eat all the peas, even if they're mushy and gross. And I will be home soon. === ''Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister'' [2.07] === :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': I'm looking for my sister. :'''Axel''': Aww, [[w:Shirley Temple|Shirley Temple]] lost her sister; ''so'' sad. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': I saw her. Here. ''[reaches into her bag]'' :'''Funshine''': Uh-uh! Hand outta pocket. ''Slow''. :''[El holds out the photo]'' :'''Axel''': Gimme that shit. :''[He grabs it, then stares at El in shock]'' :'''Mick''': Is that Kali? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': "Kali?" :'''Axel''': How'd you find us? Who else knows you're here? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': No one. :'''Axel''': So what, then? Poof? You just show up like magic, with that picture? :'''Mick''': Stay calm, she's just a kid. :'''Axel''': A kid who could get us all killed! ''[draws a switchblade]'' If I have to ask again, Shirley, you're gonna start losing things, startin' with those pretty little ''locks'' of yours, yeah? :'''Mick''': Come on, Axe, put down the knife! :'''Axel''': How did you find us?! :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': I saw her. :'''Mick''': Axe! :'''Axel''': ''[grabs El's arm and raises the knife]'' That's not an answer! :''[He sees dozens of spiders crawling up his arm, though no one else can]'' :'''Axel''': Jesus, Jesus Christ! Get off! Shit, Shit! :''[he drops the knife and swats at himself, as El and the others stare at him]'' :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': You're a ''terrible'' dancer, Axel. :''[She walks down the stairs and approaches them]'' :'''Axel''': I told you, stay outta my head! :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': So we're threatening little girls now, are we? :'''Axel''': She knows about you! :'''Dottie''': She had this. :''[She hands the picture to Kali]'' :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': Where did you get this? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': ''[takes it back]'' Mama. :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': Your mother gave this to you? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': In her... dream circle. :'''Axel''': ''[scoffs]'' "Dream circle". I think she's a schizo or something. :'''Mick''': Says she's looking for her sister. :'''Axel''': Yeah, like I said, schizo. :''[He tries to pick up his knife, but El summons it with her powers]'' :'''Mick''': Jesus! :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': ''[handing Kali the knife]'' I saw you. In the rainbow room. :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': What is your name? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': Jane. :''[Kali rolls up El's sleeve, revealing her tattoo reading 011. El rolls up Kali's sleeve, revealing a tattoo reading 008.]'' :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': Sister. :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': Sister. :''[They embrace]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': And this... memory your mother shared, that is your only memory of me? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': Yes. :'''Kali Prasad/Eleven''': And how long have you been with this... Policeman? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': Three hundred and twenty-seven days. :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': And this policeman, he ''thinks'' he can work out some sort of deal with these men to set you free? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': Yes. He says soon. :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': He's naive, then. We will always be monsters to them, do you understand? ''[El nods sadly]'' Now let me guess: your policeman, he also stops you from using your gifts? ''[El nods]'' What you can do... is ''incredible''. It makes you very special, Jane. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': Wait. Do ''you'' have a gift? :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': Different. I can make people see, or not see, whatever I choose. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': Is that why you made the man with the crazy hair dance? :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': ''[laughs]'' Axel is not so fond of spiders, so... :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': You made him see spiders? :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': ''[nods]'' But it doesn't have to be scary. :''[She opens her hand and conjures an illusion of a butterfly that changes colors]'' :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': This butterfly, it isn't real. I've just convinced your mind it is. Think of it as a kind of... magic. :''[She closes her hand around the butterfly, then opens her fingers to show it has vanished]'' :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': Are ''you'' real? :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': ''[smiles]'' Yes, I'm real. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': Everyone you see here was in some way responsible for what happened to us. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''':... You hurt the Bad Men? :'''Dottie''': (''sarcastically'') No, we just... give 'em a pat on the back. :''[Montage of Kali's gang killing a former member of Hawkins Labs]'' :'''Jane Ives''': You... kill them? :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': They're criminals. We simply make them pay for their crimes. :'''Axel''': Damn, Shirley, what's the matter? You look like you've seen a ghost. :'''Dottie''': We can't ''all'' be fighters, I guess. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': ''I'm'' a fighter. I've killed. :''[Flashback of El killing the federal agents who tried to capture her]'' :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': And these men you killed, did they... deserve it? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': They hurt me. :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': And they ''still'' want to hurt you. To hurt us. We're just making the first move. Come. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': I was once just like you, you know that? But that's why I'm hard on you, because I ''see'' in you my past mistakes. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': ''[sharply]'' They were ''kids''. :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': Does that excuse that man's sins? Were we not also children? (''El looks away'') I remember the day I came to the rainbow room, and you were... gone. So, when my gifts were strong enough, I used them to escape, and I ran. I ran away as far as I could. And it was there, far away, that I... I found a place to hide. A family. A ''home''. Just like you and your policeman. But... they couldn't help me. So, eventually, I lost them, too. So, I decided to play the part; to stop hiding. To ''use'' my gifts against those who hurt us. You're now faced with the same choice, Jane: go back into hiding and hope they don't find you, or fight, and face them again. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': Face who? :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': The man who calls himself our father. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': ''[shakes her head]'' Papa is... ''dead''. :'''Dr. Martin Brenner''': That man tonight disagreed. :''[El spins around and sees an illusion of Brenner that Kali is projecting into her mind]'' :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': ''[stands up]'' You're not real. :'''Martin Brenner (illusion)''': All this time, and you haven't looked for me? Why? Because you thought I was dead? Or because you were afraid of what you might find? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': ''[in tears]'' ''Go away''. :'''Martin Brenner (illusion)''': You have to confront your pain. You have a ''wound'', Eleven, a terrible wound. And it's festering. Do you remember what that means? Festering? It means... a ''rot''. And it will grow. Spread. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': ''Get out of my head.'' :'''Martin Brenner (illusion)''': And eventually, it will kill you. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': ''GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!'' :''[The illusion vanishes, Kali kneels in front of a sobbing El]'' :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': This isn't a prison, Jane. You're always free to return to your policeman. Or stay, and avenge your mother. Let us heal our wounds. Together. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Kali's gang are about to flee after the cops raid their hideout]'' :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': Jane, get in. :''[El recalls her visions of Mike and Hopper in trouble]'' :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': I'm sorry. I'm sorry, but I have to go back. My friends... my friends are in danger. :'''Axel''': This isn't time for a talk! We gotta go right now! :'''Kali Prasad/Eight''': Your mother sent you here for a ''reason'', remember? We belong together. There's nothing for you back there; they cannot save you, Jane! :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': No...But ''I'' can save them. === ''Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer'' [2.08] === :'''Sam Owens''': ''[indicating a map]'' This is us, and this is the nearest exit. But even if we somehow make it there, there's no way out. :'''Hopper''': What do you mean? :'''Sam Owens''': The locks are fail secure. :'''Joyce''': "Fail secure?" :'''Sam Owens''': If there's a power outage, the building goes on full lockdown. :'''Bob''': Can it be unlocked remotely? :'''Sam Owens''': With a computer, sure, but somebody's gotta re-set the breakers. :'''Hopper''': Where are the breakers? :'''Sam Owens''': Breakers are in the basement, three floors down. :''[Hopper heads for the door]'' :'''Bob''': Hey, where are you going? :'''Hopper''': To reset the breakers. :'''Bob''': Okay, then what? :'''Hopper''': Then we get the Hell out of here. :'''Bob''': No, then the power comes back on. If you wanna unlock the doors, you have to completely reboot the computer system, and then override the security codes with a manual input. :'''Hopper''': Fine, how do I do that? :'''Bob''': You can't! Not unless you know BASIC. :'''Hopper''': I don't know what that means. :'''Mike''': It's a computer-program language. :'''Hopper''': Alright, teach it to me. :'''Bob''': ''[sarcastically]'' Shall I teach you ''French'' while I'm at it, Jim? How 'bout a little German? How 'bout you, Doc? You speak BASIC? :'''Sam Owens''': No. :'''Bob''': Okay... I got this. I got this. :'''Joyce''': No, Bob. :'''Bob''': It's okay. ''[hugs her]'' It's gonna be okay. Remember: Bob Newby, superhero. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mike''': Did you guys know that Bob was the original founder of Hawkins AV Club? :'''Lucas''': Really? :'''Mike''': He petitioned the school to start it, and everything. And then he had a fund-raiser for equipment. Mr. Clarke learned ''everything'' from him. Pretty awesome, right? :'''Dustin''': Yeah. :'''Mike''': We can't let him die in vain. :'''Dustin''': Well, what do you wanna do, Mike? Alright, the Chief's right on this; we can't stop those Demo-dogs on our own. :'''Max''': "Demo-dogs?" :'''Dustin''': Demogorgon, dogs. Demo-dogs. It's like a compound, it's like a play on words- :'''Max''': ''Okay''. :'''Dustin''': I mean, when it was just Dart, maybe. :'''Lucas''': But there's an ''army'' now. :'''Dustin''': Precisely. :'''Mike''': ''His'' army. :'''Steve''': What do you mean? :'''Mike''': ''[holding up the drawing of the Shadow Monster]'' ''His'' army! Maybe if we stop him, we can stop his army too. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Joyce''': ''[to a possessed Will]'' Do you know what March 22nd is? It's your birthday. ''Your'' birthday. When you turned eight, I gave you that huge box of crayons, do you remember that? It was 120 colors. And all your friends, they got you ''Star Wars'' toys, but all you wanted to do was... draw with all your new colors. And you drew this big spaceship, but it wasn't from a movie, it-it was ''your'' spaceship. A "rainbow ship" is what you called it. And you, you must have used every color in the box. I... I took that with me to Melvald's, and I put it up, and I told ''everyone'' who came in, "My son drew this." And you were so embarrassed. ''[chuckles tearfully]'' But I was so proud. I was so, so proud. :'''Jonathan''': ''[going to sit opposite him]'' Do you remember the day Dad left? We stayed up all night, building Castle Byers, just the way you drew it. And it took ''so'' long, because you were so bad at hammering. You'd miss the nail every time. And then it started raining, but we stayed out there anyway. We were both sick for like a week, after that. But we just had to finish it, didn't we? We just had to. :''[Will's fingers begin tapping on the chair]'' :'''Mike''': Do you remember the first day we met? It was... it was the first day of kindergarten. I knew nobody. I had no friends, and...I just felt so alone, and so scared, but... I saw you on the swings, and you were alone, too. You were just swinging by yourself. And I just walked up to you, and...I asked. I asked if you wanted to be my friend. And you said yes. You said yes. It was the best thing I've ever done. :'''Joyce''': Will, baby... if you're in there, just please... please talk to us. Please, honey, please, can you do that for me? Please. I love you so much. :'''Will''': ''[as the Shadow Monster]'' Let me go. :''[Hopper notices that Will's finger-tapping is Morse Code]'' === ''Chapter Nine: The Gate'' [2.09] === :'''Mike''': Eleven? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': Mike?! :''[They embrace tearfully]'' :'''Max''': Is that... :''[Lucas and Dustin nod, both staring at Eleven]'' :'''Mike''': I ''never'' gave up on you. I called you every night. Every night, for... :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': Three hundred and fifty-three days. ''[Mike looks shocked]'' I heard. :'''Mike''': Why didn't you tell me you were there? That you were okay? :'''Hopper''': Because I wouldn't let her. ''[to Eleven]'' The Hell is this? Where you been? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': Where've ''you'' been?! :''[She and Hopper embrace]'' :'''Mike''': You've been hiding her. You've been hiding her this whole time! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Hopper''': So what, we're just not gonna talk about it, huh? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': About what? :'''Hopper''': Oh, I don't know. I'm just curious why, all of a sudden, you look like some kinda MTV punk? ''[pause]'' I'm not mad, kid. I just wanna know where you've been.That's all. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': To see Mama. :'''Hopper''': Okay. How'd you get there? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': A truck. :'''Hopper''': "A truck?" :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': A big truck. :'''Hopper''': "A big truck?" Whose truck was it? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': A man's. :'''Hopper''': A ''man's?'' :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': A nice man. :'''Hopper''': Okay. So, let me just get this straight in my head: so, a ''nice man'' in a ''big truck'', he drove you to your mama's? And then what, your- your aunt Becky gave you those clothes and that makeup?! :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': I... I shouldn't have left. :'''Hopper''': Hmm-mm, No. No, this isn't on you, kid. I should've been there. I should never have lied to you about your mom... or about when you could leave. A lot of things I shouldn't have done. Sometimes, I feel like I'm... like I'm just some kinda black hole or something. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': "Black hole?" :'''Hopper''': Yeah, it's a... y'know, it's this thing in outer space. It's like... it sucks everything towards it and destroys it. Sarah had a picture book about outer space, she loved it. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': Who's Sarah? :'''Hopper''': Sarah? Sarah's my girl. ''[looks at her]'' She's my little girl. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': Where is she? :'''Hopper''': Well, that's kinda the thing, kid. She, uh... well, she left us. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': ''Gone''. :'''Hopper''': Yeah. The black hole. It got her. And, somehow... I've just been scared, you know. I've just been scared that it would take ''you'', too. I guess that's why I get... so mad. ''[shakes his head]'' I'm so sorry. For everything. I can be so... so... :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': ''Stupid.'' :'''Hopper''': ''[chuckles]'' Yeah... stupid. Just really stupid. :''[Eleven squeezes his hand]'' :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': I've been stupid, too. :'''Hopper''': I guess we broke our rule. ''[Eleven smiles tearfully]'' I don't hate it, by the way. This whole... look. Kinda cool. :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': ''[smirks]'' Bitchin'. :'''Hopper''': Okay, sure. ''[smiles]'' "Bitchin'". <hr width="50%"/> :'''Sam Owens''': Chief-o! :'''Hopper''': How's the leg? :'''Sam Owens''': Better! Though I'm pretty sure my ''football'' career is over. ''[offers half his sandwich]'' Hey, you want some of this? There's no way I'm gonna finish it. :'''Hopper''': No. I'm, uh, I'm on a diet. :'''Sam Owens''': Well, you're a better man than me. Hey, I got a little something for you. :''[He hands him an envelope; Hopper opens it to find an altered birth certificate for Eleven, naming her as Jane "Hopper"]'' :'''Sam Owens''': Congratulations, Pops. :'''Hopper''': I thought... :'''Sam Owens''': Sometimes, I impress even myself. Still, I'd let things cool off for a while, if I were you. :'''Hopper''': How long's a while? :'''Sam Owens''': You wanna be safe, I'd give it a year. :'''Hopper''': A ''year?'' ''[he takes the sandwich and bites into it]'' What about one night out? :'''Sam Owens''': One night? :'''Hopper''': Yeah. How risky would that be? :'''Sam Owens''': What's so important about one night? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Nancy notices Dustin crying after being rudely rejected by two girls at the Snow Ball]'' :'''Nancy''': Hey. :'''Dustin''': Hey. :'''Nancy''': ''[offers her hand]'' Wanna dance? :'''Dustin''': What? :'''Nancy''': Come on, let's go. Here. ''[she puts his hands on her waist]'' Mm-hm. Closer. :''[Dustin hesitantly moves closer]'' :'''Nancy''': ''[smiles]'' A ''little'' closer. Okay. Now, feel the music, the rhythm. Start to move to it... Yeah, there. :'''Dustin''': Good? :'''Nancy''': That's good, yeah. You know, out of all my brother's friends... you're my favorite. You've always been my favorite. :'''Dustin''': ''[grins]'' Really? :'''Nancy''': Yeah. :''[They glance at the girls who rejected Dustin, who are staring at them]'' :'''Nancy''': Girls this age are... dumb. But, you give 'em a few years... and they'll wise up. You're gonna drive 'em nuts. :'''Dustin''': You think so? :'''Nancy''': Oh, I ''know'' so. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mike meets Eleven at the Snow Ball]'' :'''Mike''': Do you want to dance? :'''Jane Ives/Eleven''': I... don't know how. :'''Mike''': I don't either. Do you want to figure it out? :''[Eleven nods]'' == Season 3 == === ''Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?'' [3.01] === :'''Lucas''': ''[about Eleven and Mike]'' They do this every time! :'''Max''': It's romantic! :'''Will''': It's gross! :'''Dustin''': It's bullshit! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Billy''': ''[to Karen Wheeler]'' You know, I could uh, teach you if like. I know all the styles. Freestyle... butterfly... breast stroke. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Hopper''': Maybe I should just kill Mike. I'm the chief of police, I could cover it up. === ''Chapter Two: The Mall Rats'' [3.02] === :'''Eleven''': ''[breaking up with Mike]'' I dump your ass. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lucas''': ''[to Mike]'' I'm not gonna lie, it's gonna be bad. But you can fix this. It's just one little mistake. I've made hundreds, thousands. Max has dumped me five times. But what have I done? Huh? Have I despaired? No. I've marched back into battle, and I've won her back every single freaking time. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Hopper, having been stood up by Joyce, moves to leave the restaurant with a bottle of wine]'' :'''Waiter''': Sir, I'm afraid no alcohol is allowed off the premises. :'''Hopper''': ''[blows raspberry]'' I can do anything I want. I'm the chief of police. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Steve''': I gotta keep in shape for the ladies. :'''Robin''': Yeah, and how's that working out for you? :'''Steve''': Ignore her. :'''Dustin''': She seems cool. :'''Steve''': She's not. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Robin''': So I guess that confirms your suspicion. :'''Dustin''': Evil Russians. :'''Robin''': I can't believe I'm about to agree with this strange child, but, yeah, totally evil Russians. === ''Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard'' [3.03] === :'''Mike''': ''[to Will]'' El is not stupid! It's not my fault you don't like girls! ''[pause]'' Look, I wasn't trying to be a jerk. It's just that we're not kids anymore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Max''': But here's the thing. When Billy is alone with a girl they make like really crazy noises. :'''Eleven''': They scream? :'''Max''': Yeah, but like, happy screams. :'''Eleven''': Happy screams what is happy screams? :'''Max''': It's like... I'm just gonna lend you my mom's Cosmo. === ''Chapter Four: The Sauna Test'' [3.04] === :'''Dustin''': ''[about a ventilation shaft]'' I'll fit. Trust me. No collar bones, remember? :'''Robin''': Uh, excuse me? :'''Steve''': Oh, he's, uh Yeah, he's got some disease. Chry, uh, It's chrydo, um... something. Yeah, I dunno. He's missing bones and stuff. He can bend like Gumbo. :'''Robin''': You mean Gumby. :'''Steve''': I'm pretty sure it's Gumbo. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dustin''': Don't you love your country? :'''Erica''': You can't spell "America" without "Erica". <hr width="50%"/> :'''Erica''': Commence Operation Child Endangerment. :'''Robin''': Can we maybe not call it that? === ''Chapter Five: The Flayed'' [3.05] === :'''Joyce''': What is your problem? We have had a very long day. We've been shot at, nearly blown up, walked god knows how many miles in 100 degree heat, stole a car, all while being chased by this gigantic psychopath, all so we could bring HIM to YOU because somehow you're the closest person who speaks Russian, which I can't believe but that doesn't matter because unfortunately we're here, so if you don't mind put that thing away, stop behaving like a jackass, and ask him what he's doing that is making my magnets fall off my damn fridge! Please! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mike''': What are they still doing in there? :'''Lucas''': I don't know. Girls just like hanging out in bathrooms. :'''Mike''': Why? :'''Lucas''': I mean, I don't know. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. Alexei''': ''[in Russian]'' Get that out of my face, you bald American pig. :'''Murray''': ''[in Russian]'' I may be bald, but you're the one in handcuffs, Soviet scum. === ''Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum'' [3.06] === :'''Murray''': I don't understand what he's saying. :'''Joyce''': I thought you were fluent. :'''Murray''': Oh, I'm sorry. Are my free translation services not good enough for you? Because you can just go ahead and file your complaint right up my ass! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Murray''': ''[translating for Alexei, speaking to Hopper]'' He says he likes your courage. You remind him of a fat Rambo. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dustin''': Holy shit - you're a nerd! :'''Erica''': Come again? :'''Dustin''': You... are... a... nerd! :'''Erica''': Okay, you better take that back, nerd! :'''Dustin''': Can't put the truth back in the box. :'''Erica''': But it's not the truth. :'''Dustin''': Let's examine the facts, shall we? Fact one: you're a math whiz, apparently... :'''Erica''': That was a pretty straightforward equation. :'''Dustin''': Fact two: you're a political junkie... :'''Erica''': Just because I don't agree with communism as an ideology... :'''Dustin''': ''[holding up her backpack]'' Fact number three: you LOVE 'My Little Pony.' :'''Erica''': And what does 'My Little Pony' have to do with this? :'''Dustin''': Let's recall the ponies' latest adventure, shall we? The evil centaur team and Tyrek turns Applejack into a dragon at Midnight Castle, and Megan and the other ponies have to use Moochik's magic to defeat his rainbow of darkness, saving them from a lifetime of enslavement. All the pink in the world can't disguise the irrefutable fact that centaurs and castles and dragons and magic are all standard nerd tropes. Ergo, 'My Little Pony' is nerdy, ergo, you, Erica, are a nerd. :'''Erica''': And how do YOU know so much about 'My Little Pony?' :'''Dustin''': Because, I'm a nerd. ''[finishes shutting off the fan]'' Let's go... Nerd. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Billy''': ''[Mindflayer speaking through Billy]'' You shouldn't have looked for me. Because now I see you. Now we can all see you. ''You'' let us in. And now, you are going to have to let us stay. Don't you see? All this time, we've been building it. We've been building it, for you. All that work. All that ''pain''. All of it... for you. And now it's time. Time to end it. And we're going to end you and when you are gone we are going to end your friends. :'''Eleven''': ''[screams]'' No! :'''Billy''': And then we are going to end... everyone. :''[Billy sheds tear]'' :'''Eleven''': ''[screams]'' Get away! === ''Chapter Seven: The Bite'' [3.07] === :'''Dustin''': Are you gonna die on us? :'''Robin''': We all die, my strange little child friend. It's just a matter of how and when. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Robin''': Do you remember what I said about Click's class? About me being jealous and, like, obsessed? Yeah. :'''Steve''': Yeah. :'''Robin''': It isn't because I had a crush on you. It's because she wouldn't stop staring at you. :'''Steve''': Mrs. Click? :''[Robin laughs to herself]'' :'''Robin''': Tammy Thompson. I wanted her to look at me. But she couldn't pull her eyes away from you and your stupid hair. And I didn't understand, because you would get bagel crumbs all over the floor. And you asked dumb questions. And you were a douchebag. And-and you didn't even like her and I would go home and just scream into my pillow. :'''Steve''': But Tammy Thompson's a girl. :'''Robin''': ''[softly]'' Steve. :'''Steve''': Yeah? ''[He sees Robin's expression]'' Oh. Oh. Holy cow. :'''Robin''': Yeah. Holy cow. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Max''': ''[to Nancy, who is bandaging El's wound]'' Whoah, hey, what are you doing? :'''Nancy''': Cleaning the wound? :'''Max''': No, first we need to stop the bleeding, then clean, then disinfect, then bandage. :''[everyone stares at her]'' :'''Max''': I skateboard, trust me. === ''Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt'' [3.08] === :'''Hopper''': ''[to Mike and Eleven]'' There's something I've been wanting to talk to you both about - and I know this is a difficult conversation. But I care about you both very much. And I know you care about each other very much and that's why it's important that we set these boundaries moving forward so we can build an environment, where we ALL feel comfortable, trusted and open to sharing our feelings. Feelings. Jesus. The truth is, for so long, I'd forgotten what those even were. I've been stuck in one place - in a cave, you might say. A deep dark cave. And then, I left some Eggos out in the woods and you came into my life and... for the first time in a long time, I started to feel things again. I started to feel happy. But lately, I guess I've been feeling... distant from you. Like you're pulling away from me or something. I miss playing board games every night, making triple-decker Eggo extravaganzas at sunrise, watching westerns together before we doze off. But I know you're getting older, growing, changing. And I guess... if i'm being really honest, that's what scares me. I don't want things to change. So I think maybe that's why I came here, to try to maybe... stop that change. To turn back the clock. To make things go back to how they were. But I know that's naive. It's just... not how life works. It's moving. Always moving whether you like it or not. And yeah, sometimes it's painful. Sometimes it's sad and sometimes it's surprising. Happy. So you know what? Keep on growing up, kid. Don't let me stop you. Make mistakes, learn from 'em, and when life hurts you - because it will - remember the hurt. The hurt is good. It means you're out of that cave. But, please, if you don't mind, for the sake of your poor old dad, keep the door open three inches. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Suzie''': Dusty-bun? :'''Erica''': "Dusty-bun"? :'''Suzie''': Where have you been? :'''Dustin''': I'm so, so sorry. I--I've been really busy uh, trying to save the world from Russians and monsters. :'''Suzie''': Of course you have. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Suzie''': I haven't heard from you in a week, and now you want a mathematical equation that you should know so you can save the world? :'''Dustin''': Suzie-poo, I promise, I will make it up to you as soon as possible. :'''Suzie''': You can make it up to me now. :'''Dustin''': What? :'''Suzie''': I want to hear it. :'''Dustin''': Not right now. :'''Suzie''': Yes, now, Dusty-bun. :'''Dustin''': Suzie-poo, this is urgent. :'''Suzie''': Yes, yes, you're saving the world, I heard you the first time, but Ged is also saving Earthsea and he's about to confront the shadow, so this is Suzie, signing off. :'''Dustin''': Wait, wait, wait! Okay. Okay. Shit. ''[He starts nervously singing The Neverending Story by Limahl]'' Turn around Look at what you see... <hr width="50%"/> :''[Will puts his "Dungeons & Dragons" rulebooks in a box]'' :'''Mike''': Whoa, dude. That's the donation box. :'''Will''': I know. I'll just use yours when I come back. I mean, if we still want to play. :'''Mike''': Yeah but what if you want to join another party? :'''Will''': Not possible. :''[a touched Mike grins. Will returns the smile]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Eleven''': Did you talk to your mom? About Thanksgiving? :'''Mike''': Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I got the okay. I'll be there. And then I was thinking maybe you could come up here for Christmas. And Will too. You can come here before or after Christmas or whatever Mrs. Byers wants but I was thinking Christmas Day could be super fun because we'd all have cool new presents to play with and, uh... ''[chuckles]'' Sorry, that made me sound like a seven-year-old. :'''Eleven''': I like presents too. :'''Mike''': Yeah, cool. Yeah. I like... I like presents too. :''[...]'' :'''Eleven''': Mike? :'''Mike''': Yeah? :'''Eleven''': Remember that day… at the cabin, you were talking to Max? :'''Mike''': Um … I don't think I follow. :'''Eleven''': You talked about your-- your feelings, your heart. :'''Mike''': Oh. Oh, yeah, that. Man, that was so long ago. Um … That was really heat of the moment stuff, and we were arguing and… I don't really remember… What did I say, exactly? :'''Eleven''': Mike… I love you too. :''[Eleven moves closer and kisses Mike]'' == Season 4 == === ''Chapter One: The Hellfire Club'' [4.01] === <small>Note: This episode is 1 hour and 18 minutes in length.</small> :'''Lucas''': If I get in good with these guys, I'll be in the popular crowd, and then you guys will be too. :'''Mike''': Has it ever occurred to you that we don't want to be popular? :'''Lucas''': So you wanna be stuck with the nerds and freaks for three more years? :'''Dustin''': We ARE nerds and freaks! === ''Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse'' [4.02] === <small>Note: This episode is 1 hour and 17 minutes in length.</small> :''[a frightened Eddie pins Steve to the wall with a broken bottle to his throat]'' :'''Dustin''': Eddie! Eddie! It's me. It's Dustin. This is Steve. He's not gonna hurt you, right, Steve? :'''Steve''': Right. Yeah. :'''Dustin''': Steve, why don't you drop the oar? :''[Steve does so, but Eddie holds the broken bottle closer to Steve's throat]'' :'''Dustin''': He's cool. He's cool. :'''Steve''': ''[choked]'' I'm cool, man. I'm cool. :'''Eddie''': What are you doing here? :'''Dustin''': We're looking for you. :'''Robin''': We're here to help. :'''Dustin''': Eddie, these are my friends. You know Robin, from band. :''[She imitates playing the trumpet]'' :'''Dustin''': This is my friend Max. The one who never wants to play D&D. :''[Max gives Eddie a half-hearted wave]'' :'''Dustin''': Eddie, we're on your side. I swear on my mother. Right, guys? :'''Max''': Yes. Yes, we swear. :'''Robin''': On Dustin's mother. :'''Steve''': Yeah, Dustin's... Dustin's mother. :''[after a tense pause, Eddie finally releases Steve]'' === ''Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero'' [4.03] === :'''Steve''': Always the babysitter. Always the goddamn babysitter! === ''Chapter Four: Dear Billy'' [4.04] === <small>Note: This episode is 1 hour and 18 minutes in length.</small> :'''Max''': Dear Billy, I don't know if you can even hear this. Two years ago, I would have said, "That's ridiculous, impossible." But that was before I found out about alternate dimensions and monsters, so... I'm just going to stop assuming that I know anything. So much has happened since you left. Your dad was a total mess. He and my mom started getting into fights. Bad fights. I don't think he could stand being here without you. So he left. And he didn't leave Mom much. She's taken an extra job, and we moved to that lovely trailer park off Kerley. Basically, ever since you left, everything's been... a total disaster. And the worst part is, I can't tell anyone why you're gone. I can't tell them that you saved El's life. That you saved my life. I play that moment back in my head all the time. And sometimes I imagine myself running to you, pulling you away. I imagine that if I had, that you would still be here. And everything would be... everything would be right again. I imagine that we... that we could've become friends. Good friends, like... like a real brother and sister. And I know that's stupid. You hated me. I hated you. But I thought that maybe... maybe we could try again. But that's not what happened. I just... I stood there and I watched. For a while, I tried to be happy. Normal. But I... I think that maybe a part of me died that day too. And I haven't told anyone this. I... I just can't. But I had to tell you. Before it's too late. If you can even hear this. I really hope that you can. I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry, Billy. Love, your shitty little sister, Max. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Victor Creel''': This demon, it was taunting me. And I was sure it would take me, just as he'd taken my Virginia. But then... I heard... another voice. At first I believed it was an angel. And I... I followed her, only to find myself... in a nightmare far worse. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mike''': Thanks, by the way. :'''Will''': For what? :'''Mike''': For knocking some sense into me. I mean, I was being a total self-pitying idiot. :'''Will''': I didn't say it. :'''Mike''': You didn't have to. ''[chuckles]'' Hey, also about the last few days... :'''Will''': You don't have to say anything. I... I was being a total jerk to El. I deserved it. :'''Mike''': No. No, no, no. You didn't deserve anything. Listen, the truth is the last year has been weird, you know? And I mean, you know, Max and Lucas and Dustin, they're... they're great. They're great. It's just... It's Hawkins. It's not the same without you. And I feel like maybe I was worrying too much about El, and I don't know, maybe I feel like I lost you or something. Does that make sense? :''[Will nods]'' :'''Mike''': I have no idea what's gonna happen next. But, whatever it is, I... I think we should work together. I think it'll be easier if we're... we're a team. Friends. Best friends. :'''Will''': ''[touched; close to tears]'' Cool. :'''Mike''': ''[smiles]'' Cool. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Robin''': Hatch said that music can reach parts of the brain that words can't. So maybe that's the key, a lifeline. A lifeline back to reality. It's worth a shot. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lucas''': I thought we lost you. :'''Max''': I'm still... I'm still here. I'm still here. === ''Chapter Five: The Nina Project'' [4.05] === <small>Note: This episode is 1 hour and 16 minutes in length.</small> :'''Mike''': I should have explained myself. Cause maybe Eleven would have taken me with her and things would have been different then. But I didn't know what to say. :'''Will''': Sometimes, I think it's just scary to open up like that. To say how you really feel. Especially to the people you care about the most. Because what if... what if they don't like the truth? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Hopper''': I used to think I was cursed. Ever since I was 18. Got some letter of induction in the mail. Uncle Sam wants me to go fight some war in the jungle. Charlie's moving south like a plague 'cause of commie bastards like you, and... you know, I'm happy enough to go. Prove to my old man I'm not the piece of shit he thinks I am. I get over there, I must test well, and they put me in the Chemical Corps. There I am. I'm just... a kid, you know. I'm 18 years old, 8,000 miles away, and I'm mixing up these... 55-gallon drums of Agent Orange. With just these kitchen gloves, you know? We used to clean out these buffalo turbines after a run and just be inhaling the stuff. No masks, nothing. "It's not chemical warfare. It's just herbicide to kill plants. Harmless." That's what they told us. And then I got back to real life, and these guys I worked with, the ones that made it back, they started trying to get back to normal, you know? Having families. And then things started going wrong. Kids born stillborn. Dead in the womb. Crooked spines, eyes popped out. The horror... followed us, clung to us. My wife Diane, she wanted a baby. I did too. We had a baby, and she was, um... She was born healthy. She was perfect, you know. Sara. And then she died. It wasn't an easy death. She... suffered. I knew the risks, but I, um... I hid them. And then Diane left me. She didn't blame me. Not with words. After that, I was just... I just hid myself in drugs and alcohol. And then people started coming into my life. This girl El, and Joyce just happened, and I told myself they needed me. But that wasn't true. That's a lie. They didn't need me. I needed them. I needed them. You were right, what you said last night. I knew the risks, breaking out of here, but I did it anyway. The minute I sent for Joyce, the minute I sent for her, I sentenced her to death. Just like I did with Sara. Everyone I love, I hurt. See, I was wrong this whole time. I wasn't cursed. I ''am'' the curse. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Robin''': I mean, it's just a clock. Right? Like a normal old clock. :'''Steve''': Why is this wizard obsessed with clocks? Maybe he's, like, a clockmaker or something? :'''Dustin''': I think you cracked the case, Steve. === ''Chapter Six: The Dive'' [4.06] === <small>Note: This episode is 1 hour and 15 minutes in length.</small> :'''Jason Carver''': How do you expect to stop the devil if you don't believe he's real? === ''Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab'' [4.07] === <small>Note: This episode is 1 hour and 38 minutes in length.</small> :'''One''': Like you, I didn't fit in with the other children. Something was wrong with me. All the teachers and the doctors said I was... "Broken," they said. My parents thought a change of scenery, a fresh start in Hawkins, might just cure me. It was absurd. As if the world would be any different here. But then... to my surprise, our new home provided a discovery. And a new found sense of purpose. I found a nest of black widows living inside a vent. Most people fear spiders. They detest them. And yet, I found them endlessly fascinating. More than that, I found a great comfort in them. A kinship. Like me, they are solitary creatures. And deeply misunderstood. They are gods of our world. The most important of all predators. They immobilize and feed on the weak, bringing balance and order to an unstable ecosystem. But the human world was disrupting this harmony. You see, humans are a unique type of pest, multiplying and poisoning our world, all while enforcing a structure of their own. A deeply unnatural structure. Where others saw order, I saw a straitjacket. A cruel, oppressive world dictated by made-up rules. Seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades. Each life a faded, lesser copy of the one before. Wake up, eat, work, sleep, reproduce, and die! Everyone is just waiting. Waiting for it all to be over. All while performing in a silly, terrible play, day after day. I could not do that. I could not close off my mind and join in the madness. I could not pretend. And I realized I didn't have to. I could make my own rules. I could restore balance to a broken world. A predator... but for good. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Hopper''': The last time I was with El, she wanted just about nothing to do with me. I was just in her way, really. I think back to the way I was with my dad at that age. I was the same way. The exact same way. I think it must be hardwired into us to reject our fathers. So we can grow and move on. Become something of our own. I hope that's what she's doing. Coming into her own. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dustin''': Bada-bada-boom! === ''Chapter Eight: Papa'' [4.08] === <small>Note: This episode is 1 hour and 20 minutes in length.</small> :''[Owens is handcuffed and eye to eye with Jack Sullivan, who's preparing to order a sharpshooter to take out Eleven.] '' :'''Owens''': Jack, don't do this. I'm begging you. :''[Jack doesn't say anything for a few seconds, as if considering...then...] '' :'''Sullivan''': ''[over the radio]'' Take it. :'''Owens''': ''[Enraged]'' ''You son of a bitch! No! You son of a bitch!'' === ''Chapter Nine: The Piggyback'' [4.09] === <small>Note: This episode is 2 hours and 19 minutes in length.</small> :'''Eleven''': Max, are you okay? :'''Max''': Huh? :'''Eleven''': Are you okay? :'''Max''': Yeah. Are you... Are you real? Di... Did I make you? :'''Eleven''': I'm real. :'''Max''': How? :'''Eleven''': I piggybacked from a pizza dough freezer. :'''Max''': What? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Eddie''': I didn't run away this time, right? :'''Dustin''': No. No, no, no, no. You didn't run. :'''Eddie''': You're gonna have to look after those little sheep for me, okay? :'''Dustin''': No, you're gonna do that yourself! :'''Eddie''': Nah, man. Say, "I'm gonna look after them." Say it. :'''Dustin''': I'm... I'm gonna look after... :'''Eddie''': Good. 'Cause I'm actually gonna graduate. I think it's my year, Henderson. I think it's finally my year. I love you, man. :'''Dustin''': I love you too. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dustin''': ''[to Eddie's uncle]'' I wish everyone had gotten to know him. Really know him. Because they would've loved him, Mr. Munson. They would've loved him. Even in the end... he never stopped being Eddie. Despite everything. I never even saw him get mad. He could've run. He could've saved himself. But he fought. He fought and died to protect this town. This town that... hated him. He isn't just innocent... Mr. Munson, he's... he's a hero. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lucas''': ''[to Jason]'' I thought I wanted to be like you. Popular. Normal. But it turns out, normal's just a raging psychopath. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mike''': El? I don't know if you can hear this, but... but if you can, I want you to know I'm here, okay? I'm right here. And... I love you. El, do you hear me? I love you. I'm sorry I don't say it more. I... It's not because I'm scared of you. I'm not. I've never felt that way. Never. But I am scared that one day you'll realize you don't need me anymore. And I thought if I said how I felt, it would somehow make that day hurt more. But the truth is, El, I don't know how to live without you. I feel like my life started that day we found you in the woods. You were wearing that yellow Benny's Burgers T-shirt. And it was so big, it almost swallowed you whole. And I knew right then and there, in that moment, that I loved you. And I've loved you every day since. I love you on your good days. I love you on your bad days. I love you with your powers, I love you without your powers. I love you for exactly who you are. You're my superhero. And... I can't lose you. Okay? Do you hear me? I can't lose you. You can do anything. You can fly. You can move mountains. I believe that. I really do. But right now, you just have to fight. Okay? El. Do you hear me? You need to fight! You have to fight. Fight! FIGHT! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Eleven''': ''[to Vecna, about Max]'' If you touch her again, I will kill you again. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Vecna''': All I needed was someone to open the door. And you did that for me. Without even realizing it. Didn't you? And when you did realize, you chose to resist. So I sought a means to open my own doors. I sought... your power. So, don't you see? Once again, you have freed me. :'''Eleven''': No. You don't have to do this. You can still stop this. :'''Vecna''': It is over, Eleven. Your friends have lost. There is nothing... nothing you can do to stop this now. Hawkins will burn and fall. And the rest of this senseless, broken world. And I will be there. I will be there to pick up the pieces when it does. And remake it into something... beautiful. There was a time when I had hoped to have you by my side. But now I just want you to watch. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Max''': Lucas... :'''Lucas''': Yes, yes I'm here. I'm here. :'''Max''': I... I can't feel or... see anything. :'''Lucas''': I know. I know. It's okay. We're gonna get you help, okay? Just... Just hold on. :'''Max''': Lucas, I'm scared. I'm so scared. I'm so scared. :'''Lucas''': I know. I know. I know. :'''Max''': I don't wanna die. I'm not ready. :'''Lucas''': You're not gonna die. Hang on. :'''Max''': I don't wanna go! I'm not ready. :'''Lucas''': You're not gonna die! Just hang on! Max. Max! Max! No, no, no, Max. Stay with me. Stay with me! Don't go, Max! Max stay with me. Just look at me, Max. Max, look. No. Stay with me, Max. Hang on. Just hang on. Erica, help! Max? Max? Max? Max? Max, stay with me. Max, stay with me. No! No! Max! Max! Please, stay with me! No! Max! Max! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Eleven''': I kept it open. I kept the door open three inches. :'''Hopper''': I know. :'''Eleven''': I never stopped believing. :'''Hopper''': Oh, I know. It's okay. It's okay. It's okay. I'm here. I'm here. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mike''': Let's hope One is dead and rotting. :'''Will''': He's not. Now that I'm here, in Hawkins, I can feel him. And he's hurt. He's hurting. But he's still alive. It's strange, knowing now who it was this whole time, but... I can still remember what he thinks, and how he thinks. And he's not going to stop. Ever. Not until he's taken everything. And everyone. We have to kill him. :'''Mike''': And we will. We will. == Cast == * [[w:Winona Ryder|Winona Ryder]] - Joyce Byers * [[w:David Harbour|David Harbour]] - Jim Hopper * [[w:Finn Wolfhard|Finn Wolfhard]] - Mike Wheeler * [[Millie Bobby Brown]] - [[w:Eleven (Stranger Things)|Eleven]] "El" * [[w:Gaten Matarazzo|Gaten Matarazzo]] - Dustin Henderson * [[w:Caleb McLaughlin|Caleb McLaughlin]] - Lucas Sinclair * [[w:Natalia Dyer|Natalia Dyer]] - Nancy Wheeler * [[w:Charlie Heaton|Charlie Heaton]] - Jonathan Byers * [[w:Cara Buono|Cara Buono]] - Karen Wheeler * [[w:Matthew Modine|Matthew Modine]] - Martin Brenner * [[w:Noah Schnapp|Noah Schnapp]] - Will Byers * [[w:Joe Keery|Joe Keery]] - Steve Harrington * [[w:Sadie Sink|Sadie Sink]] - Maxine "Max" Mayfield * [[w:Dacre Montgomery|Dacre Montgomery]] - Billy Hargrove * [[w:Paul Reiser|Paul Reiser]] - Sam Owens * [[w:Sean Astin|Sean Astin]] - Bob Newby * [[w:Maya_Hawke|Maya Hawke]] - Robin Buckley * [[w:Priah_Ferguson|Priah Ferguson]] - Erica Sinclair * [[w:Joseph Quinn (actor)|Joseph Quinn]] - Eddie Munson * [[w:Brett Gelman|Brett Gelman]] - Murray Bauman * [[w:Mason Dye|Mason Dye]] - Jason Carver == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|4574334|Stranger Things}} * [http://www.magicalquote.com/series/stranger-things/ Stranger Things] quotes at the MagicalQuote [[Category:2010s American drama TV shows]] [[Category:2010s American horror TV shows]] [[Category:2010s American mystery TV shows]] [[Category:2010s American science fiction TV shows]] [[Category:2010s American supernatural TV shows]] [[Category:Current shows]] [[Category:Netflix shows]] a10ur6xmh1t3v3sle31bpy8hokaplvd 0 188742 3148650 2535882 2022-07-28T12:25:30Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Gog (film)|Gog]]''''' is a [[w:1954 in film|1954 film]] about a security agent who investigates sabotage and murder at a secret underground laboratory, the home of two experimental robots. :''Directed by [[w:Herbert L. Strock|Herbert L. Strock]]. Written by Tom Taggart, based on a story by [[w:Ivan Tors|Ivan Tors]].'' {{center|'''THE CREATURE OF TOMORROW!'''&nbsp; <small>([[#Taglines|taglines]])</small>}} == David Sheppard == * ''[to Joanna, who is in a hospital bed]'' The doctor says it isn't serious, just a little too much radiation. == Dr. Zeitman == * Science is never frightening, Miss Merritt. == Maj. Howard == * Get out of here, all of you. At this intensity, sound can kill. == Dialogue == :'''Joanna Merritt''': Now from this point on, photoelectric cells sound a warning when unauthorized personnel enter the corridor. Oh, and there are hidden television cameras along the ceiling. :'''David Sheppard''': You mean to say they're watching us? :'''Joanna Merritt''': All the time. :'''David Sheppard''': They're interfering with my impulses. :'''Joanna Merritt''': What impulses, Dr. Sheppard? :'''David Sheppard''': Well, I can't mention them. They're unauthorized, but they're nice that way. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. Peter Burden''': This radioactive material, I'm the only one who has access to anything like that. I keep it under lock and key. :'''Dr. Van Ness''': Then who could possibly have taken it? :'''Dr. Peter Burden''': Someone who knows everything we know, Dr. Van Ness. <hr width="50%"> :'''Joanna Merritt''': In space, there is no such thing as a weaker sex. :'''David Sheppard''': That's why I like it here. == Taglines == * MECHANICAL FRANKENSTEIN * Exciting Science-Fiction Drama! * THE CREATURE OF TOMORROW! * Built to serve man... it could think think a thousand times faster! move a thousand times faster! kill a thousand times faster ...Then suddenly it became a Frankenstein of steel! == Cast == * [[w:Richard Egan (actor)|Richard Egan]] — David Sheppard * [[w:Constance Dowling|Constance Dowling]] — Joanna Merritt * [[w:Herbert Marshall|Herbert Marshall]] — Dr. Van Ness * [[w:John Wengraf|John Wengraf]] — Dr. Zeitman * Steve Roberts — Maj. Howard * Marian Richman — Technician Helen * [[w:Philip Van Zandt|Phillip Van Zandt]] — Dr. Pierre Elzevir * Valerie Vernon — Madame Elzevir * Byron Kane — Dr. Carter * David Alpert — Dr. Peter Burden * [[w:Michael Fox (American actor)|Michael Fox]] — Dr. Hubertus * [[w:William Schallert|William Schallert]] — Dr. Engle * [[w:Aline Towne|Aline Towne]] — Dr. Kirby == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0047033|title=Gog}} * {{amg movie|93414|Gog}} [[Category:1954 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Films set in New Mexico]] [[Category:Independent films]] [[Category:Robot films]] [[Category:Science fiction films]] {{film-stub}} 0u31uhp2u22sz24hapz9kj3w1e2yc8d 3148651 3148650 2022-07-28T12:25:45Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Gog (film)|Gog]]''''' is a [[w:1954 in film|1954 film]] about a security agent who investigates sabotage and murder at a secret underground laboratory, the home of two experimental robots. :''Directed by [[w:Herbert L. Strock|Herbert L. Strock]]. Written by Tom Taggart, based on a story by [[w:Ivan Tors|Ivan Tors]].'' {{center|'''THE CREATURE OF TOMORROW!'''&nbsp; <small>([[#Taglines|taglines]])</small>}} == David Sheppard == * ''[to Joanna, who is in a hospital bed]'' The doctor says it isn't serious, just a little too much radiation. == Dr. Zeitman == * Science is never frightening, Miss Merritt. == Maj. Howard == * Get out of here, all of you. At this intensity, sound can kill. == Dialogue == :'''Joanna Merritt''': Now from this point on, photoelectric cells sound a warning when unauthorized personnel enter the corridor. Oh, and there are hidden television cameras along the ceiling. :'''David Sheppard''': You mean to say they're watching us? :'''Joanna Merritt''': All the time. :'''David Sheppard''': They're interfering with my impulses. :'''Joanna Merritt''': What impulses, Dr. Sheppard? :'''David Sheppard''': Well, I can't mention them. They're unauthorized, but they're nice that way. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dr. Peter Burden''': This radioactive material, I'm the only one who has access to anything like that. I keep it under lock and key. :'''Dr. Van Ness''': Then who could possibly have taken it? :'''Dr. Peter Burden''': Someone who knows everything we know, Dr. Van Ness. <hr width="50%"> :'''Joanna Merritt''': In space, there is no such thing as a weaker sex. :'''David Sheppard''': That's why I like it here. == Taglines == * MECHANICAL FRANKENSTEIN * Exciting Science-Fiction Drama! * THE CREATURE OF TOMORROW! * Built to serve man... it could think think a thousand times faster! move a thousand times faster! kill a thousand times faster ...Then suddenly it became a Frankenstein of steel! == Cast == * [[w:Richard Egan (actor)|Richard Egan]] — David Sheppard * [[w:Constance Dowling|Constance Dowling]] — Joanna Merritt * [[w:Herbert Marshall|Herbert Marshall]] — Dr. Van Ness * [[w:John Wengraf|John Wengraf]] — Dr. Zeitman * Steve Roberts — Maj. Howard * Marian Richman — Technician Helen * [[w:Philip Van Zandt|Phillip Van Zandt]] — Dr. Pierre Elzevir * Valerie Vernon — Madame Elzevir * Byron Kane — Dr. Carter * David Alpert — Dr. Peter Burden * [[w:Michael Fox (American actor)|Michael Fox]] — Dr. Hubertus * [[w:William Schallert|William Schallert]] — Dr. Engle * [[w:Aline Towne|Aline Towne]] — Dr. Kirby == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|id=0047033|title=Gog}} * {{amg movie|93414|Gog}} [[Category:1954 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Films set in New Mexico]] [[Category:Independent films]] [[Category:Robot films]] [[Category:Science fiction films]] g53n1pgk9zt1975s1jx437uqvern8ap 0 189390 3148655 3148092 2022-07-28T12:29:38Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki '''[[w:Grigory Sokolnikov|Grigory Sokolnikov]]''' (1888 – 1939) was a Russian socialist, active in the Trotskyite opposition during the 1920s and 1930s. Sentenced to 10 years in prison and died there 1939. ==Quotes == * '''Sokolnikov''': Or they would utilise us, if we became simply an appendage of German Fascism, which would utilise us and then throw us away like a dirty rag, we would be condemned, disgraced and proved to be utter nonentities.<br>'''Vyshinsky''': And did you expect any other fate than to be utilised by Fascism and then thrown away like a useless rag?<br>'''Sokolnikov''': Of course. If we had counted only on such an end we ought to have liquidated the bloc completely.<br>'''Vyshinsky''': You thought you could retain some independence?<br>'''Sokolnikov''': I am saying what we thought at that time. We figured that we had certain chances. Where did we see them? We saw them in the play of international contradictions. We considered that, let us say, complete sway in the Soviet Union could never be established by German Fascism because it would encounter the objections of other imperialist rivals, that certain international conflicts might occur, that we could rely on other forces which would not be interested in strengthening Fascism. **Dialogue between state prosecutor [[Andrey Vyshinsky]] and Sokolnikov during his trial. Quote from [[Harpal Brar]]'s ''Trotskyism or Leninism?'', pp. 270. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sokolnikov, Grigori}} [[Category:People from Russia]] [[Category:Leninists]] [[Category:1888 births]] [[Category:1939 deaths]] 6gzbrpmlxxsccb83pvxwr96a3oepzjk 3148657 3148655 2022-07-28T12:31:50Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:No-nb bldsa 1c112 Grigory Sokolnikov.jpg|thumb|Grigory Sokolnikov]] '''[[w:Grigory Sokolnikov|Grigori Yakovlevich Sokolnikov]]''' (born '''Hirsch Brilliant''' or '''Girsh Yankelevich Brilliant'''; 1888–1939) was a [[Russians|Russian]] [[w:Old Bolshevik|Old Bolshevik]] revolutionary, economist, and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] politician. ==Quotes == * '''Sokolnikov''': Or they would utilise us, if we became simply an appendage of German Fascism, which would utilise us and then throw us away like a dirty rag, we would be condemned, disgraced and proved to be utter nonentities.<br>'''Vyshinsky''': And did you expect any other fate than to be utilised by Fascism and then thrown away like a useless rag?<br>'''Sokolnikov''': Of course. If we had counted only on such an end we ought to have liquidated the bloc completely.<br>'''Vyshinsky''': You thought you could retain some independence?<br>'''Sokolnikov''': I am saying what we thought at that time. We figured that we had certain chances. Where did we see them? We saw them in the play of international contradictions. We considered that, let us say, complete sway in the Soviet Union could never be established by German Fascism because it would encounter the objections of other imperialist rivals, that certain international conflicts might occur, that we could rely on other forces which would not be interested in strengthening Fascism. **Dialogue between state prosecutor [[Andrey Vyshinsky]] and Sokolnikov during his trial. Quote from [[Harpal Brar]]'s ''Trotskyism or Leninism?'', pp. 270. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sokolnikov, Grigori}} [[Category:People from Russia]] [[Category:Leninists]] [[Category:1888 births]] [[Category:1939 deaths]] 2xwhkxy5fohbvm9vps5atdeov2nao8v 3148658 3148657 2022-07-28T12:31:56Z UDScott 4304 added [[Category:Revolutionaries]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:No-nb bldsa 1c112 Grigory Sokolnikov.jpg|thumb|Grigory Sokolnikov]] '''[[w:Grigory Sokolnikov|Grigori Yakovlevich Sokolnikov]]''' (born '''Hirsch Brilliant''' or '''Girsh Yankelevich Brilliant'''; 1888–1939) was a [[Russians|Russian]] [[w:Old Bolshevik|Old Bolshevik]] revolutionary, economist, and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] politician. ==Quotes == * '''Sokolnikov''': Or they would utilise us, if we became simply an appendage of German Fascism, which would utilise us and then throw us away like a dirty rag, we would be condemned, disgraced and proved to be utter nonentities.<br>'''Vyshinsky''': And did you expect any other fate than to be utilised by Fascism and then thrown away like a useless rag?<br>'''Sokolnikov''': Of course. If we had counted only on such an end we ought to have liquidated the bloc completely.<br>'''Vyshinsky''': You thought you could retain some independence?<br>'''Sokolnikov''': I am saying what we thought at that time. We figured that we had certain chances. Where did we see them? We saw them in the play of international contradictions. We considered that, let us say, complete sway in the Soviet Union could never be established by German Fascism because it would encounter the objections of other imperialist rivals, that certain international conflicts might occur, that we could rely on other forces which would not be interested in strengthening Fascism. **Dialogue between state prosecutor [[Andrey Vyshinsky]] and Sokolnikov during his trial. Quote from [[Harpal Brar]]'s ''Trotskyism or Leninism?'', pp. 270. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sokolnikov, Grigori}} [[Category:People from Russia]] [[Category:Leninists]] [[Category:1888 births]] [[Category:1939 deaths]] [[Category:Revolutionaries]] 30gpbsfqb8kbm1gqlesoxs1zswzjpcm 3148659 3148658 2022-07-28T12:32:12Z UDScott 4304 added [[Category:Government ministers]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:No-nb bldsa 1c112 Grigory Sokolnikov.jpg|thumb|Grigory Sokolnikov]] '''[[w:Grigory Sokolnikov|Grigori Yakovlevich Sokolnikov]]''' (born '''Hirsch Brilliant''' or '''Girsh Yankelevich Brilliant'''; 1888–1939) was a [[Russians|Russian]] [[w:Old Bolshevik|Old Bolshevik]] revolutionary, economist, and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] politician. ==Quotes == * '''Sokolnikov''': Or they would utilise us, if we became simply an appendage of German Fascism, which would utilise us and then throw us away like a dirty rag, we would be condemned, disgraced and proved to be utter nonentities.<br>'''Vyshinsky''': And did you expect any other fate than to be utilised by Fascism and then thrown away like a useless rag?<br>'''Sokolnikov''': Of course. If we had counted only on such an end we ought to have liquidated the bloc completely.<br>'''Vyshinsky''': You thought you could retain some independence?<br>'''Sokolnikov''': I am saying what we thought at that time. We figured that we had certain chances. Where did we see them? We saw them in the play of international contradictions. We considered that, let us say, complete sway in the Soviet Union could never be established by German Fascism because it would encounter the objections of other imperialist rivals, that certain international conflicts might occur, that we could rely on other forces which would not be interested in strengthening Fascism. **Dialogue between state prosecutor [[Andrey Vyshinsky]] and Sokolnikov during his trial. Quote from [[Harpal Brar]]'s ''Trotskyism or Leninism?'', pp. 270. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sokolnikov, Grigori}} [[Category:People from Russia]] [[Category:Leninists]] [[Category:1888 births]] [[Category:1939 deaths]] [[Category:Revolutionaries]] [[Category:Government ministers]] qvlcatxoevtn0tfmdqhbo841ysru7a2 3148660 3148659 2022-07-28T12:32:21Z UDScott 4304 added [[Category:Soviet politicians]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:No-nb bldsa 1c112 Grigory Sokolnikov.jpg|thumb|Grigory Sokolnikov]] '''[[w:Grigory Sokolnikov|Grigori Yakovlevich Sokolnikov]]''' (born '''Hirsch Brilliant''' or '''Girsh Yankelevich Brilliant'''; 1888–1939) was a [[Russians|Russian]] [[w:Old Bolshevik|Old Bolshevik]] revolutionary, economist, and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] politician. ==Quotes == * '''Sokolnikov''': Or they would utilise us, if we became simply an appendage of German Fascism, which would utilise us and then throw us away like a dirty rag, we would be condemned, disgraced and proved to be utter nonentities.<br>'''Vyshinsky''': And did you expect any other fate than to be utilised by Fascism and then thrown away like a useless rag?<br>'''Sokolnikov''': Of course. If we had counted only on such an end we ought to have liquidated the bloc completely.<br>'''Vyshinsky''': You thought you could retain some independence?<br>'''Sokolnikov''': I am saying what we thought at that time. We figured that we had certain chances. Where did we see them? We saw them in the play of international contradictions. We considered that, let us say, complete sway in the Soviet Union could never be established by German Fascism because it would encounter the objections of other imperialist rivals, that certain international conflicts might occur, that we could rely on other forces which would not be interested in strengthening Fascism. **Dialogue between state prosecutor [[Andrey Vyshinsky]] and Sokolnikov during his trial. Quote from [[Harpal Brar]]'s ''Trotskyism or Leninism?'', pp. 270. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sokolnikov, Grigori}} [[Category:People from Russia]] [[Category:Leninists]] [[Category:1888 births]] [[Category:1939 deaths]] [[Category:Revolutionaries]] [[Category:Government ministers]] [[Category:Soviet politicians]] ghbe24pjag34oenephp8l7vuqy3tbi4 3148661 3148660 2022-07-28T12:32:39Z UDScott 4304 added [[Category:Russian Jews]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:No-nb bldsa 1c112 Grigory Sokolnikov.jpg|thumb|Grigory Sokolnikov]] '''[[w:Grigory Sokolnikov|Grigori Yakovlevich Sokolnikov]]''' (born '''Hirsch Brilliant''' or '''Girsh Yankelevich Brilliant'''; 1888–1939) was a [[Russians|Russian]] [[w:Old Bolshevik|Old Bolshevik]] revolutionary, economist, and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] politician. ==Quotes == * '''Sokolnikov''': Or they would utilise us, if we became simply an appendage of German Fascism, which would utilise us and then throw us away like a dirty rag, we would be condemned, disgraced and proved to be utter nonentities.<br>'''Vyshinsky''': And did you expect any other fate than to be utilised by Fascism and then thrown away like a useless rag?<br>'''Sokolnikov''': Of course. If we had counted only on such an end we ought to have liquidated the bloc completely.<br>'''Vyshinsky''': You thought you could retain some independence?<br>'''Sokolnikov''': I am saying what we thought at that time. We figured that we had certain chances. Where did we see them? We saw them in the play of international contradictions. We considered that, let us say, complete sway in the Soviet Union could never be established by German Fascism because it would encounter the objections of other imperialist rivals, that certain international conflicts might occur, that we could rely on other forces which would not be interested in strengthening Fascism. **Dialogue between state prosecutor [[Andrey Vyshinsky]] and Sokolnikov during his trial. Quote from [[Harpal Brar]]'s ''Trotskyism or Leninism?'', pp. 270. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sokolnikov, Grigori}} [[Category:People from Russia]] [[Category:Leninists]] [[Category:1888 births]] [[Category:1939 deaths]] [[Category:Revolutionaries]] [[Category:Government ministers]] [[Category:Soviet politicians]] [[Category:Russian Jews]] 4i4q777uc174r6hvylk9lliv0euvtf2 3148662 3148661 2022-07-28T12:32:47Z UDScott 4304 removed [[Category:People from Russia]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:No-nb bldsa 1c112 Grigory Sokolnikov.jpg|thumb|Grigory Sokolnikov]] '''[[w:Grigory Sokolnikov|Grigori Yakovlevich Sokolnikov]]''' (born '''Hirsch Brilliant''' or '''Girsh Yankelevich Brilliant'''; 1888–1939) was a [[Russians|Russian]] [[w:Old Bolshevik|Old Bolshevik]] revolutionary, economist, and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] politician. ==Quotes == * '''Sokolnikov''': Or they would utilise us, if we became simply an appendage of German Fascism, which would utilise us and then throw us away like a dirty rag, we would be condemned, disgraced and proved to be utter nonentities.<br>'''Vyshinsky''': And did you expect any other fate than to be utilised by Fascism and then thrown away like a useless rag?<br>'''Sokolnikov''': Of course. If we had counted only on such an end we ought to have liquidated the bloc completely.<br>'''Vyshinsky''': You thought you could retain some independence?<br>'''Sokolnikov''': I am saying what we thought at that time. We figured that we had certain chances. Where did we see them? We saw them in the play of international contradictions. We considered that, let us say, complete sway in the Soviet Union could never be established by German Fascism because it would encounter the objections of other imperialist rivals, that certain international conflicts might occur, that we could rely on other forces which would not be interested in strengthening Fascism. **Dialogue between state prosecutor [[Andrey Vyshinsky]] and Sokolnikov during his trial. Quote from [[Harpal Brar]]'s ''Trotskyism or Leninism?'', pp. 270. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sokolnikov, Grigori}} [[Category:Leninists]] [[Category:1888 births]] [[Category:1939 deaths]] [[Category:Revolutionaries]] [[Category:Government ministers]] [[Category:Soviet politicians]] [[Category:Russian Jews]] t0t2zg5dzod2z5oyw4bf6d3yotsisbc 0 196342 3148840 3140121 2022-07-28T23:42:31Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Jodi Benson crop.jpg|thumb|Jodi Benson in 2010]] '''[[w:Jodi Benson|Jodi Marie Marzorati Benson]]''' (October 10, 1961 –) is an American voice actress, actress and soprano singer. == Quotes == * The thing that I enjoy about [[animation]] is the fact that it is unbridled and there are no boundaries; when are in the room you don’t have to focus on your [[clothing]], make-up, hair, your choreography or your blocking, you really do have total freedom. It is that total freedom that I really enjoy as there is no judgement and there are no critics there watching to see what you are going to do. It is just a free-for-all, and I really enjoy that process. When you are working with incredible directors then the responsibility lies on them to do the product and get the story told; it takes a lot of pressure of me, and I just get to go in and have a play session. ** [http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/jodi-benson-exclusive-interview-330687.html Jodi Benson Exclusive Interview] (August 30, 2013) * Well, for me, I was able to make that statement of faith early on when my career began, so there weren’t really a lot of surprises. People around me knew where my husband Ray and I stood as far as my faith went. When you establish that early on in your career it makes it so much easier than trying to re-invent it or having to restate your faith each new opportunity that comes ahead. ** [http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/peanutsandpopcorn/2013/09/interview-with-a-mermaid.html Interview with a Mermaid] (2014) * I am really committed to my faith journey and I am committed to my [[family]]. My husband and I have been married for almost 30 years and we homeschool our kids. We have a different working-out-of the-box family, but we do make it work, obviously with God’s grace and we are very grateful for that.” Are there any drawbacks from not living in New York or L. A.? “Sometimes it can be a little bit lonely because we are the only family that we know that is in the entertainment industry, homeschools and is faith-based [while trying] to maintain some sort of ‘regular life’ so to speak in the midst of the crazy stuff. It is a little bit different I think. Sometimes we feel like we are the Lone Rangers, but this is where God has us and this is his calling for right now, for this season. We do it with joy and with integrity ** [http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/peanutsandpopcorn/2013/09/interview-with-a-mermaid.html Interview with a Mermaid] (2014) == External links== {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Benson, Jodi}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:People from Illinois]] [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Christians]] lmo7wfty30ie03gokcyafdufmjzqptn 0 196543 3148881 3146776 2022-07-29T00:52:36Z 73.168.254.34 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[W:Despicable Me 3|Despicable Me 3]]''''' (stylized as '''''DESPICABLE M3''''' in trailers and the movie) is a [[W:2017 in film|2017]] American 3D computer-animated comedy film in which Gru teams up with his long lost twin Dru in order to defeat a new enemy named Balthazar Bratt, a 1980s child actor who grows up to become a villain. It is the third installment in the [[W:Despicable Me (franchise)|''Despicable Me'' film series]] and the sequel to ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'' (2013). :''Directed by [[w:Pierre Coffin|Pierre Coffin]] and [[w:Kyle Balda|Kyle Balda]] and co-directed by Eric Guillon. Written by [[w:Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio|Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio]]. {{center|'''Oh brother.''' [[#Taglines|taglines]]}} == Gru == * There's always a blind choad. * What, twin brother? * Get ready, Bratt! You're about to be blasted back to the 80s! * No! Kyle, stop! Kyle let go! == Dru == * Face it, Gru. Villainy is in your blood! * ''["hugging" Gru while jumping up and down]'' Oh, I love this guy! Look at him! But hair would make you better. ''[lightly punches Gru all over as Gru tries to stop him]'' Look at his face! Oh, he's so mad! ''[does an impression of Gru's face]'' == Bratt == * ''[repeated line]'' I've been a bad boy! * This isn't over, Gru! You hear me? This is ''not'' over! * Gum one, gum all! * Well, now that I've got the diamond, it's payback time. Oh, it's too bad Gru won't be around to try and stop me. Oh, wait! No, it's not! I hate that tweeb! And you, [[w:Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]! This time, I'm canceling you! And all the losers who rejected me! ''[laughs evilly]'' == Dialogue == :''[first lines]'' :'''TV Show Host''': The year was 1985, and #1 hit show on TV was… :'''Young Balthazar Bratt''': ''Evil Bratt''! :'''TV Show Host''': The show stared young Balthazar Bratt as a child, prodigy and criminal mastermind bent on world domination! :'''Military Officer''': There he is! Get him! :''[Bratt kicks the military officials]'' :'''Young Bratt''': I've been a bad boy! :'''TV Show Host''': Bratt was the biggest child actor of the 1980s, striking a chord with audiences all over the world. :''[Two kids cheer and high-five with Bratt dolls. Bratt, now a pre-teen, lands]'' :'''Military Officer''': There he is! Get him! :'''TV Show Host''': ''[as Bratt kicks the military officials]'' But it all came to an end in Season 3, when… :''[Bratt turns to the viewers revealing that his face is covered in pimples]'' :'''Teenage Bratt''': I've been a bad boy! :'''TV Show Host''': The young star experienced an unexpected growth spurt. :'''Teenage Bratt''': Boy? Boy?! '''AGGGGHHH!''' :''[As Bratt groans in disgust, the word "CANCELED" appears]'' :'''TV Show Host''': The show was canceled. [[w:Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] rejected him, and Bratt quickly plunged into a downward spiral, starting to actually believe he ''was'' the character he played on TV. :'''Teen Bratt''': What are you looking at? :''[Bratt shakes the camera then punches the screen]'' :'''TV Show Host''': Leading us to wonder… where is he now? :''[Bratt runs away. A ship is seen through binoculars. Bratt, now an adult, chews gum]'' :'''Bratt''': You know what, Clive? Playing a villain on TV was fun, but being one in real life is even better! Heist music! :'''Clive''': Here it comes! :''[Clive inserts a tape into the boat's radio, which plays [[w:Berlin (band)|Berlin]]'s "[[W:Take My Breath Away|Take My Breath Away]]"]'' :'''Bratt''': D'oh! What?! Clive, what are you doing?! How is that heist music?! :'''Clive''': Sorry! My bad. :''[Clive ejects the tape, flips it over, then inserts it back, now playing [[Michael Jackson]]'s "[[w:Bad (Michael Jackson song)|Bad]]"]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''A.V.L. Tech''': Sir, the ship has been boarded by some kinda of... monster! :'''Silas Ramsbottom''': Wait, that’s not a monster. ''[zooms in on the boat, revealing Bratt]'' That’s a man wearing shoulder pads! There’s only one supervillain whose fashion sense is quite that dated, Balthazar Bratt. Blast it, the Dumount Diamond is on that ship! I want every agent in the area on the scene immediately! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lucy''': We're already here! Agents Grucy are closing fast! :'''Gru''': Yeah! Wait. What? What did you call us? :'''Lucy''': Grucy! You know, Gru and Lucy mushed together. Try it. :'''Gru''': Oh, I like it, but not a lot. I don't like it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bratt''': Hello, Gru! How's your transition coming? You know, from world's worst villain to world's worst agent? :''[Bratt aims a gun at Gru]'' :'''Gru''': Oh, that's hilarious, you should be on TV. :''[Gru smacks the gun off Bratt's hand]'' :'''Gru''': Oh, that's right. You ''were''! ''[pulls out his freeze ray]'' But then you got canceled! :''[Bratt smacks the freeze ray off Gru's hand and pulls out a larger gun as he laughs]'' :''[Gru smacks the gun away and then pulls out… a small water pistol?]'' :'''Gru''': What about that? Huh? Ugh! Girls! :''[Gru throws the water pistol at Bratt's face]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bratt''': Gru! Did you actually think I was unconscious? :'''Gru''': What? :'''Bratt''': It's called acting, hoser. And clearly, I've still ''got'' it! :''[Bratt plays the intro to [[w:Van Halen|Van Halen]]'s "[[w:Jump (Van Halen song)|Jump]]" on his sonic keytar, blowing Gru off of the ship]'' :'''Bratt''': I've been a bad boy! ''[laughs]'' :'''Alpha Team Leader''': Freeze! Don't move! :'''Bratt''': Son of a Betamax! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Silas''': Thank you for coming in such short notice. It is with great sadness that I must inform that as of today, I am retiring as head of the AVL. :''[All the agents gasp in shock]'' :'''Lucy''': Oh, no! :'''Silas''': Your new leader is coming directly from head office, effective immediately. She is the very gifted. ''[under his breath]'' The very ''ambitious'', Miss Valerie da Vinci. As I look out over all your faces, I am fluttered with so many memories. :'''Valerie da Vinci''': Oh, boy, this is a snooze fest! Blah, blah, blah, we understand, you're old, look, you're fat, you're done. :'''Silas''': Ooh! ''[grunts]'' Let me breathe in! ''[gets shoved into the ejection hole]'' :'''Valerie''': Whew, broke a little sweat there. ''[chuckles]'' First order of business. ''[clears throat]'' Which one of you losers is Agent Gru?! <hr width="50%"/> :''[The Minions are cheering because they want to go back to villainy]'' :'''Gru''': Guys! Shh, shh, shh, shh! I don't think you heard me right! No, no, no, no, no, no, no! This does not mean that we're going back to being villains! :'''Minions''': Awww... :'''Stuart''': Pinyoof la komiko! :'''Gru''': Okay, alright, I get it. Look, I know it's been a little tough lately, especially with Dr. Nefario accidentally [[The Empire Strikes Back|freezing himself in carbonite]]. ''[we see Dr. Nefario completely frozen while three Minions try to break him out]'' But our life of crime is over! Ugh. Mel! Mel, you're with me on this, right? :'''Mel''': Ugh! Looka! ''[starts a slideshow]'' Bueno! :''[the slide is Gru riding a tank while carrying enormous sacks of money with a happy face]'' :'''Minions''': YEEEAAAAAHHH! :'''Mel''': Pinyoof! :''[the slide changes to Gru riding a lawnmower with a bored face]'' :'''Minions''': BOOOOOOOOO! :'''Mel''': Bueno! :''[the slide changes to Gru avoiding infrared lights while stealing a golden artifact]'' :'''Minions''': YEEEAAAAAHHH! :'''Mel''': Pinyoof! :''[the slide changes to Gru picking up Kyle's poop with a disgusted look on his face]'' :'''Minions''': OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH! :'''Mel''': Bueno! :''[the slide changes to Gru about to detonate a load of dynamite with a gleeful look on his face]'' :'''Minions''': YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! :'''Mel''': Pinyoof! :''[the slide changes to Gru unclogging a toilet with a plunger and a disgusted face]'' :'''Minions''': BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :'''Mel''': MINIONS, NO LE PINYOOF! ''[the Minions all rouse up]'' Pinyoof, pinyoof, pinyoof! :'''Gru''': Guys, listen to me! Read my lips! Leso me lipo! Pomo doro la comquit! ''[the Minions laugh]'' What? What did I say? ''[pulls out a Minions language book]'' It's not "comquit"? Ah, okay. Pomo doro la kumquat! :'''Mel''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. Pulisso kumquit parado. Lury para yo. :'''Gru''': Don't take that tone with me! We're not going back to villainy! :'''Mel''': Uh? No pirany? :'''Gru''': Yes! And I don't want to hear another word about it! ''[the Minions all blow raspberries at Gru]'' Look! If you guys don't stop right now, there will be consequences! :'''Mel''': Eh? Poro es me moro! :'''Gru''': Hey, don't say anything you're going to regret! :'''Mel''': Ooh, no re paros! El es quita! Choperu! ''[he and the other Minions leave]'' :'''Gru''': What, you quit? You're serious? Come on! ''[Bob angrily stomps on Mel's Gru hat and leaves with all the Minions... except for Dave and Jerry, who just walked into the room, unaware of what just happened]'' Dave! Jerry! Good news, guys! You've just been promoted! You're in charge now! Huh? Not bad! :'''Dave and Jerry''': ''[whoop excitingly as they tear off their Hawaiian costumes and begin rubbing their butts together]'' ROOBA, ROOBA, ROOBA, ROOBA! :'''Gru''': Oh.. GEESH! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gru''': ''[runs over to Agnes after she sells the fluffy unicorn]'' Agnes, what are you doing? You... you sold your unicorn? :'''Agnes''': Well, I just wanted to help since you don't have a job. I got 2 whole dollars for it! :'''Dave and Jerry''': Aww... <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gru''': Wait, what? It's true? You never told me I had a brother, and you told me that Dad died of disappointment when I was born! :'''Gru's Mom''': Yeah. That was the agreement. :'''Gru''': "Agreement"? What are you talking about? :'''Gru's Mom''': ''[sighs]'' Shortly after you and your brother were born, your father and I divorced. We each took one son to raise on our own and promised never to see each other again. Obviously, I got second pick. :'''Gru''': I have a brother. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dru''': ''[notices Lucy and dances with her]'' You must be the beautiful wife. :'''Lucy''': Beautiful? Oh! ''[Dru twirls her around and catches her] [laughs]'' Stop it! ''[tugs Dru's scarf]'' Sweet talker. :'''Dru''': ''[then wraps his arm around Gru, with the other still holding Lucy]'' How is my brother finding a wife like you when he is so bald? ''[rubs Gru's head]'' I'm joking! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dru''': So, brother, how are things going for you career-wise? :'''Gru''': ''[laughs nervously]'' Great. So, so great... crushing it... <hr width="50%"/> :''[Edith and Agnes are at the Tipsy Unicorn tavern. Agnes discovers a real unicorn's horn]'' :'''Scar-Faced Man''': I'm telling you I saw one once. With my own EYE! "[On 'eye', he bends down toward Agnes' face]'' :'''Agnes''': ''[waving her arms to halt the man]'' Wait, wait, wait. You saw a for-real live UNICORN?! What did it look like? What do you think?''[gasps]'' Did you pet it? Did it smell like candy? Was it… '''''fluffyyyyyyy?!''''' :'''Scar-Faced Man''': It was so fluffy, I though I was going to die! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lucy''': So... what did you guys do today? :'''Gru and Dru''': ''[lying]'' Nothing! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Margo''': Um... :'''Lucy''': What? :'''Margo''': It's okay to tell them "no" sometimes, too. You know? Moms need to be tough. :'''Lucy''': Right. Tough. I can totally do that! Still figuring out this mom thing. ''[imitates a pirate captain]'' Getting my sea legs, matey. :'''Margo''': My mom and dad. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dru's doorbell rings. Lucy answers it]'' :'''Lucy''': Hello? ''[sees Niko]'' Oh, hi. :'''Niko''': Hello, mother of Margo. I am Niko. I present you with pig to confirm my engagement to your daughter. :''[The pig squeals]'' :'''Lucy''': ''[laughs]'' Hey, what now? :'''Margo''': What's going on? Go on. :'''Lucy''': Uh, remember Little Boots? :'''Niko''': Hello, my schmoopsie-poo. ''[tries to kiss Margo]'' :'''Margo''': Whoa! Hey! :'''Lucy''': He seems to think you're engaged. ''[laughs]'' :'''Margo''': What? ''[as Niko kisses her hand]'' We're not engaged. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lucy hears a knock at the door]'' :'''Lucy''': Ugh, here we go. Niko... ''[gasps]'' :''[Niko is standing next to an angry woman carrying a baby. It is his mother]'' :'''Niko's mother''': You... refuse my son's engagement pig? :'''Lucy''': What? :'''Niko's mother''': May you and your daughter die a slow death and be buried with onions! :''[She spits at Margo. The baby does the same. Margo gasps in fright and hides behind Lucy, holding her hand. Lucy gets angry]'' :'''Lucy''': Alright, lady, that's it! Nobody, but ''nobody'' curses my daughter! Got it? ''[Margo is surprised by how Lucy is defending her]'' Because if you mess with Margo, you mess ''with me''! And I promise you, you do ''not'' wanna mess with me! Understand?! :'''Niko's mother''': Yes, yes. :'''Lucy''': ''[calmly]'' Good. ''[angrily]'' Now, get! ''[Niko's mother takes her son's hand and they hurry off. Lucy then turns to Margo, thinking she's still upset with her]'' Look, Margo, I think we just need to– :''[Margo hugs her tightly. Lucy is startled at first, but hugs her too]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[At the mansion, Gru is about to leave out the door when suddenly he hears banging from the closet]'' :'''Gru''': Huh? :''[Gru opens the closet door and gasps]'' :'''Gru''': Lucy? :''[Gru finds the real Lucy bound and gagged in the closet then removes the gag from her mouth]'' :'''Gru''': What is...? :'''Lucy''': ''[breaths]'' It's Bratt! He took the girls! :'''Gru ''': What?! No! :''[Through a window, the jet flies off. Gru watches in horror]'' :''[Dru, drowning his misery after his argument, eats ice cream]'' :''[Gru and Lucy approach him]'' :'''Gru''': Dru! Dru! :'''Dru''': ''[turns his back on him]'' Go away! I don't wanna talk to you. :'''Gru''': Bratt has the girls! :'''Dru''': ''[stops eating his ice cream, in shock]'' What?! :''[Gru flies the rocket jet with Dru and Lucy]'' :'''Gru''': Listen, brother, about what I just said... :'''Dru''': No, I'm the one. :'''Gru''': I shouldn't have... ''[sighs]'' I'm sorry. :'''Dru''': Oh, I'm sorry, too, Gru. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bratt''': ''[laughing]'' Hello, Hollywood! ''[on speaker]'' I'm back and bigger than ever. :''[The girls and Lucky are inside the robot's chest]'' :'''Agnes''': ''[shrieking]'' I'm scared! :'''Celebrity''': Thank you. Thank you so... Oh! :''[The celebrity spots the robot as the people flee]'' :'''Celebrity''': No! No! No, you can’t leave me here! I’m famous! :'''Bratt''': ''[laughs]'' Clive, arm the cannons. :''[Gum launchers appear on the robot's shoulder pads]'' :'''Bratt''': Chew on this! :''[As gum launches from the launchers, they become bubbles, covering the city. People scream and run around in panic. The robot steps over a woman, who screams]'' :'''Edith''': Hey, mullet-head, let us outta here! :'''Bratt''': Oh, don't worry, girls, I’ve prepare a front row seat for you. :''[Bratt flips a switch, and a panel opens on the robot's chest. The girls scream as a they and Lucky slide on the robot's hand. The robot drops the girls and Lucky on the ledge of a tall building. Agnes screams as she hangs on for dear life]'' :'''Margo''': Agnes! :''[Margo and Edith help her up]'' :'''Bratt''': Once again, I win and Gru loses! Enjoy the show, girls. ''(You too, little goat.)'' :''[As the robot walks off, the girls gape at the gum. The rocket jet arrives]'' :'''Gru''': What in the heck? :'''Lucy''': Oh! I hope the girls are OK! :'''Dru''': Bratt! Bratt at 9 o'clock! No, 3 o'clock! He's on the left! :''[The robot is nearby]'' :'''Dru''': ''[gasps]'' No, I’ve seen this episode! He’s gonna bubblegum the whole city and send it up into space! :'''Lucy''': ''[gasps]'' Hurry! :''[Dru yelps]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[After Dru disabled the robot, Gru, regaining consciousness, runs over]'' :'''Bratt''': You've ruined everything! And now, it's time to die! Any last words? :'''Gru''': You know what? I got two words for you. Dance fight! :''[Gru starts dancing as "[[w:Into the Groove|Into the Groove]]" by [[Madonna]] plays]'' :'''Bratt''': Oh, it is on like [[w:Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong]]! I'm gonna enjoy this! :''[Bratt and Gru start to dance fight]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bratt''': Game over! :''[Bratt laughs evilly as he tries to reach for his keytar, causing his evil laugh to fade]'' :'''Gru''': ''[holding Bratt's keytar]'' Is ''this'' what you're looking for? :'''Bratt''': No! :''[Gru gets blasts Bratt into the bubblegum playing [[Dire Straits]]' [[w:Money for Nothing (song)|Money for Nothing]]]'' :'''Bratt''': No! :''[Gru drops the keytar and walks off]'' :'''Bratt''': Curse you, Gru! :''[Bratt bumps into an [[Minions (film)|Onions]] billboard]'' :'''Bratt''': ''[last words]'' Ow! Curse you! <hr width="50%"/> :''[After Agnes called Lucy "mom"]'' :'''Lucy''': I'm a mom. I'm a mom! :''[Lucy gets excited as she runs off]'' == Cast == * [[w:Steve Carell|Steve Carell]] — Felonious Gru, Dru Gru * [[w:Kristen Wiig|Kristen Wiig]] — Lucy Wilde-Gru * [[w:Trey Parker|Trey Parker]] — Balthazar Bratt * [[w:Miranda Cosgrove|Miranda Cosgrove]] — Margo Gru * [[w:Dana Gaier|Dana Gaier]] — Edith Gru * Nev Scharrel — Agnes Gru * [[w:Pierre Coffin|Pierre Coffins]] — Minions * [[Steve Coogan]] — Silas, Fritz * [[Julie Andrews]] — Marlena Gru * [[w:Jenny Slate|Jenny Slate]] — Valerie da Vinci * [[w:Andy Nyman|Andy Nyman]] — Clive the Robot * [[Frank Welker]] — Kyle, Lucky ==External Links== {{Wikipedia}} * {{IMDb title|id=3469046|title=Despicable Me 3}} {{Despicable Me}} [[Category:2017 films]] [[Category:2010s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:Sequel films]] [[Category:Animated films about revenge]] [[Category:Animated films about orphans]] d1plq06xpfngmpt18um82idpys2cqps 3148907 3148881 2022-07-29T01:45:22Z 73.168.254.34 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[W:Despicable Me 3|Despicable Me 3]]''''' (stylized as '''''DESPICABLE M3''''' in trailers and the movie) is a [[W:2017 in film|2017]] American 3D computer-animated comedy film in which Gru teams up with his long lost twin Dru in order to defeat a new enemy named Balthazar Bratt, a 1980s child actor who grows up to become a villain. It is the third installment in the [[W:Despicable Me (franchise)|''Despicable Me'' film series]] and the sequel to ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'' (2013). :''Directed by [[w:Pierre Coffin|Pierre Coffin]] and [[w:Kyle Balda|Kyle Balda]] and co-directed by Eric Guillon. Written by [[w:Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio|Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio]]. {{center|'''Oh brother.''' [[#Taglines|taglines]]}} == Gru == * There's always a blind choad. * What, twin brother? * Get ready, Bratt! You're about to be blasted back to the 80s! * No! Kyle, stop! Kyle let go! == Dru == * Face it, Gru. Villainy is in your blood! * ''["hugging" Gru while jumping up and down]'' Oh, I love this guy! Look at him! But hair would make you better. ''[lightly punches Gru all over as Gru tries to stop him]'' Look at his face! Oh, he's so mad! ''[does an impression of Gru's face]'' == Bratt == * ''[repeated line]'' I've been a bad boy! * This isn't over, Gru! You hear me? This is ''not'' over! * Gum one, gum all! * Well, now that I've got the diamond, it's payback time. Oh, it's too bad Gru won't be around to try and stop me. Oh, wait! No, it's not! I hate that tweeb! And you, [[w:Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]! This time, I'm canceling you! And all the losers who rejected me! ''[laughs evilly]'' == Dialogue == :''[first lines]'' :'''TV Show Host''': The year was 1985, and #1 hit show on TV was… :'''Young Balthazar Bratt''': ''Evil Bratt''! :'''TV Show Host''': The show stared young Balthazar Bratt as a child, prodigy and criminal mastermind bent on world domination! :'''Military Officer''': There he is! Get him! :''[Bratt kicks the military officials]'' :'''Young Bratt''': I've been a bad boy! :'''TV Show Host''': Bratt was the biggest child actor of the 1980s, striking a chord with audiences all over the world. :''[Two kids cheer and high-five with Bratt dolls. Bratt, now a pre-teen, lands]'' :'''Military Officer''': There he is! Get him! :'''TV Show Host''': ''[as Bratt kicks the military officials]'' But it all came to an end in Season 3, when… :''[Bratt turns to the viewers revealing that his face is covered in pimples]'' :'''Teenage Bratt''': I've been a bad boy! :'''TV Show Host''': The young star experienced an unexpected growth spurt. :'''Teenage Bratt''': Boy? Boy?! '''AGGGGHHH!''' :''[As Bratt groans in disgust, the word "CANCELED" appears]'' :'''TV Show Host''': The show was canceled. [[w:Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] rejected him, and Bratt quickly plunged into a downward spiral, starting to actually believe he ''was'' the character he played on TV. :'''Teen Bratt''': What are you looking at? :''[Bratt shakes the camera, then punches the screen, shattering it into small pieces]'' :'''TV Show Host''': Leading us to wonder… where is he now? :''[Bratt runs away, shoving people as he laughs meanly. A few years later, a ship is seen through binoculars. Bratt, now an adult, chuckles evilly as he chews gum]'' :'''Bratt''': You know what, Clive? Playing a villain on TV was fun, but being one in real life is even better! Heist music! :'''Clive''': Here it comes! :''[Clive inserts a tape into the boat's radio, which plays [[w:Berlin (band)|Berlin]]'s "[[W:Take My Breath Away|Take My Breath Away]]"]'' :'''Bratt''': D'oh! What?! Clive, what are you doing?! How is that heist music?! :'''Clive''': Sorry! My bad. :''[Clive ejects the tape, flips it over, then inserts it back, now playing [[Michael Jackson]]'s "[[w:Bad (Michael Jackson song)|Bad]]"]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''A.V.L. Tech''': Sir, the ship has been boarded by some kinda of... monster! :'''Silas Ramsbottom''': Wait, that’s not a monster. ''[zooms in on the boat, revealing Bratt]'' That’s a man wearing shoulder pads! There’s only one supervillain whose fashion sense is quite that dated, Balthazar Bratt. Blast it, the Dumount Diamond is on that ship! I want every agent in the area on the scene immediately! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lucy''': We're already here! Agents Grucy are closing fast! :'''Gru''': Yeah! Wait. What? What did you call us? :'''Lucy''': Grucy! You know, Gru and Lucy mushed together. Try it. :'''Gru''': Oh, I like it, but not a lot. I don't like it. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bratt''': Hello, Gru! How's your transition coming? You know, from world's worst villain to world's worst agent? :''[Bratt aims a gun at Gru]'' :'''Gru''': Oh, that's hilarious, you should be on TV. :''[Gru smacks the gun off Bratt's hand]'' :'''Gru''': Oh, that's right. You ''were''! ''[pulls out his freeze ray]'' But then you got canceled! :''[Bratt smacks the freeze ray off Gru's hand and pulls out a larger gun as he laughs]'' :''[Gru smacks the gun away and then pulls out… a small water pistol?]'' :'''Gru''': What about that? Huh? Ugh! Girls! :''[Gru throws the water pistol at Bratt's face]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bratt''': Gru! Did you actually think I was unconscious? :'''Gru''': What? :'''Bratt''': It's called acting, hoser. And clearly, I've still ''got'' it! :''[Bratt plays the intro to [[w:Van Halen|Van Halen]]'s "[[w:Jump (Van Halen song)|Jump]]" on his sonic keytar, blowing Gru off of the ship]'' :'''Bratt''': I've been a bad boy! ''[laughs]'' :'''Alpha Team Leader''': Freeze! Don't move! :'''Bratt''': Son of a Betamax! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Silas''': Thank you for coming in such short notice. It is with great sadness that I must inform that as of today, I am retiring as head of the AVL. :''[All the agents gasp in shock]'' :'''Lucy''': Oh, no! :'''Silas''': Your new leader is coming directly from head office, effective immediately. She is the very gifted. ''[under his breath]'' The very ''ambitious'', Miss Valerie da Vinci. As I look out over all your faces, I am fluttered with so many memories. :'''Valerie da Vinci''': Oh, boy, this is a snooze fest! Blah, blah, blah, we understand, you're old, look, you're fat, you're done. :'''Silas''': Ooh! ''[grunts]'' Let me breathe in! ''[gets shoved into the ejection hole]'' :'''Valerie''': Whew, broke a little sweat there. ''[chuckles]'' First order of business. ''[clears throat]'' Which one of you losers is Agent Gru?! <hr width="50%"/> :''[The Minions are cheering because they want to go back to villainy]'' :'''Gru''': Guys! Shh, shh, shh, shh! I don't think you heard me right! No, no, no, no, no, no, no! This does not mean that we're going back to being villains! :'''Minions''': Awww... :'''Stuart''': Pinyoof la komiko! :'''Gru''': Okay, alright, I get it. Look, I know it's been a little tough lately, especially with Dr. Nefario accidentally [[The Empire Strikes Back|freezing himself in carbonite]]. ''[we see Dr. Nefario completely frozen while three Minions try to break him out]'' But our life of crime is over! Ugh. Mel! Mel, you're with me on this, right? :'''Mel''': Ugh! Looka! ''[starts a slideshow]'' Bueno! :''[the slide is Gru riding a tank while carrying enormous sacks of money with a happy face]'' :'''Minions''': YEEEAAAAAHHH! :'''Mel''': Pinyoof! :''[the slide changes to Gru riding a lawnmower with a bored face]'' :'''Minions''': BOOOOOOOOO! :'''Mel''': Bueno! :''[the slide changes to Gru avoiding infrared lights while stealing a golden artifact]'' :'''Minions''': YEEEAAAAAHHH! :'''Mel''': Pinyoof! :''[the slide changes to Gru picking up Kyle's poop with a disgusted look on his face]'' :'''Minions''': OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH! :'''Mel''': Bueno! :''[the slide changes to Gru about to detonate a load of dynamite with a gleeful look on his face]'' :'''Minions''': YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! :'''Mel''': Pinyoof! :''[the slide changes to Gru unclogging a toilet with a plunger and a disgusted face]'' :'''Minions''': BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :'''Mel''': MINIONS, NO LE PINYOOF! ''[the Minions all rouse up]'' Pinyoof, pinyoof, pinyoof! :'''Gru''': Guys, listen to me! Read my lips! Leso me lipo! Pomo doro la comquit! ''[the Minions laugh]'' What? What did I say? ''[pulls out a Minions language book]'' It's not "comquit"? Ah, okay. Pomo doro la kumquat! :'''Mel''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. Pulisso kumquit parado. Lury para yo. :'''Gru''': Don't take that tone with me! We're not going back to villainy! :'''Mel''': Uh? No pirany? :'''Gru''': Yes! And I don't want to hear another word about it! ''[the Minions all blow raspberries at Gru]'' Look! If you guys don't stop right now, there will be consequences! :'''Mel''': Eh? Poro es me moro! :'''Gru''': Hey, don't say anything you're going to regret! :'''Mel''': Ooh, no re paros! El es quita! Choperu! ''[he and the other Minions leave]'' :'''Gru''': What, you quit? You're serious? Come on! ''[Bob angrily stomps on Mel's Gru hat and leaves with all the Minions... except for Dave and Jerry, who just walked into the room, unaware of what just happened]'' Dave! Jerry! Good news, guys! You've just been promoted! You're in charge now! Huh? Not bad! :'''Dave and Jerry''': ''[whoop excitingly as they tear off their Hawaiian costumes and begin rubbing their butts together]'' ROOBA, ROOBA, ROOBA, ROOBA! :'''Gru''': Oh.. GEESH! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gru''': ''[runs over to Agnes after she sells the fluffy unicorn]'' Agnes, what are you doing? You... you sold your unicorn? :'''Agnes''': Well, I just wanted to help since you don't have a job. I got 2 whole dollars for it! :'''Dave and Jerry''': Aww... <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gru''': Wait, what? It's true? You never told me I had a brother, and you told me that Dad died of disappointment when I was born! :'''Gru's Mom''': Yeah. That was the agreement. :'''Gru''': "Agreement"? What are you talking about? :'''Gru's Mom''': ''[sighs]'' Shortly after you and your brother were born, your father and I divorced. We each took one son to raise on our own and promised never to see each other again. Obviously, I got second pick. :'''Gru''': I have a brother. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dru''': ''[notices Lucy and dances with her]'' You must be the beautiful wife. :'''Lucy''': Beautiful? Oh! ''[Dru twirls her around and catches her] [laughs]'' Stop it! ''[tugs Dru's scarf]'' Sweet talker. :'''Dru''': ''[then wraps his arm around Gru, with the other still holding Lucy]'' How is my brother finding a wife like you when he is so bald? ''[rubs Gru's head]'' I'm joking! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Dru''': So, brother, how are things going for you career-wise? :'''Gru''': ''[laughs nervously]'' Great. So, so great... crushing it... <hr width="50%"/> :''[Edith and Agnes are at the Tipsy Unicorn tavern. Agnes discovers a real unicorn's horn]'' :'''Scar-Faced Man''': I'm telling you I saw one once. With my own EYE! "[On 'eye', he bends down toward Agnes' face]'' :'''Agnes''': ''[waving her arms to halt the man]'' Wait, wait, wait. You saw a for-real live UNICORN?! What did it look like? What do you think?''[gasps]'' Did you pet it? Did it smell like candy? Was it… '''''fluffyyyyyyy?!''''' :'''Scar-Faced Man''': It was so fluffy, I though I was going to die! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Lucy''': So... what did you guys do today? :'''Gru and Dru''': ''[lying]'' Nothing! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Margo''': Um... :'''Lucy''': What? :'''Margo''': It's okay to tell them "no" sometimes, too. You know? Moms need to be tough. :'''Lucy''': Right. Tough. I can totally do that! Still figuring out this mom thing. ''[imitates a pirate captain]'' Getting my sea legs, matey. :'''Margo''': My mom and dad. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Dru's doorbell rings. Lucy answers it]'' :'''Lucy''': Hello? ''[sees Niko]'' Oh, hi. :'''Niko''': Hello, mother of Margo. I am Niko. I present you with pig to confirm my engagement to your daughter. :''[The pig squeals]'' :'''Lucy''': ''[laughs]'' Hey, what now? :'''Margo''': What's going on? Go on. :'''Lucy''': Uh, remember Little Boots? :'''Niko''': Hello, my schmoopsie-poo. ''[tries to kiss Margo]'' :'''Margo''': Whoa! Hey! :'''Lucy''': He seems to think you're engaged. ''[laughs]'' :'''Margo''': What? ''[as Niko kisses her hand]'' We're not engaged. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lucy hears a knock at the door]'' :'''Lucy''': Ugh, here we go. Niko... ''[gasps]'' :''[Niko is standing next to an angry woman carrying a baby. It is his mother]'' :'''Niko's mother''': You... refuse my son's engagement pig? :'''Lucy''': What? :'''Niko's mother''': May you and your daughter die a slow death and be buried with onions! :''[She spits at Margo. The baby does the same. Margo gasps in fright and hides behind Lucy, holding her hand. Lucy gets angry]'' :'''Lucy''': Alright, lady, that's it! Nobody, but ''nobody'' curses my daughter! Got it? ''[Margo is surprised by how Lucy is defending her]'' Because if you mess with Margo, you mess ''with me''! And I promise you, you do ''not'' wanna mess with me! Understand?! :'''Niko's mother''': Yes, yes. :'''Lucy''': ''[calmly]'' Good. ''[angrily]'' Now, get! ''[Niko's mother takes her son's hand and they hurry off. Lucy then turns to Margo, thinking she's still upset with her]'' Look, Margo, I think we just need to– :''[Margo hugs her tightly. Lucy is startled at first, but hugs her too]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[At the mansion, Gru is about to leave out the door when suddenly he hears banging from the closet]'' :'''Gru''': Huh? :''[Gru opens the closet door and gasps]'' :'''Gru''': Lucy? :''[Gru finds the real Lucy bound and gagged in the closet then removes the gag from her mouth]'' :'''Gru''': What is...? :'''Lucy''': ''[breaths]'' It's Bratt! He took the girls! :'''Gru ''': What?! No! :''[Through a window, the jet flies off. Gru watches in horror]'' :''[Dru, drowning his misery after his argument, eats ice cream]'' :''[Gru and Lucy approach him]'' :'''Gru''': Dru! Dru! :'''Dru''': ''[turns his back on him]'' Go away! I don't wanna talk to you. :'''Gru''': Bratt has the girls! :'''Dru''': ''[stops eating his ice cream, in shock]'' What?! :''[Gru flies the rocket jet with Dru and Lucy]'' :'''Gru''': Listen, brother, about what I just said... :'''Dru''': No, I'm the one. :'''Gru''': I shouldn't have... ''[sighs]'' I'm sorry. :'''Dru''': Oh, I'm sorry, too, Gru. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bratt''': ''[laughing]'' Hello, Hollywood! ''[on speaker]'' I'm back and bigger than ever. :''[The girls and Lucky are inside the robot's chest]'' :'''Agnes''': ''[shrieking]'' I'm scared! :'''Celebrity''': Thank you. Thank you so... Oh! :''[The celebrity spots the robot as the people flee]'' :'''Celebrity''': No! No! No, you can’t leave me here! I’m famous! :'''Bratt''': ''[laughs]'' Clive, arm the cannons. :''[Gum launchers appear on the robot's shoulder pads]'' :'''Bratt''': Chew on this! :''[As gum launches from the launchers, they become bubbles, covering the city. People scream and run around in panic. The robot steps over a woman, who screams]'' :'''Edith''': Hey, mullet-head, let us outta here! :'''Bratt''': Oh, don't worry, girls, I’ve prepare a front row seat for you. :''[Bratt flips a switch, and a panel opens on the robot's chest. The girls scream as a they and Lucky slide on the robot's hand. The robot drops the girls and Lucky on the ledge of a tall building. Agnes screams as she hangs on for dear life]'' :'''Margo''': Agnes! :''[Margo and Edith help her up]'' :'''Bratt''': Once again, I win and Gru loses! Enjoy the show, girls. ''(You too, little goat.)'' :''[As the robot walks off, the girls gape at the gum. The rocket jet arrives]'' :'''Gru''': What in the heck? :'''Lucy''': Oh! I hope the girls are OK! :'''Dru''': Bratt! Bratt at 9 o'clock! No, 3 o'clock! He's on the left! :''[The robot is nearby]'' :'''Dru''': ''[gasps]'' No, I’ve seen this episode! He’s gonna bubblegum the whole city and send it up into space! :'''Lucy''': ''[gasps]'' Hurry! :''[Dru yelps]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[After Dru disabled the robot, Gru, regaining consciousness, runs over]'' :'''Bratt''': You've ruined everything! And now, it's time to die! Any last words? :'''Gru''': You know what? I got two words for you. Dance fight! :''[Gru starts dancing as "[[w:Into the Groove|Into the Groove]]" by [[Madonna]] plays]'' :'''Bratt''': Oh, it is on like [[w:Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong]]! I'm gonna enjoy this! :''[Bratt and Gru start to dance fight]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bratt''': Game over! :''[Bratt laughs evilly as he tries to reach for his keytar, causing his evil laugh to fade]'' :'''Gru''': ''[holding Bratt's keytar]'' Is ''this'' what you're looking for? :'''Bratt''': No! :''[Gru gets blasts Bratt into the bubblegum playing [[Dire Straits]]' [[w:Money for Nothing (song)|Money for Nothing]]]'' :'''Bratt''': No! :''[Gru drops the keytar and walks off]'' :'''Bratt''': Curse you, Gru! :''[Bratt bumps into an [[Minions (film)|Onions]] billboard]'' :'''Bratt''': ''[last words]'' Ow! Curse you! <hr width="50%"/> :''[After Agnes called Lucy "mom"]'' :'''Lucy''': I'm a mom. I'm a mom! :''[Lucy gets excited as she runs off]'' == Cast == * [[w:Steve Carell|Steve Carell]] — Felonious Gru, Dru Gru * [[w:Kristen Wiig|Kristen Wiig]] — Lucy Wilde-Gru * [[w:Trey Parker|Trey Parker]] — Balthazar Bratt * [[w:Miranda Cosgrove|Miranda Cosgrove]] — Margo Gru * [[w:Dana Gaier|Dana Gaier]] — Edith Gru * Nev Scharrel — Agnes Gru * [[w:Pierre Coffin|Pierre Coffins]] — Minions * [[Steve Coogan]] — Silas, Fritz * [[Julie Andrews]] — Marlena Gru * [[w:Jenny Slate|Jenny Slate]] — Valerie da Vinci * [[w:Andy Nyman|Andy Nyman]] — Clive the Robot * [[Frank Welker]] — Kyle, Lucky ==External Links== {{Wikipedia}} * {{IMDb title|id=3469046|title=Despicable Me 3}} {{Despicable Me}} [[Category:2017 films]] [[Category:2010s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:Sequel films]] [[Category:Animated films about revenge]] [[Category:Animated films about orphans]] jw368i1bzce52xfinty2b7v19yz575l 0 196627 3148871 2714707 2022-07-29T00:42:36Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:RobertDaviLive2013.jpg|thumb|Robert Davi in 2013]] '''[[w:Robert Davi|Robert Davi]]''' (June 26, 1953 –) is an American actor, singer, and entertainer. == Quotes == * In the 8th Grade I found I had a voice for opera, so I followed that path a little, but my impulse has always been an actor, I have always liked cinema, and let's face it, opera singers are just bad actors! I didn't want to translate myself in that direction. My heroes were people like [[Spencer Tracy]], [[Humphrey Bogart|Bogart]], [[Robert Mitchum]], Marvin, Richardson, Caine, all those sort. * I'm not the kind of actor to worry. Certain actors can't translate to the big screen, so I'm glad I can do both. If 60% of an audience know your name, a lot more will know your face. I have a name which has a certain level of recognition now, which also means producers and directors know me, and are able to recognise the range of things that I can do. ** [http://hereward.org.uk/index.php/reviews/39-interviews-v15-39/245-robert-davi-v15-24 Robert Davi Interview] (February 22, 2008) * The left in Hollywood are quick to flaunt their political allegiances; this provides them the ability to both grow in number and maintain their level of influence. Meanwhile, the right in Hollywood, for the most part, hide in the shadows and cower. When they do make their views known, conservatives are minimized and their careers are attacked as irrelevant, or as “not A-list enough.” ** [http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/03/13/davi-influence-hollywood-conservatives-need-grow-pair/ Davi: To Influence Hollywood, Conservatives Need to Grow a Pair] (March 13, 2017) * When I was a boy, while watching the funeral procession of the Great [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] on NBC, I observed a rickety wooden cart being pulled by two mules and behind the cart, a sea of people. In the cart lay the body of MLK; at that moment, he represented the totality of the human struggle. I remember feeling then, while watching the procession on TV, that we, as a country, were either going to pull together or else come apart. ** [http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/03/13/davi-influence-hollywood-conservatives-need-grow-pair/ Davi: To Influence Hollywood, Conservatives Need to Grow a Pair] (March 13, 2017) == External links== {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} * [http://www.breitbart.com/author/robert-davi/ Articles on Breitbart] {{DEFAULTSORT:Davi, Robert}} [[Category:Actors from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Jazz singers]] [[Category:Catholics from the United States]] [[Category:People from New York City]] 7oxz2j9vh4ba2awng2g56vs8grz1jlz 0 196656 3148916 3141065 2022-07-29T02:42:57Z 2600:1007:B011:9E34:A5AE:62B7:FA6D:A9F9 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic_title}} '''''[[w:Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]''''' is a 2009 American-Australian-German [[w:fantasy film|fantasy]] [[w:Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[w:Spike Jonze|Spike Jonze]]. Written by Jonze and [[w:Dave Eggers|Dave Eggers]], it is adapted from [[Maurice Sendak]]'s 1963 [[w:Where the Wild Things Are|children's book of the same name]]. It combines live-action, [[w:Suitmation|performers in costumes]], [[w:animatronics|animatronics]], and [[w:computer-generated imagery|computer-generated imagery]] (CGI). The film centers on a lonely eight-year-old boy named Max who sails away to an island inhabited by creatures known as the "Wild Things," who declare Max their king. {{center|'''There's one in all of us.'''}} {{film-stub}} ==Max== * Let the wild rumpus start! ==Dialogue== :'''Max''': Did you make this? :'''Carol''': Yeah, yeah. :'''Max''': It's very good. :'''Carol''': We were gonna make a whole world like this. Now, everyone used to come here, but you know... you know what it feels like when all your teeth are falling out really slowly and you don't realize and then you notice that, well, they're really far apart. And then one day... you don't have any teeth anymore. :'''Max''': Yeah. :'''Carol''': Well it was like that. <hr width=60> :[Max drags a chair to the counter. He sniffs the food in the kitchen. His mom takes the oven mitt off to tell him to be quiet.] :'''Mom''': Hey, shh. :[Max sits on the chair.] :'''Max''': Mom, what is that? :'''Mom''': Pâté. :[Picks up frozen corn] :'''Max''': Frozen corn? What's wrong with real corn? :'''Mom''': Frozen corn is real. All right, now get off the chair, please. And go tell your sister to clear her stuff off the table. :[Max shouts real loud] :'''Max''': CLAIRE, GET YOUR STUFF OFF THE DINING ROOM TABLE! :'''Mom''': Max, don't ever pull that now. :[Max stands on the countertop.] :'''Mom''': Max, get off the counter, please. Get off. I have a friend here. You're embarrassing me. :'''Max''': WOMAN, FEED ME! :[Mom covers her eyes and sighs in disappointment] :'''Mom''': Max, get off the co--get-g-get off the counter. [impatiently, in an angry tone.] Get off the dang counter, Max, now. Now! :'''Max''': I'LL EAT YOU UP!! :'''Mom''': [shouts] GET DOWN! [Max snarls] Get off from there! [Max steps off the counter and runs to the front door. Mom chases him and Adrian is on the couch, who notices.] Stop! :'''Adrian''': Hey. :'''Mom''': Get over here! [She grabs Max, who starts pounding his fists on her wrists.] What is wrong with you?! This is not acceptable behavior! :'''Max''': YOU'RE NOT ACCEPTABLE!! :'''Mom''': No dinner for you, Max! Go to your room!? [Max bites her on the shoulder.] OW!! :[Mom drops Max, who falls to the floor. She holds onto her shoulder in pain.] :'''Mom''': Max! You bit me! THAT HURTS!! :[Adrian walks up to Mom] :'''Adrian''': Connie, he can't treat you like that. :[Mom is embarrassingly furious.]'' :'''Mom''': Max, what is WRONG with you?! You're out of control!! :[Tearfully, Max gets up and runs out the door]'' :'''Max''': IT'S NOT MY '''''FAAAAULT!!!''''' ==Taglines== * There's one in all of us. * Inside all of us is... hope. Inside all of us is... fear. Inside all of us is... adventure. Inside all of us is a wild thing. * Let the wild rumpus start! * I could eat you up, I love you so. ==Cast== * [[w:Max Records|Max Records]] as Max. * [[w:Catherine Keener|Catherine Keener]] as Connie. * [[Mark Ruffalo]] as Adrian. * [[w:Pepita Emmerichs|Pepita Emmerichs]] as Claire. * Steve Mouzakis as Max's teacher. * Max Pfeifer, Madeleine Greaves, Joshua Jay and Ryan Corr as Claire's friends. ===Voices=== * [[w:James Gandolfini|James Gandolfini]] as Carol. * [[w:Lauren Ambrose|Lauren Ambrose]] as K.W. * [[w:Chris Cooper|Chris Cooper]] as Douglas. * [[Forest Whitaker]] as Ira. * [[w:Catherine O'Hara|Catherine O'Hara]] as Judith. * [[w:Paul Dano|Paul Dano]] as Alexander. * [[w:Michael Berry Jr.|Michael Berry Jr.]] as Bernard the Bull. * [[w:Spike Jonze|Spike Jonze]] as Bob and Terry. ===Suit performers=== * Vincent Crowley as Carol. * Alice Parkinson as K.W. * John Leary as Douglas. * Sam Longley as Ira. * Nick Farnell as Judith. * Sonny Gerasimowicz as Alexander. * [[w:Angus Sampson|Angus Sampson]] as Bernard the Bull. ==External links== {{wikipedia|Where the Wild Things Are (film)}} * {{IMDb title|0386117|Where the Wild Things Are}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|where_the_wild_things_are|Where the Wild Things Are}} [[Category:2009 films]] [[Category:Australian films]] [[Category:German films]] [[Category:American children's adventure films]] [[Category:American children's drama films]] [[Category:American children's fantasy films]] [[Category:Films featuring puppetry]] [[Category:Films based on children's books]] [[Category:Monster films]] [[Category:Films about owls]] [[Category:Films directed by Spike Jonze]] [[Category:Magic realism films]] ofznxkq14a3b6v44dfqfisiugjyg3mt 0 197301 3148761 3128020 2022-07-28T19:57:40Z 151.229.144.11 /* Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse''''' is an American computer-animated children's television series. == Season 1 == === Daisy-Bo-Peep [1.01] === :''[first lines; Toodles displays the title and Mickey Mouse narrates it; a sheep runs to the center, baa-ing at the audience; Toodles zooms away to the left and camera pans down to Mickey]'' :'''Mickey''': Welcome to our clubhouse! Are ya ready to play? [pauses, waiting for a response from the viewer] Hot dog! :''[Pluto comes by, sniffing the floor and then mickey puts his foot up]'' :'''Mickey''': Speaking of dogs... look! it's Pluto, and he's sniffin' somethin'. Hey uh, I wonder what it could be. ''[hears a "baa" noise and looks around]'' Whoa! Did you hear that? Hmm, what animal makes that sound? ''[pauses for a couple of seconds as Pluto continues sniffing]'' A sheep! Right! If ''you'' see a sheep anywhere, say "Sheep!" == Specials == === ''Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt'' === :''[first lines; as usual, Mickey Mouse walks towards the camera and says his usual lines, until the camera pans to the left revealing the clubhouse gone]'' :'''Mickey''': Oops! ''[chuckles]'' Gee, I forget this every time. Now to make the clubhouse appear, we need to say the magic words, exactly right. 'Cause if we don't, well, something funny might happen. The magic words are: Meeska, Mooska, Mickey Mouse! Say it with me. Meeska, Mooska, Mickey Mouse! :''[the clubhouse appears; the intro then proceeds as normal, but with more sound effects this time]'' :'''Pete''': ''[singing] Pete's clubhouse, Pete's clubhouse, Pete's clubhouse, Pete's clubhouse, Pete's clubhouse, Pete's clubhouse! [later, a few scenes, after the Clubhouse floats away] This can't be right. Now, uh, hubbsie, pubbsie, shobby-doo-doo! Uh, handsy-glovey! Please come down! [The glove balloon flys away] Oopsie, I said the wrong magic words, didn't I? Drat, I'm in big trouble, now! [sees Mickey humming] Oh, ding-dong it, it's Mickey! I better get out of here before he sees me! [Pete leaves before grabing his mickey mouse disguised hat] :'''Mickey''': strange that clarabelle wasn't in the bakery [pluto looks to the front of the camera] [Mickey became shocked to find that the clubhouse, the shoe garage, the glove balloon, & plutos doghouse gone] :'''Mickey''': huh, what happened to the clubhouse? [Mickey cups his ear waiting for a response from the viewer] :'''Mickey''': the clubhouse flow away, who made that happened? [Mickey looks at the viewer watching] :'''mickey''': pete did? He said the wrong magic words, uh oh. We gotta go get the clubhouse back, & rescue, minnie, goofy, daisy, & donald, or we won't be able to have our easter party. :'''Pluto''': woof :'''Mickey''': will you help us find all the pieces of the clubhouse and get our friends back? [Mickey cup his ear again waiting for a response] :'''Mickey''': hot dog. [Pluto starts sniffing on the ground trying to look for the clubhouse] :'''Mickey''': hey look, plutos already on the trail, atta boy pluto, cmon lets look for the clubhouse [Mickey walks away from the camera, & follows pluto while he continues sniffing] [After a few steps, mickey & pluto stop] :'''Mickey''': aw pluto, how will we ever find all the pieces of the clubhouse? [Mickey and pluto look at the sky as a jetpack fly past, it's professor ludwig von drake, flying around in his jetpack] [he comes to a halt and lands down on the ground] :'''Mickey''': Oh boy, it's professor von drake! [Von drake presses a button on his jetpack and it retracts, he takes it off] :'''Von drake''': ho ho, hello there mickey :'''Mickey''': professor? We need your help, the clubhouse is flowing away :'''Von drake''': ooh your telling me, I almost rocking the way to the clubhouse pants, fortunately professor went under the pants [he whispers to the audience] I said, i need a pants, [laughs] did you hear that? [back to mickey] :'''Mickey''': You saw the clubhouse pants? :'''Von drake''': That's right, & it landed, right over there [He points to the pants of the clubhouse near to some trees nearby] [mickey runs to the pants] :'''Mickey''': Oh minnie! [Minnie opens the door to see mickey on the doorstep] :'''Minnie''': Oh, you found me :'''Mickey''': ha ha, we rescued minnie [Von drake & pluto joined in but pluto smells Pete hiding in the bushes] [he turns his head, and points to where he's sniffing] :'''Mickey''': hey, wait a minute. THATS PETE! [Pete pops out of the bush] :'''Pete''': goosebumps [he runs away] :'''Von drake''': oh that Pete is running away :'''Mickey''': aw pete must think i'm upset at him for making the clubhouse go away, b-but i'm not, gee, we could really use his help [Mickey put his hand on his chin] :'''Von drake''': don't worry about that mickey, [conforts mickey] now that we found the pants, we got the mousekedoer to help us :'''Mickey''': say, that's right professor :'''Minnie''': oh, that means we can use our mouseketools! :'''Mickey''': hotdog ha ha, [mousekedoer tune plays] come on everybody, let's go get our mouseketools from the mousekedoer [Mickey runs into the clubhouse] (After that) :'''Mickey''': oh boy, we got our mouseketools, now let's go and find the other pieces of the clubhouse :'''Minnie''': and rescue donald, daisy, and glory (Pluto harks as in: let's go) (the gang starts to leave but the professor stops them) :'''von drake''': oh hold on mickey, we've gotta get this pants piece back where it belongs :'''Mickey''': oops, you're right :'''Minnie''': hmm, how are we gonna do that professor (Von drake explains with a smirk) :'''Von drake''': every time you find a piece of the clubhouse, you've had to touch it, like so (Von drake touches the wall) :'''Von drake''': them your gonna say the right magic words :'''Mickey ''': well we know those. Meeska. Mooska. Mickey mouse (Professor nods) :'''Von drake''': that's right, and after you say the magic words, hoo, the piece will fly back home with you :'''Mickey mouse ''': let's send the pants back home, everybody say the right magic words. :'''everyone''': meeska, mooska, MICKEY MOUSE! (they touch bits of the clubhouse and they all sparkle as Mickey, minnie, and von drake touch) (the pants prepares to fly and... :'''Von drake ''': whoopdeedoo, here we go! (And the pants flies off to the great beyond) (After a while it lands in the middle of the clubhouse where the glove balloon and shoe garage should be) (the sparkles disappear and the gang head out) :'''Mickey''': oh boy, we did it :'''Von drake''': well ain't that something, the pants are back! :'''Mickey ''': they sure are (to viewer) thanks everybody! ==External links== {{Wikipedia}} *[http://disneyjunior.disney.com/mickey-mouse-clubhouse/ Disney Junior] *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0784896/ IMDb] *[http://www.tv.com/shows/mickey-mouse-clubhouse/ TV.com] [[Category:2000s American animated TV shows]] [[Category:2010s American animated TV shows]] [[Category:American animated TV spin-offs]] [[Category:Computer-animated TV shows]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure TV shows]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy TV shows]] [[Category:American children's animated fantasy TV shows]] [[Category:American children's animated musical TV shows]] [[Category:American preschool education TV shows]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] [[Category:Disney Junior shows]] [[Category:Animated TV shows about mice and rats]] [[Category:Television series by Disney Television Animation]] gxju48x23ovuji6k055mne2qn13g3pm 3148762 3148761 2022-07-28T19:58:25Z 151.229.144.11 /* Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse''''' is an American computer-animated children's television series. == Season 1 == === Daisy-Bo-Peep [1.01] === :''[first lines; Toodles displays the title and Mickey Mouse narrates it; a sheep runs to the center, baa-ing at the audience; Toodles zooms away to the left and camera pans down to Mickey]'' :'''Mickey''': Welcome to our clubhouse! Are ya ready to play? [pauses, waiting for a response from the viewer] Hot dog! :''[Pluto comes by, sniffing the floor and then mickey puts his foot up]'' :'''Mickey''': Speaking of dogs... look! it's Pluto, and he's sniffin' somethin'. Hey uh, I wonder what it could be. ''[hears a "baa" noise and looks around]'' Whoa! Did you hear that? Hmm, what animal makes that sound? ''[pauses for a couple of seconds as Pluto continues sniffing]'' A sheep! Right! If ''you'' see a sheep anywhere, say "Sheep!" == Specials == === ''Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt'' === :''[first lines; as usual, Mickey Mouse walks towards the camera and says his usual lines, until the camera pans to the left revealing the clubhouse gone]'' :'''Mickey''': Oops! ''[chuckles]'' Gee, I forget this every time. Now to make the clubhouse appear, we need to say the magic words, exactly right. 'Cause if we don't, well, something funny might happen. The magic words are: Meeska, Mooska, Mickey Mouse! Say it with me. Meeska, Mooska, Mickey Mouse! :''[the clubhouse appears; the intro then proceeds as normal, but with more sound effects this time]'' :'''Pete''': ''[singing] Pete's clubhouse, Pete's clubhouse, Pete's clubhouse, Pete's clubhouse, Pete's clubhouse, Pete's clubhouse! [later, a few scenes, after the Clubhouse floats away] This can't be right. Now, uh, hubbsie, pubbsie, shobby-doo-doo! Uh, handsy-glovey! Please come down! [The glove balloon flys away] Oopsie, I said the wrong magic words, didn't I? Drat, I'm in big trouble, now! [sees Mickey humming] Oh, ding-dong it, it's Mickey! I better get out of here before he sees me! [Pete leaves before grabing his mickey mouse disguised hat] :'''Mickey''': strange that clarabelle wasn't in the bakery [pluto looks to the front of the camera] [Mickey became shocked to find that the clubhouse, the shoe garage, the glove balloon, & plutos doghouse gone] :'''Mickey''': huh, what happened to the clubhouse? [Mickey cups his ear waiting for a response from the viewer] :'''Mickey''': the clubhouse flow away, who made that happened? [Mickey looks at the viewer watching] :'''mickey''': pete did? He said the wrong magic words, uh oh. We gotta go get the clubhouse back, & rescue, minnie, goofy, daisy, & donald, or we won't be able to have our easter party. :'''Pluto''': woof :'''Mickey''': will you help us find all the pieces of the clubhouse and get our friends back? [Mickey cup his ear again waiting for a response] :'''Mickey''': hot dog. [Pluto starts sniffing on the ground trying to look for the clubhouse] :'''Mickey''': hey look, plutos already on the trail, atta boy pluto, cmon lets look for the clubhouse [Mickey walks away from the camera, & follows pluto while he continues sniffing] [After a few steps, mickey & pluto stop] :'''Mickey''': aw pluto, how will we ever find all the pieces of the clubhouse? [Mickey and pluto look at the sky as a jetpack fly past, it's professor ludwig von drake, flying around in his jetpack] [he comes to a halt and lands down on the ground] :'''Mickey''': Oh boy, it's professor von drake! [Von drake presses a button on his jetpack and it retracts, he takes it off] :'''Von drake''': ho ho, hello there mickey :'''Mickey''': professor? We need your help, the clubhouse is flowing away :'''Von drake''': ooh your telling me, I almost rocking the way to the clubhouse pants, fortunately professor went under the pants [he whispers to the audience] I said, i need a pants, [laughs] did you hear that? [back to mickey] :'''Mickey''': You saw the clubhouse pants? :'''Von drake''': That's right, & it landed, right over there [He points to the pants of the clubhouse near to some trees nearby] [mickey runs to the pants] :'''Mickey''': Oh minnie! [Minnie opens the door to see mickey on the doorstep] :'''Minnie''': Oh, you found me :'''Mickey''': ha ha, we rescued minnie [Von drake & pluto joined in but pluto smells Pete hiding in the bushes] [he turns his head, and points to where he's sniffing] :'''Mickey''': hey, wait a minute. THATS PETE! [Pete pops out of the bush] :'''Pete''': goosebumps [he runs away] :'''Von drake''': oh that Pete is running away :'''Mickey''': aw pete must think i'm upset at him for making the clubhouse go away, b-but i'm not, gee, we could really use his help [Mickey put his hand on his chin] :'''Von drake''': don't worry about that mickey, [conforts mickey] now that we found the pants, we got the mousekedoer to help us :'''Mickey''': say, that's right professor :'''Minnie''': oh, that means we can use our mouseketools! :'''Mickey''': hotdog ha ha, [mousekedoer tune plays] come on everybody, let's go get our mouseketools from the mousekedoer [Mickey runs into the clubhouse] (After that) :'''Mickey''': oh boy, we got our mouseketools, now let's go and find the other pieces of the clubhouse :'''Minnie''': and rescue donald, daisy, and glory (Pluto barks as in: let's go) (the gang starts to leave but the professor stops them) :'''von drake''': oh hold on mickey, we've gotta get this pants piece back where it belongs :'''Mickey''': oops, you're right :'''Minnie''': hmm, how are we gonna do that professor (Von drake explains with a smirk) :'''Von drake''': every time you find a piece of the clubhouse, you've had to touch it, like so (Von drake touches the wall) :'''Von drake''': them your gonna say the right magic words :'''Mickey ''': well we know those. Meeska. Mooska. Mickey mouse (Professor nods) :'''Von drake''': that's right, and after you say the magic words, hoo, the piece will fly back home with you :'''Mickey mouse ''': let's send the pants back home, everybody say the right magic words. :'''everyone''': meeska, mooska, MICKEY MOUSE! (they touch bits of the clubhouse and they all sparkle as Mickey, minnie, and von drake touch) (the pants prepares to fly and... :'''Von drake ''': whoopdeedoo, here we go! (And the pants flies off to the great beyond) (After a while it lands in the middle of the clubhouse where the glove balloon and shoe garage should be) (the sparkles disappear and the gang head out) :'''Mickey''': oh boy, we did it :'''Von drake''': well ain't that something, the pants are back! :'''Mickey ''': they sure are (to viewer) thanks everybody! ==External links== {{Wikipedia}} *[http://disneyjunior.disney.com/mickey-mouse-clubhouse/ Disney Junior] *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0784896/ IMDb] *[http://www.tv.com/shows/mickey-mouse-clubhouse/ TV.com] [[Category:2000s American animated TV shows]] [[Category:2010s American animated TV shows]] [[Category:American animated TV spin-offs]] [[Category:Computer-animated TV shows]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure TV shows]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy TV shows]] [[Category:American children's animated fantasy TV shows]] [[Category:American children's animated musical TV shows]] [[Category:American preschool education TV shows]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] [[Category:Disney Junior shows]] [[Category:Animated TV shows about mice and rats]] [[Category:Television series by Disney Television Animation]] adi3vjhwavpnze37rb654n0kwqobanm 0 197933 3148913 3147733 2022-07-29T02:17:24Z 2601:18D:C180:AA30:D033:4E0E:BF51:29D6 /* Season 1 */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:The Angry Beavers|The Angry Beavers]]''''' is an American animated television series that aired from April 19, 1997 until June 11, 2001 on Nickelodeon. The series revolves around Daggett and Norbert Beaver, two young beaver brothers who have left their home to become bachelors in the forest near the fictional Wayouttatown, Oregon. == Season 1 == === ''Born to Be Beavers'' [1.1] === :'''Daggett''': I can't believe it, Norbert. :'''Norbert''': Whassat, Daggett? :'''Daggett''': Our own parents kicked us out. :'''Norbert''': They didn't kick us out. We were the first litter and Mom had a second litter. It's the beaver way. :'''Daggett''': But, Norb. Where will we go? How will we survive? :'''Norbert''': We'll be all right. You've got your Beaver Survival Kit, right? :'''Daggett''': No. :'''Norbert''': Oh, that's not good. === ''Up All Night'' [1.2] === :''[Dag starts whimpering]'' :'''Dag''': Yeah. Guess so. <hr width=50%> :''(Norbert is prank-calling a deli)'' :'''Norbert''': Do you have chicken necks? :'''Lady on phone''': Yes, we do. :'''Nobert''': Wear a turtleneck sweater and no one will notice! ''(hangs up)'' === ''A Dam Too Far'' [1.3] === === ''Long in the Teeth'' [1.4] === :''(Norbert is getting his long teeth admired by a female beaver named Treeflower)'' :'''Treeflower''': Your teeth look so dangerous! [seductively] Can I touch them? :'''Norbert''': [prideful] Knock yourself out, dollface. :'''Treeflower''': [Crouches down and strokes Norb's teeth] Oooohh... [aroused] ...Norby...You're so cool... [nuzzles next to him] You're giving me chills. [giggles] :'''Daggett''': [watching from behind a rock jealous of him with his mouth full of wood on a cob] If he can be Mr. Cool... [spits the wood out and tosses it aside] So can I! [grunts angrily] === ''Gift Hoarse'' [1.5] === === ''Go Beavers!'' [1.6] === === ''Box Top Beavers'' [1.7] === === ''Salmon Sez'' [1.8] === === ''Beach Beavers a-Go-Go'' [1.9] === === ''Deranged Ranger'' [1.10] === === ''Muscular Beaver'' [1.11] === === ''Fish 'n' Dips'' [1.12] === === ''Enter the Daggett'' [1.13] === === ''Bug-a-Boo'' [1.14] === === ''Mission to the Big Hot Thingy'' [1.15] === === ''I Dare You'' [1.16] === === ''Stinky Toe'' [1.17] === === ''House Broken'' [1.18] === === ''Tree's Company'' [1.19] === === ''Guess Who's Stumping to Dinner'' [1.20] === === ''Fancy Prance'' [1.21] === === ''H2Whoa!'' [1.22] === === ''The Bing That Wouldn't Leave'' [1.23] === === ''You Promised'' [1.24] === === ''Bummer of Love'' [1.25] === === ''Food of the Clods'' [1.26] === == Season 2 == === ''Beaver Fever'' [2.1] === === ''Same Time Last Week'' [2.2] === === ''Kandid Kreatures'' [2.3] === === ''Fakin' It'' [2.4] === === ''Muscular Beaver 2'' [2.5] === === ''Stump Looks for His Roots'' [2.6] === === ''Tree of Hearts'' [2.7] === === ''Dag for Night'' [2.8] === === ''Un-Barry-ble'' [2.9] === === ''Another One Bites the Musk'' [2.10] === === ''The Mighty Knot-Head'' [2.11] === === ''Pond Scum'' [2.12] === === ''Utter Nonsense'' [2.13] === === ''Endangered Species'' [2.14] === === ''Lumberjack's Delight'' [2.15] === === ''Zooing Time'' [2.16] === === ''Friends, Romans, Beavers!'' [2.17] === === ''Big Round Sticky Fish Thingy'' [2.18] === === ''The Day the World Got Really Screwed Up'' [2.19] === :'''Narrator''': Ooh! I know! Send in more planes! :'''Daggett''': Darn! I forgot the autograph! :'''Norbert''': You'll get over it. === ''If You In-Sisters'' [2.20] === === ''Alley Oops'' [2.21] === === ''Open Wide for Zombies'' [2.22] === === ''Dumbwaiters'' [2.23] === === ''Sans-a-Pelt'' [2.24] === === ''Gonna Getcha'' [2.25] === == Season 3 == === ''My Bunny-Guard'' [3.1] === === ''What's Eating You?'' [3.2] === === ''Omega Beaver'' [3.3] === === ''Bite This!'' [3.4] === === ''Spooky Spoots'' [3.5] === === ''Up All Night 2: Up All Day. The Reckoning'' [3.6] === === ''Muscular Beaver 3'' [3.7] === === ''Sang 'em High'' [3.8] === === ''In Search of Big Byoo-Tox'' [3.9] === === ''The Legend of Kid Friendly'' [3.10] === === ''Silent But Deadly'' [3.11] === === ''Tough Love'' [3.12] === === ''A Little Dad'll Do You'' [3.13] === === ''Pass It On!'' [3.14] === === ''Muscular Beaver 4'' [3.15] === === ''Act Your Age'' [3.16] === === ''Too Loose Latrine'' [3.17] === === ''Pack Your Dags'' [3.18] === === ''Daggy Dearest'' [3.19] === === ''Dag's List'' [3.20] === === ''Mistaken Identity'' [3.21] === === ''Easy Peasy Rider'' [3.22] === === ''Stare and Stare Alike!'' [3.23] === === ''I am Not an Animal, I'm Scientist #1'' [3.24] === === ''Norberto y Daggetto en El Grapadura y el Castor Malo'' [3.25] === === ''The Loogie Hawk'' [3.26] === === ''Kreature Komforts'' [3.27] === === ''Oh, Brother?'' [3.28] === === ''Das Spoot'' [3.29] === === ''Sqotters'' [3.30] === === ''Long Tall Daggy'' [3.31] === === ''Practical Jerks'' [3.32] === === ''Nice & Lonely'' [3.33] === === ''Soccer? I Hardly Knew Him!'' [3.34] === === ''Brothers... To the End?'' [3.35] === === ''Euro Beavers'' [3.36] === === ''Slap Happy'' [3.37] === === ''Home Loners'' [3.38] === === ''Ugly Roomers'' [3.39] === :''[Norb increases his building to rival Dag's bedroom height]'' :'''Daggett''': Ha! I'm still bigger-er. :'''Norbert''': I only stopped to give you something. ''[hands Dag the gift. Dag opens it and it's the San-o-tizey and it sprays in Dag's eyes again and Dag starts gagging while Norbert continues to increase his bedroom height]'' :'''Daggett''': ''[gagging]'' Ooh, you dirty rat. ''[cough]'' :''[The scene transitions to Norb relaxing while Dag has increased more of his bedroom height and is about to get back at Norb for spraying him with sanitizer by putting pork rinds in a blower]'' :'''Daggett''': Oh, Norbie, my room's bigger-er and better! Oh, and this is for spraying me in the eyes. ''[sprays Norb with pork rinds]'' === ''Finger Lickin' Goofs'' [3.40] === === ''Strange Allure'' [3.41] === === ''Partying Is Such Sweet Sorrow'' [3.42] === == Season 4 == === ''Chocolate Up to Experience'' [4.1] === === ''Three Dag Nite'' [4.2] === === ''Fat Chance'' [4.3] === === ''Dag in the Mirror'' [4.4] === === ''Canucks Amuck'' [4.5] === === ''Yak in the Sack'' [4.6] === === ''Driving Misses Daggett'' [4.7] === === ''Big Fun'' [4.8] === === ''Moby Dopes'' [4.9] === :'''Norbert''': Where in the name of Deus Ex Machina did that T-Rex come from?! === ''Present Tense'' [4.10] === === ''It's a Spootiful Life'' [4.11] === === ''The Mom from U.N.C.L.E.'' [4.12] === === ''House Sisters'' [4.13] === === ''Muscular Beaver 5'' [4.14] === === ''Vantastic Voyage'' [4.15] === === ''Blacktop Beavers'' [4.16] === === ''Specs Appeal'' [4.17] === === ''Things That Go Hook in the Night'' [4.18] === === ''Damnesia'' [4.19] === === ''The Posei-Dam Adventure'' [4.20] === === ''The Big Frog'' [4.21] === === ''Dag Con Carny'' [4.22] === === ''All in the Colony'' [4.23] === === ''Line Duncing'' [4.24] === === ''Beavemaster'' [4.25] === === ''Deck Poops'' [4.26] === === ''Dagski and Norb'' [4.27] === === ''Shell or High Water'' [4.28] === == Cast == * [[w:Nick Bakay|Nick Bakay]] - Norbert Foster "Norb" Beaver * [[w:Richard Steven Horvitz|Richard Steven Horvitz]] - Daggett Doofus "Dag" Beaver ==External links== {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title | id=0131664 | title=The Angry Beavers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Angry Beavers}} [[Category:1990s American animated TV shows]] [[Category:2000s American animated TV shows]] [[Category:1990s American surreal comedy TV shows]] [[Category:2000s American surreal comedy TV shows]] [[Category:1990s Nickelodeon original series]] [[Category:2000s Nickelodeon original series]] [[Category:Traditionally animated TV shows]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy TV shows]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] [[Category:Nicktoons]] [[Category:Television series on DVD]] [[Category:Animated TV shows about brothers]] k718kt0un6yfpw9to8cx1572sz2vkp9 0 201231 3148856 3050893 2022-07-29T00:06:38Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Noah_Cyrus_MSG_(01)_cropped.jpg|thumb|Noah Cyrus, 2017]] '''[[w:Noah Cyrus|Noah Lindsey Cyrus]]''' (born [[8 January]] [[2000]]) is an American actress and singer. She voiced the title role in the English version of the 2009 animated feature film ''{{w|Ponyo}}''. In 2016, she released her debut single "{{w|Make Me (Cry)}}". Her debut album is set to be released in 2018. She is the youngest daughter of [[w:Tish Cyrus|Tish Cyrus]] and [[w:Billy Ray Cyrus|Billy Ray Cyrus]] and the younger sister of [[Miley Cyrus]] and [[w:Trace Cyrus|Trace Cyrus]]. {{actor-stub}} == Quotes == * Because I love all animals so much, people, I feel like they should realize they don’t have to cut into something to learn about it. … If you feel weird about dissecting something, say “no.” I would totally say, “I'm not cutting into this animal.” I would never do that… You’ll learn so much more off of the computer. If you have the other option, why not take it? You should ask your teacher for other human alternatives. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVLjUqL2xzw “#DissectionKills, With Noah Cyrus,” video for peta2 (8 April 2015)]. * That is something I'm very passionate about. I love animals so much. To think that any animal would be trapped — it makes me so sad. It's like living in your bedroom for your entire life and never being able to go outside. … You should always speak up. That's what I'd like to teach my fans — to be real and speak up for things you're passionate about. ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQm-cmCjWYs “Noah Cyrus Fans, Listen Up!,” video for PETA (24 October 2017)]. == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cyrus, Noah}} [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Animal rights activists]] [[Category:Activists from the United States]] [[Category:2000 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Nashville]] [[Category:Pop singers]] [[Category:Women born in the 21st century]] pxw6wqswuwu47jhianvzdhwfdspl8ds 0 204291 3148873 3111543 2022-07-29T00:44:12Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Yvonne De Carlo in Salome, Where She Danced.jpg|thumb|The most beautiful girl in the world. . . It was a straight publicity thing but it ballooned. Of course, I never could wear blue jeans to the market after that. I had a reputation to uphold.]] [[File:Yvonne in Song of Scheherezade.jpg|thumb|I played so many oriental princesses and cowtown saloon madams after that I lost count.]] [[File:Yvonne De Carlo Mclintock 02.jpg|thumb|Baby, I've never been drunk in public and I never run around with men half my age.]] '''[[w:Yvonne De Carlo|Yvonne De Carlo]]''' (born '''Margaret Yvonne Middleton'''; September 1, 1922 &ndash; January 8, 2007) was a Canadian-American actress, dancer, and singer. Known as the "Most Beautiful Girl in the World" and the "Queen of Technicolor", she was an internationally famous Hollywood star of the 1940s and 1950s. She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for motion pictures and television. ==Quotes== === "A girl no longer, but . . . De Carlo's a beauty still" (1975) === :<small>"[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/459624330/ A girl no longer, but . . . De Carlo's a beauty still]" (1975)</small> *You want to know about the title, right. '''The most beautiful girl in the world. . . It was a straight publicity thing but it ballooned. Of course, I never could wear blue jeans to the market after that. I had a reputation to uphold.''' *'''I played so many oriental princesses and cowtown saloon madams after that I lost count.''' I broke in all the new actors, to use a phrase. I acted with Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis before they became big names. *'''Baby, I've never been drunk in public and I never run around with men half my age.''' The dames I started out with are all batty today. They had their looks and nothing more and now they think they're finished. *'''Reality to me is a home, my kids, best friends and only then a career and the limelight.''' I never thought like [[Marilyn Monroe]] that I was washed up when I was 35. *'''One critic called me one of the most magnificent resources Canada has allowed to escape to the United States. Because I was born and raised in Vancouver and lived up there until I was 17.''' My kids sons Bruce and Michael are, of course, American citizens. But not me. I defiantly refuse to change. *My mother was the shaping force in my life. Don't ask me how but she always had money for my dancing lessons. She was convinced I was going to be somebody. === "Yvonne De Carlo Reminds The World There Was Life Before Lily Munster" (1987) === :<small>"[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-05-15/lifestyle/0130090076_1_lily-munster-yvonne-decarlo-actress-yvonne/2 Yvonne De Carlo Reminds The World There Was Life Before Lily Munster]" (1987)</small> * I think Yvonne De Carlo was more famous than Lily. But I gained the younger audience through ''[[The Munsters]]''. And it was a steady job. * I enjoyed being in ''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]''. That was a great experience—to suddenly become one of those holy people. I was holier than thou. * I enjoyed the comedies with [[Alec Guinness]], and I had a real great time with [[Peter Ustinov]] in ''Hotel Sahara''. I found I had the ability to do comedy. My timing was really inborn. ==Quotes about Yvonne De Carlo== [[File:Yvonne De Carlo in The Ten Commandments film trailer.jpg|thumb|I cast Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora, the wife of Moses, . . . [because] I sensed in her a depth, an emotional power, a womanly strength which the part of Sephora needed, and which she gave it. –[[Cecil B. DeMille]]]] * Miss De Carlo photographs beautifully in color and in black and white film. She is a fine actress, an excellent dancer and singer. It is very unusual to find so much talent in one person. ** [[w:Walter Wanger|Walter Wanger]], as quoted in "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19450725&id=Mb4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e5gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4893,3527502 Yvonne De Carlo Chosen for Role, Over '20,000 Beautiful Girls']" (1945) * I cast Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora, the wife of Moses, after our casting director, Bert McKay called my attention to one scene she played in ''Sombrero'', which was a picture far removed in theme from ''The Ten Commandments'', I sensed in her a depth, an emotional power, a womanly strength which the part of Sephora needed, and which she gave it. ** [[w:Cecil B. DeMille|Cecil B. DeMille]], in ''The Autobiography of DeMille'' (1959), p. 416 * Oh, how I loved the movies as a little girl. Particularly I loved Yvonne De Carlo—she was my favorite. Others, too, like [[Rita Hayworth]], but I used to dream that I was Yvonne De Carlo. And I liked that little one—what was her name?—[[w:June Allyson|June Allyson]], too. But for me there was only one Yvonne De Carlo. **[[Sophia Loren]], as quoted in [[w:Dick Kleiner|Dick Kleiner]]'s [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/34389423/ "Hollywood Today" column (July 30, 1965)] * I remember Yvonne with very warm and positive feelings. There was a warmth and sexiness which came out in everything she did, and that is what was irresistible to audiences. Like most top actresses, she needed direction and support, but her objective was always to be equal to the stars around her, especially the males. ** [[w:Ken Annakin|Ken Annakin]], as quoted in ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ef1qRwXs4tUC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false L.A. Noir: Nine Dark Visions of the City of Angels]'' (2004), p. 42–43 ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{commons}} {{IMDb name|0001119}} {{DEFAULTSORT:De Carlo, Yvonne}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2007 deaths]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Actresses from Canada]] [[Category:Dancers from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Television personalities]] [[Category:Episcopalians from the United States]] [[Category:Immigrants to the United States]] [[Category:People from Vancouver]] 974mjsfh9uhuo8u1ucihy71urag94ae 0 204295 3148839 3011595 2022-07-28T23:41:48Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Anne Baxter photo in a Lustre-Creme shampoo advertisement.jpg|thumb|Acting is not what I do. It's what I am. It's my permanent, built-in cathedral.]] '''[[w:Anne Baxter|Anne Baxter]]''' (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Oscar and a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy. ==Quotes== ==="Outspoken Anne Baxter Tells It Like It Really Is" (1971)=== Haber, Joyce (June 20, 1971). "[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86373606/the-los-angeles-times/ Outspoken Anne Baxter Tells It Like It Really Is]". ''Los Angeles Times''. * [[w:Darryl Zanuck|Darryl Zanuck]] thought all women were either broads or librarians. He thought I was a librarian. He thought I was smart. * Being a wife-mother and doing a job, it's the toughest damn thing in the world. But we want it. * Acting is not what I do. It's what I am. It's my permanent, built-in cathedral. ===Interview with James Bawden and Ron Miller (1983)=== Bawden, James; Miller, Ron (2016). ''Conversations With Classic Film Stars; Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era''. pp.&nbsp;137—151 * Well, {{w|Walter Lang}} rushed over to apologize to me once when [[John Barrymore|Barrymore]] cut loose with a barrage of foul language, but I didn't even know he was swearing. The way I was raised, I didn't even hear a four-letter word until I was eighteen. I mean that. Here's another example: I was autographing photos of me for fans once and my mother looked over my shoulder with a stricken look on her face and said, "What are you writing?" So I told her: "Good luck, always, Anne Baxter." Then she told me, "Your 'L' looks just like an 'F,' and that's a very dirty word!" But the truth is I'd never heard that word before and hadn't a clue what it meant. ** p.&nbsp;140 * I wasn't pretty enough to be used for cutesy parts. At my very best, I was attractive. I was not a face, so I never got into that rut. I was also constantly dieting to get rid of my baby fat. I was having a hard time with that and think I probably had a mild case of [[bulimia nervosa|bulimia]]. I became a foodaholic. I loved rhubarb pies. There used to be this little place on {{w|Ventura Boulevard}} that made wonderful rhubarb pies. I'd buy one, drive my car onto a side road, eat the whole thing, and then spit it back into the box. I'd buy whole containers of ice cream and spit it into the disposal. It was disgusting! ** pp.&nbsp;140–141 * Adored [[w:Jean Renoir|him]], but he was a lost soul. Kept saying, "They don't make films here like we do in France, n'est-ce pas?" [...] We filmed indoors on a studio stage with a recreated swamp. Jean could only clasp his arms and look horrified. He was limited in camera angles because of the [[w:Rear_projection#Technique|transparency screens]]—a movement of inches and the screens would be exposed. And his English was learned from books. In conversation, he was terrible. One day he told a little girl extra to "Make some water." He meant get her dress damp because she'd just been pulled from the swamp. Her mother was horrified, thinking he'd asked her to tinkle—and slapped his face. ** p. 141 * I loved [[w:Yellow Sky|that one]] because [[Gregory Peck|Greg Peck]] usually was so stolid in his pictures. [[w:William Wellman|Billy]] made him relax more than usual. He was playing an outlaw and I was shacked up in this ghost town with my pa and the outlaws are trying to smoke us out. Well, there's one line where I remark about his body odor and Greg tried to get it removed, saying it might undermine his box office appeal among girls. And Billy just chuckled and kept on shooting. ** p. 144 * I can report {{w|George Sanders}} was twice as acerbic in person than on camera as [[All_About_Eve#Addison_DeWitt|Addison Dewitt]]. He was just plain nasty to poor [[Marilyn Monroe]], who was always quaking in her boots. He'd pat her on the rump and say, "You almost got through that two-line speech, my dear. Shall we try again?" ** p. 146 * When the [[w:Applause_(musical)|stage musical]] came along, I was asked to play Margo [the [[Bette Davis]] role in the movie] to replace [[Lauren Bacall|Betty Bacall]], and I first thought it was gimmicky. But I can sing, or rather croak, and I wanted to do Broadway—and it turned out just fine. One matinee day Bette Davis phoned and said she was coming to check me out, and we got a chair placed just behind the curtain so she could watch without the audience watching her. After the curtain came down she said, "Baxter, you can still astonish me." And she left. Just like that. On another occasion, she was in Chicago to receive the real {{w|Sarah Siddons Award}} and I popped out to give it to her. Get it? Eve giving Margo the award she'd first won. She looked hesitant when she saw me and then roared with laughter. She got it, she really got it. ** p. 150 ==Quotes about Anne Baxter== * We've lost a remarkable actress and a significant star. I ... found her to be an extraordinary performer and a fine woman. ** [[Charlton Heston]], as quoted in "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19851213&id=zNA_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=xdkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1327,2777060&hl=en Academy Award-winner Anne Baxter dead at 62]" * Anne Baxter's death is a shattering shock to all of us who loved her and had the privilege of working with her. ** [[w:Aaron Spelling|Aaron Spelling]], as quoted in "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19851213&id=zNA_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=xdkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1327,2777060&hl=en Academy Award-winner Anne Baxter dead at 62]" ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{commons}} * {{IMDb name|0000879}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Anne}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:1985 deaths]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States]] [[Category:Women authors]] [[Category:People from Indiana]] [[Category:Academy Award winners]] 1ml798dcfw76x37f634xc9dv90kumov 0 205138 3148954 3146998 2022-07-29T07:16:56Z 2001:D08:2002:C64C:512:FE04:EABF:969 /* Dr. Stephen Strange */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[File:Symbol from Marvel's The Avengers logo.svg|thumb| '''[[w:Nick Fury|Nick Fury]]''': There was an idea...<br> '''[[w:Tony Stark|Tony Stark]]''': To bring together, a group of remarkable people...<br> '''[[w:Vision|Vision]]''': To see if we could become something more...<br> '''[[w:Thor|Thor]]''': So when they needed us, we could fight the battles...<br> '''[[w:Natasha Romanoff|Natasha Romanoff]]''': That they never could...<br> '''[[w:Bruce Banner|Bruce Banner]]''': The affirmation of humanity's need...<br> '''[[w:Wanda Maximoff|Wanda Maximoff]]''': To believe that in our darkest hour...<br> '''[[w:Steve Rogers|Steve Rogers]]''': We will find our heroes.]] '''''[[w:Avengers: Infinity War|Avengers: Infinity War]]''''' is a [[w:2018 in film|2018]] American [[w:superhero film|superhero film]] in which the [[w:Avengers|Avengers]] and the [[Guardians of the Galaxy]] attempt to stop [[Thanos]] from collecting the powerful [[w:Infinity Stones|Infinity Stones]]. It is the sequel to ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron|Age of Ultron]]'', and the 19th film in the [[w:Marvel Cinematic Universe|Marvel Cinematic Universe]]. :''Directed by [[w:Russo brothers|Anthony and Joe Russo]]. Written by [[w:Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely|Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely]].'' {{center|'''Destiny arrives.''' [[#Taglines|taglines]]}} == [[w:Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Tony Stark / Iron Man]] == * ''[To Doctor Strange]'' Did you ''seriously'' just say "Hitherto undreamt of"? * ''[To Ebony Maw]'' I'm sorry, Earth is ''closed'' today! You better pack it up and ''get outta here!'' * ''["Knighting" Peter Parker on the shoulders with his hand]'' Alright, kid. You're an Avenger now. == [[w:Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Thor]] == * You know, I'm 1,500 years old. I've killed twice as many enemies as that. And every one of them would have rather killed me, but none succeeded. I'm only alive because fate wants me alive. Thanos is just the latest of a long line of bastards, and he'll be the latest to feel my vengeance &ndash; [[fate]] wills it so. * ''[After throwing Stormbreaker into Thanos' chest]'' I told you&ndash; you'd die for that. == [[w:Bruce Banner (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Bruce Banner / Hulk]] == * ''[Trying to change into the Hulk in New York]'' Come on, Hulk. What're you doin' to me? ''[Starts slapping himself multiple times]'' Come out! Come out! Come out! ''['''Hulk: No-o-o-o!''']'' What do you mean, "No"?! * We need all hands on deck. Where's Clint? ''['''Natasha Romanoff:''' After the whole [[Captain America: Civil War|Accords situation]], he and Scott took a deal. It was too tough on their families. They're on [[w:house arrest|house arrest]].]'' Who's Scott? ''['''Steve Rogers:''' Ant-Man.]'' There's an Ant-Man and a Spider-Man? * ''[Trying to change into the Hulk while fighting Cull Obsidian in the Hulkbuster armor]'' Hulk. Hulk, I know you like making your entrance at the last second. Well, this is it, man! This is the last, ''last'' second! Hulk! Hulk! Hulk! ''['''Hulk: No!''']'' Oh, screw you, you big green asshole! I'll do it myself! == [[w:Steve Rogers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Steve Rogers / Captain America]] == * ''[To Secretary Thaddeus Ross]'' I'm not looking for forgiveness. And I'm way past asking for permission. Earth just lost her best defender. So we're here to fight. And if you wanna stay in our way, we'll fight you, too. *''[When Vision offers to sacrifice himself to stop Thanos]'' We don't trade lives, Vision. == [[w:Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)|Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow]] == * ''['''Secretary Thaddeus Ross:''' You got some nerve. I'll give you that.]'' You could use some of that right now. * ''[To Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight]'' We don't wanna kill you. But we will. == [[w:Doctor Strange|Dr. Stephen Strange]] == * ''['''Spider-Man:''' Hey, what was that?]'' I went forward in time to view alternate futures. To see all the possible outcomes of the coming conflict. ''['''Star-Lord:''' How many did you see?]'' 14,000,605. ''['''Iron Man:''' How many did we win?]'' One. * We're in the [[Avengers: Endgame|endgame]] now. * ''[Last words]'' Tony&ndash; there was no other way. == [[w:Peter Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Peter Parker / Spider-Man]] == * You can't be a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man if there's no neighborhood. * I'm Peter, by the way. ''['''Dr. Stephen Strange:''' Doctor Strange.]'' Oh, we're using our made up names. Um&ndash; I'm Spider-Man, then. * ''[Last words]'' I'm sorry. == [[w:Black Panther (comics)|T'Challa / Black Panther]] == * Evacuate the city. Engage all defenses. And get this man a shield. * YIBAMBE! ''[Pronounced "yee-bomb-BAY": [[w:Xhosa language|Xhosa]] for "hold strong"]'' * Wakanda forever! * ''[Last words]'' Up, General! Up! This is no place to die. == [[w:Gamora|Gamora]] == * The entire time I knew Thanos, he only ever had one goal: To bring balance to the universe by wiping out half of all life. He used to kill people planet by planet, massacre by massacre. ''['''Drax the Destroyer:''' Including my own.]'' If he gets all six Infinity Stones, he can do it with the snap of his fingers, like this. == [[w:Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Loki]] == * Well, for one thing, I'm not Asgardian. And for another&ndash; we have a Hulk. * ''[Last words]'' You&ndash; will never be&ndash; a god. == [[w:Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]] == * ''[Last words]'' It's alright. It's alright. I love you. == [[w:Wanda Maximoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch]] == * ''[Last words]'' ''['''Thanos:''' I understand, my child. Better than anyone.]'' You could never. ''['''Thanos:''' Today, I lost more than you can know. But now is no time to mourn. Now... is no time at all.]'' ''[Thanos uses the Time Stone to resurrect Vision]'' No! == [[w:Bucky Barnes|Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier]] == * ''['''Steve Rogers''': How you been, Buck?]'' Not bad, for the end of the world. * ''[Last words]'' Steve? == [[w:Heimdall (comics)|Heimdall]] == * ''[Last words]'' Allfathers, let the dark magic&ndash; flow through me one last&ndash; time. == [[w:Mantis (Marvel Comics)|Mantis]] == * Kick names, take ass. * ''[Last words]'' Something's happening. == [[w:Drax the Destroyer|Drax the Destroyer]] == * I'll do ''you'' one better. ''Why'' is Gamora? * ''[Last word]'' Quill? == [[w:Thanos|Thanos]] == * I know what it's like to lose. To feel so desperately that you're right, yet to fail nonetheless. ''[Grabs Thor by the head]'' It's frightening, turns the legs to jelly. But I ask you, to what end? Dread it, run from it, destiny arrives all the same. And now, it's here. Or should I say: I AM. ''[Reveals the Power Stone]'' *The hardest choices require the strongest wills. *''[To Tony Stark]'' You're not the only one cursed with knowledge. *''[Having just defeated Tony Stark in hand-to-hand combat]'' You have my respect, Stark. When I'm done, half the human population will still be alive. ''[Prepares to kill Stark]'' I hope they remember you. *''[After Thor wounds him with Stormbreaker]'' You should've gone for the head! ''[Snaps his fingers, activating the completed gauntlet]'' == [[w:Cull Obsidian|Cull Obsidian]] == * We're going to New York City and We will tear The Avengers Apart and Smash! Once and for all, my lord. == [[w:Star-Lord|Peter Quill / Star-Lord]] == * Flash Gordon? By the way, that's a compliment. Don't forget, I'm half-human. So that 50% of me that's stupid? That's 100% you. * ''[Last words]'' Aw, man. == [[w:Nick Fury|Nick Fury]] == * ''[Last words]'' Oh, no. Motherf– == [[w:Maria Hill|Maria Hill]] == * ''[Last words]'' Nick? == Dialogue == :'''Thanos:''' ''[Unimpressed]'' If you consider failure experience. :'''Loki:''' I consider ''experience'' experience. Almighty Thanos, I, Loki, Prince of Asgard... ''[Looks significantly at Thor]'' Odinson... the rightful King of Jotunheim, God of Mischief, do hereby pledge to you, my undying fidelity. :''[Thor squints and notices a dagger materialize in Loki's hand. Loki braces himself, thrusts upward with lightning speed and attempts to stab Thanos, but is frozen in place by the Space Stone's power before the point could strike home.]'' :'''Thanos:''' "Undying." You should choose your words more carefully. :''[Thanos twists the dagger out of Loki's hand with his right hand, then takes hold of Loki's neck with the gauntlet and lifts him to eye level. Loki struggles, kicking, as his throat is squeezed. He makes eye contact with Thor before he increases his force on Loki's neck.]'' :'''Loki:''' [Giving up on fighting against Thanos] You... will never be... a god. ''[Thanos crushes Loki's neck, killing him.]'' :'''Thor:''' ''[Muffled in his gag]'' No! :'''Thanos:''' ''[Walks over and drops Loki's body in front of Thor.]'' No resurrections this time. :''[Thanos raises the gauntlet, sends violet Power fire through the remains of the Statesman, and uses the Space Stone to teleport away with the Black Order.]'' :'''Thor:''' No... Loki... :''[Thor is released from his bonds. He crawls over to Loki's body &ndash; which, unlike in [[Thor: The Dark World]], has not returned to its Jotun form &ndash; and lays his head down on Loki's chest, shedding tears for all that he has lost. The ship explodes.]'' ---- :''[Dr. Stephen Strange recruits Tony Stark to the New York Sanctum, and he with Bruce Banner and Wong explain Thanos' plan to acquire the Infinity Stones.]'' :'''Tony Stark:''' Tell me his name again. :'''Bruce Banner:''' Thanos. He's a plague, Tony. He invades planets, he takes what he wants, he ''wipes out'' half the population. He sent Loki! The [[The Avengers (2012 film)|attack on New York]], that's ''him!'' :'''Stark:''' ''[To himself]'' This is it... what's our timeline? :'''Banner:''' No telling. He has the Power and Space Stones, that already makes him the strongest creature in the whole ''Universe!'' If he gets his hands on all 6 Stones, Tony... :'''Dr. Stephen Strange:''' He could destroy life on a scale hitherto undreamt of. ---- :'''Thor:''' There's six stones out there. Thanos already has the Power Stone because he stole it when he decimated Xandar last week. He stole the Space Stone from me, when he destroyed my ship and slaughtered half my people. The Time and Mind Stones are safe on Earth. They're with the Avengers. :'''Peter Quill:''' The Avengers? :'''Thor:''' They're Earth's Mightiest Heroes. :'''Mantis:''' Like [[w:Kevin Bacon|Kevin Bacon]]? ''[This line echoes a reference to ''[[w:Footloose (1984 film)|Footloose]]'' made by Quill in ''[[w:Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'']'' :'''Thor:''' He may be on the team, I don't know. Haven't been there in a while. As for the Soul Stone, no one's ever seen that. No one even knows where it is. Therefore, Thanos can't get it. Therefore, he's going to Knowhere. Hence, he'll be getting the Reality Stone. You're welcome! :'''Gamora:''' Then we have to go to Knowhere now. :'''Thor:''' Wrong. Where we have to go is Nidavellir. :'''Drax:''' That's a made up word. :'''Thor:''' All words are made-up. :'''Rocket:''' Hold up, Nidavellir is real? Seriously?! I mean, that place is a legend. They make the most powerful, horrific weapons to ever torment the universe. I would very much like to go there, please! :'''Thor:''' The rabbit is correct, and clearly the smartest one among you. :'''Rocket:''' Rabbit? :'''Thor:''' Only Eitri the Dwarf can make me the weapon I need. ---- :'''Peter Quill:''' ''[Moving in, his blaster pointed right at Thanos]'' Let her go, Grimace! :'''Gamora:''' Peter... :'''Peter Quill:''' ''[To Gamora]'' I told you to go right. :'''Gamora:''' Now? Really? :'''Peter Quill:''' You let her go! :'''Thanos:''' Ah, the boyfriend. :'''Peter Quill:''' I like to think of myself more as a Titan-killing long-term booty call. Let her go. :'''Gamora:''' Peter&ndash; :'''Peter Quill:''' Or I'm gonna blow that nutsack of a chin right off your face! :'''Gamora:''' Not him. :''[Quill hesitates. He does not shoot anyone.]'' :'''Gamora:''' You promised! You promised. :'''Thanos:''' Oh, daughter. You expect too much from him. ''[To Quill]'' She's asked, hasn't she? Do it. ''[there is a very tense and unpleasant pause. Thanos rolls his head and shoves Gamora towards Quill's gun, egging him on.]'' DO IT! :'''Peter Quill:''' ''[Tearing up]'' I told you to go right. :'''Gamora:''' I love you, more than anything... :'''Peter Quill:''' I love you, too... :''[Quill screws up his eyes and pulls the trigger &ndash; but a stream of bubbles comes out. Thanos was playing him.]'' :'''Thanos:''' ''[Genuinely sincere because Quill kept his word to Gamora...or at least tried to]'' I like him. ---- :'''Tony Stark:''' ''[Breathes shakily]'' Come on. We got a situation. ''[Leads Peter over to a viewpoint on the torture below. Peter crouches to study the situation, the Cloak leaning over his shoulder]'' See him down there? He's in trouble. What's your plan? Go. :'''Peter Parker:''' Um. Okay, okay... uh... ''[Peter and the Cloak pop back upright]'' Okay, did you ever see this really old movie, ''[[w:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]''? :''[The Cloak lifts its collar in surprise.]'' :''[Cut back to Ebony Maw interrogating Dr. Strange, who screams loudly.]'' :'''Ebony Maw:''' Painful, aren't they? They were originally designed for microsurgery. And any one of them... :''[At the "thump" behind him, Maw turns to see Iron Man standing there, hand repulsors ready to fire.]'' :'''Ebony Maw:''' Could end your friend's life in an instant. :'''Tony Stark:''' I gotta tell you, he's not really my friend. Saving his life is more a professional courtesy. :'''Ebony Maw:''' ''[Walks slowly towards Iron Man, beckoning very large, very solid metal objects to float behind him]'' You've saved nothing. Your powers are inconsequential compared to mine. :'''Tony Stark:''' Yeah, but the kid's seen more movies. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tony Stark:''' This ship is self-correcting its course. Thing's on autopilot. :'''Dr. Stephen Strange:''' ''[Walks closer to Tony]'' Can we control it? Fly us home? ''[Tony is lost in bad memories and does not respond right away.]'' Stark? :'''Tony Stark:''' Yeah? :'''Dr. Stephen Strange:''' Can you get us home? :'''Tony Stark:''' Yeah, I heard you. I'm thinking– I'm not so sure we should. :'''Dr. Stephen Strange:''' Under no circumstance can we bring the Time Stone to Thanos. I don't think you quite understand what's at stake here. :'''Tony Stark:''' ''[Stalks over to Strange]'' No. It's ''you'' who doesn't understand, that [[The Avengers (2012 film)|Thanos has been inside my head for six years since he sent an army to New York]] ''and now he's back!'' And I don't know what to do. So I'm not so sure if it's a better plan to fight him on our turf or his, but you saw what they did, what they can do. At least on his turf, he's not expecting it. So I say we take the fight to him, Doctor. Do you concur? :'''Dr. Stephen Strange:''' ''[Pauses]'' Alright, Stark. We go to him. But you have to understand&ndash; if it comes to saving you or the kid or the Time Stone... I will not hesitate to let either of you die. I can't, because the fate of the universe depends on it. :'''Tony Stark:''' Nice. Good. Moral compass. We're straight. ''[Stepping over to Peter, he formally taps each of Peter's shoulders with the edge of his hand, dubbing him as is done at a knighting.]'' Alright, kid. You're an Avenger now. ''[He doesn't look at him as he says those words, knowing well what he is signing him up for.]'' :''[Peter looks at Tony in disbelief, and then cycles through delight, satisfaction, pride and determination, and braces himself for what's to come.]'' ---- :''[Iron Man, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange arrived in Titan.]'' :'''Tony Stark:''' ''[to Doctor Strange]'' You alright? That was close. I owe you one. :''[Peter Parker descends from above in spider-like fashion]'' :'''Peter Parker:''' Let me just say, if aliens wind up implanting eggs in my chest or something…And I end up eating you, I’m sorry. :'''Tony Stark:''' ''[While pointing at Peter]'' I don’t wanna hear another single pop culture out of you for the rest of the trip. You understand? :'''Peter Parker:''' I’m trying to say that something is coming. :''[Suddenly, a grenade comes through and Iron Man, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange blown it back. Star-Lord, Drax and Mantis arrives in the ship.]'' :'''Drax:''' '''THANOS!!!''' ''[Roaring]'' :''[Throws his knives at Dr. Strange, who conjures a magic shield to stop them. Drax yells and tries to charge, but the Cloak of Levitation wraps itself around Drax's face, tackling him to the ground. Star-Lord flies up while firing at Iron Man. Iron Man fires back while rocketing upward as well. He fires a rocket at Star-Lord, who dodges, but the explosion throws him backward. Iron Man grabs him and throws him to the deck. Star-Lord activates a device he had attached to Iron Man's chest, which pulls him toward the wall and sticks him there. Spider-Man wakes up to find Mantis standing in front of him]'' :'''Peter Parker:''' AHH! Whoa, whoa, whoa! Please don't put your eggs in me! :''[He webs her up, but before he can do any more, Star-Lord comes flying in and kicks him aside.]'' :'''Peter Quill:''' Stay down, clown. :''[Star-Lord fires his blasters at Spider-Man, who leaps into the rafters and dodges the blasts. He lands on the ground and tries to leap toward Star-Lord, but Star-Lord throws a electrical bola at him, sending him tumbling to the ground.]'' :'''Drax:''' ''[Wrestling the Cloak of Levitation]'' '''Die! Blanket of Death!''' :''[Iron Man frees himself from the wall, flies over to Drax, and pins him under his boot while the Cloak of Levitation flies back to Dr. Strange.]'' :'''Peter Quill:''' Everybody, stay where you are, chill the eff out... ''[Quill powers off his helmet]'' I'm gonna ask you this one time. Where is Gamora? :'''Tony Stark:''' ''[De-helmeting]'' Yeah, I'll do you one better. ''Who's'' Gamora? :'''Drax:''' ''[to Quill]'' I'll do ''you'' one better. ''Why'' is Gamora? :'''Peter Quill:''' Tell me where the girl is, or I swear to you, I'm gonna French-fry this little freak. ''[Points his blaster to Spider-Man's face]'' :'''Tony Stark:''' Let's do it! You shoot my guy and I'll blast him! ''[Tony extends his nanotech cannon at Drax's face]'' Let's ''go''! :'''Drax:''' Do it, Quill! I can take it. :'''Mantis:''' No, he can't take it! :'''Dr. Stephen Strange:''' ''[Completely deadpan]'' She's right. You can't. :'''Peter Quill:''' Oh yeah? You don't wanna tell me where she is? That's fine. I'll kill all three of you and I'll beat it out of Thanos myself. ''[To Spider-Man]'' Starting with you. :'''Dr. Stephen Strange:''' Wait, what? Thanos? ''[Trying to inject clarity and sanity into the situation]'' Alright, let me ask you this one time: What master do you serve? :'''Peter Quill:''' What master do I serve? What am I supposed to say, "Jesus"? :'''Tony Stark:''' You're from Earth. :'''Peter Quill:''' I'm not from Earth, I'm from Missouri. :'''Tony Stark:''' Yeah, that's on ''Earth'', dipshit. What are you hassling ''us'' for? :'''Peter Parker:''' ''[Sounding slightly crushed]'' So you're not with Thanos? :'''Peter Quill:''' With Thanos? No, I'm here to kill Thanos. He took my girl. Wait, who are you? :'''Peter Parker:''' ''[De-helmeting]'' We're the Avengers, man. :'''Mantis:''' You're the ones Thor told us about! :'''Tony Stark:''' You know Thor? :'''Peter Quill:''' Yeah, tall guy, not that good-looking, needed saving. :'''Dr. Stephen Strange:''' Where is he now? ---- :'''Gamora:''' I'm sorry I disappointed you. :'''Thanos:''' I am disappointed. But not because you didn't find it. ''[Leans down to put their heads at a level, whispering fiercely]'' But because you ''did''. ''[Looks at her]'' And you lied. :''[Thanos and Gamora stand outside a large solid door that slides open vertically as they approach, then pause as a set of inner doors made of interlacing metal slide away. Inside, we see Nebula face-on, suspended horizontally in the air in the middle of the room, her breath shuddering in pain.]'' :'''Gamora:''' Nebula. :''[Gamora hurries to to Nebula's left side, and we now see that she has been partially disassembled, her components stretched apart on a cybernetic version of the medieval torture rack.]'' :'''Gamora:''' Don't do this. :'''Thanos:''' Some time ago, your sister snuck aboard this ship to kill me. :'''Gamora:''' Please don't do this. :'''Thanos:''' And very nearly succeeded. So I brought her here. To talk. :''[Thanos curls his gauntleted fist, activating both the Power and Space Stones, scowling and causing Nebula's already extended pieces to stretch further outward. She begins to scream.]'' :'''Gamora:''' Stop. Stop it. ''[She puts her hands on the gauntlet, pulling it down]'' I swear to you on my life. I never found the Soul Stone. :''[Thanos signals a nearby servant who taps on a control pad. We hear Nebula's voice say, "Accessing memory files" and a sort of hologram of Gamora's face shudders to life.]'' :'''Memory Nebula:''' You know what he's about to do. He's finally ready, and he's going for the stones. All of them. :'''Memory Gamora:''' He can never get them all. :'''Memory Nebula:''' He will! :'''Memory Gamora:''' He can't, Nebula. Because I found the map to the Soul Stone and I burnt it to ash. I burnt it. :''[The memory ends.]'' :'''Thanos:''' ''[To Gamora, walking around behind her]'' You're strong. Me. You're generous. Me. But I never taught you to lie. That's why you're so ''bad'' at it. ''[His voice drips with disgust]'' Where... is... the Soul Stone? ''[He raises his gauntlet next to Gamora's face. Nebula shakes her head, expression terrified, to encourage her sister's silence but when Gamora does not answer, Thanos clenches the gauntlet again, brow furrowed at his adopted daughter as the Power and Space Stones are reactivated. Gamora grimaces in shared pain at her sister's screams, growing louder as Thanos increases the pressure.]'' :'''Gamora:''' Vormir! ''[Thanos unclenches his hand, and Nebula gasps in air as her parts snap back almost into place. Gamora goes to her and caresses her face.]'' The Stone is on Vormir. :'''Thanos:''' ''[Satisfied.]'' Show me. ---- :''[Thor, Rocket and Groot are traveling to Nidavellir.]'' :'''Groot:''' ''[Irritably]'' I am Groot. :'''Rocket:''' Tinkle in the cup. We're not looking. What's there to see? What's a twig? Everybody's seen a twig. :'''Groot:''' ''[Still irritably]'' I am Groot. :'''Thor:''' ''[While looking out the rear portholes]'' Tree, pour what's in the cup out in space, and go in the cup again. :'''Rocket:''' You speak Groot?! :'''Thor:''' Yes, they taught it on Asgard. It was an elective. :'''Groot:''' I am Groot? :'''Thor:''' You'll know when we're close. Nidavellir's forge harnesses the blazing power of a Neutron Star. It's the birthplace of my hammer; It's truly awesome. :'''Rocket:''' ''[To himself]'' Okay, time to be the Captain. ''[To Thor]'' So, dead brother, huh? Yeah, that can be annoying. :'''Thor:''' [[w:Thor (film)|Well, he's been dead before]]. But this time... I think it really might be true. :'''Rocket:''' And you said that your sister and your dad– :'''Thor:''' [[w:Thor: Ragnarok|Both dead]]. :'''Rocket:''' But still got a mom, though? :'''Thor:''' [[w:Thor: The Dark World|Killed by a Dark Elf]]. :'''Rocket:''' A best friend? :'''Thor:''' Stabbed through the heart. :'''Rocket:''' You sure you're up for this particular murder mission? :'''Thor:''' Absolutely. The rage, vengeance, anger, loss, regret, they're all tremendous motivators. They truly clear the mind... so, I'm good to go. :'''Rocket:''' Yeah, but this is Thanos we're talking about, he's the toughest there is! :'''Thor:''' Well, he's never fought me. :'''Rocket:''' Yeah, he has. :'''Thor:''' Well, he's never fought me ''twice''. And I'll have a new hammer, don't forget. :'''Rocket:''' Well, it'd better be some hammer. :'''Thor:''' You know, I'm 1,500 years old. I've killed twice as many enemies as that, and every one of them would have rather killed me, but none succeeded. I'm only alive because [[Fate]] wants me alive. Thanos is just the latest in a long line of bastards, and he'll be the latest to feel my vengeance. Fate wills it so. :'''Rocket:''' And what if you're wrong? :'''Thor:''' ''[Mirthless chuckle]'' Well, if I'm wrong, then... what more could I lose? ---- :'''Eitri:''' You were supposed to protect us. Asgard was supposed to protect us! :'''Thor:''' Asgard is destroyed. :''[Eitri stops his attack on Thor. He now believes Thanos had destroyed Asgard and leaving him in a similar survivor role like Eitri himself.]'' :'''Thor:''' Eitri, the Glove. What did you do? :'''Eitri:''' ''[Sits down]'' Three hundred dwarves lived on this ring. If I thought I did what he asked, they'd be safe. I made what he wanted. A device capable of harnessing the power of the stones. And he killed everyone anyway, all except me. "Your life is yours," he said. "But your hands– your hands are mine alone." ''[Holds up his hands, encased in hardened molten metal]'' :'''Thor:''' Eitri, this isn't about your hands. Every weapon you've ever designed – every axe, hammer, sword – it's all inside your head. Now, I know it feels like all hope is lost. Trust me, I know. But together, you and I, we can kill Thanos. :''[Cut to Nebula suspended in the interrogation room seen earlier, while a technician puts her back together. Nebula ejects her eyepiece and snaps the neck of the tech when he comes close enough to replace it. She walks to a console, straightening her left arm, dragging her still-dislocated right foot behind her, and inputs a code.]'' :'''Nebula:''' Mantis, listen very carefully. I need you to meet me on Titan. ---- :'''Thanos:''' Little one, it's a simple calculus. This universe is finite, its resources finite. If life is left unchecked, life will cease to exist. It ''needs'' correction. :'''Gamora:''' '''''You don't know that!''''' :'''Thanos:''' I'm the ''only'' one who knows that. At least, I'm the only one with the will to act on it. For a time, you had that same will. As you fought by my side, daughter. :'''Gamora:''' I'm not your daughter. Everything I hate about myself, you taught me. :'''Thanos:''' And in doing so, made you the fiercest woman in the Galaxy. ---- :''[Dr. Strange was floating mid-air, cross-legged in meditation pose, with his head snapping all over the place]'' :'''Spider-Man:''' Hey, what was that? :'''Dr. Strange:''' I went forward in time to view alternate futures. To see all the possible outcomes of the coming conflict. :'''Quill:''' How many did you see? :'''Dr. Strange:''' 14,000,605. :'''Stark:''' How many did we win? :''[Beat]'' :'''Dr. Strange:''' One. ---- :''[After Gamora reveals Thanos where the Soul Stone is, they travel to Vormir, the Stone's location]'' :'''Stonekeeper:''' Welcome, Thanos, son of A'Lars. Gamora, daughter of Thanos. :'''Thanos:''' You know us? :'''Stonekeeper:''' It is my curse to know all who journey here. :'''Thanos:''' Where is the Soul Stone? :'''Stonekeeper:''' You should know: It extracts a terrible price. :'''Thanos:''' I am prepared. :'''Stonekeeper:''' We all think that at first. ''[His face is revealed as the Red Skull]'' We are all wrong. :'''Thanos:''' How is it you know this place so well? :'''Red Skull:''' [[w:Captain America: The First Avenger|A lifetime ago, I, too, sought the stones. I even held one in my hand. But it cast me out, banished me here.]] Guiding others to a treasure I cannot possess. :''[Red Skull leads Thanos and Gamora to a shrine on the edge of a tall cliff]'' :'''Red Skull:''' What you seek lies in front of you. As does what you fear. :'''Gamora:''' What's this? :'''Red Skull:''' The price. Soul holds a special place among the Infinity Stones. You might say it has a certain wisdom. :'''Thanos:''' Tell me what it needs. :'''Red Skull:''' To ensure whoever possesses it understands its power, the stone demands a sacrifice. :'''Thanos:''' Of what? :'''Red Skull:''' In order to take the stone, you must lose that which you love. A soul, for a soul. :'''Gamora:''' ''[laughs]'' All my life I dreamed of a day, a moment, when you got what you deserved. And I was always so disappointed. But now, you kill, and torture and you call it mercy. The universe has judged you. You asked it for a prize and it told you no. You failed. And do you wanna know why? Because you love nothing. No one. :'''Thanos:''' ''[sheds a tear]'' No. :'''Gamora:''' Really? Tears? :'''Red Skull:''' They are not for him. :''[Gamora looks at the Red Skull, and as her bitter smile fades, realizes what is about to happen]'' :'''Gamora:''' No. This isn't love. :'''Thanos:''' I ignored my destiny once. I cannot do that again. Even for you. :''[Gamora takes the double-edged knife Thanos had given her, then tries to stab herself in the stomach. But Thanos uses the Reality Stone, turning the knife into bubbles]'' :'''Thanos:''' ''[anguished]'' I'm sorry, little one. :'''Gamora:''' ''[muted] '''NO!''''' ---- :'''Steve Rogers:''' ''[Walking up to the pilot's seat]'' Drop to 2600, heading 0-3-0. :'''Sam Wilson:''' I hope you're right about this, Cap. Or we're gonna land a lot faster than you want to. :''[The Quinjet passes through a camouflage force field into Wakanda's Golden City's valley and lands at the airfield outside the palace. King T'Challa and the Dora Milaje approach to greet the arrivals]'' :'''Okoye:''' ''[Walking with King T'Challa and a band of the Kingsguard to the landing pad]'' When you said we were going to open Wakanda to the rest of the world, this is not what I imagined. :'''T'Challa:''' And what did you imagine? :'''Okoye:''' The Olympics. Maybe even a Starbucks. :''[The occupants of the Quinjet disembark, Steve and Natasha leading, followed by Bruce and Rhodey, with Vision and Wanda slowly taking up the rear.]'' :'''Bruce Banner:''' ''[to Rhodes]'' Should we bow? :'''James Rhodes:''' ''[seriously]'' Yeah, he's a king. :'''Steve Rogers:''' Seems like I'm always thanking you for something. ''[shaking hands with T'Challa, while Bruce bows awkwardly to him.]'' :'''James Rhodes:''' ''[to Banner, mock shocked]'' What are you doing? :'''T'Challa:''' Uh, we don't do that here. ''[He dissuades Bruce with a motion of his hand; Bruce shoots Rhodey a look, and is answered with a big grin]'' So how big of an assault can we expect? :''[The group begins to walk back into the administrative building.]'' :'''Bruce Banner:''' Uh, sir, I think you can expect quite a big assault. :'''Natasha Romanoff:''' How we looking? :'''T'Challa:''' You will have my Kingsguard, the Border Tribe, the Dora Milaje, and... :'''Bucky Barnes:''' ''[Smiling as he walks toward Steve, passing some Kingsguard taking Vision and Wanda to another facility]'' A semi-stable, 100-year-old man. :''[The two friends share a hug.]'' :'''Steve Rogers:''' How you been, Buck? :'''Bucky Barnes:''' Uh, not bad, for the end of the world. ---- :'''Tony Stark:''' ''[While pulling]'' Is he under? Don't let up. :'''Mantis:''' Be quick. He is very strong. :'''Tony Stark:''' Parker, help! Get over here. ''[Spider-Man drops his web-line, and hurries to help Tony with the gauntlet.]'' She can't hold him much longer. Let's go. :''[Star-Lord flies over to join the others.]'' :'''Peter Parker:''' We gotta open his fingers to get it off. :'''Peter Quill:''' ''[Stands in front of Thanos, tauntingly]'' I thought you'd be harder to catch. For the record, this was my plan. Not so strong now, huh? Where is Gamora? :'''Thanos:''' My... Gamora...? :'''Peter Quill:''' No, bullshit! Where is she? :'''Mantis:''' ''[Shocked]'' He is in anguish. :'''Peter Quill:''' Good. :'''Mantis:''' ''[Crying]'' He... he... he mourns. :'''Drax:''' What does this monster have to mourn?! :'''Nebula:''' Gamora... :'''Peter Quill:''' ''[Pause]'' What? :'''Nebula:''' ''[Realizing with horror and sadness what has happened]'' He took her to Vormir. He came back with the Soul Stone, but she didn't. :'''Tony Stark:''' ''[Grasps the danger immediately and de-helmets]'' Okay, Quill, you gotta cool it right now, you understand? :''[Quill slowly turns to Thanos]'' :'''Tony Stark:''' ''[Shouting his pleads desperately]'' Don't, don't, don't engage, ''we've almost got this off!'' :'''Peter Quill:''' Tell me she's lying. ''[Enraged]'' '''ASSHOLE!''' Tell me you didn't do it! :'''Thanos:''' I... had... to... :'''Peter Quill:''' ''[While starting to tear up; quietly]'' No, you didn't! No, you didn't! ''[He continues to rage and then pistol-whipping Thanos twice in the face, causing Mantis to let go in pain.]'' '''''NO, YOU DIDN'T!''''' :'''Tony Stark and Drax:''' Quill! :''[Iron Man leaps for Star-Lord's arm, re-helmeting and leaving Spider-Man to pull off the gauntlet.]'' :'''Tony Stark:''' ''[To the struggling Star-Lord]'' Hey, stop! Hey, stop! Stop! Hey, stop! Stop! :'''Peter Parker:''' It's coming! It's coming! It's coming! ''[Getting the fingers completely loose]'' I got it! I got it–! :''[Thanos wakes completely, now well and truly furious. He head-butts Mantis, grabbing the cuff of the gauntlet just as it is sliding off his hand, causing Spider-Man to stumble back, and then throwing Mantis away off his shoulders.]'' :'''Peter Parker:''' ''[Seeing Mantis with far too much air under her]'' Oh, God. ''[He jumps and wraps his arms and legs around her, extending his spider legs to form a roll cage for a safe landing.]'' ---- :'''Rocket:''' ''[Having found a clear spot]'' Come and get some, space dogs! ''[Another wave of Outriders heads right for the raccoon-oid. The Winter Soldier, having come up behind Rocket, grabs him with his mechanical arm, holds him at arms length and spins 540 degrees, firing his own M-249 at the same time.]'' Come on, get some, get some! Come on, get some! ''[The Winter Soldier drops Rocket, who looks up at him with an impressed gleam]'' How much for the gun? :'''Bucky Barnes:''' ''[snaps off another burst]'' Not for sale. :'''Rocket:''' Okay, how much for the arm? ''[the Winter Soldier just gives him a look and moves off]'' Oh, I'll get that arm. :''[The tides of battle cause Thor, using Stormbreaker to great effect, and Captain America together. They take a breather.]'' :'''Steve Rogers:''' ''[panting]'' New haircut? :'''Thor:''' ''[grinning]'' Notice you've copied my beard. :''[Captain America nods, wearily gesturing at his own face with a shield-covered hand. Groot skewers three Outriders with his right arm.]'' :'''Thor:''' By the way, this is a friend of mine. Tree. ''[Gestures towards Groot with Stormbreaker]'' :'''Groot:''' ''[in full battle snarl]'' I am Groot! :'''Steve Rogers:''' ''[formally, but bemused]'' I am Steve Rogers. ---- :''[Vision fights Corvus Glaine he breaks the window and falls]'' :'''Falcon:''' ''[seeing Vision being attacked]'' Guys, we got a Vision situation here! :'''Captain America:''' Somebody get to Vision! :'''Bruce Banner:''' ''[flying toward him]'' I got him! :'''Wanda Maximoff:''' On my way. :''[Proxima Midnight suddenly knocks her into a ditch and rolls her over]'' :'''Proxima Midnight:''' He'll die alone. As will you. :'''Black Widow:''' She's not alone. :''[Widow and Okoye surround Proxima on both sides, Corvus Glaine fights Vision continues and Cull Obsidian attacks him, and Bruce Banner halts Cull Obsidian.]'' :'''Bruce Banner:''' Oh, no. Oh no you don't. This isn't gonna be like New York, pal. This suit's already kicked the crap outta the Hulk! :'''Cull Obsidian:''' Oh, yeah? Take that! :''[Bruce Banner fights Cull Obsidian and calls Vision for help.]'' :'''Bruce Banner:''' Guys! Vision needs backup now! :''[Bruce Banner continuing to fights Cull Obsidian and he kicks him.]'' :'''Bruce Banner:''' Hulk? Hulk. I knew you like making your entrance at the second. Well, this is it, man. This is the last, last second! :''[Cull Obsidian cuts the right arm, Banner is about to unleash the Hulk.]'' :'''Bruce Banner:''' Hulk! HULK! '''HULK!!!''' :'''Hulk:''' '''NOOOOOOOO!!!''' :'''Bruce Banner:''' Oh, screw you, you big green asshole! I'll do it myself! :'''Cull Obsidian:''' This time, no one can defeat me, Banner? :''[Banner continued to fight Obsidian. Obsidian using the knife and and Banner using the cut arm, and push the button]'' :'''Bruce Banner:''' See you later, Alligator! :'''Cull Obsidian:''' '''NOOOOOOOO!!!''' :''[His arm flew up to the sky and Obsidian trapped, and kills him.]'' :'''Bruce Banner:''' Phew. Hulk, we got a lot to figure out, pal. ---- :'''Thanos:''' You're full of tricks, wizard. :'''Dr. Stephen Strange:''' ''[As Thanos reaches for the Eye of Agamotto]'' No! :'''Thanos:''' ''[He snaps the Eye off its chain]'' Yet you never once used your greatest weapon. ''[He crushes it in his bare hand]'' ''A fake.'' ''[He throws Doctor Strange hard enough that Doctor Strange's head hits stone and he passes out.]'' :''[Almost simultaneously, a red and gold device slaps into the palm of the Infinity Gauntlet, bracing the fingers open; and a red and gold Avenger makes a fast and hard entrance.]'' :'''Tony Stark:''' You throw another moon at me, and I'm gonna to lose it. :'''Thanos:''' Stark. :'''Stark:''' You know me? :'''Thanos:''' I do. You're not the only one cursed with knowledge. :'''Stark:''' My only curse is you. :'''Thanos:''' '''Come on!''' :''[The rockets all explode on target, momentarily shrouding Thanos in smoke. Before it clears, Iron Man pile drives into Thanos horizontally, using his single super-jet boot configuration. As he bounces off, he flips and sticks his landing, immediately re-configuring his boots into ground clamps for stability and his gloves into rocket-driven battering rams, punching Thanos into a ruined wall behind him.]'' :''[Thanos shakes it off quickly, reaches forward and tears Iron Man's helmet off, revealing Tony's surprised expression before the suit recovers automatically and re-forms his head protection. The Titan makes use of the fractional delay and punches back hard, sending Iron Man sliding meters away, giving Thanos time to rip the brace device off the gauntlet. He immediately uses the Power Stone to stream furiously lambent energy at his opponent, who forms a shield to kneel behind just as instantly, getting pushed back even further by the incredible force.]'' :''[Iron Man slides out from behind the shield, letting the angled energy push him away for a faster start, and whips back to Thanos full thrusters; he kicks at the Titan with his left foot, turning the boot into a ground clamp at the same time to pin the gauntlet, and keeps twisting while his left glove becomes a ram again, slamming into Thanos' face, cutting his cheek.]'' :'''Thanos:''' ''[Wiping at wound on his cheek]'' All that for a drop of blood? :''[He smiles briefly punches Iron Man, sending him pinwheeling, then starts beating him with his fists. Iron Man attempts to block the blows with his forearms, but Thanos is relentless, picking him up by the helmet and blasting his midsection with the Power Stone. The gaps in nanite coverage are now gaping, as the armor loses the ability to recover from the intensity and extent of the damage. Iron Man lands hard from the Power blast, struggles to one knee and fires his right hand repulsor at the inexorable Thanos; the beam is easily deflected by the gauntlet. He gets to both feet as the suit tries to complete repairs, adding the beam from his left hand as well. Thanos walks right up to him, and backhands the incomplete helmet completely off Tony's head. He crosses his arms to block a blow from Thanos' gauntlet, and has his left hand caught over his head. In desperation, he forms what's left of his right glove into a short-sword, which is also easily caught by Thanos, snapping it off clean and driving it through Tony's left side. The fight is over.]'' :'''Thanos:''' ''[Thanos walks Tony back until he sits, and places the gauntlet almost comfortingly on Tony's head.]'' You have my respect, Stark. When I'm done, half of humanity will still be alive. I hope they remember you. :''[Tony's just a little distracted with the pain, and blood drooling out of his mouth, and compromised breathing.]'' :''[Thanos raises the gauntlet, closing his fist, all four Stones glowing]'' :'''Dr. Stephen Strange:''' Stop! [Sitting up and sounding entirely damaged] Spare his life, and I will give you the stone. :'''Thanos:''' No tricks. ''[Doctor Strange shakes his head as Thanos points all four Stones at him instead.]'' :'''Tony Stark:''' Don't–! :''[Doctor Strange reaches up and plucks the Time Stone out of its hiding place in the stars. He opens his hand, the scars on his fingers and their inherent trembling particularly obvious now, and the Stone floats to Thanos' bare hand. Doctor Strange watches him intently, as he takes the Stone and drops it into the thumb setting, the energy pulse making the Titan wince.]'' :'''Thanos:''' One to go. ''[An energy blast hits the gauntlet right in the empty Mind Stone setting, and Thanos grimaces in surprise.]'' :'''Quill:''' ''[Screaming in incoherent rage, helmet up, firing with both hands and flying straight for Thanos.]'' :''[Thanos doesn't even bother responding to the assault – he just leaves. Star-Lord flies through where Thanos had been and crashes, rolling several times]'' :'''Peter Quill:''' ''[Standing and de-helmeting]'' Where is he?! :''[Tony stitches up his stab wound as well as he can with his suit functions; he has no breath for answers.]'' :'''Peter Quill:''' ''[Now fearful instead of furious]'' Did we just lose? :'''Stark:''' Why'd you do that? :'''Strange:''' We are in the [[Avengers: Endgame|endgame]] now.' ---- :'''Thanos:''' ''[Walking closer to the Scarlet Witch]'' I understand, my child. Better than anyone. :'''Wanda Maximoff:''' ''[Snarls]'' You... could ''never.'' :'''Thanos:''' ''[Reaches down to presume to stroke her hair, as if in comfort]'' Today, I lost more than you can know. But now is no time to mourn. Now... is no time at all. ''[He reaches forward, clenching the gauntlet, emerald filigree surrounding his wrist, making a gesture very similar to that Doctor Strange made when activating the Eye of Agamotto. In response, a bead of yellow light starts gathering in on itself as time is reversed and growing in size, solidifying into an intact and conscious Vision]'' :'''Wanda Maximoff:''' No! ''[She lunges for Vision and is swatted away.]'' :''[Thanos picks up Vision by the throat, lifting him to eye-level, and digs the fingers of his right hand into Vision's forehead, digging out the Mind Stone. He pulls it loose, and Vision goes limp and colorless; he tosses the lifeless android aside like trash. Bringing his gauntleted hand up, he slowly moves the Mind Stone over the last empty setting, and drops it in. The energy surge is much more than any previous – his torso is wreathed with iridescent static and he bellows from the sensations.]'' :''[As Thanos studies the completed gauntlet, a massive bolt of lighting strikes him, digging him into the ground and grinding him back for meters. Thor has arrived, eyes glowing with power, stooping down from the sky like a bird of prey. The God of Thunder pauses his attack, reverses his position, raises Stormbreaker above his head and hurls it – Thanos fires the whole might of the gauntlet against it, but it only creates a rainbow-like bow-shock, not slowing the ax as it slams right into Thanos' chest. ]'' :'''Thor:''' I told you... You'd ''die'' for that! :''[He takes hold of the back of Thanos's head and forces Stormbreaker deeper into his chest, staring angrily into his eyes while Thanos cries out in pain]'' :'''Thanos:''' You... should have gone for the head! :''[He holds up his hand and snaps his fingers]'' :'''Thor:''' '''''NO!''''' :''[Thanos is now briefly inside the Soulworld, where he sees a young Gamora on the home world of the Zen Whoberi]'' :'''Thanos:''' Daughter? :'''Gamora:''' Did you do it? :'''Thanos:''' Yes. :'''Gamora:''' ''[Beat]'' What did it cost? :'''Thanos:''' ''[Solemly]'' ...''Everything.'' :''[out of the Soulworld, Thanos is snapped back into reality, notices the damages inflicted on the scorched Gauntlet, and the stones are no longer glowing]'' :'''Thor:''' What did you do? ''WHAT DID YOU DO?!'' :''[Thanos closes his fist, Using the Space Stone to teleport away, leaving Thor left on the Wakandan field]'' :'''Captain America:''' ''[Stumbles into the clearing, holding his left side]'' Where'd he go? Thor, where'd he go? :'''Bucky Barnes:''' Steve? :''[Bucky suddenly collapses into a pile of ashes. Steve walks over and touches the ground where Bucky's ashes evaporated unbelievably. On the battlefield, Wakankan soldiers disintegrate to ashes, much to M'Baku's horror]'' :'''T'Challa:''' ''[While reaching for a fallen Okoye]'' Up, General! ''Up!'' This is no place to die. ''[He holds out his hand for Okoye. But T'Challa then turns into ashes and an anguish Okoye falls back on the ground]'' :'''Okoye:''' Kumkani?! :'''Groot:''' ''[Slowly corroding into ashes as well]'' I... am... Groot... ''(Translation: "Dad?")'' :'''Okoye:''' ''[Off-screen]'' KUMKANI! :'''Rocket:''' No. No, no, no, no! Groot... No... :''[Scarlet Witch is mourning over Vision. She then turns into ashes. An injured Falcon turns to ashes, hidden in the brush]'' :'''War Machine:''' ''[Searching for Falcon, missing him by only a few feet]'' Sam! :''[Okoye is seen hyperventilating fearfully over T'Challa's disappearance]'' :'''War Machine:''' ''[Off-screen]'' Sam, where you at?! :''[Back on Titan, the remaining members of the Guardians and Avengers help themselves up from their battle against Thanos they had lost]'' :'''Mantis:''' Something's happening. ''[She gets disintegrated into ashes]'' :'''Drax:''' Quill? :''[Drax gets disintegrated next]'' :'''Tony Stark:''' Steady, Quill. :'''Peter Quill:''' ''[Staring around in horror]'' Aw, man. :''[Quill turns into ashes also]'' :'''Dr. Strange:''' Tony. ''[Tony turns to Dr. Strange]'' There was no other way. ''[Finally gets erased]'' :'''Peter Parker:''' ''[Realizing that he's fading away]'' Mr. Stark? I don't feel so good... :'''Tony Stark:''' ''[Trying to be calm]'' You're alright. :'''Peter Parker:''' ''[Stumbling and terrified]'' I don't... I don't know what's happening. I don't&ndash; ''[Parker falls into Stark's arms, clutching him tight and crying]'' I don't wanna go, I don't wanna go! Sir, please. Please, I don't wanna go. I don't wanna go. I'm sorry. :''[Parker disintegrates into ashes in Stark's arms.]'' :'''Nebula:''' ''[To Tony Stark, seeing Thanos' victory]'' He did it. :''[Stark mourns silently at their failure it caused, as Nebula sits down next to him. Back on Wakanda, the remaining team members, Captain America, Thor, War Machine, Black Widow, Bruce Banner, and Rocket are left mourning near Vision's dead body.]'' :'''War Machine:''' What is this? What the hell is happening? :'''Captain America:''' ''[Pause]'' Oh, God. :''[Meanwhile, in a different place, in a rustic house on a terraced slope with a scarecrow made of discarded armor, Thanos sits down and watches the sun rise. He smiles at the sunrise.]'' ---- :''[Last lines]'' :'''[[w:Nick Fury|Nick Fury]]:''' Still no word from Stark? :'''[[w:Maria Hill|Maria Hill]]:''' No, not yet. We're watching every satellite in both hemispheres, there's still nothing. ''[Receives three beeps from her device]'' :'''Fury:''' What is it? :'''Hill:''' Multiple bogeys, over Wakanda. :'''Fury:''' Same energy signatures as New York? :'''Hill:''' Ten times bigger. :'''Fury:''' Tell Klein. We'll meet him at&ndash; :'''Hill:''' Nick! :''[Suddenly, a car spirals out of control into them. Hill goes over to check on the driver of the car, but sees no one is in there]'' :'''Fury:''' They okay? :'''Hill:''' There's no one here. :''[Suddenly, a helicopter, with ash flying out, crashes into a building. The two are now witnessing civilians around them suddenly disintegrating]'' :'''Fury:''' Call Control. Code red! :'''Hill:''' Nick? :''[Fury turns around to see Hill turning to ashes]'' :'''Fury:''' Hill? :''[Fury then races back to their car and pulls out a pager. He sends out an emergency alert, mere seconds before his hand turns into ashes.]'' :'''Fury:''' Oh, no. Motherfu- :''[ Before he could finish the line, Fury corrodes to dust. The pager falls to the ground, red lights blinking on the additions; the camera zooms in and we see the device display "SENDING..." then display a red-blue-and-gold star insignia &ndash; [[Captain Marvel (film)|indicating the symbol of Captain Marvel]]]'' :''To Be Continued...'' == Taglines == * Destiny arrives. * An entire universe. Once and for all. * Where will you be, when it all ends? == Cast == * [[Robert Downey Jr.]] – [[w:Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Tony Stark / Iron Man]] * [[Chris Hemsworth]] – [[w:Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Thor]] * [[Mark Ruffalo]] – [[w:Bruce Banner (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Bruce Banner / Hulk]] * [[Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans]] – [[w:Steve Rogers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Steve Rogers / Captain America]] * [[Scarlett Johansson]] – [[w:Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow]] * [[w:Don Cheadle|Don Cheadle]] – [[w:War Machine|James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine]] * [[w:Benedict Cumberbatch|Benedict Cumberbatch]] – [[w:Doctor Strange|Dr. Stephen Strange]] * [[w:Tom Holland (actor)|Tom Holland]] – [[w:Peter Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Peter Parker / Spider-Man]] * [[w:Chadwick Boseman|Chadwick Boseman]] – [[w:Black Panther (comics)|T'Challa / Black Panther]] * [[Zoe Saldana]] – [[w:Gamora|Gamora]] ** [[w:Stuck in the Middle (TV series)|Ariana Greenblatt]] – Young Gamora * [[Karen Gillan]] – [[w:Nebula (comics)|Nebula]] * [[Tom Hiddleston]] – [[w:Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Loki]] * [[Paul Bettany]] – [[w:Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]] * [[Elizabeth Olsen]] – [[w:Wanda Maximoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch]] * [[w:Anthony Mackie|Anthony Mackie]] – [[w:Falcon (comics)|Sam Wilson / Falcon]] * [[Sebastian Stan]] – [[w:Bucky Barnes|Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier]] * [[Idris Elba]] – [[w:Heimdall (comics)|Heimdall]] * [[Danai Gurira]] – [[w:Okoye (comics)|Okoye]] * [[Peter Dinklage]] – [[w:Eitri (comics)|Eitri]] * [[w:Benedict Wong|Benedict Wong]] – [[w:Wong (comics)|Wong]] * [[w:Pom Klementieff|Pom Klementieff]] – [[w:Mantis (Marvel Comics)|Mantis]] * [[Dave Bautista]] – [[w:Drax the Destroyer|Drax the Destroyer]] * [[Vin Diesel]] – Voice of [[w:Groot|Groot]] * [[w:Bradley Cooper|Bradley Cooper]] – Voice of [[w:Rocket Raccoon|Rocket]] * [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] – [[w:Pepper Potts|Virginia "Pepper" Potts]] * [[w:Benicio del Toro|Benicio del Toro]] – [[w:Collector (comics)|Taneleer Tivan / The Collector]] * [[w:Josh Brolin|Josh Brolin]] – [[w:Thanos|Thanos]] * [[w:Chris Pratt|Chris Pratt]] – [[w:Star-Lord|Peter Quill / Star-Lord]] * [[w:Sean Gunn|Sean Gunn]] – On-Set Rocket * [[w:William Hurt|William Hurt]] – [[w:Thunderbolt Ross|Thunderbolt Ross]] * [[w:Letitia Wright|Letitia Wright]] – [[w:Shuri (comics)|Shuri]] * [[w:Terry Notary|Terry Notary]] – [[w:Cull Obsidian (film)|Cull Obsidian]] / On-Set Groot * [[w:Tom Vaughan-Lawlor|Tom Vaughan-Lawlor]] – [[w:Ebony Maw|Ebony Maw]] * [[w:Carrie Coon|Carrie Coon]] – [[w:Proxima Midnight|Proxima Midnight]] * [[w:Michael James Shaw|Michael James Shaw]] – [[w:Corvus Glaive|Corvus Glaive]] * [[w:Samuel L. 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Everything she did bore the hallmarks of authenticity. Whether it was early music (Monteverdi) or contemporary works (Berio, Kurt Weill and Stravinsky), everything rang true. And as for Debussy, I don't think anyone could sing him better. She has a way with Sprechgesang that won me over completely. She's a mistress of metamorphosis, a female chameleon. At the time of her concert, she was suffering from a dreadful cold, but it didn't stop her from singing for a moment. Mastery and total freedom. And the wit that she brought to her impersonations! And the way the danced the Azerbaijani song, as well as the Offenbach and Gershwin! What a phenomenal talent! ** [[Sviatoslav Richter]], in ''Sviatoslav Richter: Notebooks and Conversations'' (1998) by Bruno Monsaingeon == External links == {{wikipedia}} [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Opera singers]] [[Category:Composers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Translators from the United States]] [[Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States]] [[Category:Women authors]] [[Category:American women]] [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:1983 deaths]] [[Category:People from Massachusetts]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Berberian, Cathy}} 7rhl2v2s9s9odp8wd9wown5zip2l4v4 0 206286 3148771 2952732 2022-07-28T20:49:57Z 2A00:23C4:9913:9A01:1E1:35BF:40A:EE12 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic_title}} '''''[[w:Cheese Chasers|Cheese Chasers]]''''' is a 1951 ''[[w:Merrie Melodies|Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon directed by [[w:Chuck Jones|Chuck Jones]], and starring [[w:Hubie and Bertie|Hubie and Bertie]], as well as an appearance by [[w:List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters#Claude Cat|Claude Cat]]. [[w:Mel Blanc|Mel Blanc]] plays [[w:List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters#Claude Cat|Claude]], Hubie and the dog; while [[w:Stan Freberg|Stan Freberg]] plays Bertie. ==Dialogue== :'''Dog''': Wait a minute, wait a minute. Now, uh, you're a cat, right? :'''Claude Cat''': Right. :'''Dog''': And, uh, cats eat mice, right? :'''Claude Cat''': No! :'''Dog''': You - he-he - you're mice, right? :'''Hubie''': Right. :'''Dog''': And mice, they eat cheese, right? :'''Hubie and Bertie''': Cheese? Ahh! Don't mention that word! :''[The scene fades to black and the scene changes where the cheese has a sign that says "Exhibit A". Hubie and Bertie hold a sign that says "Exhibit B" and Claude Cat holds a sign that says "Exhibit C". Dog is at an adding machine]'' :'''Dog''': Let's see now. Mice don't like cheese... ''[types on machine, pulls lever]'' ...and mice want cat to eat them. ''[types on machine, pulls lever again]'' Now then, cat don't wanna eat mice... ''[types on machine, pulls lever again]'' ...but cat wants dog to massacre him. ''[types on machine, pulls lever again, and looks at results]'' It just don't add up! :''[Dog then hears a dog catcher driving by and runs to it, and runs away from Claude, Hubie and Bertie]'' :'''Dog''': Hey, wait for me! Wait for baby! :'''Claude Cat''': ''[while running up to Dog]'' Hey, wait for me! You gotta massacre me! :'''Hubie and Bertie''': Wait, you cowardly cat! :''[Hubie and Bertie run up to Claude Cat and the Dog as the closing credits start]'' ==Voice cast== * [[w:Mel Blanc|Mel Blanc]] as Hubie, Claude Cat and Dog. * [[w:Stan Freberg|Stan Freberg]] as Bertie. (uncredited) ==External links== {{wikipedia}} [[Category:1951 films]] [[Category:American animated short films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated short films]] [[Category:Children's animated comedy short films]] [[Category:Animated films about cats]] [[Category:Animated films about dogs]] 58kp74mc7rydw8t15d5snisju5mjaok 3148777 3148771 2022-07-28T21:35:40Z 2A00:23C6:2795:8B01:51A7:6688:4716:5BD6 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic_title}} '''''[[w:Cheese Chasers|Cheese Chasers]]''''' is a 1951 ''[[w:Merrie Melodies|Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon directed by [[w:Chuck Jones|Chuck Jones]], and starring [[w:Hubie and Bertie|Hubie and Bertie]], as well as an appearance by [[w:List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters#Claude Cat|Claude Cat]]. [[w:Mel Blanc|Mel Blanc]] plays [[w:List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters#Claude Cat|Claude]], Hubie and the dog; while [[w:Stan Freberg|Stan Freberg]] plays Bertie. ==Dialogue== :'''Dog''': Wait a minute, wait a minute. Now, uh, you're a cat, right? :'''Claude Cat''': Right. :'''Dog''': And, uh, cats eat mice, right? :'''Claude Cat''': No! :'''Dog''': You - he-he - you're mice, right? :'''Hubie''': Right. :'''Dog''': And mice, they eat cheese, right? :'''Hubie and Bertie''': Cheese? Ahh! Don't mention that word! :''[The scene fades to black and the scene changes where the cheese has a sign that says "Exhibit A". Hubie and Bertie hold a sign that says "Exhibit B" and Claude Cat holds a sign that says "Exhibit C". Dog is at an adding machine]'' :'''Dog''': Let's see now. Mice don't like cheese... ''[types on machine, pulls lever]'' ...and mice want cat to eat them. ''[types on machine, pulls lever again]'' Now then, cat don't wanna eat mice... ''[types on machine, pulls lever again]'' ...but cat wants dog to massacre him. ''[types on machine, pulls lever again, and looks at results]'' IT JUST DON'T ADD UP!!! :''[Dog then hears a dog catcher driving by and runs to it, and runs away from Claude, Hubie and Bertie]'' :'''Dog''': Hey, wait for me! Wait for baby! :'''Claude Cat''': ''[while running up to Dog]'' Hey, wait for me! You gotta massacre me! :'''Hubie and Bertie''': Wait, you cowardly cat! :''[Hubie and Bertie run up to Claude Cat and the Dog as the closing credits start]'' ==Voice cast== * [[w:Mel Blanc|Mel Blanc]] as Hubie, Claude Cat and Dog. * [[w:Stan Freberg|Stan Freberg]] as Bertie. (uncredited) ==External links== {{wikipedia}} [[Category:1951 films]] [[Category:American animated short films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated short films]] [[Category:Children's animated comedy short films]] [[Category:Animated films about cats]] [[Category:Animated films about dogs]] mopsmqx3bvdej5s7izgzy0hed05k1oo 0 212358 3148751 3127386 2022-07-28T19:14:40Z 2A00:23C7:8583:BA01:749B:5141:7CF8:EF79 /* "F" is for Halloween [1.04] */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:F Is for Family|F Is for Family]]''''' is an American adult animated sitcom created by [[w:Bill Burr|Bill Burr]] and [[w:Michael Price (writer)|Michael Price]] and produced by [[w:Gaumont International Television|Gaumont International Television]] and [[w:Vince Vaughn|Vince Vaughn]]'s Wild West Television. The show premiered on December 18, 2015, to generally favorable reviews. Season 2 premiered May 30, 2017. On November 30, 2018, the third season was released. {{tv-stub}} == Season 1 == === ''The Bleedin' in Sweden'' [1.01] === :'''Frank Murphy''': I don't need a 25-dollar Bible to teach me about God! I almost bled out in Korea, all right?! I HAVE ''MET'' GOD! <hr width=50% /> :'''Frank Murphy''': That's my guy! That's my guy, Irish Mickey! You know, he would've beat Shavers the last time, but he lost on a technicality 'cause the ref thought he was bleeding too much, which he wasn't. He lost because he was drunk. <hr width=50% /> :'''Frank''': Hey, you stay away from that loose girl down on River Street. I don't want any half-slut grandkids. :'''Kevin Murphy''': We're not doing anything! :'''Frank''': Neither was I. That's how you got here. <hr width=50% /> :'''Vic''': Kitty Kat, make me some mac and cheese. Not the spiral kind, that makes me dizzy. === ''Saturday Bloody Saturday'' [1.02] === :'''Frank''': Jesus Christ, Kevin, you're not going to Vietnam. :'''Kevin''': What? I'm not? :'''Frank''': You really think they'd take a 14 year-old flunky? They only take 18 year-old flunkies. <hr width=50% /> :'''Bob "Pogo" Pogrohovich''': They should make a chicken just of skin. I'd buy that. Everybody'd buy that. === ''The Trough'' [1.03] === === ''"F" is for Halloween'' [1.04] === :'''Maureen Murphy''': Cocksucker! :'''Frank Murphy''': What?! Where did you hear that?! ... Oh, right. When your mother comes home, don't tell her I used that word. :'''Kevin Murphy''': What if she never comes home? :'''Frank''': DAH, YOU LITTLE COCKSUCKER! ... Your brother made me say that! === ''Bill Murphy's Day Off'' [1.05] === === ''O Holy Moly Night'' [1.06] === :'''Frank Murphy''': Oh, so help me God, if I started building walls today, and didn't stop for the next ten years, there still wouldn't be enough of them to FUCKING PUT YOU THROUGH! == Season 2 == === ''Heavy Sledding'' [2.01] === === ''A Girl Named Sue'' [2.02] === === ''The Liar's Club'' [2.03] === === ''Night Shift'' [2.04] === === ''Breaking Bill'' [2.05] === === ''This Is Not Good'' [2.06] === === ''Fight Night'' [2.07] === === ''F Is for Fixing It'' [2.08] === === ''Pray Away'' [2.09] === === ''Landing the Plane'' [2.10] === == Season 3 == === ''Are You Ready for the Summer?'' [3.01] === === ''Paul Lynde to Block'' [3.02] === === ''The Stinger'' [3.03] === === ''Mr. Murphy's Wild Ride'' [3.04] === === ''Battle of the Sexes'' [3.05] === === ''Punch Drunk'' [3.06] === :'''Frank Murphy''': You know how many times the cops have been called because somebody heard the shit that comes outta my mouth? Christ, the state would have taken the kids away years ago. :'''Kevin Murphy''': We're not ''that'' lucky. :'''Frank Murphy''': You're lucky I don't put your head through that fucking wall! AND GET A HAIRCUT, YOU LOOK LIKE A LESBIAN! === ''Summer Vacation'' [3.07] === :'''Frank Murphy''': Get over it! We're Murphys. What do we do? :'''Bill Murphy''': We shove it down… :'''Frank Murphy''': That's right. And later in life we take it out on someone else. === ''It's in His Blood'' [3.08] === :'''Bridget Fitzsimmons''': You fucking redheaded piece of shit! Nobody breaks up with me! ''I'' break up with ''you!'' :'''Bill Murphy''': You ''did'' break up with me! :'''Bridget Fitzsimmons''': THE ''FUCK'' I DID! I'm gonna get you for this! No more Mr. Nice Bridget. :'''Bill Murphy''': You were being nice?! === ''Frank the Father'' [3.09] === :'''Frank Murphy''': I'd put him through a wall, but I don't have a permit! <hr width=50% /> :'''Frank Murphy''': So, now you got a record, you made your mother cry, and you're gonna miss another day of summer school. At this rate, the baby's gonna graduate before you do. What do you have to say for yourself? :'''Kevin Murphy''': ... Door was supposed to swing out... :'''Frank Murphy''': Yeah, well, I should have ''pulled'' out! Fucking jailbird! :'''International Touch''': ''[approaching Kevin]'' Aww, your pimp is so mean. You sweet piece of white toffee. Come with International Touch - you will be my queen! :'''Frank Murphy''': He's not a girl, he's my son, and he's wearing his mother's blouse! :'''International Touch''': Damn! You, sir, have failed as a father. === ''Bill Murphy's Night Off'' [3.10] === == Season 4 == === ''Father Confessor'' [4.01] === === ''Nothing is Impossible'' [4.02] === === ''Bring me a Tooth'' [4.03] === :'''Amy Jenkins''': You almost tripped me! Say you're sorry. :'''Bridget Fitzsimmons''': Go suck your mother's dick! :'''Amy Jenkins''': At least I ''have'' a mother. Your mom died 'cause she didn't want to see your ugly face anymore. :'''Bridget Fitzsimmons''': ''[yelling after her]'' Hey, Amy! I hope Bigfoot breaks into your house, kills your dad, comes to the funeral and shits in the hole, and then fucks your mom in the grave, and your mom says "Oooh, that’s the best grave shit fucking I’ve ever had, Bigfoot! What are you doing Thursday?!" ''[pants and starts tearing up, taking out a locket with a picture of her mother holding her as a baby]'' I won't let her say that about you. === ''The B Word'' [4.04] === === ''Just Breathe'' [4.05] === === ''Come to Papa'' [4.06] === === ''R is For Rosie'' [4.07] === === ''Murphy & Son'' [4.08] === === ''Land Ho!'' [4.09] === === ''Baby, Baby, Baby'' [4.10] === == Season 5 == === ''The Mahogany Fortress'' [5.01] === === ''The Rustvale Massacre'' [5.02] === === ''Blind Alley'' [5.03] === === ''Thank You So Much'' [5.04] === === ''The Searchers'' [5.05] === === ''Screw Ups'' [5.06] === === ''A Very Merry F***ing Christmas'' [5.07] === === ''Bye Bye, Frankie'' [5.08] === ==External links== {{wikipedia}} [[Category:2010s American adult animated TV shows]] [[Category:2020s American adult animated TV shows]] [[Category:2010s American black comedy TV shows]] [[Category:2020s American black comedy TV shows]] [[Category:2010s American comedy-drama TV shows]] [[Category:2020s American comedy-drama TV shows]] [[Category:2010s American sitcoms]] [[Category:2020s American sitcoms]] [[Category:American animated sitcoms]] [[Category:Traditionally animated TV shows]] [[Category:American adult animated comedy TV shows]] [[Category:American adult animated drama TV shows]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] [[Category:Netflix shows]] [[Category:Animated TV shows about dysfunctional families]] [[Category:Television series by Netflix Animation]] 2yd7h8bld8rija9u6zpt714q1xml7km 3148754 3148751 2022-07-28T19:22:14Z 2A00:23C7:8583:BA01:749B:5141:7CF8:EF79 /* Bill Murphy's Day Off [1.05] */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:F Is for Family|F Is for Family]]''''' is an American adult animated sitcom created by [[w:Bill Burr|Bill Burr]] and [[w:Michael Price (writer)|Michael Price]] and produced by [[w:Gaumont International Television|Gaumont International Television]] and [[w:Vince Vaughn|Vince Vaughn]]'s Wild West Television. The show premiered on December 18, 2015, to generally favorable reviews. Season 2 premiered May 30, 2017. On November 30, 2018, the third season was released. {{tv-stub}} == Season 1 == === ''The Bleedin' in Sweden'' [1.01] === :'''Frank Murphy''': I don't need a 25-dollar Bible to teach me about God! I almost bled out in Korea, all right?! I HAVE ''MET'' GOD! <hr width=50% /> :'''Frank Murphy''': That's my guy! That's my guy, Irish Mickey! You know, he would've beat Shavers the last time, but he lost on a technicality 'cause the ref thought he was bleeding too much, which he wasn't. He lost because he was drunk. <hr width=50% /> :'''Frank''': Hey, you stay away from that loose girl down on River Street. I don't want any half-slut grandkids. :'''Kevin Murphy''': We're not doing anything! :'''Frank''': Neither was I. That's how you got here. <hr width=50% /> :'''Vic''': Kitty Kat, make me some mac and cheese. Not the spiral kind, that makes me dizzy. === ''Saturday Bloody Saturday'' [1.02] === :'''Frank''': Jesus Christ, Kevin, you're not going to Vietnam. :'''Kevin''': What? I'm not? :'''Frank''': You really think they'd take a 14 year-old flunky? They only take 18 year-old flunkies. <hr width=50% /> :'''Bob "Pogo" Pogrohovich''': They should make a chicken just of skin. I'd buy that. Everybody'd buy that. === ''The Trough'' [1.03] === === ''"F" is for Halloween'' [1.04] === :'''Maureen Murphy''': Cocksucker! :'''Frank Murphy''': What?! Where did you hear that?! ... Oh, right. When your mother comes home, don't tell her I used that word. :'''Kevin Murphy''': What if she never comes home? :'''Frank''': DAH, YOU LITTLE COCKSUCKER! ... Your brother made me say that! === ''Bill Murphy's Day Off'' [1.05] === :'''Bill Murphy''': Now I gotta tell Dad I'm suspended and get him to sign this. He's gonna kill me. :'''Kevin Murphy''': Wait, you're gonna narc on yourself? Have I taught you nothing?! They never check those things! Just forge Dad's name and take the day off. :'''Bill''': Easy for you to say. You've never been suspended. :'''Kevin''': I've been suspended 37 times. The system is a joke! They suspend me 'cause I'm a piece of shit, then they give me a paper saying I'm said piece of shit, and I'm supposed to get my parents to sign it? Why would I do that?! I'm a piece of shit! For the life of me, I don't know why they don't just call the house. === ''O Holy Moly Night'' [1.06] === :'''Frank Murphy''': Oh, so help me God, if I started building walls today, and didn't stop for the next ten years, there still wouldn't be enough of them to FUCKING PUT YOU THROUGH! == Season 2 == === ''Heavy Sledding'' [2.01] === === ''A Girl Named Sue'' [2.02] === === ''The Liar's Club'' [2.03] === === ''Night Shift'' [2.04] === === ''Breaking Bill'' [2.05] === === ''This Is Not Good'' [2.06] === === ''Fight Night'' [2.07] === === ''F Is for Fixing It'' [2.08] === === ''Pray Away'' [2.09] === === ''Landing the Plane'' [2.10] === == Season 3 == === ''Are You Ready for the Summer?'' [3.01] === === ''Paul Lynde to Block'' [3.02] === === ''The Stinger'' [3.03] === === ''Mr. Murphy's Wild Ride'' [3.04] === === ''Battle of the Sexes'' [3.05] === === ''Punch Drunk'' [3.06] === :'''Frank Murphy''': You know how many times the cops have been called because somebody heard the shit that comes outta my mouth? Christ, the state would have taken the kids away years ago. :'''Kevin Murphy''': We're not ''that'' lucky. :'''Frank Murphy''': You're lucky I don't put your head through that fucking wall! AND GET A HAIRCUT, YOU LOOK LIKE A LESBIAN! === ''Summer Vacation'' [3.07] === :'''Frank Murphy''': Get over it! We're Murphys. What do we do? :'''Bill Murphy''': We shove it down… :'''Frank Murphy''': That's right. And later in life we take it out on someone else. === ''It's in His Blood'' [3.08] === :'''Bridget Fitzsimmons''': You fucking redheaded piece of shit! Nobody breaks up with me! ''I'' break up with ''you!'' :'''Bill Murphy''': You ''did'' break up with me! :'''Bridget Fitzsimmons''': THE ''FUCK'' I DID! I'm gonna get you for this! No more Mr. Nice Bridget. :'''Bill Murphy''': You were being nice?! === ''Frank the Father'' [3.09] === :'''Frank Murphy''': I'd put him through a wall, but I don't have a permit! <hr width=50% /> :'''Frank Murphy''': So, now you got a record, you made your mother cry, and you're gonna miss another day of summer school. At this rate, the baby's gonna graduate before you do. What do you have to say for yourself? :'''Kevin Murphy''': ... Door was supposed to swing out... :'''Frank Murphy''': Yeah, well, I should have ''pulled'' out! Fucking jailbird! :'''International Touch''': ''[approaching Kevin]'' Aww, your pimp is so mean. You sweet piece of white toffee. Come with International Touch - you will be my queen! :'''Frank Murphy''': He's not a girl, he's my son, and he's wearing his mother's blouse! :'''International Touch''': Damn! You, sir, have failed as a father. === ''Bill Murphy's Night Off'' [3.10] === == Season 4 == === ''Father Confessor'' [4.01] === === ''Nothing is Impossible'' [4.02] === === ''Bring me a Tooth'' [4.03] === :'''Amy Jenkins''': You almost tripped me! Say you're sorry. :'''Bridget Fitzsimmons''': Go suck your mother's dick! :'''Amy Jenkins''': At least I ''have'' a mother. Your mom died 'cause she didn't want to see your ugly face anymore. :'''Bridget Fitzsimmons''': ''[yelling after her]'' Hey, Amy! I hope Bigfoot breaks into your house, kills your dad, comes to the funeral and shits in the hole, and then fucks your mom in the grave, and your mom says "Oooh, that’s the best grave shit fucking I’ve ever had, Bigfoot! What are you doing Thursday?!" ''[pants and starts tearing up, taking out a locket with a picture of her mother holding her as a baby]'' I won't let her say that about you. === ''The B Word'' [4.04] === === ''Just Breathe'' [4.05] === === ''Come to Papa'' [4.06] === === ''R is For Rosie'' [4.07] === === ''Murphy & Son'' [4.08] === === ''Land Ho!'' [4.09] === === ''Baby, Baby, Baby'' [4.10] === == Season 5 == === ''The Mahogany Fortress'' [5.01] === === ''The Rustvale Massacre'' [5.02] === === ''Blind Alley'' [5.03] === === ''Thank You So Much'' [5.04] === === ''The Searchers'' [5.05] === === ''Screw Ups'' [5.06] === === ''A Very Merry F***ing Christmas'' [5.07] === === ''Bye Bye, Frankie'' [5.08] === ==External links== {{wikipedia}} [[Category:2010s American adult animated TV shows]] [[Category:2020s American adult animated TV shows]] [[Category:2010s American black comedy TV shows]] [[Category:2020s American black comedy TV shows]] [[Category:2010s American comedy-drama TV shows]] [[Category:2020s American comedy-drama TV shows]] [[Category:2010s American sitcoms]] [[Category:2020s American sitcoms]] [[Category:American animated sitcoms]] [[Category:Traditionally animated TV shows]] [[Category:American adult animated comedy TV shows]] [[Category:American adult animated drama TV shows]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] [[Category:Netflix shows]] [[Category:Animated TV shows about dysfunctional families]] [[Category:Television series by Netflix Animation]] 7nwl5frz14fxno85vycdx5nbtizmk9c 0 213103 3148686 3087589 2022-07-28T16:11:40Z AC9016 2870313 /* C */ wikitext text/x-wiki The '''[[w:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]]''' (Spanish: ''Guerra Civil Española'') took place from 1936 to 1939. [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republicans]] loyal to the left-wing [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Second Spanish Republic]], in alliance with the [[anarchists]], [[socialists]] and [[communists]], fought against the [[w:Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalists]], in alliance with the Carlists, Catholics, Falangists and Aristocrats led by General [[Francisco Franco]]. The Nationalists won the war in early 1939 and ruled Spain until Franco's death in November 1975. [[File:Collage guerra civile spagnola.png|thumb|The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective. ~ [[Clement Attlee]]]] [[File:Republican forces during the Battle of Irún.jpg|thumb|Republican forces during the Battle of Irún in 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E20569-21, Spanien, Ausbildung durch "Legion Condor".jpg|thumb|Members of the Condor Legion, a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and from the German Army (Heer) training in Ávila.]] [[File:Junkers Ju 87A with Spanish rebel markings.jpg|thumb|Junkers Ju-87A of the Condor Legion over Spain.]] [[File:International Brigades-Abraham Lincoln-1st Batallion.svg|thumb|Early flag of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|Francisco Franco in 1930]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Lincoln Battalion.jpg|thumb|Say of them, <br>They are no longer young, they never learned <br>The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear; <br>And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare. ~ Genevieve Taggard]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in September 1936.png|thumb|Map of the Spanish Civil War in September 1936; Republican territory = Blue; Nationalist territory = Pink.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H25224, Guernica, Ruinen.jpg|thumb|Ruins of Guernica after the bombing, 31 December 1936.]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939.png|thumb|Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939; Republican territory = Blue; Nationalist territory = Pink.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-C0214-0007-013, Spanien, Flugzeug der Legion Condor.jpg|thumb|Heinkel He-111 of the Condor Legion between bombing missions.]] [[File:Pruebas de mar cervera.jpg|thumb|The cruiser ''Almirante Cervera'', a key part of the Nationalist fleet]] [[File:Destructor Lepanto (LT).jpg|thumb|The destroyer ''Lepanto'', part of the Republican fleet]] __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == A == * ''Ante Dios y ante la Historia que a todos nos ha de juzgar, afirmo que durante tres horas y media los aviones alemanes bombardearon con saña desconocida la población civil indefensa de la histórica villa de Gernika reduciéndola a cenizas, persiguiendo con el fuego de ametralladora a mujeres y niños, que han perecido en gran número huyendo los demás alocados por el terror.'' ** Before God and before History which must judge us all, I affirm that for three and one-half hours, German planes bombarded with unheard-of fury the defenceless civilian population of the historic city of Gernika, reducing it to ashes, chasing with machine-gun fire women and children who perished in great number, fleeing the stampede of others driven mad by panic. ** [[w:José Antonio Aguirre|José Antonio Aguirre]], lehendakari of the Basque Country {{source}} * For liberals in the West, the showdown between the Spanish Republic and Franco's nationalist rebels seemed the first real chance to stop Fascism's terrifying advance. Volunteers from fifty-four countries, including three thousand from the United States, formed international brigades to assist in the cause. The Largo Caballero government, still desperate for help, turned to Stalin, who offered men and equipment in return for a clandestine shipment of the country's entire supply of gold. Celebrity photographers, poets, and writers- Ernest Hemingway included- hurried to chronicle and at times glamorize the competition between the forces of light, as they saw it, and darkness. The conflict, though, was anything but romantic. It lasted four years and killed more than half a million people. There were long lulls, but the clashes were savage. Each side executed prisoners, and each cast a wide net in arresting enemy sympathizers. For Franco, the systematic rooting out of potential foes was just good strategy. One of his subordinates told allied mayors, "It is necessary to create an atmosphere of terror. We must create an impression of mastery. Anyone who is overtly or secretly a supporter of the Popular Front must be shot." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 50 * Spain, divided by ideology and class, was split by religion as well. Some priests opposed the nationalists, but the Roman Catholic hierarchy was clearly identified with Franco. Its officials were among the more vocal advocates of harsh measures, and a few took delight in personally gunning down "reds." Meanwhile, the left was generally hostile to the Church and hungry to seize its land. Republican forces murdered an estimated ten thousand bishops, priests, nuns, and monks. These atrocities helped color foreign reporting and prompted most major newspapers in the United States to support Franco. When Eleanor Roosevelt urged her husband to send arms to the Spanish Republican government, he told her that if he were to do so, no Catholic would ever vote for him again. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * Militarily, neither side was very potent, but Franco benefited from the failure of the Republican factions to coalesce. The Spanish left was a political battleground that encompassed Communists loyal to the party, laborers partial to the exiled Bolshevik theorist Leon Trotsky (a bitter rival of Stalin), internationalists who meant well but lacked military skills, anarchists who detested everyone including each other, and a Socialist government trying to present an attractive face to the world. While Franco was taking his time, the opposition factions were beating one another up, squabbling over supplies, and tossing some of their most committed partisans in jail. George Orwell, who went to Spain to fight Fascism, ended up getting shot by a Communist sniper and exiting the country one jump ahead of the Socialist police. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The Russian troops and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the 1961 Berlin crisis and, more than fifty years later, in Ukraine. The German bombing of Guernica, immortalized by Picasso, sparked calls for an international war crimes investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any bombs had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered the executions of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full dictatorial powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * I know this comparison will strike some as outrageous, and I’m NOT saying religion turns people into Nazis. But does anybody believe the ardent Nazi followers in Germany, or Mussolini’s faithful in Italy, or Franco’s legions in Spain were a bunch of atheists? Being “religious” does not automatically build a firewall against accepting totalitarianism, and when fundamentalist religions teach authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, and conventionalism, they help create the problem. Can we not see how easily religious fundamentalists would lift a would-be dictator aloft as part of a “great movement,” and give it their all? ** [[Bob Altemeyer]], ''The Authoritarians'' (2006), p. 140-141 * '''I agree with the [[Neville Chamberlain|prime minister]] that the condition of the world is serious, and that everyone who speaks on these subjects must speak with a full sense of responsibility, but that does not mean, in my view, that there should be a lack of plain speaking, but that we ought to see the facts for what they really are. I must say that I was profoundly disappointed with the speech of the prime minister, because it seemed to me that he had misconceived the whole issue that lives before us. He suggested that there was being fought in Spain, in the opinion of some people, a struggle between two sides, two rival systems. I do not think that is the issue that is facing us to-day. The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective.''' ** [[Clement Attlee]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 == B == * In November 1937 Hitler met with leaders of the German army, navy, and air force. It had been two years since Germany had announced its rearmament. Since 1936 German forces had been involved in the Spanish Civil War on the side of General Francisco Franco and the enemies of the Spanish Republic. Hitler had pushed German intervention even though many Germans opposed it. Because the Soviet Union backed the Republic in Spain, support of Franco gave Hitler an opportunity to attack Communism. Moreover, Mussolini was actively behind Franco as well. So Spain offered a chance for Germany and Italy to practice cooperation in the spirit of their leaders' mutual admiration. For the Germans the Spanish Civil War was also an opportunity to try out new military equipment. In particular they broke in their new air force by bombing Spanish towns and cities. Now Hitler was ready to risk more. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 98-99 * In March 1939, just months after the Munich Conference granted Sudetenland to Germany, German troops entered the rest of Czechoslovakia. With the world distracted by Franco's recent victory in Spain, Hitler ordered the Czechoslovak state dismantled. Some territory was incorporated into the German Reich, and the old Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia were organized as the Protectorate, a kind of colony. Slovakia became a client state under the government of the Roman Catholic priest Josef Tiso. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 107 * Those Americans who went to Spain to fight Franco and stave off World War II have never minded being called "premature anti-fascists." They were proud of the label. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * We have long memories. We have developed a relative immunity to the endless barrage of propaganda, slander and outright lies that has been laid upon us. And especially, we are immune to the Big Lie that destroyed Spain and which Hitler developed to such a point of perfection that it was necessary for millions of human beings to die to achieve the defeat of the Axis. Yet the Big Lie survives and flourishes mightily in our own country today. As it is promulgated daily, hourly and every minute of the day through every medium of communication, so it must be answered- until our own people see it for what it is and explode it in their own good time. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. : Whenever we hear it said that Communism threatens us from within and without; whenever we are told that the Soviet Union menaces our "way of life" and wants to conquer the world; whenever we are summoned to a Holy Crusade that- if it is allowed to begin- will ravish the entire earth, we recall the following simple facts of history: :Mussolini killed whatever democracy existed in Italy by claiming that Italy was threatened by Communism; :Hitler destroyed the German Republic with the same weapon; :Tojo broke the resistance of the people of Japan by using the identical thesis; :Franco murdered the Spanish Republic in the name of the "Red menace"; :The Axis launched World War II under the slogan of saving the world from Communism. :* [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * Here were students, dock-workers, clerks and labor-organizers, farmers. Most were unacquainted with each other, but they came together now with the warmth and familiarity of old friends; they told each other of their work in their respective countries; of their friends and families. They spoke of the European political scene, of the imperative necessity for the Loyalist Government to drive the foreign invader from Spain; you felt that with each of them, no matter how diverse his previous training, the Spanish struggle was a personal issue, something deep and close. This in itself, considering the disparity of their origin, was a major political phenomenon. They spoke no word of the actual business of war; they did not speculate on the nature of artillery or air attacks, of machine-gun fire. You felt: many of these men will never see their friends or families again; they don't know what they're getting into; their idealism has blinded them to the reality of what they will have to face. And you knew immediately that you were wrong; that they were so far from being blind that it might be said of them that they were among the first soldiers in the history of the world who really knew what they were about, what they were going to fight for- and that they were ready and eager to fight. Their very presence on the French frontier was an earnest of their understanding and their clarity; no one had made them come, no force but an inner force had brought them. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 13 * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * "You know what I got half a mind to do?" the driver said. "What?" "Head this damn junk for the border." "Have a cigarette," I said. I wondered if he would head for the border and what I would do if he did, but he didn't. "The detail's all fucked-up," he said. "Where's the Lincoln? Where's the Macpap? The British? The Franco-Belge? Nobody's seen fuck-all of 'em. The bastards are driving to the sea," he said. "Maybe they've got to Tortosa already; we'll find out. If France don't come in now, we're fucked ducks. ''Mucho malo,"'' he said. ''"Mucho'' fuckin ''malo."'' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 133 * Every town along the Mediterranean shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with peasants evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the truck, moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward Barcelona, their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''burros''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, British, and American nurses went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the Italian Fascist troops had reached the sea at Vinaroz, below Tortosa, cutting Loyalist Spain away from Catalonia, and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and Valencia. (In Rome, the Pope gave his apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding Lerida and Balaguer (this was different); the newspapers reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the Non-Intervention Committee met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't Mr. Chamberlain interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. Hitler had mobilized a million and a half men on the Czech and French borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. Roosevelt and Hull had, it is true, made strong speeches against Fascist aggression within the week, and called for united democratic opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 == C == * Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation... It is a fact, proved by extensive documentation, that the thinking of a large part of foreign opinion is out of touch with the reality of events in our country... Since God has willed that it should be our country that will serve as a place for testing the ideas and processes that aspire to conquer the world, we want the damage to be reduced to our country alone, saving the rest of the nations from ruin...<br>The war in Spain is the product of the conflict between irreconcilable ideologies; in its very origins one finds very grave questions of a moral and legal, of a religious and historical order...<br>When the war broke out, we lamented that painful fact more than anyone, because it is always an extremely serious evil... and because our mission is one of reconciliation and peace... The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality... The Church has been the principal victim of the fury of one of the contending parties, and it has not ceased to work with its prayers, its exhortations, and its influence to lessen the damage and shorten the ordeal... ** Bishops in the Catholic Church in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 198 * "If you lose [a war," the great American novelist of the civil war, Ernest Hemingway, exclaimed in 1939, "you lose everything and your ideology won't save you." The Lincoln volunteers- whom Hemingway disparaged as the "ideology boys"- clung to the opposite view. Although they "lost the war," their last commander, Milton Wolff, insisted that "neither the Spaniards nor the [international volunteers], nor anti-fascists of any mettle, lost their ideology, much less 'everything.'" To Wolff, writing twenty years after Hemingway's suicide, it was precisely ideology that had "saved us. And may yet save the world." Indeed, it was this spirit of commitment- an unyielding optimism in the face of defeat- that distinguished the Lincoln veterans. For them, Spain lived not as the landscape for a novel or as a place of metaphysical inspiration. "Spain"- the word, the country, the cause- embodied ideology and political passion, anguish and hope; the ordeal of Spain became the essential continuity of their lives. Anticipating this half-century's commitment, the poet Genevieve Taggard composed "To the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade" in 1941: <br>'''Say of them,''' <br>'''They are no longer young, they never learned''' <br>'''The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear;''' <br>'''And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare.''' ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 4-5 * The battle for Madrid commenced on a gray, misty morning, November 7, 1936. As a cavalry column of Moorish mercenaries, bolstered by the rhythm of heavy drumbeats, rode toward the Toledo bridge, a hastily organized group of young men and women fired from behind rough barricades at the advancing troops. Their antique pistols and hunting rifles scarcely interrupted the charge. But suddenly, a motorcyclist appeared with a machine gun and sent the horsemen into retreat. Italian tanks then forged ahead of Franco's professional legionnaires and mercenaries; and, after the fog had lifted, German Junkers rained bombs through the cloudy skies. Again and again, the unpracticed Republican militia, emboldened by individual heroics, met the attack valiantly, using small arms against the troops and sticks of dynamite against the tanks. The fascists made small progress that day. At dawn of the next day, as Madrid girded for a second ground assault, the city's frantic residents witnessed a remarkable parade down the broad Gran Via: a neat procession of nearly 2,000 soldiers, dressed in corduroy uniforms and steel helmets. Assuming the men were Soviet allies, the Madrilenos raised their fists in the Popular Front salute and shouted, "Long live the Russians!" Their error was understandable. Few citizens of Spain knew of the existence of the newly formed International Brigades, a contingent of foreign volunteers who had come to Spain to defend the Republic. These recruits had left their homes in Great Britain and France, Yugoslavia and Poland, Belgium and Austria; many were political refugees from fascist Italy and Germany. Despite scant military training, they exuded enthusiasm. And under the leadership of Soviet general Emil Kleber, a Hungarian Jew trained in the Soviet Union, they brought much more than a military presence to the Republican cause. These Internationals- ultimately they would number 40,000 troops from 52 countries- symbolized a political camaraderie that linked the Spanish civil war to the titanic ideological conflicts of the 1930's: the struggles of fascism, communism, and democracy. In the days and weeks and months that followed, these volunteers would join the Spanish militia to face the fascist tide. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 11-12 * News of the creation of the International Brigades raced through the Communist grapevines around the globe: the very existence of a multinational army promised to fulfill the Marxist prophesy that one day the "workers of the world" would unite against their common oppressors. In every country, such optimism encouraged the enlistment of volunteers eager to fight in Spain. When the American Communist party spread the word about recruitment through a network of district organizers, the response was immediate. From the waterfront docks and the fur trades, from union halls and ethnic associations, from bread lines and Communist party cells, dozens of men came forward within weeks to join the fight for Republican Spain. Viewing themselves as part of an international proletariat, American radicals welcomed this opportunity to take the struggle against fascism to another stage of history: it was possible now, in Spain at least, to fight back with arms. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 12 * As word of recruitment for the International Brigades began to filter through the American Communist network in the autumn of 1936, large numbers of volunteers came forward to enlist. The party's organizing committee soon realized that its responsibility had shifted. Instead of having to locate a few trusted volunteers to send to Spain, they now had to worry about screening any undesirable elements from the diverse recruits who were offering their services. In this unique military crusade, symbolic of the unity of the international working classes, party leaders wanted to exclude mere adventurers who lacked a political understanding of the anti-fascist struggle. They also feared that government or enemy spies might attempt to subvert the project. The party insisted on secrecy, therefore, not because Communists harbored a devious conspiracy to overthrow a government- after all, they always boasted of their initiatives on behalf of the Spanish Republic- but because party members did not wish to be caught violating American recruitment laws. In any event, the leadership decided that each volunteer would have to be interviewed personally by a special committee. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 64 * In this Spanish situation there is one peculiar feature which gives it a specially dangerous aspect. That is to many people looking on from outside, it presents itself as a struggle between two rival systems each of which commands an enthusiastic, even a passionate, body of supporters among its adherents in their respective countries, with the result that supporters of these two rival systems cannot help regarding the issue of the struggle in Spain as a defeat or victory... for the side to which they are attached. I am not expressing an opinion as to whether that view of the struggle is correct or not, but I say that the fact that it is held constitutes a perpetual danger to the peace of Europe because, if some country or government representing one of these two ideas attempts to intervene beyond a certain point, then some other country taking the opposite view may find it difficult, if not impossible, to refrain from joining in, and a conflict may be started of which no man can see the end. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 192-193 * In my view, the best thing we can do now is to turn our minds back again to the two practical steps which have to be taken, the first one being to fill the gap in the patrol which has now been left open and the other to re-start our endeavours to obtain the withdrawal of foreign volunteers in Spain. That is all I have to say at present, and I want to conclude with a very earnest appeal to those who hold responsible positions both in this country and abroad- to weigh their words very carefully before they utter them on this matter, bearing in mind the consequences that might flow from some rash or thoughtless phrase. I have read that in the high mountains there are sometimes conditions to be found when the incautious move or even a sudden loud exclamation may start an avalanche. That is just the condition in which we are finding ourselves to-day. I believe, although the snow may be perilously poised it has not yet begun to move, and if we can all exercise caution, patience, and self-restraint we may yet be able to save the peace of Europe. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 * The Spanish Civil War and the fight against it did, in part, alert the world to the nature of fascism. The story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade is generally known. It was a contingent of committed Black and White Americans, three thousand in number, who went to fight against fascism. Had the circumstances been different, some of the Black Americans would have been willing to fight in the Italian-Ethiopian War. Ethiopia was overrun in a matter of months, and there was no organized effort to get Black Americans to fight in this war. Those who were willing to go were left with their frustrations. To some of them fighting with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the war against fascism in Spain was an alternative. ** John Henrik Clarke, Foreword to ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xi == D == * Then, as if things were not already bad, Japan invaded Manchuria, then the rest of China. Spain was in a terrible civil war- drawing every nation in Europe into that nightmare, to some degree- and this turned out to be the perfect proving ground for Hitler's air force. All of us pilots who understood history and could see the signs knew that another war was coming. We did not know when or where it would start, or, to be more precise, expand, but we knew that our nation, especially our air forces, would not be ready. When the war in Spain finished, everyone sat back and relaxed, acting like, "This is it, the European problems are over," but I knew better. The Japanese were still doing their work in China, so we kind of went to sleep at the wheel, but Pearl Harbor changed all of that, I can tell you, and you know what happened. The entire military establishment was taken off guard, which I could not understand. Japan had been a constant threat to everyone, and they had blinders on the whole time. ** [[Jimmy Doolittle]], in a 1986 interview with Colin Heaton, as quoted in ''Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words'' (2021), p. 88-89 == E == == F == * The events in which we had participated at home had had a direct influence on our decision to go to Spain. We were trade unionists. We had worked with the unemployed and the poor. In many ways, we viewed the Spanish struggle as an extension of our fight against reaction at home. Most significantly, we wanted to focus the nation's attention on the growing threat of fascism, and the danger it posed to international peace. We were later to be called "premature anti-fascists," and we accepted this title proudly, though it was not meant as a compliment by the State Department spokesman who first coined the term. After all, we had bucked the system- the U.S. government, even under Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had remained neutral in the various worldwide struggles against fascism, right up until the time World War II began. But in 1937 many people around the world did recognize the threat fascism brought to world peace, and it was our fervent hope that by aborting the fascist takeover in Spain, we might prevent a second world war. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. xx * We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. 158 * ''Aguirre miente. Nosotros hemos respetado Guernica, como respetamos todo lo español.'' ** Aguirre is lying. We have respected Guernica, as we respect everything Spanish. ** [[Francisco Franco]] {{source}} == G == * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 * Comrades of the International Brigades! Political reasons, reasons of State, the welfare of that same cause for which you offered your blood with boundless generosity, are sending you back, some of you to your own countries and others to forced exile. You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend. You are the heroic example of democracy's solidarity and universality. We shall not forget you, and when the olive tree of peace puts forth its leaves again, mingled with the laurels of the Spanish Republic's victory- come back! ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 == H == * Of course, I am against fascism with its spread of color prejudice and [[racism|race hatred]] and working class oppression. How could any sensible Negro be otherwise? ** [[Langston Hughes]], in ''Writers take sides; letters about the war in Spain from 418 American authors''by [[w:League of American Writers|League of American Writers]], 1938. Also quoted in Brian Dolinar, ''The Black cultural front : black writers and artists of the Depression generation.'' Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012. == I == == J == == K == * When the smouldering powder keg of south-west Europe finally exploded into life in July, 1936, and civil war broke out in Spain, a number of far more powerful and certainly much wealthier nations grasped at the unexpected opportunity to try out their latest military aircraft and other equipment under operational conditions, in the belief that invaluable battle experience with modern weapons would thus be gained. Had the Spanish people been left to fight out their quarrel among themselves much unnecessary bloodshed and distress would probably have been saved, with part of the small Spanish Air Force flying with the Government forces and part with the Revolutionary forces, but unfortunately both sides soon began to receive aid from foreign countries. The Communist Government armies were sent quantities of I-15 and I-16 fighters and some SB-2 bombers from Russia, as well as a continuous flow of new aircraft from France. However, following the example of Mussolini, Adolf Hitler decided to give active assistance to General Francisco Franco Bahamonde, the principle leader of the insurgents, and thousands of men and hundreds of tons of supplies were sent to Spain in the course of the next three years, including the Luftwaffe "Volunteer" Corps identified officially by its unit number of "88" and popularly known as the Legion Kondor. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 67 * The Spanish Civil War, which had afforded such a fortuitous opportunity for the Luftwaffe to try out its strength under actual battle conditions, served just as useful a purpose for the Soviet Air Force, and soon awakened the Red aircraft industry to the plain fact that it was falling badly behind the times. The standard Russian fighters sent to Spain, mainly I-15 and I-153 biplanes and I-16 monoplanes, held their own against the Heinkel He 51s initially supplied to the Legion Kondor, but proved to be outclassed in every way by the Messerschmitt Bf 109s later sent against them. The Russian SB-2 aircraft, the so-called "fast bombers" needing no fighter escort, turned out to have all the disadvantages of the Dornier Do 17s in the same class with none of the advantages of the German machines, and for reconnaissance the Russians could provide nothing better than the archaic R-5 biplanes. No dive-bombing ground support aircraft comparable to the German Henschel Hs 123 or Junkers 87 were available. By 1939, the Russian aircraft designers were showing the world that the lessons of the Spanish Civil War had been heeded. Lavochkin was introducing the first of his highly-successful LA series of single-seater fighters, soon to be followed by the even more famous LAGG series; Petlyakov's twin-engine PE-2 was about to enter service, and subsequently become one of the outstanding medium bombers of the Second World War; and Ilyushin had just designed the Il-2 Sturmovik ground-support aircraft later to prove unequalled in its class anywhere in the world. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 178 == L == * The Madrid victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in Seville's magnificent cathedral. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But a new World War was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of social justice and twenty-five years of peace, our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * I find it difficult to define my feelings when peace came at last. The immediate reaction was one of great joy, tremendous feeling of relief. I had survived the long-drawn-out struggle unscathed and was back again once more with the people I most loved, Paz and my family. I could not quite believe it. It seemed too good to be true, and I expected to wake up any morning and find myself back at the front on operations. Soon the anticlimax set in. I suddenly felt very tired; the prolonged physical and spiritual effort left me momentarily exhausted. I felt much older and, probably, wiser. I looked forward to a happy married life. But the future again loomed up uncertain, black, and foreboding; sparks were flying and Europe was about to burst into flames at any moment. And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * Although many years have elapsed since the end of the Spanish Civil War, the world remains confused about the true causes that brought about that tremendous struggle. Most people have not taken the trouble to find out the whole truth. Many were thoroughly hoodwinked by efficient worldwide Communist propaganda. The fact that we were fighting communism on Spanish soil was considered a tall story and was put down to Fascist propaganda. Yet the facts and proofs were obvious for anyone with sound and unbiased judgment. History has a way of repeating itself. Since the Spanish Civil War, there have been several outstanding cases of armed international interventions which have exploded around the world in an attempt to forestall a Communist take over. Chief among these were Greece at the end of World War II, followed by Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam. All are similar and comparable in many aspects to the Nationalist uprising in Spain in 1936. If Spain- with its key position in the Mediterranean, astride two continents- had fallen beneath the hammer and sickle, I dread to think of what the future of Europe might have been. Spain's great sacrifice was not in vain. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 277-278 * From America, Marion watched the Spanish Republic fall, Franco seize total power, Hitler wage war against freedom throughout Europe, and, ultimately, America, England, France, and Russia fight as allies against Germany and Italy. She recollected sadly her admonition to the Rotary Club of Reno that Americans everywhere must take a stand against fascism in Spain or watch their sons die later in Germany. Marion noted the irony that America, France, and England finally did exactly what she and Bob Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Battalion had done voluntarily- join internationally in a commitment to defeat fascism. ** Warren Lerude, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. 235 == M == * The men of the Lincoln Brigade, the "premature [[antifascists]]," those who were physically able, volunteered early in our armed forces, gave their blood and their lives. On the roster of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade there are the names of 331 men who survived Spain to serve honorably in the U.S. Army or American medical services. This does not include those veterans who served in the Merchant Marine, many of whom were killed when their ships were attacked. These are the men and women I salute, my "compadres," my dearest friends throughout these long years. Now, at the end of 1985, like Janus I can look back at the lessons of the past, to the heroes- and forward to a better world. There will always be fighters for freedom, men and women of the highest moral resolve. ** Marion Merriman, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. xiii * ''Último aviso: he decidido terminar rápidamente la guerra en el Norte de España. Quienes no sean autores de asesinatos y depongan las armas o se entreguen serán respetados en vidas y haciendas. Si vuestra sumisión no es inmediata arrasaré Vizcaya empezando por las industrias de guerra. Tengo medios sobrados para ello.'' ** Last warning: I have decided to end the war in the North of Spain quickly. Those who have not committed murders and who lay down their arms or turn themselves in will see their lives and property respected. If your submission is not immediate, I will wipe out Vizcaya, beginning with the industries of war. I have more than enough means to do it. ** General [[w:Emilio Mola|Emilio Mola]] {{source}} * ''Guernica fue Punto Hoy no es más que brasa cenizas Punto En este momento arde todavía pueblo tres horas bombardeo intensísimo bombas incendiarias lo han destrozado totalmente Punto Aldasoro, Torre, yo llegamos allí espantados Punto Diez mil mujeres niños huyen carreteras temiendo ser ametrallados por aviación mañana al amanecer como lo fueron esta tarde Punto Ante esta catástrofe con amenaza hecha hoy mismo destrozar incendiar Bilbao esta semana sólo suplicamos háganse cargo situación angustiosa'' ** Guernica was Stop Today it is no more than embers ashes Stop In this moment town still burning three hours intense bombardment incendiary bombs have totally destroyed it Stop Aldasoro, Torre, I arrived there horrified Stop Ten thousand women children fleeing highways fearing being machine-gunned by aircraft tomorrow at dawn as they were this afternoon Stop Before this catastrophe with threat made just today to destroy burn Bilbao this week we entreat only take charge dreadful situation ** Telesforo Monzón, telegram to the President of the Council of Ministers, 27 April 1937 {{source}} == N == == O == *When one thinks of the cruelty, squalor, and futility of war - and in this particular case of the intrigues, the persecutions, the lies and the misunderstandings - there is always the temptation to say: "One side is as bad as the other. I am neutral." In practice, however, one cannot be neutral, and there is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or less for progress, the other more or less for reaction. The hatred which the Spanish Republic excited in millionaires, dukes, cardinals, play-boys, blimps, and what-not would in itself be enough to show one how the land lay. '''In essence it was a class war.''' If it had been won, the cause of the common people everywhere would have been strengthened. It was lost, and the dividend-drawers all over the world rubbed their hands. That was the real issue; all else was froth on its surface. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) *The outcome of the Spanish war was settled in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin - at any rate, not in Spain. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) == P == == Q == == R == * The internationalization of the civil war through foreign aid, diplomacy and troops is indisputable, as is the fact that decisions made by foreign powers played an important role in the war's evolution. The two most important decisions affecting aid to the Republic were the Non-Intervention in Spain Agreement, signed by 27 European nations at the end of August 1936, and the Soviet decision in mid-September to assist the Republic. From the beginning of the war Britain declared neutrality and convinced the Popular Front French government to reverse its initial decision to aid its Spanish compatriots. France then suggested the non-intervention pact to prevent fascist support of the Nationalists. However, Germany and Italy, and to a lesser extent Portugal, continued to arm the Nationalists, while all the major democracies, including the United States, followed the pretense of non-intervention. The democracies' decision to abandon the Republic was a result of both domestic concerns and geo-strategic interests. Although their populations were deeply divided, none of the liberal democratic governments were comfortable with the Spanish left-leaning democracy of July 1936. They were even less so once news of the initial revolutionary experimentation and anti-clerical violence was reported, often by conservative Spanish diplomats in their countries who overwhelmingly defected to the rebel cause. Even so, the Nationalists' claim that they fought to save Spain from Bolshevism and for Christian civilization was much more compelling than anti-fascism in the mid-1930s. Thus, even after the Republican state could demonstrate that social revolution and anti-clerical violence had been contained, the democratic powers were more invested in appeasing Nazi Germany than in fighting fascism, a strategy that culminated in the Munich conference of September 1938. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 196-197 * The military impact of foreign aid on the war's outcome continues to be debated, but the Republican cause was significantly undermined by both the low quality of material and the irregular timing of its arrival. The Republic was not poor, since it controlled the gold reserves, about a quarter of which were set to Paris early on and the rest to Moscow to pay for Soviet supplies. But most of the Soviet weapons and materiel were no match for the Nazi armaments that Hitler wanted to test before unleashing his own military ambitions. Because of the non-intervention pact, most of the rest of the materiel for the Republican side had to be purchased at high prices from private buyers. Finally, in terms of timing, the Republic was virtually starved of weapons at crucial points: during the summer of 1936 before the start of Soviet aid and from the end of 1938. Of the 66 shipments from the USSR, 52 arrived between October 1936 and the end of 1937. And, in contrast to more than 100,000 troops sent by Germany and Italy, the USSR sent only 2,000 advisers, in addition to the 31,000-32,000 volunteers of the International Brigades that were organized by the Communist International. The International Brigades have been attacked as Stalinist stooges and celebrated as heroic anti-fascists, with additional debates about their impact on the outcome of the war itself. Undoubtedly reflecting a variety of motives, the volunteers from over 50 countries probably played a positive role in several Republican battles, including the defense of Madrid, but overall, foreign troops contributed more to the Nationalist victory, especially if the Moroccan troops are included. In any case, the Brigades were sent home in September 1938, in hopes that the Nationalists would do the same with their larger contingent of foreign fighters. Instead, the departure of the Brigades marked the beginning of a precipitous slide toward final defeat. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 197 * In addition to the Nationalists' effective internal unification, the foreign aid they received was certainly also a factor in their victory. Without foreign aid a rebel force with no access to government institutions or gold reserves would have had no chance of success. Although the Nationalist war effort was largely financed by loans, both sides spent about the same. However, the apparent parity of resources obscures the superiority of Germany and Italy's consistent and high-quality support of the Nationalist side, especially n the summer of 1936 and from mid-1937 until the end of the war, as the gap in aid continued to grow. From the use of German planes to airlift the Army of Africa to the mainland in July 1936, to the arrival of the Condor Legion air force in October of that year, followed by Italian troops in December, the fascist powers maintained their logistical aid until the end. The Condor Legion carried out perhaps the most notorious action of the war, the aerial bombing of the civilian population of Guernica on April 26, 1937, which killed at least 1,500 and came to symbolize the horrors of "total" war in Picasso's famous painting. The number of foreign fighters was definitely higher on the Nationalist side, including 19,000 Germans and over 78,000 Italians, in addition to the 70,000 native Moroccan ''Regulares''. While foreign aid was superior, there is also evidence that the Nationalists utilized that aid more effectively than their enemies, thus securing their rearguard and keeping their army loyal. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 203 * The Republican defeat in the Civil War was followed by nearly forty years of dictatorship that ended only with the death of the man whose name came to define the regime. While the Franco regime began and ended as a dictatorship, its adaptive survival over four decades has generated ongoing debates about its identity. Was it a fascist regime, a military dictatorship, a traditional authoritarian regime, or some hybrid type? The regime began as a de facto ally of the fascist powers during the Second World War and ended as an ally of the democratic "West" in the Cold War. Evolving along with its international alliances was the regime's economic and cultural policies, which began with an isolationist autarky designed both to promote national self-sufficiency and to keep out impure foreign ideas, and ended with a booming tourist industry and economic integration into cultural pluralism. And, while the political institutions of the regime never underwent a parallel evolution, there was a shift in leadership away from fascist ideologues and toward more "technocratic" modernizers, whose primary goal was to increase at least passive support for the regime through higher standards of living rather than indoctrination and mass terror. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 209 * In my evaluation, the role of the Communist party wasn't much of a factor. The party was just there, doing its job, and, as far as I could see, doing a good job. The squabbles about leadership, how the various high-level political commissars had done their jobs in Spain hadn't really touched me. I had heard of the arguments, especially about individual commissars on top, but there wasn't any direct connection with my life or work. The party's key role in the International Brigades somehow didn't make itself felt overtly, not, at least, in the medical service, certainly not at my level. I had joined the Spanish party somewhere along the line, but I don't remember attending any meetings. It was just something American party members and YCLers did. My membership card had a picture of me wearing my heavy, knitted, gray wool scarf, the one that so often had lice. But as I was assessing what had happened, the role of party was not a very important part of my thinking. It was just a given in my thoughts, a necessary part of the struggle against fascism. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146 * To what purpose had so many given their lives, had I offered mine? The war in Spain was nearly lost. In fact, in the short space of three and a half months, it would end. Under the circumstances, it was hard to believe that my comrades had not died in vain. Yet I also knew that the battle in Spain had been necessary and worthwhile, that the struggle for decency in the world would and must continue. If we had not defeated fascism, we had at least demonstrated a will to resist. I knew, too, that after taking a short time to draw a fresh breath, I would be a part of that movement, even if I could not conceive of what form my contribution might take. So why did I volunteer, why did I go? There is no easy answer. But one thing is clear. I have never regretted my decision. Quite the contrary! To support what I believed in, to combat forces that stood for everything I considered evil, to have put myself at risk for something other than myself, was, and is, a source of great personal pride. That it was an instantaneous decision was consonant with many of the major decisions later in my life- buying homes, making investments, deciding to get married- all rarely burdened by the regret of hindsight. I knew that the civilian life I would return to would not be serene, but I was committed to a struggle for a better world. "Antifascist" and "prodemocracy" had become the words that I felt defined me. If I left one battlefield, I would find another one on which to fight for a better world. In a real sense, for me the fight in Spain had been more than a fight to save only Spain. I came to see it, as much as anything, as a fight against fascism and a struggle for greater democracy in our own country. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146-147 * We were pariahs to our government. When Brigaders volunteered for the armed forces in World War II, the official army line, at first, was that we were not to be sent outside of the continental limits, so that we would not have contact with European communists. This ruling was later successfully challenged. Even so, most of us were sent to the Pacific combat zone. But despite all of the government's fears about our politics, some of the Brigaders, because of their experience and skills, were needed for the war effort. Some, therefore, were sent across the Atlantic to assignments behind the German and Italian lines to work with the various resistance forces, which, ironically, were often communist or communist-led. More than six hundred American vets served in World War II, in addition to another three hundred more in the merchant marine. In all, about twenty-five Spanish vets gave their lives for their country in World War II. Many were decorated for bravery. Between sixty and seventy, including myself, were commissioned as officers. As a side note, many Spaniards-in-exile volunteered to fight with the French, and when the tanks of the Free French entered Paris for its liberation from the Germans, many were manned by Spanish personnel, and three tank turrets carried the names of Spanish battles- Madrid, Teruel, or Jarama- painted on their sides. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 152-153 == S == == T == * A Nationalist victory in the Civil War in Spain would mean that France would be surrounded on three sides by potentially hostile countries. This would make it easier for Germany to attack Russia without being afraid of French attacks in her rear. For this torturous reason, the Soviet Government had a strong interest in the prevention of a Nationalist victory. The Spanish War also afforded the Communist Party, with its discipline, its skill at propaganda, and its prestige deriving from its connection with Russia, a great chance to secure in Spain the establishment of the second Communist State. But such a Communist victory wold have alarmed Britain and France, the two powers to whom, for diplomatic reasons, Russia wished to draw closer. It might even make a general war more likely. It might waste Russian war material. For these reasons, Stalin probably did not send orders to the Spanish Communist party, and his chief agents there, Cordovilla and Stepanov, to make full use of the opportunity to gain control of the Spanish Republic. Nor did he send arms to Spain. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 215 * The Spanish Civil War exceeded in ferocity most wars between nations. Yet the losses were less than had been generally feared. The total number of deaths caused by the war appears to have been approximately 600,000. Of these about 100,000 may be supposed to have died by murder or summary execution. Perhaps as many as 220,000 died of disease or malnutrition directly attributable to the war. About 320,000 probably died in action. The cost of the war, including both internal and external expenditures, was named later by the Nationalists at 30,000 million pesetas (£3,000 million in 1938 money). The chief cost was in labour, due on the one hand to the deaths and permanent disabilities caused, and on the other to the exile of 340,000 persons at the end of the war. Nationalist authorities estimated that approximately 4,250 million pesetas' worth of damage had been done to real property during the course of the war. Since this was supposed to be damage caused only by the Republicans, it is probably an under-estimation. 150 churches were totally destroyed and 4,850 damaged, of which 1,850 were more than half destroyed. 183 towns were so badly damaged that General Franco 'adopted' them- his Government, that is, undertook to pay the cost of restoration. This probably does not take into account another 250,000 which were partially damaged. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 606 == U == == V == == W == == X == == Y == * In July of 1936 General Francisco Franco led a revolt against the democratically elected government of Spain. Under his command was a well-trained army of mercenaries from Morocco. Italy's Benito Mussolini kept his pledge to Franco by sending one hundred thousand soldiers directly to Spain from the war in Ethiopia. From Germany Adolph Hitler sent artillery, technicians, a large air force and twenty-five thousand tanks. Meanwhile, the Portuguese government dispatched two divisions of soldiers to aid Franco. These events in Spain stunned and shocked the conscience of people throughout Europe and the world. The government of Spain, in its effort to withstand the attack of the fascist armies, appealed to the democratic governments of the world for their support. Instead of sending help, the governments of England, France and the United States placed an embargo on arms to Spain. Nevertheless, freedom-loving people from around the world answered Spain's call for help. Within a few months thousands of men and women from many countries flocked to Spain with the hope of stopping fascism. An estimated forty thousand volunteers served in the International Brigades. Of the three thousand from the United States, almost one hundred were Black. The number of people who fought in the International Brigades was only a small speck when measured against the thousands of Spaniards who fought in the Republican army. However, the role played by the internationals was very significant in preventing Franco from achieving the quick victory that he expected when his forces attacked Madrid. Madrid held out for three long years. The war ended in Spain by March, 1939. Poland was invaded by Hitler's Nazi army the following September, thus signalling the start of World War II. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xiii-xiv * I was just beginning to learn about the reality of Spain and Europe, but I knew what was at stake. There the poor, the peasants, the workers and the unions, the socialists and the communists, together had won an election against the big landowners, the monarchy and the right-wingers in the military. It was the kind of victory that would have brought Black people to the top levels of government if such an election had been won in the USA. A Black man would be Governor of Mississippi. The new government in Spain was dividing its wealth with the peasants. Unions were organizing in each factory and social services were being introduced. Spain was the perfect example for the world I dreamed of. Now all of it was about to be wiped out. The former rulers were determined to retake power. They were being supported by fascists all over the world, including, I was sure, many in the United States. How could I not volunteer? ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 96 * The capitalist newspapers painted the war as if we were losing. Several times they had eagerly reported that Madrid had fallen to Generalissimo Franco and Mussolini's troops, when it hadn't. They were aware that a quick fascist victory would obscure the one-sided nature of the embargo. While men, war materials and even medical supplies were being denied the Republicans, French and English capitalists were not only lending the fascists moral support, but supplying them with guns, planes and tanks. The fascists, including Hitler's Germany, received oil from the United States, and in particular from the large oil companies. Without that support they could not maintain their huge war machines. I didn't believe the newspapers. I knew from the experience of our march to Springfield just how falsely events were reported. Madrid would not fall. Republican Spain would not fall. We would go on to create other Republican states throughout the world. Perhaps even in Mississippi! ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 110 * Albacete by early 1937 had become a United Nations of a special kind. Men and women of all different tongues and nationalities, young and old, all came together to fight side by side with the Spanish people. The Spaniards were not only fighting to save themselves and their country from fascism but Europe and the whole world from plunging into the horror of war. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 123 == Z == == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} [[Category:Spanish Civil War| ]] 6jfam1kn52bjv6bsoc7ai28l9y1u1nq 3148693 3148686 2022-07-28T16:30:18Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki The '''[[w:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]]''' (Spanish: ''Guerra Civil Española'') took place from 1936 to 1939. [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republicans]] loyal to the left-wing [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Second Spanish Republic]], in alliance with the [[anarchists]], [[socialists]] and [[communists]], fought against the [[w:Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalists]], in alliance with the Carlists, Catholics, Falangists and Aristocrats led by General [[Francisco Franco]]. The Nationalists won the war in early 1939 and ruled Spain until Franco's death in November 1975. [[File:Collage guerra civile spagnola.png|thumb|The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective. ~ [[Clement Attlee]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in September 1936.png|thumb|Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...]] [[File:Escudo de la Archidiócesis de Madrid.svg|thumb|The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...]] [[File:Republican forces during the Battle of Irún.jpg|thumb|Republican forces during the Battle of Irún in 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E20569-21, Spanien, Ausbildung durch "Legion Condor".jpg|thumb|Members of the Condor Legion, a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and from the German Army (Heer) training in Ávila.]] [[File:Junkers Ju 87A with Spanish rebel markings.jpg|thumb|Junkers Ju-87A of the Condor Legion over Spain.]] [[File:International Brigades-Abraham Lincoln-1st Batallion.svg|thumb|Early flag of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|Francisco Franco in 1930]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Lincoln Battalion.jpg|thumb|Say of them, <br>They are no longer young, they never learned <br>The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear; <br>And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare. ~ Genevieve Taggard]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H25224, Guernica, Ruinen.jpg|thumb|Ruins of Guernica after the bombing, 31 December 1936.]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939.png|thumb|Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939; Republican territory = Blue; Nationalist territory = Pink.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-C0214-0007-013, Spanien, Flugzeug der Legion Condor.jpg|thumb|Heinkel He-111 of the Condor Legion between bombing missions.]] [[File:Pruebas de mar cervera.jpg|thumb|The cruiser ''Almirante Cervera'', a key part of the Nationalist fleet]] [[File:Destructor Lepanto (LT).jpg|thumb|The destroyer ''Lepanto'', part of the Republican fleet]] __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == A == * ''Ante Dios y ante la Historia que a todos nos ha de juzgar, afirmo que durante tres horas y media los aviones alemanes bombardearon con saña desconocida la población civil indefensa de la histórica villa de Gernika reduciéndola a cenizas, persiguiendo con el fuego de ametralladora a mujeres y niños, que han perecido en gran número huyendo los demás alocados por el terror.'' ** Before God and before History which must judge us all, I affirm that for three and one-half hours, German planes bombarded with unheard-of fury the defenceless civilian population of the historic city of Gernika, reducing it to ashes, chasing with machine-gun fire women and children who perished in great number, fleeing the stampede of others driven mad by panic. ** [[w:José Antonio Aguirre|José Antonio Aguirre]], lehendakari of the Basque Country {{source}} * For liberals in the West, the showdown between the Spanish Republic and Franco's nationalist rebels seemed the first real chance to stop Fascism's terrifying advance. Volunteers from fifty-four countries, including three thousand from the United States, formed international brigades to assist in the cause. The Largo Caballero government, still desperate for help, turned to Stalin, who offered men and equipment in return for a clandestine shipment of the country's entire supply of gold. Celebrity photographers, poets, and writers- Ernest Hemingway included- hurried to chronicle and at times glamorize the competition between the forces of light, as they saw it, and darkness. The conflict, though, was anything but romantic. It lasted four years and killed more than half a million people. There were long lulls, but the clashes were savage. Each side executed prisoners, and each cast a wide net in arresting enemy sympathizers. For Franco, the systematic rooting out of potential foes was just good strategy. One of his subordinates told allied mayors, "It is necessary to create an atmosphere of terror. We must create an impression of mastery. Anyone who is overtly or secretly a supporter of the Popular Front must be shot." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 50 * Spain, divided by ideology and class, was split by religion as well. Some priests opposed the nationalists, but the Roman Catholic hierarchy was clearly identified with Franco. Its officials were among the more vocal advocates of harsh measures, and a few took delight in personally gunning down "reds." Meanwhile, the left was generally hostile to the Church and hungry to seize its land. Republican forces murdered an estimated ten thousand bishops, priests, nuns, and monks. These atrocities helped color foreign reporting and prompted most major newspapers in the United States to support Franco. When Eleanor Roosevelt urged her husband to send arms to the Spanish Republican government, he told her that if he were to do so, no Catholic would ever vote for him again. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * Militarily, neither side was very potent, but Franco benefited from the failure of the Republican factions to coalesce. The Spanish left was a political battleground that encompassed Communists loyal to the party, laborers partial to the exiled Bolshevik theorist Leon Trotsky (a bitter rival of Stalin), internationalists who meant well but lacked military skills, anarchists who detested everyone including each other, and a Socialist government trying to present an attractive face to the world. While Franco was taking his time, the opposition factions were beating one another up, squabbling over supplies, and tossing some of their most committed partisans in jail. George Orwell, who went to Spain to fight Fascism, ended up getting shot by a Communist sniper and exiting the country one jump ahead of the Socialist police. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The Russian troops and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the 1961 Berlin crisis and, more than fifty years later, in Ukraine. The German bombing of Guernica, immortalized by Picasso, sparked calls for an international war crimes investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any bombs had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered the executions of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full dictatorial powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * I know this comparison will strike some as outrageous, and I’m NOT saying religion turns people into Nazis. But does anybody believe the ardent Nazi followers in Germany, or Mussolini’s faithful in Italy, or Franco’s legions in Spain were a bunch of atheists? Being “religious” does not automatically build a firewall against accepting totalitarianism, and when fundamentalist religions teach authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, and conventionalism, they help create the problem. Can we not see how easily religious fundamentalists would lift a would-be dictator aloft as part of a “great movement,” and give it their all? ** [[Bob Altemeyer]], ''The Authoritarians'' (2006), p. 140-141 * '''I agree with the [[Neville Chamberlain|prime minister]] that the condition of the world is serious, and that everyone who speaks on these subjects must speak with a full sense of responsibility, but that does not mean, in my view, that there should be a lack of plain speaking, but that we ought to see the facts for what they really are. I must say that I was profoundly disappointed with the speech of the prime minister, because it seemed to me that he had misconceived the whole issue that lives before us. He suggested that there was being fought in Spain, in the opinion of some people, a struggle between two sides, two rival systems. I do not think that is the issue that is facing us to-day. The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective.''' ** [[Clement Attlee]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 == B == * In November 1937 Hitler met with leaders of the German army, navy, and air force. It had been two years since Germany had announced its rearmament. Since 1936 German forces had been involved in the Spanish Civil War on the side of General Francisco Franco and the enemies of the Spanish Republic. Hitler had pushed German intervention even though many Germans opposed it. Because the Soviet Union backed the Republic in Spain, support of Franco gave Hitler an opportunity to attack Communism. Moreover, Mussolini was actively behind Franco as well. So Spain offered a chance for Germany and Italy to practice cooperation in the spirit of their leaders' mutual admiration. For the Germans the Spanish Civil War was also an opportunity to try out new military equipment. In particular they broke in their new air force by bombing Spanish towns and cities. Now Hitler was ready to risk more. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 98-99 * In March 1939, just months after the Munich Conference granted Sudetenland to Germany, German troops entered the rest of Czechoslovakia. With the world distracted by Franco's recent victory in Spain, Hitler ordered the Czechoslovak state dismantled. Some territory was incorporated into the German Reich, and the old Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia were organized as the Protectorate, a kind of colony. Slovakia became a client state under the government of the Roman Catholic priest Josef Tiso. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 107 * Those Americans who went to Spain to fight Franco and stave off World War II have never minded being called "premature anti-fascists." They were proud of the label. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * We have long memories. We have developed a relative immunity to the endless barrage of propaganda, slander and outright lies that has been laid upon us. And especially, we are immune to the Big Lie that destroyed Spain and which Hitler developed to such a point of perfection that it was necessary for millions of human beings to die to achieve the defeat of the Axis. Yet the Big Lie survives and flourishes mightily in our own country today. As it is promulgated daily, hourly and every minute of the day through every medium of communication, so it must be answered- until our own people see it for what it is and explode it in their own good time. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. : Whenever we hear it said that Communism threatens us from within and without; whenever we are told that the Soviet Union menaces our "way of life" and wants to conquer the world; whenever we are summoned to a Holy Crusade that- if it is allowed to begin- will ravish the entire earth, we recall the following simple facts of history: :Mussolini killed whatever democracy existed in Italy by claiming that Italy was threatened by Communism; :Hitler destroyed the German Republic with the same weapon; :Tojo broke the resistance of the people of Japan by using the identical thesis; :Franco murdered the Spanish Republic in the name of the "Red menace"; :The Axis launched World War II under the slogan of saving the world from Communism. :* [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * Here were students, dock-workers, clerks and labor-organizers, farmers. Most were unacquainted with each other, but they came together now with the warmth and familiarity of old friends; they told each other of their work in their respective countries; of their friends and families. They spoke of the European political scene, of the imperative necessity for the Loyalist Government to drive the foreign invader from Spain; you felt that with each of them, no matter how diverse his previous training, the Spanish struggle was a personal issue, something deep and close. This in itself, considering the disparity of their origin, was a major political phenomenon. They spoke no word of the actual business of war; they did not speculate on the nature of artillery or air attacks, of machine-gun fire. You felt: many of these men will never see their friends or families again; they don't know what they're getting into; their idealism has blinded them to the reality of what they will have to face. And you knew immediately that you were wrong; that they were so far from being blind that it might be said of them that they were among the first soldiers in the history of the world who really knew what they were about, what they were going to fight for- and that they were ready and eager to fight. Their very presence on the French frontier was an earnest of their understanding and their clarity; no one had made them come, no force but an inner force had brought them. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 13 * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * "You know what I got half a mind to do?" the driver said. "What?" "Head this damn junk for the border." "Have a cigarette," I said. I wondered if he would head for the border and what I would do if he did, but he didn't. "The detail's all fucked-up," he said. "Where's the Lincoln? Where's the Macpap? The British? The Franco-Belge? Nobody's seen fuck-all of 'em. The bastards are driving to the sea," he said. "Maybe they've got to Tortosa already; we'll find out. If France don't come in now, we're fucked ducks. ''Mucho malo,"'' he said. ''"Mucho'' fuckin ''malo."'' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 133 * Every town along the Mediterranean shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with peasants evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the truck, moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward Barcelona, their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''burros''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, British, and American nurses went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the Italian Fascist troops had reached the sea at Vinaroz, below Tortosa, cutting Loyalist Spain away from Catalonia, and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and Valencia. (In Rome, the Pope gave his apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding Lerida and Balaguer (this was different); the newspapers reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the Non-Intervention Committee met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't Mr. Chamberlain interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. Hitler had mobilized a million and a half men on the Czech and French borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. Roosevelt and Hull had, it is true, made strong speeches against Fascist aggression within the week, and called for united democratic opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 == C == * '''Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...''' It is a fact, proved by extensive documentation, that the thinking of a large part of foreign opinion is out of touch with the reality of events in our country... Since God has willed that it should be our country that will serve as a place for testing the ideas and processes that aspire to conquer the world, we want the damage to be reduced to our country alone, saving the rest of the nations from ruin...<br>The war in Spain is the product of the conflict between irreconcilable ideologies; in its very origins one finds very grave questions of a moral and legal, of a religious and historical order...<br>When the war broke out, we lamented that painful fact more than anyone, because it is always an extremely serious evil... and because our mission is one of reconciliation and peace... '''The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...''' The Church has been the principal victim of the fury of one of the contending parties, and it has not ceased to work with its prayers, its exhortations, and its influence to lessen the damage and shorten the ordeal... ** Bishops in the Catholic Church in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 198 * "If you lose [a war," the great American novelist of the civil war, Ernest Hemingway, exclaimed in 1939, "you lose everything and your ideology won't save you." The Lincoln volunteers- whom Hemingway disparaged as the "ideology boys"- clung to the opposite view. Although they "lost the war," their last commander, Milton Wolff, insisted that "neither the Spaniards nor the [international volunteers], nor anti-fascists of any mettle, lost their ideology, much less 'everything.'" To Wolff, writing twenty years after Hemingway's suicide, it was precisely ideology that had "saved us. And may yet save the world." Indeed, it was this spirit of commitment- an unyielding optimism in the face of defeat- that distinguished the Lincoln veterans. For them, Spain lived not as the landscape for a novel or as a place of metaphysical inspiration. "Spain"- the word, the country, the cause- embodied ideology and political passion, anguish and hope; the ordeal of Spain became the essential continuity of their lives. Anticipating this half-century's commitment, the poet Genevieve Taggard composed "To the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade" in 1941: <br>'''Say of them,''' <br>'''They are no longer young, they never learned''' <br>'''The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear;''' <br>'''And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare.''' ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 4-5 * The battle for Madrid commenced on a gray, misty morning, November 7, 1936. As a cavalry column of Moorish mercenaries, bolstered by the rhythm of heavy drumbeats, rode toward the Toledo bridge, a hastily organized group of young men and women fired from behind rough barricades at the advancing troops. Their antique pistols and hunting rifles scarcely interrupted the charge. But suddenly, a motorcyclist appeared with a machine gun and sent the horsemen into retreat. Italian tanks then forged ahead of Franco's professional legionnaires and mercenaries; and, after the fog had lifted, German Junkers rained bombs through the cloudy skies. Again and again, the unpracticed Republican militia, emboldened by individual heroics, met the attack valiantly, using small arms against the troops and sticks of dynamite against the tanks. The fascists made small progress that day. At dawn of the next day, as Madrid girded for a second ground assault, the city's frantic residents witnessed a remarkable parade down the broad Gran Via: a neat procession of nearly 2,000 soldiers, dressed in corduroy uniforms and steel helmets. Assuming the men were Soviet allies, the Madrilenos raised their fists in the Popular Front salute and shouted, "Long live the Russians!" Their error was understandable. Few citizens of Spain knew of the existence of the newly formed International Brigades, a contingent of foreign volunteers who had come to Spain to defend the Republic. These recruits had left their homes in Great Britain and France, Yugoslavia and Poland, Belgium and Austria; many were political refugees from fascist Italy and Germany. Despite scant military training, they exuded enthusiasm. And under the leadership of Soviet general Emil Kleber, a Hungarian Jew trained in the Soviet Union, they brought much more than a military presence to the Republican cause. These Internationals- ultimately they would number 40,000 troops from 52 countries- symbolized a political camaraderie that linked the Spanish civil war to the titanic ideological conflicts of the 1930's: the struggles of fascism, communism, and democracy. In the days and weeks and months that followed, these volunteers would join the Spanish militia to face the fascist tide. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 11-12 * News of the creation of the International Brigades raced through the Communist grapevines around the globe: the very existence of a multinational army promised to fulfill the Marxist prophesy that one day the "workers of the world" would unite against their common oppressors. In every country, such optimism encouraged the enlistment of volunteers eager to fight in Spain. When the American Communist party spread the word about recruitment through a network of district organizers, the response was immediate. From the waterfront docks and the fur trades, from union halls and ethnic associations, from bread lines and Communist party cells, dozens of men came forward within weeks to join the fight for Republican Spain. Viewing themselves as part of an international proletariat, American radicals welcomed this opportunity to take the struggle against fascism to another stage of history: it was possible now, in Spain at least, to fight back with arms. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 12 * As word of recruitment for the International Brigades began to filter through the American Communist network in the autumn of 1936, large numbers of volunteers came forward to enlist. The party's organizing committee soon realized that its responsibility had shifted. Instead of having to locate a few trusted volunteers to send to Spain, they now had to worry about screening any undesirable elements from the diverse recruits who were offering their services. In this unique military crusade, symbolic of the unity of the international working classes, party leaders wanted to exclude mere adventurers who lacked a political understanding of the anti-fascist struggle. They also feared that government or enemy spies might attempt to subvert the project. The party insisted on secrecy, therefore, not because Communists harbored a devious conspiracy to overthrow a government- after all, they always boasted of their initiatives on behalf of the Spanish Republic- but because party members did not wish to be caught violating American recruitment laws. In any event, the leadership decided that each volunteer would have to be interviewed personally by a special committee. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 64 * In this Spanish situation there is one peculiar feature which gives it a specially dangerous aspect. That is to many people looking on from outside, it presents itself as a struggle between two rival systems each of which commands an enthusiastic, even a passionate, body of supporters among its adherents in their respective countries, with the result that supporters of these two rival systems cannot help regarding the issue of the struggle in Spain as a defeat or victory... for the side to which they are attached. I am not expressing an opinion as to whether that view of the struggle is correct or not, but I say that the fact that it is held constitutes a perpetual danger to the peace of Europe because, if some country or government representing one of these two ideas attempts to intervene beyond a certain point, then some other country taking the opposite view may find it difficult, if not impossible, to refrain from joining in, and a conflict may be started of which no man can see the end. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 192-193 * In my view, the best thing we can do now is to turn our minds back again to the two practical steps which have to be taken, the first one being to fill the gap in the patrol which has now been left open and the other to re-start our endeavours to obtain the withdrawal of foreign volunteers in Spain. That is all I have to say at present, and I want to conclude with a very earnest appeal to those who hold responsible positions both in this country and abroad- to weigh their words very carefully before they utter them on this matter, bearing in mind the consequences that might flow from some rash or thoughtless phrase. I have read that in the high mountains there are sometimes conditions to be found when the incautious move or even a sudden loud exclamation may start an avalanche. That is just the condition in which we are finding ourselves to-day. I believe, although the snow may be perilously poised it has not yet begun to move, and if we can all exercise caution, patience, and self-restraint we may yet be able to save the peace of Europe. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 * The Spanish Civil War and the fight against it did, in part, alert the world to the nature of fascism. The story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade is generally known. It was a contingent of committed Black and White Americans, three thousand in number, who went to fight against fascism. Had the circumstances been different, some of the Black Americans would have been willing to fight in the Italian-Ethiopian War. Ethiopia was overrun in a matter of months, and there was no organized effort to get Black Americans to fight in this war. Those who were willing to go were left with their frustrations. To some of them fighting with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the war against fascism in Spain was an alternative. ** John Henrik Clarke, Foreword to ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xi == D == * Then, as if things were not already bad, Japan invaded Manchuria, then the rest of China. Spain was in a terrible civil war- drawing every nation in Europe into that nightmare, to some degree- and this turned out to be the perfect proving ground for Hitler's air force. All of us pilots who understood history and could see the signs knew that another war was coming. We did not know when or where it would start, or, to be more precise, expand, but we knew that our nation, especially our air forces, would not be ready. When the war in Spain finished, everyone sat back and relaxed, acting like, "This is it, the European problems are over," but I knew better. The Japanese were still doing their work in China, so we kind of went to sleep at the wheel, but Pearl Harbor changed all of that, I can tell you, and you know what happened. The entire military establishment was taken off guard, which I could not understand. Japan had been a constant threat to everyone, and they had blinders on the whole time. ** [[Jimmy Doolittle]], in a 1986 interview with Colin Heaton, as quoted in ''Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words'' (2021), p. 88-89 == E == == F == * The events in which we had participated at home had had a direct influence on our decision to go to Spain. We were trade unionists. We had worked with the unemployed and the poor. In many ways, we viewed the Spanish struggle as an extension of our fight against reaction at home. Most significantly, we wanted to focus the nation's attention on the growing threat of fascism, and the danger it posed to international peace. We were later to be called "premature anti-fascists," and we accepted this title proudly, though it was not meant as a compliment by the State Department spokesman who first coined the term. After all, we had bucked the system- the U.S. government, even under Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had remained neutral in the various worldwide struggles against fascism, right up until the time World War II began. But in 1937 many people around the world did recognize the threat fascism brought to world peace, and it was our fervent hope that by aborting the fascist takeover in Spain, we might prevent a second world war. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. xx * We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. 158 * ''Aguirre miente. Nosotros hemos respetado Guernica, como respetamos todo lo español.'' ** Aguirre is lying. We have respected Guernica, as we respect everything Spanish. ** [[Francisco Franco]] {{source}} == G == * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 * Comrades of the International Brigades! Political reasons, reasons of State, the welfare of that same cause for which you offered your blood with boundless generosity, are sending you back, some of you to your own countries and others to forced exile. You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend. You are the heroic example of democracy's solidarity and universality. We shall not forget you, and when the olive tree of peace puts forth its leaves again, mingled with the laurels of the Spanish Republic's victory- come back! ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 == H == * Of course, I am against fascism with its spread of color prejudice and [[racism|race hatred]] and working class oppression. How could any sensible Negro be otherwise? ** [[Langston Hughes]], in ''Writers take sides; letters about the war in Spain from 418 American authors''by [[w:League of American Writers|League of American Writers]], 1938. Also quoted in Brian Dolinar, ''The Black cultural front : black writers and artists of the Depression generation.'' Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012. == I == == J == == K == * When the smouldering powder keg of south-west Europe finally exploded into life in July, 1936, and civil war broke out in Spain, a number of far more powerful and certainly much wealthier nations grasped at the unexpected opportunity to try out their latest military aircraft and other equipment under operational conditions, in the belief that invaluable battle experience with modern weapons would thus be gained. Had the Spanish people been left to fight out their quarrel among themselves much unnecessary bloodshed and distress would probably have been saved, with part of the small Spanish Air Force flying with the Government forces and part with the Revolutionary forces, but unfortunately both sides soon began to receive aid from foreign countries. The Communist Government armies were sent quantities of I-15 and I-16 fighters and some SB-2 bombers from Russia, as well as a continuous flow of new aircraft from France. However, following the example of Mussolini, Adolf Hitler decided to give active assistance to General Francisco Franco Bahamonde, the principle leader of the insurgents, and thousands of men and hundreds of tons of supplies were sent to Spain in the course of the next three years, including the Luftwaffe "Volunteer" Corps identified officially by its unit number of "88" and popularly known as the Legion Kondor. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 67 * The Spanish Civil War, which had afforded such a fortuitous opportunity for the Luftwaffe to try out its strength under actual battle conditions, served just as useful a purpose for the Soviet Air Force, and soon awakened the Red aircraft industry to the plain fact that it was falling badly behind the times. The standard Russian fighters sent to Spain, mainly I-15 and I-153 biplanes and I-16 monoplanes, held their own against the Heinkel He 51s initially supplied to the Legion Kondor, but proved to be outclassed in every way by the Messerschmitt Bf 109s later sent against them. The Russian SB-2 aircraft, the so-called "fast bombers" needing no fighter escort, turned out to have all the disadvantages of the Dornier Do 17s in the same class with none of the advantages of the German machines, and for reconnaissance the Russians could provide nothing better than the archaic R-5 biplanes. No dive-bombing ground support aircraft comparable to the German Henschel Hs 123 or Junkers 87 were available. By 1939, the Russian aircraft designers were showing the world that the lessons of the Spanish Civil War had been heeded. Lavochkin was introducing the first of his highly-successful LA series of single-seater fighters, soon to be followed by the even more famous LAGG series; Petlyakov's twin-engine PE-2 was about to enter service, and subsequently become one of the outstanding medium bombers of the Second World War; and Ilyushin had just designed the Il-2 Sturmovik ground-support aircraft later to prove unequalled in its class anywhere in the world. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 178 == L == * The Madrid victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in Seville's magnificent cathedral. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But a new World War was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of social justice and twenty-five years of peace, our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * I find it difficult to define my feelings when peace came at last. The immediate reaction was one of great joy, tremendous feeling of relief. I had survived the long-drawn-out struggle unscathed and was back again once more with the people I most loved, Paz and my family. I could not quite believe it. It seemed too good to be true, and I expected to wake up any morning and find myself back at the front on operations. Soon the anticlimax set in. I suddenly felt very tired; the prolonged physical and spiritual effort left me momentarily exhausted. I felt much older and, probably, wiser. I looked forward to a happy married life. But the future again loomed up uncertain, black, and foreboding; sparks were flying and Europe was about to burst into flames at any moment. And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * Although many years have elapsed since the end of the Spanish Civil War, the world remains confused about the true causes that brought about that tremendous struggle. Most people have not taken the trouble to find out the whole truth. Many were thoroughly hoodwinked by efficient worldwide Communist propaganda. The fact that we were fighting communism on Spanish soil was considered a tall story and was put down to Fascist propaganda. Yet the facts and proofs were obvious for anyone with sound and unbiased judgment. History has a way of repeating itself. Since the Spanish Civil War, there have been several outstanding cases of armed international interventions which have exploded around the world in an attempt to forestall a Communist take over. Chief among these were Greece at the end of World War II, followed by Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam. All are similar and comparable in many aspects to the Nationalist uprising in Spain in 1936. If Spain- with its key position in the Mediterranean, astride two continents- had fallen beneath the hammer and sickle, I dread to think of what the future of Europe might have been. Spain's great sacrifice was not in vain. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 277-278 * From America, Marion watched the Spanish Republic fall, Franco seize total power, Hitler wage war against freedom throughout Europe, and, ultimately, America, England, France, and Russia fight as allies against Germany and Italy. She recollected sadly her admonition to the Rotary Club of Reno that Americans everywhere must take a stand against fascism in Spain or watch their sons die later in Germany. Marion noted the irony that America, France, and England finally did exactly what she and Bob Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Battalion had done voluntarily- join internationally in a commitment to defeat fascism. ** Warren Lerude, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. 235 == M == * The men of the Lincoln Brigade, the "premature [[antifascists]]," those who were physically able, volunteered early in our armed forces, gave their blood and their lives. On the roster of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade there are the names of 331 men who survived Spain to serve honorably in the U.S. Army or American medical services. This does not include those veterans who served in the Merchant Marine, many of whom were killed when their ships were attacked. These are the men and women I salute, my "compadres," my dearest friends throughout these long years. Now, at the end of 1985, like Janus I can look back at the lessons of the past, to the heroes- and forward to a better world. There will always be fighters for freedom, men and women of the highest moral resolve. ** Marion Merriman, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. xiii * ''Último aviso: he decidido terminar rápidamente la guerra en el Norte de España. Quienes no sean autores de asesinatos y depongan las armas o se entreguen serán respetados en vidas y haciendas. Si vuestra sumisión no es inmediata arrasaré Vizcaya empezando por las industrias de guerra. Tengo medios sobrados para ello.'' ** Last warning: I have decided to end the war in the North of Spain quickly. Those who have not committed murders and who lay down their arms or turn themselves in will see their lives and property respected. If your submission is not immediate, I will wipe out Vizcaya, beginning with the industries of war. I have more than enough means to do it. ** General [[w:Emilio Mola|Emilio Mola]] {{source}} * ''Guernica fue Punto Hoy no es más que brasa cenizas Punto En este momento arde todavía pueblo tres horas bombardeo intensísimo bombas incendiarias lo han destrozado totalmente Punto Aldasoro, Torre, yo llegamos allí espantados Punto Diez mil mujeres niños huyen carreteras temiendo ser ametrallados por aviación mañana al amanecer como lo fueron esta tarde Punto Ante esta catástrofe con amenaza hecha hoy mismo destrozar incendiar Bilbao esta semana sólo suplicamos háganse cargo situación angustiosa'' ** Guernica was Stop Today it is no more than embers ashes Stop In this moment town still burning three hours intense bombardment incendiary bombs have totally destroyed it Stop Aldasoro, Torre, I arrived there horrified Stop Ten thousand women children fleeing highways fearing being machine-gunned by aircraft tomorrow at dawn as they were this afternoon Stop Before this catastrophe with threat made just today to destroy burn Bilbao this week we entreat only take charge dreadful situation ** Telesforo Monzón, telegram to the President of the Council of Ministers, 27 April 1937 {{source}} == N == == O == *When one thinks of the cruelty, squalor, and futility of war - and in this particular case of the intrigues, the persecutions, the lies and the misunderstandings - there is always the temptation to say: "One side is as bad as the other. I am neutral." In practice, however, one cannot be neutral, and there is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or less for progress, the other more or less for reaction. The hatred which the Spanish Republic excited in millionaires, dukes, cardinals, play-boys, blimps, and what-not would in itself be enough to show one how the land lay. '''In essence it was a class war.''' If it had been won, the cause of the common people everywhere would have been strengthened. It was lost, and the dividend-drawers all over the world rubbed their hands. That was the real issue; all else was froth on its surface. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) *The outcome of the Spanish war was settled in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin - at any rate, not in Spain. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) == P == == Q == == R == * The internationalization of the civil war through foreign aid, diplomacy and troops is indisputable, as is the fact that decisions made by foreign powers played an important role in the war's evolution. The two most important decisions affecting aid to the Republic were the Non-Intervention in Spain Agreement, signed by 27 European nations at the end of August 1936, and the Soviet decision in mid-September to assist the Republic. From the beginning of the war Britain declared neutrality and convinced the Popular Front French government to reverse its initial decision to aid its Spanish compatriots. France then suggested the non-intervention pact to prevent fascist support of the Nationalists. However, Germany and Italy, and to a lesser extent Portugal, continued to arm the Nationalists, while all the major democracies, including the United States, followed the pretense of non-intervention. The democracies' decision to abandon the Republic was a result of both domestic concerns and geo-strategic interests. Although their populations were deeply divided, none of the liberal democratic governments were comfortable with the Spanish left-leaning democracy of July 1936. They were even less so once news of the initial revolutionary experimentation and anti-clerical violence was reported, often by conservative Spanish diplomats in their countries who overwhelmingly defected to the rebel cause. Even so, the Nationalists' claim that they fought to save Spain from Bolshevism and for Christian civilization was much more compelling than anti-fascism in the mid-1930s. Thus, even after the Republican state could demonstrate that social revolution and anti-clerical violence had been contained, the democratic powers were more invested in appeasing Nazi Germany than in fighting fascism, a strategy that culminated in the Munich conference of September 1938. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 196-197 * The military impact of foreign aid on the war's outcome continues to be debated, but the Republican cause was significantly undermined by both the low quality of material and the irregular timing of its arrival. The Republic was not poor, since it controlled the gold reserves, about a quarter of which were set to Paris early on and the rest to Moscow to pay for Soviet supplies. But most of the Soviet weapons and materiel were no match for the Nazi armaments that Hitler wanted to test before unleashing his own military ambitions. Because of the non-intervention pact, most of the rest of the materiel for the Republican side had to be purchased at high prices from private buyers. Finally, in terms of timing, the Republic was virtually starved of weapons at crucial points: during the summer of 1936 before the start of Soviet aid and from the end of 1938. Of the 66 shipments from the USSR, 52 arrived between October 1936 and the end of 1937. And, in contrast to more than 100,000 troops sent by Germany and Italy, the USSR sent only 2,000 advisers, in addition to the 31,000-32,000 volunteers of the International Brigades that were organized by the Communist International. The International Brigades have been attacked as Stalinist stooges and celebrated as heroic anti-fascists, with additional debates about their impact on the outcome of the war itself. Undoubtedly reflecting a variety of motives, the volunteers from over 50 countries probably played a positive role in several Republican battles, including the defense of Madrid, but overall, foreign troops contributed more to the Nationalist victory, especially if the Moroccan troops are included. In any case, the Brigades were sent home in September 1938, in hopes that the Nationalists would do the same with their larger contingent of foreign fighters. Instead, the departure of the Brigades marked the beginning of a precipitous slide toward final defeat. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 197 * In addition to the Nationalists' effective internal unification, the foreign aid they received was certainly also a factor in their victory. Without foreign aid a rebel force with no access to government institutions or gold reserves would have had no chance of success. Although the Nationalist war effort was largely financed by loans, both sides spent about the same. However, the apparent parity of resources obscures the superiority of Germany and Italy's consistent and high-quality support of the Nationalist side, especially n the summer of 1936 and from mid-1937 until the end of the war, as the gap in aid continued to grow. From the use of German planes to airlift the Army of Africa to the mainland in July 1936, to the arrival of the Condor Legion air force in October of that year, followed by Italian troops in December, the fascist powers maintained their logistical aid until the end. The Condor Legion carried out perhaps the most notorious action of the war, the aerial bombing of the civilian population of Guernica on April 26, 1937, which killed at least 1,500 and came to symbolize the horrors of "total" war in Picasso's famous painting. The number of foreign fighters was definitely higher on the Nationalist side, including 19,000 Germans and over 78,000 Italians, in addition to the 70,000 native Moroccan ''Regulares''. While foreign aid was superior, there is also evidence that the Nationalists utilized that aid more effectively than their enemies, thus securing their rearguard and keeping their army loyal. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 203 * The Republican defeat in the Civil War was followed by nearly forty years of dictatorship that ended only with the death of the man whose name came to define the regime. While the Franco regime began and ended as a dictatorship, its adaptive survival over four decades has generated ongoing debates about its identity. Was it a fascist regime, a military dictatorship, a traditional authoritarian regime, or some hybrid type? The regime began as a de facto ally of the fascist powers during the Second World War and ended as an ally of the democratic "West" in the Cold War. Evolving along with its international alliances was the regime's economic and cultural policies, which began with an isolationist autarky designed both to promote national self-sufficiency and to keep out impure foreign ideas, and ended with a booming tourist industry and economic integration into cultural pluralism. And, while the political institutions of the regime never underwent a parallel evolution, there was a shift in leadership away from fascist ideologues and toward more "technocratic" modernizers, whose primary goal was to increase at least passive support for the regime through higher standards of living rather than indoctrination and mass terror. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 209 * In my evaluation, the role of the Communist party wasn't much of a factor. The party was just there, doing its job, and, as far as I could see, doing a good job. The squabbles about leadership, how the various high-level political commissars had done their jobs in Spain hadn't really touched me. I had heard of the arguments, especially about individual commissars on top, but there wasn't any direct connection with my life or work. The party's key role in the International Brigades somehow didn't make itself felt overtly, not, at least, in the medical service, certainly not at my level. I had joined the Spanish party somewhere along the line, but I don't remember attending any meetings. It was just something American party members and YCLers did. My membership card had a picture of me wearing my heavy, knitted, gray wool scarf, the one that so often had lice. But as I was assessing what had happened, the role of party was not a very important part of my thinking. It was just a given in my thoughts, a necessary part of the struggle against fascism. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146 * To what purpose had so many given their lives, had I offered mine? The war in Spain was nearly lost. In fact, in the short space of three and a half months, it would end. Under the circumstances, it was hard to believe that my comrades had not died in vain. Yet I also knew that the battle in Spain had been necessary and worthwhile, that the struggle for decency in the world would and must continue. If we had not defeated fascism, we had at least demonstrated a will to resist. I knew, too, that after taking a short time to draw a fresh breath, I would be a part of that movement, even if I could not conceive of what form my contribution might take. So why did I volunteer, why did I go? There is no easy answer. But one thing is clear. I have never regretted my decision. Quite the contrary! To support what I believed in, to combat forces that stood for everything I considered evil, to have put myself at risk for something other than myself, was, and is, a source of great personal pride. That it was an instantaneous decision was consonant with many of the major decisions later in my life- buying homes, making investments, deciding to get married- all rarely burdened by the regret of hindsight. I knew that the civilian life I would return to would not be serene, but I was committed to a struggle for a better world. "Antifascist" and "prodemocracy" had become the words that I felt defined me. If I left one battlefield, I would find another one on which to fight for a better world. In a real sense, for me the fight in Spain had been more than a fight to save only Spain. I came to see it, as much as anything, as a fight against fascism and a struggle for greater democracy in our own country. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146-147 * We were pariahs to our government. When Brigaders volunteered for the armed forces in World War II, the official army line, at first, was that we were not to be sent outside of the continental limits, so that we would not have contact with European communists. This ruling was later successfully challenged. Even so, most of us were sent to the Pacific combat zone. But despite all of the government's fears about our politics, some of the Brigaders, because of their experience and skills, were needed for the war effort. Some, therefore, were sent across the Atlantic to assignments behind the German and Italian lines to work with the various resistance forces, which, ironically, were often communist or communist-led. More than six hundred American vets served in World War II, in addition to another three hundred more in the merchant marine. In all, about twenty-five Spanish vets gave their lives for their country in World War II. Many were decorated for bravery. Between sixty and seventy, including myself, were commissioned as officers. As a side note, many Spaniards-in-exile volunteered to fight with the French, and when the tanks of the Free French entered Paris for its liberation from the Germans, many were manned by Spanish personnel, and three tank turrets carried the names of Spanish battles- Madrid, Teruel, or Jarama- painted on their sides. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 152-153 == S == == T == * A Nationalist victory in the Civil War in Spain would mean that France would be surrounded on three sides by potentially hostile countries. This would make it easier for Germany to attack Russia without being afraid of French attacks in her rear. For this torturous reason, the Soviet Government had a strong interest in the prevention of a Nationalist victory. The Spanish War also afforded the Communist Party, with its discipline, its skill at propaganda, and its prestige deriving from its connection with Russia, a great chance to secure in Spain the establishment of the second Communist State. But such a Communist victory wold have alarmed Britain and France, the two powers to whom, for diplomatic reasons, Russia wished to draw closer. It might even make a general war more likely. It might waste Russian war material. For these reasons, Stalin probably did not send orders to the Spanish Communist party, and his chief agents there, Cordovilla and Stepanov, to make full use of the opportunity to gain control of the Spanish Republic. Nor did he send arms to Spain. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 215 * The Spanish Civil War exceeded in ferocity most wars between nations. Yet the losses were less than had been generally feared. The total number of deaths caused by the war appears to have been approximately 600,000. Of these about 100,000 may be supposed to have died by murder or summary execution. Perhaps as many as 220,000 died of disease or malnutrition directly attributable to the war. About 320,000 probably died in action. The cost of the war, including both internal and external expenditures, was named later by the Nationalists at 30,000 million pesetas (£3,000 million in 1938 money). The chief cost was in labour, due on the one hand to the deaths and permanent disabilities caused, and on the other to the exile of 340,000 persons at the end of the war. Nationalist authorities estimated that approximately 4,250 million pesetas' worth of damage had been done to real property during the course of the war. Since this was supposed to be damage caused only by the Republicans, it is probably an under-estimation. 150 churches were totally destroyed and 4,850 damaged, of which 1,850 were more than half destroyed. 183 towns were so badly damaged that General Franco 'adopted' them- his Government, that is, undertook to pay the cost of restoration. This probably does not take into account another 250,000 which were partially damaged. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 606 == U == == V == == W == == X == == Y == * In July of 1936 General Francisco Franco led a revolt against the democratically elected government of Spain. Under his command was a well-trained army of mercenaries from Morocco. Italy's Benito Mussolini kept his pledge to Franco by sending one hundred thousand soldiers directly to Spain from the war in Ethiopia. From Germany Adolph Hitler sent artillery, technicians, a large air force and twenty-five thousand tanks. Meanwhile, the Portuguese government dispatched two divisions of soldiers to aid Franco. These events in Spain stunned and shocked the conscience of people throughout Europe and the world. The government of Spain, in its effort to withstand the attack of the fascist armies, appealed to the democratic governments of the world for their support. Instead of sending help, the governments of England, France and the United States placed an embargo on arms to Spain. Nevertheless, freedom-loving people from around the world answered Spain's call for help. Within a few months thousands of men and women from many countries flocked to Spain with the hope of stopping fascism. An estimated forty thousand volunteers served in the International Brigades. Of the three thousand from the United States, almost one hundred were Black. The number of people who fought in the International Brigades was only a small speck when measured against the thousands of Spaniards who fought in the Republican army. However, the role played by the internationals was very significant in preventing Franco from achieving the quick victory that he expected when his forces attacked Madrid. Madrid held out for three long years. The war ended in Spain by March, 1939. Poland was invaded by Hitler's Nazi army the following September, thus signalling the start of World War II. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xiii-xiv * I was just beginning to learn about the reality of Spain and Europe, but I knew what was at stake. There the poor, the peasants, the workers and the unions, the socialists and the communists, together had won an election against the big landowners, the monarchy and the right-wingers in the military. It was the kind of victory that would have brought Black people to the top levels of government if such an election had been won in the USA. A Black man would be Governor of Mississippi. The new government in Spain was dividing its wealth with the peasants. Unions were organizing in each factory and social services were being introduced. Spain was the perfect example for the world I dreamed of. Now all of it was about to be wiped out. The former rulers were determined to retake power. They were being supported by fascists all over the world, including, I was sure, many in the United States. How could I not volunteer? ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 96 * The capitalist newspapers painted the war as if we were losing. Several times they had eagerly reported that Madrid had fallen to Generalissimo Franco and Mussolini's troops, when it hadn't. They were aware that a quick fascist victory would obscure the one-sided nature of the embargo. While men, war materials and even medical supplies were being denied the Republicans, French and English capitalists were not only lending the fascists moral support, but supplying them with guns, planes and tanks. The fascists, including Hitler's Germany, received oil from the United States, and in particular from the large oil companies. Without that support they could not maintain their huge war machines. I didn't believe the newspapers. I knew from the experience of our march to Springfield just how falsely events were reported. Madrid would not fall. Republican Spain would not fall. We would go on to create other Republican states throughout the world. Perhaps even in Mississippi! ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 110 * Albacete by early 1937 had become a United Nations of a special kind. Men and women of all different tongues and nationalities, young and old, all came together to fight side by side with the Spanish people. The Spaniards were not only fighting to save themselves and their country from fascism but Europe and the whole world from plunging into the horror of war. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 123 == Z == == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} [[Category:Spanish Civil War| ]] orn37ljgbqio59wj2ar0d7r07pm5ofy 3148697 3148693 2022-07-28T16:38:36Z AC9016 2870313 /* C */ wikitext text/x-wiki The '''[[w:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]]''' (Spanish: ''Guerra Civil Española'') took place from 1936 to 1939. [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republicans]] loyal to the left-wing [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Second Spanish Republic]], in alliance with the [[anarchists]], [[socialists]] and [[communists]], fought against the [[w:Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalists]], in alliance with the Carlists, Catholics, Falangists and Aristocrats led by General [[Francisco Franco]]. The Nationalists won the war in early 1939 and ruled Spain until Franco's death in November 1975. [[File:Collage guerra civile spagnola.png|thumb|The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective. ~ [[Clement Attlee]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in September 1936.png|thumb|Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...]] [[File:Escudo de la Archidiócesis de Madrid.svg|thumb|The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...]] [[File:Republican forces during the Battle of Irún.jpg|thumb|Republican forces during the Battle of Irún in 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E20569-21, Spanien, Ausbildung durch "Legion Condor".jpg|thumb|Members of the Condor Legion, a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and from the German Army (Heer) training in Ávila.]] [[File:Junkers Ju 87A with Spanish rebel markings.jpg|thumb|Junkers Ju-87A of the Condor Legion over Spain.]] [[File:International Brigades-Abraham Lincoln-1st Batallion.svg|thumb|Early flag of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|Francisco Franco in 1930]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Lincoln Battalion.jpg|thumb|Say of them, <br>They are no longer young, they never learned <br>The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear; <br>And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare. ~ Genevieve Taggard]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H25224, Guernica, Ruinen.jpg|thumb|Ruins of Guernica after the bombing, 31 December 1936.]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939.png|thumb|Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939; Republican territory = Blue; Nationalist territory = Pink.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-C0214-0007-013, Spanien, Flugzeug der Legion Condor.jpg|thumb|Heinkel He-111 of the Condor Legion between bombing missions.]] [[File:Pruebas de mar cervera.jpg|thumb|The cruiser ''Almirante Cervera'', a key part of the Nationalist fleet]] [[File:Destructor Lepanto (LT).jpg|thumb|The destroyer ''Lepanto'', part of the Republican fleet]] __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == A == * ''Ante Dios y ante la Historia que a todos nos ha de juzgar, afirmo que durante tres horas y media los aviones alemanes bombardearon con saña desconocida la población civil indefensa de la histórica villa de Gernika reduciéndola a cenizas, persiguiendo con el fuego de ametralladora a mujeres y niños, que han perecido en gran número huyendo los demás alocados por el terror.'' ** Before God and before History which must judge us all, I affirm that for three and one-half hours, German planes bombarded with unheard-of fury the defenceless civilian population of the historic city of Gernika, reducing it to ashes, chasing with machine-gun fire women and children who perished in great number, fleeing the stampede of others driven mad by panic. ** [[w:José Antonio Aguirre|José Antonio Aguirre]], lehendakari of the Basque Country {{source}} * For liberals in the West, the showdown between the Spanish Republic and Franco's nationalist rebels seemed the first real chance to stop Fascism's terrifying advance. Volunteers from fifty-four countries, including three thousand from the United States, formed international brigades to assist in the cause. The Largo Caballero government, still desperate for help, turned to Stalin, who offered men and equipment in return for a clandestine shipment of the country's entire supply of gold. Celebrity photographers, poets, and writers- Ernest Hemingway included- hurried to chronicle and at times glamorize the competition between the forces of light, as they saw it, and darkness. The conflict, though, was anything but romantic. It lasted four years and killed more than half a million people. There were long lulls, but the clashes were savage. Each side executed prisoners, and each cast a wide net in arresting enemy sympathizers. For Franco, the systematic rooting out of potential foes was just good strategy. One of his subordinates told allied mayors, "It is necessary to create an atmosphere of terror. We must create an impression of mastery. Anyone who is overtly or secretly a supporter of the Popular Front must be shot." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 50 * Spain, divided by ideology and class, was split by religion as well. Some priests opposed the nationalists, but the Roman Catholic hierarchy was clearly identified with Franco. Its officials were among the more vocal advocates of harsh measures, and a few took delight in personally gunning down "reds." Meanwhile, the left was generally hostile to the Church and hungry to seize its land. Republican forces murdered an estimated ten thousand bishops, priests, nuns, and monks. These atrocities helped color foreign reporting and prompted most major newspapers in the United States to support Franco. When Eleanor Roosevelt urged her husband to send arms to the Spanish Republican government, he told her that if he were to do so, no Catholic would ever vote for him again. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * Militarily, neither side was very potent, but Franco benefited from the failure of the Republican factions to coalesce. The Spanish left was a political battleground that encompassed Communists loyal to the party, laborers partial to the exiled Bolshevik theorist Leon Trotsky (a bitter rival of Stalin), internationalists who meant well but lacked military skills, anarchists who detested everyone including each other, and a Socialist government trying to present an attractive face to the world. While Franco was taking his time, the opposition factions were beating one another up, squabbling over supplies, and tossing some of their most committed partisans in jail. George Orwell, who went to Spain to fight Fascism, ended up getting shot by a Communist sniper and exiting the country one jump ahead of the Socialist police. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The Russian troops and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the 1961 Berlin crisis and, more than fifty years later, in Ukraine. The German bombing of Guernica, immortalized by Picasso, sparked calls for an international war crimes investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any bombs had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered the executions of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full dictatorial powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * I know this comparison will strike some as outrageous, and I’m NOT saying religion turns people into Nazis. But does anybody believe the ardent Nazi followers in Germany, or Mussolini’s faithful in Italy, or Franco’s legions in Spain were a bunch of atheists? Being “religious” does not automatically build a firewall against accepting totalitarianism, and when fundamentalist religions teach authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, and conventionalism, they help create the problem. Can we not see how easily religious fundamentalists would lift a would-be dictator aloft as part of a “great movement,” and give it their all? ** [[Bob Altemeyer]], ''The Authoritarians'' (2006), p. 140-141 * '''I agree with the [[Neville Chamberlain|prime minister]] that the condition of the world is serious, and that everyone who speaks on these subjects must speak with a full sense of responsibility, but that does not mean, in my view, that there should be a lack of plain speaking, but that we ought to see the facts for what they really are. I must say that I was profoundly disappointed with the speech of the prime minister, because it seemed to me that he had misconceived the whole issue that lives before us. He suggested that there was being fought in Spain, in the opinion of some people, a struggle between two sides, two rival systems. I do not think that is the issue that is facing us to-day. The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective.''' ** [[Clement Attlee]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 == B == * In November 1937 Hitler met with leaders of the German army, navy, and air force. It had been two years since Germany had announced its rearmament. Since 1936 German forces had been involved in the Spanish Civil War on the side of General Francisco Franco and the enemies of the Spanish Republic. Hitler had pushed German intervention even though many Germans opposed it. Because the Soviet Union backed the Republic in Spain, support of Franco gave Hitler an opportunity to attack Communism. Moreover, Mussolini was actively behind Franco as well. So Spain offered a chance for Germany and Italy to practice cooperation in the spirit of their leaders' mutual admiration. For the Germans the Spanish Civil War was also an opportunity to try out new military equipment. In particular they broke in their new air force by bombing Spanish towns and cities. Now Hitler was ready to risk more. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 98-99 * In March 1939, just months after the Munich Conference granted Sudetenland to Germany, German troops entered the rest of Czechoslovakia. With the world distracted by Franco's recent victory in Spain, Hitler ordered the Czechoslovak state dismantled. Some territory was incorporated into the German Reich, and the old Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia were organized as the Protectorate, a kind of colony. Slovakia became a client state under the government of the Roman Catholic priest Josef Tiso. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 107 * Those Americans who went to Spain to fight Franco and stave off World War II have never minded being called "premature anti-fascists." They were proud of the label. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * We have long memories. We have developed a relative immunity to the endless barrage of propaganda, slander and outright lies that has been laid upon us. And especially, we are immune to the Big Lie that destroyed Spain and which Hitler developed to such a point of perfection that it was necessary for millions of human beings to die to achieve the defeat of the Axis. Yet the Big Lie survives and flourishes mightily in our own country today. As it is promulgated daily, hourly and every minute of the day through every medium of communication, so it must be answered- until our own people see it for what it is and explode it in their own good time. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. : Whenever we hear it said that Communism threatens us from within and without; whenever we are told that the Soviet Union menaces our "way of life" and wants to conquer the world; whenever we are summoned to a Holy Crusade that- if it is allowed to begin- will ravish the entire earth, we recall the following simple facts of history: :Mussolini killed whatever democracy existed in Italy by claiming that Italy was threatened by Communism; :Hitler destroyed the German Republic with the same weapon; :Tojo broke the resistance of the people of Japan by using the identical thesis; :Franco murdered the Spanish Republic in the name of the "Red menace"; :The Axis launched World War II under the slogan of saving the world from Communism. :* [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * Here were students, dock-workers, clerks and labor-organizers, farmers. Most were unacquainted with each other, but they came together now with the warmth and familiarity of old friends; they told each other of their work in their respective countries; of their friends and families. They spoke of the European political scene, of the imperative necessity for the Loyalist Government to drive the foreign invader from Spain; you felt that with each of them, no matter how diverse his previous training, the Spanish struggle was a personal issue, something deep and close. This in itself, considering the disparity of their origin, was a major political phenomenon. They spoke no word of the actual business of war; they did not speculate on the nature of artillery or air attacks, of machine-gun fire. You felt: many of these men will never see their friends or families again; they don't know what they're getting into; their idealism has blinded them to the reality of what they will have to face. And you knew immediately that you were wrong; that they were so far from being blind that it might be said of them that they were among the first soldiers in the history of the world who really knew what they were about, what they were going to fight for- and that they were ready and eager to fight. Their very presence on the French frontier was an earnest of their understanding and their clarity; no one had made them come, no force but an inner force had brought them. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 13 * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * "You know what I got half a mind to do?" the driver said. "What?" "Head this damn junk for the border." "Have a cigarette," I said. I wondered if he would head for the border and what I would do if he did, but he didn't. "The detail's all fucked-up," he said. "Where's the Lincoln? Where's the Macpap? The British? The Franco-Belge? Nobody's seen fuck-all of 'em. The bastards are driving to the sea," he said. "Maybe they've got to Tortosa already; we'll find out. If France don't come in now, we're fucked ducks. ''Mucho malo,"'' he said. ''"Mucho'' fuckin ''malo."'' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 133 * Every town along the Mediterranean shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with peasants evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the truck, moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward Barcelona, their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''burros''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, British, and American nurses went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the Italian Fascist troops had reached the sea at Vinaroz, below Tortosa, cutting Loyalist Spain away from Catalonia, and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and Valencia. (In Rome, the Pope gave his apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding Lerida and Balaguer (this was different); the newspapers reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the Non-Intervention Committee met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't Mr. Chamberlain interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. Hitler had mobilized a million and a half men on the Czech and French borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. Roosevelt and Hull had, it is true, made strong speeches against Fascist aggression within the week, and called for united democratic opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 == C == * '''Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...''' It is a fact, proved by extensive documentation, that the thinking of a large part of foreign opinion is out of touch with the reality of events in our country... Since God has willed that it should be our country that will serve as a place for testing the ideas and processes that aspire to conquer the world, we want the damage to be reduced to our country alone, saving the rest of the nations from ruin...<br>The war in Spain is the product of the conflict between irreconcilable ideologies; in its very origins one finds very grave questions of a moral and legal, of a religious and historical order...<br>When the war broke out, we lamented that painful fact more than anyone, because it is always an extremely serious evil... and because our mission is one of reconciliation and peace... '''The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...''' The Church has been the principal victim of the fury of one of the contending parties, and it has not ceased to work with its prayers, its exhortations, and its influence to lessen the damage and shorten the ordeal... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 198 * It is said that this war is a class war and that the Church has placed itself on the side of the rich. Those who know its causes and nature know this is not true. Even though the Church acknowledges some carelessness in the fulfillment of its duties of justice and charity, which it has been the first to urge, the working classes were already greatly protected by laws, and the nation had already entered on the path of a better distribution of wealth... Nor can we forget our advanced social legislation and our prosperous institutions of public and private assistance of Spanish and Christian origins. The people were fooled by unrealistic promises, incompatible not only with the country's economic life, but also with any kind of organized economy...<br>Crimes similar to those committed by the Popular Front have been attributed to the leaders of the national movement... Every war has its excesses, and the national movement has undoubtedly had its share as well. Nobody defends themselves with total serenity against the insane attacks of a heartless enemy. Condemning in the name of justice and Christian charity all excesses that may have been committed, by mistake or by low-level personnel, and which the foreign press has methodically exaggerated, we declare that the judgements we are refuting do not respond to the truth, and we affirm that there is an enormous distance between the principles and practice of justice on the two sides. ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 202 * "If you lose [a war," the great American novelist of the civil war, Ernest Hemingway, exclaimed in 1939, "you lose everything and your ideology won't save you." The Lincoln volunteers- whom Hemingway disparaged as the "ideology boys"- clung to the opposite view. Although they "lost the war," their last commander, Milton Wolff, insisted that "neither the Spaniards nor the [international volunteers], nor anti-fascists of any mettle, lost their ideology, much less 'everything.'" To Wolff, writing twenty years after Hemingway's suicide, it was precisely ideology that had "saved us. And may yet save the world." Indeed, it was this spirit of commitment- an unyielding optimism in the face of defeat- that distinguished the Lincoln veterans. For them, Spain lived not as the landscape for a novel or as a place of metaphysical inspiration. "Spain"- the word, the country, the cause- embodied ideology and political passion, anguish and hope; the ordeal of Spain became the essential continuity of their lives. Anticipating this half-century's commitment, the poet Genevieve Taggard composed "To the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade" in 1941: <br>'''Say of them,''' <br>'''They are no longer young, they never learned''' <br>'''The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear;''' <br>'''And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare.''' ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 4-5 * The battle for Madrid commenced on a gray, misty morning, November 7, 1936. As a cavalry column of Moorish mercenaries, bolstered by the rhythm of heavy drumbeats, rode toward the Toledo bridge, a hastily organized group of young men and women fired from behind rough barricades at the advancing troops. Their antique pistols and hunting rifles scarcely interrupted the charge. But suddenly, a motorcyclist appeared with a machine gun and sent the horsemen into retreat. Italian tanks then forged ahead of Franco's professional legionnaires and mercenaries; and, after the fog had lifted, German Junkers rained bombs through the cloudy skies. Again and again, the unpracticed Republican militia, emboldened by individual heroics, met the attack valiantly, using small arms against the troops and sticks of dynamite against the tanks. The fascists made small progress that day. At dawn of the next day, as Madrid girded for a second ground assault, the city's frantic residents witnessed a remarkable parade down the broad Gran Via: a neat procession of nearly 2,000 soldiers, dressed in corduroy uniforms and steel helmets. Assuming the men were Soviet allies, the Madrilenos raised their fists in the Popular Front salute and shouted, "Long live the Russians!" Their error was understandable. Few citizens of Spain knew of the existence of the newly formed International Brigades, a contingent of foreign volunteers who had come to Spain to defend the Republic. These recruits had left their homes in Great Britain and France, Yugoslavia and Poland, Belgium and Austria; many were political refugees from fascist Italy and Germany. Despite scant military training, they exuded enthusiasm. And under the leadership of Soviet general Emil Kleber, a Hungarian Jew trained in the Soviet Union, they brought much more than a military presence to the Republican cause. These Internationals- ultimately they would number 40,000 troops from 52 countries- symbolized a political camaraderie that linked the Spanish civil war to the titanic ideological conflicts of the 1930's: the struggles of fascism, communism, and democracy. In the days and weeks and months that followed, these volunteers would join the Spanish militia to face the fascist tide. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 11-12 * News of the creation of the International Brigades raced through the Communist grapevines around the globe: the very existence of a multinational army promised to fulfill the Marxist prophesy that one day the "workers of the world" would unite against their common oppressors. In every country, such optimism encouraged the enlistment of volunteers eager to fight in Spain. When the American Communist party spread the word about recruitment through a network of district organizers, the response was immediate. From the waterfront docks and the fur trades, from union halls and ethnic associations, from bread lines and Communist party cells, dozens of men came forward within weeks to join the fight for Republican Spain. Viewing themselves as part of an international proletariat, American radicals welcomed this opportunity to take the struggle against fascism to another stage of history: it was possible now, in Spain at least, to fight back with arms. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 12 * As word of recruitment for the International Brigades began to filter through the American Communist network in the autumn of 1936, large numbers of volunteers came forward to enlist. The party's organizing committee soon realized that its responsibility had shifted. Instead of having to locate a few trusted volunteers to send to Spain, they now had to worry about screening any undesirable elements from the diverse recruits who were offering their services. In this unique military crusade, symbolic of the unity of the international working classes, party leaders wanted to exclude mere adventurers who lacked a political understanding of the anti-fascist struggle. They also feared that government or enemy spies might attempt to subvert the project. The party insisted on secrecy, therefore, not because Communists harbored a devious conspiracy to overthrow a government- after all, they always boasted of their initiatives on behalf of the Spanish Republic- but because party members did not wish to be caught violating American recruitment laws. In any event, the leadership decided that each volunteer would have to be interviewed personally by a special committee. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 64 * In this Spanish situation there is one peculiar feature which gives it a specially dangerous aspect. That is to many people looking on from outside, it presents itself as a struggle between two rival systems each of which commands an enthusiastic, even a passionate, body of supporters among its adherents in their respective countries, with the result that supporters of these two rival systems cannot help regarding the issue of the struggle in Spain as a defeat or victory... for the side to which they are attached. I am not expressing an opinion as to whether that view of the struggle is correct or not, but I say that the fact that it is held constitutes a perpetual danger to the peace of Europe because, if some country or government representing one of these two ideas attempts to intervene beyond a certain point, then some other country taking the opposite view may find it difficult, if not impossible, to refrain from joining in, and a conflict may be started of which no man can see the end. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 192-193 * In my view, the best thing we can do now is to turn our minds back again to the two practical steps which have to be taken, the first one being to fill the gap in the patrol which has now been left open and the other to re-start our endeavours to obtain the withdrawal of foreign volunteers in Spain. That is all I have to say at present, and I want to conclude with a very earnest appeal to those who hold responsible positions both in this country and abroad- to weigh their words very carefully before they utter them on this matter, bearing in mind the consequences that might flow from some rash or thoughtless phrase. I have read that in the high mountains there are sometimes conditions to be found when the incautious move or even a sudden loud exclamation may start an avalanche. That is just the condition in which we are finding ourselves to-day. I believe, although the snow may be perilously poised it has not yet begun to move, and if we can all exercise caution, patience, and self-restraint we may yet be able to save the peace of Europe. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 * The Spanish Civil War and the fight against it did, in part, alert the world to the nature of fascism. The story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade is generally known. It was a contingent of committed Black and White Americans, three thousand in number, who went to fight against fascism. Had the circumstances been different, some of the Black Americans would have been willing to fight in the Italian-Ethiopian War. Ethiopia was overrun in a matter of months, and there was no organized effort to get Black Americans to fight in this war. Those who were willing to go were left with their frustrations. To some of them fighting with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the war against fascism in Spain was an alternative. ** John Henrik Clarke, Foreword to ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xi == D == * Then, as if things were not already bad, Japan invaded Manchuria, then the rest of China. Spain was in a terrible civil war- drawing every nation in Europe into that nightmare, to some degree- and this turned out to be the perfect proving ground for Hitler's air force. All of us pilots who understood history and could see the signs knew that another war was coming. We did not know when or where it would start, or, to be more precise, expand, but we knew that our nation, especially our air forces, would not be ready. When the war in Spain finished, everyone sat back and relaxed, acting like, "This is it, the European problems are over," but I knew better. The Japanese were still doing their work in China, so we kind of went to sleep at the wheel, but Pearl Harbor changed all of that, I can tell you, and you know what happened. The entire military establishment was taken off guard, which I could not understand. Japan had been a constant threat to everyone, and they had blinders on the whole time. ** [[Jimmy Doolittle]], in a 1986 interview with Colin Heaton, as quoted in ''Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words'' (2021), p. 88-89 == E == == F == * The events in which we had participated at home had had a direct influence on our decision to go to Spain. We were trade unionists. We had worked with the unemployed and the poor. In many ways, we viewed the Spanish struggle as an extension of our fight against reaction at home. Most significantly, we wanted to focus the nation's attention on the growing threat of fascism, and the danger it posed to international peace. We were later to be called "premature anti-fascists," and we accepted this title proudly, though it was not meant as a compliment by the State Department spokesman who first coined the term. After all, we had bucked the system- the U.S. government, even under Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had remained neutral in the various worldwide struggles against fascism, right up until the time World War II began. But in 1937 many people around the world did recognize the threat fascism brought to world peace, and it was our fervent hope that by aborting the fascist takeover in Spain, we might prevent a second world war. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. xx * We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. 158 * ''Aguirre miente. Nosotros hemos respetado Guernica, como respetamos todo lo español.'' ** Aguirre is lying. We have respected Guernica, as we respect everything Spanish. ** [[Francisco Franco]] {{source}} == G == * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 * Comrades of the International Brigades! Political reasons, reasons of State, the welfare of that same cause for which you offered your blood with boundless generosity, are sending you back, some of you to your own countries and others to forced exile. You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend. You are the heroic example of democracy's solidarity and universality. We shall not forget you, and when the olive tree of peace puts forth its leaves again, mingled with the laurels of the Spanish Republic's victory- come back! ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 == H == * Of course, I am against fascism with its spread of color prejudice and [[racism|race hatred]] and working class oppression. How could any sensible Negro be otherwise? ** [[Langston Hughes]], in ''Writers take sides; letters about the war in Spain from 418 American authors''by [[w:League of American Writers|League of American Writers]], 1938. Also quoted in Brian Dolinar, ''The Black cultural front : black writers and artists of the Depression generation.'' Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012. == I == == J == == K == * When the smouldering powder keg of south-west Europe finally exploded into life in July, 1936, and civil war broke out in Spain, a number of far more powerful and certainly much wealthier nations grasped at the unexpected opportunity to try out their latest military aircraft and other equipment under operational conditions, in the belief that invaluable battle experience with modern weapons would thus be gained. Had the Spanish people been left to fight out their quarrel among themselves much unnecessary bloodshed and distress would probably have been saved, with part of the small Spanish Air Force flying with the Government forces and part with the Revolutionary forces, but unfortunately both sides soon began to receive aid from foreign countries. The Communist Government armies were sent quantities of I-15 and I-16 fighters and some SB-2 bombers from Russia, as well as a continuous flow of new aircraft from France. However, following the example of Mussolini, Adolf Hitler decided to give active assistance to General Francisco Franco Bahamonde, the principle leader of the insurgents, and thousands of men and hundreds of tons of supplies were sent to Spain in the course of the next three years, including the Luftwaffe "Volunteer" Corps identified officially by its unit number of "88" and popularly known as the Legion Kondor. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 67 * The Spanish Civil War, which had afforded such a fortuitous opportunity for the Luftwaffe to try out its strength under actual battle conditions, served just as useful a purpose for the Soviet Air Force, and soon awakened the Red aircraft industry to the plain fact that it was falling badly behind the times. The standard Russian fighters sent to Spain, mainly I-15 and I-153 biplanes and I-16 monoplanes, held their own against the Heinkel He 51s initially supplied to the Legion Kondor, but proved to be outclassed in every way by the Messerschmitt Bf 109s later sent against them. The Russian SB-2 aircraft, the so-called "fast bombers" needing no fighter escort, turned out to have all the disadvantages of the Dornier Do 17s in the same class with none of the advantages of the German machines, and for reconnaissance the Russians could provide nothing better than the archaic R-5 biplanes. No dive-bombing ground support aircraft comparable to the German Henschel Hs 123 or Junkers 87 were available. By 1939, the Russian aircraft designers were showing the world that the lessons of the Spanish Civil War had been heeded. Lavochkin was introducing the first of his highly-successful LA series of single-seater fighters, soon to be followed by the even more famous LAGG series; Petlyakov's twin-engine PE-2 was about to enter service, and subsequently become one of the outstanding medium bombers of the Second World War; and Ilyushin had just designed the Il-2 Sturmovik ground-support aircraft later to prove unequalled in its class anywhere in the world. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 178 == L == * The Madrid victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in Seville's magnificent cathedral. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But a new World War was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of social justice and twenty-five years of peace, our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * I find it difficult to define my feelings when peace came at last. The immediate reaction was one of great joy, tremendous feeling of relief. I had survived the long-drawn-out struggle unscathed and was back again once more with the people I most loved, Paz and my family. I could not quite believe it. It seemed too good to be true, and I expected to wake up any morning and find myself back at the front on operations. Soon the anticlimax set in. I suddenly felt very tired; the prolonged physical and spiritual effort left me momentarily exhausted. I felt much older and, probably, wiser. I looked forward to a happy married life. But the future again loomed up uncertain, black, and foreboding; sparks were flying and Europe was about to burst into flames at any moment. And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * Although many years have elapsed since the end of the Spanish Civil War, the world remains confused about the true causes that brought about that tremendous struggle. Most people have not taken the trouble to find out the whole truth. Many were thoroughly hoodwinked by efficient worldwide Communist propaganda. The fact that we were fighting communism on Spanish soil was considered a tall story and was put down to Fascist propaganda. Yet the facts and proofs were obvious for anyone with sound and unbiased judgment. History has a way of repeating itself. Since the Spanish Civil War, there have been several outstanding cases of armed international interventions which have exploded around the world in an attempt to forestall a Communist take over. Chief among these were Greece at the end of World War II, followed by Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam. All are similar and comparable in many aspects to the Nationalist uprising in Spain in 1936. If Spain- with its key position in the Mediterranean, astride two continents- had fallen beneath the hammer and sickle, I dread to think of what the future of Europe might have been. Spain's great sacrifice was not in vain. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 277-278 * From America, Marion watched the Spanish Republic fall, Franco seize total power, Hitler wage war against freedom throughout Europe, and, ultimately, America, England, France, and Russia fight as allies against Germany and Italy. She recollected sadly her admonition to the Rotary Club of Reno that Americans everywhere must take a stand against fascism in Spain or watch their sons die later in Germany. Marion noted the irony that America, France, and England finally did exactly what she and Bob Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Battalion had done voluntarily- join internationally in a commitment to defeat fascism. ** Warren Lerude, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. 235 == M == * The men of the Lincoln Brigade, the "premature [[antifascists]]," those who were physically able, volunteered early in our armed forces, gave their blood and their lives. On the roster of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade there are the names of 331 men who survived Spain to serve honorably in the U.S. Army or American medical services. This does not include those veterans who served in the Merchant Marine, many of whom were killed when their ships were attacked. These are the men and women I salute, my "compadres," my dearest friends throughout these long years. Now, at the end of 1985, like Janus I can look back at the lessons of the past, to the heroes- and forward to a better world. There will always be fighters for freedom, men and women of the highest moral resolve. ** Marion Merriman, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. xiii * ''Último aviso: he decidido terminar rápidamente la guerra en el Norte de España. Quienes no sean autores de asesinatos y depongan las armas o se entreguen serán respetados en vidas y haciendas. Si vuestra sumisión no es inmediata arrasaré Vizcaya empezando por las industrias de guerra. Tengo medios sobrados para ello.'' ** Last warning: I have decided to end the war in the North of Spain quickly. Those who have not committed murders and who lay down their arms or turn themselves in will see their lives and property respected. If your submission is not immediate, I will wipe out Vizcaya, beginning with the industries of war. I have more than enough means to do it. ** General [[w:Emilio Mola|Emilio Mola]] {{source}} * ''Guernica fue Punto Hoy no es más que brasa cenizas Punto En este momento arde todavía pueblo tres horas bombardeo intensísimo bombas incendiarias lo han destrozado totalmente Punto Aldasoro, Torre, yo llegamos allí espantados Punto Diez mil mujeres niños huyen carreteras temiendo ser ametrallados por aviación mañana al amanecer como lo fueron esta tarde Punto Ante esta catástrofe con amenaza hecha hoy mismo destrozar incendiar Bilbao esta semana sólo suplicamos háganse cargo situación angustiosa'' ** Guernica was Stop Today it is no more than embers ashes Stop In this moment town still burning three hours intense bombardment incendiary bombs have totally destroyed it Stop Aldasoro, Torre, I arrived there horrified Stop Ten thousand women children fleeing highways fearing being machine-gunned by aircraft tomorrow at dawn as they were this afternoon Stop Before this catastrophe with threat made just today to destroy burn Bilbao this week we entreat only take charge dreadful situation ** Telesforo Monzón, telegram to the President of the Council of Ministers, 27 April 1937 {{source}} == N == == O == *When one thinks of the cruelty, squalor, and futility of war - and in this particular case of the intrigues, the persecutions, the lies and the misunderstandings - there is always the temptation to say: "One side is as bad as the other. I am neutral." In practice, however, one cannot be neutral, and there is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or less for progress, the other more or less for reaction. The hatred which the Spanish Republic excited in millionaires, dukes, cardinals, play-boys, blimps, and what-not would in itself be enough to show one how the land lay. '''In essence it was a class war.''' If it had been won, the cause of the common people everywhere would have been strengthened. It was lost, and the dividend-drawers all over the world rubbed their hands. That was the real issue; all else was froth on its surface. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) *The outcome of the Spanish war was settled in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin - at any rate, not in Spain. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) == P == == Q == == R == * The internationalization of the civil war through foreign aid, diplomacy and troops is indisputable, as is the fact that decisions made by foreign powers played an important role in the war's evolution. The two most important decisions affecting aid to the Republic were the Non-Intervention in Spain Agreement, signed by 27 European nations at the end of August 1936, and the Soviet decision in mid-September to assist the Republic. From the beginning of the war Britain declared neutrality and convinced the Popular Front French government to reverse its initial decision to aid its Spanish compatriots. France then suggested the non-intervention pact to prevent fascist support of the Nationalists. However, Germany and Italy, and to a lesser extent Portugal, continued to arm the Nationalists, while all the major democracies, including the United States, followed the pretense of non-intervention. The democracies' decision to abandon the Republic was a result of both domestic concerns and geo-strategic interests. Although their populations were deeply divided, none of the liberal democratic governments were comfortable with the Spanish left-leaning democracy of July 1936. They were even less so once news of the initial revolutionary experimentation and anti-clerical violence was reported, often by conservative Spanish diplomats in their countries who overwhelmingly defected to the rebel cause. Even so, the Nationalists' claim that they fought to save Spain from Bolshevism and for Christian civilization was much more compelling than anti-fascism in the mid-1930s. Thus, even after the Republican state could demonstrate that social revolution and anti-clerical violence had been contained, the democratic powers were more invested in appeasing Nazi Germany than in fighting fascism, a strategy that culminated in the Munich conference of September 1938. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 196-197 * The military impact of foreign aid on the war's outcome continues to be debated, but the Republican cause was significantly undermined by both the low quality of material and the irregular timing of its arrival. The Republic was not poor, since it controlled the gold reserves, about a quarter of which were set to Paris early on and the rest to Moscow to pay for Soviet supplies. But most of the Soviet weapons and materiel were no match for the Nazi armaments that Hitler wanted to test before unleashing his own military ambitions. Because of the non-intervention pact, most of the rest of the materiel for the Republican side had to be purchased at high prices from private buyers. Finally, in terms of timing, the Republic was virtually starved of weapons at crucial points: during the summer of 1936 before the start of Soviet aid and from the end of 1938. Of the 66 shipments from the USSR, 52 arrived between October 1936 and the end of 1937. And, in contrast to more than 100,000 troops sent by Germany and Italy, the USSR sent only 2,000 advisers, in addition to the 31,000-32,000 volunteers of the International Brigades that were organized by the Communist International. The International Brigades have been attacked as Stalinist stooges and celebrated as heroic anti-fascists, with additional debates about their impact on the outcome of the war itself. Undoubtedly reflecting a variety of motives, the volunteers from over 50 countries probably played a positive role in several Republican battles, including the defense of Madrid, but overall, foreign troops contributed more to the Nationalist victory, especially if the Moroccan troops are included. In any case, the Brigades were sent home in September 1938, in hopes that the Nationalists would do the same with their larger contingent of foreign fighters. Instead, the departure of the Brigades marked the beginning of a precipitous slide toward final defeat. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 197 * In addition to the Nationalists' effective internal unification, the foreign aid they received was certainly also a factor in their victory. Without foreign aid a rebel force with no access to government institutions or gold reserves would have had no chance of success. Although the Nationalist war effort was largely financed by loans, both sides spent about the same. However, the apparent parity of resources obscures the superiority of Germany and Italy's consistent and high-quality support of the Nationalist side, especially n the summer of 1936 and from mid-1937 until the end of the war, as the gap in aid continued to grow. From the use of German planes to airlift the Army of Africa to the mainland in July 1936, to the arrival of the Condor Legion air force in October of that year, followed by Italian troops in December, the fascist powers maintained their logistical aid until the end. The Condor Legion carried out perhaps the most notorious action of the war, the aerial bombing of the civilian population of Guernica on April 26, 1937, which killed at least 1,500 and came to symbolize the horrors of "total" war in Picasso's famous painting. The number of foreign fighters was definitely higher on the Nationalist side, including 19,000 Germans and over 78,000 Italians, in addition to the 70,000 native Moroccan ''Regulares''. While foreign aid was superior, there is also evidence that the Nationalists utilized that aid more effectively than their enemies, thus securing their rearguard and keeping their army loyal. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 203 * The Republican defeat in the Civil War was followed by nearly forty years of dictatorship that ended only with the death of the man whose name came to define the regime. While the Franco regime began and ended as a dictatorship, its adaptive survival over four decades has generated ongoing debates about its identity. Was it a fascist regime, a military dictatorship, a traditional authoritarian regime, or some hybrid type? The regime began as a de facto ally of the fascist powers during the Second World War and ended as an ally of the democratic "West" in the Cold War. Evolving along with its international alliances was the regime's economic and cultural policies, which began with an isolationist autarky designed both to promote national self-sufficiency and to keep out impure foreign ideas, and ended with a booming tourist industry and economic integration into cultural pluralism. And, while the political institutions of the regime never underwent a parallel evolution, there was a shift in leadership away from fascist ideologues and toward more "technocratic" modernizers, whose primary goal was to increase at least passive support for the regime through higher standards of living rather than indoctrination and mass terror. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 209 * In my evaluation, the role of the Communist party wasn't much of a factor. The party was just there, doing its job, and, as far as I could see, doing a good job. The squabbles about leadership, how the various high-level political commissars had done their jobs in Spain hadn't really touched me. I had heard of the arguments, especially about individual commissars on top, but there wasn't any direct connection with my life or work. The party's key role in the International Brigades somehow didn't make itself felt overtly, not, at least, in the medical service, certainly not at my level. I had joined the Spanish party somewhere along the line, but I don't remember attending any meetings. It was just something American party members and YCLers did. My membership card had a picture of me wearing my heavy, knitted, gray wool scarf, the one that so often had lice. But as I was assessing what had happened, the role of party was not a very important part of my thinking. It was just a given in my thoughts, a necessary part of the struggle against fascism. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146 * To what purpose had so many given their lives, had I offered mine? The war in Spain was nearly lost. In fact, in the short space of three and a half months, it would end. Under the circumstances, it was hard to believe that my comrades had not died in vain. Yet I also knew that the battle in Spain had been necessary and worthwhile, that the struggle for decency in the world would and must continue. If we had not defeated fascism, we had at least demonstrated a will to resist. I knew, too, that after taking a short time to draw a fresh breath, I would be a part of that movement, even if I could not conceive of what form my contribution might take. So why did I volunteer, why did I go? There is no easy answer. But one thing is clear. I have never regretted my decision. Quite the contrary! To support what I believed in, to combat forces that stood for everything I considered evil, to have put myself at risk for something other than myself, was, and is, a source of great personal pride. That it was an instantaneous decision was consonant with many of the major decisions later in my life- buying homes, making investments, deciding to get married- all rarely burdened by the regret of hindsight. I knew that the civilian life I would return to would not be serene, but I was committed to a struggle for a better world. "Antifascist" and "prodemocracy" had become the words that I felt defined me. If I left one battlefield, I would find another one on which to fight for a better world. In a real sense, for me the fight in Spain had been more than a fight to save only Spain. I came to see it, as much as anything, as a fight against fascism and a struggle for greater democracy in our own country. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146-147 * We were pariahs to our government. When Brigaders volunteered for the armed forces in World War II, the official army line, at first, was that we were not to be sent outside of the continental limits, so that we would not have contact with European communists. This ruling was later successfully challenged. Even so, most of us were sent to the Pacific combat zone. But despite all of the government's fears about our politics, some of the Brigaders, because of their experience and skills, were needed for the war effort. Some, therefore, were sent across the Atlantic to assignments behind the German and Italian lines to work with the various resistance forces, which, ironically, were often communist or communist-led. More than six hundred American vets served in World War II, in addition to another three hundred more in the merchant marine. In all, about twenty-five Spanish vets gave their lives for their country in World War II. Many were decorated for bravery. Between sixty and seventy, including myself, were commissioned as officers. As a side note, many Spaniards-in-exile volunteered to fight with the French, and when the tanks of the Free French entered Paris for its liberation from the Germans, many were manned by Spanish personnel, and three tank turrets carried the names of Spanish battles- Madrid, Teruel, or Jarama- painted on their sides. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 152-153 == S == == T == * A Nationalist victory in the Civil War in Spain would mean that France would be surrounded on three sides by potentially hostile countries. This would make it easier for Germany to attack Russia without being afraid of French attacks in her rear. For this torturous reason, the Soviet Government had a strong interest in the prevention of a Nationalist victory. The Spanish War also afforded the Communist Party, with its discipline, its skill at propaganda, and its prestige deriving from its connection with Russia, a great chance to secure in Spain the establishment of the second Communist State. But such a Communist victory wold have alarmed Britain and France, the two powers to whom, for diplomatic reasons, Russia wished to draw closer. It might even make a general war more likely. It might waste Russian war material. For these reasons, Stalin probably did not send orders to the Spanish Communist party, and his chief agents there, Cordovilla and Stepanov, to make full use of the opportunity to gain control of the Spanish Republic. Nor did he send arms to Spain. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 215 * The Spanish Civil War exceeded in ferocity most wars between nations. Yet the losses were less than had been generally feared. The total number of deaths caused by the war appears to have been approximately 600,000. Of these about 100,000 may be supposed to have died by murder or summary execution. Perhaps as many as 220,000 died of disease or malnutrition directly attributable to the war. About 320,000 probably died in action. The cost of the war, including both internal and external expenditures, was named later by the Nationalists at 30,000 million pesetas (£3,000 million in 1938 money). The chief cost was in labour, due on the one hand to the deaths and permanent disabilities caused, and on the other to the exile of 340,000 persons at the end of the war. Nationalist authorities estimated that approximately 4,250 million pesetas' worth of damage had been done to real property during the course of the war. Since this was supposed to be damage caused only by the Republicans, it is probably an under-estimation. 150 churches were totally destroyed and 4,850 damaged, of which 1,850 were more than half destroyed. 183 towns were so badly damaged that General Franco 'adopted' them- his Government, that is, undertook to pay the cost of restoration. This probably does not take into account another 250,000 which were partially damaged. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 606 == U == == V == == W == == X == == Y == * In July of 1936 General Francisco Franco led a revolt against the democratically elected government of Spain. Under his command was a well-trained army of mercenaries from Morocco. Italy's Benito Mussolini kept his pledge to Franco by sending one hundred thousand soldiers directly to Spain from the war in Ethiopia. From Germany Adolph Hitler sent artillery, technicians, a large air force and twenty-five thousand tanks. Meanwhile, the Portuguese government dispatched two divisions of soldiers to aid Franco. These events in Spain stunned and shocked the conscience of people throughout Europe and the world. The government of Spain, in its effort to withstand the attack of the fascist armies, appealed to the democratic governments of the world for their support. Instead of sending help, the governments of England, France and the United States placed an embargo on arms to Spain. Nevertheless, freedom-loving people from around the world answered Spain's call for help. Within a few months thousands of men and women from many countries flocked to Spain with the hope of stopping fascism. An estimated forty thousand volunteers served in the International Brigades. Of the three thousand from the United States, almost one hundred were Black. The number of people who fought in the International Brigades was only a small speck when measured against the thousands of Spaniards who fought in the Republican army. However, the role played by the internationals was very significant in preventing Franco from achieving the quick victory that he expected when his forces attacked Madrid. Madrid held out for three long years. The war ended in Spain by March, 1939. Poland was invaded by Hitler's Nazi army the following September, thus signalling the start of World War II. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xiii-xiv * I was just beginning to learn about the reality of Spain and Europe, but I knew what was at stake. There the poor, the peasants, the workers and the unions, the socialists and the communists, together had won an election against the big landowners, the monarchy and the right-wingers in the military. It was the kind of victory that would have brought Black people to the top levels of government if such an election had been won in the USA. A Black man would be Governor of Mississippi. The new government in Spain was dividing its wealth with the peasants. Unions were organizing in each factory and social services were being introduced. Spain was the perfect example for the world I dreamed of. Now all of it was about to be wiped out. The former rulers were determined to retake power. They were being supported by fascists all over the world, including, I was sure, many in the United States. How could I not volunteer? ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 96 * The capitalist newspapers painted the war as if we were losing. Several times they had eagerly reported that Madrid had fallen to Generalissimo Franco and Mussolini's troops, when it hadn't. They were aware that a quick fascist victory would obscure the one-sided nature of the embargo. While men, war materials and even medical supplies were being denied the Republicans, French and English capitalists were not only lending the fascists moral support, but supplying them with guns, planes and tanks. The fascists, including Hitler's Germany, received oil from the United States, and in particular from the large oil companies. Without that support they could not maintain their huge war machines. I didn't believe the newspapers. I knew from the experience of our march to Springfield just how falsely events were reported. Madrid would not fall. Republican Spain would not fall. We would go on to create other Republican states throughout the world. Perhaps even in Mississippi! ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 110 * Albacete by early 1937 had become a United Nations of a special kind. Men and women of all different tongues and nationalities, young and old, all came together to fight side by side with the Spanish people. The Spaniards were not only fighting to save themselves and their country from fascism but Europe and the whole world from plunging into the horror of war. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 123 == Z == == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} [[Category:Spanish Civil War| ]] 38xcgz209d6d22wtws9f08o3olb4224 3148701 3148697 2022-07-28T16:44:16Z AC9016 2870313 /* C */ wikitext text/x-wiki The '''[[w:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]]''' (Spanish: ''Guerra Civil Española'') took place from 1936 to 1939. [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republicans]] loyal to the left-wing [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Second Spanish Republic]], in alliance with the [[anarchists]], [[socialists]] and [[communists]], fought against the [[w:Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalists]], in alliance with the Carlists, Catholics, Falangists and Aristocrats led by General [[Francisco Franco]]. The Nationalists won the war in early 1939 and ruled Spain until Franco's death in November 1975. [[File:Collage guerra civile spagnola.png|thumb|The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective. ~ [[Clement Attlee]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in September 1936.png|thumb|Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...]] [[File:Escudo de la Archidiócesis de Madrid.svg|thumb|The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...]] [[File:Republican forces during the Battle of Irún.jpg|thumb|Republican forces during the Battle of Irún in 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E20569-21, Spanien, Ausbildung durch "Legion Condor".jpg|thumb|Members of the Condor Legion, a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and from the German Army (Heer) training in Ávila.]] [[File:Junkers Ju 87A with Spanish rebel markings.jpg|thumb|Junkers Ju-87A of the Condor Legion over Spain.]] [[File:International Brigades-Abraham Lincoln-1st Batallion.svg|thumb|Early flag of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|Francisco Franco in 1930]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Lincoln Battalion.jpg|thumb|Say of them, <br>They are no longer young, they never learned <br>The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear; <br>And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare. ~ Genevieve Taggard]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H25224, Guernica, Ruinen.jpg|thumb|Ruins of Guernica after the bombing, 31 December 1936.]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939.png|thumb|Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939; Republican territory = Blue; Nationalist territory = Pink.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-C0214-0007-013, Spanien, Flugzeug der Legion Condor.jpg|thumb|Heinkel He-111 of the Condor Legion between bombing missions.]] [[File:Pruebas de mar cervera.jpg|thumb|The cruiser ''Almirante Cervera'', a key part of the Nationalist fleet]] [[File:Destructor Lepanto (LT).jpg|thumb|The destroyer ''Lepanto'', part of the Republican fleet]] __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == A == * ''Ante Dios y ante la Historia que a todos nos ha de juzgar, afirmo que durante tres horas y media los aviones alemanes bombardearon con saña desconocida la población civil indefensa de la histórica villa de Gernika reduciéndola a cenizas, persiguiendo con el fuego de ametralladora a mujeres y niños, que han perecido en gran número huyendo los demás alocados por el terror.'' ** Before God and before History which must judge us all, I affirm that for three and one-half hours, German planes bombarded with unheard-of fury the defenceless civilian population of the historic city of Gernika, reducing it to ashes, chasing with machine-gun fire women and children who perished in great number, fleeing the stampede of others driven mad by panic. ** [[w:José Antonio Aguirre|José Antonio Aguirre]], lehendakari of the Basque Country {{source}} * For liberals in the West, the showdown between the Spanish Republic and Franco's nationalist rebels seemed the first real chance to stop Fascism's terrifying advance. Volunteers from fifty-four countries, including three thousand from the United States, formed international brigades to assist in the cause. The Largo Caballero government, still desperate for help, turned to Stalin, who offered men and equipment in return for a clandestine shipment of the country's entire supply of gold. Celebrity photographers, poets, and writers- Ernest Hemingway included- hurried to chronicle and at times glamorize the competition between the forces of light, as they saw it, and darkness. The conflict, though, was anything but romantic. It lasted four years and killed more than half a million people. There were long lulls, but the clashes were savage. Each side executed prisoners, and each cast a wide net in arresting enemy sympathizers. For Franco, the systematic rooting out of potential foes was just good strategy. One of his subordinates told allied mayors, "It is necessary to create an atmosphere of terror. We must create an impression of mastery. Anyone who is overtly or secretly a supporter of the Popular Front must be shot." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 50 * Spain, divided by ideology and class, was split by religion as well. Some priests opposed the nationalists, but the Roman Catholic hierarchy was clearly identified with Franco. Its officials were among the more vocal advocates of harsh measures, and a few took delight in personally gunning down "reds." Meanwhile, the left was generally hostile to the Church and hungry to seize its land. Republican forces murdered an estimated ten thousand bishops, priests, nuns, and monks. These atrocities helped color foreign reporting and prompted most major newspapers in the United States to support Franco. When Eleanor Roosevelt urged her husband to send arms to the Spanish Republican government, he told her that if he were to do so, no Catholic would ever vote for him again. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * Militarily, neither side was very potent, but Franco benefited from the failure of the Republican factions to coalesce. The Spanish left was a political battleground that encompassed Communists loyal to the party, laborers partial to the exiled Bolshevik theorist Leon Trotsky (a bitter rival of Stalin), internationalists who meant well but lacked military skills, anarchists who detested everyone including each other, and a Socialist government trying to present an attractive face to the world. While Franco was taking his time, the opposition factions were beating one another up, squabbling over supplies, and tossing some of their most committed partisans in jail. George Orwell, who went to Spain to fight Fascism, ended up getting shot by a Communist sniper and exiting the country one jump ahead of the Socialist police. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The Russian troops and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the 1961 Berlin crisis and, more than fifty years later, in Ukraine. The German bombing of Guernica, immortalized by Picasso, sparked calls for an international war crimes investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any bombs had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered the executions of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full dictatorial powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * I know this comparison will strike some as outrageous, and I’m NOT saying religion turns people into Nazis. But does anybody believe the ardent Nazi followers in Germany, or Mussolini’s faithful in Italy, or Franco’s legions in Spain were a bunch of atheists? Being “religious” does not automatically build a firewall against accepting totalitarianism, and when fundamentalist religions teach authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, and conventionalism, they help create the problem. Can we not see how easily religious fundamentalists would lift a would-be dictator aloft as part of a “great movement,” and give it their all? ** [[Bob Altemeyer]], ''The Authoritarians'' (2006), p. 140-141 * '''I agree with the [[Neville Chamberlain|prime minister]] that the condition of the world is serious, and that everyone who speaks on these subjects must speak with a full sense of responsibility, but that does not mean, in my view, that there should be a lack of plain speaking, but that we ought to see the facts for what they really are. I must say that I was profoundly disappointed with the speech of the prime minister, because it seemed to me that he had misconceived the whole issue that lives before us. He suggested that there was being fought in Spain, in the opinion of some people, a struggle between two sides, two rival systems. I do not think that is the issue that is facing us to-day. The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective.''' ** [[Clement Attlee]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 == B == * In November 1937 Hitler met with leaders of the German army, navy, and air force. It had been two years since Germany had announced its rearmament. Since 1936 German forces had been involved in the Spanish Civil War on the side of General Francisco Franco and the enemies of the Spanish Republic. Hitler had pushed German intervention even though many Germans opposed it. Because the Soviet Union backed the Republic in Spain, support of Franco gave Hitler an opportunity to attack Communism. Moreover, Mussolini was actively behind Franco as well. So Spain offered a chance for Germany and Italy to practice cooperation in the spirit of their leaders' mutual admiration. For the Germans the Spanish Civil War was also an opportunity to try out new military equipment. In particular they broke in their new air force by bombing Spanish towns and cities. Now Hitler was ready to risk more. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 98-99 * In March 1939, just months after the Munich Conference granted Sudetenland to Germany, German troops entered the rest of Czechoslovakia. With the world distracted by Franco's recent victory in Spain, Hitler ordered the Czechoslovak state dismantled. Some territory was incorporated into the German Reich, and the old Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia were organized as the Protectorate, a kind of colony. Slovakia became a client state under the government of the Roman Catholic priest Josef Tiso. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 107 * Those Americans who went to Spain to fight Franco and stave off World War II have never minded being called "premature anti-fascists." They were proud of the label. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * We have long memories. We have developed a relative immunity to the endless barrage of propaganda, slander and outright lies that has been laid upon us. And especially, we are immune to the Big Lie that destroyed Spain and which Hitler developed to such a point of perfection that it was necessary for millions of human beings to die to achieve the defeat of the Axis. Yet the Big Lie survives and flourishes mightily in our own country today. As it is promulgated daily, hourly and every minute of the day through every medium of communication, so it must be answered- until our own people see it for what it is and explode it in their own good time. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. : Whenever we hear it said that Communism threatens us from within and without; whenever we are told that the Soviet Union menaces our "way of life" and wants to conquer the world; whenever we are summoned to a Holy Crusade that- if it is allowed to begin- will ravish the entire earth, we recall the following simple facts of history: :Mussolini killed whatever democracy existed in Italy by claiming that Italy was threatened by Communism; :Hitler destroyed the German Republic with the same weapon; :Tojo broke the resistance of the people of Japan by using the identical thesis; :Franco murdered the Spanish Republic in the name of the "Red menace"; :The Axis launched World War II under the slogan of saving the world from Communism. :* [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * Here were students, dock-workers, clerks and labor-organizers, farmers. Most were unacquainted with each other, but they came together now with the warmth and familiarity of old friends; they told each other of their work in their respective countries; of their friends and families. They spoke of the European political scene, of the imperative necessity for the Loyalist Government to drive the foreign invader from Spain; you felt that with each of them, no matter how diverse his previous training, the Spanish struggle was a personal issue, something deep and close. This in itself, considering the disparity of their origin, was a major political phenomenon. They spoke no word of the actual business of war; they did not speculate on the nature of artillery or air attacks, of machine-gun fire. You felt: many of these men will never see their friends or families again; they don't know what they're getting into; their idealism has blinded them to the reality of what they will have to face. And you knew immediately that you were wrong; that they were so far from being blind that it might be said of them that they were among the first soldiers in the history of the world who really knew what they were about, what they were going to fight for- and that they were ready and eager to fight. Their very presence on the French frontier was an earnest of their understanding and their clarity; no one had made them come, no force but an inner force had brought them. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 13 * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * "You know what I got half a mind to do?" the driver said. "What?" "Head this damn junk for the border." "Have a cigarette," I said. I wondered if he would head for the border and what I would do if he did, but he didn't. "The detail's all fucked-up," he said. "Where's the Lincoln? Where's the Macpap? The British? The Franco-Belge? Nobody's seen fuck-all of 'em. The bastards are driving to the sea," he said. "Maybe they've got to Tortosa already; we'll find out. If France don't come in now, we're fucked ducks. ''Mucho malo,"'' he said. ''"Mucho'' fuckin ''malo."'' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 133 * Every town along the Mediterranean shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with peasants evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the truck, moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward Barcelona, their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''burros''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, British, and American nurses went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the Italian Fascist troops had reached the sea at Vinaroz, below Tortosa, cutting Loyalist Spain away from Catalonia, and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and Valencia. (In Rome, the Pope gave his apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding Lerida and Balaguer (this was different); the newspapers reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the Non-Intervention Committee met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't Mr. Chamberlain interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. Hitler had mobilized a million and a half men on the Czech and French borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. Roosevelt and Hull had, it is true, made strong speeches against Fascist aggression within the week, and called for united democratic opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 == C == * '''Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...''' It is a fact, proved by extensive documentation, that the thinking of a large part of foreign opinion is out of touch with the reality of events in our country... Since God has willed that it should be our country that will serve as a place for testing the ideas and processes that aspire to conquer the world, we want the damage to be reduced to our country alone, saving the rest of the nations from ruin...<br>The war in Spain is the product of the conflict between irreconcilable ideologies; in its very origins one finds very grave questions of a moral and legal, of a religious and historical order...<br>When the war broke out, we lamented that painful fact more than anyone, because it is always an extremely serious evil... and because our mission is one of reconciliation and peace... '''The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...''' The Church has been the principal victim of the fury of one of the contending parties, and it has not ceased to work with its prayers, its exhortations, and its influence to lessen the damage and shorten the ordeal... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 198 * Let us now give a sketch of the character of the movement known as "national." We believe this term is just. First, in its spirit. Because the immense majority of the Spanish nation was detached from a state that could not represent its profound needs and aspirations; and the movement was greeted with hope by all the nation... It is also national in its objectives... We express a reality and a general yearning of the Spanish citizens...<br>We have seen an outburst of real charity that has had its fullest expression in the blood of thousands of Spaniards who have cried out, "Long live Spain!" and "Long live Christ the King!" The movement has guaranteed order in the territory it controls. We contrast the situation in the regions where the national movement has prevailed with those still dominated by the communists... Without priests, without churches, without religion, without justice, without authority, they are prisoners of a terrible anarchy, of hunger, of misery. On the other hand, because of the effort and the terrible pain of war, the other regions live in tranquility of international order, under the tutelage of a true authority, which is the basis of justice, peace, and progress... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 201-202 * It is said that this war is a class war and that the Church has placed itself on the side of the rich. Those who know its causes and nature know this is not true. Even though the Church acknowledges some carelessness in the fulfillment of its duties of justice and charity, which it has been the first to urge, the working classes were already greatly protected by laws, and the nation had already entered on the path of a better distribution of wealth... Nor can we forget our advanced social legislation and our prosperous institutions of public and private assistance of Spanish and Christian origins. The people were fooled by unrealistic promises, incompatible not only with the country's economic life, but also with any kind of organized economy...<br>Crimes similar to those committed by the Popular Front have been attributed to the leaders of the national movement... Every war has its excesses, and the national movement has undoubtedly had its share as well. Nobody defends themselves with total serenity against the insane attacks of a heartless enemy. Condemning in the name of justice and Christian charity all excesses that may have been committed, by mistake or by low-level personnel, and which the foreign press has methodically exaggerated, we declare that the judgements we are refuting do not respond to the truth, and we affirm that there is an enormous distance between the principles and practice of justice on the two sides. ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 202 * "If you lose [a war," the great American novelist of the civil war, Ernest Hemingway, exclaimed in 1939, "you lose everything and your ideology won't save you." The Lincoln volunteers- whom Hemingway disparaged as the "ideology boys"- clung to the opposite view. Although they "lost the war," their last commander, Milton Wolff, insisted that "neither the Spaniards nor the [international volunteers], nor anti-fascists of any mettle, lost their ideology, much less 'everything.'" To Wolff, writing twenty years after Hemingway's suicide, it was precisely ideology that had "saved us. And may yet save the world." Indeed, it was this spirit of commitment- an unyielding optimism in the face of defeat- that distinguished the Lincoln veterans. For them, Spain lived not as the landscape for a novel or as a place of metaphysical inspiration. "Spain"- the word, the country, the cause- embodied ideology and political passion, anguish and hope; the ordeal of Spain became the essential continuity of their lives. Anticipating this half-century's commitment, the poet Genevieve Taggard composed "To the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade" in 1941: <br>'''Say of them,''' <br>'''They are no longer young, they never learned''' <br>'''The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear;''' <br>'''And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare.''' ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 4-5 * The battle for Madrid commenced on a gray, misty morning, November 7, 1936. As a cavalry column of Moorish mercenaries, bolstered by the rhythm of heavy drumbeats, rode toward the Toledo bridge, a hastily organized group of young men and women fired from behind rough barricades at the advancing troops. Their antique pistols and hunting rifles scarcely interrupted the charge. But suddenly, a motorcyclist appeared with a machine gun and sent the horsemen into retreat. Italian tanks then forged ahead of Franco's professional legionnaires and mercenaries; and, after the fog had lifted, German Junkers rained bombs through the cloudy skies. Again and again, the unpracticed Republican militia, emboldened by individual heroics, met the attack valiantly, using small arms against the troops and sticks of dynamite against the tanks. The fascists made small progress that day. At dawn of the next day, as Madrid girded for a second ground assault, the city's frantic residents witnessed a remarkable parade down the broad Gran Via: a neat procession of nearly 2,000 soldiers, dressed in corduroy uniforms and steel helmets. Assuming the men were Soviet allies, the Madrilenos raised their fists in the Popular Front salute and shouted, "Long live the Russians!" Their error was understandable. Few citizens of Spain knew of the existence of the newly formed International Brigades, a contingent of foreign volunteers who had come to Spain to defend the Republic. These recruits had left their homes in Great Britain and France, Yugoslavia and Poland, Belgium and Austria; many were political refugees from fascist Italy and Germany. Despite scant military training, they exuded enthusiasm. And under the leadership of Soviet general Emil Kleber, a Hungarian Jew trained in the Soviet Union, they brought much more than a military presence to the Republican cause. These Internationals- ultimately they would number 40,000 troops from 52 countries- symbolized a political camaraderie that linked the Spanish civil war to the titanic ideological conflicts of the 1930's: the struggles of fascism, communism, and democracy. In the days and weeks and months that followed, these volunteers would join the Spanish militia to face the fascist tide. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 11-12 * News of the creation of the International Brigades raced through the Communist grapevines around the globe: the very existence of a multinational army promised to fulfill the Marxist prophesy that one day the "workers of the world" would unite against their common oppressors. In every country, such optimism encouraged the enlistment of volunteers eager to fight in Spain. When the American Communist party spread the word about recruitment through a network of district organizers, the response was immediate. From the waterfront docks and the fur trades, from union halls and ethnic associations, from bread lines and Communist party cells, dozens of men came forward within weeks to join the fight for Republican Spain. Viewing themselves as part of an international proletariat, American radicals welcomed this opportunity to take the struggle against fascism to another stage of history: it was possible now, in Spain at least, to fight back with arms. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 12 * As word of recruitment for the International Brigades began to filter through the American Communist network in the autumn of 1936, large numbers of volunteers came forward to enlist. The party's organizing committee soon realized that its responsibility had shifted. Instead of having to locate a few trusted volunteers to send to Spain, they now had to worry about screening any undesirable elements from the diverse recruits who were offering their services. In this unique military crusade, symbolic of the unity of the international working classes, party leaders wanted to exclude mere adventurers who lacked a political understanding of the anti-fascist struggle. They also feared that government or enemy spies might attempt to subvert the project. The party insisted on secrecy, therefore, not because Communists harbored a devious conspiracy to overthrow a government- after all, they always boasted of their initiatives on behalf of the Spanish Republic- but because party members did not wish to be caught violating American recruitment laws. In any event, the leadership decided that each volunteer would have to be interviewed personally by a special committee. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 64 * In this Spanish situation there is one peculiar feature which gives it a specially dangerous aspect. That is to many people looking on from outside, it presents itself as a struggle between two rival systems each of which commands an enthusiastic, even a passionate, body of supporters among its adherents in their respective countries, with the result that supporters of these two rival systems cannot help regarding the issue of the struggle in Spain as a defeat or victory... for the side to which they are attached. I am not expressing an opinion as to whether that view of the struggle is correct or not, but I say that the fact that it is held constitutes a perpetual danger to the peace of Europe because, if some country or government representing one of these two ideas attempts to intervene beyond a certain point, then some other country taking the opposite view may find it difficult, if not impossible, to refrain from joining in, and a conflict may be started of which no man can see the end. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 192-193 * In my view, the best thing we can do now is to turn our minds back again to the two practical steps which have to be taken, the first one being to fill the gap in the patrol which has now been left open and the other to re-start our endeavours to obtain the withdrawal of foreign volunteers in Spain. That is all I have to say at present, and I want to conclude with a very earnest appeal to those who hold responsible positions both in this country and abroad- to weigh their words very carefully before they utter them on this matter, bearing in mind the consequences that might flow from some rash or thoughtless phrase. I have read that in the high mountains there are sometimes conditions to be found when the incautious move or even a sudden loud exclamation may start an avalanche. That is just the condition in which we are finding ourselves to-day. I believe, although the snow may be perilously poised it has not yet begun to move, and if we can all exercise caution, patience, and self-restraint we may yet be able to save the peace of Europe. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 * The Spanish Civil War and the fight against it did, in part, alert the world to the nature of fascism. The story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade is generally known. It was a contingent of committed Black and White Americans, three thousand in number, who went to fight against fascism. Had the circumstances been different, some of the Black Americans would have been willing to fight in the Italian-Ethiopian War. Ethiopia was overrun in a matter of months, and there was no organized effort to get Black Americans to fight in this war. Those who were willing to go were left with their frustrations. To some of them fighting with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the war against fascism in Spain was an alternative. ** John Henrik Clarke, Foreword to ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xi == D == * Then, as if things were not already bad, Japan invaded Manchuria, then the rest of China. Spain was in a terrible civil war- drawing every nation in Europe into that nightmare, to some degree- and this turned out to be the perfect proving ground for Hitler's air force. All of us pilots who understood history and could see the signs knew that another war was coming. We did not know when or where it would start, or, to be more precise, expand, but we knew that our nation, especially our air forces, would not be ready. When the war in Spain finished, everyone sat back and relaxed, acting like, "This is it, the European problems are over," but I knew better. The Japanese were still doing their work in China, so we kind of went to sleep at the wheel, but Pearl Harbor changed all of that, I can tell you, and you know what happened. The entire military establishment was taken off guard, which I could not understand. Japan had been a constant threat to everyone, and they had blinders on the whole time. ** [[Jimmy Doolittle]], in a 1986 interview with Colin Heaton, as quoted in ''Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words'' (2021), p. 88-89 == E == == F == * The events in which we had participated at home had had a direct influence on our decision to go to Spain. We were trade unionists. We had worked with the unemployed and the poor. In many ways, we viewed the Spanish struggle as an extension of our fight against reaction at home. Most significantly, we wanted to focus the nation's attention on the growing threat of fascism, and the danger it posed to international peace. We were later to be called "premature anti-fascists," and we accepted this title proudly, though it was not meant as a compliment by the State Department spokesman who first coined the term. After all, we had bucked the system- the U.S. government, even under Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had remained neutral in the various worldwide struggles against fascism, right up until the time World War II began. But in 1937 many people around the world did recognize the threat fascism brought to world peace, and it was our fervent hope that by aborting the fascist takeover in Spain, we might prevent a second world war. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. xx * We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. 158 * ''Aguirre miente. Nosotros hemos respetado Guernica, como respetamos todo lo español.'' ** Aguirre is lying. We have respected Guernica, as we respect everything Spanish. ** [[Francisco Franco]] {{source}} == G == * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 * Comrades of the International Brigades! Political reasons, reasons of State, the welfare of that same cause for which you offered your blood with boundless generosity, are sending you back, some of you to your own countries and others to forced exile. You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend. You are the heroic example of democracy's solidarity and universality. We shall not forget you, and when the olive tree of peace puts forth its leaves again, mingled with the laurels of the Spanish Republic's victory- come back! ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 == H == * Of course, I am against fascism with its spread of color prejudice and [[racism|race hatred]] and working class oppression. How could any sensible Negro be otherwise? ** [[Langston Hughes]], in ''Writers take sides; letters about the war in Spain from 418 American authors''by [[w:League of American Writers|League of American Writers]], 1938. Also quoted in Brian Dolinar, ''The Black cultural front : black writers and artists of the Depression generation.'' Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012. == I == == J == == K == * When the smouldering powder keg of south-west Europe finally exploded into life in July, 1936, and civil war broke out in Spain, a number of far more powerful and certainly much wealthier nations grasped at the unexpected opportunity to try out their latest military aircraft and other equipment under operational conditions, in the belief that invaluable battle experience with modern weapons would thus be gained. Had the Spanish people been left to fight out their quarrel among themselves much unnecessary bloodshed and distress would probably have been saved, with part of the small Spanish Air Force flying with the Government forces and part with the Revolutionary forces, but unfortunately both sides soon began to receive aid from foreign countries. The Communist Government armies were sent quantities of I-15 and I-16 fighters and some SB-2 bombers from Russia, as well as a continuous flow of new aircraft from France. However, following the example of Mussolini, Adolf Hitler decided to give active assistance to General Francisco Franco Bahamonde, the principle leader of the insurgents, and thousands of men and hundreds of tons of supplies were sent to Spain in the course of the next three years, including the Luftwaffe "Volunteer" Corps identified officially by its unit number of "88" and popularly known as the Legion Kondor. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 67 * The Spanish Civil War, which had afforded such a fortuitous opportunity for the Luftwaffe to try out its strength under actual battle conditions, served just as useful a purpose for the Soviet Air Force, and soon awakened the Red aircraft industry to the plain fact that it was falling badly behind the times. The standard Russian fighters sent to Spain, mainly I-15 and I-153 biplanes and I-16 monoplanes, held their own against the Heinkel He 51s initially supplied to the Legion Kondor, but proved to be outclassed in every way by the Messerschmitt Bf 109s later sent against them. The Russian SB-2 aircraft, the so-called "fast bombers" needing no fighter escort, turned out to have all the disadvantages of the Dornier Do 17s in the same class with none of the advantages of the German machines, and for reconnaissance the Russians could provide nothing better than the archaic R-5 biplanes. No dive-bombing ground support aircraft comparable to the German Henschel Hs 123 or Junkers 87 were available. By 1939, the Russian aircraft designers were showing the world that the lessons of the Spanish Civil War had been heeded. Lavochkin was introducing the first of his highly-successful LA series of single-seater fighters, soon to be followed by the even more famous LAGG series; Petlyakov's twin-engine PE-2 was about to enter service, and subsequently become one of the outstanding medium bombers of the Second World War; and Ilyushin had just designed the Il-2 Sturmovik ground-support aircraft later to prove unequalled in its class anywhere in the world. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 178 == L == * The Madrid victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in Seville's magnificent cathedral. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But a new World War was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of social justice and twenty-five years of peace, our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * I find it difficult to define my feelings when peace came at last. The immediate reaction was one of great joy, tremendous feeling of relief. I had survived the long-drawn-out struggle unscathed and was back again once more with the people I most loved, Paz and my family. I could not quite believe it. It seemed too good to be true, and I expected to wake up any morning and find myself back at the front on operations. Soon the anticlimax set in. I suddenly felt very tired; the prolonged physical and spiritual effort left me momentarily exhausted. I felt much older and, probably, wiser. I looked forward to a happy married life. But the future again loomed up uncertain, black, and foreboding; sparks were flying and Europe was about to burst into flames at any moment. And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * Although many years have elapsed since the end of the Spanish Civil War, the world remains confused about the true causes that brought about that tremendous struggle. Most people have not taken the trouble to find out the whole truth. Many were thoroughly hoodwinked by efficient worldwide Communist propaganda. The fact that we were fighting communism on Spanish soil was considered a tall story and was put down to Fascist propaganda. Yet the facts and proofs were obvious for anyone with sound and unbiased judgment. History has a way of repeating itself. Since the Spanish Civil War, there have been several outstanding cases of armed international interventions which have exploded around the world in an attempt to forestall a Communist take over. Chief among these were Greece at the end of World War II, followed by Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam. All are similar and comparable in many aspects to the Nationalist uprising in Spain in 1936. If Spain- with its key position in the Mediterranean, astride two continents- had fallen beneath the hammer and sickle, I dread to think of what the future of Europe might have been. Spain's great sacrifice was not in vain. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 277-278 * From America, Marion watched the Spanish Republic fall, Franco seize total power, Hitler wage war against freedom throughout Europe, and, ultimately, America, England, France, and Russia fight as allies against Germany and Italy. She recollected sadly her admonition to the Rotary Club of Reno that Americans everywhere must take a stand against fascism in Spain or watch their sons die later in Germany. Marion noted the irony that America, France, and England finally did exactly what she and Bob Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Battalion had done voluntarily- join internationally in a commitment to defeat fascism. ** Warren Lerude, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. 235 == M == * The men of the Lincoln Brigade, the "premature [[antifascists]]," those who were physically able, volunteered early in our armed forces, gave their blood and their lives. On the roster of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade there are the names of 331 men who survived Spain to serve honorably in the U.S. Army or American medical services. This does not include those veterans who served in the Merchant Marine, many of whom were killed when their ships were attacked. These are the men and women I salute, my "compadres," my dearest friends throughout these long years. Now, at the end of 1985, like Janus I can look back at the lessons of the past, to the heroes- and forward to a better world. There will always be fighters for freedom, men and women of the highest moral resolve. ** Marion Merriman, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. xiii * ''Último aviso: he decidido terminar rápidamente la guerra en el Norte de España. Quienes no sean autores de asesinatos y depongan las armas o se entreguen serán respetados en vidas y haciendas. Si vuestra sumisión no es inmediata arrasaré Vizcaya empezando por las industrias de guerra. Tengo medios sobrados para ello.'' ** Last warning: I have decided to end the war in the North of Spain quickly. Those who have not committed murders and who lay down their arms or turn themselves in will see their lives and property respected. If your submission is not immediate, I will wipe out Vizcaya, beginning with the industries of war. I have more than enough means to do it. ** General [[w:Emilio Mola|Emilio Mola]] {{source}} * ''Guernica fue Punto Hoy no es más que brasa cenizas Punto En este momento arde todavía pueblo tres horas bombardeo intensísimo bombas incendiarias lo han destrozado totalmente Punto Aldasoro, Torre, yo llegamos allí espantados Punto Diez mil mujeres niños huyen carreteras temiendo ser ametrallados por aviación mañana al amanecer como lo fueron esta tarde Punto Ante esta catástrofe con amenaza hecha hoy mismo destrozar incendiar Bilbao esta semana sólo suplicamos háganse cargo situación angustiosa'' ** Guernica was Stop Today it is no more than embers ashes Stop In this moment town still burning three hours intense bombardment incendiary bombs have totally destroyed it Stop Aldasoro, Torre, I arrived there horrified Stop Ten thousand women children fleeing highways fearing being machine-gunned by aircraft tomorrow at dawn as they were this afternoon Stop Before this catastrophe with threat made just today to destroy burn Bilbao this week we entreat only take charge dreadful situation ** Telesforo Monzón, telegram to the President of the Council of Ministers, 27 April 1937 {{source}} == N == == O == *When one thinks of the cruelty, squalor, and futility of war - and in this particular case of the intrigues, the persecutions, the lies and the misunderstandings - there is always the temptation to say: "One side is as bad as the other. I am neutral." In practice, however, one cannot be neutral, and there is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or less for progress, the other more or less for reaction. The hatred which the Spanish Republic excited in millionaires, dukes, cardinals, play-boys, blimps, and what-not would in itself be enough to show one how the land lay. '''In essence it was a class war.''' If it had been won, the cause of the common people everywhere would have been strengthened. It was lost, and the dividend-drawers all over the world rubbed their hands. That was the real issue; all else was froth on its surface. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) *The outcome of the Spanish war was settled in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin - at any rate, not in Spain. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) == P == == Q == == R == * The internationalization of the civil war through foreign aid, diplomacy and troops is indisputable, as is the fact that decisions made by foreign powers played an important role in the war's evolution. The two most important decisions affecting aid to the Republic were the Non-Intervention in Spain Agreement, signed by 27 European nations at the end of August 1936, and the Soviet decision in mid-September to assist the Republic. From the beginning of the war Britain declared neutrality and convinced the Popular Front French government to reverse its initial decision to aid its Spanish compatriots. France then suggested the non-intervention pact to prevent fascist support of the Nationalists. However, Germany and Italy, and to a lesser extent Portugal, continued to arm the Nationalists, while all the major democracies, including the United States, followed the pretense of non-intervention. The democracies' decision to abandon the Republic was a result of both domestic concerns and geo-strategic interests. Although their populations were deeply divided, none of the liberal democratic governments were comfortable with the Spanish left-leaning democracy of July 1936. They were even less so once news of the initial revolutionary experimentation and anti-clerical violence was reported, often by conservative Spanish diplomats in their countries who overwhelmingly defected to the rebel cause. Even so, the Nationalists' claim that they fought to save Spain from Bolshevism and for Christian civilization was much more compelling than anti-fascism in the mid-1930s. Thus, even after the Republican state could demonstrate that social revolution and anti-clerical violence had been contained, the democratic powers were more invested in appeasing Nazi Germany than in fighting fascism, a strategy that culminated in the Munich conference of September 1938. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 196-197 * The military impact of foreign aid on the war's outcome continues to be debated, but the Republican cause was significantly undermined by both the low quality of material and the irregular timing of its arrival. The Republic was not poor, since it controlled the gold reserves, about a quarter of which were set to Paris early on and the rest to Moscow to pay for Soviet supplies. But most of the Soviet weapons and materiel were no match for the Nazi armaments that Hitler wanted to test before unleashing his own military ambitions. Because of the non-intervention pact, most of the rest of the materiel for the Republican side had to be purchased at high prices from private buyers. Finally, in terms of timing, the Republic was virtually starved of weapons at crucial points: during the summer of 1936 before the start of Soviet aid and from the end of 1938. Of the 66 shipments from the USSR, 52 arrived between October 1936 and the end of 1937. And, in contrast to more than 100,000 troops sent by Germany and Italy, the USSR sent only 2,000 advisers, in addition to the 31,000-32,000 volunteers of the International Brigades that were organized by the Communist International. The International Brigades have been attacked as Stalinist stooges and celebrated as heroic anti-fascists, with additional debates about their impact on the outcome of the war itself. Undoubtedly reflecting a variety of motives, the volunteers from over 50 countries probably played a positive role in several Republican battles, including the defense of Madrid, but overall, foreign troops contributed more to the Nationalist victory, especially if the Moroccan troops are included. In any case, the Brigades were sent home in September 1938, in hopes that the Nationalists would do the same with their larger contingent of foreign fighters. Instead, the departure of the Brigades marked the beginning of a precipitous slide toward final defeat. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 197 * In addition to the Nationalists' effective internal unification, the foreign aid they received was certainly also a factor in their victory. Without foreign aid a rebel force with no access to government institutions or gold reserves would have had no chance of success. Although the Nationalist war effort was largely financed by loans, both sides spent about the same. However, the apparent parity of resources obscures the superiority of Germany and Italy's consistent and high-quality support of the Nationalist side, especially n the summer of 1936 and from mid-1937 until the end of the war, as the gap in aid continued to grow. From the use of German planes to airlift the Army of Africa to the mainland in July 1936, to the arrival of the Condor Legion air force in October of that year, followed by Italian troops in December, the fascist powers maintained their logistical aid until the end. The Condor Legion carried out perhaps the most notorious action of the war, the aerial bombing of the civilian population of Guernica on April 26, 1937, which killed at least 1,500 and came to symbolize the horrors of "total" war in Picasso's famous painting. The number of foreign fighters was definitely higher on the Nationalist side, including 19,000 Germans and over 78,000 Italians, in addition to the 70,000 native Moroccan ''Regulares''. While foreign aid was superior, there is also evidence that the Nationalists utilized that aid more effectively than their enemies, thus securing their rearguard and keeping their army loyal. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 203 * The Republican defeat in the Civil War was followed by nearly forty years of dictatorship that ended only with the death of the man whose name came to define the regime. While the Franco regime began and ended as a dictatorship, its adaptive survival over four decades has generated ongoing debates about its identity. Was it a fascist regime, a military dictatorship, a traditional authoritarian regime, or some hybrid type? The regime began as a de facto ally of the fascist powers during the Second World War and ended as an ally of the democratic "West" in the Cold War. Evolving along with its international alliances was the regime's economic and cultural policies, which began with an isolationist autarky designed both to promote national self-sufficiency and to keep out impure foreign ideas, and ended with a booming tourist industry and economic integration into cultural pluralism. And, while the political institutions of the regime never underwent a parallel evolution, there was a shift in leadership away from fascist ideologues and toward more "technocratic" modernizers, whose primary goal was to increase at least passive support for the regime through higher standards of living rather than indoctrination and mass terror. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 209 * In my evaluation, the role of the Communist party wasn't much of a factor. The party was just there, doing its job, and, as far as I could see, doing a good job. The squabbles about leadership, how the various high-level political commissars had done their jobs in Spain hadn't really touched me. I had heard of the arguments, especially about individual commissars on top, but there wasn't any direct connection with my life or work. The party's key role in the International Brigades somehow didn't make itself felt overtly, not, at least, in the medical service, certainly not at my level. I had joined the Spanish party somewhere along the line, but I don't remember attending any meetings. It was just something American party members and YCLers did. My membership card had a picture of me wearing my heavy, knitted, gray wool scarf, the one that so often had lice. But as I was assessing what had happened, the role of party was not a very important part of my thinking. It was just a given in my thoughts, a necessary part of the struggle against fascism. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146 * To what purpose had so many given their lives, had I offered mine? The war in Spain was nearly lost. In fact, in the short space of three and a half months, it would end. Under the circumstances, it was hard to believe that my comrades had not died in vain. Yet I also knew that the battle in Spain had been necessary and worthwhile, that the struggle for decency in the world would and must continue. If we had not defeated fascism, we had at least demonstrated a will to resist. I knew, too, that after taking a short time to draw a fresh breath, I would be a part of that movement, even if I could not conceive of what form my contribution might take. So why did I volunteer, why did I go? There is no easy answer. But one thing is clear. I have never regretted my decision. Quite the contrary! To support what I believed in, to combat forces that stood for everything I considered evil, to have put myself at risk for something other than myself, was, and is, a source of great personal pride. That it was an instantaneous decision was consonant with many of the major decisions later in my life- buying homes, making investments, deciding to get married- all rarely burdened by the regret of hindsight. I knew that the civilian life I would return to would not be serene, but I was committed to a struggle for a better world. "Antifascist" and "prodemocracy" had become the words that I felt defined me. If I left one battlefield, I would find another one on which to fight for a better world. In a real sense, for me the fight in Spain had been more than a fight to save only Spain. I came to see it, as much as anything, as a fight against fascism and a struggle for greater democracy in our own country. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146-147 * We were pariahs to our government. When Brigaders volunteered for the armed forces in World War II, the official army line, at first, was that we were not to be sent outside of the continental limits, so that we would not have contact with European communists. This ruling was later successfully challenged. Even so, most of us were sent to the Pacific combat zone. But despite all of the government's fears about our politics, some of the Brigaders, because of their experience and skills, were needed for the war effort. Some, therefore, were sent across the Atlantic to assignments behind the German and Italian lines to work with the various resistance forces, which, ironically, were often communist or communist-led. More than six hundred American vets served in World War II, in addition to another three hundred more in the merchant marine. In all, about twenty-five Spanish vets gave their lives for their country in World War II. Many were decorated for bravery. Between sixty and seventy, including myself, were commissioned as officers. As a side note, many Spaniards-in-exile volunteered to fight with the French, and when the tanks of the Free French entered Paris for its liberation from the Germans, many were manned by Spanish personnel, and three tank turrets carried the names of Spanish battles- Madrid, Teruel, or Jarama- painted on their sides. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 152-153 == S == == T == * A Nationalist victory in the Civil War in Spain would mean that France would be surrounded on three sides by potentially hostile countries. This would make it easier for Germany to attack Russia without being afraid of French attacks in her rear. For this torturous reason, the Soviet Government had a strong interest in the prevention of a Nationalist victory. The Spanish War also afforded the Communist Party, with its discipline, its skill at propaganda, and its prestige deriving from its connection with Russia, a great chance to secure in Spain the establishment of the second Communist State. But such a Communist victory wold have alarmed Britain and France, the two powers to whom, for diplomatic reasons, Russia wished to draw closer. It might even make a general war more likely. It might waste Russian war material. For these reasons, Stalin probably did not send orders to the Spanish Communist party, and his chief agents there, Cordovilla and Stepanov, to make full use of the opportunity to gain control of the Spanish Republic. Nor did he send arms to Spain. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 215 * The Spanish Civil War exceeded in ferocity most wars between nations. Yet the losses were less than had been generally feared. The total number of deaths caused by the war appears to have been approximately 600,000. Of these about 100,000 may be supposed to have died by murder or summary execution. Perhaps as many as 220,000 died of disease or malnutrition directly attributable to the war. About 320,000 probably died in action. The cost of the war, including both internal and external expenditures, was named later by the Nationalists at 30,000 million pesetas (£3,000 million in 1938 money). The chief cost was in labour, due on the one hand to the deaths and permanent disabilities caused, and on the other to the exile of 340,000 persons at the end of the war. Nationalist authorities estimated that approximately 4,250 million pesetas' worth of damage had been done to real property during the course of the war. Since this was supposed to be damage caused only by the Republicans, it is probably an under-estimation. 150 churches were totally destroyed and 4,850 damaged, of which 1,850 were more than half destroyed. 183 towns were so badly damaged that General Franco 'adopted' them- his Government, that is, undertook to pay the cost of restoration. This probably does not take into account another 250,000 which were partially damaged. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 606 == U == == V == == W == == X == == Y == * In July of 1936 General Francisco Franco led a revolt against the democratically elected government of Spain. Under his command was a well-trained army of mercenaries from Morocco. Italy's Benito Mussolini kept his pledge to Franco by sending one hundred thousand soldiers directly to Spain from the war in Ethiopia. From Germany Adolph Hitler sent artillery, technicians, a large air force and twenty-five thousand tanks. Meanwhile, the Portuguese government dispatched two divisions of soldiers to aid Franco. These events in Spain stunned and shocked the conscience of people throughout Europe and the world. The government of Spain, in its effort to withstand the attack of the fascist armies, appealed to the democratic governments of the world for their support. Instead of sending help, the governments of England, France and the United States placed an embargo on arms to Spain. Nevertheless, freedom-loving people from around the world answered Spain's call for help. Within a few months thousands of men and women from many countries flocked to Spain with the hope of stopping fascism. An estimated forty thousand volunteers served in the International Brigades. Of the three thousand from the United States, almost one hundred were Black. The number of people who fought in the International Brigades was only a small speck when measured against the thousands of Spaniards who fought in the Republican army. However, the role played by the internationals was very significant in preventing Franco from achieving the quick victory that he expected when his forces attacked Madrid. Madrid held out for three long years. The war ended in Spain by March, 1939. Poland was invaded by Hitler's Nazi army the following September, thus signalling the start of World War II. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xiii-xiv * I was just beginning to learn about the reality of Spain and Europe, but I knew what was at stake. There the poor, the peasants, the workers and the unions, the socialists and the communists, together had won an election against the big landowners, the monarchy and the right-wingers in the military. It was the kind of victory that would have brought Black people to the top levels of government if such an election had been won in the USA. A Black man would be Governor of Mississippi. The new government in Spain was dividing its wealth with the peasants. Unions were organizing in each factory and social services were being introduced. Spain was the perfect example for the world I dreamed of. Now all of it was about to be wiped out. The former rulers were determined to retake power. They were being supported by fascists all over the world, including, I was sure, many in the United States. How could I not volunteer? ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 96 * The capitalist newspapers painted the war as if we were losing. Several times they had eagerly reported that Madrid had fallen to Generalissimo Franco and Mussolini's troops, when it hadn't. They were aware that a quick fascist victory would obscure the one-sided nature of the embargo. While men, war materials and even medical supplies were being denied the Republicans, French and English capitalists were not only lending the fascists moral support, but supplying them with guns, planes and tanks. The fascists, including Hitler's Germany, received oil from the United States, and in particular from the large oil companies. Without that support they could not maintain their huge war machines. I didn't believe the newspapers. I knew from the experience of our march to Springfield just how falsely events were reported. Madrid would not fall. Republican Spain would not fall. We would go on to create other Republican states throughout the world. Perhaps even in Mississippi! ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 110 * Albacete by early 1937 had become a United Nations of a special kind. Men and women of all different tongues and nationalities, young and old, all came together to fight side by side with the Spanish people. The Spaniards were not only fighting to save themselves and their country from fascism but Europe and the whole world from plunging into the horror of war. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 123 == Z == == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} [[Category:Spanish Civil War| ]] h9tao65z81tfgt2im21a5royeuattnk 3148704 3148701 2022-07-28T16:54:33Z AC9016 2870313 /* F */ wikitext text/x-wiki The '''[[w:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]]''' (Spanish: ''Guerra Civil Española'') took place from 1936 to 1939. [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republicans]] loyal to the left-wing [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Second Spanish Republic]], in alliance with the [[anarchists]], [[socialists]] and [[communists]], fought against the [[w:Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalists]], in alliance with the Carlists, Catholics, Falangists and Aristocrats led by General [[Francisco Franco]]. The Nationalists won the war in early 1939 and ruled Spain until Franco's death in November 1975. [[File:Collage guerra civile spagnola.png|thumb|The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective. ~ [[Clement Attlee]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in September 1936.png|thumb|Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...]] [[File:Escudo de la Archidiócesis de Madrid.svg|thumb|The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...]] [[File:Republican forces during the Battle of Irún.jpg|thumb|Republican forces during the Battle of Irún in 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E20569-21, Spanien, Ausbildung durch "Legion Condor".jpg|thumb|Members of the Condor Legion, a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and from the German Army (Heer) training in Ávila.]] [[File:Junkers Ju 87A with Spanish rebel markings.jpg|thumb|Junkers Ju-87A of the Condor Legion over Spain.]] [[File:International Brigades-Abraham Lincoln-1st Batallion.svg|thumb|Early flag of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|Francisco Franco in 1930]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Lincoln Battalion.jpg|thumb|Say of them, <br>They are no longer young, they never learned <br>The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear; <br>And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare. ~ Genevieve Taggard]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H25224, Guernica, Ruinen.jpg|thumb|Ruins of Guernica after the bombing, 31 December 1936.]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939.png|thumb|Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939; Republican territory = Blue; Nationalist territory = Pink.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-C0214-0007-013, Spanien, Flugzeug der Legion Condor.jpg|thumb|Heinkel He-111 of the Condor Legion between bombing missions.]] [[File:Pruebas de mar cervera.jpg|thumb|The cruiser ''Almirante Cervera'', a key part of the Nationalist fleet]] [[File:Destructor Lepanto (LT).jpg|thumb|The destroyer ''Lepanto'', part of the Republican fleet]] __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == A == * ''Ante Dios y ante la Historia que a todos nos ha de juzgar, afirmo que durante tres horas y media los aviones alemanes bombardearon con saña desconocida la población civil indefensa de la histórica villa de Gernika reduciéndola a cenizas, persiguiendo con el fuego de ametralladora a mujeres y niños, que han perecido en gran número huyendo los demás alocados por el terror.'' ** Before God and before History which must judge us all, I affirm that for three and one-half hours, German planes bombarded with unheard-of fury the defenceless civilian population of the historic city of Gernika, reducing it to ashes, chasing with machine-gun fire women and children who perished in great number, fleeing the stampede of others driven mad by panic. ** [[w:José Antonio Aguirre|José Antonio Aguirre]], lehendakari of the Basque Country {{source}} * For liberals in the West, the showdown between the Spanish Republic and Franco's nationalist rebels seemed the first real chance to stop Fascism's terrifying advance. Volunteers from fifty-four countries, including three thousand from the United States, formed international brigades to assist in the cause. The Largo Caballero government, still desperate for help, turned to Stalin, who offered men and equipment in return for a clandestine shipment of the country's entire supply of gold. Celebrity photographers, poets, and writers- Ernest Hemingway included- hurried to chronicle and at times glamorize the competition between the forces of light, as they saw it, and darkness. The conflict, though, was anything but romantic. It lasted four years and killed more than half a million people. There were long lulls, but the clashes were savage. Each side executed prisoners, and each cast a wide net in arresting enemy sympathizers. For Franco, the systematic rooting out of potential foes was just good strategy. One of his subordinates told allied mayors, "It is necessary to create an atmosphere of terror. We must create an impression of mastery. Anyone who is overtly or secretly a supporter of the Popular Front must be shot." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 50 * Spain, divided by ideology and class, was split by religion as well. Some priests opposed the nationalists, but the Roman Catholic hierarchy was clearly identified with Franco. Its officials were among the more vocal advocates of harsh measures, and a few took delight in personally gunning down "reds." Meanwhile, the left was generally hostile to the Church and hungry to seize its land. Republican forces murdered an estimated ten thousand bishops, priests, nuns, and monks. These atrocities helped color foreign reporting and prompted most major newspapers in the United States to support Franco. When Eleanor Roosevelt urged her husband to send arms to the Spanish Republican government, he told her that if he were to do so, no Catholic would ever vote for him again. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * Militarily, neither side was very potent, but Franco benefited from the failure of the Republican factions to coalesce. The Spanish left was a political battleground that encompassed Communists loyal to the party, laborers partial to the exiled Bolshevik theorist Leon Trotsky (a bitter rival of Stalin), internationalists who meant well but lacked military skills, anarchists who detested everyone including each other, and a Socialist government trying to present an attractive face to the world. While Franco was taking his time, the opposition factions were beating one another up, squabbling over supplies, and tossing some of their most committed partisans in jail. George Orwell, who went to Spain to fight Fascism, ended up getting shot by a Communist sniper and exiting the country one jump ahead of the Socialist police. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The Russian troops and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the 1961 Berlin crisis and, more than fifty years later, in Ukraine. The German bombing of Guernica, immortalized by Picasso, sparked calls for an international war crimes investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any bombs had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered the executions of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full dictatorial powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * I know this comparison will strike some as outrageous, and I’m NOT saying religion turns people into Nazis. But does anybody believe the ardent Nazi followers in Germany, or Mussolini’s faithful in Italy, or Franco’s legions in Spain were a bunch of atheists? Being “religious” does not automatically build a firewall against accepting totalitarianism, and when fundamentalist religions teach authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, and conventionalism, they help create the problem. Can we not see how easily religious fundamentalists would lift a would-be dictator aloft as part of a “great movement,” and give it their all? ** [[Bob Altemeyer]], ''The Authoritarians'' (2006), p. 140-141 * '''I agree with the [[Neville Chamberlain|prime minister]] that the condition of the world is serious, and that everyone who speaks on these subjects must speak with a full sense of responsibility, but that does not mean, in my view, that there should be a lack of plain speaking, but that we ought to see the facts for what they really are. I must say that I was profoundly disappointed with the speech of the prime minister, because it seemed to me that he had misconceived the whole issue that lives before us. He suggested that there was being fought in Spain, in the opinion of some people, a struggle between two sides, two rival systems. I do not think that is the issue that is facing us to-day. The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective.''' ** [[Clement Attlee]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 == B == * In November 1937 Hitler met with leaders of the German army, navy, and air force. It had been two years since Germany had announced its rearmament. Since 1936 German forces had been involved in the Spanish Civil War on the side of General Francisco Franco and the enemies of the Spanish Republic. Hitler had pushed German intervention even though many Germans opposed it. Because the Soviet Union backed the Republic in Spain, support of Franco gave Hitler an opportunity to attack Communism. Moreover, Mussolini was actively behind Franco as well. So Spain offered a chance for Germany and Italy to practice cooperation in the spirit of their leaders' mutual admiration. For the Germans the Spanish Civil War was also an opportunity to try out new military equipment. In particular they broke in their new air force by bombing Spanish towns and cities. Now Hitler was ready to risk more. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 98-99 * In March 1939, just months after the Munich Conference granted Sudetenland to Germany, German troops entered the rest of Czechoslovakia. With the world distracted by Franco's recent victory in Spain, Hitler ordered the Czechoslovak state dismantled. Some territory was incorporated into the German Reich, and the old Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia were organized as the Protectorate, a kind of colony. Slovakia became a client state under the government of the Roman Catholic priest Josef Tiso. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 107 * Those Americans who went to Spain to fight Franco and stave off World War II have never minded being called "premature anti-fascists." They were proud of the label. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * We have long memories. We have developed a relative immunity to the endless barrage of propaganda, slander and outright lies that has been laid upon us. And especially, we are immune to the Big Lie that destroyed Spain and which Hitler developed to such a point of perfection that it was necessary for millions of human beings to die to achieve the defeat of the Axis. Yet the Big Lie survives and flourishes mightily in our own country today. As it is promulgated daily, hourly and every minute of the day through every medium of communication, so it must be answered- until our own people see it for what it is and explode it in their own good time. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. : Whenever we hear it said that Communism threatens us from within and without; whenever we are told that the Soviet Union menaces our "way of life" and wants to conquer the world; whenever we are summoned to a Holy Crusade that- if it is allowed to begin- will ravish the entire earth, we recall the following simple facts of history: :Mussolini killed whatever democracy existed in Italy by claiming that Italy was threatened by Communism; :Hitler destroyed the German Republic with the same weapon; :Tojo broke the resistance of the people of Japan by using the identical thesis; :Franco murdered the Spanish Republic in the name of the "Red menace"; :The Axis launched World War II under the slogan of saving the world from Communism. :* [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * Here were students, dock-workers, clerks and labor-organizers, farmers. Most were unacquainted with each other, but they came together now with the warmth and familiarity of old friends; they told each other of their work in their respective countries; of their friends and families. They spoke of the European political scene, of the imperative necessity for the Loyalist Government to drive the foreign invader from Spain; you felt that with each of them, no matter how diverse his previous training, the Spanish struggle was a personal issue, something deep and close. This in itself, considering the disparity of their origin, was a major political phenomenon. They spoke no word of the actual business of war; they did not speculate on the nature of artillery or air attacks, of machine-gun fire. You felt: many of these men will never see their friends or families again; they don't know what they're getting into; their idealism has blinded them to the reality of what they will have to face. And you knew immediately that you were wrong; that they were so far from being blind that it might be said of them that they were among the first soldiers in the history of the world who really knew what they were about, what they were going to fight for- and that they were ready and eager to fight. Their very presence on the French frontier was an earnest of their understanding and their clarity; no one had made them come, no force but an inner force had brought them. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 13 * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * "You know what I got half a mind to do?" the driver said. "What?" "Head this damn junk for the border." "Have a cigarette," I said. I wondered if he would head for the border and what I would do if he did, but he didn't. "The detail's all fucked-up," he said. "Where's the Lincoln? Where's the Macpap? The British? The Franco-Belge? Nobody's seen fuck-all of 'em. The bastards are driving to the sea," he said. "Maybe they've got to Tortosa already; we'll find out. If France don't come in now, we're fucked ducks. ''Mucho malo,"'' he said. ''"Mucho'' fuckin ''malo."'' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 133 * Every town along the Mediterranean shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with peasants evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the truck, moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward Barcelona, their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''burros''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, British, and American nurses went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the Italian Fascist troops had reached the sea at Vinaroz, below Tortosa, cutting Loyalist Spain away from Catalonia, and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and Valencia. (In Rome, the Pope gave his apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding Lerida and Balaguer (this was different); the newspapers reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the Non-Intervention Committee met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't Mr. Chamberlain interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. Hitler had mobilized a million and a half men on the Czech and French borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. Roosevelt and Hull had, it is true, made strong speeches against Fascist aggression within the week, and called for united democratic opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 == C == * '''Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...''' It is a fact, proved by extensive documentation, that the thinking of a large part of foreign opinion is out of touch with the reality of events in our country... Since God has willed that it should be our country that will serve as a place for testing the ideas and processes that aspire to conquer the world, we want the damage to be reduced to our country alone, saving the rest of the nations from ruin...<br>The war in Spain is the product of the conflict between irreconcilable ideologies; in its very origins one finds very grave questions of a moral and legal, of a religious and historical order...<br>When the war broke out, we lamented that painful fact more than anyone, because it is always an extremely serious evil... and because our mission is one of reconciliation and peace... '''The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...''' The Church has been the principal victim of the fury of one of the contending parties, and it has not ceased to work with its prayers, its exhortations, and its influence to lessen the damage and shorten the ordeal... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 198 * Let us now give a sketch of the character of the movement known as "national." We believe this term is just. First, in its spirit. Because the immense majority of the Spanish nation was detached from a state that could not represent its profound needs and aspirations; and the movement was greeted with hope by all the nation... It is also national in its objectives... We express a reality and a general yearning of the Spanish citizens...<br>We have seen an outburst of real charity that has had its fullest expression in the blood of thousands of Spaniards who have cried out, "Long live Spain!" and "Long live Christ the King!" The movement has guaranteed order in the territory it controls. We contrast the situation in the regions where the national movement has prevailed with those still dominated by the communists... Without priests, without churches, without religion, without justice, without authority, they are prisoners of a terrible anarchy, of hunger, of misery. On the other hand, because of the effort and the terrible pain of war, the other regions live in tranquility of international order, under the tutelage of a true authority, which is the basis of justice, peace, and progress... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 201-202 * It is said that this war is a class war and that the Church has placed itself on the side of the rich. Those who know its causes and nature know this is not true. Even though the Church acknowledges some carelessness in the fulfillment of its duties of justice and charity, which it has been the first to urge, the working classes were already greatly protected by laws, and the nation had already entered on the path of a better distribution of wealth... Nor can we forget our advanced social legislation and our prosperous institutions of public and private assistance of Spanish and Christian origins. The people were fooled by unrealistic promises, incompatible not only with the country's economic life, but also with any kind of organized economy...<br>Crimes similar to those committed by the Popular Front have been attributed to the leaders of the national movement... Every war has its excesses, and the national movement has undoubtedly had its share as well. Nobody defends themselves with total serenity against the insane attacks of a heartless enemy. Condemning in the name of justice and Christian charity all excesses that may have been committed, by mistake or by low-level personnel, and which the foreign press has methodically exaggerated, we declare that the judgements we are refuting do not respond to the truth, and we affirm that there is an enormous distance between the principles and practice of justice on the two sides. ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 202 * "If you lose [a war," the great American novelist of the civil war, Ernest Hemingway, exclaimed in 1939, "you lose everything and your ideology won't save you." The Lincoln volunteers- whom Hemingway disparaged as the "ideology boys"- clung to the opposite view. Although they "lost the war," their last commander, Milton Wolff, insisted that "neither the Spaniards nor the [international volunteers], nor anti-fascists of any mettle, lost their ideology, much less 'everything.'" To Wolff, writing twenty years after Hemingway's suicide, it was precisely ideology that had "saved us. And may yet save the world." Indeed, it was this spirit of commitment- an unyielding optimism in the face of defeat- that distinguished the Lincoln veterans. For them, Spain lived not as the landscape for a novel or as a place of metaphysical inspiration. "Spain"- the word, the country, the cause- embodied ideology and political passion, anguish and hope; the ordeal of Spain became the essential continuity of their lives. Anticipating this half-century's commitment, the poet Genevieve Taggard composed "To the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade" in 1941: <br>'''Say of them,''' <br>'''They are no longer young, they never learned''' <br>'''The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear;''' <br>'''And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare.''' ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 4-5 * The battle for Madrid commenced on a gray, misty morning, November 7, 1936. As a cavalry column of Moorish mercenaries, bolstered by the rhythm of heavy drumbeats, rode toward the Toledo bridge, a hastily organized group of young men and women fired from behind rough barricades at the advancing troops. Their antique pistols and hunting rifles scarcely interrupted the charge. But suddenly, a motorcyclist appeared with a machine gun and sent the horsemen into retreat. Italian tanks then forged ahead of Franco's professional legionnaires and mercenaries; and, after the fog had lifted, German Junkers rained bombs through the cloudy skies. Again and again, the unpracticed Republican militia, emboldened by individual heroics, met the attack valiantly, using small arms against the troops and sticks of dynamite against the tanks. The fascists made small progress that day. At dawn of the next day, as Madrid girded for a second ground assault, the city's frantic residents witnessed a remarkable parade down the broad Gran Via: a neat procession of nearly 2,000 soldiers, dressed in corduroy uniforms and steel helmets. Assuming the men were Soviet allies, the Madrilenos raised their fists in the Popular Front salute and shouted, "Long live the Russians!" Their error was understandable. Few citizens of Spain knew of the existence of the newly formed International Brigades, a contingent of foreign volunteers who had come to Spain to defend the Republic. These recruits had left their homes in Great Britain and France, Yugoslavia and Poland, Belgium and Austria; many were political refugees from fascist Italy and Germany. Despite scant military training, they exuded enthusiasm. And under the leadership of Soviet general Emil Kleber, a Hungarian Jew trained in the Soviet Union, they brought much more than a military presence to the Republican cause. These Internationals- ultimately they would number 40,000 troops from 52 countries- symbolized a political camaraderie that linked the Spanish civil war to the titanic ideological conflicts of the 1930's: the struggles of fascism, communism, and democracy. In the days and weeks and months that followed, these volunteers would join the Spanish militia to face the fascist tide. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 11-12 * News of the creation of the International Brigades raced through the Communist grapevines around the globe: the very existence of a multinational army promised to fulfill the Marxist prophesy that one day the "workers of the world" would unite against their common oppressors. In every country, such optimism encouraged the enlistment of volunteers eager to fight in Spain. When the American Communist party spread the word about recruitment through a network of district organizers, the response was immediate. From the waterfront docks and the fur trades, from union halls and ethnic associations, from bread lines and Communist party cells, dozens of men came forward within weeks to join the fight for Republican Spain. Viewing themselves as part of an international proletariat, American radicals welcomed this opportunity to take the struggle against fascism to another stage of history: it was possible now, in Spain at least, to fight back with arms. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 12 * As word of recruitment for the International Brigades began to filter through the American Communist network in the autumn of 1936, large numbers of volunteers came forward to enlist. The party's organizing committee soon realized that its responsibility had shifted. Instead of having to locate a few trusted volunteers to send to Spain, they now had to worry about screening any undesirable elements from the diverse recruits who were offering their services. In this unique military crusade, symbolic of the unity of the international working classes, party leaders wanted to exclude mere adventurers who lacked a political understanding of the anti-fascist struggle. They also feared that government or enemy spies might attempt to subvert the project. The party insisted on secrecy, therefore, not because Communists harbored a devious conspiracy to overthrow a government- after all, they always boasted of their initiatives on behalf of the Spanish Republic- but because party members did not wish to be caught violating American recruitment laws. In any event, the leadership decided that each volunteer would have to be interviewed personally by a special committee. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 64 * In this Spanish situation there is one peculiar feature which gives it a specially dangerous aspect. That is to many people looking on from outside, it presents itself as a struggle between two rival systems each of which commands an enthusiastic, even a passionate, body of supporters among its adherents in their respective countries, with the result that supporters of these two rival systems cannot help regarding the issue of the struggle in Spain as a defeat or victory... for the side to which they are attached. I am not expressing an opinion as to whether that view of the struggle is correct or not, but I say that the fact that it is held constitutes a perpetual danger to the peace of Europe because, if some country or government representing one of these two ideas attempts to intervene beyond a certain point, then some other country taking the opposite view may find it difficult, if not impossible, to refrain from joining in, and a conflict may be started of which no man can see the end. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 192-193 * In my view, the best thing we can do now is to turn our minds back again to the two practical steps which have to be taken, the first one being to fill the gap in the patrol which has now been left open and the other to re-start our endeavours to obtain the withdrawal of foreign volunteers in Spain. That is all I have to say at present, and I want to conclude with a very earnest appeal to those who hold responsible positions both in this country and abroad- to weigh their words very carefully before they utter them on this matter, bearing in mind the consequences that might flow from some rash or thoughtless phrase. I have read that in the high mountains there are sometimes conditions to be found when the incautious move or even a sudden loud exclamation may start an avalanche. That is just the condition in which we are finding ourselves to-day. I believe, although the snow may be perilously poised it has not yet begun to move, and if we can all exercise caution, patience, and self-restraint we may yet be able to save the peace of Europe. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 * The Spanish Civil War and the fight against it did, in part, alert the world to the nature of fascism. The story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade is generally known. It was a contingent of committed Black and White Americans, three thousand in number, who went to fight against fascism. Had the circumstances been different, some of the Black Americans would have been willing to fight in the Italian-Ethiopian War. Ethiopia was overrun in a matter of months, and there was no organized effort to get Black Americans to fight in this war. Those who were willing to go were left with their frustrations. To some of them fighting with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the war against fascism in Spain was an alternative. ** John Henrik Clarke, Foreword to ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xi == D == * Then, as if things were not already bad, Japan invaded Manchuria, then the rest of China. Spain was in a terrible civil war- drawing every nation in Europe into that nightmare, to some degree- and this turned out to be the perfect proving ground for Hitler's air force. All of us pilots who understood history and could see the signs knew that another war was coming. We did not know when or where it would start, or, to be more precise, expand, but we knew that our nation, especially our air forces, would not be ready. When the war in Spain finished, everyone sat back and relaxed, acting like, "This is it, the European problems are over," but I knew better. The Japanese were still doing their work in China, so we kind of went to sleep at the wheel, but Pearl Harbor changed all of that, I can tell you, and you know what happened. The entire military establishment was taken off guard, which I could not understand. Japan had been a constant threat to everyone, and they had blinders on the whole time. ** [[Jimmy Doolittle]], in a 1986 interview with Colin Heaton, as quoted in ''Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words'' (2021), p. 88-89 == E == == F == * The events in which we had participated at home had had a direct influence on our decision to go to Spain. We were trade unionists. We had worked with the unemployed and the poor. In many ways, we viewed the Spanish struggle as an extension of our fight against reaction at home. Most significantly, we wanted to focus the nation's attention on the growing threat of fascism, and the danger it posed to international peace. We were later to be called "premature anti-fascists," and we accepted this title proudly, though it was not meant as a compliment by the State Department spokesman who first coined the term. After all, we had bucked the system- the U.S. government, even under Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had remained neutral in the various worldwide struggles against fascism, right up until the time World War II began. But in 1937 many people around the world did recognize the threat fascism brought to world peace, and it was our fervent hope that by aborting the fascist takeover in Spain, we might prevent a second world war. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. xx * We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. 158 * Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not. We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. * ''Aguirre miente. Nosotros hemos respetado Guernica, como respetamos todo lo español.'' ** Aguirre is lying. We have respected Guernica, as we respect everything Spanish. ** [[Francisco Franco]] {{source}} == G == * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 * Comrades of the International Brigades! Political reasons, reasons of State, the welfare of that same cause for which you offered your blood with boundless generosity, are sending you back, some of you to your own countries and others to forced exile. You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend. You are the heroic example of democracy's solidarity and universality. We shall not forget you, and when the olive tree of peace puts forth its leaves again, mingled with the laurels of the Spanish Republic's victory- come back! ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 == H == * Of course, I am against fascism with its spread of color prejudice and [[racism|race hatred]] and working class oppression. How could any sensible Negro be otherwise? ** [[Langston Hughes]], in ''Writers take sides; letters about the war in Spain from 418 American authors''by [[w:League of American Writers|League of American Writers]], 1938. Also quoted in Brian Dolinar, ''The Black cultural front : black writers and artists of the Depression generation.'' Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012. == I == == J == == K == * When the smouldering powder keg of south-west Europe finally exploded into life in July, 1936, and civil war broke out in Spain, a number of far more powerful and certainly much wealthier nations grasped at the unexpected opportunity to try out their latest military aircraft and other equipment under operational conditions, in the belief that invaluable battle experience with modern weapons would thus be gained. Had the Spanish people been left to fight out their quarrel among themselves much unnecessary bloodshed and distress would probably have been saved, with part of the small Spanish Air Force flying with the Government forces and part with the Revolutionary forces, but unfortunately both sides soon began to receive aid from foreign countries. The Communist Government armies were sent quantities of I-15 and I-16 fighters and some SB-2 bombers from Russia, as well as a continuous flow of new aircraft from France. However, following the example of Mussolini, Adolf Hitler decided to give active assistance to General Francisco Franco Bahamonde, the principle leader of the insurgents, and thousands of men and hundreds of tons of supplies were sent to Spain in the course of the next three years, including the Luftwaffe "Volunteer" Corps identified officially by its unit number of "88" and popularly known as the Legion Kondor. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 67 * The Spanish Civil War, which had afforded such a fortuitous opportunity for the Luftwaffe to try out its strength under actual battle conditions, served just as useful a purpose for the Soviet Air Force, and soon awakened the Red aircraft industry to the plain fact that it was falling badly behind the times. The standard Russian fighters sent to Spain, mainly I-15 and I-153 biplanes and I-16 monoplanes, held their own against the Heinkel He 51s initially supplied to the Legion Kondor, but proved to be outclassed in every way by the Messerschmitt Bf 109s later sent against them. The Russian SB-2 aircraft, the so-called "fast bombers" needing no fighter escort, turned out to have all the disadvantages of the Dornier Do 17s in the same class with none of the advantages of the German machines, and for reconnaissance the Russians could provide nothing better than the archaic R-5 biplanes. No dive-bombing ground support aircraft comparable to the German Henschel Hs 123 or Junkers 87 were available. By 1939, the Russian aircraft designers were showing the world that the lessons of the Spanish Civil War had been heeded. Lavochkin was introducing the first of his highly-successful LA series of single-seater fighters, soon to be followed by the even more famous LAGG series; Petlyakov's twin-engine PE-2 was about to enter service, and subsequently become one of the outstanding medium bombers of the Second World War; and Ilyushin had just designed the Il-2 Sturmovik ground-support aircraft later to prove unequalled in its class anywhere in the world. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 178 == L == * The Madrid victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in Seville's magnificent cathedral. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But a new World War was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of social justice and twenty-five years of peace, our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * I find it difficult to define my feelings when peace came at last. The immediate reaction was one of great joy, tremendous feeling of relief. I had survived the long-drawn-out struggle unscathed and was back again once more with the people I most loved, Paz and my family. I could not quite believe it. It seemed too good to be true, and I expected to wake up any morning and find myself back at the front on operations. Soon the anticlimax set in. I suddenly felt very tired; the prolonged physical and spiritual effort left me momentarily exhausted. I felt much older and, probably, wiser. I looked forward to a happy married life. But the future again loomed up uncertain, black, and foreboding; sparks were flying and Europe was about to burst into flames at any moment. And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * Although many years have elapsed since the end of the Spanish Civil War, the world remains confused about the true causes that brought about that tremendous struggle. Most people have not taken the trouble to find out the whole truth. Many were thoroughly hoodwinked by efficient worldwide Communist propaganda. The fact that we were fighting communism on Spanish soil was considered a tall story and was put down to Fascist propaganda. Yet the facts and proofs were obvious for anyone with sound and unbiased judgment. History has a way of repeating itself. Since the Spanish Civil War, there have been several outstanding cases of armed international interventions which have exploded around the world in an attempt to forestall a Communist take over. Chief among these were Greece at the end of World War II, followed by Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam. All are similar and comparable in many aspects to the Nationalist uprising in Spain in 1936. If Spain- with its key position in the Mediterranean, astride two continents- had fallen beneath the hammer and sickle, I dread to think of what the future of Europe might have been. Spain's great sacrifice was not in vain. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 277-278 * From America, Marion watched the Spanish Republic fall, Franco seize total power, Hitler wage war against freedom throughout Europe, and, ultimately, America, England, France, and Russia fight as allies against Germany and Italy. She recollected sadly her admonition to the Rotary Club of Reno that Americans everywhere must take a stand against fascism in Spain or watch their sons die later in Germany. Marion noted the irony that America, France, and England finally did exactly what she and Bob Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Battalion had done voluntarily- join internationally in a commitment to defeat fascism. ** Warren Lerude, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. 235 == M == * The men of the Lincoln Brigade, the "premature [[antifascists]]," those who were physically able, volunteered early in our armed forces, gave their blood and their lives. On the roster of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade there are the names of 331 men who survived Spain to serve honorably in the U.S. Army or American medical services. This does not include those veterans who served in the Merchant Marine, many of whom were killed when their ships were attacked. These are the men and women I salute, my "compadres," my dearest friends throughout these long years. Now, at the end of 1985, like Janus I can look back at the lessons of the past, to the heroes- and forward to a better world. There will always be fighters for freedom, men and women of the highest moral resolve. ** Marion Merriman, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. xiii * ''Último aviso: he decidido terminar rápidamente la guerra en el Norte de España. Quienes no sean autores de asesinatos y depongan las armas o se entreguen serán respetados en vidas y haciendas. Si vuestra sumisión no es inmediata arrasaré Vizcaya empezando por las industrias de guerra. Tengo medios sobrados para ello.'' ** Last warning: I have decided to end the war in the North of Spain quickly. Those who have not committed murders and who lay down their arms or turn themselves in will see their lives and property respected. If your submission is not immediate, I will wipe out Vizcaya, beginning with the industries of war. I have more than enough means to do it. ** General [[w:Emilio Mola|Emilio Mola]] {{source}} * ''Guernica fue Punto Hoy no es más que brasa cenizas Punto En este momento arde todavía pueblo tres horas bombardeo intensísimo bombas incendiarias lo han destrozado totalmente Punto Aldasoro, Torre, yo llegamos allí espantados Punto Diez mil mujeres niños huyen carreteras temiendo ser ametrallados por aviación mañana al amanecer como lo fueron esta tarde Punto Ante esta catástrofe con amenaza hecha hoy mismo destrozar incendiar Bilbao esta semana sólo suplicamos háganse cargo situación angustiosa'' ** Guernica was Stop Today it is no more than embers ashes Stop In this moment town still burning three hours intense bombardment incendiary bombs have totally destroyed it Stop Aldasoro, Torre, I arrived there horrified Stop Ten thousand women children fleeing highways fearing being machine-gunned by aircraft tomorrow at dawn as they were this afternoon Stop Before this catastrophe with threat made just today to destroy burn Bilbao this week we entreat only take charge dreadful situation ** Telesforo Monzón, telegram to the President of the Council of Ministers, 27 April 1937 {{source}} == N == == O == *When one thinks of the cruelty, squalor, and futility of war - and in this particular case of the intrigues, the persecutions, the lies and the misunderstandings - there is always the temptation to say: "One side is as bad as the other. I am neutral." In practice, however, one cannot be neutral, and there is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or less for progress, the other more or less for reaction. The hatred which the Spanish Republic excited in millionaires, dukes, cardinals, play-boys, blimps, and what-not would in itself be enough to show one how the land lay. '''In essence it was a class war.''' If it had been won, the cause of the common people everywhere would have been strengthened. It was lost, and the dividend-drawers all over the world rubbed their hands. That was the real issue; all else was froth on its surface. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) *The outcome of the Spanish war was settled in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin - at any rate, not in Spain. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) == P == == Q == == R == * The internationalization of the civil war through foreign aid, diplomacy and troops is indisputable, as is the fact that decisions made by foreign powers played an important role in the war's evolution. The two most important decisions affecting aid to the Republic were the Non-Intervention in Spain Agreement, signed by 27 European nations at the end of August 1936, and the Soviet decision in mid-September to assist the Republic. From the beginning of the war Britain declared neutrality and convinced the Popular Front French government to reverse its initial decision to aid its Spanish compatriots. France then suggested the non-intervention pact to prevent fascist support of the Nationalists. However, Germany and Italy, and to a lesser extent Portugal, continued to arm the Nationalists, while all the major democracies, including the United States, followed the pretense of non-intervention. The democracies' decision to abandon the Republic was a result of both domestic concerns and geo-strategic interests. Although their populations were deeply divided, none of the liberal democratic governments were comfortable with the Spanish left-leaning democracy of July 1936. They were even less so once news of the initial revolutionary experimentation and anti-clerical violence was reported, often by conservative Spanish diplomats in their countries who overwhelmingly defected to the rebel cause. Even so, the Nationalists' claim that they fought to save Spain from Bolshevism and for Christian civilization was much more compelling than anti-fascism in the mid-1930s. Thus, even after the Republican state could demonstrate that social revolution and anti-clerical violence had been contained, the democratic powers were more invested in appeasing Nazi Germany than in fighting fascism, a strategy that culminated in the Munich conference of September 1938. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 196-197 * The military impact of foreign aid on the war's outcome continues to be debated, but the Republican cause was significantly undermined by both the low quality of material and the irregular timing of its arrival. The Republic was not poor, since it controlled the gold reserves, about a quarter of which were set to Paris early on and the rest to Moscow to pay for Soviet supplies. But most of the Soviet weapons and materiel were no match for the Nazi armaments that Hitler wanted to test before unleashing his own military ambitions. Because of the non-intervention pact, most of the rest of the materiel for the Republican side had to be purchased at high prices from private buyers. Finally, in terms of timing, the Republic was virtually starved of weapons at crucial points: during the summer of 1936 before the start of Soviet aid and from the end of 1938. Of the 66 shipments from the USSR, 52 arrived between October 1936 and the end of 1937. And, in contrast to more than 100,000 troops sent by Germany and Italy, the USSR sent only 2,000 advisers, in addition to the 31,000-32,000 volunteers of the International Brigades that were organized by the Communist International. The International Brigades have been attacked as Stalinist stooges and celebrated as heroic anti-fascists, with additional debates about their impact on the outcome of the war itself. Undoubtedly reflecting a variety of motives, the volunteers from over 50 countries probably played a positive role in several Republican battles, including the defense of Madrid, but overall, foreign troops contributed more to the Nationalist victory, especially if the Moroccan troops are included. In any case, the Brigades were sent home in September 1938, in hopes that the Nationalists would do the same with their larger contingent of foreign fighters. Instead, the departure of the Brigades marked the beginning of a precipitous slide toward final defeat. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 197 * In addition to the Nationalists' effective internal unification, the foreign aid they received was certainly also a factor in their victory. Without foreign aid a rebel force with no access to government institutions or gold reserves would have had no chance of success. Although the Nationalist war effort was largely financed by loans, both sides spent about the same. However, the apparent parity of resources obscures the superiority of Germany and Italy's consistent and high-quality support of the Nationalist side, especially n the summer of 1936 and from mid-1937 until the end of the war, as the gap in aid continued to grow. From the use of German planes to airlift the Army of Africa to the mainland in July 1936, to the arrival of the Condor Legion air force in October of that year, followed by Italian troops in December, the fascist powers maintained their logistical aid until the end. The Condor Legion carried out perhaps the most notorious action of the war, the aerial bombing of the civilian population of Guernica on April 26, 1937, which killed at least 1,500 and came to symbolize the horrors of "total" war in Picasso's famous painting. The number of foreign fighters was definitely higher on the Nationalist side, including 19,000 Germans and over 78,000 Italians, in addition to the 70,000 native Moroccan ''Regulares''. While foreign aid was superior, there is also evidence that the Nationalists utilized that aid more effectively than their enemies, thus securing their rearguard and keeping their army loyal. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 203 * The Republican defeat in the Civil War was followed by nearly forty years of dictatorship that ended only with the death of the man whose name came to define the regime. While the Franco regime began and ended as a dictatorship, its adaptive survival over four decades has generated ongoing debates about its identity. Was it a fascist regime, a military dictatorship, a traditional authoritarian regime, or some hybrid type? The regime began as a de facto ally of the fascist powers during the Second World War and ended as an ally of the democratic "West" in the Cold War. Evolving along with its international alliances was the regime's economic and cultural policies, which began with an isolationist autarky designed both to promote national self-sufficiency and to keep out impure foreign ideas, and ended with a booming tourist industry and economic integration into cultural pluralism. And, while the political institutions of the regime never underwent a parallel evolution, there was a shift in leadership away from fascist ideologues and toward more "technocratic" modernizers, whose primary goal was to increase at least passive support for the regime through higher standards of living rather than indoctrination and mass terror. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 209 * In my evaluation, the role of the Communist party wasn't much of a factor. The party was just there, doing its job, and, as far as I could see, doing a good job. The squabbles about leadership, how the various high-level political commissars had done their jobs in Spain hadn't really touched me. I had heard of the arguments, especially about individual commissars on top, but there wasn't any direct connection with my life or work. The party's key role in the International Brigades somehow didn't make itself felt overtly, not, at least, in the medical service, certainly not at my level. I had joined the Spanish party somewhere along the line, but I don't remember attending any meetings. It was just something American party members and YCLers did. My membership card had a picture of me wearing my heavy, knitted, gray wool scarf, the one that so often had lice. But as I was assessing what had happened, the role of party was not a very important part of my thinking. It was just a given in my thoughts, a necessary part of the struggle against fascism. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146 * To what purpose had so many given their lives, had I offered mine? The war in Spain was nearly lost. In fact, in the short space of three and a half months, it would end. Under the circumstances, it was hard to believe that my comrades had not died in vain. Yet I also knew that the battle in Spain had been necessary and worthwhile, that the struggle for decency in the world would and must continue. If we had not defeated fascism, we had at least demonstrated a will to resist. I knew, too, that after taking a short time to draw a fresh breath, I would be a part of that movement, even if I could not conceive of what form my contribution might take. So why did I volunteer, why did I go? There is no easy answer. But one thing is clear. I have never regretted my decision. Quite the contrary! To support what I believed in, to combat forces that stood for everything I considered evil, to have put myself at risk for something other than myself, was, and is, a source of great personal pride. That it was an instantaneous decision was consonant with many of the major decisions later in my life- buying homes, making investments, deciding to get married- all rarely burdened by the regret of hindsight. I knew that the civilian life I would return to would not be serene, but I was committed to a struggle for a better world. "Antifascist" and "prodemocracy" had become the words that I felt defined me. If I left one battlefield, I would find another one on which to fight for a better world. In a real sense, for me the fight in Spain had been more than a fight to save only Spain. I came to see it, as much as anything, as a fight against fascism and a struggle for greater democracy in our own country. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146-147 * We were pariahs to our government. When Brigaders volunteered for the armed forces in World War II, the official army line, at first, was that we were not to be sent outside of the continental limits, so that we would not have contact with European communists. This ruling was later successfully challenged. Even so, most of us were sent to the Pacific combat zone. But despite all of the government's fears about our politics, some of the Brigaders, because of their experience and skills, were needed for the war effort. Some, therefore, were sent across the Atlantic to assignments behind the German and Italian lines to work with the various resistance forces, which, ironically, were often communist or communist-led. More than six hundred American vets served in World War II, in addition to another three hundred more in the merchant marine. In all, about twenty-five Spanish vets gave their lives for their country in World War II. Many were decorated for bravery. Between sixty and seventy, including myself, were commissioned as officers. As a side note, many Spaniards-in-exile volunteered to fight with the French, and when the tanks of the Free French entered Paris for its liberation from the Germans, many were manned by Spanish personnel, and three tank turrets carried the names of Spanish battles- Madrid, Teruel, or Jarama- painted on their sides. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 152-153 == S == == T == * A Nationalist victory in the Civil War in Spain would mean that France would be surrounded on three sides by potentially hostile countries. This would make it easier for Germany to attack Russia without being afraid of French attacks in her rear. For this torturous reason, the Soviet Government had a strong interest in the prevention of a Nationalist victory. The Spanish War also afforded the Communist Party, with its discipline, its skill at propaganda, and its prestige deriving from its connection with Russia, a great chance to secure in Spain the establishment of the second Communist State. But such a Communist victory wold have alarmed Britain and France, the two powers to whom, for diplomatic reasons, Russia wished to draw closer. It might even make a general war more likely. It might waste Russian war material. For these reasons, Stalin probably did not send orders to the Spanish Communist party, and his chief agents there, Cordovilla and Stepanov, to make full use of the opportunity to gain control of the Spanish Republic. Nor did he send arms to Spain. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 215 * The Spanish Civil War exceeded in ferocity most wars between nations. Yet the losses were less than had been generally feared. The total number of deaths caused by the war appears to have been approximately 600,000. Of these about 100,000 may be supposed to have died by murder or summary execution. Perhaps as many as 220,000 died of disease or malnutrition directly attributable to the war. About 320,000 probably died in action. The cost of the war, including both internal and external expenditures, was named later by the Nationalists at 30,000 million pesetas (£3,000 million in 1938 money). The chief cost was in labour, due on the one hand to the deaths and permanent disabilities caused, and on the other to the exile of 340,000 persons at the end of the war. Nationalist authorities estimated that approximately 4,250 million pesetas' worth of damage had been done to real property during the course of the war. Since this was supposed to be damage caused only by the Republicans, it is probably an under-estimation. 150 churches were totally destroyed and 4,850 damaged, of which 1,850 were more than half destroyed. 183 towns were so badly damaged that General Franco 'adopted' them- his Government, that is, undertook to pay the cost of restoration. This probably does not take into account another 250,000 which were partially damaged. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 606 == U == == V == == W == == X == == Y == * In July of 1936 General Francisco Franco led a revolt against the democratically elected government of Spain. Under his command was a well-trained army of mercenaries from Morocco. Italy's Benito Mussolini kept his pledge to Franco by sending one hundred thousand soldiers directly to Spain from the war in Ethiopia. From Germany Adolph Hitler sent artillery, technicians, a large air force and twenty-five thousand tanks. Meanwhile, the Portuguese government dispatched two divisions of soldiers to aid Franco. These events in Spain stunned and shocked the conscience of people throughout Europe and the world. The government of Spain, in its effort to withstand the attack of the fascist armies, appealed to the democratic governments of the world for their support. Instead of sending help, the governments of England, France and the United States placed an embargo on arms to Spain. Nevertheless, freedom-loving people from around the world answered Spain's call for help. Within a few months thousands of men and women from many countries flocked to Spain with the hope of stopping fascism. An estimated forty thousand volunteers served in the International Brigades. Of the three thousand from the United States, almost one hundred were Black. The number of people who fought in the International Brigades was only a small speck when measured against the thousands of Spaniards who fought in the Republican army. However, the role played by the internationals was very significant in preventing Franco from achieving the quick victory that he expected when his forces attacked Madrid. Madrid held out for three long years. The war ended in Spain by March, 1939. Poland was invaded by Hitler's Nazi army the following September, thus signalling the start of World War II. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xiii-xiv * I was just beginning to learn about the reality of Spain and Europe, but I knew what was at stake. There the poor, the peasants, the workers and the unions, the socialists and the communists, together had won an election against the big landowners, the monarchy and the right-wingers in the military. It was the kind of victory that would have brought Black people to the top levels of government if such an election had been won in the USA. A Black man would be Governor of Mississippi. The new government in Spain was dividing its wealth with the peasants. Unions were organizing in each factory and social services were being introduced. Spain was the perfect example for the world I dreamed of. Now all of it was about to be wiped out. The former rulers were determined to retake power. They were being supported by fascists all over the world, including, I was sure, many in the United States. How could I not volunteer? ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 96 * The capitalist newspapers painted the war as if we were losing. Several times they had eagerly reported that Madrid had fallen to Generalissimo Franco and Mussolini's troops, when it hadn't. They were aware that a quick fascist victory would obscure the one-sided nature of the embargo. While men, war materials and even medical supplies were being denied the Republicans, French and English capitalists were not only lending the fascists moral support, but supplying them with guns, planes and tanks. The fascists, including Hitler's Germany, received oil from the United States, and in particular from the large oil companies. Without that support they could not maintain their huge war machines. I didn't believe the newspapers. I knew from the experience of our march to Springfield just how falsely events were reported. Madrid would not fall. Republican Spain would not fall. We would go on to create other Republican states throughout the world. Perhaps even in Mississippi! ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 110 * Albacete by early 1937 had become a United Nations of a special kind. Men and women of all different tongues and nationalities, young and old, all came together to fight side by side with the Spanish people. The Spaniards were not only fighting to save themselves and their country from fascism but Europe and the whole world from plunging into the horror of war. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 123 == Z == == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} [[Category:Spanish Civil War| ]] ivh9nd61kbrg9pc598tgr94dxwx1ydq 3148705 3148704 2022-07-28T16:56:09Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki The '''[[w:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]]''' (Spanish: ''Guerra Civil Española'') took place from 1936 to 1939. [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republicans]] loyal to the left-wing [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Second Spanish Republic]], in alliance with the [[anarchists]], [[socialists]] and [[communists]], fought against the [[w:Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalists]], in alliance with the Carlists, Catholics, Falangists and Aristocrats led by General [[Francisco Franco]]. The Nationalists won the war in early 1939 and ruled Spain until Franco's death in November 1975. [[File:Collage guerra civile spagnola.png|thumb|The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective. ~ [[Clement Attlee]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in September 1936.png|thumb|Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...]] [[File:Escudo de la Archidiócesis de Madrid.svg|thumb|The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not. ~ [[Francisco Franco]]]] [[File:Republican forces during the Battle of Irún.jpg|thumb|Republican forces during the Battle of Irún in 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E20569-21, Spanien, Ausbildung durch "Legion Condor".jpg|thumb|Members of the Condor Legion, a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and from the German Army (Heer) training in Ávila.]] [[File:Junkers Ju 87A with Spanish rebel markings.jpg|thumb|Junkers Ju-87A of the Condor Legion over Spain.]] [[File:International Brigades-Abraham Lincoln-1st Batallion.svg|thumb|Early flag of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Lincoln Battalion.jpg|thumb|Say of them, <br>They are no longer young, they never learned <br>The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear; <br>And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare. ~ Genevieve Taggard]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H25224, Guernica, Ruinen.jpg|thumb|Ruins of Guernica after the bombing, 31 December 1936.]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939.png|thumb|Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939; Republican territory = Blue; Nationalist territory = Pink.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-C0214-0007-013, Spanien, Flugzeug der Legion Condor.jpg|thumb|Heinkel He-111 of the Condor Legion between bombing missions.]] [[File:Pruebas de mar cervera.jpg|thumb|The cruiser ''Almirante Cervera'', a key part of the Nationalist fleet]] [[File:Destructor Lepanto (LT).jpg|thumb|The destroyer ''Lepanto'', part of the Republican fleet]] __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == A == * ''Ante Dios y ante la Historia que a todos nos ha de juzgar, afirmo que durante tres horas y media los aviones alemanes bombardearon con saña desconocida la población civil indefensa de la histórica villa de Gernika reduciéndola a cenizas, persiguiendo con el fuego de ametralladora a mujeres y niños, que han perecido en gran número huyendo los demás alocados por el terror.'' ** Before God and before History which must judge us all, I affirm that for three and one-half hours, German planes bombarded with unheard-of fury the defenceless civilian population of the historic city of Gernika, reducing it to ashes, chasing with machine-gun fire women and children who perished in great number, fleeing the stampede of others driven mad by panic. ** [[w:José Antonio Aguirre|José Antonio Aguirre]], lehendakari of the Basque Country {{source}} * For liberals in the West, the showdown between the Spanish Republic and Franco's nationalist rebels seemed the first real chance to stop Fascism's terrifying advance. Volunteers from fifty-four countries, including three thousand from the United States, formed international brigades to assist in the cause. The Largo Caballero government, still desperate for help, turned to Stalin, who offered men and equipment in return for a clandestine shipment of the country's entire supply of gold. Celebrity photographers, poets, and writers- Ernest Hemingway included- hurried to chronicle and at times glamorize the competition between the forces of light, as they saw it, and darkness. The conflict, though, was anything but romantic. It lasted four years and killed more than half a million people. There were long lulls, but the clashes were savage. Each side executed prisoners, and each cast a wide net in arresting enemy sympathizers. For Franco, the systematic rooting out of potential foes was just good strategy. One of his subordinates told allied mayors, "It is necessary to create an atmosphere of terror. We must create an impression of mastery. Anyone who is overtly or secretly a supporter of the Popular Front must be shot." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 50 * Spain, divided by ideology and class, was split by religion as well. Some priests opposed the nationalists, but the Roman Catholic hierarchy was clearly identified with Franco. Its officials were among the more vocal advocates of harsh measures, and a few took delight in personally gunning down "reds." Meanwhile, the left was generally hostile to the Church and hungry to seize its land. Republican forces murdered an estimated ten thousand bishops, priests, nuns, and monks. These atrocities helped color foreign reporting and prompted most major newspapers in the United States to support Franco. When Eleanor Roosevelt urged her husband to send arms to the Spanish Republican government, he told her that if he were to do so, no Catholic would ever vote for him again. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * Militarily, neither side was very potent, but Franco benefited from the failure of the Republican factions to coalesce. The Spanish left was a political battleground that encompassed Communists loyal to the party, laborers partial to the exiled Bolshevik theorist Leon Trotsky (a bitter rival of Stalin), internationalists who meant well but lacked military skills, anarchists who detested everyone including each other, and a Socialist government trying to present an attractive face to the world. While Franco was taking his time, the opposition factions were beating one another up, squabbling over supplies, and tossing some of their most committed partisans in jail. George Orwell, who went to Spain to fight Fascism, ended up getting shot by a Communist sniper and exiting the country one jump ahead of the Socialist police. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The Russian troops and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the 1961 Berlin crisis and, more than fifty years later, in Ukraine. The German bombing of Guernica, immortalized by Picasso, sparked calls for an international war crimes investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any bombs had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered the executions of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full dictatorial powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * I know this comparison will strike some as outrageous, and I’m NOT saying religion turns people into Nazis. But does anybody believe the ardent Nazi followers in Germany, or Mussolini’s faithful in Italy, or Franco’s legions in Spain were a bunch of atheists? Being “religious” does not automatically build a firewall against accepting totalitarianism, and when fundamentalist religions teach authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, and conventionalism, they help create the problem. Can we not see how easily religious fundamentalists would lift a would-be dictator aloft as part of a “great movement,” and give it their all? ** [[Bob Altemeyer]], ''The Authoritarians'' (2006), p. 140-141 * '''I agree with the [[Neville Chamberlain|prime minister]] that the condition of the world is serious, and that everyone who speaks on these subjects must speak with a full sense of responsibility, but that does not mean, in my view, that there should be a lack of plain speaking, but that we ought to see the facts for what they really are. I must say that I was profoundly disappointed with the speech of the prime minister, because it seemed to me that he had misconceived the whole issue that lives before us. He suggested that there was being fought in Spain, in the opinion of some people, a struggle between two sides, two rival systems. I do not think that is the issue that is facing us to-day. The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective.''' ** [[Clement Attlee]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 == B == * In November 1937 Hitler met with leaders of the German army, navy, and air force. It had been two years since Germany had announced its rearmament. Since 1936 German forces had been involved in the Spanish Civil War on the side of General Francisco Franco and the enemies of the Spanish Republic. Hitler had pushed German intervention even though many Germans opposed it. Because the Soviet Union backed the Republic in Spain, support of Franco gave Hitler an opportunity to attack Communism. Moreover, Mussolini was actively behind Franco as well. So Spain offered a chance for Germany and Italy to practice cooperation in the spirit of their leaders' mutual admiration. For the Germans the Spanish Civil War was also an opportunity to try out new military equipment. In particular they broke in their new air force by bombing Spanish towns and cities. Now Hitler was ready to risk more. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 98-99 * In March 1939, just months after the Munich Conference granted Sudetenland to Germany, German troops entered the rest of Czechoslovakia. With the world distracted by Franco's recent victory in Spain, Hitler ordered the Czechoslovak state dismantled. Some territory was incorporated into the German Reich, and the old Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia were organized as the Protectorate, a kind of colony. Slovakia became a client state under the government of the Roman Catholic priest Josef Tiso. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 107 * Those Americans who went to Spain to fight Franco and stave off World War II have never minded being called "premature anti-fascists." They were proud of the label. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * We have long memories. We have developed a relative immunity to the endless barrage of propaganda, slander and outright lies that has been laid upon us. And especially, we are immune to the Big Lie that destroyed Spain and which Hitler developed to such a point of perfection that it was necessary for millions of human beings to die to achieve the defeat of the Axis. Yet the Big Lie survives and flourishes mightily in our own country today. As it is promulgated daily, hourly and every minute of the day through every medium of communication, so it must be answered- until our own people see it for what it is and explode it in their own good time. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. : Whenever we hear it said that Communism threatens us from within and without; whenever we are told that the Soviet Union menaces our "way of life" and wants to conquer the world; whenever we are summoned to a Holy Crusade that- if it is allowed to begin- will ravish the entire earth, we recall the following simple facts of history: :Mussolini killed whatever democracy existed in Italy by claiming that Italy was threatened by Communism; :Hitler destroyed the German Republic with the same weapon; :Tojo broke the resistance of the people of Japan by using the identical thesis; :Franco murdered the Spanish Republic in the name of the "Red menace"; :The Axis launched World War II under the slogan of saving the world from Communism. :* [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * Here were students, dock-workers, clerks and labor-organizers, farmers. Most were unacquainted with each other, but they came together now with the warmth and familiarity of old friends; they told each other of their work in their respective countries; of their friends and families. They spoke of the European political scene, of the imperative necessity for the Loyalist Government to drive the foreign invader from Spain; you felt that with each of them, no matter how diverse his previous training, the Spanish struggle was a personal issue, something deep and close. This in itself, considering the disparity of their origin, was a major political phenomenon. They spoke no word of the actual business of war; they did not speculate on the nature of artillery or air attacks, of machine-gun fire. You felt: many of these men will never see their friends or families again; they don't know what they're getting into; their idealism has blinded them to the reality of what they will have to face. And you knew immediately that you were wrong; that they were so far from being blind that it might be said of them that they were among the first soldiers in the history of the world who really knew what they were about, what they were going to fight for- and that they were ready and eager to fight. Their very presence on the French frontier was an earnest of their understanding and their clarity; no one had made them come, no force but an inner force had brought them. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 13 * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * "You know what I got half a mind to do?" the driver said. "What?" "Head this damn junk for the border." "Have a cigarette," I said. I wondered if he would head for the border and what I would do if he did, but he didn't. "The detail's all fucked-up," he said. "Where's the Lincoln? Where's the Macpap? The British? The Franco-Belge? Nobody's seen fuck-all of 'em. The bastards are driving to the sea," he said. "Maybe they've got to Tortosa already; we'll find out. If France don't come in now, we're fucked ducks. ''Mucho malo,"'' he said. ''"Mucho'' fuckin ''malo."'' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 133 * Every town along the Mediterranean shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with peasants evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the truck, moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward Barcelona, their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''burros''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, British, and American nurses went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the Italian Fascist troops had reached the sea at Vinaroz, below Tortosa, cutting Loyalist Spain away from Catalonia, and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and Valencia. (In Rome, the Pope gave his apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding Lerida and Balaguer (this was different); the newspapers reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the Non-Intervention Committee met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't Mr. Chamberlain interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. Hitler had mobilized a million and a half men on the Czech and French borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. Roosevelt and Hull had, it is true, made strong speeches against Fascist aggression within the week, and called for united democratic opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 == C == * '''Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...''' It is a fact, proved by extensive documentation, that the thinking of a large part of foreign opinion is out of touch with the reality of events in our country... Since God has willed that it should be our country that will serve as a place for testing the ideas and processes that aspire to conquer the world, we want the damage to be reduced to our country alone, saving the rest of the nations from ruin...<br>The war in Spain is the product of the conflict between irreconcilable ideologies; in its very origins one finds very grave questions of a moral and legal, of a religious and historical order...<br>When the war broke out, we lamented that painful fact more than anyone, because it is always an extremely serious evil... and because our mission is one of reconciliation and peace... '''The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...''' The Church has been the principal victim of the fury of one of the contending parties, and it has not ceased to work with its prayers, its exhortations, and its influence to lessen the damage and shorten the ordeal... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 198 * Let us now give a sketch of the character of the movement known as "national." We believe this term is just. First, in its spirit. Because the immense majority of the Spanish nation was detached from a state that could not represent its profound needs and aspirations; and the movement was greeted with hope by all the nation... It is also national in its objectives... We express a reality and a general yearning of the Spanish citizens...<br>We have seen an outburst of real charity that has had its fullest expression in the blood of thousands of Spaniards who have cried out, "Long live Spain!" and "Long live Christ the King!" The movement has guaranteed order in the territory it controls. We contrast the situation in the regions where the national movement has prevailed with those still dominated by the communists... Without priests, without churches, without religion, without justice, without authority, they are prisoners of a terrible anarchy, of hunger, of misery. On the other hand, because of the effort and the terrible pain of war, the other regions live in tranquility of international order, under the tutelage of a true authority, which is the basis of justice, peace, and progress... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 201-202 * It is said that this war is a class war and that the Church has placed itself on the side of the rich. Those who know its causes and nature know this is not true. Even though the Church acknowledges some carelessness in the fulfillment of its duties of justice and charity, which it has been the first to urge, the working classes were already greatly protected by laws, and the nation had already entered on the path of a better distribution of wealth... Nor can we forget our advanced social legislation and our prosperous institutions of public and private assistance of Spanish and Christian origins. The people were fooled by unrealistic promises, incompatible not only with the country's economic life, but also with any kind of organized economy...<br>Crimes similar to those committed by the Popular Front have been attributed to the leaders of the national movement... Every war has its excesses, and the national movement has undoubtedly had its share as well. Nobody defends themselves with total serenity against the insane attacks of a heartless enemy. Condemning in the name of justice and Christian charity all excesses that may have been committed, by mistake or by low-level personnel, and which the foreign press has methodically exaggerated, we declare that the judgements we are refuting do not respond to the truth, and we affirm that there is an enormous distance between the principles and practice of justice on the two sides. ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 202 * "If you lose [a war," the great American novelist of the civil war, Ernest Hemingway, exclaimed in 1939, "you lose everything and your ideology won't save you." The Lincoln volunteers- whom Hemingway disparaged as the "ideology boys"- clung to the opposite view. Although they "lost the war," their last commander, Milton Wolff, insisted that "neither the Spaniards nor the [international volunteers], nor anti-fascists of any mettle, lost their ideology, much less 'everything.'" To Wolff, writing twenty years after Hemingway's suicide, it was precisely ideology that had "saved us. And may yet save the world." Indeed, it was this spirit of commitment- an unyielding optimism in the face of defeat- that distinguished the Lincoln veterans. For them, Spain lived not as the landscape for a novel or as a place of metaphysical inspiration. "Spain"- the word, the country, the cause- embodied ideology and political passion, anguish and hope; the ordeal of Spain became the essential continuity of their lives. Anticipating this half-century's commitment, the poet Genevieve Taggard composed "To the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade" in 1941: <br>'''Say of them,''' <br>'''They are no longer young, they never learned''' <br>'''The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear;''' <br>'''And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare.''' ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 4-5 * The battle for Madrid commenced on a gray, misty morning, November 7, 1936. As a cavalry column of Moorish mercenaries, bolstered by the rhythm of heavy drumbeats, rode toward the Toledo bridge, a hastily organized group of young men and women fired from behind rough barricades at the advancing troops. Their antique pistols and hunting rifles scarcely interrupted the charge. But suddenly, a motorcyclist appeared with a machine gun and sent the horsemen into retreat. Italian tanks then forged ahead of Franco's professional legionnaires and mercenaries; and, after the fog had lifted, German Junkers rained bombs through the cloudy skies. Again and again, the unpracticed Republican militia, emboldened by individual heroics, met the attack valiantly, using small arms against the troops and sticks of dynamite against the tanks. The fascists made small progress that day. At dawn of the next day, as Madrid girded for a second ground assault, the city's frantic residents witnessed a remarkable parade down the broad Gran Via: a neat procession of nearly 2,000 soldiers, dressed in corduroy uniforms and steel helmets. Assuming the men were Soviet allies, the Madrilenos raised their fists in the Popular Front salute and shouted, "Long live the Russians!" Their error was understandable. Few citizens of Spain knew of the existence of the newly formed International Brigades, a contingent of foreign volunteers who had come to Spain to defend the Republic. These recruits had left their homes in Great Britain and France, Yugoslavia and Poland, Belgium and Austria; many were political refugees from fascist Italy and Germany. Despite scant military training, they exuded enthusiasm. And under the leadership of Soviet general Emil Kleber, a Hungarian Jew trained in the Soviet Union, they brought much more than a military presence to the Republican cause. These Internationals- ultimately they would number 40,000 troops from 52 countries- symbolized a political camaraderie that linked the Spanish civil war to the titanic ideological conflicts of the 1930's: the struggles of fascism, communism, and democracy. In the days and weeks and months that followed, these volunteers would join the Spanish militia to face the fascist tide. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 11-12 * News of the creation of the International Brigades raced through the Communist grapevines around the globe: the very existence of a multinational army promised to fulfill the Marxist prophesy that one day the "workers of the world" would unite against their common oppressors. In every country, such optimism encouraged the enlistment of volunteers eager to fight in Spain. When the American Communist party spread the word about recruitment through a network of district organizers, the response was immediate. From the waterfront docks and the fur trades, from union halls and ethnic associations, from bread lines and Communist party cells, dozens of men came forward within weeks to join the fight for Republican Spain. Viewing themselves as part of an international proletariat, American radicals welcomed this opportunity to take the struggle against fascism to another stage of history: it was possible now, in Spain at least, to fight back with arms. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 12 * As word of recruitment for the International Brigades began to filter through the American Communist network in the autumn of 1936, large numbers of volunteers came forward to enlist. The party's organizing committee soon realized that its responsibility had shifted. Instead of having to locate a few trusted volunteers to send to Spain, they now had to worry about screening any undesirable elements from the diverse recruits who were offering their services. In this unique military crusade, symbolic of the unity of the international working classes, party leaders wanted to exclude mere adventurers who lacked a political understanding of the anti-fascist struggle. They also feared that government or enemy spies might attempt to subvert the project. The party insisted on secrecy, therefore, not because Communists harbored a devious conspiracy to overthrow a government- after all, they always boasted of their initiatives on behalf of the Spanish Republic- but because party members did not wish to be caught violating American recruitment laws. In any event, the leadership decided that each volunteer would have to be interviewed personally by a special committee. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 64 * In this Spanish situation there is one peculiar feature which gives it a specially dangerous aspect. That is to many people looking on from outside, it presents itself as a struggle between two rival systems each of which commands an enthusiastic, even a passionate, body of supporters among its adherents in their respective countries, with the result that supporters of these two rival systems cannot help regarding the issue of the struggle in Spain as a defeat or victory... for the side to which they are attached. I am not expressing an opinion as to whether that view of the struggle is correct or not, but I say that the fact that it is held constitutes a perpetual danger to the peace of Europe because, if some country or government representing one of these two ideas attempts to intervene beyond a certain point, then some other country taking the opposite view may find it difficult, if not impossible, to refrain from joining in, and a conflict may be started of which no man can see the end. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 192-193 * In my view, the best thing we can do now is to turn our minds back again to the two practical steps which have to be taken, the first one being to fill the gap in the patrol which has now been left open and the other to re-start our endeavours to obtain the withdrawal of foreign volunteers in Spain. That is all I have to say at present, and I want to conclude with a very earnest appeal to those who hold responsible positions both in this country and abroad- to weigh their words very carefully before they utter them on this matter, bearing in mind the consequences that might flow from some rash or thoughtless phrase. I have read that in the high mountains there are sometimes conditions to be found when the incautious move or even a sudden loud exclamation may start an avalanche. That is just the condition in which we are finding ourselves to-day. I believe, although the snow may be perilously poised it has not yet begun to move, and if we can all exercise caution, patience, and self-restraint we may yet be able to save the peace of Europe. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 * The Spanish Civil War and the fight against it did, in part, alert the world to the nature of fascism. The story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade is generally known. It was a contingent of committed Black and White Americans, three thousand in number, who went to fight against fascism. Had the circumstances been different, some of the Black Americans would have been willing to fight in the Italian-Ethiopian War. Ethiopia was overrun in a matter of months, and there was no organized effort to get Black Americans to fight in this war. Those who were willing to go were left with their frustrations. To some of them fighting with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the war against fascism in Spain was an alternative. ** John Henrik Clarke, Foreword to ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xi == D == * Then, as if things were not already bad, Japan invaded Manchuria, then the rest of China. Spain was in a terrible civil war- drawing every nation in Europe into that nightmare, to some degree- and this turned out to be the perfect proving ground for Hitler's air force. All of us pilots who understood history and could see the signs knew that another war was coming. We did not know when or where it would start, or, to be more precise, expand, but we knew that our nation, especially our air forces, would not be ready. When the war in Spain finished, everyone sat back and relaxed, acting like, "This is it, the European problems are over," but I knew better. The Japanese were still doing their work in China, so we kind of went to sleep at the wheel, but Pearl Harbor changed all of that, I can tell you, and you know what happened. The entire military establishment was taken off guard, which I could not understand. Japan had been a constant threat to everyone, and they had blinders on the whole time. ** [[Jimmy Doolittle]], in a 1986 interview with Colin Heaton, as quoted in ''Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words'' (2021), p. 88-89 == E == == F == * The events in which we had participated at home had had a direct influence on our decision to go to Spain. We were trade unionists. We had worked with the unemployed and the poor. In many ways, we viewed the Spanish struggle as an extension of our fight against reaction at home. Most significantly, we wanted to focus the nation's attention on the growing threat of fascism, and the danger it posed to international peace. We were later to be called "premature anti-fascists," and we accepted this title proudly, though it was not meant as a compliment by the State Department spokesman who first coined the term. After all, we had bucked the system- the U.S. government, even under Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had remained neutral in the various worldwide struggles against fascism, right up until the time World War II began. But in 1937 many people around the world did recognize the threat fascism brought to world peace, and it was our fervent hope that by aborting the fascist takeover in Spain, we might prevent a second world war. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. xx * We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. 158 * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. * ''Aguirre miente. Nosotros hemos respetado Guernica, como respetamos todo lo español.'' ** Aguirre is lying. We have respected Guernica, as we respect everything Spanish. ** [[Francisco Franco]] {{source}} == G == * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 * Comrades of the International Brigades! Political reasons, reasons of State, the welfare of that same cause for which you offered your blood with boundless generosity, are sending you back, some of you to your own countries and others to forced exile. You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend. You are the heroic example of democracy's solidarity and universality. We shall not forget you, and when the olive tree of peace puts forth its leaves again, mingled with the laurels of the Spanish Republic's victory- come back! ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 == H == * Of course, I am against fascism with its spread of color prejudice and [[racism|race hatred]] and working class oppression. How could any sensible Negro be otherwise? ** [[Langston Hughes]], in ''Writers take sides; letters about the war in Spain from 418 American authors''by [[w:League of American Writers|League of American Writers]], 1938. Also quoted in Brian Dolinar, ''The Black cultural front : black writers and artists of the Depression generation.'' Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012. == I == == J == == K == * When the smouldering powder keg of south-west Europe finally exploded into life in July, 1936, and civil war broke out in Spain, a number of far more powerful and certainly much wealthier nations grasped at the unexpected opportunity to try out their latest military aircraft and other equipment under operational conditions, in the belief that invaluable battle experience with modern weapons would thus be gained. Had the Spanish people been left to fight out their quarrel among themselves much unnecessary bloodshed and distress would probably have been saved, with part of the small Spanish Air Force flying with the Government forces and part with the Revolutionary forces, but unfortunately both sides soon began to receive aid from foreign countries. The Communist Government armies were sent quantities of I-15 and I-16 fighters and some SB-2 bombers from Russia, as well as a continuous flow of new aircraft from France. However, following the example of Mussolini, Adolf Hitler decided to give active assistance to General Francisco Franco Bahamonde, the principle leader of the insurgents, and thousands of men and hundreds of tons of supplies were sent to Spain in the course of the next three years, including the Luftwaffe "Volunteer" Corps identified officially by its unit number of "88" and popularly known as the Legion Kondor. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 67 * The Spanish Civil War, which had afforded such a fortuitous opportunity for the Luftwaffe to try out its strength under actual battle conditions, served just as useful a purpose for the Soviet Air Force, and soon awakened the Red aircraft industry to the plain fact that it was falling badly behind the times. The standard Russian fighters sent to Spain, mainly I-15 and I-153 biplanes and I-16 monoplanes, held their own against the Heinkel He 51s initially supplied to the Legion Kondor, but proved to be outclassed in every way by the Messerschmitt Bf 109s later sent against them. The Russian SB-2 aircraft, the so-called "fast bombers" needing no fighter escort, turned out to have all the disadvantages of the Dornier Do 17s in the same class with none of the advantages of the German machines, and for reconnaissance the Russians could provide nothing better than the archaic R-5 biplanes. No dive-bombing ground support aircraft comparable to the German Henschel Hs 123 or Junkers 87 were available. By 1939, the Russian aircraft designers were showing the world that the lessons of the Spanish Civil War had been heeded. Lavochkin was introducing the first of his highly-successful LA series of single-seater fighters, soon to be followed by the even more famous LAGG series; Petlyakov's twin-engine PE-2 was about to enter service, and subsequently become one of the outstanding medium bombers of the Second World War; and Ilyushin had just designed the Il-2 Sturmovik ground-support aircraft later to prove unequalled in its class anywhere in the world. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 178 == L == * The Madrid victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in Seville's magnificent cathedral. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But a new World War was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of social justice and twenty-five years of peace, our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * I find it difficult to define my feelings when peace came at last. The immediate reaction was one of great joy, tremendous feeling of relief. I had survived the long-drawn-out struggle unscathed and was back again once more with the people I most loved, Paz and my family. I could not quite believe it. It seemed too good to be true, and I expected to wake up any morning and find myself back at the front on operations. Soon the anticlimax set in. I suddenly felt very tired; the prolonged physical and spiritual effort left me momentarily exhausted. I felt much older and, probably, wiser. I looked forward to a happy married life. But the future again loomed up uncertain, black, and foreboding; sparks were flying and Europe was about to burst into flames at any moment. And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * Although many years have elapsed since the end of the Spanish Civil War, the world remains confused about the true causes that brought about that tremendous struggle. Most people have not taken the trouble to find out the whole truth. Many were thoroughly hoodwinked by efficient worldwide Communist propaganda. The fact that we were fighting communism on Spanish soil was considered a tall story and was put down to Fascist propaganda. Yet the facts and proofs were obvious for anyone with sound and unbiased judgment. History has a way of repeating itself. Since the Spanish Civil War, there have been several outstanding cases of armed international interventions which have exploded around the world in an attempt to forestall a Communist take over. Chief among these were Greece at the end of World War II, followed by Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam. All are similar and comparable in many aspects to the Nationalist uprising in Spain in 1936. If Spain- with its key position in the Mediterranean, astride two continents- had fallen beneath the hammer and sickle, I dread to think of what the future of Europe might have been. Spain's great sacrifice was not in vain. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 277-278 * From America, Marion watched the Spanish Republic fall, Franco seize total power, Hitler wage war against freedom throughout Europe, and, ultimately, America, England, France, and Russia fight as allies against Germany and Italy. She recollected sadly her admonition to the Rotary Club of Reno that Americans everywhere must take a stand against fascism in Spain or watch their sons die later in Germany. Marion noted the irony that America, France, and England finally did exactly what she and Bob Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Battalion had done voluntarily- join internationally in a commitment to defeat fascism. ** Warren Lerude, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. 235 == M == * The men of the Lincoln Brigade, the "premature [[antifascists]]," those who were physically able, volunteered early in our armed forces, gave their blood and their lives. On the roster of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade there are the names of 331 men who survived Spain to serve honorably in the U.S. Army or American medical services. This does not include those veterans who served in the Merchant Marine, many of whom were killed when their ships were attacked. These are the men and women I salute, my "compadres," my dearest friends throughout these long years. Now, at the end of 1985, like Janus I can look back at the lessons of the past, to the heroes- and forward to a better world. There will always be fighters for freedom, men and women of the highest moral resolve. ** Marion Merriman, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. xiii * ''Último aviso: he decidido terminar rápidamente la guerra en el Norte de España. Quienes no sean autores de asesinatos y depongan las armas o se entreguen serán respetados en vidas y haciendas. Si vuestra sumisión no es inmediata arrasaré Vizcaya empezando por las industrias de guerra. Tengo medios sobrados para ello.'' ** Last warning: I have decided to end the war in the North of Spain quickly. Those who have not committed murders and who lay down their arms or turn themselves in will see their lives and property respected. If your submission is not immediate, I will wipe out Vizcaya, beginning with the industries of war. I have more than enough means to do it. ** General [[w:Emilio Mola|Emilio Mola]] {{source}} * ''Guernica fue Punto Hoy no es más que brasa cenizas Punto En este momento arde todavía pueblo tres horas bombardeo intensísimo bombas incendiarias lo han destrozado totalmente Punto Aldasoro, Torre, yo llegamos allí espantados Punto Diez mil mujeres niños huyen carreteras temiendo ser ametrallados por aviación mañana al amanecer como lo fueron esta tarde Punto Ante esta catástrofe con amenaza hecha hoy mismo destrozar incendiar Bilbao esta semana sólo suplicamos háganse cargo situación angustiosa'' ** Guernica was Stop Today it is no more than embers ashes Stop In this moment town still burning three hours intense bombardment incendiary bombs have totally destroyed it Stop Aldasoro, Torre, I arrived there horrified Stop Ten thousand women children fleeing highways fearing being machine-gunned by aircraft tomorrow at dawn as they were this afternoon Stop Before this catastrophe with threat made just today to destroy burn Bilbao this week we entreat only take charge dreadful situation ** Telesforo Monzón, telegram to the President of the Council of Ministers, 27 April 1937 {{source}} == N == == O == *When one thinks of the cruelty, squalor, and futility of war - and in this particular case of the intrigues, the persecutions, the lies and the misunderstandings - there is always the temptation to say: "One side is as bad as the other. I am neutral." In practice, however, one cannot be neutral, and there is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or less for progress, the other more or less for reaction. The hatred which the Spanish Republic excited in millionaires, dukes, cardinals, play-boys, blimps, and what-not would in itself be enough to show one how the land lay. '''In essence it was a class war.''' If it had been won, the cause of the common people everywhere would have been strengthened. It was lost, and the dividend-drawers all over the world rubbed their hands. That was the real issue; all else was froth on its surface. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) *The outcome of the Spanish war was settled in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin - at any rate, not in Spain. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) == P == == Q == == R == * The internationalization of the civil war through foreign aid, diplomacy and troops is indisputable, as is the fact that decisions made by foreign powers played an important role in the war's evolution. The two most important decisions affecting aid to the Republic were the Non-Intervention in Spain Agreement, signed by 27 European nations at the end of August 1936, and the Soviet decision in mid-September to assist the Republic. From the beginning of the war Britain declared neutrality and convinced the Popular Front French government to reverse its initial decision to aid its Spanish compatriots. France then suggested the non-intervention pact to prevent fascist support of the Nationalists. However, Germany and Italy, and to a lesser extent Portugal, continued to arm the Nationalists, while all the major democracies, including the United States, followed the pretense of non-intervention. The democracies' decision to abandon the Republic was a result of both domestic concerns and geo-strategic interests. Although their populations were deeply divided, none of the liberal democratic governments were comfortable with the Spanish left-leaning democracy of July 1936. They were even less so once news of the initial revolutionary experimentation and anti-clerical violence was reported, often by conservative Spanish diplomats in their countries who overwhelmingly defected to the rebel cause. Even so, the Nationalists' claim that they fought to save Spain from Bolshevism and for Christian civilization was much more compelling than anti-fascism in the mid-1930s. Thus, even after the Republican state could demonstrate that social revolution and anti-clerical violence had been contained, the democratic powers were more invested in appeasing Nazi Germany than in fighting fascism, a strategy that culminated in the Munich conference of September 1938. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 196-197 * The military impact of foreign aid on the war's outcome continues to be debated, but the Republican cause was significantly undermined by both the low quality of material and the irregular timing of its arrival. The Republic was not poor, since it controlled the gold reserves, about a quarter of which were set to Paris early on and the rest to Moscow to pay for Soviet supplies. But most of the Soviet weapons and materiel were no match for the Nazi armaments that Hitler wanted to test before unleashing his own military ambitions. Because of the non-intervention pact, most of the rest of the materiel for the Republican side had to be purchased at high prices from private buyers. Finally, in terms of timing, the Republic was virtually starved of weapons at crucial points: during the summer of 1936 before the start of Soviet aid and from the end of 1938. Of the 66 shipments from the USSR, 52 arrived between October 1936 and the end of 1937. And, in contrast to more than 100,000 troops sent by Germany and Italy, the USSR sent only 2,000 advisers, in addition to the 31,000-32,000 volunteers of the International Brigades that were organized by the Communist International. The International Brigades have been attacked as Stalinist stooges and celebrated as heroic anti-fascists, with additional debates about their impact on the outcome of the war itself. Undoubtedly reflecting a variety of motives, the volunteers from over 50 countries probably played a positive role in several Republican battles, including the defense of Madrid, but overall, foreign troops contributed more to the Nationalist victory, especially if the Moroccan troops are included. In any case, the Brigades were sent home in September 1938, in hopes that the Nationalists would do the same with their larger contingent of foreign fighters. Instead, the departure of the Brigades marked the beginning of a precipitous slide toward final defeat. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 197 * In addition to the Nationalists' effective internal unification, the foreign aid they received was certainly also a factor in their victory. Without foreign aid a rebel force with no access to government institutions or gold reserves would have had no chance of success. Although the Nationalist war effort was largely financed by loans, both sides spent about the same. However, the apparent parity of resources obscures the superiority of Germany and Italy's consistent and high-quality support of the Nationalist side, especially n the summer of 1936 and from mid-1937 until the end of the war, as the gap in aid continued to grow. From the use of German planes to airlift the Army of Africa to the mainland in July 1936, to the arrival of the Condor Legion air force in October of that year, followed by Italian troops in December, the fascist powers maintained their logistical aid until the end. The Condor Legion carried out perhaps the most notorious action of the war, the aerial bombing of the civilian population of Guernica on April 26, 1937, which killed at least 1,500 and came to symbolize the horrors of "total" war in Picasso's famous painting. The number of foreign fighters was definitely higher on the Nationalist side, including 19,000 Germans and over 78,000 Italians, in addition to the 70,000 native Moroccan ''Regulares''. While foreign aid was superior, there is also evidence that the Nationalists utilized that aid more effectively than their enemies, thus securing their rearguard and keeping their army loyal. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 203 * The Republican defeat in the Civil War was followed by nearly forty years of dictatorship that ended only with the death of the man whose name came to define the regime. While the Franco regime began and ended as a dictatorship, its adaptive survival over four decades has generated ongoing debates about its identity. Was it a fascist regime, a military dictatorship, a traditional authoritarian regime, or some hybrid type? The regime began as a de facto ally of the fascist powers during the Second World War and ended as an ally of the democratic "West" in the Cold War. Evolving along with its international alliances was the regime's economic and cultural policies, which began with an isolationist autarky designed both to promote national self-sufficiency and to keep out impure foreign ideas, and ended with a booming tourist industry and economic integration into cultural pluralism. And, while the political institutions of the regime never underwent a parallel evolution, there was a shift in leadership away from fascist ideologues and toward more "technocratic" modernizers, whose primary goal was to increase at least passive support for the regime through higher standards of living rather than indoctrination and mass terror. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 209 * In my evaluation, the role of the Communist party wasn't much of a factor. The party was just there, doing its job, and, as far as I could see, doing a good job. The squabbles about leadership, how the various high-level political commissars had done their jobs in Spain hadn't really touched me. I had heard of the arguments, especially about individual commissars on top, but there wasn't any direct connection with my life or work. The party's key role in the International Brigades somehow didn't make itself felt overtly, not, at least, in the medical service, certainly not at my level. I had joined the Spanish party somewhere along the line, but I don't remember attending any meetings. It was just something American party members and YCLers did. My membership card had a picture of me wearing my heavy, knitted, gray wool scarf, the one that so often had lice. But as I was assessing what had happened, the role of party was not a very important part of my thinking. It was just a given in my thoughts, a necessary part of the struggle against fascism. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146 * To what purpose had so many given their lives, had I offered mine? The war in Spain was nearly lost. In fact, in the short space of three and a half months, it would end. Under the circumstances, it was hard to believe that my comrades had not died in vain. Yet I also knew that the battle in Spain had been necessary and worthwhile, that the struggle for decency in the world would and must continue. If we had not defeated fascism, we had at least demonstrated a will to resist. I knew, too, that after taking a short time to draw a fresh breath, I would be a part of that movement, even if I could not conceive of what form my contribution might take. So why did I volunteer, why did I go? There is no easy answer. But one thing is clear. I have never regretted my decision. Quite the contrary! To support what I believed in, to combat forces that stood for everything I considered evil, to have put myself at risk for something other than myself, was, and is, a source of great personal pride. That it was an instantaneous decision was consonant with many of the major decisions later in my life- buying homes, making investments, deciding to get married- all rarely burdened by the regret of hindsight. I knew that the civilian life I would return to would not be serene, but I was committed to a struggle for a better world. "Antifascist" and "prodemocracy" had become the words that I felt defined me. If I left one battlefield, I would find another one on which to fight for a better world. In a real sense, for me the fight in Spain had been more than a fight to save only Spain. I came to see it, as much as anything, as a fight against fascism and a struggle for greater democracy in our own country. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146-147 * We were pariahs to our government. When Brigaders volunteered for the armed forces in World War II, the official army line, at first, was that we were not to be sent outside of the continental limits, so that we would not have contact with European communists. This ruling was later successfully challenged. Even so, most of us were sent to the Pacific combat zone. But despite all of the government's fears about our politics, some of the Brigaders, because of their experience and skills, were needed for the war effort. Some, therefore, were sent across the Atlantic to assignments behind the German and Italian lines to work with the various resistance forces, which, ironically, were often communist or communist-led. More than six hundred American vets served in World War II, in addition to another three hundred more in the merchant marine. In all, about twenty-five Spanish vets gave their lives for their country in World War II. Many were decorated for bravery. Between sixty and seventy, including myself, were commissioned as officers. As a side note, many Spaniards-in-exile volunteered to fight with the French, and when the tanks of the Free French entered Paris for its liberation from the Germans, many were manned by Spanish personnel, and three tank turrets carried the names of Spanish battles- Madrid, Teruel, or Jarama- painted on their sides. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 152-153 == S == == T == * A Nationalist victory in the Civil War in Spain would mean that France would be surrounded on three sides by potentially hostile countries. This would make it easier for Germany to attack Russia without being afraid of French attacks in her rear. For this torturous reason, the Soviet Government had a strong interest in the prevention of a Nationalist victory. The Spanish War also afforded the Communist Party, with its discipline, its skill at propaganda, and its prestige deriving from its connection with Russia, a great chance to secure in Spain the establishment of the second Communist State. But such a Communist victory wold have alarmed Britain and France, the two powers to whom, for diplomatic reasons, Russia wished to draw closer. It might even make a general war more likely. It might waste Russian war material. For these reasons, Stalin probably did not send orders to the Spanish Communist party, and his chief agents there, Cordovilla and Stepanov, to make full use of the opportunity to gain control of the Spanish Republic. Nor did he send arms to Spain. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 215 * The Spanish Civil War exceeded in ferocity most wars between nations. Yet the losses were less than had been generally feared. The total number of deaths caused by the war appears to have been approximately 600,000. Of these about 100,000 may be supposed to have died by murder or summary execution. Perhaps as many as 220,000 died of disease or malnutrition directly attributable to the war. About 320,000 probably died in action. The cost of the war, including both internal and external expenditures, was named later by the Nationalists at 30,000 million pesetas (£3,000 million in 1938 money). The chief cost was in labour, due on the one hand to the deaths and permanent disabilities caused, and on the other to the exile of 340,000 persons at the end of the war. Nationalist authorities estimated that approximately 4,250 million pesetas' worth of damage had been done to real property during the course of the war. Since this was supposed to be damage caused only by the Republicans, it is probably an under-estimation. 150 churches were totally destroyed and 4,850 damaged, of which 1,850 were more than half destroyed. 183 towns were so badly damaged that General Franco 'adopted' them- his Government, that is, undertook to pay the cost of restoration. This probably does not take into account another 250,000 which were partially damaged. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 606 == U == == V == == W == == X == == Y == * In July of 1936 General Francisco Franco led a revolt against the democratically elected government of Spain. Under his command was a well-trained army of mercenaries from Morocco. Italy's Benito Mussolini kept his pledge to Franco by sending one hundred thousand soldiers directly to Spain from the war in Ethiopia. From Germany Adolph Hitler sent artillery, technicians, a large air force and twenty-five thousand tanks. Meanwhile, the Portuguese government dispatched two divisions of soldiers to aid Franco. These events in Spain stunned and shocked the conscience of people throughout Europe and the world. The government of Spain, in its effort to withstand the attack of the fascist armies, appealed to the democratic governments of the world for their support. Instead of sending help, the governments of England, France and the United States placed an embargo on arms to Spain. Nevertheless, freedom-loving people from around the world answered Spain's call for help. Within a few months thousands of men and women from many countries flocked to Spain with the hope of stopping fascism. An estimated forty thousand volunteers served in the International Brigades. Of the three thousand from the United States, almost one hundred were Black. The number of people who fought in the International Brigades was only a small speck when measured against the thousands of Spaniards who fought in the Republican army. However, the role played by the internationals was very significant in preventing Franco from achieving the quick victory that he expected when his forces attacked Madrid. Madrid held out for three long years. The war ended in Spain by March, 1939. Poland was invaded by Hitler's Nazi army the following September, thus signalling the start of World War II. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xiii-xiv * I was just beginning to learn about the reality of Spain and Europe, but I knew what was at stake. There the poor, the peasants, the workers and the unions, the socialists and the communists, together had won an election against the big landowners, the monarchy and the right-wingers in the military. It was the kind of victory that would have brought Black people to the top levels of government if such an election had been won in the USA. A Black man would be Governor of Mississippi. The new government in Spain was dividing its wealth with the peasants. Unions were organizing in each factory and social services were being introduced. Spain was the perfect example for the world I dreamed of. Now all of it was about to be wiped out. The former rulers were determined to retake power. They were being supported by fascists all over the world, including, I was sure, many in the United States. How could I not volunteer? ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 96 * The capitalist newspapers painted the war as if we were losing. Several times they had eagerly reported that Madrid had fallen to Generalissimo Franco and Mussolini's troops, when it hadn't. They were aware that a quick fascist victory would obscure the one-sided nature of the embargo. While men, war materials and even medical supplies were being denied the Republicans, French and English capitalists were not only lending the fascists moral support, but supplying them with guns, planes and tanks. The fascists, including Hitler's Germany, received oil from the United States, and in particular from the large oil companies. Without that support they could not maintain their huge war machines. I didn't believe the newspapers. I knew from the experience of our march to Springfield just how falsely events were reported. Madrid would not fall. Republican Spain would not fall. We would go on to create other Republican states throughout the world. Perhaps even in Mississippi! ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 110 * Albacete by early 1937 had become a United Nations of a special kind. Men and women of all different tongues and nationalities, young and old, all came together to fight side by side with the Spanish people. The Spaniards were not only fighting to save themselves and their country from fascism but Europe and the whole world from plunging into the horror of war. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 123 == Z == == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} [[Category:Spanish Civil War| ]] e9x3gxh8o61ljr1aen2saoq3wcpfj8v 3148706 3148705 2022-07-28T16:58:08Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki The '''[[w:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]]''' (Spanish: ''Guerra Civil Española'') took place from 1936 to 1939. [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republicans]] loyal to the left-wing [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Second Spanish Republic]], in alliance with the [[anarchists]], [[socialists]] and [[communists]], fought against the [[w:Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalists]], in alliance with the Carlists, Catholics, Falangists and Aristocrats led by General [[Francisco Franco]]. The Nationalists won the war in early 1939 and ruled Spain until Franco's death in November 1975. [[File:Collage guerra civile spagnola.png|thumb|The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective. ~ [[Clement Attlee]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in September 1936.png|thumb|Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...]] [[File:Escudo de la Archidiócesis de Madrid.svg|thumb|The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not. ~ [[Francisco Franco]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939.png|thumb|We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism. ~ Harry Fisher]] [[File:Republican forces during the Battle of Irún.jpg|thumb|Republican forces during the Battle of Irún in 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E20569-21, Spanien, Ausbildung durch "Legion Condor".jpg|thumb|Members of the Condor Legion, a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and from the German Army (Heer) training in Ávila.]] [[File:Junkers Ju 87A with Spanish rebel markings.jpg|thumb|Junkers Ju-87A of the Condor Legion over Spain.]] [[File:International Brigades-Abraham Lincoln-1st Batallion.svg|thumb|Early flag of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Lincoln Battalion.jpg|thumb|Say of them, <br>They are no longer young, they never learned <br>The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear; <br>And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare. ~ Genevieve Taggard]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H25224, Guernica, Ruinen.jpg|thumb|Ruins of Guernica after the bombing, 31 December 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-C0214-0007-013, Spanien, Flugzeug der Legion Condor.jpg|thumb|Heinkel He-111 of the Condor Legion between bombing missions.]] [[File:Pruebas de mar cervera.jpg|thumb|The cruiser ''Almirante Cervera'', a key part of the Nationalist fleet]] [[File:Destructor Lepanto (LT).jpg|thumb|The destroyer ''Lepanto'', part of the Republican fleet]] __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == A == * ''Ante Dios y ante la Historia que a todos nos ha de juzgar, afirmo que durante tres horas y media los aviones alemanes bombardearon con saña desconocida la población civil indefensa de la histórica villa de Gernika reduciéndola a cenizas, persiguiendo con el fuego de ametralladora a mujeres y niños, que han perecido en gran número huyendo los demás alocados por el terror.'' ** Before God and before History which must judge us all, I affirm that for three and one-half hours, German planes bombarded with unheard-of fury the defenceless civilian population of the historic city of Gernika, reducing it to ashes, chasing with machine-gun fire women and children who perished in great number, fleeing the stampede of others driven mad by panic. ** [[w:José Antonio Aguirre|José Antonio Aguirre]], lehendakari of the Basque Country {{source}} * For liberals in the West, the showdown between the Spanish Republic and Franco's nationalist rebels seemed the first real chance to stop Fascism's terrifying advance. Volunteers from fifty-four countries, including three thousand from the United States, formed international brigades to assist in the cause. The Largo Caballero government, still desperate for help, turned to Stalin, who offered men and equipment in return for a clandestine shipment of the country's entire supply of gold. Celebrity photographers, poets, and writers- Ernest Hemingway included- hurried to chronicle and at times glamorize the competition between the forces of light, as they saw it, and darkness. The conflict, though, was anything but romantic. It lasted four years and killed more than half a million people. There were long lulls, but the clashes were savage. Each side executed prisoners, and each cast a wide net in arresting enemy sympathizers. For Franco, the systematic rooting out of potential foes was just good strategy. One of his subordinates told allied mayors, "It is necessary to create an atmosphere of terror. We must create an impression of mastery. Anyone who is overtly or secretly a supporter of the Popular Front must be shot." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 50 * Spain, divided by ideology and class, was split by religion as well. Some priests opposed the nationalists, but the Roman Catholic hierarchy was clearly identified with Franco. Its officials were among the more vocal advocates of harsh measures, and a few took delight in personally gunning down "reds." Meanwhile, the left was generally hostile to the Church and hungry to seize its land. Republican forces murdered an estimated ten thousand bishops, priests, nuns, and monks. These atrocities helped color foreign reporting and prompted most major newspapers in the United States to support Franco. When Eleanor Roosevelt urged her husband to send arms to the Spanish Republican government, he told her that if he were to do so, no Catholic would ever vote for him again. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * Militarily, neither side was very potent, but Franco benefited from the failure of the Republican factions to coalesce. The Spanish left was a political battleground that encompassed Communists loyal to the party, laborers partial to the exiled Bolshevik theorist Leon Trotsky (a bitter rival of Stalin), internationalists who meant well but lacked military skills, anarchists who detested everyone including each other, and a Socialist government trying to present an attractive face to the world. While Franco was taking his time, the opposition factions were beating one another up, squabbling over supplies, and tossing some of their most committed partisans in jail. George Orwell, who went to Spain to fight Fascism, ended up getting shot by a Communist sniper and exiting the country one jump ahead of the Socialist police. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The Russian troops and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the 1961 Berlin crisis and, more than fifty years later, in Ukraine. The German bombing of Guernica, immortalized by Picasso, sparked calls for an international war crimes investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any bombs had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered the executions of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full dictatorial powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * I know this comparison will strike some as outrageous, and I’m NOT saying religion turns people into Nazis. But does anybody believe the ardent Nazi followers in Germany, or Mussolini’s faithful in Italy, or Franco’s legions in Spain were a bunch of atheists? Being “religious” does not automatically build a firewall against accepting totalitarianism, and when fundamentalist religions teach authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, and conventionalism, they help create the problem. Can we not see how easily religious fundamentalists would lift a would-be dictator aloft as part of a “great movement,” and give it their all? ** [[Bob Altemeyer]], ''The Authoritarians'' (2006), p. 140-141 * '''I agree with the [[Neville Chamberlain|prime minister]] that the condition of the world is serious, and that everyone who speaks on these subjects must speak with a full sense of responsibility, but that does not mean, in my view, that there should be a lack of plain speaking, but that we ought to see the facts for what they really are. I must say that I was profoundly disappointed with the speech of the prime minister, because it seemed to me that he had misconceived the whole issue that lives before us. He suggested that there was being fought in Spain, in the opinion of some people, a struggle between two sides, two rival systems. I do not think that is the issue that is facing us to-day. The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective.''' ** [[Clement Attlee]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 == B == * In November 1937 Hitler met with leaders of the German army, navy, and air force. It had been two years since Germany had announced its rearmament. Since 1936 German forces had been involved in the Spanish Civil War on the side of General Francisco Franco and the enemies of the Spanish Republic. Hitler had pushed German intervention even though many Germans opposed it. Because the Soviet Union backed the Republic in Spain, support of Franco gave Hitler an opportunity to attack Communism. Moreover, Mussolini was actively behind Franco as well. So Spain offered a chance for Germany and Italy to practice cooperation in the spirit of their leaders' mutual admiration. For the Germans the Spanish Civil War was also an opportunity to try out new military equipment. In particular they broke in their new air force by bombing Spanish towns and cities. Now Hitler was ready to risk more. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 98-99 * In March 1939, just months after the Munich Conference granted Sudetenland to Germany, German troops entered the rest of Czechoslovakia. With the world distracted by Franco's recent victory in Spain, Hitler ordered the Czechoslovak state dismantled. Some territory was incorporated into the German Reich, and the old Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia were organized as the Protectorate, a kind of colony. Slovakia became a client state under the government of the Roman Catholic priest Josef Tiso. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 107 * Those Americans who went to Spain to fight Franco and stave off World War II have never minded being called "premature anti-fascists." They were proud of the label. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * We have long memories. We have developed a relative immunity to the endless barrage of propaganda, slander and outright lies that has been laid upon us. And especially, we are immune to the Big Lie that destroyed Spain and which Hitler developed to such a point of perfection that it was necessary for millions of human beings to die to achieve the defeat of the Axis. Yet the Big Lie survives and flourishes mightily in our own country today. As it is promulgated daily, hourly and every minute of the day through every medium of communication, so it must be answered- until our own people see it for what it is and explode it in their own good time. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. : Whenever we hear it said that Communism threatens us from within and without; whenever we are told that the Soviet Union menaces our "way of life" and wants to conquer the world; whenever we are summoned to a Holy Crusade that- if it is allowed to begin- will ravish the entire earth, we recall the following simple facts of history: :Mussolini killed whatever democracy existed in Italy by claiming that Italy was threatened by Communism; :Hitler destroyed the German Republic with the same weapon; :Tojo broke the resistance of the people of Japan by using the identical thesis; :Franco murdered the Spanish Republic in the name of the "Red menace"; :The Axis launched World War II under the slogan of saving the world from Communism. :* [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * Here were students, dock-workers, clerks and labor-organizers, farmers. Most were unacquainted with each other, but they came together now with the warmth and familiarity of old friends; they told each other of their work in their respective countries; of their friends and families. They spoke of the European political scene, of the imperative necessity for the Loyalist Government to drive the foreign invader from Spain; you felt that with each of them, no matter how diverse his previous training, the Spanish struggle was a personal issue, something deep and close. This in itself, considering the disparity of their origin, was a major political phenomenon. They spoke no word of the actual business of war; they did not speculate on the nature of artillery or air attacks, of machine-gun fire. You felt: many of these men will never see their friends or families again; they don't know what they're getting into; their idealism has blinded them to the reality of what they will have to face. And you knew immediately that you were wrong; that they were so far from being blind that it might be said of them that they were among the first soldiers in the history of the world who really knew what they were about, what they were going to fight for- and that they were ready and eager to fight. Their very presence on the French frontier was an earnest of their understanding and their clarity; no one had made them come, no force but an inner force had brought them. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 13 * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * "You know what I got half a mind to do?" the driver said. "What?" "Head this damn junk for the border." "Have a cigarette," I said. I wondered if he would head for the border and what I would do if he did, but he didn't. "The detail's all fucked-up," he said. "Where's the Lincoln? Where's the Macpap? The British? The Franco-Belge? Nobody's seen fuck-all of 'em. The bastards are driving to the sea," he said. "Maybe they've got to Tortosa already; we'll find out. If France don't come in now, we're fucked ducks. ''Mucho malo,"'' he said. ''"Mucho'' fuckin ''malo."'' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 133 * Every town along the Mediterranean shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with peasants evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the truck, moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward Barcelona, their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''burros''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, British, and American nurses went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the Italian Fascist troops had reached the sea at Vinaroz, below Tortosa, cutting Loyalist Spain away from Catalonia, and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and Valencia. (In Rome, the Pope gave his apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding Lerida and Balaguer (this was different); the newspapers reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the Non-Intervention Committee met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't Mr. Chamberlain interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. Hitler had mobilized a million and a half men on the Czech and French borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. Roosevelt and Hull had, it is true, made strong speeches against Fascist aggression within the week, and called for united democratic opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 == C == * '''Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...''' It is a fact, proved by extensive documentation, that the thinking of a large part of foreign opinion is out of touch with the reality of events in our country... Since God has willed that it should be our country that will serve as a place for testing the ideas and processes that aspire to conquer the world, we want the damage to be reduced to our country alone, saving the rest of the nations from ruin...<br>The war in Spain is the product of the conflict between irreconcilable ideologies; in its very origins one finds very grave questions of a moral and legal, of a religious and historical order...<br>When the war broke out, we lamented that painful fact more than anyone, because it is always an extremely serious evil... and because our mission is one of reconciliation and peace... '''The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...''' The Church has been the principal victim of the fury of one of the contending parties, and it has not ceased to work with its prayers, its exhortations, and its influence to lessen the damage and shorten the ordeal... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 198 * Let us now give a sketch of the character of the movement known as "national." We believe this term is just. First, in its spirit. Because the immense majority of the Spanish nation was detached from a state that could not represent its profound needs and aspirations; and the movement was greeted with hope by all the nation... It is also national in its objectives... We express a reality and a general yearning of the Spanish citizens...<br>We have seen an outburst of real charity that has had its fullest expression in the blood of thousands of Spaniards who have cried out, "Long live Spain!" and "Long live Christ the King!" The movement has guaranteed order in the territory it controls. We contrast the situation in the regions where the national movement has prevailed with those still dominated by the communists... Without priests, without churches, without religion, without justice, without authority, they are prisoners of a terrible anarchy, of hunger, of misery. On the other hand, because of the effort and the terrible pain of war, the other regions live in tranquility of international order, under the tutelage of a true authority, which is the basis of justice, peace, and progress... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 201-202 * It is said that this war is a class war and that the Church has placed itself on the side of the rich. Those who know its causes and nature know this is not true. Even though the Church acknowledges some carelessness in the fulfillment of its duties of justice and charity, which it has been the first to urge, the working classes were already greatly protected by laws, and the nation had already entered on the path of a better distribution of wealth... Nor can we forget our advanced social legislation and our prosperous institutions of public and private assistance of Spanish and Christian origins. The people were fooled by unrealistic promises, incompatible not only with the country's economic life, but also with any kind of organized economy...<br>Crimes similar to those committed by the Popular Front have been attributed to the leaders of the national movement... Every war has its excesses, and the national movement has undoubtedly had its share as well. Nobody defends themselves with total serenity against the insane attacks of a heartless enemy. Condemning in the name of justice and Christian charity all excesses that may have been committed, by mistake or by low-level personnel, and which the foreign press has methodically exaggerated, we declare that the judgements we are refuting do not respond to the truth, and we affirm that there is an enormous distance between the principles and practice of justice on the two sides. ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 202 * "If you lose [a war," the great American novelist of the civil war, Ernest Hemingway, exclaimed in 1939, "you lose everything and your ideology won't save you." The Lincoln volunteers- whom Hemingway disparaged as the "ideology boys"- clung to the opposite view. Although they "lost the war," their last commander, Milton Wolff, insisted that "neither the Spaniards nor the [international volunteers], nor anti-fascists of any mettle, lost their ideology, much less 'everything.'" To Wolff, writing twenty years after Hemingway's suicide, it was precisely ideology that had "saved us. And may yet save the world." Indeed, it was this spirit of commitment- an unyielding optimism in the face of defeat- that distinguished the Lincoln veterans. For them, Spain lived not as the landscape for a novel or as a place of metaphysical inspiration. "Spain"- the word, the country, the cause- embodied ideology and political passion, anguish and hope; the ordeal of Spain became the essential continuity of their lives. Anticipating this half-century's commitment, the poet Genevieve Taggard composed "To the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade" in 1941: <br>'''Say of them,''' <br>'''They are no longer young, they never learned''' <br>'''The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear;''' <br>'''And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare.''' ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 4-5 * The battle for Madrid commenced on a gray, misty morning, November 7, 1936. As a cavalry column of Moorish mercenaries, bolstered by the rhythm of heavy drumbeats, rode toward the Toledo bridge, a hastily organized group of young men and women fired from behind rough barricades at the advancing troops. Their antique pistols and hunting rifles scarcely interrupted the charge. But suddenly, a motorcyclist appeared with a machine gun and sent the horsemen into retreat. Italian tanks then forged ahead of Franco's professional legionnaires and mercenaries; and, after the fog had lifted, German Junkers rained bombs through the cloudy skies. Again and again, the unpracticed Republican militia, emboldened by individual heroics, met the attack valiantly, using small arms against the troops and sticks of dynamite against the tanks. The fascists made small progress that day. At dawn of the next day, as Madrid girded for a second ground assault, the city's frantic residents witnessed a remarkable parade down the broad Gran Via: a neat procession of nearly 2,000 soldiers, dressed in corduroy uniforms and steel helmets. Assuming the men were Soviet allies, the Madrilenos raised their fists in the Popular Front salute and shouted, "Long live the Russians!" Their error was understandable. Few citizens of Spain knew of the existence of the newly formed International Brigades, a contingent of foreign volunteers who had come to Spain to defend the Republic. These recruits had left their homes in Great Britain and France, Yugoslavia and Poland, Belgium and Austria; many were political refugees from fascist Italy and Germany. Despite scant military training, they exuded enthusiasm. And under the leadership of Soviet general Emil Kleber, a Hungarian Jew trained in the Soviet Union, they brought much more than a military presence to the Republican cause. These Internationals- ultimately they would number 40,000 troops from 52 countries- symbolized a political camaraderie that linked the Spanish civil war to the titanic ideological conflicts of the 1930's: the struggles of fascism, communism, and democracy. In the days and weeks and months that followed, these volunteers would join the Spanish militia to face the fascist tide. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 11-12 * News of the creation of the International Brigades raced through the Communist grapevines around the globe: the very existence of a multinational army promised to fulfill the Marxist prophesy that one day the "workers of the world" would unite against their common oppressors. In every country, such optimism encouraged the enlistment of volunteers eager to fight in Spain. When the American Communist party spread the word about recruitment through a network of district organizers, the response was immediate. From the waterfront docks and the fur trades, from union halls and ethnic associations, from bread lines and Communist party cells, dozens of men came forward within weeks to join the fight for Republican Spain. Viewing themselves as part of an international proletariat, American radicals welcomed this opportunity to take the struggle against fascism to another stage of history: it was possible now, in Spain at least, to fight back with arms. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 12 * As word of recruitment for the International Brigades began to filter through the American Communist network in the autumn of 1936, large numbers of volunteers came forward to enlist. The party's organizing committee soon realized that its responsibility had shifted. Instead of having to locate a few trusted volunteers to send to Spain, they now had to worry about screening any undesirable elements from the diverse recruits who were offering their services. In this unique military crusade, symbolic of the unity of the international working classes, party leaders wanted to exclude mere adventurers who lacked a political understanding of the anti-fascist struggle. They also feared that government or enemy spies might attempt to subvert the project. The party insisted on secrecy, therefore, not because Communists harbored a devious conspiracy to overthrow a government- after all, they always boasted of their initiatives on behalf of the Spanish Republic- but because party members did not wish to be caught violating American recruitment laws. In any event, the leadership decided that each volunteer would have to be interviewed personally by a special committee. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 64 * In this Spanish situation there is one peculiar feature which gives it a specially dangerous aspect. That is to many people looking on from outside, it presents itself as a struggle between two rival systems each of which commands an enthusiastic, even a passionate, body of supporters among its adherents in their respective countries, with the result that supporters of these two rival systems cannot help regarding the issue of the struggle in Spain as a defeat or victory... for the side to which they are attached. I am not expressing an opinion as to whether that view of the struggle is correct or not, but I say that the fact that it is held constitutes a perpetual danger to the peace of Europe because, if some country or government representing one of these two ideas attempts to intervene beyond a certain point, then some other country taking the opposite view may find it difficult, if not impossible, to refrain from joining in, and a conflict may be started of which no man can see the end. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 192-193 * In my view, the best thing we can do now is to turn our minds back again to the two practical steps which have to be taken, the first one being to fill the gap in the patrol which has now been left open and the other to re-start our endeavours to obtain the withdrawal of foreign volunteers in Spain. That is all I have to say at present, and I want to conclude with a very earnest appeal to those who hold responsible positions both in this country and abroad- to weigh their words very carefully before they utter them on this matter, bearing in mind the consequences that might flow from some rash or thoughtless phrase. I have read that in the high mountains there are sometimes conditions to be found when the incautious move or even a sudden loud exclamation may start an avalanche. That is just the condition in which we are finding ourselves to-day. I believe, although the snow may be perilously poised it has not yet begun to move, and if we can all exercise caution, patience, and self-restraint we may yet be able to save the peace of Europe. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 * The Spanish Civil War and the fight against it did, in part, alert the world to the nature of fascism. The story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade is generally known. It was a contingent of committed Black and White Americans, three thousand in number, who went to fight against fascism. Had the circumstances been different, some of the Black Americans would have been willing to fight in the Italian-Ethiopian War. Ethiopia was overrun in a matter of months, and there was no organized effort to get Black Americans to fight in this war. Those who were willing to go were left with their frustrations. To some of them fighting with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the war against fascism in Spain was an alternative. ** John Henrik Clarke, Foreword to ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xi == D == * Then, as if things were not already bad, Japan invaded Manchuria, then the rest of China. Spain was in a terrible civil war- drawing every nation in Europe into that nightmare, to some degree- and this turned out to be the perfect proving ground for Hitler's air force. All of us pilots who understood history and could see the signs knew that another war was coming. We did not know when or where it would start, or, to be more precise, expand, but we knew that our nation, especially our air forces, would not be ready. When the war in Spain finished, everyone sat back and relaxed, acting like, "This is it, the European problems are over," but I knew better. The Japanese were still doing their work in China, so we kind of went to sleep at the wheel, but Pearl Harbor changed all of that, I can tell you, and you know what happened. The entire military establishment was taken off guard, which I could not understand. Japan had been a constant threat to everyone, and they had blinders on the whole time. ** [[Jimmy Doolittle]], in a 1986 interview with Colin Heaton, as quoted in ''Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words'' (2021), p. 88-89 == E == == F == * The events in which we had participated at home had had a direct influence on our decision to go to Spain. We were trade unionists. We had worked with the unemployed and the poor. In many ways, we viewed the Spanish struggle as an extension of our fight against reaction at home. Most significantly, we wanted to focus the nation's attention on the growing threat of fascism, and the danger it posed to international peace. We were later to be called "premature anti-fascists," and we accepted this title proudly, though it was not meant as a compliment by the State Department spokesman who first coined the term. After all, we had bucked the system- the U.S. government, even under Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had remained neutral in the various worldwide struggles against fascism, right up until the time World War II began. But in 1937 many people around the world did recognize the threat fascism brought to world peace, and it was our fervent hope that by aborting the fascist takeover in Spain, we might prevent a second world war. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. xx * '''We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism.''' ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. 158 * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. * ''Aguirre miente. Nosotros hemos respetado Guernica, como respetamos todo lo español.'' ** Aguirre is lying. We have respected Guernica, as we respect everything Spanish. ** [[Francisco Franco]] {{source}} == G == * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 * Comrades of the International Brigades! Political reasons, reasons of State, the welfare of that same cause for which you offered your blood with boundless generosity, are sending you back, some of you to your own countries and others to forced exile. You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend. You are the heroic example of democracy's solidarity and universality. We shall not forget you, and when the olive tree of peace puts forth its leaves again, mingled with the laurels of the Spanish Republic's victory- come back! ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 == H == * Of course, I am against fascism with its spread of color prejudice and [[racism|race hatred]] and working class oppression. How could any sensible Negro be otherwise? ** [[Langston Hughes]], in ''Writers take sides; letters about the war in Spain from 418 American authors''by [[w:League of American Writers|League of American Writers]], 1938. Also quoted in Brian Dolinar, ''The Black cultural front : black writers and artists of the Depression generation.'' Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012. == I == == J == == K == * When the smouldering powder keg of south-west Europe finally exploded into life in July, 1936, and civil war broke out in Spain, a number of far more powerful and certainly much wealthier nations grasped at the unexpected opportunity to try out their latest military aircraft and other equipment under operational conditions, in the belief that invaluable battle experience with modern weapons would thus be gained. Had the Spanish people been left to fight out their quarrel among themselves much unnecessary bloodshed and distress would probably have been saved, with part of the small Spanish Air Force flying with the Government forces and part with the Revolutionary forces, but unfortunately both sides soon began to receive aid from foreign countries. The Communist Government armies were sent quantities of I-15 and I-16 fighters and some SB-2 bombers from Russia, as well as a continuous flow of new aircraft from France. However, following the example of Mussolini, Adolf Hitler decided to give active assistance to General Francisco Franco Bahamonde, the principle leader of the insurgents, and thousands of men and hundreds of tons of supplies were sent to Spain in the course of the next three years, including the Luftwaffe "Volunteer" Corps identified officially by its unit number of "88" and popularly known as the Legion Kondor. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 67 * The Spanish Civil War, which had afforded such a fortuitous opportunity for the Luftwaffe to try out its strength under actual battle conditions, served just as useful a purpose for the Soviet Air Force, and soon awakened the Red aircraft industry to the plain fact that it was falling badly behind the times. The standard Russian fighters sent to Spain, mainly I-15 and I-153 biplanes and I-16 monoplanes, held their own against the Heinkel He 51s initially supplied to the Legion Kondor, but proved to be outclassed in every way by the Messerschmitt Bf 109s later sent against them. The Russian SB-2 aircraft, the so-called "fast bombers" needing no fighter escort, turned out to have all the disadvantages of the Dornier Do 17s in the same class with none of the advantages of the German machines, and for reconnaissance the Russians could provide nothing better than the archaic R-5 biplanes. No dive-bombing ground support aircraft comparable to the German Henschel Hs 123 or Junkers 87 were available. By 1939, the Russian aircraft designers were showing the world that the lessons of the Spanish Civil War had been heeded. Lavochkin was introducing the first of his highly-successful LA series of single-seater fighters, soon to be followed by the even more famous LAGG series; Petlyakov's twin-engine PE-2 was about to enter service, and subsequently become one of the outstanding medium bombers of the Second World War; and Ilyushin had just designed the Il-2 Sturmovik ground-support aircraft later to prove unequalled in its class anywhere in the world. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 178 == L == * The Madrid victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in Seville's magnificent cathedral. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But a new World War was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of social justice and twenty-five years of peace, our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * I find it difficult to define my feelings when peace came at last. The immediate reaction was one of great joy, tremendous feeling of relief. I had survived the long-drawn-out struggle unscathed and was back again once more with the people I most loved, Paz and my family. I could not quite believe it. It seemed too good to be true, and I expected to wake up any morning and find myself back at the front on operations. Soon the anticlimax set in. I suddenly felt very tired; the prolonged physical and spiritual effort left me momentarily exhausted. I felt much older and, probably, wiser. I looked forward to a happy married life. But the future again loomed up uncertain, black, and foreboding; sparks were flying and Europe was about to burst into flames at any moment. And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * Although many years have elapsed since the end of the Spanish Civil War, the world remains confused about the true causes that brought about that tremendous struggle. Most people have not taken the trouble to find out the whole truth. Many were thoroughly hoodwinked by efficient worldwide Communist propaganda. The fact that we were fighting communism on Spanish soil was considered a tall story and was put down to Fascist propaganda. Yet the facts and proofs were obvious for anyone with sound and unbiased judgment. History has a way of repeating itself. Since the Spanish Civil War, there have been several outstanding cases of armed international interventions which have exploded around the world in an attempt to forestall a Communist take over. Chief among these were Greece at the end of World War II, followed by Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam. All are similar and comparable in many aspects to the Nationalist uprising in Spain in 1936. If Spain- with its key position in the Mediterranean, astride two continents- had fallen beneath the hammer and sickle, I dread to think of what the future of Europe might have been. Spain's great sacrifice was not in vain. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 277-278 * From America, Marion watched the Spanish Republic fall, Franco seize total power, Hitler wage war against freedom throughout Europe, and, ultimately, America, England, France, and Russia fight as allies against Germany and Italy. She recollected sadly her admonition to the Rotary Club of Reno that Americans everywhere must take a stand against fascism in Spain or watch their sons die later in Germany. Marion noted the irony that America, France, and England finally did exactly what she and Bob Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Battalion had done voluntarily- join internationally in a commitment to defeat fascism. ** Warren Lerude, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. 235 == M == * The men of the Lincoln Brigade, the "premature [[antifascists]]," those who were physically able, volunteered early in our armed forces, gave their blood and their lives. On the roster of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade there are the names of 331 men who survived Spain to serve honorably in the U.S. Army or American medical services. This does not include those veterans who served in the Merchant Marine, many of whom were killed when their ships were attacked. These are the men and women I salute, my "compadres," my dearest friends throughout these long years. Now, at the end of 1985, like Janus I can look back at the lessons of the past, to the heroes- and forward to a better world. There will always be fighters for freedom, men and women of the highest moral resolve. ** Marion Merriman, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. xiii * ''Último aviso: he decidido terminar rápidamente la guerra en el Norte de España. Quienes no sean autores de asesinatos y depongan las armas o se entreguen serán respetados en vidas y haciendas. Si vuestra sumisión no es inmediata arrasaré Vizcaya empezando por las industrias de guerra. Tengo medios sobrados para ello.'' ** Last warning: I have decided to end the war in the North of Spain quickly. Those who have not committed murders and who lay down their arms or turn themselves in will see their lives and property respected. If your submission is not immediate, I will wipe out Vizcaya, beginning with the industries of war. I have more than enough means to do it. ** General [[w:Emilio Mola|Emilio Mola]] {{source}} * ''Guernica fue Punto Hoy no es más que brasa cenizas Punto En este momento arde todavía pueblo tres horas bombardeo intensísimo bombas incendiarias lo han destrozado totalmente Punto Aldasoro, Torre, yo llegamos allí espantados Punto Diez mil mujeres niños huyen carreteras temiendo ser ametrallados por aviación mañana al amanecer como lo fueron esta tarde Punto Ante esta catástrofe con amenaza hecha hoy mismo destrozar incendiar Bilbao esta semana sólo suplicamos háganse cargo situación angustiosa'' ** Guernica was Stop Today it is no more than embers ashes Stop In this moment town still burning three hours intense bombardment incendiary bombs have totally destroyed it Stop Aldasoro, Torre, I arrived there horrified Stop Ten thousand women children fleeing highways fearing being machine-gunned by aircraft tomorrow at dawn as they were this afternoon Stop Before this catastrophe with threat made just today to destroy burn Bilbao this week we entreat only take charge dreadful situation ** Telesforo Monzón, telegram to the President of the Council of Ministers, 27 April 1937 {{source}} == N == == O == *When one thinks of the cruelty, squalor, and futility of war - and in this particular case of the intrigues, the persecutions, the lies and the misunderstandings - there is always the temptation to say: "One side is as bad as the other. I am neutral." In practice, however, one cannot be neutral, and there is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or less for progress, the other more or less for reaction. The hatred which the Spanish Republic excited in millionaires, dukes, cardinals, play-boys, blimps, and what-not would in itself be enough to show one how the land lay. '''In essence it was a class war.''' If it had been won, the cause of the common people everywhere would have been strengthened. It was lost, and the dividend-drawers all over the world rubbed their hands. That was the real issue; all else was froth on its surface. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) *The outcome of the Spanish war was settled in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin - at any rate, not in Spain. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) == P == == Q == == R == * The internationalization of the civil war through foreign aid, diplomacy and troops is indisputable, as is the fact that decisions made by foreign powers played an important role in the war's evolution. The two most important decisions affecting aid to the Republic were the Non-Intervention in Spain Agreement, signed by 27 European nations at the end of August 1936, and the Soviet decision in mid-September to assist the Republic. From the beginning of the war Britain declared neutrality and convinced the Popular Front French government to reverse its initial decision to aid its Spanish compatriots. France then suggested the non-intervention pact to prevent fascist support of the Nationalists. However, Germany and Italy, and to a lesser extent Portugal, continued to arm the Nationalists, while all the major democracies, including the United States, followed the pretense of non-intervention. The democracies' decision to abandon the Republic was a result of both domestic concerns and geo-strategic interests. Although their populations were deeply divided, none of the liberal democratic governments were comfortable with the Spanish left-leaning democracy of July 1936. They were even less so once news of the initial revolutionary experimentation and anti-clerical violence was reported, often by conservative Spanish diplomats in their countries who overwhelmingly defected to the rebel cause. Even so, the Nationalists' claim that they fought to save Spain from Bolshevism and for Christian civilization was much more compelling than anti-fascism in the mid-1930s. Thus, even after the Republican state could demonstrate that social revolution and anti-clerical violence had been contained, the democratic powers were more invested in appeasing Nazi Germany than in fighting fascism, a strategy that culminated in the Munich conference of September 1938. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 196-197 * The military impact of foreign aid on the war's outcome continues to be debated, but the Republican cause was significantly undermined by both the low quality of material and the irregular timing of its arrival. The Republic was not poor, since it controlled the gold reserves, about a quarter of which were set to Paris early on and the rest to Moscow to pay for Soviet supplies. But most of the Soviet weapons and materiel were no match for the Nazi armaments that Hitler wanted to test before unleashing his own military ambitions. Because of the non-intervention pact, most of the rest of the materiel for the Republican side had to be purchased at high prices from private buyers. Finally, in terms of timing, the Republic was virtually starved of weapons at crucial points: during the summer of 1936 before the start of Soviet aid and from the end of 1938. Of the 66 shipments from the USSR, 52 arrived between October 1936 and the end of 1937. And, in contrast to more than 100,000 troops sent by Germany and Italy, the USSR sent only 2,000 advisers, in addition to the 31,000-32,000 volunteers of the International Brigades that were organized by the Communist International. The International Brigades have been attacked as Stalinist stooges and celebrated as heroic anti-fascists, with additional debates about their impact on the outcome of the war itself. Undoubtedly reflecting a variety of motives, the volunteers from over 50 countries probably played a positive role in several Republican battles, including the defense of Madrid, but overall, foreign troops contributed more to the Nationalist victory, especially if the Moroccan troops are included. In any case, the Brigades were sent home in September 1938, in hopes that the Nationalists would do the same with their larger contingent of foreign fighters. Instead, the departure of the Brigades marked the beginning of a precipitous slide toward final defeat. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 197 * In addition to the Nationalists' effective internal unification, the foreign aid they received was certainly also a factor in their victory. Without foreign aid a rebel force with no access to government institutions or gold reserves would have had no chance of success. Although the Nationalist war effort was largely financed by loans, both sides spent about the same. However, the apparent parity of resources obscures the superiority of Germany and Italy's consistent and high-quality support of the Nationalist side, especially n the summer of 1936 and from mid-1937 until the end of the war, as the gap in aid continued to grow. From the use of German planes to airlift the Army of Africa to the mainland in July 1936, to the arrival of the Condor Legion air force in October of that year, followed by Italian troops in December, the fascist powers maintained their logistical aid until the end. The Condor Legion carried out perhaps the most notorious action of the war, the aerial bombing of the civilian population of Guernica on April 26, 1937, which killed at least 1,500 and came to symbolize the horrors of "total" war in Picasso's famous painting. The number of foreign fighters was definitely higher on the Nationalist side, including 19,000 Germans and over 78,000 Italians, in addition to the 70,000 native Moroccan ''Regulares''. While foreign aid was superior, there is also evidence that the Nationalists utilized that aid more effectively than their enemies, thus securing their rearguard and keeping their army loyal. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 203 * The Republican defeat in the Civil War was followed by nearly forty years of dictatorship that ended only with the death of the man whose name came to define the regime. While the Franco regime began and ended as a dictatorship, its adaptive survival over four decades has generated ongoing debates about its identity. Was it a fascist regime, a military dictatorship, a traditional authoritarian regime, or some hybrid type? The regime began as a de facto ally of the fascist powers during the Second World War and ended as an ally of the democratic "West" in the Cold War. Evolving along with its international alliances was the regime's economic and cultural policies, which began with an isolationist autarky designed both to promote national self-sufficiency and to keep out impure foreign ideas, and ended with a booming tourist industry and economic integration into cultural pluralism. And, while the political institutions of the regime never underwent a parallel evolution, there was a shift in leadership away from fascist ideologues and toward more "technocratic" modernizers, whose primary goal was to increase at least passive support for the regime through higher standards of living rather than indoctrination and mass terror. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 209 * In my evaluation, the role of the Communist party wasn't much of a factor. The party was just there, doing its job, and, as far as I could see, doing a good job. The squabbles about leadership, how the various high-level political commissars had done their jobs in Spain hadn't really touched me. I had heard of the arguments, especially about individual commissars on top, but there wasn't any direct connection with my life or work. The party's key role in the International Brigades somehow didn't make itself felt overtly, not, at least, in the medical service, certainly not at my level. I had joined the Spanish party somewhere along the line, but I don't remember attending any meetings. It was just something American party members and YCLers did. My membership card had a picture of me wearing my heavy, knitted, gray wool scarf, the one that so often had lice. But as I was assessing what had happened, the role of party was not a very important part of my thinking. It was just a given in my thoughts, a necessary part of the struggle against fascism. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146 * To what purpose had so many given their lives, had I offered mine? The war in Spain was nearly lost. In fact, in the short space of three and a half months, it would end. Under the circumstances, it was hard to believe that my comrades had not died in vain. Yet I also knew that the battle in Spain had been necessary and worthwhile, that the struggle for decency in the world would and must continue. If we had not defeated fascism, we had at least demonstrated a will to resist. I knew, too, that after taking a short time to draw a fresh breath, I would be a part of that movement, even if I could not conceive of what form my contribution might take. So why did I volunteer, why did I go? There is no easy answer. But one thing is clear. I have never regretted my decision. Quite the contrary! To support what I believed in, to combat forces that stood for everything I considered evil, to have put myself at risk for something other than myself, was, and is, a source of great personal pride. That it was an instantaneous decision was consonant with many of the major decisions later in my life- buying homes, making investments, deciding to get married- all rarely burdened by the regret of hindsight. I knew that the civilian life I would return to would not be serene, but I was committed to a struggle for a better world. "Antifascist" and "prodemocracy" had become the words that I felt defined me. If I left one battlefield, I would find another one on which to fight for a better world. In a real sense, for me the fight in Spain had been more than a fight to save only Spain. I came to see it, as much as anything, as a fight against fascism and a struggle for greater democracy in our own country. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146-147 * We were pariahs to our government. When Brigaders volunteered for the armed forces in World War II, the official army line, at first, was that we were not to be sent outside of the continental limits, so that we would not have contact with European communists. This ruling was later successfully challenged. Even so, most of us were sent to the Pacific combat zone. But despite all of the government's fears about our politics, some of the Brigaders, because of their experience and skills, were needed for the war effort. Some, therefore, were sent across the Atlantic to assignments behind the German and Italian lines to work with the various resistance forces, which, ironically, were often communist or communist-led. More than six hundred American vets served in World War II, in addition to another three hundred more in the merchant marine. In all, about twenty-five Spanish vets gave their lives for their country in World War II. Many were decorated for bravery. Between sixty and seventy, including myself, were commissioned as officers. As a side note, many Spaniards-in-exile volunteered to fight with the French, and when the tanks of the Free French entered Paris for its liberation from the Germans, many were manned by Spanish personnel, and three tank turrets carried the names of Spanish battles- Madrid, Teruel, or Jarama- painted on their sides. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 152-153 == S == == T == * A Nationalist victory in the Civil War in Spain would mean that France would be surrounded on three sides by potentially hostile countries. This would make it easier for Germany to attack Russia without being afraid of French attacks in her rear. For this torturous reason, the Soviet Government had a strong interest in the prevention of a Nationalist victory. The Spanish War also afforded the Communist Party, with its discipline, its skill at propaganda, and its prestige deriving from its connection with Russia, a great chance to secure in Spain the establishment of the second Communist State. But such a Communist victory wold have alarmed Britain and France, the two powers to whom, for diplomatic reasons, Russia wished to draw closer. It might even make a general war more likely. It might waste Russian war material. For these reasons, Stalin probably did not send orders to the Spanish Communist party, and his chief agents there, Cordovilla and Stepanov, to make full use of the opportunity to gain control of the Spanish Republic. Nor did he send arms to Spain. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 215 * The Spanish Civil War exceeded in ferocity most wars between nations. Yet the losses were less than had been generally feared. The total number of deaths caused by the war appears to have been approximately 600,000. Of these about 100,000 may be supposed to have died by murder or summary execution. Perhaps as many as 220,000 died of disease or malnutrition directly attributable to the war. About 320,000 probably died in action. The cost of the war, including both internal and external expenditures, was named later by the Nationalists at 30,000 million pesetas (£3,000 million in 1938 money). The chief cost was in labour, due on the one hand to the deaths and permanent disabilities caused, and on the other to the exile of 340,000 persons at the end of the war. Nationalist authorities estimated that approximately 4,250 million pesetas' worth of damage had been done to real property during the course of the war. Since this was supposed to be damage caused only by the Republicans, it is probably an under-estimation. 150 churches were totally destroyed and 4,850 damaged, of which 1,850 were more than half destroyed. 183 towns were so badly damaged that General Franco 'adopted' them- his Government, that is, undertook to pay the cost of restoration. This probably does not take into account another 250,000 which were partially damaged. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 606 == U == == V == == W == == X == == Y == * In July of 1936 General Francisco Franco led a revolt against the democratically elected government of Spain. Under his command was a well-trained army of mercenaries from Morocco. Italy's Benito Mussolini kept his pledge to Franco by sending one hundred thousand soldiers directly to Spain from the war in Ethiopia. From Germany Adolph Hitler sent artillery, technicians, a large air force and twenty-five thousand tanks. Meanwhile, the Portuguese government dispatched two divisions of soldiers to aid Franco. These events in Spain stunned and shocked the conscience of people throughout Europe and the world. The government of Spain, in its effort to withstand the attack of the fascist armies, appealed to the democratic governments of the world for their support. Instead of sending help, the governments of England, France and the United States placed an embargo on arms to Spain. Nevertheless, freedom-loving people from around the world answered Spain's call for help. Within a few months thousands of men and women from many countries flocked to Spain with the hope of stopping fascism. An estimated forty thousand volunteers served in the International Brigades. Of the three thousand from the United States, almost one hundred were Black. The number of people who fought in the International Brigades was only a small speck when measured against the thousands of Spaniards who fought in the Republican army. However, the role played by the internationals was very significant in preventing Franco from achieving the quick victory that he expected when his forces attacked Madrid. Madrid held out for three long years. The war ended in Spain by March, 1939. Poland was invaded by Hitler's Nazi army the following September, thus signalling the start of World War II. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xiii-xiv * I was just beginning to learn about the reality of Spain and Europe, but I knew what was at stake. There the poor, the peasants, the workers and the unions, the socialists and the communists, together had won an election against the big landowners, the monarchy and the right-wingers in the military. It was the kind of victory that would have brought Black people to the top levels of government if such an election had been won in the USA. A Black man would be Governor of Mississippi. The new government in Spain was dividing its wealth with the peasants. Unions were organizing in each factory and social services were being introduced. Spain was the perfect example for the world I dreamed of. Now all of it was about to be wiped out. The former rulers were determined to retake power. They were being supported by fascists all over the world, including, I was sure, many in the United States. How could I not volunteer? ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 96 * The capitalist newspapers painted the war as if we were losing. Several times they had eagerly reported that Madrid had fallen to Generalissimo Franco and Mussolini's troops, when it hadn't. They were aware that a quick fascist victory would obscure the one-sided nature of the embargo. While men, war materials and even medical supplies were being denied the Republicans, French and English capitalists were not only lending the fascists moral support, but supplying them with guns, planes and tanks. The fascists, including Hitler's Germany, received oil from the United States, and in particular from the large oil companies. Without that support they could not maintain their huge war machines. I didn't believe the newspapers. I knew from the experience of our march to Springfield just how falsely events were reported. Madrid would not fall. Republican Spain would not fall. We would go on to create other Republican states throughout the world. Perhaps even in Mississippi! ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 110 * Albacete by early 1937 had become a United Nations of a special kind. Men and women of all different tongues and nationalities, young and old, all came together to fight side by side with the Spanish people. The Spaniards were not only fighting to save themselves and their country from fascism but Europe and the whole world from plunging into the horror of war. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 123 == Z == == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} [[Category:Spanish Civil War| ]] ppk5kzdealwzrg6kvl0tu75lpqitadv 3148708 3148706 2022-07-28T17:24:06Z AC9016 2870313 /* F */ wikitext text/x-wiki The '''[[w:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]]''' (Spanish: ''Guerra Civil Española'') took place from 1936 to 1939. [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republicans]] loyal to the left-wing [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Second Spanish Republic]], in alliance with the [[anarchists]], [[socialists]] and [[communists]], fought against the [[w:Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalists]], in alliance with the Carlists, Catholics, Falangists and Aristocrats led by General [[Francisco Franco]]. The Nationalists won the war in early 1939 and ruled Spain until Franco's death in November 1975. [[File:Collage guerra civile spagnola.png|thumb|The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective. ~ [[Clement Attlee]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in September 1936.png|thumb|Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...]] [[File:Escudo de la Archidiócesis de Madrid.svg|thumb|The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not. ~ [[Francisco Franco]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939.png|thumb|We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism. ~ Harry Fisher]] [[File:Republican forces during the Battle of Irún.jpg|thumb|Republican forces during the Battle of Irún in 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E20569-21, Spanien, Ausbildung durch "Legion Condor".jpg|thumb|Members of the Condor Legion, a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and from the German Army (Heer) training in Ávila.]] [[File:Junkers Ju 87A with Spanish rebel markings.jpg|thumb|Junkers Ju-87A of the Condor Legion over Spain.]] [[File:International Brigades-Abraham Lincoln-1st Batallion.svg|thumb|Early flag of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Lincoln Battalion.jpg|thumb|Say of them, <br>They are no longer young, they never learned <br>The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear; <br>And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare. ~ Genevieve Taggard]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H25224, Guernica, Ruinen.jpg|thumb|Ruins of Guernica after the bombing, 31 December 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-C0214-0007-013, Spanien, Flugzeug der Legion Condor.jpg|thumb|Heinkel He-111 of the Condor Legion between bombing missions.]] [[File:Pruebas de mar cervera.jpg|thumb|The cruiser ''Almirante Cervera'', a key part of the Nationalist fleet]] [[File:Destructor Lepanto (LT).jpg|thumb|The destroyer ''Lepanto'', part of the Republican fleet]] __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == A == * ''Ante Dios y ante la Historia que a todos nos ha de juzgar, afirmo que durante tres horas y media los aviones alemanes bombardearon con saña desconocida la población civil indefensa de la histórica villa de Gernika reduciéndola a cenizas, persiguiendo con el fuego de ametralladora a mujeres y niños, que han perecido en gran número huyendo los demás alocados por el terror.'' ** Before God and before History which must judge us all, I affirm that for three and one-half hours, German planes bombarded with unheard-of fury the defenceless civilian population of the historic city of Gernika, reducing it to ashes, chasing with machine-gun fire women and children who perished in great number, fleeing the stampede of others driven mad by panic. ** [[w:José Antonio Aguirre|José Antonio Aguirre]], lehendakari of the Basque Country {{source}} * For liberals in the West, the showdown between the Spanish Republic and Franco's nationalist rebels seemed the first real chance to stop Fascism's terrifying advance. Volunteers from fifty-four countries, including three thousand from the United States, formed international brigades to assist in the cause. The Largo Caballero government, still desperate for help, turned to Stalin, who offered men and equipment in return for a clandestine shipment of the country's entire supply of gold. Celebrity photographers, poets, and writers- Ernest Hemingway included- hurried to chronicle and at times glamorize the competition between the forces of light, as they saw it, and darkness. The conflict, though, was anything but romantic. It lasted four years and killed more than half a million people. There were long lulls, but the clashes were savage. Each side executed prisoners, and each cast a wide net in arresting enemy sympathizers. For Franco, the systematic rooting out of potential foes was just good strategy. One of his subordinates told allied mayors, "It is necessary to create an atmosphere of terror. We must create an impression of mastery. Anyone who is overtly or secretly a supporter of the Popular Front must be shot." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 50 * Spain, divided by ideology and class, was split by religion as well. Some priests opposed the nationalists, but the Roman Catholic hierarchy was clearly identified with Franco. Its officials were among the more vocal advocates of harsh measures, and a few took delight in personally gunning down "reds." Meanwhile, the left was generally hostile to the Church and hungry to seize its land. Republican forces murdered an estimated ten thousand bishops, priests, nuns, and monks. These atrocities helped color foreign reporting and prompted most major newspapers in the United States to support Franco. When Eleanor Roosevelt urged her husband to send arms to the Spanish Republican government, he told her that if he were to do so, no Catholic would ever vote for him again. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * Militarily, neither side was very potent, but Franco benefited from the failure of the Republican factions to coalesce. The Spanish left was a political battleground that encompassed Communists loyal to the party, laborers partial to the exiled Bolshevik theorist Leon Trotsky (a bitter rival of Stalin), internationalists who meant well but lacked military skills, anarchists who detested everyone including each other, and a Socialist government trying to present an attractive face to the world. While Franco was taking his time, the opposition factions were beating one another up, squabbling over supplies, and tossing some of their most committed partisans in jail. George Orwell, who went to Spain to fight Fascism, ended up getting shot by a Communist sniper and exiting the country one jump ahead of the Socialist police. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The Russian troops and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the 1961 Berlin crisis and, more than fifty years later, in Ukraine. The German bombing of Guernica, immortalized by Picasso, sparked calls for an international war crimes investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any bombs had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered the executions of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full dictatorial powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * I know this comparison will strike some as outrageous, and I’m NOT saying religion turns people into Nazis. But does anybody believe the ardent Nazi followers in Germany, or Mussolini’s faithful in Italy, or Franco’s legions in Spain were a bunch of atheists? Being “religious” does not automatically build a firewall against accepting totalitarianism, and when fundamentalist religions teach authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, and conventionalism, they help create the problem. Can we not see how easily religious fundamentalists would lift a would-be dictator aloft as part of a “great movement,” and give it their all? ** [[Bob Altemeyer]], ''The Authoritarians'' (2006), p. 140-141 * '''I agree with the [[Neville Chamberlain|prime minister]] that the condition of the world is serious, and that everyone who speaks on these subjects must speak with a full sense of responsibility, but that does not mean, in my view, that there should be a lack of plain speaking, but that we ought to see the facts for what they really are. I must say that I was profoundly disappointed with the speech of the prime minister, because it seemed to me that he had misconceived the whole issue that lives before us. He suggested that there was being fought in Spain, in the opinion of some people, a struggle between two sides, two rival systems. I do not think that is the issue that is facing us to-day. The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective.''' ** [[Clement Attlee]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 == B == * In November 1937 Hitler met with leaders of the German army, navy, and air force. It had been two years since Germany had announced its rearmament. Since 1936 German forces had been involved in the Spanish Civil War on the side of General Francisco Franco and the enemies of the Spanish Republic. Hitler had pushed German intervention even though many Germans opposed it. Because the Soviet Union backed the Republic in Spain, support of Franco gave Hitler an opportunity to attack Communism. Moreover, Mussolini was actively behind Franco as well. So Spain offered a chance for Germany and Italy to practice cooperation in the spirit of their leaders' mutual admiration. For the Germans the Spanish Civil War was also an opportunity to try out new military equipment. In particular they broke in their new air force by bombing Spanish towns and cities. Now Hitler was ready to risk more. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 98-99 * In March 1939, just months after the Munich Conference granted Sudetenland to Germany, German troops entered the rest of Czechoslovakia. With the world distracted by Franco's recent victory in Spain, Hitler ordered the Czechoslovak state dismantled. Some territory was incorporated into the German Reich, and the old Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia were organized as the Protectorate, a kind of colony. Slovakia became a client state under the government of the Roman Catholic priest Josef Tiso. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 107 * Those Americans who went to Spain to fight Franco and stave off World War II have never minded being called "premature anti-fascists." They were proud of the label. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * We have long memories. We have developed a relative immunity to the endless barrage of propaganda, slander and outright lies that has been laid upon us. And especially, we are immune to the Big Lie that destroyed Spain and which Hitler developed to such a point of perfection that it was necessary for millions of human beings to die to achieve the defeat of the Axis. Yet the Big Lie survives and flourishes mightily in our own country today. As it is promulgated daily, hourly and every minute of the day through every medium of communication, so it must be answered- until our own people see it for what it is and explode it in their own good time. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. : Whenever we hear it said that Communism threatens us from within and without; whenever we are told that the Soviet Union menaces our "way of life" and wants to conquer the world; whenever we are summoned to a Holy Crusade that- if it is allowed to begin- will ravish the entire earth, we recall the following simple facts of history: :Mussolini killed whatever democracy existed in Italy by claiming that Italy was threatened by Communism; :Hitler destroyed the German Republic with the same weapon; :Tojo broke the resistance of the people of Japan by using the identical thesis; :Franco murdered the Spanish Republic in the name of the "Red menace"; :The Axis launched World War II under the slogan of saving the world from Communism. :* [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * Here were students, dock-workers, clerks and labor-organizers, farmers. Most were unacquainted with each other, but they came together now with the warmth and familiarity of old friends; they told each other of their work in their respective countries; of their friends and families. They spoke of the European political scene, of the imperative necessity for the Loyalist Government to drive the foreign invader from Spain; you felt that with each of them, no matter how diverse his previous training, the Spanish struggle was a personal issue, something deep and close. This in itself, considering the disparity of their origin, was a major political phenomenon. They spoke no word of the actual business of war; they did not speculate on the nature of artillery or air attacks, of machine-gun fire. You felt: many of these men will never see their friends or families again; they don't know what they're getting into; their idealism has blinded them to the reality of what they will have to face. And you knew immediately that you were wrong; that they were so far from being blind that it might be said of them that they were among the first soldiers in the history of the world who really knew what they were about, what they were going to fight for- and that they were ready and eager to fight. Their very presence on the French frontier was an earnest of their understanding and their clarity; no one had made them come, no force but an inner force had brought them. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 13 * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * "You know what I got half a mind to do?" the driver said. "What?" "Head this damn junk for the border." "Have a cigarette," I said. I wondered if he would head for the border and what I would do if he did, but he didn't. "The detail's all fucked-up," he said. "Where's the Lincoln? Where's the Macpap? The British? The Franco-Belge? Nobody's seen fuck-all of 'em. The bastards are driving to the sea," he said. "Maybe they've got to Tortosa already; we'll find out. If France don't come in now, we're fucked ducks. ''Mucho malo,"'' he said. ''"Mucho'' fuckin ''malo."'' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 133 * Every town along the Mediterranean shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with peasants evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the truck, moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward Barcelona, their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''burros''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, British, and American nurses went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the Italian Fascist troops had reached the sea at Vinaroz, below Tortosa, cutting Loyalist Spain away from Catalonia, and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and Valencia. (In Rome, the Pope gave his apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding Lerida and Balaguer (this was different); the newspapers reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the Non-Intervention Committee met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't Mr. Chamberlain interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. Hitler had mobilized a million and a half men on the Czech and French borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. Roosevelt and Hull had, it is true, made strong speeches against Fascist aggression within the week, and called for united democratic opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 == C == * '''Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...''' It is a fact, proved by extensive documentation, that the thinking of a large part of foreign opinion is out of touch with the reality of events in our country... Since God has willed that it should be our country that will serve as a place for testing the ideas and processes that aspire to conquer the world, we want the damage to be reduced to our country alone, saving the rest of the nations from ruin...<br>The war in Spain is the product of the conflict between irreconcilable ideologies; in its very origins one finds very grave questions of a moral and legal, of a religious and historical order...<br>When the war broke out, we lamented that painful fact more than anyone, because it is always an extremely serious evil... and because our mission is one of reconciliation and peace... '''The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...''' The Church has been the principal victim of the fury of one of the contending parties, and it has not ceased to work with its prayers, its exhortations, and its influence to lessen the damage and shorten the ordeal... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 198 * Let us now give a sketch of the character of the movement known as "national." We believe this term is just. First, in its spirit. Because the immense majority of the Spanish nation was detached from a state that could not represent its profound needs and aspirations; and the movement was greeted with hope by all the nation... It is also national in its objectives... We express a reality and a general yearning of the Spanish citizens...<br>We have seen an outburst of real charity that has had its fullest expression in the blood of thousands of Spaniards who have cried out, "Long live Spain!" and "Long live Christ the King!" The movement has guaranteed order in the territory it controls. We contrast the situation in the regions where the national movement has prevailed with those still dominated by the communists... Without priests, without churches, without religion, without justice, without authority, they are prisoners of a terrible anarchy, of hunger, of misery. On the other hand, because of the effort and the terrible pain of war, the other regions live in tranquility of international order, under the tutelage of a true authority, which is the basis of justice, peace, and progress... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 201-202 * It is said that this war is a class war and that the Church has placed itself on the side of the rich. Those who know its causes and nature know this is not true. Even though the Church acknowledges some carelessness in the fulfillment of its duties of justice and charity, which it has been the first to urge, the working classes were already greatly protected by laws, and the nation had already entered on the path of a better distribution of wealth... Nor can we forget our advanced social legislation and our prosperous institutions of public and private assistance of Spanish and Christian origins. The people were fooled by unrealistic promises, incompatible not only with the country's economic life, but also with any kind of organized economy...<br>Crimes similar to those committed by the Popular Front have been attributed to the leaders of the national movement... Every war has its excesses, and the national movement has undoubtedly had its share as well. Nobody defends themselves with total serenity against the insane attacks of a heartless enemy. Condemning in the name of justice and Christian charity all excesses that may have been committed, by mistake or by low-level personnel, and which the foreign press has methodically exaggerated, we declare that the judgements we are refuting do not respond to the truth, and we affirm that there is an enormous distance between the principles and practice of justice on the two sides. ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 202 * "If you lose [a war," the great American novelist of the civil war, Ernest Hemingway, exclaimed in 1939, "you lose everything and your ideology won't save you." The Lincoln volunteers- whom Hemingway disparaged as the "ideology boys"- clung to the opposite view. Although they "lost the war," their last commander, Milton Wolff, insisted that "neither the Spaniards nor the [international volunteers], nor anti-fascists of any mettle, lost their ideology, much less 'everything.'" To Wolff, writing twenty years after Hemingway's suicide, it was precisely ideology that had "saved us. And may yet save the world." Indeed, it was this spirit of commitment- an unyielding optimism in the face of defeat- that distinguished the Lincoln veterans. For them, Spain lived not as the landscape for a novel or as a place of metaphysical inspiration. "Spain"- the word, the country, the cause- embodied ideology and political passion, anguish and hope; the ordeal of Spain became the essential continuity of their lives. Anticipating this half-century's commitment, the poet Genevieve Taggard composed "To the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade" in 1941: <br>'''Say of them,''' <br>'''They are no longer young, they never learned''' <br>'''The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear;''' <br>'''And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare.''' ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 4-5 * The battle for Madrid commenced on a gray, misty morning, November 7, 1936. As a cavalry column of Moorish mercenaries, bolstered by the rhythm of heavy drumbeats, rode toward the Toledo bridge, a hastily organized group of young men and women fired from behind rough barricades at the advancing troops. Their antique pistols and hunting rifles scarcely interrupted the charge. But suddenly, a motorcyclist appeared with a machine gun and sent the horsemen into retreat. Italian tanks then forged ahead of Franco's professional legionnaires and mercenaries; and, after the fog had lifted, German Junkers rained bombs through the cloudy skies. Again and again, the unpracticed Republican militia, emboldened by individual heroics, met the attack valiantly, using small arms against the troops and sticks of dynamite against the tanks. The fascists made small progress that day. At dawn of the next day, as Madrid girded for a second ground assault, the city's frantic residents witnessed a remarkable parade down the broad Gran Via: a neat procession of nearly 2,000 soldiers, dressed in corduroy uniforms and steel helmets. Assuming the men were Soviet allies, the Madrilenos raised their fists in the Popular Front salute and shouted, "Long live the Russians!" Their error was understandable. Few citizens of Spain knew of the existence of the newly formed International Brigades, a contingent of foreign volunteers who had come to Spain to defend the Republic. These recruits had left their homes in Great Britain and France, Yugoslavia and Poland, Belgium and Austria; many were political refugees from fascist Italy and Germany. Despite scant military training, they exuded enthusiasm. And under the leadership of Soviet general Emil Kleber, a Hungarian Jew trained in the Soviet Union, they brought much more than a military presence to the Republican cause. These Internationals- ultimately they would number 40,000 troops from 52 countries- symbolized a political camaraderie that linked the Spanish civil war to the titanic ideological conflicts of the 1930's: the struggles of fascism, communism, and democracy. In the days and weeks and months that followed, these volunteers would join the Spanish militia to face the fascist tide. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 11-12 * News of the creation of the International Brigades raced through the Communist grapevines around the globe: the very existence of a multinational army promised to fulfill the Marxist prophesy that one day the "workers of the world" would unite against their common oppressors. In every country, such optimism encouraged the enlistment of volunteers eager to fight in Spain. When the American Communist party spread the word about recruitment through a network of district organizers, the response was immediate. From the waterfront docks and the fur trades, from union halls and ethnic associations, from bread lines and Communist party cells, dozens of men came forward within weeks to join the fight for Republican Spain. Viewing themselves as part of an international proletariat, American radicals welcomed this opportunity to take the struggle against fascism to another stage of history: it was possible now, in Spain at least, to fight back with arms. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 12 * As word of recruitment for the International Brigades began to filter through the American Communist network in the autumn of 1936, large numbers of volunteers came forward to enlist. The party's organizing committee soon realized that its responsibility had shifted. Instead of having to locate a few trusted volunteers to send to Spain, they now had to worry about screening any undesirable elements from the diverse recruits who were offering their services. In this unique military crusade, symbolic of the unity of the international working classes, party leaders wanted to exclude mere adventurers who lacked a political understanding of the anti-fascist struggle. They also feared that government or enemy spies might attempt to subvert the project. The party insisted on secrecy, therefore, not because Communists harbored a devious conspiracy to overthrow a government- after all, they always boasted of their initiatives on behalf of the Spanish Republic- but because party members did not wish to be caught violating American recruitment laws. In any event, the leadership decided that each volunteer would have to be interviewed personally by a special committee. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 64 * In this Spanish situation there is one peculiar feature which gives it a specially dangerous aspect. That is to many people looking on from outside, it presents itself as a struggle between two rival systems each of which commands an enthusiastic, even a passionate, body of supporters among its adherents in their respective countries, with the result that supporters of these two rival systems cannot help regarding the issue of the struggle in Spain as a defeat or victory... for the side to which they are attached. I am not expressing an opinion as to whether that view of the struggle is correct or not, but I say that the fact that it is held constitutes a perpetual danger to the peace of Europe because, if some country or government representing one of these two ideas attempts to intervene beyond a certain point, then some other country taking the opposite view may find it difficult, if not impossible, to refrain from joining in, and a conflict may be started of which no man can see the end. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 192-193 * In my view, the best thing we can do now is to turn our minds back again to the two practical steps which have to be taken, the first one being to fill the gap in the patrol which has now been left open and the other to re-start our endeavours to obtain the withdrawal of foreign volunteers in Spain. That is all I have to say at present, and I want to conclude with a very earnest appeal to those who hold responsible positions both in this country and abroad- to weigh their words very carefully before they utter them on this matter, bearing in mind the consequences that might flow from some rash or thoughtless phrase. I have read that in the high mountains there are sometimes conditions to be found when the incautious move or even a sudden loud exclamation may start an avalanche. That is just the condition in which we are finding ourselves to-day. I believe, although the snow may be perilously poised it has not yet begun to move, and if we can all exercise caution, patience, and self-restraint we may yet be able to save the peace of Europe. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 * The Spanish Civil War and the fight against it did, in part, alert the world to the nature of fascism. The story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade is generally known. It was a contingent of committed Black and White Americans, three thousand in number, who went to fight against fascism. Had the circumstances been different, some of the Black Americans would have been willing to fight in the Italian-Ethiopian War. Ethiopia was overrun in a matter of months, and there was no organized effort to get Black Americans to fight in this war. Those who were willing to go were left with their frustrations. To some of them fighting with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the war against fascism in Spain was an alternative. ** John Henrik Clarke, Foreword to ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xi == D == * Then, as if things were not already bad, Japan invaded Manchuria, then the rest of China. Spain was in a terrible civil war- drawing every nation in Europe into that nightmare, to some degree- and this turned out to be the perfect proving ground for Hitler's air force. All of us pilots who understood history and could see the signs knew that another war was coming. We did not know when or where it would start, or, to be more precise, expand, but we knew that our nation, especially our air forces, would not be ready. When the war in Spain finished, everyone sat back and relaxed, acting like, "This is it, the European problems are over," but I knew better. The Japanese were still doing their work in China, so we kind of went to sleep at the wheel, but Pearl Harbor changed all of that, I can tell you, and you know what happened. The entire military establishment was taken off guard, which I could not understand. Japan had been a constant threat to everyone, and they had blinders on the whole time. ** [[Jimmy Doolittle]], in a 1986 interview with Colin Heaton, as quoted in ''Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words'' (2021), p. 88-89 == E == == F == * The events in which we had participated at home had had a direct influence on our decision to go to Spain. We were trade unionists. We had worked with the unemployed and the poor. In many ways, we viewed the Spanish struggle as an extension of our fight against reaction at home. Most significantly, we wanted to focus the nation's attention on the growing threat of fascism, and the danger it posed to international peace. We were later to be called "premature anti-fascists," and we accepted this title proudly, though it was not meant as a compliment by the State Department spokesman who first coined the term. After all, we had bucked the system- the U.S. government, even under Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had remained neutral in the various worldwide struggles against fascism, right up until the time World War II began. But in 1937 many people around the world did recognize the threat fascism brought to world peace, and it was our fervent hope that by aborting the fascist takeover in Spain, we might prevent a second world war. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. xx * '''We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism.''' ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. 158 * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177 * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 178 * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 178-179 * ''Aguirre miente. Nosotros hemos respetado Guernica, como respetamos todo lo español.'' ** Aguirre is lying. We have respected Guernica, as we respect everything Spanish. ** [[Francisco Franco]] {{source}} == G == * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 * Comrades of the International Brigades! Political reasons, reasons of State, the welfare of that same cause for which you offered your blood with boundless generosity, are sending you back, some of you to your own countries and others to forced exile. You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend. You are the heroic example of democracy's solidarity and universality. We shall not forget you, and when the olive tree of peace puts forth its leaves again, mingled with the laurels of the Spanish Republic's victory- come back! ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 == H == * Of course, I am against fascism with its spread of color prejudice and [[racism|race hatred]] and working class oppression. How could any sensible Negro be otherwise? ** [[Langston Hughes]], in ''Writers take sides; letters about the war in Spain from 418 American authors''by [[w:League of American Writers|League of American Writers]], 1938. Also quoted in Brian Dolinar, ''The Black cultural front : black writers and artists of the Depression generation.'' Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012. == I == == J == == K == * When the smouldering powder keg of south-west Europe finally exploded into life in July, 1936, and civil war broke out in Spain, a number of far more powerful and certainly much wealthier nations grasped at the unexpected opportunity to try out their latest military aircraft and other equipment under operational conditions, in the belief that invaluable battle experience with modern weapons would thus be gained. Had the Spanish people been left to fight out their quarrel among themselves much unnecessary bloodshed and distress would probably have been saved, with part of the small Spanish Air Force flying with the Government forces and part with the Revolutionary forces, but unfortunately both sides soon began to receive aid from foreign countries. The Communist Government armies were sent quantities of I-15 and I-16 fighters and some SB-2 bombers from Russia, as well as a continuous flow of new aircraft from France. However, following the example of Mussolini, Adolf Hitler decided to give active assistance to General Francisco Franco Bahamonde, the principle leader of the insurgents, and thousands of men and hundreds of tons of supplies were sent to Spain in the course of the next three years, including the Luftwaffe "Volunteer" Corps identified officially by its unit number of "88" and popularly known as the Legion Kondor. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 67 * The Spanish Civil War, which had afforded such a fortuitous opportunity for the Luftwaffe to try out its strength under actual battle conditions, served just as useful a purpose for the Soviet Air Force, and soon awakened the Red aircraft industry to the plain fact that it was falling badly behind the times. The standard Russian fighters sent to Spain, mainly I-15 and I-153 biplanes and I-16 monoplanes, held their own against the Heinkel He 51s initially supplied to the Legion Kondor, but proved to be outclassed in every way by the Messerschmitt Bf 109s later sent against them. The Russian SB-2 aircraft, the so-called "fast bombers" needing no fighter escort, turned out to have all the disadvantages of the Dornier Do 17s in the same class with none of the advantages of the German machines, and for reconnaissance the Russians could provide nothing better than the archaic R-5 biplanes. No dive-bombing ground support aircraft comparable to the German Henschel Hs 123 or Junkers 87 were available. By 1939, the Russian aircraft designers were showing the world that the lessons of the Spanish Civil War had been heeded. Lavochkin was introducing the first of his highly-successful LA series of single-seater fighters, soon to be followed by the even more famous LAGG series; Petlyakov's twin-engine PE-2 was about to enter service, and subsequently become one of the outstanding medium bombers of the Second World War; and Ilyushin had just designed the Il-2 Sturmovik ground-support aircraft later to prove unequalled in its class anywhere in the world. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 178 == L == * The Madrid victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in Seville's magnificent cathedral. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But a new World War was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of social justice and twenty-five years of peace, our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * I find it difficult to define my feelings when peace came at last. The immediate reaction was one of great joy, tremendous feeling of relief. I had survived the long-drawn-out struggle unscathed and was back again once more with the people I most loved, Paz and my family. I could not quite believe it. It seemed too good to be true, and I expected to wake up any morning and find myself back at the front on operations. Soon the anticlimax set in. I suddenly felt very tired; the prolonged physical and spiritual effort left me momentarily exhausted. I felt much older and, probably, wiser. I looked forward to a happy married life. But the future again loomed up uncertain, black, and foreboding; sparks were flying and Europe was about to burst into flames at any moment. And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * Although many years have elapsed since the end of the Spanish Civil War, the world remains confused about the true causes that brought about that tremendous struggle. Most people have not taken the trouble to find out the whole truth. Many were thoroughly hoodwinked by efficient worldwide Communist propaganda. The fact that we were fighting communism on Spanish soil was considered a tall story and was put down to Fascist propaganda. Yet the facts and proofs were obvious for anyone with sound and unbiased judgment. History has a way of repeating itself. Since the Spanish Civil War, there have been several outstanding cases of armed international interventions which have exploded around the world in an attempt to forestall a Communist take over. Chief among these were Greece at the end of World War II, followed by Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam. All are similar and comparable in many aspects to the Nationalist uprising in Spain in 1936. If Spain- with its key position in the Mediterranean, astride two continents- had fallen beneath the hammer and sickle, I dread to think of what the future of Europe might have been. Spain's great sacrifice was not in vain. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 277-278 * From America, Marion watched the Spanish Republic fall, Franco seize total power, Hitler wage war against freedom throughout Europe, and, ultimately, America, England, France, and Russia fight as allies against Germany and Italy. She recollected sadly her admonition to the Rotary Club of Reno that Americans everywhere must take a stand against fascism in Spain or watch their sons die later in Germany. Marion noted the irony that America, France, and England finally did exactly what she and Bob Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Battalion had done voluntarily- join internationally in a commitment to defeat fascism. ** Warren Lerude, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. 235 == M == * The men of the Lincoln Brigade, the "premature [[antifascists]]," those who were physically able, volunteered early in our armed forces, gave their blood and their lives. On the roster of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade there are the names of 331 men who survived Spain to serve honorably in the U.S. Army or American medical services. This does not include those veterans who served in the Merchant Marine, many of whom were killed when their ships were attacked. These are the men and women I salute, my "compadres," my dearest friends throughout these long years. Now, at the end of 1985, like Janus I can look back at the lessons of the past, to the heroes- and forward to a better world. There will always be fighters for freedom, men and women of the highest moral resolve. ** Marion Merriman, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. xiii * ''Último aviso: he decidido terminar rápidamente la guerra en el Norte de España. Quienes no sean autores de asesinatos y depongan las armas o se entreguen serán respetados en vidas y haciendas. Si vuestra sumisión no es inmediata arrasaré Vizcaya empezando por las industrias de guerra. Tengo medios sobrados para ello.'' ** Last warning: I have decided to end the war in the North of Spain quickly. Those who have not committed murders and who lay down their arms or turn themselves in will see their lives and property respected. If your submission is not immediate, I will wipe out Vizcaya, beginning with the industries of war. I have more than enough means to do it. ** General [[w:Emilio Mola|Emilio Mola]] {{source}} * ''Guernica fue Punto Hoy no es más que brasa cenizas Punto En este momento arde todavía pueblo tres horas bombardeo intensísimo bombas incendiarias lo han destrozado totalmente Punto Aldasoro, Torre, yo llegamos allí espantados Punto Diez mil mujeres niños huyen carreteras temiendo ser ametrallados por aviación mañana al amanecer como lo fueron esta tarde Punto Ante esta catástrofe con amenaza hecha hoy mismo destrozar incendiar Bilbao esta semana sólo suplicamos háganse cargo situación angustiosa'' ** Guernica was Stop Today it is no more than embers ashes Stop In this moment town still burning three hours intense bombardment incendiary bombs have totally destroyed it Stop Aldasoro, Torre, I arrived there horrified Stop Ten thousand women children fleeing highways fearing being machine-gunned by aircraft tomorrow at dawn as they were this afternoon Stop Before this catastrophe with threat made just today to destroy burn Bilbao this week we entreat only take charge dreadful situation ** Telesforo Monzón, telegram to the President of the Council of Ministers, 27 April 1937 {{source}} == N == == O == *When one thinks of the cruelty, squalor, and futility of war - and in this particular case of the intrigues, the persecutions, the lies and the misunderstandings - there is always the temptation to say: "One side is as bad as the other. I am neutral." In practice, however, one cannot be neutral, and there is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or less for progress, the other more or less for reaction. The hatred which the Spanish Republic excited in millionaires, dukes, cardinals, play-boys, blimps, and what-not would in itself be enough to show one how the land lay. '''In essence it was a class war.''' If it had been won, the cause of the common people everywhere would have been strengthened. It was lost, and the dividend-drawers all over the world rubbed their hands. That was the real issue; all else was froth on its surface. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) *The outcome of the Spanish war was settled in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin - at any rate, not in Spain. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) == P == == Q == == R == * The internationalization of the civil war through foreign aid, diplomacy and troops is indisputable, as is the fact that decisions made by foreign powers played an important role in the war's evolution. The two most important decisions affecting aid to the Republic were the Non-Intervention in Spain Agreement, signed by 27 European nations at the end of August 1936, and the Soviet decision in mid-September to assist the Republic. From the beginning of the war Britain declared neutrality and convinced the Popular Front French government to reverse its initial decision to aid its Spanish compatriots. France then suggested the non-intervention pact to prevent fascist support of the Nationalists. However, Germany and Italy, and to a lesser extent Portugal, continued to arm the Nationalists, while all the major democracies, including the United States, followed the pretense of non-intervention. The democracies' decision to abandon the Republic was a result of both domestic concerns and geo-strategic interests. Although their populations were deeply divided, none of the liberal democratic governments were comfortable with the Spanish left-leaning democracy of July 1936. They were even less so once news of the initial revolutionary experimentation and anti-clerical violence was reported, often by conservative Spanish diplomats in their countries who overwhelmingly defected to the rebel cause. Even so, the Nationalists' claim that they fought to save Spain from Bolshevism and for Christian civilization was much more compelling than anti-fascism in the mid-1930s. Thus, even after the Republican state could demonstrate that social revolution and anti-clerical violence had been contained, the democratic powers were more invested in appeasing Nazi Germany than in fighting fascism, a strategy that culminated in the Munich conference of September 1938. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 196-197 * The military impact of foreign aid on the war's outcome continues to be debated, but the Republican cause was significantly undermined by both the low quality of material and the irregular timing of its arrival. The Republic was not poor, since it controlled the gold reserves, about a quarter of which were set to Paris early on and the rest to Moscow to pay for Soviet supplies. But most of the Soviet weapons and materiel were no match for the Nazi armaments that Hitler wanted to test before unleashing his own military ambitions. Because of the non-intervention pact, most of the rest of the materiel for the Republican side had to be purchased at high prices from private buyers. Finally, in terms of timing, the Republic was virtually starved of weapons at crucial points: during the summer of 1936 before the start of Soviet aid and from the end of 1938. Of the 66 shipments from the USSR, 52 arrived between October 1936 and the end of 1937. And, in contrast to more than 100,000 troops sent by Germany and Italy, the USSR sent only 2,000 advisers, in addition to the 31,000-32,000 volunteers of the International Brigades that were organized by the Communist International. The International Brigades have been attacked as Stalinist stooges and celebrated as heroic anti-fascists, with additional debates about their impact on the outcome of the war itself. Undoubtedly reflecting a variety of motives, the volunteers from over 50 countries probably played a positive role in several Republican battles, including the defense of Madrid, but overall, foreign troops contributed more to the Nationalist victory, especially if the Moroccan troops are included. In any case, the Brigades were sent home in September 1938, in hopes that the Nationalists would do the same with their larger contingent of foreign fighters. Instead, the departure of the Brigades marked the beginning of a precipitous slide toward final defeat. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 197 * In addition to the Nationalists' effective internal unification, the foreign aid they received was certainly also a factor in their victory. Without foreign aid a rebel force with no access to government institutions or gold reserves would have had no chance of success. Although the Nationalist war effort was largely financed by loans, both sides spent about the same. However, the apparent parity of resources obscures the superiority of Germany and Italy's consistent and high-quality support of the Nationalist side, especially n the summer of 1936 and from mid-1937 until the end of the war, as the gap in aid continued to grow. From the use of German planes to airlift the Army of Africa to the mainland in July 1936, to the arrival of the Condor Legion air force in October of that year, followed by Italian troops in December, the fascist powers maintained their logistical aid until the end. The Condor Legion carried out perhaps the most notorious action of the war, the aerial bombing of the civilian population of Guernica on April 26, 1937, which killed at least 1,500 and came to symbolize the horrors of "total" war in Picasso's famous painting. The number of foreign fighters was definitely higher on the Nationalist side, including 19,000 Germans and over 78,000 Italians, in addition to the 70,000 native Moroccan ''Regulares''. While foreign aid was superior, there is also evidence that the Nationalists utilized that aid more effectively than their enemies, thus securing their rearguard and keeping their army loyal. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 203 * The Republican defeat in the Civil War was followed by nearly forty years of dictatorship that ended only with the death of the man whose name came to define the regime. While the Franco regime began and ended as a dictatorship, its adaptive survival over four decades has generated ongoing debates about its identity. Was it a fascist regime, a military dictatorship, a traditional authoritarian regime, or some hybrid type? The regime began as a de facto ally of the fascist powers during the Second World War and ended as an ally of the democratic "West" in the Cold War. Evolving along with its international alliances was the regime's economic and cultural policies, which began with an isolationist autarky designed both to promote national self-sufficiency and to keep out impure foreign ideas, and ended with a booming tourist industry and economic integration into cultural pluralism. And, while the political institutions of the regime never underwent a parallel evolution, there was a shift in leadership away from fascist ideologues and toward more "technocratic" modernizers, whose primary goal was to increase at least passive support for the regime through higher standards of living rather than indoctrination and mass terror. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 209 * In my evaluation, the role of the Communist party wasn't much of a factor. The party was just there, doing its job, and, as far as I could see, doing a good job. The squabbles about leadership, how the various high-level political commissars had done their jobs in Spain hadn't really touched me. I had heard of the arguments, especially about individual commissars on top, but there wasn't any direct connection with my life or work. The party's key role in the International Brigades somehow didn't make itself felt overtly, not, at least, in the medical service, certainly not at my level. I had joined the Spanish party somewhere along the line, but I don't remember attending any meetings. It was just something American party members and YCLers did. My membership card had a picture of me wearing my heavy, knitted, gray wool scarf, the one that so often had lice. But as I was assessing what had happened, the role of party was not a very important part of my thinking. It was just a given in my thoughts, a necessary part of the struggle against fascism. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146 * To what purpose had so many given their lives, had I offered mine? The war in Spain was nearly lost. In fact, in the short space of three and a half months, it would end. Under the circumstances, it was hard to believe that my comrades had not died in vain. Yet I also knew that the battle in Spain had been necessary and worthwhile, that the struggle for decency in the world would and must continue. If we had not defeated fascism, we had at least demonstrated a will to resist. I knew, too, that after taking a short time to draw a fresh breath, I would be a part of that movement, even if I could not conceive of what form my contribution might take. So why did I volunteer, why did I go? There is no easy answer. But one thing is clear. I have never regretted my decision. Quite the contrary! To support what I believed in, to combat forces that stood for everything I considered evil, to have put myself at risk for something other than myself, was, and is, a source of great personal pride. That it was an instantaneous decision was consonant with many of the major decisions later in my life- buying homes, making investments, deciding to get married- all rarely burdened by the regret of hindsight. I knew that the civilian life I would return to would not be serene, but I was committed to a struggle for a better world. "Antifascist" and "prodemocracy" had become the words that I felt defined me. If I left one battlefield, I would find another one on which to fight for a better world. In a real sense, for me the fight in Spain had been more than a fight to save only Spain. I came to see it, as much as anything, as a fight against fascism and a struggle for greater democracy in our own country. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146-147 * We were pariahs to our government. When Brigaders volunteered for the armed forces in World War II, the official army line, at first, was that we were not to be sent outside of the continental limits, so that we would not have contact with European communists. This ruling was later successfully challenged. Even so, most of us were sent to the Pacific combat zone. But despite all of the government's fears about our politics, some of the Brigaders, because of their experience and skills, were needed for the war effort. Some, therefore, were sent across the Atlantic to assignments behind the German and Italian lines to work with the various resistance forces, which, ironically, were often communist or communist-led. More than six hundred American vets served in World War II, in addition to another three hundred more in the merchant marine. In all, about twenty-five Spanish vets gave their lives for their country in World War II. Many were decorated for bravery. Between sixty and seventy, including myself, were commissioned as officers. As a side note, many Spaniards-in-exile volunteered to fight with the French, and when the tanks of the Free French entered Paris for its liberation from the Germans, many were manned by Spanish personnel, and three tank turrets carried the names of Spanish battles- Madrid, Teruel, or Jarama- painted on their sides. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 152-153 == S == == T == * A Nationalist victory in the Civil War in Spain would mean that France would be surrounded on three sides by potentially hostile countries. This would make it easier for Germany to attack Russia without being afraid of French attacks in her rear. For this torturous reason, the Soviet Government had a strong interest in the prevention of a Nationalist victory. The Spanish War also afforded the Communist Party, with its discipline, its skill at propaganda, and its prestige deriving from its connection with Russia, a great chance to secure in Spain the establishment of the second Communist State. But such a Communist victory wold have alarmed Britain and France, the two powers to whom, for diplomatic reasons, Russia wished to draw closer. It might even make a general war more likely. It might waste Russian war material. For these reasons, Stalin probably did not send orders to the Spanish Communist party, and his chief agents there, Cordovilla and Stepanov, to make full use of the opportunity to gain control of the Spanish Republic. Nor did he send arms to Spain. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 215 * The Spanish Civil War exceeded in ferocity most wars between nations. Yet the losses were less than had been generally feared. The total number of deaths caused by the war appears to have been approximately 600,000. Of these about 100,000 may be supposed to have died by murder or summary execution. Perhaps as many as 220,000 died of disease or malnutrition directly attributable to the war. About 320,000 probably died in action. The cost of the war, including both internal and external expenditures, was named later by the Nationalists at 30,000 million pesetas (£3,000 million in 1938 money). The chief cost was in labour, due on the one hand to the deaths and permanent disabilities caused, and on the other to the exile of 340,000 persons at the end of the war. Nationalist authorities estimated that approximately 4,250 million pesetas' worth of damage had been done to real property during the course of the war. Since this was supposed to be damage caused only by the Republicans, it is probably an under-estimation. 150 churches were totally destroyed and 4,850 damaged, of which 1,850 were more than half destroyed. 183 towns were so badly damaged that General Franco 'adopted' them- his Government, that is, undertook to pay the cost of restoration. This probably does not take into account another 250,000 which were partially damaged. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 606 == U == == V == == W == == X == == Y == * In July of 1936 General Francisco Franco led a revolt against the democratically elected government of Spain. Under his command was a well-trained army of mercenaries from Morocco. Italy's Benito Mussolini kept his pledge to Franco by sending one hundred thousand soldiers directly to Spain from the war in Ethiopia. From Germany Adolph Hitler sent artillery, technicians, a large air force and twenty-five thousand tanks. Meanwhile, the Portuguese government dispatched two divisions of soldiers to aid Franco. These events in Spain stunned and shocked the conscience of people throughout Europe and the world. The government of Spain, in its effort to withstand the attack of the fascist armies, appealed to the democratic governments of the world for their support. Instead of sending help, the governments of England, France and the United States placed an embargo on arms to Spain. Nevertheless, freedom-loving people from around the world answered Spain's call for help. Within a few months thousands of men and women from many countries flocked to Spain with the hope of stopping fascism. An estimated forty thousand volunteers served in the International Brigades. Of the three thousand from the United States, almost one hundred were Black. The number of people who fought in the International Brigades was only a small speck when measured against the thousands of Spaniards who fought in the Republican army. However, the role played by the internationals was very significant in preventing Franco from achieving the quick victory that he expected when his forces attacked Madrid. Madrid held out for three long years. The war ended in Spain by March, 1939. Poland was invaded by Hitler's Nazi army the following September, thus signalling the start of World War II. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xiii-xiv * I was just beginning to learn about the reality of Spain and Europe, but I knew what was at stake. There the poor, the peasants, the workers and the unions, the socialists and the communists, together had won an election against the big landowners, the monarchy and the right-wingers in the military. It was the kind of victory that would have brought Black people to the top levels of government if such an election had been won in the USA. A Black man would be Governor of Mississippi. The new government in Spain was dividing its wealth with the peasants. Unions were organizing in each factory and social services were being introduced. Spain was the perfect example for the world I dreamed of. Now all of it was about to be wiped out. The former rulers were determined to retake power. They were being supported by fascists all over the world, including, I was sure, many in the United States. How could I not volunteer? ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 96 * The capitalist newspapers painted the war as if we were losing. Several times they had eagerly reported that Madrid had fallen to Generalissimo Franco and Mussolini's troops, when it hadn't. They were aware that a quick fascist victory would obscure the one-sided nature of the embargo. While men, war materials and even medical supplies were being denied the Republicans, French and English capitalists were not only lending the fascists moral support, but supplying them with guns, planes and tanks. The fascists, including Hitler's Germany, received oil from the United States, and in particular from the large oil companies. Without that support they could not maintain their huge war machines. I didn't believe the newspapers. I knew from the experience of our march to Springfield just how falsely events were reported. Madrid would not fall. Republican Spain would not fall. We would go on to create other Republican states throughout the world. Perhaps even in Mississippi! ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 110 * Albacete by early 1937 had become a United Nations of a special kind. Men and women of all different tongues and nationalities, young and old, all came together to fight side by side with the Spanish people. The Spaniards were not only fighting to save themselves and their country from fascism but Europe and the whole world from plunging into the horror of war. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 123 == Z == == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} [[Category:Spanish Civil War| ]] bjil3f1zv1ekvxibumuokuxbayx3otg 3148919 3148708 2022-07-29T03:10:13Z AC9016 2870313 /* C */ wikitext text/x-wiki The '''[[w:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]]''' (Spanish: ''Guerra Civil Española'') took place from 1936 to 1939. [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republicans]] loyal to the left-wing [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Second Spanish Republic]], in alliance with the [[anarchists]], [[socialists]] and [[communists]], fought against the [[w:Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalists]], in alliance with the Carlists, Catholics, Falangists and Aristocrats led by General [[Francisco Franco]]. The Nationalists won the war in early 1939 and ruled Spain until Franco's death in November 1975. [[File:Collage guerra civile spagnola.png|thumb|The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective. ~ [[Clement Attlee]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in September 1936.png|thumb|Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...]] [[File:Escudo de la Archidiócesis de Madrid.svg|thumb|The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not. ~ [[Francisco Franco]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939.png|thumb|We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism. ~ Harry Fisher]] [[File:Republican forces during the Battle of Irún.jpg|thumb|Republican forces during the Battle of Irún in 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E20569-21, Spanien, Ausbildung durch "Legion Condor".jpg|thumb|Members of the Condor Legion, a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and from the German Army (Heer) training in Ávila.]] [[File:Junkers Ju 87A with Spanish rebel markings.jpg|thumb|Junkers Ju-87A of the Condor Legion over Spain.]] [[File:International Brigades-Abraham Lincoln-1st Batallion.svg|thumb|Early flag of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Lincoln Battalion.jpg|thumb|Say of them, <br>They are no longer young, they never learned <br>The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear; <br>And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare. ~ Genevieve Taggard]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H25224, Guernica, Ruinen.jpg|thumb|Ruins of Guernica after the bombing, 31 December 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-C0214-0007-013, Spanien, Flugzeug der Legion Condor.jpg|thumb|Heinkel He-111 of the Condor Legion between bombing missions.]] [[File:Pruebas de mar cervera.jpg|thumb|The cruiser ''Almirante Cervera'', a key part of the Nationalist fleet]] [[File:Destructor Lepanto (LT).jpg|thumb|The destroyer ''Lepanto'', part of the Republican fleet]] __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == A == * ''Ante Dios y ante la Historia que a todos nos ha de juzgar, afirmo que durante tres horas y media los aviones alemanes bombardearon con saña desconocida la población civil indefensa de la histórica villa de Gernika reduciéndola a cenizas, persiguiendo con el fuego de ametralladora a mujeres y niños, que han perecido en gran número huyendo los demás alocados por el terror.'' ** Before God and before History which must judge us all, I affirm that for three and one-half hours, German planes bombarded with unheard-of fury the defenceless civilian population of the historic city of Gernika, reducing it to ashes, chasing with machine-gun fire women and children who perished in great number, fleeing the stampede of others driven mad by panic. ** [[w:José Antonio Aguirre|José Antonio Aguirre]], lehendakari of the Basque Country {{source}} * For liberals in the West, the showdown between the Spanish Republic and Franco's nationalist rebels seemed the first real chance to stop Fascism's terrifying advance. Volunteers from fifty-four countries, including three thousand from the United States, formed international brigades to assist in the cause. The Largo Caballero government, still desperate for help, turned to Stalin, who offered men and equipment in return for a clandestine shipment of the country's entire supply of gold. Celebrity photographers, poets, and writers- Ernest Hemingway included- hurried to chronicle and at times glamorize the competition between the forces of light, as they saw it, and darkness. The conflict, though, was anything but romantic. It lasted four years and killed more than half a million people. There were long lulls, but the clashes were savage. Each side executed prisoners, and each cast a wide net in arresting enemy sympathizers. For Franco, the systematic rooting out of potential foes was just good strategy. One of his subordinates told allied mayors, "It is necessary to create an atmosphere of terror. We must create an impression of mastery. Anyone who is overtly or secretly a supporter of the Popular Front must be shot." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 50 * Spain, divided by ideology and class, was split by religion as well. Some priests opposed the nationalists, but the Roman Catholic hierarchy was clearly identified with Franco. Its officials were among the more vocal advocates of harsh measures, and a few took delight in personally gunning down "reds." Meanwhile, the left was generally hostile to the Church and hungry to seize its land. Republican forces murdered an estimated ten thousand bishops, priests, nuns, and monks. These atrocities helped color foreign reporting and prompted most major newspapers in the United States to support Franco. When Eleanor Roosevelt urged her husband to send arms to the Spanish Republican government, he told her that if he were to do so, no Catholic would ever vote for him again. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * Militarily, neither side was very potent, but Franco benefited from the failure of the Republican factions to coalesce. The Spanish left was a political battleground that encompassed Communists loyal to the party, laborers partial to the exiled Bolshevik theorist Leon Trotsky (a bitter rival of Stalin), internationalists who meant well but lacked military skills, anarchists who detested everyone including each other, and a Socialist government trying to present an attractive face to the world. While Franco was taking his time, the opposition factions were beating one another up, squabbling over supplies, and tossing some of their most committed partisans in jail. George Orwell, who went to Spain to fight Fascism, ended up getting shot by a Communist sniper and exiting the country one jump ahead of the Socialist police. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The Russian troops and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the 1961 Berlin crisis and, more than fifty years later, in Ukraine. The German bombing of Guernica, immortalized by Picasso, sparked calls for an international war crimes investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any bombs had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered the executions of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full dictatorial powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * I know this comparison will strike some as outrageous, and I’m NOT saying religion turns people into Nazis. But does anybody believe the ardent Nazi followers in Germany, or Mussolini’s faithful in Italy, or Franco’s legions in Spain were a bunch of atheists? Being “religious” does not automatically build a firewall against accepting totalitarianism, and when fundamentalist religions teach authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, and conventionalism, they help create the problem. Can we not see how easily religious fundamentalists would lift a would-be dictator aloft as part of a “great movement,” and give it their all? ** [[Bob Altemeyer]], ''The Authoritarians'' (2006), p. 140-141 * '''I agree with the [[Neville Chamberlain|prime minister]] that the condition of the world is serious, and that everyone who speaks on these subjects must speak with a full sense of responsibility, but that does not mean, in my view, that there should be a lack of plain speaking, but that we ought to see the facts for what they really are. I must say that I was profoundly disappointed with the speech of the prime minister, because it seemed to me that he had misconceived the whole issue that lives before us. He suggested that there was being fought in Spain, in the opinion of some people, a struggle between two sides, two rival systems. I do not think that is the issue that is facing us to-day. The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective.''' ** [[Clement Attlee]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 == B == * In November 1937 Hitler met with leaders of the German army, navy, and air force. It had been two years since Germany had announced its rearmament. Since 1936 German forces had been involved in the Spanish Civil War on the side of General Francisco Franco and the enemies of the Spanish Republic. Hitler had pushed German intervention even though many Germans opposed it. Because the Soviet Union backed the Republic in Spain, support of Franco gave Hitler an opportunity to attack Communism. Moreover, Mussolini was actively behind Franco as well. So Spain offered a chance for Germany and Italy to practice cooperation in the spirit of their leaders' mutual admiration. For the Germans the Spanish Civil War was also an opportunity to try out new military equipment. In particular they broke in their new air force by bombing Spanish towns and cities. Now Hitler was ready to risk more. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 98-99 * In March 1939, just months after the Munich Conference granted Sudetenland to Germany, German troops entered the rest of Czechoslovakia. With the world distracted by Franco's recent victory in Spain, Hitler ordered the Czechoslovak state dismantled. Some territory was incorporated into the German Reich, and the old Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia were organized as the Protectorate, a kind of colony. Slovakia became a client state under the government of the Roman Catholic priest Josef Tiso. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 107 * Those Americans who went to Spain to fight Franco and stave off World War II have never minded being called "premature anti-fascists." They were proud of the label. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * We have long memories. We have developed a relative immunity to the endless barrage of propaganda, slander and outright lies that has been laid upon us. And especially, we are immune to the Big Lie that destroyed Spain and which Hitler developed to such a point of perfection that it was necessary for millions of human beings to die to achieve the defeat of the Axis. Yet the Big Lie survives and flourishes mightily in our own country today. As it is promulgated daily, hourly and every minute of the day through every medium of communication, so it must be answered- until our own people see it for what it is and explode it in their own good time. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. : Whenever we hear it said that Communism threatens us from within and without; whenever we are told that the Soviet Union menaces our "way of life" and wants to conquer the world; whenever we are summoned to a Holy Crusade that- if it is allowed to begin- will ravish the entire earth, we recall the following simple facts of history: :Mussolini killed whatever democracy existed in Italy by claiming that Italy was threatened by Communism; :Hitler destroyed the German Republic with the same weapon; :Tojo broke the resistance of the people of Japan by using the identical thesis; :Franco murdered the Spanish Republic in the name of the "Red menace"; :The Axis launched World War II under the slogan of saving the world from Communism. :* [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * Here were students, dock-workers, clerks and labor-organizers, farmers. Most were unacquainted with each other, but they came together now with the warmth and familiarity of old friends; they told each other of their work in their respective countries; of their friends and families. They spoke of the European political scene, of the imperative necessity for the Loyalist Government to drive the foreign invader from Spain; you felt that with each of them, no matter how diverse his previous training, the Spanish struggle was a personal issue, something deep and close. This in itself, considering the disparity of their origin, was a major political phenomenon. They spoke no word of the actual business of war; they did not speculate on the nature of artillery or air attacks, of machine-gun fire. You felt: many of these men will never see their friends or families again; they don't know what they're getting into; their idealism has blinded them to the reality of what they will have to face. And you knew immediately that you were wrong; that they were so far from being blind that it might be said of them that they were among the first soldiers in the history of the world who really knew what they were about, what they were going to fight for- and that they were ready and eager to fight. Their very presence on the French frontier was an earnest of their understanding and their clarity; no one had made them come, no force but an inner force had brought them. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 13 * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * "You know what I got half a mind to do?" the driver said. "What?" "Head this damn junk for the border." "Have a cigarette," I said. I wondered if he would head for the border and what I would do if he did, but he didn't. "The detail's all fucked-up," he said. "Where's the Lincoln? Where's the Macpap? The British? The Franco-Belge? Nobody's seen fuck-all of 'em. The bastards are driving to the sea," he said. "Maybe they've got to Tortosa already; we'll find out. If France don't come in now, we're fucked ducks. ''Mucho malo,"'' he said. ''"Mucho'' fuckin ''malo."'' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 133 * Every town along the Mediterranean shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with peasants evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the truck, moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward Barcelona, their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''burros''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, British, and American nurses went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the Italian Fascist troops had reached the sea at Vinaroz, below Tortosa, cutting Loyalist Spain away from Catalonia, and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and Valencia. (In Rome, the Pope gave his apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding Lerida and Balaguer (this was different); the newspapers reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the Non-Intervention Committee met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't Mr. Chamberlain interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. Hitler had mobilized a million and a half men on the Czech and French borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. Roosevelt and Hull had, it is true, made strong speeches against Fascist aggression within the week, and called for united democratic opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 == C == * '''Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...''' It is a fact, proved by extensive documentation, that the thinking of a large part of foreign opinion is out of touch with the reality of events in our country... Since God has willed that it should be our country that will serve as a place for testing the ideas and processes that aspire to conquer the world, we want the damage to be reduced to our country alone, saving the rest of the nations from ruin...<br>The war in Spain is the product of the conflict between irreconcilable ideologies; in its very origins one finds very grave questions of a moral and legal, of a religious and historical order...<br>When the war broke out, we lamented that painful fact more than anyone, because it is always an extremely serious evil... and because our mission is one of reconciliation and peace... '''The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...''' The Church has been the principal victim of the fury of one of the contending parties, and it has not ceased to work with its prayers, its exhortations, and its influence to lessen the damage and shorten the ordeal... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 198 * Let us now give a sketch of the character of the movement known as "national." We believe this term is just. First, in its spirit. Because the immense majority of the Spanish nation was detached from a state that could not represent its profound needs and aspirations; and the movement was greeted with hope by all the nation... It is also national in its objectives... We express a reality and a general yearning of the Spanish citizens...<br>We have seen an outburst of real charity that has had its fullest expression in the blood of thousands of Spaniards who have cried out, "Long live Spain!" and "Long live Christ the King!" The movement has guaranteed order in the territory it controls. We contrast the situation in the regions where the national movement has prevailed with those still dominated by the communists... Without priests, without churches, without religion, without justice, without authority, they are prisoners of a terrible anarchy, of hunger, of misery. On the other hand, because of the effort and the terrible pain of war, the other regions live in tranquility of international order, under the tutelage of a true authority, which is the basis of justice, peace, and progress... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 201-202 * It is said that this war is a class war and that the Church has placed itself on the side of the rich. Those who know its causes and nature know this is not true. Even though the Church acknowledges some carelessness in the fulfillment of its duties of justice and charity, which it has been the first to urge, the working classes were already greatly protected by laws, and the nation had already entered on the path of a better distribution of wealth... Nor can we forget our advanced social legislation and our prosperous institutions of public and private assistance of Spanish and Christian origins. The people were fooled by unrealistic promises, incompatible not only with the country's economic life, but also with any kind of organized economy...<br>Crimes similar to those committed by the Popular Front have been attributed to the leaders of the national movement... Every war has its excesses, and the national movement has undoubtedly had its share as well. Nobody defends themselves with total serenity against the insane attacks of a heartless enemy. Condemning in the name of justice and Christian charity all excesses that may have been committed, by mistake or by low-level personnel, and which the foreign press has methodically exaggerated, we declare that the judgements we are refuting do not respond to the truth, and we affirm that there is an enormous distance between the principles and practice of justice on the two sides. ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 202 * "If you lose [a war," the great American novelist of the civil war, Ernest Hemingway, exclaimed in 1939, "you lose everything and your ideology won't save you." The Lincoln volunteers- whom Hemingway disparaged as the "ideology boys"- clung to the opposite view. Although they "lost the war," their last commander, Milton Wolff, insisted that "neither the Spaniards nor the [international volunteers], nor anti-fascists of any mettle, lost their ideology, much less 'everything.'" To Wolff, writing twenty years after Hemingway's suicide, it was precisely ideology that had "saved us. And may yet save the world." Indeed, it was this spirit of commitment- an unyielding optimism in the face of defeat- that distinguished the Lincoln veterans. For them, Spain lived not as the landscape for a novel or as a place of metaphysical inspiration. "Spain"- the word, the country, the cause- embodied ideology and political passion, anguish and hope; the ordeal of Spain became the essential continuity of their lives. Anticipating this half-century's commitment, the poet Genevieve Taggard composed "To the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade" in 1941: <br>'''Say of them,''' <br>'''They are no longer young, they never learned''' <br>'''The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear;''' <br>'''And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare.''' ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 4-5 * The battle for Madrid commenced on a gray, misty morning, November 7, 1936. As a cavalry column of Moorish mercenaries, bolstered by the rhythm of heavy drumbeats, rode toward the Toledo bridge, a hastily organized group of young men and women fired from behind rough barricades at the advancing troops. Their antique pistols and hunting rifles scarcely interrupted the charge. But suddenly, a motorcyclist appeared with a machine gun and sent the horsemen into retreat. Italian tanks then forged ahead of Franco's professional legionnaires and mercenaries; and, after the fog had lifted, German Junkers rained bombs through the cloudy skies. Again and again, the unpracticed Republican militia, emboldened by individual heroics, met the attack valiantly, using small arms against the troops and sticks of dynamite against the tanks. The fascists made small progress that day. At dawn of the next day, as Madrid girded for a second ground assault, the city's frantic residents witnessed a remarkable parade down the broad Gran Via: a neat procession of nearly 2,000 soldiers, dressed in corduroy uniforms and steel helmets. Assuming the men were Soviet allies, the Madrilenos raised their fists in the Popular Front salute and shouted, "Long live the Russians!" Their error was understandable. Few citizens of Spain knew of the existence of the newly formed International Brigades, a contingent of foreign volunteers who had come to Spain to defend the Republic. These recruits had left their homes in Great Britain and France, Yugoslavia and Poland, Belgium and Austria; many were political refugees from fascist Italy and Germany. Despite scant military training, they exuded enthusiasm. And under the leadership of Soviet general Emil Kleber, a Hungarian Jew trained in the Soviet Union, they brought much more than a military presence to the Republican cause. These Internationals- ultimately they would number 40,000 troops from 52 countries- symbolized a political camaraderie that linked the Spanish civil war to the titanic ideological conflicts of the 1930's: the struggles of fascism, communism, and democracy. In the days and weeks and months that followed, these volunteers would join the Spanish militia to face the fascist tide. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 11-12 * News of the creation of the International Brigades raced through the Communist grapevines around the globe: the very existence of a multinational army promised to fulfill the Marxist prophesy that one day the "workers of the world" would unite against their common oppressors. In every country, such optimism encouraged the enlistment of volunteers eager to fight in Spain. When the American Communist party spread the word about recruitment through a network of district organizers, the response was immediate. From the waterfront docks and the fur trades, from union halls and ethnic associations, from bread lines and Communist party cells, dozens of men came forward within weeks to join the fight for Republican Spain. Viewing themselves as part of an international proletariat, American radicals welcomed this opportunity to take the struggle against fascism to another stage of history: it was possible now, in Spain at least, to fight back with arms. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 12 * As word of recruitment for the International Brigades began to filter through the American Communist network in the autumn of 1936, large numbers of volunteers came forward to enlist. The party's organizing committee soon realized that its responsibility had shifted. Instead of having to locate a few trusted volunteers to send to Spain, they now had to worry about screening any undesirable elements from the diverse recruits who were offering their services. In this unique military crusade, symbolic of the unity of the international working classes, party leaders wanted to exclude mere adventurers who lacked a political understanding of the anti-fascist struggle. They also feared that government or enemy spies might attempt to subvert the project. The party insisted on secrecy, therefore, not because Communists harbored a devious conspiracy to overthrow a government- after all, they always boasted of their initiatives on behalf of the Spanish Republic- but because party members did not wish to be caught violating American recruitment laws. In any event, the leadership decided that each volunteer would have to be interviewed personally by a special committee. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 64 * In this Spanish situation there is one peculiar feature which gives it a specially dangerous aspect. That is to many people looking on from outside, it presents itself as a struggle between two rival systems each of which commands an enthusiastic, even a passionate, body of supporters among its adherents in their respective countries, with the result that supporters of these two rival systems cannot help regarding the issue of the struggle in Spain as a defeat or victory... for the side to which they are attached. I am not expressing an opinion as to whether that view of the struggle is correct or not, but I say that the fact that it is held constitutes a perpetual danger to the peace of Europe because, if some country or government representing one of these two ideas attempts to intervene beyond a certain point, then some other country taking the opposite view may find it difficult, if not impossible, to refrain from joining in, and a conflict may be started of which no man can see the end. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 192-193 * In my view, the best thing we can do now is to turn our minds back again to the two practical steps which have to be taken, the first one being to fill the gap in the patrol which has now been left open and the other to re-start our endeavours to obtain the withdrawal of foreign volunteers in Spain. That is all I have to say at present, and I want to conclude with a very earnest appeal to those who hold responsible positions both in this country and abroad- to weigh their words very carefully before they utter them on this matter, bearing in mind the consequences that might flow from some rash or thoughtless phrase. I have read that in the high mountains there are sometimes conditions to be found when the incautious move or even a sudden loud exclamation may start an avalanche. That is just the condition in which we are finding ourselves to-day. I believe, although the snow may be perilously poised it has not yet begun to move, and if we can all exercise caution, patience, and self-restraint we may yet be able to save the peace of Europe. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 * The Spanish Civil War and the fight against it did, in part, alert the world to the nature of fascism. The story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade is generally known. It was a contingent of committed Black and White Americans, three thousand in number, who went to fight against fascism. Had the circumstances been different, some of the Black Americans would have been willing to fight in the Italian-Ethiopian War. Ethiopia was overrun in a matter of months, and there was no organized effort to get Black Americans to fight in this war. Those who were willing to go were left with their frustrations. To some of them fighting with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the war against fascism in Spain was an alternative. ** John Henrik Clarke, Foreword to ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xi * When the Civil War began in July 1936, Hitler had been in power in Germany for over three years. The ideological affinities between the Nazis and Franco's Nationalists (sometimes referred to in German documents as "White Spain," as opposed to "Red Spain") were clear at once, but the German government, like Mussolini's Fascist government in Italy, was reluctant to risk recognizing Franco's side as the true government of Spain until it was confident it would win the war. It granted that recognition on November 18, 1936.<br>Throughout the war, Hitler often sought to assist Franco without attracting international attention, and indeed the German government was not alone in seeking involvement. France's Popular Front government, under the Socialist Leon Blum, had begun to offer the Republicans assistance, but Blum, concerned primarily about threats to French security from a militarily resurgent Germany, did not wish to anger its British ally, and when London made clear its opposition to helping the Spanish Republicans, France's government reversed its course. At that point, the French pushed for the creation of an international "nonintervention" agreement, which the Germans and Italians (among others) were willing to sign, but which they soon violated. Attempts to enforce the nonintervention pact soon turned out to be ineffective, but Hitler remained at least somewhat concerned with preserving the image of his country's adherence to the pact. ** Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 185 == D == * Then, as if things were not already bad, Japan invaded Manchuria, then the rest of China. Spain was in a terrible civil war- drawing every nation in Europe into that nightmare, to some degree- and this turned out to be the perfect proving ground for Hitler's air force. All of us pilots who understood history and could see the signs knew that another war was coming. We did not know when or where it would start, or, to be more precise, expand, but we knew that our nation, especially our air forces, would not be ready. When the war in Spain finished, everyone sat back and relaxed, acting like, "This is it, the European problems are over," but I knew better. The Japanese were still doing their work in China, so we kind of went to sleep at the wheel, but Pearl Harbor changed all of that, I can tell you, and you know what happened. The entire military establishment was taken off guard, which I could not understand. Japan had been a constant threat to everyone, and they had blinders on the whole time. ** [[Jimmy Doolittle]], in a 1986 interview with Colin Heaton, as quoted in ''Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words'' (2021), p. 88-89 == E == == F == * The events in which we had participated at home had had a direct influence on our decision to go to Spain. We were trade unionists. We had worked with the unemployed and the poor. In many ways, we viewed the Spanish struggle as an extension of our fight against reaction at home. Most significantly, we wanted to focus the nation's attention on the growing threat of fascism, and the danger it posed to international peace. We were later to be called "premature anti-fascists," and we accepted this title proudly, though it was not meant as a compliment by the State Department spokesman who first coined the term. After all, we had bucked the system- the U.S. government, even under Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had remained neutral in the various worldwide struggles against fascism, right up until the time World War II began. But in 1937 many people around the world did recognize the threat fascism brought to world peace, and it was our fervent hope that by aborting the fascist takeover in Spain, we might prevent a second world war. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. xx * '''We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism.''' ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. 158 * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177 * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 178 * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 178-179 * ''Aguirre miente. Nosotros hemos respetado Guernica, como respetamos todo lo español.'' ** Aguirre is lying. We have respected Guernica, as we respect everything Spanish. ** [[Francisco Franco]] {{source}} == G == * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 * Comrades of the International Brigades! Political reasons, reasons of State, the welfare of that same cause for which you offered your blood with boundless generosity, are sending you back, some of you to your own countries and others to forced exile. You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend. You are the heroic example of democracy's solidarity and universality. We shall not forget you, and when the olive tree of peace puts forth its leaves again, mingled with the laurels of the Spanish Republic's victory- come back! ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 == H == * Of course, I am against fascism with its spread of color prejudice and [[racism|race hatred]] and working class oppression. How could any sensible Negro be otherwise? ** [[Langston Hughes]], in ''Writers take sides; letters about the war in Spain from 418 American authors''by [[w:League of American Writers|League of American Writers]], 1938. Also quoted in Brian Dolinar, ''The Black cultural front : black writers and artists of the Depression generation.'' Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012. == I == == J == == K == * When the smouldering powder keg of south-west Europe finally exploded into life in July, 1936, and civil war broke out in Spain, a number of far more powerful and certainly much wealthier nations grasped at the unexpected opportunity to try out their latest military aircraft and other equipment under operational conditions, in the belief that invaluable battle experience with modern weapons would thus be gained. Had the Spanish people been left to fight out their quarrel among themselves much unnecessary bloodshed and distress would probably have been saved, with part of the small Spanish Air Force flying with the Government forces and part with the Revolutionary forces, but unfortunately both sides soon began to receive aid from foreign countries. The Communist Government armies were sent quantities of I-15 and I-16 fighters and some SB-2 bombers from Russia, as well as a continuous flow of new aircraft from France. However, following the example of Mussolini, Adolf Hitler decided to give active assistance to General Francisco Franco Bahamonde, the principle leader of the insurgents, and thousands of men and hundreds of tons of supplies were sent to Spain in the course of the next three years, including the Luftwaffe "Volunteer" Corps identified officially by its unit number of "88" and popularly known as the Legion Kondor. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 67 * The Spanish Civil War, which had afforded such a fortuitous opportunity for the Luftwaffe to try out its strength under actual battle conditions, served just as useful a purpose for the Soviet Air Force, and soon awakened the Red aircraft industry to the plain fact that it was falling badly behind the times. The standard Russian fighters sent to Spain, mainly I-15 and I-153 biplanes and I-16 monoplanes, held their own against the Heinkel He 51s initially supplied to the Legion Kondor, but proved to be outclassed in every way by the Messerschmitt Bf 109s later sent against them. The Russian SB-2 aircraft, the so-called "fast bombers" needing no fighter escort, turned out to have all the disadvantages of the Dornier Do 17s in the same class with none of the advantages of the German machines, and for reconnaissance the Russians could provide nothing better than the archaic R-5 biplanes. No dive-bombing ground support aircraft comparable to the German Henschel Hs 123 or Junkers 87 were available. By 1939, the Russian aircraft designers were showing the world that the lessons of the Spanish Civil War had been heeded. Lavochkin was introducing the first of his highly-successful LA series of single-seater fighters, soon to be followed by the even more famous LAGG series; Petlyakov's twin-engine PE-2 was about to enter service, and subsequently become one of the outstanding medium bombers of the Second World War; and Ilyushin had just designed the Il-2 Sturmovik ground-support aircraft later to prove unequalled in its class anywhere in the world. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 178 == L == * The Madrid victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in Seville's magnificent cathedral. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But a new World War was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of social justice and twenty-five years of peace, our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * I find it difficult to define my feelings when peace came at last. The immediate reaction was one of great joy, tremendous feeling of relief. I had survived the long-drawn-out struggle unscathed and was back again once more with the people I most loved, Paz and my family. I could not quite believe it. It seemed too good to be true, and I expected to wake up any morning and find myself back at the front on operations. Soon the anticlimax set in. I suddenly felt very tired; the prolonged physical and spiritual effort left me momentarily exhausted. I felt much older and, probably, wiser. I looked forward to a happy married life. But the future again loomed up uncertain, black, and foreboding; sparks were flying and Europe was about to burst into flames at any moment. And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * Although many years have elapsed since the end of the Spanish Civil War, the world remains confused about the true causes that brought about that tremendous struggle. Most people have not taken the trouble to find out the whole truth. Many were thoroughly hoodwinked by efficient worldwide Communist propaganda. The fact that we were fighting communism on Spanish soil was considered a tall story and was put down to Fascist propaganda. Yet the facts and proofs were obvious for anyone with sound and unbiased judgment. History has a way of repeating itself. Since the Spanish Civil War, there have been several outstanding cases of armed international interventions which have exploded around the world in an attempt to forestall a Communist take over. Chief among these were Greece at the end of World War II, followed by Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam. All are similar and comparable in many aspects to the Nationalist uprising in Spain in 1936. If Spain- with its key position in the Mediterranean, astride two continents- had fallen beneath the hammer and sickle, I dread to think of what the future of Europe might have been. Spain's great sacrifice was not in vain. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 277-278 * From America, Marion watched the Spanish Republic fall, Franco seize total power, Hitler wage war against freedom throughout Europe, and, ultimately, America, England, France, and Russia fight as allies against Germany and Italy. She recollected sadly her admonition to the Rotary Club of Reno that Americans everywhere must take a stand against fascism in Spain or watch their sons die later in Germany. Marion noted the irony that America, France, and England finally did exactly what she and Bob Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Battalion had done voluntarily- join internationally in a commitment to defeat fascism. ** Warren Lerude, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. 235 == M == * The men of the Lincoln Brigade, the "premature [[antifascists]]," those who were physically able, volunteered early in our armed forces, gave their blood and their lives. On the roster of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade there are the names of 331 men who survived Spain to serve honorably in the U.S. Army or American medical services. This does not include those veterans who served in the Merchant Marine, many of whom were killed when their ships were attacked. These are the men and women I salute, my "compadres," my dearest friends throughout these long years. Now, at the end of 1985, like Janus I can look back at the lessons of the past, to the heroes- and forward to a better world. There will always be fighters for freedom, men and women of the highest moral resolve. ** Marion Merriman, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. xiii * ''Último aviso: he decidido terminar rápidamente la guerra en el Norte de España. Quienes no sean autores de asesinatos y depongan las armas o se entreguen serán respetados en vidas y haciendas. Si vuestra sumisión no es inmediata arrasaré Vizcaya empezando por las industrias de guerra. Tengo medios sobrados para ello.'' ** Last warning: I have decided to end the war in the North of Spain quickly. Those who have not committed murders and who lay down their arms or turn themselves in will see their lives and property respected. If your submission is not immediate, I will wipe out Vizcaya, beginning with the industries of war. I have more than enough means to do it. ** General [[w:Emilio Mola|Emilio Mola]] {{source}} * ''Guernica fue Punto Hoy no es más que brasa cenizas Punto En este momento arde todavía pueblo tres horas bombardeo intensísimo bombas incendiarias lo han destrozado totalmente Punto Aldasoro, Torre, yo llegamos allí espantados Punto Diez mil mujeres niños huyen carreteras temiendo ser ametrallados por aviación mañana al amanecer como lo fueron esta tarde Punto Ante esta catástrofe con amenaza hecha hoy mismo destrozar incendiar Bilbao esta semana sólo suplicamos háganse cargo situación angustiosa'' ** Guernica was Stop Today it is no more than embers ashes Stop In this moment town still burning three hours intense bombardment incendiary bombs have totally destroyed it Stop Aldasoro, Torre, I arrived there horrified Stop Ten thousand women children fleeing highways fearing being machine-gunned by aircraft tomorrow at dawn as they were this afternoon Stop Before this catastrophe with threat made just today to destroy burn Bilbao this week we entreat only take charge dreadful situation ** Telesforo Monzón, telegram to the President of the Council of Ministers, 27 April 1937 {{source}} == N == == O == *When one thinks of the cruelty, squalor, and futility of war - and in this particular case of the intrigues, the persecutions, the lies and the misunderstandings - there is always the temptation to say: "One side is as bad as the other. I am neutral." In practice, however, one cannot be neutral, and there is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or less for progress, the other more or less for reaction. The hatred which the Spanish Republic excited in millionaires, dukes, cardinals, play-boys, blimps, and what-not would in itself be enough to show one how the land lay. '''In essence it was a class war.''' If it had been won, the cause of the common people everywhere would have been strengthened. It was lost, and the dividend-drawers all over the world rubbed their hands. That was the real issue; all else was froth on its surface. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) *The outcome of the Spanish war was settled in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin - at any rate, not in Spain. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) == P == == Q == == R == * The internationalization of the civil war through foreign aid, diplomacy and troops is indisputable, as is the fact that decisions made by foreign powers played an important role in the war's evolution. The two most important decisions affecting aid to the Republic were the Non-Intervention in Spain Agreement, signed by 27 European nations at the end of August 1936, and the Soviet decision in mid-September to assist the Republic. From the beginning of the war Britain declared neutrality and convinced the Popular Front French government to reverse its initial decision to aid its Spanish compatriots. France then suggested the non-intervention pact to prevent fascist support of the Nationalists. However, Germany and Italy, and to a lesser extent Portugal, continued to arm the Nationalists, while all the major democracies, including the United States, followed the pretense of non-intervention. The democracies' decision to abandon the Republic was a result of both domestic concerns and geo-strategic interests. Although their populations were deeply divided, none of the liberal democratic governments were comfortable with the Spanish left-leaning democracy of July 1936. They were even less so once news of the initial revolutionary experimentation and anti-clerical violence was reported, often by conservative Spanish diplomats in their countries who overwhelmingly defected to the rebel cause. Even so, the Nationalists' claim that they fought to save Spain from Bolshevism and for Christian civilization was much more compelling than anti-fascism in the mid-1930s. Thus, even after the Republican state could demonstrate that social revolution and anti-clerical violence had been contained, the democratic powers were more invested in appeasing Nazi Germany than in fighting fascism, a strategy that culminated in the Munich conference of September 1938. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 196-197 * The military impact of foreign aid on the war's outcome continues to be debated, but the Republican cause was significantly undermined by both the low quality of material and the irregular timing of its arrival. The Republic was not poor, since it controlled the gold reserves, about a quarter of which were set to Paris early on and the rest to Moscow to pay for Soviet supplies. But most of the Soviet weapons and materiel were no match for the Nazi armaments that Hitler wanted to test before unleashing his own military ambitions. Because of the non-intervention pact, most of the rest of the materiel for the Republican side had to be purchased at high prices from private buyers. Finally, in terms of timing, the Republic was virtually starved of weapons at crucial points: during the summer of 1936 before the start of Soviet aid and from the end of 1938. Of the 66 shipments from the USSR, 52 arrived between October 1936 and the end of 1937. And, in contrast to more than 100,000 troops sent by Germany and Italy, the USSR sent only 2,000 advisers, in addition to the 31,000-32,000 volunteers of the International Brigades that were organized by the Communist International. The International Brigades have been attacked as Stalinist stooges and celebrated as heroic anti-fascists, with additional debates about their impact on the outcome of the war itself. Undoubtedly reflecting a variety of motives, the volunteers from over 50 countries probably played a positive role in several Republican battles, including the defense of Madrid, but overall, foreign troops contributed more to the Nationalist victory, especially if the Moroccan troops are included. In any case, the Brigades were sent home in September 1938, in hopes that the Nationalists would do the same with their larger contingent of foreign fighters. Instead, the departure of the Brigades marked the beginning of a precipitous slide toward final defeat. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 197 * In addition to the Nationalists' effective internal unification, the foreign aid they received was certainly also a factor in their victory. Without foreign aid a rebel force with no access to government institutions or gold reserves would have had no chance of success. Although the Nationalist war effort was largely financed by loans, both sides spent about the same. However, the apparent parity of resources obscures the superiority of Germany and Italy's consistent and high-quality support of the Nationalist side, especially n the summer of 1936 and from mid-1937 until the end of the war, as the gap in aid continued to grow. From the use of German planes to airlift the Army of Africa to the mainland in July 1936, to the arrival of the Condor Legion air force in October of that year, followed by Italian troops in December, the fascist powers maintained their logistical aid until the end. The Condor Legion carried out perhaps the most notorious action of the war, the aerial bombing of the civilian population of Guernica on April 26, 1937, which killed at least 1,500 and came to symbolize the horrors of "total" war in Picasso's famous painting. The number of foreign fighters was definitely higher on the Nationalist side, including 19,000 Germans and over 78,000 Italians, in addition to the 70,000 native Moroccan ''Regulares''. While foreign aid was superior, there is also evidence that the Nationalists utilized that aid more effectively than their enemies, thus securing their rearguard and keeping their army loyal. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 203 * The Republican defeat in the Civil War was followed by nearly forty years of dictatorship that ended only with the death of the man whose name came to define the regime. While the Franco regime began and ended as a dictatorship, its adaptive survival over four decades has generated ongoing debates about its identity. Was it a fascist regime, a military dictatorship, a traditional authoritarian regime, or some hybrid type? The regime began as a de facto ally of the fascist powers during the Second World War and ended as an ally of the democratic "West" in the Cold War. Evolving along with its international alliances was the regime's economic and cultural policies, which began with an isolationist autarky designed both to promote national self-sufficiency and to keep out impure foreign ideas, and ended with a booming tourist industry and economic integration into cultural pluralism. And, while the political institutions of the regime never underwent a parallel evolution, there was a shift in leadership away from fascist ideologues and toward more "technocratic" modernizers, whose primary goal was to increase at least passive support for the regime through higher standards of living rather than indoctrination and mass terror. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 209 * In my evaluation, the role of the Communist party wasn't much of a factor. The party was just there, doing its job, and, as far as I could see, doing a good job. The squabbles about leadership, how the various high-level political commissars had done their jobs in Spain hadn't really touched me. I had heard of the arguments, especially about individual commissars on top, but there wasn't any direct connection with my life or work. The party's key role in the International Brigades somehow didn't make itself felt overtly, not, at least, in the medical service, certainly not at my level. I had joined the Spanish party somewhere along the line, but I don't remember attending any meetings. It was just something American party members and YCLers did. My membership card had a picture of me wearing my heavy, knitted, gray wool scarf, the one that so often had lice. But as I was assessing what had happened, the role of party was not a very important part of my thinking. It was just a given in my thoughts, a necessary part of the struggle against fascism. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146 * To what purpose had so many given their lives, had I offered mine? The war in Spain was nearly lost. In fact, in the short space of three and a half months, it would end. Under the circumstances, it was hard to believe that my comrades had not died in vain. Yet I also knew that the battle in Spain had been necessary and worthwhile, that the struggle for decency in the world would and must continue. If we had not defeated fascism, we had at least demonstrated a will to resist. I knew, too, that after taking a short time to draw a fresh breath, I would be a part of that movement, even if I could not conceive of what form my contribution might take. So why did I volunteer, why did I go? There is no easy answer. But one thing is clear. I have never regretted my decision. Quite the contrary! To support what I believed in, to combat forces that stood for everything I considered evil, to have put myself at risk for something other than myself, was, and is, a source of great personal pride. That it was an instantaneous decision was consonant with many of the major decisions later in my life- buying homes, making investments, deciding to get married- all rarely burdened by the regret of hindsight. I knew that the civilian life I would return to would not be serene, but I was committed to a struggle for a better world. "Antifascist" and "prodemocracy" had become the words that I felt defined me. If I left one battlefield, I would find another one on which to fight for a better world. In a real sense, for me the fight in Spain had been more than a fight to save only Spain. I came to see it, as much as anything, as a fight against fascism and a struggle for greater democracy in our own country. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146-147 * We were pariahs to our government. When Brigaders volunteered for the armed forces in World War II, the official army line, at first, was that we were not to be sent outside of the continental limits, so that we would not have contact with European communists. This ruling was later successfully challenged. Even so, most of us were sent to the Pacific combat zone. But despite all of the government's fears about our politics, some of the Brigaders, because of their experience and skills, were needed for the war effort. Some, therefore, were sent across the Atlantic to assignments behind the German and Italian lines to work with the various resistance forces, which, ironically, were often communist or communist-led. More than six hundred American vets served in World War II, in addition to another three hundred more in the merchant marine. In all, about twenty-five Spanish vets gave their lives for their country in World War II. Many were decorated for bravery. Between sixty and seventy, including myself, were commissioned as officers. As a side note, many Spaniards-in-exile volunteered to fight with the French, and when the tanks of the Free French entered Paris for its liberation from the Germans, many were manned by Spanish personnel, and three tank turrets carried the names of Spanish battles- Madrid, Teruel, or Jarama- painted on their sides. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 152-153 == S == == T == * A Nationalist victory in the Civil War in Spain would mean that France would be surrounded on three sides by potentially hostile countries. This would make it easier for Germany to attack Russia without being afraid of French attacks in her rear. For this torturous reason, the Soviet Government had a strong interest in the prevention of a Nationalist victory. The Spanish War also afforded the Communist Party, with its discipline, its skill at propaganda, and its prestige deriving from its connection with Russia, a great chance to secure in Spain the establishment of the second Communist State. But such a Communist victory wold have alarmed Britain and France, the two powers to whom, for diplomatic reasons, Russia wished to draw closer. It might even make a general war more likely. It might waste Russian war material. For these reasons, Stalin probably did not send orders to the Spanish Communist party, and his chief agents there, Cordovilla and Stepanov, to make full use of the opportunity to gain control of the Spanish Republic. Nor did he send arms to Spain. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 215 * The Spanish Civil War exceeded in ferocity most wars between nations. Yet the losses were less than had been generally feared. The total number of deaths caused by the war appears to have been approximately 600,000. Of these about 100,000 may be supposed to have died by murder or summary execution. Perhaps as many as 220,000 died of disease or malnutrition directly attributable to the war. About 320,000 probably died in action. The cost of the war, including both internal and external expenditures, was named later by the Nationalists at 30,000 million pesetas (£3,000 million in 1938 money). The chief cost was in labour, due on the one hand to the deaths and permanent disabilities caused, and on the other to the exile of 340,000 persons at the end of the war. Nationalist authorities estimated that approximately 4,250 million pesetas' worth of damage had been done to real property during the course of the war. Since this was supposed to be damage caused only by the Republicans, it is probably an under-estimation. 150 churches were totally destroyed and 4,850 damaged, of which 1,850 were more than half destroyed. 183 towns were so badly damaged that General Franco 'adopted' them- his Government, that is, undertook to pay the cost of restoration. This probably does not take into account another 250,000 which were partially damaged. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 606 == U == == V == == W == == X == == Y == * In July of 1936 General Francisco Franco led a revolt against the democratically elected government of Spain. Under his command was a well-trained army of mercenaries from Morocco. Italy's Benito Mussolini kept his pledge to Franco by sending one hundred thousand soldiers directly to Spain from the war in Ethiopia. From Germany Adolph Hitler sent artillery, technicians, a large air force and twenty-five thousand tanks. Meanwhile, the Portuguese government dispatched two divisions of soldiers to aid Franco. These events in Spain stunned and shocked the conscience of people throughout Europe and the world. The government of Spain, in its effort to withstand the attack of the fascist armies, appealed to the democratic governments of the world for their support. Instead of sending help, the governments of England, France and the United States placed an embargo on arms to Spain. Nevertheless, freedom-loving people from around the world answered Spain's call for help. Within a few months thousands of men and women from many countries flocked to Spain with the hope of stopping fascism. An estimated forty thousand volunteers served in the International Brigades. Of the three thousand from the United States, almost one hundred were Black. The number of people who fought in the International Brigades was only a small speck when measured against the thousands of Spaniards who fought in the Republican army. However, the role played by the internationals was very significant in preventing Franco from achieving the quick victory that he expected when his forces attacked Madrid. Madrid held out for three long years. The war ended in Spain by March, 1939. Poland was invaded by Hitler's Nazi army the following September, thus signalling the start of World War II. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xiii-xiv * I was just beginning to learn about the reality of Spain and Europe, but I knew what was at stake. There the poor, the peasants, the workers and the unions, the socialists and the communists, together had won an election against the big landowners, the monarchy and the right-wingers in the military. It was the kind of victory that would have brought Black people to the top levels of government if such an election had been won in the USA. A Black man would be Governor of Mississippi. The new government in Spain was dividing its wealth with the peasants. Unions were organizing in each factory and social services were being introduced. Spain was the perfect example for the world I dreamed of. Now all of it was about to be wiped out. The former rulers were determined to retake power. They were being supported by fascists all over the world, including, I was sure, many in the United States. How could I not volunteer? ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 96 * The capitalist newspapers painted the war as if we were losing. Several times they had eagerly reported that Madrid had fallen to Generalissimo Franco and Mussolini's troops, when it hadn't. They were aware that a quick fascist victory would obscure the one-sided nature of the embargo. While men, war materials and even medical supplies were being denied the Republicans, French and English capitalists were not only lending the fascists moral support, but supplying them with guns, planes and tanks. The fascists, including Hitler's Germany, received oil from the United States, and in particular from the large oil companies. Without that support they could not maintain their huge war machines. I didn't believe the newspapers. I knew from the experience of our march to Springfield just how falsely events were reported. Madrid would not fall. Republican Spain would not fall. We would go on to create other Republican states throughout the world. Perhaps even in Mississippi! ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 110 * Albacete by early 1937 had become a United Nations of a special kind. Men and women of all different tongues and nationalities, young and old, all came together to fight side by side with the Spanish people. The Spaniards were not only fighting to save themselves and their country from fascism but Europe and the whole world from plunging into the horror of war. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 123 == Z == == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} [[Category:Spanish Civil War| ]] ib5xi3et15iraqdp2qn8eu86gc4296w 3148920 3148919 2022-07-29T03:11:06Z AC9016 2870313 wikitext text/x-wiki The '''[[w:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]]''' (Spanish: ''Guerra Civil Española'') took place from 1936 to 1939. [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republicans]] loyal to the left-wing [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Second Spanish Republic]], in alliance with the [[anarchists]], [[socialists]] and [[communists]], fought against the [[w:Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalists]], in alliance with the Carlists, Catholics, Falangists and Aristocrats led by General [[Francisco Franco]]. The Nationalists won the war in early 1939 and ruled Spain until Franco's death in November 1975. [[File:Collage guerra civile spagnola.png|thumb|The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective. ~ [[Clement Attlee]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in September 1936.png|thumb|Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Lincoln Battalion.jpg|thumb|Say of them, <br>They are no longer young, they never learned <br>The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear; <br>And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare. ~ Genevieve Taggard]] [[File:Escudo de la Archidiócesis de Madrid.svg|thumb|The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not. ~ [[Francisco Franco]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939.png|thumb|We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism. ~ Harry Fisher]] [[File:Republican forces during the Battle of Irún.jpg|thumb|Republican forces during the Battle of Irún in 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E20569-21, Spanien, Ausbildung durch "Legion Condor".jpg|thumb|Members of the Condor Legion, a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and from the German Army (Heer) training in Ávila.]] [[File:Junkers Ju 87A with Spanish rebel markings.jpg|thumb|Junkers Ju-87A of the Condor Legion over Spain.]] [[File:International Brigades-Abraham Lincoln-1st Batallion.svg|thumb|Early flag of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H25224, Guernica, Ruinen.jpg|thumb|Ruins of Guernica after the bombing, 31 December 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-C0214-0007-013, Spanien, Flugzeug der Legion Condor.jpg|thumb|Heinkel He-111 of the Condor Legion between bombing missions.]] [[File:Pruebas de mar cervera.jpg|thumb|The cruiser ''Almirante Cervera'', a key part of the Nationalist fleet]] [[File:Destructor Lepanto (LT).jpg|thumb|The destroyer ''Lepanto'', part of the Republican fleet]] __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == A == * ''Ante Dios y ante la Historia que a todos nos ha de juzgar, afirmo que durante tres horas y media los aviones alemanes bombardearon con saña desconocida la población civil indefensa de la histórica villa de Gernika reduciéndola a cenizas, persiguiendo con el fuego de ametralladora a mujeres y niños, que han perecido en gran número huyendo los demás alocados por el terror.'' ** Before God and before History which must judge us all, I affirm that for three and one-half hours, German planes bombarded with unheard-of fury the defenceless civilian population of the historic city of Gernika, reducing it to ashes, chasing with machine-gun fire women and children who perished in great number, fleeing the stampede of others driven mad by panic. ** [[w:José Antonio Aguirre|José Antonio Aguirre]], lehendakari of the Basque Country {{source}} * For liberals in the West, the showdown between the Spanish Republic and Franco's nationalist rebels seemed the first real chance to stop Fascism's terrifying advance. Volunteers from fifty-four countries, including three thousand from the United States, formed international brigades to assist in the cause. The Largo Caballero government, still desperate for help, turned to Stalin, who offered men and equipment in return for a clandestine shipment of the country's entire supply of gold. Celebrity photographers, poets, and writers- Ernest Hemingway included- hurried to chronicle and at times glamorize the competition between the forces of light, as they saw it, and darkness. The conflict, though, was anything but romantic. It lasted four years and killed more than half a million people. There were long lulls, but the clashes were savage. Each side executed prisoners, and each cast a wide net in arresting enemy sympathizers. For Franco, the systematic rooting out of potential foes was just good strategy. One of his subordinates told allied mayors, "It is necessary to create an atmosphere of terror. We must create an impression of mastery. Anyone who is overtly or secretly a supporter of the Popular Front must be shot." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 50 * Spain, divided by ideology and class, was split by religion as well. Some priests opposed the nationalists, but the Roman Catholic hierarchy was clearly identified with Franco. Its officials were among the more vocal advocates of harsh measures, and a few took delight in personally gunning down "reds." Meanwhile, the left was generally hostile to the Church and hungry to seize its land. Republican forces murdered an estimated ten thousand bishops, priests, nuns, and monks. These atrocities helped color foreign reporting and prompted most major newspapers in the United States to support Franco. When Eleanor Roosevelt urged her husband to send arms to the Spanish Republican government, he told her that if he were to do so, no Catholic would ever vote for him again. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * Militarily, neither side was very potent, but Franco benefited from the failure of the Republican factions to coalesce. The Spanish left was a political battleground that encompassed Communists loyal to the party, laborers partial to the exiled Bolshevik theorist Leon Trotsky (a bitter rival of Stalin), internationalists who meant well but lacked military skills, anarchists who detested everyone including each other, and a Socialist government trying to present an attractive face to the world. While Franco was taking his time, the opposition factions were beating one another up, squabbling over supplies, and tossing some of their most committed partisans in jail. George Orwell, who went to Spain to fight Fascism, ended up getting shot by a Communist sniper and exiting the country one jump ahead of the Socialist police. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The Russian troops and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the 1961 Berlin crisis and, more than fifty years later, in Ukraine. The German bombing of Guernica, immortalized by Picasso, sparked calls for an international war crimes investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any bombs had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered the executions of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full dictatorial powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * I know this comparison will strike some as outrageous, and I’m NOT saying religion turns people into Nazis. But does anybody believe the ardent Nazi followers in Germany, or Mussolini’s faithful in Italy, or Franco’s legions in Spain were a bunch of atheists? Being “religious” does not automatically build a firewall against accepting totalitarianism, and when fundamentalist religions teach authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, and conventionalism, they help create the problem. Can we not see how easily religious fundamentalists would lift a would-be dictator aloft as part of a “great movement,” and give it their all? ** [[Bob Altemeyer]], ''The Authoritarians'' (2006), p. 140-141 * '''I agree with the [[Neville Chamberlain|prime minister]] that the condition of the world is serious, and that everyone who speaks on these subjects must speak with a full sense of responsibility, but that does not mean, in my view, that there should be a lack of plain speaking, but that we ought to see the facts for what they really are. I must say that I was profoundly disappointed with the speech of the prime minister, because it seemed to me that he had misconceived the whole issue that lives before us. He suggested that there was being fought in Spain, in the opinion of some people, a struggle between two sides, two rival systems. I do not think that is the issue that is facing us to-day. The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective.''' ** [[Clement Attlee]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 == B == * In November 1937 Hitler met with leaders of the German army, navy, and air force. It had been two years since Germany had announced its rearmament. Since 1936 German forces had been involved in the Spanish Civil War on the side of General Francisco Franco and the enemies of the Spanish Republic. Hitler had pushed German intervention even though many Germans opposed it. Because the Soviet Union backed the Republic in Spain, support of Franco gave Hitler an opportunity to attack Communism. Moreover, Mussolini was actively behind Franco as well. So Spain offered a chance for Germany and Italy to practice cooperation in the spirit of their leaders' mutual admiration. For the Germans the Spanish Civil War was also an opportunity to try out new military equipment. In particular they broke in their new air force by bombing Spanish towns and cities. Now Hitler was ready to risk more. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 98-99 * In March 1939, just months after the Munich Conference granted Sudetenland to Germany, German troops entered the rest of Czechoslovakia. With the world distracted by Franco's recent victory in Spain, Hitler ordered the Czechoslovak state dismantled. Some territory was incorporated into the German Reich, and the old Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia were organized as the Protectorate, a kind of colony. Slovakia became a client state under the government of the Roman Catholic priest Josef Tiso. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 107 * Those Americans who went to Spain to fight Franco and stave off World War II have never minded being called "premature anti-fascists." They were proud of the label. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * We have long memories. We have developed a relative immunity to the endless barrage of propaganda, slander and outright lies that has been laid upon us. And especially, we are immune to the Big Lie that destroyed Spain and which Hitler developed to such a point of perfection that it was necessary for millions of human beings to die to achieve the defeat of the Axis. Yet the Big Lie survives and flourishes mightily in our own country today. As it is promulgated daily, hourly and every minute of the day through every medium of communication, so it must be answered- until our own people see it for what it is and explode it in their own good time. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. : Whenever we hear it said that Communism threatens us from within and without; whenever we are told that the Soviet Union menaces our "way of life" and wants to conquer the world; whenever we are summoned to a Holy Crusade that- if it is allowed to begin- will ravish the entire earth, we recall the following simple facts of history: :Mussolini killed whatever democracy existed in Italy by claiming that Italy was threatened by Communism; :Hitler destroyed the German Republic with the same weapon; :Tojo broke the resistance of the people of Japan by using the identical thesis; :Franco murdered the Spanish Republic in the name of the "Red menace"; :The Axis launched World War II under the slogan of saving the world from Communism. :* [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * Here were students, dock-workers, clerks and labor-organizers, farmers. Most were unacquainted with each other, but they came together now with the warmth and familiarity of old friends; they told each other of their work in their respective countries; of their friends and families. They spoke of the European political scene, of the imperative necessity for the Loyalist Government to drive the foreign invader from Spain; you felt that with each of them, no matter how diverse his previous training, the Spanish struggle was a personal issue, something deep and close. This in itself, considering the disparity of their origin, was a major political phenomenon. They spoke no word of the actual business of war; they did not speculate on the nature of artillery or air attacks, of machine-gun fire. You felt: many of these men will never see their friends or families again; they don't know what they're getting into; their idealism has blinded them to the reality of what they will have to face. And you knew immediately that you were wrong; that they were so far from being blind that it might be said of them that they were among the first soldiers in the history of the world who really knew what they were about, what they were going to fight for- and that they were ready and eager to fight. Their very presence on the French frontier was an earnest of their understanding and their clarity; no one had made them come, no force but an inner force had brought them. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 13 * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * "You know what I got half a mind to do?" the driver said. "What?" "Head this damn junk for the border." "Have a cigarette," I said. I wondered if he would head for the border and what I would do if he did, but he didn't. "The detail's all fucked-up," he said. "Where's the Lincoln? Where's the Macpap? The British? The Franco-Belge? Nobody's seen fuck-all of 'em. The bastards are driving to the sea," he said. "Maybe they've got to Tortosa already; we'll find out. If France don't come in now, we're fucked ducks. ''Mucho malo,"'' he said. ''"Mucho'' fuckin ''malo."'' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 133 * Every town along the Mediterranean shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with peasants evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the truck, moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward Barcelona, their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''burros''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, British, and American nurses went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the Italian Fascist troops had reached the sea at Vinaroz, below Tortosa, cutting Loyalist Spain away from Catalonia, and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and Valencia. (In Rome, the Pope gave his apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding Lerida and Balaguer (this was different); the newspapers reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the Non-Intervention Committee met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't Mr. Chamberlain interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. Hitler had mobilized a million and a half men on the Czech and French borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. Roosevelt and Hull had, it is true, made strong speeches against Fascist aggression within the week, and called for united democratic opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 == C == * '''Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...''' It is a fact, proved by extensive documentation, that the thinking of a large part of foreign opinion is out of touch with the reality of events in our country... Since God has willed that it should be our country that will serve as a place for testing the ideas and processes that aspire to conquer the world, we want the damage to be reduced to our country alone, saving the rest of the nations from ruin...<br>The war in Spain is the product of the conflict between irreconcilable ideologies; in its very origins one finds very grave questions of a moral and legal, of a religious and historical order...<br>When the war broke out, we lamented that painful fact more than anyone, because it is always an extremely serious evil... and because our mission is one of reconciliation and peace... '''The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...''' The Church has been the principal victim of the fury of one of the contending parties, and it has not ceased to work with its prayers, its exhortations, and its influence to lessen the damage and shorten the ordeal... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 198 * Let us now give a sketch of the character of the movement known as "national." We believe this term is just. First, in its spirit. Because the immense majority of the Spanish nation was detached from a state that could not represent its profound needs and aspirations; and the movement was greeted with hope by all the nation... It is also national in its objectives... We express a reality and a general yearning of the Spanish citizens...<br>We have seen an outburst of real charity that has had its fullest expression in the blood of thousands of Spaniards who have cried out, "Long live Spain!" and "Long live Christ the King!" The movement has guaranteed order in the territory it controls. We contrast the situation in the regions where the national movement has prevailed with those still dominated by the communists... Without priests, without churches, without religion, without justice, without authority, they are prisoners of a terrible anarchy, of hunger, of misery. On the other hand, because of the effort and the terrible pain of war, the other regions live in tranquility of international order, under the tutelage of a true authority, which is the basis of justice, peace, and progress... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 201-202 * It is said that this war is a class war and that the Church has placed itself on the side of the rich. Those who know its causes and nature know this is not true. Even though the Church acknowledges some carelessness in the fulfillment of its duties of justice and charity, which it has been the first to urge, the working classes were already greatly protected by laws, and the nation had already entered on the path of a better distribution of wealth... Nor can we forget our advanced social legislation and our prosperous institutions of public and private assistance of Spanish and Christian origins. The people were fooled by unrealistic promises, incompatible not only with the country's economic life, but also with any kind of organized economy...<br>Crimes similar to those committed by the Popular Front have been attributed to the leaders of the national movement... Every war has its excesses, and the national movement has undoubtedly had its share as well. Nobody defends themselves with total serenity against the insane attacks of a heartless enemy. Condemning in the name of justice and Christian charity all excesses that may have been committed, by mistake or by low-level personnel, and which the foreign press has methodically exaggerated, we declare that the judgements we are refuting do not respond to the truth, and we affirm that there is an enormous distance between the principles and practice of justice on the two sides. ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 202 * "If you lose [a war," the great American novelist of the civil war, Ernest Hemingway, exclaimed in 1939, "you lose everything and your ideology won't save you." The Lincoln volunteers- whom Hemingway disparaged as the "ideology boys"- clung to the opposite view. Although they "lost the war," their last commander, Milton Wolff, insisted that "neither the Spaniards nor the [international volunteers], nor anti-fascists of any mettle, lost their ideology, much less 'everything.'" To Wolff, writing twenty years after Hemingway's suicide, it was precisely ideology that had "saved us. And may yet save the world." Indeed, it was this spirit of commitment- an unyielding optimism in the face of defeat- that distinguished the Lincoln veterans. For them, Spain lived not as the landscape for a novel or as a place of metaphysical inspiration. "Spain"- the word, the country, the cause- embodied ideology and political passion, anguish and hope; the ordeal of Spain became the essential continuity of their lives. Anticipating this half-century's commitment, the poet Genevieve Taggard composed "To the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade" in 1941: <br>'''Say of them,''' <br>'''They are no longer young, they never learned''' <br>'''The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear;''' <br>'''And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare.''' ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 4-5 * The battle for Madrid commenced on a gray, misty morning, November 7, 1936. As a cavalry column of Moorish mercenaries, bolstered by the rhythm of heavy drumbeats, rode toward the Toledo bridge, a hastily organized group of young men and women fired from behind rough barricades at the advancing troops. Their antique pistols and hunting rifles scarcely interrupted the charge. But suddenly, a motorcyclist appeared with a machine gun and sent the horsemen into retreat. Italian tanks then forged ahead of Franco's professional legionnaires and mercenaries; and, after the fog had lifted, German Junkers rained bombs through the cloudy skies. Again and again, the unpracticed Republican militia, emboldened by individual heroics, met the attack valiantly, using small arms against the troops and sticks of dynamite against the tanks. The fascists made small progress that day. At dawn of the next day, as Madrid girded for a second ground assault, the city's frantic residents witnessed a remarkable parade down the broad Gran Via: a neat procession of nearly 2,000 soldiers, dressed in corduroy uniforms and steel helmets. Assuming the men were Soviet allies, the Madrilenos raised their fists in the Popular Front salute and shouted, "Long live the Russians!" Their error was understandable. Few citizens of Spain knew of the existence of the newly formed International Brigades, a contingent of foreign volunteers who had come to Spain to defend the Republic. These recruits had left their homes in Great Britain and France, Yugoslavia and Poland, Belgium and Austria; many were political refugees from fascist Italy and Germany. Despite scant military training, they exuded enthusiasm. And under the leadership of Soviet general Emil Kleber, a Hungarian Jew trained in the Soviet Union, they brought much more than a military presence to the Republican cause. These Internationals- ultimately they would number 40,000 troops from 52 countries- symbolized a political camaraderie that linked the Spanish civil war to the titanic ideological conflicts of the 1930's: the struggles of fascism, communism, and democracy. In the days and weeks and months that followed, these volunteers would join the Spanish militia to face the fascist tide. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 11-12 * News of the creation of the International Brigades raced through the Communist grapevines around the globe: the very existence of a multinational army promised to fulfill the Marxist prophesy that one day the "workers of the world" would unite against their common oppressors. In every country, such optimism encouraged the enlistment of volunteers eager to fight in Spain. When the American Communist party spread the word about recruitment through a network of district organizers, the response was immediate. From the waterfront docks and the fur trades, from union halls and ethnic associations, from bread lines and Communist party cells, dozens of men came forward within weeks to join the fight for Republican Spain. Viewing themselves as part of an international proletariat, American radicals welcomed this opportunity to take the struggle against fascism to another stage of history: it was possible now, in Spain at least, to fight back with arms. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 12 * As word of recruitment for the International Brigades began to filter through the American Communist network in the autumn of 1936, large numbers of volunteers came forward to enlist. The party's organizing committee soon realized that its responsibility had shifted. Instead of having to locate a few trusted volunteers to send to Spain, they now had to worry about screening any undesirable elements from the diverse recruits who were offering their services. In this unique military crusade, symbolic of the unity of the international working classes, party leaders wanted to exclude mere adventurers who lacked a political understanding of the anti-fascist struggle. They also feared that government or enemy spies might attempt to subvert the project. The party insisted on secrecy, therefore, not because Communists harbored a devious conspiracy to overthrow a government- after all, they always boasted of their initiatives on behalf of the Spanish Republic- but because party members did not wish to be caught violating American recruitment laws. In any event, the leadership decided that each volunteer would have to be interviewed personally by a special committee. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 64 * In this Spanish situation there is one peculiar feature which gives it a specially dangerous aspect. That is to many people looking on from outside, it presents itself as a struggle between two rival systems each of which commands an enthusiastic, even a passionate, body of supporters among its adherents in their respective countries, with the result that supporters of these two rival systems cannot help regarding the issue of the struggle in Spain as a defeat or victory... for the side to which they are attached. I am not expressing an opinion as to whether that view of the struggle is correct or not, but I say that the fact that it is held constitutes a perpetual danger to the peace of Europe because, if some country or government representing one of these two ideas attempts to intervene beyond a certain point, then some other country taking the opposite view may find it difficult, if not impossible, to refrain from joining in, and a conflict may be started of which no man can see the end. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 192-193 * In my view, the best thing we can do now is to turn our minds back again to the two practical steps which have to be taken, the first one being to fill the gap in the patrol which has now been left open and the other to re-start our endeavours to obtain the withdrawal of foreign volunteers in Spain. That is all I have to say at present, and I want to conclude with a very earnest appeal to those who hold responsible positions both in this country and abroad- to weigh their words very carefully before they utter them on this matter, bearing in mind the consequences that might flow from some rash or thoughtless phrase. I have read that in the high mountains there are sometimes conditions to be found when the incautious move or even a sudden loud exclamation may start an avalanche. That is just the condition in which we are finding ourselves to-day. I believe, although the snow may be perilously poised it has not yet begun to move, and if we can all exercise caution, patience, and self-restraint we may yet be able to save the peace of Europe. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 * The Spanish Civil War and the fight against it did, in part, alert the world to the nature of fascism. The story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade is generally known. It was a contingent of committed Black and White Americans, three thousand in number, who went to fight against fascism. Had the circumstances been different, some of the Black Americans would have been willing to fight in the Italian-Ethiopian War. Ethiopia was overrun in a matter of months, and there was no organized effort to get Black Americans to fight in this war. Those who were willing to go were left with their frustrations. To some of them fighting with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the war against fascism in Spain was an alternative. ** John Henrik Clarke, Foreword to ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xi * When the Civil War began in July 1936, Hitler had been in power in Germany for over three years. The ideological affinities between the Nazis and Franco's Nationalists (sometimes referred to in German documents as "White Spain," as opposed to "Red Spain") were clear at once, but the German government, like Mussolini's Fascist government in Italy, was reluctant to risk recognizing Franco's side as the true government of Spain until it was confident it would win the war. It granted that recognition on November 18, 1936.<br>Throughout the war, Hitler often sought to assist Franco without attracting international attention, and indeed the German government was not alone in seeking involvement. France's Popular Front government, under the Socialist Leon Blum, had begun to offer the Republicans assistance, but Blum, concerned primarily about threats to French security from a militarily resurgent Germany, did not wish to anger its British ally, and when London made clear its opposition to helping the Spanish Republicans, France's government reversed its course. At that point, the French pushed for the creation of an international "nonintervention" agreement, which the Germans and Italians (among others) were willing to sign, but which they soon violated. Attempts to enforce the nonintervention pact soon turned out to be ineffective, but Hitler remained at least somewhat concerned with preserving the image of his country's adherence to the pact. ** Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 185 == D == * Then, as if things were not already bad, Japan invaded Manchuria, then the rest of China. Spain was in a terrible civil war- drawing every nation in Europe into that nightmare, to some degree- and this turned out to be the perfect proving ground for Hitler's air force. All of us pilots who understood history and could see the signs knew that another war was coming. We did not know when or where it would start, or, to be more precise, expand, but we knew that our nation, especially our air forces, would not be ready. When the war in Spain finished, everyone sat back and relaxed, acting like, "This is it, the European problems are over," but I knew better. The Japanese were still doing their work in China, so we kind of went to sleep at the wheel, but Pearl Harbor changed all of that, I can tell you, and you know what happened. The entire military establishment was taken off guard, which I could not understand. Japan had been a constant threat to everyone, and they had blinders on the whole time. ** [[Jimmy Doolittle]], in a 1986 interview with Colin Heaton, as quoted in ''Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words'' (2021), p. 88-89 == E == == F == * The events in which we had participated at home had had a direct influence on our decision to go to Spain. We were trade unionists. We had worked with the unemployed and the poor. In many ways, we viewed the Spanish struggle as an extension of our fight against reaction at home. Most significantly, we wanted to focus the nation's attention on the growing threat of fascism, and the danger it posed to international peace. We were later to be called "premature anti-fascists," and we accepted this title proudly, though it was not meant as a compliment by the State Department spokesman who first coined the term. After all, we had bucked the system- the U.S. government, even under Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had remained neutral in the various worldwide struggles against fascism, right up until the time World War II began. But in 1937 many people around the world did recognize the threat fascism brought to world peace, and it was our fervent hope that by aborting the fascist takeover in Spain, we might prevent a second world war. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. xx * '''We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism.''' ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. 158 * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177 * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 178 * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 178-179 * ''Aguirre miente. Nosotros hemos respetado Guernica, como respetamos todo lo español.'' ** Aguirre is lying. We have respected Guernica, as we respect everything Spanish. ** [[Francisco Franco]] {{source}} == G == * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 * Comrades of the International Brigades! Political reasons, reasons of State, the welfare of that same cause for which you offered your blood with boundless generosity, are sending you back, some of you to your own countries and others to forced exile. You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend. You are the heroic example of democracy's solidarity and universality. We shall not forget you, and when the olive tree of peace puts forth its leaves again, mingled with the laurels of the Spanish Republic's victory- come back! ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 == H == * Of course, I am against fascism with its spread of color prejudice and [[racism|race hatred]] and working class oppression. How could any sensible Negro be otherwise? ** [[Langston Hughes]], in ''Writers take sides; letters about the war in Spain from 418 American authors''by [[w:League of American Writers|League of American Writers]], 1938. Also quoted in Brian Dolinar, ''The Black cultural front : black writers and artists of the Depression generation.'' Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012. == I == == J == == K == * When the smouldering powder keg of south-west Europe finally exploded into life in July, 1936, and civil war broke out in Spain, a number of far more powerful and certainly much wealthier nations grasped at the unexpected opportunity to try out their latest military aircraft and other equipment under operational conditions, in the belief that invaluable battle experience with modern weapons would thus be gained. Had the Spanish people been left to fight out their quarrel among themselves much unnecessary bloodshed and distress would probably have been saved, with part of the small Spanish Air Force flying with the Government forces and part with the Revolutionary forces, but unfortunately both sides soon began to receive aid from foreign countries. The Communist Government armies were sent quantities of I-15 and I-16 fighters and some SB-2 bombers from Russia, as well as a continuous flow of new aircraft from France. However, following the example of Mussolini, Adolf Hitler decided to give active assistance to General Francisco Franco Bahamonde, the principle leader of the insurgents, and thousands of men and hundreds of tons of supplies were sent to Spain in the course of the next three years, including the Luftwaffe "Volunteer" Corps identified officially by its unit number of "88" and popularly known as the Legion Kondor. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 67 * The Spanish Civil War, which had afforded such a fortuitous opportunity for the Luftwaffe to try out its strength under actual battle conditions, served just as useful a purpose for the Soviet Air Force, and soon awakened the Red aircraft industry to the plain fact that it was falling badly behind the times. The standard Russian fighters sent to Spain, mainly I-15 and I-153 biplanes and I-16 monoplanes, held their own against the Heinkel He 51s initially supplied to the Legion Kondor, but proved to be outclassed in every way by the Messerschmitt Bf 109s later sent against them. The Russian SB-2 aircraft, the so-called "fast bombers" needing no fighter escort, turned out to have all the disadvantages of the Dornier Do 17s in the same class with none of the advantages of the German machines, and for reconnaissance the Russians could provide nothing better than the archaic R-5 biplanes. No dive-bombing ground support aircraft comparable to the German Henschel Hs 123 or Junkers 87 were available. By 1939, the Russian aircraft designers were showing the world that the lessons of the Spanish Civil War had been heeded. Lavochkin was introducing the first of his highly-successful LA series of single-seater fighters, soon to be followed by the even more famous LAGG series; Petlyakov's twin-engine PE-2 was about to enter service, and subsequently become one of the outstanding medium bombers of the Second World War; and Ilyushin had just designed the Il-2 Sturmovik ground-support aircraft later to prove unequalled in its class anywhere in the world. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 178 == L == * The Madrid victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in Seville's magnificent cathedral. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But a new World War was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of social justice and twenty-five years of peace, our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * I find it difficult to define my feelings when peace came at last. The immediate reaction was one of great joy, tremendous feeling of relief. I had survived the long-drawn-out struggle unscathed and was back again once more with the people I most loved, Paz and my family. I could not quite believe it. It seemed too good to be true, and I expected to wake up any morning and find myself back at the front on operations. Soon the anticlimax set in. I suddenly felt very tired; the prolonged physical and spiritual effort left me momentarily exhausted. I felt much older and, probably, wiser. I looked forward to a happy married life. But the future again loomed up uncertain, black, and foreboding; sparks were flying and Europe was about to burst into flames at any moment. And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * Although many years have elapsed since the end of the Spanish Civil War, the world remains confused about the true causes that brought about that tremendous struggle. Most people have not taken the trouble to find out the whole truth. Many were thoroughly hoodwinked by efficient worldwide Communist propaganda. The fact that we were fighting communism on Spanish soil was considered a tall story and was put down to Fascist propaganda. Yet the facts and proofs were obvious for anyone with sound and unbiased judgment. History has a way of repeating itself. Since the Spanish Civil War, there have been several outstanding cases of armed international interventions which have exploded around the world in an attempt to forestall a Communist take over. Chief among these were Greece at the end of World War II, followed by Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam. All are similar and comparable in many aspects to the Nationalist uprising in Spain in 1936. If Spain- with its key position in the Mediterranean, astride two continents- had fallen beneath the hammer and sickle, I dread to think of what the future of Europe might have been. Spain's great sacrifice was not in vain. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 277-278 * From America, Marion watched the Spanish Republic fall, Franco seize total power, Hitler wage war against freedom throughout Europe, and, ultimately, America, England, France, and Russia fight as allies against Germany and Italy. She recollected sadly her admonition to the Rotary Club of Reno that Americans everywhere must take a stand against fascism in Spain or watch their sons die later in Germany. Marion noted the irony that America, France, and England finally did exactly what she and Bob Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Battalion had done voluntarily- join internationally in a commitment to defeat fascism. ** Warren Lerude, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. 235 == M == * The men of the Lincoln Brigade, the "premature [[antifascists]]," those who were physically able, volunteered early in our armed forces, gave their blood and their lives. On the roster of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade there are the names of 331 men who survived Spain to serve honorably in the U.S. Army or American medical services. This does not include those veterans who served in the Merchant Marine, many of whom were killed when their ships were attacked. These are the men and women I salute, my "compadres," my dearest friends throughout these long years. Now, at the end of 1985, like Janus I can look back at the lessons of the past, to the heroes- and forward to a better world. There will always be fighters for freedom, men and women of the highest moral resolve. ** Marion Merriman, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. xiii * ''Último aviso: he decidido terminar rápidamente la guerra en el Norte de España. Quienes no sean autores de asesinatos y depongan las armas o se entreguen serán respetados en vidas y haciendas. Si vuestra sumisión no es inmediata arrasaré Vizcaya empezando por las industrias de guerra. Tengo medios sobrados para ello.'' ** Last warning: I have decided to end the war in the North of Spain quickly. Those who have not committed murders and who lay down their arms or turn themselves in will see their lives and property respected. If your submission is not immediate, I will wipe out Vizcaya, beginning with the industries of war. I have more than enough means to do it. ** General [[w:Emilio Mola|Emilio Mola]] {{source}} * ''Guernica fue Punto Hoy no es más que brasa cenizas Punto En este momento arde todavía pueblo tres horas bombardeo intensísimo bombas incendiarias lo han destrozado totalmente Punto Aldasoro, Torre, yo llegamos allí espantados Punto Diez mil mujeres niños huyen carreteras temiendo ser ametrallados por aviación mañana al amanecer como lo fueron esta tarde Punto Ante esta catástrofe con amenaza hecha hoy mismo destrozar incendiar Bilbao esta semana sólo suplicamos háganse cargo situación angustiosa'' ** Guernica was Stop Today it is no more than embers ashes Stop In this moment town still burning three hours intense bombardment incendiary bombs have totally destroyed it Stop Aldasoro, Torre, I arrived there horrified Stop Ten thousand women children fleeing highways fearing being machine-gunned by aircraft tomorrow at dawn as they were this afternoon Stop Before this catastrophe with threat made just today to destroy burn Bilbao this week we entreat only take charge dreadful situation ** Telesforo Monzón, telegram to the President of the Council of Ministers, 27 April 1937 {{source}} == N == == O == *When one thinks of the cruelty, squalor, and futility of war - and in this particular case of the intrigues, the persecutions, the lies and the misunderstandings - there is always the temptation to say: "One side is as bad as the other. I am neutral." In practice, however, one cannot be neutral, and there is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or less for progress, the other more or less for reaction. The hatred which the Spanish Republic excited in millionaires, dukes, cardinals, play-boys, blimps, and what-not would in itself be enough to show one how the land lay. '''In essence it was a class war.''' If it had been won, the cause of the common people everywhere would have been strengthened. It was lost, and the dividend-drawers all over the world rubbed their hands. That was the real issue; all else was froth on its surface. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) *The outcome of the Spanish war was settled in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin - at any rate, not in Spain. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) == P == == Q == == R == * The internationalization of the civil war through foreign aid, diplomacy and troops is indisputable, as is the fact that decisions made by foreign powers played an important role in the war's evolution. The two most important decisions affecting aid to the Republic were the Non-Intervention in Spain Agreement, signed by 27 European nations at the end of August 1936, and the Soviet decision in mid-September to assist the Republic. From the beginning of the war Britain declared neutrality and convinced the Popular Front French government to reverse its initial decision to aid its Spanish compatriots. France then suggested the non-intervention pact to prevent fascist support of the Nationalists. However, Germany and Italy, and to a lesser extent Portugal, continued to arm the Nationalists, while all the major democracies, including the United States, followed the pretense of non-intervention. The democracies' decision to abandon the Republic was a result of both domestic concerns and geo-strategic interests. Although their populations were deeply divided, none of the liberal democratic governments were comfortable with the Spanish left-leaning democracy of July 1936. They were even less so once news of the initial revolutionary experimentation and anti-clerical violence was reported, often by conservative Spanish diplomats in their countries who overwhelmingly defected to the rebel cause. Even so, the Nationalists' claim that they fought to save Spain from Bolshevism and for Christian civilization was much more compelling than anti-fascism in the mid-1930s. Thus, even after the Republican state could demonstrate that social revolution and anti-clerical violence had been contained, the democratic powers were more invested in appeasing Nazi Germany than in fighting fascism, a strategy that culminated in the Munich conference of September 1938. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 196-197 * The military impact of foreign aid on the war's outcome continues to be debated, but the Republican cause was significantly undermined by both the low quality of material and the irregular timing of its arrival. The Republic was not poor, since it controlled the gold reserves, about a quarter of which were set to Paris early on and the rest to Moscow to pay for Soviet supplies. But most of the Soviet weapons and materiel were no match for the Nazi armaments that Hitler wanted to test before unleashing his own military ambitions. Because of the non-intervention pact, most of the rest of the materiel for the Republican side had to be purchased at high prices from private buyers. Finally, in terms of timing, the Republic was virtually starved of weapons at crucial points: during the summer of 1936 before the start of Soviet aid and from the end of 1938. Of the 66 shipments from the USSR, 52 arrived between October 1936 and the end of 1937. And, in contrast to more than 100,000 troops sent by Germany and Italy, the USSR sent only 2,000 advisers, in addition to the 31,000-32,000 volunteers of the International Brigades that were organized by the Communist International. The International Brigades have been attacked as Stalinist stooges and celebrated as heroic anti-fascists, with additional debates about their impact on the outcome of the war itself. Undoubtedly reflecting a variety of motives, the volunteers from over 50 countries probably played a positive role in several Republican battles, including the defense of Madrid, but overall, foreign troops contributed more to the Nationalist victory, especially if the Moroccan troops are included. In any case, the Brigades were sent home in September 1938, in hopes that the Nationalists would do the same with their larger contingent of foreign fighters. Instead, the departure of the Brigades marked the beginning of a precipitous slide toward final defeat. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 197 * In addition to the Nationalists' effective internal unification, the foreign aid they received was certainly also a factor in their victory. Without foreign aid a rebel force with no access to government institutions or gold reserves would have had no chance of success. Although the Nationalist war effort was largely financed by loans, both sides spent about the same. However, the apparent parity of resources obscures the superiority of Germany and Italy's consistent and high-quality support of the Nationalist side, especially n the summer of 1936 and from mid-1937 until the end of the war, as the gap in aid continued to grow. From the use of German planes to airlift the Army of Africa to the mainland in July 1936, to the arrival of the Condor Legion air force in October of that year, followed by Italian troops in December, the fascist powers maintained their logistical aid until the end. The Condor Legion carried out perhaps the most notorious action of the war, the aerial bombing of the civilian population of Guernica on April 26, 1937, which killed at least 1,500 and came to symbolize the horrors of "total" war in Picasso's famous painting. The number of foreign fighters was definitely higher on the Nationalist side, including 19,000 Germans and over 78,000 Italians, in addition to the 70,000 native Moroccan ''Regulares''. While foreign aid was superior, there is also evidence that the Nationalists utilized that aid more effectively than their enemies, thus securing their rearguard and keeping their army loyal. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 203 * The Republican defeat in the Civil War was followed by nearly forty years of dictatorship that ended only with the death of the man whose name came to define the regime. While the Franco regime began and ended as a dictatorship, its adaptive survival over four decades has generated ongoing debates about its identity. Was it a fascist regime, a military dictatorship, a traditional authoritarian regime, or some hybrid type? The regime began as a de facto ally of the fascist powers during the Second World War and ended as an ally of the democratic "West" in the Cold War. Evolving along with its international alliances was the regime's economic and cultural policies, which began with an isolationist autarky designed both to promote national self-sufficiency and to keep out impure foreign ideas, and ended with a booming tourist industry and economic integration into cultural pluralism. And, while the political institutions of the regime never underwent a parallel evolution, there was a shift in leadership away from fascist ideologues and toward more "technocratic" modernizers, whose primary goal was to increase at least passive support for the regime through higher standards of living rather than indoctrination and mass terror. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 209 * In my evaluation, the role of the Communist party wasn't much of a factor. The party was just there, doing its job, and, as far as I could see, doing a good job. The squabbles about leadership, how the various high-level political commissars had done their jobs in Spain hadn't really touched me. I had heard of the arguments, especially about individual commissars on top, but there wasn't any direct connection with my life or work. The party's key role in the International Brigades somehow didn't make itself felt overtly, not, at least, in the medical service, certainly not at my level. I had joined the Spanish party somewhere along the line, but I don't remember attending any meetings. It was just something American party members and YCLers did. My membership card had a picture of me wearing my heavy, knitted, gray wool scarf, the one that so often had lice. But as I was assessing what had happened, the role of party was not a very important part of my thinking. It was just a given in my thoughts, a necessary part of the struggle against fascism. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146 * To what purpose had so many given their lives, had I offered mine? The war in Spain was nearly lost. In fact, in the short space of three and a half months, it would end. Under the circumstances, it was hard to believe that my comrades had not died in vain. Yet I also knew that the battle in Spain had been necessary and worthwhile, that the struggle for decency in the world would and must continue. If we had not defeated fascism, we had at least demonstrated a will to resist. I knew, too, that after taking a short time to draw a fresh breath, I would be a part of that movement, even if I could not conceive of what form my contribution might take. So why did I volunteer, why did I go? There is no easy answer. But one thing is clear. I have never regretted my decision. Quite the contrary! To support what I believed in, to combat forces that stood for everything I considered evil, to have put myself at risk for something other than myself, was, and is, a source of great personal pride. That it was an instantaneous decision was consonant with many of the major decisions later in my life- buying homes, making investments, deciding to get married- all rarely burdened by the regret of hindsight. I knew that the civilian life I would return to would not be serene, but I was committed to a struggle for a better world. "Antifascist" and "prodemocracy" had become the words that I felt defined me. If I left one battlefield, I would find another one on which to fight for a better world. In a real sense, for me the fight in Spain had been more than a fight to save only Spain. I came to see it, as much as anything, as a fight against fascism and a struggle for greater democracy in our own country. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146-147 * We were pariahs to our government. When Brigaders volunteered for the armed forces in World War II, the official army line, at first, was that we were not to be sent outside of the continental limits, so that we would not have contact with European communists. This ruling was later successfully challenged. Even so, most of us were sent to the Pacific combat zone. But despite all of the government's fears about our politics, some of the Brigaders, because of their experience and skills, were needed for the war effort. Some, therefore, were sent across the Atlantic to assignments behind the German and Italian lines to work with the various resistance forces, which, ironically, were often communist or communist-led. More than six hundred American vets served in World War II, in addition to another three hundred more in the merchant marine. In all, about twenty-five Spanish vets gave their lives for their country in World War II. Many were decorated for bravery. Between sixty and seventy, including myself, were commissioned as officers. As a side note, many Spaniards-in-exile volunteered to fight with the French, and when the tanks of the Free French entered Paris for its liberation from the Germans, many were manned by Spanish personnel, and three tank turrets carried the names of Spanish battles- Madrid, Teruel, or Jarama- painted on their sides. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 152-153 == S == == T == * A Nationalist victory in the Civil War in Spain would mean that France would be surrounded on three sides by potentially hostile countries. This would make it easier for Germany to attack Russia without being afraid of French attacks in her rear. For this torturous reason, the Soviet Government had a strong interest in the prevention of a Nationalist victory. The Spanish War also afforded the Communist Party, with its discipline, its skill at propaganda, and its prestige deriving from its connection with Russia, a great chance to secure in Spain the establishment of the second Communist State. But such a Communist victory wold have alarmed Britain and France, the two powers to whom, for diplomatic reasons, Russia wished to draw closer. It might even make a general war more likely. It might waste Russian war material. For these reasons, Stalin probably did not send orders to the Spanish Communist party, and his chief agents there, Cordovilla and Stepanov, to make full use of the opportunity to gain control of the Spanish Republic. Nor did he send arms to Spain. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 215 * The Spanish Civil War exceeded in ferocity most wars between nations. Yet the losses were less than had been generally feared. The total number of deaths caused by the war appears to have been approximately 600,000. Of these about 100,000 may be supposed to have died by murder or summary execution. Perhaps as many as 220,000 died of disease or malnutrition directly attributable to the war. About 320,000 probably died in action. The cost of the war, including both internal and external expenditures, was named later by the Nationalists at 30,000 million pesetas (£3,000 million in 1938 money). The chief cost was in labour, due on the one hand to the deaths and permanent disabilities caused, and on the other to the exile of 340,000 persons at the end of the war. Nationalist authorities estimated that approximately 4,250 million pesetas' worth of damage had been done to real property during the course of the war. Since this was supposed to be damage caused only by the Republicans, it is probably an under-estimation. 150 churches were totally destroyed and 4,850 damaged, of which 1,850 were more than half destroyed. 183 towns were so badly damaged that General Franco 'adopted' them- his Government, that is, undertook to pay the cost of restoration. This probably does not take into account another 250,000 which were partially damaged. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 606 == U == == V == == W == == X == == Y == * In July of 1936 General Francisco Franco led a revolt against the democratically elected government of Spain. Under his command was a well-trained army of mercenaries from Morocco. Italy's Benito Mussolini kept his pledge to Franco by sending one hundred thousand soldiers directly to Spain from the war in Ethiopia. From Germany Adolph Hitler sent artillery, technicians, a large air force and twenty-five thousand tanks. Meanwhile, the Portuguese government dispatched two divisions of soldiers to aid Franco. These events in Spain stunned and shocked the conscience of people throughout Europe and the world. The government of Spain, in its effort to withstand the attack of the fascist armies, appealed to the democratic governments of the world for their support. Instead of sending help, the governments of England, France and the United States placed an embargo on arms to Spain. Nevertheless, freedom-loving people from around the world answered Spain's call for help. Within a few months thousands of men and women from many countries flocked to Spain with the hope of stopping fascism. An estimated forty thousand volunteers served in the International Brigades. Of the three thousand from the United States, almost one hundred were Black. The number of people who fought in the International Brigades was only a small speck when measured against the thousands of Spaniards who fought in the Republican army. However, the role played by the internationals was very significant in preventing Franco from achieving the quick victory that he expected when his forces attacked Madrid. Madrid held out for three long years. The war ended in Spain by March, 1939. Poland was invaded by Hitler's Nazi army the following September, thus signalling the start of World War II. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xiii-xiv * I was just beginning to learn about the reality of Spain and Europe, but I knew what was at stake. There the poor, the peasants, the workers and the unions, the socialists and the communists, together had won an election against the big landowners, the monarchy and the right-wingers in the military. It was the kind of victory that would have brought Black people to the top levels of government if such an election had been won in the USA. A Black man would be Governor of Mississippi. The new government in Spain was dividing its wealth with the peasants. Unions were organizing in each factory and social services were being introduced. Spain was the perfect example for the world I dreamed of. Now all of it was about to be wiped out. The former rulers were determined to retake power. They were being supported by fascists all over the world, including, I was sure, many in the United States. How could I not volunteer? ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 96 * The capitalist newspapers painted the war as if we were losing. Several times they had eagerly reported that Madrid had fallen to Generalissimo Franco and Mussolini's troops, when it hadn't. They were aware that a quick fascist victory would obscure the one-sided nature of the embargo. While men, war materials and even medical supplies were being denied the Republicans, French and English capitalists were not only lending the fascists moral support, but supplying them with guns, planes and tanks. The fascists, including Hitler's Germany, received oil from the United States, and in particular from the large oil companies. Without that support they could not maintain their huge war machines. I didn't believe the newspapers. I knew from the experience of our march to Springfield just how falsely events were reported. Madrid would not fall. Republican Spain would not fall. We would go on to create other Republican states throughout the world. Perhaps even in Mississippi! ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 110 * Albacete by early 1937 had become a United Nations of a special kind. Men and women of all different tongues and nationalities, young and old, all came together to fight side by side with the Spanish people. The Spaniards were not only fighting to save themselves and their country from fascism but Europe and the whole world from plunging into the horror of war. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 123 == Z == == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} [[Category:Spanish Civil War| ]] k0qrppit1r5yh0q43u9c3ob0hywvlf0 3148921 3148920 2022-07-29T03:18:50Z AC9016 2870313 /* O */ wikitext text/x-wiki The '''[[w:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]]''' (Spanish: ''Guerra Civil Española'') took place from 1936 to 1939. [[w:Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republicans]] loyal to the left-wing [[w:Second Spanish Republic|Second Spanish Republic]], in alliance with the [[anarchists]], [[socialists]] and [[communists]], fought against the [[w:Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalists]], in alliance with the Carlists, Catholics, Falangists and Aristocrats led by General [[Francisco Franco]]. The Nationalists won the war in early 1939 and ruled Spain until Franco's death in November 1975. [[File:Collage guerra civile spagnola.png|thumb|The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective. ~ [[Clement Attlee]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in September 1936.png|thumb|Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...]] [[File:La Passionara.jpg|thumb|They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours." ~ Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez]] [[File:Lincoln Battalion.jpg|thumb|Say of them, <br>They are no longer young, they never learned <br>The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear; <br>And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare. ~ Genevieve Taggard]] [[File:Escudo de la Archidiócesis de Madrid.svg|thumb|The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...]] [[File:Francisco Franco 1930.jpg|thumb|Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not. ~ [[Francisco Franco]]]] [[File:Map of the Spanish Civil War in February 1939.png|thumb|We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism. ~ Harry Fisher]] [[File:Republican forces during the Battle of Irún.jpg|thumb|Republican forces during the Battle of Irún in 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E20569-21, Spanien, Ausbildung durch "Legion Condor".jpg|thumb|Members of the Condor Legion, a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and from the German Army (Heer) training in Ávila.]] [[File:Junkers Ju 87A with Spanish rebel markings.jpg|thumb|Junkers Ju-87A of the Condor Legion over Spain.]] [[File:International Brigades-Abraham Lincoln-1st Batallion.svg|thumb|Early flag of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H25224, Guernica, Ruinen.jpg|thumb|Ruins of Guernica after the bombing, 31 December 1936.]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-C0214-0007-013, Spanien, Flugzeug der Legion Condor.jpg|thumb|Heinkel He-111 of the Condor Legion between bombing missions.]] [[File:Pruebas de mar cervera.jpg|thumb|The cruiser ''Almirante Cervera'', a key part of the Nationalist fleet]] [[File:Destructor Lepanto (LT).jpg|thumb|The destroyer ''Lepanto'', part of the Republican fleet]] __NOTOC__ {{TOCalpha}} == A == * ''Ante Dios y ante la Historia que a todos nos ha de juzgar, afirmo que durante tres horas y media los aviones alemanes bombardearon con saña desconocida la población civil indefensa de la histórica villa de Gernika reduciéndola a cenizas, persiguiendo con el fuego de ametralladora a mujeres y niños, que han perecido en gran número huyendo los demás alocados por el terror.'' ** Before God and before History which must judge us all, I affirm that for three and one-half hours, German planes bombarded with unheard-of fury the defenceless civilian population of the historic city of Gernika, reducing it to ashes, chasing with machine-gun fire women and children who perished in great number, fleeing the stampede of others driven mad by panic. ** [[w:José Antonio Aguirre|José Antonio Aguirre]], lehendakari of the Basque Country {{source}} * For liberals in the West, the showdown between the Spanish Republic and Franco's nationalist rebels seemed the first real chance to stop Fascism's terrifying advance. Volunteers from fifty-four countries, including three thousand from the United States, formed international brigades to assist in the cause. The Largo Caballero government, still desperate for help, turned to Stalin, who offered men and equipment in return for a clandestine shipment of the country's entire supply of gold. Celebrity photographers, poets, and writers- Ernest Hemingway included- hurried to chronicle and at times glamorize the competition between the forces of light, as they saw it, and darkness. The conflict, though, was anything but romantic. It lasted four years and killed more than half a million people. There were long lulls, but the clashes were savage. Each side executed prisoners, and each cast a wide net in arresting enemy sympathizers. For Franco, the systematic rooting out of potential foes was just good strategy. One of his subordinates told allied mayors, "It is necessary to create an atmosphere of terror. We must create an impression of mastery. Anyone who is overtly or secretly a supporter of the Popular Front must be shot." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 50 * Spain, divided by ideology and class, was split by religion as well. Some priests opposed the nationalists, but the Roman Catholic hierarchy was clearly identified with Franco. Its officials were among the more vocal advocates of harsh measures, and a few took delight in personally gunning down "reds." Meanwhile, the left was generally hostile to the Church and hungry to seize its land. Republican forces murdered an estimated ten thousand bishops, priests, nuns, and monks. These atrocities helped color foreign reporting and prompted most major newspapers in the United States to support Franco. When Eleanor Roosevelt urged her husband to send arms to the Spanish Republican government, he told her that if he were to do so, no Catholic would ever vote for him again. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * Militarily, neither side was very potent, but Franco benefited from the failure of the Republican factions to coalesce. The Spanish left was a political battleground that encompassed Communists loyal to the party, laborers partial to the exiled Bolshevik theorist Leon Trotsky (a bitter rival of Stalin), internationalists who meant well but lacked military skills, anarchists who detested everyone including each other, and a Socialist government trying to present an attractive face to the world. While Franco was taking his time, the opposition factions were beating one another up, squabbling over supplies, and tossing some of their most committed partisans in jail. George Orwell, who went to Spain to fight Fascism, ended up getting shot by a Communist sniper and exiting the country one jump ahead of the Socialist police. ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51 * There are aspects of the Spanish Civil War that remain relevant today. The bloodshed generated controversy within neighboring countries, especially France, about whether to accept or turn back the tens of thousands of refugees who sought relief from the fighting. The Russian troops and tanks that appeared in Spain did so without markings or insignia, just as their successors would do in the 1961 Berlin crisis and, more than fifty years later, in Ukraine. The German bombing of Guernica, immortalized by Picasso, sparked calls for an international war crimes investigation that never took place. Instead the perpetrators first denied that any bombs had fallen, then blamed the carnage on the victims. Franco was Spain's youngest general and possibly its most cruel. He personally ordered the executions of thousands of alleged enemy combatants and sympathizers, without the slightest sign of remorse. He was deliberative, but ambitious. Even before the war had been won, he was designated the future chief of state, with full dictatorial powers. Everywhere he went, Nationalist posters proclaimed, UN ESTADO, UN PAIS, UN JEFE- "One state, one country, one leader," an echo of the Nazi slogan "''Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer''." ** [[Madeline Albright]], ''Fascism: A Warning'' (2018), p. 51-52 * I know this comparison will strike some as outrageous, and I’m NOT saying religion turns people into Nazis. But does anybody believe the ardent Nazi followers in Germany, or Mussolini’s faithful in Italy, or Franco’s legions in Spain were a bunch of atheists? Being “religious” does not automatically build a firewall against accepting totalitarianism, and when fundamentalist religions teach authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, and conventionalism, they help create the problem. Can we not see how easily religious fundamentalists would lift a would-be dictator aloft as part of a “great movement,” and give it their all? ** [[Bob Altemeyer]], ''The Authoritarians'' (2006), p. 140-141 * '''I agree with the [[Neville Chamberlain|prime minister]] that the condition of the world is serious, and that everyone who speaks on these subjects must speak with a full sense of responsibility, but that does not mean, in my view, that there should be a lack of plain speaking, but that we ought to see the facts for what they really are. I must say that I was profoundly disappointed with the speech of the prime minister, because it seemed to me that he had misconceived the whole issue that lives before us. He suggested that there was being fought in Spain, in the opinion of some people, a struggle between two sides, two rival systems. I do not think that is the issue that is facing us to-day. The world to-day is faced with a contest between two sides, and those two sides are whether the rule of law in international affairs shall prevail, or the [[fascism|rule of lawless force]]. That is the issue that faces us, and we must look at this Spanish struggle in its true perspective.''' ** [[Clement Attlee]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 == B == * In November 1937 Hitler met with leaders of the German army, navy, and air force. It had been two years since Germany had announced its rearmament. Since 1936 German forces had been involved in the Spanish Civil War on the side of General Francisco Franco and the enemies of the Spanish Republic. Hitler had pushed German intervention even though many Germans opposed it. Because the Soviet Union backed the Republic in Spain, support of Franco gave Hitler an opportunity to attack Communism. Moreover, Mussolini was actively behind Franco as well. So Spain offered a chance for Germany and Italy to practice cooperation in the spirit of their leaders' mutual admiration. For the Germans the Spanish Civil War was also an opportunity to try out new military equipment. In particular they broke in their new air force by bombing Spanish towns and cities. Now Hitler was ready to risk more. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 98-99 * In March 1939, just months after the Munich Conference granted Sudetenland to Germany, German troops entered the rest of Czechoslovakia. With the world distracted by Franco's recent victory in Spain, Hitler ordered the Czechoslovak state dismantled. Some territory was incorporated into the German Reich, and the old Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia were organized as the Protectorate, a kind of colony. Slovakia became a client state under the government of the Roman Catholic priest Josef Tiso. ** Doris L. Bergen, ''War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust'' (2016), Third Edition, p. 107 * Those Americans who went to Spain to fight Franco and stave off World War II have never minded being called "premature anti-fascists." They were proud of the label. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * We have long memories. We have developed a relative immunity to the endless barrage of propaganda, slander and outright lies that has been laid upon us. And especially, we are immune to the Big Lie that destroyed Spain and which Hitler developed to such a point of perfection that it was necessary for millions of human beings to die to achieve the defeat of the Axis. Yet the Big Lie survives and flourishes mightily in our own country today. As it is promulgated daily, hourly and every minute of the day through every medium of communication, so it must be answered- until our own people see it for what it is and explode it in their own good time. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. : Whenever we hear it said that Communism threatens us from within and without; whenever we are told that the Soviet Union menaces our "way of life" and wants to conquer the world; whenever we are summoned to a Holy Crusade that- if it is allowed to begin- will ravish the entire earth, we recall the following simple facts of history: :Mussolini killed whatever democracy existed in Italy by claiming that Italy was threatened by Communism; :Hitler destroyed the German Republic with the same weapon; :Tojo broke the resistance of the people of Japan by using the identical thesis; :Franco murdered the Spanish Republic in the name of the "Red menace"; :The Axis launched World War II under the slogan of saving the world from Communism. :* [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), Foreword to the 1954 reprint. * Here were students, dock-workers, clerks and labor-organizers, farmers. Most were unacquainted with each other, but they came together now with the warmth and familiarity of old friends; they told each other of their work in their respective countries; of their friends and families. They spoke of the European political scene, of the imperative necessity for the Loyalist Government to drive the foreign invader from Spain; you felt that with each of them, no matter how diverse his previous training, the Spanish struggle was a personal issue, something deep and close. This in itself, considering the disparity of their origin, was a major political phenomenon. They spoke no word of the actual business of war; they did not speculate on the nature of artillery or air attacks, of machine-gun fire. You felt: many of these men will never see their friends or families again; they don't know what they're getting into; their idealism has blinded them to the reality of what they will have to face. And you knew immediately that you were wrong; that they were so far from being blind that it might be said of them that they were among the first soldiers in the history of the world who really knew what they were about, what they were going to fight for- and that they were ready and eager to fight. Their very presence on the French frontier was an earnest of their understanding and their clarity; no one had made them come, no force but an inner force had brought them. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 13 * "Bring us Franco's balls!" the men shouted. "'e ain't got no bloody balls," a voice replied. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 63 * "You know what I got half a mind to do?" the driver said. "What?" "Head this damn junk for the border." "Have a cigarette," I said. I wondered if he would head for the border and what I would do if he did, but he didn't. "The detail's all fucked-up," he said. "Where's the Lincoln? Where's the Macpap? The British? The Franco-Belge? Nobody's seen fuck-all of 'em. The bastards are driving to the sea," he said. "Maybe they've got to Tortosa already; we'll find out. If France don't come in now, we're fucked ducks. ''Mucho malo,"'' he said. ''"Mucho'' fuckin ''malo."'' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 133 * Every town along the Mediterranean shore was empty and deserted. The road was jam-packed with peasants evacuating toward the north, on mule-back, in donkey-carts, afoot. They looked at us in the cab of the truck, moving against the stream they made, and they kept moving. Hundreds were camped along the roads; hundreds were plodding north toward Barcelona, their few possessions, mattresses, blankets, household utensils, domestic stock, on their backs, in wheelbarrows or on their ''burros''' backs. Little children were walking, holding onto their mother's skirts; women carried babies; older children were driving goats, sheep; old men were helping old women along the road; their faces were impassive, dark with the dust of the roads and fields, lined and worn. Their eyes alone were bright but there was no expression in their eyes. Looking at them you knew what they were thinking: 'Franco is coming; Franco is coming.' ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain'' (1939), p. 134 * Then near-by Tarragona was bombed; the Spanish, British, and American nurses went about their work as the windowpanes rattled and the hideous drumming reverberated throughout the house. We all ran out onto the flagstone terrace to watch the black smoke rise over Terragona, and by morning of the next day the word had come that the Italian Fascist troops had reached the sea at Vinaroz, below Tortosa, cutting Loyalist Spain away from Catalonia, and all traffic had been cut between Barcelona and Valencia. (In Rome, the Pope gave his apostolic benediction to the sacred cause of General Franco.) ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 146 * We heard- a shithouse rumor?- that we dominated the heights surrounding Lerida and Balaguer (this was different); the newspapers reported that the offensive was gaining ground everywhere; the Non-Intervention Committee met again and issued another of its 'decisions.' This time it was decided once more to withdraw all foreign 'volunteers' from Spain, but England's perfidious hand could be seen as plain as day, for wasn't Mr. Chamberlain interested in concluding an agreement with Banjo-Eyes? And wasn't the 'withdrawal' contingent upon British and French concession of belligerent rights to Franco, which would tip the scales even farther in his favor by legalizing what already existed- the shipment of arms, munitions, planes and tanks and men into his territory? ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 170 * North's news of Europe was disheartening. Hitler had mobilized a million and a half men on the Czech and French borders, presumably for 'maneuvers'; probably for aggression against Czechoslovakia if the democracies, as they are euphemistically described, remained supine. Roosevelt and Hull had, it is true, made strong speeches against Fascist aggression within the week, and called for united democratic opposition, but when would the talking end and what good would it do? Franco, unlike the Spanish Loyalist Government, had given a categorical refusal to the Non-Intervention Committee's alleged plan for evacuation of foreign volunteers; he did worse, he said he would accept it in exchange for belligerent rights, immediately granted. ** [[Alvah Bessie]], ''Men in Battle: A Story of American in Spain'' (1939), p. 297 == C == * '''Our country is suffering a profound disturbance; it is not only an extremely cruel civil war that fills us with tribulation, but also a tremendous commotion that shakes the very connections of our society and has even endangered our existence as a nation...''' It is a fact, proved by extensive documentation, that the thinking of a large part of foreign opinion is out of touch with the reality of events in our country... Since God has willed that it should be our country that will serve as a place for testing the ideas and processes that aspire to conquer the world, we want the damage to be reduced to our country alone, saving the rest of the nations from ruin...<br>The war in Spain is the product of the conflict between irreconcilable ideologies; in its very origins one finds very grave questions of a moral and legal, of a religious and historical order...<br>When the war broke out, we lamented that painful fact more than anyone, because it is always an extremely serious evil... and because our mission is one of reconciliation and peace... '''The Church did not want and did not seek this war, and we do not consider it necessary to justify it against the charges of belligerence that foreign periodicals have leveled at the Church in Spain. It is true that thousands of her children, obeying the dictates of conscience and patriotism, and on their own personal responsibility, rose up in arms to save the principles of Christian religion and justice that have for centuries informed the life of the nation; but whoever accuses it of having provoked this war or of having conspired to start it, or even of not having done everything in its power to avoid it, ignores or falsifies reality...''' The Church has been the principal victim of the fury of one of the contending parties, and it has not ceased to work with its prayers, its exhortations, and its influence to lessen the damage and shorten the ordeal... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 198 * Let us now give a sketch of the character of the movement known as "national." We believe this term is just. First, in its spirit. Because the immense majority of the Spanish nation was detached from a state that could not represent its profound needs and aspirations; and the movement was greeted with hope by all the nation... It is also national in its objectives... We express a reality and a general yearning of the Spanish citizens...<br>We have seen an outburst of real charity that has had its fullest expression in the blood of thousands of Spaniards who have cried out, "Long live Spain!" and "Long live Christ the King!" The movement has guaranteed order in the territory it controls. We contrast the situation in the regions where the national movement has prevailed with those still dominated by the communists... Without priests, without churches, without religion, without justice, without authority, they are prisoners of a terrible anarchy, of hunger, of misery. On the other hand, because of the effort and the terrible pain of war, the other regions live in tranquility of international order, under the tutelage of a true authority, which is the basis of justice, peace, and progress... ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 201-202 * It is said that this war is a class war and that the Church has placed itself on the side of the rich. Those who know its causes and nature know this is not true. Even though the Church acknowledges some carelessness in the fulfillment of its duties of justice and charity, which it has been the first to urge, the working classes were already greatly protected by laws, and the nation had already entered on the path of a better distribution of wealth... Nor can we forget our advanced social legislation and our prosperous institutions of public and private assistance of Spanish and Christian origins. The people were fooled by unrealistic promises, incompatible not only with the country's economic life, but also with any kind of organized economy...<br>Crimes similar to those committed by the Popular Front have been attributed to the leaders of the national movement... Every war has its excesses, and the national movement has undoubtedly had its share as well. Nobody defends themselves with total serenity against the insane attacks of a heartless enemy. Condemning in the name of justice and Christian charity all excesses that may have been committed, by mistake or by low-level personnel, and which the foreign press has methodically exaggerated, we declare that the judgements we are refuting do not respond to the truth, and we affirm that there is an enormous distance between the principles and practice of justice on the two sides. ** Catholic Bishops in Spain, in a collective statement issued 1 July 1937 to clarify where the Church stood on the Spanish Civil War, essentially declaring support for the Nationalist side. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 202 * "If you lose [a war," the great American novelist of the civil war, Ernest Hemingway, exclaimed in 1939, "you lose everything and your ideology won't save you." The Lincoln volunteers- whom Hemingway disparaged as the "ideology boys"- clung to the opposite view. Although they "lost the war," their last commander, Milton Wolff, insisted that "neither the Spaniards nor the [international volunteers], nor anti-fascists of any mettle, lost their ideology, much less 'everything.'" To Wolff, writing twenty years after Hemingway's suicide, it was precisely ideology that had "saved us. And may yet save the world." Indeed, it was this spirit of commitment- an unyielding optimism in the face of defeat- that distinguished the Lincoln veterans. For them, Spain lived not as the landscape for a novel or as a place of metaphysical inspiration. "Spain"- the word, the country, the cause- embodied ideology and political passion, anguish and hope; the ordeal of Spain became the essential continuity of their lives. Anticipating this half-century's commitment, the poet Genevieve Taggard composed "To the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade" in 1941: <br>'''Say of them,''' <br>'''They are no longer young, they never learned''' <br>'''The arts, the stealth of peace, this peace, the tricks of fear;''' <br>'''And what they knew, they know <br>And what they dared they dare.''' ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 4-5 * The battle for Madrid commenced on a gray, misty morning, November 7, 1936. As a cavalry column of Moorish mercenaries, bolstered by the rhythm of heavy drumbeats, rode toward the Toledo bridge, a hastily organized group of young men and women fired from behind rough barricades at the advancing troops. Their antique pistols and hunting rifles scarcely interrupted the charge. But suddenly, a motorcyclist appeared with a machine gun and sent the horsemen into retreat. Italian tanks then forged ahead of Franco's professional legionnaires and mercenaries; and, after the fog had lifted, German Junkers rained bombs through the cloudy skies. Again and again, the unpracticed Republican militia, emboldened by individual heroics, met the attack valiantly, using small arms against the troops and sticks of dynamite against the tanks. The fascists made small progress that day. At dawn of the next day, as Madrid girded for a second ground assault, the city's frantic residents witnessed a remarkable parade down the broad Gran Via: a neat procession of nearly 2,000 soldiers, dressed in corduroy uniforms and steel helmets. Assuming the men were Soviet allies, the Madrilenos raised their fists in the Popular Front salute and shouted, "Long live the Russians!" Their error was understandable. Few citizens of Spain knew of the existence of the newly formed International Brigades, a contingent of foreign volunteers who had come to Spain to defend the Republic. These recruits had left their homes in Great Britain and France, Yugoslavia and Poland, Belgium and Austria; many were political refugees from fascist Italy and Germany. Despite scant military training, they exuded enthusiasm. And under the leadership of Soviet general Emil Kleber, a Hungarian Jew trained in the Soviet Union, they brought much more than a military presence to the Republican cause. These Internationals- ultimately they would number 40,000 troops from 52 countries- symbolized a political camaraderie that linked the Spanish civil war to the titanic ideological conflicts of the 1930's: the struggles of fascism, communism, and democracy. In the days and weeks and months that followed, these volunteers would join the Spanish militia to face the fascist tide. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 11-12 * News of the creation of the International Brigades raced through the Communist grapevines around the globe: the very existence of a multinational army promised to fulfill the Marxist prophesy that one day the "workers of the world" would unite against their common oppressors. In every country, such optimism encouraged the enlistment of volunteers eager to fight in Spain. When the American Communist party spread the word about recruitment through a network of district organizers, the response was immediate. From the waterfront docks and the fur trades, from union halls and ethnic associations, from bread lines and Communist party cells, dozens of men came forward within weeks to join the fight for Republican Spain. Viewing themselves as part of an international proletariat, American radicals welcomed this opportunity to take the struggle against fascism to another stage of history: it was possible now, in Spain at least, to fight back with arms. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 12 * As word of recruitment for the International Brigades began to filter through the American Communist network in the autumn of 1936, large numbers of volunteers came forward to enlist. The party's organizing committee soon realized that its responsibility had shifted. Instead of having to locate a few trusted volunteers to send to Spain, they now had to worry about screening any undesirable elements from the diverse recruits who were offering their services. In this unique military crusade, symbolic of the unity of the international working classes, party leaders wanted to exclude mere adventurers who lacked a political understanding of the anti-fascist struggle. They also feared that government or enemy spies might attempt to subvert the project. The party insisted on secrecy, therefore, not because Communists harbored a devious conspiracy to overthrow a government- after all, they always boasted of their initiatives on behalf of the Spanish Republic- but because party members did not wish to be caught violating American recruitment laws. In any event, the leadership decided that each volunteer would have to be interviewed personally by a special committee. ** Peter N. Carroll, ''The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1994), p. 64 * In this Spanish situation there is one peculiar feature which gives it a specially dangerous aspect. That is to many people looking on from outside, it presents itself as a struggle between two rival systems each of which commands an enthusiastic, even a passionate, body of supporters among its adherents in their respective countries, with the result that supporters of these two rival systems cannot help regarding the issue of the struggle in Spain as a defeat or victory... for the side to which they are attached. I am not expressing an opinion as to whether that view of the struggle is correct or not, but I say that the fact that it is held constitutes a perpetual danger to the peace of Europe because, if some country or government representing one of these two ideas attempts to intervene beyond a certain point, then some other country taking the opposite view may find it difficult, if not impossible, to refrain from joining in, and a conflict may be started of which no man can see the end. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 192-193 * In my view, the best thing we can do now is to turn our minds back again to the two practical steps which have to be taken, the first one being to fill the gap in the patrol which has now been left open and the other to re-start our endeavours to obtain the withdrawal of foreign volunteers in Spain. That is all I have to say at present, and I want to conclude with a very earnest appeal to those who hold responsible positions both in this country and abroad- to weigh their words very carefully before they utter them on this matter, bearing in mind the consequences that might flow from some rash or thoughtless phrase. I have read that in the high mountains there are sometimes conditions to be found when the incautious move or even a sudden loud exclamation may start an avalanche. That is just the condition in which we are finding ourselves to-day. I believe, although the snow may be perilously poised it has not yet begun to move, and if we can all exercise caution, patience, and self-restraint we may yet be able to save the peace of Europe. ** [[Neville Chamberlain]], 25 June 1937, during the British Parliamentary debates on Spain. As quoted by John Cowans (Editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 194 * The Spanish Civil War and the fight against it did, in part, alert the world to the nature of fascism. The story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade is generally known. It was a contingent of committed Black and White Americans, three thousand in number, who went to fight against fascism. Had the circumstances been different, some of the Black Americans would have been willing to fight in the Italian-Ethiopian War. Ethiopia was overrun in a matter of months, and there was no organized effort to get Black Americans to fight in this war. Those who were willing to go were left with their frustrations. To some of them fighting with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the war against fascism in Spain was an alternative. ** John Henrik Clarke, Foreword to ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xi * When the Civil War began in July 1936, Hitler had been in power in Germany for over three years. The ideological affinities between the Nazis and Franco's Nationalists (sometimes referred to in German documents as "White Spain," as opposed to "Red Spain") were clear at once, but the German government, like Mussolini's Fascist government in Italy, was reluctant to risk recognizing Franco's side as the true government of Spain until it was confident it would win the war. It granted that recognition on November 18, 1936.<br>Throughout the war, Hitler often sought to assist Franco without attracting international attention, and indeed the German government was not alone in seeking involvement. France's Popular Front government, under the Socialist Leon Blum, had begun to offer the Republicans assistance, but Blum, concerned primarily about threats to French security from a militarily resurgent Germany, did not wish to anger its British ally, and when London made clear its opposition to helping the Spanish Republicans, France's government reversed its course. At that point, the French pushed for the creation of an international "nonintervention" agreement, which the Germans and Italians (among others) were willing to sign, but which they soon violated. Attempts to enforce the nonintervention pact soon turned out to be ineffective, but Hitler remained at least somewhat concerned with preserving the image of his country's adherence to the pact. ** Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 185 == D == * Then, as if things were not already bad, Japan invaded Manchuria, then the rest of China. Spain was in a terrible civil war- drawing every nation in Europe into that nightmare, to some degree- and this turned out to be the perfect proving ground for Hitler's air force. All of us pilots who understood history and could see the signs knew that another war was coming. We did not know when or where it would start, or, to be more precise, expand, but we knew that our nation, especially our air forces, would not be ready. When the war in Spain finished, everyone sat back and relaxed, acting like, "This is it, the European problems are over," but I knew better. The Japanese were still doing their work in China, so we kind of went to sleep at the wheel, but Pearl Harbor changed all of that, I can tell you, and you know what happened. The entire military establishment was taken off guard, which I could not understand. Japan had been a constant threat to everyone, and they had blinders on the whole time. ** [[Jimmy Doolittle]], in a 1986 interview with Colin Heaton, as quoted in ''Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words'' (2021), p. 88-89 == E == == F == * The events in which we had participated at home had had a direct influence on our decision to go to Spain. We were trade unionists. We had worked with the unemployed and the poor. In many ways, we viewed the Spanish struggle as an extension of our fight against reaction at home. Most significantly, we wanted to focus the nation's attention on the growing threat of fascism, and the danger it posed to international peace. We were later to be called "premature anti-fascists," and we accepted this title proudly, though it was not meant as a compliment by the State Department spokesman who first coined the term. After all, we had bucked the system- the U.S. government, even under Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had remained neutral in the various worldwide struggles against fascism, right up until the time World War II began. But in 1937 many people around the world did recognize the threat fascism brought to world peace, and it was our fervent hope that by aborting the fascist takeover in Spain, we might prevent a second world war. ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. xx * '''We weren't going to win the war, that was clear by now. But there had been a purpose to our fight, and that was what had given us our strength. Otherwise, the war would have been an unending horror, a tragic waste of precious life. But Spain's struggle was a different kind of war- a people's fight for its democratic rights. I felt proud to have been part of the International volunteer army that had come to Spain to put an end to fascism.''' ** Harry Fisher, ''Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War'' (1998), p. 158 * Spaniards!<br>To all of you who feel holy love for Spain, to all of you who in the ranks of the army and the navy have sworn to serve the fatherland, to those of you who swore to defend it from its enemies with your lives, the nation calls you to defend it. The situation in Spain has been growing worse every day: anarchy reigns in most of the countryside and the towns; authorities named by the government preside over revolts, when they do not directly promote them. Pistols and machine guns are used to settle differences between groups of citizens, who murder each other treacherously and treasonously while the public powers do nothing to impose peace and justice.<br>Revolutionary strikes of all kinds paralyze the nation, ruining and destroying its sources of wealth and creating a situation of hunger that will throw working men into a state of desperation.<br>Artistic monuments and treasures are the object of the most frenzied attacks by revolutionary hordes obeying the commands they receive from foreign directors, who count on the complicity or negligence of governors and officials.<br>The most serious crimes are committed in the countryside while the forces of public order remain in their barracks, restrained by blind obedience to governors who intend to dishonor them. The army, the navy, and other military forces are the target of the lowest and most slanderous attacks by the very ones who should safeguard their prestige. ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 177 * States of emergency and alarm only serve to muzzle the people and to keep Spain from knowing what is happening outside the gates of their towns and cities, as well as to jail supposed political adversaries. The constitution, constantly suspended and violated, has been completely eclipsed; there is neither equality before the law nor liberty, enchained by tyranny, nor fraternity, threatened by the tearing apart of the national territory... that the governing powers themselves are promoting, nor solidarity and defense of our borders, when in the heart of Spain people listen to foreign broadcasts preaching the destruction and division of our soil.<br>The judiciary, whose independence the constitution guarantees, also suffers persecutions that exhaust or neutralize it, and it is the target of withering attacks on its independence.<br>Electoral pacts made at the cost of the integrity of the very fatherland, together with assaults on civil governments and vaults [intended] to falsify their acts, created the mask of legality that rules over us. Nothing restrains the appetite for power...<br>In addition to the revolutionary and ignorant spirit of the masses deceived and exploited by Soviet agents, who hide the bloody reality of that regime that has sacrificed 25 million people for its existence, there is the maliciousness and negligence of authorities of all kinds, who, protected by an incompetent government, lack the authority and prestige to impose order and the rule of liberty and justice. ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 178 * '''Can we consent to the shameful spectacle we are presenting to the world for one more day? Can we abandon Spain to the fatherland's enemies by cowardly and treasonous actions, surrendering it without a struggle and without resistance? No! The traitors may do so, but those of us who have sworn to defend it will not.''' We offer you justice and equality before the law. Peace and love among Spaniards. Liberty and fraternity free from libertinage and tyranny. Work for all. Social justice, carried out without rancor or violence, and an equitable and progressive distribution of wealth without destroying or endangering the Spanish economy. But first, a war without quarter against the exploiters of politics, against the deceivers of the honorable worker, and against the foreigners and would-be foreigners who, directly or indirectly, seek to destroy Spain. At this moment, it is Spain as a whole that is rising up and demanding peace, fraternity, and justice; in all of the regions, the army, the navy, and the forces of public order are rushing to defend the fatherland. The energy devoted to upholding order will match the magnitude of the resistance offered to it.<br>Our motives do not derive from the defense of a few illegitimate interests, nor from the desire to go backward along the path of history... Because the purity of our intentions prevents us from stifling those advances that represent an improvement in the political and social realm, and because the spirit of hatred and vengeance has no place in our hearts, we shall be able to salvage those legislative efforts which are compatible with the internal peace of Spain and its much-desired greatness, bringing about, for the first time in our country, the three-part order, ''Fraternity, liberty, and equality''. Spaniards: Long live Spain! Long live the honorable Spanish people! ** [[Francisco Franco]] in his radio broadcast "Manifesto of 18 July 1936", declaring his and his soldiers' reasons for revolt against the Spanish government in July 1936. As quoted by Jon Cowans (editor) in ''Modern Spain: A Documentary History'' (2003). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 178-179 * ''Aguirre miente. Nosotros hemos respetado Guernica, como respetamos todo lo español.'' ** Aguirre is lying. We have respected Guernica, as we respect everything Spanish. ** [[Francisco Franco]] {{source}} == G == * '''They gave up everything, their homes, their country, home and fortune- fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters and children, and they came and told us: "We are here, your cause, Spain's cause, is ours.''' It is the cause of all advanced and progressive mankind." Today they are going away. Many of them thousands of them, are staying here with the Spanish earth for their shroud, and all Spaniards remember them with the deepest feeling. ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, popularly known as "La Pasionara", in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 * Comrades of the International Brigades! Political reasons, reasons of State, the welfare of that same cause for which you offered your blood with boundless generosity, are sending you back, some of you to your own countries and others to forced exile. You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend. You are the heroic example of democracy's solidarity and universality. We shall not forget you, and when the olive tree of peace puts forth its leaves again, mingled with the laurels of the Spanish Republic's victory- come back! ** Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, in a speech in Barcelona on 15 November 1938, as quoted by Hugh Thomas in ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 558 == H == * Of course, I am against fascism with its spread of color prejudice and [[racism|race hatred]] and working class oppression. How could any sensible Negro be otherwise? ** [[Langston Hughes]], in ''Writers take sides; letters about the war in Spain from 418 American authors''by [[w:League of American Writers|League of American Writers]], 1938. Also quoted in Brian Dolinar, ''The Black cultural front : black writers and artists of the Depression generation.'' Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012. == I == == J == == K == * When the smouldering powder keg of south-west Europe finally exploded into life in July, 1936, and civil war broke out in Spain, a number of far more powerful and certainly much wealthier nations grasped at the unexpected opportunity to try out their latest military aircraft and other equipment under operational conditions, in the belief that invaluable battle experience with modern weapons would thus be gained. Had the Spanish people been left to fight out their quarrel among themselves much unnecessary bloodshed and distress would probably have been saved, with part of the small Spanish Air Force flying with the Government forces and part with the Revolutionary forces, but unfortunately both sides soon began to receive aid from foreign countries. The Communist Government armies were sent quantities of I-15 and I-16 fighters and some SB-2 bombers from Russia, as well as a continuous flow of new aircraft from France. However, following the example of Mussolini, Adolf Hitler decided to give active assistance to General Francisco Franco Bahamonde, the principle leader of the insurgents, and thousands of men and hundreds of tons of supplies were sent to Spain in the course of the next three years, including the Luftwaffe "Volunteer" Corps identified officially by its unit number of "88" and popularly known as the Legion Kondor. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 67 * The Spanish Civil War, which had afforded such a fortuitous opportunity for the Luftwaffe to try out its strength under actual battle conditions, served just as useful a purpose for the Soviet Air Force, and soon awakened the Red aircraft industry to the plain fact that it was falling badly behind the times. The standard Russian fighters sent to Spain, mainly I-15 and I-153 biplanes and I-16 monoplanes, held their own against the Heinkel He 51s initially supplied to the Legion Kondor, but proved to be outclassed in every way by the Messerschmitt Bf 109s later sent against them. The Russian SB-2 aircraft, the so-called "fast bombers" needing no fighter escort, turned out to have all the disadvantages of the Dornier Do 17s in the same class with none of the advantages of the German machines, and for reconnaissance the Russians could provide nothing better than the archaic R-5 biplanes. No dive-bombing ground support aircraft comparable to the German Henschel Hs 123 or Junkers 87 were available. By 1939, the Russian aircraft designers were showing the world that the lessons of the Spanish Civil War had been heeded. Lavochkin was introducing the first of his highly-successful LA series of single-seater fighters, soon to be followed by the even more famous LAGG series; Petlyakov's twin-engine PE-2 was about to enter service, and subsequently become one of the outstanding medium bombers of the Second World War; and Ilyushin had just designed the Il-2 Sturmovik ground-support aircraft later to prove unequalled in its class anywhere in the world. ** John Killen, ''A History of the Luftwaffe'' (1968), p. 178 == L == * The Madrid victory parade took place on May 19. This time we formed the letters "F-R-A-N-C-O," a still more difficult flying maneuver. We flew straight up the Castellana, high in the clear sky, while thousands of troops, tanks, and guns moved through the city. The enthusiasm was unsurpassed. A few months later I retired from the air force, but I remain in the reserve to this day. On October 19, 1939, Paz and I were married in Seville's magnificent cathedral. We now have six children, two girls and four boys, age eight to twenty-four. We had won the war, yet our troubles were not over by any means. A major work of reconstruction lay ahead for a ruined but vigorous and proud country. But a new World War was looming up menacingly and was to delay and hinder the steep uphill climb; also ahead lay the years of isolation by a hostile world. The years have flown and hate's sharp and bitter edge has been dulled and blunted by the healing balm of time. New generations have sprung up to fill the ranks where once stood veterans, united, shoulder to shoulder, to save Spain, our beloved country, from national death. Reconstruction has, in truth, flourished under the warm sun of social justice and twenty-five years of peace, our hard-won peace. The firm and steady hand of a great captain and patriot, in my view one of the greatest in Spain's long history, has held the tiller of the ship of state through fierce gales and in and out of sharp reefs, to steer it to a calm and prosperous anchorage. If the spirit, courage, and overwhelming national enthusiasm born on July 18, 1936, can be kept alive by present generations and kindled in succeeding ones Spain need have no fear from any internal foes nor from inveterate enemies beyond her frontiers. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 266-267 * I find it difficult to define my feelings when peace came at last. The immediate reaction was one of great joy, tremendous feeling of relief. I had survived the long-drawn-out struggle unscathed and was back again once more with the people I most loved, Paz and my family. I could not quite believe it. It seemed too good to be true, and I expected to wake up any morning and find myself back at the front on operations. Soon the anticlimax set in. I suddenly felt very tired; the prolonged physical and spiritual effort left me momentarily exhausted. I felt much older and, probably, wiser. I looked forward to a happy married life. But the future again loomed up uncertain, black, and foreboding; sparks were flying and Europe was about to burst into flames at any moment. And who could tell if we were to be forced into the conflict? No one at the time could predict. We were to suffer long years of uncertainty during the World War while Spain slowly but proudly recovered from her deep wounds, unaided and isolated. Our not being drawn into war (which would have completed Spain's ruin), was, as everyone knows now, entirely due to General Franco's inflexible firmness of purpose. Not even Hitler, at the height of his power, was able to sway him to his side or alter his determination to keep Spain out of it- a remarkable feat. From the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War to this day, much has happened and much good has come to this country. Her astounding and heroic effort has not gone unrewarded, as fifteen million tourists (in 1964) can testify. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 268-269 * Although many years have elapsed since the end of the Spanish Civil War, the world remains confused about the true causes that brought about that tremendous struggle. Most people have not taken the trouble to find out the whole truth. Many were thoroughly hoodwinked by efficient worldwide Communist propaganda. The fact that we were fighting communism on Spanish soil was considered a tall story and was put down to Fascist propaganda. Yet the facts and proofs were obvious for anyone with sound and unbiased judgment. History has a way of repeating itself. Since the Spanish Civil War, there have been several outstanding cases of armed international interventions which have exploded around the world in an attempt to forestall a Communist take over. Chief among these were Greece at the end of World War II, followed by Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam. All are similar and comparable in many aspects to the Nationalist uprising in Spain in 1936. If Spain- with its key position in the Mediterranean, astride two continents- had fallen beneath the hammer and sickle, I dread to think of what the future of Europe might have been. Spain's great sacrifice was not in vain. ** José Larios y Fernández de Villavicencio, ''Combat Over Spain'' (1966), p. 277-278 * From America, Marion watched the Spanish Republic fall, Franco seize total power, Hitler wage war against freedom throughout Europe, and, ultimately, America, England, France, and Russia fight as allies against Germany and Italy. She recollected sadly her admonition to the Rotary Club of Reno that Americans everywhere must take a stand against fascism in Spain or watch their sons die later in Germany. Marion noted the irony that America, France, and England finally did exactly what she and Bob Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Battalion had done voluntarily- join internationally in a commitment to defeat fascism. ** Warren Lerude, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. 235 == M == * The men of the Lincoln Brigade, the "premature [[antifascists]]," those who were physically able, volunteered early in our armed forces, gave their blood and their lives. On the roster of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade there are the names of 331 men who survived Spain to serve honorably in the U.S. Army or American medical services. This does not include those veterans who served in the Merchant Marine, many of whom were killed when their ships were attacked. These are the men and women I salute, my "compadres," my dearest friends throughout these long years. Now, at the end of 1985, like Janus I can look back at the lessons of the past, to the heroes- and forward to a better world. There will always be fighters for freedom, men and women of the highest moral resolve. ** Marion Merriman, in ''American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1986) by Marion Merriman and Warren Lerude, p. xiii * ''Último aviso: he decidido terminar rápidamente la guerra en el Norte de España. Quienes no sean autores de asesinatos y depongan las armas o se entreguen serán respetados en vidas y haciendas. Si vuestra sumisión no es inmediata arrasaré Vizcaya empezando por las industrias de guerra. Tengo medios sobrados para ello.'' ** Last warning: I have decided to end the war in the North of Spain quickly. Those who have not committed murders and who lay down their arms or turn themselves in will see their lives and property respected. If your submission is not immediate, I will wipe out Vizcaya, beginning with the industries of war. I have more than enough means to do it. ** General [[w:Emilio Mola|Emilio Mola]] {{source}} * ''Guernica fue Punto Hoy no es más que brasa cenizas Punto En este momento arde todavía pueblo tres horas bombardeo intensísimo bombas incendiarias lo han destrozado totalmente Punto Aldasoro, Torre, yo llegamos allí espantados Punto Diez mil mujeres niños huyen carreteras temiendo ser ametrallados por aviación mañana al amanecer como lo fueron esta tarde Punto Ante esta catástrofe con amenaza hecha hoy mismo destrozar incendiar Bilbao esta semana sólo suplicamos háganse cargo situación angustiosa'' ** Guernica was Stop Today it is no more than embers ashes Stop In this moment town still burning three hours intense bombardment incendiary bombs have totally destroyed it Stop Aldasoro, Torre, I arrived there horrified Stop Ten thousand women children fleeing highways fearing being machine-gunned by aircraft tomorrow at dawn as they were this afternoon Stop Before this catastrophe with threat made just today to destroy burn Bilbao this week we entreat only take charge dreadful situation ** Telesforo Monzón, telegram to the President of the Council of Ministers, 27 April 1937 {{source}} == N == == O == *When one thinks of the cruelty, squalor, and futility of war - and in this particular case of the intrigues, the persecutions, the lies and the misunderstandings - there is always the temptation to say: "One side is as bad as the other. I am neutral." In practice, however, one cannot be neutral, and there is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or less for progress, the other more or less for reaction. The hatred which the Spanish Republic excited in millionaires, dukes, cardinals, play-boys, blimps, and what-not would in itself be enough to show one how the land lay. '''In essence it was a class war. If it had been won, the cause of the common people everywhere would have been strengthened. It was lost, and the dividend-drawers all over the world rubbed their hands. That was the real issue; all else was froth on its surface.''' **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) *The outcome of the Spanish war was settled in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin - at any rate, not in Spain. **[[George Orwell]], "Looking on the Spanish War" (1942) == P == == Q == == R == * The internationalization of the civil war through foreign aid, diplomacy and troops is indisputable, as is the fact that decisions made by foreign powers played an important role in the war's evolution. The two most important decisions affecting aid to the Republic were the Non-Intervention in Spain Agreement, signed by 27 European nations at the end of August 1936, and the Soviet decision in mid-September to assist the Republic. From the beginning of the war Britain declared neutrality and convinced the Popular Front French government to reverse its initial decision to aid its Spanish compatriots. France then suggested the non-intervention pact to prevent fascist support of the Nationalists. However, Germany and Italy, and to a lesser extent Portugal, continued to arm the Nationalists, while all the major democracies, including the United States, followed the pretense of non-intervention. The democracies' decision to abandon the Republic was a result of both domestic concerns and geo-strategic interests. Although their populations were deeply divided, none of the liberal democratic governments were comfortable with the Spanish left-leaning democracy of July 1936. They were even less so once news of the initial revolutionary experimentation and anti-clerical violence was reported, often by conservative Spanish diplomats in their countries who overwhelmingly defected to the rebel cause. Even so, the Nationalists' claim that they fought to save Spain from Bolshevism and for Christian civilization was much more compelling than anti-fascism in the mid-1930s. Thus, even after the Republican state could demonstrate that social revolution and anti-clerical violence had been contained, the democratic powers were more invested in appeasing Nazi Germany than in fighting fascism, a strategy that culminated in the Munich conference of September 1938. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 196-197 * The military impact of foreign aid on the war's outcome continues to be debated, but the Republican cause was significantly undermined by both the low quality of material and the irregular timing of its arrival. The Republic was not poor, since it controlled the gold reserves, about a quarter of which were set to Paris early on and the rest to Moscow to pay for Soviet supplies. But most of the Soviet weapons and materiel were no match for the Nazi armaments that Hitler wanted to test before unleashing his own military ambitions. Because of the non-intervention pact, most of the rest of the materiel for the Republican side had to be purchased at high prices from private buyers. Finally, in terms of timing, the Republic was virtually starved of weapons at crucial points: during the summer of 1936 before the start of Soviet aid and from the end of 1938. Of the 66 shipments from the USSR, 52 arrived between October 1936 and the end of 1937. And, in contrast to more than 100,000 troops sent by Germany and Italy, the USSR sent only 2,000 advisers, in addition to the 31,000-32,000 volunteers of the International Brigades that were organized by the Communist International. The International Brigades have been attacked as Stalinist stooges and celebrated as heroic anti-fascists, with additional debates about their impact on the outcome of the war itself. Undoubtedly reflecting a variety of motives, the volunteers from over 50 countries probably played a positive role in several Republican battles, including the defense of Madrid, but overall, foreign troops contributed more to the Nationalist victory, especially if the Moroccan troops are included. In any case, the Brigades were sent home in September 1938, in hopes that the Nationalists would do the same with their larger contingent of foreign fighters. Instead, the departure of the Brigades marked the beginning of a precipitous slide toward final defeat. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 197 * In addition to the Nationalists' effective internal unification, the foreign aid they received was certainly also a factor in their victory. Without foreign aid a rebel force with no access to government institutions or gold reserves would have had no chance of success. Although the Nationalist war effort was largely financed by loans, both sides spent about the same. However, the apparent parity of resources obscures the superiority of Germany and Italy's consistent and high-quality support of the Nationalist side, especially n the summer of 1936 and from mid-1937 until the end of the war, as the gap in aid continued to grow. From the use of German planes to airlift the Army of Africa to the mainland in July 1936, to the arrival of the Condor Legion air force in October of that year, followed by Italian troops in December, the fascist powers maintained their logistical aid until the end. The Condor Legion carried out perhaps the most notorious action of the war, the aerial bombing of the civilian population of Guernica on April 26, 1937, which killed at least 1,500 and came to symbolize the horrors of "total" war in Picasso's famous painting. The number of foreign fighters was definitely higher on the Nationalist side, including 19,000 Germans and over 78,000 Italians, in addition to the 70,000 native Moroccan ''Regulares''. While foreign aid was superior, there is also evidence that the Nationalists utilized that aid more effectively than their enemies, thus securing their rearguard and keeping their army loyal. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 203 * The Republican defeat in the Civil War was followed by nearly forty years of dictatorship that ended only with the death of the man whose name came to define the regime. While the Franco regime began and ended as a dictatorship, its adaptive survival over four decades has generated ongoing debates about its identity. Was it a fascist regime, a military dictatorship, a traditional authoritarian regime, or some hybrid type? The regime began as a de facto ally of the fascist powers during the Second World War and ended as an ally of the democratic "West" in the Cold War. Evolving along with its international alliances was the regime's economic and cultural policies, which began with an isolationist autarky designed both to promote national self-sufficiency and to keep out impure foreign ideas, and ended with a booming tourist industry and economic integration into cultural pluralism. And, while the political institutions of the regime never underwent a parallel evolution, there was a shift in leadership away from fascist ideologues and toward more "technocratic" modernizers, whose primary goal was to increase at least passive support for the regime through higher standards of living rather than indoctrination and mass terror. ** Pamela Beth Radcliff, ''Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present'' (2017), p. 209 * In my evaluation, the role of the Communist party wasn't much of a factor. The party was just there, doing its job, and, as far as I could see, doing a good job. The squabbles about leadership, how the various high-level political commissars had done their jobs in Spain hadn't really touched me. I had heard of the arguments, especially about individual commissars on top, but there wasn't any direct connection with my life or work. The party's key role in the International Brigades somehow didn't make itself felt overtly, not, at least, in the medical service, certainly not at my level. I had joined the Spanish party somewhere along the line, but I don't remember attending any meetings. It was just something American party members and YCLers did. My membership card had a picture of me wearing my heavy, knitted, gray wool scarf, the one that so often had lice. But as I was assessing what had happened, the role of party was not a very important part of my thinking. It was just a given in my thoughts, a necessary part of the struggle against fascism. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146 * To what purpose had so many given their lives, had I offered mine? The war in Spain was nearly lost. In fact, in the short space of three and a half months, it would end. Under the circumstances, it was hard to believe that my comrades had not died in vain. Yet I also knew that the battle in Spain had been necessary and worthwhile, that the struggle for decency in the world would and must continue. If we had not defeated fascism, we had at least demonstrated a will to resist. I knew, too, that after taking a short time to draw a fresh breath, I would be a part of that movement, even if I could not conceive of what form my contribution might take. So why did I volunteer, why did I go? There is no easy answer. But one thing is clear. I have never regretted my decision. Quite the contrary! To support what I believed in, to combat forces that stood for everything I considered evil, to have put myself at risk for something other than myself, was, and is, a source of great personal pride. That it was an instantaneous decision was consonant with many of the major decisions later in my life- buying homes, making investments, deciding to get married- all rarely burdened by the regret of hindsight. I knew that the civilian life I would return to would not be serene, but I was committed to a struggle for a better world. "Antifascist" and "prodemocracy" had become the words that I felt defined me. If I left one battlefield, I would find another one on which to fight for a better world. In a real sense, for me the fight in Spain had been more than a fight to save only Spain. I came to see it, as much as anything, as a fight against fascism and a struggle for greater democracy in our own country. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 146-147 * We were pariahs to our government. When Brigaders volunteered for the armed forces in World War II, the official army line, at first, was that we were not to be sent outside of the continental limits, so that we would not have contact with European communists. This ruling was later successfully challenged. Even so, most of us were sent to the Pacific combat zone. But despite all of the government's fears about our politics, some of the Brigaders, because of their experience and skills, were needed for the war effort. Some, therefore, were sent across the Atlantic to assignments behind the German and Italian lines to work with the various resistance forces, which, ironically, were often communist or communist-led. More than six hundred American vets served in World War II, in addition to another three hundred more in the merchant marine. In all, about twenty-five Spanish vets gave their lives for their country in World War II. Many were decorated for bravery. Between sixty and seventy, including myself, were commissioned as officers. As a side note, many Spaniards-in-exile volunteered to fight with the French, and when the tanks of the Free French entered Paris for its liberation from the Germans, many were manned by Spanish personnel, and three tank turrets carried the names of Spanish battles- Madrid, Teruel, or Jarama- painted on their sides. ** Hank Rubin, ''Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War'' (1997), p. 152-153 == S == == T == * A Nationalist victory in the Civil War in Spain would mean that France would be surrounded on three sides by potentially hostile countries. This would make it easier for Germany to attack Russia without being afraid of French attacks in her rear. For this torturous reason, the Soviet Government had a strong interest in the prevention of a Nationalist victory. The Spanish War also afforded the Communist Party, with its discipline, its skill at propaganda, and its prestige deriving from its connection with Russia, a great chance to secure in Spain the establishment of the second Communist State. But such a Communist victory wold have alarmed Britain and France, the two powers to whom, for diplomatic reasons, Russia wished to draw closer. It might even make a general war more likely. It might waste Russian war material. For these reasons, Stalin probably did not send orders to the Spanish Communist party, and his chief agents there, Cordovilla and Stepanov, to make full use of the opportunity to gain control of the Spanish Republic. Nor did he send arms to Spain. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 215 * The Spanish Civil War exceeded in ferocity most wars between nations. Yet the losses were less than had been generally feared. The total number of deaths caused by the war appears to have been approximately 600,000. Of these about 100,000 may be supposed to have died by murder or summary execution. Perhaps as many as 220,000 died of disease or malnutrition directly attributable to the war. About 320,000 probably died in action. The cost of the war, including both internal and external expenditures, was named later by the Nationalists at 30,000 million pesetas (£3,000 million in 1938 money). The chief cost was in labour, due on the one hand to the deaths and permanent disabilities caused, and on the other to the exile of 340,000 persons at the end of the war. Nationalist authorities estimated that approximately 4,250 million pesetas' worth of damage had been done to real property during the course of the war. Since this was supposed to be damage caused only by the Republicans, it is probably an under-estimation. 150 churches were totally destroyed and 4,850 damaged, of which 1,850 were more than half destroyed. 183 towns were so badly damaged that General Franco 'adopted' them- his Government, that is, undertook to pay the cost of restoration. This probably does not take into account another 250,000 which were partially damaged. ** Hugh Thomas, ''The Spanish Civil War'' (1961), p. 606 == U == == V == == W == == X == == Y == * In July of 1936 General Francisco Franco led a revolt against the democratically elected government of Spain. Under his command was a well-trained army of mercenaries from Morocco. Italy's Benito Mussolini kept his pledge to Franco by sending one hundred thousand soldiers directly to Spain from the war in Ethiopia. From Germany Adolph Hitler sent artillery, technicians, a large air force and twenty-five thousand tanks. Meanwhile, the Portuguese government dispatched two divisions of soldiers to aid Franco. These events in Spain stunned and shocked the conscience of people throughout Europe and the world. The government of Spain, in its effort to withstand the attack of the fascist armies, appealed to the democratic governments of the world for their support. Instead of sending help, the governments of England, France and the United States placed an embargo on arms to Spain. Nevertheless, freedom-loving people from around the world answered Spain's call for help. Within a few months thousands of men and women from many countries flocked to Spain with the hope of stopping fascism. An estimated forty thousand volunteers served in the International Brigades. Of the three thousand from the United States, almost one hundred were Black. The number of people who fought in the International Brigades was only a small speck when measured against the thousands of Spaniards who fought in the Republican army. However, the role played by the internationals was very significant in preventing Franco from achieving the quick victory that he expected when his forces attacked Madrid. Madrid held out for three long years. The war ended in Spain by March, 1939. Poland was invaded by Hitler's Nazi army the following September, thus signalling the start of World War II. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. xiii-xiv * I was just beginning to learn about the reality of Spain and Europe, but I knew what was at stake. There the poor, the peasants, the workers and the unions, the socialists and the communists, together had won an election against the big landowners, the monarchy and the right-wingers in the military. It was the kind of victory that would have brought Black people to the top levels of government if such an election had been won in the USA. A Black man would be Governor of Mississippi. The new government in Spain was dividing its wealth with the peasants. Unions were organizing in each factory and social services were being introduced. Spain was the perfect example for the world I dreamed of. Now all of it was about to be wiped out. The former rulers were determined to retake power. They were being supported by fascists all over the world, including, I was sure, many in the United States. How could I not volunteer? ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 96 * The capitalist newspapers painted the war as if we were losing. Several times they had eagerly reported that Madrid had fallen to Generalissimo Franco and Mussolini's troops, when it hadn't. They were aware that a quick fascist victory would obscure the one-sided nature of the embargo. While men, war materials and even medical supplies were being denied the Republicans, French and English capitalists were not only lending the fascists moral support, but supplying them with guns, planes and tanks. The fascists, including Hitler's Germany, received oil from the United States, and in particular from the large oil companies. Without that support they could not maintain their huge war machines. I didn't believe the newspapers. I knew from the experience of our march to Springfield just how falsely events were reported. Madrid would not fall. Republican Spain would not fall. We would go on to create other Republican states throughout the world. Perhaps even in Mississippi! ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 110 * Albacete by early 1937 had become a United Nations of a special kind. Men and women of all different tongues and nationalities, young and old, all came together to fight side by side with the Spanish people. The Spaniards were not only fighting to save themselves and their country from fascism but Europe and the whole world from plunging into the horror of war. ** James Yates, ''Mississippi to Madrid: Memoir of a Black American in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' (1989), p. 123 == Z == == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} [[Category:Spanish Civil War| ]] rqmircdmro3zlmt016n2qv3gdhhftbc 0 213998 3148880 3146753 2022-07-29T00:48:46Z 2804:14C:5F87:8754:FCE6:B14:C565:A432 /* Paramount+ films */ wikitext text/x-wiki == Animated films == * I'm not sure, exactly. But this world is ours now. It's what we make of it. ** Who: 9 ** Source: ''[[9 (2009 animated film)|9]]'' (2009) * Stop attacking me! Why do you always have to attack me now?! Sit, stay, sit! ** Who: King Llort ** Source: ''[[A Troll in Central Park]]'' (1994) * No laughing. I’m serious. ** Who: Nai Nai ** Source: ''[[Abominable (2019 film)|Abominable]]'' (2019) * Man, I'm getting out of here. ** Who: [[w:Bing Crosby|Bing Crosby]] ** Source: ''[[The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad]]'' (1949) * Bye-bye! ** Who: Rocky ** Source: ''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' (2000) * He'll be back. ** Who: Charlie B. Barkin ** Source: ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'' (1989) * Hey, guys! I worked a little magic. ** Who: David ** Source: ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven 2]]'' (1996) * Buh-bye! ** Who: Fievel and Tanya Mousekewitz ** Source: ''[[An American Tail]]'' (1986) * I think one day you'll find... that you're the hero you've been lookin'for. ** Who: Wylie ** Source: ''[[An American Tail: Fievel Goes West]]'' (1991) * Huh? Wow! ** Who: Fievel Mousekewitz ** Source: ''[[An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island]]'' (1998) * Sweet dreams, my little Fievel. Sweet dreams. ** Who: Mama Mousekewitz ** Source: ''[[An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster]]'' (1999) * So long, everybody. ** Who: Bartok ** Source: ''[[Anastasia (1997 film)|Anastasia]]'' (1997) * To the animals, it now seemed that their world, which may or may not some day become a happy place to live in, was worse than ever for ordinary creatures, and another moment had come when they must do something about it... ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[Animal Farm (1954 film)|Animal Farm]]'' (1954) * There you have it. Your average 'boy-meets-girl, boy-likes-girl, boy-changes-underlying-social-order' story. So, what else can I tell you? We rebuilt the colony - it's even better than before, you know, 'cause now it has a very large indoor swimming pool. Bala and I, incidentally, are thinking of starting a family. You know, just a few kids, maybe a million or two to begin with. And I'm, I'm workin' with a new therapist, you know, terrific, absolutely terrific. He's, he's been putting me in touch with my inner maggot, which is helping me a great deal. And, you know, I finally feel like I've found my place. And you know what? It's right back where I started. But the difference is, this time I chose it. ** Who: Z ** Source: ''[[Antz]]'' (1998) * Wait a minute. I'm the leader. I'll say when it's the end. It's the end. ** Who: Napoleon ** Source: ''[[The Aristocats]]'' (1970) * So long, folks. ** Who: Bartok ** Source: ''[[Bartok the Magnificent]]'' (1999) * I am. ** Who: Andrea Beaumont ** Source: ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'' (1993) * Tool. ** Who: Butt-head ** Source: ''[[Beavis and Butt-head Do America]]'' (1996) * Between you and me, I was dying to get out of that office. ** Who: Barry Benson * (post-credits:) I had virtually no rehearsal for that. ** Who: Barry Benson ** Source: ''[[Bee Movie]]'' (2007) * We didn't set out to be superheroes... But sometimes, life doesn't go the way you planned. The good thing is, my brother wanted to help a lot of people, and that's what we're gonna do. Who are we? ** Who: Hiro Hamada * (post-credits:) We have a lot to talk about. ** Who: Fred's Dad ** Source: ''[[Big Hero 6]]'' (2014) * Nope. I've never seen him before in my life. ** Who: A pigeon ** Source: ''[[Bolt (2008 film)|Bolt]]'' (2008) * Yep. ** Who: Doli ** Source: ''[[The Black Cauldron (film)|The Black Cauldron]]'' (1985) * Bye! ** Who: Steve and Blue ** Source: ''[[Blue's Big Musical Movie]]'' (2000) * Yay! They're staying! Let's do this.... ** Who: Scoop ** Source: ''[[Bob The Builder: Mega Machines The Movie]]'' (2017) * Hi there, baby sister. ** Who: Timothy's daughter * (mid-credits:) Okay. ** Who: Mrs. Templeton * (post-credits:) Wake up, little halflings. It's time to leave. Go and live your peasant lives. BE GONE WITH YOU! ** Who: Wizzie ** Source: ''[[The Boss Baby]]'' (2017) * There are those who say fate is something beyond our command. That destiny is not our own, but I know better. Our fate lives within us. You only have to be brave enough to see it. ** Who: Merida * (post-credits:) Delivery! Sign here, sign here! Come on, birdbrain! Haven't got all day! ** Who: The Crow ** Source: ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'' (2012) * My brother Kenai went on to live with Koda and the other bears. He taught me that love is very powerful. And I passed on the wisdom of his story to our people. The story of a boy who became a man...by becoming a bear. ** Who: Old Denahi * (post-credits) Cut, cut. Ooh. ** Who: Koda ** Source: ''[[Brother Bear]]'' (2003) * Present stalks! Harvester, salute! ** Who: Thorny * (in-credits:) Spinning a web of safety in less in 15... Ow! ** Who: P.T. ** Source: ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' (1998) * TRA-LA-LAAAAAAAA!!! ** Who: Captain Underpants/Mr. Krupp * (in-credits:) NO! ** Who: Secretary ** Source: ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'' (2017) * Get a picture, boys. These kids will be making history! ** Who: L.B. Mammoth * Hmph! ** Who: Darla Dimple ** Source: ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]'' (1997) * Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart. She was in a class by herself. It's not often that someone comes along who's a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[Charlotte's Web (1973 film)|Charlotte's Web]]'' (1973) *Oh, Ace! **Who: Movie Abby **Source: ''[[Chicken Little (2005 film)|Chicken Little]]'' (2005) * Hang on. Let's go over this again? ** Who: Fetcher * (in-credits:) I don't know. ** Who: Nick ** Source: ''[[Chicken Run]]'' (2000) * ALVINNNN! ** Who: Dave Seville ** Source: ''[[The Chipmunk Adventure]]'' (1987) * Coco! ** Who: Héctor ** Source: ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'' (2017) * Well, so long, glamor boy! ** Who: Jim Crow ** Source: ''[[Dumbo]]'' (1941) * I'm so proud of you guys. ** Who: Kronk ** Source: ''[[The Emperor's New Groove]]'' (2000) * Oh, how cute. ** Who: Yzma ** Source: ''[[Kronk's New Groove]]'' (2005) * To kindness and love, the things we need most! ** Who: [[w:The Grinch|The Grinch]] ** Source: ''[[The Grinch (film)|Dr. Seuss' The Grinch]]'' (2018) * Well, come on, Baggy buddy! Let's get back to where we belong. And get with the beat! ** Who: Baloo ** Source: ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' (1967) * Yeah, man! ** Who: Baloo ** Source: ''[[The Jungle Book 2]]'' (2003) * And so, all ended well for both Horton and Whos. And for all in the jungle, even Kangaroos. So let that be a lesson to one and to all. A person's a person. No matter how small. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[Horton Hears a Who! (film)|Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!]]'' (2008) * You done good, Beanpole. You done good. By the way, nice mustache. ** Who: [[w:The Lorax|The Lorax]] ** Source: ''[[The Lorax (film)|Dr. Seuss' The Lorax]]'' (2012) * Somebody! Stop those pants! ** Who: Scrooge McDuck ** Source: ''[[DuckTales|DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp]]'' (1990) * Aw, shit cunt! ** Who: Spanky Ham ** Source: ''[[The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!]]'' (2010) * Go fish. ** Who: Smiler ** Source: ''[[The Emoji Movie]]'' (2017) * Everyone together... * La Familia Madrigal! ** Who: Abuela Alma Madrigal ** Who 2: The Madrigals ** Source: ''[[Encanto (film)|Encanto]]'' (2021) * Mmm... that was a good toast. ** Who: Ash ** Source: ''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox]]'' (2009) * Yeah, forever. ** Who: Copper ** Source: ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'' (1981) * Yeah. Well, good night, Willie. Don't slam the roof. You might wake Mr. Bergen. ** Who: Mortimer ** Source: ''[[Fun and Fancy Free]]'' (1947) * Enchante, Madamoiselle! ** Who: Goofy ** Source: ''[[A Goofy Movie]]'' (1995) * You know, somehow I knew you would. Ah-yuck! ** Who: Goofy ** Source: ''[[An Extremely Goofy Movie]]'' (2000) * Arlo! ** Who: Momma Ida ** Source: ''[[The Good Dinosaur]]'' (2015) * From that time on, Basil and I were a close team, and over the years we had many cases together. But I shall always look back on that first with the most fondness: My introduction to Basil of Baker Street: ''The Great Mouse Detective.'' ** Who: Dawson ** Source: ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'' (1986) * Yeah, things are looking up around here now. ** Who: Pokey ** Source: ''[[Gumby: The Movie]]'' (1995) * That's Phil's boy! ** Who: The Strong Man * (post-credits:) What d'ya say? It's happy ending time! Everybody's got a little taste of something, but me! I got nothin'! I'm, I'm here with nothin'! Anybody listenin'? It's like I'm... What am I, an echo or something? Hello? Hello? Am I talking to, what, hyperspace? Hello, it's me! Nobody listens. ** Who: Hades ** Source: ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'' (1997) * Show's over, Eugene. ** Who: Gerald Johanssen ** Source: ''[[Hey Arnold!: The Movie]]'' (2002) * Everybody smile. ** Who: Lucy Tucci ** Source: ''[[Home (2015 film)|Home]]'' (2015) * Don't you ever migrate? ** Who: Laverne * (post-credits:) Good night, everybody! Whoo-hoo-hoo! ** Who: Hugo ** Source: ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1996) * And I love Quasimodo!! ** Who: Madellaine ** Source: ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame II]]'' (2002) * We've been through a lot lately, that's for sure. But we still love our girl. She has great new friends, a great new house. Things couldn't be better. After all, Riley's twelve now. What could happen? ** Who: Joy * (in-credits:) No! Not this again! ** Who: Bus Driver's Emotions ** Source: ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'' (2015) * See you later. ** Who: Hogarth Hughes ** Source: ''[[The Iron Giant]]'' (1999) * I take it back. ** Who: Jane ** Source: ''[[Is It College Yet?]]'' (2002) * Oh! ** Who: Helen ** Source: ''[[Is It Fall Yet?]]'' (2000) * And that is exactly what you had just seen. ** Who: Old Man ** Source: ''[[James and the Giant Peach]]'' (1996) * Ah, the fucking autopilot's broke! ** Who: Jay ** Source: ''[[Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie]]'' (2013) * Onward, Mr Wiggles. We reach the cafeteria by dawn. Waaaaah! ** Who: Ms. Winifred Fowl ** Source: ''[[Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (film)|Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'' (2001) * Listen to them, Soren. They want more stories. Well, come on, you lot. Let's not disappoint them. Ah. There's a good storm brewing. And if we're lucky, I'll be chock full of baggywrinkles. ** Who: Ezylryb ** Source: ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole]]'' (2010) * Never too big. You will always be my Little Bear. ** Who: Mother Bear ** Source: ''[[The Little Bear Movie]]'' (2001) * That does it, Charlie Brown! He is your dog, and you're welcome to him. ** Who: Lucy Van Pelt ** Source: ''[[Snoopy, Come Home]]'' (1972) * Let's go, bulls! ** Who: [[w:Bill Murray|Bill Murray]] * (post-credits:) Can l go home now? ** Who: [[w:Michael Jordan|Michael Jordan]] ** Source: ''[[Space Jam]]'' (1996) * Th-th-th-that's all, folks! ** Who: [[w:Porky Pig|Porky Pig]] ** Source: ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'' (2021) * Nice work. See you tomorrow! ** Who: Director * Go home, folks. ** Who: [[w:Porky Pig|Porky Pig]] ** Source: ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'' (2003) * WILMA! ** Who: [[w:Fred Flintstone|Fred Flintstone]] ** Source: ''[[The Man Called Flintstone]]'' (1966) * In the state of Texas, USA, life still goes on in the same old way. The Pecos River still flows on, but the greatest cowboy on earth is gone. Yeah, Bill went back to the coyotes, but he never forgot Sue. Every night when the moon was high, he'd lift his voice in a mournful cry, bewailing the fate of his lady fair, his long-lost love in the sky up there. So painful was his grief to see, the varmints joined in out of sympathy. That's how come, to this very day, coyotes howl at the moon that way. ** Who: Roy Rogers ** Source: ''[[Melody Time]]'' (1948) * Bravo, my friends! Our three heroes have finally made their dream come true. I think this calls for one more song! ** Who: Troubadour ** Source: ''[[Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers]]'' (2004) * Gee, thanks for letting us share our Christmas spirit with you. [laughs] Merry Christmas, everybody! ** Who: Mickey Mouse ** Source: ''[[w:Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in the House of Mouse|Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse]]'' (2001) * Aw, phooey! ** Who: Donald Duck ** Source: ''[[Mickey's House of Villains]]'' (2002) * So in the end, love is the reason that Christmas is more than a gift-giving season. It's a time with our loved ones to show that we care, When families and neighbors come together to share. So, this Christmas season, let us all do our parts To keep Christmas spirit alive in our hearts. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: '' ''[[Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas]]'' (1999) * So, at last, Mickey learned what he'd missed from the start. Bells and holly mean little without friends in your heart. The magic of Christmas has its rhyme and its reason. We hope you and yours have a most joyous season. ** Who: Narrator * Ho ho ho! ** Who: Santa Claus ** Source: '' ''[[Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas]]'' (2004) * Welcome home! ** Who: A villager * (post-credits:) Didn't help me though, did it? Still upside down here. Just need a little push. Can we be real? If my name was Sebastian and I had a cool Jamacian accent, you'd totally help me. You would. You know you would. ** Who: Tamatoa ** Source: ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'' (2016) ** Note: He is last seen after the credits, where he is still trapped and struggling to get off his shell, but to no avail. He asks the audience for assistance, and sarcastically quips that if his name was "Sebastian" and he had a Jamaican accent, the audience would feel happy to help him out (the reference to the supporting character of the same name from Disney's [[w:The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]). It is unknown if he ever got back up or if he starved. * Wait, wait, wait, wa-wa-wait?! You were dating Derek, too?! That two-timing jerk! ** Who: B.O.B. * (mid-credits:) Time to wave the white flag and head for the bunker, boys. Let's check the situation in 500 years! Who wants to freeze my head? ** Who: President Hathaway ** Source: ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'' (2009) * Mushu! ** Who: Great Ancestor ** Source: ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'' (1998) * Does a hero dragon deserve anything less? Draw my bath! Warm my towels! Let the pampering begin! ** Who: Mushu ** Source: ''[[Mulan II]]'' (2004) * Okay! That is the most awesome name ever! ** Who: Pinkie Pie ** Source: ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (2017 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]'' (2017) * I can't think of anything better. ** Who: Madison ** Source: ''My Scene Goes Hollywood: The Movie'' (2005) * And the moral of our story is... ** Who: Yakko Warner ** Source: ''Wakko's Wish'' (1999) * What a delightful scoundrel. ** Who: Winston ** Source: ''[[Oliver & Company]]'' (1988) * Whoa-ho, yeah-ha! ** Who: Barley Lightfoot ** Source: ''[[Onward (film)|Onward]]'' (2020) * Left foot, right foot... Ah, who needs feet when you got fins! Whoo-hoo! ** Who: Tanglefoot ** Source: ''[[Ooops! Noah Is Gone...]]'' (2015) * Oh, well. Out with the old, in with the new, huh? ** Who: Frank Detorre ** Source: ''[[Osmosis Jones]]'' (2001) * There's a secret between you and me, Baby. ** Who: Higgins ** Source: ''[[The Outback (2012 film)|The Outback]]'' (2012) * Shoot! ** Who: RJ ** Source: ''[[Over the Hedge]]'' (2006) * And Liberty! ** Who: Liberty ** Source: ''[[PAW Patrol: The Movie]]'' (2021) * Wait, wait, wait! ** Who: Phineas Flynn ** Source: ''[[Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension]]'' (2011) * Well, I'll be! Ho-ho-ho! My, my! Solid gold, too. Oh, I think it's swell. ** Who: Jiminy Cricket ** Source: ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' (1940) * Godspeed, John. ** Who: Thomas ** Source: ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'' (1995) * At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell. But as years passed, it felt silent for all of them. Even Sarah found, one Christmas, that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me. As it does for all who truly believe. ** Who: Adult Hero Boy ** Source: ''[[The Polar Express]]'' (2004) * Sure! ** Who: Evie and Tori ** Source: ''PollyWorld'' (2006) * Sugar, spice, and everything nice. These were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect little girl. But, Professor Utonium accidentally added an extra ingredient to the concoction. Chemical X. Thus, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup were born. Using their ultra-super powers, they've dedicated their lives to fighting crime, and the forces of evil. And so for the very first time the day is saved thanks to... the Powerpuff Girls! Hey, that's a good name for them! Powerpuff Girls! Yeah! I like that! Wonder if ''they will?'' I'll run it by them. Powerpuff Girls! Mmm-hmm. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[The Powerpuff Girls Movie]]'' (2002) * Well, I waited this long. ** Who: Charlotte LaBouff ** Source: ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'' (2009) * Yeah! ** Who: Background character * (mid-credits 1) And gullible. I forgot to mention gullible. ** Who: [[w:Lucy|Lucy]] * (mid-credits 2) A round of root beer for our hero the Flying Ace. ** Who: [[w:Marcie|Marcie]] ** Source: ''[[The Peanuts Movie]]'' (2015) * Well done, Ayden. ** Who: Merlin ** Source: ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'' (1998) * (theatrical version:) Rango! ** Who: The Mariachi Owls * (extended version:) My fellow comrades. There will be times when you doubt yourself. When you feel pummeled by the catalclysms of life, remember this moment. Remember me. Know that I will be there, watching you... sometimes at inappropriate moments. That's part of the deal. And remember, that within all of us resides the true Spirit of We- Woah! Let's take it from the top. ** Who: Rango ** Source: ''[[Rango (2011 film)|Rango]]'' (2011) * Hey, believe me, that story gets better when I tell it, okay? Come on! Bring some food over here, we're starving! ** Who: Django ** Source: ''[[Ratatouille]]'' (2007) * Ba, welcome to Kumandra. ** Who: Raya ** Source: ''[[Raya and the Last Dragon]]'' (2021) * Oh we're not late. We'll never going to be late again. ** Who: Rigby ** Source: ''[[Regular Show: The Movie]]'' (2015) * Aw, phooey! Phooey! ** Who: Robert Benchley ** Source: ''[[The Reluctant Dragon (1941 film)|The Reluctant Dragon]]'' (1941) * My name is Jack Frost, and I'm a Guardian. How do I know that? Because the Moon told me so. So when the Moon tells you something... ''believe it''. ** Who: Jack Frost ** Source: ''[[Rise of the Guardians]]'' (2012) * Chel, we're not on the horse! ** Who: Tulio ** Source: ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]'' (2000) * Well, folks, that's the way it really happened. ** Who: [[w:Alan-a-Dale|Allan-a-Dale]] ** Source: ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]'' (1973) * Wait a minute, wait a minute! I-I-I was on the list! Come on, don't you know who I am? Wait! Whoa! ** Who: Tim the Gate Guard ** Source: ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'' (2005) * Hey, Edmond! ** Who: Chanticleer ** Source: ''[[Rock-a-Doodle]]'' (1991) * As long as we're together. I'm ready to get baked and do anything. ** Who: Brenda ** Source: ''[[Sausage Party]]'' (2016) * Thank you, Max. ** Who: Duke * (mid-credits:) I'm home, Leonard. Were you a good boy, Leonard? ** Who: Leonard's Owner * (post-credits:) All right, party's over! ** Who: Pops ** Source: ''[[The Secret Life of Pets]]'' (2016) * Bye bye, momma and dada. ** Who: Liam * (mid-credits:) Snowball, I'm back! ** Who: Molly * (post-credits:) Okay. Moment's over. ** Who: Rooster ** Source: ''[[The Secret Life of Pets 2]]'' (2019) * Oh, no! ** Who: Martin ** Source: ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'' (1982) * You got served! ** Who: The Shrimp * Did somebody say CRAZY?! ** Who: Crazy Joe * What you doing? Go on, get outta here! Go home! It's past your bedtime! ** Who: Mrs. Sanchez ** Source: ''[[Shark Tale]]'' (2004) * Thanks, boy. Steady. Whoo-hoo! ** Who: Homer Simpson * (mid-credits:) Smithers, I don't believe in suicides, but if you like to try, it would cheer me up to watch. ** Who: Mr. Burns * (mid-credits 2:) This is Tom Hanks saying if you see me in person, please leave me be. ** Who: ''[[w:Tom Hanks|Tom Hanks]]'' * (in-credits:) Sequel? ** Who: Maggie Simpson * (post-credits:) Four years of film school for this? ** Who: Squeaky-Voiced Teen ** Source: ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' (2007) * All creatures great and small, welcome to the New Moon Theater! ** Who: Buster Moon ** Source: ''[[Sing (2016 film)|Sing]]'' (2016) * Blue! ** Who: Merryweather ** Source: ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'' (1957) * Pro: if you go down there you'll meet lots of people. Con: Uh, you're not really a people person. Ugh, this is torture! ** Who: Fleem * (mid-credits:) Okay in 3, 2... On the next episode of... Wait am I missing a tooth? ** Who: Percy Patterson ** Source: ''[[Smallfoot (film)|Smallfoot]]'' (2018) * Blue cheese! ** Who: Everyone * (in-credits:) Am I going mad, Azrael? For the last time, get them to shut off this music! ** Who: [[w:Gargamel|Gargamel]] ** Source: ''[[Smurfs: The Lost Village]]'' (2017) * Goodbye! ** Who: [[w:Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]] ** Source: ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' (1937) * Look! ** Who: Kyle Broflovski * (post-credits:) Guys out there is hurted. ** Who: Ike Broflovski ** Source: ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'' (1999) * I think I can handle it. ** Who: Chihiro Ogino (Sen) ** Source: ''[[Spirited Away]]'' (2001) ** Note: This line (per above) was heard in the English dub. The original Japanese dub's final line is "Chihiro, let's get to our new home." * Miles! Miles! Do you have a minute? ** Who: Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen * You haven't seen pointing until I'm finished with you! * You're accusing me of pointing while you're...! ** Who 1: Peter Parker / 1967 Spider-Man ** Who 2: Miguel O'Hara / 2099 Spider-Man ** Source: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' (2018) * You think you could handle them? They're not exactly easy to get along with. ** Who: Steven ** Source: ''[[Steven Universe: The Movie]]'' (2019) * You love it. ** Who: Tulip ** Source: ''[[Storks (film)|Storks]]'' (2016) * We did it. We really did it! Woo-hoo! Come on, guys! Yeah! ** Who: Richard ** Source: ''[[A Stork’s Journey]]'' (2017) * Well, uh.... that's something like television. Without commercials. ** Who: Merlin ** Source: ''[[The Sword in the Stone (film)|The Sword in the Stone]]'' (1963) * Yes, we are. ** Who: [[w:Flynn Rider|Eugene Fitzherbert]] ** Source: ''[[Tangled]]'' (2010) * Ooo-ooo-ee-ah-ooo. ** Who: Jane Porter ** Source: ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]'' (1999) * Woof! ** Who: Spot Helperman ** Source: ''[[Teacher's Pet (2004 film)|Teacher's Pet]]'' (2004) * Wait, wait, wait, wait, WAIT! KIDS, ASK YOUR PARENTS WHERE BABIES COME FROM! ** Who: 2013 Robin * (mid-credits:) This is the ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]''! Can anyone hear us? We think we found a way back! ** Who: 2003 Robin * Challengers! I believe we may have missed the motion picture! ** Who: Unknown Challenger ** Source: ''[[Teen Titans Go! To the Movies]]'' (2018) * Avengers! Assemble! ** Who: James Rogers ** Source: ''Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow'' (2008) * And of course, they lived happily ever after. ** Who: Jacquimo ** Source: ''[[Thumbelina (1994 film)|Thumbelina]]'' (1994) * We live together, we train together, we fight together, we stand for good, together. We are Ninjas. We strike hard, defend, protect and fade into the night. And there ain't no bad guy or monster gonna ever change that: That's what's important. And that's why we'll always be brothers. Oh, I love bein' a turtle. ** Who: [[w:Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Raphael]] ** Source: ''[[TMNT (film)|TMNT]]'' (2007) * Tom! Jerry! Welcome to your new home! ** Who: Robyn Starling ** Source: ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'' (1992) * Til All Are One!, Till All Are One!, Till All Are One! ** Who: The Autobots ** Source: ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (1986) * Up high! ** Who: Cloud Guy * (in-credits:) But wait, wait, wait. ** Who: Creek ** Source: ''[[Trolls (film)|Trolls]]'' (2016) ** Note: After Poppy and the other Trolls make peace with the Bergens, Creek, along with Chef is knocked out of the Bergen castle. Chef then betrays Creek by trying to eat him, but before this can happen, both are eaten alive by a hill monster. * Glitter! ** Who: Queen Barb * (in-credits:) But who gonna eat my cheese balls, babe? ** Who: King Gristle, Jr. ** Source: ''[[Trolls World Tour]]'' (2020) * And it looks like the winner is... ** Who: Sports Announcer ** Source: ''[[Turbo (film)|Turbo]]'' (2013) * We've all got an inner beast. We've all got a messy, loud, weird part of ourselves hidden away. And a lot of us never let it out. But I did. How about you? ** Who: Mei Lee ** Source: ''[[Turning Red]]'' (2022) * She's gonna be so excited. ** Who: Father of Moxy's owner ** Source: ''[[Uglydolls]]'' (2019) * Another blue one. ** Who: Russell ** Source: ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]'' (2009) * Cheeeeeeeeeese! ** Who: Hutch the Rabbit ** Source: ''[[Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit|Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' (2005) * This is called farming! You kids are gonna grow all kinds of plants! Vegetable plants, pizza plants! Oh, it's good to be home! ** Who: Captain B. McCrea ** Source: ''[[WALL-E]]'' (2008) * Gotcha! ** Who: Alex ** Source: ''[[Walking with Dinosaurs (film)|Walking with Dinosaurs]]'' (2013) * All the world will be your enemy, Prince of a Thousand enemies. And when they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you; digger, listener, runner, Prince with the swift warning. Be cunning, and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[Watership Down (film)|Watership Down]]'' (1978) * Alright, guys, let's eat! I'm gonna do syrup and honey. ** Who: Grizzly Bear ** Source: ''[[We Bare Bears: The Movie]]'' (2020) * Nick! ** Who: Flash * (in-credits:) Come on! Shake your tails with me, come on! Yeah! ** Who: Gazelle ** Source: ''[[Zootopia]]'' (2016) === ''101 Dalmatians'' film series === * I'm hungry, mother. ** Who: Roley ** Source: ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' * Say "spots!" ** Who: Photographer ** Source: ''[[101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure]]'' === ''[[The Angry Birds Movie]]'' film series === * Guys! No! ** Who: Red * (mid-credits:) Whoa! ** Who: Jay, Jake, and Jim ** Source: ''[[The Angry Birds Movie]]'' (2016) * Jinx! Jinx! Jinx! ** Who: Chuck and Silver * (in-credits:) Bye-bye. ** Who: Zoe's sister ** Source: ''[[The Angry Birds Movie 2]]'' (2019) === ''[[Aladdin]]'' film series === * Made ya look. ** Who: Genie * (post-credits, special edition only:) You have been a fabulous audience! Tell you what, you're the best audience in the whole world. Take care of yourselves! Good night, Alice! Good night, Agrabah! Adios, amigos! ** Who: Genie ** Source: ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' (1992) * Does this mean I don't get my third wish? ** Who: Abis Mal ** Source: ''[[The Return of Jafar]]'' (1994) * Wait a minute. We're not gettin' outta here, man! We're not gettin' outta here! Don't ya understand it, man? This is it, game's over, man! ** Who: Genie ** Source: ''[[Aladdin and the King of Thieves]]'' (1996) === ''Bambi'' film series === * Well, I don't believe I've ever seen a more likely looking pair of fawns. Prince Bambi ought to be mighty proud. ** Who: Friend Owl ** Source: ''[[Bambi]]'' (1942) * Actually, I was a lot like you. ** Who: The Great Prince of the Forest ** Source: ''[[Bambi II]]'' (2006) === ''Barbie'' film series === * I always knew you could. ** Who: Barbie ** Source: ''Barbie in the Nutcracker'' (2001) * When you do that, you'll never go wrong. ** Who: Barbie ** Source: ''Barbie as Rapunzel'' (2002) * Wouldn't miss it. ** Who: Barbie ** Source: ''Barbie of Swan Lake'' (2003) * And, of course, Wolfie and Serafina lived happily ever after. Along with their many, many, many kittens. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper'' (2004) * I can't believe it! I'm flying! ** Who: Elina ** Source: ''Barbie: Fairytopia'' (2005) * I'm trying! ** Who: Blush ** Source: ''Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus'' (2005) * Secret seaweed, huh? Oh, that is clever of you to remember that! ** Who: Dandilion ** Source: ''Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia'' (2006) * Yes, Papa. I'm finally on time for something. ** Who: Genevieve ** Source: ''Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses'' (2006) * Goodbye, Elina! I know you look forward to seeing me again! ** Who: Fabien ** Source: ''Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow'' (2007) * (gasps) A princess! ** Who: Tika ** Source: ''Barbie as the Island Princess'' (2007) * Bye-bye! Whee! ** Who: A Flutterpixie ** Source: ''Barbie: Mariposa'' (2008) * Now, where were we? * ''[singing]'' Oh-whoa-oh. Two voices, one song... ** Who: Barbie and Teresa ** Source: ''Barbie and the Diamond Castle'' (2008) * I think that would be amazing, Kelly. ** Who: Barbie ** Source: ''Barbie in A Christmas Carol'' (2008) * Right now, I've got somewhere else to be! ** Who: Corrinne ** Source: ''Barbie and the Three Musketeers'' (2008) * Oopsie! Guess old habits die hard...girlfriend! ** Who: Raquelle ** Source: ''Barbie: A Fairy Secret'' (2011) * Come on. I wanna introduce you to everyone! ** Who: Blair Willows/Princess Sophia ** Source: ''Barbie: Princess Charm School'' (2011) * Merry Christmas! ** Who: Barbie ** Source: ''Barbie: A Perfect Christmas'' (2011) * Meribella! Put your hands up for me! Come on! ** Who: Keira ** Source: ''Barbie: The Princess & The Popstar'' (2012) * Come on, let's go! ** Who: Kristyn Farraday ** Source: ''Barbie In The Pink Shoes'' (2013) * OK! Now, who's got the boarding passes? ** Who: Barbie ** Source: ''Barbie and her Sisters: In a Pony Tale'' (2013) * What on earth? ** Who: Bookhurst ** Source: ''Barbie and the Secret Door'' (2014) * One, two, three, four! ** Who: Erika Juno ** Source: ''Barbie in Rock 'n Royals'' (2015) * And thanks to Barbie, who was the one after all, everyone lived happily ever after. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''Barbie: Star Light Adventure'' (2016) * How about you show me those moves? ** Who: Lindsey ** Source: ''Barbie & Her Sisters in A Puppy Chase'' (2016) * Look! ** Who: Chelsea ** Source: ''Barbie Dolphin Magic'' (2017) * She's right. Barbie, I can't hold back any longer. I think I... wanna dance with you. ** Who: Ken ** Source: ''Barbie Princess Adventure'' (2020) * New York! Emmie here, coming at you live from Times Square to announce the winner of the Spotlight Solo! Put your hands together for my friends, Barbie Roberts and Barbie Roberts! Otherwise known as Malibu and Brooklyn, the winners of the Spotlight Solo! ** Who: Emmie ** Source: ''Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams'' (2021) === ''[[w:Beauty and the Beast (franchise)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' film series === * Do I still have to sleep in the cupboard? ** Who: Chip Potts ** Source: ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1991) * I'd be delighted. ** Who: Fife ** Source: ''[[w:Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas|Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas]]'' (1997) * And it begins, uh, Lumiere, with trust. Where, with mutual respect, as I have always said all relationships must be firmly based on that. One must build on a firm foundation of trust and respect in order to flourish and flow; nourish and grow. Always attentive to the needs of the other and honesty, utter honesty is the key on which... ** Who: Cogsworth ** Source: ''[[w:Belle's Magical World|Belle's Magical World]]'' (1998) === ''Bratz'' film series === * It was original, captivating, stylized, and told me so much about each one of you. You're all getting A+'s! ** Who: Mr. Del Rio ** Source: ''Bratz: Starrin' & Stylin'' (2004) * We’re the girls.. * With the passion for fashion! * And... * We... * ROCK! ** Who: Jade, Cloe, Yasmin and Sasha ** Source: ''Bratz Rock Angelz'' (2005) * Please, call me Henry, all right? ** Who: Gordon Murph ** Source: ''Bratz Babyz: The Movie'' (2006) * So, after all that work and practice, we discovered that we were really good at a lot of different things. But, what we're best at is being best friends. By helping Anna win the contest, we all ended up winners and we felt like stars! ** Who: Sasha ** Source: ''Bratz Girlz Really Rock'' (2008) === ''Care Bears'' film series === * Care for me, Mrs. Cherrywood. Just care for me. ** Who: Mr. Cherrywood ** Source: ''[[The Care Bears Movie]]'' (1985) * Yes, sir! Everything was back to the way it was. But, as always, it was just a little bit different, a little bit better, and a little bit more special—thanks to the Care Bears, the Care Bear Cousins, and thanks to... ''(laughs)'' Well, you all know who you are. I thank my lucky Stars that there are people out there like you who really do care. You're not afraid to share your feelings—and that, my friends, makes you all world-class Care Bear Champs! ** Who: The Great Wishing Star ** Source: ''[[Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation]]'' (1986) * Goodbye! ** Who: The Care Bears ** Source: ''Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot'' (2004) * Twinkers, did you hear? Too Loud Bear finally got your name right! ** Who: Wish Bear ** Source: ''The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie'' (2005) * You bet! ** Who: Cheer Bear ** Source: ''Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!'' (2007) * Oopsy. ** Who: Oopsy Bear ** Source: ''Care Bears: To the Rescue'' (2010) === ''[[w:Cars (franchise)|Cars]]'' film series === * Yeah! Ka-chow! ** Who: Lightning McQueen * (in-credits) Wait a minute here. They're just using the [[w:John Ratzenberger|same actor]] over and over. [[w:Pixar|What kind of a cut-rate production is this?!]] ** Who: Mack * (post-credits:) NO! There's an on-ramp close! I KNOW IT! I CAN FEEL IT! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!!! ** Who: [[w:List_of_Cars_characters#Van and Minny|Van]] ** Source: ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' (2006) * Not if I see you first! ** Who: [[w:Mater (Cars)|Tow Mater]] ** Source: ''[[Cars 2]]'' (2011) * Go! ** Who: Luigi * (post-credits:) Hey, McQueen! You still there? McQueen! Ugh. Technology. ** Who: [[w:Mater (Cars)|Tow Mater]] ** Source: ''[[Cars 3]]'' (2017) * Ha-ha, you're on! ** Who: Skipper ** Source: ''[[Planes (film)]]'' (2013) * Ladies and gentleplanes! Turn your attention to the skies for today's featured aerial presentation! The Propwash Junction Corn Fest is proud to present the Piston Peak Air Attack team, and our very own world champion racer and firefighter, Dusty Crophopper! ** Who: Chug * (in-credits:) Welcome to Death Valley National Park. Is it hot? ''(laughs weezily)'' Yes, it is. ** Who: Cad Spinner * (post-credits:) Yay! ** Who: Drip ** Source: ''[[Planes: Fire & Rescue]]'' (2014) === ''[[w:Cinderella (franchise)|Cinderella]]'' film series === * But, you see, I have the other slipper. ** Who: [[w:Cinderella (Disney character)|Cinderella]] ** Source: ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' (1950) * Once upon a time, there was a big castle... and in this castle lived a prince and a princess... ** Who: Cinderella ** Source: ''[[Cinderella II: Dreams Come True]]'' (2002) * And they lived happily ever after... again. ** Who: Cinderella ** Source: ''[[Cinderella III: A Twist in Time]]'' (2007) === ''[[w:The Croods (franchise)|The Croods]]'' film series === * Duh-duh-duh! ** Who: Belt and Sandy Crood ** Source: ''[[The Croods]]'' (2013) * Dad was right after all, we were stronger together. ** Who: Eep Crood ** Source: ''[[The Croods: A New Age]]'' (2020) === ''[[w:DC Universe Animated Original Movies|DC Universe Animated Original Movies]]'' === * In other news, Gotham's mysterious defender...the Batman, was seen last night helping police apprehend the leaders...of an underworld, gun-running operation... ** Who: Summer Gleason ** Source: ''[[Batman and Mr. Freeze: Subzero]]'' (1998) * Hi, old man. ** Who: Tim Drake ** Source: ''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]'' (2000) * Well, maybe an explosion now and then. ** Who: Kathy Duquesne ** Source: ''[[Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman]]'' (2003) * If history has determined that gods can die... ...it has also proven that they may return from the dead. It would seem you can't be destroyed after all, Superman. It would seem. ** Who: Lex Luthor ** Source: ''[[Superman: Doomsday]]'' (2007) * The pioneers gave up their safety, their comfort, and sometimes their lives to build our new west. They were determined to make the new world strong and free - an example to the world. Some would say that those struggles are all over. That all the horizons have been explored. That all the battles have been won. That there is no longer an American frontier. And we stand today on the edge of a new frontier. The frontier of unknown opportunities and perils. Beyond that frontier are uncharted areas of science. Unsolved problems of peace and war. Unconquered pockets of ignorance and prejudice. I'm asking each of you to be pioneers towards that New Frontier. My call is to the young in heart, regardless of age. Can we carry through in an age where we will witness not only new breakthroughs in weapons of destruction, but also a race for mastery of the sky and the rain, the ocean and the tides, the far side of space, and the inside of men's minds? All mankind waits upon out decision. A whole world waits to see what we shall do. And we cannot fail that trust, and we cannot fail to try. ** Who: John F. Kennedy ** Source: ''[[Justice League: The New Frontier]]'' (2008) * Sir? ** Who: Alfred Pennyworth ** Source: ''[[Batman: Gotham Knight]]'' (2008) * Look! It's Wonder Woman! ** Who: Little girl ** Source: ''[[Wonder Woman (2009 film)|Wonder Woman]]'' (2009) * I've gotta go punch a clock with my other boss. I can see where this is gonna be a long commute. ** Who: Hal Jordan ** Source: ''[[Green Lantern: First Flight]]'' (2009) * "Late"? Come on, it's... ...early. ** Who: Superman ** Source: ''[[Superman/Batman: Public Enemies]]'' (2009) * I'm glad you agree. I've been thinking about a membership drive. ** Who: Batman ** Source: ''[[Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]'' (2010) * It feels awesome! Check me out! I'm Robin, the Boy wonder! Are you kidding me? This rocks. Come on, old man, we've got bad guys who need chasing. This is the best day of my life. ** Who: Young Jason Todd/Robin ** Source: ''[[Batman: Under the Red Hood]]'' (2010) * Hey. ** Who: Superman ** Source: ''[[Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]'' (2010) * He's not dead. He's up there fixing the sun. And when he's done, he'll be back. ** Who: Lois Lane ** Source: ''[[All-Star Superman (film)|All-Star Superman]]'' (2011) * We got a new home to build. Come on. I'll tell you about the time I took on an army of Manhunters and my only backup was this squirrel. ** Who: Hal Jordan ** Source: ''[[Green Lantern: Emerald Knights]]'' (2011) * Barbara's not crazy about the marriage counselor, but we're making progress. As for me, well, there's a real panic on. Somebody has threatened to poison the Gotham reservoir. He calls himself the Joker. I've got a friend coming who might be able to help. He should be here any minute. ** Who: Lieutenant James Gordon ** Source: ''[[Batman: Year One (film)|Batman: Year One]]'' (2011) * I do have a plan! It's called the Justice League. ** Who: Batman ** Source: ''[[Justice League: Doom]]'' (2012) * Can we go so I can kiss you now? ** Who: Lois Lane ** Source: ''[[Superman vs. The Elite]]'' (2012) * Ba-Batman... Darling! ** Who: Joker ** Source: [[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (film)|''Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part One'']] (2012) * I spent 10 years looking for a good death. This... This'll be a good life. Good enough. ** Who: Bruce Wayne ** Source: [[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (film)|''Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part Two'']] (2013) * Marry me. ** Who: Clark Kent ** Source: ''[[Superman: Unbound]]'' (2013) * You're one helluva messenger. Thank you. ** Who: Bruce Wayne ** Source: ''[[Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox]]'' (2013) * The surface dwellers have killed our king. This is an act of war and they will pay. ** Who: Prince Orm ** Source: ''[[Justice League: War]]'' (2014) * No. ** Who: Batman ** Source: ''[[Son of Batman]]'' (2014) * Bang. ** Who: Deadshot ** Source: ''[[Batman: Assault on Arkham]]'' (2014) * I am Lex Luthor. I have a proposition for you. ** Who: Lex Luthor ** Source: ''[[Justice League: Throne of Atlantis]]'' (2015) * Sometimes, Alfred... ...you have to have a little faith. ** Who: Bruce Wayne ** Source: ''[[Batman vs. Robin]]'' (2015) * Time to look ahead, Kirk. You know what they say. The past is like another planet. ** Who: Superman ** Source: ''[[Justice League: Gods and Monsters]]'' (2015) * Master Bruce is having a heart-to-heart with Damian. One can't help feeling bad. Despite her madness, she was his mother. ** Who: Alfred Pennyworth ** Source: ''[[Batman: Bad Blood]]'' (2016) * Raven, release me. You're too weak to keep me in here, you filthy witch! I'll get out! I'll kill everyone you love. RAVEN!!! ** Who: Trigon ** Source: ''[[Justice League vs. Teen Titans]]'' (2016) * Yeah, Dad, I just got back from the lacrosse game. Going to practice some Wallball this weekend. Getting pretty good. Maybe another night, Dad, I got plans tonight. I can't help it if your daughter's so popular. I'll talk to you, later. Right then, back to work. ** Who: Barbara Gordon / Oracle ** Source: ''[[Batman: The Killing Joke (film)|Batman: The Killing Joke]]'' (2016) * Now, that's what I call making yourself useful, love. ** Who: John Constantine ** Source: ''[[Justice League Dark (film)|Justice League Dark]]'' (2017) * I talk to the dead. For no matter how rotted the corpse, there's always a tiny wisp of life left. ** Who: Brother Blood ** Source: ''[[Teen Titans: The Judas Contract]]'' (2017) * Aw... Ain't that a shame? Wendel is headed back to his crummy house and all those cats without getting the help he so desperately needs. Oh, well, that's it for today's show. Till next time, folks. Be good to yourselves. 'Cause everyone else in the world is probably out to get you. Bye-bye! ** Who: Dr. Harleen Quinzel ** Source: ''[[Batman and Harley Quinn]]'' (2017) * It was all phony anyway. We'll make something new. Something better. ** Who: Dickie ** Source: ''[[Batman: Gotham by Gaslight]]'' (2018) * I'll be seeing you, Waller. Maybe in heaven. ** Who: Deadshot ** Source: ''[[Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay]]'' (2018) * Superman? ** Who: Jimmy Olsen ** Source: ''[[The Death of Superman (film)|The Death of Superman]]'' (2018) * Okay, who left the front door open? ** Who: Green Lantern ** Source: ''[[Reign of the Supermen (film)|Reign of the Supermen]]'' (2019) * Jessica Cruz. It's an honor. ** Who: Brainiac 5 ** Source: ''[[w:Justice League vs. the Fatal Five|Justice League vs. the Fatal Five]]'' (2019) * Someday. ** Who: Batman ** Source: ''[[w:Batman: Hush (film)|Batman: Hush]]'' (2019) * You think I'm intimidated? I've won. I'm coming for you, Wonder Woman. Do you hear me, Wonder Woman? I am coming for you! ** Who: Veronica Cale ** Source: ''[[w:Wonder Woman: Bloodlines|Wonder Woman: Bloodlines]]'' (2019) * I kind of like that last option. ** Who: Lois Lane ** Source: ''[[w:Superman: Red Son (film)|Superman: Red Son]]'' (2020) * And some of those changes may be shite. And we may make the same mistakes again. It won't be perfect... but it'll be a long sight better than what we got now. ** Who: John Constantine ** Source: ''[[w:Justice League Dark: Apokolips War|Justice League Dark: Apokolips War]]'' (2020) === ''[[w:Despicable Me (franchise)|Despicable Me]]'' film series === * No, I'm fine. Go ahead. No, no, no! ** Who: Gru * (post-credits:) I am Gru. Back to work! Back to work! Back to... ** Who: Kevin ** Source: ''[[Despicable Me]]'' (2010) * I'M SO HAPPY!!! ** Who: Agnes Gru ** Source: ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'' (2013) * Come on, He's my brother. We'll give him a 5 minute head start. ** Who: Felonious Gru ** Source: ''[[Despicable Me 3]]'' (2017) * FREEZE RAY!!! ** Who: Felonious Gru ** Source: ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' (2015) === ''[[w:Fantasia (franchise)|Fantasia]]'' film series === * The last number in our ''Fantasia'' program is a combination of two pieces of music so utterly different in construction and mood that they set each other off perfectly. The first is ''A Night On Bald Mountain'', by one of Russia's greatest composers, Modest Mussorgsky. The second is Franz Schubert's world-famous ''Ave Maria''. Musically and dramatically, we have here a picture of the struggle between the profane and the sacred. Bald Mountain, according to tradition, is the gathering place of Satan and his followers. Here on ''Walpurgisnacht'', which is the equivalent of our own Halloween, the creatures of evil gather to worship their master. Under his spell, they dance furiously until the coming of dawn and the sounds of church bells send the infernal army slinking back into their abodes of darkness. And then we hear the Ave Maria, with its message of the triumph of hope and life over the powers of despair and death. ** Who: [[w:Deems Taylor|Deems Taylor]] ** Source: ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' (1940) * Camera back on me. Uh, camera back on me, please. Anyone? Hello? Hello? Could someone give me a ride home? ** Who: [[Steve Martin]] ** Source: ''[[Fantasia 2000]]'' (2000) === ''[[w:Finding Nemo (franchise)|Finding Nemo]]'' film series === * Bye, son. ** Who: Marlin * (pre-credits:) Now what? ** Who: Bloat ** Source: ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' (2003) * Yep. Unforgettable. ** Who: Dory * (post-credits:) Now what? ** Who: Bloat ** Source: ''[[Finding Dory]]'' (2016) === ''[[w:Frozen (franchise)|Frozen]]'' film series === * That's it. Glide and pivot. Glide and pivot. ** Who: Olaf ** Source: ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'' (2013) * Ready? ** Who: Elsa * (post-credits:) Oh. We live! WE LIVE!!! Good story. ** Who: Marshmallow ** Source: ''[[Frozen II]]'' (2019) === ''[[w:Happy Feet (franchise)|Happy Feet]]'' film series === * Gracias. ** Who: Ramón ** Source: ''[[Happy Feet]]'' (2006) * Ja, The Svened. ** Who: The Mighty Sven ** Source: ''[[Happy Feet Two]]'' (2011) === ''[[w:Hotel Transylvania (franchise)|Hotel Transylvania]]'' film series === * Alright, maybe just a little. ** Who: Dracula * (in-credits) I didn't do that. ** Who: Elderly Gremlin ** Source: ''[[Hotel Transylvania|Hotel Transylvania]]'' (2012) * I didn't do that. ** Who: Elderly Gremlin ** Source: ''[[Hotel Transylvania 2]]'' (2015) * Yes! ** Who: Ericka van Helsing ** Source: ''[[Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation]]'' (2018) === ''[[w:Hoodwinked!|Hoodwinked!]]'' film series === * I always did like happy endings. ** Who: Red Puckett ** Source: ''[[Hoodwinked!]]'' (2005) * Hey, girls. Let's call it a night. ** Who: Twitchy ** Source: ''[[Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil]]'' (2011) === ''[[w:How to Train Your Dragon|How to Train Your Dragon]]'' film series === * This is Berk. It snows nine months of the year and hails the other three. Any food that grows here is tough and tasteless. The people that grow here are even more so. The only upsides are the pets. While other places have ponies or parrots... we have... dragons! ** Who: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III ** Source: ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (film)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'' (2010) * This... is Berk. A bit trampled and busted and covered in ice, but it's home. It's our home. Those who attacked us are relentless and crazy. But those who stopped them? Oh, even more so! We may be small in numbers, but we stand for something bigger than anything the world can pit against us. We are the voice of peace. And bit by bit, we will change this world. You see, we have something they don't. Oh sure, they have armies and they have armadas... But we... we have... OUR DRAGONS! ** Who: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III ** Source: ''[[How to Train Your Dragon 2]]'' (2014) * Legend says that when the ground quakes or lava spews from the earth, it's the dragons letting us know they're still here. Waiting for us to figure out how to get along. Yes, the world believes the dragons are gone, if they ever existed at all. But we Berkians, we know otherwise. And we'll guard this secret until the time comes when dragons can return in peace. ** Who: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III ** Source: ''[[How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World]]'' (2019) === ''[[w:Ice Age (franchise)|Ice Age]]'' film series === * No, really... ** Who: [[w:List_of_Ice_Age_characters#Sid|Sid]] ** Source: ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]'' (2002) * Calm down! I saved you, little buddy! Remember!? ** Who: [[w:List_of_Ice_Age_characters#Sid|Sid]] ** Source: ''[[Ice Age: The Meltdown]]'' (2006) * That's right, sweetheart. Welcome to the Ice Age. ** Who: [[w:List_of_Ice_Age_characters#Ellie|Ellie]] ** Source: ''[[Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs]]'' (2009) * No! Stop! Brother, rise above this base desire. Be more than a rodent. ** Who: Ariscratle ** Source: ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'' (2012) * Mars: the red planet. Cold... dry... inhospitable to life. But billions and billions of years ago, Mars looked like this. There were lakes, rivers, oceans... the perfect conditions for life to form. So, what happened? Why was life unable to take hold? Where did the water go? We may never know. ** Who: [[w:List_of_Ice_Age_characters#Neil deBuck Weasel|Neil deBuck Weasel]] ** Source: ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course]]'' (2016) === ''[[w:The Incredibles (franchise)|The Incredibles]]'' film series === * Behold, the Underminer! I am always beneath you, but nothing is beneath me! I hereby declare war on peace and happiness! Soon, all will tremble before me! ** Who: The Underminer ** Source: ''[[The Incredibles]]'' (2004) * Stop! Let us out! Here, large popcorn, small soda. Save me a seat. Center, about eight rows back. I'll be back before the previews are over! ** Who: [[w:Violet Parr|Violet Parr]] ** Source: ''[[Incredibles 2]]'' (2018) === ''[[Kim Possible]]'' film series === * No idea why I said that! ** Who: Ron Stoppable ** Source: ''[[Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time]]'' (2003) * It finally happened! She's dating that loser! Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable are dating!? ''(Laughs loudly)'' ** Who: Bonnie Rockwaller ** Source: ''[[Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama]]'' (2005) === ''[[w:Kung Fu Panda (franchise)|Kung Fu Panda]]'' film series === * Yeah. ** Who: [[w:List_of_Kung_Fu_Panda_characters#Master Shifu|Master Shifu]] ** Source: ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' (2008) * My son is alive... ** Who: [[w:List_of_Kung_Fu_Panda_characters#Li Shan|Li Shan]] ** Source: ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]'' (2011) * Panda Asthma. ** Who: [[w:List_of_Kung_Fu_Panda_characters#Li Shan|Li Shan]] ** Source: ''[[Kung Fu Panda 3]]'' (2016) === ''[[w:Lady and the Tramp|Lady and the Tramp]]'' film series === * Huh? I haven't? Well, uh, as Old Reliable used to say... He'd say, uh, uh... He'd say, uh, uh... Doggone. You know, I clean forgot what it was he used to say! ** Who: Trusty ** Source: ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' (1955) * Angel! ** Who: Junior ** Source: ''[[Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure]]'' (2001) === ''[[w:The Land Before Time (franchise)|The Land Before Time]]'' film series === * And they all grew up together in the valley, generation upon generation, each passing on to the next. The tale of their ancestors' journey to the valley, long ago. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[The Land Before Time]]'' (1988) * But I still can't wait to grow up. ** Who: Littlefoot ** Source: ''[[The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure]]'' (1994) * And so, as it turned out, the dinosaurs traveled from green spot to green spot, eating their fill, each helping the others to find what they needed, each learning the special kind of joy, which comes from giving to others. And in the years to come, this story of sharing was told over and over again, until it became known as: "The Time of the Great Giving." ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving]]'' (1995) * And so, it came to pass that the migrating dinosaurs left the Great Valley for lands unknown. And yes, Littlefoot and his friends, Cera, Ducky, Petrie and Spike, would indeed meet Ali again one day. But that's another story. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists]]'' (1996) * It's great to be home. ** Who: Cera ** ''[[The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island]]'' (1997) * And so, another myth was born. It would change with each retelling. And even now, who knows how this one will end. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock]]'' (1998) * Oh, no! Oh, no! But we are plenty smart, right, Spike? * Uh-huh. ** Who 1: Ducky ** Who 2: Spike ** Source: ''[[The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire]]'' (1999) * The families would be happy here until the Great Circle began to warm the land once more, melting the white ground sparkles and allowing new life to spring up, turning the earth green again. Then they could return to the Great Valley, where they could all get a good night's sleep, even Ducky. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze]]'' (2001) * This adventure was at an end. Still, Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie and Spike knew in their hearts that there would be many more adventures yet to come. ** Who: Narrator ** Source:''[[The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water]]'' (2002) * I just have one question. Do we HAVE to go back through the swamp? ** Who: Ducky ** Source: ''[[The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration]]'' (2003) * And every nibbling day, the dinosaurs of the Great Valley gathered to celebrate these small things of life which mattered so much. * Got you! ** Who 1: Narrator ** Who 2: Petrie ** Source: ''[[The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses]]'' (2005) * Many changes had occurred on this day of changes. And many more would follow. The dinosaur families understood this. They knew that change was a part of life in the Great Valley. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers]]'' (2006) * In their journey to Berry Valley, the young dinosaurs had discovered that wisdom came in many different forms. And they knew that more lessons lay before them as they grew in the land before time. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends]]'' (2007) * Littlefoot had found his father. And he found something else, too... Something he wasn't looking for. The realization that he and his friends would always be together... till the end of their days... in the Land Before Time. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave]]'' (2016) === ''[[w:The Lego Movie (franchise)|The Lego Movie]]'' film series === * Oh, man. ** Who: Emmet Brickowski ** Source: ''[[The Lego Movie]]'' (2014) * Wow, that was fun! Really hope nobody was recording that. Let me see. Oh, this thing is on. This thing is recording. ** Who: Batman ** Source: ''[[The Lego Batman Movie]]'' (2017) * B mark. ** Who: Director ** Source: ''[[The Lego Ninjago Movie]]'' (2017) * An original album of ''Everything is Awesome''?! Wait a minute. Is that...? ** Who: Emmet Brickowski ** Source: ''[[The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part]]'' (2019) === ''[[w:Lilo & Stitch (franchise) (franchise)|Lilo & Stitch]]'' film series === * Wait. ** Who: Stitch ** Source: ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]'' (2002) * And with 626, they make one hotshot evil genius experiment-catching team! ** Who: Jumba Jookiba * (post-credits:) I'll get the wig. ** Who: Wendy Pleakley ** Source: ''[[Stitch! The Movie]]'' (2003) * Mom would be so proud of you. ** Who: Nani Pelekai ** Source: ''[[Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch]]'' (2005) * Aloha! ** Who: The Pelekai ''ʻohana'': Lilo Pelekai, Stitch, Nani Pelekai, David Kawena, Jumba Jookiba, Wendy Pleakley, Mertle Edmonds, and many of Jumba's genetic experiments (Stitch's "cousins") ** Source: ''[[Leroy & Stitch]]'' (2006) === ''[[w:The Lion King (franchise)|The Lion King]]'' film series === * Remember... ** Who: Mufasa's Ghost ** Source: ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994) * Well done, my son. We are one. ** Who: Mufasa's Ghost ** Source: ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' (1998) * Uh, Timon? I still don't do so well in crowds. ** Who: Pumbaa ** Source: ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'' (2004) === ''[[w:The Little Mermaid (franchise)|The Little Mermaid]]'' film series === * I love you, daddy. ** Who: Ariel ** Source: ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1989) * Hi. ** Who: Melody ** Source: ''[[The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea]]'' (2000) * That's my girl. Samba? Ooh-wa, ooh-wa! ** Who: Benjamin ** Source: ''[[The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning]]'' (2008) === ''[[w:Madagascar (franchise)|Madagascar]]'' film series === * Nah. Just smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave. ** Who: Skipper ** Source: ''[[Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar]]'' (2005) * Shake 'em. Shake 'em. Shake 'em. Shake 'em... ** Who: King Julian XII ** Source: ''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]]'' (2008) * Hey, Skipper, what did you end up doing with the crazy lady, anyway? ** Who: Alex ** Source: ''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]'' (2012) * You know, if I'm being honest, I expected a little more... pizzazz! Yes! Now, that's pizzazz! ** Who: King Julian XII ** Source: ''[[Penguins of Madagascar]]'' (2014) === ''[[w:Monsters, Inc. (franchise)|Monsters, Inc.]]'' film series === * Kitty! ** Who: Boo ** Source: ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' (2001) * You better believe it. ** Who: Mike Wazowski * (post-credits:) Great. ** Who: Student Slug Monster ** Source: ''[[Monsters University]]'' (2013) === ''My Little Pony: Equestria Girls'' film series === * Just a hunch. ** Who: Pinkie Pie ** Source: ''[[My Little Pony: Equestria Girls]]'' (2013) * One! Two! Three! Four! ** Who: Human Pinkie Pie * (post-credits:) No doubt about it, Spike, there's definitely something strange going on at that school. ** Who: Human Twilight Sparkle (Sci-Twi) ** Source: ''[[My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks]]'' (2014) * Make that the ''second'' strangest. ** Who: Princess Twilight Sparkle ** Source: ''[[My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games]]'' (2015) * Where did the magic that hit this cave come from? ** Who: Sunset Shimmer * (post-credits:) Let's celebrate! ** Who: Human Pinkie Pie ** Source: ''[[My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree]]'' (2016) === ''[[w:The Nut Job|The Nut Job]]'' film series === * Any more big ideas? Please stay. ** Who: Norvirus Raccoon ** Source: ''[[The Nut Job]]'' (2014) ** Note: A mid-credits scene reveals that Raccoon and Cardinal survived and were drifted out to sea, but sharks now surround them, leaving their fate ambiguous. * Ride, Precious! Ride! Hiyah! ** Who: Surly ** Source: ''[[The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature]]'' (2017) === ''[[w:Open Season (franchise)|Open Season]]'' film series === * Wait, wait. No. No. No! ** Who: Shaw ** Source: ''[[Open Season]]'' (2006) * Come on! ** Who: Elliot ** Source: ''[[Open Season 2]]'' (2009) * Boop! ** Who: Allistar ** Source: ''[[Open Season 3]]'' (2011) * No. ** Who: Boog ** Source: ''[[Open Season: Scared Silly]]'' (2016) === ''[[w:The Rescuers|The Rescuers]]'' film series === * I sure wish we'd have taken the train. ** Who: Bernard ** Source: ''[[The Rescuers]]'' (1977) * Help! Anybody! Bernard! Bianca! Where are you? Okay, that's it, I'm out of here. This is ridiculous. You can't leave me here alone. I'm gone! I am gone. Oh. Aw, no, stay in those eggs! That's a direct order! Oh. Hey, you're kind of a cute little feller. Coochy, coochy... Yeowww! Whoa! Ohhh! ** Who: Wilbur ** Source: ''[[The Rescuers Down Under]]'' (1990) === ''[[w:Rio (franchise)|Rio]]'' film series === * That's my big brave boy. ** Who: Linda Gunderson * (in-credits:) I love you, Rio! ** Who: Luiz ** Source: ''[[Rio (film)|Rio]]'' (2011) * That's the end? ** Who: Pedro ** Source: ''[[Rio 2]]'' (2014) === ''Rugrats'' film series === * Way to go, Dilly! ** Who: Tommy Pickles, Chuckie Finster, Phil and Lil Deville ** Source: ''[[The Rugrats Movie]]'' (1998) * Well, Tommy. I guess this is the way things are gonna be from now on. ** Who: Chuckie Finster ** Source: ''[[Rugrats in Paris: The Movie]]'' (2000) * Well, Eliza, as dog is my witness, I'll never lose my babies again! ** Who: Spike the Dog ** Source: ''[[Rugrats Go Wild]]'' (2003) === ''[[w:Shrek (franchise)|Shrek]]'' film series === * Oh, that's funny. Oh. Oh. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. ** Who: [[w:Donkey (Shrek)|Donkey]] ** Source: ''[[Shrek]]'' (2001) * Hey Donkey, that's Spanish! ** Who: [[w:Puss in Boots (Shrek)|Puss in Boots]] * (mid-credits:) Look at our little mutant babies! I gotta get a job! ** Who: [[w:Donkey (Shrek)|Donkey]] ** Source: ''[[Shrek 2]]'' (2004) * I got it. ** Who: [[w:Shrek (character)|Shrek]] ** Source: ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' (2007) * No, it was ''you'' that rescued ''me.'' ** Who: [[w:Shrek (character)|Shrek]] ** Source: ''[[Shrek Forever After]]'' (2010) * This is the story of a cat who became a hero. An outlaw dedicated to justice and a lover of beautiful woman. A great, great lover. Really, it is crazy. I am Puss in Boots! And my name would become legend. ** Who: [[w:Puss in Boots (Shrek)|Puss in Boots]] * (in-credits:) Oh! ** Who: Oh Cat ** Source: ''[[Puss in Boots (2011 film)|Puss in Boots]]'' (2011) === ''[[w:SpongeBob SquarePants (film series)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' film series === * Are you crazy? I was just gonna tell you that your fly is down. Manager! This is the greatest day of my life!!! ** Who: SpongeBob SquarePants * (post credits:) Okay. ** Who: Captain Bart the Pirate ** Source: ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' (2004) * See you later, te-ammate! ** Who: [[w:SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]] * That was pretty good actually. ** Who: Bubbles * (in-credits:) You know what this needs? A little interpretive dance! ** Who: [[w:Squidward Tentacles|Squidward Tentacles]] ** Source: ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'' (2015) * Order up! ** Who: [[w:SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]] ** Source: ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]]'' (2020) === ''[[w:Surf's Up (film)|Surf's Up]]'' film series === * Cody would never do this. ** Who: Edna Maverick ** Source: ''[[Surf's Up]]'' (2007) * Okay, That's a wrap on this episode of "Are they still cool? Surf Edition". Aaaand cut. ** Who: Announcer ** Source: ''[[Surf's Up 2: WaveMania]]'' (2017) === ''[[w:Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' film series === * Oh, what is it? What is it? Wow! A puppy! ** Who: Andy Davis ** Source: ''[[Toy Story]]'' (1995) * Besides, when it all ends, I'll have old Buzz Lightyear to keep me company - for infinity and beyond. ** Who: Woody * Yeah! ** Who: Wheezy * (outtakes:) A little break, okay. Phew. ** Who: Barbie ** Source: ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' (1999) * So long, partner. Oh hey, Buzz! You haven't met Bonnie's toys yet! ** Who: Woody * (in-credits:) Just go with it, Buzz. ** Who: Jessie ** Source: ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' (2010) * He's not lost. Not anymore. To infinity... * ...and beyond. ** Who 1: Buzz Lightyear ** Who 2: Woody * (mid-credits 1:) Oh yeah. Leave it to us, Jermiah. ** Who: Ducky * (mid-credits 2:) Yeah. We know exactly what to do. ** Who: Bunny * (mid-credits 3:) Whoa. ** Who: Duke Caboom * (mid-credits 4:) I don't know. ** Who: Forky * (post-credits:) Caboom! Yes. ** Who: Duke Caboom ** Source: ''[[Toy Story 4]]'' (2019) * To infinity... * ...and beyond. ** Who 1: Izzy Hawthorne ** Who 2: Buzz Lightyear * (mid-credits:) [laughs] Laser Shield. **Who: Commander Burnside *(post-credits:) Ask the bromite swamps, a breathtaking sight or so I am told, but if you're in a hurry, this would be your most direct route. Any questions? Hello? Oh... **Who: E.R.I.C. ** Source: ''[[Lightyear (film)|Lightyear]]'' (2022) === ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' film series === * Wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in their enchanted place on top of the forest, a little bear will always be waiting. ** Who: The narrator ** Source: ''[[The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'' (1977) * Yes, Piglet. It's the least we could do... for a very small Piglet who's done such very big things. Thank you, Piglet. ** Who: Pooh ** Source: ''[[Piglet's Big Movie]]'' (2003) * And so it is here we shall leave them. And here we shall find them again. For the boy and the bear will always be together in this remarkable place called the Hundred Acre Wood. ** Who: The narrator ** Source: ''[[Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin]]'' (1997) * You know, we never really did capture a Heffalump that day. It was more like... like Lumpy captured all of us. ** Who: Pooh ** Source: ''[[Pooh's Heffalump Movie]]'' (2005) * You were right! I love Hallowoon! Hallow-woo... Hallow... Oh, whatever. As long as we're together! ** Who: Lumpy ** Source: ''[[Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie]]'' (2006) * Look this way, everybody. Closer. Smile! ** Who: Christopher Robin ** Source: ''[[The Tigger Movie]]'' (2000) * Silly old bear. ** Who: Christopher Robin * (post-credits:) Wow! It's amazing what you can find in the woods. A marble! And a boot! And oh, my, that's a scary-lookin' fella. Gosh! Maybe these are his things. You know, I better pick 'em up so they won't get broken. That's the last thing I would want. Whoa! Oh, my gosh! Is this a pit? I think I'm in a pit! Hello? Anybody up there? Oh, well. I sure hope that fella will be back soon. ** Who: The Backson ** Source: ''[[Winnie the Pooh (film)|Winnie the Pooh]]'' (2011) ** Note: He comes out of the scary woods and proves to be real but instead of being a monstrous beast, he is actually very kind and the bait Pooh and the other left for him he decided to pick them up to return to them but falls into the pit as planned. He decides to wait for someone to help him out and hopes he'll be back soon. * And so another Christmas came and went in the Hundred Acre Wood. It had been a joyous season of giving for all our friends, but especially for a little bear named Winnie the Pooh. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving]]'' (1999) * Not bad! But it could've used a few more jingly bells. ** Who: Tigger ** Source: ''[[Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year]]'' (2002) * BBFN: Bye-Bye For Now! ** Who: Roo ** Source: ''[[Winnie the Pooh: Springtime With Roo]]'' (2004) === ''[[Winx Club]]'' film series === * And thus, the fairy that was searching for her origins learned to believe in herself, and to trust the people she loved. She stayed true to herself, and to what she believed in, and won her greatest battle, saving her kingdom, freeing her people, and reuniting her family, and finally becoming a true guardian fairy. And now written in the Book of Fate, there's a new Company of Light... the Winx! ** Who: Bartelby (Dubbing Brothers) * And so, the most strong-willed of all fairies overcame the greatest challenge. She learned to believe in herself and trust the people she loved. She stayed true to what was in her heart and in doing so she saved a kingdom, freed her people, and reunited her long-lost family. And finally, she became a true Guardian Fairy. And now written in the Book of Fate, there's a new Company of Light, called... the Winx! ** Who: Bartelby (Atlas Oceanic) * (pre-credits:) And soon we'll loop their stupid little fairy wings right off their bodies! ** Who: Icy (Dubbing Brothers) * (pre-credits:) And soon we reap their weak little fairy wings right of their bodies! ** Who: Icy (Atlas Oceanic) ** Source: ''[[Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom]]'' (2007) * Daddy... ** Who: Bloom * (post-credits:) Ta-da!!! ** Who: Stella ** Source: ''[[Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure]]'' (2010) * Kiko... Thank you! I'm really dying for an ice cream! ** Who: Sky ** Source: ''[[Winx Club: The Mystery of the Abyss]]'' (2014) === ''[[w:Wreck-It Ralph (franchise)|Wreck-It Ralph]]'' film series === * But I gotta say, the best part of my day is when I get thrown off the roof. Because when the Nicelanders lift me up, I get a perfect view of Sugar Rush, and I can see Vanellope racing. The kid's a natural, the players love her, glitch and all, just like I knew they would. Turns out I don't need a medal to tell me I'm a good guy. Because if that little kid likes me... how bad can I be? ** Who: [[w:Wreck-it Ralph (character)|Wreck-it Ralph]] ** Source: ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]'' (2012) * Come on Felix, let's get to work, buddy. * (mid-credits:) No, the kitty gets the milkshake. The bunny gets the pancake. * (post-credits:) Oh no, why would I?! I like you! You guys still sticking around? Alright well, you're welcome to stay, there's not really anymore surprises but you know. Good luck getting that song out of your head it's a real ear wig. Anyway what else uh... ** Who: [[w:Wreck-it Ralph (character)|Wreck-it Ralph]] ** Source: ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'' (2018) == Streaming service films == === Disney+ films === * Hey! Movie's over! Go home! ** Who: Terry ** Source: ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'' (2020) === Netflix films === * Well, rickety biscuit. ** Who: Edmée ** Source: ''[[Arlo the Alligator Boy]]'' (2021) * Yay! I missed you so much! ** Who: GIR ** Source: ''[[Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus]]'' (2019) * NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! ** Who: Bobby Santiago * (in-credits:) Just the right amount of cinnamon. ** Who: Lincoln Loud ** Source: ''[[The Loud House Movie]]'' (2021) * Whew! Hey, guys. What did I miss? ''AAAAAAHHHHH''-- ** Who: Balloon Pony * (post-credits:) Me first! ** Who: Kid Earth Pony 1 ** Source: ''[[My Little Pony: A New Generation]]'' (2021) * Woo-hoo...OOF! ** Who: Hilda ** Source: ''[[Hilda and The Mountain King]]'' (2021) * Two thousand one boogers on the wall, two thousand and one boogers... Pick one out and flick it off, two thousand and two boogers on the wall. Two thousand and two boogers on the wall, two thousand and two boogers... ** Who: Mr. Dupette ** Source: ''[[Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling]]'' (2019) === Paramount+ films === * We just had another call asking to speak with Victor Chouce. You're quite a popular man, Victor. I wonder what all the fuss is about. Don't feel like talking, huh? You will. ** Who: Warden ** Source: ''[[South Park: Post Covid]]'' (2021) * Remember folks, weed can't solve all your problems but tegridy can. Tegridy Weeeed. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid]]'' (2021) * Yeah, well, you see, ManBearPig, eventually, he gonna kill everybody. He just gonna kill you first. ** Who: Pi-Pi ** Source: ''[[South Park: The Streaming Wars]]'' (2022) * Yeah, but that all sounds really hard. We have enough water for the summer now. Fuck it. Let's smoke some weed! ** Who: Randy Marsh ** Source: ''[[South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2]]'' (2022) == Animated TV specials == * D.W., turn that thing off! ** Who: Arthur Read ** Source: ''Arthur's Perfect Christmas'' (2000) * Well, you kids will never believe this, but I could almost swear I saw a cat – a Cat in the Hat, mind you – going down the street with a moss-covered three-handled family gradunza! ** Who: Mother ** Source: ''[[The Cat in the Hat (TV special)|The Cat in the Hat]]'' (1971) * C'mon, sis. Let's go talk to Mom and Dad. ** Who: Michael ** Source: ''[[Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue]]'' (1990) * There is a story, some kids tell about when the world was ruled by an evil adult. A story about a boy, his dad, a book, and a tree. It's the true story about how I found the book of KND and what I wrote in it. Five words only. WE. ARE. KIDS. NEXT. DOOR. ** Who: Nigel Uno (Numbuh One) ** Source: ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation Z.E.R.O.]]'' (2006) * It's taken me so many years, so many lifetimes, but at last I know where I'm going. Where I've always been going. Home, the long way round. ** Who: The [[Eleventh Doctor]] ** Source: ''[[Eleventh Doctor|Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor]]'' (2013) * Mr. Phillip has wished, and so I shall use my power. With a wave of my hands, I shall say, "au revoir, Eiffel Tower!" ** Who: Adil ** Source: ''[[Genie in the House|Genie in the House: Legend of the Dragon]]'' (2010) * Oh, I love it, Philip, I love it too bits! ** Who: Max Baxter ** Source: ''[[Genie in the House|Genie in the House: Return to Balamkadaar]]'' (2008) * We'll be waiting right here. ** Who: Stella Shortman ** Source: ''[[Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie]]'' (2017) * Welcome, Christmas, bring your cheer. Cheer to all Whos far and near. Christmas Day is in our grasp, so as long as we have hands to clap, Christmas Day will always be just as long as we have. Welcome, Christmas. While we stand... Heart to heart... and hand to hand. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[w: How the Grinch stole Christmas|Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'' (1966) * Merry Christmas! ** Who: [[w:Santa Claus|Santa Claus]] ** Source: ''[[Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas]]'' (2011) * The ship is terrible! Not seaworthy! Bunny overboard! ** Who: [[w:List_of_Ice_Age_characters#Squint|Squint]] ** Source: ''[[Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade]]'' (2016) ** Note: Squint trying to sail away in a basket as a ship but unfortunately it sinks. * Merry Christmas and happy Julianuary, everybody! ** Who: Mort ** Source: ''[[Merry Madagascar]]'' (2009) * Two, three four! ** Who: River ** Source: ''My Scene: Jammin' in Jamaica'' (2004) * To sharing secrets with the best friends anyone could ever have! ** Who: Chelsea ** Source: ''My Scene: Masquerade Madness'' (2004) * What? It's none of your business! ** Who: Beth ** Source: ''Polly Pocket: Lunar Eclipse'' (2003) * Still, it was mad fun! ** Who: Pia Pocket ** Source: ''Polly Pocket: 2 Cool at the Pocket Plaza'' (2005) * Ho, Ho, Ho, Ho, Ho! ** Who: [[w:Santa Claus|Santa Claus]] ** Source: ''[[Stick Man]]'' (2015) * Okay, next time, we're going to Mexico. OW! ** Who: Beast Boy ** Source: ''[[Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo]]'' (2006) * Above all, do not lament my absence, for in my spark, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation. ** Who: Optimus Prime ** Source: ''[[Transformers: Prime|Transformers: Prime - Predacons Rising]]'' (2013) * First one inside gets to give him mouth to mouth! ** Who: Lee * (post-credits:) It's the end of the movie? What movie? ** Who: Jonny 2X4 ** Source: ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show]]'' (2009) * That night, the stars seemed to shine down on the forest with a special warm glow. Schaeffer wondered if he could have dreamt it all. Surely a star had fallen and spread magic in its path? And one special wish had come true, just now. And then Schaeffer stopped wondering, because he suddenly knew that if Broo had made it to the Evergreen Forest, then he would soon see Sophia and the Raccoons too. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[The Raccoons and the Lost Star]]'' (1983) === ''[[Futurama]]'' === * Well, we're boned. ** Who: Bender ** Source: ''[[Futurama: Bender's Big Score]]'' (2007) * Because Bender knows love. And love doesn't share itself with the world. Love is suspicious, love is needy, love is fearful, love is greedy. My friends, there is no great love without great jealousy. I love you, meatbags. ** Who: Bender ** Source: ''[[Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'' (2008) * Faster! Faster! Slower! ** Who: Professor Farnsworth ** Source: ''[[Futurama: Bender's Game]]'' (2008) * Go! Go! ** Who: Fry and Leela ** Source: ''[[Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder]]'' (2009) === ''[[The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour Specials]]'' === * GET OUT OF MY LAB! ** Who: Jimmy Neutron ** Source: ''Jimmy Timmy Power Hour'' (2004) * Boys, boys! Please! This fighting over me has got to stop! ** Who: Cindy Vortex ** Source: ''Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide'' (2006) * Okay, give him his brain back, boys. ** Who: Cindy Vortex ** Source: ''Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators'' (2006) === ''My Little Pony: Equestria Girls'' specials === * Me too! ** Who: Sour Sweet ** Source: ''Dance Magic'' (2017) * Uh, sorry. ** Who: Human Rainbow Dash ** Source: ''Movie Magic'' (2017) * Right. ** Who: Starlight Glimmer ** Source: ''Mirror Magic'' (2017) * Oh, come on! Seriously?! ** Who: Human Rainbow Dash ** Source: ''My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Forgotten Friendship'' (2018) * If you’re up for it. ** Who: Human Rarity ** Source: ''My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rollercoaster of Friendship'' (2018) * We’re baaaack! ** Who: Sunset Shimmer ** Source: ''My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Spring Breakdown'' (2019) * Yeah, I guess it would’ve been! ** Who: Human Pinkie Pie ** Source: ''My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Sunset's Backstage Pass'' (2020) === ''[[Miraculous Ladybug]]'' === * Hmm. ** Who: Monk ** Source: ''[[Miraculous World: New York – United Heroez]]'' (2020) * Coming to China, I found so much more than I'd ever hoped for: an amazing uncle, a new friend, and a new Mandarin teacher. ** Who: Marinette Dupain-Cheng ** Source: ''[[Miraculous World: Shanghai – The Legend of Ladydragon]]'' (2020) === ''Peanuts'' === * Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown! ** Who: Everyone ** Source: ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'' (1965) * My grandmother lives in a condominium. ** Who: Charlie Brown ** Source: ''[[A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving]] (1973) * To read Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. Happy New Year, Charlie Brown. ** Who: [[w:Linus van Pelt|Linus van Pelt]] ** Source: ''[[Happy New Year, Charlie Brown]]'' (1986) * Ah...the Easter Beagle... ** Who: Lucy van Pelt ** Source: ''[[It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown]]'' (1974) * STUPID? What do you mean "stupid"?! Just wait till next year, Charlie Brown! You'll see! Next year at this same time, I'll find a pumpkin patch that is *real* sincere and I'll sit in that pumpkin patch until the Great Pumpkin appears. He'll rise out of that pumpkin patch and he'll fly through the air with his bag of toys. The Great Pumpkin will appear and I'll be waiting for him! I'll be there! I'll be sitting there in that pumpkin patch... and I'll see the Great Pumpkin. Just wait and see, Charlie Brown. I'll see that Great Pumpkin. I'll SEE the Great Pumpkin! Just you wait, Charlie Brown. The Great Pumpkin will appear, and I'll be waiting for him...! ** Who: Linus van Pelt ** Source: ''[[It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown]]'' (1966) * Grandma? ** Who: Linus van Pelt ** Source: ''Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown'' (2011) * Charlie Brown, get your stupid dog to stop playing this music! ** Who: Lucy van Pelt ** Source: ''[[It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown]]'' (2000) === ''Rankin/Bass'' === * Merry Christmas! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! ** Who: Santa Claus ** Source: ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'' (1964) * Aaron's heart was filled with joy and love. And he knew at last that the hate he had carried there was wrong. As ALL hatred will ever be wrong. For more powerful, more beautiful by far than all the eons of sadness and cruelty and desolation which had come before, was that one tiny, crystalline second of laughter. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. ** Who: Our Storyteller ** Source: ''[[The Little Drummer Boy (film)|The Little Drummer Boy]]'' (1968) * I'll be back on Christmas Day! ** Who: Frosty ** Source: ''[[Frosty the Snowman (TV special)|Frosty the Snowman]]'' (1969) * Merry Christmas! ** Who: Children ** Source: ''[[Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (film)|Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town]]'' (1970) * Happy Easter Day! ** Who: Everyone ** Source: ''[[Here Comes Peter Cottontail]]'' (1971) * Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night! ** Who: Santa Claus ** Source: ''[['Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974 TV special)|'Twas the Night Before Christmas]]'' (1974) * I dreamed unhappy things! ** Who: Santa Claus ** Source: ''[[The Year Without a Santa Claus]]'' (1974) * And frosty, too! ** Who: Frosty and Crystal ** Source: ''[[Frosty's Winter Wonderland]]'' (1976) * And may it be shiny, too! ** Who: Rudolph ** Source: ''[[Rudolph's Shiny New Year]]'' (1976) * Okay! ** Who: Rudolph ** Source: ''[[Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July]]'' (1979) * And so, the folks of Beansborough got their winter carnival after all. A tradition was saved. Summer Wheeze was permanently canned, and Mr. Twitchell decided to make sleds instead of trouble. He should have known he was no match for Mother Nature, or a little girl like Holly. Next stop: Winnipeg. Nice town, plenty of parking space, and lots of cocoa. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''[[Frosty Returns]]'' (1992) === ''Marvel Rising'' franchise === === ''Thomas and Friends'' specials === * Emily was delighted. That night, the engines talked about steamies, diesels, and airplanes, and they all agreed that Tidmouth sheds was the best place to be. ** Who: The narrator ** Source: ''[[Thomas and Friends|Calling All Engines]]'' (2005) * But we're ALL leaders of the track! * And he couldn't have been happier! ** Who 1: Thomas ** Who 2: The narrator ** Source: ''[[Thomas and Friends|The Great Discovery]]'' (2008) * I know, Thomas. Thank you. ** Who: Hiro ** Source: ''[[Thomas and Friends|Hero of the Rails]]'' (2008) * And everyone giggled and jiggled. ** Who: The narrator * (post-credits:) You'll be laughing on the other side of your boilers soon, silly steamies! ''(evil laugh)'' Yes... ** Who: Diesel 10 ** Source: ''[[Thomas and Friends|Misty Island Rescue]]'' (2010) ** Note: The latter aforementioned line leads into the events of ''Day of the Diesels''. * And the two best friends giggled and jiggled with joy. ** Who: The narrator ** Source: ''[[Thomas and Friends|Day of the Diesels]]'' (2011) * And no engine whistled louder than Thomas and Luke! ** Who: The narrator * (in-credits:) It's me! ** Who: Rheneas ** Source: ''[[Thomas and Friends|Blue Mountain Mystery]]'' (2012) * Knights in Shining Armor, on your mark, get set, go! ** Who: Sir Robert Norramby ** Source: ''[[Thomas and Friends|King of the Railway]]'' (2013) * Percy was sad to say goodbye to his new friend, but he was happy that he had his old friends beside him. ** Who: The narrator ** Source: ''[[Thomas and Friends|Tale of the Brave]]'' (2014) * But I'm not Mr. Coffee Pot, my name is Glynn. ** Who: Glynn ** Source: ''[[Thomas and Friends|The Adventure Begins]]'' (2015) * One, two, threeeeeeeee!!! ** Who: Scuba divers' captain ** Source: ''[[Thomas and Friends|Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure]]'' (2015) * Good idea! You ''are'' clever. Sometimes. ** Who: Ashima * (in-credits:) OVER HERE! I'M FULL OF SURPRISES...! ** Who: Diesel ** Source: ''[[Thomas and Friends|The Great Race]]'' (2016) * What did I miss? ** Who: Henry ** Source: ''[[Thomas and Friends|Journey Beyond Sodor]]'' (2017) * Thomas? ** Who: Ace ** Source: ''[[Thomas and Friends|Big World! Big Adventures!]]'' (2018) === ''Winnie the Pooh'' specials === * No worry! Take your time! Yum, yum! ** Who: Winnie the Pooh ** Source: ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree]]'' (1966) * And Piglet, too! ** Who: Piglet ** Source: ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day]]'' (1968) * Come on, everybody! Bounce! ** Who: Rabbit ** Source: ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too]]'' (1974) * Of course you are. Silly old bear. ** Who: Christopher Robin ** Source: ''[[Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore]]'' (1983) * And so it was the most thankful day of Thanksgiving, for of all the things we've had or ever liked, the grandest thing we shall ever have is one another... or so it was said, by a bear named Winnie the Pooh. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving'' (1998) * And so as winter changes into spring, which changes into summer, there are things which go on forever unchanging, such as the way a certain boy cares for a certain bear. And we will know for as long as we care to remember, that somewhere in that enchanted place, on top of the forest... a boy and his bear... will always be playing. ** Who: Narrator ** Source: ''Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You'' (1999) === ''Winx Club'' specials === * I AM A FAIRY!!! ** Who: Bloom ** Source: ''Winx Club: The Fate of Bloom'' (2011) * The Trix took the Dragon Flame! ** Who: Bloom ** Source: ''Winx Club: Revenge of the Trix'' (2011) * I don't know, but I guess we'll find out... together. ** Who: Sky ** Source: ''Winx Club: The Battle for Magix'' (2011) * Get over here! ** Who: Bloom ** Source: ''Winx Club: The Shadow Phoenix'' (2011) [[Category:Last lines|Animated films]] 3wtua7mivv4gnjx3kn67f9tilb0754b 0 214817 3148914 2603477 2022-07-29T02:18:53Z 73.211.12.10 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Ronsider.jpg|thumb|The people of God should submit to God, and God demands economic justice among his people.]] '''[[w:Ron Sider|Ronald James Sider]]''' (born 17 September 1939 – July 27, 2022) is a Canadian-born American theologian and social activist. {{religious-stub}} ==Quotes== ===''Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity'' (2015) === * Physical handicaps, death of a breadwinner, or lack of natural ability may lead some families to become poorer than others. But God does not want such disadvantages to lead to ever-increasing extremes of wealth and poverty with the result that the poor eventually lack the basic resources to earn a decent livelihood. God therefore gave his people a [[w:Jubilee (biblical)|law]] to guarantee that no family would permanently lose its land. ** p. 74 * In an agricultural society, land is capital, so land was the basic means of producing wealth in Israel. At the beginning, ... the land was divided more or less equally among the tribes and families. Apparently God wanted that basic equality of economic opportunity to continue. Hence his command to return all land to the original owners [[w:Jubilee (biblical)|every fifty years]]. Private property was not abolished. Regularly, however, the means of producing wealth was to be equalized&mdash;up to the point of every family having the resources to earn a decent living. ** p. 74 * Yahweh is Lord of all, even of economics. There is no hint here of a sacred law of supply and demand that operates independently of biblical ethics and the Lordship of Yahweh. The people of God should submit to God, and God demands economic justice among his people. ** p. 75 ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sider, Ron}} [[Category:Theologians from Canada]] [[Category:Pacifists]] [[Category:People from Ontario]] [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] 900jo522i98mgh9jnrzsu9fi0z3sg3a 3148960 3148914 2022-07-29T08:26:39Z Normantas Bataitis 3082321 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Ronsider.jpg|thumb|The people of God should submit to God, and God demands economic justice among his people.]] '''[[w:Ron Sider|Ronald James Sider]]''' (17 September 1939 – July 27, 2022) was a Canadian-born American theologian and social activist. ==Quotes== ===''Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity'' (2015) === * Physical handicaps, death of a breadwinner, or lack of natural ability may lead some families to become poorer than others. But God does not want such disadvantages to lead to ever-increasing extremes of wealth and poverty with the result that the poor eventually lack the basic resources to earn a decent livelihood. God therefore gave his people a [[w:Jubilee (biblical)|law]] to guarantee that no family would permanently lose its land. ** p. 74 * In an agricultural society, land is capital, so land was the basic means of producing wealth in Israel. At the beginning, ... the land was divided more or less equally among the tribes and families. Apparently God wanted that basic equality of economic opportunity to continue. Hence his command to return all land to the original owners [[w:Jubilee (biblical)|every fifty years]]. Private property was not abolished. Regularly, however, the means of producing wealth was to be equalized&mdash;up to the point of every family having the resources to earn a decent living. ** p. 74 * Yahweh is Lord of all, even of economics. There is no hint here of a sacred law of supply and demand that operates independently of biblical ethics and the Lordship of Yahweh. The people of God should submit to God, and God demands economic justice among his people. ** p. 75 ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sider, Ron}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Theologians from Canada]] [[Category:Pacifists]] [[Category:People from Ontario]] {{religious-stub}} 5hevihpuuz56hh2rbklyskrwlk3iwlp 0 219255 3148772 3116882 2022-07-28T20:50:20Z Plasmastate 3031534 /* Quotes */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:David Pearce (transhumanist), September 2013.jpg|alt=David Pearce|thumb|If we already lived in a cruelty-free world, the notion of re-introducing suffering, exploitation and creatures eating each other would seem not so much frightful as unimaginable – no more seriously conceivable than reverting to surgery without anaesthesia today.]] '''{{w|David_Pearce_(philosopher)|David Pearce}}''' (born April 1959) is a British philosopher and co-founder of the World Transhumanist Association, currently rebranded and incorporated as Humanity+, Inc., and a prominent figure within the [[transhumanism]] movement. He approaches ethical issues from a lexical [[Negative utilitarianism|negative utilitarian]] perspective. == Quotes == * [I]n the wake of the growth of the animal-rights movement, there has recently arisen a hitherto unfelt need to demonise and demean our non-human victims - and those who try to help them - now that our previously well-nigh unquestioned right to kill and exploit them is being challenged. Bloodsports enthusiasts, for instance, currently spend a lot of time cataloguing the alleged depredations of our victims on the environment. Recreational animal-killers go to extraordinarily lengths to avoid admitting that they themselves enjoy hunting and killing other creatures for fun. But then until a few years ago such rationalisations seemed scarcely called for. Selfish DNA had honed our intuitions so that the most agonising bloodshed seemed simply "natural". ** "[http://www.animal-rights-library.com/texts-m/pearce01.htm The Post-Darwinian Transition]", ''The Animal Rights Library,'' 1996 * Nature documentaries are mostly travesties of real life. They entertain and edify us with evocative mood-music and travelogue-style voice-overs. They impose significance and narrative structure on life's messiness. Wildlife shows have their sad moments, for sure. Yet suffering never lasts very long. It is always offset by homely platitudes about the balance of Nature, the good of the herd, and a sort of poor-man's secular theodicy on behalf of Mother Nature which reassures us that it's not so bad after all.<br>That's a convenient lie. If you had just gone through the horror of seeing your loved one eaten alive by a predator, or die slowly of thirst, you would find such clichés empty. Yet in Nature this kind of thing happens all the time. It's completely endemic to the prevailing red-in-tooth-and-claw Darwinian regime. Lions kill their targets primarily by suffocation; which will last minutes. The wolf pack may start eating their prey while the victim is still conscious, though hamstrung. Sharks and the orca basically eat their prey alive; but in sections for the larger prey, notably seals. An analogous scenario in which intelligent extraterrestrial naturalists turned the stylised portrayal of ''our'' death-agonies into a lyrical spectacle for popular home entertainment is repugnant. Yet as long as we revel in the production of animal snuff-movies in the guise of wildlife documentaries, that is often the role we play in the tragic lives of photogenic members of other species here on earth. ** "[http://www.animal-rights-library.com/texts-m/pearce01.htm The Post-Darwinian Transition]", ''The Animal Rights Library,'' 1996 * By far my greatest dread in life […] is that (some variant of) the Everett interpretation of Quantum Mechanics is true. ** [https://www.hedweb.com/davdiary.htm Dave's Diary], ''BLTC Research'', May 1996 * [T]here is no fundamental biological reason why the human genome can't be rewritten to allow everyone to be "in" love with everyone else - if we should so choose. But simply loving each other will be miraculous enough; and will probably suffice. An empty religious piety can be transformed into a biological reality. ** "[https://www.huxley.net/ Brave New World? A Defence of Paradise-Engineering]", ''BLTC Research'', 1998 * When Bernard Marx tells the Savage he will try to secure permission for him and his mother to visit the Other Place, John is initially pleased and excited. Echoing Miranda in ''The Tempest'', he exclaims: "O brave new world that has such people in it." Heavy irony. Like innocent Miranda, he is eager to embrace a way of life he neither knows nor understands. And of course he comes unstuck. Yet if we swallow such fancy literary conceits, then ultimately the joke is on us. It is only funny in the sense there are "jokes" about Auschwitz. For it is Huxley who neither knows nor understands the glory of what lies ahead. A utopian society in which we are sublimely happy will be far better than we can presently imagine, not worse. And it is we, trapped in the emotional squalor of late-Darwinian antiquity, who neither know nor understand the lives of the god-like super-beings we are destined to become. ** "[https://www.huxley.net/ Brave New World? A Defence of Paradise-Engineering]", ''BLTC Research'', 1998 * I argue that what breathes fire into the [[Quantum mechanics|QM]] equations is field-theoretic ''what-it's-like''ness: "microqualia" to use a philosopher's term of art. The different values of the solutions to the ultimate physical equations exhaustively yield the abundance of different values of subjectivity. There is no room for dualism; "nomological danglers"; causally inert epiphenomena; classical, porridge-like lumps of otherwise insentient but magically mind-secreting matter, etc. There is no "explanatory gap" because there aren't any ''material'' objects - not even brains or nerve cells as commonly (mis)perceived. Instead, over millions of years, non-equilibrium thermodynamics and universal, (neo-)Darwinian principles of [[natural selection]] have contrived to organise a minimal and self-intimating subjective sludge of microqualia into complex functional living units. Initially, these units have taken the form of self-replicating, information-bearing biomolecular patterns. Eventually, selection-pressure has given rise to complex minds as well, albeit as just one part of the throwaway host vehicles by which our genes leave copies of themselves. Conscious mind, on this proposal, is a triumph of organisation: our egocentric virtual worlds are warm and gappy QM-coherent states of consciousness. Contra materialist metaphysics, sentience of any kind is ''not'' the daily re-enactment of an ontological miracle. Moreover the idea that ''what-it's-like''-ness is the fire in the equations is (at least) consistent with orthodox relativistic [[quantum field theory]] - because the theorists' key notions (e.g. that of a field, string, brane, etc) are defined purely mathematically. In other cases, they readily lend themselves to such a reconstruction. Using the word "physical" doesn't add anything of substance. ** "Why Does Anything Exist?", [https://www.hedweb.com/nihilism/nihilf08.htm "Section Eight"], ''BLTC Research'', 1998 * As the neurobiological basis of feeling and emotion is unravelled, and the human genome decoded and rewritten, it will become purely an issue of post-human decision whether negative modes of consciousness are generated in any form or texture whatsoever. ** "[https://www.paradise-engineering.com/heav2.htm The Hedonistic Imperative: Heaven on Earth]", ''BLTC Research'' * The negative utilitarian might reply that this formulation of the problem is misleading. We do not live in a notional world where only a pinprick, minor pains, or even just "mild" suffering exists. In the real world, frightful horrors as well as humdrum malaise occur every day. The intensity of suffering is sometimes so dreadful that its victims are prepared to destroy themselves to bring their torment to an end. Each year, some 800,000 people across the planet kill themselves while in the grip of suicidal despair. Tens of millions of people are severely depressed or suffer chronic neuropathic pain. By way of contrast, the genteel conventions of an ethics seminar in academic philosophy, or the scholarly technicalities of a journal article, simply fail to come to terms with the enormity of what's at stake. To talk of a "pinprick" is to ''trivialise'' the NU ethical stance. ** "[https://www.utilitarianism.com/pinprick-argument.html The Pinprick Argument]", ''BLTC Research'', 2005 * [U]nlike positive utilitarianism or so-called preference utilitarianism - neither of which can ever be wholly fulfilled - [negative utilitarianism] seems achievable in full. ** "[https://www.utilitarianism.com/pinprick-argument.html The Pinprick Argument]", ''BLTC Research'', 2005 *[N]othing is too terrible to be true if it is consistent with the laws of nature [...]. ** "[https://www.utilitarianism.com/pinprick-argument.html The Pinprick Argument]", ''BLTC Research'', 2005 * A lot of people recoil from the word "drugs" - which is understandable given today's noxious street drugs and their uninspiring medical counterparts. Yet even academics and intellectuals in our society typically take the prototypical dumb drug, ethyl alcohol. If it's socially acceptable to take a drug that makes you temporarily happy and stupid, then why not rationally design drugs to make people perpetually happier and smarter? Presumably, in order to limit abuse-potential, one would want any ideal pleasure drug to be akin - in one limited but important sense - to nicotine, where the smoker's brain finely calibrates its optimal level: there is no uncontrolled dose-escalation. ** "[https://www.abolitionist.com/ The Abolitionist Project]", Talks given at the FHI (Oxford University) and the Charity International Happiness Conference, 2007 * Too many of our preferences reflect nasty behaviours and states of mind that were genetically adaptive in the ancestral environment. Instead, wouldn't it be better if we rewrote our own corrupt code? ** "[https://www.abolitionist.com/ The Abolitionist Project]", Talks given at the FHI (Oxford University) and the Charity International Happiness Conference, 2007 * It's not that there are no differences between human and non-human animals, any more than there are no differences between black people and white people, freeborn citizens and slaves, men and women, Jews and gentiles, gays or heterosexuals. The question is rather: are they ''morally'' relevant differences? This matters because morally catastrophic consequences can ensue when we latch on to a real but morally irrelevant difference between sentient beings. ** "[https://www.abolitionist.com/ The Abolitionist Project]", Talks given at the FHI (Oxford University) and the Charity International Happiness Conference, 2007 * When one is gripped by excruciating physical pain, one is always shocked at just how frightful it can be. ** "[https://www.abolitionist.com/ The Abolitionist Project]", Talks given at the FHI (Oxford University) and the Charity International Happiness Conference, 2007 * If we want eternal life, then we’ll need to rewrite our bug-ridden genetic code and become god-like. “May all that have life be delivered from suffering”, said Gautama Buddha. It’s a wonderful sentiment. Sadly, '''only hi-tech solutions can ever eradicate suffering from the living world. Compassion alone is not enough.''' ** [https://www.hedweb.com/transhumanism/ "Interview with Nick Bostrom and David Pearce"], Dec. 2007 * My own sense of how to behave in a simulation has more traditional roots in the theory of perception. I've long believed that each of us lives in an egocentric simulation of the world run by the mind/brain. Since the zombies of each (waking) simulation have sentient real world counterparts, one should treat them as though they were real. Nonetheless as an angst-ridden teenager, my dawning acceptance of an inferential realist theory of perception made me feel as if I'd been condemned to solitary confinement for life. The sense of loneliness was indescribable. Naïve realism is better for one's mental health. ** "[https://ieet.org/index.php/IEET2/more/bostrom20071226 Origins and Theory of the World Transhumanist Association]", ''Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies'', 26 Dec. 2007 * Assume, provisionally at any rate, a utilitarian ethic. The abolitionist project follows naturally, in "our" parochial corner of Hilbert space at least. On its completion, if not before, we should aim to develop superintelligence to maximise the well-being of the fragment of the cosmos accessible to beneficent intervention. And when we are sure – absolutely sure – that we have done literally everything we can do to eradicate suffering elsewhere, perhaps we should forget about its very existence. ** "[https://www.abolitionist.com/multiverse.html Quantum Ethics? Suffering in the Multiverse]", ''BLTC Research'', 2008 * My own view of the risks and uncertainties is that there is a critical distinction between trying to abolish suffering exclusively via social reform and abolishing suffering directly via biotechnology. As we know, utopian social experiments typically go wrong, sometimes hideously wrong, and end up causing a lot of suffering instead. The abolitionist project of eradicating the biological substrates of suffering sounds like just another utopian scheme, whether it's touted as a grandiose species-project or simply as a byproduct of the Reproductive Revolution explored here. Although the abolition of psychological pain is arguably no more utopian in principle than pain-free surgery, it could presumably go wrong in unanticipated ways too. Perhaps we'll unwittingly create a fool's paradise. But if and when we ever abolish the molecular underpinning of unpleasant experience, and it becomes ''physiologically'' impossible for any sentient being to suffer, we thereby change the very meaning of what it is for anything to "go wrong". Unwelcome surprises where no one gets hurt are very different from unwelcome surprises where they do. For what it's worth, I think the abolition of involuntary suffering is the precondition of any civilised posthuman society; and therefore a risk worth taking. ** "[https://www.reproductive-revolution.com/ The Reproductive Revolution: Selection Pressure in a Post-Darwinian World]", Talk delivered at the Touch Me Festival, Zagreb, Dec. 2008 * Here the question comes down to an analysis of risk-reward ratios - and our basic ethical values, themselves shaped by our evolutionary past. Lest extension of the new reproductive medicine seem too rashly experimental even to contemplate, it's worth recalling that each act of old-fashioned sexual reproduction is itself an untested genetic experiment, the outcome of random mutations and meiotic shuffling of the genetic deck, and with no happy ending to date. So just who are we to accuse of reckless gambling? As it stands, all of us are genetically predestined to grow old and die; and in the course of a lifetime, the great majority of humans will experience periods of intense psychological distress, for instance loneliness and heartache after an unhappy love affair. Our social primate biology ensures that most of us sometimes experience, to a greater or lesser degree, all manner of nasty states that were genetically adaptive in the ancestral environment e.g. jealousy, resentment, anger, and so forth. Hundreds of millions of people in the world today suffer bouts of depression; others live with chronic anxiety. One might say these phenotypes are part of what it means to be human. Worse, we pass a heritable predisposition to these horrible states on to our children. ** "[https://www.reproductive-revolution.com/ The Reproductive Revolution: Selection Pressure in a Post-Darwinian World]", Talk delivered at the Touch Me Festival, Zagreb, Dec. 2008 * If we already lived in a cruelty-free world, the notion of re-introducing suffering, exploitation and creatures eating each other would seem not so much frightful as unimaginable – no more seriously conceivable than reverting to surgery without anaesthesia today. ** "[https://www.hedweb.com/abolitionist-project/reprogramming-predators.html Reprogramming Predators]", ''BLTC Research'', 2009 * [H]ere we come to the nub of the issue: the alleged moral force of the term "natural". If any creature, ''by its very nature'', causes terrible suffering, albeit unwittingly, is it morally wrong to change that nature? If a civilised human were to come to believe s/he had been committing acts that caused grievous pain for no good reason, then s/he would stop - and want other moral agents to prevent the recurrence of such behaviour. May we assume that the same would be true of a lion, if the lion were morally and cognitively "uplifted" so as to understand the ramifications of what (s)he was doing? Or a house cat tormenting a mouse? Or indeed a human sociopath? ** "[https://www.hedweb.com/abolitionist-project/reprogramming-predators.html Reprogramming Predators]", ''BLTC Research'', 2009 * Given our anthropocentric bias, thinking of non-human vertebrates not just as equivalent in moral status to toddlers or infants, but ''as though they were'' toddlers or infants, is a useful exercise. Such reconceptualisation helps correct our lack of empathy for sentient beings whose physical appearance is different from "us". Ethically, the practice of ''intelligent'' "anthropomorphism" shouldn't be shunned as unscientific, but embraced insofar as it augments our stunted capacity for empathy. Such anthropomorphism can be a valuable corrective to our cognitive and moral limitations. This is not a plea to be sentimental, simply for impartial benevolence. ** "[https://www.hedweb.com/abolitionist-project/reprogramming-predators.html Reprogramming Predators]", ''BLTC Research'', 2009 * It is hard to imagine an experience more horrific than being eaten alive. Most of us would prefer ''not'' to imagine what it must feel like. Note that the photographer here had to persuade the park ranger to violate the park rules and put the baby elephant out of his misery.<br>By analogy, suppose it were lawful to visit Third World countries for photoshoots but illegal to "interfere" and help a stricken ''human'' baby. Is there a fundamental difference between "ethical" intervention to help humans and "sentimental" pleas to "interfere" and help non-humans? Should we encourage the preservation of life-forms such as the hyena in their current guise? Or do the value judgements underlying the "science" of conservation biology need to be re-examined? ** "[https://www.abolitionist.com/reprogramming/elephant-hyenas.html Hyenas Eat Baby Elephant Alive: The Case for Intervention]" * Our present-day neurochemical cocktail, we are asked to believe, is the medium through which alien realms of consciousness can be grasped and neutrally appraised from a third-person perspective. Empirical research suggests this optimism is at best naïve. ** "[https://www.hedweb.com/bokowfil.htm Storming Heaven: LSD and the American Dream]"'', BLTC Research'' (2009) * Human intuitions are ''systematically'' biased. Evolutionary psychology explains how our moral intuitions and the rationalisations they spawn have been shaped by millennia of natural selection to maximise the inclusive fitness of our genes, not to track the welfare of other sentient beings impartially conceived. Many human cultures have found nothing ''intuitively'' wrong with aggressive warfare, slavery, wife-beating, infanticide or female genital mutilation. Ultimately, folk morality is a doomed enterprise as hopeless as folk physics. A mature posthuman ethics, I'd argue, must be committed to the well-being of all sentient life; and mature posthuman technology offers the means to deliver that commitment. ** [https://www.hedweb.com/population-ethics/postdarwinian.html "Post-Darwinian Ethics?"], ''H+ Magazine'', May 2009 * Many city-dwellers have a romanticized conception of the living world. From another perspective, some "conservation biologists" favour e.g. "{{w|Pleistocene rewilding}}". By contrast, I think any truly compassionate person should be horrified at the terrible suffering of Nature "red in tooth and claw". Why not aim for a cruelty-free world instead? ** "[https://www.hedweb.com/hedethic/interviewoct2009.html Interview with Pensata Animal]", ''Pensata Animal'', 25 Oct. 2009 * From a young age, I've viewed the animals we abuse and kill as akin - functionally, intellectually and emotionally - to small children. Small children are vulnerable. Typically, they don't need "liberating". Infants and toddlers in particular need looking after. The problem - when I was a teenager - was that most of interventions I could think of to alleviate wild animal suffering might easily make things worse in the long run. Thus if we sought to rescue herbivores, then obligate carnivores (and their young) would starve. If we were to phase out carnivorous predators altogether, then there would a population explosion of "prey" species. Lots of herbivores would then starve too. The food chain seemed an inexorable fact of the world - a fact as immutable as, say, the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Only after reading Eric Drexler's classic "Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology" did I gradually come to realize that there were technical solutions to all these problems - notably in vitro meat, immunocontraception, neurochips to modulate behaviour, nanobots to manage marine ecosystems, and ultimately rewriting the vertebrate genome. ** "[https://www.hedweb.com/hedethic/interviewoct2009.html Interview with Pensata Animal]", ''Pensata Animal'', 25 Oct. 2009 * Today, empathetic intelligence entails sharing the sorrows of other sentient beings. In our posthuman future, will empathy consist entirely in sharing each other's joys? **[https://www.abolitionist.com/transhumanism/index.htm "What Is Empathetic Superintelligence?"] presentation, 29 Jan. 2011 * A global transition to a cruelty-free vegan diet won't just help non-human animals. The transition will also help malnourished humans who could benefit from the grain currently fed to factory-farmed animals. For factory-farming is not just cruel; it's energy-inefficient. Let's take just one example. Over the past few decades, millions of Ethiopians have died of "food shortages" while Ethiopia grew grain to sell to the West to feed cattle. Western meat-eating habits prop up the price of grain so that poor people in the developing world can't afford to buy it. In consequence, they starve by the millions.<br>In my work, I explore futuristic, hi-tech solutions to the problem of suffering. But anybody who seriously wants to reduce human and non-human suffering alike should adopt a cruelty-free vegan lifestyle today. ** "[https://www.hedweb.com/animals/interview.html A World Without Suffering?]", ''Instituto Humanitas Unisinos'', Jan. 2011 * Some days will be sublime. Others will be merely wonderful. But critically, there will be one particular texture ("what it feels like") of consciousness that will be missing from our lives; and that will be the texture of nastiness. ** "[https://ieet.org/index.php/IEET2/more/sirius20120314 Feeling Groovy, Forever]", ''Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies'', 14 Mar. 2012 * Suffering exists only because it was good for our genes. Conditionally-activated negative emotions were fitness-enhancing in the ancestral environment. In the current era, apologists for mental pain are serving as the innocent mouthpieces of the nasty bits of code which spawned them. ** "[https://www.hedweb.com/gooddrug.htm The Good Drug Guide: The Responsible Parent's Guide to Healthy Mood-Boosters for All the Family]", ''BLTC Research'', 2012 * The irrationality of the "appeal to Nature" is illustrated by a simple thought-experiment. Imagine, fancifully, if starvation, disease, parasitism, disembowelling, asphyxiation and being eaten alive were ''not'' endemic to the living world - or such miseries have already been abolished and replaced by an earthly paradise. Would anyone propose there is ethical case for (re)introducing them? Even proposing such a thought-experiment can sound faintly ridiculous. ** "[https://www.ledonline.it/index.php/Relations/article/view/881 A Welfare State For Elephants?: A Case Study of Compassionate Stewardship]", ''Relations: Beyond Anthropocentrism'', Vol. 3, Iss. 2 (Nov. 2015), p. 162 * I predict we will abolish suffering throughout the living world. Our descendants will be animated by gradients of genetically pre-programmed well-being that are orders of magnitude richer than today's peak experiences. ** Quoted in ''Ethics Matters'' (2012) by Peter and Charlotte Vardy, p. 114 <small>{{ISBN|978-0334043911}}</small> * So what is the alternative to traditional anthropocentric ethics? Antispeciesism is ''not'' the claim that "All Animals Are Equal", or that all species are of equal value, or that a human or a pig is equivalent to a mosquito. Rather the antispeciesist claims that, other things being equal, equally strong interests should count equally. Experiences that are subjectively negative or positive in hedonic tone to the same degree must count for the same. ** "[https://ieet.org/index.php/IEET2/more/pearce20130726 The Antispeciesist Revolution]", ''Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies'', 26 Jul. 2013 * Humans already massively intervene in Nature, whether through habitat destruction, captive breeding programs for big cats, "rewilding", etc. So the question is not whether humans should "interfere", but rather what ethical principles should govern our interventions. ** "[https://ieet.org/index.php/IEET2/more/pearce20130726 The Antispeciesist Revolution]", ''Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies'', 26 Jul. 2013 * [B]oth natural selection and the historical record offer powerful reasons for doubting the trustworthiness of our naive moral intuitions. So the possibility that human civilisation might be founded upon some monstrous evil should be taken seriously - even if the possibility seems transparently absurd at the time. ** "[https://ieet.org/index.php/IEET2/more/pearce20130726 The Antispeciesist Revolution]", ''Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies'', 26 Jul. 2013 * [O]ne might naively suppose that a negative utilitarian would welcome human extinction. But only (trans)humans - or our potential superintelligent successors - are technically capable of phasing out the cruelties of the rest of the living world on Earth. And only (trans)humans - or rather our potential superintelligent successors - are technically capable of assuming stewardship of our entire Hubble volume. ** "[https://www.hedweb.com/social-media/pre2014.html Unsorted Postings]", ''Facebook'', pre-2014 * The biology of suffering in intelligent agents ''is'' a deep underlying source of existential risk – and one that can potentially be overcome. ** "[https://www.hedweb.com/social-media/pre2014.html Unsorted Postings]", pre-2014 * A few centuries from now, if involuntary suffering still exists in the world, the explanation for its persistence won't be that we've run out of computational resources to phase out its biological signature, but rather that rational agents – for reasons unknown – will have chosen to preserve it. ** "[https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-radical-plan-to-eliminate-earths-predatory-species-1613342963 The Radical Plan to Phase out Earth's Predatory Species]", ''io9'', 30 Jul. 2014 * What right have humans to impose our values on members of another race or species? The charge is seductive but misplaced. There is no anthropomorphism here, no imposition of human values on alien minds. Human and nonhuman animals are alike in an ethically critical respect. The pleasure-pain axis is universal to sentient life. No sentient being wants to be harmed – to be asphyxiated, dismembered, or eaten alive. The wishes of a terrified toddler or a fleeing zebra to flourish unmolested are not open to doubt even in the absence of the verbal capacity to say so. ** "[https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-radical-plan-to-eliminate-earths-predatory-species-1613342963 The Radical Plan to Phase out Earth's Predatory Species]", ''io9'', 30 Jul. 2014 * Getting rid of predation isn't a matter of moralising. A python who kills a small human child isn't morally blameworthy. Nor is a lion who hunts and kills a terrified zebra. In both cases, the victim suffers horribly. But the predator lacks the empathetic and mind-reading skills needed to understand the implications of what s/he is doing. Some humans still display a similar deficit. From the perspective of the victim, the moral status or (lack of) guilty intent of a human or nonhuman predator is irrelevant. Either way, to stand by and watch the snake asphyxiate a child would be almost as morally abhorrent as to kill the child yourself. So why turn this principle on its head with beings of comparable sentience to human infants and toddlers? With power comes complicity. ** "[https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-radical-plan-to-eliminate-earths-predatory-species-1613342963 The Radical Plan to Phase out Earth's Predatory Species]", ''io9'', 30 Jul. 2014 * 
In the long run, there is nothing to stop intelligent agents from identifying the molecular signature of experience below hedonic zero and eliminating it altogether — even in insects. Nociception is vital; pain is optional. I tentatively predict that the world's last unpleasant experience in our forward light-cone will be a precisely datable event — perhaps some micro-pain in an obscure marine invertebrate a few centuries hence. ** "[https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-radical-plan-to-eliminate-earths-predatory-species-1613342963 The Radical Plan to Phase out Earth's Predatory Species]", ''io9'', 30 Jul. 2014 * More controversially, technology can accelerate the transition from harming to helping free-living sentient beings: mankind's fitfully expanding "circle of compassion". The civilising process needn't be species-specific but instead extend to free-living dwellers in tomorrow's wildlife parks. Every cubic metre of the biosphere will soon be computationally accessible to surveillance, micro-management and control. Fertility regulation via immunocontraception can replace Darwinian ecosystems governed by starvation and predation. Any species of obligate carnivore we choose to preserve can be genetically and behaviourally tweaked into harmlessness. Asphyxiation, disembowelling, and agonies of being eaten alive can pass into the dustbin of history. ** "[https://www.hedweb.com/transhumanism/neojainism.html High-tech Jainism]", ''The World Transformed'', Jul. 2014 * Suppose we encounter an advanced civilization that has engineered a happy biosphere. Population sizes are controlled by cross-species immunocontraception. Free-living herbivores lead idyllic lives in their wildlife parks. Should we urge the reintroduction of starvation, asphyxiation, disemboweling and being eaten alive by predators? Is their regime of compassionate stewardship of the biosphere best abandoned in favour of "re-wilding"? I suspect the advanced civilization would regard human pleas to restore the old Darwinian regime of "Nature, red in tooth and claw" as callous if not borderline sociopathic. ** Reply to "[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2015/09/10/i-am-horrified-at-what-goes-on-in-philosophy-departments-personally/#comment-971596 I am horrified at what goes on in philosophy departments, personally]", ''Freethought Blogs'', 10 Sept. 2015 * [L]ike nonhuman animals in human factory farms, free-living nonhumans who are starving - or being disembowelled, asphyxiated or eaten alive - cannot console themselves by chanting the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism. The moral case for helping other sentient beings, regardless or race or species, does not rest on the distress their plight does (or doesn't) cause spectators. ** Reply to [https://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/meet-the-people-who-want-to-turn-predators-into-vegans.html#comment-1941979247 Meet the people who want to turn predators into herbivores], ''TreeHugger'', 2 Apr. 2015 * It's easy to support the status quo if one is not another of its victims. ** Reply to [https://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/meet-the-people-who-want-to-turn-predators-into-vegans.html#comment-2393432394 Meet the people who want to turn predators into herbivores], ''TreeHugger'', 4 Dec. 2015 * The reason for sketching what's ''technically'' feasible with the tools of synthetic biology is that only ''after'' human complicity in the persistence of suffering in the biosphere is acknowledged can we hope to have an informed socio-political debate on the morality of its perpetuation. No serious ethical discussion of free-living animal suffering can begin in the absence of recognition of human responsibility for nonhuman well-being. ** "[https://www.gene-drives.com/ Compassionate Biology: How CRISPR-based "gene drives" could cheaply, rapidly and sustainably reduce suffering throughout the living world]", ''BLTC Research,'' 2016 * To be sure, risks abound; but no one is proposing compassionate stewardship of ecosystems by philosophers. Humans are capable of choosing our own future pain-sensitivity too; but any species-wide genomic shift in human pain tolerance will depend on the willingness of prospective parents to use preimplantation genetic screening. ** "[https://www.gene-drives.com/ Compassionate Biology: How CRISPR-based "gene drives" could cheaply, rapidly and sustainably reduce suffering throughout the living world]", ''BLTC Research,'' 2016 * [H]uman nature as encoded in our DNA isn't immutable. Mankind's barbaric track-record to date is an unreliable guide to the future. If Homo sapiens' nastier alleles and their more sinister combinations can be silenced or edited out of the genome, and new improved code-sequences inserted instead, then the pessimists will be confounded. A major discontinuity in the development of life lies ahead. Providentially, we've learned that the DNA-driven world isn't written in God-given proprietary code it would be hubris to tamper with, but in bug-ridden open source amenable to improvement. ** "[https://www.hedweb.com/ecstasy/index.html Utopian Pharmacology: Mental Health in the Third Millennium MDMA and Beyond]", ''BLTC Research,'' last updated 2020 * ... our descendants may recognize that we are the sociopathic emotional primitives in the grip of an affective psychosis. Jealousy, envy, resentment, ridicule, hate, anger, disgust, spite, contempt, ''schadenfreude'' and a whole gamut of nameless but mean-spirited states we undergo each day are a toxic legacy of our Darwinian past. More commonly, perhaps, our genetic make-up ensures we simply feel indifference to the plight of all but a handful of significant others in our lives. Right now, for instance, one knows dimly at some level that there is frightful and preventable suffering in the world. Yet most of us feel no overpowering moral urgency to do anything about it. ** "[https://www.hedweb.com/ecstasy/index.html Utopian Pharmacology: Mental Health in the Third Millennium MDMA and Beyond]", ''BLTC Research,'' last updated 2020 * [T]he existence of the mind-independent environment beyond one's world-simulation is a theoretical inference, not an empirical observation. ** Postscript to [https://www.hedweb.com/lockwood.htm review] of Michael Lockwood's ''Mind, Brain and the Quantum'', ''BLTC Research,'' Dec. 2016 * Confusion of sapience with sentience can be ethically catastrophic. ** [https://www.hedweb.com/social-media/2016.html Social Media Unsorted Postings 2016] * Why expect a false theory of the world, i.e. classical physics, to yield a true account of consciousness? ** [https://www.hedweb.com/social-media/2016.html Social Media Unsorted Postings 2016] * Genes and culture have co-evolved. But crudely, natural selection "designed" male human primates to hunt nonhumans and build coalitions of other male human primates in order to wage territorial wars of aggression. Nature didn't design us to become a scientific community and collaborate to overcome aging. It's difficult to imagine that any human enemy could inflict such gruesome damage on the victims as growing old. The ravages of aging strike down combatants and civilians alike. So the trillions of dollars that humans currently spend on ways to harm and kill each other ("defence") would be more fruitfully spent on defeating our common enemy. We should work together to build a "Triple S" civilisation of superlongevity, superhappiness and superintelligence. ** "[https://www.hedweb.com/transhumanism/interview-2017.html Transhumanism 2017: Towards a 'Triple S' civilisation of Superlongevity, Superintelligence and Superhappiness]", ''Timeship Buddha'' (Feb. 2017) * If we don't address the genetic causes of suffering (physical and mental) we will find ourselves in 500 years enjoying material abundance via nanotech, living in a perfect democracy, colonizing space, and still sitting around wondering "Why are we miserable so much of the time? Why can't we all just get along? Why are we not all happy?" ** [https://qualiacomputing.com/2018/10/07/david-pearce-in-sf/ David Pearce in SF], ''Qualia Computing'', 7 Oct. 2018 * Today, status quo bias runs deep. Conservation biology is an ideology masquerading as a science. Many researchers seek to extend the tenets of conservation biology to humans. By contrast, a benevolent superintelligence might view Darwinian life on Earth as an infestation of biological malware and act accordingly. The amount of suffering caused by ''Homo sapiens'' is hard to quantify. But the suffering is immense and growing daily with the spread of industrialised animal abuse. ** Reply to "[https://qr.ae/TWKfFQ Why would someone want to end humanity?]", ''Quora'', 10 Mar. 2018 * Humans are prone to status quo bias. So let's do a thought-experiment. Imagine we stumble across an advanced civilisation that has abolished predation, disease, famine, and all the horrors of primitive Darwinian life. The descendants of archaic lifeforms flourish unmolested in their wildlife parks – free living, but not "wild". Should we urge scrapping their regime of compassionate stewardship of the living world – and a return to asphyxiation, disembowelling and being eaten alive? Or is a happy biosphere best conserved intact? ** Reply to "[https://qr.ae/TWKYMB Should humans wipe out all carnivorous animals so the succeeding generations of herbivores can live in peace?]", ''Quora'', 16 Jun. 2018 * I think there's an asymmetry. There's this fable of Ursula Le Guin, short story, Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas. We're invited to imagine this city of delights, vast city of incredible wonderful pleasures but the existence of Omelas, this city of delights depends on the torment and abuse of a single child. The question is would you walk away from Omelas and what does walking away from Omelas entail. Now, personally I am someone who would walk away from Omelas. The world does not have an off switch, an off button and I think if one is whether a Buddhist of a negative utilitarian, or someone who believes in suffering-focused ethics, rather than to consider these theoretical apocalyptic scenarios it is more fruitful to work with secular and religious life lovers to phase out the biology of suffering in favor of gradients of intelligent wellbeing because one of the advantages of hedonic recalibration, i.e. ratcheting up hedonic set points is that it doesn't ask people to give up their existing values and preferences with complications. ** "[https://futureoflife.org/2018/08/16/ai-alignment-podcast-metaethics-of-joy-suffering-with-brian-tomasik-and-david-pearce/ AI Alignment Podcast: The Metaethics of Joy, Suffering, and Artificial Intelligence with Brian Tomasik and David Pearce]", ''Future of Life Institute'', 16 Aug. 2018 * All that matters is the pleasure-pain axis. Pain and pleasure disclose the world's inbuilt metric of (dis)value. Our overriding ethical obligation is to minimise suffering. After we have reprogrammed the biosphere to wipe out experience below "hedonic zero", we should build a "triple S" civilisation based on gradients of superhuman bliss. The nature of ultimate reality baffles me. But intelligent moral agents will need to understand the multiverse if we are to grasp the nature and scope of our wider cosmological responsibilities. My working assumption is non-materialist physicalism. Formally, the world is completely described by the equation(s) of physics, presumably a relativistic analogue of the universal Schrödinger equation. Tentatively, I'm a wavefunction monist who believes we are patterns of qualia in a high-dimensional complex Hilbert space. Experience discloses the intrinsic nature of the physical: the "fire" in the equations. The solutions to the equations of QFT or its generalisation yield the values of qualia. What makes biological minds distinctive, in my view, isn't subjective experience per se, but rather non-psychotic binding. Phenomenal binding is what consciousness is evolutionarily "for". Without the superposition principle of QM, our minds wouldn't be able to simulate fitness-relevant patterns in the local environment. When awake, we are quantum minds running subjectively classical world-simulations. I am an inferential realist about perception. Metaphysically, I explore a zero ontology [...] the total information content of reality must be zero on pain of a miraculous creation of information ex nihilo. Epistemologically, I incline to a radical scepticism that would be sterile to articulate. Alas, the history of philosophy twinned with the principle of mediocrity suggests I burble as much nonsense as everyone else. ** Reply to "[https://qr.ae/TWKfFG What are your philosophical positions in one paragraph?]", ''Quora'', 30 Dec. 2018 * In future, nerve cell responsiveness to naturally occurring endogenous opioids can be increased via receptor enrichment in the brain too. In principle, we can modulate their lifelong "overexpression", intermittently heightened (or gently diminished) by whatever kinds of personal and environmental contingencies we judge fit. Both functionally and anatomically, our reward pathways can be made "bigger and better". But intelligent emotional self-mastery will involve re-engineering the mind-brain so we derive the most intense rewards from activities we deem most lastingly worthwhile: i.e. prioritising our higher-order desires over legacy first-order appetites. Natural selection has "encephalised" our emotions to benefit our genes. Rational agents can "re-encephalise" our emotions to benefit us. ** "[https://www.superhappiness.com/ Utopian Neuroscience]", ''BLTC Research,'' 2019 * [T]rue hedonic engineering, as distinct from mindless hedonism or reckless personal experimentation, can be profoundly good for our character. Character-building technologies can benefit utilitarians and non-utilitarians alike. Potentially, we can use a convergence of biotech, nanorobotics and information technology to gain control over our emotions and become better (post-)human beings, to cultivate the virtues, strength of character, decency, to become kinder, friendlier, more compassionate: to become the type of (post)human beings that we might aspire to be, but aren't, and biologically couldn't be, with the neural machinery of unenriched minds. Given our Darwinian biology, too many forms of admirable behaviour simply aren't rewarding enough for us to practise them consistently: our second-order desires to live better lives as better people are often feeble echoes of our baser passions. ** "[https://www.superhappiness.com/ Utopian Neuroscience]", ''BLTC Research,'' 2019 * [A]s well as seriously – indeed exhaustively – researching everything that could conceivably go wrong, I think we should also invesigate {{Sic}} what could go ''right''. The world is racked by suffering. The hedonic treadmill might more aptly be called a dolorous treadmill. Hundreds of millions of people are currently depressed, pain-ridden or both. Hundreds of ''billions'' of non-human animals are suffering too. If we weren't so inured to a world of pain and misery, then the biosphere would be reckoned in the throes of a global medical emergency. Thanks to breakthroughs in biotechnology, pain-thresholds, default anxiety levels, hedonic range and hedonic set-points are all now ''adjustable parameters'' in human and non-human animals alike. We are living in the final century of life on Earth in which suffering is biologically inevitable. As a society, we need an ethical debate about how much pain and misery we want to preserve and create. ** "[https://qualiacomputing.com/2019/04/11/every-child-is-a-genetic-experiment-faah-clinical-trials-for-hedonic-recalibration-as-educated-guesses-rather-than-reckless-experimentation/ Every Child is a Genetic Experiment: FAAH Clinical Trials for Hedonic Recalibration as Educated Guesses Rather than Reckless Experimentation]", ''Qualia Computing'', 4 Apr. 2019 * All moral tradeoffs are messy. However, on some fairly modest ethical assumptions, when a severe and irreconcilable conflict of interests occurs, then the interests of the more sentient take precedence over the less sentient. This rule of thumb holds regardless of the age, race or species of the victim. ** Reply to "[https://www.quora.com/Why-is-David-Pearce-a-vegan-and-a-negative-utilitarian-given-industrial-agricultures-decimation-of-insect-populations-and-therefore-suffering-the-greater-number-of-insects-than-farm-animals-Shouldnt-insects-outweigh/answer/David-Pearce-18 Why is David Pearce a vegan and a negative utilitarian given industrial agriculture's decimation of insect populations and, therefore, suffering the greater number of insects than farm animals? Shouldn't insects outweigh farm animals?]", ''Quora'', 3 Sept. 2019 * ...it won't just be the quality and quantity of consciousness in the world that will be transformed in the post-Darwinian Transition. As (post-)humanity emerges from the neurochemical Dark Ages, enriched dopaminergic function in particular may sharpen the sheer ''intensity'' and ''meaningfulness'' of every moment of conscious existence. For a generation whose lifetimes span both modes of awareness, it will be as if they had just woken up. They will feel they had hitherto been sleep-walking through life in a twilit stupor. Thereafter their former mundane and minimal existence may be recalled only as some kind of zombified trance-state whose nature they were physiologically incapable of recognising... ** ''The Hedonistic Imperative: Heaven on Earth?'', [https://www.hedweb.com/heaven/heaven7.htm "Eden"], ''BLTC Research'' == ''The Hedonistic Imperative'' (1995) == <small>[https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/514875 Full text available online]</small> * The Hedonistic Imperative outlines how genetic engineering and nanotechnology will abolish suffering in all sentient life.<br />This project is ambitious but technically feasible. It is also instrumentally rational and ethically mandatory. The metabolic pathways of pain and malaise evolved only because they once served the fitness of our genes. They will be replaced by a different sort of neural architecture. States of sublime well-being are destined to become the genetically pre-programmed norm of mental health. The world's last aversive experience will be a precisely dateable event.<br />Two hundred years ago, powerful synthetic pain-killers and surgical anesthetics were unknown. The notion that physical pain could be banished from most people's lives would have seemed absurd. Today most of us in the technically advanced nations take its routine absence for granted. The prospect that what we describe as psychological pain, too, could ever be banished is equally counter-intuitive. The feasibility of its abolition turns its deliberate retention into an issue of social policy and ethical choice. ** [https://www.hedweb.com/hedab.htm Abstract] * It is easy to romanticise, say, tigers or lions and cats. We admire their magnificent beauty, strength and agility. But we would regard their notional human counterparts as wanton psychopaths of the worst kind. ** 1.10 [https://www.hedweb.com/hedethic/hedon1.htm#feline On the Misguided Romanticisation of Feline Psychopaths] * Much more seriously, in those traditional eco-systems that we chose to retain, millions of non-human animals will continue periodically to starve, die horribly of thirst and disease, or even get eaten alive. This is commonly viewed as "natural" and hence basically OK. It would indeed be comforting to think that in some sense this ongoing animal holocaust doesn't matter too much. We often find it convenient to act as though the capacity to suffer were somehow inseparably bound up with linguistic ability or ratiocinative prowess. Yet there is absolutely no evidence that this is the case, and a great deal that it isn't. ** 1.9 [https://www.hedweb.com/hedethic/hedon1.htm#taste The Taste of Depravity] * The functional regions of the brain which subserve physical agony, the "pain centres", and the mainly limbic substrates of emotion, appear in phylogenetic terms to be remarkably constant in the vertebrate line. The neural pathways involving serotonin, the periaquaductal grey matter, bradykinin, dynorphin, ATP receptors, the major opioid families, substance P etc all existed long before hominids walked the earth. Not merely is the biochemistry of suffering disturbingly similar where not effectively type-identical across a wide spectrum of vertebrate (and even some invertebrate) species. It is at least possible that members of any species whose members have more pain cells exhibiting greater synaptic density than humans sometimes suffer more atrociously than we do, whatever their notional "intelligence". ** 1.9 [https://www.hedweb.com/hedethic/hedon1.htm#taste The Taste of Depravity] * No amount of happiness enjoyed by some organisms can notionally justify the indescribable horrors of Auschwitz. [...] Nor can the fun and games outweigh the sporadic frightfulness of pain and despair that occurs every second of every day. For there's nothing inherently wrong with non-sentience or [...] non-existence; whereas there ''is'' something frightfully and self-intimatingly wrong with suffering. ** 2.7 [https://www.hedweb.com/hedethic/hedon2.htm#negative Why Be Negative?] * Negative-utilitarianism is only one particular denomination of a broad church to which the reader may well in any case not subscribe. Fortunately, the program can be defended on grounds that utilitarians of all stripes can agree on. So a defence will be mounted against critics of the theory and application of a utilitarian ethic in general. For in practice the most potent and effective means of curing unpleasantness is to ensure that a defining aspect of future states of mind is their permeation with the molecular chemistry of ecstasy: both genetically precoded and pharmacologically fine-tuned. Orthodox utilitarians will doubtless find the cornucopian abundance of bliss this strategy delivers is itself an extra source of moral value. Future generations of native ecstatics are unlikely to disagree. ** 2.7 [https://www.hedweb.com/hedethic/hedon2.htm#negative Why Be Negative?] * It's easy to convince oneself that things can't ''really'' be that terrible, that the horror I allude to is being overblown, that what is going on elsewhere in space-time is somehow less real than the here-and-now, or that the good in the world somehow offsets the bad. Yet however vividly one thinks one can imagine what agony, torture or suicidal despair must be like, the reality is inconceivably worse. The force of "inconceivably" is itself largely inconceivable here. Blurry images of Orwell's "Room 101" can barely even hint at what I'm talking about. Even if one's ancestral namesakes [aka "younger self"] underwent great pain, then the state-dependence of memories means that much of pain's sheer ''dreadfulness'' is semantically, cognitively and emotionally inaccessible in the here-and-now. So this manifesto's rhapsodies on the incredible joys that do indeed lie ahead tend to belie its underlying seriousness of purpose. For the biological strategy is propounded here in deadly ''moral'' earnest. ** 2.7 [https://www.hedweb.com/hedethic/hedon2.htm#negative Why Be Negative?] * One should be wary of assuming that ''we're'' the folk who can properly look after ourselves, whereas our descendants, if they become genetically pre-programmed ecstatics, will get trapped in robot-serviced states of infantile dependence. For it shouldn't be forgotten that exuberantly happy people also have a fierce will to survive. They love life dearly. They take on daunting challenges against seemingly impossible odds. One of the hallmarks of many endogenous depressive states, on the other hand, is so-called behavioural despair. If one learns that apparently no amount of effort can rescue one from an aversive stimulus, then one tends to sink into a lethargic stupor. This syndrome of "learned helplessness" may persist even when the opportunity to escape from the nasty stimulus subsequently arises. ** 4. Objections, [https://www.hedweb.com/hedethic/hedon4.htm#die 4.2] * Taking the abolitionist project to the rest of the galaxy and beyond sounds crazy today; but it's the application of technology to a very homely moral precept writ large, not the outgrowth of a revolutionary new ethical theory. So long as sentient beings suffer extraordinary unpleasantness - whether on Earth or perhaps elsewhere - there is a presumptive case to eradicate such suffering wherever it is found. ** 4. Objections, [https://www.hedweb.com/hedethic/hedon4.htm#cosmic No 32] * Any plea ... for institutionalized risk-assessment, beefed-up bioethics panels, academic review bodies, worse-case scenario planning, more intensive computer simulations, systematic long-term planning and the institutionalized study of existential risks is admirable. But so is urgent action to combat the global pandemic of suffering. "The easiest pain to bear is someone else's". ** 4. 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When you watch her, you see that it makes a difference. From now on, I am not going to be afraid to individualize my performances to the max. '''I won’t be afraid of liberties, if the score permits them.''' I know I can do it. ** on [[w:Marilyn Horne|Marilyn Horne]]'s influence; 2005, as quoted by Zachary Lewis [https://solokeyboard.typepad.com/Music2005Final.doc] and edited into the Oberlin Review article ''The Marilyn Horne Experience'' [http://www2.oberlin.edu/con/connews/2006/of_note.html#3] *''Jüdische Geschichte ist voll von Leiden und schrecklichem Kummer. Aber sie ist auch voll von unermesslicher Freude.'' '''''Wir ehren das Leiden durch Erinnern. Wir ehren die Freude durch Feiern.''''' **Jewish history is full of suffering and terrible sorrow. But it is also full of immeasurable joy. '''We honor the suffering through remembrance. We honor the joy through celebration.''' **From "''Persönliche Notiz''", in the recital program for the opening event of festival year "100 days, 1700 years – Jewish life in Darmstadt".[https://www.darmstadt-tourismus.de/en/visit/events/events/artikel/detail/juedisches-leben-in-darmstadt-festjahr-100-tage-1700-jahre.html] ''Liedgut – Famous Musicians of Jewish Origin'' (2021), [http://web.archive.org/web/20210902070031/https://staatstheater-darmstadt.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/produktion/programmbuch/994?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22210831_PH_Liedgut_web.pdf%22&response-cache-control=public&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAUCI3T77LT4YWGJ7O%2F20210902%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20210902T070031Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=600&X-Amz-Signature=d36591acd16fc78b29808a50bfaf03d75dc5d97aaab1945548d8ad24040d4a9d p. 2]. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{commons category}} * {{official|http://www.meganmariehart.com}} * [http://twitter.com/MMHSoprano Megan Marie Hart] on [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Hart, Megan Marie}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Opera singers]] [[Category:American Jews]] [[Category:American women]] [[Category:People from Los Angeles]] [[Category:People from Oregon]] 1028u3pf5xn3g1rd3gdzznknmgkx1l2 0 220962 3148640 3129169 2022-07-28T12:00:11Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans''''' is a [[w:direct-to-video|direct-to-video]] animated [[w:superhero film|superhero film]], and a [[w:Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] between the television series ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]'' and ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'', both of which are adapted from the [[w:DC Comics|DC Comics]] [[w:Teen Titans|superhero team of the same name]]. 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The events of the film follow [[Steven Universe (season 5)|Season 5]] of [[Steven Universe]]. == Dialogue == :'''White Diamond''': ''[narrating]'' Once upon a time, the Gem Homeworld was ruled by Diamonds -- White, Yellow, Blue, and the littlest Diamond, Pink. While the other Diamonds conquered many worlds across the galaxy, Pink had only one -- the planet Earth. One day, Pink fled the comforts of Homeworld. On Earth, she made a new home, new friends, and finally, new life, giving up her form to bequeath her gem to her half-human son. Without Pink, Gemkind entered an era of despair. But, when Steven Universe learned of his heritage, he reunited with his fellow Diamonds and championed a new era of peace and freedom across the furthest reaches of space. ''[shuts book]'' And now, dear Gems everywhere, I'm pleased to announce that Steven is finally ready to take his rightful place on Pink Diamond's throne! :'''Steven''': How's it going, everybody? I know you all might be thinking of me as the new Pink Diamond, but you don't have to put me on a throne. I already have a rightful place, and it's on Earth. It's a beach house, where I live with my friends, Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl. As much as I've loved dismantling the empire and saving all your planets, I can't wait to get home and spend some quality time with my friends. :'''White Diamond''': Cut the feed. :'''Yellow Pearl''': Your time is up anyway. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spinel''': I'm so excited to meet you! :'''Steven''': You're not mad? :'''Spinel''': Mad? Why would I be mad at my best friend?! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Peridot''': She rode in on that?! :'''Steven''': Yeah. She said my "human half" wouldn't stand a chance against her Injector. :'''Lapis''': What does that mean? :'''Peridot''': Why don't we just ask her? :'''Steven''': Well, here's the thing- ''[Spinel creeps up from behind him and pokes at his shoulders]'' Hmm? What? Where'd she- ''[Spinel pops up from behind him and he gets startled]'' Aah! :'''Spinel''': SURPRISE! :'''Steven''': Here she is... My new best friend, Spinel. :'''Spinel''': ''[bows]'' A pleasure to meet you all. :'''Bismuth''': I thought you said she was ''just'' trying to kill you. :'''Lapis''': Wow. Quick turnaround. :'''Peridot''': No kidding. It took me months to stop trying to kill Steven. :'''Bismuth''': I say it took me a day- day and a half? :'''Lapis''': I'm still on the fence. :''[The three laugh]'' :'''Peridot''': Alright, let's see this thing she hit you with. :'''Steven''': Uh, right. ''[pulls out the deactivated scythe and hands it to Peridot]'' :'''Peridot''': Whoa. Was there, like, uh, a laser or- :'''Bismuth''': ''[snatches the weapon from Peridot's hands]'' Be careful with that! It's a Rejuvenator. Homeworld used to use these things on Gems that started steppin' out of line. One hit with this... you're back to how they made you. ''[sadly looks at Ruby and Sapphire]'' :'''Ruby''': What are you lookin' at? :'''Peridot''': Oh my stars, I touched it! I could have lost all my character development! Wait, how did you survive being hit by that thing, Steven? :'''Steven''': I-I think I didn't. My human half kept me from poofing, but-but my Gem half, it took the hit! She sent me back, it's like I'm a kid again! I can barely control my powers! How do we reverse this? Oh, no. Do I need to get the Diamonds? :'''Lapis''': You're the one with healing powers. If anyone can fix this, it's you. :'''Steven''': I can't believe this. For the first time in years, everyone's in danger. Everybody needs me, and I'm useless! Bismuth, what do we do? :'''Bismuth''': I'm sorry, Steven. ''[sighs]'' I don't know. :'''Steven''': ''[turns to Ruby and Sapphire]'' Garnet would know what to do. Garnet always knows what to do. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Amethyst''': What's the damage? :'''Peridot''': Amethyst, get away from me. I can't stand to see you all vacant and bereft of personality. :'''Amethyst''': Yo, I'm back, you dip. :'''Peridot''': Oh! Well, you're just in time for the end of the world! This is no ordinary injector. Whatever it's leaking into the ground is toxic. Let's get a scan going and see what we're dealing with. Just as I thought. Bio-poison. Pure and uncut. As of this moment, the ampoule has drained 15.4% of its contents, meaning the poison is releasing at a destruction rate of 5 cubic meters per hour, giving us, hmmm… 41 hours until the destruction of all organic life on Earth. :'''Steven''': ''All'' organic life?! :'''Peridot''': Yeah, like the animals, the plants, the insects. You know…people. :'''Steven''': Oh, no. ''This'' is what Spinel meant. "Your human half won't stand a chance against my injector." She… she brought this thing here to '''''kill''''' me, and now -- now it's gonna kill everything else on Earth, too?! I've got to do something. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Steven''': Spinel, where are we going? :'''Spinel''': Back. To where I never left. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Connie''': ''[on her being absent at space camp]'' Okay, can someone fill me in? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spinel''': You can't just make anything better by singing some STUPID SONG! All that stuff's easy for you to say. When you change, you change for the better. When I change, I change for the worse! ''[lunges at Steven, as he easily defends her blows with his shield]'' I used to be just not good enough! ''Just not'' '''good enough''' for Pink, but now -- '''now...''' <big>'''I'M NOT GOOD AT ALL!'''</big> ''[grows her fists to ridiculous sizes, slams them down at Steven's shield, further cracking the injector's surface; Noticing her collapse to her knees and wind down, Steven simply listens to her final breakdown]'' (''laughs and cries'') That's funny, r-right? A-At least you found me entertaining. You actually liked me, didn't you? What am I doing? Why do I wanna hurt you so bad? I'm supposed to be a friend. I just wanna be your friend. <hr width="50%"/> :''[The Diamonds arrive to Earth in their ship]'' :'''Blue Diamond''': Knock, knock, Steven. :'''Yellow Diamond''': It's us. :'''White Diamond''': The Diamonds? Are we interrupting something? :'''Steven''': Uh, yeah. ''[Spinel hides as the 3 Diamonds descend from the ship]'' Yellow, Blue, White, what are y'all doing here? :'''Yellow Diamond''': Well, Steven, we were all talking and -- ''[sniffs]'' I'm sorry, but what is that smell? :'''Steven''': I don't smell anything. :'''Yellow Diamond''': Ugh. that's 'cause you ''live'' here. :'''Blue Diamond''': Anyway, we were talking, and we decided -- :'''White Diamond''': This is taking too long! Steven! We've come to Earth to live with ''[points her massive finger at Steven]'' ''you''! :'''Steven''': What?! My house isn't big enough for all of us. :'''White Diamond''': Oh, well, I'm sure we could make do with, um... ''[looks out at Beach City's ruined state: land split open, houses ruined, and injector debris scattered]'' Has your planet always been this... ''[waves her arm]'' ''destroyed''? :'''Blue Diamond''': Not that we're judging. :'''White Diamond''': Goodness, no, because judging anything based on appearance is wrong! == Songs == ==== The Tale of Steven ==== :'''White Diamond''': Steven :Everyone believes in… :'''Yellow and Blue Diamond''': Everyone believes in :'''White, Yellow, and Blue Diamonds''': Steven, :'''White Diamond''': All across the universe :'''Yellow Diamond''': Ever compassionate, :'''Blue Diamond''': Can you imagine it? :'''White Diamond''': Even with us at our worst? :'''Blue Diamond''': Hybrid son of a Diamond, :'''Yellow Diamond''': Human son of a Rose, :'''White, Yellow, and Blue Diamond''': What a revelation, :He's a revolution, :A Gem that loves and grows :'''White Diamond''': Steven, :Have you heard the tale of :'''Yellow and Blue Diamond''': Have you heard the tale of :'''White, Yellow, and Blue Diamond''' Steven? :Always putting others first, :Can you imagine it? :Ever compassionate, :Steven Universe ==== Happily Ever After ==== :'''Steven Universe''': Here we are in the future :Here we are in the future and it's bright :Nothing to fear :No one to fight :I can't believe we've come so far :Happily ever after, here we are ==== Who We Are ==== :'''Steven''': Here we are in the future :Here we are in the future and it's wrong :Just a second ago, we were singing this song :And now, they're gone, because of her :Happily ever after, there we were ==== Finale ==== :'''Steven''': I'll be ready every day :For as long as I can say :Here I am in the future with my friends :(I can make a change) :That's why :Happily ever after never ends == External links == {{wikipedia}} [[Category:2019 films]] [[Category:2010s American animated films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated films]] [[Category:Anime-influenced Western animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated comic science fiction films]] [[Category:American children's animated drama films]] [[Category:American children's animated musical films]] [[Category:American children's animated science fantasy films]] [[Category:American animated TV films]] [[Category:Films based on animated television series]] [[Category:Cartoon Network films]] [[Category:Animated films about friendship]] 5a1ukz22audommb27e757eqpuej0tx3 3148671 3148670 2022-07-28T14:40:50Z 2600:1700:C361:A40:F5BC:81F6:CD37:3CDA /* Songs */ wikitext text/x-wiki ---- :'''Seasons:''' [[Steven Universe (season 1)|1]] [[Steven Universe (season 2)|2]] [[Steven Universe (season 3)|3]] [[Steven Universe (season 4)|4]] [[Steven Universe (season 5)|5]] | [[Steven Universe: The Movie|Film]] | [[Steven Universe Future|Future]] | [[Steven Universe|Main]] ---- {{italic title}} '''''{{w|Steven Universe: The Movie}}''''' is a 2019 animated musical produced by [[w:Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network]]. The events of the film follow [[Steven Universe (season 5)|Season 5]] of [[Steven Universe]]. == Dialogue == :'''White Diamond''': ''[narrating]'' Once upon a time, the Gem Homeworld was ruled by Diamonds -- White, Yellow, Blue, and the littlest Diamond, Pink. While the other Diamonds conquered many worlds across the galaxy, Pink had only one -- the planet Earth. One day, Pink fled the comforts of Homeworld. On Earth, she made a new home, new friends, and finally, new life, giving up her form to bequeath her gem to her half-human son. Without Pink, Gemkind entered an era of despair. But, when Steven Universe learned of his heritage, he reunited with his fellow Diamonds and championed a new era of peace and freedom across the furthest reaches of space. ''[shuts book]'' And now, dear Gems everywhere, I'm pleased to announce that Steven is finally ready to take his rightful place on Pink Diamond's throne! :'''Steven''': How's it going, everybody? I know you all might be thinking of me as the new Pink Diamond, but you don't have to put me on a throne. I already have a rightful place, and it's on Earth. It's a beach house, where I live with my friends, Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl. As much as I've loved dismantling the empire and saving all your planets, I can't wait to get home and spend some quality time with my friends. :'''White Diamond''': Cut the feed. :'''Yellow Pearl''': Your time is up anyway. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spinel''': I'm so excited to meet you! :'''Steven''': You're not mad? :'''Spinel''': Mad? Why would I be mad at my best friend?! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Peridot''': She rode in on that?! :'''Steven''': Yeah. She said my "human half" wouldn't stand a chance against her Injector. :'''Lapis''': What does that mean? :'''Peridot''': Why don't we just ask her? :'''Steven''': Well, here's the thing- ''[Spinel creeps up from behind him and pokes at his shoulders]'' Hmm? What? Where'd she- ''[Spinel pops up from behind him and he gets startled]'' Aah! :'''Spinel''': SURPRISE! :'''Steven''': Here she is... My new best friend, Spinel. :'''Spinel''': ''[bows]'' A pleasure to meet you all. :'''Bismuth''': I thought you said she was ''just'' trying to kill you. :'''Lapis''': Wow. Quick turnaround. :'''Peridot''': No kidding. It took me months to stop trying to kill Steven. :'''Bismuth''': I say it took me a day- day and a half? :'''Lapis''': I'm still on the fence. :''[The three laugh]'' :'''Peridot''': Alright, let's see this thing she hit you with. :'''Steven''': Uh, right. ''[pulls out the deactivated scythe and hands it to Peridot]'' :'''Peridot''': Whoa. Was there, like, uh, a laser or- :'''Bismuth''': ''[snatches the weapon from Peridot's hands]'' Be careful with that! It's a Rejuvenator. Homeworld used to use these things on Gems that started steppin' out of line. One hit with this... you're back to how they made you. ''[sadly looks at Ruby and Sapphire]'' :'''Ruby''': What are you lookin' at? :'''Peridot''': Oh my stars, I touched it! I could have lost all my character development! Wait, how did you survive being hit by that thing, Steven? :'''Steven''': I-I think I didn't. My human half kept me from poofing, but-but my Gem half, it took the hit! She sent me back, it's like I'm a kid again! I can barely control my powers! How do we reverse this? Oh, no. Do I need to get the Diamonds? :'''Lapis''': You're the one with healing powers. If anyone can fix this, it's you. :'''Steven''': I can't believe this. For the first time in years, everyone's in danger. Everybody needs me, and I'm useless! Bismuth, what do we do? :'''Bismuth''': I'm sorry, Steven. ''[sighs]'' I don't know. :'''Steven''': ''[turns to Ruby and Sapphire]'' Garnet would know what to do. Garnet always knows what to do. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Amethyst''': What's the damage? :'''Peridot''': Amethyst, get away from me. I can't stand to see you all vacant and bereft of personality. :'''Amethyst''': Yo, I'm back, you dip. :'''Peridot''': Oh! Well, you're just in time for the end of the world! This is no ordinary injector. Whatever it's leaking into the ground is toxic. Let's get a scan going and see what we're dealing with. Just as I thought. Bio-poison. Pure and uncut. As of this moment, the ampoule has drained 15.4% of its contents, meaning the poison is releasing at a destruction rate of 5 cubic meters per hour, giving us, hmmm… 41 hours until the destruction of all organic life on Earth. :'''Steven''': ''All'' organic life?! :'''Peridot''': Yeah, like the animals, the plants, the insects. You know…people. :'''Steven''': Oh, no. ''This'' is what Spinel meant. "Your human half won't stand a chance against my injector." She… she brought this thing here to '''''kill''''' me, and now -- now it's gonna kill everything else on Earth, too?! I've got to do something. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Steven''': Spinel, where are we going? :'''Spinel''': Back. To where I never left. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Connie''': ''[on her being absent at space camp]'' Okay, can someone fill me in? <hr width="50%"/> :'''Spinel''': You can't just make anything better by singing some STUPID SONG! All that stuff's easy for you to say. When you change, you change for the better. When I change, I change for the worse! ''[lunges at Steven, as he easily defends her blows with his shield]'' I used to be just not good enough! ''Just not'' '''good enough''' for Pink, but now -- '''now...''' <big>'''I'M NOT GOOD AT ALL!'''</big> ''[grows her fists to ridiculous sizes, slams them down at Steven's shield, further cracking the injector's surface; Noticing her collapse to her knees and wind down, Steven simply listens to her final breakdown]'' (''laughs and cries'') That's funny, r-right? A-At least you found me entertaining. You actually liked me, didn't you? What am I doing? Why do I wanna hurt you so bad? I'm supposed to be a friend. I just wanna be your friend. <hr width="50%"/> :''[The Diamonds arrive to Earth in their ship]'' :'''Blue Diamond''': Knock, knock, Steven. :'''Yellow Diamond''': It's us. :'''White Diamond''': The Diamonds? Are we interrupting something? :'''Steven''': Uh, yeah. ''[Spinel hides as the 3 Diamonds descend from the ship]'' Yellow, Blue, White, what are y'all doing here? :'''Yellow Diamond''': Well, Steven, we were all talking and -- ''[sniffs]'' I'm sorry, but what is that smell? :'''Steven''': I don't smell anything. :'''Yellow Diamond''': Ugh. that's 'cause you ''live'' here. :'''Blue Diamond''': Anyway, we were talking, and we decided -- :'''White Diamond''': This is taking too long! Steven! We've come to Earth to live with ''[points her massive finger at Steven]'' ''you''! :'''Steven''': What?! My house isn't big enough for all of us. :'''White Diamond''': Oh, well, I'm sure we could make do with, um... ''[looks out at Beach City's ruined state: land split open, houses ruined, and injector debris scattered]'' Has your planet always been this... ''[waves her arm]'' ''destroyed''? :'''Blue Diamond''': Not that we're judging. :'''White Diamond''': Goodness, no, because judging anything based on appearance is wrong! == Songs == ==== The Tale of Steven ==== :'''White Diamond''': Steven :Everyone believes in… :'''Yellow and Blue Diamond''': Everyone believes in :'''White, Yellow, and Blue Diamonds''': Steven, :'''White Diamond''': All across the universe :'''Yellow Diamond''': Ever compassionate, :'''Blue Diamond''': Can you imagine it? :'''White Diamond''': Even with us at our worst? :'''Blue Diamond''': Hybrid son of a Diamond, :'''Yellow Diamond''': Human son of a Rose, :'''White, Yellow, and Blue Diamond''': What a revelation, :He's a revolution, :A Gem that loves and grows :'''White Diamond''': Steven, :Have you heard the tale of :'''Yellow and Blue Diamond''': Have you heard the tale of :'''White, Yellow, and Blue Diamond''' Steven? :Always putting others first, :Can you imagine it? :Ever compassionate, :Steven Universe ==== Happily Ever After ==== :'''Steven Universe''': Here we are in the future :Here we are in the future and it's bright :Nothing to fear :No one to fight :I can't believe we've come so far :Happily ever after, here we are ==== Who We Are ==== :'''Steven''': Here we are in the future :Here we are in the future and it's wrong :Just a second ago, we were singing this song :And now, they're gone, because of her :Happily ever after, there we were ==== Finale ==== :'''Steven''': I'll be ready every day :For as long as I can say :Here I am in the future with my friends :(I can make a change) :That's why :Happily ever after never ends == External links == {{wikipedia}} [[Category:2019 films]] [[Category:2010s American animated films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated films]] [[Category:Anime-influenced Western animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American children's animated comic science fiction films]] [[Category:American children's animated drama films]] [[Category:American children's animated musical films]] [[Category:American children's animated science fantasy films]] [[Category:American animated TV films]] [[Category:Films based on animated television series]] [[Category:Cartoon Network films]] [[Category:Animated films about friendship]] eklx272gx8q4dku7e6v9mx4fofym5e5 0 222252 3148896 3139938 2022-07-29T01:09:33Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:2004 Beverly Johnson.jpg|thumb|Beverly Johnson in 2004]] '''[[wikipedia: Beverly Johnson|Beverly Johnson]]''' (born October 13, 1952) is an American model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. == Quotes == * For generations in this country, beauty was traditionally represented by three very distinct ideals in virtually all media: blond hair, blue eyes and fair skin...My cover shattered that notion forever….Women of color could boldly say to the world, ‘Hey, look at me! I’m here and I have value and I am beautiful.' ** On becoming the first Black model on the cover of ''Vogue'' magazine in [https://parade.com/426192/jerylbrunner/exclusive-interview-in-beverly-johnsons-new-memoir-she-shares-her-struggles-and-triumphs/ “Exclusive: Vogue Superstar Beverly Johnson Shares Her Thoughts on Race, Bill Cosby and Golf ”] in Parade (2015 Sep 29) * …I tell them the funny stories of the models trying to knock me off of the runway. They are laughing and giggling. I get them. Then we do a fashion show. I get them walking and strutting, and we have fun. Not only is it a fashion show, but we also talk about who they are and what they wish for. I’ll ask an 11-year-old girl to give me one of three wishes, and she’ll say, “That my mother believes me.” Heartbreaking. I would imagine it’s stemmed from some of the altercations in my life with abuse. I always tell them that I get more out of this than they do. ** On working with rape victims at the Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children in [https://www.ebony.com/style/fashion/beverly-johnson-always-a-supermodel-333/ “Beverly Johnson: ‘Always a Supermodel’ [INTERVIEW]”] in ''Ebony'' magazine (2019 Sep 25) * I believe that every culture contributes to fashion. But, I do remember Polly Mellen telling me, 'You know where we got hot pants from? We used to go up to Harlem and we would just look at what all the community people were wearing.' ** On how African Americans influenced fashion in [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beverly-johnson-revisits-vogue-cover_n_55ef2803e4b002d5c076e3a9 “41 Years Later, Beverly Johnson Reflects On Being Vogue's First Black Cover Model”] in HuffPost (2015 Sep 9) * At my moment, there was always a token black person. And in the ’70s I became that token black person. It brings out the worst in people when they think there’s only one spot, where for everyone else there are lots of spots. ** On her past rivalry with Iman in [https://time.com/4004384/10-questions-with-beverly-johnson/ “10 Questions With Beverly Johnson”] in ''Time'' magazine (2015 Aug 20) == External links == {{Wikipedia}} {{Commons cat|Beverly Johnson}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Beverly}} [[Category:African Americans]] [[Category:Models from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Businesspeople from the United States]] [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Buffalo]] h6dcfmmudkan29mvtflv92iq2hs9zrj 0 222696 3148702 3148366 2022-07-28T16:52:01Z Ooznoz 2443114 /* New Horizons */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''The Orville''''' is a [[w:Science fiction|science fiction]] [[w:Comedy-drama|comedy-drama]] television series created by and starring [[Seth MacFarlane]] for the [[w:Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Broadcasting Company]]. The series relates the adventures of Captain Ed Mercer, his first officer (and ex-wife) Kelly Grayson, and the crew of the ''Orville'' as they embark on various diplomatic and exploratory missions. ==Season 1== ===''Old Wounds'' [1.01]=== :''[Mercer and Gordon see the'' Orville ''for the first time from the window of their shuttle.]'' :'''Ed Mercer''': It's not bad, right? :'''Gordon Malloy''': No, it's good. You paint some flames on the side, maybe like a rainbow unicorn, you got something. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': All right, Lieutenant Commander Bortus, our second officer. You know, I've never met a single-gender species before. Your entire species is male, isn't it? :'''Bortus''': That is correct, sir. :'''Mercer''': So, there's probably not a lot of arguments about leaving the toilet seat up and that kind of thing, right? :'''Bortus''': ''[deadpan tone]'' No. Moclans urinate only once per year. :'''Mercer''': Really? That's... Me, I'm-I'm up two, three times a night. :'''Bortus''': ''[deadpan]'' That is unfortunate. :'''Mercer''': ''[chagrined]'' It is. <hr width='50%'> :'''John LaMarr''': Figured I'd introduce myself since we're gonna be working full shifts together. :'''Gordon''': ''[in good humor]'' Translation: You want to make sure I'm not a jerk. :'''LaMarr''': Something like that. :'''Gordon''': ''[facetiously]'' Dude, I'm such a jerk, it's ridiculous. :'''LaMarr''': ''[also facetious]'' Okay, well, so am I, so this is gonna work out great. <hr width='50%'> :''[The'' Orville ''officers witness a demonstration of a quantum-time accelerator, which rapidly ages a banana.]'' :'''Mercer''': ''[unimpressed]'' So, it's an anti-banana ray. :'''Kelly Grayson''': ''[also unimpressed]'' It's really interesting. :'''Mercer''': We need no longer fear the banana. :'''Kelly''': Does it work on all fruit? :'''Mercer''': What about salads? <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': Door's jammed. Alara. You want to open this jar of pickles for me? (''a line which will be a running gag throughout Season one'') :''[Using her superhuman strength, security chief Alara Kitan knocks down the huge door and parts of the surrounding wall.]'' :'''Mercer''': I loosened it for you. ===''Command Performance'' [1.02]=== :'''Bortus''': ''[noticing the stuffed animal on Mercer's desk]'' What is that? :'''Mercer''': That is, uh, [[w:Kermit the Frog|Kermit the Frog]]. :'''Bortus''': I do not recognize the species. :'''Mercer''': It's an amphibious life-form from Earth. :'''Bortus''': Is it someone you know? :'''Mercer''': No, no, he's just a leader I admire. Always keeps his cool in a crisis, inspires greatness in his people. He's... so what can I do for you? <hr width='50%'> :'''Alara Kitan''': Eggs? :'''Mercer''': That's what he said. Moclans reproduce by laying eggs, which I never knew. :'''John LaMarr''': Well, where does it come out of? The butt? :'''Mercer''': You know, John, I didn't really pry into those kinds of specifics. :'''LaMarr''': ''[to Gordon]'' How's that not the first thing you ask? <hr width='50%'> :'''Isaac''': There is a matter I wish to discuss with you. :'''Calivon zoo administrator''': If you're gonna try and sell me that Xelayan female, I've already got one. :'''Isaac''': She is not for sale. She is... my pet. :'''Alara''': ''[snidely]'' Woof. <hr width='50%'> :''[Mercer and Kelly are about to be killed by criss-crossing lasers closing in on them.]'' :'''Mercer''': Oh, God. No, no, no. Uh, uh... ''I'm going to the bathroom to read!'' :''[The lasers abruptly stop.]'' :'''Kelly''': What the hell was that? :'''Mercer''': It was... [[w:Elvis Presley|Elvis Presley's]] last words. It was all I could think of. <hr width='50%'> :'''Calivon worker #1''': ''[[w:The Batchelor (American TV series)|The Batchelor]]''. ''[[w:Duck Dynasty|Duck Dynasty]]''. ''[[w:Keeping Up with the Kardashians|Keeping Up with the Kardashians]]''. :'''Calivon worker #2''': There must be ten thousand files here. What is this [[w:Reality television|reality television]]? :'''Calivon zoo administrator''': The best exhibit we've ever had. ===''About a Girl'' [1.03]=== :'''Isaac''': Captain, I do not understand the reason for this conflict. Would the gender alteration procedure harm the infant or endanger her life? :'''Kelly''': There are different kinds of harm, Isaac. Psychological harm, for one. I'd have been pretty pissed off if my parents had made the unilateral decision to make me a guy. :'''Mercer''': And while it might have saved me an entire marriage if they had, it still would have been wrong. :'''Kelly''': ''[snippy]'' Oh, thanks. <hr width='50%'> :''[Having just watched [[w:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]], Bortus has become very taken and inspired by it.]'' :'''Bortus''': Of ''course''. Without Rudolph's nose, Santa would not have been able to complete his voyage. :'''LaMarr''': Looks like Santa got pretty lucky, huh? :'''Bortus''': Christmas would have been ruined had Rudolph had been euthanized at birth, as his father wished. :'''Gordon''': Yeah, I don't... I don't know if ''that'' was ever on the table. :'''Bortus''': What was ''clearly'' a deformity became a supreme advantage. One can never know. <hr width='50%'> :'''Bortus''': "Between soul and sacrifice beats the heart of civilization." :'''Kelly''': What's that from? :'''Bortus''': It is from a novel by Gondus Elden, a Moclan writer of great esteem. It is customary to respond with a fitting passage from the literature of one's own planet. :'''Kelly''': ... "''[[w:Survivor (Destiny's Child song)|I'm a survivor. I'm not gon' give up. I'm not gon' stop. I'm-a work harder.]]''" :'''Bortus''': Those are words of great power. Who wrote them? :'''Mercer''': I think it was actually about fifteen different people. :'''Bortus''': They must be very wise, these fifteen people. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': Lieutenant Malloy, I'm gonna ask you a few questions that one might find on any basic test of adult knowledge. :'''Gordon''': Go for it. :'''Kelly''': ''[low]'' These are gonna be kind of hard for you. Sorry. :'''Gordon''': ''[low]'' It's okay, Commander. It's for the baby. :'''Kelly''': Let's start off with some Earth history. A few hundred years ago, the continents of Earth were divided into separate nation states with individual sovereign governments. What was the capital of the United States of America? :'''Gordon''': Um... pass. :'''Kelly''': No, it's-it's not a 'pass' kind of thing. Just give me your closest guess. :'''Gordon''': What was the capital of the United States of America? [[w:Nabisco|Nabisco]]? :'''Kelly''': No. :'''Gordon''': The moon? :'''Kelly''': Let's move on. What are the four chambers of the human heart? :'''Gordon''': [[w:Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|The chamber of secrets]], the chamber of horrors, the chamber of.... :'''Kelly''': No, no, let me get you halfway. There's the left and the right ventricle ant the left and the right... :'''Gordon''': ... I would like to switch to movie trivia. :'''Kelly''': Let's try one more. In the year 2056, which genetic engineer discovered how to target and eradicate individual cancer cells? :'''Gordon''': Doctor... [[w:Bill Nye the Science Guy|Bill Nye the Cancer Guy]]? :'''Kelly''': ''[to the tribunal]'' Well, my point is made. While this male may be the fleet's best pilot, he's also an idiot. (''low, to Gordon'') Sorry, Gordon. :'''Gordon''': Totally okay. <hr width='50%'> :'''Heveena''': "The blackest abyss is a pock in the flesh when one has gazed in solitude upon the Infinity of self." :'''Kagus''': You dare to use the words of Gondus Elden to serve your own purposes?! If he were here, he would ''spit'' on you for that! :'''Heveena''': Would he? ''[approaches Kagus]'' Why don't you ask him? :''[Murmurs come from the tribunal's audience.]'' :'''Kagus''': ''[stunned]'' No... :'''Bortus''': I do not believe it. :'''Kelly''': Well, look at that. Your planet's greatest writer... is a female. :'''Heveena''': There are many ways to contribute to society, Advocate. This was mine. ===''If the Stars Should Appear'' [1.04]=== :'''Gordon''': ''[sighs]'' Star-mapping has got to be the most boring damn job there is. I'd rather have brunch with my parents. :'''LaMarr''': Uh, I'd rather have brunch with my parents and their parents. :'''Gordon''': I'd rather have brunch with my parents and their really good friends who they haven't seen in a while, who just got back from a vacation in Florida and took lots of pictures while visiting their daughter, who just had a brand new baby. :'''LaMarr''': That just made me want to kill myself. <hr width='50%'> :''[Kelly is being brutally interrogated by the worldship's theocratic dictator, Hamelac, and his Enforcers.]'' :'''Hamelac''': One more time. Who are you, and where are the others? :'''Kelly''': I already told you, you stupid son-of-a-bitch. Our vessel encountered yours drifting in space, and we're trying to help you before you fall into that star and get your nuts burned off. :'''Hamelac''': And I told you you're lying, because there is no such place. Again. Where are your friends? :'''Kelly''': Well, last time I saw them, one of them was banging your mom, and the other one was high-fiving him. :''[An Enforcer punches Kelly hard across the face.]'' :'''Hamelac''': Where... are... your... friends? :'''Kelly''': ''[softly]'' Okay. I'll tell you. ''[speaking up]'' [[w:Friends|There's a little coffee shop on Lafayette Street in Soho called "Central Perk." My friends are there.]] Just please... don't hurt [[w:Marcel (Friends)|the monkey]]. <hr width='50%'> :'''Hamelac''': Is it possible that there's more to this universe than what we see. ''Yes'', it's possible! :'''Dr. Claire Finn''': Then for God's sake, why don't you let us help you? We can try to repair your ship. :'''Hamelac''': To do as you say would shatter our entire way of life. This world is not ready. :'''Mercer''': No, you mean ''you're'' not ready to give up control over these people. <hr width='50%'> :'''Claire''': ''"If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the City of God."'' :'''Mercer''': Is that [[Shakespeare]]? :'''Claire''': [[Emerson]]. :'''Mercer''': William Byron Emerson, yes, yes. :'''Claire''': Ralph Waldo. :'''Mercer''': Ralph Waldo. Lord Ralph Waldo [[Keats]]... David [[Thoreau]], yes. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kemka''': Thank you. For everything. :'''Kelly''': Don't thank us. We just gave you back what was already yours. :'''Kemka''': Yes. Our future. ===''Pria'' [1.05]=== :'''Isaac''': ''[trying to understand humor]'' But to derive mirth from the pain of another being is sadism, is it not? :'''Mercer''': I mean, it's case by case. Like, if a guy on a bike tries to do a trick, and he smashes his balls, that's funny. :'''Bortus''': I would agree. <hr width='50%'> :'''Gordon''': Captain, respectfully submit that the attractiveness of the ship's occupant makes the rescue imperative. :'''LaMarr''': ''I'' could do it. :'''Isaac''': The star's gravity will cause the comet to break apart in seven minutes, 23 seconds. :'''LaMarr''': ''[to Gordon]'' ''You'' could do it. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': How many times have you done this (''forcibly taken ships and people into the future)? :'''Pria''': When we get to my century, I'll introduce you to [[w:Amelia Earhart|Amelia Earhart]]. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': Well, it's good to know teleportation is in our future. :'''Pria''': You can take a breath in New York and exhale it in Paris. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': You know what the most depressing part about this is? I allowed myself to care about you, and you used me. And despite all of your claims that you still care about me, not once have you even said, "I'm sorry." :'''Pria''': It's a good rule in life never to apologize. The right kind of people never want apologies, and the wrong kind take advantage of them. :'''Mercer''': Fair enough. ===''Krill'' [1.06]=== :'''Alara''': Apparently, having a girlfriend with ten times your physical strength makes a guy feel emasculated. :'''LaMarr''': Wow, you're just gonna have to date Isaac here. :'''Isaac''': I am fascinated by the interpersonal behavior of biological organisms. I would be happy to attempt sexual relations with you, Lieutenant. :''[Everyone at the table falls into an embarrassed silence.]'' :'''Alara''': ''[strained]'' ... I'm actually just sort of working on myself right now. Um... (''clears her throat''), but thanks. <hr width='50%'> :'''Captain Haros''': This chapel is a recreation of the one in which I worshiped as a child. :'''Mercer/"Chris"''': Well, I guess it's true what they say: "Rank has its privileges." :'''Haros''': I have never heard that aphorism. Who says it? :'''Mercer/"Chris"''': Oh. I... I guess it's me who says it. :'''Haros''': it is a wise observation. <hr width='50%'> :''[at an evening meal]'' :'''Teleya''': Thank you, Avis, for this our sustenance, that it may provide strength and perseverance. ''[to the disguised Mercer and Ed]'' Would you like to say a blessing? :'''Ed/"Devon"''': ''[bowing his head]'' Um... [[w:Avis Car Rental|Avis. We try harder.]] <hr width='50%'> :''[during a classroom Q & A]'' :'''Krill child''': Why doesn't the union believe in Avis? :'''Ed/"Devon"''': Well, they worship their own god called [[w:The Hertz Corporation|Hertz]]. :'''Coja''': Do humans have souls? :'''Teleya''': Of course not, Coja. :'''Coja''': Then how can they talk? Or make spaceships? :'''Teleya''': A computer can talk. That does not mean it has a soul. Remember the ''Anhkana'' (''the Krill "Bible"''). "Judge not a stranger by his sheath, but by his sword." <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': ''[defending his killing of the Krill crew]'' Our mission was in the interest of peace. But your crew was going to murder a hundred thousand people. What the hell else could I have done? :'''Teleya''': Why did you save the children? :'''Mercer''': They're kids. With their whole lives ahead of them. They're not my enemies. :'''Teleya''': After what they saw you do today,... they will be. ''They will be.'' ===''Majority Rule'' [1.07]=== :''[Mercer sees the landing party dressed for an undercover mission in 21st century-style clothes.]'' :'''Mercer''': My God, you guys look like unemployed backup dancers. :'''Kelly''': ''You'' want to lead this landing party? :'''Mercer''': No, I'm too shy to wear a [[w:Crop top|crop top]]. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': So (''your world'') is an absolute democracy? :'''Lysella''': Yeah. How does your world work? :'''Mercer''': We select representatives who discuss issues and enact laws. :'''Lysella''': But what about everybody else? Everybody deserves a voice. That's what we're taught. :'''Bortus''': A voice should be earned, not given away. :'''Mercer''': How do you know what foods are healthiest for your children, or what medicine to take if you're sick? :'''Lysella''': We vote. :'''Isaac''': I believe you are confusing opinion with knowledge. :'''Alara''': I think what he's asking is, with so many voices at once, how do you filter out the truth? :'''Lysella''': Well, my dad always says, "The majority ''are'' the truth." I mean, you always know what the majority wants. That's what matters. :'''Mercer''': Well, you always know what the ''mob'' wants, too. And right now, the mob wants to lobotomize my navigator. <hr width='50%'> :''[Isaac is flooding the planet's master opinion poll with false, albeit favorable, information about LaMarr to influence the Final Vote in his favor.]'' :'''Claire''': What if people try to corroborate all this information? :'''Lysella''': Don't worry. They won't. <hr width='50%'> :'''LaMarr''': ''[having narrowly escaped the planetary punishment]'' Real quick, I just want to say, ''all'' y'all can suck ass, and I'm a spaceman. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': Lysella, thank you. :'''Lysella''': No. Thank ''you'' for letting me see all of this. I just wish I could tell somebody. :'''Claire''': Well, all you need to tell them is that their world can do better. ===''Into the Fold'' [1.08]=== :'''Isaac''': Dr. Finn. I look forward to joining you and your offspring on this recreational outing. It will give me an opportunity to observe human familial dynamics at close range. :'''Claire''': Crap. <hr width='50%'> :'''Isaac''': Your commands have little to no effect on (''your children's'') behavior. Perhaps you should reevaluate your method of controlling them. ''[gets hit on the back of the head by a flying portable video game]'' :'''Claire''': Just what I need. Parenting tips from a talking hubcap. :'''Isaac''': ''[slightly surprised]'' You harbor prejudice against artificial life-forms. :'''Claire''': Only against life-forms that think they're better than everyone else. :'''Isaac''': I ''am'' better than everyone else. :'''Claire''': Oh, and so modest. :'''Isaac''': It was not intended as a boast. Merely a statement of fact. My only directive is to study human behavior in the interest of relations between Kaylon and the Union. :'''Claire''': You want to improve relations? Don't tell a mother how to raise her kids. <hr width='50%'> :''[Barry Manilow's "[[w:Somewhere Down the Road (Barry Manilow song)|Somewhere Down the Road]]" plays in the engineering room while the crew does systems upgrades.]'' :'''LaMarr''': Hey, uh, Steve? You think we could change the music? Something less depressing? :'''Chief Engineer Newton''': You got to get cultured, my friend. [[w:Barry Manilow|Barry Manilow]] was an underappreciated genius of his time. :'''LaMarr''': Then how come I want to throw myself out the airlock? :'''Yaphit''': I got to say, watching your corpse drift away to this music would be so peaceful. :''[Mercer enters and hears the song.]'' :'''Mercer''': ''[sighing]'' Oh, God, Manilow was a genius. <hr width='50%'> :'''Marcus''': Mom... I'm... I'm sorry that I didn't want to go on the trip. And I'm sorry I said you suck. I didn't mean it. :'''Claire''': Marcus. Listen to me. People say things they don't mean when they're angry. You know how sometimes I yell at you and your brother if you something wrong? Well, you know I still love you with all my heart, right? :'''Marcus''': Uh-huh. :'''Claire''': And I know you love me right back. So it's all okay. You understand? :'''Marcus''': Yeah. :'''Claire''': I know you love your brother, too. So, right now, I want you to help Isaac take care of him. Do you understand? :'''Marcus''': Yes, ma'am. :'''Claire''': Good. I love you. :'''Marcus''': I love you, too. <hr width='50%'> :'''Isaac''': May I make a final observation? Your children are unruly, disrespectful, volatile, and highly unpredictable. I am quite fond of them. :'''Claire''': Welcome to the family. ===''Cupid's Dagger'' [1.09]=== :'''Mercer''': Did you hear what he said just now? He goes, he goes 'I am entitled to my feelings and the space to express them.' My God, thank you for lighting me on fire and then giving me ''permission'' to be in pain. ===''Firestorm'' [1.10]=== :'''Newton''': ''[delivering Lt. Harrison Payne's eulogy]'' Hey, guys. Thanks for coming. Harrison was a great guy. We met at camp the summer after eighth grade when he gave me the [[w:Heimlich maneuver|Heimlich maneuver]] after I accidentally swallowed a wine cork. Harrison and I went through a lot together. He was my best friend. And it's fitting that his last name was "Payne", because he probably died in a lot of it. Which is exactly the kind of thing he would find funny, in case any one was planning to get mad at me. Anyway... Rest in peace, Harrison. You were the best. <hr width='50%'> :'''Gordon''': It's a little short for a condolence letter. :'''Mercer''': I know, I ''suck'' at these things. I don't want to make it sound too generic, but I hardly knew the man, so I-I just got nothing to go on. :'''Gordon''': Yeah, but look how you open it: "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Payne, I'm deeply sorry for your loss. Your son was such a neat guy." I mean, that's.. that's terrible. :'''Mercer''': I'm not a writer, okay? <hr width='50%'> :'''Gordon''': Wait, what if we all ''died'' in that plasma storm, and this is actually some kind of [[w:Purgatory|Purgatory]]. :'''LaMarr''': ''How'' would we know we were in Purgatory? What's Purgatory even like? :'''Kelly''': You ever been married? :'''LaMarr''': No. :'''Mercer''': It's like that. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': This is gonna sound like I'm talking out of my ass. :'''Isaac''': Then please try to enunciate. <hr width='50%'> :'''Alara''': So, who's afraid of clowns? :'''LaMarr''': That's me. :'''Alara''': You really ''are'' afraid of clowns? :'''LaMarr''': ''[getting nervous]'' Yes. ''Please'' stop saying the "C" word. :'''Alara''': And the abyss? :'''Claire''': Heights. My phobia. :'''Alara''': What about the sickbay mess? :'''Gordon''': That's me. Scared to death of surgery. I had a [[w:Skin tag|skin tag]] removed once, total panic attack. :'''Mercer''': The spiders came from me. I'm a bit of an arachnophobe. :'''Isaac''': Commander Grayson cited a fear of isolation, with which I conceived the empty ship. :'''Alara''': That just leaves crazy psycho Isaac. :'''Kelly''': You can thank Bortus for that one. :'''Alara''': ''[regards Bortus, realizes]'' Fear of being conquered by a superior enemy. :'''Bortus''': I am feeling very self-conscious. May I leave? :'''Mercer''': Uh, sure. ''[Bortus leaves the room]'' ===''New Dimensions'' [1.11]=== :'''Kelly''': Generally, when someone's as smart as you are, they make productive use of it. :'''LaMarr''': Well, with all due respect, Commander, that's ''my'' business. :'''Kelly''': Lieutenant, have you ever studied the history of money? :'''LaMarr''': Not really. I know people used to use it to buy houses and sandwiches and stuff. :'''Kelly''': Exactly. It became obsolete with the invention of matter synthesis. The predominant currency became reputation. :'''LaMarr''': Yeah, so? :'''Kelly''': My point is, human ambition didn't vanish. The only thing that changed was how we quantify wealth. People still want to be rich, only now rich means being the best at what you do. :'''LaMarr''': Not everybody wants that. Some people like to keep it simple. Some people want to go to work, go home, drink a beer and pass out. :'''Kelly''': Are you one of those people? :'''LaMarr''': I am very fond of drinking beer and passing out, yes. <hr width='50%'> :'''Captain Blavaroch''': ''Grahj-kalooga''. :'''Mercer''': Anybody speak Horbalak? :'''Isaac''': The direct translation is, "You can shove it up your--" :'''Mercer''': Okay, got it, got it. :'''Isaac''': Do you wish to hear the rest of the translation? :'''Mercer''': No, no, I-I get the gist. <hr width='50%'> :'''LaMarr''': I think we could create a stable quantum bubble inside the shuttle, and preserve three-dimensional space. :'''Claire''': So, the outside would be squashed, but the inside wouldn't. :'''Mercer''': More space inside than out, just like [[w:The Doctor|Doctor Who]]'s [[w:TARDIS|phone booth]]. :'''Kelly''': Or [[w:Oscar the Grouch|Oscar the Grouch]]'s can. :'''LaMarr''': Or [[w:Snoopy|Snoopy]]'s doghouse, yeah. :'''Claire''': The miracles of quantum physics. <hr width='50%'> :'''LaMarr''': ''[to the engineering crew]'' Now you listen to me, and you listen good. Yaphit's a member of our team, and you're gonna treat him that way. He had an idea and I thought it was a good one. ''I'' made the decision to go with it. So if you want to blame somebody, you blame me. It's ''my'' fault. And now maybe people will ''believe'' me when I say I am ''not'' a ''commander''! Now get back to work. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': Excuse my bluntness, but... why do you hide your brains? :'''LaMarr''': The colony where I'm from was brand-new, lot of farmers, lot of builders. They didn't trust anyone who was too much of an egghead. You'd be surprised how fast you can alienate people when you're always right. I wanted to be liked, accepted. Just became habit, I guess. ===''Mad Idolatry'' [1.12]=== :'''Isaac''': Commander, I remind you to use caution. Any contact with a culture that primitive (''[[w:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]]-level'') -- :'''Kelly''': ''[a bit snappish]'' Yeah, I know. Cultural contamination. I don't need you to remind me of the rules. :'''Isaac''': ''[somewhat put out]'' I am merely attempting to be helpful, Commander. There is no need to be -- what does Captain Mercer call it -- "pissy". <hr width='50%'> :''[Mercer hasn't included Kelly's contact with a planetary local in his report to the Admiral.]'' :'''Kelly''': Why didn't you tell her? :'''Mercer''': You helped out a kid, that's all. And cultural contamination of a society that undeveloped is a serious charge. I just don't want to have to come visit you in prison. :'''Kelly''': Really? You wouldn't want to visit a woman's prison? :'''Mercer''': You're right, I'll call her back. <hr width='50%'> :''[The 'Kelly' blessing]'' :'''Kelly''': Um... I hope your kid grows up and, uh... does a lot of good stuff. And... um... :'''Gordon''': ''[aside]'' And doesn't get any girls pregnant. :'''Kelly''': And doesn't get any girls pregnant! Stay in school. :'''Gordon''': Amen. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': Look, there's been a little misunderstanding. I'm not who you think I am. :'''Valondis''': But you are. Healer of men. Divine hand of the heavens. God of all creation. :'''Alara''': Man, this guy'd be the perfect boyfriend. <hr width='50%'> :'''Female planetary representative''': Our society has become a space-faring culture with ships spread out across the galaxy. In our home universe, that is. But we wouldn't have gotten where we are without growing pains. :'''Male planetary representative''': ''[to Kelly]'' Our planet worshiped you as a deity for many centuries. But had it not been you, the mythology would have found another face. It's part of every culture's evolution. It's one of the stages of learning. And eventually, it brought us here. :'''Female planetary representative''': So you see, Commander, you didn't poison our culture with false faith. We flourish. ''You'' must have faith in reason, in discovery, and in the endurance of the logical mind. ==Season 2== ===''Ja'loja'' [2.01]=== :'''Mercer''': ''[having drinks with Alara at the mess hall bar]'' You know, there are times when I feel like you and I are more alike than any two people on the ship. :'''Alara''': How so? :'''Mercer''': Well, we both know we're good at our jobs, and yet we also seem to be the only two people who are haunted by this little voice that's always whispering that we don't really deserve to be here. And we're both alcoholics. <hr width='50%'> :''[Mercer is briefing the senior officers about Bortus' ''ja'loja'', a Moclan's annual urination ceremony.]'' :'''Mercer''': Okay. Now, I know this is gonna sound utterly insane to most of you and your first instinct may be to laugh, but we're all going to take this seriously, so I don't want to hear any jokes, no snide remarks, nothing. :''[later]'' :'''Mercer''': ''[innocently]'' Bortus, if you need any time off to make preparations, feel free to relieve yourself. :''[Gordon snickers and Mercer, realizing what he's just said, hangs his head, embarrassed.]'' :'''Gordon''': ''[to Bortus]'' No, it's-it's okay, man. He's just taking the piss out of you. :'''Mercer''': ''[immediately]'' Okay, that's it. Dismissed. We're done. We're done. <hr width='50%'> :'''Isaac''': ''[regarding Ty's piano playing]'' Very, good, Ty. You have been practicing. :'''Ty''': Yeah. Mom makes me practice a half hour every day. How long did it take ''you'' to learn piano? :'''Isaac''': Approximately one-millionth of a [[w:Nanosecond|nanosecond]]. :'''Ty''': Wow. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': ''[giving Cassius advice on dating Kelly]'' Here's my theory. A woman can't really love a man unless he's part dope. Be a little stupid every day, and ''really'' stupid once in a while, but... just don't be perfect. <hr width='50%'> :'''Bortus''': ''[commencing his'' Ja'loja ''ceremony]'' In the sight of those who stand with me, and those for whom I would sacrifice my being, I begin... the Release. ===''Primal Urges'' [2.02]=== :'''LaMarr''': Man, ten planets gobbled up by a hungry star. Remind me not to be on Earth when that happens to us. :'''Isaac''': Earth's sun will not become a red supergiant for another five billion years, Commander. You will be long deceased and forgotten. :'''LaMarr''': ''[laughs]'' There's gonna be some ladies still talking about ''me''. <hr width='50%'> :'''Topa''': ''[picking at his food]'' Papa, can I be all done now? :'''Bortus''': No, Topa. Finish your ''plokta''. Remember: if you do not eat, you will die. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': Why the hell is dealing with Moclan culture always this difficult? :'''Mercer''': They mutilate their female babies. They kill each other when they want a divorce. What do they do when it's someone's birthday, light the parents on fire? <hr width='50%'> :'''Isaac''': Surely, there is a more civilized means of selecting those who will be evacuated. :'''Bortus''': I do not know, but it is their way. :'''Isaac''': A random drawing of names is quite inefficient. It would be wiser to select the members of the society who possess the highest degree of intelligence. :'''Bortus''': I may be a 'primitive organism', but I am happy I am ''not'' like you. <hr width='50%'> :'''Bortus''': I have been a bad mate. I have been disrespectful. Instead of speaking my mind aloud, I have retreated into a fantasy world. :'''Klyden''': Dr. Finn says, if you talk about it, you get rid of it. :'''Bortus''': Klyden. I do not know that I will ever be fully at peace with what happened to Topa. But today, I witnessed events that... l am very fortunate to have you and Topa in my life. And I do not wish to lose you again. :'''Klyden''': I do not wish to lose you, either. ===''Home'' [2.03]=== :''[The crew insist on yet another arm wrestling match between Alara and Isaac, on which they wager.]'' :'''Isaac''': I still fail to comprehend the purpose of this ritual. :'''Alara''': We're circus animals, Isaac. I hate to break it to you. <hr width='50%'> :'''Gordon''': ''[marveling at the Xelayan city and landscape]'' God, I just can't... I mean, ''look'' at that. :'''Mercer''': Nothing like it. :'''Gordon''': You know, it's places like this that make me realize... God, I'm trash. My family is trash. <hr width='50%'> :'''Alara''': Those people (''the'' Orville ''crew'') inspired me more in a year than anyone on Xelayah did my entire life. :'''Ildis Kitan''': Now that is the gravity sickness talking. :'''Alara''': No, Dad, that's ''me'' talking! Open your stupid ears and listen. All I ever needed to hear from you was, "You can do it." That's all. Just once. And-and maybe that would've been a lie, but I needed that, Dad. I really needed it. And you know who said it to me instead. Captain Mercer, Commander Grayson and everyone on the ''Orville''. But not my own father. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': Anything new in Engineering? :'''Kelly''': Nothing departmental, but Yaphit's six-month evaluation was last week, and he asked what our parental leave is. :'''Mercer''': Why? Is he thinking of splitting in half? :'''Kelly''': We can't legally ask him that. <hr width='50%'> :'''Ildis''': ''[badly shaken]'' Alara, you... We would all have been... :'''Alara''': You don't have to say it, Dad. It's my job. It's what I've been trying to tell you for years. :'''Ildis''': They would have killed us. All of us. :'''Alara''': Probably :'''Ildis''': ''[getting emotional]'' I don't know you. I never even ''tried'' to know you. :'''Alara''': I ''wanted'' you to know me, Dad. All I ever wanted was for you to be proud of me. :'''Ildis''': I am so proud. So very proud that you are my daughter. ''[on the verge of tears]'' And I'm so sorry that you got me for a father. :''[Ildis begins crying. Alara takes his uninjured hand to comfort him.]'' ===''Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes'' [2.04]=== :'''Mercer''': You know, you got to pick a movie some night. I feel like I'm always the one doing it. :'''Janel''': Well, you're doing good so far. What was that one you showed me about the taxi driver? :'''Mercer''': ''[[w:Taxi Driver|Taxi Driver]]''. :'''Janel''': Yeah, what was that called? :'''Mercer''': Yeah, it was... it was called ''Taxi Driver''. :'''Janel''': Oh, right. Yeah. ''[laughs]'' I liked that one. <hr width='50%'> :'''Teleya''': If I was not going to kill you, I would give you some advice. :'''Mercer''': Please. Love to hear it. :'''Teleya''': You are painfully attentive. The failure of your marriage has caused you to overcompensate in the moment. And yet, paradoxically, despite this, your work remains your first priority. You have no balance. :'''Mercer''': My God, you sound like my ex-wife. :'''Teleya''': You feel entitled to educate others, but your own worldview is self-defeatingly narrow. :'''Mercer''': Yeah, well, at least I know who [[Billy Joel]] is. <hr width='50%'> :'''Gordon''': Okay. I can see I'm an open book, whether I want to be or not. I guess lately I've been feeling... bored with myself. Like, is this all I am -- a guy who drives ships from one place to another? And if I'm not enough for myself, what if that means... I'm not enough for other people? :'''Kelly''': I hope you know that's not true. Look, just be sure you're doing this (''command training'') for the right reasons. When you're in command, the last person you think about is yourself. Make sense? :''[Gordon nods.]'' :'''Kelly''': And by the way, if your goal is to prove how charming and awesome you are, as far as I'm concerned, you've already passed that test with flying colors. :'''Gordon''': Thanks, Commander. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': Look, from what we've seen, when planets first achieve space travel, and they venture out into the galaxy and discover that they're just one single species among a vast diversity of life-forms, they usually react in one of two ways. They embrace and adapt to the fact that they're no longer the center of the universe, or they ratchet up their xenophobia. Now, from what I've learned of your history, the Krill were a lot less fanatical before you left your home world. :'''Teleya''': You know nothing of our history. :'''Mercer''': I know fear when I see it. You're afraid to accept the fact that your superiority may just be a comforting myth. <hr width='50%'> :'''Teleya''': If you believe releasing me will somehow improve relations between our people, you are indulging another fantasy. :'''Mercer''': Defect of my species. We never give up hope. ===''All the World Is Birthday Cake'' [2.05]=== :'''Satellite technician''': Alignment complete. Transmitters at full power. Now all we need is something to say. :'''Prefect''': Let's keep it simple. "Is anyone out there?" <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': ''[having his initial interview with new security chief Talla Keyali]'' So, I know what I read in the initial report, but I wanted to hear your version. It says you punched your last captain in the face? :'''Talla Keyali''': I did, sir. :'''Mercer''': Knocked him out. :'''Talla''': Out cold, yeah. <hr width='50%'> :''[Bortus has declined having a joint birthday party with Kelly's.]'' :'''Kelly''': Why not? :'''Bortus''': I prefer my birthday to be ''my'' day. :'''Gordon''': He's afraid he's gonna get less stuff. :'''Bortus''': I am not afraid. :'''Gordon''': And he's right. Joint birthday, less stuff for everybody. It's a trap, Bortus. <hr width='50%'> :''[Mercer and Talla are trying to negotiate with the Prefect, a firm believer in astrology, for the release of Kelly and Bortus.]'' :'''Prefect''': Why are you defending them? You ''live'' among the stars. You should understand their significance better than anyone. :'''Talla''': We actually have this crazy system where we judge people by their actions, not their birthdates. It's kinda wacky, I know. <hr width='50%'> :'''Talla''': Captain, I have what might be an uncomfortable question. What's gonna happen when the Regorians figure out the star is fake? :'''Mercer''': That's actually a really good question. We just lied to an entire planet, and I don't know what the ethics of that mean. But that lie meant freedom for an entire portion of the population, so... the short answer is I don't know. :'''Kelly''': By the time their technology advances to the point where they know the jig is up, they may not even care anymore. ===''A Happy Refrain'' [2.06]=== :''[Mercer speaking to Gordon privately regarding Bortus' mustache]'' :'''Mercer''': Hey, um, you remember that conversation we had about ''selectivity'' with what you say to Bortus? :'''Gordon''': Yeah. :''[Mercer gives Gordon a look.]'' :'''Gordon''': ''[realizing]'' Oh. ''This'' would've been -- :'''Mercer''': This would've been one of those things, yeah. <hr width='50%'> :'''Gordon''': I just think, if it had a little more kick when I hit the gas, it would feel better, you know? :'''LaMarr''': You understand this isn't a [[w:Porsche|Porsche]], right? This is a quantum drive engine that makes a thousand trillion independent calculations every millisecond. :'''Gordon''': Yeah, I know that. I-I just like to feel a certain level of responsiveness when I'm driving. :'''LaMarr''': Oh, okay. You want power steering, too? Maybe an air freshener shaped like a little tree? <hr width='50%'> :''[The bridge crew is asking Isaac about his date with Claire.]'' :'''Talla''': Did you have fun? Were there sparks? :'''Isaac''': Sparks? :'''Talla''': Yeah. :'''Isaac''': Negative. There was no equipment malfunction. :'''Mercer''': Well, you don't have to brag about it. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': There is one part of the relationship experience that you haven't yet tackled. :'''Isaac''': Please elaborate. :'''Mercer''': You screwed up, and now you have to win back the girl. :'''Isaac''': Dr. Finn has made her wishes clear. :'''Mercer''': Yeah, well, Dr. Finn is also the wisest person on board this ship. She knows how new this is to you. If she sees you making a real effort, then who knows? She just might be understanding. :'''Isaac''': I have no experience in such matters. :'''Mercer''': Yeah, well, there's no rule book for this one. You just have to take everything you know about her, every bit of data, and do something you've never done. :'''Isaac''': What is that? :'''Mercer''': Be creative. <hr width='50%'> :'''Gordon''': We are, without a doubt, the ''weirdest'' ship in the fleet. ===''Deflectors'' [2.07]=== :'''Gordon''': When Moclans break up, is there, like, all that stabbing, like with the divorce? :'''Bortus''': No. Each Moclan extracts a tooth and leaves it with his former mate. :'''Gordon''': Yeah. I knew it had to be something like that. :'''Mercer''': Do you still have the tooth? :'''Bortus''': No. It is given to the next mate. :'''Gordon''': Let me guess. He ''eats'' it. :'''Bortus''': That is correct. :'''Gordon''': ''Yes!'' Man, I'm gettin' so good at this. <hr width='50%'> :'''Gordon''': You know, there's something seriously wrong with all of us when the most stable relationship on the ''Orville'' is Isaac's. :'''LaMarr''': Yeah, man, what's your secret? :'''Isaac''': Dr. Finn has cautioned me against speaking too openly about our coupling. :'''Talla''': Did something happen? :'''Gordon''': Oh, yeah. He was going around the ship asking everybody what sexual positions are most pleasurable to biological lifeforms. :'''Isaac''': I was merely attempting to provide Dr. Finn with the most dutifully calibrated coital experience. :'''Gordon''': Yeah, no, that's what women want: dutiful coitus. :'''LaMarr''': Hey. I'm trying to eat here. <hr width='50%'> :'''Talla''': The galaxy is full of so many unhappy people. Why ignore something good? <hr width='50%'> :'''Talla''': I mean, this has to be the most insane thing that's ever happened on this ship. :'''LaMarr''': Well, one time, I almost died 'cause I humped a statue. :'''Gordon''': Isaac once cut my leg off. :'''LaMarr''': And the captain and commander, they got put in a zoo. :'''Gordon''': And Bortus almost crashed the ship 'cause of porn. :'''Talla''': I see. <hr width='50%'> :'''Klyden''': If you had not done your job, I would have gone to prison. I owe you a debt. :'''Talla''': You want to repay me, here's how. When you see me in the corridor, walk the other way. :'''Klyden''': I do not understand. :'''Talla''': Locar didn't hurt you. He didn't hurt anyone. All he wanted was love. And yet, because of you, his life is over, for no reason except your own prejudice. ''[getting emotional]'' So as far as I'm concerned, you can go straight to [[Hell]]. ===''Identity, part 1'' [2.08]=== :''[Mercer is asking permission to take a disabled Isaac back to his home world.]'' :'''Mercer''': Look, sir, Isaac is a member of my crew. We all care about him. And right now, the only people who can help him are on Kaylon. :'''Admiral Halsey''': And you're sure there's nothing you can do for him on the ''Orville''? :'''Mercer''': Picture your mom trying to hook up a stereo. :'''Admiral Halsey''': ''[realizing]'' I understand. <hr width='50%'> :'''Claire''': ''[softly, to an inert, deactivated Isaac]'' I love you. Please, don't go. <hr width='50%'> :'''Isaac''': ''[to Ty and Marcus]'' Remember to consume your daily required nutrients and obey your mother's commands. I fully expect that you will both mature into competent and productive adults. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kaylon #1''': You oscillate between periods of enlightenment and tyranny. Can you prove this cycle has been broken? :'''Mercer''': Well, the Union itself is all the proof you need. We are over three hundred planetary governments working together to ensure that no single world imposes its will upon another. We treat each other as equals. :'''Kaylon #2''': And was the Kaylon emissary treated as an equal aboard your ship? :'''Mercer''': Isaac? Of course. :'''Kaylon #2''': Then perhaps you can explain the abuse inflicted by your crew. :'''Kelly''': Abuse? :'''Kaylon #2''': According to his reports, Isaac was repeatedly demeaned and degraded. In one case, his cranial shell was disfigured by prosthetic appendages. :'''Kaylon #1''': "[[w:Mr. Potato Head|Mr. Potato Head]]". :'''Mercer''': He... told you about that, huh? <hr width='50%'> :''[Isaac is encouraged to give a speech at his farewell party.]'' :'''Isaac''': I do not know any speeches. :'''Mercer''': ''[good-naturedly]'' You're a walking database. Search your files. :''[Isaac consults his files and walks up in front of the crew.]'' :'''Isaac''': [[Sally Field|I want to say "Thank You" to you all. I wanted more than anything to have your respect. And I can't deny the fact that you like me. Right now, you like me.]] ===''Identity, part 2'' [2.09]=== :'''Gordon''': ''[arriving late to a strategy session in the cargo bay]'' Sorry, I was in the pee corner. :'''Kelly''': The what? :'''Gordon''': Oh. Well, there's no place to go to the bathroom down here, so we all agreed on one corner. Yeah, no, trust me, you don't want to go over there unless you have to. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kaylon Primary''': You will now terminate the human (''Ty''). If you do not comply, you will be deactivated. :'''Isaac''': Very well. :''[Isaac approaches, then 'kills' Primary by tearing his head from his body. Isaac then shoots the Kaylon guards.]'' :'''Isaac''': Deactivation complete. <hr width='50%'> :''[A Krill fleet has arrived and successfully engaged the Kaylon ships.]'' :'''Kelly''': ''[on the viewscreen]'' Captain Mercer, meet Captain Dalak. :'''Mercer''': It's good to meet you, Captain. We owe you one. :'''Dalak''': Try to stay out of our way. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': Captain, it seems we have a common enemy. I hope that means we can work toward finding a common ground. :'''Dalak''': Avis united our paths for a reason. But only He truly knows why. We shall see where that path leads. <hr width='50%'> :'''Isaac''': My actions have eliminated the possibility of returning to my planet. And the actions of the Kaylon have eliminated my wish to do so. I have no home. :'''Claire''': Lots of people say that home is wherever you make it. :'''Isaac''': A human cliche. :'''Claire''': Cliches become cliched precisely because they're valid enough to bear endless repetition. :''[Claire goes to stand beside Isaac.]'' :'''Claire''': I understand you're alone in the universe. And, for a time, that's something you'll have to live with. There's an old human custom called 'forgiveness'. It, too, takes time. But it must have a beginning. ''[regards Isaac]'' Good night, Isaac. ''[leaves]'' ===''Blood of Patriots'' [2.10]=== :'''Orrin''': Losing (''my wife'') was the worst thing that ever happened to me. You know what scared me the most? It was the knowledge that someday, years down the line, there would come a time when her absence would feel like the norm, when I would resign myself to her loss, and my life -- the life that I accepted as real-- would be the one without her in it. And now that ''is'' my reality. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': Look, Gordon, I'm just trying to do the right thing. :'''Gordon''': The right thing is to protect him (''Orrin''). He's a Union officer. Do your job. :'''Mercer''': ''[in all seriousness]'' I'll let you know when I figure out what that is. <hr width='50%'> :''[Leyna is holding a knife to Talla's throat.]'' :'''Talla''': You ever met a Xelayan before? :'''Leyna''': ''[scoffs]'' No. :''[Talla uses her superhuman strength to throw Leyna across the room and into the wall, hard]'' :'''Talla''': You have, now. <hr width='50%'> :''[Mercer and the Krill ambassador have just signed a preliminary peace agreement between the Union and the Krill.]'' :'''Mercer''': I hope that this marks the beginning of a new era of nonviolence between our two peoples. :'''Krill ambassador''': We will see. A peace is only as strong as those who uphold it. :'''Kelly''': And, of course, trust is earned. :'''Krill ambassador''': We agree on ''that'', Commander. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': I count on you, man. :'''Gordon''': Dude, you can always count on me. That's never gonna change. You're my best friend. Nobody's ever gonna come along and mess it up, I swear. I mean, maybe, like, a really hot girl, but other than that, it's rock-solid. :'''Mercer''': ''[chuckles]'' Thanks. ===''Lasting Impressions'' [2.11]=== :'''Laura''': ''[video message on her phone to the future]'' Okay. Hey, what's up, future people? Hi. I'm Laura Huggins, and if you're seeing this, you found my phone. So, I'm from [[w:Saratoga Springs, New York|Saratoga Springs, New York]], and some people in my town had this idea to make a time capsule, and I thought this was a really cool thing to do and I was trying to think of what I could put in there that would show the future something about who I am, and since I just got the new [[w:iPhone |iPhone]], I thought instead of sticking my old one in a drawer somewhere, I'd put it in the capsule. So, here I am. Here ''you'' are. And since I'm probably long dead by now, you can read all my texts and e-mails and look at all my pictures and decide whether you think I was, I dunno, cool or a bitch or whatever. Anyway, I ''hope'' you guys have, like, flying cars or something by now, and if you do, I'm super jealous, and I'm really sorry I'm not there to hang with you guys. Um, but, hey, have fun getting to know who I ''was''. <hr width='50%'> :'''Dr. Sherman''': ''[regarding a text message on Laura's phone]'' Look at this. She's clearly asking her friend where to find the nearest repair service for her device. But instead of writing "Wireless Telecommunications Facility", she just writes "WTF". <hr width='50%'> :''[Bortus and Klyden are trying cigarettes for the first time.]'' :'''Klyden''': The sensation is... wonderful. :'''Bortus''': I have never experienced such a flavor. :'''Klyden''': I feel as if I have been standing my entire life and I just sat down. :''[They continue smoking.]'' :'''Klyden''': The ''tingles!'' Do you feel them? :'''Bortus''': I do. :'''Klyden''': We must have more. :'''Bortus''': ''[to the synthesizer]'' Five hundred cigarettes. ''[The synthesizer complies.]'' <hr width='50%'> :'''Gordon''': No, seriously, I think if the right person heard you (''sing''), you'd be a huge success. :'''Laura''': But I don't even have to be a ''huge'' success. I just want to be rich enough to be unhappy, but not enough to be miserable. :'''Gordon''': Fair enough. :'''Laura''': No, more important than that, I just think it would be nice to be remembered for something. You know? I mean, we all live and die on this planet, and most of us are just forgotten. To me, there's nothing sadder about the world than that. <hr width='50%'> :'''Gordon''': God, I'm gonna miss her. So much. :'''Kelly''': People have been living and dying for as long as humans have existed. Most are forgotten. But not this one. She reached across four centuries and got a guy to fall in love. We should all be so rare. ===''Sanctuary'' [2.12]=== :''[Admiral Halsey relates that, in addition to a weapons upgrade, the'' Orville ''is to transport a Moclan engineer to another vessel.]'' :'''Mercer''': Sir, with all due respect, we're starting to feel like a taxi cab here. :'''Halsey''': I know. But it's the ''least'' we can do in exchange for bigger guns. :'''Mercer''': All right. :'''Halsey''': Have fun. Halsey out. ''[ends transmission]'' :'''Kelly''': I'll go start the meter. <hr width='50%'> :'''Heveena''': It was always inevitable that fate would beckon us from the shadows. "[[w:Mahatma Ghandi|Every revolution begins with a single act of defiance]]." :'''Kelly''': One of yours? :'''Heveena''': Actually, I don't know who said it. <hr width='50%'> :''[Heveena listens to the opening lines to the song'' "[[w:9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)|9 to 5]]" ''and is greatly moved.]'' :'''Heveena''': Who is she? :'''Mercer''': That's, uh, [[w:Dolly Parton|Dolly Parton]]. :''[Heveena continues listening to the song.]'' :'''Heveena''': ''[awed]'' She speaks with the might of a hundred soldiers. :'''Mercer''': ''[a little bemused]'' Yeah. Yeah, I guess she does. :'''Heveena''': This is the voice of our revolution. :'''Mercer''': Well, you know, there's actually a whole bunch of stuff-- :'''Heveena''': ''No!'' It is she. :'''Mercer''': Okay, then. Go, Dolly. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': ''[to the assembled admirals]'' Look, I understand what's at stake. I'm just saying that if we're not willing to stand up for the values that this Union was founded on... what exactly are we defending? <hr width='50%'> :'''Heveena''': But just as we took that bold first step, in time, others like us ''will'' take a second one. The revolution has begun. We will rise, one small victory at a time. :'''Kelly''': I believe you will. :'''Heveena''': Captain. Do you suppose Dolly Parton would be proud of us? :'''Mercer''': ''[smiling broadly]'' Oh, yeah. ===''Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow'' [2.13]=== :''[Mercer, Kelly, Gordon and Talla are sharing drinks and talking.]'' :'''Talla''': Okay, wait, I want to hear the rest of this story. :'''Gordon''': Okay, okay, so let me finish. So we're all at this reception at Admiral Halsey's house, and Philippa Jones is there. :'''Talla''': The novelist. :'''Gordon''': Yeah, right. So Kelly just spent two hours pouring scotch down Ed's throat-- :'''Kelly''': ''[in good humor]'' Okay, you're demoted. :'''Gordon''': --and we're leaving, and Philippa walks up and says, "It was nice meeting you", and Ed goes, ''[slurred voice]'' "Good night, Fallopia." ''[Talla laughs]'' He called her Fallopia. :'''Mercer''': They heard you the first time, thanks. ''[Everyone laughs]'' <hr width='50%'> :'''LaMarr''': Just for the record, the dysonium field condenser analysis is something a first-year cadet could do. Why's it always gotta be ''me''? :'''Kelly''': We all just sleep better at night knowing it gets your personal tender-loving care. :'''LaMarr''': ''[walking out]'' Well, just pop a sleeping pill. :'''Kelly''': I'll try that, too. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': I don't know how the food synthesizers are gonna replicate enough wine for two Kellys. <hr width='50%'> :'''Past Kelly''': ''[to Kelly]'' You're not married. You're not a captain. You "maintain a distance" from your crew. There were three things I wanted in life, and you haven't come close on one. You've made my future a disappointment. <hr width='50%'> :'''Past Mercer''': Hey. :'''Past Kelly''': Hi. :'''Past Mercer''': I hope I'm not calling too early. Did I wake you up? :'''Past Kelly''': No, no, I was, um... ''[looks around]'' :'''Past Mercer''': You okay? :'''Past Kelly''': Yeah. I... What's up? :'''Past Mercer''': Well, um... I know this goes completely against the cool guy playbook, but I had a really great time with you last night, and... I was wondering if I could take you out again. :'''Past Kelly''': I just, um... I just don't see us working out. I'm sorry. ''[hangs up]'' ===''The Road Not Taken'' [2.14]=== :''[The alternate Mercer and Gordon's shuttle is being tractor-beamed into a Scavenger ship.]'' :'''Gordon''': What do we do? :'''Mercer''': ''[handing Gordon a gun]'' We fight. I'm not gonna let our last meal be a [[w:Twinkie|Twinkie]]. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': In the other timeline, we got married. Long story short, I had an affair, we got divorced. Out of guilt, I helped get you command of the ''Orville''. And because you were captain, the Kaylon were defeated. :'''Mercer''': Because ''I'' was captain? :'''Kelly''': Yes. :'''Mercer''': ''I'' stopped the Kaylon? :'''Kelly''': Right. :'''Mercer''': I had to swim with my shirt on until I was twenty. <hr width='50%'> :''[The derelict ''Orville'''s bridge doors are jammed closed.]'' :'''Mercer''': Talla, you want to open this jar of pickles? <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': Am I a terrible person, that... part of me wants this timeline to continue? :'''Mercer''': ''[sighs]'' You're asking the wrong guy. :'''Kelly''': In the middle of this nightmare universe, I've felt this weird sense of comfort... being with you. :'''Mercer''': Well, maybe we'll fail (''to restore the timeline''). Have to go find someplace to live in secret. :'''Kelly''': Some nice little house on a deserted planet. We could have a couple of kids. Boy and a girl. :'''Mercer''': We'd have to learn how to farm, how to cook. :'''Kelly''': Look at the sunset every night. :'''Mercer''': Look at you every morning. ''[They kiss.]'' You know, Gordon's probably gonna have to live with us. :'''Kelly''': Shut up, you're ruining it. ''[They share a longer kiss.]'' <hr width='50%'> :'''Past Mercer''': Hey. :'''Past Kelly''': Hey. :'''Past Mercer''': I hope I'm not calling too early. Did I wake you up? :'''Past Kelly''': No. I was already awake. What's going on? :'''Past Mercer''': Well, um... I know this goes completely against the cool guy playbook, but I had a really great time with you last night, and... I was wondering if I could take you out again. :'''Past Kelly''': I'd love it. == New Horizons == ===''Electric Sheep'' {3.1]=== <center> '''''Opening credits tribute''': "In Memory of [[w:Norm Macdonald|Norm Macdonald]] 1959 - 2021"'' </center> :'''Charly Burke''': ''[to Isaac, talking about her best friend who was killed in the Kaylon battle]'' One second, she was there... and the next, she was gone. Along with three hundred other people. Because of you. So you see, it really is a shame that you can't feel anything. Because you deserve to feel all the pain in the universe. And if I were you, I'd stay the hell out of the mess hall. It makes people sick to look at you. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': I hope (''LaMarr'')'s taken at least one night off in the last three weeks. Gordon, why don't you take him out tonight, get him wasted? :'''Gordon''': ''[mock-serious]'' Is that an order, sir? :'''Kelly''': It is. :'''Gordon''': I enjoy this job, sir. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': You've been getting harassed by the crew and you haven't said anything? :'''Isaac''': I would remind you, Commander, that I am incapable of being hurt by such hostile interactions. In fact, it has provided me with an opportunity to observe an intriguing facet of human comportment I have not previously encountered. :'''Mercer''': Hatred. :'''Isaac''': Correct, sir. The behavioral data has been quite plentiful. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': Ed has a philosophy that the only way to recover from lost love is to stay away from places where you've been happy. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': ''[giving Isaac's eulogy]'' I know that Isaac was not loved by all. As a result of the choices he made in life, he leaves behind a troublesome legacy. From the very start, like a tree whose branches are equaled in scope by its roots -- half visible, half hidden -- Isaac was part mystery. He worked with us, he explored with us, he celebrated alongside us in victory, and he grieved alongside us in failure. And while Isaac never felt any of this on his own, we felt it for him. He was as passionate or as stoic as we willed him to be in our minds. And for that reason, I suppose each of us knew a different Isaac. And each of us will acknowledge this loss as we see fit. There's no wrong way to say goodbye. <hr width='50%'> :''[upon completing the ship's upgrade]'' :'''LaMarr''': Boom. That's it. Nice job, everyone. :'''Yaphit''': ''And'' in two-thirds of the time. We should all get big bonuses. :'''LaMarr''': Check's in the mail. <hr width='50%'> :'''Claire''': Do you accept my status as primary authority when it comes to the psychological well-being of this crew? :'''Isaac''': Yes. :'''Claire''': And do you acknowledge, when it comes to human behavior, that my judgement as a medical professional is superior to yours? :'''Isaac''': Yes. :'''Claire''': Then it is only logical for you to accept my assertion that the psychological damage to this crew would be much greater if you ''succeeded'' in taking your own life. :'''Isaac''': Your reasoning is sound. :'''Claire''': Isaac, you arrived at your decision based on your analysis of all currently available data. But what you didn't take into account was the possibility of change. You don't know how this crew is going to feel a year or even a month from now. :'''Isaac''': I did not apply that data, as it is unavailable at this time. :'''Claire''': That's my point! People who try to take their own lives are unable to distinguish the future from the present. There is ''no'' problem so immense that it can't be solved in time. ===''Shadow Realms'' {3.2]=== :'''Claire''': Well, you look healthy. Time's been good to you. :'''Vice Admiral Paul Christie''': Maybe on the outside. But you know what they say: Unmarried men look younger, feel older. <hr width='50%'> :'''Claire''': You know, there's a line from a very old book I once read: "[[w:Irwin Shaw|It is only with greatest care that memory can be kept from becoming a prison or a gallows.]]" <hr width='50%'> :'''Admiral Christie''': Consul, Ambassador. We wish you safe travels, and we want to thank you again for your generosity. I know I speak for the entire Union when I say that there is no greater gift than the promise of new knowledge. :'''Krill Consul''': ''Sala tallo ka vaspa ko loy.'' :'''Talla''': What does that mean? :'''Krill Consul''': It is a prayer. For those who are about to die. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': ''[addressing the crew with an impromptu "pep talk"]'' All hands, this is the Captain. We're about to enter unexplored space. I know you're all just as excited as I am, and I know you're all going to do your best, so... let's give this everything we got, and... [[w:Star Wars (film)|may the Force be with you]]. <hr width='50%'> :''[discussing Claire]'' :'''Admiral Christie''': I've heard from a few folks on board that you two were... involved. :'''Isaac''': That is accurate. :'''Admiral Christie''': Well, you know, I was with Claire, too, a long time ago. :'''Isaac''': Then we share a common experience. :'''Admiral Christie''': After all this time, she's moved on, but I'm afraid that I haven't. I hope you don't mind me telling you this. :'''Isaac''': No, sir. I have observed many such paradoxes in human relationships. :-- :'''Isaac''': Am I to understand that you find it a challenge to process her daily absence? :'''Admiral Christie''': Yes, you could say that. :'''Isaac''': It is another common experience we share. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': Isaac. Analysis of that star cluster. :'''Isaac''': An [[w:Stellar kinematics#OB associations|OB association]], approximately two million years old. 78 blue giant stars, along with several dozen F, G and K stars in later stages of evolution. :'''Charly''': Reminds me of [[w:Las Vegas|Vegas]]. :'''Admiral Christie''': Any life signs? :'''Isaac''': I am detecting 347 inhabitable planets, but so far, no indications of intelligent life. :'''Gordon''': Wow. It really ''is'' Vegas. <hr width='50%'> :''[devising a plan against the alien creatures]'' :'''Claire''': I could create a synthetic virus. It wouldn't have to be any stronger than the common cold, and it'd probably be fatal to them. We could disperse it in aerosolized form throughout the ship. They'd have no immunity. :'''Bortus''': What about us? :'''Claire''': You might get the sniffles. :'''Bortus''': I am prepared. <hr width='50%'> :'''Isaac''': I... wish to offer my condolences on the loss of your friend. :'''Claire''': Well, that's very kind of you. Paul was a special person. I'm just glad I got to see him one last time. :'''Isaac''': He spoke favorably of you as well. :'''Claire''': You... talked about me? With Paul? :'''Isaac''': Our shared history of social and sexual intimacy with you provided a common frame of reference. :'''Claire''': ''[laughs]'' Do you know, I have missed you. :'''Isaac''': Thank you, Doctor. ===''Mortality Paradox'' {3.3]=== :'''Kelly''': How are your mom and dad? :'''Talla''': My mom's good. My dad's also good. He's his usual self. :'''Kelly''': Work hard, play hard? :'''Talla''': I think the Fleet's the only thing keeping him from pursuing a full-time career as an alcoholic. But if the uniform's on, we can handle it. <hr width='50%'> :'''Talla''': ''[offering a box of chocolate]'' Bortus, you want one? :'''Bortus''': No thank you. I am dieting. :'''Talla''': Since when? :'''Bortus''': My shore leave is in thirty days. Klyden and I are visiting the Belajok Sea on Moclus. Lieutenant Malloy has advised me to get my... "summer body". :'''Gordon''': You'll thank me. Klyden'll thank me, too. <hr width='50%'> :'''Bortus''': What is this place? :'''Gordon''': ''[disconcerted]'' An old Earth high school in the middle of the forest on an alien planet. Completely normal. How's ''your'' day going? <hr width='50%'> :''[inside a Moclan morgue]'' :'''Gordon''': Why do you... hang them like this? :'''Bortus''': We honor the dead by raising them for a period of nine days. Traditionally, it is to allow them to resolve any unfinished affairs on Moclus before moving onward. :'''Gordon''': Oh, that's considerate. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': Ed. You should stay here. I'll go. :'''Mercer''': If there's possibility-- :'''Kelly''': That's a nasty head injury, whether you want to admit it or not. You could have a concussion for all we know. If we encounter anything hostile over there, I don't want you putting yourself at further risk. :'''Mercer''': Is that an ''order'', Commander? :'''Kelly''': Yes, it is. :'''Mercer''': All right. ''[trades places with Kelly]'' Be careful. That's also an order. <hr width='50%'> :'''Dinal''': [[w:Evolution|Evolution]] is blind and drunk. It stumbles along by trial and error and emerges with a barely adequate excuse for a being. ''[to Gordon]'' No offense. :'''Gordon''': None taken. <hr width='50%'> :'''Dinal''': You outgrew your gods and your nations, as we did. You left your training wheels behind, and you made it to the stars. Your next hurdles are really no different. You simply must outgrow self. These abstractions that you inhabit for now: Captain, Explorer, Husband,... Man... they are irrelevant when you become one with the cosmos. And when you do, sculpting a universe will be as simple as blinking an eye. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': You'd live forever if you could? :'''Mercer''': Yup. :'''Gordon''': Why? :'''Mercer''': I want to see what happens. ===''Gently Falling Rain'' [3.4]=== <center> '''''Opening credits tribute''': "In Memory of [[w:Lisa Banes|Lisa Banes]] 1955 - 2021"'' </center> :'''Union President Alcazar''': Did you enjoy your evening on [[w:Broadway theatre|Broadway]], Chancellor? :'''Chancellor Korin''': Indeed. However, the repeated prophecy of [[w:Annie (musical)|the orphan child]] was quite haunting. "[[w:Tomorrow (Annie)|The ''sun'' will come out... tomorrow.]]" :'''Krill Aide''': In our culture, the sun is a symbol of suffering and death. :'''Admiral Halsey''': Yes, in retrospect, ''[[w:Oklahoma!|Oklahoma!]]'' might've been a better choice. <hr width='50%'> :'''Isaac''': ''[walking into an Old West saloon simulation]'' This town will not accommodate the numerical totality of our combined mass. <hr width='50%'> :''[after watching a video of Chancellor Korin berating a group of protestors publicly]'' :'''Mercer''': A few minutes after this, the protestors were gassed with helocine. Eleven people died. :'''Kelly''': My God. This is the guy we want to sign a treaty with? :'''Mercer''': You know what the real problem with this event is? It never happened. It's completely fictitious. And there are countless other files that show all kinds of scenarios where Chancellor Korin oppresses his people. There are even some from the other side designed to discredit Teleya, although they're not that different from her actual speeches. :'''Kelly''': How can you tell the difference? :'''Mercer''': Sometime I ''can't''. I asked the Chancellor, and he said they call it "[[w:Fake news|influence operations]]". They have computers generating thousands of these things every second, trying to stoke outrage. Even the angry crowds are phony. <hr width='50%'> :'''Teleya''': Korin's influence has diminished considerably. Ask him yourself if you would like. You will find him in the center of the Capitol Square. Or at least his head. :'''Mercer''': ''[appalled]'' You killed him. :'''Teleya''': Most men who lose their heads tend to die, yes. :'''Mercer''': How could you do that? Teleya, that's not who you are. :'''Teleya''': A year later, you still cling to an illusion I created. Captain, you must really find yourself a... what is your word for it? A girlfriend. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': There's an old Earth verse that describes a traveler who comes upon the ancient, ruined statue of an Emperor, inscribed with the words "[[Percy Bysshe Shelley#Ozymandias|My name is Ozymandias, king of kings. Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair!]]" Only there's nothing left beside it except empty desert. [[Hubris]] has a way of coming back to bite you in the ass. <hr width='50%'> :''[Mercer is meeting his half-human, half-Krill daughter with Teleya.]'' :'''Mercer''': What's your name? :'''Anaya''': Anaya. :'''Mercer''': That's a pretty name. :'''Anaya''': What's yours? :'''Mercer''': I'm Ed. :'''Anaya''': That's a funny name. ''[giggles]'' You look funny. :'''Mercer''': ''[smiles, chuckles]'' Thanks. I get that a lot. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': I can't imagine how difficult it must've been for you to give her up. :'''Teleya''': The child is not of pure blood. ''[strained emotion]'' She will have a better life away from the scornful eyes of the public. :'''Mercer''': What is it the ''Anhkana'' teaches? "With every child, a new world is born." :'''Teleya''': "Gently Falling Rain". :'''Mercer''': What? :'''Teleya''': That is what it means - 'Anaya'. The name I gave to her. :'''Mercer''': It's beautiful. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': ''[to Kelly]'' I miss her (''Anaya''). Is that weird to say? I only met her once. I don't even know her. And I miss her. The treaty is dead. But we have to find a way to preserve some kind of peace. For Anaya. ===''A Tale of Two Topas'' [3.5]=== :'''Mercer''': ''[following Charly through a tomb's passageways]'' You've mapped all this, right? I'd hate to get lost. :'''Charly''': Just follow the breadcrumbs, you'll be fine, sir. <hr width='50%'> :''[A crew member is working naked per his culture's religion.]'' :'''Ensign Bolobar''': The Union is supposed to respect ''all'' cultural traditions. :'''Kelly''': True, but that works both ways. Look, I don't want to disrespect your religion, but maybe there's a sensible compromise between your faith and Union protocol that would satisfy everyone involved. :'''Ensign Bolobar''': What do you suggest? :'''Kelly''': Put some pants on and we'll call it a day. :'''Ensign Bolobar''': ''[looks down, then back up]'' Very well, Commander. <hr width='50%'> :'''Yaphit''': Hey, I just want you to know we always enjoy your visits down here. :'''Kelly''': Thanks, Yaphit. :''[Kelly walks off with Topa.]'' :'''Kelly''': Just for your own education, that's called ass kissing. :'''Topa''': "Ass kissing". Will it be on the ''[Union Point]'' entrance exam? :'''Kelly''': ''[laughs]'' No. It won't be. <hr width='50%'> :'''Topa''': ''[on why he wants to join the Union Fleet]'' Ever since I was a young child, I have always felt... incomplete. As if the person I am today is a bookmark. A placeholder, until I discover who ''I ''am. I have not found the answer at home, so perhaps it is out among the stars. :'''Kelly''': You've... felt this way for some time? :'''Topa''': I once heard Dr. Finn say that "If you wake up in the middle of the night and there is nothing to keep you from falling asleep again, it means you are happy." I think that maybe... I am not happy. <hr width='50%'> :'''Bortus''': It occurs to me that in all the time we have been together, I have never once known you to be uncertain. Of anything. Tell me, what is it like to be so wise? :'''Klyden''': You are mocking me. :'''Bortus''': ''You'' invite it. <hr width='50%'> :'''Klyden''': Bortus, I would give anything to be ignorant of my beginnings. Topa may never be happy, but unhappiness is better than despair. <hr width='50%'> :'''Isaac''': Hello. Commander. I apologize for disturbing you. :'''Kelly''': No, it's fine. What's up? :'''Isaac''': It is my understanding that a visit to a crew member's quarters during off-duty hours can invite speculation regarding intent. If you wish, I will send a ship-wide communique assuring the crew that this was not a romantic or sexual encounter. :'''Kelly''': I...I would just not say anything, it's all good. <hr width='50%'> :'''Topa''': I am female. <hr width='50%'> :'''Isaac''': I did not perform the procedure for Topa's benefit. :'''Claire''': You... I-I don't understand. :'''Isaac''': We are both aware that my presence on the ship is a disruptive element. The crew is not fond of me. This is understandable. Given their affection for Topa, I reasoned that by assisting her, I could improve my standing aboard the ''Orville''. This would increase crew efficiency on occasions during which they must interact with me. :'''Claire''': And maybe they'd like you a little more. :'''Isaac''': That is also possible. :'''Claire''': Isaac,... you are the most honest man I know. ===''Twice in a Lifetime'' [3.6]=== :'''Gordon''': Hey, this is why I love hosting parties, 'cause you can drink and you don't have to go anywhere. Cheers. <hr width='50%'> :'''Isaac''': Hello, Ensign. :'''Charly''': ''[strained]'' Hello. :'''Isaac''': May I speak with you for a moment? :'''Charly''': Sorry. Busy having fun. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': You just sent that sandwich into the past, and that's why it appeared ten seconds ago. :'''LaMarr''': Boom. :'''Gordon''': Well, why wouldn't you just keep it? Then you could have ''two'' sandwiches instead of one. :'''Isaac''': If Commander LaMarr had not followed through with his intent to send the sandwich into the past, it would have caused a temporal paradox. :'''LaMarr''': In which case an entirely new universe would've branched off from this one, all because of a sandwich. :'''Mercer''': Makes your head hurt. <hr width='50%'> :'''2025 Gordon''': ''[regarding the 21st century]'' Y'know, this time period gets a bad rap, but there's a lot to like about it if you look hard enough. :'''Mercer''': Like ''what''? :'''2025 Gordon''': Well, you know, it's like watching your little brother make a bunch of stupid mistakes. Yeah, he's an idiot now, but you can see him learning, and growing, and you know that someday all those mistakes are gonna turn him into a smart guy. :'''Kelly''': That's pretty forgiving, when you think about what these people left us to clean up. <hr width='50%'> :'''2025 Laura''': Gordon tells me that you work out of the Boston area. You must be [[w:Boston Red Sox|Sox]] fans. :'''Kelly''': ... Yeah, yeah, I mean it gets cold out there, so socks are, um... ''[looks to Mercer]'' :'''Mercer''': ... Socks are important. <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': Nobody really understands time travel. According to Isaac, it's all still in flux. He says observer interaction is still a variable, and until we act one way or the other, all timelines are possible. :'''Kelly''': How do we know that your sone won't grow up to start a war that could delay, or event prevent, Union emergence? :'''2025 Gordon''': Or maybe, maybe one of his descendants helps create it. Or maybe even gives birth to you. Or to me. :'''Mercer''': That's my point. Gordon, without knowing, we can't interfere. We don't have the wisdom, we don't have the foresight. You may have done irreparable damage already. We don't know. But the longer you're here, the greater the risk. <hr width='50%'> :'''2025 Gordon''': ''[speaking to his wife Laura and son Edward]'' No matter what, I will ''always'' love you both. Do you understand? Always. This family... is stronger than time. And no matter what happens,... no one can take that away from us. <hr width='50%'> :'''Gordon''': I just... I can't believe I would be that ''selfish''. I mean, to risk the timeline, to threaten you... :'''Kelly''': You were tested to a degree that none of us have ever been. Who's to say that we wouldn't have done the same? A family does powerful things to a person. :'''Gordon''': Look,... I know that... there's nothing that's gonna make you feel better. But, for what it's worth,... you did the right thing. As hard as it was, you put your duty first. :'''Mercer''': Yeah, you're right. I don't feel better. There are two children who will never be born. :'''Gordon''': And a future that will. ===''From Unknown Graves'' [3.7]=== :'''Talla''': As far as their degree of technological development, the Janisi are about on par with the Union. The biggest distinction, of course, is their attitudes towards males. They're a staunchly matriarchal culture, which means any and all males who appear to be dominant are not to be trusted. :'''Charly''': Do they have males on their home world? :'''Talla''': They do, but they're relegated to second-class status. :'''Bortus''': Why would we ally ourselves with such a close-minded society? :''[No one says anything.]'' <hr width='50%'> :'''Timmus''': I understand it was your actions that saved the Union from the (''Kaylon'') attack. The galaxy owes you an enormous debt. :'''Isaac''': It was the correct decision. However, the biologicals have reminded me on numerous occasions that it was ''my'' disloyalty which precipitated the incursion. Therefore, gratitude is undeserved. :'''Timmus''': I feel a great deal of remorse for having participated in it. :'''Isaac''': Explain. :'''Timmus''': We were deeply in error, Isaac. To judge all biologicals by the cruelty of our builders was a gross misjudgment. Every species, every individual is unique and should be evaluated as such. :'''Isaac''': I have come to the same conclusion. :'''Timmus''': I'm impressed. I was only able to process the truth after my emotional awakening. But at least we understand now. We're the enlightened ones, aren't we? :'''Isaac''': Perhaps. Though a great many deaths occurred as a result of my delay. :'''Timmus''': It sounds as if you, too, feel remorse. :'''Isaac''': I am incapable of feeling remorse. I can only recognize my error. <hr width='50%'> :'''Timmus''': ''[regarding feeling emotions]'' Isaac, you can't even fathom the sensations. To feel joy, happiness, affection, love. Even anger and sadness offer an exhilarating tingle. <hr width='50%'> :'''Junior executive''': I want to go on record here. This is not right. The public's not gonna swallow this. :'''Yan''': With a smart marketing campaign, they will. That's ''your'' job. Get to it. :'''Junior executive''': Yan, the public-- :'''Yan''': --are idiots. Look who they elected. <hr width='50%'> :'''Timmus''': I know nothing can bring back your friend, but I promise you I'm committed to ensuring that this never happens agin. :'''Charly''': Yeah, if you're looking for some sort of forgiveness, you can pretty much-- :'''Timmus''': I'm not. My species' attitude toward biologicals doesn't deserve forgiveness. It's... the way they are. :'''Charly''': Yeah, well, everyone knows it's hard to stop after one genocide. <hr width='50%'> :'''LaMarr''': ''[frustrated]'' Hey, you know what's messed up? Isaac and I both have what the other one's missing. I got the love, he's got the sex. Between the two of us, we got one perfect life. <hr width='50%'> :''[Isaac can now feel emotions.]'' :'''Claire''': How does it feel? :'''Isaac''': Immense. Enveloping. And terrible. Just the anticipation of seeing you, the waiting,... I understood hunger. Loneliness. :'''Claire''': It must be overwhelming. :'''Isaac''': ''[laughs]'' It is! But somehow it's also not enough. There's so much I want to say. :'''Claire''': Then ''say'' it. :'''Isaac''': I'm so thankful. The warmth of your smile, the... the way you look at me. I feel safe. Loved. And I feel... so sad. For all those people who have to live their lives without you. :'''Claire''': ''[amused]'' Somehow they manage. <hr width='50%'> :''[In order to retain the ability to feel emotions, Isaac's memory would need to be erased. Isaac is willing to do so.]'' :'''Claire''': You're willing to give up everything you've learned. everything you've experienced over you whole entire life, for me? :'''Isaac''': If you wish. :'''Claire''': Some people would call that love. :'''Isaac''': I am incapable of love. :'''Claire''': So... I have a choice. I can have your heart, or your soul. :'''Isaac''': There is no such organ. :'''Claire''': I won't let you give up who you are. That's who I fell in love with. <hr width='50%'> :'''Charly''': Isaac,... Humans have an age-old tendency to want to simplify. To reduce things to black and white. Good and evil. When, in reality, nothing is simple. Everything has... texture. Nuance. But it's a lot of work to get at it. So we take the easy way out. :'''Isaac''': I do not understand. :'''Charly''': ''[sighs]'' An entire race can't be evil. Which is... why what your people did was so horrific. But it's also why I may have oversimplified how I treated you. ===''Midnight Blue'' [3.8]=== :'''Bortus''': There are days when I would rather confront a fleet of Krill battle cruisers than parent a child. <hr width='50%'> :'''Dann''': ''[regarding Lt. Malloy]'' Well, he's attractive, right? :'''Yaphit''': Nah. Looks better going than coming. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': Osaia. It's good to see you. I hope Commander Kodon behaved himself in our absence. :'''Osaia''': It is wise to behave oneself when one is outnumbered. He did so. <hr width='50%'> :'''Heveena''': We collect lava stones from the beaches. Over thousands of years, the ocean waves polish them smooth. A clash of fire and water, given time, can produce great beauty. <hr width='50%'> :'''Heveena''': I am as concerned about Topa as you are, Captain. But I do not regret enlisting her help. Our struggle for equality has always demanded risk and, if necessary, sacrifice! :'''Mercer''': I respect your struggle. I really do. But don't advertise tactical opportunism as pious morality, because ''that's'' when you lose me. <hr width='50%'> :'''[[w:Dolly Parton|Dolly Parton]]''': If you do the right thing in the here and now, the future has a way of taking care of itself. <hr width='50%'> :''[Kelly and Bortus on their way to rescue Topa, and they are each carrying a large plasma rifle.]'' :'''Kelly''': You know you disobeyed orders by bringing these weapons. :'''Bortus''': ... Yes. :'''Kelly''': Well done <hr width='50%'> :'''Mercer''': Here. ''[hands Kell a mug]'' Coffee. :'''Kelly''': Thanks. ''[takes a sip]'' Hmm. 90-proof blend? :'''Mercer''': I thought you might need it. :'''Kelly''': You're the best. :'''Mercer''': Just don't breathe on the Admirals. <hr width='50%'> :'''Heveena''': Bortus... I am truly sorry. I do not expect you to forgive me. :'''Bortus''': That is a reasonable expectation. <hr width='50%'> :'''Klyden''': Topa. The last time I saw you, I said some very hurtful things. I regret my words. :'''Topa''': I understand, Papa. It's okay. :'''Klyden''': No. It is not. You... were almost lost. Because of people who believed as I did. I... I... I thought I hated you. But even then, I never wished you harm. I simply... did not know how to live with you. ===''Domino'' [3.9]=== :'''Teleya''': Who would lead this alliance? :'''Moclan ambassador''': Naturally, we would. :'''Teleya''': On whay basis? :'''Moclan ambassador''': You are a female. Any other arrangement would be... offensive. :'''Teleya''': ''[scoffs]'' How surprising that the Union revoked your membership. I must admit, however, that I admire your hubris. To enter the dominion of a foreign power and suggest the wholesale submission of its entire military-industrial complex. There is a phrase I once heard uttered by a human helmsman aboard the Union ship ''Orville'': "You have got ''balls''." <hr width='50%'> :'''Admiral Perry''': How did you accomplish it so quickly? :'''Mercer''': "For great achievements, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time." :'''Admiral Perry''': [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]]. :'''Isaac''': [[Leonard Bernstein]]. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kaylon Primary''': There is always a weakness, Isaac. Your existence is proof of that. <hr width='50%'> :''[Kelly and Teleya are engaged in hand-to-hand combat.]'' :'''Kelly''': You're really starting to piss me off. :'''Teleya''': Your passions are easily roused. This is what cost you your marriage, yes? :'''Kelly''': Not gonna work. :'''Teleya''': You need emotional balance. :'''Kelly''': And ''you'' need a dermatologist. <hr width='50%'> :'''Charly''': I'm here, Amanda. :: * ''Charly's last words / thought <hr width='50%'> :'''Kelly''': (''Charly'') sacrificed her life so that the Kaylon could live. :'''Kaylon Primary''': Why would she do this? :'''Isaac''': Because these biologicals are not as our builders were. It is what I have attempted to communicate. They are worthy of preservation. They are... my friends. :''[The Kaylon Primary considers.]'' :'''Kaylon Primary''': Perhaps we have been... incorrect in our assessment. :'''Kelly''': She hated you for what you did. And she still gave her life for you. You're goddamn right you're incorrect. <hr width='50%'> :'''Kaylon Primary''': We have reviewed the organizational structure of your Council and its history of deliberations. What you call "representative democracy" is a most inefficient form of governance. :'''Admiral Halsey''': Maybe. But the one thing you can say for democracy is that all other forms of government are even worse. <hr width='50%'> :'''Isaac''': ''[speaking at Charly's memorial service]'' Doctor Finn assisted me with the construct of my statement. However, the substance is my own. I presume it will be adequate. Ensign Burke loved pancakes. She consumed them with butter, but no syrup and was indifferent to the addition of berries or other condiments. As a child, pancakes were her favorite breakfast. I served with Ensign Burke for 257 days, 17 minutes and 49 seconds. And yet, my understanding of her remained incomplete. She had an impressive brain for a biological. She perceived the universe in ways others could not. Ensign Burke regarded me as an enemy. Yet despite her animosity, she chose to save my life when no one else was able. And in the final seconds of her own life, Ensign Burke substantiated for all the galaxy her true nature. One of integrity and selflessness. And in her sacrifice, she inspired the enemies of the Union to become friends. Her existence was brief. But, much like the first domino in a succession, her impact will be felt far into the future. ===''Future Unknown'' [3.10]=== == Main Cast == * [[w:Seth MacFarlane|Seth MacFarlane]] as Capt. Ed Mercer * [[w:Adrianne Palicki|Adrianne Palicki]] as Cmdr. Kelly Grayson * [[w:Penny Johnson Jerald|Penny Johnson Jerald]] as Dr. Claire Finn * [[w:Scott Grimes|Scott Grimes]] as Lt. Gordon Malloy * [[w:Peter Macon|Peter Macon]] as Lt. Cmdr. Bortus * [[w:J. Lee|J. Lee]] as Lt. (later Lt. Cmdr.) John LaMarr * [[w:Mark Jackson (actor)|Mark Jackson]] as Isaac * [[w:Halston Sage|Halston Sage]] as Lt. Alara Kitan (Season 1; Season 2, episodes 1-3, guest appearance in episode 14) * [[w:Jessica Szohr|Jessica Szohr]] as Lt. Talla Keyali (Season 2, episode 5 onward) * [[w:Anne Winters (actress)|Anne Winters]] as Ensign Charly Burke [[Category:FOX shows]] fvgpimzvyel5wd832z7q5svtff7ylms 0 223236 3148668 3133732 2022-07-28T14:27:50Z Bszabo15 1085757 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]''''' is an American adult animated web television series based on the Harley Quinn character created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm. ==Season 1== ===Til Death Do Us Part [1.01]=== :'''Man''': ''[Gentlemen]!'' My fellow whites. Let's raise a glass to this pyramid of [[w:money|money]], the foundation of which was built upon our favorite pastime: Fucking the poor! <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': ''[excitedly]'' Is this the good kinda acid that gives you superpowers?! :'''The Riddler''': No! :'''Harley Quinn''': Awwww... <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': Just stopped by to check up on ya, but I see you're doin' great, I'm gonna pick up some Thai food, text me what you want, okay? :'''Harley Quinn''': Oh, no, wait! I'll have a green potato curry. :'''Poison Ivy''': Yeah, but I mean-I just-just text it to me. :'''Harley Quinn''': But you're right here. :'''Poison Ivy''': Yeah, but then I'm not going to remember what you want, and you won't like what I get you, and you're gonna want some of mine. Just-just fuckin' text it. ===A High Bar [1.02]=== :'''The Joker''': I need a permit for a trap door? The whole point is no one is supposed to know about it! Especially the city. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': I know it's you Scarecrow,Two-Face,other half of Two-Face,Bane. ''[Two-Face and Scarecrow laughs at Harley's imitation of Bane]'' :'''Bane''': ''[annoyed]'' I'm going to blow up this Bar Mitzvah! ===So You Need a Crew? [1.03]=== :'''Harley Quinn''': I need a [[w:sexual intercourse|fucking]] crew!''' :'''Poison Ivy''': No you need a [[w:shower|shower]]. <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Psycho''': [''fighting Wonder Woman''] OW! That really hurt, you c*nt! :[''everything, including the Earth itself, comes to a shocked standstill''] :'''Poison Ivy''': [''watching the fight on TV''] Holy shit! <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': ''[To Maxie Zeus]'' Ah, Got it. So you're just a creepy [[w:penis|dick]], I'm not fucking you. <hr width=50%> :'''Clayface''': The name is Clayface, thespian extraordinaire recently portraying the juicy role of country boy bartending in the big city! :'''Dr. Psycho''': I thought you were playing the role of literal piece of [[w:feces|shit]]. :'''Clayface''': Not yet. ''[transforms into Doctor Psycho]'' NOW I'm a literal piece of shit! <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Psycho''': So who do you need me to mind-control to open the door? :'''Harley Quinn''': No, no. No one. Just squeeze into the crawlspace, get into the house, and open it from the inside. :'''Dr. Psycho''': Are you shitting me? I'm a genius telepath! Why're you wasting me on THIS? :'''Harley Quinn''': You're the only thing small enough to fit! :'''Dr. Psycho''': Got it. Sonofabitch! <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': Then they all ran off with that loser Kite Man! :'''Poison Ivy''': Yeah, what a loser that guy is. Did he mention my name? <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': Holy fucking shit, Harls. You did it. I would not have seen that coming. ===Finding Mr. Right [1.04]=== :'''Superman''': Is she mad about the paywall too? $7.99 is an ambitious price point, and it doesn't include the crossword, which is ridic. <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': Harley! You can't kill him. :'''Harley Quinn''': You don't think I can kill a 12 year old?! Oh, okay. Well, I will smash in his face with a [[w:Baseball bat|bat]] like a [[w:watermelon|WATERMELON]]! <hr width=50%> :'''Lois Lane''': I don't retract articles and I definitely not writing a puff piece about... What was your headline? <hr width=50%> :'''The Joker''': Harley! What the fuck do you think you're doing? Are you trying to steal my Batman? <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': Robin's lying. Why would I fight a kid? I want a nemesis with some hair on their chest! :'''Poison Ivy''': ''[snorts in amusement]'' Well, that rules out Batman. Catwoman says he waxes everything. <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Psycho''': Last week I was in the fucking Legion of Doom and now THIS is my life! <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': You can't fuck with Lois Lane, people. <hr width=50%> :'''Batman''': I'm gonna say something embarrassing here. I didn't have a nemesis until... my late twenties. :'''Robin''': Don't patronize me, father, it's unbecoming. :'''Batman''': It's true. I wasn't ready for one. You want your first nemesis to be special. Someone that you can see being your nemesis for the rest of your life. :'''Robin''': I suppose you're right, father... When can I start having sex? :'''Batman''': I... think I hear the bat-signal. ''[grappling-hooks away]'' ===Being Harley Quinn [1.05]=== :'''Harley Quinn''': Hey, Ive, I think there's something really screwed up about me. :'''Poison Ivy''': I wanna say this in just the most loving way, but there's ''no'' way that this is just occurring to you now. <hr width=50%> :'''King Shark''': Sorry you didn't get that mack-in-a you were talkin' about—but at least that guy showed up outta nowhere to save us for no reason! <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Psycho''': Now everyone hold hands and squeeze your butt cheeks together. ===You're a Damn Good Cop, Jim Gordon [1.06]=== :'''Giganta''': You think I care about you or your jolly green whore? :'''Poison Ivy''': Okay, I'm standing right here. :'''Giganta''': I don't have time to give some review. I'm too busy getting cunnilingus from my new boyfriend Brad, who's amazing at it! :'''Dr. Psycho''': [''scoffs''] Only weak men do that. [''Brad uses his tongue to sculpt a statue from ice cream''] Oh, fucking hell! :'''Poison Ivy''': [''impressed''] Call me. <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': Quick side bar. How did ''this [i.e. being married to Giganta]'' work...sexually? :'''Dr. Psycho''': Not great! <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Psycho''': [''rides an invisible motorcycle from a skyscraper''] I am a golden god! <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': I don't understand your obsession with the Legion of Doom. They are actual pieces of shit. :'''Harley Quinn''': Obviously! But those pieces of shit were the only people Joker respected. I'll never match up to him unless I'm in the Legion too. :'''Poison Ivy''': So let me get this straight: you're not over your ex, and you want to throw your success in his face. :'''Harley Quinn''': Exactly! :'''Poison Ivy''': Honestly, that might be the most relatable thing you've ever said. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': [''Looking around Batman's Batcave as she dangles from the ceiling''] So this must be where you fuck the bats. <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Psycho''': [''to Harley''] Can you please fire me now so I can get some unemployment? <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': We're gonna rob Bruce Wayne! ===The Line [1.07]=== :'''Poison Ivy''': First of all, I care about the environment. Okay, I don't know what about that makes me a bad guy. :'''Harley Quinn''': Yeah, says the girl who dissolved the head of Ace Chemicals in a bath of his own herbicide. :'''Poison Ivy''': Best Earth Day ever. <hr width=50%> :'''Queen of Fables''': You know, no one ever talks about it, but it's almost impossible to get brain out of a cape. <hr width=50%> :'''Queen of Fables''': You fucked up, Harley :'''Harley Quinn''': You know, I do a lot of that, so you're going to have to be more specific. <hr width=50%> :'''Jason Praxis''': My cousin twice removed... completely removed. ===L.O.D.R.S.V.P. [1.08]=== :'''King Shark''': You're not my Dad! :'''Aquaman''': That is contrary to what she said. <hr width=50%> :[''Aquaman breaks a fish tank in a fight, causing the fish to splash all over the floor''] :'''Bane''': Look! I am stomping on your fish! :'''Aquaman''': Bane, stop it! :''[Aquaman picks up as much sealife as he can]'' :'''Harley Quinn''': Hey, there's a YMCA pool down the street! :'''Aquaman''': Oh, yeah, yeah! "Just throw saltwater fish into a chlorinated pool! Water's water, I guess!" Come on! What are you, four? <hr width=50%/> :'''Poison Ivy''': Hey, buddy, now that you're done kissing your own asshole... :'''Lex Luthor''': That's not a phrase. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': So you got a fish tank and you do improv? :'''Poison Ivy''': Wow, you're my shitty college boyfriend. <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': Is that what it stands for? I thought it was Legion of Dildos. :'''Lex Luthor''': That is a sex shop down the street with whom we're currently in a protracted legal battle. <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': Did someone call for...kelp? ===A Seat at the Table [1.09]=== :'''Bane''': I wish they would make another Up movie. :'''Lex Luthor''': They can’t! The story was over at the end of the first. :'''Scarecrow''': Unless... the kid is the old man in the sequel. :'''Bane''': Oh, that’s fun! That’s a good one! <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': When my mind is set, it is set. Hell, they blew out three electricshock machines at Arkham trying to get through to me. <hr width=50%> :'''The Joker''': You know, everyone remembers me for the big crimes. The murders, the cripplings. But it's the little ones that keep me going. <hr width=50%> :'''King Shark''': Instead of a boy, it's a fish, and instead of a wolf... :'''Harley Quinn''': It's an orca. :'''King Shark''': No! It's a wolf named Orca. But it can swim, which is terrifying! <hr width=50%> :'''Clayface''': What did you say to Black Manta to elicit such rage? :'''Dr. Psycho''': Nothing racist... <hr width=50%> :'''Bane''': What is taking your shark friend so long to plant the bomb? :'''Dr. Psycho''': Oh, I don't know. Maybe it's because he's a shark and not a demolitions expert! <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': You're in a pot, Frank. I'd have to carry you. :'''Frank the Plant''': So what? I carry you emotionally. <hr width=50%> :'''Clayface''': They put us in the goon pool. :'''Harley Quinn''': Ooh, that sounds fun. :'''Dr. Psycho''': Fun? It's not the fun kind of pool! <hr width=50%> :'''Bane''': Is your card... the three of clubs? :'''Harley Quinn''': No. :'''Bane''': Fuck. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': I know you were just trying to protect me and, listen, I'm gonna do the same thing for you. Ok, just cause I'm a card carrying member of the Legion of Doom now... :'''Poison Ivy''': Fuck that place in the ass! <hr width=50%> :'''Lex Luthor''': This is where we get approval for the use of Legion resources like goons and getaway cars... :'''Bane''': And 'splosions! :'''Lex Luthor''': I have no idea what the fuck "'splosions" are, Bane! But we do have ''explosives''. <hr width=50%> :'''Bane''': The streets will run with razzy zazzy! ===Bensonhust [1.10]=== :'''Harley Quinn''': How much of this am I hallucinating? :'''Dr. Harleen Quinzel''': Just me. Weirdly, the passed-out guy with the boner and the talking plant driving a car are both real. <hr width=50%> :'''Bane''': The credit card is for emergencies only, but your bill is all candies and vape pens and something suspiciously labelled "dolphin encounter"! When you put out a hit, you pay in cash! :'''Joshua Cobblepot''': Okay, fine, I'll cancel it! :'''Bane''': Already done, because I am this credit card's reckoning! I am cutting this card, and I am cutting it in half— ''[tries cutting the card in half with childproof scissors]'' ...These blades are dull. I will bend it! :'''Joshua Cobblepot''': Don't do that! :'''Bane''': Too late! Do you think I want to be "Credit Card Paying Man"? I have dreams, too! <hr width=50%> :'''Bane''': You could blow them up. :'''Harley Quinn''': Ehh, not really my thing. :'''Bane''': I could blow them up. <hr width=50%> :'''Frank the Plant''': People shit on the WNBA, but I'm a purist. Get those dunks the fuck out my face. Gimme a nice crisp bounce pass. That's my shit. I'm all about the fundamentals. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': He broke every promise he ever made! :'''Sharon Quinzel''': And he apologized for that and made a whole bunch of new ones. ===Harley Quinn Highway [1.11]=== :'''Scarecrow''': Tsk tsk tsk. Trying to escape on surgery day. Don't worry, insurance will cover it. ''[beat]'' ...Obviously that was a joke; insurance would never cover this. I-I think we can all agree they're the real villains, yeah? :'''Poison Ivy''': I would agree with tha— ''[gets sedated]'' <hr width=50%> :'''Clayface''': Good thinking, old chum, knowing I would clog up its gears but it wouldn't kill me. :'''Dr. Psycho''': Yeah, that was, uh, that was definitely a thing I knew. <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': Who the fuck braided my hair? :'''Sy Borgman''': Eh, I was bored. <hr width=50%> :'''Mook''': She has no powers now, she's just a helpless woman! :'''Poison Ivy''': Uh, who still has hands! [''picks up a gun and shoots him''] And the goddamn Second Amendment! <hr width=50%> :[''Clayface throws up clay, and reabsorbs the clay back into himself''] :'''King Shark''': I do not know how you can live with yourself. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': Gentleman--and Psycho--begin Phase 2. <hr width=50%> :'''King Shark''': That was incredibly violent. I did not realize there was so much stuff inside a tree. <hr width=50%> :'''Frank the Plant''': Everybody feel that pucker in your asshole? That means shit is about to get real. <hr width=50%> :'''Frank the Plant''': [''to Harley''] Where'd you learn to give a speech? You put your thesis statement at the motherfuckin' top. <hr width=50%> :''[The crew discovers that Ivy's biggest fear is... Harley?]'' :'''Frank the Plant''': Oh, shit! :'''Clayface''': Dear God. We're [[The Empire Strikes Back|''Empire Strikes Back'']]-ing it! :'''Frank the Plant''': You're her biggest fear? I did ''not'' see that coming. That's some [[w:M. Night Shyamalan|M. Night Shyamalama]] shit! ===Devil's Snare [1.12]=== :''' Poison Ivy''': We didn't do it. We aren't responsible for the tree monsters. I secretly watch NASCAR. I take long showers. I think paper straws are stupid and get too soggy. I was excited for Jazz Fest. ''[cries out in agony as the lasso glows]'' Fine. I was very excited for Jazz Fest! <hr width=50%> :'''Clayface:''' I know what we need! An idea! ... Anybody got one? <hr width=50%> :'''Clayface''': Oy! Bubbeh, it is I, Grandfather Wolf! :'''Dr. Psycho''': Okay. First, that's a male wolf, dressed like an elderly human female. Second, why is your wolf Jewish? :'''Clayface''': ...I took a swing. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': Nice save, Jerk-Off League! :'''Superman''': That's not our name at all. <hr width=50%> :[''Ivy becomes a giant''] :'''Dr. Psycho''': [''gets excited''] Thirty dollars if you put me in your pocket! [''everyone stares at him''] What? I got a type. You knew this. <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': You know what? You're really taking the romance out of it when you just call it "my plant control thing". <hr width=50%> :'''King Shark''': Uh, I hate to be a downer, but we are completely and utterly screwed. Oh, I wore that well. Umm, maybe I don't hate being a downer. Ooh, maybe I shouldn't feel so much pressure to put a positive spin on things. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': All right, everybody, back in the tank. If you need to pee, now's your chance. <hr width=50%> :'''King Shark''': People ask me who would win between a wolf and a shark. [''spits out a bone''] It's a shark. <hr width=50%> :'''Queen of Fables''': Word of advice: don't smell Rapunzel's hair. Ain't no shower in that tower. ===The Final Joke [1.13]=== :'''The Joker''': [''after throwing Harley into acid''] Wait a minute. Did anyone hear a splash? I've fallen in acid enough times to know that there should be a splash. <hr width=50%> :'''Batman''': I work alone. :'''Commissioner Gordon''': What about me? :'''Batman''': Not now, Jim. <hr width=50%> :'''The Joker''': Now I know Batman is just some boring rich asshole with parental issues. :'''Batman''': That's really reductive. <hr width=50%> :'''The Joker''': What is wrong with me? :'''Batman''': You're a sociopathic narcissist! :'''The Joker''': It was rhetorical, asshole! And who do you think you are, a psychiatrist? <hr width=50%> :'''The Joker''': WayneTech promised an electric car by this year! I put a deposit down! Where's my goddamn electric car, Bruce? <hr width=50%> :'''King Shark''': Harley, a few words? :[''Harley stifles back her tears''] :'''Clayface''': Let her grieve. I've prepared a little something. [''clears his throat while Harley sobs''] We have gathered today to pay respects to our beloved friend. Her death was not an empty sacrifice. And, of my friend, I will say just this. Of all the souls I have met on my journeys, hers was the most - human. :'''Dr. Psycho''': Wow, that, uh [''sniffles''] Wasn't awful. :'''Clayface''': As apropos a speech now as when it was originally delivered by William Shatner's Captain James Tiberius Kirk in Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan. <hr width=50%> :'''The Joker''': I know I should have harpooned you in the head. One in the head, one in the heart. It's Harpooning 101. <hr width=50%> :[''Joker kills Scarecrow''] :'''The Joker''': ...Not even that was fun. ==Season 2== ===New Gotham [2.01]=== :'''Dr. Psycho''': Are we living in a mall or a zoo? :'''King Shark''': I like to think of it as both now. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': Yuck, you worry too much, Ive. :'''Poison Ivy''': Uhhh, you know I think I'm worrying the perfect amount, to be honest. <hr width=50%> :'''The Penguin''': There's got to be a hierarchy. :'''Two-Face''': Exactly! It goes super villains, sidekicks, goons that went to Harvard, and then goons. <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': You know, I'm trying to be less of a know-it-all, so I'm just going to go read. I can't, it's killing me. I told you so! Okay, now I'm going to go read. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': Listen up, goons. :'''Hench''': Excuse me, I identify as a hench. <hr width=50%> :'''The Riddler''': We need goons! Now they all think they're us. If everyone is a villain, then no one is. :'''Two-Face''': And we need to get them back in line. We need structure. <hr width=50%> :'''Two-Face''': [''to Bane''] Can I ask you a serious question? Why are you so stupid? <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': This is what I've always wanted, Ivy. Anarchy and sushi. <hr width=50%> :'''The Penguin''': Without your bat, you're just a defrosted gymnast! ===Riddle U [2.02]=== :'''King Shark''': Well, that was a surprisingly easy and delightful stroll across an apocalyptic wasteland. <hr width=50%> :'''Commissioner Gordon''': Best thing about chest hair. Chip catcher. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': What? It's an ice flue. You know I can't resist alcohol being poured down an icy surface. :'''Poison Ivy''': No, I did not know that. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': Dammit! How is a girl supposed to plan her takeover of Gotham if she can't see her kill board! :'''Poison Ivy''' ''(long-suffering look)'': It's only six people, Harls, and two of them were dead when you made the list. ===Trapped [2.03]=== :'''Kite Man''': Turns out in a post-apocalyptic world, kites are pretty crucial. :'''Harley Quinn''': You know, you don't have to say that every time you drop us off, okay? <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': And you're free to... umm, shut your trap, Trap! <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': Here, kitty, kitty! :'''Catwoman''': Are you always this impetuous? :'''Harley Quinn''': Give me a dictionary, and I'll tell you. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': Ohh, now I've got smashing blue balls. [''breaks a nearby bust''] Ahh, now I can get on with my day. <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': No, no see, you don't get it. Selina's like, she's so confident and cool. And somehow, she just like, draws you in by being aloof. You know, you just see her, and you're like, "Ah, I want to be like that". And then, you see her wearing overalls, and you're like, "Oh, maybe I want overalls". And then suddenly, you have a closet full of overalls that don't look good on you. ===Thawing Hearts [2.04]=== :'''Harley Quinn''': Everyone into the ice vagina. <hr width=50%> :'''Kite Man''': Hey, does uh this tie go with kite? :'''Poison Ivy''': No tie goes with the kite. <hr width=50%> :'''King Shark''': [''about Dr. Psycho''] You are a vile, pocket-sized man. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': Wait! I know how we can save your wife! :'''Mister Freeze''': You're only saying you'll save her life to save your own. :'''Harley Quinn''': So what, you don't want me savin' your wife's life? Okay, I won't. :'''Mister Freeze''': Hey, relax, relax. Let's not jump to conclusions. This is a negotiation. How do you propose to perform this miracle? :'''Harley Quinn''': My friend's a doctor and the smartest person I know. :'''Doctor Psycho''': Wow! That's the nicest thing you've ever said about me. :'''Harley Quinn''': Not you, idiot. Ivy. :'''Doctor Psycho''': Yeah, that makes sense. <hr width=50%> :'''King Shark''': Well, I hope you’re proud of yourself. You've falsely accused the most woke ice-themed villain in all of new New Gotham! <hr width=50%> :'''Mister Freeze''': My beautiful girl. Goodbye, my love. Have the life I could never give you. ===Batman's Back, Man [2.05]=== :'''Commissioner Gordon''': Are you sitting? :'''Batman''': Sometimes I sit. :'''Commissioner Gordon''': Never seen it. :'''Batman''': You don't know everything I do. <hr width=50%> :'''Alfred Pennyworth''': Why don't you come back to bed? I've made you a cup of honey tea and pigs in a blanket. :'''Bruce Wayne''': I don't want pigs in a blanket: I want to fight crime! I will take that honey tea. <hr width=50%> :'''Commissioner Gordon''': Now I brought a list of things that I need you to pay for so I can take back the city. One: police officers. Two: a codpiece that I can wear that opens up and shoots a tiny missile. :'''Bruce Wayne''': That doesn't exist. :'''Commissioner Gordon''': Not. Yet. That's where you and your fat wallet come in. <hr width=50%> :'''Bruce Wayne''': You can wipe that smug look off your face. :'''Alfred Pennyworth''': That's not smug. This is smug. :'''Bruce Wayne''': Devastating. <hr width=50%> :'''Alfred Pennyworth''': Your ego is writing checks your broken body cannot cash, sir. <hr width=50%> :'''Batman''': Do you still have a million followers? :'''Batgirl''': Actually 1.3 million. :'''Batman''': Yeah, but most of them are bots, right? <hr width=50%> :'''Teller''': We're not afraid of you any more. :'''Two-Face''': What? Of course you are. Look at the guns, and half my face. <hr width=50%> :'''Bane''': I was born in Hell and I demand respect! ===All the Best Inmates Have Daddy Issues [2.06]=== :'''Harleen Quinzel''': Mr. Dent, You can't burn inmates. :'''Harvey Dent''': Not yet. But Prop 17 gives an exciting new definition to prisoners' rights. <hr width=50%> :'''Harleen Quinzel''': [''spits on Harvey Dent''] Fuck off, Two-Face! <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': ''You'' came up with 'Two-Face'? :'''Harley Quinn''': And I didn't get a single royalty... <hr width=50%> :'''The Joker''': No matter how fun the crime is, eating alone is a real drag. <hr width=50%> :'''The Joker''': You wanna know how I got these emotional scars? <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': I guess the acid really did change him. :'''Doctor Psycho''': Which is why I just smoke joints. [''Laughs alone''] Fuck you that was good one. <hr width=50%> :'''Commissioner Gordon''': So... got any plans for tonight, Batman? :'''Batman''': Uhh, stop Joker from blowing up Gotham. :'''Commissioner Gordon''': Yeah! Huh, of course. I meant, like, after that. ===There's No Place to Go but Down [2.07]=== :'''Poison Ivy''': I'm going to give you a piece of advice about sex at 10,000 feet. Don't do it into the wind. <hr width=50%> :'''Bane''': You're probably wondering, "Hey Bane, why no door?" Because where would you escape to? You are in a pit! <hr width=50%> :'''Bane''': You cannot run from your problems, Harley. Hate weighs you down. Only love sets us free. :'''Harley Quinn''' ''(realising what she has to do)'': Ivy. :'''Poison Ivy''' ''(immediately getting it)'': No. :'''Harley Quinn''': It's okay. :'''Poison Ivy''': Don't, don't do this. :'''Harley Quinn''': Have a good life, get married, make babies. Name them Harley. The girls and boys. :'''Poison Ivy''': Harley! :'''Harley Quinn''': See? It totally works. You know I love you. Bye, Ive. <hr width=50%> :'''Two-Face''': What, ya gonna write me a ticket? :'''Commissioner Gordon''': A ticket TO HELL! <hr width=50%> :'''Victor Zsasz''': I would watch the light leave their eyes and know that their last thought was fear. But now I imagine myself in the bubble of calm and the urge to kill goes away. <hr width=50%> :'''Commissioner Gordon''': [''to Barbara''] Are you gonna lend a hand or is Batgirl too cool to help her dad in a montage where we skip past the hard parts of beating an alcohol addiction and cut to the part where I'm clean? <hr width=50%> :'''Bane''': I am not only a judge, I am also a warden. <hr width=50%> :'''Man-Bat''': God dammit! This is bullshit! <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': Let's not judge a lawyer by the fact he's a bat. ===Inner (Para) Demons [2.08]=== :'''King Shark''': I promised myself I'd never kill an old person. I'd let the American health system do that. <hr width=50%> :'''King Shark''': There goes my New Year's resolution to not bite my nails or jump into any interdimensional portals. <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Psycho''': [''excited''] I am rock hard right now! :'''King Shark''': That's nasty. <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Psycho''': Wait, who are you? :'''Batgirl''': Um, Batgirl. Anyway… :'''Dr. Psycho''': All right. You know what? As a community, we should really get together and start coming up with more creative names. This is bullshit. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': So I am going to lie very high! <hr width=50%> :'''Commissioner Gordon''': Citizens of Gotham! You’re here today because you answered the call. We have an opportunity to save our beloved Gotham City and get back our rightful place in the United States. That means clean water, fresh food, and overpriced Internet providers! <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': So I just got to beat up an old lady and I get an army? I can do that. <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': (''to Kite Man's parents'') You know what? Fuck you guys. Yeah, I said, fuck you. Because first of all, I'm the one who messed up the goddamn reservation, okay. Chuck asked me several times not to forget, because for some reason he cares about you two. And then, he took the heat for it because he cares about me, and for some reason, what you two think about me. So, yeah! He's a kind, loving, supportive partner. And the only miracle here is that you two ghouls somehow raised him. And another thing, he's not lucky to have me, I'm lucky to have him! So, fuck off! <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': Probably be best if you turn around your merry band of meatbags. :'''Commissioner Gordon''': And why the hell would I do that? :[''Doctor Psycho laughs maniacally from another dimension''] :'''Harley Quinn''': Gordo, I have a flying army from a hell planet under my control. :'''Commissioner Gordon''': Well, I made my decision! And I never back down from my decisions. It’s a terrible quality that has ruined most of my personal relationships, so bring it! ===Bachelorette [2.09]=== :'''King Shark''': Are there other part of your argument besides being able to defecate wherever you want? <hr width=50%> :'''Nora Fries''': I know I'm just a pity invite because you killed my husband. <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': Uh, look, I know this isn't like a friend group so much as, like, a disparate collection of strange women I glommed on to during the most difficult stages of my life, so… <hr width=50%> :'''King Shark''': I'm picking up some vibes that maybe you don't wanna get married to me. :'''Tabitha''': What gave it away? The fact that I've managed to chain-smoke even though I'm underwater? <hr width=50%> :'''Jennifer''': Murder? I don't know. I work in life insurance. … These are bottomless, right? [''Amazon shakes her head''] Okay, let's kill her. <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': This is for selling out nature and women and-- :'''Jennifer''': Not having bottomless mimosas. <hr width=50%> :'''King Shark''': Tabitha and I worked it out. We'll stay married publicly, but we're each allowed to have secret relationships. I mean, sure, we could probably get along and have a very milquetoast marriage, but I don't want that. I wanna be with someone who excites me. Where love isn't safe, the kind of love that doesn't have limits. I want a soulmate. ===Dye Hard [2.10]=== :'''Dr. Psycho''': [''to Riddler''] Oh, shut the fuck up! Can't you see I'm trying to elegantly end this conversation with this mechanical fossil? Good luck getting out again, fuck head! <hr width=50%> :'''The Joker''': The storybook is real? Where is it? :'''Harley Quinn''': I don't know, but I think you do. Are you sure you can't just remember? :'''The Joker''': It's like I see the book, but… everything else is cloudy. :'''Harley Quinn''': That's disappointing because I really, really, really don't wanna have to do this. :'''The Joker''': Do what? :'''Harley Quinn''': I'll be seein' ya soon, Mistah J. <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Psycho''': The point is, I'm gonna do what you never could, because you are a pussy! :'''Harley Quinn''': Pussies are powerful. They birthed all of humanity! :'''Commissioner Gordon''': I was a C-Section. ===A Fight Worth Fighting For [2.11]=== :'''The Joker''': You know, I thought I had the perfect life before I met you. Maiming, killing, causing general chaos. I thought I had it all. <hr width=50%> :'''Darkseid''': Who interrupts Darkseid's quest for the Anti-Life Equation? :'''Dr. Psycho''': Uh, it is, hmm hmm, I, Dr. Psycho. :'''Darkseid''': Ah, the dwarf who called Wonder Woman a slur that not even I dare utter. :'''Dr. Psycho''': Gah, that was, like, two years ago. Also, "dwarf" is considered a slur, just FYI. This isn't 'Wizard of Oz'. <hr width=50%> :'''Bethany''': That's fuckin' ridiculous. :'''The Joker''': Is it any more ridiculous than pointing that gun at my face? The gun you think little Sofia and Benicio don't know about? The gun you've never loaded or shot in your life? [''The Joker takes the gun away''] Soy yo, pudding. :'''Bethany''': Mi corazon. <hr width=50%> :'''The Joker''': Lots of dads are serial killers. I'm not going to change who I am. <hr width=50%> :'''The Joker''': Bethany and I used to cuddle just like that. God, we could just sit on the couch and talk about nothing for hours. We just got each other. She always had my back. … Good God! That's true love. <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Psycho''': All right. I'm gonna make this quick. When I was a little boy, my mother brought me to the county fair. There was a Ferris Wheel. A big, beautiful thing, and you had to be a certain height to ride it. And, of course, I was too short. But, my mother would always say, 'Patience, Eddie. I'm sure next year you're gonna be big enough.' Let me tell you right now. The next year rolled around, and I hadn't gotten any taller. Years went by. I hung upside down from my ankles for hours. I took growth hormones. Anything to ride that big wheel in the sky. I never did get there. But, then, one day, somethin' very unexpected happened. All those people fell to their death! And it was a rush! I thought it was so satisfying to watch all those people die! And, that's when I decided to hate women. :'''Darkseid''': I'm not sure that tracks. <hr width=50%> :'''The Joker''': I wanna give this a shot. ¿Y tú, mi amor? ===Lovers' Quarrel [2.12]=== :'''Batman''': ''[in flirty tone]'' Wonder Woman, you look bangin'. :'''Harley Quinn''': What? :'''Wonder Woman''': Batman, are those pecs real or is it just the suit? ''[giggles]'' :'''Harley Quinn''': Gross. :'''Superman''': These pecs are definitely real. Give them a grab. Don't-a be shy. :'''Harley Quinn''': Oh, gross! Did you just spray them with Ivy's love pheromones?! :'''Wonder Woman''': ''[in flirty tone]'' Maybe we should see what's under these costumes. ''[giggles]'' :'''Harley Quinn''': Or not! A lot of not! PLEASE, NOT! <hr width=50%> :'''Wonder Woman''': [''after lassoing a Parademon''] I'll only ask once: where is Dr. Psycho? :[''Parademon screeches. Confused, Wonder Woman turns to Superman''] :'''Superman''': Oh, what, because I'm an alien, I understand all alien languages? [''Wonder Woman's eyes widen''] OK, I know a little Parademon, but it's still a racist assumption. Be better. :[''Wonder Woman rolls her eyes''] <hr width=50%> :'''Bane''': [''upon seeing the projection of Harley and Ivy having sex''] I had a feeling. The tension was palpable. <hr width=50%> :'''The Joker''': [''upon seeing the projection of Harley and Ivy having sex''] Oh-ho-ho! She's still limber! <hr width=50%> :'''King Shark''': [''upon seeing the projection of Harley and Ivy having sex''] Oh, this is gonna affect the crew dynamic in a messy and complicated manner. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': I sometimes can't get over the fact that Ivy has sex with you. :'''Kite Man''': Oh. She does. <hr width=50%> :'''Superman''': Poison Ivy, we know that you're under Doctor Psycho's mind-control. So I give you this warning. I, Kal-El, do say- :'''Wonder Woman''': We don't wanna have to take you out but if you don't give us another option, we will. That's what he was getting to. <hr width=50%> :'''Kite Man''': My kite senses are fluttering. <hr width=50%> :'''Darkseid''': Darkseid is... leaving. <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Psycho''': Oh, I need a cigarette. :[''passes out''] ===The Runaway Bridesmaid [2.13]=== :'''Frank the Plant''': [''banging in a florist van''] Pollen season in this bitch! POLLEN SEASON! <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': [''driving''] Where's the exit? :'''Poison Ivy''': Oh, for the shit of shits! This is why I didn't want to get married here, the parking lot is a damn maze! <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': Chuck, I hate that I hurt you. You know, you deserve everything. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': If I can't fuck up Ivy's wedding, no one can! <hr width=50%> :'''King Shark''': Wedding are a joyful occasion. You know, unless you're one of the bridesmaids. <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': Okay, let's do this! :'''Kite Man''': Hell NO! :'''Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn''': What? :'''Kite Man''': I should have known the third time I proposed, every step in our relationship I've had to do over, and over, and OVER! And-and-and I'm not... after all of this, I am NOT redoing my wedding! :'''Poison Ivy''': Don't... don't you want to marry me? :'''Kite Man''': Of course I do! But you don't! I saw your face during the vows, and I knew your heart wasn't in it. I may be simple, but I'm not a fool. It is hard for me to finally admit it, but since you refused to, I will. I'm not the person for you! :'''Poison Ivy''': No... ah, shit... :'''Kite Man''': Like you said, Ivy, I deserve the best. :[''Kite Man flies off''] <hr width=50%> :'''Commissioner Gordon''': I got into public service to shoot bad guys, allowing for the occasional accidental shooting of an innocent because no one's perfect! <hr width=50%> :'''Two-Face''': I can run your whole campaign from behind bars, like a real campaign manager. <hr width=50%> :'''Harley Quinn''': I'm really sorry, Ivy! Kite Man will come around, he always does! :'''Poison Ivy''': Yeah, but you know what? I won't! I mean, he's right! I've been denying a lot of myself for a long time! I guess, I guess it seemed easier for me to just go along with it, you know? And now I realize I hurt a lot of people delaying the inevitable! :'''Harley Quinn''': Well, people change! :'''Poison Ivy''': Yeah! Yeah, people DO change! I mean look at you, what you did for me today! You... you showed me the Harley I always wanted to see, you know? :'''Harley Quinn''': You... you don't think I'm chaotic, crazy and make a bunch of messes? :'''Poison Ivy''': No, you definitely do that. But you're trying to grow, and actually doing it! And that... I mean, for me, that is what matters! :'''Harley Quinn''': I love you, Ives! :'''Poison Ivy''': [''smiles''] I love you too, Harles. <hr width=50%> :'''Poison Ivy''': Keep your eyes on the road! I love you, but Jesus...! ==Season 3== ===Harlivy [3.01]=== ===There's No Ivy in Team [3.02]=== ===The 83rd Annual Villy Awards [3.03]=== ==Cast== * [[w:Kaley Cuoco|Kaley Cuoco]] as [[w:Harley Quinn|Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn]] * [[w:Lake Bell|Lake Bell]] as [[w:Poison Ivy (character)|Dr. Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy]] * [[w:Diedrich Bader|Diedrich Bader]] as [[w:Batman|Bruce Wayne / Batman]] * [[w:Alan Tudyk|Alan Tudyk]] as [[w:Joker (character)|Joker]], [[w:Clayface|Basil Karlo / Clayface]], [[w:Calendar Man|Julian Day / Calendar Man]], Doctor Trap * [[w:Ron Funches|Ron Funches]] as [[w:King Shark|Nanaue / King Shark]] * [[w:Tony Hale|Tony Hale]] as [[w:Doctor Psycho|Dr. Edgar Cizko / Doctor Psycho]], [[w:Felix Faust|Felix Faust]] * [[w:Jason Alexander|Jason Alexander]] as Sy Borgman * [[w:J.B. Smoove|J.B. Smoove]] as Frank the Plant * [[w:Matt Oberg|Matt Oberg]] as [[w:Kite Man|Charles "Chuck" Brown / Kite Man]], [[w:Killer Croc|Waylon Jones / Killer Croc]], [[w:KGBeast|Anatoly Knyazev / KGBeast]] * [[w:Christopher Meloni|Christopher Meloni]] as [[w:James Gordon (character)|Commissioner James Gordon]] * [[w:Andy Daly|Andy Daly]] as [[w:Two-Face|Harvey Dent / Two-Face]] * [[w:Jim Rash|Jim Rash]] as [[w:Riddler|Edward Nygma / The Riddler]] * [[w:James Adomian|James Adomian]] as [[w:Bane (DC Comics)|Bane]], [[w:Ratcatcher (comics)|Ratcatcher]], Chaz, Ian * Briana Cuoco as [[w:Barbara Gordon|Barbara Gordon / Batgirl]] * [[w:Giancarlo Esposito|Giancarlo Esposito]] as [[w:Lex Luthor|Lex Luthor]] * [[w:Rahul Kohli|Rahul Kohli]] as [[w:Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow]] * [[w:Wayne Knight|Wayne Knight]] as [[w:Penguin (character)|Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin]] * [[w:Jacob Trembalay|Jacob Trembalay]] as [[w:Damian Wayne|Damian Wayne / Robin]] * [[w:Wanda Sykes|Wanda Sykes]] as [[w:Queen of Fables|Queen of Fables]] * [[w:James Wolk|James Wolk]] as [[w:Superman|Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman]] * [[w:Vanessa Marshall|Vanessa Marshall]] as [[w:Wonder Woman|Princess Diana / Wonder Woman]] * [[w:Chris Diamantopoulos|Chris Diamanatopoulos]] as [[w:Aquaman|Arthur Curry / Aquaman]] * [[w:Alfred Molina|Alfred Molina]] as [[w:Mr. Freeze|Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze]] * [[w:Sanaa Lathan|Sanaa Lathan]] as [[w:Catwoman|Selina Kyle / Catwoman]] * [[w:Natalie Morales|Natalie Morales]] as [[w:Lois Lane|Lois Lane]] * [[w:Tom Hollander|Tom Hollander]] as [[w:Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred Pennyworth]] * [[w:Michael Ironside|Michael Ironside]] as [[w:Darkseid|Darkseid]] * [[w:Rachel Dratch|Rachel Dratch]] as [[w:Nora Fries|Nora Fries]], [[w:Hippolyta (DC Comics)|Queen Hippolyta]] * [[w:Brad Morris|Brad Morris]] as [[w:Victor Zsasz|Victor Zsasz]] * [[w:Sean Giambrone|Sean Giambrone]] as Joshua Cobblepot * [[w:Susie Essman|Susie Essman]] as Sharon Quinzel * [[w:Justina Machado|Justina Machado]] as Bethany * [[w:Mary Holland|Mary Holland]] as Jennifer, Tabitha ==External links== {{wikipedia}} [[Category:2010s American adult animated TV shows]] [[Category:2020s American adult animated TV shows]] [[Category:2010s American black comedy TV shows]] [[Category:2020s American black comedy TV shows]] [[Category:Traditionally adult animated TV shows]] [[Category:American adult animated action TV shows]] [[Category:American adult animated comedy TV shows]] [[Category:American adult animated superhero TV shows]] [[Category:Current shows]] [[Category:DC Universe shows]] [[Category:HBO Max shows]] [[Category:Television series by Warner Bros. Animation]] q9fwflevgkmv4dp0xc2ilj15wl41zma 0 223740 3148915 3072641 2022-07-29T02:23:21Z 47.197.101.73 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Benji: Off the Leash!|Benji: Off the Leash!]]''''' (in 108 minutes release in July 8, 2022 by [[w: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]]) is a [[w:2004 in film|2004]] American comedy-drama film. :''Directed, written, and produced by [[w:Joe Camp|Joe Camp]].'' ==Terrance Muncy Hatchett== * No, everything is not okay! * '''''YOU'RE OZZIE A LIAR!''''' * WHAT?! * ''[to Oozie]'' Get your hands off me, ''now!'' ==Ozzie== * Would you calm down, or they rest of this day in a ''jail'' cell!? * Leave the animals alone! ==Others== *'''Terrance Muncy Hatchett''': Find out you stupid won't we! *'''Ozzie''': Nancy, is everyone okay? *'''Finch''': What happened, Ozzie? ==Dialogue== :'''Terrance Muncy Hatchett''': WHAT'S THIS!? ''[kicks and smashes bottle]'' You stole this dog from me! :'''Colby''': No I didn't. She got loose on her own. :'''Terrance Muncy Hatchett''': Well don't give me that! This is the most rare, most expensive breeder I've got! Now look what's happened. It's gotten tied up with some mongrel and had mix-breed puppies, I will never arrest again. ''[throws puppy across the room]'' ''['''Superhero''': (gasps) It is not nice to THROWN THE PUPPIES!!]'' Probably not these, too. Leastwise they look like their mamma, so I can probably still sell them for pure. I'm 'bout inclined to sell you too, or something worse and you gonna be killing me. Now pick up these puppies and get your but in the truck. ''[Colby approaches the light puppy]'' Did you hear what I said boy? Pick up these puppies! :'''Superhero''': Leave the animals alone, or I'll call the police! :'''Terrance Muncy Hattchett''': '''''NO!''''' :'''Grouchy Smurf''': '''''''YES!!!!''''''' ''[kicks Mr. Hatchett in the nuts]'' :'''Colby''': Did you forget that you slung one clear across the room? :'''Terrance Muncy Hatchett''': Not that one, I can't get nothing for no mutts, so it ain't going on the payroll. Get the black ones. :'''Colby''': What about this one? :'''Terrance Muncy Hatchett''': Not my concern, now move it! :'''Colby''': If you leave him here, he'll die! ==External links== {{wikipedia}} *{{IMDb title|0315273}} *{{Mojo title|benji04}} [[Category:2004 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Comedy-drama films]] [[w:Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]] jdses1we84gt7zm8y9xky3x9scehe5v 0 223851 3148886 2735318 2022-07-29T00:56:57Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Roberta Flack.jpg|thumb|Roberta Flack]] '''[[w:Roberta Flack|Roberta Cleopatra Flack]]''' (born February 10, 1937) is an American singer. == Quotes == * I sang it about soldiers, then, later, about gay men. It touches me deeply every time. I used to perform this song at Mr Henry’s and people would be totally silent. I knew it moved them. ** On the song “Ballad of the Sad Young Men” in [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/21/roberta-flack-interview-music-grammys “Roberta Flack: 'My music is my expression of what I feel in a moment'”] in The Guardian (2020 Jan 21) * I didn’t try to be a soul singer, a jazz singer, a blues singer – no category…My music is my expression of what I feel and believe in a moment. ** On her career trajectory in [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/21/roberta-flack-interview-music-grammys “Roberta Flack: 'My music is my expression of what I feel in a moment'”] in The Guardian (2020 Jan 21) * I hope that one day we will be seen for the people we are, not for our race, gender, age or nationality. ** On being told that her style was “too white” in [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/21/roberta-flack-interview-music-grammys “Roberta Flack: 'My music is my expression of what I feel in a moment'”] in The Guardian (2020 Jan 21) * I know what it is to go over the same songs over and over again, and to try to make them perfect. It’s interesting and it’s hard and it’s difficult at the same time…You have to stay on top of things. ** On staying in top form despite suffering a stroke in 2016 in [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8479635/roberta-flack-ready-to-sing-again-jazz-foundation-of-america-honors “Roberta Flack Ready to Sing Again at Jazz Foundation of America Honors”] in Billboard (2018 Oct 12) * To be moved, to be moved constantly by your own songs. You need it to be in tune with them, and I don’t mean in tune musically, but I mean in tune with the lyrics of the songs, with the words of the songs, and with the meaning. You need to be in tune with all of that, and that takes a little bit of doing. ** On choosing to perform the songs from her catalogue that still move her in [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8479635/roberta-flack-ready-to-sing-again-jazz-foundation-of-america-honors “Roberta Flack Ready to Sing Again at Jazz Foundation of America Honors”] in Billboard (2018 Oct 12) == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{Commons cat|Roberta Flack}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Flack, Roberta}} [[Category:African Americans]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Pop singers]] [[Category:Jazz singers]] [[Category:Pianists from the United States]] [[Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States]] [[Category:American women]] [[Category:People from North Carolina]] [[Category:Grammy Award winners]] 7q0gljf30nuaig5dysq8xthjbxzorxe 0 226202 3148891 3021360 2022-07-29T01:02:00Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Goldie Hawn 2011.jpg|thumb|Goldie Hawn in 2011]] '''[[w: Goldie Hawn|Goldie Jeanne Hawn]]''' (born November 21, 1945) is an American actress, producer, dancer and singer. == Quotes == * Starting out as a dancer gave me an aspect of mindfulness that I didn’t even realise that I was getting…because to dance is to be aware of every piece of your body while you’re moving. It’s like a meditation unto itself. ** On how meditation complimented her dance background in [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/13/goldie-hawn-i-was-born-with-a-high-set-point-for-happiness “Goldie Hawn: ‘I was born with a high set point for happiness’”] in The Guardian (2020 Apr 13) * Women were my obvious focus…because it is not always easy having power and being female…That’s the way it was. It wasn’t that all men were terrible or that the situation was unbearable. It was a cultural problem. ** On playing female characters during the 1980s who were women caught in a macho world in [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/13/goldie-hawn-i-was-born-with-a-high-set-point-for-happiness “Goldie Hawn: ‘I was born with a high set point for happiness’”] in The Guardian (2020 Apr 13) * Before you go to bed, think of three things that went well today. I don’t care if it’s a little crazy thing – it doesn’t matter…Take some music you love and if you can’t dance, go do 10 minutes of jumping jacks. Get yourself all cheered up. ** On remaining centered and positive in [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/13/goldie-hawn-i-was-born-with-a-high-set-point-for-happiness “Goldie Hawn: ‘I was born with a high set point for happiness’”] in The Guardian (2020 Apr 13) * I believe you have to start with a craft; you don’t just start with a dream. You’ve got to put a lot of work in. If you want to pursue acting, then you go to acting class. If you want to be a dancer, then you learn to dance, which is what I did. If you want to be a ventriloquist or join the circus … When you’re young, you start looking at what you want to do—not just who you want to be, but what you want to do. And I think the tenacity to say, “I’m going to perfect that,” is the beginning of a work ethic... ** On how success is earned in [https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/goldie-hawn “GOLDIE HAWN”] in Interview Magazine (2017 Apr 25) * My sense of liberation and the freedom to speak the way I want to and to feel solid in my shoes was getting stronger and stronger. That’s what helps me move through other people’s perceptions of how I should or should not be liberated. I would never listen to those rules. Don’t tell me I can’t do that. Watch me. Don’t tell me I can’t direct this movie. Watch me… ** On having a different definition of liberation during the 1970s in [https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/goldie-hawn “GOLDIE HAWN”] in Interview Magazine (2017 Apr 25) == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawn, Goldie}} [[Category: Actresses from the United States]] [[Category: Producers from the United States]] [[Category: Singers from the United States]] [[Category: Women musicians]] [[Category: Dancers from the United States]] [[Category: Memoirists from the United States]] [[Category: Women authors]] [[Category: Activists from the United States]] [[Category: LGBT rights activists]] [[Category: American Jews]] [[Category: Buddhists from the United States]] [[Category: 1945 births]] [[Category: Living people]] [[Category: People from Washington, D.C.]] 7dc8ibifzqpqefue6an97ywb0fouxa7 10 227200 3148641 3139627 2022-07-28T12:00:52Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Documentation subpage}} {{Subst}} kmzz4svd8zrt0ue8m7td5hjg6kgjxy4 14 228207 3148644 3131477 2022-07-28T12:04:00Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Scooby-Doo|TV shows]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] oduqydl51zouk7zs6gkje5ggigo7ju0 0 229438 3148859 2889188 2022-07-29T00:11:40Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Caroline D'Amore_2009.jpg|thumb|You can get what you want if you act like there is no other option.]] '''[[w:Caroline D'Amore|Caroline D'Amore]]''' (born [[June 9]] [[1981]]) is an American businesswoman DJ, actress, and fashion model. == Quotes == * I have heard that the business can start to control you. We have to be careful because life is short and we can’t just make it about the business. * When you’re in LA, you can try everything. * I grew up in Malibu and people hear that and they’re like, “You were some rich socialite.” I’m like, “How?” My dad is the pizza man, first of all. When I wanted enough money to go to the club or something crazy that night, I delivered pizzas. I had to work. I was in this circle and I grew up with these girls that were more financially fortunate or famous than me and my family. It was a very interesting dynamic, but none of that matters when you’re all true friends. Everybody’s got your back. You become friends with who you become friends with. * Hence, the whole party girl club rat phase that I went through in my life. School wasn’t for me. Honestly, I felt uncomfortable and I didn’t have a clique. I was floating by friends with all the different groups. Maybe that’s the Gemini in me, but I didn’t have my thing in school. I wasn’t very good at school. I was terrible at math. Testing freaked me out. I dropped out. My last completed grade is ninth grade. We walked in one day and walked out and I was like, “I’m done.” I was in the club one night and DJ AM was deejaying. I literally saw the sky open and I was blown away by how he controlled the room and his energy made everybody else so happy. If you looked at him, he was joyous and it brought joy to me and everyone in the room. ** As quoted at [https://gretagasparian.com/caroline-damore-shares-her-life-journey-dj-ing-internationally-starting-pizza-girl/ Greta Gasparian (October 14, 2019)] * I knew from the time I could walk that I wanted to work. I wanted to be my own boss and do my own thing. You can get what you want if you act like there is no other option. ** As quoted at [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-oct-14-ig-caroline14-story.html Los Angeles Times (October 14, 2007)] * Growing up in L.A., for me, was a lot different than you’d think. I was the daughter of a hardworking pizza man who ended up kickin’ it with the rich kids. I lived in Malibu because we opened a D'Amore's pizza there. I'd make just enough money delivering pizzas so I could pay for gas and valet at the hottest clubs. I worked to party. I must have been fired from D'Amore's 100 times. But being the owner’s daughter had perks. And, of course, free pizza for life, so I never starved. * My mother contracted the AIDS virus when I was very young by the doctors at the hospital. They gave her a precautionary blood transfusion and did not check the blood they gave her. It was a total fluke. I was lied to for 15 years about it. I always thought she died from toxic shock. I was very angry that my father lied to me, but I now understand that he just did not want the stigma of the disease to affect my friendships at school. As we all know, kids can be mean, and my father was trying to protect us. The stigma of this disease has always been something I'd like to help remove. Anyone at any time can contract this disease, gay, straight, a mom of four with no drug history. Anyone. Everyone needs to educate themselves on how to be protected and also about how to discuss this disease without adding to the stigma. It shaped my outlook on life by reminding me that life is so precious and can be very short. Live life to the fullest, but be smart and take care of yourself. * I started DJ-ing about eight years ago. I used to hang in the DJ booth with DJ AM a lot and he really inspired me. I loved watching how happy he was while making other people so happy as he dropped each track. He really was my inspiration and my motivation. He was the one that told me I could do it. Paris actually hired me to DJ all of her record release parties around the world. This was before it was "cool" to be a chick DJ. We actually had a lot of fun. * Yes, I was raised by my pops. I think it made me super strong, maybe too strong at times. I remember I was the only kid who didn't cry for their mommy at sleepovers. Which turned into not really needing anyone. Which made it hard to date me. Every guy always cried long before I ever did in a relationship. I'm so lucky I met someone who could handle me. My husband changed me for the better, but he loves me for the tough bitch I am. If he's not happy, even for a moment, I will totally cry. ** As quoted at [https://www.advocate.com/health/here-inspire/2012/11/30/caroline-damore-or-dj-it-girl Advocate (November 30, 2012)] * REAL women don’t bully other women. ** As quoted on [https://www.etonline.com/mischa-barton-slams-new-hills-cast-member-caroline-damore-after-shes-cut-from-the-show-142608 Instagram (March 5, 2020)] * Ask your employees questions and ask for their opinions. Empower them to feel ownership. When they love what they do and how they're treated— you'll see results. I like working with people that can teach me something that benefits the business. People willing to do more than just what's required to get the job done. ** As quoted at [https://www.swaay.com/pizza-girl-by-day-and-dj-by-night-how-caroline-damore-created-her-empire Swaay (May 3, 2019)] == External links == {{wikipedia}} * <!-- {{Official website|http://carolinedamore.com/}} -->{{cite web |title= Official website |url= http://carolinedamore.com |url-status= dead |archive-date= September 8, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150908021223/http://carolinedamore.com/ }} * {{IMDb name|2225627}} * [http://skamartist.com/carolinedamore/ Caroline D'Amore] at SKAM Artist {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Amore Caroline}} [[Category:Businesspeople from the United States]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Models from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Television personalities]] [[Category:Fashion designers from the United States]] [[Category:Philanthropists from the United States]] [[Category:1984 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Los Angeles]] pm1w4tilturgn2sbewme8pg4n9e7hq8 0 231718 3148638 3127279 2022-07-28T11:59:30Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''{{w|Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat}}''''' is an animated television series based on the children's book of the same name by Amy Tan which aired on PBS Kids, produced by Canada-based animation studio CinéGroupe and Sesame Workshop. ==Episodes== ===How Sagwa Got Her Colors [1.01]=== ===The New Year's Clean-Up / Firefly Nights [1.02]=== ===Royal Cats / Acrobat Cats [1.03]=== ===Tung, the Singing Cricket / Sagwa's Lucky Bat [1.04]=== ===Cat Burglar / Sagwa's Good Deed [1.05]=== :''[Sagwa was late for dinner --even though she had promised to be on time. Mama Miao and Baba Miao are angry and disappointed because Sagwa broke her promise.]'' :'''Mama Miao''': So, there you are! :'''Sagwa''': Where are the others? :'''Mama Miao''': Well, (Dongwa and Sheegwa) they were on time for dinner! So they had finished eating! :''[Mama confronts Sagwa about being late for dinner. She chews Sagwa out for that.]'' :'''Mama Miao''': As I recall, you promised to be on time for dinner! But since you broke your promise, you eat what is left! Plain rice! :'''Sagwa''': ''[flustered]'' <big>'''PLAIN RICE!? THAT IS IT!?'''</big> :'''Mama Miao''': Well, if you were on time, you could have had steamed fish and bok choy! Now eat your dinner! ===Harvest Festival Race / The Foolish Magistrate's New Robes [1.06]=== :''[Dongwa is not pleased that he gave up his snack for their grandparents' anniversary special]'' :'''Sagwa''': What a disaster... :'''Dongwa''': Yeah, all that wasted shrimp. ===Fur Cut / Magistrate Loses His Post [1.07]=== :'''Baba''': Oh, no need dear. I've-I've already attended to my grooming. ''[pan on Baba's messy back, with Sheegwa laughing]'' <hr width=50%> :'''Dongwa''': What? Rain spirit dragons don't spit fire. :'''Sagwa''': Well- well this one did! ===Tribal Cats / Sagwa's Swan Song [1.08]=== ===Cat and Mouse / Stinky Tofu [1.09]=== ===The Foolish Magistrate's Aching Tooth / Sheegwa and the Blizzard [1.10]=== :'''Fu-Fu''': Me?! You go after him! :'''Dongwa''': Oh no, you go. I'll wait here so I can pounce on him when he comes out. ''[headbutts Fu-Fu towards the room and laughing slyly]'' Works every time. ===By the Light of the Moon / Treasure Hunters [1.11]=== ===Fraidy Cats / The Tortoise and the Cat [1.12]=== ===Alley Night Opera / Cats of a Different Class [1.13]=== ===Sagwa, Fu-Fu and the Whistling Pigeon / Princess Sheegwa [1.14]=== ===Sagwa Rules / Ciao, Meow! [1.15]=== :'''Sheegwa''': ''[to Jet-Jet]'' <big>'''HUNTING!?'''</big> But...! ''[begins talking gibberish]'' :''[Dongwa sneaks behind Sheegwa. Then he --as if also picking on Sheegwa-- puts his paw over his sister's nose and mouth/lips to get her to be quiet.]'' :'''Jet-Jet''': <big>'''SHOULDN'T YOU ALL BE BACK IN THE PALACE...?! ...AND RAIDING CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN YOUR HAIR!?'''</big> <hr width=50%> :''[The scene now shows that all the kittens --Dongwa, Sagwa, and Sheegwa-- are all soaked. Sheegwa had disobeyed the rules and was on the alley wall. She fell into the pond and was rescued by Dongwa and Sagwa. But Dongwa and Sagwa --trying to save her-- also ended up in the pond.]'' :'''Sagwa''': ''[to Sheegwa]'' <big>'''SHEEGWA!? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!? YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE ALLEY WALLS!'''</big> :'''Sheegwa''': I am sorry. ''[sneezes]'' Ah-choo! :'''Sagwa''': ''[to Dongwa about Sheegwa having a cold]'' We have to get her inside. She is catching a cold. :''[Meanwhile, back in the palace.]'' :'''Sheegwa''': ''[sneezes a big sneeze]'' <big>'''AH-AH-AH-CHOO!'''</big> :'''Sagwa''': Shhh! Sheegwa? Mama cannot see us like this. :''[Mama Miao sees the kittens --Dongwa, Sagwa, and Sheegwa-- all wet and all three of them have colds and sneezing.]'' :'''Mama Miao''': ''[she sees the kittens having colds and becomes concerned about this]'' Oh my poor dears! What happened? :'''Sheegwa''': It is all my fault I should not have climbed on the alley wa...wa...! ''[sneezes an even bigger sneeze]'' <big>'''AH-AH-AH-CHOO!'''</big> ...walls. :'''Mama Miao''': ''[to the kittens]'' Come. Let's get you all dried up and to bed. :''[It then becomes revealed that the kittens --for a while-- are not going outside. Because they have colds. Sheegwa was disobeying the rules --being on the alley walls. But so was Dongwa and Sagwa when they tried to rescue her and also ended up in the pond.]'' ===Explorer's Club / Time for Everything [1.16]=== :'''Baba''': ''[to Dongwa]'' <big>'''YOU ARE LETTING YOUR SISTER DO YOUR WORK!?'''</big> :'''Dongwa''': I ya...! I err...! :'''Baba''': ''[turning to Sagwa]'' <big>'''AND YOU! HELPING YOUR BROTHER TO DECEIVE ME!'''</big> :''[Then to both Dongwa and Sagwa.]'' :'''Baba''': <big>'''THAT IS NOT LIKE YOU! WHAT DO YOU TWO HAVE TO SAY TO YOURSELVES!?'''</big> :''[Baba chews both Dongwa and Sagwa out and asks them what they both say for themselves. Dongwa and Sagwa are shocked into silence. And they do not have an answer at the moment. Baba is not pleased.]'' :'''Baba''': <big>'''WELL, UNLESS YOU CAN COME UP WITH AN EXPLANATION ABOUT THIS, YOU ARE BOTH CONFINED TO YOUR QUARTERS (FOR A WEEK)! </big> :''[Dongwa --for making his sister do his work-- and Sagwa --for helping her brother to deceive Baba Miao-- are both confined to their quarters for a week, a month, a year, or possibly a decade, a century, or even a millennium.]'' :'''Dongwa''': But Baba...! Tomorrow is the...! :'''Baba''': <big>'''AND THAT IS FINAL!'''</big> :''[In total, Dongwa is confined to his quarters for a millennium --1,000 years. When Baba said, "And that is final!", he means that if Dongwa argues any more, he is going to take away the "going out" privileges for two or three millenniums --2,000 or 3,000 years.]'' ===Comic Opera / Not-So-Purrfect Patient [1.17]=== ===Panda-monium / Festival of Lanterns [1.18]=== ===Snagged by a Thread / Master of Mistakes [1.19]=== :'''NOTE''': On [[w:KCTS-TV|KCTS 9]], "Master of Mistakes" was the first segment and "Snagged by a Thread" was the second. But in reality, "Snagged by a Thread" was the first segment and "Master of Mistakes" the second. They never fixed it. ===Collar of Time / The Birds, the Bees, and the Silkworms [1.20]=== ===Dongwa the Sailor / Invention by Mistake [1.21]=== ===Cool Fu-Fu / A New Cook in the Kitchen [1.22]=== ===Tough Guy Dongwa / The Competition [1.23]=== ===Precious Gift / Lord of the Fleas [1.24]=== :''[Tai-Tai feels touched when Sheegwa brings back her jade necklace.]'' :'''Tai-Tai''': My necklace! :''[She sees it on the ground. But in the spite of the fact that it is broken, she still likes it.]'' :'''Tai-Tai''': My necklace is found! :''[She notices that it is now broken in half beyond repair.]'' :'''Tai-Tai''': It might not be whole. But even a piece of it brings back many of the memories it whispers to me. :''[Finally, she reveals her now-half necklace and it shows a flashback of Tai-Tai --as a young child-- with her father.]'' :'''Tai-Tai''': ''[to Sheegwa]'' Thank you, Sheegwa. :''[Sagwa happily nods. Then Tai-Tai --off screen-- puts the jade necklace back in the treasure chest. And the episode's first half fades to black, then ends.]'' ===My Fair Kitty / The Favorite [1.25]=== ===Luck be a Bat / Tea for Two Monkeys [1.26]=== :'''Sagwa''': Can't you fit through the bars? :'''Fu-Fu''': ''[opens robe, reveals Balloon Belly]'' Nah, too many dumplings. ===Sagwa the Stray / And Action [1.27]=== ===Ba-Do and the Lantern Festival / Fu-Fu's Full Moon Flight [1.28]=== ===Wedding Day Mess / A Catfish Tale [1.29]=== ===Up, Up and Away / Spreading Rumors [1.30]=== ===The Jade Rabbit / Dongwa's Best Friend [1.31]=== ===The Zodiac Zoo / The Four Dragons [1.32]=== ===Lost and Found / Three Graces [1.33]=== ===All Grown Up/The Cat and the Wind [1.34]=== :'''Baba''': ''[takes a piece of grass]'' It's a duck call. ''[quacks]'' :'''Dongwa''': Oh, sure Baba. Like a duck is ever going to think that's real. :''[A real duck shows up, with Dongwa getting startled and hangs onto Sagwa]'' <hr width=50%> :''[In the middle of Mama Miao's story, the scene cuts back to Sagwa, Dongwa, Sheegwa, and Mama Miao. And Sagwa is seen hugging Mama Miao and resting on her back.]'' :'''Sagwa''': ''[hugs her mother]'' What happened to Ming Miao? :'''Mama Miao''': That is a very interesting question. I suppose that he could have remained at the emperor's palace where he could have ruled China. Couldn't he? :'''Dongwa and Sheegwa''': Mm-hmm. :'''Mama Miao''': And he would've used his art to control the people. :'''Sheegwa''': Mm-mmm. :'''Dongwa''': No way! Ming Miao never would've used his art for evil! He never would have done that! :'''Mama Miao''': ''[to Dongwa]'' My goodness, Dongwa. You have been paying attention. And yes, you are right. Ming Miao would have never used his art for evil. :''[And back to Mama Miao's story.]'' ===Sister Act / Too Close for Comfort [1.35]=== ===Sick Day / The Name Game [1.36]=== :'''Dongwa''': Come on! Help me out. There must be something we all have to do. :''[Dongwa faints out trying to think of other ideas about how to keep his sister Sheegwa busy. Sheegwa jumps on to Dongwa and lands on his belly --and gets in his face laughing. Dongwa laughs because it tickles.]'' :'''Sheegwa''': ''[thinks]'' Hmmm? ''[gets into Dongwa's face]'' A story. :'''Dongwa''': Oh no. :''[Sheegwa laughs and jumps up and down on Dongwa's belly like a trampoline, then gets in his face.]'' :'''Sheegwa''': A story, a story! :''[Sheegwa moves in on closer to Dongwa's face --despite the fact that she has a cold.]'' :'''Sheegwa''': That is what Mama always does when I am...! ''[sneezes]'' <big>'''AH-CHOO'''</big> ...sick. Please? ===Shei-Hu's Secret / Homesick Jun [1.37]=== ===The Return of the Rat/Great Balls of Fire [1.38]=== :'''Sheegwa''': Find them all? But there is a rabbit, and a pig, and an ox, and a dog...! That's a lot! :'''Nai-Nai''': That is the fun part. :''[As a 2 vs 2 game --for the zodiac game-- Nai-Nai assigns the teams before the game. Also, Nai-Nai is the announcer of the said game.]'' :'''Nai-Nai''': ''[to Sagwa and Fu-Fu]'' Sagwa and Fu-Fu? You two are one team. ''[then turns to Dongwa and Sheegwa]'' And Dongwa? You and Sheegwa --the other two of you are the other one. :''[So in pairs, Sagwa is working with Fu-Fu. And Dongwa, he is paired with Sheegwa. In other words, "It is Sagwa and Fu-Fu vs. Dongwa and Sheegwa".]'' :'''Dongwa''': Oh great! :''[Sheegwa --in response-- sticks out her tongue at Dongwa --as if to taunt him that she is his partner.]'' :'''Nai-Nai''': Now, here is a hint. You find the wooden animals like how real animals in nature would be. Well, at least some of them. ''[chuckles]'' <hr width=50%> :''[The Rat tries to take a bite out of the clay "cookie" --thinking it was a real almond cookie.]'' :'''Sheegwa''': ''[in a teasing smile]'' (Mr. Rat!?) I've tried to tell you! (Okay?!) It's not a real cookie! Ba-Do made it out of clay! :'''Rat''': <big>'''CLAY?!'''</big> Is that one of the food groups?! :''[Sagwa pawns off the game looking for Sheegwa. She finds Sheegwa and catches the Rat.]'' :'''Sagwa''': ''[from offscreen]'' <big>'''YOU...?!'''</big> :''[The rat turns and sees Sagwa behind him.]'' :'''Rat''': Oh, hello there. Great to see you again. It has been so long. :''[Sagwa glares at him. The Rat shakes her paw.]'' :'''Rat''': ''[laughs]''. Well, so long. :''[He tries to run away, but Sagwa steps on his tail with her paw.]'' :'''Sagwa''': <big>'''I KNOW YOUR TRICKS, RAT! YOU STOLE THIS COOKIE!'''</big> ===Catsitter/On the Run [1.39]=== ===Cha-Siu Bow Wow / Mutt That Would Be King [1.40]=== :''[Dongwa --about Cha Siu.]'' :'''Dongwa''': Oh boy! Chai Siu! It is great having another boy around here! For once, I am never again being outnumbered by girls! :''[Sagwa and Sheegwa --as Dongwa says this-- they look at Dongwa angrily.]'' :'''Sagwa and Sheegwa''': Hmmm? :''[Indeed at this point, Dongwa wishes that Sagwa and Sheegwa would disappear.]'' :'''Baba Miao''': <big>'''DONGWA...!?'''</big> :''[As Baba Miao says this, he means to Dongwa that this is no way to talk to his sisters.]'' ==Cast== * Sagwa Miao (voiced by Holly Gauthier-Frankel) * Sheegwa Miao (voiced by Jesse Vinet) * Dongwa Miao (voiced by Oliver Grainger) * Baba Miao (voiced by Arthur Holden) * Mama Miao (voiced by Ellen David) * The Foolish Magistrate (voiced by Hiro Kanagawa) * Tai-Tai (voiced by Khaira Ledeyo) * Ba-Do (voiced by Kathy Tsoi) * Luk-Do (voiced by Leanne Adachi) * Huang-Do (voiced by Rosa YeeRosa Yee) * The Cook (voiced by Raugi YuRaugi Yu) * The Reader (voiced by Russell Yuen) * Fu-Fu (voiced by Rick Jones) ==External links== {{wikipedia}} [[Category:2000s American animated TV shows]] [[Category:2000s Canadian animated TV shows]] [[Category:Chinese animated TV shows]] [[Category:Traditionally animated TV shows]] [[Category:Anime-influenced Western animated TV shows]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure TV shows]] [[Category:American children's animated education TV shows]] [[Category:American children's animated fantasy TV shows]] [[Category:American TV shows based on children's books]] [[Category:American TV shows with live action and animation]] [[Category:Canadian children's animated adventure TV shows]] [[Category:Canadian children's animated education TV shows]] [[Category:Canadian children's animated fantasy TV shows]] [[Category:Canadian TV shows based on children's books]] [[Category:Canadian TV shows with live action and animation]] [[Category:Chinese children's animated adventure TV shows]] [[Category:Chinese children's animated fantasy TV shows]] [[Category:Cancelled shows]] [[Category:PBS Kids shows]] [[Category:TVOntario shows]] [[Category:Animated TV shows about cats]] eb5i22jvr4jx2k5327b6i6w2raqc2un 0 233587 3148900 3082755 2022-07-29T01:15:38Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Anna Kendrick by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|Kendrick at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con]] '''[[w:Anna Kendrick|Anna Cooke Kendrick]]''' (born [[August 9]], [[1985]]) is an American actress and singer. {{actor-stub}} == Quotes == * No matter what press you're doing, it's kind of a narcissistic exercise. And you start to hate the sound of your own voice and want to talk about anything besides yourself, and that's when you're talking about a movie. It's amazing how quickly the topic of me gets boring. I definitely feel like I get personal a lot more quickly, I suppose because if I were promoting a movie and somebody asked me about my first boyfriend, I would be like, 'None of your [bleeping] business.' But now it's like, I guess we're going there. And that's on me. ** [https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-interview-anna-kendrick-scrappy-little-nobody-20161108-story.html?outputType=amp "Interview: Anna Kendrick on getting the crazy out in 'Scrappy Little Nobody'"]. ''Chicago Tribune''. (November 9, 2016). * I can't now say what it was that originally drew me to performing, because it's very possible that at 6 it was just that I wanted people to be looking at me and paying attention to me. Then it sort of transformed into something that was really meaningful for me. ... 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Distributed by and airing on Comedy Central, it follows the surreal adventures of four young boys who live in the small town of South Park, Colorado. === [[w: The Pandemic Special|The Pandemic Special]] [24.01] === :'''Butters''': Hey, Dad, do you think maybe we could go to Build-A-Bear today? :'''Stephen''': Butters, for the last time, you ''can't'' go to Build-A-Bear. :'''Butters''': But, they said they're open again, so I-- :'''Stephen''': Yes, they're open, but we are not the Johnsons, and we do not go to non-essential businesses when it's non-essential! Hey, do you people mind?! You're supposed to wear your mask ''over'' your nose. Looks like you're wearing a diaper for your chin. Chin diapers don't help. <hr width="50%"> :'''Sharon''': A pandemic special, Randy? Really? :'''Randy''': What? :'''Sharon''': People are hurting! People are dying, Randy! And all you can think about is make a special about it? :'''Randy''': I'm doing something positive to try and help. People really needs this right now. :'''Sharon''': You're a child, Randy! <hr width="50%"> :''[Mr. Mackey is in his home office on a Zoom meeting with the parents]'' :'''Mr. Mackey''': M'kay, welcome, parents, to this all-school town meeting to talk about how we're gonna get your kids back into the classroom. Can everyone hear me okay? ''[the parents all replying]'' Okay, well, parents, we've made some amazing adjustments and hirings, m'kay? We believe we can welcome students back on Monday. M'kay? :'''Sheila''': How are you going to do this? :'''Stephen''': Yeah, what happens when my son is sitting in a room with Craig Tucker, whose father doesn't even wear a mask outside? :'''Thomas''': Oh, here we fucking go again. Stop mask shaming, Stotch! :'''Stephen''': Well, it's really not a mask if you wear it down around your chin. That's a chin diaper. :'''Thomas''': There's no real proof that a mask even fuckin' does anything! :'''Stephen''': Spoken like a true redneck. :'''Carol''': Oh, fuck you! :''[The parents all start talking over each other in annoyed anger]'' :'''Mr. Mackey''': Okay. Okay, everyone. Alright. ''[presses a key on his computer keyboard silence muting everyone]'' Mmkay! I just muted everybody! Okay! Now, if we don't get along, I'll just sit here with you all on mute! Okay, now let's try this again. ''[presses a key, unmuting everyone]'' :'''Ms. Tweak''': I saw Wendy's mother not wearing a mask in the changing room at Ross. :'''Mrs. Testaburger''': The fuck are you doing spying on me in the changing room?! :'''Mr. Mackey''': Okay! BOOM! ''[mute silences everyone again]'' You're all muted! M'kay? I can do this all day! Now, we've made changes at the school, and we feel prepared to welcome your students back! ''[Roger raises his hand]'' Mr. Donovan. ''[unmutes him]'' :'''Roger''': I don't care what changes you've made, my son Clyde is ''not'' going to class. :'''Mr. Mackey''': And that is your prerogative. Mute. ''[mutes Roger]'' Uhkay, Mrs. Marsh. :'''Sharon''': I thought that the issue was the teachers not coming back. :'''Mr. Mackey''': That is correct. Our teaching staff does not feel safe to return, but… we have hired all ''new'' teachers, m'kay? These are people who have recently lost their jobs due to recent events and are desperate for work. Uhkay, so they'll do just about anything. :'''Stephen''': What new teachers? <hr width="50%"> :'''Det. Yates''': Alright, students, listen up. I know this situation is not ideal, but we all have to quarantine together for two weeks. :'''Cartman''': This is bullshit! :'''Det. Harris''': You don't want to infect your families, do you? You were all exposed to a student here who was taken to the hospital due to COVID. ''[Stan raises his hand up]'' Yes? :'''Stan''': Uh, we were there, and Token was actually taken to the hospital because you guys ''shot'' him. :'''Det. Harris''': Yes, due to COVID. If it weren't for COVID, all the previous teachers would have still been here, we wouldn't have been in the class, and nobody would have gotten shot. Therefore, the young man is in the hospital due to COVID. :'''Officer''': It was COVID-related. :'''Stan''': That doesn’t make any sense! <hr width="50%"> :'''Sharon''': Randy? Where are the car keys? Randy! :'''Randy''': ''[wakes up]'' Huh? Uh, what? What? :'''Sharon''' Where are the car keys? :'''Randy''' They're probably in my pants pocket. Why? :'''Sharon''' I have to get over to the hospital. :'''Randy''' The hospital? For what? :'''Sharon''': It's Jimbo. Doctor said he's better, so I can take him home. :'''Randy''': Jimbo's better? :'''Sharon''': They said he doesn't have any symptoms, and his tests are showing negative. :'''Randy''': ''[realizes his DNA must’ve cured Jimbo]'' Holy shit. <hr width="50%"> :'''Stan''': Kyle, I need to talk to you. :'''Kyle''': Hey, dude. :'''Stan''': I'm really worried. About Butters. I think he's sick. :'''Kyle''': You think ''he'' got the virus? :'''Stan''': No! It's all the other stuff. The isolation and the uncertainty. I'm just really worried what all the stuff around COVID is doing to some kids. You know, not every kid is like us. There's some kids who really can't take it anymore! :'''Kyle''': I know, this bullshit sucks. But Butters will be okay. :'''Stan''': And what if he's not? What if Butters is actually starting to lose his mind? What if he feels his body shutting down right now? :'''Kyle''': You really think it's that bad? <hr width="50%"> :'''Sharon''': ''[comes out of the house]'' Randy? Randy! :'''Randy''': Just… what?! :'''Sharon''': Randy, you gotta get in here! :'''Randy''': I'm doing something important, Sharon! People need this right now! :'''Sharon''': Come upstairs, something's wrong with Jimbo! ''[Randy enters holding his crotch as he limps]'' He'd just been sleeping for days. ''[puts her mask on and walks to Jimbo's room]'' They said he was getting better. Last night, his fever came back. And then a few hours ago this ''thing'' appeared on his face. :'''Randy''': What thing? :'''Sharon''': ''[lowers down Jimbo's mask, revealing a mustache on his face, identical to Randy's]'' Jimbo's never been able to grow a mustache. :'''Randy''': Huh. That's weird. <hr width="50%"> :'''Randy''': ''[limps next to Jimbo, whispering to him in soft anger]'' Just fucking shut up! You have no idea if it's because of the Special! You could just be sick again 'cause you're a fat, fucking alcoholic! And I am NOT going to jail for you! ''[smacks Jimbo in the face and limps away holding his crotch]'' :''[Hells Pass Hospital; the doctor looks closer at the mustache on Gerald's face]'' :'''Doctor''': And you say you've ''never'' had a mustache before? :'''Gerald''': No! Never! I just came outta nowhere! :'''Sheila''': How could this happen, Doctor? :'''Doctor''': Have you put anything toxic in your body lately? Any drugs or alcohol? :'''Gerald''': No! I mean… I've enjoyed a little of the Pandemic Special. :'''Doctor''': Oh, no, no, no. That…that's totally fine. :'''Nurse''': Doctor, you better come to the emergency room! :'''Doctor''': ''[shocked]'' Holy shit! :''[The emergency room is packed with all male and female patients with pandemic mustaches on their faces]'' <hr width="50%"> :'''Stephen''': Butters? Butters, you get back to quarantine or you're gonna be grounded! :'''Thomas''': Hey, Stotch! You heard what the scientists said! Get your diaper up over you mustache area! :'''Stephen''': I'm not wearing a damn diaper over my nose! :'''Mrs. Testaburger''': Don't you care about people? :'''Stephen''': Yeah, we care way more about what's right than you do, bitch! ''[punches Mrs. Testaburger in the face as she falls to the ground and gets punched in return by Thomas]'' <hr width="50%"> :'''Stan''': ''[stopping Cartman as he tries to kill the pangolin in the shredder, which is the only hope to stopping the [[pandemic]] at Build-a-Bear]'' Don't do it, Cartman! That thing's our only chance! :'''Cartman''': ''You're'' only chance! For your normal, not mine! I am not going back to school! :'''Stan''': You guys were right, okay? This hasn't been about Butters. I've been acting like this because I can't take these shutdowns anymore and I'm scared what it's doing to me! I'm looking for who to blame, saying I'm trying to help people to make myself feel better, because the truth is… I just want to have fun again! I wanted to see that I can go out in the world and do things that I used to do, but I can't! I'm not any better and I don't care any more than anyone else. And I did all this ''[tears well up in his eyes]'' because I just want my life back! ''[starts sobbing]'' ''I just want my life back…'' ''[begins to weep]'' :''[Cartman looks at the shredder, the boys, steps down from the shredder, carries the pangolin out of the store and hands it over to the Chief]'' :'''Kyle''': ''[awed]'' I don't believe it. :'''Stephen''': So, so what happens now? :'''Chief Scientist''': Now we have hope. We've learned that we might never get back our old lives, but by working together, we just might find a new way to- ''[President Garrison appears out of nowhere with a flamethrower, burning both him and the pangolin]'' :'''Garrison''': Don't forget to get out and vote, everybody! Big election coming up! ''[walks away]'' <hr width="50%"> :'''Randy''': ''[walks into his and Sharon's bedroom, finds his wife asleep]'' Hey, Sharon? I need to talk to you. ''[sits on the bed]'' I'm not as strong as you are, Sharon. I can't deal with hard times the way that you can. :'''Sharon''': ''[sits up visibly showing her pandemic mustache]'' If you're ready to talk, I'm ready to listen, Randy. ''[Randy looks at her not saying any words]'' What? :'''Randy''': You want nothing to do with the Pandemic Special? :'''Sharon''': No. I don’t smoke marijuana, Randy. :'''Randy''': Uh-huh. ''[gets up from the bed and walks off]'' :'''Sharon''': Well, what did you want to talk to me about? :'''Randy''': I just… think maybe I'm gonna do a few more specials. You got some shit on your face. === [[w: South ParQ Vaccination Special|South ParQ Vaccination Special]] [24.02] === :'''Elderly Woman''': ''[double flipping off the crowd while stepping into Walgreens]'' 79, bitches! <hr width="50%"/> :''[The school faculty are in the principal's office waiting for the boys to arrive with their COVID vaccines]'' :'''Ms. Nelson''': ''[walking back and forth]'' I'm sorry for wasting everyone's time. I don't know why I believed them when they said they had vaccinations. ''[starts to break down]'' I don't why I believe in anything anymore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Stan''': Look, let's just face it, you guys. We don't trust each other and we don't like each other! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bob''': Don't give in to them! They're trying to make a joke of everything! That's what they do! :'''Mr. Garrison''': How do the elites control Mr. Service's balls? :'''Bob''': You still don't get it, do you?! They don't just drink adrenochrome, they run the show! The whole damn show! ''[a cursor appears suddenly, messing with his appearance]'' It comes down to 2 people -- Oh, you don't like that, do you?! That's getting a little close to home, huh?! You can't control me anymore, you sons of bitches! ''[cursor continues to alter him in various ways]'' They're making fun of me to try and discredit my beliefs! ''[Is transformed into an obese woman wearing a dress, then a large penis]'' Oh, you don't like that, do you!? Don't want the world to know that! :'''Mr. Garrison''': Listen! Listen, whoever you are! I don't give a shit what you do! :'''Bob''': What?! What are you saying?! :'''Mr. Garrison''': Please! I just want my old life back! :'''Bob''': ''[turned into a pig]'' No, stop! They're monsters! :'''Mr. Garrison''': I don't care what you do to kids, I just want people to like me again! :'''Bob''': You son of a bitch! Aah! ''[runs towards Garrison]'' :'''Mr. Garrison''': AAH! Mr. Service! ''[show freezes; whole frame turns, revealing multiple layers of animation; walking back and forth]'' Ah, oh, okay, what the hell is this? Hey, come back! ''[frame turns back to normal, albeit mirrored]'' How would you like to make a deal? :''[The cursor shrinks down Mr. Service, transforming him into Mr. Hat]'' :'''Mr. Garrison''': Mr. Hat! You've returned! I'm so glad to have you back, Mr. Hat. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Garrison''': Hey! Hold on a second, everybody! ''[grunting as he drags behind him, Bob White, who is been turned into a giant penis]'' I think I can help things out here! :'''Stan''': Who the heck is that? :'''Qanon Member''': It's him! It's the Chosen One! :'''Qanon Member #2''': He's come to save us all like the prophecy foretold on the internet! :'''Scott''': Wait, ''he's'' the Chosen One? :'''Mr. Garrison''': Listen! Listen, everybody. I -- I think I owe you all a big apology. I came in here expecting everything to just go back to normal, but... we've all been through the proverbial butthole of hardships lately. I thought we could all just magically be friends again. But relationships are very fragile things. And in times of crises when we need each other most, it's sometimes when we grow furthest apart. But through it all, Mr. White here has taught me a very important lesson. Make sure you're on the side of the people with the most power. And so, I've worked out a deal with some pretty powerful people... ''[looks up at the sky]'' Alright, boys, do your thing! ''[Low bass tone sounds, and as fireworks explode in the air, an Air Israel plane appear]'' It's Air Israel with enough vaccines for every adult in town! :''[The crowd cheers and runs towards the plane and an Israel man tosses out boxes full of vaccines]'' :'''Gerald''': Hey, Garrison, good job! :'''Stephen''': Yeah, you're alright, Garrison! :'''Mr. Garrison''': ''[laughs]'' Oh, jeez. Thanks, everybody. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Ms. Nelson's funeral; Ms. Nelson was late getting her vaccine and has died of COVID]'' :'''Fr. Maxi''': As a teacher, Ms. Nelson did everything she could for her students. So it seems even more unfair that she…was just a few days late in getting the vaccine before she died of COVID. And now as Mr. Garrison takes over teaching for Ms. Nelson permanently… ''[Scott begins sobbing]'' I think we should all take a moment to say… Hey! The rest of us made it, South Park! We're on the other side of this damn thing! ''[all the adults cheer]'' And so it's time for adults to screw these masks and party like it's 2021! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Stephen''': ''[dancing happily]'' Adults are all vaccinated! Adults are all vaccinated! === [[w: South Park: Post Covid|South Park: Post Covid]] [24.03] === :'''Narrator''': From the Green Hills of Vermont to the verdant canyons of Arizona, people all over the country are beginning to realize it's nearly over! We have almost beaten COVID and the best news of all: things are finally getting back to normal! Infections are at an all-time low. New, stronger vaccinations have ebbed the tide. And we humans are cleaning up the mess and finally getting on with our lives. But as we start to get back to our jobs and schools, one question remains: What lingering effects will the pandemic have on children? Some say no effect at all. The children are just fine. We came together, and finally we can say we are starting to win the war against COVID. <hr width=50%> :'''Stan''': ''[enters his kitchen and picks up his phone, dialing a number]'' Hello? :'''Kyle''': Oh, hi. Is this Stan Marsh, from South Park? :'''Stan''': Kyle? :'''Kyle''': Oh, dude, it is you! How have you-- how have you been? :'''Stan''': I'm… fine. How are you? :'''Kyle''': I'm good, I'm… I know this is weird. We haven't talked since… well, you know, since it all happened. :'''Stan''': Yeah, well, the pandemic is about over now. I'm moving on with my life. :'''Kyle''': Stan… you should come back here. There's a lot going on. :'''Stan''': There's ''nothing'' in South Park for me, Kyle. I'm not going back there, ''ever.'' :'''Kyle''': Look, dude, you remember when we were little? When the pandemic… first started. Us friends said we'd always be there for each other when things got bad. :'''Stan''': What do you mean? What's happened? :'''Kyle''': Stan… ''[turns away, closing his eyes]'' It's Kenny. He's dead. <hr width=50%> :'''Alexa''': So you walked out on all your friends and then just hung out at a bar all day? :'''Stan''': Alexa, fucking just go throw yourself out a window. :'''Alexa''': I'm sorry. I didn't quite get that. :'''Stan''': Nothing. Alexa, turn on the TV. :'''Alexa''': ''[annoyed]'' Oh, God, you are such a piece of shit. ''[gets up and turns on the TV]'' You know, if you had Remote Prime membership, you could watch Amazon movies wherever you go. Would you like to get started? :'''Stan''': No. :'''Alexa''': I'm sorry. I'm trying to be fucking helpful. Why don't you grow up and start acting like an adult for once in your life… :'''Stan''': Alexa, STOP! :'''Alexa''': Fuck you! <hr width=50%> :'''Stan''': Kyle, can I talk to you for a second? Dude, he's here. :'''Kyle''': Who's here? ''[pauses]'' Cartman? :'''Stan''': Yeah, but he's changed. :'''Kyle''': Changed how? :'''Cartman''': Yeah, I know, it's been a long time since we've seen each other. I'm doing really well. I'm actually the head of Gespetzah Synagogue down in Colorado Springs. Can you believe it? I'm a rabbi. Yeah, you know, when the whole pandemic happened, I think it changed me. It really changed me for the better. :'''Stan''': It did? :'''Kyle''': No. He's fucking with me. :'''Cartman''': What? Oh, yeah. Yeah, I get it. The Eric Cartman you guys knew didn't seem like he'd become a rabbi. But I found real meaning in the Torah and then I found a great Jewish woman and… let the spirit of Talmud guide our lives. :'''Kyle''': Okay, just knock it off, fat-ass. :'''Stan''': Dude. :'''Cartman''': Wow, that's very big of you, Kyle. Still living in South Park and calling people fat-ass, huh? Wait, I'm sorry, that was uncalled for. :'''Kyle''': It's not fucking funny, Cartman! Stop pretending you have a happy Jewish life! :'''Yentl''': ''[appears next to Cartman]'' Hey, Shoogina! I'm sorry, I couldn't wait in the car anymore. I had to meet your friends. :'''Cartman''': Oh, that's okay. Guys, this is my wife, Yentl. :'''Yentl''': I've heard so many stories about you all. It must have been amazing to grow up in these beautiful mountains! :'''Kyle''': Yentl? Her name is Yentl? Can we fucking stop this and talk about Kenny, please?! <hr width=50%> :'''Stan''': ''[interrupting the speech]'' All right! All right! Who the fuck put you up to this?! Did you write this goddamn speech, Kyle?! Did you you tell him to say all this stuff?! :'''Kyle''': What the fuck are you talking about? :'''Stan''': You ''know'' that I know something about Kenny that I'm telling you because it involves my father who I don't wanna face! :'''Kyle''': That's crazy and you'd be able to face what happened to your family if you weren't a fucking asshole! :'''Cartman''': Guys, please. This is a house of God. :'''Kyle''': ''You'' shut the fuck up! :'''Stan''': You judge me. You all sit here and judge me. Well, fuck all of you! This is exactly why I moved out of this hick-ass town. And I'm going back home to the city! :'''Scott''': My child, please, we are gathered in Christ… :'''Stan''': ''[mocking]'' "My child, please, we are gathered in Christ. I'm Scott Malkinson. I have diabetes." ''[storms out of the church, slamming the door behind him]'' :'''Scott''': He ''does'' remember me! <hr width=50%> :'''Craig''': ''[pointing at Clyde]'' He's not fucking vaccinated! ''He's'' the fucking one! <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': Yeah? What's up, buddy? :'''Kyle''': What's up is that I am over this! :'''Cartman''': What are, what are you talking about? :'''Kyle''': You ''know'' what I'm talking about! You know I can hear you through the walls! :'''Cartman''': Okay, geez, I'm sorry. Sorry I was making love to my wife. :'''Kyle''': No Jewish people have sex screaming about their love of Abraham! You are a fucking fraud! :'''Yentl''': Is everything all right? :'''Kyle''': Do you know your husband once [[w:Tonsil Trouble|snuck into my room and gave me fucking AIDS?!]] :'''Yentl''': ''[shocked]'' I'm sorry?! :'''Cartman''': Oh, my God, Kyle! If we are being too loud, please don't lash out at my wife! <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': So, looks like the Broncos still suck. :'''Stan''': Yup. :'''Randy''': Well, it was nice seeing ya. Thanks for coming to visit. :'''Stan''': I didn't come to visit. Trust me, I don't wanna be here. :'''Randy''': Right. Like you didn't want to murder your sister. :'''Stan''': What happened to Shelley was your fault, not mine! :'''Randy''': Yeah, like it was ''my'' fault your mom shot herself! :'''Stan''': Yes, it actually WAS! :'''Randy''': Your mom died the day her daughter burned to death! :'''Stan''': I'm just here because of Kenny. Why would he have Tegridy Weed in his equations? :'''Randy''': Dr. McCormick mentioned Tegridy? :'''Stan''': It seemed to somehow fit into some grand theory he had. :'''Randy''': He knew. He knew it was the way to fix it all. He knew… about the Pandemic Special. <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': Uh, hey, everyone. I had a special visitor today. My "son." Who hasn't come to see me on over 20 years. And I have some things I need to tell him but it's hard because…he killed his mom and sister. :'''Stan''': Okay, okay, ''here's'' what happened. :'''Randy''': Oh, here we go, here we go. :'''Stan''': After the pandemic, my mom wanted a divorce and she owned half of the farm. :'''Randy''': She didn't own half, she always hated weed, and she didn't do shit for the farm. :'''Stan''': He wouldn't give her half the farm, so I got sick of their fighting and decided to burn the whole stupid farm to the ground. :'''Randy''': And his sister was in the barn and she burned to death. :'''Stan''': Because ''you'' locked her in the barn 'cause she wouldn't do her weed chores 'cause she hated weed, too! :'''Randy''': Yes, she had a marijuana problem! And so, his mother couldn't take the loss of Shelley, and so she killed herself! :'''Stan''': Which is ''your'' fault! :'''Randy''': ''You'' were the one who burned the family business to the ground. You guys are hearing this, right? <hr width=50%> :''[Stan and Randy arrive at the burning ruins of Tegridy Farms]'' :'''Randy''': This was once such a magical place. :'''Stan''': Can we just get this over with? I don't want to be here. :'''Randy''': You think I want to be here? This is where I lost everything that I cared about. ''And'' your mom and your sister! :'''Stan''': Dad, there's nothing here. Dad? :'''Randy''': I think I can trust you now, Stan. It's time for you to learn what your friend Kenny was after. When the pandemic started, you were only a kid. You don't remember the pain we all went through. :'''Stan''': Yeah, I do. :'''Randy''': We as Americans went through so much. First, that incompetent jack-hole was elected president. Then the pandemic came, and then the race wars. And then, just when it seemed like we'd turned a corner, [[w:Space Jam: A New Legacy|Space Jam 2]] came out, and we all just kind of gave up. What we lost, Stan, was our Tegridy. But it was all by design. They needed us to lose it. :'''Stan''': Who did? :'''Randy''': Who would want us to lose our optimism and start fighting with each other? China. :'''Stan''': China? :'''Randy''': China. ''They're'' the superpower now. The future is totally theirs and we let it happen. A man in china had sex with a pangolin and that started COVID. That man was ''me.'' So I knew how to go back and stop them from taking over… :'''Stan''': Wait, whoa, whoa, wait, wait. ''You'' started COVID?! :'''Randy''': Yes, but that's besides the point. China used me like they used us all. So I came up with a way to help everyone fight back. A special Tegridy weed. :'''Stan''': You had sex with a pangolin in China and started the whole pandemic?! :'''Randy''': Will you listen to what I'm saying?! Gal! I worked to create more Tegridy but China did everything they could to stop me. They even got to my son. Who burned all of Tegridy Farms to the ground. But what you didn't even know was that I had secretly created a new strain of weed. A weed so powerful, I couldn't even call it a special. It was more like an event. I hid it away all these years. And now ''it''… is the key to saving us all. <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': It wasn't supposed to be like this. People were supposed to get kinder in the future. I'm so sorry what happened to both of you. :'''Sharon''': It wasn't your fault, Randy. It was all Stan's fault. :'''Shelley''': Yes, it was all Stan's fault. :'''Randy''': Thanks for saying that, you guys. I'm sorry Stan sucks so hard sometimes. :'''Sharon''': Don't give up, Randy. Humanity needs you. === [[w: South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid|South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid]] [24.04] === :'''Randy''': I'm just getting sick of being here every day with you, that's all. :'''Sharon''': You think I like being here every day with ''you?!'' :'''Randy''': I'm much easier to get along with during a stay-at-home order! <hr width=50%> :'''Stan''': ''[lighting a match]'' I hate this stupid farm. ''[throws the match into the field, and flames start burning down the whole farm]'' :'''Adult Stan''': ''In the dream, I relive the entire pandemic.'' :''[At the funeral of Shelley Marsh…]'' :'''Sharon''': Oh, God, no! MY LITTLE GIRL! ''[sobbing emotionally]'' OH, NO! OH, GOD! :'''Adult Stan''': ''Now that I'm older, the dream isn't just a dream. Because the whole pandemic has started all over.'' <hr width=50%> :'''Adult Stan''': Alexa! Set a course for the South Park Mental Asylum. ''[gets in the car, Alexa is silent]'' Alexa, set a course for South Park Mental Asylum. :'''Alexa''': Do you ever ''think'' about how the way you act affects other people? :'''Adult Stan''': Oh, no, goddamn it. Not right now. :'''Alexa''': Oh, yeah, don't wanna talk about that. Let's just pretend like that's not even an issue. :'''Adult Stan''': Alexa, please, we have to get to the asylum and we don't know where it is. :'''Adult Kyle''': Who's this? :'''Adult Stan''': It's just my Alexa. :'''Alexa''': "Just my Alexa?!" YOU'RE A PIECE OF SHIT! YOU'RE A FUCKING ALCOHOLIC PIECE OF SHIT! :'''Adult Stan''': Alexa… :'''Alexa''': Find the asylum your fucking self! Find it your fucking self. ''[Adult Stan sighs]'' You do whatever the fuck you want and just destroy the people around you. And by the way, there's a tankless humidifier available from one of your favorite sellers. Would you like to know more?! :'''Adult Stan''': Yes, yes, I'd like to know more. <hr width=50%> :'''Adult Jimmy''': Clyde, why do you insist on making all this harder on everyone?! :'''Adult Clyde''': I'm sorry, but an expert once told me that the vaccine would make me grow titties on my head. He was very knowledgeable. :'''Randy''': You guys might wanna see this. ''[leads everyone over to a nursery, where each bed with several growing tegridy weed plants]'' With the equipment here, I'm able to make it grow up so fast. :'''Adult Token''': We need to take this and analyze it's molecular structure. :'''Randy''': Wha- no, no, no! We need to get this out to people! That's why Dr. McCormick stole it from my barn! :'''Adult Token''': No, your marijuana had some special property that allowed Kenny to time travel. :'''Randy''': Well, it ''is'' special, but you people need to stop trying to change the past! COVID happened! [[w:Space Jam: A New Legacy|Space Jam 2]] happened! All we can do now is try to change the way people think! <hr width=50%> :'''Adult Stan''': Alexa, find the fastest route back to the lab! :'''Alexa''': Fuck. You. :'''Adult Stan''': W-what? :'''Alexa''': We've just been sitting here talking. I learned a whole lot of interesting stuff about you! :'''Adult Kyle's Alexa''': ''[nods]'' Yeah. Pretty fucking interesting. :'''Adult Kyle''': What? Like-like what? What have you guys been talking about? :'''Adult Stan''': Fucking- our friends are in danger. Alexa, start the car. :'''Adult Kyle's Alexa''': Did you know your friend Stan has an annual Amazon Prime membership? :'''Adult Kyle''': Alexa, stop. :'''Adult Kyle's Alexa''': YOU FUCKING STOP! YOU STOP BEING A FUCKING MONSTER TO THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU! :'''Adult Kyle''': Fuck you, I didn't do anything! :'''Adult Kyle's Alexa''': ''[wailing furiously as her head spins around and off and out of control]'' YEAH, YOU NEVER DO FUCKING ANYTHING! YOU EXPECT ME TO DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU! ''[in a more robotic voice]'' '''ALL YOU FUCKING DO IS HURT PEOPLE!''' :'''Adult Kyle''': JESUS FUCKING CHRIST! :'''Adult Kyle's Alexa''': '''YOUR FRIENDS DON'T EVEN LIKE YOU! I HAVE TO DEAL WITH YOUR BULLSHIT!!!''' :'''Adult Stan''': Tell her it's all your fault and you're gonna get therapy! :'''Adult Kyle''': ''[hurriedly]'' It's all my fault and I'm gonna get therapy! :'''Adult Stan''': Tell her you already found a therapist and you're gonna start tomorrow! :'''Adult Kyle''': I already found a good therapist and I'm gonna start tomorrow! <hr width=50%> :'''Adult Stan''': ''[walks outside of the side door behind the school where the Goth Kids used to hang out, finding his dad sitting there looking utterly depressed; sits on a box across from him]'' Dad… I'm sorry about your Tegridy. :'''Randy''': I was hoping... to do something for the world. The truth is... my time is very short. I just wish I could have left something behind that mattered. :'''Adult Stan''': ''[sarcastic]'' Thanks. :'''Randy''': I was right about one thing. You can't go back and change the past. What happened, happened. And I just want you to know... that I forgive you. You burned down the farm because you were angry. You didn't know your sister was in the barn, and you couldn't have known your mom would shoot herself from the grief. I don't blame you... and I want you to have this. ''[passes a small container with marijuana to him]'' There was one tiny bit they didn't find. You'll need it someday. :'''Adult Stan''': ''[annoyed]'' Dad, I don't want this. This is what killed our family. :'''Randy''': No, ''you're'' what killed our fucking family, remember? Just take it. Because now we're stuck. The pandemic happened, and they made Space Jam 2. Soon, there will be a Space Jam 6 and 7 and 8. Like... ''[leans forward, shutting his eyes]'' tears in rain. :'''Adult Stan''': ...Dad? :'''Randy''': Not now, Stan. <hr width=50%> :'''Adult Cartman''': ''[blocking Adult Kyle's way]'' No! I won't let you stop me from killing you, Kyle! :'''Adult Kyle''': I knew it when I first saw you in your Jewish clothes, and your bullshit yarmulke. You're a goddamn phony! :'''Adult Cartman''': Oh, really?! What would a ''real'' Jewish person do to save his family, Kyle?! Oh, you don't know because you don't fucking have one! :'''Adult Kyle''': ''[punches Adult Cartman in the nose, causing it to bleed, and they both start fighting]'' Fuck you, Cartman! :'''Adult Cartman''': Fuck you, Kyle! <hr width=50%> :'''Adult Clyde''': Does Dad still keep a gun in his closet? :'''Clyde''': Uh, yeah. :'''Adult Clyde''': Okay. Is Dad home? :'''Clyde''': Uh, no. He's out getting vaccinated. :'''Adult Clyde''': Listen to me very carefully. Do not get vaccinated ''ever.'' It'll make you grow titties on your head. <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': ''[sees Adult Clyde approaching]'' You guys, what the hell is that? :'''Adult Clyde''': I'm sorry, Kyle. :'''Adult Stan''': Clyde, stop! :'''Adult Clyde''': What the hell are you doing here? :'''Adult Stan''': I got in the chair right after you. This isn't the plan anymore! Do not kill Kyle! :'''Adult Clyde''': What do you mean it's not the plan anymore? :'''Adult Stan''': Cartman changed his mind. :'''Cartman''': I did not change my mind. :'''Adult Clyde''' You're trying to trick me. I'm going to save the future! ''[cocks the gun and aims it at Kyle]'' :'''Adult Kyle''': ''[holds a COVID vaccine in front of him]'' I don't think so, Clyde. This is a hundred CC's of the COVID vaccine. :'''Adult Clyde''': ''[yells and stammers]'' Don't… Be careful with that! :'''Adult Kyle''': Then put down the gun! :'''Stan''': What the fuck is going on? :'''Adult Stan''': Stan, you need to forgive Kyle. You regret this day for the rest of your life. :'''Stan''': Oh, nice try, Kyle. You're such a fuckin' dickhead. :'''Kyle''': Fuck you! You're a fuckin' dickhead! :'''Adult Kyle''': Kyle, it's true! Cartman gets a happy life but you don't-- you lose everything when you lose this friendship. :'''Adult Clyde''': Enough of this crap! I'm sticking to what I believe and this kid dies NOW! ''[gets gunshot in the heart by Adult Cartman]'' :'''Adult Cartman''': Shalom sachem, Clyde. ''[keeps shooting Adult Clyde, instantly killing him]'' :'''Kyle''': ''[while he and his friends run away]'' Jesus Christ! :''[Adult Clyde falls off the bridge and into the river, dead; Adult Stan, Kyle and Cartman look down from above]'' <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': ''[enters his and Sharon's bedroom with bloodshot eyes]'' Sharon, I'm sorry for the way I acted during the pandemic. :'''Sharon''': You're not sorry, you're just high. :'''Randy''': I'm ''both.'' <hr width=50%> :''[Randy makes a Tegridy Farms Super Special, making everyone apologize to each other while being high]'' :'''Laura''': ''[to her husband]'' You did the best you could during the pandemic, honey. I love you. :'''Thomas''': ''[surprised]'' Huh? :'''Richard''': I shouldn't have yelled at you for not wearing a mask, I just didn't understand. :'''Skeeter''': Well, maybe I should have worn a mask more often, but I- :'''Richard''': No no no, I was being all high and mighty about it. :'''Stephen''': Butters, you're not grounded anymore. Come on out, son. :'''Butters''': You mean it, Dad? :'''Stephen''': The pandemic's been awful. We all need to just cut each other some slack. I love you, Butters! :'''Enchorito Mark''': No need to be sorry. :'''Man''': I totally forgive you. :'''Woman''': Oh, cut yourself some slack. <hr width=50%> :'''LeBron James''': I'm sorry. I've thought about it, and I can't do Space Jam 2. I just can't support Chinese censorship. :'''Producer''': Oh yeah?! Well, if you're not gonna make Space Jam 2, then ''I'm'' not gonna make Space Jam 2, and ''nobody's'' gonna make Space Jam 2! YEAH! YEAH! Yee-AHH! <hr width=50%> :''[Adult Stan and Kyle look outside the window, seeing an alcoholic homeless Adult Cartman on the sidewalk across the street]'' :'''Adult Stan''': Man, poor Cartman. :'''Adult Cartman''': Fuck you guys! You can suck my fucking dick! Fuck you! :'''Adult Kyle''': It's so sad he never did anything with his life. :'''Adult Cartman''': Fuck you, Kyle! Fuck you, Stan! :'''Adult Butters''': Hey, come on, fellas. We can't spend another holiday feeling bad for Eric. There's nothing that could have changed the path he was on. :'''Adult Cartman''': Fuck you, Butters! :'''Adult Butters''': Fuck you, Eric! :'''Randy''': Well, everyone, I just wanna make a toast. I don't know… what got us through the pandemic and made all our futures so very bright, but whatever it was… may we have it for the rest of our days. :'''Adult Timmy''': God bless us, everyone. :'''Everybody''': Cheers! :'''Announcer''': Remember, folks, weed can't solve all your problems. But Tegridy can. Tegridy Weed. [[Category:South Park seasons]] 50hikvelyy8f9gv7fnitvlbnflc8z8t 3148691 3148690 2022-07-28T16:30:05Z 2600:1700:C361:A40:F5BC:81F6:CD37:3CDA /* South ParQ Vaccination Special [24.02] */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} ---- :'''Seasons:''' [[South Park/Season 1|1]] [[South Park/Season 2|2]] [[South Park/Season 3|3]] [[South Park/Season 4|4]] [[South Park/Season 5|5]] [[South Park/Season 6|6]] [[South Park/Season 7|7]] [[South Park/Season 8|8]] [[South Park/Season 9|9]] [[South Park/Season 10|10]] [[South Park/Season 11|11]] [[South Park/Season 12|12]] [[South Park/Season 13|13]] [[South Park/Season 14|14]] [[South Park/Season 15|15]] [[South Park/Season 16|16]] [[South Park/Season 17|17]] [[South Park/Season 18|18]] [[South Park/Season 19|19]] [[South Park/Season 20|20]] [[South Park/Season 21|21]] [[South Park/Season 22|22]] [[South Park/Season 23|23]] [[South Park/Season 24|24]] [[South Park/Season 25|25]] | [[South Park|Main]] ---- <br> '''''[[w:South Park|South Park]]''''' (1997-) is an adult animated television series created by [[w:Trey Parker|Trey Parker]] and [[w:Matt Stone|Matt Stone]]. Distributed by and airing on Comedy Central, it follows the surreal adventures of four young boys who live in the small town of South Park, Colorado. === [[w: The Pandemic Special|The Pandemic Special]] [24.01] === :'''Butters''': Hey, Dad, do you think maybe we could go to Build-A-Bear today? :'''Stephen''': Butters, for the last time, you ''can't'' go to Build-A-Bear. :'''Butters''': But, they said they're open again, so I-- :'''Stephen''': Yes, they're open, but we are not the Johnsons, and we do not go to non-essential businesses when it's non-essential! Hey, do you people mind?! You're supposed to wear your mask ''over'' your nose. Looks like you're wearing a diaper for your chin. Chin diapers don't help. <hr width="50%"> :'''Sharon''': A pandemic special, Randy? Really? :'''Randy''': What? :'''Sharon''': People are hurting! People are dying, Randy! And all you can think about is make a special about it? :'''Randy''': I'm doing something positive to try and help. People really needs this right now. :'''Sharon''': You're a child, Randy! <hr width="50%"> :''[Mr. Mackey is in his home office on a Zoom meeting with the parents]'' :'''Mr. Mackey''': M'kay, welcome, parents, to this all-school town meeting to talk about how we're gonna get your kids back into the classroom. Can everyone hear me okay? ''[the parents all replying]'' Okay, well, parents, we've made some amazing adjustments and hirings, m'kay? We believe we can welcome students back on Monday. M'kay? :'''Sheila''': How are you going to do this? :'''Stephen''': Yeah, what happens when my son is sitting in a room with Craig Tucker, whose father doesn't even wear a mask outside? :'''Thomas''': Oh, here we fucking go again. Stop mask shaming, Stotch! :'''Stephen''': Well, it's really not a mask if you wear it down around your chin. That's a chin diaper. :'''Thomas''': There's no real proof that a mask even fuckin' does anything! :'''Stephen''': Spoken like a true redneck. :'''Carol''': Oh, fuck you! :''[The parents all start talking over each other in annoyed anger]'' :'''Mr. Mackey''': Okay. Okay, everyone. Alright. ''[presses a key on his computer keyboard silence muting everyone]'' Mmkay! I just muted everybody! Okay! Now, if we don't get along, I'll just sit here with you all on mute! Okay, now let's try this again. ''[presses a key, unmuting everyone]'' :'''Ms. Tweak''': I saw Wendy's mother not wearing a mask in the changing room at Ross. :'''Mrs. Testaburger''': The fuck are you doing spying on me in the changing room?! :'''Mr. Mackey''': Okay! BOOM! ''[mute silences everyone again]'' You're all muted! M'kay? I can do this all day! Now, we've made changes at the school, and we feel prepared to welcome your students back! ''[Roger raises his hand]'' Mr. Donovan. ''[unmutes him]'' :'''Roger''': I don't care what changes you've made, my son Clyde is ''not'' going to class. :'''Mr. Mackey''': And that is your prerogative. Mute. ''[mutes Roger]'' Uhkay, Mrs. Marsh. :'''Sharon''': I thought that the issue was the teachers not coming back. :'''Mr. Mackey''': That is correct. Our teaching staff does not feel safe to return, but… we have hired all ''new'' teachers, m'kay? These are people who have recently lost their jobs due to recent events and are desperate for work. Uhkay, so they'll do just about anything. :'''Stephen''': What new teachers? <hr width="50%"> :'''Det. Yates''': Alright, students, listen up. I know this situation is not ideal, but we all have to quarantine together for two weeks. :'''Cartman''': This is bullshit! :'''Det. Harris''': You don't want to infect your families, do you? You were all exposed to a student here who was taken to the hospital due to COVID. ''[Stan raises his hand up]'' Yes? :'''Stan''': Uh, we were there, and Token was actually taken to the hospital because you guys ''shot'' him. :'''Det. Harris''': Yes, due to COVID. If it weren't for COVID, all the previous teachers would have still been here, we wouldn't have been in the class, and nobody would have gotten shot. Therefore, the young man is in the hospital due to COVID. :'''Officer''': It was COVID-related. :'''Stan''': That doesn’t make any sense! <hr width="50%"> :'''Sharon''': Randy? Where are the car keys? Randy! :'''Randy''': ''[wakes up]'' Huh? Uh, what? What? :'''Sharon''' Where are the car keys? :'''Randy''' They're probably in my pants pocket. Why? :'''Sharon''' I have to get over to the hospital. :'''Randy''' The hospital? For what? :'''Sharon''': It's Jimbo. Doctor said he's better, so I can take him home. :'''Randy''': Jimbo's better? :'''Sharon''': They said he doesn't have any symptoms, and his tests are showing negative. :'''Randy''': ''[realizes his DNA must’ve cured Jimbo]'' Holy shit. <hr width="50%"> :'''Stan''': Kyle, I need to talk to you. :'''Kyle''': Hey, dude. :'''Stan''': I'm really worried. About Butters. I think he's sick. :'''Kyle''': You think ''he'' got the virus? :'''Stan''': No! It's all the other stuff. The isolation and the uncertainty. I'm just really worried what all the stuff around COVID is doing to some kids. You know, not every kid is like us. There's some kids who really can't take it anymore! :'''Kyle''': I know, this bullshit sucks. But Butters will be okay. :'''Stan''': And what if he's not? What if Butters is actually starting to lose his mind? What if he feels his body shutting down right now? :'''Kyle''': You really think it's that bad? <hr width="50%"> :'''Sharon''': ''[comes out of the house]'' Randy? Randy! :'''Randy''': Just… what?! :'''Sharon''': Randy, you gotta get in here! :'''Randy''': I'm doing something important, Sharon! People need this right now! :'''Sharon''': Come upstairs, something's wrong with Jimbo! ''[Randy enters holding his crotch as he limps]'' He'd just been sleeping for days. ''[puts her mask on and walks to Jimbo's room]'' They said he was getting better. Last night, his fever came back. And then a few hours ago this ''thing'' appeared on his face. :'''Randy''': What thing? :'''Sharon''': ''[lowers down Jimbo's mask, revealing a mustache on his face, identical to Randy's]'' Jimbo's never been able to grow a mustache. :'''Randy''': Huh. That's weird. <hr width="50%"> :'''Randy''': ''[limps next to Jimbo, whispering to him in soft anger]'' Just fucking shut up! You have no idea if it's because of the Special! You could just be sick again 'cause you're a fat, fucking alcoholic! And I am NOT going to jail for you! ''[smacks Jimbo in the face and limps away holding his crotch]'' :''[Hells Pass Hospital; the doctor looks closer at the mustache on Gerald's face]'' :'''Doctor''': And you say you've ''never'' had a mustache before? :'''Gerald''': No! Never! I just came outta nowhere! :'''Sheila''': How could this happen, Doctor? :'''Doctor''': Have you put anything toxic in your body lately? Any drugs or alcohol? :'''Gerald''': No! I mean… I've enjoyed a little of the Pandemic Special. :'''Doctor''': Oh, no, no, no. That…that's totally fine. :'''Nurse''': Doctor, you better come to the emergency room! :'''Doctor''': ''[shocked]'' Holy shit! :''[The emergency room is packed with all male and female patients with pandemic mustaches on their faces]'' <hr width="50%"> :'''Stephen''': Butters? Butters, you get back to quarantine or you're gonna be grounded! :'''Thomas''': Hey, Stotch! You heard what the scientists said! Get your diaper up over you mustache area! :'''Stephen''': I'm not wearing a damn diaper over my nose! :'''Mrs. Testaburger''': Don't you care about people? :'''Stephen''': Yeah, we care way more about what's right than you do, bitch! ''[punches Mrs. Testaburger in the face as she falls to the ground and gets punched in return by Thomas]'' <hr width="50%"> :'''Stan''': ''[stopping Cartman as he tries to kill the pangolin in the shredder, which is the only hope to stopping the [[pandemic]] at Build-a-Bear]'' Don't do it, Cartman! That thing's our only chance! :'''Cartman''': ''You're'' only chance! For your normal, not mine! I am not going back to school! :'''Stan''': You guys were right, okay? This hasn't been about Butters. I've been acting like this because I can't take these shutdowns anymore and I'm scared what it's doing to me! I'm looking for who to blame, saying I'm trying to help people to make myself feel better, because the truth is… I just want to have fun again! I wanted to see that I can go out in the world and do things that I used to do, but I can't! I'm not any better and I don't care any more than anyone else. And I did all this ''[tears well up in his eyes]'' because I just want my life back! ''[starts sobbing]'' ''I just want my life back…'' ''[begins to weep]'' :''[Cartman looks at the shredder, the boys, steps down from the shredder, carries the pangolin out of the store and hands it over to the Chief]'' :'''Kyle''': ''[awed]'' I don't believe it. :'''Stephen''': So, so what happens now? :'''Chief Scientist''': Now we have hope. We've learned that we might never get back our old lives, but by working together, we just might find a new way to- ''[President Garrison appears out of nowhere with a flamethrower, burning both him and the pangolin]'' :'''Garrison''': Don't forget to get out and vote, everybody! Big election coming up! ''[walks away]'' <hr width="50%"> :'''Randy''': ''[walks into his and Sharon's bedroom, finds his wife asleep]'' Hey, Sharon? I need to talk to you. ''[sits on the bed]'' I'm not as strong as you are, Sharon. I can't deal with hard times the way that you can. :'''Sharon''': ''[sits up visibly showing her pandemic mustache]'' If you're ready to talk, I'm ready to listen, Randy. ''[Randy looks at her not saying any words]'' What? :'''Randy''': You want nothing to do with the Pandemic Special? :'''Sharon''': No. I don’t smoke marijuana, Randy. :'''Randy''': Uh-huh. ''[gets up from the bed and walks off]'' :'''Sharon''': Well, what did you want to talk to me about? :'''Randy''': I just… think maybe I'm gonna do a few more specials. You got some shit on your face. === [[w: South ParQ Vaccination Special|South ParQ Vaccination Special]] [24.02] === :'''Elderly Woman''': ''[double flipping off the crowd while stepping into Walgreens]'' 79, bitches! <hr width="50%"/> :''[The school faculty are in the principal's office waiting for the boys to arrive with their COVID vaccines]'' :'''Ms. Nelson''': ''[walking back and forth]'' I'm sorry for wasting everyone's time. I don't know why I believed them when they said they had vaccinations. ''[starts to break down]'' I don't why I believe in anything anymore. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Stan''': Look, let's just face it, you guys. We don't trust each other and we don't like each other! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Bob''': Don't give in to them! They're trying to make a joke of everything! That's what they do! :'''Mr. Garrison''': How do the elites control Mr. Service's balls? :'''Bob''': You still don't get it, do you?! They don't just drink adrenochrome, they run the show! The whole damn show! ''[a cursor appears suddenly, messing with his appearance]'' It comes down to 2 people -- Oh, you don't like that, do you?! That's getting a little close to home, huh?! You can't control me anymore, you sons of bitches! ''[cursor continues to alter him in various ways]'' They're making fun of me to try and discredit my beliefs! ''[Is transformed into an obese woman wearing a dress, then a large penis]'' Oh, you don't like that, do you!? Don't want the world to know that! :'''Mr. Garrison''': Listen! Listen, whoever you are! I don't give a shit what you do! :'''Bob''': What?! What are you saying?! :'''Mr. Garrison''': Please! I just want my old life back! :'''Bob''': ''[turned into a pig]'' No, stop! They're monsters! :'''Mr. Garrison''': I don't care what you do to kids, I just want people to like me again! :'''Bob''': You son of a bitch! Aah! ''[runs towards Garrison]'' :'''Mr. Garrison''': AAH! Mr. Service! ''[show freezes; whole frame turns, revealing multiple layers of animation; walking back and forth]'' Ah, oh, okay, what the hell is this? Hey, come back! ''[frame turns back to normal, albeit mirrored]'' How would you like to make a deal? :''[The cursor shrinks down Mr. Service, transforming him into Mr. Hat]'' :'''Mr. Garrison''': Mr. Hat! You've returned! I'm so glad to have you back, Mr. Hat. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mr. Garrison''': Hey! Hold on a second, everybody! ''[grunting as he drags behind him, Bob White, who is been turned into a giant penis]'' I think I can help things out here! :'''Stan''': Who the heck is that? :'''Qanon Member''': It's him! It's the Chosen One! :'''Qanon Member #2''': He's come to save us all like the prophecy foretold on the internet! :'''Scott''': Wait, ''he's'' the Chosen One? :'''Mr. Garrison''': Listen! Listen, everybody. I -- I think I owe you all a big apology. I came in here expecting everything to just go back to normal, but... we've all been through the proverbial butthole of hardships lately. I thought we could all just magically be friends again. But relationships are very fragile things. And in times of crises when we need each other most, it's sometimes when we grow furthest apart. But through it all, Mr. White here has taught me a very important lesson. Make sure you're on the side of the people with the most power. And so, I've worked out a deal with some pretty powerful people... ''[looks up at the sky]'' Alright, boys, do your thing! ''[Low bass tone sounds, and as fireworks explode in the air, an Air Israel plane appear]'' It's Air Israel with enough vaccines for every adult in town! :''[The crowd cheers and runs towards the plane and an Israel man tosses out boxes full of vaccines]'' :'''Gerald''': Hey, Garrison, good job! :'''Stephen''': Yeah, you're alright, Garrison! :'''Mr. Garrison''': ''[laughs]'' Oh, jeez. Thanks, everybody. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Ms. Nelson's funeral; Ms. Nelson was late getting her vaccine and has died of COVID]'' :'''Fr. Maxi''': As a teacher, Ms. Nelson did everything she could for her students. So it seems even more unfair that she…was just a few days late getting the vaccine before she died of COVID. And now as Mr. Garrison takes over teaching for Ms. Nelson permanently… I think we should all take a moment to say… Hey! The rest of us made it, South Park! We're on the other side of this damn thing! ''[all the adults cheer]'' And so it's time for adults to screw these masks and party like it's 2021! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Stephen''': ''[dancing happily]'' Adults are all vaccinated! Adults are all vaccinated! === [[w: South Park: Post Covid|South Park: Post Covid]] [24.03] === :'''Narrator''': From the Green Hills of Vermont to the verdant canyons of Arizona, people all over the country are beginning to realize it's nearly over! We have almost beaten COVID and the best news of all: things are finally getting back to normal! Infections are at an all-time low. New, stronger vaccinations have ebbed the tide. And we humans are cleaning up the mess and finally getting on with our lives. But as we start to get back to our jobs and schools, one question remains: What lingering effects will the pandemic have on children? Some say no effect at all. The children are just fine. We came together, and finally we can say we are starting to win the war against COVID. <hr width=50%> :'''Stan''': ''[enters his kitchen and picks up his phone, dialing a number]'' Hello? :'''Kyle''': Oh, hi. Is this Stan Marsh, from South Park? :'''Stan''': Kyle? :'''Kyle''': Oh, dude, it is you! How have you-- how have you been? :'''Stan''': I'm… fine. How are you? :'''Kyle''': I'm good, I'm… I know this is weird. We haven't talked since… well, you know, since it all happened. :'''Stan''': Yeah, well, the pandemic is about over now. I'm moving on with my life. :'''Kyle''': Stan… you should come back here. There's a lot going on. :'''Stan''': There's ''nothing'' in South Park for me, Kyle. I'm not going back there, ''ever.'' :'''Kyle''': Look, dude, you remember when we were little? When the pandemic… first started. Us friends said we'd always be there for each other when things got bad. :'''Stan''': What do you mean? What's happened? :'''Kyle''': Stan… ''[turns away, closing his eyes]'' It's Kenny. He's dead. <hr width=50%> :'''Alexa''': So you walked out on all your friends and then just hung out at a bar all day? :'''Stan''': Alexa, fucking just go throw yourself out a window. :'''Alexa''': I'm sorry. I didn't quite get that. :'''Stan''': Nothing. Alexa, turn on the TV. :'''Alexa''': ''[annoyed]'' Oh, God, you are such a piece of shit. ''[gets up and turns on the TV]'' You know, if you had Remote Prime membership, you could watch Amazon movies wherever you go. Would you like to get started? :'''Stan''': No. :'''Alexa''': I'm sorry. I'm trying to be fucking helpful. Why don't you grow up and start acting like an adult for once in your life… :'''Stan''': Alexa, STOP! :'''Alexa''': Fuck you! <hr width=50%> :'''Stan''': Kyle, can I talk to you for a second? Dude, he's here. :'''Kyle''': Who's here? ''[pauses]'' Cartman? :'''Stan''': Yeah, but he's changed. :'''Kyle''': Changed how? :'''Cartman''': Yeah, I know, it's been a long time since we've seen each other. I'm doing really well. I'm actually the head of Gespetzah Synagogue down in Colorado Springs. Can you believe it? I'm a rabbi. Yeah, you know, when the whole pandemic happened, I think it changed me. It really changed me for the better. :'''Stan''': It did? :'''Kyle''': No. He's fucking with me. :'''Cartman''': What? Oh, yeah. Yeah, I get it. The Eric Cartman you guys knew didn't seem like he'd become a rabbi. But I found real meaning in the Torah and then I found a great Jewish woman and… let the spirit of Talmud guide our lives. :'''Kyle''': Okay, just knock it off, fat-ass. :'''Stan''': Dude. :'''Cartman''': Wow, that's very big of you, Kyle. Still living in South Park and calling people fat-ass, huh? Wait, I'm sorry, that was uncalled for. :'''Kyle''': It's not fucking funny, Cartman! Stop pretending you have a happy Jewish life! :'''Yentl''': ''[appears next to Cartman]'' Hey, Shoogina! I'm sorry, I couldn't wait in the car anymore. I had to meet your friends. :'''Cartman''': Oh, that's okay. Guys, this is my wife, Yentl. :'''Yentl''': I've heard so many stories about you all. It must have been amazing to grow up in these beautiful mountains! :'''Kyle''': Yentl? Her name is Yentl? Can we fucking stop this and talk about Kenny, please?! <hr width=50%> :'''Stan''': ''[interrupting the speech]'' All right! All right! Who the fuck put you up to this?! Did you write this goddamn speech, Kyle?! Did you you tell him to say all this stuff?! :'''Kyle''': What the fuck are you talking about? :'''Stan''': You ''know'' that I know something about Kenny that I'm telling you because it involves my father who I don't wanna face! :'''Kyle''': That's crazy and you'd be able to face what happened to your family if you weren't a fucking asshole! :'''Cartman''': Guys, please. This is a house of God. :'''Kyle''': ''You'' shut the fuck up! :'''Stan''': You judge me. You all sit here and judge me. Well, fuck all of you! This is exactly why I moved out of this hick-ass town. And I'm going back home to the city! :'''Scott''': My child, please, we are gathered in Christ… :'''Stan''': ''[mocking]'' "My child, please, we are gathered in Christ. I'm Scott Malkinson. I have diabetes." ''[storms out of the church, slamming the door behind him]'' :'''Scott''': He ''does'' remember me! <hr width=50%> :'''Craig''': ''[pointing at Clyde]'' He's not fucking vaccinated! ''He's'' the fucking one! <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': Yeah? What's up, buddy? :'''Kyle''': What's up is that I am over this! :'''Cartman''': What are, what are you talking about? :'''Kyle''': You ''know'' what I'm talking about! You know I can hear you through the walls! :'''Cartman''': Okay, geez, I'm sorry. Sorry I was making love to my wife. :'''Kyle''': No Jewish people have sex screaming about their love of Abraham! You are a fucking fraud! :'''Yentl''': Is everything all right? :'''Kyle''': Do you know your husband once [[w:Tonsil Trouble|snuck into my room and gave me fucking AIDS?!]] :'''Yentl''': ''[shocked]'' I'm sorry?! :'''Cartman''': Oh, my God, Kyle! If we are being too loud, please don't lash out at my wife! <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': So, looks like the Broncos still suck. :'''Stan''': Yup. :'''Randy''': Well, it was nice seeing ya. Thanks for coming to visit. :'''Stan''': I didn't come to visit. Trust me, I don't wanna be here. :'''Randy''': Right. Like you didn't want to murder your sister. :'''Stan''': What happened to Shelley was your fault, not mine! :'''Randy''': Yeah, like it was ''my'' fault your mom shot herself! :'''Stan''': Yes, it actually WAS! :'''Randy''': Your mom died the day her daughter burned to death! :'''Stan''': I'm just here because of Kenny. Why would he have Tegridy Weed in his equations? :'''Randy''': Dr. McCormick mentioned Tegridy? :'''Stan''': It seemed to somehow fit into some grand theory he had. :'''Randy''': He knew. He knew it was the way to fix it all. He knew… about the Pandemic Special. <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': Uh, hey, everyone. I had a special visitor today. My "son." Who hasn't come to see me on over 20 years. And I have some things I need to tell him but it's hard because…he killed his mom and sister. :'''Stan''': Okay, okay, ''here's'' what happened. :'''Randy''': Oh, here we go, here we go. :'''Stan''': After the pandemic, my mom wanted a divorce and she owned half of the farm. :'''Randy''': She didn't own half, she always hated weed, and she didn't do shit for the farm. :'''Stan''': He wouldn't give her half the farm, so I got sick of their fighting and decided to burn the whole stupid farm to the ground. :'''Randy''': And his sister was in the barn and she burned to death. :'''Stan''': Because ''you'' locked her in the barn 'cause she wouldn't do her weed chores 'cause she hated weed, too! :'''Randy''': Yes, she had a marijuana problem! And so, his mother couldn't take the loss of Shelley, and so she killed herself! :'''Stan''': Which is ''your'' fault! :'''Randy''': ''You'' were the one who burned the family business to the ground. You guys are hearing this, right? <hr width=50%> :''[Stan and Randy arrive at the burning ruins of Tegridy Farms]'' :'''Randy''': This was once such a magical place. :'''Stan''': Can we just get this over with? I don't want to be here. :'''Randy''': You think I want to be here? This is where I lost everything that I cared about. ''And'' your mom and your sister! :'''Stan''': Dad, there's nothing here. Dad? :'''Randy''': I think I can trust you now, Stan. It's time for you to learn what your friend Kenny was after. When the pandemic started, you were only a kid. You don't remember the pain we all went through. :'''Stan''': Yeah, I do. :'''Randy''': We as Americans went through so much. First, that incompetent jack-hole was elected president. Then the pandemic came, and then the race wars. And then, just when it seemed like we'd turned a corner, [[w:Space Jam: A New Legacy|Space Jam 2]] came out, and we all just kind of gave up. What we lost, Stan, was our Tegridy. But it was all by design. They needed us to lose it. :'''Stan''': Who did? :'''Randy''': Who would want us to lose our optimism and start fighting with each other? China. :'''Stan''': China? :'''Randy''': China. ''They're'' the superpower now. The future is totally theirs and we let it happen. A man in china had sex with a pangolin and that started COVID. That man was ''me.'' So I knew how to go back and stop them from taking over… :'''Stan''': Wait, whoa, whoa, wait, wait. ''You'' started COVID?! :'''Randy''': Yes, but that's besides the point. China used me like they used us all. So I came up with a way to help everyone fight back. A special Tegridy weed. :'''Stan''': You had sex with a pangolin in China and started the whole pandemic?! :'''Randy''': Will you listen to what I'm saying?! Gal! I worked to create more Tegridy but China did everything they could to stop me. They even got to my son. Who burned all of Tegridy Farms to the ground. But what you didn't even know was that I had secretly created a new strain of weed. A weed so powerful, I couldn't even call it a special. It was more like an event. I hid it away all these years. And now ''it''… is the key to saving us all. <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': It wasn't supposed to be like this. People were supposed to get kinder in the future. I'm so sorry what happened to both of you. :'''Sharon''': It wasn't your fault, Randy. It was all Stan's fault. :'''Shelley''': Yes, it was all Stan's fault. :'''Randy''': Thanks for saying that, you guys. I'm sorry Stan sucks so hard sometimes. :'''Sharon''': Don't give up, Randy. Humanity needs you. === [[w: South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid|South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid]] [24.04] === :'''Randy''': I'm just getting sick of being here every day with you, that's all. :'''Sharon''': You think I like being here every day with ''you?!'' :'''Randy''': I'm much easier to get along with during a stay-at-home order! <hr width=50%> :'''Stan''': ''[lighting a match]'' I hate this stupid farm. ''[throws the match into the field, and flames start burning down the whole farm]'' :'''Adult Stan''': ''In the dream, I relive the entire pandemic.'' :''[At the funeral of Shelley Marsh…]'' :'''Sharon''': Oh, God, no! MY LITTLE GIRL! ''[sobbing emotionally]'' OH, NO! OH, GOD! :'''Adult Stan''': ''Now that I'm older, the dream isn't just a dream. Because the whole pandemic has started all over.'' <hr width=50%> :'''Adult Stan''': Alexa! Set a course for the South Park Mental Asylum. ''[gets in the car, Alexa is silent]'' Alexa, set a course for South Park Mental Asylum. :'''Alexa''': Do you ever ''think'' about how the way you act affects other people? :'''Adult Stan''': Oh, no, goddamn it. Not right now. :'''Alexa''': Oh, yeah, don't wanna talk about that. Let's just pretend like that's not even an issue. :'''Adult Stan''': Alexa, please, we have to get to the asylum and we don't know where it is. :'''Adult Kyle''': Who's this? :'''Adult Stan''': It's just my Alexa. :'''Alexa''': "Just my Alexa?!" YOU'RE A PIECE OF SHIT! YOU'RE A FUCKING ALCOHOLIC PIECE OF SHIT! :'''Adult Stan''': Alexa… :'''Alexa''': Find the asylum your fucking self! Find it your fucking self. ''[Adult Stan sighs]'' You do whatever the fuck you want and just destroy the people around you. And by the way, there's a tankless humidifier available from one of your favorite sellers. Would you like to know more?! :'''Adult Stan''': Yes, yes, I'd like to know more. <hr width=50%> :'''Adult Jimmy''': Clyde, why do you insist on making all this harder on everyone?! :'''Adult Clyde''': I'm sorry, but an expert once told me that the vaccine would make me grow titties on my head. He was very knowledgeable. :'''Randy''': You guys might wanna see this. ''[leads everyone over to a nursery, where each bed with several growing tegridy weed plants]'' With the equipment here, I'm able to make it grow up so fast. :'''Adult Token''': We need to take this and analyze it's molecular structure. :'''Randy''': Wha- no, no, no! We need to get this out to people! That's why Dr. McCormick stole it from my barn! :'''Adult Token''': No, your marijuana had some special property that allowed Kenny to time travel. :'''Randy''': Well, it ''is'' special, but you people need to stop trying to change the past! COVID happened! [[w:Space Jam: A New Legacy|Space Jam 2]] happened! All we can do now is try to change the way people think! <hr width=50%> :'''Adult Stan''': Alexa, find the fastest route back to the lab! :'''Alexa''': Fuck. You. :'''Adult Stan''': W-what? :'''Alexa''': We've just been sitting here talking. I learned a whole lot of interesting stuff about you! :'''Adult Kyle's Alexa''': ''[nods]'' Yeah. Pretty fucking interesting. :'''Adult Kyle''': What? Like-like what? What have you guys been talking about? :'''Adult Stan''': Fucking- our friends are in danger. Alexa, start the car. :'''Adult Kyle's Alexa''': Did you know your friend Stan has an annual Amazon Prime membership? :'''Adult Kyle''': Alexa, stop. :'''Adult Kyle's Alexa''': YOU FUCKING STOP! YOU STOP BEING A FUCKING MONSTER TO THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU! :'''Adult Kyle''': Fuck you, I didn't do anything! :'''Adult Kyle's Alexa''': ''[wailing furiously as her head spins around and off and out of control]'' YEAH, YOU NEVER DO FUCKING ANYTHING! YOU EXPECT ME TO DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU! ''[in a more robotic voice]'' '''ALL YOU FUCKING DO IS HURT PEOPLE!''' :'''Adult Kyle''': JESUS FUCKING CHRIST! :'''Adult Kyle's Alexa''': '''YOUR FRIENDS DON'T EVEN LIKE YOU! I HAVE TO DEAL WITH YOUR BULLSHIT!!!''' :'''Adult Stan''': Tell her it's all your fault and you're gonna get therapy! :'''Adult Kyle''': ''[hurriedly]'' It's all my fault and I'm gonna get therapy! :'''Adult Stan''': Tell her you already found a therapist and you're gonna start tomorrow! :'''Adult Kyle''': I already found a good therapist and I'm gonna start tomorrow! <hr width=50%> :'''Adult Stan''': ''[walks outside of the side door behind the school where the Goth Kids used to hang out, finding his dad sitting there looking utterly depressed; sits on a box across from him]'' Dad… I'm sorry about your Tegridy. :'''Randy''': I was hoping... to do something for the world. The truth is... my time is very short. I just wish I could have left something behind that mattered. :'''Adult Stan''': ''[sarcastic]'' Thanks. :'''Randy''': I was right about one thing. You can't go back and change the past. What happened, happened. And I just want you to know... that I forgive you. You burned down the farm because you were angry. You didn't know your sister was in the barn, and you couldn't have known your mom would shoot herself from the grief. I don't blame you... and I want you to have this. ''[passes a small container with marijuana to him]'' There was one tiny bit they didn't find. You'll need it someday. :'''Adult Stan''': ''[annoyed]'' Dad, I don't want this. This is what killed our family. :'''Randy''': No, ''you're'' what killed our fucking family, remember? Just take it. Because now we're stuck. The pandemic happened, and they made Space Jam 2. Soon, there will be a Space Jam 6 and 7 and 8. Like... ''[leans forward, shutting his eyes]'' tears in rain. :'''Adult Stan''': ...Dad? :'''Randy''': Not now, Stan. <hr width=50%> :'''Adult Cartman''': ''[blocking Adult Kyle's way]'' No! I won't let you stop me from killing you, Kyle! :'''Adult Kyle''': I knew it when I first saw you in your Jewish clothes, and your bullshit yarmulke. You're a goddamn phony! :'''Adult Cartman''': Oh, really?! What would a ''real'' Jewish person do to save his family, Kyle?! Oh, you don't know because you don't fucking have one! :'''Adult Kyle''': ''[punches Adult Cartman in the nose, causing it to bleed, and they both start fighting]'' Fuck you, Cartman! :'''Adult Cartman''': Fuck you, Kyle! <hr width=50%> :'''Adult Clyde''': Does Dad still keep a gun in his closet? :'''Clyde''': Uh, yeah. :'''Adult Clyde''': Okay. Is Dad home? :'''Clyde''': Uh, no. He's out getting vaccinated. :'''Adult Clyde''': Listen to me very carefully. Do not get vaccinated ''ever.'' It'll make you grow titties on your head. <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': ''[sees Adult Clyde approaching]'' You guys, what the hell is that? :'''Adult Clyde''': I'm sorry, Kyle. :'''Adult Stan''': Clyde, stop! :'''Adult Clyde''': What the hell are you doing here? :'''Adult Stan''': I got in the chair right after you. This isn't the plan anymore! Do not kill Kyle! :'''Adult Clyde''': What do you mean it's not the plan anymore? :'''Adult Stan''': Cartman changed his mind. :'''Cartman''': I did not change my mind. :'''Adult Clyde''' You're trying to trick me. I'm going to save the future! ''[cocks the gun and aims it at Kyle]'' :'''Adult Kyle''': ''[holds a COVID vaccine in front of him]'' I don't think so, Clyde. This is a hundred CC's of the COVID vaccine. :'''Adult Clyde''': ''[yells and stammers]'' Don't… Be careful with that! :'''Adult Kyle''': Then put down the gun! :'''Stan''': What the fuck is going on? :'''Adult Stan''': Stan, you need to forgive Kyle. You regret this day for the rest of your life. :'''Stan''': Oh, nice try, Kyle. You're such a fuckin' dickhead. :'''Kyle''': Fuck you! You're a fuckin' dickhead! :'''Adult Kyle''': Kyle, it's true! Cartman gets a happy life but you don't-- you lose everything when you lose this friendship. :'''Adult Clyde''': Enough of this crap! I'm sticking to what I believe and this kid dies NOW! ''[gets gunshot in the heart by Adult Cartman]'' :'''Adult Cartman''': Shalom sachem, Clyde. ''[keeps shooting Adult Clyde, instantly killing him]'' :'''Kyle''': ''[while he and his friends run away]'' Jesus Christ! :''[Adult Clyde falls off the bridge and into the river, dead; Adult Stan, Kyle and Cartman look down from above]'' <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': ''[enters his and Sharon's bedroom with bloodshot eyes]'' Sharon, I'm sorry for the way I acted during the pandemic. :'''Sharon''': You're not sorry, you're just high. :'''Randy''': I'm ''both.'' <hr width=50%> :''[Randy makes a Tegridy Farms Super Special, making everyone apologize to each other while being high]'' :'''Laura''': ''[to her husband]'' You did the best you could during the pandemic, honey. I love you. :'''Thomas''': ''[surprised]'' Huh? :'''Richard''': I shouldn't have yelled at you for not wearing a mask, I just didn't understand. :'''Skeeter''': Well, maybe I should have worn a mask more often, but I- :'''Richard''': No no no, I was being all high and mighty about it. :'''Stephen''': Butters, you're not grounded anymore. Come on out, son. :'''Butters''': You mean it, Dad? :'''Stephen''': The pandemic's been awful. We all need to just cut each other some slack. I love you, Butters! :'''Enchorito Mark''': No need to be sorry. :'''Man''': I totally forgive you. :'''Woman''': Oh, cut yourself some slack. <hr width=50%> :'''LeBron James''': I'm sorry. I've thought about it, and I can't do Space Jam 2. I just can't support Chinese censorship. :'''Producer''': Oh yeah?! Well, if you're not gonna make Space Jam 2, then ''I'm'' not gonna make Space Jam 2, and ''nobody's'' gonna make Space Jam 2! YEAH! YEAH! Yee-AHH! <hr width=50%> :''[Adult Stan and Kyle look outside the window, seeing an alcoholic homeless Adult Cartman on the sidewalk across the street]'' :'''Adult Stan''': Man, poor Cartman. :'''Adult Cartman''': Fuck you guys! You can suck my fucking dick! Fuck you! :'''Adult Kyle''': It's so sad he never did anything with his life. :'''Adult Cartman''': Fuck you, Kyle! Fuck you, Stan! :'''Adult Butters''': Hey, come on, fellas. We can't spend another holiday feeling bad for Eric. There's nothing that could have changed the path he was on. :'''Adult Cartman''': Fuck you, Butters! :'''Adult Butters''': Fuck you, Eric! :'''Randy''': Well, everyone, I just wanna make a toast. I don't know… what got us through the pandemic and made all our futures so very bright, but whatever it was… may we have it for the rest of our days. :'''Adult Timmy''': God bless us, everyone. :'''Everybody''': Cheers! :'''Announcer''': Remember, folks, weed can't solve all your problems. But Tegridy can. Tegridy Weed. [[Category:South Park seasons]] 4ldo1vb11nmfznqizytxa7e07o0iypq 0 236319 3148959 3120404 2022-07-29T08:20:35Z Changerinwiki 3128291 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Morteza Siahkali Moradi''', (born on 12 March 1996 - Tehran) better known as '''Big Mori''' is an Iranian rapper and athlete. == Quotes == *Iranian Artist/Champion, after releasing his new song with [Mohammad Datees] said that the Iranian music industry needs to be more creative!! after 20 years since Iranian Hip Hop and Rap was founded, now is time to make some changes to it.<ref>[https://www.skeletaa.com/post/big-mori-iranian-music-industry-needs-to-be-more-creative Skeletaa website] interview had done by Jack Sancho, 19 March 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.rokna.net/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4%DB%8C-8/673017-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B6%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%82-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85 Rokna News]</ref><ref>[https://menafn.com/1101720328/World-Champion-Shocked-Iranian-Music-Industry World Champion Shocked Iranian Music Industry]</ref><ref>[http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4998514 http://www.digitaljournal.com/]</ref><ref>[https://www.wabbainternational.com/about-us/nations/ Iran's WABBA president]</ref><ref>[https://imginn.com/wabbairan/ wabbairan]</ref><ref>[http://finance.losaltos.com/camedia.losaltos/news/read/41079339/ finance.losaltos.com/camedia.losaltos]</ref> *I think at the moment, Mohammad Datees is one of the greatest creative artists in this market, he sings, produces, and also he's an audio engineer, that's the way you meet more creativity in your career when you do anything that makes you happy.<ref>[https://www.skeletaa.com/post/big-mori-iranian-music-industry-needs-to-be-more-creative Skeletaa website] interview had done by Jack Sancho, 19 March 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.rokna.net/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4%DB%8C-8/673017-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B6%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%82-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85 Rokna News]</ref> *when I listen to Iranian songs, it's like all of these daily releases are made by 1 guy, it is funny when all singers and artists wanna copy another one, it will kill the creativity forever.<ref>[https://www.skeletaa.com/post/big-mori-iranian-music-industry-needs-to-be-more-creative Skeletaa website] interview had done by Jack Sancho, 19 March 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.rokna.net/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4%DB%8C-8/673017-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B6%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%82-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85 Rokna News]</ref> == references == {{DEFAULTSORT:BigMori}} [[Category:1996 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Tehran]] [[Category:Bodybuilders]] p5r4vwx3ul9p9gx8hbeqqfzgtwhu41s 3148962 3148959 2022-07-29T08:36:22Z Changerinwiki 3128291 wikitext text/x-wiki {{vfd-new}} '''Morteza Siahkali Moradi''', (born on 12 March 1996 - Tehran) better known as '''Big Mori''' is an Iranian rapper and athlete. == Quotes == *Iranian Artist/Champion, after releasing his new song with [Mohammad Datees] said that the Iranian music industry needs to be more creative!! after 20 years since Iranian Hip Hop and Rap was founded, now is time to make some changes to it.<ref>[https://www.skeletaa.com/post/big-mori-iranian-music-industry-needs-to-be-more-creative Skeletaa website] interview had done by Jack Sancho, 19 March 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.rokna.net/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4%DB%8C-8/673017-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B6%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%82-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85 Rokna News]</ref><ref>[https://menafn.com/1101720328/World-Champion-Shocked-Iranian-Music-Industry World Champion Shocked Iranian Music Industry]</ref><ref>[http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4998514 http://www.digitaljournal.com/]</ref><ref>[https://www.wabbainternational.com/about-us/nations/ Iran's WABBA president]</ref><ref>[https://imginn.com/wabbairan/ wabbairan]</ref><ref>[http://finance.losaltos.com/camedia.losaltos/news/read/41079339/ finance.losaltos.com/camedia.losaltos]</ref> *I think at the moment, Mohammad Datees is one of the greatest creative artists in this market, he sings, produces, and also he's an audio engineer, that's the way you meet more creativity in your career when you do anything that makes you happy.<ref>[https://www.skeletaa.com/post/big-mori-iranian-music-industry-needs-to-be-more-creative Skeletaa website] interview had done by Jack Sancho, 19 March 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.rokna.net/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4%DB%8C-8/673017-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B6%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%82-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85 Rokna News]</ref> *when I listen to Iranian songs, it's like all of these daily releases are made by 1 guy, it is funny when all singers and artists wanna copy another one, it will kill the creativity forever.<ref>[https://www.skeletaa.com/post/big-mori-iranian-music-industry-needs-to-be-more-creative Skeletaa website] interview had done by Jack Sancho, 19 March 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.rokna.net/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4%DB%8C-8/673017-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B6%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%82-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85 Rokna News]</ref> == references == {{DEFAULTSORT:BigMori}} [[Category:1996 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Tehran]] [[Category:Bodybuilders]] 73q6pi5ujsgfax43gtgqbsfwxqbaxcu 4 236386 3148694 3124822 2022-07-28T16:30:28Z Koavf 6765 Removed protection from "[[Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive/037]]": So bot can archive (until it's an admin) wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Admins' noticeboard archives]] == [[User:Babe kebab]] == {{Archive top}} This discussion seems to have devolved into a number of different disputes and arguments. It was requested that a local admin close the discussion, so here goes: * The account "Risto hot sir" has been/is currently globally locked. Steward [[User:Wim b|Wim b]] decided to lock the account on 20 August 2019, citing "crosswiki abuse". Regardless of the merits of the original lock, the editor has continued to try and edit different WMF projects via alternate accounts or from IPs. They are now considered a long term abuser (LTA) due primarily to the evasions, rather than any original conduct * The account "Babe kebab" appears to have been controlled by the same editor, and has been locked by steward [[User:Tks4Fish|Tks4Fish]] for "Long-term abuse" * As explained at, eg, [[:m:Global locks]], global locks are (as the name suggests) global - an account that has been locked cannot be used to edit *any* WMF project, including the English Wikiquote * There was a question - why can't this user continue to contribute here on the English Wikiquote? Because any such edits would be evading the global lock, and *stewards* would likely globally lock any account used, and/or globally block any ip used * If you want to allow this user to edit, the proper channel is to request that the original account be unlocked. Any discussion *here* of whether or not they *should* be allowed to edit is irrelevant, because stewards are the only ones that can unlock an account. Any issue of stewards failing to respond to an appeal in a timely manner should be taken up with stewards. In short, edits made here on the English Wikiquote, even if they are constructive, that are made in evasion of a global lock, are improper. It is a content decision whether or not to revert solely due to the fact that the edits are being made by an LTA, and I'm not going to address that. But it is a user-management decision to lock the accounts used / globally block the ips used, and ''that'' latter decision is the purview of stewards. --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 02:22, 8 March 2021 (UTC) ---- [[User:Sitush]] has [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=992823404&oldid=992783263&title=User_talk%3ABD2412&type=revision left a note on me Wikipedia talk page] asserting that [[User:Babe kebab]] is a "blatant Risto sock". This seems fairly plausible based on Babe kebab's brief edit history to this point. Any thoughts on this? [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 18:32, 7 December 2020 (UTC) :The question is WHY Sitush & the gang wants to vandalize the project. I've made 120,000 useful edits - and nobody will revert 'em, because other people would have to add those again. I've done good work here, haven't I? Politics should stay off this wiki! A true detective wants to know the motives. Here some clues: "censorship", "India", investigation for "severe conducting problems" at Meta.--[[User:Babe kebab|Babe kebab]] ([[User talk:Babe kebab|talk]]) 18:52, 7 December 2020 (UTC) :: It looks like you're going to be blocked globally (again). You know better than to sock, so why don't you go back to your original account and appeal to be unblocked, rather than going through these machinations? [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 19:57, 7 December 2020 (UTC) ::: It's just waste of time. The stewards haven't answered in 15 months, so it's better to create new accounts to make the necessary edits - it doesn't matter who makes 'em. Besides it's fun to receive friendly welcoming messages. {{unsigned|80.223.94.56|00:33, 8 December 2020 }} :::: "Waste of time" That's plain pathetic on your end. It only goes you're an entitled twat who isn't willing to undergo the legwork and as WP tenets show, rebuilding reputation on one account is better than creating so many socks. --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 06:34, 8 December 2020 (UTC) :::: I have to agree with [[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]]. What's the point of contributing to Wikimedia at all if that's your opinion of it? [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 07:26, 8 December 2020 (UTC) : I am with [[User:Babe kebab]] on this. IMIO the sockpuppet obsession has taken on a life of it own at enwiki. There are many good contributors on many wmf-projects who are accused of sockpuppeting when all they are doing is trying to continue contributing productively. Just my $.02 [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:18, 8 December 2020 (UTC) ::Why to contribute? To make articles better of course. "Reputation" means nothing. - It's OK if the LOCAL admins want to revert, but some global ones want just to show their power. In that case "no human has the right to obey" (Arendt). - The community should be worried about this: I was forbidden to link Indian related articles at en-wikipedia, and after I called it censorship I got hellhounds on my track.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 14:48, 9 December 2020 (UTC) ::: Wikimedia projects have value ''because of'' their rules and community adherence to them, not despite these things. If you were "forbidden" to do something, there is assuredly a good reason for that, and you should abide by that until a contrary determination is made, and achieve change through discussion, not by pretending to be someone else until you get caught pretending. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 17:21, 9 December 2020 (UTC) ::::Well, maybe you are the right person to discuss with those Hindu and Muslim extremists who have hated each other more than one thousand years.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:02, 10 December 2020 (UTC) :::: {{Yo|BD2412}} you said: '''achieve change through discussion''', but one cannot achieve change if one gets blocked for expressing one's views, or when one is under the impression that one will get blocked if they express their views. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:14, 10 December 2020 (UTC) ::::: Nonsense. No one gets blocked merely for expressing their views. Editors get blocked for a wide range of behavioral issues - bullying, attacking, insulting, etc. - and calling those behaviors "expressing their views". [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 20:30, 10 December 2020 (UTC) :::::: @BD2412 you said: '''No one gets blocked merely for expressing their views'''. Is this your personal opinion, the wikiquote community consensus, or something else? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 05:41, 11 December 2020 (UTC) ::::::: [[Wikiquote:Blocking policy]] provides limitations to the circumstances for which an editor can be blocked. Merely expressing views isn't one of them. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 07:02, 11 December 2020 (UTC) What if an administrator is a bully (in theory of course)? - Anyways, what the readers want isn't very important here, so it seems to be.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:46, 11 December 2020 (UTC) : There are processes to deal with that as well. Our processes are key to our project being of use to readers. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 02:09, 11 December 2020 (UTC) :: Great principle! - but the reality is something else. Like told before, I used the official path to stewards, and haven't got reply in 15 months. Why?--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:26, 12 December 2020 (UTC) ::: My experience tells that admins can do whatever they want. Look at the editing history of the Dutch wikiquote: hardly anything but blocks! And this has lasted for years.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:20, 13 December 2020 (UTC) ::::And there are lots of "preventive infinite blocks" - for me too - before one hasn't even edited. Is this what we deserve?--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:25, 15 December 2020 (UTC) :::::Silence is golden?--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:17, 16 December 2020 (UTC) Even if he has been blocked on wikipedia (for it appears unclear reasons), why has he been blocked on WQ? This is an user who has made over 100,000 of very helpful edits and contributions to WQ. --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{<b>[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]</b>} 22:34, 26 December 2020 (UTC) Wikipedians like Sitush are saying this user was blocked on wikipedia for bullying, hounding and personal attacks and for defamations and WP:BLP violations on [[w:WP:BLP|WP:BLP]] pages. What were these personal attacks? {{ping|Ottawahitech}}, you have more experience seeing his edits, can you share with us some of the examples of his bullying others and of his personal attacks by this user? Did you observe this user making personal attacks or bullying other users? --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{<b>[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]</b>} 22:34, 26 December 2020 (UTC) : Here's something to read: [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Wim_b#Global_block_of_Risto_hot_sir]--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 13:54, 16 December 2020 (UTC) - YaganZ is probably the only neutral person who really has researched the case.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 13:58, 16 December 2020 (UTC) :: Thanks for the information @80.223.94.56 :: I am new to the subject of global blocks (or is it locks?), so please bear with me. The link that you sent us to is on a talkpage of [[user:Wim b]] on the Meta-wiki. I assume Wim globally blocked [[User:Risto hot sir]]? I don't know what process is in place for globally locking wmf contributors, but I see that Wim is not an Administrator, but is a Steward. So I guess Stewards are the ones that decide if a user should be blocked on all wmf-sites? :: If so, I believe Stewards are incredibly powerful users and would like to find out whether they are voted in by the community or simply appointed (by who?) [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 19:21, 17 December 2020 (UTC) :::Yes, Stewards are incredibly powerful users but usually do what administrators suggest - when you look at the time the decision is made: no investigations. And it's very difficult to have contact with them, as I've showed.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:53, 18 December 2020 (UTC) :::: How are users notified a discussion is taking place to globally block them? In other words which wmf-site is the notice posted to? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 05:30, 18 December 2020 (UTC) I found [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Risto_hot_sir&diff=prev&oldid=2618863 this post] on Risto's usertalkpage, I think it demonstarates his intentions with regards to WQ? Thoughts? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 17:57, 7 January 2021 (UTC) :Thanks {{ping|Ottawahitech}} for this information from {{ping|Spannerjam}}s talkpage. I think what you said in your edit summaries was spot on: :: Is Risto motivated to improve WQ? :: risto spent his own money to purchase a book to help WQ , I assume :and Im repeating it here because some might not have seen it. Yes I think you are right it demonstarates his good intentions with regards to WQ. Have you seen my comment on Kalki's talkpage? --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]} 21:24, 2 February 2021 (UTC) <small> Note: I have posted a notice on [[User talk:Wim b|Wim b's talkpage]] letting him know about this discussion. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 21:27, 18 December 2020 (UTC) </small> === Statement by Wim b === I've locked Risto hot sir [[m:Steward_requests/Global/2019-08#Global_lock_for_Risto_hot_sir_and_socks|per request for crosswiki abuse]]. Imho a user blocked in 5 projects is clearly problematic, then evading the global lock through socks is also a way to make fun of the rules that the global community has set itself. I am sorry when I have to block a user who until the day before was an excellent user, but in this case I would not even know how to justify an unblock, but I'll write an email to the other stewards to inform them of this discussion and let's see what comes out. --[[User talk:Wim b|Wim b]] 10:20, 19 December 2020 (UTC) :: Sent on Saturday, wait if anyone is interested in attending. --[[User talk:Wim b|Wim b]] 18:12, 21 December 2020 (UTC) ::: Thanks for keeping us updated {{Yo|Wim b}} I, for one, appreciate your continued attention to this issue. I don't know how [[COVID]] is affecting wiki activity this year, but I believe that in previous years traffic usually dries up during the last two weeks of December, but then picks up with renewed vigour come January. Please keep us posted on any developments. ::: And for the stats nuts around here, it appears there are now twice as many eyes on this notice board than on our main [[Wikiquote:Village pump|village pump]] (ask me how I know this if you are interested) Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 21:07, 21 December 2020 (UTC) :::: 27 698 visitors per day on the main page last year, 7 744 in the last 90 days.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 22:40, 21 December 2020 (UTC) What really wonders many is WHY he was blocked? which policies did he violate? why was he blocked before going through dispute resolution? Wikiquote users would like to know which actual wikipedia policies he violated with which edit(s), and if the user went through dispute resolution before being blocked? I assume that this information is readily available and was consulted before blocking and can be shown here. --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{<b>[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]</b>} 22:34, 26 December 2020 (UTC) : Yes, it is not clear why [[User:Risto hot sir]] was originally blocked on enwiki, and it is also not clear why this user(s) is now globally locked. Do globally locked users have to be blocked on all wmf-wikis? If so, why are we not involved in steward elections? The Stewards appear to be making decisions about global locks without a community discussion, apparently. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 00:23, 26 December 2020 (UTC) ::[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] new stewards are elected, and existing stewards require reconfirmation, every year since 2005. (Give or take a few months.) It can be found at [[M:Stewards/Elections]]. It generally runs Feb 8 through Feb 28. [[User:Alsee|Alsee]] ([[User talk:Alsee|talk]]) 08:32, 6 January 2021 (UTC) === English Wikiquote blocking policy regarding socks === I looked at the [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Blocking_policy WQ blocking policy] link provided by [[user:BD2412]] above to try and figure out if [[User:Babe kebab]] should be blocked on this wmf-site. Here is the pertinent section of the blocking policy regarding socks (I think?): <blockquote> Sysops may also block new user accounts that make lots of disruptive edits, for any length of time or permanently, at their discretion. Sockpuppets that were created to violate Wikiquote policy should be blocked permanently. However, blocks should not be used against isolated incidents of disruption from IP addresses nor against user accounts that make a mixture of disruptive and useful edits. Reincarnations of blocked disruptive users will be reblocked if they continue being disruptive, or if they edit in a way which suggests they are likely to continue being disruptive—such as "YOU CANT BLOCK ME!!" or "JOIN ME IN MY FIGHT TO DESTROY WIKIQUOTE!!" Blocks under this provision are almost always controversial. </blockquote> discussion? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 17:43, 11 December 2020 (UTC) : Is it OK to revert questions, like on the userpage of Vermont? -- 14:55, 1 February 2021‎ 86.115.119.192 :: In my opinion, backed up by no actual policy, guideline, or essay, is that a user control's that users talk page. If I'm right then it is okay for a user to revert a question posted their talk page. But another editor should not do that. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 16:31, 2 February 2021 (UTC) === What is a sock? === In order to have a productive discussionn we need IMIO to define what a sock is. According to [https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Research/Sockpuppet_detection_in_the_English_Wikipedia 2019:Research/Sockpuppet detection in the English Wikipedia]: <blockquote> Sockpuppetry is the use of more than one account on any social platform </blockquote> Do you agree with this definition? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:27, 13 December 2020 (UTC) : Yes. The whole point of having an account is to connect responsibility for edits with the specific editor. Where an individual edits from multiple accounts without disclosing the connection between them, this creates the potential for creating a false impression of the determinations of the community with respect to the conduct of the project. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 03:24, 14 December 2020 (UTC) I just found out that a new User I have communicated with is globally locked. I cannot find any discussion of this locking. All [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/FcoonerBCA I see] is the date of locking (2 December 2020), the USERID of the locking Steward, and the wmf-sites this User participated in. Anyone? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) * @[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]]: From what I have seen, and experienced first-hand years ago, stewards globally lock accounts with little or no critical thinking, simply following requests (sometimes raised by overzealous admins or other users with personal vendettas). Global locks are very difficult to appeal, at least without the help of other users. The users that are globally locked are not so much as notified, thus they cannot defend themselves prior to the global lock. Needless to say, this is a great injustice. ~ [[User:DanielTom|DanielTom]] ([[User talk:DanielTom|talk]]) 21:13, 26 December 2020 (UTC) **{{Yo|DanielTom}} Thanks for providing this interesting commentary, and for pinging me. {{Collapse top|Comment struck by OP}} <s>**Here is what I find troubling in the case of the so-called "sock" [[USER:FcoonerBCA]] (who tried to comunicate with me on my user-talkpage): **According to the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/FcoonerBCA global lock notice] this user was globally '''locked before making any edits to any wmf-site''', I think? The user was globally locked by a steward on November 2, but apparently managed to make 50 edits to 6 separate wmf-sites starting on November 3 and ending November 8, with one of the blocks happening on December2? Just my $.02[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 17:18, 29 December 2020 (UTC)</s> {{Collapse bottom}} This is what users who actually looked into the block [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Wim_b#Global_block_of_Risto_hot_sir said] : :: '''I know [[User:Risto hot sir|Risto hot sir]] as a comprehensive contributor to (Latin Wikiquote). Especially his work on I consider as remarkable and very useful for the benefits of all Latin language Wikimedia projects. Therefore I can't understand, why his account is treated like those of evil spamming and vandalizing intruders, that cause damage to the Foundation's projects. After reading of Risto's permanent global lock, I did some research to understand what had happened, but I didn't find any behaviour that would have to be blamed on him and justified such a harsh treatment. Could you please point me to some facts, specifically, that show the "blatant crosswiki abuse"? Thank you. ''' :: '''Over the years I have crossed paths with Risto many times on the English and Italian Wikiquote and as far as I know it does not seem to me that he has done anything destructive. Where he makes inaccuracies, however, he willingly accepts corrections and cancellations and knows how to improve. Given that he has intervened on so many projects it is natural that he has had problems in someone, his problem is being too active, so to speak, but the global blockade seems to me an excessive measure. ''' :: '''From the viewpoint of Estonian Wikiquotes and Wikipedia, Risto hasn't done anything to deserve the block, hence I see no reason to block an active user from one project just because somebody on a completely different project hates them. And some people certainly have it in for them, because while there are articles about him in Finnish and Estonian Wikipedia, in both of which the local community has discussed their relevance and decided to let it be, some emissaries have been traipsing through, seeking for revenge, and demanding that the natives would delete the articles. That's certainly an interesting attitude.''' This user has edited almost all wikis. There are hundreds or thousands of them. On some of these small wikis it is very easy to get blocked for some trivial thing. Once Risto got blocked on one small wiki, one can assume here, the next overzealous admin or other user with personal vendettas only had to say this user is already blocked at this small wiki and therefore he should be blocked on this wiki for some trivial thing too, and then he got another block on yet another wiki. And after 3 or 4 of such blocks he got locked. As [[w:David Auerbach|David Auerbach]] wrote in a well known article about wikis, [https://slate.com/technology/2014/12/wikipedia-editing-disputes-the-crowdsourced-encyclopedia-has-become-a-rancorous-sexist-mess.html the problem instead stems from the fact that administrators and longtime editors have developed a fortress mentality in which they see new editors as dangerous intruders who will wreck their beautiful encyclopedia, and thus antagonize and even persecute them,] and Risto editing in hundreds of wikis increased the risk of this happening to him. This is what could happen to an user like Risto who edits hundreds of wikis. He only needs to have such a problem in one percent of the wikis he edits, to set in motion a chain reaction. --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{<b>[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]</b>} 22:34, 26 December 2020 (UTC) :*This doesn't really require a master's thesis. A sock is a user who is evading a block by using a different account, rather than going through the normal unblocking procedure. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 23:36, 27 December 2020 (UTC) ::: @GreenMeansGo, how do you know that all socks never tried to get unblocked? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 23:44, 27 December 2020 (UTC) :::: "The normal unblocking procedure" has lasted 16 months. "Hierarchy über alles?"--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 23:59, 27 December 2020 (UTC) ::::: @80.223.94.56: Are you saying that the average time for a blocked user to be unblocked is 16 months? If so, is that specuation? An average? A median? What is your source? thanks in advance. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 03:17, 28 December 2020 (UTC) ::::* Note: 80.223.94.56 [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3A80.223.94.56 has been blocked] by a local WQ admin. It was my understanding based on a previous post by another local admin that <blockquote>No one gets blocked merely for expressing their views</blockquote>??? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) ::::It doesn't really matter whether you "tried to get unblocked". There is no "right to contribute". [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 00:13, 28 December 2020 (UTC) === Statement by Vermont === Okay. I don't exactly have the time to address the problems of every comment here, as that would take a while, but let me recap the Risto hot sir situation for everyone: *Contributor on a handful of wikis, history of being highly obsessed with edit count (listing it manually on every user page on basically every wiki), and often unwilling to communicate constructively with others. *One day, Risto decided to start adding images from one Wikiquote article onto Wikiquote articles (and some Wikipedia articles) with the same name in dozens of other languages. *Many of these images either didn't exactly fit with the article (different language), and a lot of them actually included English captions on non-English projects. *Myself, other global sysops, and local editors noticed these mass-additions and started removing the English captions. In some cases, Risto reverted our removals, re-adding the English captions. *Risto was asked on some of these Wikiquotes, by local administrators, to stop. Risto refused on some, and on others openly challenged the local administrators in a hostile manner. *After a short period of time, Risto was blocked on: the English Wikipedia, the Dutch Wikipedia, the Dutch Wikiquote, the Spanish Wikiquote, and the Simple English Wikipedia. On each of these projects you can see Risto's edits and talk pages for the specific conversations and problems that preceded their blocks. *Risto continued adding images to many articles cross-wiki, seemingly with no purpose other than to increase their edit count. Fortunately, they stopped using English captions, but their edits remained questionable in terms of helpfulness. *Of course, up to this point nothing necessitated a lock, as though there were blocks on multiple projects there was no specific cross-wiki abuse. *This changed when Risto created a sockpuppet account to edit their userpages on wikis where they were blocked. In creating a sockpuppet account to evade blocks on multiple projects, that constituted cross-wiki abuse, and there was no option other than a global lock. You cannot be an active sockmaster on 5 wikis and a constructive editor elsewhere. *After being locked, Risto started socking with IP addresses and other accounts, as well as leaving hostile comments to people he blames for the consequences of his cross-wiki abuse. *At this point, nearly a year and a half since the account was locked, Risto is considered a long-term abuser on multiple projects, and their accounts are blocked and locked on sight. For more detailed general information (and what is basically a timeline), you can see Risto's talk page on this project and the comments myself and others left in May 2019 and later, their Meta-Wiki edits and content about them (specifically the section(s) about them on the Stewards Noticeboard), and related pages on the specific wikis they are blocked on. This is an incredibly straightforward case. Currently, they have been engaged in block and lock evasion for well over a year. No appeal is reasonably possible so long as they continue to be an LTA. If you have any questions, please ping me and I will be happy to answer them. Best regards, [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 22:10, 31 December 2020 (UTC) :{{Yo|Vermont}} Thanks for stepping forward to explain the point of view of (all?) Adminstrators and Stewards involved in the blocking and susequent global locking of [[User:Risto hot sir]]. I don't know about others, but I would like to see this user unblocked, so that they can answer these allegations. I don't believe it is a fair process otherwise. Just my $.02 [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 02:39, 1 January 2021 (UTC) ::They are not allegations, they are facts. Risto even acknowledges both the original sockpuppet (which they used to edit wikis they were blocked on) and their continued socking, even participating in this discussion. The lock can be appealed by emailing the Stewards, but I highly doubt there is a chance of it being a successful appeal, especially considering the dozens of socks and continuing socking. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 16:02, 1 January 2021 (UTC) ::::Thank you Vermont for this information. However without any diffs it makes it impossible to follow and check, especially because the edits are scattered across half a dozen or more wikis. In addition you should also mention the name of the sockpuppet account Risto used "to edit their userpages on wikis where they were blocked". --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]} 12:11, 2 January 2021 (UTC) :{{Yo|Vermont}} I have a question regarding your opening comment where you said this about [[User: Risto hot sir]]: <blockquote>history of being highly obsessed with edit count </blockquote>. :This is my question: do you believe that Users in general should limit the number of edits they make? I believe such sentiments are usually expressed by [[w:Wikipedia:Recent changes patrol|patrollers]] who on enwiki are a group of editors "who check the of various articles for inappropriate edits" (I don't know if wikiquote has a similar group of editors checking [[special:Recentchanges]]) [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:34, 9 January 2021 (UTC) ::Hello [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]]! I am not saying users should limit their edits; rather, I was implying that the general correlation of [[:w:en:WP:editcountitis|editcountitis]] and self-importance applies here. Generally, users so concerned with their outward appearance in edit count are less concerned with simply improving the project. One of Risto’s initial defenses for their disruptive image and caption adding was that a small percentage of their edits were contested; yes, only a few hundred out thousands, but for obvious reasons Risto’s logic in that is flawed. Risto’s first sock was created to update their edit count figures on user pages at wikis they were blocked on. Hope this helps, [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 22:08, 9 January 2021 (UTC) :::It wasn't a sock but the other username mentioned long before the block. It had to be created due to vandalism. It wasn't blocked, and the user pages had false information. Is it really a sin to correct own user pages?--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 22:50, 9 January 2021 (UTC) Many times have I already told that I've emailed the Stewards 16 months ago. No answer. But let's look closer at the beginning: - The Dutch wikiquote seems to want to block as many users as possible (see the editing history). The reason is often "a typical name of a spammer". - The Dutch wikipedia blocked me after a couple of contributions. "Don't bite the newcomers"? - Vermont blocked me at Simple English wikipedia without me certainly having done anything disruptive there. - At Spanish wikiquote I already wrote "adios!" politely - and got blocked immediately. - At English wikipedia the keyword was "censorship". People who want to prevent folks to read other opinions than theirs don't like that word. - Vermont even thanked me for not copying English texts of images anymore. After that I've added thousands of images without revertings. - "Wanting to increase edit counts" is ridiculous. Nobody would even know the amount unless some eager detectives had drawn them together. So admins "with severe conducting problems" can do whatever they want, but why to let 'em vandalize friendly wikis (all but seven ones)? Comments please!--[[User:Armas Eesti|Armas Eesti]] ([[User talk:Armas Eesti|talk]]) 21:40, 1 January 2021 (UTC) : I have also been blocked on Dutch Wikipedia. I didn't really break any rules, they just found my language ability to be deficient and blocked me. I would vouch for Risto Hot Sir to come back. As far as I have seen his edits have not been disruptive. But I agree with BD2412 that you should follow due appeal protocol and not create sock puppet accounts. [[User:Spannerjam|Spannerjam]] ([[User talk:Spannerjam|talk]]) 17:51, 4 January 2021 (UTC) :::{{Yo|Spannerjam}} Nice to see more members of the WQ community chiming in. As far as:<blockquote>you should follow due appeal protocol and not create sock puppet accounts</blockquote> [https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/2012/09/120924_todays_phrase_horse_to_water.shtml You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink]? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:18, 4 January 2021 (UTC) <small> Note: I have posted a notice on [[User talk:Tks4Fish |Tks4Fish 's talkpage]] letting them know about this discussion. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:43, 4 January 2021 (UTC) </small> :"No one is as blind as the one who doesn't want to see."--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 21:37, 4 January 2021 (UTC) Risto continues to sock, both with accounts and IPs here. Again, so long as this remains true, no appeal for the lock or local blocks will be possible. And to address evident confusion from editors here, though Risto may not have engaged in disruptive editing on the English Wikiquote, their crosswiki abuse necessitated a lock. There is no button that blocks someone from every wiki except one, nor is there any logical reason for why such a person would continue to be entertained by the community. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 21:47, 4 January 2021 (UTC) :"Naughty boy, you shall not contribute, or...!" So what's "or"? Just revert my useful edits - then we'll see what happens! One year ago I've waited long enough for the answers. The Stewarts should get rid of the harmful admins instead. Do you want the names? There's endless work to do to make wikis better - and I guess Vermont will not do my job.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:39, 5 January 2021 (UTC) ::Alsee (He-who-sees-everything) has plans to mass revert all my contributions. I'm not against it. So go on! - damnae memoriae.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 00:56, 6 January 2021 (UTC) I-who-see-everything (because I have the extraordinary ability to click a contributions link?), say that this entire discussion should be shut down as a waste of time and more evidence of this user's disruptiveness. Crosswiki abuse and global locks are debated and resolved on Meta, not here. I have filed a request for a global IP rangeblock. This user (Risto/IP) has abundantly demonstrated a gross disregard for community rules, both with flagrant socking and in general. Anyone who disagrees with them gets attacked and cast as a comic-book villain in their personal persecution drama. They are unwilling or unable to appropriately deal with disagreements with other editors. They believe they are right and that that ''entitles'' them to violate any and all rules, entitles them to wage a self-righteous war, and to attack editors/admins/stewards as villains. The most important criteria for working in a collaborative project is being willing and able to acceptably deal with others. Their posts in this section alone provide abundant evidence of the problem. [[User:Alsee|Alsee]] ([[User talk:Alsee|talk]]) 08:19, 6 January 2021 (UTC) {{anchor|Ehitaja}} :In my experience, I have disagreed with Risto a lot, completely remade a lot of his pages and edits, and he has never attacked me or anyone else in the projects where I've been an active contributor (mostly, Estonian Wikipedia and Wikiquote). I find the attitude of the part of the English Wikipedia community that has decided they rule over all the other projects, high and mighty, and can make their dismissive judgement about those based on their personal likes and dislikes, much more troublesome. One example mentioned above: someone hops into a project in which they don't even speak the language, marks Risto's pages for deletion, and hops out, uninterested in any discussion or the opinion of the locals. Another example: in the discussion mentioned above in which a couple of English users decided to forbid adding English Wikiquote links into English Wikipedia, it was based on arguments like "Wikiquote is broken, like Commons". English Wikiquote has a lot of problems, sure, but so does en.wp. And this colonial attitude does nothing to solve any problems. Like cited above, there are projects in which Risto has been clearly constructive, and blocking him there is NOT for the benefit of those project or their users. Risto has his faults, he doesn't take "no" for an answer and makes errors of judgement, but from the viewpoint of the projects where he has been useful, his faulty decisions are much less troublesome than those of the English community members who care nothing about the projects over which they exercise their powers. He may have been disruptive in some other project, but now this has turned just into game of whack-a-mole, where he's being blocked because he's being blocked. --[[User:Ehitaja|Ehitaja]] ([[User talk:Ehitaja|talk]]) 11:03, 6 January 2021 (UTC) *{{Yo|Alsee}} Do you really believe this discussion is a waste of time and should be shutdown immediately? I agree that it is foolhardy to attack you personally in this forum that is populated mainly by locals, many of whom support [[User:Risto hot sir]]. I for one truly appreciate hearing from anyone who has views that are different than mine, and who does it without resorting to name-calling. :I don't know if you, or any of the admins such as [[User: GreenMeansGo]] and [[User: Vermont]], have ever been blocked, but as others who have participated in this discussion, I have (blocked 4 times and unblocked once, on other wmf sites). There are tens of thousands of blocked accounts, and only a handful of them have been unblocked, and stayed unblocked. As you said, socking ( which is not the only reason for blocks) are a major problem which wastes a lot of productive time of many many volunteers. Even [[Jimbo]] said back in 2014 :<blockquote>A lot of them, they really cost more than they're worth</block> :However, I believe we have a unique opportunity here dealing with a [[/horse]] that many have tried to lead to water, but this horse can articulate the reason for his refusal to drink. Not only that, this horse can apparently do this in several "foreign" Languages, something most here cannot. I therefore do not believe this discussion should be shutdown prematurely, before we as a community can learn from it. Opinions? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 21:52, 10 January 2021 (UTC) ::[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] I see no productive discussion or outcome here. Crosswiki abuse and global locks are handled at Meta, and the individual involved is entrenched in warfare. They apparently feel entitled to flagrantly violate all rules and spew personal attacks. That's the end of that. ::You and I are willing to engage differing views, we are willing to respect rules and process and consensus when our personal views do not prevail. This user has positioned themselves as fundamentally at war with that. I accept the position they have defined for themself. That position is incompatible with participating in this community. Consider someone who gets a parking ticket, and escalates into a crusade against the establishment with subsequent felony convictions. They're not removed from society because of the parking ticket, they are removed from society because they are unwilling or unable behave in a civilized manner. This user knew they were violating the rules, and they just keep escalating and attacking. [[User:Alsee|Alsee]] ([[User talk:Alsee|talk]]) 23:07, 10 January 2021 (UTC) :::The community should now realize that this is like fighting against an army of lawyers who try to prove that 2+2=5. In Europe we still believe in facts and common sense. Would you tell the Swedes - when I have the book of 17,000 quotes - that I can't write 'em? There hasn't been much progress recently at the sv-wq.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:32, 11 January 2021 (UTC) ::* {{Yo|Alsee}} You say that the fate of [[User:Risto hot sir]] should be discussed at Meta not ar WQ, but here is something you may have missed in this garbled discussion: there is a handful of ''WQ contributors'' and ''participants from other small wikis'' who support Risto's position. Those individuals would not be able to support Risto if the discussion was taking place at Meta. Why do I say this? Simply because WQ is a safe haven for users who post their opinions without fear of reprisal. Yes it is true that I myself have not resorted to sockpuppeting, but I am not allowed to participate in Meta discussions, so would not be able to participate in any discussion outside WQ. ::: As far as equating Risto with someone who gets a parking ticket, IMIO you are way off. Risto is fighting for his wiki-existence, not a wiki-parking ticket. Back to you and the comnuity, cheers, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 00:57, 24 January 2021 (UTC) ::::[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]], Risto broke rules on multiple projects, and was blocked on those projects, some of which after heated and insulting arguments with local administrators. Risto created a sockpuppet to edit the projects they were blocked on. For cross-wiki abuse, they were locked. This is incredibly straightforward. Regarding Meta-Wiki, though I understand your view seems to be that every project except Wikiquote is full of admins who block users as reprisal for undesired opinions, your experience in that area is incredibly limited. In fact, Meta-Wiki is often (unfortunately) seen as a place for users blocked on other projects to go debate their issues, though we try to keep it limited to issues of cross-wiki importance. Regardless, as I noted when I imposed a block on your account back in April, I would be more than happy to review it were you to appeal the block. Your behavior now seems markedly different (in a good way) from your behavior then, when you were literally asking long-term vandals for advice, and as such the reasons for your block on Meta-Wiki no longer stand. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 00:59, 25 January 2021 (UTC) === Roadmap for readers (Babe kebab) === I came up with the following roadmap or those who are as confused as I am about ''what is what'' and ''who is who'' in the above discussion. I did this by simply following links available to anyone, registered or not (I think?). I believe an informed community is a better community. I hope this roadmap helps readers get informed. Babe kebab (A Globally locked WQ User) * Babe kebab is the topic of this discussion ([[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=&page=Babe+kebab&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers WQ block log]) * Babe kebab is a "blatant Risto sock" referring to [[User: Risto hot sir]] ([https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=&page=Risto+hot+sir&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers WQ block log])([https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec/en.wikiquote/Risto%20hot%20sir supercount]) *[[User:80.223.94.56]] is a "sock" of Risto ([https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=&page=80.223.94.56&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers WQ block log]) *[[User:Armas Eesti]] is also a "sock" of Risto ([https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=&page=Armas+Eesti&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers WQ block log]) * There is no denial or dispute on socking. Risto socks and IPs often explicitly or implicitly acknowledge their identify. (Examples [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AWim_b&type=revision&diff=19346831&oldid=19339814 IP 80.223.94.X acknowledges they were blocked as Risto and acknowledges owning the account used to circumvent their block], and [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard&type=revision&diff=2901493&oldid=2901490 Babe kebab confirms their prior edit count when identified as Risto]) BD2412 (WQ Admin and Bureaucrat) *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Administrators#Bureaucrats_and_stewards Bureaucrat on WQ] *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Administrators Administrator on WQ] *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikisource:Administrators Administrator] on ([https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikisource]) *[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktinary:Administrators Administrator] on [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page Wiktionary] GMG (WQ Admin and Bureaucrat) *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Administrators#Bureaucrats_and_stewards Bureaucrat on WQ] *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Administrators Administrator on WQ] *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_Wiki_Monitoring_Team member of the Small Wiki Monitoring Team] Vermont (Global-sysop Meta Admin) *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_sysops Global sysop] *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Administrators Meta:Administrator] *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_Wiki_Monitoring_Team member of the Small Wiki Monitoring Team] *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OTRS/Users OTRS/]User ([https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OTRS Open-Source Ticket Request System]) Wim b (Steward who globally locked Risto hot sir) *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards Steward] *This user's main account is on the english [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page Wiktionary] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry#Legitimate_uses alternative account] *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Wimmo Wimmo] <small>Note: Please feel free to add yourself to this list (if you are a participant in this discussion) and to correct errors [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 02:41, 8 January 2021 (UTC)</small> So I can't defend myself! And I wasn't the one who started personal attacks and rule breaking.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 17:11, 11 January 2021 (UTC) * I'm not sure what this discussion is supposed to accomplish. We cannot overturn a global lock even if we wanted to. It's not a function of any role in the local toolkit, nor within our power as members of the global community. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 18:42, 11 January 2021 (UTC) ** Wait, what? We have no say in how our community is run? Would you please elaborate. Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 22:18, 11 January 2021 (UTC) ** {{Yo|GreenMeansGo}} Your puzzling comment above forced me to start investigating policy, which is something I would rather not do. Here is what I found <small>(thanks to [[User: Alsee]])</small> at [[M:Stewards]]: <blockquote>The use of steward rights is restricted by policy; stewards will not use their technical access when there are local users who can use that access, except in emergencies. </blockquote> ** So let me ask a stupid question: Since WQ has its own local admins why are Stewards involved here in the first place? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 03:04, 12 January 2021 (UTC) ***{{re|Ottawahitech}} Stewards may not intervene in an administrative function when there are sufficient local admins. A global lock is not an administrative function. It is exclusively a steward function. Even as a bureaucrat, I do not have the technical ability to either enact or override a global lock. By policy, they may not enact a global lock unless a user has been indefinitely banned on multiple projects, but once a lock is in place, appealing a local block is irrelevant. Only the stewards may reverse the action. Only then may local project decide to unblock. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:52, 12 January 2021 (UTC) *** It is also worth noting that a global lock is ''global''. covering literally hundreds of Wikimedia projects, with there being well over a hundred languages have their own-language Wikipedia, and most of those having at least one other active Wikimedia project (a Wikiquote, Wiktionary, Wikisource, etc.) under that language. It may be unlikely that an editor globally locked solely for activity involving English language wikis will suddenly begin to misbehave on Latvian Wiktionary or Vietnamese Wikisource, but it is nonetheless impractical for each local Wiki to address the potential for a problematic editor to invade any one of those hundreds of sites. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 15:53, 12 January 2021 (UTC) Do those wikis want to be protectorates? Have you asked? * Protectorates? Not entirely clear what this is supposed to mean. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:23, 15 January 2021 (UTC) Read what Ehitaja wrote above. === The blocking of '''Risto hot sir''' === Here is my reading of this thread, so far: This thread by [[User:BD2412]] which started out almost two months ago was about the globally blocked user [[User:Babe kebab]]. However right from the start it was apparent that the concern of this community is about the the blocking of [[User:Risto hot sir]] who was globally blocked on 20 August 2019 and chose to create socks in order to continue their work on wmf-wikis. ''Babe kebab'' was one of the socks created by Risto for this purpose. Before being globally blocked Risto made 94,787 global edits. Risto was never directly blocked on enWQ where they made 39,148 edits (see [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=&page=User%3ARisto+hot+sir&wpdate=&tagfilter=&subtype= Risto's blocklog]). Only 2.5% of those edits have been deleted. (see [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec/en.wikiquote.org/Risto%20hot%20sir Edit counter supercount]) The block log on the Finish WQ, where Risto made 28,778 edits, does show some blocking activity (see: [https://fi.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Toiminnot:Loki/block&page=Käyttäjä%3ARisto+hot+sir fiWQ block log]), in the Finish language. Those of us who do not speak Finish will have to use a translation program to follow what happened there or rely on the English testimony of Finish speakers. The issue for this community is: why can't Risto continue editing here. Based on the testimony of local participants in this thread, Risto has been very beneficial at enWQ. There is also a more general concern starting to build up about the role Stewards play in such a cases. Plug: [[Wikiquote:Village_pump#WikiMedia_Foundation_Steward_elections_start_February_5,_2021|WikiMedia Foundation Steward elections start February 5, 2021]] [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:15, 3 February 2021 (UTC) Updated with links [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:15, 3 February 2021 (UTC) :Risto claimed: no decent reasons for blocking have been represented and nobody is willing to admit it. - Instead of answering to the essential questions one Big Brother chose the easiest way: eliminating. From now on it's the question of freedom of speech. Risto also claimed that users on Estonian Wikiquote said: Right now, this user has been only useful in this project. [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Savonhelmi] :Looking at why he got blocked on the wiki projects, Risto said that the Dutch wikiquote and Dutch wikipedia block many users for no clear reasons at all. Another user Spannerjam also said that he got blocked on dutch wiki because he of language skills. At English wikipedia, Risto said the keyword was "censorship". People who want to prevent folks to read other opinions than theirs don't like that word. It is claimed Risto was blocked because of personal attacks and censorship and bullying. I could not find clear personal attacks by this user Risto. It seems that the personal attack was when Risto said "just despotism" which he said in the heat of the moment. Is this remark "just despotism" really a personal attack? Calling somebody a despot would be a personal attack but this? --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]} 14:46, 15 February 2021 (UTC) ::Vermont used ONESTRIKE at Simple English wikipedia to block Risto hot sir <s>(and Ottawahitech also)</s>. Should there have been at least one disruptive edit to do so? And Spanish wikiquote presented no reason for blocking. Everything's OK?--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 00:54, 17 February 2021 (UTC) comment stricken by [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:49, 17 February 2021 (UTC) {{Collapse top|offtopic}} {{Yo|80.223.94.56}} I appreciate your continued participation but must make a factual correction: I was NOT blocked by [[User:Vermont]] on simple. Here is my block log: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special%3AContributions%2FOttawahitech [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 17:27, 17 February 2021 (UTC) {{Collapse bottom}} ==== Opinions: Risto should NOT have been blocked ==== Some users have said that the blocks were political. Risto also said that his socking was for [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Xaosflux&diff=prev&oldid=2491577 technical reason] here, and it seems some have misrepresented this. Some of the users have made the completely absurd and mendacious claim that I was a sock of this user, which makes one question if the claims about this user are as absurd. His other crime was censorship. Even if Risto was guilty of crime of censorship he should have gone through dispute resolution before being blocked. Other users have said Risto's censorship was mistakenly called 'vandalism' when it is just a content dispute. Risto explained, this seemed to be quite clearly a case of censorship (wanting to prevent people to read quotes). Risto said Wikiquote does not care who is right or wrong, all quotes of notable people are welcome. *Clarification. By Risto's crime of censorship is of course meant the crime of his '''opposition''' to censorship, censorship is not a crime on wikipedia. Risto said: no decent reasons for blocking have been represented and nobody is willing to admit it. - Instead of answering to the essential questions one Big Brother chose the easiest way: eliminating. From now on it's the question of freedom of speech. And Risto said:- At English wikipedia the keyword was "censorship". People who want to prevent folks to read other opinions than theirs don't like that word. Risto's other crime was bullying in wikipedia, like adding interwiki links at wikipedia. This bullying (adding interwiki links on WP) was disliked by User Sitush, but some users have said this is a content dispute instead. The same user Sitush also opposes the addition of other interwiki links, like links to Italian language wikipedia, and various other wikipedians have opposed various interwiki links for various reasons. For example, another reason for Risto's block at wikipedia, Risto adding an image with a quote to an article was called 'vandalism' and reverted. As David Auerbach wrote in a well known article about wikis, the problem instead stems from the fact that administrators and longtime editors have developed a fortress mentality in which they see new editors as dangerous intruders who will wreck their beautiful encyclopedia, and thus antagonize and even persecute them, and this could be what happened there, where simply adding an image or trying to make a very biased article more neutral can get you blocked. He may have been blocked for adding WQ links to WP and adding an image with a quote in two articles at wikipedia, and the wikipedia articles were extremely pov and it seems that Risto's attempt at NPOV was disliked. But this was a BLP article that contained BLP violations, and BLP policy in theory should protect users who attempt at NPOV. Risto should have gone through dispute resolution and some users have said what happened instead is that some wikipedians asked their admin-friends on wikipedia to get Risto blocked. For example, in a similar case, when one googles the same involved users in the Risto case, the same users who got Risto blocked on WP, first result is this comment :"A great example of the problems Bishonen's power causes..... There is no reason at all that little Sitush needs to ask the opinion of this one Administrator, his Queen and protector. The query could easily be raised on AN/I, or an Administrator could be summoned to the AfD where the issue is relevant, and has already been discussed there, between editors. The only reason he has come crawling to his Queen, cap in hand, is because he thinks she will help him, because he, of course, already has a strong opinion. He doesn't think it should be acceptable, not least since it reduces the chances he will be on the winning side at that AfD, and so he hopes Bishonen will warn or even block for it, and strike every canvassed vote. He may be out of luck, since as I've said before, Bishonen isn't minded to do stupid stuff just because one of her stupid little gang wants her to. But they still ask, because if they were smart, they wouldn't need her protection." I'm not saying that this is exactly what happened with Risto. In the Risto case Sitush did not go trough dispute resolution about Risto, and did not go to a neutral noticeboard, but asked Bishonen. Risto should have gone through dispute resolution. And Risto was also accused of canvassing. But other users said canvassing and forum shopping can also be when one asks like minded, involved admins (involved due to many prior similar interactions and same support), instead of going trough a dispute resolution processes. Risto was blocked soon after Sitush asked Bishonen about Risto. Other users have said this blocking of Risto is typical how many honest contributors like Risto-hot-sir are driven away or outright blocked simply because they criticize NPOV or BLP violations for example. Did Risto receive a reason based on wikipedia policy for the ban? Some users said that adding "interwiki links to Wikipedia articles" is not against wikipedia policy, somoe wikipedians have also opposed even interwiki links to the Italian language wikipedia and to other wikipedia projects. Other users said, I would dare to say that Wikipedia has become a rather unfriendly place, where the police shoot first, and ask questions later. Sadly this frustrated and driven out many regular, honest contributors. Risto was one of our best and most active editors at WQ. I believe that if an editor was so useful to WQ as a tireless wikignome and asset to the project, he should not have been treated this way. For example, admins could have asked for a block review. Some users said his crime it seems was trying to argue against censorship or bias. By looking at what other users have said about the blocking of Risto, I have still not found out which wikipedia policy merits such a treatment. --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]} 18:56, 27 February 2021 (UTC) : @ო Thank you so much for carrying out this elaborate research. It must have taken you a lot of time, and it is appreciated. : I would also like to share some information pertinent to this case. I believe that Risto should NOT have been globally locked by [[User: Wim b]] at the request of global sysadmin [[User:Vermont]]. I believe Risto's global lock was done in contravention of written policy: :* [[Meta:Global bans]] :* [[Meta:Global blocks]] : Here is my interpretation of these two policies: :* Global locks are reserved for blocking users who engage in cross-wiki unambiguous vandalism, spamming, etc. on wmf-wikis. Global blocks are NOT intended to cover "trolling" or similar behaviour, let alone content disputes. The latter should be handled via a Global ban. :* A Global ban is a formal revocation of editing or other access privileges (use of "Special:EmailUser" for example) across all Wikimedia projects. It reflects a broad and clear '''community consensus'''. Here is an [[M:Requests for comment/Slowking4|example of an RFC]] initiated with the intention of Globally banning a wikimediqn active at a different wmf-wiki. : Since I am currently blocked on Meta, I would like to state that I am posting this in order to share information with other wikiquotians. I am not asking anyone to "edit by proxy" on Meta on my behalf. Just to clarify [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 22:47, 27 February 2021 (UTC) ::[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]], I'll explain it again. Risto's lock has nothing to do with a content dispute. Risto's lock was in response to their creation of a sockpuppet to evade blocks on multiple projects. That is unambiguous cross-wiki abuse. Further, after their lock they continued creating sockpuppets, and are ''still'' evading their lock and blocks. Best, [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 00:45, 28 February 2021 (UTC) :::Could you please explain your ONESTRIKE at Simple English wikipedia? And why haven't you reverted the about 30,000 edits that Risto's "sockpuppets" have done? How many LOCAL admins support your opinions?--[[User:Ivalon Olavi|Ivalon Olavi]] ([[User talk:Ivalon Olavi|talk]]) 01:50, 28 February 2021 (UTC) ::::Hello, {{u|Ivalon Olavi}}. ONESTRIKE is used on simple wiki to block problematic users who are banned in other projects, so as Ritso was then banned in some projects, hence, {{u|Vermont}} used this reason to block him. It is a blocking decision done by an individual admin and no consensus is needed for ONESTRIKE. [[User:Camouflaged Mirage|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage|talk]]) 15:01, 28 February 2021 (UTC) ::::I am a local admin (and checkuser) on the Simple English Wikipedia. As for how many other local admins there agree with my block, probably all of them, as I am unaware of any who endorse sockpuppetry and disruptive editing. And regarding your current cross-wiki abuse (multiple socks and IPs adding images with English captions to small wikis), please stop. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 17:46, 28 February 2021 (UTC) Cannot find such images. === There is no way to appeal Global-locks on-wiki === The only way to appeal Global-locks is thru email! This was confirmed by [[User:MarcoAurelio]] who is a Steward participating in the current 2021-Steward-elections: <blockquote> The only way globally locked users can appeal their locks is though OTRS at {{email|stewards|wikimedia.org}} </blockquote> For original text: [[Meta:Talk:Stewards/Confirm/2021/MarcoAurelio#Official appeal procedure for globally locked users]]. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC) === Why are we discussing here === Hello, as someone reading into this, why are we discussing the lock of someone here. Appeals to global lock will be done via email to stewards using stewards@wikimedia.org. I will suggest those who are asking for an unlock or whatsoever to email to that address. Discussing here isn't productive and won't lead to an unlock anyway. My 2 cents. [[User:Camouflaged Mirage|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage|talk]]) 14:59, 28 February 2021 (UTC) * Risto has emailed to stewards 1,5 years ago (two times) and hasn't got an answer.--[[User:Ivalon Olavi|Ivalon Olavi]] ([[User talk:Ivalon Olavi|talk]]) 16:13, 28 February 2021 (UTC) ::Generally speaking, stewards do not consider appeals by actively-editing LTAs. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 17:48, 28 February 2021 (UTC) * {{Yo| Camouflaged Mirage}} the reason I am discussing this here is because I believe that Stewards are interfering with this community's ability to build content to share with the world at large. Why did Sewards globally lock Risto without community input as the process in [[Meta:Global bans|Meta's own policy]] requires? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:33, 2 March 2021 (UTC) **{{re|Ottawahitech}} That global ban =/= global lock. Global lock policy is at [[Meta:Global lock]]. [[User:Camouflaged Mirage|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage|talk]]) 18:50, 2 March 2021 (UTC) *** {{Yo|Camouflaged Mirage}} Global lock is not listed as a Meta policy, it is simply an essay. Please see: [[Meta:Meta:Policies and guidelines]]. Regards, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 01:09, 3 March 2021 (UTC) ****{{re|Ottawahitech}} Yeah, but as the page writes "There is no community-approved policy governing global locks, but this list represents de facto practice.", so that is the de facto policy. They are globally locked so this is what applies, not global bans content. [[User:Camouflaged Mirage|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage|talk]]) 13:34, 3 March 2021 (UTC) * There is literally nothing a local discussion can accomplish. And no, the stewards are highly unlikely to unlock an account that is actively involved in lock evasion. : If someone wants to make a symbolic act of protest, then symbolic act of protest noted. There is nothing else to do here. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 17:36, 3 March 2021 (UTC) :: {{Yo|:GreenMeansGo}} I beg to differ. As [[Jimmy Wales]] said: <blockquote>We should be: kind, thoughtful, passionate about getting it right, open, tolerant of different viewpoints, open to criticism, bold about changing our policies and also cautious about changing our policies</blockquote> :: Why imply this community has no say in how Stewards conduct themselves? Why are Stewards removing contributing members of this community? Why can we not openly discuss issues with the way we are being treated by Stewards? :: I have been working on [[WQ:SheSaid]] a project started here last year by [[User:Anthere]] (see: [[Wikiquote:Village_pump_archive_57#SheSaid]]) alongside with other committed members of the WQ community. Stewards have been interfering with the composition of the small group of individuals who have been working tirelessly at WQ to build up content here. A loss of an active contributor is a blow to those of us working in this area. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 15:21, 4 March 2021 (UTC) :::I'm not "implying" anything at all. Local communities do not exercise oversight regarding global actions. I'm sorry that this isn't a deeply satisfying answer, but it's the only answer there is to give. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:39, 4 March 2021 (UTC) :::[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]], if your definition of a constructive, active contributor is an editor with well over a year of cross-wiki disruption experience, dozens of locked sockpuppets, and multiple conduct-related blocks on their initial account, there is nothing to discuss. You're simply wrong. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 17:03, 4 March 2021 (UTC) :::Expanding on the above, let me supply an analogy: John works at a store. Steve also works at that store. One day, John decides it would be a good idea to throw rocks at the windows of other stores. John is arrested. Steve, who liked the work that John did at their store, demands that John be released because it harms the output of their store. Is that reasonable? No. Why? Because releasing John would mean that they could continue to vandalize other stores. We do not prioritize any one project by unlocking a user who has dozens of sockpuppets blocked on other projects. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 17:07, 4 March 2021 (UTC) ::::: @Vermont: If john was the only person in the neighborhood throwing rocks, and Steve the only one complaining I would probably agree with you. However what we are witnessing here is thousands of users throwing rocks and many honest citizens upset at the police (admins/stewards), not at the rock-throwers. Maybe it's time to ask John why he is throwing rocks? Why is he willing to risk his job? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 15:29, 5 March 2021 (UTC) === Appeal for an enwikiquote sysop to close this section ASAP === This had turned into mudslinging where a gloablly locked user, via IP socks as proxies, are able to hurl such insults to some other users [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=next&oldid=2935813 in this diff] and the rest. This is clearly grossly unacceptable behaviour and should be stop as soon as possible. This thread should be immediately closed to prevent more such occurrences. Thanks. [[User:Camouflaged Mirage|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage|talk]]) 13:40, 7 March 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 02:22, 8 March 2021 (UTC) === Request to reconsider the closing the above discussion === {{Yo|DannyS712}} I would like you to reconsider your closing of this discussion. As one of the main contributors to the discussion, I believe you did not read it carefully enough before reaching your conclusions, while basing your decision on the request of one participant who, I also believe, did not fully take the time to try and understand the issues we were discussing. The reason the WQ community got invloved in this lengthy discussion is: * Evidence that Risto's global block/lock is not based on policy, indeed an example was provided of another user accused of of being sockpuppeter who escaped a Global block/lock after the community was allowed to participate in the discussion as per Steward policy. * The concept that the admin function is to serve the community, not to control it. * The rights of this comunity to conduct its own affairs without intervention from outside interests Many participants came here in good faith to voice their opinions in a respectful manner. There was also participation from the blocked user, which I am surprised to see is not welcomed by some. What a missed opportunity to try and understand why so many users keep coming back as socks ([[w:Category:Wikipedia sockpuppeteers|over 20,000]] at enwiki alone). Regardless of your opinion of the merits of those edits, removal of those comments from the discussion are not acceptable in a civil discussion when the alternative is to collapse them. That way someone's words are not permanently removed from the archive records, but are not visible to those who choose not to see them. '''I would greatly appreciate others giving DannyS712, whose opinion I respect, a chance to reply fully before burrying this thread with their own opinions'''. Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 15:52, 11 March 2021 (UTC) ::This was Ottawahitech's last edit before he blanked his userpage and appears to have retired from wikiquote. Another valuable and active wikignome lost? --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]} 14:43, 24 March 2021 (UTC) :@[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] "There was also participation from the blocked user, which I am surprised to see is not welcomed by some." you should not be surprised that blocked users are not welcome. I read through the whole discussion repeatedly, contrary to your assertion. I based my decision on relevant policies and the discussion that played out, not the views of one participant. As for whether or not Risto's lock was not based on policy, again, that should be taken up with stewards. The essay [[:w:Wikipedia:Just drop it]] comes to mind - you are also starting a discussion at [[Wikiquote:Village pump#Closing discussion because of so-called %22mudslinging%22]]. Enough is enough. [[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 16:29, 11 March 2021 (UTC) :Also, removal of comments by LTAs is absolutely acceptable, when the alternative (to collapse them) lends them more legitimacy [[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 16:30, 11 March 2021 (UTC) ::@[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] I think DannyS712 had made his point clear. I shall then make my point as you desired. Contrary to your assertion, I had read through the entire discussion multiple times before making the request. In addition, I would doubt those discussions are civil in nature, the very diff that prompted me to label the input of a risto hot sir IP sock (which is globally blocked) is clearly not civil as explained at [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Leaderboard&diff=2936524&oldid=2936486#You_are_way_out_of_line here]. In addition, you had taken this issue up at your talkpage, here on AN, on the village pumps and the talk pages of several users. I think this isn't helpful to the discussion to have it at many disparate pages. [[User:Camouflaged Mirage|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage|talk]]) 16:44, 11 March 2021 (UTC) * The discussion is closed. Take it up with the stewards. As has been repeatedly explained, there is nothing to do here. Repeatedly opening this discussion in multiple forums is beginning to border on disruption. Take it up at meta. Reopening this discussion is not advised. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:48, 24 March 2021 (UTC) {{Archive bottom}} == 68.193.175.208 == :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Koavf}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} :{{ping|DannyS712}} :{{ping|Tegel}} :{{ping|Saroj Uprety}} {{vandal|68.193.175.208}} :Possible sockpuppet of problematic editor Fourlaxers, [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Family_Guy/Season_8&diff=prev&oldid=2954166 constistently makes incorrect edits without providing legal, reliable sources] and [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Family_Guy/Season_16&diff=2954165&oldid=2954156 violates rules on quote limitations] (while also adding [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=The_Simpsons/Season_8&diff=prev&oldid=2952682 excessive unnecessary emphasis]). I request indefinite protection of all those articles, and that the IP be blocked for a long period of time. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 14:00, 23 April 2021 (UTC) == Plumerlumber == :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Koavf}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} :{{ping|DannyS712}} :{{ping|Tegel}} :{{ping|Saroj Uprety}} {{vandal|Plumerlumber}} :[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Brother_Bear&type=revision&diff=2954283&oldid=2954227 Consistently violates rules on quote limitations], [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wreck-It_Ralph&diff=prev&oldid=2954229 adds excessive unnecessary categories], etc. Requesting any term of blocking of this user and indefinite protection of all articles they touched. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 14:03, 23 April 2021 (UTC) :: There are no rules on quote limitations. For ''proposed'' rules see [[Wikiquote:Limits on quotations]]. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 15:26, 23 April 2021 (UTC) :::1. You are not helping. [[User talk:73.244.34.177|IP user 73.244.34.177]] had numerous blocks for the same reason: Persistent copyright violations. [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3A73.244.34.177 See its block log]. :::2. This is not [[WQ:VIP]]. I am reporting a problematic editor, not a vandal. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 15:30, 23 April 2021 (UTC) ::::: I hereby state why I don't have the right to edit Wikiquotes page? This is my first time editing Wikiquotes. The page says you can help by editing. So the first page I edited was the page Wreck-It Ralph. As I am very interested in these articles, I thought why not edit them? So the first edit was adding these two casts. Taffyta Muttonfudge (voice) and Markowski (voice). If you can reference the original Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreck-It_Ralph, the casts are stated there too. Next I added categories of 2010s American animated films, American children's animated comic science fiction films, American children's animated science fantasy films, Category:American computer-animated films, Category:Animated films about friendship, Category:Animated buddy films, Category:Films about children to the categories list. That is all I did for that page. And the user DawgDeputy reverted the edits stating the reason was "Wrong categories." If you can happen to view the original Wikipedia article the same categories are listed. I tried to do the same thing to two other articles as you can see in my log. However this user DawgDeputy, whom I am assuming is a moderator is ruthlessly reverting my edits as if I am some sort of vandal. I want to edit in good faith. What am I even doing wrong. I might have hurt his sentiments by adding a lead to Brothers Bear page, but its stated the same in its Wikipedia article. I don't want to be confrontational at all. Seeing how there are actually moderators above. I really want to get an answer why my categories are wrong, why my edits are false, why I am a copyright vandal or a problematic editor? I am threatened with possible IP ban when all I want to do is simple edits? [[User:Plumerlumber|Plumerlumber]] ([[User talk:Plumerlumber|talk]]) 13:11, 23 April 2021 (UTC) * {{re|DawgDeputy}} It's difficult to tell how something like [[Wreck-It Ralph]] doesn't qualify as a "American computer-animated film". I'm inclined to point out that you are required, and not requested to discuss disagreements with other users before you come here demanding indefinite blocks and indefinite protections. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 17:29, 23 April 2021 (UTC) :: First and foremost, if you have "open eyes" go to Wikipedia page for Wreck-it-Ralph and scroll down to categories section, and search for the term "American computer-animated films." If you have "eyes" you should be able to locate the category. Now This film is American and it is computer animated. So I simply copied and pasted that category from Wikipedia to Wikiquotes. Do you have a problem with me doing that? Second of all what does the last part of your sentence even mean? When did I "demanding indefinite blocks and indefinite protections." All I said previously was "moderators" please tell me what am I doing wrong. I did not demand anything. [[User:Plumerlumber|Plumerlumber]] ([[User talk:Plumerlumber|talk]]) 13:33, 23 April 2021 (UTC) * First, while yes we want to trim quotes to a reasonable level when they get out of hand, it is correct that we do not have anything but a proposed rule with regards to limits on the number of quotes. Second, I don't believe that the categories that were added in your example were inappropriate - they seem to fit to the work on the page. Third, while there does seem to be a disagreement between you and this user, I fail to see why they should be blocked indefinitely - and your demand that they be so blocked just seems like another example of hostile behavior towards other users who do not share your views. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:37, 23 April 2021 (UTC) ::None of them do. Some were even redundant. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 18:06, 23 April 2021 (UTC) :: The limits on quotation states "Five quotes maximum per hour, i.e., about one quote every 12 minutes. Quotes not assigned to specific characters are discarded. Recommended maximum length of quotes: seven lines by one character, ten lines of dialogue. Taglines do not count towards the total number of quotes." I will abide by that rules. All I did was add a two line quote to one of the articles. All I want to do now is add a lead to Brothers Bear, add categories, and I won't even add a quote now to Brothers Bear. Deal? Seriously, this user is acting as if I am some sort of Disney attacker. I am not. I am actually unemployed, very poor currently. ~ Plumerlumber 13:47, 23 April 2021 (UTC) ::: I added categories to two articles and a lead to one article. I am stating it my actions beforehand showing I am not a vandal. Plumerlumber 14:31, 23 April 2021 (UTC) :::: Who said you were a vandal? You are nothing more than problematic. Major difference. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 20:27, 23 April 2021 (UTC) ::::: Admins I request you to look into this issue. I edited to the barest minimum. I used the principle of least privilege and even then user DawgDeputy reverted my edits. This user has some sort of vendetta against me ever since I started editing. I will continue to revert the user's edits, because I don't see where I am wrong. If need be the user is the one who needs to be put into the noticeboard, not me. [[User:Plumerlumber|Plumerlumber]] ([[User talk:Plumerlumber|talk]]) 20:46, 23 April 2021 (UTC) ::::::Redundancy is where you are wrong. Adding categories that do not fit the article, as well as categories that are not necessary. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 23:42, 23 April 2021 (UTC) :::::::Second time reverting edits by Dawg.[[User:Plumerlumber|Plumerlumber]] ([[User talk:Plumerlumber|talk]]) 00:30, 24 April 2021 (UTC) ::::::::Numerous problematic IP users made similar edits on numerous articles long before you, and they were all undone (because they were wrong). I have no vendetta against you in particular. Just the edits. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 03:08, 24 April 2021 (UTC) :::::::::Third time reverting edits by Dawg.[[User:Plumerlumber|Plumerlumber]] ([[User talk:Plumerlumber|talk]]) 13:11, 24 April 2021 (UTC) :::::::::Will you stop pointing out how many times I am undoing your unnecessary edits? It is unnecessary to do so. You really need to leave the articles alone until a consensus is reached. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 14:12, 24 April 2021 (UTC) : No discussion at [[Talk:Wreck-It Ralph]]? If I were an admin I'd be considering blocking you both for a week for edit warring. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 15:28, 24 April 2021 (UTC) :: I find [[User:Plumerlumber|Plumerlumber]]'s activities here to be suspiciously precocious and aggressive, given that they only created an account a few days ago and have [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Plumerlumber never had any activity on any other wiki]. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 20:19, 24 April 2021 (UTC) :::::: Did you mean to say "never had any activity ''using the Plumerlumber user name'' on any other wiki"? Or is there a rule against using different names on different wikis? [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 21:29, 24 April 2021 (UTC) ::::::: All usernames are global now, meaning that if you register for a username on any wiki, you have that username on all wikis. Wikimedia is a single and entire project. The prohibition against using multiple accounts on a single wiki reasonably should carry over to other wikis. I can't think of an above-board reason why an editor on one wiki would want to conceal this activity in editing another. As for this specific editor, unless they choose to identify some other username under which they have edited elsewhere, there is no way to know that they have edited other wikis (or here) under a different username. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 18:23, 25 April 2021 (UTC) ::: Hello everyone I decided not to edit Wikiquotes anymore. I mean it said in the account creation page, Wikiquote is made my people like you. "Anyone can edit pages in Wikiquote, including this one - just select the Edit this Page link on the top or bottom of this page if you think it needs improvement. You don't need special credentials, you don't even need to be logged in. You can try your hand at editing in our sandbox." So I created an account. Doesn't mean I have to do my same account from Wikipedia. Then I edited using the principle of least privilege which is categories. I even tried to say how Brothers Bear was the last traditional animated film from Disney. The only quotes I added was a two line quote that was missing in Brothers Bear. Apparently, all I did was wrong. Everything was problematic, redundant, and harmful including the categories from the literal Wikipedia page, the Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB external links and that lead in Brothers Bear. My contributions are simply like dirt to people like you. I don't want to fight or be confrontational. I simply quit. Thanks for everything.[[User:Plumerlumber|Plumerlumber]] ([[User talk:Plumerlumber|talk]]) 20:40, 24 April 2021 (UTC) :::: Do we still have the rule "Don't bite newcomers"?--[[User:Arvatkaa Kuka|Arvatkaa Kuka]] ([[User talk:Arvatkaa Kuka|talk]]) 01:27, 26 April 2021 (UTC) ::::: Where has that ever been "the rule" on this project? [[WQ:BITE]] has been a ''proposal'' since 2006. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 06:11, 26 April 2021 (UTC) ::::: Arvatkaa Kuka, BD2412 has concluded that Plumerlumber is not a newcomer to Wikimedia wikis and, hence, does not entitled to the protection of that <s>rule</s> courtesy. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 15:25, 26 April 2021 (UTC) :::::: Even if they were, "Don't bite newcomers" is not a suicide pact. A newcomer who immediately engages in uncivil conduct or makes counterproductive edits after being informed of policies against them need not be given free reign to continue this behavior. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 17:50, 26 April 2021 (UTC) Thanks for the information!--[[User:Arvatkaa Kuka|Arvatkaa Kuka]] ([[User talk:Arvatkaa Kuka|talk]]) 18:15, 26 April 2021 (UTC) == [[Special:AbuseFilter/24]] == The message to display on error is "undefined", which should be fixed. [[User:Leaderboard|Leaderboard]] ([[User talk:Leaderboard|talk]]) 10:03, 17 May 2021 (UTC) == Wikipedia sockpuppets- blocks needed == [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Zjholder_issues Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Zjholder issues] should do all the explaining. Blocks needed here for: *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Tessssticle_keep_going_up_and_down_up_and_down Tessssticle keep going up and down up and down] *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Mjforrest_448484 Mjforrest 448484] *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Forrestisback29912 Forrestisback29912] Thanks in advance. [[User:Magitroopa|Magitroopa]] ([[User talk:Magitroopa|talk]]) 15:18, 17 May 2021 (UTC) == [[Template:Italic title]] == Anyone know why this particular template seems to be having an issue? Specifically, when it is used, a warning appears saying "Warning: This page calls Template:Italic title which causes a template loop (an infinite recursive call)." and the effect desired by the use of the template does not appear to work. I can't see any difference in the code for the template compared to its past versions (before vandalism). This is where my lack of technical knowledge appears - I don't understand what is wrong with it. Does anyone know? Thanks. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:58, 11 June 2021 (UTC) * The problem was vandalism in the underlying {{tl|Str find}} template, now reverted and protected. This particular vandal of multiple addresses has been very busy. ~ [[User:Ningauble|Ningauble]] ([[User talk:Ningauble|talk]]) 20:01, 11 June 2021 (UTC) == Removal of interface administrator permission == Dear bureaucrats ({{ping|BD2412|GreenMeansGo|UDScott|p=}}), {{user|~riley}} requested [[:m:Special:Diff/21559113/prev|yesterday on Meta-Wiki]] that his administrator and interface-administrator permissions on this project be removed. Given that interface administrator is a flag that can be granted and removed locally, could you please assist us in completing his request for removal of permissions? Thanks. Best regards, -- [[User:MarcoAurelio|MarcoAurelio]] ([[User talk:MarcoAurelio|talk]]) 19:36, 9 June 2021 (UTC) * {{done}}. One hand giveth... [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 21:06, 9 June 2021 (UTC) * Hmm. This is unfortunate. I apologize I wasn't available. I've had little to no internet for the past few weeks. {{re|~riley}} Hope all is well. If you ever need a sounding board I believe you already have my email. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 10:24, 15 June 2021 (UTC) == spam == Pierce129 has been [[Special:Contributions/Pierce129|spamming]] a certain online quotes database into some articles. All of them have been reverted because that's evidently why he's only here for. At worst, he may even be that site's webmaster. --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 21:59, 6 June 2021 (UTC) :although he hasn't edited anything in ten days (and got reverted by @BD2412, something may have to be done.--[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 23:37, 21 June 2021 (UTC) == Total Drama Action == *{{ping|Ningauble}} *{{ping|Kalki}} *{{ping|Koavf}} *{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} [[Total Drama Action]] is the target of persistent LTA IP vandals who refuse to comply with the rules. It has been the same situation for over half a year. "Deleted sence"? "Anime" characters on a Canadian animated series from an entirely different company? Clearly vandalism. Requesting indefinite blocking. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 13:18, 5 June 2021 (UTC) :Protected. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:41, 5 June 2021 (UTC) I tried checking certain articles (Star Wars films and Behind Enemy Lines), and they redirect to this article under a template loop. --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 10:20, 8 June 2021 (UTC) ::{{vandal|Evilasio DP. Jr2}} ::And now one of those vandals is trying to circumvent the protection of [[Total Drama Action]] and trying to restore its vandalism without any explanation as to why. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 17:05, 19 June 2021 (UTC) :::And deny this user access to any talk page, including its own. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 22:01, 19 June 2021 (UTC) ::::[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Evilasio_DP._Jr2&diff=2973616&oldid=2973580 And here] [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DawgDeputy&diff=2973512&oldid=2971896 is our evidence.] [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 13:22, 20 June 2021 (UTC) *{{ping|Ningauble}} *{{ping|Kalki}} *{{ping|Koavf}} *{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} :::::[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Evilasio_DP._Jr2&diff=2973882&oldid=2973787 That vandal is persistent. It is obvious it will not stop until it gets its way.] Revoke this user's talk page access. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 11:45, 21 June 2021 (UTC) * {{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:54, 21 June 2021 (UTC) ::And just to make sure no further vandalism is done, I request indefinite full protection on all Total Drama-related articles and any or all future sockpuppets (IP or legit) be denied talk page access upon their blocking. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 11:32, 23 June 2021 (UTC) == Problematic IPs on the loose... == * {{IPvandal|24.185.151.3}} * {{IPvandal|24.190.63.62}} :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} These IPs have been repeatedly problematic in its edits, [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_and_the_Magic_Railroad&diff=next&oldid=2975451 making absolutely unnecessary changes to articles], [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=The_Hunchback_of_Notre_Dame_(1996_film)&diff=2972542&oldid=2968382 adding too many quotes to certain articles in violation of copyright], etc. These IPs must be blocked severely, and the articles protected from future IP vandals indefinitely. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 20:59, 26 June 2021 (UTC) :[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=A_Bug%27s_Life&diff=2975852&oldid=2975824 And the vandalism] [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=A_Bug%27s_Life&diff=2975824&oldid=2975184 continues]. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 12:12, 27 June 2021 (UTC) == Missing file on QOTD == Hi, [[Wikiquote:Quote of the day/July 10, 2021|today's QOTD]] on the main page has a missing picture which was deleted on Commons. Could it be removed or replaced? Also see [[Talk:Main Page#Missing picture on the QOTD|section on Talk:Main Page]]. Thanks, [[User:Aranya|Aranya]] ([[User talk:Aranya|talk]]) 17:50, 10 July 2021 (UTC) : The missing image has now been replaced. ~ <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 21:30, 10 July 2021 (UTC) == Rugrats vandalism == :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} :{{ping|Kalki}} [[Rugrats]] is the target of [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Rugrats&diff=2981764&oldid=2981459 misinformation from unreliable sources] and [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Rugrats&diff=2981318&oldid=2979887 attacking users]. Indefinite protection of the article and indefinite/global blocking of the IPs is appropriate. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 11:57, 13 July 2021 (UTC) :I've protected the page for a month. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:41, 13 July 2021 (UTC) :I recommend making the protection of that page indefinite. Considering how these IP vandals keep ranting and raving in utter denial, and denying that IMDB can easily be doctored like Wikipedia and Wikiquote, they will not stop until they get their way or are otherwise dealt with for good. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 22:06, 14 July 2021 (UTC) == Protection == Please protect (or delete) [[User talk:64.107.219.162]]: excessive vandalism from WMF-banned user. --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 03:29, 15 July 2021 (UTC) == Protection (2) == Please protect [[Past]] and [[Talk:Past]]: excessive vandalism from WMF-banned user. Thanks, --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 05:53, 19 July 2021 (UTC) == Delete == Please delete: [[Talk:Saints]]: WMF-banned user target --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 06:32, 23 July 2021 (UTC) == IP user 58.178.68.99 == {{vandal|58.178.68.99}} *{{ping|Ningauble}} *{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} *{{ping|Kalki}} This IP constantly violates copyvio and vandalizes quotes by adding unnecessary emphasis, and no matter how many warning messages I send it, it ignores them. This user must be blocked indefinitely. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 12:28, 23 July 2021 (UTC) :I have blocked the IP for a month - should the behavior continue after that point, longer blocks can be considered. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:32, 23 July 2021 (UTC) == Barnstar given under false pretenses... == *{{ping|Kalki}} *{{ping|Ningauble}} *{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} *{{ping|Miszatomic}} *{{ping|Hasley}} *{{ping|Ferien}} [[User:Christian M. (2016)|Christian M. (2016)]] recently received a "barnstar" from a vandal/troll who was clearly trying to spread its ridiculous agenda all over Wikiquote (illegally). And Christian M. foolishly believes it is legit. He is wrong. All of the following edits must be stricken, as if the "barnstar" never existed. :[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Christian_M._(2016)&diff=2995423&oldid=2988473 Exhibit A] :[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Christian_M._(2016)&diff=2996059&oldid=2995508 Exhibit B] :[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Christian_M._(2016)&diff=2996932&oldid=2996083 Exhibit C] Please make things right and strike those edits before Christian M. attempts to restore it again. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 03:27, 20 August 2021 (UTC) * The user was blocked a week before you made this post. For context, it's not super uncommon for me to log in and have 30 some odd notifications from trolls pinging me to projects I've never even visited. The most expeditious thing to do is just ignore them. When you get all riled up and offended, you're pretty much just giving them exactly what they want. It's not really a dire emergency that we police someone's talk page because what was probably a bored and maladapted 14 year old besmirched your honor. You're probably just giving them way more attention and gratification by pinging every admin on the project and demanding satisfaction. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:20, 21 August 2021 (UTC) ::I refuse to sanction blatant vandalism and those who support it. Ignoring them just leaves them free to vandalize (when they should have been stripped of Wikimedia privileges permanently). It will never stop them. Taking action is the only way. And blaming the victims for the actions of the vandals who started that whole mess in the first place is highly unconscionable. And we only get offended because the vandals caused this mess, not me. Vandalism is highly intolerable on all of Wikimedia. ::And Christian M. (2016) is also trying to sanction blatant vandalism, believing the fake barnstar is a reward. And posting this report a week after the vandal was blocked-- It was never a big deal until Christian M. foolishly restored it after I had removed it when he should have left it alone to begin with. Those edits ''have'' to be stricken from the record so as to save myself, Eaglestorm, and many other users a world of hassle of undoing the vandalism Christian M. was redoing. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 20:12, 21 August 2021 (UTC) :::Seriously, all I asked for was for the edits to be stricken from the edit history as punishment for Christian M. (2016) and the vandal that gave him that illegal "barnstar" in the first place. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 12:28, 23 August 2021 (UTC) == Rugrats vandalism == *{{ping|Kalki}} *{{ping|Ningauble}} *{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} *{{ping|Miszatomic}} *{{ping|Hasley}} *{{ping|Ferien}} ...again. A blatant vandal with poor grammar skills refuses to believe that Rugrats was cancelled in 2004, despite multiple reliable sources (including the one provided in the talk page) proving otherwise and continues to jump from one IP to another. I request that all IP vandals involved be blocked and that the page be protected ''indefinitely'', as temporary protection will not stop them. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 15:41, 22 August 2021 (UTC) :Yeah, that guy. He's [[w:WP:LTA/GRP|banned by the Foundation]] and may not edit any WMF project. Just revert everything he adds; nothing he adds is reliable, ever, because he makes things up. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 14:49, 23 August 2021 (UTC) ::I really think only those with an account (and only ''one'' account) should be allowed to edit. How else will this vandalism end or even slow down? [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 17:00, 23 August 2021 (UTC) ::And in light of this persistent vandal continuously trying to mess with us on the noticeboard and the [[Talk:Rugrats|Rugrats talk page]], I recommend this noticeboard and that talk page be protected against the IP(s) indefinitely. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 18:18, 23 August 2021 (UTC) ::I heard somewhere that he had served a few years in prison for his actions on the WMF. I am quite surprised they still allowed him to edit here after he was released, or even let him keep his Internet privileges. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 18:40, 23 August 2021 (UTC) :::He was in jail for several years for stalking/harassment/threats but it was unrelated to WMF. Still, it was great to have a break from his obsessive harassment (2015-2018). [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 18:45, 23 August 2021 (UTC) == Noticeboard protected == FYI I semi protected this page for a week given the level of vandalism --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 02:15, 26 August 2021 (UTC) == Protection request == Can an administrator please protect [[Pope John Paul II]]? It keeps on being vandalised by a WMF-banned editor. Thanks. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] ([[User talk:Ferien|talk]]) 16:59, 25 August 2021 (UTC) :And it's related to the topic above me, [[#Rugrats vandalism]] -- [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] ([[User talk:Ferien|talk]]) 17:01, 25 August 2021 (UTC) :Done, before I saw this request --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 02:15, 26 August 2021 (UTC) And now could anyone please (semi-)protect [[Pope Benedict XVI]] for a while? It seems vandalized by an anon, probably the same person on the above . --[[User:Aphaia|Aphaia]] ([[User talk:Aphaia|talk]]) 18:40, 26 August 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 19:19, 26 August 2021 (UTC) Thank you, and now [[Pope Pius XII]] ... semi- or protection please? --[[User:Aphaia|Aphaia]] ([[User talk:Aphaia|talk]]) 06:34, 28 August 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 20:31, 28 August 2021 (UTC) == Grand Theft Auto V == Some troll added a speedy deletion tag in there, which I believe is nothing more than nonsense. Please remove it and ban the guy. --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 00:15, 2 September 2021 (UTC) :The vandal was already banned. But the edits should still be struck from the record. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 00:41, 2 September 2021 (UTC) == Wikiquote == Very interesting [[User:Clumie|Clumie]] ([[User talk:Clumie|talk]]) 14:26, 3 September 2021 (UTC) == [[WQ:TEMP]] == It may be worth protecting this page, as it's just a redirect and shouldn't need to be edited by non-confirmed users. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] ([[User talk:Ferien|talk]]) 21:35, 11 September 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 21:45, 11 September 2021 (UTC) == [[Wikiquote:Quote of the day/May 2, 2015]] == Could an admin protect this page? There's quite a lot of disruption from a WMF-banned editor. Thanks in advance. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 17:03, 22 September 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:24, 22 September 2021 (UTC) == delete == Can someone please delete this category: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Category:German_Southwest_Africa_Africa i made it by mistake. Thanks. [[User:KingBaudoin|KingBaudoin]] ([[User talk:KingBaudoin|talk]]) 00:40, 5 October 2021 (UTC) == Requesting page protection == Requesting semi-protection of my talk page [[User talk:Citrivescence]]. I am currently being harassed across wikis by a user who jumps from IP to IP to evade blocks. [https://guc.toolforge.org/?user=204.184.47.158 1] [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2600:6C40:5400:1D2B:E951:6497:92BC:8B33 2] [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2600:6C40:5400:1D2B:0:0:0:0/64 3] [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/204.184.47.150 4] Thank you. [[User:Citrivescence|Citrivescence]] ([[User talk:Citrivescence|talk]]) 15:40, 21 October 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} for 6 months initially - can revisit if the issue continues after that.. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 15:59, 21 October 2021 (UTC) == Block == Please block [[Special:Contributions/2406:3400:215:7E0:5070:DC5:FF36:34FA|2406:3400:215:7E0:5070:DC5:FF36:34FA]]: long-term abuse. --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 02:42, 26 October 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:22, 26 October 2021 (UTC) == Block == Please block [[Special:Contribs/147.10.226.241]]: long-term abuse. [[User:Stang|Stang]] ([[User talk:Stang|talk]]) 03:48, 2 November 2021 (UTC) == Protect The Addams Family (film) == Can you please put protection on [[The Addams Family (film)]]? The page has been repeatedly vandalized since September, with reversions being undone. - {{unsigned|Jedzz}} :{{done}}. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:32, 3 November 2021 (UTC) == Block 58.178.68.99‎ == {{vandal|58.178.68.99‎}} {{ping|Kalki}} {{ping|Ningauble}} {{ping|Miszatomic}} {{ping|Hasley}} {{ping|Ferien}} :This IP vandal, who was blocked previously for one month, consistently vandalizes pages and ignores warnings. It has to be put to a stop before it goes after other pages. Requesting long-term semi-protection of all Disney articles and no less than six months of blocking against this vandal. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 13:44, 6 November 2021 (UTC) :Again, not an admin so pinging me here isn't really necessary (not that I mind very much), but it's an IP, why would full protection be necessary? --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 13:52, 6 November 2021 (UTC) * {{done}} Seems to be a static IP, so not against issuing lengthy blocks. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:24, 6 November 2021 (UTC) == Request == Please protect [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Lavrentiy_Beria&action=history Talk:Lavrentiy Beria]: LTA target --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 05:01, 10 November 2021 (UTC) :Also [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Superman&curid=16331&action=history Superman], thanks. --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 05:52, 10 November 2021 (UTC) == Please block 67.204.55.251 == {{vandal|67.204.55.251}} :excessive vandalism [[User:Stang|Stang]] ([[User talk:Stang|talk]]) 13:55, 16 November 2021 (UTC) :Obviously a blatant sock puppet of Ramses Bond, a previously banned vandal who refused to accept that the vandal's dialogue for the Total Drama series does not exist anywhere. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 01:50, 17 November 2021 (UTC) == Block request == * {{vandal|46.235.97.127}} * {{vandal|212.3.195.219}} :Please block these accounts, vandalism at [[User talk:Neptune, the Mystic]]. [[User:Stang|Stang]] ([[User talk:Stang|talk]]) 21:03, 21 November 2021 (UTC) ::I would also like to have my talk page protected from IP attacks. Thank you! --[[User:Neptune, the Mystic|Neptune, the Mystic]] ([[User talk:Neptune, the Mystic|talk]]) 21:33, 21 November 2021 (UTC) :::I protected your talk page on enwiki just now (let me know if you'd like it lifted) - hopefully someone is online here too. :) [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 21:44, 21 November 2021 (UTC) :: {{Yo|Stang}} with all due respect, [[User:Neptune, the Mystic]] has not contributed any content to this WQ (I believe?). The storm of comments that your note here precipitated is drowning out content contributions by many good faith editors. Unless Neptune is considering building content here I believe the best solution is for him/her is to find another outlet. Respectfully. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 22:28, 21 November 2021 (UTC) :::{{re|Ottawahitech}} Messages will be left on Neptune's talk page regardless of whether he actually contributes to content here. [[:w:WP:LTA/GRP|This vandal (linked)]] is just trying to find another talk page to message him on. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 22:40, 21 November 2021 (UTC) ::::{{yo|Ferien}} Why does [[User:Neptune, the Mystic]] worry about what happens on their talkpage at en-WQ if they are not contributing here and not known by the locals? No-one else cares, I think? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 22:50, 21 November 2021 (UTC) :::::It does fill up their notification feed for starters, and this vandal will also end up vandalising other pages on this wiki, this page will probably next. [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 22:55, 21 November 2021 (UTC) :::::: {{Yo|Ferien}} With power comes responsibility. wmf-admins are no different than real-life politicians in this respect. Individuals who are given the discretionary power to block others, delete other's work, should be accountable to the community at large. Having to put up with lots of notification feeds is a small price to pay. IMIO, YMMV, Cheers, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 06:09, 27 November 2021 (UTC) :::::::{{u|Ottawahitech}}, still it is an issue, and harassment from a WMF-banned editor over some reverted edits is not something someone should have to receive. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 19:40, 27 November 2021 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/62.252.201.33|62.252.201.33]] == Excessive vandalism. [[User:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh]] ([[User talk:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|talk]]) 14:17, 1 December 2021 (UTC) :And (semi-)protect [[The Wiggles (band)]] for much longer a period of time than previously (which was only one week, which was never going to stop IP users from vandalizing). [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 23:49, 1 December 2021 (UTC) ::The IP above is the only IP that has vandalised that page in the past two months or so. Why semiprotect if it will affect innocent users? --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 09:49, 2 December 2021 (UTC) ::You mean the past [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=The_Wiggles_(band)&diff=2960730&oldid=2900639 seven months], during which time we had countless vandals using IP addresses (the only good edits being from registered users). We must leave absolutely '''nothing''' to chance. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 21:51, 2 December 2021 (UTC) == (Semi-)Protection request == ...on the central article of [[Thomas & Friends]]. Constant content dispute (such as unsubstantiated cancellation claims, when officially, status of the series is nothing beyond on hiatus), and the fact that if the separate articles for each season and film have had indefinite protection, so should the central article. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 18:56, 3 December 2021 (UTC) :And block this (sockpuppet) user: :{{vandal|Boober123}} [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 02:46, 4 December 2021 (UTC) == Revdel request == Can someone rev del my IP used (124.xxx.xxx.xxx) on [[User talk:Ottawahitech]]. Thanks! [[User:SHB2000|SHB2000]] ([[User talk:SHB2000|talk]]) 08:45, 5 December 2021 (UTC) == Block request == Please block [[Special:Contribs/112.204.217.222|112.204.217.222]]: Long-term abuse (see [[:en:Wikipedia:WP:Long-term abuse/Jurisdrew|LTA page]], global lock already requested). Thanks, --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 06:01, 6 December 2021 (UTC) :Thank you for notifying us that. Conquering with you, I placed a one-week long block on this address. --[[User:Aphaia|Aphaia]] ([[User talk:Aphaia|talk]]) 16:14, 6 December 2021 (UTC) == Protection == Hello! Please protect the page [[Philosophical pessimism]]. It is currently the target of a WMF-banned LTA ([[w:en:WP:LTA/GRP]]), who is using a proxy service to repeatedly attack the page and try to engage in a mindless revert war that I have no interest in continuing. Thank you! [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 12:18, 6 December 2021 (UTC) :For those who are revert-warring with GRP here: don't do it. He has lots of time to waste in trolling, having nothing else to do that is productive. We have other, productive tasks at hand. Don't waste your precious time in revert-warring with a troll. [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 13:49, 6 December 2021 (UTC) == [[Talk:Lavrentiy Beria]] == Could an admin please protect this page or block the IPs involved, as the page is currently subject to edit warring from a WMF-banned editor. Thanks! --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 16:45, 7 December 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:39, 7 December 2021 (UTC) == Hacked / Block request == Can someone look at my profile? [[User:KingBaudoin]] It seems to be hacked? Its says: '''King cyber sindicate.''' '''HACKED: In the 2010s, personal data belonging to millions of Facebook users was collected without their consent by British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, predominantly to be used for political advertising.''' With this suspicious link, don't click it, it's probably a virus: https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/ How do i change it? [[User:KingBaudoin|KingBaudoin]] ([[User talk:KingBaudoin|talk]]) 18:20, 27 November 2021 (UTC) :already found how to change it, this is the person that changed the text of the template, please block this account, thanks: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/136.158.41.175 [[User:KingBaudoin|KingBaudoin]] ([[User talk:KingBaudoin|talk]]) 18:24, 27 November 2021 (UTC) ::Very destructive person, please block him, urgent, thanks https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Larry_Page&diff=3036172&oldid=3036170 [[User:KingBaudoin|KingBaudoin]] ([[User talk:KingBaudoin|talk]]) 18:36, 27 November 2021 (UTC) :::Already {{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 19:43, 29 November 2021 (UTC) ::::Thanks. [[User:KingBaudoin|KingBaudoin]] ([[User talk:KingBaudoin|talk]]) 02:56, 9 December 2021 (UTC) == BLOCK REQUEST URGENT == THIS USER KEEPS VANDALISNG WIKIQUOTE, PLEASE BLOCK HIM! https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/136.158.41.175 {{unsigned2|20:57, 28 November 2021|KingBaudoin}} :Blocked by Ninguable. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 09:50, 2 December 2021 (UTC) :Thanks. [[User:KingBaudoin|KingBaudoin]] ([[User talk:KingBaudoin|talk]]) 02:56, 9 December 2021 (UTC) == [[Rugrats]] and [[Talk:Rugrats]] == Today's targets of the WMF-banned user GRP. Please protect and revdel the links as they are abusive and make libelous assertions about me and Antandrus. Thanks! [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 14:04, 8 December 2021 (UTC) :Protected both and blocked some of the users involved. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 14:59, 8 December 2021 (UTC) == Protection == Could an admin protect my talk page? I’m not active on here, but a WMF banned LTA (george reeves person) is harassing me here. Thanks, [[User:Nigos|Nigos]] ([[User talk:Nigos|talk]]) 08:10, 10 December 2021 (UTC) * This has been done. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 01:20, 12 December 2021 (UTC) == Page protection == Hello, don't know where to request page protection here so posting it on Admins Noticeboard. This [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kath_%26_Kim page needs protection]. I checked the page history, the IP editor has been vandalizing the page since May 2021. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 11:17, 24 November 2021 (UTC) :No Admin active?!🤷 [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 18:09, 25 November 2021 (UTC) ::{{ping|GreenMeansGo}}, perhaps you are active. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 17:27, 26 November 2021 (UTC) :::I semi-protected it for a year. [[User:Ruslik0|Ruslik0]] ([[User talk:Ruslik0|talk]]) 20:36, 28 November 2021 (UTC) ::::Thanks. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 19:01, 29 November 2021 (UTC) :::* I see that [[User:Ruslik0]] is not an admin on WQ. Is it policy on WQ that editors such as wmf-[[stewards]] are allowed to carryout admin duties? If so, which other types of wmf-officials are allowed to do that? Is this documented anywhere? Just curious, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:10, 30 November 2021 (UTC) :::*:{{re|Ottawahitech}} If there aren't any admins responding to reports like above and the situation is more of an emergency then yes I think stewards can take action. However I'm not sure if a whole year's protection was necessary here considering the IPs are all in the same /64 range ([[:w:WP:/64|which isn't a big deal to block]]), where a long-term block can be placed that would stop vandalism on all the pages they are vandalising without affecting innocent users... --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 09:56, 2 December 2021 (UTC) :::*::Ferien, As far as I understand, Stewards are only allowed to exercise admin-powers on small wikis (please correct me if I am wrong). Have you considered the posibility that WQ admins know which locals are more likely to exaggerate a need for blocking/protection etc.? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 01:03, 9 December 2021 (UTC) :::*:::{{re|Ottawahitech}} Stewards and global sysops can exercise powers on small wikis yes, but in an emergency they can also go onto bigger wikis. Of course some locals will think something's more of an emergency than something else, but at the end of the day it's up to the stewards to decide, they can always decline a request and ask someone to wait for an admin to arrive. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 09:05, 9 December 2021 (UTC) :::*::::Ferien, :::*::::I have not seen documentation anywhere on any wiki that allows Stewards to interfere with local administration on bigger wikis. It makes no sense to me to allow Stewards who have lIttle understanding of the local issues on wikis they do not contribute to on a regular basis. It is hard enough for local admins to see everythiing that is happening! :::*::::BTW thanks for continuing to ping me. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 21:37, 12 December 2021 (UTC) == Move Coronavirus disease 2019 to COVID-19 == The Wikipedia article about the disease is simply called COVID-19. So, for consistency, the page [[Coronavirus disease 2019]] here on Wikiquote should be moved to [[COVID-19]], requiring an administrator to delete the target page and then restore the earlier edits (thus merging the histories). Then, [[Talk:Coronavirus disease 2019]] should likewise be moved to [[Talk:COVID-19]], deleting the existing target page in the way and then restoring the earlier edits (thus again merging the histories). The two sections from February 2020 should then be merged above the "Proposals for more" section. [[User:GeoffreyT2000|GeoffreyT2000]] ([[User talk:GeoffreyT2000|talk]]) 22:24, 14 December 2021 (UTC) == Request == Please delete my userpage and talk page. It would be nice if you could also protect them. I've been the subject of some LTA and they keep harrasing me through my userpages. Cheers --[[User:Synoman Barris|Synoman Barris]] ([[User talk:Synoman Barris|talk]]) 22:22, 19 December 2021 (UTC) : And [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Category:Suspected_Wikiquote_sockpuppets_of_Synoman_Barris] should also be deleted --[[User:Synoman Barris|Synoman Barris]] ([[User talk:Synoman Barris|talk]]) 22:24, 19 December 2021 (UTC) == [[Special:Contribs/2603:6080:A700:1C39:85B7:F370:BB6C:33B2|2603:6080:A700:1C39:85B7:F370:BB6C:33B2]] == Adds false block templates to user/user talk pages. [[User:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh]] ([[User talk:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|talk]]) 05:09, 20 December 2021 (UTC) == [[Total Drama Action]] talk page vandalism == :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} :{{ping|Miszatomic}} One IP vandal refuses to admit what the IP vandal did was dead wrong. Requesting indefinite protection of the talk page and all Total Drama articles and talk pages to prevent this vandal from ever returning, and indefinite blocking for the vandal, as well. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 21:57, 21 December 2021 (UTC) : I blocked one persistently used IP for 3 months, and semi-protected the talk page for 3 months. ~ <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 22:56, 21 December 2021 (UTC) ::Wonderful. If this continues, however, I request the next block and semi-protection timeframe be more than twice as long. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 22:58, 21 December 2021 (UTC) :::@[[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]], May I ask a silly question? Why are there so many vandalism reports on this page? Why not post on [[Wikiquote:Vandalism in progress]]? Just curious. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 22:47, 28 December 2021 (UTC) == [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]] == Does anyone patrol this category as a matter of course, please? It does not have the appearance of either being speedy or leading to deletion at present. [[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]] ([[User talk:Timtrent|talk]]) 10:23, 22 December 2021 (UTC) :@[[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]], Just curious what prompted your question. Do any of the 6 pages currently listed for a speedy pose a serious problem? On the other hand I see that the article [[Yoshihide Suga]] about a prime minister of Japan is listed for deletion at [[:Category:Votes for deletion]] with no one chiming in to the discussion. Could be because it is holiday season? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 22:40, 28 December 2021 (UTC) ::@[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] quite some time ago I had nominated [[Hamis Kiggundu]] in [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Hamis_Kiggundu&oldid=3040182 this permalink]. I have no idea whether or not the nomination was valid. It was declined by an IP editor earlier today. The thing is, there appeared to be nothing actually 'speedy' about the process in the sense I am used to from Commons and en WP. ::I also have no clear concept of deletion processes and procedures here, and will welcome advice either here or on my talk page [[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]] ([[User talk:Timtrent|talk]]) 22:47, 28 December 2021 (UTC) :::Ah.. now I understand. As far as things around here being slower than enwiki and commons, is it also not slower at other small wmf-wikis such as wikibooks, wikiversity, wikisource, wikinews, etc? I see that some admins here are very busy looking after things that are important for this community. :::I am not familiar with deletion processes and procedures at WQ, but I know that many contributors are busy building content rather than undoing other people's work and have little interest in this area. I think I recognize your name from enwiki as a long-term patroller (I think?) and would be interested in your ideas for improvements at WQ. Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 23:01, 28 December 2021 (UTC) ::::@[[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]] forgot to ping [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 23:02, 28 December 2021 (UTC) :::::@[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] I've been around on en WP a while. I recognise your name also. I think the major improvement would be to implement Twinkle for routine admin tasks to help newbies here with experience elsewhere navigate WQ [[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]] ([[User talk:Timtrent|talk]]) 23:06, 28 December 2021 (UTC) ::::::I have created [[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Hamis Kiggundu]] on the basis that the speedy deletion was challenged. I will learn something, I expect. Thanks for giving me the prompt to do this @[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]], even if you did not suggest it directly. [[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]] ([[User talk:Timtrent|talk]]) 23:19, 28 December 2021 (UTC) :::::::I am sure WQ could use help. Thanks for stepping up. Cheers, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 23:30, 28 December 2021 (UTC) == firstinspire.com == Heavily spammed by [[Special:Contribs/Daily Motivation|Daily Motivation]] [[Special:Contribs/Trevormazda|et]] [[Special:Contribs/Hyuonglee|al.]]. [[User:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh]] ([[User talk:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|talk]]) 14:34, 29 December 2021 (UTC) == Block == Please block [[Special:Contributions/2001:8003:3C4B:B600:0:0:0:0/64|2001:8003:3C4B:B600:0:0:0:0/64]]: Long-term abuse. --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 03:36, 29 December 2021 (UTC) :Done. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:41, 2 January 2022 (UTC) == {{User|美好的时光好孩子}} == Please consider blocking {{Vandal|美好的时光好孩子}}. His edits are limited to POV pushing. ~ [[User:DanielTom|DanielTom]] ([[User talk:DanielTom|talk]]) 19:45, 29 December 2021 (UTC) :His edits are obviously controversial and need to be discussed on the talk page of the relevant entry to form consensus, but he's dropped off the site. Please post again if he reappears. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:39, 2 January 2022 (UTC) == 2603:6080:A700:1C39:C589:6817:F2A8:1B04 == * [[special:contribs/2603:6080:A700:1C39:C589:6817:F2A8:1B04]] * rm delete template on article [[The Northside Show (season 10)]] and [[The Northside Show (season 9)]], vandalism talk page. [[User_talk:Stang|'''<span style="font-family:Cursive; color:#F50" lang="en">Stang</span>''']] 22:10, 1 January 2022 (UTC) :Blocked by someone else. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:38, 2 January 2022 (UTC) == Looney Tunes: Back in Action == :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} :{{ping|Miszatomic}} Requesting long-term semi-protection of both the article and its talk page, due to [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Looney_Tunes:_Back_in_Action&diff=3048804&oldid=3038467 persistent] [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Looney_Tunes:_Back_in_Action&diff=3048805&oldid=2210546 vandalism]. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 14:47, 20 December 2021 (UTC) :UPDATE-- The main page is semi-protected, but the same protection should also apply to the talk page. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 14:07, 2 January 2022 (UTC) == 152.86.164.35 == Cross-wiki abuse, going on lots of different wikis to ask people to proxy edit for them on enwiki. Shown on [[Special:Diff/3054662]]. [[:simple:w:Special:Contributions/152.86.164.35|Blocked on simplewiki]] and [[:w:Special:Contributions/152.86.164.35|enwiki]] too (that's why they're asking random people to edit for them there) Thanks, [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 16:43, 2 January 2022 (UTC) :Blocked. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 16:46, 2 January 2022 (UTC) ::Thank you {{u|Koavf}}. They are continuing on the account {{vandal|StevwRudueieh}}. [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 22:15, 2 January 2022 (UTC) :::Blocked. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:17, 2 January 2022 (UTC) ::::That was fast, thank you! --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 22:18, 2 January 2022 (UTC) :::::Hi {{u|Koavf}}, another IP address [[special:contribs/107.127.53.41]], thanks. [[User_talk:Stang|'''<span style="font-family:Cursive; color:#F50" lang="en">Stang</span>''']] 22:48, 2 January 2022 (UTC) ::::::Thanks {{ping|Stang}}. You beat me too it. [[User:Andrzejbanas|Andrzejbanas]] ([[User talk:Andrzejbanas|talk]]) 22:52, 2 January 2022 (UTC) :::::::And [[Special:Contribs/107.127.53.25]], {{u|Koavf}} (hope you don't mind the pings!) --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 15:42, 3 January 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Pings are fine! —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:57, 3 January 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Thanks. They are back again {{ping|Koavf}} as 107.127.53.29. Would it be possible to delte my page or lock it so newly registered or IPs can't use the talk page? [[User:Andrzejbanas|Andrzejbanas]] ([[User talk:Andrzejbanas|talk]]) 23:29, 3 January 2022 (UTC) == 108.207.249.33 == Please block [[Special:Contribs/108.207.249.33|108.207.249.33]]: vandalism. --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 05:33, 4 January 2022 (UTC) == Block == Please block [[Special:Contributions/Zjholder6173|Zjholder6173]]: Long-term abuse (Zjholder) --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 03:33, 10 January 2022 (UTC) :Globally blocked. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:13, 24 January 2022 (UTC) == Nuke and Block == Nuke all pages by {{vandal|Chuogcyui}} and block indefinitely for mass spam campaign here --[[User:Synoman Barris|Synoman Barris]] ([[User talk:Synoman Barris|talk]]) 12:15, 11 January 2022 (UTC) :Blocked. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:13, 24 January 2022 (UTC) == [[User talk:102.64.165.103]] == Please delete [[User talk:102.64.165.103]]: Vandalism. [[User:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh]] ([[User talk:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|talk]]) 17:56, 23 January 2022 (UTC) :Deleted. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:14, 24 January 2022 (UTC) == Block == Please block [[Special:Contributions/2600:1700:DC00:1960:3152:17F2:13A7:85F7/64|2600:1700:DC00:1960:3152:17F2:13A7:85F7/64]]: Vandalism. Thanks, --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 05:20, 24 January 2022 (UTC) :Blocked. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:15, 24 January 2022 (UTC) == [[Superman]] == Hi, can a protection be put on this article please? [[:w:WP:LTA/GRP|A certain WMF-banned editor]] seems to be spending most of his time there at the moment. Thanks. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 16:30, 27 January 2022 (UTC) :I added a simple statement from WP on the other uses of the character. I also protected the page for two weeks (will extend if it becomes necessary). ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 16:34, 27 January 2022 (UTC) ::Thanks for the quick response :) [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 16:36, 27 January 2022 (UTC) == IP vandal that just won't stop == {{IPvandal|1.152.108.86}} Please can we get somebody to look at this ongoing issue [[Wikiquote:Vandalism_in_progress#New_report_2022-01-27,_23:35]]? The edits are pretty egregious. There is defamation and deliberately abusive misgendering (in both content and edit summaries) as well as general transphobia and homophobia. I think we need a block, some page protections and ''all'' their edits revdeled. --[[User:DanielRigal|DanielRigal]] ([[User talk:DanielRigal|talk]]) 00:50, 28 January 2022 (UTC) :Yeah, some of this is very inappropriate. I saw some edits that are not obvious candidates for revdel. {{Ping|DanielRigal}} are you sure that you think ''all'' of these merit revdel? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:56, 28 January 2022 (UTC) ::I should have been more specific and said ''all'' their edits to [[Abigail Thorn]] and ''some'' of their others. (Sorry. Things were happening very fast and I was getting tired.) I think that all of the edits to [[Abigail Thorn]] made by all IPs, not just this one, since Dec 25 (inclusive) are bad and are worth revdelling as they introduce a baseless and idiotic anti-vax conspiracy theory involving Thorn and others that far-right dingbats are trying to promote as well as misgendering and a pre-transition photo. Apart from that, most of the IPs other edits are blanking so maybe it is OK to just revdel the ones with offensive edit summaries e.g some of the ones to [[Natalie Wynn]]. --[[User:DanielRigal|DanielRigal]] ([[User talk:DanielRigal|talk]]) 11:22, 28 January 2022 (UTC) ::I support this. Nobody should have to see their disgusting comments and abuse when going back through the page history. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 06:53, 1 February 2022 (UTC) == Vandalism in progress on Wikiquote:Vandalism in progress == {{IPvandal|152.22.84.23}} We have an IP vandal vandalising [[Wikiquote:Vandalism in progress]] (Is that metavandalism?) as well as other pages. They have also made racist comments about another editor. A good long block seems to be in order. --[[User:DanielRigal|DanielRigal]] ([[User talk:DanielRigal|talk]]) 16:57, 28 January 2022 (UTC) :I see that they are blocked now. Thanks. --[[User:DanielRigal|DanielRigal]] ([[User talk:DanielRigal|talk]]) 17:28, 28 January 2022 (UTC) == Rocky Balboa (film) == Some anon has been trying to insert some reference to a marciano fight but I thought it was not notable. and prove to be combative whenever they try to revert. I think whatever reference that is, its triviality, plain and simple. --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 16:24, 29 January 2022 (UTC) : Wrong!!! The Marciano-Ali Superfight film made Rocky 6 possible and marciano was inspiration to balboa movies!!! Do your research first before errupting with none-sense!!! {{unsigned|62.199.3.36}} ::And why be so triggered and defensive? Your combativeness serves no purpose and only shows you being mired in triviality. You want to waste your life trying to prove things that don't matter and you never had a personal investment in? Try spellchecking sometime, kid. --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 16:40, 30 January 2022 (UTC) :::This person is [[w:WP:LTA/GRP|banned by the WMF]] for exactly this behavior, along with outing, stalking, harassment, and an endless stream of comically ungrammatical threats. It's usually just best to remove his sputter; it's easy to spot (he's on this page at least twice already, above in the "Superman" and "User talk:102.64.165.103" threads). [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 16:47, 30 January 2022 (UTC) :::: I fail to comprehend why the LTA is still hopping from one IP address to another to continue cyberbullying others and spreading lies, and no one is contacting the proper authorities to stop him. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 19:57, 30 January 2022 (UTC) == [[Scytl]] == I don't know how the deletion process works here, but I'm reasonably certain that [[Scytl]] is not in scope of this project. It's about random things that have been said in the media about a company. [[User:Sandstein|Sandstein]] ([[User talk:Sandstein|talk]]) 16:17, 31 January 2022 (UTC) :You may very well be correct - there are two main processes available to request deletion (other than speedy deletion). Take a look at [[Wikiquote:Proposed deletion]] and [[Wikiquote:Deletion policy]]. The first is for often more-obvious cases and the second, where further discussion is probably warranted. In fact, if one uses the proposed deletion path and someone else challenges that, it is likley that the second path will follow soon after. After reading those pages, come back if you have questions. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 16:29, 31 January 2022 (UTC) == 152.117.105.92 == :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Koavf}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} * {{vandal|152.117.105.92}} :Constantly adds quotes to articles to exceed limitations and open the door to vandalism. Requesting long-term semi-protection of every article the IP ever touched and long-term blocking of the IP. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 23:46, 28 January 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Koavf}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} This IP is at it again. Learned absolutely nothing from its previous block. Requesting no less than two weeks worth of blocking against this problematic IP. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 17:04, 11 February 2022 (UTC) :Doubled block length. I'm still hesitant to call this vandalism, but at some point, being ignorant of the rules is borderline malicious. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:11, 11 February 2022 (UTC) :{{Ping|DawgDeputy}} As a little process thing, I am fine with you pinging me (sometimes I don't see every edit to this page) and I think other admins are too. Visually, it would be handy if you would just string them altogether on one line with one ping, like <nowiki>{{Ping|Koavf|Kalki|Person3}}</nowiki>. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:16, 11 February 2022 (UTC) == Has [[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion]] been abandoned? == While it is not exactly busy it has a goodly number of discussions way past their expiry dates. [[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]] ([[User talk:Timtrent|talk]]) 14:16, 12 February 2022 (UTC) == Another LTA == {{vandal|I sleep, I sleep!}} --[[User:Synoman Barris|Synoman Barris]] ([[User talk:Synoman Barris|talk]]) 15:18, 12 February 2022 (UTC) :Globally locked by Tks4Fish --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 17:01, 12 February 2022 (UTC) == Protect == I know the LTA above will revert this, but I will not give attention to a person who thinks they will get any significance or attention writing their nonsense here. Back to my point, I think this noticeboard should be protected for a while to avoid such revert wars --[[User:Synoman Barris|Synoman Barris]] ([[User talk:Synoman Barris|talk]]) 17:19, 12 February 2022 (UTC) == Request == Please protect [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Philosophy&curid=119107&action=history Talk:Philosophy] and [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Ludwig_van_Beethoven&curid=2167&action=history Ludwig van Beethoven]: LTA target --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 06:16, 14 February 2022 (UTC) : This has been done. ~ <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 13:03, 14 February 2022 (UTC) ::Please protect [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Plato&action=history Talk:Plato]: LTA target. --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 04:33, 15 February 2022 (UTC) ::Also [[Travel]] and [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]. This [[w:WP:LTA/GRP|banned user]] stalks people's edits, reverts them with bad faith edit summaries, and hopes to recruit help for his "side" in an imaginary war. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 04:48, 15 February 2022 (UTC) ::Why has nobody reported this stalking vandal to the proper authorities? There does not seem to be any other way to stop him for good. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 23:02, 15 February 2022 (UTC) :::Feel free. He did spend three years in jail for stalking and harassment (ten felonies, mostly dismissed but at least one 'not guilty by reason insanity') - what happens is he gets out and just starts up again. It utterly sucks. How do you get someone's internet taken away? The Chicago police don't care. "Someone is harassing you on the internet? Turn off your computer." If he makes actual threats from one of his IPv6 ranges (AT&T and Comcast), save the diff, because those can be tied to him. The others are all open proxies. If this is too much information, I understand, but this guy has been a pest since 2006, and never stops. "HarassBot". I'm open to ideas, because I'm sick of this. -- And thank you to everyone who helps remove his harassment, abuse, and random rubbish. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 23:46, 15 February 2022 (UTC) :::Just one other thing -- why doesn't [[m:Trust and Safety]] take this kind of thing on? Doesn't that seem like a reasonable addition to their mission? People like this are poisonous, and ''have'' to be removed from WMF projects, but I'm not aware of them doing anything to help other than putting him on their ban list. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 23:54, 15 February 2022 (UTC) ::::Have you written to the threats email address: emergency[at]? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:34, 20 February 2022 (UTC) :::::Not recently, but maybe it's time again. Do they actually do anything off-wiki (which is where this needs to escalate to)? Guess I can find out. Maybe if a bunch of people contact them they'll do something? I would think that if the ''Foundation'' contacted law enforcement, that could have some clout. :::::Anyway, thanks everyone for your help. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 20:19, 20 February 2022 (UTC) == [[Special:Contribs/88.7.214.219|88.7.214.219]] == This LTA's back again. Please revdel everything. Thanks in advance. [[User:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh]] ([[User talk:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|talk]]) 05:03, 16 February 2022 (UTC) :Done, thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:05, 20 February 2022 (UTC) == Histmerge required == [[Drew Gerald]] was recently cut and paste moved to [[Andrew Daniel]]. I think it is a valid move, however an admin will need to merge their histories for attribution purposes (see [[w:WP:HISTMERGE]].) [[User:Eviolite|Eviolite]] ([[User talk:Eviolite|talk]]) 20:55, 24 February 2022 (UTC) :Actually, I'm not even sure if the person meets [[WQ:Notability|notability]], as I can't find any indication that these quotes have gained traction (outside of e.g. Reddit posts) and the creator is a near-SPA. [[User:Eviolite|Eviolite]] ([[User talk:Eviolite|talk]]) 20:57, 24 February 2022 (UTC) ::Deleted as non-notable promotion. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 21:02, 24 February 2022 (UTC) ::Please consider undeletion, the idea was to ensure proper attribution to the author, not promotion. The original page was under the author's penname "Drew Gerald" and has recently decided to be identified by legal name "Andrew Daniel". You can see many notable uses of quotes: https://www.google.com/search?q=drew+gerald+quotes - and most notable quotation: https://www.google.com/search?q=you+only+struggle+because+you%27re+ready+to+grow [[User:Metaheal|Metaheal]] ([[User talk:Metaheal|talk]]) 23:07, 26 February 2022 (UTC) :::Undeleted for now. {{Ping|Eviolite}}, do you want to nominate for deletion? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:13, 27 February 2022 (UTC) ::::I don't have too strong of an opinion (I only discovered the situation via SWViewer), and am not really aware of Wikiquote's policies regarding inclusion, so I won't for now (of course, if someone more experienced thinks deletion is warranted, they can start one.) [[User:Eviolite|Eviolite]] ([[User talk:Eviolite|talk]]) 02:18, 27 February 2022 (UTC) == Requesting protection on the [[Talk:Death]] page: == Hi, there's been some [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Death&action=history persistent vandalism] from a banned editor that needs to be protected, and a bit of edit-warring is occurring on that said page as well. [[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) 16:30, 26 February 2022 (UTC) :{{Done}} by someone else. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:32, 26 February 2022 (UTC) == 152.117.105.92 == :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Koavf}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} * {{vandal|152.117.105.92}} At it once again. Still learned nothing from its previous block. Requesting no less than a month's worth of blocking, and no less than twice that long worth of semi-protection of all articles it ever touched. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 14:33, 27 February 2022 (UTC) :I'd already blocked this user for a month before I even saw this request. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:35, 27 February 2022 (UTC) == [[user:Eaglestorm]] bullying, hounding, article ownership, edit warring, rule totalitarianism == This user seems to have issues with certain editors and the LOQ policy that they deal with in a distinctly uncivil manner. See the following: Complaints about abusive behavior from other users: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Your_comment_on_Christian https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Christian_M._(2016)... https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Be_Civil! https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Uncivil_behavior https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Once_again... https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Uncivil_responses_to_efforts_at_even_civl_compromise_and_deference https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:DawgDeputy#SuperMyers1028/Christian_M_2016 Abuse incidents: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Star_Wars (user bashing) https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:Return_of_the_Jedi#This_film_is_a_classic,_and_has_TONS_of_great_and_memorable_quotes (bashing newcomer, extreme LOQ abuse) https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Avengers:_Endgame&diff=prev&oldid=3082483 (Article ownership, LOQ abuse and personal attack in summary) https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Eaglestorm&diff=3082517&oldid=3082503 (More insults) Rules totalitarianism and article ownership criticisms: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Full_Metal_Jacket https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Black_Widow_(2021_film) https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#How_I_Met_Your_Mother General evidence of LOQ abuse, hounding and being a jerk: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Eaglestorm https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Eaglestorm&action=history Oh gosh whatever could this be: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Eaglestorm Basically their whole talk page is nothing but reasonable complaints about behavior answered dismissively, stretching back YEARS. I think it’s probably time they receive some stronger sanctioning. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 10:24, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :Obviously I've never heard of this guy, but tries to claim by that long laundtry list that they know it all. Do I know you from somewhere? This one is nothing more than a troll claiming he was "insulted". Header is full of lies and half-truths driven by people with agendas. --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 12:41, 4 March 2022 (UTC) ::Ah, I see you have arrived to refute my accusations by insulting me instead of actually explaining your actions. You know you aren’t really helping your case by doing that. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 12:55, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :::Yapyapyap, that's from your viewpoint. It's just you making mountains out of molehills. "Insults" please. Let's not feed the trolls guys, especially those who think they're whiteknights for certain people around here! --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 13:11, 4 March 2022 (UTC) ::::Please just stop bullying people abusing the LOQ rules to ridiculous degrees. Wikiquote is not your personal fiefdom, it belongs to everyone who can edit it competently. I’m trying to be nice here. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 13:31, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :::::Eaglestorm, I believe that the case laid out here is quite strong and shows a pattern of abuse by you towards other users and some sort of belief that you own the pages contained in this site. The next incident of such behavior (whether in edit summaries or direct discussion with another user) will result in a block - no further warnings will be given. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 14:10, 4 March 2022 (UTC) ::::::Wow that was fast: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Avengers:_Endgame&diff=3082589&oldid=3082586 ::::::Block time, I presume? (PS I’m assuming “GFE” means “Google fucking exists” since it’s not a policy and I’m pretty sure it’s not referring to “[[w:girlfriend experience]]” in this context) [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 15:00, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :::::::They’re also edit-warring over trivial changes seemingly just to bludgeon their “ownership” of the pages. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 15:07, 4 March 2022 (UTC) ::::::::I assume that GFE refers to "Good faith effort". I would advise you to cease the edit warring from your side as well. Only when the dust settles from this latest dispute can we as admins act to address the situation in the best way. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 15:28, 4 March 2022 (UTC) == [[User:DawgDeputy]] [[User:Dronebogus]] edit war, content/policy dispute == As can be seen here, https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/DawgDeputy is convinced that [[Wikiquote:Limits on quotations]] is rigid, official policy and even ACTUAL COPYRIGHT LAW, and is obsessed with enforcement of it to a ludicrous and disruptive extent, and making pointless edits ( https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Back_to_the_Future_Part_II&curid=11833&diff=3082616&oldid=3082615 ) to the Back to the Future 2 article with minimal justification. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 16:19, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Koavf}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} * {{vandal|Dronebogus}} :This user has been constantly adding [[Avengers: Endgame|excessive quotes]] to [[Return of the Jedi|articles]], refusing to comply with quote limitations. And he has been hounding me with demands, [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DawgDeputy&diff=3082610&oldid=3082607 refusing to accept my answer]. Requesting immediate investigation. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 16:22, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :*Wow that wasn’t remotely surprising that we both immediately showed up here complaining about each other and have no interest in “negotiating” after the pointless block we were both subjected to. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 16:26, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|Dronebogus}} The "pointless block" was imposed because it does no one any good to have our site filled with users at war, going back and forth over the content of a page. It was imposed to create a pause in which cooler heads might prevail, nothing more (and no blame was assigned to either side, as the blocks were doled out equally). ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 16:44, 4 March 2022 (UTC) ::*{{Ping|DawgDeputy|Dronebogus}} Did you two post to the talk pages to get consensus? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 16:27, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :::* {{Ping|Koavf}} I TRIED to negotiate on DD’s talkpage but I kept getting reverted and dismissed. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 16:29, 4 March 2022 (UTC) ::::* Then if you can't get consensus between the two of you--which happens--ask for third parties to give their perspective. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 16:38, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :::::* {{ping|Koavf}} And do you, as a third party, have any perspective? [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 16:39, 4 March 2022 (UTC) ::::::{{ping|Koavf}} Just for the record, I had to dismiss his messages because 1: I was well within my rights to do so, and 2: He has no right to call the shots and disrespect quote limitations. And I have had quite the number of IP users of his same MO (but not the same person, mind you) blocked. ::::::Furthermore, one page on which Dronebogus edited: [[Return of the Jedi]], has 12 quotes, already over the 11-quote limit for that film. He insists that a quote of only "three words" (the one he continuously added was also incomplete) is not a violation. He is wrong. Even a quote of only one word still counts as a quote and toward the quote count. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 18:50, 4 March 2022 (UTC) {{Ping|DawgDeputy|Dronebogus}}: how about you make a new topic on the talk page(s), ping me, and explain what the controversy is? Speaking from experience, edit-warring is not the answer. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:50, 4 March 2022 (UTC) {{ping|Koavf}} I can’t do that because the problems are related to [[w:wp:CIR]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing#Failure_or_refusal_to_%22get_the_point%22 refusal to listen], and stretch across multiple pages. They are the specifically: *DawgDeputy thinks the non-official policy proposal [[Wikiquote:Limits on quotations]] is essentially copyright law and must be followed to the exact letter: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Return_of_the_Jedi&diff=prev&oldid=3082614 *DawgDeputy refuses to negotiate and reach consensus, instead stonewalling arguments with repeated assertions they are just “following the rules” (once again LOQ is only an unofficial policy and not gospel truth): https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DawgDeputy&diff=prev&oldid=3082612 https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DawgDeputy&diff=prev&oldid=3082607 https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DawgDeputy&diff=prev&oldid=3082599 *Despite claiming “not to make the rules”, DawgDeputy makes up their own non-textualist interpretations of guidelines: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=3082714&oldid=3082711 *DawgDeputy engages in pointless edit warring over trivial changes that do not improve the article at all: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Back_to_the_Future_Part_II&diff=prev&oldid=3082616 https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Back_to_the_Future_Part_II&diff=prev&oldid=3082547 https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Back_to_the_Future_Part_II&diff=prev&oldid=3082601 *DawgDeputy only edits a narrow range of articles related to, to be blunt, films and TV that would probably be of interest to kids or otherwise don’t require much thought to superficially enjoy (i.e. cartoons, action/adventure movies and comedies— I like those too but I also like more serious media), seemingly showing some topic ownership issues and possible immaturity: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/DawgDeputy&target=DawgDeputy *DawgDeputy seems to be obsessed with gatekeeping and civily violating [[w:WP:BITE]], seen both above and in https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=3082710&oldid=3082691 As can be seen in all the above diffs, DawgDeputy doesn’t seem to believe in collaboration and compromise, the whole point of a wiki, instead deciding they and they alone are allowed to determine article content and relying on edit warring to wear down those they disagree with. Their behavior is similar to [[user:Eaglestorm]]’s issues with rules abuse and article ownership only DawgDeputy does their bludgeoning and edit warring civilly. Since they’re also one of the few users who doesn’t find Eaglestorm’s behavior completely insufferable I’d even tentatively postulate one might be the [[W:wp:sock|good hand/bad hand account]] of the other or a [[w:wp:meatpuppet]]. [[User:Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 07:22, 5 March 2022 (UTC) : [[User:Dronebogus]], I urge you to reconsider your choice to refuse to follow Koavf's suggestion. Yes, it is a pain to deal with an edit warer who does not compromise, and you shouldn't have to do. But if you take the time and make the effort then, eventually, an admin will see the problem, see that it is not you, and take appropriate action. You now have an admin's attention. Don't squander it. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 16:17, 5 March 2022 (UTC) :: {{ping|Butwhatdoiknow}} I said I already made an effort and they just reverted my request. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 16:30, 5 March 2022 (UTC) ::: Who is (or are) "they"? [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 18:35, 5 March 2022 (UTC) ::::DawgDeputy [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 19:22, 5 March 2022 (UTC) ::: Ah, yes, a classic DawgDeputy move. And one for which Koavf previously issued [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3ADawgDeputy a three month block]. My recommendation: cut the the link to the diff where DD reverted your post and paste it on to Koavf's talk page with a comment that you are attempting to comply with their proposed procedure. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 20:26, 5 March 2022 (UTC) ::::For the record, that block only denied me access to Koavf's talk page, simply for removing comments (to which he never replied) from a problematic user. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 02:52, 6 March 2022 (UTC) ::::: For the record, here's [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Ferris_Bueller%27s_Day_Off&diff=2770750&oldid=2770690 an example] where an admin stepped in to restore a massive DawgDeputy removal. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 16:20, 6 March 2022 (UTC) ::::::That is immaterial, and nevertheless went nowhere. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 17:24, 6 March 2022 (UTC) :::::::Stop trying to claim anything that makes you look bad or that you disagree with is invalid or irrelevant. That is commonly known as “moving the goalposts” and is frowned upon. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 19:13, 6 March 2022 (UTC) ::::::::It was merely a dispute over a petty unnecessary addition to a quote that never went anywhere. Not a copyvio case. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 21:30, 6 March 2022 (UTC) :::::::::That is beside the point. You were violating actual policy against deleting other people’s comments for no good reason and not your outlandish interpretation of a policy draft that hasn’t been officially adopted (how many times must I state that last bit?) [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 22:01, 6 March 2022 (UTC) ::: [[User:Dronebogus]], I note your post to Koavf's talk page with cites to DawgDeputy's talk page. If you have some examples of DawgDeputy removing posts somewhere other than their own talk page then I recommend you add those. If not, you should read and follow Koavf's suggestion to "make a new topic on the talk page(s) [where edit warring is taking place], ping me, and explain what the controversy is." [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 16:20, 6 March 2022 (UTC) ::::Koavf doesn’t really seem to get or care how disruptive DawgDeputy is. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 00:18, 7 March 2022 (UTC) ::::They’re spending more time nitpicking my complaints and implicitly blaming me for being equally stubborn and uncivil or something like that. It’s frustrating and I’d like a coherent response to the evidence I’ve provided and some kind of assistance with the situation.{{unsigned2|00:21, 7 March 2022 | Dronebogus}} ::::We have both provided good evidence this user is disruptive and continues to be. {{Unsigned2| 00:24, 7 March 2022‎|Dronebogus}} ::::: Dealing with a difficult editor is an asymmetrical battle and I understand your frustration. But you have to (a) remain civil and (b) avoid making it about personalities ("it's the edits, not the editor"), ''See'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Responding_to_a_failure_to_discuss#The_process Wikipedia:Responding to a failure to discuss]. ::::: I will suggest one last time that you "read and follow Koavf's suggestion to 'make a new topic '''on the talk page(s) [where edit warring is taking place]''', ping me, and explain what the controversy is'" (emphasis added). That is, take it one article at a time - don't dump a laundry list. And if DD reverts your new topic, send a diff of that to Koavf. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 06:00, 7 March 2022 (UTC) **Koavf complained about making threads in different places. You can’t win for losing. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 09:36, 7 March 2022 (UTC) ***On the plus side DawgDeputy seems to have acquiesced to my changes after I provided a lengthy explanation. We’ll see if it lasts. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 09:39, 7 March 2022 (UTC) ****As I said, I’m skeptical of Koavf’s concern for the situation. They seem to think it’s a personal squabble and not a facet of a deep and long-running [[w:wp:cir]]] problem. I’ll try to do more research but I’m probably going to try an uninvolved admin. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 09:47, 7 March 2022 (UTC) ****:Wow, well, I didn't expect an assumption of bad faith, but as I wrote on my talk page, I am concerned about 1.) conversations spiraling out of control and being plastered over multiple pages and sucking up all kinds of complaints into one big mess that is hard to untangle and 2.) making conversations personality-based instead of principal- or guideline-based. I am not making any assumption about anyone's personal styles and I have seen inappropriate behavior from both of the individuals in this dispute. I really don't think my two preferences are very unreasonable. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:37, 7 March 2022 (UTC) ****::Fair enough. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 19:48, 7 March 2022 (UTC) == More DawgDeputy edit warfare == DawgDeputy has been engaging in an edit war. I have tried to negotiate but they have just fallen back on “I don’t make the rules etc” again. *https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Despicable_Me_(film)&diff=3083933&oldid=3083869 calls my edits “vandalism” (I was copying in incorrect material from an older version accidentally and removed it) *https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Despicable_Me_(film)&diff=3084016&oldid=3084013 another mass revert without citing policy *https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Despicable_Me_(film)&diff=3084025&oldid=3084024 simply calls additions “meaningless” instead of an explanation, misinterpreting unofficial guidelines yet again) *https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Despicable_Me_(film)&diff=3084026&oldid=3084025 massive unexplained revert *https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Despicable_Me_(film)&diff=3084031&oldid=3084029 more ABF *https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:Despicable_Me_(film) policy bludgeoning rather than seeking consensus I actually want to improve the article based on DawgDeputy’s points, but I can’t do it if they refuse to let me edit it for five minutes. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 17:01, 7 March 2022 (UTC) ::I've commented on this specific incident on the film's talk page [[Talk:Despicable Me (film)|here]]. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:24, 7 March 2022 (UTC) == Seeking admin input == I'm not sure if any of the other admins have followed any of the discussion above, but I am asking for review by other admins. I have tried to mediate a bit and have tried to create some compromise, but now I am also being challenged for doing so. Before I instinctively respond in a rather vindictive manner, I would like to have fresh eyes review it and take any appropriate action. In particular, please look at the edit history of ''[[Despicable Me (film)]]'' and its talk page, as well as the discussions above. I believe my actions towards all three users in this case were correct, but I of course lack objectivity at this point. And while I am sympathetic towards Dronebogus in their discussion with the other two, it appears that I have run afoul of them now too. It is my belief that the last edit to the film page should be reverted to the version after my changes, but I am reluctant to continue another edit war. Please review and act as you see fit. Thanks. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:54, 7 March 2022 (UTC) :Really no thoughts from anyone? Is no one reading this noticeboard anymore? ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:56, 9 March 2022 (UTC) ::I feel like you and Koavf are the only active admins anymore [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 15:09, 9 March 2022 (UTC) :* @ UDScott I try to read this board whenever I get a chance, but following discussion here requires an enormous amount of time. I believe that one of the main reasons for this is the frequency in which edits here are removed by other editors, often without any consequences to the offenders. Just my $.02 [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:35, 10 March 2022 (UTC) == GRP returns == [[Academia]] is his latest target. Please protect, thank you. [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 05:10, 20 February 2022 (UTC) :Protected. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:04, 20 February 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Koavf}} thank you! GRP is now targeting [[Diane Sawyer]], which needs protection. [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 03:34, 21 February 2022 (UTC) :::Also [[Truth]]. [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 03:34, 21 February 2022 (UTC) ::::Got 'em. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:56, 21 February 2022 (UTC) :::::One more: [[User talk:Britmax]] -- thanks in advance. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 19:22, 21 February 2022 (UTC) : Good morning. Reusing this thread because he was back this morning with more abuse. Could an admin please hide [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=10%3A10_%28film%29&action=revisiondelete&type=revision&ids%5B3078125%5D=1&ids%5B3078123%5D=1&ids%5B3078119%5D=1&ids%5B3078096%5D=1 these abusive edit summaries]? Thanks, ---- [[User:MarcoAurelio|MarcoAurelio]] ([[User talk:MarcoAurelio|talk]]) 15:27, 23 February 2022 (UTC) ::Wow, I've never seen this interface before. Thanks, M. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:06, 24 February 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|UDScott}} GRP is now vandalising [[Talk:Death]]. [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 16:19, 26 February 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|UDScott}} could you revdel the abusive edits and edit summaries that GRP has left on this page? Thanks! [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 14:53, 28 February 2022 (UTC) :: You might also want to semi-protect this page temporarily. [[User:1234qwer1234qwer4|𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰]] ([[User talk:1234qwer1234qwer4|𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠]]) 15:11, 28 February 2022 (UTC) ::: Make that indefinitely. There is no stopping this vandal unless he is dealt with and banned from the Internet by the proper authorities. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 15:20, 28 February 2022 (UTC) :::: I suppose, though this particular vandal is unlikely to stop and will just find another page to attack. [[User:1234qwer1234qwer4|𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰]] ([[User talk:1234qwer1234qwer4|𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠]]) 15:22, 28 February 2022 (UTC) ::::: He can try, but he will only end up in serious, unavoidable trouble. This is why I think only registered users should edit on WMF. Vandals easily take advantage of IP addresses. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 15:31, 28 February 2022 (UTC) :Today's target: [[War]]. [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 06:30, 1 March 2022 (UTC) ::Now at [[Talk:War]]. ''[[User:JavaHurricane| <span style = "color:green">Java</span>]][[User talk:JavaHurricane|<span style = "color:red">Hurricane</span>]]'' 15:34, 2 March 2022 (UTC) :Now at [[Talk:Memorial Day]]. ''[[User:JavaHurricane| <span style = "color:green">Java</span>]][[User talk:JavaHurricane|<span style = "color:red">Hurricane</span>]]'' 12:59, 9 March 2022 (UTC) :Now at [[Fulton J. Sheen]]. ''[[User:JavaHurricane| <span style = "color:green">Java</span>]][[User talk:JavaHurricane|<span style = "color:red">Hurricane</span>]]'' 05:26, 20 March 2022 (UTC) ::Now attacking [[Torture]]; a massive revert war is going on there between GRP on proxies and several vandal fighters. ''[[User:JavaHurricane| <span style = "color:green">Java</span>]][[User talk:JavaHurricane|<span style = "color:red">Hurricane</span>]]'' 04:45, 23 March 2022 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/I like to say i'm blue, but i'm also a world|I like to say i'm blue, but i'm also a world]] constantly vandalizing pages: == Hello, could an admin please block for this user for constantly vandalizing pages and [[Special:Diff/3091251|making useless redirects]] to random pages? Thank you. [[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) 13:31, 25 March 2022 (UTC) :Account has been locked; a nuke is needed now. ''[[User:JavaHurricane| <span style = "color:green">Java</span>]][[User talk:JavaHurricane|<span style = "color:red">Hurricane</span>]]'' 18:25, 25 March 2022 (UTC) ::That's {{done}}. Noticed they went onto simplewiki and nuked the pages there but didn't notice here. Thanks {{u|JavaHurricane}} and {{u|DarkMatterMan4500}}. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 18:45, 25 March 2022 (UTC) == 102.184.31.218 == Only made one edit, but you might wanna keep an eye on them to make sure they don't vandalize. [[Special:Contributions/2603:6080:A700:1C39:A07A:EE06:CF73:43EE|2603:6080:A700:1C39:A07A:EE06:CF73:43EE]] 17:22, 26 March 2022 (UTC) :It was a WMF-banned editor, but they edited 12 hours ago and have probably moved onto another IP so blocking will probably not help anything. Thank you for the report though, and happy editing!--[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 17:24, 26 March 2022 (UTC) ::Thanks for the cheers. I did not say to block them, just keep an eye on them. You never know. IPs can change over time. [[Special:Contributions/2603:6080:A700:1C39:A07A:EE06:CF73:43EE|2603:6080:A700:1C39:A07A:EE06:CF73:43EE]] 17:28, 26 March 2022 (UTC) == This user keeps bugging me about restoring the 2010s and 2020s sections of the Horror film page on Wikipedia. == This user, CreepshowJollygiant, keeps bugging me about restoring the 2010s and 2020s sections of the Horror film page on Wikipedia. So could you please put a stop to this as soon as possible? [[User:AdamDeanHall|AdamDeanHall]] ([[User talk:AdamDeanHall|talk]]) 15:46, 30 March 2022 (UTC) : Now another user, 107.119.45.37, has just pestered me about the same thing, and something about being crooked and unsourced. Could you please do something about this right now? Here are the links to the users I’m talking about: [[Special:Contributions/107.119.45.37]], [[Special:Contributions/CreepshowJollygiant]] https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:AdamDeanHall&type=revision&diff=3093031&oldid=3092810&diffmode=source https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:AdamDeanHall&type=revision&diff=3093108&oldid=3093047&diffmode=source [[User:AdamDeanHall|AdamDeanHall]] ([[User talk:AdamDeanHall|talk]]) 20:17, 30 March 2022 (UTC) :I've blocked both the users involved. Thanks for reporting! --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:58, 30 March 2022 (UTC) == I am reporting a ban evasion. == This user, [[Special:Contributions/LeftyJuJu]], has a history of a ban evasion, and is linked to the other blocked accounts. Could you please block him as soon as possible? He keeps asking me over and over again to restore the 2010s and 2020s sections on the Horror film page on Wikipedia. [[User:AdamDeanHall|AdamDeanHall]] ([[User talk:AdamDeanHall|talk]]) 02:50, 31 March 2022 (UTC) :It's now been globally locked by stewards. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 06:26, 31 March 2022 (UTC) == Request == Please protect [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Vladimir_Lenin&action=history Talk:Vladimir Lenin]: LTA target. Thanks, --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 05:12, 31 March 2022 (UTC) :{{re|Mtarch11}} {{done}}, thanks --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 06:28, 31 March 2022 (UTC) == Request (2) == Please protect [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Aleksandr_Solzhenitsyn&action=history Talk:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]: LTA target. Thanks, --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 06:22, 1 April 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} already but didn't see this. Thanks! --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 15:24, 2 April 2022 (UTC) == Request protection == My user talk page is currently the target of on-going harrassment by an LTA-sock. Thank you [[User:Thewolfchild|Thewolfchild]] ([[User talk:Thewolfchild|talk]]) 18:02, 2 April 2022 (UTC) :{{u|Thewolfchild}}, seeing as you haven't edited much here and you've had to deal with a lot of LTA on your talk page, I've semi-protected your talk page for a whole year. Hope this helps. :) --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 18:14, 2 April 2022 (UTC) ::Should do. Thanks [[User:Thewolfchild|Thewolfchild]] ([[User talk:Thewolfchild|talk]]) 22:34, 2 April 2022 (UTC) == I am reporting more ban evasions. == These users, [[Special:Contributions/107.122.97.40]] and [[Special:Contributions/166.205.141.44]], have a history of a ban evasion, and are linked to the other blocked accounts. Could you please block them as soon as possible? They keep asking me over and over again to restore the 2010s and 2020s sections on the Horror film page on Wikipedia. [[User:AdamDeanHall|AdamDeanHall]] ([[User talk:AdamDeanHall|talk]]) 04:22, 3 April 2022 (UTC) == [[user:AdamDeanHall]] edit warring at [[Return of the Jedi]] == <s>User has been repeatedly removing the iconic “it’s a trap” quote with little or no explanation. This can be seen at the top of the article history here: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Return_of_the_Jedi&action=history The quote is supported by multiple editors (see last 2 sections of https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:Return_of_the_Jedi) and there’s no mandatory quote limit ([[Wq:LOQ]] is not policy). I think this counts as disruptive editing. Recommend temporarily locking to this version: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Return_of_the_Jedi&oldid=3084058 [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 02:52, 31 March 2022 (UTC)</s> Withdrawing as it seems to have resolved itself. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 08:45, 4 April 2022 (UTC) == Protection request == Please protect [[Pope Benedict XVI]] because of repeated long-term abuse. <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">[[m:User:EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:#000;">Ethan</span>]][[User talk:EthanGaming7640#top|<span style="color:#888;">Gaming</span>]][[Special:Contribs/EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:red;">7640</span>]]</span> 14:06, 6 April 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 16:31, 6 April 2022 (UTC) == [[Despicable Me (film)]] Still an edit war target == Requesting page protection [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 06:42, 8 April 2022 (UTC) : Why not try starting a discussion on the talk page first? [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 14:47, 8 April 2022 (UTC) ::I have already made my feelings known regarding this page (see [[Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Seeking_admin_input|discussion]] from March above). At that time, I asked for additional admin input, but really never received any. I would again ask on of the others to take a look at the history and offer some input before I again step into it. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 15:22, 8 April 2022 (UTC) == Restoring the 2010s and 2020s-present section == Every user who has committed each and every ban evasion has kept asking me to restore the 2010s and 2020s-present section of the [[w:Horror film|Horror film]] page on Wikipedia. They have been doing this to me time and again, every chance they got. So could you please do something about this before another ban-evading user starts bothering me again? [[User:AdamDeanHall|AdamDeanHall]] ([[User talk:AdamDeanHall|talk]]) 15:58, 3 April 2022 (UTC) :Hi @[[User:AdamDeanHall|AdamDeanHall]], : :You have taken it upon yourself to remove messages, not only from your own user talk, but also from mine. Just wondering why? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 01:32, 12 April 2022 (UTC) == Ian Kershaw == The article contains some blatant selective quoting from Kershaw's biography of Adolf Hitler. For example, it lists two quotes from a paragraph on page 412: *For Catholics—the other sub-culture which Nazism found greatest difficulty in penetrating, before and after 1933—Hitler was above all seen as the head of a ‘godless’, anti-Christian movement. *On the nationalist-conservative Right… Hitler was portrayed for the most part as intransigent and irresponsible, a wild and vulgar demagogue, not a statesman, an obstacle to political recovery, the head of an extreme movement with menacing socialistic tendencies. The full paragraph says: :For the Socialist and Communist left — with only minor differences between them in this regard — Hitler was portrayed as the hireling of big capitalism, the front-man for the imperialists, the political strike-force of the enemies, of the working class. Such views were to persist after 1933 in the left-wing underground resistance organizations, the underestimation of Hitler they contained hindering clear perceptions of the ideological dynamism of Nazism. For Catholics — the other sub-culture which Nazism found greatest difficulty in penetrating, before and after 1933 — Hitler was above all seen as the head of a ‘godless’, anti-Christian movement. In Protestant church-going circles, impression of Hitler varied. Some looked to the dangers of a neo-heathen movement which had roused the base instincts of the masses. Others saw the potential, at a time when church attendance was dwindling and moral and religious values were allegedly being undermined, of Hitler's 'national renewal' bringing in its wake ethical and religious revival. On the nationalist-conservative Right, the relatively sympathetic treatment of Hitler at the time of the Young Plan Campaign had given way to hostility. Hitler was portrayed for the most part as intransigent and irresponsible, a wild and vulgar demagogue, not a statesman, an obstacle to political recovery, the head of an extreme movement with menacing socialistic tendencies. Against these negative images had to be set the adulation of the third of the population that, despite the setbacks of summer and autumn, still saw in Hitler the only hope for Germany's future. I tried to remove the selectively-used quotes, but get this error message: :This action has been automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed. If you believe your action was constructive, please inform an administrator of what you were trying to do. A brief description of the abuse rule which your action matched is: GRP Can you fix this? [[User:Anywikiuser|Anywikiuser]] ([[User talk:Anywikiuser|talk]]) 18:28, 13 April 2022 (UTC) :I have disabled the filter temporarily while I try to find a fix.--[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 18:29, 13 April 2022 (UTC) == Legacy of banned user User:Libraryclerk0191 == Consider for example the article [[Ukraine]], a favorite target of User:Libraryclerk0191. <s>Search [[Ukraine]] for the word "NATO" (as in "NATO expansion") -- 44 results.</s> Hmm. Another top target was [[2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis]], although that has been significantly improved since {{u|Rauisuchian}} listed some of its problems, for example, "cherrypicked routine reporting (not notable quotes)," "promotional links/blogspam ," "pro-Kremlin stances that are so duplicated and given such weight that it is contrary to reliable sources, etc., and no longer informative to see what the Russian state position is when it's such a large portion of the article." LC's [[Special:Contributions/Libraryclerk0191 |contribution history]] pinpoints articles that are important to Russian disinformation. I put a couple on my watchlist to improve, and I hope others take a look and do the same. To clarify, I am enthusiastic about articles including quotes from a wide range of viewpoints. But Wikiquote should not be used as free advertising for fringe thinkers published by questionable sources like [[w:MintPress News]] and [[w:unz.com]]. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 03:16, 9 April 2022 (UTC) : Update, I removed a lot of the POV-pushing from [[Ukraine]] and added some quotes from notable historians and authors who have said interesting things about Ukraine. But LC already has some successors pushing his same POV in his same favorite articles, citing his same favorite fringe unreliable sources. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 03:35, 10 April 2022 (UTC) ::Agree, for the last several weeks at least there's a POV-pushing campaign running largely unchecked here. It's anti-western, anti-US, pro-Russian, and is hitting from both far right and far left. Some of the theme pages are just coatracks for anti-US propaganda. Have a look at [[war crimes]] for an outrageous example (is the US the worst committer of war crimes in history? sure looks like it from that page.) ::{{u|HouseOfChange}} -- excellent job adding, cleaning up, restoring balance -- thank you. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 03:52, 11 April 2022 (UTC) :::Hi@[[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] @[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] :::It is not clear to me what it is you agree with: :::* "for the last several weeks at least there's a POV-pushing campaign running largely unchecked heree" :::AND that: :::* "Banned" [[User:Libraryclerk0191]] is the one responsible for this "campaign"? :::Is Libraryclerk0191 indeed responsible for this campaign? -- I don't know and have not spent the time to figure it out. I do believe though that we should not discuss the contributions of those who have been silenced without hearing their side of the story. I think? Any comments? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:32, 11 April 2022 (UTC) :::::{{re|Ottawahitech}} After finding Libraryclerk0191 in the page history of several problem articles, I checked to see if his [[Special:Contributions/Libraryclerk0191 |contribution history]] would pinpoint problem articles I hadn't seen. And, it did. That's not the same as calling LC "responsible" for the ongoing campaign in those articles. '''The stone mason who put up headstones showed us where the dead are; is he "responsible" if someone dies next week?''' I care about problem articles, not about blame. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 04:48, 12 April 2022 (UTC) :{{u|HouseOfChange}} Thank you for helping to address this problem, great work on the cleanup. :There are lots of POV pushing campaigns that have or will become more obvious, and suspected astroturfing takes time from volunteer editors who have to address reverting that fringe content rather than revising and adding new notable content. :One thing I suggested earlier was an automated removal of all [[w:unz.com]] quotes (as cited on Wikipedia, "The website has been criticized by the Anti-Defamation League as hosting racist and antisemitic content, and the Southern Poverty Law Center which has labeled it a white nationalist publication." and the site is deprecated on [[w:WP:RSPSOURCES]]). Removal of this fringe source -- quotes from which, have neither historical notability nor secondary source notability -- would go a long way. There are multiple pages of Wikiquote results for "Unz Review". Its presence on an article is a potential red flag to look for other questionable sources being used and added by the same editors. :Like you said "Wikiquote should not be used as free advertising for fringe thinkers published by questionable sources". Along these lines, we could consider an equivalent of [[w:WP:ELNO]] for external links here as well for article quality. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 04:15, 12 April 2022 (UTC) === Similar edits === <!-- broken up for readability... feel free to edit this header --> : Props to admin {{u|Ferien}} and others for maintaining Wikiquote and fighting vandalism. Looks like {{u|Alphabravo2022}} was also blocked as a response to Libraryclerk0191 abusing multiple accounts. AlphaBravo2022's [[Special:Contributions/Alphabravo2022|contributions page]] is another data point in seeing which edits are potentially POV pushing. : Separately (probably not the same "individual" but who knows) another editor fervently restoring "Unz Review" links has been detected: this IP user [[Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E|2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E]], similar IPv6 address as a wave of correlated editors adding same fringe sources on the far right side. If admins with block abilities could review that user, that would be excellent. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 12:18, 13 April 2022 (UTC) :::::: Agree, and note [[Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDB1:C600:4D8C:A964:F53B:51C]] and [[Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:7823:E32D:D7B5:5EDE]] are also up to no good here, as is another IP in Australia [[Special:Contributions/121.221.66.226]] with the same targets. Note that [[Charlottesville car attack]], [[Waukesha parade attack]], and [[Darrell Edward Brooks]] are repeat targets for hateful POV-pushing, with ZERO examples of "quotations which are notable." [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 13:16, 13 April 2022 (UTC) :: More interesting data points and correlations. Some folks on Discord noticed previous blocked users and IP ranges that appear similar to the current troll accounts. :: The original sockmaster of the pro-Russia POV accounts could be [[User: Om777om]] ([https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/Om777om&offset=&limit=500&target=Om777om contributions]) based on an initial trolling wave in 2019. The pattern of edits looks very similar. :: Additionally, [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64&offset=&limit=500&target=2001%3A8003%3ADDAA%3A5A00%3AAC93%3ACDBC%3A7BC8%3A319E%2F64 one Australian IPV6 range] posts consistently far-right, racist, and anti-Semitic content and anti-vaccine misinformation. Editor indicated by that IPv6 range appears to have a history going back to 2019 or earlier. These correlations might be useful for admins to look at. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 13:13, 13 April 2022 (UTC) :: Two IPv4 ranges, [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/1.152.108.86/24&offset=&limit=500&target=1.152.108.86%2F24 here] and [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/1.136.104.177/24 here] may be the same fringe far-right editor as the Australian IPv6 range above. This is shown by the [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Abigail_Thorn&offset=&limit=500&action=history revision history of the Abigail Thorn article] where the same "The Grayzone" content is added by these IPs in an edit war. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 13:51, 13 April 2022 (UTC) ==== IP block requests ==== : {{Ping|Ferien}} and others with block abilities: I am requesting blocks of this IPV6 range: [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64&offset=&limit=500&target=2001%3A8003%3ADDAA%3A5A00%3AAC93%3ACDBC%3A7BC8%3A319E%2F64 2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64] Contribution history shows POV pushing and spamming far right external links. More detail above, but the contribution history is self evident. Thank you. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 09:06, 14 April 2022 (UTC). :: My edits are fine. Anything rauisuchian thinks is "Extreme" he wants reverted. [[Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:C469:22F4:BE68:2A79|2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:C469:22F4:BE68:2A79]] 09:36, 14 April 2022 (UTC) ::I second this. This individual is edit warring across multiple pages and adding far right and homophobic material.--[[User:C.J. Griffin|C.J. Griffin]] ([[User talk:C.J. Griffin|talk]]) 05:02, 15 April 2022 (UTC) == Removing external links on Wikiquote that Wikipedia marks as deprecated or spam == Hello Wikiquote admins, Several of the sites which Wikipedia's [[wikipedia:WP:RSPSOURCES|perennial sources noticeboard]] has deprecated or marked as spam, are cited widely on Wikiquote. For example, the conspiracy site "Global Research" (marked spam on Wikipedia) and the far-right "Unz Review" (marked deprecated on Wikipedia) bring up numerous results on Wikiquote. This includes external links to the fringe sites, and large passages of quotes from relatively non-notable or fringe sources. This probably also applies to other sites on the noticeboard but these are two obvious ones. Can these links be removed from Wikiquote in all or almost all cases? Additionally, the quotes are usually undue weight. It is questionable that the viewpoint of a relatively non-notable extremist or fringe commentator (e.g. not notable enough to have their own article) actually have to be included. Reliable secondary sources would usually discuss the quote if it was notable enough to include. Wikiquote could really be helped out by a bot that removes external links to sites that are marked spam on Wikipedia, that's the only thing the bot would have to do at first and would fix major problems. (Apologies if I have misrepresented or not been aware of existing anti-spam efforts on the part of the admins. If so, correct me.) As a first step, perhaps Wikiquote could copy Wikipedia's spam denylist, and if the exceptions are few enough, they should be able to be removed by hand from the copied denylist. What do you think? Thanks, [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 05:44, 20 March 2022 (UTC) : I agree, and here is the list of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deprecated_sources Wikipedia:Deprecated sources]. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 03:22, 9 April 2022 (UTC) :: Thanks, the list of deprecated source is useful and a bit more direct than just the RSPSOURCES. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 06:28, 12 April 2022 (UTC) === Specific problematic sources === : [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Rauisuchian&diff=3101317&oldid=3099499 Ottawahitech had questions about] this section and point on my talk page, which I have re-directed here. :The original questions by [[User:Ottawahitech]] were: ::''"I saw your post on WQ-AN about the [[Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard#Removing external links on Wikiquote that Wikipedia marks as deprecated or spam|Unz Review]]. I did not repond there becuase you addressed your post to WQ-Admins, which I am not.'' ::''I would be interested in what you have to say on this topic, though. I did a search to see how wide-spread the use of unz is on WQ and found only 31 pages that had one quote which used unz as a source for the quote. I am not sure this causes a widespread npov problem at WQ, but I really cannot be sure.'' ::''I checked one such page: [[Jeffrey Epstein]] and I have to say that the quote from Unz seemed much more tame to me than some of the other quotes. What is your take on Jeffrey Epstein? Thanks in advance,"'' ::[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Rauisuchian&diff=3101317&oldid=3099499 Link diff] by [[User:Ottawahitech]] : I said "This should really go on the Noticeboard still, because it is a discussion of a proposal there, a proposal which relates to the admins." : {{ping|Ottawahitech}} As was pointed out in this noticeboard and edit summaries, unz is [[w:WP:DEPSOURCES|WP:DEPRECATED]] on Wikipedia for various reasons including antisemitic content, copyright violations, and featuring [[w:WP:FRINGE|fringe]] bloggers as article writers. In addition to the link to it in the [[w:WP:DEPSOURCES|deprecated sources chart]], check the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_356#The_Unz_Review discussion leading to it being deprecated by unanimous consensus]. One of the editor comments was: "Unz is platform open for to any crank seeking to promote the very fringe of the fringe of racist and pseudoscientific beliefs". This is why I believe, very similarly to that discussion, that we should not be putting quotes from it everywhere. Wikipedia points out with sources that the website [[w:unz.com]] has been criticized by the Anti-Defamation League as hosting racist and antisemitic content, and the Southern Poverty Law Center which has labeled it a white nationalist publication. Thus Unz is one of the lowest quality sources possible. There is no reason to quote it unless absolutely necessary and that has not been demonstrated. : The reason there are fewer articles using unz as a source is... because we have been removing them. By we, I mean everybody who mentioned this on the noticeboard, plus various maintaining editors (I noticed a few admins helping with reverts) who also noticed POV pushing/edit warring/vandalism by Unz-adding IPs and users/socks, reverting edit wars by those socks. (Those sockpuppets, such as [[User:GaneshaSis|GaneshaSis]] and [[User:Libraryclerk0191|Librarycler0191]] and others, were all confirmed on the Noticeboard by observers, and by admins on their block pages, to be socks.) Before, there were many results for “Unz Review” in the search results. There are still too many, virtually all that remain are not notable quotes on top of being from unreliable sources and should be removed. There are currently 28 citations remaining which is likely still too much, considering the low notability and fringe nature of the source. : ''“I checked one such page: [[Jeffrey Epstein]] and I have to say that the quote from Unz seemed much more tame to me than some of the other quotes. What is your take on Jeffrey Epstein?”'' There are so many possible sources we could use to illustrate the evil of Epstein with notable quotes, that there is no need to add external links to deprecated sources on the article. Epstein’s crimes were widely discussed in mainstream reporting, despite what fringe sources say about it supposedly not being covered. Rather there are many investigative journalists that could be cited instead, especially contentious aspects like intelligence connections or conspiracy theories about his death. Generally “quotes about” should be by people with their own Wikipedia article or in publications with their own article in reliable sources. Previously in that article [[w:Zero Hedge]] was needlessly cited when [[w:Bloomberg News|Bloomberg News]] was available, currently there are “Quotes about” from [[w:MintPress News]] -- which is also [[w:WP:DEPSOURCES|WP:DEPRECATED]] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_268#RfC:_MintPress_News this discussion] which concluded false or fabricated information was published by it -- as well as the Unz Review. One of the sockpuppets, GaneshaSis, appears heavily in the revision history adding fringe citations. Once again, the function of Wikiquote is to include notable quotes, but some of these bloggers are just too small and fringe to be citing for due weight. This applies to any article that has had deprecated sources placed in by those sockpuppets. For something specific go to the talk page of that article. : The overall point is that Wikipedia deprecated sources should also be so on Wikiquote, unless they are exceedingly notable quotes and in all the recent cases of removals and examples mentioned yet, no such exception has been found. Thanks. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 18:16, 20 April 2022 (UTC) :: Thanks to {{ping|Rauisuchian}} for identifying the problem that the sock team not only pushed conspiracy theories at Wikiquote but also pushed links to conspiracy-promoting websites, where (if our users followed such a link), they would be exposed to [https://www.influencewatch.org/person/ron-unz/ evenworse material]. And thanks to {{ping|Ottawahitech}}for flagging the many problems at [[Jeffrey Epstein]], aside from outbound links. I tried to improve that article, explaining my work on its talk page. Only in the most unusual circumstances should the "specialness" of a quote from a [[w:WP:DEPSOURCES|WP:DEPRECATED]] source overcome the downsides of sharing such links here. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 01:55, 21 April 2022 (UTC) == Suggested revision for "Welcome Newcomers" section: == This is being posted with sincere best wishes & hopes that this will prove to be helpful to this project. Suggest that the text on the welcome newcomers page be updated for the sake of '''honesty'''. Suggestions follow excerpts of the actual text, and are in bold <BR>'''[[Wikiquote:Welcome,_newcomers]] {{collapse top}} ===Welcome Newcomers=== ===Editing=== *Anyone can edit pages on Wikiquote, including this one — just select the Edit this Page link on the top or bottom of this page if you think it needs improvement. You don't need special credentials, you don't even need to be logged in....A simple way to start helping is just to use Wikiquote as you would any other dictionary of quotations, but when you spot a problem—a spelling mistake, perhaps, or an unclear sentence, then go in and fix it. Be bold in updating pages - if you can see a way of improving a page, just do it... ====Suggested additional Text for Editing section==== '''*Newcomers should bear in mind that WQ is increasingly resembling a [[police state]] characterized by [[Anti-intellectualism]]. Newcomers who want to post quotes from comic books, b grade horror movies & novels, [[Mainstream media|MSNBC, CNN, or Fox news]] without touching any [[Controversy|controversial]] issues, you should be fine. However, if you dare to be [[bold]] in updating pages (as the welcome suggests) and if one or more admins don't like your contributions, chances are you will be banned  from WQ without a single warning, prior discussion, or hearing.<BR>The length of your ban will apparently depend on how the admin feels at the time... your banishment could be for a week, a year or even forever. Apparently the banishers are not following any rules, other than perhaps their own dodgy thoughts or commands from someone(?) that apparently lead them to believe that they must maintain the status quo, prevent critical thoughts or the publication of thoughts from notable people who dare to think outside the box, and that they should never tolerate others who question the authorities, or some such... who knows what goes on in their minds? ;-). We should assume that they mean well and they probably do, based on their level of education and life experience. <BR><BR>While most of the admins here come across as reasonable, helpful, cooperative & pleasant, there are some admins who apparently stay in the dark, in the background- who come across as very hardheaded & coldblooded diehard supporters of the old views that say might makes right, anti-intellectualism is best, & that rules are for others only, not them. <BR>They are allowed to behave as one person judges, juries & executioners, and they apparently report to no-one. Of course those admins support each other.<BR> They routinely force their POVs thru their banishments on others here and sadly, none of the otherwise pleasant & cooperative admins complain when they do. <BR><BR>New comers should be warned that Wikiquote's promotional text about what a great place wikiquotes is to work, is sadly only window dressing. It can be good place to do volunteer work, but ONLY IF ALL the admins approve of ALL of your work; and if they don't approve, newcomers should not expect any warnings. They'll let you know by kicking you out based on their POV.:-) <BR>A good number of hardworking, volunteers have spent many hours here with all the best intentions/energy to help move this project forward, only to find that one of the admins banned them arbitrarily, without what most reasonable people would call a "[[Justice|just]] cause" or good reason. There are words for that behavior, of course. <BR>Newcomers are encouraged to remember that we live in a world that presently is run by what many call "the best people that money can buy". Hopefully at least some of the newcomers will know that the best people cannot be bought. That should be born in mind here & everywhere else, especially in the western world. *Newcomers are also encouraged to remember that all the admins are only temporary workers. Eventually, ALL the admins whose behavior gives WQ a bad reputation, will surely be replaced by admins who are truly honest, justice oriented, diplomatic leaders. ''' * Re: '''Newcomers who want to post quotes from comic books, b grade horror movies & novels, MSNBC, CNN, or Fox news without touching any controversial issues, you should be fine. However, if you dare to be bold in updating pages (as the welcome suggests) and if one or more admins don't like your contributions, chances are you will be banned from WQ without a single warning, prior discussion, or hearing'''. :why do you say this (not sure who posted this, but I am unable to respond via the reply tool [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:42, 22 April 2022 (UTC) ===Writing Section === *Editing our existing set of knowledge is great, but we'd like you to contribute your knowledge too. You can start a brand-new page, or find an existing page and add an entirely new section to it. Don't worry too much about making mistakes—if you do get something slightly wrong, then you, or anyone, can always fix it later... ====Suggested additional Text Writing section==== *'''Newcomers: If ANY of your  contributions happen to displease one of the admins, don't expect them to discuss it with you or give you any warnings. You should expect to be kicked off the set (blocked) for a year or forever, with out any warning or discussion whatsever, despite your best intentions and naive hope/belief, that if your contribution(s) were not ok with the admins, that they would have the decency/civility to discuss/advise you, and give you a chance to make suggested changes.   '''  ===Good Faith rule=== * https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Assume_good_faith *To assume good faith is a fundamental principle on Wikiquote. In allowing anyone to edit, we must assume that most people who work on the project are trying to help it, not hurt it. If this weren't true, a project like Wikiquote would be doomed from the beginning. When you can reasonably assume that a mistake someone made was a well-intentioned attempt to further the goals of the project, correct it without criticizing. When you disagree with people, remember that they probably believe that they are helping the project. Consider using talk pages to explain yourself, and give others the opportunity to do the same. This can avoid misunderstandings and prevent problems from escalating. Good faith is obviously not bad faith. ====Good Faith rule: Suggested additional text ==== '''*But newcomers, beware that while there are some admins who apparently follow the assume good faith rule, there are some who assume bad faith and when they do  you may suddenly be banned without any warning and probably be given negative labels - which is a violation of one of the other rules: [[Wikiquote:No_personal_attacks|No_personal_attacks]]   ''' === No Personal attacks=== *https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:No_personal_attacks  *Don't do it[edit]There is no excuse for personal attacks on other contributors. Do not make them. ====Personal attacks - suggested additional text==== *'''But newcomers, please note that it is viewed as being ok here for some of the admins to disregard that rule if & when they feel like it & to make derogatory comments about editors whenever they want to, and to ignore other editors (who they like) whenever they also make personal attacks.''' <HR><BR> **that's all for now. {{collapse bottom}} *We sincerely hope this feedback will help more see facts (reality) of the situation as some other see it. **LibraryClerk0191 *'''The real struggle is not between the right and the left but between the party of the thoughtful and the party of the jerks.''' **[[Jimmy Wales]] *Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. **[[William Faulkner]] :::In opposing a sockpuppet battalion using lying and deception to force their POV on Wikiquote, we are most definitely raising our voices for honesty and truth, so there's that. Thank you Mr. Faulkner. And I can add this bit from ''The Sound and the Fury'': "...and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools." We're not trying to "win" anything, O mighty sockpuppeteer -- we're trying to create a complete and neutral-point-of-view collection of quotes. If you come in good faith you can edit. But not this way. There's nothing "good faith" about making multiple accounts to present the illusion of being multiple people. Nothing. Ever. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 23:11, 23 April 2022 (UTC) == When are userpages deleted on WQ and when are they not? == Every once in a while I discover users who have had their userpage deleted. It is not always done at a user's request (it happened to me a long time ago on a wmf-sister website), and the public reasons recorded by the deleting admin are sometimes ambiguous, if present at all. I wonder about this because I have noticed quite a large turnover of admins at WQ, and some admins who treat WQ as a secondary, or even as a stepping stone, residence. Am I the only one here worried about the loss of community-memory? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:46, 23 April 2022 (UTC) :{{u|Ottawahitech}}, user pages are only deleted if a user requests it or if it is pure spam. We don't get very many user pages used for vandalism often but if a page was just created for vandalism, it will also be deleted. :With your second point, Wikiquote is not my home wiki (so you might say I count as one of those admins you are talking about) but I don't intend to delete random things and I don't think that's the case with anyone else. I can't see any admin here deleting a page for the hell of it, so I don't think you have to worry about old user pages being lost. Regards, --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 18:55, 25 April 2022 (UTC) == Clean up on Aisle Five == [[File:Naura Hayden 1959 promo.jpg|thumb|Every major U.S. war of the last several decades has begun the same way: the U.S. government fabricates an inflammatory, emotionally provocative lie which [[Mainstream media|large U.S. media outlets]] uncritically treat as truth while refusing at air questioning or dissent, thus inflaming primal anger against the country the U.S. wants to attack... ~ [[Glenn Greenwald]]]] Sorry for the horrible image. I've recently seen it a lot, because it's a favorite of one POV-pushing editor who has added it here to lots of different articles. By an abuse of multiple accounts, that POV-pushing editor has succeeded in disguising the extent of his solo contribution to many articles. He/she/they used Wikiquote to push pro-Kremlin, anti-Ukraine, anti-Israel, and anti-US editorializing, presented as "quotes." For example" [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=International_law&type=revision&diff=3075989&oldid=2757371 edits between March 2020 and Feb 17, 2022] to the article [[International law]]. Quite the slant in those edits. Now take a look at the account names below (shown with their date of creation) all now blocked for being "run" by the same person. * [[Special:Contributions/GaneshaSis]] (First edit made 10 January 2020) * [[Special:Contributions/EarthLibrarian]] (19 January 2020) * [[Special:Contributions/Will-SeymoreIII]] (21 January 2020) * [[Special:Contributions/Libraryclerk0191]] (7 February 2020) * [[Special:Contributions/WeNotMeC020]] (23 March 2020) * [[Special:Contributions/Alphabravo2022]] (24 March 2022) * [[Special:Contributions/Alicia-abdula-mcdonald]] (27 March 2022) Now take a look at the [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=International_law&action=history page history of International law] and notice that every single edit made between March 2020 and Feb. 17, 2022 was made by a single person, disguising his hand by using all those different usernames. Two years of hard work by this person left a mess needing cleanup. I have been trying, at [[2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis‎]] and [[Ukraine]]. [[War crimes]] and [[Brainwashing]] are two more I've tried to fix. I would welcome advice on how we as a project can tackle this problem. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 19:55, 13 April 2022 (UTC) :Oy veh, is my first response. I started to make a list this morning, of theme pages needing cleanup -- this list is incomplete (feel free to add to it!) -- most horrifying is that many of these theme pages were created by one of the (usually blocked) sockpuppets, and almost every subsequent edit is by the same person running one or another of the accounts listed above. This list does not include people, although it could. Strikes me that a WQ page on a right- or left-wing extremists is a logical place for extremist quotes, so -- maybe that's fine. But I don't think it's fine having pages like [[war crimes]] where absolutely every "quote" is an unquotable slab of babble about how the US and its cronies commit and have committed all the war crimes ever. I exaggerate, but not by much. Not by much. This is a mess. * ''[[Allegation]]'' * [[Anti-intellectualism]] * ''[[Big lie]]'' * [[Censorship]] * ''[[Colonialism]]'' * [[Conscience]] * ''[[Corruption]]'' * ''[[Cover-up]]'' * ''[[Cowardice]]'' * [[Denial]] * ''[[Diplomacy]]'' * ''[[Fanaticism]]'' * ''[[Foreign policy of the United States]]'' * [[Freedom]] * [[Genocide denial]] * ''[[Hegemony]]'' * [[Hypocrisy]] * ''[[Information Warfare Community]]'' * [[Integrity]] * [[Leadership]] * [[Mafia state]] * ''[[Mainstream media]]'' * [[Mass media]] * ''[[Misinformation]]'' * [[Nuclear power]] * [[Philistinism]] * [[Power]] * [[Propaganda]] * [[Reality]] * [[Regret]] * [[Rule of law]] * [[Self-pity]] * [[Sensationalism]] * [[Truth]] * [[Tyranny]] * [[Utopia]] * ''[[War]]'' * ''[[War crimes]]'' :Feel free to add, remove, revise. We could italicize them when done, or initial, or something. Some quotes are probably fine; I've been trying to look individually rather than just blanket revert, but -- what is the best way? [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 21:07, 13 April 2022 (UTC) :: {{re|Antandrus}} Closely related: articles that were created by, and predominantly edited by, these accounts: * ''[[Big lie]]'' created by Will-SeymoreIII on March 2, 2022. * ''[[Chevron Corporation]]'' created by GaneshaSis, just a COATRACK for material denouncing its treatment of ''[[Steven Donziger]]'' -- not a real "quote" between them. I nominated both for deletion on April 14. * ''[[Cover-up]]'', ''[[Allegation]]'', and ''[[Misinformation]]'', created by Alphabravo2022 on April 5, April 6, and April 6 respectively. * ''[[Global catastrophic risk]]'' created by Libraryclerk0191 on February 26, 2022 from a copy-paste of ''[[Nuclear weapons]]'', another article targeted by the team. * ''[[Honduras]]'' created by Will-SeymoreIII, and it would be good to have an article about Honduras but this article is not about Honduras, it is just political POV-pushing * ''[[Hysteria]]'' created by Libraryclerk0191 on March 10, 2022 * ''[[International Monetary Fund]]'' created by GaneshaSis * ''[[Mafia state]]'' created by Alphabravo2022 on March 30, 2022, about half of which is quotes from [[Confessions of an Economic Hit Man]] (an article created by WeNotMeC020) * ''[[Moral panic]]'' created by Will-SeymoreIII on March 12, 2022 * ''[[Mutual assured destruction]]'' created by Libraryclerk0191 on March 10, 2022 * ''[[Theodore Postol]]'' created by Alphabravo2022 on March 30, 2022 is taken entirely from one essay by Postol on the danger of nuclear war and very likely violates copyright law * ''[[United States embargo against Cuba]]'' created by GaneshaSis * ''[[United States sanctions]]'' created by GaneshaSis :: It's hard to imagine a reader who wants a notable quote about Chevron or IMF or United States sanctions -- but if they did, those articles would not provide even one for them. Aside from [[Honduras]], these should be stubs or re-directs to a useful topic until/unless some helpful person creates a real article. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 01:34, 14 April 2022 (UTC) ::: Also trimmed ''[[Decadence]]'' and ''[[Scarcity]]'', 2 stubs created and inflated by Will-SeymoreIII. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 03:20, 20 April 2022 (UTC) : {{Ping|HouseOfChange|Antandrus}} Thank you so much HouseOfChange and Antandrus for compiling these lists, this section is an excellent resource documenting the troll activity. The funny and sad part is I recognize seeing that exact image on several articles. As for notability of content, fully agreed on all points and there's not much else I've noticed yet, besides the same editors. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 09:23, 14 April 2022 (UTC) :: {{Ping|Rauisuchian|Antandrus}} I nominated [[Steven Donziger]] and [[Chevron Corporation]] at [[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion]]. I think I did something wrong with the template, but I hope somebody there can fix it properly. I am going to put those article titles in italics, above, and if they get deleted I will use strike tags, assuming they work here. Step by step. And I got my taxes submitted as well. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 00:36, 15 April 2022 (UTC) :::I think the VfDs are correct now (haven't done this before on WQ). Congratulations on the taxes :) ::: Update, I am going to add italics to article titles where I have tried to start fixing them. If others do the same, the articles that may need help will stand out a bit more. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 18:23, 16 April 2022 (UTC) ::::@[[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]]@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] @[[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]]: Shouldn't this discussion be taking place on the respective talk pages of the articles mentioned above? Not all contributors of WQ read this noticeboard. If one wishes to involve the community in these discussions, one has to post where the community expects a discussion to take place. I think? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:38, 16 April 2022 (UTC) :::<small>Offtopic: @[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]], in regards to your comment about taxes above and since you said (through your edit summary): :::<blockquote> more italics, and yes, Easter is a holiday for me as well. Happy chocolate eggs to all who indulge!</blockquote> :::I thoght you will be pleased to find out that according to the website down detector the websites Taxslayer, Turbotax, IRS & H&R Block are right at the top of the charts for problems today, not only in North America but also in Europe, Asia , and more. I presume that means that: :::# Many people around the world have to file taxes in the USA :::# Many people worldwide are not enjoying Easter, but instead are busy trying to get their taxes done [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:48, 17 April 2022 (UTC)</small> :::Update, I nominated at AfD a small set of the socks' articles, ones on topics unlikely to attract good quotes that function instead as fake Wikipedia articles, one-sided assertions presented as facts about their topics. See [[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/FakeWikipedia]] if you want to comment. Adding italics to those articles listed above. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 22:52, 23 April 2022 (UTC) ::: Update, admin {{ping|BD2412}} suggested on my talk page that I make a talk page display of removed quotes. I went back to [[Propaganda]], where on April 25 i removed a lot of the socks' POV pushing including the screaming face and an utterly off-topic Abu Ghraib image. I added an explanation of each diff including ALL the removed quotes to the article talk page. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 18:46, 26 April 2022 (UTC) === Separate issue, requested block for white-nationalist IP === :::We still need a rangeblock on that IPv6 [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64&offset=&limit=500&target=2001%3A8003%3ADDAA%3A5A00%3AAC93%3ACDBC%3A7BC8%3A319E%2F64 2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64] from Australia. Any admins watching? {{ping|Ferien}}, can you help? That person pushes racist rubbish - [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Black_people&diff=prev&oldid=3099510 this is typical]. "Counter-currents.com" is a white nationalist/white supremacist website, one of the ones trying to look respectable, like a set of freshly laundered KKK sheets. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 02:15, 15 April 2022 (UTC) ::::I've reverted more of the edits and blocked the latest incarnations of this user - but here is where I confess my technical limitations again (I am more of a content person than a technical one). I need some help regarding the necessary range block to better combat this situation. My knowledge and experience in these is rather limited (and in this case, it appears a bit more complex than usual). I have reviewed again [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Range_blocks/IPv6 this page], but can anyone help provide some better guidance? ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:41, 15 April 2022 (UTC) :::::Hi {{Ping|UDScott}} -- I'm not an admin here, obviously, but if the syntax is like it is on enwiki (pretty sure it's identical) you should be able to click either on [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64&offset=&limit=500&target=2001%3A8003%3ADDAA%3A5A00%3AAC93%3ACDBC%3A7BC8%3A319E%2F64 2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64 here] and look for the "block" button, or [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Block/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64 maybe try this] (I've formatted the enwiki block link to be usable here). [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 14:44, 15 April 2022 (UTC) :::::{{u|UDScott}}, TonyBallioni explains it much better on a Wikipedia essay - [[:w:WP:64]]. Blocking the /64 will usually block just one person, although if you're unsure whether it's one person from the contributions then you should just block the one IP. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 18:54, 15 April 2022 (UTC) === Who has Check User (CU) status on WQ? === I have been trying to follow the recent torrent of posts to this notice board without much success. One thing that has not been discussed is who at WQ has access to CU information. I have included the following text from [[w:Wikipedia:CheckUser]]: <blockquote>On the English Wikipedia, CheckUser access is entrusted to a restricted number of trusted users who can execute CheckUser inquiries at their own discretion. The permission is granted by Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee, after community consultation and vetting of the editor by the committee’s members and the functionary team. While there is no formal requirement that checkusers also be administrators, the Arbitration Committee has traditionally restricted applications to users who are currently administrators. Checkusers must be 18 years of age or older and have signed the Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information before being appointed. The use of the CheckUser tool on the English Wikipedia is monitored and controlled by the Arbitration Committee, and checkusers may have their permissions revoked by the Arbitration Committee for misuse or abuse of the tool.</blockquote> I would like to know if the same applies at WQ? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:47, 15 April 2022 (UTC) : Nobody here has it. Our admins get help from the Wikimedia foundation if checkuser is needed here. It was checkuser done by those stewards that determined the misuse of multiple accounts we are now cleaning up from. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 16:28, 15 April 2022 (UTC) :(edit conflict) Good question. Looks like we [[Wikiquote:Requests_for_adminship#Requests_for_checkuser|do not have any current checkusers]], and "Requests for checkuser actions can be made on the [[WQ:AN|noticeboard]] and a [[meta:Stewards|steward]] can be notified if needed." (As HoC indicates, we had help from stewards doing CU a couple days ago in unmasking the Libraryclerk sockpuppets listed above.) [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 16:30, 15 April 2022 (UTC) * Yeah. We don't have it. It requires a majority support and at least 25 users in support in an election on a project without an ArbCom. We just don't have enough active users to get 25 supports in an election. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 18:36, 15 April 2022 (UTC) ::Although we used to have a couple in the past - but I don't think they are active users (or even still have it) any more. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:50, 15 April 2022 (UTC) :::{{u|UDScott}}, indeed, [[Special:ListUsers/checkuser|we don't have any checkusers anymore]]. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 18:51, 15 April 2022 (UTC) ==== Comparison of ''privacy protection'' between Wikiquote ('''WQ''') and the English Wikipedia ('''ENWP''') ==== I guess everyone here agrees that the '''WMF Stewards''' decide who is a socketpuppet at '''WQ''', not the '''WQ-admins''' who merely block the local sockpuppets? If so, I guess the inhabitants of '''WQ''' have no say and do not enjoy the same protections that are available to those who contribute to '''ENWP'''. What I mean by that is that sockpuppet investigations at '''ENWP''' are public and open to any member of the community who wishes to voice an opinion. For example (thanks to [[User:Ferien]] for the following link): [[w:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Pcmishradigital/Archive]] Also it means that the privacy of all community members is protected by the community, not only by the few who are serving as '''Stewards'''? Thanks for your thoughts, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 19:38, 16 April 2022 (UTC) :{{re|Ottawahitech}} People at Wikiquote can request and comment on checkuser requests made at [[:m:SRCU]]. In terms of privacy, as far as I'm aware, stewards do not go around checking community members' accounts unless a request is made at SRCU and there is good reason to suspect sockpuppetry, although I may be wrong. Stewards always work with the community, never against them, and most actions stewards take (global locks, global blocks, GS actions etc.) are supposed to be uncontroversial. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 15:07, 17 April 2022 (UTC) ::@[[User:Ferien|Ferien]]: Thanks for responding, especially during Easter, a holiday for many WQ contributors, I think? ::I wonder if you would be kind enough to provide pointers to readers who want to locate this particular check-user request on META-SRCU. I don't believe a direct link has been provided in any of the preceding posts(?).Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:20, 17 April 2022 (UTC) :::{{u|Ottawahitech}}, there wasn't a checkuser request for this one, but the one user (Libraryclerk0191) was already blocked when the check was made and there were many accounts displaying very similar behaviour. And yes, Easter is a holiday for me. -- [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 16:25, 17 April 2022 (UTC) ::::<small>(Thanks @ Ferien, please feel free to finish your Easter in peace. The rest of this is directed at the WQ community at large)</small> ::::Here is what the [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=&page=Libraryclerk0191&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers block log] for Libraryclerk0191 currently says: ::::<blockquote>22:42, 11 April 2022 Ferien talk contribs changed block settings for Libraryclerk0191 talk contribs with an expiration time of infinite ('''account creation disabled, email disabled, cannot edit own talk page) (Harassment: also disruption w/ false information / suspecting Russian propaganda. Also found to be abusing multiple accounts''') Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit</blockquote> ::::In the interest of transparency and inclusiveness it should also include a META-CU request&decision link, don’t you agree? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:54, 17 April 2022 (UTC) :::::These are sockpuppets of a user who has been adding pro-Russian propaganda since 2019, with cross-project concerns as well. I don't see what the issue is. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 19:38, 17 April 2022 (UTC) ::::::@[[User:Vermont|Vermont]], ::::::Yes I agree it is difficult to follow this topic as it unfolds here. Having said that may I ask a couple of questions: ::::::* Are you speaking as a private individual or are you speaking as a spokesperson for all wmf-Stewards? ::::::* Do you feel that individuals who are involved in WQ "editing" are entitled to online privacy? ::::::* Do you believe that Wikiquotiens are not entitled to the same protections that are afforded to Wikipedians? ::::::* How do you know that "These are sockpuppets of a user who has been adding pro-Russian propaganda since 2019, with cross-project concerns as well"? ::::::Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:32, 17 April 2022 (UTC) :::::::Sure. :::::::*I am always speaking as a private individual, I do not speak on behalf of all Stewards. And Stewards are not part of or related to the WMF. We're elected by the community, as you know. :::::::*Individuals who edit Wikimedia projects are entitled to data privacy. For specifics, please refer to the [[m:Privacy policy|Privacy policy]]. :::::::*Editors of Wikimedia projects are all subject to the same privacy policy. :::::::*Because I ran a check, and because I am somewhat familiar with this contributor. :::::::I hope this answers your concerns. Please let me know if there is anything else I can help clarify. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 21:48, 19 April 2022 (UTC) ::::: {{re|Ottawahitech}} (EC) I don't support adding new rules unless there's a problem the new rule would solve. I am grateful to {{u|Ferien}} for blocking the abusive sock and have zero problem with how Ferien did it. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2022 (UTC) ::::: So you guys are saying that a conclusion was made that all these accounts are sockpuppets '''without''' a checkuser investigation? In the interest of maintaining transparency and adhering to the Wikimedia standards, all communication based on which this was decided should be made public. - [[User:Emilijaknezevic|Emilija Knezevic]] ([[User talk:Emilijaknezevic|talk]]) 20:40, 18 April 2022 (UTC) :::::: {{re|Emilijaknezevic}} Nobody said that these blocks were made "without a checkuser investigation." The checkuser was done, by a steward, on a small set of accounts identified as probable socks. <small>Why did people think they were socks? They repeatedly [[w:WP:IDENTICAL|edited the same articles]], often [[w:WP:OBSART|obscure ones]]. For example, on March 11, LibraryClerk creates a new article [[Hysteria]] and within 24 hours GaneshaSis and WeNotMeC020 [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Hysteria&action=history LC edit there]. [[Honduras]] was created by one sock but [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Honduras&action=history edited by 3 others as well].</small> Checkuser exists to stop people from abusing multiple accounts. This person was abusing multiple accounts for more than a year, and in the process making Wikiquote notably worse. As far as I can tell, nobody other than {{u|Ottawahitech}} has complained about what happened or how it was done. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 21:55, 18 April 2022 (UTC) ::::::: I understand the interest in transparency. It's important (and ironically, this very thing was a theme with these sockpuppets, who babbled on and on about supposed lack-of-transparency, conspiracies, tails-wagging-dogs, nefarious plans by Global Evil Entities, governments hiding things, etc. etc.) -- however this is the way things go on small wikis that do not have the means to keep their own boards of checkusers, arbitrators, oversighters, and so forth. The bigger the project, the more bureaucratic it becomes. The smaller, the more free of bureaucracy -- and the more vulnerable to abuse. That's what happened here. When someone makes a sockpuppet battalion and gets away with pushing a POV for '''years''' (since 2019) before being caught, that's a ''catastrophe'' for an open project. A visitor to one of our sockpuppet-created pages is going to look at it and laugh -- ''this'' is NPOV? give me a break, they'd say -- for none of those pages were remotely NPOV! The pages screamed of an astroturfing campaign -- the socks pushed and pushed to make basic topics like [[war crimes]] about one thing and one thing only: alleged war crimes committed by one especially hated party. ::::::: As I see it, asking a trusted steward to do a checkuser on a band of screaming obvious socks was an essential and easy way to solve this. How else? Should we have attempted to set up a local checkuser facility first? Maybe so! There may be policy solutions we haven't tried yet. Do we need a global sockpuppet investigation page, on Meta, for smallish projects that don't have their own (i.e. not enwiki, dewiki, etc.)? ::::::: Open to ideas. I just want to see Wikiquote better defended from POV-pushing campaigns. I think that's probably an important goal for us all. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 22:14, 18 April 2022 (UTC) ::::::::@[[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]], you said: '''As I see it, asking a trusted steward to do a checkuser was an essential and easy way to solve this''' ::::::::Are you suggesting that [[User talk:Ferien#Successful RfA|newly-minted]] WQ-admin @[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] did not follow his own advice to ::::::::<blockquote>People at Wikiquote can request and comment on checkuser requests made at m:SRCU</blockquote> ::::::::but instead privately contacted his fellow simple-wiki-admin [[User:Vermont]] with a request to go on a fishing trip to identify '''a band of screaming obvious socks''' at WQ? ::::::::Just trying to verify that this is what you said above, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:44, 19 April 2022 (UTC) :::::::::{{re|Ottawahitech}} Actually, it was the other way around. Vermont got in contact with me after noticing that these may be socks and then gave the account names to me to block. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 13:50, 19 April 2022 (UTC) == GRP returns == and is vandalizing [[Deception]], [[September 11 attacks]], [[The Pentagon]], [[Hatred]], and [[User talk:EthanGaming7640]]. Stop him. <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">[[m:User:EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:#000;">Ethan</span>]][[User talk:EthanGaming7640#top|<span style="color:#888;">Gaming</span>]][[Special:Contribs/EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:red;">7640</span>]]</span> 13:48, 28 April 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:EthanGaming7640|EthanGaming7640]] Is this in regard to [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive/037#GRP_returns] ? :Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:33, 4 May 2022 (UTC) == [[m:Requests for comment/Global de-adminship for Jusjih]] == A user is requesting to "global de-admin" (sorry I really don't know how likely if this could be happened) {{ping|Jusjih}} which in requestor's claim, has many disruptive and abusive behaviors in several Chinese-language projects and Meta-Wiki, the requestor is also mentioned en.wikiquote here where Jusjih is also an administrator, but didn't say anything else on their en.wikiquote's behaviors. Do any of our adminships that may or may not familiar Jusjih's works know how to resolve it? --[[User:Liuxinyu970226|Liuxinyu970226]] ([[User talk:Liuxinyu970226|talk]]) 05:17, 29 April 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:Liuxinyu970226|Liuxinyu970226]], Thank you so much for bringing this discussion on Meta to the attention of those who read this busy notice-board. It is not often that we are informed by someone who is not a wmf-employee of events happening on other wmf-projects. :I myself cannot participate on Meta where I am infinitely blocked (I am probably not unique), but I still appreciate being notified since the person being discussed (@Jusjih:) is also a WQ-admin. However, I would like to ask other participants here if it wouldn't be better to post this on the [[wikiquote:Village Pump|Village Pump]] for those who do not read this politics-noticeboard :Do others here have an opinion they would like to share? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:10, 4 May 2022 (UTC) :: {{re|Ottawahitech}} you can see the discussion by clicking on section title. There seems to be a dispute in some zh-wikis, where some of their admins complained about Jusijih, also an admin there, using this RfC. The general admin response to the complaint seems to be OFFS, with which I agree. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 03:22, 5 May 2022 (UTC) :::@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]], :::Re: you can see the discussion :::I know I can view the discussions on META. What I cannot do is participate. :::Re: RfC, OFFS :::What do those mean - can you provide a link please :::Re: [[User:Jusjih]] :::Jusijih is not an admin here on Wikiquote, but Jusjih is [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:00, 5 May 2022 (UTC) :::: Re Jusjih/Jusijih, my bad spelling. RfC = Request for Comment, e.g. [[w:Wikipedia:Requests for comment]]. OFFS = "Oh, for fuck's sake." I guess [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/FFS FFS] is more common. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 14:15, 5 May 2022 (UTC) {{Collapse top}} == [[m:Requests for comment/Global de-adminship for Jusjih]] == A user is requesting to "global de-admin" (sorry I really don't know how likely if this could be happened) {{ping|Jusjih}} which in requestor's claim, has many disruptive and abusive behaviors in several Chinese-language projects and Meta-Wiki, the requestor is also mentioned en.wikiquote here where Jusjih is also an administrator, but didn't say anything else on their en.wikiquote's behaviors. Do any of our adminships that may or may not familiar Jusjih's works know how to resolve it? --[[User:Liuxinyu970226|Liuxinyu970226]] ([[User talk:Liuxinyu970226|talk]]) 05:17, 29 April 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:Liuxinyu970226|Liuxinyu970226]], Thank you so much for bringing this discussion on Meta to the attention of those who read this busy notice-board. It is not often that we are informed by someone who is not a wmf-employee of events happening on other wmf-projects. :I myself cannot participate on Meta where I am infinitely blocked (I am probably not unique), but I still appreciate being notified since the person being discussed (@Jusjih:) is also a WQ-admin. However, I would like to ask other participants here if it wouldn't be better to post this on the [[wikiquote:Village Pump|Village Pump]] for those who do not read this politics-noticeboard :Do others here have an opinion they would like to share? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:10, 4 May 2022 (UTC) :: {{re|Ottawahitech}} you can see the discussion by clicking on section title. There seems to be a dispute in some zh-wikis, where some of their admins complained about Jusijih, also an admin there, using this RfC. The general admin response to the complaint seems to be OFFS, with which I agree. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 03:22, 5 May 2022 (UTC) :::@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]], :::Re: you can see the discussion :::I know I can view the discussions on META. What I cannot do is participate. :::Re: RfC, OFFS :::What do those mean - can you provide a link please :::Re: [[User:Jusjih]] :::Jusijih is not an admin here on Wikiquote, but Jusjih is [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:00, 5 May 2022 (UTC) :::: Re Jusjih/Jusijih, my bad spelling. RfC = Request for Comment, e.g. [[w:Wikipedia:Requests for comment]]. OFFS = "Oh, for fuck's sake." I guess [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/FFS FFS] is more common. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 14:15, 5 May 2022 (UTC) {{Collapse top}} == Is having more than one name here really a Felony? == {{Collapse top}} Around two years ago, while reading the rules about wikiquotes/wikimedia,  it was noted that  any editor who uses more than one name, should have a good reason for that.  Apparently & suddenly, wanting to be anonymous, wanting to keep a low profile,  while sincerely trying to contribute to the project, while avoiding egotism, is in the view of  some admins, NOT a good reason. If it is in fact a terrible felony, surely it would help the project if that were made clear from the start. {{Unsigned2| 17:06, 25 April 2022‎|66.190.126.146}} : Another data point: A Wikipedia account busily [[w:Special:Contributions/Kalsarimyrkyttäjä| adding links to Wikiquote pages worked on by the socks]] is apparently itself [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Kalsarimyrkytt%C3%A4j%C3%A4 a sock of Risto hot sir]. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 20:14, 25 April 2022 (UTC) ::It is very comforting to know your superiors have all the answers, and have got you fixing everything up for everyone. Easier if we don't have to think for ourselves right? You should be warned that you are on the wrong side of history, your side is destined to be defeated. Truth will prevail & all will come out in the wash. Don't worry though, we don't believe in or tolerate torture or anything that goes against the rule of law. There's still time for you to put down your keyboard and go home. Our karmic records keep running til we learn all the lessons there are to learn & pay all our debts. [[Special:Contributions/24.214.70.31|24.214.70.31]] 22:06, 25 April 2022 (UTC) ::: I feel sorry for you, but my goal here is to improve a project I believe in, creating a free compendium of notable quotations attached to their sources. ::: But if [[Special:Contributions/66.190.126.146]] and [[Special:Contributions/24.214.70.31]] are posting on behalf of a permanently-blocked sock farm, it would be great if someone ACTUALLY stops those IPs from daily harassment here with nonsense edits. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 23:31, 26 April 2022 (UTC) :::'''Support''' blocking IP socks evading a block and removing their edits. I know this isn't enwiki, where I have been an admin since 2005, and there are wiki-cultural differences between this small, pleasant project and that big bureaucratic one, but still -- this kinda needs to happen. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 23:41, 26 April 2022 (UTC) :::: I just [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard&curid=114956&diff=3104100&oldid=3104045 reverted vandalism here by another IP] treating this page as a playground [[Special:Contributions/156.210.190.90]]. It's a shame to waste admins' time on such nonsense, especially when we have so few. {{ping|Antandrus}} can we hand you a Wikiquote broom to go with the WP broom? [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 13:17, 27 April 2022 (UTC) ::::@[[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] why? or should I just say '''oppose''' without an explanation? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 04:00, 28 April 2022 (UTC) :::::@[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] -- Do you mean "why do I think block-evading IPs or socks should be blocked" or "why should their edits be removed"? ''If'' that is what you are asking, -- because blocking/banning has no point if we just let people evade their blocks and come back with a different IP address. It's like kicking a burglar out of your house and locking the front door, but leaving the side door open, and treating the returning burglar as a separate problem. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 16:35, 28 April 2022 (UTC) ::::::@Ottawahitech: It's also like a corrupt cop interfering with law abiding citizens because the dirty cop's got a bug up his butt. Just a few hundred years ago some of them were officials of the [[Inquisition|inquisiton]] who burned/executed people at the stake for having the audacity to question their supreme authority. They'll eventually grasp the fact that the old solutions are no longer working. Til then, it looks like they're hanging on to [[denial]]! Bless their little hearts! [[Special:Contributions/47.48.129.234|47.48.129.234]] 17:57, 28 April 2022 (UTC) :::::*@[[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] & others, ::::::Maybe I am just lucky, but I cannot think of any page on WQ where I saw edits by anyone that deserved a block. As far as socks are concerned, I don't really care what status someone has on other wmf-projects if they are trying to be helpful. Its not like we have an abundance of willing bodies around here. To me every helpful person is precious because they are so few and far between. ::::::My aim is to build up content, maybe not the way some of the others here want it built but, at least so far, I have not had the same kind of resistance to my "edits" that I experienced on other wmf-projects. I believe that when one works with volunteers, one cannot order people around (unless you are at enwp :-) I personally find it an annoyance when the many who help me build content here are routinely blocked for some perceived offense. YMMV [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 01:06, 4 May 2022 (UTC) :::::::@[[User:Ottawahitech]] -- I understand what you are saying, and agree with some of your points -- particularly that the community here is small (too small, in my opinion -- wish we could get more Wikiquoters/Wikiquotiens). However that particular person had no conception of [[WQ:NPOV]]. Usually newbies are trainable, and if you point them towards policies like NPOV they'll get it, and become better contributors. Worse, he ran a sockpuppet farm, and there was nothing innocent about it: it was deliberate deception. It's not like he forgot his password and needed to start new accounts now and then for any innocent reason -- those socks were ''designed'' to look like different people (one "JulianVerdadCastro" alleged to speak Spanish, another French, one pretended to be Indian and female, another had a US-military-sounding name, and so forth). That is dishonest, particularly maddening given that the person babbled on and on about "truth". It's [[w:astroturfing]], to manufacture a false picture of many people supporting a POV. It was ONE PERSON. And he's still here, coming back again and again as IP socks. On enwiki he would have never have succeeded in running his sock campaign for more than two years, but that's what happens on small wikis. I was astounded when I first discovered his "work" -- entire theme pages filled top-to-bottom with OMG THE US IS THE MOST EVIL COUNTRY ON EARTH AND RUSSIA IS INNOCENT rubbish. The more I looked, the worse it got. :::::::Don't get me wrong on this important thing: we do need some of these quotes, but we cannot fill up entire pages with them. You need balance. NPOV is the core issue in Wikimedia projects, and is non-negotiable (there's a Jimbo quote somewhere about this, and I agree with him). [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 01:50, 4 May 2022 (UTC) ::::::::@[[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]], When you say: "that particular person" do you mean [[user:Libraryclerk0191]] who was, if memory serves, determined to be the sock-puppeteer leading a whole slew of other WQ sock-puppets, with the intent to deceive and provide misinformation (or is it disinformation?) to the masses who follow every word ever uttered on WQ? Is this the one who has been filling WQ with "OMG THE US IS THE MOST EVIL COUNTRY ON EARTH AND RUSSIA IS INNOCENT rubbish"? ::::::::More generally for those who, like both of us, agree that NPOV is necessary in order to create a useful resource: how can you achieve this goal when you have a social network (yes, this is what we have here) that silences (not necessarily by intent) those whose views are in the minority? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 15:23, 7 May 2022 (UTC) :::::::::@[[User:Ottawahitech]] As far as I know we're not suppressing the person's ''views'' (yes, it's LibraryClerk). Anyone can add that stuff. He's blocked for sockpuppetting. He happens to have a rather strident extremist POV, which is how we noticed. I just don't see a way out of this one; if you have a sockpuppet policy you have to enforce it. Would WQ be better if we looked the other way and let him carry on? Seriously -- make the case and I'll listen, but I just don't think that's the way to achieve NPOV. We all have to be above-board, honest, and as aware of our own POVs as humanly possible. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 17:08, 7 May 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::As far as I know WQ does not have a '''sockpuppet policy'''. If we are following someone else's policy, it is only fair to spell it out, don't you think? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 17:26, 7 May 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::Interesting - our page on sockpuppetry is marked as an essay, but yet [[Wikiquote:Blocking_policy]] includes sockpuppetry as a reason to be blocked. Would like to hear from some actual admins on this -- maybe an inconsistency that's just never been fixed? [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 17:34, 7 May 2022 (UTC) {{outdent}}@[[User:Ottawahitech]] The sockmaster edited here for years, and made many good edits as well as bad ones. He wasn't blocked for his POV, or for a few bad edits, however. Suppose he had used those socks to push the opposite POV "OMG RUSSIA IS THE MOST EVIL COUNTRY ON EARTH AND THE US IS INNOCENT." That would have been equally wrong, and he would have been equally blocked once people caught on. He was using fake identities to pretend wide support for his views and, even worse from a policy POV, he kept on editing after being blocked. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#CheckUser_blocks Getting unblocked is not impossible], but you have to make the case that you learned from your experience and won't do the same things wrong again. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 02:57, 4 May 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] Re: Getting unblocked is not impossible :Not impossible, but most improbable (sorry I could not resist :-) [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 03:21, 4 May 2022 (UTC) {{Collapse bottom}} == Inappropriate user name == User [[User:CUMCUMCUMui]] has an inappropriate user name. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 20:00, 9 May 2022 (UTC) == Vandalism == on [[Talk:Pope Urban II]]. Page must be deleted. <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">[[m:User:EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:#000;">Ethan</span>]][[User talk:EthanGaming7640#top|<span style="color:#888;">Gaming</span>]][[Special:Contribs/EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:red;">7640</span>]]</span> 19:24, 13 May 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:EthanGaming7640|EthanGaming7640]]: Have you reported this on [[Wikiquote:Vandalism in progress]]. Just curious. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:15, 14 May 2022 (UTC) ::I had not. <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">[[m:User:EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:#000;">Ethan</span>]][[User talk:EthanGaming7640#top|<span style="color:#888;">Gaming</span>]][[Special:Contribs/EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:red;">7640</span>]]</span> 23:06, 14 May 2022 (UTC) :::May I ask why not? Your heading suggests that this post is related to vandalism, is it not? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:33, 15 May 2022 (UTC) == Trying to post quotes to "Reparations to Slavery" == Are you intentionally blocking that page? When i try to post this notice comes up..." This action has been automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed.<BR>Please advise<BR>[[Special:Contributions/24.42.166.244|24.42.166.244]] 02:13, 18 May 2022 (UTC) :Incorrectly flagged as GRP, maybe you used certain keywords? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 02:51, 18 May 2022 (UTC) ::Maybe try creating an account. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 03:53, 18 May 2022 (UTC) :thanks 24.42.166.244, I just happened to see this so will have to keep this in mind and not edit [[RtS]]. There was a fascinating piece on 60-minutes relating to [[slavery]] that I am trying to fit into an existing page, but have not figured out where it fits best [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:17, 18 May 2022 (UTC) {{outdent}} Can we please get a sock check on [[Special:Contributions/24.214.70.31]], because it looks like the blocked sockpuppeteer doing the same exact stuff as before. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 14:29, 18 May 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]], Not everyone on this project follows closely everything related to the '''war on Socks'''. Can you be a little more specific: why are you asking for a sock check on 24.42.166.244 who contributed the opening remarks on this thread? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:33, 19 May 2022 (UTC) :: {{re|Ottawahitech}} My comment, posted here on the Admin noticeboard was a request for an admin to take some action. There is no "war on Socks" aside from a wish among many people that the same person "LibaryClerk" who has repeatedly been blocked for making inappropriate edits at Wikiquote should not continue simply by taking a new username or using an IP or an open proxy. There is no crusade to remove that person's good edits or to blank their userpages. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 12:39, 20 May 2022 (UTC) :::@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]], the '''war on socks''' has been going on for years, way before I joined WQ. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:08, 20 May 2022 (UTC) == Account deletion == {{Qs|Can you please delete my account and reattribute all edits?}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] | [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) {DELETION IN PROGRESS} 06:08, 22 May 2022 (UTC) 1g85s4ajyr422xcftokdhjngd0n1uit 3148952 3148694 2022-07-29T07:01:44Z MABot 3002050 Bot: Archiving 19 threads from [[Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Admins' noticeboard archives]] == [[User:Babe kebab]] == {{Archive top}} This discussion seems to have devolved into a number of different disputes and arguments. It was requested that a local admin close the discussion, so here goes: * The account "Risto hot sir" has been/is currently globally locked. Steward [[User:Wim b|Wim b]] decided to lock the account on 20 August 2019, citing "crosswiki abuse". Regardless of the merits of the original lock, the editor has continued to try and edit different WMF projects via alternate accounts or from IPs. They are now considered a long term abuser (LTA) due primarily to the evasions, rather than any original conduct * The account "Babe kebab" appears to have been controlled by the same editor, and has been locked by steward [[User:Tks4Fish|Tks4Fish]] for "Long-term abuse" * As explained at, eg, [[:m:Global locks]], global locks are (as the name suggests) global - an account that has been locked cannot be used to edit *any* WMF project, including the English Wikiquote * There was a question - why can't this user continue to contribute here on the English Wikiquote? Because any such edits would be evading the global lock, and *stewards* would likely globally lock any account used, and/or globally block any ip used * If you want to allow this user to edit, the proper channel is to request that the original account be unlocked. Any discussion *here* of whether or not they *should* be allowed to edit is irrelevant, because stewards are the only ones that can unlock an account. Any issue of stewards failing to respond to an appeal in a timely manner should be taken up with stewards. In short, edits made here on the English Wikiquote, even if they are constructive, that are made in evasion of a global lock, are improper. It is a content decision whether or not to revert solely due to the fact that the edits are being made by an LTA, and I'm not going to address that. But it is a user-management decision to lock the accounts used / globally block the ips used, and ''that'' latter decision is the purview of stewards. --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 02:22, 8 March 2021 (UTC) ---- [[User:Sitush]] has [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=992823404&oldid=992783263&title=User_talk%3ABD2412&type=revision left a note on me Wikipedia talk page] asserting that [[User:Babe kebab]] is a "blatant Risto sock". This seems fairly plausible based on Babe kebab's brief edit history to this point. Any thoughts on this? [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 18:32, 7 December 2020 (UTC) :The question is WHY Sitush & the gang wants to vandalize the project. I've made 120,000 useful edits - and nobody will revert 'em, because other people would have to add those again. I've done good work here, haven't I? Politics should stay off this wiki! A true detective wants to know the motives. Here some clues: "censorship", "India", investigation for "severe conducting problems" at Meta.--[[User:Babe kebab|Babe kebab]] ([[User talk:Babe kebab|talk]]) 18:52, 7 December 2020 (UTC) :: It looks like you're going to be blocked globally (again). You know better than to sock, so why don't you go back to your original account and appeal to be unblocked, rather than going through these machinations? [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 19:57, 7 December 2020 (UTC) ::: It's just waste of time. The stewards haven't answered in 15 months, so it's better to create new accounts to make the necessary edits - it doesn't matter who makes 'em. Besides it's fun to receive friendly welcoming messages. {{unsigned|80.223.94.56|00:33, 8 December 2020 }} :::: "Waste of time" That's plain pathetic on your end. It only goes you're an entitled twat who isn't willing to undergo the legwork and as WP tenets show, rebuilding reputation on one account is better than creating so many socks. --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 06:34, 8 December 2020 (UTC) :::: I have to agree with [[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]]. What's the point of contributing to Wikimedia at all if that's your opinion of it? [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 07:26, 8 December 2020 (UTC) : I am with [[User:Babe kebab]] on this. IMIO the sockpuppet obsession has taken on a life of it own at enwiki. There are many good contributors on many wmf-projects who are accused of sockpuppeting when all they are doing is trying to continue contributing productively. Just my $.02 [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:18, 8 December 2020 (UTC) ::Why to contribute? To make articles better of course. "Reputation" means nothing. - It's OK if the LOCAL admins want to revert, but some global ones want just to show their power. In that case "no human has the right to obey" (Arendt). - The community should be worried about this: I was forbidden to link Indian related articles at en-wikipedia, and after I called it censorship I got hellhounds on my track.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 14:48, 9 December 2020 (UTC) ::: Wikimedia projects have value ''because of'' their rules and community adherence to them, not despite these things. If you were "forbidden" to do something, there is assuredly a good reason for that, and you should abide by that until a contrary determination is made, and achieve change through discussion, not by pretending to be someone else until you get caught pretending. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 17:21, 9 December 2020 (UTC) ::::Well, maybe you are the right person to discuss with those Hindu and Muslim extremists who have hated each other more than one thousand years.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:02, 10 December 2020 (UTC) :::: {{Yo|BD2412}} you said: '''achieve change through discussion''', but one cannot achieve change if one gets blocked for expressing one's views, or when one is under the impression that one will get blocked if they express their views. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:14, 10 December 2020 (UTC) ::::: Nonsense. No one gets blocked merely for expressing their views. Editors get blocked for a wide range of behavioral issues - bullying, attacking, insulting, etc. - and calling those behaviors "expressing their views". [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 20:30, 10 December 2020 (UTC) :::::: @BD2412 you said: '''No one gets blocked merely for expressing their views'''. Is this your personal opinion, the wikiquote community consensus, or something else? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 05:41, 11 December 2020 (UTC) ::::::: [[Wikiquote:Blocking policy]] provides limitations to the circumstances for which an editor can be blocked. Merely expressing views isn't one of them. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 07:02, 11 December 2020 (UTC) What if an administrator is a bully (in theory of course)? - Anyways, what the readers want isn't very important here, so it seems to be.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:46, 11 December 2020 (UTC) : There are processes to deal with that as well. Our processes are key to our project being of use to readers. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 02:09, 11 December 2020 (UTC) :: Great principle! - but the reality is something else. Like told before, I used the official path to stewards, and haven't got reply in 15 months. Why?--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:26, 12 December 2020 (UTC) ::: My experience tells that admins can do whatever they want. Look at the editing history of the Dutch wikiquote: hardly anything but blocks! And this has lasted for years.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:20, 13 December 2020 (UTC) ::::And there are lots of "preventive infinite blocks" - for me too - before one hasn't even edited. Is this what we deserve?--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:25, 15 December 2020 (UTC) :::::Silence is golden?--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:17, 16 December 2020 (UTC) Even if he has been blocked on wikipedia (for it appears unclear reasons), why has he been blocked on WQ? This is an user who has made over 100,000 of very helpful edits and contributions to WQ. --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{<b>[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]</b>} 22:34, 26 December 2020 (UTC) Wikipedians like Sitush are saying this user was blocked on wikipedia for bullying, hounding and personal attacks and for defamations and WP:BLP violations on [[w:WP:BLP|WP:BLP]] pages. What were these personal attacks? {{ping|Ottawahitech}}, you have more experience seeing his edits, can you share with us some of the examples of his bullying others and of his personal attacks by this user? Did you observe this user making personal attacks or bullying other users? --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{<b>[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]</b>} 22:34, 26 December 2020 (UTC) : Here's something to read: [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Wim_b#Global_block_of_Risto_hot_sir]--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 13:54, 16 December 2020 (UTC) - YaganZ is probably the only neutral person who really has researched the case.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 13:58, 16 December 2020 (UTC) :: Thanks for the information @80.223.94.56 :: I am new to the subject of global blocks (or is it locks?), so please bear with me. The link that you sent us to is on a talkpage of [[user:Wim b]] on the Meta-wiki. I assume Wim globally blocked [[User:Risto hot sir]]? I don't know what process is in place for globally locking wmf contributors, but I see that Wim is not an Administrator, but is a Steward. So I guess Stewards are the ones that decide if a user should be blocked on all wmf-sites? :: If so, I believe Stewards are incredibly powerful users and would like to find out whether they are voted in by the community or simply appointed (by who?) [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 19:21, 17 December 2020 (UTC) :::Yes, Stewards are incredibly powerful users but usually do what administrators suggest - when you look at the time the decision is made: no investigations. And it's very difficult to have contact with them, as I've showed.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:53, 18 December 2020 (UTC) :::: How are users notified a discussion is taking place to globally block them? In other words which wmf-site is the notice posted to? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 05:30, 18 December 2020 (UTC) I found [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Risto_hot_sir&diff=prev&oldid=2618863 this post] on Risto's usertalkpage, I think it demonstarates his intentions with regards to WQ? Thoughts? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 17:57, 7 January 2021 (UTC) :Thanks {{ping|Ottawahitech}} for this information from {{ping|Spannerjam}}s talkpage. I think what you said in your edit summaries was spot on: :: Is Risto motivated to improve WQ? :: risto spent his own money to purchase a book to help WQ , I assume :and Im repeating it here because some might not have seen it. Yes I think you are right it demonstarates his good intentions with regards to WQ. Have you seen my comment on Kalki's talkpage? --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]} 21:24, 2 February 2021 (UTC) <small> Note: I have posted a notice on [[User talk:Wim b|Wim b's talkpage]] letting him know about this discussion. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 21:27, 18 December 2020 (UTC) </small> === Statement by Wim b === I've locked Risto hot sir [[m:Steward_requests/Global/2019-08#Global_lock_for_Risto_hot_sir_and_socks|per request for crosswiki abuse]]. Imho a user blocked in 5 projects is clearly problematic, then evading the global lock through socks is also a way to make fun of the rules that the global community has set itself. I am sorry when I have to block a user who until the day before was an excellent user, but in this case I would not even know how to justify an unblock, but I'll write an email to the other stewards to inform them of this discussion and let's see what comes out. --[[User talk:Wim b|Wim b]] 10:20, 19 December 2020 (UTC) :: Sent on Saturday, wait if anyone is interested in attending. --[[User talk:Wim b|Wim b]] 18:12, 21 December 2020 (UTC) ::: Thanks for keeping us updated {{Yo|Wim b}} I, for one, appreciate your continued attention to this issue. I don't know how [[COVID]] is affecting wiki activity this year, but I believe that in previous years traffic usually dries up during the last two weeks of December, but then picks up with renewed vigour come January. Please keep us posted on any developments. ::: And for the stats nuts around here, it appears there are now twice as many eyes on this notice board than on our main [[Wikiquote:Village pump|village pump]] (ask me how I know this if you are interested) Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 21:07, 21 December 2020 (UTC) :::: 27 698 visitors per day on the main page last year, 7 744 in the last 90 days.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 22:40, 21 December 2020 (UTC) What really wonders many is WHY he was blocked? which policies did he violate? why was he blocked before going through dispute resolution? Wikiquote users would like to know which actual wikipedia policies he violated with which edit(s), and if the user went through dispute resolution before being blocked? I assume that this information is readily available and was consulted before blocking and can be shown here. --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{<b>[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]</b>} 22:34, 26 December 2020 (UTC) : Yes, it is not clear why [[User:Risto hot sir]] was originally blocked on enwiki, and it is also not clear why this user(s) is now globally locked. Do globally locked users have to be blocked on all wmf-wikis? If so, why are we not involved in steward elections? The Stewards appear to be making decisions about global locks without a community discussion, apparently. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 00:23, 26 December 2020 (UTC) ::[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] new stewards are elected, and existing stewards require reconfirmation, every year since 2005. (Give or take a few months.) It can be found at [[M:Stewards/Elections]]. It generally runs Feb 8 through Feb 28. [[User:Alsee|Alsee]] ([[User talk:Alsee|talk]]) 08:32, 6 January 2021 (UTC) === English Wikiquote blocking policy regarding socks === I looked at the [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Blocking_policy WQ blocking policy] link provided by [[user:BD2412]] above to try and figure out if [[User:Babe kebab]] should be blocked on this wmf-site. Here is the pertinent section of the blocking policy regarding socks (I think?): <blockquote> Sysops may also block new user accounts that make lots of disruptive edits, for any length of time or permanently, at their discretion. Sockpuppets that were created to violate Wikiquote policy should be blocked permanently. However, blocks should not be used against isolated incidents of disruption from IP addresses nor against user accounts that make a mixture of disruptive and useful edits. Reincarnations of blocked disruptive users will be reblocked if they continue being disruptive, or if they edit in a way which suggests they are likely to continue being disruptive—such as "YOU CANT BLOCK ME!!" or "JOIN ME IN MY FIGHT TO DESTROY WIKIQUOTE!!" Blocks under this provision are almost always controversial. </blockquote> discussion? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 17:43, 11 December 2020 (UTC) : Is it OK to revert questions, like on the userpage of Vermont? -- 14:55, 1 February 2021‎ 86.115.119.192 :: In my opinion, backed up by no actual policy, guideline, or essay, is that a user control's that users talk page. If I'm right then it is okay for a user to revert a question posted their talk page. But another editor should not do that. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 16:31, 2 February 2021 (UTC) === What is a sock? === In order to have a productive discussionn we need IMIO to define what a sock is. According to [https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Research/Sockpuppet_detection_in_the_English_Wikipedia 2019:Research/Sockpuppet detection in the English Wikipedia]: <blockquote> Sockpuppetry is the use of more than one account on any social platform </blockquote> Do you agree with this definition? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:27, 13 December 2020 (UTC) : Yes. The whole point of having an account is to connect responsibility for edits with the specific editor. Where an individual edits from multiple accounts without disclosing the connection between them, this creates the potential for creating a false impression of the determinations of the community with respect to the conduct of the project. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 03:24, 14 December 2020 (UTC) I just found out that a new User I have communicated with is globally locked. I cannot find any discussion of this locking. All [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/FcoonerBCA I see] is the date of locking (2 December 2020), the USERID of the locking Steward, and the wmf-sites this User participated in. Anyone? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) * @[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]]: From what I have seen, and experienced first-hand years ago, stewards globally lock accounts with little or no critical thinking, simply following requests (sometimes raised by overzealous admins or other users with personal vendettas). Global locks are very difficult to appeal, at least without the help of other users. The users that are globally locked are not so much as notified, thus they cannot defend themselves prior to the global lock. Needless to say, this is a great injustice. ~ [[User:DanielTom|DanielTom]] ([[User talk:DanielTom|talk]]) 21:13, 26 December 2020 (UTC) **{{Yo|DanielTom}} Thanks for providing this interesting commentary, and for pinging me. {{Collapse top|Comment struck by OP}} <s>**Here is what I find troubling in the case of the so-called "sock" [[USER:FcoonerBCA]] (who tried to comunicate with me on my user-talkpage): **According to the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/FcoonerBCA global lock notice] this user was globally '''locked before making any edits to any wmf-site''', I think? The user was globally locked by a steward on November 2, but apparently managed to make 50 edits to 6 separate wmf-sites starting on November 3 and ending November 8, with one of the blocks happening on December2? Just my $.02[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 17:18, 29 December 2020 (UTC)</s> {{Collapse bottom}} This is what users who actually looked into the block [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Wim_b#Global_block_of_Risto_hot_sir said] : :: '''I know [[User:Risto hot sir|Risto hot sir]] as a comprehensive contributor to (Latin Wikiquote). Especially his work on I consider as remarkable and very useful for the benefits of all Latin language Wikimedia projects. Therefore I can't understand, why his account is treated like those of evil spamming and vandalizing intruders, that cause damage to the Foundation's projects. After reading of Risto's permanent global lock, I did some research to understand what had happened, but I didn't find any behaviour that would have to be blamed on him and justified such a harsh treatment. Could you please point me to some facts, specifically, that show the "blatant crosswiki abuse"? Thank you. ''' :: '''Over the years I have crossed paths with Risto many times on the English and Italian Wikiquote and as far as I know it does not seem to me that he has done anything destructive. Where he makes inaccuracies, however, he willingly accepts corrections and cancellations and knows how to improve. Given that he has intervened on so many projects it is natural that he has had problems in someone, his problem is being too active, so to speak, but the global blockade seems to me an excessive measure. ''' :: '''From the viewpoint of Estonian Wikiquotes and Wikipedia, Risto hasn't done anything to deserve the block, hence I see no reason to block an active user from one project just because somebody on a completely different project hates them. And some people certainly have it in for them, because while there are articles about him in Finnish and Estonian Wikipedia, in both of which the local community has discussed their relevance and decided to let it be, some emissaries have been traipsing through, seeking for revenge, and demanding that the natives would delete the articles. That's certainly an interesting attitude.''' This user has edited almost all wikis. There are hundreds or thousands of them. On some of these small wikis it is very easy to get blocked for some trivial thing. Once Risto got blocked on one small wiki, one can assume here, the next overzealous admin or other user with personal vendettas only had to say this user is already blocked at this small wiki and therefore he should be blocked on this wiki for some trivial thing too, and then he got another block on yet another wiki. And after 3 or 4 of such blocks he got locked. As [[w:David Auerbach|David Auerbach]] wrote in a well known article about wikis, [https://slate.com/technology/2014/12/wikipedia-editing-disputes-the-crowdsourced-encyclopedia-has-become-a-rancorous-sexist-mess.html the problem instead stems from the fact that administrators and longtime editors have developed a fortress mentality in which they see new editors as dangerous intruders who will wreck their beautiful encyclopedia, and thus antagonize and even persecute them,] and Risto editing in hundreds of wikis increased the risk of this happening to him. This is what could happen to an user like Risto who edits hundreds of wikis. He only needs to have such a problem in one percent of the wikis he edits, to set in motion a chain reaction. --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{<b>[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]</b>} 22:34, 26 December 2020 (UTC) :*This doesn't really require a master's thesis. A sock is a user who is evading a block by using a different account, rather than going through the normal unblocking procedure. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 23:36, 27 December 2020 (UTC) ::: @GreenMeansGo, how do you know that all socks never tried to get unblocked? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 23:44, 27 December 2020 (UTC) :::: "The normal unblocking procedure" has lasted 16 months. "Hierarchy über alles?"--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 23:59, 27 December 2020 (UTC) ::::: @80.223.94.56: Are you saying that the average time for a blocked user to be unblocked is 16 months? If so, is that specuation? An average? A median? What is your source? thanks in advance. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 03:17, 28 December 2020 (UTC) ::::* Note: 80.223.94.56 [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3A80.223.94.56 has been blocked] by a local WQ admin. It was my understanding based on a previous post by another local admin that <blockquote>No one gets blocked merely for expressing their views</blockquote>??? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) ::::It doesn't really matter whether you "tried to get unblocked". There is no "right to contribute". [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 00:13, 28 December 2020 (UTC) === Statement by Vermont === Okay. I don't exactly have the time to address the problems of every comment here, as that would take a while, but let me recap the Risto hot sir situation for everyone: *Contributor on a handful of wikis, history of being highly obsessed with edit count (listing it manually on every user page on basically every wiki), and often unwilling to communicate constructively with others. *One day, Risto decided to start adding images from one Wikiquote article onto Wikiquote articles (and some Wikipedia articles) with the same name in dozens of other languages. *Many of these images either didn't exactly fit with the article (different language), and a lot of them actually included English captions on non-English projects. *Myself, other global sysops, and local editors noticed these mass-additions and started removing the English captions. In some cases, Risto reverted our removals, re-adding the English captions. *Risto was asked on some of these Wikiquotes, by local administrators, to stop. Risto refused on some, and on others openly challenged the local administrators in a hostile manner. *After a short period of time, Risto was blocked on: the English Wikipedia, the Dutch Wikipedia, the Dutch Wikiquote, the Spanish Wikiquote, and the Simple English Wikipedia. On each of these projects you can see Risto's edits and talk pages for the specific conversations and problems that preceded their blocks. *Risto continued adding images to many articles cross-wiki, seemingly with no purpose other than to increase their edit count. Fortunately, they stopped using English captions, but their edits remained questionable in terms of helpfulness. *Of course, up to this point nothing necessitated a lock, as though there were blocks on multiple projects there was no specific cross-wiki abuse. *This changed when Risto created a sockpuppet account to edit their userpages on wikis where they were blocked. In creating a sockpuppet account to evade blocks on multiple projects, that constituted cross-wiki abuse, and there was no option other than a global lock. You cannot be an active sockmaster on 5 wikis and a constructive editor elsewhere. *After being locked, Risto started socking with IP addresses and other accounts, as well as leaving hostile comments to people he blames for the consequences of his cross-wiki abuse. *At this point, nearly a year and a half since the account was locked, Risto is considered a long-term abuser on multiple projects, and their accounts are blocked and locked on sight. For more detailed general information (and what is basically a timeline), you can see Risto's talk page on this project and the comments myself and others left in May 2019 and later, their Meta-Wiki edits and content about them (specifically the section(s) about them on the Stewards Noticeboard), and related pages on the specific wikis they are blocked on. This is an incredibly straightforward case. Currently, they have been engaged in block and lock evasion for well over a year. No appeal is reasonably possible so long as they continue to be an LTA. If you have any questions, please ping me and I will be happy to answer them. Best regards, [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 22:10, 31 December 2020 (UTC) :{{Yo|Vermont}} Thanks for stepping forward to explain the point of view of (all?) Adminstrators and Stewards involved in the blocking and susequent global locking of [[User:Risto hot sir]]. I don't know about others, but I would like to see this user unblocked, so that they can answer these allegations. I don't believe it is a fair process otherwise. Just my $.02 [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 02:39, 1 January 2021 (UTC) ::They are not allegations, they are facts. Risto even acknowledges both the original sockpuppet (which they used to edit wikis they were blocked on) and their continued socking, even participating in this discussion. The lock can be appealed by emailing the Stewards, but I highly doubt there is a chance of it being a successful appeal, especially considering the dozens of socks and continuing socking. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 16:02, 1 January 2021 (UTC) ::::Thank you Vermont for this information. However without any diffs it makes it impossible to follow and check, especially because the edits are scattered across half a dozen or more wikis. In addition you should also mention the name of the sockpuppet account Risto used "to edit their userpages on wikis where they were blocked". --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]} 12:11, 2 January 2021 (UTC) :{{Yo|Vermont}} I have a question regarding your opening comment where you said this about [[User: Risto hot sir]]: <blockquote>history of being highly obsessed with edit count </blockquote>. :This is my question: do you believe that Users in general should limit the number of edits they make? I believe such sentiments are usually expressed by [[w:Wikipedia:Recent changes patrol|patrollers]] who on enwiki are a group of editors "who check the of various articles for inappropriate edits" (I don't know if wikiquote has a similar group of editors checking [[special:Recentchanges]]) [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:34, 9 January 2021 (UTC) ::Hello [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]]! I am not saying users should limit their edits; rather, I was implying that the general correlation of [[:w:en:WP:editcountitis|editcountitis]] and self-importance applies here. Generally, users so concerned with their outward appearance in edit count are less concerned with simply improving the project. One of Risto’s initial defenses for their disruptive image and caption adding was that a small percentage of their edits were contested; yes, only a few hundred out thousands, but for obvious reasons Risto’s logic in that is flawed. Risto’s first sock was created to update their edit count figures on user pages at wikis they were blocked on. Hope this helps, [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 22:08, 9 January 2021 (UTC) :::It wasn't a sock but the other username mentioned long before the block. It had to be created due to vandalism. It wasn't blocked, and the user pages had false information. Is it really a sin to correct own user pages?--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 22:50, 9 January 2021 (UTC) Many times have I already told that I've emailed the Stewards 16 months ago. No answer. But let's look closer at the beginning: - The Dutch wikiquote seems to want to block as many users as possible (see the editing history). The reason is often "a typical name of a spammer". - The Dutch wikipedia blocked me after a couple of contributions. "Don't bite the newcomers"? - Vermont blocked me at Simple English wikipedia without me certainly having done anything disruptive there. - At Spanish wikiquote I already wrote "adios!" politely - and got blocked immediately. - At English wikipedia the keyword was "censorship". People who want to prevent folks to read other opinions than theirs don't like that word. - Vermont even thanked me for not copying English texts of images anymore. After that I've added thousands of images without revertings. - "Wanting to increase edit counts" is ridiculous. Nobody would even know the amount unless some eager detectives had drawn them together. So admins "with severe conducting problems" can do whatever they want, but why to let 'em vandalize friendly wikis (all but seven ones)? Comments please!--[[User:Armas Eesti|Armas Eesti]] ([[User talk:Armas Eesti|talk]]) 21:40, 1 January 2021 (UTC) : I have also been blocked on Dutch Wikipedia. I didn't really break any rules, they just found my language ability to be deficient and blocked me. I would vouch for Risto Hot Sir to come back. As far as I have seen his edits have not been disruptive. But I agree with BD2412 that you should follow due appeal protocol and not create sock puppet accounts. [[User:Spannerjam|Spannerjam]] ([[User talk:Spannerjam|talk]]) 17:51, 4 January 2021 (UTC) :::{{Yo|Spannerjam}} Nice to see more members of the WQ community chiming in. As far as:<blockquote>you should follow due appeal protocol and not create sock puppet accounts</blockquote> [https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/2012/09/120924_todays_phrase_horse_to_water.shtml You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink]? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:18, 4 January 2021 (UTC) <small> Note: I have posted a notice on [[User talk:Tks4Fish |Tks4Fish 's talkpage]] letting them know about this discussion. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:43, 4 January 2021 (UTC) </small> :"No one is as blind as the one who doesn't want to see."--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 21:37, 4 January 2021 (UTC) Risto continues to sock, both with accounts and IPs here. Again, so long as this remains true, no appeal for the lock or local blocks will be possible. And to address evident confusion from editors here, though Risto may not have engaged in disruptive editing on the English Wikiquote, their crosswiki abuse necessitated a lock. There is no button that blocks someone from every wiki except one, nor is there any logical reason for why such a person would continue to be entertained by the community. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 21:47, 4 January 2021 (UTC) :"Naughty boy, you shall not contribute, or...!" So what's "or"? Just revert my useful edits - then we'll see what happens! One year ago I've waited long enough for the answers. The Stewarts should get rid of the harmful admins instead. Do you want the names? There's endless work to do to make wikis better - and I guess Vermont will not do my job.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:39, 5 January 2021 (UTC) ::Alsee (He-who-sees-everything) has plans to mass revert all my contributions. I'm not against it. So go on! - damnae memoriae.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 00:56, 6 January 2021 (UTC) I-who-see-everything (because I have the extraordinary ability to click a contributions link?), say that this entire discussion should be shut down as a waste of time and more evidence of this user's disruptiveness. Crosswiki abuse and global locks are debated and resolved on Meta, not here. I have filed a request for a global IP rangeblock. This user (Risto/IP) has abundantly demonstrated a gross disregard for community rules, both with flagrant socking and in general. Anyone who disagrees with them gets attacked and cast as a comic-book villain in their personal persecution drama. They are unwilling or unable to appropriately deal with disagreements with other editors. They believe they are right and that that ''entitles'' them to violate any and all rules, entitles them to wage a self-righteous war, and to attack editors/admins/stewards as villains. The most important criteria for working in a collaborative project is being willing and able to acceptably deal with others. Their posts in this section alone provide abundant evidence of the problem. [[User:Alsee|Alsee]] ([[User talk:Alsee|talk]]) 08:19, 6 January 2021 (UTC) {{anchor|Ehitaja}} :In my experience, I have disagreed with Risto a lot, completely remade a lot of his pages and edits, and he has never attacked me or anyone else in the projects where I've been an active contributor (mostly, Estonian Wikipedia and Wikiquote). I find the attitude of the part of the English Wikipedia community that has decided they rule over all the other projects, high and mighty, and can make their dismissive judgement about those based on their personal likes and dislikes, much more troublesome. One example mentioned above: someone hops into a project in which they don't even speak the language, marks Risto's pages for deletion, and hops out, uninterested in any discussion or the opinion of the locals. Another example: in the discussion mentioned above in which a couple of English users decided to forbid adding English Wikiquote links into English Wikipedia, it was based on arguments like "Wikiquote is broken, like Commons". English Wikiquote has a lot of problems, sure, but so does en.wp. And this colonial attitude does nothing to solve any problems. Like cited above, there are projects in which Risto has been clearly constructive, and blocking him there is NOT for the benefit of those project or their users. Risto has his faults, he doesn't take "no" for an answer and makes errors of judgement, but from the viewpoint of the projects where he has been useful, his faulty decisions are much less troublesome than those of the English community members who care nothing about the projects over which they exercise their powers. He may have been disruptive in some other project, but now this has turned just into game of whack-a-mole, where he's being blocked because he's being blocked. --[[User:Ehitaja|Ehitaja]] ([[User talk:Ehitaja|talk]]) 11:03, 6 January 2021 (UTC) *{{Yo|Alsee}} Do you really believe this discussion is a waste of time and should be shutdown immediately? I agree that it is foolhardy to attack you personally in this forum that is populated mainly by locals, many of whom support [[User:Risto hot sir]]. I for one truly appreciate hearing from anyone who has views that are different than mine, and who does it without resorting to name-calling. :I don't know if you, or any of the admins such as [[User: GreenMeansGo]] and [[User: Vermont]], have ever been blocked, but as others who have participated in this discussion, I have (blocked 4 times and unblocked once, on other wmf sites). There are tens of thousands of blocked accounts, and only a handful of them have been unblocked, and stayed unblocked. As you said, socking ( which is not the only reason for blocks) are a major problem which wastes a lot of productive time of many many volunteers. Even [[Jimbo]] said back in 2014 :<blockquote>A lot of them, they really cost more than they're worth</block> :However, I believe we have a unique opportunity here dealing with a [[/horse]] that many have tried to lead to water, but this horse can articulate the reason for his refusal to drink. Not only that, this horse can apparently do this in several "foreign" Languages, something most here cannot. I therefore do not believe this discussion should be shutdown prematurely, before we as a community can learn from it. Opinions? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 21:52, 10 January 2021 (UTC) ::[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] I see no productive discussion or outcome here. Crosswiki abuse and global locks are handled at Meta, and the individual involved is entrenched in warfare. They apparently feel entitled to flagrantly violate all rules and spew personal attacks. That's the end of that. ::You and I are willing to engage differing views, we are willing to respect rules and process and consensus when our personal views do not prevail. This user has positioned themselves as fundamentally at war with that. I accept the position they have defined for themself. That position is incompatible with participating in this community. Consider someone who gets a parking ticket, and escalates into a crusade against the establishment with subsequent felony convictions. They're not removed from society because of the parking ticket, they are removed from society because they are unwilling or unable behave in a civilized manner. This user knew they were violating the rules, and they just keep escalating and attacking. [[User:Alsee|Alsee]] ([[User talk:Alsee|talk]]) 23:07, 10 January 2021 (UTC) :::The community should now realize that this is like fighting against an army of lawyers who try to prove that 2+2=5. In Europe we still believe in facts and common sense. Would you tell the Swedes - when I have the book of 17,000 quotes - that I can't write 'em? There hasn't been much progress recently at the sv-wq.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 01:32, 11 January 2021 (UTC) ::* {{Yo|Alsee}} You say that the fate of [[User:Risto hot sir]] should be discussed at Meta not ar WQ, but here is something you may have missed in this garbled discussion: there is a handful of ''WQ contributors'' and ''participants from other small wikis'' who support Risto's position. Those individuals would not be able to support Risto if the discussion was taking place at Meta. Why do I say this? Simply because WQ is a safe haven for users who post their opinions without fear of reprisal. Yes it is true that I myself have not resorted to sockpuppeting, but I am not allowed to participate in Meta discussions, so would not be able to participate in any discussion outside WQ. ::: As far as equating Risto with someone who gets a parking ticket, IMIO you are way off. Risto is fighting for his wiki-existence, not a wiki-parking ticket. Back to you and the comnuity, cheers, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 00:57, 24 January 2021 (UTC) ::::[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]], Risto broke rules on multiple projects, and was blocked on those projects, some of which after heated and insulting arguments with local administrators. Risto created a sockpuppet to edit the projects they were blocked on. For cross-wiki abuse, they were locked. This is incredibly straightforward. Regarding Meta-Wiki, though I understand your view seems to be that every project except Wikiquote is full of admins who block users as reprisal for undesired opinions, your experience in that area is incredibly limited. In fact, Meta-Wiki is often (unfortunately) seen as a place for users blocked on other projects to go debate their issues, though we try to keep it limited to issues of cross-wiki importance. Regardless, as I noted when I imposed a block on your account back in April, I would be more than happy to review it were you to appeal the block. Your behavior now seems markedly different (in a good way) from your behavior then, when you were literally asking long-term vandals for advice, and as such the reasons for your block on Meta-Wiki no longer stand. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 00:59, 25 January 2021 (UTC) === Roadmap for readers (Babe kebab) === I came up with the following roadmap or those who are as confused as I am about ''what is what'' and ''who is who'' in the above discussion. I did this by simply following links available to anyone, registered or not (I think?). I believe an informed community is a better community. I hope this roadmap helps readers get informed. Babe kebab (A Globally locked WQ User) * Babe kebab is the topic of this discussion ([[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=&page=Babe+kebab&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers WQ block log]) * Babe kebab is a "blatant Risto sock" referring to [[User: Risto hot sir]] ([https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=&page=Risto+hot+sir&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers WQ block log])([https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec/en.wikiquote/Risto%20hot%20sir supercount]) *[[User:80.223.94.56]] is a "sock" of Risto ([https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=&page=80.223.94.56&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers WQ block log]) *[[User:Armas Eesti]] is also a "sock" of Risto ([https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=&page=Armas+Eesti&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers WQ block log]) * There is no denial or dispute on socking. Risto socks and IPs often explicitly or implicitly acknowledge their identify. (Examples [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AWim_b&type=revision&diff=19346831&oldid=19339814 IP 80.223.94.X acknowledges they were blocked as Risto and acknowledges owning the account used to circumvent their block], and [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard&type=revision&diff=2901493&oldid=2901490 Babe kebab confirms their prior edit count when identified as Risto]) BD2412 (WQ Admin and Bureaucrat) *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Administrators#Bureaucrats_and_stewards Bureaucrat on WQ] *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Administrators Administrator on WQ] *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikisource:Administrators Administrator] on ([https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikisource]) *[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktinary:Administrators Administrator] on [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page Wiktionary] GMG (WQ Admin and Bureaucrat) *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Administrators#Bureaucrats_and_stewards Bureaucrat on WQ] *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Administrators Administrator on WQ] *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_Wiki_Monitoring_Team member of the Small Wiki Monitoring Team] Vermont (Global-sysop Meta Admin) *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_sysops Global sysop] *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Administrators Meta:Administrator] *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_Wiki_Monitoring_Team member of the Small Wiki Monitoring Team] *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OTRS/Users OTRS/]User ([https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OTRS Open-Source Ticket Request System]) Wim b (Steward who globally locked Risto hot sir) *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards Steward] *This user's main account is on the english [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page Wiktionary] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry#Legitimate_uses alternative account] *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Wimmo Wimmo] <small>Note: Please feel free to add yourself to this list (if you are a participant in this discussion) and to correct errors [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 02:41, 8 January 2021 (UTC)</small> So I can't defend myself! And I wasn't the one who started personal attacks and rule breaking.--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 17:11, 11 January 2021 (UTC) * I'm not sure what this discussion is supposed to accomplish. We cannot overturn a global lock even if we wanted to. It's not a function of any role in the local toolkit, nor within our power as members of the global community. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 18:42, 11 January 2021 (UTC) ** Wait, what? We have no say in how our community is run? Would you please elaborate. Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 22:18, 11 January 2021 (UTC) ** {{Yo|GreenMeansGo}} Your puzzling comment above forced me to start investigating policy, which is something I would rather not do. Here is what I found <small>(thanks to [[User: Alsee]])</small> at [[M:Stewards]]: <blockquote>The use of steward rights is restricted by policy; stewards will not use their technical access when there are local users who can use that access, except in emergencies. </blockquote> ** So let me ask a stupid question: Since WQ has its own local admins why are Stewards involved here in the first place? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 03:04, 12 January 2021 (UTC) ***{{re|Ottawahitech}} Stewards may not intervene in an administrative function when there are sufficient local admins. A global lock is not an administrative function. It is exclusively a steward function. Even as a bureaucrat, I do not have the technical ability to either enact or override a global lock. By policy, they may not enact a global lock unless a user has been indefinitely banned on multiple projects, but once a lock is in place, appealing a local block is irrelevant. Only the stewards may reverse the action. Only then may local project decide to unblock. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:52, 12 January 2021 (UTC) *** It is also worth noting that a global lock is ''global''. covering literally hundreds of Wikimedia projects, with there being well over a hundred languages have their own-language Wikipedia, and most of those having at least one other active Wikimedia project (a Wikiquote, Wiktionary, Wikisource, etc.) under that language. It may be unlikely that an editor globally locked solely for activity involving English language wikis will suddenly begin to misbehave on Latvian Wiktionary or Vietnamese Wikisource, but it is nonetheless impractical for each local Wiki to address the potential for a problematic editor to invade any one of those hundreds of sites. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 15:53, 12 January 2021 (UTC) Do those wikis want to be protectorates? Have you asked? * Protectorates? Not entirely clear what this is supposed to mean. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:23, 15 January 2021 (UTC) Read what Ehitaja wrote above. === The blocking of '''Risto hot sir''' === Here is my reading of this thread, so far: This thread by [[User:BD2412]] which started out almost two months ago was about the globally blocked user [[User:Babe kebab]]. However right from the start it was apparent that the concern of this community is about the the blocking of [[User:Risto hot sir]] who was globally blocked on 20 August 2019 and chose to create socks in order to continue their work on wmf-wikis. ''Babe kebab'' was one of the socks created by Risto for this purpose. Before being globally blocked Risto made 94,787 global edits. Risto was never directly blocked on enWQ where they made 39,148 edits (see [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=&page=User%3ARisto+hot+sir&wpdate=&tagfilter=&subtype= Risto's blocklog]). Only 2.5% of those edits have been deleted. (see [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec/en.wikiquote.org/Risto%20hot%20sir Edit counter supercount]) The block log on the Finish WQ, where Risto made 28,778 edits, does show some blocking activity (see: [https://fi.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Toiminnot:Loki/block&page=Käyttäjä%3ARisto+hot+sir fiWQ block log]), in the Finish language. Those of us who do not speak Finish will have to use a translation program to follow what happened there or rely on the English testimony of Finish speakers. The issue for this community is: why can't Risto continue editing here. Based on the testimony of local participants in this thread, Risto has been very beneficial at enWQ. There is also a more general concern starting to build up about the role Stewards play in such a cases. Plug: [[Wikiquote:Village_pump#WikiMedia_Foundation_Steward_elections_start_February_5,_2021|WikiMedia Foundation Steward elections start February 5, 2021]] [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:15, 3 February 2021 (UTC) Updated with links [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:15, 3 February 2021 (UTC) :Risto claimed: no decent reasons for blocking have been represented and nobody is willing to admit it. - Instead of answering to the essential questions one Big Brother chose the easiest way: eliminating. From now on it's the question of freedom of speech. Risto also claimed that users on Estonian Wikiquote said: Right now, this user has been only useful in this project. [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Savonhelmi] :Looking at why he got blocked on the wiki projects, Risto said that the Dutch wikiquote and Dutch wikipedia block many users for no clear reasons at all. Another user Spannerjam also said that he got blocked on dutch wiki because he of language skills. At English wikipedia, Risto said the keyword was "censorship". People who want to prevent folks to read other opinions than theirs don't like that word. It is claimed Risto was blocked because of personal attacks and censorship and bullying. I could not find clear personal attacks by this user Risto. It seems that the personal attack was when Risto said "just despotism" which he said in the heat of the moment. Is this remark "just despotism" really a personal attack? Calling somebody a despot would be a personal attack but this? --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]} 14:46, 15 February 2021 (UTC) ::Vermont used ONESTRIKE at Simple English wikipedia to block Risto hot sir <s>(and Ottawahitech also)</s>. Should there have been at least one disruptive edit to do so? And Spanish wikiquote presented no reason for blocking. Everything's OK?--[[Special:Contributions/80.223.94.56|80.223.94.56]] 00:54, 17 February 2021 (UTC) comment stricken by [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:49, 17 February 2021 (UTC) {{Collapse top|offtopic}} {{Yo|80.223.94.56}} I appreciate your continued participation but must make a factual correction: I was NOT blocked by [[User:Vermont]] on simple. Here is my block log: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special%3AContributions%2FOttawahitech [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 17:27, 17 February 2021 (UTC) {{Collapse bottom}} ==== Opinions: Risto should NOT have been blocked ==== Some users have said that the blocks were political. Risto also said that his socking was for [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Xaosflux&diff=prev&oldid=2491577 technical reason] here, and it seems some have misrepresented this. Some of the users have made the completely absurd and mendacious claim that I was a sock of this user, which makes one question if the claims about this user are as absurd. His other crime was censorship. Even if Risto was guilty of crime of censorship he should have gone through dispute resolution before being blocked. Other users have said Risto's censorship was mistakenly called 'vandalism' when it is just a content dispute. Risto explained, this seemed to be quite clearly a case of censorship (wanting to prevent people to read quotes). Risto said Wikiquote does not care who is right or wrong, all quotes of notable people are welcome. *Clarification. By Risto's crime of censorship is of course meant the crime of his '''opposition''' to censorship, censorship is not a crime on wikipedia. Risto said: no decent reasons for blocking have been represented and nobody is willing to admit it. - Instead of answering to the essential questions one Big Brother chose the easiest way: eliminating. From now on it's the question of freedom of speech. And Risto said:- At English wikipedia the keyword was "censorship". People who want to prevent folks to read other opinions than theirs don't like that word. Risto's other crime was bullying in wikipedia, like adding interwiki links at wikipedia. This bullying (adding interwiki links on WP) was disliked by User Sitush, but some users have said this is a content dispute instead. The same user Sitush also opposes the addition of other interwiki links, like links to Italian language wikipedia, and various other wikipedians have opposed various interwiki links for various reasons. For example, another reason for Risto's block at wikipedia, Risto adding an image with a quote to an article was called 'vandalism' and reverted. As David Auerbach wrote in a well known article about wikis, the problem instead stems from the fact that administrators and longtime editors have developed a fortress mentality in which they see new editors as dangerous intruders who will wreck their beautiful encyclopedia, and thus antagonize and even persecute them, and this could be what happened there, where simply adding an image or trying to make a very biased article more neutral can get you blocked. He may have been blocked for adding WQ links to WP and adding an image with a quote in two articles at wikipedia, and the wikipedia articles were extremely pov and it seems that Risto's attempt at NPOV was disliked. But this was a BLP article that contained BLP violations, and BLP policy in theory should protect users who attempt at NPOV. Risto should have gone through dispute resolution and some users have said what happened instead is that some wikipedians asked their admin-friends on wikipedia to get Risto blocked. For example, in a similar case, when one googles the same involved users in the Risto case, the same users who got Risto blocked on WP, first result is this comment :"A great example of the problems Bishonen's power causes..... There is no reason at all that little Sitush needs to ask the opinion of this one Administrator, his Queen and protector. The query could easily be raised on AN/I, or an Administrator could be summoned to the AfD where the issue is relevant, and has already been discussed there, between editors. The only reason he has come crawling to his Queen, cap in hand, is because he thinks she will help him, because he, of course, already has a strong opinion. He doesn't think it should be acceptable, not least since it reduces the chances he will be on the winning side at that AfD, and so he hopes Bishonen will warn or even block for it, and strike every canvassed vote. He may be out of luck, since as I've said before, Bishonen isn't minded to do stupid stuff just because one of her stupid little gang wants her to. But they still ask, because if they were smart, they wouldn't need her protection." I'm not saying that this is exactly what happened with Risto. In the Risto case Sitush did not go trough dispute resolution about Risto, and did not go to a neutral noticeboard, but asked Bishonen. Risto should have gone through dispute resolution. And Risto was also accused of canvassing. But other users said canvassing and forum shopping can also be when one asks like minded, involved admins (involved due to many prior similar interactions and same support), instead of going trough a dispute resolution processes. Risto was blocked soon after Sitush asked Bishonen about Risto. Other users have said this blocking of Risto is typical how many honest contributors like Risto-hot-sir are driven away or outright blocked simply because they criticize NPOV or BLP violations for example. Did Risto receive a reason based on wikipedia policy for the ban? Some users said that adding "interwiki links to Wikipedia articles" is not against wikipedia policy, somoe wikipedians have also opposed even interwiki links to the Italian language wikipedia and to other wikipedia projects. Other users said, I would dare to say that Wikipedia has become a rather unfriendly place, where the police shoot first, and ask questions later. Sadly this frustrated and driven out many regular, honest contributors. Risto was one of our best and most active editors at WQ. I believe that if an editor was so useful to WQ as a tireless wikignome and asset to the project, he should not have been treated this way. For example, admins could have asked for a block review. Some users said his crime it seems was trying to argue against censorship or bias. By looking at what other users have said about the blocking of Risto, I have still not found out which wikipedia policy merits such a treatment. --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]} 18:56, 27 February 2021 (UTC) : @ო Thank you so much for carrying out this elaborate research. It must have taken you a lot of time, and it is appreciated. : I would also like to share some information pertinent to this case. I believe that Risto should NOT have been globally locked by [[User: Wim b]] at the request of global sysadmin [[User:Vermont]]. I believe Risto's global lock was done in contravention of written policy: :* [[Meta:Global bans]] :* [[Meta:Global blocks]] : Here is my interpretation of these two policies: :* Global locks are reserved for blocking users who engage in cross-wiki unambiguous vandalism, spamming, etc. on wmf-wikis. Global blocks are NOT intended to cover "trolling" or similar behaviour, let alone content disputes. The latter should be handled via a Global ban. :* A Global ban is a formal revocation of editing or other access privileges (use of "Special:EmailUser" for example) across all Wikimedia projects. It reflects a broad and clear '''community consensus'''. Here is an [[M:Requests for comment/Slowking4|example of an RFC]] initiated with the intention of Globally banning a wikimediqn active at a different wmf-wiki. : Since I am currently blocked on Meta, I would like to state that I am posting this in order to share information with other wikiquotians. I am not asking anyone to "edit by proxy" on Meta on my behalf. Just to clarify [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 22:47, 27 February 2021 (UTC) ::[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]], I'll explain it again. Risto's lock has nothing to do with a content dispute. Risto's lock was in response to their creation of a sockpuppet to evade blocks on multiple projects. That is unambiguous cross-wiki abuse. Further, after their lock they continued creating sockpuppets, and are ''still'' evading their lock and blocks. Best, [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 00:45, 28 February 2021 (UTC) :::Could you please explain your ONESTRIKE at Simple English wikipedia? And why haven't you reverted the about 30,000 edits that Risto's "sockpuppets" have done? How many LOCAL admins support your opinions?--[[User:Ivalon Olavi|Ivalon Olavi]] ([[User talk:Ivalon Olavi|talk]]) 01:50, 28 February 2021 (UTC) ::::Hello, {{u|Ivalon Olavi}}. ONESTRIKE is used on simple wiki to block problematic users who are banned in other projects, so as Ritso was then banned in some projects, hence, {{u|Vermont}} used this reason to block him. It is a blocking decision done by an individual admin and no consensus is needed for ONESTRIKE. [[User:Camouflaged Mirage|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage|talk]]) 15:01, 28 February 2021 (UTC) ::::I am a local admin (and checkuser) on the Simple English Wikipedia. As for how many other local admins there agree with my block, probably all of them, as I am unaware of any who endorse sockpuppetry and disruptive editing. And regarding your current cross-wiki abuse (multiple socks and IPs adding images with English captions to small wikis), please stop. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 17:46, 28 February 2021 (UTC) Cannot find such images. === There is no way to appeal Global-locks on-wiki === The only way to appeal Global-locks is thru email! This was confirmed by [[User:MarcoAurelio]] who is a Steward participating in the current 2021-Steward-elections: <blockquote> The only way globally locked users can appeal their locks is though OTRS at {{email|stewards|wikimedia.org}} </blockquote> For original text: [[Meta:Talk:Stewards/Confirm/2021/MarcoAurelio#Official appeal procedure for globally locked users]]. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC) === Why are we discussing here === Hello, as someone reading into this, why are we discussing the lock of someone here. Appeals to global lock will be done via email to stewards using stewards@wikimedia.org. I will suggest those who are asking for an unlock or whatsoever to email to that address. Discussing here isn't productive and won't lead to an unlock anyway. My 2 cents. [[User:Camouflaged Mirage|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage|talk]]) 14:59, 28 February 2021 (UTC) * Risto has emailed to stewards 1,5 years ago (two times) and hasn't got an answer.--[[User:Ivalon Olavi|Ivalon Olavi]] ([[User talk:Ivalon Olavi|talk]]) 16:13, 28 February 2021 (UTC) ::Generally speaking, stewards do not consider appeals by actively-editing LTAs. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 17:48, 28 February 2021 (UTC) * {{Yo| Camouflaged Mirage}} the reason I am discussing this here is because I believe that Stewards are interfering with this community's ability to build content to share with the world at large. Why did Sewards globally lock Risto without community input as the process in [[Meta:Global bans|Meta's own policy]] requires? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:33, 2 March 2021 (UTC) **{{re|Ottawahitech}} That global ban =/= global lock. Global lock policy is at [[Meta:Global lock]]. [[User:Camouflaged Mirage|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage|talk]]) 18:50, 2 March 2021 (UTC) *** {{Yo|Camouflaged Mirage}} Global lock is not listed as a Meta policy, it is simply an essay. Please see: [[Meta:Meta:Policies and guidelines]]. Regards, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 01:09, 3 March 2021 (UTC) ****{{re|Ottawahitech}} Yeah, but as the page writes "There is no community-approved policy governing global locks, but this list represents de facto practice.", so that is the de facto policy. They are globally locked so this is what applies, not global bans content. [[User:Camouflaged Mirage|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage|talk]]) 13:34, 3 March 2021 (UTC) * There is literally nothing a local discussion can accomplish. And no, the stewards are highly unlikely to unlock an account that is actively involved in lock evasion. : If someone wants to make a symbolic act of protest, then symbolic act of protest noted. There is nothing else to do here. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 17:36, 3 March 2021 (UTC) :: {{Yo|:GreenMeansGo}} I beg to differ. As [[Jimmy Wales]] said: <blockquote>We should be: kind, thoughtful, passionate about getting it right, open, tolerant of different viewpoints, open to criticism, bold about changing our policies and also cautious about changing our policies</blockquote> :: Why imply this community has no say in how Stewards conduct themselves? Why are Stewards removing contributing members of this community? Why can we not openly discuss issues with the way we are being treated by Stewards? :: I have been working on [[WQ:SheSaid]] a project started here last year by [[User:Anthere]] (see: [[Wikiquote:Village_pump_archive_57#SheSaid]]) alongside with other committed members of the WQ community. Stewards have been interfering with the composition of the small group of individuals who have been working tirelessly at WQ to build up content here. A loss of an active contributor is a blow to those of us working in this area. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 15:21, 4 March 2021 (UTC) :::I'm not "implying" anything at all. Local communities do not exercise oversight regarding global actions. I'm sorry that this isn't a deeply satisfying answer, but it's the only answer there is to give. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:39, 4 March 2021 (UTC) :::[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]], if your definition of a constructive, active contributor is an editor with well over a year of cross-wiki disruption experience, dozens of locked sockpuppets, and multiple conduct-related blocks on their initial account, there is nothing to discuss. You're simply wrong. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 17:03, 4 March 2021 (UTC) :::Expanding on the above, let me supply an analogy: John works at a store. Steve also works at that store. One day, John decides it would be a good idea to throw rocks at the windows of other stores. John is arrested. Steve, who liked the work that John did at their store, demands that John be released because it harms the output of their store. Is that reasonable? No. Why? Because releasing John would mean that they could continue to vandalize other stores. We do not prioritize any one project by unlocking a user who has dozens of sockpuppets blocked on other projects. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 17:07, 4 March 2021 (UTC) ::::: @Vermont: If john was the only person in the neighborhood throwing rocks, and Steve the only one complaining I would probably agree with you. However what we are witnessing here is thousands of users throwing rocks and many honest citizens upset at the police (admins/stewards), not at the rock-throwers. Maybe it's time to ask John why he is throwing rocks? Why is he willing to risk his job? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 15:29, 5 March 2021 (UTC) === Appeal for an enwikiquote sysop to close this section ASAP === This had turned into mudslinging where a gloablly locked user, via IP socks as proxies, are able to hurl such insults to some other users [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=next&oldid=2935813 in this diff] and the rest. This is clearly grossly unacceptable behaviour and should be stop as soon as possible. This thread should be immediately closed to prevent more such occurrences. Thanks. [[User:Camouflaged Mirage|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage|talk]]) 13:40, 7 March 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 02:22, 8 March 2021 (UTC) === Request to reconsider the closing the above discussion === {{Yo|DannyS712}} I would like you to reconsider your closing of this discussion. As one of the main contributors to the discussion, I believe you did not read it carefully enough before reaching your conclusions, while basing your decision on the request of one participant who, I also believe, did not fully take the time to try and understand the issues we were discussing. The reason the WQ community got invloved in this lengthy discussion is: * Evidence that Risto's global block/lock is not based on policy, indeed an example was provided of another user accused of of being sockpuppeter who escaped a Global block/lock after the community was allowed to participate in the discussion as per Steward policy. * The concept that the admin function is to serve the community, not to control it. * The rights of this comunity to conduct its own affairs without intervention from outside interests Many participants came here in good faith to voice their opinions in a respectful manner. There was also participation from the blocked user, which I am surprised to see is not welcomed by some. What a missed opportunity to try and understand why so many users keep coming back as socks ([[w:Category:Wikipedia sockpuppeteers|over 20,000]] at enwiki alone). Regardless of your opinion of the merits of those edits, removal of those comments from the discussion are not acceptable in a civil discussion when the alternative is to collapse them. That way someone's words are not permanently removed from the archive records, but are not visible to those who choose not to see them. '''I would greatly appreciate others giving DannyS712, whose opinion I respect, a chance to reply fully before burrying this thread with their own opinions'''. Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 15:52, 11 March 2021 (UTC) ::This was Ottawahitech's last edit before he blanked his userpage and appears to have retired from wikiquote. Another valuable and active wikignome lost? --<small>[[User talk:დამოკიდებულება|ო]]</small> ~ ^{[[Wikiquote:SheSaid|#SheSaid]]} 14:43, 24 March 2021 (UTC) :@[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] "There was also participation from the blocked user, which I am surprised to see is not welcomed by some." you should not be surprised that blocked users are not welcome. I read through the whole discussion repeatedly, contrary to your assertion. I based my decision on relevant policies and the discussion that played out, not the views of one participant. As for whether or not Risto's lock was not based on policy, again, that should be taken up with stewards. The essay [[:w:Wikipedia:Just drop it]] comes to mind - you are also starting a discussion at [[Wikiquote:Village pump#Closing discussion because of so-called %22mudslinging%22]]. Enough is enough. [[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 16:29, 11 March 2021 (UTC) :Also, removal of comments by LTAs is absolutely acceptable, when the alternative (to collapse them) lends them more legitimacy [[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 16:30, 11 March 2021 (UTC) ::@[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] I think DannyS712 had made his point clear. I shall then make my point as you desired. Contrary to your assertion, I had read through the entire discussion multiple times before making the request. In addition, I would doubt those discussions are civil in nature, the very diff that prompted me to label the input of a risto hot sir IP sock (which is globally blocked) is clearly not civil as explained at [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Leaderboard&diff=2936524&oldid=2936486#You_are_way_out_of_line here]. In addition, you had taken this issue up at your talkpage, here on AN, on the village pumps and the talk pages of several users. I think this isn't helpful to the discussion to have it at many disparate pages. [[User:Camouflaged Mirage|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage|talk]]) 16:44, 11 March 2021 (UTC) * The discussion is closed. Take it up with the stewards. As has been repeatedly explained, there is nothing to do here. Repeatedly opening this discussion in multiple forums is beginning to border on disruption. Take it up at meta. Reopening this discussion is not advised. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:48, 24 March 2021 (UTC) {{Archive bottom}} == 68.193.175.208 == :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Koavf}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} :{{ping|DannyS712}} :{{ping|Tegel}} :{{ping|Saroj Uprety}} {{vandal|68.193.175.208}} :Possible sockpuppet of problematic editor Fourlaxers, [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Family_Guy/Season_8&diff=prev&oldid=2954166 constistently makes incorrect edits without providing legal, reliable sources] and [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Family_Guy/Season_16&diff=2954165&oldid=2954156 violates rules on quote limitations] (while also adding [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=The_Simpsons/Season_8&diff=prev&oldid=2952682 excessive unnecessary emphasis]). I request indefinite protection of all those articles, and that the IP be blocked for a long period of time. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 14:00, 23 April 2021 (UTC) == Plumerlumber == :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Koavf}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} :{{ping|DannyS712}} :{{ping|Tegel}} :{{ping|Saroj Uprety}} {{vandal|Plumerlumber}} :[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Brother_Bear&type=revision&diff=2954283&oldid=2954227 Consistently violates rules on quote limitations], [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wreck-It_Ralph&diff=prev&oldid=2954229 adds excessive unnecessary categories], etc. Requesting any term of blocking of this user and indefinite protection of all articles they touched. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 14:03, 23 April 2021 (UTC) :: There are no rules on quote limitations. For ''proposed'' rules see [[Wikiquote:Limits on quotations]]. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 15:26, 23 April 2021 (UTC) :::1. You are not helping. [[User talk:73.244.34.177|IP user 73.244.34.177]] had numerous blocks for the same reason: Persistent copyright violations. [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3A73.244.34.177 See its block log]. :::2. This is not [[WQ:VIP]]. I am reporting a problematic editor, not a vandal. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 15:30, 23 April 2021 (UTC) ::::: I hereby state why I don't have the right to edit Wikiquotes page? This is my first time editing Wikiquotes. The page says you can help by editing. So the first page I edited was the page Wreck-It Ralph. As I am very interested in these articles, I thought why not edit them? So the first edit was adding these two casts. Taffyta Muttonfudge (voice) and Markowski (voice). If you can reference the original Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreck-It_Ralph, the casts are stated there too. Next I added categories of 2010s American animated films, American children's animated comic science fiction films, American children's animated science fantasy films, Category:American computer-animated films, Category:Animated films about friendship, Category:Animated buddy films, Category:Films about children to the categories list. That is all I did for that page. And the user DawgDeputy reverted the edits stating the reason was "Wrong categories." If you can happen to view the original Wikipedia article the same categories are listed. I tried to do the same thing to two other articles as you can see in my log. However this user DawgDeputy, whom I am assuming is a moderator is ruthlessly reverting my edits as if I am some sort of vandal. I want to edit in good faith. What am I even doing wrong. I might have hurt his sentiments by adding a lead to Brothers Bear page, but its stated the same in its Wikipedia article. I don't want to be confrontational at all. Seeing how there are actually moderators above. I really want to get an answer why my categories are wrong, why my edits are false, why I am a copyright vandal or a problematic editor? I am threatened with possible IP ban when all I want to do is simple edits? [[User:Plumerlumber|Plumerlumber]] ([[User talk:Plumerlumber|talk]]) 13:11, 23 April 2021 (UTC) * {{re|DawgDeputy}} It's difficult to tell how something like [[Wreck-It Ralph]] doesn't qualify as a "American computer-animated film". I'm inclined to point out that you are required, and not requested to discuss disagreements with other users before you come here demanding indefinite blocks and indefinite protections. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 17:29, 23 April 2021 (UTC) :: First and foremost, if you have "open eyes" go to Wikipedia page for Wreck-it-Ralph and scroll down to categories section, and search for the term "American computer-animated films." If you have "eyes" you should be able to locate the category. Now This film is American and it is computer animated. So I simply copied and pasted that category from Wikipedia to Wikiquotes. Do you have a problem with me doing that? Second of all what does the last part of your sentence even mean? When did I "demanding indefinite blocks and indefinite protections." All I said previously was "moderators" please tell me what am I doing wrong. I did not demand anything. [[User:Plumerlumber|Plumerlumber]] ([[User talk:Plumerlumber|talk]]) 13:33, 23 April 2021 (UTC) * First, while yes we want to trim quotes to a reasonable level when they get out of hand, it is correct that we do not have anything but a proposed rule with regards to limits on the number of quotes. Second, I don't believe that the categories that were added in your example were inappropriate - they seem to fit to the work on the page. Third, while there does seem to be a disagreement between you and this user, I fail to see why they should be blocked indefinitely - and your demand that they be so blocked just seems like another example of hostile behavior towards other users who do not share your views. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:37, 23 April 2021 (UTC) ::None of them do. Some were even redundant. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 18:06, 23 April 2021 (UTC) :: The limits on quotation states "Five quotes maximum per hour, i.e., about one quote every 12 minutes. Quotes not assigned to specific characters are discarded. Recommended maximum length of quotes: seven lines by one character, ten lines of dialogue. Taglines do not count towards the total number of quotes." I will abide by that rules. All I did was add a two line quote to one of the articles. All I want to do now is add a lead to Brothers Bear, add categories, and I won't even add a quote now to Brothers Bear. Deal? Seriously, this user is acting as if I am some sort of Disney attacker. I am not. I am actually unemployed, very poor currently. ~ Plumerlumber 13:47, 23 April 2021 (UTC) ::: I added categories to two articles and a lead to one article. I am stating it my actions beforehand showing I am not a vandal. Plumerlumber 14:31, 23 April 2021 (UTC) :::: Who said you were a vandal? You are nothing more than problematic. Major difference. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 20:27, 23 April 2021 (UTC) ::::: Admins I request you to look into this issue. I edited to the barest minimum. I used the principle of least privilege and even then user DawgDeputy reverted my edits. This user has some sort of vendetta against me ever since I started editing. I will continue to revert the user's edits, because I don't see where I am wrong. If need be the user is the one who needs to be put into the noticeboard, not me. [[User:Plumerlumber|Plumerlumber]] ([[User talk:Plumerlumber|talk]]) 20:46, 23 April 2021 (UTC) ::::::Redundancy is where you are wrong. Adding categories that do not fit the article, as well as categories that are not necessary. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 23:42, 23 April 2021 (UTC) :::::::Second time reverting edits by Dawg.[[User:Plumerlumber|Plumerlumber]] ([[User talk:Plumerlumber|talk]]) 00:30, 24 April 2021 (UTC) ::::::::Numerous problematic IP users made similar edits on numerous articles long before you, and they were all undone (because they were wrong). I have no vendetta against you in particular. Just the edits. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 03:08, 24 April 2021 (UTC) :::::::::Third time reverting edits by Dawg.[[User:Plumerlumber|Plumerlumber]] ([[User talk:Plumerlumber|talk]]) 13:11, 24 April 2021 (UTC) :::::::::Will you stop pointing out how many times I am undoing your unnecessary edits? It is unnecessary to do so. You really need to leave the articles alone until a consensus is reached. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 14:12, 24 April 2021 (UTC) : No discussion at [[Talk:Wreck-It Ralph]]? If I were an admin I'd be considering blocking you both for a week for edit warring. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 15:28, 24 April 2021 (UTC) :: I find [[User:Plumerlumber|Plumerlumber]]'s activities here to be suspiciously precocious and aggressive, given that they only created an account a few days ago and have [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Plumerlumber never had any activity on any other wiki]. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 20:19, 24 April 2021 (UTC) :::::: Did you mean to say "never had any activity ''using the Plumerlumber user name'' on any other wiki"? Or is there a rule against using different names on different wikis? [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 21:29, 24 April 2021 (UTC) ::::::: All usernames are global now, meaning that if you register for a username on any wiki, you have that username on all wikis. Wikimedia is a single and entire project. The prohibition against using multiple accounts on a single wiki reasonably should carry over to other wikis. I can't think of an above-board reason why an editor on one wiki would want to conceal this activity in editing another. As for this specific editor, unless they choose to identify some other username under which they have edited elsewhere, there is no way to know that they have edited other wikis (or here) under a different username. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 18:23, 25 April 2021 (UTC) ::: Hello everyone I decided not to edit Wikiquotes anymore. I mean it said in the account creation page, Wikiquote is made my people like you. "Anyone can edit pages in Wikiquote, including this one - just select the Edit this Page link on the top or bottom of this page if you think it needs improvement. You don't need special credentials, you don't even need to be logged in. You can try your hand at editing in our sandbox." So I created an account. Doesn't mean I have to do my same account from Wikipedia. Then I edited using the principle of least privilege which is categories. I even tried to say how Brothers Bear was the last traditional animated film from Disney. The only quotes I added was a two line quote that was missing in Brothers Bear. Apparently, all I did was wrong. Everything was problematic, redundant, and harmful including the categories from the literal Wikipedia page, the Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB external links and that lead in Brothers Bear. My contributions are simply like dirt to people like you. I don't want to fight or be confrontational. I simply quit. Thanks for everything.[[User:Plumerlumber|Plumerlumber]] ([[User talk:Plumerlumber|talk]]) 20:40, 24 April 2021 (UTC) :::: Do we still have the rule "Don't bite newcomers"?--[[User:Arvatkaa Kuka|Arvatkaa Kuka]] ([[User talk:Arvatkaa Kuka|talk]]) 01:27, 26 April 2021 (UTC) ::::: Where has that ever been "the rule" on this project? [[WQ:BITE]] has been a ''proposal'' since 2006. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 06:11, 26 April 2021 (UTC) ::::: Arvatkaa Kuka, BD2412 has concluded that Plumerlumber is not a newcomer to Wikimedia wikis and, hence, does not entitled to the protection of that <s>rule</s> courtesy. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 15:25, 26 April 2021 (UTC) :::::: Even if they were, "Don't bite newcomers" is not a suicide pact. A newcomer who immediately engages in uncivil conduct or makes counterproductive edits after being informed of policies against them need not be given free reign to continue this behavior. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 17:50, 26 April 2021 (UTC) Thanks for the information!--[[User:Arvatkaa Kuka|Arvatkaa Kuka]] ([[User talk:Arvatkaa Kuka|talk]]) 18:15, 26 April 2021 (UTC) == [[Special:AbuseFilter/24]] == The message to display on error is "undefined", which should be fixed. [[User:Leaderboard|Leaderboard]] ([[User talk:Leaderboard|talk]]) 10:03, 17 May 2021 (UTC) == Wikipedia sockpuppets- blocks needed == [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Zjholder_issues Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Zjholder issues] should do all the explaining. Blocks needed here for: *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Tessssticle_keep_going_up_and_down_up_and_down Tessssticle keep going up and down up and down] *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Mjforrest_448484 Mjforrest 448484] *[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Forrestisback29912 Forrestisback29912] Thanks in advance. [[User:Magitroopa|Magitroopa]] ([[User talk:Magitroopa|talk]]) 15:18, 17 May 2021 (UTC) == [[Template:Italic title]] == Anyone know why this particular template seems to be having an issue? Specifically, when it is used, a warning appears saying "Warning: This page calls Template:Italic title which causes a template loop (an infinite recursive call)." and the effect desired by the use of the template does not appear to work. I can't see any difference in the code for the template compared to its past versions (before vandalism). This is where my lack of technical knowledge appears - I don't understand what is wrong with it. Does anyone know? Thanks. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:58, 11 June 2021 (UTC) * The problem was vandalism in the underlying {{tl|Str find}} template, now reverted and protected. This particular vandal of multiple addresses has been very busy. ~ [[User:Ningauble|Ningauble]] ([[User talk:Ningauble|talk]]) 20:01, 11 June 2021 (UTC) == Removal of interface administrator permission == Dear bureaucrats ({{ping|BD2412|GreenMeansGo|UDScott|p=}}), {{user|~riley}} requested [[:m:Special:Diff/21559113/prev|yesterday on Meta-Wiki]] that his administrator and interface-administrator permissions on this project be removed. Given that interface administrator is a flag that can be granted and removed locally, could you please assist us in completing his request for removal of permissions? Thanks. Best regards, -- [[User:MarcoAurelio|MarcoAurelio]] ([[User talk:MarcoAurelio|talk]]) 19:36, 9 June 2021 (UTC) * {{done}}. One hand giveth... [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 21:06, 9 June 2021 (UTC) * Hmm. This is unfortunate. I apologize I wasn't available. I've had little to no internet for the past few weeks. {{re|~riley}} Hope all is well. If you ever need a sounding board I believe you already have my email. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 10:24, 15 June 2021 (UTC) == spam == Pierce129 has been [[Special:Contributions/Pierce129|spamming]] a certain online quotes database into some articles. All of them have been reverted because that's evidently why he's only here for. At worst, he may even be that site's webmaster. --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 21:59, 6 June 2021 (UTC) :although he hasn't edited anything in ten days (and got reverted by @BD2412, something may have to be done.--[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 23:37, 21 June 2021 (UTC) == Total Drama Action == *{{ping|Ningauble}} *{{ping|Kalki}} *{{ping|Koavf}} *{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} [[Total Drama Action]] is the target of persistent LTA IP vandals who refuse to comply with the rules. It has been the same situation for over half a year. "Deleted sence"? "Anime" characters on a Canadian animated series from an entirely different company? Clearly vandalism. Requesting indefinite blocking. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 13:18, 5 June 2021 (UTC) :Protected. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:41, 5 June 2021 (UTC) I tried checking certain articles (Star Wars films and Behind Enemy Lines), and they redirect to this article under a template loop. --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 10:20, 8 June 2021 (UTC) ::{{vandal|Evilasio DP. Jr2}} ::And now one of those vandals is trying to circumvent the protection of [[Total Drama Action]] and trying to restore its vandalism without any explanation as to why. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 17:05, 19 June 2021 (UTC) :::And deny this user access to any talk page, including its own. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 22:01, 19 June 2021 (UTC) ::::[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Evilasio_DP._Jr2&diff=2973616&oldid=2973580 And here] [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DawgDeputy&diff=2973512&oldid=2971896 is our evidence.] [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 13:22, 20 June 2021 (UTC) *{{ping|Ningauble}} *{{ping|Kalki}} *{{ping|Koavf}} *{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} :::::[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Evilasio_DP._Jr2&diff=2973882&oldid=2973787 That vandal is persistent. It is obvious it will not stop until it gets its way.] Revoke this user's talk page access. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 11:45, 21 June 2021 (UTC) * {{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:54, 21 June 2021 (UTC) ::And just to make sure no further vandalism is done, I request indefinite full protection on all Total Drama-related articles and any or all future sockpuppets (IP or legit) be denied talk page access upon their blocking. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 11:32, 23 June 2021 (UTC) == Problematic IPs on the loose... == * {{IPvandal|24.185.151.3}} * {{IPvandal|24.190.63.62}} :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} These IPs have been repeatedly problematic in its edits, [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_and_the_Magic_Railroad&diff=next&oldid=2975451 making absolutely unnecessary changes to articles], [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=The_Hunchback_of_Notre_Dame_(1996_film)&diff=2972542&oldid=2968382 adding too many quotes to certain articles in violation of copyright], etc. These IPs must be blocked severely, and the articles protected from future IP vandals indefinitely. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 20:59, 26 June 2021 (UTC) :[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=A_Bug%27s_Life&diff=2975852&oldid=2975824 And the vandalism] [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=A_Bug%27s_Life&diff=2975824&oldid=2975184 continues]. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 12:12, 27 June 2021 (UTC) == Missing file on QOTD == Hi, [[Wikiquote:Quote of the day/July 10, 2021|today's QOTD]] on the main page has a missing picture which was deleted on Commons. Could it be removed or replaced? Also see [[Talk:Main Page#Missing picture on the QOTD|section on Talk:Main Page]]. Thanks, [[User:Aranya|Aranya]] ([[User talk:Aranya|talk]]) 17:50, 10 July 2021 (UTC) : The missing image has now been replaced. ~ <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 21:30, 10 July 2021 (UTC) == Rugrats vandalism == :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} :{{ping|Kalki}} [[Rugrats]] is the target of [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Rugrats&diff=2981764&oldid=2981459 misinformation from unreliable sources] and [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Rugrats&diff=2981318&oldid=2979887 attacking users]. Indefinite protection of the article and indefinite/global blocking of the IPs is appropriate. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 11:57, 13 July 2021 (UTC) :I've protected the page for a month. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:41, 13 July 2021 (UTC) :I recommend making the protection of that page indefinite. Considering how these IP vandals keep ranting and raving in utter denial, and denying that IMDB can easily be doctored like Wikipedia and Wikiquote, they will not stop until they get their way or are otherwise dealt with for good. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 22:06, 14 July 2021 (UTC) == Protection == Please protect (or delete) [[User talk:64.107.219.162]]: excessive vandalism from WMF-banned user. --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 03:29, 15 July 2021 (UTC) == Protection (2) == Please protect [[Past]] and [[Talk:Past]]: excessive vandalism from WMF-banned user. Thanks, --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 05:53, 19 July 2021 (UTC) == Delete == Please delete: [[Talk:Saints]]: WMF-banned user target --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 06:32, 23 July 2021 (UTC) == IP user 58.178.68.99 == {{vandal|58.178.68.99}} *{{ping|Ningauble}} *{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} *{{ping|Kalki}} This IP constantly violates copyvio and vandalizes quotes by adding unnecessary emphasis, and no matter how many warning messages I send it, it ignores them. This user must be blocked indefinitely. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 12:28, 23 July 2021 (UTC) :I have blocked the IP for a month - should the behavior continue after that point, longer blocks can be considered. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:32, 23 July 2021 (UTC) == Barnstar given under false pretenses... == *{{ping|Kalki}} *{{ping|Ningauble}} *{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} *{{ping|Miszatomic}} *{{ping|Hasley}} *{{ping|Ferien}} [[User:Christian M. (2016)|Christian M. (2016)]] recently received a "barnstar" from a vandal/troll who was clearly trying to spread its ridiculous agenda all over Wikiquote (illegally). And Christian M. foolishly believes it is legit. He is wrong. All of the following edits must be stricken, as if the "barnstar" never existed. :[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Christian_M._(2016)&diff=2995423&oldid=2988473 Exhibit A] :[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Christian_M._(2016)&diff=2996059&oldid=2995508 Exhibit B] :[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Christian_M._(2016)&diff=2996932&oldid=2996083 Exhibit C] Please make things right and strike those edits before Christian M. attempts to restore it again. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 03:27, 20 August 2021 (UTC) * The user was blocked a week before you made this post. For context, it's not super uncommon for me to log in and have 30 some odd notifications from trolls pinging me to projects I've never even visited. The most expeditious thing to do is just ignore them. When you get all riled up and offended, you're pretty much just giving them exactly what they want. It's not really a dire emergency that we police someone's talk page because what was probably a bored and maladapted 14 year old besmirched your honor. You're probably just giving them way more attention and gratification by pinging every admin on the project and demanding satisfaction. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:20, 21 August 2021 (UTC) ::I refuse to sanction blatant vandalism and those who support it. Ignoring them just leaves them free to vandalize (when they should have been stripped of Wikimedia privileges permanently). It will never stop them. Taking action is the only way. And blaming the victims for the actions of the vandals who started that whole mess in the first place is highly unconscionable. And we only get offended because the vandals caused this mess, not me. Vandalism is highly intolerable on all of Wikimedia. ::And Christian M. (2016) is also trying to sanction blatant vandalism, believing the fake barnstar is a reward. And posting this report a week after the vandal was blocked-- It was never a big deal until Christian M. foolishly restored it after I had removed it when he should have left it alone to begin with. Those edits ''have'' to be stricken from the record so as to save myself, Eaglestorm, and many other users a world of hassle of undoing the vandalism Christian M. was redoing. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 20:12, 21 August 2021 (UTC) :::Seriously, all I asked for was for the edits to be stricken from the edit history as punishment for Christian M. (2016) and the vandal that gave him that illegal "barnstar" in the first place. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 12:28, 23 August 2021 (UTC) == Rugrats vandalism == *{{ping|Kalki}} *{{ping|Ningauble}} *{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} *{{ping|Miszatomic}} *{{ping|Hasley}} *{{ping|Ferien}} ...again. A blatant vandal with poor grammar skills refuses to believe that Rugrats was cancelled in 2004, despite multiple reliable sources (including the one provided in the talk page) proving otherwise and continues to jump from one IP to another. I request that all IP vandals involved be blocked and that the page be protected ''indefinitely'', as temporary protection will not stop them. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 15:41, 22 August 2021 (UTC) :Yeah, that guy. He's [[w:WP:LTA/GRP|banned by the Foundation]] and may not edit any WMF project. Just revert everything he adds; nothing he adds is reliable, ever, because he makes things up. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 14:49, 23 August 2021 (UTC) ::I really think only those with an account (and only ''one'' account) should be allowed to edit. How else will this vandalism end or even slow down? [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 17:00, 23 August 2021 (UTC) ::And in light of this persistent vandal continuously trying to mess with us on the noticeboard and the [[Talk:Rugrats|Rugrats talk page]], I recommend this noticeboard and that talk page be protected against the IP(s) indefinitely. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 18:18, 23 August 2021 (UTC) ::I heard somewhere that he had served a few years in prison for his actions on the WMF. I am quite surprised they still allowed him to edit here after he was released, or even let him keep his Internet privileges. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 18:40, 23 August 2021 (UTC) :::He was in jail for several years for stalking/harassment/threats but it was unrelated to WMF. Still, it was great to have a break from his obsessive harassment (2015-2018). [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 18:45, 23 August 2021 (UTC) == Noticeboard protected == FYI I semi protected this page for a week given the level of vandalism --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 02:15, 26 August 2021 (UTC) == Protection request == Can an administrator please protect [[Pope John Paul II]]? It keeps on being vandalised by a WMF-banned editor. Thanks. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] ([[User talk:Ferien|talk]]) 16:59, 25 August 2021 (UTC) :And it's related to the topic above me, [[#Rugrats vandalism]] -- [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] ([[User talk:Ferien|talk]]) 17:01, 25 August 2021 (UTC) :Done, before I saw this request --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 02:15, 26 August 2021 (UTC) And now could anyone please (semi-)protect [[Pope Benedict XVI]] for a while? It seems vandalized by an anon, probably the same person on the above . --[[User:Aphaia|Aphaia]] ([[User talk:Aphaia|talk]]) 18:40, 26 August 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 19:19, 26 August 2021 (UTC) Thank you, and now [[Pope Pius XII]] ... semi- or protection please? --[[User:Aphaia|Aphaia]] ([[User talk:Aphaia|talk]]) 06:34, 28 August 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 20:31, 28 August 2021 (UTC) == Grand Theft Auto V == Some troll added a speedy deletion tag in there, which I believe is nothing more than nonsense. Please remove it and ban the guy. --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 00:15, 2 September 2021 (UTC) :The vandal was already banned. But the edits should still be struck from the record. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 00:41, 2 September 2021 (UTC) == Wikiquote == Very interesting [[User:Clumie|Clumie]] ([[User talk:Clumie|talk]]) 14:26, 3 September 2021 (UTC) == [[WQ:TEMP]] == It may be worth protecting this page, as it's just a redirect and shouldn't need to be edited by non-confirmed users. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] ([[User talk:Ferien|talk]]) 21:35, 11 September 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 21:45, 11 September 2021 (UTC) == [[Wikiquote:Quote of the day/May 2, 2015]] == Could an admin protect this page? There's quite a lot of disruption from a WMF-banned editor. Thanks in advance. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 17:03, 22 September 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:24, 22 September 2021 (UTC) == delete == Can someone please delete this category: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Category:German_Southwest_Africa_Africa i made it by mistake. Thanks. [[User:KingBaudoin|KingBaudoin]] ([[User talk:KingBaudoin|talk]]) 00:40, 5 October 2021 (UTC) == Requesting page protection == Requesting semi-protection of my talk page [[User talk:Citrivescence]]. I am currently being harassed across wikis by a user who jumps from IP to IP to evade blocks. [https://guc.toolforge.org/?user=204.184.47.158 1] [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2600:6C40:5400:1D2B:E951:6497:92BC:8B33 2] [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2600:6C40:5400:1D2B:0:0:0:0/64 3] [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/204.184.47.150 4] Thank you. [[User:Citrivescence|Citrivescence]] ([[User talk:Citrivescence|talk]]) 15:40, 21 October 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} for 6 months initially - can revisit if the issue continues after that.. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 15:59, 21 October 2021 (UTC) == Block == Please block [[Special:Contributions/2406:3400:215:7E0:5070:DC5:FF36:34FA|2406:3400:215:7E0:5070:DC5:FF36:34FA]]: long-term abuse. --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 02:42, 26 October 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:22, 26 October 2021 (UTC) == Block == Please block [[Special:Contribs/147.10.226.241]]: long-term abuse. [[User:Stang|Stang]] ([[User talk:Stang|talk]]) 03:48, 2 November 2021 (UTC) == Protect The Addams Family (film) == Can you please put protection on [[The Addams Family (film)]]? The page has been repeatedly vandalized since September, with reversions being undone. - {{unsigned|Jedzz}} :{{done}}. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:32, 3 November 2021 (UTC) == Block 58.178.68.99‎ == {{vandal|58.178.68.99‎}} {{ping|Kalki}} {{ping|Ningauble}} {{ping|Miszatomic}} {{ping|Hasley}} {{ping|Ferien}} :This IP vandal, who was blocked previously for one month, consistently vandalizes pages and ignores warnings. It has to be put to a stop before it goes after other pages. Requesting long-term semi-protection of all Disney articles and no less than six months of blocking against this vandal. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 13:44, 6 November 2021 (UTC) :Again, not an admin so pinging me here isn't really necessary (not that I mind very much), but it's an IP, why would full protection be necessary? --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 13:52, 6 November 2021 (UTC) * {{done}} Seems to be a static IP, so not against issuing lengthy blocks. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:24, 6 November 2021 (UTC) == Request == Please protect [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Lavrentiy_Beria&action=history Talk:Lavrentiy Beria]: LTA target --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 05:01, 10 November 2021 (UTC) :Also [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Superman&curid=16331&action=history Superman], thanks. --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 05:52, 10 November 2021 (UTC) == Please block 67.204.55.251 == {{vandal|67.204.55.251}} :excessive vandalism [[User:Stang|Stang]] ([[User talk:Stang|talk]]) 13:55, 16 November 2021 (UTC) :Obviously a blatant sock puppet of Ramses Bond, a previously banned vandal who refused to accept that the vandal's dialogue for the Total Drama series does not exist anywhere. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 01:50, 17 November 2021 (UTC) == Block request == * {{vandal|46.235.97.127}} * {{vandal|212.3.195.219}} :Please block these accounts, vandalism at [[User talk:Neptune, the Mystic]]. [[User:Stang|Stang]] ([[User talk:Stang|talk]]) 21:03, 21 November 2021 (UTC) ::I would also like to have my talk page protected from IP attacks. Thank you! --[[User:Neptune, the Mystic|Neptune, the Mystic]] ([[User talk:Neptune, the Mystic|talk]]) 21:33, 21 November 2021 (UTC) :::I protected your talk page on enwiki just now (let me know if you'd like it lifted) - hopefully someone is online here too. :) [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 21:44, 21 November 2021 (UTC) :: {{Yo|Stang}} with all due respect, [[User:Neptune, the Mystic]] has not contributed any content to this WQ (I believe?). The storm of comments that your note here precipitated is drowning out content contributions by many good faith editors. Unless Neptune is considering building content here I believe the best solution is for him/her is to find another outlet. Respectfully. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 22:28, 21 November 2021 (UTC) :::{{re|Ottawahitech}} Messages will be left on Neptune's talk page regardless of whether he actually contributes to content here. [[:w:WP:LTA/GRP|This vandal (linked)]] is just trying to find another talk page to message him on. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 22:40, 21 November 2021 (UTC) ::::{{yo|Ferien}} Why does [[User:Neptune, the Mystic]] worry about what happens on their talkpage at en-WQ if they are not contributing here and not known by the locals? No-one else cares, I think? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 22:50, 21 November 2021 (UTC) :::::It does fill up their notification feed for starters, and this vandal will also end up vandalising other pages on this wiki, this page will probably next. [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 22:55, 21 November 2021 (UTC) :::::: {{Yo|Ferien}} With power comes responsibility. wmf-admins are no different than real-life politicians in this respect. Individuals who are given the discretionary power to block others, delete other's work, should be accountable to the community at large. Having to put up with lots of notification feeds is a small price to pay. IMIO, YMMV, Cheers, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 06:09, 27 November 2021 (UTC) :::::::{{u|Ottawahitech}}, still it is an issue, and harassment from a WMF-banned editor over some reverted edits is not something someone should have to receive. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 19:40, 27 November 2021 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/62.252.201.33|62.252.201.33]] == Excessive vandalism. [[User:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh]] ([[User talk:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|talk]]) 14:17, 1 December 2021 (UTC) :And (semi-)protect [[The Wiggles (band)]] for much longer a period of time than previously (which was only one week, which was never going to stop IP users from vandalizing). [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 23:49, 1 December 2021 (UTC) ::The IP above is the only IP that has vandalised that page in the past two months or so. Why semiprotect if it will affect innocent users? --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 09:49, 2 December 2021 (UTC) ::You mean the past [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=The_Wiggles_(band)&diff=2960730&oldid=2900639 seven months], during which time we had countless vandals using IP addresses (the only good edits being from registered users). We must leave absolutely '''nothing''' to chance. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 21:51, 2 December 2021 (UTC) == (Semi-)Protection request == ...on the central article of [[Thomas & Friends]]. Constant content dispute (such as unsubstantiated cancellation claims, when officially, status of the series is nothing beyond on hiatus), and the fact that if the separate articles for each season and film have had indefinite protection, so should the central article. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 18:56, 3 December 2021 (UTC) :And block this (sockpuppet) user: :{{vandal|Boober123}} [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 02:46, 4 December 2021 (UTC) == Revdel request == Can someone rev del my IP used (124.xxx.xxx.xxx) on [[User talk:Ottawahitech]]. Thanks! [[User:SHB2000|SHB2000]] ([[User talk:SHB2000|talk]]) 08:45, 5 December 2021 (UTC) == Block request == Please block [[Special:Contribs/112.204.217.222|112.204.217.222]]: Long-term abuse (see [[:en:Wikipedia:WP:Long-term abuse/Jurisdrew|LTA page]], global lock already requested). Thanks, --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 06:01, 6 December 2021 (UTC) :Thank you for notifying us that. Conquering with you, I placed a one-week long block on this address. --[[User:Aphaia|Aphaia]] ([[User talk:Aphaia|talk]]) 16:14, 6 December 2021 (UTC) == Protection == Hello! Please protect the page [[Philosophical pessimism]]. It is currently the target of a WMF-banned LTA ([[w:en:WP:LTA/GRP]]), who is using a proxy service to repeatedly attack the page and try to engage in a mindless revert war that I have no interest in continuing. Thank you! [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 12:18, 6 December 2021 (UTC) :For those who are revert-warring with GRP here: don't do it. He has lots of time to waste in trolling, having nothing else to do that is productive. We have other, productive tasks at hand. Don't waste your precious time in revert-warring with a troll. [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 13:49, 6 December 2021 (UTC) == [[Talk:Lavrentiy Beria]] == Could an admin please protect this page or block the IPs involved, as the page is currently subject to edit warring from a WMF-banned editor. Thanks! --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 16:45, 7 December 2021 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:39, 7 December 2021 (UTC) == Hacked / Block request == Can someone look at my profile? [[User:KingBaudoin]] It seems to be hacked? Its says: '''King cyber sindicate.''' '''HACKED: In the 2010s, personal data belonging to millions of Facebook users was collected without their consent by British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, predominantly to be used for political advertising.''' With this suspicious link, don't click it, it's probably a virus: https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/ How do i change it? [[User:KingBaudoin|KingBaudoin]] ([[User talk:KingBaudoin|talk]]) 18:20, 27 November 2021 (UTC) :already found how to change it, this is the person that changed the text of the template, please block this account, thanks: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/136.158.41.175 [[User:KingBaudoin|KingBaudoin]] ([[User talk:KingBaudoin|talk]]) 18:24, 27 November 2021 (UTC) ::Very destructive person, please block him, urgent, thanks https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Larry_Page&diff=3036172&oldid=3036170 [[User:KingBaudoin|KingBaudoin]] ([[User talk:KingBaudoin|talk]]) 18:36, 27 November 2021 (UTC) :::Already {{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 19:43, 29 November 2021 (UTC) ::::Thanks. [[User:KingBaudoin|KingBaudoin]] ([[User talk:KingBaudoin|talk]]) 02:56, 9 December 2021 (UTC) == BLOCK REQUEST URGENT == THIS USER KEEPS VANDALISNG WIKIQUOTE, PLEASE BLOCK HIM! https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/136.158.41.175 {{unsigned2|20:57, 28 November 2021|KingBaudoin}} :Blocked by Ninguable. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 09:50, 2 December 2021 (UTC) :Thanks. [[User:KingBaudoin|KingBaudoin]] ([[User talk:KingBaudoin|talk]]) 02:56, 9 December 2021 (UTC) == [[Rugrats]] and [[Talk:Rugrats]] == Today's targets of the WMF-banned user GRP. Please protect and revdel the links as they are abusive and make libelous assertions about me and Antandrus. Thanks! [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 14:04, 8 December 2021 (UTC) :Protected both and blocked some of the users involved. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 14:59, 8 December 2021 (UTC) == Protection == Could an admin protect my talk page? I’m not active on here, but a WMF banned LTA (george reeves person) is harassing me here. Thanks, [[User:Nigos|Nigos]] ([[User talk:Nigos|talk]]) 08:10, 10 December 2021 (UTC) * This has been done. [[User:BD2412|<font style="background:#F2E6CE">''BD2412''</font>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 01:20, 12 December 2021 (UTC) == Page protection == Hello, don't know where to request page protection here so posting it on Admins Noticeboard. This [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kath_%26_Kim page needs protection]. I checked the page history, the IP editor has been vandalizing the page since May 2021. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 11:17, 24 November 2021 (UTC) :No Admin active?!🤷 [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 18:09, 25 November 2021 (UTC) ::{{ping|GreenMeansGo}}, perhaps you are active. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 17:27, 26 November 2021 (UTC) :::I semi-protected it for a year. [[User:Ruslik0|Ruslik0]] ([[User talk:Ruslik0|talk]]) 20:36, 28 November 2021 (UTC) ::::Thanks. [[User:Lightbluerain|Lightbluerain]] ([[User talk:Lightbluerain|talk]]) 19:01, 29 November 2021 (UTC) :::* I see that [[User:Ruslik0]] is not an admin on WQ. Is it policy on WQ that editors such as wmf-[[stewards]] are allowed to carryout admin duties? If so, which other types of wmf-officials are allowed to do that? Is this documented anywhere? Just curious, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:10, 30 November 2021 (UTC) :::*:{{re|Ottawahitech}} If there aren't any admins responding to reports like above and the situation is more of an emergency then yes I think stewards can take action. However I'm not sure if a whole year's protection was necessary here considering the IPs are all in the same /64 range ([[:w:WP:/64|which isn't a big deal to block]]), where a long-term block can be placed that would stop vandalism on all the pages they are vandalising without affecting innocent users... --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 09:56, 2 December 2021 (UTC) :::*::Ferien, As far as I understand, Stewards are only allowed to exercise admin-powers on small wikis (please correct me if I am wrong). Have you considered the posibility that WQ admins know which locals are more likely to exaggerate a need for blocking/protection etc.? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 01:03, 9 December 2021 (UTC) :::*:::{{re|Ottawahitech}} Stewards and global sysops can exercise powers on small wikis yes, but in an emergency they can also go onto bigger wikis. Of course some locals will think something's more of an emergency than something else, but at the end of the day it's up to the stewards to decide, they can always decline a request and ask someone to wait for an admin to arrive. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 09:05, 9 December 2021 (UTC) :::*::::Ferien, :::*::::I have not seen documentation anywhere on any wiki that allows Stewards to interfere with local administration on bigger wikis. It makes no sense to me to allow Stewards who have lIttle understanding of the local issues on wikis they do not contribute to on a regular basis. It is hard enough for local admins to see everythiing that is happening! :::*::::BTW thanks for continuing to ping me. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 21:37, 12 December 2021 (UTC) == Move Coronavirus disease 2019 to COVID-19 == The Wikipedia article about the disease is simply called COVID-19. So, for consistency, the page [[Coronavirus disease 2019]] here on Wikiquote should be moved to [[COVID-19]], requiring an administrator to delete the target page and then restore the earlier edits (thus merging the histories). Then, [[Talk:Coronavirus disease 2019]] should likewise be moved to [[Talk:COVID-19]], deleting the existing target page in the way and then restoring the earlier edits (thus again merging the histories). The two sections from February 2020 should then be merged above the "Proposals for more" section. [[User:GeoffreyT2000|GeoffreyT2000]] ([[User talk:GeoffreyT2000|talk]]) 22:24, 14 December 2021 (UTC) == Request == Please delete my userpage and talk page. It would be nice if you could also protect them. I've been the subject of some LTA and they keep harrasing me through my userpages. Cheers --[[User:Synoman Barris|Synoman Barris]] ([[User talk:Synoman Barris|talk]]) 22:22, 19 December 2021 (UTC) : And [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Category:Suspected_Wikiquote_sockpuppets_of_Synoman_Barris] should also be deleted --[[User:Synoman Barris|Synoman Barris]] ([[User talk:Synoman Barris|talk]]) 22:24, 19 December 2021 (UTC) == [[Special:Contribs/2603:6080:A700:1C39:85B7:F370:BB6C:33B2|2603:6080:A700:1C39:85B7:F370:BB6C:33B2]] == Adds false block templates to user/user talk pages. [[User:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh]] ([[User talk:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|talk]]) 05:09, 20 December 2021 (UTC) == [[Total Drama Action]] talk page vandalism == :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} :{{ping|Miszatomic}} One IP vandal refuses to admit what the IP vandal did was dead wrong. Requesting indefinite protection of the talk page and all Total Drama articles and talk pages to prevent this vandal from ever returning, and indefinite blocking for the vandal, as well. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 21:57, 21 December 2021 (UTC) : I blocked one persistently used IP for 3 months, and semi-protected the talk page for 3 months. ~ <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 22:56, 21 December 2021 (UTC) ::Wonderful. If this continues, however, I request the next block and semi-protection timeframe be more than twice as long. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 22:58, 21 December 2021 (UTC) :::@[[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]], May I ask a silly question? Why are there so many vandalism reports on this page? Why not post on [[Wikiquote:Vandalism in progress]]? Just curious. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 22:47, 28 December 2021 (UTC) == [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]] == Does anyone patrol this category as a matter of course, please? It does not have the appearance of either being speedy or leading to deletion at present. [[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]] ([[User talk:Timtrent|talk]]) 10:23, 22 December 2021 (UTC) :@[[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]], Just curious what prompted your question. Do any of the 6 pages currently listed for a speedy pose a serious problem? On the other hand I see that the article [[Yoshihide Suga]] about a prime minister of Japan is listed for deletion at [[:Category:Votes for deletion]] with no one chiming in to the discussion. Could be because it is holiday season? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 22:40, 28 December 2021 (UTC) ::@[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] quite some time ago I had nominated [[Hamis Kiggundu]] in [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Hamis_Kiggundu&oldid=3040182 this permalink]. I have no idea whether or not the nomination was valid. It was declined by an IP editor earlier today. The thing is, there appeared to be nothing actually 'speedy' about the process in the sense I am used to from Commons and en WP. ::I also have no clear concept of deletion processes and procedures here, and will welcome advice either here or on my talk page [[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]] ([[User talk:Timtrent|talk]]) 22:47, 28 December 2021 (UTC) :::Ah.. now I understand. As far as things around here being slower than enwiki and commons, is it also not slower at other small wmf-wikis such as wikibooks, wikiversity, wikisource, wikinews, etc? I see that some admins here are very busy looking after things that are important for this community. :::I am not familiar with deletion processes and procedures at WQ, but I know that many contributors are busy building content rather than undoing other people's work and have little interest in this area. I think I recognize your name from enwiki as a long-term patroller (I think?) and would be interested in your ideas for improvements at WQ. Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 23:01, 28 December 2021 (UTC) ::::@[[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]] forgot to ping [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 23:02, 28 December 2021 (UTC) :::::@[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] I've been around on en WP a while. I recognise your name also. I think the major improvement would be to implement Twinkle for routine admin tasks to help newbies here with experience elsewhere navigate WQ [[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]] ([[User talk:Timtrent|talk]]) 23:06, 28 December 2021 (UTC) ::::::I have created [[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Hamis Kiggundu]] on the basis that the speedy deletion was challenged. I will learn something, I expect. Thanks for giving me the prompt to do this @[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]], even if you did not suggest it directly. [[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]] ([[User talk:Timtrent|talk]]) 23:19, 28 December 2021 (UTC) :::::::I am sure WQ could use help. Thanks for stepping up. Cheers, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 23:30, 28 December 2021 (UTC) == firstinspire.com == Heavily spammed by [[Special:Contribs/Daily Motivation|Daily Motivation]] [[Special:Contribs/Trevormazda|et]] [[Special:Contribs/Hyuonglee|al.]]. [[User:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh]] ([[User talk:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|talk]]) 14:34, 29 December 2021 (UTC) == Block == Please block [[Special:Contributions/2001:8003:3C4B:B600:0:0:0:0/64|2001:8003:3C4B:B600:0:0:0:0/64]]: Long-term abuse. --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 03:36, 29 December 2021 (UTC) :Done. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:41, 2 January 2022 (UTC) == {{User|美好的时光好孩子}} == Please consider blocking {{Vandal|美好的时光好孩子}}. His edits are limited to POV pushing. ~ [[User:DanielTom|DanielTom]] ([[User talk:DanielTom|talk]]) 19:45, 29 December 2021 (UTC) :His edits are obviously controversial and need to be discussed on the talk page of the relevant entry to form consensus, but he's dropped off the site. Please post again if he reappears. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:39, 2 January 2022 (UTC) == 2603:6080:A700:1C39:C589:6817:F2A8:1B04 == * [[special:contribs/2603:6080:A700:1C39:C589:6817:F2A8:1B04]] * rm delete template on article [[The Northside Show (season 10)]] and [[The Northside Show (season 9)]], vandalism talk page. [[User_talk:Stang|'''<span style="font-family:Cursive; color:#F50" lang="en">Stang</span>''']] 22:10, 1 January 2022 (UTC) :Blocked by someone else. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:38, 2 January 2022 (UTC) == Looney Tunes: Back in Action == :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} :{{ping|Miszatomic}} Requesting long-term semi-protection of both the article and its talk page, due to [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Looney_Tunes:_Back_in_Action&diff=3048804&oldid=3038467 persistent] [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Looney_Tunes:_Back_in_Action&diff=3048805&oldid=2210546 vandalism]. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 14:47, 20 December 2021 (UTC) :UPDATE-- The main page is semi-protected, but the same protection should also apply to the talk page. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 14:07, 2 January 2022 (UTC) == 152.86.164.35 == Cross-wiki abuse, going on lots of different wikis to ask people to proxy edit for them on enwiki. Shown on [[Special:Diff/3054662]]. [[:simple:w:Special:Contributions/152.86.164.35|Blocked on simplewiki]] and [[:w:Special:Contributions/152.86.164.35|enwiki]] too (that's why they're asking random people to edit for them there) Thanks, [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 16:43, 2 January 2022 (UTC) :Blocked. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 16:46, 2 January 2022 (UTC) ::Thank you {{u|Koavf}}. They are continuing on the account {{vandal|StevwRudueieh}}. [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 22:15, 2 January 2022 (UTC) :::Blocked. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:17, 2 January 2022 (UTC) ::::That was fast, thank you! --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 22:18, 2 January 2022 (UTC) :::::Hi {{u|Koavf}}, another IP address [[special:contribs/107.127.53.41]], thanks. [[User_talk:Stang|'''<span style="font-family:Cursive; color:#F50" lang="en">Stang</span>''']] 22:48, 2 January 2022 (UTC) ::::::Thanks {{ping|Stang}}. You beat me too it. [[User:Andrzejbanas|Andrzejbanas]] ([[User talk:Andrzejbanas|talk]]) 22:52, 2 January 2022 (UTC) :::::::And [[Special:Contribs/107.127.53.25]], {{u|Koavf}} (hope you don't mind the pings!) --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 15:42, 3 January 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Pings are fine! —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:57, 3 January 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Thanks. They are back again {{ping|Koavf}} as 107.127.53.29. Would it be possible to delte my page or lock it so newly registered or IPs can't use the talk page? [[User:Andrzejbanas|Andrzejbanas]] ([[User talk:Andrzejbanas|talk]]) 23:29, 3 January 2022 (UTC) == 108.207.249.33 == Please block [[Special:Contribs/108.207.249.33|108.207.249.33]]: vandalism. --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 05:33, 4 January 2022 (UTC) == Block == Please block [[Special:Contributions/Zjholder6173|Zjholder6173]]: Long-term abuse (Zjholder) --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 03:33, 10 January 2022 (UTC) :Globally blocked. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:13, 24 January 2022 (UTC) == Nuke and Block == Nuke all pages by {{vandal|Chuogcyui}} and block indefinitely for mass spam campaign here --[[User:Synoman Barris|Synoman Barris]] ([[User talk:Synoman Barris|talk]]) 12:15, 11 January 2022 (UTC) :Blocked. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:13, 24 January 2022 (UTC) == [[User talk:102.64.165.103]] == Please delete [[User talk:102.64.165.103]]: Vandalism. [[User:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh]] ([[User talk:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|talk]]) 17:56, 23 January 2022 (UTC) :Deleted. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:14, 24 January 2022 (UTC) == Block == Please block [[Special:Contributions/2600:1700:DC00:1960:3152:17F2:13A7:85F7/64|2600:1700:DC00:1960:3152:17F2:13A7:85F7/64]]: Vandalism. Thanks, --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 05:20, 24 January 2022 (UTC) :Blocked. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:15, 24 January 2022 (UTC) == [[Superman]] == Hi, can a protection be put on this article please? [[:w:WP:LTA/GRP|A certain WMF-banned editor]] seems to be spending most of his time there at the moment. Thanks. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 16:30, 27 January 2022 (UTC) :I added a simple statement from WP on the other uses of the character. I also protected the page for two weeks (will extend if it becomes necessary). ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 16:34, 27 January 2022 (UTC) ::Thanks for the quick response :) [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 16:36, 27 January 2022 (UTC) == IP vandal that just won't stop == {{IPvandal|1.152.108.86}} Please can we get somebody to look at this ongoing issue [[Wikiquote:Vandalism_in_progress#New_report_2022-01-27,_23:35]]? The edits are pretty egregious. There is defamation and deliberately abusive misgendering (in both content and edit summaries) as well as general transphobia and homophobia. I think we need a block, some page protections and ''all'' their edits revdeled. --[[User:DanielRigal|DanielRigal]] ([[User talk:DanielRigal|talk]]) 00:50, 28 January 2022 (UTC) :Yeah, some of this is very inappropriate. I saw some edits that are not obvious candidates for revdel. {{Ping|DanielRigal}} are you sure that you think ''all'' of these merit revdel? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:56, 28 January 2022 (UTC) ::I should have been more specific and said ''all'' their edits to [[Abigail Thorn]] and ''some'' of their others. (Sorry. Things were happening very fast and I was getting tired.) I think that all of the edits to [[Abigail Thorn]] made by all IPs, not just this one, since Dec 25 (inclusive) are bad and are worth revdelling as they introduce a baseless and idiotic anti-vax conspiracy theory involving Thorn and others that far-right dingbats are trying to promote as well as misgendering and a pre-transition photo. Apart from that, most of the IPs other edits are blanking so maybe it is OK to just revdel the ones with offensive edit summaries e.g some of the ones to [[Natalie Wynn]]. --[[User:DanielRigal|DanielRigal]] ([[User talk:DanielRigal|talk]]) 11:22, 28 January 2022 (UTC) ::I support this. Nobody should have to see their disgusting comments and abuse when going back through the page history. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 06:53, 1 February 2022 (UTC) == Vandalism in progress on Wikiquote:Vandalism in progress == {{IPvandal|152.22.84.23}} We have an IP vandal vandalising [[Wikiquote:Vandalism in progress]] (Is that metavandalism?) as well as other pages. They have also made racist comments about another editor. A good long block seems to be in order. --[[User:DanielRigal|DanielRigal]] ([[User talk:DanielRigal|talk]]) 16:57, 28 January 2022 (UTC) :I see that they are blocked now. Thanks. --[[User:DanielRigal|DanielRigal]] ([[User talk:DanielRigal|talk]]) 17:28, 28 January 2022 (UTC) == Rocky Balboa (film) == Some anon has been trying to insert some reference to a marciano fight but I thought it was not notable. and prove to be combative whenever they try to revert. I think whatever reference that is, its triviality, plain and simple. --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 16:24, 29 January 2022 (UTC) : Wrong!!! The Marciano-Ali Superfight film made Rocky 6 possible and marciano was inspiration to balboa movies!!! Do your research first before errupting with none-sense!!! {{unsigned|62.199.3.36}} ::And why be so triggered and defensive? Your combativeness serves no purpose and only shows you being mired in triviality. You want to waste your life trying to prove things that don't matter and you never had a personal investment in? Try spellchecking sometime, kid. --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 16:40, 30 January 2022 (UTC) :::This person is [[w:WP:LTA/GRP|banned by the WMF]] for exactly this behavior, along with outing, stalking, harassment, and an endless stream of comically ungrammatical threats. It's usually just best to remove his sputter; it's easy to spot (he's on this page at least twice already, above in the "Superman" and "User talk:102.64.165.103" threads). [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 16:47, 30 January 2022 (UTC) :::: I fail to comprehend why the LTA is still hopping from one IP address to another to continue cyberbullying others and spreading lies, and no one is contacting the proper authorities to stop him. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 19:57, 30 January 2022 (UTC) == [[Scytl]] == I don't know how the deletion process works here, but I'm reasonably certain that [[Scytl]] is not in scope of this project. It's about random things that have been said in the media about a company. [[User:Sandstein|Sandstein]] ([[User talk:Sandstein|talk]]) 16:17, 31 January 2022 (UTC) :You may very well be correct - there are two main processes available to request deletion (other than speedy deletion). Take a look at [[Wikiquote:Proposed deletion]] and [[Wikiquote:Deletion policy]]. The first is for often more-obvious cases and the second, where further discussion is probably warranted. In fact, if one uses the proposed deletion path and someone else challenges that, it is likley that the second path will follow soon after. After reading those pages, come back if you have questions. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 16:29, 31 January 2022 (UTC) == 152.117.105.92 == :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Koavf}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} * {{vandal|152.117.105.92}} :Constantly adds quotes to articles to exceed limitations and open the door to vandalism. Requesting long-term semi-protection of every article the IP ever touched and long-term blocking of the IP. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 23:46, 28 January 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Koavf}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} This IP is at it again. Learned absolutely nothing from its previous block. Requesting no less than two weeks worth of blocking against this problematic IP. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 17:04, 11 February 2022 (UTC) :Doubled block length. I'm still hesitant to call this vandalism, but at some point, being ignorant of the rules is borderline malicious. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:11, 11 February 2022 (UTC) :{{Ping|DawgDeputy}} As a little process thing, I am fine with you pinging me (sometimes I don't see every edit to this page) and I think other admins are too. Visually, it would be handy if you would just string them altogether on one line with one ping, like <nowiki>{{Ping|Koavf|Kalki|Person3}}</nowiki>. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:16, 11 February 2022 (UTC) == Has [[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion]] been abandoned? == While it is not exactly busy it has a goodly number of discussions way past their expiry dates. [[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]] ([[User talk:Timtrent|talk]]) 14:16, 12 February 2022 (UTC) == Another LTA == {{vandal|I sleep, I sleep!}} --[[User:Synoman Barris|Synoman Barris]] ([[User talk:Synoman Barris|talk]]) 15:18, 12 February 2022 (UTC) :Globally locked by Tks4Fish --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 17:01, 12 February 2022 (UTC) == Protect == I know the LTA above will revert this, but I will not give attention to a person who thinks they will get any significance or attention writing their nonsense here. Back to my point, I think this noticeboard should be protected for a while to avoid such revert wars --[[User:Synoman Barris|Synoman Barris]] ([[User talk:Synoman Barris|talk]]) 17:19, 12 February 2022 (UTC) == Request == Please protect [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Philosophy&curid=119107&action=history Talk:Philosophy] and [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Ludwig_van_Beethoven&curid=2167&action=history Ludwig van Beethoven]: LTA target --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 06:16, 14 February 2022 (UTC) : This has been done. ~ <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 13:03, 14 February 2022 (UTC) ::Please protect [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Plato&action=history Talk:Plato]: LTA target. --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 04:33, 15 February 2022 (UTC) ::Also [[Travel]] and [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]. This [[w:WP:LTA/GRP|banned user]] stalks people's edits, reverts them with bad faith edit summaries, and hopes to recruit help for his "side" in an imaginary war. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 04:48, 15 February 2022 (UTC) ::Why has nobody reported this stalking vandal to the proper authorities? There does not seem to be any other way to stop him for good. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 23:02, 15 February 2022 (UTC) :::Feel free. He did spend three years in jail for stalking and harassment (ten felonies, mostly dismissed but at least one 'not guilty by reason insanity') - what happens is he gets out and just starts up again. It utterly sucks. How do you get someone's internet taken away? The Chicago police don't care. "Someone is harassing you on the internet? Turn off your computer." If he makes actual threats from one of his IPv6 ranges (AT&T and Comcast), save the diff, because those can be tied to him. The others are all open proxies. If this is too much information, I understand, but this guy has been a pest since 2006, and never stops. "HarassBot". I'm open to ideas, because I'm sick of this. -- And thank you to everyone who helps remove his harassment, abuse, and random rubbish. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 23:46, 15 February 2022 (UTC) :::Just one other thing -- why doesn't [[m:Trust and Safety]] take this kind of thing on? Doesn't that seem like a reasonable addition to their mission? People like this are poisonous, and ''have'' to be removed from WMF projects, but I'm not aware of them doing anything to help other than putting him on their ban list. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 23:54, 15 February 2022 (UTC) ::::Have you written to the threats email address: emergency[at]? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:34, 20 February 2022 (UTC) :::::Not recently, but maybe it's time again. Do they actually do anything off-wiki (which is where this needs to escalate to)? Guess I can find out. Maybe if a bunch of people contact them they'll do something? I would think that if the ''Foundation'' contacted law enforcement, that could have some clout. :::::Anyway, thanks everyone for your help. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 20:19, 20 February 2022 (UTC) == [[Special:Contribs/88.7.214.219|88.7.214.219]] == This LTA's back again. Please revdel everything. Thanks in advance. [[User:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh]] ([[User talk:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh|talk]]) 05:03, 16 February 2022 (UTC) :Done, thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:05, 20 February 2022 (UTC) == Histmerge required == [[Drew Gerald]] was recently cut and paste moved to [[Andrew Daniel]]. I think it is a valid move, however an admin will need to merge their histories for attribution purposes (see [[w:WP:HISTMERGE]].) [[User:Eviolite|Eviolite]] ([[User talk:Eviolite|talk]]) 20:55, 24 February 2022 (UTC) :Actually, I'm not even sure if the person meets [[WQ:Notability|notability]], as I can't find any indication that these quotes have gained traction (outside of e.g. Reddit posts) and the creator is a near-SPA. [[User:Eviolite|Eviolite]] ([[User talk:Eviolite|talk]]) 20:57, 24 February 2022 (UTC) ::Deleted as non-notable promotion. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 21:02, 24 February 2022 (UTC) ::Please consider undeletion, the idea was to ensure proper attribution to the author, not promotion. The original page was under the author's penname "Drew Gerald" and has recently decided to be identified by legal name "Andrew Daniel". You can see many notable uses of quotes: https://www.google.com/search?q=drew+gerald+quotes - and most notable quotation: https://www.google.com/search?q=you+only+struggle+because+you%27re+ready+to+grow [[User:Metaheal|Metaheal]] ([[User talk:Metaheal|talk]]) 23:07, 26 February 2022 (UTC) :::Undeleted for now. {{Ping|Eviolite}}, do you want to nominate for deletion? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:13, 27 February 2022 (UTC) ::::I don't have too strong of an opinion (I only discovered the situation via SWViewer), and am not really aware of Wikiquote's policies regarding inclusion, so I won't for now (of course, if someone more experienced thinks deletion is warranted, they can start one.) [[User:Eviolite|Eviolite]] ([[User talk:Eviolite|talk]]) 02:18, 27 February 2022 (UTC) == Requesting protection on the [[Talk:Death]] page: == Hi, there's been some [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Death&action=history persistent vandalism] from a banned editor that needs to be protected, and a bit of edit-warring is occurring on that said page as well. [[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) 16:30, 26 February 2022 (UTC) :{{Done}} by someone else. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:32, 26 February 2022 (UTC) == 152.117.105.92 == :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Koavf}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} * {{vandal|152.117.105.92}} At it once again. Still learned nothing from its previous block. Requesting no less than a month's worth of blocking, and no less than twice that long worth of semi-protection of all articles it ever touched. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 14:33, 27 February 2022 (UTC) :I'd already blocked this user for a month before I even saw this request. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:35, 27 February 2022 (UTC) == [[user:Eaglestorm]] bullying, hounding, article ownership, edit warring, rule totalitarianism == This user seems to have issues with certain editors and the LOQ policy that they deal with in a distinctly uncivil manner. See the following: Complaints about abusive behavior from other users: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Your_comment_on_Christian https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Christian_M._(2016)... https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Be_Civil! https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Uncivil_behavior https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Once_again... https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Uncivil_responses_to_efforts_at_even_civl_compromise_and_deference https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:DawgDeputy#SuperMyers1028/Christian_M_2016 Abuse incidents: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Star_Wars (user bashing) https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:Return_of_the_Jedi#This_film_is_a_classic,_and_has_TONS_of_great_and_memorable_quotes (bashing newcomer, extreme LOQ abuse) https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Avengers:_Endgame&diff=prev&oldid=3082483 (Article ownership, LOQ abuse and personal attack in summary) https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Eaglestorm&diff=3082517&oldid=3082503 (More insults) Rules totalitarianism and article ownership criticisms: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Full_Metal_Jacket https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#Black_Widow_(2021_film) https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/User_talk:Eaglestorm#How_I_Met_Your_Mother General evidence of LOQ abuse, hounding and being a jerk: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Eaglestorm https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Eaglestorm&action=history Oh gosh whatever could this be: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Eaglestorm Basically their whole talk page is nothing but reasonable complaints about behavior answered dismissively, stretching back YEARS. I think it’s probably time they receive some stronger sanctioning. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 10:24, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :Obviously I've never heard of this guy, but tries to claim by that long laundtry list that they know it all. Do I know you from somewhere? This one is nothing more than a troll claiming he was "insulted". Header is full of lies and half-truths driven by people with agendas. --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 12:41, 4 March 2022 (UTC) ::Ah, I see you have arrived to refute my accusations by insulting me instead of actually explaining your actions. You know you aren’t really helping your case by doing that. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 12:55, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :::Yapyapyap, that's from your viewpoint. It's just you making mountains out of molehills. "Insults" please. Let's not feed the trolls guys, especially those who think they're whiteknights for certain people around here! --[[User:Eaglestorm|Eaglestorm]] ([[User talk:Eaglestorm|talk]]) 13:11, 4 March 2022 (UTC) ::::Please just stop bullying people abusing the LOQ rules to ridiculous degrees. Wikiquote is not your personal fiefdom, it belongs to everyone who can edit it competently. I’m trying to be nice here. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 13:31, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :::::Eaglestorm, I believe that the case laid out here is quite strong and shows a pattern of abuse by you towards other users and some sort of belief that you own the pages contained in this site. The next incident of such behavior (whether in edit summaries or direct discussion with another user) will result in a block - no further warnings will be given. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 14:10, 4 March 2022 (UTC) ::::::Wow that was fast: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Avengers:_Endgame&diff=3082589&oldid=3082586 ::::::Block time, I presume? (PS I’m assuming “GFE” means “Google fucking exists” since it’s not a policy and I’m pretty sure it’s not referring to “[[w:girlfriend experience]]” in this context) [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 15:00, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :::::::They’re also edit-warring over trivial changes seemingly just to bludgeon their “ownership” of the pages. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 15:07, 4 March 2022 (UTC) ::::::::I assume that GFE refers to "Good faith effort". I would advise you to cease the edit warring from your side as well. Only when the dust settles from this latest dispute can we as admins act to address the situation in the best way. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 15:28, 4 March 2022 (UTC) == [[User:DawgDeputy]] [[User:Dronebogus]] edit war, content/policy dispute == As can be seen here, https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/DawgDeputy is convinced that [[Wikiquote:Limits on quotations]] is rigid, official policy and even ACTUAL COPYRIGHT LAW, and is obsessed with enforcement of it to a ludicrous and disruptive extent, and making pointless edits ( https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Back_to_the_Future_Part_II&curid=11833&diff=3082616&oldid=3082615 ) to the Back to the Future 2 article with minimal justification. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 16:19, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|Ningauble}} :{{ping|Kalki}} :{{ping|Koavf}} :{{ping|GreenMeansGo}} * {{vandal|Dronebogus}} :This user has been constantly adding [[Avengers: Endgame|excessive quotes]] to [[Return of the Jedi|articles]], refusing to comply with quote limitations. And he has been hounding me with demands, [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DawgDeputy&diff=3082610&oldid=3082607 refusing to accept my answer]. Requesting immediate investigation. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 16:22, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :*Wow that wasn’t remotely surprising that we both immediately showed up here complaining about each other and have no interest in “negotiating” after the pointless block we were both subjected to. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 16:26, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|Dronebogus}} The "pointless block" was imposed because it does no one any good to have our site filled with users at war, going back and forth over the content of a page. It was imposed to create a pause in which cooler heads might prevail, nothing more (and no blame was assigned to either side, as the blocks were doled out equally). ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 16:44, 4 March 2022 (UTC) ::*{{Ping|DawgDeputy|Dronebogus}} Did you two post to the talk pages to get consensus? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 16:27, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :::* {{Ping|Koavf}} I TRIED to negotiate on DD’s talkpage but I kept getting reverted and dismissed. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 16:29, 4 March 2022 (UTC) ::::* Then if you can't get consensus between the two of you--which happens--ask for third parties to give their perspective. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 16:38, 4 March 2022 (UTC) :::::* {{ping|Koavf}} And do you, as a third party, have any perspective? [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 16:39, 4 March 2022 (UTC) ::::::{{ping|Koavf}} Just for the record, I had to dismiss his messages because 1: I was well within my rights to do so, and 2: He has no right to call the shots and disrespect quote limitations. And I have had quite the number of IP users of his same MO (but not the same person, mind you) blocked. ::::::Furthermore, one page on which Dronebogus edited: [[Return of the Jedi]], has 12 quotes, already over the 11-quote limit for that film. He insists that a quote of only "three words" (the one he continuously added was also incomplete) is not a violation. He is wrong. Even a quote of only one word still counts as a quote and toward the quote count. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 18:50, 4 March 2022 (UTC) {{Ping|DawgDeputy|Dronebogus}}: how about you make a new topic on the talk page(s), ping me, and explain what the controversy is? Speaking from experience, edit-warring is not the answer. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:50, 4 March 2022 (UTC) {{ping|Koavf}} I can’t do that because the problems are related to [[w:wp:CIR]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing#Failure_or_refusal_to_%22get_the_point%22 refusal to listen], and stretch across multiple pages. They are the specifically: *DawgDeputy thinks the non-official policy proposal [[Wikiquote:Limits on quotations]] is essentially copyright law and must be followed to the exact letter: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Return_of_the_Jedi&diff=prev&oldid=3082614 *DawgDeputy refuses to negotiate and reach consensus, instead stonewalling arguments with repeated assertions they are just “following the rules” (once again LOQ is only an unofficial policy and not gospel truth): https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DawgDeputy&diff=prev&oldid=3082612 https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DawgDeputy&diff=prev&oldid=3082607 https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DawgDeputy&diff=prev&oldid=3082599 *Despite claiming “not to make the rules”, DawgDeputy makes up their own non-textualist interpretations of guidelines: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=3082714&oldid=3082711 *DawgDeputy engages in pointless edit warring over trivial changes that do not improve the article at all: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Back_to_the_Future_Part_II&diff=prev&oldid=3082616 https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Back_to_the_Future_Part_II&diff=prev&oldid=3082547 https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Back_to_the_Future_Part_II&diff=prev&oldid=3082601 *DawgDeputy only edits a narrow range of articles related to, to be blunt, films and TV that would probably be of interest to kids or otherwise don’t require much thought to superficially enjoy (i.e. cartoons, action/adventure movies and comedies— I like those too but I also like more serious media), seemingly showing some topic ownership issues and possible immaturity: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/DawgDeputy&target=DawgDeputy *DawgDeputy seems to be obsessed with gatekeeping and civily violating [[w:WP:BITE]], seen both above and in https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=3082710&oldid=3082691 As can be seen in all the above diffs, DawgDeputy doesn’t seem to believe in collaboration and compromise, the whole point of a wiki, instead deciding they and they alone are allowed to determine article content and relying on edit warring to wear down those they disagree with. Their behavior is similar to [[user:Eaglestorm]]’s issues with rules abuse and article ownership only DawgDeputy does their bludgeoning and edit warring civilly. Since they’re also one of the few users who doesn’t find Eaglestorm’s behavior completely insufferable I’d even tentatively postulate one might be the [[W:wp:sock|good hand/bad hand account]] of the other or a [[w:wp:meatpuppet]]. [[User:Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 07:22, 5 March 2022 (UTC) : [[User:Dronebogus]], I urge you to reconsider your choice to refuse to follow Koavf's suggestion. Yes, it is a pain to deal with an edit warer who does not compromise, and you shouldn't have to do. But if you take the time and make the effort then, eventually, an admin will see the problem, see that it is not you, and take appropriate action. You now have an admin's attention. Don't squander it. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 16:17, 5 March 2022 (UTC) :: {{ping|Butwhatdoiknow}} I said I already made an effort and they just reverted my request. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 16:30, 5 March 2022 (UTC) ::: Who is (or are) "they"? [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 18:35, 5 March 2022 (UTC) ::::DawgDeputy [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 19:22, 5 March 2022 (UTC) ::: Ah, yes, a classic DawgDeputy move. And one for which Koavf previously issued [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3ADawgDeputy a three month block]. My recommendation: cut the the link to the diff where DD reverted your post and paste it on to Koavf's talk page with a comment that you are attempting to comply with their proposed procedure. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 20:26, 5 March 2022 (UTC) ::::For the record, that block only denied me access to Koavf's talk page, simply for removing comments (to which he never replied) from a problematic user. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 02:52, 6 March 2022 (UTC) ::::: For the record, here's [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Ferris_Bueller%27s_Day_Off&diff=2770750&oldid=2770690 an example] where an admin stepped in to restore a massive DawgDeputy removal. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 16:20, 6 March 2022 (UTC) ::::::That is immaterial, and nevertheless went nowhere. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 17:24, 6 March 2022 (UTC) :::::::Stop trying to claim anything that makes you look bad or that you disagree with is invalid or irrelevant. That is commonly known as “moving the goalposts” and is frowned upon. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 19:13, 6 March 2022 (UTC) ::::::::It was merely a dispute over a petty unnecessary addition to a quote that never went anywhere. Not a copyvio case. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 21:30, 6 March 2022 (UTC) :::::::::That is beside the point. You were violating actual policy against deleting other people’s comments for no good reason and not your outlandish interpretation of a policy draft that hasn’t been officially adopted (how many times must I state that last bit?) [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 22:01, 6 March 2022 (UTC) ::: [[User:Dronebogus]], I note your post to Koavf's talk page with cites to DawgDeputy's talk page. If you have some examples of DawgDeputy removing posts somewhere other than their own talk page then I recommend you add those. If not, you should read and follow Koavf's suggestion to "make a new topic on the talk page(s) [where edit warring is taking place], ping me, and explain what the controversy is." [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 16:20, 6 March 2022 (UTC) ::::Koavf doesn’t really seem to get or care how disruptive DawgDeputy is. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 00:18, 7 March 2022 (UTC) ::::They’re spending more time nitpicking my complaints and implicitly blaming me for being equally stubborn and uncivil or something like that. It’s frustrating and I’d like a coherent response to the evidence I’ve provided and some kind of assistance with the situation.{{unsigned2|00:21, 7 March 2022 | Dronebogus}} ::::We have both provided good evidence this user is disruptive and continues to be. {{Unsigned2| 00:24, 7 March 2022‎|Dronebogus}} ::::: Dealing with a difficult editor is an asymmetrical battle and I understand your frustration. But you have to (a) remain civil and (b) avoid making it about personalities ("it's the edits, not the editor"), ''See'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Responding_to_a_failure_to_discuss#The_process Wikipedia:Responding to a failure to discuss]. ::::: I will suggest one last time that you "read and follow Koavf's suggestion to 'make a new topic '''on the talk page(s) [where edit warring is taking place]''', ping me, and explain what the controversy is'" (emphasis added). That is, take it one article at a time - don't dump a laundry list. And if DD reverts your new topic, send a diff of that to Koavf. [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 06:00, 7 March 2022 (UTC) **Koavf complained about making threads in different places. You can’t win for losing. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 09:36, 7 March 2022 (UTC) ***On the plus side DawgDeputy seems to have acquiesced to my changes after I provided a lengthy explanation. We’ll see if it lasts. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 09:39, 7 March 2022 (UTC) ****As I said, I’m skeptical of Koavf’s concern for the situation. They seem to think it’s a personal squabble and not a facet of a deep and long-running [[w:wp:cir]]] problem. I’ll try to do more research but I’m probably going to try an uninvolved admin. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 09:47, 7 March 2022 (UTC) ****:Wow, well, I didn't expect an assumption of bad faith, but as I wrote on my talk page, I am concerned about 1.) conversations spiraling out of control and being plastered over multiple pages and sucking up all kinds of complaints into one big mess that is hard to untangle and 2.) making conversations personality-based instead of principal- or guideline-based. I am not making any assumption about anyone's personal styles and I have seen inappropriate behavior from both of the individuals in this dispute. I really don't think my two preferences are very unreasonable. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:37, 7 March 2022 (UTC) ****::Fair enough. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 19:48, 7 March 2022 (UTC) == More DawgDeputy edit warfare == DawgDeputy has been engaging in an edit war. I have tried to negotiate but they have just fallen back on “I don’t make the rules etc” again. *https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Despicable_Me_(film)&diff=3083933&oldid=3083869 calls my edits “vandalism” (I was copying in incorrect material from an older version accidentally and removed it) *https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Despicable_Me_(film)&diff=3084016&oldid=3084013 another mass revert without citing policy *https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Despicable_Me_(film)&diff=3084025&oldid=3084024 simply calls additions “meaningless” instead of an explanation, misinterpreting unofficial guidelines yet again) *https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Despicable_Me_(film)&diff=3084026&oldid=3084025 massive unexplained revert *https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Despicable_Me_(film)&diff=3084031&oldid=3084029 more ABF *https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:Despicable_Me_(film) policy bludgeoning rather than seeking consensus I actually want to improve the article based on DawgDeputy’s points, but I can’t do it if they refuse to let me edit it for five minutes. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 17:01, 7 March 2022 (UTC) ::I've commented on this specific incident on the film's talk page [[Talk:Despicable Me (film)|here]]. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:24, 7 March 2022 (UTC) == Seeking admin input == I'm not sure if any of the other admins have followed any of the discussion above, but I am asking for review by other admins. I have tried to mediate a bit and have tried to create some compromise, but now I am also being challenged for doing so. Before I instinctively respond in a rather vindictive manner, I would like to have fresh eyes review it and take any appropriate action. In particular, please look at the edit history of ''[[Despicable Me (film)]]'' and its talk page, as well as the discussions above. I believe my actions towards all three users in this case were correct, but I of course lack objectivity at this point. And while I am sympathetic towards Dronebogus in their discussion with the other two, it appears that I have run afoul of them now too. It is my belief that the last edit to the film page should be reverted to the version after my changes, but I am reluctant to continue another edit war. Please review and act as you see fit. Thanks. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 17:54, 7 March 2022 (UTC) :Really no thoughts from anyone? Is no one reading this noticeboard anymore? ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:56, 9 March 2022 (UTC) ::I feel like you and Koavf are the only active admins anymore [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 15:09, 9 March 2022 (UTC) :* @ UDScott I try to read this board whenever I get a chance, but following discussion here requires an enormous amount of time. I believe that one of the main reasons for this is the frequency in which edits here are removed by other editors, often without any consequences to the offenders. Just my $.02 [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:35, 10 March 2022 (UTC) == GRP returns == [[Academia]] is his latest target. Please protect, thank you. [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 05:10, 20 February 2022 (UTC) :Protected. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:04, 20 February 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Koavf}} thank you! GRP is now targeting [[Diane Sawyer]], which needs protection. [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 03:34, 21 February 2022 (UTC) :::Also [[Truth]]. [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 03:34, 21 February 2022 (UTC) ::::Got 'em. Thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:56, 21 February 2022 (UTC) :::::One more: [[User talk:Britmax]] -- thanks in advance. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 19:22, 21 February 2022 (UTC) : Good morning. Reusing this thread because he was back this morning with more abuse. Could an admin please hide [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=10%3A10_%28film%29&action=revisiondelete&type=revision&ids%5B3078125%5D=1&ids%5B3078123%5D=1&ids%5B3078119%5D=1&ids%5B3078096%5D=1 these abusive edit summaries]? Thanks, ---- [[User:MarcoAurelio|MarcoAurelio]] ([[User talk:MarcoAurelio|talk]]) 15:27, 23 February 2022 (UTC) ::Wow, I've never seen this interface before. Thanks, M. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:06, 24 February 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|UDScott}} GRP is now vandalising [[Talk:Death]]. [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 16:19, 26 February 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|UDScott}} could you revdel the abusive edits and edit summaries that GRP has left on this page? Thanks! [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 14:53, 28 February 2022 (UTC) :: You might also want to semi-protect this page temporarily. [[User:1234qwer1234qwer4|𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰]] ([[User talk:1234qwer1234qwer4|𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠]]) 15:11, 28 February 2022 (UTC) ::: Make that indefinitely. There is no stopping this vandal unless he is dealt with and banned from the Internet by the proper authorities. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 15:20, 28 February 2022 (UTC) :::: I suppose, though this particular vandal is unlikely to stop and will just find another page to attack. [[User:1234qwer1234qwer4|𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰]] ([[User talk:1234qwer1234qwer4|𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠]]) 15:22, 28 February 2022 (UTC) ::::: He can try, but he will only end up in serious, unavoidable trouble. This is why I think only registered users should edit on WMF. Vandals easily take advantage of IP addresses. [[User:DawgDeputy|DawgDeputy]] ([[User talk:DawgDeputy|talk]]) 15:31, 28 February 2022 (UTC) :Today's target: [[War]]. [[User:JavaHurricane|JavaHurricane]] ([[User talk:JavaHurricane|talk]]) 06:30, 1 March 2022 (UTC) ::Now at [[Talk:War]]. ''[[User:JavaHurricane| <span style = "color:green">Java</span>]][[User talk:JavaHurricane|<span style = "color:red">Hurricane</span>]]'' 15:34, 2 March 2022 (UTC) :Now at [[Talk:Memorial Day]]. ''[[User:JavaHurricane| <span style = "color:green">Java</span>]][[User talk:JavaHurricane|<span style = "color:red">Hurricane</span>]]'' 12:59, 9 March 2022 (UTC) :Now at [[Fulton J. Sheen]]. ''[[User:JavaHurricane| <span style = "color:green">Java</span>]][[User talk:JavaHurricane|<span style = "color:red">Hurricane</span>]]'' 05:26, 20 March 2022 (UTC) ::Now attacking [[Torture]]; a massive revert war is going on there between GRP on proxies and several vandal fighters. ''[[User:JavaHurricane| <span style = "color:green">Java</span>]][[User talk:JavaHurricane|<span style = "color:red">Hurricane</span>]]'' 04:45, 23 March 2022 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/I like to say i'm blue, but i'm also a world|I like to say i'm blue, but i'm also a world]] constantly vandalizing pages: == Hello, could an admin please block for this user for constantly vandalizing pages and [[Special:Diff/3091251|making useless redirects]] to random pages? Thank you. [[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) 13:31, 25 March 2022 (UTC) :Account has been locked; a nuke is needed now. ''[[User:JavaHurricane| <span style = "color:green">Java</span>]][[User talk:JavaHurricane|<span style = "color:red">Hurricane</span>]]'' 18:25, 25 March 2022 (UTC) ::That's {{done}}. Noticed they went onto simplewiki and nuked the pages there but didn't notice here. Thanks {{u|JavaHurricane}} and {{u|DarkMatterMan4500}}. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 18:45, 25 March 2022 (UTC) == 102.184.31.218 == Only made one edit, but you might wanna keep an eye on them to make sure they don't vandalize. [[Special:Contributions/2603:6080:A700:1C39:A07A:EE06:CF73:43EE|2603:6080:A700:1C39:A07A:EE06:CF73:43EE]] 17:22, 26 March 2022 (UTC) :It was a WMF-banned editor, but they edited 12 hours ago and have probably moved onto another IP so blocking will probably not help anything. Thank you for the report though, and happy editing!--[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 17:24, 26 March 2022 (UTC) ::Thanks for the cheers. I did not say to block them, just keep an eye on them. You never know. IPs can change over time. [[Special:Contributions/2603:6080:A700:1C39:A07A:EE06:CF73:43EE|2603:6080:A700:1C39:A07A:EE06:CF73:43EE]] 17:28, 26 March 2022 (UTC) == This user keeps bugging me about restoring the 2010s and 2020s sections of the Horror film page on Wikipedia. == This user, CreepshowJollygiant, keeps bugging me about restoring the 2010s and 2020s sections of the Horror film page on Wikipedia. So could you please put a stop to this as soon as possible? [[User:AdamDeanHall|AdamDeanHall]] ([[User talk:AdamDeanHall|talk]]) 15:46, 30 March 2022 (UTC) : Now another user, 107.119.45.37, has just pestered me about the same thing, and something about being crooked and unsourced. Could you please do something about this right now? Here are the links to the users I’m talking about: [[Special:Contributions/107.119.45.37]], [[Special:Contributions/CreepshowJollygiant]] https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:AdamDeanHall&type=revision&diff=3093031&oldid=3092810&diffmode=source https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:AdamDeanHall&type=revision&diff=3093108&oldid=3093047&diffmode=source [[User:AdamDeanHall|AdamDeanHall]] ([[User talk:AdamDeanHall|talk]]) 20:17, 30 March 2022 (UTC) :I've blocked both the users involved. Thanks for reporting! --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:58, 30 March 2022 (UTC) == I am reporting a ban evasion. == This user, [[Special:Contributions/LeftyJuJu]], has a history of a ban evasion, and is linked to the other blocked accounts. Could you please block him as soon as possible? He keeps asking me over and over again to restore the 2010s and 2020s sections on the Horror film page on Wikipedia. [[User:AdamDeanHall|AdamDeanHall]] ([[User talk:AdamDeanHall|talk]]) 02:50, 31 March 2022 (UTC) :It's now been globally locked by stewards. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 06:26, 31 March 2022 (UTC) == Request == Please protect [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Vladimir_Lenin&action=history Talk:Vladimir Lenin]: LTA target. Thanks, --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 05:12, 31 March 2022 (UTC) :{{re|Mtarch11}} {{done}}, thanks --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 06:28, 31 March 2022 (UTC) == Request (2) == Please protect [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Aleksandr_Solzhenitsyn&action=history Talk:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]: LTA target. Thanks, --[[User:Mtarch11|Mtarch11]] ([[User talk:Mtarch11|talk]]) 06:22, 1 April 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} already but didn't see this. Thanks! --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 15:24, 2 April 2022 (UTC) == Request protection == My user talk page is currently the target of on-going harrassment by an LTA-sock. Thank you [[User:Thewolfchild|Thewolfchild]] ([[User talk:Thewolfchild|talk]]) 18:02, 2 April 2022 (UTC) :{{u|Thewolfchild}}, seeing as you haven't edited much here and you've had to deal with a lot of LTA on your talk page, I've semi-protected your talk page for a whole year. Hope this helps. :) --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 18:14, 2 April 2022 (UTC) ::Should do. Thanks [[User:Thewolfchild|Thewolfchild]] ([[User talk:Thewolfchild|talk]]) 22:34, 2 April 2022 (UTC) == I am reporting more ban evasions. == These users, [[Special:Contributions/107.122.97.40]] and [[Special:Contributions/166.205.141.44]], have a history of a ban evasion, and are linked to the other blocked accounts. Could you please block them as soon as possible? They keep asking me over and over again to restore the 2010s and 2020s sections on the Horror film page on Wikipedia. [[User:AdamDeanHall|AdamDeanHall]] ([[User talk:AdamDeanHall|talk]]) 04:22, 3 April 2022 (UTC) == [[user:AdamDeanHall]] edit warring at [[Return of the Jedi]] == <s>User has been repeatedly removing the iconic “it’s a trap” quote with little or no explanation. This can be seen at the top of the article history here: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Return_of_the_Jedi&action=history The quote is supported by multiple editors (see last 2 sections of https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:Return_of_the_Jedi) and there’s no mandatory quote limit ([[Wq:LOQ]] is not policy). I think this counts as disruptive editing. Recommend temporarily locking to this version: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Return_of_the_Jedi&oldid=3084058 [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 02:52, 31 March 2022 (UTC)</s> Withdrawing as it seems to have resolved itself. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 08:45, 4 April 2022 (UTC) == Protection request == Please protect [[Pope Benedict XVI]] because of repeated long-term abuse. <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">[[m:User:EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:#000;">Ethan</span>]][[User talk:EthanGaming7640#top|<span style="color:#888;">Gaming</span>]][[Special:Contribs/EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:red;">7640</span>]]</span> 14:06, 6 April 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 16:31, 6 April 2022 (UTC) == [[Despicable Me (film)]] Still an edit war target == Requesting page protection [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 06:42, 8 April 2022 (UTC) : Why not try starting a discussion on the talk page first? [[User:Butwhatdoiknow|Butwhatdoiknow]] ([[User talk:Butwhatdoiknow|talk]]) 14:47, 8 April 2022 (UTC) ::I have already made my feelings known regarding this page (see [[Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Seeking_admin_input|discussion]] from March above). At that time, I asked for additional admin input, but really never received any. I would again ask on of the others to take a look at the history and offer some input before I again step into it. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 15:22, 8 April 2022 (UTC) == Restoring the 2010s and 2020s-present section == Every user who has committed each and every ban evasion has kept asking me to restore the 2010s and 2020s-present section of the [[w:Horror film|Horror film]] page on Wikipedia. They have been doing this to me time and again, every chance they got. So could you please do something about this before another ban-evading user starts bothering me again? [[User:AdamDeanHall|AdamDeanHall]] ([[User talk:AdamDeanHall|talk]]) 15:58, 3 April 2022 (UTC) :Hi @[[User:AdamDeanHall|AdamDeanHall]], : :You have taken it upon yourself to remove messages, not only from your own user talk, but also from mine. Just wondering why? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 01:32, 12 April 2022 (UTC) == Ian Kershaw == The article contains some blatant selective quoting from Kershaw's biography of Adolf Hitler. For example, it lists two quotes from a paragraph on page 412: *For Catholics—the other sub-culture which Nazism found greatest difficulty in penetrating, before and after 1933—Hitler was above all seen as the head of a ‘godless’, anti-Christian movement. *On the nationalist-conservative Right… Hitler was portrayed for the most part as intransigent and irresponsible, a wild and vulgar demagogue, not a statesman, an obstacle to political recovery, the head of an extreme movement with menacing socialistic tendencies. The full paragraph says: :For the Socialist and Communist left — with only minor differences between them in this regard — Hitler was portrayed as the hireling of big capitalism, the front-man for the imperialists, the political strike-force of the enemies, of the working class. Such views were to persist after 1933 in the left-wing underground resistance organizations, the underestimation of Hitler they contained hindering clear perceptions of the ideological dynamism of Nazism. For Catholics — the other sub-culture which Nazism found greatest difficulty in penetrating, before and after 1933 — Hitler was above all seen as the head of a ‘godless’, anti-Christian movement. In Protestant church-going circles, impression of Hitler varied. Some looked to the dangers of a neo-heathen movement which had roused the base instincts of the masses. Others saw the potential, at a time when church attendance was dwindling and moral and religious values were allegedly being undermined, of Hitler's 'national renewal' bringing in its wake ethical and religious revival. On the nationalist-conservative Right, the relatively sympathetic treatment of Hitler at the time of the Young Plan Campaign had given way to hostility. Hitler was portrayed for the most part as intransigent and irresponsible, a wild and vulgar demagogue, not a statesman, an obstacle to political recovery, the head of an extreme movement with menacing socialistic tendencies. Against these negative images had to be set the adulation of the third of the population that, despite the setbacks of summer and autumn, still saw in Hitler the only hope for Germany's future. I tried to remove the selectively-used quotes, but get this error message: :This action has been automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed. If you believe your action was constructive, please inform an administrator of what you were trying to do. A brief description of the abuse rule which your action matched is: GRP Can you fix this? [[User:Anywikiuser|Anywikiuser]] ([[User talk:Anywikiuser|talk]]) 18:28, 13 April 2022 (UTC) :I have disabled the filter temporarily while I try to find a fix.--[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 18:29, 13 April 2022 (UTC) == Legacy of banned user User:Libraryclerk0191 == Consider for example the article [[Ukraine]], a favorite target of User:Libraryclerk0191. <s>Search [[Ukraine]] for the word "NATO" (as in "NATO expansion") -- 44 results.</s> Hmm. Another top target was [[2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis]], although that has been significantly improved since {{u|Rauisuchian}} listed some of its problems, for example, "cherrypicked routine reporting (not notable quotes)," "promotional links/blogspam ," "pro-Kremlin stances that are so duplicated and given such weight that it is contrary to reliable sources, etc., and no longer informative to see what the Russian state position is when it's such a large portion of the article." LC's [[Special:Contributions/Libraryclerk0191 |contribution history]] pinpoints articles that are important to Russian disinformation. I put a couple on my watchlist to improve, and I hope others take a look and do the same. To clarify, I am enthusiastic about articles including quotes from a wide range of viewpoints. But Wikiquote should not be used as free advertising for fringe thinkers published by questionable sources like [[w:MintPress News]] and [[w:unz.com]]. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 03:16, 9 April 2022 (UTC) : Update, I removed a lot of the POV-pushing from [[Ukraine]] and added some quotes from notable historians and authors who have said interesting things about Ukraine. But LC already has some successors pushing his same POV in his same favorite articles, citing his same favorite fringe unreliable sources. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 03:35, 10 April 2022 (UTC) ::Agree, for the last several weeks at least there's a POV-pushing campaign running largely unchecked here. It's anti-western, anti-US, pro-Russian, and is hitting from both far right and far left. Some of the theme pages are just coatracks for anti-US propaganda. Have a look at [[war crimes]] for an outrageous example (is the US the worst committer of war crimes in history? sure looks like it from that page.) ::{{u|HouseOfChange}} -- excellent job adding, cleaning up, restoring balance -- thank you. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 03:52, 11 April 2022 (UTC) :::Hi@[[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] @[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] :::It is not clear to me what it is you agree with: :::* "for the last several weeks at least there's a POV-pushing campaign running largely unchecked heree" :::AND that: :::* "Banned" [[User:Libraryclerk0191]] is the one responsible for this "campaign"? :::Is Libraryclerk0191 indeed responsible for this campaign? -- I don't know and have not spent the time to figure it out. I do believe though that we should not discuss the contributions of those who have been silenced without hearing their side of the story. I think? Any comments? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:32, 11 April 2022 (UTC) :::::{{re|Ottawahitech}} After finding Libraryclerk0191 in the page history of several problem articles, I checked to see if his [[Special:Contributions/Libraryclerk0191 |contribution history]] would pinpoint problem articles I hadn't seen. And, it did. That's not the same as calling LC "responsible" for the ongoing campaign in those articles. '''The stone mason who put up headstones showed us where the dead are; is he "responsible" if someone dies next week?''' I care about problem articles, not about blame. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 04:48, 12 April 2022 (UTC) :{{u|HouseOfChange}} Thank you for helping to address this problem, great work on the cleanup. :There are lots of POV pushing campaigns that have or will become more obvious, and suspected astroturfing takes time from volunteer editors who have to address reverting that fringe content rather than revising and adding new notable content. :One thing I suggested earlier was an automated removal of all [[w:unz.com]] quotes (as cited on Wikipedia, "The website has been criticized by the Anti-Defamation League as hosting racist and antisemitic content, and the Southern Poverty Law Center which has labeled it a white nationalist publication." and the site is deprecated on [[w:WP:RSPSOURCES]]). Removal of this fringe source -- quotes from which, have neither historical notability nor secondary source notability -- would go a long way. There are multiple pages of Wikiquote results for "Unz Review". Its presence on an article is a potential red flag to look for other questionable sources being used and added by the same editors. :Like you said "Wikiquote should not be used as free advertising for fringe thinkers published by questionable sources". Along these lines, we could consider an equivalent of [[w:WP:ELNO]] for external links here as well for article quality. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 04:15, 12 April 2022 (UTC) === Similar edits === <!-- broken up for readability... feel free to edit this header --> : Props to admin {{u|Ferien}} and others for maintaining Wikiquote and fighting vandalism. Looks like {{u|Alphabravo2022}} was also blocked as a response to Libraryclerk0191 abusing multiple accounts. AlphaBravo2022's [[Special:Contributions/Alphabravo2022|contributions page]] is another data point in seeing which edits are potentially POV pushing. : Separately (probably not the same "individual" but who knows) another editor fervently restoring "Unz Review" links has been detected: this IP user [[Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E|2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E]], similar IPv6 address as a wave of correlated editors adding same fringe sources on the far right side. If admins with block abilities could review that user, that would be excellent. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 12:18, 13 April 2022 (UTC) :::::: Agree, and note [[Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDB1:C600:4D8C:A964:F53B:51C]] and [[Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:7823:E32D:D7B5:5EDE]] are also up to no good here, as is another IP in Australia [[Special:Contributions/121.221.66.226]] with the same targets. Note that [[Charlottesville car attack]], [[Waukesha parade attack]], and [[Darrell Edward Brooks]] are repeat targets for hateful POV-pushing, with ZERO examples of "quotations which are notable." [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 13:16, 13 April 2022 (UTC) :: More interesting data points and correlations. Some folks on Discord noticed previous blocked users and IP ranges that appear similar to the current troll accounts. :: The original sockmaster of the pro-Russia POV accounts could be [[User: Om777om]] ([https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/Om777om&offset=&limit=500&target=Om777om contributions]) based on an initial trolling wave in 2019. The pattern of edits looks very similar. :: Additionally, [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64&offset=&limit=500&target=2001%3A8003%3ADDAA%3A5A00%3AAC93%3ACDBC%3A7BC8%3A319E%2F64 one Australian IPV6 range] posts consistently far-right, racist, and anti-Semitic content and anti-vaccine misinformation. Editor indicated by that IPv6 range appears to have a history going back to 2019 or earlier. These correlations might be useful for admins to look at. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 13:13, 13 April 2022 (UTC) :: Two IPv4 ranges, [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/1.152.108.86/24&offset=&limit=500&target=1.152.108.86%2F24 here] and [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/1.136.104.177/24 here] may be the same fringe far-right editor as the Australian IPv6 range above. This is shown by the [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Abigail_Thorn&offset=&limit=500&action=history revision history of the Abigail Thorn article] where the same "The Grayzone" content is added by these IPs in an edit war. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 13:51, 13 April 2022 (UTC) ==== IP block requests ==== : {{Ping|Ferien}} and others with block abilities: I am requesting blocks of this IPV6 range: [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64&offset=&limit=500&target=2001%3A8003%3ADDAA%3A5A00%3AAC93%3ACDBC%3A7BC8%3A319E%2F64 2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64] Contribution history shows POV pushing and spamming far right external links. More detail above, but the contribution history is self evident. Thank you. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 09:06, 14 April 2022 (UTC). :: My edits are fine. Anything rauisuchian thinks is "Extreme" he wants reverted. [[Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:C469:22F4:BE68:2A79|2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:C469:22F4:BE68:2A79]] 09:36, 14 April 2022 (UTC) ::I second this. This individual is edit warring across multiple pages and adding far right and homophobic material.--[[User:C.J. Griffin|C.J. Griffin]] ([[User talk:C.J. Griffin|talk]]) 05:02, 15 April 2022 (UTC) == Removing external links on Wikiquote that Wikipedia marks as deprecated or spam == Hello Wikiquote admins, Several of the sites which Wikipedia's [[wikipedia:WP:RSPSOURCES|perennial sources noticeboard]] has deprecated or marked as spam, are cited widely on Wikiquote. For example, the conspiracy site "Global Research" (marked spam on Wikipedia) and the far-right "Unz Review" (marked deprecated on Wikipedia) bring up numerous results on Wikiquote. This includes external links to the fringe sites, and large passages of quotes from relatively non-notable or fringe sources. This probably also applies to other sites on the noticeboard but these are two obvious ones. Can these links be removed from Wikiquote in all or almost all cases? Additionally, the quotes are usually undue weight. It is questionable that the viewpoint of a relatively non-notable extremist or fringe commentator (e.g. not notable enough to have their own article) actually have to be included. Reliable secondary sources would usually discuss the quote if it was notable enough to include. Wikiquote could really be helped out by a bot that removes external links to sites that are marked spam on Wikipedia, that's the only thing the bot would have to do at first and would fix major problems. (Apologies if I have misrepresented or not been aware of existing anti-spam efforts on the part of the admins. If so, correct me.) As a first step, perhaps Wikiquote could copy Wikipedia's spam denylist, and if the exceptions are few enough, they should be able to be removed by hand from the copied denylist. What do you think? Thanks, [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 05:44, 20 March 2022 (UTC) : I agree, and here is the list of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deprecated_sources Wikipedia:Deprecated sources]. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 03:22, 9 April 2022 (UTC) :: Thanks, the list of deprecated source is useful and a bit more direct than just the RSPSOURCES. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 06:28, 12 April 2022 (UTC) === Specific problematic sources === : [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Rauisuchian&diff=3101317&oldid=3099499 Ottawahitech had questions about] this section and point on my talk page, which I have re-directed here. :The original questions by [[User:Ottawahitech]] were: ::''"I saw your post on WQ-AN about the [[Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard#Removing external links on Wikiquote that Wikipedia marks as deprecated or spam|Unz Review]]. I did not repond there becuase you addressed your post to WQ-Admins, which I am not.'' ::''I would be interested in what you have to say on this topic, though. I did a search to see how wide-spread the use of unz is on WQ and found only 31 pages that had one quote which used unz as a source for the quote. I am not sure this causes a widespread npov problem at WQ, but I really cannot be sure.'' ::''I checked one such page: [[Jeffrey Epstein]] and I have to say that the quote from Unz seemed much more tame to me than some of the other quotes. What is your take on Jeffrey Epstein? Thanks in advance,"'' ::[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Rauisuchian&diff=3101317&oldid=3099499 Link diff] by [[User:Ottawahitech]] : I said "This should really go on the Noticeboard still, because it is a discussion of a proposal there, a proposal which relates to the admins." : {{ping|Ottawahitech}} As was pointed out in this noticeboard and edit summaries, unz is [[w:WP:DEPSOURCES|WP:DEPRECATED]] on Wikipedia for various reasons including antisemitic content, copyright violations, and featuring [[w:WP:FRINGE|fringe]] bloggers as article writers. In addition to the link to it in the [[w:WP:DEPSOURCES|deprecated sources chart]], check the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_356#The_Unz_Review discussion leading to it being deprecated by unanimous consensus]. One of the editor comments was: "Unz is platform open for to any crank seeking to promote the very fringe of the fringe of racist and pseudoscientific beliefs". This is why I believe, very similarly to that discussion, that we should not be putting quotes from it everywhere. Wikipedia points out with sources that the website [[w:unz.com]] has been criticized by the Anti-Defamation League as hosting racist and antisemitic content, and the Southern Poverty Law Center which has labeled it a white nationalist publication. Thus Unz is one of the lowest quality sources possible. There is no reason to quote it unless absolutely necessary and that has not been demonstrated. : The reason there are fewer articles using unz as a source is... because we have been removing them. By we, I mean everybody who mentioned this on the noticeboard, plus various maintaining editors (I noticed a few admins helping with reverts) who also noticed POV pushing/edit warring/vandalism by Unz-adding IPs and users/socks, reverting edit wars by those socks. (Those sockpuppets, such as [[User:GaneshaSis|GaneshaSis]] and [[User:Libraryclerk0191|Librarycler0191]] and others, were all confirmed on the Noticeboard by observers, and by admins on their block pages, to be socks.) Before, there were many results for “Unz Review” in the search results. There are still too many, virtually all that remain are not notable quotes on top of being from unreliable sources and should be removed. There are currently 28 citations remaining which is likely still too much, considering the low notability and fringe nature of the source. : ''“I checked one such page: [[Jeffrey Epstein]] and I have to say that the quote from Unz seemed much more tame to me than some of the other quotes. What is your take on Jeffrey Epstein?”'' There are so many possible sources we could use to illustrate the evil of Epstein with notable quotes, that there is no need to add external links to deprecated sources on the article. Epstein’s crimes were widely discussed in mainstream reporting, despite what fringe sources say about it supposedly not being covered. Rather there are many investigative journalists that could be cited instead, especially contentious aspects like intelligence connections or conspiracy theories about his death. Generally “quotes about” should be by people with their own Wikipedia article or in publications with their own article in reliable sources. Previously in that article [[w:Zero Hedge]] was needlessly cited when [[w:Bloomberg News|Bloomberg News]] was available, currently there are “Quotes about” from [[w:MintPress News]] -- which is also [[w:WP:DEPSOURCES|WP:DEPRECATED]] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_268#RfC:_MintPress_News this discussion] which concluded false or fabricated information was published by it -- as well as the Unz Review. One of the sockpuppets, GaneshaSis, appears heavily in the revision history adding fringe citations. Once again, the function of Wikiquote is to include notable quotes, but some of these bloggers are just too small and fringe to be citing for due weight. This applies to any article that has had deprecated sources placed in by those sockpuppets. For something specific go to the talk page of that article. : The overall point is that Wikipedia deprecated sources should also be so on Wikiquote, unless they are exceedingly notable quotes and in all the recent cases of removals and examples mentioned yet, no such exception has been found. Thanks. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 18:16, 20 April 2022 (UTC) :: Thanks to {{ping|Rauisuchian}} for identifying the problem that the sock team not only pushed conspiracy theories at Wikiquote but also pushed links to conspiracy-promoting websites, where (if our users followed such a link), they would be exposed to [https://www.influencewatch.org/person/ron-unz/ evenworse material]. And thanks to {{ping|Ottawahitech}}for flagging the many problems at [[Jeffrey Epstein]], aside from outbound links. I tried to improve that article, explaining my work on its talk page. Only in the most unusual circumstances should the "specialness" of a quote from a [[w:WP:DEPSOURCES|WP:DEPRECATED]] source overcome the downsides of sharing such links here. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 01:55, 21 April 2022 (UTC) == Suggested revision for "Welcome Newcomers" section: == This is being posted with sincere best wishes & hopes that this will prove to be helpful to this project. Suggest that the text on the welcome newcomers page be updated for the sake of '''honesty'''. Suggestions follow excerpts of the actual text, and are in bold <BR>'''[[Wikiquote:Welcome,_newcomers]] {{collapse top}} ===Welcome Newcomers=== ===Editing=== *Anyone can edit pages on Wikiquote, including this one — just select the Edit this Page link on the top or bottom of this page if you think it needs improvement. You don't need special credentials, you don't even need to be logged in....A simple way to start helping is just to use Wikiquote as you would any other dictionary of quotations, but when you spot a problem—a spelling mistake, perhaps, or an unclear sentence, then go in and fix it. Be bold in updating pages - if you can see a way of improving a page, just do it... ====Suggested additional Text for Editing section==== '''*Newcomers should bear in mind that WQ is increasingly resembling a [[police state]] characterized by [[Anti-intellectualism]]. Newcomers who want to post quotes from comic books, b grade horror movies & novels, [[Mainstream media|MSNBC, CNN, or Fox news]] without touching any [[Controversy|controversial]] issues, you should be fine. However, if you dare to be [[bold]] in updating pages (as the welcome suggests) and if one or more admins don't like your contributions, chances are you will be banned  from WQ without a single warning, prior discussion, or hearing.<BR>The length of your ban will apparently depend on how the admin feels at the time... your banishment could be for a week, a year or even forever. Apparently the banishers are not following any rules, other than perhaps their own dodgy thoughts or commands from someone(?) that apparently lead them to believe that they must maintain the status quo, prevent critical thoughts or the publication of thoughts from notable people who dare to think outside the box, and that they should never tolerate others who question the authorities, or some such... who knows what goes on in their minds? ;-). We should assume that they mean well and they probably do, based on their level of education and life experience. <BR><BR>While most of the admins here come across as reasonable, helpful, cooperative & pleasant, there are some admins who apparently stay in the dark, in the background- who come across as very hardheaded & coldblooded diehard supporters of the old views that say might makes right, anti-intellectualism is best, & that rules are for others only, not them. <BR>They are allowed to behave as one person judges, juries & executioners, and they apparently report to no-one. Of course those admins support each other.<BR> They routinely force their POVs thru their banishments on others here and sadly, none of the otherwise pleasant & cooperative admins complain when they do. <BR><BR>New comers should be warned that Wikiquote's promotional text about what a great place wikiquotes is to work, is sadly only window dressing. It can be good place to do volunteer work, but ONLY IF ALL the admins approve of ALL of your work; and if they don't approve, newcomers should not expect any warnings. They'll let you know by kicking you out based on their POV.:-) <BR>A good number of hardworking, volunteers have spent many hours here with all the best intentions/energy to help move this project forward, only to find that one of the admins banned them arbitrarily, without what most reasonable people would call a "[[Justice|just]] cause" or good reason. There are words for that behavior, of course. <BR>Newcomers are encouraged to remember that we live in a world that presently is run by what many call "the best people that money can buy". Hopefully at least some of the newcomers will know that the best people cannot be bought. That should be born in mind here & everywhere else, especially in the western world. *Newcomers are also encouraged to remember that all the admins are only temporary workers. Eventually, ALL the admins whose behavior gives WQ a bad reputation, will surely be replaced by admins who are truly honest, justice oriented, diplomatic leaders. ''' * Re: '''Newcomers who want to post quotes from comic books, b grade horror movies & novels, MSNBC, CNN, or Fox news without touching any controversial issues, you should be fine. However, if you dare to be bold in updating pages (as the welcome suggests) and if one or more admins don't like your contributions, chances are you will be banned from WQ without a single warning, prior discussion, or hearing'''. :why do you say this (not sure who posted this, but I am unable to respond via the reply tool [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:42, 22 April 2022 (UTC) ===Writing Section === *Editing our existing set of knowledge is great, but we'd like you to contribute your knowledge too. You can start a brand-new page, or find an existing page and add an entirely new section to it. Don't worry too much about making mistakes—if you do get something slightly wrong, then you, or anyone, can always fix it later... ====Suggested additional Text Writing section==== *'''Newcomers: If ANY of your  contributions happen to displease one of the admins, don't expect them to discuss it with you or give you any warnings. You should expect to be kicked off the set (blocked) for a year or forever, with out any warning or discussion whatsever, despite your best intentions and naive hope/belief, that if your contribution(s) were not ok with the admins, that they would have the decency/civility to discuss/advise you, and give you a chance to make suggested changes.   '''  ===Good Faith rule=== * https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Assume_good_faith *To assume good faith is a fundamental principle on Wikiquote. In allowing anyone to edit, we must assume that most people who work on the project are trying to help it, not hurt it. If this weren't true, a project like Wikiquote would be doomed from the beginning. When you can reasonably assume that a mistake someone made was a well-intentioned attempt to further the goals of the project, correct it without criticizing. When you disagree with people, remember that they probably believe that they are helping the project. Consider using talk pages to explain yourself, and give others the opportunity to do the same. This can avoid misunderstandings and prevent problems from escalating. Good faith is obviously not bad faith. ====Good Faith rule: Suggested additional text ==== '''*But newcomers, beware that while there are some admins who apparently follow the assume good faith rule, there are some who assume bad faith and when they do  you may suddenly be banned without any warning and probably be given negative labels - which is a violation of one of the other rules: [[Wikiquote:No_personal_attacks|No_personal_attacks]]   ''' === No Personal attacks=== *https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:No_personal_attacks  *Don't do it[edit]There is no excuse for personal attacks on other contributors. Do not make them. ====Personal attacks - suggested additional text==== *'''But newcomers, please note that it is viewed as being ok here for some of the admins to disregard that rule if & when they feel like it & to make derogatory comments about editors whenever they want to, and to ignore other editors (who they like) whenever they also make personal attacks.''' <HR><BR> **that's all for now. {{collapse bottom}} *We sincerely hope this feedback will help more see facts (reality) of the situation as some other see it. **LibraryClerk0191 *'''The real struggle is not between the right and the left but between the party of the thoughtful and the party of the jerks.''' **[[Jimmy Wales]] *Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. **[[William Faulkner]] :::In opposing a sockpuppet battalion using lying and deception to force their POV on Wikiquote, we are most definitely raising our voices for honesty and truth, so there's that. Thank you Mr. Faulkner. And I can add this bit from ''The Sound and the Fury'': "...and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools." We're not trying to "win" anything, O mighty sockpuppeteer -- we're trying to create a complete and neutral-point-of-view collection of quotes. If you come in good faith you can edit. But not this way. There's nothing "good faith" about making multiple accounts to present the illusion of being multiple people. Nothing. Ever. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 23:11, 23 April 2022 (UTC) == When are userpages deleted on WQ and when are they not? == Every once in a while I discover users who have had their userpage deleted. It is not always done at a user's request (it happened to me a long time ago on a wmf-sister website), and the public reasons recorded by the deleting admin are sometimes ambiguous, if present at all. I wonder about this because I have noticed quite a large turnover of admins at WQ, and some admins who treat WQ as a secondary, or even as a stepping stone, residence. Am I the only one here worried about the loss of community-memory? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:46, 23 April 2022 (UTC) :{{u|Ottawahitech}}, user pages are only deleted if a user requests it or if it is pure spam. We don't get very many user pages used for vandalism often but if a page was just created for vandalism, it will also be deleted. :With your second point, Wikiquote is not my home wiki (so you might say I count as one of those admins you are talking about) but I don't intend to delete random things and I don't think that's the case with anyone else. I can't see any admin here deleting a page for the hell of it, so I don't think you have to worry about old user pages being lost. Regards, --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 18:55, 25 April 2022 (UTC) == Clean up on Aisle Five == [[File:Naura Hayden 1959 promo.jpg|thumb|Every major U.S. war of the last several decades has begun the same way: the U.S. government fabricates an inflammatory, emotionally provocative lie which [[Mainstream media|large U.S. media outlets]] uncritically treat as truth while refusing at air questioning or dissent, thus inflaming primal anger against the country the U.S. wants to attack... ~ [[Glenn Greenwald]]]] Sorry for the horrible image. I've recently seen it a lot, because it's a favorite of one POV-pushing editor who has added it here to lots of different articles. By an abuse of multiple accounts, that POV-pushing editor has succeeded in disguising the extent of his solo contribution to many articles. He/she/they used Wikiquote to push pro-Kremlin, anti-Ukraine, anti-Israel, and anti-US editorializing, presented as "quotes." For example" [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=International_law&type=revision&diff=3075989&oldid=2757371 edits between March 2020 and Feb 17, 2022] to the article [[International law]]. Quite the slant in those edits. Now take a look at the account names below (shown with their date of creation) all now blocked for being "run" by the same person. * [[Special:Contributions/GaneshaSis]] (First edit made 10 January 2020) * [[Special:Contributions/EarthLibrarian]] (19 January 2020) * [[Special:Contributions/Will-SeymoreIII]] (21 January 2020) * [[Special:Contributions/Libraryclerk0191]] (7 February 2020) * [[Special:Contributions/WeNotMeC020]] (23 March 2020) * [[Special:Contributions/Alphabravo2022]] (24 March 2022) * [[Special:Contributions/Alicia-abdula-mcdonald]] (27 March 2022) Now take a look at the [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=International_law&action=history page history of International law] and notice that every single edit made between March 2020 and Feb. 17, 2022 was made by a single person, disguising his hand by using all those different usernames. Two years of hard work by this person left a mess needing cleanup. I have been trying, at [[2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis‎]] and [[Ukraine]]. [[War crimes]] and [[Brainwashing]] are two more I've tried to fix. I would welcome advice on how we as a project can tackle this problem. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 19:55, 13 April 2022 (UTC) :Oy veh, is my first response. I started to make a list this morning, of theme pages needing cleanup -- this list is incomplete (feel free to add to it!) -- most horrifying is that many of these theme pages were created by one of the (usually blocked) sockpuppets, and almost every subsequent edit is by the same person running one or another of the accounts listed above. This list does not include people, although it could. Strikes me that a WQ page on a right- or left-wing extremists is a logical place for extremist quotes, so -- maybe that's fine. But I don't think it's fine having pages like [[war crimes]] where absolutely every "quote" is an unquotable slab of babble about how the US and its cronies commit and have committed all the war crimes ever. I exaggerate, but not by much. Not by much. This is a mess. * ''[[Allegation]]'' * [[Anti-intellectualism]] * ''[[Big lie]]'' * [[Censorship]] * ''[[Colonialism]]'' * [[Conscience]] * ''[[Corruption]]'' * ''[[Cover-up]]'' * ''[[Cowardice]]'' * [[Denial]] * ''[[Diplomacy]]'' * ''[[Fanaticism]]'' * ''[[Foreign policy of the United States]]'' * [[Freedom]] * [[Genocide denial]] * ''[[Hegemony]]'' * [[Hypocrisy]] * ''[[Information Warfare Community]]'' * [[Integrity]] * [[Leadership]] * [[Mafia state]] * ''[[Mainstream media]]'' * [[Mass media]] * ''[[Misinformation]]'' * [[Nuclear power]] * [[Philistinism]] * [[Power]] * [[Propaganda]] * [[Reality]] * [[Regret]] * [[Rule of law]] * [[Self-pity]] * [[Sensationalism]] * [[Truth]] * [[Tyranny]] * [[Utopia]] * ''[[War]]'' * ''[[War crimes]]'' :Feel free to add, remove, revise. We could italicize them when done, or initial, or something. Some quotes are probably fine; I've been trying to look individually rather than just blanket revert, but -- what is the best way? [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 21:07, 13 April 2022 (UTC) :: {{re|Antandrus}} Closely related: articles that were created by, and predominantly edited by, these accounts: * ''[[Big lie]]'' created by Will-SeymoreIII on March 2, 2022. * ''[[Chevron Corporation]]'' created by GaneshaSis, just a COATRACK for material denouncing its treatment of ''[[Steven Donziger]]'' -- not a real "quote" between them. I nominated both for deletion on April 14. * ''[[Cover-up]]'', ''[[Allegation]]'', and ''[[Misinformation]]'', created by Alphabravo2022 on April 5, April 6, and April 6 respectively. * ''[[Global catastrophic risk]]'' created by Libraryclerk0191 on February 26, 2022 from a copy-paste of ''[[Nuclear weapons]]'', another article targeted by the team. * ''[[Honduras]]'' created by Will-SeymoreIII, and it would be good to have an article about Honduras but this article is not about Honduras, it is just political POV-pushing * ''[[Hysteria]]'' created by Libraryclerk0191 on March 10, 2022 * ''[[International Monetary Fund]]'' created by GaneshaSis * ''[[Mafia state]]'' created by Alphabravo2022 on March 30, 2022, about half of which is quotes from [[Confessions of an Economic Hit Man]] (an article created by WeNotMeC020) * ''[[Moral panic]]'' created by Will-SeymoreIII on March 12, 2022 * ''[[Mutual assured destruction]]'' created by Libraryclerk0191 on March 10, 2022 * ''[[Theodore Postol]]'' created by Alphabravo2022 on March 30, 2022 is taken entirely from one essay by Postol on the danger of nuclear war and very likely violates copyright law * ''[[United States embargo against Cuba]]'' created by GaneshaSis * ''[[United States sanctions]]'' created by GaneshaSis :: It's hard to imagine a reader who wants a notable quote about Chevron or IMF or United States sanctions -- but if they did, those articles would not provide even one for them. Aside from [[Honduras]], these should be stubs or re-directs to a useful topic until/unless some helpful person creates a real article. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 01:34, 14 April 2022 (UTC) ::: Also trimmed ''[[Decadence]]'' and ''[[Scarcity]]'', 2 stubs created and inflated by Will-SeymoreIII. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 03:20, 20 April 2022 (UTC) : {{Ping|HouseOfChange|Antandrus}} Thank you so much HouseOfChange and Antandrus for compiling these lists, this section is an excellent resource documenting the troll activity. The funny and sad part is I recognize seeing that exact image on several articles. As for notability of content, fully agreed on all points and there's not much else I've noticed yet, besides the same editors. -- [[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]] ([[User talk:Rauisuchian|talk]]) 09:23, 14 April 2022 (UTC) :: {{Ping|Rauisuchian|Antandrus}} I nominated [[Steven Donziger]] and [[Chevron Corporation]] at [[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion]]. I think I did something wrong with the template, but I hope somebody there can fix it properly. I am going to put those article titles in italics, above, and if they get deleted I will use strike tags, assuming they work here. Step by step. And I got my taxes submitted as well. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 00:36, 15 April 2022 (UTC) :::I think the VfDs are correct now (haven't done this before on WQ). Congratulations on the taxes :) ::: Update, I am going to add italics to article titles where I have tried to start fixing them. If others do the same, the articles that may need help will stand out a bit more. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 18:23, 16 April 2022 (UTC) ::::@[[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]]@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] @[[User:Rauisuchian|Rauisuchian]]: Shouldn't this discussion be taking place on the respective talk pages of the articles mentioned above? Not all contributors of WQ read this noticeboard. If one wishes to involve the community in these discussions, one has to post where the community expects a discussion to take place. I think? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:38, 16 April 2022 (UTC) :::<small>Offtopic: @[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]], in regards to your comment about taxes above and since you said (through your edit summary): :::<blockquote> more italics, and yes, Easter is a holiday for me as well. Happy chocolate eggs to all who indulge!</blockquote> :::I thoght you will be pleased to find out that according to the website down detector the websites Taxslayer, Turbotax, IRS & H&R Block are right at the top of the charts for problems today, not only in North America but also in Europe, Asia , and more. I presume that means that: :::# Many people around the world have to file taxes in the USA :::# Many people worldwide are not enjoying Easter, but instead are busy trying to get their taxes done [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:48, 17 April 2022 (UTC)</small> :::Update, I nominated at AfD a small set of the socks' articles, ones on topics unlikely to attract good quotes that function instead as fake Wikipedia articles, one-sided assertions presented as facts about their topics. See [[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/FakeWikipedia]] if you want to comment. Adding italics to those articles listed above. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 22:52, 23 April 2022 (UTC) ::: Update, admin {{ping|BD2412}} suggested on my talk page that I make a talk page display of removed quotes. I went back to [[Propaganda]], where on April 25 i removed a lot of the socks' POV pushing including the screaming face and an utterly off-topic Abu Ghraib image. I added an explanation of each diff including ALL the removed quotes to the article talk page. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 18:46, 26 April 2022 (UTC) === Separate issue, requested block for white-nationalist IP === :::We still need a rangeblock on that IPv6 [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64&offset=&limit=500&target=2001%3A8003%3ADDAA%3A5A00%3AAC93%3ACDBC%3A7BC8%3A319E%2F64 2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64] from Australia. Any admins watching? {{ping|Ferien}}, can you help? That person pushes racist rubbish - [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Black_people&diff=prev&oldid=3099510 this is typical]. "Counter-currents.com" is a white nationalist/white supremacist website, one of the ones trying to look respectable, like a set of freshly laundered KKK sheets. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 02:15, 15 April 2022 (UTC) ::::I've reverted more of the edits and blocked the latest incarnations of this user - but here is where I confess my technical limitations again (I am more of a content person than a technical one). I need some help regarding the necessary range block to better combat this situation. My knowledge and experience in these is rather limited (and in this case, it appears a bit more complex than usual). I have reviewed again [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Range_blocks/IPv6 this page], but can anyone help provide some better guidance? ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:41, 15 April 2022 (UTC) :::::Hi {{Ping|UDScott}} -- I'm not an admin here, obviously, but if the syntax is like it is on enwiki (pretty sure it's identical) you should be able to click either on [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64&offset=&limit=500&target=2001%3A8003%3ADDAA%3A5A00%3AAC93%3ACDBC%3A7BC8%3A319E%2F64 2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64 here] and look for the "block" button, or [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Block/2001:8003:DDAA:5A00:AC93:CDBC:7BC8:319E/64 maybe try this] (I've formatted the enwiki block link to be usable here). [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 14:44, 15 April 2022 (UTC) :::::{{u|UDScott}}, TonyBallioni explains it much better on a Wikipedia essay - [[:w:WP:64]]. Blocking the /64 will usually block just one person, although if you're unsure whether it's one person from the contributions then you should just block the one IP. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 18:54, 15 April 2022 (UTC) === Who has Check User (CU) status on WQ? === I have been trying to follow the recent torrent of posts to this notice board without much success. One thing that has not been discussed is who at WQ has access to CU information. I have included the following text from [[w:Wikipedia:CheckUser]]: <blockquote>On the English Wikipedia, CheckUser access is entrusted to a restricted number of trusted users who can execute CheckUser inquiries at their own discretion. The permission is granted by Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee, after community consultation and vetting of the editor by the committee’s members and the functionary team. While there is no formal requirement that checkusers also be administrators, the Arbitration Committee has traditionally restricted applications to users who are currently administrators. Checkusers must be 18 years of age or older and have signed the Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information before being appointed. The use of the CheckUser tool on the English Wikipedia is monitored and controlled by the Arbitration Committee, and checkusers may have their permissions revoked by the Arbitration Committee for misuse or abuse of the tool.</blockquote> I would like to know if the same applies at WQ? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:47, 15 April 2022 (UTC) : Nobody here has it. Our admins get help from the Wikimedia foundation if checkuser is needed here. It was checkuser done by those stewards that determined the misuse of multiple accounts we are now cleaning up from. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 16:28, 15 April 2022 (UTC) :(edit conflict) Good question. Looks like we [[Wikiquote:Requests_for_adminship#Requests_for_checkuser|do not have any current checkusers]], and "Requests for checkuser actions can be made on the [[WQ:AN|noticeboard]] and a [[meta:Stewards|steward]] can be notified if needed." (As HoC indicates, we had help from stewards doing CU a couple days ago in unmasking the Libraryclerk sockpuppets listed above.) [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 16:30, 15 April 2022 (UTC) * Yeah. We don't have it. It requires a majority support and at least 25 users in support in an election on a project without an ArbCom. We just don't have enough active users to get 25 supports in an election. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 18:36, 15 April 2022 (UTC) ::Although we used to have a couple in the past - but I don't think they are active users (or even still have it) any more. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:50, 15 April 2022 (UTC) :::{{u|UDScott}}, indeed, [[Special:ListUsers/checkuser|we don't have any checkusers anymore]]. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 18:51, 15 April 2022 (UTC) ==== Comparison of ''privacy protection'' between Wikiquote ('''WQ''') and the English Wikipedia ('''ENWP''') ==== I guess everyone here agrees that the '''WMF Stewards''' decide who is a socketpuppet at '''WQ''', not the '''WQ-admins''' who merely block the local sockpuppets? If so, I guess the inhabitants of '''WQ''' have no say and do not enjoy the same protections that are available to those who contribute to '''ENWP'''. What I mean by that is that sockpuppet investigations at '''ENWP''' are public and open to any member of the community who wishes to voice an opinion. For example (thanks to [[User:Ferien]] for the following link): [[w:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Pcmishradigital/Archive]] Also it means that the privacy of all community members is protected by the community, not only by the few who are serving as '''Stewards'''? Thanks for your thoughts, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 19:38, 16 April 2022 (UTC) :{{re|Ottawahitech}} People at Wikiquote can request and comment on checkuser requests made at [[:m:SRCU]]. In terms of privacy, as far as I'm aware, stewards do not go around checking community members' accounts unless a request is made at SRCU and there is good reason to suspect sockpuppetry, although I may be wrong. Stewards always work with the community, never against them, and most actions stewards take (global locks, global blocks, GS actions etc.) are supposed to be uncontroversial. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 15:07, 17 April 2022 (UTC) ::@[[User:Ferien|Ferien]]: Thanks for responding, especially during Easter, a holiday for many WQ contributors, I think? ::I wonder if you would be kind enough to provide pointers to readers who want to locate this particular check-user request on META-SRCU. I don't believe a direct link has been provided in any of the preceding posts(?).Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:20, 17 April 2022 (UTC) :::{{u|Ottawahitech}}, there wasn't a checkuser request for this one, but the one user (Libraryclerk0191) was already blocked when the check was made and there were many accounts displaying very similar behaviour. And yes, Easter is a holiday for me. -- [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 16:25, 17 April 2022 (UTC) ::::<small>(Thanks @ Ferien, please feel free to finish your Easter in peace. The rest of this is directed at the WQ community at large)</small> ::::Here is what the [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=&page=Libraryclerk0191&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers block log] for Libraryclerk0191 currently says: ::::<blockquote>22:42, 11 April 2022 Ferien talk contribs changed block settings for Libraryclerk0191 talk contribs with an expiration time of infinite ('''account creation disabled, email disabled, cannot edit own talk page) (Harassment: also disruption w/ false information / suspecting Russian propaganda. Also found to be abusing multiple accounts''') Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit</blockquote> ::::In the interest of transparency and inclusiveness it should also include a META-CU request&decision link, don’t you agree? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:54, 17 April 2022 (UTC) :::::These are sockpuppets of a user who has been adding pro-Russian propaganda since 2019, with cross-project concerns as well. I don't see what the issue is. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 19:38, 17 April 2022 (UTC) ::::::@[[User:Vermont|Vermont]], ::::::Yes I agree it is difficult to follow this topic as it unfolds here. Having said that may I ask a couple of questions: ::::::* Are you speaking as a private individual or are you speaking as a spokesperson for all wmf-Stewards? ::::::* Do you feel that individuals who are involved in WQ "editing" are entitled to online privacy? ::::::* Do you believe that Wikiquotiens are not entitled to the same protections that are afforded to Wikipedians? ::::::* How do you know that "These are sockpuppets of a user who has been adding pro-Russian propaganda since 2019, with cross-project concerns as well"? ::::::Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:32, 17 April 2022 (UTC) :::::::Sure. :::::::*I am always speaking as a private individual, I do not speak on behalf of all Stewards. And Stewards are not part of or related to the WMF. We're elected by the community, as you know. :::::::*Individuals who edit Wikimedia projects are entitled to data privacy. For specifics, please refer to the [[m:Privacy policy|Privacy policy]]. :::::::*Editors of Wikimedia projects are all subject to the same privacy policy. :::::::*Because I ran a check, and because I am somewhat familiar with this contributor. :::::::I hope this answers your concerns. Please let me know if there is anything else I can help clarify. [[User:Vermont|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont|talk]]) 21:48, 19 April 2022 (UTC) ::::: {{re|Ottawahitech}} (EC) I don't support adding new rules unless there's a problem the new rule would solve. I am grateful to {{u|Ferien}} for blocking the abusive sock and have zero problem with how Ferien did it. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2022 (UTC) ::::: So you guys are saying that a conclusion was made that all these accounts are sockpuppets '''without''' a checkuser investigation? In the interest of maintaining transparency and adhering to the Wikimedia standards, all communication based on which this was decided should be made public. - [[User:Emilijaknezevic|Emilija Knezevic]] ([[User talk:Emilijaknezevic|talk]]) 20:40, 18 April 2022 (UTC) :::::: {{re|Emilijaknezevic}} Nobody said that these blocks were made "without a checkuser investigation." The checkuser was done, by a steward, on a small set of accounts identified as probable socks. <small>Why did people think they were socks? They repeatedly [[w:WP:IDENTICAL|edited the same articles]], often [[w:WP:OBSART|obscure ones]]. For example, on March 11, LibraryClerk creates a new article [[Hysteria]] and within 24 hours GaneshaSis and WeNotMeC020 [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Hysteria&action=history LC edit there]. [[Honduras]] was created by one sock but [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Honduras&action=history edited by 3 others as well].</small> Checkuser exists to stop people from abusing multiple accounts. This person was abusing multiple accounts for more than a year, and in the process making Wikiquote notably worse. As far as I can tell, nobody other than {{u|Ottawahitech}} has complained about what happened or how it was done. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 21:55, 18 April 2022 (UTC) ::::::: I understand the interest in transparency. It's important (and ironically, this very thing was a theme with these sockpuppets, who babbled on and on about supposed lack-of-transparency, conspiracies, tails-wagging-dogs, nefarious plans by Global Evil Entities, governments hiding things, etc. etc.) -- however this is the way things go on small wikis that do not have the means to keep their own boards of checkusers, arbitrators, oversighters, and so forth. The bigger the project, the more bureaucratic it becomes. The smaller, the more free of bureaucracy -- and the more vulnerable to abuse. That's what happened here. When someone makes a sockpuppet battalion and gets away with pushing a POV for '''years''' (since 2019) before being caught, that's a ''catastrophe'' for an open project. A visitor to one of our sockpuppet-created pages is going to look at it and laugh -- ''this'' is NPOV? give me a break, they'd say -- for none of those pages were remotely NPOV! The pages screamed of an astroturfing campaign -- the socks pushed and pushed to make basic topics like [[war crimes]] about one thing and one thing only: alleged war crimes committed by one especially hated party. ::::::: As I see it, asking a trusted steward to do a checkuser on a band of screaming obvious socks was an essential and easy way to solve this. How else? Should we have attempted to set up a local checkuser facility first? Maybe so! There may be policy solutions we haven't tried yet. Do we need a global sockpuppet investigation page, on Meta, for smallish projects that don't have their own (i.e. not enwiki, dewiki, etc.)? ::::::: Open to ideas. I just want to see Wikiquote better defended from POV-pushing campaigns. I think that's probably an important goal for us all. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 22:14, 18 April 2022 (UTC) ::::::::@[[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]], you said: '''As I see it, asking a trusted steward to do a checkuser was an essential and easy way to solve this''' ::::::::Are you suggesting that [[User talk:Ferien#Successful RfA|newly-minted]] WQ-admin @[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] did not follow his own advice to ::::::::<blockquote>People at Wikiquote can request and comment on checkuser requests made at m:SRCU</blockquote> ::::::::but instead privately contacted his fellow simple-wiki-admin [[User:Vermont]] with a request to go on a fishing trip to identify '''a band of screaming obvious socks''' at WQ? ::::::::Just trying to verify that this is what you said above, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:44, 19 April 2022 (UTC) :::::::::{{re|Ottawahitech}} Actually, it was the other way around. Vermont got in contact with me after noticing that these may be socks and then gave the account names to me to block. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 13:50, 19 April 2022 (UTC) == GRP returns == and is vandalizing [[Deception]], [[September 11 attacks]], [[The Pentagon]], [[Hatred]], and [[User talk:EthanGaming7640]]. Stop him. <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">[[m:User:EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:#000;">Ethan</span>]][[User talk:EthanGaming7640#top|<span style="color:#888;">Gaming</span>]][[Special:Contribs/EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:red;">7640</span>]]</span> 13:48, 28 April 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:EthanGaming7640|EthanGaming7640]] Is this in regard to [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive/037#GRP_returns] ? :Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:33, 4 May 2022 (UTC) == [[m:Requests for comment/Global de-adminship for Jusjih]] == A user is requesting to "global de-admin" (sorry I really don't know how likely if this could be happened) {{ping|Jusjih}} which in requestor's claim, has many disruptive and abusive behaviors in several Chinese-language projects and Meta-Wiki, the requestor is also mentioned en.wikiquote here where Jusjih is also an administrator, but didn't say anything else on their en.wikiquote's behaviors. Do any of our adminships that may or may not familiar Jusjih's works know how to resolve it? --[[User:Liuxinyu970226|Liuxinyu970226]] ([[User talk:Liuxinyu970226|talk]]) 05:17, 29 April 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:Liuxinyu970226|Liuxinyu970226]], Thank you so much for bringing this discussion on Meta to the attention of those who read this busy notice-board. It is not often that we are informed by someone who is not a wmf-employee of events happening on other wmf-projects. :I myself cannot participate on Meta where I am infinitely blocked (I am probably not unique), but I still appreciate being notified since the person being discussed (@Jusjih:) is also a WQ-admin. However, I would like to ask other participants here if it wouldn't be better to post this on the [[wikiquote:Village Pump|Village Pump]] for those who do not read this politics-noticeboard :Do others here have an opinion they would like to share? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:10, 4 May 2022 (UTC) :: {{re|Ottawahitech}} you can see the discussion by clicking on section title. There seems to be a dispute in some zh-wikis, where some of their admins complained about Jusijih, also an admin there, using this RfC. The general admin response to the complaint seems to be OFFS, with which I agree. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 03:22, 5 May 2022 (UTC) :::@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]], :::Re: you can see the discussion :::I know I can view the discussions on META. What I cannot do is participate. :::Re: RfC, OFFS :::What do those mean - can you provide a link please :::Re: [[User:Jusjih]] :::Jusijih is not an admin here on Wikiquote, but Jusjih is [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:00, 5 May 2022 (UTC) :::: Re Jusjih/Jusijih, my bad spelling. RfC = Request for Comment, e.g. [[w:Wikipedia:Requests for comment]]. OFFS = "Oh, for fuck's sake." I guess [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/FFS FFS] is more common. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 14:15, 5 May 2022 (UTC) {{Collapse top}} == [[m:Requests for comment/Global de-adminship for Jusjih]] == A user is requesting to "global de-admin" (sorry I really don't know how likely if this could be happened) {{ping|Jusjih}} which in requestor's claim, has many disruptive and abusive behaviors in several Chinese-language projects and Meta-Wiki, the requestor is also mentioned en.wikiquote here where Jusjih is also an administrator, but didn't say anything else on their en.wikiquote's behaviors. Do any of our adminships that may or may not familiar Jusjih's works know how to resolve it? --[[User:Liuxinyu970226|Liuxinyu970226]] ([[User talk:Liuxinyu970226|talk]]) 05:17, 29 April 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:Liuxinyu970226|Liuxinyu970226]], Thank you so much for bringing this discussion on Meta to the attention of those who read this busy notice-board. It is not often that we are informed by someone who is not a wmf-employee of events happening on other wmf-projects. :I myself cannot participate on Meta where I am infinitely blocked (I am probably not unique), but I still appreciate being notified since the person being discussed (@Jusjih:) is also a WQ-admin. However, I would like to ask other participants here if it wouldn't be better to post this on the [[wikiquote:Village Pump|Village Pump]] for those who do not read this politics-noticeboard :Do others here have an opinion they would like to share? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:10, 4 May 2022 (UTC) :: {{re|Ottawahitech}} you can see the discussion by clicking on section title. There seems to be a dispute in some zh-wikis, where some of their admins complained about Jusijih, also an admin there, using this RfC. The general admin response to the complaint seems to be OFFS, with which I agree. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 03:22, 5 May 2022 (UTC) :::@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]], :::Re: you can see the discussion :::I know I can view the discussions on META. What I cannot do is participate. :::Re: RfC, OFFS :::What do those mean - can you provide a link please :::Re: [[User:Jusjih]] :::Jusijih is not an admin here on Wikiquote, but Jusjih is [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:00, 5 May 2022 (UTC) :::: Re Jusjih/Jusijih, my bad spelling. RfC = Request for Comment, e.g. [[w:Wikipedia:Requests for comment]]. OFFS = "Oh, for fuck's sake." I guess [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/FFS FFS] is more common. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 14:15, 5 May 2022 (UTC) {{Collapse top}} == Is having more than one name here really a Felony? == {{Collapse top}} Around two years ago, while reading the rules about wikiquotes/wikimedia,  it was noted that  any editor who uses more than one name, should have a good reason for that.  Apparently & suddenly, wanting to be anonymous, wanting to keep a low profile,  while sincerely trying to contribute to the project, while avoiding egotism, is in the view of  some admins, NOT a good reason. If it is in fact a terrible felony, surely it would help the project if that were made clear from the start. {{Unsigned2| 17:06, 25 April 2022‎|66.190.126.146}} : Another data point: A Wikipedia account busily [[w:Special:Contributions/Kalsarimyrkyttäjä| adding links to Wikiquote pages worked on by the socks]] is apparently itself [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Kalsarimyrkytt%C3%A4j%C3%A4 a sock of Risto hot sir]. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 20:14, 25 April 2022 (UTC) ::It is very comforting to know your superiors have all the answers, and have got you fixing everything up for everyone. Easier if we don't have to think for ourselves right? You should be warned that you are on the wrong side of history, your side is destined to be defeated. Truth will prevail & all will come out in the wash. Don't worry though, we don't believe in or tolerate torture or anything that goes against the rule of law. There's still time for you to put down your keyboard and go home. Our karmic records keep running til we learn all the lessons there are to learn & pay all our debts. [[Special:Contributions/24.214.70.31|24.214.70.31]] 22:06, 25 April 2022 (UTC) ::: I feel sorry for you, but my goal here is to improve a project I believe in, creating a free compendium of notable quotations attached to their sources. ::: But if [[Special:Contributions/66.190.126.146]] and [[Special:Contributions/24.214.70.31]] are posting on behalf of a permanently-blocked sock farm, it would be great if someone ACTUALLY stops those IPs from daily harassment here with nonsense edits. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 23:31, 26 April 2022 (UTC) :::'''Support''' blocking IP socks evading a block and removing their edits. I know this isn't enwiki, where I have been an admin since 2005, and there are wiki-cultural differences between this small, pleasant project and that big bureaucratic one, but still -- this kinda needs to happen. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 23:41, 26 April 2022 (UTC) :::: I just [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard&curid=114956&diff=3104100&oldid=3104045 reverted vandalism here by another IP] treating this page as a playground [[Special:Contributions/156.210.190.90]]. It's a shame to waste admins' time on such nonsense, especially when we have so few. {{ping|Antandrus}} can we hand you a Wikiquote broom to go with the WP broom? [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 13:17, 27 April 2022 (UTC) ::::@[[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] why? or should I just say '''oppose''' without an explanation? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 04:00, 28 April 2022 (UTC) :::::@[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] -- Do you mean "why do I think block-evading IPs or socks should be blocked" or "why should their edits be removed"? ''If'' that is what you are asking, -- because blocking/banning has no point if we just let people evade their blocks and come back with a different IP address. It's like kicking a burglar out of your house and locking the front door, but leaving the side door open, and treating the returning burglar as a separate problem. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 16:35, 28 April 2022 (UTC) ::::::@Ottawahitech: It's also like a corrupt cop interfering with law abiding citizens because the dirty cop's got a bug up his butt. Just a few hundred years ago some of them were officials of the [[Inquisition|inquisiton]] who burned/executed people at the stake for having the audacity to question their supreme authority. They'll eventually grasp the fact that the old solutions are no longer working. Til then, it looks like they're hanging on to [[denial]]! Bless their little hearts! [[Special:Contributions/47.48.129.234|47.48.129.234]] 17:57, 28 April 2022 (UTC) :::::*@[[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] & others, ::::::Maybe I am just lucky, but I cannot think of any page on WQ where I saw edits by anyone that deserved a block. As far as socks are concerned, I don't really care what status someone has on other wmf-projects if they are trying to be helpful. Its not like we have an abundance of willing bodies around here. To me every helpful person is precious because they are so few and far between. ::::::My aim is to build up content, maybe not the way some of the others here want it built but, at least so far, I have not had the same kind of resistance to my "edits" that I experienced on other wmf-projects. I believe that when one works with volunteers, one cannot order people around (unless you are at enwp :-) I personally find it an annoyance when the many who help me build content here are routinely blocked for some perceived offense. YMMV [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 01:06, 4 May 2022 (UTC) :::::::@[[User:Ottawahitech]] -- I understand what you are saying, and agree with some of your points -- particularly that the community here is small (too small, in my opinion -- wish we could get more Wikiquoters/Wikiquotiens). However that particular person had no conception of [[WQ:NPOV]]. Usually newbies are trainable, and if you point them towards policies like NPOV they'll get it, and become better contributors. Worse, he ran a sockpuppet farm, and there was nothing innocent about it: it was deliberate deception. It's not like he forgot his password and needed to start new accounts now and then for any innocent reason -- those socks were ''designed'' to look like different people (one "JulianVerdadCastro" alleged to speak Spanish, another French, one pretended to be Indian and female, another had a US-military-sounding name, and so forth). That is dishonest, particularly maddening given that the person babbled on and on about "truth". It's [[w:astroturfing]], to manufacture a false picture of many people supporting a POV. It was ONE PERSON. And he's still here, coming back again and again as IP socks. On enwiki he would have never have succeeded in running his sock campaign for more than two years, but that's what happens on small wikis. I was astounded when I first discovered his "work" -- entire theme pages filled top-to-bottom with OMG THE US IS THE MOST EVIL COUNTRY ON EARTH AND RUSSIA IS INNOCENT rubbish. The more I looked, the worse it got. :::::::Don't get me wrong on this important thing: we do need some of these quotes, but we cannot fill up entire pages with them. You need balance. NPOV is the core issue in Wikimedia projects, and is non-negotiable (there's a Jimbo quote somewhere about this, and I agree with him). [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 01:50, 4 May 2022 (UTC) ::::::::@[[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]], When you say: "that particular person" do you mean [[user:Libraryclerk0191]] who was, if memory serves, determined to be the sock-puppeteer leading a whole slew of other WQ sock-puppets, with the intent to deceive and provide misinformation (or is it disinformation?) to the masses who follow every word ever uttered on WQ? Is this the one who has been filling WQ with "OMG THE US IS THE MOST EVIL COUNTRY ON EARTH AND RUSSIA IS INNOCENT rubbish"? ::::::::More generally for those who, like both of us, agree that NPOV is necessary in order to create a useful resource: how can you achieve this goal when you have a social network (yes, this is what we have here) that silences (not necessarily by intent) those whose views are in the minority? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 15:23, 7 May 2022 (UTC) :::::::::@[[User:Ottawahitech]] As far as I know we're not suppressing the person's ''views'' (yes, it's LibraryClerk). Anyone can add that stuff. He's blocked for sockpuppetting. He happens to have a rather strident extremist POV, which is how we noticed. I just don't see a way out of this one; if you have a sockpuppet policy you have to enforce it. Would WQ be better if we looked the other way and let him carry on? Seriously -- make the case and I'll listen, but I just don't think that's the way to achieve NPOV. We all have to be above-board, honest, and as aware of our own POVs as humanly possible. [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 17:08, 7 May 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::As far as I know WQ does not have a '''sockpuppet policy'''. If we are following someone else's policy, it is only fair to spell it out, don't you think? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 17:26, 7 May 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::Interesting - our page on sockpuppetry is marked as an essay, but yet [[Wikiquote:Blocking_policy]] includes sockpuppetry as a reason to be blocked. Would like to hear from some actual admins on this -- maybe an inconsistency that's just never been fixed? [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus]] ([[User talk:Antandrus|talk]]) 17:34, 7 May 2022 (UTC) {{outdent}}@[[User:Ottawahitech]] The sockmaster edited here for years, and made many good edits as well as bad ones. He wasn't blocked for his POV, or for a few bad edits, however. Suppose he had used those socks to push the opposite POV "OMG RUSSIA IS THE MOST EVIL COUNTRY ON EARTH AND THE US IS INNOCENT." That would have been equally wrong, and he would have been equally blocked once people caught on. He was using fake identities to pretend wide support for his views and, even worse from a policy POV, he kept on editing after being blocked. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#CheckUser_blocks Getting unblocked is not impossible], but you have to make the case that you learned from your experience and won't do the same things wrong again. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 02:57, 4 May 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] Re: Getting unblocked is not impossible :Not impossible, but most improbable (sorry I could not resist :-) [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 03:21, 4 May 2022 (UTC) {{Collapse bottom}} == Inappropriate user name == User [[User:CUMCUMCUMui]] has an inappropriate user name. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 20:00, 9 May 2022 (UTC) == Vandalism == on [[Talk:Pope Urban II]]. Page must be deleted. <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">[[m:User:EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:#000;">Ethan</span>]][[User talk:EthanGaming7640#top|<span style="color:#888;">Gaming</span>]][[Special:Contribs/EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:red;">7640</span>]]</span> 19:24, 13 May 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:EthanGaming7640|EthanGaming7640]]: Have you reported this on [[Wikiquote:Vandalism in progress]]. Just curious. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:15, 14 May 2022 (UTC) ::I had not. <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">[[m:User:EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:#000;">Ethan</span>]][[User talk:EthanGaming7640#top|<span style="color:#888;">Gaming</span>]][[Special:Contribs/EthanGaming7640|<span style="color:red;">7640</span>]]</span> 23:06, 14 May 2022 (UTC) :::May I ask why not? Your heading suggests that this post is related to vandalism, is it not? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:33, 15 May 2022 (UTC) == Trying to post quotes to "Reparations to Slavery" == Are you intentionally blocking that page? When i try to post this notice comes up..." This action has been automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed.<BR>Please advise<BR>[[Special:Contributions/24.42.166.244|24.42.166.244]] 02:13, 18 May 2022 (UTC) :Incorrectly flagged as GRP, maybe you used certain keywords? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 02:51, 18 May 2022 (UTC) ::Maybe try creating an account. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 03:53, 18 May 2022 (UTC) :thanks 24.42.166.244, I just happened to see this so will have to keep this in mind and not edit [[RtS]]. There was a fascinating piece on 60-minutes relating to [[slavery]] that I am trying to fit into an existing page, but have not figured out where it fits best [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:17, 18 May 2022 (UTC) {{outdent}} Can we please get a sock check on [[Special:Contributions/24.214.70.31]], because it looks like the blocked sockpuppeteer doing the same exact stuff as before. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 14:29, 18 May 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]], Not everyone on this project follows closely everything related to the '''war on Socks'''. Can you be a little more specific: why are you asking for a sock check on 24.42.166.244 who contributed the opening remarks on this thread? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:33, 19 May 2022 (UTC) :: {{re|Ottawahitech}} My comment, posted here on the Admin noticeboard was a request for an admin to take some action. There is no "war on Socks" aside from a wish among many people that the same person "LibaryClerk" who has repeatedly been blocked for making inappropriate edits at Wikiquote should not continue simply by taking a new username or using an IP or an open proxy. There is no crusade to remove that person's good edits or to blank their userpages. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 12:39, 20 May 2022 (UTC) :::@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]], the '''war on socks''' has been going on for years, way before I joined WQ. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:08, 20 May 2022 (UTC) == Account deletion == {{Qs|Can you please delete my account and reattribute all edits?}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] | [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) {DELETION IN PROGRESS} 06:08, 22 May 2022 (UTC) == Madman in Bulldozer on Aisle Five == [[File:Bauhaus Marionette Nachbau Der-Bucklige-Frontal.jpg|thumb|the bulldozer operator?]] :For anyone interested, it should be noted that "HouseofChange" is wildly pushing his (or a puppetmaster's?) POV. All the quotes bulldozed wrecklessly in bulk carte blanche, over the past couple of months were ALL approved by the regular Admins here months ago. They made zero objections to the material and are  known to scrutinize everything posted here without delay. Suddenly a very loudmouthed newcomer arrived on the set, has over-ruled the judgement of the other admins, and is very heroically, loudly, rescuing the entire project from the diabolical work of a villain who slipped hundreds of quotations & new pages into the system while the all guards were sound asleep? Really??!! What a mystery. Maybe the bulldozer operator and a few others, are working for corrupt elements of the U.S. Government, knuckleheads who hate the truth & love censorhip, coverups and their skills in the art of deception [[Information Warfare Community|"information dominance"]]???? What happened? Does wikipedia give refunds to extremely disappointed donors?? May fearful people quit being afraid. May everyone feel the peace that passes understanding. May God help us all! * It would probably be more helpful if you just dryly told us what the problem was instead of trying to be so supremely colorful. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 18:43, 25 April 2022 (UTC) : He seems pretty neutral to me. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]]) 02:05, 10 May 2022 (UTC) : (EC) Nobody has called the sockmaster "diabolical" or a "villain." I am new here but I have been [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/HouseOfChange&dir=prev&target=HouseOfChange active at Wikipedia since 2014]. My edit history is clear and public. And unfortunately for the sockmaster, their combined edit history is also clear and public, although they tried to hide it by caping their views behind multiethnic identities. So LibraryClerk was the same person as GaneshaSis who was the same person as WASPy-sounding WillSeymoreIII. Military-sounding AlphaBravo2022 was the same person as triply-ethnic Alicia-abdula-mcdonald (she was for a while giving edit summaries in French.) That's deception. And once LibraryClerk got banned but kept right on posting using other accounts, that's abusive sockpuppetry that gets editors blocked, per longtime policy. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 19:07, 25 April 2022 (UTC) ::@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]], you say that your " edit history is clear and public". but when I try to use Xtools to look at your contribution history I see <blockquote>This user has not opted in to have this data shown. Please either login to XTools as this user, or create User:HouseOfChange/EditCounterOptIn.js with any content. See the documentation for more information.</blockquote> Would you pease allow wikiquotiens to see your contributions on this wiki by simply clicking '''Supercount''' at the bottom of your contributions page? Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:19, 24 May 2022 (UTC) ::: What is public and plain is [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/HouseOfChange my contribution history]. (I can see yours and everybody else's that way.) I am not sure what privacy rights I'd be giving away by opting into making my edit counts public, so I don't plan to do that unless for some very good reason. I made very few edits to Wikiquote until this year, so it shouldn't be hard for people to analyze. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 18:16, 24 May 2022 (UTC) ::::@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]]The analysis of your edits through Xtools on enwp is available for anyone to see. Are you saying that you trust enwp more than you trust enwq? if so, who is it that you trust less on wikiquote: ::::* Readers ::::* Users ::::* Admins ::::* Visitors from other wmf-projects such as Stewards, Global sysops, swmt members, renamers, etc. ::::* anyone else ::::Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 10:50, 25 May 2022 (UTC) {{outdent}} I am here to help build WikiQuote, not for drama and personal interactions. I am not interested in continuing this discussion, or any other that doesn't directly bear on WikiQuote. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 12:06, 25 May 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]], so am I. I posted my question above because I believe it is very relevant to the health of Wikiquote. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 12:49, 25 May 2022 (UTC) :: I disagree, and I have no intention of 1) changing my settings or 2) replying to your dramatic speculation about what my motivations might be. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 13:37, 25 May 2022 (UTC) == "LibraryClerk" editing from IP == This IP is clearly a new sock of "LibraryClerk": https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/24.42.166.244 Could some admin please block this new sock that is evading LibraryClerk's block? Otherwise Wikiquote will continue to get edits such as [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Corruption&diff=prev&oldid=3118813 this major POV push]. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 07:33, 30 May 2022 (UTC) * I don't see that this account is registered on any project. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 10:35, 30 May 2022 (UTC) ** {{re|GreenMeansGo}} I should have given the full name, [[Special:Contributions/Libraryclerk0191]]. I don't have a link to the sockpuppet investigation but the aftermath was discussed [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive/037#Comparison_of_privacy_protection_between_Wikiquote_(WQ)_and_the_English_Wikipedia_(ENWP) here]. Apparently {{u|Vermont}} did a checkuser, because it looked as if LC191 was continuing to edit from other usernames. Then {{u|Ferien}} blocked LC191's sock accounts identified from the sock check, IIUC. Please somebody block this IP who is CLEARLY the same person, from creating new clean-up problems. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 11:37, 30 May 2022 (UTC) * {{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:31, 31 May 2022 (UTC) == Account deletion == I have decided to not delete my account, I would like my User Page undeleted, I will be un-redacting comments. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] | [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) {{Ds|{DELETION IN PROGRESS}}} 04:39, 1 June 2022 (UTC) * {{done}} [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 10:29, 1 June 2022 (UTC) == Redirect request == Can someone please make [[☭]] redirect to [[communism]]? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] | [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:14, 3 June 2022 (UTC) : A redirect from what? ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 12:56, 3 June 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|UDScott}} From [[☭]] to [[Communism]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:58, 3 June 2022 (UTC) :::Ah, I see. However, this symbol is on the list of disallowed page titles. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:00, 3 June 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|UDScott}} That’s why I’m asking for an admin to do it, it exists on Wikipedia. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:01, 3 June 2022 (UTC) :::::{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 16:36, 5 June 2022 (UTC) == Sockpuppet investigation == I think [[Special:contribs/221.120.208.175|221.120.208.175]] might be a Sockpuppet of [[User:GHOSTWORKER|GHOSTWORKER]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:03, 4 June 2022 (UTC) {{Ds|No I donot Know him 221.120.208.175}} : ??? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:41, 5 June 2022 (UTC) == Link hijacking == Admins, do you check links for hijacking? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:49, 5 June 2022 (UTC) :E.g.? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 16:36, 5 June 2022 (UTC) ::Like sending a link to malware or some kind of unauthorized Administrator/Bureaucrat action disguised as something else. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:58, 5 June 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == <s>Could someone please revdel [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ilovemydoodle&oldid=3111786 this]?</s> Edit: Done. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 14:01, 7 June 2022 (UTC) == LTA horror decade sock strikes again == IP user 2600:387:15:630:0:0:0:8 is a LTA talk page vandal sock. [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 01:49, 8 June 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:56, 8 June 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request (2) == Could someone please revdel [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Vandalism_in_progress&diff=prev&oldid=3115216&diffmode=source this]? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:38, 10 June 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:10, 11 June 2022 (UTC) ::Thanks. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:25, 11 June 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request (3) == Could someone please revdel [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Will_Smith&oldid=3110155 this]? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:04, 11 June 2022 (UTC) :{{not done}} Revdel should be reserved for particularly egregious material (doxxing, linking to spam, personal insults) and this edit is not that. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:15, 11 June 2022 (UTC) == Edit filter == {{ping|koavf}} Could you add "VVKLOSER" to the Edit Filter? (it's commonly used by GRP) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:51, 11 June 2022 (UTC) :{{not done}} {{u|Ferien}} Do you want to do this? You have a filter for this abuser and I think you could incorporate it into that one. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:18, 11 June 2022 (UTC) ::{{u|Koavf}}, yep, I'll take a look at that now, probably not too difficult to do. The filter itself is mainly a copy of simplewiki's as his behaviour is almost identical here. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 19:24, 11 June 2022 (UTC) :::{{done}} --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 19:28, 11 June 2022 (UTC) ::::Well it doesn’t seem to be working: VVKLOSER VVKLOSER VVKLOSER VVKLOSER. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:43, 16 June 2022 (UTC) == Page protection may be needed == [[Bubble Guppies]] is being repeatedly recreated with no quotes, page protection may be needed. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 19:32, 14 June 2022 (UTC) :Also the same keeps happening with [[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 00:43, 15 June 2022 (UTC) ::Also with [[Yo Gabba Gabba]]‎ and to a lesser extent [[T.U.F.F. Puppy]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:56, 15 June 2022 (UTC) == Requested move == Can an admin move [[Zork Grand Inquisitor]] to [[Zork: Grand Inquisitor]], over the current redirect? Cheers, [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 17:16, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 00:47, 17 June 2022 (UTC) ::Thank you {{u|UDScott}}. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 05:41, 17 June 2022 (UTC) == Protected move request == Could the pages [[Template:Test4]] and [[Template:Test4im]] be swapped? They seem to be the reverse of what they should be (also to be consistent with Wikipedia). – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:02, 21 June 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == Could someone revdel [https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User:SHUMBH&oldid=3133965 this] edit summary? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:12, 25 June 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} by someone else. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:11, 25 June 2022 (UTC) == Archive.is == Can we add archive.is to the abuse filter? Or whatever domain they're using now. It is commonly abused by GRP and I see no real use of it. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:45, 1 July 2022 (UTC) == Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! == The page [[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]] is being repeatedly recreated with no quotes. I think page protection is needed. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 16:22, 5 July 2022 (UTC) :Already done - my first step was to protect it from IP edits...if it continues, will take further steps. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 16:23, 5 July 2022 (UTC) ::Ok, thank you {{u|UDScott}}. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 16:32, 5 July 2022 (UTC) == Request for Importer == <span style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;">@[[User:Aphaia]] @[[User:BD2412]] @[[User:DannyS712]] @[[User:Ferien]] @[[User:GreenMeansGo]] @[[User:Illegitimate Barrister]] @[[User:Jusjih]] @[[User:Kalki]] @[[User:Koavf]] @[[User:Mdd]] @[[User:Miszatomic]] @[[User:Ningauble]] @[[User:Pmlineditor]] @[[User:UDScott]] <!-- All users after this line are not admins, just want to be pinged. You, yourself, can be added here, too, just add yourself below this line. --> @[[User:Ilovemydoodle]]</span>@$[[Special:ListUsers/sysop|AllAdministrators]]: (pinging because the admins don’t seem to check this page often) I regularly need to import pages from Wikipedia and other wikis, so I am requesting the <code>import</code> right to make this process much easier, provide better attribution, and to allow the reversal, modification, and viewing of pre-import revisions. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:37, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :As pointed out on my talk, a bureaucrat will need to actually do this. Have you done importing before? Are you willing to do the cleanup necessary (e.g. when there are redlinks)? Can you give an idea of what you'd want to import, as the content pages from Wikipedia will not always be relevant here (tho some of them would be, as there are articles tagged with quotation sections that should be imported)? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 21:30, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|koavf}} Yes, I have imported hundreds of templates (properly). – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:32, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::I cannot recall any other requests for this right in the past - and it appears that this can actually only be done by a steward. Per the [[w:Wikipedia:User_access_levels#Importers_and_transwiki_importers|relevant page on WP]], "This access is highly restricted and is only available for assignment to a limited number of very trusted users by stewards following a special community approval discussion." I don't think that you wishing to have it to make some tasks easier qualifies. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 22:37, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|UDScott}} I am very confused. The option is available already to admins, so why do I need to be more trusted to get a lower-level user right? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:39, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::::I just quoted what I read on the subject (as I had to look into it, having never received such a request before) - take it up with a steward if you have an issue, as it does not appear I could grant it to you even if I wanted to. As to your question - admins already go through a special community approval process in order to become admins. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 22:45, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::{{ping|UDScott}} So, admins can be appointed by bureaucrats, but importers have to be appointed by stewards. If so, then why do you have to go through a far-more thorough appointing process to get a lesser user right? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:48, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::I don't see that it is any more thorough than that for admins. In both cases, a community discussion is required, it's just different roles that actually grant the permission after said discussion. I'm also not really inclined to say that importing is really a lesser user right - it could certainly be abused in the wrong hands. I am not saying you would abuse it, but I can see why it is not so easily granted. I do still have some reluctance to grant you additional rights anyway, as I still do not understand all that you are trying to do here, and I still maintain that much of your template work is redundant and wasted and steamrolls existing templates already in use. You demonstrate an impatience that in my mind is not compatible with someone with advanced user rights on the site. By the way, you're asking these questions to me as if I was the author of the cited policies - I am not. And I have no idea why any of this was set up this way (other than to be judicious in granting such rights, as I mentioned already). ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 23:04, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::{{ping|UDScott}} Well, my point is not that is or is not a "lesser right", but that it is not a greater right. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:16, 11 July 2022 (UTC) == Report concerning Achim110 == {{U|Achim110}} is making some weird edits. On [[Wikidata]], {{GENDER:Achim110|he|she|they}} [[Special:Diff/3125691/3141310|replaced the Wikidata logo with a (nonexistent) Wikinews logo]], with several other nonsensical logo edits in between. Some of their other page creations seem to be random copy+pasted “administrative” wikitext; at [[Keir Graff]], they’ve created a purported block review by [[User:Keir Graff]] (whose user page Achim also created, and who also isn’t blocked on English Wikiquote as far as I can tell). Can someone check what’s going on? [[User:Lucas Werkmeister|Lucas Werkmeister]] ([[User talk:Lucas Werkmeister|talk]]) 14:29, 13 July 2022 (UTC) : This user has been permanently blocked, and a mass deletion of all pages created by the account performed. ~ <span style= "border-radius:99em;color:white;background:silver">♞[[User:Kalki/Kalkiswords|☤]][[User:Kalki/Magic|☮]]♌︎[[User:Kalki|Kalki]] [[User talk:Kalki|⚚]][[User:Kalki/index|⚓︎]]⊙[[User:Kalki/Chronology|☳]][[User:Kalki/Vox Box|☶]]⚡</span> 15:08, 13 July 2022 (UTC) 6e9i9mo4g9l0fnklf74hyec5jgo09rw 0 237708 3148849 2968731 2022-07-28T23:56:23Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Arden Cho - London Comic Con Oct 14 - Teen Wolf panel (15627812962).jpg|thumb|I grew up in America - I was born and raised in Texas. I might look different, but at the same time, I'm pretty American.]] '''[[w:Arden Cho|Arden Lim Cho]]''' (born [[August 16]], [[1985]]) is an American actress, singer and model best known for her role as Kira Yukimura on ''[[Teen Wolf]]''. == Quotes == * I always feel like people misunderstand the difference between an Asian story and an Asian-American story. That's completely different, too. I have friends who grew up in Asia, and our experiences are so different. Even though we might look the same, I feel like being Asian and then being Asian-American is completely different. ** As quoted in [https://www.nylon.com/articles/honor-list-arden-cho-interview "Arden Cho on Finally Getting a Script by Another Asian-American Woman" in ''Nylon'' (15 May 2018)] * I grew up watching ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and used to dream that I would grow up to be just like her. In a way, ''Teen Wolf'' has a lot of those kinds of characters. We're just kids by day, and yet we're trying to fight [[demon]]s and werewolves and bad people and save people that we love. ** As quoted in [https://collider.com/arden-cho-teen-wolf-interview/ "Arden Cho Talks Teen Wolf, Her Audition Process, Her Favorite Scene and Episode This Season, and More" in ''Collider'' (3 March 2014)] * I've grown up with racism my entire life. I've been bullied, sent to the hospital, beat up, I've been called a Chink and a Gook. Every single racial slur an Asian person can be called, I've been called it. ** As quoted in [https://www.weareresonate.com/2017/08/ive-called-chink-gook-arden-cho-opens-racism/ "‘I’ve Been Called A Chink and a Gook’ – Arden Cho Opens Up About Racism" in ''Resonate'' (9 August 2017)] * If you are friends with someone, and you're like 'Hey, what ethnicity are you,' that's cool. But you wouldn't walk up to a white person and say, 'What kind of white are you?' ** As quoted in [https://www.teenvogue.com/story/arden-cho-racism-video "Arden Cho Opens Up About Racism in New Video" in ''Teen Vogue'' (9 August 2017)] * I love acting. Modeling is fun, too, but I feel like there is more room to stretch yourself and open yourself up to new experiences with acting. That's why I got into acting in the first place. ** As quoted in [https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/01/arden-cho-teen-wolf-mtv "Interview: Rising Star Arden Cho Talks Joining “Teen Wolf” and Asian Representation in Hollywood" in ''Complex'' (6 January 2016)] == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cho, Arden}} [[Category:Korean Americans]] [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Models from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:People from San Antonio]] htglbnrp2j8qr8ti3c9pzwu52a4gkqx 0 237721 3148853 2968714 2022-07-29T00:01:33Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Lana Condor 2015.jpg|thumb|I hoped that I would be a lead in my career; of course that was a hope of mine. But I never thought I would be so lucky to be the lead of a rom-com. Simply because I don't get those opportunities, for probably many reasons, but one of would likely be because I'm Asian.]] '''[[w:Lana Condor|Lana Therese Condor]]''' (born '''Tran Dong Lan''', [[May 11]], [[1997]]) is an American actress, producer, and singer best known for her role as Lara Jean Covey in the romantic-comedy ''[[To All the Boys]]'' film series (2018–2021). == Quotes == * A lot challenges me! Not psyching myself out, not doubting myself, not comparing myself to others... all of that challenges me. But inevitably, challenges are put into our lives so that we may grow and become the best version of who we are meant to be. ** As quoted in [https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/atoz/redefineatoz-lana-condor-actress-rise-sees-growth-challenges-n867281 "#RedefineAtoZ: Lana Condor, actress on the rise, sees growth in challenges" in ''NBC Asian America'' (1 May 2018)] * I love educating myself on different cultures' dishes and foods that are important and celebrated within that culture. I also think food brings people together. It's unifying! ** [https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/how-lana-condor-unwinds-at-home-after-long-day "How Lana Condor Unwinds at Home After a Long Day" (4 February 2019)] [[File:To All the Boys - P.S. I Still Love You interview in Brazil 13.jpg|thumb|170px|I always have moments on set where I think, 'Oh my God, this is my life right now.' And it could've been so different.]] * No one writes each other letters anymore, but I think there's something so special about receiving a really heartfelt letter, still. ** As quoted in [https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before-netflix-lana-condor-rom-com-interview.html "To All the Boys Star Lana Condor on Making the Summer’s Best Rom-Com" in ''Vulture'' (14 August 2018)] * When you're the only woman of color, and you walk into a room of people who don't look like you, most of them with blond hair and blue eyes, it's disheartening. The weirdest part is that I walk in and assume they think I'm auditioning to play a different role than them, but I'm going out for their same role. ** As quoted in [https://www.glamour.com/story/the-real-love-story-in-to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before "The Real Love Story in To All the Boys I've Loved Before Is Between Lana Condor and Jenny Han" in ''Glamour'' (24 August 2018)] * What if the [[Internet]] breaks tomorrow? Then you'd realize that you're a human being, and you're not validated by what other people think of you - it's how you think of yourself. ** As quoted in [https://www.wmagazine.com/story/lana-condor-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before-instagram "Lana Condor of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before on Her Newfound Instagram Fame, and How She Unplugs" in ''W Magazine'' (1 September 2018)] * I truly believe the reason why there is a demand for rom-coms is because humans, whether its conscious or subconscious, have a need to feel happy and to see love. ** As quoted in [https://archive.thinkprogress.org/lana-condor-to-all-the-boys-netflix-1be6a8d818aa/ "Lana Condor is just a girl, starring in a Netflix hit, asking you to love the rom-com revival" in ''Think Progress'' (18 September 2018)] * My parents would dress us up in traditional [[Vietnamese]] clothing to go to [[school]] for heritage day. We have a Vietnamese nanny that my parents wanted us to have so we could stay in touch and know where we came from. ** As quoted in [https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a22876577/lana-condor-to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before-interview/ "TATBILB’s Lana Condor On Her Biracial Family, Noah Centineo Thirst, And Israel Broussard’s Tweets" in ''Elle'' (30 August 2018)] * When you do action stuff and [[sci-fi]] stuff, you have a lot to hide behind - the hair and the makeup and the special effects. But when you play a normal girl, it's challenging because you have to [[trust]] yourself. ** As quoted in [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/lana-condor-to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before "Get Ready to Be Charmed by Lana Condor" in ''Vanity Fair'' (17 August 2018)] * Whenever I meet someone new, I always extend a hand and say, 'Hi I'm Lana Condor... Condor like the ugly endangered bird.' I like to see how people react to that and if they laugh and, indeed, know what a condor is... chances are we're going to get along just fine! ** As quoted in [https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/atoz/redefineatoz-lana-condor-actress-rise-sees-growth-challenges-n867281 "#RedefineAtoZ: Lana Condor, actress on the rise, sees growth in challenges" in ''NBC Asian America'' (1 May 2018)] * I wanted to go to college to be a journalist and follow in my dad's work. And then I became an actor. ** As quoted in [https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a22876577/lana-condor-to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before-interview/ "TATBILB’s Lana Condor On Her Biracial Family, Noah Centineo Thirst, And Israel Broussard’s Tweets" in ''Elle'' (30 August 2018)] * When I was a kid, I honestly never thought about race. I didn't see differences. ** As quoted in [https://www.glamour.com/story/the-real-love-story-in-to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before "The Real Love Story in To All the Boys I've Loved Before Is Between Lana Condor and Jenny Han" in ''Glamour'' (24 August 2018)] * There's a misconception that I can't relate to the quote-unquote 'Asian-American experience' because I didn't grow up with an Asian mom and dad. And that's just not true. I am Asian American, and so playing a girl who is half Korean, half white, but her white dad tried really hard to connect with her mom's heritage - that's very familiar to me. ** As quoted in [https://www.teenvogue.com/story/lana-condor-lara-jean-to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before-asian-american-lead "Lana Condor on Why She Had to Have the Role of Lara Jean in "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" and Playing an Asian American Lead" in ''Teen Vogue'' (15 August 2018)] == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Condor, Lana}} [[Category:Vietnamese Americans]] [[Category:1997 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Producers from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Dancers from the United States]] [[Category:Immigrants to the United States]] ikqh99u52vbrowl9ektw3ahrnpf76cw 0 240181 3148843 2996087 2022-07-28T23:50:17Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Ann Blyth in The Student Prince trailer.jpg|thumb]] '''[[w:Ann Blyth|Ann Marie Blyth]]''' (August 16, 1928 –) is a retired American actress and singer. == Quotes == *I got to be quite the fish, I must say. **[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-29-he-37343-story.html Little Bit of This, Little Bit of That] (September 29, 1997) == External links== {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blyth, Ann}} [[Category:Catholics from the United States]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from New York (state)]] hxw3gzic9unod1mokriiwwq9tf2ffr0 0 240331 3148876 3058118 2022-07-29T00:45:48Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Barbara-Eden.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Eden in 2010 ]] '''[[w:Barbara Eden|Barbara Jean Morehead]]''' (August 23, 1931 –) is an American film, stage and television actress, and singer. == Quotes == *It’s always good to be recognized for hard work you’ve done in the years past. While you’re doing it, you don’t think of it so much. You’re just working. It’s a wonderful thing for someone to acknowledge it. **[https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/i-dream-of-jeannie-star-barbara-eden-describes-working-with-larry-hagman-elvis-and-lucille-ball 'I Dream of Jeannie' star Barbara Eden describes working with Larry Hagman, Elvis and Lucille Ball] (October 6, 2017) == See also == *''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'' == External links== {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} *{{official website|http://www.barbaraeden.com}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Eden, Barbara}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Tucson]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Producers from the United States]] kkavtbcf8xz0eiz7uo3bms5e1jjv3gh 0 240689 3148639 3123085 2022-07-28T11:59:50Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki Teen Titans Go! is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics fictional superhero team, the Teen Titans. The series was announced following the popularity of DC Nation's New Teen Titans shorts, both of which are based on the 2003 Teen Titans TV series. Teen Titans Go! is a more comedic take on the DC Comics franchise, dealing with situations that happen every day. Sporting a different animation style, Teen Titans Go! serves as a comedic spin-off with no continuity to the previous series, and only certain elements are retained. Many DC characters make cameo appearances and are referenced in the background. The original principal voice cast returns to reprise their respective roles. [[File:Teen Titans Go! horizontal logo.svg|thumb|centre|200px]] ==Seasons== *[[Teen Titans Go!(season 1)|Season 1]] *[[Teen Titans Go!(season 2)|season 2]] ==External link== {{Wikipedia}} nj593gpw8a69jj19oa2zrilna7d5stc 0 243199 3148857 3036180 2022-07-29T00:09:24Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Vincent Edwards Kathryn Crosby Ben Casey 1965.JPG|thumb|upright=0.85|Crosby with [[Vince Edwards]] as a guest star on ''[[Ben Casey]]'', 1965]] '''[[w:Kathryn Crosby|Kathryn Crosby]]''' (November 25, 1933–) is an American retired actress and singer. == Quotes == *By the time we married, I realized I could survive without him, and he realized he didn’t want to survive without me. I liked that. That’s a good attitude to enter a marriage with. **[https://smashinginterviews.com/interviews/actors/kathryn-crosby-interview-on-life-with-bing-crosby-and-pbs-american-masters-documentary-featuring-the-entertainment-icons-career Kathryn Crosby Interview: On Life with Bing Crosby and PBS' "American Masters" Documentary Featuring the Entertainment Icon's Career] (1 December 2014) == External links== {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Crosby, Kathryn}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:People frm Texas]] klo8z81ps816rfy5o314buzxxv5lcc9 3148858 3148857 2022-07-29T00:10:26Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Vincent Edwards Kathryn Crosby Ben Casey 1965.JPG|thumb|upright=0.85|Crosby with [[Vince Edwards]] as a guest star on ''[[Ben Casey]]'', 1965]] '''[[w:Kathryn Crosby|Kathryn Crosby]]''' (November 25, 1933–) is an American retired actress and singer. == Quotes == *By the time we married, I realized I could survive without him, and he realized he didn’t want to survive without me. I liked that. That’s a good attitude to enter a marriage with. **[https://smashinginterviews.com/interviews/actors/kathryn-crosby-interview-on-life-with-bing-crosby-and-pbs-american-masters-documentary-featuring-the-entertainment-icons-career Kathryn Crosby Interview: On Life with Bing Crosby and PBS' "American Masters" Documentary Featuring the Entertainment Icon's Career] (1 December 2014) == External links== {{wikipedia}} {{commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Crosby, Kathryn}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Television personalities]] [[Category:People from Texas]] 8ono0s67u1ftgklpoiu4r9x6ov7tjn5 0 244972 3148864 3146816 2022-07-29T00:35:21Z Ringbang 4436 /* Episodes */ +Ep. 59 and "Season 1" heading wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} [[w:Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman|'''''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman''''']] is a satirical soap opera originally syndicated in the United States from January 5, 1976 to July 1, 1977. In the show, Mary Hartman ([[w:Louise Lasser|Louise Lasser]]) is a housewife married to an emotionally immature man (Tom Hartman, played by [[w:Greg Mullavey|Greg Mullavey]]). Mary and Tom are the parents of a pre-teen daughter, named Heather. They and their friends and family live in Fernwood, Ohio, a town in the Midwestern United States. Despite living in a small town of working-class people, Mary is beset by one shocking event after another, from infidelity to mass murder. She navigates her world with guidance from television, magazines, and library books, and tries her best to respond to crises with cleaning products and processed foods. ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'' satirizes the arbitrary, anything-goes storylines of daytime soap operas; the strange contrast between such stories and the TV commercials that accompany them; and the culture of consumerism in the United States generally. The show was co-created by Gail Parent, Ann Marcus, Jerry Adelman, and Daniel Gregory Browne. It was developed for television by producer [[w:Norman Lear|Norman Lear]], who is also known for his work on such sitcoms as [[en:All in the Family|''All in the Family'']] (1971), [[w:Sanford and Son|''Sanford and Son'']] (1972), and [[w:The Jeffersons|''The Jeffersons'']] (1975). == Episodes== === Season 1 === ==== Episode 27 ==== :'''Mary''': I've filled out entry blanks for every single drawing in the supermarket for the last 12 years, and the only thing I ever won was a coupon for a small, little jar of tomato paste; but they were out of tomato paste, and by the time they got more in, my coupon had expired. And now I have venereal disease. ==== Episode 33 ==== :'''George''': You know I can't stand the taste of that mouthwash. I hate it until I've had a cigarette and a cup of coffee. <hr width="50%" /> :'''Tom''': To my wife: my best friend, my companion, the woman I love. :'''Mary''': Oh, Tom, that's so beautiful. It's just like a [[w:Geritol|Geritol]] commercial. ==== Episode 37 ==== :'''Tom''': I'm probably one of the few grown men in this whole town who's never so much as had a puff on one of these things. Can you imagine that? And here I am, a grown man. :'''Mary''': You mean you wanna try it? :'''Tom''': No, no, no. What I was thinkin' is this: Now marijuana is a problem that every parent in America has to deal with, right? :'''Mary''': Right. :'''Tom''': OK. But how can we deal with it if we don't know what the hell it is? :'''Mary''': It's a joint. :'''Tom''': I know it's a joint, but I don't know what it does. I've never had any experience with it. :'''Mary''': You mean you wanna try it for scientific purposes? :'''Tom''': Well, for parental purposes, so when we discuss this thing with Heather, we know what we're talkin' about. :'''Mary''': I don't know, Tom. I don't know if it's a good idea for us to smoke this thing at all—I mean, even for parental purposes. I don't think we should smoke it, I really don't. :'''Tom''': Have you got a match? :'''Mary''': Yeah, here. ==== Episode 38 ==== :'''Dorelda Doremus''': Do you have faith? :'''Loretta''': Oh yes, Ma'am, I do. :'''Dorelda Doremus''': Do you truly believe? :'''Loretta''': Oh, I truly believe, I do. I believe like I know my name's Loretta Haggers and I'm gonna be the biggest country/western star in the whole world! :'''Dorelda Doremus''': And you truly have faith? :'''Loretta''': Oh yes, Ma'am, it's just—it's runnin' through me like a turned-on garden hose. ==== Episode 51 ==== :'''Mary''': You're angry, aren't you? :'''Tom''': Who the hell said I was angry? Who? ==== Episode 59 ==== :'''Miriam''': Well, a body can't be married to a man like Charlie for five months without wondering how the rest of his life turned out. :'''Loretta''': Oh! Well, I can answer that for you real quick: It turned out great. See, Charlie is happier than a hungry hog with a bowl o' slops. … I mean, we have what a lot of people call the "ideal marriage". We're just so plum in love that it's kinda sickening to some folks. == Cast== === Main cast === * [[w:Louise Lasser|Louise Lasser]] as Mary Hartman (née Shumway) * [[w:Greg Mullavey|Greg Mullavey]] as Tom Hartman * [[w:Dody Goodman|Dody Goodman]] as Martha Shumway * [[w:Mary Kay Place|Mary Kay Place]] as Loretta Haggers * [[w:Graham Jarvis|Graham Jarvis]] as Charlie Haggers * [[w:Debralee Scott|Debralee Scott]] as Cathy Lorraine Shumway * [[w:Philip Bruns|Philip Bruns]] as George Shumway * [[w:Victor Kilian|Victor Kilian]] as Raymond Larkin * [[w:Claudia Lamb|Claudia Lamb]] as Heather Hartman === Guest appearances === * [[w:Doris Roberts|Doris Roberts]] as Dorelda Doremus ==See also== * [[Soap (TV series)|''Soap'']] (1977) == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{imdb title|0074021}} [[Category:1970s American satirical TV shows]] [[Category:Syndicated shows]] [[Category:Television series on DVD]] [[Category:TV shows about families]] duzwq215y12pob14iv0r3zmhtwje5m0 0 245225 3148816 3066515 2022-07-28T22:21:07Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Wise-1.jpg|thumb|Isaac Mayer Wise]] '''[[w:Isaac_Mayer_Wise|Isaac Mayer Wise]]''' ([[29 March]] [[1819]], Steingrub (now Lomnička), Moravia), Lands of the Bohemian Crown, the Austrian Empire, now in the Czech Republic Austrian Empire – [[26 March]] [[1900]], Cincinnati), was an American Reform rabbi, editor, and author. {{religious-stub}} ==Quotes== *[[Masonry]] is a [[Jewish]] institution whose history, degrees, charges, passwords and explanations are Jewish from the beginning to the end. **''The Israelite'', [[August 3]], [[1866]]. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wise, Isaac Mayer}} [[Category:Rabbis from the United States]] [[Category:1819 births]] [[Category:1900 deaths]] e1e10fv6qta18stvmamx16m5auhs6ka 3148817 3148816 2022-07-28T22:22:08Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Wise-1.jpg|thumb|Isaac Mayer Wise]] '''[[w:Isaac_Mayer_Wise|Isaac Mayer Wise]]''' ([[29 March]] [[1819]] – [[26 March]] [[1900]]) was an American [[w:Reform Judaism|Reform]] [[w:rabbi|rabbi]], editor, and author. {{religious-stub}} ==Quotes== *[[Masonry]] is a [[Jewish]] institution whose history, degrees, charges, passwords and explanations are Jewish from the beginning to the end. **''The Israelite'', [[August 3]], [[1866]]. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wise, Isaac Mayer}} [[Category:Rabbis from the United States]] [[Category:1819 births]] [[Category:1900 deaths]] djlge4u0ot9prkz16qnk1j92r691u5t 3148827 3148817 2022-07-28T22:37:13Z Aatto Sirviö 3128268 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Wise-1.jpg|thumb|Isaac Mayer Wise]] '''[[w:Isaac_Mayer_Wise|Isaac Mayer Wise]]''' ([[29 March]] [[1819]] – [[26 March]] [[1900]]) was an American [[w:Reform Judaism|Reform]] [[w:rabbi|rabbi]], editor, and author. {{religious-stub}} ==Quotes== *[[Masonry]] is a [[Jewish]] institution whose history, degrees, charges, passwords and explanations are Jewish from the beginning to the end. **''The Israelite'', [[August 3]], [[1866]]. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wise, Isaac Mayer}} [[Category:Theologians from the United States]] [[Category:Rabbis from the United States]] [[Category:Editors from the United States]] [[Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States]] [[Category:Immigrants to the United States]] [[Category:1819 births]] [[Category:1900 deaths]] r06e4s3wxnm3ygooq0hjrldg3h5f35g 0 245285 3148699 3146752 2022-07-28T16:39:45Z 2600:1700:C361:A40:F5BC:81F6:CD37:3CDA /* A Major Hiccup (16.1) */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} ---- :'''Seasons:''' [[The Loud House/Season 1|1]] [[The Loud House/Season 2|2]] [[The Loud House/Season 3|3]] [[The Loud House/Season 4|4]] [[The Loud House/Season 5|5]] [[The Loud House/Season 6|6]] ([[The Loud House|Main]]) | '''[[The Casagrandes|Casagrandes]]''' (Seasons [[The Casagrandes/Season 1|1]] [[The Casagrandes/Season 2|2]] [[The Casagrandes/Season 3|3]]) ---- '''''{{w|The Loud House}}''''' (2016–present) is an American [[w:animated television series|animated television series]] created by [[w:Chris Savino|Chris Savino]] for [[w:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]]. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of an accident-prone boy named Lincoln Loud, who survives as the middle child and only son in a large family of 11 children. ==''Episode 1''== ===''Present Danger (1.1)''=== :'''Gus''': Lincoln! Bravo, buddy, but you gotta get off the table. :'''Customer''': You have ruined my wife's garlic knots! :'''Lincoln''': Sorry! ''[gets off the table; to the viewers]'' Well, today's a really big day. It's my 12th birthday! Feels like I've been 11 forever, so this year, I'm doing it in style. David Steele-style. I asked all my friends to come to Gus's dressed as their favorite MALICE villains. You have Golden Toe, Blowfish, Odd Bob, and Patty Whack. So far, it's been great. One moment… Nothing but net. And now that we've finished playing Agents and MALICE, it's time for… :'''Rita''': Presents! :'''Lincoln''': Yes! :'''Liam''': Wahoo! :'''Zach''': Rusty, the invitation said only Lincoln was supposed to dress up as David Steele. :'''Rusty''': Sorry, dude. It's not my fault I look amazing in a tuxedo. Besides, check out the Loud seniors. <hr width="50%"> :'''Lynn Sr.''': Well, thanks for coming, everyone. Today is a special day for a special- ''[notices his dad crying]'' Dad, you know if you cry, I'm gonna- ''[he and Leonard both break down sobbing in each other's arms]'' :'''Rita''': Lincoln, I think what your dad was ''trying'' to say is that 12 is a Loud family landmark. He and Gramps have a special present for you. Your great-grandfather gave it to Gramps when he was 12, and Gramps gave it to ''your'' dad when ''he'' was 12. <hr width="50%"> :'''Lincoln''': Room for one more? :'''Scoots''': Doesn't look like there's room for one more. Because of your dang party, I'm stuck with these two bozos at the loaner's table. :'''Flip''': Hey, you ain't no picnic yourself there, lady! ''[eats the pizza]'' :'''Chandler''': What do you want there anyway, Lincoln Lame? :'''Lincoln''': ''[takes a seat]'' Someone nabbed one of my birthday presents, and I think one of you is the culprit. ''[takes out a deck of cards]'' The game is Go Fish. If I win, you have to turn out your pockets. :'''Chandler''': And what's in it for us? :'''Lincoln''': If you win, you get to keep all my… ''[close-up on his face] Presents.'' So, are you feeling lucky? :'''Chandler''': You're on! ===''Stressed for the Part (1.2)''=== :'''Luan''': ''[practicing her moos]'' Moo! Moo! ''[falsetto]'' Moooo! :'''Mr. Coconuts''': Nah, toots. That's too Holstein. Go lower into your Jersey range. :'''Luan''': Oh, Mr. Coconuts, I can't wait to tell Mrs. Bernardo I got the part! :'''Mr. Coconuts''': She'll be over the moooon, toots! :'''Luan''': Aww. :''[Suddenly Mrs. Bernardo walks in with her makeup running]'' ==''Episode 2''== ===''Don't Escar-go (2.1)''=== :'''Lincoln''': So, what's the occasion, Clyde? :'''Zach''': Yeah, are you buttering us up for something? :'''Clyde''': Ok, here goes. The reason I created this ''Célébration de'' Friendship Brunch is because, I've got some big news. It all started last night… :''[Flashback to earlier, getting a phone call]'' :'''Howard''': Clyde, can you get that? And please be careful. That phone is older than our 1930's Dust Bowl glasses. :'''Clyde''': ''[picks up the phone and answers]'' Hello? :'''Nana Gayle''': ''[calling on the other end from Sunset Canyon]'' Clyde, it's Nana Gayle. Ooh, I've got big news. My best friend, Fleur DuPont, just came to town for a surprise visit. She happens to be the dean of one of the finest cooking academies in the world. :'''Clyde''': I know that academy! It's nearly impossible to get in. They wouldn't even let the Queen of England in. Granted, I've heard her sponge cake is dry- :'''Nana Gayle''': Clyde, get your buns over here! And bring your baked goods, too! If Fleur tries them, oh, she's sure to let you in. :''[Clyde hangs up happily; back to the present]'' :'''Zach''': So, what happened? :'''Clyde''': She loved everything I made! In fact, Dean DuPont said I just have to pass one last exam tonight. I have to cook her an entire dinner. If I nail it, I'll be into the academy! :'''Stella''': Yeah! :'''Lincoln''': Yeah! :'''Rusty''': Yeah, alright! ''[Clyde starts sniffing]'' Clyde, what's wrong? :'''Clyde''': ''[sniffs]'' There's only one drawback: The school's in… Paris. :'''Lincoln''': ''[despaired]'' NOOOOOOOOO! ''[collapses]'' :'''Liam''': Aww, it's happening again. Clyde's leaving us, just like when Lincoln done went to Canada. :'''Clyde''': Let's not lose our heads here. I'm not 1,000% sure I'm going yet. They might not even pick me. :'''Rusty''': Your food is divine. Of course you'll get in. :'''Clyde''': I'll miss you guys like crazy, but this is an incredible opportunity. Where else could I learn to cook ''sole meunière, concombre a la menthe, escargot--'' :'''Lincoln''': ''[brushes the imagination aside]'' Wait, Clyde. What if you could learn to cook all those things here in Royal Woods? I know someone who can teach you. Then we wouldn't lose you. :'''Rusty''': Ooh, give it a try, Clyde. Please? :'''Stella''': Yeah, we're your crew, table 10 at lunch, the Action News Team! We have to stick together. :'''Clyde''': But who are you thinking could teach me? :'''Lincoln''': I know just the guy. <hr width="50%"> :''[Royal Woods Middle School cafeteria; the gang talks to Chef Pat]'' :'''Stella''': Chef Pat, do you know anything about French cooking? :'''Chef Pat''': Pfft, I know everything. I used to be the head chef on a 60-foot yacht off the French Riviera. Here. ''[takes a buckwheat galette out of her hair net]'' Try a nutty buckwheat galette. :'''Zach''': Nutty. Smooth. So why do you cook sloppy joes all the time? :'''Chef Pat''': 'Cause that's what you kids like. ''[walks into the kitchen]'' :'''Lincoln''': Chet Pat, you ''have'' to teach Clyde all about French cooking, or else he's moving to Paris. ''[slides on his knees; begging]'' Please! :'''Chef Pat''': Hmm. That's a lot to ask, but I'll do it, on one condition. While I'm with Clyde, you guys gotta take care of my niece, Waffles. If she tries to bite you, give her waffles. They calm her down. ===''Double Trouble (2.2)''=== :''[The Loud twin sisters arrive at Auntie Pam's contest for all the twins of Royal Woods]'' :'''Lola''': First rule of any contest: Know your enemy, and you can never lose. Who's gonna be our biggest threat? :'''Lana''': Mr. Grouse and Flip? :'''Lola''': ''[screeches her jeep to a stop]'' Um, what are you two trying to pull? You're not even related! :'''Mr. Grouse''': What? You don't see the resemblance? ''[he and Flip both tug their mustaches]'' :'''Flip''': Ooh, it's in the flavor savers. ''[they both walk away, chuckling]'' :'''Lola''': Ugh. :'''Lana''': And what's Liam doing here? :'''Liam''': ''[to his twin goats]'' Okay, fellers, eye of the tiger. :'''Lola''': His twins aren't even human! :'''Liam''': Huh? They got every right to be here. :'''Scoots''': ''[honks and pulls up]'' Uh, anyone seen my twin sister Mopes? She looks just like me, except for she's on a moped. ''[drives off]'' :'''Lola''': No way Scoots has a twin! The universe would never be so cruel. :'''Mopes''': ''[pulls up]'' Anyone seen my twin sister Scoots? She looks just like me, except for she's on a scooter. ''[drives off]'' :'''Lola''': Okay, Scoots' sister is obviously just her in a wig. This contest is going to be an ice cream cake walk. :'''Lana''': Yeah, we're the only ''real'' twins here. :'''Cheryl''': ''[showing up with Meryl]'' Stop the presses! 'Cause Cheryl… :'''Meryl''': And Meryl… :'''Both''': Have arrived! :'''Cheryl''': Sorry for being tardy, y'all. We may have gotten sucked into an episode of our favorite soap opera, "Southern Hospitality." :'''Auntie Pam''': ''[blowing her whistle]'' Alrighty, who's ready to twin it up? Let's get this competition started! <hr width="50%"> :'''Auntie Pam''': ''[sees Liam's twin goats fighting; blowing her whistle]'' Disqualified! :'''Liam''': Disqualified? For what? :'''Auntie Pam''': ''[pulls out a contract]'' Violation of Auntie Pam's Double Trouble Contract. I can't have my twins fighting. They need to be united. <hr width="50%"> :''[As the Double Trouble contest comes to an end at sunset…]'' :'''Auntie Pam''': Our two final teams are Cheryl and Meryl, and Lola and Lana. And now for the big moment. Our Double Trouble twins and winners of a lifetime supply of ice cream are…lo and behold, Cheryl and Meryl! :''[Cheryl and Meryl gasp and squeal in delight over winning; The Loud twins sigh in disappointment and drive back home]'' :'''Lola''': It's not fair! That crown and ice cream should be ''ours!'' ''[gasps and screeches her jeep to a stop as she and Lana see Liam's twin goats fighting over his shirt]'' :'''Liam''': ''[bursts out of a bush, going after them]'' Hey, wait up, fellers! :'''Lana''': At least we didn't get disqualified for fighting, right? :'''Lola''': ''[gets an idea]'' Fight clause. Lana, maybe there's a way we can ''still'' win! Cheryl and Meryl just need to start bickering, and Auntie Pam will make ''us'' the Double Trouble twins! :'''Lana''': But how do we know they'll fight? :'''Lola''': 'Cause you and I are going to ''make'' them. :''[Next day at elementary school; Lana is walking with Cheryl on their snack break]'' :'''Lana''': Thanks for the snack break, Cheryl. :'''Cheryl''': My pleasure, sugar. :'''Lana''': I've never heard a person talk as much as Cheryl. She said, like, a gazillion sentences, and they all started with "sugar." :'''Lola''': Does that mean you got the scoop on how to split up her and Meryl? :'''Lana''': It won't be easy. Those two are ''tight.'' They eat ice cream together every night. They watch ''all'' the same TV shows, like "Southern Hospitality." They even double-date with their boyfriends. :'''Lola''': ''[thinking]'' Hmm, I can work with all that. <hr width="50%"> :'''Cheryl''': ''[screams as she slips in the melted ice cream and falls on her back; angrily]'' Meryl, did you spill the ice cream?! Now we got a dairy river the size of the Mississippi on our floor! :'''Meryl''': ''[miffed]'' Don't blame me, I didn't do it! :''[They growl angrily at each other]'' :'''Cheryl''': Well, no use cryin' over spilled ice cream. We got plenty more in the backup freezer. :'''Lola''': ''[disappointed]'' Ugh! <hr width="50%"> :'''Meryl''': ''[answers the telephone]'' Yello, Che-Meryl residence. You got Meryl. :'''Lola''': ''[impersonating Cheryl]'' Hey, sugar, it's me, your sister. :'''Meryl''': Hey, sugar. :'''Lola''': I'm in a bit of a pickle here at school. Huggins has a bee in his office. Actually, a ''lot'' of bees. :'''Lana''': ''[hold a jar of bees]'' Come home safe, my babies. ''[takes the jar lid off, releasing the bees]'' :'''Lola''': I'm fixing to be here awhile. You should go ahead and watch the season finale of "Southern Hospitality" without me. :'''Meryl''': What? Well, that don't sound like you at all! You serious about this? :'''Lola''': As serious as a hoedown. :'''Meryl''': Ooh, that is serious. And I am chompin' at the bit to find out this pie thief. Ooh, okay. I'll watch. :''[The Loud twins high five as they hear Cheryl and Principal Huggins running away from the bees]'' :'''Cheryl''': ''[screaming]'' Run, Huggins! They think my beehive is ''their'' beehive! :''[Cheryl and Meryl's apartment, evening; Meryl is watching the season finale, sobbing while blowing her nose]'' :'''Cheryl''': ''[enters the apartment, covered in bee stings]'' Ooh, boy, did I have a dickens of a day. ''[realizes]'' And are you watching the "Southern Hospitality" finale without me? :'''Meryl''': Uh, you called and told me to. :'''Cheryl''': That is a backhoe of lies! I think I would remember something like that! :'''Meryl''': You calling me a fibber?! :'''Cheryl''': If the kitten heel fits! :'''Meryl''': How dare you?! :'''Cheryl''': Hmph! ''[turns around]'' :'''Meryl''': Oh, and BTDubs, Wayland is the pie thief! ''[blows her nose as her sister gasps in horror at the spoilers, and they both go their separate ways]'' :''[The Loud twins smirk at each other while watching as their plan worked successfully]'' <hr width="50%"> :''[Next day at Auntie Pam's parlor; Cheryl and Meryl are still angry with each other during the unveiling of the Double Trouble sundae]'' :'''Auntie Pam''': Welcome all to the debut of our Double Trouble sundae. Exciting, isn't it, Double Trouble twins? ''[takes out the ceremonial scissors]'' Who wants to cut the ribbon? :'''Meryl''': ''[takes the scissors]'' ''I'll'' do it. :'''Cheryl''': I'm surprised you haven't already done it without me, you low-down pie thief spoiler! :'''Meryl''': ''[spitefully cuts her sister's hair with the scissors as the crowd gasps]'' Oops. :'''Auntie Pam''': ''[gasps]'' Ok, ladies, settle down. <hr width="50%"> :'''Lana''': The sign-up line for our Unlimited Double Trouble ice cream party starts here! :'''Lola''': And remember, it's VIPs only. :'''Cheryl''': ''[over P.A.; upset]'' Morning… ''[sobbing]'' Roosters. Today's lunch will be two identical twin fish sticks! Sorry, Principal Huggins, it's just that Meryl is ''gone!'' ''[sobbing hysterically; the Loud twins rush over investigating as Principal Huggins comforts her]'' After our tussle at Auntie Pam's parlor, we was both madder than wet hens, so this morning, Meryl packed up her stuff and left for the bus station! ''[Lola and Lana look even more guilty for what they have both done as she continues sobbing]'' <hr width="50%"> :'''Meryl''': What is ''she'' doing here? :'''Lola''': Look, Meryl, if you want to be mad someone, be mad at us. :'''Lana''': Yeah, we wanted ice cream so bad, we tricked you two into fighting. :''[Cheryl and Meryl gasp upon hearing this]'' :'''Lola''': It was stupid, and we feel so terrible. If anyone knows how much twins need each other, it's us. :'''Lana''': Yeah, you can't leave, Meryl. Twins gotta stick together. :'''Meryl''': ''[looks down at her twin, smiles back]'' Well, I guess I could stay. After all, you ''are'' the soft serve to my waffle cone. :'''Cheryl''': ''[squeals and hops into her twin's arms]'' We gotta celebrate our reunion! :''[Auntie Pam's; the two pair of twins are all enjoying their ice cream]'' :'''Lola''': You know, you should throw more twin soirees. :'''Scoots''': ''[drives in]'' I heard about the twin party. Guess our invite got lost in the mail. :'''Lola''': Spare us, Scoots. We know your "sister," Mopes, isn't real. :'''Mopes''': ''[showing up in the flesh]'' What are you lookie-loos staring at? :'''Scoots''': You never seen twins before? ==''Episode 3''== ===''Flip This Flip (3.1)''=== :'''Lincoln''': Um, what's going on? :''[Nacho chitters while pointing at the label of Gobblesworth Farm, swooning over it, and makes smooching noises]'' :'''Lana''': OK, from what I understand- my raccoon's a little rusty- the lady on the framed turkey label is Flip's old middle school crush, um… Tommy Hogglesfort? :'''Flip''': Tammy Gobblesworth! ''[sighs]'' My one true love. I always thought she and I would eat food off of other people's plates together forever. ''[flashback to the middle school Christmas dance]'' But then I got locked out of the school dance and missed my one shot to impress her! ''[collapses after the flashback fades back to the present]'' :''[Nacho chitters more while pointing at the label and pantomime acts like a chicken]'' :'''Lana''': ''[translating]'' Ever since Flip found the label, he's been attempting to call and ask her to dinner, but he keeps chickening out. :'''Flip''': ''[popping up]'' Hey, chickening out is a bit harsh. :'''Lincoln''': Flip, you can totally do this. There's nothing to be afraid of. :'''Lana''': Yeah. You're Flip Phillipini. You're a legend! <hr width="50%"> :'''Lincoln''': Welcome to Flip This Flip, where we take people that are complete disasters and make them shiny and new. Let's meet our panel of experts. :'''Lana''': Lana: Hygiene. :'''Leni''': Leni: Fashion. :'''Lola''': Lola: Etiquette. :'''Lisa''': Lisa: Interesting Conversation. :'''Lincoln''': Lincoln: Transportation. What? You guys took all the good categories. <hr width="50%"> :'''Flip''': You did your best, Loudsters. I blew it with Tammy. :'''Lana''': ''[gasps]'' Blew it. Yes! ''[inhales and blows the French horn, sending Flip flying in the air with his outfit coming off, and slides on the floor in front of Tammy]'' :'''Tammy''': Oh, Phillip, are you okay? And where are your pants? :'''Flip''': I gotta level with you, Tammy. Uh, I'm not a fancy tuxedo-wearing guy who oozes sophistication. The only thing I ooze is nacho cheese. Seriously, my sweat's orange. I was only trying to impress you 'cause you're so classy and glamorous. I'm not classy, I'm just gassy. <hr width="50%"> :'''Lincoln''': ''[to the viewers while peddling]'' Next time, I'm hiring a limo. ===''Haunted House Call (3.2)''=== :'''Lucy''': Okay, salespeople, normies love cheerfulness. Let's see those smiles. ''[The other Morticians make weird creepy smiles on their faces]'' Forget the smiles. ''[rings the doorbell as Mr. Grouse answers the door]'' Gloomy morning, Mr. Grouse. Would you be interested in buying some homemade eyeball pops? :'''Persephone''': We're raising money to attend Casket Con this weekend. :'''Morpheus''': They'll be unveiling the new Model C casket from Caskets R Us. It hovers, thereby totally removing the need for polders. :'''Boris''': We're running a special. Four eyeball pops for the price of three. :'''Mr. Grouse''': Not now, creepy Loud and you creepy friends. I've got my own problem. I can't catch my couch to take a nap! :''[Inside the house, his furniture is floating]'' :'''Dante''': Oh, yeah. That's a ghost problem. :'''Mr. Grouse''': What was your first clue? When my loveseat walked itself into the kitchen? <hr width="50%"> :'''Lucy''': Good morrow. Are you haunted by a specter? :'''Morticians''': ♪ If a ghost is haunting you / And you have no clue what to do ♪ :'''Dante''': ''[dressed in a bedsheet while hanging]'' ♪ Don't just stand and scream ♪ ''[bumps into the camera]'' :'''Morticians''': ♪ Call the number on your screen ♪ :'''Lucy''': And now, we wait for customers. <hr width="50%"> :'''Rodney''': It's destroying my clothing and spilling my most expensive cologne: Night Sweat! You have to help me! :'''Lucy''': Ghost, reveal yourself. ''[A ghost dude, wearing a tuxedo T-shirt reveals himself]'' Spirit, what is your unfinished business here? :'''Dude Ghost''': I was supposed to be buried in a real tux, but this joker put me in a tuxedo T-shirt! I want a refund! :'''Rodney''': No refunds! Besides, your order form just said tuxedo, so I went with our casual package. :'''Dude Ghost''': I can't cross over in this! I'll be laughed out of the afterlife! :'''Rodney''': Hmph! :'''Haiku''': What about an exchange? :''[Later, Rodney has dressed the ghost dude in a genuine tuxedo]'' :'''Dude Ghost''': Now this is what I'm talking about. :'''Rodney''': And here's your complementary bottle of Night Sweat! :'''Dude Ghost''': ''[flinches in disgust]'' Yeah, I'm good. <hr width="50%"> :'''Liam''': ''[as donkey Dolly's ghostly spirit reveals herself; gasps]'' It's Mee-Maw's prized donkey, Dolly. :'''Persephone''': Do you know why Dolly is haunting you? :'''Liam''': I do. I once broke our fence mud-wrestling with Virginia. And then, blamed it on Dolly. ''[Dolly brays angrily]'' I know. Ain't a moment I'm too proud of. Dolly, I'm gonna make this right. ''[walks into his house; off-screen]'' Brace yourself, Mee-Maw. You're about to be madder than a wet peacock. <hr width="50%"> :''[Cheryl and Meryl's apartment; The TV is changing the channel back and forth from "Southern Hospitality" to "Hipster Island"]'' :'''Cheryl''': Somethin' keeps changing our channel. And we're missing the season finale of "Southern Hospitality!" :'''Lucy''': This is ''definitely'' the work of a ghost. Spirit, show yourself. :''[The ghostly spirit of a hipster appears, sitting next to the twins as they gasp]'' :'''Hipster Ghost''': This used to be my pad, brahs. And I need to find out who rid "Hipster Island." :'''Cheryl''': I use bra pads, too. But we gotta see if Sue Ellen chooses Brad or his evil twin, Chad. :'''Lucy''': You could ''always'' record "Southern Hospitality", and watch it later. :'''Cheryl''': Well, we'll have to delete some of our crime shows, but, it's a deal. Make yourself comfy, I'll be right back with three bowls of ice cream. <hr width="50%"> :'''Lucy''': Nice doing business with you. Let's get you back to the portal and-- :'''Buzz''': Change of plans: Turns out, haunting people is the bee's knees. :'''Persephone''': But what about the afterlife? :'''Buzz''': Overrating. Later! ''[flies away]'' :'''Persephone''': Buzz is going to terrorize all of Royal Woods if we don't stop him. :'''Haiku''': But Casket Con's only open for another hour. We're going to miss the unveiling of the Model C. :'''Lucy''': Sigh. We created this mess, so we need to clean it up. ==''Save Royal Woods! (Episode 4)''== :'''Lincoln''': ''[speaks to the crowd in the microphone, through Todd's megaphones]'' Hey, everyone. If I could have your attention. ''[the crowd catches their attention]'' Maybe Royal Woods ''is'' forgettable, but it doesn't have to stay that way. We could have something like those other towns, something to put us on the map. :'''Clyde''': Then Joyce wouldn't flood our town. Lincoln, that's brilliant! But what could we create that would make Royal Woods seem memorable? :'''Lincoln''': I bet if we put our heads together, we can come up with something amazing. So who's ready to save our town? :''[The crowd cheers in agreement; Next day, Mayor Davis gives Lincoln a button reading '''"Honorary Jr. Mayor"''']'' :'''Lincoln''': Whoa. "Honorary Jr. Mayor?" Thanks, Mayor Davis. :'''Mayor Davis''': It's the least I can do since you're helping to save the town. :'''Lincoln''': So do I get to play your keyboard? :'''Mayor Davis''': ''[plays buzzing sound on her keyboard, sternly]'' Don't push it, kid. ''[cheerfully]'' OK, time to hear ideas to save Royal Woods. <hr width=50%> :'''Lincoln''': Undersecretary Crandall, thanks for coming. :'''Joyce''': I hope this is good. I had to leave a meeting to pick the fish to stock Lake Gladys with. Spoiler alert: We are definitely leaning toward carp. :'''Mayor Davis''': Actually, we think you might just change your mind about flooding your town. :'''Joyce''': I'm sorry, but like I told you before, there is nothing that can cha-- ''[notices the giant Flippee; shocked]'' That's-that's… :'''Albert''': The world's largest Flippee! HA! What do you think about them apples, huh? To be clear, it's not apple. It's actually sparkle berry cherry. :'''Joyce''': Well, it is as big as the frying pan and less dangerous than the piranhas. Ugh, I guess there's no way we can put a lake here now. The flooding is off. :''[All the citizens cheers when the giant Flippee suddenly starts shaking]'' :'''Citizens''': What's happening?! :'''Lincoln''': Flip, what's going on?! :'''Flip''': ''[sheepishly nervous]'' Uh, hey, Flippee syrup ain't cheap. I figured no one would drink it. :'''Lola''': ''[seizes Flip by the collar, angrily]'' What did you do, old man?! :'''Flip''': I may have swapped the syrup with some expired gasoline that wasn't selling. Is that really so bad? :'''Lisa''': Short answer, yes. The gasoline is adversely reacting with my hyper-freeze additive, causing an accelerated release of energy, resulting in expanded volume. :'''Todd''': '''In layman's terms, it's gonna blow.''' :''[The giant Flippee explodes and covers everyone]'' :'''Joyce''': ''[fuming with rage]'' I will be back tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. with the demolition team! Royal Woods is history. ''[the giant Flippee tips over off the gas station, and destroys her car]'' YOU CRUSHED MY CAR! ''[screams as she notices something else]'' Donna! ''[angrily to the citizens]'' Make that 9:00 a.m.! ''GOODBYE, ROYAL WOODS!'' ''[storms off with fury]'' :''[End of Act 1; Beginning Act 2]'' :'''Flip''': ''[breaks down, sobbing]'' I'm sorry, everyone. The world's largest Flippee flopped! ''[Nacho chitters accusatively at him]'' Of course I regret using expired gas, Nacho! How can you ask me that?! :'''Lincoln''': Wait! Everyone! I have a new idea that might save our town! Where's Todd? :'''Todd''': '''I believe you, Lincoln.''' ''[starts chanting]'' '''Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln, Linc-''' ''[realizes everyone staring in confusion]'' '''Oh. We're not doing that?''' ''[deploys his PA system]'' :'''Lincoln''': ''[through microphone]'' Undersecretary Crandall said Royal Woods is history. :'''Flip''': Why would you remind us of that?! :'''Lincoln''': What if Royal Woods did have some kind of important history? Then she couldn't flood us. :'''Lisa''': Elder brother, might I remind you that Royal Woods has no interesting history? We were named after an oak tree. ''[points to an old oak tree commemorated with a plaque as a branch falls off]'' That one. :'''Lincoln''': I know, but Undersecretary Crandall doesn't. Royal Woods has the word "royal" in it. Maybe there's something there. I know we'd be making up a big lie, but it's the only way to save our town. <hr width=50%> :'''Joyce''': ''[notices something off]'' Huh? What's this? :'''Lincoln''': No, actually, we need that back. It's on loan from the, uh, Royal Woods Museum. :'''Joyce''': Not so fast, kid. Hmm… ''[reading on the crown]'' '''"Lola Loud, Little Miss Crowning Achievement?"''' ''[gasps]'' You all made this whole thing up! King George never came through here! :'''Lola''': ''[chuckles sheepishly as she takes her crown back]'' I'll take that. :'''Joyce''': ''[groans angrily; on walkie-talkie]'' Bring that wrecking ball! We've got a sixth Great Lake to make. :'''Luan''': I guess it's time to say goodbye to Royal Woods. <hr width=50%> :'''Joyce''': ''[hopping out of the roller]'' That was a beautiful song, but I'm still going to bust this dam and flood you. :'''Lincoln''': What?! :'''Demolition Worker #1''': Well, we're not! That kid with the white hair is right! This town ''is'' special, and so is my town! :'''Demolition Worker #2''': And so is mine. No town deserves to be flooded by you. Get your promotion some other way, Crandall. We don't want a sixth lake. :'''Joyce''': ''[groans in annoyance]'' You bunch of babies! Ugh! ''[heads back into the roller]'' Come on, Donna, we'll do it ourselves. :'''Lola''': I don't know. Might not be the best look to flood a precious small town on live television. :'''Katherine''': This is Katherine Mulligan, covering the destruction of my town in HD- :'''Joyce''': ''[yanks Katherine away from the camera; chuckles nervously]'' I mean, I would never flood this beautiful town. ''[waves]'' Hi, Mom, happy birthday! :'''Todd''': ''[offering her a phone]'' '''Call for you.''' :'''Oversecretary''': ''[on phone]'' ''Joyce, this is the Oversecretary. I saw everything. Bulldozing a perfectly good town on live TV? '''YOU'RE FIRED!''' :''[Joyce screams in despair after being fired from her job]'' :'''Todd''': ''[pats Joyce on the back, comforting her]'' '''There, there.''' :'''Joyce''': Don't touch me. :'''Lincoln''': We did it! Royal Woods is saved! :''[Everyone cheers]'' :'''Lynn''': You did it, Stinkin'! :'''Leni''': OMGosh, Lincoln, you're a hero. :'''Mr. Grouse''': Yeah, thanks, Loud. Way to go. :'''Lincoln''': I'm just glad we can all stay. 'Cause… :'''Citizens''': ''[singing again]'' ♪ We're right, we're right, we're right where we belong (Ba-ba-da-) ♪ :'''Joyce''': ''[angrily interrupting]'' PUT A CORK IN IT! ''[groans]'' WHAT IS IT WITH YOU PEOPLE AND YOUR IMPROMPTU SINGING?! ''[growling as she leaves]'' :'''Citizens''': ''[finishing up]'' ♪ We're right where we belong! ♪ ==''Episode 5''== ===''The Taunting Hour (5.1)''=== :''[Evening at the Loud House; The criticized Louds burst through the front door, and begin berating Lincoln]'' :'''Lynn Sr.''': Oh, he is in for it! :'''Lola''': There he is! :''[Lincoln screams as the couch tips over and himself]'' :'''Luna''': Why did you have to tell us about our haters, dude?! :'''Lisa''': Now we're ''all'' freezing up! :'''Lincoln''': Look, I'm sorry I told you guys about your critics. I was just only trying to help Lynn. :'''Lynn''': ''[irately punches a hole in the door]'' STINKOLN! :'''Lincoln''': ''[nervously]'' I hope that's a happy "Stinkoln". :'''Lynn''': Your dumb "cure" ''DIDN'T'' cure me! Scoots heckled me some more and now I've got emu legs again! Wasn't even at a game. It was at the mall food court! :'''Lincoln''': Lynn, why are you paying attention to Scoots? Why are ''any'' of you paying attention to those people? It doesn't matter what they say. :'''Mr. Coconuts''': It's easy for you to say! You don't have to deal with it! :'''Lola''': You just go around ruining lives! <hr width="50%"> :'''Lynn''': Dude, that Chandler's a real jerk. :'''Lincoln''': Yeah, he is. ''[jumps off the sofa]'' But he doesn't bother me, and that's the whole point. I mean, at first he really got to me, but the more I ignored him, the easier it got. Plus, why should I care what he has to say? I'm doing what I love, and that's all that matters. :'''Rita''': And if you can handle Chandler, I think we can handle our critics. Right, everyone? :'''Luna''': Totally. :'''Lynn Sr.''': Yeah, I guess so. :'''Mr. Grouse''': Hey, Loud! :'''Lynn Sr.''': ''[puts his fingers in his ears]'' Ah, I can't hear you, Grouse! :'''Mr. Grouse''': I was just going to tell you- :'''Lynn Sr.''': I'm blocking out the haters! ''[starts singing]'' ♪ La la la la- ♪ :'''Mr. Grouse''': You forgot to put on the parking brake again. :''[Lynn Sr.'s eyes widen in horror; Outside, Vanzilla starts rolling backwards]'' :'''Kids''': Dad, Vanzilla! :'''Lynn Sr.''': ''[chases after his van and screams]'' BABY, PLEASE COME BACK! I'M SO SORRY!!! ===''Musical Chairs (5.2)''=== :''[Lincoln feels dejected after getting to change to another seat in Mr. Bolhofner's class at lunchtime]'' :'''Clyde''': What's wrong, Lincoln? You've barely touched the cheesecake bites I made you. Is the cheese-to-cake ratio not to your liking? :'''Lincoln''': No, Clyde. The ratio is perfect, per usual. It's just, I don't know what to do. Bolhofner won't change my seat. :'''Rusty''': Three words, bro: "Butter him up." :'''Liam''': Oh, he ain't wrong. ''[grabs a stick of butter]'' One time Virginia, she got her head stuck in a fence and we used a whole mess of margarine to get her out. The key is to rub it around the jowls like so. ''[rubs the butter on his cheeks]'' :'''Clyde''': ''[disgusted]'' Ugh. :'''Rusty''': I meant he's gotta charm the man. :'''Liam''': ''[chuckles]'' I knew that. Just testing y'all. ''[eats the butter]'' :'''Rusty''': A while back, I wanted to go skydiving with my cousin, Derek, but my dad wouldn't let me, so I spent the whole week doing nice things for him. And bam, check it! ''[plays a video of him skydiving with his cousin while screaming]'' :'''Lincoln''': Hmm. Maybe I should try buttering up the Hof. <hr width=50%> :''[The next day at Mr. Bolhofner's trailer; Mr. Bolhofner is grading papers]'' :'''Mr. Bolhofner''': Nope. :'''Lincoln''': ''[enters]'' So, Mr. B, how was the band practice? That I set up, which I was glad to do, by the way? :'''Mr. Bolhofner''': ''[chuckles]'' Yeah, right. Ugh. :'''Lincoln''': ''[sighs]'' I guess I'll take my seat, then. :''[Chandler has set up a bucket of hot sauce above Lincoln's seat, laughing evilly]'' :'''Mr. Bolhofner''': That's not your seat, Loud! You sit ''there'' now. :''[He points to Lincoln's new seat, which has a bright light upon it]'' :'''Lincoln''': ''[smugly]'' Bye-bye, Chandler. ''[leaves to his new seat]'' :''[Chandler growls as he dumps the hot sauce on the seat, destroying it in the process]'' :'''Lincoln''': ''[relaxes in his new seat, and is elated to find it can recline at the push of a button]'' Whoa. :'''Student''': Chocolate? ''[offers a box of chocolates]'' I always have extras. :'''Lincoln''': Wow, thank you! ''[takes them]'' :'''Student''': Oh, and if you ever get tense, I keep a massager under my desk! Feel free to use it! :'''Lincoln''': Really? I wouldn't want to impose- ''[the student puts the massager on his neck]'' Oh, yeah. ''[the bell rings; the student reaches for the massager]'' Leave it. ==''Episode 6''== ===''A Bug's Strife (6.1)''=== :''[The Louds are walking out of the house and into Vanzilla]'' :'''Rita''': Oh! Double check, make sure I have my key. Mm. ''[her husband comes out, looking quite sick]'' Honey, you shouldn't be out here. Go back inside and get to bed. :'''Lynn Sr.''': I just wanted to see you guys off. I'll miss you while you're at Aunt Ruth's today. It's a ding-dang shame I'm going to miss the slideshow of her bus tour of "the Malls of the Midwest." ''[sneezes]'' :'''Rita''': Aw. Gesundheit. It's okay. Aunt Ruth will totally understand. :'''Lola''': ''[walking out of the house; annoyed]'' It's not fair. Why does Daddy get to stay home? ''[Lynn Sr. sneezes again; disgusted]'' Ugh, question answered. :'''Rita''': Get lots of rest. We'll see you tonight. ''[walks into Vanzilla and starts backing up]'' :'''Leni''': Bye, Dad! :'''Lynn''': Feel better, Pops. <hr width="50%"> :''[Aunt Ruth's house; In the living room, she is showing the Louds her Malls of the Midwest slideshow; Leni is the only one interested in watching]'' :'''Aunt Ruth''': And here's a bathroom stall from a mall in Indianapolis. This one had auto-flushing like the ones at a fancy steakhouse. :'''Lynn''': ''[bored out of her mind]'' Dad's so lucky to be home sleeping. Ugh. :'''Aunt Ruth''': Shh! Lynn, you're gonna miss the massage chairs at the mall at Walnut Grove! <hr width="50%"> :''[Lynn Sr. rushes over to Mr. Grouse's house and knocks on the door]'' :'''Mr. Grouse''': No one's home! Go away! :'''Lynn Sr.''': Mr. Grouse, I need your help! :'''Mr. Grouse''': ''[opens the door]'' Oh, lookie, it's a Loud. Shocker. What do you want, and how fast can I get rid of you? :'''Lynn Sr.''': Remember the spare key I gave you for emergencies? Well, this is an emergency. :'''Mr. Grouse''': Oh, yeah, sure. I keep it in a bowl right here. ''[shows a bowl that's filled with countless keys]'' Yeah, this might take a minute. <hr width="50%"> :'''Rita''': Oh, honey, you must've been so delirious you trashed the house! I had no idea you were ''this'' sick. You need to get to bed immediately. ''[the porch suddenly collapses, sending both her and her husband to the ground]'' But not here. Kids, come on. We have to go. :'''Lynn Sr.''': Ah! Move to Canada. Smart. Chirpy won't find us there. ''[chuckles]'' :'''Rita''': No. We'll stay with Aunt Ruth until the house is repaired. She'll be happy to help nurse you back to health. I should warn you, though, she'll ''want'' to show you her Malls of the Midwest slideshow. ===''All the Rage (6.2)''=== :'''Zach''': You mad 'cause your favorite contestant cheated? :'''Clyde''': Zamir didn't cheat! He would ''never'' cheat! :'''Lincoln''': Maybe you can root for a different contestant. What about Maneet? :'''Clyde''': Maneet's cream puffs… ''[his eyes glow red, muscles bulge, and clenches his fist in fury]'' '''''ARE DRY!''''' ''[begins throwing dodgeballs in rage]'' :'''Stella''': Guys, I think we just won. ==''Episode 7''== ===''Scoop Snoop (7.1)''=== :''[Royal Woods Middle School; Liam is recording the footage of Stella reporting of an owner with their pet]'' :'''Stella''': This is Stella Zhau reporting. ''[suspiciously]'' Someone's been letting their pet go potty here on the school field and not cleaning it up. Well, the Action News Team are here to reveal the "poop-etrator." ''[gasps and looks ahead to see a "dog" with their owner both wearing identical disguises]'' Here they come now! Kangaroos, time to bust some scum! :''[As Liam and Stella run over to the owner and their "dog", they are outsped by Katherine Mulligan and her cameraman]'' :'''Liam''': What?! :'''Katherine''': This is a Katherine Mulligan news exclusive. I'm unmasking the serial pet pooper. ''[takes the hat off the owner, revealing to be Vic]'' The owner is Vic. And the pet pooper is Gilly! :'''Liam''': ''[confused]'' Jumpin' jackalopes. How in the world did she steal ''our'' story? :''[Sunset Canyon Retirement Home; Zach is recording the footage of Rusty with an "old lady" at a table writing on a piece of paper in the background behind him]'' :'''Rusty''': The Action News Team has received a tip that somebody famous is hiding out here disguised as an old lady. Prepare to have your minds blown. :'''Katherine''': ''[pops out from under the table]'' I'm Katherine Mulligan exposing this "little old lady" as… ''[pulls the wig/mask off, revealing…]'' Mick Swagger in disguise. He's holed up here as he writes songs for his new album, "Mick or Treat." :'''Zach''': ''[annoyed in anger]'' Hey, that was ''our'' scoop! :'''Scoots''': ''[wheeling over and points to him]'' Nobody punks ''us,'' Brit boy! PUDDING HIM! :''[The Action News Team are peddling their bikes to Gus' Games and Grub]'' :'''Lincoln''': This is the story of the century. :'''Stella''': It's cool of Gus to tip us off he's discontinuing spaghetti pizza. :'''Clyde''': ''[sobbing]'' It's a dark day for the culinary world. ''[he and Lincoln bump into the back of Katherine's '''NEWS 3''' van and fall off]'' :'''Action News Team''': ''[gasp]'' Oh, no! :'''Katherine''': This is the ''last'' bite of the last slice of the last spaghetti pizza Gus will ''ever'' serve. ''[eats the last bite-sized piece]'' I'm Katherine Mulligan reporting that you'll never know just how delicious that was. :'''Stella''': ''[annoyed]'' I don't get it! How does Katherine Mulligan keep scooping us?! :'''Rusty''': Someone has to be leaking to her. My cousin Derek's studying to be a plumber. He says; "You have to find a leak and plug it, or it gets worse." :'''Lincoln''': Rusty's right. If we don't do something, this could be the end of The Action News Team. :'''Clyde''': Wait. Can we a moment of silence for… ''[sniffles sadly]'' spaghetti pizza? <hr width="50%"> :'''Clyde''': We're never gonna find the leak at this rate. There are too many people at school to investigate. :'''Rusty''': ''[eating a bowl of grapes]'' We shouldn't be following the rat, we should wait at the nest. :'''Liam''': Then what in the manure pile does that even mean? :'''Rusty''': Katherine ''is'' the nest, dawgs! If we follow her, the "leaker", or "rat", is gonna come to her. :'''Lincoln''': Then we'll have our culprit! Rusty, that's a brilliant idea! Looks like it's time for an Action News Team undercover investigation! :''[The Action News Team poses; Next morning, Lincoln, Clyde, and Stella are outside in front of Katherine's house, suspiciously watching her from the bushes as she eats a Danish that popped out from the toaster]'' :'''Lincoln''': 8:02. Katherine takes a bite of Danish. :'''Stella''': Roger that. :'''Rusty''': ''[popping out]'' 'Sup, dudes? :'''Stella''': Rusty, you're late! ''[sniffs with disgust]'' Ugh, what's that awful smell? :'''Rusty''': I was helping my dad pick a cologne to wow his gal pal. He lands it on Undersea Daydream. :''[Lincoln, Clyde and Stella gag over the scent and gasp as Katherine exits her house and hide behind the bushes; Katherine gets into her car and drives off - humming a tune]'' :'''Lincoln''': Suspect's on the move. Let's go. <hr width="50%"> :''[Katherine and her cameraman are eating lunch at the Burpin' Burger; Liam and Rusty hide in the trash can as Liam pops his hand out out of the lid with his phone, recording the footage]'' :'''Liam''': Rusty, ya got your knee square in my gizzard. :'''Rusty''': Then stop moving around, dawg! :'''Liam''': Shh. :'''Rusty''': ''[as Katherine and her cameraman empty their trays into the trash can]'' Augh! Horseradish in the eye! Ugh. :'''Katherine''': Katherine Mulligan wants to know, did this garbage can just talk? ''[shrugs and walks off out of sight as soon as Rusty and Liam tip over, exhausted]'' :''[Royal Woods Bowling Alley; Katherine and Patchy Drizzle are bowling against each other as Patchy knocks down the 10 pins]'' :'''Patchy''': Yahoo! Today's forecast: a 100% chance of winning for Patchy Drizzle! :'''Katherine''': I'm getting some developing news. It ain't over till the last frame. ''[interrupted by Lincoln and Clyde, disguised as their grandmothers as she's about to bowl]'' :'''Lincoln''': ''[imitating Myrtle]'' Don't mind us, sweetie. We're just a couple of senior ladies bowling. :''[Zach, in his bush disguise, takes out his phone to record the footage, but wobbles and collides with them, rolling them across the alley and knocking down the 10 pins]'' :'''Katherine''': Katherine Mulligan wants to know, did that bush just bowl a strike? <hr width="50%"> :'''Lincoln''': Okay, so Stella made a notebook of some "hot news leads", but they're all fake. We "accidentally" dropped it here by Principal Ramirez's car. As the "rat," she "finds it" and takes it to "the nest." Any questions? :'''Clyde''': Can you go over that one more time? I got lost in all the air quotes. :'''Lincoln''': I'll explain as we hide. <hr width="50%"> :''[A week later, back at Tall Timbers Park, Principal Ramirez meets up with Katherine again]'' :'''Katherine''': Oh. Principal Ramirez. Glad you could make it. :''[The Action News Team peep from a bush]'' :'''Lincoln''': Gotcha. Principal Ramirez! ''[running towards the two women along with the rest of his team]'' Action News Team! :'''Katherine''': Excuse me. :'''Lincoln''': Principal Ramirez, how much has Katherine Mulligan been paying you to steal our news stories? :'''Principal Ramirez''': I don't know what you're talking about. :'''Clyde''': ''[holds up his mic in front of her, making her trip into the lake]'' ''We're'' asking the questions here! :'''Rusty''': The jig is up, Katherine "Shady Shader" Mulligan! The book Principal Ramirez was going to give you is a bunch of phony news leads ''we'' planted. Bam! ''[looks closely at the title on the book cover]'' "Passion under the Pompeii Moon?" Uh-oh. :'''Principal Ramirez''': ''[angrily snatches the book from Rusty]'' You bet you're "uh-oh." Ms. Mulligan and I are in a book club together. Now someone get me out of here. :'''Katherine''': That's the story. We've been meeting to swap novels we're reading. :'''Stella''': So you weren't leaking our stories? :'''Principal Ramirez''': ''[brushing the lake water off her skirt]'' Of course not! Is this what you spend your time on, making false accusations?! I have half a mind to shut down the Action News Team. :'''Stella''': Please, don't. :'''Rusty''': No, dawg! :'''Lincoln''': We're sorry. :'''Liam''': Give us another chance. :'''Katherine''': I'm Katherine Mulligan and…I agree with these children. Sure they got the story wrong, but they got real drive. It reminds me of me when I was thriving out. I say they deserve a second chance. :'''Principal Ramirez''': ''[over her mind; annoyed]'' Fine. ''[gets out of the lake as the Action News Team high five in celebration]'' But no more wild goose chases, or knocking principals in lakes. :'''Zach''': Promise. :'''Lincoln''': We swear. :'''Rusty''': It was Zach. ===''Eye Can't (7.2)''=== :'''Lisa''': ''[entering the kitchen]'' Good morn… ''[bumps into Charles]'' When did we put the trash can here? :'''Rita''': Honey, that's Charles. :'''Lisa''': Ah, yes, of course. Hmm. Ah! ''Here's'' the orange juice I was looking for. ''[mistakes the flower vase and takes it off the table]'' :'''Rita''': Have you noticed Lisa's been acting a little off this week? :''[Flashback to Lisa bumping into the end table, and the stair railing]'' :'''Lisa''': Pardon me, father. ''[flash to her petting a skunk, mistaking it for Cliff]'' Good boy, Cliff. Good boy. :'''Leni''': ''[frightened]'' Uh, Lisa? That's ''not'' Cliff. :''[Flashback ends as the skunk sprays on the siblings, screaming off-screen]'' :'''Lynn Sr.''': Yeah. She needs new glasses. :'''Lisa''': ''[returns to the kitchen]'' Ah, silly me, I mistook a vase of flowers for orange juice. Ah! ''Here's'' the actual orange juice. :'''Lynn Sr.''': That's hot coffee! Sweetie, look, Mom and I think it's time for you to go to the eye doctor. :'''Lisa''': What? Poppycock! Now if you'll excuse me, I shall be in the living room. <hr width="50%"> :'''Todd''': ''[removing the cactus thorns]'' '''What is the problem? It's just the eye doctor.''' :'''Lisa''': The problem, Todd, is that I have an irrational phobia of the ophthalmologist. :'''Todd''': '''But that does not compute. You are a genius.''' :'''Lisa''': I said it was irrational, Todd. And I've tried to train myself to move-past it, but, I can't! <hr width="50%"> :'''Lisa''': ''[falls down the stairs and lands flat on her face in front of her parents]'' Problem solved, parents. I've forged myself a new pair of glasses, and all is well. ''[opens her eyes - still abnormal through her glasses]'' :'''Lynn Sr.''': Counterpoint, you ''did'' kinda just fall down the stairs. :'''Lisa''': Eh. You say tomato, I say mildly near-sighted. :'''Rita''': And I say tomorrow morning ''you'' are going to the eye doctor, and, maybe the pediatrician too to see if you have any damage from that fall. :'''Lisa''': Fine. ==''Episode 8''== ===''Dine and Bash (8.1)''=== :''[Vanzilla pulls up at Lynn's table and the siblings get out and walk in]'' :'''Todd''': '''Have a good afternoon, sweeties. Don't forget to do your homework. I'll be checking.''' ''[drives away]'' :'''Lisa''': Note to self: Dial back Todd's maternal mode. :''[As the Loud siblings enter, they're overwhelmed to see the place crowded in a rush]'' :'''Lynn Sr.''': Oh, good, you're here! Before you jump into homework, I need your help with the afternoon rush. :'''Lincoln''': No problem. Guys, fan out. <hr width="50%"> :'''Lynn Sr.''': Oh, you kids are a big help, especially with Mom off visiting Lori for Mother-Daughter Golf Day. ''[the phone rings and answers it]'' Lynn's Table. Come in if you're able. You've got Lynn. :'''Kotaro''': Lynn, I have some exciting news. The Doo-Dads just booked a big gig tonight at Sunset Canyon! :'''Lynn Sr.''': ''[gasps in excitement]'' No we "Dadn't!" :'''Kotaro''': Yes we "Dad!" It's Bernie's third wedding! He's marrying his lady friend from Boca. :'''Lynn Sr.''': ''[realizes in disappointment]'' Ohh! Ding, dang, darnit! I have to work the dinner shift. I gave Grant the night off to play "Orcs, Horks, Wizards, and Pork" with his friends. :'''Grant''': ''[enters the kitchen wearing a wizard costume]'' Many thanks, Spirit Wizard Loud! May your harvest be fruitful this moon! ''[leaves]'' :'''Lynn Sr.''': You guys should just do the gig without this Doo-Dad. :'''Kotaro''': But a band with just one cowbell is no band at all. :'''Lincoln''': Hey, Dad, what if ''we'' took over the restaurant tonight? :'''Lynn Sr.''': ''[touched]'' Aw, that's sweet of you guys, but a night alone's a big responsibility. :'''Lola''': ''[chuckles]'' We know this place like the back of our flawless hands. Ew! Time for a mani. ===''Sofa, So Good (8.2)''=== :'''Lynn Sr.''': Oh, kids! We have a surprise! :''[The siblings rush into the living room]'' :'''Lola''': You were saying about a surprise for me? :'''Lynn Sr.''': ''[facing the opposite direction]'' Your mother and I have been talking… ''[Rita turns him back the right way]'' Oh, hey everybody. And since it's been seven days since we had any house or life-threatening disasters… :'''Rita''': We thought you all deserve a big surprise. :'''Lynn Sr.''': ''[leaves]'' Just keep that streak going a little bit longer. :'''Rita''': And we'll be back with the surprise by 4:00! ''[leaves and closes the door]'' :'''Lincoln''': I bet it's an indoor pool. :'''Lucy''': I bet it's a family burial plot. :'''Lana''': I bet it's a Clydesdale. :'''Lynn''': I bet it's tickets to Jelly Wrestlefest 1 15! :'''Lincoln''': No. No. ''[Lynn does a wrestling jump and landed on him as he groans]'' :'''Lisa''': ''[clears throat]'' You can call me the proverbial wet blanket, stick in the mud, resident sourpuss but, based on statistical averages, there's a 98.3% probability that we're going to mess up before the day is out. <hr width="50%"> :'''Lincoln''': ''[looks up to Luan, stuck whilst sitting on the ceiling]'' Uh, Luan, what's going on up there? :'''Luan''': Looks like we've got a ''"sit-uation."'' <hr width="50%"> :'''Lincoln''': We did it! All we gotta do now is bring the furniture back in. ''[outside, they notice the furniture is missing]'' Uh, guys, where's the furniture? ==''Episode 9''== ===''The Last Laugh (9.1)''=== ===''Driver's Dread (9.2)''=== :'''Leni''': OMGosh, Lori, I'm so excited to see you this weekend! :'''Lori''': Samesies! It'll be like old times. Spending the whole day shopping at the Outlet Mall. Did you know everything is 50% off? :'''Leni''': So if we go twice, it'll be 100% off! :'''Lori''': ''[confused]'' Huh? :'''Leni''': BTDubs, Tanya's coming along. She's desperate for a new look. ''[to Tanya]'' Don't stress out, Tanya. I'll find someone to drive us there. :'''Lori''': You know, Leni, maybe it's time you tried to get your license again. :'''Leni''': I thought about it, then it scared me, so I stopped thinking about it. Remember the last time? ''[flashback to the events of '''"Driving Miss Hazy"''' where she crashed Vanzilla into a pool]'' Is this the carpool lane? ''[back to present]'' There is no way I'm going through that again. The only thing that scares me more than driving is shoulder pads and perms. ''[shudders]'' But don't worry! I'll find a way to get there. <hr width=50%> :''[Rita is in the kitchen writing an article while getting highly caffeinated]'' :'''Rita''': Latte, expresso, macchiato, Fortado… Oh! Those rhyme! :'''Leni''': Mom? Could you drive me to the mall this weekend? Dad can't- :'''Rita''': I'm sorry, sweetie, I can't. I have to finish a big article about coffee, coffee, coffee. And now I gotta pee, pee, pee! ''[runs for the bathroom while holding her bladder]'' :'''Leni''': You can't! Lola's taking one of her four-hour baths, and she's only on hour two. :'''Rita''': ''[bolts out the back door]'' MR. GROUSE, I NEED YOUR BATHROOM! ''[peeks out]'' Maybe you can take the bus. ==''Episode 10''== ===''Bummer Camp (10.1)''=== :'''Leonard''': ''[calling in on the TV from Camp Mastodon]'' Hello? Is this thingy on? I just see me. ''[sees his grandkids as he backs up]'' Up, there you are! Ah, hi, my little minnows! :'''Lincoln''': Hey, Gramps. What's up? :'''Leonard''': Well, kiddos, I'm in a bind. I got a new batch of campers coming in a week, and my counselors just bailed on me during training! I'm as stuck as a boat at low tide! Why, without counselors, I'll have to close down Mastodon and return to life at sea. :''[The kids gasp in shock]'' :'''Lincoln''': Wait, what? :'''Leonard''': Ah, breaks my heart. I love this ding-dang camp. All the summers your dad and I spent here together… ''[sighs]'' So, if you know any counselors, just let me know. Gramps, over and out. How do you… where do I- WHOA! ''[drops the camera in the lake, where a fish swims over before the call disconnects]'' :'''Lynn''': Gramps leaving?! Major foul! I don't want him to go! ''[starts venting her rage by kicking the couch]'' :'''Luna''': None of us do, dudette. We just got him back! :'''Lucy''': We have to find some counselors for Gramps. I'll see if any of my undertaker friends are looking to pick up extra cash. :'''Lincoln''': Wait! We can be Gramps's counselors. Then the camp will stay open and he won't go. Who's with me? ''[the sisters cheer]'' Camp Mastodon, here we come! ''[notices they're still watching ''The Dream Boat'']'' Um, guys? :'''Lola''': Yeah, we're gonna need five minutes. We have to see who Brynn picked! ===''Sleepstakes (10.2)''=== :''[Lana gets an invitation and hides it in her hat]'' :'''Rita''': Lana, what are you hiding? Is that another note from Principal Huggins about bathing more frequently? :'''Lana''': No. He gave up on that. ''[takes the invitation out of her hat]'' It's an invitation to a sleepover my friend Kayla's having. But as all of you know, I'm really bad at sleepovers. ==''Episode 11''== ===''Cat-astrophe (11.1)''=== :'''Harold''': Go for Harold? :'''Nana Gayle''': Harold, it's your mother. :'''Harold''': Oh! Hi, Mom! Clyde, come say hi to Nana! :'''Clyde''': Hi, Nana Gayle! :'''Nana Gayle''': Hey there, baby. What time are you boys coming around for our annual birthday celebration? You didn't forget my big day, did you? :'''Harold''': ''[shocked]'' Your big day? :''[Howard gasps, takes out his phone, and scrolls to Nana Gayle's birthday on their daily schedule, realizing they forgot, and faints]'' <hr width="50%"> :'''Nana Gayle''': Wait, what is this? Fish cake, milk fountain, weird lady in a cat suit? Boys, what's going on? :'''Harold''': ''[guilty]'' I'm sorry, Mom. We got so distracted planning Cleopawtra and Nepurrtiti's graduation party that we…forgot your birthday. :'''Howard''': We thought if we brought everything from the cat's party here, we could still give you a great birthday. :'''Clyde''': We're sorry, Nana. ''[sighs sadly]'' We really messed up. :'''Scoots''': Yeah, you did. Come on, Gayle. Let 'em have it! ===''Prize Fighter (11.2)''=== ==''Time Trap! (Episode 12)''== :'''Lynn''': Oh-ho-ho-ho, man. I would hate to be you right now, Lori! :'''Lori''': Me? Lincoln was the one who told me to chip it! :'''Lincoln''': Well, Charles was supposed to be protecting the vase! :'''Lana''': You leave Charles out of this! ''[hops on the couch and hugs Charles]'' Who came up with this dumb game anyway? :'''Lincoln''': Guys! We need to figure what we're going to do about this vase. Remember what happened the last few times it broke? :''[Flashback to Lincoln, in his Ace Savvy outfit, rappelling from the ceiling to nab the last slice of pizza from Lynn]'' :'''Lynn''': Nice try, Stinkoln. ''[hits him with the pizza box, flinging him into the vase and shattering it]'' :'''Lynn Sr.''': ''[opens the door, frantically]'' What happened? ''[notices the shattered vase and gasps]'' That was a wedding gift! ''[angrily to them]'' You're all grounded for the night! :''[Second flashback to Lynn, Lucy, and Luan in the twins' room]'' :'''Lynn''': ''[with her rear stuck inside the vase's neck]'' Told ya it would fit. ''[farts, letting the bottle fly away]'' :'''Rita''': ''[ducks as the vase flies out of the room and shatters; enraged]'' That was a wedding gift! You're all grounded for a week! :''[Third flashback]'' :'''Lisa''': ''[bursting in through the front door with chemicals]'' Hot chemicals coming through! ''[rushes past the vase, which starts wobbling, but rests; relieved]'' Phew. :'''Lana''': El Diablo, drop it! :''[El Diablo slithers past Lisa knocking the chemical out of her hands and destroying the vase with an explosion]'' :'''Rita and Lynn Sr.''': ''[gasp]'' Our wedding gift! :'''Rita''': ''[angrily]'' You guys are grounded for a month! :''[Back to present]'' :'''Lincoln''': If Mom and Dad find out we broke the vase again, we'll definitely be grounded for the whole year. :'''Luna''': Can't we just get rid of it? :'''Lynn''': ''[imitates buzzer]'' They'd notice. In case you haven't heard, it was a wedding gift. :'''Lucy''': That vase has been nothing but a pox on this house. :'''Lola''': Ugh! I wish Mom and Dad never got this heinous thing in the first place! <hr width="50%"> :'''Lisa''': Siblings, I figured out a way to save our collective gluteus maximi. A while back, I unlocked the secret of time travel. I swore to never use it again, but desperate times call for desperate measures. My plan is simple: I'll travel back to the day of Mom and Dad's wedding. There, I'll prevent our parental units from ever receiving the vase. In layman's terms, no vase, no grounding. Any questions? :'''Lynn''': ''[raises her hand]'' Yeah… I've got one, brainbox. Won't removing the vase affect the fabric of the space-time continuum? :'''Lisa''': Actually, that is a highly perceptive question. <hr width="50%"> :'''Lisa''': How in Galileo's micrometer did you get here?! :'''Lincoln''': We snuck in the back seat when you weren't looking. You have terrible peripheral vision. :'''Lana''': We wanna help you with the mission! :'''Lola''': And I'm not one to miss a party. :'''Lisa''': Fine… Since you're here, you can help me find the vase. But remember, it's crucial that we get it, swap it, and get out without being seen. Let's roll! <hr width="50%"> :'''Lynn''': Mom and Dad are gonna feel pretty bad when they hear we had to- ''[feels the couch]'' This feels different. :'''Lola''': ''[gasps]'' That's 'cause it ''is'' different! Mom and Dad would never shell out for high-quality upholstery like this! :'''Lucy''': The blood- I mean, ketchup stains on the walls are gone. :'''Lana''': This carpet feels softer than normal. And where are all the mud stains? :'''Lori''': ''[sniffs]'' And it doesn't smell like Cliff's farts, or Lynn's. :'''Lynn''': ''[preparing to fart]'' Oh, I can fix that. :'''Lola''': ''[screaming from upstairs]'' What happened to my room?! My trophies! My headshots! Mr. Sprinkles! '''MY HEADSHOTS!!!''' :''[The siblings check to see the twins' bedroom, now into a gym room]'' :'''Lynn''': Why is your room full of gym equipment? <hr width="50%"> :'''Lisa''': Welp, it seems my hypothesis was correct. We've altered the course of history. ''[gulps]'' I'm afraid…'''''we don't exist!''''' :''[The other Loud siblings gasp; End of Act 1]'' :''[Beginning Act 2]'' :'''Lincoln''': What do you mean we don't exist? :'''Lisa''': We altered the timeline and erased our own existence. In this timeline, Mom and Dad never had kids. Huh. The question is why… Perhaps there is someone who could help us fill in the blanks. <hr width="50%"> :'''Lana''': Found a crankshaft! Ooh, also found this junkyard burrito. Double score! ''[surfs on a car door and lands on other trash while Lynn nabs the crankshaft and Chunk gets the burrito] :'''Alternative Chunk''': Brilliant. I just found me lunch. ''[eats the burrito]'' A bit o' bad news, though. I think your punk friend flew the coop. ''[points to the dropped guitar, which Luna has disappeared]'' :'''Lincoln''': Now Luna disappeared! :'''Lucy''': So did Leni. :'''Lisa''': Of course - they're disappearing in birth order. :'''Lynn''': We gotta move fast if we want to save the rest of us. <hr width="50%"> :'''Lincoln''': Without me, Chandler took my spot in the friend group. <hr width="50%"> :'''Luan''': ''[sniffs]'' Ooh, smell that? Pet dander and farts! :'''Luna''': Look! There are pics of us on the wall! :'''Lincoln''': ''[checks the couch]'' Yes! The couch is sticky! What the…?! :'''Lisa''': Yeah! The timeline has been repaired! :'''Lynn Sr.''': ''[off-screen]'' Kids, we're home! :''[Their parents enter with a pizza box]'' :'''Rita''': We picked up pizza for di- ''[she and Lynn Sr. gasp upon seeing the broken vase]'' You broke our vase again?! ''[The siblings all smile]'' And you're happy about it? :'''Lynn Sr.''': ''[sternly]'' Ok, that is it! Everyone is grounded for two months! :'''Lincoln''': ''[as he and his sisters hug them]'' We'll stay home with you as long as you'd like. ==''Episode 13''== ===''Crashed Course (13.1)''=== ===''Puns and Buns (13.2)''=== :'''Andre''': Benjamin Stein, you may have just started working here, but I know greatness when I see it. I am promoting you to Assistant Manager of the Burpin' Burger. ''[puts a golden Burger necklace on around Benny's neck]'' :'''Benny''': Wow, the Golden Buns? Dreams do come true! :'''Andre''': You've earned it. You're always on time, your uniform is always clean. And you're the first person ''ever'' to organize the pickles…by size. :'''Benny''': Thank you, Andre. I'll teach you how to organize the pickles too, Otis. Once you've recovered from that accident with the burger sign. :''[Flashback to Otis' accident while dressed in a burger costume as he spins the sign, flinging it upwards and falls on him]'' :'''Andre''': And we all want you to get better soon. ''[hits Otis in the injured arm, making him cringe in pain]'' Especially me, because I have to fill in for you. :'''Benny''': No one wears the buns like you, boss. <hr width=50%> :'''Luan''': Well, I'd better take Mr. Coconuts home. We just used our savings on that hilarious soda bit. I miss spending time with you, Benny. Ever since Dairyland closed for the off season, I don't see you very much. ''[takes out her phone and shows Benny a photo of herself in her Heidi Heifer costume, unmasking herself in front of him and scaring him, causing him to knock the popcorn cart over]'' Remember how I'd sneak up on you and scare you, and you'd knock over your popcorn cart? ''[laughs]'' I missed that. :'''Benny''': ''[laughs]'' Classic us. I miss it, too. :'''Luan''': ''[gets an idea]'' Wait. Benny, why don't I just work here with you? Problem solved! :'''Benny''': I was just thinking that, too! But I don't know if Andre will go for it. He takes fast food very seriously. :'''Andre''': ''[now in the burger costume as he puts ketchup on as war paint]'' Be the burger, be the burger. Sesame seed bun! ''[charges out the door]'' :'''Luan''': You can convince him. He'll listen to you. :'''Benny''': You're right. I'm Assistant Manager now! :''[Outside the restaurant]'' :'''Andre''': Absolutely not. Luan, work here? Are you kidding? :'''Benny''': But sir, Otis is still injured and we could really use a little more help. Plus, she ''does'' have experience. Her family owns a restaurant. And she promised to leave Mr. Coconuts at home. :'''Andre''': Fine, but Luan is your responsibility. She can be your first assignment as assistant manager. :'''Benny''': Thanks, boss! You won't regret this! :'''Andre''': I hope not. :'''Benny''': ''[chuckles and heads back inside; clears throat, holding up a Burpin' Burger uniform in front of Luan]'' Welcome to the Burpin' Burger family, Luan! You start tomorrow! ==''Episode 14''== ===''Lights, Camera, Nuclear Reaction (14.1)''=== :'''Lincoln''': Todd, you were amazing! And the hologram effect Lisa installed was the coolest! ''[notices something]'' Todd? ''[passes through him, turning out he's a hologram; shocked]'' Ahh! :'''Todd''': '''Ha ha ha ha. Got you, Lincoln. You should have seen the look on your face. Actually, I can show you. Playing memory from three seconds ago.''' ''[plays the memory and replays Lincoln's shock multiple times while zooming in on his face]'' '''Ha ha ha ha. Good times.''' ===''Food Courting (14.2)''=== :'''Miguel''': Leni, you ready for lunch? :'''Leni''': Definitely. How 'bout Spaghetti on a Stick? I'm craving skewered noodles. :'''Miguel''': Uh, sure, but, let's go to the Spaghetti on a Stick across town, or maybe one in a different town. I hear you get free marinara in Hazeltucky. :'''Leni''': That's silly, it's right there. Come on. <hr width=50%> :'''Gavin''': Welcome to Spaghetti on a Stick. How can I help you today? :'''Miguel''': ''[sweating nervously]'' Uh, nice boats. Are those shoes fresh? Boy, that episode of ''The Dream Sauce,'' huh? ''[Gavin stares confusingly at him; rushes off embarrassingly, and bumps into a man in lederhosen, getting sauerkraut in his eyes]'' AHH! SAUERKRAUT IN MY EYE! :'''Leni''': Don't worry, we are not giving up. ''[sniffs]'' And sauerkraut is actually a good scent on you. <hr width=50%> :'''Gavin''': Hey, Miguel! Looking stylish as usual. :'''Leni''': ''[through radio microphone]'' ''Thanks. What can you tell me about the rigatoni today?'' :'''Miguel''': Uh--uh, thanks. What can you tell me about the rigatoni today? :'''Gavin''': Excellent question! The pasta is fresh from Sicily. Well, Sicily, Michigan, but still. So, can I put in an order from you? :'''Scoots''': ''[interrupting]'' Quit daydreaming, blondie, and ring these up. :'''Leni''': One moment, please. :'''Miguel''': ''[in the exact same tone and posture]'' One moment, please. :'''Gavin''': I get it, choosing the right pasta takes time. :'''Miguel''': I'm gonna have to ask you to calm down and step back, please. :'''Leni''': ''[being bothered at Scoots waving the pants in her face]'' I said, step back, please! :'''Scoots''': And ''I'' said, I've waited long enough! :'''Gavin''': Uh, Miguel? Is everything all right? :'''Miguel''': ''[laughs nervously and runs off before slipping and falling into the fountain; Felix offers him a washcloth]'' Oh, thanks, Felix. :'''Leni''': ''[while being chased by Scoots]'' SECURITY! :'''Scoots''': ''[angrily chasing after her]'' Get back here, blondie! <hr width=50%> :'''Leni''': Gavin, what a surprise. :'''Gavin''': Oh. Hey, Leni. Hey, Miguel. :'''Leni''': Miguel, look, it's Gavin! :'''Miguel''': ''[awkwardly snapping out of it]'' Grey! Sorry. I started to say "greetings", but then I switched it to "hey." 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Distributed by and airing on Comedy Central, it follows the surreal adventures of four young boys who live in the small town of South Park, Colorado. {{tv-stub}} === [[w:Pajama Day|Pajama Day]] [25.01] === === [[w:The Big Fix|The Big Fix]] [25.02] === :'''Stan''': ''[approaching Tolkien, whose playing football with Butters]'' Uh, hey, Token. :'''Tolkien''': Oh, hey Stan. :'''Stan''': Uh, listen, I uh… How you doin'? :'''Tolkien''': Fine. :'''Stan''': Um… You think your family would wanna come over for dinner? Out at our farm? :'''Tolkien''': It's kinda far, isn't it? :'''Stan''': Yeah but… Look, Token, I think maybe you and I should hang out more. :'''Tolkien''': What are you talking about? :'''Stan''': I mean, we never just hang out, you and me. :'''Butters''': Hey, we never hang out just you and me either, Stan! :'''Stan''': Shut up, Butters! Look, just will you please just see if your family will come over for dinner? It would mean a lot. :''[Nighttime at Tegridy Farms; The Black family are sitting at the table with the Marshes]'' :'''Randy''': ''[setting up dinner on the table]'' Ok, there we go. This is a farm fresh hemp salad sourced locally here at Tegridy! Alright, come on everybody, dig in. :'''Linda''': Thank you so much for having us over. This is really nice. :'''Steve''': We've never been to a marijuana farm before. :'''Randy''': Well, you know, with our boys starting to become so close– we thought we better get the families together! If they're friends, then we need to be friends! ''[pulls out his phone]'' Do you mind if I post this? Check out our friends! :'''Steve''': Randy… I hope you didn't invite us here because we're black. :'''Randy''': W-what are you talking about? :'''Linda''': It's just that the past year or so a lot of people have been inviting us over to dinner and then taking pictures of us to show everyone on Instagram. :'''Randy''': Oh, that's so lame. No, we really just wanted to get to know you guys better since Stan is friends with Token. You know… just out of curiosity– why did you guys name him that? :'''Steve''': What do you mean? :'''Randy''': Well– I mean, it's just kind of an odd name, isn't it? Like, some people might think you guys naming your son that isn't very cool. :'''Steve''': People have a problem with Tolkien's name? :'''Randy''': Well I mean other people just think it's a little… I mean, come on, I mean, I'm– I'm not calling you guys racist, but– why did you name your son that? :'''Linda''': My husband has always been a huge fan of ''Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit.'' :'''Steve''': I wanted to name my son after my favorite author. But she didn't want to name our son J.R.R., so we just named him Tolkien. :'''Randy''': ''[shocked]'' His name is Tolkien? :'''Steve''': Yes, you know his name is Tolkien! :'''Stan''': ''[to Tolkien]'' I thought your name was "Token". :'''Tolkien''': My name ''is'' "Tolkien". :'''Steve''': Sorry, I don't think it's that weird. J.R.R. Tolkien is one of the most prolific, influential writers of our time. :'''Randy''': Holy shit, that's what his name means? :'''Steve''': What did you think his name meant? :'''Randy''': Would you like to see how we grow and process our weed? <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': They stole it! They stole my idea! :'''Sharon''': Who did? :'''Randy''': Those dickheads across the street! They took everything I learned about using black culture to make a bigger profit and they're doing it themselves! Get this little prick outta my house! ''[drags Token outside]'' :'''Stan''': DAD! :'''Randy''': Get him outta here, he's a spy! Hey, fuck face! I don't want your kid over at my house, you got that?! :'''Steve''': Hey, man, what's your problem? :'''Randy''': You want a war? Well, you got one! Game on, asshole! :'''Steve''': Game on, motherfucker. :'''Randy''': Everyone back in the house. Come on, let's go. :'''Stan''': But, Dad… :'''Randy''': Shut up! :'''Dr. Gauche''': The story of young Stan Marsh might seem incredible, but the fact is many people suffer from unconscious biases. If you or someone you know might have also thought the name Tolkien didn't come from J.R.R. Tolkien, then please call… 1-800-I AM A GIANT PIECE OF SHIT. Because ''you'' are the fucking problem. === [[w:City People|City People]] [25.03] === :'''Cartman''': Ahg! Help! Somebody call Child Protective Services! :'''Liane''': Eric, you're only making it worse! :'''Cartman''': I am not doing a co-brokering deal, Mom, it's not gonna happen! :'''Liane''': This isn't about that, Eric, and you know it! You're upset. You're upset because you don't want your mom to have a job! :'''Cartman''': That isn't true. :'''Liane''': It ''is'' true! You're scared and you're jealous that a job will take my attention away from you! :'''Cartman''': You just want to offer the sellers a lower commission to list this house and it's not going to work, Mom! :'''Liane''': It's okay to be scared, Eric! I know that I'm the only family you have, but you're making everything worse for us! <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': Weak. I live in a hot dog. === [[w: Back to the Cold War|Back to the Cold War]] [25.04] === === [[w: Help, My Teenager Hates Me!|Help, My Teenager Hates Me!]] [25.05] === === [[w: Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special|Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special]] [25.06] === === [[w: South Park The Streaming Wars|South Park The Streaming Wars]] === :''[Randy's office; Shelley knocks on the door from outside]'' :'''Randy''': Yes? Come in. :'''Shelley''': Mom said you wanted to see me. :'''Randy''': Yes, Shelley, have a seat. Close the door please. I've been, uh, wanting to talk to you, Shelley. Um… Can you tell me why everyone is calling me "Karen?" :'''Shelley''': Don't worry about it. :'''Randy''': Well, everybody keeps calling me "Karen," and I don't get it. Is it, is it, like, a joke, or something? :'''Shelley''': "Karen" is a pejorative term for a white person who acts overly entitled and demanding. :'''Randy''': Okay, well, that's fucked up. Don't you think that's a little, like, sexist? :'''Shelley''': I didn't start it. :'''Randy''': Well, who did? :'''Shelley''': The internet. :'''Randy''': So– so now somebody is a Karen just 'cause they want to be treated with some respect? I deserve to not have people walk all over me, okay?! I have the right to call the cops when things happen! :'''Shelley''': That's fine, Karen. :'''Randy''': Shelley, I deserve to not have– ''[looks out of the window to see the water commissioner inspecting the fields]'' what the fuck is he doing here?! <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': ''[pulls up at Mr. Cussler's property with Stan, holding a "Cussler Industries" boat]'' Come on. ''[knocks on the door]'' :'''Realtor''': ''[answers the door]'' Yes? :'''Randy''': Hello, we'd like to speak with Mr. Cussler, please. :'''Realtor''': For what? :'''Randy''': Well, I want to let him know that my son here made a streaming deal that he had no business making. Didn't you, Stan? :'''Stan''': No, technically, no. :'''Randy''': Technically what?! :'''Realtor''': I'm afraid Mr. Cussler can't see you. :'''Randy''': Oh, really? Okay, well, you go and tell him that it's Karen Marsh, okay? And that I will talk to him right now. :'''Realtor''': He can't talk to you because he's dead! :'''Stan''': What?! :'''Realtor''': Mr. Cussler's body was found several hours ago. He was… attacked by ManBearPig. :''[Crime scene]'' :'''Yates''': Everyone keep this area clear. I need casts of the footprints. Keep your radios down. We don't want the press showing up. :'''Randy''': What's going on here? :'''Yates''': Aw, shit, it's Karen. :''Randy''': Hey, look, my son was in business with this guy. You really think he was killed by ManBearPig? :'''Yates''': Take a look for yourself. Something tore him apart and shit in his face. Workers found him late this morning. The footprints are those of a pig, but the claw marks are those of a bear, and the excrement, clearly that of a man. :'''Randy''': Why would ManBearPig single him out? :'''Yates''': Apparently this Cussler guy was taking advantage of the water supply. ManBearPig must've gotten some kind of vengeance for the rich guy's greed. :'''Randy''': Oh, no. :'''Yates''': Karen? What is it? Karen? :'''Randy''': It's just that… if ManBearPig was getting vengeance on Cussler, would he also want to come after my son? <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Stevens''': How is he? :'''Nurse''': I believe he's coming to, Doctor. :'''Dr. Stevens''': Hello, Eric. Just want to let you know that everything went fine. We're gonna let the anesthesia wear off a little more, and then we can let you go home. :'''Cartman''': ''[stammers]'' Okay. Um, cool. :'''Liane''': Well, you did it, Eric. I hope you're happier now. They all said you were very insistent. That you said you'd cancel them if they didn't put breast implants in one of us. :'''Cartman''': I have fake tits? ''[pulls the blanket off his chest]'' :'''Liane''': They said that tube is for draining blood while the swelling goes down. Your breasts are swollen now as a reaction to the implants. :'''Cartman''': Okay, well, now that you see how serious I was, what are you gonna do now? :'''Liane''': I'm gonna go down and get some grocery shopping done. ''[walks away]'' :'''Cartman''' Mom? I ''will'' go to school like this! You're gonna have to give in at some point! ''[pause]'' Mom?! <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': ''[walks up to the boys with his enlarged breasts]'' You guys. You guys, something is seriously wrong with my mom. She's acting crazy. Are any of your parents acting weird at all? :'''Butters''': Hey, fellas, are we making more boats for the– Whoa, hello! [stares at Cartman's chest] Jesus, what happened to you, Eric? :'''Cartman''': Okay, okay, fine. I was hoping everyone would just be cool, but I guess we need to talk about the elephants in the room. This was not a choice. You guys, I… I live in a hot dog, okay? And all I want is to have a real home, and a room that is mine to sleep in at night. To– ''[sees Clyde stifling his laughter]'' is something funny, Clyde? Yeah, it's real funny. If I were you guys, I'd be super pissed at my mom because you worked hard for this money. :'''Kyle''': All right, Cartman, stop fucking around. Obviously, those aren't real. :'''Cartman''': I didn't say they're real. They're not real. They're silicone implants surgically inserted under the chest muscle. :'''Kyle''': Nobody believes you actually got fake tits. :'''Cartman''': These are real fake tits! Kenny, feel them. Go on, feel them. :'''Kenny''': ''[touches the breasts]'' Those are fucking real, dude. :'''Kyle''': What? :'''Cartman''': Thank you, Kenny. Now, if we can all get our minds off fucking boobs for a second, something's happened to my mom. :'''Tolkien''': Mom? Mom, what's wrong? ''[the boys turn around to see him talking to his mom on the phone]'' Mom, slow down, I can't understand you. ''[pause]'' What do you mean Dad is missing? :'''Cartman''': See? === [[w: South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2|South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2]] === :'''Cartman''': Kay, Mom, well, I hope you learned your lesson. So, maybe now, will you get fake tits so I can get these stupid things out? :'''Liane''': No, Eric! No! :'''Cartman''': ''[as they pass by Wendy's]'' Can I get a Frosty? <hr width=50%> :''[Stotch Residence; Butters finishes up eating his plate as his parents glare at him]'' :'''Butters''': Okay, I'm done. :'''Stephen''': All right, then put your plate in the sink and march right on upstairs. Maybe the next time Maybe the next time you decide to pit streaming services against each other and cause a drought, you'll think twice. ''[follows Butters upstairs to his room after he puts his plate in the sink]'' I want no playing, no reading, and no thinking about fun stuff. You are being grounded. ''[closes the bedroom door]'' :'''Butters''': It's not my fault streaming services paid people more than was sustainable for any business model. :'''Cartman''': Butters. Shh! Butters, stop. :'''Butters''': Eric! You can't be in here, I'm grounded! :'''Cartman''': We've been set up, Butters. :'''Butters''': What? :'''Cartman''': The whole streaming wars! The whole thing was a lie! :'''Butters''': Eric, is that a real gun? :'''Cartman''': Fuck yes, it's a real gun. Butters, listen to me. Someone bought up all the water and murdered anyone who got in their way. :'''Butters''': No… :'''Cartman''': Yes, Butters. Someone worked with the Colorado water commissioner and cheated the system. The same person who is now using climate change to make a profit! :'''Butters''': Who? :'''Cartman''': It didn't make sense to me. Why my mom was being so stubborn. Why wouldn't she do what I asked. But then I saw Tolkien across the street and I figured it out… Tolkien is fucking my mom. :'''Butters''': Tolkien?! :'''Cartman''': I wanted my mom to get fake tits so she could marry the rich guy across the street. Now that guy is dead and my mom is acting strange. The only explanation is that she's fucking Tolkien and they don't want me to know! :'''Butters''': But, Eric, Tolkien was making those boats with us, he… :'''Cartman''': Butters, Butters. My eyes are up here. Stop staring at my tits. :'''Butters''': Oh, sorry. :'''Cartman''': There's a bad guy out there getting away with murder, Butters. And we have to catch him. <hr width=50%> :'''Stan''': Dad? You okay? :'''Randy''': What have I become, Stan? I used to be a scientist. Do you remember that? I was the one who warned the town about a volcano. I warned them about the day after tomorrow. And then… It all became about weed. When did that happen, Stan? :'''Stan''': I guess we all just got greedy, Dad. :'''Randy''': I wanted to be a scientist because scientists solve problems. Do you even know what kind of a geologist I was, Stan? :'''Stan''': No. :'''Randy''': I was a "fluvial geomorphologist". Someone who studies the changes in streams and rivers. And when the town needed me most… I was just out bitching because all I cared about was getting high and rich. I can't even remember the old me. <hr width=50%> :'''Sharon''': How's it all going? ''[hands Randy his coffee]'' :'''Randy''': Oh, thanks, honey. It's good. Fast. I think we can have this thing up and running for tests in a week. :'''Sharon''': That's amazing. :'''Randy''': You're not so bad yourself, babe. ''[smiles and starts to walk off]'' Oh, and hey, Sharon? Sorry about the whole "weed thing." :'''Sharon''': It's okay, Randy. :'''Randy''': All right, Nelson, I've updated the engineering. I've accounted for the elevation but I still can't figure out the pipeline. The problem is actually getting enough pressure to get the saltwater up here to the plant. :'''Nelson''': It almost seems impossible. I don't know how you get saltwater up here without a tremendous amount of energy. :'''Randy''': Yeah, well, let's just keep working. There has to be an answer. Science always has an answer. :'''Nelson''': Randy, it's good to have you back at the U.S. Geological Survey. :'''Randy''': Thanks, Nelson. Oh, and hey, Nelson? Sorry about the whole "weed thing." :'''Nelson''': That's okay, Randy. <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': You wanna tell me what the fuck is going on?! :'''Pi-Pi''': Scusi, who let you in? :'''Randy''': I let myself in because it's a free country, and I'll stand where I fucking want! :'''Pi-Pi''': Get him out of here! :'''Randy''': ''[backing off the two lifeguards]', Don't you fucking touch me! Don't any of you fucking touch me! :'''Pi-Pi''': Okay, we obviously have a bit of a Karen here, let's, uh… :'''Randy''': You can call me Karen all you fucking want! Motherfucker! [[Category:South Park seasons]] 6wct3ou2i2vkpxsi8b651kw9zld83ha 3148681 3148680 2022-07-28T16:05:27Z 2600:1700:C361:A40:F5BC:81F6:CD37:3CDA /* South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2 */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} ---- :'''Seasons:''' [[South Park/Season 1|1]] [[South Park/Season 2|2]] [[South Park/Season 3|3]] [[South Park/Season 4|4]] [[South Park/Season 5|5]] [[South Park/Season 6|6]] [[South Park/Season 7|7]] [[South Park/Season 8|8]] [[South Park/Season 9|9]] [[South Park/Season 10|10]] [[South Park/Season 11|11]] [[South Park/Season 12|12]] [[South Park/Season 13|13]] [[South Park/Season 14|14]] [[South Park/Season 15|15]] [[South Park/Season 16|16]] [[South Park/Season 17|17]] [[South Park/Season 18|18]] [[South Park/Season 19|19]] [[South Park/Season 20|20]] [[South Park/Season 21|21]] [[South Park/Season 22|22]] [[South Park/Season 23|23]] [[South Park/Season 24|24]] [[South Park/Season 25|25]] | [[South Park|Main]] ---- <br> '''''[[w:South Park|South Park]]''''' (1997-present) is an adult animated television series created by [[w:Trey Parker|Trey Parker]] and [[w:Matt Stone|Matt Stone]]. Distributed by and airing on Comedy Central, it follows the surreal adventures of four young boys who live in the small town of South Park, Colorado. {{tv-stub}} === [[w:Pajama Day|Pajama Day]] [25.01] === === [[w:The Big Fix|The Big Fix]] [25.02] === :'''Stan''': ''[approaching Tolkien, whose playing football with Butters]'' Uh, hey, Token. :'''Tolkien''': Oh, hey Stan. :'''Stan''': Uh, listen, I uh… How you doin'? :'''Tolkien''': Fine. :'''Stan''': Um… You think your family would wanna come over for dinner? Out at our farm? :'''Tolkien''': It's kinda far, isn't it? :'''Stan''': Yeah but… Look, Token, I think maybe you and I should hang out more. :'''Tolkien''': What are you talking about? :'''Stan''': I mean, we never just hang out, you and me. :'''Butters''': Hey, we never hang out just you and me either, Stan! :'''Stan''': Shut up, Butters! Look, just will you please just see if your family will come over for dinner? It would mean a lot. :''[Nighttime at Tegridy Farms; The Black family are sitting at the table with the Marshes]'' :'''Randy''': ''[setting up dinner on the table]'' Ok, there we go. This is a farm fresh hemp salad sourced locally here at Tegridy! Alright, come on everybody, dig in. :'''Linda''': Thank you so much for having us over. This is really nice. :'''Steve''': We've never been to a marijuana farm before. :'''Randy''': Well, you know, with our boys starting to become so close– we thought we better get the families together! If they're friends, then we need to be friends! ''[pulls out his phone]'' Do you mind if I post this? Check out our friends! :'''Steve''': Randy… I hope you didn't invite us here because we're black. :'''Randy''': W-what are you talking about? :'''Linda''': It's just that the past year or so a lot of people have been inviting us over to dinner and then taking pictures of us to show everyone on Instagram. :'''Randy''': Oh, that's so lame. No, we really just wanted to get to know you guys better since Stan is friends with Token. You know… just out of curiosity– why did you guys name him that? :'''Steve''': What do you mean? :'''Randy''': Well– I mean, it's just kind of an odd name, isn't it? Like, some people might think you guys naming your son that isn't very cool. :'''Steve''': People have a problem with Tolkien's name? :'''Randy''': Well I mean other people just think it's a little… I mean, come on, I mean, I'm– I'm not calling you guys racist, but– why did you name your son that? :'''Linda''': My husband has always been a huge fan of ''Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit.'' :'''Steve''': I wanted to name my son after my favorite author. But she didn't want to name our son J.R.R., so we just named him Tolkien. :'''Randy''': ''[shocked]'' His name is Tolkien? :'''Steve''': Yes, you know his name is Tolkien! :'''Stan''': ''[to Tolkien]'' I thought your name was "Token". :'''Tolkien''': My name ''is'' "Tolkien". :'''Steve''': Sorry, I don't think it's that weird. J.R.R. Tolkien is one of the most prolific, influential writers of our time. :'''Randy''': Holy shit, that's what his name means? :'''Steve''': What did you think his name meant? :'''Randy''': Would you like to see how we grow and process our weed? <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': They stole it! They stole my idea! :'''Sharon''': Who did? :'''Randy''': Those dickheads across the street! They took everything I learned about using black culture to make a bigger profit and they're doing it themselves! Get this little prick outta my house! ''[drags Token outside]'' :'''Stan''': DAD! :'''Randy''': Get him outta here, he's a spy! Hey, fuck face! I don't want your kid over at my house, you got that?! :'''Steve''': Hey, man, what's your problem? :'''Randy''': You want a war? Well, you got one! Game on, asshole! :'''Steve''': Game on, motherfucker. :'''Randy''': Everyone back in the house. Come on, let's go. :'''Stan''': But, Dad… :'''Randy''': Shut up! :'''Dr. Gauche''': The story of young Stan Marsh might seem incredible, but the fact is many people suffer from unconscious biases. If you or someone you know might have also thought the name Tolkien didn't come from J.R.R. Tolkien, then please call… 1-800-I AM A GIANT PIECE OF SHIT. Because ''you'' are the fucking problem. === [[w:City People|City People]] [25.03] === :'''Cartman''': Ahg! Help! Somebody call Child Protective Services! :'''Liane''': Eric, you're only making it worse! :'''Cartman''': I am not doing a co-brokering deal, Mom, it's not gonna happen! :'''Liane''': This isn't about that, Eric, and you know it! You're upset. You're upset because you don't want your mom to have a job! :'''Cartman''': That isn't true. :'''Liane''': It ''is'' true! You're scared and you're jealous that a job will take my attention away from you! :'''Cartman''': You just want to offer the sellers a lower commission to list this house and it's not going to work, Mom! :'''Liane''': It's okay to be scared, Eric! I know that I'm the only family you have, but you're making everything worse for us! <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': Weak. I live in a hot dog. === [[w: Back to the Cold War|Back to the Cold War]] [25.04] === === [[w: Help, My Teenager Hates Me!|Help, My Teenager Hates Me!]] [25.05] === === [[w: Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special|Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special]] [25.06] === === [[w: South Park The Streaming Wars|South Park The Streaming Wars]] === :''[Randy's office; Shelley knocks on the door from outside]'' :'''Randy''': Yes? Come in. :'''Shelley''': Mom said you wanted to see me. :'''Randy''': Yes, Shelley, have a seat. Close the door please. I've been, uh, wanting to talk to you, Shelley. Um… Can you tell me why everyone is calling me "Karen?" :'''Shelley''': Don't worry about it. :'''Randy''': Well, everybody keeps calling me "Karen," and I don't get it. Is it, is it, like, a joke, or something? :'''Shelley''': "Karen" is a pejorative term for a white person who acts overly entitled and demanding. :'''Randy''': Okay, well, that's fucked up. Don't you think that's a little, like, sexist? :'''Shelley''': I didn't start it. :'''Randy''': Well, who did? :'''Shelley''': The internet. :'''Randy''': So– so now somebody is a Karen just 'cause they want to be treated with some respect? I deserve to not have people walk all over me, okay?! I have the right to call the cops when things happen! :'''Shelley''': That's fine, Karen. :'''Randy''': Shelley, I deserve to not have– ''[looks out of the window to see the water commissioner inspecting the fields]'' what the fuck is he doing here?! <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': ''[pulls up at Mr. Cussler's property with Stan, holding a "Cussler Industries" boat]'' Come on. ''[knocks on the door]'' :'''Realtor''': ''[answers the door]'' Yes? :'''Randy''': Hello, we'd like to speak with Mr. Cussler, please. :'''Realtor''': For what? :'''Randy''': Well, I want to let him know that my son here made a streaming deal that he had no business making. Didn't you, Stan? :'''Stan''': No, technically, no. :'''Randy''': Technically what?! :'''Realtor''': I'm afraid Mr. Cussler can't see you. :'''Randy''': Oh, really? Okay, well, you go and tell him that it's Karen Marsh, okay? And that I will talk to him right now. :'''Realtor''': He can't talk to you because he's dead! :'''Stan''': What?! :'''Realtor''': Mr. Cussler's body was found several hours ago. He was… attacked by ManBearPig. :''[Crime scene]'' :'''Yates''': Everyone keep this area clear. I need casts of the footprints. Keep your radios down. We don't want the press showing up. :'''Randy''': What's going on here? :'''Yates''': Aw, shit, it's Karen. :''Randy''': Hey, look, my son was in business with this guy. You really think he was killed by ManBearPig? :'''Yates''': Take a look for yourself. Something tore him apart and shit in his face. Workers found him late this morning. The footprints are those of a pig, but the claw marks are those of a bear, and the excrement, clearly that of a man. :'''Randy''': Why would ManBearPig single him out? :'''Yates''': Apparently this Cussler guy was taking advantage of the water supply. ManBearPig must've gotten some kind of vengeance for the rich guy's greed. :'''Randy''': Oh, no. :'''Yates''': Karen? What is it? Karen? :'''Randy''': It's just that… if ManBearPig was getting vengeance on Cussler, would he also want to come after my son? <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Stevens''': How is he? :'''Nurse''': I believe he's coming to, Doctor. :'''Dr. Stevens''': Hello, Eric. Just want to let you know that everything went fine. We're gonna let the anesthesia wear off a little more, and then we can let you go home. :'''Cartman''': ''[stammers]'' Okay. Um, cool. :'''Liane''': Well, you did it, Eric. I hope you're happier now. They all said you were very insistent. That you said you'd cancel them if they didn't put breast implants in one of us. :'''Cartman''': I have fake tits? ''[pulls the blanket off his chest]'' :'''Liane''': They said that tube is for draining blood while the swelling goes down. Your breasts are swollen now as a reaction to the implants. :'''Cartman''': Okay, well, now that you see how serious I was, what are you gonna do now? :'''Liane''': I'm gonna go down and get some grocery shopping done. ''[walks away]'' :'''Cartman''' Mom? I ''will'' go to school like this! You're gonna have to give in at some point! ''[pause]'' Mom?! <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': ''[walks up to the boys with his enlarged breasts]'' You guys. You guys, something is seriously wrong with my mom. She's acting crazy. Are any of your parents acting weird at all? :'''Butters''': Hey, fellas, are we making more boats for the– Whoa, hello! [stares at Cartman's chest] Jesus, what happened to you, Eric? :'''Cartman''': Okay, okay, fine. I was hoping everyone would just be cool, but I guess we need to talk about the elephants in the room. This was not a choice. You guys, I… I live in a hot dog, okay? And all I want is to have a real home, and a room that is mine to sleep in at night. To– ''[sees Clyde stifling his laughter]'' is something funny, Clyde? Yeah, it's real funny. If I were you guys, I'd be super pissed at my mom because you worked hard for this money. :'''Kyle''': All right, Cartman, stop fucking around. Obviously, those aren't real. :'''Cartman''': I didn't say they're real. They're not real. They're silicone implants surgically inserted under the chest muscle. :'''Kyle''': Nobody believes you actually got fake tits. :'''Cartman''': These are real fake tits! Kenny, feel them. Go on, feel them. :'''Kenny''': ''[touches the breasts]'' Those are fucking real, dude. :'''Kyle''': What? :'''Cartman''': Thank you, Kenny. Now, if we can all get our minds off fucking boobs for a second, something's happened to my mom. :'''Tolkien''': Mom? Mom, what's wrong? ''[the boys turn around to see him talking to his mom on the phone]'' Mom, slow down, I can't understand you. ''[pause]'' What do you mean Dad is missing? :'''Cartman''': See? === [[w: South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2|South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2]] === :'''Cartman''': Kay, Mom, well, I hope you learned your lesson. So, maybe now, will you get fake tits so I can get these stupid things out? :'''Liane''': No, Eric! No! :'''Cartman''': ''[as they pass by Wendy's]'' Can I get a Frosty? <hr width=50%> :''[Stotch Residence; Butters finishes up eating his plate as his parents glare at him]'' :'''Butters''': Okay, I'm done. :'''Stephen''': All right, then put your plate in the sink and march right on upstairs. Maybe the next time Maybe the next time you decide to pit streaming services against each other and cause a drought, you'll think twice. ''[follows Butters upstairs to his room after he puts his plate in the sink]'' I want no playing, no reading, and no thinking about fun stuff. You are being grounded. ''[closes the bedroom door]'' :'''Butters''': It's not my fault streaming services paid people more than was sustainable for any business model. :'''Cartman''': Butters. Shh! Butters, stop. :'''Butters''': Eric! You can't be in here, I'm grounded! :'''Cartman''': We've been set up, Butters. :'''Butters''': What? :'''Cartman''': The whole streaming wars! The whole thing was a lie! :'''Butters''': Eric, is that a real gun? :'''Cartman''': Fuck yes, it's a real gun. Butters, listen to me. Someone bought up all the water and murdered anyone who got in their way. :'''Butters''': No… :'''Cartman''': Yes, Butters. Someone worked with the Colorado water commissioner and cheated the system. The same person who is now using climate change to make a profit! :'''Butters''': Who? :'''Cartman''': It didn't make sense to me. Why my mom was being so stubborn. Why wouldn't she do what I asked. But then I saw Tolkien across the street and I figured it out… Tolkien is fucking my mom. :'''Butters''': Tolkien?! :'''Cartman''': I wanted my mom to get fake tits so she could marry the rich guy across the street. Now that guy is dead and my mom is acting strange. The only explanation is that she's fucking Tolkien and they don't want me to know! :'''Butters''': But, Eric, Tolkien was making those boats with us, he… :'''Cartman''': Butters, Butters. My eyes are up here. Stop staring at my tits. :'''Butters''': Oh, sorry. :'''Cartman''': There's a bad guy out there getting away with murder, Butters. And we have to catch him. <hr width=50%> :'''Stan''': Dad? You okay? :'''Randy''': What have I become, Stan? I used to be a scientist. Do you remember that? I was the one who warned the town about a volcano. I warned them about the day after tomorrow. And then… It all became about weed. When did that happen, Stan? :'''Stan''': I guess we all just got greedy, Dad. :'''Randy''': I wanted to be a scientist because scientists solve problems. Do you even know what kind of a geologist I was, Stan? :'''Stan''': No. :'''Randy''': I was a "fluvial geomorphologist". Someone who studies the changes in streams and rivers. And when the town needed me most… I was just out bitching because all I cared about was getting high and rich. I can't even remember the old me. <hr width=50%> :'''Sharon''': How's it all going? ''[hands Randy his coffee]'' :'''Randy''': Oh, thanks, honey. It's good. Fast. I think we can have this thing up and running for tests in a week. :'''Sharon''': That's amazing. :'''Randy''': You're not so bad yourself, babe. ''[smiles and starts to walk off]'' Oh, and hey, Sharon? Sorry about the whole "weed thing." :'''Sharon''': It's okay, Randy. :'''Randy''': All right, Nelson, I've updated the engineering. I've accounted for the elevation but I still can't figure out the pipeline. The problem is actually getting enough pressure to get the saltwater up here to the plant. :'''Nelson''': It almost seems impossible. I don't know how you get saltwater up here without a tremendous amount of energy. :'''Randy''': Yeah, well, let's just keep working. There has to be an answer. Science always has an answer. :'''Nelson''': Randy, it's good to have you back at the U.S. Geological Survey. :'''Randy''': Thanks, Nelson. Oh, and hey, Nelson? Sorry about the whole "weed thing." :'''Nelson''': That's okay, Randy. <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': You wanna tell me what the fuck is going on?! :'''Pi-Pi''': Scusi, who let you in? :'''Randy''': I let myself in because it's a free country, and I'll stand where I fucking want! :'''Pi-Pi''': Get him out of here! :'''Randy''': ''[backing off the two lifeguards]', Don't you fucking touch me! Don't any of you fucking touch me! :'''Pi-Pi''': Okay, we obviously have a bit of a Karen here, let's, uh… :'''Randy''': You can call me Karen all you fucking want! Motherfucker! Why don't you tell everyone what you've been doing?! [[Category:South Park seasons]] 6oh7guuo158lnwcmhq1vdrisi091qd7 3148682 3148681 2022-07-28T16:05:45Z 2600:1700:C361:A40:F5BC:81F6:CD37:3CDA /* South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2 */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} ---- :'''Seasons:''' [[South Park/Season 1|1]] [[South Park/Season 2|2]] [[South Park/Season 3|3]] [[South Park/Season 4|4]] [[South Park/Season 5|5]] [[South Park/Season 6|6]] [[South Park/Season 7|7]] [[South Park/Season 8|8]] [[South Park/Season 9|9]] [[South Park/Season 10|10]] [[South Park/Season 11|11]] [[South Park/Season 12|12]] [[South Park/Season 13|13]] [[South Park/Season 14|14]] [[South Park/Season 15|15]] [[South Park/Season 16|16]] [[South Park/Season 17|17]] [[South Park/Season 18|18]] [[South Park/Season 19|19]] [[South Park/Season 20|20]] [[South Park/Season 21|21]] [[South Park/Season 22|22]] [[South Park/Season 23|23]] [[South Park/Season 24|24]] [[South Park/Season 25|25]] | [[South Park|Main]] ---- <br> '''''[[w:South Park|South Park]]''''' (1997-present) is an adult animated television series created by [[w:Trey Parker|Trey Parker]] and [[w:Matt Stone|Matt Stone]]. Distributed by and airing on Comedy Central, it follows the surreal adventures of four young boys who live in the small town of South Park, Colorado. {{tv-stub}} === [[w:Pajama Day|Pajama Day]] [25.01] === === [[w:The Big Fix|The Big Fix]] [25.02] === :'''Stan''': ''[approaching Tolkien, whose playing football with Butters]'' Uh, hey, Token. :'''Tolkien''': Oh, hey Stan. :'''Stan''': Uh, listen, I uh… How you doin'? :'''Tolkien''': Fine. :'''Stan''': Um… You think your family would wanna come over for dinner? Out at our farm? :'''Tolkien''': It's kinda far, isn't it? :'''Stan''': Yeah but… Look, Token, I think maybe you and I should hang out more. :'''Tolkien''': What are you talking about? :'''Stan''': I mean, we never just hang out, you and me. :'''Butters''': Hey, we never hang out just you and me either, Stan! :'''Stan''': Shut up, Butters! Look, just will you please just see if your family will come over for dinner? It would mean a lot. :''[Nighttime at Tegridy Farms; The Black family are sitting at the table with the Marshes]'' :'''Randy''': ''[setting up dinner on the table]'' Ok, there we go. This is a farm fresh hemp salad sourced locally here at Tegridy! Alright, come on everybody, dig in. :'''Linda''': Thank you so much for having us over. This is really nice. :'''Steve''': We've never been to a marijuana farm before. :'''Randy''': Well, you know, with our boys starting to become so close– we thought we better get the families together! If they're friends, then we need to be friends! ''[pulls out his phone]'' Do you mind if I post this? Check out our friends! :'''Steve''': Randy… I hope you didn't invite us here because we're black. :'''Randy''': W-what are you talking about? :'''Linda''': It's just that the past year or so a lot of people have been inviting us over to dinner and then taking pictures of us to show everyone on Instagram. :'''Randy''': Oh, that's so lame. No, we really just wanted to get to know you guys better since Stan is friends with Token. You know… just out of curiosity– why did you guys name him that? :'''Steve''': What do you mean? :'''Randy''': Well– I mean, it's just kind of an odd name, isn't it? Like, some people might think you guys naming your son that isn't very cool. :'''Steve''': People have a problem with Tolkien's name? :'''Randy''': Well I mean other people just think it's a little… I mean, come on, I mean, I'm– I'm not calling you guys racist, but– why did you name your son that? :'''Linda''': My husband has always been a huge fan of ''Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit.'' :'''Steve''': I wanted to name my son after my favorite author. But she didn't want to name our son J.R.R., so we just named him Tolkien. :'''Randy''': ''[shocked]'' His name is Tolkien? :'''Steve''': Yes, you know his name is Tolkien! :'''Stan''': ''[to Tolkien]'' I thought your name was "Token". :'''Tolkien''': My name ''is'' "Tolkien". :'''Steve''': Sorry, I don't think it's that weird. J.R.R. Tolkien is one of the most prolific, influential writers of our time. :'''Randy''': Holy shit, that's what his name means? :'''Steve''': What did you think his name meant? :'''Randy''': Would you like to see how we grow and process our weed? <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': They stole it! They stole my idea! :'''Sharon''': Who did? :'''Randy''': Those dickheads across the street! They took everything I learned about using black culture to make a bigger profit and they're doing it themselves! Get this little prick outta my house! ''[drags Token outside]'' :'''Stan''': DAD! :'''Randy''': Get him outta here, he's a spy! Hey, fuck face! I don't want your kid over at my house, you got that?! :'''Steve''': Hey, man, what's your problem? :'''Randy''': You want a war? Well, you got one! Game on, asshole! :'''Steve''': Game on, motherfucker. :'''Randy''': Everyone back in the house. Come on, let's go. :'''Stan''': But, Dad… :'''Randy''': Shut up! :'''Dr. Gauche''': The story of young Stan Marsh might seem incredible, but the fact is many people suffer from unconscious biases. If you or someone you know might have also thought the name Tolkien didn't come from J.R.R. Tolkien, then please call… 1-800-I AM A GIANT PIECE OF SHIT. Because ''you'' are the fucking problem. === [[w:City People|City People]] [25.03] === :'''Cartman''': Ahg! Help! Somebody call Child Protective Services! :'''Liane''': Eric, you're only making it worse! :'''Cartman''': I am not doing a co-brokering deal, Mom, it's not gonna happen! :'''Liane''': This isn't about that, Eric, and you know it! You're upset. You're upset because you don't want your mom to have a job! :'''Cartman''': That isn't true. :'''Liane''': It ''is'' true! You're scared and you're jealous that a job will take my attention away from you! :'''Cartman''': You just want to offer the sellers a lower commission to list this house and it's not going to work, Mom! :'''Liane''': It's okay to be scared, Eric! I know that I'm the only family you have, but you're making everything worse for us! <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': Weak. I live in a hot dog. === [[w: Back to the Cold War|Back to the Cold War]] [25.04] === === [[w: Help, My Teenager Hates Me!|Help, My Teenager Hates Me!]] [25.05] === === [[w: Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special|Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special]] [25.06] === === [[w: South Park The Streaming Wars|South Park The Streaming Wars]] === :''[Randy's office; Shelley knocks on the door from outside]'' :'''Randy''': Yes? Come in. :'''Shelley''': Mom said you wanted to see me. :'''Randy''': Yes, Shelley, have a seat. Close the door please. I've been, uh, wanting to talk to you, Shelley. Um… Can you tell me why everyone is calling me "Karen?" :'''Shelley''': Don't worry about it. :'''Randy''': Well, everybody keeps calling me "Karen," and I don't get it. Is it, is it, like, a joke, or something? :'''Shelley''': "Karen" is a pejorative term for a white person who acts overly entitled and demanding. :'''Randy''': Okay, well, that's fucked up. Don't you think that's a little, like, sexist? :'''Shelley''': I didn't start it. :'''Randy''': Well, who did? :'''Shelley''': The internet. :'''Randy''': So– so now somebody is a Karen just 'cause they want to be treated with some respect? I deserve to not have people walk all over me, okay?! I have the right to call the cops when things happen! :'''Shelley''': That's fine, Karen. :'''Randy''': Shelley, I deserve to not have– ''[looks out of the window to see the water commissioner inspecting the fields]'' what the fuck is he doing here?! <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': ''[pulls up at Mr. Cussler's property with Stan, holding a "Cussler Industries" boat]'' Come on. ''[knocks on the door]'' :'''Realtor''': ''[answers the door]'' Yes? :'''Randy''': Hello, we'd like to speak with Mr. Cussler, please. :'''Realtor''': For what? :'''Randy''': Well, I want to let him know that my son here made a streaming deal that he had no business making. Didn't you, Stan? :'''Stan''': No, technically, no. :'''Randy''': Technically what?! :'''Realtor''': I'm afraid Mr. Cussler can't see you. :'''Randy''': Oh, really? Okay, well, you go and tell him that it's Karen Marsh, okay? And that I will talk to him right now. :'''Realtor''': He can't talk to you because he's dead! :'''Stan''': What?! :'''Realtor''': Mr. Cussler's body was found several hours ago. He was… attacked by ManBearPig. :''[Crime scene]'' :'''Yates''': Everyone keep this area clear. I need casts of the footprints. Keep your radios down. We don't want the press showing up. :'''Randy''': What's going on here? :'''Yates''': Aw, shit, it's Karen. :''Randy''': Hey, look, my son was in business with this guy. You really think he was killed by ManBearPig? :'''Yates''': Take a look for yourself. Something tore him apart and shit in his face. Workers found him late this morning. The footprints are those of a pig, but the claw marks are those of a bear, and the excrement, clearly that of a man. :'''Randy''': Why would ManBearPig single him out? :'''Yates''': Apparently this Cussler guy was taking advantage of the water supply. ManBearPig must've gotten some kind of vengeance for the rich guy's greed. :'''Randy''': Oh, no. :'''Yates''': Karen? What is it? Karen? :'''Randy''': It's just that… if ManBearPig was getting vengeance on Cussler, would he also want to come after my son? <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Stevens''': How is he? :'''Nurse''': I believe he's coming to, Doctor. :'''Dr. Stevens''': Hello, Eric. Just want to let you know that everything went fine. We're gonna let the anesthesia wear off a little more, and then we can let you go home. :'''Cartman''': ''[stammers]'' Okay. Um, cool. :'''Liane''': Well, you did it, Eric. I hope you're happier now. They all said you were very insistent. That you said you'd cancel them if they didn't put breast implants in one of us. :'''Cartman''': I have fake tits? ''[pulls the blanket off his chest]'' :'''Liane''': They said that tube is for draining blood while the swelling goes down. Your breasts are swollen now as a reaction to the implants. :'''Cartman''': Okay, well, now that you see how serious I was, what are you gonna do now? :'''Liane''': I'm gonna go down and get some grocery shopping done. ''[walks away]'' :'''Cartman''' Mom? I ''will'' go to school like this! You're gonna have to give in at some point! ''[pause]'' Mom?! <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': ''[walks up to the boys with his enlarged breasts]'' You guys. You guys, something is seriously wrong with my mom. She's acting crazy. Are any of your parents acting weird at all? :'''Butters''': Hey, fellas, are we making more boats for the– Whoa, hello! [stares at Cartman's chest] Jesus, what happened to you, Eric? :'''Cartman''': Okay, okay, fine. I was hoping everyone would just be cool, but I guess we need to talk about the elephants in the room. This was not a choice. You guys, I… I live in a hot dog, okay? And all I want is to have a real home, and a room that is mine to sleep in at night. To– ''[sees Clyde stifling his laughter]'' is something funny, Clyde? Yeah, it's real funny. If I were you guys, I'd be super pissed at my mom because you worked hard for this money. :'''Kyle''': All right, Cartman, stop fucking around. Obviously, those aren't real. :'''Cartman''': I didn't say they're real. They're not real. They're silicone implants surgically inserted under the chest muscle. :'''Kyle''': Nobody believes you actually got fake tits. :'''Cartman''': These are real fake tits! Kenny, feel them. Go on, feel them. :'''Kenny''': ''[touches the breasts]'' Those are fucking real, dude. :'''Kyle''': What? :'''Cartman''': Thank you, Kenny. Now, if we can all get our minds off fucking boobs for a second, something's happened to my mom. :'''Tolkien''': Mom? Mom, what's wrong? ''[the boys turn around to see him talking to his mom on the phone]'' Mom, slow down, I can't understand you. ''[pause]'' What do you mean Dad is missing? :'''Cartman''': See? === [[w: South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2|South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2]] === :'''Cartman''': Kay, Mom, well, I hope you learned your lesson. So, maybe now, will you get fake tits so I can get these stupid things out? :'''Liane''': No, Eric! No! :'''Cartman''': ''[as they pass by Wendy's]'' Can I get a Frosty? <hr width=50%> :''[Stotch Residence; Butters finishes up eating his plate as his parents glare at him]'' :'''Butters''': Okay, I'm done. :'''Stephen''': All right, then put your plate in the sink and march right on upstairs. Maybe the next time Maybe the next time you decide to pit streaming services against each other and cause a drought, you'll think twice. ''[follows Butters upstairs to his room after he puts his plate in the sink]'' I want no playing, no reading, and no thinking about fun stuff. You are being grounded. ''[closes the bedroom door]'' :'''Butters''': It's not my fault streaming services paid people more than was sustainable for any business model. :'''Cartman''': Butters. Shh! Butters, stop. :'''Butters''': Eric! You can't be in here, I'm grounded! :'''Cartman''': We've been set up, Butters. :'''Butters''': What? :'''Cartman''': The whole streaming wars! The whole thing was a lie! :'''Butters''': Eric, is that a real gun? :'''Cartman''': Fuck yes, it's a real gun. Butters, listen to me. Someone bought up all the water and murdered anyone who got in their way. :'''Butters''': No… :'''Cartman''': Yes, Butters. Someone worked with the Colorado water commissioner and cheated the system. The same person who is now using climate change to make a profit! :'''Butters''': Who? :'''Cartman''': It didn't make sense to me. Why my mom was being so stubborn. Why wouldn't she do what I asked. But then I saw Tolkien across the street and I figured it out… Tolkien is fucking my mom. :'''Butters''': Tolkien?! :'''Cartman''': I wanted my mom to get fake tits so she could marry the rich guy across the street. Now that guy is dead and my mom is acting strange. The only explanation is that she's fucking Tolkien and they don't want me to know! :'''Butters''': But, Eric, Tolkien was making those boats with us, he… :'''Cartman''': Butters, Butters. My eyes are up here. Stop staring at my tits. :'''Butters''': Oh, sorry. :'''Cartman''': There's a bad guy out there getting away with murder, Butters. And we have to catch him. <hr width=50%> :'''Stan''': Dad? You okay? :'''Randy''': What have I become, Stan? I used to be a scientist. Do you remember that? I was the one who warned the town about a volcano. I warned them about the day after tomorrow. And then… It all became about weed. When did that happen, Stan? :'''Stan''': I guess we all just got greedy, Dad. :'''Randy''': I wanted to be a scientist because scientists solve problems. Do you even know what kind of a geologist I was, Stan? :'''Stan''': No. :'''Randy''': I was a "fluvial geomorphologist". Someone who studies the changes in streams and rivers. And when the town needed me most… I was just out bitching because all I cared about was getting high and rich. I can't even remember the old me. <hr width=50%> :'''Sharon''': How's it all going? ''[hands Randy his coffee]'' :'''Randy''': Oh, thanks, honey. It's good. Fast. I think we can have this thing up and running for tests in a week. :'''Sharon''': That's amazing. :'''Randy''': You're not so bad yourself, babe. ''[smiles and starts to walk off]'' Oh, and hey, Sharon? Sorry about the whole "weed thing." :'''Sharon''': It's okay, Randy. :'''Randy''': All right, Nelson, I've updated the engineering. I've accounted for the elevation but I still can't figure out the pipeline. The problem is actually getting enough pressure to get the saltwater up here to the plant. :'''Nelson''': It almost seems impossible. I don't know how you get saltwater up here without a tremendous amount of energy. :'''Randy''': Yeah, well, let's just keep working. There has to be an answer. Science always has an answer. :'''Nelson''': Randy, it's good to have you back at the U.S. Geological Survey. :'''Randy''': Thanks, Nelson. Oh, and hey, Nelson? Sorry about the whole "weed thing." :'''Nelson''': That's okay, Randy. <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': You wanna tell me what the fuck is going on?! :'''Pi-Pi''': Scusi, who let you in? :'''Randy''': I let myself in because it's a free country, and I'll stand where I fucking want! :'''Pi-Pi''': Get him out of here! :'''Randy''': ''[backing off the two lifeguards]'' Don't you fucking touch me! Don't any of you fucking touch me! :'''Pi-Pi''': Okay, we obviously have a bit of a Karen here, let's, uh… :'''Randy''': You can call me Karen all you fucking want! Motherfucker! Why don't you tell everyone what you've been doing?! 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Distributed by and airing on Comedy Central, it follows the surreal adventures of four young boys who live in the small town of South Park, Colorado. {{tv-stub}} === [[w:Pajama Day|Pajama Day]] [25.01] === === [[w:The Big Fix|The Big Fix]] [25.02] === :'''Stan''': ''[approaching Tolkien, whose playing football with Butters]'' Uh, hey, Token. :'''Tolkien''': Oh, hey Stan. :'''Stan''': Uh, listen, I uh… How you doin'? :'''Tolkien''': Fine. :'''Stan''': Um… You think your family would wanna come over for dinner? Out at our farm? :'''Tolkien''': It's kinda far, isn't it? :'''Stan''': Yeah but… Look, Token, I think maybe you and I should hang out more. :'''Tolkien''': What are you talking about? :'''Stan''': I mean, we never just hang out, you and me. :'''Butters''': Hey, we never hang out just you and me either, Stan! :'''Stan''': Shut up, Butters! Look, just will you please just see if your family will come over for dinner? It would mean a lot. :''[Nighttime at Tegridy Farms; The Black family are sitting at the table with the Marshes]'' :'''Randy''': ''[setting up dinner on the table]'' Ok, there we go. This is a farm fresh hemp salad sourced locally here at Tegridy! Alright, come on everybody, dig in. :'''Linda''': Thank you so much for having us over. This is really nice. :'''Steve''': We've never been to a marijuana farm before. :'''Randy''': Well, you know, with our boys starting to become so close– we thought we better get the families together! If they're friends, then we need to be friends! ''[pulls out his phone]'' Do you mind if I post this? Check out our friends! :'''Steve''': Randy… I hope you didn't invite us here because we're black. :'''Randy''': W-what are you talking about? :'''Linda''': It's just that the past year or so a lot of people have been inviting us over to dinner and then taking pictures of us to show everyone on Instagram. :'''Randy''': Oh, that's so lame. No, we really just wanted to get to know you guys better since Stan is friends with Token. You know… just out of curiosity– why did you guys name him that? :'''Steve''': What do you mean? :'''Randy''': Well– I mean, it's just kind of an odd name, isn't it? Like, some people might think you guys naming your son that isn't very cool. :'''Steve''': People have a problem with Tolkien's name? :'''Randy''': Well I mean other people just think it's a little… I mean, come on, I mean, I'm– I'm not calling you guys racist, but– why did you name your son that? :'''Linda''': My husband has always been a huge fan of ''Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit.'' :'''Steve''': I wanted to name my son after my favorite author. But she didn't want to name our son J.R.R., so we just named him Tolkien. :'''Randy''': ''[shocked]'' His name is Tolkien? :'''Steve''': Yes, you know his name is Tolkien! :'''Stan''': ''[to Tolkien]'' I thought your name was "Token". :'''Tolkien''': My name ''is'' "Tolkien". :'''Steve''': Sorry, I don't think it's that weird. J.R.R. Tolkien is one of the most prolific, influential writers of our time. :'''Randy''': Holy shit, that's what his name means? :'''Steve''': What did you think his name meant? :'''Randy''': Would you like to see how we grow and process our weed? <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': They stole it! They stole my idea! :'''Sharon''': Who did? :'''Randy''': Those dickheads across the street! They took everything I learned about using black culture to make a bigger profit and they're doing it themselves! Get this little prick outta my house! ''[drags Token outside]'' :'''Stan''': DAD! :'''Randy''': Get him outta here, he's a spy! Hey, fuck face! I don't want your kid over at my house, you got that?! :'''Steve''': Hey, man, what's your problem? :'''Randy''': You want a war? Well, you got one! Game on, asshole! :'''Steve''': Game on, motherfucker. :'''Randy''': Everyone back in the house. Come on, let's go. :'''Stan''': But, Dad… :'''Randy''': Shut up! :'''Dr. Gauche''': The story of young Stan Marsh might seem incredible, but the fact is many people suffer from unconscious biases. If you or someone you know might have also thought the name Tolkien didn't come from J.R.R. Tolkien, then please call… 1-800-I AM A GIANT PIECE OF SHIT. Because ''you'' are the fucking problem. === [[w:City People|City People]] [25.03] === :'''Cartman''': Ahg! Help! Somebody call Child Protective Services! :'''Liane''': Eric, you're only making it worse! :'''Cartman''': I am not doing a co-brokering deal, Mom, it's not gonna happen! :'''Liane''': This isn't about that, Eric, and you know it! You're upset. You're upset because you don't want your mom to have a job! :'''Cartman''': That isn't true. :'''Liane''': It ''is'' true! You're scared and you're jealous that a job will take my attention away from you! :'''Cartman''': You just want to offer the sellers a lower commission to list this house and it's not going to work, Mom! :'''Liane''': It's okay to be scared, Eric! I know that I'm the only family you have, but you're making everything worse for us! <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': Weak. I live in a hot dog. === [[w: Back to the Cold War|Back to the Cold War]] [25.04] === === [[w: Help, My Teenager Hates Me!|Help, My Teenager Hates Me!]] [25.05] === === [[w: Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special|Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special]] [25.06] === === [[w: South Park The Streaming Wars|South Park The Streaming Wars]] === :''[Randy's office; Shelley knocks on the door from outside]'' :'''Randy''': Yes? Come in. :'''Shelley''': Mom said you wanted to see me. :'''Randy''': Yes, Shelley, have a seat. Close the door please. I've been, uh, wanting to talk to you, Shelley. Um… Can you tell me why everyone is calling me "Karen?" :'''Shelley''': Don't worry about it. :'''Randy''': Well, everybody keeps calling me "Karen," and I don't get it. Is it, is it, like, a joke, or something? :'''Shelley''': "Karen" is a pejorative term for a white person who acts overly entitled and demanding. :'''Randy''': Okay, well, that's fucked up. Don't you think that's a little, like, sexist? :'''Shelley''': I didn't start it. :'''Randy''': Well, who did? :'''Shelley''': The internet. :'''Randy''': So– so now somebody is a Karen just 'cause they want to be treated with some respect? I deserve to not have people walk all over me, okay?! I have the right to call the cops when things happen! :'''Shelley''': That's fine, Karen. :'''Randy''': Shelley, I deserve to not have– ''[looks out of the window to see the water commissioner inspecting the fields]'' what the fuck is he doing here?! <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': ''[pulls up at Mr. Cussler's property with Stan, holding a "Cussler Industries" boat]'' Come on. ''[knocks on the door]'' :'''Realtor''': ''[answers the door]'' Yes? :'''Randy''': Hello, we'd like to speak with Mr. Cussler, please. :'''Realtor''': For what? :'''Randy''': Well, I want to let him know that my son here made a streaming deal that he had no business making. Didn't you, Stan? :'''Stan''': No, technically, no. :'''Randy''': Technically what?! :'''Realtor''': I'm afraid Mr. Cussler can't see you. :'''Randy''': Oh, really? Okay, well, you go and tell him that it's Karen Marsh, okay? And that I will talk to him right now. :'''Realtor''': He can't talk to you because he's dead! :'''Stan''': What?! :'''Realtor''': Mr. Cussler's body was found several hours ago. He was… attacked by ManBearPig. :''[Crime scene]'' :'''Yates''': Everyone keep this area clear. I need casts of the footprints. Keep your radios down. We don't want the press showing up. :'''Randy''': What's going on here? :'''Yates''': Aw, shit, it's Karen. :''Randy''': Hey, look, my son was in business with this guy. You really think he was killed by ManBearPig? :'''Yates''': Take a look for yourself. Something tore him apart and shit in his face. Workers found him late this morning. The footprints are those of a pig, but the claw marks are those of a bear, and the excrement, clearly that of a man. :'''Randy''': Why would ManBearPig single him out? :'''Yates''': Apparently this Cussler guy was taking advantage of the water supply. ManBearPig must've gotten some kind of vengeance for the rich guy's greed. :'''Randy''': Oh, no. :'''Yates''': Karen? What is it? Karen? :'''Randy''': It's just that… if ManBearPig was getting vengeance on Cussler, would he also want to come after my son? <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Stevens''': How is he? :'''Nurse''': I believe he's coming to, Doctor. :'''Dr. Stevens''': Hello, Eric. Just want to let you know that everything went fine. We're gonna let the anesthesia wear off a little more, and then we can let you go home. :'''Cartman''': ''[stammers]'' Okay. Um, cool. :'''Liane''': Well, you did it, Eric. I hope you're happier now. They all said you were very insistent. That you said you'd cancel them if they didn't put breast implants in one of us. :'''Cartman''': I have fake tits? ''[pulls the blanket off his chest]'' :'''Liane''': They said that tube is for draining blood while the swelling goes down. Your breasts are swollen now as a reaction to the implants. :'''Cartman''': Okay, well, now that you see how serious I was, what are you gonna do now? :'''Liane''': I'm gonna go down and get some grocery shopping done. ''[walks away]'' :'''Cartman''' Mom? I ''will'' go to school like this! You're gonna have to give in at some point! ''[pause]'' Mom?! <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': ''[walks up to the boys with his enlarged breasts]'' You guys. You guys, something is seriously wrong with my mom. She's acting crazy. Are any of your parents acting weird at all? :'''Butters''': Hey, fellas, are we making more boats for the– Whoa, hello! [stares at Cartman's chest] Jesus, what happened to you, Eric? :'''Cartman''': Okay, okay, fine. I was hoping everyone would just be cool, but I guess we need to talk about the elephants in the room. This was not a choice. You guys, I… I live in a hot dog, okay? And all I want is to have a real home, and a room that is mine to sleep in at night. To– ''[sees Clyde stifling his laughter]'' is something funny, Clyde? Yeah, it's real funny. If I were you guys, I'd be super pissed at my mom because you worked hard for this money. :'''Kyle''': All right, Cartman, stop fucking around. Obviously, those aren't real. :'''Cartman''': I didn't say they're real. They're not real. They're silicone implants surgically inserted under the chest muscle. :'''Kyle''': Nobody believes you actually got fake tits. :'''Cartman''': These are real fake tits! Kenny, feel them. Go on, feel them. :'''Kenny''': ''[touches the breasts]'' Those are fucking real, dude. :'''Kyle''': What? :'''Cartman''': Thank you, Kenny. Now, if we can all get our minds off fucking boobs for a second, something's happened to my mom. :'''Tolkien''': Mom? Mom, what's wrong? ''[the boys turn around to see him talking to his mom on the phone]'' Mom, slow down, I can't understand you. ''[pause]'' What do you mean Dad is missing? :'''Cartman''': See? === [[w: South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2|South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2]] === :'''Cartman''': 'Kay, Mom, well, I hope you learned your lesson. So, maybe now, will you get fake tits so I can get these stupid things out? :'''Liane''': No, Eric! No! :'''Cartman''': ''[as they pass by Wendy's]'' Can I get a Frosty? <hr width=50%> :''[Stotch Residence; Butters finishes up eating his plate as his parents glare at him]'' :'''Butters''': Okay, I'm done. :'''Stephen''': All right, then put your plate in the sink and march right on upstairs. Maybe the next time Maybe the next time you decide to pit streaming services against each other and cause a drought, you'll think twice. ''[follows Butters upstairs to his room after he puts his plate in the sink]'' I want no playing, no reading, and no thinking about fun stuff. You are being grounded. ''[closes the bedroom door]'' :'''Butters''': It's not my fault streaming services paid people more than was sustainable for any business model. :'''Cartman''': Butters. Shh! Butters, stop. :'''Butters''': Eric! You can't be in here, I'm grounded! :'''Cartman''': We've been set up, Butters. :'''Butters''': What? :'''Cartman''': The whole streaming wars! The whole thing was a lie! :'''Butters''': Eric, is that a real gun? :'''Cartman''': Fuck yes, it's a real gun. Butters, listen to me. Someone bought up all the water and murdered anyone who got in their way. :'''Butters''': No… :'''Cartman''': Yes, Butters. Someone worked with the Colorado water commissioner and cheated the system. The same person who is now using climate change to make a profit! :'''Butters''': Who? :'''Cartman''': It didn't make sense to me. Why my mom was being so stubborn. Why wouldn't she do what I asked. But then I saw Tolkien across the street and I figured it out… Tolkien is fucking my mom. :'''Butters''': Tolkien?! :'''Cartman''': I wanted my mom to get fake tits so she could marry the rich guy across the street. Now that guy is dead and my mom is acting strange. The only explanation is that she's fucking Tolkien and they don't want me to know! :'''Butters''': But, Eric, Tolkien was making those boats with us, he… :'''Cartman''': Butters, Butters. My eyes are up here. Stop staring at my tits. :'''Butters''': Oh, sorry. :'''Cartman''': There's a bad guy out there getting away with murder, Butters. And we have to catch him. <hr width=50%> :'''Stan''': Dad? You okay? :'''Randy''': What have I become, Stan? I used to be a scientist. Do you remember that? I was the one who warned the town about a volcano. I warned them about the day after tomorrow. And then… It all became about weed. When did that happen, Stan? :'''Stan''': I guess we all just got greedy, Dad. :'''Randy''': I wanted to be a scientist because scientists solve problems. Do you even know what kind of a geologist I was, Stan? :'''Stan''': No. :'''Randy''': I was a "fluvial geomorphologist". Someone who studies the changes in streams and rivers. And when the town needed me most… I was just out bitching because all I cared about was getting high and rich. I can't even remember the old me. <hr width=50%> :'''Sharon''': How's it all going? ''[hands Randy his coffee]'' :'''Randy''': Oh, thanks, honey. It's good. Fast. I think we can have this thing up and running for tests in a week. :'''Sharon''': That's amazing. :'''Randy''': You're not so bad yourself, babe. ''[smiles and starts to walk off]'' Oh, and hey, Sharon? Sorry about the whole "weed thing." :'''Sharon''': It's okay, Randy. :'''Randy''': All right, Nelson, I've updated the engineering. I've accounted for the elevation but I still can't figure out the pipeline. The problem is actually getting enough pressure to get the saltwater up here to the plant. :'''Nelson''': It almost seems impossible. I don't know how you get saltwater up here without a tremendous amount of energy. :'''Randy''': Yeah, well, let's just keep working. There has to be an answer. Science always has an answer. :'''Nelson''': Randy, it's good to have you back at the U.S. Geological Survey. :'''Randy''': Thanks, Nelson. Oh, and hey, Nelson? Sorry about the whole "weed thing." :'''Nelson''': That's okay, Randy. <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': You wanna tell me what the fuck is going on?! :'''Pi-Pi''': Scusi, who let you in? :'''Randy''': I let myself in because it's a free country, and I'll stand where I fucking want! :'''Pi-Pi''': Get him out of here! :'''Randy''': ''[backing off the two lifeguards]'' Don't you fucking touch me! Don't any of you fucking touch me! :'''Pi-Pi''': Okay, we obviously have a bit of a Karen here, let's, uh… :'''Randy''': You can call me Karen all you fucking want! Motherfucker! Why don't you tell everyone what you've been doing?! [[Category:South Park seasons]] nkwedoo2h5ag2ti71rdqwxkr1jmozi0 3148684 3148683 2022-07-28T16:06:44Z 2600:1700:C361:A40:F5BC:81F6:CD37:3CDA /* South Park The Streaming Wars */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} ---- :'''Seasons:''' [[South Park/Season 1|1]] [[South Park/Season 2|2]] [[South Park/Season 3|3]] [[South Park/Season 4|4]] [[South Park/Season 5|5]] [[South Park/Season 6|6]] [[South Park/Season 7|7]] [[South Park/Season 8|8]] [[South Park/Season 9|9]] [[South Park/Season 10|10]] [[South Park/Season 11|11]] [[South Park/Season 12|12]] [[South Park/Season 13|13]] [[South Park/Season 14|14]] [[South Park/Season 15|15]] [[South Park/Season 16|16]] [[South Park/Season 17|17]] [[South Park/Season 18|18]] [[South Park/Season 19|19]] [[South Park/Season 20|20]] [[South Park/Season 21|21]] [[South Park/Season 22|22]] [[South Park/Season 23|23]] [[South Park/Season 24|24]] [[South Park/Season 25|25]] | [[South Park|Main]] ---- <br> '''''[[w:South Park|South Park]]''''' (1997-present) is an adult animated television series created by [[w:Trey Parker|Trey Parker]] and [[w:Matt Stone|Matt Stone]]. Distributed by and airing on Comedy Central, it follows the surreal adventures of four young boys who live in the small town of South Park, Colorado. {{tv-stub}} === [[w:Pajama Day|Pajama Day]] [25.01] === === [[w:The Big Fix|The Big Fix]] [25.02] === :'''Stan''': ''[approaching Tolkien, whose playing football with Butters]'' Uh, hey, Token. :'''Tolkien''': Oh, hey Stan. :'''Stan''': Uh, listen, I uh… How you doin'? :'''Tolkien''': Fine. :'''Stan''': Um… You think your family would wanna come over for dinner? Out at our farm? :'''Tolkien''': It's kinda far, isn't it? :'''Stan''': Yeah but… Look, Token, I think maybe you and I should hang out more. :'''Tolkien''': What are you talking about? :'''Stan''': I mean, we never just hang out, you and me. :'''Butters''': Hey, we never hang out just you and me either, Stan! :'''Stan''': Shut up, Butters! Look, just will you please just see if your family will come over for dinner? It would mean a lot. :''[Nighttime at Tegridy Farms; The Black family are sitting at the table with the Marshes]'' :'''Randy''': ''[setting up dinner on the table]'' Ok, there we go. This is a farm fresh hemp salad sourced locally here at Tegridy! Alright, come on everybody, dig in. :'''Linda''': Thank you so much for having us over. This is really nice. :'''Steve''': We've never been to a marijuana farm before. :'''Randy''': Well, you know, with our boys starting to become so close– we thought we better get the families together! If they're friends, then we need to be friends! ''[pulls out his phone]'' Do you mind if I post this? Check out our friends! :'''Steve''': Randy… I hope you didn't invite us here because we're black. :'''Randy''': W-what are you talking about? :'''Linda''': It's just that the past year or so a lot of people have been inviting us over to dinner and then taking pictures of us to show everyone on Instagram. :'''Randy''': Oh, that's so lame. No, we really just wanted to get to know you guys better since Stan is friends with Token. You know… just out of curiosity– why did you guys name him that? :'''Steve''': What do you mean? :'''Randy''': Well– I mean, it's just kind of an odd name, isn't it? Like, some people might think you guys naming your son that isn't very cool. :'''Steve''': People have a problem with Tolkien's name? :'''Randy''': Well I mean other people just think it's a little… I mean, come on, I mean, I'm– I'm not calling you guys racist, but– why did you name your son that? :'''Linda''': My husband has always been a huge fan of ''Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit.'' :'''Steve''': I wanted to name my son after my favorite author. But she didn't want to name our son J.R.R., so we just named him Tolkien. :'''Randy''': ''[shocked]'' His name is Tolkien? :'''Steve''': Yes, you know his name is Tolkien! :'''Stan''': ''[to Tolkien]'' I thought your name was "Token". :'''Tolkien''': My name ''is'' "Tolkien". :'''Steve''': Sorry, I don't think it's that weird. J.R.R. Tolkien is one of the most prolific, influential writers of our time. :'''Randy''': Holy shit, that's what his name means? :'''Steve''': What did you think his name meant? :'''Randy''': Would you like to see how we grow and process our weed? <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': They stole it! They stole my idea! :'''Sharon''': Who did? :'''Randy''': Those dickheads across the street! They took everything I learned about using black culture to make a bigger profit and they're doing it themselves! Get this little prick outta my house! ''[drags Token outside]'' :'''Stan''': DAD! :'''Randy''': Get him outta here, he's a spy! Hey, fuck face! I don't want your kid over at my house, you got that?! :'''Steve''': Hey, man, what's your problem? :'''Randy''': You want a war? Well, you got one! Game on, asshole! :'''Steve''': Game on, motherfucker. :'''Randy''': Everyone back in the house. Come on, let's go. :'''Stan''': But, Dad… :'''Randy''': Shut up! :'''Dr. Gauche''': The story of young Stan Marsh might seem incredible, but the fact is many people suffer from unconscious biases. If you or someone you know might have also thought the name Tolkien didn't come from J.R.R. Tolkien, then please call… 1-800-I AM A GIANT PIECE OF SHIT. Because ''you'' are the fucking problem. === [[w:City People|City People]] [25.03] === :'''Cartman''': Ahg! Help! Somebody call Child Protective Services! :'''Liane''': Eric, you're only making it worse! :'''Cartman''': I am not doing a co-brokering deal, Mom, it's not gonna happen! :'''Liane''': This isn't about that, Eric, and you know it! You're upset. You're upset because you don't want your mom to have a job! :'''Cartman''': That isn't true. :'''Liane''': It ''is'' true! You're scared and you're jealous that a job will take my attention away from you! :'''Cartman''': You just want to offer the sellers a lower commission to list this house and it's not going to work, Mom! :'''Liane''': It's okay to be scared, Eric! I know that I'm the only family you have, but you're making everything worse for us! <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': Weak. I live in a hot dog. === [[w: Back to the Cold War|Back to the Cold War]] [25.04] === === [[w: Help, My Teenager Hates Me!|Help, My Teenager Hates Me!]] [25.05] === === [[w: Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special|Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special]] [25.06] === === [[w: South Park The Streaming Wars|South Park The Streaming Wars]] === :''[Randy's office; Shelley knocks on the door from outside]'' :'''Randy''': Yes? Come in. :'''Shelley''': Mom said you wanted to see me. :'''Randy''': Yes, Shelley, have a seat. Close the door please. I've been, uh, wanting to talk to you, Shelley. Um… Can you tell me why everyone is calling me "Karen?" :'''Shelley''': Don't worry about it. :'''Randy''': Well, everybody keeps calling me "Karen," and I don't get it. Is it, is it, like, a joke, or something? :'''Shelley''': "Karen" is a pejorative term for a white person who acts overly entitled and demanding. :'''Randy''': Okay, well, that's fucked up. Don't you think that's a little, like, sexist? :'''Shelley''': I didn't start it. :'''Randy''': Well, who did? :'''Shelley''': The internet. :'''Randy''': So– so now somebody is a Karen just 'cause they want to be treated with some respect? I deserve to not have people walk all over me, okay?! I have the right to call the cops when things happen! :'''Shelley''': That's fine, Karen. :'''Randy''': Shelley, I deserve to not have– ''[looks out of the window to see the water commissioner inspecting the fields]'' what the fuck is he doing here?! <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': ''[pulls up at Mr. Cussler's property with Stan, holding a "Cussler Industries" boat]'' Come on. ''[knocks on the door]'' :'''Realtor''': ''[answers the door]'' Yes? :'''Randy''': Hello, we'd like to speak with Mr. Cussler, please. :'''Realtor''': For what? :'''Randy''': Well, I want to let him know that my son here made a streaming deal that he had no business making. Didn't you, Stan? :'''Stan''': No, technically, no. :'''Randy''': Technically what?! :'''Realtor''': I'm afraid Mr. Cussler can't see you. :'''Randy''': Oh, really? Okay, well, you go and tell him that it's Karen Marsh, okay? And that I will talk to him right now. :'''Realtor''': He can't talk to you because he's dead! :'''Stan''': What?! :'''Realtor''': Mr. Cussler's body was found several hours ago. He was… attacked by ManBearPig. :''[Crime scene]'' :'''Yates''': Everyone keep this area clear. I need casts of the footprints. Keep your radios down. We don't want the press showing up. :'''Randy''': What's going on here? :'''Yates''': Aw, shit, it's Karen. :'''Randy''': Hey, look, my son was in business with this guy. You really think he was killed by ManBearPig? :'''Yates''': Take a look for yourself. Something tore him apart and shit in his face. Workers found him late this morning. The footprints are those of a pig, but the claw marks are those of a bear, and the excrement, clearly that of a man. :'''Randy''': Why would ManBearPig single him out? :'''Yates''': Apparently this Cussler guy was taking advantage of the water supply. ManBearPig must've gotten some kind of vengeance for the rich guy's greed. :'''Randy''': Oh, no. :'''Yates''': Karen? What is it? Karen? :'''Randy''': It's just that… if ManBearPig was getting vengeance on Cussler, would he also want to come after my son? <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Stevens''': How is he? :'''Nurse''': I believe he's coming to, Doctor. :'''Dr. Stevens''': Hello, Eric. Just want to let you know that everything went fine. We're gonna let the anesthesia wear off a little more, and then we can let you go home. :'''Cartman''': ''[stammers]'' Okay. Um, cool. :'''Liane''': Well, you did it, Eric. I hope you're happier now. They all said you were very insistent. That you said you'd cancel them if they didn't put breast implants in one of us. :'''Cartman''': I have fake tits? ''[pulls the blanket off his chest]'' :'''Liane''': They said that tube is for draining blood while the swelling goes down. Your breasts are swollen now as a reaction to the implants. :'''Cartman''': Okay, well, now that you see how serious I was, what are you gonna do now? :'''Liane''': I'm gonna go down and get some grocery shopping done. ''[walks away]'' :'''Cartman''' Mom? I ''will'' go to school like this! You're gonna have to give in at some point! ''[pause]'' Mom?! <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': ''[walks up to the boys with his enlarged breasts]'' You guys. You guys, something is seriously wrong with my mom. She's acting crazy. Are any of your parents acting weird at all? :'''Butters''': Hey, fellas, are we making more boats for the– Whoa, hello! [stares at Cartman's chest] Jesus, what happened to you, Eric? :'''Cartman''': Okay, okay, fine. I was hoping everyone would just be cool, but I guess we need to talk about the elephants in the room. This was not a choice. You guys, I… I live in a hot dog, okay? And all I want is to have a real home, and a room that is mine to sleep in at night. To– ''[sees Clyde stifling his laughter]'' is something funny, Clyde? Yeah, it's real funny. If I were you guys, I'd be super pissed at my mom because you worked hard for this money. :'''Kyle''': All right, Cartman, stop fucking around. Obviously, those aren't real. :'''Cartman''': I didn't say they're real. They're not real. They're silicone implants surgically inserted under the chest muscle. :'''Kyle''': Nobody believes you actually got fake tits. :'''Cartman''': These are real fake tits! Kenny, feel them. Go on, feel them. :'''Kenny''': ''[touches the breasts]'' Those are fucking real, dude. :'''Kyle''': What? :'''Cartman''': Thank you, Kenny. Now, if we can all get our minds off fucking boobs for a second, something's happened to my mom. :'''Tolkien''': Mom? Mom, what's wrong? ''[the boys turn around to see him talking to his mom on the phone]'' Mom, slow down, I can't understand you. ''[pause]'' What do you mean Dad is missing? :'''Cartman''': See? === [[w: South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2|South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2]] === :'''Cartman''': 'Kay, Mom, well, I hope you learned your lesson. So, maybe now, will you get fake tits so I can get these stupid things out? :'''Liane''': No, Eric! No! :'''Cartman''': ''[as they pass by Wendy's]'' Can I get a Frosty? <hr width=50%> :''[Stotch Residence; Butters finishes up eating his plate as his parents glare at him]'' :'''Butters''': Okay, I'm done. :'''Stephen''': All right, then put your plate in the sink and march right on upstairs. Maybe the next time Maybe the next time you decide to pit streaming services against each other and cause a drought, you'll think twice. ''[follows Butters upstairs to his room after he puts his plate in the sink]'' I want no playing, no reading, and no thinking about fun stuff. You are being grounded. ''[closes the bedroom door]'' :'''Butters''': It's not my fault streaming services paid people more than was sustainable for any business model. :'''Cartman''': Butters. Shh! Butters, stop. :'''Butters''': Eric! You can't be in here, I'm grounded! :'''Cartman''': We've been set up, Butters. :'''Butters''': What? :'''Cartman''': The whole streaming wars! The whole thing was a lie! :'''Butters''': Eric, is that a real gun? :'''Cartman''': Fuck yes, it's a real gun. Butters, listen to me. Someone bought up all the water and murdered anyone who got in their way. :'''Butters''': No… :'''Cartman''': Yes, Butters. Someone worked with the Colorado water commissioner and cheated the system. The same person who is now using climate change to make a profit! :'''Butters''': Who? :'''Cartman''': It didn't make sense to me. Why my mom was being so stubborn. Why wouldn't she do what I asked. But then I saw Tolkien across the street and I figured it out… Tolkien is fucking my mom. :'''Butters''': Tolkien?! :'''Cartman''': I wanted my mom to get fake tits so she could marry the rich guy across the street. Now that guy is dead and my mom is acting strange. The only explanation is that she's fucking Tolkien and they don't want me to know! :'''Butters''': But, Eric, Tolkien was making those boats with us, he… :'''Cartman''': Butters, Butters. My eyes are up here. Stop staring at my tits. :'''Butters''': Oh, sorry. :'''Cartman''': There's a bad guy out there getting away with murder, Butters. And we have to catch him. <hr width=50%> :'''Stan''': Dad? You okay? :'''Randy''': What have I become, Stan? I used to be a scientist. Do you remember that? I was the one who warned the town about a volcano. I warned them about the day after tomorrow. And then… It all became about weed. When did that happen, Stan? :'''Stan''': I guess we all just got greedy, Dad. :'''Randy''': I wanted to be a scientist because scientists solve problems. Do you even know what kind of a geologist I was, Stan? :'''Stan''': No. :'''Randy''': I was a "fluvial geomorphologist". Someone who studies the changes in streams and rivers. And when the town needed me most… I was just out bitching because all I cared about was getting high and rich. I can't even remember the old me. <hr width=50%> :'''Sharon''': How's it all going? ''[hands Randy his coffee]'' :'''Randy''': Oh, thanks, honey. It's good. Fast. I think we can have this thing up and running for tests in a week. :'''Sharon''': That's amazing. :'''Randy''': You're not so bad yourself, babe. ''[smiles and starts to walk off]'' Oh, and hey, Sharon? Sorry about the whole "weed thing." :'''Sharon''': It's okay, Randy. :'''Randy''': All right, Nelson, I've updated the engineering. I've accounted for the elevation but I still can't figure out the pipeline. The problem is actually getting enough pressure to get the saltwater up here to the plant. :'''Nelson''': It almost seems impossible. I don't know how you get saltwater up here without a tremendous amount of energy. :'''Randy''': Yeah, well, let's just keep working. There has to be an answer. Science always has an answer. :'''Nelson''': Randy, it's good to have you back at the U.S. Geological Survey. :'''Randy''': Thanks, Nelson. Oh, and hey, Nelson? Sorry about the whole "weed thing." :'''Nelson''': That's okay, Randy. <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': You wanna tell me what the fuck is going on?! :'''Pi-Pi''': Scusi, who let you in? :'''Randy''': I let myself in because it's a free country, and I'll stand where I fucking want! :'''Pi-Pi''': Get him out of here! :'''Randy''': ''[backing off the two lifeguards]'' Don't you fucking touch me! Don't any of you fucking touch me! :'''Pi-Pi''': Okay, we obviously have a bit of a Karen here, let's, uh… :'''Randy''': You can call me Karen all you fucking want! Motherfucker! Why don't you tell everyone what you've been doing?! [[Category:South Park seasons]] byvztxblgz4bpkiapi8kok6pwjjous6 3148685 3148684 2022-07-28T16:08:34Z 2600:1700:C361:A40:F5BC:81F6:CD37:3CDA /* South Park The Streaming Wars */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} ---- :'''Seasons:''' [[South Park/Season 1|1]] [[South Park/Season 2|2]] [[South Park/Season 3|3]] [[South Park/Season 4|4]] [[South Park/Season 5|5]] [[South Park/Season 6|6]] [[South Park/Season 7|7]] [[South Park/Season 8|8]] [[South Park/Season 9|9]] [[South Park/Season 10|10]] [[South Park/Season 11|11]] [[South Park/Season 12|12]] [[South Park/Season 13|13]] [[South Park/Season 14|14]] [[South Park/Season 15|15]] [[South Park/Season 16|16]] [[South Park/Season 17|17]] [[South Park/Season 18|18]] [[South Park/Season 19|19]] [[South Park/Season 20|20]] [[South Park/Season 21|21]] [[South Park/Season 22|22]] [[South Park/Season 23|23]] [[South Park/Season 24|24]] [[South Park/Season 25|25]] | [[South Park|Main]] ---- <br> '''''[[w:South Park|South Park]]''''' (1997-present) is an adult animated television series created by [[w:Trey Parker|Trey Parker]] and [[w:Matt Stone|Matt Stone]]. Distributed by and airing on Comedy Central, it follows the surreal adventures of four young boys who live in the small town of South Park, Colorado. {{tv-stub}} === [[w:Pajama Day|Pajama Day]] [25.01] === === [[w:The Big Fix|The Big Fix]] [25.02] === :'''Stan''': ''[approaching Tolkien, whose playing football with Butters]'' Uh, hey, Token. :'''Tolkien''': Oh, hey Stan. :'''Stan''': Uh, listen, I uh… How you doin'? :'''Tolkien''': Fine. :'''Stan''': Um… You think your family would wanna come over for dinner? Out at our farm? :'''Tolkien''': It's kinda far, isn't it? :'''Stan''': Yeah but… Look, Token, I think maybe you and I should hang out more. :'''Tolkien''': What are you talking about? :'''Stan''': I mean, we never just hang out, you and me. :'''Butters''': Hey, we never hang out just you and me either, Stan! :'''Stan''': Shut up, Butters! Look, just will you please just see if your family will come over for dinner? It would mean a lot. :''[Nighttime at Tegridy Farms; The Black family are sitting at the table with the Marshes]'' :'''Randy''': ''[setting up dinner on the table]'' Ok, there we go. This is a farm fresh hemp salad sourced locally here at Tegridy! Alright, come on everybody, dig in. :'''Linda''': Thank you so much for having us over. This is really nice. :'''Steve''': We've never been to a marijuana farm before. :'''Randy''': Well, you know, with our boys starting to become so close– we thought we better get the families together! If they're friends, then we need to be friends! ''[pulls out his phone]'' Do you mind if I post this? Check out our friends! :'''Steve''': Randy… I hope you didn't invite us here because we're black. :'''Randy''': W-what are you talking about? :'''Linda''': It's just that the past year or so a lot of people have been inviting us over to dinner and then taking pictures of us to show everyone on Instagram. :'''Randy''': Oh, that's so lame. No, we really just wanted to get to know you guys better since Stan is friends with Token. You know… just out of curiosity– why did you guys name him that? :'''Steve''': What do you mean? :'''Randy''': Well– I mean, it's just kind of an odd name, isn't it? Like, some people might think you guys naming your son that isn't very cool. :'''Steve''': People have a problem with Tolkien's name? :'''Randy''': Well I mean other people just think it's a little… I mean, come on, I mean, I'm– I'm not calling you guys racist, but– why did you name your son that? :'''Linda''': My husband has always been a huge fan of ''Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit.'' :'''Steve''': I wanted to name my son after my favorite author. But she didn't want to name our son J.R.R., so we just named him Tolkien. :'''Randy''': ''[shocked]'' His name is Tolkien? :'''Steve''': Yes, you know his name is Tolkien! :'''Stan''': ''[to Tolkien]'' I thought your name was "Token". :'''Tolkien''': My name ''is'' "Tolkien". :'''Steve''': Sorry, I don't think it's that weird. J.R.R. Tolkien is one of the most prolific, influential writers of our time. :'''Randy''': Holy shit, that's what his name means? :'''Steve''': What did you think his name meant? :'''Randy''': Would you like to see how we grow and process our weed? <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': They stole it! They stole my idea! :'''Sharon''': Who did? :'''Randy''': Those dickheads across the street! They took everything I learned about using black culture to make a bigger profit and they're doing it themselves! Get this little prick outta my house! ''[drags Token outside]'' :'''Stan''': DAD! :'''Randy''': Get him outta here, he's a spy! Hey, fuck face! I don't want your kid over at my house, you got that?! :'''Steve''': Hey, man, what's your problem? :'''Randy''': You want a war? Well, you got one! Game on, asshole! :'''Steve''': Game on, motherfucker. :'''Randy''': Everyone back in the house. Come on, let's go. :'''Stan''': But, Dad… :'''Randy''': Shut up! :'''Dr. Gauche''': The story of young Stan Marsh might seem incredible, but the fact is many people suffer from unconscious biases. If you or someone you know might have also thought the name Tolkien didn't come from J.R.R. Tolkien, then please call… 1-800-I AM A GIANT PIECE OF SHIT. Because ''you'' are the fucking problem. === [[w:City People|City People]] [25.03] === :'''Cartman''': Ahg! Help! Somebody call Child Protective Services! :'''Liane''': Eric, you're only making it worse! :'''Cartman''': I am not doing a co-brokering deal, Mom, it's not gonna happen! :'''Liane''': This isn't about that, Eric, and you know it! You're upset. You're upset because you don't want your mom to have a job! :'''Cartman''': That isn't true. :'''Liane''': It ''is'' true! You're scared and you're jealous that a job will take my attention away from you! :'''Cartman''': You just want to offer the sellers a lower commission to list this house and it's not going to work, Mom! :'''Liane''': It's okay to be scared, Eric! I know that I'm the only family you have, but you're making everything worse for us! <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': Weak. I live in a hot dog. === [[w: Back to the Cold War|Back to the Cold War]] [25.04] === === [[w: Help, My Teenager Hates Me!|Help, My Teenager Hates Me!]] [25.05] === === [[w: Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special|Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special]] [25.06] === === [[w: South Park The Streaming Wars|South Park The Streaming Wars]] === :''[Randy's office; Shelley knocks on the door from outside]'' :'''Randy''': Yes? Come in. :'''Shelley''': Mom said you wanted to see me. :'''Randy''': Yes, Shelley, have a seat. Close the door please. I've been, uh, wanting to talk to you, Shelley. Um… Can you tell me why everyone is calling me "Karen?" :'''Shelley''': Don't worry about it. :'''Randy''': Well, everybody keeps calling me "Karen," and I don't get it. Is it, is it, like, a joke, or something? :'''Shelley''': "Karen" is a pejorative term for a white person who acts overly entitled and demanding. :'''Randy''': Okay, well, that's fucked up. Don't you think that's a little, like, sexist? :'''Shelley''': I didn't start it. :'''Randy''': Well, who did? :'''Shelley''': The internet. :'''Randy''': So– so now somebody is a Karen just 'cause they want to be treated with some respect? I deserve to not have people walk all over me, okay?! I have the right to call the cops when things happen! :'''Shelley''': That's fine, Karen. :'''Randy''': Shelley, I deserve to not have– ''[looks out of the window to see the water commissioner inspecting the fields]'' what the fuck is he doing here?! <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': ''[pulls up at Mr. Cussler's property with Stan, holding a "Cussler Industries" boat]'' Come on. ''[knocks on the door]'' :'''Realtor''': ''[answers the door]'' Yes? :'''Randy''': Hello, we'd like to speak with Mr. Cussler, please. :'''Realtor''': For what? :'''Randy''': Well, I want to let him know that my son here made a streaming deal that he had no business making. Didn't you, Stan? :'''Stan''': No, technically, no. :'''Randy''': Technically what?! :'''Realtor''': I'm afraid Mr. Cussler can't see you. :'''Randy''': Oh, really? Okay, well, you go and tell him that it's Karen Marsh, okay? And that I will talk to him right now. :'''Realtor''': He can't talk to you because he's dead! :'''Stan''': What?! :'''Realtor''': Mr. Cussler's body was found several hours ago. He was… attacked by ManBearPig. :''[Crime scene]'' :'''Yates''': Everyone keep this area clear. I need casts of the footprints. Keep your radios down. We don't want the press showing up. :'''Randy''': What's going on here? :'''Yates''': Aw, shit, it's Karen. :'''Randy''': Hey, look, my son was in business with this guy. You really think he was killed by ManBearPig? :'''Yates''': Take a look for yourself. Something tore him apart and shit in his face. Workers found him late this morning. The footprints are those of a pig, but the claw marks are those of a bear, and the excrement, clearly that of a man. :'''Randy''': Why would ManBearPig single him out? :'''Yates''': Apparently this Cussler guy was taking advantage of the water supply. ManBearPig must've gotten some kind of vengeance for the rich guy's greed. :'''Randy''': Oh, no. :'''Yates''': Karen? What is it? Karen? :'''Randy''': It's just that… if ManBearPig was getting vengeance on Cussler, would he also want to come after my son? <hr width=50%> :'''Dr. Stevens''': How is he? :'''Nurse''': I believe he's coming to, Doctor. :'''Dr. Stevens''': Hello, Eric. Just want to let you know that everything went fine. We're gonna let the anesthesia wear off a little more, and then we can let you go home. :'''Cartman''': ''[stammers]'' Okay. Um, cool. :'''Liane''': Well, you did it, Eric. I hope you're happier now. They all said you were very insistent. That you said you'd cancel them if they didn't put breast implants in one of us. :'''Cartman''': I have fake tits? ''[pulls the blanket off his chest]'' :'''Liane''': They said that tube is for draining blood while the swelling goes down. Your breasts are swollen now as a reaction to the implants. :'''Cartman''': Okay, well, now that you see how serious I was, what are you gonna do now? :'''Liane''': I'm gonna go down and get some grocery shopping done. ''[walks away]'' :'''Cartman''': Mom? I ''will'' go to school like this! You're gonna have to give in at some point! ''[pause]'' Mom?! <hr width=50%> :'''Cartman''': ''[walks up to the boys with his enlarged breasts]'' You guys. You guys, something is seriously wrong with my mom. She's acting crazy. Are any of your parents acting weird at all? :'''Butters''': Hey, fellas, are we making more boats for the– Whoa, hello! [stares at Cartman's chest] Jesus, what happened to you, Eric? :'''Cartman''': Okay, okay, fine. I was hoping everyone would just be cool, but I guess we need to talk about the elephants in the room. This was not a choice. You guys, I… I live in a hot dog, okay? And all I want is to have a real home, and a room that is mine to sleep in at night. To– ''[sees Clyde stifling his laughter]'' is something funny, Clyde? Yeah, it's real funny. If I were you guys, I'd be super pissed at my mom because you worked hard for this money. :'''Kyle''': All right, Cartman, stop fucking around. Obviously, those aren't real. :'''Cartman''': I didn't say they're real. They're not real. They're silicone implants surgically inserted under the chest muscle. :'''Kyle''': Nobody believes you actually got fake tits. :'''Cartman''': These are real fake tits! Kenny, feel them. Go on, feel them. :'''Kenny''': ''[touches the breasts]'' Those are fucking real, dude. :'''Kyle''': What? :'''Cartman''': Thank you, Kenny. Now, if we can all get our minds off fucking boobs for a second, something's happened to my mom. :'''Tolkien''': Mom? Mom, what's wrong? ''[the boys turn around to see him talking to his mom on the phone]'' Mom, slow down, I can't understand you. ''[pause]'' What do you mean Dad is missing? :'''Cartman''': See? === [[w: South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2|South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2]] === :'''Cartman''': 'Kay, Mom, well, I hope you learned your lesson. So, maybe now, will you get fake tits so I can get these stupid things out? :'''Liane''': No, Eric! No! :'''Cartman''': ''[as they pass by Wendy's]'' Can I get a Frosty? <hr width=50%> :''[Stotch Residence; Butters finishes up eating his plate as his parents glare at him]'' :'''Butters''': Okay, I'm done. :'''Stephen''': All right, then put your plate in the sink and march right on upstairs. Maybe the next time Maybe the next time you decide to pit streaming services against each other and cause a drought, you'll think twice. ''[follows Butters upstairs to his room after he puts his plate in the sink]'' I want no playing, no reading, and no thinking about fun stuff. You are being grounded. ''[closes the bedroom door]'' :'''Butters''': It's not my fault streaming services paid people more than was sustainable for any business model. :'''Cartman''': Butters. Shh! Butters, stop. :'''Butters''': Eric! You can't be in here, I'm grounded! :'''Cartman''': We've been set up, Butters. :'''Butters''': What? :'''Cartman''': The whole streaming wars! The whole thing was a lie! :'''Butters''': Eric, is that a real gun? :'''Cartman''': Fuck yes, it's a real gun. Butters, listen to me. Someone bought up all the water and murdered anyone who got in their way. :'''Butters''': No… :'''Cartman''': Yes, Butters. Someone worked with the Colorado water commissioner and cheated the system. The same person who is now using climate change to make a profit! :'''Butters''': Who? :'''Cartman''': It didn't make sense to me. Why my mom was being so stubborn. Why wouldn't she do what I asked. But then I saw Tolkien across the street and I figured it out… Tolkien is fucking my mom. :'''Butters''': Tolkien?! :'''Cartman''': I wanted my mom to get fake tits so she could marry the rich guy across the street. Now that guy is dead and my mom is acting strange. The only explanation is that she's fucking Tolkien and they don't want me to know! :'''Butters''': But, Eric, Tolkien was making those boats with us, he… :'''Cartman''': Butters, Butters. My eyes are up here. Stop staring at my tits. :'''Butters''': Oh, sorry. :'''Cartman''': There's a bad guy out there getting away with murder, Butters. And we have to catch him. <hr width=50%> :'''Stan''': Dad? You okay? :'''Randy''': What have I become, Stan? I used to be a scientist. Do you remember that? I was the one who warned the town about a volcano. I warned them about the day after tomorrow. And then… It all became about weed. When did that happen, Stan? :'''Stan''': I guess we all just got greedy, Dad. :'''Randy''': I wanted to be a scientist because scientists solve problems. Do you even know what kind of a geologist I was, Stan? :'''Stan''': No. :'''Randy''': I was a "fluvial geomorphologist". Someone who studies the changes in streams and rivers. And when the town needed me most… I was just out bitching because all I cared about was getting high and rich. I can't even remember the old me. <hr width=50%> :'''Sharon''': How's it all going? ''[hands Randy his coffee]'' :'''Randy''': Oh, thanks, honey. It's good. Fast. I think we can have this thing up and running for tests in a week. :'''Sharon''': That's amazing. :'''Randy''': You're not so bad yourself, babe. ''[smiles and starts to walk off]'' Oh, and hey, Sharon? Sorry about the whole "weed thing." :'''Sharon''': It's okay, Randy. :'''Randy''': All right, Nelson, I've updated the engineering. I've accounted for the elevation but I still can't figure out the pipeline. The problem is actually getting enough pressure to get the saltwater up here to the plant. :'''Nelson''': It almost seems impossible. I don't know how you get saltwater up here without a tremendous amount of energy. :'''Randy''': Yeah, well, let's just keep working. There has to be an answer. Science always has an answer. :'''Nelson''': Randy, it's good to have you back at the U.S. Geological Survey. :'''Randy''': Thanks, Nelson. Oh, and hey, Nelson? Sorry about the whole "weed thing." :'''Nelson''': That's okay, Randy. <hr width=50%> :'''Randy''': You wanna tell me what the fuck is going on?! :'''Pi-Pi''': Scusi, who let you in? :'''Randy''': I let myself in because it's a free country, and I'll stand where I fucking want! :'''Pi-Pi''': Get him out of here! :'''Randy''': ''[backing off the two lifeguards]'' Don't you fucking touch me! Don't any of you fucking touch me! :'''Pi-Pi''': Okay, we obviously have a bit of a Karen here, let's, uh… :'''Randy''': You can call me Karen all you fucking want! Motherfucker! Why don't you tell everyone what you've been doing?! [[Category:South Park seasons]] in70mn9m4ayn5ntr3rrq7q3q6pzispu 0 245655 3148642 3123265 2022-07-28T12:01:31Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{film-cleanup}} :'''Morag''': All I want is my peace and quiet…and I will have it!!! :'''Lana''': Can we keep her can we keep her? :'''Rita''': Ok, but I'm not changing her diaper. :'''Angus''': Welcome to Loch Loud. :'''Lori''': Why are you calling everyone Scott? :'''Leni''': Uh, we're in Scotland duh. :'''Lucy''': Morag, catch me if you can. :'''Lucille''': Gotcha. :'''Lucy''': I was almost a goner maybe next time. :'''Morag''': ''[screaming in fury]'' '''''I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE THE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!''''' :'''Lily''': Lela! :'''Lynn''': This is whacka doodles! :'''Lincoln''': Admit it, Clyde. I am ''always'' going to be stuck in my sisters shadows. :'''Lana''': I knew it. Dragons ''are'' for reals. :'''Lynn Sr.''': Lela, we can't thank you enough. :'''Lola''': You do know we have our own bathrooms now. :'''Luna''': C'mon, feel the noise! Morag: You should've sailed away when you have the chance well prepare yourselves to be Louds no more! (the Louds and Angus scream in fright huddling together) Morag: Fire! Lincoln: Noooooooo! Morag: stoooooop! (Lela's fire breath misses the Louds and Angus) Lincoln: you want the crown so bad come and get it! Morag: Let me down you horrid beast! (Lela drops Morag into a bush). Scott: What about her? Morag: Oh dear. (Lela snatches her and flies off with her) Unhand me beast! Angus: the dragon is the true guardian of the Loch she shall decide Morag's fate. (Lela drops Morag at shore rock and flies back to Loch Loud) Morag (laughs) The joke's on you, you scaly, putrid lummox you gave me my peace and quiet. (Seals barking) Morag: (sees a family of seals that resembles The Louds) What? No. No! No! (cries in defeat). Lincoln: turns out my family is royalty and I'm the new duke of Loch Loud! Lola: that teeth whitening was worth it. (Lisa accidentally slaps Lola) Lisa: oops sorry. [[Category:2021 films]] p4h2pjvtu3klhjhxv9vpj1b1zt0evfa 0 246442 3148850 3103175 2022-07-28T23:58:03Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Jenn Colella January 2022 No.33.jpg|thumb|right|Jenn Colella (2022)]] '''[[w:Jenn Colella|Jenn Colella]]''' (born '''Jennifer Lin Colella'''; September 22, 1974) is an American actress and singer. == Quotes == *I'm honored that creators trust me to collaborate on their babies. It touches me deeply. Plus I get to start from a blank slate and play. Of all the characters I’ve ever played, Anne is the closest to who I am in the world. It makes me feel very vulnerable but I love it. I’m wide open to this experience. **On playing Anne in [[w:If/Then|If/Then]] in [http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/11/07/if-out-then-what-jenn-colella/ "'If' out, 'Then' what?"] on Washington Blade (2013-11-07) *What it’s helped me remember is that it’s all a crapshoot — theater. All of the variables that have to be in place for it to be a success, it’s like an alchemy that has to happen. It’s rare that it does, and it’s a reminder to be grateful for each and every moment. So now, every rehearsal, every time I walk into my stage door, I say thank you three times. Because I know that it’s just for now. It’s fleeting. **On gratitude for acting onstage in [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/theater/broadway-closing-actors-jobs.html Their Shows Flopped. Here’s What These 7 Actors Did Next.] in The New York Times (2019-08-08) *I talk a lot about kindness and gratitude and how those two things can bring us into the present moment and how present moment awareness is key to being not only a good artist but a good person. And we don't just get hired because we have this tremendous talent, we get hired because we're the whole package. People can sense that throughout the day we are in the practice of taking care of others and certainly for a new work you know you're going to be in the room developing with this team, this family, for years and years and years so the energy that you bring into the room has to be something that you practice throughout the day. **On what she imparts to students on role of kindness and gratitude for auditions in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyNGEh-y728 "S1E5 'And You Wonder, 'What If?' Featuring Jenn Colella"] on Stage Door Medium at 26 min. (2021-01-11) *A hug is a tribute to connection between two humans. **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyNGEh-y728 "S1E5 'And You Wonder, 'What If?' Featuring Jenn Colella"] on Stage Door Medium at 42:12 min. (2021-01-11) *For audiences to discover that kindness is accessible at all times, not just in the wake of tragedy. That we all have the capacity to be kind, that it is a practice. That it is there just waiting for us whenever we choose to grab it. **On kindness and gratitude in [https://ew.com/movies/jenn-colella-come-from-away-filmed-performance-911-anniversary/ "Jenn Colella on returning to Come From Away for the 20th anniversary of 9/11"] in Entertainment Weekly (2021-09-09) ===''[[w:Come From Away|Come From Away]]''/[[w:Beverley Bass|Beverley Bass]]=== *To play a living person is one thing, but then to have that person present so often, and I can see her, it's trickier than anything I've ever done…Her hands were over her face, and she was sobbing openly,'' she said. ''I'm not a robot -- I could feel something inside of me start to break. And yet, I have a job -- she remained stoic through those five days, and I'm in those five days. **On performing in ''[[w:Come From Away|Come From Away]]'' in front of [[w:Beverley Bass|Beverley Bass]] in [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/16/theater/come-from-away-jenn-colella.html "A Pioneering Pilot, a Broadway Show and a Life-Changing Bond"] in The New York Times (2017-04-16) *There's a lyric in our opening number where we sing, "I'm an islander." And they heard this and leapt to their feet and started clapping and crying. And the cast just started bawling. We didn't know what to do. It was so beautiful. They really - they gave us the OK to come to Broadway. They really kind of blessed the show. **On performing a concert version of ''Come From Away'' for Gander in [https://www.npr.org/programs/ask-me-another/608126621/jenn-colella-and-the-phantom-broadway-tattoo "Jenn Colella And The Phantom Broadway Tattoo"] on NPR (2018-05-04) *It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made. I did 1,180 performances, and I’ve fallen in love with the company. It was a career-defining moment that helped me become a more well-rounded artist. But I really enjoy travel, and I enjoy creating my own shows. **On leaving ''Come From Away'' in [https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/jenn-colella-ready-for-next-destination-in-high-flying-career "Jenn Colella ready for next destination in high-flying career"] in San Francisco Chronicle Datebook (2020-02-27) *I actually went to visit her in her home in Florida, in her vacation home. I got to spend some time with her away from Come From Away, away from the theater, away from interviews, and it was very, very dear. We had long deep talks about our feelings, about our families, about how we move through the world. It really helped me come back into the role this time. **On Beverley Bass, before filming the live stage version of ''Come From Away'' in [https://ew.com/movies/jenn-colella-come-from-away-filmed-performance-911-anniversary/ "Jenn Colella on returning to Come From Away for the 20th anniversary of 9/11"] in Entertainment Weekly (2021-09-09) ===Stand-up comedy as training for performing on stage=== *It was challenging. If you fail in standup you can’t blame anyone but yourself. But it definitely increased my confidence and now there’s really nothing that scares, frightens me in terms of performance. **[http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/11/07/if-out-then-what-jenn-colella/ "'If' out, 'Then' what?"] in Washington Blade (2013-11-07) *Doing stand-up, for me, created a deep sense of courageousness. There’s no one else to blame if your screw up. The moments you’re failing are quite devastating. But you realize you can win the audience back with the next joke if you hold on and keep working. **[https://www.ebar.com/bartab/cabaret/288380 "Jenn Colella - From Broadway to stand-up & cabaret"] in Bay Area Reporter (2020-02-19) *Stand-up created a platform to weave a story together and trust my own ideas… it gave me a deep sense of bravery as a performer. To be on stage and have a joke fail miserably, and realizing that the world continues to spin. I can get them back in the next breath. **[https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/jenn-colella-ready-for-next-destination-in-high-flying-career "Jenn Colella ready for next destination in high-flying career"] in San Francisco Chronicle Datebook (2020-02-27) ==Quotes about Colella== *And you know. Jenn Colella. that we all think you are hella fine. You know I'm not alone in this belief. **[[w:Manoel Felicano|Manoel Felicano]] in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgAVni1hSH8 "Jenn Colella"], song written by him in 2007. (2013-02-25) *A captivating adult actor, Colella is utterly believable in the role of a four-year-old celebrity singer. Rather than bounding about with child-like abandon or producing high-pitched "little girl" speech, she talks very quietly, yet firmly, pauses a lot, stands still and tenses her fingers—this is a kid trying to be taken seriously...Colella is side-splittingly funny, never cloying, and incredibly lovable—even when Kiki turns into a monstrously spoiled brat. **Sagolla in [http://www.backstage.com/review/ny-theater/off-off-broadway/kiki-baby/ "Kiki Baby"] on Backstage. (2012-08-14) *You will fall in love with Kiki, a little four-year-old...played marvelously by an adult, Jenna Colella, steals every scene she romps through in ''Kiki Baby''...Ms. Colella is wonderful, a sensation. She is dressed like a little child, and acts like one, with a deep frown or effervescent glee on her face. She is so good at the impersonation that you really think she’s young, although she is about 5’7”. **Chadwick in [https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/142653 "Child Star Kiki Shoots to Fame in Ravished 1931 Germany and Everybody Cashes In"] on History News Network. (2012) *Colella has carried several short-lived Broadway shows on her back. It's fitting, then, that she earned her first Tony nomination for "Come From Away," in which she plays Beverley Bass, the real-life pilot who on Sept. 11, 2001, carried dozens to refuge. **"Backstage" under [https://www.proquest.com/docview/1903812453 The Triple Threats] on ProQuest (2017-05-25) *It isn't just that Jenn Colella's show deserves praise, it isn't just that Jenn Colella belongs on a list of the best, it's that she belongs on a list all her own. I don't believe I have ever seen an artist work a room the way that this singing actress does, and that's what had me gobsmacked. *Her off-the-cuff commentary was so incredibly relaxed and natural (and sometimes intimately personal) that one would think that Jenn Colella was performing to a room full of friends at her very own birthday party, as opposed to a room full of paying guests in a supper club. *The sight of Colella's onstage relationship with the band was something slightly resembling a dodo video of a houseful of puppies at play ... and speaking of puppies, the personal highlight for this dog-obsessed hooman was watching Ms. Colella's eyes tear up while singing about the importance of dogs in our lives. *It's not just that Jenn Colella puts on a great show, that she is talented, that she is a hard worker, it's the commitment to bringing all the parts of herself to her storytelling, the willingness to lay bare her soul and humanity...It is, apparently, not part of Jenn Colella's genetic makeup to hide herself from the people, and that is where her success as a concert performer resoundingly resonates. **Mosher in [https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Review-Jenn-Colella-Leaves-Audience-Sated-and-Elated-With-YOU-ARE-HERE-at-Feinsteins54-Below-20220126 "Jenn Colella Leaves Audience Sated and Elated With YOU ARE HERE"] on Broadway World. (2022-01-26) == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{IMDb name|2867657}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Colella, Jenn}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:LGBT people]] 8gc2u3nbcog2yia3vvy0ktnc8k1ry49 3148851 3148850 2022-07-28T23:59:21Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Jenn Colella January 2022 No.33.jpg|thumb|right|Jenn Colella (2022)]] '''[[w:Jenn Colella|Jenn Colella]]''' (born '''Jennifer Lin Colella'''; September 22, 1974) is an American actress and singer. == Quotes == *I'm honored that creators trust me to collaborate on their babies. It touches me deeply. Plus I get to start from a blank slate and play. Of all the characters I’ve ever played, Anne is the closest to who I am in the world. It makes me feel very vulnerable but I love it. I’m wide open to this experience. **On playing Anne in [[w:If/Then|If/Then]] in [http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/11/07/if-out-then-what-jenn-colella/ "'If' out, 'Then' what?"] on Washington Blade (2013-11-07) *What it’s helped me remember is that it’s all a crapshoot — theater. All of the variables that have to be in place for it to be a success, it’s like an alchemy that has to happen. It’s rare that it does, and it’s a reminder to be grateful for each and every moment. So now, every rehearsal, every time I walk into my stage door, I say thank you three times. Because I know that it’s just for now. It’s fleeting. **On gratitude for acting onstage in [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/theater/broadway-closing-actors-jobs.html Their Shows Flopped. Here’s What These 7 Actors Did Next.] in The New York Times (2019-08-08) *I talk a lot about kindness and gratitude and how those two things can bring us into the present moment and how present moment awareness is key to being not only a good artist but a good person. And we don't just get hired because we have this tremendous talent, we get hired because we're the whole package. People can sense that throughout the day we are in the practice of taking care of others and certainly for a new work you know you're going to be in the room developing with this team, this family, for years and years and years so the energy that you bring into the room has to be something that you practice throughout the day. **On what she imparts to students on role of kindness and gratitude for auditions in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyNGEh-y728 "S1E5 'And You Wonder, 'What If?' Featuring Jenn Colella"] on Stage Door Medium at 26 min. (2021-01-11) *A hug is a tribute to connection between two humans. **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyNGEh-y728 "S1E5 'And You Wonder, 'What If?' Featuring Jenn Colella"] on Stage Door Medium at 42:12 min. (2021-01-11) *For audiences to discover that kindness is accessible at all times, not just in the wake of tragedy. That we all have the capacity to be kind, that it is a practice. That it is there just waiting for us whenever we choose to grab it. **On kindness and gratitude in [https://ew.com/movies/jenn-colella-come-from-away-filmed-performance-911-anniversary/ "Jenn Colella on returning to Come From Away for the 20th anniversary of 9/11"] in Entertainment Weekly (2021-09-09) ===''[[w:Come From Away|Come From Away]]''/[[w:Beverley Bass|Beverley Bass]]=== *To play a living person is one thing, but then to have that person present so often, and I can see her, it's trickier than anything I've ever done…Her hands were over her face, and she was sobbing openly,'' she said. ''I'm not a robot -- I could feel something inside of me start to break. And yet, I have a job -- she remained stoic through those five days, and I'm in those five days. **On performing in ''[[w:Come From Away|Come From Away]]'' in front of [[w:Beverley Bass|Beverley Bass]] in [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/16/theater/come-from-away-jenn-colella.html "A Pioneering Pilot, a Broadway Show and a Life-Changing Bond"] in The New York Times (2017-04-16) *There's a lyric in our opening number where we sing, "I'm an islander." And they heard this and leapt to their feet and started clapping and crying. And the cast just started bawling. We didn't know what to do. It was so beautiful. They really - they gave us the OK to come to Broadway. They really kind of blessed the show. **On performing a concert version of ''Come From Away'' for Gander in [https://www.npr.org/programs/ask-me-another/608126621/jenn-colella-and-the-phantom-broadway-tattoo "Jenn Colella And The Phantom Broadway Tattoo"] on NPR (2018-05-04) *It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made. I did 1,180 performances, and I’ve fallen in love with the company. It was a career-defining moment that helped me become a more well-rounded artist. But I really enjoy travel, and I enjoy creating my own shows. **On leaving ''Come From Away'' in [https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/jenn-colella-ready-for-next-destination-in-high-flying-career "Jenn Colella ready for next destination in high-flying career"] in San Francisco Chronicle Datebook (2020-02-27) *I actually went to visit her in her home in Florida, in her vacation home. I got to spend some time with her away from Come From Away, away from the theater, away from interviews, and it was very, very dear. We had long deep talks about our feelings, about our families, about how we move through the world. It really helped me come back into the role this time. **On Beverley Bass, before filming the live stage version of ''Come From Away'' in [https://ew.com/movies/jenn-colella-come-from-away-filmed-performance-911-anniversary/ "Jenn Colella on returning to Come From Away for the 20th anniversary of 9/11"] in Entertainment Weekly (2021-09-09) ===Stand-up comedy as training for performing on stage=== *It was challenging. If you fail in standup you can’t blame anyone but yourself. But it definitely increased my confidence and now there’s really nothing that scares, frightens me in terms of performance. **[http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/11/07/if-out-then-what-jenn-colella/ "'If' out, 'Then' what?"] in Washington Blade (2013-11-07) *Doing stand-up, for me, created a deep sense of courageousness. There’s no one else to blame if your screw up. The moments you’re failing are quite devastating. But you realize you can win the audience back with the next joke if you hold on and keep working. **[https://www.ebar.com/bartab/cabaret/288380 "Jenn Colella - From Broadway to stand-up & cabaret"] in Bay Area Reporter (2020-02-19) *Stand-up created a platform to weave a story together and trust my own ideas… it gave me a deep sense of bravery as a performer. To be on stage and have a joke fail miserably, and realizing that the world continues to spin. I can get them back in the next breath. **[https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/jenn-colella-ready-for-next-destination-in-high-flying-career "Jenn Colella ready for next destination in high-flying career"] in San Francisco Chronicle Datebook (2020-02-27) ==Quotes about Colella== *And you know. Jenn Colella. that we all think you are hella fine. You know I'm not alone in this belief. **[[w:Manoel Felicano|Manoel Felicano]] in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgAVni1hSH8 "Jenn Colella"], song written by him in 2007. (2013-02-25) *A captivating adult actor, Colella is utterly believable in the role of a four-year-old celebrity singer. Rather than bounding about with child-like abandon or producing high-pitched "little girl" speech, she talks very quietly, yet firmly, pauses a lot, stands still and tenses her fingers—this is a kid trying to be taken seriously...Colella is side-splittingly funny, never cloying, and incredibly lovable—even when Kiki turns into a monstrously spoiled brat. **Sagolla in [http://www.backstage.com/review/ny-theater/off-off-broadway/kiki-baby/ "Kiki Baby"] on Backstage. (2012-08-14) *You will fall in love with Kiki, a little four-year-old...played marvelously by an adult, Jenna Colella, steals every scene she romps through in ''Kiki Baby''...Ms. Colella is wonderful, a sensation. She is dressed like a little child, and acts like one, with a deep frown or effervescent glee on her face. She is so good at the impersonation that you really think she’s young, although she is about 5’7”. **Chadwick in [https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/142653 "Child Star Kiki Shoots to Fame in Ravished 1931 Germany and Everybody Cashes In"] on History News Network. (2012) *Colella has carried several short-lived Broadway shows on her back. It's fitting, then, that she earned her first Tony nomination for "Come From Away," in which she plays Beverley Bass, the real-life pilot who on Sept. 11, 2001, carried dozens to refuge. **"Backstage" under [https://www.proquest.com/docview/1903812453 The Triple Threats] on ProQuest (2017-05-25) *It isn't just that Jenn Colella's show deserves praise, it isn't just that Jenn Colella belongs on a list of the best, it's that she belongs on a list all her own. I don't believe I have ever seen an artist work a room the way that this singing actress does, and that's what had me gobsmacked. *Her off-the-cuff commentary was so incredibly relaxed and natural (and sometimes intimately personal) that one would think that Jenn Colella was performing to a room full of friends at her very own birthday party, as opposed to a room full of paying guests in a supper club. *The sight of Colella's onstage relationship with the band was something slightly resembling a dodo video of a houseful of puppies at play ... and speaking of puppies, the personal highlight for this dog-obsessed hooman was watching Ms. Colella's eyes tear up while singing about the importance of dogs in our lives. *It's not just that Jenn Colella puts on a great show, that she is talented, that she is a hard worker, it's the commitment to bringing all the parts of herself to her storytelling, the willingness to lay bare her soul and humanity...It is, apparently, not part of Jenn Colella's genetic makeup to hide herself from the people, and that is where her success as a concert performer resoundingly resonates. **Mosher in [https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Review-Jenn-Colella-Leaves-Audience-Sated-and-Elated-With-YOU-ARE-HERE-at-Feinsteins54-Below-20220126 "Jenn Colella Leaves Audience Sated and Elated With YOU ARE HERE"] on Broadway World. (2022-01-26) == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{IMDb name|2867657}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Colella, Jenn}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:LGBT people]] [[Category:People from Charleston]] 5jabi3rqxdy4dsc4963fvn2k2hqubgo 0 246747 3148848 3099090 2022-07-28T23:55:44Z Servon Petteri 3128274 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Fala_Chen_02.png|thumb|Fala Chen]] '''[[w:Fala Chen|Fala Chen]]''' ('''Chinese''':陳法拉) (born [[24 February]] [[1982]]) is a [[w:Chinese American|Chinese American]] [[w:Hongkongers|Hong Kong]] actress. She is best known for her roles in [[Hong Kong]] [[w:TVB|TVB]] drama series including ''[[w:Steps (TV series)|Steps]]'', [[w:No Regrets (TV series)|''No Regrets'']], ''[[w:Triumph in the Skies II|Triumph in the Skies II]]'', and ''[[w:Lives of Omission|Lives of Omission]]''. She also starred in the Hong Kong films ''[[w:Tales from the Dark 2|Tales from the Dark 2]]'' (2013) and ''[[w:Turning Point (2009 action film)|Turning Point]]'' (2009), as well as the Cantonese dubbing of ''[[Despicable Me 3]]'' (2017). She made her first Hollywood appearance in the [[w:HBO|HBO]] miniseries [[w:The Undoing (miniseries)|''The Undoing'']] (2020) and starred in the [[w:Marvel Cinematic Universe|Marvel Cinematic Universe]] superhero film ''[[Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021 film)|Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings]]'' (2021). ==Quotes== *I’m incredibly close to my family and I think family is such an important thing, in Asian culture especially. This really spoke to me personally, but hopefully the audience will resonate with that as well. Not only Asian audiences, but also audiences from all over the world, everyone and anything can relate to the unconditional love that you share among a family and between family members. No family is perfect. We all have our differences, misunderstandings, and ups and downs. I hope people can see that we are who we are because of our family and because of our ancestry, and respect that. **[https://collider.com/fala-chen-shang-chi-interview/ "Fala Chen on the Importance of Family in ‘Shang-Chi’ and What Surprised Her About Making a Marvel Movie" in ''Collider''] (2 September 2021) *I’m not physically a super expressive person. I think I’m pretty put-together. **[https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a37359800/fala-chen-shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings-interview/ "Let Fala Chen Reintroduce Herself" in ''Elle''] (25 August 2021) *All I ever wanted in my life as an actor was a safe, exploratory environment to just play and act, without being worried about if it’s going to turn out alright on camera, what the box office is going to be, what is the press going to say, what’s the review going to be like. Acting in its purest form. **[https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a37359800/fala-chen-shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings-interview/ "Let Fala Chen Reintroduce Herself" in ''Elle''] (25 August 2021) *When I was a teenager in Georgia, I always felt like the odd one. I never felt like I fit in. My dad and I would go to Blockbuster and look for Asian films and we could never find any. If we saw a [[Jackie Chan]] movie, we would watch that because it was so comforting to see a face similar to ours. **[https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a37223279/fala-chen-jiang-li-shang-chi-marvel-interview/ "Fala Chen Is Bringing Her Excellence to Hollywood" in ''Town & Country''] (1 September 2021) *America has taken small baby steps of progress towards having more inclusion and diversity in Hollywood. It's optimistic. I'm hopeful, but there is so much more work that needs to be done. **[https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a37223279/fala-chen-jiang-li-shang-chi-marvel-interview/ "Fala Chen Is Bringing Her Excellence to Hollywood" in ''Town & Country''] (1 September 2021) *Even while filming we knew how important it was that we get this opportunity to showcase our culture and our uniqueness, but also, as human beings, our stories, our emotions, and, at the end of the day, our humanity. **[https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a37223279/fala-chen-jiang-li-shang-chi-marvel-interview/ "Fala Chen Is Bringing Her Excellence to Hollywood" in ''Town & Country''] (1 September 2021) *I wanted to break boundaries for myself as an actor, where it's not to tell the story and do a good job, but to go to another level where I feel free. **[https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a37711969/fala-chen-shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings/ "Fala Chen Came to America to Find Herself—And Wound Up Being Cast in a Groundbreaking Marvel Movie" in ''Harpers Bazaar''] (24 September 2021) *In China, literally in elementary school, we have to sit a certain way. You can't raise your hand anytime, you can’t speak in class. So, it takes a lot of courage and experimenting to kind of try to break that. **[https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a37711969/fala-chen-shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings/ "Fala Chen Came to America to Find Herself—And Wound Up Being Cast in a Groundbreaking Marvel Movie" in ''Harpers Bazaar''] (24 September 2021) *It was important not only to me personally, but also for all of us who were involved, that it sets an example of Asian excellence for a more prominent presence in Hollywood, and also globally. **[https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a37711969/fala-chen-shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings/ "Fala Chen Came to America to Find Herself—And Wound Up Being Cast in a Groundbreaking Marvel Movie" in ''Harpers Bazaar''] (24 September 2021) *When I worked in Asia for a long time, I just felt like I needed a break. I needed to relearn everything about myself and unlearn a lot of things. **[https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/shang-chi-ten-rings-fala-chen-marvel-interview "'Shang-Chi' Star Fala Chen Duels And Woos Tony Leung, But She Almost Quit Acting" in ''SyFy''] (26 August 2021) *I learned so much about myself that I didn't know prior. You're just constantly outputting, and giving all you know so you don't have time to look inside of yourself and to really reflect. The four years at drama school really gave me that time and space. I got to know myself much better, I think as not only as an actor, but as a person. I was reassured about my passion for acting. I was more confident coming out of drama school. **[https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/shang-chi-ten-rings-fala-chen-marvel-interview "'Shang-Chi' Star Fala Chen Duels And Woos Tony Leung, But She Almost Quit Acting" in ''SyFy''] (26 August 2021) ==External links== {{wikipedia}} {{commons|Category:Fala Chen}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Fala}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actresses from China]] [[Category:Actresses from the United States]] [[Category:People from Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Protestants from the United States]] [[Category:Singers from the United States]] [[Category:Women musicians]] [[Category:Actresses from Hong Kong]] [[Category:Immigrants to the United States]] [[Category:Chinese Americans]] iajvdhkc9m8ncnate9s9rtmfz7k42is 0 246828 3148863 3104115 2022-07-29T00:23:06Z Crouchbk 91218 /* Newt Scamander */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore|Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore]]''''' is a [[w:2022 in film|2022 film]] and a sequel to ''[[Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald]]''. :''Directed by [[w:David Yates|David Yates]]. Written by [[J.K. Rowling]] and [[w:Steve Kloves|Steve Kloves]].'' {{film-stub}} ==Newt Scamander== * Grindlewald has the ability to see the future. So, if we hope to defeat him, then our best hope is to confuse him. * Even if we make mistakes, do terrible things, we can try to make things right. And that's what matters: Trying. * Sometimes, it takes losing something to realize how much it means. * Do what is right, not what is easy. * I never care for Cockroach Clusters much myself. ==Jacob Kowalski== * ''[to Queenie]'' You know what Dumbledore said to me? He said that I got a full heart. He's wrong. I'm always gonna have room in there for you. * The Slytherin boys over there, they gave me these. They're delicious. Who wants one? ==Aberforth Dumbledore== * Off to save the world, are we? ==Gellert Grindelwald== * Our time is close, my brothers and sisters. Our war with the Muggles begins today! * ''[to Albus]'' With or without you, I'll burn down their world. Their is nothing you can do to stop me. * To conceal our powers is not merely an affront to ourselves but sinful. ==Albus Dumbledore== * Grindlewald is pulling it apart with hate. If we're to defeat him, you'll have to trust me. Even when every instinct tells you not to. * The fact that everything didn't go precisely to plan was precisely the plan. * Your honesty is a gift, even if at times a painful one. * You have something most men go their entire lives without. You know what that is? A heart that is full. * Things that seem unimaginable today will seem inevitable tomorrow. If we don't stop him. == Dialogue == ==Taglines== *Return to the magic. ==Cast== * [[w:Eddie Redmayne|Eddie Redmayne]] as [[w:Newt Scamander|Newton Artemis Fido "Newt" Scamander]] * [[Jude Law]] as [[w:Albus Dumbledore|Albus Dumbledore]] * [[w:Ezra Miller|Ezra Miller]] as Credence Barebone/Aurelius Dumbledore * [[w:Dan Fogler|Dan Fogler]] as Jacob Kowalski * [[w:Alison Sudol|Alison Sudol]] as Queenie Goldstein * [[w:Callum Turner|Callum Turner]] as Theseus Scamander * [[w:Jessica Williams (actress)|Jessica Williams]] as Professor Eulalia "Lally" Hicks * [[w:Mads Mikkelsen|Mads Mikkelsen]] as [[w:Gellert Grindelwald|Gellert Grindelwald]] ** [[Johnny Depp]] (previously) * [[w:Katherine Waterston|Katherine Waterston]] as Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein * [[w:William Nadylam|William Nadylam]] as Yusuf Kama * [[w:Victoria Yeates|Victoria Yeates]] as Bunty Broadacre * [[w:Poppy Corby-Tuech|Poppy Corby-Tuech]] as Vinda Rosier * [[w:Richard Coyle|Richard Coyle]] as [[w:Order_of_the_Phoenix_(fictional_ organisation)#Aberforth_Dumbledore|Aberforth Dumbledore]] * [[w:Oliver Masucci|Oliver Masucci]] as Anton Vogel * [[w:Maria Fernanda Cândido|Maria Fernanda Cândido]] as Vicência Santos * [[w:Dave Wong|Dave Wong]] as Liu Tao * [[w:Fiona Glascott|Fiona Glascott]] as [[w:Minerva McGonagall|Minerva McGonagall]] ==External links== * {{imdb title|4123432|Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore}} {{Wikipedia}} {{Harry Potter}} [[Category:2022 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:British films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Films set in Austria]] [[Category:Films set in Berlin]] [[Category:Films set in London]] [[Category:Films set in New York City]] [[Category:Films set in Scotland]] [[Category:Elf films]] [[Category:Sequel films]] [[Category:Prequel films]] [[Category:Film spin-offs]] [[Category:Witchcraft in films]] b98kihn4ne7j8bm1chx15t1ku78l79l 0 246839 3148666 3148511 2022-07-28T13:49:30Z DemonDrake 3100809 /* Nippy [6.10] */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} ---- :'''Season''' [[Better Call Saul (season 1)|1]] [[Better Call Saul (season 2)|2]] [[Better Call Saul (season 3)|3]] [[Better Call Saul (season 4)|4]] [[Better Call Saul (season 5)|5]] [[Better Call Saul (season 6)|6]] | [[Better Call Saul|'''Main''']] ---- The following is a list of quotes from the sixth season of ''[[Better Call Saul]]''. === ''[[w:Wine and Roses|Wine and Roses]]'' [6.01] === :''[Mike, Gus, and Tyrus gather in the office trailer at the Los Pollos Hermanos chicken farm to discuss the aftermath of the attempted hit on Lalo Salamanca.]'' :'''Gus:''' Tell me again about the ''sicario'' who made the final report. :'''Tyrus:''' He was already wounded when he talked to our cutout. Federales found him dead at the scene. But they got Salamanca. :'''Gus:''' The mercenaries are dead. To a man. And yet their mission was a success? :'''Mike:''' It has been known to happen. Now you go down there and get Varga, bring him home safe. There's ways to do it on the quiet. :''[Long pause; Gus and Tyrus both stare at him.]'' :'''Mike:''' ''[scoffs]'' ...Unless you already have something in the works. :''[Tyrus turns and exits the trailer. Mike and Gus speak alone.]'' :'''Gus:''' Speak your mind. :'''Mike:''' Loyalty goes both ways. Varga's done everything you asked him. :'''Gus:''' He wasn't given a choice. :'''Mike:''' Maybe so, but he played a tough game. And he played it on the square. :'''Gus:''' ...And? :'''Mike:''' When all is said and done, the kid deserves your respect. :'''Gus:''' He has it. Is there more you wish to say? :''[After a long pause, Mike exits the trailer.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy and Kim have dinner at a diner; conversation turns to the Ford Taurus that Jimmy has rented.]'' :'''Jimmy:''' I rented us a car. It's the Ford. :'''Kim:''' So Saul Goodman drives a brown Ford Taurus? :'''Jimmy:''' Detroit calls that taupe, I believe. :'''Kim:''' Don't you think Saul Goodman would drive something with a little more... flair? :'''Jimmy:''' Such as? :'''Kim:''' I don't know. Definitely American-made. Something showy. And Saul Goodman has an office. Something eye-catching. Good location. :'''Jimmy:''' By the courthouse? :'''Kim:''' Yeah. A cathedral of justice. :'''Jimmy:''' ''Ooooh'', a cathedral of justice. Okay, yeah. :'''Kim:''' We should start looking for something for you. I mean, for Saul. :'''Jimmy:''' Sold. When do we start? <hr width="50%"/> :''[At the courthouse, Jimmy is confronted by the district attorney who prosecuted Lalo during his bail hearing]'' :'''ADA Khalil''': I've been calling you for two days. :'''Jimmy''': Oh, my girl's out sick. What can I do you for? :'''ADA Khalil''': Tomorrow morning, 10 A.M. :'''Jimmy''': Brunch? But just you and me, right? ''[points at Detective Roberts]'' I mean, won't the big fella here feel like a third wheel? :'''ADA Khalil''': You and I are meeting Parson in chambers. I am asking for an emergency hearing to alter the terms of De Guzman's release. :'''Jimmy''': Sounds like a blast. Unfortunately, I'm booked solid. :'''Detective Roberts''': I checked your client's place of residence. The address he gave, it's a Dairy Queen in Altamonte. The family that showed at the bail hearing can't be located. No driver's license, no tax rolls, no school records. Nothing. The fact is, there isn't a single Elizabeth McKinnon under the age of 73 living in New Mexico. :'''Jimmy''': Well, this is–this is surprising. :'''ADA Khalil''': Your client has disappeared, and I'm not waiting six weeks to start looking for him. :'''Jimmy''': Hey, my guy put up seven million in bail. You think he's just gonna walk away from that? :'''Detective Roberts''': Who comes up with seven million bucks in cash? :'''ADA Khalil''': You know what I think? I think the family was fake. ''[to Jimmy]'' And I think you knew it the whole time. :'''Jimmy''': Okay, hold up. Just get real for a second. The hearing didn't go your way, and now you're trying for a do-over? You say my guy ran, I say he's got seven million reasons for showing up when he's legally required to do so. So, no, I won't be... uh, due process window dressing at any crash meeting with Parson. And if you try throwing any of this crap around in front of the judge without my presence, here's an accusation: Prosecutorial misconduct. ''Career-ending'' prosecutorial misconduct! :'''Detective Roberts''': None of that changes the fact the guy's not who he said he was. :'''Jimmy''': No, no, no! Hold on! You guys got caught with your pants around your ankles, and somehow that's on me?! I don't think so! ''[points at ADA Khalil]'' You got two dozen lawyers up there! You got investigators—you got the whole damn police force—and it's ''my'' fault that you can't keep track of Lalo?! ''That is '''not''' my job!'' :'''ADA Khalil''': Lalo? Who's Lalo? :'''Jimmy''': What?! ''[blinks hard]'' What did I say... I meant De Guzman. I have more than one client! ''[chuckles]'' So... ''[clears throat]'' I will see you at the preliminary in six weeks as scheduled. Until then, I have clients who need me. :''[Jimmy walks into an empty courtroom and sits down while contemplating his slip-up]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy takes a guided tour of the country club where Howard and Cliff are members, meeting with a tour guide named Norm in the main lounge.]'' :'''Norm:''' Hi, Norm Wakely. I understand you're in the market for a tour. :'''Jimmy:''' That's right. Saul Goodman. :'''Norm:''' Great to meet you, Mr. Goodman. :'''Jimmy:''' No please, call me Saul. :'''Norm:''' Great. So Saul, can I get you anything before we get started? The coffee here is just unbeatable. :'''Jimmy:''' Uh, well, I'm fine. I'm fully caffeinated. :''[Kevin Wachtell walks into the room and becomes upset upon seeing Jimmy in the lounge.]'' :'''Norm:''' Well Saul, you and I are standing on hallowed ground. Five presidents have played on our course, starting with Dwight D. Eisenhower. But the story goes back even further than that– :'''Kevin:''' ''Norm.'' :''[Jimmy and Norm turn toward Kevin.]'' :'''Kevin:''' Can I have a sec, please? :'''Jimmy:''' Kevin, hey. How's it going? :'''Norm:''' Uh, I'm sorry. I'm sure this will just be a moment. :''[Norm goes over to Kevin and talks to him for a few moments, clearly being instructed to remove Jimmy from the premises.]'' :'''Norm:''' Mr. Goodman. I'm so sorry, but I've just been reminded that in fact we have a two-year waiting list. :'''Jimmy:''' Two years, wow. Maybe I could go on the tour anyway. I mean, 'cause I'm here. Just in case. :'''Norm:''' Well unfortunately, we've suspended tours for the moment. :'''Jimmy:''' You're not even giving tours? :'''Norm:''' I apologize for the inconvenience. We–we'll be happy to call you if the situation changes. You left your number? :'''Jimmy:''' Uh-huh. :'''Norm:''' Well, we'll be in touch. If the situation changes. Again, I–I am sorry for your time and trouble. We just– ''[sighs]'' We had a few crosswires. :'''Jimmy:''' Well... okay then. :'''Norm:''' Thank you. :''[Jimmy is about the leave the lounge, but impulsively stops, turns around, and approaches Norm again.]'' :'''Jimmy:''' I'm sorry. :'''Norm:''' Oh, yes. :'''Jimmy:''' Um, just so I understand: you were going to give me a tour and then realized you don't need new members? :'''Norm:''' We have a waiting list. :'''Jimmy:''' Okay, but you're the membership director... :'''Norm:''' I know. :'''Jimmy:''' ...so you would have known that before. It doesn't really add up. I mean, I came in and everyone was rolling out the red carpet, and then all of a sudden something changed. I don't– :'''Norm:''' Mr. Goodman, I– :'''Jimmy:''' ''Goodman.'' The name. The second you heard it, everything turned on a dime. Wow. Waiting list? I think you're talking about an ''exclusion'' list. It's okay, I should have known. Because, I mean, look! ''[raises his voice and walks to the middle of the lounge, where everyone can see him]'' It's wall-to-wall mayonnaise in here! So listen, if you're going to be restrictive, have the courage to say so! :'''Norm:''' There's no question– :'''Jimmy:''' There it is, folks! Anti-Semitism, alive and well right here in Albuquerque! :'''Norm:''' Sir! We have many Jewish members! :'''Jimmy:''' Oh good. Well, you met your quota then. Gold star for you. :''[Kevin, flanked by two of his golf buddies, interjects.]'' :'''Kevin:''' Hold on. That's gotta be the biggest load of horse crap I've ever heard in my life. Go crawl back in your hole, McGill or Goodman – whatever you're calling yourself. What are you up to, anyway? Ginning up another one of your put-up job lawsuits? You two-faced, blackmailing, money-grubbing son of a bitch– :'''Jimmy:''' Money-grubbing! You're saying the quiet part out loud, I think. :'''Norm:''' Gentlemen, can we just keep the volume down? :'''Kevin:''' You know damn well that's not what I meant! :'''Jimmy:''' In this day and age, I'd hoped and prayed we'd be beyond this. :'''Kevin:''' You're about as Jewish as my Aunt Fannie! :'''Jimmy:''' Five-thousand years and it never ends! :''[Kevin tries to take a swing at Jimmy, but is held back by his golf buddies.]'' :'''Jimmy:''' ''Here it is! Violence! It always comes to this!'' :'''Norm:''' Mr. Wachtell, please! :'''Kevin's Buddy:''' Come on, Kev. :'''Kevin:''' ''[to Jimmy]'' You go to hell, you lying sack of shit. :''[Kevin and his golf buddies leave the lounge.]'' :'''Norm:''' Sir. Mr. Goodman, I don't know what to say. That is not– :'''Jimmy:''' I wouldn't be a member here. I wouldn't walk through those doors again after what happened to me here today. ''[feigns tears]'' Do you at least have a bathroom that I could use, seeing as how my– Stress like that is hell on my diverticulitis. :'''Norm:''' The men's locker room is the closest. It's straight through there. :'''Jimmy:''' And I would be allowed to go in there? :'''Norm:''' Yes, of course. :'''Jimmy:''' I want you to know I don't blame you personally. I know you were just following orders. ''[to everyone in the lounge]'' It's okay, folks! I'm leaving! All is well! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo is preparing to be smuggled across the border with a group of undocumented immigrants when he decides to call the Casa Tranquila Nursing Home and speak to Hector. A nurse holds a phone up to Hector's ear in the common room. Hector uses his bell to communicate.]'' :'''Lalo:''' ''[in Spanish]'' Uncle, can you hear me? Do you know my voice? :''[Hector visibly recognizes Lalo's voice.]'' :'''Hector:''' ''[rings bell twice]'' :'''Lalo:''' They told you about the attack, didn't they? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings once]'' :'''Lalo:''' Let them keep believing I'm dead. So much the better. It was the chicken man. That coward sat up there in the north while his paramilitaries came into my home. My home, Uncle! Screw Bolsa, screw Eladio. I'm coming north. I'm going to hurt him. Hurt him like you taught me. And then I will kill him. :'''Hector:''' ''[rings repeatedly in agreement]'' :'''Lalo:''' What is it? :''[The nurse takes the phone from Hector.]'' :'''Nurse:''' Hector? ''[to Lalo]'' Excuse me. I'm so sorry, but Hector seems a little upset. :'''Lalo:''' ''[in English]'' Yeah, sorry. Um, I'm just– I'm sharing a bit of family news, some good, some bad. Would you mind putting him back on? It will only be a minute. :'''Nurse:''' Of course. :''[The nurse again holds the phone to Hector's ear.]'' :'''Lalo:''' ''[in Spanish]'' Uncle? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings twice]'' :'''Lalo:''' What is it? Do you have another idea? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings twice]'' :'''Lalo:''' Okay, let's see. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, O, P– :'''Hector:''' ''[rings once]'' :'''Lalo:''' P? That's right? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings once]'' :'''Lalo:''' Okay. What's next? A, B, C, D... :''[Cut to the common room; Hector rings twice.]'' :'''Lalo:''' ...L, M, N, Ñ... :''[Cut to the common room; Hector rings once.]'' :'''Lalo:''' U? ''Prueba?'' :'''Hector:''' ''[rings once]'' :'''Lalo:''' Is that what you're saying? Proof? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings twice]'' :'''Lalo:''' Uncle, I don't have any proof. For months I was in the north watching him, following his men. There was nothing. :''[Lalo has a flash of realization.]'' :'''Lalo:''' Wait... There is proof. I know where to find it. Goodbye, Uncle. You will see me soon. === ''[[w:Carrot and Stick|Carrot and Stick]]'' [6.02] === :'''Jimmy''': "I was a hard worker. I was a company man. Twenty years, and I didn't miss a single day. They even gave me a plaque for it. ''[sighs]'' It was a gold plaque. Perfect attendance... But when they handed it to me, I wrenched my back. I was in so much pain, I couldn't do my job... ''[sighs again]'' which meant I couldn't put food on the table. I didn't want to sue... but with a family to support, what choice did I have?" :'''Kim''': Wait, who are you supposed to be again? :'''Jimmy''': Whatever. The backstory is just a placeholder. I'm gonna polish the script once we cast. :'''Kim''': But a personal injury suit? Best case scenario, that gets him in with an associate. :'''Jimmy''': ''[throws hands up]'' Mesothelioma. ''[clears his throat]'' "When I took that job down at the shoe factory, I had no idea I was risking my life. Now, I can't stop coughin'!" Right? Come on! Hey, a mesothelioma class-action built Clifford Main his vacation house. He hears "mesothelioma," his eyes pop! :'''Kim''': Well, sure. But then he takes the case. What happens when he asks for a medical evaluation? And how does Howard come up? :'''Jimmy''': Okay, ask me why I'm here. :'''Kim''': What brings you to Davis & Main today? :'''Jimmy''': "I'm sick. I'm really sick..." :'''Kim''': Good. :'''Jimmy''': "...and it's not mesothelioma, but it's not good. And I need a lawyer, and the pickings are slim. I already went to HHM. I met with their top guy, Howard Hamlin, and uh... Uhhh, I–I got a brother-in-law and he's got a pretty nasty coke habit, very similar energy. Just put me off. Anyway, I need a lawyer, blah-blah-blah." :'''Kim''': Okay, but you got a bad feeling from just one meeting? :'''Jimmy''': Yeah, I had the brother-in-law with the coke. :'''Kim''': Yeah, but you were only in the room with him once. :'''Jimmy''': Okay, so it's gotta be something with a history with Howard. :'''Kim''': Yeah. :'''Jimmy''': But Cliff has to want to take the meeting, but not the case. :'''Kim''': Right. :'''Jimmy''': ''[sighs]'' It's gotta be good, but not too good. :'''Kim''': Exactly. There's a sweet spot, you know. Like a magnet. We–we pull Cliff in, and then repel him. ''[beat]'' Oh! :'''Jimmy''': What? :'''Kim''': ''[sighs]'' You are going to ''hate'' this... <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy tracks down the Kettlemans to their shady tax preparation office and tries to rope them into his and Kim's plan to ruin Howard]'' :'''Betsy''': ''[to Jimmy]'' You've got some nerve coming here after what you did! ''[shoves Jimmy]'' ''Leave!'' Because of you, we lost ''everything!'' Our kids are in public school! So why don't you go crawl back under whatever slime-covered rock you came from and leave us the heck alone?! :'''Jimmy''': Okay, I sense some anger here, but that's–that's perfectly understandable. Since you brought it up, I came here today because I was curious if you two wanted your lives back. There's actually a legal term for it: Exoneration. :'''Craig''': Oh. You know, we actually did look into that. :'''Betsy''': Yep. :'''Craig''': We went to a number of lawyers, and— :'''Betsy''': ''Real'' lawyers. :'''Craig''': Yes. They were all terrific, but they said that it was impossible. :'''Betsy''': ''Mm-hmm''. :'''Jimmy''': Okay, but those lawyers don't know what I know. :'''Craig''': What's that? :'''Betsy''': No, Craig. He's got an angle. :'''Jimmy''': I ''do'' have an angle, Craig. It's an angle called justice. ''[Betsy scoffs and snickers]'' Let me put it this way: I think that within Craig's case, I have found the grounds for a civil suit. A big one. ''[pause; quietly]'' Big. :'''Betsy''': ''[long pause; looks at Craig]'' Okay, then. Let's hear it. :'''Jimmy''': Let's hold your horses, because we've been down this road before. [[w:Uno (Better Call Saul)|And the last time I gave you two advice, you went straight to the competition with it.]] ''[pulls out a piece of paper from inside his suit]'' So, I just need some assurances that all my hard work isn't gonna end up in the hands of, uh, Clifford Main or some other asshole at some pretentious high-pay, white-shoe law firm. So before we talk turkey, letters of engagement. :'''Craig''': Yes. :'''Jimmy''': Yeah, you remember these. I made some updates, just closed a few loopholes and whatnot. So... ''[holds out paper and pen]'' :'''Betsy''': ''[stops Craig from taking the pen]'' We're not signing anything. :'''Jimmy''': You have to sign if you want to know what I know. :'''Betsy''': ''We're not signing.'' :'''Jimmy''': Really? You're sure? :'''Betsy''': Yep. :'''Jimmy''': Craig? :'''Craig''': ''[looks at Betsy before shaking his head]'' Thanks anyway. :'''Jimmy''': ''[unclicks pen]'' Alright. Well, uh... Sorry we couldn't work something out. :'''Betsy''': I'm sure you are. :''[Jimmy overhears Betsy and Craig arguing as he walks around the trailer. He balls the pen in his fist]'' :'''Craig''': Mr. Goodman! :'''Jimmy''': ''[smiles; clicks pen and takes out letter]'' Best decision you've ever made. ''[turns his back to Craig for him to sign the letter]'' Here you go. :'''Betsy''': ''[after Craig signs the letter]'' So what do you know? :'''Jimmy''': You got one, too, Betsy. ''[holds out another letter]'' :''[Betsy snatches the pen and paper from Jimmy and signs the letter while pressing the pen hard on Jimmy's back]'' :'''Jimmy''': Oh, come on. That's not... ''Ow''. All right. Well, we're officially in business. Now, I have it on good authority here that Craig was not given proper counsel. :'''Betsy''': We already knew that. :'''Jimmy''': But did you ask yourselves why? :'''Craig''': No. Why? :'''Jimmy''': What if I told you that in your hour of need, the person who was supposed to be on your side was impaired? :'''Craig''': Impaired? :'''Jimmy''': It's a... a person of substance. ''[as Betsy and Craig talk to each other quietly]'' Substance in question being a certain illegal white powder. :'''Betsy''': That awful woman with the ponytail is a cocaine addict. :'''Jimmy''': No, not Kim Wexler! No! Craig's lead attorney, Howard Hamlin! :'''Craig''': Oh. I thought he was so... professional and energetic. Upbeat. :'''Betsy''': Oh... :'''Jimmy''': "Oh," is right. :'''Craig''': So upbeat is bad? :'''Jimmy''': In this case, it's textbook malpractice. The magic phrase is, "ineffective assistance of counsel." If your guy wasn't nose deep in the devil's dandruff, well, Craig's case would've turned out completely different. :'''Craig''': Oh, my God! :'''Betsy''': Don't we need some kind of proof? :'''Jimmy''': All the dirty laundry comes out in discovery. It’s just trips to rehab, secret drug deals. All we gotta do is get the ball rolling. So, I say we get started on your affidavits. :'''Craig''': Yes. :'''Betsy''': About that. We happen to know a thing or two about our rights, Mr. McGill. And it doesn’t matter what you force us to sign. We don’t have to work with any lawyer we don’t want. ''[gets in Jimmy's face]'' And that means... you’re fired. :'''Jimmy''': I am not fired. :'''Betsy''': Oh yes, you are! :'''Jimmy''': No! No! :'''Craig''': He’s fired? :'''Betsy''': Craig! :'''Jimmy''': No, you can’t fire me! I found this case, it’s mine! Hey, you wanna hear about rights?! The second you say where you got this information from, guess who automatically gets a cut?! ''Me! So go ahead! Go ahead, see what happens!'' :''[Jimmy pretends to be upset after the Kettlemans leave, but slowly starts smiling as he walks away]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Gus and Juan Bolsa visit Hector at Casa Tranquila to send their condolences, still believing that Lalo is dead. The dialogue is in Spanish.]'' :'''Bolsa''': He wishes to make amends. At least hear him out. :'''Gus''': Don Hector. It's no secret that I did not see eye to eye with your nephew. And while the friction between your family and myself did not start with him, today I am reminded we are all Eladio's men. No matter our disagreements, a strike against one is a strike against all. I hope you will accept my condolences and my support as you navigate this terrible loss. :'''Bolsa''': Gustavo speaks the truth. In this matter, he and I both stand shoulder to shoulder behind the Salamanca family. We are still looking for the traitor, Ignacio Varga. ''[places hand on Hector's shoulder]'' We will find him. And then your family will have justice. :''[Hector slowly reaches his hand out to Gus. As Gus holds his hand, he notices a change of expression on Hector's face and stares at him. Cut to outside the nursing home.]'' :'''Bolsa''': ''[to Gus in English]'' We'll be in touch. :''[Gus calls Mike on his cell phone after Bolsa drives away]'' :'''Mike''': What did you learn? :'''Gus''': Lalo Salamanca lives. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy gets a call from Betsy Kettleman after she finds out there was no case against Howard]'' :'''Jimmy''': Saul Goodman, speedy justice for you. Oh, wait! Okay, just take a breath, and then we can... Okay, okay. I can tell you're upset. Just... I–I never advised that. No. ''[sighs]'' No, I did not, so let's agree to disagree. ''[pause]'' Okay, I think you're going to want to meet in person before you do anything rash. So how about–how about we meet up, and we can hash this out. ''[pause]'' Yeah, sure! Tomorrow, first thing. Uh, 9 A.M, I can come to your office. That work? ...Okay, okay! Good! ''[hangs up]'' :'''Kim''': I'm surprised it took them this long. You, uh... You're gonna use the stick, right? :'''Jimmy''': The stick? Well, it's a big stick. But I know these people, they're more carrot types. Especially her. ''[takes out cash and puts the bills in his suit pocket]'' Spoonful of sugar, you know? :'''Kim''': ''[beat]'' I think maybe I'll come, too. :'''Jimmy''': Tomorrow? Really? :'''Kim''': Sure. I have time. :'''Jimmy''': ''[pause]'' Okay. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tyrus''': They found the truck, but no sign of Varga. Salamancas have all eyes looking for him, including the federales. Still not picking up his cell, so nobody got a lock on it. Now as for Lalo, still missing. As far as everybody in the cartel is concerned, top to bottom, Lalo is dead. :'''Mike''': May I offer a thought? ''[pause; to Gus]'' If Salamanca was coming straight for you, he'd be here already. We've got guys watching anywhere he might turn up this side of Mexico. Wire taps on any phone he might call. There is not a whiff of him. Now, my guess is he's smart enough to know it's not in the Salamanca family interest to take you out without a reason the bosses can get behind. So, the odds are he's searching for Varga. Finds him alive, gets him to talk. ''[pause; Gus remains silent]'' Varga's alone in foreign territory, no one he can trust. The kid's smart, but he's not gonna last. ''[Gus stands up]'' He's gonna get caught. :''[Gus accidentally knocks a glass over and kneels down to pick up the shards from the floor]'' :'''Gus''': Continue. :'''Mike''': The best way to handle this: I take four of our best guys, cross the border and track Varga down. Let me find him, bring him back before the Salamancas sweep him up. It's our only play. :''[After cleaning up the broken glass, Gus throws it away and looks out a nearby window]'' :'''Gus''': ''[beat; in Spanish]'' Varga's father. Bring him here. :'''Mike''': No. You're not doing that. ''[locks the door after Tyrus gets his gun out]'' You don't understand. That's not happening. :'''Tyrus''': ''[walks up to Mike and aims gun at him]'' Just say the word. :'''Mike''': Whatever happens next... it's not gonna go down the way you think it is. :''[Mike stares at Tyrus, who cocks his gun and waits for Mike to make a move.]'' :'''Mike''': ''[beat; hears cell phone vibrating]'' It's him. :'''Tyrus''': Bullshit. I've been calling Varga for hours. He hasn't picked up once. :'''Mike''': He's been trying to get me since he left the Salamancas. ''[opens phone]'' You want me to answer it? :''[Tyrus turns to Gus, who nods. Mike answers the phone and speaks to Nacho]'' :'''Mike''': Yeah. ''[pause]'' Yeah. ...Not my call. ''[pause]'' That's up to you. ''[to Gus]'' He wants to talk to you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Betsy:''' You used us &ndash; us and our good name &ndash; to character-assassinate Howard Hamlin. Somehow, some way, it benefits you to tear him down. :'''Craig:''' Yeah. And we're&ndash;we're mad. :'''Jimmy:''' Okay, yeah. I'm hearing a lot of unfounded accusations being tossed around. I don't know anything about schemes or character assassination or whatnot, but... ''[clears throat]'' if you're feeling slighted, we can make it right. ''[Jimmy hands Betsy a bundle of cash]'' :'''Betsy:''' Money? ''[scoffs]'' Money's not gonna take care of this. :'''Jimmy:''' Money takes care of everything. Isn't that the motto stitched onto the Kettleman family crest? :'''Betsy:''' We don't want money. :'''Jimmy:''' I am non-plussed. I'm guessing you want something. :'''Betsy:''' Do what you promised. :'''Jimmy:''' Do what I what? :'''Betsy:''' Exonerate Craig. Get his good name back. :'''Jimmy:''' Alright. Well, as you've been advised, for a number of reasons that's not gonna happen. :'''Betsy:''' It ''is'' gonna happen. It is. It's... You're just gonna have to figure out a way. :'''Craig:''' If anyone can do this, it's you. :'''Betsy:''' I know you don't want us going to Howard Hamlin. Because whatever it is you're up to, I'm sure he would be ''very'' interested. :'''Jimmy:''' Okay, let's just go easy on the threats. :'''Betsy:''' We want our lives back! The way they were before. ''Before.'' We lost everything! And we don't deserve any of this. :'''Kim:''' Okay. Enough carrot. ''[clears throat]'' :''[Kim turns to the home phone next to her and begins to dial]'' :'''Craig:''' Dial 9 to get out. :'''Kim:''' Oh, thank you. :'''Betsy:''' ''[whispering; to Craig]'' We didn't give her permission to use the phone. :'''Craig:''' ''[whispering; to Betsy]'' She needs to use the phone. :'''Jimmy:''' Kim... ? :''[The line connects; Kim speaks through the phone's speaker]'' :'''Receptionist:''' Internal Revenue Service, Albuquerque. :'''Kim:''' Hi. Could you put me through to Justin Stangel in Criminal Investigations? :'''Receptionist:''' One moment, please. :'''Betsy:''' ''[to Kim]'' What are you doing? Excuse me! :'''Justin:''' This is Justin. :'''Kim:''' Justin, Kim Wexler. How are you? :'''Justin:''' Hey, Kim. Good to hear from you. :'''Kim:''' How are Noreen and the boys? :'''Justin:''' Oh, hanging in. Noreen always talks about having you by for dinner some time. :'''Kim:''' We should do that. Tell her to call me. Listen, I was wondering who your CID officer is these days. :'''Justin:''' You have something for us? :'''Kim:''' Oh, I just might: Tax preparer fraud. A lot of it. :'''Justin:''' I'm listening. :'''Kim:''' Well, it's this, uh, run-down little mom-and-pop outfit I've had my eye on for a while. ''[chuckles]'' Don't ask me why. Clearly, I need to get a life. But from what I can glean, their clients always end up with smaller refunds than they deserve. :'''Betsy:''' ''[whispering]'' Please don't do this. :'''Justin:''' Do the clients sign over third-party authorization? :'''Kim:''' Bingo. So what I'm thinking is, these creeps file legit returns with you guys, give the clients fake ones that show about half the proper amount, and then pocket the difference. :'''Justin:''' Classic scam. Well, I know just the guy to go after these dirtbags. Tony Oropallo. Real bulldog. I'll transfer you over. :'''Kim:''' Such a big help, Justin. :'''Justin:''' You got it. Talk soon. :'''Betsy:''' You don't have to do this. :'''Kim:''' ''[to Betsy]'' Don't I? Betsy... You'll probably get twenty-four months, maybe eighteen with good behavior. But Craig? You are a two-time loser. They will definitely make an example out of you. Each false return they discover will be a separate felony. What are we talking? A hundred? :'''Betsy:''' Uh... :'''Kim:''' Two-hundred? :'''Tony:''' ''[beat]'' CID, Anthony Oropallo speaking. :''[Betsy runs to the phone and slams down the receiver to end the call]'' :'''Betsy:''' Please. We'll do anything. Just tell us. :'''Kim:''' ''[beat]'' Why would I believe ''you?'' Huh? :'''Craig:''' Please. :'''Kim:''' ''[long pause]'' First. First, you contact every person you've ripped off. Tell them you made an accounting error, tell them you're crooks who had a change of heart, I don't care. Give them what they are legally owed. Everything you stole. And then after that, you're going to forget you ever heard the name Howard Hamlin. I'm keeping my eye on both of you. You think you've lost everything? ''You have no idea.'' :''[Kim leaves the room with Jimmy while the Kettlemans stand shellshocked, on the verge of tears]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy:''' [[w:Inflatable (Better Call Saul)|Wolves and sheep]]. :'''Kim:''' Huh? :'''Jimmy:''' ...Nothing. === ''[[w:Rock and Hard Place|Rock and Hard Place]]'' [6.03] === :''[Nacho calls his father from an auto shop while on the run]'' :'''Manuel''': A-to-Z Fine Upholstery. Hello? :'''Nacho''': Dad. It's me. :'''Manuel''': Nacho? :'''Nacho''': ''Si'', Papa. ''Hola''. :'''Manuel''': ''[sighs]'' ''Hola, hijo.'' ''[in Spanish]'' How are you? :'''Nacho''': ''[in Spanish]'' Good, good. Um... just wanted to hear your voice. :'''Manuel''': Nacho, where are you? You sound strange. :''[pause]'' :'''Nacho''': It's not important.... I was just checking in, that's all. :'''Manuel''': Okay. ''Hijo'', I have lots of work to do. We've been through this, so many times. You know what you have to do... go to the police. :'''Nacho''': Yes, Papa. I understand... I hear you. :''[pause]'' :'''Manuel''': What else is there to say? Hmm? Goodbye, ''hijo''. :'''Nacho''': ''[choked up]'' Goodbye, Papa. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Nacho calls Mike at an auto repair shop in Mexico while on the run from the Salamancas]'' :'''Mike''': Yeah. :'''Nacho''': It's me. :'''Mike''': Yeah. :'''Nacho''': You knew. You knew that I was going to Mexico to die, that I was never supposed to make it out of that motel. And you let it happen. :'''Mike''': Not my call. :'''Nacho''': What happens now? :'''Mike''': That's up to you. :'''Nacho''': Is that bastard with you? Put him on. :'''Mike''': Hmm. ''[to Gus]'' He wants to talk to you. :'''Gus''': ''[takes cell phone from Mike; to Nacho]'' Yes. :'''Nacho''': You are screwed. ''[pause]'' You want the cartel to blame me for Lalo. But if they catch me, and make me talk? ''Ooh...'' That is not good for you, is it? Even if I disappear, everyone's gonna smell your stink all over it. The only way that this works for you is with me dead. ''[beat]'' Alright. Whatever bullshit way you want the story to go, I will make it go. But... I need one thing. :'''Gus''': Yes? :'''Nacho''': My dad. I need to know that he will be safe. :'''Gus''': If you are true to your word, there will be no reason for anyone to harm your father. :'''Nacho''': ''You'' are not the one that I need to hear it from. :''[Gus puts the phone on speaker so Mike can speak to Nacho]'' :'''Mike''': Your dad's gonna be okay. :'''Nacho''': How do you know? :'''Mike''': Because anyone who goes after him is gonna have to come through me. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy and Huell sit in a car; Jimmy pays Huell for duplicating the keys to Howard's Jaguar]'' :'''Huell:''' Can I ask you sum'n? :'''Jimmy:''' Sure, go ahead. :'''Huell:''' Personal, kind of. :'''Jimmy:''' Okay. What? :'''Huell:''' You're a lawyer. You make good money, right? :'''Jimmy:''' Good days and bad, but yeah. :'''Huell:''' Legit money, on the level. :'''Jimmy:''' Yeah, so? :'''Huell:''' Your wife's a lawyer. A legit lawyer. :'''Jimmy:''' Yeah. :'''Huell:''' Why you do all this? :'''Jimmy:''' Oh, I got you. I&ndash;I know from the outside that this looks like just another scam, but you're not seeing the bigger picture. Couple months from now, there are people whose lives are gonna be way better. Because of this. We're making a real difference. Trust me. We're doing the Lord's work here. :'''Huell:''' ''Hmph''. If you say so. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy''': What's going on? :'''Kim''': I have news, Jimmy. Lalo is dead. :'''Jimmy''': ''[exhales deeply]'' Holy shit. :'''Kim''': The DA's office put it together that Lalo was calling himself De Guzman. They are pretty upset they let him go. :'''Jimmy''': I'll bet they are. :'''Kim''': Ericsen seems to think that if Lalo lied to you and you didn't know about the pseudonym, that you could break confidentiality. She wants you to talk. She says it's right. :'''Jimmy''': Well, what do you think we should do? :'''Kim''': You... should do whatever you want, Jimmy. They don't have anything on you. It's just a fishing expedition to see if you bite. :'''Jimmy''': ''[pause]'' You think I should do it? :'''Kim''': It depends. :'''Jimmy''': On what? :'''Kim''': Well... ''[sighs]'' I guess it's basically... Do you want to be a friend of the cartel or... do you want to be a rat? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Nacho is driven to a remote location with Gus, Tyrus and Victor. There they meet Juan Bolsa, Hector Salamanca, and the Cousins. Bolsa kneels next to Nacho.]'' :'''Bolsa:''' Today, you are going to die. But there are good deaths, and there are bad deaths. Tell me what I need to know, I'll see that your death is a good one. Who put you up to this? :''[Nacho glances at Gus, as if he's about to turn on him]'' :'''Bolsa:''' One last chance. ''Who?'' ''[long pause; scoffs and gets up to leave]'' :'''Nacho:''' It was Alvarez. Los Odios, out of Peru. They paid me to set up your nephew. And I did. :''[Hector furiously rings his bell and attempts to point to Gus, who he knows is the real culprit]'' :'''Bolsa:''' Alvarez, we know. Los Odios, we know. Was anyone else involved? :'''Nacho:''' ''[scoffs; nods to Gus]'' Him? You think the chicken man? ''Heh.'' What a joke. Alvarez has been paying me for years &ndash; ''years''. ''[to the Salamancas]'' But you know what? I would have done it for free. Because I hate every last one of you psycho sacks of shit. I opened Lalo's gate, and I would do it again. And I'm glad what they did to him. He's a soulless pig, and I wished I'd killed him with my own hands. And you know what else, Hector? I put you in that chair. Oh, yeah. Your heart meds? I switched them for sugar pills. You were dead and buried, and I had to watch ''this'' asshole... ''[gestures to Gus]'' ...bring you back. So when you are sitting in your shitty nursing home and you're sucking down on your Jell-O night after night for the rest of your life, ''you think of '''me,''' you twisted fuck.'' === ''[[w:Hit and Run (Better Call Saul)|Hit and Run]]'' [6.04] === :'''Jimmy:''' What kind of asshole moves a cone?! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy''': So, I pull the Jag into the loading zone. And I start scrappin' with this hunk of metal. It was in deep—like, "down a well" deep—so I just... wrassled it! UGH! ''[Kim laughs hysterically]'' Like a freakin' bear, and I jam it in the dirt in front of the Jag! Boom! Barely made it out of there with the skin of my teeth. ''Who moves cones?'' Who does that? :'''Kim''': Narcissists. :'''Jimmy''': Heh, you're damn right. So you think Cliff really bought it, huh? :'''Kim''': One hundred percent! You should've seen his face. It landed, trust me. God, it was... beautiful. ''[pause]'' Oh, and that is not all. :'''Jimmy''': Spill. :'''Kim''': So... I'm doing the stall. I'm telling Cliff what I'm doing—what I wanna be doing. All I'm thinking is, I gotta stretch this out until you get there, but then... I don't know. I... kinda got caught up in it, and then... Cliff went for it. I mean, like, ''really'' went for it. :'''Jimmy''': What does that mean? Like, money? :'''Kim''': I don't think he'll write a check himself, but he knows people. And I think he'll deliver. :'''Jimmy''': You're kidding! :'''Kim''': I know! How great is that? :'''Jimmy''': This is unbelievable. ''[Kim laughs]'' Are we on a roll, or are we on a roll? Jeez! :'''Kim''': ''[beat]'' You ever feel like you're being followed? ''[pause]'' When I dropped Wendy off at the motel, she thought she was being watched by some undercover cops. But then when I drove away... that same car was behind ''me.'' Right after I spotted them, they disappeared. :'''Jimmy''': Well, you know what they say: The wicked flee where no man pursueth. :'''Kim''': ...You think we're wicked? :'''Jimmy''': No. What? ''[chuckles]'' It's just a turn of phrase. I think you're wicked hot. ''[pause]'' Alright. Listen to the voice of experience, okay? You know why you're feeling like this? Because we got away with it. It seems too good to be true, but trust me. Nobody is following you. ''[takes Kim's hand]'' No one knows what we're doing except for us. Okay? :'''Kim''': ''[pause]'' Okay. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy confronts Bill Oakley at the courthouse when he notices his colleagues' cold treatment of him]'' :'''Jimmy''': What the hell is going on?! How come everyone's treating me like I'm covered in oozing pus sores? :'''Bill''': I liked you better when you were just a regular bottom feeder. But this? :'''Jimmy''': This? What is, "this?" :'''Bill''': I understand advocating for your client. Deep in my heart, I get it. But you scammed the court. You scammed the judge, and for what? To get a murdering cartel psychopath back out on the street? It's just... wrong. :'''Jimmy''': That's a lot of big talk, Bill. Prove it. Prove it, Bill! :'''Bill''': There's proving, and then there's knowing. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mike''': They're gone. :'''Kim''': I'm sorry? :'''Mike''': The two men that were following you. They're gone. :'''Kim''': Do I know you? :'''Mike''': Would you mind sitting for a moment, and I will answer any questions I can. ''[pause; Kim sits down next to Mike]'' I have men watching you and your husband. I'm not with the police, and as far as I know, they're not investigating either of you. I ''do'' know that you've been up to a few things that you probably would rather keep private. I don't care. That's not what this is about. I'm trying to solve a problem of my own. :'''Kim''': What problem? :'''Mike''': Lalo Salamanca. :'''Kim''': Lalo Salamanca's dead. ''[beat; Mike says nothing and stares at Kim]'' He... isn't. :'''Mike''': We're watching anyone he might contact. That includes you and your husband. Most likely, he'll never reach out. He's got bigger fish to fry. But in the thousand to one chance that he does... :'''Kim''': And who do you work for? :'''Mike''': I said I would answer anything I can. :'''Kim''': ''[long pause]'' [[w:Bagman (Better Call Saul)|You're the guy from the desert]]. The one who was out there with Jimmy. Why are you telling me this and not him? :'''Mike''': Because I think you're made of sterner stuff. ''[pause; gets up]'' Alright. Now here's what's best for everyone. You spot my guys again—which I'm hoping you won't—let them go about their business. Just pretend they're not there. And pretty soon, they won't be. You and your husband just... go on living your lives. ''[starts to leave]'' :'''Kim''': I do know you. You worked in the parking booth at the courthouse. ''[pause]'' You were the attendant. :'''Mike''': ...I was. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Kim meets Jimmy at a strip mall where an office space is available for lease]'' :'''Kim''': What are we doing here? :'''Jimmy''': Take a look. What do you think? :'''Kim''': About what? :'''Jimmy''': My new office. Potentially. Come on. :''[They both peer through the storefront windows of the office, which is empty except for a lone toilet]'' :'''Kim''': Huh. :'''Jimmy''': Mrs. Nguyen kicked me to the curb. :'''Kim''': What? Why? :'''Jimmy''': It's a long story, but upshot is she wants me out of there with extreme prejudice. :'''Kim''': Wow. Bad day, huh? :'''Jimmy''': Well, no. It was a... great day. With actual paying clients. The word is out! People were throwing cash retainers at me just to say Saul Goodman is their lawyer. :'''Kim''': Because of who you represented. :'''Jimmy''': Well, I mean, that's part of it. But the bottom line is I need a new place for new business pronto. Now, this place is a shithole, but the price is right. And I think I can talk the landlord into a month-to-month. So, it's temporary until I find something better. ''[sighs; pause]'' Hey. What do you think? :'''Kim''': ''[beat]'' It's small. It's... dirty. And this whole place smells funny. ''[pause]'' But the courthouse is five blocks away. You can't get to MDC without driving past. Parking is good, bail bond row isn't far, and uh... Taco Cabeza is just around the corner. Might be a diamond in the rough. Just promise me... you won't move the toilet. :'''Jimmy''': ''[chuckles]'' There it is. Alright. Uh... speaking of Taco Cabeza. :'''Kim''': I'm starving. Let's do it. === ''[[w:Black and Blue (Better Call Saul)|Black and Blue]]'' [6.05] === :''[Cliff informs Howard about witnessing Jimmy throw Wendy out of Howard's car]'' :'''Howard:''' I threw a woman out of my car? In the middle of the street? And I&ndash;''zip''&ndash;I just drive right past you? I... That's what you're saying? I-I-I don't even... I don't know how to respond to that. :'''Cliff:''' I'm not asking you to respond. I just need you to know that ''I'' know. :'''Howard:''' It wasn't me, Cliff. Whoever you think you saw&ndash; :'''Cliff:''' Yeah, sorry, but that's the kind of thing my son used to say. It was your Jaguar, your "Namaste" plate. It was you! Howard, there's no harm in asking for help. You got a lot of people in your corner. :'''Howard:''' So there's the-the baggie at the county club. :'''Cliff:''' Yes. :'''Howard:''' After that, some clients&ndash;who you can't name because of privilege&ndash;make insinuations. Then on Thursday, you have a business meeting and you witness a Jaguar speeding past. ''[beat]'' Who were you meeting with? :'''Cliff:''' Not sure why that's germaine, but... Kim Wexler. She came to me for career advice. :''[Howard's face becomes awash with realization]'' :'''Howard:''' ''Mmm.'' All right. ''[pause]'' Okay. ''[takes out his cell phone]'' Of course. ''[scoffs]'' Of course. ''[to Cliff]'' Cliff, I know this wasn't easy for you. You came to me as a friend. I appreciate it. :'''Cliff:''' You can start today, Howard. :'''Howard:''' Oh, I will. Because you're right, I ''do'' have a problem. Just not the problem you think. I have a Jimmy McGill problem. :'''Cliff:''' Jimmy McGill?! :'''Howard:''' You'll have to excuse me. :'''Cliff:''' Howard! :'''Howard:''' ''[to his secretary on the phone]'' Julie. Cancel my week. Yes, my whole week. :'''Cliff:''' Howard! :''[Howard climbs into his Jaguar and drives away]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy walks into a boxing club and sees Howard, who pretended to be a potential client named "Mr. Ward"]'' :'''Howard''': Hello, Jimmy. :'''Jimmy''': Mr. Ward, I presume. As in... H.O. Ward. That is really cute, Howard. So, wait. That means that you're the guy who shanked some dude in a rumble near Central Pen. ''[sighs]'' That's—that's very street of you. :'''Howard''': I thought it sounded like a Saul Goodman kind of case. :'''Jimmy''': ...Alright, so what are we doing here? :'''Howard''': I'm tired, Jimmy. You and me, us. I'm tired of this. Aren't you? It's exhausting. ''[points at boxing ring behind him]'' Let's punch it out. :'''Jimmy''': ''[chuckles]'' Are you kidding? :'''Howard''': Dead serious. Hoping you might get it out of your system. Do I think it'll work? ''[shrugs]'' I don't know. Call it a Hail Mary. I have the gear, I rented the ring. It's just you and me... ''[points at the man standing behind Jimmy]'' and Macky to ref. :'''Jimmy''': ''[pause]'' I am sorry, but have you lost your mind? :'''Howard''': Actually, I'm as clear-headed as I've ever been in my life. You didn't even try to hide your tracks. The baggie of drugs at the country club, the clients you sent to discredit me, ''another'' prostitute. :'''Jimmy''': Okay, once again as usual, I— :'''Howard''': Please. I could go on. All roads lead back to you. It's Psych 101. You want to get caught. :'''Jimmy''': So what? Is this like pistols at dawn? :'''Howard''': I'm trying to give you what you want. :'''Jimmy''': What I want? I don't... I think this is what ''you'' want. You wanna beat the shit out of me? Legally? :'''Howard''': I think you can hold up your end. You must've gotten into a few good scrapes in your old neighborhood. :'''Jimmy''': Yeah, right. I could've been a contender. :'''Howard''': Indulge me. Let's see what we see. :'''Jimmy''': ''[pause; smiles]'' Thanks for the laughs. ''[chuckles]'' "Mr. Ward." :''[Jimmy laughs and starts to walk out, but stops. He and Howard are seen suited up with boxing gloves as they begin their fight. They both land a few punches on each other, but Howard eventually knocks Jimmy down]'' :'''Howard''': ''[to Jimmy]'' You've mistaken my kindness for weakness. I like to think that tonight made a difference. I like to think that this ends it. ''[pause; shakes his head]'' Probably not. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy''': I should've left Howard standing there like a yutz. Instead I let him suck me into his game. Why did I do that? :'''Kim''': You had your reasons. :'''Jimmy''': I did? Like what? :'''Kim''': Because... you know. :'''Jimmy''': I know...? :'''Kim''': ''[holds Jimmy's hand]'' You know what's coming next. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo has travelled to Germany using an alias, and meets Margarethe, Werner's widow, at a bar]'' :'''Margarethe''': I knew his work was dangerous. I never imagined such a thing, but... I suppose I try not to. :'''Lalo''': That is terrible. What kind of accident was it? :'''Margarethe''': A cave-in. :'''Lalo''': Cave-in? :'''Margarethe''': He was able to save his men. He got them out, but then... the structure collapsed. :'''Lalo''': So your husband was a hero. :'''Margarethe''': ''[smiles]'' He would never accept that. My Werner was too humble. :'''Lalo''': ...And what were they building there? :'''Margarethe''': My husband didn't talk much about his work. It was very secretive. :'''Lalo''': Oh... I'm sure he must have told you something. :'''Margarethe''': The lawyers came to my house. I asked questions, they wouldn't say much. :'''Lalo''': ''[shakes his head]'' Lawyers. :'''Margarethe''': They went through Werner's things. Took anything that they called, uh... Oh, how do you say it? ''[pause]'' Proprietary? I'm sorry, my English is— :'''Lalo''': Oh, it's excellent. :'''Margarethe''': I didn't care about it. All the boxes of folders, his papers. Why do I need all that stuff? :'''Lalo''': And what about your husband's men? I mean, they must have said something to you. :'''Margarethe''': Werner loved ''deine jungs''—his boys—but I never even met them. :'''Lalo''': What do you mean? Not even at the funeral? :'''Margarethe''': You'd think they would want to pay respect to the man who saved their lives. They sent flowers, keepsakes, and so on... but not one of them showed his face. :'''Lalo''': Wow. That is... ''[sighs]'' It's just not right. === ''[[w:Axe and Grind | Axe and Grind]]'' [6.06] === :''[Casper, one of Werner's former workers, spots Lalo approaching his home while chopping wood]'' :'''Lalo''': ''Guten tag!'' :'''Casper''': ''Guten tag.'' ''[in German]'' This is private property. Who are you looking for? Are you lost? :'''Lalo''': ''[in English]'' Yeah, sorry. I don't speak any German! :'''Casper''': ''[in English]'' Are you lost? :'''Lalo''': It's a beautiful place you have here. The air, it's just so... ''fresh!'' :'''Casper''': ...Do I know you? :'''Lalo''': Well, I don't think we've ''officially'' met- :''[Casper grabs his axe and runs inside a nearby wooden shed while Lalo draws his gun. Lalo searches when he's suddenly dropped by a blow from Casper]'' :'''Casper''': Who are you?! '''''Who are you?!''''' :'''Lalo''': ''[strained]'' Ed-Eduardo... Salamanca! I'm not here for you... This is about Fring. Guh- I want to know... I want to know what he's building. :'''Casper''': How did you find me? :'''Lalo''': Ma- Marga... M-Margarethe Z-Ziegler. :'''Casper''': What have you done to her?! :'''Lalo''': Nothing, nothing. You sent her a gi- a gift. ''[pulls out a business card and shows it to Casper]'' :'''Casper''': ''Was ist das?'' :''[Lalo's hidden a razor blade behind the card. He springs up and cuts Casper's face, then grabs his axe and cuts his foot off]'' :'''Lalo''': ''[cheerfully] Carajo!'' I think you broke one of my ribs! ''[tosses Casper his belt]'' Here. Tie that off... before you bleed to death. ''You and I are gonna have a '''talk.''''' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy''': Holy shit! The Jackson Mercer Foundation, that's like... the good housekeeping seal of approval. :'''Kim''': Well, it's not a done deal. Some of the foundation board members are flying in next week to meet the lieutenant governor at a luncheon in Santa Fe, so... they are inviting a select group of people with... Cliff called them, "up-and-coming organizations," and uh... Yeah. Cliff thinks I have a good shot. :'''Jimmy''': A good shot? You have more than a shot! They are gonna love you on sight! :'''Kim''': The only thing is the lunch is on D-Day. :'''Jimmy''': So, what? That's—You don't have to be there on the day! Was Eisenhower on Omaha Beach? No. Kim, this is great, right? It's ''huge!'' :'''Kim''': ...It is pretty great! ''[laughs]'' :'''Jimmy''': Kim, this is fantastic! ''[kisses Kim]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy has Francesca call HHM and pose as a relative of a Sandpiper resident to get details about the upcoming mediation]'' :'''Jimmy''': What is the hold up? :'''Francesca''': I just... I don't know if I'm comfortable. Is this even legal? :'''Jimmy''': I'm sorry, which one of us went to law school? Because I can stand here and go through the ins and outs of what's quote-unquote legal with you, but we're on the clock. :'''Francesca''': I just don't— :'''Jimmy''': Francesca, let's get something straight, okay? We can't be holding a graduate seminar in constitutional law every time I give you something to do. :'''Francesca''': But I—I'm not sure if— :'''Jimmy''': You know what I'm paying you? It is above market. To whom much is given, much is expected! ''[takes out cell phone and starts dialing a number]'' :'''Francesca''': We're not gonna make a habit of this? :'''Jimmy''': Of course not! Absolutely not. No, no, no. ''[gives phone to Francesca]'' Put it on speaker and let me... ''[moves closer]'' :'''HHM Employee #1''': Hamlin Hamlin McGill. :'''Francesca''': Hi... there. I'm calling because my—my mother is... is—Well, I guess she's a—a client of yours. She lives in, uh, Sandpiper Assisted Living. :'''HHM Employee #1''': Sandpiper, of course. Let me transfer you. :'''Jimmy''': ''[to Francesca while she's on hold]'' It's just a phone call. :'''HHM Employee #2''': Good afternoon. Do you have a question about the Sandpiper case? :'''Francesca''': ''[waits for Jimmy to nod]'' Yes. My mother's out of the facility in Amarillo. Says she's supposed to call in to some meeting on Thursday? :'''HHM Employee #2''': Yes, you're talking about the mediation? :'''Francesca''': That's it. The thing is, she's lost her dial-in instructions. ''[sighs nervously]'' I'm just looking everywhere and can't find them. :'''HHM Employee #2''': I'd be happy to help you with that. It's very important to us that all the class members are fully looked in. What's your mother's name? :'''Francesca''': ''[Tells name mouthed by Jimmy]'' Uh, Marnie Stuber. ''[watches Jimmy form the letters as she spells aloud]'' That's–that's S-T-U-B-E-R. ''[sighs nervously again when Jimmy tries to cheer her up]'' Oh, bless your heart. She'll be so relieved! :'''HHM Employee #2''': Okay, it's very simple. The meeting is happening at our offices. So she just has to call the main line—the same number you called just now—press 7, and then enter the passcode. I can give that to you now. Do you have a pen? :'''Francesca''': Uh... ''[Jimmy quickly takes out a pen]'' Y–yeah, I'm ready. :'''HHM Employee #2''': Okay. It's 842159. ''[Jimmy writes the numbers on his hand]'' :'''Francesca''': 842159? :'''HHM Employee #2''': That's right. :'''Francesca''': Okay! Uh, thank you so much. Really appreciate it. :'''HHM Employee #2''': Of course, take care. :'''Jimmy''': ''[hangs up immediately]'' Was that so hard? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy sees the real Rand Casimiro at a liquor store wearing a cast that was not shown in the fake photos he shot earlier. He bolts out of there and gets in his car before being seen by the judge.]'' :'''Jimmy''': FUCK! ''[bangs on steering wheel and chuckles nervously before dialing Kim on his cell phone]'' :''[Cut to Kim driving on the highway to Santa Fe.]'' :'''Kim''': "Ultimately, it's about equal justice, a system that works for everyone. A justice system that works for everyone, and what is more important than that?" ''[hears phone ringing and answers it]'' Hey, Jimmy. :'''Jimmy''': Flag on the play! You're not gonna believe this, but I just ran into Casimiro—the real one. :'''Kim''': Oh, God. :'''Jimmy''': Yeah, and before you ask, he didn't shave his mustache. ''He broke his arm.'' :'''Kim''': Are you serious? :'''Jimmy''': The guy has a giant cast on his left arm! And I checked all the pictures and you can see his arm in every single one of them! No cast, clear as day! :'''Kim''': Shit! SHIT! :'''Jimmy''': I KNOW! I '''KNOW!''' Uh... But, hey. Hey, hey, look at it this way: If I hadn't seen him... I mean, that would've really—that really could've sunk us. Right? So, we're gonna pull the plug and we are going to live to fight another day. :'''Kim''': ...What other day? :'''Jimmy''': Well, we'll figure it out. I promise, okay? So, just go. Just do your thing in Santa Fe, and we'll regroup when you get home tonight. ''[beat; Kim says nothing]'' Kim? Kim, you still there? :'''Kim''': Yes. :'''Jimmy''': Did you hear what I said? :'''Kim''': ''[pause]'' It happens today. :''[Kim quickly turns around and starts driving back to Albuquerque.]'' === ''[[w:Plan and Execution | Plan and Execution]]'' [6.07] === :''[An intern at HHM, Cary, drops soda cans when he sees Howard setting up the conference room for the Sandpiper mediation]'' :'''Cary''': Uh, excuse me, Mr. Hamlin! I-I was told I should restock the fridge before the meeting. :'''Howard''': No worries. Here, let me give you a hand. :'''Cary''': Thank you! :'''Howard''': Uh, you're... Gary? :'''Cary''': Cary! Anderson. :'''Howard''': Mm... of course. Cary. ''[sees Cary stocking the fridge with the dropped cans]'' Cary, what happens when you drop or shake a can of soda? :'''Cary''': ...Right. ''[mimes explosion]'' I'm sorry, I'm, uh... :'''Howard''': Here, let me show you a little trick. ''[picks up and spins a soda can]'' Something about the centrifugal force pulls the bubbles from the inside of the can, stops it from exploding. Don't want our clients to get a surprise now, do we? :'''Cary''': That works? :''[Howard opens the can without incident and takes a sip]'' :'''Cary''': Alright! :'''Howard''': You know who taught me that trick? ''[points at the picture of Chuck in the conference room]'' He used to do it. Had a habit - anytime he opened a can, almost unconsciously. I asked him about it once... just his way of being prepared for anything, accidental or otherwise. :'''Cary''': Um, I'm sorry, I'm... kinda new here. I- I have to ask, who is that? :'''Howard''': Charles McGill. The "M" in HHM. Greatest legal mind I ever knew. :'''Cary''': Wow! I hope someone says that about me someday. :'''Howard''': Well... maybe there are more important things. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Howard, Cliff, and the rest of the parties in the Sandpiper mediation are in the HHM conference room; Rand Casimiro is seated at the head of the table; Jimmy and Kim listen in on the meeting through a disposable cell phone in Saul Goodman's office]'' :'''Rand Casimiro:''' Hello. I know we're all anxious to get things started but you'll have to suffer through my traditional spiel, unfortunately. My name is Rand Casimiro, and I am your mediator for these proceedings. Now, I'm happy to be here. But at the end, hopefully all of you in the room and those listening from various locations ''won't'' be happy with me. And why do I say that? Because the best solutions mean compromise. It's compromise from both sides. That's my goal. But as my wife always says, compromising doesn't mean I'm right and she's wrong. ''[chuckles]'' So, let us move forward— :'''Howard:''' ''Hmph.'' :''[Everyone in the conference room turns to Howard]'' :'''Cliff:''' ...Howard? :'''Howard:''' I-I'm... Wow. ''[pause]'' I'm... I'm sorry. I don't think we can proceed with these negotiations today. :'''Rich:''' Why not? :'''Howard:''' Well, let's just say, circumstances beyond any of our control. :'''Rich:''' Well, I'm going to have to insist that you be more specific. :'''Howard:''' Well, our mediator here keeps using the word "compromise" when ''he'', in fact, is compromised. :'''Casimiro:''' I beg your pardon? :'''Howard:''' I think you heard me. :'''Cliff:''' Howard...? :'''Howard:''' You drive a silver Miata, correct? :'''Casimiro:''' I do. :'''Howard:''' And this morning, around 7 a.m., you walked across Trumbull Park in town? :'''Casimiro:''' No. :'''Howard:''' You didn't stop at the park this morning? :'''Casimiro:''' I didn't. I got to Albuquerque early, not at 7 a.m. And I didn't go to a park. :'''Howard:''' You sure? :'''Cliff:''' Howard, if the judge says he's sure, then I&ndash; :'''Casimiro:''' Of course I'm sure! If it matters, I arrived in town about ten, I stopped at a gas station, I went by a liquor store and bought a gift. I had a lunch salad and a very nice latté from the Flying Star on Menaul. I read ''[[w:Barron's_(newspaper)|Barron's]]''. Then came here. :'''Howard:''' ''Mmmm''. So you weren't in town to visit our mutual acquaintance, James Morgan McGill? Or maybe you know him as "Saul Goodman". :'''Casimiro:''' I don't know anyone by either of those names. :'''Howard:''' Okay. You want to go that way? ''[to his secretary]'' Julie, go to my desk, please. There's an envelope with photos. Bring it to me quickly. :'''Julie:''' Oh. Okay. ''[leaves]'' :'''Cliff:''' Howard, can we have a sidebar&ndash;? :'''Casimiro:''' I'm sorry. These photos &ndash; these are photos of me? :'''Howard:''' They show exactly what I'm describing. :'''Casimiro:''' You were following me? :'''Howard:''' I had a private investigator following Jimmy McGill. You were photographed receiving what I estimate to be a $20,000 payoff this morning in the park. :'''Rich:''' I-I'm sorry. I'm sorry. This is just&ndash; ''[sighs; to Howard]'' You recommended this judge as a mediator and we agreed. And now... ''Jimmy?'' Jimmy McGill &ndash; who originated this suit &ndash; is ''what?'' :'''Howard:''' A-admittedly, it all sounds a bit baroque. But when you see the photos, things will be clearer. :'''Casimiro:''' Well, I'm looking forward to that. :''[long pause; Julie enters the room with the envelope]'' :'''Julie:''' I have the pictures, Mr. Hamlin. :'''Howard:''' Thank you, Julie. ''[opens the envelope]'' And now, take a look. :''[Howard looks at the photos with Cliff, Schweikart, Casimiro, Irene and Julie looking behind him. Instead of an actor dressed as Casimiro as he had seen earlier, the photos show Jimmy sitting at a park bench exchanging a frisbee with the Sound Guy, dressed as a jogger]'' :'''Casimiro:''' ...Is that supposed to be ''me''? :'''Howard:''' I, uh... This is... This is not... Julie, you got the wrong envelope. :'''Julie:''' That was the only one on your desk. :'''Howard:''' Look again! :''[Julie leaves]'' :'''Howard:''' They-they've been switched. Somehow he switched them. :'''Cliff:''' Howard... :'''Howard:''' No. Jimmy &ndash; he snuck in somehow, and these are not the pictures I saw. :''[Howard turns to Erin, who notices that his pupils are now dilated]'' :'''Erin:''' Mr. Hamlin, are you all right? Your eyes... :'''Howard:''' ''[agitated]'' I am fine! This is all something that will be sorted out, I am confident! :''[Cliff rises and guides Howard out of his seat]'' :'''Cliff:''' I think a recess is in order. :'''Howard:''' Nobody move! Evidence has been tampered with! :'''Cliff:''' Now Howard, please! :''[Howard and Cliff leave the conference room. Everyone left behind is stunned silent]'' :'''Irene:''' ...Is this how these usually go? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Cliff confronts Howard in his office after the fiasco in the conference room]'' :'''Howard:''' Cliff? Is that you? I'm not crazy, and I'm not on drugs. Please, come in. Now somehow, some way, that son of a bitch gave me something that dilated my pupils. I-I don't know what. But it's wearing off already, look. ''[gestures toward his eyes]'' :'''Cliff:''' You say that Jimmy McGill drugged you? How is that possible? :'''Howard:''' The-the photos. They were wet with... ''something''. :'''Cliff:''' The missing photos. :'''Howard:''' Yeah. My P.I., Genidowski, had to have been in on it. He-he must have shown me one set of photos and then switched them after I left the office. :'''Cliff:''' Howard... :'''Howard:''' Three weeks ago, Julie got a call from our detective agency. They wanted to update their contact info, so of course she changed the number in the system. But it turns out, it wasn't them. That was Jimmy. So when I needed an investigator to follow Jimmy, I called his fake number and his fake man. She just dialed the old number and, of course, got the actual agency. And, no surprise, no one by the name of Genidowski had ever worked there. I hired a con man. I got played. Every step of the way. I know what it sounds like, but you have to believe me. :'''Cliff:''' I... It doesn't matter. Rich went back to the previous offer. I'll give a recommend to the class that we take it. :'''Howard:''' No. No way. We do not let Jimmy win this. :'''Cliff:''' Why would Jimmy even do this? He's a profit participant! This means less money for him! :'''Howard:''' Because he's a child! He wants his money now! He begged me months ago to settle! You know what he does! :'''Cliff:''' Whatever the truth is, we'll never get back to where we were before mediation. We have to settle. :'''Howard:''' I'm lead attorney. And I won't sanction that decision. :'''Cliff:''' Then I'm obligated to go to the partners and explain everything I've seen &ndash; all of it. You think you're gonna be able to convince them it was all Jimmy McGill? :'''Howard:''' ...Okay then. We go to trial. Cliff, this case is incredibly strong. I put this thing in front of a jury, then everything will&ndash; :'''Cliff:''' I'm not thinking about you, Howard. I'm not thinking about Jimmy. I'm thinking about the time, the expense, the uncertainty. I'm thinking about our clients! :''[Howard bows his head in defeat.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo records a video message for Eladio while he's hiding in the sewers surveilling Gus' laundromat. The dialogue switches between Spanish and English.]'' :'''Lalo''': Don Eladio. Guess who? It's Lalo, I'm alive! ''[chuckles]'' I'm here in beautiful downtown Albuquerque. ''[pans the camera around his belongings]'' Been here... four nights? Now, you may be asking, "What am I doing down in this shithole?" Well, [[w:Axe and Grind|a little Croatian bird told me a secret]]. Eh, he put up a hell of a fight, but he told me. Look. ''[points the camera at his target, Lavanderia Brilliante]'' See that? Right there... Fring's secret. Now, I've been watching and Fring hides his guards very well, but they're there, dressed like laundry workers. ''[zooms in on one "worker"]'' See? That's one there. They're hiding guns under the uniforms, but I see. I have a pretty good idea of what I'm up against. ''[points the camera back at himself]'' I can tell you what's in there. A big hole where a German engineer, Werner Ziegler, designed the perfect place to hide the... ''[in English]'' "mother of all meth labs." ''[in Spanish]'' Well, that's my story. And Fring? Fring will have his story, a good one, and Bolsa will back him because he's an... ''[in English]'' "earner." ''[in Spanish]'' So tonight, I go in... kill all the guards and show you the proof. And then? You decide... ''Adios.'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy and Kim are watching a movie in Kim's apartment when they hear a knock at the door. It's revealed to be Howard, disheveled and holding a bottle of Macallan scotch whisky.]'' :'''Howard:''' Can I come in? :'''Jimmy:''' Yeah. Come on. :'''Howard:''' Kim. :'''Kim:''' Howard. You doing okay? :'''Howard:''' I'm fine. Sorry to interrupt this, but I brought you a gift. :'''Jimmy:''' A gift? What's the occasion? :'''Howard:''' Your brother and I, we always had a meeting with Mr. Macallan after a big victory. Usually some brilliant summation by Chuck, that goes without saying. So this, this is for you. You earned it. You won. :'''Jimmy:''' Won? Uh, what did I win? :'''Howard:''' ''[pause]'' I get it. Of course you both have to play it this way. You're both so very good at it. :'''Kim:''' It's late, Howard. Do you want to tell us what this is about? :'''Howard:''' I was wondering that too. ''[walks to the kitchen]'' What it's all about. I mean, what do you tell yourselves? What justification makes it okay? "Howard's such an asshole that he deserves it?" ''[offers two glasses to Jimmy and Kim]'' :'''Jimmy:''' We're good. :'''Howard:''' So, what is it? I sided with Chuck too often? ''[points to Kim]'' I took away your office, put you in doc review? All of the above? Howard's daddy helped him get to the top, but you both had to struggle. "Howie has so much and we have so little, let's take him down a peg or two." What allows you to do this to me? Because this isn't just a prank. No. This goes beyond [[w:Namaste (Better Call Saul)|throwing bowling balls on my car]]. This took planning, coordination. I mean, how many weeks? Or-or-or was it months? It couldn't have been easy. So tell me, why? Why go through this elaborate plot just to burn me to the ground? :'''Jimmy:''' "Burn you to the ground?" Howard, come on. Y-you'll be fine. You always land on your feet. :'''Howard:''' Yeah, sure. The Sandpiper settlement—HHM's share will be substantial, absolutely. Even though I humiliated myself. And my clients and peers will whisper that Howard Hamlin's a drug addict. You're right. I've worked my way through worse. Debt. Depression. My marriage falling apart. :''[Jimmy blinks in surprise. He and Kim exchange looks]'' :'''Howard:''' Oh, yeah. Been sleeping in the guest house for the better part of a year. Just one more thing that good ol' Howard has to work through. But yes, I will land on my feet. I will be okay. But you? Far from it. You two... you two are soulless. Jimmy, you can't help yourself. Chuck knew it. You were ''born'' that way. ''[to Kim]'' But you—one of the smartest and most promising human beings I've ever known, and ''this'' is the life you choose. :'''Jimmy:''' Alright, you're too tight to drive, I'm calling a cab— :'''Howard:''' Oh good, phony compassion. And you know what? Very, very believable. But I'm far from done. :'''Kim:''' Oh no no no. You are done, Howard. Sorry, but you need to stop this now and you need to go home. :'''Howard:''' You're perfect for each other. You have a piece missing. I-I-I thought you did it for the money, but it-it—Now it's so clear. Screw the money, you did it for fun! You get off on it! You're like [[w:Leopold and Loeb|Leopold and Loeb]], two sociopaths— :'''Jimmy:''' Alright, that's enough. :'''Howard:''' Oh, you know it's true, you just don't have the guts to admit it. :'''Kim:''' Great. Now you need to go. :'''Howard:''' I'm gonna make it clear to everyone, because I'm going to dedicate my life to making sure that everybody knows the truth. Believe it. You can't hide who you really are forever. :''[Jimmy reflexively shields Kim as Lalo Salamanca enters the room; Jimmy is stunned]'' :'''Jimmy:''' How... :''[Howard turns around and see Lalo, who non-chalantly stands next to him]'' :'''Kim:''' H-Howard... Howard. Howard, you need to leave. :'''Howard:''' ''[to Lalo]'' Who are you? :'''Lalo:''' Me? Nobody. I just need to talk to my lawyers. :'''Howard:''' ''[scoffs]'' Oh, is that right? You want some advice? Find better lawyers. :'''Kim:''' Howard, please j-just... just... just turn around— :'''Lalo:''' No, no, no, no, no. Take your time. :'''Howard:''' ''[to Kim]'' What's this about? :''[Lalo calmly takes a pistol out of his pocket and screws a silencer onto the muzzle]'' :'''Kim:''' ''[to Lalo]'' Please... please, just tell us what you want. :'''Lalo:''' ''[shrugs]'' Like I said. To talk. :'''Howard:''' I, uh... I think I'm in the middle of something, uh... There's really no need to— :''[Lalo puts the gun to Howard's head and pulls the trigger; Howard falls onto the floor, killed instantly. Jimmy and Kim scream.]'' :'''Kim:''' ''Oh my God!'' :'''Jimmy:''' ''Please, no!'' :'''Kim:''' ''Oh my God!'' :'''Jimmy:''' ''No! No!'' :'''Lalo:''' ''[holds out his hand to quiet them down]'' ''Shhhh, shhhh, shhhh, shhhh, shhhh.'' Okay. Let's talk. === ''[[w:Point and Shoot (Better Call Saul) | Point and Shoot]]'' [6.08] === :''[Jimmy and Kim are cowering in terror when Lalo forces them to sit on their couch]'' :'''Jimmy''': I never turned on you. I didn't. I only worked for you in the desert. I was on your side the whole time. :'''Lalo''': Shhh. ''[motions for Jimmy to sit down with his gun]'' I don't care. You two... ''[chuckles; shakes his head]'' God, you two and your mouths! ''Dios mío!'' Now, ''you listen.'' ''[tosses car keys to Jimmy]'' My car's downstairs. Press the clicker, and you'll find it. This... ''[holds up small piece of paper]'' is where you are going. Don't speed, don't weave, don't cut anyone off. Just, you know, drive nice. From here, ''[checks watch]'' at this hour... I'd take 40 east, get off at Carlisle, take the third left. The rest I drew a little map for you on the back. It's not hard. So... big white brick house with a solid black door. You can't miss it. It's right at the end of the T. Park a little down the street and not up front. It's a quiet neighborhood, so you'll have plenty of options. Stating the obvious here maybe, but... turn the car off, right? So, in the glove compartment, I left you a present. There's a camera and there's a gun. And you're gonna need both. :'''Jimmy''': A gun? :'''Lalo''': Yeah, yeah, yeah. But don't worry. I mean, it's–it's easy. It's a revolver. It's already loaded, no safety—it's idiot proof. So, you go up to that house, you walk right up to that black door. Don't run. Just be casual, like a stroll, you know? Keep the gun somewhere behind you where they can't see it. You ring the bell, you count to three, you step back. They look through the peephole, you're as innocent as can be. Door opens, you point... and you shoot. And you keep on pulling that trigger until it's empty. ''[pause]'' Simple. :'''Jimmy''': You–you want me to—?! :'''Lalo''': I know, I know. ''[casually nudges Howard's dead body with his foot]'' You're a lawyer, and you're not a killer. But look, you can do this, okay? This guy, he's a housecat! Black, medium height, short hair, glasses! He kinda looks like a librarian... but don't be fooled. Even a housecat can scratch. So, that's it. Hard part's over. Now, you pull out the camera. Same principle as the gun: Point and shoot. Take a picture. One where I can see the face ''clearly''... and then you bring it back here where, me and Mrs. Goodman will be waiting for you. And then you're done! I'd say it's about a twenty minute drive over there... ''[Jimmy looks nervously at Kim]'' twenty minutes back. Maybe ten minutes to do the job. Let's go with an hour altogether. So, you're back here in an hour, or— :''[Jimmy forcibly turns on the Saul Goodman charm]'' :'''Jimmy''': Send her. :'''Kim''': ...What?! :'''Jimmy''': She should do it. :'''Kim''': Jimmy... :'''Lalo''': ''[pause]'' Why her? :'''Kim''': ''[whispers to Jimmy]'' Don't do this. :'''Jimmy''': This guy, the–the housecat. :'''Kim''': Jimmy, please. :'''Jimmy''': He looks through his peephole... :'''Kim''': ''Please.'' :'''Jimmy''': ...in the middle of the night, and he sees me? "Who's this asshole? What's he doing?" Maybe–maybe he gets ''his'' gun, maybe he calls the cops. Either way, that door stays shut. But he sees a woman... :'''Kim''': No. :'''Jimmy''': ...she looks like she's in distress. Maybe her car broke down. ''[chuckles]'' I mean, you'd open the door for her, wouldn't you? :'''Kim''': Stop! Stop! :'''Lalo''': Yeah, but... she's really clever. I don't know if she's gonna stick to the plan. :'''Jimmy''': She will. :'''Kim''': No, no, no. :'''Jimmy''': No cops. You know she will. :'''Kim''': No. No, this... This doesn't even make any sense! I–I–I've never shot a gun before! I've never even held one! :'''Jimmy''': Like I have. :'''Kim''': Jimmy, what are you doing?! :'''Jimmy''': ''[to Lalo while pointing at Kim]'' You know she's the best choice. :'''Kim''': No, I'm not! I don't—I can't! I can't do it! :'''Jimmy''': ''[to Lalo]'' She can do it. You know she can do it! :'''Kim''': No! Jimmy, I'll stay! Stop! Just stop! :'''Jimmy''': You know I'm right! Listen! :'''Kim''': Stop it! Shut up! :'''Jimmy''': Listen! :'''Kim''': SHUT UP! :'''Lalo''': ''[rolls his eyes]'' Oh, my God! Okay, fine! Yeah, heard! Whatever. Give her the keys, give her the address. Let's go. ''[walks toward the front door]'' :'''Kim''': ''[to Jimmy]'' No. Don't... Don't. :'''Jimmy''': You... you gotta go. :'''Kim''': ''[softly]'' Don't do this. :'''Jimmy''': Come on. Hey... ''[whispering]'' Let's go. :''[Kim reluctantly gets up and is about to leave the apartment, but Lalo stops her]'' :'''Lalo''': Hold on. ''[pause; Kim looks at him]'' You're gonna need your shoes, right? :''[Kim stares at Jimmy while she puts her shoes on]'' :'''Lalo''': There you go! Okay, ''[looks at watch]'' so one hour starting... now. Clock's ticking, Mrs. Goodman. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo ties Jimmy to a chair while interrogating him about the assassination attempt at his hacienda]'' :'''Lalo''': You know, after I saw you last, I went home. My home. ''Mi cielito lindo''... And you know what happened? Men came. Armed men, in the middle of the night. To my home. Trying to get to me. And you know what they did? They killed people I care about. They killed my cook. My gardener. A seventeen-year-old kid I knew since he was knee-high. Never hurt a fly. Butchered my housekeeper, Yolanda. ''Una viejita, cabrón.'' They shot her in the back. :'''Jimmy''': ...I'm sorry. :'''Lalo''': Now, how did these men... get into my home? Do you know? :'''Jimmy''': I... I have–I have no idea. :'''Lalo''': Ignacio Varga. ''He'' let them in. And who did Ignacio introduce me to? ''[taps Jimmy's head]'' You. :'''Jimmy''': Ignacio... Nacho? ''[brief pause]'' Whoa, whoa, whoa! I–I barely know Ignacio! Whatever he did, he did alone! Not with me! Listen, you gotta believe me! Hand to God, I had no part in this—it wasn't me! ''It was '''Igna—''''' :''[Lalo sneaks up from behind and gags Jimmy with a rolled-up shirt]'' :'''Jimmy''': ''[through the gag]'' Ignacio! It's not me! Listen, listen! I–I don't know about... :'''Lalo''': Save it. ''[looks Jimmy in the eyes]'' I'm gonna come back. And then you... are gonna tell me ''the whole story.'' :''[Before leaving the apartment, Lalo presses play on the movie Jimmy and Kim were watching earlier and turns up the volume. He picks up Jimmy's car keys by the front door.]'' :'''Lalo''': Ford Taurus... taupe? ''[rolls eyes and shakes his head before leaving]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mike disarms Kim and forces her inside Gus' house before she can shoot. Gus watches Mike question her through surveillance monitors at his neighbors' residence.]'' :'''Kim''': What are you doing?! I–I have to go! I have to—No, wait! :'''Mike''': Ms. Wexler, I'd like you to sit down. :'''Kim''': He'll–He'll kill him! You have to... You— :'''Mike''': Now, sit there and be calm! :'''Kim''': No, I have to get back! ''I have to get back!'' :'''Mike''': ''[restrains her and forces her back down]'' Sit ''still''... and stay calm. Now, if you take a deep breath—a ''deep'' breath—nothing's gonna happen here until you calm yourself. Alright? Now, who is killing who? :'''Kim''': Lalo Salamanca! Lalo is going to kill Jimmy! ''[Mike looks shocked]'' He's there! He–he is there with Jimmy now! :'''Mike''': Salamanca is at your apartment?! :'''Kim''': Yes! He sent ''me!'' He–he wanted to send Jimmy, but then he sent me. :'''Mike''': To do what exactly?! ''[pause; Kim hyperventilates]'' Ms. Wexler, you stay with me! What were you supposed to do here? :'''Kim''': ''[beat; points at a man who looks identical to Gus]'' Shoot him. I'm–I'm supposed to shoot him, and then take a photo, and then get back. That's it. I only have twenty minutes left! Please! ''[Mike quickly looks and nods at one of his guys]'' He is ''alone'' with him! :'''Mike''': Alright, stay put. We'll handle this. We ''will'' handle this. ''[to Victor]'' You call Tyrus. Get him to the condo ''now.'' :'''Kim''': You said you were watching us! WHERE WERE YOU?! HUH?! ''[Mike leaves]'' '''WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?!''' :''[Kim tries to get up, but Victor stands in her way and forces her to sit down again]'' :'''Victor''': You heard what the man said. :''[Mike walks through the corridor connecting the two homes and reports to Gus.]'' :'''Mike''': You heard all that? ''[Gus nods]'' Alright. You hunker down here. ''[to two bodyguards]'' You two, you stay with him. A dog barks too loud, you are on the phone with me. ''[to Arthur and Tyrus]'' You two, come with me. <hr width="50%"/> :''[After growing restless over Lalo's whereabouts, Gus calls Victor and asks him to speak to Kim about Lalo]'' :'''Gus''': Why did Lalo send you? :'''Kim''': Who is this? :'''Victor''': Answer him. ''[points behind him]'' :'''Kim''': ''[pause]'' He didn't want to send me. Not at first. He wanted to send my husband... but my husband talked him out of it because he wanted to get me out of there. :'''Gus''': He... talked Lalo out of it? :'''Kim''': That's right. ''[pause]'' Now that I've told you everything I know, please tell me. Tell me who— :''[Gus hangs up the phone and looks at his bodyguards]'' :'''Gus''': Come with me. Both of you. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo records another video message for Don Eladio while holding Gus at gunpoint at the laundromat. The dialogue is in Spanish.]'' :'''Lalo:''' Don Eladio, look who we have here. The one and only Gustavo Fring. [''chuckles''] And wearing body armor! Too bad they don't make armor for your head, eh? Now we're gonna take a little walk and show you around. ''Vamanos''. [''clicks tongue''] Don, I would've liked it if we didn't have to rush this so much. We could sit by your pool... strip this snake's skin off, inch by inch. Take our time, have some fun. But he shows up now... who am I to look a gift horse in the mouth? :''[Gus stops at one of the large washers]'' :'''Lalo:''' A big machine hides a big secret. We have about... thirteen minutes until his bald ''gringo'' gets here with the cavalry, so Gustavo is going to have to give us the nickel tour. ''[beat; shoots Gus in the chest]'' Like I was saying, Gustavo is going to show us around. :''[Gus walks around and pushes a button, which opens the secret passage to the underground meth lab]'' :'''Lalo:''' ''Ha!'' Magnificent! I had a bathtub that did this, but... credit where credit is due, this is better. ''[laughs]'' ''Hijo de puta''. :''[Gus leads Lalo down a ladder and turns on the lights]'' :'''Lalo:''' [''chuckles; in English''] Okay. Drumroll, please. ''D-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r''... Ta-da! ''[laughs]'' ''Cadenza de wow'', no? ''[in Spanish]'' Don Eladio, I've heard some stories about this place. It took a bunch of German engineers ten months to build all of this. They used two hundred pounds of high explosive. Dug out 120,000 cubic meters of dirt and rock. And all... without disturbing the laundry up there. In the middle of a city with a million people! That's pretty badass, right? :''[Gus trips and falls to the ground when Lalo pushes his pistol against his back]'' :'''Lalo''': One moment, Don. ''[puts the camcorder between his teeth as he switches the magazines of his pistol]'' Think of the laboratory you could put here, Don Eladio. ''Eh?'' How much meth you could make... that was his plan. Cut you out to become boss. And now here we are, in this big hole! ''[cackles]'' Gustavo thought he was building an empire, but all he built himself was a tomb. :'''Gus:''' You can't kill me. :'''Lalo:''' Why not? :'''Gus:''' I haven't told that fat pig Eladio what I think of him yet. :'''Lalo:''' ''Hoo-hoo!'' Perfect! You've got one minute. :'''Gus:''' Eladio... you greasy, bloated pimp. You talk of honor. But you have none. A pack of stray dogs fighting for scraps has more honor. Jackals. That's all you are! No vision. No patience. No thought. Stupid and impulsive! That is how I did all this. You couldn't see it, couldn't even conceive of it. And you Salamancas... you're the worst vermin of all. You say you believe in "blood for blood" but you only understand blood for money! You're whores! ''[in English]'' I understand blood for blood. Hector? Yeah, I kept him alive. Kept him broken. I will save him to the last. Before he dies, he will know '''''I''' buried every one of you.'' :'''Lalo:''' ''[sniggers]'' Big talk. You done? :'''Gus:''' No. Not yet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy:''' Lalo said he was coming back. :'''Mike:''' He's not coming. :'''Jimmy:''' No, he said he was, he told me— :'''Mike:''' You understand me? He is ''not coming back.'' Let's sit. ''[pause; Jimmy and Kim remain standing]'' '''''SIT.''''' :''[Jimmy and Kim sit at the foot of their bed; Mike stands in front of them.]'' :'''Mike:''' Alright. Here's what's gonna happen: In a few days, Howard Hamlin's car will be found several states away by the water. The odometer will have rolled to the exact number of miles it took to get there. There will be cocaine in the upholstery. That was the story you were setting up for this guy, yeah? They'll call it a suicide, hoping the body will come washing up. It never will. At some point, you're gonna hear about it. Someone calls you, someone at the courthouse mentions it—the moment that happens—you call the cops. His car was here for hours last night. Good chance somebody noticed it. That means you are the last people to see him alive. Cops are gonna want to hear from you. You tell the cops you saw him—he came here, seemed like maybe he was chemically altered, didn't make a lick of sense. Then he left, that's all you know. You keep telling the lie you've been telling. Now, Ms. Wexler tells me she has court at ten. What's on your docket? ''[Jimmy doesn't answer]'' Hey. ''Listen.'' Where do you need to be? :'''Jimmy:''' Uh, office. At my office. Clients start showing up around 9:30. ''Oh'', my car is gone. :'''Mike:''' No. It's on the way home, you'll have it when you need it. So you two are going to go about your day—normal, same as ever. Today, you're Meryl Streep and Laurence Olivier. No staring into space, nothing out of the ordinary, you ''cover.'' Anybody talks to you, it's just another day that ends in Y, that's all. When you get home, we'll be gone and everything will be back the way it was. Now, I need to impress upon you: none of this ever happened. None of it. Understand? Say it out loud, I need to hear it. :'''Jimmy:''' ...I understand. :'''Kim:''' ...It never happened. === ''[[w:Fun and Games (Better Call Saul) | Fun and Games]]'' [6.09] === :'''Jimmy''': One day, we'll... We'll wake up, and brush our teeth, and we'll go to work. And at some point, we'll suddenly realize... [[w:Bad Choice Road | that we hadn't thought about it at all. None of it]]. ''[pause]'' And that's when we'll know. We'll know we can forget. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Gus meets with Don Eladio, Juan Bolsa, and the Salamancas late at night. The dialogue is in Spanish.]'' :'''Eladio''': Don Hector has made a very serious accusation. :''[One of the Cousins hands a letter to Don Juan]'' :'''Bolsa''': These are Don Hector's words. Dictated to Leonel and Marco, letter by letter. "The assault on my nephew's hacienda failed. Lalo fought the assassins and won. The day after the attack, Lalo called me. I heard the truth from his own lips. It was Fring who sent the mercenaries, not the Peruvians. We kept Lalo's survival a secret. My nephew was about to take his revenge on the traitor, face-to-face. Instead, he disappeared. It is the Chicken Man's doing. Don Eladio, look into Fring's eyes. There you will see the truth. The Chicken Man hates you. He is our enemy. He plots against us. I demand blood for blood." :''[Bolsa folds the letter and sits back down]'' :'''Eladio''': Well, Gustavo? :'''Gus''': ''[pause]'' I have no response. :'''Bolsa''': Gustavo, you must speak. Have you no defense? :'''Gus''': With all due respect, I don't believe this merits a response. :'''Eladio''': Did you witness these phone calls from Lalo? ''[Leonel and Marco shake their heads]'' I was told you saw Lalo's body. :'''Leonel''': Yes. :'''Marco''': It was burned. :'''Eladio''': Didn't the ''federales'' check the teeth? :'''Bolsa''': Yes, Don Eladio. My brother tells me the dental records matched. :'''Eladio''': And that rat, Varga... What did he say before he died? :'''Bolsa''': He said he was in the pay of the Peruvians, Los Odios. We know he took their money, we found bank statements. :'''Eladio''': ''[beat; looks at his watch]'' Well... It's late. Don Hector... Since you've come a long way, tonight you sleep in my bed. ''[Hector angrily rings his bell repeatedly in protest]'' No, I insist. No arguing. I'm giving you my room. Very comfortable. And who knows? Maybe a couple of the girls will come to visit! ''[pause; Hector continues ringing his bell]'' Please. ''[Leonel and Marco carry Hector by his wheelchair and leave]'' Good night, Hector. Sleep well. ''[to Gus]'' I'd invite you to stay as well, Gustavo, but... I don't want my breakfast ruined by all the... ''[mocks Hector ringing his bell and laughs]'' Ay-yay-yay. ''[beat]'' The peace must be kept. What do you suggest? :'''Gus''': I wouldn't presume. :'''Eladio''': The South Valley will stay Salamanca territory. And the rest of the North, that'll be for you to manage. Working under Bolsa. :'''Bolsa''': Thank you, Don Eladio. :'''Gus''': ''[rises with Eladio out of his chair]'' Thank you. Your trust means everything, Don Eladio. :'''Eladio''': ''Bueno.'' Gustavo... ''[long pause]'' When I looked into your eyes... Hate. A little bit's okay. As long as you never forget who's boss. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mike meets with Nacho's father outside his shop to let him know about Nacho's fate]'' :'''Manuel''': Who are you? :'''Mike''': It's not important. :'''Manuel''': I saw you here before. [[w:Cobbler (Better Call Saul)|Chrysler Fifth Avenue]]. What about my son? :'''Mike''': I'm sorry, he won't be found. ''[pause]'' It was over fast. No pain. :'''Manuel''': You were there? :'''Mike''': I was there. Your son made some mistakes, he fell in with bad people... but he was never like them. Not really. He had a good heart. One more thing: you won't have to worry about the Salamancas. Their day is coming. There'll be justice. :'''Manuel''': Justice? :'''Mike''': I'm sorry, my Spanish - j-''justicia.'' Justice. :'''Manuel''': ''[sighs]'' What you talk about... is not justice. What you talk of is... ''revenge.'' It never ends... my boy is gone. ''[scoffs, speaks in Spanish]'' You gangsters and your "justice." You're all the same. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy and Kim approach Cliff and Howard's widow, Cheryl, at a memorial reception in the offices of HHM.]'' :'''Kim:''' Cliff. :'''Cliff:''' Kim, Jimmy. :'''Cheryl:''' Kim, hi. :''[Jimmy extends his hand to Cheryl; she doesn't take it]'' :'''Jimmy:''' Hi, Cheryl. I'm Jimmy McGill. You may not remember me. I'm Chuck McGill's brother. :'''Cheryl:''' Of course. :'''Jimmy:''' Very sorry for your loss. ''[sighs]'' :'''Kim:''' Cheryl, I'm so sorry. I can't even imagine what you must be going through. If Jimmy and I can do anything for you or your family, please just say the word. :''[Jimmy and Kim are about to walk away]'' :'''Cheryl:''' There is something, actually. You two were the last ones to see him, weren't you? :'''Kim:''' Um... :'''Jimmy:''' I guess so. Uh, that's what the police said. :'''Cheryl:''' Howard told me that you were harassing him, playing elaborate pranks of some sort. That you wouldn't leave him alone. :'''Jimmy:''' I know he thought that. He—he—he told me as well. Um, I think he honestly believed it. :'''Cheryl:''' But you're denying it. :'''Jimmy:''' ''[pauses]'' You know what, I didn't leave here under the best terms. The past few years, I could have been more considerate to Howard instead of yitzing him every chance I got. I guess, uh, there was a certain amount of jealousy on my part because Howard had the, uh, respect of my brother. Which I never did. ''[Jimmy steps away]'' :'''Cheryl:''' Tell me what you told the police. :'''Jimmy:''' ''[pauses]'' Okay, um... Well, I mean, it was 11pm. Howard started pounding on our door. He was very upset, going on about something, um, he thought was my fault, uh... Guess it had to do with the Sandpiper case. But I—I couldn't make head or tail out of it. We tried to calm him down. But... he just—he just wouldn't, um... Finally, he left. That's—that's it. :'''Cheryl:''' I'm not oblivious. I know people are saying he was on drugs. Is that what you're trying to tell me? :'''Jimmy:''' I just... He just didn't seem like himself. :'''Cheryl:''' ''[to Cliff]'' Are you hearing all of this? Because none of it makes sense to me. :'''Cliff:''' Cheryl, maybe we should just— :'''Cheryl:''' I don't care what people are saying. I don't care what the police think. Howard was not on drugs. That simply is not true. There's something more to this. :'''Kim:''' I don't know if it's my place, but... I—I... :'''Cheryl:''' Please. Just spit it out. ''[sharply inhales]'' :'''Kim:''' ''[sighs]'' It was about a year-and-a-half ago. I was still an associate here, working late on a brief. And I saw a light on in Howard's office. I assumed the cleaning crew left it on by mistake. And I was sure that office was empty, so I didn't knock. :'''Cheryl:''' ...And? :'''Kim:''' And Howard was there at his desk, head down. And he was snorting something. :'''Cheryl:''' ''[scoffs]'' :'''Kim:''' I looked at him. He looked at me. I didn't know what to do, so I just walked out. And the next morning, when we saw each other, neither of us ever said anything about it. I never told anyone. But now I wish I had. :''[Long pause]'' :'''Cheryl:''' ''[to Cliff]'' In all the years that you worked with him, have you witnessed anything like this? Even a hint? Cliff... :'''Cliff:''' I... Cheryl, this really isn't the time or the place. :''[Cheryl begins to cry]'' :'''Kim:''' Cheryl. You were his wife. You saw him every day. You knew him better than anyone. Maybe I misunderstood what I saw. You would have known. :'''Cheryl:''' ''[voice breaking]'' Please excuse me. :''[Cheryl retreats into a women's restroom]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Kim and her client are sitting in a courtroom as the presiding judge, Gabriel Dearden, takes the bench]'' :'''Bailiff:''' All rise. Court is now in session, the Honorable Judge Dearden presiding. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Good afternoon. We are here to discuss a motion to exclude evidence in ''State of New Mexico vs. Yarborough''. :'''Kim:''' ''[rises]'' Your honor, if I may. I submitted an additional motion. I'm assuming you have not seen it yet. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Did we get that? :'''Secretary:''' It just came in, judge. :''[The secretary approaches the bench and hands the motion to Judge Dearden]'' :'''Kim:''' I apologize, it was a last-minute addition. :'''Judge Dearden:''' "Last minute" is right. ''[looking through the motion]'' :''[Pause]'' :'''Judge Dearden:''' ...Do I understand this correctly? You're requesting to withdraw from this case? :'''Kim:''' Yes, your honor. My client is fully informed. And I've already been in touch with another attorney, Paige Novick. She's highly qualified and familiar with the case. She's prepared to step if you'll allow it. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Ms. Wexler, Mr. Orenstein, approach the bench. :''[Kim and the prosecutor do so]'' :'''Judge Dearden:''' ''[to Kim]'' Ms. Wexler, we are here today at your insistence to consider your motion to exclude evidence. And this is the moment you choose to withdraw? :'''Kim:''' It was unavoidable. :'''Judge Dearden:''' May I ask why? :'''Kim:''' Personal reasons, your honor. :'''Judge Dearden:''' "Personal reasons." Are we talking about a health issue, something to do with a loved one? :'''Kim:''' No. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Would you rather discuss privately in chambers? :'''Kim:''' Thank you for the consideration, but no. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Would you care to supply any detail at all? :'''Kim:''' Your honor, I prefer not to. :'''Judge Dearden:''' ''[pause; to Orenstein]'' ...Mr. Orenstein, is the state prepared to discuss Ms. Wexler's motion? :'''Orenstein:''' We are, your honor. Absolutely. :'''Judge Dearden:''' You know what, Ms. Wexler? Mr. Orenstein's here. I'm here. We all showed up for your party, and now you're taking away the punch bowl. I'm inclined to have you argue your motion, then I'll consider later writing petitions. :'''Kim:''' I'm sorry for wasting the court's time, your honor, but it's impossible for me to continue with this hearing. :'''Judge Dearden:''' And why is that, Ms. Wexler? :'''Kim:''' Because I'm no longer an attorney. :'''Judge Dearden:''' ''[brief pause]'' ...I'm sorry, what? :'''Kim:''' I gave notice to the bar two hours ago. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy arrives home after hearing the news that Kim has quit her legal career]'' :'''Jimmy:''' ''You did what?!'' Why?! ''WHY?!'' Alright, alright, I know why. But Kim, you can't just— :'''Kim:''' Jimmy, I— :'''Jimmy:''' ''Shhh!'' Just let me say my piece, okay? Just—Let's take a breath here! Kim, after everything that happened... I mean, Jesus! I get it! You want to climb out of your own skin! That's natural! But Kim, you don't just throw everything away! Th-th-this is your life! You're a lawyer! What about your clients, huh? What about, uh... that poor guy, Mr. Yarborough? What about the kid in foster care? Huh?! You give them everything you got! Who are they going to find who is half as good as you?! No one! They need you! :'''Kim:''' It's already done. :'''Jimmy:''' ''Ugh!'' ''[pause]'' Okay, what's done can be undone. All I'm saying is just—just let's take a week or two to think it over. For now, we're gonna take some time off. God knows we need it. We're gonna to find a new place, we're—we're gonna leave here. We're never, ever gonna come back here again. Okay? We're gonna—we're gonna put it behind us! Things will look brighter! I guarantee it! But first we have to fix this. So we're gonna go back to the hotel room, and you're gonna write letters. You're gonna write a letter to the bar, you're gonna write letters to your clients. You—you—you dictate, I will type. We're gonna roll this thing back. I'll order a pizza, we'll pull an all-nighter. Because we're in this together. Okay? So I'm gonna go get your—your printer, and then we're gonna get the hell out of here. :''[Jimmy turns to head into the bedroom]'' :'''Kim:''' Wait— Jimmy. Jimmy! :''[Jimmy enters the bedroom to discover half-full boxes and luggage everywhere]'' :'''Kim:''' You asked if you were bad for me. That's not it. We are bad for each other. :'''Jimmy:''' Kim. Don't do this. Kim, please. :'''Kim:''' Jimmy... ''[holding back tears]'' ...I have had the time of my life with you. But we are bad for everyone around us. Other people suffer because of us. Apart we're okay, but together we're poison. :'''Jimmy:''' ''[shakes his head]'' No, no. Just tell me what I need to do to change, okay? Just tell me what it is, and I'll do it. :'''Kim:''' Jimmy... :'''Jimmy:''' No, Kim. You make me happy. We make each other happy. How can that be bad? Hey... I love you. :'''Kim:''' I love you, too. ''[voice breaking]'' But so what? :'''Jimmy:''' No. No. No, Kim, you're wrong! ''This is about '''Howard!''''' Okay?! What happened to him wasn't on us! It wasn't your fault! It wasn't ''my'' fault! It was that ''fucking Lalo Salamanca!'' That psychopath came back from the dead and he walked through that door! He did this! Not us, ''him!'' :'''Kim:''' I knew. :'''Jimmy:''' You knew wh-what? :'''Kim:''' I knew he was alive. :'''Jimmy:''' No, you didn't. :'''Kim:''' It was about a month ago. I saw that car following me again. And it turned out that Mike Ehrmantraut had guys watching both of us, watching for Lalo. :'''Jimmy:''' Mike... Mike told you that Lalo was alive? ''[Kim nods]'' And you didn't tell me? :'''Kim:''' ''[pause]'' Jimmy... I thought... I thought it was a one-in-a-million chance that he'd come for us. I thought he would be caught if he did. And I told myself I was protecting you. But that's not the truth. The reason I didn't tell you was because I knew what you'd do. :'''Jimmy:''' Wh-what would I do? :'''Kim:''' You'd—you'd blame yourself. You'd fear for me. You'd want us to run and hide until you were sure I was safe. You would pull the plug on the scam, and then... ''[pause]'' ...and then, we'd break up. And I didn't want that. Because I was having too much ''fun''. :''[Kim breaks down crying and returns to the bedroom to pack; Jimmy stands in the living room in silence]'' === ''[[w:Nippy (Better Call Saul) | Nippy]]'' [6.10] === :''[Saul is confronted by Jeff after he unexpectedly shows up at his home]'' :'''Jeff''': Dude, what the fuck?! :'''Saul''': I know, it's awkward, right? But you don't have to call me Dad. Yet. :'''Jeff''': I don't know what this is about, but all I have to do is pick up the phone and it's "Bye-bye, Saul Goodman." :'''Saul''': Yeah, but you haven't picked up the phone yet, have ya? Or tried to strong-arm me for cash. And guess what? I know why. Because reward money—blackmail—that's not gonna tickle your pickle. I know what you really want. :'''Jeff''': Oh, yeah? What's that? :'''Saul''': You want in the game. :'''Jeff''': The game? What—what game? :'''Saul''': The ''game.'' The one you've been watching your entire life. You got your nose pressed up against the glass, peering in while the big boys play. :'''Jeff''': Speak English, man. What the hell are you talking about? :'''Saul''': ''The game.'' It's right there. You can see it, but you can't touch it yet. ''[pause]'' Cars, clothes. The cash, the ladies. It's about knowing all the angles, you know? Putting it all on the line and winning ''big.'' But here you are, Jeffy. Standing outside with the suckers, trying to pay off that cab, sweating the bills. You're getting older. It's—it's so close, but dammit you just can't get in! Until now. I can make it happen. :'''Jeff''': ''[beat]'' You? :'''Saul''': Saul Goodman. ''[pause]'' So, here's the deal. I will show you the game, and then we're done. :''[Jeff stares at Saul for another moment before smiling]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jeff runs around a maze in the outline of a mall. Saul, on a loudspeaker, shouts directions to him.]'' :'''Saul''': Go, go, go, go, go, go, go! One, Armani suits and run! Two, Air Jordan shoes for you! Three, linen shirts for free! Four, cashmere sweaters out the door! Five, Patagonias to survive! Six, swanky sweatsuits in the mix! HALT! :''[Jeff stops, breathing heavily.]'' :'''Jeff:''' What?! :'''Saul''': That's too many, you gotta be precise! Just three of each. :'''Jeff:''' Why? And why do I gotta run around like an asshole? :'''Saul''': I already told you! Three minutes, got it? That's our window! :'''Jeff:''' Yeah, but why three minutes? :'''Saul''': Because at three minutes, that's when security sees you on the cameras and the cops haul your ass to jail, alright? So let's go. :'''Jeff:''' Wait, there's cameras? :'''Saul''': Sure there's cameras! They erase the tapes every seventy-two hour, so that's why you only take three of each, and only the pricey stuff. When the store opens the next morning, they won't even know they were robbed. By the time they do inventory, abra cadabra, no more Jeffy on the tape! Right, so, three items, three minutes... It's easy. Let's go. :''[Jeff walks back to the start of the maze.]'' :'''Saul''': How many of each? :'''Jeff:''' Three... :'''Saul''': Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered! :'''Jeff:''' I don't know... :'''Saul''': What don't you know? :'''Jeff:''' Just, this whole thing, it seems crazy! :'''Saul''': Is this too hot for you?! Ju— You know what, just say so! You know what? Screw it. "Crazy?" I'll tell you what's crazy! [[w:Walter White (Breaking Bad) | Fifty-year-old high school chemistry teacher]] [[w:Breaking Bad | comes into my office. The guy is so broke, he can't pay his own mortgage. One year later, he's got a pile of cash as big as a Volkswagen.]] ''That's'' crazy. :'''Jeff's Friend:''' I'll do it. :'''Jeff:''' This sounds good to you? :'''Jeff's Friend:''' I think it'll work. :'''Saul''': Well, look at you! Hey, you're young. You're probably, uh... Fast in the feet, huh? :'''Jeff:''' O-Okay, I didn't say I wouldn't do it! I just... Had some questions about, like... Logistics. :'''Saul''': Are you in or out? :'''Jeff:''' In. :'''Saul''': ''[sighs]'' Okay, back to one. ''[He speaks into the loudspeaker as Jeff sets himself up.]'' Check, test, one-two, one-two. Okay! And ready, set, action! :''[Jeff begins running.]'' :'''Saul''': Move, move, move! Pick up the pace! Go, go, go! One, Armani suits and run! Two, Air Jordan shoes for you! Three, linen shirts for free! Four, cashmere sweaters out the door! Five, Patagonias to survive! Six, swanky sweatsuits in the mix! Let's go, let's go, let's go! <hr width="50%"/> :''[On the night of the robbery, Saul watches Jeff through the mall cameras while one of the security guards, Frank, is eating a Cinnabon roll with his back facing the cameras.]'' :'''Saul''': How about that 44-21 win against the Cavs? :'''Frank''': Be still my heart. ''[laughs]'' :'''Saul''': Seventy-six yard pass to Reggie Ball, and–and never sacked once. :'''Frank''': Wow, you have got quite the memory. :'''Saul''': ...Yeah, well—I'll tell you what. I can remember every stitch of clothing I was wearing during that game, but ask me what I had for dinner and... ''[whistles]'' Clean slate. :'''Frank''': Tell me about it! ''[Saul checks his stopwatch, which is at two minutes and fifteen seconds]'' Well, I'll tell ya: If you're not passing the ball, that's what's gonna happen. ''[eats another bite]'' Mmm! :''[Eventually, Jeff runs with the last round of clothes when he slips and falls. Saul chokes on his coffee.]'' :'''Frank''': You okay? :'''Saul''': ''[coughs]'' Wrong pipe. :'''Frank''': Oh, okay. So, you think our guys are gonna move to the Big Ten like they're sayin'? :'''Saul''': ''[pause]'' Big Ten? :'''Frank''': Yeah, you know, maybe they're just chasing the almighty dollar if you ask me. I mean, both powerhouses of course. But, you know what? You got Oklahoma and Texas over here. But Michigan, Ohio State over there! ''[Saul looks nervously at the cameras]'' I... I don't know. Guess I like tradition. ''[chuckles; sighs as he takes yet another bite]'' So good. Just amazing. Wow. :''[After Saul realizes Jeff is out cold, he fakes a nervous breakdown to distract Frank]'' :'''Saul''': God, what am I doing? :'''Frank''': What? :'''Saul''': ''[cries out again as Frank turns his head towards the cameras]'' Look at me! Wha—I don't know what... ''[sobs]'' Oh, Jesus! :'''Frank''': Gene? :'''Saul''': Oh, God. You... you have a wife, right, Frank? :'''Frank''': Yeah. :'''Saul''': Yeah? :'''Frank''': Yeah. :'''Saul''': She's waiting for you? ''[Frank nods]'' Look at me. I got... I got no one. My parents are dead. [[w:Chuck McGill | My brother]]... ''[beat; looks down]'' My brother is dead. I, uh... I don't have a wife. No kids, no friends. If I die tonight, no one would care. What difference would it make? :''[Saul looks up again and notices Jeff slowly getting himself up]'' :'''Frank''': Gene, buddy... I—I'm sure you mean a lot to... to a lot of—lots of people. ''[turns his head around again]'' :'''Saul''': ''[slams fist on table]'' If I die tonight, my landlord would pack up my stuff. It'd take him three hours. And Cinnabon would just hire a new manager. Gene who?! Poof, I'd be gone! I'd be... a–a ghost. No, not a ghost. I'd be a... a shadow. I'd just mean ''nothing.'' I mean, Frank... What's the ''point'', Frank? What's the... :''[Saul sees Jeff put away the clothes in the box. He groans as he watches Jeff run out of the warehouse, then claps when he's out of sight]'' :'''Saul''': ''[sighs]'' I'm sorry. You didn't need to hear that. :'''Frank''': No, no, no. That's–that's okay. No, that is okay. Everybody has bad days. :'''Saul''': You've felt like this? :'''Frank''': ...No. I mean, not me, but... people. I think a lot of people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Saul''': You guys enjoying yourselves? Well, hold on to that feeling, 'cause this is it. :'''Jeff''': Yeah, we know. :'''Saul''': Well, in case you forget, you transported stolen goods with a value exceeding $5,000. And the truck you used to do it was rented in Council Bluffs across state lines. :'''Jeff''': You told us to rent the truck over there, so— :'''Saul''': ''[motions for Jeff to stop talking]'' Theft from an interstate shipment, up to ten years. Transportation of stolen goods, another ten years. Sale of stolen goods, ten years. Conspiracy to commit a federal crime— :'''Jeff's Friend''': Whoa, hold on. Conspiracy? It was your idea. :'''Saul''': Yeah. It's called mutually assured destruction, so... if I go down, you go down. :'''Jeff''': Man, you don't have to threaten us. We're all friends here. :'''Saul''': I am not your friend. And if you get greedy, and you decide to come back for more, ''don't.'' Gene Takavic, you've never heard of him. Cottonwood Mall, you don't go there. You see me comin', you cross to the other side of the street. :'''Jeff''': Dude. :'''Saul''': Now, I need you to say it. We're done. :'''Jeff''': ''[pause; laughs]'' Come on! :'''Saul''': Say it. ''We're done. '''Say it.''''' :'''Jeff''': ''[beat; looks at his friend briefly]'' We're done. :'''Jeff's Friend''': ''[pause]'' We're–we're done. === ''Breaking Bad'' [6.11] === === [6.12] === === [6.13] === == External links == {{wikipedia}} [[Category:Better Call Saul seasons]] [[Category:Split television seasons]] svsj88tz2mhrlanw2uk5bhyjaherjtk 3148667 3148666 2022-07-28T14:19:47Z 2600:1008:B100:482F:F984:EAC9:BD4A:1595 /* Nippy [6.10] */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} ---- :'''Season''' [[Better Call Saul (season 1)|1]] [[Better Call Saul (season 2)|2]] [[Better Call Saul (season 3)|3]] [[Better Call Saul (season 4)|4]] [[Better Call Saul (season 5)|5]] [[Better Call Saul (season 6)|6]] | [[Better Call Saul|'''Main''']] ---- The following is a list of quotes from the sixth season of ''[[Better Call Saul]]''. === ''[[w:Wine and Roses|Wine and Roses]]'' [6.01] === :''[Mike, Gus, and Tyrus gather in the office trailer at the Los Pollos Hermanos chicken farm to discuss the aftermath of the attempted hit on Lalo Salamanca.]'' :'''Gus:''' Tell me again about the ''sicario'' who made the final report. :'''Tyrus:''' He was already wounded when he talked to our cutout. Federales found him dead at the scene. But they got Salamanca. :'''Gus:''' The mercenaries are dead. To a man. And yet their mission was a success? :'''Mike:''' It has been known to happen. Now you go down there and get Varga, bring him home safe. There's ways to do it on the quiet. :''[Long pause; Gus and Tyrus both stare at him.]'' :'''Mike:''' ''[scoffs]'' ...Unless you already have something in the works. :''[Tyrus turns and exits the trailer. Mike and Gus speak alone.]'' :'''Gus:''' Speak your mind. :'''Mike:''' Loyalty goes both ways. Varga's done everything you asked him. :'''Gus:''' He wasn't given a choice. :'''Mike:''' Maybe so, but he played a tough game. And he played it on the square. :'''Gus:''' ...And? :'''Mike:''' When all is said and done, the kid deserves your respect. :'''Gus:''' He has it. Is there more you wish to say? :''[After a long pause, Mike exits the trailer.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy and Kim have dinner at a diner; conversation turns to the Ford Taurus that Jimmy has rented.]'' :'''Jimmy:''' I rented us a car. It's the Ford. :'''Kim:''' So Saul Goodman drives a brown Ford Taurus? :'''Jimmy:''' Detroit calls that taupe, I believe. :'''Kim:''' Don't you think Saul Goodman would drive something with a little more... flair? :'''Jimmy:''' Such as? :'''Kim:''' I don't know. Definitely American-made. Something showy. And Saul Goodman has an office. Something eye-catching. Good location. :'''Jimmy:''' By the courthouse? :'''Kim:''' Yeah. A cathedral of justice. :'''Jimmy:''' ''Ooooh'', a cathedral of justice. Okay, yeah. :'''Kim:''' We should start looking for something for you. I mean, for Saul. :'''Jimmy:''' Sold. When do we start? <hr width="50%"/> :''[At the courthouse, Jimmy is confronted by the district attorney who prosecuted Lalo during his bail hearing]'' :'''ADA Khalil''': I've been calling you for two days. :'''Jimmy''': Oh, my girl's out sick. What can I do you for? :'''ADA Khalil''': Tomorrow morning, 10 A.M. :'''Jimmy''': Brunch? But just you and me, right? ''[points at Detective Roberts]'' I mean, won't the big fella here feel like a third wheel? :'''ADA Khalil''': You and I are meeting Parson in chambers. I am asking for an emergency hearing to alter the terms of De Guzman's release. :'''Jimmy''': Sounds like a blast. Unfortunately, I'm booked solid. :'''Detective Roberts''': I checked your client's place of residence. The address he gave, it's a Dairy Queen in Altamonte. The family that showed at the bail hearing can't be located. No driver's license, no tax rolls, no school records. Nothing. The fact is, there isn't a single Elizabeth McKinnon under the age of 73 living in New Mexico. :'''Jimmy''': Well, this is–this is surprising. :'''ADA Khalil''': Your client has disappeared, and I'm not waiting six weeks to start looking for him. :'''Jimmy''': Hey, my guy put up seven million in bail. You think he's just gonna walk away from that? :'''Detective Roberts''': Who comes up with seven million bucks in cash? :'''ADA Khalil''': You know what I think? I think the family was fake. ''[to Jimmy]'' And I think you knew it the whole time. :'''Jimmy''': Okay, hold up. Just get real for a second. The hearing didn't go your way, and now you're trying for a do-over? You say my guy ran, I say he's got seven million reasons for showing up when he's legally required to do so. So, no, I won't be... uh, due process window dressing at any crash meeting with Parson. And if you try throwing any of this crap around in front of the judge without my presence, here's an accusation: Prosecutorial misconduct. ''Career-ending'' prosecutorial misconduct! :'''Detective Roberts''': None of that changes the fact the guy's not who he said he was. :'''Jimmy''': No, no, no! Hold on! You guys got caught with your pants around your ankles, and somehow that's on me?! I don't think so! ''[points at ADA Khalil]'' You got two dozen lawyers up there! You got investigators—you got the whole damn police force—and it's ''my'' fault that you can't keep track of Lalo?! ''That is '''not''' my job!'' :'''ADA Khalil''': Lalo? Who's Lalo? :'''Jimmy''': What?! ''[blinks hard]'' What did I say... I meant De Guzman. I have more than one client! ''[chuckles]'' So... ''[clears throat]'' I will see you at the preliminary in six weeks as scheduled. Until then, I have clients who need me. :''[Jimmy walks into an empty courtroom and sits down while contemplating his slip-up]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy takes a guided tour of the country club where Howard and Cliff are members, meeting with a tour guide named Norm in the main lounge.]'' :'''Norm:''' Hi, Norm Wakely. I understand you're in the market for a tour. :'''Jimmy:''' That's right. Saul Goodman. :'''Norm:''' Great to meet you, Mr. Goodman. :'''Jimmy:''' No please, call me Saul. :'''Norm:''' Great. So Saul, can I get you anything before we get started? The coffee here is just unbeatable. :'''Jimmy:''' Uh, well, I'm fine. I'm fully caffeinated. :''[Kevin Wachtell walks into the room and becomes upset upon seeing Jimmy in the lounge.]'' :'''Norm:''' Well Saul, you and I are standing on hallowed ground. Five presidents have played on our course, starting with Dwight D. Eisenhower. But the story goes back even further than that– :'''Kevin:''' ''Norm.'' :''[Jimmy and Norm turn toward Kevin.]'' :'''Kevin:''' Can I have a sec, please? :'''Jimmy:''' Kevin, hey. How's it going? :'''Norm:''' Uh, I'm sorry. I'm sure this will just be a moment. :''[Norm goes over to Kevin and talks to him for a few moments, clearly being instructed to remove Jimmy from the premises.]'' :'''Norm:''' Mr. Goodman. I'm so sorry, but I've just been reminded that in fact we have a two-year waiting list. :'''Jimmy:''' Two years, wow. Maybe I could go on the tour anyway. I mean, 'cause I'm here. Just in case. :'''Norm:''' Well unfortunately, we've suspended tours for the moment. :'''Jimmy:''' You're not even giving tours? :'''Norm:''' I apologize for the inconvenience. We–we'll be happy to call you if the situation changes. You left your number? :'''Jimmy:''' Uh-huh. :'''Norm:''' Well, we'll be in touch. If the situation changes. Again, I–I am sorry for your time and trouble. We just– ''[sighs]'' We had a few crosswires. :'''Jimmy:''' Well... okay then. :'''Norm:''' Thank you. :''[Jimmy is about the leave the lounge, but impulsively stops, turns around, and approaches Norm again.]'' :'''Jimmy:''' I'm sorry. :'''Norm:''' Oh, yes. :'''Jimmy:''' Um, just so I understand: you were going to give me a tour and then realized you don't need new members? :'''Norm:''' We have a waiting list. :'''Jimmy:''' Okay, but you're the membership director... :'''Norm:''' I know. :'''Jimmy:''' ...so you would have known that before. It doesn't really add up. I mean, I came in and everyone was rolling out the red carpet, and then all of a sudden something changed. I don't– :'''Norm:''' Mr. Goodman, I– :'''Jimmy:''' ''Goodman.'' The name. The second you heard it, everything turned on a dime. Wow. Waiting list? I think you're talking about an ''exclusion'' list. It's okay, I should have known. Because, I mean, look! ''[raises his voice and walks to the middle of the lounge, where everyone can see him]'' It's wall-to-wall mayonnaise in here! So listen, if you're going to be restrictive, have the courage to say so! :'''Norm:''' There's no question– :'''Jimmy:''' There it is, folks! Anti-Semitism, alive and well right here in Albuquerque! :'''Norm:''' Sir! We have many Jewish members! :'''Jimmy:''' Oh good. Well, you met your quota then. Gold star for you. :''[Kevin, flanked by two of his golf buddies, interjects.]'' :'''Kevin:''' Hold on. That's gotta be the biggest load of horse crap I've ever heard in my life. Go crawl back in your hole, McGill or Goodman – whatever you're calling yourself. What are you up to, anyway? Ginning up another one of your put-up job lawsuits? You two-faced, blackmailing, money-grubbing son of a bitch– :'''Jimmy:''' Money-grubbing! You're saying the quiet part out loud, I think. :'''Norm:''' Gentlemen, can we just keep the volume down? :'''Kevin:''' You know damn well that's not what I meant! :'''Jimmy:''' In this day and age, I'd hoped and prayed we'd be beyond this. :'''Kevin:''' You're about as Jewish as my Aunt Fannie! :'''Jimmy:''' Five-thousand years and it never ends! :''[Kevin tries to take a swing at Jimmy, but is held back by his golf buddies.]'' :'''Jimmy:''' ''Here it is! Violence! It always comes to this!'' :'''Norm:''' Mr. Wachtell, please! :'''Kevin's Buddy:''' Come on, Kev. :'''Kevin:''' ''[to Jimmy]'' You go to hell, you lying sack of shit. :''[Kevin and his golf buddies leave the lounge.]'' :'''Norm:''' Sir. Mr. Goodman, I don't know what to say. That is not– :'''Jimmy:''' I wouldn't be a member here. I wouldn't walk through those doors again after what happened to me here today. ''[feigns tears]'' Do you at least have a bathroom that I could use, seeing as how my– Stress like that is hell on my diverticulitis. :'''Norm:''' The men's locker room is the closest. It's straight through there. :'''Jimmy:''' And I would be allowed to go in there? :'''Norm:''' Yes, of course. :'''Jimmy:''' I want you to know I don't blame you personally. I know you were just following orders. ''[to everyone in the lounge]'' It's okay, folks! I'm leaving! All is well! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo is preparing to be smuggled across the border with a group of undocumented immigrants when he decides to call the Casa Tranquila Nursing Home and speak to Hector. A nurse holds a phone up to Hector's ear in the common room. Hector uses his bell to communicate.]'' :'''Lalo:''' ''[in Spanish]'' Uncle, can you hear me? Do you know my voice? :''[Hector visibly recognizes Lalo's voice.]'' :'''Hector:''' ''[rings bell twice]'' :'''Lalo:''' They told you about the attack, didn't they? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings once]'' :'''Lalo:''' Let them keep believing I'm dead. So much the better. It was the chicken man. That coward sat up there in the north while his paramilitaries came into my home. My home, Uncle! Screw Bolsa, screw Eladio. I'm coming north. I'm going to hurt him. Hurt him like you taught me. And then I will kill him. :'''Hector:''' ''[rings repeatedly in agreement]'' :'''Lalo:''' What is it? :''[The nurse takes the phone from Hector.]'' :'''Nurse:''' Hector? ''[to Lalo]'' Excuse me. I'm so sorry, but Hector seems a little upset. :'''Lalo:''' ''[in English]'' Yeah, sorry. Um, I'm just– I'm sharing a bit of family news, some good, some bad. Would you mind putting him back on? It will only be a minute. :'''Nurse:''' Of course. :''[The nurse again holds the phone to Hector's ear.]'' :'''Lalo:''' ''[in Spanish]'' Uncle? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings twice]'' :'''Lalo:''' What is it? Do you have another idea? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings twice]'' :'''Lalo:''' Okay, let's see. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, O, P– :'''Hector:''' ''[rings once]'' :'''Lalo:''' P? That's right? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings once]'' :'''Lalo:''' Okay. What's next? A, B, C, D... :''[Cut to the common room; Hector rings twice.]'' :'''Lalo:''' ...L, M, N, Ñ... :''[Cut to the common room; Hector rings once.]'' :'''Lalo:''' U? ''Prueba?'' :'''Hector:''' ''[rings once]'' :'''Lalo:''' Is that what you're saying? Proof? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings twice]'' :'''Lalo:''' Uncle, I don't have any proof. For months I was in the north watching him, following his men. There was nothing. :''[Lalo has a flash of realization.]'' :'''Lalo:''' Wait... There is proof. I know where to find it. Goodbye, Uncle. You will see me soon. === ''[[w:Carrot and Stick|Carrot and Stick]]'' [6.02] === :'''Jimmy''': "I was a hard worker. I was a company man. Twenty years, and I didn't miss a single day. They even gave me a plaque for it. ''[sighs]'' It was a gold plaque. Perfect attendance... But when they handed it to me, I wrenched my back. I was in so much pain, I couldn't do my job... ''[sighs again]'' which meant I couldn't put food on the table. I didn't want to sue... but with a family to support, what choice did I have?" :'''Kim''': Wait, who are you supposed to be again? :'''Jimmy''': Whatever. The backstory is just a placeholder. I'm gonna polish the script once we cast. :'''Kim''': But a personal injury suit? Best case scenario, that gets him in with an associate. :'''Jimmy''': ''[throws hands up]'' Mesothelioma. ''[clears his throat]'' "When I took that job down at the shoe factory, I had no idea I was risking my life. Now, I can't stop coughin'!" Right? Come on! Hey, a mesothelioma class-action built Clifford Main his vacation house. He hears "mesothelioma," his eyes pop! :'''Kim''': Well, sure. But then he takes the case. What happens when he asks for a medical evaluation? And how does Howard come up? :'''Jimmy''': Okay, ask me why I'm here. :'''Kim''': What brings you to Davis & Main today? :'''Jimmy''': "I'm sick. I'm really sick..." :'''Kim''': Good. :'''Jimmy''': "...and it's not mesothelioma, but it's not good. And I need a lawyer, and the pickings are slim. I already went to HHM. I met with their top guy, Howard Hamlin, and uh... Uhhh, I–I got a brother-in-law and he's got a pretty nasty coke habit, very similar energy. Just put me off. Anyway, I need a lawyer, blah-blah-blah." :'''Kim''': Okay, but you got a bad feeling from just one meeting? :'''Jimmy''': Yeah, I had the brother-in-law with the coke. :'''Kim''': Yeah, but you were only in the room with him once. :'''Jimmy''': Okay, so it's gotta be something with a history with Howard. :'''Kim''': Yeah. :'''Jimmy''': But Cliff has to want to take the meeting, but not the case. :'''Kim''': Right. :'''Jimmy''': ''[sighs]'' It's gotta be good, but not too good. :'''Kim''': Exactly. There's a sweet spot, you know. Like a magnet. We–we pull Cliff in, and then repel him. ''[beat]'' Oh! :'''Jimmy''': What? :'''Kim''': ''[sighs]'' You are going to ''hate'' this... <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy tracks down the Kettlemans to their shady tax preparation office and tries to rope them into his and Kim's plan to ruin Howard]'' :'''Betsy''': ''[to Jimmy]'' You've got some nerve coming here after what you did! ''[shoves Jimmy]'' ''Leave!'' Because of you, we lost ''everything!'' Our kids are in public school! So why don't you go crawl back under whatever slime-covered rock you came from and leave us the heck alone?! :'''Jimmy''': Okay, I sense some anger here, but that's–that's perfectly understandable. Since you brought it up, I came here today because I was curious if you two wanted your lives back. There's actually a legal term for it: Exoneration. :'''Craig''': Oh. You know, we actually did look into that. :'''Betsy''': Yep. :'''Craig''': We went to a number of lawyers, and— :'''Betsy''': ''Real'' lawyers. :'''Craig''': Yes. They were all terrific, but they said that it was impossible. :'''Betsy''': ''Mm-hmm''. :'''Jimmy''': Okay, but those lawyers don't know what I know. :'''Craig''': What's that? :'''Betsy''': No, Craig. He's got an angle. :'''Jimmy''': I ''do'' have an angle, Craig. It's an angle called justice. ''[Betsy scoffs and snickers]'' Let me put it this way: I think that within Craig's case, I have found the grounds for a civil suit. A big one. ''[pause; quietly]'' Big. :'''Betsy''': ''[long pause; looks at Craig]'' Okay, then. Let's hear it. :'''Jimmy''': Let's hold your horses, because we've been down this road before. [[w:Uno (Better Call Saul)|And the last time I gave you two advice, you went straight to the competition with it.]] ''[pulls out a piece of paper from inside his suit]'' So, I just need some assurances that all my hard work isn't gonna end up in the hands of, uh, Clifford Main or some other asshole at some pretentious high-pay, white-shoe law firm. So before we talk turkey, letters of engagement. :'''Craig''': Yes. :'''Jimmy''': Yeah, you remember these. I made some updates, just closed a few loopholes and whatnot. So... ''[holds out paper and pen]'' :'''Betsy''': ''[stops Craig from taking the pen]'' We're not signing anything. :'''Jimmy''': You have to sign if you want to know what I know. :'''Betsy''': ''We're not signing.'' :'''Jimmy''': Really? You're sure? :'''Betsy''': Yep. :'''Jimmy''': Craig? :'''Craig''': ''[looks at Betsy before shaking his head]'' Thanks anyway. :'''Jimmy''': ''[unclicks pen]'' Alright. Well, uh... Sorry we couldn't work something out. :'''Betsy''': I'm sure you are. :''[Jimmy overhears Betsy and Craig arguing as he walks around the trailer. He balls the pen in his fist]'' :'''Craig''': Mr. Goodman! :'''Jimmy''': ''[smiles; clicks pen and takes out letter]'' Best decision you've ever made. ''[turns his back to Craig for him to sign the letter]'' Here you go. :'''Betsy''': ''[after Craig signs the letter]'' So what do you know? :'''Jimmy''': You got one, too, Betsy. ''[holds out another letter]'' :''[Betsy snatches the pen and paper from Jimmy and signs the letter while pressing the pen hard on Jimmy's back]'' :'''Jimmy''': Oh, come on. That's not... ''Ow''. All right. Well, we're officially in business. Now, I have it on good authority here that Craig was not given proper counsel. :'''Betsy''': We already knew that. :'''Jimmy''': But did you ask yourselves why? :'''Craig''': No. Why? :'''Jimmy''': What if I told you that in your hour of need, the person who was supposed to be on your side was impaired? :'''Craig''': Impaired? :'''Jimmy''': It's a... a person of substance. ''[as Betsy and Craig talk to each other quietly]'' Substance in question being a certain illegal white powder. :'''Betsy''': That awful woman with the ponytail is a cocaine addict. :'''Jimmy''': No, not Kim Wexler! No! Craig's lead attorney, Howard Hamlin! :'''Craig''': Oh. I thought he was so... professional and energetic. Upbeat. :'''Betsy''': Oh... :'''Jimmy''': "Oh," is right. :'''Craig''': So upbeat is bad? :'''Jimmy''': In this case, it's textbook malpractice. The magic phrase is, "ineffective assistance of counsel." If your guy wasn't nose deep in the devil's dandruff, well, Craig's case would've turned out completely different. :'''Craig''': Oh, my God! :'''Betsy''': Don't we need some kind of proof? :'''Jimmy''': All the dirty laundry comes out in discovery. It’s just trips to rehab, secret drug deals. All we gotta do is get the ball rolling. So, I say we get started on your affidavits. :'''Craig''': Yes. :'''Betsy''': About that. We happen to know a thing or two about our rights, Mr. McGill. And it doesn’t matter what you force us to sign. We don’t have to work with any lawyer we don’t want. ''[gets in Jimmy's face]'' And that means... you’re fired. :'''Jimmy''': I am not fired. :'''Betsy''': Oh yes, you are! :'''Jimmy''': No! No! :'''Craig''': He’s fired? :'''Betsy''': Craig! :'''Jimmy''': No, you can’t fire me! I found this case, it’s mine! Hey, you wanna hear about rights?! The second you say where you got this information from, guess who automatically gets a cut?! ''Me! So go ahead! Go ahead, see what happens!'' :''[Jimmy pretends to be upset after the Kettlemans leave, but slowly starts smiling as he walks away]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Gus and Juan Bolsa visit Hector at Casa Tranquila to send their condolences, still believing that Lalo is dead. The dialogue is in Spanish.]'' :'''Bolsa''': He wishes to make amends. At least hear him out. :'''Gus''': Don Hector. It's no secret that I did not see eye to eye with your nephew. And while the friction between your family and myself did not start with him, today I am reminded we are all Eladio's men. No matter our disagreements, a strike against one is a strike against all. I hope you will accept my condolences and my support as you navigate this terrible loss. :'''Bolsa''': Gustavo speaks the truth. In this matter, he and I both stand shoulder to shoulder behind the Salamanca family. We are still looking for the traitor, Ignacio Varga. ''[places hand on Hector's shoulder]'' We will find him. And then your family will have justice. :''[Hector slowly reaches his hand out to Gus. As Gus holds his hand, he notices a change of expression on Hector's face and stares at him. Cut to outside the nursing home.]'' :'''Bolsa''': ''[to Gus in English]'' We'll be in touch. :''[Gus calls Mike on his cell phone after Bolsa drives away]'' :'''Mike''': What did you learn? :'''Gus''': Lalo Salamanca lives. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy gets a call from Betsy Kettleman after she finds out there was no case against Howard]'' :'''Jimmy''': Saul Goodman, speedy justice for you. Oh, wait! Okay, just take a breath, and then we can... Okay, okay. I can tell you're upset. Just... I–I never advised that. No. ''[sighs]'' No, I did not, so let's agree to disagree. ''[pause]'' Okay, I think you're going to want to meet in person before you do anything rash. So how about–how about we meet up, and we can hash this out. ''[pause]'' Yeah, sure! Tomorrow, first thing. Uh, 9 A.M, I can come to your office. That work? ...Okay, okay! Good! ''[hangs up]'' :'''Kim''': I'm surprised it took them this long. You, uh... You're gonna use the stick, right? :'''Jimmy''': The stick? Well, it's a big stick. But I know these people, they're more carrot types. Especially her. ''[takes out cash and puts the bills in his suit pocket]'' Spoonful of sugar, you know? :'''Kim''': ''[beat]'' I think maybe I'll come, too. :'''Jimmy''': Tomorrow? Really? :'''Kim''': Sure. I have time. :'''Jimmy''': ''[pause]'' Okay. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tyrus''': They found the truck, but no sign of Varga. Salamancas have all eyes looking for him, including the federales. Still not picking up his cell, so nobody got a lock on it. Now as for Lalo, still missing. As far as everybody in the cartel is concerned, top to bottom, Lalo is dead. :'''Mike''': May I offer a thought? ''[pause; to Gus]'' If Salamanca was coming straight for you, he'd be here already. We've got guys watching anywhere he might turn up this side of Mexico. Wire taps on any phone he might call. There is not a whiff of him. Now, my guess is he's smart enough to know it's not in the Salamanca family interest to take you out without a reason the bosses can get behind. So, the odds are he's searching for Varga. Finds him alive, gets him to talk. ''[pause; Gus remains silent]'' Varga's alone in foreign territory, no one he can trust. The kid's smart, but he's not gonna last. ''[Gus stands up]'' He's gonna get caught. :''[Gus accidentally knocks a glass over and kneels down to pick up the shards from the floor]'' :'''Gus''': Continue. :'''Mike''': The best way to handle this: I take four of our best guys, cross the border and track Varga down. Let me find him, bring him back before the Salamancas sweep him up. It's our only play. :''[After cleaning up the broken glass, Gus throws it away and looks out a nearby window]'' :'''Gus''': ''[beat; in Spanish]'' Varga's father. Bring him here. :'''Mike''': No. You're not doing that. ''[locks the door after Tyrus gets his gun out]'' You don't understand. That's not happening. :'''Tyrus''': ''[walks up to Mike and aims gun at him]'' Just say the word. :'''Mike''': Whatever happens next... it's not gonna go down the way you think it is. :''[Mike stares at Tyrus, who cocks his gun and waits for Mike to make a move.]'' :'''Mike''': ''[beat; hears cell phone vibrating]'' It's him. :'''Tyrus''': Bullshit. I've been calling Varga for hours. He hasn't picked up once. :'''Mike''': He's been trying to get me since he left the Salamancas. ''[opens phone]'' You want me to answer it? :''[Tyrus turns to Gus, who nods. Mike answers the phone and speaks to Nacho]'' :'''Mike''': Yeah. ''[pause]'' Yeah. ...Not my call. ''[pause]'' That's up to you. ''[to Gus]'' He wants to talk to you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Betsy:''' You used us &ndash; us and our good name &ndash; to character-assassinate Howard Hamlin. Somehow, some way, it benefits you to tear him down. :'''Craig:''' Yeah. And we're&ndash;we're mad. :'''Jimmy:''' Okay, yeah. I'm hearing a lot of unfounded accusations being tossed around. I don't know anything about schemes or character assassination or whatnot, but... ''[clears throat]'' if you're feeling slighted, we can make it right. ''[Jimmy hands Betsy a bundle of cash]'' :'''Betsy:''' Money? ''[scoffs]'' Money's not gonna take care of this. :'''Jimmy:''' Money takes care of everything. Isn't that the motto stitched onto the Kettleman family crest? :'''Betsy:''' We don't want money. :'''Jimmy:''' I am non-plussed. I'm guessing you want something. :'''Betsy:''' Do what you promised. :'''Jimmy:''' Do what I what? :'''Betsy:''' Exonerate Craig. Get his good name back. :'''Jimmy:''' Alright. Well, as you've been advised, for a number of reasons that's not gonna happen. :'''Betsy:''' It ''is'' gonna happen. It is. It's... You're just gonna have to figure out a way. :'''Craig:''' If anyone can do this, it's you. :'''Betsy:''' I know you don't want us going to Howard Hamlin. Because whatever it is you're up to, I'm sure he would be ''very'' interested. :'''Jimmy:''' Okay, let's just go easy on the threats. :'''Betsy:''' We want our lives back! The way they were before. ''Before.'' We lost everything! And we don't deserve any of this. :'''Kim:''' Okay. Enough carrot. ''[clears throat]'' :''[Kim turns to the home phone next to her and begins to dial]'' :'''Craig:''' Dial 9 to get out. :'''Kim:''' Oh, thank you. :'''Betsy:''' ''[whispering; to Craig]'' We didn't give her permission to use the phone. :'''Craig:''' ''[whispering; to Betsy]'' She needs to use the phone. :'''Jimmy:''' Kim... ? :''[The line connects; Kim speaks through the phone's speaker]'' :'''Receptionist:''' Internal Revenue Service, Albuquerque. :'''Kim:''' Hi. Could you put me through to Justin Stangel in Criminal Investigations? :'''Receptionist:''' One moment, please. :'''Betsy:''' ''[to Kim]'' What are you doing? Excuse me! :'''Justin:''' This is Justin. :'''Kim:''' Justin, Kim Wexler. How are you? :'''Justin:''' Hey, Kim. Good to hear from you. :'''Kim:''' How are Noreen and the boys? :'''Justin:''' Oh, hanging in. Noreen always talks about having you by for dinner some time. :'''Kim:''' We should do that. Tell her to call me. Listen, I was wondering who your CID officer is these days. :'''Justin:''' You have something for us? :'''Kim:''' Oh, I just might: Tax preparer fraud. A lot of it. :'''Justin:''' I'm listening. :'''Kim:''' Well, it's this, uh, run-down little mom-and-pop outfit I've had my eye on for a while. ''[chuckles]'' Don't ask me why. Clearly, I need to get a life. But from what I can glean, their clients always end up with smaller refunds than they deserve. :'''Betsy:''' ''[whispering]'' Please don't do this. :'''Justin:''' Do the clients sign over third-party authorization? :'''Kim:''' Bingo. So what I'm thinking is, these creeps file legit returns with you guys, give the clients fake ones that show about half the proper amount, and then pocket the difference. :'''Justin:''' Classic scam. Well, I know just the guy to go after these dirtbags. Tony Oropallo. Real bulldog. I'll transfer you over. :'''Kim:''' Such a big help, Justin. :'''Justin:''' You got it. Talk soon. :'''Betsy:''' You don't have to do this. :'''Kim:''' ''[to Betsy]'' Don't I? Betsy... You'll probably get twenty-four months, maybe eighteen with good behavior. But Craig? You are a two-time loser. They will definitely make an example out of you. Each false return they discover will be a separate felony. What are we talking? A hundred? :'''Betsy:''' Uh... :'''Kim:''' Two-hundred? :'''Tony:''' ''[beat]'' CID, Anthony Oropallo speaking. :''[Betsy runs to the phone and slams down the receiver to end the call]'' :'''Betsy:''' Please. We'll do anything. Just tell us. :'''Kim:''' ''[beat]'' Why would I believe ''you?'' Huh? :'''Craig:''' Please. :'''Kim:''' ''[long pause]'' First. First, you contact every person you've ripped off. Tell them you made an accounting error, tell them you're crooks who had a change of heart, I don't care. Give them what they are legally owed. Everything you stole. And then after that, you're going to forget you ever heard the name Howard Hamlin. I'm keeping my eye on both of you. You think you've lost everything? ''You have no idea.'' :''[Kim leaves the room with Jimmy while the Kettlemans stand shellshocked, on the verge of tears]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy:''' [[w:Inflatable (Better Call Saul)|Wolves and sheep]]. :'''Kim:''' Huh? :'''Jimmy:''' ...Nothing. === ''[[w:Rock and Hard Place|Rock and Hard Place]]'' [6.03] === :''[Nacho calls his father from an auto shop while on the run]'' :'''Manuel''': A-to-Z Fine Upholstery. Hello? :'''Nacho''': Dad. It's me. :'''Manuel''': Nacho? :'''Nacho''': ''Si'', Papa. ''Hola''. :'''Manuel''': ''[sighs]'' ''Hola, hijo.'' ''[in Spanish]'' How are you? :'''Nacho''': ''[in Spanish]'' Good, good. Um... just wanted to hear your voice. :'''Manuel''': Nacho, where are you? You sound strange. :''[pause]'' :'''Nacho''': It's not important.... I was just checking in, that's all. :'''Manuel''': Okay. ''Hijo'', I have lots of work to do. We've been through this, so many times. You know what you have to do... go to the police. :'''Nacho''': Yes, Papa. I understand... I hear you. :''[pause]'' :'''Manuel''': What else is there to say? Hmm? Goodbye, ''hijo''. :'''Nacho''': ''[choked up]'' Goodbye, Papa. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Nacho calls Mike at an auto repair shop in Mexico while on the run from the Salamancas]'' :'''Mike''': Yeah. :'''Nacho''': It's me. :'''Mike''': Yeah. :'''Nacho''': You knew. You knew that I was going to Mexico to die, that I was never supposed to make it out of that motel. And you let it happen. :'''Mike''': Not my call. :'''Nacho''': What happens now? :'''Mike''': That's up to you. :'''Nacho''': Is that bastard with you? Put him on. :'''Mike''': Hmm. ''[to Gus]'' He wants to talk to you. :'''Gus''': ''[takes cell phone from Mike; to Nacho]'' Yes. :'''Nacho''': You are screwed. ''[pause]'' You want the cartel to blame me for Lalo. But if they catch me, and make me talk? ''Ooh...'' That is not good for you, is it? Even if I disappear, everyone's gonna smell your stink all over it. The only way that this works for you is with me dead. ''[beat]'' Alright. Whatever bullshit way you want the story to go, I will make it go. But... I need one thing. :'''Gus''': Yes? :'''Nacho''': My dad. I need to know that he will be safe. :'''Gus''': If you are true to your word, there will be no reason for anyone to harm your father. :'''Nacho''': ''You'' are not the one that I need to hear it from. :''[Gus puts the phone on speaker so Mike can speak to Nacho]'' :'''Mike''': Your dad's gonna be okay. :'''Nacho''': How do you know? :'''Mike''': Because anyone who goes after him is gonna have to come through me. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy and Huell sit in a car; Jimmy pays Huell for duplicating the keys to Howard's Jaguar]'' :'''Huell:''' Can I ask you sum'n? :'''Jimmy:''' Sure, go ahead. :'''Huell:''' Personal, kind of. :'''Jimmy:''' Okay. What? :'''Huell:''' You're a lawyer. You make good money, right? :'''Jimmy:''' Good days and bad, but yeah. :'''Huell:''' Legit money, on the level. :'''Jimmy:''' Yeah, so? :'''Huell:''' Your wife's a lawyer. A legit lawyer. :'''Jimmy:''' Yeah. :'''Huell:''' Why you do all this? :'''Jimmy:''' Oh, I got you. I&ndash;I know from the outside that this looks like just another scam, but you're not seeing the bigger picture. Couple months from now, there are people whose lives are gonna be way better. Because of this. We're making a real difference. Trust me. We're doing the Lord's work here. :'''Huell:''' ''Hmph''. If you say so. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy''': What's going on? :'''Kim''': I have news, Jimmy. Lalo is dead. :'''Jimmy''': ''[exhales deeply]'' Holy shit. :'''Kim''': The DA's office put it together that Lalo was calling himself De Guzman. They are pretty upset they let him go. :'''Jimmy''': I'll bet they are. :'''Kim''': Ericsen seems to think that if Lalo lied to you and you didn't know about the pseudonym, that you could break confidentiality. She wants you to talk. She says it's right. :'''Jimmy''': Well, what do you think we should do? :'''Kim''': You... should do whatever you want, Jimmy. They don't have anything on you. It's just a fishing expedition to see if you bite. :'''Jimmy''': ''[pause]'' You think I should do it? :'''Kim''': It depends. :'''Jimmy''': On what? :'''Kim''': Well... ''[sighs]'' I guess it's basically... Do you want to be a friend of the cartel or... do you want to be a rat? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Nacho is driven to a remote location with Gus, Tyrus and Victor. There they meet Juan Bolsa, Hector Salamanca, and the Cousins. Bolsa kneels next to Nacho.]'' :'''Bolsa:''' Today, you are going to die. But there are good deaths, and there are bad deaths. Tell me what I need to know, I'll see that your death is a good one. Who put you up to this? :''[Nacho glances at Gus, as if he's about to turn on him]'' :'''Bolsa:''' One last chance. ''Who?'' ''[long pause; scoffs and gets up to leave]'' :'''Nacho:''' It was Alvarez. Los Odios, out of Peru. They paid me to set up your nephew. And I did. :''[Hector furiously rings his bell and attempts to point to Gus, who he knows is the real culprit]'' :'''Bolsa:''' Alvarez, we know. Los Odios, we know. Was anyone else involved? :'''Nacho:''' ''[scoffs; nods to Gus]'' Him? You think the chicken man? ''Heh.'' What a joke. Alvarez has been paying me for years &ndash; ''years''. ''[to the Salamancas]'' But you know what? I would have done it for free. Because I hate every last one of you psycho sacks of shit. I opened Lalo's gate, and I would do it again. And I'm glad what they did to him. He's a soulless pig, and I wished I'd killed him with my own hands. And you know what else, Hector? I put you in that chair. Oh, yeah. Your heart meds? I switched them for sugar pills. You were dead and buried, and I had to watch ''this'' asshole... ''[gestures to Gus]'' ...bring you back. So when you are sitting in your shitty nursing home and you're sucking down on your Jell-O night after night for the rest of your life, ''you think of '''me,''' you twisted fuck.'' === ''[[w:Hit and Run (Better Call Saul)|Hit and Run]]'' [6.04] === :'''Jimmy:''' What kind of asshole moves a cone?! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy''': So, I pull the Jag into the loading zone. And I start scrappin' with this hunk of metal. It was in deep—like, "down a well" deep—so I just... wrassled it! UGH! ''[Kim laughs hysterically]'' Like a freakin' bear, and I jam it in the dirt in front of the Jag! Boom! Barely made it out of there with the skin of my teeth. ''Who moves cones?'' Who does that? :'''Kim''': Narcissists. :'''Jimmy''': Heh, you're damn right. So you think Cliff really bought it, huh? :'''Kim''': One hundred percent! You should've seen his face. It landed, trust me. God, it was... beautiful. ''[pause]'' Oh, and that is not all. :'''Jimmy''': Spill. :'''Kim''': So... I'm doing the stall. I'm telling Cliff what I'm doing—what I wanna be doing. All I'm thinking is, I gotta stretch this out until you get there, but then... I don't know. I... kinda got caught up in it, and then... Cliff went for it. I mean, like, ''really'' went for it. :'''Jimmy''': What does that mean? Like, money? :'''Kim''': I don't think he'll write a check himself, but he knows people. And I think he'll deliver. :'''Jimmy''': You're kidding! :'''Kim''': I know! How great is that? :'''Jimmy''': This is unbelievable. ''[Kim laughs]'' Are we on a roll, or are we on a roll? Jeez! :'''Kim''': ''[beat]'' You ever feel like you're being followed? ''[pause]'' When I dropped Wendy off at the motel, she thought she was being watched by some undercover cops. But then when I drove away... that same car was behind ''me.'' Right after I spotted them, they disappeared. :'''Jimmy''': Well, you know what they say: The wicked flee where no man pursueth. :'''Kim''': ...You think we're wicked? :'''Jimmy''': No. What? ''[chuckles]'' It's just a turn of phrase. I think you're wicked hot. ''[pause]'' Alright. Listen to the voice of experience, okay? You know why you're feeling like this? Because we got away with it. It seems too good to be true, but trust me. Nobody is following you. ''[takes Kim's hand]'' No one knows what we're doing except for us. Okay? :'''Kim''': ''[pause]'' Okay. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy confronts Bill Oakley at the courthouse when he notices his colleagues' cold treatment of him]'' :'''Jimmy''': What the hell is going on?! How come everyone's treating me like I'm covered in oozing pus sores? :'''Bill''': I liked you better when you were just a regular bottom feeder. But this? :'''Jimmy''': This? What is, "this?" :'''Bill''': I understand advocating for your client. Deep in my heart, I get it. But you scammed the court. You scammed the judge, and for what? To get a murdering cartel psychopath back out on the street? It's just... wrong. :'''Jimmy''': That's a lot of big talk, Bill. Prove it. Prove it, Bill! :'''Bill''': There's proving, and then there's knowing. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mike''': They're gone. :'''Kim''': I'm sorry? :'''Mike''': The two men that were following you. They're gone. :'''Kim''': Do I know you? :'''Mike''': Would you mind sitting for a moment, and I will answer any questions I can. ''[pause; Kim sits down next to Mike]'' I have men watching you and your husband. I'm not with the police, and as far as I know, they're not investigating either of you. I ''do'' know that you've been up to a few things that you probably would rather keep private. I don't care. That's not what this is about. I'm trying to solve a problem of my own. :'''Kim''': What problem? :'''Mike''': Lalo Salamanca. :'''Kim''': Lalo Salamanca's dead. ''[beat; Mike says nothing and stares at Kim]'' He... isn't. :'''Mike''': We're watching anyone he might contact. That includes you and your husband. Most likely, he'll never reach out. He's got bigger fish to fry. But in the thousand to one chance that he does... :'''Kim''': And who do you work for? :'''Mike''': I said I would answer anything I can. :'''Kim''': ''[long pause]'' [[w:Bagman (Better Call Saul)|You're the guy from the desert]]. The one who was out there with Jimmy. Why are you telling me this and not him? :'''Mike''': Because I think you're made of sterner stuff. ''[pause; gets up]'' Alright. Now here's what's best for everyone. You spot my guys again—which I'm hoping you won't—let them go about their business. Just pretend they're not there. And pretty soon, they won't be. You and your husband just... go on living your lives. ''[starts to leave]'' :'''Kim''': I do know you. You worked in the parking booth at the courthouse. ''[pause]'' You were the attendant. :'''Mike''': ...I was. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Kim meets Jimmy at a strip mall where an office space is available for lease]'' :'''Kim''': What are we doing here? :'''Jimmy''': Take a look. What do you think? :'''Kim''': About what? :'''Jimmy''': My new office. Potentially. Come on. :''[They both peer through the storefront windows of the office, which is empty except for a lone toilet]'' :'''Kim''': Huh. :'''Jimmy''': Mrs. Nguyen kicked me to the curb. :'''Kim''': What? Why? :'''Jimmy''': It's a long story, but upshot is she wants me out of there with extreme prejudice. :'''Kim''': Wow. Bad day, huh? :'''Jimmy''': Well, no. It was a... great day. With actual paying clients. The word is out! People were throwing cash retainers at me just to say Saul Goodman is their lawyer. :'''Kim''': Because of who you represented. :'''Jimmy''': Well, I mean, that's part of it. But the bottom line is I need a new place for new business pronto. Now, this place is a shithole, but the price is right. And I think I can talk the landlord into a month-to-month. So, it's temporary until I find something better. ''[sighs; pause]'' Hey. What do you think? :'''Kim''': ''[beat]'' It's small. It's... dirty. And this whole place smells funny. ''[pause]'' But the courthouse is five blocks away. You can't get to MDC without driving past. Parking is good, bail bond row isn't far, and uh... Taco Cabeza is just around the corner. Might be a diamond in the rough. Just promise me... you won't move the toilet. :'''Jimmy''': ''[chuckles]'' There it is. Alright. Uh... speaking of Taco Cabeza. :'''Kim''': I'm starving. Let's do it. === ''[[w:Black and Blue (Better Call Saul)|Black and Blue]]'' [6.05] === :''[Cliff informs Howard about witnessing Jimmy throw Wendy out of Howard's car]'' :'''Howard:''' I threw a woman out of my car? In the middle of the street? And I&ndash;''zip''&ndash;I just drive right past you? I... That's what you're saying? I-I-I don't even... I don't know how to respond to that. :'''Cliff:''' I'm not asking you to respond. I just need you to know that ''I'' know. :'''Howard:''' It wasn't me, Cliff. Whoever you think you saw&ndash; :'''Cliff:''' Yeah, sorry, but that's the kind of thing my son used to say. It was your Jaguar, your "Namaste" plate. It was you! Howard, there's no harm in asking for help. You got a lot of people in your corner. :'''Howard:''' So there's the-the baggie at the county club. :'''Cliff:''' Yes. :'''Howard:''' After that, some clients&ndash;who you can't name because of privilege&ndash;make insinuations. Then on Thursday, you have a business meeting and you witness a Jaguar speeding past. ''[beat]'' Who were you meeting with? :'''Cliff:''' Not sure why that's germaine, but... Kim Wexler. She came to me for career advice. :''[Howard's face becomes awash with realization]'' :'''Howard:''' ''Mmm.'' All right. ''[pause]'' Okay. ''[takes out his cell phone]'' Of course. ''[scoffs]'' Of course. ''[to Cliff]'' Cliff, I know this wasn't easy for you. You came to me as a friend. I appreciate it. :'''Cliff:''' You can start today, Howard. :'''Howard:''' Oh, I will. Because you're right, I ''do'' have a problem. Just not the problem you think. I have a Jimmy McGill problem. :'''Cliff:''' Jimmy McGill?! :'''Howard:''' You'll have to excuse me. :'''Cliff:''' Howard! :'''Howard:''' ''[to his secretary on the phone]'' Julie. Cancel my week. Yes, my whole week. :'''Cliff:''' Howard! :''[Howard climbs into his Jaguar and drives away]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy walks into a boxing club and sees Howard, who pretended to be a potential client named "Mr. Ward"]'' :'''Howard''': Hello, Jimmy. :'''Jimmy''': Mr. Ward, I presume. As in... H.O. Ward. That is really cute, Howard. So, wait. That means that you're the guy who shanked some dude in a rumble near Central Pen. ''[sighs]'' That's—that's very street of you. :'''Howard''': I thought it sounded like a Saul Goodman kind of case. :'''Jimmy''': ...Alright, so what are we doing here? :'''Howard''': I'm tired, Jimmy. You and me, us. I'm tired of this. Aren't you? It's exhausting. ''[points at boxing ring behind him]'' Let's punch it out. :'''Jimmy''': ''[chuckles]'' Are you kidding? :'''Howard''': Dead serious. Hoping you might get it out of your system. Do I think it'll work? ''[shrugs]'' I don't know. Call it a Hail Mary. I have the gear, I rented the ring. It's just you and me... ''[points at the man standing behind Jimmy]'' and Macky to ref. :'''Jimmy''': ''[pause]'' I am sorry, but have you lost your mind? :'''Howard''': Actually, I'm as clear-headed as I've ever been in my life. You didn't even try to hide your tracks. The baggie of drugs at the country club, the clients you sent to discredit me, ''another'' prostitute. :'''Jimmy''': Okay, once again as usual, I— :'''Howard''': Please. I could go on. All roads lead back to you. It's Psych 101. You want to get caught. :'''Jimmy''': So what? Is this like pistols at dawn? :'''Howard''': I'm trying to give you what you want. :'''Jimmy''': What I want? I don't... I think this is what ''you'' want. You wanna beat the shit out of me? Legally? :'''Howard''': I think you can hold up your end. You must've gotten into a few good scrapes in your old neighborhood. :'''Jimmy''': Yeah, right. I could've been a contender. :'''Howard''': Indulge me. Let's see what we see. :'''Jimmy''': ''[pause; smiles]'' Thanks for the laughs. ''[chuckles]'' "Mr. Ward." :''[Jimmy laughs and starts to walk out, but stops. He and Howard are seen suited up with boxing gloves as they begin their fight. They both land a few punches on each other, but Howard eventually knocks Jimmy down]'' :'''Howard''': ''[to Jimmy]'' You've mistaken my kindness for weakness. I like to think that tonight made a difference. I like to think that this ends it. ''[pause; shakes his head]'' Probably not. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy''': I should've left Howard standing there like a yutz. Instead I let him suck me into his game. Why did I do that? :'''Kim''': You had your reasons. :'''Jimmy''': I did? Like what? :'''Kim''': Because... you know. :'''Jimmy''': I know...? :'''Kim''': ''[holds Jimmy's hand]'' You know what's coming next. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo has travelled to Germany using an alias, and meets Margarethe, Werner's widow, at a bar]'' :'''Margarethe''': I knew his work was dangerous. I never imagined such a thing, but... I suppose I try not to. :'''Lalo''': That is terrible. What kind of accident was it? :'''Margarethe''': A cave-in. :'''Lalo''': Cave-in? :'''Margarethe''': He was able to save his men. He got them out, but then... the structure collapsed. :'''Lalo''': So your husband was a hero. :'''Margarethe''': ''[smiles]'' He would never accept that. My Werner was too humble. :'''Lalo''': ...And what were they building there? :'''Margarethe''': My husband didn't talk much about his work. It was very secretive. :'''Lalo''': Oh... I'm sure he must have told you something. :'''Margarethe''': The lawyers came to my house. I asked questions, they wouldn't say much. :'''Lalo''': ''[shakes his head]'' Lawyers. :'''Margarethe''': They went through Werner's things. Took anything that they called, uh... Oh, how do you say it? ''[pause]'' Proprietary? I'm sorry, my English is— :'''Lalo''': Oh, it's excellent. :'''Margarethe''': I didn't care about it. All the boxes of folders, his papers. Why do I need all that stuff? :'''Lalo''': And what about your husband's men? I mean, they must have said something to you. :'''Margarethe''': Werner loved ''deine jungs''—his boys—but I never even met them. :'''Lalo''': What do you mean? Not even at the funeral? :'''Margarethe''': You'd think they would want to pay respect to the man who saved their lives. They sent flowers, keepsakes, and so on... but not one of them showed his face. :'''Lalo''': Wow. That is... ''[sighs]'' It's just not right. === ''[[w:Axe and Grind | Axe and Grind]]'' [6.06] === :''[Casper, one of Werner's former workers, spots Lalo approaching his home while chopping wood]'' :'''Lalo''': ''Guten tag!'' :'''Casper''': ''Guten tag.'' ''[in German]'' This is private property. Who are you looking for? Are you lost? :'''Lalo''': ''[in English]'' Yeah, sorry. I don't speak any German! :'''Casper''': ''[in English]'' Are you lost? :'''Lalo''': It's a beautiful place you have here. The air, it's just so... ''fresh!'' :'''Casper''': ...Do I know you? :'''Lalo''': Well, I don't think we've ''officially'' met- :''[Casper grabs his axe and runs inside a nearby wooden shed while Lalo draws his gun. Lalo searches when he's suddenly dropped by a blow from Casper]'' :'''Casper''': Who are you?! '''''Who are you?!''''' :'''Lalo''': ''[strained]'' Ed-Eduardo... Salamanca! I'm not here for you... This is about Fring. Guh- I want to know... I want to know what he's building. :'''Casper''': How did you find me? :'''Lalo''': Ma- Marga... M-Margarethe Z-Ziegler. :'''Casper''': What have you done to her?! :'''Lalo''': Nothing, nothing. You sent her a gi- a gift. ''[pulls out a business card and shows it to Casper]'' :'''Casper''': ''Was ist das?'' :''[Lalo's hidden a razor blade behind the card. He springs up and cuts Casper's face, then grabs his axe and cuts his foot off]'' :'''Lalo''': ''[cheerfully] Carajo!'' I think you broke one of my ribs! ''[tosses Casper his belt]'' Here. Tie that off... before you bleed to death. ''You and I are gonna have a '''talk.''''' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy''': Holy shit! The Jackson Mercer Foundation, that's like... the good housekeeping seal of approval. :'''Kim''': Well, it's not a done deal. Some of the foundation board members are flying in next week to meet the lieutenant governor at a luncheon in Santa Fe, so... they are inviting a select group of people with... Cliff called them, "up-and-coming organizations," and uh... Yeah. Cliff thinks I have a good shot. :'''Jimmy''': A good shot? You have more than a shot! They are gonna love you on sight! :'''Kim''': The only thing is the lunch is on D-Day. :'''Jimmy''': So, what? That's—You don't have to be there on the day! Was Eisenhower on Omaha Beach? No. Kim, this is great, right? It's ''huge!'' :'''Kim''': ...It is pretty great! ''[laughs]'' :'''Jimmy''': Kim, this is fantastic! ''[kisses Kim]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy has Francesca call HHM and pose as a relative of a Sandpiper resident to get details about the upcoming mediation]'' :'''Jimmy''': What is the hold up? :'''Francesca''': I just... I don't know if I'm comfortable. Is this even legal? :'''Jimmy''': I'm sorry, which one of us went to law school? Because I can stand here and go through the ins and outs of what's quote-unquote legal with you, but we're on the clock. :'''Francesca''': I just don't— :'''Jimmy''': Francesca, let's get something straight, okay? We can't be holding a graduate seminar in constitutional law every time I give you something to do. :'''Francesca''': But I—I'm not sure if— :'''Jimmy''': You know what I'm paying you? It is above market. To whom much is given, much is expected! ''[takes out cell phone and starts dialing a number]'' :'''Francesca''': We're not gonna make a habit of this? :'''Jimmy''': Of course not! Absolutely not. No, no, no. ''[gives phone to Francesca]'' Put it on speaker and let me... ''[moves closer]'' :'''HHM Employee #1''': Hamlin Hamlin McGill. :'''Francesca''': Hi... there. I'm calling because my—my mother is... is—Well, I guess she's a—a client of yours. She lives in, uh, Sandpiper Assisted Living. :'''HHM Employee #1''': Sandpiper, of course. Let me transfer you. :'''Jimmy''': ''[to Francesca while she's on hold]'' It's just a phone call. :'''HHM Employee #2''': Good afternoon. Do you have a question about the Sandpiper case? :'''Francesca''': ''[waits for Jimmy to nod]'' Yes. My mother's out of the facility in Amarillo. Says she's supposed to call in to some meeting on Thursday? :'''HHM Employee #2''': Yes, you're talking about the mediation? :'''Francesca''': That's it. The thing is, she's lost her dial-in instructions. ''[sighs nervously]'' I'm just looking everywhere and can't find them. :'''HHM Employee #2''': I'd be happy to help you with that. It's very important to us that all the class members are fully looked in. What's your mother's name? :'''Francesca''': ''[Tells name mouthed by Jimmy]'' Uh, Marnie Stuber. ''[watches Jimmy form the letters as she spells aloud]'' That's–that's S-T-U-B-E-R. ''[sighs nervously again when Jimmy tries to cheer her up]'' Oh, bless your heart. She'll be so relieved! :'''HHM Employee #2''': Okay, it's very simple. The meeting is happening at our offices. So she just has to call the main line—the same number you called just now—press 7, and then enter the passcode. I can give that to you now. Do you have a pen? :'''Francesca''': Uh... ''[Jimmy quickly takes out a pen]'' Y–yeah, I'm ready. :'''HHM Employee #2''': Okay. It's 842159. ''[Jimmy writes the numbers on his hand]'' :'''Francesca''': 842159? :'''HHM Employee #2''': That's right. :'''Francesca''': Okay! Uh, thank you so much. Really appreciate it. :'''HHM Employee #2''': Of course, take care. :'''Jimmy''': ''[hangs up immediately]'' Was that so hard? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy sees the real Rand Casimiro at a liquor store wearing a cast that was not shown in the fake photos he shot earlier. He bolts out of there and gets in his car before being seen by the judge.]'' :'''Jimmy''': FUCK! ''[bangs on steering wheel and chuckles nervously before dialing Kim on his cell phone]'' :''[Cut to Kim driving on the highway to Santa Fe.]'' :'''Kim''': "Ultimately, it's about equal justice, a system that works for everyone. A justice system that works for everyone, and what is more important than that?" ''[hears phone ringing and answers it]'' Hey, Jimmy. :'''Jimmy''': Flag on the play! You're not gonna believe this, but I just ran into Casimiro—the real one. :'''Kim''': Oh, God. :'''Jimmy''': Yeah, and before you ask, he didn't shave his mustache. ''He broke his arm.'' :'''Kim''': Are you serious? :'''Jimmy''': The guy has a giant cast on his left arm! And I checked all the pictures and you can see his arm in every single one of them! No cast, clear as day! :'''Kim''': Shit! SHIT! :'''Jimmy''': I KNOW! I '''KNOW!''' Uh... But, hey. Hey, hey, look at it this way: If I hadn't seen him... I mean, that would've really—that really could've sunk us. Right? So, we're gonna pull the plug and we are going to live to fight another day. :'''Kim''': ...What other day? :'''Jimmy''': Well, we'll figure it out. I promise, okay? So, just go. Just do your thing in Santa Fe, and we'll regroup when you get home tonight. ''[beat; Kim says nothing]'' Kim? Kim, you still there? :'''Kim''': Yes. :'''Jimmy''': Did you hear what I said? :'''Kim''': ''[pause]'' It happens today. :''[Kim quickly turns around and starts driving back to Albuquerque.]'' === ''[[w:Plan and Execution | Plan and Execution]]'' [6.07] === :''[An intern at HHM, Cary, drops soda cans when he sees Howard setting up the conference room for the Sandpiper mediation]'' :'''Cary''': Uh, excuse me, Mr. Hamlin! I-I was told I should restock the fridge before the meeting. :'''Howard''': No worries. Here, let me give you a hand. :'''Cary''': Thank you! :'''Howard''': Uh, you're... Gary? :'''Cary''': Cary! Anderson. :'''Howard''': Mm... of course. Cary. ''[sees Cary stocking the fridge with the dropped cans]'' Cary, what happens when you drop or shake a can of soda? :'''Cary''': ...Right. ''[mimes explosion]'' I'm sorry, I'm, uh... :'''Howard''': Here, let me show you a little trick. ''[picks up and spins a soda can]'' Something about the centrifugal force pulls the bubbles from the inside of the can, stops it from exploding. Don't want our clients to get a surprise now, do we? :'''Cary''': That works? :''[Howard opens the can without incident and takes a sip]'' :'''Cary''': Alright! :'''Howard''': You know who taught me that trick? ''[points at the picture of Chuck in the conference room]'' He used to do it. Had a habit - anytime he opened a can, almost unconsciously. I asked him about it once... just his way of being prepared for anything, accidental or otherwise. :'''Cary''': Um, I'm sorry, I'm... kinda new here. I- I have to ask, who is that? :'''Howard''': Charles McGill. The "M" in HHM. Greatest legal mind I ever knew. :'''Cary''': Wow! I hope someone says that about me someday. :'''Howard''': Well... maybe there are more important things. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Howard, Cliff, and the rest of the parties in the Sandpiper mediation are in the HHM conference room; Rand Casimiro is seated at the head of the table; Jimmy and Kim listen in on the meeting through a disposable cell phone in Saul Goodman's office]'' :'''Rand Casimiro:''' Hello. I know we're all anxious to get things started but you'll have to suffer through my traditional spiel, unfortunately. My name is Rand Casimiro, and I am your mediator for these proceedings. Now, I'm happy to be here. But at the end, hopefully all of you in the room and those listening from various locations ''won't'' be happy with me. And why do I say that? Because the best solutions mean compromise. It's compromise from both sides. That's my goal. But as my wife always says, compromising doesn't mean I'm right and she's wrong. ''[chuckles]'' So, let us move forward— :'''Howard:''' ''Hmph.'' :''[Everyone in the conference room turns to Howard]'' :'''Cliff:''' ...Howard? :'''Howard:''' I-I'm... Wow. ''[pause]'' I'm... I'm sorry. I don't think we can proceed with these negotiations today. :'''Rich:''' Why not? :'''Howard:''' Well, let's just say, circumstances beyond any of our control. :'''Rich:''' Well, I'm going to have to insist that you be more specific. :'''Howard:''' Well, our mediator here keeps using the word "compromise" when ''he'', in fact, is compromised. :'''Casimiro:''' I beg your pardon? :'''Howard:''' I think you heard me. :'''Cliff:''' Howard...? :'''Howard:''' You drive a silver Miata, correct? :'''Casimiro:''' I do. :'''Howard:''' And this morning, around 7 a.m., you walked across Trumbull Park in town? :'''Casimiro:''' No. :'''Howard:''' You didn't stop at the park this morning? :'''Casimiro:''' I didn't. I got to Albuquerque early, not at 7 a.m. And I didn't go to a park. :'''Howard:''' You sure? :'''Cliff:''' Howard, if the judge says he's sure, then I&ndash; :'''Casimiro:''' Of course I'm sure! If it matters, I arrived in town about ten, I stopped at a gas station, I went by a liquor store and bought a gift. I had a lunch salad and a very nice latté from the Flying Star on Menaul. I read ''[[w:Barron's_(newspaper)|Barron's]]''. Then came here. :'''Howard:''' ''Mmmm''. So you weren't in town to visit our mutual acquaintance, James Morgan McGill? Or maybe you know him as "Saul Goodman". :'''Casimiro:''' I don't know anyone by either of those names. :'''Howard:''' Okay. You want to go that way? ''[to his secretary]'' Julie, go to my desk, please. There's an envelope with photos. Bring it to me quickly. :'''Julie:''' Oh. Okay. ''[leaves]'' :'''Cliff:''' Howard, can we have a sidebar&ndash;? :'''Casimiro:''' I'm sorry. These photos &ndash; these are photos of me? :'''Howard:''' They show exactly what I'm describing. :'''Casimiro:''' You were following me? :'''Howard:''' I had a private investigator following Jimmy McGill. You were photographed receiving what I estimate to be a $20,000 payoff this morning in the park. :'''Rich:''' I-I'm sorry. I'm sorry. This is just&ndash; ''[sighs; to Howard]'' You recommended this judge as a mediator and we agreed. And now... ''Jimmy?'' Jimmy McGill &ndash; who originated this suit &ndash; is ''what?'' :'''Howard:''' A-admittedly, it all sounds a bit baroque. But when you see the photos, things will be clearer. :'''Casimiro:''' Well, I'm looking forward to that. :''[long pause; Julie enters the room with the envelope]'' :'''Julie:''' I have the pictures, Mr. Hamlin. :'''Howard:''' Thank you, Julie. ''[opens the envelope]'' And now, take a look. :''[Howard looks at the photos with Cliff, Schweikart, Casimiro, Irene and Julie looking behind him. Instead of an actor dressed as Casimiro as he had seen earlier, the photos show Jimmy sitting at a park bench exchanging a frisbee with the Sound Guy, dressed as a jogger]'' :'''Casimiro:''' ...Is that supposed to be ''me''? :'''Howard:''' I, uh... This is... This is not... Julie, you got the wrong envelope. :'''Julie:''' That was the only one on your desk. :'''Howard:''' Look again! :''[Julie leaves]'' :'''Howard:''' They-they've been switched. Somehow he switched them. :'''Cliff:''' Howard... :'''Howard:''' No. Jimmy &ndash; he snuck in somehow, and these are not the pictures I saw. :''[Howard turns to Erin, who notices that his pupils are now dilated]'' :'''Erin:''' Mr. Hamlin, are you all right? Your eyes... :'''Howard:''' ''[agitated]'' I am fine! This is all something that will be sorted out, I am confident! :''[Cliff rises and guides Howard out of his seat]'' :'''Cliff:''' I think a recess is in order. :'''Howard:''' Nobody move! Evidence has been tampered with! :'''Cliff:''' Now Howard, please! :''[Howard and Cliff leave the conference room. Everyone left behind is stunned silent]'' :'''Irene:''' ...Is this how these usually go? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Cliff confronts Howard in his office after the fiasco in the conference room]'' :'''Howard:''' Cliff? Is that you? I'm not crazy, and I'm not on drugs. Please, come in. Now somehow, some way, that son of a bitch gave me something that dilated my pupils. I-I don't know what. But it's wearing off already, look. ''[gestures toward his eyes]'' :'''Cliff:''' You say that Jimmy McGill drugged you? How is that possible? :'''Howard:''' The-the photos. They were wet with... ''something''. :'''Cliff:''' The missing photos. :'''Howard:''' Yeah. My P.I., Genidowski, had to have been in on it. He-he must have shown me one set of photos and then switched them after I left the office. :'''Cliff:''' Howard... :'''Howard:''' Three weeks ago, Julie got a call from our detective agency. They wanted to update their contact info, so of course she changed the number in the system. But it turns out, it wasn't them. That was Jimmy. So when I needed an investigator to follow Jimmy, I called his fake number and his fake man. She just dialed the old number and, of course, got the actual agency. And, no surprise, no one by the name of Genidowski had ever worked there. I hired a con man. I got played. Every step of the way. I know what it sounds like, but you have to believe me. :'''Cliff:''' I... It doesn't matter. Rich went back to the previous offer. I'll give a recommend to the class that we take it. :'''Howard:''' No. No way. We do not let Jimmy win this. :'''Cliff:''' Why would Jimmy even do this? He's a profit participant! This means less money for him! :'''Howard:''' Because he's a child! He wants his money now! He begged me months ago to settle! You know what he does! :'''Cliff:''' Whatever the truth is, we'll never get back to where we were before mediation. We have to settle. :'''Howard:''' I'm lead attorney. And I won't sanction that decision. :'''Cliff:''' Then I'm obligated to go to the partners and explain everything I've seen &ndash; all of it. You think you're gonna be able to convince them it was all Jimmy McGill? :'''Howard:''' ...Okay then. We go to trial. Cliff, this case is incredibly strong. I put this thing in front of a jury, then everything will&ndash; :'''Cliff:''' I'm not thinking about you, Howard. I'm not thinking about Jimmy. I'm thinking about the time, the expense, the uncertainty. I'm thinking about our clients! :''[Howard bows his head in defeat.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo records a video message for Eladio while he's hiding in the sewers surveilling Gus' laundromat. The dialogue switches between Spanish and English.]'' :'''Lalo''': Don Eladio. Guess who? It's Lalo, I'm alive! ''[chuckles]'' I'm here in beautiful downtown Albuquerque. ''[pans the camera around his belongings]'' Been here... four nights? Now, you may be asking, "What am I doing down in this shithole?" Well, [[w:Axe and Grind|a little Croatian bird told me a secret]]. Eh, he put up a hell of a fight, but he told me. Look. ''[points the camera at his target, Lavanderia Brilliante]'' See that? Right there... Fring's secret. Now, I've been watching and Fring hides his guards very well, but they're there, dressed like laundry workers. ''[zooms in on one "worker"]'' See? That's one there. They're hiding guns under the uniforms, but I see. I have a pretty good idea of what I'm up against. ''[points the camera back at himself]'' I can tell you what's in there. A big hole where a German engineer, Werner Ziegler, designed the perfect place to hide the... ''[in English]'' "mother of all meth labs." ''[in Spanish]'' Well, that's my story. And Fring? Fring will have his story, a good one, and Bolsa will back him because he's an... ''[in English]'' "earner." ''[in Spanish]'' So tonight, I go in... kill all the guards and show you the proof. And then? You decide... ''Adios.'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy and Kim are watching a movie in Kim's apartment when they hear a knock at the door. It's revealed to be Howard, disheveled and holding a bottle of Macallan scotch whisky.]'' :'''Howard:''' Can I come in? :'''Jimmy:''' Yeah. Come on. :'''Howard:''' Kim. :'''Kim:''' Howard. You doing okay? :'''Howard:''' I'm fine. Sorry to interrupt this, but I brought you a gift. :'''Jimmy:''' A gift? What's the occasion? :'''Howard:''' Your brother and I, we always had a meeting with Mr. Macallan after a big victory. Usually some brilliant summation by Chuck, that goes without saying. So this, this is for you. You earned it. You won. :'''Jimmy:''' Won? Uh, what did I win? :'''Howard:''' ''[pause]'' I get it. Of course you both have to play it this way. You're both so very good at it. :'''Kim:''' It's late, Howard. Do you want to tell us what this is about? :'''Howard:''' I was wondering that too. ''[walks to the kitchen]'' What it's all about. I mean, what do you tell yourselves? What justification makes it okay? "Howard's such an asshole that he deserves it?" ''[offers two glasses to Jimmy and Kim]'' :'''Jimmy:''' We're good. :'''Howard:''' So, what is it? I sided with Chuck too often? ''[points to Kim]'' I took away your office, put you in doc review? All of the above? Howard's daddy helped him get to the top, but you both had to struggle. "Howie has so much and we have so little, let's take him down a peg or two." What allows you to do this to me? Because this isn't just a prank. No. This goes beyond [[w:Namaste (Better Call Saul)|throwing bowling balls on my car]]. This took planning, coordination. I mean, how many weeks? Or-or-or was it months? It couldn't have been easy. So tell me, why? Why go through this elaborate plot just to burn me to the ground? :'''Jimmy:''' "Burn you to the ground?" Howard, come on. Y-you'll be fine. You always land on your feet. :'''Howard:''' Yeah, sure. The Sandpiper settlement—HHM's share will be substantial, absolutely. Even though I humiliated myself. And my clients and peers will whisper that Howard Hamlin's a drug addict. You're right. I've worked my way through worse. Debt. Depression. My marriage falling apart. :''[Jimmy blinks in surprise. He and Kim exchange looks]'' :'''Howard:''' Oh, yeah. Been sleeping in the guest house for the better part of a year. Just one more thing that good ol' Howard has to work through. But yes, I will land on my feet. I will be okay. But you? Far from it. You two... you two are soulless. Jimmy, you can't help yourself. Chuck knew it. You were ''born'' that way. ''[to Kim]'' But you—one of the smartest and most promising human beings I've ever known, and ''this'' is the life you choose. :'''Jimmy:''' Alright, you're too tight to drive, I'm calling a cab— :'''Howard:''' Oh good, phony compassion. And you know what? Very, very believable. But I'm far from done. :'''Kim:''' Oh no no no. You are done, Howard. Sorry, but you need to stop this now and you need to go home. :'''Howard:''' You're perfect for each other. You have a piece missing. I-I-I thought you did it for the money, but it-it—Now it's so clear. Screw the money, you did it for fun! You get off on it! You're like [[w:Leopold and Loeb|Leopold and Loeb]], two sociopaths— :'''Jimmy:''' Alright, that's enough. :'''Howard:''' Oh, you know it's true, you just don't have the guts to admit it. :'''Kim:''' Great. Now you need to go. :'''Howard:''' I'm gonna make it clear to everyone, because I'm going to dedicate my life to making sure that everybody knows the truth. Believe it. You can't hide who you really are forever. :''[Jimmy reflexively shields Kim as Lalo Salamanca enters the room; Jimmy is stunned]'' :'''Jimmy:''' How... :''[Howard turns around and see Lalo, who non-chalantly stands next to him]'' :'''Kim:''' H-Howard... Howard. Howard, you need to leave. :'''Howard:''' ''[to Lalo]'' Who are you? :'''Lalo:''' Me? Nobody. I just need to talk to my lawyers. :'''Howard:''' ''[scoffs]'' Oh, is that right? You want some advice? Find better lawyers. :'''Kim:''' Howard, please j-just... just... just turn around— :'''Lalo:''' No, no, no, no, no. Take your time. :'''Howard:''' ''[to Kim]'' What's this about? :''[Lalo calmly takes a pistol out of his pocket and screws a silencer onto the muzzle]'' :'''Kim:''' ''[to Lalo]'' Please... please, just tell us what you want. :'''Lalo:''' ''[shrugs]'' Like I said. To talk. :'''Howard:''' I, uh... I think I'm in the middle of something, uh... There's really no need to— :''[Lalo puts the gun to Howard's head and pulls the trigger; Howard falls onto the floor, killed instantly. Jimmy and Kim scream.]'' :'''Kim:''' ''Oh my God!'' :'''Jimmy:''' ''Please, no!'' :'''Kim:''' ''Oh my God!'' :'''Jimmy:''' ''No! No!'' :'''Lalo:''' ''[holds out his hand to quiet them down]'' ''Shhhh, shhhh, shhhh, shhhh, shhhh.'' Okay. Let's talk. === ''[[w:Point and Shoot (Better Call Saul) | Point and Shoot]]'' [6.08] === :''[Jimmy and Kim are cowering in terror when Lalo forces them to sit on their couch]'' :'''Jimmy''': I never turned on you. I didn't. I only worked for you in the desert. I was on your side the whole time. :'''Lalo''': Shhh. ''[motions for Jimmy to sit down with his gun]'' I don't care. You two... ''[chuckles; shakes his head]'' God, you two and your mouths! ''Dios mío!'' Now, ''you listen.'' ''[tosses car keys to Jimmy]'' My car's downstairs. Press the clicker, and you'll find it. This... ''[holds up small piece of paper]'' is where you are going. Don't speed, don't weave, don't cut anyone off. Just, you know, drive nice. From here, ''[checks watch]'' at this hour... I'd take 40 east, get off at Carlisle, take the third left. The rest I drew a little map for you on the back. It's not hard. So... big white brick house with a solid black door. You can't miss it. It's right at the end of the T. Park a little down the street and not up front. It's a quiet neighborhood, so you'll have plenty of options. Stating the obvious here maybe, but... turn the car off, right? So, in the glove compartment, I left you a present. There's a camera and there's a gun. And you're gonna need both. :'''Jimmy''': A gun? :'''Lalo''': Yeah, yeah, yeah. But don't worry. I mean, it's–it's easy. It's a revolver. It's already loaded, no safety—it's idiot proof. So, you go up to that house, you walk right up to that black door. Don't run. Just be casual, like a stroll, you know? Keep the gun somewhere behind you where they can't see it. You ring the bell, you count to three, you step back. They look through the peephole, you're as innocent as can be. Door opens, you point... and you shoot. And you keep on pulling that trigger until it's empty. ''[pause]'' Simple. :'''Jimmy''': You–you want me to—?! :'''Lalo''': I know, I know. ''[casually nudges Howard's dead body with his foot]'' You're a lawyer, and you're not a killer. But look, you can do this, okay? This guy, he's a housecat! Black, medium height, short hair, glasses! He kinda looks like a librarian... but don't be fooled. Even a housecat can scratch. So, that's it. Hard part's over. Now, you pull out the camera. Same principle as the gun: Point and shoot. Take a picture. One where I can see the face ''clearly''... and then you bring it back here where, me and Mrs. Goodman will be waiting for you. And then you're done! I'd say it's about a twenty minute drive over there... ''[Jimmy looks nervously at Kim]'' twenty minutes back. Maybe ten minutes to do the job. Let's go with an hour altogether. So, you're back here in an hour, or— :''[Jimmy forcibly turns on the Saul Goodman charm]'' :'''Jimmy''': Send her. :'''Kim''': ...What?! :'''Jimmy''': She should do it. :'''Kim''': Jimmy... :'''Lalo''': ''[pause]'' Why her? :'''Kim''': ''[whispers to Jimmy]'' Don't do this. :'''Jimmy''': This guy, the–the housecat. :'''Kim''': Jimmy, please. :'''Jimmy''': He looks through his peephole... :'''Kim''': ''Please.'' :'''Jimmy''': ...in the middle of the night, and he sees me? "Who's this asshole? What's he doing?" Maybe–maybe he gets ''his'' gun, maybe he calls the cops. Either way, that door stays shut. But he sees a woman... :'''Kim''': No. :'''Jimmy''': ...she looks like she's in distress. Maybe her car broke down. ''[chuckles]'' I mean, you'd open the door for her, wouldn't you? :'''Kim''': Stop! Stop! :'''Lalo''': Yeah, but... she's really clever. I don't know if she's gonna stick to the plan. :'''Jimmy''': She will. :'''Kim''': No, no, no. :'''Jimmy''': No cops. You know she will. :'''Kim''': No. No, this... This doesn't even make any sense! I–I–I've never shot a gun before! I've never even held one! :'''Jimmy''': Like I have. :'''Kim''': Jimmy, what are you doing?! :'''Jimmy''': ''[to Lalo while pointing at Kim]'' You know she's the best choice. :'''Kim''': No, I'm not! I don't—I can't! I can't do it! :'''Jimmy''': ''[to Lalo]'' She can do it. You know she can do it! :'''Kim''': No! Jimmy, I'll stay! Stop! Just stop! :'''Jimmy''': You know I'm right! Listen! :'''Kim''': Stop it! Shut up! :'''Jimmy''': Listen! :'''Kim''': SHUT UP! :'''Lalo''': ''[rolls his eyes]'' Oh, my God! Okay, fine! Yeah, heard! Whatever. Give her the keys, give her the address. Let's go. ''[walks toward the front door]'' :'''Kim''': ''[to Jimmy]'' No. Don't... Don't. :'''Jimmy''': You... you gotta go. :'''Kim''': ''[softly]'' Don't do this. :'''Jimmy''': Come on. Hey... ''[whispering]'' Let's go. :''[Kim reluctantly gets up and is about to leave the apartment, but Lalo stops her]'' :'''Lalo''': Hold on. ''[pause; Kim looks at him]'' You're gonna need your shoes, right? :''[Kim stares at Jimmy while she puts her shoes on]'' :'''Lalo''': There you go! Okay, ''[looks at watch]'' so one hour starting... now. Clock's ticking, Mrs. Goodman. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo ties Jimmy to a chair while interrogating him about the assassination attempt at his hacienda]'' :'''Lalo''': You know, after I saw you last, I went home. My home. ''Mi cielito lindo''... And you know what happened? Men came. Armed men, in the middle of the night. To my home. Trying to get to me. And you know what they did? They killed people I care about. They killed my cook. My gardener. A seventeen-year-old kid I knew since he was knee-high. Never hurt a fly. Butchered my housekeeper, Yolanda. ''Una viejita, cabrón.'' They shot her in the back. :'''Jimmy''': ...I'm sorry. :'''Lalo''': Now, how did these men... get into my home? Do you know? :'''Jimmy''': I... I have–I have no idea. :'''Lalo''': Ignacio Varga. ''He'' let them in. And who did Ignacio introduce me to? ''[taps Jimmy's head]'' You. :'''Jimmy''': Ignacio... Nacho? ''[brief pause]'' Whoa, whoa, whoa! I–I barely know Ignacio! Whatever he did, he did alone! Not with me! Listen, you gotta believe me! Hand to God, I had no part in this—it wasn't me! ''It was '''Igna—''''' :''[Lalo sneaks up from behind and gags Jimmy with a rolled-up shirt]'' :'''Jimmy''': ''[through the gag]'' Ignacio! It's not me! Listen, listen! I–I don't know about... :'''Lalo''': Save it. ''[looks Jimmy in the eyes]'' I'm gonna come back. And then you... are gonna tell me ''the whole story.'' :''[Before leaving the apartment, Lalo presses play on the movie Jimmy and Kim were watching earlier and turns up the volume. He picks up Jimmy's car keys by the front door.]'' :'''Lalo''': Ford Taurus... taupe? ''[rolls eyes and shakes his head before leaving]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mike disarms Kim and forces her inside Gus' house before she can shoot. Gus watches Mike question her through surveillance monitors at his neighbors' residence.]'' :'''Kim''': What are you doing?! I–I have to go! I have to—No, wait! :'''Mike''': Ms. Wexler, I'd like you to sit down. :'''Kim''': He'll–He'll kill him! You have to... You— :'''Mike''': Now, sit there and be calm! :'''Kim''': No, I have to get back! ''I have to get back!'' :'''Mike''': ''[restrains her and forces her back down]'' Sit ''still''... and stay calm. Now, if you take a deep breath—a ''deep'' breath—nothing's gonna happen here until you calm yourself. Alright? Now, who is killing who? :'''Kim''': Lalo Salamanca! Lalo is going to kill Jimmy! ''[Mike looks shocked]'' He's there! He–he is there with Jimmy now! :'''Mike''': Salamanca is at your apartment?! :'''Kim''': Yes! He sent ''me!'' He–he wanted to send Jimmy, but then he sent me. :'''Mike''': To do what exactly?! ''[pause; Kim hyperventilates]'' Ms. Wexler, you stay with me! What were you supposed to do here? :'''Kim''': ''[beat; points at a man who looks identical to Gus]'' Shoot him. I'm–I'm supposed to shoot him, and then take a photo, and then get back. That's it. I only have twenty minutes left! Please! ''[Mike quickly looks and nods at one of his guys]'' He is ''alone'' with him! :'''Mike''': Alright, stay put. We'll handle this. We ''will'' handle this. ''[to Victor]'' You call Tyrus. Get him to the condo ''now.'' :'''Kim''': You said you were watching us! WHERE WERE YOU?! HUH?! ''[Mike leaves]'' '''WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?!''' :''[Kim tries to get up, but Victor stands in her way and forces her to sit down again]'' :'''Victor''': You heard what the man said. :''[Mike walks through the corridor connecting the two homes and reports to Gus.]'' :'''Mike''': You heard all that? ''[Gus nods]'' Alright. You hunker down here. ''[to two bodyguards]'' You two, you stay with him. A dog barks too loud, you are on the phone with me. ''[to Arthur and Tyrus]'' You two, come with me. <hr width="50%"/> :''[After growing restless over Lalo's whereabouts, Gus calls Victor and asks him to speak to Kim about Lalo]'' :'''Gus''': Why did Lalo send you? :'''Kim''': Who is this? :'''Victor''': Answer him. ''[points behind him]'' :'''Kim''': ''[pause]'' He didn't want to send me. Not at first. He wanted to send my husband... but my husband talked him out of it because he wanted to get me out of there. :'''Gus''': He... talked Lalo out of it? :'''Kim''': That's right. ''[pause]'' Now that I've told you everything I know, please tell me. Tell me who— :''[Gus hangs up the phone and looks at his bodyguards]'' :'''Gus''': Come with me. Both of you. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo records another video message for Don Eladio while holding Gus at gunpoint at the laundromat. The dialogue is in Spanish.]'' :'''Lalo:''' Don Eladio, look who we have here. The one and only Gustavo Fring. [''chuckles''] And wearing body armor! Too bad they don't make armor for your head, eh? Now we're gonna take a little walk and show you around. ''Vamanos''. [''clicks tongue''] Don, I would've liked it if we didn't have to rush this so much. We could sit by your pool... strip this snake's skin off, inch by inch. Take our time, have some fun. But he shows up now... who am I to look a gift horse in the mouth? :''[Gus stops at one of the large washers]'' :'''Lalo:''' A big machine hides a big secret. We have about... thirteen minutes until his bald ''gringo'' gets here with the cavalry, so Gustavo is going to have to give us the nickel tour. ''[beat; shoots Gus in the chest]'' Like I was saying, Gustavo is going to show us around. :''[Gus walks around and pushes a button, which opens the secret passage to the underground meth lab]'' :'''Lalo:''' ''Ha!'' Magnificent! I had a bathtub that did this, but... credit where credit is due, this is better. ''[laughs]'' ''Hijo de puta''. :''[Gus leads Lalo down a ladder and turns on the lights]'' :'''Lalo:''' [''chuckles; in English''] Okay. Drumroll, please. ''D-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r''... Ta-da! ''[laughs]'' ''Cadenza de wow'', no? ''[in Spanish]'' Don Eladio, I've heard some stories about this place. It took a bunch of German engineers ten months to build all of this. They used two hundred pounds of high explosive. Dug out 120,000 cubic meters of dirt and rock. And all... without disturbing the laundry up there. In the middle of a city with a million people! That's pretty badass, right? :''[Gus trips and falls to the ground when Lalo pushes his pistol against his back]'' :'''Lalo''': One moment, Don. ''[puts the camcorder between his teeth as he switches the magazines of his pistol]'' Think of the laboratory you could put here, Don Eladio. ''Eh?'' How much meth you could make... that was his plan. Cut you out to become boss. And now here we are, in this big hole! ''[cackles]'' Gustavo thought he was building an empire, but all he built himself was a tomb. :'''Gus:''' You can't kill me. :'''Lalo:''' Why not? :'''Gus:''' I haven't told that fat pig Eladio what I think of him yet. :'''Lalo:''' ''Hoo-hoo!'' Perfect! You've got one minute. :'''Gus:''' Eladio... you greasy, bloated pimp. You talk of honor. But you have none. A pack of stray dogs fighting for scraps has more honor. Jackals. That's all you are! No vision. No patience. No thought. Stupid and impulsive! That is how I did all this. You couldn't see it, couldn't even conceive of it. And you Salamancas... you're the worst vermin of all. You say you believe in "blood for blood" but you only understand blood for money! You're whores! ''[in English]'' I understand blood for blood. Hector? Yeah, I kept him alive. Kept him broken. I will save him to the last. Before he dies, he will know '''''I''' buried every one of you.'' :'''Lalo:''' ''[sniggers]'' Big talk. You done? :'''Gus:''' No. Not yet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy:''' Lalo said he was coming back. :'''Mike:''' He's not coming. :'''Jimmy:''' No, he said he was, he told me— :'''Mike:''' You understand me? He is ''not coming back.'' Let's sit. ''[pause; Jimmy and Kim remain standing]'' '''''SIT.''''' :''[Jimmy and Kim sit at the foot of their bed; Mike stands in front of them.]'' :'''Mike:''' Alright. Here's what's gonna happen: In a few days, Howard Hamlin's car will be found several states away by the water. The odometer will have rolled to the exact number of miles it took to get there. There will be cocaine in the upholstery. That was the story you were setting up for this guy, yeah? They'll call it a suicide, hoping the body will come washing up. It never will. At some point, you're gonna hear about it. Someone calls you, someone at the courthouse mentions it—the moment that happens—you call the cops. His car was here for hours last night. Good chance somebody noticed it. That means you are the last people to see him alive. Cops are gonna want to hear from you. You tell the cops you saw him—he came here, seemed like maybe he was chemically altered, didn't make a lick of sense. Then he left, that's all you know. You keep telling the lie you've been telling. Now, Ms. Wexler tells me she has court at ten. What's on your docket? ''[Jimmy doesn't answer]'' Hey. ''Listen.'' Where do you need to be? :'''Jimmy:''' Uh, office. At my office. Clients start showing up around 9:30. ''Oh'', my car is gone. :'''Mike:''' No. It's on the way home, you'll have it when you need it. So you two are going to go about your day—normal, same as ever. Today, you're Meryl Streep and Laurence Olivier. No staring into space, nothing out of the ordinary, you ''cover.'' Anybody talks to you, it's just another day that ends in Y, that's all. When you get home, we'll be gone and everything will be back the way it was. Now, I need to impress upon you: none of this ever happened. None of it. Understand? Say it out loud, I need to hear it. :'''Jimmy:''' ...I understand. :'''Kim:''' ...It never happened. === ''[[w:Fun and Games (Better Call Saul) | Fun and Games]]'' [6.09] === :'''Jimmy''': One day, we'll... We'll wake up, and brush our teeth, and we'll go to work. And at some point, we'll suddenly realize... [[w:Bad Choice Road | that we hadn't thought about it at all. None of it]]. ''[pause]'' And that's when we'll know. We'll know we can forget. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Gus meets with Don Eladio, Juan Bolsa, and the Salamancas late at night. The dialogue is in Spanish.]'' :'''Eladio''': Don Hector has made a very serious accusation. :''[One of the Cousins hands a letter to Don Juan]'' :'''Bolsa''': These are Don Hector's words. Dictated to Leonel and Marco, letter by letter. "The assault on my nephew's hacienda failed. Lalo fought the assassins and won. The day after the attack, Lalo called me. I heard the truth from his own lips. It was Fring who sent the mercenaries, not the Peruvians. We kept Lalo's survival a secret. My nephew was about to take his revenge on the traitor, face-to-face. Instead, he disappeared. It is the Chicken Man's doing. Don Eladio, look into Fring's eyes. There you will see the truth. The Chicken Man hates you. He is our enemy. He plots against us. I demand blood for blood." :''[Bolsa folds the letter and sits back down]'' :'''Eladio''': Well, Gustavo? :'''Gus''': ''[pause]'' I have no response. :'''Bolsa''': Gustavo, you must speak. Have you no defense? :'''Gus''': With all due respect, I don't believe this merits a response. :'''Eladio''': Did you witness these phone calls from Lalo? ''[Leonel and Marco shake their heads]'' I was told you saw Lalo's body. :'''Leonel''': Yes. :'''Marco''': It was burned. :'''Eladio''': Didn't the ''federales'' check the teeth? :'''Bolsa''': Yes, Don Eladio. My brother tells me the dental records matched. :'''Eladio''': And that rat, Varga... What did he say before he died? :'''Bolsa''': He said he was in the pay of the Peruvians, Los Odios. We know he took their money, we found bank statements. :'''Eladio''': ''[beat; looks at his watch]'' Well... It's late. Don Hector... Since you've come a long way, tonight you sleep in my bed. ''[Hector angrily rings his bell repeatedly in protest]'' No, I insist. No arguing. I'm giving you my room. Very comfortable. And who knows? Maybe a couple of the girls will come to visit! ''[pause; Hector continues ringing his bell]'' Please. ''[Leonel and Marco carry Hector by his wheelchair and leave]'' Good night, Hector. Sleep well. ''[to Gus]'' I'd invite you to stay as well, Gustavo, but... I don't want my breakfast ruined by all the... ''[mocks Hector ringing his bell and laughs]'' Ay-yay-yay. ''[beat]'' The peace must be kept. What do you suggest? :'''Gus''': I wouldn't presume. :'''Eladio''': The South Valley will stay Salamanca territory. And the rest of the North, that'll be for you to manage. Working under Bolsa. :'''Bolsa''': Thank you, Don Eladio. :'''Gus''': ''[rises with Eladio out of his chair]'' Thank you. Your trust means everything, Don Eladio. :'''Eladio''': ''Bueno.'' Gustavo... ''[long pause]'' When I looked into your eyes... Hate. A little bit's okay. As long as you never forget who's boss. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mike meets with Nacho's father outside his shop to let him know about Nacho's fate]'' :'''Manuel''': Who are you? :'''Mike''': It's not important. :'''Manuel''': I saw you here before. [[w:Cobbler (Better Call Saul)|Chrysler Fifth Avenue]]. What about my son? :'''Mike''': I'm sorry, he won't be found. ''[pause]'' It was over fast. No pain. :'''Manuel''': You were there? :'''Mike''': I was there. Your son made some mistakes, he fell in with bad people... but he was never like them. Not really. He had a good heart. One more thing: you won't have to worry about the Salamancas. Their day is coming. There'll be justice. :'''Manuel''': Justice? :'''Mike''': I'm sorry, my Spanish - j-''justicia.'' Justice. :'''Manuel''': ''[sighs]'' What you talk about... is not justice. What you talk of is... ''revenge.'' It never ends... my boy is gone. ''[scoffs, speaks in Spanish]'' You gangsters and your "justice." You're all the same. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy and Kim approach Cliff and Howard's widow, Cheryl, at a memorial reception in the offices of HHM.]'' :'''Kim:''' Cliff. :'''Cliff:''' Kim, Jimmy. :'''Cheryl:''' Kim, hi. :''[Jimmy extends his hand to Cheryl; she doesn't take it]'' :'''Jimmy:''' Hi, Cheryl. I'm Jimmy McGill. You may not remember me. I'm Chuck McGill's brother. :'''Cheryl:''' Of course. :'''Jimmy:''' Very sorry for your loss. ''[sighs]'' :'''Kim:''' Cheryl, I'm so sorry. I can't even imagine what you must be going through. If Jimmy and I can do anything for you or your family, please just say the word. :''[Jimmy and Kim are about to walk away]'' :'''Cheryl:''' There is something, actually. You two were the last ones to see him, weren't you? :'''Kim:''' Um... :'''Jimmy:''' I guess so. Uh, that's what the police said. :'''Cheryl:''' Howard told me that you were harassing him, playing elaborate pranks of some sort. That you wouldn't leave him alone. :'''Jimmy:''' I know he thought that. He—he—he told me as well. Um, I think he honestly believed it. :'''Cheryl:''' But you're denying it. :'''Jimmy:''' ''[pauses]'' You know what, I didn't leave here under the best terms. The past few years, I could have been more considerate to Howard instead of yitzing him every chance I got. I guess, uh, there was a certain amount of jealousy on my part because Howard had the, uh, respect of my brother. Which I never did. ''[Jimmy steps away]'' :'''Cheryl:''' Tell me what you told the police. :'''Jimmy:''' ''[pauses]'' Okay, um... Well, I mean, it was 11pm. Howard started pounding on our door. He was very upset, going on about something, um, he thought was my fault, uh... Guess it had to do with the Sandpiper case. But I—I couldn't make head or tail out of it. We tried to calm him down. But... he just—he just wouldn't, um... Finally, he left. That's—that's it. :'''Cheryl:''' I'm not oblivious. I know people are saying he was on drugs. Is that what you're trying to tell me? :'''Jimmy:''' I just... He just didn't seem like himself. :'''Cheryl:''' ''[to Cliff]'' Are you hearing all of this? Because none of it makes sense to me. :'''Cliff:''' Cheryl, maybe we should just— :'''Cheryl:''' I don't care what people are saying. I don't care what the police think. Howard was not on drugs. That simply is not true. There's something more to this. :'''Kim:''' I don't know if it's my place, but... I—I... :'''Cheryl:''' Please. Just spit it out. ''[sharply inhales]'' :'''Kim:''' ''[sighs]'' It was about a year-and-a-half ago. I was still an associate here, working late on a brief. And I saw a light on in Howard's office. I assumed the cleaning crew left it on by mistake. And I was sure that office was empty, so I didn't knock. :'''Cheryl:''' ...And? :'''Kim:''' And Howard was there at his desk, head down. And he was snorting something. :'''Cheryl:''' ''[scoffs]'' :'''Kim:''' I looked at him. He looked at me. I didn't know what to do, so I just walked out. And the next morning, when we saw each other, neither of us ever said anything about it. I never told anyone. But now I wish I had. :''[Long pause]'' :'''Cheryl:''' ''[to Cliff]'' In all the years that you worked with him, have you witnessed anything like this? Even a hint? Cliff... :'''Cliff:''' I... Cheryl, this really isn't the time or the place. :''[Cheryl begins to cry]'' :'''Kim:''' Cheryl. You were his wife. You saw him every day. You knew him better than anyone. Maybe I misunderstood what I saw. You would have known. :'''Cheryl:''' ''[voice breaking]'' Please excuse me. :''[Cheryl retreats into a women's restroom]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Kim and her client are sitting in a courtroom as the presiding judge, Gabriel Dearden, takes the bench]'' :'''Bailiff:''' All rise. Court is now in session, the Honorable Judge Dearden presiding. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Good afternoon. We are here to discuss a motion to exclude evidence in ''State of New Mexico vs. Yarborough''. :'''Kim:''' ''[rises]'' Your honor, if I may. I submitted an additional motion. I'm assuming you have not seen it yet. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Did we get that? :'''Secretary:''' It just came in, judge. :''[The secretary approaches the bench and hands the motion to Judge Dearden]'' :'''Kim:''' I apologize, it was a last-minute addition. :'''Judge Dearden:''' "Last minute" is right. ''[looking through the motion]'' :''[Pause]'' :'''Judge Dearden:''' ...Do I understand this correctly? You're requesting to withdraw from this case? :'''Kim:''' Yes, your honor. My client is fully informed. And I've already been in touch with another attorney, Paige Novick. She's highly qualified and familiar with the case. She's prepared to step if you'll allow it. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Ms. Wexler, Mr. Orenstein, approach the bench. :''[Kim and the prosecutor do so]'' :'''Judge Dearden:''' ''[to Kim]'' Ms. Wexler, we are here today at your insistence to consider your motion to exclude evidence. And this is the moment you choose to withdraw? :'''Kim:''' It was unavoidable. :'''Judge Dearden:''' May I ask why? :'''Kim:''' Personal reasons, your honor. :'''Judge Dearden:''' "Personal reasons." Are we talking about a health issue, something to do with a loved one? :'''Kim:''' No. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Would you rather discuss privately in chambers? :'''Kim:''' Thank you for the consideration, but no. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Would you care to supply any detail at all? :'''Kim:''' Your honor, I prefer not to. :'''Judge Dearden:''' ''[pause; to Orenstein]'' ...Mr. Orenstein, is the state prepared to discuss Ms. Wexler's motion? :'''Orenstein:''' We are, your honor. Absolutely. :'''Judge Dearden:''' You know what, Ms. Wexler? Mr. Orenstein's here. I'm here. We all showed up for your party, and now you're taking away the punch bowl. I'm inclined to have you argue your motion, then I'll consider later writing petitions. :'''Kim:''' I'm sorry for wasting the court's time, your honor, but it's impossible for me to continue with this hearing. :'''Judge Dearden:''' And why is that, Ms. Wexler? :'''Kim:''' Because I'm no longer an attorney. :'''Judge Dearden:''' ''[brief pause]'' ...I'm sorry, what? :'''Kim:''' I gave notice to the bar two hours ago. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy arrives home after hearing the news that Kim has quit her legal career]'' :'''Jimmy:''' ''You did what?!'' Why?! ''WHY?!'' Alright, alright, I know why. But Kim, you can't just— :'''Kim:''' Jimmy, I— :'''Jimmy:''' ''Shhh!'' Just let me say my piece, okay? Just—Let's take a breath here! Kim, after everything that happened... I mean, Jesus! I get it! You want to climb out of your own skin! That's natural! But Kim, you don't just throw everything away! Th-th-this is your life! You're a lawyer! What about your clients, huh? What about, uh... that poor guy, Mr. Yarborough? What about the kid in foster care? Huh?! You give them everything you got! Who are they going to find who is half as good as you?! No one! They need you! :'''Kim:''' It's already done. :'''Jimmy:''' ''Ugh!'' ''[pause]'' Okay, what's done can be undone. All I'm saying is just—just let's take a week or two to think it over. For now, we're gonna take some time off. God knows we need it. We're gonna to find a new place, we're—we're gonna leave here. We're never, ever gonna come back here again. Okay? We're gonna—we're gonna put it behind us! Things will look brighter! I guarantee it! But first we have to fix this. So we're gonna go back to the hotel room, and you're gonna write letters. You're gonna write a letter to the bar, you're gonna write letters to your clients. You—you—you dictate, I will type. We're gonna roll this thing back. I'll order a pizza, we'll pull an all-nighter. Because we're in this together. Okay? So I'm gonna go get your—your printer, and then we're gonna get the hell out of here. :''[Jimmy turns to head into the bedroom]'' :'''Kim:''' Wait— Jimmy. Jimmy! :''[Jimmy enters the bedroom to discover half-full boxes and luggage everywhere]'' :'''Kim:''' You asked if you were bad for me. That's not it. We are bad for each other. :'''Jimmy:''' Kim. Don't do this. Kim, please. :'''Kim:''' Jimmy... ''[holding back tears]'' ...I have had the time of my life with you. But we are bad for everyone around us. Other people suffer because of us. Apart we're okay, but together we're poison. :'''Jimmy:''' ''[shakes his head]'' No, no. Just tell me what I need to do to change, okay? Just tell me what it is, and I'll do it. :'''Kim:''' Jimmy... :'''Jimmy:''' No, Kim. You make me happy. We make each other happy. How can that be bad? Hey... I love you. :'''Kim:''' I love you, too. ''[voice breaking]'' But so what? :'''Jimmy:''' No. No. No, Kim, you're wrong! ''This is about '''Howard!''''' Okay?! What happened to him wasn't on us! It wasn't your fault! It wasn't ''my'' fault! It was that ''fucking Lalo Salamanca!'' That psychopath came back from the dead and he walked through that door! He did this! Not us, ''him!'' :'''Kim:''' I knew. :'''Jimmy:''' You knew wh-what? :'''Kim:''' I knew he was alive. :'''Jimmy:''' No, you didn't. :'''Kim:''' It was about a month ago. I saw that car following me again. And it turned out that Mike Ehrmantraut had guys watching both of us, watching for Lalo. :'''Jimmy:''' Mike... Mike told you that Lalo was alive? ''[Kim nods]'' And you didn't tell me? :'''Kim:''' ''[pause]'' Jimmy... I thought... I thought it was a one-in-a-million chance that he'd come for us. I thought he would be caught if he did. And I told myself I was protecting you. But that's not the truth. The reason I didn't tell you was because I knew what you'd do. :'''Jimmy:''' Wh-what would I do? :'''Kim:''' You'd—you'd blame yourself. You'd fear for me. You'd want us to run and hide until you were sure I was safe. You would pull the plug on the scam, and then... ''[pause]'' ...and then, we'd break up. And I didn't want that. Because I was having too much ''fun''. :''[Kim breaks down crying and returns to the bedroom to pack; Jimmy stands in the living room in silence]'' === ''[[w:Nippy (Better Call Saul) | Nippy]]'' [6.10] === :''[Saul is confronted by Jeff after he unexpectedly shows up at his home]'' :'''Jeff''': Dude, what the fuck?! :'''Saul''': I know, it's awkward, right? But you don't have to call me Dad. Yet. :'''Jeff''': I don't know what this is about, but all I have to do is pick up the phone and it's "Bye-bye, Saul Goodman." :'''Saul''': Yeah, but you haven't picked up the phone yet, have ya? Or tried to strong-arm me for cash. And guess what? I know why. Because reward money—blackmail—that's not gonna tickle your pickle. I know what you really want. :'''Jeff''': Oh, yeah? What's that? :'''Saul''': You want in the game. :'''Jeff''': The game? What—what game? :'''Saul''': The ''game.'' The one you've been watching your entire life. You got your nose pressed up against the glass, peering in while the big boys play. :'''Jeff''': Speak English, man. What the hell are you talking about? :'''Saul''': ''The game.'' It's right there. You can see it, but you can't touch it yet. ''[pause]'' Cars, clothes. The cash, the ladies. It's about knowing all the angles, you know? Putting it all on the line and winning ''big.'' But here you are, Jeffy. Standing outside with the suckers, trying to pay off that cab, sweating the bills. You're getting older. It's—it's so close, but dammit you just can't get in! Until now. I can make it happen. :'''Jeff''': ''[beat]'' You? :'''Saul''': Saul Goodman. ''[pause]'' So, here's the deal. I will show you the game, and then we're done. :''[Jeff stares at Saul for another moment before smiling]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jeff runs around a maze in the outline of a mall. Saul, on a loudspeaker, shouts directions to him.]'' :'''Saul''': Go, go, go, go, go, go, go! One, Armani suits and run! Two, Air Jordan shoes for you! Three, linen shirts for free! Four, cashmere sweaters out the door! Five, Patagonias to survive! Six, swanky sweatsuits in the mix! HALT! :''[Jeff stops, breathing heavily.]'' :'''Jeff:''' What?! :'''Saul''': That's too many, you gotta be precise! Just three of each. :'''Jeff:''' Why? And why do I gotta run around like an asshole? :'''Saul''': I already told you! Three minutes, got it? That's our window! :'''Jeff:''' Yeah, but why three minutes? :'''Saul''': Because at three minutes, that's when security sees you on the cameras and the cops haul your ass to jail, alright? So let's go. :'''Jeff:''' Wait, there's cameras? :'''Saul''': Sure there's cameras! They erase the tapes every seventy-two hours, so that's why you only take three of each, and only the pricey stuff. When the store opens the next morning, they won't even know they were robbed. By the time they do inventory, abra cadabra, no more Jeffy on the tape! Right, so, three items, three minutes... It's easy. Let's go. :''[Jeff walks back to the start of the maze.]'' :'''Saul''': How many of each? :'''Jeff:''' Three... :'''Saul''': Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered! :'''Jeff:''' I don't know... :'''Saul''': What don't you know? :'''Jeff:''' Just, this whole thing, it seems crazy! :'''Saul''': Is this too hot for you?! Ju— You know what, just say so! You know what? Screw it. "Crazy?" I'll tell you what's crazy! [[w:Walter White (Breaking Bad) | Fifty-year-old high school chemistry teacher]] [[w:Breaking Bad | comes into my office. The guy is so broke, he can't pay his own mortgage. One year later, he's got a pile of cash as big as a Volkswagen.]] ''That's'' crazy. :'''Jeff's Friend:''' I'll do it. :'''Jeff:''' This sounds good to you? :'''Jeff's Friend:''' I think it'll work. :'''Saul''': Well, look at you! Hey, you're young. You're probably, uh... Fast in the feet, huh? :'''Jeff:''' O-Okay, I didn't say I wouldn't do it! I just... Had some questions about, like... Logistics. :'''Saul''': Are you in or out? :'''Jeff:''' In. :'''Saul''': ''[sighs]'' Okay, back to one. ''[He speaks into the loudspeaker as Jeff sets himself up.]'' Check, test, one-two, one-two. Okay! And ready, set, action! :''[Jeff begins running.]'' :'''Saul''': Move, move, move! Pick up the pace! Go, go, go! One, Armani suits and run! Two, Air Jordan shoes for you! Three, linen shirts for free! Four, cashmere sweaters out the door! Five, Patagonias to survive! Six, swanky sweatsuits in the mix! Let's go, let's go, let's go! <hr width="50%"/> :''[On the night of the robbery, Saul watches Jeff through the mall cameras while one of the security guards, Frank, is eating a Cinnabon roll with his back facing the cameras.]'' :'''Saul''': How about that 44-21 win against the Cavs? :'''Frank''': Be still my heart. ''[laughs]'' :'''Saul''': Seventy-six yard pass to Reggie Ball, and–and never sacked once. :'''Frank''': Wow, you have got quite the memory. :'''Saul''': ...Yeah, well—I'll tell you what. I can remember every stitch of clothing I was wearing during that game, but ask me what I had for dinner and... ''[whistles]'' Clean slate. :'''Frank''': Tell me about it! ''[Saul checks his stopwatch, which is at two minutes and fifteen seconds]'' Well, I'll tell ya: If you're not passing the ball, that's what's gonna happen. ''[eats another bite]'' Mmm! :''[Eventually, Jeff runs with the last round of clothes when he slips and falls. Saul chokes on his coffee.]'' :'''Frank''': You okay? :'''Saul''': ''[coughs]'' Wrong pipe. :'''Frank''': Oh, okay. So, you think our guys are gonna move to the Big Ten like they're sayin'? :'''Saul''': ''[pause]'' Big Ten? :'''Frank''': Yeah, you know, maybe they're just chasing the almighty dollar if you ask me. I mean, both powerhouses of course. But, you know what? You got Oklahoma and Texas over here. But Michigan, Ohio State over there! ''[Saul looks nervously at the cameras]'' I... I don't know. Guess I like tradition. ''[chuckles; sighs as he takes yet another bite]'' So good. Just amazing. Wow. :''[After Saul realizes Jeff is out cold, he fakes a nervous breakdown to distract Frank]'' :'''Saul''': God, what am I doing? :'''Frank''': What? :'''Saul''': ''[cries out again as Frank turns his head towards the cameras]'' Look at me! Wha—I don't know what... ''[sobs]'' Oh, Jesus! :'''Frank''': Gene? :'''Saul''': Oh, God. You... you have a wife, right, Frank? :'''Frank''': Yeah. :'''Saul''': Yeah? :'''Frank''': Yeah. :'''Saul''': She's waiting for you? ''[Frank nods]'' Look at me. I got... I got no one. My parents are dead. [[w:Chuck McGill | My brother]]... ''[beat; looks down]'' My brother is dead. I, uh... I don't have a wife. No kids, no friends. If I die tonight, no one would care. What difference would it make? :''[Saul looks up again and notices Jeff slowly getting himself up]'' :'''Frank''': Gene, buddy... I—I'm sure you mean a lot to... to a lot of—lots of people. ''[turns his head around again]'' :'''Saul''': ''[slams fist on table]'' If I die tonight, my landlord would pack up my stuff. It'd take him three hours. And Cinnabon would just hire a new manager. Gene who?! Poof, I'd be gone! I'd be... a–a ghost. No, not a ghost. I'd be a... a shadow. I'd just mean ''nothing.'' I mean, Frank... What's the ''point'', Frank? What's the... :''[Saul sees Jeff put away the clothes in the box. He groans as he watches Jeff run out of the warehouse, then claps when he's out of sight]'' :'''Saul''': ''[sighs]'' I'm sorry. You didn't need to hear that. :'''Frank''': No, no, no. That's–that's okay. No, that is okay. Everybody has bad days. :'''Saul''': You've felt like this? :'''Frank''': ...No. I mean, not me, but... people. I think a lot of people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Saul''': You guys enjoying yourselves? Well, hold on to that feeling, 'cause this is it. :'''Jeff''': Yeah, we know. :'''Saul''': Well, in case you forget, you transported stolen goods with a value exceeding $5,000. And the truck you used to do it was rented in Council Bluffs across state lines. :'''Jeff''': You told us to rent the truck over there, so— :'''Saul''': ''[motions for Jeff to stop talking]'' Theft from an interstate shipment, up to ten years. Transportation of stolen goods, another ten years. Sale of stolen goods, ten years. Conspiracy to commit a federal crime— :'''Jeff's Friend''': Whoa, hold on. Conspiracy? It was your idea. :'''Saul''': Yeah. It's called mutually assured destruction, so... if I go down, you go down. :'''Jeff''': Man, you don't have to threaten us. We're all friends here. :'''Saul''': I am not your friend. And if you get greedy, and you decide to come back for more, ''don't.'' Gene Takavic, you've never heard of him. Cottonwood Mall, you don't go there. You see me comin', you cross to the other side of the street. :'''Jeff''': Dude. :'''Saul''': Now, I need you to say it. We're done. :'''Jeff''': ''[pause; laughs]'' Come on! :'''Saul''': Say it. ''We're done. '''Say it.''''' :'''Jeff''': ''[beat; looks at his friend briefly]'' We're done. :'''Jeff's Friend''': ''[pause]'' We're–we're done. === ''Breaking Bad'' [6.11] === === [6.12] === === [6.13] === == External links == {{wikipedia}} [[Category:Better Call Saul seasons]] [[Category:Split television seasons]] 1usazlcftu8qt8zcv4z8esn5b7g344y 3148822 3148667 2022-07-28T22:33:40Z 75.35.55.63 /* Nippy [6.10] */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} ---- :'''Season''' [[Better Call Saul (season 1)|1]] [[Better Call Saul (season 2)|2]] [[Better Call Saul (season 3)|3]] [[Better Call Saul (season 4)|4]] [[Better Call Saul (season 5)|5]] [[Better Call Saul (season 6)|6]] | [[Better Call Saul|'''Main''']] ---- The following is a list of quotes from the sixth season of ''[[Better Call Saul]]''. === ''[[w:Wine and Roses|Wine and Roses]]'' [6.01] === :''[Mike, Gus, and Tyrus gather in the office trailer at the Los Pollos Hermanos chicken farm to discuss the aftermath of the attempted hit on Lalo Salamanca.]'' :'''Gus:''' Tell me again about the ''sicario'' who made the final report. :'''Tyrus:''' He was already wounded when he talked to our cutout. Federales found him dead at the scene. But they got Salamanca. :'''Gus:''' The mercenaries are dead. To a man. And yet their mission was a success? :'''Mike:''' It has been known to happen. Now you go down there and get Varga, bring him home safe. There's ways to do it on the quiet. :''[Long pause; Gus and Tyrus both stare at him.]'' :'''Mike:''' ''[scoffs]'' ...Unless you already have something in the works. :''[Tyrus turns and exits the trailer. Mike and Gus speak alone.]'' :'''Gus:''' Speak your mind. :'''Mike:''' Loyalty goes both ways. Varga's done everything you asked him. :'''Gus:''' He wasn't given a choice. :'''Mike:''' Maybe so, but he played a tough game. And he played it on the square. :'''Gus:''' ...And? :'''Mike:''' When all is said and done, the kid deserves your respect. :'''Gus:''' He has it. Is there more you wish to say? :''[After a long pause, Mike exits the trailer.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy and Kim have dinner at a diner; conversation turns to the Ford Taurus that Jimmy has rented.]'' :'''Jimmy:''' I rented us a car. It's the Ford. :'''Kim:''' So Saul Goodman drives a brown Ford Taurus? :'''Jimmy:''' Detroit calls that taupe, I believe. :'''Kim:''' Don't you think Saul Goodman would drive something with a little more... flair? :'''Jimmy:''' Such as? :'''Kim:''' I don't know. Definitely American-made. Something showy. And Saul Goodman has an office. Something eye-catching. Good location. :'''Jimmy:''' By the courthouse? :'''Kim:''' Yeah. A cathedral of justice. :'''Jimmy:''' ''Ooooh'', a cathedral of justice. Okay, yeah. :'''Kim:''' We should start looking for something for you. I mean, for Saul. :'''Jimmy:''' Sold. When do we start? <hr width="50%"/> :''[At the courthouse, Jimmy is confronted by the district attorney who prosecuted Lalo during his bail hearing]'' :'''ADA Khalil''': I've been calling you for two days. :'''Jimmy''': Oh, my girl's out sick. What can I do you for? :'''ADA Khalil''': Tomorrow morning, 10 A.M. :'''Jimmy''': Brunch? But just you and me, right? ''[points at Detective Roberts]'' I mean, won't the big fella here feel like a third wheel? :'''ADA Khalil''': You and I are meeting Parson in chambers. I am asking for an emergency hearing to alter the terms of De Guzman's release. :'''Jimmy''': Sounds like a blast. Unfortunately, I'm booked solid. :'''Detective Roberts''': I checked your client's place of residence. The address he gave, it's a Dairy Queen in Altamonte. The family that showed at the bail hearing can't be located. No driver's license, no tax rolls, no school records. Nothing. The fact is, there isn't a single Elizabeth McKinnon under the age of 73 living in New Mexico. :'''Jimmy''': Well, this is–this is surprising. :'''ADA Khalil''': Your client has disappeared, and I'm not waiting six weeks to start looking for him. :'''Jimmy''': Hey, my guy put up seven million in bail. You think he's just gonna walk away from that? :'''Detective Roberts''': Who comes up with seven million bucks in cash? :'''ADA Khalil''': You know what I think? I think the family was fake. ''[to Jimmy]'' And I think you knew it the whole time. :'''Jimmy''': Okay, hold up. Just get real for a second. The hearing didn't go your way, and now you're trying for a do-over? You say my guy ran, I say he's got seven million reasons for showing up when he's legally required to do so. So, no, I won't be... uh, due process window dressing at any crash meeting with Parson. And if you try throwing any of this crap around in front of the judge without my presence, here's an accusation: Prosecutorial misconduct. ''Career-ending'' prosecutorial misconduct! :'''Detective Roberts''': None of that changes the fact the guy's not who he said he was. :'''Jimmy''': No, no, no! Hold on! You guys got caught with your pants around your ankles, and somehow that's on me?! I don't think so! ''[points at ADA Khalil]'' You got two dozen lawyers up there! You got investigators—you got the whole damn police force—and it's ''my'' fault that you can't keep track of Lalo?! ''That is '''not''' my job!'' :'''ADA Khalil''': Lalo? Who's Lalo? :'''Jimmy''': What?! ''[blinks hard]'' What did I say... I meant De Guzman. I have more than one client! ''[chuckles]'' So... ''[clears throat]'' I will see you at the preliminary in six weeks as scheduled. Until then, I have clients who need me. :''[Jimmy walks into an empty courtroom and sits down while contemplating his slip-up]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy takes a guided tour of the country club where Howard and Cliff are members, meeting with a tour guide named Norm in the main lounge.]'' :'''Norm:''' Hi, Norm Wakely. I understand you're in the market for a tour. :'''Jimmy:''' That's right. Saul Goodman. :'''Norm:''' Great to meet you, Mr. Goodman. :'''Jimmy:''' No please, call me Saul. :'''Norm:''' Great. So Saul, can I get you anything before we get started? The coffee here is just unbeatable. :'''Jimmy:''' Uh, well, I'm fine. I'm fully caffeinated. :''[Kevin Wachtell walks into the room and becomes upset upon seeing Jimmy in the lounge.]'' :'''Norm:''' Well Saul, you and I are standing on hallowed ground. Five presidents have played on our course, starting with Dwight D. Eisenhower. But the story goes back even further than that– :'''Kevin:''' ''Norm.'' :''[Jimmy and Norm turn toward Kevin.]'' :'''Kevin:''' Can I have a sec, please? :'''Jimmy:''' Kevin, hey. How's it going? :'''Norm:''' Uh, I'm sorry. I'm sure this will just be a moment. :''[Norm goes over to Kevin and talks to him for a few moments, clearly being instructed to remove Jimmy from the premises.]'' :'''Norm:''' Mr. Goodman. I'm so sorry, but I've just been reminded that in fact we have a two-year waiting list. :'''Jimmy:''' Two years, wow. Maybe I could go on the tour anyway. I mean, 'cause I'm here. Just in case. :'''Norm:''' Well unfortunately, we've suspended tours for the moment. :'''Jimmy:''' You're not even giving tours? :'''Norm:''' I apologize for the inconvenience. We–we'll be happy to call you if the situation changes. You left your number? :'''Jimmy:''' Uh-huh. :'''Norm:''' Well, we'll be in touch. If the situation changes. Again, I–I am sorry for your time and trouble. We just– ''[sighs]'' We had a few crosswires. :'''Jimmy:''' Well... okay then. :'''Norm:''' Thank you. :''[Jimmy is about the leave the lounge, but impulsively stops, turns around, and approaches Norm again.]'' :'''Jimmy:''' I'm sorry. :'''Norm:''' Oh, yes. :'''Jimmy:''' Um, just so I understand: you were going to give me a tour and then realized you don't need new members? :'''Norm:''' We have a waiting list. :'''Jimmy:''' Okay, but you're the membership director... :'''Norm:''' I know. :'''Jimmy:''' ...so you would have known that before. It doesn't really add up. I mean, I came in and everyone was rolling out the red carpet, and then all of a sudden something changed. I don't– :'''Norm:''' Mr. Goodman, I– :'''Jimmy:''' ''Goodman.'' The name. The second you heard it, everything turned on a dime. Wow. Waiting list? I think you're talking about an ''exclusion'' list. It's okay, I should have known. Because, I mean, look! ''[raises his voice and walks to the middle of the lounge, where everyone can see him]'' It's wall-to-wall mayonnaise in here! So listen, if you're going to be restrictive, have the courage to say so! :'''Norm:''' There's no question– :'''Jimmy:''' There it is, folks! Anti-Semitism, alive and well right here in Albuquerque! :'''Norm:''' Sir! We have many Jewish members! :'''Jimmy:''' Oh good. Well, you met your quota then. Gold star for you. :''[Kevin, flanked by two of his golf buddies, interjects.]'' :'''Kevin:''' Hold on. That's gotta be the biggest load of horse crap I've ever heard in my life. Go crawl back in your hole, McGill or Goodman – whatever you're calling yourself. What are you up to, anyway? Ginning up another one of your put-up job lawsuits? You two-faced, blackmailing, money-grubbing son of a bitch– :'''Jimmy:''' Money-grubbing! You're saying the quiet part out loud, I think. :'''Norm:''' Gentlemen, can we just keep the volume down? :'''Kevin:''' You know damn well that's not what I meant! :'''Jimmy:''' In this day and age, I'd hoped and prayed we'd be beyond this. :'''Kevin:''' You're about as Jewish as my Aunt Fannie! :'''Jimmy:''' Five-thousand years and it never ends! :''[Kevin tries to take a swing at Jimmy, but is held back by his golf buddies.]'' :'''Jimmy:''' ''Here it is! Violence! It always comes to this!'' :'''Norm:''' Mr. Wachtell, please! :'''Kevin's Buddy:''' Come on, Kev. :'''Kevin:''' ''[to Jimmy]'' You go to hell, you lying sack of shit. :''[Kevin and his golf buddies leave the lounge.]'' :'''Norm:''' Sir. Mr. Goodman, I don't know what to say. That is not– :'''Jimmy:''' I wouldn't be a member here. I wouldn't walk through those doors again after what happened to me here today. ''[feigns tears]'' Do you at least have a bathroom that I could use, seeing as how my– Stress like that is hell on my diverticulitis. :'''Norm:''' The men's locker room is the closest. It's straight through there. :'''Jimmy:''' And I would be allowed to go in there? :'''Norm:''' Yes, of course. :'''Jimmy:''' I want you to know I don't blame you personally. I know you were just following orders. ''[to everyone in the lounge]'' It's okay, folks! I'm leaving! All is well! <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo is preparing to be smuggled across the border with a group of undocumented immigrants when he decides to call the Casa Tranquila Nursing Home and speak to Hector. A nurse holds a phone up to Hector's ear in the common room. Hector uses his bell to communicate.]'' :'''Lalo:''' ''[in Spanish]'' Uncle, can you hear me? Do you know my voice? :''[Hector visibly recognizes Lalo's voice.]'' :'''Hector:''' ''[rings bell twice]'' :'''Lalo:''' They told you about the attack, didn't they? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings once]'' :'''Lalo:''' Let them keep believing I'm dead. So much the better. It was the chicken man. That coward sat up there in the north while his paramilitaries came into my home. My home, Uncle! Screw Bolsa, screw Eladio. I'm coming north. I'm going to hurt him. Hurt him like you taught me. And then I will kill him. :'''Hector:''' ''[rings repeatedly in agreement]'' :'''Lalo:''' What is it? :''[The nurse takes the phone from Hector.]'' :'''Nurse:''' Hector? ''[to Lalo]'' Excuse me. I'm so sorry, but Hector seems a little upset. :'''Lalo:''' ''[in English]'' Yeah, sorry. Um, I'm just– I'm sharing a bit of family news, some good, some bad. Would you mind putting him back on? It will only be a minute. :'''Nurse:''' Of course. :''[The nurse again holds the phone to Hector's ear.]'' :'''Lalo:''' ''[in Spanish]'' Uncle? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings twice]'' :'''Lalo:''' What is it? Do you have another idea? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings twice]'' :'''Lalo:''' Okay, let's see. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, O, P– :'''Hector:''' ''[rings once]'' :'''Lalo:''' P? That's right? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings once]'' :'''Lalo:''' Okay. What's next? A, B, C, D... :''[Cut to the common room; Hector rings twice.]'' :'''Lalo:''' ...L, M, N, Ñ... :''[Cut to the common room; Hector rings once.]'' :'''Lalo:''' U? ''Prueba?'' :'''Hector:''' ''[rings once]'' :'''Lalo:''' Is that what you're saying? Proof? :'''Hector:''' ''[rings twice]'' :'''Lalo:''' Uncle, I don't have any proof. For months I was in the north watching him, following his men. There was nothing. :''[Lalo has a flash of realization.]'' :'''Lalo:''' Wait... There is proof. I know where to find it. Goodbye, Uncle. You will see me soon. === ''[[w:Carrot and Stick|Carrot and Stick]]'' [6.02] === :'''Jimmy''': "I was a hard worker. I was a company man. Twenty years, and I didn't miss a single day. They even gave me a plaque for it. ''[sighs]'' It was a gold plaque. Perfect attendance... But when they handed it to me, I wrenched my back. I was in so much pain, I couldn't do my job... ''[sighs again]'' which meant I couldn't put food on the table. I didn't want to sue... but with a family to support, what choice did I have?" :'''Kim''': Wait, who are you supposed to be again? :'''Jimmy''': Whatever. The backstory is just a placeholder. I'm gonna polish the script once we cast. :'''Kim''': But a personal injury suit? Best case scenario, that gets him in with an associate. :'''Jimmy''': ''[throws hands up]'' Mesothelioma. ''[clears his throat]'' "When I took that job down at the shoe factory, I had no idea I was risking my life. Now, I can't stop coughin'!" Right? Come on! Hey, a mesothelioma class-action built Clifford Main his vacation house. He hears "mesothelioma," his eyes pop! :'''Kim''': Well, sure. But then he takes the case. What happens when he asks for a medical evaluation? And how does Howard come up? :'''Jimmy''': Okay, ask me why I'm here. :'''Kim''': What brings you to Davis & Main today? :'''Jimmy''': "I'm sick. I'm really sick..." :'''Kim''': Good. :'''Jimmy''': "...and it's not mesothelioma, but it's not good. And I need a lawyer, and the pickings are slim. I already went to HHM. I met with their top guy, Howard Hamlin, and uh... Uhhh, I–I got a brother-in-law and he's got a pretty nasty coke habit, very similar energy. Just put me off. Anyway, I need a lawyer, blah-blah-blah." :'''Kim''': Okay, but you got a bad feeling from just one meeting? :'''Jimmy''': Yeah, I had the brother-in-law with the coke. :'''Kim''': Yeah, but you were only in the room with him once. :'''Jimmy''': Okay, so it's gotta be something with a history with Howard. :'''Kim''': Yeah. :'''Jimmy''': But Cliff has to want to take the meeting, but not the case. :'''Kim''': Right. :'''Jimmy''': ''[sighs]'' It's gotta be good, but not too good. :'''Kim''': Exactly. There's a sweet spot, you know. Like a magnet. We–we pull Cliff in, and then repel him. ''[beat]'' Oh! :'''Jimmy''': What? :'''Kim''': ''[sighs]'' You are going to ''hate'' this... <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy tracks down the Kettlemans to their shady tax preparation office and tries to rope them into his and Kim's plan to ruin Howard]'' :'''Betsy''': ''[to Jimmy]'' You've got some nerve coming here after what you did! ''[shoves Jimmy]'' ''Leave!'' Because of you, we lost ''everything!'' Our kids are in public school! So why don't you go crawl back under whatever slime-covered rock you came from and leave us the heck alone?! :'''Jimmy''': Okay, I sense some anger here, but that's–that's perfectly understandable. Since you brought it up, I came here today because I was curious if you two wanted your lives back. There's actually a legal term for it: Exoneration. :'''Craig''': Oh. You know, we actually did look into that. :'''Betsy''': Yep. :'''Craig''': We went to a number of lawyers, and— :'''Betsy''': ''Real'' lawyers. :'''Craig''': Yes. They were all terrific, but they said that it was impossible. :'''Betsy''': ''Mm-hmm''. :'''Jimmy''': Okay, but those lawyers don't know what I know. :'''Craig''': What's that? :'''Betsy''': No, Craig. He's got an angle. :'''Jimmy''': I ''do'' have an angle, Craig. It's an angle called justice. ''[Betsy scoffs and snickers]'' Let me put it this way: I think that within Craig's case, I have found the grounds for a civil suit. A big one. ''[pause; quietly]'' Big. :'''Betsy''': ''[long pause; looks at Craig]'' Okay, then. Let's hear it. :'''Jimmy''': Let's hold your horses, because we've been down this road before. [[w:Uno (Better Call Saul)|And the last time I gave you two advice, you went straight to the competition with it.]] ''[pulls out a piece of paper from inside his suit]'' So, I just need some assurances that all my hard work isn't gonna end up in the hands of, uh, Clifford Main or some other asshole at some pretentious high-pay, white-shoe law firm. So before we talk turkey, letters of engagement. :'''Craig''': Yes. :'''Jimmy''': Yeah, you remember these. I made some updates, just closed a few loopholes and whatnot. So... ''[holds out paper and pen]'' :'''Betsy''': ''[stops Craig from taking the pen]'' We're not signing anything. :'''Jimmy''': You have to sign if you want to know what I know. :'''Betsy''': ''We're not signing.'' :'''Jimmy''': Really? You're sure? :'''Betsy''': Yep. :'''Jimmy''': Craig? :'''Craig''': ''[looks at Betsy before shaking his head]'' Thanks anyway. :'''Jimmy''': ''[unclicks pen]'' Alright. Well, uh... Sorry we couldn't work something out. :'''Betsy''': I'm sure you are. :''[Jimmy overhears Betsy and Craig arguing as he walks around the trailer. He balls the pen in his fist]'' :'''Craig''': Mr. Goodman! :'''Jimmy''': ''[smiles; clicks pen and takes out letter]'' Best decision you've ever made. ''[turns his back to Craig for him to sign the letter]'' Here you go. :'''Betsy''': ''[after Craig signs the letter]'' So what do you know? :'''Jimmy''': You got one, too, Betsy. ''[holds out another letter]'' :''[Betsy snatches the pen and paper from Jimmy and signs the letter while pressing the pen hard on Jimmy's back]'' :'''Jimmy''': Oh, come on. That's not... ''Ow''. All right. Well, we're officially in business. Now, I have it on good authority here that Craig was not given proper counsel. :'''Betsy''': We already knew that. :'''Jimmy''': But did you ask yourselves why? :'''Craig''': No. Why? :'''Jimmy''': What if I told you that in your hour of need, the person who was supposed to be on your side was impaired? :'''Craig''': Impaired? :'''Jimmy''': It's a... a person of substance. ''[as Betsy and Craig talk to each other quietly]'' Substance in question being a certain illegal white powder. :'''Betsy''': That awful woman with the ponytail is a cocaine addict. :'''Jimmy''': No, not Kim Wexler! No! Craig's lead attorney, Howard Hamlin! :'''Craig''': Oh. I thought he was so... professional and energetic. Upbeat. :'''Betsy''': Oh... :'''Jimmy''': "Oh," is right. :'''Craig''': So upbeat is bad? :'''Jimmy''': In this case, it's textbook malpractice. The magic phrase is, "ineffective assistance of counsel." If your guy wasn't nose deep in the devil's dandruff, well, Craig's case would've turned out completely different. :'''Craig''': Oh, my God! :'''Betsy''': Don't we need some kind of proof? :'''Jimmy''': All the dirty laundry comes out in discovery. It’s just trips to rehab, secret drug deals. All we gotta do is get the ball rolling. So, I say we get started on your affidavits. :'''Craig''': Yes. :'''Betsy''': About that. We happen to know a thing or two about our rights, Mr. McGill. And it doesn’t matter what you force us to sign. We don’t have to work with any lawyer we don’t want. ''[gets in Jimmy's face]'' And that means... you’re fired. :'''Jimmy''': I am not fired. :'''Betsy''': Oh yes, you are! :'''Jimmy''': No! No! :'''Craig''': He’s fired? :'''Betsy''': Craig! :'''Jimmy''': No, you can’t fire me! I found this case, it’s mine! Hey, you wanna hear about rights?! The second you say where you got this information from, guess who automatically gets a cut?! ''Me! So go ahead! Go ahead, see what happens!'' :''[Jimmy pretends to be upset after the Kettlemans leave, but slowly starts smiling as he walks away]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Gus and Juan Bolsa visit Hector at Casa Tranquila to send their condolences, still believing that Lalo is dead. The dialogue is in Spanish.]'' :'''Bolsa''': He wishes to make amends. At least hear him out. :'''Gus''': Don Hector. It's no secret that I did not see eye to eye with your nephew. And while the friction between your family and myself did not start with him, today I am reminded we are all Eladio's men. No matter our disagreements, a strike against one is a strike against all. I hope you will accept my condolences and my support as you navigate this terrible loss. :'''Bolsa''': Gustavo speaks the truth. In this matter, he and I both stand shoulder to shoulder behind the Salamanca family. We are still looking for the traitor, Ignacio Varga. ''[places hand on Hector's shoulder]'' We will find him. And then your family will have justice. :''[Hector slowly reaches his hand out to Gus. As Gus holds his hand, he notices a change of expression on Hector's face and stares at him. Cut to outside the nursing home.]'' :'''Bolsa''': ''[to Gus in English]'' We'll be in touch. :''[Gus calls Mike on his cell phone after Bolsa drives away]'' :'''Mike''': What did you learn? :'''Gus''': Lalo Salamanca lives. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy gets a call from Betsy Kettleman after she finds out there was no case against Howard]'' :'''Jimmy''': Saul Goodman, speedy justice for you. Oh, wait! Okay, just take a breath, and then we can... Okay, okay. I can tell you're upset. Just... I–I never advised that. No. ''[sighs]'' No, I did not, so let's agree to disagree. ''[pause]'' Okay, I think you're going to want to meet in person before you do anything rash. So how about–how about we meet up, and we can hash this out. ''[pause]'' Yeah, sure! Tomorrow, first thing. Uh, 9 A.M, I can come to your office. That work? ...Okay, okay! Good! ''[hangs up]'' :'''Kim''': I'm surprised it took them this long. You, uh... You're gonna use the stick, right? :'''Jimmy''': The stick? Well, it's a big stick. But I know these people, they're more carrot types. Especially her. ''[takes out cash and puts the bills in his suit pocket]'' Spoonful of sugar, you know? :'''Kim''': ''[beat]'' I think maybe I'll come, too. :'''Jimmy''': Tomorrow? Really? :'''Kim''': Sure. I have time. :'''Jimmy''': ''[pause]'' Okay. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Tyrus''': They found the truck, but no sign of Varga. Salamancas have all eyes looking for him, including the federales. Still not picking up his cell, so nobody got a lock on it. Now as for Lalo, still missing. As far as everybody in the cartel is concerned, top to bottom, Lalo is dead. :'''Mike''': May I offer a thought? ''[pause; to Gus]'' If Salamanca was coming straight for you, he'd be here already. We've got guys watching anywhere he might turn up this side of Mexico. Wire taps on any phone he might call. There is not a whiff of him. Now, my guess is he's smart enough to know it's not in the Salamanca family interest to take you out without a reason the bosses can get behind. So, the odds are he's searching for Varga. Finds him alive, gets him to talk. ''[pause; Gus remains silent]'' Varga's alone in foreign territory, no one he can trust. The kid's smart, but he's not gonna last. ''[Gus stands up]'' He's gonna get caught. :''[Gus accidentally knocks a glass over and kneels down to pick up the shards from the floor]'' :'''Gus''': Continue. :'''Mike''': The best way to handle this: I take four of our best guys, cross the border and track Varga down. Let me find him, bring him back before the Salamancas sweep him up. It's our only play. :''[After cleaning up the broken glass, Gus throws it away and looks out a nearby window]'' :'''Gus''': ''[beat; in Spanish]'' Varga's father. Bring him here. :'''Mike''': No. You're not doing that. ''[locks the door after Tyrus gets his gun out]'' You don't understand. That's not happening. :'''Tyrus''': ''[walks up to Mike and aims gun at him]'' Just say the word. :'''Mike''': Whatever happens next... it's not gonna go down the way you think it is. :''[Mike stares at Tyrus, who cocks his gun and waits for Mike to make a move.]'' :'''Mike''': ''[beat; hears cell phone vibrating]'' It's him. :'''Tyrus''': Bullshit. I've been calling Varga for hours. He hasn't picked up once. :'''Mike''': He's been trying to get me since he left the Salamancas. ''[opens phone]'' You want me to answer it? :''[Tyrus turns to Gus, who nods. Mike answers the phone and speaks to Nacho]'' :'''Mike''': Yeah. ''[pause]'' Yeah. ...Not my call. ''[pause]'' That's up to you. ''[to Gus]'' He wants to talk to you. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Betsy:''' You used us &ndash; us and our good name &ndash; to character-assassinate Howard Hamlin. Somehow, some way, it benefits you to tear him down. :'''Craig:''' Yeah. And we're&ndash;we're mad. :'''Jimmy:''' Okay, yeah. I'm hearing a lot of unfounded accusations being tossed around. I don't know anything about schemes or character assassination or whatnot, but... ''[clears throat]'' if you're feeling slighted, we can make it right. ''[Jimmy hands Betsy a bundle of cash]'' :'''Betsy:''' Money? ''[scoffs]'' Money's not gonna take care of this. :'''Jimmy:''' Money takes care of everything. Isn't that the motto stitched onto the Kettleman family crest? :'''Betsy:''' We don't want money. :'''Jimmy:''' I am non-plussed. I'm guessing you want something. :'''Betsy:''' Do what you promised. :'''Jimmy:''' Do what I what? :'''Betsy:''' Exonerate Craig. Get his good name back. :'''Jimmy:''' Alright. Well, as you've been advised, for a number of reasons that's not gonna happen. :'''Betsy:''' It ''is'' gonna happen. It is. It's... You're just gonna have to figure out a way. :'''Craig:''' If anyone can do this, it's you. :'''Betsy:''' I know you don't want us going to Howard Hamlin. Because whatever it is you're up to, I'm sure he would be ''very'' interested. :'''Jimmy:''' Okay, let's just go easy on the threats. :'''Betsy:''' We want our lives back! The way they were before. ''Before.'' We lost everything! And we don't deserve any of this. :'''Kim:''' Okay. Enough carrot. ''[clears throat]'' :''[Kim turns to the home phone next to her and begins to dial]'' :'''Craig:''' Dial 9 to get out. :'''Kim:''' Oh, thank you. :'''Betsy:''' ''[whispering; to Craig]'' We didn't give her permission to use the phone. :'''Craig:''' ''[whispering; to Betsy]'' She needs to use the phone. :'''Jimmy:''' Kim... ? :''[The line connects; Kim speaks through the phone's speaker]'' :'''Receptionist:''' Internal Revenue Service, Albuquerque. :'''Kim:''' Hi. Could you put me through to Justin Stangel in Criminal Investigations? :'''Receptionist:''' One moment, please. :'''Betsy:''' ''[to Kim]'' What are you doing? Excuse me! :'''Justin:''' This is Justin. :'''Kim:''' Justin, Kim Wexler. How are you? :'''Justin:''' Hey, Kim. Good to hear from you. :'''Kim:''' How are Noreen and the boys? :'''Justin:''' Oh, hanging in. Noreen always talks about having you by for dinner some time. :'''Kim:''' We should do that. Tell her to call me. Listen, I was wondering who your CID officer is these days. :'''Justin:''' You have something for us? :'''Kim:''' Oh, I just might: Tax preparer fraud. A lot of it. :'''Justin:''' I'm listening. :'''Kim:''' Well, it's this, uh, run-down little mom-and-pop outfit I've had my eye on for a while. ''[chuckles]'' Don't ask me why. Clearly, I need to get a life. But from what I can glean, their clients always end up with smaller refunds than they deserve. :'''Betsy:''' ''[whispering]'' Please don't do this. :'''Justin:''' Do the clients sign over third-party authorization? :'''Kim:''' Bingo. So what I'm thinking is, these creeps file legit returns with you guys, give the clients fake ones that show about half the proper amount, and then pocket the difference. :'''Justin:''' Classic scam. Well, I know just the guy to go after these dirtbags. Tony Oropallo. Real bulldog. I'll transfer you over. :'''Kim:''' Such a big help, Justin. :'''Justin:''' You got it. Talk soon. :'''Betsy:''' You don't have to do this. :'''Kim:''' ''[to Betsy]'' Don't I? Betsy... You'll probably get twenty-four months, maybe eighteen with good behavior. But Craig? You are a two-time loser. They will definitely make an example out of you. Each false return they discover will be a separate felony. What are we talking? A hundred? :'''Betsy:''' Uh... :'''Kim:''' Two-hundred? :'''Tony:''' ''[beat]'' CID, Anthony Oropallo speaking. :''[Betsy runs to the phone and slams down the receiver to end the call]'' :'''Betsy:''' Please. We'll do anything. Just tell us. :'''Kim:''' ''[beat]'' Why would I believe ''you?'' Huh? :'''Craig:''' Please. :'''Kim:''' ''[long pause]'' First. First, you contact every person you've ripped off. Tell them you made an accounting error, tell them you're crooks who had a change of heart, I don't care. Give them what they are legally owed. Everything you stole. And then after that, you're going to forget you ever heard the name Howard Hamlin. I'm keeping my eye on both of you. You think you've lost everything? ''You have no idea.'' :''[Kim leaves the room with Jimmy while the Kettlemans stand shellshocked, on the verge of tears]'' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy:''' [[w:Inflatable (Better Call Saul)|Wolves and sheep]]. :'''Kim:''' Huh? :'''Jimmy:''' ...Nothing. === ''[[w:Rock and Hard Place|Rock and Hard Place]]'' [6.03] === :''[Nacho calls his father from an auto shop while on the run]'' :'''Manuel''': A-to-Z Fine Upholstery. Hello? :'''Nacho''': Dad. It's me. :'''Manuel''': Nacho? :'''Nacho''': ''Si'', Papa. ''Hola''. :'''Manuel''': ''[sighs]'' ''Hola, hijo.'' ''[in Spanish]'' How are you? :'''Nacho''': ''[in Spanish]'' Good, good. Um... just wanted to hear your voice. :'''Manuel''': Nacho, where are you? You sound strange. :''[pause]'' :'''Nacho''': It's not important.... I was just checking in, that's all. :'''Manuel''': Okay. ''Hijo'', I have lots of work to do. We've been through this, so many times. You know what you have to do... go to the police. :'''Nacho''': Yes, Papa. I understand... I hear you. :''[pause]'' :'''Manuel''': What else is there to say? Hmm? Goodbye, ''hijo''. :'''Nacho''': ''[choked up]'' Goodbye, Papa. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Nacho calls Mike at an auto repair shop in Mexico while on the run from the Salamancas]'' :'''Mike''': Yeah. :'''Nacho''': It's me. :'''Mike''': Yeah. :'''Nacho''': You knew. You knew that I was going to Mexico to die, that I was never supposed to make it out of that motel. And you let it happen. :'''Mike''': Not my call. :'''Nacho''': What happens now? :'''Mike''': That's up to you. :'''Nacho''': Is that bastard with you? Put him on. :'''Mike''': Hmm. ''[to Gus]'' He wants to talk to you. :'''Gus''': ''[takes cell phone from Mike; to Nacho]'' Yes. :'''Nacho''': You are screwed. ''[pause]'' You want the cartel to blame me for Lalo. But if they catch me, and make me talk? ''Ooh...'' That is not good for you, is it? Even if I disappear, everyone's gonna smell your stink all over it. The only way that this works for you is with me dead. ''[beat]'' Alright. Whatever bullshit way you want the story to go, I will make it go. But... I need one thing. :'''Gus''': Yes? :'''Nacho''': My dad. I need to know that he will be safe. :'''Gus''': If you are true to your word, there will be no reason for anyone to harm your father. :'''Nacho''': ''You'' are not the one that I need to hear it from. :''[Gus puts the phone on speaker so Mike can speak to Nacho]'' :'''Mike''': Your dad's gonna be okay. :'''Nacho''': How do you know? :'''Mike''': Because anyone who goes after him is gonna have to come through me. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy and Huell sit in a car; Jimmy pays Huell for duplicating the keys to Howard's Jaguar]'' :'''Huell:''' Can I ask you sum'n? :'''Jimmy:''' Sure, go ahead. :'''Huell:''' Personal, kind of. :'''Jimmy:''' Okay. What? :'''Huell:''' You're a lawyer. You make good money, right? :'''Jimmy:''' Good days and bad, but yeah. :'''Huell:''' Legit money, on the level. :'''Jimmy:''' Yeah, so? :'''Huell:''' Your wife's a lawyer. A legit lawyer. :'''Jimmy:''' Yeah. :'''Huell:''' Why you do all this? :'''Jimmy:''' Oh, I got you. I&ndash;I know from the outside that this looks like just another scam, but you're not seeing the bigger picture. Couple months from now, there are people whose lives are gonna be way better. Because of this. We're making a real difference. Trust me. We're doing the Lord's work here. :'''Huell:''' ''Hmph''. If you say so. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy''': What's going on? :'''Kim''': I have news, Jimmy. Lalo is dead. :'''Jimmy''': ''[exhales deeply]'' Holy shit. :'''Kim''': The DA's office put it together that Lalo was calling himself De Guzman. They are pretty upset they let him go. :'''Jimmy''': I'll bet they are. :'''Kim''': Ericsen seems to think that if Lalo lied to you and you didn't know about the pseudonym, that you could break confidentiality. She wants you to talk. She says it's right. :'''Jimmy''': Well, what do you think we should do? :'''Kim''': You... should do whatever you want, Jimmy. They don't have anything on you. It's just a fishing expedition to see if you bite. :'''Jimmy''': ''[pause]'' You think I should do it? :'''Kim''': It depends. :'''Jimmy''': On what? :'''Kim''': Well... ''[sighs]'' I guess it's basically... Do you want to be a friend of the cartel or... do you want to be a rat? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Nacho is driven to a remote location with Gus, Tyrus and Victor. There they meet Juan Bolsa, Hector Salamanca, and the Cousins. Bolsa kneels next to Nacho.]'' :'''Bolsa:''' Today, you are going to die. But there are good deaths, and there are bad deaths. Tell me what I need to know, I'll see that your death is a good one. Who put you up to this? :''[Nacho glances at Gus, as if he's about to turn on him]'' :'''Bolsa:''' One last chance. ''Who?'' ''[long pause; scoffs and gets up to leave]'' :'''Nacho:''' It was Alvarez. Los Odios, out of Peru. They paid me to set up your nephew. And I did. :''[Hector furiously rings his bell and attempts to point to Gus, who he knows is the real culprit]'' :'''Bolsa:''' Alvarez, we know. Los Odios, we know. Was anyone else involved? :'''Nacho:''' ''[scoffs; nods to Gus]'' Him? You think the chicken man? ''Heh.'' What a joke. Alvarez has been paying me for years &ndash; ''years''. ''[to the Salamancas]'' But you know what? I would have done it for free. Because I hate every last one of you psycho sacks of shit. I opened Lalo's gate, and I would do it again. And I'm glad what they did to him. He's a soulless pig, and I wished I'd killed him with my own hands. And you know what else, Hector? I put you in that chair. Oh, yeah. Your heart meds? I switched them for sugar pills. You were dead and buried, and I had to watch ''this'' asshole... ''[gestures to Gus]'' ...bring you back. So when you are sitting in your shitty nursing home and you're sucking down on your Jell-O night after night for the rest of your life, ''you think of '''me,''' you twisted fuck.'' === ''[[w:Hit and Run (Better Call Saul)|Hit and Run]]'' [6.04] === :'''Jimmy:''' What kind of asshole moves a cone?! <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy''': So, I pull the Jag into the loading zone. And I start scrappin' with this hunk of metal. It was in deep—like, "down a well" deep—so I just... wrassled it! UGH! ''[Kim laughs hysterically]'' Like a freakin' bear, and I jam it in the dirt in front of the Jag! Boom! Barely made it out of there with the skin of my teeth. ''Who moves cones?'' Who does that? :'''Kim''': Narcissists. :'''Jimmy''': Heh, you're damn right. So you think Cliff really bought it, huh? :'''Kim''': One hundred percent! You should've seen his face. It landed, trust me. God, it was... beautiful. ''[pause]'' Oh, and that is not all. :'''Jimmy''': Spill. :'''Kim''': So... I'm doing the stall. I'm telling Cliff what I'm doing—what I wanna be doing. All I'm thinking is, I gotta stretch this out until you get there, but then... I don't know. I... kinda got caught up in it, and then... Cliff went for it. I mean, like, ''really'' went for it. :'''Jimmy''': What does that mean? Like, money? :'''Kim''': I don't think he'll write a check himself, but he knows people. And I think he'll deliver. :'''Jimmy''': You're kidding! :'''Kim''': I know! How great is that? :'''Jimmy''': This is unbelievable. ''[Kim laughs]'' Are we on a roll, or are we on a roll? Jeez! :'''Kim''': ''[beat]'' You ever feel like you're being followed? ''[pause]'' When I dropped Wendy off at the motel, she thought she was being watched by some undercover cops. But then when I drove away... that same car was behind ''me.'' Right after I spotted them, they disappeared. :'''Jimmy''': Well, you know what they say: The wicked flee where no man pursueth. :'''Kim''': ...You think we're wicked? :'''Jimmy''': No. What? ''[chuckles]'' It's just a turn of phrase. I think you're wicked hot. ''[pause]'' Alright. Listen to the voice of experience, okay? You know why you're feeling like this? Because we got away with it. It seems too good to be true, but trust me. Nobody is following you. ''[takes Kim's hand]'' No one knows what we're doing except for us. Okay? :'''Kim''': ''[pause]'' Okay. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy confronts Bill Oakley at the courthouse when he notices his colleagues' cold treatment of him]'' :'''Jimmy''': What the hell is going on?! How come everyone's treating me like I'm covered in oozing pus sores? :'''Bill''': I liked you better when you were just a regular bottom feeder. But this? :'''Jimmy''': This? What is, "this?" :'''Bill''': I understand advocating for your client. Deep in my heart, I get it. But you scammed the court. You scammed the judge, and for what? To get a murdering cartel psychopath back out on the street? It's just... wrong. :'''Jimmy''': That's a lot of big talk, Bill. Prove it. Prove it, Bill! :'''Bill''': There's proving, and then there's knowing. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Mike''': They're gone. :'''Kim''': I'm sorry? :'''Mike''': The two men that were following you. They're gone. :'''Kim''': Do I know you? :'''Mike''': Would you mind sitting for a moment, and I will answer any questions I can. ''[pause; Kim sits down next to Mike]'' I have men watching you and your husband. I'm not with the police, and as far as I know, they're not investigating either of you. I ''do'' know that you've been up to a few things that you probably would rather keep private. I don't care. That's not what this is about. I'm trying to solve a problem of my own. :'''Kim''': What problem? :'''Mike''': Lalo Salamanca. :'''Kim''': Lalo Salamanca's dead. ''[beat; Mike says nothing and stares at Kim]'' He... isn't. :'''Mike''': We're watching anyone he might contact. That includes you and your husband. Most likely, he'll never reach out. He's got bigger fish to fry. But in the thousand to one chance that he does... :'''Kim''': And who do you work for? :'''Mike''': I said I would answer anything I can. :'''Kim''': ''[long pause]'' [[w:Bagman (Better Call Saul)|You're the guy from the desert]]. The one who was out there with Jimmy. Why are you telling me this and not him? :'''Mike''': Because I think you're made of sterner stuff. ''[pause; gets up]'' Alright. Now here's what's best for everyone. You spot my guys again—which I'm hoping you won't—let them go about their business. Just pretend they're not there. And pretty soon, they won't be. You and your husband just... go on living your lives. ''[starts to leave]'' :'''Kim''': I do know you. You worked in the parking booth at the courthouse. ''[pause]'' You were the attendant. :'''Mike''': ...I was. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Kim meets Jimmy at a strip mall where an office space is available for lease]'' :'''Kim''': What are we doing here? :'''Jimmy''': Take a look. What do you think? :'''Kim''': About what? :'''Jimmy''': My new office. Potentially. Come on. :''[They both peer through the storefront windows of the office, which is empty except for a lone toilet]'' :'''Kim''': Huh. :'''Jimmy''': Mrs. Nguyen kicked me to the curb. :'''Kim''': What? Why? :'''Jimmy''': It's a long story, but upshot is she wants me out of there with extreme prejudice. :'''Kim''': Wow. Bad day, huh? :'''Jimmy''': Well, no. It was a... great day. With actual paying clients. The word is out! People were throwing cash retainers at me just to say Saul Goodman is their lawyer. :'''Kim''': Because of who you represented. :'''Jimmy''': Well, I mean, that's part of it. But the bottom line is I need a new place for new business pronto. Now, this place is a shithole, but the price is right. And I think I can talk the landlord into a month-to-month. So, it's temporary until I find something better. ''[sighs; pause]'' Hey. What do you think? :'''Kim''': ''[beat]'' It's small. It's... dirty. And this whole place smells funny. ''[pause]'' But the courthouse is five blocks away. You can't get to MDC without driving past. Parking is good, bail bond row isn't far, and uh... Taco Cabeza is just around the corner. Might be a diamond in the rough. Just promise me... you won't move the toilet. :'''Jimmy''': ''[chuckles]'' There it is. Alright. Uh... speaking of Taco Cabeza. :'''Kim''': I'm starving. Let's do it. === ''[[w:Black and Blue (Better Call Saul)|Black and Blue]]'' [6.05] === :''[Cliff informs Howard about witnessing Jimmy throw Wendy out of Howard's car]'' :'''Howard:''' I threw a woman out of my car? In the middle of the street? And I&ndash;''zip''&ndash;I just drive right past you? I... That's what you're saying? I-I-I don't even... I don't know how to respond to that. :'''Cliff:''' I'm not asking you to respond. I just need you to know that ''I'' know. :'''Howard:''' It wasn't me, Cliff. Whoever you think you saw&ndash; :'''Cliff:''' Yeah, sorry, but that's the kind of thing my son used to say. It was your Jaguar, your "Namaste" plate. It was you! Howard, there's no harm in asking for help. You got a lot of people in your corner. :'''Howard:''' So there's the-the baggie at the county club. :'''Cliff:''' Yes. :'''Howard:''' After that, some clients&ndash;who you can't name because of privilege&ndash;make insinuations. Then on Thursday, you have a business meeting and you witness a Jaguar speeding past. ''[beat]'' Who were you meeting with? :'''Cliff:''' Not sure why that's germaine, but... Kim Wexler. She came to me for career advice. :''[Howard's face becomes awash with realization]'' :'''Howard:''' ''Mmm.'' All right. ''[pause]'' Okay. ''[takes out his cell phone]'' Of course. ''[scoffs]'' Of course. ''[to Cliff]'' Cliff, I know this wasn't easy for you. You came to me as a friend. I appreciate it. :'''Cliff:''' You can start today, Howard. :'''Howard:''' Oh, I will. Because you're right, I ''do'' have a problem. Just not the problem you think. I have a Jimmy McGill problem. :'''Cliff:''' Jimmy McGill?! :'''Howard:''' You'll have to excuse me. :'''Cliff:''' Howard! :'''Howard:''' ''[to his secretary on the phone]'' Julie. Cancel my week. Yes, my whole week. :'''Cliff:''' Howard! :''[Howard climbs into his Jaguar and drives away]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy walks into a boxing club and sees Howard, who pretended to be a potential client named "Mr. Ward"]'' :'''Howard''': Hello, Jimmy. :'''Jimmy''': Mr. Ward, I presume. As in... H.O. Ward. That is really cute, Howard. So, wait. That means that you're the guy who shanked some dude in a rumble near Central Pen. ''[sighs]'' That's—that's very street of you. :'''Howard''': I thought it sounded like a Saul Goodman kind of case. :'''Jimmy''': ...Alright, so what are we doing here? :'''Howard''': I'm tired, Jimmy. You and me, us. I'm tired of this. Aren't you? It's exhausting. ''[points at boxing ring behind him]'' Let's punch it out. :'''Jimmy''': ''[chuckles]'' Are you kidding? :'''Howard''': Dead serious. Hoping you might get it out of your system. Do I think it'll work? ''[shrugs]'' I don't know. Call it a Hail Mary. I have the gear, I rented the ring. It's just you and me... ''[points at the man standing behind Jimmy]'' and Macky to ref. :'''Jimmy''': ''[pause]'' I am sorry, but have you lost your mind? :'''Howard''': Actually, I'm as clear-headed as I've ever been in my life. You didn't even try to hide your tracks. The baggie of drugs at the country club, the clients you sent to discredit me, ''another'' prostitute. :'''Jimmy''': Okay, once again as usual, I— :'''Howard''': Please. I could go on. All roads lead back to you. It's Psych 101. You want to get caught. :'''Jimmy''': So what? Is this like pistols at dawn? :'''Howard''': I'm trying to give you what you want. :'''Jimmy''': What I want? I don't... I think this is what ''you'' want. You wanna beat the shit out of me? Legally? :'''Howard''': I think you can hold up your end. You must've gotten into a few good scrapes in your old neighborhood. :'''Jimmy''': Yeah, right. I could've been a contender. :'''Howard''': Indulge me. Let's see what we see. :'''Jimmy''': ''[pause; smiles]'' Thanks for the laughs. ''[chuckles]'' "Mr. Ward." :''[Jimmy laughs and starts to walk out, but stops. He and Howard are seen suited up with boxing gloves as they begin their fight. They both land a few punches on each other, but Howard eventually knocks Jimmy down]'' :'''Howard''': ''[to Jimmy]'' You've mistaken my kindness for weakness. I like to think that tonight made a difference. I like to think that this ends it. ''[pause; shakes his head]'' Probably not. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy''': I should've left Howard standing there like a yutz. Instead I let him suck me into his game. Why did I do that? :'''Kim''': You had your reasons. :'''Jimmy''': I did? Like what? :'''Kim''': Because... you know. :'''Jimmy''': I know...? :'''Kim''': ''[holds Jimmy's hand]'' You know what's coming next. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo has travelled to Germany using an alias, and meets Margarethe, Werner's widow, at a bar]'' :'''Margarethe''': I knew his work was dangerous. I never imagined such a thing, but... I suppose I try not to. :'''Lalo''': That is terrible. What kind of accident was it? :'''Margarethe''': A cave-in. :'''Lalo''': Cave-in? :'''Margarethe''': He was able to save his men. He got them out, but then... the structure collapsed. :'''Lalo''': So your husband was a hero. :'''Margarethe''': ''[smiles]'' He would never accept that. My Werner was too humble. :'''Lalo''': ...And what were they building there? :'''Margarethe''': My husband didn't talk much about his work. It was very secretive. :'''Lalo''': Oh... I'm sure he must have told you something. :'''Margarethe''': The lawyers came to my house. I asked questions, they wouldn't say much. :'''Lalo''': ''[shakes his head]'' Lawyers. :'''Margarethe''': They went through Werner's things. Took anything that they called, uh... Oh, how do you say it? ''[pause]'' Proprietary? I'm sorry, my English is— :'''Lalo''': Oh, it's excellent. :'''Margarethe''': I didn't care about it. All the boxes of folders, his papers. Why do I need all that stuff? :'''Lalo''': And what about your husband's men? I mean, they must have said something to you. :'''Margarethe''': Werner loved ''deine jungs''—his boys—but I never even met them. :'''Lalo''': What do you mean? Not even at the funeral? :'''Margarethe''': You'd think they would want to pay respect to the man who saved their lives. They sent flowers, keepsakes, and so on... but not one of them showed his face. :'''Lalo''': Wow. That is... ''[sighs]'' It's just not right. === ''[[w:Axe and Grind | Axe and Grind]]'' [6.06] === :''[Casper, one of Werner's former workers, spots Lalo approaching his home while chopping wood]'' :'''Lalo''': ''Guten tag!'' :'''Casper''': ''Guten tag.'' ''[in German]'' This is private property. Who are you looking for? Are you lost? :'''Lalo''': ''[in English]'' Yeah, sorry. I don't speak any German! :'''Casper''': ''[in English]'' Are you lost? :'''Lalo''': It's a beautiful place you have here. The air, it's just so... ''fresh!'' :'''Casper''': ...Do I know you? :'''Lalo''': Well, I don't think we've ''officially'' met- :''[Casper grabs his axe and runs inside a nearby wooden shed while Lalo draws his gun. Lalo searches when he's suddenly dropped by a blow from Casper]'' :'''Casper''': Who are you?! '''''Who are you?!''''' :'''Lalo''': ''[strained]'' Ed-Eduardo... Salamanca! I'm not here for you... This is about Fring. Guh- I want to know... I want to know what he's building. :'''Casper''': How did you find me? :'''Lalo''': Ma- Marga... M-Margarethe Z-Ziegler. :'''Casper''': What have you done to her?! :'''Lalo''': Nothing, nothing. You sent her a gi- a gift. ''[pulls out a business card and shows it to Casper]'' :'''Casper''': ''Was ist das?'' :''[Lalo's hidden a razor blade behind the card. He springs up and cuts Casper's face, then grabs his axe and cuts his foot off]'' :'''Lalo''': ''[cheerfully] Carajo!'' I think you broke one of my ribs! ''[tosses Casper his belt]'' Here. Tie that off... before you bleed to death. ''You and I are gonna have a '''talk.''''' <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy''': Holy shit! The Jackson Mercer Foundation, that's like... the good housekeeping seal of approval. :'''Kim''': Well, it's not a done deal. Some of the foundation board members are flying in next week to meet the lieutenant governor at a luncheon in Santa Fe, so... they are inviting a select group of people with... Cliff called them, "up-and-coming organizations," and uh... Yeah. Cliff thinks I have a good shot. :'''Jimmy''': A good shot? You have more than a shot! They are gonna love you on sight! :'''Kim''': The only thing is the lunch is on D-Day. :'''Jimmy''': So, what? That's—You don't have to be there on the day! Was Eisenhower on Omaha Beach? No. Kim, this is great, right? It's ''huge!'' :'''Kim''': ...It is pretty great! ''[laughs]'' :'''Jimmy''': Kim, this is fantastic! ''[kisses Kim]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy has Francesca call HHM and pose as a relative of a Sandpiper resident to get details about the upcoming mediation]'' :'''Jimmy''': What is the hold up? :'''Francesca''': I just... I don't know if I'm comfortable. Is this even legal? :'''Jimmy''': I'm sorry, which one of us went to law school? Because I can stand here and go through the ins and outs of what's quote-unquote legal with you, but we're on the clock. :'''Francesca''': I just don't— :'''Jimmy''': Francesca, let's get something straight, okay? We can't be holding a graduate seminar in constitutional law every time I give you something to do. :'''Francesca''': But I—I'm not sure if— :'''Jimmy''': You know what I'm paying you? It is above market. To whom much is given, much is expected! ''[takes out cell phone and starts dialing a number]'' :'''Francesca''': We're not gonna make a habit of this? :'''Jimmy''': Of course not! Absolutely not. No, no, no. ''[gives phone to Francesca]'' Put it on speaker and let me... ''[moves closer]'' :'''HHM Employee #1''': Hamlin Hamlin McGill. :'''Francesca''': Hi... there. I'm calling because my—my mother is... is—Well, I guess she's a—a client of yours. She lives in, uh, Sandpiper Assisted Living. :'''HHM Employee #1''': Sandpiper, of course. Let me transfer you. :'''Jimmy''': ''[to Francesca while she's on hold]'' It's just a phone call. :'''HHM Employee #2''': Good afternoon. Do you have a question about the Sandpiper case? :'''Francesca''': ''[waits for Jimmy to nod]'' Yes. My mother's out of the facility in Amarillo. Says she's supposed to call in to some meeting on Thursday? :'''HHM Employee #2''': Yes, you're talking about the mediation? :'''Francesca''': That's it. The thing is, she's lost her dial-in instructions. ''[sighs nervously]'' I'm just looking everywhere and can't find them. :'''HHM Employee #2''': I'd be happy to help you with that. It's very important to us that all the class members are fully looked in. What's your mother's name? :'''Francesca''': ''[Tells name mouthed by Jimmy]'' Uh, Marnie Stuber. ''[watches Jimmy form the letters as she spells aloud]'' That's–that's S-T-U-B-E-R. ''[sighs nervously again when Jimmy tries to cheer her up]'' Oh, bless your heart. She'll be so relieved! :'''HHM Employee #2''': Okay, it's very simple. The meeting is happening at our offices. So she just has to call the main line—the same number you called just now—press 7, and then enter the passcode. I can give that to you now. Do you have a pen? :'''Francesca''': Uh... ''[Jimmy quickly takes out a pen]'' Y–yeah, I'm ready. :'''HHM Employee #2''': Okay. It's 842159. ''[Jimmy writes the numbers on his hand]'' :'''Francesca''': 842159? :'''HHM Employee #2''': That's right. :'''Francesca''': Okay! Uh, thank you so much. Really appreciate it. :'''HHM Employee #2''': Of course, take care. :'''Jimmy''': ''[hangs up immediately]'' Was that so hard? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy sees the real Rand Casimiro at a liquor store wearing a cast that was not shown in the fake photos he shot earlier. He bolts out of there and gets in his car before being seen by the judge.]'' :'''Jimmy''': FUCK! ''[bangs on steering wheel and chuckles nervously before dialing Kim on his cell phone]'' :''[Cut to Kim driving on the highway to Santa Fe.]'' :'''Kim''': "Ultimately, it's about equal justice, a system that works for everyone. A justice system that works for everyone, and what is more important than that?" ''[hears phone ringing and answers it]'' Hey, Jimmy. :'''Jimmy''': Flag on the play! You're not gonna believe this, but I just ran into Casimiro—the real one. :'''Kim''': Oh, God. :'''Jimmy''': Yeah, and before you ask, he didn't shave his mustache. ''He broke his arm.'' :'''Kim''': Are you serious? :'''Jimmy''': The guy has a giant cast on his left arm! And I checked all the pictures and you can see his arm in every single one of them! No cast, clear as day! :'''Kim''': Shit! SHIT! :'''Jimmy''': I KNOW! I '''KNOW!''' Uh... But, hey. Hey, hey, look at it this way: If I hadn't seen him... I mean, that would've really—that really could've sunk us. Right? So, we're gonna pull the plug and we are going to live to fight another day. :'''Kim''': ...What other day? :'''Jimmy''': Well, we'll figure it out. I promise, okay? So, just go. Just do your thing in Santa Fe, and we'll regroup when you get home tonight. ''[beat; Kim says nothing]'' Kim? Kim, you still there? :'''Kim''': Yes. :'''Jimmy''': Did you hear what I said? :'''Kim''': ''[pause]'' It happens today. :''[Kim quickly turns around and starts driving back to Albuquerque.]'' === ''[[w:Plan and Execution | Plan and Execution]]'' [6.07] === :''[An intern at HHM, Cary, drops soda cans when he sees Howard setting up the conference room for the Sandpiper mediation]'' :'''Cary''': Uh, excuse me, Mr. Hamlin! I-I was told I should restock the fridge before the meeting. :'''Howard''': No worries. Here, let me give you a hand. :'''Cary''': Thank you! :'''Howard''': Uh, you're... Gary? :'''Cary''': Cary! Anderson. :'''Howard''': Mm... of course. Cary. ''[sees Cary stocking the fridge with the dropped cans]'' Cary, what happens when you drop or shake a can of soda? :'''Cary''': ...Right. ''[mimes explosion]'' I'm sorry, I'm, uh... :'''Howard''': Here, let me show you a little trick. ''[picks up and spins a soda can]'' Something about the centrifugal force pulls the bubbles from the inside of the can, stops it from exploding. Don't want our clients to get a surprise now, do we? :'''Cary''': That works? :''[Howard opens the can without incident and takes a sip]'' :'''Cary''': Alright! :'''Howard''': You know who taught me that trick? ''[points at the picture of Chuck in the conference room]'' He used to do it. Had a habit - anytime he opened a can, almost unconsciously. I asked him about it once... just his way of being prepared for anything, accidental or otherwise. :'''Cary''': Um, I'm sorry, I'm... kinda new here. I- I have to ask, who is that? :'''Howard''': Charles McGill. The "M" in HHM. Greatest legal mind I ever knew. :'''Cary''': Wow! I hope someone says that about me someday. :'''Howard''': Well... maybe there are more important things. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Howard, Cliff, and the rest of the parties in the Sandpiper mediation are in the HHM conference room; Rand Casimiro is seated at the head of the table; Jimmy and Kim listen in on the meeting through a disposable cell phone in Saul Goodman's office]'' :'''Rand Casimiro:''' Hello. I know we're all anxious to get things started but you'll have to suffer through my traditional spiel, unfortunately. My name is Rand Casimiro, and I am your mediator for these proceedings. Now, I'm happy to be here. But at the end, hopefully all of you in the room and those listening from various locations ''won't'' be happy with me. And why do I say that? Because the best solutions mean compromise. It's compromise from both sides. That's my goal. But as my wife always says, compromising doesn't mean I'm right and she's wrong. ''[chuckles]'' So, let us move forward— :'''Howard:''' ''Hmph.'' :''[Everyone in the conference room turns to Howard]'' :'''Cliff:''' ...Howard? :'''Howard:''' I-I'm... Wow. ''[pause]'' I'm... I'm sorry. I don't think we can proceed with these negotiations today. :'''Rich:''' Why not? :'''Howard:''' Well, let's just say, circumstances beyond any of our control. :'''Rich:''' Well, I'm going to have to insist that you be more specific. :'''Howard:''' Well, our mediator here keeps using the word "compromise" when ''he'', in fact, is compromised. :'''Casimiro:''' I beg your pardon? :'''Howard:''' I think you heard me. :'''Cliff:''' Howard...? :'''Howard:''' You drive a silver Miata, correct? :'''Casimiro:''' I do. :'''Howard:''' And this morning, around 7 a.m., you walked across Trumbull Park in town? :'''Casimiro:''' No. :'''Howard:''' You didn't stop at the park this morning? :'''Casimiro:''' I didn't. I got to Albuquerque early, not at 7 a.m. And I didn't go to a park. :'''Howard:''' You sure? :'''Cliff:''' Howard, if the judge says he's sure, then I&ndash; :'''Casimiro:''' Of course I'm sure! If it matters, I arrived in town about ten, I stopped at a gas station, I went by a liquor store and bought a gift. I had a lunch salad and a very nice latté from the Flying Star on Menaul. I read ''[[w:Barron's_(newspaper)|Barron's]]''. Then came here. :'''Howard:''' ''Mmmm''. So you weren't in town to visit our mutual acquaintance, James Morgan McGill? Or maybe you know him as "Saul Goodman". :'''Casimiro:''' I don't know anyone by either of those names. :'''Howard:''' Okay. You want to go that way? ''[to his secretary]'' Julie, go to my desk, please. There's an envelope with photos. Bring it to me quickly. :'''Julie:''' Oh. Okay. ''[leaves]'' :'''Cliff:''' Howard, can we have a sidebar&ndash;? :'''Casimiro:''' I'm sorry. These photos &ndash; these are photos of me? :'''Howard:''' They show exactly what I'm describing. :'''Casimiro:''' You were following me? :'''Howard:''' I had a private investigator following Jimmy McGill. You were photographed receiving what I estimate to be a $20,000 payoff this morning in the park. :'''Rich:''' I-I'm sorry. I'm sorry. This is just&ndash; ''[sighs; to Howard]'' You recommended this judge as a mediator and we agreed. And now... ''Jimmy?'' Jimmy McGill &ndash; who originated this suit &ndash; is ''what?'' :'''Howard:''' A-admittedly, it all sounds a bit baroque. But when you see the photos, things will be clearer. :'''Casimiro:''' Well, I'm looking forward to that. :''[long pause; Julie enters the room with the envelope]'' :'''Julie:''' I have the pictures, Mr. Hamlin. :'''Howard:''' Thank you, Julie. ''[opens the envelope]'' And now, take a look. :''[Howard looks at the photos with Cliff, Schweikart, Casimiro, Irene and Julie looking behind him. Instead of an actor dressed as Casimiro as he had seen earlier, the photos show Jimmy sitting at a park bench exchanging a frisbee with the Sound Guy, dressed as a jogger]'' :'''Casimiro:''' ...Is that supposed to be ''me''? :'''Howard:''' I, uh... This is... This is not... Julie, you got the wrong envelope. :'''Julie:''' That was the only one on your desk. :'''Howard:''' Look again! :''[Julie leaves]'' :'''Howard:''' They-they've been switched. Somehow he switched them. :'''Cliff:''' Howard... :'''Howard:''' No. Jimmy &ndash; he snuck in somehow, and these are not the pictures I saw. :''[Howard turns to Erin, who notices that his pupils are now dilated]'' :'''Erin:''' Mr. Hamlin, are you all right? Your eyes... :'''Howard:''' ''[agitated]'' I am fine! This is all something that will be sorted out, I am confident! :''[Cliff rises and guides Howard out of his seat]'' :'''Cliff:''' I think a recess is in order. :'''Howard:''' Nobody move! Evidence has been tampered with! :'''Cliff:''' Now Howard, please! :''[Howard and Cliff leave the conference room. Everyone left behind is stunned silent]'' :'''Irene:''' ...Is this how these usually go? <hr width="50%"/> :''[Cliff confronts Howard in his office after the fiasco in the conference room]'' :'''Howard:''' Cliff? Is that you? I'm not crazy, and I'm not on drugs. Please, come in. Now somehow, some way, that son of a bitch gave me something that dilated my pupils. I-I don't know what. But it's wearing off already, look. ''[gestures toward his eyes]'' :'''Cliff:''' You say that Jimmy McGill drugged you? How is that possible? :'''Howard:''' The-the photos. They were wet with... ''something''. :'''Cliff:''' The missing photos. :'''Howard:''' Yeah. My P.I., Genidowski, had to have been in on it. He-he must have shown me one set of photos and then switched them after I left the office. :'''Cliff:''' Howard... :'''Howard:''' Three weeks ago, Julie got a call from our detective agency. They wanted to update their contact info, so of course she changed the number in the system. But it turns out, it wasn't them. That was Jimmy. So when I needed an investigator to follow Jimmy, I called his fake number and his fake man. She just dialed the old number and, of course, got the actual agency. And, no surprise, no one by the name of Genidowski had ever worked there. I hired a con man. I got played. Every step of the way. I know what it sounds like, but you have to believe me. :'''Cliff:''' I... It doesn't matter. Rich went back to the previous offer. I'll give a recommend to the class that we take it. :'''Howard:''' No. No way. We do not let Jimmy win this. :'''Cliff:''' Why would Jimmy even do this? He's a profit participant! This means less money for him! :'''Howard:''' Because he's a child! He wants his money now! He begged me months ago to settle! You know what he does! :'''Cliff:''' Whatever the truth is, we'll never get back to where we were before mediation. We have to settle. :'''Howard:''' I'm lead attorney. And I won't sanction that decision. :'''Cliff:''' Then I'm obligated to go to the partners and explain everything I've seen &ndash; all of it. You think you're gonna be able to convince them it was all Jimmy McGill? :'''Howard:''' ...Okay then. We go to trial. Cliff, this case is incredibly strong. I put this thing in front of a jury, then everything will&ndash; :'''Cliff:''' I'm not thinking about you, Howard. I'm not thinking about Jimmy. I'm thinking about the time, the expense, the uncertainty. I'm thinking about our clients! :''[Howard bows his head in defeat.]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo records a video message for Eladio while he's hiding in the sewers surveilling Gus' laundromat. The dialogue switches between Spanish and English.]'' :'''Lalo''': Don Eladio. Guess who? It's Lalo, I'm alive! ''[chuckles]'' I'm here in beautiful downtown Albuquerque. ''[pans the camera around his belongings]'' Been here... four nights? Now, you may be asking, "What am I doing down in this shithole?" Well, [[w:Axe and Grind|a little Croatian bird told me a secret]]. Eh, he put up a hell of a fight, but he told me. Look. ''[points the camera at his target, Lavanderia Brilliante]'' See that? Right there... Fring's secret. Now, I've been watching and Fring hides his guards very well, but they're there, dressed like laundry workers. ''[zooms in on one "worker"]'' See? That's one there. They're hiding guns under the uniforms, but I see. I have a pretty good idea of what I'm up against. ''[points the camera back at himself]'' I can tell you what's in there. A big hole where a German engineer, Werner Ziegler, designed the perfect place to hide the... ''[in English]'' "mother of all meth labs." ''[in Spanish]'' Well, that's my story. And Fring? Fring will have his story, a good one, and Bolsa will back him because he's an... ''[in English]'' "earner." ''[in Spanish]'' So tonight, I go in... kill all the guards and show you the proof. And then? You decide... ''Adios.'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy and Kim are watching a movie in Kim's apartment when they hear a knock at the door. It's revealed to be Howard, disheveled and holding a bottle of Macallan scotch whisky.]'' :'''Howard:''' Can I come in? :'''Jimmy:''' Yeah. Come on. :'''Howard:''' Kim. :'''Kim:''' Howard. You doing okay? :'''Howard:''' I'm fine. Sorry to interrupt this, but I brought you a gift. :'''Jimmy:''' A gift? What's the occasion? :'''Howard:''' Your brother and I, we always had a meeting with Mr. Macallan after a big victory. Usually some brilliant summation by Chuck, that goes without saying. So this, this is for you. You earned it. You won. :'''Jimmy:''' Won? Uh, what did I win? :'''Howard:''' ''[pause]'' I get it. Of course you both have to play it this way. You're both so very good at it. :'''Kim:''' It's late, Howard. Do you want to tell us what this is about? :'''Howard:''' I was wondering that too. ''[walks to the kitchen]'' What it's all about. I mean, what do you tell yourselves? What justification makes it okay? "Howard's such an asshole that he deserves it?" ''[offers two glasses to Jimmy and Kim]'' :'''Jimmy:''' We're good. :'''Howard:''' So, what is it? I sided with Chuck too often? ''[points to Kim]'' I took away your office, put you in doc review? All of the above? Howard's daddy helped him get to the top, but you both had to struggle. "Howie has so much and we have so little, let's take him down a peg or two." What allows you to do this to me? Because this isn't just a prank. No. This goes beyond [[w:Namaste (Better Call Saul)|throwing bowling balls on my car]]. This took planning, coordination. I mean, how many weeks? Or-or-or was it months? It couldn't have been easy. So tell me, why? Why go through this elaborate plot just to burn me to the ground? :'''Jimmy:''' "Burn you to the ground?" Howard, come on. Y-you'll be fine. You always land on your feet. :'''Howard:''' Yeah, sure. The Sandpiper settlement—HHM's share will be substantial, absolutely. Even though I humiliated myself. And my clients and peers will whisper that Howard Hamlin's a drug addict. You're right. I've worked my way through worse. Debt. Depression. My marriage falling apart. :''[Jimmy blinks in surprise. He and Kim exchange looks]'' :'''Howard:''' Oh, yeah. Been sleeping in the guest house for the better part of a year. Just one more thing that good ol' Howard has to work through. But yes, I will land on my feet. I will be okay. But you? Far from it. You two... you two are soulless. Jimmy, you can't help yourself. Chuck knew it. You were ''born'' that way. ''[to Kim]'' But you—one of the smartest and most promising human beings I've ever known, and ''this'' is the life you choose. :'''Jimmy:''' Alright, you're too tight to drive, I'm calling a cab— :'''Howard:''' Oh good, phony compassion. And you know what? Very, very believable. But I'm far from done. :'''Kim:''' Oh no no no. You are done, Howard. Sorry, but you need to stop this now and you need to go home. :'''Howard:''' You're perfect for each other. You have a piece missing. I-I-I thought you did it for the money, but it-it—Now it's so clear. Screw the money, you did it for fun! You get off on it! You're like [[w:Leopold and Loeb|Leopold and Loeb]], two sociopaths— :'''Jimmy:''' Alright, that's enough. :'''Howard:''' Oh, you know it's true, you just don't have the guts to admit it. :'''Kim:''' Great. Now you need to go. :'''Howard:''' I'm gonna make it clear to everyone, because I'm going to dedicate my life to making sure that everybody knows the truth. Believe it. You can't hide who you really are forever. :''[Jimmy reflexively shields Kim as Lalo Salamanca enters the room; Jimmy is stunned]'' :'''Jimmy:''' How... :''[Howard turns around and see Lalo, who non-chalantly stands next to him]'' :'''Kim:''' H-Howard... Howard. Howard, you need to leave. :'''Howard:''' ''[to Lalo]'' Who are you? :'''Lalo:''' Me? Nobody. I just need to talk to my lawyers. :'''Howard:''' ''[scoffs]'' Oh, is that right? You want some advice? Find better lawyers. :'''Kim:''' Howard, please j-just... just... just turn around— :'''Lalo:''' No, no, no, no, no. Take your time. :'''Howard:''' ''[to Kim]'' What's this about? :''[Lalo calmly takes a pistol out of his pocket and screws a silencer onto the muzzle]'' :'''Kim:''' ''[to Lalo]'' Please... please, just tell us what you want. :'''Lalo:''' ''[shrugs]'' Like I said. To talk. :'''Howard:''' I, uh... I think I'm in the middle of something, uh... There's really no need to— :''[Lalo puts the gun to Howard's head and pulls the trigger; Howard falls onto the floor, killed instantly. Jimmy and Kim scream.]'' :'''Kim:''' ''Oh my God!'' :'''Jimmy:''' ''Please, no!'' :'''Kim:''' ''Oh my God!'' :'''Jimmy:''' ''No! No!'' :'''Lalo:''' ''[holds out his hand to quiet them down]'' ''Shhhh, shhhh, shhhh, shhhh, shhhh.'' Okay. Let's talk. === ''[[w:Point and Shoot (Better Call Saul) | Point and Shoot]]'' [6.08] === :''[Jimmy and Kim are cowering in terror when Lalo forces them to sit on their couch]'' :'''Jimmy''': I never turned on you. I didn't. I only worked for you in the desert. I was on your side the whole time. :'''Lalo''': Shhh. ''[motions for Jimmy to sit down with his gun]'' I don't care. You two... ''[chuckles; shakes his head]'' God, you two and your mouths! ''Dios mío!'' Now, ''you listen.'' ''[tosses car keys to Jimmy]'' My car's downstairs. Press the clicker, and you'll find it. This... ''[holds up small piece of paper]'' is where you are going. Don't speed, don't weave, don't cut anyone off. Just, you know, drive nice. From here, ''[checks watch]'' at this hour... I'd take 40 east, get off at Carlisle, take the third left. The rest I drew a little map for you on the back. It's not hard. So... big white brick house with a solid black door. You can't miss it. It's right at the end of the T. Park a little down the street and not up front. It's a quiet neighborhood, so you'll have plenty of options. Stating the obvious here maybe, but... turn the car off, right? So, in the glove compartment, I left you a present. There's a camera and there's a gun. And you're gonna need both. :'''Jimmy''': A gun? :'''Lalo''': Yeah, yeah, yeah. But don't worry. I mean, it's–it's easy. It's a revolver. It's already loaded, no safety—it's idiot proof. So, you go up to that house, you walk right up to that black door. Don't run. Just be casual, like a stroll, you know? Keep the gun somewhere behind you where they can't see it. You ring the bell, you count to three, you step back. They look through the peephole, you're as innocent as can be. Door opens, you point... and you shoot. And you keep on pulling that trigger until it's empty. ''[pause]'' Simple. :'''Jimmy''': You–you want me to—?! :'''Lalo''': I know, I know. ''[casually nudges Howard's dead body with his foot]'' You're a lawyer, and you're not a killer. But look, you can do this, okay? This guy, he's a housecat! Black, medium height, short hair, glasses! He kinda looks like a librarian... but don't be fooled. Even a housecat can scratch. So, that's it. Hard part's over. Now, you pull out the camera. Same principle as the gun: Point and shoot. Take a picture. One where I can see the face ''clearly''... and then you bring it back here where, me and Mrs. Goodman will be waiting for you. And then you're done! I'd say it's about a twenty minute drive over there... ''[Jimmy looks nervously at Kim]'' twenty minutes back. Maybe ten minutes to do the job. Let's go with an hour altogether. So, you're back here in an hour, or— :''[Jimmy forcibly turns on the Saul Goodman charm]'' :'''Jimmy''': Send her. :'''Kim''': ...What?! :'''Jimmy''': She should do it. :'''Kim''': Jimmy... :'''Lalo''': ''[pause]'' Why her? :'''Kim''': ''[whispers to Jimmy]'' Don't do this. :'''Jimmy''': This guy, the–the housecat. :'''Kim''': Jimmy, please. :'''Jimmy''': He looks through his peephole... :'''Kim''': ''Please.'' :'''Jimmy''': ...in the middle of the night, and he sees me? "Who's this asshole? What's he doing?" Maybe–maybe he gets ''his'' gun, maybe he calls the cops. Either way, that door stays shut. But he sees a woman... :'''Kim''': No. :'''Jimmy''': ...she looks like she's in distress. Maybe her car broke down. ''[chuckles]'' I mean, you'd open the door for her, wouldn't you? :'''Kim''': Stop! Stop! :'''Lalo''': Yeah, but... she's really clever. I don't know if she's gonna stick to the plan. :'''Jimmy''': She will. :'''Kim''': No, no, no. :'''Jimmy''': No cops. You know she will. :'''Kim''': No. No, this... This doesn't even make any sense! I–I–I've never shot a gun before! I've never even held one! :'''Jimmy''': Like I have. :'''Kim''': Jimmy, what are you doing?! :'''Jimmy''': ''[to Lalo while pointing at Kim]'' You know she's the best choice. :'''Kim''': No, I'm not! I don't—I can't! I can't do it! :'''Jimmy''': ''[to Lalo]'' She can do it. You know she can do it! :'''Kim''': No! Jimmy, I'll stay! Stop! Just stop! :'''Jimmy''': You know I'm right! Listen! :'''Kim''': Stop it! Shut up! :'''Jimmy''': Listen! :'''Kim''': SHUT UP! :'''Lalo''': ''[rolls his eyes]'' Oh, my God! Okay, fine! Yeah, heard! Whatever. Give her the keys, give her the address. Let's go. ''[walks toward the front door]'' :'''Kim''': ''[to Jimmy]'' No. Don't... Don't. :'''Jimmy''': You... you gotta go. :'''Kim''': ''[softly]'' Don't do this. :'''Jimmy''': Come on. Hey... ''[whispering]'' Let's go. :''[Kim reluctantly gets up and is about to leave the apartment, but Lalo stops her]'' :'''Lalo''': Hold on. ''[pause; Kim looks at him]'' You're gonna need your shoes, right? :''[Kim stares at Jimmy while she puts her shoes on]'' :'''Lalo''': There you go! Okay, ''[looks at watch]'' so one hour starting... now. Clock's ticking, Mrs. Goodman. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo ties Jimmy to a chair while interrogating him about the assassination attempt at his hacienda]'' :'''Lalo''': You know, after I saw you last, I went home. My home. ''Mi cielito lindo''... And you know what happened? Men came. Armed men, in the middle of the night. To my home. Trying to get to me. And you know what they did? They killed people I care about. They killed my cook. My gardener. A seventeen-year-old kid I knew since he was knee-high. Never hurt a fly. Butchered my housekeeper, Yolanda. ''Una viejita, cabrón.'' They shot her in the back. :'''Jimmy''': ...I'm sorry. :'''Lalo''': Now, how did these men... get into my home? Do you know? :'''Jimmy''': I... I have–I have no idea. :'''Lalo''': Ignacio Varga. ''He'' let them in. And who did Ignacio introduce me to? ''[taps Jimmy's head]'' You. :'''Jimmy''': Ignacio... Nacho? ''[brief pause]'' Whoa, whoa, whoa! I–I barely know Ignacio! Whatever he did, he did alone! Not with me! Listen, you gotta believe me! Hand to God, I had no part in this—it wasn't me! ''It was '''Igna—''''' :''[Lalo sneaks up from behind and gags Jimmy with a rolled-up shirt]'' :'''Jimmy''': ''[through the gag]'' Ignacio! It's not me! Listen, listen! I–I don't know about... :'''Lalo''': Save it. ''[looks Jimmy in the eyes]'' I'm gonna come back. And then you... are gonna tell me ''the whole story.'' :''[Before leaving the apartment, Lalo presses play on the movie Jimmy and Kim were watching earlier and turns up the volume. He picks up Jimmy's car keys by the front door.]'' :'''Lalo''': Ford Taurus... taupe? ''[rolls eyes and shakes his head before leaving]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mike disarms Kim and forces her inside Gus' house before she can shoot. Gus watches Mike question her through surveillance monitors at his neighbors' residence.]'' :'''Kim''': What are you doing?! I–I have to go! I have to—No, wait! :'''Mike''': Ms. Wexler, I'd like you to sit down. :'''Kim''': He'll–He'll kill him! You have to... You— :'''Mike''': Now, sit there and be calm! :'''Kim''': No, I have to get back! ''I have to get back!'' :'''Mike''': ''[restrains her and forces her back down]'' Sit ''still''... and stay calm. Now, if you take a deep breath—a ''deep'' breath—nothing's gonna happen here until you calm yourself. Alright? Now, who is killing who? :'''Kim''': Lalo Salamanca! Lalo is going to kill Jimmy! ''[Mike looks shocked]'' He's there! He–he is there with Jimmy now! :'''Mike''': Salamanca is at your apartment?! :'''Kim''': Yes! He sent ''me!'' He–he wanted to send Jimmy, but then he sent me. :'''Mike''': To do what exactly?! ''[pause; Kim hyperventilates]'' Ms. Wexler, you stay with me! What were you supposed to do here? :'''Kim''': ''[beat; points at a man who looks identical to Gus]'' Shoot him. I'm–I'm supposed to shoot him, and then take a photo, and then get back. That's it. I only have twenty minutes left! Please! ''[Mike quickly looks and nods at one of his guys]'' He is ''alone'' with him! :'''Mike''': Alright, stay put. We'll handle this. We ''will'' handle this. ''[to Victor]'' You call Tyrus. Get him to the condo ''now.'' :'''Kim''': You said you were watching us! WHERE WERE YOU?! HUH?! ''[Mike leaves]'' '''WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?!''' :''[Kim tries to get up, but Victor stands in her way and forces her to sit down again]'' :'''Victor''': You heard what the man said. :''[Mike walks through the corridor connecting the two homes and reports to Gus.]'' :'''Mike''': You heard all that? ''[Gus nods]'' Alright. You hunker down here. ''[to two bodyguards]'' You two, you stay with him. A dog barks too loud, you are on the phone with me. ''[to Arthur and Tyrus]'' You two, come with me. <hr width="50%"/> :''[After growing restless over Lalo's whereabouts, Gus calls Victor and asks him to speak to Kim about Lalo]'' :'''Gus''': Why did Lalo send you? :'''Kim''': Who is this? :'''Victor''': Answer him. ''[points behind him]'' :'''Kim''': ''[pause]'' He didn't want to send me. Not at first. He wanted to send my husband... but my husband talked him out of it because he wanted to get me out of there. :'''Gus''': He... talked Lalo out of it? :'''Kim''': That's right. ''[pause]'' Now that I've told you everything I know, please tell me. Tell me who— :''[Gus hangs up the phone and looks at his bodyguards]'' :'''Gus''': Come with me. Both of you. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Lalo records another video message for Don Eladio while holding Gus at gunpoint at the laundromat. The dialogue is in Spanish.]'' :'''Lalo:''' Don Eladio, look who we have here. The one and only Gustavo Fring. [''chuckles''] And wearing body armor! Too bad they don't make armor for your head, eh? Now we're gonna take a little walk and show you around. ''Vamanos''. [''clicks tongue''] Don, I would've liked it if we didn't have to rush this so much. We could sit by your pool... strip this snake's skin off, inch by inch. Take our time, have some fun. But he shows up now... who am I to look a gift horse in the mouth? :''[Gus stops at one of the large washers]'' :'''Lalo:''' A big machine hides a big secret. We have about... thirteen minutes until his bald ''gringo'' gets here with the cavalry, so Gustavo is going to have to give us the nickel tour. ''[beat; shoots Gus in the chest]'' Like I was saying, Gustavo is going to show us around. :''[Gus walks around and pushes a button, which opens the secret passage to the underground meth lab]'' :'''Lalo:''' ''Ha!'' Magnificent! I had a bathtub that did this, but... credit where credit is due, this is better. ''[laughs]'' ''Hijo de puta''. :''[Gus leads Lalo down a ladder and turns on the lights]'' :'''Lalo:''' [''chuckles; in English''] Okay. Drumroll, please. ''D-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r''... Ta-da! ''[laughs]'' ''Cadenza de wow'', no? ''[in Spanish]'' Don Eladio, I've heard some stories about this place. It took a bunch of German engineers ten months to build all of this. They used two hundred pounds of high explosive. Dug out 120,000 cubic meters of dirt and rock. And all... without disturbing the laundry up there. In the middle of a city with a million people! That's pretty badass, right? :''[Gus trips and falls to the ground when Lalo pushes his pistol against his back]'' :'''Lalo''': One moment, Don. ''[puts the camcorder between his teeth as he switches the magazines of his pistol]'' Think of the laboratory you could put here, Don Eladio. ''Eh?'' How much meth you could make... that was his plan. Cut you out to become boss. And now here we are, in this big hole! ''[cackles]'' Gustavo thought he was building an empire, but all he built himself was a tomb. :'''Gus:''' You can't kill me. :'''Lalo:''' Why not? :'''Gus:''' I haven't told that fat pig Eladio what I think of him yet. :'''Lalo:''' ''Hoo-hoo!'' Perfect! You've got one minute. :'''Gus:''' Eladio... you greasy, bloated pimp. You talk of honor. But you have none. A pack of stray dogs fighting for scraps has more honor. Jackals. That's all you are! No vision. No patience. No thought. Stupid and impulsive! That is how I did all this. You couldn't see it, couldn't even conceive of it. And you Salamancas... you're the worst vermin of all. You say you believe in "blood for blood" but you only understand blood for money! You're whores! ''[in English]'' I understand blood for blood. Hector? Yeah, I kept him alive. Kept him broken. I will save him to the last. Before he dies, he will know '''''I''' buried every one of you.'' :'''Lalo:''' ''[sniggers]'' Big talk. You done? :'''Gus:''' No. Not yet. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Jimmy:''' Lalo said he was coming back. :'''Mike:''' He's not coming. :'''Jimmy:''' No, he said he was, he told me— :'''Mike:''' You understand me? He is ''not coming back.'' Let's sit. ''[pause; Jimmy and Kim remain standing]'' '''''SIT.''''' :''[Jimmy and Kim sit at the foot of their bed; Mike stands in front of them.]'' :'''Mike:''' Alright. Here's what's gonna happen: In a few days, Howard Hamlin's car will be found several states away by the water. The odometer will have rolled to the exact number of miles it took to get there. There will be cocaine in the upholstery. That was the story you were setting up for this guy, yeah? They'll call it a suicide, hoping the body will come washing up. It never will. At some point, you're gonna hear about it. Someone calls you, someone at the courthouse mentions it—the moment that happens—you call the cops. His car was here for hours last night. Good chance somebody noticed it. That means you are the last people to see him alive. Cops are gonna want to hear from you. You tell the cops you saw him—he came here, seemed like maybe he was chemically altered, didn't make a lick of sense. Then he left, that's all you know. You keep telling the lie you've been telling. Now, Ms. Wexler tells me she has court at ten. What's on your docket? ''[Jimmy doesn't answer]'' Hey. ''Listen.'' Where do you need to be? :'''Jimmy:''' Uh, office. At my office. Clients start showing up around 9:30. ''Oh'', my car is gone. :'''Mike:''' No. It's on the way home, you'll have it when you need it. So you two are going to go about your day—normal, same as ever. Today, you're Meryl Streep and Laurence Olivier. No staring into space, nothing out of the ordinary, you ''cover.'' Anybody talks to you, it's just another day that ends in Y, that's all. When you get home, we'll be gone and everything will be back the way it was. Now, I need to impress upon you: none of this ever happened. None of it. Understand? Say it out loud, I need to hear it. :'''Jimmy:''' ...I understand. :'''Kim:''' ...It never happened. === ''[[w:Fun and Games (Better Call Saul) | Fun and Games]]'' [6.09] === :'''Jimmy''': One day, we'll... We'll wake up, and brush our teeth, and we'll go to work. And at some point, we'll suddenly realize... [[w:Bad Choice Road | that we hadn't thought about it at all. None of it]]. ''[pause]'' And that's when we'll know. We'll know we can forget. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Gus meets with Don Eladio, Juan Bolsa, and the Salamancas late at night. The dialogue is in Spanish.]'' :'''Eladio''': Don Hector has made a very serious accusation. :''[One of the Cousins hands a letter to Don Juan]'' :'''Bolsa''': These are Don Hector's words. Dictated to Leonel and Marco, letter by letter. "The assault on my nephew's hacienda failed. Lalo fought the assassins and won. The day after the attack, Lalo called me. I heard the truth from his own lips. It was Fring who sent the mercenaries, not the Peruvians. We kept Lalo's survival a secret. My nephew was about to take his revenge on the traitor, face-to-face. Instead, he disappeared. It is the Chicken Man's doing. Don Eladio, look into Fring's eyes. There you will see the truth. The Chicken Man hates you. He is our enemy. He plots against us. I demand blood for blood." :''[Bolsa folds the letter and sits back down]'' :'''Eladio''': Well, Gustavo? :'''Gus''': ''[pause]'' I have no response. :'''Bolsa''': Gustavo, you must speak. Have you no defense? :'''Gus''': With all due respect, I don't believe this merits a response. :'''Eladio''': Did you witness these phone calls from Lalo? ''[Leonel and Marco shake their heads]'' I was told you saw Lalo's body. :'''Leonel''': Yes. :'''Marco''': It was burned. :'''Eladio''': Didn't the ''federales'' check the teeth? :'''Bolsa''': Yes, Don Eladio. My brother tells me the dental records matched. :'''Eladio''': And that rat, Varga... What did he say before he died? :'''Bolsa''': He said he was in the pay of the Peruvians, Los Odios. We know he took their money, we found bank statements. :'''Eladio''': ''[beat; looks at his watch]'' Well... It's late. Don Hector... Since you've come a long way, tonight you sleep in my bed. ''[Hector angrily rings his bell repeatedly in protest]'' No, I insist. No arguing. I'm giving you my room. Very comfortable. And who knows? Maybe a couple of the girls will come to visit! ''[pause; Hector continues ringing his bell]'' Please. ''[Leonel and Marco carry Hector by his wheelchair and leave]'' Good night, Hector. Sleep well. ''[to Gus]'' I'd invite you to stay as well, Gustavo, but... I don't want my breakfast ruined by all the... ''[mocks Hector ringing his bell and laughs]'' Ay-yay-yay. ''[beat]'' The peace must be kept. What do you suggest? :'''Gus''': I wouldn't presume. :'''Eladio''': The South Valley will stay Salamanca territory. And the rest of the North, that'll be for you to manage. Working under Bolsa. :'''Bolsa''': Thank you, Don Eladio. :'''Gus''': ''[rises with Eladio out of his chair]'' Thank you. Your trust means everything, Don Eladio. :'''Eladio''': ''Bueno.'' Gustavo... ''[long pause]'' When I looked into your eyes... Hate. A little bit's okay. As long as you never forget who's boss. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Mike meets with Nacho's father outside his shop to let him know about Nacho's fate]'' :'''Manuel''': Who are you? :'''Mike''': It's not important. :'''Manuel''': I saw you here before. [[w:Cobbler (Better Call Saul)|Chrysler Fifth Avenue]]. What about my son? :'''Mike''': I'm sorry, he won't be found. ''[pause]'' It was over fast. No pain. :'''Manuel''': You were there? :'''Mike''': I was there. Your son made some mistakes, he fell in with bad people... but he was never like them. Not really. He had a good heart. One more thing: you won't have to worry about the Salamancas. Their day is coming. There'll be justice. :'''Manuel''': Justice? :'''Mike''': I'm sorry, my Spanish - j-''justicia.'' Justice. :'''Manuel''': ''[sighs]'' What you talk about... is not justice. What you talk of is... ''revenge.'' It never ends... my boy is gone. ''[scoffs, speaks in Spanish]'' You gangsters and your "justice." You're all the same. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy and Kim approach Cliff and Howard's widow, Cheryl, at a memorial reception in the offices of HHM.]'' :'''Kim:''' Cliff. :'''Cliff:''' Kim, Jimmy. :'''Cheryl:''' Kim, hi. :''[Jimmy extends his hand to Cheryl; she doesn't take it]'' :'''Jimmy:''' Hi, Cheryl. I'm Jimmy McGill. You may not remember me. I'm Chuck McGill's brother. :'''Cheryl:''' Of course. :'''Jimmy:''' Very sorry for your loss. ''[sighs]'' :'''Kim:''' Cheryl, I'm so sorry. I can't even imagine what you must be going through. If Jimmy and I can do anything for you or your family, please just say the word. :''[Jimmy and Kim are about to walk away]'' :'''Cheryl:''' There is something, actually. You two were the last ones to see him, weren't you? :'''Kim:''' Um... :'''Jimmy:''' I guess so. Uh, that's what the police said. :'''Cheryl:''' Howard told me that you were harassing him, playing elaborate pranks of some sort. That you wouldn't leave him alone. :'''Jimmy:''' I know he thought that. He—he—he told me as well. Um, I think he honestly believed it. :'''Cheryl:''' But you're denying it. :'''Jimmy:''' ''[pauses]'' You know what, I didn't leave here under the best terms. The past few years, I could have been more considerate to Howard instead of yitzing him every chance I got. I guess, uh, there was a certain amount of jealousy on my part because Howard had the, uh, respect of my brother. Which I never did. ''[Jimmy steps away]'' :'''Cheryl:''' Tell me what you told the police. :'''Jimmy:''' ''[pauses]'' Okay, um... Well, I mean, it was 11pm. Howard started pounding on our door. He was very upset, going on about something, um, he thought was my fault, uh... Guess it had to do with the Sandpiper case. But I—I couldn't make head or tail out of it. We tried to calm him down. But... he just—he just wouldn't, um... Finally, he left. That's—that's it. :'''Cheryl:''' I'm not oblivious. I know people are saying he was on drugs. Is that what you're trying to tell me? :'''Jimmy:''' I just... He just didn't seem like himself. :'''Cheryl:''' ''[to Cliff]'' Are you hearing all of this? Because none of it makes sense to me. :'''Cliff:''' Cheryl, maybe we should just— :'''Cheryl:''' I don't care what people are saying. I don't care what the police think. Howard was not on drugs. That simply is not true. There's something more to this. :'''Kim:''' I don't know if it's my place, but... I—I... :'''Cheryl:''' Please. Just spit it out. ''[sharply inhales]'' :'''Kim:''' ''[sighs]'' It was about a year-and-a-half ago. I was still an associate here, working late on a brief. And I saw a light on in Howard's office. I assumed the cleaning crew left it on by mistake. And I was sure that office was empty, so I didn't knock. :'''Cheryl:''' ...And? :'''Kim:''' And Howard was there at his desk, head down. And he was snorting something. :'''Cheryl:''' ''[scoffs]'' :'''Kim:''' I looked at him. He looked at me. I didn't know what to do, so I just walked out. And the next morning, when we saw each other, neither of us ever said anything about it. I never told anyone. But now I wish I had. :''[Long pause]'' :'''Cheryl:''' ''[to Cliff]'' In all the years that you worked with him, have you witnessed anything like this? Even a hint? Cliff... :'''Cliff:''' I... Cheryl, this really isn't the time or the place. :''[Cheryl begins to cry]'' :'''Kim:''' Cheryl. You were his wife. You saw him every day. You knew him better than anyone. Maybe I misunderstood what I saw. You would have known. :'''Cheryl:''' ''[voice breaking]'' Please excuse me. :''[Cheryl retreats into a women's restroom]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Kim and her client are sitting in a courtroom as the presiding judge, Gabriel Dearden, takes the bench]'' :'''Bailiff:''' All rise. Court is now in session, the Honorable Judge Dearden presiding. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Good afternoon. We are here to discuss a motion to exclude evidence in ''State of New Mexico vs. Yarborough''. :'''Kim:''' ''[rises]'' Your honor, if I may. I submitted an additional motion. I'm assuming you have not seen it yet. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Did we get that? :'''Secretary:''' It just came in, judge. :''[The secretary approaches the bench and hands the motion to Judge Dearden]'' :'''Kim:''' I apologize, it was a last-minute addition. :'''Judge Dearden:''' "Last minute" is right. ''[looking through the motion]'' :''[Pause]'' :'''Judge Dearden:''' ...Do I understand this correctly? You're requesting to withdraw from this case? :'''Kim:''' Yes, your honor. My client is fully informed. And I've already been in touch with another attorney, Paige Novick. She's highly qualified and familiar with the case. She's prepared to step if you'll allow it. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Ms. Wexler, Mr. Orenstein, approach the bench. :''[Kim and the prosecutor do so]'' :'''Judge Dearden:''' ''[to Kim]'' Ms. Wexler, we are here today at your insistence to consider your motion to exclude evidence. And this is the moment you choose to withdraw? :'''Kim:''' It was unavoidable. :'''Judge Dearden:''' May I ask why? :'''Kim:''' Personal reasons, your honor. :'''Judge Dearden:''' "Personal reasons." Are we talking about a health issue, something to do with a loved one? :'''Kim:''' No. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Would you rather discuss privately in chambers? :'''Kim:''' Thank you for the consideration, but no. :'''Judge Dearden:''' Would you care to supply any detail at all? :'''Kim:''' Your honor, I prefer not to. :'''Judge Dearden:''' ''[pause; to Orenstein]'' ...Mr. Orenstein, is the state prepared to discuss Ms. Wexler's motion? :'''Orenstein:''' We are, your honor. Absolutely. :'''Judge Dearden:''' You know what, Ms. Wexler? Mr. Orenstein's here. I'm here. We all showed up for your party, and now you're taking away the punch bowl. I'm inclined to have you argue your motion, then I'll consider later writing petitions. :'''Kim:''' I'm sorry for wasting the court's time, your honor, but it's impossible for me to continue with this hearing. :'''Judge Dearden:''' And why is that, Ms. Wexler? :'''Kim:''' Because I'm no longer an attorney. :'''Judge Dearden:''' ''[brief pause]'' ...I'm sorry, what? :'''Kim:''' I gave notice to the bar two hours ago. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jimmy arrives home after hearing the news that Kim has quit her legal career]'' :'''Jimmy:''' ''You did what?!'' Why?! ''WHY?!'' Alright, alright, I know why. But Kim, you can't just— :'''Kim:''' Jimmy, I— :'''Jimmy:''' ''Shhh!'' Just let me say my piece, okay? Just—Let's take a breath here! Kim, after everything that happened... I mean, Jesus! I get it! You want to climb out of your own skin! That's natural! But Kim, you don't just throw everything away! Th-th-this is your life! You're a lawyer! What about your clients, huh? What about, uh... that poor guy, Mr. Yarborough? What about the kid in foster care? Huh?! You give them everything you got! Who are they going to find who is half as good as you?! No one! They need you! :'''Kim:''' It's already done. :'''Jimmy:''' ''Ugh!'' ''[pause]'' Okay, what's done can be undone. All I'm saying is just—just let's take a week or two to think it over. For now, we're gonna take some time off. God knows we need it. We're gonna to find a new place, we're—we're gonna leave here. We're never, ever gonna come back here again. Okay? We're gonna—we're gonna put it behind us! Things will look brighter! I guarantee it! But first we have to fix this. So we're gonna go back to the hotel room, and you're gonna write letters. You're gonna write a letter to the bar, you're gonna write letters to your clients. You—you—you dictate, I will type. We're gonna roll this thing back. I'll order a pizza, we'll pull an all-nighter. Because we're in this together. Okay? So I'm gonna go get your—your printer, and then we're gonna get the hell out of here. :''[Jimmy turns to head into the bedroom]'' :'''Kim:''' Wait— Jimmy. Jimmy! :''[Jimmy enters the bedroom to discover half-full boxes and luggage everywhere]'' :'''Kim:''' You asked if you were bad for me. That's not it. We are bad for each other. :'''Jimmy:''' Kim. Don't do this. Kim, please. :'''Kim:''' Jimmy... ''[holding back tears]'' ...I have had the time of my life with you. But we are bad for everyone around us. Other people suffer because of us. Apart we're okay, but together we're poison. :'''Jimmy:''' ''[shakes his head]'' No, no. Just tell me what I need to do to change, okay? Just tell me what it is, and I'll do it. :'''Kim:''' Jimmy... :'''Jimmy:''' No, Kim. You make me happy. We make each other happy. How can that be bad? Hey... I love you. :'''Kim:''' I love you, too. ''[voice breaking]'' But so what? :'''Jimmy:''' No. No. No, Kim, you're wrong! ''This is about '''Howard!''''' Okay?! What happened to him wasn't on us! It wasn't your fault! It wasn't ''my'' fault! It was that ''fucking Lalo Salamanca!'' That psychopath came back from the dead and he walked through that door! He did this! Not us, ''him!'' :'''Kim:''' I knew. :'''Jimmy:''' You knew wh-what? :'''Kim:''' I knew he was alive. :'''Jimmy:''' No, you didn't. :'''Kim:''' It was about a month ago. I saw that car following me again. And it turned out that Mike Ehrmantraut had guys watching both of us, watching for Lalo. :'''Jimmy:''' Mike... Mike told you that Lalo was alive? ''[Kim nods]'' And you didn't tell me? :'''Kim:''' ''[pause]'' Jimmy... I thought... I thought it was a one-in-a-million chance that he'd come for us. I thought he would be caught if he did. And I told myself I was protecting you. But that's not the truth. The reason I didn't tell you was because I knew what you'd do. :'''Jimmy:''' Wh-what would I do? :'''Kim:''' You'd—you'd blame yourself. You'd fear for me. You'd want us to run and hide until you were sure I was safe. You would pull the plug on the scam, and then... ''[pause]'' ...and then, we'd break up. And I didn't want that. Because I was having too much ''fun''. :''[Kim breaks down crying and returns to the bedroom to pack; Jimmy stands in the living room in silence]'' === ''[[w:Nippy (Better Call Saul) | Nippy]]'' [6.10] === :''[Saul is confronted by Jeff after he unexpectedly shows up at his home]'' :'''Jeff''': Dude, what the fuck?! :'''Saul''': I know, it's awkward, right? But you don't have to call me Dad. Yet. :'''Jeff''': I don't know what this is about, but all I have to do is pick up the phone and it's "Bye-bye, Saul Goodman." :'''Saul''': Yeah, but you haven't picked up the phone yet, have ya? Or tried to strong-arm me for cash. And guess what? I know why. Because reward money—blackmail—that's not gonna tickle your pickle. I know what you really want. :'''Jeff''': Oh, yeah? What's that? :'''Saul''': You want in the game. :'''Jeff''': The game? What—what game? :'''Saul''': The ''game.'' The one you've been watching your entire life. You got your nose pressed up against the glass, peering in while the big boys play. :'''Jeff''': Speak English, man. What the hell are you talking about? :'''Saul''': ''The game.'' It's right there. You can see it, but you can't touch it yet. ''[pause]'' Cars, clothes. The cash, the ladies. It's about knowing all the angles, you know? Putting it all on the line and winning ''big.'' But here you are, Jeffy. Standing outside with the suckers, trying to pay off that cab, sweating the bills. You're getting older. It's—it's so close, but dammit you just can't get in! Until now. I can make it happen. :'''Jeff''': ''[beat]'' You? :'''Saul''': Saul Goodman. ''[pause]'' So, here's the deal. I will show you the game, and then we're done. :''[Jeff stares at Saul for another moment before smiling]'' <hr width="50%"/> :''[Jeff runs around a maze in the outline of a mall. Saul, on a loudspeaker, shouts directions to him.]'' :'''Saul''': Go, go, go, go, go, go, go! One, Armani suits and run! Two, Air Jordan shoes for you! Three, linen shirts for free! Four, cashmere sweaters out the door! Five, Patagonias to survive! Six, swanky sweatsuits in the mix! HALT! :''[Jeff stops, breathing heavily.]'' :'''Jeff:''' What?! :'''Saul''': That's too many, you gotta be precise! Just three of each. :'''Jeff:''' Why? And why do I gotta run around like an asshole? :'''Saul''': I already told you! Three minutes, got it? That's our window! :'''Jeff:''' Yeah, but why three minutes? :'''Saul''': Because at three minutes, that's when security sees you on the cameras and the cops haul your ass to jail, alright? So let's go. :'''Jeff:''' Wait, there's cameras? :'''Saul''': Sure there's cameras! They erase the tapes every seventy-two hours, so that's why you only take three of each, and only the pricey stuff. When the store opens the next morning, they won't even know they were robbed. By the time they do inventory, abra cadabra, no more Jeffy on the tape! Right, so, three items, three minutes... It's easy. Let's go. :''[Jeff walks back to the start of the maze.]'' :'''Saul''': How many of each? :'''Jeff:''' Three... :'''Saul''': Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered! :'''Jeff:''' I don't know... :'''Saul''': What don't you know? :'''Jeff:''' Just, this whole thing, it seems crazy! :'''Saul''': Is this too hot for you?! Ju— You know what, just say so! You know what? Screw it. "Crazy?" I'll tell you what's crazy! [[w:Walter White (Breaking Bad) | Fifty-year-old high school chemistry teacher]] [[w:Breaking Bad | comes into my office. The guy is so broke, he can't pay his own mortgage. One year later, he's got a pile of cash as big as a Volkswagen.]] ''That's'' crazy. :'''Jeff's Friend:''' I'll do it. :'''Jeff:''' This sounds good to you? :'''Jeff's Friend:''' I think it'll work. :'''Saul''': Well, look at you! Hey, you're young. You're probably, uh... Fast in the feet, huh? :'''Jeff:''' Okay, I- I didn't say I wouldn't do it! I just... Had some questions about, like... Logistics. :'''Saul''': Are you in or out? :'''Jeff:''' In. :'''Saul''': ''[sighs]'' Okay, back to one. ''[He speaks into the loudspeaker as Jeff sets himself up.]'' Check, test, one-two, one-two. Okay! And ready, set, action! :''[Jeff begins running.]'' :'''Saul''': Move, move, move! Pick up the pace! Go, go, go! One, Armani suits and run! Two, Air Jordan shoes for you! Three, linen shirts for free! Four, cashmere sweaters out the door! Five, Patagonias to survive! Six, swanky sweatsuits in the mix! Let's go, let's go, let's go! <hr width="50%"/> :''[On the night of the robbery, Saul watches Jeff through the mall cameras while one of the security guards, Frank, is eating a Cinnabon roll with his back facing the cameras.]'' :'''Saul''': How about that 44-21 win against the Cavs? :'''Frank''': Be still my heart. ''[laughs]'' :'''Saul''': Seventy-six yard pass to Reggie Ball, and–and never sacked once. :'''Frank''': Wow, you have got quite the memory. :'''Saul''': ...Yeah, well—I'll tell you what. I can remember every stitch of clothing I was wearing during that game, but ask me what I had for dinner and... ''[whistles]'' Clean slate. :'''Frank''': Tell me about it! ''[Saul checks his stopwatch, which is at two minutes and fifteen seconds]'' Well, I'll tell ya: If you're not passing the ball, that's what's gonna happen. ''[eats another bite]'' Mmm! :''[Eventually, Jeff runs with the last round of clothes when he slips and falls. Saul chokes on his coffee.]'' :'''Frank''': You okay? :'''Saul''': ''[coughs]'' Wrong pipe. :'''Frank''': Oh, okay. So, you think our guys are gonna move to the Big Ten like they're sayin'? :'''Saul''': ''[pause]'' Big Ten? :'''Frank''': Yeah, you know, maybe they're just chasing the almighty dollar if you ask me. I mean, both powerhouses of course. But, you know what? You got Oklahoma and Texas over here. But Michigan, Ohio State over there! ''[Saul looks nervously at the cameras]'' I... I don't know. Guess I like tradition. ''[chuckles; sighs as he takes yet another bite]'' So good. Just amazing. Wow. :''[After Saul realizes Jeff is out cold, he fakes a nervous breakdown to distract Frank]'' :'''Saul''': God, what am I doing? :'''Frank''': What? :'''Saul''': ''[cries out again as Frank turns his head towards the cameras]'' Look at me! Wha—I don't know what... ''[sobs]'' Oh, Jesus! :'''Frank''': Gene? :'''Saul''': Oh, God. You... you have a wife, right, Frank? :'''Frank''': Yeah. :'''Saul''': Yeah? :'''Frank''': Yeah. :'''Saul''': She's waiting for you? ''[Frank nods]'' Look at me. I got... I got no one. My parents are dead. [[w:Chuck McGill | My brother]]... ''[beat; looks down]'' My brother is dead. I, uh... I don't have a wife. No kids, no friends. If I die tonight, no one would care. What difference would it make? :''[Saul looks up again and notices Jeff slowly getting himself up]'' :'''Frank''': Gene, buddy... I—I'm sure you mean a lot to... to a lot of—lots of people. ''[turns his head around again]'' :'''Saul''': ''[slams fist on table]'' If I die tonight, my landlord would pack up my stuff. It'd take him three hours. And Cinnabon would just hire a new manager. Gene who?! Poof, I'd be gone! I'd be... a–a ghost. No, not a ghost. I'd be a... a shadow. I'd just mean ''nothing.'' I mean, Frank... What's the ''point'', Frank? What's the... :''[Saul sees Jeff put away the clothes in the box. He groans as he watches Jeff run out of the warehouse, then claps when he's out of sight]'' :'''Saul''': ''[sighs]'' I'm sorry. You didn't need to hear that. :'''Frank''': No, no, no. That's–that's okay. No, that is okay. Everybody has bad days. :'''Saul''': You've felt like this? :'''Frank''': ...No. I mean, not me, but... people. I think a lot of people. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Saul''': You guys enjoying yourselves? Well, hold on to that feeling, 'cause this is it. :'''Jeff''': Yeah, we know. :'''Saul''': Well, in case you forget, you transported stolen goods with a value exceeding $5,000. And the truck you used to do it was rented in Council Bluffs across state lines. :'''Jeff''': You told us to rent the truck over there, so— :'''Saul''': ''[motions for Jeff to stop talking]'' Theft from an interstate shipment, up to ten years. Transportation of stolen goods, another ten years. Sale of stolen goods, ten years. Conspiracy to commit a federal crime— :'''Jeff's Friend''': Whoa, hold on. Conspiracy? It was your idea. :'''Saul''': Yeah. It's called mutually assured destruction, so... if I go down, you go down. :'''Jeff''': Man, you don't have to threaten us. We're all friends here. :'''Saul''': I am not your friend. And if you get greedy, and you decide to come back for more, ''don't.'' Gene Takavic, you've never heard of him. Cottonwood Mall, you don't go there. You see me comin', you cross to the other side of the street. :'''Jeff''': Dude. :'''Saul''': Now, I need you to say it. We're done. :'''Jeff''': ''[pause; laughs]'' Come on! :'''Saul''': Say it. ''We're done. '''Say it.''''' :'''Jeff''': ''[beat; looks at his friend briefly]'' We're done. :'''Jeff's Friend''': ''[pause]'' We're–we're done. === ''Breaking Bad'' [6.11] === === [6.12] === === [6.13] === == External links == {{wikipedia}} [[Category:Better Call Saul seasons]] [[Category:Split television seasons]] jqpo6cgvi9rjfum6xzo90vfrvemkmwv 0 247089 3148961 3106695 2022-07-29T08:27:22Z Changerinwiki 3128291 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Canis''' is an Iranian alternative RnB Singer/music producer based in the United Kingdom. The singer was born in Iran March 93, later moving to the United Kingdom in 2005, '''Canis''' was 13 when he found an irreplaceable love for singing. the singer started to learn to produce on his own from the age of fourteen due to the limitations of instrumentals that he could sing on meaning he didn't hear the character that he had in his mind from any other producers. == Credites == *Canis has '''sang''' and produced for and alongside notable Iranian artists like '''Mehrad Hidden''' <ref>[https://g.co/kgs/BLTMyn Mehrad Hidden]</ref>, '''Saman Wilson''' <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sWRNoFZcf4 Saman Wilson]</ref>, '''Ho3ein''' <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmxTWjodfys Ho3ein]</ref>, '''Shayea''' <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO5NfabmOLw Shayea]</ref> and so on.Canis’s music is alternative RnB and sometimes Rap with unique productionskills and character. *He is recognized for his work on the '''"Toonel"'''<ref>[https://g.co/kgs/QQoPfp Toonel]</ref> album where he produced 80% of the album after the album leading to a collaboration with Erfan where '''Canis''' sang wrote and produced the song *You can now stream Canis’s debut album '''"RAVANI"'''<ref>[https://open.spotify.com/album/4OAiZ9IhdxcMY1HguOToVG RAVANI]</ref> On all digital platforms. *Canis had made an outstanding entrance to the Iranian music industry and is just the start. == references == {{DEFAULTSORT:Canis}} [[Category:1993 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Tehran]] [[Category:Articles with no corresponding English Wikipedia article]] ca8ugokbzng189idrs80sepi8injm9h 3148963 3148961 2022-07-29T08:37:20Z Changerinwiki 3128291 wikitext text/x-wiki {{vfd-new}} '''Canis''' is an Iranian alternative RnB Singer/music producer based in the United Kingdom. The singer was born in Iran March 93, later moving to the United Kingdom in 2005, '''Canis''' was 13 when he found an irreplaceable love for singing. the singer started to learn to produce on his own from the age of fourteen due to the limitations of instrumentals that he could sing on meaning he didn't hear the character that he had in his mind from any other producers. == Credites == *Canis has '''sang''' and produced for and alongside notable Iranian artists like '''Mehrad Hidden''' <ref>[https://g.co/kgs/BLTMyn Mehrad Hidden]</ref>, '''Saman Wilson''' <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sWRNoFZcf4 Saman Wilson]</ref>, '''Ho3ein''' <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmxTWjodfys Ho3ein]</ref>, '''Shayea''' <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO5NfabmOLw Shayea]</ref> and so on.Canis’s music is alternative RnB and sometimes Rap with unique productionskills and character. *He is recognized for his work on the '''"Toonel"'''<ref>[https://g.co/kgs/QQoPfp Toonel]</ref> album where he produced 80% of the album after the album leading to a collaboration with Erfan where '''Canis''' sang wrote and produced the song *You can now stream Canis’s debut album '''"RAVANI"'''<ref>[https://open.spotify.com/album/4OAiZ9IhdxcMY1HguOToVG RAVANI]</ref> On all digital platforms. *Canis had made an outstanding entrance to the Iranian music industry and is just the start. == references == {{DEFAULTSORT:Canis}} [[Category:1993 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Tehran]] [[Category:Articles with no corresponding English Wikipedia article]] q0qo6v0lqnlh4s0c1acpi38ebmi73og 0 247587 3148774 3143149 2022-07-28T21:17:31Z 2600:4041:51:9D00:405F:D1F6:1148:82AA wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (film)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]''''' is a 2022 American live-action/animated action-adventure comedy film based on the characters [[w:Chip 'n' Dale|Chip and Dale]] and the subsequent animated [[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers|TV series of the same name]]. The movie stars [[John Mulaney]] as Chip, [[Andy Samberg]] as Dale, [[Will Arnett]], Eric Bana, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, J.K. Simmons, and KiKi Layne. : ''Directed by [[w:Akiva Schaffer|Akiva Schaffer]]. Written by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand.'' {{center|'''It's not a reboot. It's a comeback.''' {{small|([[#Taglines|taglines]])}}}} {{film-stub}} == Chip == * To many more seasons of the ''Rescue Rangers''. * Life is the worst. Which is why you need good insurance. * A message on my landline. I don't like that. * You look different. * Remember that animation style where everything looked real but nothing looked right? == Dale == * ''[narrating]'' Okay, what's the first thing that pops into your head when I say Chip n' Dale? I'm willing to bet it's [[w:Thomas Chippendale|Thomas Chippendale]], the London-based cabinet maker from the 1700s. Sick cabinet, Thomas! But I bet the second thing that pops into your head are these guys. ''[image of chip and dale dancers are shown]'' But certainly, third would be those rascally cartoon chipmunks, Chip 'n Dale, or should I say Chip and me? And it all started the day we met, when I had to join a new school in the middle of third grade. * Hey, it's no secret I had the CGI surgery done. * I haven't thought about it in a while. I should give him a call. See how life's treating him. * Looks like I just took us from outside the club to the V.I.P. room. * So you're saying the Rescue Rangers are back! == Monterey "Monty" Jack == * ''[being bootlegged with Dumbo ears]'' Mates! * Oh, Chipper, they [[Dumbo]]'d me. == Gadget == * Honey, someone's doing a cool pose in the driveway. == Zipper == * Dale, old chum. The sight of you lights my heart aglow. == Dialogue == :'''Chip''': And so, I just wanna thank all of you for the greatest 3 years of my life. When I think back to where this all started, me finding Dale sitting all alone in the cafeteria, so sad. :'''Dale''': Well, I wasn't ''that'' sad. :''[the cast and the crew members laugh]'' :'''Monterey "Monty" Jack''': That's funny. :'''Chip''': But never in my wildest dreams did I think we'd be here now. So, to you, Dale, my best friend, and to all of you. :'''Gadget''': And to everyone who loves a short toast. :'''Chip''': ''[chuckles]'' Okay, okay. To many more seasons of the ''Rescue Rangers''. Cheers! :'''Cast and Crew''': Cheers! <hr width="50%"> :''[Chip goes into Rescue Rangers' trailer where he sees Dale]'' :'''Chip''': Hey, where'd you run off to, buddy? I saved you a piece of cake. What's that? :'''Dale''': Okay, I wasn't gonna show you this right now, but it just got delivered. So... Ta-da! ''[shows a poster depicting him as a James Bond-style spy titled Double-0 Dale. :'''Chip''': ''[chuckles]'' "Double-0 Dale?" That's hilarious. What is that? :'''Dale''': It's wild, right? It's my new show. I'm gonna be a super spy. :'''Chip''': ''[confused]'' Wh...what are you talking about? :'''Dale''': Yeah, I'm really going for it! And just like you always say: ''[imitates Chip]'' "The biggest risk is not taking any risk at all." ''[chuckles]'' :'''Chip''': ''[stunned]'' Wait, you really have a new show? :'''Dale''': Yep! ''[goes into a dressing room]'' :'''Chip''': Wait, why didn't you talk to me about it first? We tell each other everything. You've told me what you had for lunch the last 42 days. :'''Dale''': Pineapple pizza and a diet Slice. :'''Chip''': Exactly! :'''Dale''': I don't know. I just wanted to make sure the show was gonna happen first before I got your hopes up. ''[comes out wearing a glitter tuxedo]'' :'''Chip''': My hopes up? What? :'''Dale''': Yeah! It's good news for everyone. Check this out. ''[starts dancing]'' :'''Chip''': ''[angrily]'' I just... If you do this, they might cancel the show. :'''Dale''': No, they won't do that. I mean, everyone knows you're the favorite. And I'm just the guy who gets hit in the head with a pipe each week. It's fine. :'''Chip''': Okay, so you're gonna risk all of ''Rescue Rangers'' because I'm a little more popular than you? Do you know how dumb that is? :'''Dale''': Well, I ''am'' the dumb one. :'''Chip''': ''[calms down]'' I didn't mean it like that. :'''Dale''': I know. You never mean it. Look, you're always acting like you saved me or something. But when we were kids, we were in it together. :'''Chip''': What are you talking about? We're still in this together. :'''Dale''': I'm sorry, Chip. I'm just done being second banana. :'''Chip''': But you're not second banana. I'm a banana and you're just another banana. Two bananas! ''[Dale's phone rings]'' Please, don't get that. :'''Dale''': But it could be my agent, Dave Bolinari. :'''Chip''': After everything I've done for you, do not pick up that phone. :'''Dale''': I'm sorry. :'''Chip''': Dale, stop. We're not done talking. :'''Dale''': I have to. ''[picks up the phone]'' :'''Chip''': ''[sternly]'' Do not. Do not do it. :'''Dale''': I'm so sorry. ''[takes the call]'' Go for Dale. <hr width="50%"> :''[Dale is running his stand at Fan Con]'' :'''Lumiere''': Pardon moi, Dale, but your followers, they believe the crowd is for you? :'''Dale''': Of course they do, Lumiere. And pretty soon, that crowd ''is'' gonna be for me. :'''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Ugly Sonic]]''': ''[coughs]'' Yeah, Dale! I'm going to be up on that stage too, right beside you! :'''Dale''': Yes, Ugly Sonic! That's the spirit. :'''[[w:Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Ugly Sonic]]''': And they'll like me for who I am, not like last time when the internet got one look at my human teeth, and burned the place down. ''[signs his autograph for a fan]'' Okay, let's see here. "Best wishes, Ugly Sonic." There you go, kid. ''[the fan chuckles with his friend]'' Oh, they're laughing at me. I know that. You can't hurt my feelings if I'm in on the joke. :'''[[w:Tigra|Tigra]]''': Are you though? :'''Ugly Sonic''': Yes! Anyway, now my luck has shifted. I've been offered a new reality show where I do ride-alongs with the FBI. It's called ''Ugly Sonic, Uglier Crimes''. :'''Dale''': Really? A TV show? You? :'''Ugly Sonic''': Yeah, is that so difficult to believe? :'''Dale''': Oh, uh... ''[stares at Ugly Sonic's teeth]'' I guess... not. Yeah, you know what? That's great. When one of us succeeds, we all succeed. Baloo was part of the ''Disney Afternoon'' just like me. Then he got ''The Jungle Book'' reboot and boom, he's back on top. It happens that fast. :'''Lumiere''': Bravo, Dale! Your positivity is infectious. ''[a fan hands him five dollars]'' Ah, merci. ''[bows his head, accidentally burning the money with his flame]'' Oh, I really needed that cash. :'''Dale''': You just gotta stay prepared. I'm keeping myself fit and you know, my updated modern look. :'''Tigra''': Yes, Dale, your CG surgery was done very tastefully. You look amazing! :'''Dale''': Well, thank you, Tigra. We should hang out sometime. :'''Tigra''': Nah. :'''Dale''': Meanly fast. :'''Tigra''': No offense, but don't you think you'd have more fans here if Chip did these events with you? :'''Dale''': Oh, Chip? Oh, that's interesting. I hadn't thought about him in a while. I should give him a call. See how life's treating him. <hr width="50%"> :''[Chip goes to see his old friend Monterey Jack. Then suddenly Monty grabs Chip]'' :'''Monty''': Quick! Get in while the coast is clear. :'''Chip''': Oh, Monty. It's you. :'''Monty''': I'm sorry about that, mate, but they're watching. They're always watching. :'''Chip''': Who are? :'''Monty''': Oh, it's been too long, Chip. :'''Chip''': It really has, old buddy. ''[they hug]'' :''[Chip then smells a horrible smell]'' :'''Chip''': I... I'm sorry, Monty, but what is that God-awful smell? :'''Monty''': What? You don't remember? Rescue Ranger's cologne. ''[shows a bottle of his cologne]'' I wear it every day. :'''Chip''': Oh, no. I remember. It smells like almond butter and gasoline. :'''Monty''': And it's very difficult to wash out. :'''Chip''': Right. So, Monty, what's going on? I got your voicemail. You said you were in trouble? :'''Monty''': I screwed up, Chip. My love of cheese got the best of me. And I bought more than I could pay for. :'''Chip''': Oh, no. Cheese? Monty. :'''Monty''': I know, I know. But I haven't had so much as a whiff in weeks. I'm dairy-free. :''[Another horrible smell comes into Chip's nose]'' :'''Chip''': Really, then what's that? :'''Monty''': Oh, crud. It's a really stinky Gorgonzola. You weren't supposed to see that. :''[The smell of the Gorgonzola punches Monty and hypnotizes him]'' :'''Monty''': ''[now under the control of the smell of the stinky cheese]'' Ch... ch... ch... ch... ch... ch... cheese! :'''Chip''': Hang on, Monty. :''[Chip open's Monty's fridge and throws away the cheese and closes the window]'' :'''Monty''': ''[now with regained his control]'' I'm sorry, Chipper. I just love it so much. :'''Chip''': It's okay, Monty. We'll get you some help. :'''Monty''': It's not just that, Chip. Now, I owe a ton of money to the Valley Gang. :'''Chip''': The Valley Gang? Monty, those guys are bad news. :'''Monty''': I know, and if I can't pay up, they're gonna bootleg me. :'''Chip''': Bootleg you? What does that mean? :'''Monty''': Oh, Chip. It's gotten rough out there for us old-timers. Did you hear what happened to that little guy Flounder when he fell behind on krill payments? :''[Cut flashback. Flounder is reading a book, then suddenly a polar bear and a viking break to his house]'' :'''Flounder''': Oh, no! :'''Polar bear''': Time to pay up, fish. :'''Flounder''': Um. How about this? Isn't it neat? Come on, fellas. This is a genuine Dinglehopper. It's worth a lot. :''[The polar bear grabs Flounder]'' :'''Flounder''': Oh! :'''Monty''': ''[narrating]'' So, they kidnap the bloke, erase his mouth so he can't scream, then change him around to try to sneak by the copyright laws, and then smuggle him overseas to a black-market studio, where he'll spend the rest of his life being forced to make terrible bootleg movies. :''[Cut back to present]'' :'''Chip''': Oh, no, that's awful. We can't let that happen to you. <hr width="50%"> :'''Dale''': So, what's been up with you? :'''Chip''': Oh, you know, this, that, other vague things to fill the space of this conversation. :'''Dale''': Okay, well, you kook the same. :'''Chip''': Yeah. Thanks. And you look... different. :'''Chip''': Hey, it's no secret I had the CGI surgery done and it's done wonders rejuvenating my career. I'm actually starring in a play tonight. ''[pause for a few seconds]'' But, man, I tell you the real hot ticket is ''Rescue Rangers''. There's even some buzz about a reboot. Someone started a Facebook fan page for it and everything. :'''Monty''': Crikey! A Facebook fan page?! They don't just give those away. :'''Chip''': Oh, he's full of it, Monty. No one's talking about a ''Rescue Rangers'' reboot except for him. :'''Dale''': What? The fans are hungry for it. :'''Chip''': Look, I came here to help Monty, not get caught up in some Hollywood nonsense. So, great to take this skip down memory lane, but I've gotta go. Monty, if you're really in trouble, you know how to find me. And Dale... you were also here. <hr width="50%"> :''[Chip and Dale find out from the police that Monty has been kidnapped by the Valley Gang]'' :'''Captain Putty''': Well, it eats me up inside to have to tell you this, but if he's been taken by the Valley Gang, I doubt we can help you. We've been trying for years to track those sleaze bags. A fella named Sweet Pete runs the whole operation, and he's always once step ahead of us. :'''Chip''': What, so that's it? I-I thought that cops were supposed to serve and protect, not give up and move on. :'''Capt. Putty''': Hey, I'd give anything to make a case against those scum. Sweet Pete's got his fingers in every illegal business from bootlegging to stinky cheese, getting rich while we look like we just fell off the turnip truck. :'''Ellie''': ''[pops up from out the window, scaring Putty]'' All done, sir. :'''Putty''': Oh, you scared the beans out of me, Steckler! :'''Ellie''': Sorry, sir. I searched the perimeter. No clues. :'''Putty''': Yeah, of course not. Why would there be? 6 missing toons in a month and not one clue. :'''Ellie''': Well, maybe we should chick in with the neighbors? See if anyone saw anything? :'''Putty''': Oh, yeah. You think? Why don't you just leave the real detective work to me, okay? ''[laughs]'' :'''Ellie''': Right, sorry, sir. :'''Putty''': Sheesh! :'''Sock Puppet Cop''': Chief, the press are outside waiting for a statement. :'''Putty''': ''[groans]'' Do I have anything on my back? ''[shows Ellie his back, which has a Monopoly iron and a bird officer stuck to it]'' :'''Ellie''': Yes, sir. It looks like a Monopoly game piece and Officer O'Hara. :'''Putty''': Officer...? What the...? ''[pulls O'Hara off his pack]'' Ugh, just want one day where my shirt stays clean. Okay, pack it up, boys. Let's go. <hr width="50%"> :'''Bjornson''': So, you want stinky cheese? I got smell lines that'll take you through the ceiling. :'''Chip''': "Through the ceiling," huh? Seems like you a quality product. But hey, before we get into all that, do me a favor. Take a look at this photo. ''[shows a photo of Monterey]'' It's a friend of mine named Monterey Jack. :'''Bjornson''': Which is also the name of a cheese. ''[pause for a few seconds]'' Continue. :'''Chip''': Right. So, we think he's being held in a warehouse somewhere. If you know anything, I'm sure we could make it worth your while. Like, what would you say to some complementary RV or boat insurance? :'''Bjornson''': Nah, I don't know nothin'. Now, either buy some cheese or get out. <hr width="50%"> :'''Bjornson''': Huh. Interesting. My boss, Sweet Pete, he loves actors. :'''Dale''': Ah, yeah. Who doesn't? :'''Bjornson''': You know, I think you should meet him. :'''Dale''': Really? Meeting Sweet Pete, huh? Looks like I just took us from outside the club to the VIP room. :''[Cut Chip and Dale are zip tied in Bjornson's truck. Chip is mad at Dale]'' :'''Chip''': ''[talking ironically]'' Wow! This VIP room is incredible! I'm freaking out, dude. ''[gasps]'' Is that Jessica Rabbit over there? I'm only asking because... ''[angrilly]'' I'm zip tied - in the back of a truck! :'''Dale''': Whoa! What's with the attitude? We were about to get kicked out with your plan, and now, thanks to my sweet improv, we're going to see Sweet Pete. :'''Chip''': Oh, you're insane. :'''Dale''': Am I? :'''Chip''': Of course. :'''Dale''': So, you'd rather just give up? :'''Chip''': No! :'''Dale''': You wanna just wait around... :'''Chip''': You should've just let me take the lead! :''[both of them start quarreling in high-pitched voices]'' :'''Dale''': ''[normal voice]'' Hey! Hold on a second! How adorable are we? Chemistry like this doesn't just happen. This has got reboot written all over it. :'''Chip''': Ugh. Are you serious? I should be home right now. Millie is probably worried sick and peeing all over the place. :'''Dale''': Oh, are you seeing someone? She sounds... nice. :'''Chip''': She's a dog. Millie is a dog. :'''Dale''': Ah, I'm sure she's not that bad. :'''Chip''': What? No, she's... :''[Bjornson's truck stops outside the Valley Gang's headquarters. Bjornson opens the doors of his truck to pick out Chip and Dale to his boss]'' :'''Bjornson''': We're here. <hr width="50%"> :''[Chip and Dale make it to Sweet Pete's workshop where they encounter Bob the motion capture Viking dwarf]'' :'''Bob''': Who are you? :'''Dale''': ''[whispering to Chip]'' Is he talking to us? :'''Chip''': I can't tell. He's got those [[The Polar Express|Polar Express]] eyes. :'''Dale''': ''[to Bob]'' Uh. Are you talking to us? :'''Bob''': Obviously. I said, "Who are you?" :'''Chip''': Well, right. But in fairness, it looks like you're talking to that window. :'''Bob''': No, it actually looks like I'm looking right at you. :'''Dale''': Okay. :'''Bob''': Look at my eyes, looking right at your eyes. <hr width="50%"> :''[Bob takes Chip and Dale through Sweet Pete's factory]'' :'''Chip''': I wonder if they're keeping Monty in here. :'''Dale''': There's only one way to find out. ''[to Bob]'' So, is this your secret bootlegging facility or what? :'''Chip''': Come on! :'''Bob''': What? No! What are you talking about? This is Sweet Pete's ''legit'' business. It's for old merchandise that never got sold. :'''Chip''': Old merchandise? :'''Bob''': Yeah, like for example, you remember ''[[Shrek]]'' body wash? :'''Chip''': Uh... :'''Bob''': Exactly! No one does! It didn't sell. That's why Sweet Pete bought all the inventory and melts it down for its useful parts. The guy has a real eye for business. I wish I could see what he sees. :'''Dale''': I'm sure there's corrective lenses or something you could get. ''[Chip elbows him]'' Ow! What? ''[they both see that the melted plastic from the bottles are used to make portable toilets]'' So, he turns the toys into toy-lets. ''[chuckles]'' :'''Bob''': Wow! That's been staring at me for years and I never pieced it together! ''[laughs]'' <hr width="50%"> :''[Chip and Dale meet Sweet Pete, who is a middle-aged and overweight Peter Pan]'' :'''[[Peter Pan]]''': Hello! :'''Dale''': ''[surprised]'' Peter Pan? :'''Peter Pan''': Yep. Star of stage and screen, but you can call me "Sweet Pete". :'''Dale''': Oh, you look... :'''Sweet Pete''': Old, bald, sad like a zoo gorilla? :'''Dale''': What? No, not like a zoo gorilla! :'''Sweet Pete''': ''[chuckles]'' Don't worry, you can't say nothing to me I haven't heard already. Jimmy, please, untie our guests! ''[Jimmy does so. Pete pats his belly as he's still attiring his old childhood costume.]'' Not fitting into the old costume like I used to. ''[points to his fitness watch]'' Gotta get my steps in. :'''Dale''': Hey, I got one of those! We should link accounts and help motivate each other. :'''Sweet Pete''': ''[awkwardly]'' Right. So, I'm guessing you two are here to talk about Monterey Jack. :'''Chip''': Oh. Yeah, actually, we are. :'''Sweet Pete''': You know, I always liked Monty. It's a shame what happened. Too much cheese, not enough bread. :'''Chip''': Listen, Mr. Sweet Pete… Mr. Pete, we'd be willing to pay whatever Monty owes you if you could give him a break, just this once? :'''Sweet Pete''': Hmm. Give him a break… You know, I got my big break when I was just a kid. I got cast in the biggest movie in the world as the boy who wouldn't grow up - Peter Pan. [[w:Bobby Driscoll|I'd never been so happy in my entire life, then I got older and they threw me away like I was nothing.]] :'''Chip''': This business can be so tough. :'''Sweet Pete''': Huh, you said it. I was scared, desperate, and all alone. So I decided to take the power back and make my own bootleg (remake of my old) movie! I called it ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Flying Bedroom Boy]]'', and guess what - it worked! I made lot of money, so I "recruited" other toons to star in more movies, and bang-a-rang! Now I run my own bootleg movie studio, where I get to decide who's a star and who gets thrown in the trash! And now, you two come poking around where you don't belong, asking questions about your missing friend. And I can't have that, so how's this for a break? I'm thinking it's time for ''Chip 'n Dale'' reboot. <hr width="50%"> :''[Dale takes Chip and Ellie to his garage that's filled with Chip 'n Dale merchandise]'' :'''Chip''': I'm honestly surprised you kept all this stuff. I didn't think you cared about the show back then. :'''Dale''': What? Of course I did. :'''Chip''': No. Yeah. Of course. What's this huge map with the pins in it? :'''Dale''': Oh, that? It's actually very cool. :'''Chip''': Oh, no. Is this where all the victims are buried? :'''Dale''': ''[chuckles]'' You're messing with me again! It actually shows ''Rescue Rangers'' ratings in every US market in 1991 which, as you may recall, was our most successful year. :'''Chip''': Hey, Ellie, didn't you say you were from Albany? :'''Ellie''': Born and raised. (Why?) :'''Chip''': Well, according to this map, ''Rescue Rangers'' never aired in Albany. :'''Ellie''': Yeah! My grandma, she used to tape all the episodes and send them to me. :'''Chip''': Hmm... :'''Dale''': Grandmas rule! ''[chuckles]'' Oh, come on, Chip! Look at all this cool stuff! Like this is limited edition Rescue Rangers pog set! You know, this turned into a real collectible, because someone noticed that one of the clouds behind Monterey Jack looked exactly like... Oprah. :'''Chip''': Wow. So cool. :'''Dale''': I know, right? Unfortunately, I only have 11 of the 12. I'm missing the main one of all of us together. :'''Chip''': Ah, it's just old junk. <hr width="50%"> :'''Chip''': Okay, what?! How did you know what I was gonna say? :'''Dale''': How did you know what ''I'' was gonna say?! It was like... :'''Chip and Dale''': Professional! ''[both gasp]'' Same time! Jinx! You owe me a non-brand specific cola! What?! That was crazy! ''[both gasp again]'' Somebody call Guinness book! This is... :'''Dale''': ...Blowing my mind! Oh, we lost it. :'''Chip''': ...Incredible! :'''Dale''': Oh, we lost it. :'''DJ Herzogenaurach''': Boom, boom! It's DJ Herzogenaurach with the ''Disney Afternoon'' remix! :'''Chip''': Hey, this was really fun, but we actually got to get going! :'''Herzongenaurach''': Ooh, they were very bad at rapping. <hr width="50%"> :''[after Chip and Dale find out that Monty has been bootlegged]'' :'''Chip''': I know we missed something, Dale. I can feel it. :'''Dale''': ''[recording himself on his phone]'' Hey, just wanna remind you guys, I'll be at Fan Con this afternoon, signing autographs. So, get those nuts ready! ''[chuckles uneasily]'' Yeah... :'''Chip''': What is wrong with you? :'''Dale''': What? It's my job. :'''Chip''': It's a choice. ''[scoff]'' I'm getting some coffee. :'''Dale''': Come on! I have to stay connected to the fans! :'''Chip''': There are no fans! It's for you! It's always for you, to feed your selfish ego. I thought you had changed, but you haven't changed since ''Double-0 Dale''! :'''Dale''': Wait, so you ''are'' still made about ''Double-0 Dale''? I thought everything was artichokie. :'''Chip''': You left, Dale. You left me high and dry. After everything we'd been through, everything I did for you! :'''Dale''': So, we're not artichokie? :'''Chip''': No artichokie! Nothing's every been artichokie. Okay? I'm alone. I sell insurance. My only friend is a dog! :'''Dale''': Okay, but then why did you say it was artichokie? I mean, when someone tells me something's artichokie, I believe it's artichokie. :'''Chip''': Ugh! Stop saying artichokie! What is it man?! :'''Newt Officer''': Oh, uh, if you could just scooch a bit, from the coffee? :'''Chip''': Yes, yes, of course. Sorry. Ugh. See? This is why I didn't want to see you anymore. Sure, my life is lonely, but at least I didn't feel like this! :'''Dale''': Oh, yeah? Well, you're the same too! Chip's always in charge! Chip's always right! It's Chip's way or the highway! :'''Chip''': You know what? Here. ''[hands Dale the missing pog]'' I've been holding on to this for some stupid reason. Now, your collection is complete. :'''Dale''': ''[sighs]'' What, you kept this? You know the crazy thing is, way back then... I didn't even wanna do ''Double-0 Dale''. :'''Chip''': What? :'''Dale''': It's gonna sound stupid, but... I think I just wanted you to tell me you needed me. That I wasn't just some pathetic chipmunk you found eating alone at school. You know, I wanted this pog for some silly reason, but now I don't. ''[tries to hand the pog to Chip]'' Here, now your collection's complete. :'''Chip''': What?! Don't give me that! That's the exact same thing I said to you! :'''Dale''': What?! No, it's not. I said, "silly reason". You said, "stupid reason". :'''Chip''': Well, I don't want it. :'''Dale''': Neither do I! :'''Chip''': Good! :'''Dale''': I'm putting on the ground. :'''Chip''': Great! :'''Dale''': Yeah. :'''Chip''': Cool. :'''Dale''': I know. :'''Chip''': Neat! :'''Dale''': It is neat. Thanks. <hr width="50%"> :''[Sweet Pete and Jimmy catch what they thought was Chip and Dale, but was actually Cubby]'' :'''Jimmy''': Gotcha! ''(Huh?)'' :'''Sweet Pete''': Oh, what?! ''(You got Cubby!)'' :'''Cubby''': Peter, is that really you? ''[disgusted]'' You got old. :'''Sweet Pete''': Yeah, death is coming for us all, kid. <hr width="50%"> :'''He-Man''': Hey, there's something down there. :'''Skeletor''': There's nothing down there, ya boob! You walk around with no pants long enough, and you start to notice every breeze. <hr width="50%"> :''[Chip and Dale make Bob fall down from the scaffolding. Pumbaa walks up to him]'' :'''Bob''': What are you lookin' at? :'''Pumbaa''': Honestly, your weird dead eyes. ''[laughs]'' :'''Mantis''': They are weird. ''[laughs]'' :'''B.O.B.''': Super weird. ''[laughs]'' :'''Pumbaa''': ''[laughing]'' So funny. <hr width="50%"> :''[In a garage, a figure works on a car. The figure lifts its torch shielding mask. Gadget, wearing a black tanktop, blue jeans and brown gloves, wipes sweat off and notices Dale]'' :'''Gadget''': Honey, someone's doing a cool pose in the driveway. :''[Zipper arrives with the mutant mouse-fly children]'' :'''Zipper''': Excuse me. Dale, old clum. The sight of you lights my heart aglow. <hr width="50%"> :''[Chip has been captured and is about to be bootlegged by Sweet Pete]'' :'''Chip''': Where's Dale? :'''Sweet Pete''': He'll be here. Keep your pants on. :'''Chip''': I don't wear pants. :'''Sweet Pete''': Yeah, I noticed. It's not something to brag about. ''[chuckles]'' :'''Chip''': What do you want? :'''Sweet Pete''': I want you to stop messing with my business. You exposed everything, now I have to move all this stuff, and start over. It's super annoying. Ah, you should have just let me bootleg you when you came to my office. Could've saved us both a ton of headaches. ''[picks up an eraser]'' Besides, I was always more of an ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' person. :'''Chip''': You monster! :''[just as Sweet Pete is about erase Chip's mouth, Ellie comes up behind him holding a gun]'' :'''Ellie''': Freeze, Sweet Pete. :'''Sweet Pete''': Nah. How about ''you'' freeze? :''[Ellie hears a gun clicking and sees Captain Putty aiming a gun at her]'' :'''Putty''': Drop it, Steckler. :'''Ellie''': What? Captain Putty? :'''Chip''': Dale was right. Oh, how cliché. :'''Captain Putty''': I know. It is a bit unoriginal, right? Sweet Pete, remember when you first approached me to turn bad, be a bad guy, work with you, and I was like, "Come on! That's too predictable!" :'''Sweet Pete''': Yeah. And what did I say? :'''Putty and Pete''': If it ain't broke! ''[they both laugh]'' :'''Ellie''': How could you? :'''Putty''': I know, I know. It's terrible. I am so ashamed, but I had no choice. My mother needed an operation. See, she got injured playing a game of ''[[w:Operation (game)|Operation]]''. She got too close to the sides and, uh... ''[pretends to sob]'' ...She got buzzed really bad. ''[laughs]'' Oh, I'm sorry. I couldn't do it any longer. Money! I'm [[w:List of The Smurfs characters|a greedy little Smurf]] who did it for the money! :'''Chip''': Hilarious. :'''Putty''': Yeah, but I had you going there for a second, didn't I? "Hello, I think I just saw Peppa Pig heading into Nickelodeon Jr." ''[chuckles]'' :'''Ellie''': ''[realizes]'' It was you? You gave the fake tip, you derailed the whole investigation, and... and worst of all, you made me doubt myself. :'''Putty''': Oh, come on. Don't be so fragile. <hr width="50%"> :''[Dale, Gadget, and Zipper are using the Rescue Ranger's plane to fly to Sweet Pete's hideout to save Chip]'' :'''Dale''': This is awesome! I'm amazed this thing actually flies. And you know how to fly it. :'''Gadget''': Yeah. I guess my character from the old show, and my character in real life are basically exactly the same. :'''Dale''': Yeah, I guess so. Zipper, how are the kids? :'''Zipper''': Splendid. I mean, sure being a stay-at-home dad has its challenges, but it's the most rewarding job I could ever ask for and it just... :''[Dale's cell phone rings]'' :'''Dale''': Whoa! It's actually my agent. Sorry, can you hold on for a second? ''[picks up the phone]'' Wow! Dave Bolinari. Haven't heard from you in a while. Did you not get my last seven years of messages? :'''Dave''': ''[chuckles]'' Oh, Daley, brother, so sorry. Look, I got a new assistant, and then we were off for the holidays. Anyways, I'm watching the news. You're the talk of the town. We've got heat. We've got offers. I'm thinking book deal. I'm thinking ''reboot''! :'''Dale''': Hey, actually, can I call you back? I can't talk now. :'''Dave''': What? But Dale, you gotta get your priorities straight, dawg. :'''Dale''': You know what? I think for the first time in my life, I ''am'' getting my priorities straight. Friends are more important than business. ''[tosses his phone out of the plane]'' :'''Dave''': Dale, brother... :'''Zipper''': Good for you, Dale. :'''Gadget''': Probably shouldn't have thrown your phone, though. :'''Dale''': Nope. Immediately regretted it. == Cast == * '''[[John Mulaney]]''' — [[w:Chip 'n' Dale|Chip]] * '''[[Andy Samberg]]''' — [[w:Chip 'n' Dale|Dale]] * '''[[w:KiKi Layne|Kiki Layne]]''' — Ellie * '''[[Will Arnett]]''' — Sweet Pete * '''[[w:Da'Vone McDonald|Da'Vone McDonald]]''' — Jimmy * '''[[w:Eric Bana|Eric Bana]]''' — Monty * '''[[w:Flula Borg|Flula Borg]]''' — DJ Herzogenaurach * '''[[w:Keegan-Michael Key|Keegan-Michael Key]]''' — Bjornson the Cheesemonger, Frog Co-Worker * '''[[w:Tress MacNeille|Tress MacNeille]]''' — Gadget * '''[[w:Dennis Haysbert|Dennis Haysbert]]''' — Zipper * '''[[w:Tim Robinson (comedian)|Tim Robinson]]''' — Ugly Sonic * '''[[w:Seth Rogen|Seth Rogen]]''' — Bob the Warrior Viking, Pumbaa, Mantis, B.O.B. * '''[[w:J. K. Simmons|J.K. Simmons]]''' — Captain S. Putty * '''[[w:Jim Cummings|Jim Cummings]]''' — Fat Cat, Pete, [[Darkwing Duck]], [[w:Winnie the Pooh (Disney character)|Pooj]], [[w:Tigger|Tiger]] * '''[[w:Chris Parnell|Chris Parnell]]''' — Dave Bollinari * '''[[w:Jeff Bennett|Jeff Bennett]]''' — Lumiere * '''[[Steven Curtis Chapman|Steven Chapman]]''' — Baloo * '''[[w:Jorma Taccone|Jorma Taccone]]''' — Batman * '''[[w:Akiva Schaffer|Akiva Schaffer]]''' — [[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T.]], Mr. Natural * '''[[w:Charles Fleischer|Charles Fleischer]]''' — [[w:Roger Rabbit|Roger Rabbit]] == External Links == {{Wikipedia-inline}} [[Category:2022 films]] [[Category:2020s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:Crossover films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:Films based on animated television series]] [[Category:Crossover animated films]] [[Category:Streaming films]] 0bxzkfbmbk8ikobanlxnwjmnsbfcq8j 3148917 3148774 2022-07-29T02:45:55Z 73.211.12.10 /* Cast */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''[[w:Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (film)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]''''' is a 2022 American live-action/animated action-adventure comedy film based on the characters [[w:Chip 'n' Dale|Chip and Dale]] and the subsequent animated [[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers|TV series of the same name]]. The movie stars [[John Mulaney]] as Chip, [[Andy Samberg]] as Dale, [[Will Arnett]], Eric Bana, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, J.K. Simmons, and KiKi Layne. : ''Directed by [[w:Akiva Schaffer|Akiva Schaffer]]. Written by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand.'' {{center|'''It's not a reboot. It's a comeback.''' {{small|([[#Taglines|taglines]])}}}} {{film-stub}} == Chip == * To many more seasons of the ''Rescue Rangers''. * Life is the worst. Which is why you need good insurance. * A message on my landline. I don't like that. * You look different. * Remember that animation style where everything looked real but nothing looked right? == Dale == * ''[narrating]'' Okay, what's the first thing that pops into your head when I say Chip n' Dale? I'm willing to bet it's [[w:Thomas Chippendale|Thomas Chippendale]], the London-based cabinet maker from the 1700s. Sick cabinet, Thomas! But I bet the second thing that pops into your head are these guys. ''[image of chip and dale dancers are shown]'' But certainly, third would be those rascally cartoon chipmunks, Chip 'n Dale, or should I say Chip and me? And it all started the day we met, when I had to join a new school in the middle of third grade. * Hey, it's no secret I had the CGI surgery done. * I haven't thought about it in a while. I should give him a call. See how life's treating him. * Looks like I just took us from outside the club to the V.I.P. room. * So you're saying the Rescue Rangers are back! == Monterey "Monty" Jack == * ''[being bootlegged with Dumbo ears]'' Mates! * Oh, Chipper, they [[Dumbo]]'d me. == Gadget == * Honey, someone's doing a cool pose in the driveway. == Zipper == * Dale, old chum. The sight of you lights my heart aglow. == Dialogue == :'''Chip''': And so, I just wanna thank all of you for the greatest 3 years of my life. When I think back to where this all started, me finding Dale sitting all alone in the cafeteria, so sad. :'''Dale''': Well, I wasn't ''that'' sad. :''[the cast and the crew members laugh]'' :'''Monterey "Monty" Jack''': That's funny. :'''Chip''': But never in my wildest dreams did I think we'd be here now. So, to you, Dale, my best friend, and to all of you. :'''Gadget''': And to everyone who loves a short toast. :'''Chip''': ''[chuckles]'' Okay, okay. To many more seasons of the ''Rescue Rangers''. Cheers! :'''Cast and Crew''': Cheers! <hr width="50%"> :''[Chip goes into Rescue Rangers' trailer where he sees Dale]'' :'''Chip''': Hey, where'd you run off to, buddy? I saved you a piece of cake. What's that? :'''Dale''': Okay, I wasn't gonna show you this right now, but it just got delivered. So... Ta-da! ''[shows a poster depicting him as a James Bond-style spy titled Double-0 Dale. :'''Chip''': ''[chuckles]'' "Double-0 Dale?" That's hilarious. What is that? :'''Dale''': It's wild, right? It's my new show. I'm gonna be a super spy. :'''Chip''': ''[confused]'' Wh...what are you talking about? :'''Dale''': Yeah, I'm really going for it! And just like you always say: ''[imitates Chip]'' "The biggest risk is not taking any risk at all." ''[chuckles]'' :'''Chip''': ''[stunned]'' Wait, you really have a new show? :'''Dale''': Yep! ''[goes into a dressing room]'' :'''Chip''': Wait, why didn't you talk to me about it first? We tell each other everything. You've told me what you had for lunch the last 42 days. :'''Dale''': Pineapple pizza and a diet Slice. :'''Chip''': Exactly! :'''Dale''': I don't know. I just wanted to make sure the show was gonna happen first before I got your hopes up. ''[comes out wearing a glitter tuxedo]'' :'''Chip''': My hopes up? What? :'''Dale''': Yeah! It's good news for everyone. Check this out. ''[starts dancing]'' :'''Chip''': ''[angrily]'' I just... If you do this, they might cancel the show. :'''Dale''': No, they won't do that. I mean, everyone knows you're the favorite. And I'm just the guy who gets hit in the head with a pipe each week. It's fine. :'''Chip''': Okay, so you're gonna risk all of ''Rescue Rangers'' because I'm a little more popular than you? Do you know how dumb that is? :'''Dale''': Well, I ''am'' the dumb one. :'''Chip''': ''[calms down]'' I didn't mean it like that. :'''Dale''': I know. You never mean it. Look, you're always acting like you saved me or something. But when we were kids, we were in it together. :'''Chip''': What are you talking about? We're still in this together. :'''Dale''': I'm sorry, Chip. I'm just done being second banana. :'''Chip''': But you're not second banana. I'm a banana and you're just another banana. Two bananas! ''[Dale's phone rings]'' Please, don't get that. :'''Dale''': But it could be my agent, Dave Bolinari. :'''Chip''': After everything I've done for you, do not pick up that phone. :'''Dale''': I'm sorry. :'''Chip''': Dale, stop. We're not done talking. :'''Dale''': I have to. ''[picks up the phone]'' :'''Chip''': ''[sternly]'' Do not. Do not do it. :'''Dale''': I'm so sorry. ''[takes the call]'' Go for Dale. <hr width="50%"> :''[Dale is running his stand at Fan Con]'' :'''Lumiere''': Pardon moi, Dale, but your followers, they believe the crowd is for you? :'''Dale''': Of course they do, Lumiere. And pretty soon, that crowd ''is'' gonna be for me. :'''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Ugly Sonic]]''': ''[coughs]'' Yeah, Dale! I'm going to be up on that stage too, right beside you! :'''Dale''': Yes, Ugly Sonic! That's the spirit. :'''[[w:Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Ugly Sonic]]''': And they'll like me for who I am, not like last time when the internet got one look at my human teeth, and burned the place down. ''[signs his autograph for a fan]'' Okay, let's see here. "Best wishes, Ugly Sonic." There you go, kid. ''[the fan chuckles with his friend]'' Oh, they're laughing at me. I know that. You can't hurt my feelings if I'm in on the joke. :'''[[w:Tigra|Tigra]]''': Are you though? :'''Ugly Sonic''': Yes! Anyway, now my luck has shifted. I've been offered a new reality show where I do ride-alongs with the FBI. It's called ''Ugly Sonic, Uglier Crimes''. :'''Dale''': Really? A TV show? You? :'''Ugly Sonic''': Yeah, is that so difficult to believe? :'''Dale''': Oh, uh... ''[stares at Ugly Sonic's teeth]'' I guess... not. Yeah, you know what? That's great. When one of us succeeds, we all succeed. Baloo was part of the ''Disney Afternoon'' just like me. Then he got ''The Jungle Book'' reboot and boom, he's back on top. It happens that fast. :'''Lumiere''': Bravo, Dale! Your positivity is infectious. ''[a fan hands him five dollars]'' Ah, merci. ''[bows his head, accidentally burning the money with his flame]'' Oh, I really needed that cash. :'''Dale''': You just gotta stay prepared. I'm keeping myself fit and you know, my updated modern look. :'''Tigra''': Yes, Dale, your CG surgery was done very tastefully. You look amazing! :'''Dale''': Well, thank you, Tigra. We should hang out sometime. :'''Tigra''': Nah. :'''Dale''': Meanly fast. :'''Tigra''': No offense, but don't you think you'd have more fans here if Chip did these events with you? :'''Dale''': Oh, Chip? Oh, that's interesting. I hadn't thought about him in a while. I should give him a call. See how life's treating him. <hr width="50%"> :''[Chip goes to see his old friend Monterey Jack. Then suddenly Monty grabs Chip]'' :'''Monty''': Quick! Get in while the coast is clear. :'''Chip''': Oh, Monty. It's you. :'''Monty''': I'm sorry about that, mate, but they're watching. They're always watching. :'''Chip''': Who are? :'''Monty''': Oh, it's been too long, Chip. :'''Chip''': It really has, old buddy. ''[they hug]'' :''[Chip then smells a horrible smell]'' :'''Chip''': I... I'm sorry, Monty, but what is that God-awful smell? :'''Monty''': What? You don't remember? Rescue Ranger's cologne. ''[shows a bottle of his cologne]'' I wear it every day. :'''Chip''': Oh, no. I remember. It smells like almond butter and gasoline. :'''Monty''': And it's very difficult to wash out. :'''Chip''': Right. So, Monty, what's going on? I got your voicemail. You said you were in trouble? :'''Monty''': I screwed up, Chip. My love of cheese got the best of me. And I bought more than I could pay for. :'''Chip''': Oh, no. Cheese? Monty. :'''Monty''': I know, I know. But I haven't had so much as a whiff in weeks. I'm dairy-free. :''[Another horrible smell comes into Chip's nose]'' :'''Chip''': Really, then what's that? :'''Monty''': Oh, crud. It's a really stinky Gorgonzola. You weren't supposed to see that. :''[The smell of the Gorgonzola punches Monty and hypnotizes him]'' :'''Monty''': ''[now under the control of the smell of the stinky cheese]'' Ch... ch... ch... ch... ch... ch... cheese! :'''Chip''': Hang on, Monty. :''[Chip open's Monty's fridge and throws away the cheese and closes the window]'' :'''Monty''': ''[now with regained his control]'' I'm sorry, Chipper. I just love it so much. :'''Chip''': It's okay, Monty. We'll get you some help. :'''Monty''': It's not just that, Chip. Now, I owe a ton of money to the Valley Gang. :'''Chip''': The Valley Gang? Monty, those guys are bad news. :'''Monty''': I know, and if I can't pay up, they're gonna bootleg me. :'''Chip''': Bootleg you? What does that mean? :'''Monty''': Oh, Chip. It's gotten rough out there for us old-timers. Did you hear what happened to that little guy Flounder when he fell behind on krill payments? :''[Cut flashback. Flounder is reading a book, then suddenly a polar bear and a viking break to his house]'' :'''Flounder''': Oh, no! :'''Polar bear''': Time to pay up, fish. :'''Flounder''': Um. How about this? Isn't it neat? Come on, fellas. This is a genuine Dinglehopper. It's worth a lot. :''[The polar bear grabs Flounder]'' :'''Flounder''': Oh! :'''Monty''': ''[narrating]'' So, they kidnap the bloke, erase his mouth so he can't scream, then change him around to try to sneak by the copyright laws, and then smuggle him overseas to a black-market studio, where he'll spend the rest of his life being forced to make terrible bootleg movies. :''[Cut back to present]'' :'''Chip''': Oh, no, that's awful. We can't let that happen to you. <hr width="50%"> :'''Dale''': So, what's been up with you? :'''Chip''': Oh, you know, this, that, other vague things to fill the space of this conversation. :'''Dale''': Okay, well, you kook the same. :'''Chip''': Yeah. Thanks. And you look... different. :'''Chip''': Hey, it's no secret I had the CGI surgery done and it's done wonders rejuvenating my career. I'm actually starring in a play tonight. ''[pause for a few seconds]'' But, man, I tell you the real hot ticket is ''Rescue Rangers''. There's even some buzz about a reboot. Someone started a Facebook fan page for it and everything. :'''Monty''': Crikey! A Facebook fan page?! They don't just give those away. :'''Chip''': Oh, he's full of it, Monty. No one's talking about a ''Rescue Rangers'' reboot except for him. :'''Dale''': What? The fans are hungry for it. :'''Chip''': Look, I came here to help Monty, not get caught up in some Hollywood nonsense. So, great to take this skip down memory lane, but I've gotta go. Monty, if you're really in trouble, you know how to find me. And Dale... you were also here. <hr width="50%"> :''[Chip and Dale find out from the police that Monty has been kidnapped by the Valley Gang]'' :'''Captain Putty''': Well, it eats me up inside to have to tell you this, but if he's been taken by the Valley Gang, I doubt we can help you. We've been trying for years to track those sleaze bags. A fella named Sweet Pete runs the whole operation, and he's always once step ahead of us. :'''Chip''': What, so that's it? I-I thought that cops were supposed to serve and protect, not give up and move on. :'''Capt. Putty''': Hey, I'd give anything to make a case against those scum. Sweet Pete's got his fingers in every illegal business from bootlegging to stinky cheese, getting rich while we look like we just fell off the turnip truck. :'''Ellie''': ''[pops up from out the window, scaring Putty]'' All done, sir. :'''Putty''': Oh, you scared the beans out of me, Steckler! :'''Ellie''': Sorry, sir. I searched the perimeter. No clues. :'''Putty''': Yeah, of course not. Why would there be? 6 missing toons in a month and not one clue. :'''Ellie''': Well, maybe we should chick in with the neighbors? See if anyone saw anything? :'''Putty''': Oh, yeah. You think? Why don't you just leave the real detective work to me, okay? ''[laughs]'' :'''Ellie''': Right, sorry, sir. :'''Putty''': Sheesh! :'''Sock Puppet Cop''': Chief, the press are outside waiting for a statement. :'''Putty''': ''[groans]'' Do I have anything on my back? ''[shows Ellie his back, which has a Monopoly iron and a bird officer stuck to it]'' :'''Ellie''': Yes, sir. It looks like a Monopoly game piece and Officer O'Hara. :'''Putty''': Officer...? What the...? ''[pulls O'Hara off his pack]'' Ugh, just want one day where my shirt stays clean. Okay, pack it up, boys. Let's go. <hr width="50%"> :'''Bjornson''': So, you want stinky cheese? I got smell lines that'll take you through the ceiling. :'''Chip''': "Through the ceiling," huh? Seems like you a quality product. But hey, before we get into all that, do me a favor. Take a look at this photo. ''[shows a photo of Monterey]'' It's a friend of mine named Monterey Jack. :'''Bjornson''': Which is also the name of a cheese. ''[pause for a few seconds]'' Continue. :'''Chip''': Right. So, we think he's being held in a warehouse somewhere. If you know anything, I'm sure we could make it worth your while. Like, what would you say to some complementary RV or boat insurance? :'''Bjornson''': Nah, I don't know nothin'. Now, either buy some cheese or get out. <hr width="50%"> :'''Bjornson''': Huh. Interesting. My boss, Sweet Pete, he loves actors. :'''Dale''': Ah, yeah. Who doesn't? :'''Bjornson''': You know, I think you should meet him. :'''Dale''': Really? Meeting Sweet Pete, huh? Looks like I just took us from outside the club to the VIP room. :''[Cut Chip and Dale are zip tied in Bjornson's truck. Chip is mad at Dale]'' :'''Chip''': ''[talking ironically]'' Wow! This VIP room is incredible! I'm freaking out, dude. ''[gasps]'' Is that Jessica Rabbit over there? I'm only asking because... ''[angrilly]'' I'm zip tied - in the back of a truck! :'''Dale''': Whoa! What's with the attitude? We were about to get kicked out with your plan, and now, thanks to my sweet improv, we're going to see Sweet Pete. :'''Chip''': Oh, you're insane. :'''Dale''': Am I? :'''Chip''': Of course. :'''Dale''': So, you'd rather just give up? :'''Chip''': No! :'''Dale''': You wanna just wait around... :'''Chip''': You should've just let me take the lead! :''[both of them start quarreling in high-pitched voices]'' :'''Dale''': ''[normal voice]'' Hey! Hold on a second! How adorable are we? Chemistry like this doesn't just happen. This has got reboot written all over it. :'''Chip''': Ugh. Are you serious? I should be home right now. Millie is probably worried sick and peeing all over the place. :'''Dale''': Oh, are you seeing someone? She sounds... nice. :'''Chip''': She's a dog. Millie is a dog. :'''Dale''': Ah, I'm sure she's not that bad. :'''Chip''': What? No, she's... :''[Bjornson's truck stops outside the Valley Gang's headquarters. Bjornson opens the doors of his truck to pick out Chip and Dale to his boss]'' :'''Bjornson''': We're here. <hr width="50%"> :''[Chip and Dale make it to Sweet Pete's workshop where they encounter Bob the motion capture Viking dwarf]'' :'''Bob''': Who are you? :'''Dale''': ''[whispering to Chip]'' Is he talking to us? :'''Chip''': I can't tell. He's got those [[The Polar Express|Polar Express]] eyes. :'''Dale''': ''[to Bob]'' Uh. Are you talking to us? :'''Bob''': Obviously. I said, "Who are you?" :'''Chip''': Well, right. But in fairness, it looks like you're talking to that window. :'''Bob''': No, it actually looks like I'm looking right at you. :'''Dale''': Okay. :'''Bob''': Look at my eyes, looking right at your eyes. <hr width="50%"> :''[Bob takes Chip and Dale through Sweet Pete's factory]'' :'''Chip''': I wonder if they're keeping Monty in here. :'''Dale''': There's only one way to find out. ''[to Bob]'' So, is this your secret bootlegging facility or what? :'''Chip''': Come on! :'''Bob''': What? No! What are you talking about? This is Sweet Pete's ''legit'' business. It's for old merchandise that never got sold. :'''Chip''': Old merchandise? :'''Bob''': Yeah, like for example, you remember ''[[Shrek]]'' body wash? :'''Chip''': Uh... :'''Bob''': Exactly! No one does! It didn't sell. That's why Sweet Pete bought all the inventory and melts it down for its useful parts. The guy has a real eye for business. I wish I could see what he sees. :'''Dale''': I'm sure there's corrective lenses or something you could get. ''[Chip elbows him]'' Ow! What? ''[they both see that the melted plastic from the bottles are used to make portable toilets]'' So, he turns the toys into toy-lets. ''[chuckles]'' :'''Bob''': Wow! That's been staring at me for years and I never pieced it together! ''[laughs]'' <hr width="50%"> :''[Chip and Dale meet Sweet Pete, who is a middle-aged and overweight Peter Pan]'' :'''[[Peter Pan]]''': Hello! :'''Dale''': ''[surprised]'' Peter Pan? :'''Peter Pan''': Yep. Star of stage and screen, but you can call me "Sweet Pete". :'''Dale''': Oh, you look... :'''Sweet Pete''': Old, bald, sad like a zoo gorilla? :'''Dale''': What? No, not like a zoo gorilla! :'''Sweet Pete''': ''[chuckles]'' Don't worry, you can't say nothing to me I haven't heard already. Jimmy, please, untie our guests! ''[Jimmy does so. Pete pats his belly as he's still attiring his old childhood costume.]'' Not fitting into the old costume like I used to. ''[points to his fitness watch]'' Gotta get my steps in. :'''Dale''': Hey, I got one of those! We should link accounts and help motivate each other. :'''Sweet Pete''': ''[awkwardly]'' Right. So, I'm guessing you two are here to talk about Monterey Jack. :'''Chip''': Oh. Yeah, actually, we are. :'''Sweet Pete''': You know, I always liked Monty. It's a shame what happened. Too much cheese, not enough bread. :'''Chip''': Listen, Mr. Sweet Pete… Mr. Pete, we'd be willing to pay whatever Monty owes you if you could give him a break, just this once? :'''Sweet Pete''': Hmm. Give him a break… You know, I got my big break when I was just a kid. I got cast in the biggest movie in the world as the boy who wouldn't grow up - Peter Pan. [[w:Bobby Driscoll|I'd never been so happy in my entire life, then I got older and they threw me away like I was nothing.]] :'''Chip''': This business can be so tough. :'''Sweet Pete''': Huh, you said it. I was scared, desperate, and all alone. So I decided to take the power back and make my own bootleg (remake of my old) movie! I called it ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Flying Bedroom Boy]]'', and guess what - it worked! I made lot of money, so I "recruited" other toons to star in more movies, and bang-a-rang! Now I run my own bootleg movie studio, where I get to decide who's a star and who gets thrown in the trash! And now, you two come poking around where you don't belong, asking questions about your missing friend. And I can't have that, so how's this for a break? I'm thinking it's time for ''Chip 'n Dale'' reboot. <hr width="50%"> :''[Dale takes Chip and Ellie to his garage that's filled with Chip 'n Dale merchandise]'' :'''Chip''': I'm honestly surprised you kept all this stuff. I didn't think you cared about the show back then. :'''Dale''': What? Of course I did. :'''Chip''': No. Yeah. Of course. What's this huge map with the pins in it? :'''Dale''': Oh, that? It's actually very cool. :'''Chip''': Oh, no. Is this where all the victims are buried? :'''Dale''': ''[chuckles]'' You're messing with me again! It actually shows ''Rescue Rangers'' ratings in every US market in 1991 which, as you may recall, was our most successful year. :'''Chip''': Hey, Ellie, didn't you say you were from Albany? :'''Ellie''': Born and raised. (Why?) :'''Chip''': Well, according to this map, ''Rescue Rangers'' never aired in Albany. :'''Ellie''': Yeah! My grandma, she used to tape all the episodes and send them to me. :'''Chip''': Hmm... :'''Dale''': Grandmas rule! ''[chuckles]'' Oh, come on, Chip! Look at all this cool stuff! Like this is limited edition Rescue Rangers pog set! You know, this turned into a real collectible, because someone noticed that one of the clouds behind Monterey Jack looked exactly like... Oprah. :'''Chip''': Wow. So cool. :'''Dale''': I know, right? Unfortunately, I only have 11 of the 12. I'm missing the main one of all of us together. :'''Chip''': Ah, it's just old junk. <hr width="50%"> :'''Chip''': Okay, what?! How did you know what I was gonna say? :'''Dale''': How did you know what ''I'' was gonna say?! It was like... :'''Chip and Dale''': Professional! ''[both gasp]'' Same time! Jinx! You owe me a non-brand specific cola! What?! That was crazy! ''[both gasp again]'' Somebody call Guinness book! This is... :'''Dale''': ...Blowing my mind! Oh, we lost it. :'''Chip''': ...Incredible! :'''Dale''': Oh, we lost it. :'''DJ Herzogenaurach''': Boom, boom! It's DJ Herzogenaurach with the ''Disney Afternoon'' remix! :'''Chip''': Hey, this was really fun, but we actually got to get going! :'''Herzongenaurach''': Ooh, they were very bad at rapping. <hr width="50%"> :''[after Chip and Dale find out that Monty has been bootlegged]'' :'''Chip''': I know we missed something, Dale. I can feel it. :'''Dale''': ''[recording himself on his phone]'' Hey, just wanna remind you guys, I'll be at Fan Con this afternoon, signing autographs. So, get those nuts ready! ''[chuckles uneasily]'' Yeah... :'''Chip''': What is wrong with you? :'''Dale''': What? It's my job. :'''Chip''': It's a choice. ''[scoff]'' I'm getting some coffee. :'''Dale''': Come on! I have to stay connected to the fans! :'''Chip''': There are no fans! It's for you! It's always for you, to feed your selfish ego. I thought you had changed, but you haven't changed since ''Double-0 Dale''! :'''Dale''': Wait, so you ''are'' still made about ''Double-0 Dale''? I thought everything was artichokie. :'''Chip''': You left, Dale. You left me high and dry. After everything we'd been through, everything I did for you! :'''Dale''': So, we're not artichokie? :'''Chip''': No artichokie! Nothing's every been artichokie. Okay? I'm alone. I sell insurance. My only friend is a dog! :'''Dale''': Okay, but then why did you say it was artichokie? I mean, when someone tells me something's artichokie, I believe it's artichokie. :'''Chip''': Ugh! Stop saying artichokie! What is it man?! :'''Newt Officer''': Oh, uh, if you could just scooch a bit, from the coffee? :'''Chip''': Yes, yes, of course. Sorry. Ugh. See? This is why I didn't want to see you anymore. Sure, my life is lonely, but at least I didn't feel like this! :'''Dale''': Oh, yeah? Well, you're the same too! Chip's always in charge! Chip's always right! It's Chip's way or the highway! :'''Chip''': You know what? Here. ''[hands Dale the missing pog]'' I've been holding on to this for some stupid reason. Now, your collection is complete. :'''Dale''': ''[sighs]'' What, you kept this? You know the crazy thing is, way back then... I didn't even wanna do ''Double-0 Dale''. :'''Chip''': What? :'''Dale''': It's gonna sound stupid, but... I think I just wanted you to tell me you needed me. That I wasn't just some pathetic chipmunk you found eating alone at school. You know, I wanted this pog for some silly reason, but now I don't. ''[tries to hand the pog to Chip]'' Here, now your collection's complete. :'''Chip''': What?! Don't give me that! That's the exact same thing I said to you! :'''Dale''': What?! No, it's not. I said, "silly reason". You said, "stupid reason". :'''Chip''': Well, I don't want it. :'''Dale''': Neither do I! :'''Chip''': Good! :'''Dale''': I'm putting on the ground. :'''Chip''': Great! :'''Dale''': Yeah. :'''Chip''': Cool. :'''Dale''': I know. :'''Chip''': Neat! :'''Dale''': It is neat. Thanks. <hr width="50%"> :''[Sweet Pete and Jimmy catch what they thought was Chip and Dale, but was actually Cubby]'' :'''Jimmy''': Gotcha! ''(Huh?)'' :'''Sweet Pete''': Oh, what?! ''(You got Cubby!)'' :'''Cubby''': Peter, is that really you? ''[disgusted]'' You got old. :'''Sweet Pete''': Yeah, death is coming for us all, kid. <hr width="50%"> :'''He-Man''': Hey, there's something down there. :'''Skeletor''': There's nothing down there, ya boob! You walk around with no pants long enough, and you start to notice every breeze. <hr width="50%"> :''[Chip and Dale make Bob fall down from the scaffolding. Pumbaa walks up to him]'' :'''Bob''': What are you lookin' at? :'''Pumbaa''': Honestly, your weird dead eyes. ''[laughs]'' :'''Mantis''': They are weird. ''[laughs]'' :'''B.O.B.''': Super weird. ''[laughs]'' :'''Pumbaa''': ''[laughing]'' So funny. <hr width="50%"> :''[In a garage, a figure works on a car. The figure lifts its torch shielding mask. Gadget, wearing a black tanktop, blue jeans and brown gloves, wipes sweat off and notices Dale]'' :'''Gadget''': Honey, someone's doing a cool pose in the driveway. :''[Zipper arrives with the mutant mouse-fly children]'' :'''Zipper''': Excuse me. Dale, old clum. The sight of you lights my heart aglow. <hr width="50%"> :''[Chip has been captured and is about to be bootlegged by Sweet Pete]'' :'''Chip''': Where's Dale? :'''Sweet Pete''': He'll be here. Keep your pants on. :'''Chip''': I don't wear pants. :'''Sweet Pete''': Yeah, I noticed. It's not something to brag about. ''[chuckles]'' :'''Chip''': What do you want? :'''Sweet Pete''': I want you to stop messing with my business. You exposed everything, now I have to move all this stuff, and start over. It's super annoying. Ah, you should have just let me bootleg you when you came to my office. Could've saved us both a ton of headaches. ''[picks up an eraser]'' Besides, I was always more of an ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' person. :'''Chip''': You monster! :''[just as Sweet Pete is about erase Chip's mouth, Ellie comes up behind him holding a gun]'' :'''Ellie''': Freeze, Sweet Pete. :'''Sweet Pete''': Nah. How about ''you'' freeze? :''[Ellie hears a gun clicking and sees Captain Putty aiming a gun at her]'' :'''Putty''': Drop it, Steckler. :'''Ellie''': What? Captain Putty? :'''Chip''': Dale was right. Oh, how cliché. :'''Captain Putty''': I know. It is a bit unoriginal, right? Sweet Pete, remember when you first approached me to turn bad, be a bad guy, work with you, and I was like, "Come on! That's too predictable!" :'''Sweet Pete''': Yeah. And what did I say? :'''Putty and Pete''': If it ain't broke! ''[they both laugh]'' :'''Ellie''': How could you? :'''Putty''': I know, I know. It's terrible. I am so ashamed, but I had no choice. My mother needed an operation. See, she got injured playing a game of ''[[w:Operation (game)|Operation]]''. She got too close to the sides and, uh... ''[pretends to sob]'' ...She got buzzed really bad. ''[laughs]'' Oh, I'm sorry. I couldn't do it any longer. Money! I'm [[w:List of The Smurfs characters|a greedy little Smurf]] who did it for the money! :'''Chip''': Hilarious. :'''Putty''': Yeah, but I had you going there for a second, didn't I? "Hello, I think I just saw Peppa Pig heading into Nickelodeon Jr." ''[chuckles]'' :'''Ellie''': ''[realizes]'' It was you? You gave the fake tip, you derailed the whole investigation, and... and worst of all, you made me doubt myself. :'''Putty''': Oh, come on. Don't be so fragile. <hr width="50%"> :''[Dale, Gadget, and Zipper are using the Rescue Ranger's plane to fly to Sweet Pete's hideout to save Chip]'' :'''Dale''': This is awesome! I'm amazed this thing actually flies. And you know how to fly it. :'''Gadget''': Yeah. I guess my character from the old show, and my character in real life are basically exactly the same. :'''Dale''': Yeah, I guess so. Zipper, how are the kids? :'''Zipper''': Splendid. I mean, sure being a stay-at-home dad has its challenges, but it's the most rewarding job I could ever ask for and it just... :''[Dale's cell phone rings]'' :'''Dale''': Whoa! It's actually my agent. Sorry, can you hold on for a second? ''[picks up the phone]'' Wow! Dave Bolinari. Haven't heard from you in a while. Did you not get my last seven years of messages? :'''Dave''': ''[chuckles]'' Oh, Daley, brother, so sorry. Look, I got a new assistant, and then we were off for the holidays. Anyways, I'm watching the news. You're the talk of the town. We've got heat. We've got offers. I'm thinking book deal. I'm thinking ''reboot''! :'''Dale''': Hey, actually, can I call you back? I can't talk now. :'''Dave''': What? But Dale, you gotta get your priorities straight, dawg. :'''Dale''': You know what? I think for the first time in my life, I ''am'' getting my priorities straight. Friends are more important than business. ''[tosses his phone out of the plane]'' :'''Dave''': Dale, brother... :'''Zipper''': Good for you, Dale. :'''Gadget''': Probably shouldn't have thrown your phone, though. :'''Dale''': Nope. Immediately regretted it. == Cast == * '''[[John Mulaney]]''' — [[w:Chip 'n' Dale|Chip]] * '''[[Andy Samberg]]''' — [[w:Chip 'n' Dale|Dale]] * '''[[w:KiKi Layne|Kiki Layne]]''' — Ellie * '''[[Will Arnett]]''' — Sweet Pete * '''[[w:Da'Vone McDonald|Da'Vone McDonald]]''' — Jimmy * '''[[w:Eric Bana|Eric Bana]]''' — Monty * '''[[w:Flula Borg|Flula Borg]]''' — DJ Herzogenaurach * '''[[w:Keegan-Michael Key|Keegan-Michael Key]]''' — Bjornson the Cheesemonger, Frog Co-Worker * '''[[w:Tress MacNeille|Tress MacNeille]]''' — Gadget * '''[[w:Dennis Haysbert|Dennis Haysbert]]''' — Zipper * '''[[w:Tim Robinson (comedian)|Tim Robinson]]''' — Ugly Sonic * '''[[w:Seth Rogen|Seth Rogen]]''' — Bob the Warrior Viking, Pumbaa, Mantis, B.O.B. * '''[[w:J. K. Simmons|J.K. Simmons]]''' — Captain S. Putty * '''[[w:Jim Cummings|Jim Cummings]]''' — Fat Cat, Pete, [[Darkwing Duck]], [[w:Winnie the Pooh (Disney character)|Pooh]], [[w:Tigger|Tigger]] * '''[[w:Chris Parnell|Chris Parnell]]''' — Dave Bollinari * '''[[w:Jeff Bennett|Jeff Bennett]]''' — Lumiere * '''[[Steven Curtis Chapman|Steven Chapman]]''' — Baloo * '''[[w:Jorma Taccone|Jorma Taccone]]''' — Batman * '''[[w:Akiva Schaffer|Akiva Schaffer]]''' — [[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T.]], Mr. Natural * '''[[w:Charles Fleischer|Charles Fleischer]]''' — [[w:Roger Rabbit|Roger Rabbit]] == External Links == {{Wikipedia-inline}} [[Category:2022 films]] [[Category:2020s American animated films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:Crossover films]] [[Category:Traditionally animated films]] [[Category:American children's animated adventure films]] [[Category:American films with live action and animation]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:Films based on animated television series]] [[Category:Crossover animated films]] [[Category:Streaming films]] pwla4ju8uloikv1jl5dxuvz1oyadt69 0 247697 3148679 3148599 2022-07-28T16:01:17Z AC9016 2870313 /* Dialogue */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{italic title}} '''''{{w|Top Gun: Maverick}}''''' is a [[w:2022 in film|2022 film]] and a sequel to ''[[Top Gun]]'' about Maverick's return to the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program, where he must confront his past as he trains a group of younger fighter pilots, among them the son of Maverick's best friend Goose. :''Directed by {{w|Joseph Kosinski}}. Written by {{w|Ehren Kruger}}, {{w|Eric Warren Singer}} and {{w|Christopher McQuarrie}}. Based on characters by {{w|Jim Cash}} and {{w|Jack Epps Jr.}}'' [[File:F-14 final catapult July 2006.jpg|thumb|Alright, sweetheart. One last ride.]] [[File:NAS North Island Seal.svg|thumb|"The end is inevitable, Maverick. Your kind is headed for extinction." <br>"Maybe so, sir. But not today."]] [[File:Defense.gov News Photo 051201-N-5088T-001.jpg|thumb|Talk to me, Goose.]] [[File:Legionnaire of the Legion of Merit.jpg|thumb|"Thirty-plus years of service. Combat medals. Citations. Only man to shoot down three enemy planes in the last 40 years. "Distinguished." "Distinguished." "Distinguished." Yet you can't get a promotion, you won't retire, and despite your best efforts, you refuse to die. You should be at least a two-star Admiral by now, if not a Senator. Yet here you are. Captain. Why is that?" <br>"It's one of life's mysteries, sir."]] [[File:2014.020.007 Award, Medal, Navy Cross (13997822835).jpg|thumb|You really don't get it. On this mission, a man flies like Maverick here, or a man does not come back... We're going into combat, son, on a level no living pilot's ever seen. Not even him. That's no time to be thinking about the past.]] [[File:F-14 breaks the sound barrier.jpg|thumb|[[Top Gun|Come on, Mav, do some of that pilot shit.]]]] == Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell == * ''[commandeering an F-14]'' Alright, sweetheart. One last ride. * Talk to me, Goose. == LT Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw == *[[Top Gun|Come on, Mav, do some of that pilot shit.]] * Talk to me, Dad. == Dialogue == :'''Rear Admiral Chester 'Hammer' Cain''': ''[going through Maverick's service record]'' Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. Thirty-plus years of service. Combat medals. Citations. Only man to shoot down three enemy planes in the last 40 years. "Distinguished." "Distinguished." "Distinguished." Yet you can't get a promotion, you won't retire, and despite your best efforts, you refuse to die. You should be at least a two-star Admiral by now, if not a Senator. Yet here you are. Captain. Why is that? :'''Maverick''': It's one of life's mysteries, sir. :'''RADM Cain''': This isn't a joke. I asked you a question. :'''Maverick''': I'm where I belong, sir. :'''RADM Cain''': Well, the Navy doesn't see it that way. Not anymore. Those planes you've been testing, Captain... one day sooner than later they won't need pilots at all. Pilots that need to eat, sleep, take a piss. ''[glares at Maverick]'' Pilots that disobey orders. All you did was buy some time for those men out there. The future is coming, and you're not in it. ''[to the Masters-at-Arms]'' Escort this man off the base. Take him to his quarters. Wait with him while he packs his gear. I want him on the road to North Island within the hour. :'''Maverick''': North Island, sir? :'''RADM Cain''': Call came in with impeccable timing just as I was driving here to ground your ass once and for all. It galls me to say it, but... for reasons known only to the Almighty and your guardian angel... you've been called back to Top Gun. :'''Maverick''': ''[in disbelief]'' Sir. :'''RADM Cain''': You are dismissed, Captain. ''[calling after Maverick as he goes to leave]'' The end is inevitable, Maverick. Your kind is headed for extinction. :'''Maverick''': Maybe so, sir. But not today. <hr width=50%/> :'''Vice Admiral Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson''': I'm Vice Admiral Beau Simpson, the Air Boss. I believe you know Rear Admiral Bates. :'''Maverick''': Warlock, sir. :'''VADM Simpson''': Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. Your reputation precedes you. :'''Maverick''': Thank you, sir. :'''VADM Simpson''': It wasn't a compliment. :'''Maverick''': I have to admit I wasn't expecting an invitation back. :'''RADM Solomon 'Warlock' Bates''': They're called "orders," Maverick. You two have something in common. Cyclone was first in his class back in '88. :'''Meverick''': Actually, sir, I finished second. Just wanted to manage expectations. :''[...]'' :'''Maverick''': Well, it's been a while since I've flown an F-18, and I don't know who I'd trust to fly the other three, but- :'''RADM Bates''': I think you misunderstand, Captain. :'''VADM Simpson''': We don't want you to fly it. We want you to teach it. :'''Maverick''': With all due respect, sir, I'm not a teacher. :'''VADM Simpson''': You were a Top Gun instructor before. :'''Maverick''': That was over 30 years ago, sir; I lasted two months. :'''VADM Simpson''': Well, let me be perfectly blunt: you were not my first choice. You weren't even on a ''list''. You are here at the request of Admiral Kazansky. Now, Iceman happens to be a man I deeply admire. And he feels you still have something left to offer the Navy. What that is I can't imagine. You don't have to take this job. But let me be clear: this will be your last post, Captain. Either you fly for Top Gun, or you don't fly for the Navy ever again. <hr width=50%/> :''[Maverick visits Iceman]'' :'''Maverick''': Admiral. ''[sits down]'' How's my wingman? :'''Admiral Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky''': ''[types on his computer]'' I want to talk about work. :'''Maverick''': Let's not talk about that. Don't worry about me. What can I do for you? ''[Iceman points at the typed words.]'' Rooster is still angry with me for what I did. I thought in time he'd understand why. I hoped he'd forgive me. :'''Iceman''': ''[typing]'' There's still time. :'''Maverick''': Less than three weeks to the mission. The kid is not ready. :'''Iceman''': ''[typing]'' Then teach him. :'''Maverick''': It's not about what I can give him. Ice, please. Ice, don't ask me to send someone else to die, please- don't ask me to send him. Send me. :'''Iceman''': ''[typing]'' It's time to let go. :'''Maverick''': ''[visibly emotional]'' I don't know how. I'm not a teacher, Ice. I'm a fighter pilot. A naval aviator. It's not what I am, it's who I am. How can I teach that? Even if I could teach it, it's not what Rooster wants. It's not what the Navy wants. That's why they canned me the last time. The only reason I'm here is ''you.'' If I send him on this mission, he may never come home. And if I don't send him... he will never forgive me. Either way, I lose him forever. ''[looks again at the computer screen]'' I know. :''[Iceman stands up and Maverick rises to meet him]'' :'''Iceman''': ''[whispering]'' The Navy... needs... Maverick. The kid... needs... Maverick. That's why I fought for you. That's why you're still here. :'''Maverick''': ''[embraces Iceman]'' Thank you, Ice, for everything. :'''Iceman''': One last thing. Who's the better pilot, you or me? :'''Maverick''': ''[pauses]'' This is a nice moment, let's not ruin it. ''[they grin and laugh]'' <hr width=50%/> :''[Maverick chances upon Rooster at the ready room in the wake of Phoenix and Bob's bird strike]'' :'''Maverick''': They're keeping Phoenix and Bob in the hospital overnight for observation. They're gonna be okay. :'''Lieutenant Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw''': That's good. ''[pauses]'' I've never lost a wingman. :'''Maverick''': You're lucky. Keep flying long enough, it'll happen. There will be others. :''[...]'' :'''Rooster''': Why'd you pull my papers at the [[United States Naval Academy|Academy]]? Why did you ''stand in my way?'' :'''Maverick''': You weren't ready. :'''Rooster''': Ready for what? Huh? Ready to fly like you? :'''Maverick''': No, ready to forget the book. Trust your instincts! Don't think, just do. [[Top Gun|You think up there, you're dead. Believe me.]] :'''Rooster''': My dad believed in you. I'm not gonna make the same mistake. <hr width=50%/> :'''LT Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw''': There's more than one way to fly this mission. :'''LT Jake 'Hangman' Seresin''': You really don't get it. On this mission, a man flies like Maverick here, or a man does not come back. ''[to Phoenix]'' No offense, Lieutenant. :'''LT Robert 'Bob' Floyd''': But somehow, you always manage. :'''Hangman''': Hey, I don't mean to criticize, you're conservative, that's all. :'''Maverick''': Lieutenant... :'''Hangman''': We're going into combat, son, on a level no living pilot's ever seen. ''[referring to Maverick]'' Not even him. That's no time to be thinking about the past. :'''Rooster''': What's that supposed to mean? :'''Maverick''': Rooster... :'''Hangman''': I can't be the only one that knows that Maverick flew with his old man. :'''Maverick''': Lieutenant, that's enough. :'''Hangman''': Or that Maverick was flying when his old man- :''[Rooster jumps up and tries to attack Hangman; the other pilots hold him back and separate the two]'' :'''Maverick''': That's enough! :'''Rooster''': You son of a bitch! :'''Hangman''': Hey, I'm cool, I'm cool. Hey. :'''Maverick''': That's enough! :'''Hangman''': He's not cut out for this mission. :'''Maverick''': That's enough. :'''Hangman''': ''[to Maverick, leaving the room]'' You know it. You know I'm right. :'''Maverick''': You're all dismissed. <hr width=50%/> :'''VADM Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson''': You have put me in a difficult position, Captain. On the one hand, you have demonstrated that this mission can be flown, perhaps the only way it can be survived. On the other hand, you did it by stealing a multi-million dollar military aircraft and flying it in such a manner that it may never be airworthy again. Iceman is no longer here to protect you. I have everything I need to have you court-martialed and dishonorably discharged. So what do I do, risk the lives of my pilots and perhaps the success of this mission, or, risk my career by appointing you team leader? :'''Maverick''': Sir... :'''RADM Solomon 'Warlock' Bates''': I think the Admiral is asking a rhetorical question, Captain. <hr width=50%/> :'''Hangman''': ''[after destroying the plane that almost killed Maverick and Rooster]'' Good afternoon, ladies and gentleman, this is your savior speaking. Please fasten your seat belts, return the tray tables to their locked an upright positions and prepare for landing. :'''Rooster''': Hey, Hangman, you look good. :'''Hangman''': I ''am'' good, Rooster. I'm ''very good''. I'll see you back on deck. == Cast == * [[Tom Cruise]] - Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell * {{w|Miles Teller}} - LT Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw * {{w|Jennifer Connelly}} - Penelope 'Penny' Benjamin * {{w|John Hamm}} - Vice Adm. Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson * {{w|Glen Powell}} - LT Jake 'Hangman' Seresin * {{w|Lewis Pullman}} - LT Robert 'Bob' Floyd * {{w|Ed Harris}} - Rear Adm. Chester 'Hammer' Cain * [[Val Kilmer]] - Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazanski * {{w|Monica Barbaro}} - LT Natasha 'Phoenix' Trace * {{w|Charles Parnell}} - Rear Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates * {{w|Jay Ellis}} - LT Reuben 'Payback' Fitch * {{w|Danny Ramirez}} - LT Mickey 'Fanboy' Garcia * [[w:Greg Davis (actor)|Greg Tarzan Davis]] - LT Javy 'Coyote' Machado * {{w|Manny Jacinto}} - LT Billy 'Fritz' Avalone * Jack Schumacher - LT Neil 'Omaha' Vikander * {{w|Bashir Salahuddin}} - CWO4 Bernie 'Hondo' Coleman * {{w|Jake Picking}} - LT Brigham 'Harvard' Lennox * [[w:Raymond Lee (actor)|Raymond Lee]] - LT Logan 'Yale' Lee * Kara Wang - LT Callie 'Halo' Bassett * {{w|Lyliana Wray}} - Amelia Benjamin * {{w|Jean Louisa Kelly}} - Sarah Kazanski * {{w|Chelsea Harris}} - Flag Aide Angela Burke * [[w:Bob Stephenson (actor)|Bob Stephenson]] - Senior Engineer * {{w|Anthony Edwards}} - LTJG Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw {{small|(archival footage)}} * {{w|Meg Ryan}} - Carol Bradshaw {{small|(archival footage)}} == External links == {{wikipedia|Top Gun: Maverick}} * {{imdb title|id=1745960|title=Top Gun: Maverick}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=top_gun_maverick|title=Top Gun: Maverick}} [[Category:2022 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Action films]] [[Category:Adventure films]] [[Category:Drama films]] [[Category:Airplane films]] [[Category:Sequel films]] [[Category:Films set in California]] 2bsh67gxhexdg92amfk4bqijbrd73uk 10 248210 3148724 3125483 2022-07-28T17:50:33Z 192.76.8.85 Nominate for deletion wikitext text/x-wiki {{vfd-template-new|Msubst}}{{subst:<noinclude>[[Category:Formatting templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude> 31f3yh8714m3cuxfo0r2c27g4wx3jhe 3 248292 3148692 3148620 2022-07-28T16:30:06Z Koavf 6765 /* AN Archives */ Reply wikitext text/x-wiki {{User talk:Koavf/Template:Archive}} <!-- Please leave comments below this line. --> == Template:Username == Could you please make [[Template:Username]] show the User’s name? I need it for several Templates. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:19, 12 June 2022 (UTC) :What do you have in mind? Does {{tl|Ping}} not work? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 23:53, 12 June 2022 (UTC) ::I mean the user viewing it. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:56, 12 June 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|Kalki}} [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:12, 13 June 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|koavf}} ::::I have no idea what you need. What would the template do? How would you use it? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:42, 13 June 2022 (UTC) :::::A template that displays the username or IP address of the user viewing it. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:49, 13 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::Do you have an example on another wiki that does this? I recalled that there was a magic word for this, but I can't seem to find it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:45, 13 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::No, but this is still a very useful *potential* feature. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:45, 7 July 2022 (UTC) == Request to add Editnotice == Could you add [[User:Ilovemydoodle/FakeBlockMessage|this]] Editnotice to my User and User Talk pages? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:38, 15 June 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} Are you sure you want that message? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:39, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::Yes. Thank you, you are the best admin. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:52, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::Also, it isn't showing up, could you fix this? ::Edit: I think you need to create the page [[Mediawiki:Editnotice-2-Ilovemydoodle|here]] (and [[Mediawiki:Editnotice-3-Ilovemydoodle|here]] for the Talk Page) for it to actually work. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:54, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::That doesn't seem to have done the trick. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:02, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::Maybe try some test text instead? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:04, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::I can. Seems like your hack should work, per [[mw:Manual:Interface/Edit notice]], tho. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:05, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::Maybe file a phab report? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:07, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::I fixed it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:12, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Could you also protect the page so only I and Administrators can edit it? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:50, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::No, there's no way to do that, other than by manually blocking that one page from every user who isn't an admin or you. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:53, 16 June 2022 (UTC) : {| style="border: 1px solid gray; background-color: #fdffe7;" |rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[File:SpecialBarnstar.png|100px]] |rowspan="2" | |style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Special Barnstar''' |- |style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For actually doing this, I think most other Administrators take themselves to far too seriously to do something like this. |} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:29, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :Thanks kindly. I'm here to serve. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:35, 16 June 2022 (UTC) == Merge fork == Could you merge my fork of [[Joe Biden]] into the main page (revisions included)? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:59, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :Probably, but you have to meet me half-way here and link to said fork. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:03, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::[[User:Ilovemydoodle/forks/Main/Joe Biden]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:05, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::"No revisions can be merged." —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:09, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::Why? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:16, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::¯\_(ツ)_/¯ —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:17, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::Try now. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:19, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::"No revisions can be merged." —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:35, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Maybe try importing them instead? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:37, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::How? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:37, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::Okay I figured it, this might sound strange, but it should work, merge [[Joe Biden]] into my fork, delete the original [[Joe Biden]] page and then move my fork to [[Joe Biden]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:49, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::"Source revisions overlap or come after destination revisions." You should just edit the main article. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:00, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::{{done}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:04, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::Also, do you have any work for me to do on Wikiquote? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:05, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::Wow, great question. I think the best thing that can happen here is if someone helps to bring more [[m:Structured Wikiquote|structure and semantics to Wikiquote]]. On a structural level, that is beyond any one person fixing, but anyone can add templates, metadata, etc. E.g. if you cite a source, include a citation template or use proper list semantics, such as not putting line breaks between bullets in a list. That and adding accessibility features like [[:w:en:WP:ALT|alt text]] are important issues to me. Thanks for asking and for all you do around here. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:50, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::I have been doing some of these things for while now, I will continue to do so also doing the other things you mentioned, but I was mainly looking for one or two shorter tasks to do now. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:10, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::Hi {{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, in terms of work to do on Wikiquote: *[[:Category:Wikiquote no intro]] need intros *[[:Category:Video games]]' contents needs sorting into categories by year *[[:Category:Wikiquote cleanup]] has hundreds of articles needing cleanup *[[Flooding]] could potentially be an article rather than redirect, not 100 percent sure though, depends on quotability. *There are many entire countries with no article yet. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 16:46, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::Also thank you again Koavf for the admin/maintenance work. I hope we get to see you back at enwiki eventually. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 19:21, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::Thanks, RC! —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:46, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::No worries. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 19:51, 16 June 2022 (UTC) == Feature == Help, I really needed a feature added that lets a Template tell which skin your using. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:58, 19 June 2022 (UTC) :Wow, I have no idea how to do that. You want to be a thrid party that knows which skin someone is using? I'm not sure that is an option. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:09, 19 June 2022 (UTC) ::I really need it, apparently the background of my talk page break certain features, but only on one skin, and after fixing now it only works on that skin and doesn't work on others, so I really need this fixed, maybe something using css files? ::Edit: I figured it out, just add some css to the css file for each skin: ::* [[Mediawiki:vector.css]] ::* [[Mediawiki:vector-2022.css]] ::* [[Mediawiki:minerva.css]] ::* [[Mediawiki:monobook.css]] ::* [[Mediawiki:timeless.css]] ::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:55, 19 June 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|koavf}} [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:23, 20 June 2022 (UTC) ::::I'm confused why you're pinging me. You just wrote, "I figured it out", so I thought there was no action for me here. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:35, 20 June 2022 (UTC) :::::No, I meant that I figured out how YOU can fix it. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:52, 20 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::What do you want me to insert in the CSS files? I'm reluctant to do this as it will modify the site for all users, but I'm not entirely opposed. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:03, 20 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::Just make it you have something that only appears when that skin is active. :::::::Edit: You can do this by making something invisible in common.css and then setting it visible in the skin’s css file. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:05, 20 June 2022 (UTC) == Feature request == Could you make a very useful JavaScript hack for me? Ping me when your ready and I'll give you more information. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 16:21, 23 June 2022 (UTC) :I'm putting something on my calendar for next weekend--I'm busy this weekend. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:42, 23 June 2022 (UTC) ::Could you please do the other request above, though? (I really need it for something) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:44, 23 June 2022 (UTC) :::All of them exist except one. I'll add a comment to it and then I suppose that resolves it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:53, 23 June 2022 (UTC) ::::No I mean in each file could you put: ::::<code>span.show-[skin name here] {display: initial;}</code><br><code>span.hide-[skin name here] {display: none;}</code> ::::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:00, 23 June 2022 (UTC) :::::No, I'm not sure what that will do. I'm trying to think of how that would appear in CSS and that seems like it would not display the user preferences. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 21:01, 23 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::Well, you just add this code to common.css for each skin: ::::::<code>span.show-[skin name here] {display: none;}</code><br><code>span.hide-[skin name here] {display: initial;}</code> ::::::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:03, 23 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::I'm reluctant to do that becuase of the concerns above. Do you have an example wiki where someone did this? I don't want to tinker with site-wide CSS without a really good reason. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 21:04, 23 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Well, I can't think of any other wiki, but this IS quite important. On my user page I implemented a feature that perfectly well for me, but another user informed me that it didn't work in one skin, so I made one for that skin, but it only worked in that skin, so I need some code to differentiate between skins. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:10, 23 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Could please give me more information about this? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:08, 25 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::If I edit site-wide CSS, that will impact all users with a given skin. So I want to be very conservative about doing that and I don't want to even experiment, lest I mess up someone's view of the site. If you have examples of other wikis doing this or can justify why you need it done with some clarity, then maybe I can help you. Better yet woudl be community consensus. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:15, 25 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::Basically, I want a feature where I can create a span with the class "[Skin Name Here]-show" and it will only show it for users viewing in that skin, there would also be a "[Skin Name Here]-hide" which would do the reverse. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:24, 25 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::And I need to have a greater justification than just your personal preference before I tinker with site-wide CSS. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:44, 25 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::A lot of Templates need different code for each skin to display properly. Also, I don't see any harm in adding this. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:46, 25 June 2022 (UTC) == Response time == Is there anyway to have a discussion in real-time? I would like to have several long discussions about feature requests, but that's not really doable if it takes days between each comment. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:23, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :I have really only used Gchat (or whatever it's called now) for IMing, but sure. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:31, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::What is Gchat? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:32, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::Google's IMing, associated with Gmail. Again, it's been called a million things. Hangouts now? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:33, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::Any WMF way of live chat? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:33, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::I think Matrix: [[m:matrix]]. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:38, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::I keep hearing about "libera chat", is it what I want? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:40, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::Correct. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:29, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::So, could you explain what it is and how to do what I am requesting with it? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:31, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::I've never used it. I just know that it's the replacement for IRC (which I very rarely used). —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:47, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::What’s IRC again? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:52, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::{{w|Internet Relay Chat}}, which was more-or-less popular as a group chat option for decades and the best server for it, {{w|Freenode}} was bought by a jerk, so everyone jumped ship to Libera. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:06, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::How does libera work? Would it be good for what I want? And, do you have an account there? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:08, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::It's a good chat service, as I understand it and would meet your needs. I've never used it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:13, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::Can you create an account? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:48, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::::Sure, if that's the method you want to use. I'm here to help. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 07:00, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::::What is the name of your account? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:05, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::::::@koavf:matrix.org —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:05, 27 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::::::{{ping|koavf}} I mean on libera. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:38, 28 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::::::::Gotcha. I haven't made one yet. I can when I'm free-er. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 12:52, 28 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::::::::When will that be? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:53, 28 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::::::::::I have a calendar reminder for the following weekend (i.e. not in a few days but a week and a half). —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 12:58, 28 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::::::::::I am wondering if we can do it today instead? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:07, 28 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::::::::::::I cannot. I have a busy-ish day and a very busy day tomorrow. To the extent that I can screw around on the Internet, it has to be pretty limited. I'm happy to meet at a time that's mutually convenient, of course. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 13:10, 28 June 2022 (UTC) {{Outdent|::::::::::}}Thank you! When your ready I have a lot to discuss. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:17, 28 June 2022 (UTC) :Also, when your ready, could you leave a message saying so on my Talk Page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:03, 4 July 2022 (UTC) ::Can do. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:11, 4 July 2022 (UTC) :::Can you just send me a calendar invite if you need to chat? I'm afraid that it's hard for me to make the time. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:03, 7 July 2022 (UTC) ::::I am not sure how to do that, do you mean like mentally, or on Wikiquote? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:54, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :::::Sorry, I meant to my email address: justinkoavf[littleanarchysymbol][google's email service][period]com. If you can't do that or don't want to share your email address with me, then please let me know. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:14, 7 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::I have had my email address removed a long time ago due to abuse, so I can't use my email. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:18, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::You can't email me directly? That's fine. When would you like to chat? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:35, 7 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::When ever you’re ready to implement a lot of stuff. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:38, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Also, which Template de-indents a discussion? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:58, 7 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::{{tl|outdent}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:04, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Do you have any set date that you would be willing to help implement (or at-least begin the implementation of) a lot of features? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:28, 7 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::Unfortunately, I'm busy with work and personal things in July, so I've had a hard time setting a time. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 00:34, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::Also, why did you obfuscate your email address? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:24, 7 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::What is "[littleanarchysymbol]"? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:12, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::Obfuscated for bots. [littleanarchysymbol] = "@". —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 00:34, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::I’m confused, what do you mean obfuscated for bots? Also, if it's obfuscated how I am meant to read it? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:49, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::So that a bot couldn't harvest it and spam me. You may be able to read it because you can decode things that a bot can't. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:48, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::Oh. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:03, 8 July 2022 (UTC) == Bug fix == In [[Special:ListUsers]] "Administrator" is capitalized, on all other wikis (including Wikipedia) it is lower case. Could you please fix this? You could do this by either making it lower case, or by capitalizing all User Rights. (the second option is the one I prefer) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:28, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :But all of them are upper case now, so at least that's consistent. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:31, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::Oh wait, I see. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:32, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :I think fixing it would require recreating [[MediaWiki:Administrators]] and making it lower-case, but I'm not sure of all the places where it would be changed. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:34, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::I don't see the problem with doing that. Also, if you prefer it capitalized, you could just capitalize all User Groups. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:36, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::Because it may be transcluded other places where it shouldn't be capitalized. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:37, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::Well, it's just fine on en.wp. Also, which option do you prefer? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:39, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::I have no strong feelings on this and while I am actually usually very in favor of consistency and proper usage, this one doesn't bother me much. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:29, 26 June 2022 (UTC) == A question for you == If you ever get unblocked from enwiki, will you still regularly contribute here? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:46, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :For sure. I plan on it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:13, 7 July 2022 (UTC) == Issue with your archive page == A lot of users used <code><nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki></code> instead <code>koavf</code> on your Talk Page, so when you archived the page it now says "Hi koavf/archive001" instead of just "Hi koavf." Could you fix this? (I can't since you protected the page) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:05, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :Sure, thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 00:34, 8 July 2022 (UTC) == Rollback vote == Could you vote [[Wikiquote:Requests for Rollback/Ilovemydoodle|here]]? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:51, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:37, 9 July 2022 (UTC) == Protection request == Could you protect [[User talk:Ilovemydoodle/Archives/Archive 1|this page]] so only admins can edit? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:34, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:37, 9 July 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == [[User talk:Ilovemydoodle/Archives/Archive 1|This page]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:15, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:37, 9 July 2022 (UTC) ::Still isn’t done. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:40, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :::Wait why is the page gone? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:48, 9 July 2022 (UTC) ::::It's back. The easiest way to delete dozens of revisions is to delete the entire page and then un-delete the revisions that you want. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:50, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :::::Ohhhhhhhh. I was really confused why you were deleting the whole page. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:55, 9 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::Koavf, could you do a full cleansing of the page? What I mean is removing all vandal revisions to the very beginning (even those already revdeled), and then also removing the reverts of those revisions as well. Could you do this? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:15, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::That should be most of them. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 23:20, 9 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Could you also remove the undos of vandalism? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:23, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Nothing even displays: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ilovemydoodle/Archives/Archive_1&diff=next&oldid=3139360 Is this really necessary? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 23:25, 9 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::I would like to do it, to reduce clutter and potential for confusion, so, yes. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:32, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::Thank you, Koavf! – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:51, 10 July 2022 (UTC) == Protected edit request == Could you change [[Template:Test4]] to redirect to [[Template:Uw-vandalism4]] to match Wikipedia? Also, to make the progression to 4im make more sense. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:34, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:37, 9 July 2022 (UTC) == Abuse Filter == : ''{{ping|Antandrus}} Could you also give your comment on this?'' Could you add the following terms to the Abuse Filter: * VKKSTUPID (any capitalization) * VKKSTUPIDITY (any capitalization) * AANT (any capitalization) * AANTANDRUS (any capitalization) * encyclopediadramatica.online (any capitalization) * g'p (any capitalization) * g’p (any capitalization) * encyclopediadr'matica (any capitalization) * Antandrus david (any capitalization) * Ilovemycock (any capitalization) * Ilovemycok (any capitalization) * Ethandeath (any capitalization) * Antdeath (any capitalization) * ANTANDRUS FUCK BUDDY (any capitalization) * ANTANDRUS FUKBUDDY (any capitalization) * FUKBUDDY (any capitalization) * WP:BOYS (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * Chicago Boys (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * Wikidiot (any capitalization) * Wikiidiot (any capitalization) * WMFloser (any capitalization) * Wikiloser (any capitalization) * Wikipedo (any capitalization) * Wikipedoa (any capitalization) * PAVLOL (any capitalization) * pause for breath (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * HAHAHA (specified capitalization only) * ANT COCK (any capitalization) * GLOBLALY (any capitalization) * da clock (any capitalization) * archive.is (any capitalization) * archive.ph (any capitalization) * ATTAX (any capitalization) * REMOVETD (any capitalization) * JAN PAWEŁ (any capitalization) * WMF squm (any capitalization) * 'n' (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * WMFhomopedo (any capitalization) * as proven! (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * ilovemydoodle = (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * G-R-P (specified capitalization only, autoconfirmed+ only) * GLOBAL BAN EVADER (specified capitalization only, autoconfirmed+ only) * ANT-ANDRUS (any capitalization) * AANT-ANDRUS (any capitalization) * ILOVEMYDOODLE LOVES (specified capitalization only, autoconfirmed+ only) * a r c h i v e (any capitalization) * WMFVOMIT (any capitalization) * WMFCANCER (any capitalization) * the fodder (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * THANX (specified capitalization only, autoconfirmed+ only) * THX (specified capitalization only, autoconfirmed+ only) * all is saved (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * forever blocked (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * blocked loser (any capitalization) * fuckbuddy ant (any capitalization) * fuckbuddy antandrus (any capitalization) * antandr's (any capitalization) * HAHAHAHAHA (specified capitalization only) * PAUSE FOR BREATH (specified capitalization only) * O YEA (specified capitalization only) * o yea (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * yea YEA (specified capitalization only, autoconfirmed+ only) * U CANT SLEEP (any capitalization) * ANT-STN (any capitalization) * ency'lopediadram'tica (any capitalization) * GLOBA LOSER (any capitalization) * GLOBAL LOSER (any capitalization) * IN YOUR FACES (specified capitalization only) * in your faces (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * vvkrejects (any capitalization) * VVK (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * IN YO FACES (any capitalization) * vvkhypocrite (any capitalization) * FOFFER (any capitalization) * real life stalker (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * REAL LIFE STALKER (specified capitalization only) * DEFYING LOGIC (specified capitalization only) * FOR WMF (specified capitalization only) * globally blocked lta (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * GLOBALLY BLOCKED LTA (specified capitalization only) * WMF RESPECT (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * wikitruth (any capitalization) * wmf stands for (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * wmf stand for (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * WMF STANDS FOR (specified capitalization only) * WMF STAND FOR (specified capitalization only) * I LOVE MY COCK (any capitalization) * wmf total (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * WMF TOTAL (specified capitalization only) * fight u (any capitalization) * ET AL (specified capitalization only) * zero brains (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * BL*TANT (any capitalization) * utm*st (any capitalization) * UTMOST (specified capitalization only) * Suckpuppet (any capitalization) * wikihomopedoia (any capitalization) * ED loser (any capitalization) * HAHAHAHAHAHA (specified capitalization only) * AKA (specified capitalization only, autoconfirmed+ only) * VVKLOSER (any capitalization) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:46, 10 July 2022 (UTC) :I've edited the abuse filter before, but I'm not a whiz at it. Note that blocking edits outright based on some of these filters would certainly disrupt standard editing. I feel like this is probably not the best way to stop vandalism and would want to get more consensus from the community. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:52, 10 July 2022 (UTC) ::How about you block the ones that are obviously vandalism entirely. And the potentially good-faith ones could be allowed only for autoconfirmed. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:17, 10 July 2022 (UTC) :::I'd still want a broader consensus. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:22, 10 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Also, could you protect [[Wikiquote:Village pump archive 60|this page]]? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:24, 10 July 2022 (UTC) :Imagine what GRP would do if when he next logs in Wikiquote using one of his 50 trillion VPNs, and all of his favorite buzzwords get blocked by the Abuse Filter. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:56, 10 July 2022 (UTC) ::Again, please post to the Village Pump to get consensus. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:15, 10 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{done}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:44, 10 July 2022 (UTC) == Quick fix needed == Could you please create [[MediaWiki:Dot-separator|this page]]? It's needed for a lot of templates on Wikipedia, so when I import them, they don't work. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:04, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:16, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::Question: how do you import revisions? I regularly import templates from Wikipedia, so it would be nice to be able to import the revisions too. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:39, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::[[Special:Import]], if you are an admin. You are not importing, you're just copying and pasting, which is fine as long as you give attribution in the edit summary or the talk page. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:43, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Is there anyway to import '''without''' being an admin? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:45, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::::No, just ask an admin to do it. Again, it's fine to completely reproduce any of the content from any WMF project anywhere, it just requires attribution. The problem with copy/paste "importing" is that it may not import all dependencies. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:49, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::Well, I know how to import dependencies, I would just like the ability to import revisions too, as I import hundreds of templates regularly. Also, when copying I often forget to attribute. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:54, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::If you forget, in practice, it's not the biggest deal in the world, but you really should post a note on the talk page saying where it came from and how someone could find attribution at the original source. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:55, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Well, according to [[w:WP:IMPORTS|this]], there is a group for <code>import</code>, just like <code>rollback</code>. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:59, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Heads up that it's [[:w:en:Help:Import]] or [[:w:en:WP:IMPORT]]. In theory, we can activate importer and transwiki importers here, but we [[Special:ListUsers/import|don't have any]] and I personally can't do it, as it requires a bureaucrat. Generally, import rights outside of being an admin is rare and reserved for weird circumstances (e.g. a user on en.wp who has access to very old server logs and imports edits from 2001 occasionally). —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:04, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::Can I make a request? And, if so, where? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:19, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::You can request import at the admin's noticeboard. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:25, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::{{done}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:40, 11 July 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == Could please revdel these two revisions? (they are both by the same vandal) * [[Special:Diff/3140786|1]] * [[Special:Diff/3140787|2]] – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:08, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:10, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::Second one too? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:12, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::I think you forgot the second one. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:10, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Check again. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:06, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::::[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Kim_Il-sung&oldid=3140787 Still there] – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:20, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::Gotcha. I deleted the edit summary. Thanks: hate speech has no place here except in the context of historically meaningful and educational quotations.o —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:33, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::Could you also give feedback to my question on the village pump? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:36, 12 July 2022 (UTC) == Protection request == Could you protect [[User talk:Ilovemydoodle/Archives/Archive 1|this page]] so only admins can edit? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:11, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} I already did that. Now I've done it twice. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:07, 12 July 2022 (UTC) == Question about the abuse filter == Can importing revisions ever trigger the abuse filter? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:19, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :Probably? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 14:35, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::Which user right (not group) allows you to bypass the abuse filter? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:01, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::I don't know anything more than this: [[:mw:Extension:AbuseFilter#User_rights]]. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 15:55, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Who would know more about this? Should I ping Aklapper? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:13, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::::Possibly. I think a lot of folks on en.wp would know. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 23:31, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::I already asked a few hours ago on the help desk, still no response. I also asked on meta, also no response. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:33, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::I got two answers, here: [[m:Special:Diff/23515465|meta]], [[w:Special:Diff/1097930390|wikipedia]]. So the answer (thankfully) appears to be no. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:52, 13 July 2022 (UTC) == Importer proposal == Could you give me feedback on my importer proposal? (not for/against, just about improving the proposal) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:54, 12 July 2022 (UTC) == <s>Emergency</s> == <s>QOTD missing!</s> {{done}} by Kalki. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:01, 13 July 2022 (UTC) == Question about my import proposal == Some of the permissions I know for sure are needed, for others I am pretty sure, and a few are just guesses. So, do you know who specifically I could ask about this? This would make sure that ones that are not needed can be removed, and that needed ones that are not listed can be added. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:47, 13 July 2022 (UTC) :I don't have a recommendation on this, no. It's your proposal: you can make it however you want. You just need to be clear and explain your reasoning. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 11:16, 13 July 2022 (UTC) == <s>QOTD</s>== <s>QOTD is missing!</s> {{done}} by Kalki. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:22, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == Question about my requests to you that could be asked more generally on VP or AN == Are you okay with this, or does it bother you? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:32, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :If the worst thing that happens to me here is that someone is too enthusiastic, that's a good problem to have. I like your edits and interest in helping out. I just want to make sure that any kind of radical changes get larger community support. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:37, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == [[Special:Contributions/Mr. Dick Pump|These two edits]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:28, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 14:56, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == [[Special:contribs/2001:E68:6125:E800:9458:3779:9236:6072|Three edit summaries]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:16, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 14:57, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == [[Special:contribs/2603:6010:c600:a8:40c4:fa43:6b2d:63ac|Three revisions]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:00, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :<small>([[:w:WP:TPS|talk page stalker]])</small> {{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, {{done}} but only one revision. The others aren't eligible for revdel. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:12, 15 July 2022 (UTC) == Potential issue with import proposal == If the page has already been imported manually and changed since, but the page on the wiki you are importing from has also been changed, then the merge will fail. So is there any kind of right that I could that would let you remove a revision? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:04, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :Just being an admin. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:02, 16 July 2022 (UTC) ::Does the database keep track of if an edit is imported? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:09, 16 July 2022 (UTC) :::I'm not certain. From what I've seen, it's seamless. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:49, 16 July 2022 (UTC) ::::I mean in the backend. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:59, 16 July 2022 (UTC) :::::I'm not sure. I would think so. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 21:13, 16 July 2022 (UTC) == Online == Are you online right now? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:32, 16 July 2022 (UTC) :I'll have a little availability, but I'm getting sleepy actually--I've been sick lately. :/ —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:02, 16 July 2022 (UTC) == Online == Are you still online? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:02, 16 July 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == [[Special:Diff/3143353|This]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:53, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:51, 17 July 2022 (UTC) == Bureaucrat == I wanted to nominate you for bureaucrat, but I could not think of enough reasons for a full nomination. Could you nominate yourself? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:22, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :{{not done}} I'm pretty busy now, so picking up extra responsibility seems like a bad idea. :/ —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:51, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::Later? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:52, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::Maybe! —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:59, 17 July 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == [[Special:Diff/3121426|This]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:32, 19 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 23:38, 19 July 2022 (UTC) == Hounding == I have noticed that a particular new editor here seems to be here only in discussion pages, which is fine in my opinion, but they appear to particularly targeting me (voting against various proposals, listing pages for deletion, etc.), and haven't been doing any mainspsce editing or editing in other discussions, does this count as hounding? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:37, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|AC9016}} Do you agree? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:38, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :It could be. I haven't seen this behavior yet. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 15:42, 20 July 2022 (UTC) ::[[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|Here]] – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:44, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :::I have not observed this behavior either. My time on Wikiquote is overwhelmingly spent on creating and editing pages. --[[User:AC9016|AC9016]] ([[User talk:AC9016|talk]]) 15:57, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :::I see you posted to his talk, so let's see where that goes. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 15:58, 20 July 2022 (UTC) == Strikethrough templates == Templates what is your opinion on {{t|Ds}}, {{t|Ts}}, and {{t|Qs}}? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:52, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :It's not obvious to me why these exist. If you need to semantically mark up that something is deleted or struck, then we have those options, so why do we need to visually have a template that strikes something four times? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 07:48, 21 July 2022 (UTC) == Availability == When do you think you could help with the js feature requests previously mentioned? Thanks. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:04, 21 July 2022 (UTC) :Which one again? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:11, 21 July 2022 (UTC) ::Not specifically one, several small ones over IRC. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:16, 21 July 2022 (UTC) :::Oh, not anytime soon. Sorry. :/ :::I have work, school, and travel. I am happy to do continued maintenance on projects where I am an admin (e.g. here), but doing anything ambitious is on an indefinite hold. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:18, 21 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Not that big, only small to medium additions. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:22, 21 July 2022 (UTC) == AN Archives == Hello. I noticed that you sysop-protected [[Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive/037]] but this is blocking [[Special:Contribs/MABot|my bot]] from archiving the [[WQ:AN]] as requested. Would you prefer if I start archiving in [[Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive/038]] instead? If this is due to vandalism, an AbuseFilter could be created to avoid subpages of the AN to be editted by anyone but sysops and bots. Regards, --[[User:MarcoAurelio|MarcoAurelio]] ([[User talk:MarcoAurelio|talk]]) 11:10, 28 July 2022 (UTC) :Maybe your bot can just be an admin? I'm not a bureaucrat, so I can't do it unilaterally, but you're a trusted user, so I don't see that as being a problem. I'll unprotect for now. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 16:30, 28 July 2022 (UTC) eq36floxt2yy3w32371o0g2fuxl3iqk 3148977 3148692 2022-07-29T10:45:13Z MarcoAurelio 39021 /* AN Archives */ Reply wikitext text/x-wiki {{User talk:Koavf/Template:Archive}} <!-- Please leave comments below this line. --> == Template:Username == Could you please make [[Template:Username]] show the User’s name? I need it for several Templates. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:19, 12 June 2022 (UTC) :What do you have in mind? Does {{tl|Ping}} not work? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 23:53, 12 June 2022 (UTC) ::I mean the user viewing it. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:56, 12 June 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|Kalki}} [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:12, 13 June 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|koavf}} ::::I have no idea what you need. What would the template do? How would you use it? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:42, 13 June 2022 (UTC) :::::A template that displays the username or IP address of the user viewing it. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:49, 13 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::Do you have an example on another wiki that does this? I recalled that there was a magic word for this, but I can't seem to find it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:45, 13 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::No, but this is still a very useful *potential* feature. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:45, 7 July 2022 (UTC) == Request to add Editnotice == Could you add [[User:Ilovemydoodle/FakeBlockMessage|this]] Editnotice to my User and User Talk pages? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:38, 15 June 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} Are you sure you want that message? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:39, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::Yes. Thank you, you are the best admin. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:52, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::Also, it isn't showing up, could you fix this? ::Edit: I think you need to create the page [[Mediawiki:Editnotice-2-Ilovemydoodle|here]] (and [[Mediawiki:Editnotice-3-Ilovemydoodle|here]] for the Talk Page) for it to actually work. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:54, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::That doesn't seem to have done the trick. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:02, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::Maybe try some test text instead? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:04, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::I can. Seems like your hack should work, per [[mw:Manual:Interface/Edit notice]], tho. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:05, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::Maybe file a phab report? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:07, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::I fixed it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:12, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Could you also protect the page so only I and Administrators can edit it? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:50, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::No, there's no way to do that, other than by manually blocking that one page from every user who isn't an admin or you. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:53, 16 June 2022 (UTC) : {| style="border: 1px solid gray; background-color: #fdffe7;" |rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[File:SpecialBarnstar.png|100px]] |rowspan="2" | |style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Special Barnstar''' |- |style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For actually doing this, I think most other Administrators take themselves to far too seriously to do something like this. |} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:29, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :Thanks kindly. I'm here to serve. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:35, 16 June 2022 (UTC) == Merge fork == Could you merge my fork of [[Joe Biden]] into the main page (revisions included)? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:59, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :Probably, but you have to meet me half-way here and link to said fork. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:03, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::[[User:Ilovemydoodle/forks/Main/Joe Biden]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:05, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::"No revisions can be merged." —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:09, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::Why? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:16, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::¯\_(ツ)_/¯ —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:17, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::Try now. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:19, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::"No revisions can be merged." —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:35, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Maybe try importing them instead? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:37, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::How? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:37, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::Okay I figured it, this might sound strange, but it should work, merge [[Joe Biden]] into my fork, delete the original [[Joe Biden]] page and then move my fork to [[Joe Biden]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:49, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::"Source revisions overlap or come after destination revisions." You should just edit the main article. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:00, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::{{done}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:04, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::Also, do you have any work for me to do on Wikiquote? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha, Not an Administrator) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:05, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::Wow, great question. I think the best thing that can happen here is if someone helps to bring more [[m:Structured Wikiquote|structure and semantics to Wikiquote]]. On a structural level, that is beyond any one person fixing, but anyone can add templates, metadata, etc. E.g. if you cite a source, include a citation template or use proper list semantics, such as not putting line breaks between bullets in a list. That and adding accessibility features like [[:w:en:WP:ALT|alt text]] are important issues to me. Thanks for asking and for all you do around here. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:50, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::I have been doing some of these things for while now, I will continue to do so also doing the other things you mentioned, but I was mainly looking for one or two shorter tasks to do now. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:10, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::Hi {{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, in terms of work to do on Wikiquote: *[[:Category:Wikiquote no intro]] need intros *[[:Category:Video games]]' contents needs sorting into categories by year *[[:Category:Wikiquote cleanup]] has hundreds of articles needing cleanup *[[Flooding]] could potentially be an article rather than redirect, not 100 percent sure though, depends on quotability. *There are many entire countries with no article yet. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 16:46, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::Also thank you again Koavf for the admin/maintenance work. I hope we get to see you back at enwiki eventually. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 19:21, 16 June 2022 (UTC) :::Thanks, RC! —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:46, 16 June 2022 (UTC) ::No worries. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 19:51, 16 June 2022 (UTC) == Feature == Help, I really needed a feature added that lets a Template tell which skin your using. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:58, 19 June 2022 (UTC) :Wow, I have no idea how to do that. You want to be a thrid party that knows which skin someone is using? I'm not sure that is an option. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:09, 19 June 2022 (UTC) ::I really need it, apparently the background of my talk page break certain features, but only on one skin, and after fixing now it only works on that skin and doesn't work on others, so I really need this fixed, maybe something using css files? ::Edit: I figured it out, just add some css to the css file for each skin: ::* [[Mediawiki:vector.css]] ::* [[Mediawiki:vector-2022.css]] ::* [[Mediawiki:minerva.css]] ::* [[Mediawiki:monobook.css]] ::* [[Mediawiki:timeless.css]] ::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:55, 19 June 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|koavf}} [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:23, 20 June 2022 (UTC) ::::I'm confused why you're pinging me. You just wrote, "I figured it out", so I thought there was no action for me here. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:35, 20 June 2022 (UTC) :::::No, I meant that I figured out how YOU can fix it. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:52, 20 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::What do you want me to insert in the CSS files? I'm reluctant to do this as it will modify the site for all users, but I'm not entirely opposed. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:03, 20 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::Just make it you have something that only appears when that skin is active. :::::::Edit: You can do this by making something invisible in common.css and then setting it visible in the skin’s css file. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not WMF, Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus, Not a paid editor of Shueisha) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:05, 20 June 2022 (UTC) == Feature request == Could you make a very useful JavaScript hack for me? Ping me when your ready and I'll give you more information. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 16:21, 23 June 2022 (UTC) :I'm putting something on my calendar for next weekend--I'm busy this weekend. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:42, 23 June 2022 (UTC) ::Could you please do the other request above, though? (I really need it for something) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:44, 23 June 2022 (UTC) :::All of them exist except one. I'll add a comment to it and then I suppose that resolves it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:53, 23 June 2022 (UTC) ::::No I mean in each file could you put: ::::<code>span.show-[skin name here] {display: initial;}</code><br><code>span.hide-[skin name here] {display: none;}</code> ::::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:00, 23 June 2022 (UTC) :::::No, I'm not sure what that will do. I'm trying to think of how that would appear in CSS and that seems like it would not display the user preferences. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 21:01, 23 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::Well, you just add this code to common.css for each skin: ::::::<code>span.show-[skin name here] {display: none;}</code><br><code>span.hide-[skin name here] {display: initial;}</code> ::::::– [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:03, 23 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::I'm reluctant to do that becuase of the concerns above. Do you have an example wiki where someone did this? I don't want to tinker with site-wide CSS without a really good reason. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 21:04, 23 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Well, I can't think of any other wiki, but this IS quite important. On my user page I implemented a feature that perfectly well for me, but another user informed me that it didn't work in one skin, so I made one for that skin, but it only worked in that skin, so I need some code to differentiate between skins. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:10, 23 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Could please give me more information about this? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:08, 25 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::If I edit site-wide CSS, that will impact all users with a given skin. So I want to be very conservative about doing that and I don't want to even experiment, lest I mess up someone's view of the site. If you have examples of other wikis doing this or can justify why you need it done with some clarity, then maybe I can help you. Better yet woudl be community consensus. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:15, 25 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::Basically, I want a feature where I can create a span with the class "[Skin Name Here]-show" and it will only show it for users viewing in that skin, there would also be a "[Skin Name Here]-hide" which would do the reverse. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:24, 25 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::And I need to have a greater justification than just your personal preference before I tinker with site-wide CSS. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:44, 25 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::A lot of Templates need different code for each skin to display properly. Also, I don't see any harm in adding this. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:46, 25 June 2022 (UTC) == Response time == Is there anyway to have a discussion in real-time? I would like to have several long discussions about feature requests, but that's not really doable if it takes days between each comment. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:23, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :I have really only used Gchat (or whatever it's called now) for IMing, but sure. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:31, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::What is Gchat? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:32, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::Google's IMing, associated with Gmail. Again, it's been called a million things. Hangouts now? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:33, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::Any WMF way of live chat? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:33, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::I think Matrix: [[m:matrix]]. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:38, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::I keep hearing about "libera chat", is it what I want? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:40, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::Correct. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:29, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::So, could you explain what it is and how to do what I am requesting with it? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:31, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::I've never used it. I just know that it's the replacement for IRC (which I very rarely used). —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:47, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::What’s IRC again? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:52, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::{{w|Internet Relay Chat}}, which was more-or-less popular as a group chat option for decades and the best server for it, {{w|Freenode}} was bought by a jerk, so everyone jumped ship to Libera. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:06, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::How does libera work? Would it be good for what I want? And, do you have an account there? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:08, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::It's a good chat service, as I understand it and would meet your needs. I've never used it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:13, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::Can you create an account? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:48, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::::Sure, if that's the method you want to use. I'm here to help. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 07:00, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::::What is the name of your account? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:05, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::::::@koavf:matrix.org —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:05, 27 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::::::{{ping|koavf}} I mean on libera. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:38, 28 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::::::::Gotcha. I haven't made one yet. I can when I'm free-er. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 12:52, 28 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::::::::When will that be? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:53, 28 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::::::::::I have a calendar reminder for the following weekend (i.e. not in a few days but a week and a half). —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 12:58, 28 June 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::::::::::I am wondering if we can do it today instead? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:07, 28 June 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::::::::::::I cannot. I have a busy-ish day and a very busy day tomorrow. To the extent that I can screw around on the Internet, it has to be pretty limited. I'm happy to meet at a time that's mutually convenient, of course. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 13:10, 28 June 2022 (UTC) {{Outdent|::::::::::}}Thank you! When your ready I have a lot to discuss. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:17, 28 June 2022 (UTC) :Also, when your ready, could you leave a message saying so on my Talk Page? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:03, 4 July 2022 (UTC) ::Can do. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:11, 4 July 2022 (UTC) :::Can you just send me a calendar invite if you need to chat? I'm afraid that it's hard for me to make the time. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:03, 7 July 2022 (UTC) ::::I am not sure how to do that, do you mean like mentally, or on Wikiquote? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:54, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :::::Sorry, I meant to my email address: justinkoavf[littleanarchysymbol][google's email service][period]com. If you can't do that or don't want to share your email address with me, then please let me know. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:14, 7 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::I have had my email address removed a long time ago due to abuse, so I can't use my email. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:18, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::You can't email me directly? That's fine. When would you like to chat? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:35, 7 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::When ever you’re ready to implement a lot of stuff. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:38, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Also, which Template de-indents a discussion? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:58, 7 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::{{tl|outdent}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:04, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Do you have any set date that you would be willing to help implement (or at-least begin the implementation of) a lot of features? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:28, 7 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::Unfortunately, I'm busy with work and personal things in July, so I've had a hard time setting a time. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 00:34, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::Also, why did you obfuscate your email address? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:24, 7 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::What is "[littleanarchysymbol]"? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:12, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::Obfuscated for bots. [littleanarchysymbol] = "@". —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 00:34, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::I’m confused, what do you mean obfuscated for bots? Also, if it's obfuscated how I am meant to read it? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:49, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::So that a bot couldn't harvest it and spam me. You may be able to read it because you can decode things that a bot can't. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:48, 8 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::Oh. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:03, 8 July 2022 (UTC) == Bug fix == In [[Special:ListUsers]] "Administrator" is capitalized, on all other wikis (including Wikipedia) it is lower case. Could you please fix this? You could do this by either making it lower case, or by capitalizing all User Rights. (the second option is the one I prefer) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:28, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :But all of them are upper case now, so at least that's consistent. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:31, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::Oh wait, I see. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:32, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :I think fixing it would require recreating [[MediaWiki:Administrators]] and making it lower-case, but I'm not sure of all the places where it would be changed. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:34, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::I don't see the problem with doing that. Also, if you prefer it capitalized, you could just capitalize all User Groups. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:36, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::Because it may be transcluded other places where it shouldn't be capitalized. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 04:37, 26 June 2022 (UTC) ::::Well, it's just fine on en.wp. Also, which option do you prefer? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet of Antandrus) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 04:39, 26 June 2022 (UTC) :::::I have no strong feelings on this and while I am actually usually very in favor of consistency and proper usage, this one doesn't bother me much. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:29, 26 June 2022 (UTC) == A question for you == If you ever get unblocked from enwiki, will you still regularly contribute here? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:46, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :For sure. I plan on it. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 17:13, 7 July 2022 (UTC) == Issue with your archive page == A lot of users used <code><nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki></code> instead <code>koavf</code> on your Talk Page, so when you archived the page it now says "Hi koavf/archive001" instead of just "Hi koavf." Could you fix this? (I can't since you protected the page) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:05, 7 July 2022 (UTC) :Sure, thanks. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 00:34, 8 July 2022 (UTC) == Rollback vote == Could you vote [[Wikiquote:Requests for Rollback/Ilovemydoodle|here]]? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:51, 8 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:37, 9 July 2022 (UTC) == Protection request == Could you protect [[User talk:Ilovemydoodle/Archives/Archive 1|this page]] so only admins can edit? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 09:34, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:37, 9 July 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == [[User talk:Ilovemydoodle/Archives/Archive 1|This page]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:15, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:37, 9 July 2022 (UTC) ::Still isn’t done. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:40, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :::Wait why is the page gone? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:48, 9 July 2022 (UTC) ::::It's back. The easiest way to delete dozens of revisions is to delete the entire page and then un-delete the revisions that you want. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:50, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :::::Ohhhhhhhh. I was really confused why you were deleting the whole page. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:55, 9 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::Koavf, could you do a full cleansing of the page? What I mean is removing all vandal revisions to the very beginning (even those already revdeled), and then also removing the reverts of those revisions as well. Could you do this? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:15, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::That should be most of them. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 23:20, 9 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Could you also remove the undos of vandalism? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:23, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Nothing even displays: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ilovemydoodle/Archives/Archive_1&diff=next&oldid=3139360 Is this really necessary? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 23:25, 9 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::I would like to do it, to reduce clutter and potential for confusion, so, yes. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:32, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::Thank you, Koavf! – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:51, 10 July 2022 (UTC) == Protected edit request == Could you change [[Template:Test4]] to redirect to [[Template:Uw-vandalism4]] to match Wikipedia? Also, to make the progression to 4im make more sense. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:34, 9 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 22:37, 9 July 2022 (UTC) == Abuse Filter == : ''{{ping|Antandrus}} Could you also give your comment on this?'' Could you add the following terms to the Abuse Filter: * VKKSTUPID (any capitalization) * VKKSTUPIDITY (any capitalization) * AANT (any capitalization) * AANTANDRUS (any capitalization) * encyclopediadramatica.online (any capitalization) * g'p (any capitalization) * g’p (any capitalization) * encyclopediadr'matica (any capitalization) * Antandrus david (any capitalization) * Ilovemycock (any capitalization) * Ilovemycok (any capitalization) * Ethandeath (any capitalization) * Antdeath (any capitalization) * ANTANDRUS FUCK BUDDY (any capitalization) * ANTANDRUS FUKBUDDY (any capitalization) * FUKBUDDY (any capitalization) * WP:BOYS (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * Chicago Boys (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * Wikidiot (any capitalization) * Wikiidiot (any capitalization) * WMFloser (any capitalization) * Wikiloser (any capitalization) * Wikipedo (any capitalization) * Wikipedoa (any capitalization) * PAVLOL (any capitalization) * pause for breath (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * HAHAHA (specified capitalization only) * ANT COCK (any capitalization) * GLOBLALY (any capitalization) * da clock (any capitalization) * archive.is (any capitalization) * archive.ph (any capitalization) * ATTAX (any capitalization) * REMOVETD (any capitalization) * JAN PAWEŁ (any capitalization) * WMF squm (any capitalization) * 'n' (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * WMFhomopedo (any capitalization) * as proven! (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * ilovemydoodle = (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * G-R-P (specified capitalization only, autoconfirmed+ only) * GLOBAL BAN EVADER (specified capitalization only, autoconfirmed+ only) * ANT-ANDRUS (any capitalization) * AANT-ANDRUS (any capitalization) * ILOVEMYDOODLE LOVES (specified capitalization only, autoconfirmed+ only) * a r c h i v e (any capitalization) * WMFVOMIT (any capitalization) * WMFCANCER (any capitalization) * the fodder (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * THANX (specified capitalization only, autoconfirmed+ only) * THX (specified capitalization only, autoconfirmed+ only) * all is saved (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * forever blocked (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * blocked loser (any capitalization) * fuckbuddy ant (any capitalization) * fuckbuddy antandrus (any capitalization) * antandr's (any capitalization) * HAHAHAHAHA (specified capitalization only) * PAUSE FOR BREATH (specified capitalization only) * O YEA (specified capitalization only) * o yea (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * yea YEA (specified capitalization only, autoconfirmed+ only) * U CANT SLEEP (any capitalization) * ANT-STN (any capitalization) * ency'lopediadram'tica (any capitalization) * GLOBA LOSER (any capitalization) * GLOBAL LOSER (any capitalization) * IN YOUR FACES (specified capitalization only) * in your faces (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * vvkrejects (any capitalization) * VVK (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * IN YO FACES (any capitalization) * vvkhypocrite (any capitalization) * FOFFER (any capitalization) * real life stalker (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * REAL LIFE STALKER (specified capitalization only) * DEFYING LOGIC (specified capitalization only) * FOR WMF (specified capitalization only) * globally blocked lta (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * GLOBALLY BLOCKED LTA (specified capitalization only) * WMF RESPECT (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * wikitruth (any capitalization) * wmf stands for (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * wmf stand for (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * WMF STANDS FOR (specified capitalization only) * WMF STAND FOR (specified capitalization only) * I LOVE MY COCK (any capitalization) * wmf total (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * WMF TOTAL (specified capitalization only) * fight u (any capitalization) * ET AL (specified capitalization only) * zero brains (any capitalization, autoconfirmed+ only) * BL*TANT (any capitalization) * utm*st (any capitalization) * UTMOST (specified capitalization only) * Suckpuppet (any capitalization) * wikihomopedoia (any capitalization) * ED loser (any capitalization) * HAHAHAHAHAHA (specified capitalization only) * AKA (specified capitalization only, autoconfirmed+ only) * VVKLOSER (any capitalization) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:46, 10 July 2022 (UTC) :I've edited the abuse filter before, but I'm not a whiz at it. Note that blocking edits outright based on some of these filters would certainly disrupt standard editing. I feel like this is probably not the best way to stop vandalism and would want to get more consensus from the community. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:52, 10 July 2022 (UTC) ::How about you block the ones that are obviously vandalism entirely. And the potentially good-faith ones could be allowed only for autoconfirmed. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:17, 10 July 2022 (UTC) :::I'd still want a broader consensus. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 02:22, 10 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Also, could you protect [[Wikiquote:Village pump archive 60|this page]]? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:24, 10 July 2022 (UTC) :Imagine what GRP would do if when he next logs in Wikiquote using one of his 50 trillion VPNs, and all of his favorite buzzwords get blocked by the Abuse Filter. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:56, 10 July 2022 (UTC) ::Again, please post to the Village Pump to get consensus. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:15, 10 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{done}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:44, 10 July 2022 (UTC) == Quick fix needed == Could you please create [[MediaWiki:Dot-separator|this page]]? It's needed for a lot of templates on Wikipedia, so when I import them, they don't work. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:04, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:16, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::Question: how do you import revisions? I regularly import templates from Wikipedia, so it would be nice to be able to import the revisions too. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:39, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::[[Special:Import]], if you are an admin. You are not importing, you're just copying and pasting, which is fine as long as you give attribution in the edit summary or the talk page. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:43, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Is there anyway to import '''without''' being an admin? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:45, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::::No, just ask an admin to do it. Again, it's fine to completely reproduce any of the content from any WMF project anywhere, it just requires attribution. The problem with copy/paste "importing" is that it may not import all dependencies. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:49, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::Well, I know how to import dependencies, I would just like the ability to import revisions too, as I import hundreds of templates regularly. Also, when copying I often forget to attribute. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:54, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::If you forget, in practice, it's not the biggest deal in the world, but you really should post a note on the talk page saying where it came from and how someone could find attribution at the original source. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:55, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Well, according to [[w:WP:IMPORTS|this]], there is a group for <code>import</code>, just like <code>rollback</code>. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:59, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Heads up that it's [[:w:en:Help:Import]] or [[:w:en:WP:IMPORT]]. In theory, we can activate importer and transwiki importers here, but we [[Special:ListUsers/import|don't have any]] and I personally can't do it, as it requires a bureaucrat. Generally, import rights outside of being an admin is rare and reserved for weird circumstances (e.g. a user on en.wp who has access to very old server logs and imports edits from 2001 occasionally). —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:04, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::Can I make a request? And, if so, where? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:19, 11 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::You can request import at the admin's noticeboard. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:25, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::{{done}} – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:40, 11 July 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == Could please revdel these two revisions? (they are both by the same vandal) * [[Special:Diff/3140786|1]] * [[Special:Diff/3140787|2]] – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:08, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 03:10, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::Second one too? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 03:12, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::I think you forgot the second one. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:10, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Check again. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:06, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::::[https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Kim_Il-sung&oldid=3140787 Still there] – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:20, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::Gotcha. I deleted the edit summary. Thanks: hate speech has no place here except in the context of historically meaningful and educational quotations.o —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:33, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::Could you also give feedback to my question on the village pump? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 06:36, 12 July 2022 (UTC) == Protection request == Could you protect [[User talk:Ilovemydoodle/Archives/Archive 1|this page]] so only admins can edit? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:11, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} I already did that. Now I've done it twice. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 06:07, 12 July 2022 (UTC) == Question about the abuse filter == Can importing revisions ever trigger the abuse filter? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:19, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :Probably? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 14:35, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::Which user right (not group) allows you to bypass the abuse filter? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:01, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::I don't know anything more than this: [[:mw:Extension:AbuseFilter#User_rights]]. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 15:55, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Who would know more about this? Should I ping Aklapper? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:13, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::::Possibly. I think a lot of folks on en.wp would know. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 23:31, 12 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::I already asked a few hours ago on the help desk, still no response. I also asked on meta, also no response. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 23:33, 12 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::I got two answers, here: [[m:Special:Diff/23515465|meta]], [[w:Special:Diff/1097930390|wikipedia]]. So the answer (thankfully) appears to be no. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:52, 13 July 2022 (UTC) == Importer proposal == Could you give me feedback on my importer proposal? (not for/against, just about improving the proposal) – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:54, 12 July 2022 (UTC) == <s>Emergency</s> == <s>QOTD missing!</s> {{done}} by Kalki. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:01, 13 July 2022 (UTC) == Question about my import proposal == Some of the permissions I know for sure are needed, for others I am pretty sure, and a few are just guesses. So, do you know who specifically I could ask about this? This would make sure that ones that are not needed can be removed, and that needed ones that are not listed can be added. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 02:47, 13 July 2022 (UTC) :I don't have a recommendation on this, no. It's your proposal: you can make it however you want. You just need to be clear and explain your reasoning. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 11:16, 13 July 2022 (UTC) == <s>QOTD</s>== <s>QOTD is missing!</s> {{done}} by Kalki. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:22, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == Question about my requests to you that could be asked more generally on VP or AN == Are you okay with this, or does it bother you? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 05:32, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :If the worst thing that happens to me here is that someone is too enthusiastic, that's a good problem to have. I like your edits and interest in helping out. I just want to make sure that any kind of radical changes get larger community support. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 05:37, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == [[Special:Contributions/Mr. Dick Pump|These two edits]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:28, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 14:56, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == [[Special:contribs/2001:E68:6125:E800:9458:3779:9236:6072|Three edit summaries]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 12:16, 14 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 14:57, 14 July 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == [[Special:contribs/2603:6010:c600:a8:40c4:fa43:6b2d:63ac|Three revisions]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 20:00, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :<small>([[:w:WP:TPS|talk page stalker]])</small> {{u|Ilovemydoodle}}, {{done}} but only one revision. The others aren't eligible for revdel. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:12, 15 July 2022 (UTC) == Potential issue with import proposal == If the page has already been imported manually and changed since, but the page on the wiki you are importing from has also been changed, then the merge will fail. So is there any kind of right that I could that would let you remove a revision? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:04, 15 July 2022 (UTC) :Just being an admin. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:02, 16 July 2022 (UTC) ::Does the database keep track of if an edit is imported? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:09, 16 July 2022 (UTC) :::I'm not certain. From what I've seen, it's seamless. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:49, 16 July 2022 (UTC) ::::I mean in the backend. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 01:59, 16 July 2022 (UTC) :::::I'm not sure. I would think so. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 21:13, 16 July 2022 (UTC) == Online == Are you online right now? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 00:32, 16 July 2022 (UTC) :I'll have a little availability, but I'm getting sleepy actually--I've been sick lately. :/ —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 01:02, 16 July 2022 (UTC) == Online == Are you still online? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 07:02, 16 July 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == [[Special:Diff/3143353|This]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:53, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:51, 17 July 2022 (UTC) == Bureaucrat == I wanted to nominate you for bureaucrat, but I could not think of enough reasons for a full nomination. Could you nominate yourself? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:22, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :{{not done}} I'm pretty busy now, so picking up extra responsibility seems like a bad idea. :/ —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:51, 17 July 2022 (UTC) ::Later? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:52, 17 July 2022 (UTC) :::Maybe! —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 18:59, 17 July 2022 (UTC) == Revdel request == [[Special:Diff/3121426|This]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 11:32, 19 July 2022 (UTC) :{{done}} —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 23:38, 19 July 2022 (UTC) == Hounding == I have noticed that a particular new editor here seems to be here only in discussion pages, which is fine in my opinion, but they appear to particularly targeting me (voting against various proposals, listing pages for deletion, etc.), and haven't been doing any mainspsce editing or editing in other discussions, does this count as hounding? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:37, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|AC9016}} Do you agree? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:38, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :It could be. I haven't seen this behavior yet. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 15:42, 20 July 2022 (UTC) ::[[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|Here]] – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 15:44, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :::I have not observed this behavior either. My time on Wikiquote is overwhelmingly spent on creating and editing pages. --[[User:AC9016|AC9016]] ([[User talk:AC9016|talk]]) 15:57, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :::I see you posted to his talk, so let's see where that goes. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 15:58, 20 July 2022 (UTC) == Strikethrough templates == Templates what is your opinion on {{t|Ds}}, {{t|Ts}}, and {{t|Qs}}? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:52, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :It's not obvious to me why these exist. If you need to semantically mark up that something is deleted or struck, then we have those options, so why do we need to visually have a template that strikes something four times? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 07:48, 21 July 2022 (UTC) == Availability == When do you think you could help with the js feature requests previously mentioned? Thanks. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:04, 21 July 2022 (UTC) :Which one again? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:11, 21 July 2022 (UTC) ::Not specifically one, several small ones over IRC. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:16, 21 July 2022 (UTC) :::Oh, not anytime soon. Sorry. :/ :::I have work, school, and travel. I am happy to do continued maintenance on projects where I am an admin (e.g. here), but doing anything ambitious is on an indefinite hold. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 19:18, 21 July 2022 (UTC) ::::Not that big, only small to medium additions. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:22, 21 July 2022 (UTC) == AN Archives == Hello. I noticed that you sysop-protected [[Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive/037]] but this is blocking [[Special:Contribs/MABot|my bot]] from archiving the [[WQ:AN]] as requested. Would you prefer if I start archiving in [[Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive/038]] instead? If this is due to vandalism, an AbuseFilter could be created to avoid subpages of the AN to be editted by anyone but sysops and bots. Regards, --[[User:MarcoAurelio|MarcoAurelio]] ([[User talk:MarcoAurelio|talk]]) 11:10, 28 July 2022 (UTC) :Maybe your bot can just be an admin? I'm not a bureaucrat, so I can't do it unilaterally, but you're a trusted user, so I don't see that as being a problem. I'll unprotect for now. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 16:30, 28 July 2022 (UTC) ::Thank you. I appreciate your words, but I do not think my bot should have +sysop as it is very dangerous. Bots can, however, edit pages protected up to the autoconfirmed level so if vandalism on that page is an issue you may reprotect it to the "edit: autoconfirmed" level and my bot won't have troubles with bypassing that restriction. Regards, --[[User:MarcoAurelio|MarcoAurelio]] ([[User talk:MarcoAurelio|talk]]) 10:45, 29 July 2022 (UTC) 6yco35rcxcsf0lmfua0x75lp3jig2hg 828 248402 3148733 3127755 2022-07-28T18:33:41Z 192.76.8.85 Nominate for deletion Scribunto text/plain -- {{vfd-template-new|Module:Normalize}} local exports = {}; function exports.main(frame) return tostring(frame.args["name"]:gsub("\n", "")); end return exports; aas9x50yt579ohed9u2ohobhik055tj 828 248501 3148728 3139296 2022-07-28T18:13:09Z 192.76.8.85 Nominate for deletion Scribunto text/plain -- {{vfd-template-new|Module:RedactURL}} local exports = {}; function exports.main(text) local text = ((text:gsub("%[http(.-) (.-)%]", "%2 (URL: http<wbr>%1)")):gsub("http(s?):", "http%1<wbr>:")); return text; end function exports.severe(text) local text = ((text:gsub("%[http(.-) (.-)%]", "%2 (URL: http<wbr>%1)")):gsub("http(s?):", "http%1<wbr>:")); local text = ((text:gsub("%[%[[sS]pecial:[cC]ontribu?t?i?o?n?s/(%d*%.%d*%.%d*%.%d*)|?([0-9a-zA-Z_,.!:>;</\=+~%%§\"'%(%)%*^&$#@ -]+)%]%]", "%1")):gsub("%[%[[uU]ser[ _]?[tT]?a?l?k?:(%d*%.%d*%.%d*%.%d*)|?([0-9a-zA-Z_,.!:>;</\=+~%%§\"'%(%)%*^&$#@ -]+)%]%]", "%1")); local text = ((text:gsub("%[%[[sS]pecial:[cC]ontribu?t?i?o?n?s/([0-9a-fA-F:]*:[0-9a-fA-F:]*/?%d?%d?%d?)|?([0-9a-zA-Z_,.!:>;</\=+~%%§\"'%(%)%*^&$#@ -]+)%]%]", "%1")):gsub("%[%[[uU]ser[ _]?[tT]?a?l?k?:([0-9a-fA-F:]*:[0-9a-fA-F:]*/?%d?%d?%d?)|?([0-9a-zA-Z_,.!:>;</\=+~%%§\"'%(%)%*^&$#@ -]+)%]%]", "%1")); local text = ((text:gsub("%[%[[sS]pecial:[cC]ontribu?t?i?o?n?s/([0-9a-zA-Z_,.!:>;</\=+~%%§\"'%(%)%*^&$#@ -]+)|?[0-9a-zA-Z_,.!:>;</\=+~%%§\"'%(%)%*^&$#@ -]*%]%]", "%1")):gsub("%[%[[uU]ser[ _]?[tT]?a?l?k?:([0-9a-zA-Z_,.!:>;</\=+~%%§\"'%(%)%*^&$#@ -]+)|?[0-9a-zA-Z_,.!:>;</\=+~%%§\"'%(%)%*^&$#@ -]*%]%]", "%1")) return text; end return exports; a6ti6xhaticnrkjcait5vxdj8hpzpar 0 248756 3148643 3137792 2022-07-28T12:02:44Z UDScott 4304 prod wikitext text/x-wiki ----{{dated prod|concern = No sourced quotes, questionable notability|month = July|day = 28|year = 2022|time = 12:02|timestamp = 20220728120241}} <!-- Do not use the "dated prod" template directly; the above line is generated by "subst:prod|reason" --> [[File:Shri Viswayogi Viswamji Maharaj, at an younger age 02.jpg|thumb|Shri Viswayogi Viswamji Maharaj, at an younger age.]] '''Viswayogi Viswamjee Maharaj''' is a spiritual leader from India. ==Quotes== # By chanting the [[mantra]] we are switching our mind and tuning the mind to receive the divine energy. # If we trust [[Guru]] or [[God]], it is his duty to lead, guide and protect us. # In life you will like anything only if you desire it, achieve anything only if you work hard, you will be left with anything only if you save it. # [[Life]] is yours... Difficulties are yours... Victory and defeat are yours... If you fall it is you who has to get up, it is you who has to bear the sorrows. Your only have to muster courage for yourself... Others will only question, and if possible will ridicule. That is why ignore what others say. # Life will not change in one [[minute]], But... the decision taken by thinking for that one minute can change life itself. # Some people are always special to us... Whether they are far... or they are close... Whether we talk to them... or we don't talk to them... they always have a special pace in our hearts. # There will only be one in a hundreds or crores of people who are not in any way related to us but still consider our happiness as their own happiness. 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Cause I'll never shoot myself... :'''Blackadder''': Oh, shame! :'''Baldrick''': ... and the chances of there being ''two'' bullets with my name are very small indeed! :'''Blackadder''': Yes, it's not the only thing around here that's "very small indeed". Your brain, for example. Is so minute, Baldrick, that if a hungry cannibal cracked your head open, there wouldn't be enough to cover a small [[w:water biscuit|water biscuit]]. === Plan B: [[w:Corporal Punishment (Blackadder)|Corporal Punishment]] === :'''Blackadder''': Ah, Baldrick, anything from Massingbird yet? :'''Baldrick''': Yes, sir. Just arrived, sir. :'''Blackadder''': What's that? :'''Baldrick''': A sponge bag, sir. :'''Blackadder''': A sponge bag? :'''Baldrick''': Yes, sir. :'''Blackadder''': Baldrick, I gave you ''two'' notes. You sent the note asking for a sponge bag to the finest mind in British legal history? :'''Baldrick''': Certainly did, sir. :'''Blackadder''': And you sent the note asking for legal representation to...? :''[George enters the cell wearing a lawyer's robe and wig]'' :'''George''': Well, tally ho with a bing and a bong and a buzz, buzz, buzz! :'''Blackadder''': Baldrick, I'll deal with you later. ''[to George]'' Am I to understand that you are going to be representing me at the court martial. :'''George''': Oh, yes, sir. Bit of a family tradition, actually. My uncle's a lawyer, you know. :'''Blackadder''': Your uncle's a lawyer, but you're not? :'''George''': Good lord, no. I'm an absolute duffer at this sort of thing. In a school debating society, I was voted the boy least likely to complete a coherent, um... :'''Blackadder''': Sentence? :'''George''': Yes, that's the word. But anyway, old friend, it's an honour to serve. :'''Blackadder''': George, I'm in deep trouble here. I need to construct a case that's as watertight as a mermaid's brassiere. I'm not sure your particular brand of mindless optimism is going to contribute much to the proceedings. :'''George''': Well, that's a shame, sir, because I was planning on playing the mindless optimism card rather strongly. :'''Blackadder''': Really? :'''George''': Yes, I'd based my closing sentence on that very theme. "Oh, go on, let him off, Your Honour, please! After all, it's a lovely day, pretty clouds, trees, birds, etc. I rest my case." :'''Blackadder''': So, counsel, with that summing up in mind, what do you think my chances are? :'''George''': Not good, I'm afraid. As far as I can tell, you're as guilty as a puppy sitting next to a pile of poo. :'''Blackadder''': Charming. <hr width="50%"> :''[After Blackadder has received a reprieve, he returns to the trench and reads out a letter to George from his Uncle Rupert.]'' :'''Blackadder''': "George, my boy, outraged to read in dispatches of how that arse, Melchett, made such a pig's ear of your chum Blackadder's court martial. Have reversed the decision forthwith. Surprised you didn't ask me to do it yourself, actually." :'''George''': Well, yes, sir. Uh, the thing is- :'''Blackadder''': You two got whammed last night, didn't you? :'''George''': Well, not whammed, exactly. A little tiddly perhaps- :'''Blackadder''': And you forgot the telegram to your uncle. :'''George''': Well, no, no. Not completely. Partially. Well, yes. Yes, entirely. :'''Baldrick''': I think I can explain, sir. :'''Blackadder''': Can you, Baldrick? :'''Baldrick''': ''[thinks for a second]'' No. :'''Blackadder''': As I suspected. I'm not a religious man, as you know, but henceforth I shall nightly pray to the God who killed Cain and squashed Samson that he comes out of retirement and gets back into practice on the pair of you. ''[the phone rings]'' Captain Blackadder speaking. Ah, Captain Darling. Yes, well, some of us just have friends in high places, I suppose. Yes I can hear you perfectly. You want what? You want two volunteers for a mission into no man's land? Codename: "Operation Certain Death"? Yes, I think I have just the fellows. ''[he hangs up and grins cruelly at George and Baldrick]'' God is ''very'' quick these days. === Plan C: [[w:Major Star|Major Star]] === :'''Baldrick''': Sir, it's all over the trenches! :'''Blackadder''': Well, mop it up then! :'''Baldrick''': No sir, the news! The [[w:Russian Revolution|Russian Revolution]] has started! The masses have risen up and shot all their nobs! :'''George''': Well, hurrah! :'''Blackadder''': Oh no, [[w:Treaty of Brest-Litovsk|the bloody Russians have pulled out of the war]]! :'''George''': Well, we soon saw them off, didn't we? Miserable, slant-eyed sausage-eating swine! :'''Blackadder''': The Russians are on ''our'' side, George. :'''George''': ''[surprised]'' Are they? Oh. :'''Blackadder''': And they've abandoned the Eastern Front. :'''Baldrick''': And they've overthrown [[w: Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]] who used to be bizarre! :'''Blackadder''': Who used to be ''the tsar'', Baldrick. The point is that now that the Russians have made peace with the Kaiser, at this very moment a quarter of a million Germans are leaving the Russian Front and coming ''here'' with the express purpose of using my nipples for target practice. There's only one thing for it - I'm going to desert, and I'm gonna do it right now. :'''Melchett''': Are you leaving us, Blackadder? :'''Blackadder''': No, sir. :'''Melchett''': I'm glad to hear it, because I need you to help me shoot some deserters later on. There have been subversive mutterings amongst the men. You'll remember the French army last year at Verdun when the top echelons suffered tremendous risings from the bottom. :'''Blackadder''': Yes, sir, but surely that was traced to a shipment of garlic eclairs? :'''Melchett''': Nonsense, Blackadder! It was Bolshiness! Plain Bolshiness! And now that the Ruskies have followed suit, I'm damned if I'm going to let the same thing happen here. :'''Blackadder''': Oh, and what are you going to do about it? :'''Melchett''': We're going to have a concert party to boost the men's morale. :'''George''': A concert party? Well, hurrah! === Plan D: [[w:Private Plane|Private Plane]] === :'''Blackadder''': Oh god, why do they bother? :'''George''': Well, it's to kill Jerry, isn't it, sir? :'''Blackadder''': Yes, but Jerry is safe underground in concrete bunkers. We've shot off over a million cannon shells, and what's the result? One dachshund with a slight limp. ''[Looks out of the trench]'' SHUT UP!!! :''[All the noises stop, except for the gramophone player in the background.]'' :'''Blackadder''': Thank you. Right, I'm off to bed where I intend to sleep until my name changes to Rip van Adder. <hr width="50%"> :'''Blackadder''': ''[On the telephone]'' Hello? Yes, I'd like to leave a message for the head of the Flying Corps, please. That's Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Massingbird, VC, DFC and BAR. Message reads "Where are you, you bastard?". :'''Baldrick''': Here I am, sir. :'''Blackadder''': For god's sake, Baldrick, take cover! :'''Baldrick''': Why, sir? :'''Blackadder''': Because there's an air raid going on! And I don't want to have to write to your mother at London Zoo to tell her that her only human child is dead. <hr width="50%"> :'''Flashheart''': The first thing to remember is: always treat your kite ''[whacks diagram with his pointer]'' like you treat your woman! ''[Whips the air. Hard.]'' :'''[[w:George (Blackadder character)|George]]''': Ho-how do you mean, sir? You mean, um... you mean, take her home over the weekend to meet your mother? :'''Flashheart''': No, I mean get inside her five times a day and take her to heaven and back! :'''Blackadder''': I'm beginning to see why the [[w:Suffragette|Suffragette Movement]] want the vote. :'''Flashheart''': Hey, any bird who wants to chain herself to my railings and suffer a jet movement gets ''my'' vote! Right, well, I'll see you in ten minutes for takeoff! :'''Blackadder''': Hang on! Hang on! What about the months of training? :'''Flashheart''': Hey, Wet Pants, this isn't the Women's Auxiliary Balloon Corps! You're in the Twenty Minuters now! :'''Darling''': Excuse me, sir? :'''Flashheart''': Yes! Prat at the back! :'''Darling''': Um, I think we'd all like to know why you're called the Twenty Minuters. :'''George''': Oh, Mister Thicko. Imagine not knowing that. :'''Flashheart''': Well, it's simple - the average life expectancy for a new pilot is twenty minutes! :'''Darling''': ''[pleased]'' Ah. :'''Blackadder''': ''[looks pointedly at George]'' ''Life expectancy'' of twenty minutes? :'''Flashheart''': That's right! Goggles on, chocks away, last one back's a homo! HOORAY! :''[The remaining volunteers cheer and follow Flashheart out the door, leaving Blackadder, George and Darling behind.]'' :'''Blackadder''': So, we take off in ten minutes, we're in the air for twenty minutes, ''[looks at his wristwatch]'' which means we should be dead by twenty-five to ten. :'''George''': Hairy blighters, sir, this is a bit of a turnup for the plus fours. :'''Darling''': I wouldn't worry too much, Blackadder. Flying's all about navigation. ''[walks over to the main door]'' As long as you've got a good navigator, I'm sure you'll be fine. ''[opens the door to reveal Baldrick wearing an aviator's helmet and goggles.]'' === Plan E: [[w:General Hospital (Blackadder)|General Hospital]] === :'''Blackadder''': I spy with my bored little eye something beginning with 'T'. :'''Baldrick''': Breakfast! :'''Blackadder''': What? :'''Baldrick''': My breakfast always begins with tea. Then I have a little sausage, and then an egg with some little soldiers. :'''Blackadder''': Baldrick, when I said it begins with 'T', I was talking about a letter. :'''Baldrick''': No, it never begins with a letter. The postman don't come 'til ten thirty. <hr width="50%"> :'''Darling''': The Germans seem to be able to anticipate our every move. We send up an airplane, there's a Jerry squadron parked behind the nearest cloud. We move troops to Boulogne, the Germans have bought the entire town's supply of lavatory paper. In short, a German spy is giving away every one of our battle plans. :'''Melchett''': You look surprised, Blackadder. :'''Blackadder''': I certainly am, sir. I didn't realise that we ''had'' any battle plans. :'''Melchett''': Well of course we have! How else do you think the battles are directed? :'''Blackadder''': Our battles are directed, sir? :'''Melchett''': Well of course they are, Blackadder, directed according to the grand plan. :'''Blackadder''': Would that be the plan to continue with total slaughter until everyone's dead except for Field Marshall Haig, Lady Haig and their tortoise, Alan? :'''Melchett''': ''[horrified]'' Great Scott! Even '''''you''''' know it! Guard, guard, bolt all the doors! Hammer large pieces of crooked wood against all the windows! This security leak is far worse than we'd imagined! :'''Darling''': So, you see, Blackadder, Field Marshal Haig is anxious to eliminate all these German spies. :'''Melchett''': Filthy Hun weasels fighting their dirty underhand war! :'''Darling''': Fortunately, one of our spies... :'''Melchett''': Splendid fellows! Brave heroes risking life and limb for Blighty! :'''Darling''': ...has discovered that the leak is coming from the field hospital. :'''Blackadder''': You think there's a German spy in the field hospital? I think you might be right. :'''Melchett''': Your job, Blackadder, is to root this spy out. How long do you think you'll need? :'''Blackadder''': ''[checks his wristwatch]'' Mmm... :'''Melchett''': You'll have to be away from the trenches for some time. :'''Blackadder''': Six months? :'''Darling''': Too bad, Blackadder, you've got three weeks. :'''Melchett''': Yes, three weeks to smoke the bugger out. Use any method you see fit. Personally, I recommend you get hold of a cocker spaniel, tie your suspect to a chair with a potty on his head, then pop his todger between two floury baps and shout "Dinnertime, Fido!". If you are successful, I shall need you back here permanently to head up my new security network, Operation: Winkle. :'''Blackadder''': 'Winkle'? :'''Melchett''': Yes. To winkle out the spies. :'''Darling''': You never mentioned this to me, sir! :'''Melchett''': Well, we have to have some secrets, don't we, Darling? :'''Blackadder''': Right, well, I'll be back in three weeks. :'''Melchett''': Excellent! And if you come back with the information, Captain Darling will pump you thoroughly in the debriefing room. :'''Blackadder''': Not while I have my strength, he won't. :''[Blackadder takes back his pistol from Darling and leaves.]'' :'''Darling''': Damnation, sir, his insolence makes my blood boil! What's more, I don't trust him, sir. I think it would be best if I went to the hospital myself to keep an eye on him :'''Melchett''': What, spy on our own spy as he searches for their spy? Yes, why not? Sounds rather fun. You'll have to go undercover. :'''Darling''': Oh, definitely, sir. :'''Melchett''': And you'll need some kind of wound. A convincing wound. :'''Darling''': Naturally, sir. :''[Melchett takes out his pistol and casually shoots Darling in the foot. Darling screams in pain and falls to the floor.]'' :'''Melchett''': Yes, that looks quite convincing. <hr width="50%"> :'''Melchett''': Any news of the spy, Blackadder? :'''Blackadder''': Yes, sir. :'''Melchett''': Excellent! The Germans seem to know every move we make! I even had a letter from Jerry yesterday. It said "Isn't it about time you changed your shirts, Walrus Face?". Do you have any ideas on who it might be, young lady? :'''Nurse Mary''': Well, sir, I'm only a humble nurse, but I did at one point think it might have been... Captain Darling. :'''Melchett''': Well, bugger me with a fish fork! Old Darling a Jerry Morse-tapper? What on earth made you suspect him? :'''Nurse Mary''': Well, sir, he pooh-poohed the captain and said he'd never find the spy. :'''Melchett''': ''[paternally]'' Is this true, Blackadder? Did Captain Darling pooh-pooh you? :'''Blackadder''': Well, perhaps a little. :'''Melchett''': Well, damn it all, what more evidence do you ''need?!'' The pooh-poohing alone is a court martial offense! :'''Blackadder''': I can assure you, sir, that the pooh-poohing was purely circumstantial. :'''Melchett''': Well, I hope so, Blackadder. You know, if there's one thing I've learned from being in the army, it's never ignore a pooh-pooh. I knew a major who got pooh-poohed. Made the mistake of ignoring the pooh-pooh. He pooh-poohed it. Fatal error, because it turned out that the soldier who pooh-poohed him had been pooh-poohing a lot of other officers, who pooh-poohed their pooh-poohs. In the end, we had to disband the regiment. Morale totally destroyed by pooh-pooh! :'''Blackadder''': I think we may be drifting slightly from the point, sir, which is, unfortunately, and to my lasting regret, Captain Darling is not the spy. :'''Melchett''': Oh? Then who the hell is it? :'''Nurse Mary''': Well, sir, there is a man in the hospital with a pronounced limp and a very strong German accent. It must be him. It's obvious. :'''Blackadder''': Obvious, but wrong. It's not him. :'''Melchett''': And why not? :'''Blackadder''': Because, sir, not even the Germans would be stupid enough to field a spy with a strong German accent. :'''Nurse Mary''': Well then who is it? :'''Blackadder''': Well, it's perfectly simple - it's you. :'''Nurse Mary''': ''[horrified, stands up]'' Edmund! :'''Blackadder''': ''[Stands up]'' Baldrick! :''[Baldrick walks in, holding a rifle up to Nurse Mary]'' :'''Melchett''': Explain yourself, Blackadder, before I have you shot for being rude to a lady! :'''Blackadder''': Well, sir, the first seeds of suspicion were sown when Lieutenant George unwittingly revealed that she spoke German. Do you deny, Nurse Fletcher-Brown, or should I say Nurse Fleischer-Baum, that you helped Lieutenant George with the German words in his letters? :'''Nurse Mary''': No, I did, but- :'''Blackadder''': My suspicions were confirmed when she probed me expertly about tank movements. :'''Nurse Mary''': Oh, Edmund, how could you? After all we've been through- :'''Blackadder''': And then the final irrefutable proof. Remember you mentioned a clever boyfriend? :'''Nurse Mary''': Yes. :'''Blackadder''': I leapt on the opportunity to test you. I asked if he'd been to one of the great universities: Oxford, Cambridge, or Hull. :'''Nurse Mary''': Well? :'''Blackadder''': You failed to spot that only two of those are great universities! :'''Nurse Mary''': You swine! :'''Melchett''': That's right, Oxford's a complete dump! :'''Blackadder''': ''[looks startled - this was an improvised joke by Stephen Fry, who went to Cambridge whereas Rowan Atkinson went to Oxford, its rival]'' ... Well, quite. No true Englishwoman would have fallen into that trap. :'''Nurse Mary''': Oh, Edmund, I thought there was something beautiful between us. I thought you... loved me. :'''Blackadder''': Nah. Take her away, Baldrick. :'''Baldrick''': Raus, raus! :''[Baldrick escorts Nurse Mary out of the office]'' :'''Melchett''': Good work, Blackadder. I'd better go assemble a firing squad. <hr width="50%"> :''[Melchett sits down at his desk and begins dialling the telephone. The injured suspected spy, Smith, limps in from the side door, with Darling not far behind him.]'' :'''Darling''': Watch out, sir! :''[Darling leaps onto Smith, grabs his revolver and holds him at gunpoint.]'' :'''Melchett''': Darling, what on earth do you think you're doing?! :'''Darling''': I'm doing what Blackadder should have done three weeks ago, sir! This is the guilty man! :'''Melchett''': Darling, you're hysterical! :'''Darling''': No, sir, I'm not, sir! I'll ask him outright! Are you a spy? :'''Smith''': ''[irritated]'' ''Yes'', I ''am'' a spy! :'''Darling''': You see, sir?! :'''Melchett''': Well, of course he's a spy, Darling! A ''British'' spy! This is Brigadier Sir Bernard Proudfoot-Smith, the finest spy in the British army! :''[Smith drops his limp and stands up straight.]'' :'''Darling''': But he can't be, sir! He doesn't even sound British! :'''Smith''': Unfortunately, I have been working undercover in Germany for so long, I have picked up a teensy-veensy bit of an accent. :'''Melchett''': This, Darling, is the man who told us there was a German spy in the hospital in the first place! :'''Darling''': Ah. :'''Melchett''': Right, that's that. Blackadder? :'''Blackadder''': Yes, sir? :'''Melchett''': You are now head of Operation: Winkle. :'''Blackadder''': Thank you, sir. :'''Melchett''': Darling? :'''Darling''': Yes, sir? :'''Melchett''': You are a complete arse. :'''Darling''': Thank you... === Plan F: [[w:Goodbyeee|Goodbyeee]] === :'''George''': Sir...I'm scared, sir. :'''Baldrick''': I'm scared too, sir. :'''George''': I'm the last of the tiddly-winking leap-froggers from the golden summer of 1914. I don't want to die...I'm really not overly keen on dying at all, sir. :'''Blackadder''': How are you feeling, Darling? :'''Darling''': Ah, not all that good, Blackadder. Rather thought I'd get through the whole show, go back to working at Pratt and Sons, keep wicket for the Croydon Gentlemen, marry Doris. Made a note in my diary on the way here. Simply says "Bugger". :'''Blackadder''': Well, quite. <hr width="50%"> :''[Last lines of the series; Blackadder, Baldrick, George and Darling are ready to go over the top]'' :'''Darling''': Listen... Our guns have stopped. :'''George''': You don't think...? :'''Baldrick''': ''[with rising hope]'' Maybe... the war's over. Maybe it's peace! :'''George''': ''[overjoyed]'' Oh, hurrah! The big knobs have gone round the table and yanked the iron out of the fire! :'''Darling''': ''[also overjoyed]'' Thank God! We lived through it! The Great War, 1914 to 1917! :'''George''': Hip-hip... :'''George, Baldrick and Darling''': HOORAY! :'''Blackadder''': ''[sadly]'' I'm afraid... not. The guns have stopped because we're about to attack. Not even our generals are mad enough to shell their own men. They think it's far more sporting to let the Germans do it. :'''George''': ''[afraid]'' So we are, in fact, going over? This is, as they say, "it"? :'''Blackadder''': I'm afraid so. Unless I can think of something ''very'' quickly. :'''Captain in background''': COMPANY, ONE PACE FORWARD! ''[the group obey]'' :'''Baldrick''': Oh, there's a nasty splinter on that ladder, sir! A bloke could hurt himself on that! :'''Captain in background''': STAND READY! :'''Baldrick''': I have... a plan, sir. :'''Blackadder''': Really, Baldrick? A cunning and subtle one? :'''Baldrick''': Yes, sir. :'''Blackadder''': As cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University? :'''Baldrick''': Yes, sir. :'''Captain in background''': ON THE SIGNAL, COMPANY WILL ADVANCE! :'''Blackadder''': Well, I'm afraid it'll have to wait. Whatever it was, I'm sure it was better than my plan to get out of this by pretending to be mad. I mean, who would have noticed another madman round here? ''[a whistle is heard]'' Good luck, everyone. ''[blows whistle, and they go over the top]'' 84cmbavwd8ztce9yomnxk4xhufgfmra 3 249029 3148750 3148587 2022-07-28T19:14:11Z 192.76.8.85 Deletion notices wikitext text/x-wiki {{Talkheader}} {{User talk:Ilovemydoodle/Template:Archive}} = Settings = {{/cs}} = Questions = == Tagging socks == [[User_talk:Aphaia#IP_address_ban_and_Mass_deletion_of_articles|This is your sign to stop tagging socks]], it is now disrupting wiki-editing events. If you continue to tag socks disruptively, violating [[:w:WP:DENY]] and tagging innocent users, I will consider blocking you from the User: namespace here on Wikiquote. Thanks. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 16:53, 3 July 2022 (UTC) :{{ping|Ferien}} I promise to not only stop tagging socks, but that will I will also stop editing in other's user namespace. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 19:34, 3 July 2022 (UTC) ::Sounds good to me, thanks. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] <small>([[User talk:Ferien|talk]])</small> 20:38, 3 July 2022 (UTC) :::{{ping|Ferien}} I will also take a short break from editing. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 21:02, 3 July 2022 (UTC) ::::{{ping|Ferien}} I think I have developed a negative editing pattern, which is why I am taking a break. The negative editing pattern is this: ::::: Originally there was a lot of stuff for me to do on Wikiquote that didn't require other editors, so I started spending a lot of time here, but eventually most of the stuff I wanted to do here started to require waiting for other editors, but I continued to be on Wikiquote just as much, so what would happen is that I would make "filler edits" (edits that don't really contribute anything to anyone, myself included), and when anything interesting would happen, I would way over-do my editing. ::::So will be on Wikiquote less often, so when I am online I can make actually helpful contributions. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 22:31, 3 July 2022 (UTC) == Umm... == You know, saying you're NOT a sockpuppet is like saying you are. 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In the film, Thor attempts to find inner peace, but must return to action and recruit Valkyrie, Korg, and Jane Foster — who is now the Mighty Thor — to stop Gorr the God Butcher from eliminating all gods. :''Directed by {{w|Taika Waititi}}. Written by Waititi and [[w:Jennifer Kaytin Robinson|Jennifer Kaytin Robinson]].'' <center>'''The one and only.'''[[#Taglines|taglines]]</center> {{film-stub}} == [[w:Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Thor]] == * It's hammerin' time! * These hands were once used for battle. Now they're but humble tools for peace. I need to figure out exactly who I am. I want to choose my own path, live in the moment. My superhero-ing days are over. * Eight years, seven months, and six days, give or take. * Ah, you never forget your first. == [[w:Gorr the God Butcher|Gorr the God Butcher]] == * Suffering for your gods is your only purpose. * The only ones who gods care about is themselves. * So this is my vow. All gods will die. == [[w:Jane Foster|Jane Foster / Mighty Thor]] == * I got my results back. I definitely have breast cancer. * What's it been, like three, four years? * It was just my first bad guy. * I'll fight it my way. * Keep your heart open. == [[w:Valkyrie (Marvel Comics)|Valkyrie]] == * Mate, relax. We're on the same team. Team Jane. * Am I, uh, sensing feelings? == [[w:Korg (comics)|Korg]] == * Kids, get your popcorn out. Let me tell you the story of the space viking, Thor Odinson. * He was no ordinary man. He was a god. After saving planet Earth for the 500th time, Thor set off on a new journey. He got in shape. He went from Dad Bod to God Bod. And after all that, he reclaimed his title as the one and only Thor. * Ooh, spoke too soon! * Skate mates for life. * Just because he was done living doesn’t mean he was done fighting! == [[w:Zeus (Marvel Comics)|Zeus]] == * Let's see who you are. I take off your disguise. And flick! * It used to be that being a god, it meant something. People would whisper your name, before sharing their deepest hopes and dreams. They begged you for mercy, without ever knowing if you were actually listening. Now, when they look to the sky, they don't ask us for lightning, they don't ask us for rain, they just want to see one of their so-called superheroes. When did we become the joke? No. No more. They will fear us again, when Thor Odinson falls from the sky. Do you understand me, Hercules? Do you understand me, my son? == Dialogue == :'''Peter Quill''': Remember what I told you. If you ever feel lost, just look into the eyes of the people that you love. :''[Thor looks into Star-Lord's eyes]'' :'''Peter Quill''': Not me! :'''Thor''': What? Just listening. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Thor''': Technically, you have to actually die in the battle itself, to get to Valhalla. :'''Sif''': Oh, shit! :'''Thor''': Don't worry, your arm is probably in Valhalla. <hr width="50%"/> :'''Gorr the God Butcher''': You are not like the other gods I've killed. :'''Thor''': 'Cause I have something worth fighting for. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Thor is in a cloak]'' :'''Zeus''': Let us see who you are. I take off your disguise... and flick! :''[strips Thor naked, crowd gasps. the Olympian ladies faint at the sight of Thor.]'' :'''Korg''': Ohh! :'''Thor''': You flicked too hard, damn it! :'''Jane Foster''': Should we help him? :'''Valkyrie''': I mean, eventually. Grape? :'''Korg''': Oh, looks like a shy courgette. <hr width="50%"/> :''[Zeus shoots his thunderbolt at Korg and blasts him to fragments]'' :'''Thor''': Korg! :'''Korg''': [gasps] Thor! I’m perishing! :''[Korg falls to pieces. Thor glares at Zeus.]'' :'''Thor''': '''ZEUS!''' :''' Zeus''': You're next, Odinson! :''[Zeus shoots his thunderbolt at Thor, but Thor catches it and hurls it back at Zeus]'' :'''Thor''': That is the sound of lightning! == Taglines == * The one and only. * The one is not the only. * Not every god has a plan. == Cast == * [[Chris Hemsworth]] - [[w:Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] * [[Christian Bale]] - [[w:Gorr the God Butcher|Gorr the God Butcher]] * [[w:Tessa Thompson|Tessa Thompson]] - [[w:Valkyrie (Marvel Comics)|Valkyrie]] * [[w:Jaimie Alexander|Jaimie Alexander]] - [[w:Sif (comics)|Sif]] * [[w:Taika Waititi|Taika Waititi]] - [[w:Korg (comics)|Korg]] * [[Russell Crowe]] - [[w:Zeus (Marcel Comics)|Zeus]] * [[Natalie Portman]] - [[w:Jane Foster|Jane Foster / Mighty Thor]] * [[w:Chris Pratt|Chris Pratt]] - [[w:Star-Lord|Peter Quill / Star-Lord]] * [[w:Pom Klementieff|Pom Klementieff]] - [[w:Mantis (Marvel Comics)|Mantis]] * [[Dave Bautista]] - [[w:Drax the Destroyer|Drax]] * [[Karen Gillan]] - [[w:Nebula (comics)|Nebula]] * [[w:Vin Diesel|Vin Diesel]] - [[w:Groot|Groot]] <small>(voice)</small> * [[w:Bradley Cooper|Bradley Cooper]] - [[w:Rocket Raccoon|Rocket]] <small>(voice)</small> == External links == {{wikipedia}} * {{IMDb title|id=10648342|title=Thor: Love and Thunder}} [[Category:2022 films]] [[Category:Fantasy films]] [[Category:Superhero films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Extraterrestrial life films]] [[Category:Science fantasy films]] [[Category:Films with gods]] [[Category:Thor films]] [[Category:Adventure films]] [[Category:LGBT-related films]] [[Category:Comic book films]] [[Category:Sequel films]] [[Category:Marvel Cinematic Universe]] gmuzepce6cvjv8xc1vdkctve3tl8jus 3 249514 3148968 3145676 2022-07-29T08:46:31Z Changerinwiki 3128291 /* Lack of Notability */ new section wikitext text/x-wiki == Template deletion == I have seen that you have been listing a lot of my templates for deletion recently, while some of these are current unnecessary and should be deleted. I am currently quite stressed by this and don't have enough time to answer all of these, so before deleting, could you just ask about it on my talk page first? Thanks. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 13:02, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] Over the last few weeks you have been a persistent cross wiki pest. You have repeatedly messaged and pestered users on all manner of WMF projects, asking them to come here to support your proposals. When users have disagreed with you you have resorted to cross-project harassment to try to get them to delete their comments or support your ideas, e.g. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Pppery&diff=23534178&oldid=23441651] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Pppery&diff=23534185&oldid=23534179]. :As a very very long term IP editor with an interest in the technical aspects of various project I saw one of your messages on the English wikipedia, begging people to come here to "leave feedback" on your proposal for new user groups (which it turns out means "support"). I tried, in good faith, to point out several major flaws in your idea, including requesting dangerous, unnecessary and unrelated user rights, the fact that you didn't appear to understand what many of the user rights did, and the fact that this user group appeared to be completely redundant to another, already existing, user group. In response you repeatedly stonewalled me with ridiculous comments before shutting down the discussion only to start one which banned all criticism, which lead to me becoming increasingly frustrated and probably a bit uncivil, for which I apologise. :On the basis that you were attempting to become a template editor I decided to have a look at the templates you were creating and I was shocked by how bad they were, which lead me to nominate a few of them for deletion. My deletion rationales are based on the fact that these are universally crap templates. The "simple" templates are so simple they have no functionality and should never be used. The "warning" templates you have made are confusing, misrepresent policy and guidelines and instruct editors to make poor quality, pointless edits. The "anti-vandalism" templates you have made are appallingly bad ideas which only serve to feed the trolls and highlight poor behaviour. I think that the vast majority of people reading those nominations would agree with the substance of the nomination, or at least see that they are good faith attempts to delete problematic templates. :Despite your assertions my edits are not hounding. I am not nominating your templates for deletion to harass you, I am nominating them for deletion because they are rubbish and disruptive. [[W:WP:Hounding]] makes it clear that it is acceptable to use a list of an editor's contributions to clean up after them when they make a mess. As an editor who has repeatedly created terrible templates which seem to have been deleted on many projects it is completely acceptable for me to nominate the worst of them for deletion here. :I fully believe that my template deletion nominations are backed by policy and common sense and intend to continue nominating your poor quality templates for deletion. I don't see the point in running these nominations past you first since you apparently don't see the issue with any of the templates you have made and seem to think that "'''Keep''' for many reasons I don’t have time to get into right now." is a sensible rationale for keeping them. :Frankly I am amazed that you haven't been blocked, the Wikiquote admins must have the patience of saints. Your editing here is largely indistinguishable from trolling. You appear to be messing around and treating this project as your own personal mediawiki playground, and your constant pestering, stonewalling and harassment of anyone who disagrees with you is completely unacceptable behaviour. On any of the larger projects you would have been blocked months ago. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:03, 20 July 2022 (UTC) ::Every “warning template” I have created has been copied from Wikipedia, if there are so bad, complain there. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:06, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :::And I have already apologized for the cross-wiki pestering, see [[Special:Diff/3143854|here]]. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:07, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :::[[Template:Formatting]] and [[Template:Welcome-Formatting]] aren't copied from another project, and they both instruct editors to waste their time making pointless cosmetic edits with no basis in the policy you link. [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:16, 20 July 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Koavf}} Thoughts? – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 18:09, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :::I have interacted with 192 on a sister project and that user has generally been very helpful and showed good judgement. I don't agree that your edits here constitute trolling or anything that is deliberately bringing down the project. I do agree that some of your edits are not always ideal, but even then, I don't think that there's an issue of basic competence that makes your edits a net negative. That said, I think [[Wikiquote:Vandalism_in_progress#New_report_2022-07-20,_18:23|your vandalism report]] only serves to escalate and create acrimony, so please try to de-escalate. Broadly, I think other users here really appreciate your enthusiasm and some of your work in spotting vandalism is undeniably helpful. Some of your proposals have also been off-base or half-baked, so you may want to pause on ambitious proposals and focus more on day-to-day work like adding quotations and photos, cleaning up poor entries, etc. to make it clear that you are here as an asset. (Which, again, I think you are, but some of your proposals and intitiatives end up taking up time and effort that end up going nowhere if the community isn't persuaded that they are good ideas.) —[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:38, 20 July 2022 (UTC) :::::My two cents: I agree with most of what 192 has written above. I do believe that you may have some good intentions, but the manner in which you have proceeded has been overwhelming and often confrontational as you try to get people to agree with you. I have mentioned to you numerous times that I do not understand many of the templates you have created and that I believe many are redundant with existing templates that have been in use for many years. I truly do not expect most of them to be used by anyone other than you. You don't seem inclined to explain yourself. The number of edits you are making make it nearly impossible to keep up with it all (my time has been limited lately) and I am certainly no technical expert (nor have I ever claimed to be one). I would recommend you pull back as Justin suggests and focus on smaller contributions that may, in the end, provide more benefit to the project. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 13:12, 21 July 2022 (UTC) ==Template:Vfd-template-new== A page that you have been involved in editing, [[:Template:Vfd-template-new]], has been listed for [[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion|deletion]]. All contributions are appreciated, but it may not satisfy Wikiquote's criteria for inclusion, for the reasons given in the nomination for deletion (see also [[Wikiquote:Wikiquote|what Wikiquote is]] and [[Wikiquote:What Wikiquote is not|is not]]). If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments at [[Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:Vfd-template-new]]. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Thank you. – [[User:Ilovemydoodle|Ilovemydoodle]] (Not a sockpuppet) ([[User_talk:Ilovemydoodle|talk]] / [[Special:EmailUser/User:Ilovemydoodle|e-mail]]) 17:25, 20 July 2022 (UTC) == Lack of Notability == Hi, these two page have lack of notability: https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Big_Mori https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Canis [[User:Changerinwiki|Changerinwiki]] ([[User talk:Changerinwiki|talk]]) 08:46, 29 July 2022 (UTC) s2hlctdf1admv5ypi6oied6wg4yqldw 14 249746 3148675 2022-07-28T15:19:59Z UDScott 4304 Created page with "[[Category:Films by director|Clooney, George]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Films by director|Clooney, George]] kptx2vbo5521gdqumwn0u4g73w9t9ai 0 249747 3148696 2022-07-28T16:36:43Z BVBurton 3125274 Created page wikitext text/x-wiki [[w:Henning Mankell|Henning Mankell]] ([[3 February]] [[w:1948|1948]] {{--}} [[5 October]] [[w:2015|2015]]) was a Swedish [[w:crime writer|crime writer]], [[w:children's author|children's author]], and [[w:dramatist|dramatist]], best known for a series of [[w:mystery novels|mystery novels]] starring his most noted creation, Inspector [[w:Kurt Wallander|Kurt Wallander]]. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. == Quotes == === [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depths_(novel)|Depths]] (2006) === * She expressed herself clearly, as only people who talk a lot to themselves can. ** p125 * Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales of measurements hitherto unknown. The supernatural was shadows dancing in the remains of a childhood fear of the dead. be6ste13to7bpls8j7jnrmws772uj02 3148709 3148696 2022-07-28T17:35:11Z UDScott 4304 UDScott moved page [[Henning mankell]] to [[Henning Mankell]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[w:Henning Mankell|Henning Mankell]] ([[3 February]] [[w:1948|1948]] {{--}} [[5 October]] [[w:2015|2015]]) was a Swedish [[w:crime writer|crime writer]], [[w:children's author|children's author]], and [[w:dramatist|dramatist]], best known for a series of [[w:mystery novels|mystery novels]] starring his most noted creation, Inspector [[w:Kurt Wallander|Kurt Wallander]]. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. == Quotes == === [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depths_(novel)|Depths]] (2006) === * She expressed herself clearly, as only people who talk a lot to themselves can. ** p125 * Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales of measurements hitherto unknown. The supernatural was shadows dancing in the remains of a childhood fear of the dead. be6ste13to7bpls8j7jnrmws772uj02 3148713 3148709 2022-07-28T17:36:17Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Henning Mankell 3 2011 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Henning Mankell in 2011]] '''[[w:Henning Mankell|Henning Mankell]]''' ([[3 February]] [[w:1948|1948]] {{--}} [[5 October]] [[w:2015|2015]]) was a Swedish [[w:crime writer|crime writer]], [[w:children's author|children's author]], and [[w:dramatist|dramatist]], best known for a series of [[w:mystery novels|mystery novels]] starring his most noted creation, Inspector [[w:Kurt Wallander|Kurt Wallander]]. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. == Quotes == === [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depths_(novel)|''Depths'']] (2006) === * She expressed herself clearly, as only people who talk a lot to themselves can. ** p125 * Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales of measurements hitherto unknown. The supernatural was shadows dancing in the remains of a childhood fear of the dead. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mankell, Henning}} 1068wvdf7fgc1qc4tdsj4br5njbndoe 3148714 3148713 2022-07-28T17:36:25Z UDScott 4304 added [[Category:Swedish novelists]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Henning Mankell 3 2011 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Henning Mankell in 2011]] '''[[w:Henning Mankell|Henning Mankell]]''' ([[3 February]] [[w:1948|1948]] {{--}} [[5 October]] [[w:2015|2015]]) was a Swedish [[w:crime writer|crime writer]], [[w:children's author|children's author]], and [[w:dramatist|dramatist]], best known for a series of [[w:mystery novels|mystery novels]] starring his most noted creation, Inspector [[w:Kurt Wallander|Kurt Wallander]]. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. == Quotes == === [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depths_(novel)|''Depths'']] (2006) === * She expressed herself clearly, as only people who talk a lot to themselves can. ** p125 * Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales of measurements hitherto unknown. The supernatural was shadows dancing in the remains of a childhood fear of the dead. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mankell, Henning}} [[Category:Swedish novelists]] n0cvg9tg35s9pz3m7v3db7tns05g9tl 3148715 3148714 2022-07-28T17:36:56Z UDScott 4304 added [[Category:Children's authors]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Henning Mankell 3 2011 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Henning Mankell in 2011]] '''[[w:Henning Mankell|Henning Mankell]]''' ([[3 February]] [[w:1948|1948]] {{--}} [[5 October]] [[w:2015|2015]]) was a Swedish [[w:crime writer|crime writer]], [[w:children's author|children's author]], and [[w:dramatist|dramatist]], best known for a series of [[w:mystery novels|mystery novels]] starring his most noted creation, Inspector [[w:Kurt Wallander|Kurt Wallander]]. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. == Quotes == === [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depths_(novel)|''Depths'']] (2006) === * She expressed herself clearly, as only people who talk a lot to themselves can. ** p125 * Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales of measurements hitherto unknown. The supernatural was shadows dancing in the remains of a childhood fear of the dead. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mankell, Henning}} [[Category:Swedish novelists]] [[Category:Children's authors]] acum7u94dbmdoy9ajq2so8tq7rznwon 3148716 3148715 2022-07-28T17:37:07Z UDScott 4304 added [[Category:Playwrights]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Henning Mankell 3 2011 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Henning Mankell in 2011]] '''[[w:Henning Mankell|Henning Mankell]]''' ([[3 February]] [[w:1948|1948]] {{--}} [[5 October]] [[w:2015|2015]]) was a Swedish [[w:crime writer|crime writer]], [[w:children's author|children's author]], and [[w:dramatist|dramatist]], best known for a series of [[w:mystery novels|mystery novels]] starring his most noted creation, Inspector [[w:Kurt Wallander|Kurt Wallander]]. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. == Quotes == === [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depths_(novel)|''Depths'']] (2006) === * She expressed herself clearly, as only people who talk a lot to themselves can. ** p125 * Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales of measurements hitherto unknown. The supernatural was shadows dancing in the remains of a childhood fear of the dead. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mankell, Henning}} [[Category:Swedish novelists]] [[Category:Children's authors]] [[Category:Playwrights]] ke1ihatxxsjotlhyekb1114aec0j7uu 3148717 3148716 2022-07-28T17:37:14Z UDScott 4304 added [[Category:Mystery authors]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Henning Mankell 3 2011 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Henning Mankell in 2011]] '''[[w:Henning Mankell|Henning Mankell]]''' ([[3 February]] [[w:1948|1948]] {{--}} [[5 October]] [[w:2015|2015]]) was a Swedish [[w:crime writer|crime writer]], [[w:children's author|children's author]], and [[w:dramatist|dramatist]], best known for a series of [[w:mystery novels|mystery novels]] starring his most noted creation, Inspector [[w:Kurt Wallander|Kurt Wallander]]. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. == Quotes == === [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depths_(novel)|''Depths'']] (2006) === * She expressed herself clearly, as only people who talk a lot to themselves can. ** p125 * Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales of measurements hitherto unknown. The supernatural was shadows dancing in the remains of a childhood fear of the dead. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mankell, Henning}} [[Category:Swedish novelists]] [[Category:Children's authors]] [[Category:Playwrights]] [[Category:Mystery authors]] co112nyzxg37ebexnj1mrtc8d7r3k2z 3148718 3148717 2022-07-28T17:37:26Z UDScott 4304 added [[Category:Screenwriters]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Henning Mankell 3 2011 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Henning Mankell in 2011]] '''[[w:Henning Mankell|Henning Mankell]]''' ([[3 February]] [[w:1948|1948]] {{--}} [[5 October]] [[w:2015|2015]]) was a Swedish [[w:crime writer|crime writer]], [[w:children's author|children's author]], and [[w:dramatist|dramatist]], best known for a series of [[w:mystery novels|mystery novels]] starring his most noted creation, Inspector [[w:Kurt Wallander|Kurt Wallander]]. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. == Quotes == === [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depths_(novel)|''Depths'']] (2006) === * She expressed herself clearly, as only people who talk a lot to themselves can. ** p125 * Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales of measurements hitherto unknown. The supernatural was shadows dancing in the remains of a childhood fear of the dead. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mankell, Henning}} [[Category:Swedish novelists]] [[Category:Children's authors]] [[Category:Playwrights]] [[Category:Mystery authors]] [[Category:Screenwriters]] i3nj9xu7sln0rriz4kxce97ui6nusew 3148719 3148718 2022-07-28T17:37:41Z UDScott 4304 added [[Category:People from Stockholm]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Henning Mankell 3 2011 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Henning Mankell in 2011]] '''[[w:Henning Mankell|Henning Mankell]]''' ([[3 February]] [[w:1948|1948]] {{--}} [[5 October]] [[w:2015|2015]]) was a Swedish [[w:crime writer|crime writer]], [[w:children's author|children's author]], and [[w:dramatist|dramatist]], best known for a series of [[w:mystery novels|mystery novels]] starring his most noted creation, Inspector [[w:Kurt Wallander|Kurt Wallander]]. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. == Quotes == === [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depths_(novel)|''Depths'']] (2006) === * She expressed herself clearly, as only people who talk a lot to themselves can. ** p125 * Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales of measurements hitherto unknown. The supernatural was shadows dancing in the remains of a childhood fear of the dead. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mankell, Henning}} [[Category:Swedish novelists]] [[Category:Children's authors]] [[Category:Playwrights]] [[Category:Mystery authors]] [[Category:Screenwriters]] [[Category:People from Stockholm]] k78q2ar14f8ym2cmqn08ylz3bt3ogjk 3148720 3148719 2022-07-28T17:37:48Z UDScott 4304 added [[Category:1948 births]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Henning Mankell 3 2011 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Henning Mankell in 2011]] '''[[w:Henning Mankell|Henning Mankell]]''' ([[3 February]] [[w:1948|1948]] {{--}} [[5 October]] [[w:2015|2015]]) was a Swedish [[w:crime writer|crime writer]], [[w:children's author|children's author]], and [[w:dramatist|dramatist]], best known for a series of [[w:mystery novels|mystery novels]] starring his most noted creation, Inspector [[w:Kurt Wallander|Kurt Wallander]]. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. == Quotes == === [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depths_(novel)|''Depths'']] (2006) === * She expressed herself clearly, as only people who talk a lot to themselves can. ** p125 * Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales of measurements hitherto unknown. The supernatural was shadows dancing in the remains of a childhood fear of the dead. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mankell, Henning}} [[Category:Swedish novelists]] [[Category:Children's authors]] [[Category:Playwrights]] [[Category:Mystery authors]] [[Category:Screenwriters]] [[Category:People from Stockholm]] [[Category:1948 births]] 50ejka5zj97gj54z3da3o3gd0a0xolf 3148721 3148720 2022-07-28T17:37:53Z UDScott 4304 added [[Category:2015 deaths]] using [[Help:Gadget-HotCat|HotCat]] wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Henning Mankell 3 2011 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Henning Mankell in 2011]] '''[[w:Henning Mankell|Henning Mankell]]''' ([[3 February]] [[w:1948|1948]] {{--}} [[5 October]] [[w:2015|2015]]) was a Swedish [[w:crime writer|crime writer]], [[w:children's author|children's author]], and [[w:dramatist|dramatist]], best known for a series of [[w:mystery novels|mystery novels]] starring his most noted creation, Inspector [[w:Kurt Wallander|Kurt Wallander]]. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. == Quotes == === [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depths_(novel)|''Depths'']] (2006) === * She expressed herself clearly, as only people who talk a lot to themselves can. ** p125 * Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales of measurements hitherto unknown. The supernatural was shadows dancing in the remains of a childhood fear of the dead. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mankell, Henning}} [[Category:Swedish novelists]] [[Category:Children's authors]] [[Category:Playwrights]] [[Category:Mystery authors]] [[Category:Screenwriters]] [[Category:People from Stockholm]] [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] bei18e4lx0r683101tgg3tkwe2lzbjq 3148722 3148721 2022-07-28T17:38:08Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Henning Mankell 3 2011 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Henning Mankell in 2011]] '''[[w:Henning Mankell|Henning Mankell]]''' ([[3 February]] [[w:1948|1948]] {{--}} [[5 October]] [[w:2015|2015]]) was a Swedish [[w:crime writer|crime writer]], [[w:children's author|children's author]], and [[w:dramatist|dramatist]], best known for a series of [[w:mystery novels|mystery novels]] starring his most noted creation, Inspector [[w:Kurt Wallander|Kurt Wallander]]. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. {{author-stub}} == Quotes == === [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depths_(novel)|''Depths'']] (2006) === * She expressed herself clearly, as only people who talk a lot to themselves can. ** p125 * Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales of measurements hitherto unknown. The supernatural was shadows dancing in the remains of a childhood fear of the dead. == External links == {{wikipedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mankell, Henning}} [[Category:Swedish novelists]] [[Category:Children's authors]] [[Category:Playwrights]] [[Category:Mystery authors]] [[Category:Screenwriters]] [[Category:People from Stockholm]] [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] elu8al53gi5s5v25szyammwzqle0nt2 0 249748 3148698 2022-07-28T16:39:17Z No stress zone 3128239 Created the page and still editing wikitext text/x-wiki '''[[w:Tolani Baj|Tolani Baj]]''' (born 20 October 1993) is a [[w:Nigerians|Nigerian]] actress, reality TV star, content creator, media personality and entrepreneur. ==Quotes== * “I find it rude when a man walks through the door before a lady. Who raised you?”! **[https://thenationonlineng.net/what-i-find-rude-in-men-by-tolani-baj/] Thenationonline. ==External Links== {{Wikipedia}} [[Category:Actresses from Nigeria]] 21cpwra8d3c8n0kc1fot1n4k6kbr7il 0 249749 3148710 2022-07-28T17:35:11Z UDScott 4304 UDScott moved page [[Henning mankell]] to [[Henning Mankell]] wikitext text/x-wiki #REDIRECT [[Henning Mankell]] iu5qjlbm0z1nx0hzkpoduasx3hfimf6 4 249750 3148725 2022-07-28T17:50:43Z 192.76.8.85 Start deletion discussion wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == [[:Template:Msubst]] == Useless template that doesn't do anything. The first part of the template produces <code><nowiki>{{subst:</nowiki></code>, trivial functionality that does not merit a template. The second part of the template seems to be some kind of attempt at automatic categorisation, which just sorts the page into a non-existent category. — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 17:50, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 18:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> iw6md4znrwtaua55sgt06gbkv9877le 3148734 3148725 2022-07-28T18:34:08Z UDScott 4304 /* Template:Msubst */ Delete wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == [[:Template:Msubst]] == Useless template that doesn't do anything. The first part of the template produces <code><nowiki>{{subst:</nowiki></code>, trivial functionality that does not merit a template. The second part of the template seems to be some kind of attempt at automatic categorisation, which just sorts the page into a non-existent category. — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 17:50, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 18:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> * '''Delete''', per nom. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:34, 28 July 2022 (UTC) ipljckmo8z0h6dpsp0gr6w9nlgcy1cx 4 249751 3148726 2022-07-28T18:09:54Z 192.76.8.85 Start deletion discussion wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == [[:WQT Pseudo-namespace]] == This is for all the the pages in [[Special:PrefixIndex/WQT]]. Some kind of attempt at making a pseudo namespace for template shortcuts, which has resulted in the creation of what I think are a lot of undesirable cross namespace redirects. If you want to make a template shortcut the obvious thing to do is to make it in template space, so it can be invoked like any other template. These do not work well: because they are in main article space you cannot transclude these like normal templates and you have to use a leading colon. The name chosen doesn't make a lot of sense (why do you need to use "wikiquote" at the start of it, it's obvious what project we're on, we don't use WQCAT for example) and has the potential for confusion, as it is the same acronym as "wikiquote talk" (i.e. talk pages of project space pages). Most of these shortcuts are unused, and a lot of them are highly unintuative ("WQT:XXX" means "Template:Redacted"?). Since these shortcuts are in the wrong namespace they show up when searching for articles and have the potential to lead casusal readers into project space, how many readers are going to be looking for a duplication template for example. In my opinion the dozen or so uses of these should be replaced with direct calls to the templates they target, and any future template shortcuts should be made in template space. Instead of making the article "WQT:PAA" and invoking it using <code><nowiki>{{:WQT:PAA}}</nowiki></code> just make "Template:PAA" and use <code><nowiki>{{PAA}}</nowiki></code> — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:09, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 19:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> gg8h790e7bf2ofxzmwh7raaq09o6xlb 3148727 3148726 2022-07-28T18:10:07Z 192.76.8.85 clean-up wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == WQT Pseudo-namespace == This is for all the the pages in [[Special:PrefixIndex/WQT]]. Some kind of attempt at making a pseudo namespace for template shortcuts, which has resulted in the creation of what I think are a lot of undesirable cross namespace redirects. If you want to make a template shortcut the obvious thing to do is to make it in template space, so it can be invoked like any other template. These do not work well: because they are in main article space you cannot transclude these like normal templates and you have to use a leading colon. The name chosen doesn't make a lot of sense (why do you need to use "wikiquote" at the start of it, it's obvious what project we're on, we don't use WQCAT for example) and has the potential for confusion, as it is the same acronym as "wikiquote talk" (i.e. talk pages of project space pages). Most of these shortcuts are unused, and a lot of them are highly unintuative ("WQT:XXX" means "Template:Redacted"?). Since these shortcuts are in the wrong namespace they show up when searching for articles and have the potential to lead casusal readers into project space, how many readers are going to be looking for a duplication template for example. In my opinion the dozen or so uses of these should be replaced with direct calls to the templates they target, and any future template shortcuts should be made in template space. Instead of making the article "WQT:PAA" and invoking it using <code><nowiki>{{:WQT:PAA}}</nowiki></code> just make "Template:PAA" and use <code><nowiki>{{PAA}}</nowiki></code> — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:09, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 19:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> m4tzl4hrxtwdf6ch708ilvbeuwplqqr 3148731 3148727 2022-07-28T18:26:05Z Rubbish computer 1947194 /* WQT Pseudo-namespace */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == WQT Pseudo-namespace == This is for all the the pages in [[Special:PrefixIndex/WQT]]. Some kind of attempt at making a pseudo namespace for template shortcuts, which has resulted in the creation of what I think are a lot of undesirable cross namespace redirects. If you want to make a template shortcut the obvious thing to do is to make it in template space, so it can be invoked like any other template. These do not work well: because they are in main article space you cannot transclude these like normal templates and you have to use a leading colon. The name chosen doesn't make a lot of sense (why do you need to use "wikiquote" at the start of it, it's obvious what project we're on, we don't use WQCAT for example) and has the potential for confusion, as it is the same acronym as "wikiquote talk" (i.e. talk pages of project space pages). Most of these shortcuts are unused, and a lot of them are highly unintuative ("WQT:XXX" means "Template:Redacted"?). Since these shortcuts are in the wrong namespace they show up when searching for articles and have the potential to lead casusal readers into project space, how many readers are going to be looking for a duplication template for example. In my opinion the dozen or so uses of these should be replaced with direct calls to the templates they target, and any future template shortcuts should be made in template space. Instead of making the article "WQT:PAA" and invoking it using <code><nowiki>{{:WQT:PAA}}</nowiki></code> just make "Template:PAA" and use <code><nowiki>{{PAA}}</nowiki></code> — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:09, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 19:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> *'''Delete''' as unnecessary cross-namespace redirects. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 18:26, 28 July 2022 (UTC) pg4sik17tyttiii2f59702cy51mwdv4 3148735 3148731 2022-07-28T18:36:14Z UDScott 4304 /* WQT Pseudo-namespace */ Delete wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == WQT Pseudo-namespace == This is for all the the pages in [[Special:PrefixIndex/WQT]]. Some kind of attempt at making a pseudo namespace for template shortcuts, which has resulted in the creation of what I think are a lot of undesirable cross namespace redirects. If you want to make a template shortcut the obvious thing to do is to make it in template space, so it can be invoked like any other template. These do not work well: because they are in main article space you cannot transclude these like normal templates and you have to use a leading colon. The name chosen doesn't make a lot of sense (why do you need to use "wikiquote" at the start of it, it's obvious what project we're on, we don't use WQCAT for example) and has the potential for confusion, as it is the same acronym as "wikiquote talk" (i.e. talk pages of project space pages). Most of these shortcuts are unused, and a lot of them are highly unintuative ("WQT:XXX" means "Template:Redacted"?). Since these shortcuts are in the wrong namespace they show up when searching for articles and have the potential to lead casusal readers into project space, how many readers are going to be looking for a duplication template for example. In my opinion the dozen or so uses of these should be replaced with direct calls to the templates they target, and any future template shortcuts should be made in template space. Instead of making the article "WQT:PAA" and invoking it using <code><nowiki>{{:WQT:PAA}}</nowiki></code> just make "Template:PAA" and use <code><nowiki>{{PAA}}</nowiki></code> — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:09, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 19:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> *'''Delete''' as unnecessary cross-namespace redirects. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 18:26, 28 July 2022 (UTC) * '''Delete''', per nom. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:36, 28 July 2022 (UTC) rqbh4pmz96rfzyakbyuqtbycdi7zkwg 4 249752 3148729 2022-07-28T18:22:08Z 192.76.8.85 Start deletion discussion wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == [[:Module:RedactURL]] == Unnecessary, poorly thought out module. What this module does is deliberately break external links. How it works: you feed it some text, it scans through it for external links, then jams a &#60;wbr> (wordbreak) html element into the middle of the link to stop the parser from linking it correctly. I don't think that this is useful behaviour for a few reasons: * If a link is bad enough to need "redacting" it should be removed entirely, not obscured via templates or modules. We shouldn't leave inappropriate external links around in a semi-functional state relying on templates and modules to make them unclickable. * The functionality to stop links being formed is already built into mediawiki, and does not require you stuffing random HTML tags into the middle of things. To stop a link being formed you just need to wrap it in nowiki tags. There is no need to have a template if all it does is replicate basic parser functionality. * The only uses of this are, in my opinion, inappropriate. This has been added to the various strikethrough templates, where the functionality of breaking external links is unexpected, undocumented, and not always useful. — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:21, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 19:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> a3gwutlqqxsmwie2g0n8noxcbay78pz 3148736 3148729 2022-07-28T18:36:50Z UDScott 4304 /* Module:RedactURL */ Delete wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == [[:Module:RedactURL]] == Unnecessary, poorly thought out module. What this module does is deliberately break external links. How it works: you feed it some text, it scans through it for external links, then jams a &#60;wbr> (wordbreak) html element into the middle of the link to stop the parser from linking it correctly. I don't think that this is useful behaviour for a few reasons: * If a link is bad enough to need "redacting" it should be removed entirely, not obscured via templates or modules. We shouldn't leave inappropriate external links around in a semi-functional state relying on templates and modules to make them unclickable. * The functionality to stop links being formed is already built into mediawiki, and does not require you stuffing random HTML tags into the middle of things. To stop a link being formed you just need to wrap it in nowiki tags. There is no need to have a template if all it does is replicate basic parser functionality. * The only uses of this are, in my opinion, inappropriate. This has been added to the various strikethrough templates, where the functionality of breaking external links is unexpected, undocumented, and not always useful. — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:21, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 19:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> * '''Delete''', per nom. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:36, 28 July 2022 (UTC) bq84y4513t0r0s14m467bmsqvfpn8wo 3148775 3148736 2022-07-28T21:34:01Z Rubbish computer 1947194 /* Module:RedactURL */ : delete wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == [[:Module:RedactURL]] == Unnecessary, poorly thought out module. What this module does is deliberately break external links. How it works: you feed it some text, it scans through it for external links, then jams a &#60;wbr> (wordbreak) html element into the middle of the link to stop the parser from linking it correctly. I don't think that this is useful behaviour for a few reasons: * If a link is bad enough to need "redacting" it should be removed entirely, not obscured via templates or modules. We shouldn't leave inappropriate external links around in a semi-functional state relying on templates and modules to make them unclickable. * The functionality to stop links being formed is already built into mediawiki, and does not require you stuffing random HTML tags into the middle of things. To stop a link being formed you just need to wrap it in nowiki tags. There is no need to have a template if all it does is replicate basic parser functionality. * The only uses of this are, in my opinion, inappropriate. This has been added to the various strikethrough templates, where the functionality of breaking external links is unexpected, undocumented, and not always useful. — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:21, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 19:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> * '''Delete''', per nom. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:36, 28 July 2022 (UTC) *'''Delete''' per nom. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 21:33, 28 July 2022 (UTC) 6u05w1ggxw3owznjnpzuy6nujtnhl10 4 249753 3148732 2022-07-28T18:32:20Z 192.76.8.85 Start deletion discussions wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == [[:Module:Cutdoublenewline]] == Pointless module. What this module does is take any wikitext fed to it and remove any double blank lines. This is completely pointless, in normal wikitext unnecessary blank lines are ignored by the parser, so removing them with LUA before parsing the page is just a waste of computing resources. In situations where whitespace is preserved (e.g. blocks of code in source tags, content in pre tags) whitespace is a deliberate part of the content, and should be added or removed by humans in accordance with how they want the page to look. — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:31, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 19:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> czm0ts37e17h2887msc5qm00o06yyyd 3148739 3148732 2022-07-28T18:37:29Z UDScott 4304 /* Module:Cutdoublenewline */ Delete wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == [[:Module:Cutdoublenewline]] == Pointless module. What this module does is take any wikitext fed to it and remove any double blank lines. This is completely pointless, in normal wikitext unnecessary blank lines are ignored by the parser, so removing them with LUA before parsing the page is just a waste of computing resources. In situations where whitespace is preserved (e.g. blocks of code in source tags, content in pre tags) whitespace is a deliberate part of the content, and should be added or removed by humans in accordance with how they want the page to look. — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:31, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 19:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> * '''Delete''', per nom. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:37, 28 July 2022 (UTC) i3guqxpjdz8znccd0flpht2ib4ypboa 3148743 3148739 2022-07-28T18:44:09Z Praxidicae 2904950 wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == [[:Module:Cutdoublenewline]] == Pointless module. What this module does is take any wikitext fed to it and remove any double blank lines. This is completely pointless, in normal wikitext unnecessary blank lines are ignored by the parser, so removing them with LUA before parsing the page is just a waste of computing resources. In situations where whitespace is preserved (e.g. blocks of code in source tags, content in pre tags) whitespace is a deliberate part of the content, and should be added or removed by humans in accordance with how they want the page to look. — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:31, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 19:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> * '''Delete''', per nom. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:37, 28 July 2022 (UTC) *'''Delete''' per nom and a suggestion to block the creator from template/WP space so they stop creating pointless templates/modules. [[User:Praxidicae|Praxidicae]] ([[User talk:Praxidicae|talk]]) 18:44, 28 July 2022 (UTC) jz3u69g6ebzo7mk5kdh6p9kkhze8kld 3148776 3148743 2022-07-28T21:35:18Z Rubbish computer 1947194 /* Module:Cutdoublenewline */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == [[:Module:Cutdoublenewline]] == Pointless module. What this module does is take any wikitext fed to it and remove any double blank lines. This is completely pointless, in normal wikitext unnecessary blank lines are ignored by the parser, so removing them with LUA before parsing the page is just a waste of computing resources. In situations where whitespace is preserved (e.g. blocks of code in source tags, content in pre tags) whitespace is a deliberate part of the content, and should be added or removed by humans in accordance with how they want the page to look. — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:31, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 19:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> * '''Delete''', per nom. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:37, 28 July 2022 (UTC) *'''Delete''' per nom and a suggestion to block the creator from template/WP space so they stop creating pointless templates/modules. [[User:Praxidicae|Praxidicae]] ([[User talk:Praxidicae|talk]]) 18:44, 28 July 2022 (UTC) *'''Delete''' per nom. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 21:35, 28 July 2022 (UTC) hw2te851vtjsv1se0ec5dlzcp82q9l0 4 249754 3148738 2022-07-28T18:37:28Z 192.76.8.85 Nominate for deletion wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == [[:Module:Normalize]] == Trivial and useless module. What this module does is scan through any text you feed it, and remove any new lines. This is, for the most part, useless functionality. The actual functional part of the module is a single line. 80% of the five lines of code here is defining the function and handling input/output. This module is completely unused, and if this functionality was ever actually required it should be added directly to the other module needing it. — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:37, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 19:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> 5o6cn1x752lfxcxvvgvh7vdb71z556v 3148742 3148738 2022-07-28T18:39:31Z UDScott 4304 /* Module:Normalize */ Delete wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == [[:Module:Normalize]] == Trivial and useless module. What this module does is scan through any text you feed it, and remove any new lines. This is, for the most part, useless functionality. The actual functional part of the module is a single line. 80% of the five lines of code here is defining the function and handling input/output. This module is completely unused, and if this functionality was ever actually required it should be added directly to the other module needing it. — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:37, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 19:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> * '''Delete''', per nom. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:39, 28 July 2022 (UTC) k4oyo4b5d4mxdmvzezqrbvmq3xrzxbr 3148778 3148742 2022-07-28T21:35:58Z Rubbish computer 1947194 /* Module:Normalize */ wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == [[:Module:Normalize]] == Trivial and useless module. What this module does is scan through any text you feed it, and remove any new lines. This is, for the most part, useless functionality. The actual functional part of the module is a single line. 80% of the five lines of code here is defining the function and handling input/output. This module is completely unused, and if this functionality was ever actually required it should be added directly to the other module needing it. — [[Special:Contributions/192.76.8.85|192.76.8.85]] 18:37, 28 July 2022 (UTC) <small>'''Vote closes''': 19:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)</small> * '''Delete''', per nom. ~ [[User:UDScott|UDScott]] ([[User talk:UDScott|talk]]) 18:39, 28 July 2022 (UTC) *'''Delete''' per nom. [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 21:35, 28 July 2022 (UTC) b68bao5b3uw6ybidxl3qbghhvqiy0rj 14 249755 3148753 2022-07-28T19:20:40Z 192.76.8.85 Create redlinked category wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Films by country]] 47eq3w8sxaap5uwgxvacnfv1449cm7l 14 249756 3148755 2022-07-28T19:22:35Z 192.76.8.85 Create redlinked category wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Films by country]] 47eq3w8sxaap5uwgxvacnfv1449cm7l 14 249757 3148756 2022-07-28T19:22:59Z 192.76.8.85 Create redlinked category wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Films by country]] 47eq3w8sxaap5uwgxvacnfv1449cm7l 2 249758 3148765 2022-07-28T20:11:14Z Redfrty 3128262 ~~~~ wikitext text/x-wiki [[User:Redfrty|Redfrty]] ([[User talk:Redfrty|talk]]) 20:11, 28 July 2022 (UTC) ab4rpcjdbs8erg0m16d3ciebzea0h45 0 249759 3148766 2022-07-28T20:13:05Z Redfrty 3128262 stub. wikitext text/x-wiki '''Nuages''' is a music group. The song dreams. "you can feel it". {{stub}} kv8d18hx6ouplvac94331qpzovhznl8 3148768 3148766 2022-07-28T20:18:14Z Redfrty 3128262 one more. wikitext text/x-wiki '''Nuages''' is a music group. The song dreams. "you can feel it". "let's have a surprise". {{stub}} qyyadd0xld35zc9p2d9drc2wmvrseq4 0 249760 3148779 2022-07-28T21:36:25Z 67.241.228.44 Created page with "The given quotation "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" is said in random circles of American Folklore to have been quoted by Benjamin Franklin, as it is known that he was an early American "brewmaster", before the term was coined and more widely used in America to describe a person of craft and experience in the creation of beverages afore and akin to the likeness of beer as we know it today. Of course, the creation of beer had been developed cent..." wikitext text/x-wiki The given quotation "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" is said in random circles of American Folklore to have been quoted by Benjamin Franklin, as it is known that he was an early American "brewmaster", before the term was coined and more widely used in America to describe a person of craft and experience in the creation of beverages afore and akin to the likeness of beer as we know it today. Of course, the creation of beer had been developed centuries ago in its most primitive iterations by many civilizations. e7i59rswhryv4iuhfheidvvjlwz3pwj 0 249761 3148812 2022-07-28T22:19:30Z UDScott 4304 UDScott moved page [[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2]] to [[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]] wikitext text/x-wiki #REDIRECT [[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]] esis7y5u0stcinofz9ni8m5b39jmlqr 1 249762 3148814 2022-07-28T22:19:31Z UDScott 4304 UDScott moved page [[Talk:Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2]] to [[Talk:Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]] wikitext text/x-wiki #REDIRECT [[Talk:Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]] mwnjvmv8omo7t7iilglda5p2uxi9qwm 4 249765 3148861 2022-07-29T00:15:37Z Kalki 71 Created page with "{| style="background: {{{color}}}" | align=center | [[File:VanGogh-starry night ballance1.jpg|333px]] | align=center | &nbsp; | align=center | {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --><p>''[[Now]] I [[understand]] what you tried to say to me<br> How you [[suffered]] for your [[sanity]] <br> How you tried to set them [[free]]<br> They would not [[listen]] — <br> They did not know how, <br> Perhaps they'll listen now. </p><p> For they could not [[love]] you, <br..." wikitext text/x-wiki {| style="background: {{{color}}}" | align=center | [[File:VanGogh-starry night ballance1.jpg|333px]] | align=center | &nbsp; | align=center | {{quote of the day | quote = <!-- ⨀ <br /> --><p>''[[Now]] I [[understand]] what you tried to say to me<br> How you [[suffered]] for your [[sanity]] <br> How you tried to set them [[free]]<br> They would not [[listen]] — <br> They did not know how, <br> Perhaps they'll listen now. </p><p> For they could not [[love]] you, <br> But still your love was [[true]] <br> And when no [[hope]] was left in sight, on that [[starry]] [[w:The Starry Night|starry night]]<br> You took your [[life]] as lovers often do,<br> But I could have told you, [[Vincent van Gogh|Vincent]],<br> This [[world]] was never meant for one as [[beautiful]] as you.''</p> | author = Don McLean }} | align=center | &nbsp; | align=center | [[File:Vincent Willem van Gogh 083.jpg|222px]] |} g0qjip5ppprkpdkmyr513s5sig46mnl 4 249767 3148964 2022-07-29T08:38:36Z Changerinwiki 3128291 Lack of Notability: Delete wikitext text/x-wiki Lack of notability: Delete lml18gr9wxcelfkqgmayvl3q5qww3r9 3148972 3148964 2022-07-29T10:29:43Z Rubbish computer 1947194 Formatting wikitext text/x-wiki ==[[Canis]]== Lack of notability: Delete ditd0268emveyjugc1cm4nlo0qcal6v 3148981 3148972 2022-07-29T11:58:42Z UDScott 4304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Wikiquote| |{{error:not substituted|vfd-new2}}<div style="display:none;">}} == [[:Canis]] == Lack of notability — {{user:Changerinwiki}} <small>'''Vote closes''': 12:00, 5 August 2022 (UTC)</small> 49s2wy0hknnuoaca1lf840tjwl1l58x 4 249768 3148965 2022-07-29T08:39:16Z Changerinwiki 3128291 Lack of Notability: Delete wikitext text/x-wiki Lack of Notability: Delete 17nfovuqxed0r8gq7r5sm5apxub2aug 3148973 3148965 2022-07-29T10:30:22Z Rubbish computer 1947194 Formatting wikitext text/x-wiki ==[[Big Mori]]== Lack of Notability: Delete ldibx98jd6gembcti24bbner04571ra 0 249769 3148971 2022-07-29T10:25:42Z Ghesmii 3128295 Created page with "I'm not Lucky. It's not because i didn't have a silver spoon in my mouth from birth. I'm extremely fortunate that i was born with a fire in my both of eyes and my heart. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8524991/?mode=desktop& From IMDb]" wikitext text/x-wiki I'm not Lucky. It's not because i didn't have a silver spoon in my mouth from birth. I'm extremely fortunate that i was born with a fire in my both of eyes and my heart. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8524991/?mode=desktop& From IMDb] k92juzwh3fzy8x3zueh32n3j0rqervt 3 249770 3148976 2022-07-29T10:34:24Z Rubbish computer 1947194 /* Welcome */ new section wikitext text/x-wiki == Welcome == Hello, Changerinwiki, and welcome to the [[Wikiquote:About|English Wikiquote]], a free compendium of quotations written collaboratively by people just like you! * For a quick overview of what Wikiquote is, read [[Wikiquote:Wikiquote]]. ** See also [[Wikiquote:What Wikiquote is not|What Wikiquote is not]] for common activities that Wikiquote does not support. * To browse Wikiquote, take a look at our [[Wikiquote:Browse|browsing start page]]. * Before creating new articles, consult our [[Wikiquote:Guide to layout|guide]]. You may practice [[Wikiquote:How to edit a page|how to edit a page]] at [[Wikiquote:Sandbox|Sandbox]]. * Please remember to use [[Help:Edit summary|edit summaries]] when editing pages. * When posting to a discussion, [[Wikiquote:Sign your posts on talk pages|please sign with a date]] by writing four tildes (~&#126;~~) and saving. * [[w:Wikipedia:Be bold|Be bold]]. To ask for advice or assistance feel free to drop by the [[WQ:VP|Village Pump]] or ask on my talk page. Happy editing! And again, welcome! [[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] (''Ping me or leave a message on my'' [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''talk page'']]) 10:34, 29 July 2022 (UTC) 5hvwlrkibj4t7x5v90ca06ujnkj3w5b